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Just Do the Math
Today I'd like to discuss math. Don't be scared, I'm not going to be assigning any word problems or reviewing high school calculus. Even if you don't consider yourself a "numbers person," you should embrace a few analytical tools that can be extremely useful when it comes to reviewing risk in your own organization as well as your clients and prospects.
In my experience with alternative risk structures, we rely heavily on our financial analytics team to provide us with the assessments we need to properly address risk levels and recommend the most appropriate risk transfer or financing solution. I'll outline a few of the most common reports we use and why you should consider incorporating this information into your regular review, even if you purchase a traditional insurance program.
Loss Projections
Loss projections can benefit just about any type of risk you can think of. Utilizing your loss history, historical, and projected exposures, financial analytics can project expected losses for the coming policy year. This comes in handy in several scenarios, including:
- Verifying deductible levels are set appropriately
- Reviewing carrier collateral requirements and justifying reductions in collateral
- Assessing risk levels and cash flow expectations in self-funded arrangements
Experience Modification Projections and Analysis
Experience modification factors can have a huge effect on insurance costs as well as a company's reputation within their industry. In addition to reviewing your mod annually to verify the calculation produced by the state's rating bureau is accurate, financial analytics can produce future mod projections and detailed analysis of several different aspects:
- Mod analysis reviewing the effect of changing class codes on current and past workers compensation policies
- Effect of state/jurisdiction changes
- How removing certain losses may change the mod factor – especially useful when working to quantify the potential financial benefit of enhanced risk management efforts
Reserve and Collateral Analysis
For companies utilizing large deductible and retro programs, or self-funding arrangements, analysis of set reserves and collateral can have a huge financial impact. It can allow you to negotiate a lower collateral requirement, or adjust reserves that are set too high and improve your cash flow.
Bottom line: when it comes to your risk management and assessment, numbers are your friends. Taking a proactive approach to reviewing your program can provide huge financial benefit, as well as a competitive edge. Luckily, Assurance's Financial Analytics team is standing by to do the number crunching for you. Interested in taking a closer look at your program? Reach out to your trusted insurance advisor to discuss your options.
Related Pages
- Financial and Physical Wellness Go Hand in Hand
- 5 Steps to Building a Risk Culture
- Alternative Risk Flyer
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1)Tweezers – to keep those strays away!
2)Safety Pins – In case of accidents.
3)Brush/comb – I think this one is obvious, but being able to brush out those fly-always is key!
4)Hairspray – Make sure your hair is secure, but never crunchy.
5)Cotton balls/Q-Tips – Touch up that unruly eyeliner or stuff cotton balls in your shoes if they're a little big.
6)Deodorant – More than likely, someone forgot to bring theirs and that's something you don't want to forget.
7)Eye drops – Whether you've been a bit teary-eyed all morning or allergies have been extreme, pack some contact solution and eye drops, or whatever you'll need to get you through the day.
8)Tampons – J
9)Panadol – Or any pain relievers, really! No one wants to deal with a headache on their big day.
10) Mirror – Just in case you need a quick touch-up, it's not a bad thing to have!
11) Super glue – For broken heels, decorations, or even loose gems/stones on jewellery.
12) Mints – Take a swig or have a bridesmaid pop you a mint right before you walk down the aisle.
13)Dry shampoo – A spritz might be nice for you or your 'maids right before the reception!
14) Make up – You'll be grateful you brought it for touching up spots throughout the night.
15) Water – It's super important to stay hydrated on your wedding day…especially if you plan to drink the night away.
16)Soda water- a great stain remover!
17) Phone charger -Not like you'll be needing your phone, but how fun would it be to pass it off to a bridesmaid and wake up to all the candid shots of the wedding.
18)Umbrella – always be prepared you never know it's Melbourne.
19)Tissues – To make sure you don't wreck your make up !
20)Band aids – Cross our fingers there's no blood shed, but just in case, have a few on hand!
21) Granola bars – No one wants want's a hungry bride…

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Lakota Horse Stick
The horse stick is a Lakota Sioux tradition used to honor a specific horse. Carved from bone and painted, the horses were then adorned with feathers, horse hair, animal claws and other items.
The horse stick pendant (above) made from bone was hand carved and painted by Lonny and Michelle Cloud.


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Boy - this is beyond anything I have attempted.
My guess would be to roll it the normal way and then open it up lengthwise - I think this is how you are describing?
I am making a Spiral staircase of 23 mtr height and 1.7 mtr diameter. Everything is completed, except the spiral handrail of 1-1/4" steelpipe. I rolled 6 mtr length of the pipe in a complete circular shape (without any twisting) which is of almost 1.95 mtr dia. Now I am making a Fixture of actual size of the spiral (For one complete turn), the lead of the helix is 3 mtrs...I would do it by heating the rolled pipe and fixing it in the fixture....
My question...Is there a better and neat & clean way to roll a spiral of this kind??
Your input is highly apreciated.
Boy - this is beyond anything I have attempted.
My guess would be to roll it the normal way and then open it up lengthwise - I think this is how you are describing?
If it wasn't for the last minute I wouldn't get anything done
Computer Controlled Ring Rollers (Or Roll Benders) can make offset rolls like that. Let me see if I can locate a vid.
EDIT: This is what I'm thinking of: http://www.bii1.com/videos/roll-bender-videos.php If you can find someone with this sort of equipment, they would be able to form the sections of railing quite easily for you.
Last edited by Cebby; 02-09-2009 at 10:47 PM.
Thanks for your replies.....I have done it by intermittent rolling & simaltaneous rotating the pipe in a simple manual rolling fixture, and it was very close to the actual shape. Than I refined it using simple Blacksmith tactics using wooden blocks & Hammers and some jerks for twist adjustments. It is looking nice (But I had to ruin 12 mtrs of pipe for this trial and error methos)...For manual rolling, I used a simple technique. I divided the circumference of the spiral on 15 (Number of steps), marked the lines on the pipe, and rolled manualy from one mark to the next one, and than loosened the roller & rotated the pipe 24 degrees (360/15)..and repeated the same procedure...
Offcourse the CNC is the best method.


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Photo: Sang An
Start with the pan juices from roasting the turkey and add broth, cornstarch, salt and pepper for this super-easy gravy.
How to Make It
Strain the pan juices into a fat separator or bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes. Skim and discard the fat from the surface; set the juices aside.
In a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, bring the broth and 1 cup of the reserved juices to a boil.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water until no lumps remain. Slowly whisk the cornstarch mixture into the simmering broth. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and season with the salt and pepper. Strain just before serving.
* Ingredients too variable for meaningful analysis of nutritional information


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- Subject: [mg46250] Solution[[1,1,2]] Brackets
- From: "alan b" <alan4100 at comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:46:10 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Let me know if it is appropriate for posting. I have been trying to figure out what is inside the solution[1,1,2]. For the problem below. For example, solution=DSolve[{n'[t]==kn[t], n[1]=500}, n[t],t] population[t_]=solution[[1,1,2]] I gather that the first item of the solution[[1,1,2]] is for the first and only curly item:{n't[t]==kn[t],n[1]=500}. I assume the second item of solution[[1,1,2] is the first subitem of the first curly bracket. The third item of solution [[1,1,2]] which is two suppose to be for 2nd item of the first curly brackets. But it appears to be not. Is there a way for me to see the contents visibly of the solution[[1,1,2]] each item at a time. -- alan


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Intravascular Ultrasound Systems (IVUS) is an imaging method with which we can visualize a coronary artery from the inside out. Intravascular Ultrasound Systems are usually designed in such a way that the individual can have a complete view of the coronary artery blockade using a catheter which is attached to an ultrasound probe at one end and the other end is attached to a computerized ultrasound equipment.
The inside out view helps to find out the sent sizing, fixation, and in confirmation that the stent implanted are appropriately placed with full expansion of the stent, which fits tightly round around vessel wall. By this the cardiologist sense that the information acquired by the IVUS medium can a make a huge different in knowing how well the patients are treated and can obtain accuracy about the stent placement with reduced complications.
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Now a days the IVUS diagnostic procedure is majorly used in coronary interventions where it determines and provides the qualitative information about the composition of the plaques and its echogenicity strategies. IVUS demonstrates the consistency of the plaque (soft, fibrous, calcific or mixed) and its differentiation from thrombus.
IVUS instrumentation overview:
The Intravascular Ultrasound is designed with two major components i.e.
- Catheter with a miniaturized transducer at its tip
- Console containing the electronics necessary to reconstruct the image
The imagining is captured by the frequency of the ultrasound which varies type of vessels which is to be scanned.
- Often used frequency is 20 MHz
- Vascular imagining for a medium sized vessel is 12.5 – 50 MHz
- Vascular imagining for a large vessel such a aorta is 12.5 – 20 MHz
- Smaller vessels require high frequency of probes within a range of 30-40 MHz
Two types of catheter systems are, one with an end-hole which are delivered over the guide wire, and those which do not have an end-hole and are introduced directly through the sheath.
The transducer design have been approached into two basic ways, i.e.
- Phased-array
- Mechanical type
In the phased-array systems, there are multiple transducer elements (32-64) which are in arranged in an array are activated sequentially to generate the image.
Mechanical probes rotates an electric transducer at 1800 rpm, which has the capacity to produce 30 images per second.
Intravascular Ultrasound Systems Market: Drivers and Restraints
There is drastic Increase in the number percutaneous coronary interventions and number of stent procedures. Major Lot of population now a days prefer less invasive procedures, the technological advancements in image guided therapeutic treatment and growing incidence of cardiovascular disease led to the increase in the intravascular ultrasound systems market.
The drawback for the IVUS is the high cost, lack of uniform reimbursement and threat from optical coherence tomography.
Intravascular Ultrasound Systems Market: Segmentation
The global market for intravascular ultrasound systems are broadly classified on the basis of product type, applications and end user.
Based on product type, the intravascular ultrasound systems market has been segmented as follows:
- IVUS consoles
- Integrated Consoles
- Cart version Consoles
- IVUS catheters
- Mechanical/Rotatory Catheters
- Static Electric/ Phased Array Catheters
- Accessories
- Pullback devices
- Guide wires
- Introducer Sheaths
Based on application type, the intravascular ultrasound systems market has been segmented as follows:
- IVUS coronary diagnostic market
- IVUS coronary intervention market
- IVUS coronary research market
- IVUS non-coronary /peripheral applications market
Based on end user, theintravascular ultrasound systems market has been segmented as follows:
- Hospitals
- Cancer Institute
Intravascular Ultrasound Systems Market: Overview
The global Intravascular Ultrasound Systems market is expected to expand at healthy CAGR owing to increasing adoption of the products across the world. Among end users, hospital end user segment is expected to account for maximum share due to requirement of advanced healthcare infrastructure and low cost.
Intravascular Ultrasound Systems: Region-wise Outlook
Geographically, the global intravenous ultrasound systems market is classified into regions namely, North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Middle East and Africa. Among all the regions, North America will continue to lead the global market for intravenous ultrasound systems due to high purchasing power. Asia- Pacific is expected to account for second largest share in global market primarily due to increasing number of cardiac surgeries. Regional overview can be a directly proportional to the population.
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Intravascular Ultrasound Systems: Key Players
Key players operating in the global intravenous ultrasound systems market are Volcano Corporation, Boston Scientific Corporation, Terumo Corporation, Infra ReDx Inc, Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare, Silicon Valley Medical Instruments Inc, and Avinger Inc.


