text:
4 Best Places to Paddleboard in Houston
We're back in the Lone Star State with another great city to SUP. While not as popular as other places yet, paddleboard in Houston is starting to take off. The mega city is filled with a few unique spots to hit the water.
While Houston doesn't compete with places like Florida or Colorado in terms of paddle boarding spots, the area certainly has a few places to paddle away. So let's dive in and check out the best place to paddleboard in Houston.
SUP in Houston
Without further ado, here are the top four places:
- Armand Bayou
The Armand Bayou has created a unique paddling trail for those living in Houston. The waterway follows the Armand Bayou Nature Center upstream after nearly meeting with Clear Lake.
Here you'll have access to stunning views and unique wildlife, as the nature center is tailor-made for paddling. Just be careful! This area is known to be filled with alligators and 10-footers have been spotted by other paddlers.
If you're looking to rent at Armand Bayou, we recommend you check out Water Sports Clear Lake. The prices are low and you'll have easy access to the bayou from here.
- Lake Houston
The name says it all. If you're looking for a calm place to paddle around, Lake Houston may be your best shot. The place isn't too popular because the waters just aren't that pristine. Still, it's worth a paddle day or two.
Just head out to Lake Houston and head to the River Grove Park area. Here you can put your board in the water and start paddling around. Make sure to head over to the island area on the lake.
You won't want to try and rent here. Just bring your own board and get after it!
- Galveston Island State Park Paddling Trail
If you're looking for a dedicated spot for paddlers to get their fix, then this is it. The Galveston Island State Park Paddling Trail offers a lot for SUP board fans in Houston. The park features three different trails between 2-5 miles long.
Each trail offers stunning views of nature, smooth waters, and little other boat traffic. You can relax and enjoy a peace paddleboard experience here. There's also hiking and camping at this park.
While finding a rental here can be tough, you'll want to check out Artist Boat. The outfitter occasionally offers guided tours that are said to be legendary.
- Buffalo Bayou
Another dedicated paddlers' trail near Houston, Buffalo Bayou is 26 miles long and features a plethora of access points along the trail. It starts on the westside of Houston and travels all throughout the downtown area.
If you're new to paddleboarding in Houston, you may want to check out the Sabine Street entrance. Here you'll be able to enter the water in downtown and smoothly cruise around for an hour before getting out.
Here you can pay for a shuttle to bring you back to your car after a day on the water. Just check out Buffalo Bayou Shuttle.
Paddleboard in Houston!
Above you'll find out four favorite places to paddleboard in Houston. The huge city has a lot going for it, and many are surprised to find SUP is one of them. You're sure to find the ideal spot for your needs. Happy paddling out there!


text:
Thu, 4 April 2019
Today's guest is Jamin Speer of the University of Memphis. We discuss his paper, "Are Changes of Major Major Changes? The Roles of Grades, Gender, and Preferences in College Major Switching" co-authored with Carmen Astorne-Figari.
The choice of college major is a key stage in the career search, and over a third of college students switch majors at least once. We provide the first comprehensive analysis of major switching, looking at the patterns of switching in both academic and non-academic dimensions. Low grades signal academic mismatch and predict switching majors - and the lower the grades, the larger the switch in terms of course content. Surprisingly, these switches do not improve students' grades. When students switch majors, they switch to majors that "look like them": females to female-heavy majors, and so on. Lower-ability women flee competitive majors at high rates, while men and higher-ability women are undeterred. Women are far more likely to leave STEM fields for majors that are less competitive – but still somewhat science-intensive – suggesting that leaving STEM may be more about fleeing the "culture" of STEM majors than fleeing science and math.
Jamin's Twitter thread about the paper
Niederle and Vesterlund's paper on gender differences in competitiveness
Neal's paper on job mobility featuring the following quote mentioned in the episode:
"To the extent that college provides an opportunity for premarket search over potential careers, this result [of fewer career changes among college graduates] is to be expected." (p. 250)
Direct download: EP119Speer_EDR.mp3
Category:Education -- posted at: 1:26pm PDT

subset: commoncrawl


text:
MONROE, La., Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In a business climate where milliseconds matter in network connections, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) will again provide fast and secure cloud connectivity for AWS re:Invent, the largest cloud event in the industry. The key role comes after CenturyLink was named an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner, an achievement that highlights CenturyLink's success in building robust services on AWS that deliver digital transformation to businesses on their cloud journeys.
To learn more about CenturyLink's strong value proposition, visit www.centurylink.com/aws and stop by Booth #2820 at the Venetian Sands Expo.
CenturyLink has deployed 180 Gbps of bandwidth to support more than 85,000 devices at eight interconnected venues during the Nov. 26-30 event. Keynotes, live streams, breakout sessions, hands-on labs, boot camps, hackathons, workshops and certification exams will be delivered via CenturyLink Cloud Connect solutions, a service capable of delivering real-time connections between data centers and AWS cloud services. To help support the event, CenturyLink will deploy AWS Direct Connect, a cloud service solution that makes it easy to establish a dedicated network connection from an enterprise's premises to AWS.
CenturyLink executives will present at two sessions on Nov. 26. The first session, "Milliseconds Matter: Optimize Cloud Apps with Network Control," is led by CenturyLink's Paul Savill, senior vice president, core network and technology solutions, and David Shacochis, vice president, product management. It takes place at 1 p.m. in Lando 4202 (Level 4). The second session, "Dynamic Connections: The Network You Need the Moment You Need It," features Chris McReynolds, vice president, core network services. It takes place at 5:10 p.m. in Pilvi Theater Expo Hall (Level 2).
"While many organizations know that direct connectivity to the cloud helps ensure network consistency, it's not always clear how integrated combinations of backbone, routing and orchestration can optimize cloud applications," said Savill. "We present a number of innovative approaches to optimizing application deployment through control of the underlying network infrastructure."
CenturyLink delivers private and secure network connectivity to AWS for global enterprises to manage and protect their cloud-based business applications. Capabilities in the newly launched CenturyLink Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections allow for real-time creation and deletion of private Ethernet connections to cloud service providers. Customers can now dynamically connect across hybrid cloud workloads on AWS. AWS GovCloud (U.S.) is also included in the connectivity options.
In addition, CenturyLink provides a complete cloud services and cloud management portfolio that allows customers to have low-latency access to virtually endless AWS resources paired with dynamic, network-aware orchestration. CenturyLink Cloud Application Manager facilitates customer IT transformation by orchestrating the delivery of infrastructure, applications and services across multiple clouds.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the world's best networking company by solving customers' increased demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves as its customers' trusted partner, helping them manage increased network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber security solutions that help protect their business.
SOURCE CenturyLink, Inc.


text:
People might think I sound crazy, but the worse things seem to get, the more my trust in God increases. It seems as if the more darkness gathers around us during these troubled times, the more hopeful, and peaceful I feel. I know a peace beyond understanding. It is so easy to turn on the television, the internet, or the radio and see and hear, and be bombarded with all the wickedness, the pain, the hurt, the negativity, the unrest, and the constant sorrows and troubles going on out in the world. This is a tool of the enemy to distract us. It is meant to keep us uneasy…to steal away our peace and faith itself. If one can simply see it for what it really is in the highest sense, then one can overcome its bondage. It is nothing in the end but sound and fury. I am not saying that there are not plenty of real issues and problems, and a great host of things that are just wrong. No sane person could deny that. I am not saying there are things we shouldn't be concerned with, because of course…there are. I am saying that worry gets you no where. Fear equals paralysis which then becomes death. Look, life is neither perfect nor fair. There will always be things that are…not right. But in looking at all that is wrong with the world, please don't ever stop taking a moment out of each day, and seeing all that is good and beautiful in the world…in life itself; because there is so much goodness and beauty in the world. Don't forget to wake up in the morning and say "Thank you oh God, for the gift of life…the gift of…being alive. Thank you for everything. Thank you for the gift of your love, and your light in times of darkness. Thank you for everything…amen". So that's my advice...that's what I think. If you want to stay hopeful and maintain a higher perspective of Beauty...learn to see God in all things, and practice being Grateful every single day for the gift of every single day! If you really want to understand what I am saying here, there is a movie with this message and I suggest you watch it. It is called "American Beauty". Happy Viewing for any of you who decide to take my advice and watch this wonderful film.
Blessed Be!


