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Emily Larlham runs the dog training business Dogmantics. She resides in San Diego, California. She is well known around the world for her popular Youtube channel 'Kikopup' where over 200 in-depth dog training tutorials are posted with the intent that humane training information should be free to everyone. Emily created the term Progressive Reinforcement Training to describe an ethical way of training animals that involves no form of physical or psychological intimidation. She has conducted seminars on Progressive Reinforcement Training in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia. She began her career as an animal caregiver at a shelter where she took care of all types of dogs and raised rooms full of puppies. She apprenticed with her mentor Kyle Rayon for 5 years, learning from and working with thousands of shelter dogs. Emily then started her own business. She combines her artistic background and training skills to invent creative, fast and reliable ways to solve problem behaviors as well as train complex behaviors and tricks.'Dogs are the best teachers' is Emily's motto.
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City School Parents, Guardians & Caretakers:
You are your childrens' first and most important teachers. In an effort to assist you in that very critical role, City School would like to invite you to attend a program on "Parenting Challenges Posed by Technology." This topic is one raised by parents in a survey conducted during our Fall Open House. That same survey indicated an evening time would be most convenient and that child care would be helpful.
Taking these requests into account, the program will be offered on Thursday, January 21st from 6 to 7 PM in the City School Library. Our school counselors, Vicki Nelson and Deb McCarthy, will lead the program.
Refreshments and child care will be provided. Please spread the word. We hope to build up our contact list so that we can provide you with information on important parenting topics as well as announce other programs in the future.
Please contact me if you have questions or to let me know if you will have child care needs on that night (527-0565 X3201 or firstname.lastname@example.com.)
Thanks and see you on the 21st.
Steve Denny
School Home Coordinator
Drama Club: The drama club will meet Friday,January 8th from 3:20-4:30 in room A-1. Any students in Grades 5-6-7-8 are welcome to attend.
PAG:meeting: Our first PAG meeting will take place in the Library on Monday, january 11th at 3:30. This is a meeting for the 2011 8th grade class. For more information please e-mail:
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Linda Pacheco- firstname.lastname@example.com
Hope to see you there!!
P T O : The next PTO Meeting will be on Wednesday, February 3rd at 3:30pm .

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REVEAL Results Vol 1: Verification tools, knowledge and codeDecember 16, 2016 | Jochen Spangenberg
In the series "REVEAL Results" we provide information about REVEAL outcomes and achievements. To kick off, we list a number of verification tools, technologies and services that were developed by project partner CERTH. You can trial them out yourself and access the code, if available.


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This stunning remodeled character home in Dundarave checks all the boxes for a growing family. Designed by Western Living's Designer of the Year, this house offers 3 levels of living space that opens to a large south facing patio and a fully fenced back yard; The main floor is perfect for entertaining with an open concept floorplan including a kitchen that features a huge marble island; living room and separate family room and bedroom. 3 beds up including a stunning master + ensuite with ocean views. Downstairs boasts a large custom laundry room, rec room and 5th bedroom. A brand new renovated legal suite is perfect for nanny/mortgage helper. Steps to schools, rec centre, Dundarave Village and Seawall.


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Enhanced iSPRINT
iSPRINT has been in place since March 2010 to support SMEs' use of technology to boost SMEs' productivity and growth. The S$500 million ICT for Productivity and Growth (IPG) programme announced at the 2014 budget speech is a significant boost to the Singapore's efforts to encourage this.
With effect from August 2014, IPG is incorporated into iSPRINT, giving you enhanced and broadened coverage, while simplifying your application process. Refer to the table below to find out how the programme can address SMEs' varying technology needs - from simple solutions for the improvement of business operations to innovative solutions that can transform a business or sector.
Eligibility of SMEs
Businesses that:
- 1. Are registered or incorporated in Singapore
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Online request to consult the archives
For the archive collections that do not currently have a link to their own page :
- you may contact the archive service by email (email@example.com) or ask for permission to consult the specific archive collection in its entirety when you fill out an online registration form. You may acquaint yourself with the available research tools by visiting the Center for History's reading room located at 56, rue Jacob, 75006 Paris.
Location and conditions of consultation
After you have filled out the online registration form and received authorization, you may consult most of the archive collections at the Center for History at Sciences Po.
Nevertheless, about ten archive collections have been placed in public repositories and therefore must be consulted in locations other than the Center.
- The following archive collections are kept at the Archives Nationales: Auriol, the first part of the fonds Blum, Coutrot, Daladier, the first part of the fonds Kayser, MRP, Schweisguth and UDSR.
- The fonds Moutet is located at the Overseas Archive Center (Centre des archives d'Outre-Mer).
- The fonds Berthoin is located at the Archives of the Department of Isère.


