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ANSI Standards Development Committee
Can You Make a Difference with Your Expertise?
The ANSI Standards Development Committee strives for balance of all interested and affected parties, giving them an opportunity to participate in development of American National Standards for commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning, inspection and maintenance. By adhering to ANSI's due process of openness, balance, and consensus, members will help to serve and protect the public. Please contact IKECA association headquarters if you would like to be involved, have relevant experience, and fit in the following interest categories: end users, restaurant industry, fire-prevention authorities, insurance, code enforcement authorities, kitchen exhaust system designers, engineers, installers. Please contact email@example.com to receive an application. Applicants are then presented to the Consensus Body for consideration and balloting. See the current interest categories.
IKECA develops voluntary consensus standards for the cleaning, inspection, and user maintenance of commercial cooking operations for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire. IKECA became an American National Standards Institute accredited standards developer in 2009.
For many years, the commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning industry has relied on NFPA 96®, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, which is developed and maintained by the Technical Committee on Venting Systems for Cooking Appliances of the National Fire Protection Association. IKECA has long been and is represented on this committee. IKECA/ANSI standards will work in concert with NFPA 96.
Helpful Information
- IKECA Standards Development Committee Consensus Body Roster
- Interest Categories
- IKECA Standards Development Committee Application
- ANSI Key Steps
- IKECA Antitrust Guidelines
- IKECA's Brief Manual of Style
- IKECA's Standard Operating Procedures
- IKECA's Meetings Guidelines
- You may purchase a physical copy of the standard in our online store or a digital version in the ANSI webstore. If you are an AHJ, contact us directly.
Committee Meeting Information
- Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 25, 2018. 7:30 AM – 12:00 Noon. Westin San Diego San Diego, CA.
- Minutes of Past Meeting, November 15, 2017
- Minutes of Past Meeting, May 10, 2017
- Minutes of Past Meeting, January 11, 2017
- Minutes of Past Meeting, October 26, 2016
- Minutes of Past Meeting, July 26, 2016
- Minutes of Past Meeting, June 24, 2016


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With the holidays right around the corner, there's going to be a lot of hustle and bustle at the airports. Tis' the season to travel right? Whether you're visiting family or planning "the great holiday escape", why not do it in style?
Now...once you're all packed and ready for your flight, let me offer just a few tips, and do's & don'ts or what I like to call "the chic traveler check list" to make your journey smooth.
First, triple check that you have packed all chargers for your electronic devices. This is key for those who want to stay connected while away and actually it's important for even those who don't. You never know when an emergency might arise.
Second, eat a light breakfast or lunch depending on your travel time. Fruits is one of my favs.
And third, go online at home or via your cell phone to do an express check in. If your airline allows it, do it! You'll save a lot of valuable time.
Next, what should you wear? Go for something that's stylish yet cute and comfy. Here are my Do's and Don'ts:
*Do ~ Dress in layers. A light cardigan, your favorite blazer or a simple scarf can come in handy on the plane while a bulky sweater could be an absolute nightmare!
*Do ~ Wear comfortable shoes that are easy to remove at the security check point but don't go too frumpy. I find that loafers are always perfect because they have no laces and can be worn with trouser socks to keep your feet protected.
*Do ~ Be sure to create and pack your travel survival kit in your carry on bag. This should include items like hand cream, a good book, a stain removing/cleansing pen in case of a spill, lip gloss, your favorite blush or bronzer...whatever small items you simply can't live without!
*Don't ~ Wear a belt or lots of bulky jewelry. Security tends be a stickler for removing all those things and there are much easier ways to accessorize to make a style statement like a pair of gorgeous earrings or an interesting headband. And as I mentioned before...the perfect scarf could also easily complete your look.
*Don't ~ Carry a lot of small bags. Most airlines' limits you to two bags which includes your fabulous designer purse so remember, check it or compact it!
*Don't ~ Stress! The Holidays are supposed to be joyous and when you feel beautiful and prepared, having the right attitude comes natural. Bring your "patience" and everything will be just fine!
Safe travels and Happy Holidays!

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After uploading all of my Amazon MP3 purchases to my Amazon Cloud Drive, I used almost all of the 5GB that Amazon provided. I felt a little cheated because I made these purchases through Amazon. Amazon is even making you offers of additional storage for new MP3 purchases. Since I can see the record of all of these "legacy" transactions on my Amazon account, why couldn't Amazon honor these purchases?
And then it struck me: Amazon is killing many birds with a single stone.
- If you purchase and leave your music on Amazon, then Amazon saves a lot of money. They can keep a single copy of the song in their storage farm. And then they just point your Cloud Drive pointer to this original content. If you have a really popular album, then they save multiple instances of storage. And these savings apply to transmission costs as well. Why download 100 or 1,00 or 10,000 copies of a song to thousands of customers? Cut out the storage costs and cut out the download costs. [Note: The transmission costs do occur on the back-end whenever you listen to the music. In fact, each time you listen to the music, you and Amazon are incurring that download.]
- Amazon can layer any number of services back into this offering. They can include cover art, and all sorts of other metadata. And they can add things over time.
- Amazon is storing the content – so they control it. This may not sound like much. But I suspect that this is a big deal to their content partners. For content that Amazon vends and stores, there is no real issue. But if a customer uploads content and it turns out that the content is obviously unlicensed, then Amazon has rights regarding content embargoes, content filtering and even content elimination. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon does content analysis on behalf of their content partners.
And none of these benefits accrue for older purchased content that would need to be reloaded back to Amazon.
But Amazon is risking very little by not addressing legacy purchases. They have a much bigger issue that they must address head-on: customer perception. Amazon is risking a lot based upon their belief that customers won't mind having their content stored for them. I'm not certain if this is a good bet or not.
People get positively possessive about things that they have purchased. They want to use it in all sorts of ways. For example, I like to include song snippets in videos that I've bult for the kids and their sports teams. I would be upset if I had paid for content and couldn't use it. In fact, I would consider that a violation of fair use. Not having access to this content in any way that I want (and at any time that I want) may result in some very dissatisfied customers.
For my part, I am still unsure about having "rights" to something without having anything substantial. Thus far, I only have two movies purchased via Amazon Video on Demand. [Note: I've also completed my first Amazon MP3 purchase that is stored exclusively on Amazon's servers.] Yet I have dozens of digital movies on my media server. And I have hundreds of DVD and Blu-Ray discs in a cabinet. And I have thousands of digital music files on my media server. I could certainly buy more "rights" to other content that is stored off-site. But it just doesn't seem the same to me. Proximity equals control and control equals confidence.
As I think about it, I like the Amazon Kindle model a little bit better. I do have the rights to books I've ordered. And I can view them anywhere – as long as I download them first. [Note: I do wonder why Amazon isn't streaming book content as well as music content as it is less bandwidth intensive.] Either way, I feel very connected to the Kindle content – wherever it is. I think that this is because I have something to touch – i.e., the Kindle itself.
But I'm sure that Amazon customer studies have been through all of this. I am sure that they have recent data that suggests that younger customers are more comfortable with less concrete content. It's just old farts like me that want to have something that is a little more tangible.
In a few years, all of this will be moot. Content will be stored in the cloud. And you won't have direct and personal access to it – except via a technology broker (like Amazon). And that situation has the little "Lost in Space" robot (that is inside my head) screaming "Danger, Will Robinson."
I am also reminded of the Doctor Who episode entitled "The Long Game." In this episode, people have to pay for "access" to important information. The more you pay, the more "access" you receive. Surely this is not the future of computing. I certainly hope not.


