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I thought of the usual exculpatory strategies: Texas is actually just like the rest of America, only more so. We'd be perfectly normal, if weren't for this slightly lunatic quality of exaggeration. Then I figured, Ah, to hell with it, let's take the blame. I don't know why stuff like this never happens in Nebraska. There is something strange about Texas.
Chiefly, the Enron-Texas connection is explained by the motto, "A healthy bidness climate." A healthy bidness climate is the main and indeed the entire goal of the gummint of the state of Texas. That's what we do here. We legislate, regulate and tax in order to maintain the healthy bidness climate. You notice a nervous quality in much of the commentary in the business press: the hesitant warning that actually, somehow, everything Enron did might have been, well, legal.
'No shit' is our quaint Texas way of saying, "Of course."
It's amazing we put as many people in prison as we do, given that practically nothing is illegal here. If a stick-up artist went into the Jiffy Mart, pulled his rod and said, "Put 'em up, this is an aggressive accounting practice!" there'd probably be no way to charge him. One time Bo Pilgrim, the East Texas chicken magnate, walked around the floor of the Texas Senate handing out $10,000 checks, payee blank, to politicians who were about to vote on a bill closely affecting his bidness. Turned out not to be illegal.
The media keep describing Houston as "shell-shocked" by the Enron collapse. According to Robert H. Baker, a banker and native Houstonian, the town is more "pissed off" than in despair. "This is a town of blue-collar workers at the plants down on the Channel, shirt-sleeve engineers in their cubes on the Beltway, and immigrants from everywhere just trying to get along and make a better life for their families. Enron empoyees weren't our types. The aggressive arrogant, investment banker executives with their Yankee MBAs; the snot-nose, brash, twenty-something traders this was not a loveable crew." One local reporter said firmly, "They are ALL from the Midwest."
Linda Lay's televised defense of her husband ("Something went wrong") was a flop in Houston. For one thing, in Texas it's bad form to send the little woman out to fight your battles for you. Sexism lives. Mrs. Lay's claim that the family had "lost everything" touched off more hoots than sympathy, with various parties offering to start a food drive for the Lays. In Texas it's also bad form to abandon your friends when they get dropped in doo-doo, whether its their fault or not. This is particularly true in Texas politics. The late Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, George W. Bush's mentor in Texas politics, was famous for never abandoning old cronies, no matter how embarrassing they were and many were. It has not escaped notice here that George W. is craw-daddin' away from Ken Lay fast as he can, while Ann Richards, whom Lay dropped in '94 to support Bush, speaks up for him.
Thom Marshall, the metro columnist for the Houston Chronicle, which has not distinguished itself on this story, reported lugubriously that he didn't even know any Enron jokes, except for word plays on the name Lay. Locals have derived wry amusement from visitations by the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Tim Fleck of the Houston Press said, "They finally found a Republican crowd of victims." Another source of amusement in all this is the interviews with Enron employees who indignantly report that they have been to the unemployment office and that it is a "demeaning" and "humiliating" experience. They've even been put on Hold. In the state famous for low-taxes and few services, all programs are set up to make it difficult and unpleasant for people to apply for help to which they are entitled, a fact of which our poorer citizens have long been aware.
The fact that Bush himself sold his stock in Harken Energy when it was going under in 1990 U.S. News & World Report said there was "substantial evidence to suggest that Bush knew Harken was in dire straits" and then failed to report the sale to the Securities & Exchange Commission until eight months after the legal deadline is not forgotten by some.
Texas has a long history of high-fliers who tanked big time. From the slant-hole drillers to Billie Sol Estes, from Glen McCarthy (played by James Dean in the movie "Giant") to Danny Faulkner, the endearingly white-trash Dallas builder who came to symbolize the wretched excesses of the S&L scandal, they've been great newspaper copy and part of Texas mythology. Because the oil patch has always been a crap shoot, it is universally acknowledged that sooner or later, you crap out. Then you start over. Most of the first generation of Texas oilmen went bust a time or two, and no great disgrace ever attached to it. After former Gov. John Connally declared bankruptcy in the 1980's, he made television ads for a bank urging others to be more careful. The trouble with Ken Lay as a Texas flame-out is that he has no style. That, and a lot more people got hurt.
For many in Houston, this is a genuinely sad chapter, in part because Enron gave a lot back to the community. For the rest of us it is but a particularly gruesome example of the incest between gummint and bidness which has long cast disrepute on both in our state. Corrupt? No shit.


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There is more to purchasing an accounting software package than just looking around. Make sure you review the sales material available from the software companies. Look at their websites to get more specific information as to how the software works. Some companies let you try out their demo before you decide to buy it.
If your company is a small business, try looking at the inexpensive types of software that integrate with your company's needs. You can also talk to other businesssmen and women who are using the same systems. Find a friend or a colleague of yours who could rate the product for you , or trade associations and software vendors might be able to give you names of people to contact about the quality and effectiveness of their software. If you have to convert to another system, make sure you ask about technical support. When learning a new system, it is imperative to get help since there will always be something that goes wrong.
You can also ask your accountant what type of software they recommend. They can steer you in the right direction when they know your industry and the kind of information you process on a day to day basis.
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Good Afternoon Alex,
It could be morning or evening! wherever you happen to be travelling!
There could only be one word for the trip you planned for us to Vietnam. FANTASTIC!!
You were so right in saying "things just happen" and its never too late!!.....We managed the busy schedule mainly because you and Anh had perfectly planned the time.
We had the pleasure of meeting him in Hanoi(what a lovely man) and he made contact several times during the trip just to CHECK!!
The variety of hotels were all well located and were excellent for our needs..... As were the guides and drivers.
There was only one major hassle as you become to expect on any trip!! Cambodia lived up to the corrupt reputation we paid AND tipped to get in.
It was the rainy season in Phu quoc but not so busy mostly Vietnamese families on holiday. It was a long long time since the Saigon Phu Qoc Hotel was 4* but beautifully located.
We decided to ignore the mould and jade and enjoy the good parts. The pool was lovely (the sea was too rough) and the seafood was phenomenal!!
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Homo Sapiens & Homo Globine, ou Les avatars du vampire!
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The author offers a guided tour of the innumerable representations of the vampire, in novels as well as in the movies. He deals in particular with the migrations of the vampire from genre to genre and from media to media, ...