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Window glazing flat plastic packers are made from plastic material and available in various sizes.
Flat packers can be useful for many applications primarily as packers when installing windows, for 'toe and heeling' as well as levelling and bracing; they can also be used for doors, floors, kitchen fitting, dry lining and cladding.
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Marijuana Passes Full Legalization In Washington
These are very special times that we live in today!!!
Yup-it's true!
Unless the US federal government steps in, Colorado will soon have a regulated industry for recreational marijuana.
Like Colorado, Washington state also passed a voter's initiative to legalize marijuana with 55 percent of the vote. Now both states are looking to each other to try to implement the will of the voters.
If you've taken a recent trip to Seattle, its easy to spot people openly smoking marijuana near tourist destinations like the Space Needle. Much like Colorado, police have pretty much stopped busting those with less than ounce.
A local named Aaron told us in and interview, "Officially people aren't supposed to smoke marijuana in public." But he said, "It doesn't stop anyone that much right now."
In Seattle, visiting the world-famous farmers' market called the Northwest Cannabis Market will show you a vast market filled with vendors selling medical marijuana and even a marijuana smoking room, similar to a wine tasting room at a winery.
"Colorado is a huge inspiration for us. We truly learn everything there," Cannabis Market owner George Patterson said.
In Washington, medical marijuana isn't as big or well-regulated as medical marijuana is in Colorado, but this small victory is a pivotal moment for cannabis enthusiasts everywhere. Large signs for brand new dispensariesare are now hard to miss in some Colorado neighborhoods. Many dispensaries in Washington don't even have signs yet, and are run by word-of-mouth. Now more than ever is the time to get on-board the Green Revolution. Enjoy growing plants, and helping out your local community by selling legal buds and smoking them as much as you like and wherever you like once you are growing unlimited supplies of killer herb. Check out my affordable growing tutorials located in my Complete Marijuana Grow Guide.
While Colorado has designated money for legalized pot for education purposes, Washington expects billions primarily for health care.
Washington's marijuana revenue will also go to education, research and substance abuse prevention. The intent of the new law is designed to take marijuana out of the hands of illegal drug cartels and bring it under a tightly regulated, taxed system like alcohol.
Washington has even already set a limit for driving under 'cannabis intoxication.' According to recent laws, a driver's blood should not have more than a THC concentration of 5.00 nanograms per milliliter. Colorado is still wrestling with the issue. That's quite a stir in Frankie's Sports Bar in Olympia where people can go buy a beer and openly smoke marijuana. Frankie Schnarr owns what could be the first of many marijuana bars in Washington.
"I don't mind a guy coming up here, toking a pipe or cigarette. But I don't want a big bong over there and 15 guys getting stoned," Schnarr told us.
With bars and markets already catering to the marijuana user, some people in Washington hope the state will position itself as a tourist destination for cannabis connoisseurs.
Until next time,
Stay Green, and continue your support for legalization, and thanks for all the help and supporting our mission to spread and promote cannabis awareness! We're winning the legalization fight!!!!!!!
Peace brothers and sisters,
Is Marijuana Useful?
On August 18, 2008 A La Times medical reporter interviewed a group of doctors that were researching the benefits of medical marijuana. The discussion on whether or not marijuana is a drug that should be considered dangerous and put into the same category as drugs like PCP and heroin, or whether it's a miracle herb with a treasure trove of health benefits that the government is secretly trying to suppress is all contingent upon whom you ask–or could it possibly be something that straddles the line of both fences: a plant with medical benefits as well as drawbacks that should definitely be worth exploring into.
While the political arguments continue over medical marijuana, a group of researchers continues to investigate the effects of inhaled marijuana to treat muscle spasms, nausea, and pain.
The researchers point out that all drugs carry risks–when you look into most medicine cabinets in American households, you will find them filled with aspirins, antihistamines, and pain killers. What doctors try to do is weigh the positives versus the negatives of what the medicine can do and from there they reach a decision–why not for marijuana as well, some researchers are asking.
Researchers say that their findings show that marijuana does have medical benefits– for chronic pain syndromes, cancer pains, AIDS wasting syndrome, nausea associated with chemo therapy, and multiple sclerosis. The research is hindered so progress is slow as they try to harness and understand all of the plants benefits. Another discovery has been that although there are real risks attached to marijuana, they are generally small.
Dr. Donald Abrams, chief of hematology and oncology at San Francisco General Hospital and professor of clinical medicine at UC San Francisco sees cancer patients in pain, not eating or sleeping well, experiencing nausea and vomiting from treatment, and being depressed about their situation.
He notes that he finds joy that he resides in California where the use of medical marijuana is permitted by state law, even though federal enforcement continually raiding cannabis shops in the state and also scrutinize physicians who accept cannabis as a form of treatment for the patient.
"I can talk to patients about medicinal cannabis [and] I'm often recommending it to them for these indications," Abrams says.
Medical marijuana use has a history stretching back thousands of years. In those times, the herb was used as medicinal tea in China, a stress remedy in India and a pain reliever for situations like earaches, childbirth and more throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Medical researchers have recently began to investigate marijuana's effects on various kinds of pain such as damaged nerves in people with HIV, diabetes and spinal cord injury; to cancer; and from multiple sclerosis.
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For the past three plus decades, Dr. Myriam Rosshauckler has researched the medicinal effects that marijuana seeds have been used in history. She has a web site full of information on the marijuana seed and the many uses it has had throughout man's civilization.
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This post is part of my series, My Very Own Bed and Breakfast.....
As I have mentioned many times before, I am a Victorian Soul and the Dining Room is the one room in our townhouse that in my opinion, is the most Victorian looking room........
But before I go any further, I would like to explain my decision for decorating my home in the Victorian fashion.........
Several years ago, I realized that due to numerous health issues, traveling would no longer be something that I would be able to do....
So I decided to turn our 1970's townhouse into my very own vacation home......
I love the Victorian Era and would love nothing more then to stay in Victorian Bed and Breakfast Homes.......
So I decided that our home would become my very own Victorian Bed and Breakfast and I would then feel as if I was on vacation every time I walked through the front door.......
I have been decorating the Sitting Room in a Garden theme for the Summer after I hung this wreath that I made on the door of the Sitting Room....
But first, I want to Thank Katherine, over at Katherine's Corner, for featuring my post, Spring Blooms in the Front Yard, from last week's Thursday Favorite Things Party!!!
Please take some time to stop by and link up to this lovely party!!
In my last post, I shared my Garden Tea Table in the corner of the Sitting Room
HERE if you missed this post.......
Some time ago, I shared how I decorated the "mantle" of my faux fire place in a Fairy Garden theme.........
HERE if you missed that post.......
When I took the photos for that post, I did not have all the lights lit on the mantle.....
You see the pots are now the perfect height ......
Over on the right side......
And I also will be sharing more of the Sitting Room, decorated in a Garden theme for the Summer, including this Garden chandy.......
So I hope you will be back to visit again soon.......
And thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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Who knew the seemingly specialized kitchen gadget was so multitalented?
Of all the gadgets you can stock your kitchen with, a sandwich maker seems like one of the least necessary. An entire machine, just to half-cook my sandwich bread? Isn't that already the toaster's job?
But it turns out that the deceptively named "sandwich" maker can make other things, too. If you're not confident in your flapjack flipping facilities, you can pour your pancake batter right in and let the sandwich maker do the rest of the work.
一度、試してみたかったホットサンドメーカーでホットケーキ!四角いのが出来た! https://t.co/MdIkN2Uny0—
yuqui (@yuqui_snow) November 01, 2015
▼ Keep the batter from overflowing, and you'll get classy triangular pancakes like these.
昨日ホットサンドメーカーにホットケーキミックスとあんこで焼いてみたやつ!おいしかった!あと簡単なナポリタンと久々オムライス作った あといつものまよたまトーストと揚げパン大量生産した https://t.co/AK1RuuyuDe—
ヤノ (@yanonnoo) October 28, 2015
Not only is this perfect for those times when your rice cooker is occupied, since the sandwich maker will cook your hotcakes from above and below, any mix-ins you add will form a delicious middle layer.
▼ Remember, anko (sweet red beans) makes everything better!
Looking to make something even more Japanese than anko pancakes? If you can get your hands on some of the glutinous rice flour called mochiko, you can cook up a batch of mochi in your sandwich maker.
ホットサンドメーカーで焼いたお餅がすごい https://t.co/ARVhVA83NA—
M o m o k a ゜◯ (@hurawaribon) October 25, 2015
▼ Alternatively, you can make mochi waffles, if you've got a waffle iron.
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多古田 (@tkdnkt00) October 23, 2015
Finally, although they're probably the farthest thing from what the machine's designers imagined it'd be used for, your sandwich maker can also help you whip up these elegant-looking delectable.
ホットサンドメーカーで焼きあんまん https://t.co/pI4fe9OwNj—
ると@1日目西み-36b (@telutelute) October 27, 2015
Believe it or not, they started out as nikuman (pork buns), also called bao or baozi in Chinese dialects. Simply pick up a couple from the convenience store or market, and heat them until their outer layer turns a golden brown.
肉まんをホットサンドメーカーで。。。。。。 https://t.co/9xQ2pqnDoq—
くに。 (@kuni10199203) November 07, 2015
So if you're trying to justify the purchase of some new kitchen equipment, remember: It's not just a sandwich maker, it's a sandwich/pancake/mochi/nikuman maker!
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Now that Naughty Dog has wrapped up the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End multiplayer beta (submit your feedback), they're looking ahead to the future, which includes launch in a few months on March 18, 2016.
Discussing Uncharted 4's multiplayer with GameSpot, Lead Multiplayer Designer Robert Cogburn said, "As soon as we launch, we have things in place very soon after to keep people engaged. It's a deep, deep planning process."
Later adding that Naughty Dog has some "really cool plans in the future," outside of the obvious things like new Mysticals, sidekicks, and weapons, Cogburn said, "We're not going to ship Uncharted 4 and call it a day. Not at all." He then teased, "We've got some sick ideas" after being asked if they'll add any 'weird' elements to the game.
Even with launch so close, Naughty Dog has "some ideas we haven't shown yet, and we're excited to get them out there." Parts of the announced features in Uncharted 4's multiplayer include further details on the progression system. According to Cogburn, once they reveal how it's going to work "people will be able to see glimmers of how we can keep that engagement month after month."
One of Naughty Dog's goals from the start with Uncharted 4 was to facilitate teamwork, which led to the creation of things like Mysticals and Sidekicks. While people warmed up to Mysticals over time, the developer will be addressing concerns about Sidekicks:
It's interesting to see people's perception change over time. At first, they said, 'I don't like the Mysticals.' Then it's, 'Oh, no, the Mysticals are pretty cool.' Then people said, 'I don't really like the sidekicks.' Although feedback on the sidekicks has been mixed and we're definitely going to start addressing that.
With Mysticals helping Naughty Dog to elevate the action, Cogburn says they span the entire Uncharted universe, including the games, books, comics, and more. They won't be overpowering though, as none of them are a one-hit kill.
Cogburn also noted that their player population from Uncharted 2 through The Last of Us has been continually expanding, so they're "not going to let that go. We want to create experiences that are unique to competitive games and the more we try it, the more we iterate on it for the future."
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Ten years after the beginning of the financial crisis, and following an intense shake-up of the industry, the banking sector must address challenges and problems that place its operations at a critical juncture. These challenges are linked to the legacy of the crisis itself, but also —and above all— to economic, social, technological and even demographic changes, which were perhaps obscured by the urgency of the events of the last decade, but which today are playing out in all their profundity.
Thus, examples of issues that could have a disruptive effect on the future of banking include the possible correction of current regulatory excesses, the prolonged period of low interest rates, the financial relocation associated with Brexit, the experience of new banking supervision and resolution structures in the European Union, doubts about the future of globalization, the accelerated rate of technological change and the maturity of new professional generations.
To reflect on these changes and their possible effects, IESE-CIF, in collaboration with EY, is organizing the 13th Banking Industry Meeting. Regulators, academics, consultants and senior executives from the banking industry will have the opportunity to exchange views on a panorama that is as worrying as it is exciting.