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High School Sports
Aynor rallies back to top Strom Thurmond in Game 1 of state finals
One crazy inning defined the opener of the Class AA state baseball finals.
Aynor rode the wave of that frame just a little better than Strom Thurmond.
The Blue Jackets won game one of the best-of-three championship series 5-4 at home on Monday. All nine runs came in the sixth, with the Rebels jumping out to a four-run advantage and then Aynor coming right back over the top.
It was an inning that made no sense in relation to the rest of the game, but the Blue Jackets aren't complaining.
"Our kids live for that moment," Aynor coach Chad Sarvis said. "Any time this crowd rallies behind them, we feel like we have a good chance."
There certainly was the crowd – one that Sarvis said was the "most electric" of any in his 18 years at the school. But what fans of both teams saw for the first five frames was a pitcher-dominated game.
Strom Thurmond's Henry Cartrett and Aynor's Jason Duke mowed through batter after batter. The teams combined for just eight hits through those five innings, and both defenses continued to make good.
The Rebels and Blue Jackets threatened, but it was never anything that came to fruition.
Until the sixth.
Strom Thurmond sent 10 batters to the plate, piled up six hits, including a two-RBI single from nine-hole batter Rashad Bryant. Duke stopped the bleeding with a foul out.
Within moments, it was clear Aynor wasn't going to need much time to mount a comeback. The Blue Jackets opened the bottom half of the inning with two hits, two walks and a batter hit by pitch. Austin Hucks started the scoring with his bases-loaded two-run single, and Aynor just kind of kept it going.
"We've been down like this before in this season," Duke said. "We find a way to come back. That's what I love about this team. … We settled down. They walked a few hitters and we capitalized on their mistakes."
Despite getting just two hits, the Blue Jackets tied it up on Duke's bases loaded fielder's choice and then went ahead for good when Keegan Krasula – as a courtesy runner for Ian Prosser – scored from third on a wild pitch.
"There's a lot of pressure, obviously, and a big crowd," Rebels coach Mack Hite said. "We didn't get it done and Aynor did. They were able to get up there and have great at-bats and not chase pitches. They took some close ones and got guys on base. … Baseball's a funny game. It's a tough game. Just when you think you've got it figured out, it will come back and kick you in the teeth."
In this case, it came on the biggest stage for the two programs each making their second-ever appearance in the finals. Aynor previously made it in 2006, losing to Gilbert, and Strom Thurmond won the 1982 Class AAA title.
This time, the teams will meet Wednesday in Johnsonville. Win there – or at a neutral side on Friday if a game three is necessary – and Aynor will add some serious hardware to its trophy case. But after one wacky inning to open the series, the Blue Jackets aren't assuming anything.
▪ W - Jason Duke. L - Payton Smith. Top hitters - Strom Thurmond: Rashad Bryant 2-3, 2 RBI; Rod Dobbs 2-4, 2B, RBI; Michael Green 2-4, Run. Aynor: Jason Dukes 2-4, RBI, SB; Ridge Richardson 1-2, BB; Austin Hucks 2-3, 2 RBI; Ian Prosser 0-2, 2 BB, RBI.
▪ Records: Strom Thurmond 23-7; Aynor 22-5.
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CALS Ambassadors: New Member Info Session
Are you passionate about your major? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Are you looking for a unique professional development opportunity? If so, consider applying to become a student Ambassador in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS)! As the face of the College, and often times of the University as well, Ambassadors volunteer their time to connect prospective students to academic opportunities in CALS and the UA.
New member recruitment happens only once a year, each fall semester. Attend the Info Session and hear from current Ambassadors about the program, sign up for a shadowing opportunity, and learn about the application requirements and process. Undergraduate students from all CALS majors are encouraged to attend!
CALS Ambassadors: New Member Info Session
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Forbes Building, Room 204 - CALS Career Center Boardroom
RSVP to attend by emailing Gabrielle Sykes-Casavant, firstname.lastname@example.com


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ONE of the world's most dangerous turtle species has been re-homed at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks after being abandoned by its owners.
The alligator snapping turtle, who's been nicknamed Godzilla, was rescued by the animal charity Specialist Wildlife Services after apparently outgrowing its original home.
Godzilla, who measures approximately 18 inches is still a juvenile, but once fully grown could reach lengths of up to three feet and live to be 100.
Blue Planet Aquarium herpetologist Joe Chatell said: "Alligator snapping turtles are actually native to the United States. However, in the past they have occasionally been released into British waterways – with devastating effects.
"They hunt by lying motionless in the water with their mouths wide open. Their tongues have evolved a bizarre, worm-like appendage which they wiggle as bait to lure prey into their immensely strong beak-like jaws," he added.
At 1,000 lbs per square inch snapping turtles are believed to have the second strongest bite strength of any animal in the world after the crocodile and some experts believe they may be able to live for up to 150 years in the wild.
Described as 'living dinosaurs' because of their primitive appearance, legend has it that a 403-pound specimen was found in Kansas in 1937.
The largest official individual on record is a 236-pounder in the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago with a shell measuring more than three-feet in length.
In captivity, both adults and juveniles have been known to eat fish, beef, pork, frogs, snakes, snails, worms, clams, crayfish, aquatic plants and other turtles.
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August 27, 2014— The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System are offering an Agricultural Pesticide Clean Day Sept. 3 in Baldwin County and Sept. 4 in Henry County. The events will offer farmers and landowners the opportunity to properly dispose of both known and unidentified pesticide waste products at no charge, anonymously.
Accepted items include fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, adjuvants, defoliants and growth retardants weighing no more than 1,000 pounds per vehicle. Products not accepted include, but are not limited to, explosives or ordinance materials, compressed gas cylinders, petroleum products, paints, tires, medical waste, radioactive materials, dioxin precursors or seeds and empty pesticide containers. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has an existing program enabling the recovery of empty pesticide containers, and information regarding this program will be available at the event.
Participants are responsible for the safe transportation of waste products and will be accountable for any spillage or damages made prior to the transaction. Overpack material is available to ensure prevention against spillage or leakage.
To participate in this one-time event, those interested must complete a registration form. Registration is accepted on a first come-first serve basis. When received forms total 80,000 pounds of waste, additional forms can no longer be accepted.
For more information on the Agricultural Pesticide Clean Day or to sign up for participation, contact the Alabama Cooperative Extension office in Baldwin County at (251)-937-7176 or Henry County at (334) 585-6416.
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Before our trip, I spent hours researching all of the places we had to visit. In the middle of one of my late night Pinterest binges, I stumbled upon one of my new favorite bloggers History In High Heels. She has great travel recommendations for everywhere from Italy to Greece, so if you are planning a trip, make sure and check out her blog.
It was her blog where I found the idea to drag my traveling companions to this "adorable coffee shop/ Anthropologie" as I liked to call it. My expectations were shattered the moment I stepped through the front door and was greeted with the smell of fresh flowers and fresh brewed coffee. I immediately felt as if I had stepped into one of the pages of Alice In Wonderland.
La Ménagère is the perfect mix of all of my favorite things - part flower shop, part restaurant, part home decor boutique, part cafe, part lounge - La Ménagère offers it all! I literally could have spent hours in there tucked away in a corner, reading my book and sipping endless cappuccinos. This place is a "must visit" in Florence!


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Wonderful Smoothie that Reduces Stress Effectively
It is practically impossible to avoid stressful situations having in mind all the hardships humans are experiencing day after day. No one can deny the fact that being exposed to stress reflects heavily on our health and causes further complications.
Stress is understood as a natural reaction of the body to life-threatening situations and it is certainly taking its toll so the best thing you can do to avoid its harmful effects is to adopt healthier eating habits.
There is a scientifically based evidence that Vitamin C combats stress as it protects the brain and the nervous system in terms of regulating cortisol, a primary stress hormone. This is the main reason why Vitamin C should be included as an essential part in the stress management routine. It will alleviate all stress-related symptoms and it will improve your mood.
Whenever you are having hard days at work or at home, reach for food rich in vitamin C. Papaya, Pineapple and Citrus Fruits are among the leading fruits that excel in the presence of vitamin C. Eating them on daily basis provides mental strength and offers stress relief solution. Moreover, vitamin C can facilitate a general feeling of well-being.
Include these ingredients in your nutrition and successfully overcome stress and stress-related conditions such as weakened heart, depression, anxiety, headache etc.
- 2 cups chopped papaya
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice or orange juice
- 1/2 cup lime juice
Combine all the listed ingredients and blend for a minute until you get thick texture. If you want to make the smoothie thinner, add extra juice, either lime juice for sourer taste or orange juice for sweeter taste. Pour in glasses and immediately enjoy your refreshment.


