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Apr.21 (GMM) The case of Sebastian Vettel shows how quickly things can turn around in formula one.
Before Bahrain, the German was the new darling of Ferrari, dubbed 'Per-vettal' by the Italian press while teammate Kimi Raikkonen was once again struggling for results.
But on Sunday, it was the Finn who pushed Mercedes hard for victory, while Vettel had an error-strewn race.
"After three perfect races, Vettel paid a high price for many mistakes," said La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Another Italian newspaper, La Stampa, added: "This time Vettel was the number two at Ferrari … imprecise, nervous, harried".
Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene said: "Sebastian made a couple of mistakes, otherwise we could have had two drivers on the podium.
"But he is – thank god – a human being, as we all are," the Italian insisted.
Arrivabene continued: "We live in a world that is far too fleeting. He has won a race and stood on the podium twice, and is part of a team that has done something incredible over the winter."


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Cikgu Yahya al Am dons a black suit with emblems and a triangular head cloth called a tongat. He makes fists with his hands and presses them to the floor, gazing downwards, then begins reciting verses from the Quran in silence. He is about to begin a training session for his disciples in the little known combat art of Silat, possibly the only martial art in the world that has Muslim roots.
Silat means "connection" in Arabic, as in the connection between God and worshipper, and is a fundamental concept of Sufism. It was developed over centuries by Sufi masters in the Melayu Archipelago, which embraced Islam through trade with Arabs and Persians and later through the migration of Chinese Muslims. Cikgu is the title given to a master in Silat.
The martial art consists of strenuous kicks, punches and an acrobatic routine alongside full-contact "deadlocks" that can reduce the most stubborn opponent to a submissive standstill. Advanced training involves half a dozen different swords, knives and sticks.
Silat also has a strong meditative element, with dance moves meant to distract and confuse the opponent during battle. "It's called Bunga. It's a way of being," says Cikgu al Am, a fourth-degree black belt and the only Silat master certified to teach the discipline in the Arab world.
"Bunga means flower. The point is to look as beautiful as a flower when performing Bunga. But just like the majestic tiger, the graceful warrior turns fierce in a split second. Silat encapsulates the spirit of the tiger.
"The tiger watches its prey with intelligence. He doesn't attack a herd of gazelles all at once and make them run off, nor does he sit and wait. The Silat warrior sees an opponent as prey, but fights as if fighting another tiger," says Cikgu al Am. "So there is this beautiful combat art, and it has Islamic roots. My goal is to spread Silat throughout the Arab world, but only to a select group of people who will not dilute its meaning."
Cikgu al Am lives in Damascus, Syria, where he is slowly introducing Silat to an exclusive few. Only three out of every 10 enthusiastic beginners who show up for his first class become initiates.
"You can't choose Silat. Silat chooses you," he explains.
Indeed, when I first started training with him, he would reveal to me in every lesson one or two highly effective, even potentially deadly, moves until one day I asked him to teach me more.
"When can I advance to the next belt? What about a Silat suit? I want to wear one. Can I go to Malaysia and train there full time?" I inquired.
He explained that before I could advance in Silat, I had to sign a contract, pledge my loyalty to the art and reveal my intentions in wanting to learn the deadly moves.
"I get gung-ho students who show up twice, then ask: 'When will I be able to attack four people just like in the movies?'" he said. "But those aren't the ones I want to train. I don't want to commercialise this art form. And I have to be careful who I train.
"One time I discovered that a student of mine got into a fight and pulled a knife on someone. When he showed up to class again, I asked him to leave and never return. I told him Silat would not welcome him. His soul was corrupt."
After training in yoga for several years in New York, I felt I had developed a propensity to be quiet, peaceful and, at times, too complacent. "I want to get in touch with my inner warrior," I told him. I wanted to do what I understood jihad to be: an ongoing, tenacious and spiritual struggle with life's challenges, or what some call the "human condition". Feeling that I could also defend myself against a physical attack was an added bonus, I explained.
Cikgu al Am initiated me into Silat Seni Gayong, one of the dominant schools of Silat in Malaysia, under the auspices of the founder Dato Meor Abdul Rahman. When the founder died in 1991, his daughter Siti Kaltoum took over until her death in 2007. Only Dato Meor Abdul Rahman achieved the seventh degree in his black-belt training. For everyone else, the sixth degree is the highest they can achieve.
The school is located just outside Kuala Lumpur, and Cikgu al Am spent four years training there full time. I was now a Gayong, or Silat disciple, and my Cikgu would become more strict with me. I could show up to class only in my Silat suit, with my "empty black" belt, the first belt a Gayong wears, tied properly around my waist. Advanced levels wear "full black" belts, and they have seven degrees. In between there is white, yellow, green and red, also with several levels within them. After 10 months of training, I became a second-order white belt.
"You're not fully present," he said one morning early in my training, as we opened the session. To commence, we would read the Fatiha chapter from the Quran once, followed by the Ikhlas chapter 11 times before saying thrice, "peace be upon the Prophet". The Fatiha and Ikhlas are two of the most commonly read verses, and they are repeated throughout the five daily prayers.
The short opening and closing ceremony aims to focus the mind on the battle at hand, and on breathing and the body.
During the rigorous kicks and punches routine, a Gayong shouts the word "zat", Arabic for "self" or "essence". It is a Sufi reference to the Essence of the Divine and a centring mechanism that keeps the warrior focused on the battle.
On a recent visit to Damascus, I watched Cikgu al Am teach a class of advanced male Gayong practitioners on the use of the keris, a famous Malaysian knife with a curvy blade. According to Malaysian war folklore, Melayu fighters used it against Japanese soldiers in the Second World War.
Other weapons include the parang, a machete; simbat suk, a short stick; and tongkat, a long stick. A particularly intriguing sword is the sundang, which splits into two on its end to resemble the famous sword of Ali, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law. Unlike most commercially available martial arts, Silat grooms the Gayong practitioner to develop movements on their own.
Black belts cannot advance through the six levels available to them without developing new movements and techniques, which they present before an audience of "faculty" to defend the effectiveness of such techniques, just as a doctoral student must defend a thesis. These new aspects are then introduced into Silat and taught to other students.
"Silat is a way of life. It gives to you and you give back," says Cikgu al Am.
The Gayong practitioners at the training session have each been with him for at least a year. Their ages vary, but the young ones in particular say their after-school training in the discipline has transformed their lives.
"It took me two months to become attached to it," says Ousam Hajar, 15. "I've noticed that my personality has improved and I interact with people in a better way. I used to be very awkward, especially when speaking to others. But now I speak normally. Silat has been a way of life, and I don't want to tell my friends about it. It's my private thing."


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As 2012 comes to a close, we at the University of Missouri thought you might like to know this.
The Missouri Beginning Farmer Program was funded from 2009-2012 by a grant from USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. This national program was funded as part of the 2008 Farm Bill and its funding and operation depend upon Congressional Action. We are not asking you to support or not support funding for this program at the national level, but believe that some of you may be interested in understanding more about the policies that impact programs like this. You can get more information about the program from the following places:
* National Young Farmers Coalition at http://www.youngfarmers.org/ is "by and for young and beginning farmers in the United State"
* Start 2 Farm http://www.start2farm.gov
* National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's policy website http://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/beginning-farmer-bill/
The USDA maintains an application website and abstracts of funded projects at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/beginningfarmerandrancher.cfm


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Let the Renovations Commence
Sep 25
Please ignore the scraggly house plant that is slowly dying since we moved it outside while Neal deconstructs the dining room. These poorly installed doors and windows have been one of the banes of life in our little yellow ranch in the woods. By this time next week (knock wood, fingers crossed), the set on the left will be replaced with pretty new windows and a half wall. We can't decide on a door for the set on the right, so that may have to wait until next year.
Here's the view from inside. Neal started pulling down sheetrock to see what horrors lay beneath. The previous owners did a lot of rigging things in ways that don't make a guy who used to work construction happy. The good news is that the header is a 2 x 10, which is code or code plus (Neal told me this. I don't instinctively know it.), which means that we will be just fine, structurally, when we enter phase 4 of The Big Renovation of the Little Yellow Ranch in the Woods. We're in Phase 2 now. Phase 3, slated for next summer, is the addition of a mudroom and porch to the kitchen entryway. Phase 4 is a second floor.
Here's hoping I have some very different pictures for you in a week! Hope you're having a fantastic Saturday, too!
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Texas Reader : Coral in Peril
This exhaustive examination of the gulf's coral reefs paints a bleak, if colorful, picture.
By E. Dan Klepper
The recently completed treatise Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico (edited by John W. Tunnell Jr., Ernesto A. Chávez and Kim Withers; Texas A&M Press, 2007) embodies a far greater accomplishment than its academic title suggests. This exhaustive study on one of the most endangered ecosystems in the gulf region compiles marine ecology, oceanography, biodiversity and geology into the most complete, and first, published review of the state of coral reefs throughout the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Coral reefs, of which there are 38 in the southern gulf, are key to a healthy marine environment. "Worldwide, coral reefs are called the 'rainforests of the sea,' owing to their extraordinary diversity and beauty, but the phrase could well be reversed, with forests of the land praised for their similarities to coral reefs," writes renowned undersea explorer Sylvia Earle in her foreword for the book. "Although rarely acknowledged, far greater biological diversity is contained within marine systems than their terrestrial counterparts."
Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico features a broad selection of underwater color photography and a set of maps, figures and tables that help illustrate southern reef science, providing a comprehensive gateway to understanding a complex environment. The book's list of nine authors includes an array of scientists from both the U.S. and Mexico who specialize in marine studies. Their contributions span a diversity of subjects from reef ecology to island biota, but all authors sound a similar degree of alarm.
"The reefs portrayed here have been developing over hundreds of millennia, but it has taken less than a half century for them to precipitously decline owing to the impacts of pollution from near and far, coupled with the consequences of overfishing — the extraction of more of the ocean's wild creatures than can be replenished," explains Earle.
Perhaps more compelling, the text explains in straightforward terms why reef conservation and management should be of primary concern.
"If the ocean is in trouble," Earle concludes, "so are we."


