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This trip will be open to both exchange students and languange students at the end of June before students' depature to their home country.
Day 1:
Escorts will meet students at the airport and accompanied them to the hotel C-Time's Beijing office. After the check-in at hotel students will have a short free time. Then we will have a town walk nearby before the nice dinner if time is not too late.
Day 2:
Our trip will begin with the Urban Planning Museum to learn the evolution of old Beijing and new Beijing with the fast development. Before heading to the Olympic Venues we will stroll on the Qianmen Street and have a walk around Tiananmen Square. You will also get the chance to see the Grand National Theatre - the Center for the Perfoming Art. Then we will go to the Olympic Venues (Bird's Nest and Water Cube).In the afternoon we will boat in the Olympic Green Park..
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We will hike on the Great Wall Mutianyu of China. On the way back we will visit the Ming Tombs, the Royal Mausoleum of Ming which comprise a complex of mausoleums for 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Here we will step inside of one of the palace undearground where the Empror and the Empress was buried. Then we will have dinner with Peking Roast Duck after returning Beijing.
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This morning we will get a bird's eye view of morden Beijing at the top of CCTV Tower. After lunch we will visit the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum to learn more about architecture of China. Shopping time will be in the late afternoon in Hongqiao Market, a famous marketplace for both foreigners and local people.
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In the morning you will visit Capital Museum of China. Then you will see Prince Gong's Palace, where used to be the residence of an intellectual in Qing dynasty. After that you will visit the beautiful Houhai lake area and experience the pedicab tour through Beijing's traditional alleyways (Hutong). There will be farewell party in the evening.
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Exchange students will be transported to Airport with escorts.


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Defending in the final third
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This session examines defending in the final third, specifically through the organisation and movement of the back four. While we focus on the defence, it's important that all players on the pitch know their jobs and are prepared for all eventualities. This is an important session for us and comes with a number of variations... MORE

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Earth Today | Addressing gender realities vital to climate readiness
KEY FEMALE figures from industry and academia have given the Government's move to ensure the participation of women and girls in climate change planning and action the nod, while emphacising that taking stock of gender realities is integral to successful resilience-building for all.
"It is important we understand that consideration of gender is as much about attention to differentiated roles and needs of men and women as it is about equality of opportunity, rights, and privileges. We must, therefore, consider how our men, women, and children need to respond to the impact of a changing climate on health, agriculture, livelihoods, sustain-able quality water supply, and disasters, to name a few areas," said Eleanor Jones, chairman and chief executive officer for Environmental Solutions Limited.
"Climate change is happening now; it is not a future event. We need to think of the role of our women as they head households and care for children. Our men are also heads of households and breadwinners. How should our sensitisation programmes be shaped? Where do our women work? Our men? What should they be cognisant of?" she added.
Dr Leith Dunn, head of the Institute for Gender and Sustainable Development Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, said it begins with the research.
"Mainstreaming gender in climate change is vitally important. Collecting and analysing data disaggregated by sex, age, education, social and economic background, disabilities, health status, residence in rural versus urban locations, and other factors can help disaster planners to develop a profile of who is most vulnerable, how, and where," she said.
Getting the message right
"This information can be used to develop targeted messages for vulnerable persons and show them how they can better prepare for the effects of climate change. This can save lives and enable people to secure their livelihoods," Dunn added.
Their comments come in the wake of revelations by the Climate Change Division (CCD) that it had commissioned a review and gender analysis of the island's Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan, as part of efforts to realise female empowerment and gender equality in climate change planning.
"We are finalising the paper which we commissioned last year with a view to bringing it in line with the decision of the COP 23 (the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Bonn, Germany, last year) on the Gender Action Plan," CCD boss UnaMay Gordon told The Gleaner last month.
Judith Wedderburn, one of the paper's authors, said there is no second-guessing the need to ensure the gender-responsive-ness of climate policies and actions.
"We need to focus on the context where people are living and the gendered realities of the women and the men, so that when we get an extreme weather event, for example, we know how those households are going to manage. We can't do the climate change analysis work separate from the gender analysis work, because in the end, we want to protect people and help people cope," she said.


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SHYU Bluetooth Smart LED Light Bulb
Set the right mood, whatever that is at the moment, with this LED, Bluetooth controlled light bulb.
It can display over 16 million colors, syncs to music, and you can even set it on a timer.
The SHYU Bluetooth Light Bulb is economical too! It is only 7 watts, and it lasts an average of 2o,000 hours.


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// Architecture + Design
W/A Office is a studio with a diverse set of skills and experience in both the commercial and residential sector from feasibility studies to full architectural services. No two projects are alike and we believe a collaborative approach will achieve the greatest results for our clients.
From mixed-use developments to private residences and tenant improvements, W/A is sensitive to each project's site, context and budget. Often using the latest technologies, we are excited to apply our knowledge starting at the initial appointment to final project completion.
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At W/A, we believe that ongoing research and development plays an important role in how architecture and urbanism is understood. We are committed to working with local and international organizations to explore the many facets that go beyond architecture including culture, history, private/ public space, new technologies and education.
Selected collaborators Nicholas Waissbluth has worked with include:
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Στο νέο του βιβλίο που κυκλοφόρησε την Πέμπτη, ο γραμματέας Τύπου του Abdullah Gül, Ahmet Sever αποκαλύπτει ότι ο πρώην πρόεδρος της Τουρκίας δέχτηκε εκβιασμούς να μην συμμετάσχει στις τουρκικές εκλογές αντιπολιτευόμενος του Ερντογάν γιατί σε αυτή την περίπτωση θα συλλαμβάνονταν και θα φυλακίζονταν ως Γκιουλενιστής.
Σε σχετικό δημοσίευμα τον Απρίλιο του 2017 οι Financial Times (άρθρο του David Gardner) αποκάλυψαν ότι παρόμοιους εκβιασμούς είχε δεχτεί και ο πρώην ΥΠΕΞ της Τουρκίας Ahmet Davutoğlu όταν το 2016 οδηγήθηκε σε παραίτηση από τον σημερινό πρόεδρο της Τουρκίας Erdoğan.
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Former President Abdullah Gül would have been labeled as a follower of the Gülen movement, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup attempt in 2016, and subsequently jailed if he had joined the opposition against current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a new book by Gül's press secretary, Ahmet Sever.
Sever's second book, in which he tells about his years with Gül, who is among the co-founders of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the events he witnessed as his press secretary, hit the shelves on Thursday.
There is a reference to a Financial Times article by David Gardner that was published before a constitutional referendum in Turkey in April 2017, as a result of which Turkey switched to a presidential from a parliamentary system.
The Financial Times story says being a Gülenist "is a powerful stick with which to threaten much mooted but usually muted potential dissidents, such as former president Abdullah Gül, co-founder of the AKP, or Ahmet Davutoğlu, the former prime minister President Erdoğan fired a year ago [in 2016]."
Asked what would happen if they or other AKP veterans Erdoğan has strewn by the wayside were to start a rival party, a government campaign strategist, who remained anonymous, said, "If they make any move they will be branded as Gülenists and jailed."
In his book, Sever says he learned from a close friend who knows Gardner well that the AKP official who made these remarks was AKP deputy Mustafa Şentop, an Erdoğan aide.
Sever says it was impossible for Şentop to have made such a statement to a British journalist without the knowledge and approval of Erdoğan. "It is obvious that a talk had taken place about such a possibility. It was debated and a decision was made that if Gül or Davutoğlu were to make such a move [to join the opposition], they would be branded as FETÖ members and jailed," writes Sever.
FETÖ is a term coined by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to refer to the Gülen movement as a terrorist organization.
Fethullah Gülen, who inspired the movement, strongly denied having any role in the failed coup and called for an international investigation into it, but President Erdoğan — calling the coup attempt "a gift from God" — and the government initiated a widespread purge aimed at cleansing sympathizers of the movement from within state institutions, dehumanizing its popular figures and putting them in custody.
More than 150,000 people have been fired from public jobs while more than 50,000 have been put in pre-trial detention due to alleged Gülen links since the failed coup.
Πληροφορίες: https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/05/18/gul-would-be-branded-as-gulenist-jailed-if-he-had-joined-opposition/


