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Challenged by some exchanges in my own personal emails and over in Brent Robert's "pigee" blog, I've found myself thinking more about what is surely the weakest point in my previous post about effect size: I failed to reach a clear conclusion about how "big" an effect has to be to matter. As others have pointed out, it's not super-coherent to claim, on the one hand, that effect size is important and must always be reported yet to acknowledge, on the other hand, that under at least some circumstances very "small" effects can matter for practical and/or theoretical purposes.
My attempt to restore coherence has two threads, so far. First, to say that small effect sizes are sometimes important does not mean that they always are. It depends. Is .034 (in terms of r) big enough? It is, if we are talking about aspirin's effect on heart attacks, because wide prescription can save thousands of lives a year (notice, though, that you need effect size to do this calculation). Probably not, though, for other purposes.
But honestly, I don't know how small an effect is too small. As I said, it depends. I suspect that if social psychologists, in particular, reported and emphasized their effect sizes more often, over time an experiential base would accrue that would make interpreting them easier. But, in the meantime, maybe there is another way to think about things.
So the second thread of my response is to suggest that perhaps we should focus on the ordinal rather than absolute nature of effect sizes. While we don't often know exactly how big an effect has to be to matter, in an absolute sense, there are many contexts in which we care which of two things matters **more**. Personality psychologists routinely publish long (and to some people, boring) lists of correlates; such lists draw attention to the personality variables that appear to be more and less related to the outcome of interest, even if the exact numerical values aren't necessarily all that informative.
Social psychological theorizing is also often, often, phrased in terms of relative effect size, though the actual numbers aren't always included. The whole point of Ross & Nisbett's classic book "The Person and the Situation" was that the effects of situational variables are larger than the effects of personality variables, and they draw theoretical implications from that comparison that — read almost any social psychology textbook or social psych. section of any intro textbook — goes to the heart of how social psychology is theoretically framed at the most general level. The famous "Fundamental Attribution Error" is explicitly expressed in terms of effect size — situational variables allegedly affect behavior "more" than people think. How do you even talk about that claim without comparing effect sizes? The theme of Susan Fiske's address at the presidential symposium at the 2012 SPSP was that "small" manipulations can have "large" effects; this is also effect size language expressing a theoretical view. Going back further, when attitude change theorists talked about direct and indirect routes to persuasion, this raised a key theoretical question of relative influence of the two effects. More recently, Lee Jussim wrote a whole (and excellent) book about the size of expectancy effects, comparing them to the effects of prior experience, valid information, etc. and building a theoretical model from that comparison.
I could go on, but, in short, the relative size of effects matters in social psychological theorizing whether the effects are computed and reported, or not. When they aren't, of course, the theorizing is proceeding in an empirical vaccum that might not even be noticed – and this happens way too often, including in some of the examples I just listed. My point is that effect size comparisons, usually implicit, are ubiquitous in psychological theorizing so it would probably be better if we remembered to explicitly calculate them, report them, and consider them carefully.

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Trump: The Art of the Insult
Thirty years after he authored The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump used The Art of the Insult to brand political opponents and bash the media all the way to the White House. While critics insisted "The Donald" was merely a chaotic sideshow, Trump was dominating the 24-hour news cycle with a master plan of political incorrectness. In this film, Trump emerges as a marketing genius and performance artist who, despite being a Manhattan billionaire, captured the hearts of middle America. Critics are calling Trump: The Art of the Insult "the most entertaining political documentary ever!"
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Runtime: 95 min
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If you've walked past the entrances to the Samek or the Downtown Gallery during the evening recently, you may have noticed a new video playing. It is artist, photographer, and documentary filmmaker Lynn Estomin's 2014 video work, Fashion to Die For. You can watch the trailer here.
Estomin's video begins with hypnotic footage of industrial factory knitting machines. Bright, monochromatic spools of thread dance across the screen, accompanied by a minimalist score from violinist and composer Ritsu Katsumata. However, this rhythmic, formal, almost abstract composition does not last long. Partway though the brief, five minute video, the images blur and the camera refocuses on a new scene, this time of garment workers–mostly women–in a Bangladeshi factory. The score becomes more dissonant and electronic. It is clear that Estomin has more on her mind than a formal examination of the rhythm and color of a garment factory.
Next, the video cuts to footage from the 2013 factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh where 1,129 workers were killed and 2,515 were injured. This is followed by a clip from artist Yolanda Domínguez's street art response to the collapse, in which fashion bloggers dressed in couture lie covered in rubble on the streets of Madrid in the city's commercial fashion district. The cut serves as a reminder of the culpability of the global fashion economy, which permits the shoddy conditions in these factories in underdeveloped countries. Finally, the video slowly pans on a still image of a hand holding a photograph of a woman, presumably a loved-one lost in the accident. Lists of casualties from other garment factory disasters roll over the still image and the video fades to credits.