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- Spoonula
Scrape up every last delicious morsel from your Blendtec jar. The extra length and unique shape are specifically designed to use with WildSide+® and FourSide™ jars. You'll fall in love with the Spoonula's built-in spoon rest, curved handle, and durable, heat-resistant silicone head.
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- Silicone head resists heat up to 500°F
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- 13 inches long
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Why haven't you developed a tamper to go with blunted machine. This would make blending so much was to make easier when certain foods just require a little agitating.
Blendtec blenders are specifically designed to not need a tamper. The power of the motor combined with the blade and jar design create an interference from the flat walls which creates the vortex that brings the food down to the blade on its own. Having enough liquid is all that is necessary for this to work properly. You can add liquid through the lid during a cycle if there wasn't enough to start with which will cause the needed agitation to get the blend moving again.
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I want to blend frozen bananas & they get stuck & I need to constantly loosen hard food items with a fork (carefully) will the "Spoonula" fo the trick like the long That works with the Vitamix. Another words how can I blend frozen fruit?
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Is this spatula heat-safe? Can it be washed in the dishwasher?
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Leadership Coaching with Peter Strupp
From the author:
As part of my 30 Under 30 leadership program, I had an inspiring Leadership Levers business training with a leadership coach and President of the Board of United Business Development Peter Strupp. To me, taking responsibility for developing my own career was a great motivation in itself. The training made me start wondering about the valuable sources of motivation and, most importantly, what can motivate a leader-to-be. If you've ever seen yourself as a leader but wondered how to become a successful one, perhaps you'll find some answers in my discussion with Peter.


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John Mark Dempsey and Kevin Jefferies have been the broadcast team for the Commerce Tigers for over a decade, and followed the Tigers to their deepest post-season run in 15 years in 2017.
In this clip, Commerce faced defending state champion Mineola in a game that would decide whether the Commerce Tigers could continue to have playoff hopes or not. The Tigers took the win in a stunning upset with a final of 27-21 after gaining an early lead and holding the lead for the entire game.
This clip covers a huge 4th quarter touchdown and late field goal that secured the victory for the Commerce Tigers.


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North Walsham zoology student sponsored for volunteering in Borneo
PUBLISHED: 14:35 01 November 2018 | UPDATED: 15:09 01 November 2018
A zoology student from North Walsham embarked on the "phenomenal" trip of a lifetime thanks to a charity trust who sponsored her travels through Borneo.
Sophie Babbs, 21, who studies at the University of Cumbria, spent ten weeks volunteering on the southeast Asian island of Malaysian Borneo.
She also trekked through the island's rainforest on a 17-day hike and helped with projects including bridge building, dam construction and installing taps and toilets in village homes.
Miss Babbs, who now lives in Carlisle, described the experience as "phenomenal".
She said: "I will never forget the joy on the people faces when they got safe running water to their village for the first time in 50 years.
"It was an extraordinary feeling to know we had helped them."
Miss Babbs received support from the Eleanor Peel Trust for the trip with Raleigh International.
The trust funds travel fellowships for up to one year.
If you value what this story gives you, please consider supporting the North Norfolk News. Click the link in the orange box above for details.


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The Day After Mother's Day Creating Peace if Need Be May 11, 2009Posted by Carole Lynne in Grief, Uncategorized, Worries.
Tags: changing our lives, forgiveness, sense of closure
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For some of us, mother's day was wonderful and beautiful. Hopefully we can give thanks today for the wonderful times we shared yesterday with our families.
For others, mother's day was tearful and sad. My thoughts go out to all those in grief who no longer have mothers who are living in the physical body. Know that your mothers are in the world of spirit and their spirits are around you. My thoughts go out to all of you who have living mothers or mothers in spirit whom you do not or did not get along with. Your memories are difficult to cope with at times. From my perspective as a psychic medium, your mothers in the world of spirit are evolving and raising their consciousness. And if your mothers are still living and you do not get along, consider finding peace with your mothers. As a psychic medium, I speak with people everyday who did not make peace with their mothers before their mothers passed to spirit. These clients have a difficult time. Although it is possible to make peace with your mother's spirit after she has passed on, if you still have the chance to do so while she is still living, take this opportunity unless your anger is so great that it is not possible.
Some of us were sad yesterday because we are mother's who have lost children. My thoughts go to all of you who have lost children as this has to be the most difficult experience any human being, mother or father, sister or brother….can have.
This is a sad post, but it is important to remember that all of us have both wonderful and sad times on holidays. Let us send our thoughts and our prayers to those who may have been in grief yesterday.
Psychic Medium Carole Lynne, Author of Cosmic Connection: Messages for a Better World
When Your Mother is in Spirit May 10, 2009Posted by Carole Lynne in Love, Spiritual Awakening, Uncategorized.
Tags: holidays, psychic mediums, sense of closure, sharing spiritual experience, Spirit Communication, spiritual growth, support each other
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My mother is no longer living in a physical body, and that makes mother's day different than it used to be. While my relationship with my mother was difficult, I still miss her very much. She was not well emotionally most of my life, and so life with mother was complicated. But I still miss her.
Fortunately, I have learned that life is eternal and so I know the spirits of all my loved ones are around me. When I discovered that I was a medium and could communicate with those in the world of spirit, my whole view of life changed. Life for me now, is an extended spiritual path way that goes on forever.
What has been most interesting for me is to experience the evolution of my mother's spirit. When I first experienced her spirit soon after she passed into eternal life, her consciousness felt restless to me. Now when I experience her spirit, she seems peaceful. I would say that all this is wishful thinking on my part if I did not do readings week after week and have people validate the information that comes through. As I receive messages for my clients from the spirits of their loved ones, I have the continual opportunity of having the afterlife validated, again and again and again. For me, this is a blessing. Otherwise, I might not believe my own spiritual communications with my own loved ones in the world of spirit.
So on this Mother's Day, I send a special greeting to all who do not have mother's living in the physical any longer. I pray that you can feel the presence of your mother's spirit.
Psychic Medium Carole Lynne
Carole Lynne shares article by Brian Vaszily re a GREAT NEW YEAR December 22, 2008Posted by Carole Lynne in Feeling Better.
Tags: empowerment, facing challenge, happy memories, lessons learned, letting go, sense of closure
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Dear Friends,
Here is a great post from Brian Vaszily. I found this on www.intent.com and Brian gave me permission to post his article. I know that his ideas will help you to make the most of the past year and the next year.
Carole Lynne
TRY THIS AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR HAPPY by Brian Vastly
The past is good for two things: the happy memories, and the lessons it provides. That is why as each year ends I partake in an intense experience that focuses on these values, creates an important sense of closure and helps greatly to ensure a happy New Year.
To embrace what is worthwhile from the previous year and leave the rest behind you – instead of holding onto grudges and regrets, as so many unfortunately do much to the detriment of their emotional and physical health – and to ensure your New Year is happy, I encourage you to try this experience. And to share it with those you love.
Take some time to ponder and create two lists:
One, your The Top Five Most Important Lessons You Learned in the Year.
And two, your Top Five Favorite Memories of the Year.
Now before you race off to do this, read the rest of this short article. It provides important perspective on doing this.
First and foremost, remember that the key aspect of this intense experience is to "take some time to ponder" it.
In today's go-go faster-faster world, you may be tempted to rush through this experience, to treat it like another task to get off your to-do list.
But you just invested 8760 or so hours of your life in the previous year. To pull what is worth pulling from it, to give it proper perspective and proper closure, it surely deserves some of your focused conscious energy.
Remember the Wisdom of a Child
Maybe you lost half your investments this year. Or your job. Or your house. Or you faced health challenges. Or worse.
Well, you have two options:
One, dwell on the negative, self-defeating questions like "How could I be so stupid?" or "How could God let this happen to me?"
Those are not really questions but unchecked emotional responses that will only drive your spirit, health, relationships and more into the ground.
Your other option is to ponder what positive lessons you were graced with from whatever you experienced in the year. And to be thankful for them, as you have the gift of life and consciousness and therefore the ability to do something with those lessons.
For example, I personally went through some very painful relationship experiences and business experiences this past year. I could choose to beat myself up over them, or point the finger at others and say, "How could you?" I could choose to drown in the pain.
But a child doesn't touch fire, get burned, and then spend the rest of his days – or even hours – lamenting how this could have happened to him. He learns not to touch the fire and twenty minutes later he is happily playing again.
In this past year two of the things I learned, or learned even more, are that:
– No matter how much you have invested, sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is let go.
– Deep love is hard work. And worth every ounce of it.
So, whether from challenging experiences or wonderful experiences, what top five lessons did you learn from the previous year?
Don't Bang on the Beehive
To focus on your top five (or ten, or twenty) favorite memories of the year likely seems like good advice, but not profound advice.
But as with so many sensible actions, what seems so obvious when anyone thinks about it is unfortunately not what many people tend to do.
Instead, for example, when discussing the past year I have already heard so many people stating how bad it was. I hear them recalling all the bad memories.
This follows so many people's tendency to dwell on what is wrong, what they don't have, what they lack.
And this is as dangerous and unhealthy as it gets. It is like banging on a beehive.
Because here is a universal law: whatever you seek, you will find plenty of.
If you are focused on bad memories, problems, and things to complain about, you will most certainly find them. They will swarm your mind, your heart, and sting your life.
Likewise, if you are focused on good memories, the beauty in the world, and things to feel grateful for, you will most certainly find them too. They will nourish your mind, your heart, and allow your life to blossom.
So what are your top five favorite memories of the past year? What are the most important lessons you learned from the year?
Put them out there, and put your gratitude for them out there, for the world, for the universe, for God to hear.
Share them with your family, and pass this article on to those you care about and ask them to share theirs with you.
What you put out, after all, is what you get back. And that will make for a very Happy New Year for you…
Head to www.IntenseExperiences.com right now!
Brian Vaszily is the founder and creator of the Intense Experiences program and philosophy. Through simple and enjoyable but powerful and deeply transformative personal experiences, people are rapidly enabled to clear through their negative self-sabotaging emotions and achieve clarity, higher levels of energy, amazing success at whatever they most desire, and deep inner peace and happiness. ********* ********* *********
Brian is a bestselling and widely published author, speaker and workshop leader. He is the founder of the popular and free http://www.IntenseExperiences.com newsletter, author of the book The 23 Most Important Secrets to Achieve Deep Happiness
FROM CAROLE LYNNE: There you have it folks. I will comment on this blog myself, listing my five most important lessons and five most important memories. Please join me and lets comment together.
Psychic Medium Carole Lynne www.carolelynne.com


