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Angelaki: journal of the theoretical humanities was established in September 1993 to provide an international forum for vanguard work in the theoretical humanities. In itself a contentious category, 'theoretical humanities' represents the productive nexus of work in the disciplinary fields of literary criticism and theory, philosophy, and cultural studies. The journal is dedicated to the refreshing of intellectual coordinates, and to the challenging and vivifying process of re-thinking. Angelaki: journal of the theoretical humanities encourages a critical engagement with theory in terms of disciplinary development and intellectual and political usefulness, the inquiry into and articulation of culture, and the complex determination of change and its relation to history. The journal is committed to fostering the theory of minor movements, recognising their significant impact on and dynamic relation to the development of cultures, political spaces and academic disciplines, and emphasising their formative power rather than their oppositional entrenchment. The journal promotes inquiry into questions of existential and political definition and agency, on the personal, collective and institutional levels, and encourages the work of spirited and experimental theoretical writing in all areas of value production.

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Growing concerns about the slow death of the dollar rather than a saviour's goodwill are underpinning China's widely publicised purchases of European government debt, according to experts. But as the Eurozone debt crisis spreads from Greece and Portugal to countries like Italy and threatens the very survival of the euro, China's finance mandarins and keepers of the country's 3 trillion dollars foreign reserves are looking yet again at gold as the anchor of stability.
Yu Yongding, a former adviser to the Central Bank of China and strong critic of U.S. treasury bonds, an asset in which about 1.2 trillion dollars of China's foreign reserves are invested, has been calling on Chinese rulers to diversify as much as possible of China's holdings to guard against a weaker dollar.
Speaking at a global economic forum in Beijing this month Yu said the U.S. debt and its ratio against the country GDP were rising, and predicted trouble for all U.S. assets and the global economy.
Yu is in company of big banks like Goldman Sachs predicting a slow and steady decline of the dollar. Yu believes that from 1929 to 2009 the purchasing power of the greenback has declined by 94 percent. Goldman Sachs forecasts…


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At the age of sixteen, Court met film Director Anthony Asquith in London; the meeting won her a brief part in Champagne Charlie (1944). Court won a British Critics Award for her role as a crippled girl in Carnival (1946) and also appeared in Holiday Camp (1947) and Bond Street (1948). Her first role in a fantasy film was in Ghost Ship (1952). One of Court's most remembered films is the cult classic Devil Girl from Mars (1954). She trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school".
Court was married to Irish actor Dermot Walsh from 1949 until their divorce in 1963. They had a daughter, Sally Walsh, who appeared with her mother in The Curse of Frankenstein.
In the 1957–58 television season, she co-starred in a CBS sitcom filmed in England, Dick and the Duchess, in the role of Jane Starrett, a patrician Englishwoman married to an American insurance claims investigator living in London, a role played by Patrick O'Neal. Court travelled back and forth between Hollywood and England, appearing in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She had parts in A Woman of Mystery (1958), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) and Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) among others.
By the early 1960s, Court had permanently moved to the United States. She was featured in the Edgar Allan Poe horror films The Premature Burial (1962), The Raven (1963) and The Masque of the Red Death (1964), the last two with Vincent Price. She appeared on occasion in the popular early 1960s TV series (each episode a stand-alone drama), the Dick Powell Theatre.
From 1964 until his death in 1998, she was married to American actor Don Taylor, who was divorced in 1955 from Actress Phyllis Avery. Court retired from the film acting Business in 1964 to concentrate on being a wife and mother. Court and Taylor met while they were shooting an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. They had a son, Jonathan, and a daughter, Courtney.
In 1981 Court appeared briefly in the third Omen film, The Final Conflict, although she was uncredited. She also appeared in episodes of several TV series, including Adventures in Paradise, Mission: Impossible, Bonanza, Dr. Kildare, Danger Man, Twelve O'Clock High, Burke's Law, Sam Benedict, Gidget, McMillan and Wife, Mannix, The Wild Wild West, Thriller, and in "The Fear", the penultimate episode of the original 1960's The Twilight Zone.
Court died of a heart attack at her home near Lake Tahoe, California, on 15 April 2008, aged 82. She was survived by daughters Sally Walsh and Courtney Taylor, son Jonathon Taylor and two stepdaughters, Anne Taylor Fleming and Avery Taylor. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered at sea. Hazel Court once said in an interview "Just in case I should pop off to heaven in the night, I always remember to wash up, plump-up the cushions and straighten up after a dinner party. I wouldn't want everyone to come in and find it a mess. It's very English of me."
In addition to acting, she was also a Painter and sculptress, and studied sculpting in Italy. Court wrote her autobiography, Hazel Court – Horror Queen, which was published by Tomahawk Press in the UK (April 2008) and in the US (June 2008).


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Up 'til Now
(Critical Survey of Contemporary Fiction)
Eugene McCarthy served his country, first as a member of the House of Representatives, then as a Senator, during the 1950's and 1960's, an exciting and tumultuous time. Liberal in tendencies, independent in thought and action, to many he was a controversial figure, especially with his early opposition to the Vietnam War, capped by his candidacy for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination. Indeed, McCarthy's strong showing in the New Hampshire primary contributed greatly to Lyndon Johnson's decision not to run for reelection, for it revealed the depth of antiwar sentiment in the United States at that time.
In his memoir, McCarthy describes the course of his own political career, but he focuses more on his views of his colleagues and his interpretations of the political history of the 1950's and 1960's. The first two sections of the book cover his House and Senate experiences and include candid, but temperate, assessments of his congressional colleagues. McCarthy writes with wit and understanding of these times.