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- Peer Learning Event for EITI Implementing in Francophone Countries in Africa
About this issue:
Welcome to the tenth edition of the WGEI newsletter! In this edition of the newsletter, you can read about Linking Extractive Industries and the Sustainable Development Goals, Four Ways Supreme Audit Institutions and EITI Can Bolster Each Other, How Bankable is Uganda's Energy and Extractives Sector?, Transfer Pricing Course held in Oslo 21st-22nd November 2017, Peer Learning Event for EITI Implementing Francophone Countries in Africa.
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Need to know
Linking Extractive Industries and the Sustainable Development Goals (By Sybrand Struwig and Chrisna Botha)
Extractive industries have a vast global footprint and present a primary sector in many countries. Approximately 3,5 billion people live in countries rich in oil, gas or minerals. In 2010, it was estimated that the formal mining sector alone employed more than 3,7 million workers, with a further 25 million people working in artisanal and small-scale mining operations. Research in Peru also indicated that for each direct job in the mining industry, 14 indirect jobs are created.
In addition to having such a widespread presence in the world, extractive industries contribute both benefits and drawbacks to countries rich in resources. These industries provide energy sources that contribute to a country's electricity-generating capacity as well as fuel and gas sources for transportation and manufacturing purposes. They further directly and indirectly form an important part of a country's economy; for example, governments as owners of mining resources derive revenue from these industries, while this revenue enables the functioning of the country's economy. Extractive industries have an impact on job creation, or the lack thereof. They affect the environment, or the degradation thereof. In addition, these industries influence local content through policies requiring the procurement of goods and services from local suppliers, and employing local workers, feeding back into the country's economy. They contribute to the development of skills, which can again be hindered by a lack of infrastructure. The industries also have a social impact as they are often associated with inequalities, conflict, and corruption – to name but a few. Read More…
Four Ways Supreme Audit Institutions and EITI Can Bolster Each Other (By Dana Wilkins and Edna Osei, NRGI )
The board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is meeting in Oslo this week to discuss, among other issues, the mainstreaming of extractive sector reporting. As focus moves away from EITI reports to governments' own systems, it is important to examine the initiative's relationship with key domestic actors like supreme audit institutions.
Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and EITI have a lot in common. Both involve reconciling extractive sector accounts. Both work across the resource governance decision chain. Both hold themselves and others to high technical and ethical standards. And both are focused on ensuring public resources are managed well and in citizens' best interests. Read More…
How Bankable is Uganda's Energy and Extractives Sector? (By Godwin Matte, OAG-U )
A 2015 report on Ease of Doing business by the World Bank ranked Uganda 150 out of 189 countries. Uganda ranks below its East African community neighbours except Burundi, and according to the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2013 was valued at USD 1.19 Billion mainly from India and China. The country's energy and extractive sector has seen significant investment in the electricity sub sector through the on-going Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power projects and investment in oil and gas exploration.
The Ministry of Energy Strategic Investment Plan 2014/15 to 2018/19 indicates that currently less than 7% of the rural population has access to electricity services. The government aims at increasing this figure to 24% by the year 2019. Uganda is endowed with numerous natural resources, which if efficiently utilized would broaden the diversity of the energy mix and strengthen the country's energy security position. Resources for potential exploitation include geothermal with more than 40 geothermal sites under exploration, solar and wind energy, nuclear, oil and gas amongst others. Read More…
Trainings and events
Transfer Pricing Course held in Oslo 21st – 22nd November 2017 (By Anders Pilskog, NAO )
WGEI held a 2-days transfer pricing course in Oslo facilitated by Anders Pilskog and August Schneider from the Office of the Auditor General of Norway. The course was well attended with participants from Uganda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Norway and the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI).
The aim of the course was both to emphasise the importance of transfer pricing issues within the extractive industries, and to give sessions on how to approach questions that will inevitably arise. The course first introduced the notion of transfer pricing, its significance and incentives. Moreover, the course covered different topics on transfer pricing such as the OECD guidelines on transfer pricing, transfer pricing methods, comparability and functional analyses as well as the implications of transfer pricing to the SAIs' audit of the extractive industries. By the end of the course, the participants discussed practices and experiences in auditing transfer pricing in the extractive industries sector in their respective SAIs. Read More…
Peer Learning Event for EITI Implementing in Francophone Countries in Africa (By Trygve Christiansen)
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) recently hosted a peer-learning workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon (28-30 November) for Francophone Africa. A great number of French speaking African countries are working towards implementing the EITI standards, to demonstrate transparency in their extractive industries sectors.
Implementing the standards is challenging. The EITI Secretariat is increasingly interested in using the work of SAIs in this process. Why? Because SAIs may give assurance on the EI revenue figures presented by government. In the EITI reconciliation process the EI companies' payments to government and government's receipts from EI revenue shall be reconciled and compared. The companies' payments shall be verified by their own external auditors, while the government's reported receipts shall be verified by an independent auditor, preferably a SAI. The question is; how can EITI rely on the verification by the SAI? Read More…


