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Jewely for my friends Moms!/
Hey, my Mom just made friends with a really neat lady named Lisa Greene. She's this great artist. Wanna know what she does? She makes this really great jewelry with all kinds of DOG earrings, rings, lockets, necklaces and so many other things. I told my Mom (you know I always have to give her advice when it comes to stuff about dogs) to get some of this jewelry so my friends can show their Moms too! Isn't that a great idea? Hey everyone, why don't you look at Lisa's Facebook Page. It's got a really cute name too. It's called Fine ARF Collection. Let me know what you like so I can get my Mom to order it. OK? Thanks, I'll be waiting.


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Bewildering Stories welcomes...
Duane Locke
Professor Locke's bio sketch might have been published in the fiction section of one of our issues, but readers might object that it requires too much suspension of disbelief. As one of our unofficial mottoes says, "There is no story so truly Bewildering as reality."
Dr. Locke's career as a professor of English Renaissance literature and Poet in Residence at the University of Tampa is overshadowed only by his literary achievements. The volume alone almost requires scientific notation. As of last year, the number of his published poems was approaching 6 x 103 (six thousand). In 2004, a magazine published a 92-page interview, including 60 poems.
A Google search of Professor Locke's name will return on the order of 5 x 105 hits, but a MSN search is more disappointing: only about 6 x 104 hits. A side note: that illustrates why I don't use hit counters on my own works: what numbers would be big enough? I just assume everyone reads every word I write, and I let it go at that.
Readers will also find especially interesting Dr. Locke's career as a painter and photographer. His choice of subjects seems to run in part toward what one might call urban naturalism.
The story of Professor Locke's personal library reminds me of that of the Great Library of Alexandria. However, I don't recall that the city of Alexandria had to be evacuated at the time...
In this issue, the poem "The Rigged Jury" may allude to events reaching far back into world history. On the other hand, it can also be read as political satire of relations between the administrative and legislative branches of the U.S. government between the years 2001 and 2006. It's the readers' call.
Duane Locke's bio sketch can be found here.
Welcome to Bewildering Stories, Duane. We hope to hear from you again soon and often!
Copyright © 2007 by Bewildering Stories

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by Donny Bruce
(Gunter, TX, USA)
2006 Southern Yankee BBQ Trailer
3/30/2015 Dallas, Texas - Southern Yankee BBQ has Cooking on a Southern Yankee BBQ smoker keeps the meat extra tasty and juicy because the juices from the meat on upper shelves drip onto meat on the lower trays as the shelves rotate. Smoker holds 450 Lbs. and is 6 foot trailer is 24 foot with log cabin.
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Chick-Fil-A Next Door Has Residents Concerned/
By Danny Schrafel
Why couldn't the chicken cross the road? Because of the traffic from Chick-Fil-A.
That's the fear of some Dix Hills residents who say the proposal to build a fast-food restaurant and a new strip center across the street from their residential neighborhood will give Smithtown all the tax revenue – and Huntington residents all of the headaches.
In addition to the standalone Chick-Fil-A, a new Mexican restaurant, pizzeria and Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins are proposed to built on property at the intersection of Commack Road and Henry Street.
The Chick-Fil-A would be built on the northern, wooded portion of the property, Flynn said. On the southern part of the land, an existing strip mall would be torn down and be rebuilt.
A public hearing held June 9 has been adjourned until July 14, David Flynn, of the Smithtown Planning Department, said. During that time, residents and the applicant, Cosentino Realty, can continue to weigh in on the proposal.
Neighbors across the town line are alarmed by the proposal, Dix Hills resident Thomas Sondi said.
Sondi said in an interview Friday that, already, traffic during rush hours moves at a snail's pace. Neighbors are "up in arms" over the plans for a road already dotted with big-box stores and shopping centers.
"Have you ever tried to enter or exit the New Imperial Gardens development during the morning, afternoon and evening rush hours? It's at times almost impossible to get in and out of the development safely, and this is before the proposed additional expansion in the area," Sondi wrote in a June 9 letter to Huntington Town Hall.
And since it would be one of Chick Fil-A's first restaurants on Long Island, Sondi also expected the initial impact to be intensified.
"It's going to be like an amusement park, an attraction – at least for the first couple of months," Sondi said.
Huntington town officials echoed his and other neighbors' concerns in a June 8 letter to Adrienne Giannadeo, chair of the Smithtown Board of Zoning Appeals.
"Due to high levels of traffic on Commack Road, this signalized intersection is the only safe route of travel for exiting northbound residents during peak travel hours," Craig Turner, writing on behalf of Huntington's Deputy Director of Planning and Environment Robert Riekert, said. "The numerous food uses within the proposed development will generate their highest levels of traffic during the peak hours on Commack Road, increasing use of the signalized intersection and exacerbating existing traffic conditions."
In that letter, Huntington planning officials highlighted "serious concerns" with the proposal, and urged Smithtown officials to order a traffic study to analyze the project's impacts. However, Flynn said that, based on correspondence with Suffolk County, "no traffic study would be required."
Huntington officials also specifically objected to the location of the Chick-Fil-A's menu boards and outdoor dining, which they argued would impact Huntington residents with noise and light pollution across Commack Road.
"There are no residential neighbors to the north, east or south, and there are significant buffers that will remain in place to the north and east," Turner wrote. "We ask that any site plans on this property be designed to minimize impacts on the residents to the west."
Representatives of Cosentino Realty and Chick-Fil-A did not return requests for comment by press time Monday.
Flynn said the hearing will be reopened during the July 14 meeting and likely closed that day. Thereafter, the BZA has 62 days to render a decision.


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New Gadget Alert! Wacom Intuos Art
Last week, I picked up a tool that I hope will become a key part of my workflow. The latest Wacom Inutos models are not only sleek and ultra portable, but also a great way for me to take my design and artwork to a new level!
Can't wait to start mastering this bad boy!
I spent the afternoon digging deep into tablet tutorials while devouring a yummy brie sandwich at Manhattanville Coffee in Harlem.


