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New Years Resolutions
We're about one week in to 2017, and I am already finding myself evaluating my New Years resolutions.
The first? Starting a blog. To me, writing feels therapeutic. As Anaïs Nin said, "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." Taking the time to sit down and write forces me to slow down, to be present. Writing helps me reflect on life, and think about for what I'm most thankful.
When it comes to life, to my life, I am unbelievably lucky, and I need to take the time to remember that. My family is wonderful. My fiancé is my perfect balance. I have the world's CUTEST dog.
... and don't even get me started on how much I love my friends.
But, in everyday life, it sometimes is hard for me to remember all the things for which I'm thankful, which brings me to my second resolution: STOP COMPLAINING SO MUCH. For those of you who really know me, I am such a complainer... which is why my goal for this year is to complain less, not totally (I need to be realistic). Honestly, half the time I'm complaining it's either because I want to make conversation, or because I want to express how I'm feeling so that people understand what's going on in my head. So, this year, I am going to work on thinking before I talk, and to remember how lucky I really am.
My third and final goal for this year is to calm down, and let go. When it comes to planning a wedding, we're realizing that a LOT of stress and emotions come out. Not to mention old baggage. Last year, I started doing yoga regularly. I plan on continuing my yoga journey this year, and really using it to let go of things I can't control, and to let go of the past. To move on.
Writing down these goals makes me realize just how hard they're going to be to attain, but all I can do is try! Here's to 2017!


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November 19, 2012
Why you should give thanks this Thursday—and always
There's violence and crazy people. Maybe your candidate didn't win the election. Perhaps you hate your job, and that—on top of life's other personal, familial, and financial burdens—is wearing you down. Maybe you got to your morning coffee after it went cold, and that set off a bad tone for the rest of your day.
If you're celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday, don't forget the true meaning of the holiday between the stressful hubbub of cooking, shopping, planning, and appeasing Great Aunt Gertie: giving thanks.
As it turns out, expressing gratitude is more than just a nice idea—it's beneficial to your health and happiness.
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Allegations that as many as six federal Homeland Security deportation agents assaulted and tortured a Nigerian man who was shackled at Oklahoma City's Immigration and Customs Enforcement office are being investigated by the FBI, according to a published report.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Allegations that as many as six federal Homeland Security deportation agents assaulted and tortured a Nigerian man who was shackled at Oklahoma City's Immigration and Customs Enforcement office are being investigated by the FBI, according to a published report.
Complaints were filed by the Nigerian, Daso Abibo, 51, and by Deanna Burdine, 65, a former Homeland Security employee who says she walked in on the assault.
Abibo was deported to Nigeria for working in the United States without a permit. His effort to seek asylum was unsuccessful.
After the alleged assault, Abibo wrote a letter from the Oklahoma County Jail in which he said he was attacked by five or six Homeland Security employees after telling an officer he wanted his attorney to review a deportation-related document before signing or placing his fingerprint on it.
"In a flash, five, maybe six officers attacked me," he wrote.
"My legs were in shackles," he stated. "One officer grabbed my neck from the back with his hand pressing it. Another officer was holding tight on my ears, twisting and pulling hard on them as if to pull them off my head ... One officer was twisting my left hand, while another was busy knocking on my Achilles heel's tendon. It was a nightmare. It was so painful, I asked them to shoot me ... dead so they could get what they want.
"This is lawlessness under the law," he complained. "I never fought back."
Burdine supported Abibo's account in letters to the FBI and Oklahoma City federal prosecutor's office.
Burdine was fired in April. She says her dismissal was retaliation for filing the complaint. Burdine is seeking her job back through arbitration.
Amnesty International has written a letter to the director of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties protesting the alleged assault and asking for an investigation.
"According to current and former DHS employees in Oklahoma City, ICE officers routinely abuse detainees there," Susan Benesch of Amnesty International said in the letter. "There seems to be a pattern and practice of abuse on the part of ICE officers in Oklahoma City."
FBI spokesman Gary Johnson confirmed that the agency is investigating the case but declined to discuss any findings, The Oklahoman reported in Sunday's editions.
Carl Rusnok, regional spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, denied there has been any widespread abuse of detainees.
"There is no abuse of detainees by any ICE officers," he said.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's regional office in Dallas issued a written statement saying the alleged assault is being investigated by the department's inspector general. No comment will be made until the investigation is complete, officials said.
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Tile: The Tiny Tracker That's Perfect for Absent-Minded Gadget Lovers
"Tile, which began its life last summer as a very successful Kickstarter campaign, will help in both cases. This small, square-ish device can be placed in, or affixed to, any item you want to keep tabs on. It will attach to a keyring, sit in a wallet, or stick to just about anything—from a laptop to luggage. Using a Bluetooth LE signal and a companion app on your iPhone or iPad, you're then able to track your item's whereabouts."


