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The National Safety Council eliminates preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.
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Social media finds its niche(s)
Posted by lib1187 in Media, Technology on September 27, 2012
Social media is evolving. The basement geeks that built the first social networks have moved into the niche market. Facebook is still essential for any digital identity, but now other platforms like Instagram and Loopster are being designed to share specific types of information. Which got me thinking: why stop with photos and videos?
Here are five possible social media platforms for sharing other vital aspects of one's life:
Crassfone: For sharing inappropriate thoughts you know should be kept to yourself yet feel the irrational need to blurt out in a crowded room.
Triv-o-gram: For sharing random bits of trivia.
Noisss: For sharing non-music sound files
Aro-matic: Until smell-o-vision is invented, this platform will allow users to share descriptions of their favorite smells.
Splice: For sharing the sequence of a person's genes.
Social networks allow us to share every aspect of our lives, the good, the bad, and the boring. Who cares if no one wants to (or shouldn't be allowed) to know every thought that pops into our heads and every one of our actions?
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Former Techstars Seattle Program Director Jaren Schwartz is taking on a new role at Create33, the new "founder center" established by Madrona Venture Group, GeekWire has learned. Schwartz will serve as the center's director of operations.
"I'm excited to work at Create33 to build off my experience helping startups grow and scale during my time at Techstars Seattle and the Alexa Accelerator," Schwartz told GeekWire in an email.
Schwartz added that she will transition between the roles through Oct. 9, after the Demo Night event for the Alexa Accelerator.
Madrona unveiled Create 33 in July, describing the initiative as a hub for startups and entrepreneurs in the Seattle region to rub shoulders and learn entrepreneurial skills. The space is set up similar to a WeWork or Galvanize location, with co-working areas, an event space and startup training rooms. It is run by Executive Director Micah Baldwin.
Though Create33 is largely supported by Madrona, with offices connected to Madrona's headquarters on the floor above, Madrona Managing Director Scott Jacobson told GeekWire the initiative is about more than just Madrona's network.
"It's part of our strategy to help grow the ecosystem to help people become better founders," Jacobson said.
In her new role, Schwartz will be working to make that founder ecosystem more robust. "This includes managing a curated membership of resident companies working out of Create33, offering strategic programming for founders by founders, building out business development opportunities for members, and helping founders tell their stories through our media studio," she said.
Techstars Seattle Managing Director Chris DeVore said the program has already lined up a replacement in Schwartz role.
"Jaren is an incredible leader and a cherished colleague, and I'm thrilled that she's partnering with Micah (another Techstars alum) to help drive Seattle's startup community forward in a new and different way," DeVore said.
— Marketo, a maker of marketing automation software, tapped former SAP and Amazon executive Mika Yamamoto to serve as its president.
Although Marketo is based in the Bay Area, Yamamoto will remain in Seattle in her new role. Marketo has a presence in the city through the office of Bizible, the Seattle-based marketing technology company that it acquired in April.
"I am beyond excited to join Steve and the exceptional team at Marketo to lead the company through its next phase of growth as we scale to become a one-billion-dollar company," Yamamoto said in a statement, referring to Marketo CEO Steve Lucas. "I look forward to supporting and serving Marketo, our customers, and the broader Marketing Nation community."
Yamamoto was most recently the chief digital marketing officer for business software giant SAP. She formerly led marketing and merchandising for Amazon Books and spent six years leading marketing efforts at Microsoft in areas including windows and Microsoft Stores.
— Transpara Health, a startup building a price transparency platform for healthcare, tapped Connie Bourassa-Shaw to join its board of directors. Bourassa-Shaw led the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington for nearly 12 years, establishing the UW's Foster School as a leader in Seattle's startup community. She retired last year.
Transpara Health, which was founded in 2017, is led by CEO and co-founder Susan Kataoka and chief medical officer Dr. Jeffrey Roh.
"I've always been impressed by the entrepreneurs— both students and others—who are driven to solve big problems. Transpara Health is doing that, focusing on what consumers want: transparency in health care costs and outcomes," Bourassa-Shaw told GeekWire in an email. "I was thrilled to join the advisory board, working with Jeff [Roh] and Susie Kataoka and the team. Let's see what we can do!"
— Pet insurance company Trupanion added longtime finance executive Jackie Davidson to its board of directors. Davidson was most recently the CFO of Market Leader, which sold to real estate company Trulia in 2014 for $355 million. She has more than 25 years of experience in finance, the majority in leadership positions.
— Funko, the maker of Pop! vinyl figures and other pop culture artifacts, added Jessica Piha as its new director of press relations. Piha, who formerly held positions at We Communications, Strange Brew Strategies and JVP Media, reports to Funko CMO Molly Hartney.