Though Madrid and Dhaka may seem to be remote places where events may not have impact on us here in Central Pennsylvania, there is a very real local connection. Estomin is based in Williamsport, PA, teaching photography and digital art at Lycoming College. In a related multimedia project, A Stitch in Time, she chronicles a partial history of garment workers in Pennsylvania during the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on factories in Williamsport including the Stearns Silk Mill and Weldon's Pajamas, which you may know in its current iteration as a local art-space, appropriately called the Pajama Factory. The garment industry has mostly disappeared in Williamsport in the past decade or so, owing to the search for cheaper labor and more lax labor laws. Thus, we might consider Fashion to Die For a follow up to A Stitch in Time, as these industries have found conditions more suitable to exploitation in places like Bangladesh.
We're showing this video now specifically in connection to our current exhibition, Esther Traugot: Arboretum. Though Estomin and Traugot present two very different perspectives on textiles, we ask you to consider how these two distinct works of art are in fact related.


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Known as the doll with "a whole other story", Evangeline Ghastly made her debut in 2006. She is a doll offered over the years in 3 sizes: 17", 17 3/4" and 18" being the resin doll. Their body measurements vary according to their size.
Evangeline Ghastly comes from Ipswich, England with Mortimer, a star-crossed love, but of which work at the mortuary. Cousin Parnilla, Mouette, a pet skunk, Bella the bat, and a mouse 'Crumpet' , and a kitten named Valentine make up the characters in her life.
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Mark Fairnington
The first ever dinosaur park opened in the mid-1850s in Crystal Palace. Fifteen prehistoric reptile figures were installed on three artificial islands, each of which represented a new phase in the creatures' development. The idea of evolution was very much in the air - Darwin was to publish his The Origin of Species a few years later - and natural history was becoming a scientific project rather than a pastime for enlightened hobbyists. Executed by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins in collaboration with the palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen, the Crystal Palace dinosaurs summed up everything that was known at the time about the instinct species. Yet as early as 1859 they would turn out to be inaccurate, less the giants who trampled the earth a few millennia previously than fantastical, fairy tale beasts.
Mark Fairnington's paintings exist at this precise junction between science and fantasy. His drawing Crystal Palace (2009) demonstrates a deep affection for the absurd monsters still reigning over the South London park. Outdated and stagy, they embody a very 19th-century type of enthusiasm for the wonders of the natural world, past and present. Back then, filling the gaps of knowledge with what was tantamount to storytelling was common practice; what was not found had to be invented. So Fairnington's dinosaur island is placed in an invented background, relocated to a world of fancy where the reptiles' imprecision is to be cherished rather than laughed at. As in most of his works, the artist reaffirms in this drawing the place of the marvellous within the controlled processes of scientific investigation.
Again and again Fairnington uses the language of natural history to frame his pictorial fictions. A first collaboration with an entomologist at the Museum of Natural History at Oxford University in 1998 led to numerous paintings of specimens, stuffed birds and pined insects represented in the square space of their display boxes. Anatomically accurate, Fairnington's specimens nonetheless escape their primary purposes of research or display. Idolomantis diabolica (2004) has the threatening air of Shelob, the monstrous spider of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (1954). 'One of the simple things I did', says the artist, 'was to turn the insects around'. When viewed from the front, what had been a lifeless shell becomes an avenging soldier, legs raised, ready to fight. 'They are kind of resurrected and become these half-dead, half-live beings. The anthropomorphic associations that people have with things like that are unleashed more powerfully.
Specimen 12 (Fall) and Specimen 13 (Fall) (both works 2010), shown at Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, take the opposite course to this aggressive display. 'They are very poignant and tragic kind of images', says Fairnington of the two small oil paintings. 'They almost look like humans.' The two insects evoke emaciated figures, wrapped up in oversized green coats. They look endangered and fragile, almost asking for care and protection. The painter isn't afraid of engaging natural history images on an emotional level, one that's often obliterated in academic discourse but very much part of the way scientists engage with their discipline. Fairnington remembers for example how the curator of the taxidermy outstorage depot at London's National History Museum told him fondly about his collection's latest addition: Guy the Gorilla, a notoriously grumpy ex-star of London's Zoo, in life severely handicapped by arthritis and teeth abscesses. For the scientist, specimens are not only samples of the natural world to be scrutinised behind a glass panel or under a microscope, they are also individuals, characters from his daily life.
The Congregation (2008) depicts a cross between a taxidermy storage depot and a Victorian freak show. The animals are stuck on individual stages, hampered by the planks and cloths used to keep the crumbling specimens together. Like crutches and bandages, these implements highlight a sense of pathos: the boar and the bear look trapped and wounded in their wooden frames, the giraffe and the donkey are ridiculed by oversized gowns. The fragmented, surreal space enhances the fictional aspect of one of the most overtly stagey pieces in Fairnington's production; The Congregation blurs the limits between science and spectacle. 'In the 19th Century', explains Fairnington, 'the natural history world and the travelling show world collided. The Elephant Man is a good example of that: he started off in a human freak show and then he got picked up by a scientist who used him in another way.'
