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In this session, chaired by David Nicholson, VP and Journals Publishing director at Life Sciences Wiley, we heard tales of offenders, detection, and action.
Starting things off, Steve Yentis, editor in chief of Anesthesia, recounted the stunning retraction statistics of three anesthesiologists. One, Joachim Boldt, has had a record 80 papers retracted, but will soon be surpassed by Yoshitaka Fujii, who has 193 papers under suspicion. For all three, concerns about their data arose post-publication, with doubts going back 20 years in the case of Fujii. The misconduct Yentis' journal spots also manifests as plagiarism, ethical issues, and improper authorship credit.
Moving onto how journalists can expose misconduct, Peter Aldhous, San Francisco bureau chief for the New Scientist, described his experience in discovering flawed data and extensive image manipulation in Catherine Verfaillie's stem cell papers amidst American debates on the use of stem cells.
Aldous said, "A lot more of this type thing happens than we care to think". He asked whether "science writers are perky cheerleaders who don't scrutinize enough," a question that would echo for the rest of the day.
The problem is difficult to tackle, though. "Hours and hours of staring at images" was Aldous' response to an audience member's question about how he had carried out his work detecting image manipulation. The panel agreed that software for detecting image manipulation is needed.
Virginia Barbour is chair of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which has grown to more than 7,000 journal editor members since its informal start in 1997. She reported that the JCB finds 1% of its papers have unacceptable image manipulation, and an audit by the US FDA found 2% of scientists guilty of serious misconduct.
As Barbour explained, authors, journals, institutions, and journalists all want to publish big stories, a priority at odds with producing reliable literature. Consequently, "We all need to acknowledge the scientific literature is not perfect". Even without misconduct, she said, it is only "a partial version of the truth".
Scientific misconduct is without a doubt one of Jay Rosen's 'wicked problems', extending far beyond the scope of journalism. Still, journalists must recognize that it happens. Reaching the goal described by Barbour as "a scientific literature we can trust" requires keeping a critical eye on the science.
Misconduct did not come up during the 'off-beat stories' session, but as Yentis said, "The story is in the fact that there is misconduct".
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The internationally renowned artist Jamali has long attracted a select and international circle of collectors, drawn by his mystical style and charismatic persona. Jamali's artistic career had unconventional beginnings, true to the maverick's path that he always followed. Thirty years ago, a vision came to him and a dream guide commanded him to paint. In response, Jamali invented a unique style of "mystical expressionism," a marriage of contemporary consciousness and art's most ancient traditions. Jamali's fusion of these opposites--the contemporary and the timeless--has produced a life work unmatched in its scope, variety, and spiritual depth.
Jamali's complex surfaces and mystical imagery have been compared to the neo-expressionists Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. His gestural techniques link him to Jackson Pollock and the New York school. But the pre-eminent art critic Donald Kuspit has seen that Jamali's singular method requires its own name--mystical expressionism.Mystical expressionism is a new mode of art-making that combines the scientific insights of our new age with humankind's ancient wisdom. Obeying the dream guide who set him on the path to art, Jamali himself has named his life's work Art & Peace. Through all these works, persistent themes and mythic imagery define a singular artistic vision. Jamali's paintings are inhabited by dream figures that appear and then fade away. Mothers, sons, lovers, and dream guides — these are the characters of Jamali's visionary cosmos. His hieroglyphs and inscriptions promise revelation without disclosing their truths easily. Always dwelling in the tension between image and abstraction, Jamali draws us toward "the beautiful resolution of opposing forces" — the moment of transcendence in which art coincides with peace.
The source of Jamali's art and his life lies in the primordial spiritual traditions of the East. In his birthplace Peshawar, the Asian crossroads city, Jamali drank in Buddhist, Hindu, and Sufi ideas of the sacredness of being. He spent years of his youth with a mysterious desert people who still respect the shaman's powers. But he also studied modern physics and engineering. Jamali is the first to incorporate the paradoxes of quantum mechanics into contemporary art.