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Fans of Kang "Ambition" Chan-yong have waited for him to lift the Summoner's Cup for years. Some, since his early days in 2012 as South Korea's first AP carry mid lane prodigy. Others, since his initial foray into the jungle in 2015. For them, his victory at the League of Legends World Championship in Beijing was cathartic, just over five years in the making.
The competitive landscape in League of Legends is littered with players who peaked and slowly fell with time or meta shifts, trying to outrun the fatigue and repetition by escaping to other regions in hopes of a fresh start. Younger, stronger players would rise and take the place of older, hardened veterans. In order to survive, Ambition reinvented himself, first by becoming a jungler to escape South Korea's rising mid lane talents. Secondly, he took a leadership role on a team that was considered always on the cusp of LCK playoff contention and propelling it to two World Championship finals. Here was a player who went from flashy and selfish to adaptable and selfless. His determination made him an invaluable leader for Samsung, while his teammates' easygoing and considerate personalities rubbed off on him more than his still stern visage lets on.
Ambition's reaction to winning the World Championship was almost anticlimatic. He hugged his more excitable and emotional teammates like Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk and Lee "Crown" Min-ho. He waited at the back of the handshake line, exhaling a large breath of air. He gave Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, his biggest rival, a respectful bow and handshake before walking out to a screaming crowd.
To understand Ambition and why his win over SK Telecom T1, and more importantly Faker, propelled him to the top of our list, one must first examine his legacy in South Korea.
The first ever OnGameNet Champions (OGN) tournament in 2012 ended with Ambition and Maximum Impact Gaming Blaze winning. OGN would later become the biggest organizer for competitive League of Legends in South Korea. During that time, it was considered the beginning of a new era. Blaze and Frost's model of sister teams spread rapidly throughout South Korea's growing esports landscape. At the forefront stood Ambition, a player that most pundits and fans considered World Championship material. Despite losing to Najin in the Regional Qualifier, Ambition's appearance on an international stage seemed inevitable.
Enter Faker.
In his debut professional match, Faker's solo-kill onto Ambition became the pinnacle of his legacy -- the kind of play that echoed around the competitive landscape. Who was Faker? Who was this mid lane prodigy? And shoved away into the shadows, a question that still lingered: Who was Ambition now?
At the time, Ambition was considered the best mid laner in South Korea. And after that fateful encounter with Faker, Blaze (now under the CJ Entus banner) and Ambition's dry spell continued throughout 2013 and 2014. He never won another Champions title, nor did he qualify for the World Championship. Rumors of petty infighting surrounded the players on the lineup. Ambition found himself outpaced by not only Faker, but other mid laners like Bae "dade" Eo-jin, Heo "PawN" Won-seok and Song "Rookie" Eui-jin.
It took four long years and an entirely different team for Ambition to make it to the world stage.
The transformation began when he moved to the jungle position during CJ's 2015 season. Ambition was still considered a talented mid laner and amidst rumors of retirement, the role-swap was startling. But the move made room for another rising mid laner, Shin "CoCo" Jin-yeong, and solved the jungle problem that CJ struggled with for so long. Had Ambition stayed in the mid lane, it's difficult to imagine he would have ever lifted the Summoner's Cup at all.
Ambition's first year of jungling was moderately successful, in terms of results, compared to his actual in-game performances, where he was selfish, focusing on power-farming rather than helping his lanes.
Come the 2015 KeSPA Cup, the final tournament of the competitive year in South Korea, it was clear that this CJ team would not be together going forward. The atmosphere only grew worse toward as ESC Ever, a group of young upstarts that failed to make League Champions Korea, succeeded in putting an aging CJ Entus squad out of their misery. Again, Ambition found himself in a situation where he and his teammates were at odds with each other.
Ambition's move to the jungle had staved off retirement for a year, but now the rumors bubbled up again. Many thought it would be better to retire now, with the memory of Ambition's exemplary mid lane performances still fairly fresh in mind.
Ambition disagreed.
He signed with Samsung Galaxy, later citing the players' dedication and easy-to-work-with personalities as the primary reasons for pushing back on retirement. During his first year on the squad in 2016, he led them to a World Championship final against SK Telecom T1. Though Samsung inevitably fell, the team brought the match to five games, which is more than what both fans and naysayers expected. In 2017, Ambition finally fulfilled his legacy, taking down the very player that stole the spotlight from him in the first place -- Faker. Some may point to his selflessness and willingness to adapt on Summoner's Rift; but those who have followed his career since the beginning know that it required an entire transformation for him to become the player he is today.
"This win today is really unrealistic and it's really all the hard work that I've been putting into the game, that it's finally paid off," Ambition said, in his post-game interview at the Bird's Nest.
Next to him, his Samsung teammates chatted loudly. They bounced with energy while Ambition seemed content to smile. Unlike his younger counterparts, this victory lifted a large weight from his shoulders, Finally, he had proof of being one of the world's best.
"As a professional player, it's important that I do the best I can with this game."
This was Ambition's response to what motivated him as a player while the confetti continued to fall at his feet on stage.
It was the culmination of five years of hard work. As people continue to dissect and reach for something compelling to say about the man who lived in Faker's shadow, for Ambition, it might just be as simple as doing his best on the world stage. At least this year, he finally has the trophy to prove it.


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A few weeks ago, I came across a sales article exploring how to "sell like a child" that outlined how we can learn from the true artists of negotiation: small children.
Having kids myself, ages three and six, I took the bait and found myself intrigued by the simple tactics children use to get what they want. Had I been ignoring the sales training gold sitting at my fingertips all this time?
I started observing my children through a different lens. What other similarities existed between my pint-sized offspring and the best sales professionals I have encountered in my career?
Here's what I've noticed:
They are naturally curious
Did you know that the average four year old girl asks approximately 390 questions a day?
Yeah, I didn't either, until I had kids. It comes on early and fast, the insatiable thirst to understand the world around them.
For my son, his first deep dive into the world of "why" was about motorized vehicles. He wanted to learn everything about cars, tractors, trains, buses. He quickly started using the word "why" to question just about every decision we would make.
- "Why do we brush our teeth?"
- "Why can't I have an extra bedtime story?"
- "Why can't I play with Daddy's power drill?"
Like any sleep-deprived parent of a preschooler and infant, this constant questioning was absolutely maddening to me, but looking back I understand it. He was seeking to understand the world and how adults made decisions. And to think we tried to stifle that curiosity!
Just like the most successful sales people I have encountered, small children use questions to help understand people's motivations and to combat rejection. And speaking of rejection…
They can take a lot of rejection
They say that it takes 7-10 attempts of asking for a conversation before a prospect will say yes. In the case of my kids, they pretty much never give up.
Whether it is one more book, a TV show before breakfast, or staying up late, most young kids don't view the word "no" as the end of the discussion. Instead, they take it as a cue to reframe the question—all in practicing their tactics of negotiation.
They are competitive and keep score
My son measures himself against the competition (his three-year-old sister) constantly. From who gets the most minutes in the bathtub to the biggest glass of milk, he is always keeping score.
Isn't a sticker chart just the junior version of a sales leaderboard? And boy, does he like to win.
They know how to close
Kids are the best closers, and my kids are no exception.
I recently picked up my son from school and, as we were walking to the car, he casually said to me, "So Mommy, what are we having for dessert tonight?" Now, in our family, we have dessert on holidays, birthdays, and the occasional weekend, so it's not a common occurrence, but those simple words planted the seed in my mind, and I thought, "This kid just used the assumptive close on me!"
And in case you are curious, although I completely saw through George's salesmanship, I had to commend him for his tactics. After he met my objections (eating dinner), he got his close (vanilla ice cream).
They believe in what they are selling
Ever seen a child pull out the big guns when they feel "meh" about something? Yeah, me neither.
Regardless of what they're "selling", they feel passionate in their persuasion. That kid running the neighborhood lemonade stands truly believes that their citrus inspired beverage is the best on the planet and that their customers will be better off after their thirst is quenched.
I believe the difference between selling for a paycheck or as a true profession is the belief that your customers will be better off using the goods or services you provide. I have been fortunate in my career to work at companies where I understood and believed in the value of the products and services I represented. I've witnessed the real, material impact that can come when a business need is identified, solutions are implemented, and organizations can focus on the growth of their organizations. At Ruby, we have the privilege of connecting business owners with an innovative solution that helps them grow and thrive, one happy caller at a time—something my team and I are proud to believe in.
There are many ways we can learn to "sell like a child." But there are also many ways children are the worst sales people. Tune back in soon for the second post in our series!