In the longest section of the book, McCarthy delineates the political history of this time with a focus on the presidents as he knew them. He assesses Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Johnson as men and as presidents. In this section he also reminisces about his own presidential candidacy.
In the final section of the book, he gives his views of the current political situation, which he sees as entropic, tending towards chaos. He sees great opportunity for the Democrats, but believes that whoever is in charge must pay immediate attention to ten key areas he describes.
UP 'TIL NOW is essential reading for those interested in postwar American politics.


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2019 First Rider
The East of Thunder Bay Transportation Consortium will once again be holding its first rider program for all JK students of all boards who will be starting school in September 2019.
Nipigon, Red Rock area:
First Rider sessions have already taken place in June.
Geraldton, Longlac area:
Longlac: Marjorie Mills Public School, Thurs. Aug 29, 2019, at 9 am
Geraldton: BA Parker Public School, Thurs. Aug 29, 2019 at 1 pm
Nakina: Ecole Notre Dame, Thurs. Aug 29, 2019 at 3:30 pm
Marathon, Manitouwadge area:
Marathon: Margaret Twomey Public, Tues. Aug 27, 2019 at 9 am
Manitouwadge: Manitouwadge Public, Tues. Aug 27, 2019 at 1 pm
Terrace Bay, Schreiber area:
Terrace Bay Public School on Wednesday August 28th, 2019 at 9am.
A bus will leave the Schreiber Rec Centre at 8:30 am to bring parents/guardians and first riders to TBPS in Terrace Bay.


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Updating the NNM Management Interface
On occasion, the NNM management interface must be updated to provide new or updated features.
To manually update the plugins:
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- Click Configuration > Feed Settings.
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A dialog box appears.
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Baylor's massive sexual assault scandal that has rocked the school for the last few years may finally have a light at the end of the tunnel — at least as far as the NCAA is concerned.
A report from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says that the school expects the NCAA enforcement staff's investigation into the program to be complete by the time the upcoming fall semester starts and that an eventual resolution in the entire matter could be made as early as the spring of 2019. Perhaps even more encouraging (if you want to use that word, given the subject) is that in light of recent rulings such as in the case against North Carolina, it seems school officials are fairly confident that they will not be receiving an earth-shattering penalty in the case.
"If people are expecting some sort of 'Death Penalty,' I think they are going to be disappointed," a source told the paper, referring to SMU's infamous program-shuttering result back in the late 1980's.
Of course, North Carolina's academic fraud case is significantly different from what has gone on in Waco.
Baylor is still dealing with numerous lawsuits resulting from the fallout of the scandal, including one alleging that a total of 31 Bears football players had committed 52 acts of rape over just four years. Then-head coach Art Briles was fired back in 2016 after reports came to light about what was allegedly going on at the program and the university even paid him over $15 million to just go away. School president Ken Starr and athletic director Ian McCaw also lost their jobs once several findings were released from an investigation by the law firm Pepper Hamilton.
NCAA cases are notoriously difficult to read and predict however so despite the cautious optimism that things can move somewhat quickly over the coming months, there can always be unforeseen twists and turns. Until the day finally comes that there is some closure between the organization and Baylor however, head coach Matt Rhule and those at the school will have to continue to deal with this still-unfolding scandal for some time to come.


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The 2011 dig season has started and excavations are currently focused on two early-fort-period structures located within the triangular footprint of James Fort. The Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists are certain that they have found the fort's first substantial church, the excavations of which are one of the two current dig areas. Excavations are also continuing on a fort-period structure several yards to the north. An interesting circular feature inside the structure has been revealed after removing the chimney foundation of a later 17th-century structure built in the same location. Several very early artifacts have been found inside. New signs have been installed at the James Fort site interpreting the archaeological excavations and giving visitors with web-enabled portable devices the ability to dig deeper into the archaeological record.
Excavations have picked up where they left off at the end of 2010 at the site of Jamestown's 1608 church, the probable marriage location of John Rolfe and Pocahontas. Archaeologists are now digging where the rest of the church should be in the hopes of finding the remaining postholes. William Strachey, the colony's secretary, wrote that the church was "in length three-score foot, in breadth twenty-four" or 60 feet long and 24 feet wide. The width of the building is indeed twenty four feet and the length-wise postholes that have already been discovered are spaced apart at neat 12-foot intervals. If the length can be shown to be sixty feet by archaeological excavation, then we can be even more certain that this is the 1608 church. At the eastern end of the church, there are four burials. The eastern end of churches is traditionally the location of the church's chancel, and the people interred here would have been held in high regard by the colonists.
This summer's excavations should conclusively give the dimensions of the building and definitively identify it as the church, but there is some apprehension that the construction of Confederate Fort Pocahontas just yards away may have destroyed some of the remaining postholes. The western end of the church sits in an area that was "mined" for dirt by the enslaved workers who built Fort Pocahontas over 250 years later. If they dug too deeply, they may have wiped away portions of the church's western footprint.