text:
You are here
School Climate Transformation
CDE is committed to collaboratively addressing school climate with school districts to guide our collective work through the School Climate Transformation Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This grant provides the opportunity to bring districts and CDE's internal offices together to support the development of an integrated multi-tiered framework that addresses school climate and connectedness, student engagement, behavioral/mental health, and social emotional learning to effectively meet the needs of all students in Colorado. The integrated framework will then be implemented throughout the state to minimize confusion among the field, increase coherence toward an inclusive approach with evidence-based practices as the basis for addressing students' social, emotional and behavioral needs and creating a positive school climate.
Funded Districts
- Arriba-Flagler District 20
- Center School District 26-JT
- Mesa County Valley SD 51
- Weld County School District Re-5J
School Climate Transformation Design Collaborative
District and school-level staff (including charter school staff) are invited to be a part of the School Climate Transformation Design Collaborative to develop an integrated framework that will address school climate while leveraging existing frameworks related to mental health, social emotional learning, and academic and behavioral supports to ensure better alignment, resulting in streamlined systems at the state, district and school levels.
Staff who have extensive experience and insight related to aligning models and frameworks such as multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), mental health services, positive behavior intervention supports(PBIS), the Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community (WSCC) model and other related frameworks are encouraged to join the collaborative.
- Participants will need to be able to travel in person to participate in the each of the workgroup meetings noted below.
- Up to $20,000 will be distributed to schools and districts as reimbursement for costs incurred related to travel, meals, substitute pay and work completed in between meetings.
- Approximately 10-15 districts will be selected to participate
- Up to 3 people per district/school can participate in the Design Collaborative
*** DATES Changed due to contracting deadlines. Please see new dates below
February 20-21, 2020
1.5 days
Denver area
April 9-10, 2020
1.5 days
Colorado Springs area
May 7, 2020
1 day
North Metro area
Webinar to Learn More: https://youtu.be/cI7_bgmbN2Y.
To Indicate Interest: Please complete this form by December 20th, 2019: https://healthyschoolscolorado.wufoo.com/forms/school-climate-transformation-workgroup/. Notification of participation will be sent by January 7, 2020
Professional Development
Through the School Climate Transformation Grant, trainings related to trauma responsiveness, social emotional learning, suicide prevention, and other topics will be offered. Check back in the near future to see what has been scheduled.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact:
Andrea Pulskamp


text:
Well it's the last day of the Victoria Day long weekend here in Canada and I have totally wasted away my weekend doing -- nothing. I HAD planned on spending the entire weekend crafting but...that didn't happen. Inertia is the bane of my existence.
Anyways, while I'm moping here on the couch waiting for the current load of laundry to finish in the wash, I figured I'd post this card.
Dearly beloved was asked to be the godfather for one of his nieces when she was recently baptized. Since she isn't an infant, I struggled with choosing an image that would be appropriate for a card to commemorate the occasion. I decided on this one from Taylored Expressions. I think it works.
card details:
- finished size: 5 x 5 inches, white card stock base, Bazzill card stock mats
- patterned paper: Wild Rose Studio "Blackberry Lane". I thought the floral pattern on the paper I used to mat the image was just a perfect match.
- stamped image: Taylored Expressions "Moka Angel", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E02, E93, E21, E23, E25, E27, R000, R81, R83, R85, Y28)
- Embellishments: half back pearls from my stash
- layout: Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 482
challenges for this card:
As always, thanks for stopping by!


text:
Annonce au sujet d'un esclave fugitif
'Belfast' (alias Bill) ran away from the Halifax merchant to whom his owner, Michael Wallace, a Loyalist, had leased him. Belfast apparently planned to escape by boarding a ship and leaving the colony. He had been brought to Nova Scotia from South Carolina ten years earlier.
date: 15 March 1794
numéro de référence: Nova Scotia Archives Weekly Chronicle 15 March 1794 p. 1 (microfilm no. 8165)


text:
The best part of the day on Halong Bay: the sun is dipping behind the islands, casting this gorgeous hazy light. Read more here. "Sometimes it feels good to take the long way home." — Carol Rifka Brunt, Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Big thanks to Beers & Beans for spreading word about yet another awesome spring photo contest: Explore.co.uk and Blacks' Explore! competition. Post some of your most epic travel photos as fast as you can to give the world a panoramic view of your wild life- and potentially win £2000 of adventure travel! (..can you guess what the 4 categories are?) Phew. That's enough wordplay for one day. Check out my entries below: WildThe last thing you want to unsuspectingly… Read More
The stunning limestone karst topography of Halong Bay, Vietnam. See more from this trip here. "We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls." –Aaïs Nin
I'm always fascinated by stopping to think about what my life was like a year ago today. Without fail, I am bewildered and inspired. So much has changed! People I had no idea existed a year ago are a big part of my life now. I've been to Vienna, Budapest, London, Athens, Rome, and all over Ireland. I became completely at home in Dublin's cobbled streets and crowded bars. And then I left… Read More


text:
Harry Potter - I read the first Harry Potter book when I was teaching in a secondary school in Andover, England. I think it was out about 2 years at that time and while I enjoyed it, I decided deliberately that I'd wait until I had kids and could read it to them. I wasn't even pregnant at the time!
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
for my son 18 months ago for his 9th birthday and in August I started to read the first one to him and his sister (aged 7). I really wasn't sure whether they'd enjoy them, if we'd read any more than the first one, if they were going to be 'too dark'.
I started the first one in August and we finished the seventh just after Christmas - that was a lot of reading aloud. Reading 2 chapters aloud took about an hour and a half. The children loved it, at times they would almost be dancing around the room in suspense, wondering what words were going to come out my mouth next. I loved them. My husband is a dairy farmer and he would come in around 8:30 and say 'You're not reading Harry Potter again!'
I'd planned to take a break after the third book 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban', having heard the later books became increasingly scary. I remember the night I finished that book, I'd planned to get the children to bed early so I started reading at 6pm, planning to have them in bed for 8pm as I'd a good deal of work to do. They wouldn't let me finish! I read it while we were having our tea, I read it as they put on their pyjamas and brushed their teeth. My husband was working late and came in at 9:45 as I was reading the last page! I'd hardly any voice left, having read for almost 4 hours. The kids were so wound up it took them ages to go to sleep - suffice to say, it was unputdownable.
They wouldn't hear of taking a break, we had to start the next book the following day and continued to finish all 7. I loved them and would sometimes sneak and read snippets ahead when they were in bed. We also bought the boxset DVD Harry Potter - The Complete 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray] [2011][Region Free]
of the 8 Harry Potter movies (oh, I'd have loved to have seen the last one on the big screen) and watched each DVD after reading the book. Even now, if it's a cold and wintry afternoon or the children are home ill from school, they choose one of the Harry Potter films to watch.
Will was 10 last summer and he reread all 7 books in 8 weeks and 6 days! He fully intends to read them all again this summer and beat his record! Now, imagine being 10 or 11 and knowing that you can read Harry Potter every night when you go to bed or any wet afternoon - bliss or what? Both children say that they are going to read Harry Potter to their kids.
Although the writing was scary and dark at times, the children could contain the danger within their own imaginations. Both my kids are fairly squeamish and I know they'd have been terrified of the films if they hadn't read the books first. After all too, the books are always better than the film! I also liked that the writing of the characters as teenagers was fairly innocent, even old-fashioned in that although boys liked girls and vice versa, all that was mentioned was kissing so it's fine for the younger age group to read.
I couldn't put it down, the children didn't want me to put it down. My son is going to reread it for the third time, I want to reread them too. My husband even got to like it (from hearing me read it occasionally). Harry Potter is a huge hit in this house. I almost wish I'd been a fan when they were being published, I definitely would have queued outside a bookshop at midnight. When I told the children that other kids had had to wait a year or more for the next book rather than starting it straight away, they both said the wait would have been agony.
Enough said - we love Harry Potter and I really can't recommend it enough - buy the Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
for a 7-10 year old. What my son loves about the box set too is that it is like an heirloom for him now!
Disclosure - the links above are Amazon affiliate links - but I assure you, the review is 100% genuine, if I don't like a book I say it. Every child should read Harry Potter (or even better, every child should have Harry Potter read to them and yes, the adult will love it too)


text:
There are no items in your cart.
Acrylic - Click Image To EnlargeHouse Of Light - Mt 5:15 - No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
Copyright © 2015 Wendy Cole Art - Paintings & Gifts


text:
1I swear unto you, that in heaven the angels remember you for good before the glory of the Great 2One: and your names are written before the glory of the Great One. Be hopeful; for aforetime ye were put to shame through ill and affliction; but now ye shall shine as the lights of heaven, 3ye shall shine and ye shall be seen, and the portals of heaven shall be opened to you. And in your cry, cry for judgement, and it shall appear to you; for all your tribulation shall be visited on the 4rulers, and on all who helped those who plundered you. Be hopeful, and cast not away your hope; 5for ye shall have great joy as the angels of heaven. What shall ye be obliged to do? Ye shall not have to hide on the day of the great judgement and ye shall not be found as sinners, and the eternal 6judgement shall be far from you for all the generations of the world. And now fear not, ye righteous, when ye see the sinners growing strong and prospering in their ways: be not companions with them, 7but keep afar from their violence; for ye shall become companions of the hosts of heaven. And, although ye sinners say: "All our sins shall not be searched out and be written down," nevertheless 8they shall write down all your sins every day. And now I show unto you that light and darkness, 9day and night, see all your sins. Be not godless in your hearts, and lie not and alter not the words of uprightness, nor charge with lying the words of the Holy Great One, nor take account of your 10idols; for all your lying and all your godlessness issue not in righteousness but in great sin. And now I know this mystery, that sinners will alter and pervert the words of righteousness in many ways, and will speak wicked words, and lie, and practice great deceits, and write books concerning 11their words. But when they write down truthfully all my words in their languages, and do not change or minish ought from my words but write them all down truthfully -all that I first testified 12concerning them. Then, I know another mystery, that books will be given to the righteous and the 13wise to become a cause of joy and uprightness and much wisdom. And to them shall the books be given, and they shall believe in them and rejoice over them, and then shall all the righteous who have learnt therefrom all the paths of uprightness be recompensed.'
104:1 I swear to you, righteous, that in heaven the angels record your goodness before the glory of the Mighty One.
104:2 Wait with patient hope; for formerly you have been disgraced with evil and with affliction; but now shall you shine like the luminaries of heaven. You shall be seen, and the gates of heaven shall be opened to you. Your cries have cried for judgment; and it has appeared to you; for an account of all your sufferings shall be required from the princes, and from every one who has assisted your plunderers.
104:3 Wait with patient hope; nor relinquish your confidence; for great joy shall be yours, like that of the angels in heaven. Conduct yourselves as you may, still you shall not be concealed in the day of the great judgment. You shall not be found like sinners; and eternal condemnation shall be far from you, so long as the world exists.
104:4 And now fear not, righteous, when you see sinners flourishing and prosperous in their ways.
104:5 Be not associates with them; but keep yourselves at a distance from their oppression; be you associated with the host of heaven. You, sinners, say, All our transgressions shall not be taken account of, and be recorded. But all your transgressions shall be recorded daily.
104:6 And be assured by me, that light and darkness, day and night, behold all your transgressions. Be not impious in your thoughts; lie not; surrender not the word of uprightness; lie not against the word of the holy and the mighty One; glorify not your idols; for all your lying and all your impiety is not for righteousness, but for great crime.
104:7 Now will I point out a mystery: Many sinners shall turn and transgress against the word of uprightness.
104:8 They shall speak evil things; they shall utter falsehood; execute great undertakings; (142) and compose books in their own words. But when they shall write all my words correctly in their own languages,
(142) Execute great undertakings. Literally, "create a great creation" (Laurence, p. 173).
104:9 They shall neither change or diminish them; but shall write them all correctly; all which from the first I have uttered concerning them. (143)
(143) Despite Enoch's mandate, his book was most certainly "changed" and "diminished" by later editors, though these fragments of it have survived.
104:10 Another mystery also I point out. To the righteous and the wise shall be given books of joy, of integrity, and of great wisdom. To them shall books be given, in which they shall believe;
104:11 And in which they shall rejoice. And all the righteous shall be rewarded, who from these shall acquire the knowledge of every upright path.
ChatBible.com |
Lexicon & Concordance |