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For most LGBTQ people, bullying is an unfortunate fact of life. Often, it starts as early as elementary school, when any kind of difference — who you are, how you speak, what you wear, what you look like — can put a giant target on your back.
We've all met the stereotypical bully: the predator who masks their insecurity with brute force and tough talk. Many times the bully grows up, learns and changes. But sometimes he gets elected president of the United States.
By every definition of the term, Donald Trump is a bully.
By every definition of the term, Donald Trump is a bully. Earlier this week, he used the White House quite literally, as his bully pulpit, to pick on some of his most vulnerable and marginalized constituents: transgender students. In rescinding landmark Obama administration guidance clarifying the treatment of transgender students under federal civil rights law — including allowing transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity in school restrooms and locker rooms — Trump betrayed his oft-repeated promise to "protect LGBTQ citizens." He caved to pressure from the Pence-Sessions wing of the Republican party (sad!), and used the power and reach of the highest office of the land to score cheap political points.
Contrast Trump to his predecessor, and our former boss, President Barack Obama. Unlike Trump, Obama was secure in his strength, grounded in principle and guided by his moral compass. Obama's administration wasn't afraid to stand up for the most vulnerable among us, even when it was politically difficult. Under his leadership, we saw the greatest expansion of LGBTQ equality in history on a broad range of issues — from marriage equality to global human rights to trans rights.
If Trump is the bully, then Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is the bystander who sees bullying happen and says nothing. Despite several New York Times reports that she's actually a quiet ally of LGBTQ people who was "uncomfortable" with yesterday's decision, the fact remains that when confronted with a choice, she stayed silent.
How things have changed.
Make no mistake, this isn't about bathrooms — as much as the genitalia-obsessed conservative right would like you to believe. (Remember when they freaked out about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" because of the showers? New play, same playbook.) This is about allowing transgender and gender-nonconforming students to learn — and thrive — in a safe setting. It's about giving trans students, and more broadly trans people, the same opportunities to participate in public life.
Think about it: If you can't use the bathroom at school, at your place of employment or while you're out in public, how could you possibly be expected to learn, work or live?
This decision by the Trump administration makes life that much more difficult for transgender people, many of whom already experience pervasive discrimination, harassment and violence in their lives. It has an especially negative impact on trans youth whose experience with marginalization may additionally be shaped by factors including race, religion, disability and socioeconomic status.
Fortunately, the law is on the side of trans students. Undoing this guidance, as cruel as it is, doesn't change the fact that existing federal civil rights laws already protect transgender individuals because discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimination on the basis of gender identity. In a month, America will learn about Gavin Grimm, a transgender high school student from Virginia who just wants to use the boy's room at his school, when the Supreme Court hears his case. Regardless of the outcome, lower courts across the country are already siding with transgender rights, and as a result, discrimination against trans people carries significant legal risk.
Perhaps more importantly, public opinion is on the side of trans equality. Just as Americans have come to know and accept gay and lesbian people over the last few decades, a similar journey is now happening for transgender people. Hearts and minds are changing. While DeVos and her Education Department remain silent, parents and teachers and coaches across the country are speaking up because they want their kids to learn in safety and be treated with dignity. While Attorney General Jeff Sessions tarnishes the name of the Justice Department by seeking to systematically dismantle LGBT protections — much as he led efforts to limit the voting rights of African-Americans in Alabama — a diverse coalition of civil rights leaders and champions are standing up against bigotry to ensure that the law and U.S. Constitution continue to protect every American.
Our former boss was fond of quoting Martin Luther King Jr., saying, "the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice." When history is written, we will celebrate the resilience of transgender people. We will thank our champions, friends, and allies. And we will remember Trump and his schoolyard gang as the bullies they are.


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The push is on to preserve farms
The apples and other fruits we pluck from local orchards are much more crisp and tasty than those arriving from miles away.
In New Milford, we are fortunate to have local produce available at farmers markets and local farm stands. It's great to have the open air market on the Village Green in the warmer months, and have the
And it's fun to pick your own.
What I miss, however, are the year-round farmer's markets of my childhood in Canada or those from our years in Pennsylvania.
Our daughter, Jennifer, spent several years in the San Francisco area, where fresh fruits and vegetables were abundant all year.
Now Jen's living outside of Philadelphia, where she has the option of shopping at an indoor market where many producers have regular stalls year-round. They sell everything from local fruits and vegetables to meats, eggs, cheeses and honey. There ares candy, baked goods, flowers and plants, home-made items and even a corner booth set up by a vineyard.
I'd love to see a similar market here.
Mayor Pat Murphy has said New Milford is hoping to obtain a grant to conduct a feasibility study regarding sustainable local agriculture.
Members of the Farmland Preservation Committee and the Economic Development Commission are joining together to look at ways to not only save existing farms but also keep them productive.
As the mayor has said, it's one thing for the town to save a farm; it's another thing to know what the town is going to do with the farm once it is saved.
Should it just sit there as open space, or should some of the best agricultural soil "on the planet" continue to be farmed.
The idea of the EDC-farm preservation link is to tie farmers who know how to grow produce with businessmen who know how to market and turn a profit. I hope they consider a year-round retail farmers market as a possibility.
Farm preservation is a state goal as well as a local goal.
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and the American Farmland Trust have a new publication, "Planning for Agriculture: A Guide for Connecticut Municipalities."
Officials say it's "a tool to assist local governments in preserving and protecting agriculture in Connecticut -- as a part of our landscape, our economy, and our natural resources."
CCM is hosting nine workshops across the state next month -- open to local officials and the public -- to help everyone understand the issues facing agriculture in Connecticut, the importance to individual municipalities, and the steps that can be taken to support agriculture in the state.
One of the workshops will be in New Milford Town Hall on Monday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. If you are interested in preserving farms, attending the workshop could be a good place to start.
The new guide, which will be available at the workshop, can be downloaded from www.ctplanningforagriculture.com .


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A quasar is an astronomical source of electromagnetic energy, including light, which shows a very high redshift.
The scientific consensus is that this high redshift is the result of Hubble's law.
This implies that quasars are very distant.
To be observable at that distance, the energy output of quasars must dwarf that of almost every known astrophysical phenomenon with the exception of comparatively short-lived supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.
They may readily release energy in levels equal to the output of hundreds of average galaxies combined.
The output of light is equivalent to one trillion suns.
Quasars are believed to be powered by accretion of material onto supermassive black holes in the nuclei of distant galaxies, making these luminous versions of the general class of objects known as active galaxies.
No other currently known mechanism appears able to explain the vast energy output and rapid variability.