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2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE Sedan
2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE Sedan – The actual Toyota Camry will be all-new about 2019, ushering in the eighth technology as well as 35th season around. Due to its most recent take action, Toyota's legendary midsize sedan provides reinvented alone utilizing striking innovative seems plus sporting methods. The second narrows and also nullifies the enjoyment-to-push gap once was around involving the Camry as well as its Accord archrival, many without having to sacrifice the actual Toyota's excellent reputation for ease and comfort, ease plus simplicity. The real 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid provided with 4- or maybe 6-tube motors so when a gas-electrical hybrid, all of these are already revamped to get remarkable energy as well as effectiveness. The actual Camry's traveling ways contain in no way become greater, though Toyota's desire not to incorporate Apple CarPlay and also Android mobile phone Car might be a chink inside the Camry's usually impenetrable armor.
2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid Redesign
Exterior Design
Toyota will continue to upwards their online game using the Camry's outside design, which latest version is definitely it's many bold nevertheless. Through top towards back again, the brand new Camry aspires to exhibit the newly found athleticism and also the mindset. Its sizeable front side grille is difficult to overlook, along with the Camry's cutting edge, 1.6-in .-reduced lightweight aluminum lid flaunts new creases. Probably the most shocking characteristics are located on the athletic XSE types, which offer 4 counts up 'em several! Stainless exhaust ideas. Perhaps the most unique design aspects are undoubtedly the 2-color Night Black colored Metal roofing, also only accessible on XSE designs.
Interior Design
The 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid 5-traveler interior didn't get instead of the great remodeling as the exterior, and that's appropriately great. The cabin holds more than its very best attributes: roominess, comfort and ease and straightforward-to-use handles. Relating to regulates, modest details like putting the track/browse music button specifically beneath the amount button make a significant difference. Similarly, the directing-tire-attached handles are super easy to see and employ. Most designs have merely one Universal serial bus slot, although increased trims are much better-filled with 3. Including the regular 7-in. Touchscreen display appearance excellent. Rather than the navigation by way of CarPlay or Android mobile phone Car, Toyota gives its Hunt Global positioning system Hyperlink Mobile app.
2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid Engine
3 powertrains continue to be offered and happen to be revamped. Most widely used is definitely the normal 2.5-liter 4-tube that now delivers 203 hp (206 in XSE designs) and makes as much as 41 miles per gallon. The strongest Camry is definitely the V6, now loading 301 horsepower. Each of these motors is mated to a different 8-velocity intelligent transmission. The 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid couples a 2.5-liter 4-tube fuel engine as well as a battery power-operated motor unit for desirable fuel economy up to 53 miles per gallon. Camry Hybrid LE versions basically make use of a more expensive lithium-ion load up, while the greater-toned Camry Hybrid SE and XLE variations utilize a nickel-steel hydride electric battery. Toyota repetitions repeat the realistic just for this is related to gas-performance objectives and rates approach. All Camrys are a top-tier push.
2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid Price And Release Date
The 22020 Toyota Camry Hybrid features a Manufacturer's Proposed Retail industry Price (MSRP) of $24,380, which includes location cost. Only for $505 much more, we advise the greater-outfitted LE design. The sportier Camry SE bows only more than $26,000, while the well-loaded XLE and XSE trim commence just below $30,000. The V6 Camry, only accessible in XLE and XSE cut, starts more than $35,000, and also the new Hybrid is $28,685.


