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Strong donor support bolsters U of A research, student opportunities
Donors contributed $168 million in 2018-19, supporting more than 700 research projects and more than 3,000 students.
By SHEILA GRAHAM
Wendy Jerome enjoyed a fulfilling career as a pioneering sports psychologist, professor and Olympic-level coach, but if it weren't for one person's caring and support, her life would likely have turned out very differently.
Jerome was in her third year of university, struggling financially while working and going to school without any support from her family.
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Maurice van Vliet, the dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, was aware of her situation and encouraged her to apply for a $200 bursary, which allowed her to finish university.
"I will never forget that day," she said. "It was a huge burden lifted off my shoulders. Even today, I can just feel the relief."
Jerome, who graduated in 1958 with a bachelor in physical education, attributes her career success to a network of supportive mentors.
"I was lucky to have people who cared about me when I had no self-esteem and no support at home," she said.
After graduating from the U of A, she returned to her high school to thank the teachers and principal who had also encouraged her.
"One teacher said to me, 'Do the same for someone else.'"
And so she did, by setting up a bursary to help U of A students facing financial barriers.
Individuals like Jerome, along with corporations and foundations, contributed $168 million to the University of Alberta this year, the second highest annual total in the university's history. More than 3,000 undergraduate students were helped by a donor-funded bursary or scholarship in 2017-18, the most recent data available.
Thanks to Jerome's bursary, kinesiology student Eric Gwilliam has been able to focus on helping others. He came to the U of A to study adapted physical activity with the dream of one day helping people like his sister Kari, who has cerebral palsy, lead a fulfilling, active life––no matter what their impairments might be. But paying the bills hasn't been easy.
"Getting a bursary was a huge relief," Gwilliam said. "I have so much gratitude for what Wendy has done. It really hits you when that generosity impacts you directly."
"I see it every day," said David Turpin, president of the university. "Because of our donors, more students have extraordinary learning experiences and our researchers have greater capacity to tackle complex problems. Donor support changes lives and advances discovery—now and in the future."


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As a principal, it is expected you are well versed in Systems Assurance and Systems Engineering practices, applied to complex, safety critical projects. Developing and delivering advanced services across systems assurance and systems engineering. Regarded as an expert in your field, you are innovative in your solutions and enjoy the challenge of the unfamiliar,
Client orientated, with an understanding of longer term agendas and able us this understanding to address priorities.
Skills & Experience
- Leading from the front, you exercise a high degree of independence in your approach, with sound judgement, formulating solutions in complex issues.
- Degree in Electrical/Electro-Mechanical Engineering or Electronics or Communication, or similar technical disciplines.
- Masters degree.
- Twelve+ years of of Systems Assurance and engineering consulting, with a proven track record of customer focus, including fostering long-term client relationships.
- Experience leading multiple large project teams on system scope and technical processes.
- Five+ years experience in the application of systems and RAMS process in complex projects.
- Five+ years experience in safety-critical software development and a good understanding of high-integrity software development processes and standards.
- Five+ years experience in the rail industry would be advantageous.
- Significant experience applying and interpreting relevant standards in delivery projects - AREMA, CENELEC, ISO/IEC, IEEE)
- Highly developed communication skills, including business writing and presentations.
- Experience in engineering of Mainline of Mass transit systems involving train control, signalling, SCADA or communication deliveries in Railway projects would be favorable.
- Working experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition to commissioning of safety critical and high reliability systems.
- Working knowledge of safety demonstration processes.
- Highly developed analytical and judgment skills for solving complex problems and evaluating alternative courses of action.
- Demonstrated knowledge of change control management tool sand processes.
- Well developed client relationship and negotiation skills with excellent.
- Ability develop new business.
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The Saxon program is designed to provide military academy students with an opportunity to work side-by-side with OMRF's senior scientists.
OMRF launches new genetics research program
The new Genes and Human Disease Research Program will broaden OMRF's investigation into genetic mechanisms in various diseases.
Discovery could explain cell division errors in cancer
New findings provide a better understanding of how cells replicate, and it could help outline how and why this process goes wrong in cancer.
OMRF honors Everest, five scientists
At its annual honors and awards ceremony on Thursday, OMRF presented Christy Everest with its Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award.
OMRF researchers discover role of proteins in chromosome packaging
OMRF researcher Susannah Rankin has new information on how chromosomes organize themselves in cells.
Researchers identify gene associated with lupus
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The upcoming Bitcoin Cash [BCH] hard fork has created quite a sensation in the cryptocurrency community, with several major players announcing their perspective on the event. On November 13, Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of users, released a set of guidelines that BCH holders will need to follow during the fork.
The exchange, which had earlier released a circular that talked about the pause on sends and receives of Bitcoin Cash on the platform, revealed a new addendum. Coinbase said:
"Due to recent developments, we have now determined that it will be necessary to also pause all buys, sells, and trading of BCH starting at 8:00AM PST on Thursday on Coinbase.com, in the iOS and Android apps, and on Coinbase Pro and Prime. Accordingly, during the time of the pause, you will not be able to sell or remove your BCH from Coinbase."
The company has also informed users that if they need to access their respective BCH during the fork, they will have to remove it from the exchange before the process begins. Coinbase has also laid out a detailed instruction list for users that will enable them to handle the cryptocurrency during the hard fork.
Coinbase has stated that after the BCH transactions are paused, a snapshot will be taken of the existing BCH balances. The exchange will then monitor the fork for network consensus to ensure that the fork happens successfully. The circular further said:
"If another viable chain exists, customers will have the ability to withdraw funds at a future date. We anticipate this will take at least a few weeks, but may take longer."
The Bitcoin Cash hard fork was also in the news recently when Bitinex announced pre-fork trading on their platform. The exchange had stated:
"While we want to make such forks available to our customers, our limited and temporary support for them is not and should not be construed as support for any particular project.
The post Bitcoin Cash [BCH] hard fork on Coinbase further detailed out; November 15 event stirs community appeared first on AMBCrypto.


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EAS Fall 2018 Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Celine Grall, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Subsidence and Relative Sea Level History in the Ganges Delta and Other Large Delta Plains
The subsidence and the relative sea level history in the world largest delta plain, the Ganges Delta will be addressed in this presentation.
Results that will be presented include the first stratigraphic reconstruction of the Holocene relative sea level history in this region, numerical modelling that aims to quantify the Holocene subsidence driving forces and a quick comparison between the Holocene subsidence rates and the present shoreline migration. This will give us the opportunity to open the discussion about subsidence driving forces in other large delta plains and the negative impact that human modification may have on subsidence and relative sea level in large delta plains.


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Brooklyn Meets Catskill Wedding Inspiration
This styled shoot was designed with a little bit of city and a little bit of the gorgeous Catskills in mind. The photographer described it as a "Brooklyn meets Catskill Wedding inspiration" – and we agree. It's pretty incredible!
Here's what photographer, Alicia King Photography, had to say:
Cat Greenleaf, host of Celebrity talk show, Talk Stoop, along with her husband own The Catskill Mountain House where this quirky fun shoot took place. Bringing together their eclectic style and a gorgeous backdrop this new venue has so much to offer! Complete with two working air streamers, a picturesque lake, an old flatbed truck filled with flowers, the coolest bar area and a perfect view of the mountains anyone looking for a unique spot will find the Catskill Mountain House to be just that!! Monica Relyea Events styled she details to reflect a fun camping theme that really accentuated the property!
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Photography: Alicia King Photography
Venue: The Catskill Mountain House
Event Design: Monica Relyea Events
Florals: Catskill Weddings
Bride's Ring: Zimmer Brothers Jewelers
Hair & Makeup: Jessica from Ell Beauty Bar
Paper: Coppola Creative
Cake: Super Cakes
Rentals: North Country Vintage Rentals
Wow this is so lovely, the colors and the couple and the coooool cake! I want to shoot a wedding like this ???!!