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This Is the One Body Part You're Not Paying Attention to but Should Be
You might have a robust skin-care routine. You know, the kind that includes a 5-step ritual for your face, the best natural shampoos and conditioners for shiny hair, and supplements for healthy nails, and yet you still might not be paying attention to one very important body part—your legs.
"Your legs can really tell you a lot about your health, your emotions, and your mentality," says Julie Elliott, skin-care expert and founder of luxe natural brand In Fiore. "Legs tend to carry a lot of water retention, and they're also where you can have circulatory problems and issues with lymphatic flow."
"Our legs can really tell us a lot about our health, our emotions, and our mentality."
But they're also a seriously powerful tool. They get you through spin class, boot camp, chair pose, and you can almost liken them to the shocks on a car, since they absorb much of the impact from all of these activities (and you know, from walking down the street, too). If you're anything like me, though, the most TLC you give your legs comes when you finally shave (sigh) or when they're so sore you've got to foam roll them out.
"We shouldn't forget to nourish harder-to-reach areas like the legs," notes Robert Anolik, M.D., a New York City-based dermatologist. "Inflammation from dry skin and wear and tear can cause skin barrier breakdown, leading to scaling and itchiness."
The thing is, simply slathering on your typical moisturizer isn't going to necessarily solve all potential leg woes. That's why Elliott concocted the Firmante Elevating Leg Tonic (coincidentally, Hannah Bronfman recently professed her love for it) specifically for your lower half to help boost circulation and help keep the leg skin firm.
Keep reading to learn why your legs need love too—and how you can give it to them.
Why you should take care of your lower body
Elliott points out that full-body oiling is a common Ayurvedic modality. One of the main reasons to nourish your legs is to connect your mind with one of the hardest working parts of your body. "I wanted a product that would alleviate [certain] conditions and also do something meditative," says Elliott. "When you're working in an oil-based product, it requires the attention of massage—it's a way of reconnecting with yourself."
Not only should the process be relaxing, but it should be stimulating as well. "The leg tonic is multi-functional in the sense that it's working deeply on stimulating blood and lymphatic flow, flushing toxins, and addressing water retention," Elliott explains. "It's also working on tissue laxity and improving the appearance of your skin."
"The leg tonic is multi-functional in the sense that it's working deeply on stimulating blood and lymphatic flow, flushing toxins, and addressing water retention."
The magical ingredients that work these wonders? According to Elliott, it's a botanical blend that includes black spruce, cypress, neroli, and fennel, for starters. "Black spruce is the dominant essential oil in this," says Elliott. "It's grounding, and your legs and feet are what connect you to the ground." Neroli and cypress, on the other hand, purportedly work to increase the firmness of the legs, according to Elliott.
Then there's horse chestnut, which is a lychee-like flowering plant that she says works as a circulatory agent. For stagnation, she added echinacea, fennel, red cover dandelion, and comfrey. "These herbs work synergistically to open up the pathways for moving stagnation," says Elliott. "It's very invigorating and active when you put it on." And to allow your legs to soak it all in, In Fiore uses nourishing carrier oils like grape seed, jojoba, and avocado (which also aid in giving your gams a glow).
"There is evidence that echinacea has been shown to help with healing, which could translate to skin improvement," says Dr. Anolik. "And horse chestnut extract has been shown to possibly help with varicose veins when used topically."
Whether you get a leg tonic or not, it is true that your gams could use some more devotion. "It's good to become really in-tune with your body," says Elliott. Welp, sounds like it's prime time to kick your feet up and give yourself a massage.
Originally posted November 6, 2017, updated October 19, 2018.
Also, here's the one part of your body that you're probably not cleaning correctly. And this is the truth about whether or not you should really be cleaning your vagina.
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Big data—the collecting of enormous sets of information and analyzing it for patterns and insights to aid decision making—is a hot trend in fields ranging from heath care to sports to real estate.
But at the closing session of ULI's Spring Meeting in Philadelphia, one of the nation's most prominent statistical seers gave what might seem like a surprising warning: a mountain of numbers and facts can just as easily lead you to the wrong conclusion as to the right one.
"When you have more data, you have more opportunities to be wrong," said Nate Silver, founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, a website devoted to applying sophisticated statistical analysis to a variety of subjects.
Silver, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't, first gained fame for developing a mathematical model that correctly called the results in 49 of 50 states in the 2008 presidential election. In 2012, he did even better, picking the winner in all 50 states.
With that sort of record, Silver might be expected to tout the supremacy of number crunching over mere observation, experience, and instinct. Instead, he cautioned his audience that those old-fashioned aids to decision making not only are still viable, but actually are essential to getting the correct answers from statistical modeling.
He also pointed out the importance of developing a good theory—a reasoned explanation for a phenomenon, whether it is a baseball star's hitting proficiency or the performance of real estate investments—and using data to evaluate its predictive value, rather than simply making predictions based on numbers.
Silver sought to debunk the notion that "once you have enough variables and enough computers, you don't need to worry about theory and the scientific method, and that you just need to find correlations in data raining out of the cloud." To the contrary, he said, that approach can be a recipe for disaster. "If you have false theories, you see the data in the wrong way."
Silver cited the 2008 financial meltdown, in which investment banks and regulators failed to foresee that trillions of dollars in mortgage-based securities would go into default, because the possibility of such a massive catastrophe seemed too remote.
But another, perhaps even more glaring example was Japan's lack of preparedness for a 9.0 earthquake in March 2011, which triggered a massive tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and caused the meltdown of three reactors. In that instance, earthquake scientists had failed to anticipate the possibility that a quake that size could occur because they relied on relatively recent seismic records, Silver said. "Using 90 years of data to predict a 300-year event" won't work, he said.
It also can be misleading to give too much weight to individual data points, Silver noted, such as the latest poll in a presidential race, rather than look at the pattern from multiple points over time. In the 2012 presidential race, for example, looking at polls in isolation gave a misleading picture of the contest between President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. "Data is messy," Silver explained. But when the results of many polls were combined, they plotted pretty much a straight line in which Obama maintained a consistent lead, except for a swing of a point or two at the end.
Silver chided cable TV news commentators for chronically misusing polling data. "They want to create a narrative of major swings back and forth," he said. That way, "every minor gaffe becomes an opportunity for a new story to be written." In reality, the electorate doesn't change direction so rapidly. "People are fairly sensible, and it ends up being fairly stable," he said. "Most people aren't watching cable news."
That problem actually has been amplified by increased polling, he said. "If you have 500 polls instead of five, you can cherry-pick the ones you like."
To avoid drawing wrong conclusions from data, people should remember that any prediction comes with a degree of uncertainty, Silver told those attending. For that reason, he prefers to publish "probabilistic" forecasts. Instead of claiming to know exactly what will happen, Silver runs his model enough times to provide a range of possible outcomes and the likelihood of a given result.
He also urged listeners to develop an awareness of their own biases and how they might affect the interpretation of data. He cited research in which identical résumés with male and female names are sent to hiring managers, who tended to interpret the same information differently because of gender. "The male name is more likely to be called back, especially in male-dominated industries," Silver said." Worse yet, "people who say they have no gender bias actually are more likely to have bias."
And most important, perhaps, Silver extolled the importance of using "gut instinct" as a check against wrong interpretations of data. As an example, he described an Uber ride in Manhattan in which he got to his destination 40 minutes late because the driver insisted on following his GPS device's instructions, which showed that the quickest route with the least traffic was on a street that cut through Central Park. "There was no traffic because the road was closed except during rush hour," Silver explained.
It had never occurred to the driver how unlikely it was that "all 8 million New Yorkers are too dumb to know about this shortcut, but 'my GPS found it,'" Silver said.


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Outdoor grilling season is finally here. This means we have many options for eating delicious foods while using seasonal and fresh ingredients.
Red meats, poultry and fish can benefit very much from a marinade. You can easily and quickly prepare a marinade, either the night before or early in the morning, to give the meat more flavor.
In addition to a tasty corn salsa, you can serve bread or tortillas. A green salad and freshly made rice are the perfect sides for these breasts. Try them today!
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text: On September 13, 2006, Kimveer Gill walked into the cafeteria at Dawson College in Montreal and, without apparent motive, shot 21 people, injuring 19 and killing two, including himself. The same day a judge in West Virginia sent a woman to jail for, among other atrocities, forcing her six children and stepchildren to gorge themselves on food and then eat their own vomit. Also on the 13th, a court in New York sentenced a man for killing his girlfriend by setting her on fire--in front of her 10-year-old son. There was nothing special about that Wednesday. From around the world we hear reports of murder, manslaughter, cruelty and abuse every day. Violence is ubiquitous.