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For Christmas this year, I was given a wonderful Magimix food processor which I am in love with. As part of my New Years resolution and blog development, I've decided to create a series of masterclasses in baking and cooking, starting off with pastry!
This weekend I decided to set myself the challenge of making Rough Puff Pastry for the first time. I've always wanted to give puff pastry a go, and I figured it made sense to start off with rough puff, as it is meant to be the easier and less time consuming of the two.
I had a bit of a search around for recipes and eventually decided to give Paul Hollywood's "Cheat's Rough Puff Pastry" a go. The result wasn't quite as flaky as I would have liked, but I think that might be down to the quality of the butter I used! I think next time I'll go all out and make proper puff pastry.
I used the pastry to make one of my favourite snacks, cheese and bacon twists, which actually turned out really well! So here is my step by step guide to making and using rough puff pastry!
Rough Puff Pastry Twists
A little effort | Cook: 40 minutes, plus chilling | Makes 18-20 twists
For the pastry:
- 300g plain flour
- Pinch salt
- 50g butter, chilled and cut into cubes
- 120g butter, frozen
For the twists:
- 9 slices good quality streaky bacon or pancetta
- 100g mature cheddar, grated
- 1 tbsp English mustard
- Black pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- Plain flour, for dusting
- To make the pastry, put the flour and salt in a food processor along with the chilled butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs – or you can do this in a bowl with your fingers.
- Slowly add around 4-5 tbsp of water, until the mixture comes together to form a dough, then tip out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Roll the dough out onto into a rectangle shape – it doesn't have to be perfect, mine certainly wasn't!
- Grate half of the frozen butter across the bottom two thirds of the pastry, then fold down the top third, and fold up the bottom third, as though folding an envelope.
- Turn the pastry 90 degrees, then roll out again into a rectangle shape. Repeat the process again, grating the remaining butter over the bottom thirds, then folding. Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to rest.
- To make the cheese and bacon twists: preheat the oven to 220 degrees C. Take out the pastry and put it on a lightly floured surface, then roll it out into a rectangle shape as in the picture below. You should be able to see the butter marbled through the pastry.
- Spread the mustard over the pastry, then top with black pepper, and some cayenne pepper if you fancy a little extra heat.
- Next, sprinkle the grated cheese over the mustard, then lay the bacon on top lengthways, as below.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry in between each slice of bacon. Take the edge nearest to you and begin twisting the pastry 4 or 5 times so it looks like a curly straw. Grab a pair of scissors and cut the twist in two – this way you get twice as many and less filling twists.
- Continue twisting the rest of the pastry, placing them on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Then, pop them in the fridge to rest and firm up for 15-20 minutes.
- Take the twists out of the fridge and brush them with the beaten egg, then pop them into the oven. After a few minutes, turn the heat down to 200 and leave to cook for 25-30 minutes. If you have more than one baking tray, you may need to switch then around half way through so that they cook evenly.
- Take the twists out of the oven, then place on wire racks, leave to cool, then serve them up and watch them disappear! You can store them in an airtight container for a couple of days but I doubt they'll last that long!
There you have it! A masterclass (for me as much as my readers!) on how to make easy rough puff pastry and then turn them into delicious cheese and bacon twists – a perfect snack if you have friends and family coming over!
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Started a Maryland 529 at my son's birth. He later was diagnosed with autism and is unlikely to attend college. I'm assuming funds can be used for a trade school - but if we find the disability is too great for any educational institutions, is my only option to take a penalty and withdraw funds? I'd like to somehow convert it to an irrevocable trust to provide for his needs (not necessarily education) once I pass. Any thoughts?
As long as any trade school is an "eligible educational institution," the 529 funds can be used there without paying tax or the 10% penalty on the earnings portion of any distribution.
Eligible educational institution: For purposes of a QTP, this is any college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. It includes virtually all accredited public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately owned profit-making) postsecondary institutions. The educational institution should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution.
The additional 10% tax on the earnings portion of distributions that are not used for qualified education expenses does not apply if the designated beneficiary is disabled.
A person is considered to be disabled if he or she shows proof that he or she can't do any substantial gainful activity because of his or her physical or mental condition. A physician must determine that his or her condition can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration.
The language in italics is from IRS pub 970, Tax Benefits for Education.
Hello Sir. I have a daughter with autism as well, and a 529 account for her on which I keep putting funds every month. Have you taken a look at ABLE accounts? They work in the same fashion as 529's, but for persons with a disability, and may accept rollovers from a 529. There isn't a lot of info out there yet as these accounts were introduced to the market only this year I think.
Thanks very much - never heard of them - and I try to stay aware. Appreciate you bringing it to my attention.Have a great day.dave
Currently, federal law only allows ABLE account rollovers between ABLE plans.
That said, there has been legislation proposed several times to allow exactly this, so it may be worth holding off a year or two, assuming the rollovers will eventually be permitted. You never really know with Congress, but I think eventually allowing rollovers from 529s to ABLE accounts (one-way) has a high likelihood of passage.
Brian BoswellVP, Research & Development
This information does not constitute tax advice and is provided for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax advisor, financial advisor, local taxing authority, and/or plan provider or sponsor for more information.


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In 2018, the US government made history, in more ways than one. Yes, the shutdown beginning in December of 2018 marked the longest in history, but according to Bloomberg Government, spending by agencies was also the highest in history. Nearly $64.7 billion was spent on IT contracts alone in fiscal 2018, an almost 10 percent jump over 2017 spending. (Nextgov January 29, 2019)
Both defense and civilian agencies tremendously increased IT spending. Defense IT spending increased by about 12 percent, to $33.8 billion. Civilian agencies increased IT spending by about 6.6 percent, to $30.8 billion. Veterans Affairs, Treasury, State, and Education all experienced double-digit spending growth. IT spending grew in the past year in the following areas (ibid):
- Tehnology services
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Services
- Digital Services
- Software Development
- Data Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence
What is the takeaway from the spending increases? Our government relies heavily on its IT contractors! Expect the spending trend to continue increasing over the coming years.
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St. Lawrence College offers wonderful opportunities for Fibre Arts enthusiasts during the summer months, and again this year, we will be offering two weeks of
FIBRE ARTS focused arts courses
at the Kingston Campus.
Located near the waterfront in beautiful
Kingston, Ontario
Residence accommodation available on site
Summer in downtown Kingston is a spectacular place to be!
FIBRE ARTS focused arts courses
at the Kingston Campus.
Located near the waterfront in beautiful
Kingston, Ontario
Residence accommodation available on site
Summer in downtown Kingston is a spectacular place to be!
Students stay at the Campus Residences just across the parking lot from the classroom, and happily spend 6-8 hours Monday - Friday creating a luscious palette of beautifully personal fabrics as you explore all things fibre related as they explore multiple techniques:
ARTS 43 - July 11-15, 2016
* PROCION MX Dyes - Monday, July 11th
* ARASHI POLE WRAPPED SHIBORI - Tuesday July 12th
* INDIGO technique- Wednesday July 13th
* COLOR VIE and SETACOLOR paints - Thursday July 14th
* SOY WAX BATIK and RUST DYEING - Friday July 15th
and if there is time, marbling this year!
TURNING POINT, Bethany Garner
We start the week with dyes - and create mountains of beautifully hand dyed and painted fabrics using both FLAT DYE and DYE PAINTED (thickened dyes) technique. The dyes will remain in the classroom all week for continuous dye work as the week progresses and time permits each artist to explore to his/her hearts content! Stay into the evening and make time for stitch work as well!
|REFLECTIONS, Bethany Garner
created with a mono print technique using thickened dyes on vintage table linen
Our second class week is scheduled for the last week of July and we are again at the Kingston Campus...
July 25-29, 2016
In this course, we will explore more hand painted art work including the use of multiple forms of dye work, painting on cloth with acrylics and exploring the special effects that can be made on sheers with watercolour and silk paints.
If you love using dye/paint work to create all new, original art cloth and want to explore multiple techniques including screen prints which allow exploration using THERMOFAX screens, this is a great opportunity for you! Bring a few friends and come for the week... so many exhibition calls are waiting for YOUR new work in the fall and into 2017 - why not create your stash of fabrics to work with alongside a classroom filled with great friends, old and new!
How often do YOU say - I wish I had a chance to do lots of wet work, make a mess in someone else's work room, walk away from my work at night without having to put everything away and come back in the morning and get started all over again...well you can do that at St. lawrence college...
Make time in the evening for a walk along the waterfront - a ferry ride across Lake Ontario for ice cream or dinner on Wolfe Island and explore all of the beauty and great patios and restaurants that downtown Kingston has to offer!
|More hand dyed cloth in MARIPOSA, now traveling with THREADWORKS and hand dyed by Bethany Garner
Every day, your afternoons will be devoted to creating special effects with both hand and machine stitch and you will share in the chance to explore with like-minded artists his/her own special skills - this is an opportunity to create "under the influence" of your classmates and share some great tips of your own along the way!
Hope to see you in the weeks ahead! Bring a few friends...Let's PLAY!
Registration is open and we would love to have you join us!
Bethany Garner
Instructor and Classroom Mentor


