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What Does 'Ex Machina's Title Mean? Director Alex Garland On The Eerie Film About Artificial Intelligence's Inception
Alex Garland's latest big-screen venture, Ex Machina, might be set in an age when human-like Artificial Intelligence is at the foreground of tech developments, but the themes are oh-so relevant to today. The film surrounds Nathan (Oscar Isaac), a reclusive CEO of the world's largest, Google-esque internet company, and the 26-year-old programer he poaches to spend a week at his private mountain retreat. But when Caleb arrives, he realizes he was chosen to participate in testing the world's first true artificial intelligence (AI), an impressive computer system housed inside the robot body of a beautiful woman named Ava. So what does Ex Machina 's title mean?
The title comes from the Greek term "Deus Ex Machina," that has two meanings according to Mirriam-Webster's dictionary. 1 : a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome. 2 : a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
The title works when looking at Isaac's Nathan, who plays god by inventing a type of AI so human-like, she seems to have a mind of her own. But Nathan's attempts to control Ava's world, and her mind, may or may not have dangerous effects. The connection to the second meaning, referencing a surprise or unexpected solution, can only be realized when seeing Ex Machina's chilling third act. And the fact that "machina" closely resembles the word "machine" is likely no coincidence.
Writer/director Alex Garland was inspired — or perhaps frightened — by the current state of technology when he wrote Ex Machina, saying: "The current crop of AI related narratives and public pronunciations of concern, don't come from concerns about AIs directly, it's more to do with privacy issues," writer/director Alex Garland says. "It's more to do with a sense that we have given up a part of ourselves to machines. That we understand less about machines or the tech companies that they know about us, and that makes us feel uneasy. I was trying to acknowledge that in the film."
A sense of uneasiness surrounding modern technology is all too relatable. Think about how much information we pour into our phones: Our home addresses, our phone numbers, our credit card information, our personal photos, and more. For as any citizen of the 21st century knows, once "private" information is offered up to the deities of the internet, there's no back button.
"There's a weird thing that happened. When trying to get this film financed, one of the financiers we showed the script to said, 'Yeah, this is all really good, but this whole thing about tech companies [taking] information from mobile phones is just too ridiculous, they're not going to be doing that," Garland says. "This is true, they really did say that. So I remember thinking, 'You're going to buy this talking robot, but not that tech companies are [taking] private information?' But then Snowden came along and he really did blow the lid off that stuff. And thank god he did, it was a fantastic thing."
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A number of the most senior MPs in Parliament are now backing reform of retentions, according to leading engineering services bodies ECA and the BESA. Newly announced supporters of the Aldous Bill include 15 select committee chairs from the four largest political parties, namely:
- Rt Hon Nicky Morgan - Chair, Treasury Committee
- Rachel Reeves – Chair, BEIS Committee
- Clive Betts - Chair, HCLG committee
- Rt Hon Robert Halfon – Chair, Education Committee
- Rt Hon Frank Field – Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
- Rt Hon Yvette Cooper – Chair, Home Affairs Committee
- Meg Hillier – Chair, Public Accounts Committee
- Angus MacNeil - Chair, International Trade Committee
- Rt Hon Norman Lamb - Chair, Science and Technology Committee
- Stephen Twigg – Chair, International Development Committee
- David T.C. Davies – Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee
- Pete Wishart – Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee
- Kate Green OBE – Chair, Standards Committee
- Rt Hon Harriet Harman – Chair, Human Rights Committee
- Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin – Chair, European Statutory Instruments Committee
ECA Deputy Director of Business Policy and Practice Rob Driscoll said:
"This level of support from the most senior politicians in the country highlights the significance of this issue, and importantly shows that there is a ready-made solution available. ECA and BESA will continue to work with Government to press for legislation on retentions."
BESA Head of Legal and Commercial Debbie Petford commented:
"A year after the collapse of Carillion, its catastrophic impact is still being felt by many small companies all over the UK. We welcome this vast level of cross party support which highlights the continuing importance of a legislative solution to the issue of retentions."
The 15 select committee chairs also make up a substantial portion of the Liaison Committee in Parliament, a powerful group tasked with holding the Prime Minister to account, and with the ability to recommend topics for debate in the House of Commons. Cross-party parliamentary support for retentions reform is now at over 270 MPs.
The Aldous Bill, named after Peter Aldous MP, aims to protect construction subcontractors by holding cash retentions in third party accounts. Cash retentions is money held back by larger contractors and clients in case defects arise on work undertaken, but the system is known to be widely abused.
The second reading of the Bill is now expected to be held on Friday 8 March 2019. Retentions reform is also supported by an industry coalition of around 85 trade associations and professional bodies.

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A compact portrait of a troubled author in "The Several Lives of Joseph Conrad"
John Stape's "The Several Lives of Joseph Conrad," might well have been subtitled "Thirty Years of Debt, Gout, Depression and Angst." Stape delivers a usefully compact, if not vibrant biography that draws on materials not available to his predecessors (including Conrad biographers Frederick R. Karl and Jocelyn Baines).
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"The Several Lives
of Joseph Conrad"
by John Stape
Pantheon, 369 pp., $30
Pity the novelist who aspires to create high art. He may eventually find his place in the literary pantheon after his death. But during his lifetime, the prospects aren't so pretty.
These thoughts are brought on by reading John Stape's "The Several Lives of Joseph Conrad," which might well have been subtitled "Thirty Years of Debt, Gout, Depression and Angst."
Stape, a part-time resident of Vancouver, B.C., is co-editor of "The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad" and the general editor for Penguin Classics' fine new reissues of Conrad's best works. He certainly knows his stuff, and he delivers a usefully compact, if not vibrant biography that draws on materials not available to his predecessors (including Conrad biographers Frederick R. Karl and Jocelyn Baines).
Stape's long familiarity with Conrad and his distaste for the author's later fiction seem to have dulled his enthusiasm for his subject. If you want to find him enthusing about Conrad, turn to his introduction to "Typhoon and Other Stories," where he declares, "These stories handle alienation, cultural displacement, economic exploitation and the erotic (in the widest sense). They have lost little of their relevance or fascination in the century since they were first published."
And to remind yourself just how fine a phrasemaker Conrad was, turn to "Typhoon" itself: "Captain MacWhirr, of the steamer Nan-Shan, had a physiognomy that, in the order of material appearances, was the exact counterpart of his mind: it presented no marked characteristics of firmness or stupidity; it had no pronounced characteristics whatever; it was simply ordinary, irresponsive, and unruffled."
So who was this author whose heavy Polish accent made his often flawless command of English on the page difficult to credit?
Conrad ("Heart of Darkness") was born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857, an ethnic Pole in what was then Russian territory and is now part of Ukraine. His parents were ardent Polish nationalists who fell afoul of the Russian authorities (his father was a political prisoner at one point), and Conrad's boyhood was deeply unsettled.
His parents died young of tuberculosis, leaving Conrad orphaned at 11. With some reluctant guidance from an uncle, Conrad went to sea at 16 — and encountered the worlds that inspired some of his best fiction: the Congo, the Malay Archipelago. He soon developed what Stape calls "lifelong habits of overspending, getting into debt, and counting upon others to bail him out." And he picked up English somewhere along the line — how, exactly, has been lost to posterity.
He published his first novel in 1895. Late marriage (1896) was followed by late fatherhood (sons born in 1898 and 1906). By 1900 he had published two acclaimed masterpieces — "The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' " and "Lord Jim" — but he was a sick man.
Brilliant work kept coming — "Heart of Darkness," "The Secret Agent" — but debilitating gout and bouts of depression were unrelenting. His wife was crippled by knee trouble. The kids kept getting sick. Expenses kept mounting, and his inability to keep to a budget reduced him to begging from friends again and again.