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Major Moves
I've been talking a lot about the 10-year Treasury yield (TNX) during the past few weeks because it has been experiencing a rather dramatic decline, falling to levels not seen since December 2017. One of the reasons I reference the TNX so frequently is it is tied to a variety of assets, indexes and indicators in the financial markets, including the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is the most popular mortgage among individual home buyers. According to Freddie Mac, approximately 90% of home buyers choose a 30-year mortgage when financing their homes.
So what's the connection between the TNX and the rate on a 30-year mortgage? These two rates have a positive correlation. When the TNX moves higher, the 30-year mortgage rate tends to move higher. Conversely, when the TNX moves lower, the 30-year mortgage rate tends to move lower.
In fact, these two rates move so consistently together that mortgage brokers will often approximate what the 30-year mortgage rate is going to be in the short term by finding the TNX and adding 2% to it. For instance, if the TNX is at 3%, you could estimate that the 30-year mortgage rate is going to be approximately 5% (3% TNX + 2% risk premium = 5%).
Of course, the spread between the two rates isn't always equal to exactly 2%. Currently, the spread between the TNX at 2.39% and the 30-year mortgage rate at 4.06% is only 1.67% (4.06% - 2.39% = 1.67% spread), but it's pretty close to the 2% rule of thumb.
More important than the actual spread between the two rates, however, is the trend those rates are experiencing. The TNX topped out at 3.24% on Nov. 8, 2018, before turning lower into its current bearish downtrend. The 30-year mortgage rate was soon to follow, topping out at 4.94% on Nov. 15, 2018, before starting its decline to its current level of 4.06%.
This steady decline in the 30-year mortgage rate has helped stabilize the bullish run that residential home builders – like Lennar Corporation (LEN), D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), NVR, Inc. (NVR), PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM), Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL) and KB Home (KBH) – have been enjoying during early 2019.
The cheaper mortgage rates are, the easier it is for prospective home buyers to qualify and afford new mortgages, which means more people can buy more homes. This is great news for home builders. If this trend of falling rates continues, watch for the housing sector to continue its strong performance.
The S&P 500 went virtually nowhere today. To see just how little the index moved, all you have to do is look at the candlesticks. You can fit all of today's candlestick within yesterday's candlestick, and you can fit all of today's candlestick body within yesterday's candlestick body.
Traders could be waiting for any number of things – Brexit votes in British parliament, inflation and consumer sentiment economic announcements, or this weekend's Sweet 16 and Elite 8 March Madness rounds (probably not) – but until we get some news to knock things loose, we may be in for an extended consolidation.
Read more:
How the Federal Reserve Affects Mortgage Rates
Top U.S. Housing Market Indicators
Why the Housing Market Won't Crash Like 2008: Robert Shiller
Risk Indicators – Federal Funds Futures
Earlier this week, I talked about the inversion in the belly of the Treasury yield curve and the longer-term warning sign it is for the stock market. Today, I'm looking at the short end of the Treasury yield curve and focusing on the federal funds rate.
Even though the short end of the yield curve is currently higher than the belly of the curve, traders are starting to anticipate that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is going to try and address that by cutting the federal funds rate.
How can you tell if traders are pricing in rate cuts or rate hikes on the federal funds rate? It's actually quite simple – you look at the federal funds futures contracts. When futures traders believe the FOMC is going to hike rates, they push the price of the futures contracts down. Conversely, when futures traders believe the FOMC is going to cut rates, they push the price of the futures contracts up.
For example, the chart below shows the federal funds futures contract that expires in December 2019. During late 2018, when traders thought the FOMC was going to continue hiking rates throughout 2019, they pushed the value of these futures contracts lower. However, as soon as the FOMC signaled it was going to take a break from its steady pattern of raising rates, traders started to push the value of these futures contracts higher.
Traders have become increasingly aggressive in pushing the December 2019 federal funds futures contract higher in the wake of the FOMC's latest monetary policy meeting, where the committee signaled that it might actually start thinking about cutting rates again.
To get a sense for what rates traders are pricing in, you find the current value of the futures contract and subtract it from 100. In this case, the current value of 97.855 suggests that traders are pricing in a federal funds rate of 2.145% (100 – 97.855 = 2.145) by December 2019 – because that's when this particular futures contract expires.
Seeing as how the current federal funds target range is 2.25% to 2.5%, the price of the current federal funds futures contracts suggests that traders believe the FOMC is going to make a 25-basis-point cut to rates – bringing the target range down to 2% to 2.25% – by the end of the year.
The FOMC typically cuts rates only when it sees an economic slowdown on the horizon or already in progress. This tells us that, if traders are correct and the FOMC is going to start cutting rates before the end of 2019, we could be on our way toward an economic slowdown in 2020.
Read more:
What Are the Implications of a Low Federal Funds Rate?
What Are the Differences Between the Federal Funds Rate and LIBOR?
How Do Interest Rates Affect the Stock Market?
Bottom Line – Falling Interest Rates
Determining how falling interest rates – whether they be bond yields or mortgage rates – are going to affect the stock market can be incredibly difficult, especially in the short term.
Sometimes traders react with excitement to falling rates because they indicate that it will be easier for businesses and individuals to borrow money and expand the economy. However, sometimes traders react with dread and apprehension because falling interest rates can also indicate that the economy is contracting and needs help.
During the bull market that lasted from 2009 to 2018, traders chose to react bullishly to falling interest rates. Unfortunately, it's still too early to tell what they might do in 2019.
Read more:
What You Need to Know About Lyft's IPO
The Impact of an Inverted Yield Curve
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A desperate Gambian mother is soliciting for assistance to enable her lodge an appeal in a British court to regain the right for access and custody of her children who are with the social service in the United Kingdom for the past 8 years.
According to this woman, she has not seen or spoken to her two children, a girl and boy, since 2008 when they were 7 years and 2 years respectively as they are in the custody of the British Social Service. She said the two children were born in the UK in her marriage with a Gambian husband who was also based there at the time. She said both parents are now in the Gambia and struggling in the British legal system to have access to their children.
"I have never spoken to my two children since they were forcibly taken away from me by the social service in 2008 and I left the UK in 2009," said the desperate mother.
She explained that she has been fighting for her right to have access and custody of her children who are now far away from her.
The woman said the matter is now before the Civil Appeals division of the Royal Courts of Justice in London to determine whether the parents should have access to their children. She said a judgment was earlier made in favour of the social service in the absence of the legal representation of the bona fide parents and that the same court has now allowed them to lodge an appeal.
It is therefore in this regard that she is soliciting for urgent assistance from Good Samaritans both in the Gambia and abroad in order to settle the legal fees required for the filing of this appeal within two weeks.
She can be reached on these numbers: 2205654 / 9092819.


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The full version of What's Cropping Up? Volume 28 No. 4 is available as a downloadable PDF and on issuu. Individual articles are available below:
- Western Bean Cutworm in New York State
- Growing GMO free corn: Insect management challenges revisited from the pre-GMO era
- Extremely Low Weed Densities in Conventional Soybean and Relatively Low Weed Densities in Organic Soybean (especially in the Corn-Soybean-Wheat/Red Clover Rotation) in 2018
- Soybean White Mold Variety Trial – Genesee County, 2018
- Harvest Strategies and Forage Quality Monitoring for Corn Silage


