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Mac Wilkey
Biography of Mac Wilkey
Mac is an electrical engineer with the Tennessee Valley Authority who writes poetry as a sideline. Although he has written poems and short stories since his college days, his outputincreased sharply beginning in 1990 when God seemed to be giving him specific glimpses of life and concepts and characters in the Bible. His first book, God Let Me See the Hedge, was published by lulu.com in September 2004. Other specific poems have been published on various Internet sites including christianpoetry.com where his poems were twice selected by John Evans as the focus for his monthly editorial. Mac is planning to publish a second book to be titled My Dad Never Took Shortcuts in late 2005. The new poems published at poemhunter.com are to be included in the new book.
Mac Wilkey's Works:
God Let Me See the Hedge
Mac Wilkey Poems
A Spaceship Landed Over There
A space ship landed over there No one's believed me yet I walked on over after dark And took my friend the vet
God Knows Who Anonymous Is
God knows who anonymous is He knows why storms hit or miss He governs all of nature's laws For each effect, He is the cause
Pain Has A Face
Yes, pain has a face It's not that obscure
A Whirling Wind Uplifts A Leaf
A whirling wind uplifts a leaf Brings childish laughter midst my grief And though my sorrow tears at me There's also room for Lana's glee.
Getting Back To The Stable At Christmas
The rancher rode his horse one night, the snow piled on the trail He'd traveled far to get back home, but feared that he might fail But when the stars shone brightly; he knew he wouldn't stray The wise men must have looked above and followed that same way.
A Preacher Came Up From Georgia
A preacher came up from Georgia-he was looking for some souls to win He was in a bind; he was way behind-he was willing to buck the trend. He first went up to Smyrna, a church out in Tennessee And the preacher said to a church 'bout dead, "Folks, listen to me."
Rags To Riches
"Show him our finest, " the shop owner said "This customer's richer by far "Than anyone else that you've seen in our store "Don't stare; no don't glance at his scar."
Gods Greatness And His Love
He's big enough to hang the stars in Heaven; His power is such He calmed the raging sea. He's pure enough to be the Lamb Most Holy, But He loved enough to die for you and me.
Hypocrite Stew
I can't say forgive them 'cause, Father, they know what they do. I picture them floating around in hypocrite stew. They won't take a life raft though you've thrown 'em out more than two. I can't say forgive them 'cause, Father, they know what they do.
Honey Tree Logic
If I were a bear, I would barely breathe As the bees swarmed near—til my courage grew When my memory of past stings grew dim I would reach within; what could six bees do?
A Special Thicket And A Special Ram
This spot on earth was once a forest green Acacia trees grew strong-so thick and tall But axe or saw had never touched their bark For lightning struck before these trees could fall.
The Source Of All Soothing
Why does a precious baby coo And snuggle at you neck When life has been so troublesome And made your day a wreck?
I'Ll Be The First To Sing
I listened Sunday morning To all the singing birds; I saw no choir director And heard no human words.
He's The God Of Tommorrow As Well As Tod...
Have you ever just wondered what God has in store When He's saying, "Be patient—just one battle more? " Does He know all the burdens that you have to bear? Does He know that you're hurting; does He hear every prayer?
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Rags To Riches
"Show him our finest, " the shop owner said
"This customer's richer by far
"Than anyone else that you've seen in our store
"Don't stare; no don't glance at his scar."
"But, sir, that young man in those filthy old rags
"Must stink, sir, we must turn him out.
"He looks like he walked in right off of the street
"I'm sure that he's homeless. No doubt."


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There are some people who'd rather stay away from fried foods just like the mom of a friend, Michelle, who requested for this recipe. Good thing I have frozen cream dory in the freezer so I was able to make this. And had it for lunch yesterday.
Here is a very simple, light and quick meal to make.
200gms cream dory
1 Tbsp lemon juice (or kalamansi)
dash of pepper
pinch of rock salt
dash of Japanese assorted pepper (optional)
1 Tbsp regular soy sauce
1 Tbsp Knorr seasoning
2 Tbsp fresh ginger, julienned (or cut into thin strips)
1 small red bell pepper, jullienned
1 small white onion, cut lengthwise in thin strips
Rub the fish with the lemon juice.
Soak cream dory with marinading ingredients for 10 minutes.
Discard marinade and assemble cream dory with the toppings over an aluminum foil.
Seal in edges to contain the filling and juices.
Bring to boil water in steamer. Once bubbles appear, place the wrapped fish. Cover and steam for 5 minutes.
Remove foil and serve hot.
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What is it like working at the Policy Center?
At the Policy Center, we are a part of history as we take on the next phase of the Justice for Girls Reform Movement.
As part of our girl-centered culture, I saw girls' lives transform through the goodness of the human heart: a force capable of bringing about both remarkable individual healing and tangible social change. At the foundation of our endeavor is an understanding that the work of the individual ripples outward to influence the macroscopic level. The crucial decision points and moments which we are present for—from the black boxes where judges deliberate to the Girl Matters: It's Elementary classroom where a girl can finally express herself–have the power and potential to change lives, to change history.
And so, we strive to be present for as many of them as we possibly can—and in doing so, recognize that what we say and do matters.
Vanessa, our Vice President of Research, has a mantra. She expresses that we must continually ask, "Why?" until the core of an issue is reached. After eliminating the extraneous details, all societal and institutional manifestations of unease and conflict boil down to a war between values. This practice—of reaching the heart and soul of the matter–is at the core of the work that is done here. The Policy Center refuses to shy away from confrontations between value systems, embracing inevitable frictions in order to act as a true conduit for progressive change. This is the only way real reform can be achieved—when people think and act fearlessly.
Yet, simultaneously, we're building the plane as we're flying it—testing the waters and allowing our processes, philosophies, practices, and policies to engage in a multilayered dialogue—fluctuating, changing, and growing as we stay attune to the community's needs. There is a diversity of purpose, effort, and communication required for our mission: staying true to our deepest values, evolving organically over time yet maintaining a crucial sense of balance, responding to and shaping the social and political values of the community, and all through an interdisciplinary approach—the eye-opening fusion of social science with political science.
The fruits of research constitute gifts that keep on giving. As we reframe our successes and begin tracking and communicating through long-term data, we open up new dialogues and create stronger foundations for future research endeavors, embracing larger perspectives and new ways of seeing, thinking, and acting. Positive growth begets positive growth.
Every day, we feel the weight of all the work that is left to be done. But this energy is translated into fearless purpose and resilience, for it is a reminder that there is always a way to move forward. In a world where temporary limitations and superficial differences are treated as law, we are a shapeshifting question, barreling bravely with a heart of fire into the future, leaving more life and light in our wake.
"If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us." – Francis Bacon
The fact that here and now, in this office in downtown Jacksonville, we are doing the best we can—that is enough. We trust that no matter what happens, humanity will always find a way to strive towards the good, to look for the ray of light hidden in the dark.
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In a nutshell....
The timber schools bed kit is 4ft x 4ft and 7 inches high, perfect for setting up a vegetable garden at school.
The schools bed is an easy to assemble timber raised bed kit. It comes with timber boards, corner posts and fixings and makes up a very attractive starter vegetable garden.
This, our most affordable school garden, is made from the same high quality treated timber as the more expensive raised beds. Ideal for the school garden on a budget.
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The astrological activity that this drawing is based on is documented in my Icon Alchemy astrology blog post for the day, though it's also partly in reaction to the Tarot card I drew for the day as well. The upshot of the auguries for the day is that they seemed to warn against wasting the energies of the day on strictly material concerns, however pressing those might seem to be right now.
I went in a more abstract direction with this one, wanting to capture the heightened sense of motion resulting from the Sun/Uranus sextile in between the Moon/Venus & Moon/Mars trines, without telling stereotypical stories through a more representational style. There was a point when I honestly thought that I was going to have to scrap this one and start all over, but eventually it righted itself and now I'm actually quite pleased with it. :)


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This White Paper was published by MedEd Global Solutions in May, 2010:
Continuing Medical Education in Europe: Evolution or Revolution? MedEd Global Solutions, May 2010.