Finally, as he was completing "Under Western Eyes" (1911), he suffered a complete nervous collapse. A turnaround came with Conrad's first bona fide seller, the novel "Chance" (1914). Stape argues that, with few exceptions, the work that followed wasn't up to snuff (Conrad died in 1924).
Stape turns up some tidbits I haven't come across before: a Christmas "playlet" performed at Stephen Crane's house in 1899, co-written by Conrad, Crane, Henry James, H.G. Wells and H. Rider Haggard; more contact between Conrad and the early 1900s gay demimonde than other biographers have remarked upon (friendships and acquaintances, not liaisons); brief meetings with pianist Artur Rubinstein and writer T.E. Lawrence.
Stape also notes the influence Conrad has had on writers as various as William Golding, John le Carré and V.S. Naipaul. Still, he finds him "not quite a 'great' novelist" even as he admits that he "speaks for an awareness of fragmentation so quintessentially modern that his voice, a century and a half after his birth, remains powerful and authoritative."
I'm more inclined to go with critic Michael Gorra's assessment of Conrad: "He showed us worlds we had not seen before, and he made technical innovation respond to the pressures of history itself. No writer of his time did more to change the stories the novel in English can tell, or indeed the way it tells them."
Michael Upchurch: mupchurch@ seattletimes.com. He has been The Seattle Times book critic since 1998, and has also published four novels.
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- A group of people who enjoy patchwork, quilting, good company and easy chatter.
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- On the first and third Tuesdays of most months between 7:30pm and 9:30pm
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- Tuesdays meetings are held at Trinity Methodist Church, Churchfields, Kidderminster. Saturday workshops are held at Sytchampton Village hall, Sytchampton. (maps can be found here)
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Joint Quilt Exhibition in Husum Germany
7th – 21st September 2019
Joint Quilt Exhibition at the Town Hall, Husum, Germany
As part of our successful Town Twinning initiative, Forest Quilters of Kidderminster and Storm Quilters of Husum are having a Joint Quilt Exhibition. Nine members of Forest Quilters (plus one husband) will be traveling to Husum and will stay with local families for about a week. Members have contributed 30 quilts to the exhibition which are of differing sizes and styles and showcase the range of artistry and talent of our members.
Embroidered lampshade workshop has been rescheduled
The embroidered lampshade workshop which was originally scheduled for September has been rescheduled for Saturday 26th October.
Doughty's One Day Road Show
Sale of fabrics at Trinity Methodist Church, Churchfields, Kidderminster
Thursday 28th June 2018
10.30 am – 2.30 pm
Entry £1
Craft Fair at Littleheath Barn Studio 24th to 25th November
There is a local craft fair happening on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th November, details below:
Littleheath Barn Studio Craft Fair
Friday 24th November 7pm to 9pm
Saturday 25th November 10am to 1.30 pm.
Refreshments available with donations to Cancer Research
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IDFC Alternatives consists of three asset classes -infrastructure, real estate and generic private equity investments -and has been one of the longest running risk investment managers in the country . IDFC's move to exit the franchise is independent of its ongoing merger discussions with Shriram Group, though the alternatives business would not have found place in the proposed combine, sources said.
When contacted, an IDFC spokesperson offered no comments.
The Alternatives business is not a part of IDFC Asset Management Company , one of the country's largest mutual fund houses with Rs 65,000 crore in AUM. Nevertheless, the exit deal signals the marginalisation of Indian financial institutions in the alternate asset manage
ment industry where IL&FS, IDFC and ICICI dominated in the past decade.
Sources mentioned earlier in the report said IDFC would run a sale process, though the likelihood of the M K Sinha-led management spinning out as an independent investment manager with the support of existing global sponsors was a strong possibility . Sinha and
his team have been on investment mode in infrastructure verticals like roads, renewable energy and power transmission and distribution.
Last year, he had mentioned plans to partner with a global investor to tap real estate opportunities anew, though it did not progress. The portfolio of IDFC Alternatives include road developers such as Ashoka Highways and Gayatri Projects; energy companies like GMR, Adhunik Power and ONGC Tripura Power Company , besides consumer companies like Parag Milk Foods.
The number of Indian alternate asset managers -firms managing long-term risk investors eyeing higher yields -have shrunk dramatically in the past few years as poor returns from private equity , infrastructure and real estate investments have forced them to consolidate capital with fewer funds.
Fair value talk may singe Shriram deal
Mumbai: The proposed $12-billion merger between IDFC and Shriram, arguably the most ambitious M&A deal in the Indian financial services sector, has hit a dead-end unless the former wins over dissenting investors who are citing a huge 43% discount to the fair value as a deal breaker, reports Boby Kurian. Based on the sum of parts analysis, or break-up analysis, these investors argue that IDFC carries a fair valuation of Rs 16,700 crore, translating into Rs 104 per share. The current market capitalisation of IDFC, the holding company of IDFC Bank, hovers around Rs 10,000 crore. Market regulator Sebi-mandated pricing metric for M&As involving listed companies pegged the share price at Rs 57 apiece, an even bigger discount.
Some investors said they would oppose any deal making below the esti
mated fair price, calling it "value-destructive for the shareholders". Among the key IDFC investors are Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah (with board seat) and the members of the erstwhile Enam Group, according to stock exchange filings.A clutch of MFs, holding around 17%, and the Indian government with 16.3% are also significant shareholders.
The merger is still alive pending one more round of
negotiations. The backers of the synergistic deal -combining IDFC's wholesale business with Shriram's retail assets -want the IDFC board to first recommend the deal before sitting down with concerned investors' groups. They expect the government and most MFs to follow the board recommendation, if it happens. The Rajiv Lall-led IDFC Group has been attempting to convince the dissenting shareholders before placing the proposal before the board of the holding company .
It isn't clear if some of these shareholders, who have sought valuation parity with
Shriram, are willing to reconsider their demands to rescue the precariously placed deal.Sources said the demand for parity with Shriram valuations wouldn't work as due diligence shows there were concerns on the asset quality of IDFC entities, which came forth earlier this week with the Reserve Bank of India imposing a Rs 2-crore fine on IDFC Bank for regulatory compliance deficiencies on loans and advances.
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Google Trends theater
Google Trends is an amazing tool which allows users to see the relative popularity of terms in Google's search engine over time. I fiddled around with it last night and came up with the above plot.
What I found interesting here was the seasonality. Every year (especially for "the constitution," "bill of rights," and "first amendment") there seem to be two peaks. Turns out the first peak coincides roughly with the beginning on the school year in September. But, also, they coincide roughly with the US Supreme Courts schedule. They hear arguments from October until April, then finish up in May and June by delivering outstanding decisions. So: the first peak on the graph represents the beginning of each Supreme Court term, and the second peak represents the end of the term, when decisions come out.
I would guess that this behavior is less pronounced for "second amendment" simply because it's a less popular search, and the seasonality gets lost in the background noise of general searches not related to the Supreme Court. I'm sure that this lack of popularity has to do with the fact that the Supreme Court doesn't decide very many cases involving the 2nd amendment.
An interesting plot! More to come from Google Trends.
NOTE: Thanks to Emily for helpful analysis for this edition of Google Trends Theater.