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Brief Résumé
Software Consultant
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, I began my career with Boeing as a Defense Contractor. I followed this with a short stint at General Electric and then moved on to Rockwell for a number of years before starting my own software consulting firm, QiSoftware. I have held Top Secret and Secret clearances, with a life style polygraph. Clearance currently inactive.
I am the developer of the "Blogger Calendar" which uses Java Servlet technology. To date, the calendar has been adapted for use with Blogger [both blogspot and privately hosted blogs], MovableType and WordPress blogs but is not limited to these blogging platforms.
I am a member of Jugaccino — a Java User's Group located in Maryland.
I specialize in Java/J2EE and C/C++ development solutions. I also develop databases and any number of other tools to enable efficient use of web sites, intranets, and computers in general.
Other Résumé Links:
Business Blog – December 2004
QiSoftware Solutions
Wired Pages – Demonstrates Integration of Java Technology
I developed all of the tools integrated and discussed in the above listed sites.
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I'm participating in the WebRTC free preview and experiencing the following error:
DOMException: Failed to set remote offer sdp: Session error code: ERROR_CONTENT. Session error description: Failed to set remote video description send parameters..
I have my 443 streaming port and port 9443 secured with streamlock. My IP in not public as this server is internal only.
Answer by Christopher Kang ·
Aaron - Yes this was ultimately the issue we were experiencing. A main profile was being used to encode. Switching to baseline fixed it.
Answer by Christopher Kang ·
Configuring the stream for baseline solved my issue. Looks like that's what you're using there
Answer by Oleksandr Bohonis ·
I tried to change profile to Baseline, but unfortunately it didn't help me.
Here is my SDP:
sdp: {"type":"offer","sdp":"v=0\r\no=WowzaStreamingEngine-next 258819460 2 IN IP4 127.0.0.1\r\ns=-\r\nt=0 0\r\na=fingerprint:sha-256 90:DE:C3:2B:D7:F2:1E:A8:69:DF:10:74:2C:5A:3D:87:51:FD:C2:B2:E3:8D:92:3C:39:B9:29:63:42:35:2F:66\r\na=group:BUNDLE video\r\na=ice-options:trickle\r\na=msid-semantic:WMS *\r\nm=video 9 RTP/SAVPF 97\r\na=rtpmap:97 H264/90000\r\na=fmtp:97 packetization-mode=1;profile-level-id=42001E;sprop-parameter-sets=Z0IAHuKQFAe2AtwEBAaQeJEV,aM48gA==\r\na=cliprect:0,0,480,640\r\na=framesize:97 640-480\r\na=control:trackID=1\r\nc=IN IP4 0.0.0.0\r\na=sendrecv\r\na=ice-pwd:0d962064aaad498ce4a78f39b7f7d6df\r\na=ice-ufrag:ed9e75c7\r\na=mid:video\r\na=msid:{797cf3cd-8d09-4e59-8912-c769da88efb5} {d9448709-01d1-4fa0-a550-75bdf4111b09}\r\na=rtcp-fb:97 nack\r\na=rtcp-fb:97 nack pli\r\na=rtcp-fb:97 ccm fir\r\na=rtcp-mux\r\na=setup:actpass\r\na=ssrc:1963131891 cname:{39453f88-e972-41b1-bc86-8cfd9e8fb95f}\r\n"}
Answer by Aaron Boushley ·
What is the SDP that is being sent from Wowza? I had some similar issues and it was related to the encoding profile of the content.
Answer by Jason Tuchler ·
Hello @Oleksandr Bohonis
I would recommend making sure that you are on the latest webrtc package. The link to this is in the WebRTC package that was sent to you under, "url.text".
If that does not help, I would recommend opening a support case with the above info, as this should work in the latest Chrome version.
Answer by Oleksandr Bohonis ·
Hi Christopher,
Did you manage this problem?
I'm faced with this error after upgrading Chrome to version 57, in version 55 WebRTC worked fine.
Answer by Jason Tuchler ·
Hello @Christopher Kang
So we can get a better look at your WebRTC setup, I would recommend opening a support case here
with including the below info:
Are you using WebRTC publish to WebRTC play or another scenario?
What browser versions you are testing with?
[install-dir]/logs (only latest logs showing a server restart and connection attempts is needed)
[install-dir]/htdocs (if using)
If you are not sure how to get this information please see the following tutorial.
http://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php?425-How-to-create-a-compressed-zip-file-in Windows-Mac-OS-and-Linux
If the files are too big for email transport (20mb) please send a downloadable link to the files.
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Full-Time Faculty Position at Sabanci University
Full-Time Faculty Position in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (Advert Reference Code: PHYS-1-2017) at Sabancı University
The Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS) at Sabancı University, İstanbul, Turkey invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the area of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics. The ideal candidate for this position should hold a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics or a closely related field and have a strong research background in experimental condensed matter physics as demonstrated by a publication record in relevant high-quality journals. We welcome applications from candidates at all ranks. For candidates at the Assistant Professor level, post-doctoral research experience is required. Sabancı University offers an internationally competitive salary and benefits package.
The faculty member will be expected to establish and execute an independent research program at Sabancı University, as well as attract external funding at both national and international levels. The new faculty member will have a primary affiliation with the Physics program and will be encouraged to conduct collaborate ve research with other programs in FENS as well. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to benefit from the state-of-the-art infrastructure of the recently established Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM).
The responsibilities of the new faculty member include teaching undergraduate and graduate level physics courses, supervision and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students as well as service on committees.
Sabancı University is a privately funded premier academic institution, which was founded in 1999. Its modern campus is located in suburban İstanbul. The university offers 12 undergraduate programs and 23 graduate programs in three faculties (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Management). The medium of instruction is English. The University aims to establish a high standard of academic excellence and a research-oriented atmosphere for its international faculty and students while nurturing productive relationships with the industry.
Sabancı University ranked 182nd in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2014-2015 and 15th in THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2015. It also ranked first among all universities in Turkey in the 2015 University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index of the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology.
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KCPD: Keep the Militia on a Leash
KCPD: Keep the Militia on a Leash
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On the weekend of August 19, 2017, leftist activists organized two events in Kansas City, Missouri: a rally against prisoner abuse and a march against white supremacy. Though successful, these rallies were stalked by men dressed in camouflage and armed with knives, handguns, and rifles -- members of a right-wing "militia" group called the "Three Percenters."
These men were inspired by the "militia" that protected the neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and Confederates in Charlottesville, Virginia, the week before. They were not present to protect the Kansas Citians gathering for justice for prisoners and people of color, as they absurdly implied in the press and to passersby. They came to intimidate, no doubt with some hope a protester would break a window or step out of line in some fashion so they could murder said protester and call it justified. The Three Percenters circled the protesters during speeches and then followed them on their march.
The Kansas City Police Department allowed this. It could have kept these counter-protesters behind a police line, cornered off away from the crowd, as it did during a June 10, 2017 protest/counter-protest. But instead the "militia" was allowed to stalk the crowd. Videos even surfaced of a disturbingly friendly police-"militia" relationship, in which one Three Percenter says the KCPD asked them to come and another tells police they'd "keep you in the loop" concerning any altercations (highlighting what they were there for, to take matters into their own hands, the police a mere afterthought).
Because the Three Percenters were there to intimidate, because weaponry readied against unarmed protesters is both unnecessary and enormously increases the risk of altercations, violence, or death, because protesters felt unsafe, and because (as with a car mowing down protesters) it is only a matter of time before a "militia" kills a protester for no reason, we demand the following:
1. During future events, "militias" and other counter-protesters will be kept at a safe distance behind a police line. The police will not allow them to leave their area, circle the crowd, enter the crowd, follow the crowd, or harass or terrorize or intimidate the crowd in any way.
2. The KCPD will immediately release a public statement declaring the above is official policy and will be followed to the letter.
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The #grass in my grandfather's #lawn was always darker. I could never understand why. Our neighbours had grass that was a minty, soothing #green. Ours was a surly, deep green. "Just like your #grandfather," smirked my uncle. "When he laughs the heavens open up and #Krishna dances because the #curd won't go sour today." Whenever I saw Thatha smile, I'd look up, wondering if it would rain. It never did. But when he did smile, the grass would seem lighter that day. And I'd immediately plan a picnic with my #dolls and #teaset. #shortstory #instastory #fiction #nostalgia #childhood
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"…and if you're not careful, when you're sleeping, the fingers will reach out, through your windows and grab you!" He grabbed her with his own pudgy fingers for emphasis and she squealed loudly. "No! Mama won't let it! You're lying bhaiya." "Mama will be sleeping. Grown ups aren't affected by the tree; just little girls." Terror gripped her and lasted into the night, with her insisting that her father and mother check the locks on the window every night.The next year, she told her brother that the demon that lived in the tree was bored of little girls and now craved boy flesh. With red crayons, she left marks on her brother's window and psyche for a long while. #shortstory #instastory #fiction #sibling #revenge
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"Do not get your new clothes wet," her mother warned. Of course, after that, they both knew that some piece of clothing would come home drenched. The only question was how. A tap? A puddle? In #Goa, during #monsoon, the possibilities were endless. She walked to the beach, seven km from their home, and drenched her pants. Even if they dried out, she decided with satisfaction, they would be stiff with salt and her mother would still know. #shortstory #fiction #instastory photo by ikroopn


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Jaipur: "This is no rickshaw! This is Ferrari!"
Writing from: Pushkar (insert camel joke here)
Jaipur, the pink city. Jaipur, the pinkish city. Well, sort of a reddy orangey pink. Jaipur, the reddy orangey pink city.
Worth a couple of days to wander around. Watch out for sunset monkeys. A fewJaipur memories:
A boy, cycling fast on a very old bike, putting his hand out to stroke the back of a meandering cow as he shot past it.
An army of monkeys marching down three sides of a narrow alleyway, their tails waving like banners of victory behind them.
Two mud-black pigs caught snuffling through the worst smelling rubbish in a tiny side street, one turning its too-pink nose to pose for the camera.
Urgent cheerful hollers from who knows where until we located a small girl waving and smiling from a first floor window.
A uniformed brass band taking a break in the shade. Happy to be in a photo with M, where they insisted I wait while they put a hat on him and handed him the silver trumpet to pose with.
A mother touching the front of a shrine with her hand, then the head of her chubby-kneed baby to pass on the blessing.
Four ladies sat on the floor of a fabric shop sewing sequins on the twinkling bolt of dark pink cloth across their legs and chattering in true S&B style.
Our cycle rickshaw driver who insisted we call him Happy, who crawled along the kerb for a good 20 minutes in blistering midday sunshine until we relented and hired him for the afternoon.
The view from the top of Jaipur's tallest tower, for a mere 10 Rps.
Jantur Mantur – a scientific space of shadows, angles, and sunlight, where structures show the position of stars, planets, and the rest of the heavens. Feeling small and stupid in the shadow of a scientific instrument built in 1728 that clearly knows more about the universe than you do.
Escaping to the safety of the kerb when a police car gently crumpled the wheel of the cycle rickshaw we were in (the driver getting a good wad of notes from both the driver and a very kind M, to make up for his mangled livelihood).
Keeping in a "Hah!" of laughter in when an autorickshaw driver told me I looked like Angelina Jolie, and proceeded to call us Mr and Mrs Smith all day.
Keeping in gasps of horror as his assurance that "This is not an autorickshaw. It is my Ferrari" and the fact that "Your driver is 007. Soon we go in water, then come out and drive down the wall of the Amber fort!" was backed up by him driving like he really was 007 and was escaping with the precious microfilm.
Deciding that however sinewy and do-this-every day cycle rickshaw drivers clearly are, I am still a fat Western pig and will never feel less guilty for their straining efforts as they pull us up inclines, despite the fact I know this is how they earn their living.
The tiny birds, single chipmunk, mice, turtle doves, geckos, and occasional house rat that joined us in the courtyard garden of Devi Newas Guesthouse as we ate breakfast.
The cool white-yellow of the Amber Fort, just outside Jaipur (which was begun back in 1592 by Maharajah Man Singh, for those who like to know these things), in the awesome midday heat.
Many photos I know. Gawd bless me camera phone. 🙂
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CarmenMNovember 12, 2008
Ah Lauren, your excellent photo-sharing made me feel I was right there with you on this cold inclement England day: praise your eyes. x
Laura DavisNovember 14, 2008
Cool stuff… how are the socks?