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MBBS and BDS Admissions for the session of 2018 is open in the International Medical & Dental College Abbottabad so all those candidates who want to be a doctor can take admission after qualifying the eligibility criteria. Admissions will be granted totally on the merit basis and the Government entry test is also compulsory for the students. International Medical & Dental College Abbottabad Admissions 2018 is a private college and made because there is a big need as our nation need about 5000 doctors and of which our medical colleges only produce around 3500 to 3000 so there is a big gap to fill our needs. International Medical & Dental College Abbottabad offers MBBS and BDS programs to he students and every year after the result of the intermediate classes he admissions of the college open to teach students so here down on this page all the further details are listed with complete detail have a look. If you struggle but not succeed in getting the admission stay updated about the Ayub Medical College Abbottabad Merit List 2018.
International Medical & Dental College Abbottabad Admissions 2018
Students who passed F.Sc (pre-medical) or British GCE – A-Level with medical subjects in 60% are eligible to apply.
Government Entry Test
- To get admission in MBBS & BDS Govt. entry test is necessary which is conducted by PMDC (Pakistan Medical & Dental Council).
- Candidates who miss the entry test in any case, their entry test will be taken out by the University authority.
- Students can get prospectus along with admission form the college by paying Rs: 1000/-, and bank draft charges are Rs: 1200/-
- Last date for application submission is October 2018.
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- Recognized by Ministry of Health Government of Pakistan
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- Included in WHO'sworld directory of reconized medical colleges
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- Included in IMED (International Medical Education Directory)
- Recognized by ECFMG (Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) of USA
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- Candidates who score over 80% marks both in the Entry Test and in the f.Sc. Examination will receive an award of Rs. 200,000.
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- Rebates are allowed if fees are paid on yearly basis. Details follow in the fee schedule. It is all about the International Medical & Dental College Abbottabad Admissions 2018
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Why? Well there are a few inherent limitations and disadvantages to using iTunes. Just a few of these limitations include:
- iTunes tries to limit the kinds of files that you can transfer. Apple is always on the lookout for songs that you may have downloaded from outside the iTunes store, so you may not be able to transfer them if you didn't purchase them officially.
- iTunes is a bulky program that is annoying to use because it takes so long to load.
- The iTunes interface is kind of complicated when you're trying to accomplish even simple tasks.
- It supports to transfer files to iTunes from at large 5 iOS devices.
Instead, give one of these third-party options a try:
Top 3 Applications to Transfer Songs From iPhone to iTunes
Top 1 iMyFone TunesMate
By far the best choice of iTunes alternatives is iMyFone TunesMate. It can help you transfer music, photos, video, and other files with just a few clicks. You can transfer your playlists to and from your computer, or you can transfer files individually as well. It lets you preview before you transfer.
You can transfer iPhone songs to iTunes library in a few clicks with TunesMate.
* Transfer All Songs from iPhone to iTunes
(1) Open iMyFone TunesMate on computer and plug in your iPhone. .
(2) Choose "Rebuild iTunes Library" from the home interface.
(3) Check "Music" and hit "Start" to begin.
* Transfer Songs from iPhone to iTunes Library Selectively
(1) Once you connect iPhone to computer, go to "Music" at the top on TunesMate.
(2) Select the songs there and click "Export > Export to iTunes" to start.
No matter which way you choose, you can also transfer podcasts, music videos, audiobooks, playlists, etc. from iPhone to iTunes. It will helps you to detect the difference between files on iTunes and your iPhone, and transfer what's missing to iTunes. So you will not have duplicate files in iTunes library.
TunesMate has a lot of other nice features that help you manage and transfer music.
- It is not limited to the purchased songs. You can also transfer and manage non-purchased songs.
- It is not limited to songs with specific formats.
- It allows you to transfer the whole playlist or some songs from the playlist.
- It also allows you to transfer media files between iPhone and computer.
- It also allows you to edit the songs as you like.
Top 2 CopyTrans
CopyTrans is another iTunes alternative that helps you transfer files, including music files. You can also manage and transfer video, photos, and contacts lists. It works with a good number of iOS devices, and it is fairly easy to use compared to iTunes. You can transfer to and from your PC, and it also allows you to transfer individual files.
It's simple and lightweight, but most people would probably fine TunesMate to be easier to use.
Top 3 AnyTrans
This is yet another device manager that rivals iTunes in functionality. It is similar to CopyTrans and has the usual staples of this kind of software. You can transfer photos, music, and video, and you can transfer these files between your PC and your device fairly easily. If you want to transfer all of your files with just a few clicks, you can do this, too.
While AnyTrans is popular and simple, TunesMate is probably the easiest to use out of all of the options.
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The glass facade Spectrum Building is a highly visible landmark at the gateway of Bristol, situated at the end of the M32 leading directly in to the City Centre.
The building is a high quality, six storey office block with impressive blue glass elevations providing a total of approximately 114,000 Square ft. net of accommodation with secure basement car parking.
List of Services
– Preventative planned maintenance to M&E services
– 24/ 7 emergency cover
– M&E Projects upgrades and installations
– Water Hygiene maintenance services in accordance with ACOP L8
Following an intense tendering process, ECG Facilities Services were awarded an initial three year contract – which we have since successfully retained.
Services provided are fully inclusive of Mechanical, Electrical and Air conditioning maintenance at this iconic Bristol landmark.
During the summer of 2011, ECG approached the client to suggest and identify ways of improving energy efficiency.
These improvements have been achieved through the introduction of new LED lighting throughout each floor, car park LED lighting complete with motion sensors, and adjustments which have been made to the air conditioning units that have also resulted in improved comfort conditions for building users.
Furthermore, our organisation managed the installation of 2 new low energy chillers.
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Before working in IT, I served briefly as an elementary school teacher. I was also a substitute teacher from Pre-K all the way up to 12th grade, in addition to coaching middle school girls and high school girls field hockey. All of these various experiences gave me windows into the work of education and mentorship at numerous points through young people's lives. Complementing this with my own experience as an Asian American woman in the tech industry, I've come to realize how critical it is for educators, parents, and really any adult who ever interacts with a child to think about what we do, what we say, what we convey about value.
Even now, when I think "boy", I think "strong", and when I think "girl", I think "pretty". The only way to counter our own biases and work towards mitigating bias in our communications is to be more self-aware. A boy might hear "Great job spelling all of the words correctly", while a girl might here "Your handwriting is so neat." We need to remind ourselves what we want our girls to really think about themselves – how they define self-worth and what those values should be to promote a healthier career & life.
I am the only female on my team, but my gender and/or my physical appearance in no way affect the quality of my work. My gender is important, but it is not at all a defining factor when it comes to what people can do – what we can learn, what skills we can develop, and how we can excel in school. I want to be valued for my skills, my knowledge, my capacity to persevere and to solve problems, my ability to help my clients achieve their goals. I want young people to demand to be valued for their minds, not their bodies.
Towards the end of elementary school, children are starting to thinking about what makes a boy a boy and what makes a girl a girl. The physiological differences aren't as important here as the behavioral components – who to sit with at lunch, who to play with on the playground, who to talk to because they're One Of My Kind as opposed to the Other. We need to create environments where boys and girls are equally welcomed as opposed to separated out by gender lines. We need boys and girls to see one another as One of My Kind – not because of shared hobbies or similar appearance, but out of recognition that "you can do this too".
While it can help, boys and girls don't need to share hobbies to get along. Instead, we can value all people across genders for the pursuit of knowledge, the pursuit of excellence. We can ask questions about the world around us and be curious together. We can design things, build things, consider problems, and device solutions. The world needs more critical thinkers, persevering researchers, and problem-solvers. We can think about bringing more girls into STEM because we need more minds in STEM.
Gulnaar K. is a prior elementary-level educator who now works in technology.


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In case you're thinking about the purchase in virtually any kind of residential or commercial property, a construction inspection is a necessity. Although there might not be some regulations requiring it, the investment in one can help you shield your investments going forward. It is able to in addition enable you to guard your financial future. In case you enter right into a contract without such a specialized step, you can wind up buying a property which isn't well worth what you spent on it, even in case you have a great deal. The best part is the fact that you are able to stay away from this by hiring an experienced group to deal with the inspecting work.
What It Can Achieve for You
A building assessment could be a great investment. Though you are going to need to spend on it from your pocket, as it's seldom a component of the method of making the investment, it's a chance that you'll save a substantial amount of cash by doing this in the long term. This step may really help you to save a substantial amount of time, also, particularly if the property isn't well worth your money. Even when there is nothing discovered to be that you do not like about the place, you'll still end up getting a much better outlook and much more confidence in your order as a result.
Although you have variations in what's provided in a construction inspection from a single company on the following, you'll probably discover a great offer around the home at the close of the conference. Walk around the house with these professionals to realize what's occurring throughout it.
• You are going to learn whether the main devices in the place are working right. This can consist of heating and other HVAC and air condition systems. It'll also feature the roofing system.
• It is going to tell you the problem of all elements and the foundation of the structural integrity of the place. You are going to learn in case there are grading issues with the property also.
• You are going to learn about the potential symptoms of issues including pest problems, mold issues, and water damage. If they're found, you might also learn how intense the concern is.
• You are going to learn about the general integrity of the place such as whether there'll be complicated issues to fix in the future.
• You might also find out about the windows as well as appliances. You are going to learn in case the plumbing and electric are in good operating order also.
A building assessment is an education about a home that you simply didn't build as well as haven't existed in. It offers you a perception of how much the building's story may be so you are able to feel confident in buying it and utilizing it for your requirements.
From rental property inspections to building and pest inspections, Wallace Building Inspections can do it all for you. They are a South Australian business that you can easily get a hold of. Get your free quote today.