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$1.5 Million Homes in California, Montana and Vermont
What You Get for $1.5 Million
Dan Friedman
San Francisco
WHAT A floor-through condominium with three bedrooms and two bathrooms in a two-unit Edwardian townhouse north of Lake Street
HOW MUCH $1.495 million
SIZE 1,958 square feet
SETTING This 1908 home is less than a block from the Presidio, the 1,500-acre park and cultural hub converted from a military installation on San Francisco Bay.
INDOORS To the right of the entry, the living room has a trio of street-facing windows, a window seat and one of two decorative tiled fireplaces in the home. Next to it, the dining room has bracketed ceiling moldings and built-in cabinets with stained-glass doors over the fireplace mantel. A swinging door opens to the butler's pantry, followed by the kitchen, with stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops, and a laundry area.
The entry hall leads to a study, a full bathroom and a pair of adjacent bedrooms, each with a bay window. Stairs in the laundry area descend to a windowed lower-level guest suite with a bedroom, bathroom and walk-in closet.
OUTDOOR SPACE Behind the house is a shared paved garden area. Space for one car is available in the attached garage with tandem parking.
CONTACT Donna Cooper, Hill & Company, 415-375-0208; donnacooper.com
Missoula, Mont.
WHAT A stucco-and-wood modern-style home built in 2004 with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms
HOW MUCH $1.49 million
SIZE 5,711 square feet
SETTING The house is in Grant Creek, directly south of the Snowbowl ski area and west of the Rattlesnake National Recreation area. Downtown Missoula is about a 15-minute drive.
INDOORS The glass-walled home offers plentiful views of the verdant property. The floors are radiant-heated throughout (oak on the top level, bamboo below), and the luxurious finishes and fixtures include marble- and granite-tile fireplaces, imported Italian lighting and multiple bidets.
The main floor has a great room, a dining room, a den, a master bedroom and bathroom, a kitchen with Craftsman-style cabinets and a walk-in pantry, a powder room a laundry room and two guest rooms each with a walk-out to a private patio and access to a full bath. The lower level has a family room with wet bar, two guest rooms, a full bathroom, a finished storage room and a mechanical room with a generator.
OUTDOOR SPACE The home's five partly wooded acres were made more lush with the addition of many mature trees. The property includes an upstairs deck, an outdoor fireplace with custom stonework, a storage shed, an attached three-car garage and a detached single-stall garage with a paved drive leading to it.
CONTACT Kathy Kolb Cotner, Burke Orizotti Real Estate, 406-207-0540; nwmontanaidx.com
Tunbridge, Vt.
WHAT A gambrel-roof house with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms that was built in 1789 in Connecticut and reconstructed in 1996 on a Vermont hilltop
HOW MUCH $1.5 million
SIZE 3,952 square foot
SETTING The house is in a small town about an hour east of Killington, Vt., and a half-hour north of Hanover, N.H. The area may be best known for an annual agricultural showcase that since 1867 has been called the Tunbridge World's Fair.
INDOORS The home was rebuilt with salvaged materials, using original tools and methods, but all the mechanical systems are contemporary. The several working fireplaces, for instance, were constructed with antique brick to proportions that maximize their efficiency, as if they were the house's only heating source (they are not, and the chimneys are modern). The 12-over-12 sash windows similarly reproduce an early style but are double-glazed.
The main level has an open living and dining area, and a kitchen with hand-built cabinets and a decorative painted floor. A parlor, a study, a guest room with a full bathroom and a powder room are also on this level. Upstairs is a master suite with a bathroom and a connecting room that could be used as a study; two guest bedrooms and bathrooms; and a laundry area. The attached three-car garage is an antique barn that was added to the property.
OUTDOOR SPACE A fenced cutting garden is in front the house, outside of the family room. The 115-acre property is interlaced with trails and has plenty of maple trees to tap.
CONTACT Laird C. Bradley, Williamson Group Sotheby's International Realty, 802-356-3524; sothebysrealty.com


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You can grant permissions to access Creatio data and functionality for individual users and user groups (referred to as "roles").
You need to create and license a user account for each Creatio user. Each user record must be linked to a specific contact. Enterprise organizations with an extensive infrastructure of IT services can benefit from a number of features for centralized user management and authentication.
Synchronization with the LDAP catalog will automatically create Creatio users with all necessary details from your LDAP directory, such as name, job title, communication options, addresses, roles, etc. In addition, users will be able to use their domain credentials to log in to Creatio. You can learn more about how to set up LDAP synchronization in the "LDAP integration and user authentication in Creatio" article.
Single Sign-On (SSO) technology enables using a single user account to log in to multiple services. Once a user authenticates in one of the services, they become authenticated in all services that use single sign-on. Learn more about SSO features in the "Single Sign-On in Creatio" and "Single Sign-On setup" articles.
Configuring the structure of user roles (Fig. 1) is the important first step in Creatio permission management. After this, you can easily set access permissions by assigning new users to the needed roles.
There are two types of user roles: organizational and functional. All users assigned to a role inherit the access permissions of that role. An actual access level of a Creatio user is a combination of access permissions of all of the user's roles.
Organizational roles represent the structure of access levels. You assign access permissions to organizational roles. Examples of organizational roles are different company branches (e.g., the head office and a regional office), as well as company departments, e.g., "System administrators", "Sales", "Administrative department".
Functional roles are designed to represent the structure of your actual job titles. You assign permissions to functional roles by linking them with organizational roles. Examples of functional roles are usually "Sales manager", "Office manager", "Secretary". For example, if you need to grant the same permissions to secretaries of different offices, set up access permissions for the "Secretaries" functional role.
The data of Creatio users, organizational and functional roles are stored in the "SysAdminUnit" database table.
Permission inheritance between organizational roles
Subordinate roles inherit all access permissions that have been set up for their parent role. As a result, in addition to any permissions that you assign individually for a user, the user will also obtain any permissions of their role, as well as any permissions inherited by that role from other roles.
For example, the "All employees" organizational role grants minimum access permissions necessary for any employee. If you add a user to any of its subordinate roles, e.g., "Sales department", such user will inherit all permissions set up for both, the "Sales department" and "All employees" roles. Users with a role that is subordinate to the "Sales department" role will inherit the access permissions from that role, permissions from its parent "Sales department" role and permissions from the "All employees" role, which is a parent role for the "Sales department" role (Fig. 2).
As a result, in addition to any permissions that you assign individually for a user, the user will also obtain any permissions of their role, as well as any permissions inherited by that role from other roles.
For any organizational role, you can assign a manager role. A manager role automatically obtains all permissions from all of its subordinate employees. The main defining feature of the manager role (Fig. 3) is that it automatically obtains all the permissions of the corresponding organizational role and its subordinate roles. For example, the "All employees" organizational role includes a "Head office' subordinate role, which in its turn includes a "Sales department" subordinate role. If you assign a manager role to the "Head office" role, the managers of the head office will obtain all permissions granted to the "Head office" and "Sales department" roles.
Each Creatio configuration has a "System administrators" organizational role. By default, this role has maximum possible permissions and can create, read, update and delete any data.
A user can have several roles. For example, you can assign an employee the "Sales managers" and "Account managers" roles. Permissions for each of these roles may conflict with each other. In this case, you need to set up the permission priority. Read more about permission priorities in the "How to configure access to operations in section objects" article.
Types of access permissions
In Creatio, you can grant access to business data (e.g., to the [Accounts] section records or dashboards), as well as to the Creatio functions, such as the ability to export records to Excel, design business processes, configure sections, etc.
Access to business data grants permission to perform CRUD (creating, reading, updating and deleting) operations with data. To provide access to business data, you need to configure access permissions to corresponding Creatio objects. Creatio objects are roughly equivalent to database tables and correspond to sections, details, lookups, etc.
You can manage access to business data on several levels:
Ability to perform CRUD operations with any data in an object. Learn more about setting up access to object data in the "Managing object operation permissions" article.
Ability to view, edit or delete separate records. Learn more about record permissions in the "Managing record permissions" article.
Ability to view, edit or delete values in separate object columns. Learn more about column permissions in the "Managing column permissions" article.
Access to functions can be granted through system operations. System operation permissions (access to Creatio functions) should not be confused with object operation permissions (which imply access to CRUD operations in objects). System operations enable you to manage access to a broad list of Creatio functions, including user registration, configuring workplaces, managing lookups, system configuration, etc.
A user (as a rule, it is the system administrator) who has access to the "View any data", "Add any data", "Edit any data" and "Delete any data" system operations, can create, read, update or delete data in any object, regardless of settings in the [Object permissions] section.
Learn more about system operations in the "System operation permissions" article.
User activity logging and audit
Native tools for logging user activities in Creatio include Audit log and Change log.
Audit log automatically registers all events related to a modification of user roles, distribution of access permissions, changes in the values of system settings and users' authorization in the system. You can learn more about using the audit log in the "Audit log" article.
Change log enables tracking the history of changes in the database tables of Creatio. You can set up a list of objects that will be used for tracking changes in the change log. Learn more about using the log in the "Change log" article.
See also
•Managing object operation permissions
•Selecting an object to set up access permissions


