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His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion
Today, as we celebrate the birth of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, we are rejoicing with the angels and the heavenly hosts, as the angel proclaimed to the shepherds, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord" (Lk 2:10-11). Christ came to be the Light to the world, as Isaiah prophesied about the coming of Christ and said, "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned" (Matt 4:16).
But who are they, who are sitting in darkness and in the region and shadow of death?
It is the entire human race.
And what is the region of death?
It is the kingdom of sin into which the human race has fallen after Adam's transgression and fall.
With the fall of the first man, Adam, came the fall of the entire human race, and sin entered into the world by Adam's disobedience. With sin came death, because when Adam transgressed, he was separated from God. Consequently, Adam received eternal death and came under the law of death and corruption. Subsequently, the entire human race was also affected, and mankind became separated from God and under the decree of death and corruption. This shows that sin isn't only an act, but is also a state of disorder, as St John wrote, "Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness" (1Jn 3:4). Sin leads to death, not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is the separation from God, "For the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23). The sin of the first man, Adam, was not just another sin, but was the cause of sin entering into the world, leading to the corruption of the human nature, and making all of Adam's offspring sinful before God. Through the Holy Bible, the Sayings of the Church Fathers, and the Liturgies, the Apostolic Tradition explains to us how sin affected the first man and all mankind.
1. St Paul the Apostle explained extensively in the first three chapters of the Epistle to the Romans the enormous degree of evil towards which all mankind has gone, and summarized the human condition in this way, "There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one" (Rom. 3: 10-12). St Paul continued, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 3:23). Later he explained the reason why humanity has reached such a degree of sin and the consequent separation from God, "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned" (Rom 5:12). He further said, "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous" (Rom 5:19). Additionally, St Paul described the corruption of the human nature and how sin reigned over man and enslaved his will. Even if man desired to liberate himself from the power of sin, he could not free himself from its dominion. St Paul expressed it in this way: "For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me…O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?" (Rom 7: 19,20,24). Also, David the Prophet said, "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me" (Ps 50 (51): 5
2. In the Anaphora of St Basil, the priest prays, "Holy, holy, holy, indeed. O, Lord our God, who formed us, created us, and placed in the Paradise of joy. When we disobeyed Your commandment by the deceit of the serpent, we fell from eternal life and were exiled from the Paradise of joy." This shows that not only Adam and Eve fell, but along with them the entire human race, and they were exiled from the Paradise of joy. Also, in "The Litany of the Departed," the priest prays, "For no one is pure and without blemish, even though his life on earth is a single day." Consequently, even the day-old infant needs baptism, because he is not pure in front of God, but needs the Blood of Christ to purify his corrupted and sinful nature and give him the new nature.
3. St Cyril of Alexandria explained how Adam's sin was imprinted on the human race. He wrote in his commentary on the Gospel of St John, "A human being is an animal that is both rational and composite, of a soul, that is, and this perishable earthly flesh. When humanity was made and brought into being by God, it did not have incorruptibility or indestructibility from its own nature. These belong essentially to God alone. It was sealed by the Spirit of life, and by its relation to the divine, it gained the good that is above its nature. 'He breathed into his face,' it says, 'the breath of life; and the man became a living soul' (Gen. 2:7). But when he was punished because of his transgression, he justly heard, 'Earth you are, and to earth you will depart,' (Gen. 3:19) and in so hearing he was stripped of grace."
My Beloved,
Today, we rejoice, because Christ's divine light has shined upon us, and He has moved us from darkness to light and from the region of death to the region of the living.
• Let us pray for the peace of the Holy Church.
• Let us pray for our beloved father, H.H. Pope Tawadros II.
• Let us pray for every suffering soul that Christ may shine upon it with His light and fill all hearts with joy and peace.
• Let us pray for our beloved brothers and sisters in Egypt, especially those whose churches have been closed by the power of darkness. We ask for the intercessions of the Holy Theotokos and entreat, "Through her prayers and intercessions, O, Lord, open for us the door of the church. We ask you, O Mother of God, make the doors of the churches open to the believers" (Sunday Theotokia).
Wishing you many happy returns.
His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion is Metropolitan of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles ()
Watani International
7 January 2018