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Working with Workspace objects
This article explains how to work with folders and other workspace objects.
Folders contain all static assets within a Workspace: notebooks, libraries, experiments, and other folders. Icons indicate the type of the object contained in a folder. Click a folder name to open or close the folder and view its contents.
To perform an action on a folder, click the at the right side of a folder and select a menu item.
Special folders
A Databricks Workspace has three special folders: Workspace, Shared, and Users. You cannot rename or move a special folder.
Workspace root folder
To navigate to the Workspace root folder:
- Click the or icon.
- Click the icon.
The Workspace root folder is a container for all of your organization's Databricks static assets.
Within the Workspace root folder:
- Documentation, Release Notes, and Training & Tutorials are links to different sections in the documentation.
- the Shared folder is for sharing objects across your organization. Everyone has full permissions for all objects in Shared.
- the Users folder contains a folder for each registered user.
By default, the Workspace root folder and all of its contained objects are available to all users. You can control who can manage and access objects by enabling workspace access control and setting permissions.
To sort all objects alphabetically or by type (folder, notebook, library, experiment) across all folders click the to the right of the Workspace folder and select Sort > [Alphabetical | Type]:
User home folders
Each user has a home folder for their notebooks and libraries:
If workspace access control is enabled, by default objects in this folder are private to that user.
When you remove a user, the user's home folder is retained.
Workspace object operations
The objects stored in the Workspace root folder are folders, notebooks, libraries, and experiments. To perform an action on a Workspace object, right-click the object or click the at the right side of an object.
From the drop-down menu you can:
- If the object is a folder:
- Create a notebook, library, experiment, or folder.
- Import a Databricks archive.
- Clone the object.
- Rename the object.
- Move the object to another folder.
- Move the object to Trash. See Delete an object.
- Export a folder or notebook as a Databricks archive.
- If the object is a notebook, copy the notebook's file path.
- If you have Workspace access control enabled, set permissions on the object.
Search Workspace for an object
To search the Workspace for an object, click the Search icon in the sidebar and type a search string in the Search Workspace field. As you type, objects whose name contains the search string are listed.
Access recently used objects
You can access recently used objects by clicking the Recents icon in the sidebar or the Recents column on the Workspace landing page.
The Recents list is cleared after deleting the browser cache and cookies.
Move an object
To move an object, you can drag-and-drop the object or click the or at the right side of the object and select Move:
To move all the objects inside a folder to another folder, select the Move action on the source folder and select the Move all items in '<folder-name>' rather than the folder itself checkbox.
Delete an object
To delete a folder, notebook, library or experiment, click the or at the right side of the object and select Move to Trash. The Trash folder is automatically emptied (purged) after 30 days.
You can permanently delete an object in the Trash by selecting the to the right of the object and selecting Delete Immediately.
You can permanently delete all objects in the Trash by selecting the to the right of the Trash folder and selecting Empty Trash.