Contributors: Eric Jean Desbois, Helios Pardell, Alfonso Negri, Thomas Kellner, Peter Posel, Thomas Kleinoeder, Bernard Maillet, Hervé Maisonneuve
i. Introduction and Statement of Need
1.Current Climate and Opportunities in Europe
2. The Impact of CME on Public Health Economy
3. Funding Models of CME and CPD in Europe
4. Identifying Conflict of Interest
5. The Importance, Structuring & Harmonization of CME
6. The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Continuing Medical Education of Physicians
Closing Statement: 10 steps to evolve CME in Europe
From the introduction:
When we first initiated the writing of this White Paper, our intention was to develop a clear picture of the current CME environment and the objective was to create awareness of it by elaborating on the driving forces and barriers posed to the professional healthcare community. Over time, it has become clear that recognition of the importance of CME from our primary audience is a "critical factor for success", as stated by Thomas Kellner, one of the authors of this work. Therefore, in an effort to provide you with the most up-to-date information and expert insights, we have the privilege of offering you, by means of this publication, an in-depth look at CME in Europe for 2010!
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A year ago I wrote a tutorial on how to use PouchDB + SQLite for an Ionic 1 app. Now that Ionic 2 is in beta, I've updated the tutorial for Ionic 2 and the recently released Cordova SQLite Plugin 2. Read More
How To Use LokiJS For Local Storage In Your Ionic App
A few months ago I wrote a tutorial on how to use PouchDB for local storage in Ionic apps. I've recently come across another library called LokiJS that promises fast performance because it uses an in-memory database. In this tutorial we'll take the same app I used in the PouchDB tutorial and build it with LokiJS instead. Read More
How To Use PouchDB + SQLite For Local Storage In Your Ionic App
I was recently looking into local storage options for an Ionic app. From what I could find, the most popular choice is to use a SQLite database. However, I kept running into people mentioning PouchDB to store data locally and sync it with a server, but I didn't need a server for this particular app. PouchDB also uses a NoSQL approach to database storage, and I come from a SQL background, so I figured I should just go with SQLite. After reading a bit more, I realized that development would be a lot faster and easier with PouchDB, even if you only use it for local storage. Read More


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Research at Sussex
Our research is contributing new knowledge, ideas and solutions, which is leading to real change in the world and making a difference to people's lives.
Making predictions about Covid-19
A University of Sussex researcher is leading the development of Covid-19 forecasting reports, which are being used by public health organisations including the World Health Organisation and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to guide public policy and better understand how the disease is affecting countries around the world.
Shining a light on the impact of pesticides on bees
Professor Dave Goulson's research into the impact of pesticides on bumblebees has been widely cited in the media, and has led governments to take action to better protect insects.
World's first global podoconiosis map
Dr Kebede Deribe, an epidemiologist at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, has been leading efforts to create a global map of podoconiosis.
The Global Atlas will provide public health officials and policy makers with vital information needed to treat patients.
Using data to tackle biodiversity loss
How can we use small-scale data to see bigger patterns in biodiversity loss?
Professor Jörn Scharlemann's research has been instrumental in securing a ban on the international trade of pangolins, the world's only scaly mammals threatened with extinction.
Computers that could change our lives
Scientists at Sussex have developed the world's first blue print for building a quantum computer.
The art of wood engraving
Dr Bethan Stevens has made the artistry of the Dalziel brothers' wood engraving available to wider audiences.
Giving babies a better start
A baby's birth can be an anxious time for any parent, but premature (or pre-term) babies are particularly vulnerable when they are born.
Now, thanks to research at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), the outlook for premature babies around the world is much brighter.
Patient notes could offer solution to the 'missing' Coronavirus diagnoses
GPs' notes currently unavailable to medical researchers could provide clues to help manage major health crises such as Covid-19, a BSMS study shows.
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Children of parents with a degree are almost a year of schooling ahead in maths by the age of 11 than peers whose parents have just GCSEs.
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Amazing Historic Robot
The below little video I stumbled upon offered me a new sense of admiration for our human ancestors and the ingenuity they possessed.
In what we would consider recent past (20th and 21st centuries) we are all familiar with geniuses (Einstein, Tesla, Hawking) and visionary people (Bill Gates, Steve Job, Henry Ford) who contributed to the overall body of knowledge through a breakthrough or a vision of a product or theory. I sometimes inadvertently succumb to a narrow naive view that the further you go back in history the mentally blunter our human race becomes. I have to remind myself that these type of people must have existed all throughout history, and that its most probable that there have been many exemplars of intellect who are forever obscured in the shadow of history-past merely due to the misfortune of their birth. What I mean by that remark is that its probable that there have been many Einstein-like people born in say some remove backwater steppe centuries ago who could not exert their full potential due to the luck of their birth and who were destined to live out their lives by the sweat of their brow.
But coming back to the original purpose of my post I wanted to share a small clip of a mechanical robot or automaton as they are called that was build by a skilled watch maker around 2 and a half centuries ago, yep that is an astonishing 250 odd years! It just shows that humans had amazing skills way before computers as we know them today existed. To create something so complex so long ago boggles my mind.
And what's more amazing is that this complex robotic doll, can be "programmed" to write anything else as some of the parts are interchangeable. This is your Ipad of of the 18th century,
Then there is this mechanical monk that is still functional and which was created in 1560!!!! The video is terrible quality, but the fact that this monk "walks in a square, striking his chest with his right arm, raising and lowering a small wooden cross and rosary in his left hand, turning and nodding his head, rolling his eyes, and mouthing silent obsequies. From time to time, he brings the cross to his lips and kisses it" shows how complex the machinery inside of him has to be all while being 450 years old.
See the small article, a podcast about the monk and video in the below link


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The Fuel Cell System Company
As part of the global fuel cell activities of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH is responsible for research and development in the field of fuel cell systems for motor vehicles, including hydrogen tank systems, in addition to laying the groundwork for hydrogen infrastructure and carrying out demonstration projects. This also involves the assembly of prototypes, repairs made to existing systems, and the distribution of these systems and individual components.
Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH is founded on a set of profound and long-established expertise in fuel cell technology. Since 1997 activities for the development of fuel cell systems have been concentrated at the Nabern location near Kirchheim-Teck. The original initiator was Ballard Research Inc., founded in 1979 by Geoffrey Ballard in Burnaby, Canada. In 1983 fuel cell technology was developed at Ballard for the first time. 1993 saw the presentation of the first bus to be powered by hydrogen-technology fuel cells. In 2001 the first product of this type was made available on the market.
Alongside fuel cell stacks, the core components of the technology, additional subsystems have been developed for the purposes of energy conversion. In 2005, the company's systems business was the subject of a takeover by DaimlerChrysler and Ford as part of a joint venture. Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH GmbH in Nabern (formerly Ballard Power Systems AG) was assigned the task of developing series-ready fuel cell drive systems. In 2009, Daimler AG acquired Ford Motor Company's 50% share in Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH. Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH has since been a 100 % subsidiary of Daimler AG and a global leader in the development of fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems for vehicle applications.
Fuel cell technology is an integral aspect of the drive system strategy of the manufacturers. This is because the advantages are obvious: A high vehicle range alongside extremely short refueling times, and at the same time broad application possibilities, ranging from passenger cars all the way to city buses. Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH is responsible for system concepts, system development, components and software development, in addition to testing and system validation.
Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH develops all components for the 700-bar hydrogen storage system. The fuel cell units for all current Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and buses come from Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH. In addition, the operation of Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell vehicles and the supervision of H2 infrastructure projects are also among the responsibilities of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH.
Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH develops its fuel cell systems according to stringent automobile industry processes and Daimler standards for mass production. Zero emissions with the greatest efficiency is the core concept of the development work of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH.
Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH - Who We Are
More than 200 highly-specialized staff work on the development of fuel cell systems in inter-disciplinary teams at the Nabern location together with our participating technology and cooperation partners. Around 700 individual patents have been issued, underlining the leading role played by the company when it comes to technological development.
Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH offers more than just a workplace: Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH offers the best conditions for a successful future. And not just in your professional life, but personally too. With an attractive salary and additional benefits. With flexible and modern working conditions. With a work-life balance that helps you manage career and private life. And with healthcare and fitness offers to keep you in tip-top condition. For a successful career and a successful life.
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If you are traveling to us by car, then enjoy the beautiful view of the Swabian Jura mountains. And in Nabern, work is underway to ensure that you can enjoy this route in future without generating emissions. We are delighted at the chance to present to you our vision of the future during your visit.


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Mississippi John McCain Refuses To Acknowledge Black Relatives, History; Won't Attend Reunions Of His Own Family
John Sydney McCain III's racist attitudes and campaign tactics begin to make a little more sense when you read his history. He's not a native of racist Arizona, where he opposed the institution of the Martin Luther King holiday. McCain was born in a segregated military base in Panama, and raised, in part, in Teoc, Mississippi, his family's ancestral home. His great-grandfather was a Confederate soldier, which led McCain to oppose removing the Stars & Bars from the State flag, citing "tradition." The tradition included, and in fact was based on, buying, selling and ruthlessly exploiting human beings with black skin. McCain's great-grandfather and other McCain's were slave-owners and slave-traders in Mississippi.