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Panama canal 08:54.5N 79:31.5W
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Panama Canal
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Sun 25 Jan 14:19
Leaving Antigua
Thu 22 Jan 15:31
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Fri 16 Jan 18:54
Antigua still!!!
Fri 9 Jan 01:30
Antigua still!
Sat 3 Jan 20:53
Antigua Photo Blog
Antigua Photo blog
Antigua photo blog
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Photo blog Atlantic crossing
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Thu 25 Dec 00:49
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Tue 23 Dec 13:22
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Atlantic Crossing 19:06.9N 48:51.5W
Thu 18 Dec 14:52
Atlantic Crossing 19:42.6N 47:03.2W
Wed 17 Dec 17:07
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Atlantic Crossing 20:02.77N 42:35.73W
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Atlantic crossing 21:50.77N 27:29.64W
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Atlantic Crossing 23:51.29N 23:40.26W 8th December 2014
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Fw: Atlantic crossing 27:02.89 N 19:P30.69W
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Iridium not working therefore no blogs or texts until we reach Antigua
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Nov 2014
Sat 15 Nov 21:55
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Lanzarote photo blog
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Photo blog from Lanzarote
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Wed 5 Nov 22:31
Madeira more photos
Madeira 32:44.43N 16:42.86W
Tue 4 Nov 21:53
Oct 2014
Sun 26 Oct 23:03
On passage to Madeira current position 35:20.705N 010:39.022W
Photos for La Guadiana
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33:03.45N 16:18.8W Porto Santo
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En route to Madeira, 34:29.62N 12.41.51W
Fri 17 Oct 16:25
Alcoutim 37:16.75N 007:28.38W Cuttlefish, housecoats, low bridges and zip wires!
Sun 12 Oct 09:16
Faro 36:57.81N 07:52.19W Gremlins in the works
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Vilamoura 37:04.1N 08:07.35W
Wed 8 Oct 14:55
Lagos photos
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Sines 37:57.04N 08:52.11W to Lagos 37:05.93N 08:39.94W Fireworks, fishing, grottos, dingy racing and uninvited guests.
Sep 2014
Sun 28 Sep 12:13
Photo blog Lisbon
Photo blog Lisbon
Photo blog Lisbon
Photo blog of Lisbon
Lisbon to Sesimbra38:26.3N 09:06.4W
Fri 26 Sep 22:42
Lisbon 38:43N 09:07W
Sat 20 Sep 22:51
Photo blog Porto to Lisbon
Photo blog
Thu 18 Sep 10:51
Wed 17 Sep 12:58
From Porto to Lisbon, Seixal 38:40N 09:06.7W
Tue 16 Sep 21:07
Porto to Lisboa part 2
Sat 13 Sep 09:46
Porto Photos
Alfurada Porto
Porto Photos
Alto Douro, to wine growing regions.
Thu 11 Sep 17:45
Porto pictures
Alfurada Porto
Mon 8 Sep 06:52
Fri 5 Sep 10:23
Povoa Do Varzim, Vila de Conde photos
Wed 3 Sep 19:00
Trip up the Douro to Pinhao in Alto Douro
Mon 1 Sep 20:13
Pictures for the trip from Bayona to Porto
Aug 2014
Fri 29 Aug 16:10
Viano Do Castelo 41:41.68N, 08:49.21W to Povoa De Varzim, 41:22.2N, 08:46.0W
Mon 25 Aug 08:12
Maintenance almost completed, heading for Portugal
Sat 23 Aug 13:47
Back in Bayona
Tue 19 Aug 20:27
Wandering around the Galician coast 42:13.95n 008:44.59W to 42:18.2N 008:39.1W
Sun 17 Aug 07:22
Portosin and Santiago de Compostela
Thu 14 Aug 16:22
More blog photos Muros
Muros to Portosin 42:45.8N 08:56.6W
Tue 12 Aug 17:25
More photos
Some photos 42:30.04N 09:03.02W
Mon 11 Aug 11:00
Caraminal 42:37' N 008:55.5W
Sat 9 Aug 08:50
Aldan to Isla de Salvora 42:28.0 N 09:05.0W
Start of the Bayona rally to Aldan via Isla de San Martin 42:16.5N 08:49.1W
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Part 2: An Update - Testing the PLU Standard
This resource has multiple chapters. Use the navigation on the side or below to browse each chapter.
Last year, we reported on how the National Labor Relations Board decided that it could exercise its jurisdiction over faculty members at a religious college. In that case, which dealt with Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) faculty, the NLRB came up with a two-prong test (the PLU standard) that it held should be applied to future cases. Recently, a Catholic college in Montana was tested under the PLU standard, but this time, the hearing officer declined to exercise jurisdiction, interpreting the standard liberally in favor of the school.
Under the PLU standard, the NLRB will exercise jurisdiction over faculty members at a religious university unless the school demonstrates two factors: (1) it holds itself out as providing a religious educational environment, and (2) it holds the faculty in question out as performing a specific role in creating or maintaining the university's religious educational environment.
In the latest application of the PLU standard, everyone agreed that the College met the first prong. The fight was over whether the College held out faculty as performing a specific role in shaping the university's religious educational environment. At first, the very detailed facts made this seem doubtful. Faculty were not required to integrate religious tenets into coursework, and did not have to attend religious functions at the school. Faculty applicants and faculty were not required to be Catholic. The College even held itself out as an equal opportunity employer, and the President of the College testified that the College cannot ask applicants about Catholic religious affiliation under this policy.
However, the College Handbook also contained a provision that faculty could be discharged for serious cause, which included "continued serious disrespect or disregard for the Catholic character or mission" of the College.
As it turned out, that provision made all the difference. For the hearing officer—who repeatedly mentioned he was bound to follow the Board's opinion—it all came down to a footnote in the PLU opinion where the NLRB stated that it would decline jurisdiction so long as the university's public representations made it clear that faculty members are subject to employment-related decisions that are based on religious considerations. Here, faculty members could be discharged if they acted inconsistently with the Catholic character or mission of the school, so this was enough to satisfy the second prong.
The Carroll College case applied a pretty narrow view of the PLU standard, and provides substantial deference to a religious school's "holding-out" of faculty as crucial to the school's religious character. Because this was just a hearing officer decision, both sides have appealed the hearing officer's decision to the NLRB, with the College challenging the constitutionality of the PLU standard, so this story is not over.
Because of the generality of the information on this site, it may not apply to a given place, time, or set of facts. It is not intended to be legal advice, and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations


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Ocean Wave Simulation
A 3D ocean wave simulation rendering created in Cinema 4D and After Effects.
A 3D ocean wave simulation rendering created in Cinema 4D and After Effects.
I created this 3D mapping treatment so that I could visualize, as a proof of concept, how we may use a data set in a creative way to help tell a story. As a filmmaker, one of our duties is to engage the viewer and perpetually provide an experience that translates the information accurately in…
This rendering was born from a test that I've been working feverishly on. I have made a few 3D renders like this in the past using Cinema 4D but I have taken this to a new level.
A rendering I made of some ice and spheres. There is something about creating graphics that I'm addicted to. This is a good example of one of those 3D renders that I could not walk away from.
This animation was made for Foosball Radio for the launch of their new podcast. I created this video using Cinema 4D R17 / Photoshop and After Effects.
The proportional scale differences between HD resolutions.
A quick 3D motion graphics proof of concept. I created this using Cinema 4D for the animation and After Effects for the compositing.


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Muslims as of all over the globe throng the holy cities of Mecca and Medina every year. Hajj is compulsory for every prosperous Muslim who's capable to perform it, while Umrah is really a Sunnah and may be completed all through the growing season except through the 5 days of Hajj. You could also undertake a lot more than one Umrah in annually if one is affluent and competent to take action.
Considering this importance of Hajj and Umrah in the Muslim world, travel agents and agencies all over the world are providing choice of Hajj and Umrah packages to the pilgrims. In these Umrah packages, these travel agencies include different services like accommodation, transportation, visa and also medical services. Mecca and Medina are two sacred locations whose reverence exists inside the center of everybody else who believes in "There is no God although Allah and Muhammad is Prophet of Allah."
Regardless of as of which noteworthy piece of the entire world they fit in as or what their nationality is, they reckon it a sacred responsibility to attend the holy cities of Islam. Muslims out of each and every corner of the entire world visit Mecca and Medina to execute Hajj or Umrah. Many guests to the holy cities or Umrah performers on average have been in an actual fix when they need certainly to determine the best Umrah packages with accommodation. Especially when you're planning to perform Umrah for initially, possibly you'll believe it is tedious to consider what sort of facilities you'll require when performing Umrah and folks that are unnecessary. They offer number of services in a Umrah package and these services determine the worthiness of the package.
The bigger the buying prices of the Umrah package, the higher the included services; even so it doesn't declare that reasonably priced Umrah packages aren't well. Actually much count on all of the services which you need as of an Umrah package. Frequently these Umrah packages are for five, ten and 15 days stay, although Umrah packages for longer stays may also be available on the market.


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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation Care Service (HPE Foundation Care) is composed of comprehensive hardware and software services aimed to help increase the availability of your IT infrastructure. Hewlett Packard Enterprise technical resources work with your IT team to help you resolve hardware and software problems with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and selected third-party products.
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Thank you for registering for Young Scientists Journal Conference 2015
We look forward to welcoming you on the 14th of October
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You will receive a confirmation email of your booking. A second email with an activation code to register each attendee and select workshops will be with you shortly. Your payment will be refunded to you within 5 days after the conference, provided you attend.
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The Orange County Register named its all-county baseball team today and two JSerra Catholic High School Lions topped the list – and Brett Kay was named Coach of the Year.
Slugger Austin Hedges was a first-team selection, and pitcher Joe Kurrasch was named to the second team.
"For a season (that) culminated a rapid rise with a young program in such a challenging league, Kay is the Register's Orange County coach of the year in baseball," wrote Register sports columnist Steve Fryer.
JSerra's first Orange County Coach of the Year led The Lions to a 20-5 record and a No. 2 ranking heading into the playoffs. The Lions won the school's first Trinity league baseball title and CIF playoff game before a second-round, 5-3 loss at Riverside Poly.
To read more about Kay, click here.
To read about Hedges, who hit .383 with 10 stolen bases, click here.
Congratulations to Coach Kay, Hedges, Kurrasch and the entire Lions baseball program on the most successful baseball season in JSerra history.