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Its been rather a big week. After some time in the wash, swishing around, lacking clarity; I began to form a direction. 24″ Waste, so titled until, I think of a better one, has been an incredible challenge.
Mental health… Anorexia… migrant background… the adolescent world…
Need I say more. Well,I have rewritten it four times and still something isn't working! Recently I attended day 1 of a 4 day memoir writers course. As I mentioned last week, 'What is it about?' That question kept rattling around in my head. A succinct answer to such a basic question, should be easy, Right?
My poor brain hurt.
Google offered me some clarity. Schicksal I wrote from the heart, a strong and interesting plot carrying it. This one seemed different, a lot more thinking involved. I struggled with plot: linear Vs non-linear, characters: tangible Vs imaginary and more…
Bubble, bubble, bubble the water level rose to my nose, so I tried another approach. Researching, I explored the front matter of the book. It is writing too, I reasoned. Tinkering and rewriting these small sections helped me with that recurring question and reconnected me to my manuscript.
Here is what I found. These points come from my jottings. Revisiting them helped me to consolidate my thinking.
Preface/ Foreword (a chance to speak to the reader about why you wrote the book)
- Conception, subject, motivation
- Brief description of main characters or theme
- Purpose
- Personal journey, difficulties, growth
- +/- acknowledgement
- Keep it short
This is a chance to thank those wonderful souls who patiently listened to your ravings as you tried to create a novel out of the spaghetti thought strands swishing around in your head. This part of the book can be chalky, so spice it up a bit. Remember, short.
I was surprised to learn that many readers overlook this, flicking past it to chapter one. Prologues may be out of vogue but can be very informative.
- Provide a critical part of the back story relevant to the plot
- Hook the reader with the story question
- Give a sample of the main characters thinking
- Resolve a time gap issue
- Short and sweet!
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Foetus necklace... just in time for mother's day
You know what you need around your stupid, stupid neck? No, apart from a noose. That's right! You need a foetus!
Yup, this ceramic not-yet-a-human could dangle lovingly beneath your neck and perhaps serve as a painful reminder of the child you had that made every second of your life an absolute misery.
You can fondly look back on a time when they were in the womb as opposed to slouching and tutting all over your house, making a mess and bleeding you for every penny you earn before shitting in your lunchbox.
This piece can be bought from Etsy (where all the deranged artisans seem to hang out) and is described by the vendor as being "a ceramic fetus pendant thing that I made," before adding "you don't even have to use it as a necklace, do what you will with it! <3 <3 <3"
For $20 you can buy it here. That said, you should be sectioned immediately if you're even contemplating walking around with one of these about your person. A ceramic vagina on the other hand...
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- JunkyardHelp me out here, I don't know which vagina to get. On the one hand, the one dribbling menstrual blood is particularly attractive. On the other hand, the one with "a urethra wide enough to hold up a standard stick of incense" is actually $5 cheaper. I'm used to you helping me with all my retail dilemmas, BitterWallet. What should I do?


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Most consumers don't worry about the quality of their medical insurance policy. Usually, the company they bought the policy from is reputable, such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna or Anthem. And if coverage was purchased online, there are many ways to verify that a website is safe and secure.
But maybe all is not as it appears. There are many plans that are overpriced, filled with exclusions and don't provide coverage for minimum essential benefits, that are mandated by law.
Consumer Reports published their "Seven Signs A Health Plan Might Be Junk." They recommend avoiding plans with these features:
· Limitations on specific benefits
· Low or vague policy maximums
· Incredibly low premiums that seem too good to be true
· Nominal or missing coverage for the important benefits
· Ceilings on preventive items
· Random phrases that appear very confusing or misleading
The entire article can be found here.
Of course, now (four years after this article was written), tougher standards are in place and federal legislation now requires a basic set of preventive benefits to be included in all non-short term plans. Even Medicare supplement policies are subject to rigorous guidelines.
Here's some good news: Ohioquotes.com NEVER promotes or provides applications for any type of "discounted" plan. We believe that your personal health insurance coverage in Ohio should be issued by a recognized and highly-rated carrier that maintains a large network of established physicians, medical facilities and hospitals.


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The cold days are coming to an end and spring is finally on the horizon. The perfect time to introduce our brand new collection for Spring/Summer 2017 at Kooky Blue.
We've been busy hunting for some beautiful new home accessories, furniture and gifts to brighten up your home. It's that time of year when we sweep away the cobwebs of a long winter, throw open the curtains and enjoy the warm sun of a spring day.
We wanted to find some furniture and accessories that can help to give your home a fresh, airy feel for the new season, so we've picked out everything from cushions to everlasting flowers to add colour to any room.
Our spring launch event takes place at Kooky Blue this Saturday 18th March, so don't forget to pop in and have a look.
We can't wait for everything spring has in store. Look forward to seeing you in the shop on Saturday.
Nicky x


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Peer Reviewed
- Edition: Venus and Adonis
Venus and Adonis (Modern)
- Texts of this edition
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0.4Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton,
0.5and Baron of Titchfield.
0.6Right Honorable,
0.7I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to your lordship nor how the world will censure me for choosing so strong a prop to support so weak a burden. Only if your honor seem but pleased, I account myself highly praised and vow to take advantage of all idle hours till I have honored you with some graver labor. But if the first heir of my invention prove deformed, I shall be sorry it had so noble a godfather and never after ear so barren a land for fear it yield me still so bad a harvest. I leave it to your honorable survey and your honor to your heart's content, which I wish may always answer your own wish and the world's hopeful expectation.
0.8 Your honor's in all duty,
0.9 William Shakespeare.


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Inspired by the awesome blog Unreal Hawaii, I've decided Below are a few photos I took on a hike along The King's Highway, which is a trail across rough lava rock on the south side of Maui. According to the "Every Trail" website, these lava fields are about 200 years old. There is barely any vegetation growing, and the entire landscape looks like Mars (which is why I like this hike so much). If you give it at try, make sure you bring good walking shoes and lots of water. There's no shade. I also used the Nike+ App on on my iPhone, so if you want to check out the map of what I hiked you can here.
To get to the King's Highway, follow the road to Makena beach, and go all the way past La Perouse bay. If you're into this sort of thing, also check out the History of Maui on Wikipedia.


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Most Sacred Heart of Jesus/World Day of Prayer for Priests
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Catholics worldwide are urged to pray for priests on the World Day of Prayer for Priests on June 12, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The day was begun by St. John Paul II in 2002 with the objective of having all Catholic Faithful join in prayer for the sanctification of priests. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the Chapel from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm followed by prayer for vocations and benediction.


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How to change the setting of line weights for custom scale.
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How to change the setting of line weights for custom scale.
This post will show you a quick and easy way to create parking lot striping for your InfraWorks 360 model using nothing more than lines from an AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing.
How to place a detail bubble or a section bubble amongst text notes where the actual leader for the bubble is not desired.
At this year's BILT ANZ event in Brisbane Ceilidh presented a class aimed at teaching Interior Designers & BIM Managers how to transition or improve their interior design teams use of Revit
This guide will teach you all the steps required to create a plan note system using a Generic Annotation family and the Note Block tool.
These tips should help you think more clearly about Worksets and how to use them.
The tips in this article contain everything you need to understand and master scope boxes.
Profiled metal sheet cladding is used in a lot of buildings, from residential homes to large industrial warehouses. In this tutorial learn how to properly draw metal sheet cladding in Revit.
This Autodesk Revit tutorial shows you how to use the "Align" tool.
What are the knock-on effects if Infrastructure adopts BIM properly and Buildings is still behind?
Here is a tip about creating "Blank dimensions" in Revit.


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I don't know why but I forgot to take a picture of the green base color. For the base I used 2 coats of Essence "Lime Up", The pink was an L.A. Colors polish but it doesn't have a name If I ever figure out the name of it I will make sure to update this post :(.... but until then...
I did the tips free hand instead of using guides. I just wanted to see how how I could do without them.... I think I need to keep using lol. I used two coats of the green, one coat of SV, two coats of the pink and another coat of SV.
Also since I love my new and very first Nubar I had to give it a try on this mani. I used 1 coat of Nubar 2010
The effect the Nubar 2010 had on the lighter colors is much different then when it is used on darker colors.
Next up is a franken I made. It doesn't have a name yet so if you have any ideas please let me know.
i pretty much just poured in a little of every glitter polish I had and some loose glitter for more sparkle :) You can never have too much glitter, there is no such thing!!!
This is 2 coat of my un-named franken
It reminds me of a few other polishes I've been seeing on another blog:
This is Deborah Lippman "Happy Birthday" from Lacquered Lover's Blog, The glitter in my polish is smaller but they do look a bit alike.
Also from the same blog is Milani Gems:
Well that's it for today. Please leave any comments you may have below :) Thanks for reading and please check out Lacqueres Lover's blog !!!