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Also I would think that greater numbers of people tend to know, or would say they know, the basics of The 2nd Amendment, and would therefore not need to search for it as often, because of it's usage in the press as a label for gun rights, rather than the 1st which is much more often referred to as Free Speech ubiquitously, without it's numerical title.ReplyDeleteReplies
Maybe that has to do with the first amendment containing more stuff than the second amendment. Like, even if the second amendment has proven pretty difficult to interpret historically, the general idea, which is that somehow the American citizenry should have the right to bear arms, is pretty straightforward. Whereas the first amendment has a bunch of stuff in it that is hard to remember: provisions for free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of worship, freedom to assemble, and freedom to petition the government.Delete


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E3, the greatest week of the year for all hardcore gamers alike. It's a week with nonstop news, updates and reveals on the years biggest games. There is absolutely nothing like it. While of course, getting to see some sweet demos of brand new software is great, nothing is more special than watching an E3 developer press conference. An E3 developer conference is very simple, a huge developer or company (Sony, Xbox, Nintendo, Ubisoft) comes out on a huge stage in front of a crowd full of journalists and shows off their new software or tech. These conferences usually last about an hour and are always glorious. (Sometimes..)
Yeah, lets try and forget about that.
As of now we have had Microsoft and Bethesda go up for their conferences. So, I will be making my short analysis on the two conferences from last night!
1.) Fallout 4 VR and Doom VR
I am absolutely in love with VR and I am an even bigger fan of the latest Doom reboot. While I am not too keen on the Fallout series, I believe this is a great announcement for Bethesda. VR is slowly making its way into the mainstream and with Bethesda putting spin offs of its core IP's into the Virtual Reality spectrum is a great move. Unfortunately, it seems that these games are only heading to the HTC Vive. But hopefully we will see these be released on Oculus and Playstation VR in the near future.
2.) Sequels to Wolfenstein and The Evil Within
The Evil Within and the recent reboot of Wolfenstein were both critically and commercially successful for Bethesda. So, for them to go ahead and announce these sequels is absolutely no shock to me and I believe it is a great move. Bethesda has been pacing themselves very well with their lineup of FPS games of late. Games such as Wolfenstein: The New Order, Prey and Doom have shown that they are capable of producing great FPS content. For, The Evil Within 2, it is always good to have a new horror game out there. It is a genre that is in need of help and with the recent release of Resident Evil 7 and soon to be The Evil Within 2, it seems the horror genre is on the right track.
1.) No Release Date For Skyrim on Switch
Now, this might be getting a little picky. But to show off a full trailer, with new content and mechanics yet you still do not show the release date? A bit odd. They are still keeping their word of a Fall 2017 release, but with them not saying anything does get me a bit worried. As a huge Nintendo fan, I do not see the big N going ahead and talking about this on their E3 stream. So, If Nintendo wont do it and Bethesda did not reveal a date. Should we still expect the port to be hitting this fall? Time will tell.
2.) No Big Surprises
If any company needs a new flagship open-world IP, it is Bethesda. While of course, they have Elder Scrolls and Fallout, there needs to be something new in the mix. Fallout 4 is already a few years old and the new Elder Scrolls is still a long way out. So, maybe add something new to keep things fresh? I might be asking for too much, but Bethesda is one of the gaming industries most talented developers and for them to pull that off should not be the hardest task.
1.) The Focus on Games
While to me, most of the exclusives Microsoft had to show us were very underwhelming, it is good to see them make such a huge push on software. Microsoft is always at the butt-end of every joke due to their lack of exclusives. While I believe the joke still holds up, it is relieving to see that they are really pushing for these exclusives.
2.) The Xbox One X
Yes, I like this console. A lot. I believe Microsoft has a genius plan going on with the whole "Xbox Family". You know will have three different versions of the Xbox One. You now can have the regular Xbox One for casual gamers. The Xbox One S for the gamers in the middle of casual/hardcore. Then, finally, we now have the Xbox One X. An almighty console behemoth. The most powerful console ever made. This console is for the absoulte most hardcore gamer and I could not be more excited. Except, there is a catch..
1.) There Is No Game That Makes The Xbox One X Worth It
This is the catch. Out of the 40+ games that Microsoft had to show off yesterday, not one of them had me or anybody going "I need to buy an Xbox One X". On top of that, nothing they showed justified the hefty price tag that the One X has at $500. You will of course have the hardcore Xbox fans lining up on November 7th to get their hands on this powerful console. But what about the general audience? No casual gamer is going to want to cash out $500 just to play their Madden or Call of Duty in a slightly better looking resolution with slightly better power.
I am not bashing Microsoft for the way they explained the One X. They actually made it very clear and simple. They let everyone know that the One X is NOT new console. It is still the Xbox One, just a better version of it. Think of the iPhone 6, the One X is simply the iPhone 6s.
I am not the huge Xbox fan that I once was as a kid, but I always will have a soft spot for them. Here is hoping to next year, when they will hopefully land on their feet and get themselves back in the console race. Cause, oh boy...they have a lot of catching up to do.


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Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018 is going to be released by Indian army committee. India Army Board is going to conduct the examination for India Army Bharti Rally in Chhattisgarh. So all interested candidates can apply online for this post.
Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018
This exam organized by the Indian army for various posts as GD, Clerk & SKT, Technical, tradesman and Nursing Assistant. It is good news for all eligible candidates who are waiting for the latest vacancy of Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018. So all dear candidates don't miss golden chance for work with the Indian army.
It is a great news for all those candidates who belong to Chhattisgarh or center region that Indian army board has released the post of Chhattisgarh India Army Bharti Rally. It is a golden opportunity for all job seeker candidates are looking career in Indian army. Check your qualification according to apply for the Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh. Otherwise, your application form will be rejected by Board of Examination.
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- Online Form Starting date: – 6 January 2018
- Online Form Last Date: – 20 February 2018
- Admit Card: – After 22 January 2018
- Bharti Date: – Starting from 7 March 2018
Attention all dear candidates as you can see we have informed recruitment dates.So all those candidates can start preparing for the Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018
Indian Army Bharti Chhattisgarh Recruitment 2018 Eligibility Criteria
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Age Limit
- All eligible and appearing candidates applying for Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018 should not less than 17½ and not more than 21 years only for soldier general duty.
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- And all other posts candidate should not less than 17½ and not more than 23 years.
- Candidate should not less than 20 years and not more than 25 years for Havildar and Survey Automated Cartographer (Engineers).
- Candidate should not less than 27 years and not more than 34 years for Junior Commissioned Officer Religious Teacher.
- Candidate should not less than 21 years and not more than 27 years for Junior Commissioned Officer Catering.
Qualification & educational criteria of Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018
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|Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh
|Sol- General Duty ( GD)
|Candidate should have passed minimum 10th Class along with 45 percent marks from recognized board or institute
|Sol – Technical
|Candidates should be passed Intermediate 10+2 along with PCM, 40% marks in each subject and English subjects with 50% marks in aggregate.
|Soldier Clerk/ SKT
|Candidates should have Passed 12th standard in any discipline with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% marks in each subject
|Soldier Tradesman
|Candidates should be passed 10th standard with ITI certificate (except Syce, Mess/ House Keeper – who may be 8th pass)
|Soldier- Nursing Assistant
|Candidates should have Passed 12th standard along with science stream with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% marks in each subject
|Havildar Education Group X
|MA/MSC/MCA or BA/BCA/BSc ( with IT)
|Havildar Education Group Y
|BA/BCA/BSc ( Without IT)
|Survey Automated Cartographer (Engineers)
|BA/BSc with maths and should have passed 10+2 class or 12th or similar to science and maths as main subjects
|Junior Commissioned Officer Religious Teacher
|Candidate should have completed Graduation. In addition qualification in his own religious denomination
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It is important information to qualifying for the Indian Army Recruitment 2018 because selection process plays a very important role for appearing in the examination. So here we have provided points to remember in your mind during selection phase as given below: –
- Candidates have to go through physical measurement test.
- After that physical fitness test.
- After that must be valid Documentation.