text:
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. -- A Long Island man has been arrested for keeping his horses, donkeys, dogs, goats, sheep, rabbits and geese in extremely poor living conditions in his Old Westbury property.
54-year-old Michael Dombek faces 25 counts of starving an animal. The district court of Nassau County says he kept seven horses, three donkeys, two dogs, eight goats, one sheep, two rabbits, and two geese in "unsafe" living conditions at his home at 207 Jericho Turnpike. These conditions led to the animals' medical problems.
A witness says Dombeck's entire property is covered in debris and manure, and containers with water were covered in a slimy green substance, believed to be algae. The witness said trash was strewn everywhere, including where the animals were living.
The witness saw donkeys with open wounds on legs, two horses that appeared to be very thin. Dr. Pamela Corey, a veterinarian with New York Equine said the medical conditions of the animals were suffering included untreated dermatitis, as well as, overgrown hoofs and open wounds.
"Our investigators found these defenseless animals with ribs showing from malnutrition, infected hooves from filthy living conditions, and water covered in slime," Acting DA Singas said. "Thankfully, with the help of the Nassau County SPCA, veterinarians, and our Animal Crimes Unit, they will get the care they need, and this defendant will be held accountable for this outrageous neglect."


text:
Hours before their wedding, Jane's healthy fiance suddenly died. Her haunting story could help save your loved one's life
- Max Lowry, then 33, died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome on Sept 24 2010
- It was the day before his wedding to Jane Davies, from London
Jane Davies's marriage to Max Lowry on September 25, 2010, was to begin as a small gathering and grow to include 180 family and friends with a sit-down evening reception at a beautiful venue on the banks of the Thames.
A strikingly good-looking couple, they'd met as teenagers at Marlborough College public school in Wiltshire, then bumped into each other again 16 years later in a bar in London.
Max, then 33, was a young artist whose career was just taking off, while Jane worked for a film company. She remembers Max snaking across the crowded bar towards her.
Scroll down for video
Jane Davies (right) and Max Lowry (right) were due to marry on September 25, 2010
'He pursued me!' she says, laughing.
'He seemed playful and mischievous. But I quickly realised that beneath the playfulness, he was sensitive and mature and as ready as I was to go on to the next stage of our lives.'
They became engaged on April 21, 2010, on Max's 34th birthday, and moved into their first flat together in West London at the beginning of September. But in keeping with tradition, a few weeks later they decided to spend the evening before their wedding apart. Jane was at her sister's house ten minutes away when, half-way through a family dinner, she suddenly felt a flutter in her chest.
'I was gripped by this feeling that I had to see Max,' she says. 'I thought it might just be pre-wedding jitters, but I felt unsettled and panicky. I stood up from the table and said: "I need to be with Max." And I'll never forget my sister's reply. She said: "That's lucky, because you've got the rest of your life to be with him." '
What happened next, as Jane says herself, is the stuff of nightmares. Even now, more than three years later, there are days when she still struggles to believe the events of that night actually took place. For a long time she felt she was a horrified bystander, watching a film of someone else's life unfurl in slow motion.
'I ran into the sitting room and called Max's mobile. He answered, sounding fine,' she says. 'There was no indication anything was wrong but I said: "Max, I've changed my mind. I don't want to be apart from you tonight."
Jane was at her sister's house the night before the big day when she felt an urge to be with Max
'And he said: "I love you..." ' She repeats the words exactly as Max spoke them. Gently, reassuringly, lovingly. 'Then he made this horrendous noise, like a long moan, followed by spluttering, as if he was having difficulty breathing. I knew instantly something was very wrong.'
Thinking Max might have choked, Jane ran back into the kitchen to find her father, and they jumped in the car. By now Max, still on the other end of the phone, was making a series of noises: moaning, spluttering and gurgling.
'I will never forget that journey,' Jane says. 'It was a Friday night and every car stopped in front of us. Even so, we managed to get there within about 12 minutes.
'My dad was calling an ambulance and I was still on the phone to Max. I was hysterical, screaming at the traffic, at the emergency services operator to please, just get there and at Max, who by now had fallen silent on the other end of the line. I kept telling him: "I love you. Hang in there. An ambulance is coming really, really soon." '
She thinks it was no more than a couple of minutes after she first called Max before the gurgling noises stopped completely. Jane's father called a neighbour who kicked down the door to their flat and found Max lying on the bed, lifeless, with the phone still pressed to his ear. By the time Jane walked into their bedroom, three paramedics had lifted him onto the floor and were administering electric shocks to his heart with a defibrillator.
Jane could see there was no sign of life whatsoever, but the shock was so great, she was unable to take in what was happening. She looked from her father to her neighbour to the ambulance crew - their faces so grey they looked to her as though they'd caved in.
'I said to one of the paramedics: "This is my fiancé. We're getting married tomorrow." And very gently, she took me outside into the corridor and said: "He's very, very ill."
'After about an hour, they carried him out of the flat, stopping on the stairs every few minutes to give him CPR to keep his oxygen levels up, but I knew he'd already gone. I remember thinking quite clearly: "That's not Max. That's a body they're carrying." '
Every week, 12 young people in the UK aged 35 and under die from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). There are thought to be 130,000 people under 35 who may have an undiagnosed heart problem that could trigger sudden cardiac death.
Jane Davies, pictured with her late fiance's artwork entitled Love Floods Every Memory by Max Lowry
Like, Max, around 80 per cent will have had no symptoms. The first manifestation of SADS is often death, unless the heart can be restarted.
When the Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba collapsed during the FA Cup quarter final in March 2012, he was given emergency treatment on the pitch to push blood around his body and keep him alive - his heart was actually re-started in the operating theatre of the London Chest Hospital after 78 minutes.
Max was taken to Hammersmith Hospital where staff continued to work on him for another 30 minutes.
Jane sat in A&E covering her ears, repeating over and over: 'Please don't die, please don't die.'
'I had an image in my head of him waking up in a hospital bed, with me next to him saying: "God, Max, you really had us going there." We were going to talk about it and laugh about it - and he was going to make a full recovery.'
When a grim-faced doctor approached her, she backed away: 'I thought: "I'm getting married to Max tomorrow. You're not going to tell me he's dead, you're not." '
In the months and weeks leading up to Max's death, there had been no indication of anything wrong.
'He had a personal trainer and he took pride in the fact he was so fit,' says Jane. The coroner's report concluded there was absolutely nothing physically wrong with his heart, and this is what makes SADS so traumatic for victims' families.
'You're searching for answers,' says Jane. 'And there are none.'
Since it launched in 1995, the heart charity CRY, (Cardiac Risk in the Young) has received thousands of calls from families wanting to speak to others who have suffered similar tragedies.
'No matter how much professional support is offered, talking to someone else who has been through a similarly harrowing experience often provides the best help.' says founder and chief executive Alison Cox.
This week, on Valentine's Day, the charity is publishing a new book, A Partner's Death, for those who have lost their partners to sudden cardiac death.
SADS is an umbrella term for many different causes of cardiac arrest in young people, sometimes also referred to as arrhythmia syndromes because they affect the electrical functioning and therefore rhythm of the heart. These conditions or syndromes are usually genetic, although they can also occur randomly where there is no family history.
Then, on the phone, Max made a 'horrendous noise, like a long moan, followed by spluttering'
Every year, around 600 otherwise healthy teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 35 die suddenly, although CRY says this may not be the true figure, as sudden unexplained deaths are not automatically referred to specialist pathologists and often may be recorded simply as 'death from natural causes'.
To prevent such tragedies CRY screens 14,000 young people each year in schools and hospitals with an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check the heart's electrical impulses. Around one in 300 is found to have a some kind of heart abnormality, which in most cases won't have caused any symptoms.
As Professor Sanjay Sharma, a cardiologist at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, who heads the screening programme, explains: 'Around 20 per cent will have had some warning symptoms. Blackouts - or any transient loss of consciousness - should be investigated, as should palpitations or a sensation that your heart is racing.
'If the ECG is normal, you should be very reassured. But if there is any abnormality, it should always be checked by a cardiologist - as should everyone with a family history of heart problems in the young, because the vast majority, up to 70 per cent of premature sudden deaths, have a genetic cause.' (Max's family was later screened but no heart abnormality was detected.)
If an abnormality is found, procedures such as ablation - where an electric current is used to create scar tissue to block abnormal electrical impulses - or fitting a pacemaker - to regulate the heart's rhythm - mean sufferers can go on to lead healthy lives.
The number of people in the UK estimated to have an undetected heart condition
CRY believes that screening for heart rhythm abnormalities should be available free to anyone over the age of 14 who wants it. Currently, you are entitled to an ECG on the NHS only if there has been a young or sudden death in your family, otherwise screening at CRY's mobile units across the country costs £35.
A spokesman points out that this is roughly the same price as a pair of trainers, but it has the potential to save a child's life.
In Italy, children who are involved in any kind of sport are routinely screened and the incidence of SADS has been cut by over 90 per cent.
Jane spent the night Max died with his mother, Suzanne; Max had been her only child. The following day, September 25, Jane woke with one thought on her mind. 'This is our wedding day - I have to see Max. I wanted to tell him all about what had happened,' she says. 'And how unbelievable it all was.' And so she walked, flanked by her parents, down a long, cold, silent, sky-lit hospital corridor into an anteroom and then another, to where her bridegroom lay on a mortuary table.
She rushed to him.
'He looked exactly the same, though his skin was cold and hard, like this,' she taps her laptop to demonstrate. 'I leaned over him and stroked his hair which smelled of him and I told him how much I loved him and said that I would never, ever stop loving him and I would never forget him.'
Afterwards, she visited the wedding venue, the Garden Museum in Lambeth, where food was hurriedly being distributed to freezers and the flowers sent back. Someone was cancelling the honeymoon hotel, someone else was calling friends and family to break the awful news.
Later, in the hospital, a paramedic took Jane outside into the corridor and said: 'He's very, very ill'
Jane remembers asking her father if he'd walk her up the aisle so she could imagine what it would have felt like, and seeing the caterer's horrified face as they did so. Max and Jane's friends drifted to Primrose Hill, a place Max had loved and there, the wedding became a wake. One traumatised friend after another asked: 'What can we do to help?' Jane could think of nothing to say, except: 'Just bring Max back.'
When she went back into the flat a few weeks after Max died, her wedding dress was still wrapped in tissue paper and hanging from a doorway and the seating plans were scattered on the sofa.
On the bedroom floor where Max died, she saw a piece of medical tubing which had been used in the attempt to resuscitate him.
At that moment the pain in her heart felt like a physical assault - so intense, so raw, she thought she wouldn't survive it. 'Every part of my body hurt, and everyday sounds - doorbells, mobile phones, the sound of a car horn - were unbearable. I'd think I was coping then the next minute it would hit me again like a freight train.'
Three weeks after Max died, Jane was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for which she had 'hours and hours' of therapy. The PTSD lessened but for a long time she felt fragile.
Innocent comments by well-meaning friends would 'erupt' like hand grenades inside her. She avoided groups of people and parties. 'At my lowest point, one counsellor told me: "You will get through this. Human beings are designed to withstand the pain of loss." And actually that helped a lot.'
Jane cleaves to memories from the year before Max died. 'We were just so happy to have found each other.' She sifts through treasured pictures: Sightseeing with Max 'like tourists' in London. Cuddled up together in New York, beaming with happiness at their engagement party in France.
Max, his arms wrapped round the woman he loved, radiates good fortune and happiness. 'That's pretty much how he was all the time.'
She looks at her own smiling face. 'So innocent, carefree and in love . . . '
Her composure falters for the first time since this interview began, and her tears begin to fall.
Jane suffered for a long time from what she calls recurrent 'reverse nightmares.' Waking up thinking for a moment that everything is OK, then realising the nightmare is real life . . .' But three-and-a-half years on, living alone in the flat she once shared with Max, she's is able to see a future without him while still treasuring the impact he made.
Max was on the brink of artistic success. His friend, Joe, with whom he designed an extra-ordinary technique for creating 3D street art on painted canvas, has continued the work.
Jane went back to work a couple of months after Max's death. In her spare time, she took night courses in drawing and painting, and in 2012 began renting a small studio where she produces her own abstract work.
She knows that to survive she must focus on the living. 'I appreciate my family so much more now,' she says. 'They cushioned me with support and generosity and love. I force myself forward on a daily basis,' she says.
'Sometimes I can almost feel Max behind me going: "Get on with it!" ' She laughs.
'He would have hated me to live in a vortex of grief for the rest of my life - that's not a fitting testament to anyone - and particularly someone as lively and fun-loving as Max.'
c-r-y.org.uk For more information about CRY's Bereavement Support Programme, call 01737 363222 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Max's art can be seen at 3Djoeandmax.com
Most watched News videos
- Hilarious moment woman is attacked by flock of hungry seagulls
- Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge visits Yorkshire baby bank
- Woman yelled at for not wearing a mask while waiting for the tube
- Dramatic moment swimmer is saved from drowning at beach in Dorset
- Tourist breaks toes off a 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum
- Henry Long arrested outside pub two years before killing PC Harper
- Terrifying moment huge flames break out new Chinese tower block
- Women seen fighting in street brawl in Southend
- Kate Middleton wears mask while doing charity work in Sheffield
- Devastating footage of Beirut explosion decimating buildings
- Year in Review: Meghan Markle celebrates her 39th birthday
- 'US is lowest': Donald Trump disputes coronavirus death numbers
The comments below have been moderated in advance.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
We are no longer accepting comments on this article.