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Eminent Republicans like 2012 Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Corey Gardner lined up to condemn Judge Roy Moore. Very few are doing the same to Democratic Sen. Al Franken.
Judge Moore, never a favorite among national Republicans, nonetheless appeared to have made a quiet truce with establishment leaders after roundly defeating their preferred Senate nominee, Luther Strange, in the September primary. All that came apart with the advent of sexual misconduct allegations against Moore, despite his consistent and emphatic denials and the lack of any conclusive evidence for any of the accusers' stories.
Franken, by contrast, has, at least publicly, been a consistent political foe of virtually the entire Republican Party. He has, for example, been one of the leading voices passing the "Russia Story" election collusion narrative and has badgered populist Senator-cum-Attorney General Jeff Sessions for months on his accounts of brief meetings with Russian functionaries in an effort to discredit him. Members of the GOP establishment, however, have been much slower to declare Franken persona non grata in the wake a photograph showing him miming an indecent grab of sleeping then-model Leeann Tweedy on a 2006 USO tour of Afghanistan. Tweedy claims that, before the photograph was taken, Franken contrived a scripted kiss in order to force his tongue into her mouth in a rehearsal.
While none of the various accusers' claims of victimization at Roy Moore's hands have been proven, Mitt Romney was convinced the time for deliberation had passed. He tweeted Thursday, shortly after the first allegations against Moore broke in the Washington Post, that "innocent until proven guilty" did not apply in this situation, and Moore was "unfit for office."Read the rest from Ian Mason HERE.
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text: Security photovoltaic systems or SPV systems represent a slowly growing segment of the photovoltaic market that has unrealized potential. A SPV system is a grid tied PV system with a battery bank, switchbox, and charge controller that allows the system to deliver uninterrupted power to the user in the event of a power outage. This paper uses a newly developed sizing method to investigate the viability of a small scale residential SPV system in Southern California. This novel sizing method was developed for this paper and is based on the idea of under sizing the battery bank by taking into account radiation incident on the PV array during an outage. The under sizing is done using an iterative process to maximize a financial indicator called the Life Cycle Analysis value. A theoretical SPV system is then sized using the aforementioned method and then modelled using NREL's HOMER software and Microsoft Excel. The result of this sizing is a 2.5 kWp PV array with a 2 kW inverter and a 1 kWh battery bank. The required initial investment is $11,450. The payback period was 24.8 years and the IRR was ~0%. The system could deliver 30% of the maximum daily load for a minimum period of 60 minutes and a maximum period of 70 minutes. The economics of the system reveals that to be cost effective, large avoided outage benefits are necessary. This implies that SPV systems are more viable for commercial applications than for residential applications, as commercial applications typically have larger avoided outage benefits.


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Tyler Perry's new movie "Good Deeds" came in at number two over the weekend grossing $16 million dollars on the big screen!
In addition to that, Perry did another good deed off the big screen. Perry blessed a Chicago pastor who had been living on an icy rooftop of an abandoned motel for three months in order to draw attention to gun violence; after presiding over 10 funerals last year for slain young men, all of them younger than 25.
The 43-year-old Rev. Corey Brooks, who is also the father for four, ended his 94-day vigil on Friday after a $100,000 donation from Tyler Perry! Perry's donation took Pastor Brooks over his goal to raise $450,000 to buy and demolish the dilapidated Super Motel on Chicago's South Side; which had become a haven for prostitution and drug dealing. Now, Brooks is seeking to raise money to build a community center on the site.
Source: Urban Christian News


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Report: Bills' Percy Harvin considering NFL future amid injury frustration
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Percy Harvin is reportedly contemplating his future in the NFL amid frustration over persistent injuries, according to multiple reports.
Harvin sat out of the Bills' Week 6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, and was ruled out for Buffalo's game on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
Harvin has been dealing with a hip injury, and did not join the team in London for personal reasons. On Thursday, Vic Carucci of The Buffalo Newsreported that Harvin could be considering retirement. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Harvin was upset about being sidelined indefinitely with injuries, but was not planning on retiring.
At a press conference Thursday, coach Rex Ryan would not expand on Harvin's situation.
"I don't know where he is right now," Ryan said.
Harvin is in his seventh NFL season. After spending time with the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets, he signed a three-year contract with the Bills this off-season that will pay him $6 million this year. The Bills can void the final two years of Harvin's contract, and they are reportedly comfortable moving forward without him, Carucci reports.
In five games this season, Harvin has caught 19 passes for 218 yards and one touchdown.
The Bills and the Jaguars kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
• Bills QB Tyrod Taylor, WR Sammy Watkins out Sunday vs. Jaguars
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Sunday, January 30, 2005
Only Slightly Less Burdened
In case you were wondering, I've been fending off a stalwart northeastern head cold. That explains (no it doesn't, yes it does--okay, only partially) recent entries at EWM. I've also been buttoning down the canvas for a wild week ahead; the reading load has spiked (an entire January Sunday getting to know Emig's Web of Meaning), and, in another course, I'm first into the fray as presenter of chapter one from White's Tropics of Discourse on Thursday morning. Knees high, leading the parade. And so I've been prepping obsessively, combing over stuff I think I mostly get.
And since I felt apprehension throughout last semester about bringing academic work into this blogspace, I'm turning over a new leaf and issuing an exclusive early release of the summary that goes with that presentation of White's first chapter here, before it's circulated anywhere else. And then I'm going to eat; after that: give two-thirds of the house members free haircuts (that'd be me and Ph.). I'd love feedback on the summary, if you're up for it.
Oh, and one other thing, dear blogosphere, I need a CCCC room-share in SF. The west coast swank-elite wants dang near 200 clams each night, and for that, I can probably stay awake for three days. But seriously, low needs room-share, 50:50. NCTE used to offer a web-board for practical matches such as the one I'm seeking; where is that now? The only alternative is to re-draw the strapped personal budget for conference travel. Ideas? Folks known to be in the same bind?
White, c.1, "The Burden of History," Summary
White, Hayden. "The Burden of History." Tropics of Discourse: Essays in Cultural Criticism. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1978. 27-50.
In his 1966 essay, "The Burden of History," Hayden White speaks of at least two burdens: the burden felt by the historian who works awkwardly from the middle-space between the imaginative, creative arts and the hard sciences, and the burden of history itself, bearing its conditionally drawn lessons on contemporary thought and action (41). From the outset, White seeks to account for the domains of art and science which have openly expressed contempt toward the historian's enterprise because of its soft methods, crude metaphors and ambiguous suppositions about the human sciences (27). He cites a literary tradition that culminates with Joyce's Stephen Dedalus who, in Ulysses, refers to history as the "'nightmare' from which Western man must awaken if humanity is to be served and saved" (31). This Nietzschean disavowal (32) of concerns about establishing a record of the past extends directly to the philosophical climate of post-WWI Europe, when, though clashing in gross juxtaposition, Hitler's nihilism and French existentialism--figured primarily through Camus and Sartre--held similar views toward the prospect of history-making: it was worthless. The inexplicable surrounds of war-torn civilization pointed to history's limited explanatory power; as historians sought to account for what happened, their failure to explain widespread destruction and atrocity was exposed (36). Only in rare cases, such as the work of Norman Brown (39, 45), do we find historiography set on sorting through the influence of "outmoded institutions, ideas, and values" on the current "way of looking at the world" (39). Consequently, historians, who, according to White, can be distinguished by their methods (42), deserve a share of the credit for the proliferation of ahistorical attitudes; accountability extends particularly from history's privileging of a limited range of artistic forms, such as the 19th century realist novel and, on the other hand, the rigidly positivistic proofs associated with the physical sciences--both of which mistakenly regard recorded history as an end in itself (41). To correct this quandary, White contends that historians might rethink their procedures in terms of the literary artist's use of metaphor and the scientist's use of hypothesis, both of which are tentative, experimental schemes used to guide ideas beyond tentative speculation (47). Resolved as such, the historian could negotiate the truthful/imaginary binary (46), and, drawing upon the orders valued by literary artists and scientists, the "historical account could be treated as a heuristic rule which self-consciously eliminates certain kinds of data from consideration as evidence" (46, emphasis in original). Furthermore, White argues that historians need to learn how to take seriously and engage contemporaneously with the questions driving other fields. He also urges reconsideration of narrative bias (43) toward "an awareness," conveyed by Hegel, Balzac and Tocqueville, "of how the past could be used to effect an ethically responsible transition from the present to the future" (49), underscored by "dynamic elements" (49) and "the essentially provisional character of the metaphorical constructions" (50).
Burr-words: cultural palingenesis (41), hypostatized (48), Fabian tactic (27), heuristic rule (46)
Posted by Derek Mueller at January 30, 2005 7:08 PM to Reading Notes
Would it help to know that palingenesis can be distinguished from kenogenesis? No? Rats.
It's been a long time since I read White, but my guess is that cultural palingenesis refers to the cyclical nature of history (in that patterns repeat in different cultures across time and space) as opposed, perhaps, to an argument that each instance of culture/society is unique by virtue of its locality. Not that such localities couldn't actually be unique, but rather that our resources for making sense of them involve those patterns--sort of a history making us as we make history?Posted by: collin at January 30, 2005 8:57 PM
Oh, and Fabian tactic?
Recall Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, the shrewd Roman general who was known as the Cunctator - the Delayer. He opposed the renowned Hannibal of Carthage not by a head-on bloody confrontational battle but by long, drawn-out delaying tactics and occasional sharp lightning flank attacks.
Years and seeming procrastination and indecisiveness sapped Carthaginian morale and supply lines in the field and at home. Despite some victories, notably at Cannae in 216 B.C., Hannibal never was able to take Rome itself and was ultimately recalled by a weary Carthage. In the end, then, Fabius won through masterly wearing down his foe, even though he too was replaced with another general by a Rome similarly tired of lack of outright victory.
Posted by: collin at January 30, 2005 9:02 PM
Had to wait a while to see if you were going to contribute a burr-word trifecta, C. Much good on you for the clarifiers--on the mark in both cases, I think. I probably should cross-ref to be sure, but I think White suggests the problem of the historian's complicit role in cultural palingenesis--unawares, un-self-critical, etc. And Fabian tactic is a method for confronting critics, something like slow cooked or Princeton basketball.Posted by: Derek at January 30, 2005 10:18 PM