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March 2001 Address to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
[The following has been extracted from a testimony presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., 8 March 2001.]
I think before going into a very short version of my prepared statement, I would like to talk to some of the foreign policy issues that Senator Biden raised because, for the most part, I am here to talk about the budget, but of course we can talk about any issues that members wish to talk about. Let me start with Iraq. Iraq and the situation in Iraq was the principal purpose of my trip throughout the Persian Gulf and Middle East area the week before last. When we took over on the 20th of January, I discovered that we had an Iraq policy that was in disarray, and the sanctions part of that policy was not just in disarray, it was falling apart. We were losing support for the sanctions regime that has served so well over the last ten years. With all of the ups and downs and with all of the difficulties that are associated that regime, it was falling apart. It has been successful. Saddam Hussein has not been able to rebuild his army, notwithstanding claims that he has. He has fewer tanks in his inventory today th an he had ten years ago. Even though we know he is working on weapons of mass destruction, we know he has things squirrelled away; at the same time we have not seen that capacity emerge to present a full-fledged threat to us.
So I think credit has to be given to the United Nations and to the Permanent 5 and to the nations in the region for putting in place a regime that has kept him pretty much in check. What I found on the 20th of January, however, was that regime was collapsing. More and more nations were saying let's just get rid of the sanctions, let's not worry about inspectors, let's just forget it. There was all kinds of leakage from the front line states, whether it was through Syria, through Jordan, through Turkey, or down through the Persian Gulf with the smuggling of oil.
And so what I felt we had to do was to start taking a look at these sanctions, remember what they were oriented to in the first place. With respect to the sanctions let's call what the United Nations does basket one. It has nothing to do with regime change. That is U.S. policy. That is U.S. policy that lets us put in basket two, the no-fly zone, or in basket three, Iraqi opposition activities.
My immediate concern was basket one, the U.N. basket, and how it was falling apart. And it seemed to me the first thing we had to do was to change the nature of the debate. We were being accused and we were taking on the burden of hurting Iraqi people, hurting Iraqi children, and we needed to turn that around. The purpose of these sanctions was to go after weapons of mass destruction. That's why they were put in place in the first instance at the end of the Gulf War.
So let us start talking about how the Iraqi regime is threatening children, their own children and the children of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and Syria and all over the region, how they were in danger of what Saddam Hussein was doing, and take away the argument he was using against us.
In order to make sure that that carried forward, we then had to take a look at the sanctions themselves. Were they being used to go after weapons of mass destruction and was that the way they were connected to our original goals, or, increasingly, were those sanctions starting to look as if they were hurting the Iraqi people? And it seems to me one approach to this was to go to those sanctions and eliminate those items in the sanctions regime that really were of civilian use and benefited people, and focus them exclusively on weapons of mass destruction and items that could be directed toward the development of weapons of mass destruction. I carried that message around the region and I found that our Arab friends in the region, as well as members of the Permanent 5 in the United Nations, as well as a number of my colleagues in NATO, found this to be a very attractive approach and that we should continue down this line. …


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McEachin, Wade on Nov. ballot
Jeremy M. Lazarus | 6/17/2016, 10:49 a.m.
Richmond's next congressman will either be Democrat A. Donald McEachin or Republican Michael L. "Mike" Wade.
As expected, both men easily overcame rivals to win their respective party's primary election Tuesday. They gain the right to carry their party's banner into the November general election to represent the refashioned 4th Congressional District in Washington.
Overshadowed by the presidential race and the massacre in Orlando, the congressional primaries drew less than 5 percent of the 490,000 voters in the district that stretches from Richmond to Chesapeake.
The current 4th District congressman, seven-term Republican Rep. J. Randy Forbes of Chesapeake, did not run for re-election in the district.
Instead, Rep. Forbes jumped into the Republican primary in the 2nd Congressional District centered in Virginia Beach. He lost the contest to Scott Taylor, a former Navy Seal who now represents the beach city in the House of Delegates.
In the 4th District Democratic primary, Sen. McEachin, an attorney and state senator from Henrico County, won the primary by a 3-1 margin over Ella P. Ward, a retired educator and member of the Chesapeake City Council.
Sen. McEachin garnered 11,837 votes, or 75 percent, to 3,981 votes, or 25 percent, for Dr. Ward.
Sen. McEachin lost to Dr. Ward in her home base of Chesapeake and Suffolk. He won overwhelmingly in Richmond and the 13 other localities that make up the 4th Congressional District. About 5,400 people voted in Richmond, about one-third of all the people who cast ballots in the 4th District's Democratic primary, and Mr. McEachin won the city by a nearly 7-1 margin.
In a victory statement after the results rolled in, Sen. McEachin looked ahead to the general election after thanking voters, supporters and Dr. Ward.
"I am eager to point out the differences between my opponent and me," stated Sen. McEachin, who already is considered the front-runner for November's general election in the Democratic-leaning district.
"Mike Wade belongs to the party of Donald Trump," he stated, "and has publicly embraced him. On the other hand, I am proud to stand for progressive values. I want to bring people together, not divide them. I want us to work together to make this country prosperous and secure, not to isolate and denigrate different groups.
"As we go into the fall," he continued, "I will keep talking with voters about the need to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, bring jobs to the district, improve our public education system, ensure access to quality, affordable health care, keep our communities safe, expand access to broadband internet and do more to address climate change."
In the Republican primary won by Sheriff Wade, 7,773 voters cast ballots. He claimed 4,988 votes, or 64 percent, to 2,785 votes, or 36 percent, for conservative activist Jackee K. Gonzalez.
Ms. Gonzalez raised less than $14,000 in seeking to upset of her better-known rival.
Mr. Wade lost to Ms. Gonzalez in her home base of Chesterfield County and in Charles City County, but picked up wins in the 14 other localities, including Richmond where he won 60 percent of the 1,117 votes cast in the GOP primary.
Though currently trailing Sen. McEachin in fundraising, Sheriff Wade is unfazed by his underdog status.
"I think we can beat Donald McEachin," he said at his victory party.
The four-term sheriff, who has won plaudits for his progressive programs at the Henrico jail, said he plans to run as a candidate who is "dedicated to finding common sense conservative solutions for the families of the 4th Congressional District."
Meanwhile, Richmond's former congressman, Democratic Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, was unchallenged for the Democratic nomination as he seeks to win a 13th term representing the 3rd Congressional District, now centered in Newport News, Hampton and Norfolk.
In November, he will take on long shot Republican Marty Williams, a retired Chesapeake police sergeant who currently chairs the Chesapeake Planning Commission.


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Craigslist is expected to boost revenue by a whopping 22 percent this year thanks in large part to fee-based postings in its adult services section, a new report concludes.
About one-third of the $122m Craigslist is expected to bring in in 2010 will come from the adult ads, which often promote the services of prostitutes, analysts from the Advanced Interactive Media Group estimate. Over the past year, the Web's 35th most trafficked website has doubled the fees for such ads and reneged on a promise to donate the proceeds to charities that work to prevent child exploitation and human trafficking.
As a result of the controversial move, sales from adult services will triple to about $36.3m compared with sales from 2009, the AIM Group said. It estimated profits would be about $88m. If correct, the figures mean Craigslist generates revenue of more than $4m per employee and per-employee profit of $2.9m to $3.2m.
Law enforcement authorities and anti-trafficking groups have criticized Craigslist for cashing in on the ads. The fees account for about 30 percent of its revenue, the second-largest category behind job recruitment postings, which generated 50 percent of its sales.
Last week, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Craigslist officials complaining of the continued presence of prostitution ads and asking what steps they were taking to curb them, according to The New York Times. He also called on Craigslist to disclose exactly how much money it's making from the ads and criticized the decision last May to stop donating the proceeds to charity.
In late 2008, Craigslist announced changes that for the first time required people posting to the site's red-light district to register using a valid credit card and telephone number. Those caught posting "inappropriate" ads were threatened with being blacklisted.
Since then, officials in the Illinois attorney general's office have counted more than 200,000 sex ads in the Chicago section of Craigslist alone, The Times said. Last week, federal prosecutors accused members of the notorious Gambino crime family of using Craigslist to sell the sexual services of girls as young as 15 years old. ®