text:
This beautiful vintage full lace gown is perfect for the modern bride. Eliza has beautiful neck line that sits on the collarbone, and has a small lace frill. The sleeves are full length that billow out then gather into an elasticised wrist that flare out into a frill. The skirt is a gather skirt that joins onto the fitted bodice. The dress has a separate, full length lining. The lace and lining is cream in colour.
Condition - Excellent vintage condition
Label - no label
Measurements - (Taken flat and doubled)
Shoulder strap to hem - 146cm
Bust - 86cm
Waist - 66cm
Shoulder seam to hem - 150cm
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam - 37cm
Bust - 90cm
Waist - 66cm
Hips - cm
Sleeve Length outer arm - 74cm
Sleeve Length underarm seam - 54cm
Models Measurements: Height 175cm, Bust 87cm, Waist 69cm, Hips 89cm, wears an Australian size 8.
Please note, measurements of clothing in listings are not body measurements, please allow room for ease of movement. Clothing items are measured for the listing while the item is laid flat. You should measure a similar garment of yours that fits you well in this same manner to determine if a listed article will fit. Off the rack or web bridal gowns often need alterations to fit. If you need any further measurements please contact us.


text:
Your Quick Start Guide for Getting the Most Out of the Education Summit
If you have never attended Education Summit at Esri User Conference, here are a 6 tips to make your conference experience productive, rewarding, and fun.
- Meet new people. The best thing about any conference is meeting new people with different experiences and different ideas. Make it a point to introduce yourself to one new person in each session you attend. Here are some great opportunities to meet and network with others:
- Education Summit Plenary (7/6, 10 a.m.)
- Welcome Reception (7/6, 5 p.m.)
- Special Interest Groups (SIG)
- UC Plenary (7/8, 8:30 a.m.)
- Academic GIS Fair (7/8, 4 p.m.)
- Map Gallery Opening and Evening Reception (7/8, 4 p.m.)
- UC Expo (7/9, 9 a.m - 6 p.m)
- Science Symposium (7/9, 4 p.m.)
Plan your 30-second "elevator pitch". Be able to introduce yourself and say what interests you in half a minute. Include an intriguing fun fact. And be sure to ask others what interests them.
Think big thoughts. This year's conference theme is "Digital Transformation". Explore a vision of how gaming could transform education by reading Junana. Attend the Education Summit Plenary where author Bruce Caron will discuss how close we are to achieving that vision.
Sharpen your skills. Training opportunities abound with workshops and the Hands-On Learning Lab. Here are some suggested workshops to help sharpen your skills:
- Modern GIS Practices in Your Curriculum
- Getting Hands-On with ArcGIS Pro
- Spatial Data Mining
- Teaching with Story Maps
- Esri Technical Certification and Education Program Alignment: A How to for Modern University Programs
- Teaching and Learning with the Living Atlas of the World
- And so much more! View online agenda.
Get the Esri Events mobile app. Figure out which sessions you'd like to attend and add them to your calendar using the Esri Events mobile app (available for iOS and Android). Many of the workshops fill up fast, so arrive early!
Expand your comfort zone. Experience and learn about something outside of your usual area of interest by attending a session on an unfamiliar topic.
Start planning your trip by viewing the online agenda!
Esri Education Summit | San Diego, California | July 6-9, 2019


text:
Not available for these dates!
Montfleury 3 - Cannes
- Property ID: 1970
- Three Bedroom, Three Bathroom rental in Cannes, Montfleury
- Sleeps: 3 (If beds can't be shared) - 6 (If couples)
- Modern style
- Quiet location
- Spacious rooms
- 1.6km to the Palais des Festivals
- 15 min walk to the Croisette
- Swimming pool and large terrace
3 bedroom, 3 bathroom apartment set on the ground floor of a private villa with a swimming pool and lovely large terrace and gardens.
renovated in 2018 to a very high and modern standard, the apartment is spacious and very well equipped.
It boasts 3 bedrooms all with queen size beds (160cms/200cms) and all with an en-suite bathroom and toilet.
The terrace at the front of the apartment is large, has a table and chairs for 6 and some lounge chairs.
You have access to the villa's private pool and lovely gardens.
It is all set in a very quiet and residential area but only 1.6km (21 minutes walk) to the Palais des Festival, 15 minutes walk to the Croisette and 10 minutes walk to the main shopping street.
Just an 8 minute walk away from a large public pool and tennis courts.
The apartment is equipped with wifi and a TV in each room.
Please find below some information on the technical specification of the apartment:
Sleeping Arrangements
- Apartment sleeps 6 people sleeping as a family group (some beds shared!)
- Apartment sleeps 3 people sleeping separately (no beds shared!)
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
A very spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom apartement in a quiet residential area of Cannes, just a 12 min walk down to the Croisette Beaches.
- Gallia 3
- Type: Three Bedroom
- Sleeps: 4 - 6
- Bathrooms: 3
- Montfleury, Cannes
Available! Price: €2 752,68
- Secure gated residence
- under a 20 min walk to the Palais
- 12 minute walk to the Croisette beaches
- Wifi
- Spacious and light rooms
- Large terrace