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Friday, June 11, 2010
What a Week
I've been absent because I've been a little busy. Last Saturday at 2:45 p.m. I set out on what I hope to be the greatest adventure of my life. I accepted a position to work as the night side executive producer at KXTV in Sacramento, California. The station is in a battle to be the market leader. It is owned by Gannett.
The man who hired me, Tim Geraghty, has a lot of major market experience in the news director's chair. We started talking more than eight months ago about the possibility of me making this trek west across the country and join him in his efforts to place the news operation firmly in the 21st century.
The drive to Sacramento took four days and covered more than three thousand miles. I am happy to report that it was largely uneventful. I had to sit in bad traffic for a crash in Mobile, Alabama and for another accident in New Orleans. Once I hit Texas the drive was pretty unremarkable except for some stunning scenery. Even parts of God forsaken West Texas offer a kind of lonely beauty.
The highlight of the drive occurred in Amarillo. Beginning at the Texas state line these large billboards trumpeted the 72 ounce steak at the Big Tex Steak Ranch. It's free if you can down it with the trimmings in one hour. My buddy Dave Parks and I had enjoyed many discussions about that particular restaurant and what it must take to consume a hunk of beef that size. Now every few dozen miles these billboards heralded the approaching piece of meat. I called Dave in excitement about Big Tex and he convinced me that it was a must see part of my journey.
I rolled into Amarillo right at dinner time and as luck would have it Big Tex sits right along I-40. The God's of all things steak must have been smiling on me because shortly after I sat down a young man stepped up to challenge the 72 ounce steak. While I chowed down on my ten ounce ribeye I watched as this 20 something chewed his way into history. I took some pictures with my cell phone camera but I can't download them yet. I didn't stick around for the finale because with 20 minutes to go he still had half of the steak left.
The only other surprise was just how mountainous I-40 is west of Flagstaff. Had the Czarina or I known this we would have sweated a lot more about Andrei's trip with his Jimmy pulling a trailer from Illinois to Riverside, California last year. I don't know how the 11 year old Jimmy made it, although it should be noted the Andrei did put a new engine in the SUV somewhere in Missouri when it gave out in the early stages of the trip. I tip my hat to my step-son for making it.
It was fitting that the first song that played on my great journey was Bruce Springsteen's "Ghost of Tom Joad." It was amazing driving up the San Joaquin Valley. It is a non-stop vista of American agriculture. It was a fitting way to cap off my cross country journey.
Now I have a new home, a new job, and wait only for my wife to eventually join me in the Golden State.
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wow John , congratulations ! this is wonderful news ... it's a fresh start in many ways ; including running, I'm quite sure ... best of successReplyDelete
Marc-Antoine de Fourchambault
Hey Rink...ReplyDelete
Back in the saddle again, big guy? Way to go. Best wishes, and say Hi to Tim.
Mike Lewis
Yowsers! Congrats on the new gig! I'm sure working in TV again is good for your soul.ReplyDelete
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I had been wanting to update our kitchen for some time. It was nice, don't get me wrong, but I felt like it needed a bit of new life to be breathed into it. so this weekend Dan and I went shopping and chose some lovely pieces to revamp it with!
I love to decorate the home, it really makes it feel like your own when you put your personal stamp on it and I was really taken by a copper and black theme and, luckily, Dan agreed! So we set out on our shopping trip, and we ended up finding some perfect pieces!
1. Copper Effect Cafetiere / 2. Letter Rack / 3. Pyramid Kettle / 4. 4 Slice Toaster / 5. Salt&Pepper Set / 6. Copper Ladle / 7. Copper Masher / 8. Copper Slotted Spoon / 9. Copper Spoon / 10.Black Mugs / 11.Copper Effect Cutlery /12. Black Dinner Set / 13. Black Drainer / 14. Copper Effect Canisters /
I loathe having papers lying around everywhere so this copper letter rack was the perfect solution! It's neat and tidy and matches with the theme, so we had to have it!
Our old kettle had an exploding incident recently, so it was really time to get a new one and I was taken by this pyramid kettle and 4 slice toaster set - they were absolute bargains and look so lovely on our worktops!
This salt and pepper set is just perfect and fits in so well with the theme, they look lovely alongside our new copper effect canisters!
I like to have utensils hanging up under our cabinets and this copper ladle, slotted spoon, spoon and masher look fantastic on display.
We decided to get a new dinner set and mugs to match the theme and these black ones are so cool, Dan has always wanted black crockery and I finally agree with him that they are actually, very stylish!
To go with the new crockery set we had to have new cutlery, and these copper effect ones are perfect! We were kindly given a £30 Next giftcard for a wedding gift so we only ended up paying £2 for them!
And to keep things neat and tidy around the sink, we decided to invest in this black drainer too!
We also picked up a new black washing machine in the Argos sale for £179, and I cant wait for it to be delivered and installed!
I am so pleased with how everything looks, its so refreshing to have some new pieces in the home and it all looks very warm and stylish. Now my mind is wandering to how we could bring some new life to our bedroom!
1. Orange Check Bedset / 2. Filament Lamp / 3.Chocolate Cord Cushion / 4. Soft Orange Fleece Throw / 5.Pheasant Ornament / 6.Wolf Faux Fur Cushion / 7. Scattered Tree Bedset / 8.Mini Animal Heads / 9. Wolf Faux Fur Throw /
Although Dan isn't much of a fan of seasonal homeware, I really love this orange check bedset, it looks so warm and cosy and I know that it would bring some much needed colour to our room. Finished off with a few of these chocolate cord cushions and this orange fleecey throw I think it would look gorgeous and so inviting!
I also thought these copper filament lamps would look amazing on our nightstands as they would really make a feature piece - the only trouble is that the filament bulbs aren't included and they can be quite pricey!
For a more natural and neutral look, I am loving this scattered tree bedset, I think it would look amazing when paired with these Wolf faux fur cushions and throw! I would never want to get out of my bed!
To decorate the room I love these mini animal heads! Our bedroom is up in the roof of the house so we dont have a lot of wall space, and I think the miniature size of these heads would work well to our advantage! I also think this golden pheasant ornament would look stunning on the windowsill - just look at its tail feathers!
What is your dream home style?


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We offer leadership development programmes and school expeditions
throughout the United Kingdom, South Africa and Europe.
Our founder Doctor Ian Player DMS and his close friend and ranger Magqubu Ntombela developed leaders and individuals through the wilderness trails which took place originally in South Africa. The experience offered a deeper, spiritual connection to Nature and enabled participants to become passionate about protecting wilderness for future generations, expand their understanding of themselves and develop an environmental and social ethics. This vital work continues today.
It is against this backdrop and history that we founded the Wilderness Leadership Academy. We provide services and programmes to develop Schools and Organisations to have the best leaders and highly motivated and engaged teams. We leverage the benefits of wild nature and the outdoors. Through our 'School Expedition Programmes' (Visit the what we do section) we grow our next generation of leaders.
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Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year!
My name is Mrs. Denise Pearl, and I am honored and privileged to serve as the new Principal of Woodland Intermediate School. This year will be my 24th year in education, and I can't imagine any other job that is more exciting or rewarding. Before moving into principalship, I was a teacher for 21 years. During that time I enjoyed teaching in Special Education, gifted learning, and general education classrooms. Throughout all these experiences, I loved helping students challenge themselves and grow. When I'm not at school, I enjoy spending time with my family. My husband and I have been married for 27 years and have two grown children. My son lives in Australia working at a film school, and my daughter is a teacher and expecting her first child. I look forward to building new relationships with staff, students, families and community members. My goal as Principal of Woodland Intermediate is to guide and support our teachers and students to reach their highest potentials, in a safe and nurturing environment. Please feel free to stop in and introduce yourself. Together we can make a difference!
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As always Lalandia abounds with activities in the summer holiday. Spend your summer holiday in Denmark in your own holiday home and enjoy time with your family in scenic surroundings. A range of summer holiday activities await. View current prices and offers for a summer holiday on our booking page.
Try the many fun summer holiday activities: Enjoy a water fight with the family in the tropical Aquadome, hours of fun in the brilliant playland, and combine your visit with an exciting trip to LEGOLAND®.
There are always activities here in the summer holiday: run and jump in Denmark's most fun playland, enjoy a water fight with all the family in the Aquadome or take a stroll down the beach.