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The Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) is a research center devoted to the study and application of Technology for Economic Development in poor and rural communities. The recently established center situated on NYU Abu Dhabi's campus focuses on the development of innovative and cutting edge technologies that can significantly impact economic development with a specific focus on problems faced in under-developed areas around the world.
The center draws from a broad multidisciplinary expertise already available at NYU and NYU Polytechnic Institute in economics and economic development, foreign aid policy, management, microfinance, politics, computer science, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering.
Many of the initial projects of the center revolve around applications of the mobile phone, which has penetrated rural poor countries at surprisingly large rates. These projects research and innovate the use of mobile phones by creating new rural markets, mobile banking and payments systems, telemedicine platforms, monitoring HIV/AIDS drug intake, among many others. Some projects explore more technical issues such as low cost network connectivity, SMS search, tamper-resistant paper watermarking techniques verifiable by mobile phones, etc., and their applications.
Other projects use new technologies to provide the rural poor with access to electricity without relying on expensive national grids, particularly through decentralized solar energy, as well as researching the possibility of using micro-finance type tools to finance it. The Center does not only produce high quality research in the respective disciplinary fields, but will also develop new ideas with big impacts for the poor and possible spinoffs in startups and licensing agreements.
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Submit Talk
Use this form to submit a talk abstract. And by abstract, we just mean a description of what you'd like to talk about. Each year we send out a list of focused topic areas for the conference. These are hot topic areas in the industry and we'd like to use our conference for getting deep into the data of these topics. Feel free to submit other topics as well. If you need a copy of this year's topic areas, use the Contact Us link at the bottom of this page to send us an email.
The form on this page for the main presentations during the conference. If you would like to submit a short PechaKucha talk for Monday evening, click here.


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Penney Laingen, wife of a hostage in Iran, was the first one to use the medium of a yellow-colored ribbon to create awareness and send out a message. She tied yellow ribbon around trees to illustrate her desire to see her husband again. Awareness ribbons show support and bring public attention to specific causes and issues. They each have a meaning associated to its color. Some colors have several meanings as they support several causes.
Red: Aids, HIV, heart disease, substance abuse, pro-life, MADD (mothers against drunk driving), DARE (drug abuse resistance education), Evans syndrome, stroke.
Pink: Breast cancer, birth parents, cleft palate, nursing mothers.
White: Right to life, victims of terrorism, anti-child pornography, holocaust remembrance, child exploitation, bone cancer, child exploitation.
Yellow: Missing children, adoptive parents, liver disease, bladder cancer, bone cancer.
Black: Mourning, melanoma awareness, gun controls, anti-terrorism in Spain, anti-gang.
Orange: Cultural diversity, motorcycle safety awareness, leukemia, reflex sympathitic dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Prader-Willi syndrome, hunger.
Brown: Colon cancer and an anti-tobacco symbol.
Green: Tissue or organ donation, environmental concerns, kidney cancer, childhood depression, mental retardation, mental illness, missing children, cerebral palsy, homeopathy, worker safety, driving safety.
Gold: Childhood cancer, COPD and breast feeding.
Lace: A symbol for Osteoporosis
Burgundy: Brain aneurysm, cesarean section, hemangioma, vascular malformation, hospice care, multiple myeloma, William's syndrome, adults with disabilities, post-polio syndrome.
Purple: Homelessness, pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, ADD, religious tolerance, animal abuse, suicide prevention, lupus, the victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters.
Gray: Allergies, brain tumor, diabetes, disabled children, sex slavery.
Dark Blue: Child abuse prevention, colon cancer, victim's rights, free speech, water quality and water safety, arthritis, prostate cancer awareness.
Teal: Ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers, sexual assault, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and tsunami victims.
Silver: Brain disorders, Parkinson's disease, elderly abuse, and stalking.
Lavender: Epilepsy, Rett syndrome, foster care for foster parents.
Pearl: Native American reparations, lung cancer, and multiple sclerosis.
Periwinkle: Eating disorders, pulmonary hypertension, stomach cancer, and GERD.
Jigsaw Puzzle: A symbol for autism and Asperger's syndrome.
Red and White: Bone Marrow Failure – Aplastic Anemia MDS.
Black and Gold: Platelet Donor.
Blue and Silver: Living and coping with cancer.
Gold and Silver: All hearing and ear disorders.
Rainbow: A symbol of gay pride and support for the GLBT community and their quest for equal right.
Pink and Blue: Miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death due to SIDS or other causes, and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
Red, White, and Blue Ribbon: Flag, National Support, Patriotism, 9/11 heroes and victims.
Pink and Teal Ribbon: A symbol for hereditary breast cancer.
Red and Yellow: A symbol of Hepatitis C virus
Blue and Yellow: Down Syndrome and the Hero campaign – designated driver.
Orchid and Orange: A symbol for Psoriasis
Purple and Blue: Rheumatoid arthritis, and pediatric stroke.
Ribbon colors are used to help raise awareness about many social causes. Most of them are associated with these colors for all times, while some are periodic; i.e only for a short span, or till the project is completed.


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Freyja // The Chariot
The Chariot (Victory, conquest over difficult odds and unexpected good news) depicted as Freyja. The Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, magic, shamanism, seer, sacrifice, war, death, and sexuality. Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot pulled by two cats and possesses a cloak of falcon feathers.
I felt a lot of pressure with this painting as I've never really painted cats before! I practiced quite a few sketches before the main painting and decided to make the cats look quite wild and fantasy-like. I was reading Neil Gaiman's latest book Norse Mythology at the same time as painting this, which was a nice bit of serendipity.
This painting took me about three weeks to complete as I was very busy at work and travelling so didn't have a lot of energy for painting. I may come back to this in the future and add more plaits to her hair, but I felt I needed to stop tinkering with it and move on to get back into the flow.