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Scoping Materials
The Townsend Bombing Range (TBR) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) scoping comment periods were from August 6 to September 7, 2010, and October 9 to November 8, 2010. Thank you to all who provided a comment during these time periods. Your comments were considered during the preparation of the Draft EIS. Please note that the publication of the Draft EIS provides another opportunity for public comment.
Public Scoping Period Comment Summary – May 2011
Please note that two changes have been made to the following materials since they were presented at the Public Scoping Meetings. First, on the History and Mission poster the current restricted airspace at TBR was shown to be larger than it actually is. This has been corrected and the restricted airspace is now accurately represented. Second, the proposed expansion area boundary was redrawn in an effort to more precisely illustrate the area the Marine Corps is considering for this project. The expansion area boundary on the posters now shows that no part of the Altamaha River or its western bank is being considered as part of Area 2. Further, the far southwestern portion of Area 1 has been incorporated into Area 2. These changes affect the Proposed Action and Alternatives posters and the Fact Sheet. If there are any questions related to the changes in these materials, please contact us using the project e-mail (email@example.com). Since scoping, Area 2 has been removed from further evaluation (Area 2 Project Update Notice).
Scoping Meeting Posters
These posters are electronic versions of the ones that were on display at the August 24 and 26, 2010, Public Scoping Meetings.


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Top 5 Android Games of the First Week of May: House of the Dead, Shiny the Firefly, Special Price Reductions
May is here and we're counting down the days till Google I/O 2013 starts and brings us a new Android release and maybe a bunch of new Nexus devices. Till then we have a nifty top 5 of early May Android game releases, some price reductions and other goodies. Keep on reading to find out what happened to the price of NFS Most Wanted.
NFS Most Wanted was the coolest racing game I played last year, on both mobile and console, so you can imagine my joy when the title was made available for just 99 cents on the Play Store. It happened just days ago, probably to counter the madness with the App Store receiving special bonuses, promotions and prizes with the occasion of it reaching 50 billion apps. Most Wanted comes from EA and allows you to drive Lambos, trucks, BMWs and many other cool cars, with a great speed sensation and a very good control system.
The cheap app is available over here, so enjoy it.
Shiny the Firefly is a game that may remind you of Pixar movies, with its cute graphics and characters. It costs $2 and takes up a bit over 140 MB of storage. The title is a puzzle one, with a huge number of critters to run into, like centipedes, mosquitoes, plants and wasps. The graphics are colored, the main character is cute and fuzzy and children and adults will love this game. There are 33 levels to have fun with. There are even bosses included and a feature that allows you to turn the Light on and off. Flowers and water look crisp and graphics are quite hot.
Get the game from here.
Repulze is one of the funniest game I've played in 2013, a sort of Wipeout twin brother with hovercrafts racing in futuristic settings. Well, the title has been discounted and now it's available for merely 99 cents. Pixelbite is the developer of the game and we reviewed it on the LG Optimus G, by the way. There are 7 choices of hovercraft and about a dozen of tracks to play on. You can shatter your enemies by blasting them with plasma guns, lasers, rockets or simply power ripping through them.
You can download the game from here.
2) House of the Dead Overkill the Lost Reel
If you're into horror games and want to play such a title on Android, then you may want to give the game House of the Dead Overkill The Lost Reel a try. I know it's a long title, but the game is actually pretty good. The title comes from Sega of America and provides two gaming modes: Survival and Story, both of them pretty self explanatory. You get to kill waves of zombies and other critters, even including prostitutes. We're dealing with an arcade shooter here and you can use the accelerometer, virtual pad and frenzy tap to control the attacks. You can also upgrade your pistol, combos and more.
The game is up for download here.
Although Rovio recently teased a new release of Angry Birds Seasons, they actually graced us with Angry Birds Friends, a title that puts a focus on social networking in the world of Angry Birds. The app is connected to Facebook and allows you to compete in weekly challenges with your FB contacts. About half a dozen new levels will be published each week and you'll have to get the highest scores to see your name in the leaderboards and get some rewards. You can use powerups such as a huge bird with a helmet, an extra precise slingshot and a powerup that speeds up your bird. There's also the ability to quake the pigs and tear them down that way.
You can get Friends from here.
We're almost ready for the summer, the time when the big games come and also the time when we'll see a bunch more Android devices launched. We're due another Asphalt, maybe another NFS, certainly a new FIFA title and who knows what else. Glu Mobile has been quiet for a very long while and we're anxiously waiting for Google to reveal its gaming service.


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Jojo, an Abyssinian guinea pig, was my first experience with this type of pet. He was a gift for my daughter, but I ultimately would end up caring for him. As a cat person, I never expected to enjoy rodents, let alone adore them. I admit, I initially was not pleased about taking over the care of this pet, but he quickly grew on me. That said, this is going to be a longer review, as guinea pigs are more complex than one would expect.
The first thing to know about guinea pigs are potential allergies. Most people that suffer from rodent allergies are allergic to a protein in the urine, so someone fine with cat dander may not do so well with a rodent. Making sure you and your family are free from guinea pig allergies before adopting this type of pet is a must.
Guinea pigs, also known as cavies, are social creatures. It is best to bond them with another guinea pig of the same gender if possible, especially if you will have limited time to handle them. Males will mount each other in displays of dominance as well as mark their surroundings by dragging their rumps on the ground. Two males can bond, but if you wish to have more than two, females may be a better option. Mounting, chasing, bickering and other displays of dominance are normal - but if the teeth start to loudly chatter - the cavies need to be separated. The scent from male territorial marking is quite unpleasant, so if that is going to be an issue, you might want to read reviews about female guinea pigs. Neutering a male cavy will NOT change his behaviors, only prevent reproduction. Do not attempt to house males with females. In addition to unwanted pregnancies, otherwise docile males will go to extremes and even fight to the death when it comes to "claiming" a female.
The cages sold at pet stores are generally not ideal for adult guinea pigs - a larger and more affordable C&C cage can be built with Coroplast (a type of plastic) and a cube organizer using instructions from the Internet. Clean up can be made a little cheaper and easier by using fleece instead of bedding. Droppings are swept up, and the bedding can be washed when the cage is cleaned. I have found cedar chips help combat the smell, but experts do not recommend it being the most healthy option for the cavy. Paper bedding is probably the way to go for disposable bedding. Make sure you have a place for your guinea pig to hide.
You may choose to bathe your guinea pig, as they can get quite smelly. Bathing can also help if you have mild local allergic reactions to the fur on your skin. Baby shampoo can work, but a small animal shampoo is recommended. Jojo used to get wood chips stuck inside of his rump from his territorial marking, and bath time is a great time to check over your cavvy for anything such as that out of the ordinary. They will also need their claws clipped from time to time.
Jojo enjoyed lap cuddles. Since guinea pigs tend to hate their fur being pet the wrong way, and the fur of an Abyssinian goes in many directions, I found the best way to pet him was stroking the little "mohawk" he had. If you want a guinea pig that you can easily pet from head to rump without potentially causing discomfort, consider a different breed.
Jojo had already been tamed by my daughter, so if considering this pet please realize a young guinea pig will probably be a bit on the wild side and need to be gently handled to fully tame. Young guinea pigs can't hold their bladders long, so have a towel handy! As they get older, they will learn ways to tell you they need to go back in their cage. Adult guinea pigs generally will not eliminate waste on a human unless it had been held too long - they will make noise or nibble a shirt before most bathroom accidents.
Guinea pigs need a constant and unlimited supply of Timothy hay. This helps them digest food and wear their teeth down, preventing overgrowth. Buying hay in bulk makes even high quality hay affordable on a budget. They will also need fresh fruits and vegetables - dandelion leaves from the yard are good too, so long as they are not exposed to pesticides. Guinea pigs also need plenty of vitamin C to prevent scurvy. Most pellet food is fortified with it, though adding bell peppers to their diet will ensure they get what they need. Guinea pigs make a cute "week week" noise when they beg for food. Jojo soon learned the sights and sounds of a human returning from grocery shopping and would "week" in response. Guinea pigs also have to eat some of their droppings to absorb all the nutrients. Even though it sounds gross, it is the equivalent of a cow chewing cud.
Some may say this is a great pet for kids, and while this is true in terms of personality, I think proper care is a bit high maintenance for children. They may also lose interest as they approach their tween and teen years. If parents do not mind doing some or all of the upkeep, I do think this is an ideal family pet.