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Diabetes FAQs
How often should a Diabetic Have His or Her Eyes Examined?
Unless advised to have more frequent examinations, every diabetic should have a complete eye examination once a year. It's a good idea for diabetics to cover each eye for a few seconds every day and make sure that the other eye appears to be seeing well.
What Is Diabetic Macular Edema?
Diabetic Macular Edema is a thickening of the Macula (the central part of the retina that gives the clearest vision). It is caused by leakage of retinal vascular structures which are damaged by elevated blood sugar. Swelling of the macula, abnormal yellow exudates and hemorrhage in the macula. It is detected with special tests such as Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Fluorescein Angiography.
How is Diabetic Macular Edema treated?
Diabetic Macular Edema is treated with Intraocular Injections of anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) medications and/or Laser treatments. The treatment stops leaking in the macula.
What is Ischemic Diabetic Maculopathy?
In Ischemic Diabetic Macular Disease the blood vessels providing nutrition to the macula become narrowed and closed. Laser and anti-VEGF medications do not help treat Ischemic Diabetic Macular Disease. While in the early stage, this eye disease can change the retina of the eye. These changes are classified as proliferative and non-proliferative retinopathy.
Does diabetes cause earlier cataract formation?
Yes, visually impairing cataracts are more common in diabetics than in people without cataracts. Cataracts in diabetics that cause impairment of important visual functions such as seeing to drive or read can usually be effectively treated with cataract surgery. Cataract surgery does not treat diabetic retinopathy; but sometimes cataract surgery can make it easier to treat diabetic retinopathy.
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What is proliferative diabetic retinopathy?
In proliferative diabetic retinopathy, new abnormal blood vessels grow in the diabetic retina that can bleed, fibrose, and detach the retina. This is a condition that could dramatically affect your sight. The abnormal growth of blood vessels also increase a risk for macular edema.
How is proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated?
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy is treated with laser photocoagulation, intraocular injection of anti-VEGF medication, and/or surgery to remove the vitreous gel. The goal of the treatments is to prevent any further vision loss. Controlling your blood sugar can also reduce its progression.
How can I prevent the onset of a diabetic eye disease?
Keeping your diabetes in control can prevent or delay the onset of diabetic eye disease. Regular examinations by Dr. Sondheimer can help detect diabetic eye and lead to earlier, more effective treatments.
When is a vitrectomy required in diabetic eye disease?
Surgical removal of the vitreous is necessary when blood in the vitreous does not resolve, when the retina detaches, when proliferative diabetic eye disease can't be controlled with laser treatment, and when there is severe scarring of the retina.
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Main Stone Measurements/Color: 0.7" long by 0.5" wide, Light blue green with golden brown matrix. Stone Treatment : The stone appears to be untreated, but we are not certified Gemologists and cannot be sure.
Stone Cuts: Hand Cut Oval Cabochon. Item Measurements: The bracelet has an inside circumference of 7", including a wrist gap of 1.25". The inside diameter measures 2.5", and the width of the bracelet is 0.7". Closure/Clasp Type : This cuff has a wrist gap, and is designed to slip over the wrist at the opening. This gorgeous Coin Silver bracelet was handmade by a talented Navajo silversmith during the 1920s, and is a very rare find!It features a wide cuff with scalloped scoops cut out of the edges. At the center of the cuff is a beautiful blue-green Crow Springs Turquoise stone held in a scalloped setting. On either side of the turquoise, running down the side of the cuff are three hand-stamped suns. This cuff features a slightly oblong shape for a more natural fit on the wrist. Some of the prongs on the scallop setting are misshapen, but this does not affect the form or function of the piece. This beautiful piece was made by a very talented Native American silversmith. It features hand crafted silversmith work throughout. Antique Native American jewelry is very rare to find.
This is due to these pieces being made for reservation and personal use before the tourist trade became popular. Very few pieces were made and even less survived to today.Coin Silver in Native American Jewelry, or melted coins, refers to the metal alloy that resulted when pre-1965 US Silver Coins were melted down to reuse in jewelry making. They could either be melted in a pit or forge and used as is to make jewelry, or melted into ingots (blocks) and then used for jewelry.
Generally, the content of this melted silver jewelry is 90% silver compared to 92.5% silver in Sterling, however sometimes coins from Mexico were included in the melting process. This made the alloy blends unknown as far as silver content.
The use of melted coins in jewelry proliferated from a rise in demand for Native American Jewelry by tourists, while having an ease of access to public coins. Native American silversmiths, working from 1870 to 1900, learned the stamping of ornaments from Mexican leather workers, who had learned the skill from silversmiths.
Stampings are usually hand hammered using a handcrafted stamp and include traditional Native American symbols. Crow Spring Turquoise also called Little Crow Turquoise is famous for its mix of blues and greens and brown/tan matrix that runs through this stone. This mine has been out of operation for a long while and is a must have for every Turquoise collector.
PLEASE WAIT FOR AN UPDATED INVOICE BEFORE PAYING FOR YOUR ITEMS. Thank you for your cooperation. The item "Antique Vintage Native Navajo Sterling Coin Silver Turquoise Sun Cuff Bracelet" is in sale since Sunday, January 07, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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International Space Station crew forced to evacuate
The six-member crew of the International Space Station wereforced to evacuate to two Russian Soyuz rescue space vehicles after spotting incoming debris that threatened to flatten the fragile craft
The space junk missed the craft by 820ft, a Russian space industry source tolkd the Interfax news agency
"The space junk was detected too late for a ducking manoeuvre," the source told Interfax.
"The six ISS crew members received instructions to transfer to the Soyuz vehicles," the Russian source said.
An official at Russian space control outside Moscow said by telephone that such incidents had occurred on past occasions and did not represent an emergency.
"If this is true, they would be following the normal procedure for evacuating the station if necessary," the mission control spokesman said.
"This is not an emergency operation. They have standing instructions to that effect," the spokeswoman said.
Three crew members were forced to briefly evacuate the ISS in an incident in March 2009.
It was not immediately clear when the debris was expected to approach the station or what precisely was detected.
The crew is currently manned by three Russians and two Americans as well as a Japanese astronaut.
Russian Lawmakers to Warn Against Space-Based WMD
The lower house of Russia's parliament was set on Monday to back a decree opposing any deployment of weapons of mass destruction in outer space, Interfax quoted the body's executive service as saying on Saturday (see GSN, Aug. 11, 2009).
The State Duma decree, titled "In Connection with the 50th Anniversary of the First Manned Space Flight," was slated for consideration before a Tuesday celebration of the April 12, 1961, flight of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
"Russia takes consistent action to prevent the deployment of offensive armaments and an arms race in space," though space systems are key to Russia's defense, the preliminary document says.
"It is impossible to give a modern image to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and achieve high battle readiness and effectiveness for them without space systems of satellite intelligence, communications, targeting, navigation, missile attack warning and means of space missile defense," the statement says (Interfax, April 9).
Cosmic burst in distant galaxy puzzles NASA
This NASA image from Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical (white, purple) and X-ray telescopes (yellow and red) were combined in this view of a cosmic burst at the center of distant galaxy that has burned for more than a week, longer than astronomers have ever seen before, the US space agency said Thursday.
NASA is studying a surprising cosmic burst at the center of distant galaxy that has burned for more than a week, longer than astronomers have ever seen before, the US space agency said Thursday.
Calling it "one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts ever observed," NASA said it has mobilized the Hubble Space Telescope along with its Swift satellite and Chandra X-ray Observatory to study the phenomenon.
"More than a week later, high-energy radiation continues to brighten and fade from its location," NASA said in a statement.
"Astronomers say they have never seen such a bright, variable, high-energy, long-lasting burst before. Usually, gamma-ray bursts mark the destruction of a massive star, and flaring Read more…
House-Size Asteroid Zooms Close by Earth
This NASA graphic depicts the orbit (blue curve) of asteroid 2011 EB47, which will pass close by Earth within the orbit of the moon on March 16, 2011, one day after it was discovered. The asteroid poses no threat of impacting Earth.
An asteroid the size of a house zoomed by Earth Wednesday, flying within the orbit of the moon just one day after astronomers spotting the space rock in the sky, NASA says.
The small asteroid 2011 EB74 was about 47 feet across and posed no threat of hitting Earth, since it was too small to survive the trip through the planet's atmosphere.
Instead, the asteroid passed our planet at a comfortable distance of about 203,000 miles when it made its closest approach at 5:49 p.m. EDT, NASA officials said.
For comparison, the average distance between the Earth and the moon is about Read more…
Impact of space weather threat examined
Professor Hapgood examines the linkage between the science of space weather and its impact on technological systems, potential impact of Solar weather on orbital and ground based systems including power, energy and communications – as well as atmospheric physics.
Space weather is concerned with disturbances in Earth's upper atmosphere and in near-Earth space that can disrupt the advanced technologies on which our society now relies. A proper understanding of space weather requires us to bring together a range of scientific, engineering and economic expertise, emphasizing the role of the electromagnetic force in many of the physical processes that cause space weather.
One example is the crucial role of plasma physics within the sources of space weather on the Sun, in the transmission of energy from the Sun to the Earth via the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere.
Another is the role of the electric currents that naturally flow with Read more…
Two planets found sharing one orbit
Buried in the flood of data from the Kepler telescope is a planetary system unlike any seen before. Two of its apparent planets share the same orbit around their star. If the discovery is confirmed, it would bolster a theory that Earth once shared its orbit with a Mars-sized body that later crashed into it, resulting in the moon's formation.
The two planets are part of a four-planet system dubbed KOI-730. They circle their sun-like parent star every 9.8 days at exactly the same orbital distance, one permanently about 60 degrees ahead of the other. In the night sky of one planet, the other world must appear as a constant, blazing light, never fading or brightening.
Gravitational "sweet spots" make this possible. When one Read more…
Get ready for a 'global Katrina': Biggest ever solar storm could cause power cuts which last for MONTHS
- Earth is overdue a solar storm as the sun enters its most active period.
The world is overdue a ferocious 'space storm' that could knock out communications satellites, ground aircraft and trigger blackouts – causing hundreds of billions of pounds of damage, scientists say.
Astronomers today warned that mankind is now more vulnerable to a major solar storm than at any time in history – and that the planet should prepare for a global Katrina-style disaster.
A massive eruption of the sun would save waves of radiation and charged particles to Earth, damaging the satellite systems used for synchronizing computers, airline navigation and phone networks.