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Are you a University of Waterloo graduate student or postdoc interested in commercializing your research? Hosted by GRADventure, in collaboration with the Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) and the Library, this half-day event will provide you with the basics of Market Research, Intellectual Property and Commercialization to start turning your research into a commercial success!
Lunch will be provided, and registration is required.
Event Schedule:
9:00-9:15am – Registration
9:15-10:15am – Market Research as your Competitive Advantage
- Facilitator: Rachel Figueiredo (Engineering & Entrepreneurship Librarian) from the Library.
- Beyond talent, drive and innovative ideas, solid market research will always be your sure bet for entrepreneurial success. Foster your competitive advantage with this workshop to make the best use of the market research resources and services available to you at the Library.
10:15-10:30 – Break
10:30-12:30 – Intellectual Property 101 & Commercialization
- Facilitators: Eric Luvisotto (Technology Transfer Manager) and Scott Inwood (Director of Commercialization) from WatCo.
- Intellectual Property 101 & Commercialization: This session will cover the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) protection with a focus on patents. You'll learn about the different types of IP protection available, the most common pitfalls to avoid and the resources available to you at the University of Waterloo, including the Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo). You'll also hear how IP is used to commercialize technology through licensing or start-up creation.
12:30-1:30 – Lunch, networking and campus resources
- Enjoy lunch while networking with other participants and representatives from campus units that support entrepreneurship, including the library, WatCo, GreenHouse and Velocity.
Additional details:
If registration is full, please add your name to the waitlist, and you will be contacted if a space opens up. If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your ticket or email the event organizers so that tickets can be released to those on the waitlist.


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An interesting an succint look at administration mistakes
Thanks to the work of Zac Bowling the Mozilla bindings for Mono and Gtk# (Gecko#) are now working on Windows, see screenshot here.
This is using the standard Mozilla DLLs. His code is available here
There are plenty of updates from the land of Mono, I will write about those later. The most important things is that the new Windows.Forms implementation has replaced the old version on our repository, and that Geoff has implemented native MacOS X support for it.
On the JIT world Zoltan has completed the work to produce Position independent code (PIC) for our ahead-of-time compiled programs which will reduce the memory usage for long-running Mono applications.
In the meantime Massi continues to improve our SSAPRE and is going to be adding elements from GVNPRE to SSAPRE which in a single pass will give us some nice performance numbers for computationally intensive tasks.
I finished reading Robert Fisk's Pity The Nation a book that recounts the last 20 years of the story of Lebanon from the point of view of a war journalist. The book is gripping and its hard to put it down. Robert Fisk weaves plenty of different stories, anecdotes and interviews to produce a detailed tale of life in Lebanond during the civil war.
I have not read fiction for a long time, partially because books like this one tell a more vivid and interesting story than fiction does.
This book goes into the living standards, the traditions and the sources of various conflicts as well as covering the mistakes that every army makes in their search for conquest or liberation.
Of particular interest was watching the news with the reports from Iraq by the time I was reading the second half of the book, as it seems that the more we live and the more documented humanity mistakes are, the less we learn from them. Those who planned the latest war would have benefitted tremendously from reading Robert's account of the Lebanese conflict as they repeated the same mistakes the large armies did twenty years ago.
Its only 12 dollars for 700 pages of stories.
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I was never really a fan of John (Cougar) Mellencamp, even when he first became popular and before he became way politically left. To me his music is bland and just not interesting–someone I will change the dial when it plays on the radio, without necessarily hating it. He used to be compared with Springsteen, who was one of my favorites, but Springsteen's obvious superiority has always made me disdain Mellencamp's simplistic themes.
The one exception and the only thing I ever owned by him was the single "Aint Even Done with the Night." Ironically enough, Mellencamp dismisses that song as "stupid little pop," but it captured the mood of inexperienced male teenager pretty well for me growing up–the dichotomy of facing female desire mingled with expected reluctance:
Well I don't know no good come-ons
And I don't know no cool lines
I feel the heat of your frustration
I know it's burning you up deep down inside
You say that I'm the boy who can make it all come true
Well I'm tellin' ya that I don't know if I know what to do.
I remember the video at the link, too, including its homage to James Brown at the end. The one thing, though, that I never liked about that video was the bald guy in shades. He always gave me the willies, especially when he mimics a saxophone at 2:45. Just a bit too much exuberance or something. Something about him always set my creep-dar off.
In looking at the video the other day I discovered why while reading its comments. It's old news now, but the musician in question, Eric Franklin Rosser, went on to become a significant figure in a child-pornography ring, eventually making the FBI's 10 most wanted list. Naturally, Mellencamp immediately distanced himself from Rosser, although the discography does not strictly support Mellencamp's recollection of their relationship:
"Eric Franklin Rosser played in my band in 1979 for a very brief period of time," Mellencamp said in a written statement. "I have not seen or spoken to him since."
"Aint Even Done with the Night" was recorded in 1980, but let's not nitpick. As far as crimes, Rosser's involved girls aged 9 to 11 in the States as well as in all likelihood Thai girls invited to be students at his "music school" in Thailand. He was eventually arrested in Thailand, pleading for mercy on the grounds "he was a child masquerading in a man's body." He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 and has a new album coming out this month.


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Control rooms are very hectic places. Maintaining a bird's eye view of what is going on at all times is critical. Paradoxically, technology is both part of the problem and the solution.
Guarding over public safety, security and other important things, operators need to have any situation under control at all times. Visual integration is the key because it greatly impacts the human-machine interface, which, in turn, enhances the operator's situational awareness. In reality, however, the control room workspace is often part of the problem, lacking in efficiency, structure and ergonomics. Therefore, optimizing the working conditions is one of the first things that need to be addressed.
Problem 1 : Applications on stand-alone systems
Information input is the key for operators. There are lots of hardware in control room. For security reasons, sources cannot be mixed. In other words, every source needs a separate computer, meaning operators need to physically switch between workstations in order to do their job. Research indicates that more than 40% of the operators use more than 4 screens on the job. While this is definitely an effective way to stay in shape, it is not the way forward. The amount of screens should be defined by ergonomics and workflow, not by the amount of computers and systems to manage.
Having to switch between desks not only impacts response times but it also means operators need to manually write down or remember data to combine it with other systems. However, this results in an increased risk of human error and is therefore not advisable.
Problem 2 : Several mouse/ keyboard/ audio sets
Tied to the '1 source, 1 computer, 1 screen' issue, operators are often working with several mouse/ keyboard/ audio configurations. Organizing these according to the operator's personal preferences can take up quite some time making it all the more difficult for co-workers to share their workstations.
KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switches can reduce the number of keyboard and mouse sets but they require the operator to manually select which system the KVM is connected to. Again, this leaves room for human error.
Problem 3 : Keeping operator control costs down
There is technology, on the one hand, and then there is budget, on the other. Ideally, every control room runs on its own fully integrated system, allowing information from different sources to be made available to other support applications so that video and data can easily be shared. In such an environment, reports can be generated and distributed automatically, leaving no room for error.
However, building a fully integrated system requires a lot of resources and time. Most of the time neither of the two is available. Additionally, where legacy equipment and systems are involved, a fully integrated solution appears to be problematic. But, there is an alternative:
Regaining control of the control room
OpSpace delivers all the benefits of HMI integration but avoids the costs. Thanks to visual integration, the right information is presented to the operators when and where they need it. Gone are the days of multiple mouse and keyboard sets. Instead, one set can be used to control every screen and application.
Operators can organize the workspace according to their personal preferences and then simply save their settings. Furthermore, visual integration avoids security compliance issues and vendor dependencies.
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One space
OpSpace keeps one at the center of the information all the time. The software integrates information from disparate sources and networks only at the presentation layer while guaranteeing the security of the applications across security domains. Once the application is selected the system automatically copies the data into the work area in front of the operator.
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One keyboard, mouse and audio set provide seamless control across all sources. This is especially handy during crisis situations.
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The 'Follow me' function makes it easier than ever before to share your workstation with co-workers.
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Love Is A Verb
Love Is A Verb is a Documentary film directed by Stephan Mazurek and written by Terry Spencer Hesser. It was released on 1 April 2014 (USA). The film's content : Love Is A Verb is an examination of a social movement of Sufi-inspired Sunni Muslims that began in Turkey in the l960s.. What awaits ahead? Enjoy the film and discover by yourself.
Genre: Documentary
Actor: Terry Spencer Hesser, Jan Sutcliffe
Director: Terry Spencer Hesser, Stephan Mazurek
Country: United States
Duration: 55 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2014
IMDb: 6