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Minerva resident, Carl Felger, is a recipient of the Jenco Foundation Fund Award from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
MINERVA Carl Felger says his life is just a natural expression of what it means to be a human being.
Others see him as the embodiment of consideration, something that sets him apart.
And for living life in such a selfless manner, Felger recently was among seven people honored by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio with the Jenco Foundation Fund Award for 2016.
The award recognizes those who have consistently demonstrated a willingness to provide service to others. To be eligible, one must live in one the 32 Ohio counties that fall within what the federal government regards as part of Appalachia. Felger lives in the portion of Minerva that extends into Carroll County.
"I didn't do anything outstanding," Felger, 96, said. "What I did is what anyone else would do. I did a lot. But I never thought of it any other way, just that I was supposed to do it."
Community efforts
Felger, who retired from Conrail, is known for putting in volunteer hours with one of the local food pantry programs hosted at Minerva United Methodist Church. He would make deliveries to area residents.
"He was always doing the food distribution," said the Rev. Harley Wheeler, pastor of the church. "He would be the first one to volunteer. He was excited to do that. When he was 94, we decided perhaps he shouldn't drive. So I drove and he rode."
The Jenco Award is named in honor of the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, a Catholic priest held captive in the Middle East for 19 months in the early 1980s. Jenco, who died in 1996, had been in Lebanon at that time serving as director of Catholic Relief Services.
The Jenco Foundation was started in 2001 to honor the priest's legacy of compassion. Recipients are selected from a pool of nominees.
Jenco Award winners are "people who have demonstrated visionary leadership in their service to others," said Kelly Morman, stewardship associate for Foundation Appalachian Ohio. "They are doing things to improve the lives of others. They recognize individuals who have made outstanding service for others in their communities. He has worked through the food pantry to make sure people have had access to food. He also has been active in the American Legion there, bringing things like the Traveling Vietnam Wall to the community."
Quality of life
Based in the southeast Ohio community of Nelsonville, Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is a nonprofit community foundation that seeks to enhance the quality of life for residents of the Appalachian region by inspiring and supporting philanthropy. Foundation for Appalachian Ohio started in 1998.
With the Jenco Award, the recipients get a cash award. Felger received $1,000, which he promptly donated, according to his wife, Ruth Felger.
"We gave that to the church food pantry," Ruth Felger said.
Carl Felger is a World War II Army veteran who served in Europe at the time. After the war ended, Felger joined other military personnel in helping restore order in some European communities.
Felger was deeply involved with the American Legion Post 357 "up until a year and a half," Michael Lee, post commander, said. "He poured his whole life into serving his community, his nation. As far as the Legion goes, there is not much he didn't do."
For instance, Felger has helped with sending local high school students to the Boys State and Girls State summer programs sponsored by the American Legion.
He also helped restore an old railroad depot in the 300 block of Valley Street which currently houses the local Salvation Army.
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After the recent factory collapses in Bangladesh and Cambodia, global attention is finally being paid to the conditions in which many employees are subjected to work. Although the majority of the blame has fallen on the factory owners and the government officials who did not properly regulate conditions, the brands who used the factories to produce their goods are also being subjected to international scrutiny. This has led to a collective agreement among brands, retailers, and trade unions called the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which will entail safety inspections of the hundreds of factories in Bangladesh and public reportings on the findings. This is a big step in the right direction to ensure safety for factory workers in these countries.
Bangladesh Factory Safety Accord: At Least 14 Major North American Retailers Decline To Sign – Huffington Post (find it on the ipl2)
This Huffington Post article describes some of the stipulations of the Bangladesh Safety Accord and lists some North American based retailers who have declined to sign due to working on separate initiatives they believe will improve conditions in Bangladesh.
Ethical Shopping: How the High Street Fashion Stores Rate – The Guardian (find it on the ipl2)
"In the wake of this crisis, most concerned readers want to know: which are the ethical shops on the high street? Sam Maher, of Labour Behind the Label, says "Why not reward those companies for making a step? Choose the brand that's signed over the one that has not."
Behindthelabel.org (find it on the ipl2)
"A multimedia news website covering the stories of people fighting for fundamental human and labor rights against the goliath global clothing industry." Features a FAQ, news, campaigns, audio and video clips, a browsable archive, and related links. Sponsored by a "global alliance of clothing workers, religious leaders, and students."
Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights (find it on the ipl2)
Formerly known as the National Labor Committee [NLC], the mission of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights is to help defend the human rights of workers in the global economy. The Institute investigates and exposes human and labor rights abuses committed by U.S. companies producing goods in the developing world." The site contains news, articles, reports, and more.
Sam Reiss: An Eyewitness to Labor History, 1948-1975 (find it on the ipl2)
"Often referred to as 'labor's photographer,' Sam Reiss used his camera to capture historic events that shaped American labor." This online exhibit presents Reiss's photos of labor unions, demonstrations and rallies, labor and civil rights leaders, and related subjects. Browse by year or subject. From the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University.
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In case you missed it, Charlie Brooker, creator of Black Mirror (aka the best show on Netflix) did an AMA on Reddit last week. One redditor asked if ringtones from the "Nosedive" episode would ever be available as ringtones and Mr. Brooker came through with some download links:
I highly recommend checking out the show if you haven't seen it already. Think Twilight Zone or Ex Machina. One of the episodes, "Men Against Fire", actually features a score by Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury (the duo who scored Ex Machina). Other episodes feature music from some of my favourite composers like Max Richter ("Nosedive") and Clint Mansell ("San Junipero"). Just a heads up the show isn't exactly lighthearted. The title, Black Mirror, refers to that dark reflection of yourself trapped on that little screen in the palm of your hand. I've already said too much, just go watch it.