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At Shawn Novel & Associates we believe in developing long-term sustainable careers for the associates. With that goal we recruit only the best and make it our priority to ensure that all associates receive top-notch training and are placed at an exponential career track.
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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
This past week was way different than anything that I have experienced for a long time. I will admit that it was so different that I don't really want to do it again. Yet I know it will surely happen. Let me explain.
Vicki retired and had this time set up where she would go with Candice, Caitlyn, Camryn and Timothy to Indianapolis where Camryn's team was in the National Volleyball Tournament. Vicki left on Monday the 1st and comes home on the 9th. It has been tough.
Then because it was 4th of July week, Joshua, Danielle and the kids took off for OKC. It has been so quiet around the house that there were times when I had no idea what to do. Vicki wasn't there to tell me what to do and Sutton wasn't there to tell me to get puzzles or Legos out.
It got so bad that I even went to United just so I could see some people. JoAnn Ring did send me a text on the 4th to let me know they had hamburgers and homemade ice cream. Since I had already eaten, I went over to have some ice cream and just some time to visit.
I know I could have visited with so many around that I probably wouldn't have noticed Vicki being gone, until I stepped back into the house. I tried to visit around as much as possible, but it just seemed that it wasn't the same as Vicki being home.
Oh, Vicki called about every day to see how things were going. One time she asked – "Did you get the laundry done? Did you get the dishes washed? Did you get your shirts and jeans ironed?" I told her I had all that done. She was a little surprised but I think it made her happy.
But I still struggled with being alone. I know I'm not the only one to have that struggle. There are many that deal with being alone following the death of a loved one or finding themselves in a situation that has them separated from family.
Joni Eareckson Tada wrote and sang a beautiful song that says so much. It is entitled – Alone, yet Not Alone. It says ---
I'm alone, yet not alone. God's the light that will guide me home. With His love and tenderness, Leading through the wilderness, And wherever I may roam, I'm alone, yet not alone.
I will not be bent in fear. He's the refuge I know is near. In His strength I find my own; By His faithful mercies shown. That so mighty is His shield All His love is now revealed.
When my steps are lost; And desperate for a guide, I can feel his touch, A soothing presence by my side.
Alone, yet not alone. Not forsaken when on my own. I can lean upon His arm, And be lifted up from harm. If I stumble or if I'm thrown; I'm alone, yet not alone.
When my steps are lost; And desperate for a guide, I can feel His touch, A soothing presence by my side By my side!
He has bound me with His love, Watchful angels look from above. Every evil can be braved, For I know I will be saved. Never frightened on my own, I'm alone, yet not alone.
I'm alone, yet not alone
One thing I know for sure that no matter what -- God won't ever leave me or anyone who trusts in Him. The promise that God made to Joshua comes forward to all who trust Him. Hebrews 13:5b says "…for He Himself has said, 'I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.'"
You may be feeling all alone today, but know that others are experiencing the same feelings. Also remember that in God you are not alone!
JESUS, JESUS, JESUS, there IS something about that name!!
Christ only, always,
Bro. Paul


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Holiday Crafts Fair 2015
Hoboken Holiday Crafts Fair – Dec. 5th & 6th
In case you're looking for some "all at once" Christmas shopping option (other than the stupid mall), you might be interested in the Holiday Crafts Fair down at City Hall. Takes place this weekend.
While it's a convenient way to get "hand crafted" items (always feels better to buy this stuff than mass-produced merchandise), most of these "artisans" are not from Hoboken. Sure, they're "local" artists from the tri-state area, these kind of shows somehow remind me of traveling gypsies peddling their wares. For what it's worth.
One vendor I found fascinating (Rachel Funcheon Vintage Map Art) – who is selling paper weights. Paper weights? Is there even a market for anything not related to cell phones?
There is a local business (Green Pear Cafe) that will be selling coffee, tea, carby sweets and sandwiches on the 2nd floor, however.
And you can get festive by singing along with the local 12023 Girl Scout Troop on Saturday from 3-4pm.
Have fun and spend wisely!
(PS – if you want to support Hoboken artisans – take a stroll over to either the Neumann Leathers building downtown or the Monroe Center on the west side…)


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Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has admitted in Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport he wanted to sign Mario Balotelli from Liverpool this summer, but was beaten to the loan deal by city rivals AC Milan.
"I admit it, it's true. I would've brought Balotelli to Inter. At a certain point we evaluated him as an understudy for Mauro Icardi. I thought of him because I know him, I care for him and know what he can give.
'I thought about it because he has to get back to being what he was. I thought about it… but then Milan got there first. Did we talk over the summer? Yes. 'I want to think of him as the first choice striker for Italy at Euro 2016, because I don't see a better centre-forward out there."


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October 29, 2014
"Religious" isn't a word often used to describe those in show business. The lifestyles of the rich and the famous usually seem fit for "The Wolf of Wall Street," rather than Christian groups like Intervarsity or IlliniLife. Last week, America's sweetheart Shia LaBeouf gave an interview about how ...
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September 10, 2014
Abdoul Gassim Toure had never been to the United States before applying to take part in Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) 2014. The course boldly stated it would give educators from around the world the opportunity to experience the tantalizing American Dream. "My friends and family thought it was a...