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Keep calm, you're getting married
Apr 13th, 2013 by Kate Marillat
We are celebrating the groom this month and along with ethical clothing, crafty grooms and the shiny cufflinks we also want to talk about the stuff that's on your mind.
We want to talk about how you might be feeling, under pressure to be a perfect groom, wanting to 'get it right' for your bride along with any niggling worries about the big triggers of doing the speech or that first dance.
Pre-wedding nerves
So, how are you feeling about the wedding day? Does thinking about any specific part of the day bring a nervous feeling into your stomach or a lump in your throat? The wedding morning is often a stressful time for both bride and groom. Getting everyone ready, worrying about getting there on time, any last minute crises that could happen and those "what if…?" questions that swim around our psyches.
Ideally, we'd all like to be cool cucumbers but what if you know this isn't your normal state, that your stress and anxiety levels are already pretty high, and the big day might just add to that pressure cooker feeling?
There are many techniques that can help you relax so don't wait until you are a bag of nerves on the wedding day , investigate the following techniques to see which one is right for you: hypnotherapy, EFT, meditation, life coaching, and cognitive behavioural therapy. Here's a bit more detail on two of our favourites that you can get started with right away.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT & Matrix Reimprinting)
Tapping points courtesy of EFT Training Courses
This self-help technique is based on the same theory as acupuncture, except you tap points on your body rather than insert needles. Its popularity is growing rapidly and it is thought to be one of the "greatest healing tools of the 20th century" (Deepak Chopra). Here is what one bride said:
"We are just back from honeymoon after an amazing wedding and I just wanted to say thank you SO much for the work we did together – apart from early morning nerves I felt so calm throughout the whole day and it was incredible! I really was amazed at how relaxed I was the whole day. No overwhelm at all, just lots of grounded happiness" EFT Brighton
You don't have to be a monk on the side of the mountain to meditate, it's simply taking time to be still, relax and be present. There has been lots of research on the effects of meditation, but essentially it is the opposite of anxiety. It trains your brain to quieten down. There are hundreds of different types of meditation but here are some great minute meditations (perfect for a moment of calm on the wedding day morning) or perhaps you'd prefer a course from the highly scientific Transcendental Meditation Institute.
The speech
Whether it's writing it or delivering it the wedding speech can keep even the most confident orator awake at night. Fear not, there are people that can help and they come in the form of speech writers and vocal coaches. But the content needs to come from you; it's your speech after all. To brainstorm, get a blank piece of paper and answer the following questions:
- Why do you want to get married to your fiancée?
- What are your bride's best features and why?
- Where did you meet?
- What funny stories do you have about your dating time together?
- What do her family think of you?
- What do your family think of her?
- What are the nicknames that you have for each other?
You'll soon start crafting some content, get into the flow, forget punctuation and just keep going. Then when you are ready, pick five of the points and elaborate on them and you will have the bones of your speech in no time. Once the first draft is done then it's time for some help. Who do you know has a good command of English? Bribe them to help you edit it and, most importantly, take a break from it for a few days and openly listen to their feedback.
If all else fails then hire a speech writer, but if you've done the ground work then it will be faster and cheaper for them to turn a first draft into a polished speech. Try Burn the Toast and Staggered for a recommended speech writing service.
Right, the speech is written and now it's just the thought of delivering it in front of all those wedding guests that's worrying you. If the worry is reaching fever pitch then go back to the earlier therapies that could help. You can also hire a vocal coach or a friend to practise in front of. Yes it's a cliché but practice will really make your delivery perfect, reading it aloud also highlights any areas that need changing.
Another good tip is to print your speech out in a large font (at least 16pt), laminate it, and mark where the natural pauses or applauses are. Read slowly and carefully, have water by your side and don't be afraid to take a moment to let the audience really hear your words. What you have to say is important.
The dancing groom
We've all seen those brilliant wedding dances on YouTube, and if you've got time and the inclination then hire a local dance teacher to help you craft something special or perhaps just go for the downright hilarious like the Frog Song. The most important thing is to enjoy it, if learning to tango six weeks before your wedding feels too much, then it probably is.
But gaining confidence in your dancing ability could be as simple as hiring a service like Go Experience or opting for something more inclusive of your guests such as a drumming workshop.
Image courtesy of Bass Stone Slap
It's not only brides who can feel pressured by all that is expected from them on their 'big' day. So, grooms, take some time for yourselves and figure out how you are feeling, then take some action to help you through it with ease. Yes, we're keen to help you go green on your wedding day but we want you to look after yourself as well as your environment.
Take it easy!
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⚠ Notice – The latest updates on the evolving COVID-19 policies and resources for the campus community
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Save the Date: GO BIG Community Walkthroughs
Save the Date: GO BIG Community Walkthroughs
"So tell me what you want, what you really really want" - Spice Girls
You may have been a part of the action at Community Conversation 1 (CC1) on October 5th at the Clark Kerr Conference Center! If you were not able to attend, we welcome you to the conversation by participating in one of two Community Walkthroughs on Wednesday, November 18th in the Unit 1 APR:
To learn more about the Community Walkthroughs check out this quick video.
During CC1, nine strategic organizational values were discovered to support our aspirational culture: "Student Affairs is a great workplace where staff trust the people they work with, take pride in what they do, and feel a sense of community in support of the student experience."
We want to continue to widen the circle in Student Affairs so come vote for your top three strategic values from the list below. IT STARTS WITH YOU.
We hope to see you there. If you have any additional questions, check out our webpage or contact David Atwood at email@example.com.
The GO BIG Staff Initiative Team
The mission of the GO BIG staff initiative is to create a work culture of pride, trust, and community in the Division of Student Affairs at UC Berkeley. Click here to learn more.


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Sleek and aerodynamic, the BMW H2R ("Hydrogen Record Car") is one of the first of a new breed of racecars specially adapted to run on liquid hydrogen fuel. Conceived and developed in just 10 months, it has already set nine international speed records at the Miramas Proving Grounds in France.
The H2R's 6.0-liter V-12 engine, which draws on BMW's advanced Valvetronic and Double-VANOS technology, is based on the 760i's gasoline-fueled powerplant. This H2-powered high performer generates 232 horsepower, helping it to achieve a top speed of over 187 mph.
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On the high-speed track at Miramas the BMW H2R set nine international and FIA-ratified records with hydrogen combustion engines.
- Maximum speed: 300.175 km/h
Flying-start kilometre: 11.99 s 187.62 mph