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Is Breastfeeding During Pregnancy Safe?
Reviewed by James Brann, M.D.
La Leche League International Supports Breastfeeding during Pregnancy
Many mothers worry that breastfeeding during pregnancy is not safe. Many fear they will have to wean their baby or toddler immediately in the event of a pregnancy. If you find you become pregnant while breastfeeding you do not necessarily have to wean your baby or toddler. La Leche League International supports breastfeeding during pregnancy. That said, many doctors and well meaning friends may have other opinions about breastfeeding during pregnancy.
You may find well meaning friends and family express concern about the health and well being of your unborn baby if you continue breastfeeding during pregnancy.
Here are some facts you should know about breastfeeding during pregnancy. These facts should arm you with the information you need to know to make appropriate decisions regarding your health and that of your unborn child.
- Tandem breastfeeding is common. You don't necessarily have to wean your toddler or baby if you become pregnant while breastfeeding. You may decide to continue nursing both your babies after your pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding during pregnancy will result in some uterine contractions, but uterine contractions are experienced regularly throughout pregnancy as with exercise or during orgasm.
- Breastfeeding will not necessarily increase your risk of miscarriage, unless you are already at risk for miscarriage during pregnancy.
- You will need extra rest and will probably feel more fatigued if you continue breastfeeding during pregnancy.
- You will need to eat adequate nutrition to support your breastfeeding relationship and support the nutritional needs of your unborn baby. You may want to consult with a nutritionist to ensure you are eating enough to support both your children's needs, as well as your own.
- Many women who breastfeed during pregnancy find their nipples are more tender than normal. You can try switching your baby's position to help alleviate this discomfort or try pumping with an appropriate size nipple sheild to protect them.
- Many women find that their supply of breast milk decreases during their second trimester. You may need to supplement at this point if your baby isn't getting enough nourishment. Other times, the flavor of your milk may change around this time, and some babies self wean because they may not like the change.
- Proceed gradually regardless of the decision you make. If you do decide to wean you should take your time so as to minimize the impact on your nursing infant.
Many moms find that if they do wean, their toddler asks to nurse again when the baby is born. While some latch on just fine, others may find the taste unappealing or others forget how to nurse correctly. If you prefer not to tandem breastfeed you might consider offering your child a sip of breast milk in a cup and involving your older child in your breastfeeding relationship in other ways.
Breastfeeding is a tender time for both mothers and babies. Many women find breastfeeding during pregnancy incredibly rewarding, while others prefer to wean their babies after becoming pregnant. Regardless of the decision you make, you should feel supported in your efforts. If you are looking for breastfeeding support while pregnant, check out La Leche League International, an organization that offers support for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. You can contact them at La Leche League.
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It was with great sadness that I heard that the legendary actor, Christopher Lee, had passed away at the age of 93. He was an actor whose presence crossed generations, whether it was playing Saruman in LoTR, Scaramanga in The Man With the Golden Gun and Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man. But for a lot people of my generation and older there was one role which he will eternally be tied to, and that is of the elegant and darkly brooding Dracula.
I'm a child of the 80's and so wasn't alive to witness the British horror boom of the 50's 60's and 70's, however I caught a lot of the Hammer Horror films in my formative years on late night showings on BBC2 and the Bravo Channel.
Watching Christopher Lee's towering performances (he was nearly 6 1/2 foot tall) was something to behold; not all the films he starred in were masterpieces or even good but you could always depend on him to deliver a wonderful performance. The world has lost an actor, like Leonard Nimoy, who young people but also your grandparents will know.... and not many actors have achieved that level of fame. RIP Sir Christopher Lee.


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Boise State Football
Boise State's specialists embrace their weirdness
Boise State specialists take pride in being "weird"
Kickers are weird. Same for punters. And long snappers, too.
They know it, they embrace it, and that's what makes them special. Well, specialists, technically.
Look around at a Boise State football practice, and there are five guys in their own world. On occasion, they are called upon to kick in team drills, or help out as decoys with blocking shields, or asked to strip footballs from running backs during ball security drills.
Mostly, they're on their own and having as much fun as anyone, playing games they created or cracking jokes.
"Because we're off on our own all the time, we kind of just grow insane, I guess. But specialists are definitely a weird bunch, and I fit right in," senior punter Sean Wale said.
Wale, senior kicker Tyler Rausa, junior long snapper Matt Cota, freshman kicker/punter Joel Velazquez and freshman long snapper Nicholai Pitman make up the quintet of quirkiness on the Boise State football team.
They'll sometimes get sideways looks after a tough drill when say, a sweaty and winded defensive lineman sees the group sharing laughs while watching practice. But it's part of the territory, because kickers' legs are like pitchers' arms. Overuse can be detrimental.
"Every day is different. I go in like, 'What are we going to talk about today?' " Wale said. "We still have to go out and do our jobs, though. When it's time to be serious and do our jobs, that's what we have to do, but we do have a lot of downtime.
"As specialists, we don't need to be fired up and ready to run through a wall. We need to have level heads, so I think the joking, all that, is fun, but there's also a purpose behind it, too."
There were times in the past when some of the specialists, led by former long snapper Kevin Keane, would go fishing in the nearby Boise River in the hour or so before practices.
"That didn't go over too well," Cota said. "We take a little pride in being different, but to me, that's what this program is about: being your own person, but being the best you can be.
Cota estimates he snaps about 20 times in daily punt drills and a few more than that in field goal and extra point work. At practice, the specialists also get instant feedback, as their kicks are filmed on iPads, so they can take a look at them during dead periods.
They may not always remember every kick, but the camaraderie is what remains.
They play games, such as trying to catch snaps from Cota with your hands starting behind your back, or getting closer and closer to the snaps. They have punt, snap and kick competitions (using the opposite foot for strength conditioning), and try to toss footballs and make them stick on the Albertsons Stadium goalposts. Former kicker Dan Goodale said he was a better snapper than punter by the time his career was done.
The players will compete to see if they can knock out the ball from a running back's hands in drills, or help them in blocking drills.
"If Jeremy (McNichols) has a big game, it's probably because of us," Rausa said.
Conversations of all sorts are fair game, and they flow without much interruption.
"Most of the conversations are football-related. We'll talk about certain players having a good week, watch them a bit, mentally prepare ourselves for the game," Cota said. "Every once in a while, it does get off track."
When it gets around 5, we get pretty hungry. We'll talk about if we got a Whataburger or an In-N-Out, where would it go, something like that.
Matt Cota, Boise State long snapper
It's a group on its own island, but without one another, they might feel a little out of place.
"You've got Rausa's crazy hair, I did the beard thing, Sean's the goofiest one," Goodale said. "If you don't accept it, you're going to be miserable."
The specialists know their place, and they gladly flash a little self-deprecating humor. Look no further than their Twitter account (@Specialists_BSU). Among the highlights is a photo of the group in a hot tub, joking that it's a position meeting, or a photo of a single-engine propeller plane as their own charter flight to a road game.
"We took away their fishing poles, so they're out at practice the entire time," head coach Bryan Harsin said with a smile. "Those guys are doing things behind the scenes, Sean Wale's looking at the other punter, Rausa's looking at the other kickers. They do add value to what we're doing."
All those light-hearted moments, the instant coaching of one another, it lends itself to a tight bond. And when a snap, hold and kick can be successful, or failure if something is a split-second off, there's a reason the specialists are one in the same.
"The more you get to know them, the more you trust them. You let each other in and are more honest," Goodale said. "You might get to know each other a little too much, but it's a really important part of what we do."
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No. 19 Boise State at New Mexico
When: 7 p.m. MT Friday
Where: University Stadium (39,224, FieldTurf); Albuquerque, N.M.
TV: CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jenny Dell)
Radio: KBOI (670 AM)/ KTIK (93.1 FM); Bob Behler, Pete Cavender
Records: Boise State 4-0 (1-0 Mountain West); New Mexico 2-2 (1-0)
Series: Boise State leads 6-1 (UNM won last meeting 31-24 in Boise, 2015)
Coaches: Boise State, Bryan Harsin (25-6, third year; 32-11, fourth year overall); New Mexico, Bob Davie (20-34, fifth year; 55-59, 10th year overall)
Vegas line: Boise State by 17 1/2
Kickoff weather: Mid 60s and clear, slight winds