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Step 1: Get informed
If the Ontario Government proceeds with its plan to rebuild 10 aging nuclear reactors, there will be little room for continued growth in renewable energy in our province. Nuclear power is inflexible, costly and produces deadly radioactive waste that has to be stored for thousands of years. Meanwhile, costs for solar, wind and other renewable technologies are dropping rapidly. Wind power is already cheaper than the projected cost of power from rebuilt reactors in Ontario. Improving our energy efficiency is cheaper still.
Ontario has made great progress in just a few years in building a new renewable energy industry. Why would we turn back to an outdated technology that nobody else wants — there hasn't been a Candu reactor sold anywhere in the world in 30 years — and sacrifice our place in the world's fastest growing energy sector — clean, green, renewable power?
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Madonna Thinks Guy Ritchie Is Trying To Brainwash Their Son
"Wheee! Isn't this fun? Say it with me: this is fun. This is fun. More fun than mom. What? Did I say mom? That was weird and totally unintentional."
If reading about Gwyneth Paltrow's ~so~ perfect relationship with her ex-husband yesterday made you gag and think "God, doesn't ANYBODY hate their exes anymore?", I have good news for you. Madonna still hates Guy Ritchie with the fire of 1000 burning anal warts. UsWeekly says Madonna hates him so much, she's pulled out her pointin' finger and accused her ex-cunt of trying to brainwash their son, Rocco Ritchie.
Even though a judge ordered him to pack his bags and return to his mama's house six weeks ago, Rocco is still living with his dad in London, because Rocco doesn't want shit to do with Madonna. Madonna's original theory about Runaway Rocco was that Guy had been talking shit about her for years to their son in an attempt to recruit him onto Team Your Mom Sucks. Now she thinks he's been doing more than just casually rolling his eyes and muttering "wanker" under his breath.
A source close to Madonna says she thinks Guy has been trying to brainwash Rocco before their next custody hearing, which is happening today. Guy has apparently been pushing the hard sell on Rocco by constantly telling him he should be living in London and not with his mom in New York. The source also claims Guy has taken a Kris Jenner approach to education by telling Rocco he can pretty much drop out any time he wants because school is for fools. Madonna isn't a fan of quitting and wants him to stay in school. Again, she thinks he might be encouraging Rocco to drop out as a form of attempted brainwashing.
As for how Madonna is taking it all, the source says she feels "incredibly hurt" and that the situation is "really horrible." Basically, on a scale of Desperately Seeking Susan to Shanghai Surprise, it's a Swept Away.
So to recap: Guy's brainwashing technique includes aggressively talking trash about Rocco's mom, isolating Rocco from his mom, and encouraging him to drop out of school. I think the Church of Scientology's recruitment club just found its latest guest speaker.
Here's more of Guy and his son ("Son? More like hostage!!!" hollered Madonna) riding around London on their bikes over the weekend.
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Refer to the map to see space changes. DLC Learning Lab and Design Space remain in the same location.
Staff in the Digital Learning Commons have recently moved offices as part of a larger organizational restructuring that is underway with colleagues in Vermont in the Academic Technology Group and the Office for Digital Learning.
DLC Staff moves
McGowan 220
- Bob Cole is now located in MG 220D.
- Evelyn Helminen and Amy Slay are sharing MG 220B.
- Mark Basse is outffitting MG220A to serve as a dedicated multimedia studio for audio and video production.
McGowan 213
- Melissa Sorenson will be located in the MG 213 suite.
- It will also serve as a co-working and organizational development consultation space.
Mforce and MBA student hub
Mforce students and sponsoring faculty will now be located in MG 210B, formerly DLC staff offices, and MG210A, formerly the reservable DLC "Otter Room."
Former co-working spaces
MG210C, formerly the DLC "Pacific Room", has been removed from the DLC reservation system and is now reservable on the campus Room Reserve System as a small group meeting room.
The "Otter room" has been removed from the DLC internal reservation system.
The entryway area to the MG210 suite, formerly the "Tidal Zone", will remain open as a quiet area during regular business hours.
The DLC Learning Lab & Design Space
Both the Lab and the Design Space located on the street level of Calle Principal and the first floor of McGowan will continue to be managed by DLC staff and graduate assistants. Appointments can still be made with DLC staff and GAs through DLC appointment system on our website.
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Here's What Google Search Will Look Like in 10 Years
From its meager beginnings as a student search engine Become Better At Finding Stuff With Search Engines: Boolean Search Logic Explained It only takes Google's thousands of servers half a second to query approximately 50 billion indexed pages, it takes you significantly longer to scan only the first page of search results. On top of that,... Read More project called BackRub at Stanford University, to the powerhouse search engine that is both a noun and a verb in one, Google's path has been one of growth and constant adaptation with the times.
Examining the path of that history provides some interesting insights into what the world's most popular search engine will probably look like in 10 years.
Why 10 years? Because 10 years encompasses nearly the entire lifetime of Google, from the moment of its first major algorithm update in 2003 called "Boston". In 10 years, the search engine will probably look nothing like it does today, but it will serve a multitude of needs in everyday life well beyond those that exist on the family computer.
The History of Google Search
In 1995, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin first met and started collaborating on the search engine that would eventually become Google — then called BackRub — it's doubtful they could have ever imagined the size and power of the company that would result from those efforts.
By 1999, the small company outgrew its garage-beginnings, and established its first real office in Palo Alto with eight employees. 2002 is when things got really interesting, with the Google Search Appliance, a major overhaul of AdWords, Google Labs, Google News and the first set of Google APIs for developers.
It isn't surprising that the following year brought Google's first algorithm update meant to thwart SEO folks who were — up to this point — quite successful at landing pages at the top of Google results through keyword stuffing and building huge backlink farming campaigns.
"Boston" curbed the backlink game a little bit, and so started the constant tug of war between those developing the Google algorithm for better results, and efforts of webmasters to land their websites and web pages as high in Google search results as possible.
The evolution of that algorithm — aside from attempting to thwart SEO gaming efforts — actually reveals a great deal about the future vision of Google Search planners, and where they have been steering the company up until this point. Here's the breakdown of those major updates that offered that insight.
- Brandy (2004) – Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI), which is using a mathematical technique to identify relationships within concepts inside of a collection of text.
- Personalized Search (2005) – This update used the user's search history to affect search results.
- Google Local (2005) – Local business data gets integrated into Google maps Get A Visual Taste Of History With Google Maps & Google Earth Google Maps and Google Earth have always been known for helping mobility-impaired wunderlusters virtually adventure all over the globe. However, despite any of your current obstacles, it's always possible – whether it be after time... Read More .
- Universal Search (2007) – News, video and local results are integrated with regular search results.
- Real-Time Search (2009) – Social content like Twitter get integrated into a real-time feed.
- Caffeine (2010) – Improves indexing of sites, improving the freshness of search results.
- User Search (2012) – Google+ and authorship integrated into search results.
- Venice (2012) – Better local results for broad queries.
- Knowledge Graph (2012) – Information and image relevant to your search term show up next to regular results.
These were all of the updates that were not meant to thwart black-hat SEO efforts, but were instead intended to evolve the algorithm Google Algorithm Fail: 3 Examples Of Really Bad Google Results At this point, there have been over 25 Panda updates, with the latest reportedly occurring on July 18th. Some great websites we all know and love have suffered traffic loss, but at the same time,... Read More to produce a new generation of information in a brand new way, whether that involved integrating information about the user doing the searching, or trying to use something like the Knowledge Graph to predict what the user really intends to look for.
Predictive Search Results
The science of the search algorithm has applications well outside of the Internet search page itself. When you combine the multitude of mobile devices and the Internet of Things movement, the use of the search algorithm to feed everything with the right data becomes even more critical. Google may be best placed to do it, especially considering it has already established one of the most popular mobile platforms on the planet — Android.
Past efforts to incorporate user information and behavior into search results points to a future where artificial intelligence would be used to better predict what the user wants to know even before they ask it. Google Now Google Now Knows Where You Parked, Gets Offline Cards, And More The Android Google Search app has been updated, and tucked inside it are some pretty awesome tweaks to Google Now that add quite a bit of usefulness to Google's personal assistant. Read More is a good example of an early generation of this, and Google Glass is a clear example of an alternative delivery system for those search results. There is a growing movement toward augmented reality, and Google appears poised to take advantage of it.
In an interview with the BBC, Amit Singhal, Google's head of search, explained it this way:
"To a computer, understanding means when you ask it something, it can tell you a lot more about that thing. For example it will be able to tell you for Taj Mahal that it's a monument, where it is, what you should know about it if you are interested in it, and not just a bunch of links."
In other words, in the near future, by knowing where you are located, your past web searches, purchases and travels, Google will be able to evaluate what you probably want to know and provide you with the information even before you open your mouth to ask. That day might be displayed on the HUD display of a pair of sunglasses, a wristwatch, or maybe even special electronic contact lenses.
Personalized Information
Past efforts on the part of Google to constantly improve local search results imply that the future vision of the search team is to give you highly personalized data based on your location and your current activity.
This kind of update, with local business results, began as early as 2005, and continued to evolve in the search algorithm up through today. In 10 years, this personalization of delivered information will become even more relevant in our daily life. The concept of "autocomplete" as you type in search results takes on a whole new meaning when Google could potentially "autocomplete" your intended search for data without the need to even type in a single letter. This vision was explained by Amit Singhal in the same BBC interview:
"Now you can imagine there are some contextual cues where you don't even have type the first letter to fill out what most people in similar contexts do."
In other words, if most people like you in a similar situation almost always search for a particular piece of data, then Google can predict that you'll probably search for the same. Imagine riding down the Interstate wearing a pair of Google Glasses, and as you and your family start getting hungry, Google automatically displays the location of the top 4 take-out restaurants in the area. Such predictions are possible when Google is collecting statistical data on millions of queries from millions of locations across the globe.
"So for example, if someone is standing in front of Buckingham Palace and most people who stand there query "Trafalgar Square", then potentially that would be a suggestion that could happen without even going to the box."
Of course, while it's a tremendous convenience to receive exactly the data that you need exactly when you need it, it's also a little disconcerting to know that Google could potentially have so much information about the behaviors of people in the near future — far more than it already has today. In the wrong hands, that kind of information could be dangerous…but that may be the price required for such progress.
Google Search in the Future
That's not all the future holds for Google Search. Result data can be used in a multitude of ways, in the many new devices entering into the market.
- Speech devices that utilize Google Translate 4 Reasons Why Google Translate Beats The Other Services Read More to allow you to communicate with anyone regardless of language.
- Wearable devices that monitor your health and use search results to advise you of proper dietary and exercise choices for your situation.
- Mobile GPS devices for your driver-less car that use traffic search results to divert your car onto the fastest route toward your destination.
The bottom line is that search results will no longer remain isolated to a text field on your computer or mobile screen. In the next 10 years, data from the Internet will feed the many devices and services that help you throughout your daily life.
Are you looking forward to what the future of search will bring, or are you hoping for a new company to take over and do something entirely different? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
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In connection with today's Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted three bilateral meetings. He met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Christian Paradis and discussed a range of energy issues affecting the U.S. and Canada, including investments in energy efficiency and clean fossil fuels.
Secretary Chu also attended a bilateral meeting with the Chilean Minister of Energy Ricardo Raineri Bernain. During the meeting, Secretary Chu and Minister Raineri discussed Chile's earthquake reconstruction, renewable energy deployment and various other clean energy topics.
This afternoon, Energy Secretary Steven Chu had a bilateral meeting with Venezuela's Minister of the People's Power for Energy Rafael Ramirez and other members of the Venezuelan delegation to the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas. Also in attendance were other senior U.S. government officials, including Patrick Duddy, U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, and Cheryl Mills, Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Clinton.
While the U.S. and Venezuela certainly don't agree on all issues, Secretary Chu and the Administration believe that dialogue on energy and climate issues is important for our two countries. The United States appreciates the major commitments that Venezuela has made to help the people of Haiti recover, including ensuring the continued operation of critical power plants in Haiti. Secretary Chu stressed the urgent and shared obligation of countries around the world to take aggressive action in moving toward clean energy. The two countries agreed to restart dialogue on technical energy issues and will do so in the months ahead.
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Education & Training
How You Can Help
Services & Resources
Mission, Vision & Aims
Healthy Hips Australia aims to increase the availability and accessibility of resources, education and support for people working with and impacted by hip dysplasia.
To ensure resources, education and support are readily available for all people living with hip dysplasia, or raising and working with those affected by it.
- Equal access to support, services and resources for everyone in the community.
- Empowerment and support for individuals and families through knowledge and advocacy.
- Minimisation of the impact of hip dysplasia on development, self care, leisure, work or play roles.
- Maximisation of smiles and fun for everyone involved.
HHA's 2020 Goals
- Review and expand the range of topics covered in the tips & hints handouts
- Disseminate information brochures to complement the hip dysplasia awareness and safe swaddling flyers
Education & Awareness
- Continue our safe swaddling awareness efforts, to further the reach of our current online awareness efforts
- Host our fifth Australian Healthy Hips Week to highlight awareness for hip dysplasia
- See HHA posters in every children's hospital and private orthopaedic clinic in Australia to ensure we can connect with every person impacted by hip dysplasia who is in need of support
- Attend parenting expos and appropriate health conferences to increase awareness for the importance of early diagnosis of hip dysplasia
- Connect earlier with newly diagnosed families by increasing the number of services providing them with information about our organisation
- Increase our online presence and explore connecting with families in need via online methods
- Facilitate social catch ups
- Develop and implement a formal support network that meet the needs of the hip dysplasia community
The Board
Healthy Hips Australia has a small, enthusiastic board of directors. We also have advisors contributing to the direction of the organisation. We thank them all for volunteering their time and expertise.Meet Our Board
Mr Bruce Foster, MBBS, MD, FRACS is the Healthy Hips Australia patron. For the past 30 years, Bruce has specialised in paediatric orthopaedics. He is currently the deputy director of the department of orthopaedic surgery at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide. Bruce also sits on the medical board for the International Hip Dysplasia Institute. Bruce's passion for paediatric orthopaedics is reflected in his set up of the Bone Growth Foundation. Now known as the Bone Health Foundation, it funds research and treatment for Australian children afflicted with bone impairments.
Annual Reports
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Sarah Twomey founded Healthy Hips Australia after recognising the need for a national body offering support and education to those affected by hip dysplasia. A mother of two children with the condition, Sarah was bewildered when her eldest daughter Eve's two-month stint in a hip harness turned into a two-year ordeal. While her younger daughter Maya's hip journey has been easier, Sarah believes that increasing support, education and resources in Australia will benefit all people impacted by the condition, along with the community-based health professionals working with them.
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The International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) is the world leader in promoting prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hip dysplasia. The efforts of our founder, Sarah Twomey, have been recognised by her appointment to the International Advisory Board of the IHDI; she is also featured in the Advocate Spotlight section of their website. The IHDI have endorsed several of our parent tips and hints handouts, sharing a link to these under the resources for parents section of their website. We look forward to contributing to the global efforts in promoting prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hip dysplasia along side the IHDI.