Several yards to the north at the other excavation site, work is almost complete on the excavation of the chimney foundation of a mid-17th-century building(for more information on this later building, read October 2008's update) that was built on the same site as a fort-period structure constructed decades before. As they dismantle the chimney foundation and excavate the later layers, the archaeologists are carefully documenting everything that they remove for the archaeological record. The later building's remains did a good job of protecting the earlier one's from the ravages of centuries of farming in the layers above because the footprint of the fort-period building is largely intact. Both the main structural postholes and the stains marking the locations of the studs remain (Learn about mud and stud construction). Based on the arrangement of the posts, there may have been as many as three doors to the building and there is a small circular feature inside it. There is some conjecture among the archaeologists that the feature is the remains of a furnace, having the right size and shape to have been so. Twenty to thirty pieces of iron slag were found on the ground near the feature, giving credence to that idea. Excavations of the feature in the days ahead will hopefully lend more clues.
Among the artifacts found so far in the excavations of this structure are an Elizabethan coin dating to 1591, a three-handled tyg(a ceramic drinking vessel), a dagger blade, and a schist hone or sharpening stone. The schist hone was used to sharpen fine tools or to finish other tools to a fine edge. The hone is still awaiting geological analysis but Norwegian ragstone was a common type of schist to use for this purpose and this is one possibility for its composition.


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By Gregory Naigles
Location: Weld, Maine
Difficulty: 3.2
I got bored during Senior Week; no more work, graduation preparations haven't begun yet. Thus, I figured that the natural thing to do was to go hiking. I debated a bit about where to go – I wanted to climb Mt. Abraham (which I will do on Thursday), but I wasn't sure about the snow and ice situation at the tops of those mountains. Thus, I decided to climb a slightly lower mountain before doing Mt. Abraham. I eventually chose Little Jackson Mountain, which is just east of Tumbledown, and about 400 feet higher, and has lots of open ledges at the summit and great views (on nice days, at least). Thus, Wednesday morning I left Colby eager to climb a great mountain (and do my first solo mountain climb in Maine).
I had waited until Wednesday because of the rain on Tuesday, and the weather forecast said that Wednesday would be partly cloudy but without any rain. However, this forecast proved to be a bit optimistic, as twice during the drive to Little Jackson there were brief periods of rain. However, the temperature was excellent (not too hot and not too cold), and there were very few insects to annoy me.
I decided to park at the trailhead on Morgan Road, rather than at the Brook Trail area and have to walk an extra mile. This isn't recommended by Maine Trail Finder or the AMC Maine Mountain Guide, however it worked just fine. Morgan Road is a dirt road that is more rugged than the dirt road where the Brook Trail trailhead is located, however my tiny vehicle still managed to traverse it just fine, so it would be a piece of cake for Big Red or the Bossi-van.
The trail was easy to follow. The only unsigned junction is the first one, maybe 0.2 miles from the trailhead, where the Parker Ridge Trail goes left and the Little Jackson Trail, which I took, goes right. There's a sign for the Parker Ridge Trail, but not for the Little Jackson Trail. The trail then ascended at a moderate grade. It includes two well-blazed detours around the dominant woods road where the road was washed out. The Pond Link junction was well-signed, and I continued to the right at that junction toward Little Jackson. The next part of the trail involved crossing several streams (very easy) and then went up a short, steep section on rocks and dirt. This part certainly requires exercising caution, but it wasn't that hard.
The steep section leveled out at same time as the trail finally reached above the trees and onto the open ledges. From here, it was a very windy 0.8 miles to the summit. So windy, in fact, that I put on the extra layer that I brought just in case, and took off my hat since I was concerned that it would blow away. The day was a bit foggy, so the views weren't quite as amazing as they would be on a clear day, but they were still excellent. The trail was a mix of open rock, and the kinds of vegetation that Sam is named after. It took me, a relatively slow, solo hiker, almost exactly 2 hours to hike the 3.4 miles and 2,300 vertical feet to the summit.
The summit had a large cairn and a USGS marker, and helpfully also had a small rock structure that offered some protection from the wind. If Eric had been there, we all know what he would have done, however I didn't do that, since there really isn't much point if there's no one else there to document it.
I headed down relatively quickly, since I wanted to eat lunch somewhere that wasn't quite as windy. On the way down the open ledges, the wind picked up, and my ears started to get very cold. I began to think that a hat like Lydia's yeti hat might have been useful. I ultimately ate lunch just before the trail went under the trees – there were great views of Webb Lake and the mountains to the south.
I then ducked under the trees and went down the same way. It took slightly less time for me to go down. Ultimately, the whole hike took 4 hours and 10 minutes – 2 hours to go up, 20 minutes for lunch, and 1 hour and 50 minutes to go down. By this point the weather had improved, and the 90-minute drive back to Colby went smoothly.
I highly recommend this hike for people who want an alternative to Tumbledown in the same area, that is a little higher, a little longer, and still has lots of open ledges. The views were pretty good even today; I can't imagine how nice they would be on a clear day. Additionally, Little Jackson is much less crowded than Tumbledown – I didn't see a single other person on the trail today.


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You know cats can be finicky eaters, but did you know these things about cats and their diet?
Cats are nibblers
While cats usually eat their main meals at dawn and dusk, they may still want to nibble during the day and will do so if food is left out for them to eat. Should you decide to leave a little dry food out for your cat or even get some feeding balls for them to play with, SPAR pro-balance scientifically formulated dry cat food is a perfect option for any time feeding time.
Cats should never eat grapes, raisins or dough
While there are some of our foods which cats can eat, for instance having some fish now and again, there are some foods that are a very big no-no when it comes to cats' diets. Three of these things are grapes, raisins, and dough. The yeast in dough could actually cause your cat's intestines to rupture, so it's really not something to be played around with. Other things making the list are chocolate, onion, garlic, tomato, avocado, and mushrooms.