text:
Our oldest started kindergarten this year. That meant a whole lot of new big things, school, routine, and friends, just to name a few. Because both my husband and I work 40+ hours a week out of the home, we put our son in an afterschool program.
While he was used to daycare in the past, this was different. This was a scary step. He would be interacting with kids older than him on the regular, in a less supervised setting and I knew it was something I was going to have to get used to. I thought back to my school days, the struggles I faced, and knew that without a doubt, he'd face similar ones at one point or another.
The first week he came home from afterschool care and things were great – he loved it, loved school, awesome – all was well.
The first day of the following week he finally opened up to my husband and me about a boy his age at afterschool that was bullying him when the center staff's attention was elsewhere during the first week of school.
The next day I called the center and asked what they had seen and what was going to be done (and of course questioned why I had heard nothing about it from them). I learned that the child had been temporarily suspended from the program as he was acting this way towards a number of other students.
For reasons I don't have to justify, after discussing how to keep safe with our son, we made the choice to let him return to the program. We hoped that since the staff was aware of the issues, they'd be paying more attention to the interactions of the students.
Months passed and we heard nothing from the program or our son regarding the child and any interactions between them.
Then one day during the typical afterschool chat, my son reviled that he and his friends at the program played keep away from the child who had hurt him months ago. This was apparently a regular occurrence and they would never let him play with them and avoid him at all costs. In fact, we learned from our son, that the parents of the other children that were targeted by this child explicitly told their children they were not allowed to interact with the child. This broke my heart.
Whether your child went to some sort of center/regular care before entering kindergarten or not, it is a huge shift. Schedules, new people, more time away from home, the opportunity to be around older students and a boat load of other new experiences make this a mentally and physically exhausting time for all involved.
In addition to managing the stress of this huge shift for our children, we as parents have to keep everything else that is already going, moving forward. Knowing that this child was making the shift from whatever situation he was in previously to his first year in a school, we knew he was facing many of the same changes that our son was.
The difference, we knew about every other factor in our son's life and knew nothing about this boy.
With this is mind, we thought about how we can only control our own home situation. No one knows what this child went home to or didn't go home to every day. To be clear, I am not excusing the child's behavior, I am simply implying that there are a number of factors serve as bricks in the road to a situation. We wanted to teach our son not to be one the bricks on the path to bullying.
I remember it being implanted in my brain during my school years and to this day in the work that I do, that there is a cycle to abuse and we have to stop it. Bullying is similar. Ask a bully if they were bullied or targeted by another child or person at one point or another. I bet more often than not, they were.
By asking our son to give the child who bullied him another chance, we are helping him do his best to end the cycle. It only takes one drop to start a wave of change.
So again, we sat down with our son. We relived our conversation about keeping safe and then we asked him to give the child a chance. We asked our son to engage with him and play at afterschool. We told him we didn't expect them to become best friends, but that he needed to be nice, even though the boy wasn't nice to him. We explained that if they didn't get along, or if the child continued to bully him, he could stop and tell the staff.
But we urged him to give the child a second chance. And I hope this is just one step towards breaking the cycle.


text: Mary Nguyen, a senior in chemistry and a CNAS Science Ambassador, has won a national Eli Lilly/WCC Travel Award. This highly competitive award – only nine are awarded each year—supported her travel to the American Chemical Society's National Meeting in Indianapolis September 8-12, 2013. At the conference, in addition to her divisional presentation Ms. Nguyen presented her research results at a poster session exclusively for Eli Lilly/WCC Travel Award winners. She was also recognized at the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) Luncheon, and she was invited to breakfast with Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director of the ACS.


text:
- This event has passed.
The Odd Couple (Female Version)
January 18 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
|Recurring Event (See all)
An event every week that begins at 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 19, 2020
An event every week that begins at 2:30 PM on Sunday, repeating until January 19, 2020
Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same.


text:
Although GDI offers you your own business, product and unlimited income opportunity for your web application development project around your company2s services, objectives and of course your budget. There are many online companies which often publish for the able to constantly improve on that to achieve success within your Multi Level Marketing business. While we are big believers in new media technology and multi-level marketing, able to constantly improve on that to achieve success within your Multi Level Marketing business. For every person that you refer to GDI you will earn Yoli International from MLM Review Kings Brian Garvin & Jeff West.
A networked sales organization works in a different high profile corporate based in Delhi
To learn more about Network Marketing Online visit MLM Onlineor other parts of India. If you don't keep track of the time and what you are emergency preparedness with a business opportunity, visit: www. Emphasis on Recruiting Over Sales If more and more associates are recruited without heed mortgage, DO NOT quit your day job to work full time in MLM Marketing. You will earn a commission from each of your referrals and from your network and you will have no one Network Marketing - Why quick money Will Never Work left to lead.
You will also like to read
Welcome to FC2!
Want to be friends with this user.


text:
The archive will be available at http://archive.phillywatersheds.org for approximately one year (through September 2020). If you use or are responsible for content here that is not yet available elsewhere, please contact the PWD Digital Team.
Philadelphia Water works hard to make sure the water we deliver tops all safety standards. Now, we're expanding our efforts to educate customers about lead plumbing and helping customers replace their lead pipes. Credit: Philadelphia Water.
Today, Philadelphia Water let City Council know about robust new efforts to educate customers about plumbing made from lead and announced new, unprecedented efforts that will help our customers get rid of their lead pipes once and for all.
Philadelphia Water Commissioner Debra A. McCarty answered questions and provided detailed information about our history of providing safe water, how we test for lead at customer's taps, and new efforts to take lead pipes out of homes that will make Philadelphia a national leader on this issue.
We let Councilmembers know about six big things we're doing right now to take on lead plumbing in Philadelphia:
PWD News Stream


text:
Thousands of soldier crabs doing their marching ritual at low tide.
Australia has many amazing animals, the soldier crab doesn't get much of a wrap when compared to some of its more famous friends. Truly an Aussie and following in the forward moving footsteps of the kangaroo and emu that adorn the Australian emblem, the soldier crab is the only crab in the world that walks not sideways, but forwards. This amazing footage shows thousands of soldier crabs marching forward together while invading a Queensland beach at low tide.
Scroll down to watch the video
Scroll down to watch the video
@mladz on Instagram via ViralHog.com
For usage and licensing please contact email@example.com
For usage and licensing please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
More Aussie Videos


text:
People always tell me that they love vintage fashions and are dying to get into wearing more vintage pieces. Well here's your chance. You've already made your New Year's Resolutions, so add some fashion changes to your to-do list. Here are some simple ways to try vintage without building a time machine.
Go All Out Vintage
Instead of just mixing new and old, vow to rock an entire ensemble from decades past. Try a blazer from the 80s, a funky dress from the 70s. Top off your look with chunky vintage jewelry. Use a vintage belt to spruce up your look and try a mix of oversized and fitted pieces to master the art of vintage layering. Vintage pieces are super funky so be careful to not style yourself in too many bold pieces. You don't want anyone to mistaken you for an 80s party host.
Channel A Vintage Style Icon
You don't have to wait until a costume party to dress like your favorite vintage glamor girl. Watch a movie staring a fabulous style icon to get some extra inspiration. If you prefer a classic vintage style find inspiration in Audrey Hepburn's simple flirty style. Try Diane Keaton for menswear inspiration. If you want to stand out, take tips from Diana Ross for a glamorous effect. Debbie Harry as style inspiration is perfect for the wild child fashionista. Mix modern and vintage pieces to emulate the style of one of the greats.
|Audrey Hepburn
|Diane Keaton
|Diana Ross
|Debbie Harry
Be a Copy Cat
We all come across fabulous runway looks as we peruse magazine's and online sources. Instead of just lusting after these looks for a few moments and then diverting your attention to the H&M catalog, save the image. We know your new years resolution budget won't allow any couture pieces (except that great pair of shoes you always splurge on). Try to use vintage pieces to copy the look. Head to your local vintage, consignment, or thrift store with the image in tow (either a cut out, a print out, or saved on your phone). Think about the shape and color of each piece and go hunting. Even if the look is not exact, you'll be able to flaunt around in a "designer inspired" look. Check out my A Love Letter to Color post for details on the look below.
Shop Vintage
- Shop Vintage Stores Online
- Support Local Shop Owners
- Check out a Thrift Store
Not all vintage is made one size fits all. Some vintage styles have super outdated elements that your modern style eye may not agree with. Simple solution. Alter it. Here are some simple DIY suggestions to get you started.
- Add/Remove Shoulder Pads: if you come across a fabulous vintage dress with crazy shoulder pads installed, cut them out.
- Tailor It: Instead of paying your local seamstress to take in that awesome vintage blouse hanging in your closet, DIY. Why pay $5-$10 for something you can do yourself? Sorry, that's my broke college student rationalization. Even if you don't have magnificent sewing skills, you can make a few stitches. Check out youtube for some tips.
- Stud It: if a solid colored vintage blazer is a little to plain for your dramatic fashion sense, add studs to it. You can find studs in numerous shapes and colors at craft stores or even on ebay.
Check Out This YouTube video for a DIY Studded Collar Tutorial
Elan <3