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Oral Medication
Clomiphene Citrate
The first and foremost drug is, Clomiphene citrate which is the most popular agent for the induction of ovulation and has been in use for more than 35 yrs. It has a structure that shares key similarities with that of oestrogen.
Treatment with CC is commenced at 50mg -100mg(max 150 mg) daily for 5 days in each menstrual cycle beginning from day 3 or 4. CC should not be used for more than 12 cycles in a patient's life time or for more than 6 cycles continuously.
Infertility specialist clinics will often add intrauterine insemination to clomiphene cycles in order to increase the chance for pregnancy. Insemination is particularly beneficial for women that already ovulate on their own and are using the Clomid to get extra egg production.
Clomiphene Side Effects
Clomid treatment has some potential for adverse effects. Side effects are definite "cons" of clomiphene use. Adverse effects are seen in some, but not all women using the drug.
- Mood swings, psychological / emotional side effects
- Hot flashes
- Abdominal discomfort
- Visual disturbances
- Ovarian cyst formation
- Nausea
- Thinning of the uterine endometrial lining
- Reduced production of cervical mucous – this can lower fertility (bypassed by insemination)
- Increased risks for twins and multiple pregnancy (this is sometimes a desired outcome)
- 92% singletons and around 7% twins.
- Letrozole is an a aromatase inhibitor.
- Until recently there were concerns about safety of this drug on fetus, but in 2016 DCGI, India lifted its ban on the use of this drug for ovulation induction.
- Infact there are more studies now claiming it's superiority over clomephine for ovulation induction in obese PCOS
- It is administered in a dose of 2.5-5 mg per day for 5 days starting from day 2/3/4/5 of menses. Pyramidal regimes have also found to be effective.


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Prescriptions can be faxed to your patient's pharmacy through VirtualCare. You can start a form for a prescription during a Virtual Visit.
Before you do this, make sure to upload an image of your signature to your profile so that you'll be able to sign the prescription at the end of this process. See How to upload your signature
1. During a VirtualVisit, under For the Patient, click Start a form. Select Prescription
2. The Prescription form will display with the patient's information. In the main body of the form, enter the prescription details. If necessary, enter the patient's address. When complete, click Next
Note: If you have uploaded your signature, it will display in the signature field.
3. Select the pharmacy you'd like to fax the prescription to. The window will display a pharmacy that the patient has manually entered.
If you'd like to send it to another location, click Find another location. Enter the new address.
4. When complete, click Review
5. The prescription details will display. To authorize the prescription, enter your password
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The prescription will display in the list, confirming it has been sent to the specified pharmacy. It will also list the pharmacy's details


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P4 Plugin User Guide¶
P4 is a high-level language for expressing how packets are processed by the pipeline of a network forwarding element such as a switch, network processing units, software switches (bmv2), etc. P4 itself is protocol independent but allows for the expression of forwarding plane protocols. It is based upon an abstract forwarding model called PISA (Protocol Independent Switch Architecture). In the Oxygen release, the P4 Plugin project is aimed to provide basic functions for P4 targets, such as channel and device management, table population, packet-in and packet-out process, etc.
P4 Plugin User-Facing Features¶
This feature contains all other features/bundles of P4 Plugin project. If you install it, it provides all functions that the P4 Plugin project can support.
This feature provides a function which implements a gRPC client that provides RPCs for users, such as setting and retrieving forwarding pipeline config dynamically, complete table entry population entry and packet out procedures, etc.
This feature mainly provides function about collecting device resource.
How To Start¶
Preparing for Installation¶
Forwarding devices must support NETCONF, so that OpenDaylight can connect to them and collect resoures via NETCONF.
Forwarding devices must support gRpc and run P4 program, so that OpenDaylight can set the forwarding pipeline config, complete table entry population and packet in/out procedure, etc.
Installation Feature¶
Run OpenDaylight and install P4 Plugin Service odl-p4plugin-all as shown below:
feature:install odl-p4plugin-all
For a more detailed overview of the P4 Plugin, see the P4 Plugin Developer Guide.