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Mount Islip: The perfect hike for beginners in Angeles Forest
Mount Islip is a great, easy day hike in Angeles Forest with a beautiful view at the end.
I'm trying to summit all the peaks in this area and Islip was the one that came up next on my list. I had done Mount Williamson (not to be confused with the 14er in the eastern Sierras) recently, which is a really easy hike, five miles up and back. From the same trailhead, I went back and did Mount Islip.
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Adventure Pass required
Dogs allowed
Allow 2.5 hours
Elevation 8,251′
1,627′ of elevation gain
7 miles out and back
The trailhead for Mount Islip is directly across the street from Mount Williamson. You cross the street, and it's a pretty easy hike – about 3 1/2 miles to the summit. Most of the trail is a segment of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
I followed an easy path with some tree cover and eventually got to a dirt road that leads to a well-developed campground, complete with picnic tables and nice bathrooms. It might be somewhere I'd go back and take folks for some fun winter camping. Past the campground, about another mile, you come to a half-built structure on Mount Islip. It's a great, easy day hike with a beautiful view at the end.
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Santa Rosa Island Trip
Date: Friday, May 10, 2019
- Sunday, May 12, 2019
Time: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Steve Junak
Location: Santa Rosa Island
This trip is sold out!
Join us for a very special outing to the Channel Islands!
With an area of 84 square miles, Santa Rosa is the second-largest of the eight California Channel Islands. The island's flora is comprised of just under 400 native taxa and about 100 non-native taxa. At least 37 of the native taxa are restricted to two or more of the California Islands. Six taxa are now found only on Santa Rosa Island, including a manzanita (Arctostaphylos confertiflora), two live-forevers (Dudleya blochmaniae subsp.insularis andDudleya gnoma), a gilia (Gilia tenuiflora subsp.hoffmannii),a paintbrush (Castilleja mollis), and a pine (Pinus torreyana insularis).
This three-day trip will familiarize participants with Santa Rosa Island's diverse flora, especially the endemic taxa. We will be exploring the island's pristine beaches and coastal terraces on foot and will have a chance to learn about the history of land use and botanical exploration, the island's major plant associations, and recognition of common plants. Hiking will be moderate to moderately strenuous, so participants should be in good physical condition. We will be staying at the very comfortable Cal State Channel Islands field station at the historic Vail Ranch.
Click here for more information on the island.
Space is limited. Reserve your place today.
NOTE: Participants should be in good physical condition with good balance.
Participants should bring:
- Sturdy hiking shoes
- Layered clothing
- Hiking Poles
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Binoculars
- Camera
- Waterbottles to hold a full day's worth of water
- Food for 3 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, and any snacks or beverages
Click here for more information on the island.
Steve Junak, the Garden's Herbarium Curator emeritus, is an active researcher and expert on the flora of the California and Baja California islands. He holds an M.A. in botany, has led field trips for more than 25 years, and has co-authored several books on the Channel Islands.


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I've spent the bulk of the last month building custom cherry cabinets for my kitchen. I got them moved onto my porch yesterday. Now the hard work begins. I have 3-1/2 weeks to rip all the crap cabinets out, do a bunch of electrical work, carve in a hood vent, install the cabinets, seal the cabinets with polyurethane, paint the kitchen, redo the floors, etc, etc. No problem, right?
Oh yeah, I still have to make all the cabinet doors.
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PaulN » January 17th, 2019, 1:39 pm wrote:In some places in the American West (where I dwell), suburban moms and dads are worried that a wolf or cougar will drag off little Susy, and so they promote and vote policies to drive predators closer to extinction.
Hold on... Hold just one dang second. They hain't got them tractors or combines yet that be liable to climb straight up city walls. I hain't seen any, that's fo sho. (Spits sharp, changes straw he'd been cruddin' on in mouf.)Serpent » January 17th, 2019, 4:13 pm wrote: Cities could feed their populations with locally produced, safe, high-quality food right now, with intelligent application of available technologies: hydroponic produce, rooftop and vertical orchards and cultured meat
BadgerJelly » January 18th, 2019, 3:25 am wrote:Serpent -
I am guessing this doesn't mean you're in favour of killing humans and saving other animals or have I misunderstood?
At no point in history has human survival been an easy task individually or collectively.
Do we need to have a lower population in order to preserve habitats and allow species to survive?
No question.It seems that if we level out at around 10 or 11 billion then most large animals will be as good as gone (some already are).
Scientists estimate we're now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate, with literally dozens going extinct every day https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/biodiversity/elements_of_biodiversity/extinction_crisis/
I SERIOUSLY worried about the amazon and I plan to move to Guyana in the future to see what there is that can be done in that respect.
What gives me hope is that many of the things people used to talk about happening "in the future" in terms of technological development never actually happened.
BadgerJelly » January 18th, 2019, 11:20 am wrote:And? You're here to shout that "The End is Nigh" in order to achieve nothing? I don't buy it, sorry.
We do not advocate "protecting plants".
Plants do not have brain or nerve, so they never have any consciousness or feeling at all.
Therefore, in terms of morality, it is not necessary to protect plants.
hyksos » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:00 am wrote:(Since this is an ethics section) I am going to play devil's advocate , temporarily. Consider this dog's situation.
When this photo was released on a popular website, the comments erupted with people asking how they can save the poor dog -- and which Animal Control office should be called to get the dog out of the freezing cold. The word "abuse" appeared a dozen times in the comment section, other colorful language appeared (the "owner should be shot", et cetera).
My point is not to increase combat with others but to illustrate that the topic of "animal suffering" is subjective and therefore our language about animal rights needs to be more ... concrete.
The little house and the covering over the enclosure may be all that is required in that state to keep an animal out in the winter. So the owner is not breaking any laws. Is the dog comfortable? Probably not. Is this "abuse"? Legally speaking -- no it's not "abuse". Is the dog "suffering"? I don't know. Define suffering.
There are some grey ethical areas here. One could study the laws pertaining to say, underground dog fighting. I would expect that the laws differ slightly based on which state in the USA you are investigating.
animal protection is the most noble cause.
No one wants suffering, and neither do animals. This is a sufficient reason to protect animals.
Therefore, in terms of morality, it is not necessary to protect plants.
However, most invertebrates, such as insects, only have a very simple nervous system, which means that their feeling and consciousness are very weak
animals should not be condemned for killing others, because animals have low intelligence
The natural law that allows the stronger ones to prey upon the weaker ones runs counter to human morality.
At least the people are not being murdered or tortured.
We should be more concerned about animals than people.
but animals are all innocent and lovable
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Yesterday was a very slow, balanced day spent trading between the double distribution HVNs from the prior day. Settlement was at 2471.25 with volume at 1m and just a 7 point RTH range.
The last half hour saw a sharp liquidation break to new lows, followed by a rally to the high after news that Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued grand jury subpoenas related to Donald Trump Jr.'s 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower.
The balance area from the past week shows the lack of conviction currently in the market and has appeared to have been dominated by short term traders.
A poor high has been left on yesterday's profile, plus as mentioned in yesterday's note, we are likely to see a big short squeeze above the IR zone as long as there is enough strength behind it. Yesterday's late dip below IS zone was quickly reversed leaving a buying tail.
Overnight the existing zones remain in play and we've once again seen responsive buying off the IS zone straight up into the IR zone. The employment report in a few hours could be the catalyst to break out of balance either way if there are any major surprises to expectations.