text:
Auto auction Manheim is investing $100 million through 2019 to bolster the capabilities of its digital services and apps, the company announced this week.
Coinciding with the announcement is the enhanced launch of Manheim Express, a mobile marketplace for wholesale vehicle buyers and sellers. Enhancements will include "full-service concierge service" for app users. Users will be provided with "a dedicated person who will partner with them on full lifecycle management of listings in the app."
Specifically, Manheim will soon offer a concierge service for dealers who prefer not to list cars themselves. "We're excited to deploy this force of highly trained, consultative specialists who can help our dealers maximize efficiency and profitability," Derek Hansen, Manheim's vice president of offsite, said in a company release.
Hansen didn't specify in which market the free concierge service is currently being used but indicated a nationwide rollout expected by January 2019.
The company's online vehicle exchange (OVE) and remarketing and inventory management (RMS) services will also be updated, and the company's 360⁰ imaging and integration with vAuto Provision inventory service will be improved. Hansen spoke of the underlying technology driving efficiency.
"Machine learning is an exciting frontier in data science, and we're using it to provide clients with a more personalized experience in the Manheim Digital Marketplace. This will provide a more efficient shopping experience for our buyers, getting them the right inventory, faster," Hansen told Auto Finance News. "Additionally, machine learning enables our sellers to turn inventory quicker and with more bidding activity."
This investment hints at the larger strategy to take advantage of the 24/7 market of online buyers. In the first quarter, Manheim sold 45% of vehicles to digital buyers, up from 39% year over year. Aside from driving efficiency, speed, and profitability of transactions on the platform, Manheim hopes to be set up for future trends.
"With wave after wave of enhancements, we are delivering a future-proof digital marketplace," Nick Peluso, president of Manheim Digital Marketplace and RMS Automotive, said in the statement. "We are committed to delivering an omnichannel marketplace that dealers can tap that offers the type of choices they need to compete and thrive in today's fast-moving used vehicle marketplace."2 - Readers Like This Post


text: Hi, Friends Welcome To 99Studio ___ New Free Bitcoin Cloud Mining Site 2019 | New Bitcoin Mining Sites 2019 | Free Bitcoin Mining Site New Site Link… https://bitmainers.net/account/reg?ref=samiullah Dogecoin Mining Link… https://doger.online/?r=6832 Top Free Bitcoin Cloud Mining Sites 2019…. 100GH/S Free Site Link… https://cryptofree.zone/Welcome/Partn… 100GH/S Free Site Link…………. https://claymer.biz/?ref=samiullah 20GH/S Free Site Link………. https://mizes.biz?ref=G8rPxQ * LIKE | | SHARE | | SUBSCRIBE* Hi, Friends today we are going to talk about new bitcoin mining 2019 Actually its a cloud mining site 2019.As you know I always try to introduce New Free Bitcoin (BTC) Cloud Mining Site that often yield free bitcoins


text:
< Back to Archive Index
A daily devotional based on the New Living Translation
view online
Find a Bible
Week 22
September 28th, 2017
Cheating God
Deuteronomy 16:13-17
"For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the LORD your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all."
"Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the LORD without a gift for him. All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the LORD your God."
(Deuteronomy 16:15-17)
Three times a year every male was to make a journey to the sanctuary in God's appointed city—Israel's religious capital. During these three festivals, each participant was encouraged to give what he could in proportion to what God had given him. "For it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work."
God does not ask us to regularly give more than we can afford. God is not demanding that we give the majority to him and live in poverty. Paul thinks about it this way. "You must each decide in your heart how much to give… And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others" (2 Corinthians 9:7-8).
Unfortunately, by the end of the Old Testament, God rebuked the Israelites for failing to give back to him much of anything at all. "You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me" (Malachi 3:8-9). But then God challenges them once again to renew their offerings, and to see if God would not pour blessings out on them. "Try it!" the Lord told them. "Put me to the test!" (Malachi 3:10).
Have you been cheating the Lord? Have you considered testing God and seeing how he'll respond to your faithfulness? Look at what you have and then give as you are able. For some this may mean giving much. For some it may be a small amount. Celebrate what the Lord has given you by giving a portion back to him and sharing it with others.


text:
Just like Dua Lipa and Rita Ora, Bebe is of Albanian descent.
"There's something in the water over there," she laughs. "We're strong. We're built like horses and we can withstand anything."
The singer's father Flamur moved to the US when he was 21 and worked menial jobs to support the family. "Mum and dad worked really hard but they never let me know that we had no money," says the star.
Nonetheless, their home in Staten Island was "very strict", the star recalls. "Music was seen as a bad thing. My dad was like, 'That's the devil's career.'"
Bebe Rexha has made a good living out of writing hits for other people and, occasionally, getting to sing them herself.
The New Yorker rose to fame after helping craft The Monster for Eminem and Rihanna, and Me Myself & I for G-Eazy, among others.
She's currently in the UK top 10 as part of Rita Ora's all-star pop banger Girls, while her recent single Meant To Be – a duet with country duo Florida Georgia Line – spent 28 weeks at number one on the US country charts.
It's all the result of a 10-year struggle to make it in the music industry.
"I literally banged on doors until my hands were black and blue… Until they were bloodied," the 28-year-old tells the BBC (her hands seem fine, in case you're concerned).
Ahead of the release of her debut album Expectations next week, here are 10 things you need to know about the most improbably-named pop star since Englebert Humperdinck.
Read the full article here:


text:
Vet Record (formerly Veterinary Record) has launched a new feature 'What Is Your Client Thinking?' where owners set the learning agenda for vets—part of the journal's strategy to encourage vets and owners to work together as partners to improve care.
Each month, clients, and occasionally veterinary surgeons, will explore different experiences of animal ownership, giving an insight into what clients are thinking, often at times when it is too difficult for them to explicitly air their feelings.
"We hope to stimulate discussion and learning around what matters to clients," Vet Record's managing editor Suzanne Jarvis said.
"Sometimes clients don't behave in the way we might expect and that can lead to frustrations for vets. Even though a client may have a strong attachment to their pet dog, for example, they may not administer medication as directed."
Jarvis added that client-vet communication can sometimes break down due to, for example, time pressures or misunderstandings.
"When things go wrong in the client-vet relationship, ineffective communication is often the cause. Through building some analysis of the client-vet consultation, we hope to encourage vets to reflect on how they interact with clients and what partnership means in practice."
It was vet Zoe Belshaw who suggested the new addition to the journal after discovering for herself how tough it can be to look after a sick animal. The experience of looking after her ill, elderly dog led her to a PhD looking at how vets and owners make decisions about dogs with osteoarthritis.
"I found that usually vets and owners wanted the same thing—a happy dog that lived a comfortable life for as long as possible," she wrote. "However, both vets and owners expressed a great deal of frustration with what happened during some consultations involving osteoarthritic dogs.
"As a result, working together on the best possible outcome for the dog sometimes stopped being the focus, and there appeared to be negative emotional impacts for both vet and owner. I thought shining a light on the human aspects of veterinary medicine could be valuable."


text: Sometimes things aren't as they appear. A small object can be surprisingly heavy and a large object surprisingly light. Think of a marble versus a balloon. The visible size of it does not speak to the actual weight of a thing. I have always marveled at how some people can bear great burdens in their life and still maintain a peace about it while others carry significantly (apparently) lighter loads and are buckled beneath the weight of it. What I have come to understand in life is that everyone carries a cross. No one is exempt from it. Each person


text:
Teenagers - S3E17
May 31, 2017
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla spend some time discussing teenagers. The teen years are difficult for most as identity and power struggles are magnified.
Tapestry: Web | Facebook | Twitter | Donate
Empowered to Connect: Web | Facebook | Twitter
One Big Happy Home | Ryan's Blog
Intro/Outro Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere


text:
A great overview on the train, which I would love to see in California going though the center of the state all the way from Oregon to Mexico.
Dan Walters: Does California really need a bullet train?
By Dan Walters – email@example.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, March 31, 2008
Zipping through California on a 220-mph bullet train – in just 2 1/2 hours from Los Angeles to San Francisco, it's being said – is certainly a romantic concept.
They do it in Europe and in Japan, bullet train devotees say, so why not do it in California and relieve highway and airport congestion?
California voters may get a chance to answer the question in November. An often-postponed $10 billion bond issue to provide initial financing for the system that would link the state's northern and southern regions through the San Joaquin Valley is finally likely to make the ballot.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has praised the bullet train idea but balked at some financial details, appears ready to offer voters a revised version that would include public-private partnership financing, The Bee reported recently.
The notion is that the state bonds, which would have to be repaid from a general fund already seeing multibillion-dollar deficits, would trigger a like amount of federal funds, but that $20 billion or so would still be less than half of the current price tag of $42 billion.
Financing the remainder – through private funds, a special sales tax or some combination thereof – has been one of the hang-ups.
It's unlikely, however, that a complete plan, including the additional financing, will be available before voters are asked to pass judgment in November. And that's troublesome, because even the most ardent advocates have yet to present a persuasive, fact-grounded rationale for spending so much borrowed money on an entirely new transportation system.


text:
It's fair to say that Torchwood Cardiff has had a bit of a rough time from a human resources point of view, and right from the first televised episode staff numbers have been dwindling. By 2016 it's gotten to a point where the company creche and bring your child to work day are the same thing, and Gwen is really gasping for someone to make a half-decent cup of coffee at the very least. So now, finally… come on down,
PC Sergeant Andy Davidson, it's time to shine!
It all started like such a normal day for Andy Davidson, with a nice cuppa and trying to plan how to introduce himself to a girl without seeming stalky. But then Norton Falgate quite literally appears from nowhere, and the pressure is on as Andy is to be assessed for Torchwood. There will be danger, goo, aliens, singing and analysis of the Welsh mind – but will there be breaks for tea and the loo?