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Going Places: How To Be a "Traveller for God".
I've been trying to discern my Christian identity and identify a role for myself within my community since my return to the faith. I look up to a number of Saints – whose lives I find an accord with – to guide my daily life and I ask for their help to pray for me. […]Read More


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February 3, 2007
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i've been going to a great acupuncturist, and she's inspired me to cut down on some unhealthy habits (smoking & overeating) and to take on some healthy new ones (more vegies & water). i am feeling a lot better already after 6 days of said improvements. my energy is still low, and i'm finally getting over my third cold of the winter, and a spot on my chin is taking a loooonnnnng time to heal – but all in all, doing better.
i'm also cheered by the fact i somehow lost 10 lbs since the last time i weighed myself (who knows, maybe 5 months ago…) now i just gotta convince j to hand over the new wii, play me some sports, and the rest of the weight will come melting off, i tellya…
in all seriousness though, i did put in about 40 minutes of gardening today and i think that was good for both my ass and the backyard.
oh yeah, one other thing: i get to choose the blog platform we'll be using for work. suggestions anyone?


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Whenever I leave the office and Jay is not on call for OPALCO, we welcome the opportunity to go sailing. Every trip offers new discoveries, and gives us a chance to relax and appreciate our beautiful surroundings. In this boating log, I share my adventures with you.
Shallow Bay- Sucia Island
According to the Cruising Guide to the Puget Sound and San Juan Islands, Shallow Bay offers the best sunset views of any anchorage on Sucia Island and has the warmest water for swimming.
Well, I cannot attest to the sunset due to thick heavy fog surrounding us the entire time we spent there. I can, however, state the bay supports swimming. There was a wide Catamaran anchored shoreward of us where we watched and listened to four kids play and romp atop her wide deck all afternoon. When the fog thickened in the early evening we could only hear the kids, who were counting "one, two, three, go," then splashes and gulps of air rang through the thick air, evidence of jumping into the water. This went on for some time. Very nostalgic, only to hear the sounds of this frolicking!
During the day, Jay and I rowed ashore and did a two-hour hike over to the beach at Echo Bay and Fossil Bay. The woods were thick, but trails were more populated than Matia Island. The hike back to Shallow Bay from Fossil Bay looked more in keeping with the forest at Matia. The trail along the Echo Bay side was less dense, fewer trees and salal instead of large ferns.
There are red and green markers at the entrance of Shallow Bay which can easily be seen from a distance. The depth changes quite fast when entering this area.
Shallow Bay has seven mooring buoys, with some anchorage room as well, but the basin is smaller than it appears on the chart. Know your tides and allow for plenty of swing room. The guide states southeasterly winds can come across the marsh on the southeast end of the bay, but there's no problem with swells from boat traffic out in Boundary Bay. We bounced around some during the night with what felt like swells, but never really heard the wind. Next time I believe we will choose to anchor so we are not hammering the buoy all night!
All the shoreline around Shallow Bay is State Park land. The cluster of Sucia Islands was purchased in 1960 by the Puget Sound Interclub Association and then donated to the State for protection as a Washington State Marine Park.


