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Model Number: Redmi Note 8 Pro
Language: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English ( If you want to use other national languages, it is recommended to brush into the MIUI system package of other countries. Go to https://www.miui.com/fans.php and refer to the bottom of the page. Global fan site list )
Service Provider: Unlocked
SIM Card Slot: Dual SIM,Dual Standby
SIM Card Type: Dual Nano SIM
Type: 4G Phablet
| Cores: Octa Core
External Memory: TF card up to 256GB ( not included )
| Network type: CDMA,FDD-LTE,GSM,TD-SCDMA,TDD-LTE,WCDMA
WIFI: 2.4G/5G WiFi,802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless internet
Wireless Connectivity: A-GPS,Bluetooth,GPS,NFC
| Screen resolution: 2340 x 1080
Screen size: 6.53 in
Screen type: Capacitive (5-Points),Corning Gorilla Glass,Multi-Touch
| Camera Feature: ultra clear mode, super night scene, AI scene camera 5.0, intelligent super wide-angle mode, super wide-angle edge distortion correction, AI beauty, continuous shooting mode, street shooting mode, shift axis mode, custom watermark, professional mode, background blur adjustment, 3D light effect, panoramic mode, AI super-resolution photo, one button change sky
Camera type: Four Rear Caremas and One Front Camera
Flashlight: Yes
Video recording: 4K Video,Support 1080P Video Recording,Support 720P Video Recording
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| Additional Features: Alarm,Browser,Calculator,Calendar,GPS,Gravity Sensing,NFC,Notification
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0
Google Play Store: No
I/O Interface: 3.5mm Audio Out Port,Nano SIM/TF Card Slot,Type-C
Waterproof / Water-Resistant: No
Sensor: Accelerometer,Ambient Light Sensor,Double Vibrate Motor,E-Compass,Fingerprint Sensor,Infrared Radiation,NFC,Proximity Sensor,Three-axis Gyro
| Battery Capacity (mAh): 4500mAh
Battery Type: Non-removable
Package Contents
| Cell Phone: 1
Charger: 1
SIM Needle: 1
USB Cable: 1
User Manual: 1
Protective Cover: 1
Dimensions and Weight
| Product weight: 0.1998 kg
Package weight: 0.4500 kg
Product size (L x W x H): 16.14 x 7.64 x 0.88 cm / 6.35 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches
Package size (L x W x H): 18.00 x 10.00 x 6.00 cm / 7.09 x 3.94 x 2.36 inches
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SESSION - 30/Jun/1997
Medium: Jorge R. Olguin
Entity that came to talk: Archangel Gabriel
Interlocutor: Thank you for your message, Master, and see you soon. Who will communicate now?
Archangel Gabriel: I am Archangel Gabriel... I am going to act as a messenger once again. This disclosure will talk about Mary, the humble servant of the Father. The truth has been distorted so much about my beloved Mary, the mother of Jesus…!
Ah, Miriam! [25] She was then a girl whom I had loved so much! When Yeshua [26] incarnated, it was a tremendous pleasure to see her having the child on her lap... She gave her son a great spiritual wisdom and also material knowledge: she taught him how to fight against injustice, she taught him to have patience to the discredit ones, she transmitted him to disdain hypocrites... When Jesus fought hand-to-hand his stepbrothers [27] in the clever art of the sword and the spear, he took it as a game, strengthening his muscles. He never inflamed because he did it with love. Jesus loved everybody. At the time at which he discussed in the temple with those doctors of law, teaching them the true interpretation of the Torah, the fool doctors were offended because they could not accept that a teenage boy could teach them. Oh, fools, fools! How patient had to be my Jesus! He bent his head and said to them: "Excuse me, gentlemen, if I have offended you." But within his spirit he said: "Idiots, stupids, they are never going to learn!
Sometime later he went to study with the Essenes. But he was very opposed, particularly by a teacher of justice that was very selfish and did not want anyone to dim him. He did not accept how Jesus was. That teacher of Justice said that those who taught were not to be permissive, but rigid. They neither accepted the innovative ideas of the new disciple, because they believed in an imminent end of the world, where would be only saved those who retain an ascetic life. When that teacher disincarnated, a worse one replaced him. After that, poor Jesus stopped trying to change that community so closed of ideas and left the site.
Interlocutor: Did Joseph know the truth about the birth of Jesus, who he was and what his true mission was?
Archangel Gabriel: Of course he knew!
Interlocutor: And knew with certainty that he was not his son?
Archangel Gabriel: Yes, he knew it.
Interlocutor: Did he also know that Jesus was the son of Mary and a Roman Patrician?
Archangel Gabriel: I will tell you the truth. Mary married, being a youngster of 15 years, with Herod Antipater, heir to the throne of Herod the Great. It was a secret wedding, where there were only a few witnesses. Mary and Herod loved each other with a love so spiritual, so great that their only desire was to give one another their whole beings. They loved with a love so exalted, that Mary, as it's said today, "gave herself in body and soul".[28]
Interlocutor: Being a virgin...
Archangel Gabriel: Being a virgin.
Interlocutor: Fulfilling, then, the prophecy...
Archangel Gabriel: That's right... She gave herself in body and soul to Herod Antipater. Then, he had to flee from the region because his father, physically and spiritually sick, was convinced that he wanted to take over his throne. So, he ordered to prosecute him for killing. Besides, Herod Antipater's brothers fought for this kingdom. Antipater was betrayed by men who apparently were at all reliable. They found out where he was taking refuge. He was trapped, locked in a dark dungeon and, a few days later, killed by order of his cruel father. Then, his brothers fought for the part of the inheritance left by this martyr. They were like hyenas, fighting for offal.
Interlocutor: Then, Herod Antipater did not commit suicide, as I read somewhere?
Archangel Gabriel: No, he did not commit suicide. They murdered him. Antipater did not know what selfishness was and his feelings towards Mary were so great that he would have never committed suicide, but he had done the impossible to escape and find her, to flee and live together in an unknown place. How far Antipater's father was in understanding that his son was not interested in power, but in love! I understand that Antipater came to intuit, before his death, that his beloved was pregnant. He knew he had only little time to live, but prayed for Mary and asked for her well being. He placed in front the safety of his loved one before his own. So great was his love for her. The intrigue continued, until two years later, when Herod the Great died and the kingdom of Palestine was divided among his children, who fought among themselves to get the crown of king [29]. But the king… who was in fact? It was the rightful child of Antipater, namely Jesus! He was never recognized. Anyway, my loved Yeshua did not care about this material kingdom. His mission was another and he has fulfilled it successfully. I want to emphasize the goodness of Joseph who knowing that this girl was pregnant, he accepted the child as his own. One of the directors of the Temple, Simeon, knew it. And obviously he kept silent, so it was not only a secret of Joseph and Mary.
Interlocutor: To what extent did Mary know that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah?
Archangel Gabriel: Mary did not have much knowledge, but had a lot of wisdom which used with her son. She knew that Jesus was a special being. Mary knew the Torah by heart. But she was a woman, and we know that at that time women were disregarded. Jewish customs used to mistreat women in general. I give an example, a farmer who finished eating a lamb leg and had his hands full of fat, called the eldest daughter and had his hand cleaned of fat in the long hair of the girl. It seems aberrant what I say, but it was real. Moreover, when the girl had grown up, her family looked for ways to get rid off her by "trapping" the first candidate who crossed to marry her. But the father of the boy, who was no fool, requested a compensation for taking the "burden." After many discussions they agreed the price and arranged the wedding.[30] Interlocutor: Did Mary have more children?
Archangel Gabriel: Yes, she had three sons with Joseph. In addition, Joseph had three sons from his previous marriage. This doesn't affect the image of Mary, the truth about how she became pregnant Mary, at no time, committed what in those days was considered "sin". She never committed adultery. She had a legitimate husband. And then she had a second husband, the good Joseph, who was also her tutor.