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This article was written by Holly Noto and Ben Carmel.
When was the last time you thought about how you communicate?
To succeed in the workplace of the future, you might want to give this some thought—and be open to fine-tuning or significantly updating how you interact with others at work.
Last year, marketing research firm Kelton Global interviewed 1,400 knowledge workers across the U.S. to learn what they want in the workplace of the future.
Trust and teamwork ranked high, and communication was central to all:
This study shows that openness and connection will drive future workplace success.
In this post, we recap highlights from our third and final webinar in our Organizational Adulting series. Our first webinar in the series, Divisive Behaviors and How to Overcome Them, can be viewed here, while Overcoming Apathy and Disengagement, our second webinar in the series, can be viewed here.
Email, presentations, instant messaging, and video conferencing will continue to play a role in communication in the workplace, but more concise email or more stellar presentations won't take workplace communication to the next level, networks will.
In the near future, communication will become increasingly interactive, interpersonal, inter-functional, multi-leveled, forward thinking, and driven by purpose and meaning.
Networks enable us to identify the talents and potential skills that others can contribute to the work we do – the problems we solve.
In a network, the essential behavior is creating connection points, seeking insights, and solving shared problems. It is about what we can do together, not what we have done. The days of building a reputation based on personal accomplishments and successes are fleeting. The workplace of the future is about building the connections that will help you focus on tomorrow's problems and solutions.
As workplace communication evolves, networks of people will think bigger, act bigger, and build pathways to exchange great ideas, share unique experiences, and offer insights—all toward creating innovative, agile, forward-thinking organizations.
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, believes we are at the beginning of a revolution fundamentally changing the way we live, work, and relate to one another.
Calling this the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Schwab sees technology fusing our physical, digital, and biological worlds—and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human.
In this age, it won't be about what you know. It will be about what you can know and about adapting to a constantly changing future by tapping into our networks.
One example of how communication is changing involves the sharing of ideas.
In the past, when you came across a great article or idea, you may have jotted it down and filed it away. That's probably where the idea died.
Today, the trend is to share the idea—why it means something to you, why you thought it was interesting, what it sparked in you. Getting the word out creates value in the spaces between us. Conversations allow ideas to bounce off and collide against each other, creating something greater.
Sharing omnidirectionally—in meetings, social media, blogs, email—helps you tap into the collective wisdom of your network, make sense of information, see patterns, and connect to innovate and solve problems.
As a design consultancy, people often ask XPLANE to teach them how be a better communicator, how to become more agile, nurture servant leadership, or create a networked culture.
We always recommend starting with interpersonal communication because engagement—the interplay between people—is vital to adapting and functioning at a high level.
Fortunately, there are many ways to enhance your communication skills:
As you fine-tune your communication skills, try adopting some practices to create or activate a more powerful network:
With these practices in place, you'll be well on your way to a highly productive, collaborative, and interactive workplace.
If you'd like to learn more about Organizational Adulting, join us at the Culture Summit in San Francisco on June 25 to 27, 2019. We'll be hosting two workshops that will put Organizational Adulting skills to work for you. You'll leave with tools that you can take back to work and immediately share with others to create a more productive workplace.
If you have thoughts or questions about this post, we would love to hear from you.
And if you missed our prior Organizational Adulting posts, be sure to check them out in the links below.


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Google Developers Launchpad Africa 2018
Google Developers Launchpad Africa 2018 is currently accepting applications for the first Launchpad Africa class, which will take place in Lagos, Nigeria starting in early 2018.
Application Deadline: 11th December 2017
Eligible Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
To be taken at: Lagos, Nigeria
Type: Event
Eligibility: Each startup that applies to Launchpad Africa is evaluated carefully. Below are general guidelines behind our process to help you understand what we look for in our candidates.
All startups in the program must:
- Be a technology startup.
- Be based in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda (stay tuned for future classes, as we hope to add more countries).
- Have already raised seed funding.
- The problem you're trying to solve. How does it create value for users? How are you addressing a real challenge for your home city, country, or Africa broadly?
- Will you share what you learn for the benefit of other startups in your local ecosystem?
Value of Program: Launchpad Accelerator matches the best of Google – its people, network, and advanced technologies – to top global startups, helping scale great products.
As part of the three-month program, startups will receive:
- Equity-free support
- Access to Google's engineers and intensive mentoring from over 20 teams
- Access to Silicon Valley experts and Africa's top mentors
- Three months of workspace in Lagos
- PR training and global media opportunities
- Exposure though demo day events
How to Apply: APPLY
Award Provider: Google
Important Notes: Google will neither provide support nor reimbursements for visas, flights, accommodation and transportation to and from the events. Potential attendees are please advised to apply to attend events for which they can comfortably provide for their own travel and related logistics.


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tokyobike stands behind the bicycles it sells. We offer a 12-month guarantee on all frames and forks. tokyobike recommends that all bicycles purchased should be maintained by a professional mechanic. It is recommended all bikes are serviced at least once a year.
Colours & Rust
Some colours by the nature of their composition will fade if left outdoors. To avoid fading and rust, tokyobike recommends that all bicycles are kept under cover, out of the rain and sunlight when not in use. We also advise that red and fluorescent colors have a tendency to fade faster than other colors.
For a Safe Ride
Regular maintenance is highly recommended.
1. Tyre pressure - please check tyre pressure at least once a week and have them pumped to the recommended level.
2. Please keep your tokyobike indoors or under cover to avoid color fade and rust as much as possible.
3. Gears - please use the highest and lowest gear only when needed.
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I was at a party yesterday. My best friend's daughter graduated with an engineering degree. So proud of her!
So there was lots to celebrate.
And then there was this.
Wine glass markers.
My friend Jenny said she tried something similar at her son's party but it didn't work so well with younger folks. And when my niece and nephew are visiting my mom's house I always see their names printed with a black sharpie on the plastic cups.
But I never thought about it on wine glasses. Not sure why.
Pure genius.
This from the mouth of a woman who once thought wine charms were so very clever.
It was a new age. No longer did we have to compare shades of lipstick on the rim of the glass to figure out which glass was ours.
But the reality is that people forget which wine charm they had. That could have something to do with wine consumption but I would also add age as a factor. Most of the women I share wine with are "of a certain age."
It goes something like this.
Grab a glass and pick out a cutesy charm. Usually it's a theme. Like fruits. Or USA symbols. Or flowers.
Drink. Set glass down. Chat. Go to bathroom. Have a snack.
And then try and remember which charm is yours.
"Hey, am I the Statue of Liberty?"
Or "Am I the American flag?"
"Who's the Liberty Bell?"
By the end of the evening it's, "Oh, who cares? I think I'm the Liberty Bell."
Share and share alike.
You just hope that all goes well and that no one has mono.
But these wine markers?
Pure genius.


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Presented by the North River Commission & SSA #60, MOSAIC Albany Park Arts Festival
is a weekend-long exploration of arts & culture of the Northwest Side. Events take place throughout the neighborhood over the course of a weekend. Mosaic 2019 took place Thursday, September 26th through Sunday, September 29th. Check out the 2019 schedule, and save the date for next year, September 24-27th!


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- 1 bottle of Magic Hat #9 beer
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 med. sweet onion, sliced
- 1 whole Cardamom pod, slightly cracked
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken into 3 pieces
- 1/4 tsp. ground Allspice
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup creamy yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp. Sriracha pepper sauce
- Kosher dill pickle slices
- Good seeded hamburger buns
Place half of the sliced onion in the bottom of your slow cooker, along with the garlic. Set pork on top of onions & garlic. Pour the entire Magic Hat #9 beer over the pork. Mix together dry spices (cardamom, ginger, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, Allspice, salt, and pepper). Rub all over pork. Turn your slow cooker on high, cover, and cook for 4.5 hours.
Remove pork from slow cooker, remove any hard pieces of spice (cardamom pod, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves) and drain liquid. Replace the pork back into the slow cooker, and add brown sugar, mustard, and Sriracha sauce. Mix around in slow cooker. Cover and continue to cook on high for 1 hour.
Serve the meat on top of seeded hamburger buns, and top with sliced onions & dill pickle slices. Add more Sriracha to the sandwich for extra heat. The Sloppy #9 is delicious with Oven-baked Potato Chips. Enjoy!!