Whether John McCain himself has black blood is a matter for the geneticists to work out. It is of little interest, except to his racist supporters. It is ironic that he finds himself running against another man of "mixed" ancestry, a man whose own father came from Africa. The McCain campaign has made much of Obama's African ancestry. The Republicans have also tried to smear Obama by digging up Obama's distant African relatives, and claiming that Obama has neglected or refused to acknowledge them. Yet here we have McCain himself neglecting and refusing to acknowledge his whole family, even the whites who accept their black cousins and acknowledge their troubled shared past in an attempt at reconciliation.
As the historic 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign draws to a close, the true histories of the two candidates provide insight into their character and their future conduct. As a man of the people, son of an immigrant, a minority within a minority who pulled himself up by his own bootstraps and worked his way to the top, Barack Hussein Obama exemplifies the American Dream, and holds out a shining example of true democracy to the entire world. He knows what it is like to struggle and do without, and he can be relied upon to represent the interests of all those who struggle and do without in hopes of a better life.
John McCain is a man of wealth and power, a son of privilege, an hereditary member of the ruling elite who slacked off and relied on his family connections all his life, finishing by abandoning his crippled wife and children to run away and live off a rich, drug-addicted woman. Now he is appealing to the worst elements of the American polity in a desperate grab for power. John Sydney McCain III is a banana Republican, and hardly an American at all: Certainly no example to the rest of us. He represents the worst of our past, and no future at all.
Unlike Obama, McCain neither knows nor cares what it is like for the rest of us to have to struggle daily to provide our families with food and shelter, health care and transportation, education and some kind of a future. John Sidney McCain III, of the Mississippi McCain's, is, by his own admission, wholly ignorant of every element of the real lives of ordinary Americans. His knee-jerk defense and support of the interests of corporations and wealthy individuals like himself is in direct opposition to the interests of the rest of us: Hard-working Americans who need a defender in Washington like Obama who will fight for our interests, not against them as McCain has done all his life.
The choice is simple: The dark, racist past of privilege and abusive, untrammeled wealth & power, the parasitic few lording it over us all; or a bright, inclusive, tolerant, diverse, truly democratic future of economic fairness and equal justice for all, where we take control of our own destiny, and manage our country for our own benefit, all of us. It's all there in black and white.
"McCain's black family ties"
' Since the advent of the Southern Strategy under Nixon, the Republican Party has embraced its role as the Party of White Privilege. John McCain has made a modest career out of making rumbling noises toward some of the uglier aspects of this legacy within the GOP, and he's hoping that those rumbles will be enough to persuade moderate voters to back him. However, the cold realities of the history of race relations in America -- dating back to those dark eons when black women held in slavery were routinely raped and impregnated by their white owners -- still hover like a dark cloud over whites' vision of Golden Age America, the very vision that John McCain and Sarah Palin like to sell to their flocks like so much Coca-Cola. So it's perhaps not a surprise that, given the chance to banish that cloud by doing the human thing, the right thing, and embracing the black side of the McCain family, the Straight Talking Senator From Arizona chose essentially to run from them and hide. Because acknowledging them not only was too painful, but might prove too harmful to his chances of success in a political party predicated on white privilege. '
"Descendents of slaves owned by ancestors of John McCain will vote for Barack Obama"
' Lillie McCain, 56, a professor of psychology in Flint, Michigan, traces her lineage from two of more than 120 black slaves before the end of the Civil War at Teoc, the Mississippi plantation owned by the family of Republican nominee John McCain's great-great-grandfather. Lillie McCain's family is descended from two slaves, named Isom and Lettie, according to interviews and examinations of family documents, county files and U.S. Census Bureau records. According to members of the white McCain family, the plantation was purchased by Mr McCain's great-great-grandfather, William Alexander McCain, in 1851. "We've had the pleasure of meeting Joe McCain," she said, "He attends the reunions at Teoc ... I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Senator McCain. "I heard him say on, I believe it was Meet the Press, that his ancestors owned no slaves. Well, I certainly have carried the name McCain from the beginning of my life, and I've known the ties to John McCain, and have tried to get him to communicate with me about that, but he has been unwilling at least to date." Miss McCain urged John McCain to "acknowledge the reality of the relationship that we hold." "I am absolutely supporting Obama, and it's not because he's black," said Lillie. "It's because he is the best person at this time in our history." '
"McCain's ancestors owned slaves"
' The family's storied military history stretches back to Carroll County, Miss., where McCain's great-great grandfather William Alexander McCain owned a plantation, and later died during the Civil War as a soldier for the Mississippi cavalry. But what McCain didn't know about his family until Tuesday was that William Alexander McCain had owned 52 slaves. The senator seemed surprised after Salon reporters showed him documents gathered from Carroll County Courthouse, the Carrollton Merrill Museum, the Mississippi State Archives and the Greenwood, Miss., Public Library. "I didn't know that," McCain said in measured tones wearing a stoic expression during a midday interview, as he looked at the documents before Tuesday night's debate. "I knew they had sharecroppers. I did not know that." "It's very impactful," he said of learning the news. "When you think about it, they owned a plantation, why didn't I think about that before? Obviously, I'm going to have to do a little more research." '
"McCain families sprang from Mississippi plantation"
' One of the slaves was Roy McCain's great-great-grandmother, Evelyn McCain. She never married but had four children. "They were mixed kids by the slaveowner and her," Roy McCain said, speaking of William's brother, Joe. "They were bi-racial." Such relationships were neither confirmed nor denied by the Wall Street Journal when it published a profile of the family two weeks ago. But reporter Douglas Blackmon noted that the black and white McCain families have long acknowledged their shared history. Sen. McCain's younger brother, also named Joe, and other white McCains have attended family reunions organized by the black McCains. "The black McCains were raised to believe that they were blood relatives of the white McCains dating back to slavery," Blackmon wrote. "White McCains say they're unaware of any biological connection between the families. A spokesman for Sen. McCain declined to comment." '
"Some of McCain's black relatives support Obama"
' In the rural Teoc community of Carroll County, Miss., where the ancestors of Sen. John McCain owned enslaved Africans on a plantation, black, white and mixed-race family members unite every two years for their Coming Home Reunion, on the land where the plantation operated. Some of McCain's black family members say they are not sure exactly where they fall on the family tree, but they do know this: They are either descendants of the McCain family slaves, or of children the McCains fathered with their slaves. White and black members of the McCain family have met on the plantation several times over the last 15 years, but one invited guest has been conspicuously absent: Sen. John Sidney McCain. "Why he hasn't come is anybody's guess," said Charles McCain Jr., 60, a distant cousin of John McCain who is black. "I think the best I can come up with, is that he doesn't have time, or he has just distanced himself, or it doesn't mean that much to him." Other relatives are not as generous. Lillie McCain, 56, another distant cousin of John McCain who is black, said the Republican presidential nominee is trying to hide his past, and refuses to accept the family's history. "After hearing him in 2000 claim his family never owned slaves, I sent him an email," she recalled. "I told him no matter how much he denies it, it will not make it untrue, and he should accept this and embrace it." She said the senator never responded to her email.The McCain campaign did not respond to repeated questions about John McCain's black relatives, or about his relatives of both races who support Obama. Pablo Carrillo, a media liaison with the McCain campaign, said the senator was aware of his African-American relatives, but asked the reporter to put his questions into writing, and that someone would get back to him. After the reporter sent questions in writing, and made repeated follow-up phone calls, neither Sen. McCain nor anyone else from the campaign responded. Based on information obtained by the South Florida Times, the senator has numerous black and mixed-raced relatives who were born on, or in, the area of the McCain plantation. The mixed races in the family can be traced back to the rural Teoc community of Carroll County, Miss., where his family owned slaves. Sen. John McCain's great, great grandfather, William Alexander McCain (1812-1863), fought for the Confederacy and owned a 2,000-acre plantation named Waverly in Teoc. The family dealt in the slave trade, and, according to official records, held at least 52 slaves on the family's plantation. The enslaved Africans were likely used as servants, for labor, and for breeding more slaves. William McCain's son, and Sen. John McCain's great grandfather, John Sidney McCain (1851-1934), eventually assumed the duty of running the family's plantation. W.A. "Bill" McCain IV, a white McCain cousin, and his wife Edwina, are the current owners of the land. Both told the South Florida Times that they attend the reunions. They also said the McCain campaign had asked them not to speak to the media about the reunions, or about why the senator has never acknowledged the family gatherings. In addition to distancing himself from his black family members, John McCain has taken several positions on issues that have put him at odds with members of the larger black community. While running for the Republican Party nomination in 2000, he sided with protesters who were calling for the rebel battle flag to be removed from the South Carolina statehouse, only to alter that position later. "Some view it as a symbol of slavery. Others view it as a symbol of heritage," John McCain said of the flag. "Personally, I see the battle flag as a symbol of heritage. I have ancestors who have fought for the Confederacy, none of whom owned slaves. I believe they fought honorably.'' Novelist Elizabeth Spencer, another white cousin of John McCain, noted the slaves the family owned in the family's memoirs, Landscapes of the Heart. Sen. McCain has acknowledged reading the book, but claims to have only glossed over entries about their slaves. "That's crazy," said Spencer, who also attends the reunions in Teoc. "No one had to tell us, because we all knew about the slaves. I may not vote, because I don't want anyone to think that I have an issue with John, but I don't want to see him become president because I think Obama is entirely adequate, and it's time for a Democrat.'' Sen. John McCain was born in 1936 at the Coco Solo Naval Air Station, a segregated military installation in the Panama Canal, where his father was stationed in the U.S. Navy. His family returned to the states shortly after his birth; where he went on to attend segregated schools in the Teoc community and elsewhere around the country. He served in the Navy, where he was a prisoner of war during Vietnam, before being released and eventually running for Congress. After he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, McCain voted against the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday in 1983. When he arrived in the U.S. Senate in 1986, he joined North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms in opposing the holiday again, and voted in 1994 to cut funding to the commission that marketed it. John McCain also aligned himself with former Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham. Mecham was the governor in McCain's home state of Arizona from January 1987 to April 1988, when he was impeached and removed from office for campaign finance violations. As a state senator and governor, Mecham publicly used racial slurs against black people and other minorities. He was also a member of the John Birch Society, which opposes civil rights legislation. In 1986, Mecham campaigned for governor on a promise to rescind the state's recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, which he did in 1987. "He is denying his black and white relatives in Teoc," said Joyce McCain, 54. "I think he may not want the country to know his family's full history, but times have changed and we need to move on, and that's why I'm supporting Obama." '
"McCain's other history!!!!!!"