Interlocutor: The church wants to show the birth of Jesus as a divine intervention of the Holy Spirit, which I think is nonsense, because Jesus said that he had come to enforce the law, not to destroy it...
Why making a miracle away from the laws of physics?
Archangel Gabriel: The miracle existed, in the sense that my beloved Jesus has conveyed the greatest message of love of all time: "Love each other and love your neighbor as yourself." Jesus has given much wisdom to anyone who has wanted to listen. Unfortunately many do not listen and prefer to be in ignorance. Greetings with all my love, I will give way to another entity.
[25] Miriam is Mary in Hebrew.
[26] Yeshua ben Yosef was the real name of Master Jesus.
[27] Joseph was about 40 years old when married Mary. He was a widower and had children from a previous marriage.
[28] It agrees with the writer and researcher Robert Graves, who speaks in his book "King Jesus" about the relationship between the young Jewish Mary and the prince Herod Antipater.
[29] The cruel Archelaous became the Ethnarch of Judea and SaMary, the lavish Herod Antipas, tetrarch (circa 'ruler of a quarter') of Galilee and Perea; Philip received the north-east of the realm and was styled tetrarch.
[30] Dowry is still used in the twenty-first century in traditional families.
Continue Tar 30/Jun/97
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Apple's priorities have shifted slightly under new CEO Tim Cook, Adam Lashinsky reports for Fortune.
Lashinsky spoke with current and former Apple engineers who say that executives are interfering too much with their work, which was never the case under Jobs:
From the Fortune article:
"It looks like it has become a more conservative execution engine rather than a pushing-the-envelope engineering engine," says Max Paley, a former engineering vice president who worked at Apple for 14 years until late 2011. "I've been told that any meeting of significance is now always populated by project management and global-supply management. When I was there, engineering decided what we wanted, and it was the job of product management and supply management to go get it. It shows a shift in priority."
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I learned to knit from my aunt when I was about 7 years old. I was visiting her and my uncle (who live out of state) for a week one summer, and one day we sat down with some aluminum straight needles and some orange acrylic yarn. I still remember that first piece of knitting -- it was completely uneven and had holes where I'd accidentally done a yarnover, but I was insanely proud of it.
Knitting didn't really click for me, though, until I was in grad school in Philadelphia and living about a block from Rosie's Yarn Cellar (a fantastic little LYS in the basement of some row houses). They introduced me to "fancy" yarns and more advanced techniques, and I taught myself a lot through the Internet. I'd say I became truly obsessed about the time I started my blog in 2005.
At what point did you really start feeling like a knitting designer?
I think it was when my shawl pattern Gaskell really took off (it was published in February 2012). I had started knitting the sample for myself, just to see if I could work out what was in my head, but I got so much attention for it that I decided to publish it. I'm still astounded by how much love a garter stitch shawl has gotten in the past three years!
Although it tends not to be as popular, I really like stranded colorwork. I love the mix of color and pattern, and I really like the extra squishy fabric you get from using two strands. I know a lot of people tend to be intimidated by it, but really the hardest part is keeping your tension even. It's really all about practice (and blocking helps a lot, too!).
Do you have a favorite type of item to design?
I'd have to say shawls are my favorite. I think it's because there's a lot of flexibility in shawls -- they don't have to fit, so gauge isn't as critical, and most shawls don't require all that much yarn, so they can be an economical knit as well. I think they're also a good in-between type of project in that they don't knit up super fast but they also aren't as huge a time commitment as sweaters or other larger projects.
It might sound cliched, but I'd have to say the world around me. I'm always seeing patterns and textures in nature, in architecture, in interesting industrial design, etc. For example, there's a thing I always pass on my way home that was put into the sidewalk where a ramp was placed. I don't know exactly what it's called, but it has a really interesting texture to it, and I keep meaning to sketch it to see if it would work in a colorwork pattern.
Which of your designs is your favorite? (if you had to choose...)
Well, if I really have to choose, I'd have to say Leventry, which coincidentally has been my most popular pattern to date. I think it's my favorite because it was the first time I had a very clear vision of a design and actually got the knitted piece to come out exactly as it was in my head. Most of the time, there's a lot of tweaking in the knitting process, and the sample is never quite exactly as I originally pictured the design, so I really think there was a lot of kismet in this particular pattern.
I have a bit of a designer crush on Bristol Ivy. I find her designs really inventive but not overly complicated or elaborate. I also really admire Julia Trice, who has beautiful designs but also is wonderfully generous with her time and knowledge on Ravelry.
Any upcoming projects you can give us a hint about?
Well, I released a new shawl pattern yesterday and I have a cowl version of the Leventry shawl in testing (hoping to release it at the beginning of May). I'm also working on the sample for a new sock pattern. And of course there are always more design ideas than I have time to play with, so there are lists and sketches tucked all over the place.
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The following article appeared in The Daily Iowan on May 9, 2013
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The University of Iowa has plans in the works to install hearing-loop technology in several buildings around campus, and while more expensive than older technology, official say the quality is worth it.
By simply switching a hearing aid or cochlear implant to the "T" setting, the hearing-loop system will send the sounds in a room directly to the hearing aid or implant.
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Stephen Allen looks at the worst winners of film's most prestigious awards
10. Best Actress – Hilary Swank
She may be popular but it doesn't excuse the fact that she has played the same character in every movie. "Hooray, I'm a complete person!" (Tragic death in 10, 9….)
9. Best Original Song: 'I just called to say I love you' from The Woman in Red
Remember this song? You'll hear it being sung in horrible karaoke bars. Of course, nobody has heard of that Ghostbusters song. Why would that win?
8. Best Actress – Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
Ah, The Blind Side. Blind people coming together and making a movie. What? They weren't blind?! They cast Sandra Bullock and people actually thought she was good?
7. Multiple awards: Ghandi
To paraphrase Ghandi: "Honest disagreement is a good sign of progress". Well, I disagree with this film winning multiple Oscars. See. And people say I can't be progressive.
6. Best Writer: Akiva Goldsman for A Beautiful Mind
They should really monitor the careers of the winners of these awards and take them back if they're really terrible. Once you write Batman and Robin, I think it's time to give the award back.
5. Best Achievement In Sound: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
"But this didn't win", who cares? This crappy Michael Bay film got nominated for an Oscar. What possible good sounds was there in that movie? "Wow! These explosions sound just like explosions!"
4. Best Picture: On The Waterfront
Rear Window was also in the running. Nobody? You chose this over one of Hitchcock's best movies. I feel like I'm talking to no-one… This is why I need a Time Machine.
3. Best Actor: Robert Benigni for Life is Beautiful
Did anyone even see this movie? This guy was also the director, which is never a good sign. Yet, he won. I'm beginning to think the Oscars are chosen by sentient wheely bins.
2. Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls
(Slams head) Really?! I mean cardboard doesn't describe her well enough. (Slams head again) I thought she was a really shouty tree. (Slams head a third time) I may need an ambulance.
1. Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley
Remember this movie? No? Well, here's a quick review: It wasn't great. But hey, it's not as if Citizen Kane was nominated that year. Wait…