In recent work, Jamali explores new materials and artistic ideas. In his paintings on cork, he creates a kind of negative surface, exploiting the cork's readiness to absorb and resist pigment. His sculptures embody the violent force of his creative genius. His photographs are quiet statements of profound spirituality. Jamali's work is now documented in two beautiful volumes, Mystical Expressionism and Mystical Expressionism — Dreams and Works, each with an essay by Donald Kuspit and published by Rizzoli International Publications. Rizzoli plans a series of five books on Jamali's art, the third to include Kuspit's spiritual biography of the artist. Determined to bring his work to a wider audience, Jamali has launched Mardan Publishing, Inc., which offers fine prints of Jamali's most important paintings.From the beginning, Jamali has made his own path. He has pursued an "ecological vision" of art's place in contemporary life–art as an essential part of our contemporary household and the vehicle of a new mythology. Jamali now beckons a wider public to take part in that vision. Join me, he says, in Art & Peace.

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Congratulations to the President-Elect, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Formaggio, on his recent land-slide victory in the joint session of the People's House and Senate of the Federal Parliament. The role of the Coalition for Change in that election victory is highly commendable too. The election victory has sparked off a rare phenomenon of patriotism reminiscent of the good old days of "Somalismo" and national pride.
These popular enthusiastic reactions will not last long as there are no quick fixes for the tremendous challenges this nation faces. The first business item on the plate of the new government is management of people's expectations, revisiting campaign promises and re-explaining realistic time-frame before people see movement towards realization of their aspirations for peace, security and delivery of decent public services.
There are many seemingly insurmountable challenges the new government has to tackle with. All Presidential candidates in 2016-2017 election campaign acknowledged and enumerated the national tasks ahead. I would like to say a few words about some of these national goals, leaving others out as they are straight forward problems that require conventional wisdom and traditional good governance approach.
- Post Civil War Somalia could not move forward without proper national reconciliation. I believe it is priority number one as the future governance system heavily depends on the outcome of that critical national reconciliation.
- Another top priority, if not the first as well, is national and public security. Exit strategy for foreign troops out of Somalia depends on that priority. Forming credible national security forces is sine non qua for Somalia to be a stable country.
- Reclaiming Somalia's national sovereignty and securing its borders is among the top priorities. It depends on the preceding point (2). Somalia has been losing its sovereignty over land, air and sea during the course of three decades. Reclaiming that sovereignty is the single most important challenge this nation is confronted with now. In this regard, re-defining the role and Somalia's relations with the giant enterprise of international organizations and other non-state actors created to fill in the power vacuum after the collapse of Somali state in 1991, and whose bases of operations are in neighbouring countries is also among the pressing challenges for the new Somalia's government to regulate them effectively. It is a huge industry that will resist any reform to avoid losing its grip on Somalia.
- Regional cooperation. The success of Somalia's foreign policy depends absolutely on its relationships and cooperation with neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. The new government will not attract international cooperation and support without securing regional cooperation first and foremost. The explosive popular emotions against some countries contributing to AMISOM during the election campaigns for Presidential Election 2016-2017 cannot be allowed to influence the new foreign policy. Maintaining good neighbourly relations with Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia is not only a top foreign policy priority, but it is in the best vital national interest of Somalia now and for ever. This relationship must be built upon mutual respect, non-interference in each other's internal affairs and beneficial regional cooperation in all areas possible, including economic integration and environmental protection. It is noteworthy to mention the recent CDRC publication, Vol 2 No.1 (January 2017) on the topic "the Commotion Surrounding Somalia's Transition" was counter-productive, if not harmful to Ethio-Somali relations. I may also add that there are some Ethiopian officials who have become a liability now to the relations between Somalia and Ethiopia. Such actors within the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry and intelligence services elite are the reasons for the rare popular anger against Ethiopia in Somalia. Unfortunately, such situation is not conducive to an atmosphere of mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of the others. Ethiopia should abandon its policy on Somali clan politics in order to avoid exposing its own internal nationalities and ethnic problems, a situation dangerously more explosive and complex than the composition of a uniquely homogenous Somali sub-clan system.