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Starting with the one directly in front of me and going counterclockwise, the IPA, the stout café eqitable, scotch ale, smoked rye pale ale, another of the same ipa, extra stock cream ale, rousse legere, sangri-biere.
La Barbarie had a beer for every mood.
IPA: Good. Not too bitter, medium hops intensity, a nice light IPA. Not an-i-would-seek-this-beer-out beer. I'll bet the German language has a word for that.
Rousse: Smelled like a brown ale, and I tasted cafe hints. Not thick but not light; it still has some weight to it.
Extra stock cream ale: smooth, with a powerful taste of malts that doesn't overtake the cream taste....was my partners description. Mine: smooth...so smooth... Like taking a lick of campari (bitter) and filling your mouth with marshmallow fluff.
Stout: Smells like an espresso, tastes like a 1.5 part black coffee 2.5 part cream stout. Super light carbonation.
Smoked Rye: First reaction: this tastes like cow manure. Second reaction: yup. Third reaction: smoked vache manure. Wow. It even smelled just like it. The after taste kind of made up for that with a nice smokey, salty feel, but...if you're, into pie and le beouf, please, try this.
Scotch Ale: a vanilla hint without the overpowering scotch taste of something like an innis and gunn. No chance this is 8.5%...mmm. And smooth too. Very low carbonation. Recommended for a strong beer fan.
Sangri-biere: whatever is in this, I want it all the time when patio season hits. Light citrus, orange scented because of the orange on top, barely any carbonation but enough to feel like a beer and not a wine. Delicious. 9% of goodness.
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Monday, 6 April 2009
RapRadar > Nahright?
I've been the most regular user of Nahright.com since one month after it launched [word to Ian Different Kitchen who put me up on Eskay way back in the day]. But since the hipster movement and the over-posting of Eskay's weed carriers I have to say I'm less inclined to click a link on Nahright any more. I was worried that I'd lost a bit of love for hip-hop music and for a few months I really thought I had. Then RapRadar came along. I was very skeptical about Elliot Wilson going online and I am man enough to admit that I was wrong to be. Him being as well connected and experienced as he is, there's less room for error on his site. Without throwing Nahright under the bus with little to no evidence to support my claim, I kinda feel like Eskay and them got a little bit gassed by rappers personally and now they're the centre of a scene that isn't really going anywhere. Whereas RapRadar comes from XXL, The Source and Ego Trip so you know what you're getting, to the point, to the minute hot shit. I don't think Elliot Wilson could get any more gassed at this point [not a diss] he's pretty much hip-hop's pen. He'll go down as the guy who saw it all and wrote it all down and he knows it. So when a Mickey Facts or a Garry Spacks or whatever the latest cross dressing weirdo rapper pretending to have loved J-Dilla beats comes out he's not going to fall for it lightly.
The main attraction RapRadar has over Nahright though is the media player. Maybe I'm lazy or maybe I just don't like downloading and killing the industry any more but I'm really sick of going Sharebee, Zshare, wait, wait, wait, listen, like? Download, wait, wait, download, wait, wait. When Zshare's not working you're on Megaupload downloading bullshit freestyles until you can't be fucked any more. Did the download generation hit a wall? Or are they about to? Who do we trust? The best of the best are gassed and the rest are tagged. Tags? Fuck tags. We've been pondering the concept of RapRadar being better than Nahright for a few days now and I figured I'd follow through with a final opinion after watching Elliot Wilson's interview with Semtex [watch below]. I'll still be a regular on Nahright don't get me fucked up but props due, Elliot Wilson appears to have really pulled this one off.
BONUS: Asher Roth Feat. Rock City & Beanie Sigel on RapRadar.com is fucking crazy. How is this not a cut on the shelf copy album?
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Rise of the Tomb Raider is an Action-Adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics, published by Square Enix and Microsoft Studios, and written by Rhianna Pratchett. It was released in November 2015 for the Xbox One, January 2016 for PC, and October 2016 for Playstation 4. As a sequel to to the 2013 game entitled Tomb Raider it follows the story of Lara Croft venturing into Siberia in search of the Lost City of Kietzh. I finished the main story and the Baba Yaga DLC in January 2017 but this article is written primarily from memory with internet searches to help fine tune the details of the events.
This is the second of three posts and focuses on tests that highlight media using standard tropes; specifically three tests that evaluate the depiction of women and their relationships in games. If you haven't read the research post in this series you might want to start there or begin by looking at how the characters stood up to scrutiny.
The Bechdel-Wallace Test
Do two named women characters have a conversation about something other than men?
There's not really much doubt that this game should pass this test with the variety of female characters, but the question needs to be looked at in more detail as to whether it actually does or not. It turns out most of the time the characters are talking about men.
Lara & Amelia
These two characters never interact in the context provided of conversations. In additional DLC there are journal entries that Amelia wrote but she's a named character only in the sense that she was Lara's mother.
Lara & Nadia
They do have conversations about things other than Nadia's grandfather, but their conversations are purely for the sake of helping Lara get to Ivan. The conversation that comes to mind is when they talked about finding a way to avoid the hallucinations that the local fauna cause. It does pass the test but not in a way that it particularly satisfying due to the majority of their contact being through radios.
Lara & Sofia
These two do have a conversation that passes the test; at least one that comes to mind prominently which is when they very first meet and Sofia tells Lara that she'll kill her if Lara is seen in the valley again. When they meet for the second time they're talking about Jacob and when they talk about defending the valley it's against Trinity which, with the exception of Ana, was solely made of male soldiers.
Lara & Ana
This was the relationship that could be expected to instantly pass this test but when thinking back on it most of their conversation revolves around Lara's father, Richard. They do have conversations about Lara knowing the location of Kitezh and the Divine Source, and Ana threatens to kill Lara on occasion, but there's a surprising lack of memorable extra conversation; especially when Ana has effectively been a step-mother to Lara.
Lara & Serafima
These two never really interact. For most of their relationship Serafima is trying to kill Lara and they don't really talk about anything. Serafima just throws taunts at Lara and Lara monologues about Serafima, occasionally shouting something to her. When they do actually talk, their conversation is primarily about Ivan and Nadia.
Result: Pass – Barely. Exactly one conversation stands out that qualifies.
The Mako Mori Test
Does at least one prominent female character have a narrative arc that not about supporting a man's story?
There's no doubt that Rise of the Tomb Raider passes this particular test as Lara is a female protagonist that is doing this for her own sake. When you sit and look at it in detail, however, it becomes apparent that it could have easily failed.
Lara is doing this because her father wanted to. The only reason this story passes this particular test is because it's also part of her recovery and proving her father wasn't wrong. If Richard was a character that wasn't already dead, it could be very easy to say that Lara was just supporting her father's story – even though she's the main character.
Ana is another interesting twist. She has her own story arc and I think Konstantin actually ends up supporting her story arc but if it wasn't for that existing connection between Lara and Ana (linked primarily by Richard) then Ana could have become a woman to support Konstantin's story.
Serafima initially appears to have her own story arc too, but that's only on the surface. Nadia is discounted because her story is in support of Ivan's but Serafima's is too. The reason you enter the story line of the Baba Yaga DLC is because Ivan wants to kill her, but the reason why Serafima ends up doing what she does is because men took her away and she lost Ivan and her child, Nadia's mother. When you place her story in the context given, that she only ended up this way because of isolation that male soldiers placed her in, doesn't her entire story seem to support to only support the notion that she's supporting Ivan's story? Add in that as soon as she knows Ivan is alive and she has a granddaughter she suddenly wants to stop her murderous spree and the conclusion you appear to come to is, yes.
Result: Pass. Two female characters with their own independent story arcs.
The Sexy Lamp Test
If you replace a female character with a sexy lamp would the story still work?
Whether the game passes this particular test is a matter for debate. Lara, Ana, Serafima, and Sofia are all irreplaceable with sexy lamps. Nadia isn't as clear cut as you only see her to get the quest and then at the end of the quest. You interact with her over the radios but there wasn't any particular need for it, Lara could have been talking to Jacob or Jonah or anyone else and the story could have worked. You could have even just found a note to send you on your way in the first place too, something Ivan had written in a journal or left by a sexy lamp.
It feels as though Nadia was expendable for this story and so it can't pass this test.
Result: Fail. Nadia feels very expendable.
You could expect that Rise of the Tomb Raider would comfortably pass these tests. There's a female protagonist at the helm and a wide variety of female characters to draw from but when you start to look in depth you come across a lot of flaws with the game.
The only test that this game passes comfortably is the Mako Mori test surrounding women having narrative arcs that don't support a man's story; both Lara and Ana contribute to this pass.
The game does pass the Bechdel-Wallace test, but it's not a particularly satisfying pass. Lara is the only character that interacts with all the women. Ana never interacts with Sofia, Nadia never interacts with Serafima. It's especially odd in the case of the latter relationship that there's no interaction between the two of them.
The sexy lamp test is failed on the basis of Nadia, she feels like a half-written character that wasn't fleshed out and it's somewhat disappointing. Her story arc came in DLC but it could have easily stood alone without her and had the exact same effect.
Overall, for a game with a variety of well designed female characters and a strong female protagonist it's surprising that these three tests aren't instant passes. It will be interesting to see whether other games with female protagonists pass easier or if a game with a male protagonist pass these tests too.
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The most popular question I have been asked lately is, "Are you all set with your curriculum for next year?" This question makes me both laugh and sweat at the same time. The short answer is "No", I don't have a set curriculumn picked out for next year but I do have loads of ideas of things we will work on and methods in mind for learning certain skills.
Z and I have set a date for a "Map of the Year" Day where the family will sit down together (just like in Martin and Sylvia from Sparkle Stories fame) and make a big poster of all things we want to learn over the year. This poster will include things that Lil'C, Mom and Dad want to learn over the year as well. We will then take this poster and make some goals for each of us. These goals will be important as we move forward to check in on and see how we are doing.
My big project for the summer (other than getting recertified as a teacher) has been to get our space organized. I have spent hours organizing our books, craft supplies and have created cubbies and boxes for the kids to store their homeschool things. I know that this might not seem like the most important thing in the world of homeschooling, but for me it is important. I function better in an organized space and so this time was very valuable for me. This time spent over the summer has already made my life so much easier in terms of the kids creative time and it is so nice to know where everything is!
So our space is organized, I have loads of ideas for things we will do next year, Z is signed up for some great homeschool classes and we are so looking forward to our "Map of the Year" Day. I might not have a curriculum set for Homeschool but we are ready to go!