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Even if half of the world's population is trying to become as skinny as possible, naturally slender girls aren't always as lucky as we seem to believe. Indeed, this is one of the hardest body shapes to dress, especially if the woman lacks curves. This is why skinny brides often have such a hard time finding a perfectly suited wedding dress that will enhance their figure while adding a few curves.
On a more positive note, however, is that with just a few tips and tricks, you can very easily find the sort of wedding dresses that will flatter your slender figure. For example, skinny girls are often small busted, which can cause some dresses to flow in an excessive straight line down your body. If you suffer from this problem, it's a good idea to go for a strapless wedding dress. This particular cut is extremely flattering on thin figures because it automatically lifts the bust and nips in the waist, hence creating the perfect hourglass silhouette. To avoid the risks of the dress slipping down, it's recommended to go for a well-fitting strapless bra which will provide a better grip for the dress to hold on to.
Two toned wedding dresses are other great options for the slender bride because it will instantly add weight to your figure. While this option is not at all recommended for curvier ladies, these types of dresses are absolutely going to enhance a skinny body shape. Think bold color combinations such as chocolate brown and white, red and white, ivory and gold and other such hues. Of course, short wedding dresses are also fabulous options for skinny brides because they will display your legs in all their glory. Since you have the body shape for it, don't hesitate to go for sultry wedding dresses as well. A transparent gauze starting from the knee will instantly bring some extra panache to your overall outfit.
Regardless of the type of wedding dress that you've decided to go for to enhance your skinny body shape, bear in mind that accessories are other cheap and easy ways to add bulk to your figure. A thick veil, round earrings and an overly long taffeta train are the types of items that will automatically distract from your slenderness. To appear more curvaceous that they really are, skinny brides should also avoid high heels. These will only add length to the figure, hence making you look even more skinny.


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RERNLV is going LIVE in TWO HOURS! This week, Harvey and Shelley have a special show for their audience. RERNLV, along with New American Funding's Steve Schauer and the hosts of Veterans Talk Jim Lytner, RJ Dough, and Dixie Thompson, will be hosting a 3-HOUR VA BUYERS SEMINAR at Club Fortune Casino in Henderson, Nevada!
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Did a student use an inappropriate image for their profile picture? Not to worry, you can remove this at any time by following these instructions:
- Navigate to a Class in which the student is a member.
- Go to the "Members" tab.
- Select the three horizontal dotes to the right of the student's name.
- Click "Remove Profile Picture".


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Suffolk police announced this morning that what was believed to be human remains had been found at the site of a fire in Leiston. This is what is known so far about the incident.
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Joan R. Petznick, age 71, of the Chilton Care Center died on Saturday, July 7, 2012. She was born December 14, 1940 in Menasha, daughter of the late Marjorie & George Verbruggen. Married Duaine Petznick Dec. 4, 1958 in Stillwater, MN. Joan worked at Marcals, Service Master, & babysat for many children. Survivors include her daugher: Laura (Dave) Stevens, son: Vincent, grandson: Jeremie (Heather) Fesing, great grandchild: Bentley, brother: Bernard Verbruggen, 2 nephews: Chad & Brad Verbruggen.


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Sara Varone net worth: Sara Varone was born December 27th 1972 in Rome, Italy. Varone is now globally well-known thanks to your series of clips from various Italian game shows where her breasts burst out of her really low cut tops. Unsurprisingly, the evaluations of game shows like "Uomini e Donne" and "Buona Domenica" improved drastically the more Sara appeared in skimpy outfits in which a nip slip could occur at any given moment. So producers started to organize for ever more absurd scenarios where Varone's top would probably come off. For instance, Varone would be challenged to hoola hoop in a miniature dress subsequently be drenched in water if she neglected. She's 5 foot 9.


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Children, including a baby, were sexually molested while others in a private Internet chat room watched, U.S. and Canadian law enforcement officers said Wednesday in announcing the bust of an international child pornography ring. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales called the trading of graphic images and transmitting of live sexual molestation the "worst imaginable form of child pornography."
Twenty-seven people from nine U.S. states and Canada, Australia and Britain have been charged with possession, receipt, distribution and manufacture of child pornography. Thirteen have been indicted in the USA and 14 abroad. All have been arrested except one, who is now considered a fugitive.
Gonzales said seven children were victims. Among them, according to an indictment, is an infant allegedly molested in April by Brian Annoreno, a suburban Chicago man who went by the nickname "Acidburn" and transmitted images live via the Internet.
His alleged co-conspirator, who logged on from Alberta, Canada, with the screen name "Big_Daddy619," is charged with transmitting live his own sexual molestation of four children younger than 12.
Two others of the 27 charged also allegedly molested kids and made the images available in the chat room called "Kiddiepics & Kiddyvids" since April 2005. "Molestation 'on demand' and an ever-younger and more defenseless group of child victims are two of the most disturbing trends," investigators now find in child pornography rings, said Julie Myers, assistant secretary of Homeland Security. "This case had both."
When I think of those poor children whose souls have been wounded and will be forever scarred by these people who betrayed their trust, Jesus' words about Judas seem to fit such perpetrators: "It would have been better for him if he had never been born" [Matthew 26:24].
In a civilized society, protecting our children doesn't just fall on parents; it is the responsibility of us all. Sexualizing pre-teen girls is a fad that has to stop. It is a sad indictment of our culture that you can buy hip-hugging jeans, cutoff shirts, and thong underwear for 6 to 10-year-olds in many department stores. Something tells me the little kids are not the ones making the purchases.
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Steve Irwin
The Crocodile Hunter, who was beloved by /b/tards even though he was never posted there. When he died on September 4, 2006, a memorial sticky was created for him and it broke several records as being the longest thread in /b/, with a staggering 5000 posts, and not being deleted for almost 7 days. A swf was also posted for the thread with the song "Forever Rachel" from the game Final Fantasy VI. During this time Black_Knight lobbied the idea that Steve Irwin should be an honorary meme for his services in insanity. Amazingly the consensus was for it and Steve Irwin became the first meme to not go through the normal process.
Irwin-based outfits also became an alternative to the standard Nigra in Habbo Hotel raids, as Habbo mods began to ban Nigras on sight and also because in addition to AIDS, it was discovered that the Habbo pools contained stingrays.
On other 4chan boards, the response was more tepid with photoshops of Steve Irwin being impaled by a stingray or various sharp objects, and GIFs of him being killed in a Pokemon battle setting by a Mantine (the closest Pokemon to a Stingray).
Steve Irwin has returned to obscurity for /b/ and the rest of the internets.