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Except for perhaps the 1959 Cadillac, there's no better representative of the flashy '50s than the 1957 Ford Thunderbird. Since pastel colors look best on cars with fins, this one got a fresh coat of Dusk Rose during the recent restoration, and the result is nothing short of jaw-dropping. The ultimate '50s icon? I'll let you decide.
The door tag says this one was originally plain old black, so during the frame-off restoration when the car was disassembled to a bare shell, the decision was made to create this spectacular Dusk Rose 'Bird. Finding one of these that were originally that color can be a challenge, but since there's no point deduction in competition for changing the color, I think it was a very smart choice that makes this one stand out in a big way. The bodywork is certainly worthy of the high-visibility hue, with exceptional gaps and tight fits throughout, and zero evidence that this was anything but a clean, southern Thunderbird. There's probably $20,000 worth of chrome on this T-Bird, too, with show-quality finishes on all the trim pieces, lovely faux-turquoise inlays on the emblems, and the taillights really pop against the paint. This 'Bird is more than just pretty, it's STUNNING.
The car also received a first-class makeover inside, where the bright white upholstery provides a soft compliment to the exterior finish. Everything you can touch is new, including the seats, door panels, carpets, and dash pad, and the result is a show-winning interior that can stand up to a judge's scrutiny. Long-time readers will know we love the gorgeous details you find inside 2-seat Thunderbirds, things like the engine-turned panels on the doors and gauge cluster, the beautiful steering wheel with horn ring, and a simplicity of design that isn't trying too hard. An under-dash A/C unit was installed and uses R134a refrigerant, so it's both effective and easy to service, but otherwise the interior is completely stock. The original AM radio is in the dash, the 3-speed manual transmission with overdrive adds a bit of sportiness to the driving experience, and it seals up with a correct porthole hardtop. Check the trunk and you'll find a correct mat and a fifth chrome wire wheel and spare tire that's never been down.
The 312 cubic inch Y-block V8 was rebuilt just 200 miles ago and runs superbly. The list of new components is pretty much everything but the block and crank, and includes pistons, valves, camshaft, and all the usual stuff like rings, bearings, and seals. In short, they weren't this good in 1957, and it spins to life quickly thanks to 12-volt electrics, which arrived in 1956. The A/C system was very neatly integrated into the engine bay and doesn't look obvious, and everything else is factory correct, from the Ford-logo hoses to the cork gasket around the air cleaner. The 3-speed manual transmission features overdrive, so this car cruises effortlessly, and the undercarriage shows the results of a frame-off restoration with exceptional details and extreme cleanliness. Gorgeous chrome wire wheels now wear wide whitewall radials, but until you're behind the wheel, nobody will ever know.
Beautiful and exceptionally restored, this is a no-compromises Thunderbird that represents the best of the breed. Call today!
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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Innovative 4G Test Solutions at Mobile World Congress
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced it will demonstrate its innovative 4G test solutions at the Mobile World Congress, Feb. 25-28, in Barcelona
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced it will demonstrate its innovative 4G test solutions at the Mobile World Congress, Feb. 25-28, in Barcelona (Fira Gran Via, Booth 6D60, Hall 6).
"Agilent's powerful wireless solutions help engineers gain greater insight, acquire increased confidence in their measurement results and overcome test challenges from product development to manufacturing and deployment," said Benoit Neel, Agilent vice president and general manager of field operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "We really want attendees to take advantage of the expert resources we'll have at the show to help them better understand the intricacies of continuously evolving wireless standards and get their products to market faster."
Agilent will demonstrate:
New high-coverage, small-footprint LTE conformance solution: Agilent's new T4000S series LTE conformance test systems, with inter- and intra-band carrier aggregation, provide leading LTE conformance coverage in an architecture that scales from bench-top to full rack configurations with the smallest footprint in the industry. The T4000S Systems provide extensive test coverage for RCT, PCT and RRM, and validation by GCF and PTCRB for both FDD and TDD technologies. Agilent's latest additions to its conformance systems portfolio also include the T3100S series NFC/RFID and T1000S series Bluetooth Conformance Test Systems.
Extensive 2G/3G/LTE RF and functional test solutions: The latest capabilities on the Agilent 8960 and PXTwireless communications test sets include dual-band DC-HSDPA, HSPA+ MIMO, TD technologies, the latest VoLTE solutions and full 2G/3G/LTE handovers.
Fast manufacturing tests solutions for wireless devices: Key elements of Agilent's high-throughput manufacturing test solutions include an advanced sequence analyzer working in synchronization with new wireless chipset test modes and cost-effective multi-port capability enabling maximum throughput with minimal capital investment.
New software solutions for greater insight into LTE-Advanced physical layer: Agilent experts will show how easy and flexible LTE-Advanced signal generation is using Signal Studio software. They will also demonstrate in-depth LTE-Advanced analysis troubleshooting with 89600 Vector Signal Analyzer software, and one-button multi-standard radio (MSR) compliance testing application.
The new Fieldfox handheld analyzer family: Designed to meet the needs of installation and maintenance technicians, and withstand the toughest working conditions, FieldFox analyzers enable users to boost productivity of on-site measurements and lower operating costs by combining up to 10 instruments in one. These handheld analyzers weigh just 3 kilograms and are flexible enough to meet the needs of novices and experts alike for precision wherever they go.
At the show, copies will be available of Agilent's new "LTE and the Evolution to 4G Wireless Design and Measurement Challenges, Second Edition," which includes over 40 authors and 648 pages. This edition is updated with the latest 3GPP standards, including LTE-Advanced and follow-on releases, and has more detail on physical and upper layers, MIMO and advanced receiver testing, functional and conformance testing and non-signaling manufacturing.
For more information or to view the complete schedule, see www.agilent.com/find/MWC2013 . For more information on Agilent cellular and wireless tools, refer to Agilent Cellular and Agilent Wireless.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The company's 20,500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had revenues of $6.9 billion in fiscal 2012. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.


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National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association, together with its state and local members, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so that every abused and neglected child in the United States can be safe, has a permanent home and the opportunity to thrive.
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Kappa Alpha Theta also known simply as Theta, is an international fraternity for women founded on January 27, 1870. Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation, founded in 1960, is the philanthropic arm of the organization. Theta Foundation supports the Fraternity's international philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).


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SAINTS have appointed David Hughes as their head of academy player development.
Hughes becomes the first person to fill this role and opted to leave his position as Aston Villa's Under-18s coach to join the south coast side.
The Welshman started his playing career at the newly promoted Villa before going on to make seven appearances for them.
After a year on loan at Carlisle, Hughes joined Shrewsbury Town in order to become a first team regular but found himself signing for Cardiff after just two seasons.
An injury at 26 brought his career to a premature end and prompted him to enter coaching.
He returned to Shrewsbury in 2009 to oversee their youth development before moving on to Watford in 2011.
This is where he forged a relationship with Saints' director of football operations, Ross Wilson.
Wilson and Hughes worked together at the Hornets, only for Wilson to join Saints and the latest academy appointment to head back to Aston Villa in 2016.
However, three years after returning back to the Midlands, he has taken a new role at Staplewood.
Hughes will report directly to Andy Hale, Saints' new academy director and his role will see him specifically focusing on player development on a one-to-one basis.
The appointment comes on the back of a major overhaul of the club's backroom staff and will see Hughes work with Edd Vahid, who has become the academy manager.


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As we look around the web, we find that most digital media and content companies are treating the online experience in the exact same fashion as they have done offline.
In the evolution of tech; first we had the phone, then fax, answering machines, voicemail, then e-mail, text, messaging, social media and, now, apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat. Back in the day, we didn't demand back and forth, interactivity responsiveness in real-time. I called you and you called me back when you got the chance or e-mailed. But now, when you text me or message me and I don't get back to you right away – you get impatient, even upset.
The world is moving quickly and the nature of online, especially, on mobile, demands that we are responsive and interactive. Now, more than ever, we are used to instantaneous feedback – we are now all On Demand! So why are online media companies and brands not providing the ability to engage or provide feedback for their audiences and consumers? If you look at online magazines they are almost exactly like their offline counterparts, except for possibly the "comment" section, which, honestly, is at best a series of tick-for-tack fighting and bogus posts. Articles are written and all content creators are blasting their opinions and preferences at us without asking the audiences: What do you think of what we think?
Listicles are some of the most popular form of online content. You know, "The 5 Best Shoes," or "Most Popular Places to Live," or "Best Films of the Year," to name a few. Yet, no one is bothering to find out what an audience thinks about our opinions. In this day-and-age where we are crowdsourcing everything from design to investments – why are we not crowdsourcing opinions?
Publishers and brands are struggling for ways to reach audiences and at some juncture make money on their content. Subscriptions and newsstand sales are becoming a thing of the past. But if we allowed for audiences and consumers to participate in the online experience and weigh in, brands would have to care! They would want opinions of these targeted audiences for insights they could act on. Not only that, but they'd want to know which popular choices would convert the most, which ones could advertise heavier and with more premium prices, knowing there is an engaged audience participating on the page (clicking if you will). And, all these factors lead to benefits, not just for the publisher and advertiser, but for the READER and CONSUMER.
If an expert wrote an article about, "The Best Headphones for Exercising," I am no closer to buying one then I was before the article was written. Now, I just know more about them. If I crowdsourced the same question, I would get 20 uninformed opinions about an array of different headphones. But, if I asked the audience to vote on which of the four expert recommended headphones they felt were the best, I would most certainly buy the winner.
Between the curator and the audience, we can expect the best product. This would drive greater distribution for the content creator as brands and audiences would be inclined to share; greater revenues for that site, as brands would not only advertise heavier on those pages, but also could sponsor the questions' themselves (i.e. "Best Basketball Sneakers" – voting sponsored by Foot Locker); and the brand gets a highly targeted, interactive and "ready" audience.
We must move all of our online content to this type of experience to truly start to start utilizing mobile and online effectively – not just put magazine and newspaper articles and ads on the web.