Cats also need carbs
Carbohydrates, or more specifically, dietary fibre, are important in your cat's diet. This may be found in scientifically formulated cat food like that of SPAR pro-balance, where the fibre and protein are mixed. The digestibility of your cat's diet can impact their quality of life quite significantly, so choose wisely.
Cats are called obligate carnivores
Cats need to eat meat to flourish and some of the amino acids that are necessary for their health are found only in meat. Forcing these "real" carnivores to follow a vegan or vegetarian diet is not considered a good idea overall.
You can create a mini garden for your cat
Catnip (which is non-addictive and safe to eat) can easily be grown in a windowsill. Plant some wheat, oat, rye or barley grass as well for kitty to nibble on and there you have it – your cat's own mini garden.
When it comes to our cats, love is a four-legged word!
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The dry SPAR pro-balance Cat Food comes in a range of shapes and
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SPAR pro-balance is available exclusively at selected SPAR stores.
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Velotech Accredited Training Courses are recognized by the trade as one of the leading standards in professional bike mechanics. We offer three levels that cater for professionals as well as keen amateurs and run courses for schools and community groups who want to gain an accreditation.
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Velotech Gold is aimed at industry professionals or keen amatuers wanting to gain a full understanding of bike maintenance. We run regular courses at our dedicated training workshop in Cambridge which are aimed at professionals or keen individuals wanting to gain experience in all maintenance tasks from wheel building to frame preparation. The course costs £400+VAT.
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The Silver award is a two-day training course and builds on the foundations of the bronze course. It's perfect for individuals or groups who want to gain an industry recognised qualification and gives a good grounding in intermediate maintenance tasks. We run this course for special request groups who are specifically looking for a nationally recognised qualification. Please get in touch for more information.
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The Bronze award is a seven hour training course and can be delivered in one long day or over a number of weeks as a series of shorter sessions. It's perfect for individuals or groups who want to gain an industry recognised qualification and learn all the basic but with the potential option of continuing their learning to Silver or Gold level. We deliver this course in the community to groups such as the Bike Bank project. Please get in touch for more information.
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I use acrylic paints usually on canvas or occasionally a reused panel. I begin painting quickly to create a background and some general composition but soon after I am zoomed in on the canvas with great focus. I begin using small brushstrokes and meticulous blending to create depth in order to achieve believability in the surreal subject matter. I base my paintings on hidden elements of nature such as anatomy or microbiology.


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Infantium Victoria
Black Jumpsuit
Black jumpsuit for boys and girls with big pockets on the sides. THis playsuit is crafted from 2 black organic fabrics - light cotton fleece and soft cotton jersey- pure comfort for your babies and kids.
Girls and boys overalls are hottest thing on the market. Versatile kid jumpsuits are suitable for many occasions - school, playdates, travelling.
Explore endless styling opportunities with accessories, perfect for layering.
This black overall is a tribute to Infantium Victoria's core values - making black clothes green.
Available in sizes 6 months to 10 years. For the optimal fit please consult our size chart
- Vegan
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- Do not bleach
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The Morning Download: Facebook Under Fire
Good day, CIOs. The flow of user data among Facebook Inc. and other companies is the subject of extensive examination in a story yesterday in the New York Times. "For years, Facebook gave some of the world's largest technology companies more intrusive access to users' personal data than it has disclosed, effectively exempting those business partners from its usual privacy rules," the article begins, citing internal records and interviews.
Steve Satterfield, Facebook's director of privacy and public policy, told the Times that none of the partnerships violated users' privacy or an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. Regardless, such revelations reflect growing demands around the world for much greater public transparency and clarity into how social platforms, and today's internet, actually work.
For years, many people took it for granted when social platforms suggested potential friends and connections, or allowed their credentials to be conveniently used for access to other platforms and devices, or recommended a product or service, displaying uncanny insight into our deepest desires as consumers.
All of those capabilities are built on data. Until now, the mechanisms for collecting such data were opaque to the public, and offered on a take-it-or-leave it basis with limited meaningful opportunity to opt-in or out. There were few limits on how companies could use the data that they traded. All of that is now being renegotiated around the world, with the interests of the user coming to the fore. Any company that entertains the thought of using the personal data of its customers or employees must understand this emerging social contract.
Lift-and-shift cloud strategies can be costly. More than 80% of on-premise enterprise workloads are overprovisioned, meaning they have more compute power, memory and storage than they will ever need to operate, Bain & Co. reports. Take those workloads and move them to the cloud and companies can actually increase the costs of running them by up to 15%. "They're merely transferring their existing inefficiencies to a new location," says the report. CIO Journal's Angus Loten has more.
Space X raising money for internet service. Elon Musk's rocket company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is set to raise $500 million at a $30.5 billion valuation, in a bid to help get Starlink, its nascent satellite internet service, off the ground, the Journal's Rolfe Winkler, Andy Pasztor and Rob Copeland report.
Elon Musk invents the tunnel. "You can think of these as wormholes," he said Monday as his company, The Boring Co., unveiled a proof-of-concept tunnel under Hawthorne, Calif. "You drop down the wormhole, pop out the other side, and then you drive normally." Quartz goes underground.
Blythe Masters resigns from blockchain startup. Blythe Masters, a former banker who was one of the most high-profile executives to jump to the blockchain industry, is stepping down as chief executive of Digital Asset Holdings LLC, the WSJ's Steven Russolillo reports. She was one of the most prominent female executives in a male-dominated industry.