- In Conclusion, a simple truth is needed to be re-iterated: Everybody in the new government must know their job description within the Federal constitution and laws of the land. Unfortunately, it has not been so simple and the case for the previous Somali administrations.
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Introducing Jesus Christ
Different peoples, cultures, religions, and ultimately individuals have many different claims, knowledge and perceptions about one of the most well known men in history. We have been debating who He is, what He has done, and recently if He has existed to begin with. This man is none other than Jesus Christ. The information presented in this infographic is meant to engage, enlighten and inspire people from everywhere to think about who Jesus Christ is and why He matters.
Nanyamka Anderson is currently a second year art student at Pratt MWP in Utica NY. She grew up in Baltimore MD. Her love for creativity, nature and art started at early age. It wasn't until high school that Nanyamka's involvement in artistic endeavors truly began. She had countless exposure from MICA as well as teachers, inspiring, introducing and involving her in the world of art. During her mid high school years, she also became a believer in Christ and her love and relationship with Jesus influences her work. Nanyamka hopes to make connections that will last a lifetime, help others understand biblical truth, and be good stewards to our precious planet; all through using art.


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Volvo Take The Honours At The UK Car Of The Year Awards 2018
Volvo's XC60 Fights Off Impressive Competition
Volvo has taken the UK Car of the Year 2018 title with their XC60, not only did it take the top spot in the Best Medium Crossover category but for the first time the Swedish manufacturer has won the overall prize.
John Challen, director of the UK Car of the Year Awards said, "The XC60 being crowned UK Car of the Year 2018 is very well deserved, at a time when crossovers are becoming increasingly popular. Having come close in 2016 with the XC90, it's fantastic to see Volvo now claim the top spot with its smaller – but every bit as impressive – stablemate."
Fellow director, Alisdair Suttie, added: "The XC60 is everything you ever thought a Scandinavian SUV should be – and more. Magnificent quality, comfort and space."
The XC60 narrowly triumped over Skoda's new Kodiaq model beating it by just one point, with BMW's 5 Series occupying third place.
Regit tested the Volvo XC60 in 2017 describing it as a luxury SUV with a beautifully crafted interior, read our review on it here: Volvo XC60
Jon Wakefield, managing director at Volvo Car UK, said: "Winning both the overall UK Car of the Year and Best Medium Crossover awards is a fantastic achievement for Volvo. The awards reflect the desirability and sophistication of the XC60 and the elegant Scandinavian design, cutting-edge technology and luxurious equipment levels have proved a big hit with customers."
The quirky Citroen C3 Aircross was named Best Small Crossover while Best Coupe went to the stunning Lexus LC and Kia's new Stinger model took the Best Performance title.
Full list of UK Car of the Year Awards 2018 winners:
Best Supermini – SEAT Ibiza
Best Small Hatch – Volkswagen Golf
Best Family – Peugeot 3008
Best Executive – BMW 5 Series
Best Luxury – Rolls-Royce Phantom
Best Estate – BMW 5 Series
Best Small Crossover – Citroën C3 Aircross
Best Medium Crossover – Volvo XC60
Best Large Crossover – Skoda Kodiaq
Best Coupe – Lexus LC
Best Cabriolet – Mazda MX-5 RF
Best Hot Hatch – Hyundai i30 N
Best Performance – Kia Stinger
The UK Car of the Year Awards, supported by Cox Automotive, bring together a selection of Britain's motoring journalists to form a judging panel, which includes Regit's road tester Olivia Gauch.


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CC moves up to No. 14, Denver now No. 2 in USCHO poll
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Colorado College enjoyed the biggest improvement of any WCHA team in the weekly USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll, jumping five spots from No. 19 to No. 14 this week.