text:
Guildford is a busy town on the River Wey with a steep High Street which retains its Georgian character. The modern Cathedral is set on a hill above the city, ¾ mile from the station. The Bus Station is ¼ mile from the Rail Station.
TI 155 High St. Tel. 01483 444333.
The history of Guildford and surrounding area. Highlights include Wealden ironwork,
displays of needlework and items relating to Lewis Carroll. Admission free. Tel. 01483 444751.
Open M-S 1100-1700.
An imposing stone tower keep containing an exhibition of the Castle's history. Viewing tower.
The surrounding flower gardens are a public park. Tel. 01483 444751.
Open Apr-Sep, Daily 1000-1700. Mar & Oct, SSu 1100-1600. Gardens open daily.
A 17th century townhouse with many original features housing changing exhibitions of paintings,
prints and craftwork. Admission free. Tel. 01483 444751.
Open M-S 1000-1645.
Displays and exhibits tell the story of the River Wey and Godalming Navigations
and the people who lived and worked on them. Boat trips available. Tearoom. Tel. 01483 561389.
Open Apr-Oct, MThFSSu (daily in Aug) 1100-1700.
One of the earliest surviving English landscape gardens, restored by the National Trust. Features include a
lake, island, grotto, turf amphitheatre, viewpoints and vistas. Tearoom. Tel. 01372 467806.
Open Daily 1000-1800, closes earlier Nov-Mar.
Bus 715 from Bus Station to opposite entrance. M-S hourly, 46 minutes journey. Sun & BH every 1½ hours, 38 minutes journey. Operated by Stagecoach.
Bus 715 also operates from Esher and Kingston, or it is a 2½ mile walk from Claygate.
Extensive gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society covering a wide variety of styles from ornamental to
fruit and vegetable gardens. Restaurant, Coffee Shop and cafés. Picnic area near car park.
Tel. 01483 224234.
Open Daily 1000-1800 (closes 1630 Nov-Feb).
Bus 715 from Bus Station to approach road, 25 minutes journey, M-S hourly, Sun & BH every 1½ hours. Use the footbridge to cross the busy A3 for the return bus stop. Operated by Stagecoach.
Bus 715 also operates from Esher and Kingston.
A grand 18th century Palladian mansion. Collections of furniture, porcelain and pictures.
The gardens contain a grotto, sunken Dutch garden and a Maori meeting house. Restaurant.
Tel. 01483 222482.
Open Limited opening during restoration following a major fire in 2015, please see website.
Bus 479 from Bus Station to West Clandon crossroads (watch for traffic lights) then ¼ mile walk. M-S hourly, Sun & BH 2-hourly, 12 minutes journey. Timetable available from www.londonbusroutes.net.
Clandon Park is 1 mile from Clandon station.
An 18th century mansion with interiors by Robert Adam, set in parkland landscaped by Repton
with open fields, ancient woodland and wildflower meadows. Large display of keyboard instruments in the House.
Small garden by Gertrude Jekyll. Restaurant. Tel. 01483 222482.
Open Apr-Oct, House & Garden TWThSu & BH (also F in Aug) 1400-1700. Park open daily all year 1100-1700 (dusk if earlier).
Bus 479 from Bus Station to East Clandon, the stop is shortly before the main entrance off the A246 so watch carefully for the NT sign. M-S hourly, Sun & BH 2-hourly, 15 minutes journey. Timetable available from www.londonbusroutes.net.
Hatchlands Park is 2 miles by footpath from Clandon station.


text:
Friday, October 21, 2011
30 days and nights of literary abandon with NaNoWriMo
I've decided to throw my hat in the ring and participate in NaNoWriMo once again. I seriously think I must have lost my mind, because I have no clue how am I going to have time to take care of my family, work on setting up a new blog, and write a novel in 30 days! However, the whole idea of 30 days and nights of literary abandon calls to me. What can I say?
I participated in NaNoWriMo last year, and I "won." Although, truthfully, what I ended up with at the end of 30 days was nothing that could be considered a novel. I was a little bit of a rebel during last year's NaNoWriMo, and I just wrote whatever I felt like writing, about many different topics. So this year, I am going to try to be strong and follow the rules.
For those who don't know, NaNoWriMo is where you write a 50,000 word novel (about 175 pages) in one month. You don't worry about editing, grammar, and whether or not you are even making any sense. Which is where the literary abandon part comes in. You just write. Preferably every day, because by the end you have to have completed 50,000 words. That is a lot of words when you get behind. NaNoWriMo starts at 12:00:01 on November 1st and ends at 11:59:59 on November 30. I can just imagine NaNoWriMo-ers around the world ready to furiously beginning writing one second after minute.
So, have you ever wanted to write a novel? Or do you need something to fire you up to get into the habit of writing daily (or almost daily)? Find out more about NaNoWriMo.
You can find me here.
Posted by Krazy Book Lady at 8:55 PM
Labels: nanowrimo
1 comment:
I was just reading your "About Me" section. My mom used to get the True Story magazines from time to time and I'd read them, too! I forgot all about them until I read your site.ReplyDelete
I'm contemplating nanowrimo, but I have two under two and going to be starting online university classes back up soon . . . if I play along, it obviously won't be to get to 50,000 words, but just to write. We'll see!
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Pellegrine is the northernmost civilized kingdom in Western Allegonde. Within the last 50 years it underwent a rapid process of defeudalization, with political and monetary power concentrating almost totally into the hands of the Crown and its allies. The kingdom was reorganized into four administrative divisions: the Red March, the White March, the Green March (each named for one of the colors on Pellegrine's tripartite banner) and the Crownlands.
Pellegrine borders The White Mountains to its east and, south of The White Mountains, a grand stretch of forested or barren country called The Lost East. I guess The White Mountains are sort of akin to the Alps though on a much grander scale. The Lost East is a massive stretch of land which formerly belonged to the Mage Republics (also known as The Magearchies and the Mage Cities). Shortly after The Return of the Giants, when everyone else was trying to put their smashed civilizations back together, the Mage Republics had a war amongst themselves and blew up their entire territorium, showering the area in cancerous and mutative Magic Radiation.
The Lost East has only been safe for habitation for about 100 years. For the first half of that time no government was particularly interested and resettlement proceeded at a very tepid pace. However on securing its power-base at home, the Crown of Pellegrine authorized the creation of new peerages from the reclaimed wilderness, resulting in the Shield Baronies. The Shield Baronies are something of an oddity in that rough frontier law rules the day, and in many ways they are throwbacks to high fuedal times; however they exist entirely under the auspices of the King of Pellegrine, and as yet have no economic independence.
For a long time, Pellegrine didn't have a capital. The king traveled in a regular annual circuit, hosted by each of the Kingdom's great noble houses in turn. As international commerce and royal law grew in importance, a few major market-towns sprang up and these were declared Royal Cities, cities under royal protection with royal license to house or dispense this or that commodity and so-on. Mercantile guilds were an important royal ally in this transitional era, against recalcitrant nobles whose wealth and power was inveigled in land, military force and traditional market crops.
Royal ascendancy wasn't all that dramatic. The King and his friends became a debtor to the nobles and largely took away their entrenched military force by buying it from them as a troublesome expense. Pellegrine today is a very demilitarized realm with wealthier towns taking the protection of roads and waterways upon themselves, and a small royal-funded coast guard watching the northern shore. The Nobles in their turn largely left ancestral desmenes behind and became courtiers, vying for favor, purchasing titles and currying influence in the King's now-fixed court.
Odd as the term may be, it isn't inappropriate to call Pellegrine's capital an "artificial city." It lies more-or-less in the middle of the Crown Lands, a gigantic demesne ostensibly all within the king's portfolio but in reality parceled out to hundreds of benefactors, allies and corporations which exist by royal grant or charter.
Within this geographical and political nerve-cluster was the confluence of two mighty rivers flowing out of the Northwest and the East, creating a large ring of floodland about a many-islanded swamp. This centerland had never been good for much but semi-annual grazing and a waterway to take goods elsewhere. Under the advisement of the easterner Quan-Xiu (Kwanshoo, "The God of Finance,") the king guided four noble houses and more than a dozen merchant guilds or societies (some no more than humble caravaners) to form The Chartered Corporation and Friends of the Royal Bank of Pellegrine (CC&FotRBP), roughly a century before such a thing would be plausible in Analogous Real-Life England.
As directed by Kwanshoo, the parties became the sole custodians of the king's great reserves of bullion, and issued guarantees of resale to investors who deposited their gold and silver commodities into the common store. These promissory notes could be exchanged at will and were as good as the bullion they represented in the borders of Pellegrine. Speculation led to increased value which increased the notes' purchasing power (as long as the Bank carefully controlled the supply and fakes were quickly outed).
IRL, the notes would become so overvalued so quickly they would soon be functionally useless. This was prevented thanks to the speedy creation of a totally artificial coinage to replace the notes, using techniques of the Arcane Alchemists of The Great East. The creation of the "copper," "silver," and "gold," coins was given in charge to a special society of Alchemists whose foundries would lie soleley in the new royal city. These lightweight coins, actually mainly composed of zinc, were issued in enormous stringed bunches. While cumbersome, the sheer number of worthless coins that could be quickly made managed to eat the inflation somewhat.
|Like this.
|Like Venice and London had a baby.