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A novel uncertainty quantification method is used to evaluate the impact of uncertainties of parameters within the icing model in the modeling chain for icing-related wind power production loss forecasts. As a first step, uncertain parameters in the icing model were identified from the literature and personal communications. These parameters are the median volume diameter of the hydrometeors, the sticking efficiency for snow and graupel, the Nusselt number, the shedding factor, and the wind erosion factor. The sensitivity of these parameters on icing-related wind power production losses is examined. An icing model ensemble representing the estimated parameter uncertainties is designed using so-called deterministic sampling and is run for two periods over a total of 29 weeks. Deterministic sampling allows an exact representation of the uncertainty and, in future applications, further calibration of these parameters. Also, the number of required ensemble members is reduced drastically relative to the commonly used random-sampling method, thus enabling faster delivery and a more flexible system. The results from random and deterministic sampling are compared and agree very well, confirming the usefulness of deterministic sampling. The ensemble mean of the nine-member icing model ensemble generated with deterministic sampling is shown to improve the forecast skill relative to one single forecast for the winter periods. In addition, the ensemble spread provides valuable information as compared with a single forecast in terms of forecasting uncertainty. However, addressing uncertainties in the icing model alone underestimates the forecast uncertainty, thus stressing the need for a fully probabilistic approach in the modeling chain for wind power forecasts in a cold climate.
This article focuses on computations of low frequency sound propagation from an off-shore wind farm. Two different methods for sound propagation calculations are combined with meteorological data for every 3 hours in the year 2010 to examine the varying noise levels at a reception point at 13 km distance. It is shown that sound propagation conditions play a vital role in the noise impact from the off-shore wind farm and ordinary assessment methods can become inaccurate at longer propagation distances over water. Therefore, this paper suggests that methodologies to calculate noise immission with realistic sound speed profiles need to be combined with meteorological data over extended time periods to evaluate the impact of low frequency noise from modern off-shore wind farms. (C) 2014 Acoustical Society of America.
A new index to estimate aircraft icing in clouds from operational meteorological models has been developed by Swedish meteorologists. Although rather simple it takes into account, directly or indirectly, all the principal meteorological variables for icing. The index has been evaluated during three winter seasons and is now operational in the Swedish HIRLAM model. A graphical representation of the index is presented.


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La Magnolia
La Magnolia Bed and Breakfast is situated in an ancient building in via del Duomo, in the heart of the historic center of Orvieto, one of the most charming towns of Italy.
Our Bed and Breakfast has been working in the incoming business in Orvieto for many years, always with love and passion for our guests.
La Magnolia Bed and Breakfast is located 100 meters from the Duomo cathedral. Our building is in one of the most charming locations in town. By staying at our B&B, guests can enjoy an amazing view of the city, its charm, tranquillity. The Etruscan town of Orvieto has much to offer other than the Duomo: all around our B&B are many alleys, "piazzette", streets, arches and noble courtyards.
We are inside an ancient noble palace, a few hundred meters from the funicular and the bus stations. Our location allows visitors to easily walk around to enjoy the many attractions of Orvieto, such as the Duomo Cathedral (designed by Lorenzo Maitani), its chapel (designed by Luca Signorelli), the Saint Patrick's Well, the local museums, Orvieto Underground and much more.
Our strategic position also allow guests to attend cultural events during the whole year very easily. The bedrooms entrance is located directly on the main street, on a pedestrian area, but still guests can drive near the B&B and park without problems (also on Piazza Duomo).


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1. Abramoff had much more extensive contact with the White House than it has admitted in the past.
In January, after he was indicted and there were rumors which turned out to be correctthat Abramoff was in several photos at the White House, Bush said at a news conference, "I, frankly, don't even remember having my picture taken with the guy... I don't know him." At the time, White House officials also suggested that Abramoff had little influence or contact with them. The report cites more than 400 instances of Abramoff's team lobbying the White House. This is a one-sided account though, as it relies on e-mails from Abramoff and his fellow lobbyists; in many instances he discusses meals with White House senior advisers like Karl Rove, and it' s unclear if those ever actually took place. The White House has long maintained that Abramoff has exaggerated his ties and contacts to the Bush Administration.
But the report makes clear that Abramoff was in frequent communication with White House officials, particularly Susan Ralston, who was an assistant to Abramoff before becoming Rove's assistant early in Bush's first term. Abramoff's clients, mainly Indian tribes, paid for skyboxes and tickets to events that the lobbyist used to host congressional aides and others, and in the e-mails, Ralston treats Abramoff like her own personal Ticketmaster, frequently asking him if he has tickets to games and leaving the impression in some messages that she occasionally didn't pay for them. White House officials are banned from taking gifts of more than $20, which would barely get you a cheap seat at any of these events, let alone a luxury box seat. Other Rove aides were shown to be in e-mail contact with lobbyists on Abramoff's staff, and Rove himself e-mailed Abramoff a few days before the 2000 elections, responding to a message from Abramoff noting that "Governor Bush is winning" by saying "Jack - I will rest much easier..." Abramoff relied on Ralston, who remains in the White House as an aide to Rove, and Ralph Reed, an advisor to the 2004 campaign who was close to Rove, to communicate his wishes.
To be sure, the messages make it clear Abramoff desperately wanted to have more personal time with Rove, and couldn't get it, often having his calls returned by Rove aides rather than the powerful aide himself. In Dec. 2000, he sent a message trying to ingratiate himself with Rove, noting "I am sure you well covered with everything, but just in case, please do not hesitate to ask me for anything you might need." Sounding like a high school nerd with a crush on the captain of the cheerleading team, he brags about and overstates his few actual interactions with Rove. A March 2002 e-mail says "I was sitting yesterday with Karl Rove, Bush's top adviser, at the NCAA basketball game discussing Israel when this e-mail came in. I showed it to him." And White House officials dispute this account, saying Rove didn't sit with Abramoff at the game but merely stopped by and said hello to him. Ralston seemed to know Abramoff needed the affection, writing in a message with the subject line "Diet" that "Karl said you looked great. He'd love to know your secret."