Denver improved from No. 3 to No. 2, passing Minnesota. North Dakota remained at No. 6.
St. Cloud State remained at No. 15 while Nebraska Omaha re-entered the rankings at No. 18. Minnesota Duluth fell out of the poll.
Thanks to an eight-game win streak, Boston College received all 50 first-place votes and retained the No. 1 ranking. Previously unranked Dartmouth (5-0-1) of the ECAC made its poll debut at No. 12.


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Young Americans are increasingly spending time indoors on their electronic devices: a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that they now devote an average of more than seven hours a day, or about 53 hours a week, to electronic media use. National Park Service's centennial in 2016, wants to expand young people's participation in the national park system. All fourth-grade students and their families will get free admission to national parks and other federal lands and waters for a full year.
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Yesterday I took some time to write about the Grjótagjá hot springs cave in northern Iceland, which I felt was so amazing that it deserved its own post. Of course, there are far more hot springs in Iceland than this one.
Blue Lagoon
The most famous one by far is the Blue Lagoon, which has extensively been used in many marketing campaigns and has been written about thousands of times. Given the surfeit of information available about it, I'm not going to spend much time on it here. Rather, I'll leave it at this:
If you have time, it's a fun yet expensive ($40) way to relax. While it is man-made, the striking blue color of the water is natural, and forms a beautiful contrast with the black basalt rock walls. However, if you are looking for an authentic Icelandic experience, this is not it. The only Icelandic people here are the staff. And unlike most other hot springs in Iceland, the atmosphere inside the pool is loud and raucous with free-flowing alcohol, a contrast to the serenity of other hot springs. But given its proximity to Keflavik airport, it can still serve as a fun welcome to Iceland, or one last way to relax before getting on a plane. If you are planning on going, advance tickets are a must regardless of the time of year. You will almost definitely be turned away if not.
Myvatn Nature Baths (pictured above)
If you like the pretty milky blue color of the water at the Blue Lagoon but hated the feeling of being overrun by tourists, this is the place for you. Located an hour or so east of Akureyri (and very close to Grjótagjá), admission is half the price of the blue lagoon, and provides a much quieter atmosphere, with the bathers consisting mostly of Icelanders and German tourists (the Germans really leave no stone unturned when traveling).
The beautiful mountain landscapes provide a great backdrop which one can look at for hours on end. On top of that, the cafeteria inside serves an unspectacular yet filling lunch for a very reasonable price (hard to find in Iceland if you want to eat something besides hot dogs). You also might see them selling something called "geyser bread", which is bread that has been cooked in a volcano. It is extremely dense and bland. Don't be tempted.
Despite its proximity to the famous Golden Circle, this is rarely mentioned in conjunction with the various stops on the Golden Circle. Given its name, this is probably somewhat intentional, and I wouldn't mind keeping it this way either.
It can be a little hard to find (especially in the winter when road conditions are less than ideal), but once you get there, you have a beautiful outdoor geothermally heated hot spring. Unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures because there was so much steam everywhere:
Nonetheless, this is a great way to relax after a long day of driving around the Golden Circle, as you can dig your feet deep into the squishy mud below you. There is also a small boardwalk that goes around the pool where you can see mini geysers "erupting", but I wouldn't recommend dipping your feet in any of these, as the water is around boiling temperature.
Seljavallalaug Hot Springs
I would recommend this only for people looking for a true "off-the-beaten path" adventure. While geographically its not very far from the main Ring Road that encircles the highland, and quite close to the famous Skógafoss waterfall, it does take a little bit of (easy) hiking to get to. Thankfully, unlike Grjótagjá, Google Maps is very accurate for directions to Seljavallalaug:
Depending on what kind of car you have and what time of year it is, you should be able to follow pretty far up the road (Highway 242) until you can't go any further. From there, all you have to do is stay on the path above, and you will eventually come to it.