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Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.
When I consider the great turning of the wheel of the year at the truly ecstatic pivot from Winter into Spring in this most extraordinary year of 2013, I am instantly struck with the clarion call of one word: regeneration. Let's dive into the energetic signature of this magical vibrational spell (i.e. word) and look at its etymology:
c.1300, from Late Latin regenerationem (nominative regeneratio) "a being born again," noun of action from pp. stem of Latin regenerare "make over, generate again," from re- "again" (see re-) + generare "to produce" (see generation). Specifically of animal tissue, 1540s; of forests, 1888.
It is no mystery to me that this empowering incantation of transformation would come to me as the immediate frequency identity of Spring in 2013 because we as a species are undergoing a tremendous collective regeneration. It has been a trying last 100 years or so and we've actually tickled the prospect of world and species destruction a number of times, which has happily inspired the best of us to come forth, take account for the direness of our situation and surge forward with ever-positive solutions. The 21st century has offered its own gauntlet of dizzying initiations: conflicts the world over, the fragility of economic systems and the ever-present spectre of environmental catastrophe (highlighted by the Fukushima incident which occurred some two Springs ago and is perhaps one of the most devastating environmental wounds we have ever administered to the planet and ourselves).
In response, there has been a continual rousing of human spirit. There is the Occupy movement and uprisings for democracy in the Arab world that both still persevere, though in new evolutions. There's a growing resistance to GMO foods and innovations in new energy ideas. And on the sheerest grassroots levels, there's a rising in community activities, ecstatic dance parties, creative healing endeavouring and an all-round more pervasive expression of warmth, love and empathy. Perhaps the Mayan calendar was correct and we have stepped into a new world, though, as one of my masterful teacher's told me, it's so subtle that we don't apprehend it yet on the material plane, but on the more ethereal planes of thought and feeling it's all too obvious. When one considers the tantamount explorations, discoveries, pioneering and the like that are occurring globally in human knowledge and wisdom, one engages a tsunami of explosive consciousness, teeming with activation and increasingly fervent activity that actually affirms my teacher's sentiment. It's so massive in fact that it requires a politics of ecstasy to engage, which is being served in the uprisings of free movement, shamanic practices and sacralising musical offerings that are welcoming the bombast of spiritual dimensions to find integration in the wasting lives of our former materialist culture. We are being born again, just as Stanley Kubrick prophesized in his final poignant image of 2001: A Space Odyssey with the fetal Starchild, returning to Earth to signal rebirth into some kind of cosmic consciousness.
Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
Sitting Bull
One of the most profound things about regeneration is it's a fundamental rhythm of nature. In the realm of natural healing, we witness this illustrated lucidly: when in a state of disease, the pathway of healing is to return the body to its natural state where it ceaselessly restores and regenerates itself. The challenge is that many of us do not allow the body proper rest and self-care to enter into restoration cycles. We live in a culture of over-stimulation to the point that even our sleep doesn't boot our parasympathetic nervous system enough to repair us fully. The ancient Chinese and their primordial medicines were keen to this aeons ago and symbolized the great power of regeneration in the yin-yang symbol called the Taiji or Supreme Ultimate. This symbol depicts the essential energetic state of nature when it rests in itself. The Taoists central tenet of living skillfully is the concept of wu-wei or not-doing—when we allow nature to be, beautiful and powerful integration happens. We are drawn to unified state. We are brought to wholeness, that being that state that nature essentially occupies. Harmony appears to be a universal habit.
When we create times in our lives to simply be, whether in conscious rest, meditation or practices of living mindfully in presence, we entrain to this natural force of unification, blending all schism within, holding to the 'chaotic unity' that relentlessly whirls in our central energetic core (the sushumna channel according to the Indian yogis or the chong mai for the Chinese, of which the spinal column is the grossest fruition of and works as material conductor for this 'whirling abyss'). For regeneration to take place as a perpetual and significant ally in our lives, we need to honour and revere the inherent power of nature to restore us. This is why there is also great hope in the rising of the Idle No More movement as it signals a call to reconnect with indigenous identity, of which all cultures are sourced. Indigenous culture is fundamentally Earth-based and deeply reverent and understanding of nature. In our age of hyper-stimulation, alienating intellectualism and all-around scattering of being, grounding practices that connect us to the Earth are life-saving.
You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.
Pablo Neruda
Regeneration is not the endgame. There is no end, in fact. What regeneration represents is an integral step of maturation on the evolutionary path because when we have respect the power of nature and harmonize our relationship with nature within and outside of ourselves, we begin to consolidate ourselves into wholeness rather than vitiating in fragmentary selfhood. Instead of constantly depleting ourselves with over-stimulation and excessive yang of fire energy, we strike a balance by honouring the long-forgotten and trampled yin/water/feminine energy, realizing in the highest that the masculine and feminine can never truly come to healing unless supported by one another. This is such a beautiful remedy for it is through communing with one another that we provide the deepest medicine to ourselves and each other. It's no trifle of paradox that our hyper-individualistic culture has brought us to a new harmonic realization that we also need radical new community spheres.
Once we are conserving more energy than we are using (a truly empowering paradigm that we can see have cross-over potential in so many realms, such as economics), we begin to take on new levels of inner-power that may not have even been able to be imagined previous. Literally, humanity has perhaps never experienced this potential as it was long the path only of ascetic mystics who realized the inherent power of holding to nature's flow. As more power is stored and integrated into our being, regeneration paves way for transformation on the great continuum of conscious evolution. Here, the yogis tell us that the newly taken on energy potential of the body begins to activate long-latent channels and energy centres in the body that can only be roused when the energy within reaches a certain strength. As these centres and channels are powered up (i.e. the chakra system), humanity begins to be born again into a whole new potential that is as yet undefined. It's an adventure for us all to take and one compelling and unparalleled in its joy. It's still challenging to describe this to people because our cultures have been so attached to conditioning us into personas of deeply wounded self-worth. And yet, when I discuss the idea of regenerating; of rebirthing our lives from stagnation into new empowering potentials, there's perpetually a recognition deep in our being that this is exactly what is possible because our nature is just that incredible.
This Spring, whatever our endeavours may be to connect to and express the ecstatic growth of this season, I invite you to hold it all in the context of regeneration, like a mantra performed daily to keep pointing and aiming toward a magnificent possibility that with some commitment will indeed start to take hold in reality. We owe it to ourselves and to all life on this planet to take advantage of these incredible times and the profound privileges afforded to us here in the West. We have so many potentials to activate in the wealth of knowledge converging and the freedom to explore consciousness like never before.
Ultimately, when we regenerate ourselves, we become greater forces of creativity, powerful love and inspiration in the world; we begin to regenerate the world around us; raise and rouse it into new expansive and vivacious vibration. There is nothing more magnificent than to be so aimed in life—to serve the evolution of consciousness and the upliftment of self and world. By doing so, we set foot on a path of true power and wonder, and begin to realize what a marvel it is to be human; to be life; relentlessly so…
"You came into this world as a radiant bundle of exuberant riddles. You slipped into this dimension as a shimmering burst of spiral hallelujahs. You blasted into this realm as a lush explosion of ecstatic gratitude. And it is our birthright to fulfill those promises." Rob Brezny


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For some people, it is definitely not enough that blackjack offers the best odds for the players. It is so scarce really that they lead the players to find new and effective strategies to help them win the game. And one of those strategies is account card.
If you want to learn how to use the card that counts as a strategy when playing blackjack, we want you to understand that learning card that counts take time. We are not discouraging you from learning that we are just making sure that you know what you are about to enter into. So when the going gets tough, just keep in mind how much your game is going to improve if and when you finally master the art of card counting.
But quite chitchat and let us go right finally to learn.
The concept of card account players counting cards is waiting to determine if a deck is rich in face cards, 10 and ace because this is usually seen as a good thing for blackjack players. Naturally, covers that are rich in small cards like 2, 3 and 4 are better for the casino .
In order to know what the way the blowing wind should develop, the player's keen ability to follow the cards has been played and discarded. Sometimes, players use a point system to mathematically estimate the wealth of a deck. But some point systems can frankly confuse so it is better for players to develop their own way of card counting.
# 1 of care: The card account is not effective when playing blackjack online. You are playing with a computer blackjack dealer. Do not even try to be blind optimistically and think that the computer distributor can trust the human – human of the errors the keyword. To err is human. 'Nuff said.
# 2 of care: The card account will only be effective if you are already aware of the basic strategies used in blackjack. When I say basic strategies, I mean simple things such as aiming for at least 17, always leaving as but never in 10 and 5.
If you do not know, for example, why it is advisable to double down at 11 against 10, trust us: the card account would not work or if it does, it would not work as effectively as it should.
# 3 Care: It is important to also make sure that no one notices that you are a card account. When they do, things would get a bit understandably disgusting. So in addition to sharp eyes, you also need a poker face.
And that is him. Follow everything we have told you and make a card that counts the – expert after a reasonable period of time. Good luck!


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Incident Management
Case management solutions are applications designed to support complex processes that requires a combination of human tasks and electronic workflow. Case Management solutions support the workflow, management collaboration, storage of images and content, decisions, and processing of electronic files or cases.
The Case for Case Management
Casework is complex and often does not involve a repeatable process. At times, each case will present a unique situation that involves complex interactions between content, people, business and regulatory policies to achieve an optimal outcome.
When the processes involve 'variances' within the process flow and require a specific set of outcomes and are dependent on these 'variances', a case management solution is the only solution.
Column Case Management brings core functionality to its solution and then expands to each vertical industry or specific BPM through its features to address specific needs. A case management feature may be integral to address a particular vertical market such as investigations. Whereas, customer service support involves other features to ensure organizations are met with the functionality required to deliver best class services.
Economies of Scale for Extending the Platform
With Column Case Management once you make the initial investment, it's easy to deploy additional instances to address a particular subset of BPM or organizational need. For example, if you deploy a financial services solution and later on would like to add on contract management or vendor management, it's not only a cost-effective strategy. By extending the platform, you are able to leverage technology, knowledge, resources and support.