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In verse II.16 of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (2000 years old give or take), we are given the following instruction: heyam dukham anagatam (pain and suffering that have not yet happened may be avoided). From Judith Lasater: The suffering of the past cannot be wiped out, the suffering of this moment is what I am experiencing right now, The suffering that exists in the future can [at least to some extent] be avoided by the choices I make now.
In your practice this week, notice: are you listening to your body and heart? are you working in an easeful, pain-free range of motion? resting in sensation with compassionate awareness rather than story-telling, judging, refusing or exaggerating? finding an efficient and effortless engagement with each movement and posture rather than forcing or pushing? Happy pain-free exploring!


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WALTHAM, Mass. – Regis College used the long distance shot to establish a multi-possession lead, and then the Pride held off a late Brandeis rally to defeat the Judges, 62-57, Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference women's collegiate basketball game at Red Auerbach Arena.
Maura Russell (Braintree, Mass.) hit five three-pointers as she led the Pride with a season-high 17 points. Valerie Martin (Derry, N.H.) finished with 16 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and Nikki Bitinaitis (Cromwell, Conn.) collected 13 points, five assists, and three steals.
Brandeis (4-6) opened the game by scoring seven of the first nine points, including a three-pointer by Camila Casanueva. Starting with a three-pointer by Bitinaitis, Regis rattled off an 8-2 scoring run to close out the first quarter, capped by a three-pointer from Russell.
The Pride scored eight unanswered points over the first four minutes of the second quarter, beginning with another three-pointer from Russell and continuing with a three-pointer and a layup by Katryna Veasey (Quincy, Mass.). The Judges responded with a 10-3 scoring run over the next four minutes, but Russell scored five straight points to close out the second quarter, giving Regis a 26-19 lead at halftime.
The Judges opened the third quarter with an 11-2 scoring run, led by Kat Puda with six points and Casanueva with five points, to pull ahead 30-28 three minutes into the second half. Bitinaitis quickly hit a layup to tie the game, and Russell followed with consecutive three-pointers to give the Pride the lead for good.
Down by 10 with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, Brandeis made one final push, putting together a 9-2 scoring run starting with five points by Puda and followed by four points from Hannah Nicholson. Martin drove in for a layup with 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter and then, after a three-pointer by Lauren Rubinstein, made two free throws to clinch the victory for the Pride.
Puda led the Judges with 15 points, Casanueva finished with nine points, three rebounds, and six assists, and Nicholson contributed eight points, eight rebounds, and two blocked shots. As a team, Brandeis shot 35.1 percent (20-of-57) from the field, including 6-of-26 from behind the three-point line, and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the free throw line. The Judges controlled the rebounding battle, 49-27, including 17 offensive rebounds leading to 19 second chance points.
The Pride shot 36.2 percent (21-of-58) from the field, including 10-of-24 from behind the three-point line, and 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from the free throw line. Regis scored 19 points off 23 Brandeis turnovers, plus the Pride committed only 10 turnovers, the fewest in a single game since the NECC Tournament championship game against Elms Feb. 25, 2017.
Regis (3-7) next plays its first home game of 2019, hosting UMass Dartmouth Thursday, Jan. 3, starting at 6 p.m. at Higgins Court. The Corsairs enter the contest with a 9-2 overall record, losing only to top-ranked Bowdoin Dec. 6 and at Babson this past Monday.


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Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 11 am – 4 pm
The museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays
The museum is also closed between exhibitions and on major holidays. Please call 504.865.5328 for specific dates and closings.
The Newcomb Art Museum is building #81 on the University Map, also available for download below.
It is fully wheelchair accessible. Unless prior arrangements have been made with staff or security, photography is not allowed.
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Visiting with a large group? Rent a charter bus with National Charter Bus New Orleans or New Orleans Charter Bus Company.
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The Newcomb Art Museum is located in the Woldenberg Art Center on the Tulane campus.
If you are taking Uber/Lyft or using Google maps, the destination to be entered is Newcomb Art Museum (not Woldenberg Art Center).
From I-10 Baton Rouge: Exit Carrollton, turn right onto Carrollton. Turn left on Claiborne (you will have to make a U-turn after crossing Claiborne, and then make a right onto Claiborne). Turn right on Broadway. Turn left on Willow. Take the second right on Newcomb Place. Drive into campus. Turn right at first stop sign. The Museum is on the right in the Woldenberg Art Center.
From the Central Business District: Head north (upriver) on Claiborne. Turn left on Audubon Drive. After crossing Willow, Audubon becomes Newcomb Place. Drive into campus. Turn right at first stop sign. The Museum is on the right in the Woldenberg Art Center.


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When you need a break, your body sends you clear signals, including fidgetiness, hunger, drowsiness and loss of focus. But if you're like most people, you override them. Instead, most of us find artificial ways to pump up our energy: caffeine, foods high in sugar and simple carbohydrates, and your body's own stress hormones - adrenalin, noradrenalin and cortisol.
Relying on these hormones for energy prompts the state we all know as "fight or flight." It's great for escaping danger, and terrible for long term performance. In fight or flight, people become less capable of thinking clearly and reflectively, more emotionally volatile, and burn down their energy at a rapid rate.
The Value of Working in SprintsThe counterintuitive secret to great, sustainable performance is to work like a sprinter. What I mean by that is, working with high intensity, uninterrupted focus, for periods no longer than 90 minutes, and then taking a break to renew and refuel.
It can be a challenge if not impossible for most people in most companies to work in a series of uninterrupted sprints, so let me challenge you instead to try a smaller experiment.
For the next week, take on your most challenging task first thing in the morning, for 60 to 90 minutes, uninterrupted. Then take a break. You'll be amazed at how much your capacity to get things does increases and feel better at the end of the day as well..
Do you have any tips for increasing your capacity without increasing your time at work?


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THE Internet is a rabbit hole of distraction. It's easy to wind up knee-deep in paparazzi photos of Beyonce's new baby when you intended only to answer a few e-mails.
But last week, I had a different experience. Stressed out, on a deadline, I was frustrated to the point of uselessness and began to post a handful of items to Twitter and Tumblr. For a while, my mind and fingers wandered aimlessly around the Web. When I grew tired of this, I turned back to my assignment, completed it and turned it in. The entire detour took less than 10 minutes, and it seemed to make me more efficient.
Of course, the standard party line is that our focus and attention span are being whittled away by the never-ending barrage of services flooding our screens and feeds — and that this is a debilitating trend.
John Herrman, an editor at FWD, a tech site on BuzzFeed, says he's developed a kind of tech neurosis from the frenetic race to keep up with e-mails, mobile e-mails, Twitter, Facebook, instant messaging, phone calls and text messages throughout the day.
"I, like so many people I know who work on computers, seem very inefficient," he wrote in a recent post. "Even if my output is high, my input is astronomically higher. I'm never not looking sideways at what I'm doing, never not pulled to look at something else, never not reacting to whatever I've paused on."Continue reading the main story
Most days, that's my experience, too — but not always. In fact, sometimes I've found that losing myself in the Web can be invigorating. Instead of needing to turn off the noise of the Web, I often use it to calm my nerves so I can finish my work.
It seems that instead of fracturing my focus and splintering my attention span, digital distractions have become a part of my work flow, part of the process, along with organizing notes and creating an outline for each article I write. Perhaps it's possible to master the demands on my attention by figuring out a way to juggle the multitude of apps and services that beg to be looked at, clicked on and answered.
If my brain is learning how to cope with distractions, is it possible that others are, too?
Of course, the consensus among scientists and researchers is that trying to juggle many tasks fractures our thinking and degrades the quality of each action. But understanding the plasticity of the brain, or its ability to adapt and reorganize its pathways, is still in its early stages.
Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, who studies the impact of interruption on performance and memory, says it's possible that our brains are adapting to handle the many inputs of digital stimulation. He and his research team are using interactive video games to observe how the brain adapts to multiple tasks that increase in difficulty over time.
"We can train ourselves to get better," he said. "We're studying the plasticity of the brain so we can understand how abilities can improve."
It may be that the brain — or some brains — can handle certain levels of multitasking and not others, he said. Surfing the Web and talking on the phone may not place the same demand on available cognitive resources as, say, cruising down the highway and sending a text message. It's an area of research that scientists and psychologists are just starting to explore, he said.
"We're pushing the brain to master switching between tasks," he said. "But if abilities can actually improve, the question is, by how much?"
Some people have certainly developed their own coping mechanisms in this realm.
Steve Greenwood, an entrepreneur who works in Manhattan, says he prefers to rise early to get through his e-mail and other simple tasks before Twitter, Facebook and the rest of his socially networked Web really stir to life.
A friend of mine, meanwhile, says he puts his phone into airplane mode at social gatherings and dinners, temporarily suspending its ability to send and receive a signal.
A budding industry is geared toward helping people manage their attention and the various sites and services that hope to command it. But some of the makers of the biggest offenders of distracting technology are adding features that give users more control over their availability and accessibility to the rest of the world.
Apple plans to introduce a new feature called "Do Not Disturb" into an update of its next generation of mobile software, iOS. The feature will mute notifications and phone calls.
Susan Etlinger, a consultant at the Altimeter Group who advises companies on how best to use technology, said that phones and services that offered greater controls to manage interruptions could become an important selling point for buyers and tech users.
"It is becoming increasingly clear that attention is the new currency," she said. "Consider social networks and the businesses we interact with every day. They are all competing for a sliver of our time and attention. So maintaining our attention becomes a competitive advantage."
But even as she anticipates a rise in features and apps that help people manage their digital distractions, she also expects a flurry of new services and sites that will be clamoring for our attention.
"For every 'Do Not Disturb' feature, we'll see alerts that intend to deliver information in real time," she said. "If we've 'liked' a fast-food company on Facebook, our devices will alert us when we walk or drive by."
But she offered a glimmer of hope. Even if our brains can't adjust to the waves of information and services demanding our time, perhaps technology will someday emerge to do that for us.
"Eventually," she said, "the context of the data and other factors — time, motion, expressed preferences, typical behaviors — will inform the applications I interact with so they adapt to my way of working and learning, rather than forcing me to adapt to them."Continue reading the main story


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It wasn't much of a contest, as Mortimer Jordan easily handled winless St. Clair County 49-12 Saturday in girls basketball action.
Sarah Rickles led the Blue Devils with 16 points, as coach Kelsey Treadaway played her second string most of the way. Alysa Amberson and Kristen Putname scored nine points each.
Jordan improves to 9-7 on the season, and travels to Walker on Tuesday night in an area game.