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Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders is the recipient of the 2018 Menschen in Europa Art Award. In existence since 2009, the award recognises exceptional achievement in the artistic fields. Previous recipients include fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, opera singer Anna Netrebko and architect Norman Foster.
To coincide with the award ceremony, an exhibition of Wenders' photographs opens on 12 October in Passau, Germany. Curated by Anna Duque y González, Wim Wenders. WATER WORKS features a selection of water landscapes photographed between 1964- 2014.
Wim Wenders. WATER WORKS is at Atrium des Medienzentrums, Verlagsgruppe Passau, from 12 October – 30 November 2018.
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Join us for an evening with Paa Kow!
Paa Kow, dubbed "Ghana's most artistic drummer", blends rhythm and artistry from Ghana with jazz and African roots creating his own Afro-Fusion sound. He plays a custom drum set of traditional Ghanaian drums that is the only one of its kind in the world, guaranteeing concert goers an extraordinary musical experience. Accompanying his will be his 9-piece orchestra, creating a dance party you will not want to miss!
Growing up in the small village of Enyan Denkyira near Cape Coast in Ghana, West Africa, Paa Kow began to play music and tour with his family's concert band at a very early age. He has since grown to be widely recognized as one of the most remarkable drum set players to tour in Africa, Europe, and America. Paa Kow's deep groove and prodigious talent reveal a unique ability to speak to listeners with his drums inspiring a deeply spiritual conversation. His songs are captivating and danceable and incorporate lyrics in his native language, Fante, as well as English. Paa Kow's vision is to spread the music and culture of his homeland by touring the world with his Afro-Fusion orchestra.
Notable musicians he has shared the stage with include African greats: Amakye Dede, George Darko, Kojo Antwi, Nat Brew and Hugh Masekela, as well as American greats Victor Wooten, Brad Goode, John Gunther, Michael Kang, and many more.


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The Indian private company, 'Future group' will jointly work with USAID Commercial Horticulture and Agricultural Marketing Programme (CHAMP) to provide mutual benefits to the consumers in India and horticulture producers in Afghanistan. The collaboration will increase the domestic supply and give consumers more options during the off season, informed Gopal Bihani, head of farm fresh business at Future group on September 11.
More than 50 Afghan agriculture exporters are presently in Mumbai for a 4-day 'Passage to Prosperity: India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show' that opens today and also to explore business tie-ups in the state. They will also display finest Afghan agriculture products that include nuts, fruits and spices to buyers from Maharashtra and adjoining states in the show.
Afghan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Naseer Ahmad Durrani said "Our agriculture export growth is likely to continue as South Asian economies expand and as Afghanistan's trade environment continues to improve". He further added that as the country begins to reopen its gardens of fruits, spices and nuts, the Indian consumers will benefit from the all natural, unadulterated and tasty produce.


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Seniors enjoy Euchre
TIPP CITY — The Tipp City Seniors Inc. have two Euchre tournaments every month. The first is on the second Saturday of each month at 6 p.m. and women's Euchre is on the first Tuesday at 1 p.m. to benefit the scholarship fund.
View from the Vista set
TROY — Come discover Brukner Nature Center's vista birdlife and join members of the BNC Bird Club on Sunday, May 19th from 2-4 p.m. as you learn to identify our feathered friends.
All levels of birders are welcome and binoculars are available for use.
New brochure coming soon
TIPP CITY — The new Tipp-Monroe Community Services brochure will be coming to residents' mailbox soon. The brochure includes all of the educational, recreational, and special events that TMCS offers from June through August 2019 and will be mailed on May 20 to all of the residents of Tipp City and Monroe Township.
Registration for the summer classes begins on May 20. Visit tmcomservices to register.
New classes will include Pottery, Community Chorus, Beginning Recording — band preparation class, Family Game and Bingo Night.
Returning classes will include Summer Vacation at the Park: "Every Hero Has A Story," "Call of the Wild," and "Space is the Place;" Babysitting Class, Cooking with Art, Pilates and R.A.D. — Rape Awareness Defense.
Visit tmcomservices.org to sign up for classes on May 20. There are many more returning and new classes available this summer.
Basketball tourney upcoming
TROY — The Movement I.T.P.A. First annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is now taking participants for the event, set for May 31 through June 2. The deadline for sign ups has been extended to May 20.
This tournament is to reinvigorate the basketball community heading into the summer. There will be eight divisions, including third-fifth grade boys/girls; sixth-eighth grade boys/girls; high school boys/girls; and adult mens/ladies. There will be no co-ed teams. All players (parents for players under 18) must sign waiver before play. Games will be played at three locations. Friday night will be under the lights at Troy Community Park. Tournament play will be Saturday at Van Cleve School and Lincoln Community Center. Championship Sunday will be at Lincoln Community Center.
All teams are guaranteed three games during pool play, which leads to single elimination tournament. High school and adult divisions will be officiated by OSHAA referees.
The registration fee is $25 per player and there will be a mandatory four players on a team. Each team will receive a team T-shirt/uniform. Champions will receive championship T-shirt and championship plaque.
There will be a $500 cash prize for the men's division & women's division champion. A slam dunk competition cash prize will be $100.
There tournament also will include 50/50 raffle winners and a 3-point shoot-out for a $5 entry fee. The winner receives a $25 gift card. Entry forms are available at www.themovementitpa.com, on the center's Facebook page, or at the center, 11o Ash St., Troy.


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Each Sunday at 9:00 AM, classes for different age groups.Find out more »
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Canyon Valley trek is a one day short weekend getaway from Mumbai and Pune. The meeting for this trek in general would be from Lonavala. One can reach Lonavala through local trains, from Mumbai or Pune.
Canyon Valley
Along the Ulhas river, from khandala till Karjat is a valley which is named as Canyon valley after the Ulhas river.The area is full of flora and fauna.The area is a popular destination for trekkers from Mumbai and Pune, its a different kind because on this trek where you start a trek with a Descend, climb up to end the trek. kind of Opposite of regular treks. There is huge water fall down in the valley….where we will be spending some time before starting our return journey