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In a world where social media dictates beauty standards and women are often forced to fit in rather than stand out, having body positive role models is key. From celebrating darker skinned women in cosmetics to showing young girls to love themselves no matter the size- Yvonne Akakandelwa stands to become Zambia's very own Tess Holliday. Her infectious laugh, cheerful spirit and dedication to making women feel great about themselves through make up is beyond praise worthy. Her work is amoung the best our country has to offer. This week I had the pleasure of getting to know the woman behind the make up magic.
Q: Briefly describe who you are and what you do!
A: Yvonne is a fun, loving and hard working young woman. 5th born in a family of 6, newly wed and a self taught makeup artist
Q: What motivates you to do what you do?
A: The desire to see every woman confident and happy. I'm always satisfied when I see huge smiles on my clients..
Q: What goals do you hold professionally and personally? What drives you to achieve those goals?
Using my hands as a means of change.. I'm constantly pushing and learning new techniques in my field.
I always offer makeup lessons to those interested because I want to see a society where women are not mare house wives but great entrepreneurs.
Q: What led you to get into the profession/role you're in at the moment?
Myself. I actually wrote a letter to my future self when I was in 5th grade saying I wanted to be a makeup artist . The idea of creating different things out of color fascinated me growing up.
Q: Who does your family consist of currently?
I come from and extremely big family. Both my parents are alive, I have 5 siblings from mom and 10 from dad. In my Lozi culture, every male is my brother/dad/grandpa and every female is my mom/sister/grandmother. So I have an extremely big family. I recently got married to an amazing Man.
Q: When you're not working or pursuing your passion as a make-up artist, what do you do in your spare time? Any hobbies?
A: I love movies, I literally watch them whenever I'm free
Q: If you could be any animal, what would you be?
A: a cat, very soft, smart and focused.
Q: If you had a bucket list with 5 things to do before you die, what would they be?
- Have 4children
- Build my mum and dad big mansions
- Build and empire where I can employ thousands of people
- Own an orphanage
- Travel the world
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Born and raised in Zambia's Western province (Mongu) until I was about 14 years, then moved to Lusaka . Been moving up and down between Lusaka and Western province since then.
Q: How was life growing up for you?
A: It was great. A bit hard at times because I had to move from one town to the other looking for the best schools in the country
Q: What did your parents do and how did they inspire you to be the person you are today?
A: Both my parents are commercial farmers. My mom is also social worker … They taught me how to work extremely hard and not depend on the government for survival
Q: Did you have any other mentors growing up?
A: Definitely my oldest sister Charity. I call her my 'deputy mom'. She raised us with mom and I will be forever grateful.
Q: What's your educational background?
A: I did my pre school to grade 9 in western province at Limulunga Primary School, Mulambwa Primary School, Nkeyema Primary School, Senanga Primary School and St John's Secondary School (a lot I know). I did my high school at Kabulonga Girls Secondary School and finally Matauka Secondary School.. Then I went to the University of Zambia to do my Bachelor's degree. Working on my Masters soon
Q: Who in your life inspired you to be who you are today?
A: My mom, my oldest sister and my immediate young sister
Q: Do you have any life changing experiences that put you on the path that led you to doing what you're doing today? If so elaborate.
A: Oh yes, I have always been a big girl and that led to some low self esteem. For many years I felt unwanted and unloved this led to me being a loner and the only time I would be happy was when I was playing with anything to do with painting.
MAKEUP became my safe Haven.
Q: What are some of the biggest life obstacles you've faced in life? How did you overcome them?
A: Living in different homes away from my family during my school days was hard. But what kept me going was the fact that there was prosperity at the end of it all.
Loosing loved ones… Death took a toll on my life but also led me closer to My God.
The words in Psalms 74:26 keep me going
"My flesh and my heart may Fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever"
Q: Being a woman that people look up to what words of wisdom would you give to future generations of girls in your field to come?
A: Never give up on your talent, there will be obstacles and times where you will feel like giving up but when the going gets tough- get going.
It's hard to make it big in Zambia out of your God given talent but it is possible. I find happiness in working with my hands than in an office! But if you feel the corperate world is for you, honey go get it!
Q: What life philosophy do you live by everyday which determines your success?
A: "It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then".
Many are times when we want to dwell on the past and allow that to predict our future.. I have realized that dwelling on the past causes more harm than good… In whatever situation I'm faced with, I always forge ahead
Q: What vision do you have for yourself? Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years or more?
A: Hmmmmmm well I definitely see myself as a mom, an influential person…
I see myself owning a beauty school and definitely adding positivity to my country and the world at large.
Q: The core belief of feminism is that of social, political and economic equality and equal opportunity of the sexes. What are your views on feminism?
A: Well I believe Feminism is about allowing women to live freely as compared to the inferiority we are currently subjected to. By freely, I mean bring able to what men can do without being judged.
Q: Do you think feminism is necessary in Zambia?
A: Of course!
However, I think we are dwelling too much on tradition- to a point where women are considered underdogs. (No offense to our traditions' ). I feel there should be some form of equality towards women, I don't mean that women should compete with men, I just feel we as women should be allowed to lead and be heard.
Q: Do you think feminism could empower women in Zambia to reach their full potential?
A: Definitely. I believe more women will be encouraged to pursue what society considers appropriate for males only.
We live in a country where, we as women are subjected to house chores and lower positions. That has led to most women not following their dreams in fear of being judged
With Feminism, all this could change.
Q: Describe feminism in one word!
Q: If you could go back in time and write a letter to a much younger you, what words of wisdom would you tell yourself knowing what you know now?
Dear Yvonne, life is not as easy as many portray out there.. You have to work hard for what you believe in, don't let nobody tell you otherwise. You are beautiful, your are strong and you can do everything you put your mind to. Do not be afraid to tackle difficult situations, there is always a ligh at the end of the tunnel.
Love and appreciate your friends and family every time. Focus on yourself dreams and turn them into reality and lastly Never ever forget to Pray….!
"There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty."
― Steve Maraboli
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Petrovka Cemetery - Kamsack District, Saskatchewan
The following is a transcription of the Petrovka Doukhobor Cemetery located 9 miles south-west of Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271. Land location: NW 22-28-32 West of First. Latitude: 51°26.367. Longitude: 101°54.770. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Ron Tetoff on August 13, 2005.
Historical Background
Petrovka Cemetery was established in 1904 by the Doukhobors of Petrovka village near Kamsack. After the abandonment of the village in 1953, the cemetery continued to be used by local Doukhobors until 1959. It is no longer in active use. It is privately owned and is partially maintained.
The cemetery is approximately an acre in size and is enclosed by a wire fence. There is a single iron gate on the east side. The cemetery contains 82 interments in a single section comprised of 10 rows facing east-west. The vast majority of the graves (61) have no marker, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible. I have used death certificates and the cemetery plaque to identify these. With respect to graves with markers, the markers are typically plain, upright marble or slate headstones. Click here for an online cemetery map.
Driving Directions
To access the cemetery from Kamsack, travel south on Highway No. 8 for 8 miles (12.9 km). Then turn west and continue on the gravel road for 1 mile (1.6 km). Turn north and travel 1/2 mile (.8 km) on the dirt road. Then turn west and travel another 1/2 mile (.8 km) on the dirt road. The road ends in front of the cemetery gate. This cemetery is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.
*Translated from Russian.
Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information including: marker transcriptions and death certificates. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Petrovka Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.