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Tallink's New Ferry Bunkered with LNG for the 1st Time
M/S Megastar, a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) -powered fast ferry owned by Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp, has been bunkered with LNG for the first time at the newly opened Skangas LNG terminal in Pori, Finland.
Following the completion of the ship's construction at the Finnish Meyer Turku shipyard, the new ferry will start its maiden voyage from Tallinn to Helsinki in late January, according to Skangas.
Featuring a length of 212 meters, M/S Megastar can accommodate 2,800 passengers.
Designed for the Tallinn-Helsinki route, Megastar will comply with the current and future emission regulations for the ECAs (Emission Control Areas), including the Baltic Sea.
"We're happy that Megastar is now ready for operation and we're able to supply her with LNG, a fuel that has excellent environmental properties as its sulphur dioxide, particulate, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions are very low. Thanks to LNG, the engine exhaust gases contain hardly any nitrogen oxides, which are particularly harmful as regards issues such as the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea," Tommy Mattila, Skangas Sales and Marketing Director, said.
The construction of the fast ferry began in summer 2015 and the launching ceremony took place in July 2016.


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Mazda North American Operations is recalling 84 model year 2009 B-Series trucks ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The vehicles are equipped with airbag inflators assembled as part of the passenger front airbag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the airbag, the inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What to do
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger airbag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 9, 2018.
Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 2118A.
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Marco Polo - Limerick
Yesterday evening I went for some dinner with my brother Steve and Sarah to celebrate Steve's birthday. After much deliberation we ended up at Marco Polo on O'Connell St. Limerick. Marco Polo is around a few months and replaced Luigi Malones. It is owned by the guys who run the Jasmine Palace, Wokking, Chocolat and Zwe-ton. The idea of the restaurant loosely follows the story of Marco Polo, an Italian merchant traveler who introduced the Europeans to Asia.The restaurant is a fusion mix between European food especially Italian food mixed with Asian influences. The previous sentence is always enough to turn me off going somewhere, fusion for me equals run for the hills but because we were there for Steve's birthday I complied. We arrived just after 8pm the restaurant was busy enough for the Saturday before Christmas, the interior looks like something transported from Las Vegas mixed with a dream a coked up Tony Montana from Scarface would have. Its all very glitzy, with gold paint adorning the walls, all very shiny. We swiftly received our menus and I order the 30 euro set menu of caesar salad for starters, sirloin steak for mains and ice cream to finish with an Americano coffee.
Not long after ordering my starters arrived out. This was not a good start at all and I was worried about what was to follow. So here is my caesar salad:
Now looking at the above you can see the dressing on the side of which I asked for, but the rest was grim, it was essentially a plate of leaves with a sparse sprinkling of Parmesan and wait for it ... 4 croutons! This was bad, very bad. I finished it cause I was starving, I had been waiting all day long for this meal, eating this though I felt like a rabbit. Up next the mains, I thought please let this be good...
The steak was good! a lovely well cooked piece of meat, it saved the tragedy of the my starters. It is blooming hard to get a steak wrong in fairness. I still don't get the presence of the olive on the plate though. I don't have any pics of the ice cream or coffee but they were ok. Overall the meal was grand, it filled a hole as my grandfather would say, but for 30 euro I was pretty disappointed, such a poor standard of food. The meal was saved though by the staff, yet again the staff were so friendly, fast, helpful and genuinely customer driven. I cant say I could recommend this restaurant to anyone, as the price for what you get is dreadful, my suspicions of the restaurant being all frill and no knickers turned out to be 100% true.
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It's possible to make your garden the first line of defense against vandals and break-ins. The garden is usually the first place criminals scout out when searching for a weak point in a homes security, so bolstering it's defenses will provide protection for the entire home.
Divisional Fences
An effective way of protecting a garden area is by using divisional fences. There are certain fence configurations that provide a high level of security, and are recommended with the 'Secured by Design' approval from the police. One of these methods is to use a fencing arrangement that starts with a privacy screen and then continues down the garden with a panel and trellis combination.
To reinforce the fences, trellises can be used to support thorny shrubs and other adverse plants. This is effective as the trellis is strong enough to carry a plant but would break under the weight of an intruder.


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Tutu Time4:22 PM
I never thought I would think a tutu was so cute until Ellie got one from one as a Christmas gift. Seriously can't handle the cuteness! Ellie hasn't figured out the spinning technique yet, but she loves wearing the tutu anyway.
Also, a great big "THANK YOU" to Aunt Wendy for the awesome shirt ;)


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Awesome Examples of Water Reflection Photography (20 Pictures)
Water Reflection Photography is the most amazing subject in Reflective Photography. Reflection Photography can spice up lifeless pictures and turn it into amazing shots. Reflection photography is like an art where you have to go deep into your imagination and see the hidden beauty.
Reflection photography is also a science where you should know the right techniques and angles to capture the perfect shot. Sometimes reflections can be irritating. You can take the awesome pictures with best reflections and illuminated subjects against a clear blue sky, where the sun should not be in front but in back of your position.
The good thing about reflection photography is that this kind of photography can be explored on easily available things like Glass, Water or any shiny and reflective surface.
In this post, we showcased 20 awesome examples of water reflection photography. All pictures are linked to their sources.


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By Daniel Malloy – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A bill to fight veteran suicides, quickly moved by Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson on Wednesday in his debut as a committee chairman, could be the new Congress' first bill signed into law. The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act aims… Read more
Would repeal federal income tax, abolish IRS; replace with national sales tax WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today co-sponsored the Fair Tax Act of 2015, legislation by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and David Perdue, R-Ga., to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax… Read more
'Commonsense legislation would change the paradigm of… budget system' WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator and 2016 Senate candidate Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., reintroduced legislation to reform Congress' broken budgeting process and help ensure taxpayer money is used wisely. The Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, S.150, is bipartisan legislation that would convert… Read more
by Philip Clements at the Marietta Daily Journal MARIETTA — U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) spoke at the Cobb GOP's monthly breakfast meeting Saturday, touching on the recent terrorist attacks in France, the Keystone pipeline and what he would like to see done to fix the problems in the Department… Read more
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On Sunday, January 13th, 2013 tens of thousands of people took off their pants on subways in 60 cities in 25 countries around the world. Here is the NYC video.
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When it comes to lose pounds and change your lifestyle in general, you just going to work hard and move forward with the plans you've made, if you are able to maintain motivation. Develop and maintain that motivation are two completely separate things. Take a look at these great motivational tips that will help you lose pounds fast. There is always a reason why people decide to lose pounds. The important thing here is to maintain that reason why you want to lose pounds very close to your heart when you are trying to get rid of the pounds. Keep an image around or keep those old clothes by hand.
Remember the people in your life housewives and you want to be near them. You will also need a lot of energy to burn, if it is thin. You will sleep better. You will be at a lower risk of diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. You will have less problems like depression and anxiety. It will take a more happy and active life.
A lot of overweight people don't care about their appearance. Well, if you are overweight, should take a photo or two, and keep it to your around. In fact, hang on your wall. Use them as motivation for wanting to finally get rid of the weight. If you ever feel like that diet doesn't work, take a photo in those same clothes and cuelguelas next to the old photo. You will see the difference and not want return to the old photo. This is a technique of visualization that can really work if you are firm in the ide to lose pounds fast. Look at yourself in the mirror you will give a live view of exactly what you're trying to. This allows you to imagine how you can look if you loose kilos of truth. Well, why just imagine it? Make it happen, and check their progress in the mirror on a regular basis. If ever you've read a review of any product before you buy something, what you're looking for more use is the security of someone the product and worth the money. Well, things work the same way with the display of another person before and after pictures of weight loss. To see other people they have lost pounds successfully in a diet plan, you can be motivated to see how is that works and be willing to do so. Diets have a habit of failing, but only because a lot of people does not have the force of will or motivation to follow them. Apply these motivation tips when you need to lose pounds fast and give a kiss of farewell to the old clothes. If you didn't see the testimonies of success still losing kilos you do it by clicking here: testimonies of success losing pounds fast.