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Pete,kitbots wrote:Thanks for the reply.
The info. for the constant current regulator says it will regulate both current and voltage and I will be supplying it with 5v from a regulated power supply so how could the voltage ever go higher? Is the microprocessor really regulating the current when its powered through the USB or is it simply the regulators in the laptop that is limiting the current? If the latter then surely the constant current constant voltage device would do the same but simply at a higher level. I certainly do not see the brightness change as the amount of text goes up and down when powered through the USB.
To answer your first question... When you are powering from USB, notice that:
- there's no direct power connection between USB and DMD power rails
- the lights go out when too many LEDs are lit at once
Your second answer is:
The laptop regulators will quite happily supply much more current than the USB port will source, which is limited to 0.5Amps. So if any device develops a short circuit, the USB driver chip will sense the overcurrent and rapidly disconnect the USB line from the device, again it's an inbuilt protection method.
Yes, I agree that you don't see a brightness change so let's look at the science by analysing the circuit in depth.
Signal R selects pin 12 of every 595 in the system, which is the stop pin so it has nothing to do with the data control system. It controls the entire board state, either ON or OFF and overrides the nOE pin so it's just used for blanking.
The data could be such that all 512 LEDs appear to be on at once, but is this really so?
Signals A and B select one of the four quadrants to be addressed, a maximum of 128 LEDS. The two lines are decoded by the 138, which is set up as a 2 - 4 line decoder. These outputs each feed two 4952 row driver chips, which further restrict the output to two rows so that only 32 LEDS can be addressed at any one time.
Signal nOE is also connected to every 595 on pin 13. It is an 8 bit wide tristate latch and current sink, which latches the data on the 595 and sinks the "LED Data Bus" for want of a better description.
This "LED data bus" is a matrix of 32 LEDS powered by the 4952 row driver chips and because they are latches the outputs are ON or OFF until instructed otherwise. Each of the 595s 8 outputs drives 4 LEDS but only one will light because each of the 4 LEDs is powered by a different row. Moreover, only one of the two possible rows are selected which means that it is possible to address a single LED, which we all know is true.
Does this mean that only one LED per board is switched on at any one time? No, if it were so then the USB port could deliver enough current to power 25 LEDs at full brightness, provided that no other USB device was connected.
It is latching that's important, not addressing. Each latch can sink up to 8 pixels concurrently and since there are 4 latches per quadrant then 32 pixels per quadrant are possible and there being 4 quadrants there are a maximum of 128 pixels that can be lit at any one time, per board.
If each LED is at full brightness and the max current that a single LED can handle comfortably is 20ma then the max current setting will be 128 pixels x 20ma = 2.56 Amps per board.
In summary, there are several important points to take away.
- That it requires a serious amount of energy to drive large arrays
- That each of the LEDs has a constant current sink and thats why you don't see a brightness change.
- That the existing current sink is not variable and therefore not useful as a control unless we could somehow control the length of time that the 595s were latched in the ON state
Preregulating a current source defeats the purpose and it has never worked, in my experience. The idea is to allow the voltage to float so that a low current drain on the supply lets the voltage rise such that at virtually 0 Amps the voltage reaches peak and it sags as current rises.
You can, however, post regulate the voltage by using avalanche techniques so that the voltage that the device sees is never greater than its capacity to handle it. As you can imagine, making such a current source, while possible is not an easy task and one that few would tackle, especially when there are easier methods of getting the job done.
This might be an answer to a maiden's prayer for many people...
I was having a discussion with Stryker last night about controlling brightness on the nOE port. It appears that there may be a positive outcome from his work, within the next few days.
See this thread viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3435


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Prize: Season 2020/21 Tickets
Challenge: Track as much as you can!
Place: Luchon Superbagnères
Period: From 29/01/2020 to 15/03/2020
Promoted by: Luchon Superbagnères
1. A 2020/21 season pass for the skier tracking the longest distance
2. A 2-day ski pass for the runner-up
3. A 1-day ski pass for third-place
Could you be a Winner?
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David Cassidy's third and final post-teen idol album for RCA
In the two years after David Cassidy walked away from Bell Records and his career as a teen idol, he recorded three albums for RCA. The first, The Higher They Climb, found success in Europe and spun out a pre-Barry Manilow hit recording of Bruce Johnston's "I Write the Songs." Cassidy's second album for RCA, Home is Where the Heart Is failed to chart, as did the pre-release singles from this third album. RCA planned and then shelved the album'sU.S. release, though apparently copies were pressed and warehoused, as they began showing up in cutout bins three years later.
The album's track list is an eclectic lot, including the autobiographical title tune (featuring the guitar playing of Mick Ronson), the boozy original "Rosa's Cantina," a cover of Harry Nilsson's "The Story of Rock and Roll," and a tune co-written by Cassidy, producer (and America founding member) Gerry Beckley and head Beach Boy, Brian Wilson. The latter, "Cruise toHarlem," has the hallmarks of a mid-70s Brian Wilson tune, with a chugging rhythm and sophisticated vocal arrangement. The album closes with Cassidy's original "Junked Heart Blues," sung in a clenched voice that brings to mind Boz Scaggs.
Cassidy sings with terrific emotion throughout, including a duet withBeckleyon "Living a Lie," but his more sophisticated and soulful pop-rock couldn't find a place in the market. One has to wonder whether the "David Cassidy" name was still overshadowed by his earlier fame, making it difficult for listeners to accept him as a bona fide recording artist. The music he made fit well with the commercial mainstream of '76-77, but despite his artistry, chart success was not to be. Real Gone's reissue includes the album's original nine tracks, clocking in at thirty-four minutes, and features liner notes from Michael Ragogna. [©2012 Hyperbolium]
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The world relies on electronic payment systems. They are part of the fabric of our lives; the unconsidered plumbing that ensures our bills are settled, our salaries and benefits paid. Payment systems ensure that money is exchanged seamlessly, cheaply and reliably; they work so well that we barely notice them.
But behind the apparent simplicity lies a complex accumulation of organizations, schemes, legal frameworks and technology that has evolved over decades in different places and at different speeds. How does the financial industry ensure that these moving parts combine efficiently to process today's transactions, and at the same time that the infrastructure can evolve to match new customer expectations like mobile payments or contactless?
One part of the answer is industry standards. There are many standards involved in processing payments, including an array of technology standards covering anything from physical cables to data transport and data security. But I'd like to focus on business standards, common definitions for business information that allow one component of the payments system to understand another. Today's business standards fall into two broad categories: reference data and messaging. Reference data standards define universal codes for key data elements such as currencies, countries and parties. They define both the format of the data (e.g. the length and format of a currency code; the attributes required to describe a currency) and the data itself (e.g. the list of agreed currency codes, EUR, USD, etc.). Reference data standards ensure universal consistency for important business information.
Messaging standards describe very precisely the content and format of business messages exchanged by industry participants like banks and clearing houses to complete payments and other processes. Wherever possible, messaging standards specify data elements using reference data standards. The combined effect of these standards is to reduce drastically the ambiguity of the information exchanged. This is important, because ambiguity brings risk. Consider this date: 12/11/17. Is this the 12th of November? Yes, probably, if you are European, but in the US it would likely be interpreted 11th December. It could also reasonably be read year-month-day … 17th November 2012 (or 1912?). If it's the date a payment is to be executed, you need to be sure! Standards ensure important details like dates are written and interpreted in one way, and one way only. The other reason we want to eliminate ambiguity is to enable automation. Machines can process thousands of payments transactions per second with perfect reliability, but only if the data they are given is clearly defined and consistently formatted.
So where do standards come from, and how do they evolve with the needs of payments users? Many organizations create standards. In the first wave of payments automation in the 1960s and 1970s standards were typically proprietary, created by the operators of centralized services like clearing houses, and were different from one to another. But industry players quickly realized that standards are too important to be owned and managed by a single entity, and standardization efforts have increasingly been consolidated under specialized standards bodies that guarantee fair intellectual property rights and open maintenance processes. It is through maintenance that standards evolve; a user of a standard can request a change to support a new payment process or instrument, and if enough of the other users agree, the standard is updated. Many of today's financial standards are managed by ISO (the International Organization for Standardization), an international body head-quartered in Geneva. But ISO provides principally governance and secretariat functions, the standards themselves are created and maintained by industry volunteers. It's an important effort, and one that already involves many payments experts from around the world, but new participants and new perspectives are always welcome.
Stephen Lindsay is the Head of Standards at SWIFT.