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The 2016 Simon Award winners were recognized at a November 2016 ceremony in Washington, DC. This is the fifth year that I have the privilege of photographing the event.
The Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization recognizes colleges and universities that are making significant, well-planned, well-executed, and well-documented progress toward comprehensive internationalization—especially those using innovative and creative approaches.


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Joe Parisi has called Dane County home his entire life. Joe sought out public
service as a way to give back to a community that has given so much to him.
Joe was first elected as County Executive, the chief elected leader of Dane
County, in 2011 after 6 years in the State Assembly and 8 years as Dane County
Joe's priority is to ensure that everyone in our community has access to the
opportunity to succeed. He believes investing in people pays big dividends.
Joe knows this can work because he experienced it. As a teenager, Joe dropped
out of high school. He was encouraged to return to education through a community
program by people who believed in him. So he worked to earn his GED and went on
to MATC (now Madison College) and graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in
sociology. Now Joe believes it is his turn to give back to ensure that our
children's generation has access to the same opportunities that were available
to him.
Joe and his wife, Erin Thornley Parisi, are raising their two daughters on Madison's east side.
With a population of more than 500,000 and an annual county budget of $600 million, Dane
is Wisconsin's second largest county. Dane County has the highest private sector job and
population growth in Wisconsin.
For questions and comments regarding the content of the county executive's web page,
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On-the-Job Training programs provide the opportunity for you to train new hires in your work environment. CareerSource NCFL will reimburse employers for a portion of the employee's wages, sometimes up to 90%, during the training period.
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And all of our programs come backed by the dedication and support of our concierge business services team.
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If you're looking to relocate or expand in Alachua or Bradford counties, QRT may be right for your business. Through QRT, we can provide grant funding for customized training for new or existing employees at new or expanding businesses. Benefits include:
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QRT covers expenses related to specific entry-level job training such as salaries for instructors or trainers salaries, curriculum development, and textbooks or manuals.
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Programs are structured for flexibility and quick response to meet the training objectives of your business. You choose what training is needed, who provides it, and how it should be provided.
Learn more at CareerSourceFlorida.com or take a look at the 2016 QRT Training Guidelines.
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Powered by our statewide partner CareerSource Florida, FloridaFlex offers businesses in Florida, or relocating to Florida, a completely integrated talent support solution to help them compete and grow.
FloridaFlex connects your business to multiple solutions. You can apply for just one of our programs, or take advantage of all available services for an integrated talent support solution that's tailored to your company's specific goals. Learn more at CareerSourceFlorida.com.
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Sarah Bonnell School wins three national awards from the SSAT
This week Sarah Bonnell School has been recognised nationally for its excellent GCSE results in 2017. Based on data from the Department of Education and Ofsted, analysed by SSAT (the Schools, Students and Teachers network), Sarah Bonnell School was found to be among the best performing secondary schools in the country, receiving three awards for being in the top 20% of non-selective schools nationally for attainment, the top 10% for progress and for achieving high levels of performance from pupils eligible for the pupil premium. The SSAT Educational Outcomes database compares all state-funded schools in England, with the highest performing for a range of key measures presented with SSAT Educational Outcomes Awards, sponsored by Lexonik. Sarah Bonnell School will be presented with their awards in the summer term at a ceremony attended by winners from across the region. Sue Williamson, Chief Executive of SSAT said: "I am delighted that Sarah Bonnell School has won three Educational Outcomes Awards. This recognises an important aspect of the schools' work, but, as we know, there is much more to recognise in a good school like Sarah Bonnell School. SSAT is pleased to recognise the quality of leadership and the hard work of all staff to ensure the success of every child. A big thank you and well done to pupils, parents, staff and governors'. # Be Proud
A great start to the week – MBE Mum
A proud Year 8 student told me about the work her Mum does to coach basketball in Newham. I began the week having a meeting with this students Mum who turns out to have established a brilliant charity called Newham All Star Sports Academy which won the 2014 Charity of the Year Award and was awarded an MBE for her services to Basketball and her community. Natasha Hart has offered to establish a Breakfast Basketball Club and deliver a Basketball Camp for Sarah Bonnell students and believes that her work with young people in Newham proves that her coaches can 'produce great basketball players and great citizens'. Great work NASSA and Natasha Hart. If any other parents or carers have talents, skills and knowledge they would like to share – please get in touch. #Aim High
NSPCC say thank you to our skilled Digital Leaders
This week we received a nice letter from Willma King, Head of Training and National Services at the NSPCC saying thank you to the four expert Digital Leaders who attended their conference on 16 January 2018. Willma wrote 'We were delighted to have your contribution' and explained that 69 of the 71 delegates had scored the session as 'excellent or good' saying it was 'lovely to hear from the school pupils'. Well done to Dharmanshi, Zahra, Melinah and Maariyah who received a letter and gift token of £20. The students and I would also like to thank Ms Adel, Associate Senior Leader for excellent encouragement and leadership of the Digital Leaders programme at Sarah Bonnell.
Year 11 GCSE Revision Goody Bag
This week the Year 11 Team, led by Ms Brown, Ms Ihsan, Mr Rudland and Mr Hudson, gave the students a 'goody bag' packed with tips, resources and motivational messages to support their revision for the GCSE examinations. Year 11 said the goody bags were a great way of helping them prepare. #No Excuses
End of Spring Term 2018
Terms ends on Thursday 29 March 2018. Students will be dismissed at the slightly earlier time of 1.10pm and return for the start of the Summer Term on Monday 16 April 2018 at the usual time of 8.25am
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So, the shoe has dropped. D&D Next is announced, and I'm not even finished with the Heroic tier for my bi-weekly Keep on the Borderlands 4E campaign! Not that I've been pushing them to advance, as my group has just reached 8th level and I see from my older posts they were reaching 4th at the end of 2009. Granted we've had a few breaks for other games (my SotC Jazz-era LoEG game and a short-lived Arthurian D20 Modern game), but I've also been throwing a LOT of inter-related stuff at them in game, and since we get at most 3-4 hours per session, progress has been slower than I expected. I think everyone has been having fun, though,so it hardly matters.
Still, since I have plans now into at least the early Epic Levels, considering a transition before I reach mid-Paragon is not something I look forward to. And likely won't consider, for this group, at least. Since WoTC is talking about an extensive public playtest (or at least more so than in years past), it sounds like I'll have at least another year and a half to make the decision. As with many others, I figured something of this ilk would be announced for 2014 and the 40th anniversary of the game. I was figuring at D&D Experience in January 2014, but now it sounds like that is being rolled into GenCon starting next year, so GenCon2013 appears to be the odds on favorite guesstimate of the 'Next' launch.


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Though it sounds silly, it's true: Dolphins like wanton death. I am not going to post extensively on dolphin murder when there is a perfectly good article that I can just link. I will say that I like how the article calls the porpoise "peace-loving", in an apparent attempt to make dolphin murder even worse in the public eye.
Also, while link-surfing, I discovered that in 1991 there was a case heard in England in which a 39 year old man was accused of sexual impropriety with a dolphin named Freddy. Evidently, the case was thrown out when multiple witness reported that Freddy aggressively molested humans by towing them around with his, you know, junk. That's right. He apparently would wrap his giant fish-package around people, and then tow them about the harbor. I honestly am not making that up.
I have to say, I had no idea that dolphins lived such sordid lives. Next we will learn that dolphins have formed an undersea mafia. Actually, I hope that we find that out. There would be nothing more awesome, really.