- Candidates have to go through Medical/ Written Examination.
- Candidates will be qualified after declare merit result date.
Candidate must read all procedure details points to remember during fill up application form for Army Recruitment in Chhattisgarh 2018
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Yesterday I had a catchup with my mothers group (8 years now) at our gorgeous friend Ika's house.
She has an amazing garden growing all her kind of foods - coming to Oz from Bali.
She cheerfully showed me around and we picked and pulled up lots of goodies including cassava stock and leaves, sugar cane, 2 types of chilli, kaffir lime leaves and kaffir limes, a couple of choko's, normal limes, and macadamia nuts (and she kindly lent me the cracker to enjoy them).
She then shared one of her traditional recipes with me called Daun Ubi which is Stewed Pounded Cassava Leaves cooked in coconut milk and so we had that for dinner.
I added a few ingredients from my garden (lemon grass, turmeric, bay leaf, shallots and garlic) and we had a side of crispy coconut chicken to go with it.
It was deliciously eaten up by everyone so now I cant wait for my own cassava to grow so we can make it again.
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As the Mayor of London's first London Borough of Culture, our distinctive culture-led approach to economic growth and regeneration is driving one of the fastest growing local economies in London. We are intensely ambitious for Waltham Forest, investing in the Borough's future, and creating a legacy that will benefit our residents for years to come.
We aim to be bold in harnessing the power of our unique strengths and assets – our communities, our people, our staff and our heritage. Our new Economic Growth and Housing Delivery Directorate is at the heart of delivering the Council's ambitions for economic and housing growth, both directly and indirectly, through our plans, services and, most importantly, our focus on delivery.
As one of our Heads of Area Regeneration you will drive the delivery of new neighbourhoods and transform our town centres and communities in collaboration with our residents, business and partners.
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Just 20 minutes from the City of London and the West End and with over 500 acres of blue and green space, including Europe's largest urban wetland at Walthamstow Wetlands and Epping Forest, "London's Great Forest", we are well placed to deliver our ambitions for new neighbourhoods.
We are creating a senior delivery team to support Stewart Murray, our Strategic Director of Economic Growth and Housing Delivery, in leading and accelerating the work of the new Directorate.
Our Economic Growth and Housing Delivery Directorate is responsible for most of the Council's £550million Capital Programme that will deliver new school places, new homes and affordable housing, community and cultural venues, transport infrastructure, economic growth and regeneration, and new neighbourhoods including a new community as part of the transformation of our iconic Town Hall Campus. Our draft Local Plan Review articulates the aspiration to deliver 10,000 new jobs and 18,000 new homes over the next 10 years with 50 per cent affordable housing that prioritises local residents. Our teams will be responsible for making this happen.
Shortlisted for MJ's Council of the Year 2019, our values demonstrate our approach as a Council; be radical, make and create, and act with fellowship. You will embody these behaviours, have a compelling track record of success and the proven ability to work collaboratively to deliver our ambitious growth plans and transformational projects.
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You will lead and co-ordinate the implementation of the Council's area regeneration programmes and projects, particularly complex and larger scale programmes, to deliver the physical, social and economic transformation of our communities and growth areas.
You will demonstrate and champion a commercial culture and the delivery of customer-centred services, ensuring Return on Investment and securing financial and social benefits for the Council, residents, businesses and communities.
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If you are commercially minded, with a focus on delivery and driving a financial and social return on investment, we want you to join us.
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Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 10 June 2019
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Parenting Skills Group (SPANISH)
Mar 18, 2015
06:00 pm - 07:00 pm
1122 E. Grand Street Elizabeth, NJ 07201
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Providing Social, Educational,
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Communities that are strong, diverse and sustainable, where people are supported to overcome life's challenges.
Presenters were very knowledgeable and passionate about this subject matter. It validates the need to strength...read more
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Life in Liberia: rain
In his latest blog from Liberia, communications officer Gerry reflects on the challenges brought by the rainy season.
There are no gutters in Liberia.
The rain just drops off the edge of the roof onto the ground. And this country is five times rainier than the UK, so it makes me wonder why.
Maybe the force of the most severe torrents would be so powerful it would rip the gutters away?
I'm philosophising about rain as I stand in the shelter of the overhanging corrugated roof of a local school after getting caught in a downpour on my way to watch my junior football team, Lions FC in Tubmanburg.
I'm not the only person taking refuge. Three girls and a dog are standing along from me. The nearest girl, aged about 14, has twisted a piece of grass into a circle and she's reaching out, letting the drops from the roof fall through it – plip, plip, plip, plip.
They say the rainy season is the hungry time in Liberia. There is less work so there's less money going around. There are fewer people around too. Those who walk are stuck indoors, motorbike taxis are less popular in the wet, and cars have to navigate unpaved roads, now transformed into muddy orange streams.
Mary's Meals staff encountered road conditions like this on a fact-finding mission to Lofa County this month. Roads in other parts of the country would be just as bad.
It's the worst time for Mary's Meals drivers too, attempting to reach schools in far off communities to deliver their September rice, peas and maize. They talk about one village that can only be reached by crossing seven bridges.
The bridges are simply logs placed over a stream. It can take Mary's Meals distribution officers two days to get there, and if your car breaks down you'd better hope you've got a phone signal because you won't be able to flag down any passing traffic.
I call my friend and tell him I'm sheltering from the rain but will get to the match as soon as possible. Then it's back to watching the rain and listening to the drops. No-one else is in sight.
A boy comes round the corner, drenched to the skin, and I recognise him. His name is Willie and he's one of the wider squad of Lions FC. He's carrying three boys' school shirts on coat-hangers, which are also wet through. He stands next to me. I ask him what he's been doing. "Selling," he says.
After a few minutes, he says, "I'm going now, Gerry," and darts into the rain.
A few people begin to pass, some with umbrellas, some with wet shoulders, but the rain is definitely easing. I kick a couple of stones into the rivulet and step out from the shelter and head off towards the thunder.


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In conjunction with the Downtown Spokane Partnership, we would like to invite you to join us in Downtown Spokane on Wall Street for lunch nearly every Friday through the summer. Participating trucks are Brain Freeze Creamery, Mac Daddy's Gourmet Grub, D. Lish's Hamburgers, Mangia Wood Fired Pizza, Skewers, Mixed Plate.
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We are currently looking for a Senior ASP.NET Front-end Developer for our Client, a fast growing firm based in Malta.
The main duties will be on projects built as SaaS platforms based on the latest Microsoft technologies.
The ideal candidate will engage fully in the software development life cycle and deliver assigned project tasks in the areas of Envisioning, Planning, Developing, Customizing, Stabilizing, Deploying and Supporting.
You'll will need to ensure that the project tasks are delivered with the right level of quality, according to the organisation standards within the defined timescales.
C#, ASP.NET, MVC Framework
Client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks – Typescript, jQuery, Angular or React and Redux
CSS frameworks – CSS3, LESS, SASS
Web technologies – AJAX, HTML5, JSON
Knowledge of UI/UX and Responsive design techniques and best practices
Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image
Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus
Tailoring user experience
Creating tools that enhance how users see and interact with your site in any browser
Implementing responsive design for mobile sites
Testing for usability and fixing any bugs
Develop new user-facing features
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It's time for our 11th annual Citrus Fundraiser. Once again we have partnered with a family-owned citrus farm based in the heart of Texas. The citrus is handpicked at the peak of ripeness and sent directly to us in refrigerated trucks. Ripe fruit picked fresh has a high nutritional value and exceptional flavor... it is an excellent way to provide your family with a delicious source of Vitamin C. It also makes a great gift for the upcoming holiday season.
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Mr. Dude Wipes is gone.