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Seniors' Cosmetic Procedures Pose No Added Risk, Study Reports
Posted by Laurence Weider, MD on December 27, 2014
Seniors looking to spruce up their appearance can rest easy: A new study reports older men and women are at no greater risk than younger patients of having complications with cosmetic surgery.
The study, Safety of Cosmetic Procedures in Elderly and Octogenarian Patients, was published in October's issue of the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
The study compiled statistics gathered from 2008 to 2013. The numbers show postoperative complications occurring at a rate of 1.84 percent rate in patients with a mean age of 39.2 years; the rate for seniors (mean age 69.1 years) was 1.94 percent, which is statistically insignificant. For patients aged 80 years or older, the rate was also statistically insignificant: 2.2 percent.
"Our study demonstrated that patients over 65 years old can safely undergo cosmetic procedures with a complications rate similar to younger patients when surgery is performed by board certified plastic surgeon," explained Dr. Max Yezhelyev, who wrote the study.
The seniors carried greater risk factors, including a higher average Body Mass Index and a higher incidence of diabetes (5.7 percent to 1.6 percent), but they were less likely to smoke.
Older patients underwent more facial procedures: 62.9 percent, compared to 12 percent. Only abdominoplasty indicated a higher complication rate: 5.4 percent to 3.9 percent. The most common postoperative complications in older patients were hematoma, infection and problems with the healing of wounds.
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Fairfield Residential of San Diego has purchased 8.6 acres of commercial land in La Mesa from the Church of Scientology for $9.3 million, with plans to develop the property as multifamily housing.
The seller of the land, at 7380 Parkway Drive, was the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology International, according to CoStar Group and public data.
American Pacific Investments represented the buyer, and Sentre Partners represented the seller.
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Delicious egg breakfast for unhurried Sunday mornings...
...or for any other mornings if you fancy to treat your family with this filling, luscious fist feast of the day.
You will need (serves 4):
2 small onions
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 young courgettes
2 young carrots
4 cavolo nero leaves (black kale)
1 small broccoli head
2 garlic cloves
1 cm fresh ginger
0.5 cm fresh turmeric
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 inches of chorizo
8 medium eggs
1 good pinch of ground turmeric
1 pinch of coarse Himalayan rock salt
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1. Pull the kale leaves off the stem and tear them into smaller pieces, then steam for about 5 to 7 mins.
2. Break up the broccoli into small florets (save the stalk to make broth later), then steam for 4 to 5 mins.
3. Peel the carrots, cut in half, lengthwise, and slice them thinly. Quarter the courgettes, then slice them thinly. Peel the onions, cut them in half, and slice them up.
4. Peel the chorizo, cut it in half, lengthwise, then slice them up. Arrange the slices in a small pan and over low heat fry for 3 to 4 mins, each side. Transfer to a paper kitchen towel to dry them.
5. In a cast iron deep skillet (18 cm Ø) melt the coconut oil, add the onions, fry on medium heat until the onions are soft, add the thinly sliced garlic, ginger and turmeric, fry for a minute or two until aromas are released.
6. Add the carrot slices, fry for 2 to 3 mins, then add the courgettes, fry for 2 mins, tossing with two wooden spatulas.
7. Fold in the steamed kale, then the steamed broccoli. Sprinkle with the fresh thyme leaves. Scatter the chorizo slices on top.
8. Beat the eggs with a fork. Season with some salt and black pepper, and with a little ground turmeric.
9. Pour the eggs over the vegetables. Let the egg mixture set for a minute over medium heat, then put the cast iron skillet into a preheated oven and bake at 180 C for 5 mins, or until the top is set.
10. Remove from the oven, let it stand for 2 to 3 mins, then quarter the frittata and serve with some salad leaves and some cold meat pieces (chicken or fish). Enjoy!
Tips: For the cold chicken pieces you can use a leg cooked as a broth, then chilled in a fridge overnight. Remove the skin and bones then flake into pieces. For the cold fish you can use leftovers from baked whole fish from last night's dinner. Stuff a whole seabass with garlic and ginger pieces, and some fresh herbs like parsley and thyme. Sprinkle with some coarse Himalayan salt, then wrap it in baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180 C. Chill the leftovers in the fridge overnight and use the next morning to serve with your hot frittata.
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Eleven foreign warships arrive in Andaman for Milan 2018
National Defence India,
New Delhi, 06 March 2018
The arrival of 11 foreign warships in Port Blair today, has kick started the 10th edition of MILAN, a biennial congregation of friendly navies. These ships were escorted into the harbour by the Indian Naval Ships Baratangand Bangaram and also the Fast Interceptor Crafts of the Andaman & Nicobar Command.
These ships from the participating countries from Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean Regions, namely Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, have been berthed at the Naval and Haddo jetties.
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Jyoti and Kirch from the Eastern Naval Command have also reached Port Blair to participate in this multilateral exercise. On their arrival at Haddo Jetty, all foreign warships were received ceremonially in the true naval tradition by the Army and Navy Bands, playing fanfare and martial tunes.
Senior Officers from the Andaman and Nicobar Command including school children, waving flags of the participating countries also formed part of the welcome ceremony. Besides these warships, this prestigious international event will also see the participation of 39 delegates from 16 countries, making it the largest gathering since its inception in 1995.
HMAS Larrakia (84)
- Bangladesh –
BNS Dhaleshwari (F36)
3 & 4. Indonesia –
KRI Cut Nyak Dien (375)
KRI Lemadang (632)
- Malaysia –
KD Lekiu (30)
6 & 7. Myanmar –
UMS King Sin Phyu Shin (F14)
UMS Inlay (54)
- Singapore –
RSS Dauntless (99)
9 & 10. Sri Lanka –
SLNS Samudura (P621)
SLNS Surnimila (P702)
- Thailand –
HTMS Narathiwat (512)
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Have you ever wanted to be trapped in a room with nine other people?
Team Building
Have you ever thought about immersing yourself into a real-life treasure hunt? Well, escape rooms will let you do all that and more. These rooms are interactive experiences that allow groups of people to figure out clues and puzzles in a special themed room. But you better hurry, you only have a certain amount of time to solve all the riddles and escape the room before you fail your mission.
Build relationships through pressure
The situations will help you establish relationships with friends, coworkers, or even strangers. Everyone must work together and do so in a timely fashion. These interactive rooms force people to work together and communicate with whoever is in the room. If you are not relaying information and letting others know what you figure out, you just might not escape and succeed in completing your mission.
Communication is key
Your adrenaline will be pumping the closer you get to escaping the room. While you might not be able to contain your excitement, you will have to continue to communicate effectively. Speaking clearly and calmly especially when it is crunch time will give you a much better chance at winning. Every second counts in these rooms, so relaying information to your team is a must.
Job Management
Designate a certain job for everyone in the room. This will make it easier for people to stay on task and not bounce around from clue to clue. If some people in your group finish a certain puzzle, have them help with another one or look around for another clue. Escaping the room is a strategic process and will require everyone to be working together.
If you are looking for a good collaborative exercise, check out an escape room. Book our party room to discuss what you have learned and continue the team building exercise. If you have never been to one and have some questions give Escape For Fun a call at 630-346-5881. Better yet, come on down and check us out, we are located at 314 South Main St, Wheaton, Illinois. We have two fully immersive rooms for you and your group to experience.