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Cherry & Vanilla
Sweet and fruity, a classic combination that makes great cocktails both with and without alcohol. This syrup is rich and deep with ripe black cherry notes rounded out with the flavour of floral sweet vanilla.
Serving Suggestion: This syrup can go one of two ways, either mixed with white spirits and citrus for a refreshing long serve (think Long Island Iced Tea) or paired with deeper aged spirits to make luscious after dinner serves. For a guilty pleasure try in a Cherry Cola.


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Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached a deal late Tuesday on a new resolution that would authorize force in a U.S. mission in Syria — with some limits.
The resolution is much more narrow than the broad draft resolution the White House sent to Congress on Saturday. According to Senate aides familiar with the resolution's text, it limits military action to a 60-day period with a potential 30-day extension, if President Barack Obama comes to Congress with a request for an extension.
It also specifies that no troops may be deployed in the mission.
"The resolution creates a limited and clear mission all directly related to Assad's weapons of mass destruction, places strict time limits on the mission, and specifies that there be no ground troops," a Senate aide told Business Insider.
The committee is expected to begin debate on the resolution on Wednesday. After it is marked up and if it passes through the committee, as expected, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely schedule a vote for early next week.
"We will have to see as it works its way through the Senate," an aide said on chances of full Senate passage.
The condition to bar any "boots on the ground" in Syria comes after Secretary of State John Kerry awkwardly refused to rule out such a possibility during a committee hearing Tuesday— and then furiously spent time trying to walk back on his statement throughout the rest of the hearing.
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A couple of months ago, I got an excited message from a customer and friend saying she'd had an idea for a striped wrap: "It's to celebrate your steely determination", she said! So we got together on FaceTime to have a look at some colours to put together something with a monotone feel. I do like to keep the stripes as distinct as possible, so added pops of colour on either rail and one stand out colour - Steel was born (Thank you Judy for your help!).
There's another reason why Steel is so-called - I rather wanted to give some recognition to the incredible support received every release by my kind followers in Sheffield, the city of steel - thank you very much folks!
In sharp contrast to Steel is something rather more summery and gentle - it's a little like a handful of hundreds and thousands I guess and is called, simply, Sweet, after the sweet little souls we wrap and cuddle every day :)
Thursday saw me taking a trip to the weaving mill, where there was much discussion about blends and designs, followed the next day by a really happy afternoon with Natalie to take some quick pictures and enjoy a glass of wine. It's pretty special meeting the people who support me. It was one of those 'go with the flow' afternoons (not least our ice creams, which caused a great deal of mirth!)...
(Thank you to Bryony & Co for the beautiful linen striped dress <3)
So, Steel and Sweet, releasing tonight, 14th August, at 20:30 BST at shop.alidover.com
Thank you, as always!
- Ali x


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Design is not the answer to everything, but it certainly has an important role to play in almost everything that holds a society together.
In light of the current economic crisis, several U.S. professional design organizations (AIGA, IDSA, and others), design education accreditation organizations, and Federal Government officials have seized the historic opportunity and joined forces to launch an initiative to shape a U.S. National Design Policy. In a moment of great global uncertainty and an erosion of national confidence, designers are perfectly positioned to take on a leadership role in "Re-designing America's Future," and the proposed policy is supposed to give them a more effective platform. "Design is the world remade in human form," the initiative's Web site states. And there's a lot of remaking to do these days. We know that "beautiful things work better." These days, however, only "meaningful" things make a real difference. And collective action is required.
As a result of a November 2008 meeting in Washington, the initiative has published "Redesigning America's Future: Ten design policy proposals for the United States of America's economic competitiveness and democratic governance." The document strives to demonstrate how design "improves policy success by making it relevant to the People." As stated in the document: "Design serves to advance the goals of the United State's economic competitiveness by saving time and money and simplifying the use, manufacturing, and maintenance of goods and services. It enhances democratic governance by improving the performance and delivery of government services."
More details can be found on the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative Web site, including a downloadable version of the "Redesigning America's Future" report.
National Congresspeople received the publication in their mail boxes January 20. If you support the initiative and want them to act upon it, you can write them directly.
In addition, you can take part in a viral video campaign that asks supporters to record a brief "I Pledge" endorsement to be uploaded to the initiative's YouTube page or the Facebook page.


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There is no sign of a barbie, but LOTS of tan, tulle and tiaras: Australian DJ ties the knot in Sydney in a Big Fat Gypsy Wedding live on air
12:07 GMT, 31 August 2012
Big Fat Gyspy Weddings are famed for their elaborate colourful meringue dresses, lavish receptions and wild perma-tanned party-goers.
And one Sydney-based radio DJ pulled out all the stops to celebrate her wedding in true traveller style live on air.
Wearing a huge pink princess dress for her big day, Jackie O, real name Jacqueline Henderson, arrived at the wedding in a horse drawn pumpkin carriage and gave a running commentary with fellow DJ Kyle Sandilands, who was also the best man, on their Adelaide morning show The Kyle and Jackie O show.
For all ears: Jackie O and her husband Lee Henderson from Sydney wed each other live on air in a true big fat gypsy wedding
But the host was left with a face to match her bridesmaid's luminous pink attire after taking a tumble as she walked down the aisle.
Catching her towering heels in the trail of her dress, she slumped to the ground before being hauled to her feet by members of the audience.
at the alter she exchanged pre-written vows, scripted by colleagues at
the radio station, to fits of laughter from the crowd.
Turning to his bride groom Lee
Henderson said: 'I, Lee, once again promise to take you, Jackie, to be
my wife no matter what size you are.
matter how bad your fake tan gets and no matter how bad it makes you
smell and despite the damage it does to our sheets. I will love you.'
Jokes all round: The couple recited the pre-scripted vows which caused laughter in the crowds
A true traveller: Jackie O pulled out all the stops and looked super glamorous in her huge pink wedding dress with sparkling crown, some guests didn't make as much effort in the footwear department
Pretty in pink: The bridesmaids looked equally glamorous in their shocking pink dresses with blinging stiletto heels
And Jackie O replied with her comic vows referring to private jokes about her husband's bedroom antics
She added: 'I will accept you are our kiddies favourite parent and that you will always be smarter than me.
though this is my third time at the alter, I once again promise to
forsake others even women for as long as we both shall live.'
pair then popped huge, elaborate pink wedding rings on each others
fingers before 'kissing and grinding' each other in front of the raucous
So in love: The couple wed amidst pink balloons live on radio in front of a raucous crowd