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The monsoon has finally departed and a group of flight thirsty Paragliding pilots are off to Kamshet hoping desperately for good flying conditions. Along with them is a trio of new students bracing themselves for their first flying experience.
A three hour drive on the Mumbai - Pune highway and we catch sight of the river snaking alongside the railway track. The quaint little railway station normally tucked out of sight when you take the bypass is now visible as we come into Kamshet town. We then cross the railway track and head for lake country. We pass all the familiar sights, the guava seller at the corner, the patshala, the little tea stall, Everybody waves frantically, even the local dogs bark in excitement. Our arrival has signalled "circus time in the sky".
We are headed for our base camp but first we take a detour via the evening flying site for a quick inspection of the conditions. The paddy has not yet been harvested so we have no landing area. The local farmer Shelar whom we fondly refer to as our site met officer (meteorological officer) comes rushing out to greet us and give us a detailed report.
Shelar never fails to amaze us. From the very first time we met him two years ago when we first discovered the site he greeted us warmly and came out to watch our antics in the sky. Within a couple of days he had figured out the fundamentals of paragliding and could tell which pilot had a specially good flight and which student had the best landing. He soon knew the regulars by name and even nicknamed some of us. A micro meteorology expert - he can look up at the sky, feel the wind and tell us if conditions are good for soaring or if the evening will be a washout. Which is something that every paragliding pilot has to learn if he wants to contend with the sky.
We watch the new students looking skeptically at the illiterate farmer and smile to ourselves. Even this will change. By the end of their course they will develop a new found respect for the local farmer, his traditional knowledge and keen sense of micro meterology. That's what a paragliding holiday at Kamshet does for you, along with teaching you to soar with the birds - Personal flight !
The next morning after discussing with the villagers we head out for Shinde Tekdi. An hour's drive later the hills come into view. Even from a distance the site looks promising. A gentle sloping hill, perfect for training ops. As we unload the gliders and begin ground handling the village kids start to appear as if from nowhere. The boys are bolder and come closer for a better view, the girls stay at a distance. Sanjay ties the ribbons onto a staff and impales it into the ground. The colorful flying ribbons indicate the wind direction. The kids look on in wonder, their necks craning upwards like fledgling birds. The multi colored gliders inflate in the air soaring like colorful birds high on unseen cloud streets in the sky.The colourful gliders could charm just anyone but one little girl is mesmerised by the ribbons dancing in the wind. She makes a sudden swoop towards them and without stopping, plucks one off the staff running madly, her little pleated skirt flapping around her. This causes fresh excitement among the kids and the students and the commotion takes a while to settle.
Then before the sun sets the pilots inflate their wings and take to the sky for the last flight of the day, soaring on the winds along with the Brahminy Kites.
We walk down to the little teashop for a refreshing cup of tea. An old man there tells us about a battle of long ago where Madhavrao Shinde's soldiers fired a cannon from the top of the hill and blew the head off the leader of the advancing British battalion. This was how the area got its name he says. Which goes to prove that there's history hidden under every stone you turn in this area. Already we have flown over ancient Buddhist caves and fortresses of medieval chieftains A reminder that we are traversing an ancient trade route from the coast to the hinterland once the haunt of caravans, Buddhist monks, Greek merchants and Chinese travellers.
Kamshet kids, The thing that touches me deeply each time we fly here is the way the villagers accept us. City folk often think we're crazy people jumping off cliffs but the villagers take us in their stride. They show interest and are even eager to try it out - Chattrees (umbrellas) they call them.
A true taste of traditional Indian hospitality. Tonight we are off to Shelar's village for the harvest festivities.
What makes Kamshet so special to us you may wonder! Its the people of course. The oneness we feel with them, the realisation that every Indian farmer even if he may not be able to read or write is a micro meteorology expert. Centuries of accumulated knowledge or traditional wisdom as it is called. And when we think of the children, their exposure to paragliding - the newest form of personal flight - we wonder how the 'circus in the sky' will effect their lives!


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Mixing Hip Hop can be complicated, challenging and rewarding. In these videos we'll walk you through a Hip Hop mix from beginning to end. Some mixing techniques can span across different genres and some are very specific to the style of music you're mixing. In this class we'll show you techniques specifically tailored to mixing Hip Hop.
We'll show you how to set up your mix so you can work faster and more efficiently. We'll also show you the benefits of mixing through a compressor instead of adding a compressor to the finished mix. We'll go through EQ and compression on every instrument in the mix starting with the mighty Kick and the 808 and ending with the supporting synths. We'll show you how to EQ, compress and use FX to get male and female vocals sitting perfectly on top of the track. We'll use automation to add excitement to certain parts of the track and make effects pop out. As a bonus we'll also show you how to mix your vocals into a pre mixed beat and add production value with custom FX. After taking this class you'll have an arsenal of tips and tricks to take your mixes to the next level!
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Boise State Betting Odds Preview
It's a new era at Boise State after the departure of head coach Chris Peterson. After taking the Broncos to new heights Peterson heads to Washington to take the top job. To replace a legend Boise State decided to stay in the family. Bryan Harsin comes home after only one year at the helm at Arkansas State where he led the Red Wolves to a Sun Belt championship and a bowl. Harsin was the offensive coordinator on the blue turf during the Broncos' glory years and he'll try to lead them back up the mountain after a bit of a step back last season.
The Broncos went from 11-2 in 2012 to a somewhat disappointing 8-5 mark last season. Even more concerning, when the Broncos lost last season their defense usually got lit up. Boise State surrendered at least 34 points in their five losses and allowed on average 30 points a game last season. They were especially weak against the pass, ranking sixth in the Mountain West. Obviously, improving the defense will be one of Harsin's goals this season, but they should have more experience with eight starters returning.
Boise State Odds to Win MWC: +155 at 5Dimes
Boise State Odds to Win College Football Championship: +50000 at 5Dimes
Boise State Regular Season Win Total: 10 at Bovada
On offense, which used to be the Broncos' calling card, Boise State boasted the No. 3 unit in the conference last season. With a veteran presence at quarterback, running back and wideout they could be a force again this season. QB Grant Hendrick has a record-setter in wide receiver Matt Miller, who caught 88 balls last season for 1140 yards and 12 touchdowns. Running back Jay Ajayi could be the real difference maker coming off a 1400-yards rushing season and 18 TDs.
As the Broncos stumbled to their 8-5 record last season they also beat up on bettors' bankrolls. Boise State was 6-7 ATS last season, including a lame duck 2-6 ATS record at home on the Smurf Turf. They also disappointed when favored at 5-7 ATS
MWC Championship Odds at 5Dimes as of August 15
Boise State +155
Utah State +300
Fresno State +325
Nevada +800
San Diego State +1200
Colorado State +2200
San Jose State +3500
Wyoming +4000
Hawaii +4000
Air Force +4000
New Mexico +8000