The Jets officially cut Isaiah Crowell Thursday in an expected move after agreeing to a deal with Le'Veon Bell this week. The Daily News reported last month that the Jets would part ways with Crowell before $2 million of his $4 million salary became guaranteed on March 15.
And that's exactly what they did.
Crowell's lone season with Gang Green will be known more for his crude action that landed him an endorsement deal than much of anything else. Crowell's touchdown celebration in Cleveland that simulated him wiping his derriere with the football and throwing him into the stands got him an endorsement deal with toilet paper substitute "Dude Wipes."
Now, the Jets have wiped him off the roster.
Crowell, who signed a three-year, $12 million deal, was largely ineffective for the Jets despite respectful stats (685 yards, six touchdowns and 4.8 yards per carry). Although Crowell ran for a franchise-record 219 yards in a Week 5 win against the Broncos, he was invisible for way too many games.
He topped 98 yards three times, but rushed for fewer than 50 yards in nine games. He had a sub-3.0 yards per carry in six of his 13 games. He was also slowed by ankle, foot and toe issues.
Bell's arrival obviously spelled the end of the Jets' failed experiment with the 26-year-old Crowell.
The Jets will clear $3 million of salary cap space and carry a $2 million dead money charge.
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The Jets agreed to a 1-year, $2.5 million deal (with a max value of $3.5 million) with veteran nose tackle Steve McLendon, according to sources. McLendon, a respected leader, should play an important role in the trenches.


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I never wanted a Jay Z and Beyoncé album. A lot of people didn't. I used to think A Jay Z/Beyoncé album would be like a Will and Jada sextape: O.K. But it wouldn't be exciting if other people weren't involved.
No, I did not want an album from The Carters. But then on a Saturday afternoon in June I realized how wrong I was.
We needed an album from The Carters. So let's get into EVERYTHING IS LOVE.
First thing first I did not expect to hear Beyoncé rap. Hearing Beyoncé rap is like finding a 20 dollar bill in your 20 dollar steak; it's a nice surprise. Don't get me wrong Jay is rapping his ass off but it feels like Beyoncé told him "if you give me some bullshit bars like you did the Ha Remix in 2000 I will leave you immediately, that's right I remember that remix, fuck Becky with the Good Hair you need to go and apologize to Juvie with true Soulja Rags". Jay comes off happy and motivated on every song, it's almost cute how impressed he sounds at Beyoncé's bars. I say almost because it's clear she didn't write them shits but she never claimed to write her bars, that's another light skinned Diva.
My first real reaction is that Offset deserves his credit for creating a flow that's so accessible to women. Some of the best verses on this album have Offset's essence all over them. Shit there's some points Beyoncé sounds so much like Offset I thought she was gonna get accused of cheating on Card-you get the point.
Now this next thing I'm gonna say is gonna make everyone who's ever been friendzoned lose their mind. The biggest problem with album is that there are NO problems. It's TOO good. This is an album that had no risk of failing. Listening to this album is like watching the Patriots play no one in the SuperBowl. This album sounds like
It was recorded for the sweetest Make-A-Wish kid around. No lie if you listen hard enough you can hear him say "Awntie B Ooncle Jay that was the Gweatest"
Great albums are defined by the risk behind them. Jay and Bey has nothing to lose besides pissed off fans who only have Spotify. The amount of money put into this album could've got Kanye out of Debt.
Jay Z and Beyoncé successfully made a couples album. Every couple you hate is gonna make their Instagram captions lyrics from this album the same way every single you hate uses Drake lyrics. Some women are gonna listen to this album and wonder why they're rapper boyfriends haven't asked THEM to make an album together yet..and some rappers are gonna get kicked out the house for saying "You'd have to catch me cheating first".
EVERYTHING IS LOVE is a very well produced albums filled with the written vows from a Vow Renewal Ceremony. At the end of it all I can do is feel bad for Nas cuz he couldn't even have the WEEKEND. I give EVERYTHING IS LOVE 8.5 keys for a successful marriage out of 10.


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This 5 minutes of your life will feel a LOT longer. May also cure insomnia (I'll leave the claims of cures for HIV to Christopher Monckton).
It would take a better youtube maker than I (currently am) to add zest to such a dry subject. The IPCC released a "Special Report on Emissions Scenarios" in 2000. I couldn't find a video explanation of them on tinterwebs, so have made one. Here it is.


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Pick-up at your hotel in VERDUN
The battle of Verdun ('the hell of Verdun") is considered to be the greatest and lenghiest in world history: the total casualty figure for the entire war in the Verdun sector approaches 1.25 million dead, wounded and missing.
We will start the day by visitng the impressive French cemetery at Douaumont and the ossuary containing the remains of 130.000 unidentified combattants from both nations. Situated in the forest labelled "Zone Rouge" (Red Zone) where the ground is still littered with so many bodies and unexploded shells, it is certainly one of the most sacred place in France. Then we will visit the new and excellent museum "memorial de Verdun".
Heading south towards the town of Saint-Mihiel we will approach the butte of Montsec, a 1.230 feet high hill dominating the plain of the Woevre where the Germans constructed tunnels, underground shelters and trenches. The American monument commemorates the reduction of the St-Mihiel salient by the First and Second U.S Armies and also the other U.S divisons who fought in Alsace and Lorraine.
Our last stop will be at the St.Mihiel Amercian cemetery (4.153 graves) then we will drive back to Paris
Drop off at PARIS at the end of the tour (another location is possible)
√ : Expert English speaking guide
√ : Pick-up and drop-off from PARIS or any other destination
√ : Access to all the sites and museum fees included
√ : Travel in a toprange minivan Mercedes V-Class
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning, showing that U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 1.4 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory of 407.4 million barrels. The commercial crude inventory is about 1% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Tuesday evening the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported that crude inventories dropped by 6 million barrels in the week ending August 3. Gasoline inventories increased by 3.1 million barrels and distillate stockpiles rose by about 1.8 million barrels. For the same period, analysts expected crude inventories to decrease by about 3.3 million barrels. Gasoline inventories were seen down by 1.7 million barrels, and distillate inventories were expected to rise by 220,000 barrels.
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed a first round of new sanctions on Iran. A second round is scheduled to begin in November. It is that second round that will have a greater impact on Iran's oil and gas industry. Tuesday's sanctions primarily hit Iran's ability to function in global financial markets. The impact on the Iranian economy is expected to be harsh and the restrictions on oil and gas exports are expected to be harsher still.
Total gasoline inventories increased by 2.9 million barrels last week, according to the EIA, and are now about 4% above the five-year average range. U.S. refineries produced about 9.9 million barrels of gasoline a day last week, down by about 600,000 barrels compared to the prior week. Total motor gasoline supplied (the agency's proxy for demand) averaged 9.7 million barrels a day for the past four weeks, flat compared with the prior week.
Before the EIA report, benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for September delivery traded down about 2% at around $68.00 a barrel and dropped further to around $67.57 (down about 2.3%) shortly after the report's release. WTI settled at $69.17 on Tuesday and opened at $69.11 Wednesday morning. The 52-week range on September futures is $47.64 to $72.98.
Week over week, U.S. crude oil exports rose by 540,000 barrels a day, and U.S. production dipped by 100,000 barrels a day to 10.8 million barrels. Exports averaged 1.85 million barrels a day last week and have a cumulative daily average for the year of 1.83 million barrels a day, a 140% increase over the year-ago export total.
Distillate inventories rose by 1.2 million barrels last week and are about 10% below the five-year average range for this time of year. Distillate product supplied averaged 4 million barrels a day for the past four weeks, up by about 100,000 compared with the prior week. Distillate production averaged 5.2 million barrels a day last week, flat compared to the prior week's production.