Fairnington's latest series of paintings is a major departure from his concern with the cultural history of scientific display. Unlike the insects, the bulls they picture are very much alive; they are selected breeds - Turbo Tommy, Wroxall Tracer - the very best of their kind. The paintings are physical, infused with the presence of an animal described by the painter as 'slightly bigger than the world it's in'. The bulls also present a particularly pictorial problem: the representation of the huge surfaces of the backs and bellies, seemingly uniform yet pulsating with life. As in George Stubbs' The Whistlejacket (1762), the cattle's vivacity negates the neutrality of their white backgrounds. They float in space, shoehorning some of the rawness of their natural environment into the clinical gallery setting. Looking at them, it is difficult to avoid thinking about all the environmental issues surrounding the West's over-consumption of meat, but Fairnington refuses to see his works as political statements. 'If you make an image like this', he says, 'it's inevitable that it's contextualized by how it exists in the world, but I'm more interested in the sense of wonder that originally stimulated people to ever look at things and start painting them, going back to Durer's little clod of earth. I want some of that to be in the work. I don't want it the way it's painted to be encased in a kind of political rhetoric.'
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Making Your Art Work by Ann Gadd
- Category: Art / Motivation
- Publisher: Create Yourself Publications
- Description: Dream of earning a living as an artist? Want your hobby to become financially viable? Long to be your own boss? Want to be inspired, rather than tired? The desire to opt out of mainstream living and pursue your passion is common to most people. Anthony and Ann Gadd have done just that. In a society where art and income don't usually appear in the same sentence, this was a tough challenge, given the responsibilities of a family, school fees, a bond etc. On the road to reaching their dream and becoming successful artists, they have learnt much about the art world; from the practicalities of keeping painting trackers, consigning work and deciding on what to charge to the more psychological aspects of dealing with creative blocks and rejection. The book covers all aspects of making art your business, and delves into an array of art related issues such as: The Internet and how to use it effectively as a promotional and sales tool, Art scams to watch out for, Different types of galleries, Engaging with galleries, Finding a style that works for you, Copyrighting your work, Marketing your work And much more to inspire the reader. The book is written with humorous anecdotes and insights and is the first of its kind to be written by an artist in South Africa. It is targeted at people who want to create a living from their hobby, as well as students wishing to make a career of art.
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Descent into data depth with Fleet Management System by Bachmann
17th May 2018
Fleet Management System (FMS), a new software that increases data resolution in the vertical plane – without great additional expense. Bachmann Electronic's new FMS software takes already available data from the depths of the machine's sensor and actuator systems and refines it into globally usable knowledge. This enables (but is not limited to) condition-based maintenance at global level that transcends plant and owner boundaries.
Bachmann's software comprises five steps with which it is possible to optimise the usage of the vertical information flow:
1st capture data with existing sensors whereby it is only necessary to selectively retrofit a few new measuring points.
2nd consolidate data and gain an overview. The data gathered is aggregated to usable information packages and stored until needed. The user can then use the data with the aid of ready-made function modules.
3rd use data locally. The FMS is connected to the local visualisation or the MES.
4th manage data globally, protect trade secrets. What is new is primarily the distributed data management of the software. This is made possible by the new principle of the private cloud based on atvise technology, which combines the advantages of the globally available cloud for data storage and data exchange with the possibility of assigning usage rights to specific target groups through a web portal.
5th evaluate data, generate added value. With the help of flexible, scalable user interfaces the results of a data evaluation are transferable. In other words, they can be easily exported and distributed.
"Our future-oriented software is being used in the first projects that we present at EuroBLECH. On the basis of existing standards, mechanical engineering is moving in the direction of digital transition with full force", says Marc Frochte, key account manager at Bachmann.
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Valdo O. Williams (March 30, 1928 – July 8, 2010). Played with Charlie Parker in the 50s (Uptown CD) and with Hal Singer in the 60s.
Was a member of David Avram's trio with Denis Charles which was augmented from time to time with John Ore or Ahmed Abdul-Malik.
In 1964 his trio played with Bill Dixon at the Cellar Coffee. At another occaison Aylbert Ayler joined a trio with Alan Silva, the drummer Gerald Splivvy McKeever and Williams.
Barry Altschul's first gigs were with his group.