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- Three layer seat liners: Selected 100% cotton on the surface, filled in PET fiber, and breathable mesh on the back.
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Why do transformations fail and how can we avoid it? What can DevOps & Agile teach us about our method? Evaluation from Gartner tells us that the most significant blockers are Folks (50%) and Approach (37%), otherwise known as the culture, and changing culture is a tough factor to do. There will constantly be resistance to a new path and finding the absolute appropriate path can be 1 littered with hazards and problems. To remove the risks and concerns requires a new way of pondering about how we transform, but that calls for a new culture, and so we get stuck in a cycle. This presentation will show how making use of a third celebration can be helpful and how the partnership ought to be structured, along with a framework and engagement model for transformation. This course is approved by PMI® for 17 specialist improvement units (PDUs). For much more on the Project Management Institute and a full list of courses authorized for PDUs. How can on-line collaboration and project management tools support enhance productivity in your business? Study on for the most current organization tips and productivity hacks for additional hints organising function and life with Kanbanchi.Swimlanes are horizontal rows that can be applied to a board for a group to effortlessly visualize perform items by category or sub-method. Admins can pick custom fields to be utilised as swimlanes on the Kanban Board. Application Project Management is a blog exactly where Pawel shares stuff that he bargains with in his skilled life. He shares tips on pretty a lot something that it requires to run computer software projects efficiently.The primary thought of Kanban methodology cards is to scale down the quantity of work in progress. For instance, due to the Kanban methodology, only ten cards for doors may possibly be offered for a complete manufacturing line. 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A busy week in education: Charter school ruling, Seattle teacher strike and McCleary negotiations
Summer edition of Washington Business magazine is out
Bertha ready to rumble -- maybe
AWB Water Resources Committee meeting set for Sept. 30
AWB Immigration Reform Committee to meet Sept. 28
AWB Minimum Wage Committee will meet Sept. 23
Chinese president to come to Seattle, meet with tech leaders
Business Benchmarks released from Washington Roundtable
Public input sought in workforce forums being held throughout the state
State's revenues come in nearly $156 million higher than forecast
Sen. Andy Hill announces he will not run for governor
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Publish own Book OnlineWrite your own book online
I was talking about how to write your own novel or text in a former contribution. I will publish an essay for this contribution on a website where you can publish your own novels and/or story ideas on-line. "When you want to make a fantasy come true by releasing your own textbook, there are many firms that are willing to charge you more than $500 for this benefit.
Luckily, there are many other possibilities for prospective writers - more of them later. This does not have to be an embryo best-seller, because self-publishing is best suitable for small series. All over 1,000 and you' d be better off going to a conventional print shop to take full scale.
There are many individuals I know who publish their own life together with the recollections of their families and grandchildren as a piece of their own familyres. This is not a vain publication, but a great way to keep remembrances for coming generation and to expand the archives of our area' s past.
Self-editing is perfect for this. Other people post their blog or picture galleries. Each year I try to get the best pictures of the last 12 month from a photography site (Flickr.com in my case), so we get the equivalence of the classic photography gallery, which will last longer than my Flickr subscriptions and my HD.
And you can get a non-copyright protected copy from the Gutenberg Non-Profit Archives or from the million copies of Google that it has been scanning (maybe for your local library ) or from Wikipedia - and it's all there. So I could not face the possibility of gathering notices of refusal from editors and editors, so I chose to make myself public.
It was the first one I made by buying 1,000 books published in the conventional way (because it was only a little more than 500 copies). When a second volume was finished, new technologies came to the salvation. I' ve used Lulu.com to allow you to post your artwork for free and start Second Life in the online community (at no additional charge to a member).
As a marketer, I experiment with what I call a" article placement" by adding poetry to photographs or pictures on Flickr and other pages, creating debates that would not be possible with conventional publications where the writer is removed from the readership. I' m hoping to release my new one on Lulu and an iPhone application if I can find a good one.
So the point is that the new technologies offer new and inexpensive ways to advertise your textbooks, and we are only at the beginning of the study process. What self-publishing site to select? Lulu has acquired We-Reads, a Facebook and other 3 million-reader online Facebook based community-bookclub.
It could help him to reach the nirwana of self-publishing: to become the audiunes of music. There have been practical difficulties - not least ridiculously high shipping charges (sometimes more than the price of the book), week delay in shipping and payment difficulties that my reader has been telling me about.
Evidence of my last volume came while typing this article, five day after I pressed the last one. Using their artwork, publication is incredibly simple - just load up your script as a PDF, pull over front and back-images. There is no charge until your first order and Lulu lets you keep 80% of the revenue (after deducting the print costs for each book).
Over the past year, Lulu has grown 20% and releases over 400,000 publications per year, which, according to Lulu, is "almost twice as many as in the whole of the U.S. tradition. Although the electronic Revolution has turned the musical industries on their head, it is still happening at a more relaxed rate in those textbooks where self-publication has not yet really picked up speed.
Getting your own book published online - and earning your own cash.


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Get great coupons and early notice delivered to your e-mail
Safeway's "Just 4 U" program is probably the best example of the benefits of giving your e-mail address to a grocery store. But I have found that just about every chain has something to offer in exchange for your e-mail.
There is the issue of spam, of course. Every large corporation swears that it won't sell your e-mail address, and they may or may not be truthful about that. The larger issue tends to be light-fingered employees. In my experience, a lot of security leaks happen because some low-level button-pusher gets bribed into handing over a copy of the company's database of customer e-mail addresses. A list like that, of verified good addresses, can be worth a lot of money on the open market.
But assuming that you have a reasonable spam filter, frankly I think the risk is worth it. (Your mileage, as they say, may vary.)
At the very least, most chains will e-mail you when their new ad circular is published. This can save you a trip to the mailbox, as well as sometimes give you a free preview of what's coming up so that you can plan ahead. If you like to shop in the next area over to get other deals, you can plug in that area's zip code instead of your own, and have the deals e-mailed right to you.
Many chains offer special e-mail-only coupons, if not all the time. I find that small stores are more likely to do this, as a way to entice people to come in, and as a reward for signing up for their e-mail list. There are a few local yarn stores which offer e-mail-only coupons, and as a knitter, I am glad to be on their lists.
Others simply make it more convenient for you. This morning I got an e-mail from Fred Meyer with two coupons, one of which was for 10 percent off all household furnishings and furniture. I'm in the market for a desk, and while these coupons would be available at the physical store if I went there, I would not have realized they were available if I hadn't gotten the e-mail. That's a pretty good extra value!
The only down side to e-mail coupons is that you have to print them out yourself. And I don't know if you have noticed, but printer ink is one of the most expensive commodities on the planet. (Psst, print them out at work, if you have access to a printer there!)


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We're not exactly sure why Bentley has chosen to christen its new trim for the Flying Spur, the 'Beluga'. After all, there are better examples out in the animal kingdom to draw inspiration from – perhaps it is the company's warped sense of humour in trying to reflect the Flying Spur's proportions. We don't know.
What we do know is that the new Bentley Flying Spur Beluga is merely a cosmetic upgrade, exclusively offered to V8-engined Flying Spurs. As such, the car soldiers on with the same biturbo 4.0 litre V8 engine with 500 hp at 6,000 rpm and 660 Nm of torque from 1,700 rpm. Paired to a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission, this whale of a car rockets from rest to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds before topping out at 295 km/h.
On the outside, the Flying Spur Beluga differs from its sibling by adopting a gloss black matrix front grille and body-coloured lower grille bar. Elsewhere, exclusive 'Black and Bright' 20-inch machined alloy wheels are offered – the list of changes are touted to provide the car with "a more athletic stance and purposeful visual appeal." Opting for the Mulliner Driving pack nets one a set of 21-inch 'Extrovert' wheels instead.
Additional goodies on the inside include piano black veneer, knurled shift paddles, contrasting stitching on the seats and steering wheel as well "as deep pile floor mats and boot carpet with contrasting leather binding." Adding on the aforementioned 'Mulliner' pack brings diamond quilter leather, a knurled gear shifter, drilled alloy pedals and an indented leather headlining.
Aside from that, the Flying Spur remains as it is with the addition of several new features for 2015 – onboard WiFi connectivity being one of the many conveniences.