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Fake News Is A Meaningless Term, And Our Obsession Over It Continues To Harm Actual News
from the forget-fake-news dept
Many people forget now, but in the wake of the 2016 election, it was mainly those opposed to Donald Trump who were screaming about "fake news." They wanted an explanation for what they believed was impossible -- and one thing that many, especially in the journalism field focused on, were the made up stories that got shared wildly on Facebook. At the time, we warned that nothing good would come from so many people blaming "fake news" for the election, and I think it's fair to say we were correct on that. President Trump quickly co-opted the phrase and turned it into a mantra directed at any news story about him or his administration that he didn't like.
And, of course, the term was always meaningless. It encompassed such a broad spectrum of things -- from completely made up stories, to stories with bad sourcing or an error, to stories that were spun in a way people didn't like or found misleading, to stories with a minor mistake, to just stories someone didn't like. But each of those is very, very different, and the way that different news organizations respond to these issues can be very different as well. For example, professional publications that make mistakes will publish corrections when they discover they've made an error. Sometimes they don't do so well, and they don't always do a very good job of publicizing the correction -- but they do strive to get things right. That's different than publications that simply put up purely fake stuff, just for the hell of it. And there really aren't that many such sites. But by lumping them all in as fake news, people start to blur the distinctions, and think that basically everyone is just making shit up all the time.
That culminates in a new report claiming (though I question the methodology on this...) that 72% of Americans surveyed believe that traditional news sources "report news they know to be fake, false, or purposely misleading." The breakdown by political affiliation is that 53% of Democrats think this happens "a lot" or "sometimes," 79% of Independents, and 92% of Republicans. Of course, if you dug into the numbers, I'm guessing that the Democrats would point to Fox News as their proof, while the Republicans would point to MSNBC, CNN and maybe the NY Times/Washington Post.
Of course, most of this is silly. Some of it is the fact that the vast majority of news consumers don't know the difference between the hard news divisions of these news organizations and the "commentary" side of these organizations, with the latter being more in the entertainment, bomb throwing side of things, and who stake out ridiculous positions because that's what they're paid to do. The actual news orgs all do actually tend to want to do good reporting. They aren't always good at that -- in fact, they're often bad at it. But that's very, very different than deliberately spreading "fakes, false or purposely misleading" news.
However, simply lumping mistakes or a spin you dislike on coverage as "fake news" doesn't help. It just makes things more ridiculous and gets people up in arms more. And, again, just as we predicted, with the push to clamp down on "fake news," the end result is actually suppressing news. Facebook -- which was the main target of the whining from the anti-Trump world on "fake news" -- basically threw up its hands and said it would decrease all the news that people saw. And that means that every publication that was heavily relying on Facebook for traffic (i.e., nearly every publications except for us at Techdirt who ignored Facebook), is now getting slammed.
Slate tried to get news orgs to talk about how much their Facebook traffic dropped and no one would talk, so it revealed its own traffic decline from Facebook, dropping from 28 million clicks in January 2017 (about 1/3 of its total traffic) down to less than 4 million in May 2018 (now representing 11% of its traffic) -- a drop of 87%. The site claims Facebook traffic has dropped 55% alone in 2018. Again, we deliberately avoided "playing the Facebook game" over the last decade, so the site has never been a significant source of traffic. However, for comparison purposes, I checked, and Facebook represented 2.7% of our own traffic in January of 2017, and 2.4% of our traffic in May of 2018 -- basically no different, but also close to a rounding error.
But really, what this comes down to is that the whole "fake news" claim has always been silly and the calls to "do something" about fake news have really only served to make things worse. Using such a non-descriptive term has given lots and lots of people an excuse to mock or ignore any news or news organizations they dislike. And it's given an excuse to Facebook to step back from the news business altogether. None of that makes the public better news consumers or more media literate. All it does is keep people in their silos getting angry at each other.
Filed Under: fake news, free speech
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The Mayor's Celebration of the Arts showcases Edmonton's vibrant arts and culture industry by bringing together artists, the business community, media and arts appreciators to honour the valuable contributions Edmonton artists and arts champions make to our city.
Proceeds from this event support PACE's advocacy efforts on behalf of professional artists in Edmonton, and will be shared with this year's Charitable Partner, Theatre Network. We hope that you can join us!
For complete event details and tickets, please visit The Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton


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Mushrooms #bebetter52/
Although mushrooms are considered a part of the veggie world, they actually belong to the fungi kingdom. This fungi holds many nutrients and vitamins many people may not realize. For example, eating naturally grown foods such as mushrooms can help decrease the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Additionally, mushrooms in your diet improve complexion and hair and increase one's daily energy.
This weeks #bebetter52 challenge is to incorporate mushrooms into a meal. Although most people know what mushrooms are, not everyone understands the health benefits they have.
To dive into more specifics, mushrooms contain a mineral called Selenium which plays a role in liver enzyme function. This mineral helps prevent cancerous compounds and decreases tumor growth rates and inflammation. The selenium, as well as high vitamin D, inhibit these cancer growth rates. Mushrooms also contain fiber, potassium and vitamin C. They promote a healthy heart by regulating blood pressure as well as cholesterol levels.
There are many ways to cook mushrooms, and if you're not a huge fan of fungi, expand your horizons! Some ideas for non-mushroom eaters might be trying a portobello burger or feta stuffed mushrooms. Many cool mushroom recipes can be easily found on the internet and are definitely worth a try, especially with all the added health benefits.
So, be sure to go out to your nearest grocery store and grab some mushrooms to get your week started right!


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We have heard of over 916829 unwanted recent calls in the Greenwich area.
A large amount of these, using the 203-302 subcode, are callers registered with AT&T.
Often they operate is groups and will use the same number many times on a single day before changing to a new 203 number the next day.


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Day 3: Slow down and pray
Sunday's sermon from Matthew 6 showed us that prayer is best when it is plain, private, and personal. Jesus taught His disciples that although prayer isn't easy in this busy world, it can be fairly simple. The real question is usually - will we slow down long enough to actually do it? Ask the Lord to quiet your mind and heart for a period of time today and then speak to Him about whatever comes to mind. Listen as He promises to speak to you.
Today's Bible reading: Acts 2:14-41


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June 8 may come as a new voting day for Britons to secure Brexit mandate. Prime Minister Theresa May has called for general election, stunning Westminster, to get clear lead and a healthy parliamentary majority to secure her vision for the withdrawal of United Kingdom from European Union bloc.
The statement was unscheduled Tuesday morning as her repeated stand was very clear earlier not to go for polls before 2020.
The PM said a general election is needed now and supporters says she would use it to crush dissent over Brexit.
Election expert Michael Thrasher suggested May could secure 140 on the basis of current polls.
Thrasher added Labour may slump to 164 from 229 and Tory MPs could go up to 395 from 331.
However, May cannot call for polls directly as per the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. A motion in the House of Commons need two-thirds of MPs to support it. The Scottish National party and Liberal Democrats as well have vowed not to back it and with this the Commons could be dissolved on May 3.
May had earlier said the entire nation is coming together in support for Brexit but Westminster is not.
She added that the Labour party has recently threatened to vote against the final agreement that would be reached with the EU.
The Scottish National party meanwhile also said to be voting against the legislation and Liberal Democrats too is talking about grinding the business of government, continued May.
Tony Blair warned voters the damage will be huge to Britain with unrestrained Brexit at any cost.


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"Private Retreat"
The ancient residence, placed at the edge of a typical hill village, ensures privacy and at the same time the right proximity to other residential units;
The building is composed of two floors in addition to the above turret; the two storeys also have separate entrances.
The ground floor -undergoing a renewal- consists of a large living room overlooking the courtyard/garden, two storage rooms, bathroom and cellar; staircase connecting the first floor: three bedrooms and two bathrooms;
First floor with independent access directly from the park consists of: kitchen, hallway, bedroom, bathroom, and another bedroom with ensuite bathroom; staircase leading to the tower; large attic room.
All around the property, 5000 square meters of park, garden and olive grove, giving complete privacy and plenty of scenery, like the tree-lined access hallway.
Square Meters ( m² ): 350
Park ( m² ): 5000
Property Class: Country House