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The story has been told of a high wire expert who walked over Niagara Falls in front of a large crowd watching. To the amazement of all, he walked easily across the high wire to the next side. He then asked the crowd if they believed he can walk across the wire with a wheelbarrow filled with 150 pounds of potatoes. Everyone yelled, "We believe!" The man then walked across the line pushing the wheelbarrow with relative ease. He then asked the crowd, "How many of you believe that I can place a person in the wheelbarrow and walk that person safely to the other side?" Everyone yelled, "We believe!" He then said. "Who will volunteer to get in the wheelbarrow?" Then, no one raised their hands and utter silence fell upon the crowd.
In this scenario, did the crowd really believe in the high wire expert? No, they didn't because if they believed in him, they would have done the very thing he asked them to do. In other words, their belief and faith in the high wire expert would be confirmed by their action to his instructions – to get into the wheelbarrow. If there was no action or no work, there is no belief in his instructions. Therefore, we can see that belief and faith need to have an action associated with it. So, faith and works are a package deal. To have faith in someone you need to do the works of that person's instructions, and to do the instructions that someone told you, you must have faith in them. Now, let's suppose instead of a high wire expert we are hearing from God himself. To simply state we need to have faith alone – and no action or no work is required is not going to suffice.
I suspect a big reason people are attracted to the Protestant idea of faith alone is that it requires much less work than the Catholic teaching. Let's be honest the teaching that faith alone is your entrance into heaven is more attractive than the Catholic idea of faith + works. That is in Catholicism, the route to becoming our perfected self in heaven requires faith and works. And the works in Catholicism is doing the Sacraments – along with doing the works of mercy.
These works associated with faith are rather simple to understand. Doing the Sacraments make us adopted into the Trinity family. Once we are adopted into God's family, we then participate in the Family business of saving souls by doing the works of mercy. The Sacraments and corporal works of mercy go hand and hand. Doing the Sacraments help us do the works of mercy and doing the works of mercy point people to the Sacraments. The concept of doing works (along with faith) to reach your perfected state is matched in the physical realm. For example, a person can only reach a near-perfect body by doing works – whether through an intense workout or by following a structured diet. Also, notice that to reach a flawless body, one needs to have faith in their trainer and do the works their trainer instructs them. The same concept applies to the soul but on a much larger level.
However, the idea that faith alone is the route to our perfected self has a major flaw in it when we see what the word "faith" means. Most Protestants will affirm that we don't need to do Sacraments to reach the perfected state. They will instead say all we need to do is have faith, or believe, or love Jesus, and we'll then be granted salvation. I've come to the conclusion people will often say words without referencing what these words actually mean. If you look up the word "believe" and "love" in an etymology you will see it is a verb. So, these words are rooted in an action; in doing. Love in someone and belief in someone has to be followed by an action in order for these words to make any sense.
Imagine a husband repeatedly tells his wife he loves her. But, imagine he does absolutely nothing to show her he loves her. If he merely sits on the couch and chants "I love you" to his wife does he really love his wife? No. In this example, he loves himself; not his wife. He needs to do something to show his wife he loves her. And the instructions of what he needs to do to love his wife would come from his wife and not come from him. If he "showed" his wife that he loves her by taking her to a NASCAR race (his favorite) rather than a ballet (her favorite), all he would have demonstrated is that he loves himself; not his wife.
All of salvation can be described as a nuptial relationship in which God wants to wed himself to mankind. Indeed, there was a wedding in Genesis and a wedding in Revelation to show this. To enter into a marriage and sustain a marriage naturally takes work. Would a marriage survive if one person told the other "all I need to do is have faith in you – no works required." No, a marriage or any relationship for that matter would fail if people had a "no works required" concept. The same holds true of the human relationship to God through faith. Faith means you actually have to do something to make that relationship (whether human or divine) work.
Next, let's envision a parent tells their child certain things the child needs to do – like do your homework, clean your room, brush your teeth, etc. What would the parent think if the child responded by saying, "But mom, all I need to do is love you and believe in you." The parent would see this as nothing more than a clever way in which the child tries to duck out of the instructions their parent gives them. Indeed, in this example, all we would see is the child loves himself more than the parent. It is the same scenario with God's instructions in the Sacraments. By just responding "all we need to do is believe/love/have faith in Jesus," the person is doing the same thing as the self-absorbed child and the lazy husband.
In the faith alone teaching, inserting the word "alone" is very revealing. Using the word "alone" is a tricky way in which the person tries to dismiss the necessary action associated with faith. This faith alone idea is nothing more than our flawed, prideful, self-absorbed sin kicking in so we can avoid God's instructions and instead follow our selfish directives.
In fact, to have faith in someone is meaningless unless you do that person's instructions. Having faith in someone implies responding by doing something in which we affirm their very words. It would be meaningless for me to say I have faith in my doctor and yet do nothing to reference this faith. If I say I have faith in my doctor that would require me to do something to demonstrate this faith – to follow his medical instructions. Therefore, for a person to have faith in someone requires that person to do the very thing that the person they have faith in tells them to do. This is how their faith in that person is validated. When the Protestant inserts the word "alone" after faith, they are taking the element of doing something out of the equation that faith requires. However, you can't do this. It is a logical contradiction because faith requires an action just like a triangle requires three sides. The whole point of faith is a response to data. You can't take out the response aspect of faith and still have faith. What would follow isn't faith, but rather what follows is merely a clever way in which someone tries to get out of the action of response. In this case, the person only shows faith in himself, not God. Therefore, faith requires an action, and that action comes not from you, but from the instructions of that person you have faith in.
Jesus' entire ministry is built around specific instructions much like a parent gives a child. Jesus famously said, "Whoever does the will of my Father is my brother and sister" (Matthew 12:50, see also Matthew 7:21, 19:21, Luke 10:28). Notice the words "does the will" or "do this" is an action to do something, and this something to do must be rooted in faith in Jesus's instructions. Jesus is even more obvious when he says "everyone who hears my words and does them is like a man building a house upon a rock. . . but he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house with no foundation" (Luke 6:47-49).
The man who does Jesus words represents the wise man of faith & works, while the man who does not do them represents the fool that sits on the faith alone theory. In another example, a man comes up to Jesus and asks, "What good deed must I do to have eternal life?" Did Jesus respond by saying, "You have it wrong my friend, you don't need to do anything to have eternal life – just have faith alone." No, Jesus didn't say this. When asked point blank what one must do to have eternal life Jesus said, "If you would enter life, keep the commandments" (Matthew 19:16-17). By saying "keep the commandments," and later telling the man to "sell everything to the poor and follow me" Jesus is saying you have to do something – and that something is an act of doing the commandments – and following my instructions (see also John 14:15).
There is numerous other Scripture passage that talk about faith associated with doing something. Paul talks about"remembering before our God your work of faith" and "that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfill every good resolve and effort of faith"(see 1Thessalonians 1:3, 2Thessalonians 1:11). The words "work" and "effort" next to the word "faith" imply faith is rooted in doing something – performing an action. Also, notice that the first time Paul writes the word "faith" in Romans he associates faith with the word "obedience" (see Romans 1:5 and Romans 16:26, cf: 1 John 5: 1-3). And the word "obedience" connected to faith implies that faith requires an act or work.
Also, in Romans 13: 8-10 Paul associates loving one another with an action – to do the ten commandments. Yet, in the faith alone theory, there is no action involved. Rather, it's just an obscure state of mind that has nothing to do with doing anything. What does this even mean? You don't just faith – the whole point of faith is rooted in doing something. By all these passages, we see how faith and works are intrinsically connected. Therefore, faith and works are a package deal and when you try to separate this package you will notice a problem.
One such problem occurs in that the faith alone logic implies that Jesus is contradicting himself as he gives us specific instructions – but really these instructions are not important because all we need to do is have a vague faith without any action associated with that faith. It would be like a child saying he has faith in his father one second, and the other second saying he does not need to do the things his father tells him. Now, we can see that this logic is just meaningless double talk. The faith alone reason is expected given humanity's fallen nature. The one thought we would expect from flawed human beings is to manufacture the idea "We don't need to do anything for salvation – all we need to do is have a vague faith with no action required." Let's be honest, defective human beings will always take the easy way out. But, Jesus directs people to do the exact opposite of taking the selfish easy way out of doing nothing (see Luke 9:23).
When people assert that the only thing we have to do is have faith and believe in Jesus, I suspect they assume that the word "believe" means a state of mind – like I believe 2+2=4. However, this is not what the word believe means. The word believe is a verb that describes a willingness to do certain things, not an adjective describing a state of mind. The Bible suggests this in all these verses where Jesus gives out instructions. If Jesus had not given any instructions, then maybe we can say that belief and faith is simply a state of mind. But this state of mind concept gets washed away from the many instructions Jesus declares. This idea can be clearly seen in John 3:36. Notice in this verse the opposite of the word believe is not disbelief in a state of mind. Rather, the opposite of belief is disobedience – and the word obedience is rooted in doing an action. "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life" (John 3:36). If this passage shows that to not believe means you do not obey, that means belief must be associated with obeying – with an action to do something. The point of this passage is that if you believe in Jesus, you will obey him – meaning you'll do his instructions. Thus, when a person does math, their "belief" that 2+2=4 goes from a state of mind to then putting this state of mind into action.
Even Jesus statement "be faithful unto death" (Rev. 2:10) implies that faith is a verb in which one is constantly doing something and not merely a passive state of mind that requires no effort.
Think of it like this: Having a state of mind of belief and faith in Jesus is step 1. You need to first believe Jesus if you are going to do his instructions. But, you don't just stay here at step 1 and refuse to move on to step 2. He uses step 1 (belief in him) precisely to move you to step 2 – to do what he tells you so he can fix your soul. The faith alone theory is like a person saying I will only stay in step 1 and don't need to move beyond this step. Now, step 1 is necessary, but not sufficient on its own. The whole point of belief in step 1 is to move you to do the instructions of that person you believe in – this would be step 2. A person wouldn't get healed simply because they believed in their doctor. They need to take the medicine the doctor made for them to get healed. And from Jesus perspective, his medicine is the Sacraments. Which is precisely why he wants us to do the Sacraments (see Mt. 28:19, Mt. 26:26-29, John 20: 21-23, etc.).
In fact, it is necessary for Jesus first to establish belief and faith with his people before he gives them his difficult instructions to "do this." As a parent, I know for my children to listen to my instructions I first need them to believe and trust in me. If they don't believe me, they won't listen to my instructions. So, it is a prerequisite to establish belief first, then, they will do my important instructions. In fact, I basically sum up my entire parental philosophy to my kids by saying, "believe me." When I say "believe me," I am simultaneously saying do my instructions. Belief in a person is meaningless without doing the instructions of the person we claim to believe. This idea is true of a parent, and it is true of God.
It is no wonder Jesus constantly told his followers to believe him – because they don't know how to obtain salvation. If they did know how to attain salvation, then they wouldn't need him anyway. Obviously, Jesus needs to establish belief and faith in him first so they know they can listen to him and to do what sounds to them like bizarre instructions. We can see this precisely played out in John chapter 6. In this scene, the crowd that followed Jesus asked what they can do to accomplish the works of God. Jesus then launched into the bread of life discourse. And the first thing he needed to do before he was going to communicate this difficult teaching is what all good parents need to do before they teach their children something they won't fully understand – establish belief and trust in them. Jesus first says, "This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent" (John 6:29). Notice that Jesus associated the word "believe" with the word "work." Also, now that we know belief requires action and to act upon a difficult teaching requires a lot of belief in that person, we can better understand what Jesus is doing and why he said this. A few verses after Jesus said to believe in him (John 6:47), he then told them: "I am the bread of life" (6:48). Then, he said, "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (6:51). Now, these statements would have sounded extremely bizarre to the Jews. In fact, we see that the crowd very much revolted against Jesus' teaching (John 6: 42,52,60,66). Given their revolt to this hard to understand teaching, no wonder Jesus first had to establish belief in him.
Paul also used this method of first establishing belief and faith. The Gentiles that Paul was communicating with are like spiritual babies. They don't know anything about the old covenants. So, of course, he first has to say believe in Jesus just like I first have to say "believe me" to my 4-year-old. However, when Paul writes to established churches (Ephesians, Corinthians, etc.) we notice he goes more specific in his instructions. How you talk to a toddler is going to be different than how you talk to a teen. The Gentiles are like toddlers and the Jewish/Christian community are like teenagers. You need to be more generic with toddlers than with teenagers simply because toddlers don't know as much as teens do.
Additionally, Paul famously tells us that love is greater than faith. (1 Corinthians 13:13). If love is greater than faith than how can anyone say that all we need if faith alone? We know that love is a verb. In fact, love is the ultimate verb – the total action of doing something geared toward the good of the other. The cross is the greatest act of love. And the cross is ALL action – it didn't happen willy-nilly without Jesus' immense act of will.
There are many other instances where Paul highlights that faith is embedded in works, for example, "faith working through love" (Galatians 5:6). Notice that the word working implies an action to do something (see also Romans 2: 6-7, 10, Ephesians 2: 10). Finally, after speaking a lot about faith and belief, Paul confirms that the second part of salvation has to do with works when he affirms, "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" (Philippians 2:12). Notice that Paul is associating salvation with the word "work" – an action to do something.
The final nail in the coffin of the faith alone theory is when James declares: "You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" (James 2:24). Then, two verses later James sums up, "faith apart from works is dead" (2:26). Isn't it highly ironic that the only place in the Bible we see the phrase "faith alone" there is the word "not" in front of it?
In order to salvage the faith alone concept, a Protestant will complain that the Catholic method requires works by your self without God. This idea doesn't add up. God doesn't give us instructions to do and then removes himself so we go it alone. This is merely the Protestants failure to understand that Sacraments are what God does for us, not what we do for God. Any parent that gives their child important instructions to do will help them do it along the way. God doesn't leave us to do his instructions on our own. Indeed, Jesus told his disciples, "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you" (John 14: 18).
I think we've thoroughly shown that the faith alone idea is bunk. This idea keeps a person in step 1 and refuses to move him to the highly important step 2. When we add everything up the totality of Jesus' instructions are in the Sacraments of the Catholic Church (see evidence in: Luke 22: 19-20, John 3:5, 20:22-23, Matthew 16:18, 18:17, 1 Timothy 3:15). When we don't do the Sacraments all we do is demonstrate our lack of faith in Jesus all the while saying we have faith in him. This is nothing more than demonstrating the great human cop out. We love ourselves more than we love God.
Protestantism may have good intentions, but it does not offer us the solution. Protestantism simply demonstrates the human problem. Protestantism is like a well-meaning but inept personal trainer. The personal trainer gives you some good advice here and there but at the end of the day, all they give you is a twinkie. They give you the very problem you want to avoid – your selfish desires played out in this "faith alone" idea. Protestantism gives you what you want, but not what you need.
I think it is great that people proclaim to have all this faith and embrace step 1 – believing and having faith. However, you don't stay in step 1 forever because step 1 naturally points you to step 2 – to do the instructions of the person you have faith in.
Jesus plainly said, "If you love me you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15), and said, "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love" (John 15: 10). Notice this implies if you don't keep his commandments – or alter his commandments by inserting the word "alone" this implies you don't love him. In fact, in the scenario of changing his commandments to fit your liking, you show that you love yourself, not God.
At some point, a person needs to dump the cheap teaching of faith "alone." When they do this, they'll begin to see what the word faith really means.