' Tracing the genealogies of slaves is often easy, because slaves frequently adopted the surnames of their owners. In 1876, for example, a Mary J. McCain married Isham Hurt. The two had a son, blues guitarist "Mississippi" John Hurt, in 1892 on Teoc, the plantation community where the McCains owned 2,000 acres. "Is that right?" McCain asked, after considering his possible connection to the famous bluesman, who died in 1966. "That's fascinating," he said.
[McCain family blues music posted at CoffeeHouseStudio.]
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However, what you gain in softness you give up in crisp definition, and while it feels wonderful to wear, it doesn't show off the lace pattern like the yarn used on the pattern handout does. Nonetheless, it looks beautiful when it's worn, and while I'm usually challenged by exactly how to wear a scarf (do I tie it? do I loop it? what do I do with this loose end?), this one is really versatile and can be worn countless ways.
I ordered four skeins but ended up using only two, with a little bit of a third (I hate it when I'm left with almost an entire skein!) The pattern is called Hawthorne, available for online purchase here. It is a little more difficult than your average pattern – there is a 34-row knitting chart that you have to follow – but all of the stitch reductions are built into the chart, so there's no guessing as to what you're supposed to be doing. If I can muster the patience to repeat the project, I'd love to try it in a different yarn and color, for an entirely different look.Pin It


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Staff Picks: The World in a Book
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
-Mary Schmich
Are you planning a vacation this year? Where are you traveling to? Even if it's just a "staycation," you can travel the world reading a book, from the South Carolina Low Country, to South Africa, to the countryside of England — as well as a trip of self-discovery through relationships with our canine friends. The John Marshall library staff is pleased to share these recommendations to get your travels started.
Cheryl, Page, John Marshall branch library
The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank
Set in the heart of South Carolina's Low Country, and it tells the tale of three generations of women and their buried secrets. The matriarch of the family, at eighty, is a force to be reckoned with because she has to have the final word on everything, especially when she is wrong. The matriarch's daughter is caught up in being middle-aged and in an emotionally demanding career that will eventually open all their eyes to a terrible truth. Her twenty-two year old daughter whose dreamy ambition of her unlikely future keeps them all at odds. During a Low Country storm these three deal with challenges that demand that they face the truth of themselves. After a confrontation they are forced to rise to forgiveness as they establish a new order for their lives and future. This is a great story of how three generations come together as the Hurricane Sisters.
Johnetta, Library Clerk, John Marshall branch library
A Beautiful Place to Die by Mala Nunn
Set in South Africa in the 1950s, where the irrational rule of Apartheid is the law, racial stratification of society is manifest in every aspect of this murder mystery. The intertwining of every shade of humanity occurs, despite the laws that dictate that many normal interpersonal interactions are unnatural and unlawful. The story line is very satisfying with surprising twists right up to the end. I am now reading the second book in the series, Let the Dead Lie, and I can't wait to see if some more of my favorite characters resurface.
Gloria, Library Associate, John Marshall branch library
The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances by Ellen Cooney
As an avid dog lover, I eagerly await the next good dog story to hit the shelves. Stories of rescue dogs are nearest and dearest to my heart. This novel does not disappoint, as it is a story of not only rescued dogs but also of people in need of rescue. The Sanctuary, high on the top of a mountain, is a place of refuge for abandoned and abused dogs, but within its walls are the helper people who are also in need of rescue. Both learn, grow and gain strength from each other, however, in the end it seems that the dogs share the most.
Told with a deep understanding of the intelligence and love that dogs have to give to their human companions, this is an inspiring, touching, funny, and insightful tale of dogs and people who fall short of what is expected of them and yet go on to embrace life. This is a book to be treasured and read again, and it is one that could be appreciated by even those not totally comfortable with dog hair on their chair.
Deborah, Library Branch Manager, John Marshall branch library
A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside by Susan Branch
When I first started reading this book, recommended by a patron, I thought it might be a little too cutesy. However it turned out to be a delightful travel diary, detailing a springtime trip she and her husband took on the Queen Mary 2 to visit England. The book is a work of art, entirely handmade, from the handwritten text to the wonderfully whimsical watercolors created to illustrate every page. The photographs she and her husband took are very special glimpses into their ramble through the English countryside, as they visited the homes and strolled the gardens of literary greats like Jane Austen and William Wordsworth. Her homage to her favorite author and watercolorist, Beatrix Potter, is as fanciful as Miss Potter's books. Recipes are even included, and their visits to English tea rooms and pubs are featured throughout. The book was written with real joy and true appreciation to just be there — reading this travel journal made me feel like I was actually there, walking along with her through the wildflower covered countryside dotted with sheep. Susan Branch has done a number of handmade books, mostly cookbooks in the "Heart of the Home" series, but this is her first travel book. My hope is that she has more travel planned — and another travel diary planned as well. This book made me want to book a cabin on the QM2 and sail right over to England!
Cheryl, Page, John Marshall branch library
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Thanks be to God that we now live in a world where there is a global consensus against slavery.
Our gratitude is intensified when we recognize that slavery was a persistent evil that existed not just in our ancient past as human beings, but continued until not very long ago in virtually all cultures and all religions.
Yet, despite this significant progress, slavery has not been eradicated in our world today. And religion is now being used to defend this sinful practice.
While we fight against different forms of slavery that persist today, there is a need for even louder faith-based voices against extremist groups like ISIS, which abuse the Quran to justify their crimes of enslaving prisoners and taking female prisoners as concubines.
Although rape does not need a theology, ISIS claims to offer one.
For that reason, it is important to have a clear, informed response based on Islamic sources.
God's commandment to emancipate slaves
The Torah, the New Testament, and the Quran do not have any direct commandment calling for the abolishment of slavery. These scriptural revelations deal with the ancient practice of slavery as a fact of life in their historical context.
However, unlike the Jewish and Christian sacred texts, which do not have any implicit or explicit mention of eliminating slavery, the emancipation of slaves was clearly intended by God in the Quran. This resulted in Prophet Muhammad launching a comprehensive campaign against slavery.
God sets this goal for Muslims in the Quran, chapter 90, verses 10-14, to end this unjust practice of exploitation. This sacred text declares that the first task Muslims are commanded to do to achieve closeness to God is to free slaves. In a 2014 letter to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, more than 100 top Islamic scholars from several countries reaffirmed in a signed statement that this is what these verses mean.