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I ate a bug. No la. I ate lodeh bug by Bug Matira near Malang Train Station. It was a famous place among food tester community people. When my lover and I searched for this place, we almost gave up. The street number is not ascending nor descending, but random!
Well, not all are random. Some houses were lined numerically. But the bug lady's place (lame pun not intended) was not. Just when we were about to leave, I saw name sign of that place.
So, what are the composition of this famous meal? Rice, of course. And lodeh, unripe jackfruits cooked Madura style. Also serundeng. What made the meal unique was serundeng crackers. So they grated coconuts and dried them under the sun, and I dunno what other process done upon them until they became serundeng, and then processed some more to make them crisp.
But someone told me when another people went there, they served wintermelon lodeh instead of jackruit one. Some other time they served lodeh made of unripe papayas.
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Tell to Win: Purposeful storytelling for social media success
Peter has written a book called Tell to Win that lays out the critical first principles of purposeful storytelling that are too often overlooked in social media strategies and commentaries today. I had the opportunity to sit down with Peter and ask him for some key insights on how to communicate persuasively, whether it's through an Oscar-winning film, international brand, or revolutionary product.
Here are some of the thoughts that Peter shared which he expands on in Tell to Win:
▪ Brands are in the emotional transportation business. The goal is to transport your mission, cause, purpose and value proposition. That's when the magic happens because your community pays it forward.
▪ The role of purposeful storytelling is to unlock people's emotions so they can connect to your story and brand.
▪ The focus of emotional transportation is the hearts of your audience, not their heads.
▪ Few people remember facts, figures and data. Research on memory shows that you can remember details of things much more effectively when they are embedded in a story.
▪ When you bond information with emotion, which is the catalyst in every story well told, the information is then experienced, ingested, emotionalized, and thus recalled and acted upon more effectively.
▪ Purposeful stories have a goal, a call to action that tellers want their listeners to do.
▪ Purposeful storytellers must engage the listener(s) in a dialog. Telling purposeful stories is interactive. It's not a monologue. Ultimately, purposeful tellers must surrender control of their stories, creating a gap for the listener(s) to willingly cross in order to take ownership. Only when the listener(s) own the tellers' story and make it theirs, will they market it for you.
▪ It is not the digital 0's and 1's of state of the art technology that move your listener(s) to action, but connecting the teller and listener through the ooh's and aah's of your story, your state of the heart technology. State of the art technology will always be in service to state of the heart technology.
▪ Without purpose a message is like an empty calorie. It doesn't have any inherent value.
▪ The true power of purposeful storytelling is to unlock the full potential of you as an individual and your business.
▪ The power in telling a purposeful story makes the purpose – the object of the story – emotional rather intellectual, and aspirational rather than inspirational.
With my background in traditional advertising I cannot tell you how important these insights are to creating emotional connection to brands and between customers through purposeful storytelling. I highly recommend buying Peter's book as an actionable distillation of the insights that allow social media strategies and tools to be used to their greatest effect. In doing so, you can unlock the full potential of an individual, career, cause or brand.
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Hope you had a lovely weekend.
How are you doing with your Christmas cards and gifts? Have you started yet?
Because Jane will inspire you today with this beautiful candle she altered.
This week will be mystical.... Why? well... we have the Lavinia stamps in stock now... and we wanted to share a few ideas through different projects using those stamps.
And you know us by now... It won't be "just cards"... be prepared for a full week of mystical Art Journal, canvases, upcycling and more...
Here are some of the stamps Jane used...
ETA to share a brilliant tip that Laura suggested in a comment below: A neat way to use but preserve you candles is to burn it a bit until it's soft enough to scope out a small well. Then drop in a tea light candle and use your creation forever!


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How to live before you die- Steve Jobs
How to live before you die- Steve Jobs !
Watch inspiring speech by Steve Jobs
At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks — including death itself.
As CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs spearheaded a few of the most iconic products in technology, entertainment and design.


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Arco Construction Co. was founded in 1963, and is located at 23800 W 10 Mile Rd in Southfield. It employs 12 employees and is generating approximately $1,200,000.00 in annual revenue.
Arco Construction is located at 23800 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI. This business specializes in Home Builders.
Arco Construction can be found at W 10 Mile Rd 23800. The following is offered: Other Real Estate. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Southfield there are 37 other Other Real Estate. An overview can be found here.


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Call api with javascript without using ajaxIt was really wonderful when i got the way to call an api with javascript. I am not talking about ajax at all. Actually this is the way you can inject a js script in head OR You can ping a uri but you cant get the result back. this can make you avoid some ajax calls.
Its a very simple way following these steps-
1. Create a script element.
2. Set its 'src' attribute according to your api url;
3. Add this 'script' element to 'head'.
The JavaScript
function callApi(api){
var s = document.createElement('script');
var api = 'YOUR HTTP GET URL';
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A Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients and Culture
Nominated for the Glenfiddich Food Book of the Year Award, this timeless volume is the first and only book of its kind on the subject.A Dictionary of Japanese Food helps food lovers around the world decipher the intricacies and nuances of Japanese cooking and its ingredients. Definitions in ordinary cookbooks and standard dictionaries—such as akebia for akebi, sea cucumber for namako, plum for ume—can be inadequate, misleading, or just plain wrong. Richard Hoskings eliminates the mystery by ensuring that each entry in the Japanese-English section includes the Japanese term in Roman script; the term in kana or kanji or both; a Latin name where appropriate; an English definition; and, for most entries, a short annotation. The English-Japanese section defines important English food terms in Japanese and annotates those needing explanation. One hundred small line drawings make it easy for readers to identify everything from mitsuba to the okoze fish, and seventeen appendices address the most critical elements of Japanese cuisine, from the making of miso and the structure of the Japanese meal to the tea ceremony.Newly typeset and featuring a fascinating and informative new foreword by Japanese cookbook author Debra Samuel, A Dictionary of Japanese Food will continue to help both food lovers and visitors to Japan discover the wonders of one of the world's great cuisines.
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North Dakota hunting. Jaspers Duck Acres One of the best places to hunt geese and ducks on 3,000 acres of private land. Lots of potholes and water. We are located 75 miles North East of Bismarck and 65 miles North West of Jamestown in the Central Fly Way Zone. A hunting excursion and hospitality you will never forget. No need to find land to hunt on we have it for you. Reasonable rates with land package available. We are here for your successful hunt. We also have pheasant hunting. Join us! For further information, please contact 701-220-3294 or click on our website, www.jasperduckhunting.com
North Dakota ranch cabin, southwest. Heart River Cabin. A quiet, beautiful place along the Heart River in Southwestern North Dakota. 60 miles southwest of Bismarck. 2000 acres. Fishing, hunting, horseback riding, swimming and tubing on the river, bird watching. Peace, quiet and solitude. Available for winter time use and also for reunions, family gatherings etc. Reasonable rates. Extensive doll collection. Please call 701-622-3261. Or, go to our web site www.heartrivercabin.com


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Moving Coil
Moving Coil cartridges feature an inverted version of the Moving Magnet design. Instead of a magnet sitting on the end of the cantilever between two coils, the coils are attached the cantilever and a magnet is placed near them. Because space within the cartridge at this level is extremely limited, the coils are made from an exceptionally fine wire. The coils tiny size results in a very low output.
While Moving Magnet cartridges tend to offer a more relaxed, warmer sound, Moving Coils are known for offering a better level of detail and a wider stereofield than the Moving Magnet alternatives. Moving Coil Cartridges will often require an external phono-stage specific to their construction.
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Spank me hard
My name is Bad kitty and I have been a very Bad Kitty.
I promised you that last Friday you would be reading the first in a master class series of how to talk dirty to your lover. I didn't post it. But I have a very good reason why it didn't appear.
Sash came round – she completely caught me off-guard. I don't want to go into it right now because I want you to read what you should have read on Friday, but I will tell you what happened with Sash soon.
I said to you last week that if you didn't 'turn up to school on time, I'll punish you.' Well, since I missed class, if any of you want to give me a good, hard spanking, bring it on! I'll be waiting with my Sports Sheets Love Hearts paddle…
Anyway, enough of that for now. Click on the 'Dirty words master class: why and how to talk dirty' blog and learn how to whip your lover into a frenzy with your newfound dirty tongue. What are you waiting for?