For the past week, crude imports averaged 7.9 million barrels a day, up by 182,000 compared with the previous week. Refineries were running at 96.6% of capacity, with daily input averaging 17.6 million barrels a day, about 118,000 more than the previous week's average. Exports of refined products rose by 174,000 barrels a day last week to 5.2 million.
According to AAA, the current national average pump price per gallon of regular gasoline is $2.865, down by less than a penny from $2.869 a week ago and flat compared with the month-ago price. Last year at this time, a gallon of regular gasoline cost $2.351 on average in the United States.
Here is a look at how share prices for two blue-chip stocks and two exchange-traded funds reacted to this latest report.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) traded down about 0.8%, at $80.62 in a 52-week range of $72.16 to $89.30. Over the past 12 months, Exxon stock has traded up about 0.8%.
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded down about 0.8%, at $124.24 in a 52-week range of $105.30 to $133.88. As of last night's close, Chevron shares are trading up about 12.5% over the past year.
The United States Oil ETF (NYSEARCA: USO) traded down about 1.9%, at $14.09 in a 52-week range of $9.34 to $15.25.
The VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEAMERICAN: OIH) traded down about 0.3%, at $25.64 in a 52-week range of $21.70 to $29.87.


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Quinta do Rajo proposes a simple and authentic life so our accommodations are comfortable but simple. We have dorms with bunk beds and 1 family room, there is heating and air conditioning in the rooms, the ventilation is natural (window) and there are bathrooms supporting the rooms. It is not necessary to bring bed linen but we thank you for bringing a towel.
During the time of the year when the weather helps, it is possible to opt for the camping system. The space is very pleasant, in the middle of nature, being therefore conducive to this modality of accommodation.
We have several tents (iglo type) and two bathrooms outside.
We can collaborate in the search for additional accommodation in the area, either individual or for groups.
We do not have computer available for visitors but we provide wireless internet access.
We accept guests arrival between 11am and 7pm. If you can not get here until 7:00 pm, we will give you suggestions of accommodation to stay in Lisbon:
- microsites.juventude.gov.pt
- holiday-inn-lisbonairport.h-rez.com
- www.hotelroma.pt
- www.luteciahotel.com
- tivoli-oriente-lisboa.hotel-rv.com
- www.radissonblu.com/hotel-lisbon
- www.residencialterminus.com
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
90 years
My grandmother (my moms mother) is 90 years today!
And I guess she has been knitting for at least 85 of those years.
These photos were taken last summer and since then she has become more and more forgetfull, so she doesn't knit anymore...
She has trouble remembering who we are, but my mom has taken the kids and visited her often, so she has been able to remember them until recently. But I don't think she would know who we are now and that's sad...
At the end my mom had to cast on and bind off her knitting. But she managed to knit up the yarn mom bought her into squares. There is several layers here, so I hope I will have enough to make at least two blankets.
Now for my wip. I casted on a pair of komi mittens the other day. I ws a bit worried I would run out of yarn, but so far it looks like I have enough.Hopefully I'll have a pair of new mittens before the weekend :)
And the sun is back! SO looking forward to sunny days again :)
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Great-grandma has knit up some lovely squares. I'd love to see some pictures of the blanket (s) assembled :)ReplyDelete
Your mittens are gorgeous too. Is that an alpaca fiber? Looks like my Frog Tree alpaca. I love the colours you chose. Inspired by the sunrise?
Så koselig bilde av oldemor og ungene! Så fint å kunne ha et teppe som hun har vært med på å lage.ReplyDelete
Fint bilde av sola på fjellene. Ja, nå går det mot lysere tider- det er godt for kropp og sjel! :-)
happy birthday to your grandmother! I love the squares and I do hope you get two blankets!! Your mittens are intricate and pretty.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your Grandmother I hope she has a lovely day. Lovely family pictures and gorgeous squares. I am so impressed with the mittens. I'd panick if faced with such an intricate pattern. Enjoy the sun.ReplyDelete
Ali x
Wishing your grandmother a very happy birthday, and that in spite of the memory loss she will be able to enjoy her day. What a special blanket that will be when you sew up those squares! Gorgeous mittens on your needles, and the picture of the sun making an appearance is so, so pretty.ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to your Gran! My lovely Gran went the same way, she made it to 97, but didn't know any of us by the end. The squares are lovely, and those mittens--those mittens are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 5:05 PM
Happy Birthday to your Grandmother - what a gift that your kids have met her and know her, even if she does not know them outwardly, the heart always knows.ReplyDelete
The mittens are beautiful!!
happy birthday to your grandma. i surely miss my mine. <3ReplyDelete
and what a great idea sewing all her squares into a couple blankets, what a great thing.
your mittens are stunning! wow, such awesome work.
Flotte votter!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your gran! It's so special that you have all those knitted squares from her. It will be really beautiful to use them in a blanket. I'm such a sap, but I love the idea of this cross-generational heirloom.ReplyDelete
Those squares will make wonderful blankets....and your mittens look awesome...yeah for the sun!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your Grandmother...
It's so lovely to see photos of your grandmother still knitting. I hope she got a kick out of seeing herself on your post!ReplyDelete
Gratulerer med jubilanten! Og gratulerer med sola tilbake!ReplyDelete
For en flott historie. De teppene du får laget av de rutene vil bli helt spesielle tenker jeg. Gratulerer med mormoren din!ReplyDelete
Og vottene var nydelige, fantastiske farger.
How beautiful, your grandmother with your children. She looks so happy! My grandma went simliarly, wouldn't've remembered us in those last days, but still, there are many happy memories to hold on to.ReplyDelete
What a sweet grandmother. I hope you are able to get the blankets made from the squares. Love the mittnes, but even more, love the view!!ReplyDelete
Do you use kitchener stitch at the tops of your mittens? If so, about how many stitches do you finish with?ReplyDelete
Your mitts look lovely! And wow, your Grandma sounds like a great knitter, sad that she can't knit anymore :(ReplyDelete
happy birthday, such sweet photos. love your mittens, it's lovely knitting runs in your family.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your grandma! I love all those squares!ReplyDelete
The squares will make a lovely blanket - all the more precious for you, as you'll have a wonderful reminder of your Grandmother! It will become an heirloom piece, no doubt!ReplyDelete
I'm sure she'd be proud that you are carrying on the tradition of knitting!
What a great celebration of your Grandmother! what beautiful hands she has!ReplyDelete
And I read your back posts holding my breath--hope the water holds out!
Nice beginning of the year, and gorgeous pictures (of "spark" on the lake, and new year's sun).
Godt Nytt År!
What a sweet post. My grandmother is turning 90 this April. She crocheted for several years; we have many of her blankets. She no longer crochets and when she sees me knitting she comments on how I could ever do that. I hope you are able to make some wonderful blankets with her blocks.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful tie through the generations, from your grandmother through to you--what blessing! My grandma taught me to crochet and I picked up knitting along the way. Happy belated birthday to your grandmother and sweet joy to you in your remembrances and continued interactions as she moves through this part of her journey.ReplyDelete
Those squares are wonderful. I'm happy that you and the family have those from her to make into blankets. Getting older can be a rough journey. She looks great despite the loss of her memory.ReplyDelete


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Mistry, Jayalaxshmi; Bignante, Elisa and Berardi, Andrea
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One of the most recurring strengths attributed to the use of participatory video is its ability to enable social change, advocacy, activism and empowerment. Yet, to what extent is this a joint vision of all parties involved in the participatory video process? Why do researchers and participants do participatory video? What are their differential motivations and how does this affect decisionmaking during the participatory video process? In this paper, we reflect on these questions through discussing participatory video experiences of research carried out by the authors in collaboration with indigenous communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana and in Tumucumaque, Brazil. Participatory video formed part of a project involving local communities, local, national and international civil society organisations and academic researchers. We evaluate the different perceptions and distinct worldviews of the individuals, groups and organisations involved in the participatory video process, and show how these determine the ways in which people participate. We conclude that a significant component of the participatory video process needs to include the iterative surfacing of individual motivations and worldviews using an adaptive research approach. This helps to negotiate expectations of all researchers and participants at different stages of the participatory video, enabling greater outcomes for all participants, while at the same time producing more nuanced and grounded academic research.