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Interactive Data Analysis and Visualization with R Shiny
March 23-27, 2020 (Spain)
In this course we will cover the most important subjects in univariate and multivariate statistics from a very practical perspective, with real data sets and realistic problem solving. We will give a practical introduction to multivariate community analysis, spatial and time series analysis as applied to ecological, environmental and geological data.
At the course participants will learn to address questions such as geographical distribution of communities, interactions between communities and their physical environment, ecological change through time in response to sudden or gradual environmental change (pollution, climate), and patterns of diversity.
We will use the free and friendly Past software (written by the lecturer), but the methods are equally relevant for users of other programs. We will discuss not only the practicalities of statistics, but also the limitations of statistical testing, demonstrated by example.
Centre de Restauració i Interpretació Paleontològica (CRIP)
C/ Mestre J. Lladós, 1
08781 Els Hostalets de Pierola, Barcelona (Spain)
36 hours on-site.
This course is equivalent to 4 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) at the Life Science Zurich Graduate School.
The recognition of ECTS by other institutions depends on each university or school.
Places are limited to 18 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.
Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end of it.
Dr. Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Transmitting Science
Dr. Judit Marigó
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle / Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
France / Spain
Dr. Ana Rosa Gómez-Cano
Transmitting Science
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Basic knowledge of statistics. All participants must bring their own personal laptop.
Monday, October 3rd, 2016.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016.
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016.
Thursday, October 6th, 2016.
Friday, October 7th, 2016.
Six people belonging to the following countries and institutions participated in this edition:
Ten people belonging to the following countries and institutions participated in this edition:
We offer the possibility of paying in two instalments (contact the course coordinators). Discounts (see Funding below) are not cumulative and apply only on the fee, not to Accommodation Package or other options.
If you take the Accommodation Package you will be hosted in the Youth Hostel Can Roviralta (take a look at the venue), in shared dormitories (common bathrooms), although you will only share rooms with other classmates. The possibility exists that the dormitories will be mixed. Therefore, if this is an inconvenience for you, and you require staying in a dormitory with only women, or only men, please indicate so in the "Comments" field of the Registration form (see below).
A supplemental charge will be added if you prefer to stay in a single room with private bathroom. The number of rooms is limited and if you prefer to have a single room, let us know it as soon as possible. If you want more information on this please contact the course coordinators.
Please be aware that from the centre of Barcelona city it takes about one hour by car and one hour and a half by public transport to arrive to Els Hostalets de Pierola. Course participants will find that staying in Els Hostalets de Pierola is more convenient.
If you do not want the Accommodation Package, accommodation is available in places other than Els Hostalets de Pierola. You may stay in Barcelona city, Martorell or Igualada. You will find information about Hotels in Martorell here, and information about Hotels in Igualada here.
How to get to Els Hostalets de Pierola from Barcelona city, Martorell or Igualada.
Former participants will have a 5 % discount on the Course Fee.
Unfortunately there are no scholarships available for this course. However a 20 % discount on the Course Fee is offered for members of some organizations (Organizations with discount). If you want to apply to this discount please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later).
Spanish unemployed scientists, as well as Spanish PhD students without any grant or scholarship to develop their PhD, could benefit from a 40 % discount on the Course Fee. If you want to ask for this discount, please contact the course coordinators. That would apply for a maximum of 2 places and they will be covered by strict inscription order.
Discounts are not cumulative and apply only on the fee, not to Accommodation Package or other options.
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|Course + Accommodation Package Schedule
|Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
|19:00 Meeting point in Plaza Catalunya (Barcelona) to take the bus to Els Hostalets de Pierola. If you are planning to arrive later, you can find more information in How to get there.
20:00 Registration in the Youth Hostel.
20:30 Dinner.
|Monday, October 3rd through Thursday, October 6th, 2016
|9:30 to 13:30 Lessons.
13:30 to 15:00 Lunch.
15:00 to 19:00 Lessons.
There will be two coffee breaks each day, halfway through each lesson session.
|8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast.
9:30 to 13:30 Lessons.
13:30 to 15:00 Lunch.
15:00 to 19:00 Lessons.
20:30 Dinner.
There will be two coffee breaks each day, halfway through each lesson session.
|Friday, October 7th, 2016
|9:30 to 13:30 Lessons.
13:30 to 15:00 Lunch.
There will be a coffee break during the morning lesson session.
|8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast.
9:30 to 13:30 Lessons.
13:30 to 15:00 Lunch.
15:15 Meeting point in the Youth Hostel to take the bus to visit a wine cellar.
16:00 Arrival at the wine cellar.
17:30 Bus to Barcelona city.
19:00 Arrival at Plaza Catalunya (Barcelona).
There will be a coffee break during the morning lesson session.
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Carnival's Princess line to pay $40M fine in pollution case
MIAMI — Princess Cruise Lines has agreed to pay a $40 million penalty and plead guilty to seven federal charges in an illegal ocean pollution case.
Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer told reporters Thursday that the penalty is the largest ever of its kind. The plea agreement filed in federal court also requires Princess and its parent company, Carnival Corp., to submit all cruise ships to a five-year environmental compliance program overseen by a judge.
Court documents show one Princess ship was illegally discharging oily waste from 2005 to 2013 until a whistleblower engineer informed authorities. One method used to bypass proper procedures was a "magic pipe" that diverted oily water into the ocean.
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Cruises to Bahamas: Finding Cheap Options
First, know that you're at an advantage when it comes to finding a cheap Bahamas cruise. Why? Significant competition exists in the market for Bahamas cruises due to the wide variety of starting ports of call in Florida and along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. The Bahamas are practically next door neighbors to Florida, making it easy for cruise operators to go there. All of that competition means significant savings for travelers. Yet wading through the numerous available options can be daunting at times, making it tempting to go the cheapest route possible. However, it's easy to forget that getting the cheapest cruise doesn't guarantee getting the best cruise.
Because of the competition, reading online reviews of cruises to the Bahamas is vital. One place to start reading about the experiences of those who cruise the Bahamas is CruiseCritic.com. Many people take their cruises seriously, and those people often go to Cruise Critic to relate their positive and negative experiences with cruise operators. In a sea of options, sometimes word of mouth is the best way to sort out the bad options from the good.
However, one must first find cheap cruises to the Bahamas before determining if they're worth the time and money. Of course, reading travel sites like AOL Travel and Gadling may yield good tips. In fact, Chris Owen over at Gadling reported earlier this week that Celebrity Cruises slashed January rates on their Bahamas cruises. Aside from travel sites, you have a plethora of options for finding cheap cruises to the Bahamas. Turning to a cruise agency like CruisesOnly.com may yield excellent results for the frugal traveler. As of this writing, they were showing a highly-rated three-day cruise on Royal Caribbean's "Monarch of the Seas" at $199 per person for an ocean view room, with extra bonuses on shore excursions.
Orbitz.com is showing that same cruise for $10 less and with a special Orbitz-only promotion on a free shore excursion. I point this out because it's a great example of how even travel aggregators like Orbitz often offer their own special deals on a cruise for choosing to book through them. You can potentially find additional savings on cheap Bahamas cruises by simply investigating the promotions that other travel aggregators are offering. In other words, do due diligence with your online searches.
To that end, a site like BookingBuddy.com can make sorting through the aggregators even easier. ("An aggregator for aggregators?" you ponder. Hey, I don't make this stuff up.) Booking Buddy takes seven aggregators and puts them all in one place, allowing you to compare heaps of options. One of the better travel aggregators included is Avoya Travel, which makes it easy to sort by price, ship rating, discount, nights on the ship, and day of departure. Using this tool I found that cheap Bahamas cruises are to be found aplenty in January and October of 2011. That leads me to my final point: if you want to find cheap cruises to the Bahamas, you can do it by booking in advance as well as at the last minute. There's plenty of evidence to show that both methods of booking can net you serious savings. Yes, it's true that last-minute travel requires a more flexible schedule. But for some, that's part of the thrill of travel: discovering yourself - completely unplanned - on a cruise to the Bahamas.
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- The Caribbean: Travel Books to Read Before You Go[Lonely Planet]
- 7 Things You Should Not Do on a Cruise Ship[Huffington Post]
- Most Romantic Caribbean Sunsets[Travel + Leisure]