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Emerging technologies in agriculture: Consumer perceptions around emerging agtech
The adoption of emerging technologies in Australian agriculture is expanding at a rate greater than the consumer's capacity to understand the opportunities.
Emerging technologies have already proven be a key driver in the future sustainability and profitability of Australian agriculture. With the sector likely to continue to increase its reliance on new technologies over the short to medium term, it is important to understand what the likely implications from consumers will be, and whether there is a role for industry and others to proactively engage with consumers in this space.
This project provides an updated and expanded assessment of the top ten emerging technologies across the agricultural sector to examine the real and perceived barriers to technology adoption, and to ensure the agriculture industry is well-equipped to maintain social licence.
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The digital revolution in agriculture has the potential to fundamentally change the way in which our food and fibre production systems and supply chains operate. Agriculture stakeholders in Australia are beginning to see the opportunities of digital agriculture, and venture capital-backed Australian start-ups are starting to emerge.
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(aka Clicker Training Your Cat To Let You Trim His/Her Nails)
Dear Heather,
I'm glad to hear that you would like to find a way to deal with the ever-growing claws for this cat that has become a part of your life. I'm sorry, but not surprised, to hear that the cat isn't easy to handle. I had a similar experience with my domesticated but still very crazy Bengal cat, The Buddy, of whom you have no-doubt seen dozens of photos. If you haven't, you can find them on the Internet.
The Buddy is the least domesticated cat I have ever known. He has exotic behavior to go with his exotic looks. Though I haven't been able to get him to stop breaking into all of the cabinets in the house, he and I have developed an understanding about nail trimming. Because he is really food motivated, I was able to do it using clicker training.
I didn't get a chance to ask you whether your cat is a girl or a boy but in the notes below I will assume he is a boy like The Buddy.
First Fundamentals: Motivation and Feeding Hygiene
Before you start clicker training, you will need a good clicker. I found that the ones on Amazon by Karen Pryor Clicker Training (affiliate link) had a clear sharp sound.
Clicker training begins with associating utter positivity with the sound of the click. This means you need to identify and select something that is a strong positive experience for your cat. The Buddy likes shrimp and ham so I used shrimp for our training, cut into pea sized chunks. The reward doesn't have to be huge.
It may be the case that your cat seems like he doesn't like treats. If the cat always has food available to him at any time of day, I would encourage you to consider working on feeding hygiene before trying to train. Revise your cat's feeding schedule to a couple times a day. Cats that never feel hunger are, in my opinion, less trainable and more prone to health issues associated with weight. Also, depending on how much in the way of treats you are giving your cat, you may need to dial back the amount of food he gets for breakfast or dinner.
If you can't find a way to motivate with food, you can certainly try to associate your clicks with praise and cuddles or time with his favorite toy (assuming he can't use it without you).
Hooking Up The Clicker
Having made a choice for what motivator to use with your cat, we can talk about the next step: Associating the clicker with positivity. Here are two guidelines that have served me well.
1 - The Clicker is ONLY for Positive Reinforcement
You can't use the clicker to get your cat to stop doing something but you can use the clicker to get your cat to start doing something. Definitely don't try to use any stern corrective action against your cat while you're in training mode. The goal here is to use the clicker as the overwhelming YES!
2 - Keep Your Sessions Short
Train only for a few minutes at a time and then let it rest. This is habit formation we are dealing with, creating new neural grooves in the cat's brain-body, and you want to do it consistently and over an extended period of time. This will also serve to keep the motivator as a novel experience rather than one that is common and boring.
Now: Start Slow
With those guidelines out of the way, I present to you the first lesson.
For a week: Once or twice a day, have a 5 minute long training session that consists only of clicking and then giving the cat an awesome treat and some praise: click, treat, praise, rest, repeat.
What we are doing here is priming the cat to understand that the click means a treat.
Next: Shaping Toward Behaviors
Now that your clicker is hooked up, you can separate the click from the treat. The Click now serves the job of marking the EXACT point in time when your cat was doing the behavior that you are rewarding and acts as a promise that your cat will be rewarded. This time-independence is the main benefit of training with a clicker vs. just giving a treat which is imprecise on why exactly the cat is being rewarded.
For any particular behavior you want to have your cat do (or tolerate, in the case of nail trimming), you will have to experiment and design a stair-stepped path toward the behavior demanding more crude behavior during the initial phase and more complex behavior in the latter stages.
Getting Your Cat To Accept Nail Trimming
Here is a pattern that I used for nail trimming. Each of these steps was something I would repeat, without moving to the next step for a few days.
The goal with clicker training is to get him to tolerate my handling him without fussing. For each step, I would do the action and click/treat/repeat.
- Pull the cat into my office chair into my lap with his belly and legs upward.
- (Step 1) + briefly handling a paw and exposing his claws
- (Steps 1-2) + grabbing the nail trimmers
- (Steps 1-3) + put the nail trimmers up to one of his claws without cutting
- (Steps 1-3) + cut a single nail
- (Steps 1-3) + cut two nails.
Remember to keep the sessions short. 5-10 minutes at most.
I had to learn to be patient and adaptable: If The Buddy got too feisty (aka he was biting me), I would stop and try again some other time.
Also, I ended up having to keep the shrimp in the refrigerator because he was utterly unfocused if I had his cup of shrimp someplace he could see and smell it.
Getting Your Cat to Come When Called
This was a pattern I used to get my cat to come when called. Handy when I want to make sure he's not trapped someplace before I close a door.
- Choose a Cue!: I chose: knocking sharply twice on wood (knock! knock!)
- Cue! and click/treat if he looks your way
- … if he starts in your direction
- … if he walks part of the way to you
- … if he walks all the way to you
- … if he runs in your direction
- … if he runs all the way to you
Again, each stage here is something I stick with for a few days. The progression adds up to the desired behavior.
Your Patience and Imagination Are Your Limit
The true believers of clicker training say that you can shape just about any behavior. I stopped with behaviors that make having him in my life managable rather than going full on into complex tricks. That was the extent of my interest.
If you have read to this point, congratulations. This article is over 1000 words long! I hope you will consider just trying to work with clipping your cat's nails. It may seem impossible now, but think of how much more of an achievement it is to slay (or train) dragons than it is to take another way out with all the drawbacks it may come with.