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How to: Converting RGB to YUV and YUV to RGB
Recently I had to deal with converting RGB to YUV and YUV to RGB, but couldn't find any proper documentation on how to convert back YUV to RGB. I finally got it to work after 6 hours and this is the result. I hope that this will help other people searching for this in the future. Read more


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"Aww Man, I'm Fat. Wtf." (aka, re-calibrating after a weight gain)
Uh oh...it's officially happened. Well, technically it's been happening, but I'm officially acknowledging it: I have gotten fat again.
Ok ok, fat is an overstatement...but I packed on TWENTY POUNDS in 2016 and I am none too happy about it. I mean, let's face it: the irony of me gaining weight while steadily telling you how to lose it has not escaped me. However, out of problems come opportunity, and I believe this is what my middle school English teacher used to annoyingly call a teaching moment. So what can we learn from this?
How I got Fat
Well first, let's look at how I've allowed the pounds to creep on in the first place. Reflection and evaluation is a very important step in ANY process, and weight loss is no different. Without it, we're tempted to jump to silly conclusions and try to fix problems that don't exist, or even worse, remove ourselves from responsibility. Some of my friends posed the following (snarky) questions: Had the high fat diet I've touted for the past four years, the one that enabled me to lose 40 lbs and (until now) keep them off, finally failed me? Is high intensity interval training a fluke, and do you really need to spend hours in the gym on a treadmill to lose weight as you've always suspected? (Excuse my snarky paraphrasing. Weight gain makes you cranky.) In short, no. To figure out what went wrong in the past year that caused the scale to tip, I thought about what had happened in 2016:
- In 10 months, I moved interstate TWICE. Moving is tough. Moving interstate is tougher. Moving interstate twice?! Let's just say I don't recommend it. Even worse, one of those moves involved some roommates who didn't have the healthiest eating habits (looking at you, Mom and Dad). I admit that with the temptations around and everything that was going on, I indulged in some stress eating. (Side note: apparently, at Christmastime, my mother bakes cookies EVERYDAY. Why? For what? FOR WHO??? Having not lived at home at Christmastime since I was 18, I was not aware of this.)
- In 2016, I had three different jobs. The first move was a result of a new job back home in the DC area. That job was a f*cking nightmare. Worst job in the history of jobs. I lasted for three months before I got the hell outta dodge and quit without another offer in hand because it was just. that. bad. Thankfully, I got a new job about a week after I quit and it continues to generally be awesome. (You wanna know how awful my boss was? I was the 9th person in my position in two years. No one could stand working for Petty Betty.)
- My schedule (and lifestyle) has changed drastically. From 2013-Feb 2016 I worked primarily from home and it was amazing. I cooked most of my meals as I got hungry, I took breaks mid-day to ride my bike, and I got a GREAT amount of sleep. Also, there was plenty of time for household chores like laundry during weekdays. Now? I have a one hour commute each way and an 8-5 work schedule. So I guess, more like a 7-6 work schedule? Which means there is very little time for housework, meal prep, working out, spending QT with friends and family, general relaxing, and sleep (dear God, I miss all the sleep). Ugh. I still hate it, to be honest, even though I love my new job.
- I started a new relationship. You know how that goes...dates, lazy days in, shirking your responsibilities...yeah, all that.
- I put my client sessions on hold. Possibly my biggest mistake, as coaching people has been one of the biggest motivators to keep me focused. Without the constant reminders of why I do this and who I do it for, I kind of lost track.
So yeah. One day I looked up and was like, "Aww man, I'm fat. Wtf." (That's an exact quote.) I can acknowledge, without excusing myself, that I really did go through a lot of changes in one year, and not all for the better. Looking back, I can firmly say I failed to adapt to those changes. Instead of modifying a routine that I knew worked for me, I kind of just let the changes overwhelm me and gave into my stress and exhaustion more than I'd like to admit. Although I started off 2016 strong, by June (around when I started my current job) I was exercising sporadically, meal prepping when I remembered, and deviating from my high fat, low carb, ketogenic eating style more than I care to admit. I was barely on my bike in 2016 (with the exception of the Jamestown Gran Fondo Metric Century I completed last year—major accomplishment!*), which is usually both my favorite form of exercise in the warmer months and my method of finding peace and relaxation.
*Riding your bike 100 km with minimal training beforehand is highly not recommended. I did it, but it took me forever. I'm not joking, I think I finished like second to last, if not last, out of everyone. I don't know who I thought I was.
Truth be told, I recognized all this in about October when comparing Halloween pics from 2015 to 2016, and I (thank God) nipped the steady weight gain in the bud, at least. If you follow me on Instagram, you know I (mostly) got back on track with my eating, even if I didn't jump back into the gym right away, so that was a good start. So, in 2017, I've been absolutely steady with my weight, which is much better than the fast march back to pre-diabetes I was doing in 2016.
How i'll get Un-Fat
So what now? I get focused! While staying steady is cool when I'm at a weight I like, this ain't it. Time for some changes. I've identified what went wrong, and I've made a plan to fix what I'd been lacking:
- Consistency: The biggest factor in my weight gain was no consistency. I didn't work out or meal prep consistently, which are known essentials in weight loss and maintenance. I will help ensure I am hitting my movement and meal prep goals by planning them into my weekly calendar and filling out my daily log.
- Focus: Somewhere along the way, I forgot why I lost weight in the first place. I remember now: being heavier feels uncomfortable to me—I'm not able to wear the clothes I want and I don't feel as confident. In addition, my energy levels are waaaaay down. A good diet and regular exercise will help with that. To remind myself why I'm in it, I'll post my goal somewhere I can regularly see it, like my phone lock screen.
- Accountability: I'd unconsciously been using my coaching clients and friends at my old gym to hold me accountable. Without them, I kind of just had a free for all. No one noticed if I put on weight or hadn't been to the gym in two weeks! This time around, I'm going to use YOU! Follow along with me on IG and the blog as I post updates and make adjustments.
- Fun: If we're being honest, my new life is boring. It's ironic, because I moved back to the DC area from NJ because I felt like my social life was lacking (it was, severely), but when I came back, all these changes overwhelmed me so much that I kind of just shut down. In order to be my best self (cheese alert), I need to be doing things that fulfill me outside of work. This includes exercise, but it also includes traveling (you know I love me some travel), spending times with friends and family, and just a bit of the general carefree/happy-go-lucky vibe that's always been a hallmark of my personality.
Where You Come In
Maybe you're wondering, "Why is she telling us all this?" I mean, all around the blog I talk about how I lost the weight and kept it off. I'm sharing my setback and progress reports with you for two reasons:
- Because I selfishly need you guys to help me get back on track. Sue me.
- Because I want you to know that *life happens*...changes come at you fast, commitments come up, you lost your motivation, *whatever.* None of us is perfect, not even a health coach. I have certifications in nutrition and fitness and I still stumble at times. Don't worry lol, I'm not a fraud...I DID keep 40 lbs off for three years with no issues. But maintaining anything requires work! That goes for health, relationships, property, whatever. What's important is that I get back up, and I think it's important for you to see that.