"Writers and musicians sometimes talk as if only major players leave the big footprints. But minor players can be key influences, too. Jackie mentions two he knew from his old Harlem neighborhood. By example Ernie Henry (...) Less known was Valdo Williams. In the late '40's, says Jackie, "He was the first guy playing kind of free concept rather than Thelonious, who I thought was always freer then everybody else, even back then. Valdo's solos were very close to what you hear Cecil Taylor playing. When he played a song like 'All The Things You Are,' a blues, or whatever, he would play the correct chords, and accompany all the soloists in the traditional way. But when his solo came, he would stretch out and play against the form. If it was a 36-bar form, he would fill up 36 bars with his chorus, but it wouldn't be based directly on the chords. He would be playing much freer, freer than anybody I'd heard at the time." Williams left New York for Montreal in the early 50's." (Down Beat, October 90, p. 22)
In an interview with Ben Sidran, McLean says that Sonny Rollins used to know Valdo Williams too.
At least one more LP was recorded by Discovery but it never surfaced.
In February 1967 the Down Beat magazine (Volume 34, 1967, S. 12) announced a concert of the "New Advanced Jazz Trio".
Since then his whereabouts are unknown.
Valdo Williams, piano
Reggie Johnson, bass
Stu Martin, drums
1. Desert Fox 09:50
2. Bad Manners 11:40
3. Move Faster 05:52
4. The Conqueror 16:40
All tunes by Valdo Williams.
Recorded in NYC, December 20, 1966.
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(produced by Bill Dixon?)
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Boiled Sports has learned that the following note was sent to John Purdue Club members approximately a half hour ago:
Dear John Purdue Club Members:
Thanks for the outpouring of support for Matt Painter and for your concern for our Purdue men's basketball program.
In an effort to allay many of your concerns and dispel much of the misinformation by "unnamed sources", Athletics Director Morgan Burke has asked me to share with each of you that he is working diligently with President France Córdova and our Board of Trustees to ensure that Matt remains our head coach for many years to come.
Proactively they have made an investment in Matt that was communicated last evening, clearly reinforcing their continued commitment to him and to our championship program. They did not wait to counter anyone else's offer. It is my hope that the words and actions of our President, our Board and Morgan will encourage Matt, Jerri and their family to remain with Purdue.
Personally, I have been overwhelmed with the number of e-mails pledging to join the John Purdue Club or increase support. Ironically, I believe we would not be in this situation had more than 11% of our current membership participated in the Mackey Challenge and more than 150 of our nearly 9,000 members recruited at least one new member. More of the Big Ten television revenues could have been allocated for compensation for the basketball coaching staff members and less toward the critical path of updating Mackey Arena.
As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone's participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.
Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned!
BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!
I'll be sure to check in with Dick Weiss of the NY Daily News for his take on this, but before I do that, let's just think about a few things.
For one, if Burke is indeed making this sort of an effort and attempting to let Matty know how much he means to all of us, then that's good and I am happy Burke is doing so. Should it have gotten this far? Probably not. But all any of us can do is look forward and do what we can from this point onward. If this is accurate, that's what Cordova and Burke are doing.
If I sound a bit skeptical, it's because I am. There's also the possibility that this is smoke being put out by Purdue to soften the blow they will surely receive from irritated Purdue fans and JPC members with deeper pockets than the wealthy and handsome Boilerdowd. Yes, it could be propaganda.
For now, I'm going to give this some measure of credence, since nobody else out there has been able to confirm anything other than that Mizzou really loves our Matty. This content actually comes from a source that could/should know something -- the University. (Well, technically, it comes from the JPC but there's no way they would release something like this without Purdue's consent.)
Also, let's not overlook the fact that if more of you cheap a-holes had joined the JPC, we might not even be in this position. So yeah, it's kind of your fault, fans. Well said, JPC and Purdue. You do your best collectively to make us all dislike you, don't you?
Also, let's not overlook the fact that if more of you cheap a-holes had joined the JPC, we might not even be in this position. So yeah, it's kind of your fault, fans. Well said, JPC and Purdue. You do your best collectively to make us all dislike you, don't you?
Let's hope this is the potential good news it could be and that the Painter-Burke relationship isn't so far gone it cannot be salvaged.
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This dress is by far my favorite maxi, the fit is perfect & the fabric is beautiful. The colors in this print are so fun, definitely the best Lilly print of the Summer.
PS did you see the Skipper Popover comes in this print?! (& the price of Popovers just went down!)
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I'm sorry I haven't given you another update sooner, I've been waiting to hear more news, and well, we have some good news and some bad news. Despite repeated requests, Blogger will not give me a reason for deleting Wang Kai International (as in they just don't seem willing to reply at all), and it appears they will not be granting an appeal to restore the website where it was hosted on Blogger. It is sad that we suffered a wrongful termination on Blogger's hosting, but don't worry, we aren't gone.
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Well, I decided that even though it was too expensive to use real Spanish cedar for a test project, that I should go ahead and make a liner anyway like I would do if this was going to be a real humidor.