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She wound up falling into the last half regarding the program, but two times after skating for some Beyoncé, Meite became the first skater to generate palpable excitement in early stages here. A two-time world champ and opinion favorite to win gold before she broke a bone tissue inside her right foot final fall, Medvedeva was forced to confront a sobering reality on Friday at age 18: Experience and artistry and expressiveness failed to prevail over math.
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Reading back one's own story as a proofreader, and again as a reader.
We have new chicks. Self-sufficiency in farming.
Sounding out the syllables so that words will be spelt correctly.
For most of these happy Children of Borno, these are the first socks they have owned. There is much gratitude and appreciation for every gift and kindness.
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Environmental journalism is facing one of its toughest-ever periods, struggling for a place at the forefront of news coverage amid bureau closures and budget cuts, attendees at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Miami heard Wednesday.
Peter Thomson, environment editor of Public Radio International's The World, was met with knowing nods from delegates during his introduction of the conference's afternoon meet-and-greet discussion, entitled "International Environmental Reporting: Fertile Field or Fallow Ground?"
The conference comes "at a time when the need for environmental reporting is probably greater than it's ever been, but the support for it is the worst it's been in a generation or more in these times of austerity," he said.
Falling circulation is also cramping newspapers' ability to inform and educate the public about increasingly critical topics such as climate change and rising sea levels.
"There are still people who are doing tremendous, great journalism with a high degree of integrity, but they are reaching less of an audience," Mr. Thomson told The Miami Planet following the session.
"It's a growing question for environmental journalists: How do you continue bringing important environmental issues and education to the public when you have difficulties like no funding and, in many cases, not even having a job anymore?"
Panelists offered an answer. Representing nonprofits that offer support for journalists wanting to cover under-reported topics and neglected stories that media outlets cannot fund – but which editors can still accommodate if others pick up the tab – they encouraged reporters not to abandon hope.
The International Reporting Project, based at Johns Hopkins University, has, for example, allowed more than 300 U.S. journalists to travel to 100-plus countries over the last 13 years to report on crucial issues that might otherwise have failed to find the spotlight, John Schidlovsky, its director, told the audience.
The Earth Journalism Network has, among other actions, launched a fund that is paying to take 18 journalists from around the world to December's World Climate Summit in South Africa, said its director, David Fahn, and has worked since 2004 to "enhance the quality and quantity of environmental coverage" by training 1,600 reporters on topics such as the health of the oceans, biodiversity issues and climate change.
"I personally believe there's a great deal of scope now for nonprofits supporting journalism and we should be encouraging that," he said.
Other panelists represented the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Center for Strategic International Studies' Transatlantic Media Network.
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With a lineup including the likes of Lady Gaga, Lorde, and Kendrick Lamar, it's hard to imagine that somebody else would steal the show, but that's what Hans Zimmer did at Coachella this past weekend.
Zimmer is of course the legendary composer behind some of the most famous movie scores, including "Inception," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Interstellar," and the Christopher Nolan "Batman" films. On Sunday, he took to the stage with a full orchestra to perform some of his greatest hits.
According to setlist.fm, Zimmer began his set with two tracks from "Inception," followed by stuff from "Pirates of the Caribbean," "The Lion King," "Gladiator," and "The Dark Knight," before finishing up with "Inception" once more.
Also Read: Watch Coachella Go Gaga for Her Surprise New Single (Video)
What's most impressive about the performance is the scope of it. Zimmer doesn't just conduct his giant orchestra — he also performed, picking up multiple instruments throughout the songs. The band was backed by a colorful visualization.
Zimmer and his crew are set to head out on an international tour next month, starting in Helsinki and moving across Europe before heading over to the United States.
You can check out the "Inception" set above.
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Stock makes a great gift for grandchildren. You might say it is the gift that keeps on giving, since stock has the potential for capital appreciation and might pay regular dividends. Minor children typically can't own stock in their own name, but you can buy stock on their behalf through a custodial account. A number of companies allow you to open custodial accounts and buy stock for your grandchildren without going through a broker.
Determine the stock that you want to buy. If you want to engage your grandchild in the process, you might choose a company that makes a product that the child uses or can relate to, such as an entertainment brand or a breakfast cereal. Contact the company's investor relations department to see if it offers a direct stock purchase plan. Request an annual report and a plan prospectus. Read the information in these documents to determine whether the company's stock meets your grandchild's investment needs.
Complete the plan's enrollment form using the custodial account or gift to minor section. List your grandchild as the owner and provide his birth date and Social Security number. Name yourself or another adult, such as the child's parent, as the account custodian, and specify the physical address where you wish financial statements and other communications to be delivered. The enrollment form will typically ask whether you want dividends to be paid or reinvested in additional company stock. You might be asked to provide additional identification documentation to comply with the Patriot Act.
Pay for your purchase. Some companies allow only existing stockholders to participate in their direct stock purchase plans. Others let you make a minimum initial investment when you join the plan. Minimum initial investments vary by company and range from less than $50 to more than $2,000. Some plans allow you to set up automatic recurring investments through bank draft.
- Once your grandchild reaches majority age, the stock in the custodial account automatically transfers to her, and she can do what she pleases with it.
- South Dakota State University: Custodial Accounts for Kids Under Age 18
- Kiplinger: Invest in a Dividend Reinvestment Plan
- The Money Papers: Stock Investing For Kids
- Securities and Exchange Commission: Direct Investment Plans: Buying Stock Directly from the Company
- Kelloggs: Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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- Advantages & Disadvantages of Stocks Directly From the Company vs. a Broker
- How to Buy Stocks & Receive a Paper Certificate
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- How to Buy Shares of Dividend-Paying Companies Without Paying Broker Fees
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Here is some big update of the day. First thing first, it is almost certain that Aamir Khan has opted out of much awaited biopic of Astronaut Rakesh Sharma which is tentatively titled 'Salute.' Film shooting was about to commence in start of 2018 and was tentatively planned for release in 2019.
Earlier, Aamir has given go ahead to the script and in fact film is into pre-poduction stage. Now what has happened in last few days that Aamir Khan has decided to opt out of the film? Rumours suggest, Aamir Khan is planning a franchise series. Yes, you heard it correct. He will concentrate on this franchise series in next decade or so. A 5 series film is planned now. Aamir Khan will not only produce the film but also act in it.
Sources suggest, since not only Aamir Khan will act in the franchise series but also will be produce the film he will be unable to give time to other projects. He has already informed this to the makers of Salute.
So, who will now play the role of Rakesh Sharma? Again if sources are to be believed, makers have already approached none other than Shah Rukh Khan for the role. Interesting days are ahead. Hope soon we will have some official update on the development.
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The SmartThings Ecosystem
Welcome to SmartThings! Each element in the growing SmartThings ecosystem enables you to build and integrate your IoT devices, services, and existing solutions on SmartThings Cloud.
Along with this documentation, we provide a SDK, a CLI tool, and a web console in Developer Workspace. Use these tools to develop, test, and publish your devices and services with ease. Users can then discover and control your devices using the SmartThings app.
Our ecosystem includes the following components:
Devices can connect to SmartThings. Whether you have Zigbee or Z-Wave devices or cloud-connected devices, you can easily integrate them with SmartThings Cloud. A SmartThings Cloud Connector integrates devices through their own device cloud.
Automations allow a user to control their SmartThings ecosystem without manual intervention. Automations can be WebHook or AWS Lambda functions that use the SmartThings REST API to control and get status notifications from IoT devices.
The SmartThings app centrally manages the SmartThings catalog of IoT devices and automations. You can use the SmartThings app to configure automations and control IoT devices that you have created in Developer Workspace.
The new Bixby voice assistant adds voice interaction with devices on SmartThings Cloud without requiring additional development. Bixby utilizes SmartThings capabilities to handle device control, monitoring, scheduling, location-based automation, and mode execution.
Developer Workspace is a suite of tools designed for adding IoT devices and automations to SmartThings Cloud. We provide easy-to-use graphical web console to get started quickly, and a powerful SDK with SmartThings CLI, Plugin simulator, and Virtual device.
The SmartThings API consists of REST APIs that enable you to integrate, control and monitor IoT devices and services on SmartThings Cloud.
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Create a Samsung Account and register for an account on Developer Workspace.
Learn how to integrate an Automation or an IoT device that connects via a SmartThings Cloud Connector.
Build your solution.
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- Build SmartApps that extend the capabilities of SmartThings devices and fulfill the promise of IoT.
- Use the SmartThings Schema to integrate cloud-connected devices without using the SmartThings API.
Once your devices are connected, publish your solutions on the SmartThings Catalog by applying for full-fledged Works with SmartThings certification or registering a SmartThings-compatible device to immediately reach a large user base.
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