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Potato chips. Potaaaaaaaaato chips. Potato. Chips. I bet you're craving them right now.
As far as I'm concerned, the salted deep-fried potato slice is the best evidence we have that evil forces exist in this world. Only a truly diabolical being could have invented something so ludicrously addictive. And they've hooked me. I'm a goner. When I'm plunked on the couch, with something inane on the teevee, all I want is a salty crunch traveling in a constant stream from lap to mouth.
But then come the consequences. The raving, gnawing salt-and-starch craving, roaring for more and more and more. Then the crash, the descending gray fog, the heavy eyelids, the sudden and overwhelming need to sink my bloated carcass into the couch cushions and sleep for an eternity. And, eventually, the circumference of my lower half, pushing wider and wider against the waistband of my jeans.
Clearly, something better is in order–something salty, crunchy, compulsion-forming, that won't send my poor overworked pancreas into screaming fits. And, once again, it's Mark Bittman to the rescue.
Most people I know have never encountered nori, the flat sheets of Japanese seaweed, anywhere other than a sushi bar. I actually made my share of sushi growing up–or, at least, we rolled vinegared rice and vegetables in nori and called it sushi–and, thanks to us sticky-fingered kids and our tendency to overstuff, we would sometimes end up with leftover nori. This posed a conundrum for our decidedly non-Japanese family, one that we never quite solved: what do you do with plain sheets of seaweed?
Last week, when Boyfriend (oh, let's give him a name: Sam) and I found ourselves with an unfinished pack of nori after a minor culinary experiment, I made up my mind to solve the conundrum. Following the guidelines in How to Eat Everything, I brushed the nori oh-so-lightly with sesame oil, sprinkled them with salt, and toasted them quickly in a skillet.
And along the way, I inadvertently stumbled onto a solution to my potato chip problem. Seriously, these chips look a little eerie, but they. are. perfect. They're almost lighter than air, glossy and dark, with a slightly bitter, nutty flavor, and just the right hint of salty bite.
About the salt: one of the nutritional nuggets I picked up during the making of the Thing I Can't Tell You About Yet is that salt cravings are not actually about sodium chloride. In fact, they usually signal a need for the other trace materials found in unrefined salt. So, more often than not, regular iodized table salt will not sate a salt craving. But sea salt will–at least, the kind of sea salt that lists "salt" as its only ingredient. And because it's more voluminous, a little goes a long way. So I recommend sea salt. End of spiel.
I don't know if I'll ever be fully free of the chip specter. They haunt the edges of my consciousness, in weak moments, with the promise of primal satisfaction. But I have to say, these alien-looking nori chips come darn close. They might even be worth–gasp–buying a whole pack of nori for.
Nori Chips
1 package nori (Japanese seaweed)
Sesame oil for brushing
Sea salt, to taste
Separate the nori sheets. Brush the shiny side of each sheet verrrrrrry lightly with sesame oil, and sprinkle with salt. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. One at a time, lay the nori sheets in the skillet, non-oiled side down, and toast for 10-15 seconds, just until they start to get crisp. Turn over and toast for another 10 seconds, just until they're no longer soft. Watch them carefully–they'll burn incredibly quickly.
Use a kitchen scissors to cut the crisp nori into chip-shaped pieces. Eat mindlessly, while watching spoiled New York women try on wedding dresses (or whatever floats your trashy TV boat).


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Lifestyles of absolute dictators chronicaled by the Radar Report.
Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Quaddafi of Libya provides on the milder examples.
Clad in chic, form-fitting camouflage fatigues, his personal bodyguards are made up of an all-girl Amazonian unit alleged to be virgins. The 40-femme corps of African beauties is also said to be highly trained in martial arts and weaponry.
One of the best parts of the article was the comment by the completely clueless leftiod who couldn't identify an actual facist even if there was a jackboot on his neck.