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Editorial ARTICLE
Editorial: Flow and Transformation in Porous Media
- 1Energy Safety Research Institute, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- 2School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- 3Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Strasbourg/EOST, Strasbourg, France
- 4Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- 5Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
The Editorial on the Research Topic
Flow and Transformation in Porous Media
Fluid flow in transforming porous rocks, fracture networks, and granular media is subject to considerable current interdisciplinary research activity in Physics, Earth Sciences, and Engineering. Examples of natural and engineered processes include hydrocarbon recovery, carbon dioxide geo-sequestration, soil drying and wetting, pollution remediation, soil liquefaction, landslides, dynamics of wet or dry granular media, dynamics of faulting or friction, volcanic eruptions, gas venting in sediments, karst development and speleogenesis, ore deposit development, and radioactive waste disposal.
Hydrodynamic flow instabilities and pore scale disorder typically result in complex flow patterning. In transforming media, additional mechanisms come into play: compaction, de-compaction, erosion, segregation, and fracturing lead to changes in permeability over time. Dissolution, precipitation, and chemical reactions between solutes and solids may gradually alter the composition and structure of the solid matrix, either creating or destroying permeable paths for fluid flow. A complex, dynamic feedback thus arises where, on the one hand, the fluid flow affects the characteristics of the porous medium, and on the other hand the changing medium influences the fluid flow.
This Research Topic Ebook presents current research illustrating the depth and breadth of ongoing work in the field of flow and transformation in porous media through 15 papers by 72 authors from around the world. The body of work highlights the challenges posed by the vast range of length- and time-scales over which subsurface flow processes occur. Importantly, phenomena from each scale contribute to the larger-scale behavior. The flow of oil and gas in reservoirs, and the flow of groundwater on catchment scale is sensitively linked to pore scale processes and material heterogeneity down to the micrometer scale. The geological features of the same reservoirs and catchments evolved over millions of years, sometimes as a consequence of cracking and fracture growth occurring on the time scale of microseconds. The research presented by the authors of this Research Topic represents a step toward bridging the separation of scales as well as the separation of scientific disciplines so that a more unified picture of flow and transformation in porous media can start to emerge.
The first four papers in the Ebook focus on pore scale effects associated with capillary pressure, pore flow, and intergranular forces. Flovik et al. present a pore network model where a wettability altering agent is introduced to two-phase fluid flow. The model captures the intricate feedback between the changes in wettability and the evolving flow patterns. The authors are able to quantify the time dependent increase in oil fractional flow as trapped oil clusters are mobilized due to the change in wetting angle toward water-wetness. David et al. conduct a detailed experimental study of pore filling by imbibition of water into dry porous rocks. The authors use a combination of methods to characterize the motion of the capillary front. X-ray tomography imaging was performed in combination with ultrasound monitoring as a means of directly comparing the motion of the front with the acoustic signatures picked up by the ultrasound sensors.
Misztal et al. present a novel lattice Boltzmann simulation on unstructured grids of pollutant dispersion in the complex pore geometries of limestone samples discretized from X-ray tomography scans. The authors find that diffusive transport dominates over advective transport in pore spaces with high geometrical complexity. The results have implications for pollution remediation practices, suggesting that on/off cycles of flushing are more effective at removing pollutants compared to continuous flushing in the case of diffusion dominated systems. Marks et al. focus on the transmission of stress through grain-grain contacts in compacting granular packings. The authors use Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations to show that propagation of stress to confining walls leads to exponentially increasing boundary stresses as the compaction front thickens.
The next five papers focus on medium scale processes and pattern formation. Kelka et al. present a micro-scale model of the formation of bands in ore-bearing dolomites. The zebra pattern of white and dark stripes develops during mineral replacement and grain boundary migration that is influenced by second phase pinning. Grains in dark bands with a high concentration of impurities remain small whereas grains in white bands are almost impurity free and can develop large crystals. Eriksen et al. look at the formation of viscous fingering and fracturing patterns when two non-miscible fluids flow in a confined, but mobile, granular medium. The finger thickness and fractal dimension change significantly depending on whether deformable or un-deformable boundary conditions are imposed, and whether or not the outer boundary is semi-permeable or free.
Turkaya et al. link observable granular deformation and fracture events to acoustic emissions in lab scale multiphase flow experiments associated with air injection. The authors are able to identify specific acoustic signatures associated with both the channel-creating fracturing events themselves, and aftershock emissions released during slow relaxation in compacted regions after the system has reached its final fractured state. Oppenheimer et al. present lab scale experiments on gas transport through high-viscosity, particle-rich suspensions serving as magma analogs. The authors demonstrate that an increased outgassing efficiency through fractures occurs when the crystal fraction is high, explaining why crystal-rich magmas are often observed to have depleted volatiles. Varas et al. present results from experiments of vertical gas venting through a submerged bed of grains where the granular material is fluidized within a parabolic-shaped process zone surrounding the rising gas column. The authors find a transition from intermittent to steady flow depending on gas flow rate and reservoir volume, and identify a new peculiar flow pattern where a gas "finger" extends vertically upwards to a critical height, above which the gas transport occurs through fractures in the granular packing.
The last six papers in this Research Topic deal with flow and transformation in reservoir scale geological systems. Keszthelyi et al. present a model to understand subsidence in the Ekofisk reservoir in the North Sea. The authors derive a micromechanical model combining microscopic processes of fracturing (pore failure) and creep (pressure solution) and upscale the model through fracture densities to understand reservoir scale behavior. Nermoen et al. present an experimental study of the effects of stress and temperature on chalk dissolution. In their long term experiments they flood core specimens of chalk with MgCl2 brine in a 3D deformation cell under stress and evaluate the mineralogical changes. Their experiments show an increase in exchange between Mg2+ and Ca2+ where the rock samples retain magnesium and lose calcium. This transformation is enhanced with an increase in stress and temperature.
Petrus and Szymczak present a numerical model of the development of solution pipes by CO2 saturated water flowing through limestone rocks and show how the pipes are influenced by layering in the soil. In their model the pipes develop through a reaction-infiltration instability that focuses flow due to a positive feedback between flow rate and dissolution driven porosity generation. The presence of low-porosity layers in the rock increases the competition between pipes so that flow focuses faster in single pipes and changes the shapes of the pipes locally, producing widening of pipes between the layers and narrowing of pipes in layers. Parez and Aharonov present simulations of sliding granular material to understand the run-off behavior of landslides. The authors show that the collapse of the landslides during their rapid travel results in a very low angle of repose, which leads to a long apparent runout even without any special low friction conditions at their base. Based on the simulations a scaling law is derived to connect landslide size with run-out and the authors show that this scaling is in accordance with data from natural examples.
Finally, there are two contributions on the evolution of fracture networks. Ghani et al. present a hydro-mechanical numerical model to simulate fluid driven fracturing in reservoirs with a special emphasis on layered systems. The authors present proxies to separate tectonically driven fracturing, with well-spaced and oriented networks of fractures, from fracturing that are driven mainly by fluid pressure gradients, which show breccia like patterns with variable fracture orientation. Sachau et al. present a numerical model of crustal scale hydraulic fractures and dynamic fluid movements. In their model, hydraulic fractures develop from an over-pressured source, travel upwards to release fluids and heal according to a viscous law. The authors explore the dynamics of their system and show that high healing rates lead to a very dynamic and pulse like fluid flow whereas low healing rates stabilize and result in constant flow.
The collective work presented by the authors demonstrate the growing interest in flow and transformation in porous media. The research field is progressing at an accelerating rate driven by the needs of industry and society, and by recent advances in experimental and theoretical tools. Researchers are now able to characterize pore geometries with unprecedented resolution using X-ray micro-tomography, produce micromodels of controllable porous media characteristics, and detect large scale events using remote sensing. Advances in high performance computing have made simulation of pore flow processes down to sub-pore resolution possible. Using a combination of experimental and theoretical methods, the researchers are starting to unravel the sensitive coupling between pore scale events and large-scale flow and transport processes. The sheer complexity of flow in transforming porous media manifested as evolution of preferential flow paths, pattern formation, intermittent dynamics, anomalous transport, and material fracturing poses enormous challenges, but problems once thought intractable are now starting to yield to scientific enquiry.
Author Contributions
All authors listed, have made substantial, direct and intellectual contribution to the work, and approved it for publication.
This work has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development, and demonstration under grant agreement no 316889. BS acknowledges support from EPSRC Grant No. EP/L013177/1 and Sêr Cymru National Research Network in Advanced Engineering and Materials Grant No. NRN141.
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
We thank all authors, reviewers, and editors that have contributed to this Research Topic.
Keywords: porous media, granular materials, fracturing, pattern formation, capillary, friction, dissolution, two-phase flow
Citation: Sandnes B, Koehn D, Toussaint R, Szymczak P and Aharonov E (2016) Editorial: Flow and Transformation in Porous Media. Front. Phys. 4:42. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2016.00042
Received: 24 August 2016; Accepted: 13 October 2016;
Published: 28 October 2016.
Edited by:Alex Hansen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Reviewed by:Daniel Bonamy, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, France
Copyright © 2016 Sandnes, Koehn, Toussaint, Szymczak and Aharonov. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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James Tate can now count down the hours till the big night. His prom at last arrives this Saturday, after weeks of unintentional fame: he was banned from the dance for posting an invitation to his date on the wall of Shelton High School in Connecticut.
News spread like wildfire on social media sites, where most responded with outrage that the punishment didn't fit the crime. The pressure on school headmaster Beth Smith, largely in the form of a Facebook campaign that attracted nearly 200,000 supporters, prompted her to reverse her decision.
Originally, she had stuck by the school policy of banning any student from the prom who received a suspension after April 1. But on May 14, she told reporters she would come up with alternate consequences – on a case-by-case basis – for students who received suspensions after April 1.
"No one could have anticipated that this would have been blown out to the proportions it was," said Superintendent Freeman Burr, after Ms. Smith's statement.
"Certainly for all of us gentlemen here, James Tate has set for us a new standard for romanticism," said Mr. Burr. "We're happy we're able to put this behind us and we're looking forward to a successful conclusion to the school year."
In his second appearance on the Today Show, Mr. Tate said he thought the whole matter had been "blown completely out of proportion," but that he and his date, Sonali Rodrigues, "will still manage to have fun."
Shelton High School alumni, who had been organizing an alternative prom in protest, decided to use the funds they raised for a scholarship in Tate's name. It will be given to a graduating senior who "exemplifies creative expression, youth empowerment, integrity and grace," according to the SheltonPatch website.
Among the celebratory comments on the Facebook page was an invitation from Irene Caulfield, owner of Sabrina Style dress and tux shop, for Tate to get outfitted for free. The invitation extended to his date, too, and the two friends that had gotten into trouble for helping him post the invitation.
Ms. Rodrigues already had a gown, and Tate already had a vintage cutaway tux, Ms. Caulfield says. But on May 28, Tate and his friends came in and Tate picked out a white vest and bowtie. When asked if she felt like she had a celebrity in her midst, she said, "a celebrity with his 15 minutes of fame. He just handles it so well, he's so laid back."
But the social-media pressure included a mean-spirited aspect as well, with some commenters comparing Smith to Hitler before she reversed her decision. Shelton police have been guarding her at home and at school, the Connecticut Post reports.