A banker past. At JPMorgan Chase & Co. she was a pioneer behind credit-default swaps, a controversial derivative that some say contributed to the financial crisis a decade ago.
It was quite a trip. After a manic surge in 2017, cryptocurrencies have lost more than 80% of their market value from their high in January
Apple stumbles in India. The number of Apple Inc. iPhones shipped in India has fallen 40% so far this year compared with 2017, and Apple's market share there has dropped to about 1% from about 2%, research firm Canalys estimates. The Cupertino, Calif., company posted revenues of $1.8 billion in India this fiscal year, less than half of what executives had once hoped to capture.
Skip India? Are you kidding? With 1.3 billion consumers, the country is the world's biggest untapped tech market. Just 24% of Indians own smartphones, the WSJ's Newley Purnell and Tripp Mickle report.
And in China. After a Chinese court ordered Apple to stop selling iPhones while it studies its suspected infringement of two software patents held by Qualcomm Inc. the company shipped out a software update it says addresses the patents in question.
France ready to tax away. While a European Union-wide plan to institute digital tax faces some resistance among members, the French government has decided to go its own way withplans to introduce a tax aimed at American tech companies on January 1, the New York Times reports.
Tech unicorns going public at near-record pace. The number of companies valued at $1 billion or more at the time of their initial public offerings is expected to rise next year, the Journal's Corrie Driebusch reports. Among the firms considering 2019 IPOs: Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and Slack Technologies Inc.
Kroger starts self-driving grocery delivery. Trundling down the streets of Scottsdale, Ariz: A cute self-driving vehicle by startup Nuro and loaded with groceries from the local Kroger Co.'s Fry's Food Stores. Reuters has more.
Uber ok'd to self-drive in Pennsylvania. The state suspending an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving program earlier this year following a deadly accident in Arizona, Reuters reports.
Europe to make multi-billion investment in microelectronics. The WSJ's Valentina Pop reports that the move to allocate up to $9.1 billion towards microchips and sensors comes as the European Union aims to tighten rules around Chinese investment in its strategic technologies and restrict business activities by Chinese technology companies such as Huawei Technologies Co.
More mea culpas. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Tuesday the company needs to do more to protect its users from disinformation efforts, the WSJ's Dustin Volz reports. On Monday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said it was returning a recent donation from Facebook following the release of two reports that found that Russian trolls used Facebook to attempt to suppress African-American voter turnout during the 2016 election.
$24 billion IPO is one of Japan's worst. SoftBank Group Corp.'s Japanese mobile-phone unit made one of the country's worst debuts as investors worried about a price war and the company's reliance on Chinese supplier Huawei.
Foodborne illness outbreaks in spotlight as tech improves. Officials are using whole genome sequencing, used to map the complete DNA of a pathogen, to better identify food products—and food makers—responsible for the spread of disease. The Journal's Jesse Newman has more.
More business book picks. Continuing on the best executive books of 2018 — see Bill Gates's picks from earlier this month —Bloomberg invites a select list of business leaders to weigh in with their own favorite tomes. "Leonard da Vinci" by Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson is a favorite among executives as are "The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups" by Daniel Coyle and "Principles: Life and Work" by Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Diallo. The most popular pick, "The Coddling of the American Mind," by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, is recommended by Henry Kravis, co-CEO of KKR, Warby Parker Co-CEO Neil Blumenthal and Gene Munster, managing partner at Loup Ventures.
The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise short-term interest rates by a quarter percentage point, but the economic outlook suggest a slower pace of rate increases in 2019. (WSJ)
Mike Flynn's sentencing for lying to the FBI was delayed after a federal judge lambasted the former Trump adviser and suggested he complete his cooperation that had drawn a request for leniency. (WSJ)
The White House signaled it was backing off its demand for $5 billion to pay for a border wall, while rocky negotiations on Capitol Hill prompted Senate GOP leaders to start drafting a short-term spending deal to avoid a shutdown. (WSJ)
President Trump's family foundation will dissolve under a judge's supervision amid allegations the charity misused funds to further its namesake's interests. (WSJ)


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The study takes place every year and collects data from July to August in the cities of Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester. It monitors development activity across the office, retail, residential, education, student housing, hotel and leisure sectors.
Birmingham has accounted for a majority at 56% of all new construction output according to the market research. Manufacturers here are currently outperforming the rest of the UK on both exports and domestic sales.
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Overall however, there has been a 36% decrease of construction activity across the nation compared to last year.
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Philippa Pickavance, Head of Agency at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, commented: "Where other cities across the UK are seeing no new development in many sectors, with the exception of the thriving student housing sectors, Birmingham continues to move forwards with development across all sectors, albeit with the previously active residential and office sectors more muted."
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If there is one lesson in life I am destined to learn again and again and again. And again. It is this: I don't know shit.
I feel compelled to share that with you. I don't know everything. I barely know anything. Whew. Now I can cross something off of my List of Things to Do Today:
Still on the List of Things to Do Today:
Polish my tiara
Shovel snow off the deck
Scare myself
Make dinner
Big day at Casa de Zube.
I've been perusing blogs recently, looking for a few good reads, and I have to tell you, I'm a little relieved that I'm not a BIG TIME BLOGGER. Honestly, it seems a lot of the BIG TIME BLOGGERS like to serve up an over-sized helping of 'I Know Everything' without the requisite side of 'But Really, I'm Pretty Much an Asshole, Just the Same As You' that makes it possible, enjoyable even, to gobble up the morsels they're tossing out.