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Matt North's first music release comes out Feb. 24th and you can read it about it in our news section: Watch the video - hilarious.
NSMD doesn't usually do CD releases, but this one has a song about vintage drums! Matt has a unique mixture of talents: drummer, song-writer, stand up comedian, screen writer and actor - his role as Jason Alexander's William Morris agent on Curb Your Enthusiasm makes him a prime target for any kind of punch line. So I asked him, "what the heck does vintage drums have to do with all this and why do you think we would care?" It took him months to come up with an answer:
NSMD: What role did vintage drums play in turning a lifelong drummer into a singer/songwriter?
MN: I went far enough down the vintage drum wormhole to see that my drum-addiction was cutting into priceless hours where I should be practicing or writing. After an obsessive (albeit joyful) period in Los Angeles where I collected way too many drums after way too many hours on eBay, I deliberately shut the drum community out to focus on nothing but writing and recording when I moved to Nashville in 2010.
NSMD: What did that look like?
MN: It was extreme. I stopped going into drum shops, stopped watching DVDs or YouTube, didn't go near eBay, and didn't renew subscriptions to drum mags. It wasn't "against" the drum community at all, but as a songwriter, I wanted to see what would happen if I closed those doors and spent all of my time elsewhere – and the unexpected outcome was a ten-song debut LP, "Above Ground Fools." Who knew?
NSMD: Your song, "I Sold It All," is maybe the first song out there about a guy selling his drums. Tell me about the inspiration for that.
MN: Every bit is true. I literally "sold my yellow Gretsch drums to some guy in Quebec" on eBay. I won't get down in the weeds, but I have a child with special needs. Like many families in our shoes, we've had to hire attorneys to ensure he receives his developmental services. This song came from when I sold most of my vintage drum collection to pay legal fees. At heart, it's a song about things we have to give up to keep going forward, how sometimes we have to dig a hole before we can fill it.
NSMD: So tell me about the drums you still own that you would never sell.
MN: It's the two kits on my record. 1965 Sonor Phonics (13", 16", 20" beechwood shells) with teardrop lugs. My parents bought it for me in 4th grade and I still use it on sessions in Nashville. My other kit is a custom 4-piece Radio King repro. Stan Keyawa built it for me at The Hollywood Pro Drum Shop and I wrapped it in black glitter. For maybe a seven-year period in Los Angeles, I had a side business called "This Old Drum" and re-wrapped vintage drums for local guys and clients who shipped to me from all around the world.
NSMD: Do any projects stand out as memorable?
MN: I refinished Denny Seiwell's 60's Round Badge Gretsch kit that he used on all of the Wings recordings like "Live and Let Die," "Band On The Run," "Silly Love Songs," and also Paul McCartney's "RAM." I remember Denny handing me the shells like a parent handing an infant over to an orphanage, "Matt, look, I have no words to express the intrinsic value of this kit." And he could see that I knew exactly what he meant so I'm glad that he trusted me.
NSMD: What's next for you?
MN: My drummer's really affordable so I'm back in the studio working on new songs.


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The First Council of Nicaea (/naɪˈsiːə/; Greek: Νίκαια [ˈni:kaɪja]; Turkish: Iznik) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. This first ecumenical council was the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.
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Real life mimics art. As above so below.
I believe the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation, tells a story of every individual's predetermined challenges and goals to be achieved in this reality, that we agreed to attend.
There is such a thing as precognition, and, there is nothing new, or that hasn't already happened.
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Firstly, I have always argued that the first horseman is "plague" or "pestilence". That is the significance of the bow, which identifies the bringer of plague both in the Psalms and in Homer.
3528 nikáō(from 3529 /níkē, "victory") – properly, conquer (overcome); " 'to carry off the victory, come off victorious.' The verb implies a battle" (K. Wuest).


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Ty Lue says Allen Iverson can come coach with him (Please let this happen)
Championship-winning Cleveland Cavaliers coach Ty Lue was pestered by a TMZ reporter at an airport, and rather than tell the guy to leave him alone, he humored him. And I for one am glad he did, because it gave us an idea that needs to happen immediately. Ty Lue said that Allen Iverson can come coach with him in Cleveland.
Yes. All of the yes. Allen Iverson as a coach would be incredible. And I don't just mean because of all the easy "Practice?!" jokes. Talk about a guy who could give your players (especially young stars like Kyrie Irving) a unique perspective on the game. But even more selfishly, I want this to happen because Allen Iverson has been having a moment lately, and it's been a nice reminder of how great it is to have him in the culture. First there was his amazing, humble, emotional Hall of Fame speech, in which he notably revealed Ty Lue to be a friend:
Then he went on The Late Show and crossed up Stephen Colbert.
The sports world is more fun when Allen Iverson is in it. Please, PLEASE let this happen.
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school psychological services
School Psychologists serve students, their families and teaching staff through the application of psychological knowledge about human behaviour, learning theory and development. School Psychology services contribute to an understanding of the social, emotional and learning needs of students in order to develop optimal learning environments for student success and positive mental health. Service is provided in a variety of ways.
School Psychology services are described in detail in the "Professional Practice Guidelines for School Psychologists in Ontario" (2013), a document published by the Ontario Psychological Association's Section on Psychology in Education
Relevant sections of this document are included below. (A more detailed description of the psychological assessment process can be found in the document.)
Five Levels of Service / Intervention for School Psychologists
A. Student-Focused Indirect Service / Intervention
Student-focused indirect service / intervention occurs when the school psychologist works with parents and teachers in planning educational and behavioural interventions for individual students. These kinds of interventions by school psychologists can include:
- Consultation with teachers and administrators to address concerns related to individual student or class behaviour and learning difficulties.
- Program planning following functional behavioural assessments in which psychologists provide advice on how to adapt the curriculum and make accommodations to meet a student's learning style, cognitive profile, developmental level, or behavioural needs.
- Parent collaboration to better understand students with behavioural, socio-emotional and learning difficulties and to best integrate intervention strategies across the settings in which students live and learn.
- Goal setting by interpreting assessment findings and applying them to help to establish realistic goals based on a student's strengths and needs.
- Teacher assistance by consulting with teachers and suggesting teaching strategies based on the specific nature of the student's learning or behavioural difficulty.
- Interagency networking by collaborating and coordinating with other agencies to provide comprehensive services to the child or adolescent.
- Referrals to other agencies and professionals, as needed.
B. Student-Focused Direct Service / Intervention
Student-focused direct services include a psychological assessment and/or intervention (e.g. behavioural or cognitive-behavioural therapy) with an individual student.
Interventions are directed to students for recently developed or identified problems, sometimes of an urgent nature. Sometimes the goal of the intervention is to understand and accommodate a student's difficulties within the school environment. At other times, intervention is directed to students at risk of leaving or removal from school (e.g. those with severe disruptive behaviour disorders who have passed the point where the usual interventions can be expected to be helpful).
These students may require what is called postvention or services for acute episodes (e.g. being asked to leave school) which result from chronic problems (e.g. a longstanding history of problematic and disruptive behaviour in school).
Postvention services typically involve more intensive supports in the form of alternative education programs, longer-term individual or family psychological interventions, drop-out recovery and follow-up support, and possible family preservation interventions. While these supports are not usually provided directly by the school psychologist, the school psychologist collaborates and consults in their delivery.
- Individual psychological assessment: The cornerstone of a psychological assessment is often psychological testing. However, the interpretation of psychological testing is done in the context of other information collected and interpreted by the psychologist. This information includes classroom observations, file review, gathering case history information through interviews and checklists, collection of functional behavioural data, and reviewing other professional assessments of the child or adolescent. Psychological testing may include the administration and interpretation of standardized objective and projective psychological tests to assess such areas and functions as cognitive development, memory, language, executive functioning, visual perception, auditory perception, language development, visual motor skills, academic attainment, and socio-emotional and behaviour adjustment. The data from a comprehensive psychological assessment informs a psychologist's recommendations concerning intervention strategies for parents and teachers.
- Individual intervention / counselling: School psychologists use evidence-based psychological interventions such as relaxation training, social skills training, cognitive, behavioural, and rational emotive interventions. These interventions help the student and others better understand the nature of a problem or personal issue, how best to solve or manage it, and how to prevent future problems. Interventions can also help the student and others plan for the future in the context of issues or problems related to school success. Research has shown that mental health interventions run more smoothly when school-based support services providers, including school psychologists, deliver the interventions at both the individual or group level (Lean & Colucci, 2010).
- Group intervention and behaviour skills development: School psychologists often meet the needs of a number of students by organizing small groups which focus on specific issues or the enhancement of specific coping skills. Some examples are social skills training, anger management training, stress management training, and interventions to respond to the effects of divorce on children and adolescents.
C. Whole Class and School-Wide Interventions
School-wide interventions help a school in its efforts to improve how it meets students' mental health and learning needs. These kinds of interventions by school psychologists include:
- Liaison with and/or serving on school-based problem-solving teams.
- Collaboration with teachers and administrators to support the inclusion of exceptional students within the school.
- In-service education to teachers and administrators in such areas as behaviour support, mental health literacy and supports, classroom management strategies, assessment methods, understanding exceptionalities, suicide prevention, and stress management.
- Prevention by advising on whole class and school-wide prevention and intervention programs that facilitate the development of a positive school environment. The Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports approach is an example of a school-wide approach to discipline (www.pbis.org ).
- Consultation with teachers and administrators in the provision of information about learning styles and behaviours commonly associated with various identified learning, socio-emotional, and behavioural problems.
- Best practices support by providing information related to current research on interventions in the area of children's and adolescents' mental health and various exceptionalities.
- Planning by participating in planning and implementing school-wide screening and assessment programs.
- Postvention by coordinating, debriefing and supporting students and staff following a tragic event which affects the school as a whole, and monitoring students and staff to ensure that healing occurs and referrals are made when appropriate.
- Teaching by providing parenting programs and staff in-service educational opportunities.
D. District / System-Wide Interventions
District/system-wide interventions help the system as a whole improve its effectiveness in supporting student achievement and well-being, and in dealing with students' mental health and learning difficulties. Examples of these types of interventions by school psychologists include:
- In-service education through district-wide professional development for educational staff on issues such as child and adolescent development, mental health literacy and support, behaviour support and classroom management, exceptionalities, suicide prevention, and assessment.
- Screening by developing and carrying out early screening programs in the schools to support appropriate programming and to ensure that students at risk for academic or behavioural problems in the classroom are identified in a timely fashion so that appropriate interventions can be implemented to address the individual student's needs before they become chronic difficulties.
- Evaluation by assisting with data collection and evaluation of system-wide mental health, special education or other interventions.
- Best practices support by reviewing and providing information on current educational and psychological research on topics of relevance to educators.
- Intervention programs by assisting in developing, implementing, or consulting with system-wide intervention programs (e.g. positive behaviour interventions and supports, conflict resolution, social skills, bullying prevention programs, drop-out prevention, violence prevention, crisis intervention and response, alternative education programs).
- Outreach by developing and implementing inclusive, multicultural parenting programs and information sessions on a variety of topics.
- Networking by serving on multi-agency committees and programs, and collaborating with various agencies in program planning and development.
- Advocacy for children and adolescents with learning, developmental, socio-emotional and behavioural exceptionalities.
E. Research
The training of psychologists involves the completion of an undergraduate degree followed by a graduate degree in psychology. It includes the study of, and training in, the science and practice of psychology. Both are equally important to ensure competency as a psychologist. Psychologists ascribe to practice-based science (i.e. experiences in practice should direct research) as well as science-based practice (i.e. the results of research should shape best practices).
Psychologists are skilled in the areas of research design and statistical analysis and this enables them to direct or advise on research projects in the educational setting. A psychologist's role in school-based research can include project design and planning, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of results, and translation of findings into practical applications. Examples of school-based research projects include assessments of the effectiveness of different types of behavioural and educational interventions and programs and evaluations for the effectiveness and validity of various group and individual assessment measures.
There is a large body of national and international educational psychology journals devoted to the publication of school-based psychological research. Although not all practicing psychologists are actively involved in research, it is accepted within the profession that research literature should guide their practice and they have an ethical responsibility to keep their knowledge up to date.