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Simple Chocolate Cake says it all. Bake in a 9″ x 9″ pan and then frost right in the pan too. Ready to serve with light chocolaty goodness.
I am always looking for something tempting I can throw together quickly. If there is a last minute get-together for dinner, I've got my bases covered.
Chocolate seems to be a party pleaser so this is the recipe I go to. Light and moist with no dairy and I have never had anyone turn it down.
Not necessarily for 'guests only' because it will bring smiles to everyone's face in the family too.
Whole wheat flour and coconut sugar give it a deeper and richer flavor than the typical basic chocolate cake. You won't have to mess with layers either as this recipe is a one-pan wonder.
Give it a try because I know you will love it too.
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Simple Chocolate Cake
For the Cake:
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup organic coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- 1 cup cold water
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup organic powdered sugar
- 1/8 cup dairy-free butter
- 1/8 cup dairy-free milk, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
For the Cake Batter:
- Lightly oil a square 9" x 9" pan.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Stir in the wet ingredients and mix with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350• for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Let cool and frost in the pan (recipe follows)
For the Frosting:
- Cream the powdered sugar and vegan butter together.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Frost the cooled cake.
- Cut into 9 (two slices across and 2 slices down) or for 8 pieces - cut the cake into fourths and then cut each square diagonally.
Can You Freeze this Perfect and Simple Chocolate Cake?
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After the cake has cooled you may freeze the cake or leftovers pieces.
Use a hard-sided container that doesn't hit the frosting so it is pretty after defrosting.
It will defrost quickly so it really doesn't take any planning.


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ToffoBean are a production team based in Glasgow, Scotland. Their music is a blend of jazz, soul, hip hop and funk which they describe as Chillhop, Lo-Fi Hiphop, Jazzy Lounge and downtempo. Previous releases include Cherry Wine, God is Pooh Bear and the Cafe Au Lait EP. They use various vocalists and sometimes rappers on their tracks, though are often instrumental.
This album, Afternoons In A Warm Embrace, consists of twelve tracks. Throughout the album, guest guitarist Jim Burns contributes stellar jazz guitar. This can be heard straight away on the slinky opener Dust to Deity. Over a laid back hip-hop beat, a languid chord progression floats across the speakers, with some mellifluous clean lead guitar weaving in and out to great effect.
Abide in The Heart is a dreamy instrumental with a lovely recurring piano figure whilst You Always Want What You Can't Have is a very well written track with a sultry lead female vocal and a pulsating, funky bassline. Nico's Beat is a mellow track with a subtle vocal refrain while Let's Get Lost is the musical equivalent of a jacuzzi. Featuring a seductive, almost ethereal vocal from a French (or French sounding!) female, jazz guitar, sax and flutes float over a deliciously simple but effective groove.
Need You is quality jazz-tinged soul with a catchy refrain, while Peace Like That carries on the vibe at a slower pace. The bassline should get credit here, and indeed the bass throughout the album is first rate. Blue Noir is moodier with a male spoken word vocal, possibly a film sample.
Kirchwasser takes us back into sensual climes with some Je T'aime style breath noises. Moon Tan is jazzy hip-hop with a fine performance from an emcee with a spiritual vibe, with Hold Onto This Feeling a return to the 'lazy Sunday' feeling. Closing track The Orange Grove is a great way to finish, a hypnotic beat with a quirky, repeating bassline interspersed with some gorgeous soulful vocals and harmonies.
Overall, this is an excellent album that has been designed as a continual musical experience. The cumulative effect is indeed deeply relaxing and transports the listener to some interesting places. The musicianship and production is first rate, whilst the musical variety within the tracks means there's a surprise around every corner. If you want the highest quality chill-out music, look no further than ToffoBean.