I found a really cool solution for parting the lid from the box. I was not to happy with all the techniques I'd seen using a table saw, because I knew I would lose 1/8" to the saw kerf. Instead, I bought this nifty little 6 Piece Rotary Saw Blade Kit at Harbor Freight:
Then I mounted the biggest blade on my drill press, set the height for the part line, and set the fence to a distance that would part the lid to within 1/32" but not cut all the way through.
I then wrapped the box with masking tape at the cut line to prevent tear out.
After the lid was cut all the way around, I finished parting it with a Dozuki and planed the remaining ridge with a block plane.
To make the liner, I split some 1/2" hemlock, same wood as the box on the table saw, then planed it down with my Stanley No. 8 jointer plane to 3/16"
To do the miter joints for the liner, I made a Japanese joinery style jig from a Douglas Fir 2×4, being extremely careful to make it accurate.
I then tested the jig. These are my very first hand cut miter joints, and I'm pretty happy with them, although there is always room for improvement.
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and here is the final result on the liner. This is not currently glued up, it's just placed in there.
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Before you begin your search for an apartment, you need to make a flat renting checklist. This particular list will be your help guide to inspecting the office space, finding out your responsibilities and will help you decide if the actual apartment is right for you. Your checklist should include, philosophy condition, yard utilization, parking information as well as utility costs. For the time to follow this particular apartment renting listing you will have a better idea about whether the apartment is right for you or not.
The very first section on your checklist should be the premise condition. This will include, wall structure conditions, bathroom problems, kitchen conditions and also appliance conditions if they are included. Take a good look on the flooring, carpets should be clean, wood floors should be free of deep scrapes, or this should be observed on a lease statement. Check the windows, to make certain they are sealed effectively and are the modern or older windows. Older windows appear to be a little less energy efficient.
Should you come across windows that are in need of repair because of drafts or deterioration, you should comment on this the property proprietor. In some cases, he or she should replace the windows, but more so, they'll probably have someone come in and fix the existing house windows. If the glass is cracked, you will want this kind of to be fixed also. Note if there any storm home windows as well what there condition is just before finishing with the windows.
The subsequent part of your apartment renting checklist ought to be the parking and lawn conditions. You need to find out if you are entitled to any parking spot, have been it is as well as just what, if any, are your responsibilities for lawn work and can you employ the yard to entertain if you want. Sometimes higher flats do not have backyard privileges unless specified by the lease agreement. This is always important to learn before signing any hire.
If you are renting a condo with pets, you will be responsible to clean up after your pet. If the other apartment features a dog, you need to know what are the expectations are with regard to both of you as tenants. You will also need to know regarding garbage collection in addition to who is responsible for taking the garbage to the control or do the two of you do your own.
If you choose to rent the condominium, you will want to take photos or a video with the entire apartment as well as mail it in order to yourself and keep that sealed until you transfer. This protects you and the property manager too from any questions about the healthiness of the apartment and also anything that is included with the apartment.
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HO-8 or DP1, the basic form, policies are by definition the most basic type of Florida mobile home insurance available. Basic form policies protect against specific perils only such as fire or lightning, wind or hail, smoke, explosion, riot and civil unrest, vandalism or malicious mischief. Things like theft and water damage may not be covered. Protection is only for the things specifically listed in the policy, so you may not be covered as well as you would like. This product carries with it a list of excluded coverages and limitations.
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HO-3, or special form, policies are the most common type of Florida mobile home insurance available. Unlike the basic form, special form covers all causes of loss except those which specifically are excluded by the policy. Special form also includes loss of use coverage, which pays for the living expenses you incur if your home is unlivable during repairs after a covered loss. There is also typically a no-fault medical coverage for minor injuries to guests at your home.
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Florida mobile home insurance property claims are settled in two ways: replacement cost (RC) and actual cash value (ACV). A replacement cost settlement will pay up to the replacement value cost of the home, but an ACV settlement will depreciate the value of the home based on age and condition at the time of loss. Special form policies are generally written as replacement cost but basic form policies are generally written as actual cash value. Your contents inside the home are also settled under replacement cost or actual cash values. Make sure you have replacement cost coverage if you would like to replace the items in your home with new items instead of used.
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- Valuables. If you have jewelry, furs, collectibles, antiques, electronics, or other valuable items, your homeowners policy may not give you the protection you need. Most policies limit the amount of coverage on these items to $1,000 – $2,500. You may want to consider a personal articles floater to insure the items for full value.
- Sinkhole coverage. Sinkhole coverage can be added to your policy for an additional premium. Some carriers require that you pay for an inspection before they will add this coverage to your policy. If you do not carry sinkhole coverage, your policy will only cover catastrophic ground collapse, which means your home must be condemned in order to trigger coverage.