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Publisher - Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
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"The end of the world is happening—alien invaders are plotting to take over Planet Earth. Brett, a young call center employee, starts to see visions and develops the ability to find cures for devastating illnesses. His psychic powers become stronger and develop into wizardry. Coincidence or prophecy? Brett, learning of the impending doom, enlists the help of his genius, geologist girlfriend, Freddie. The two leave their ordinary lives to embark on an extraordinary mission—to save the world before the alien invaders destroy it. Their journey takes them from outback Australia to Italy, Egypt and Norway. Along the way, they meet ""special"" people; Annie, a part aboriginal angel; Mandrake, an ex Vatican occult investigator; Bill, an ex-priest and exorcist and his wife, Liz, who possesses the DNA of Jesus Christ. The group causes a worldwide religious upheaval with the help of alien allies, but is it enough to stop Armageddon? A.S. Finney writes a fantastic suspense/fantasy that interweaves the paranormal, religion, close encounters and good versus evil into a top-notch story that moves seamlessly between this world and the next."
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There are three things people don't realize about our Escape Games. Some people have played Escape Games at a different company and then come to Urban Escape Games and assume that our Escape Games will be similar to theirs. Also, for people who have never played any sort of Escape Game before, they might have a crazy idea in their heads of what our Escape Games might be like. We work hard to be unique and different from other Escape Game companies, so here are three things people don't realize about our games.
- People don't realize that we design all of our game in-house. We have a design team that comes up with the themes of our games and then they design every puzzle found throughout our games and all of the technology. So all of our Escape Games are extremely unique.
- People don't realize that all of our games are very family friendly and NOT scary at all. People have this idea in their heads that all Escape Games are scary since you are being "locked" in a room. Also, there are some Escape Game companies that have haunted rooms so people just assume that since they do, we also do, which is not true.
- People don't realize that all of our games are mentally challenging and there are no physical challenges in any of our games. People have heard of some companies that do have physical elements to their games so they try to relate Urban Escape Games to those companies. All of our games are mentally challenging involving different puzzles and riddles you have to solve to escape our games.
So grad your family and friends and make a reservation to experience our Escape Games, go to our website or give us a call at 678-805-2189.


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About Me
- Piper
- I am a 33-year-old wife, sister, daughter, friend, law school graduate, CFer, lifelong student of public service, blog writer, patient, Sagittarius, reader, Top chef fan, double-lung transplant recipient (twice!), and dog owner living in Colorado's beautiful Mile High City. I love all things colorful, funny, inspiring, or needlessly sarcastic. I share my city with about 2,500,000 other remarkable people, share my disease with 70,000 other beautiful souls, share my life with some unbelievable family and friends, and share my apartment with one very handsome guy and one really fat mutt with a kick-butt personality. We make it work.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Not Your Average (Post) Thanksgiving Challenge
It's always very cool to do things like go around the table and count our blessings, or see people on the street enjoying themselves and being grateful for all that they have, or (and maybe this is just me) reading all your awesome CF friends' blogs about the many reasons they give thanks during this all-important holiday of celebrating what's right with our lives despite chronic illness or whatever other demons we might be facing. In fact, for me that was one of the many great parts of this year's holiday . . . just reading what all you guys had to say on the subject. Not to say that CFers have a monopoly on being grateful, obviously, but it's clear from the posts that we have more than our share of the stock. Yet another reason to be proud.
Which kind of brings me to my next point, and the start of another official Matter of Life and Breath Blogger Challenge. We all know you guys are grateful, and awesome at counting your blessings, making the most out of life, and eeking every little last drop of pure fabulousness out of each day and each breath. We know that, and we love you for it. Kudos to you all, and a big round of well-deserved applause for the "a rainstorm-makes-your-clothes-clean" positive approach to life.
So here's the challenge: let's see how good you guys are at turning it around and sharing what you're most thankful for about yourselves. Yeah, that's right, I'm asking you all to toot your own horns in a major way, by counting down at least 10 things that are downright awesome and fabulous and amazing about you. Not your life, not your wonderful family, not your fantastic doctors and the wonderful drugs that help you breathe, but just. plain. you.
In case anyone's wondering the inspiration behind this all, check out the recent post on Ronnie's blog about a young woman with CF asking how she could form an identity beyond her disease (title: "How Can I Simply be Abby?"). It really got me thinking about illness and identity, and also (by extension) about the "grateful patient" expectation. You know what I mean -- sometimes as chronic patients with a serious disease (or as caregivers, parents, and partners of patients) we're expected to be, well, grateful. Grateful to the other people in our lives for helping us, grateful to our doctors and surgeons, grateful to the volunteers who help fundraise, grateful to the sun for rising yet another day. And we are grateful -- incredibly and rightly so -- as we all do an amazing job of showing pretty much everyday. But there's a time and a place to be grateful for yourself and all the really cool things you're proud of as well, CF-related or not, and I think it's time we let out a collective roar about just how damn wonderful we really are.
Okay, official "rules" time: 1) you can post in the comments or on your own blog, but please post here and let us know your blog address so we can all share in your awesomeness; 2) anyone is welcome, regardless of your connection (or lack thereof) to CF or any other illness -- coolness may be a shared trait among cystics, but it's certainly not exclusive to us; 3) you have to post at least 10 things you're proud of or think are fabulous about yourself -- and I don't care if it's that you have really cool freckles on your nose, I still want no less than 10; 4) no giving credit to anyone else for your awesomeness -- okay, so we all know that you're not directly responsible for your really cool and unique name (ahem!), but you rock it like a superstar, right? Keep it about all about you, baby; and finally, 5) you don't have to link back to this post, but please challenge your readers to follow suit with their own lists. I know there's more to the blog world than just the people who read mine (although I maintain that my readers are the coolest group out there!), so let's keep the ball rolling as much as possible. Let's face it: after this whole Thanksgiving thing, we all could use a little time to just be grateful for ourselves!
I promise I'll make my own list and post it right here for all to see. In the meantime, happy post-Thanksgiving self love fest!
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1) I know how to pick really good cheese and arrange it and crackers nicely for a kick ass cheese platter.ReplyDelete
2) I look better as I age, looking 12 at 20 wasn't hot, but 20 at 28 is!
3) I have a masters degree! When I was young I thought it would be a miracle to get through college, now I am an old CF lady with a masters degree.
4) I am really good at trivia, especially catagories like science, food, and 20th century history.
5) I have a nice rack, which is ironic considering what lies just beneath.
6) I am a really good gift giver.
7) I am a good kisser (at least I have been told).
8) I can put together a pretty kick ass outfit and decorate a room well.
9) I can play a mean game of scrabble.
10) I can out eat any man alive.
1) I've written some good fiction and poetry.ReplyDelete
2) I work hard at the things I love, trying to fulfill the potential born in me.
3) I'm a loyal friend.
4) I think I'm becoming more wise.
5) I can sing a pretty fair Patsy Cline song.
6) I love to learn.
7) I have cute toes.
8) Words intoxicate me.
9) I write letters--pen and ink, baby!
10) No pun is beneath me.
1. Despite having asthma I recently took up running.ReplyDelete
2. I don't look like I am 2 years away from 40 and have held my age well.
3. I am raising an amazing daughter.
4. I know so much useless info that my friends won't play me in trivia anymore.
5. In one month I have knocked 8 minutes off of my 5K time.
6. I am wining the fight with my Hashimotos disease.
7. I do not let my severe food allergies rule my life.
8. I have a high IQ.
9. I love my southern values and manners.
10. I have rescued 2 dogs and given them a wonderful loving home
- Juliet PageNovember 30, 2009 at 11:59 PM
OK, since Piper gave me permission to brag... :)ReplyDelete
1) I can make really neat glass beads
2) I'm a good research scientist
3) I am trustworthy
4) I am passionate about the environment and the Chesapeake Bay
5) When I commit, I'm in it for the long haul. No quitting allowed.
6) I've developed non-traditional girl skills restoring my 1970 corvette myself
7) I'm a good judge of character
8) My career in science & engineering helps me be a good role model for girls
9) I always ask *why*
10) I've got a lot of artistic skills
I love this post Piper...:)ReplyDelete
1.) I cook a mean Chinese stir fry complete with home made wontons. I'm a good cook in general ;)
2. I can read huge books in record time
3. I am a math nerd...actually love calculus.
4. I am a kind person and very loyal to my family and friends.
5. I am an optimist and tend to see good even if the situation looks bleak and hopeless.
6. I have defied all odds as far as living goes. I had a very bad prognosis handed to me years ago and here I am, still kicking!
7. I am not a half bad artist. I love to paint and sketch.
8. I enjoy learning, especially languages. I learned 3 years worth of chinese in one year while in college. It was awesome! Now ask if I can remember it LOL!
9. I am a good shoulder to cry on
10. I am super flexible...I am often told that I am a human pretzel.