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De-risking in the Commercial Banking Sector
The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in collaboration with The Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) are pleased to announce a Breakfast Panel Discussion "De-risking in the Commercial Banking Sector: What does this really mean?''
"The impact of De-risking is the most serious threat posed to our economic development in recent history; all economic activity in our country is in peril".
Topics to be discussed:
- The meaning and nature of "de-risking"
- How "de-risking" will impact sectors and businesses of all kinds
- The serious threat this poses to our overall economic development
Registration is now open. To register, complete the attached form and submit to the firstname.lastname@example.com. Alternatively, registration may also be done at email@example.com or http://www.barbadoschamberofcommerce.com/bcci-biba-panel-discussion/


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Unlike some thematic bentos, this one doesn't require any special kitchen tools.
You'll need one small star cookie cutter and a set of nesting circle cookie cutters if you have them or several sizes of cup or jar lids if you don't. We chose sandwich thins for our sandwich base so we already had a circle to start with, and two colors of cheese (cheddar and swiss) helped form the shield.
How to Make a Captain America Shield Sandwich:
- Choose a circle cookie cutter slightly smaller than your sandwich round and cut one circle from a slice of cheddar cheese.
- Using the two size down circle cookie cutter, cut the middle out of your cheddar circle, leaving a ring. Set it aside and save your smaller circle for later.
- Using the next two size down circle, cut a circle from the swiss cheese for the center of the shield.
- Take your star cookie cutter and cut a star from your remaining cheddar cheese and another from the center of your swiss circle.
- Gently lift out the swiss star and replace it with the cheddar. Set aside.
- Make your sandwich, using the remaining bits of cheese as filler.
- Carefully set the shield star/circle in the center of your sandwich, using a dab of cream cheese to hold it in place.
- Place the remaining cheddar ring around the center circle, and add a few dots of cream cheese so it stays in place too.
- Pack up your sandwich in a sandwich box and you're done!
Are you going to see Captain America: Civil War this weekend? Are you on #TeamCap or #TeamIronMan?
I'll be honest, I am not completely up to date on my Marvel films, so I had a few questions for Ben, but it is really an enjoyable movie!
After several of the Avengers' battles have resulted in collateral damages, the governments of many countries request a larger system of accountability for the Avengers. This request splits the Avengers into two factions--Captain America versus Iron Man, with the rest of the Avengers choosing sides against one another. All the while, outside forces are threatening while the internal turmoil is brewing.
Captain America: Civil War is the beginning of phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Antman makes his first appearance in an Avengers movie (we loved Antman) and a new superhero, Black Panther, is introduced to the storyline. The next couple of years are going to feature a ton of awesome new Marvel movies, we can't wait!
Check out our #TeamCap versus #TeamIronMan bento from the other day too!


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Michael Brown's heart attack hasn't stopped flow of other bad news
Like a mean Halloween joke, the bad-news minutiae of Michael Brown's federal bankruptcy case keeps piling up as the former Houston hand surgeon presumably battles the effects of a serious heart attack in Miami.
According to court records, Brown went into cardiac arrest Oct. 24.
"Dr. Brown remains hospitalized and is incapacitated," an Oct. 28 court filing states. "The extent of the damage he has suffered is unknown; however, it appears to be severe and, at this time, counsel has no ability to communicate with Dr. Brown."
Efforts to receive an update on his condition Thursday were unsuccessful.
The court record, meanwhile, shows no let-up in activity due to his illness.
For example, on Oct. 28 the Chapter 11 trustee, who is responsible for administering the bankruptcy plan, asked the court to order Brown to remove his personal property from his Miami Beach luxury home so it can be put on the market. The mortgage was not paid in October, the suit states.
"The trustee has been informed that the primary period for selling luxury homes in Miami is seasonal, beginning in early November through the winter holidays," the filing states. "Emergency consideration is appropriate ..."
And on Oct. 29, Brown's wife, Rachel Brown, who asked for divorce in a 2011 case that remains open, asked the bankruptcy judge to order the Chapter 11 trustee to comply with an earlier order to provide financial support for her and the couple's two children.
The Chapter 11 trustee is Houston attorney Ronald J. Sommers, who was appointed Sept. 30, when the bankruptcy case was transferred from Miami to Houston.
Rachel Brown said the Chapter 11 trustee has shown no intention of paying "necessary and reasonable support" that was ordered by the 309th State District Court in the couple's protracted divorce proceeding.
"In fact, the Chapter 11 trustee has sent notice to Rachel Brown stating that he will no longer allow for her water bill to be paid and that it will be terminated immediately," the filing states.
Other problems outlined in Rachel Brown's filing include: Health insurance for her and the two children has been terminated for nonpayment, and the mortgage and basic utility bills are not being paid, the filing states.
"There is a litany of immediate and necessary expenses that Rachel Brown and her children are entitled to receive pursuant to a court order which the Chapter 11 trustee is choosing to ignore," the document states.
According to court documents, Rachel Brown is unemployed, has no other source of income and has one child from a previous marriage, for whom she has not received child support in more than a year.
On Oct. 30, Sommers filed an objection to Rachel Brown's motion, stating that he is not ignoring any state-court orders. She has cited federal statutes in her request for support after the date of the bankruptcy filing on Jan. 23, but the U.S. Congress has made clear that "post-petition" domestic support obligations aren't enforceable, his objection states.
Sommers notes that Rachel Brown lives in a Memorial-area home with about 13,000 square feet and this year has received $35,000 in child support from Michael Brown and $175,000 in spousal support.
U.S. District Judge Jeff Bohm, the Houston judge overseeing the bankruptcy case, has scheduled an emergency hearing on Rachel Brown's motion at 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at the federal courthouse, 515 Rusk St.


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This summer will be the sixth year that Graceland has sent a mission team to Chankú Wašté Ranch to run a week of Summer Camp for the children ages 4-18 who live on the reservation.
The purpose of our mission trip is to build relationships with the Native American children we will be serving by interacting with them and getting to know them individually. We will show love, give hope and be the hands and feet of Jesus. The day camp we provide for the week gives us the platform we need to reach them.
We are still in need of team members, prayer partners and financial supporters. To become part of our team, or support us with prayer or finances, please contact one of the team leaders below.


text: South Africa's parliament has one year to enact new laws The Constitutional Court ruling put South Africa on course to become at least the world's fifth country to permit same-sex marriage. It will also be the first country in Africa to do so, a continent where homosexuality is largely taboo. In a ruling delivered by the constitutional court, Justice Albie Sachs said: "The common law definition of marriage is declared to be inconsistent with the constitution and invalid to the extent that it does not permit same-sex couples to enjoy the status and benefits it accords heterosexual couples." The decision followed a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in November 2004 that said same-sex couples could get married following an application by lesbian couple Marie Fourie and Cecilia Bonthuys. "It's a bit disappointing. It feels like it's one step forward and still another one step backwards"Keketso Maema, lawyer for Lesbian and Gay Equality projectThat ruling requested that the courts change the common-law definition of marriage from being a "union between a man and a woman" to a "union between two persons". But in its ruling on Thursday, the constitutional court judge said it was up to parliament to make the necessary changes. Only one of the court's 11 judges dissented from the ruling, arguing the court should have legalised gay marriage with immediate effect. The court said that if parliament did not act the legal definition of marriage would be automatically changed to include same-sex unions. That would put South Africa alongside Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Canada in allowing gay marriages. Church leaders had have argued against the move, saying it flouted public opinion in the mainly Christian country, and called for a referendum on the divisive issue. Meanwhile lawyers for gay rights groups said they were disappointed that the court did not act to make gay marriages legal immediately. "It's a bit disappointing. It feels like it's one step forward and still another one step backwards," said Keketso Maema, a lawyer for the Lesbian and Gay Equality project. "The good thing about this judgment is if parliament doesn't do anything in 12 months the word 'spouse' would be read into the marriage act. That gets us somewhere." SOURCE: Agencies


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CHICAGO -- With animal shelters in Houston facing overcrowding following Harvey, Chicago is hoping to lend a helping hand by opening their doors to Houston pets.
According to the Chicago Tribune, animal shelters in Chicago will be accepting mostly dogs and cats that have been in Houston-area shelters for awhile. This way, the shelters will have more space for animals recently rescued from flood zones and have a greater chance of reuniting the pets with their families.
The Anti-Cruelty Society says it expects to receive the first wave of pets before the end of the week, and they hope to place animals in homes here in the Chicago area.
"We are actively recruiting,'' said spokeswoman Colette Bradley. "People are willing to help and it's so fantastic. Offering their home up is a wonderful way to help the pets directly impacted from the storm in Houston.''
Bradley and the rest of the organization continues to look for more volunteers who can help with transporting the animals from the airport to the shelter's location at 169 W. Grand Ave, as well as individuals and families who are interested in caring for larger dogs.
PAWS Chicago will also be accepting pets as part of their Harvey rescue mission.
For more information on how you can help animals affected by Hurricane Harvey, you can visit the Anti-Cruelty Society's website here and the PAWS website here.