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Have a Baby Without Going Broke
Most people assume having a baby will cost them their entire savings, and then some.
Worse yet, if you believe the shameless advertising geared towards new parents, you'll probably spend more than you need to in order to raise your child properly.
Sensible parents only buy things that are absolutely essential for their new baby.
Your baby adores you more than the $600 rocking chair from Pottery Barn, or the five giraffes at the foot of his crib. Stick with the essentials, and your baby will still love you for who you are.
Bringing up a newborn child in a home with financial abundance will be much easier if you implement these basic tips:
1. Work with what you have
Picture-perfect nurseries are nice, but they're not practical for your budget. Instead of indulging your own desires for the perfect environment for your child, concentrate on necessities that save money for the more important things they'll need down the road.
- Don't build an addition if you don't have to; make do with the space you have now. If you do have space for a separate nursery, you can still be thrifty.
Homemade items and a few coats of paint go a lot farther than pricey store-bought home décor for a loving yet practical nursery.
2. Create a baby registry
New mothers give baby showers to receive vital necessities they need to raise their child. If you ask, you will receive, and you won't have to pay out or your own pocket for everything you need right away.
- Double the power of your baby registries by creating two of them. One baby registry can be for essential items, another for "nice to have" items you can do without if necessary.
- Ask friends and family members to pitch in on big-ticket items like strollers, cribs, and baby swings. This spreads each person's spend more evenly for each gift, easing their burden as well as yours.
3. Buy used furniture, clothing, and accessories
Thrift store shopping for babies is nothing to be ashamed of. Choose carefully, clean the items you buy thoroughly, and you'll create some significant bargains for your new baby's needs.
- Most items for babies can be purchased secondhand, except things like plush toys and baby bottles, which are hard to sanitize once used. For those types of baby items, it's best to err on the side of caution.
4. Stockpile items before the baby arrives
Seek out coupons or sales on items you'll need in the near future. The earlier you start finding customer rewards programs, coupons, and sale items for your baby, the more money you'll save.
- Stock up on things like disposable diapers, baby food, and handy wipes when prices are low. Some coupon offers might even allow you to score some items for free as a bonus.
5. Don't skimp on quality
You do get what you pay for, and higher quality items like mattresses, strollers, and burp cloths tend to last much longer than cheap substitutes.
You'll use things like this regularly, so buy the level of quality you can afford to avoid having to buy again a few weeks later.
- If you're planning on extending the family in the future, spend the money now to buy quality products that will last for many years. You'll be glad you did when you're able to reuse baby supplies with children you have later on.
Keep in mind, most luxurious purchases for babies are more about satisfying the tastes and preferences of the parent. It's hard to deny that a little competitive spirit could be involved as well.
Before you reach for the flashiest baby carriage or that top of the line crib, think about creating a nursery that's more practical than ready for a feature in Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
In the eyes of your child, it makes little difference how much you spent on their vital necessities. In this case, your budget will consistently tell you that less is indeed more, so save yourself a world of emotional and financial stress.
Focus on your baby's needs rather than your desires and your baby's tender years will be more joyous and less financially troubling.
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Yoast SEO schema uses the
Article type for posts, but you can extend this using plugins or your own custom code.
In Google's Structured Data Guidelines, they recommend:
Try to use the most specific applicable type and property names defined by schema.org for your markup.
I'm working on a product review website, so most articles are better classified with the
Review type. I developed a plugin for:
- Marking posts as reviews in the backend
- Adding the additional review metadata to the post (in a custom metabox)
- Updating the Yoast SEO schema to mark this as a review
The article below is a guide for developers extending Yoast SEO schema using product reviews as the example.
If you only want product review schema on your website, you can install my Product Review Schema for Yoast SEO plugin. You do not need to make any code changes.
Install the plugin
"Product Review Schema for Yoast SEO" is available for free on GitHub.
Filtering schema pieces
The key to extending Yoast SEO schema is the
wpseo_schema_graph_pieces filter.
This filter lets you add (or remove) pieces of the schema graph. Yoast SEO creates the large, structured graph by assembling all of these pieces.
* Adds Schema pieces to our output.
* @param array $pieces Graph pieces to output.
* @param \WPSEO_Schema_Context $context Object with context variables.
* @return array $pieces Graph pieces to output.
public function schema_piece( $pieces, $context ) {
require_once( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/class-be-product-review.php' );
$pieces[] = new BE_Product_Review( $context );
return $pieces;
add_filter( 'wpseo_schema_graph_pieces', array( $this, 'schema_piece' ), 20, 2 );
Each graph piece is packaged as a class. In this case, I'm using my custom
BE_Product_Review class found in
class-be-product-review.php in my plugin.
Creating a class
All graph piece classes should be implemented using the
WPSEO_Graph_Piece interface (see here).
class BE_Product_Review implements \WPSEO_Graph_Piece {
The interface requires your class contain two methods:
generate()for generating the graph piece
is_needed()for determining if this graph piece should be added
Yoast SEO could add additional methods to the interface in the future, which would also be required in your class.
To make my customizations a bit more future-proof, I'll extend an existing class rather than build my own. If a future update to Yoast SEO adds another required method, my class will automatically have it because I'm extending a core class that will also include it.
Extending an existing class
All of the Yoast SEO schema classes can be found in /wordpress-seo/frontend/schema (see here). I'll use the
Article schema type as my base since a review is a more specific type of article.
class BE_Product_Review extends \WPSEO_Schema_Article implements \WPSEO_Graph_Piece {
Setup the $context in __construct()
$context variable is an object that contains important information about the current page. It contains site-wide data (
site_url) and page-specific data (
id is the post ID,
canonical is the permalink).
See /wordpress-seo/frontend/schema/class-schema-context.php for more information.
We need to make
$context accessible in our class. Since we are extending another class, we need to pull the
$context from the
If we were not extending an existing class, you could leave that line out and only have
$this->context = $context;
class BE_Product_Review extends \WPSEO_Schema_Article implements \WPSEO_Graph_Piece {
* A value object with context variables.
* @var WPSEO_Schema_Context
private $context;
* Product_Rating constructor.
* @param WPSEO_Schema_Context $context Value object with context variables.
public function __construct( WPSEO_Schema_Context $context ) {
parent::__construct( $context );
$this->context = $context;
Customize is_needed()
is_needed() is one of the two methods required by the
WPSEO_Graph_Piece. Use this method to determine whether or not this graph piece is needed in this specific context.
Since I'm extending the
WPSEO_Schema_Article class, I could leave this method out of my class and it would use
is_needed() from the parent class. But my review schema doesn't apply in every instance that the article schema would, so I need to define my own display logic.
For my
BE_Product_Review class, I have a custom metabox that allows the editor to mark this as a product review using the
be_product_review_include meta key.
Rather than using
get_the_ID() to get the post ID, we're using
* Determines whether or not a piece should be added to the graph.
* @return bool
public function is_needed() {
$post_types = apply_filters( 'be_product_review_schema_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
if( is_singular( $post_types ) ) {
$display = get_post_meta( $this->context->id, 'be_product_review_include', true );
if( 'on' === $display ) {
return true;
return false;
Generate the graph data
generate() method is where the actual magic happens. This is where you define the relevant schema data for this graph piece.
Make sure you read Google's guidelines for your schema type, and use the Structured Data Testing Tool often to make sure you have everything correct.
In my case, the Product Review schema requirements include
reviewBody, and more.
When building your graph piece, it's important that you include an
@id so it can be referenced by other graph pieces, as well as
isPartOf so Yoast SEO knows where to place it in the graph. In my case, the review is part of the article so I have:
'isPartOf' => array( '@id' => $this->context->canonical . WPSEO_Schema_IDs::ARTICLE_HASH ),
I added a filter to the end of my
$data before returning it so plugins/themes can customize the output if needed.
To keep the
generate() method as clean as possible, you can move logic to separate methods which are referenced inside this one.
I created the
get_review_meta( $key, $fallback ) method for retrieving the review metadata, and providing a fallback in case these required fields haven't been filled out (name = post title; review body = post content).
Below is the completed class. I recommend you look at the Product Review Schema for Yoast SEO plugin on GitHub for more information on how this all comes together:
* Class BE_Review
class BE_Product_Review extends \WPSEO_Schema_Article implements \WPSEO_Graph_Piece {
* A value object with context variables.
* @var WPSEO_Schema_Context
private $context;
* Product_Rating constructor.
* @param WPSEO_Schema_Context $context Value object with context variables.
public function __construct( WPSEO_Schema_Context $context ) {
parent::__construct( $context );
$this->context = $context;
* Determines whether or not a piece should be added to the graph.
* @return bool
public function is_needed() {
$post_types = apply_filters( 'be_product_review_schema_post_types', array( 'post' ) );
if( is_singular( $post_types ) ) {
$display = get_post_meta( $this->context->id, 'be_product_review_include', true );
if( 'on' === $display ) {
return true;
return false;
* Adds our Review piece of the graph.
* @return array $graph Review markup
public function generate() {
$post = get_post( $this->context->id );
$comment_count = get_comment_count( $this->context->id );
$data = array(
'@type' => 'Review',
'@id' => $this->context->canonical . '#product-review',
'isPartOf' => array( '@id' => $this->context->canonical . WPSEO_Schema_IDs::ARTICLE_HASH ),
'itemReviewed' => array(
'@type' => 'Product',
'image' => array(
'@id' => $this->context->canonical . WPSEO_Schema_IDs::PRIMARY_IMAGE_HASH,
'name' => wp_strip_all_tags( $this->get_review_meta( 'name', get_the_title() ) ),
'reviewRating' => array(
'@type' => 'Rating',
'ratingValue' => esc_attr( $this->get_review_meta( 'rating', 1 ) ),
'name' => wp_strip_all_tags( $this->get_review_meta( 'name', get_the_title() ) ),
'description' => wp_strip_all_tags( $this->get_review_meta( 'summary', get_the_excerpt( $post ) ) ),
'reviewBody' => wp_kses_post( $this->get_review_meta( 'body', $post->post_content ) ),
'author' => array(
'@id' => get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
'name' => get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $post->post_author ),
'publisher' => array( '@id' => $this->get_publisher_url() ),
'datePublished' => mysql2date( DATE_W3C, $post->post_date_gmt, false ),
'dateModified' => mysql2date( DATE_W3C, $post->post_modified_gmt, false ),
'commentCount' => $comment_count['approved'],
'mainEntityOfPage' => $this->context->canonical . WPSEO_Schema_IDs::WEBPAGE_HASH,
$data = apply_filters( 'be_review_schema_data', $data, $this->context );
return $data;
* Determine the proper publisher URL.
* @return string
private function get_publisher_url() {
if ( $this->context->site_represents === 'person' ) {
return $this->context->site_url . WPSEO_Schema_IDs::PERSON_HASH;
return $this->context->site_url . WPSEO_Schema_IDs::ORGANIZATION_HASH;
* Product review meta
* @param string $key
* @param string $fallback
* @return string $meta
private function get_review_meta( $key = false, $fallback = false ) {
$meta = get_post_meta( $this->context->id, 'be_product_review_' . $key, true );
if( empty( $meta ) && !empty( $fallback ) )
$meta = $fallback;
return $meta;


text: Melvins: Prick di Workhorse | DeRango™: 27,58 Kim Thayil: "Is Prick comparable to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music?" Buzz Osborne: "It's not that serious; it's far stupider. It was the perfect record to put out between two major label releases. Atlantic Records freaked out before they heard the record (...) Prick sold about 10,000 copies or something.… ( 08 )