I wonder, sometimes, if I come across that way. Rereading that last paragraph, I'm gagging on a bit of doubt.
Whaddya know? Turns out I am an asshole. Just like you?
I like to think I walk the fine line, in my ramblings here, between, These Are My Truths and I Have a Hankering to Share Them with You Just in Case One Might Strike Your Fancy, and Hey, I'm a Dumbass Who Can't Figure out My Own Shit, Much Less Yours!
I wouldn't be surprised, though, if I teeter into the realm of sounding like a Know-It-All. How I see me and how you see me are two entirely different things. And I have the most to learn by examining the latter. Not obsessing, mind you. I have to ignore the gene that predispositions me to care too much what you think while still taking it into consideration. That's one of the finest lines I walk.
Anyway, I don't need anyone serenading me with a midnight rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Brad, I'm looking at you). More importantly, I'm not going to pretend I'm the wind beneath anyone's wings. Because mostly? The opposite is true. I am surrounded by people who make it possible for me to fly. Wait, did I just call you windy? I didn't mean it like that...
This post was brought to you by my inability to decide what to write about today. See what happens when I go throwing caution to the wind? Also? It's super windy outside. I've got wind on my mind.
Speaking of wind...I had the wind knocked outta me. While I was flying high, too. It always seems to happen that way, doesn't it?
Oh well, I think having a non-perfect, kinda turbulent life makes writing about it far more interesting. If I had all the answers, I'd be just another, windy, know-it-all. As it stands, I lack a tiny bit of pride and have an incessant need to deplete my head of extra air.
But, at least, I'm not asking you to fly around on it.
PS- I feel the need to apologize to metaphors. Obviously, I needed to beat the shit out of something to make myself feel better.
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It's Getting Hot in Here...What with the Abundance of Hot Air Escaping My Pie-Hole
If there is one lesson in life I am destined to learn again and again and again. And again. It is this: I don't know shit.
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- AmyD said...
Heh. Heh. Thank goodness you aren't a BIG TIME BLOGGER. The worst thing about them? You pretty much have to have a full-blown lobotomy to tolerate them.
- Waldo said...
Big-time bloggers are boring, you are not boring! I agree with AmyD about the lobotomy.
I'm glad to hear that maybe I'm not the only one who thinks, "Who the hell has time for all the self-examination?" Every emotion must be scrutinized and pondered. I have sh*t to do. Maybe it's just me.
- misguided mommy said...
I heart the fact that I'm not the only one who often calls myself an asshole
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text: "I'll never forget my response. 'I'm sure it's just a bruise.' At first, every test came back 'normal,' doctors said it was just an 'injury.' We were told a list of things to do and sent on our way. Until we learned it was an extremely rare condition with less than 500 cases in. the. world. How does one process this sort of rarity?! In my mind he was the most beautiful thing I'd ever laid my eyes on. My rainbow baby. But, would he be OK? I was euphoric and crushed at the same time."


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These demonstrate that, of course, we do not know everything (and clearly never will), but we know enough.Today, innovative techniques provide further confirmation and understanding of the history of life.He has written some 30 books on dinosaurs and paleobiology, ranging from professional tomes to popular kids' books. Learn the facts in Evolution 101, browse the resource library, read about evolution in the news, or discover a wealth of materials to help educate others about evolution and related concepts—it's all right here! online directory of dinosaur exhibits fro around the world. t=sub_pages&cat=8 Many natural history museums and universities worldwide offer public participation programs in dinosaur events, such as fossil hunting or fossil cataloguing. The list is too long to mention here, so a couple of examples are provided to get you going on your search for programs in your area: Explore U. fossil collecting locations that are detailed on this site.Older dates may change by a few million years up and down, but younger dates are stable.For example, it has been known since the 1960s that the famous Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, the line marking the end of the dinosaurs, was 65 million years old.
Fossils can also show us how major crises, such as mass extinctions, happened, and how life recovered after them.If the fossils, or the dating of the fossils, could be shown to be inaccurate, all such information would have to be rejected as unsafe.Geologists and paleontologists are highly self-critical, and they have worried for decades about these issues. D., is a vertebrate paleontologist with particular interests in dinosaur origins and fossil history.Our understanding of the shape and pattern of the history of life depends on the accuracy of fossils and dating methods.Some critics, particularly religious fundamentalists, argue that neither fossils nor dating can be trusted, and that their interpretations are better.


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Humans of Petit: Abdul
Abdul is currently on a 6-month placement with Petit Miracles. Originally from Italy, Abdul studied furniture design with a specialized focus on construction. After 5 years studying he has decided to throw himself, not only into a working environment but also into another country, test what he has learnt.
Within a short period of time he has developed an understanding of customer needs, standards, the demands and deadlines associated with the industry.
Furthermore he has broadened his knowledge of the English language, communication competently to work colleagues using learning technical terms. After completing his recent project, up – cycling chairs into a leaning bookcase, he now feels more confident completing all the necessary stages to a project, from the initial design development to the construction. After his placement he plans to go back to Italy to establish a career in the carpentry industry.
"I have just finished painting a small chest of drawers. For this, I had to sand it with a rough sandpaper and then clean it with sugar soap. After doing that, I used a roller to paint it in a gloss paint, taping off the piece is vital to keep it nice and neat, and then finally a coat of varnish to protect it from wear and tear in its new home!"
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On behalf of the KRC team, we would like to express our wishes for an amazing year ahead. Here on the yard we have had a fun packed month of December as I'm sure you all know. From the ever so successful Christmas show to the festive hacks that have taken place.