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3 Simple Steps to Unleash Your Full Potential | #TomFerryShow Episode 160
What's stopping you from reaching your full potential and being successful? Here are 3 simple steps to shed destructive traits and excuses to fulfill your greatness and unleash your full potential.
In my many years working with real estate professionals, I've seen more potential squashed by three distinct traits than any other.
These traits suppress that successful version of yourself and prevent you from achieving true greatness.


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Earlier this year I completed the Productivity Masterclass by Thomas Frank on Skillshare. I highly recommend the course if you're interested in improving your productivity and time management skills. I've been using Frank's system for almost 6 months and, as a result, it's helped me become more efficient and less stressed. The most useful suggestion has been learning a new task management system called Todoist. Here's how I now manage my tasks…
What the heck is Todoist? It's your to-do list but in a better format that is easier to manage (and did I mention it's completely paperless? No more loose post-its!).
Todoist organizes my task list by project and date, which you can see in the left navigation bar or next to each task. I love this because I can focus on a single project or look at my whole week in advance.
Here is a screenshot of my Todoist dashboard for reference.
It's incredibly easy to input tasks
One of my favorite features of Todoist is how easy it is to add tasks to projects and different days. You don't have to go to specific sections, you just start writing and Todoist organizes it for you.
You can create single tasks simply by writing it out and adding a day of the week (eg. "this Monday"). If the task is recurring you simply add the word "every" in your task and Todoist knows to cycle it every week, month or day depending on what you put (eg. "every Monday").
Here are some examples:
The input Todoist uses to organize your calendar appears in red. Although I input everything into the inbox section for demonstration, they would normally appear under the correct date or project if you set one.
Todoist helps me build productive habits
With recurring tasks and a simple input, Todoist makes it easy to build habits and avoid decision fatigue. While Post-it lists are great they aren't as organized as Todoist. Tasks written on a piece of paper can sit on your list forever because there is no defined deadline. In that way, Todoist is closer to a calendar but not as strict. Tasks are more likely to get done because they can have a defined date or time.
For example, to maintain a habit of keeping a clean house I've added a few maintenance tasks to my weekly lists. Vacuuming is set on a recurring schedule to appear on my list every Saturday so I don't forget. It saves me the hassle of trying to figure out what to do and, as a result, I'm more efficient.
Until discovering Thomas Frank's course I thought I had a good system. However, after getting used to Todoist I realized I wasn't working as efficiently as I could. I make fewer decisions throughout the day which ultimately causes less stress in my life and less time wasted.
I currently use the free version of the app and it's working great for my lifestyle. If you would like to test Todoist to see if it vibes with you as well you can sign up here or learn more from their website.
Do you have another task management app that's improved your productivity? Share it in the comments below!