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- Trampolines, skateboard ramps, diving boards, slides, ungated and unscreened pools, or other unusual or dangerous conditions may be uninsurable or excluded from coverage.
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- Deductible. You may increase your deductible in order to reduce your premium, but you should carefully consider such factors as how much of a discount you will receive for a given deductible, and how much you can afford to pay for each claim.
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- Gated, guarded, or single entry communities. Communities that are gated, have a security guard, or have a single entry into the community are eligible for discounts with most insurance companies.
- Age of home discount or surcharge. Most companies offer discounts based on the age of the home. Newer homes receive discounts due to more stringent building codes that have been applied in recent years. Older homes typically receive surcharges based on age. This is due in part to less stringent building codes used in years past.
- Protection class rating. Mobile homes that are located within 5 miles of the fire department and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant are less expensive to insure than mobile homes that are not. These homes obviously have a faster fire department response time.
- Territory. Where your mobile home is located in the state can significantly impact your insurance premiums. Areas that suffer more losses (windstorm, sinkhole, etc.) have higher rates than areas that do not.
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3 – The 2013 Chicago Hunter Derby presented by Chicago Equestrian's for a Cause will be featured in several TV segments this next week to increase exposure for the event to be held on September 7
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Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy, winners of last year's USHJA International Hunter Derby.
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, Vince Gerasole of CBS Chicago will be at the event location, Annali Farm, to shoot four segments for the early morning news between 5:00 am and 7:00 am. Segments will include interviews with derby riders for their perspective on the event, and course designer Bobby Murphy of Lexington, KY, will reveal some of his master course design and special jumps that he builds for this event.
One of the special jumps built for the event last year.
Tune in to see additional segments, which may include an interview with the legendary George H. Morris, former Chef d'equipe of the United States Equestrian Team, talking about judging the event. Chicago Equestrians for a Cause members may also give a sneak peak of the weekend events, the charities involved and more.
Both TV segments will be developed and produced by Michelle Durpetti Events and Molise PR.
The Chicago Hunter Derby is celebrating its fifth anniversary and features the $50,000 International Hunter Derby, generously sponsored by Canadian Pacific (CP).
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Jonathan and Jeanne Saul welcome you to this site. Our passion is to see others grow in a deep intimate relationship first with the Lord Jesus Christ and secondly in our relations to those with whom He has connected us to as a body of believers on a local and global basis. All fruitfulness flows from intimacy with Him.
Jonathan: My wife and I wife began a house church with two other brothers and their wives when I was only 21 years old of age at the time. My heart was ablaze with love for Jesus and I had a passion to live and share that love with others in a community setting.
In the first 25 years the movement had it's ups and downs, blessings and stumbling s as the small fledgling house church movement began to spread it's wings and learn to fly. In the last 10 years the movement still has had it's share of struggles but steady growth and maturity has began to come to the forefront for those who live to love and give freely.
Today we are seeing the Holy Spirit create a raving desire for the love of God to be shed abroad in the hearts of those He is drawing to Himself. The Good News of the Kingdom through the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior is being proclaimed in the power of the Holy Spirit on a global scale. OH YES! We encourage you to open your hears wide to the Holy Spirit and see where His love will lead you in this great adventure ahead with Him. Prayerfully consider letting the Holy Spirit make Himself fully at home in your life.
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I have come to realize the truth and foundation of James 4:14,15, "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall live, and do this, or that."
We truly do not know what tomorrow holds. We are learning now more than ever to hear the Lord and obey His command to go here or there. Is it to another home? Is it to a congregation? Is it to a homeless person sitting on the bench at the train station? Where is that one that you would have us minister to? Sometimes that one is closer than where we are looking. What needs are crying out to be met? Are they physical or spiritual or both. Usually the physical that we attend to like building fences or cleaning windows has a correlation to the spiritual need. It is exciting to see the Lord work in us and in others as we respond to Him in obedience and to one another in love. I know that the Lord is at work in us to make us His bride, His church. He is removing the wrinkles and spots from our gown and making us ready for His fullness. It is not so important where our physical bodies are as it is where our hearts are. The one will reflect the other. So whether we meet in a large setting or a small setting, one on one or many if our hearts have been with the King and in His presence so will He be in our gatherings.
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Sam Houston State University's new Center of Excellence in
Digital Forensics, which will train students and law enforcement
personnel in the latest technology for preventing cyber crime,
will be ready this fall.
Combined with new degrees being offered in forensics, the
facility will provide real-life training for working with
"cell phones, disks, and hard drives," said David
Burris, a professor of computer science.
Burris, has close ties to InfraGard, a program created by
the FBI to link together businesses, schools, and law enforcement
agencies to prevent criminal acts against the U.S. He recently
gave a presentation to FBI officials, who need help from higher
"Right now, the shortage is so great, they don't know
how to cope," said Burris. "That's why the FBI formed
InfraGard, to encourage agencies to train people."