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Location: SW 9th and Washington
Hours: M-Sat, 11am-4pmish
The Story:
Even when you think a lot is full of carts, it keeps growing. Just last month, the lot at SW 9th between Alder and Washington added eight new carts. One of those carts is a great new addition – Hawaiian food. Welcome 808 Grinds.
808 Grinds gets their namesake from the area code for Hawaii. Just like 212 for Washington DC New York, there are specific area codes everyone knows. Now, if you have a friend in Hawaii, all you need to remember is that there is a great Hawaiian cart in Portland named 808 Grinds and you'll remember your friend's area code. Simple as that. The work of Jensen Yip and Kevin Scolfield, the food here offers up those flavors that have influenced Hawaiian food for years like teriyaki, ginger, wasabi and others. I find Hawaiian food very rich, but also almost folksy like a good stew. Whenever I have enjoyed it, I leave satisfied, usually for a low price.
808 Grinds menu consists of traditional Hawaiian dishes like Kalua pig and Shoyu chicken. They also have fried chicken which is something you do not see at many carts. In addition to the meat and rice meals, they also offer up some unique handmade sushi rolls. While I didn't get any this visit, I saw them in the making and have to say they look awesome. I'm a sucker for Kalua pig, yet picked up the combo plate in order to try the chicken. More food than I should eat in two meals. Heaping portions of shredded Kalua pig, pork butt marinated and slow cooked for hours to present a strong smoky flavor. The Shoyu Chicken was just as good with a sweetness from the marinade mixed with a kiss of ginger. The star of the meal for me though was the traditional Hawaiian macaroni salad. The first bite pulled me in with a hint of black pepper spice that I have never had with that dish. I'm an equal opportunity eater, having bites of everything on the plate throughout the meal so I don't get to the end of the meal with the huge portion of something I'm not fond of, but that macaroni salad was the first to go.
808 Grinds joins Ninja Plate Lunch as the two Hawaiian carts in Portland. Great food, great people and a great location downtown for the lunch crowd. I'm excited to visit a second time to try some of the sushi rolls and more of the macaroni salad. The cart is located on SW 9th, but on the corner of Washington St. Walk down and meet the guys and enjoy a bit of the islands on a cool wet rainy Portland day. It will lift your spirits. Let them know Food Carts Portland sent ya.
Sample Menu:
All "Grinds" served with white rice and macaroni salad
- Kalua Pig – $6
- Shoyu Chicken – $5
- 808 Fried Chicken – $7
- Loco Moco – $6
- Hamburger Steak – $6
- Combo plate with Kalua Pig and Shoyu Chicken – $8
- Northwest Roll – 6 pcs – $5
- Hot Lava Roll – 6 pcs – $5
- Bruce Lee Roll – 6pcs – $5
- Much more
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pmish
Phone: 503 713 8008
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If I was in charge of sex education, modules like this would be included:
* Sex – Yes, It's Ok To Laugh Because It Is Quite Funny Really
* Damp Patches – Negotiating who sleeps on them
* Farts, queefs and burps – they happen
* Cystitis prevention
* Why the first time with a new person is probably not going to be like it is in films (seriously it just isn't)
I made this 8 years ago for the same reasons: http://vimeo.com/19569295
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Wow, I really have something to look forward to, huh? *worn-out grimace* So done with this the-woman-gets-the-pain-deal-with-it shit. I will, however, be buying your book. (:
I can't talk as I was in my late twenties, covered the bed in rose petals and then failed to find any gratification for my first time. Most of the 'foreplay' was being asked if I'd cleaned my teeth (I had, but why?) and… uh, okay, that was ALL the foreplay.
It wasn't at all painful for me. I was comfortable with myself, the person I was with, and comfortable with the fact that I knew I wanted sex and that sex wasn't really a big deal. The only thing was that I knew I didn't want to be used by somebody for my first time, but then I didn't want to be used by anybody at all *any* time I had sex. In the end, I was on my period, a little drunk, horny as hell, and had totally pain-free and fun sex with an awesomely feminist man who I totally trusted (and wasn't in a romantic relationship with)
I was 19 at the time, and really glad I didn't have sex when I was 15 like I'd thought I wanted to at the time (tip: if your boyfriend is young enough to still think that woman-parts are "kinda icky", then sex is probably not going to be the best idea…) – I've no doubts I would have been super nervous, neither of us would have been very in touch with our sexual selves at that point, and it would have just been really uncomfortable and awkward.
It was nothing like I thought I'd have wanted when I was 15, but now I look back on it fondly and with a bit of a giggle because the whole thing was so ridiculous and messy and fun. Obviously not everybody would be as lucky as me, but it's definitely not a given that it's an ordeal that we women must bear.
If I had anything to do with it I would put you in charge:-)
I like the message of the article but as a nitpick, to refer to a hypothetical someone as a 30 year old virgin loser pisses me off. Maybe it was in jest but it still wasn't very funny
Wait, being a virgin at 30 makes you a loser? But I don't want to be a loser! Oh my god, I have ten months to get laid!
You can have a lot of gratifying sexual experiences without actually having full sex. I know that statement was meant as a joke, and like Selina I appreciate the meaning of the overall extract, but I have very good reasons for not Doing It yet, as have at least two other nearly-30ish girls I know, and calling me us losers is just mean!
The Damp Patches segment could have an alternative class for straight ladies entitled:
"Don't throw his/your undies too far because you will want to clamp that shit between your legs the exact second he pulls out so you can relax for a minute before waddling to the bathroom without making the cursed wet spot"
'I don't want her to be a thirty-year-old virgin loser' – I'm not entirely sure if this comment was meant to be a joke but there is nothing wrong with someone who decides to wait, or dare I even say it, not have sex.
THIS !!! nearly turned me off the entire piece. ugh.
Kind of stupid and really insensitive to say '30 year old virgin loser' if someone is a virgin at 30 or 60 what difference does it make? If it is their choice, or maybe not, it would not in anyway make them a loser. I thought this was supposed to be a feminist magazine?
I too chose the outfit that would see me from Virgin Territory into Sexual Temptress Land (ahem) with great care – stripy cropped top (because Brody Dalle, or Armstrong as she was then, had one JUST LIKE IT) a silky Chinese skirt with a dipped hem, fishnets and extra-high cons. I felt like a freaking BOMB. And yep, I kept the cons on.
I'll be 18 in 4 months & my boyfriend & I hve been tlkin about
hvin sex but when were both ready it'll be the first time for both
of us should I be scared & nervous ?!
Should I be nervous about losing my virginity ? It'll be my boyfriend's & I first time…& ill be 18 in 4 month's him & I have been together for over a year !
From the point of view of a naive 16 year old aby one over 20 who's still a virgin is a loser. I would have thought the same, then I grew up.
My first time was awkward, messy and less than satisfying, we both just wanted to get it over with! The second time was better as we laughed a lot and didn't take it so seriously.