Here are other references to the emancipation of slaves in the Quran:
Anti-Slavery ethics of Islam
- The equality of individuals, nations, and tribes is the cornerstone of Islamic ideals. (Quran 49:13, 4:1)
- Freeing slaves was among the top commandments to develop piety: (Quran 2:177, 90:1-14)
It is not righteousness that you turn your faces toward East or West; but it is righteousness . . . to spend of your substance . . . for the ransom of slaves. (Quran 2:177)
- Freeing a human being from bondage is the only way to make up for accidently killing another human being. Freeing a person is, therefore, comparable to giving life, and bondage to death (Quran 4:92)
- Free slaves to compensate for a sin or to compensate for a crime (Quran 5:89)
- Marry female slaves (Quran 4:25)
- Do not prostitute slaves (Quran 24:33)
- Free a slave to reconcile with one's spouse (Quran 58:3-4)
- Sexual relations with a slave was lawful only through marriage (Quran 4:25)
- Nowhere does God prescribe slavery as punishment
Islamic financing for slave emancipation
The emancipation of slaves was not just limited to preaching. God created a permanent fund for it within the five pillars of Islam.
- God designated two specific categories of the Zakat distribution for the liberation of slaves and those in debt. This was because in many cases, debt leads to bondage (Quran 9:60). In practice, however, Muslims used six out of the eight categories of Zakat to free slaves.
- God commanded Muslims to accept contracts by slave women to buy their own freedom, and encouraged the owner to actually assist slave women financially in fulfilling such contracts (Quran 24:33).
Zakat is the most important Islamic obligation second only to prayers. It is 2.5% of one's wealth given on an annual basis by those who are not destitute themselves.
God even chastises those who are not willing to share their wealth with slaves for the sake of an egalitarian society.
God has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others: those more favored are not going to throw back their gifts with slaves, so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favors of Allah? (Quran 16:71)
Eliminating the term "slave"
God redefined the terms of "master" and "slave" as a loving relationship of obedience between Creator as Master and human beings as His slaves.
- In Arabic the term "Abd" was used for a slave. God forbade that relationship with any human being, making it exclusively between humans and God (Quran 3:79)
- That is why Muslims put the word "Abdul" (slave or servant of) in front of one of the Names of God when naming their children (e.g. Abdul Jabbar, Abdul Hakeem, etc.). It is not permitted to use the word "Abd" to describe a human-to-human relationship. That is also the reason Muslims don't call each other "abdul" only, but instead, the full names "Abdul Malik" or "Abdul Kareem", for example.
The Anti-Slavery movement led by Prophet Muhammad
Following the above stated commandments of God, the Prophet launched an anti-slavery movement in the following ways:
- He personally liberated all of his slaves
- Following the Prophet's example, his Companions emancipated tens of thousands of slaves. It is estimated that they together freed more than 39,000 slaves[1]
- Prophet Muhammad was so eager to liberate slaves that those prisoners of war who did not have the financial means were promised their freedom if each of them taught ten Muslims how to read
- He also led a campaign against the practice by using spiritual censure. For example, he said that he would personally challenge anyone who had sold a free person as a slave on the Day of Judgment
- The Prophet expanded the Quranic injunction of freeing slaves as a method to expiate for sins, allowing more slaves to be emancipated
- The Prophet said "Whoever slaps his slave or beats him, his expiation is to liberate him."
For Prophet Muhammad and his Companions, liberating slaves was not just an optional aspect of faith. It was a means of reaching spiritual excellence and closeness to God.
This is why Khadija, his wife, and Abu Bakr, both wealthy businesspersons, became almost penniless buying slaves their freedom.
It was because of this anti-slavery movement that most people who accepted the Prophet's invitation to believe in One God and join his peace movement were slaves as was his treasurer Bilal ibn Rabah, May God be pleased with him.
This core message of the equality of all human beings (Quran 49:13) attracted Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), Muhammad Ali, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, among hundreds of thousands of African-Americans, as well as millions of former untouchables in India, to Islam.
The Prophet was an egalitarian. In his most famous sermon at the only Hajj he performed he declared:
"All men are like brothers: the black has no superiority over the white, nor has an Arab any preferential claim on a non-Arab. All are sons of Adam and Adam was made out of clay."
The only Quranic verse, 47:4, abused by ISIS through misinterpretation, authorizes the capture not of slaves but of prisoners of war.
This was ordered in a context when there was no prison system and there were no prisoner-of-war camps. Army commanders were either to free prisoners without financial compensation or to hold them for ransom.
While leading a movement toward the emancipation of slaves, the Prophet ordered all to treat slaves as their equals, declaring that slaves are merely brothers and sisters whom God has placed under one's authority. He ordered that they should all eat the same food and be equally clothed. Moreover, they should not be required to do what would overburden them, otherwise the owner should personally assist in carrying out the labor.
In the Quran, God praises those who followed the Prophet's example in freeing slaves
"…of their burden and the shackles which were upon them…", calling them the successful people (Quran 7:157).
Sex Slaves
In human history, enslaved women or concubines were sexual pawns, passed from owner to owner, often prostituted to the highest bidder. Unfortunately, a similar system continues today, but in a different form. Former United States President Jimmy Carter has said that in 2013 alone "there were 100,000 girls sold into sexual slavery" in America. This is the modern face of slavery.
Prophet Muhammad's movement against slavery challenged this form of exploitation as well. It used both legal and moral measures to address it:
- It made the prostitution of all women illegal
- It prohibited dividing up slave families
- It asked Muslims to marry slave women (Quran 24:32)
- It legislated that sex can only be through marriage
- It commanded that the children of slave woman must inherit equally as children from a wife who is a free woman, and they must be set free. Their mother cannot be sold and must be freed.
Muslim men who owned female slaves were highly encouraged to emancipate them, instead of living in a system that promoted their exploitation. Prophet Muhammad said:
Whoever educates a slave woman, treats her nicely, liberates her, and marries her, will be rewarded twice.
In short, the aim was to end the sexual exploitation of women, and slavery generally.
How Muslims abandoned the Prophetic movement against slavery
Muslims inherited the ancient practice of slavery, but the Quran presented a comprehensive plan to end it and the Prophet launched a campaign to eliminate it.
Unfortunately, after the Prophet and his Companions passed away, the ideal period of Islam turned into kingship. Muslim kings, by and large, began adopting the ways of the world instead of pursuing the direction set by God and the Prophet.
Although there is nothing in Islamic history that compares to the horrors of slavery practiced in the United States, (for example, Muslim slaves established slave dynasties in Egypt and India), slavery did remain a fact of life throughout the world, including in Muslim lands. Muslim slave traders were also responsible for collaborating with Christian raiders and Jewish traders in the slave trade.
However, many examples exist in Islamic history of individuals and groups who fought against slavery and continued the Islamic tradition of liberating slaves. One such instance is the anti-slavery struggle of Othman Dan Fodio. When the West was harvesting slaves from West Africa, Muslims were a minority in those areas. But, thanks to Fodio's movement, more and more people started living under his anti-slave trade areas of West Africa. This eventually led to the transformation of West Africa into a majority Muslim region.
Unfortunately, it is this history of the presence of slavery, along with an old corpus of legal opinions surrounding that practice in Muslim empires, that ISIS is using to build their theology of slavery and rape.
Why slavery cannot be revived
Slavery cannot be revived because it goes against God's plan and the Prophet's movement to eliminate it. It is against Islam's core value of egalitarianism.
ISIS uses the mere mention of slavery in the Quran to justify slavery and rape, completely ignoring the clear Quranic direction toward elimination of slavery, God instituting funding for liberation of slaves, and the Prophetic emancipation movement. It is a clear violation of Islamic principles and teachings, as Islamic scholars in America and the Muslim world have made clear.[2]
Although ISIS doesn't seem amenable to reason, here is an Islamic theological reasoning against the revival of slavery:
- Whereas God has never ordered anyone to establish slavery;
- Whereas not a single verse in the Quran commands that the practice of slavery be continued or reinstated;
- Since God has told us to follow Him, the Prophet, and our leaders (…ulil Amre Minkum Quran 4:59);
- and since our leaders and governments, have signed treaties to prohibit slavery;
- and since it is God's command to abide by our treaties;
- and since this universal consensus of humanity does not violate any order of God or His Prophet, the treaties prohibiting slavery cannot be violated
therefore, slavery cannot be revived.