Burris said the average company was broken into three times
last year. With the break-ins typically costing $45 million
and the average electronic theft bringing in $20 million,
companies are willing to pay good salaries to prevent the
crimes. In this field, people just starting out can earn around
$50-60,000 a year, Burris said, with increases to about $150,000
in just three or four years.
Burris mentioned some recent criminal cases involving digital
U.S. House of Representatives' and Senators' banking account
information was hacked, an AOL employee sold account information,
and some commercial flight reservations in major airline carriers'
computers were interfered with.
Burris pointed out that terrorists could even meddle with
air traffic control. Cnet.com, among other sites, theorized
that medical prescriptions and gas lines could be potential
In educating students about digital forensics, there are several
subjects that will be included in SHSU's new program: prevention,
capture, and prosecution. Each technician will need to know
how to get evidence, preserve it, and use it in court.
"This goes way beyond the stuff you see on CSI,"
said Burris.
He would like to see students interested in forensics also
take classes in chemistry, biology, geology, geography, even
entymology, and law, because in forensics, it is all related.
Computer crime is so new and growing so quickly, law enforcement
can't keep up with the new technology. Burris said more than
100 new viruses are written every day. Even home computers
are attacked repeatedly each day. It can take months for companies
or individuals to realize an attack has occurred, and once
people are aware, it takes even longer for virus updates to
be posted online.
Once an attack is detected, even the legal system is outmoded
in its ability to deal with the offenders. The new hacker
is not the stereotypical "genius teenager," but
a professional defrauder or even terrorist.
Because the demand is so great, "it's a tremendous job
market," said Burris. The undergraduate degree in digital
forensics will be available for the upcoming fall semester,
with a graduate degree available in spring 2006.
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It's sometimes forgotten that Ontario has four school systems, English Public, English Catholic, French Public and French Catholic. Now, the issue of whether or not that's an efficient system aside, they each contain students that deserve our very best and we're all in this together.
Starting with ECOO's Bring IT Together conference this year, I've noticed more of a welcoming attitude to the small French boards in Ontario. This year's On the Rise K-12 conference, which I have a role in planning, will be the same. As someone who works in one of Ontario's few remaining school authorities, I can resonate with both a feeling of being left out, and a warm feeling of acceptance when our tiny group is welcomed. The thing is though, the French school system in Ontario isn't even tiny. It represents over 100 000 students.
It's my second year of running CourseHelp.ca now and I'm happy about how the popularity has spread and how it's become a recognisable name in eLearning in Ontario. I've been contacted by a few people who asked about the possibility of French resources on the site. Shamefully, it was something that I had never even considered, but I certainly thought it was a great idea when it was suggested. Since I don't speak French myself (something I'd like remedy), it's not something I could do alone. Fortunately, I was able to connect with Johanne Ste-Croix (@JohanneSteCroix) through my Twitter network. She's an educational technology consultant with a French board, and she volunteered to translate materials on CourseHelp.ca as this was something her board was looking for.
So we're on our way. Our French verssion, À la rescousse! is now live on CourseHelp. We just have a few translations up there now, but Johanne plans to continue translating the written resources on the site.
I use Google Sites for Coursehelp since it's incredibly easy for linking to Google docs, and embedding videos and slideshows, but, I'm unable to remove the english CourseHelp title from the French page. So, unfortunately, the French title appears underneath the English one. Perhaps not the best political statement there, but it will have to do for now. Later, as the French resources increase, I can make the French version a sort of sister site with its own header and French domain.
If anyone out there wants to be involved in the translating project, send me a message through the Contact Me page on this site and I'll get you in touch with Johanne. It would be especially nice if there was someone interested in recreating the screencast videos as well.


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British soul diva, Alice Russell, has always pushed the art of soul singing into the future.
Since her 2005 debut, My Favourite Letters, she has eschewed the obvious retro stylings of fellow UK soulstresses such as Amy Winehouse (RIP) and Adele in favour of a more taut and synthetic hip-hop groove. This has led to collaborations with Mr Scruff, Quantic, DJ Yoda, Nostalgia 77 as well as David Byrne and NZ funksters Fat Freddy's Drop.
Under the production eye of her guitarist, producer and Soul mate TM Juke (known to his mother as Alex Cowan) Russell's four studio albums have put her in a special place artistically – a place where there is nowhere to hide if you don't have Soul.
Just as Damon Albarn's up-to-the-minute production hints, tips 'n tricks brought out the beauty and heart of Bobby Womack's voice on 2012's The Bravest Man In The Universe, Cowan's sleek and hard-edged production makes Russell's newie, To Dust, a stand-out affair.
Her first solo album since 2008's Pot Of Gold, To Dust seems to have perfected the soul vs production balance – gone are the songs that leaned too far into the beatz or, conversely, too far into over-egged Aretha-worship that irritated on previous releases.