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Right whales received their name because whalers considered them to be the right whales to hunt (because they are easy to approach when they are at the surface, they yield a lot of oil and they float when killed due to their high oil content).
Unfortunately this led to them to being hunted almost to extintion in the early 1990's. The north Atlantic right whale is now one of the most endangered whale species and they are considered to be functionally extinct in the earstern Atlantic. In the western Atlantic fewer than 500 individuals remain. Nowadays they are still threatened by ship strikes, entanglement in fishing gear, habitat loss and human disturbance,
On January 5th 2009 a right whale was seen off Pico island in the Azores for the first time in over 60 years, The adult female was named "Pico" and matched to the North Atlantic right whale catalogue. Before this sighting Pico was seen off Cape Cod and 237 days after the sighting in the Azores she was encountered in the Bay of Fundy, Canada (source: WDC blog).
• Male: 17.1 m
• Female: 18.5 m
• Calf: 4 - 5 m
• Female: 60,000 - 90,000 kg
• Male: 45,000 kg
• Calf: 1,000 kg
220 - 290 pairs
Diet: Plankton (calanoid copepods, krill and crustacean larvae)
Breeding age: Female: 9 - 10 years
Longevity: 50 years
Gestation: 1 year
Population: Global: c. 500 individuals
Conservation Status: Endangered
In other languages:
Portuguese: Baleia franca do norte
Spanish: Ballena franca glacial o ballena de los vascos
French: Baleine france de l'Atlantique nord
Italian: Balena franca nordatlantica
German: Atlantischer nordkaper
Dutch: Noordkaper
Swedish: Nordkapare / Nordatlantisk rätval
Danish: Nordkaper
Finnish: Mustavalas
Polish: Waleń biskajski
Russian: Северный гладкий кит


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- Bully, teacher's pet, geek, shy kid in the corner, or something else?
I was mostly a cross between the geek and the shy kid in the corner. I didn't talk to very many people, and I didn't have very many friends when I was a kid. I was the one that every one knew, every one mostly got along with, but no one did anything with.
- What did you usually eat during lunch time at school?
Whatever was on the menu, I suppose. And chocolate chip cookies. I still remember how much I liked Italian Dunkers: they were served every Thursday when I was in elementary school.
- What did you normally wear to school? Thinking back to what you wore, do you like it?
I don't remember much about what I wore before high school. I do remember in high school I wore a lot of black and cargo pants. They served their purpose: I was in the technical theater department, so it was more about if it was okay for them to get painted, could I carry power tools easily/would they get snagged, and could I easily hide backstage in it.
Fashion didn't really hit me well until I was in college.
- Any sports/activities/clubs you participated in?
I was in swimming the first part of high school, but I didn't like it much. I loved swimming butterfly, and I was pretty good at it, but I was never placed in it. I was always doing theater stuff: but I only acted once. My thing was the sets, the props, and the staging.
- Any worthwhile friends you still keep up with after graduation?
Well, my husband and most of the people we hang out with... I lost touch with a few, but not many, and only one that I really wish I was closer to.
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Here are this week's Friday Fives! This week, I'm bringing it back to my school days!
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Quick question: Can my friends and I access the Auckland Koru Lounge (International) en-route to Melbourne flying JetStar? I am Air NZ Gold Elite so I am usually entitled to bring in 5 guests but I have a strong feeling everyone needs to be on an air nz or *alliance ticketed flight as they make us scan boarding passes...
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The DigiSmart Series is the quietest PTAC line Amana has ever built. The PTC073G35AXXX's state-of-the-art design and construction provide quiet, but powerful, cooling, allowing you to enjoy peaceful, sleep-filled nights. This unit features a STC (Sound Transmission Class) of 28 and an EER (Energy Efficiency Rating) of 11.5 / 11.7,
- Amana tests every PTAC during assembly in their Fayetteville, TN plant and again prior to shipment. They also perform leak tests.
- Amana PTACs have one of the industries' shallowest front depths at only 7 5/8". The front panel may be secured to the chassis with a hidden screw which helps prevent unauthorized tampering with the PTAC.
- Amana's removable condenser shroud allows easy access to enable regular cleaning of coils, which is essential to maintain unit efficiency and protect the compressor for long unit life.
- Every Amana PTAC comes with easy to pull-out filters which are washable and easy to maintain.
- Amana PTACs include a filter dryer for the sealed system refrigerant. This protects the compressor and lengthens the life of the PTAC by removing moisture and preventing acid formation.
- Every Amana PTAC has a 7-button touch pad and LED Display. This makes it easy to use and set the temperature to your liking.
- The Amana Condensate Dispersion System removes condensate from indoor cooling operation by throwing water directly on to the outdoor coil for rapid evaporation and increased cooling efficiencies. The slinger ring on the new, enhanced fan draws water up and into the fan blades. This water is then atomized and evaporated into the atmosphere through the condenser. Increased surface area from the coil allows more water to be evaporated on the sides of the coils and helps to minimize condensate run-off.
- Front Desk Control is a useful feature for motels, hotels, and other multi room establishments. Each unit comes equipped with the DigiSmart™ control and energy management software. With Digi-Smart™, using the optional RF antennae, all units can be wirelessly connected to a central hub for enhanced energy savings and diagnostics. Amana brand PTACs also has a low-voltage interface capability with a field-supplied front-desk ON/OFF switch. Call us for more details.
- Every Amana PTAC has room freeze protection. If the PTAC senses temperatures of 40°F or below, automatically the unit activates the fan motor and either the electric resistance heater or the hydronic heater will be activated.
- The controls on every Amana PTAC are easy to use. A simple efficient layout of the 7 button control panel makes operation effortless.
- Amana's newly designed front and neutral color make it compatible with virtually any room decor.
- Amana has engineered an easy to read diagnostic system using on-board LEDs taking out the guess work should a problem arise.
- Amana's use of a stonewood room front balances practical design and attractive styling. Add the fact that the sleek 7 5/8" depth maximizes the usable space of your room.
- Amana's PTACs can be installed flush to a finished floor if desired.
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- Amana's compressor lock-in feature helps prolong compressor life by preventing short-cycling. When the compressor is switched from Off to On because room temperature has risen or fallen below the specified limit, it will remain on for at least 4 minutes. If the temperature set-point is changed during these 4 minutes, the lock-in feature is overridden.
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The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Super AMOLED Screen
All Samsung Galaxy S 4 phones have a Super AMOLED screen. Here is what makes this so good — and what makes you so smart for having bought this Samsung Galaxy S 4 phone.
To start, think about a typical LCD screen, like what your TV or PC might have. LCDs are great, but they work best indoors where it's not too bright. LCDs need a backlight (fluorescent, commonly), and the backlight draws a fair amount of power, although much less power than a CRT.
When used on a phone, an LCD screen is the largest single user of battery life, using more power than the radios or the processor. Also, because of the backlight on an LCD screen, these screens display black as kinda washed-out, not a true black.
The next step has been to use light emitting diodes (LEDs), which convert energy to light more efficiently. Monochrome LEDs have been used for decades. They are also used in the mongo-screens in sports arenas. Until recently, getting the colors right was a struggle. (Blue was a big problem.) That problem was solved by using organic materials (organic as in carbon-based, as opposed to being grown with no pesticides) for LEDs.
The first organic LEDs (OLEDs) looked good, drew less power, and offered really dark blacks — but still had two problems. They really stunk in bright light, even worse than did LCD screens. Also there was a problem with crosstalk, where the individual pixels would get confused over time whether they were to be on or off. You would see green or red pixels remain, even if it the area around it was clearly supposed to be dark. It was very distracting.
The solution to the pixel's confusion is called Active Matrix, which tells the pixels more frequently whether they are to be on or off. When you have Active Matrix technology, you have an Active Matrix Organic LED, or AMOLED. This technology still stinks in bright light, however.
Enter the Super AMOLED technology, made by Samsung. When compared with the first AMOLED screens, Super AMOLED screens are 20 percent brighter, use 20 percent less power, and cut sunlight reflection by 80 percent. This is really super!
This screen still uses a significant share of battery life, but less than with earlier technologies. With Super AMOLED, you even save more power if you use darker backgrounds where possible.