So...here we go! I'm taking a MUCH needed vacation to Puerto Rico in a little under two months, and it would be awesome if I could look good on that beach. Yes I want to be healthy, too, etc etc...but let's be honest, when I look back at pics from the trip years from now, I don't want to remember how uncomfortable I felt in my swimsuit (you know what I mean), I want to remember what an awesome time I had.
Let's Get to Work!
I'll be posting bi-weekly check-ins here on the blog, and you can follow me on Instagram, where I'll be sharing my workouts, food, and other good stuff. See you soon!


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Ogden HS (OHS) Class of 1972 Alumni List
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1972 Class List
- Lori Allred
- Lujean Be
- Kathy Bergen
- Dennis Bills
- Lujean Blackhurst
- Lorraine Bohrer
- Russell Braselton
- Nancy Breezy
- Geoffrey Canfield
- Richard Collins
- John Daniels
- Carol Dastrup
- Mark David
- Jan Faunce
- Debbie From
- Alfonso Al Gallegos
- Paul Gibson
- Mike Green
- James Grua
- Steven Hagerman
- Rick Hauxer
- Dianna Heileson
- Efrain Hinojosa
- Jane Howard
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- Jennie Johnson
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- Judy Long
- Annette Lund
- Debbie Martinez
- Dixie Murdoch
- Lorraine Nelson
- Dennis M OConnor
- Kevin Olsen
- Diane Packard
- Steven Palmer
- Leslie Rasmussen Peterson
- Cheryl Porter
- Annette Primrose
- Susan Rasmussen
- Kenny Rendon
- Kyle Robinson
- Ann Rosenberg
- Jill Rothey
- Van Ryujin
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- LeAnn Simmons
- Claudia Smith
- Quentin Smith
- Lynette Stephenson
- Marilyn Wilmot Taylor
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The Godfather was the top movie in theaters in 1972, with a lifetime gross of over $134,966,411. Among TV shows in 1972, All in the Family was the most popular of the year.
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Hold Your Head UpArgent
LaylaDerek and The Dominos
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be RightLuther Ingram
Baby Don't Get Hooked On MeMac Davis
Never Been To SpainThree Dog Night
School's OutAlice Cooper
Let's Stay TogetherAl Green
Family AffairSly and The Family Stone
Candy ManSammy Davis Jr.
Bang A Gong (Get It On)T. Rex
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I was thinking about the whole idea of death and resurrection the other day and lots came to mind. Namely ego. Ego being the thing we carry that says we are the best that they are wrong and that our firm grasp of independence wins.
Jesus carried the cross to the death of his being to redirect something new and more profound. In the same way, is the human quest to carry your ego (define it) to the death of your ego (to overcome it) to lead to new life (a broader view of purpose and place)?
We carry our ego to the death of our ego to be free of our ego and transcend ego altogether.
Moving past an ego-centric framework propels to a wholistic framework. One that ultimately, when inline with the cosmic way of Christ, learns to lean into love day after day.


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Sol Hill's installation is minimal and spare, consisting of compelling components masterfully connected to produce a disquieting effect. Large format digital photographs confront the viewer with keywords listed in current government manuals outlining the protocols and procedures for analyzing huge volumes of "suspicious" electronic metadata gathered by surveillance. Large scale, elegant light boxes reveal ominous blacked-out, redacted photocopies of government documents retrieved from FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests for information on surveillance. Live video cameras simultaneously generate real-time images viewable in the space as well as on the website of all who enter and make their way through the installation. The data captured in the installation is temporarily collected and fed into a real-time Suspicious Privacy installation website. In an edgy contemporary reflection of NSA operations those images can be reviewed on the installation website, purchased and downloaded by anyone, anywhere.
Structurally and formally Stuart Nielsen's work is impeccable. A body of work with great depth, varying in size, shape and medium, yet aesthetically fluid. Nielsen's abstract formalism is consistently subtle and mature, yet exploratory. Dynamic tensions arise from manipulations of juxtaposed space and color along with his innate sense of proportion. Central to the portfolio of works is an overall energy and presence.
Stuart works from a broad spectrum of sources, but has always been an abstractionist with a formalist's approach to clarity. He's a master at transforming surfaces and patterns into deeply meditative abstract compositions. The work immediately engages both the eye and the mind. Walking through a gallery, I'm drawn back to it again and again.
Brian and Noah, the principals of Keep Adding went on to form Early Departure a graphic design team. Subsequently Brian moved to Germany to pursue an advanced visual arts degree.
The digital images presented here are classic Brian Bixby. Built on the refinement of vision, ultra contemporary in tone and beautiful from the standpoint of being "stretched representations" of well-known flowers, with "pushed" colors and drifting forms thrusting them into another realm; botanical but ethereal.


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April 9, 2013
A nearly two year study involving dozens of health organizations identified one bring problem in central Virginia; obesity.
"We would love to see the community become aware of these data and also try to get involved," said Dr. Lilian Peake, the director of the Thomas Jefferson Health District.
The study, released as part of the Mobilizing for action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), shows the problem is only getting worse. Between 2007 and 2010, health officials saw the sharpest increase in obesity since 2000.
"The increase of obesity in our country over the last 20 years blows your mind," said Judy Berger, the Livable Community Planner with the Jefferson Area Board for Aging. "We are so amazed at how much we are getting less and less healthy."
Nearly one third of adults are overweight. But the statistic that's even more alarming for health officials, is that almost half of fifth graders are overweight or obese. The numbers are scaring for organizations like JABA.
"Studies show obese children in fifth grade remain obese through high school and throughout their life, which means by the time they get to be seniors they will have already accrued amazing amounts of health care costs," said Berger.
The study was released by the MAPP 2 Health Leadership Council, as part of the Planning District 10's community health assessment and improvement plan. More than 60 agencies in the Thomas Jefferson Health District joined forces to collect data. The counties included Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, Fluvanna, Nelson, and the City of Charlottesville.
The four public health areas identified as priorities included, obesity, access to mental health and substance abuse services, pregnancy outcomes and tobacco use. For a look at the full report, visit www.tjhd.org


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Man arrested for fighting with officer after trying to steal beer from Giant Eagle
A South Side man was arrested Wednesday night after he tried to punch and kick a police officer who tried to stop him from stealing food and beer from a local supermarket, according to authorities.
Warren Robinson III, 29, was at the Giant Eagle on Wharton Street in the South Side at around 9:20 p.m. when an officer working a security detail spotted him putting a bottle of beer into his backpack and food items down his pants and under his shirt, according to a criminal complaint filed in support of the charges.
When Robinson was confronted he told the officer that he planned to pay for the items.
The officer informed Robinson that the beer section was closed and the bottle had to be returned, but he could pay for the food in his possession.
Robinson then got into "an aggressive stance" and told the officer "I don't care who you are I will fight you anytime," according to the complaint.
The officer told Robinson to return all the items and attempted to escort him out of the store, telling him not to return.
When Robinson insisted on going back into the store the officer tried to place him under arrest, according to the complaint.
As the officer tried to put Robinson in handcuffs he "attempted to kick and throw a punch at me" but missed and ran away.
The officer used a radio to report the incident to the Zone 3 and chased after Robinson.
The two tangled in the store's parking lot and the officer used pepper spray to try to subdue Robinson, who was able to break free and run away.
A passerby then tackled Robinson and held him down until he could be handcuffed.
Robinson was charged of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, defiant trespass, disorderly conduct, retail theft and public drunkenness.
Tony LaRussa is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tony at 724-772-6368 or [email protected] or via Twitter @TonyLaRussaTrib.