First single 'Heartbreaker', is a perfect example. Cowan and Russell mix up elements of soul, pop and hip-hop into a smoothly groovy gumbo – the track's trés-2013 production (nice panned drum figure throughout) never letting it sink into retro pastiche while the cap-G Gospel vocals keep it cap-R Real. A little later on the album there is a gorgeous 'Heartbreaker Interlude' – one minute or so of Russell and her backing singers riffing the 'Heartbreaker' hook-chorus over boxy beatzs – tasty.
(Check the video for the single on YOUtube. It stars long-time Russell fan Harry Shearer from The Simpsons and Spinal Tap, and is a beautifully touching little vignette/short story. Worth a watch all the way through, you ADHD kidz).
The Gospel of 'Heartbreaker' is just one feel among many though and To Dust has a nice sense of exploration about it. The pugnacious 'Hard And Strong' – one of the few modern soul songs to name check British Isles warrior-queen Boadicea – has a Prince-ish kick. The title track 'To Dust' brings back the Gospel shouts but now over a driving rock beat.
Torchy groove-ballad 'I Loved You' shows how damn good Alice Russell really is – a total command of her voice and all its shadows and light, a complete understanding of the history of her chosen genre and a straight-arrow conception of her style. And in this music, as in everyday life, style (yes, cap-S Style) counts for a lot.
Speaking of working with her musicians, producers and collaborators ('the boys') Russell says: "At times I think you feel a lot more vulnerable than the band. Generally you have an instrument that you're translating your emotions through, whereas with the singer, it's inside of you. There's nothing to hide behind… Also sometimes when the boys are jamming, there is something about just instrumental jamming. It's very tight. When you add a voice it changes it into something completely different, going scatting or something in that jazzy root. Sometimes you feel like you're out of it. Very much with the boys I work with, I'm in it though."
And on To Dust, Alice Russell is very very 'in it'.
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During an intervention, family and friends confront the individual struggling with addiction. The family intervention specialist plans and moderates the discussion. Each person takes turns expressing their concern and frustration, while also demonstrating their full support and hope that the individual is willing to seek professional treatment. If all goes as planned, your loved one will agree to enter treatment immediately.
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Repost: Tentative Agreement Reached with OPSEU Correctional Bargaining Unit
Ontario has reached a tentative three-year collective agreement with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), with respect to the Correctional Bargaining Unit.
The outcome is net-zero and remains consistent with the fiscal plan as outlined in the 2015 Budget. This agreement, if ratified, will support the government's ongoing efforts to eliminate the deficit while protecting the valued public services Ontario families rely on.
The Ontario government and OPSEU must ratify the tentative agreement before details can be released. The Central Collective Agreement and the Unified Bargaining Unit Collective Agreement were ratified on October 30, 2015.
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- The Correctional Bargaining Unit Collective Agreement covers approximately 5,500 employees, employed in provincial jails, correctional facilities, youth centres and probation and parole offices, who work in a wide variety of positions in the OPS including correctional officers, youth services officers and probation and parole officers.
- OPSEU represents about 35,500 Ontario Public Service employees in a broad range of positions which include administrative support, enforcement officers, social workers and IT systems officers.
- The previous collective agreement with OPSEU expired on December 31, 2014.
- The Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act (CECBA) specifies that one collective agreement must be negotiated to cover all OPSEU bargaining units in the Ontario Public Service as well as separate agreements for the Unified and Correctional bargaining units.
"This tentative agreement is the result of much hard work by both sides at the bargaining table. I'd like to thank OPSEU for working with us throughout the negotiation process. Our government respects and values the hard work of our Corrections Services employees and I'm pleased to say that this agreement is fair and reasonable to them and consistent with our fiscal plan."
Deb Matthews
"We are pleased that a tentative agreement has been reached. I want to thank those involved in the bargaining process for their hard work. We value the important role our Correctional Services staff play in keeping our province safe. They are a vital part of the work that is underway to transform our correctional system, and we look forward to moving ahead on that transformation together."
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Family, friends and co-workers of someone experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault can be a critical link to a victim getting the services that will make the difference in their being safe, healthy and successful.
How you can help:
- Listen – sometimes a victim just needs someone to hear them.
- Don't judge – they are being judged all the time. They don't need to hear, 'if it was me, I wouldn't put up with that' or 'I would leave.' It may be a lot more complicated than you realize and they may be in real fear of the consequences of their actions.
- Be supportive – let them know that they are not alone and there are services to help them. Offer to sit with them while they call our hotline or offer to bring them to Safe Futures for a counseling appointment. Your support may make the difference in whether or not they seek help.
- Get answers – as a caring family member, friend or colleague you can contact Safe Futures and speak with a counselor on how you can help the person you are concerned about. We're here to help.