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To Donald Trump: I will donate one million dollars to the charity of your choice if I may be allowed to pull whatever that thing on your head is to determine whether or not it is real hair and that you are not an alien from outer space. You have until midnight of November 2 to accept my challenge.
To Mitt Romney: You smile and tell us of great things you will do for this country, and I can't help thinking I wouldn't buy a used car from you. I must admit, some of what you say sounds great…BUT, I don't believe you. Just like that line from an old song, "Your story's touching, but it sounds like a lie." Mitt, you tell us you know how to create jobs and you know how to fix the economy, but you've yet to outline how you intend to accomplish these things you supposedly know. With so much hot air, I'm surprised your feet stay on the ground. Does your magic mormon (deliberately not capitalized) underwear have pockets for lead weights?
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Andre Giroux was born in Paris, he was son to François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, maker of camera equipment for Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre.In particular, he restored several Genre paintings of medieval ruins and troubadours. Giroux was also a well established art dealer and gave up painting to promote his business selling curiosities. Giroux's work is extensively discussed in Steven Adams' doctoral thesis from the University of Leeds in 2003.
Featured image: Andre Giroux – Vue du Tibre avec la Torre di Quinto – image courtesy of Wikimedia


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Gaidam commends Air Peace over donation to IDPs
As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Air Peace has donated relief items running into millions of naira to the state government for distribution to internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in Yobe.
Commending Air Peace for its kind gesture, the Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, who was represented at the presentation ceremony in Damaturu by the Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Musa Idi Jidawa, urged other kind-hearted Nigerians to emulate the airline's example.
Air Peace, he said, was saddled with caring for a total of 23, 016 IDPs in four camps at Pompomari, Bukar Ibn Ali Elkanemi, Kurareta and Ngabrawa in Damaturu, the state capital. He, however, said the 391 IDPs sheltered at Bukar Ibn Ali Elkanemi Camp had voluntarily returned to their villages -Gambir, Malumti and Mittiri.
He assured that the relief items donated by Air Peace would be properly utilised, assuring that there had never been any reported case of abuse in the distribution of items donated to IDP camps in the state.
He expressed gratitude to the management of Air Peace for the donation, urging Nigerians and corporate organisations to emulate the airline's good example.
Earlier, the Corporate Communications Manager of Air Peace, Chris Iwarah, said the airline donated the relief items because it was concerned about the plight of the IDPs.
The donation comprising rice, millet, maize, beans, vegetable oil and salt, he said, was the airline's contribution to government's effort to address the challenge of caring for IDPs in the country.


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The Getaway Man
The Getaway Man
The latest effort in the impressive body of work from Andrew
Vachss, THE GETAWAY MAN, tells the story of Eddie, a character
whose outwardly simple nature masks a complex psychology that
reveals itself in the subtext of this carefully crafted
Eddie is determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a getaway
driver. That is the extent of his ambition. Eddie is not in the
game for easy money or for the thrills --- he just wants to drive.
He is a simple and likeable character, whose dedication to his
craft and loyalty to those who hire him for his abilities is
admirable, if misguided. But that's a good deal of what makes Eddie
so fascinating. He takes to the outlaw's life in a manner so
unassuming and natural that it's as if "Life of Crime" was a booth
he visited on Career Day in high school. For Eddie, a straight life
was never a consideration --- it wasn't even on the radar.
Despite his chosen profession, there isn't the slightest hint of
menace in Eddie. This sets him apart from Burke, the main character
in several of Vachss's previous books. Burke is a bad guy, an
anti-hero whose moral matrix occasionally syncs-up with the law.
Burke oozes a streetwise menace that is as impressive as it is
frightening. Eddie, on the other hand, is as threatening as a
cocker spaniel, yet he and Burke follow a similar moral code. But
where Burke survives on projecting this menace and on the judicious
delivery of the violence it presages, Eddie gets by on a keen
ability to read people and tell them what they want to hear. Yet,
there's nothing insincere about Eddie. He's not manipulative; he's
desperate for approval. There's a childlike quality about this need
that hints at some hidden tragedy. This is something that Eddie and
Burke share: a dark and troubled psyche that is implied rather than
revealed. Vachss trusts his readers to look not just at the
characters in the spotlight, but also at the shadows they cast.
It's there where Eddie takes shape, where his form is filled in and
it's there that Eddie gets into your head.
Eddie's story is told in first person, in a narrative that
describes his evolution from misguided teen to career criminal. The
story is a remarkable distillation of detail and action into a form
so crisp and concise that reading it is a bit like pouring water
onto a dried sponge --- it expands before your eyes. In the end,
you're astonished that a story so rich was contained in so small a
Reviewed by Bob Rhubart on January 22, 2011
The Getaway Man
- Publication Date: February 4, 2003
- Genres: Fiction
- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Vintage


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So, you've decided to get a goat. Here is some advice from Kathryn Smith, Certified Herbalist, along with some tips for delicious milk:
A) Goat's milk contains approximately 50% of the fat content of cow's milk. In addition, the fatty acid chains in goat's milk are shorter than the lipids found in cow's milk, making those fats much easier to assimilate than cow's milk. So not only does one have half the fat content, but whatever fat is there is less likely (though not completely unlikely) to cause arterial blockage. Goat's milk also resembles human milk biochemically, making it tolerated by many people who are allergic to cow's milk.
B) Goats are browsers. Thus, they will be inclined to be nature's lawnmowers but also to be tree-strippers. Any trees that are valuable to you should be tall and well established before you get a goat. Because the goats will browse the leaves right off those trees, on branches which are low enough to be accessible to the sweet creatures. ("Sweet" because goats do make loyal pets and they are cute, in their own way!) Lawns should be spacious, because you might find that a goat causes your lawn to disappear if it is there for long enough. If you have enough space, the thing to do might be to rotate grazing areas to allow the grass time to recuperate from the previous browsing.
C) Be sure to check with your local city for zoning regulations. Neighbors of ours had a sheep that was taken away from them, due to some pesky neighbors who complained about the incessant baa-ing of the animal. Sad, because I think people deserve to have whatever pets they want on their own private land. But to avoid any possible loss and heartbreak, do check in first. (K. Smith)
I prefer Nubians. They are good milkers, and have a good personality. After determining that you can have a goat, make sure that the goat you purchase has a good milking background, and is free of problems such as mastitis, which will interfere with milk production. It is best to get a veterinarian to examine the goat and draw blood before purchase to determine if the goat is healthy. When you go to the farm to purchase your goat, ask if you can be present while the goat is milked. You will then see if she is a good producer, and if she is easy to handle. My goats Susie and Stevie gave me about a gallon of milk each per day.
One thing that most people do not know about goats is that the milk will taste like what the goat is eating; much more so than cow's milk. If the goat eats sage, you will have sagey-tasting milk. If the goat is left in a small area and comes in regular contact with her own feces, the milk will taste like…well, you know. Kind of like the taste of store-bought goat's milk. I never knew goat's milk could taste so good until I did these things:
1. Make sure the goat has a large enough area to roam so that contact with her own feces is minimal.
2. Supplement her usual diet of weeds and such with leafy alfalfa hay, and don't forget a corn ration. Molasses is good if you like really sweet milk.
3. Use the following procedure for milking:
- Take a bucket of warm water, and mix in just a little bit of a mild cleanser like Shaklee's Basic H. Try it on your own skin before trusting it to your goat's teats. This will be your cleaning solution.
- Take your cleaning solution with you in your stainless steel milking bucket, along with 2 soft cotton cloths, and a bucket of clear, clean water when you milk your goat.
- While your goat is up on the stand enjoying her corn ration, gently clean the teats and entire bag with the cleaning solution. This will take any urine/feces/dirt off. Rinse the teats with clean water, and wipe off gently. Make sure your own hands are clean also. Anything that gets into the milk alters the taste.
- Dump out any cleaning solution left in the bucket, and rinse the bucket out with clean water.
- You are now ready to milk your goat. Fill your bucket and quickly remove any hairs that have fallen into the milk.
- Take the milk into the house and strain it through cheesecloth into a freshly cleaned glass container, and refrigerate immediately.
- When it is nice and cold, take out and enjoy!
Learning how to milk a goat is not difficult. Here is a site that will give you instructions: http://www.wikihow.com/Milk-a-Goat-by-Hand.
The main thing to remember about goats is that their milk will always taste like the things around it. That is why controlling what your goat eats, making sure that contaminants do not enter the milk, and chilling immediately, will result in a milk that you can tailor to your own taste. I like mine on the sweeter side, so I feed the corn ration with a bit of molasses. It is up to you!


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The City of Dekalb, Georgia recently purchased a Walk-in Arrow XT Mule manufactured by Pierce. The unit is on the Pierce Arrow-XT chassis. The unit was sold by Ten-8 sales representative, Danny Brogdon.
Pierce HDR, Walk-in Arrow XT-MUX Truck Details:
- Cummins ISX12, 500 hp engine
- 2-Door Custom Cab-to-body
- Pass-through opening
- Inflatable Bladder


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February 15, 2013, 4:52 am
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Instead of having patrol locations that at times can have horrible side effects, such as the workers if they are not in the patrol zone they will not shoot at anything, even if they are headed to that area. But how about being able to use a command such as "Defend Territory". Setup the area of ur base so that way any hostile entity that enters this zone will be automatically targeted and attacked by the workers.