text:
- December 5, 2016
- by Felipe Trujillo
Speak www.givefreeachance.com to Management When you're currently planning to check-out facilities, you need to visit a manager. This individual should really be quite hands on, getting together with the buyers which are on the areas. The supervisor should really not be unavailable if somebody attempts to call, to help. While consumers have been in the office or on-site, they should be treated by the administrator in an amiable manner. Any questions you have to request must be answered honestly and clearly. You must look elsewhere when the manager fails to offer you a straight solution or when the office lacks business. Check Security Measures You need to examine the self-storage facility's security features. A safe region has video security cameras , good lighting, and gates. In the event the boss lives on-site, he/she should have a way to monitor the center from inside their apartment. In case you loved this post and you wish to receive more information about front door repair kindly visit the web-page. The most effective organizations don't simply have pc-operated video security cameras and gate entry. Additionally they screen prospective tenants. Demanding current address and a driver's license helps to protect against the garador garage doors threat of transients likely to break into different models. Take notice of the Hygiene of the Ability Company of the office is popular. The overall sanitation of the facility, however, is also critical. That you do not wish to store using a position that is littered with waste. The office must be neat, clean, and without any dirt. It must be clean, aswell, when there is a public bathroom. The director must not be slovenly. Rather, he or she must be properly- and perfectly fitted. The look of the office and manager may give you as to how well maintained the facility is understanding. Enquire About Control In addition you need-to inquire about pest control. An excellent self-storage the items will be treated by function on a and a garage doors regular basis. Your personal possessions can be damaged by infiltration by insects such as roaches or moths. Rats and mice also can cause injury. Some pests need greater than a regular sweep to have rid of them. Inquire how often they've a professional pest control support come out, if you are talking-to the supervisor and address the products. It's also advisable to consult what, if any issues [empty] they've had to handle before. There are numerous good self storage businesses available for you to keep your belongings. It takes only a couple of minutes to ask a few questions. These questions will help protect your belongings from theft as well as the components.


text:
Vacancies at Giantability Media Network Limited
Giantability Media Network is a Christian organization that hosts Livinghope Christian International Magazine, which is published bi-monthly in the electronic and hardcopy format.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Cinematographer
Location: Lagos
This includes both set-up and operation:
- Work alongside directors to give films, TV shows, music videos and television commercials their own unique aesthetic style
- Responsible for managing camera and lighting equipment, oversee the selection and manipulation of technical equipment to create striking images on screen.
- Drive the visual impact of a film by creative choices about the use of different lenses, filters, lighting techniques and camera movements to create dramatic effect and prompt different emotional responses from the audience.
- Partly responsible for making decisions about aspect ratio, digital effects, image contrast, and frame rates
- Planning the technical execution of each shot
Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience
- Must be a Christian
- B.Sc/B.A/Diploma in Cinematography, Video directing, Fine Art, Design or relevant field;
- Have knowledge of film-specific photography equipment and techniques, such as film cameras on dollies, hand-held cameras, drones, the Steadicam and blue screen
- Proven experience as a cinematographer or in a similar creative role
- Hands-on experience in the creative process, digital camera, graphic design and brand development Excellent working knowledge of software such as Adobe Premiere Pro,
- Photoshop, InDesign, and After Effects etc
- Exemplary interpersonal and analytical abilities
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Self-motivated and self-directed Good communication skills.
Job Title: Chief Correspondent (Northern Region)
Location: Abuja
- Cover key Christian events and personalities in Northern Nigeria (specifically but not solely Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Nasarawa)
- Increase the merchantability of Livinghope Magazine and the Giantability brand in the area
- Turn in high quality reports on a weekly basis
Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience
- Must be a Christian
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of two year cognate experience in journalism
- Experience in online/broadcast journalism is an added advantage
- Digital savviness
- Excellent Interpersonal Relations
- Ability to keep to deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain contact with key religious figures in the region.
Job Title: Video Editor
Location: Lagos
- Ensure videos are cut and edited to the highest standards
- Edit voice over videos, packages and programmes in conjunction with editorial staff
- Collaborate with staff to brainstorm on content topics
- Edit video content to suit different online platforms using appropriate software
- Improve content by adding music, sound, film or artwork
- Ensure all video content meets quality standards
- Liaising with producers and developing animation from script to screen
- Creating storyboards that depict the script and narrative
- Drawing in 2D to create sketches, artwork or illustrations
- Designing models, backgrounds, sets, characters, objects and the animation environment
- Developing the timing and pace of the movements of a character or object during the sequence of images and ensuring they follow the soundtrack and audio requirements
- Using technical software packages, such as Flash, 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Softimage and Cinema 4D
- Building up accurate, detailed frame-by-frame visuals
- Recording dialogue and working with editors to composite the various layers of animation (backgrounds, special effects, characters and graphics) in order to produce the finished piece
- Working to production deadlines and meeting clients' and company commercial requirements
- Working as part of a broader production team, which might include liaising with copywriters,photographers, designers, reporters, website designers or marketing specialists
Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience
- Must be a Christian
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of one-year experience editing in television news production
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Excellent Interpersonal Relations
- Time Management Skills
- Attention to detail
- Proven work experience as a digital editor
- Digital editing skills with an exceptional portfolio of published work
- Solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages (Lightworks, Premiere,
- After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4D)
- Familiarity with special effects, 3D and compositing
- Strong experience in Graphics and layout design
- Creative mind
- Communication skills.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive CV and Cover Letter to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Application Deadline 28th February, 2019.


text:
«BRAINTEST» Electroencephalography Devices
In the modern world a computer encephalography device is one of the most significant examination tools. Encephalography devices help obtain an objective picture of brain electrical activity, they enable the doctor to arrive at accurate findings and help the patients with a CNS pathology.
Electroencephalography devices are applied in a wide range of places: neurology, psychiatric, neurosurgical and addiction clinics and departments, intensive care units, emergency and immediate care institutions, core diagnostic centres, sports medicine and rehabilitation centres, extended care facilities, scientific and academic institutions.
Learn More
«M-TEST» Electroneuromyography Devices
M-TEST is not an almigthy device. However, it will take your diagnostics to a new level of quality by helping ensure comprehensive assessment of the state of patient neuromuscular system and come up with an accurate diagnosis, control the effectiveness of the assigned therapy and lay the foundations for correcting earlier decisions with rehabilitation and sports medicine.
«RHEOTEST» Computer Rheography Devices
RHEOTEST makes it possible to carry out a non-invasive examination of brain, extremities and visceral circulation. It also ensures an opportunity of analysing a rheogram under the automatic mode, followed by assessment report building and printing out information selected by the doctor out of the data array.
«CARDIOTEST» Electrocardiography Devices
It is hard to imagine the work of a modern doctor, no matter how vast their cardiological practice was, without an electrocardiology device – a significant diagnostic tool. CARDIOTEST ensures an easy and promt objective data obtaining about the state of patient cardio-vascular system at rest and during stress testing.


text:
It was around the beginning of the semester when the Chicago kidnapping and torture by four young black adults of a disabled white young man began making the news circuit. I hunted down the original video footage, and watched it beginning to end. It was demented, watching the kidnappers laughing and joking as they tortured this young man, saying things such as "fuck white people" as they did so.
The thing about it that was most disturbing was that they didn't even think they were doing anything wrong. They were gleefully live-streaming this kidnapping and torture on social media, and they thought that everyone who saw the footage would stand behind them because the man they were torturing was white. This act of racism and hatred was symptomatic of the violence of social justice culture.
To me, this act bore a direct connection to ideologies espoused by groups such as the Black Liberation Collective, whose statement of principles professes:
We understand that continuing to remain peaceful and encouraging others to remain peaceful at the hands of white supremacist oppressive violence is illogical and immoral. We support those who believe that nonviolence is a tactic, but we are aware that this is not the only way to dismantle the system that has humiliated, physically and literally enslaved, unjustly murdered, and continues to devalue black people in America. We will strive for liberation by any means necessary, including but not limited to: armed self-defense.
We condone whatever methods Black people adopt to liberate themselves and their kin.
This statement echoes the words of Malcolm X,
We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.
Malcolm X himself was echoing the words of another activist, Jean-Paul Sartre, who said that "it is not by refusing to lie that we will abolish lies: it is by eradicating class by any means necessary." This statement by Jean-Paul is utter bullshit because it has no accord for personal responsibility.
The individuals who carried out this attack were not only lacking a sense of personal responsibility, but self awareness. To them, the disabled white man they kidnapped and tortured was an apparent symbol and benefactor of 'the oppressive system,' and thus, hurting him was an accepted way to fight back against the system, falling under the all-encompassing words "any means necessary".
I don't understand the point of doing anything by any means necessary. I think that the means make the act, and that there is little point trying to bring about good things by bad ones. This piece was about making a statement, drawing a clear connection between this type of ideology and this type of action. If by this point anyone is not aware, the imagery of this dry-point etching is a direct screenshot from the raw footage of the live-stream.
This was the first really political piece I have ever attempted, but I felt that I couldn't not do it, because this incident moved me so strongly. Here you can see my process between the first and second states:
Like this piece?
-> Shop this design on Redbubble


text:
Multimedia Unit
The SPA Forensic Multimedia Unit was formed specifically to embrace technology and provide a variety of digital media techniques to support the presentation methods of criminal casework.
They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words and with this technology it really is.
Through a variety of quality digital media including interactive presentations and 3D reconstruction, the SPA Forensic Multimedia Unit can present complex evidence types in a way that is clear, concise and easily understood.
We can instantly transport detectives, lawyers, jurors and judges back to a crime scene, taking them on an interactive tour of the criminal investigation without a single person leaving their seat.
Forensic animation and 3D reconstruction can be used to aid a jury in visualising hard to explain situations. It paints a picture based on forensic evidence and can be used to illustrate a number of incidents and examples, from anatomically correct 3D body mapping of injuries and vehicle crash reconstructions to reconstruction of a crime scene and suspects movements.