text: TJB 11 Posted June 13, 2012 Providing the Canon 650D camera system with auto focus during video is aimed at soccer Moms. I think that's Canon's market. Serious videographers who pull focus manually on their own or paid shoots know what I mean. So "fixing" auto focus (which for serious shooters wasn't an issue) and then NOT addressing alaising and moire, well you know that Canon are only happy to take care of people who don't have a clue but pay the money. So on many points I can see where Andrew is grumpy, but then again, I don't find myself focussing on Canon marketing strategy.....I'd rather just go out and shoot something with an appropriate (budget) camera for the project at hand. Many of us should be simply thankful that the GH2 and the fullframe DSLR's together fill this roll fairly well. Maybe we should just get over it and agree that the perfect budget video camera for all film makers will never exist. Ripping the guts out of an expensive camera to make it look a little more like a GH2 was pretty entertaining though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The JT Curved Dining Table was originally designed for clients who wanted a table that would complement their set of classic CH24 Wishbone chairs by Hans J. Wegner, while at the same time align with the contemporary aesthetic of their JT Classic in Corian bespoke kitchen.
As a bespoke furniture piece, our JT Curved Dining Table can be fully customised in a variety of timbers and tabletop configurations to perfectly suit your space and requirements.
- Materials: solid American black walnut, hand finished in a clear satin hard-wax oil
- Tabletop options include: honed Bianco Carrara marble & Glacier White Corian


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By Louise Jensen
1. The heat from chilli peppers comes from the nutrient Capsicum. Capsicum can aid weight loss by increasing the number of calories burned after eating, boosting our metabolism.
2. An aphrodisiac, after stimulating the tongues pain receptors, endorphins are released, our natural feel good high. After consumption your heart rate increases and you start to sweat - much like the way your body reacts during sex.
3. Chillies boost circulation, thin blood and improve cholesterol levels making them great for heart health.
4. Chillies have pain relieving properties being anti-inflammatory and analgesic. A great relaxant, capsaicin blocks Substance P, a natural chemical involved in the transmission and perception of pain.
5. Great for diabetics. Studies show chillies reduce the body's need for insulin to lower blood sugar by a staggering 60%.
6. Pepper plants produce anti-fungal and anti-bacterial chemicals which we then consume, they help us fight infection and keep us healthy.
7. Packed with anti-oxidants, vitamins A, B and C, Iron, Potassium and Manganese. Wow nature's own multi supplement.
8. Great for congestion – the hotter the curry the runnier the nose! Have those tissues on hand.
9. Capsaicin can be applied topically for pain relief in inflammatory conditions without the numbing usually associated with anaesthetics.
10. Capsaicin has been found to stop the spread of prostate cancer.
Louise Jensen


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Hands on Hartford and five Subway locations in Connecticut are teaming up for Cookies For A Cause.
All you have to do is visit one of the participating Subway locations until 2 p.m. today, leave your change and they will give you a free cookie. Here are the locations:
- 65 Asylum Ave., Hartford
- 493 Main St., Hartford
- 2229 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill
- 632 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill
- 770 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
Hands on Hartford provides direct services to people in need and promotes civic engagement and volunteerism by bringing agencies, volunteers, congregations, community organizations, donors and businesses together to impact the community.


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Then and now: How Houston residents' attitudes on key issues evolved over the decades
Vintage photos of Houston's oil bust days in the 1980s paint a picture of a changing city. But the clothes, cars and buildings weren't the only things that evolved.
The Kinder Houston Area Survey released earlier this week revealed people's changing attitudes in the Houston area when it comes to issues like flooding, crime, traffic and the local economy. The study also tracked the changing attitudes about homosexuality, immigration and climate change.
Read on HoustonChronicle.com: Public concern about flooding ebbs in area, Kinder survey shows
Rice University researchers used some annual surveys dating back to 1982 to compile the information. Other surveys were more recent, only covering the last decade or three years.
The results depict an increasingly accepting and liberal city with a more stable economy, according to earlier reporting in the Houston Chronicle.
Fluctuating attitudes about flooding was one of the more glaring results in the study. Longtime Rice sociology professor Stephen Klineberg noted that people's preoccupation with flooding faded from 2018 to 2019, "because it's been a year and a half since Harvey," he told the Chronicle.
When asked what Houston's biggest problem was, the percentage of survey respondents who named flooding fell from 15 percent in 2018 to 7 percent in 2019.
Harris County Flood Control District Meteorologist Jeff Lindner voiced his surprise at the flooding survey result on Monday.
"I always knew that flooding took a backseat to traffic and other issues, but 7 percent is pretty low in less than 2 [years] after the worst flood in modern American history," he said on Twitter.
>>> See more survey results showing how Houston changed
Julian Gill is a digital reporter in Houston. Read him on our breaking news site, Chron.com, and on our subscriber site, houstonchronicle.com. | email@example.com | NEWS WHEN YOU NEED IT: Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message | Sign up for breaking news alerts delivered to your email here.


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Visitor from Mamaroneck
by Neil Simon
Visitor From Mamaroneck, introduces the audience to not-so-blissfully wedded couple Sam and Karen Nash, who are revisiting their honeymoon suite in an attempt by Sam to bring the love back into their marriage. Her plan backfires and the two become embroiled in a heated argument about whether or not Karen is having an affair with her secretary. The act ends with Karen leaving (allegedly to attend to urgent business) and Sam sadly reflecting on how much things have changed since they were young.
Director: Fraser MacLeod
Producer: Fraser MacLeod and Esra Thorstensson
Lights, sound: Dan Malm
Scenography: Björn Almqvist
Costume, props: Sera Cederberg
Video recording: Emma Olsson
Sam Nash – Fraser MacLeod
Karen Nash – Johanna Larsson
Bellhop Jasmin Salih
Waiter – Ulrika Pettersson
Jean McCormack – Emilia Nilsson


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Château Akkerman
Together with artist Philip Akkerman we developed this real classic bock beer . It's the first in our collaboration series with Amsterdam art gallery Torch, and comes with three different labels by the artist.
For our first collaboration with Amsterdam Art Gallery Torch we sat down with one of their artists, Philip Akkerman. Akkerman designed labels resembling a refined Bordeaux, mixed with a rural vin de table feel, inspiring us to make a classic feeling, dark, bock beer.
Akkerman is a contemporary artist working in the classic tradition of the self-portrait. He's been painting self-portraits since 1981, currently counting up to over 4000 drawings and paintings. His oeuvre has become an impressive catalog, effectively displaying various styles and techniques from very expressionistic, hinting towards cubism, but mostly based in magic realism.
For us, having brewed somewhat 'gimmicky' bock beers in the past, this time we wanted to create something more true to the style. This bock beer, naturally, is all about malty flavors. We added a few colored malts to create a rich, toasty and bready, slightly caramelly and chocolaty flavors. With subtle late and dry hop additions we wanted to add an extra floral, spicy kick to this beer.
The Château Akkerman comes with three different labels.


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Interview with Dan Ritchie Former Chancellor, University of Denver Leaders Speak Series Dan Ritchie was the Chancellor of the University of Denver (known locally as DU) from 1989 through mid-2005, a particularly challenging time. Prior to that post, Ritchie was an executive at MCA-Universal and then CEO of Westinghouse Broadcasting before taking up ranching in Colorado. Ritchie is currently the Chairman and CEO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Chairman Emeritus of DU. In the 1980s, DU was in crisis, borrowing money to make payroll with over $60 million in deferred maintenance on buildings. Ritchie enlisted cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, a leading proponent of values-based leadership, for financial support. Daniels donated $11 million as a challenge grant, asking the business school to incorporate business ethics into its core …Continue Reading


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Following last night's release of "Call of Duty (Modern Warfare 3)," Jay Electronica took to his Tumblr page to address the success of the song, which he said will not appear on Act II: Patents of Nobility.
In the post, he chronicles how he wrote and recorded the cut in 24 hours and managed to get Mobb Deep on the track through Twitter. He also noted how major labels are unable to accomplish the same goals in spite of having budgets and teams of workers.
Read the full post below.
i wouldn't have believed it myself if i hadn't experienced it.
within just 24 hours, i wrote a record to give away online, summoned the legendary Infamous Mobb Deep via out of the blue tweets and we released a record together. I became a trending topic Worldwide within 3 minutes of its release and actually penetrated radio. Just heard the news that the Great Zane Lowe will premiere the record in the United Kingdom tonight as 'The Hottest Record In The World".
All of the above is attempted daily by major music corporations who have teams of ppl spending excessive amounts of money and still fall short of the goal. My methodology is apparently much better.
i'd like to take this time to quote my mom …"thats pretty damn good son!"
i guess it is.
and this isn't even a single.
or even a song from my album.
its just a dope ass beat, with some (extra) dope rhymes from me and 2 of My favorite hip hop artists of all time, who woke up yesterday not even knowing they'd be on a record with me a few hours later.
Look at the atmosphere all in a stir.
if i were too bigheaded, right now is probably where i would say, "dog, look around. I'm The Fucking Man!"
good thing i'm not too bigheaded.
i wouldn't have believed it myself if i hadn't experienced it.
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