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Novum took home the University of Michigan's most successful Bridgestone World Solar Challenge finish yet in a historic second-place win in the 2017 race.
After five days of racing across the Outback through sun, storms, and fierce winds, Michigan crossed the finish line as the first American team to reach Adelaide. Novum's unconventional skinny, monohull design was an innovative risk—and it paid off.
Our engineers designed and built a small car that broke from solar car design convention, which dictates maximizing array area at all costs, even at the cost of aerodynamic efficiency. This year, UM Solar Car went for a smaller, lighter, more aerodynamic car despite its smaller array area, and equipped it with a highly efficient solar array. This had never been done before in solar car racing—it was a risk, and it paid off.
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Aptly named Novum–Latin for 'new thing'–the design, manufacturing process and solar technology behind the national champion team's fourteenth car is different than anything they've ever done before.
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See also: figuré
- 1 English
- 2 French
- 3 Italian
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From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra ("form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing"), from fingō ("to form, shape, mold, fashion"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ("to mold, shape, form, knead"). Cognate with Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), Sanskrit देग्धि (degdhi), Old English dāg ("dough"). More at dough.
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡjɚ/, /ˈfɪɡɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡə/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡɚ/, /ˈfɪɡjɚ/
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- Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ), -ɪɡjə(ɹ)
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figure (plural figures)
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- 2004, Joshua Tree National Park 2004 Visitor Study:
- For example, while Figure 1 shows information for 516 visitor groups, Figure 3 presents data for 1,625 individuals. A note above each graph or table specifies the information illustrated. ... For example, although Joshua Tree NP visitors returned 525 questionnaires, Figure 1 shows data for only 516 respondents.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble
- Shakespeare
- a coin that bears the figure of an angel
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, "Our banks are out of control", in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.
- Dryden
- I made some figure there.
- Blackstone
- gentlemen of the best figure in the county
- (obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
- Law
- that he may live in figure and indulgence
- Law
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- 1919, B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health:
- The origin of the corset is lost in remote antiquity. The figures of the early Egyptian women show clearly an artificial shape of the waist produced by some style of corset.
- A numeral.
- A number, an amount.
- 1996, David Irving v. Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt:
- (i) in the 1966 edition of The Destruction of Dresden Irving contended that 135,000 were estimated authoritatively to have been killed and further contended that the documentation suggested a figure between 100,00 and 250,000;
- A shape.
- Francis Bacon
- Flowers have all exquisite figures.
- 1908, Algernon Blackwood, John Silence, Physician Extraordinary:
- And these were not human shapes, or the shapes of anything I recognised as alive in the world, but outlines of fire that traced globes, triangles, crosses, and the luminous bodies of various geometrical figures.
- Francis Bacon
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- The muslin was of a pretty figure.
- Any complex dance moveW.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:
- Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, […] . It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure.
- A figure of speech.
- Macaulay
- to represent the imagination under the figure of a wing
- Macaulay
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
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- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Grove to this entry?)
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from figure (noun)
- academy figure
- action figure
- authority figure
- big figure
- dark figure
- cut a figure
- father figure
- figure dash
- figure eight
- figurehead
- figure-hugging
- figureless
- figure loom
- figure of eight, figure-of-eight
- figure of merit
- figure of speech
Related termsEdit
human figure; shape of human body
a person, representing a certain consciousness
dance figure
figure of speech — see figure of speech
figure (third-person singular simple present figures, present participle figuring, simple past and past participle figured)
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- I can't figure if he's telling the truth or lying.
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable.
- It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
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- 2005, Paul Beckerman, Andean Exchange-rate Regimes, 1994-2003
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Authors: Brad Swing | Director, Renew Boston
From America's first Subway to first-in-the-nation LEED requirements for private buildings, Boston has been a leader in sustainability. Mayor Thomas M. Menino is continuing to lead the way with an innovative initiative called Renew Boston that helps residents struggling to pay their bills by weatherizing homes and creating green jobs in the community.
"Renew Boston is a unique public-private partnership that is transforming the lives of neighborhood residents, while significantly advancing our climate action agenda," said Mayor Menino. "This latest effort encourages energy efficiency across all of Boston's neighborhoods and will save residents money on energy bills, dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and put local people to work in good paying green jobs."
Launched in August 2010, the Renew Boston Residential Energy Efficiency Program is an effort that includes the local utilities, NSTAR and National Grid; Next Step Living, a Boston-based weatherization company; the non-profit Mass Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy); and a number of community-based organizations. Renew Boston aims to weatherize homes for residents between 60-120% of area median income living in buildings with 4 or fewer units. These residents can struggle to pay for weatherization work because they do not qualify for the low-income Weatherization Assistance Program, but may not have the discretionary income to take advantage of the rebates offered by the statewide utility-sponsored energy efficiency program, Mass Save. Using Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Renew Boston provides the final 25% of the customer cost-share to complement a 75% utility rebate provided by Mass Save. In total, qualifying City residents can receive a no-cost home energy assessment and up to $3500 in energy upgrades to insulate and weatherize their home.
In one year, Renew Boston has already had a significant impact:
- More than 2,800 energy assessments and over 450 weatherization jobs have been completed.
- Building Performance Institute (BPI)-certified energy technicians with Next Step Living and their subcontractors are performing quality installations that are projected to save the typical household $800 or more in annual energy costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25-35%.
- Over 40 Boston residents have been hired into green collar careers with family-supporting wages through Next Step Living, the City of Boston, Mass Energy, and other contractors.
- 26 neighborhood associations, labor groups, small businesses, environmental organizations, places of worship and other community-based organizations have joined as outreach or referral partners.
And the best is yet to come. Renew Boston has made several improvements in response to customer feedback. Recent improvements include streamlining eligibility verification, providing assistance for remediating health and safety issues, and adding a $50 incentive for new referrals. Renew Boston is also providing valuable feedback to utility partners and Massachusetts state regulators on innovative ways to help "hard to reach, hard to serve" residents.
Renew Boston has also contracted with three community-based organizations to hire full time coordinators to lead outreach that will supplement other advertising and marketing efforts. Moreover, 26 community organizations have organized housewarming parties, hosted community meetings, set up tables at farmers markets and transit stops, canvassed their neighborhoods, and spread the word through online message boards, websites, and social networks.
From the beginning, Renew Boston organized to create permanent family-supporting wages in green collar careers. Contractors participating in the program are required to commit to workforce standards consistent with the Boston Jobs Policy, ensuring local hires, positions for historically disadvantaged populations, and compensation for workers that meet or exceed livable wages. Local community groups and workforce development agencies committed their support in finding qualified Boston residents to fill these positions. So far, the program has delivered.
Data as of July 12, 2011
Read more: Renew Boston Residential Workforce Agreement Performance