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Sanding Ovation is the perfect Destin vacation rental located in the premier gated community of Destiny East and includes a 6-seater street legal golf cart and private pool (that can be heated for a fee)! This Caribbean style home has a spacious open floor plan that creates the perfect space for a relaxing beach vacation. The gourmet kitchen is perfect for cooking meals for your group each night, it is spacious and allows for multiple cooks! The living area is open and spacious with pool views and very welcoming. This home comes with complimentary WiFi, so you can upload all of the pictures from your amazing beach vacation!
The master bedroom offers a luxurious king size bed and an adjoined master bathroom with a glass-enclosed shower for two and a large Jacuzzi tub. The second bedroom has a king-sized bed. The third bedroom has two bunk beds that will sleep four. The second and third bedrooms share a full bath. The fourth bedroom has a king-sized bed. Please note this home can accommodate up to 4 mid-size vehicles. This home in Destiny East is perfect for your next family vacation!
Destiny East is an exclusive gated community that offers several amenities including two neighborhood pools, hot tub, fitness center, clubhouse with I-Max theater, tennis, basketball courts, BBQ area with outdoor kitchen, walking trails, & playground for the kids! The neighborhood is golf cart friendly, so drive yours to the beach or out to dinner. Located on pedestrian friendly Scenic 98, you can walk down to the beach to catch a sunset or take a relaxing bike ride.
Located in the heart of Destin,Florida, Sanding Ovation is just a short ride to the beach on the included 6 seater street legal golf cart. Hungry? No Problem! Sanding Ovation is just a short car drive to Chef Emeril Lagasse' Coastal Italian, Acme Oyster House at Seascape, Harbor Docks or the Louisiana Lagniappe.
Bed Sizes:
Master – King
Second – King
Third – 4 Twin
Fourth – King
- Parking for 3 Automobiles
- Includes 8 community amenity wristbands for guest 12 and up, additional weekly wristbands maybe purchased for $10.00 per wristband.
- Spa and Pool heated for additional fee in the months of October-April. Spa and pools are not heated during the months of May-September.
- Pool Size: Approximately 16×30
My family and I absolutely loved our week at Sanding Ovation and plan to stay again here next year. The house is LARGE and the pool is one of the largest private pools I have seen in the Destiny communities. The hot tub under the stars at night is something I will remember always. We cooked often and the kitchen is more than stocked with everything we needed. The master bedroom has a huge shower and the jetted tub was perfect to relax in. The 6 seater golf cart came in handy for trips to the crab trap and pompano joes and the beach. Our family spent alot of time in the enclosed pool area. The house was impeccably clean and so open. We cannot wait till next year.
We made so many memories here in January 2019. My family and I enjoyed time in the pool. It was cool weather so we heated the pool and it was warm and the spa was perfect. We ate most meals outside and appreciated the dining area overlooking the pool and yard. The clubhouse, tennis courts, playground and community pool are seconds away which came in handy for working out each morning. The kitchen had everything we needed and we have stayed in many that did not. The beds were all comfortable and we loved the round dining area and the wall of glass and enjoyed watching the birds, squirrels and lizards play. The golf cart held all of us plus our beach chairs. We will definitely be staying here on our next trip to Destin.
We had great time at Sanding Ovation! The kids loved the pool and we enjoyed sitting out on the deck watching them play! Lots of memories made including our sons first trip to Florida!
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Community Amenities
- Community Pool
- Community Spa
- Fitness Center
- Playground
- Tennis Courts
- Basketball Courts
- 8 included amenity wristbands (Required for 12 and up)
- Near Ocean
Home Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Air Conditioning
- Free Wifi
- Towels
- Cable
- Linens
- Dishes and Utensils
- Ironing Board
- Dishwasher
- Oven
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Coffee Maker (Normal)
- Smart TV
- Fireplace
- Game Room
- Garage Parking
- Toaster
Area Attractions
- Deep Sea Fishing
- Pier Fishing
- Marina
- Museums
- Water Parks
- Theme Parks
- Boating
- Eco Tourism
- Golf
- Outlet Shopping
- Jet Skiing
- Paddle Boarding
- Snorkeling
- Para-Sailing
- Sailing
- Scuba
- Day Spa's
- Bay
- Destin Harbor
- Destin Beaches - Destin, Florida
- Local Breweries
- State Parks
- Must be 25 and older to book home
- No Guests Under 25 without Parent
- No Pets Allowed
- Minimum Night Stay and Turn Day Restrictions May Apply
- Non Smoking
Outdoor Amenites
- Grill
- Street Legal Golf Cart
- Private Pool
- Private Spa
- Spa Heating requires the purchase of Pool Heat
- Screened Pool
- Adventure
- Away From It All
- Family
- Sports Activities
- Girls Getaway
- Tourist Attractions
- Beach Trip


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Hey Babes,
Date night after kids? What is that? Once in a while we are able to go out on a date. This is such a cute date night outfit. This outfit is perfect for spring. I love the different lengths in this outfit. The length of the duster longer than the length of the skirt. It looks modern and so chic.
The Top:
This bubblegum top matches the little pink arrows in the skirt. It offers a bright contrast to the skirt and looks gorgeous under the grey duster. This cute top is perfect for this spring outfit.
The Duster:
The grey duster brings not only a differnt lenght to the outfit it is a perfect pair to the pink bubblegum top and colored skirt. It brings cohesion. I love that dusters are in. They make outfits like this possible. It brings warmth to an outfit and helps tone down the colors just a bit.
The Skirt:
The Madison skirt from Lularoe. I can never have enough of these gorgeous midi skirts. They are classic, modest and so fun and chic. This skirt adds a fun and flirty tie in to the outfit. There are so many style options for this skirt so it is versatile and worth every penny. When you are searching for a special skirt look for either a neutral or a skirt with a lot of colors. This way you can make different outfits out of one item. I am so in love with this outfit.
Outfit Details
Top: Madison & Sixth (similar)| Skirt: Lularoe (similar)| Duster: Boohoo (under $15) | Sandals: Lulu's


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The Taste Test: Dignowity Meats
If your childhood memories included sad sandwiches of mediocre lunch meat and tasteless bread, let the Smoked Bologna sandwich at Dignowity Meats banish those flashbacks forever.
Like the casual lunch spot that serves it, the sandwich isn't fancy, but it's something special. A half-inch slice of lightly smoked artisanal bologna, coated with a fruity sauce and pan fried, deftly blended meatiness with the sweet notes of the sauce and the caramelization from the grill, along with just a touch of bitterness from the flat-top grill. A housemade mustard-cabbage slaw added brightness and texture, and it all worked beautifully between slices of unadorned white bread.
As wonderful as that sandwich was, using Texas toast instead of plain bread would have vaulted it into the stratosphere.
On the turkey caprese sandwich, housemade pesto and slices of housemade mozzarella dressed up the thinly sliced smoked meat stacked atop toasted ciabatta. The caprese's flavors were further rounded out by mixed greens, sliced tomatoes and a spread of balsamic vinegar mayonnaise. Other turkey sandwiches wish they were this good.
The time-tested BLT took on a new life in the Pork Belly BLT. Slices of pan-fried, maple-bourbon glazed and lightly smoked pork belly were topped with spring greens, tomatoes and another schmear of that balsamic vinegar mayonnaise, which didn't overpower the other ingredients but rather tied them together, making this sandwhich the more elegant cousin to its classic counterpart.
A very good housemade pastrami brought a slight smoky flavor to its sandwich while the housemade grain mustard added extra depth. The caramelized onions, however, were inconsistent, with some deeply cooked and almost melty in texture and others burned.
The Burnt End Melt tasted fantastic for a couple of bites but didn't sustain my interest for an entire sandwich. Inside two slices of white bread, chunks of brisket burnt ends tossed in housemade barbecue sauce were combined with rich macaroni and cheese and then topped with some thin slices of ripe pear. Perhaps it was the pear, but the novelty of this combination quickly wore out its welcome.
The Pit Beef sandwich, featuring thin slices of smoked beef round, was well conceived but needed more of the jus and housemade giardiniera to accompany the cheddar and horseradish mayonnaise. This sandwich should have been much saucier and much messier. Let the diners worry about their office attire. This dish could have been worth a dry cleaning bill.
Sides were solid, with the sharp cheddar matching well with smoked bacon in a very good gooey version of macaroni and cheese. The cold pasta and arugula salad dressed up the old-school dish with just enough dried cranberries, shaved almonds, crumbled feta and touch of olive relish in a mild house vinaigrette. Frankly, the laundry list of ingredients made me think the dish would stumble, but it worked.
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Dignowity Meats
★ ½
1701 E. Houston St., at N. Olive St., 210-462-1496, www.dignowitymeats.com
Quick bite: Dine al fresco and enjoy some mostly good sandwiches featuring house-smoked meats.
Hit: Smoked bologna, turkey caprese
Miss: Pit Beef sandwich needed more au jus and housemade giardiniera.
Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday
Price range: Sandwiches, $6-$9, sides, $2.50.
★★★★Superior. Can compete nationally.
★★★Excellent. One of the best restaurants in the city.
★★ Very good. A standout restaurant of its kind.
★ Good. A restaurant that we recommend.
(no stars) We cannot recommend this restaurant at this time.
Express-News dining critics pay for all meals.
Order at a window, grab a seat at one of the outdoor picnic tables and pick up your food at another window. There's no indoor seating, but the covered seating provides good shade, and this is a perfect time of year to enjoy a cool breeze.
Wash down your order with some sodas from Dublin Bottling Works. In true Texas hipster fashion, there's also Topo Chico and Mexican Coke. If you just want something basic, the standard Coke products are available, but if you have some time, bring some good beer. They don't serve it here, but will gladly let you BYOB. The smoked bologna goes great with a not-too-bitter IPA.
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Tag: Explore
Hello fellows! I made tag. Just for fun. To my surprise, it turned out fabulous - or at least I think so. In example, this could be a perfect fit as a card for someone who got a new job. It's clean, quite simple but fancy and the background is covered with the same turquoise paper, so I can write something there.
I'm linking this to The Mixed Media monthly challenge, as this (a tag) is something I have never tried before and fits perfectly to theme "new to you" :)
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Standing Orders
The Court reviews each case at its inception and determines its complexity and discovery needs. Based upon this review, the Court either enters a scheduling order or holds a status conference as described in paragraph 2. The Court uses a variety of standard pretrial orders depending on the nature of the case, all of which include a standard "Requirements for Joint Pretrial Statement." In a complex case, the Court may tailor a separate pretrial order to address particular matters in the case.