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This recipe's focus should be on the dressing. This sauce is tangy, a little sweet, and spicy. It hits all of the flavours that Thai dishes aim for. It does thicken up when left in the fridge and could be used later as a spread.
It can be paired with any vegetable salad, and we think that julienned zucchinis would be an awesome substitute or addition to the carrots.
The ever polarizing cilantro is a key part of this recipe.
This ingredient dates back to Ancient Greece where it's essential oils were used in perfumes- we can't deny we love the smell of fresh herbs, but we're going to stick to keeping this leafy plant on our plates.
Fast forward a couple thousand years- now, cilantro is recognized as a natural cleansing agent. The compounds found in this herb can bind to toxic metals to loosen them from the tissue so they can be removed through our excretory channels- chlorella has been found to have the same benefit.
Again, we find healing properties in natural plants that can be consumed with little to no alteration; simply amazing that the earth provides us with these raw medicines!
Makes: 1.5 cups dressing / two salads Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2/3 cup packed cilantro
- 4 TBSP PB2 (or peanut butter)
- 2 TBSP tamari
- 4 TBSP rice wine vinegar
- 1 TBSP chopped ginger
- 1/2 red thai chile
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 TBSP maple syrup
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil
- 4 TBSP coconut oil
- 4 carrots, julienned
- 1/4 onion, finely sliced
- 1/4 sliced avocado
- 1 TBSP hemp hearts
- 1 TBSP peanuts
- Place garlic, cilantro, PB2, tamari, rice wine vinegar, ginger into a food processor. Pulse until blended.
- Add almond milk and maple syrup and blend. Mince the chile, and add until enough heat is present.
- While the food processor is running, slowly drizzle in the sunflower oil and coconut oil. Stop when all oil is blended in. The dressing will thicken upon standing.
- Toss with salad vegetables, and top with hemp hearts and peanuts. We served with an accent of fresh homegrown sprouts!


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A new marvel of the lebanese sites !!
Welcome to the amazing world of fossils, the witnesses of life's history and evolution, the infallible memory of time, and the object of a passion that we would love to share with you....
Our exhibition can go back in time 100 million years with our largest collection of fossils extracted from Haqil, Hgula and Ennamoura; three villages internationally known for their rich quarries of fossils, fish, crustaceans and plants, and for their unique species highly conserved in the world.
The exhibition is open to the public throughout the week from Winter: 9 am to 6 pm / Summer: 9 am to 8 pm , for free. Visitors are entitled to all kinds of information related to the studied and exhibited pieces.
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Lebanon is not a mere country; it is a "message"! It is the crossroad of cultures, religions and civilizations.
It is from our territory that emerged one of the most important elements of the documentary heritage, presenting a universal interest, which is the Phoenician alphabet.
It is from our shores that sailed vessels loaded with everything that could be traded or sold, and have assured the quasi-monopoly of the Mediterranean commerce for centuries.