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Forest Research is Great Britain's principal organisation for forestry and tree related research and is internationally renowned for the provision of evidence and scientific services in support of sustainable forestry. Forest Research works for and with many Government departments, all the devolved administrations, forestry and land management stakeholders, environmental NGO's, the European Union and internationally.
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The Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 250 GB Desktop Internal Hard Drive is a product that combines unmatched quality, huge capacity and superb reliability in a single entity. As a storage platform this hard drive is an ideal option for it can not only store and retrieve all your essential data but also features a Serial ATA Interface that ensures trusted performance for many years. The 8.89 cm (3.5) SATA hard drive with 6.0 GBPS interface also has 16MB cache memory and 7200 RPM spin speed for fast data access and transfer. This Seagate hard disk is now available online with Snapdeal for affordable prices and buyers will get 1 year Seagate India warranty on their purchase of this product.
This SATA hard drive from Seagate has 250 GB storage capacity. This means you can install all your required software and a lot of space will still be left there for storing all your files and documents. You can also have a gigantic collection of music, photos and videos never to bother about non-availability of space.
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eeMOMS Present Two Awards for Laugh-Friendly Customer Service
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PR9.NET May 31, 2007 - Washington, DC - In their continuing crusade to make the world friendlier, the eeMOMS gladly announce the two most recent recipients of the Laugh-Friendly Award. Barbara A. Feinblatt was honored with the award in February, and Children's Medical Associates of Northern Virginia, P.C. (CMA) won in April.
Elizabeth Sills and Elena Patrice, the creative-junkie sisters behind eeMOMS, developed the Laugh-Friendly Awards to celebrate individuals and establishments that embody the good old-fashioned customer service with a smile that seems all too rare these days. Nominations are open to the public at www.eeMOMS.com.
Feinblatt, February's winner, is the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO of Republic Services, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, FL. The eeMOMS cite her "extraordinary" customer service, positive attitude, and clever knock-knock jokes as ingredients that made her a shoe-in for the award.
The physicians, nurses, and staff of CMA, located in Fairfax, VA, were recognized in April for their superior, respectful healthcare services. Sills and Patrice believe parents especially appreciate the practice for the comfort, understanding, and organization each member of its staff offers. The eeMOMS feel that CMA deserves the award most of all for never making moms feel silly or rushed when they have questions or concerns about their children's well-being.
For more information on the eeMOMS, the Laugh-Friendly Award, past winners, or to nominate a person or business for the award, please visit us at www.eeMOMS.com.
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While 54% of Guatemalans now propose to vote for the cheque-cashing former General, 50% remain pessimistic that the country's situation will improve during the course of the next next administration. Mano Dura's message of security at any (moral) cost appears to be drowning out Colom's (somewhat garbled) message that the issue of rural poverty needs to be addressed as a priority.
Attempts to solve Guatemala's poverty problem with the sort of rising tide of development that lifts all boats are being undermined by the country's similarly rising inequalities of wealth. Guatemala may be Central America's largest economy, but it has also now surpassed Brazil as the most unequal society in all Latin America.
This year's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE) Survey on Living Standards concludes that the number of people living below the poverty line (i.e. earning less than US$2.30 a day) has dropped only 5% since 2000, standing today at 51%. Most of these people however, are not the poorest of the poor, as 15.2% of Guatemalans live below the extreme poverty line (US$1.17 a day; in effect insufficient cash to feed oneself), a number which has decreased by only 0.5% over the same period.
According to the survey, 72% of the poor live in rural communities (with a strong bias towards the indigenous Maya), mostly in the western and northern regions. In contrast just 5% of urban Guatemalans live below the US$2.30 poverty line.
Around Huehuetenango poverty has actually increased to 55% (4% above the national average) and extreme poverty in that region has jumped from 8% to 20% since 2000. The central zone of the country has also seen increases in extreme poverty, but the problem of malnutrition is at its worst up in the Petén where 40% are listed as extremely poor.


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"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." ~Romans 15:13
It's the new year! Welcome 2015! And today is Kings Day. Some may know the significance of today, others might just see it as another day of the year. But my family celebrates this day each year. We spend time together, cook Mexican food, and celebrate the journey of the three kings on the way to see Jesus and give him their most precious gifts. This is my favorite holiday. I remember the gift of Jesus, but also the gifts we have to give, to share with others, and to give glory to God.
We have been living in Cartagena, Colombia now for almost 3 months. It has been a wonderful 3 months as we have started building relationships. As I mentioned before, We aren't here to fix things. We aren't here to tell people what to do. But we are here to overflow with the hope, joy, peace, and love that we are filled with. We are here to invest in the beautiful people here, to develop friendships, to serve our brothers and sisters here. We want to help others see the gifts that they each have to share with others.
When we see the sweet faces of the children here, we see their potential, we see their joy, we see the uniqueness of each wonderful face and know that these future leaders will be a blessing to this world. When we see our kind and thoughtful friends, we see the love and kindness that has the ability to encourage and help others that need help. We see hope.
We all have something to give. We all have something to share. Let's not see what this year brings for us, but what we can give! That's life! That's love! Let us overflow with hope, joy, peace, and love that comes from within!