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Fans of open-top motoring now have something to clamor to as Porsche recently unveiled the Boxster Spyder at this year's New York Auto Show. Labeled by the company to appeal to purists/ traditional sports car drivers, the new roadster boasts better handling, a sporty interior and a flat-six engine that produces nearly 380 PS.
Exterior-wise, both the front and rear end design of the Boxster Spyder were derived from the recently released Cayman GT4. Two streamlined bulges can be seen on the rear lid which pays homage to the Porsche 718 Spyder from the 1960s according to the automaker.
The folding roof is partially manually operated which suits a lightweight roadster added the automaker. Porsche has not yet published on how fast the roof will go up or down.
Aboard the Boxster Sypder, the interior largely carries over from standard models but it now has sport bucket seats with large side supports and a new steering wheel that measures 360mm in diameter.
In order to further reduce weight and put emphasis on pure driving pleasure, Porsche opted to remove the radio and air conditioner as standard equipment. However, both accessories can be ordered as optional equipment with no extra charges.
Powering the all-new Boxster Spyder is a 3.8-liter flat-six engine that generates 375 PS and is mated onto a manual gearbox. As it is the lightest Boxster as claimed by Porsche, it can go from 0 – 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds before hitting a top speed of 290 km/h.
Other performance add-ons fitted on the new Spyder include: a more precise steering system, high-performance brakes derived from the 911 Carrera and a firm sports suspension system that also lowers ride height by 20mm.


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In 2017, Brazos County, TX had a population of 214k people with a median age of 25.8 and a median household income of $43,907. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Brazos County, TX grew from 209,896 to 214,231, a 2.07% increase and its median household income grew from $41,654 to $43,907, a 5.41% increase.
The population of Brazos County, TX is 56.7% White Alone, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.2% Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in Brazos County, TX speak a non-English language, and 90.3% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Brazos County, TX are Texas A & M University-College Station (16,443 degrees awarded in 2017), Charles and Sues School of Hair Design (39 degrees), and Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan (13 degrees).
The median property value in Brazos County, TX is $170,500, and the homeownership rate is 45.5%. Most people in Brazos County, TX commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Brazos County, TX is 2 cars per household.
Brazos County, TX borders Washington County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Leon County, TX, Robertson County, TX, and Madison County, TX.


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Flight of the Bumblebee. On a trumpet.
On. A. Friggin. Trumpet.
Damn near all of humanity can't play that on a piano with ten working fingers. He plays it ON A FRIGGING TRUMPET!!!!!!
And here's a piece from the album "Joe Cool's Blues", which if you like jazz you need to go pick up now. Right now. Yes, right now.


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(CNN) -- Serena Williams could have been banned from her home U.S. Open after Sunday's final outburst, but the three-time champion has escaped with a $2,000 fine from the United States Tennis Association.
The American, on a two-year probation after a similar attack on a match official at the same tournament in 2009, verbally lashed out at umpire Eva Asderaki at the start of the second set of her defeat by Australia's Samantha Stosur on Sunday.
The 29-year-old was penalized for "intentional hindrance" after celebrating winning a point before it was over, and then remonstrated with the Greek official.
Tournament officials ruled that Williams' comments did not constitute a major offense.
Has Serena Williams been judged too harshly?
"U.S. Open Tournament Referee Brian Earley has fined Serena Williams $2,000 following the code violation issued for verbal abuse during the women's singles final. This fine is consistent with similar offenses at Grand Slam events," the U.S. Tennis Association said in a statement on Monday.
"After independently reviewing the incident which served as the basis for the code violation, and taking into account the level of fine imposed by the U.S. Open referee, the Grand Slam Committee Director has determined that Ms. Williams' conduct, while verbally abusive, does not rise to the level of a major offense under the Grand Slam Code of Conduct."
Williams earned $900,000 for her runner-up finish in New York, with the final taking place on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the city which left almost 3,000 people dead.
She refused to apologize for her outburst in the post-match press conference, but applauded Stosur on winning her first major title.
Williams was fined $82,500 for her foul-mouthed tirade in the 2009 semifinal defeat by Kim Clijsters, whose bid for a fourth title at Flushing Meadow this year was ended by a pre-tournament stomach injury.


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When a person dies as a result of a traffic accident, certain benefits may be payable to his or her family or succession. Depending on the situation, the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec may pay:
NoteThe deceased person may have been involved in the accident as the driver or a passenger of the vehicle (including a motorcycle), as a pedestrian or as a cyclist. As a rule, coverage applies regardless whether the person is responsible for the accident or not.
DependantAnyone who is a dependant of the victim, meaning:
Spouse A person who:
ResidentAnyone who:
A resident may cease to be considered to be a resident under certain conditions, including, for example, if he or she leaves the province for over 12 consecutive months or maintains a home outside Québec or settles in a place other than Québec.
The spouse and dependants (see definitions) as well as the mother and father of a person who died as a result of a traffic accident that occurred:
RestrictionsNo benefit is paid in the following cases:
In these cases, the victim's family members are compensated by personal insurance from a private company (their own or the victim's company, depending on the situation).
The following amounts are payable for accidents that occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2020.Death BenefitsIf the victim was of full age (adult) and:
If the victim was a minor, a lump-sum benefit of $58,603 is paid:
Lump-Sum Benefit for Diminished Quality of Life A lump-sum benefit can be paid to the succession to compensate for the victim's diminished quality of life during the period preceding his or her death, if it occurred more than 24 hours after the accident. The benefit amount depends on the severity of the injuries. Reimbursement of ExpensesAn availability allowance can be paid to an individual who, at the physicians' request, remained in hospital with the victim prior to his or her death. The amount of the allowance is:
That individual can also be reimbursed for his travel and living expenses. A person entitled to a lump-sum death benefit can be reimbursed for the cost of psychological counselling (up to 15 hours of treatment with a maximum of $86.60 per hour) following the death. Lump-Sum Benefit for Funeral Expenses A lump-sum benefit of $5,479 can be paid to the victim's succession to cover funeral expenses. Benefit Payment TermsBenefits are tax-free and unseizable. They are paid by cheque or direct deposit, on request. Annual IndexingAll SAAQ benefits are indexed annually.
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Docker is reportedly going to be migrating all of their official images from an Ubuntu base to now using Alpine Linux.
Alpine Linux is the lightweight distribution built atop musl libc and BusyBox while using a GrSecurity-enhanced Linux kernel. Alpine Linux uses OpenRC as its init system. If you are unfamiliar with this "Small. Simple. Secure." distribution, you can learn more via AlpineLinux.org. The image for Alpine is a mere 5MB.
This blog post by Brian Christner points out that Docker creator Solomon Hykes recently confirmed they will be moving from Ubuntu to Alpine Linux as their operating system base. They have also hired the creator of Alpine Linux, Natanael Copa, as part of this effort.
More details as they become available.