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Beautiful Caribou taxidermy shoulder mount. Mounted in a relaxed pose with a slight turn of the head to the right. Coloring is exquisite with contrasting shades of white and brown. The rack is tall and narrow, which is ideal if space is an issue. This caribou has quality detail work, earning a rating of "Nice". Great wildlife decor piece for trophy room, restaurant or lodge.
Size: 60" tall x 33" wide x 37" deep.
Weight: 27 lbs.
Wall hanger is attached. Hangs from single screw.
This large mount will ship freight carrier in wood crate.


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Indoor Lighting Basics
Dive in to using low-budget table-top lighting equipment and techniques to make compelling photos of botanical subjects and floral arrangements. Photographer David Samuel Sternwill discuss the basic principles of still-life lighting design and walk you through manual camera controls to achieve optimal effect, and get the foundation on which to craft photos as striking as the old Dutch Masters paintings! Please bring a camera with manual controls and a tripod.
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Label Featuring Incorrect VIN Leads to Mitsubishi Recall
An improper label has prompted a small recall from Mitsubishi.
The automaker announced last week that it would be voluntarily recalling certain model year 2011 Outlander Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with incorrect certification labels that were installed during manufacturing. The incorrect labels do not have the correct vehicle identification numbers (VINs) printed on the label.
These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification." According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a vehicle must comply with all regulatory requirements to ensure that it is safe.
The company has only included two vehicles in this recall.
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will install corrected certification labels, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
Owners with questions about the recall can contact Mitsubishi customer service at (888) 648-7820.


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UK barley area 6%up, says merchant
UK barley area 6%up, says merchant
ANOTHER big crop of barley is on the cards as the increased UK area (up 6%) outweighs the effect of reduced yield from a drought-affected winter crop.
At 8m tonnes, Allied Grain predicts the biggest harvest this decade, even after allowing for 2% variance in its projections. With static demand, this will lead to a surplus of about 2.5m tonnes.
The barley market has been led this season by excellent third country demand, says Allied, particularly to Saudi Arabia. Indeed, the company shipped its largest cargo ever in February to that destination, a 58,500t load out of Tilbury.
With world coarse grain stocks at just 14% of demand, the scenario is potentially bullish and exports are likely to drive the trade again in 1997/98, though there is only limited harvest demand from Spain and Portugal, accounting for current depressed prices.


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If you thought that increasing taxes is all bad you would be wrong. In New York's case it gets you one less egotistical blowhard living within your borders.
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk show king, announced this week that he's ditching his New York digs and finding another alternate location for his top-rated show in the wake of Gov. Paterson's "stupid, punitive, massive tax increases."
"I'm going to get out of there totally, 'cause this is just absurd," railed Limbaugh, who famously acknowledged an addiction to painkillers in October 2003.
Of Albany's proposed hikes, which will boost income taxes on households earning more than $300,000 a year, El Rushbo said they were "punishing the achievers for the mistakes… on the part of a bunch of corrupt politicians."


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Parkia biglobosa
(African Locust Bean, Soumbara, Dawa-dawa)
Mimosaceae / Fabaceae
Parkia biglobosa
Common names
African Locust Bean, Soumbara, Dawa-dawa
Flower colour; life form
Flowers red; tree
This leguminous tree from central Africa has alternate leaves, bipinnate and up to 36 cm long. Size and number of pinnae and ultimate leaflets varies, on this tree the leaflets are about 12 mm long and 8 mm wide. This drought adapted tree is often leafless when flowering commences. The flowers are borne in pendent capitula or heads at the end of a thick peduncle up to 25 cm long. A cluster of capitula resemble "Christmas Tree ornaments", flowers appear red because of the exserted staminal filaments and style. The head is divided into two sections, a cylinder about 2 cm long and a globular head about 6 cm diameter. Forming a fringe at the top of the cylinder are the staminodial flowers, these are followed by the nectar producing flowers, both types are about 7 mm long, stamens in the latter do not appear to be fertile, but the base of the staminal filaments are nectariferous, producing copious nectar late in the afternoon and evening, a strong fruity odour is present. The bisexual flowers are tightly packed together to form the globular head. These flowers are about 17 mm long with the red stamens extending about 4 mm beyond the corolla lobes. In Africa the long bean-like pods are used in various ways for food and medicine. Flowers on each mature capitulum open late in the afternoon, first the flowers in the staminodial fringe then the others. Copious nectar is produced much of which collects in the area between the cylinder and the globose head. Pollinators are bats but bees, birds and other insects visit for nectar. Pollen is in the form of polyads as in wattles. Twenty four hours after opening the flowers fall if not pollinated.
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On a warm Friday afternoon in June, 2019 police responded to a horrific scene on a New Hampshire highway. A pickup driver crossed over a double yellow line, killing seven motorcyclists and injuring three others. The victims of the crash were members Marine Jarhead, a New England motorcycle club dedicated to supporting veterans' causes. The -->
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Single Mom Cashes Out 401(k)
To Defend Country Music's Bro-Country
Although the name of our website is "Rocking God's House," we have spent plenty of time in other genres besides rock music — including the wonderful honor of interviewing some of the greatest legends in country music — Dolly Parton, Charlie Daniels, Rhonda Vincent, Nancy Jones (the widow of George Jones), Jim Ed Brown, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Johnny Cash's drummer, W.S. Holland, to name a few.
When we saw this story about a single mom putting some big money where her mouth is — all in the name of defending a certain corner of country music fans — we were intrigued.
The following is from her recent press release:
At a time where everyone walks on eggshells in an effort to be politically correct, April Fraiser is putting her money where her mouth is, cashing out her 401(k) to defend country music with a song called, "Bro-Country." A single mom, part-time singer-songwriter and full-time nurse, April released the song today via her own music label, Out East Records.
Check out "Bro-Country" now at iTunes: https://itun.es/i6Lq3xc
"Bro-country," ushered in by the popularity of artists like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as "a sub-genre of country music sung by young white men, featuring songs with macho themes such as trucks, drinking and partying." Many artists have openly criticized bro-country, including Collin Raye, Clay Walker, Zac Brown, Vince Gill and newcomers Maddie & Tae.
In a heartfelt and humor-filled blog post titled, The Blessing in Bro-Country. . . Power in PRO Country, April writes, "I'm a girl, so (obviously), I am not Bro-Country. But I am very much PRO-Country. I love ALL of it. . ."
But April didn't just feel the need to support the music she loves. Out of concern for the fans she feels are being slighted, she felt the overwhelming need to defend it. In her blog, April says, "So I did what any responsible single mom would do; I cashed out my 401(k) to produce my first record defending it making sure to break every rule. . . and include every obnoxious reference I could find. . ."
A road trip to her hometown of Booneville, Mississippi reminded April that "you can't fake small town," but you can forget. Writes April, "These are real people with real lives whose pain runs deep. For many the only good time they will know that day is the 3 minutes coming in through their radio, and that is a big deal. A big deal.
"There are few things in this world that can interrupt your life in such a way you forget about whatever's dragging you down leaving you with a much-needed mental vacation. Music is one of them. So trust me, Mr. Music Man, when I say that country fans don't give one rip about your anti-bro-agenda and no amount of time spent on "The Row" will ever qualify you for having your pulse on small town life or what makes us feel good. These concepts may seem simple-minded to many of you, but it sounds like a dang good time to many of the rest of us."
April is quick to encourage the industry to branch out, but writes that the sales have spoken, and like it or not bro-country is relevant.
"Life is hard," writes April. "Jesus may be the answer, but music may be the Band-Aid. Bowing down to industry pressure might make you politically correct, but it will not make you a hero. Only touching lives does that. . . and sometimes those lives just want to drink a beer and chill."
"Can't we all just be PRO-Country?"
For more information, visit www.aprilstunes.com.