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It's an exciting week this summer in late night television. All of the hosts will be in their chairs and behind their desks and working this week with none of them on vacation. Enjoy these rare summer weeks while you can.
Checking the late night comedy highlights this week, if you're a Tom Papa fan, (and who isn't?), he will be making the late night rounds talking about his new hilarious book, "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas" which is available now in time for Father's Day (hint, hint). On Tuesday, Tom Papa will be appearing on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and then on Thursday, expect another memorable visit with Tom on Conan.
On Tuesday, Jimmy Fallon has an interesting non-comedy guest on the Tonight Show. Growing up in this country, most kids were introduced to a quiet hero named Mr. Rogers who welcomed children into his neighborhood. One question that many kids had was, "Is there a Mrs. Rogers?". And it turns out there is one and Joanne Rogers will be Jimmy Fallon's guest Tuesday night to talk about the new documentary about her husband's work, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" which opened in select theaters this past weekend.
Wednesday, there's plenty of comedy in late night. Be sure to check the full listings below. First on Conan, there's comedy from Rell Battle who's known for his stand up, creating the hilarious comedy show "Roast Battle" and as Sweatpants on the now-cancelled CBS sitcom "Superior Donuts." Then Hari Kondabolu will be a guest on The Opposition with Jordan Klepper on Comedy Central to talk about his Netflix special "Warn Your Relatives" and his controversial documentary "The Problem with Apu," which takes aim at "The Simpsons" for their depiction of the Kwik-E-Mart owner. We covered the entire Apu controversy here on the Interrobang.
As a bonus on Wednesday, Stephen Colbert has got you covered whether you're a President Trump fan or not. Colbert has both the Trump White House one-week wonder Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci and former Presidential mistress and porn star Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti on the Late Show on Wednesday.
Then on Thursday, watch for two international comedians appearing in late night. Hannah Gadsby, an Australian comedy export, will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Hannah's comedy show "Nanette" will premiere as a new Netflix hour special on Tuesday, June 19th. Also on Thursday, you get the chance to meet Romesh Ranganthan whose work in comedy and television is known all over Britain and who is also a fixture at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, on the Late Late Show with James Corden.
This weekend, you've got Billy Eichner getting loud and political on a live Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO. Plus on Friday, there's brand new stand up from Nikki Glaser on the Tonight Show and then on Saturday, it's a repeat SNL with four-time host and Saturday Night Live favorite Charles Barkley.


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Capital acts as a bulwark against losses and as protection for depositors when a bank is experiencing economic instability. It follows then that a bank's level of capital is a key measurement of a bank's financial fortitude. From a safety and soundness perspective, more capital is preferred.
Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust achieved a score of 14 out of a possible 30 points on our test to measure the adequacy of a bank's capital, above the national average of 13.13.
One important measure of this buffer is a bank's Tier 1 capital ratio. Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust's Tier 1 capital ratio was 16.13 percent, above the 6 percent level considered adequate by regulators, but less than the national average of 25.65 percent. The higher the capital ratio, the better the bank will be able to stand up to economic difficulties.
Overall, Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust held equity amounting to 11.57 percent of its assets, which was lower than the national average of 12.03 percent.
Bankrate uses this test to determine the impact of problem assets, such as unpaid loans, on the bank's reserves set aside to cover loan losses, as well as overall capitalization.
A bank with extensive holdings of these types of assets may eventually be required to use capital to cover losses, decreasing its equity buffer. It also means that there are likely to be many assets that are in non-accrual status and thus aren't earning interest for the bank, resulting in lower earnings and potentially more risk of a future failure.
On Bankrate's test of asset quality, Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust scored 40 out of a possible 40 points, above the national average of 37.49 points.
The percentage of problem assets a bank holds compared to its total assets is a useful indicator of asset quality.As of December 31, 2017, 0.24 percent of Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust's loans were noncurrent, meaning they were more than 90 days past due or were in non-accrual status. That's below the national average of 1.01 percent.
Banks keep a reserve to deal with troubled assets known as an "allowance for loan and lease losses." That reserve's size can be a helpful indicator when evaluating a bank's ability to manage troubled assets, especially when compared to the total amount of problem loans. Unfortunately, the FDIC did not provide information on Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust's loan loss allowance in its most recent filings.
A bank's earnings performance affects its safety and soundness. A bank can retain its earnings, boosting its capital cushion, or put them to work addressing problematic loans, likely making the bank better able to withstand financial trouble. However, banks that are losing money are less able to do those things.
Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust outperformed the average on Bankrate's earnings test, achieving a score of 18 out of a possible 30.
Return on equity, calculated by dividing net income (profit, basically) by the total amount of equity, is one important way to measure a bank's earnings. Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust's most recent annualized quarterly return on equity was 9.41 percent, above the national average of 8.10 percent.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the bank reported net income of $8.1 million on total equity of $89.5 million. The bank had an annualized return on average assets, or ROA, of 1.04 percent, above the 1 percent deemed satisfactory in accordance with industry standards, and above the average for U.S. banks of 1.00 percent.
Bankrate.com's Safe & Sound Ratings provide a star rating system to evaluate the current financial status of financial institutions. The information gathered about banks, credit unions and thrifts is updated as set forth in the Terms of Use of Safe & Sound Ratings and Reports. The Safe & Sound Ratings information is grouped by categories of banks, thrifts and credit unions.
Bankrate.com evaluates the financial condition of institutions and assigns a one- to five-star rating for each with five stars representing the highest rating. Institutions with satisfactory performance will generally receive a rating of three or more stars. The majority of institutions fall into the three- to four-star range. An institution with an "NR" rating may be too new to rate or may have limited the publicly available information in their regulatory filings. The "NR" is not an indication of financial strength or weakness. The Safe & Sound rating is believed to be reliable, but the information is not guaranteed. In addition, events since the information was collected may have altered the institution's financial condition.