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By Michael Pröbsting
Note by the Editor: The following document is a slightly abridged translation of a German-language pamphlet which comrade Michael Pröbsting wrote in 2004. It was first published as a pamphlet of the Austrian section of the League for the Fifth International (LFI). It was republished in the German-language Journal of the LFI "Revolutionärer Marxismus" No.35 in 2005. It was translated and published in the same year in "Fifth International" Vol.1, No.2 (the English-language journal of the LFI).
Comrade Pröbsting – a member of the international leadership of the LFI – was bureaucratically expelled from this organization in April 2011 together with other comrades a few weeks after they formed a faction in opposition against the increasing centrist degeneration of the LFI. The expelled comrades built immediately after their expulsion a new organization and founded together with sister organizations in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the USA the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT) in April 2012.
We republish this document because, while it was written nine years ago, its fundamental analyzes of the inner contradictions of European imperialism are still valid and have been proven correct.
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The United States rules the world economically, politically and militarily. Michael Pröbsting analyses the pressure on the European imperialist powers to form a bloc to challenge US supremacy. Europe is "broadening"; but can it "deepen"?
The most fundamental feature of the capitalist world economy today is its tendency towards stagnation, a function of the over-production of capital and commodities and the tendency of the rate of profit to fall.
Over the past two decades, a relentless neo-liberal offensive (drastic attacks on the working class and the marginalization of the semi-colonies) and a number of technological revolutions have not been enough to infuse capitalism with a new growth dynamic. Quite the opposite: capitalism in its present stage, globalization, is characterized by a tendency to stagnate.
Table 1: Growth rates of World Gross Domestic Product per head (in %) (1)
1960-1969: +3.7%
1970-1979: +2.1%
1980-1989: +1.3%
1990-1999: +1.1%
2000-2003: +1.0%
While annual world output, measured in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew by 4.9 per cent between 1950-1973, on average, it slowed down to 3.0 per cent between 1973-1992 and 2.7 per cent between 1992-2001. (2)
The same development can be observed in the imperialist world. (see table 2)
Table 2: Average annual GDP growth and GDP growth per head 1973-2003 in the imperialist world (in percent) (3)
Euro Zone USA Japan
GDP Growth 1973-1990 2,3 3,0 3,8
GDP Growth 1990-2003 2,1 3,2 1,1
GDP Growth per head 1973-1990 2,0 1,8 3,0
GDP Growth per head 1990-2003 1,7 1,6 0,9
In the past two decades, the accumulation of capital has remained depressed, never regaining the heights of the 1950s and 1960s and dropping very sharply at the turn of the century. In the USA, non-financial corporations suffered a clear decline in the accumulation of capital. During the 1960s and 1970s, the growth of the stock of fixed capital fluctuated between 3 and 4 per cent; since the 1980s, it has declined to around 1.5 per cent and lower still at the end of the century. (See figure 1)
Figure 1. Ratios of net savings and net fixed investment to NDP (%): total US economy (4)
Fixed investment is that of enterprises (private domestic, fixed, non-residential investment), and savings are the excess of domestic income over all other expenses.
Source: NIPA (BEA); Flow of Funds (Federal Reserve).
This is not an exceptional US phenomenon; it can also be observed in imperialist Europe. In a recent paper, the French Marxist economists, Gérard Duménil and Dominique Lévy, showed a similar decline of capital accumulation in France (See Figure 2):
"The size of the fall is already large in the US. In France, it was even more spectacular. Both the profit rate in this measure and the rate of accumulation fell from 8% in 1960 to 1 or 2%, or less, just after 2000. The structural wave of unemployment in France originated from this collapse of investment." 4 As a result the parasitic (i.e. non-productive, speculative) characteristics of imperialism have grown to extraordinary proportions." (5)
This contradicts the widespread opinion among left-wing (and bourgeois) academics that European capitalism is fundamentally different from its North American counterpart (the "Rhine", versus the "Anglo-Saxon", model). While the latter is said to be speculative, parasitic and debt-ridden, the former is seen as productive and healthy.
Figure 2. Rate of retained profits and accumulation rate (%): France, non-financial corporations (6)
In fact, while there obviously are differences between the US/British economies on the one hand and the French/German economy on the other, the similarities are far more important. For example, in both the US and France, the share of profits distributed as dividends to shareholders has risen to 90-100 per cent i.e. the share of retained profits is getting close to zero! Another element of this growing parasitism is the exploding indebtedness, not only of the state but also of companies and consumers. (7)


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'I Refuse to Call It a Corvette.' GM Moves the Engine, Revs Up a Revolt
The auto maker's plan to move the engine to its midsection has some longtime fans beside themselves
Robert Hively has owned six Corvettes. He has lived through numerous changes to the famed sports car's design over the decades.
But he can't roll with General Motors Co.'s latest plan. It is moving the engine from under the hood to the middle of the car.
GM hopes this will bring the Corvette closer to exotic supercars made in Europe such...


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Yesterday morning, before all of the hustle-and-bustle of the Boudoir Soiree, I had an engagement shoot with Ashley & Andy whose wedding I will be shooting next year! Here's one of my favorites from the day! More to come!!
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India Low Action about US Admonition
U.S has informed to India about invasion from sea to Mumbai a week ago. U.S Intelligent has informed to India, if attackers will arrived on harbor. Several fishermen saw attacker toward at Harbor near Mumbai on Wednesday night ago, before they get in to crowded place.
However, Indian security authority is not response yet about warning from U.S. After the incident had done, some Indian Official retired from their position, included functionary of Maharashtra.
Security party had reached information about a piracy in Indian sea before. They pirated a boat and killed all crew. The one of them found with tide hand on back, and another crew vanished. This incident going on for more than 60 hours killed at least 195 people, and 300 people wounds. Terrorist attacked ten places in India, included train station, café, and Yahudi's religious places. Continue reading
What is Electoral Vote?
I always ask about what is electoral vote. I do not know about it, because I am not US citizen and I never have any experiences about it.
At last, I found the site that show what is electoral vote mean. Yes, I have the site from child education for Election a President from Ben's Guide. Now, I know about electoral vote. Electoral vote is the last from 4 steps to reach the final vote to get a President and Vice President. In the Electoral College system, each state gets a certain number of electors, based on each state's total number of representation in Congress. Each elector gets one electoral vote. For example, a large state like California gets 54 electoral votes, while Rhode Island gets only four. All together, there are 538 Electoral votes.
Let me put it across systematically to reach an electoral vote.
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This article appears in The Pioneer's Post https://www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/20170519/what-s-the-point-of-teaching-social-entrepreneurship Teaching social entrepreneurship makes its mark, no matter the field of work the student eventually goes into Universities are caught in a seemingly irreconcilable contradiction. On one hand, successive governments have insisted that they have to work more closely with industry, producing graduates who can seamlessly fit … Continue reading What's the point of teaching social entrepreneurship?
I don't want a bullshit job: Why millenials are drawn to social entrepreneurship
It pains and amuses me a bit when I realise that of everything I've ever written the most read article was this piece in The Conversation about 18 months ago. To spare those too lazy or discerning to read the whole thing, I argue that in the hyper-competitive world of graduate employment, it isn't … Continue reading I don't want a bullshit job: Why millenials are drawn to social entrepreneurship
We did it! Reflecting on the inaugural Southampton Social Entrepreneurship Showcase
And breathe. Then crash. The feeling is universal when you've just pulled off an event, but a bit more acute when you're a diabetic who skipped his lunchtime medication because he was too caught up in hosting/schmoozing duties (sshh, don't tell my GP...) Last Thursday my Social Impact Lab hosted the first ever Southampton Social … Continue reading We did it! Reflecting on the inaugural Southampton Social Entrepreneurship Showcase
Why I'm supporting the Race Equality Charter
It might seem a bit like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic to speak about the kinds of campaigns I'm supporting this year given the wider, perhaps cataclysmic challenges facing UK higher education from the fallout to Brexit and the likely passing of the HE Bill. Despite that, it's important not to lose sight of the … Continue reading Why I'm supporting the Race Equality Charter
UKISEEN: the next episode
I've wanted to get a Dr Dre reference into a blogpost for about a decade, and there I've gone and done it. Booya! If someone had told me five years ago, when I first waded into the murky world of social entrepreneurship education, that I'd be welcoming 30 institutions (mainly from a small geographical belt in … Continue reading UKISEEN: the next episode
Different strokes? Higher education and the T-shaped leader
In my last post I explored how the concept of social leadership has, despite many different expressions over the past few years, settled on some core themes: operational agility, multidisciplinarity, and global astuteness. All prize mobility, flexibility and a form of network fluency. Several commentators remarked that the supply of leadership talent of … Continue reading Different strokes? Higher education and the T-shaped leader
The case for social entrepreneurship in Indian higher education
This opinion piece first appeared in the Hindustan Times, 23 December 2014 Indian universities are facing acute pressure to become agile and flexible organisations, capable of adapting to the changing dynamics of the 21st century job market as well as the emergence of the so-called "impact" economy. The sector is diversifying at a rapid … Continue reading The case for social entrepreneurship in Indian higher education


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It's first victory for a Kinston native in MLB since 1915
SEATTLE � For the first time since 1915, a Kinston native has earned a Major League Baseball pitching victory.
Carter Capps, a North Lenoir High School and Mount Olive College alum, pitched two shutout innings for Seattle against the Detroit Tigers Thursday afternoon to lead the Mariners to a 2-0 victory.
Capps, the fifth Kinstonian to play in the major leagues, gave up two hits and a walk while striking out three to earn the win and to improve to 1-1 in 2013. He made his MLB debut last season for the Mariners.
�It was a good day and I�m excited,� Capps said in his post-game interview with the Seattle Mariners Radio Network. �We�ve got guys (here) who can throw it like nobody�s business. � The defense was behind us and the guys executed.�
The last time a Kinston native earned a MLB victory was in 1915, when George Suggs, then a pitcher for the Baltimore of the Federal League, finished 11-17 for the Terrapins.
Since Suggs� tenure in MLB (Detroit Tigers, 1908-09; Cincinnati Reds, 1910-13; Terrapins 1914-15), there have been three other Kinston natives play in the major leagues other than Capps: Charlie White, a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves from 1954-55; Jason Roach, a pitcher for the New York Mets in 2003; and Chris Hatcher, a catcher/pitcher for the Florida/Miami Marlins from 2010 to present. Hatcher is presently playing in Triple-A New Orleans.
Seattle and Detroit played Thursday�s series finale about 13 hours after the Tigers� 2-1 victory in 14 innings in a game that had a combined 40 strikeouts and had Justin Smoak tagged out at home in a collision with catcher Brayan Pena for the final out.
Detroit�s Justin Verlander (2-2), who threw 126 pitches in seven innings, gave up a two-out single to Robert Andino. Kyle Seager then hit the first pitch into the left-field corner. Andino raced around from first.
Endy Chavez followed with a single to left, scoring Seager. Tiger catcher Alex Avila caught the throw from left-fielder Andy Dirks, but did not position himself in front of the plate to block Seager�s slide. He slid under the tag.
Verlander struck out 12 � two short of his career high � and gave up nine hits, two runs and walked one.
Tom Wilhelmsen earned his sixth save.
Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma continued his strong start. He matched up well with Verlander until he developed a blister in the middle finger of his right hand, forcing him to leave after just six innings and 70 pitches. He allowed three hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
The only Tiger to reach second was Victor Martinez in the fifth. He singled, advanced to second on Jhonny Peralta�s ground out and was left stranded.
The Mariners struck out 12 times on Thursday, one game after they set a club record with 21 strikeouts on Wednesday.
Free Press Managing Editor Bryan C. Hanks contributed to this report.