Last month's catch up
The Christmas bonanza went down a treat with clients, staff and of course the horses. The day started of with the fantastic staff musical ride performed by; Jodie on Jojo, Elliot on Jinty, Kate on Jemima and Katie on Jamie, who came back to his old home KRC to join in for the day. There were some amazing fancy dress entries
Horse diary
As you saw from the Decembers issue, Polo and Jo Jo were planning to be competing in their first dressage competition since arriving a KRC, sadly due to adverse weather conditions it was un safe to do the long drive. Arrangements have been made with the competition centre to forward the entries to the next event, you will be kept informed!
We have had some of our much loved livery horses come back to the yard after a few weeks on holiday over the Christmas period, the staff are always over the mood to welcome back the horses. All the horses are looking very smart with their winter clips. Many people have asked…'why do you shave the horses?' In winter seasons, the horses grow big fluffy coats to keep warm as they would in the wild, however when they are ridden they can become too hot and sweat so there are various different types of "clip" we use for different horses depending on their breed, work load, age and temperament.
The crew
The staff here at KRC would like to give a great big thank you to everyone that donated money to the Christmas staff box, it was greatly appreciated. The team have been getting their thinking caps on as they are learning how to use the new online booking system which is very exciting and modern…once they all get the hang of it!
Bits and bobs
All lessons and hacks are back to their usual schedules now so get booking! Don't forget about our evening lessons ; private lessons Wednesday and Friday from 6pm to 10pm and group lessons Thursday 6pm to 10pm. What better way to work off those extra Christmas pounds we all gain?
KRC wishes you he best for the year ahead and hope you've had a great start!
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Numerous "brand surprises" are on the cards for AOL this year, with US-only brands set to launch worldwide, experimentation in the realms of AR and VR content forthcoming, and that rumoured name change all but confirmed.
On the latter front, AOL's chief marketing officer, Allie Kline, told The Drum at MWC that the company is working on a shift to a different brand name for its "house of brands", which includes the Huffington Post, Tech Crunch, Ryot and Makers.
"Those plans are underway, and you'll hear more on that from us soon," she said, adding that "there's no plan ever to take [the AOL name] away" from its mail and dot.com customers.
For Kline and her team, 2017 will be about strategising ways to help consumers jump freely between each of the AOL brands, without compromising – and even "celebrating" – the individuality of the titles in its arsenal. This distinction will be made clearer as some titles plan to pave new ground this year; for instance, Kline explained: "You'll see Ryot [experiment in] and augmented reality, and 3D virtual reality.
"This is where as we look towards a future that might include Yahoo, so [we'll] start to also have much bigger audiences to play with and expose our content to. So you'll see that investment – I would expect this to be a year of our brands lighting up all around you."
The brands will also be lighting up around the globe, too. "You'll see some of our brands that have had very aggressive ambitions to expand outside of the United States do that," Kline added.
On which brands will be heading to the UK specifically, she hinted: "Well we've just launched Build, Makers is there as you mentioned…I think you'll see a few others, how about that?"
These expansions will no doubt help the Yahoo/AOL/Verizon stack in its ambitions to be seen as the open-gardened, brand-first rival to the digital advertising duopoly of Google and Facebook. As a marketer, and not a tech strategist, where does Kline draw the difference between her brand and the search and social behemoths?
"[Google and] search is a great utility to find other brands and Facebook has a great social utility to find people you care about," she said. "The difference with us is that we're actually building the brands you care about. So to us there isn't a gateway to something else – we are something else, and that something else is brand.
"Today brands like the Huffington Post, Makers and Tech Crunch are staples in people's lives. They are they're the equivalent of what we grew up with: following in the footsteps and watching what our parents watched on TV or listened to on the radio.
"Brand is what matters, brand is what's different and you'll see us lean even harder into that this year."
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I think Twitter is really stupid, its so hard to look up people it took me four days to find the much music twitter blog on there. I cant find any real celebrites just fans !! How are you suppose to find the REAL people?


text: Bruce Weber's unemployment didn't last long. The former Illinois coach, who was let go by U of I Athletic Director Mike Thomas a few weeks ago, has been hired to replace Frank Martin at Kansas State. Weber will be introduced Saturday at 3 p.m. in Manhattan, Kansas. Weber was 210-101 in his tenure at Illinois and 103-54 in five seasons at Southern Illinois. He replaces Frank Martin, who left for South Carolina after leading the Wildcats to four NCAA tournament appearances in five seasons. Weber's best Illini team was in 2004-05 when they lost only one Regular Season game before winning the Big Ten Tournament,and advanced to the NCAA Championship Game,where they lost by five to North Carolina. Weber gets a five year contract at K-State.


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My T said she wasn't going to hospitalize me because of the plan that she and my primary care doctor have worked out: I have to gain a pound by next Friday or else I will be sent to the ER to be evaluated and possibly sent to the ED hospital. If I refuse, I may be Section 12ed there.
Well, I found out you can't be Sectioned to the ED hospital. Section 12 means you are forced to go there against your will. And this is not possible at this hospital at this unit. I called and checked. I jumped for joy when the guy told me.
So I came home from my T's office unhospitalized, free. I feel pretty good about that. She said by all means I should go to the ER in the meantime if I feel I need it, for fluids, or if my blood pressure seems too low, but all hinges on Friday.
I think this is total bullshit actually. Weight fluctuates. I think it should hinge on vital signs.