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The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth have always believed in empowering women to make the world a better place. We salute the women of Saint John's: those who are in our building caring for our patients daily, those who volunteer, those who keep our building beautiful, our trustees who never let an opportunity to serve pass them by and all those women who keep us in their prayers. It is our privilege to work with you in bringing better health to our community.
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Posted on January 10, 2017.
Our CHIP-8 emulator in Common Lisp is almost complete. It can play games, and we've got a rudimentary debugging system in place so we can figure out where things go wrong.
Up to now we've been communicating with the running emulator mostly through NREPL or SLIME. This is fine for development, but in this post we'll add some much-needed polish in the form of menus. This is the kind of boring work that often gets left until the end during game development, so let's just get it out of the way.
The full series of posts so far:
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: The CPU
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: Graphics
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: Input
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: Sound
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: Disassembly
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: Debugging Infrastructure
- CHIP-8 in Common Lisp: Menus
The full emulator source is on BitBucket and GitHub.
Qtools has some rudimentary support for menus. Unfortunately it
won't quite work with our emulator as-is, so we'll need to shuffle things around
a bit. When we added the screen to the emulator back in the graphics post
we just created a subclass of
QGLWidget and passed it along to
with-main-window. This works for displaying the screen, but if you try to
define-menu on this widget Qtools will signal an error.
What we need to do is create a
QMainWindow widget instead, and put our
QGLWidget inside of that. Then we can add some menus to the main window and
everything should work great. It will end up being structured like this:
QMainWindow ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Menu1 │ Menu2 │ ... ║ ║───────┴───────┴──────────────────║ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │..............................│ ║ ║ │..............................│ ║ ║ │..........QGLWidget...........│ ║ ║ │.........(the screen).........│ ║ ║ │..............................│ ║ ║ │..............................│ ║ ║ │..............................│ ║ ║ └──────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝
Adding a Main Window
We'll start by creating the
QMainWindow widget. It will just have a single
slot to keep track of the
chip struct it's displaying:
(define-widget main-window (QMainWindow)
((chip :accessor main-chip :initarg :chip)))
Next we'll define our screen widget to be a subwidget of the main window:
(define-subwidget (main-window screen) (make-instance 'screen)
(setf (screen-chip screen) chip))
This ensures the screen widget will get cleaned up properly when the main window is closed.
Now we need to move some of the initialization code that used to be in the screen widget up into the main window, and also add a bit more to connect everything properly:
(define-initializer (main-window main-setup)
(setf (q+:window-title main-window) "cl-chip8"
(q+:central-widget main-window) screen
(q+:focus-proxy main-window) screen))
window-title needs to go on the top-level widget, so we can pull that out
of the screen's initializer. We also set the screen to be the "central widget"
of the main window. You can read the Qt docs for the full
story, but essentially a
QMainWindow is just a container for other widgets and
we need to designate one as the primary widget.
We'll also want to set the focus proxy of the main window to be the screen, because we want the screen to handle keyboard input just like before. Setting the focus proxy tells Qt that whenever the main window gets focused it should actually focus the screen instead. If we didn't do this, then if the main window itself got focused (which can happen when tabbing through applications, clicking the title bar, etc) it wouldn't propagate the keystrokes down to the screen.
This is all kind of fiddly stuff, but it's the polish that separates a toy project from something that actually feels finished.
We'll also want to change our
die function to close this main window, not just
the screen. I'm going to cheat just a little bit and use a global variable to
hold the currently-running main window for easy access:
(defparameter *main-window* nil) ; will get set later
(defun die ()
(setf (chip8::chip-running (main-chip *main-window*)) nil)
(q+:close *main-window*))
run-gui will need to start up a
main-window instead of a screen:
(defun make-main-window (chip)
(make-instance 'main-window :chip chip))
(defun run-gui (chip thunk)
(window (setf *main-window* (make-main-window chip))) ; NEW
(funcall thunk)))
I usually try not to use the return value of a
setf form because I think it's
kind of ugly, but it saved an entire
let here so decided to I break my own
style rule.
Updating the Screen
The only thing we need to change for the
screen is its initializer:
(define-initializer (screen screen-setup)
(setf (q+:focus-policy screen) (q+:qt.strong-focus)
(q+:fixed-size screen) (values *width* *height*)))
We've removed the useless
window-title that used to be here. Instead we set
the focus policy to the screen to accept all kinds of focus. If you don't set
this the widget will never be able to get focus (and thus receive keyboard
events). We also leave in the size setting. The
QMainWindow seems to pick up
this size and scale itself appropriately, which is nice.
That's it for the architectural changes. All the screen's drawing and input-handling code can remain unchanged.
Adding Menus
We'll add a couple of menus to make it a bit easier to use the emulator without falling back to the Lisp REPL. There's a lot of things we could add, so I'll just cover a couple basic options.
The File Menu
Let's start with a simple
File menu that will just have two items:
- Load a ROM
- Quit the emulator
The menu definition is pretty straightforward:
(define-menu (main-window File)
(:item ("Load ROM..." (ctrl o)) (load-rom main-window))
(:item ("Quit" (ctrl q)) (die)))
Note that we use the Windows-centric shortcut key names. Qt will handle translating those to Mac-friendly versions when running on OS X.
We'll hide the details of loading the ROM in a
load-rom helper function:
(defun load-rom (main-window)
(let ((rom (get-rom-path main-window)))
(when rom
(chip8::load-rom (main-chip main-window) rom))))
load-rom just gets the path to load and loads it into the
chip struct,
assuming it's not
nil. Once again we use a helper function to hide the
details of getting the path to the ROM, because I'm a firm believer in one
function to a function:
(defparameter *default-directory*
(asdf:system-source-directory :cl-chip8)))
(defun get-rom-path (window)
(let ((path (q+:qfiledialog-get-open-file-name
window ; parent widget
"Load ROM" ; dialog title
*default-directory* ; starting directory
"ROM Files (*.rom);;All Files (*)"))) ; filters
(if (string= path "")
Qt has a nice static method
QFileDialog.getOpenFileName that we can use to do
the heavy lifting. It takes a parent widget (our main window), a title,
a directory to start in, and a file filter string.
I've used some handy ASDF and UIOP functions to tell the file dialog to start in the directory where the emulator's code is located, because that's where I store my own ROMs. Another option would be to have it start in the user's home directory, or to make the location configurable.
The filter string is actually parsed by Qt, and by default will prevent the user
from selecting any file that doesn't end in
.rom. You might want to add a few
more options extensions here if you think people will have named their ROMs
differently. We also add a second filter that will let the user select any
file, in case they have a ROM with a filename we haven't anticipated. The
result looks like this:
Note that if the user cancels out of the file selection dialog Qt will return an
empty string. We'll check for that and return a more Lispy
nil from the
That's it for the
File menu. It's basic, but it's a lot nicer to load ROMs
through a normal dialog than to have to poke at the
chip in the REPL.
The Display Menu
Back in the graphics post we saw how some ROMs expect the CHIP-8 to wrap
sprites around the screen when their coordinates get too large, and other ROMs
require that they not wrap. There's no good way to automatically detect this
(aside from hashing particular ROMs and hard-coding the setting for those) so
we'll expose this as an option to the user in a
Display menu.
The menu itself is simple — we'll make a submenu that will contain the options and a helper function to actually do the work:
(define-menu (main-window Display)
(:menu "Screen Wrapping"
(:item "On" (set-screen-wrapping main-window t))
(:item "Off" (set-screen-wrapping main-window nil))))
(defun set-screen-wrapping (main-window enabled)
(setf (chip8::chip-screen-wrapping-enabled (main-chip main-window))
Now we've got a simple little menu for turning screen wrapping off and on:
You might also want to reset the emulator automatically whenever this option is changed, because toggle screen wrapping as the emulator is running can produce… interesting results. But I like breaking games in fun ways, so I left it as-is.
In a perfect world these options wouldn't be vanilla
:items but would instead
be part of a
QActionGroup. This would tell Qt to treat these
items as a group, put a checkmark next to the currently-selected one, and so on.
Unfortunately Qtools doesn't have a menu content type for action groups and the
thought of implementing something like this makes me nauseas, so
I'm satisfied with the
:item kludge.
The Sound Menu
Our final menu will allow the user to select what kind of sound the buzzer
should play, because it would be a shame to let all our work in the sound
post go to waste. We'll implement the
Sound menu just like the
(define-menu (main-window Sound)
(:menu "Sound Type"
(:item "Sine" (set-sound-type main-window :sine))
(:item "Square" (set-sound-type main-window :square))
(:item "Sawtooth" (set-sound-type main-window :sawtooth))
(:item "Triangle" (set-sound-type main-window :triangle))))
(defun set-sound-type (main-window type)
(setf (chip8::chip-sound-type (main-chip main-window)) type))
And with that we've got a basic menu system for the emulator:
We're nearing the end of the series. The next post will be about adding a graphical debugging interface, and will probably be the last in the series.
(Unless I get ambitious and try making a curses-based ASCII UI…)