- Since the direction of the Quran is toward the liberation of slaves;
- Since this is the consensus (Ijmah) of Islamic scholars and the Muslims government;
- Since violating our treaties is a sin,
it is, therefore a sin to enslave free people now, or buy and sell them.
May Allah liberate the Ummah and humanity from this new fitnah.
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A few other good articles on this topic
While revising this essay I came across the following articles which I benefitted from:
Muhammad The Abolitionist: Slavery In The Qur'an, by Adam Watson
ISIS says Islam justifies slavery - what does Islamic law say? By Professor Bernard Freamon
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_and_religion#Slavery_in_the_Bible
[2] http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com
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Adventures In Decorating: The Lily Allen Article
8 Oct
Moments after finishing the article, I rip the pages out of Vogue and search for a frame.
These words deserve a frame.
I've never done this before, put magazine clippings into something beautiful, but after reading about Lily Allen's country home, I know I have no choice. This feeling needs to be preserved forever.
I make my way through my jumble of a room. I am still in the unpacking phase, the "olive green suitcase sporting half a dry shampoo bottle phase." It's this phase that feels like the forever phase. The phase of the rest of my life.
I find two white frames currently boasting sketches from Alice in Wonderland. I bought them during a day trip to Oxford. I felt like I couldn't pass them up—when would I be able to buy sketches from the very place Caroll wrote his twisted tale?
When would I be able to buy other things I didn't want or need, but felt like a good idea?
I open the back of the frames and carefully slide in the glossy pages. They take some adjusting and the thick, unyielding Tweedle Dum paper doesn't help anything, but eventually they are in place.
My first, real decorating endeavor complete, or so it feels.
I smile and reread the article, pausing on the important bits.
Lily Allen's country house, hidden away down a deliciously long drive in the depths of the English Cotswolds is the sort of place Mrs. Tigglewinkle might have lived. The ancient front door, reached through a charming cobbled courtyard dripping with white hydrangeas, has the date 1660 carved in stone above it. The only indication that this is home to a 29-year-old singer-songwriter rather than a fictional hedgehog is a welcome mat that reads CHANEL.
The older girl appears, dressed in a multicolored baby-djellba-type garment, "Shall we go and pick some flowers?" asks Lily, gathering a basket and secateurs in one hand, child in another.
The rooms have been given nicknames—the best guest bedroom, with beautiful vintage curtains and a crewelwork bedspread is Claridges.
I brace myself for the article's improbably fabulous end, a scene as fantastical as any Harry Potter battle.
When I return a couple of hours later, Lily is arranging a huge bunch of blooms in a giant cream-colored earthenware jug. Somehow she also manages to simultaneously pour champagne for her guests, roast two chickens, make delicious fresh salads, and entertain the group with her tales from the road. As we eat, the late summer sun sets through a tiny round window facing west, a rash of reds, golds, and oranges. "The light! Look at the light here!" sighs one guest rapturously. "It's perfect."
I smile to myself.
"It is possible," I sigh rapturously. It is possible to live the exact life I want.
PS: Lily's best song ever (something I don't take lightly because it's really hard out here for a bitch), yes?


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It is well established that the best way to create a great match for a candidate and for the employer is networking. LinkedIn is one of the best tools to connect people with companies, from either perspective.
But what is the best way to use this powerful tool without being a pest? There must be more to it than just accumulating contacts.
There is!! The trick to making a great connection is building strong relationships.
I had the opportunity to hear some thoughts about LinkedIn networking from Doug Crose, Senior Enterprise Relationship Manager at LinkedIn at a staffing conference recently. I took away two important ideas:
- Do not propose marriage on the first date. It just scares people away. Jumping into a serious discussion about job opportunities when you first connect with someone is the equivalent of proposing marriage on the first date! Don't do it! Just like a marriage proposal, you have to build up a relationship before you can talk about the really serious stuff.
- Make your LinkedIn correspondence targeted, relevant, and engaging. Many clients struggle with how to network. What do you say? I struggle with this too sometimes. The solution is to consider how the other person will read your note. Make it targeted to something important to that person. Make it relevant to them, not just to you. Find something you have in common or some question you want to ask that you think the other person has an interest in. Think of something creative or engaging to catch the other person's attention.
Interesting, huh? It makes perfect sense. If we met someone at the coffee shop or at a cocktail party you would not blurt out important information or your life goals. You would proceed slowly. You would ask questions to get the other person talking. You would look for something you have in common.
Same is true when candidates network for a job or companies network to find candidates. The process is the same.
Here are a few steps to using LinkedIn to build relationships.
- Find people who can lead you to companies or people you are interested in meeting.
- Check out their profile on LinkedIn.
- Can you get at them through a group? If not, then join one of their groups so you have something in common to make a LinkedIn connection.
- Send a request to connect with a personal note about how you know them or something you have in common. Do not just use the standard LinkedIn invitation text.
- When they accept your invitation to connect, send them a note about something targeted that is relevant to that person. Your goal is to begin a conversation that extends at least three or four email exchanges.
- If the conversation continues in a positive fashion, suggest meeting for coffee.
- At coffee, continue the discussion and expand to include other work related topics. Do not ask if they know about jobs. The answer is usually "no". Be prepared to talk about what you are currently doing and what you want. Let the conversation gently move towards your elevator pitch and your ultimate networking goal. But if it does not, then just consider the coffee one more step towards building relationships.
Relationships are two way streets. Building strong relationships does not always end up in a job offer but without strong relationships it is not possible (or much less likely) to get what you want.


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The Curse of the Alpha Stone (1985)Genres - Horror, Thriller | Run Time - 90 min. |
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When a mad scientist's experiments go haywire, his test subject--a student--turns psycho and begins to kill college girls.
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Guest Designer: Patchwork Posse
Have you heard about the on-line quilt guild, Patchwork Posse? Becky Jorgensen is the creator of this great concept. And I'm so happy to have been asked to be one of the designers this year. But first, you need to know a little more about this community.
Guild details: 1 year from purchase- over 30 patterns + 2015 year is included! $35 / year (price will be rising starting January 1st)
Finished projects: During 2016 there are 2 Block of the months, 13 tea towels, doll quilts, plushie patterns, printables, bags, pin cushions, table runners and more! More about the projects here.
Skill level: Beginner – Confident Beginner. Because of the community atmosphere, you are able to get help if you are stuck, ask questions and share a hint.
Technique: Because of the guest designers and variety of patterns you will be exposed to a rounded amount of different styles.
Pattern Format: PDF files
Quilt Group Format: The group has a private Facebook group for members only. There you can share your own projects you are working on or have finished, meet and get to know the members from around the world, download patterns, and participate in the group. Everything is in one spot- simple and easy to use on your computer or on your phone.
And here's how it will work:
The Quilt Group starts the day you join. Everything from 2015 is available once you join. The 2016 projects will be starting on January 1st and will be shared during each week of the month. During each month there will be a fun sewing project, two block of the months, a doll or plushie pattern, printable, guest designer pattern, with the occasional mystery quilt, sew along, swaps and giveaways. Each Sunday you will get an email from the quilt group about what's happened during the week- but the group online is always open! You can share any time during the day.
This is a group that fits your schedule & has members that are passionate about quilting!
For my project, I designed a little table-topper. But, my hope is that it will encourage you to try your hand at designing. Jumping Off Point has a fun center block that can be used in a variety of ways. If designing isn't your "thing", of course I've included several ideas for different project. Here's a little peak at what the topper looks like. To get the instructions, please be sure to join this exciting community.
Make sure to check out the other designers who have taken part this year: Jacquelynne Steves, Bustle & Sew, Christa Quilts, SewCanShe, GillyMac Designs, Esch House Quilts, Quilty Habit, Hope's Quilt Designs, May Chappell, Cute Quilt Patterns, and New Leaf Stitches. More about the Guest Designers here.
I'm pleased to share with you that the "posse" members were the first to learn of my newest notion, Clearly Perfect Slotted Trimmers. They're so new that more information will be coming. But, just letting you know that you can now trim hst without re-positioning the ruler, PLUS remove the dog ears! I must say….they're pretty sweet (and are available to pre-order at a reduced price).
Until next time, Kari
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Nah Skwell was born and is growing-up at the tip of Brittany, in Finistère.
Deeply rooted in several years of standing-it up, this young brand found its true colours following hours spent practicing the different Stand-Up-Paddling disciplines, and even more hours of discussion in the shaping room.