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Houses: 10 Mistakes that Most People Make
Tips for Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent
The one thing that is a fact is that when it comes to the sale or purchase of a home, this is one of the experiences that will thrill anyone out there as a matter of fact. This said done, you need to appreciate the fact that for the experience to be upped in a positive manner, you need to have a good real estate agent by your side to help in the property search anyway. Considering the fact that there are so many of the real estate agents and brokerage firms out there, many have had a challenge of a kind when it comes to the need to settle for the best one to attend to their needs and this is where the challenge has been for many home buyers and sellers. Nevertheless, it is still a fact that you will need the services of the best of the real estate agencies for you to be sure that you will see your property selling at the best of prices and for the buyers of property, this is the only step that they have to take for them to ensure that they will be making their purchase of property at the fairest of prices. This as such makes it a point for you to make sure that you are deal with a top rated agent who knows the ins and outs of the real estate market so as to be sure that you get the most out of the deal, be it selling or purchase. Read on for more on some of the things that you need to take into consideration when it comes to the need to settle for a deal with such a top rated real estate agency Reno for your home buying or selling needs there.
One thing that comes to mind first as you seek to get the best of the real estate agents for your deals in real estate Reno is to get referrals from homeowners. In spite of the fact that there are quite a number of the online resources and tools that one can employ in their search for the best of the real estate agents, the fact is that word of mouth referrals , a human-to-human interaction would still be a key component in finding the best of the real estate agents anyway. This is as such the reason as to why it would be as advisable for you to ask the homebuyers to ask some of the homeowners to get some recommendations of the real estate agents that they would recommend for a deal with.
As you look for the best of the real estate agents to deal with, it is as well advisable for you to look at the experience that they come with. Ideally, look for one that has such an extensive experience in offering real estate agency and brokerage services.
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Empowering low-wealth grassroots communities requires building the capacity to impact the formation and implementation of public policies to address the needs and interest of community. Southern Echo focuses policy work on those issues that are most urgent, have the broadest impact, and provide a basis for collaboration across traditional barriers of race, class, political affiliation and geography.
Southern Echo focuses on fundamental changes in these policy areas because they can have a transformational impact on low-wealth grassroots communities:
Public Education Funding
Public education is the primary gatekeeper. In Mississippi it is woefully under-funded. Mississippi education ranks at or near the bottom when compared to other states. Quality public education for all children is key to a just society. Southern Echo public education funding goals focus on:
In Mississippi children who qualify for free lunch are regarded under state law as children at-risk. Statistically, children at-risk are more likely to drop out or graduate late or graduate not college-ready. Children at-risk are more likely to have teachers who are not qualified, have fewer years teaching, and do not have the experience basis to understand and meet their education and support requirements. Teacher and administrator expectations for children at-risk are often lower than for other students and their needs are more likely to be ignored. Relevant federal and state programs are under-funded, under-utilized and under-enforced. This must change!
Dropout Prevention And Maximizing Graduation Rates
Almost 40 percent of Mississippi high school students fail to graduate or do not graduate on time. A high percentage of graduates are not college-ready. Approximately 25 percent are considered to have dropped out. Parents and students needs to be actively engaged in the formation and implementation of programs to reduce dropout and maximize graduation rates. Effective school leadership and quality teachers are critical elements in the fight to reduce the loss of children from the education system. It will take organized community pressure to enable the state to appropriate sufficient funding to public schools to address these issues.
A Healthy Schools strategy focuses on creating an atmosphere of mutual respect among students, parents, teachers and administrators. Schools need to use research-based programs designed to provide the meaningful support students and teachers need to solve problems, rather than systematic punishment and exclusion of students as the primary response when students experience behavioral difficulties. Positive behavior intervention strategies, including teacher support teams and conflict resolution programs, build affirmative models for solving problems. Rigid enforcement of punishment policies, including beating students and putting them out of school and onto the street, teach students counter-productive lessons and inappropriate models.
Early Childhood Learning and Care
The developing field of early childhood learning and care involves the creation of public policies and funding to address the growth and education needs of young children in the years before they attend school. Southern Echo is working with a team of consultants to develop research-based learning and care models that begin with pre-natal and extend through age ten that respect the history, culture and needs of children and families. Southern Echo is working to build support for public policies that support appropriate models and to oppose strategies that are rooted in historic race and class biases.


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Seeing the new 'Ghostbusters' might not be the best #squadgoal
There are a lot of acronyms in the new Ghostbusters. EVD, APX, and other three-letter esoterica remind us of the pseudoscience driving this paranormal comedy, but the filmmakers appear to have forgotten the most important one: LOL.
After more than a year of nakedly sexist backlash — whither the pre-release vitriol over every other cash-in reboot of the last decade? — Ghostbusters has finally arrived. In hindsight, it's difficult to imagine how anyone could feel so strongly about Paul Feig's female-led reboot in either direction. The film is simply there, neither a childhood-destroying outrage nor a hater-silencing laugh riot. If not the bummer of the summer, it's yet another reminder of how underwhelming this blockbuster season has been.
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones are all gifted comic performers. McCarthy's previous collaborations with Feig — Spy, The Heat, and of course Bridesmaids, which Wiig co-wrote and starred in — range from decent to hilarious. Yet very few laughs have survived the transition of their sensibilities onto a wider, more expensive canvas. The result is like one of those standup specials you'd watch late at night on Netflix — amusing, but not enough to hold your attention as you drift off.
Most of the exceptions come from McKinnon, here playing an off-kilter gearhead whose manic energy is sorely lacking elsewhere in the film. It's rare for a smirking, self-aware character in a high-concept franchise to constantly make light of the world around her without being overly persuasive and underscoring how silly this all is. She exudes a quiet confidence, as though the lines she has in her head are even better than the ones she's allowed to deliver without jeopardizing the PG-13 rating.
The two leads play off each other as they have in the past, with Wiig as the tenure-track professor and McCarthy as the gadget-loving loose cannon. Their interplay must provide a few choice moments, but not any memorable ones.
Jones, as an MTA employee-turned-ghostbuster, completes the squad but is given little to do beyond complement her peers' PhDs with ground-level insight on the city itself. Chris Hemsworth proves a surprisingly capable ad-libber as the dim-witted secretary who struggles to answer the phone and is mostly kept around for eye candy.
The film wastes little time providing indisputable proof of the supernatural, though New York's skeptical citizenry refuses to believe it — as much as interdimensional rifts, these latter-day ghostbusters are competing with the 24/7 news cycle and instant social-media reactions to their antics. Some of it feels anticipatory, even meta, and at least one brief scene was added to subtly respond to the idiotic outrage with which Ghostbusters has been met by people who haven't even seen it. But the movie itself has no mic-drop moment, nothing asserting itself as the bold statement its assembled talent is more than capable of creating.
The spirits they're up against are striking nevertheless: translucent, multi-hued, at once electrical and watery. As these blue and green spectres go beyond the veil of their own dimension and are loosed upon the streets of New York, there's a strange sense that this is Ghostbusters as it should be: weird, colorful, and a little unhinged. Ectoplasm aside, the rest of the film is too sterile to leave a mark.
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This video introduces a creation method for Google Lit Trips that relies on pre-existing HTML code. Google Lit Trips are the brainchild of Dr. Jerome Burg. For teachers in the Teaching American History Grant module titled Slavery/Integrated Social Studies, this website will assist with developing your Lit Trips.
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Creating Embed Code for Discovery Education's Videos
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These puppet sets include just the finger size, intended for those of you with only a 4x4 hoop. For complete sets that will include all the sizes, please go here: Full Puppet sets
The finger sized puppets are included in the full sets.
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View the 2017/2018 Student Handbook here!
View administration's "Expectation Talk" here!
School Policies
- It is YOUR responsibility to make up ALL work that was missed during your absence. This includes class work!
- It is a good idea to have at least two homework buddies who you can call if you are absent.
- Be sure to utilize the Homework feature of our website to see what was missed in class as well as what was assigned for homework.
- Check the Extra Papers bin the day you return to see if any papers were handed out while you were gone.
- No work will be provided in advance. Instead, you will receive one day for every day you were absent to make up the work.
- When you return to class after your absence, it is YOUR responsibility to turn in all work within the allotted time. I will not hunt down your missing assignments.
- You will be counted tardy if you are not sitting in your assigned seat and ready to go when the bell rings.
- 1st and 2nd tardies are warnings.
- 3rd tardy and beyond, a detention will be assigned.
- You are not allowed to eat in class.
- Water bottles are allowed if they have a lid and are kept off of your desk.
- No other drink is allowed in class.
- GUM IS NOT ALLOWED! If you are chewing gum, expect to receive a detention.
Electronic Devices
- Cell phones will be used in the classroom at the teacher's discretion.
- Utilizing cell phones is a privilege that comes with expectations, rules, and consequences.
- Refer to the Electronic Devises contract that you signed here.
- Be respectful! I will treat you with respect and I expect you to extend the same courtesy to others.
- Be responsible! Please have all supplies and assignments with you daily.


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The National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) is holding its annual energy-related conference in less than a month in beautiful Denver, Colorado. I've been advised that hotel rooms are filling up, so you'd better get a move-on unless you're planning on camping out in Estes Park.
Here's a link to the conference's main page, and this link will get you the energy track schedule with presentation titles and speakers' names. Topics are mainly facilities focused, though bio fuels and forward operating bases (FOBs) get some attention as well.