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CT's Economic Performance Ranks 49th in US; Economic Outlook Ranks 46th/
Connecticut ranks 49th in economic performance during the past decade and the state's economic outlook ranks 46th among the nation's 50 states in the latest "Rich States, Poor States" analysis by the American Legislative Exchange Council. The look-back at the decade 2005-2015 shows Connecticut ranking near the bottom in the three components that make up the ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index performance numbers. The state ranked 47th in state gross domestic product and 44th in non-farm payroll employment, both below the national average, and 43rd in absolute domestic migration, which increased for the third consecutive year.
Connecticut's overall economic outlook ranking, 49th in the nation, represents a drop from 47th in each of the past two years, and 44th and 34rd in the two previous years. Back in 20120, Connecticut ranked 36th. The economic outlook includes more than a dozen categories. Among them, Connecticut ranks highest in sales tax burden (12th), remaining tax burden (16th), and debt service as a share of tax revenue (20th).
"Each of these factors is influenced directly by state lawmakers through the legislative process," the report points out. The policy variables "have a proven impact on the migration of capital—both investment and human—into and out of states."
In the 10th annual edition of the competitive outlook index, the lead states in the ranking are Utah, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Florida, Wyoming, Arizona, Texas and Idaho. The highest ranking New England states are New Hampshire (number 18) and Massachusetts (number 25). Joining Connecticut towards the bottom of the list are Rhode Island (number 36) and Vermont (number 49).
The Economic Performance Rankings (2005-2015) placed Texas, North Dakota and Washington State atop the list, followed by Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, North Carolina, and Montana. Massachusetts was the highest ranked New England state, at number 18.
"Generally speaking," the report indicated, "states that spend less—especially on income transfer programs, and states that tax less—particularly on productive activities such as working or investing—experience higher growth rates than states that tax and spend more."


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