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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES ROORDA (Sponsor), MEADOWS, KOMO, LIESE,, BURNETT, TALBOY, YOUNG, YAEGER, SCAVUZZO, HODGES, HARRIS (110), FALLERT, GRILL, TODD, QUINN (9), CASEY, OXFORD, KRATKY, DARROUGH, BROWN (50), SCHOEMEHL, SHIVELY, WILDBERGER, ROBINSON, PAGE, FRAME, SPRENG, WALSH, LeVOTA, DOUGHERTY, CORCORAN AND LOWE (44) (Co-sponsors).
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D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
To amend chapter 292, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to occupational safety and health administration training requirements for certain employees, with penalty provisions and an effective date.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 292, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 292.675, to read as follows:
292.675. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Construction", construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration, demolition, painting and decorating, or major repair;
(2) "Department", the department of labor and industrial relations;
(3) "Person", any natural person, joint venture, partnership, corporation, or other business or legal entity;
(4) "Public body", the state of Missouri or any officer, official, authority, board or commission of the state, or other political subdivision thereof, or any institution supported in whole or in part by public funds;
(5) "Public works", all fixed works constructed for public use or benefit or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds. "Public works" includes any work done directly by any public utility company when performed by it pursuant to the order of the public service commission or other public authority whether or not it be done under public supervision or direction or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds when let to contract by said utility.
2. Any person signing a contract to work on the construction of public works for any public body shall provide a ten-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction safety program for their on-site employees which includes a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration. All employees are required to complete the program prior to beginning work on such construction project.
3. Any employee found on a worksite subject to this section without documentation of the successful completion of the course required under subsection 2 of this section shall be subject to immediate removal.
4. The public body shall specify in the resolution or ordinance and in the call for bids for the contract, the requirements of this section. The contractor to whom the contract is awarded and any subcontractor under such contractor shall require all on-site employees to complete the ten-hour OSHA training program. The public body awarding the contract shall include this requirement in the contract. The contractor shall forfeit as a penalty to the public body on whose behalf the contract is made or awarded, two thousand five hundred dollars plus one hundred dollars for each employee employed by the contractor or subcontractor, for each calendar day, or portion thereof, such employee is employed without the required ten-hour OSHA training. The public body awarding the contract shall include notice of these penalties in the contract. The public body awarding the contract shall withhold and retain therefrom, all sums and amounts due and owing as a result of any violation of this section when making payments to the contractor under the contract. The contractor may withhold from any subcontractor, sufficient sums to cover any penalties the public body has withheld from the contractor resulting from the subcontractor's failure to comply with the terms of this section. If payment has been made to the subcontractor without withholding, the contractor may recover the amount of the penalty resulting from the fault of the subcontractor in an action maintained in the circuit court in the county in which the public works project is located from the subcontractor.
5. In determining whether a violation of this section has occurred, and whether the penalty under subsection 4 of this section shall be imposed, the department shall investigate any claim of violation. Upon completing such investigation, the department shall notify the public body and any party found to be in violation of this section of its findings and whether a penalty shall be assessed. Determinations under this section may be appealed in the circuit court in the county in which the public works project is located.
6. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to pay the penalty within forty-five days following notification by the department, the department shall pursue an enforcement action to enforce the monetary penalty provisions of subsection 4 of this section against the contractor or subcontractor found to be in violation of this section. If the court orders payment of the penalties as prescribed under subsection 4 of this section, the department shall be entitled to recover its actual cost of enforcement in addition to such penalty amount.
7. The department may establish rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.
Section B. Section A of this act shall become effective on August 28, 2009.


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The Food Advice Team, and other agencies, including the Food Standards Agency (see Useful Links for a link to their website), have an enforcement role in ensuring the food we eat is safe.
We inspect every food business within Fife on their hygiene standards and safe production of food.
We deal with:
- inspections of food premises
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- food advice for the general public
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E.coli O157: control of cross-contamination
The Food Standards Agency has issued guidance for food businesses to clarify the steps that they need to take to control the risk of food becoming contaminated by E.coli O157 and what businesses should be doing to protect their customers.
This guidance has been developed in response to the serious outbreaks of E.coli O157 in Scotland in 1996 and Wales in 2005, which were attributed to cross-contamination arising from poor handling of food.
Although E.coli is the key focus of this guidance, the measures outlined will also help in the control of other bacteria, such as campylobacter and salmonella.
The full guidance, developed following a public consultation and Professor Hugh Pennington's report into the 2005 E.coli outbreak and a factsheet for businesses, summarising the guidance, can be found by clicking on the Useful Link attached.
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Here's a second reading reflecting what I said yesterday — "It'd help if those who bemoan America's tribalization would propose remedies." We need better analyses of not only the causes and consequences but also the cures for malignant tribalism. (Of course, that applies to me too, but we'll get to that some other time.)
This reading is Deepak Chopra's "After Trump, What Will It Take To Heal?" (2016), published right after the election.
Deepak Chopra!? I never thought I'd be quoting him in a professional effort. Too new-age for me. Yet here he is, showing a good grasp of the tribal form and how it can turn sour. I include it because he proposes ways to improve interpersonal relations (but not society's structures and processes) in today's America.
Here's his opening theme:
"A kind of tribalism has grown up in our democratic society, and the new segregation along party lines means that many people don't even have a friend who votes the other way. …
"If you can identify with any of these symptoms — and which of us cannot? — the way to healing is clear. Become part of the solution by consciously changing your tribal attitudes, words, and actions."
However, he points out, tribalism brings psychic benefits that make it difficult for people to change:
"The difficulty is that tribal thinking carries with it a package of benefits: you get to belong, to agree with others, to share a common foe, to feel self-righteous and angry at the same time. These are powerful incentives not to change. …
"Likewise, tribal thinking brings secondary benefits, but one shouldn't overlook that "us versus them" thinking is toxic and unhealthy to begin with."
To urge people to change away from divisive tribalization and reconnect with each other compassionately, he turns to the Buddhist concepts of "Ahimsa" and the "shadow self":
"In the yogic tradition of India, a crucial quality related to peace consciousness is Ahimsa, usually translated as non-violence. Ahimsa is associated with Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violent civil rights movement associated with Martin Luther King. But at heart Ahimsa is about the bond of loving compassion that is natural in each of us when we abandon the seductive allure of false consciousness, in particular the state of separation that engenders all divisions, either inside ourselves or in the outside world. We accept "us versus them" ultimately because there is a "them" inside ourselves. It consists of the shadow self we hide from and deny, which harbors hatred, fear, aggression, and the dread of death."
Trump, he figures, has brought out the tribalized worst in people by embodying and connecting with their shadow selves:
"When we can't face our own shadow, it gets embodied in figures like Trump who gleefully let the dark side of human nature romp in public. As much as right-thinking people are appalled by him, Trumpism strikes a chord in everyone, because we all have a shadow."
In conclusion, Chopra recommends a process of healing — one that involves achieving an enlightened consciousness:
"It may seem as if I've drawn a tenuous thread connecting a flamboyant political sham to something deep in human nature. But the connection is real, and so is the possibility of healing. Bringing in the light, however you define that phrase, is the way to become part of the solution instead of part of the problem. The wounds in consciousness can only be healed through consciousness."
As I indicated, that is a bit too new-age for me to think it could be very effective. But at least he is offering what amounts to a systematic viewpoint, based on a good understanding of what tribalism is like and what it does to people's thoughts and actions.
To read for yourself, go here:
[I posted an earlier write-up of this reading on my Facebook page, on April 7.]