But this whole thing is going to be a problem. I dropped 5 pounds since I was weighed last Friday. Much of this was edema loss, but some of it was regular weight loss. There is no chance in hell that I will be up six pounds on Friday, even at 2pm. And I've decided I'm not going to break rules and falsify my weight.
This means one helluva day. This means spending a long, long time in the emergency room. I'm bringing knitting to pass the time. I expect a lot of rigamarole. I expect to go home afterward. I expect to be plain exhausted.
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Our due date's today and lately there's been lots of activity in my tummy. Sorta feels like the little one is getting ready to move on out of my belly: taking down pictures, packing up it's belongings, filling out a change of address form, etc.
I don't feel like we're "waiting" yet -- these months have just flown by. February seemed so far away not that long ago.
For right now, I'm quite content and so is the pug. I've been home more than usual lately and she's trying to soak in all the laptime she can get before another little being takes over the space. She still fits herself on to what's left of my lap, making a little C-shape around my belly. We're hoping Ella can teach the kid a thing or two, like how to nap all day and how to go potty on command : )
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Gotta Love Home Improvement Shows
My wife spends a lot of time watching those popular home makeover shows. Are they reality shows? Are they personality shows? Are they educational shows? Are they thinly-disguised shills for Home Depot and Lowes?
All of the above, I'm afraid. But that's alright - it gets homeowners busy doing their own home makeovers. That's aces in my book because that's the business I'm in: showing homeowners how to DIY and tackle remodeling projects.
They Sometimes get it Wrong...
Many times I catch myself walking through the room when one of these shows is on, and I overhear myself saying, "No, that's just wrong!"
I'll be the first to admit, sometimes I'm partly wrong too. Well, not wrong, just of another opinion. In most projects, there's more than one way to skin a cat. For example, one time, the macho DIY guy was doing a backyard project.
He was going on and on saying, "We're using Red Cedar for this project because it's weather resistant and it's a renewable resource!" What?? So since when isn't pressure-treated pine not weather resistant and a renewable resource?
Bottom line is that a whole lot of people are going to go out and spend extra money they don't need to because they think they're saving the environment.
Keep it Simple
Another time, they advised the viewers to go out and rent a compressor and hopper to texture a room. Ow! Messy, expensive, and not needed; not when there are simple ways to texture drywall.
Turbo-Speed Home Makeover
Another thing I find interesting about those shows is the speed with which they complete the projects. Never worked for me! For one thing, I always run into something unexpected that demands a clever workaround.
I usually need something I don't have or decide I want and end up going to the local home improvement center. (OK, I just like shopping there!)
Anyhow, TV networks, keep those shows coming! You inspire us all and give emerging designers a platform for exposure. And my wife keeps me busy...
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The land outside of the Old City was supposed to be green, lush, hopeful. A place where Alice could finally rest, no longer the plaything of the Rabbit, the pawn of Cheshire, or the prey of the Jabberwocky. But the verdant fields are nothing but ash—and hope is nowhere to be found.
Still, Alice and Hatcher are on a mission to find his daughter, a quest they will not forsake even as it takes them deep into the clutches of the mad White Queen and her goblin or into the realm of the twisted and cruel Black King.
The pieces are set and the game has already begun. Each move brings Alice closer to her destiny. But, to win, she will need to harness her newfound abilities and ally herself with someone even more powerful—the mysterious and vengeful Red Queen…
The Red Queen by Christina Henry
Publication Date: July 12, 2016 by Ace
My Thoughts:
I absolutely LOVED the first book in this trilogy and so I started Red Queen with very high expectations. Unfortunately, the second book fell a bit flat compared to the pace of the trilogy's introduction and I found it a little harder to connect with.
I think the major reason for my disappointment was the focus on Alice's romantic feelings for Hatcher. Although they make a badass duo, the first book was much more subtle about their relationship and while it was easy to see the tension between them in Alice, it felt like the author went a little overboard in sharing Alice's feelings for Hatcher in Red Queen. Alice's repeated internal dialogues about how Hatcher would soon look at her as a woman and not a girl kept reminding me of this song from Sunny in Philadelphia's musical episode:
I have nothing against romance as part of a novel, but I felt that this particular focus on relationship took away from the intensity of the storyline that Alice initially introduced. I wanted to hear more of Alice's adventures – not her love of Hatcher.
There was also a bit more repetition of certain pieces of information (in addition to Alice's feelings for Hatcher) that felt a bit forced. Alice keeps reminding herself (and in turn, the reader) that she is strong and independent – she doesn't need anyone to save her! She's not a damsel in distress! And while Alice clearly exhibits some major badass, feminist qualities (without giving spoilers, Alice is the heroic one all on her own in this book – girl power!), her constant need to remind herself of that started to feel a little overdone:
'I don't belong to anybody but myself,' she whispered.
'I am not a prize,' Alice said. Really, why did she feel like she had to say this over and over? Why did every man she encountered want to put her in a box and keep her there?
These types of statements on their own would have felt empowering, but Alice's self-doubt would immediately resurface after such strong statements and I started to feel like Alice's wavering self-confidence was becoming a bit too borderline on Bella's doormat status in Twilight.
Certain creative aspects of the trilogy that I loved in the first book were still somewhat there in Red Queen (the white queen's cruelty, the woods and the terrifying goblin that stalks them) which is why I ultimately gave Red Queen three stars instead of two. There are plenty of other great trilogies out there that haven't necessarily held five star status for me throughout all three books, which is why I'm holding out with the hope that the third and final book will give me more of that dark, science fiction action that Alice introduced!