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★ What is it? VR-P25UD is a lightweight portable handheld RF amplifier. With
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★ Use the amplifier to create: a mobile device with a vehicle-mounted antenna, a powerful field radio with a field-installed antenna or a base station with an antenna on a mast. Your handheld radio connects and disconnects in seconds.
★ With an input power of 2-6 watts, up to 40 watts of output power can be achieved.
★ Suitable for TDMA mode in addition to FDMA (C4FM, D-Star, NXDN, IDAS, dPMR, P25, MPT1327, DMR Tier II). Supports analog and digital handheld radios, e.g. Baofeng, Radioddity, Kenwood, Yaesu, Motorola DMR radios.
★ Certifications: All VGC amplifiers have been CE, FCC certified.
VR-P25UD is a lightweight portable handheld RF amplifier.
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Between analog and digital modes. VR-P25UD is also suitable for TDMA signals in addition to FDMA (DMR Tier II and P25 Phase2)
- High output power up to 40 watts
With an input power of a handheld radio of 2-6 watts - up to 40 watts output power is possible.
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The amplifier VR-P25UD can support UHF (400-470MHz)
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With a compact size it is particularly suitable for outdoor use such as Field-day or for mounting in the car
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Includes voltage stabilizer, overheating protection, RF sensing, auto power off, harmonic filters.
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Connect to the antenna output of the handheld transceiver to the RF-IN connector on the rear panel of the amplifier with the Radio to Amplifier RF cable. Transmit and receive right on the Handheld radio - while your output signal is amplified.
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Connect to the antenna output of the handheld transceiver to the RF-IN connector on the rear panel of the amplifier with the Radio to Amplifier RF cable. Connect a speaker microphone, headset, or compatible accessory to the radio. Transmit and receive right on the accessory connected to the Handheld radio - while your output signal is amplified.
Amplifier Controlled
Connect the speaker microphone to the MIC jack on the front panel of the amplifier. Connect to the antenna output of the handheld transceiver to the RF IN connector on the rear panel of the amplifier with the Radio toAmplifier RF cable. Connect the accessory port of your radio to the Control jack on the front panel of the amplifier using the Amplifier Control Cable. Transmit and receive using the speaker microphone on the amplifier while incoming audio is relayed through the loud amplifier speaker.
Frequency range: 400-470MHz
Power supply: 13.8 VDC (± 15%), 5.5 A maximum
Input RF power: 2 - 6W (± 10%)
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Dead weight: 1.5 lbs. (680 g)
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Often, at the beginning of our spiritual journeys, right when those big tugs come from God that we're having trouble ignoring, a very basic fear comes up: What will happen to my relationships if I follow this call to explore my spirituality?
Some of us have the call to go off into solitude for some time. Others, the call to travel. Or study. Or go into nature. Or leave our current lifestyle behind.
But whatever it is, the concern that our relationships may never again be the same is a very common fear that arises when we begin to consider venturing deep within ourselves, somewhere we have not yet gone before.
Let's shed some light on this: The fear that we will leave our friends, family, and loved ones behind is triggered by our fear of DEATH, which is the real fear beneath it. We're not afraid that we're going to lose our friends, we're afraid that we're going to change so much that we won't recognize our lives or ourselves, that our old selves may die. We're not afraid of anyone ELSE going anywhere, we're afraid of confronting our own temporal nature, our own eventual deaths, and the mini-deaths (rebirths and transformations) that we will experience through the journey of turning inward, turning to God.
Going deep within into truth - both our microcosmic truth and the macrocosmic truth of God - does not sever relationships built on love. Quite the opposite: the love will only blaze stronger. Yes, relationships will change as we come to know ourselves more truly, but only for the better. Yes, we may have to face some pain in relationships that we had hitherto been able to ignore, but again: only for the better. Yes, we may discover it no longer feels right to continue on with certain people, we may discover that circle connections are simply complete: and again and again and again, all for the better for all.
We're not afraid that we'll lose our friends and close ones if we dive into the unknown; we're afraid we'll lose life as we know it, we're afraid of the change, we're afraid of death. And if we can stare at that reflection in the mirror, looking at it fiercely for what it is, then perhaps we can uncover the courage to continue on our way, whatever way that is, on and on and on.
It's always between you and God. And then, the rest can flourish.


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Recently I worked with Tara Francis Photography on a romantic + whimsical inspiration shoot. It was a fun opportunity to create an elegant invitation suite with soft watercolors, vintage stamps and calligraphy font treatments.
We are so excited to have this shoot featured on Style Me Pretty! You can see more of the images on their blog here.
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- FabSugar has a "Get the Look" piece for Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210).
- Stroup says she wants to get outside the "90210 bubble."
- The Los Angeles Times has an interesting interview with Candy Spelling (wife of Aaron, mother to Tori) about her new show, Bank of Hollywood.
- The new One Tree Hill Connection podcast features an interview with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill).
- Nick Lachey discussed the possibility of guest-starring on One Tree Hill again.
- This is the last week to register for the One Tree Hill Reunion in January.
- TVGuide.com has a spoiler-filled interview with Josh Schwartz (creator, Gossip Girl).
- Ali Larter (Kristy, Dawson's Creek) might reunite with Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson's Creek) in his new film UFO.
- SoapNet has increased the airings of The O.C. on Saturdays from one episode to three, now starting at 6am instead of 8am.


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Aktun Chen, Akumal, Mexico
km. 107 carretera Cancun-Tulum, Akumal, Mexico 77780| Map |
About Aktun Chen
Aktun Chen is a five-million-year-old underground cave featuring tours, a zip line and even snorkeling in a well-lit, safe underground river. There is also an on-site wildlife zoo where you can admire local flora and fauna.
Ratings by kids' ages
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Transportation is complimentary and included in ticket price. Comfortable clothes are recommended.
Address: km. 107 carretera Cancun-Tulum, Akumal, Mexico 77780| Map
Phone: +52 984 109 2061
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Its with no doubt that 'thirsty' men may start tuning their televisions to K24 and sit on that remote so as no one will change the channel.
Anyway the Kijabe Street Based Media station has been currently doing a recruiting new employees and Maya Hayakawa is one of the lucky few to land on the new job. The lass who has currently been working for K24 has left many turning and drooling on their screens thanks to her stunning beauty.
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I would like to write an entry for today. I would like to write something about South Africa that sums up my experience here, my feelings for the place, the reason why I am ready to leave, and the reason why I feel at some point that I must return.
I don't usually get involved with my holiday plans. I mean, I usually leave it to The Pretty One to organise everything. It is lazy of me, and I don't excuse it. I also feel that I should be more proactive about where I go. I fly in and out of places and I am a stranger. I perhaps read a guide book, but my history is sadly lacking. My history and my geography. It is ignorance on my part, that I need to address. I excuse it by hiding behind the vale of business travel, but it is shameful.
In South Africa I have visited places which I heard about as a child. Places that perhaps I never thought I would visit. It was a country that wasn't on my radar, and probably would have remained off it, were it not for my best friend being here. But South Africa is a wonderful country, with wonderful people. It is a contradiction. It is Africa, but not Africa. Soft Africa for me. I intend to return both here, and to the continent.
Leaving, I will take some new friendships with me. People who I hope to be able to stimulate and hope will be stimulated by me in the future. People with a different perspective, but one I now truly value. A South African friend who has experiences and an intellect that astounds me, and has perhaps seen more of the real world growing up here and in her time in the UK, having to swallow at times any sort of national pride, as well as her language to prevent her being a target of bigots putting everyone in the same boat. It is more real than I can ever hope to learn from my well meaning visits to historical tourist traps. I will write about these at a later date, because I am sure of their value, but I know, in my heart of hearts that a lot of it is appeasing the feeling of 'needing' to have a 'real' experience in the country. It is about ticking that box and moving on. In Cape Town, you have to go to the top of Table Mountain. In Cape Town you must go to Robben Island. I suppose a holiday is a holiday, but as intelligent people, perhaps we should challenge ourselves more than we do. Small bite-sized chunks of history, zoo type tours of less privileged areas is a disservice to yourself, those involved and history itself.
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Hello webapps wg, On behalf of the SVG WG I'd like to propose adding to the ProgressEvents spec[1] an event equivalent to the 'loadend' (previously known as 'SVGPostLoad') event currently defined in SVG Tiny 1.2 [2]. The 'loadend' event is dispatched by completion of a load, no matter if it was successful or not. In terms of the ProgressEvents spec the 'loadend' event would be dispatched following either of 'abort', 'load' or 'error', and there must be exactly one 'loadend' event dispatched. In the Event definitions table it would look like this: Name: loadend Description: The operation completed How often?: once When?: Must be dispatched last The SVG WG have aligned the other ProgressEvent event names[3], and have made changes to make these events compatible with the ProgressEvents 1.0 spec. Cheers /Erik, on behalf of the SVG WG, (ACTION-2159) [1] http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/progress/Progress.html [2] http://dev.w3.org/SVG/profiles/1.2T/publish/interact.html#EventsPostload [3] 'SVGPreLoad' -> 'loadstart' and 'SVGProgress' -> 'progress' -- Erik Dahlstrom, Core Technology Developer, Opera Software Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group Personal blog: http://my.opera.com/macdev_edReceived on Sunday, 7 September 2008 15:47:20 UTC
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Natalie DeLucia set to join panel for Thursday's producer seminar
Natalie DeLucia has been confirmed as a last-minute addition to Thursday's producer panel, which takes place at Edinburgh's Electric Circus.
Starting out as a backing singer for Britney Spears, the American-born songwriter has extensive studio experience and now works as a vocal producer with fellow panelist John McLaughlin. Also taking part are Dave Eringa, best known for his work with the Manic Street Preachers, as well as Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones, co-ownder of Leith's Post Electric Studio. Manager Claire Southwick, who was due to participate, has been forced to cancel.
The discussion will look at a variety of themes including the relationship between producers and artists, the impact of low-cost technology and why it is one of the most male-dominated areas of the music business.
In addition to the topics outlined, the evening will also cover the different career paths into production, including the rise of university and college courses.