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AP TET Online Exam Notification 2018 was released today. Check AP Teachers Eligibility Test 2018 Exam dates, Schedule, online application starts now. AP TET Paper 1 PAPER 2 Eligibility.
TET exam 2018 GO in AP state is released by government on this Monday. The education board has provided the schedule, guidelines for online application registration, Eligibility for Paper 1 and Paper 2 in Teachers Eligibility Test.
AP TET Online exam once attempted and passes is valid through 7 years from the exam date. But applicants can attempt more and more times for a far better score. This Time two papers are conducted in Online itself. The Paper 1 exam is conducted for teacher post applicants for 1 to 5 classes. The Paper 2 is for High school teachers. People who are studying their final year in B.ed are also eligible to apply for the TET exam.
Eligibility for AP TET Online Exam 2018 Paper 1:
The applicants must have passes with 50% score in their intermediate. SC ST BC and PHD people has a relaxation of 5%. They must hold the two years diploma in School Education like D.Ed or Four years Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education or Two years diploma in Special education. The persons who have passed before 2010 act of Right to Education have some relaxation in eligibility. These persons have another 5% marks relaxation.
AP TET Paper 2 2018 exam Eligibility:
Applicants who apply for TET paper 2 must have B.A, B.SC, B.Com with 50% scored in their academic regularly. Same relaxation of 5% marks for SC ST BC and PWD Four years B.ed and Bachelor of Oriental languages, Bachelor Degree in respective languages, Pundit Training, B.ed with methodology in a language is also eligible to apply.
How the AP TET exam is conducted in online for 2018:
Computer based multi-optional questions are provided for AP TET online examinations for paper 1 and paper 2.
Each Question carries one mark for correct answer.
No Negative marks for wrong answers.
Applicants can appear only for Paper 1 or Paper 2 or both.
Each paper has 150 questions with multiple choice answers.
Two and half hour time is provided for online examination for each paper.
The Notification has detailed options regarding the pattern of Question Paper.
AP TET Online 2018 Notification Schedule:
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TET weight-age in DSC Exams:
The score which applicants have got in TET has weightage in DSC scores. TET has 20% and DSC has remaining 80% ration for final grades. The selection list is based on above process. This exam is conducted twice an year in months of June or July and October or November.


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Gamecocks To Play Florida After 13-Inning Win
South Carolina Beats Virginia 3-2 In Marathon Game
Adam Matthews scored in the bottom of the 13th inning after Virginia reliever Cody Winiarski botched two throws after fielding bunts, sending defending national champion South Carolina back to the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory Friday night.
South Carolina closer Matt Price worked out of bases-loaded situations in the 10th, 12th and 13th innings.
The Gamecocks (53-14) will play Florida (53-17) in an all-Southeastern Conference best-of-three final beginning Monday.
Brady Thomas singled leading off the 13th against Winiarski. Matthews came in to run and advanced when Winiarski pivoted and threw wildly trying to get him at second on Peter Mooney's bunt. Robert Beary followed with another bunt. Winiarski tried to throw out Matthews at third, but he threw the ball away, allowing the winning run to score.


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Children and their Emotions - Cool Kids Program
Today I am looking at Children and their Emotions. Are children more anxious or sensitive these days or are we more aware of how our kids are feeling and experiencing situations?
I have found Brain Gym exercises have been great with children of all ages to help with dealing with stress, learning difficulties, mental health programs, improving brain function, memory and concentration and so much more. I have found talking about the child's day and asking how they felt about certain things that they experienced, also drawing or writing about their feelings helps to release blocked emotions and anxieties. I have also found when children are getting frustrated or anxious a gentle head massage or holding your fingers gently on their forehead will often soothe, calm and refocus the child, they are then able to explain their emotions/feelings in a more productive way. A drink of water is another way to relax and calm a child (or adult) as the brain's electrical and chemical actions are facilitated by water and therefore improves concentration. Water enhances the brain's ability to be more efficient and effective when processing information and therefore will assist in mood fluctuations, anxiety and tantrums.
There is also a great program run by The Macquarie University in Sydney called' Cool Kids' since 1993 through their 'Centre for Emotional Health'. This skill based program includes topics:
* Learning about feelings and anxiety
* Detective thinking, and learning to think more realistically
* Ways that parents can help
* Fighting fear by facing fear (stepladders)
* Learning to solve a problem
* Building assertiveness and dealing with teasing
Image from Cool Kids website.
Another great resource for parents with children that may have anxious tendencies is called 'Don't think about Purple Elephants' written by Susan Whelan. Susan's daughter had suffered from anxiety from a young age but through activities, tools and games she was able to eliminate her fears and anxieties. http://purpleelephants.com.au/ Thanks to ABC All in the Mind for information.


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We are proud to announce that we have been officially certified by the Top Employers Institute for our exceptional employee offerings.
The annual, international research undertaken by the Top Employers Institute recognises leading employers around the world: those that provide excellent employee conditions, nurture and develop talent throughout all levels of the organisation, and which strive to continuously optimise employment practices. Ordina Belgium NV has been awarded the exclusive Top Employers België/Belgique 2018 Certification.
The Top Employers Institute globally certifies excellence in the conditions that employers create for their people. It has just announced the results of this year's research into the employee conditions of significant employers in Belgium. Ordina Belgium NV is one of the select organisations to achieve the Top Employers België/Belgique 2018 Certification, and is delighted to be officially recognised as a leading employer.
Crucial to the Top Employers Certification is the completion of a stringent research process, and meeting the required standard in order to achieve Certification. To further reinforce the validity of the process, all answers were independently audited, meaning this research has verified Ordina Belgium NV's outstanding employee conditions and earned them a coveted spot among a choice group of certified Top Employers.
The Top Employers Institute assessed Ordina Belgium NV's employee offerings on the following criteria:
- Talent Strategy
- Workforce Planning
- On-Boarding
- Learning & Development
- Performance Management
- Leadership Development
- Career & Succession Management
- Compensation & Benefits
- Culture
Steven Van Raemdonck, Deputy Country manager Belgium for the Top Employers Institute: "Optimal employee conditions ensure that people can develop themselves personally and professionally. Our comprehensive research concluded that Ordina Belgium NV provides an outstanding employment environment, and offers a wide range of creative initiatives, from secondary benefits and working conditions, to performance-management programmes that are well thought out, and truly aligned with the culture of their company."
To learn more about the Top Employers Institute and the Top Employers Certification, visit: www.top-employers.com.


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Romantic Things to Do in FlorenceThings to Do — By katiegreenaway on July 14, 2011 at 11:05 am
Passeggiata sull'Arno (Walk on the Arno) is a great start to your romantic holiday in Florence. The buildings along the river give you a sense of how this authentic Renaissance city thrived during the Medici dynasty. A slow walk as you gaze at the Tuscan hills that peak through every step of the way.
A walk up to San Miniato al Monte Church always sets hearts aflame. Especially at sunset. Making the trek up the steep white staircase, hand in hand, to reach the top and the view of the facade of San Miniato can give you the chills. We recommend bringing a nice, cool bottle of white wine to share as you watch the sun cascade ever so subtly down the Tuscan sky.
Venture to a Cioccolateria dating back to 1936, and you will discover the traditional methods of chocolate making. A Chocolate and Wine Tasting experience can you and yours feel like young lovers again, and its a delicious way to spend an afternoon, indulging in enticing chocolate and delectable Italian wines to match each taste.
There are many more things to see in Florence where the romance will thrive. Check out our Lovers in Florence guide, top 10 Romantic Things to Do list, and our favorite date spots in Florence. Have a fabulous, romantic vacation in Florence!


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Over 175 former officials criticise Trump on Brennan revocation
WASHINGTON: More than 175 former State Department and Pentagon officials added their names to a statement signed by national security officials criticising President Donald Trump's decision to cancel the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan.
New signatories to the statement, which was initially issued last week by 15 former directors and deputy chiefs of the CIA and Office of Director of National Intelligence, include former political appointees and career civil servants. They worked under both Democratic and Republican presidents.
Among the most prominent individuals to sign a new version of the statement released on Monday by senior officials from the George W. Bush and Obama administrations are former State Department and National Security Counsel lawyer John Bellinger, former Deputy Secretaries of State Anthony Blinken and William Burns, former Under-secretaries of State Nicholas Burns, Wendy Sherman and Thomas Pickering.
Also, former National Security Agency general counsel Robert Deitz, former National Counter-terrorism Centre directors Michael Leiter and Nick Rasmussen, former National Security Adviser Anthony Lake and former Nato commander Admiral James Stavridis.
While those signing may not agree with all of Brennan's public attacks on Trump, the statement reads, they believe that "the country will be weakened if there is a political litmus test applied" before expert former officials are allowed to voice their views.
Brennan, who has publicly characterised Trump's comments at a recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "treasonous," has said he might sue the Trump administration over the revocation of his clearance.
"I am going to do whatever I can to try to prevent these abuses in the future, and if it means going to court, I will do that," he said on Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" television programme.
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