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Quest Early High School (QECHS) was selected as an ECHS demonstration site by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Along with this honor, QECHS will receive a $28,000 in grant funds from the Education Service Center, Region 13.
Quest Early College High School Named Demonstration Site, Earns $28,000 Grant
Quest Early High School (QECHS) was selected as an ECHS demonstration site by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Along with this honor, QECHS will receive a $28,000 in grant funds from the Education Service Center, Region 13.
This is the first time TEA has recognized Exemplary Early College High School campuses and designated a "demonstration" campus. To obtain this distinction, QECHS demonstrated their commitment to academic excellence by educating the whole student. The latest report card from TEA reflects that QECHS earned five out of seven Distinction Designations: Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA, Mathematics, and Science, Postsecondary Readiness, and Top 25% Closing Performance Gaps. "These accolades are due to our structured, intentional academic planning and practice. Our curriculum model follows the Common Instructional Framework for ECHS campuses, utilizing best teaching strategies in collaboration, inquiry, reading, writing and scaffolding," said QECHS Principal Ginger Noyes. "Furthermore, our structures of Family for student advising, weekly Service Learning, school wide AVID, and our amazingly talented, dedicated and passionate teacher facilitators are the backbone of our success."
As a demonstration site, QECHS will be responsible for helping other potential ECHS campuses succeed by providing mentoring opportunities, opening their campus to leadership teams from prospective ECHS campuses. The grant money will be used to host webinars, provide content (including virtual content) related to ECHS best practices, and more. "This is a great honor and validation for us," said Kimberly Mouser, Curriculum Facilitator at QECHS and author of the grant. "This shows that we're on our game. It's proof that we have a system that works well, and our students are the beneficiaries," Mouser added.
Photo: Devon Diaz is assisting local elementary school students with their school work. Mentoring students is one of many service learning opportunities in which Quest students participate.


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All along, the chip is the biggest heart of Chinese IT manufacturing industry, as early as in 2014, there are rumors that the state wants to invest $100 billion to chip design and manufacturing. But this year broke Qualcomm and many domestic mobile phone manufacturers patent license mercilessly exposed the fact that: so far China has not solved the problem of chips.
This article quoted address: http://www.eepw.com.cn/article/201609/296361.htm
Why can we build the world's most developed high-speed rail network, nor lack of investment funds, but can not do a decent chip?
Too late to start
Intel was founded in 1968 1971, launched the first global microprocessor, has been 48 years of history of the development of innovative products; AMD was founded in 1969, has been for the computer, communication and consumer electronics industries microprocessor design and manufacture all kinds of innovation; Qualcomm was founded in 1985, set the industry standard for wireless communication in many communications industry, so far 31 years of history. After so many years of development, they not only accumulated a large number of patented technology, products have already formed a stable upstream and downstream supply chain in the market, it is difficult to enter the latecomers.
As everyone knows, Chinese last century at the end of 70s before the beginning of reform and opening up, the semiconductor industry started later than others by a large margin, later want to do it yourself, others have updated iteration of the N generation technology, and we have to start from scratch. In the absence of large-scale technical input, relying solely on their own technology to make chips is too difficult.
Support is not enough
The beginning of reform and opening up, most of our manufacturing industry is one that does not involve the OEM assembly production, R & D core technology. After years of primitive accumulation, we finally have the capital and strength can do some more high-end industry, but the focus of investment is not in the manufacturing sector.
Now the development of more fiery industry is real estate, high-speed rail, finance, due to cost problems, most low-end manufacturing has been transferred to Southeast asia. Upstream industries such as chips if you want to develop, we must have technology accumulation and greater financial support, SMEs obviously can not afford. But chip semiconductor this change rhythm fast industry, state-owned enterprise decision-making slow action management mode and difficult to adapt.
Huge investment
Market investment preferences first consideration is to make money, earn fast money, basic accumulation, no technical advantages, research and development cycle is too long chip is not the primary choice.
In addition, the chip industry does not need to have too many manufacturers like mobile phone manufacturers to do, several of the most influential giants can most of the market to occupy. So, this also led to the number of domestic chip manufacturers is not much. More or most low-end participation in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, as one can do, the meager profits, earn some money only toil.
Difficult technology import
The United States is the chip, semiconductor industry, the most developed countries, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm originated in the United states. If you want to achieve rapid breakthroughs in the chip industry in a short time, the best way is to introduce existing mature technology, but not every country can get this technology.
Specifically, U.S. allies can buy high-tech semiconductor products, can also buy high-tech semiconductor manufacturing equipment and technology production. China and other semi hostile countries can buy all semiconductor products, but can not buy the most advanced equipment and technology, generally allow only two generations of backward technology exports. And Iran, North Korea such countries not only can not import technology, even semiconductor products can not buy.
Due to the limitations of these reasons, the Chinese mobile phone manufacturers in the foreseeable future can hardly avoid relying on Qualcomm such chip manufacturers. Have the ability to do their own domestic mobile phone chips only HUAWEI, millet is also said to have the idea to do independent chips, but the feeling is not practical.