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Tavrisprite (Fancy) - Homestuck
|I would have been cosplaying with KiwiShark as the companion Aradiasprite design, but sadly I couldn't make it on the day thanks to sudden illness. Of all the times...
It took me nearly three years but I finally wore it properly at Birmingham MCM! I'm surprised how much better it was received than Darklaw [and a bit annoyed because Darklaw had far more effort put into it] but I suppose Homestuck's just a massive fandom.
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We're all moved into the Thomson lab's new home in Edmondson hall. Some photos of the new setup below.
Molecular lab space in the large shared wet lab (also home to our cluster for the time being).
Wet lab space.
The freezer farm.
The grad student offices (still moving in!)
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HP Inc. has introduced new A3 multifunction printers (MFPs) in Saudi Arabia. The next generation portfolio is designed to provide qualified channel partners the ability to offer higher levels of customization that meet a wider range of customers' printing needs.
"We set out to offer our partners a robust portfolio of A3 MFPs with disruptive technologies and a range of finishing options to meet current and future printing needs," said Zakaria El-Sayed, head of Print Business unit, HP Inc. "Today, we're delivering on that promise, along with our mission to continue reinventing the market. Using the vast knowledge we've gained through our large-scale commercial printers, we streamlined our designs, improved print speeds and enabled higher-quality printing for a lower cost."


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to pay for elderly care
Research by the Local Government Association has found that 143 out of 152 councils in England have approved or are considering plans to introduce the "social care precept" from April.
However, the association does not believe that the hike in council taxes will bring in enough money to alleviate the growing pressure on the elderly care sector.
There is an acute need for actions and for further innovation or if needed regulation, to balance the scorecard for all areas. One thing that cannot happen is the burden moving to care sector indviduals, such as the employees or the residents.
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There are approximately 12 million immigrants currently residing in the U.S., which had been unaccounted. Their future depends on Congress. This is because it considers whether the immigrants should be able to obtain U.S. citizenship. Illegal immigrants are those, who unlawfully enter the country, for financial or other personal reasons. Having gone against the law, they cannot actively seek citizenship; and instead, they expect a discharge for staying in the state (Gordon 32). These persons are illegal aliens, who as per their actions have demonstrated contempt towards the laws of this nation. There may be laws that they disagree about; however, they have to be obeyed. Failure to recognize the laws of United States leads to chaos and the economical implications.
It is not an unpleasant thought that other countries' citizens desire to live in the US. Many of those that desire to come to the country are industrious and possess extremely strong qualities. The United States of America has a long tendency of immigrant's influx, which and building an extraordinary life. At different times, the United States had always required different stages of immigration. As a country, it will always require new immigrants (Gordon 18). Majority of the American people, as per opinion polls, are not for illegal immigration simply because they "loathe" some races. Instead, they desire all immigrants to have a legitimate process of citizenship through the lawful process. They also desire the federal government to be responsive to changing economic conditions.
Failure of the United States to guard the border with Mexico for many years has let in millions of criminals, drug Lords and gang affiliates. This also allows spread of new diseases into the country (Miller 22). Meanwhile, the law abiding citizens that would desire to gain U.S citizenship lawfully get subjected through immense efforts in the process of filling immigration forms to file for immigration. Once the illegal aliens get into the U.S, they attempt to make a living within the desired conforms of law. They do so by directly giving the blue collar American laborers a run for their money, literally, and in so doing, driving their expected wages down. Moreover, illegal immigrants get involved with illegal selling of narcotics or other criminal activities and behavior.
A large number of illegal aliens pay no tax, and they do not intend to pay it. Consequently, they elicit excitement, when they take advantage of the available social services offered and benefits owed to them. In fact, stories of how "easy" life in the U.S is, motivate more immigrants to come illegally to United States. Currently, the country's economy is at a depression. Millions and millions of U.S citizens are unemployed: 44 million legal citizens rely on food stamps while 47 million citizens are living in abject poverty. The U.S cannot engage a whole lot of extra workers right now. Illegal aliens punish the middle class in U.S, which, in its turn, is thoroughly denting the U.S. economy, at large (Dudley 32). Because of illegal immigration daily wages get lost, and taxes get evaded; furthermore, hospitals offer "free health care", for which none of the illegal immigrants pays.
Expansive criminal affiliations of aliens are roaming the towns, and the expense of offering social services to illegal aliens is slowly crippling state and local governments, thus, driving them to bankruptcy.
Illegal aliens snatch jobs from U.S citizens. According to a research done by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and data of Census Bureau, legal and illegal aliens accessed almost a million additional vacancies in the employment market, between 2008 and 2011. Millions of U.S citizens, however, got laid off during that same span. Illegal aliens, under general conditions, evade payment of taxes. Most of illegal immigrants would rather die than pay the income tax; the shocking bit is that Mexicans living in the U.S remit billions and billions of dollars away from United States to Mexico annually. Although illegal immigrants pay next to zero in taxes, they have no issues receiving free benefits that Americans pay for in taxes. Communities in the United States now openly announce that they will assist illegal immigrants with things, such as free education and healthcare. The cost of placing illegal aliens' children through education is staggering. It gets estimated that American taxpayers spend 12 billion dollars annually on primary and secondary school education for the illegal immigrants' children.
Thanks to illegal immigration, California, which already has an overstretched health care plan, is about collapsing. Many of California medical institutions and emergency rooms have closed down over the last years, because they could not afford to remain open after being endlessly flocked by illegal aliens, who were not able to afford the services offered. The remaining of the health care system in California is now beyond overcapacity, because of the same reason. This had led to long waits at the reception, diverted ambulances services and even unnecessary patient demise. It got estimated that there were approximately 7.8 million immigrants, who became illegally employed by U.S. employers during 2007. US economy would be much better off, in case that all the jobs were filled with US laborers. The region bordering the U.S./Mexico border is an open war zone. Juarez, a city in Mexico, bordering the U.S., is one of the most lethal cities on the entire world, due to the vicious drug war being fought there. In fact, Juarez is the capital of murder in the western hemisphere (Bascio 38). Much of that violence has begun to spread out to areas of the southwestern United States, towards Arizona. A large percentage of young illegal aliens winds up in violent gangs like MS-13.
American authorities believe that immigrants make up millions of members of criminal gangs that are operating inside the United States. According to the federal government, the gangs are responsible for the violent criminal activities committed in America each year (Gordon 28). Latino gangs, which comprise mostly of illegal immigrants, are responsible for much of these criminal activities. It is clear that Mexican drug Lords and their cartels are explicitly conducting military activities inside the United States. The small number of border patrol officers that are guarding the border is massively outgunned and outmanned.
Annually, it costs the state multi billion dollars to jail illegal alien criminals that should not have access into the country, in the first place. It gets estimated that illegal immigrants make up almost 30 percent of the numbers in federal and state prison. The total cost of keeping them in jail is more than 1.6 billion dollars per annum. The drug war fought on the borders of both sides is so intense that it is almost inconceivable. For example, one particularly famous Mexican assassin, known as "the soup maker", has confessed that he made almost 300 bodies vanish by dissolving them in acid baths. Right now there is essentially nothing that would prevent the next "soup maker" from crossing the borders and moving into areas of American life (Bascio 43).
With the entire fore goings in mind, banned citizens should not be granted legal citizenship easily. Illegal immigrants should not be legalized, unless they understand the legal system of citizenship, where applicants' background checks are conducted. This would ensure a safe and economic prosperous United States.


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