Our team explored any design option, to try and offer to beginners and top riders alike: innovative and refined shapes, duly proved after hours on the water. Thinner, less voluminous and less cumbersome, those shapes are, nevertheless, more stable and offer beginners true « surfing » sensations from day one, without neglecting accessibility.
Competition-proved, the latest Nah-Skwell shapes have allowed brand-manager Bruno Andre to get in the top 3 of Wave-contests and win most long-distance races, in France.
Nah-Skwell shapes are approved for production after hours of free-session in France's most stunning waves or in the longest distance races!
Nah-Skwell shape and development is run by Pascal Gerber & Bruno André, both with 20+ years of experience in the industry. They have learned enough to concentrate on true innovations, those which open the door to new sensations and allow your board to please and surprise you ever more in each new session. We, at Tridenn, know that we can only have one goal: maximise your exhilaration!
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I love coffee. Even more, I love coffee and a good conversation with HR Leaders and customers of HireVue. I'm inspired by their leadership in candidate recruiting and I learn much from my conversations with these Human Resources Leaders.
Plus, there's coffee.
The last 3 days I've been fortunate to be in Park City at HireVue's Digital Disruption Conference. Spending time with HireVue customers and Talent Acquisition leaders invigorates me and helps me become a better HR leader myself. These good talks are what I call coffee chats.
For once I am able to finally share some good coffee chats with everyone. Check out the videos below to learn more about our customers and their experience at our Digital Disruption Conference. Tickets are already being sold for next year's event. Hit me up for a discount.
Sports with Darrell Lampa at MLB (yes – that's Major League Baseball):
Technology and professional football with Troy Barnett at Under Armour:
How to land a job at Nordstrom with Lindsey Daniels (repeat Digital Disruption attendee):
Triad chat with Larry McAlisterBekki Miske at Equinix where they cover sobriety, Mormons and mountains in Utah along with their kick ass recruiting and branding at Equinix.


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The Furneaux Suite is another hidden gem within the hotel. Located on the first floor it has been intricately decorated and is ideal for a corporate meeting, or private dinning up to 20 people.
It is also licensed to hold civil ceremonies and is the perfect venue for you, if you are looking for a small intimate ceremony or celebration. With a dedicated team of experienced coordinators we can provide a flawless service tailored to your individual requirements. From designing a menu to assisting you with the finishing touches to ensure that your special day is a truly memorable one.


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Our main technology partner is you
At Lewis Tree Service, we are proud to partner with Esri to provide tools and vegetation management technology to our crews; however, our largest and most important technology partner is you. You are a key driver of innovation and technology solutions.
One of the benefits of introducing our Intelligent Vegetation Management solution as a forerunner in the industry is that it opened up conversations with our utility partners and enabled us to think and act differently in the market.
Over the years, we've discovered that we're an excellent fit when working with utility companies, like you, that are progressive, thought leaders in the industry. We share your vision for using technology to streamline operations and efficiency. And, as a result of years of unique, customer-centric deployments using many different forms of technology, we have the ability to quickly blend new, smart technologies in the field—including yours.
Who really cares about technology?
Our customers rely on utility line clearance vendors, like Lewis Tree Service, to get the work done reliably and safely. They care about the quality of our workmanship. And they care that we operate with integrity.
But do customers care about technology?
Our customers understand that the future isn't about how to collect data; it's about what we do with it. Savvy customers combine real-time data with business acumen to work more efficiently, communicate more effectively, solve complex problems, and make better decisions.
Technology does not intimidate us
At Lewis Tree Service, we like to think of ourselves as a group of individuals banding together for the greater good. Whether it's cutting trees efficiently, setting industry standards for safe work practices or deploying technology to make our customers more effective, that's what we do. We're in business to make our stakeholders successful.
We've invested in our craftworkers. And we've invested in our technology solutions. The common thread is our ability to understand and meet our customers' requirements today and in the future without fear and hesitation.
A "people smart" technology strategy
A number of years ago, Lewis Tree Service made a conscious decision to be "people smart" (not "truck smart"). As a result, we now have a strong base of deployed technology which includes smart devices in the hands of all of our general foremen, supervisors, area managers and permission facilitators.
We have business units that are 100% GIS (geographic information system) enabled and, at this time, almost half of all crew leaders, even down to two-man crews, have smartphones and productivity apps.
We also have an aggressive refreshment strategy to keep current by replacing or upgrading hardware and software on a routine basis – constantly sharpening our saws, so to speak.
We're proud of our journey
When we view the world through the lens of technology, we see technology as an enabler, not a cost or an irritation. Technology is the catalyst that helps us to solve problems. We use technology to move faster and faster through the cycles of learning and we bring that knowledge to bear on your business problems.
We know IT through and through
As we've matured, the value we see in digital business has shifted, as well. It's no longer just about putting a mapping tool in our crew members' hands. We have bigger goals today.
We know that every single customer is trying to solve the same puzzles. How do I digitize my interactions? Gain efficiencies? Reduce costs? Yet we sincerely believe that no other contractor can compare with our commitment to contribute to your technology strategy, share our capabilities and innovations, and adopt and leverage new technologies on your behalf.
If you're going to pick a partner on your pursuit of your future technology strategy, you couldn't pick a better partner than Lewis Tree Service.
How are we partnering with customers today? (aka real-time deployments)
From paperless environments to cycle busting (and many areas beyond), a number of Lewis Tree divisions are using technology in partnership with customers. Following are some real-life scenarios of how Lewis Tree Service is working hand-in-hand with our customers to deploy technology to their advantage. And subscribe to our blog for even more stories over time! We've only just begun…


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Garden of herbs
Growing medicinal plants at home can turn your windowsill into a living pharmacy.
The nutrients and antioxidants in herbs help to strengthen the immune system, protect heart, improve brain function and soothe the nerves.
Start with the cultivation of five herbs: they are low maintenance and can grow well as house plants in your kitchen.
Has antispasmodic and is very effective in cough. Sage essential oil helps relieve pain in case of sore throat and other throat disorders.
How to grow?
The seeds or shoots of plants are planted in early spring. Sage is often necessary to pour and keep on a Sunny windowsill.
How to use?
Place 6-8 sage leaves in a mug, mash them, add hot water. Wait until the leaves begin to isolate the essential oil. When the infusion has cooled, remove the leaves. To alleviate the cough, drink in small SIPS.
Rich in antioxidants and has antiseptic effect. Studies have shown that adding essential oils of Basil in drinking water is known to kill the parasite Giardia lamblia. Basil also helps to reduce stress, ease stomach pains and strengthen the immune system. Continue reading
To cure the disease of old age is futile
For the development of cancer drugs spent millions of dollars. And therapy these drugs prolongs the life of such people only on average 7 months. Why is this happening? Because for us aging people . How it works and why it is useless to treat individual diseases of old age will examine later.
The fact that cure cancer, people die already, for example, from a heart attack or stroke. So the next picture you can see how more likely to die from age-related diseases with age.
You need to treat the aging person . A separate disease to treat is useless
As can be seen from the graph that the causes of dying from various diseases with age go hand in hand. And even if you cure any of the diseases, the relay picks up another disease and still kills the person. The same character of rise of mortality from age related diseases suggests that we are dealing with the same disease is aging . And such "type of disease" as listed below as the symptoms of old age:
Senile dementia or Alzheimer's Disease (memory loss, concentration, adequacy of thinking, etc.) kills humans within 5-7 years from the start of development.
Cataract (clouding of the eye lens, and, as a consequence, the loss of vision of the subject (one sees telecommute) can cause death from an accident due to poor vision.
Osteoporosis (brittle bones) can cause premature death from complications of fractures of large bones.
Diabetes (elevated blood sugar) is the main cause of high blood pressure. blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, cause sudden death. Continue reading
Medicinal herbs and fees of the Crimea.
Although pharmacology and very well developed in our day, herbal teas remain in the Arsenal of all Housewives as a healing tool. Medicinal herbs of the Crimea is much closer to the human body than drugs. Their therapeutic effect, though proceeding slowly, but with almost no side effects and is much longer.
In Crimea grows a lot of medicinal plants, name and purpose of which we list below in alphabetical order.
Adonis spring is used when failure of the cardiovascular activity and for repairing the nervous system.
Astragalus slackenerny in folk medicine recommended for cataracts of the respiratory tract, bloody diarrhea, gastro – intestinal disorders.
The Berberis vulgaris is used in the diets. The juice is used in inflammation of lungs, fever, coughing. Reveals anti-inflammatory, choleretic and diuretic effect.
The herbaceous periwinkle exhibits hypotensive and hypoglycemic basis.