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Ladies Barnacled Cuff Bracelet // Silver or Brass
Ladies Barnacled Cuff Bracelet // Silver or Brass
Hand carved in wax and cast in solid sterling silver or brass these cuffs are made with extreme care and quality.
Living on the coast of New England it only comes natural to feel the innate power of the ocean in everyday life. Like most of my work, these cuffs are inspired by that power and beauty. When worn they are a constant reminder to our connection with the world around us. Inspired by my vast collection of natural findings, this cuff was hand carved from a block of wax with extreme detail then cast and molded in order to make multiples in different metals.
The cuff is able to squeeze gently to fit and mold to your wrist where it feel comfortable.
One size fits most but if there is any adjustment that needs to be made I offer one time free sizing. All And-How Jewelry comes with my 'Till Death' guarantee and is created with the intent of being handed down from generation to generation.


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3D Illustrations by George Stoyanov
Great 3D compositions by George Stoyanov, a talented young digital artist from Bulgaria.
George's client list includes big names such as Nike, Ogilvy & Mather USA, IBM and many others. From his website:
"For the time being, my work is focused on CGI, 3D illustration and design. I use various colors, forms and conceptions to achieve more intensive emotions, closeness and sense of detail. I constantly aim at improving my skills and developing a style of my own."Art Illustration Posted on April 18, 2017


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"If there ever comes a day, when we can't be together, keep me in your heart, I 'll stay there forever."
"Life is a journey to be experienced , not a problem to be solved "
"How do you spell love? You don't spell it, you feel it."
"Some people care too much, I think it's called love. " Winnie the pooh.


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Rich in color and symbolic imagery, the Tarot by Alexander Daniloff is quite possibly the most beautiful deck I have ever seen. Intricately illustrated, each card is meticulously detailed, and thoroughly developed. Ever drawn to traditional and antiquated decks, this deck, with its medieval style and quirky personality is perfectly perfect for a tarot geek like me.
Admittedly, I chased after this deck for quite a while. Years, in fact. The first edition, which included just the 22 Major Arcana, was printed in 2010. By the time I discovered the deck it was already out of print. A second limited edition of 450 signed copies, consisting of all 78 cards, was published in 2012. There again, I missed my window of opportunity of acquiring for this copy as well. Fortunately for me the deck was released again in 2014. This one is not numbered or signed, which for me is somewhat of a relief, as I have every intention of using this deck until it falls apart in my hands.
Dressed in various shades blue, gold, and cream symbolism, the card backs are nothing less than stunning. In comparison, I have only seen online images of the 2012 edition, but I'm thinking I might like the colors and the simplicity of the tarot backs of the 2014 edition a little better.
Made with quality paper stock, the cards are delicately thin, with a smooth matte finish. Not only do they feel wonderful but the slide nicely in my hands. They are noticeably longer than your average tarot deck, making them a little challenging to handle at first, but not for long.
For aesthetic and practical reasons I did take the liberty of rounding the straight edged corners. Aesthetically, rounded corners are just a personal preference. This and rounded corners make for an easier and more comfortable shuffling experience. I thought it the best way to avoid dinged up corners.
For those who have a preference regarding the placement of Strength and Justice, Alexander Daniloff thoughtfully offers two number variations from which to choose. While this wouldn't have been a deal breaker for me I do appreciate being able to choose my elected numerical positions for the cards.
The deck also comes with an extra "carte blanche" card. I rarely include the extra card in my tarot readings and have omitted the wild card in this deck as well. For me, it just didn't fit.
Created in Italy, the titles of the Major Arcana are in Italian. This, of course, only lends to the authenticity and overall charm of the deck.
The Minor Arcana is completely without titles. This isn't much of a dilemma with the numbered cards, but I did find the Court cards somewhat baffling to begin with. However, after a little study it wasn't difficult to identify the differences. For instance, each station is assigned a particular type of symbolism, for which the artist does not deviate. All of the Pages present flags, the Knights present shields, the Queens have crowns overhead, and the Kings have castles behind them. Upon further exploration you will notice additional differences as well.
Layered with astrological and elemental symbolism, the Daniloff Tarot more than keeps with the essential tarot meanings, it accentuates them. The deck strongly follows the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition, making it fairly easy to read. However, because there are some subtle differences (such as no titles on the Minor cards) you may wish to familiarize yourself with the deck before using them for divination.
While scholars and academics will most definitely appreciate the deck's deeper, more profound occult meanings, I would also recommend this deck for tarot readers of any level.
As for me, the Tarot by Alexander Daniloff is everything I desire in a deck, aesthetically and academically. The images are powerful as well as charming. They remind me of tales sung by minstrels in the olden times of Ladies and lords, Kings and Queens, castles and court jesters, and Knights on dangerous quests.
Alexander Daniloff is an amazingly talented artist, and has created here, a true masterpiece. For more information about his tarot deck and his extraordinary artwork, you can visit his website at www.daniloff-art.it.


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The amount raised in stock market flotations around the world this year is expected to break the 2007 record of US$300 billion, according to research from accountants Ernst & Young.
Asian companies are behind a surge in the number of floats. Britain and Europe have done better than last year, but account for only a tiny proportion of new activity because of fears about the future of the euro and the sovereign debt crisis, according to research from accountants Ernst & Young.
In the UK, the change of government, uncertainty over budget cuts and fears of a double dip recession have put off scores of companies from listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The biggest initial public offer (IPO) of new shares so far this year was in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where Agricultural Bank of China (中國農業銀行) raised US$22.1 billion, making it the biggest float in history. Agricultural was closely followed by AIA, an offshoot of American insurer AIG, which collected over US$20 billion after its IPO in Hong Kong.
Ernst & Young says that in the first 11 months of this year, 1,199 companies have raised US$255 billion with Chinese firms accounting for more than 45 percent of the value.
"The IPO market reflects the twin-track global economy with Europe and the US trailing Asia, where GDP is racing ahead. I think next year will be a similar story, with perhaps more action from Latin America, especially Brazil. South America has recovered less quickly from the recession than China and India, but is now rebounding strongly," said David Wilkinson, UK IPO leader at Ernst & Young.
In Britain, 50 companies listed in London during the first 11 months of this year, up from seven in the whole of last year, raising US$10 billion.