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Preparation time
over 2 hours
Cooking time
over 2 hours
Serves 4–6
For the BBQ cabbage
- 1 January King or Hispi cabbage
- 2 nori sheets
- dash oil
- vegetable oil for deep-frying
- salt
For the smoked eel cream
- dash vegetable oil
- 50g/1¾oz skin and bones from a smoked eel (ask your fishmonger)
- 100ml/3½fl oz UHT double cream
- 2 tsp white soy sauce
To serve
- 80g–120g/3oz–4½oz smoked eel, finely chopped
- dash oil
- 1 tsp fermented dulse (optional)
- 4–6 free-range eggs
- squeeze lemon juice
To make the BBQ cabbage, separate the green outer leaves from the heart of the cabbage. Blanch the outer leaves in a pan of boiling water for 1–2 minutes, then drain and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Set aside the cabbage heart until later.
Dry these leaves in a dehydrator, or in the oven at the lowest setting, for 3–6 hours or until completely dried out. Set aside a couple of leaves.
Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3½. Toast the nori sheets on a baking tray in the oven for 10 minutes. Combine the toasted nori sheets and dehydrated cabbage leaves in a small blender or food processor and blend to a fine powder.
Halve the heart of the cabbage and place in salted water for 1–3 hours.
Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer to 160C (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended).
Deep-fry the reserved dehydrated cabbage leaves for 1 minute. Remove the 'crisps' from the oil and drain on kitchen paper. Season with a pinch of salt and break into random pieces.
Lift the cabbage heart from the salted water, drain and cut each half into 2–3 wedges. Heat a barbecue or grill to high, brush the cut side of the wedges with oil and char until tender.
To make the smoked eel cream, heat the vegetable oil in a pan and add the eel skin and bones. Fry gently for about 10 minutes until the flavour and fats are released. Add the cream and bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and infuse for 20 minutes. Strain the cream and season it with the white soy sauce. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 140C/120C Fan/Gas 1. Warm the eel in the oven for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and dress with the fermented dulse, if using.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the eggs to your liking. Add a spoonful of the eel cream to each plate.
Fan out the wedges of cabbage and place one on each plate. Scatter the eel amongst the cabbage leaves and season with lemon juice.
Top each plate with a fried egg, dust heavily with the cabbage/nori powder and garnish with the 'crisps'.


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Last night's AGM wasn't as well attended as in previous years. However, all the business on the Agenda was dealt with and I will publish the Minutes of the Meeting on here in the next day or so.
Welcome to the Fenton Chess Club website. We are based at the Tollgate Hotel, Ripon Road, Blurton, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 3BS. We meet on Monday evenings from 8:00 onwards. Whether you are a beginner or an expert you can be sure of a warm welcome. We provide the opportunity to play either competitive chess or just social games. We are affiliated to the North Staffs And District Chess Association, the Staffordshire Chess Association and the English Chess Federation.


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There's something magical about watching a sunset develop, some blue sky with wispy clouds through yellows, oranges and hopefully deep reds.
On this occasion, the sunset gods looked favorably on me. Giving me the perfect show while I was already set up and ready. Tripod, camera, and settings all ready to go from the very start.
Even enough time to discuss how good it would be with a dismissive but friendly local dog walker.
Here are the results, lo-resolution but available to buy if you like in full details here
For a canvas print from this shoot, click here


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The Clean Clothes Campaign is a worldwide movement that aims to improve the wages and conditions of sweatshop workers. This is the story of their struggle.Large retailers such as Tesco, Walmart and Carrefour lure shoppers in with prices that seem too good to be true. This book shows that they're too good to be fair. All along the industry's supply chain, workers, often children, are exploited through poverty wages, unpaid overtime and harsh anti-union measures. The campaign urges those in charge of the garment industry's supply lines to protect their workers and treat them fairly. This dynamic account of direct engagement by concerned consumers is a must read for those that see globalisation differently and want their shopping choices to support the most vulnerable people involved in the clothing industry.
Title: Clean Clothes: A Global Movement to End Sweatshops
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text: Chicago rappers Rico Recklezz and Killa Kellz sat down on the Vlad couch to discuss what's changed since Rico's first VladTV interview, his beef with Soulja Boy and Snap Dogg. He also goes on explain why he called Kanye West a b*tch for not helping out the people in Chicago, and why he believes Desiigner is a fraud for his rap style. Lastly, the pair delves into the history of gang life in Chicago, the interaction with the police in the inner city, and give a break down of the slang.


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Archive for September, 2017
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Statement on Status of DC Records from the National Archives
The National Archives, our nation's record keeper, holds millions of DC Government <https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/351.html> and DC-related including tens of thousands of photographs, reels of film, maps, artifacts, and more. These holdings include records on immigration into Alexandria and Georgetown, slavery in DC, congressional and district court records, military service during the Civil War, and census records. […]
Posted: September 21st, 2017 under Special Online Content.
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DC Records at Archives: Matthew B. Gilmore Responds
Matthew B. Gilmore Responds The National Archives' response to the concerns recently raised is disappointingly non-responsive. Clearly the National Archives does not (nor do members of the local DC historical community) have an awareness of the special responsibility the Archives it bears as the holder of the largest collection of historical archival materials related to […]
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Prepared for InTowner.com by the Dupont Circle office of Century 21 Redwood Realty ~ Reporting Period: August 2017 / September sales report to post shortly
The area covered by these listings includes the northwest DC neighborhoods primarily of Adams Morgan, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia Heights, North Columbia Heights, Petworth & Park View; West End, Dupont, Scott, Thomas & Logan Circles; Dupont East, U Street, Shaw, Le Droit Park, Bloomingdale & Mt. Vernon Square. SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES [51] condo & co-op listings […]
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Restaurant Review ~ The Bird / 1337 11th St., NW
Cluck, Cluck. If you are hanging around on a weekend morning looking for a nifty, casual place for coffee, maybe a morning cocktail, and some delicious eats, stop by The Bird. The Bird, you may wonder? Is it all about chickens? Not exactly, though poultry such as turkey, duck, and eggs are good pals with […]
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September 2017 Issue / October issue pdf to post on the 13th
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Illegal, Short-Term Apartment Rentals Still Available Online, InTowner Investigation Finds; DC Attorney General Files Suit
Accompanying images can be viewed on page 1 of the September issue 2017 issue pdf By William G. Schulz* An InTowner investigation reveals that defendants in a lawsuit to curb the operation of illegal hotels in the city continue to offer these so-called Apartels on a short-term rental basis, via booking on a website, and followed […]
Posted: September 15th, 2017 under Lead Stories.
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Select Works of Noted Dupont Circle Sculptor John Cavanaugh Featured in Outdoor Display
Accompanying images can be viewed on page 1 of the September issue 2017 issue pdf By Gordon J. Alt* The installation of the Cavanaugh Sculpture Garden on the grounds of the Women's National Democratic Club at Q Street and New Hampshire Avenue, NW features four female sculptures by Washington artist John Cavanaugh (1921–1985). It extends an […]
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Nextdoor Promoting Neighborhoods
Accompanying images can be viewed on page 1 of the September issue 2017 issue pdf By Larry Ray* "I feel home, when I see the faces that remember my own. I feel home when I'm chillin outside with the people I know. I feel home and that's just what I feel. Home is reality." (Lyrics from […]
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Mayor Bowser Just Got Good News About Her Re-election Prospects; Still Not a Slam-Dunk
As we were starting to think about a topic for this month's commentary, we learned that the District's impressively competent and appropriately aggressive Attorney General, Karl Racine, has decided not to get into next year's Democratic Party mayoral primary race. He has told his supporters that he feels it imperative to seek a second term […]
Posted: September 13th, 2017 under Publisher's Desk.
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