Pimpernel saxifrage used in bronchial asthma, chronic gastritis, rheumatism, kidney stones. Juice removes dark spots.
Black henbane is applied with cramps, as an analgesic and a sedative.
Blocotenol Black is used as tonic. Continue reading


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Predicting Drug Distribution Characteristics Using the Simcyp Simulator
The Simcyp® Simulator allows the prediction of drug distribution characteristics at several levels, including
- Prediction of Vss from drug lipophilicity and plasma protein binding data
- Prediction of drug concentration-time profiles in blood and tissues based on a full physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model
The Simcyp Simulator estimates the variability in the volume of distribution of a compound in a population. The minimal PBPK distribution model allows for a single-adjusting compartment (SAC). The full PBPK model allows users to select and replace a perfusion-limited organ with a permeability-limited organ and/or to define an additional organ (which can be permeability- or perfusion-limited).
Incorporation of transporter effects
The physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models within the Simcyp Simulator can accommodate the effects of saturable influx and efflux transporters in the intestine, liver and brain. In addition, users can investigate drug-drug interactions involving transporters. The Simcyp Simulator includes the following transporters: P-gp, BCRP and MRP2 in both the gut and liver; OATP1B1, OATP1B3, OCT1 and MRP3 in the liver and P-gp, BRCP and MRP4 in the brain. Users can also define their own influx transporter to simulate the effects of drug uptake in the intestine.
Blood-brain barrier
The Simcyp Simulator's full-PBPK model includes a permeability-limited, four-compartment brain model for both a substrate and a main inhibitor. It enables simulating drug disposition in the central nervous system (CNS) by taking account of the transporters at the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and blood-cerebrospinal-fluid-barrier (BCSFB). This feature can provide insights into the efficacy and safety of CNS drugs. Estimated concentrations of a drug in each brain segment can also be used to assess pharmacodynamic effects.
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text: 21 Jul 2016 Home » » Exploratory Data analysis Exploratory Data analysis Posted in By ldebrot On July 21, 2016 This is a set of flashcards on the Coursera course on Exploratory Data Analysis provided by John Hopkins University. See the flashcards on Studyblue… Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 …or get them in CSV and RDA format here on GitHub About Author ldebrot Hey there, I am not an engineer. I studied political science and communications, but I have always wanted to discover the reality of present-day data analysis. Two years ago, I started taking an introductory class into Data Science. Last year, I went full-steam on statistics (inference, machine learning, etc.) and the language R. Today I develop websites as a freelance and social entrepreneur. On this blog I share my experience and insights to help others make their way into the realm of data analysis and web development. Used technologies include, so far, R, JavaScript, TypeScript and Angular. Have fun reading me and let me know what you think! And yes, I do presentations!


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Congratulations to the CS 1 Art Show Winners!
The annual CS1 Art Show was held this past Friday, October 9th, 2015. This show was perhaps the strongest showing ever in the 5 years we've held these shows. Seven entrants received more than 10 votes for first, second or third place. All entrants should be very proud of their works, which will remain on display in Golisano 3660 for the rest of the semester. Please stop by to see the extremely creative and talented entries. Well done, CS 1 students!
The prize winners of the 20151 CS1 Art Show are:
1. Oscar Lowry
2. Ayana Adylova
3. Cassidy Horzempa and Bryson McIver
And the runners up are:
4. Micah Martin
5. Dennis Bleier
6. Christopher Partridge
7. Timothy Geary
8. Yelman Kahn


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Baden with children
Whether it's a forest adventure, big city playgrounds, swimming in the Limmat or the pool, interactive museums or special tours for children – you can enjoy a great trip with your family, whatever the weather.
For many families, Baden is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. Children can enjoy a wealth of exciting cultural activities in this town that's packed with culture. Baden has also just been named a "child-friendly community" by UNICEF, showing the variety of experiences it has to offer families. Baden is particularly committed to helping children and young people, and wants to help families grow up in an exciting environment.
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Wouldn't you just love to be mentored by J.R.R. Tolkien? Guest blogger Roger Colby does the next best thing for us in this article:
I have long been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien. Every year, when school dismisses for summer break, I read The Lord of the Rings. This year I will read it to my children and do all the voices for them. Tolkien was a brilliant writer, but what if we could sit down with him and ask him any question we wanted? What if he could give writers advice about their own writing from his years of experience as an incredible storyteller?
This is possible if we read his letters. I have a musty old book entitled The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter. I once spent the better part of a month reading it cover to cover and underlining every instance where the master of Middle Earth wrote about his process. What follows are the best of those notes:
1. Vanity Is Useless – Tolkien writes…
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Australian Connected Consumers Report | 2016Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Online | 31-Mar-2016
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For 18 years we have published an annual study of Australians' online behaviours, keeping pace with their changing habits and preferences. We continue to follow the rise, and rise of online media as it further infiltrates consumers' lives and integrates into their world. The Australian Connected Consumers Report allows you to see how trends have changed and forecasts what's around the corner – so we can help you capture and maximise the opportunities of this new connected world.
Consumers' media habits have evolved dramatically. Technology, online conversations and new devices have all interrupted our old ways of finding consumers. More than ever we need a clear view of what is happening today and the implications for the coming years.
That's where Nielsen's Australian Connected Consumer Report comes in.
Now in its 18th year we've been capturing and interpreting these trends for clients unlike anyone else. Companies large and small rely on us to help them understand the new digital landscape and help them finesse their strategies for today's connected consumer.
Australian consumers have entered an age of technology that has transformed almost every aspect of daily life. We are more connected by more devices than ever before, with access to media, information, entertainment and each other around the clock. The entire media landscape has changed, propelling a change in the way marketers, content providers and brands reach and talk to today's consumers. Time online is massive. Online Australians are spending almost 3.5 hours a day connected to the Internet. A number that is still edging upwards, albeit at a slower pace than at the turn of the decade, where uptake of mobile technology such as smartphones and tablets drove connected time up exponentially.
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The Yokoyama family come together each year to commemorate the death of their eldest son Junpei, who drowned 15 years earlier while saving the life of a young boy. His father Kyohei, a retired doctor, and mother Toshiko are joined by their surviving son Ryota, who has recently married a widow with a young son, and their daughter Chinami, her husband and their children.
Still Walking is a drama which unfolds over one summer day, with the family experiencing nostalgia, humour, sadness and tension as memories are shared.
The 2008 film, edited, written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Nobody Knows), was widely praised by critics and won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2008 Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Still Walking will screen at Massey University's Auckland campus at Albany on Wednesday, January 31. The monthly Japanese films play on the first Wednesday of the month, at 6.15pm. Preceding the main feature is a short documentary on life and culture in Japan, which starts at 6pm. Unless specified, the films are screened in the Atrium Round Room on the ground floor of the Atrium Building. There is free parking available on campus.
Still Walking is rated G – suitable for general audiences
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Running time: 114 minutes
For more information on the Japanese films visit the Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland website.
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Isao Ōishi (大石 勲 Ōishi Isao ), otherwise spelt "Oishi" or "Ohishi", is a game designer who worked for Capcom in the 1990s. A character designer for both Resident Evil[1] and Resident Evil 2,[2] he is cited as the creator of the latter's cast (with Hideki Kamiya being responsible for their character traits).[3]
In the development of Resident Evil, Ōishi created a cybernetically-enhanced main cast of four (Chris, the protagonist, with Jill; Gelzer and Dewey) investigating a mysterious mansion inhabited by a rogue scientist. Following the addition of Kenichi Iwao to the project as the scenario writer, these characters were redesigned as a police force with military experience. Supporting characters Gelzer and Dewey were then removed completely, with Albert Wesker and Barry Burton later being added to the cast as an "Alpha Team" investigating the disappearance of a "Bravo Team", which included a new member of the main cast, Rebecca Chambers.
Following the success of Resident Evil, Ōishi was moved to Resident Evil 2, under the direction of Hideki Kamiya. For the game he created a larger cast of characters than was in the first game, envisioning a cast of at least ten on-screen characters (excluding FMV-only characters). When game development was restarted in early 1997, Ōishi was tasked with developing new characters and designs. Ultimately the cast was about the same size, but with the character "Roy" being removed completely followed by the addition of "Ben". His Elza Walker character was re-designed as Claire Redfield to provide a link to the original game.
- ↑ Resident Evil (PS) credits - MobyGames
- ↑ MobyGames - Resident Evil 2 (PS) credits.
- ↑ Twitter feed: PG_kamiya, dated 2013-11-27. Accessdate: 2014-09-13