On one hand, it's not much more than a concrete pool fed by the runoff of volcanically heated water. On the other hand, part of what makes it so special is the feeling of accomplishment you get when you've been hiking for a while and come across something like this, not to mention the views of the nearby mountains aren't too shabby:
I was quite at ease, and as you can see, you certainly don't have to worry about being overrun by tourists.
While there certainly is more to Iceland than hot springs, it certainly is one of the country's more unique attributes, and provides a great way to relax as you tour the country. Happy bathing!
The above is in no way meant to be a complete rundown of all the hot springs in Iceland; rather, it's just my attempt to highlight a few particularly noteworthy yet different ones. There are many many more ones in Iceland that could be explored with enough time, and I'm sure there are even more that have yet to be discovered!


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On Saturday night GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac made a mistake that might just cost him the West Region 250 Supercross title. After winning three straight races and seemingly in complete control of the championship, Tomac got off to a rough start in Oakland and then cartwheeled hard through the whoops, knocking himself out of not only the race but the points lead as well. His 20th place finish shook up the standings in ways few might have expected, given his dominance. As he said in press-speak afterwards, "The only thing now is that I'm the hunter instead of the hunted. It's fine; there's a ways to go."
If this all seems strangely familiar, it should—this is the exactly what happened to Tomac last year. He was rolling with a three-race winning streak going into San Diego when a massive crash in the whoops dropped him completely out of that race too. It caused a 23-point swing in the standings, handing the lead over to Monster Energy/Kawasaki's Dean Wilson. This time it's Red Bull KTM's Ken Roczen who now leads the way, as the German import showed once again how comfortable and confident he is becoming inside these big stadiums.
Eli Tomac is now 15 points back of leader Ken Roczen after a DNF in Oakland.
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Tomac now sits 15 points back of Roczen, with Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs Honda's Cole Seely in between them. The good news is that he has more time to make up from this mid-season catastrophe than he did last year—we're not even at the halfway point of the West Region. The bad news is he was only two points back of the wounded Wilson last year. He's much further back now, and Roczen is both healthy and obviously very determined to earn his first U.S. title.
So now Tomac is the hunter, as he himself said, and he once again gets a chance to prove his mettle. Fair enough—he's got the speed, the bike and the talent. But this superbly fit and well-rounded racer also has what appears to be an Achilles heel: the whoops. It will be worth watching this weekend at Anaheim and beyond to see if Eli changes up his approach to the washboards that have now jeopardized his title hopes two years in a row.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (TSX-V:CBW) ("Cannabis Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive licensing agreement (the "Agreement") with Dixie Brands, Inc. ( "Dixie") pursuant to which Cannabis Wheaton will have the exclusive license to Dixie's intellectual property, product branding and formulation methodologies related to over 100 cannabinoid-infused products (the "Dixie IP") in Canada and Mexico (the "Territory").
Based in Denver, Colorado, Dixie specializes in developing intellectual property related to a variety of cannabinoid-infused products ranging from beverages to pet treat supplements. Since the founding of the brand in 2009 Dixie has emerged as a leader in the U.S. cannabis industry through its quality products and education and advocacy initiatives. The Dixie IP has been used by third-party licensees to produce some of the cannabis industry's most innovative, safe, reliable and effective cannabis products, including premium cannabinoid-infused drinks, chocolate bars, mints, tinctures, balms and bath soaks.
Pursuant to the Agreement, Dixie granted the Company an exclusive licence to use the Dixie IP, including Dixie's proprietary formulations and preparation methods as well as the associated trademarks, in the Territory for an initial term of 10 years (the "Term"). The Agreement provides Cannabis Wheaton with an option to renew the Term for up to two additional five-year periods. The Company plans to use its license for the Dixie IP to develop, manufacture, distribute and sell Dixie-branded products in Canada and Mexico, as and when those products are permitted to be sold pursuant to applicable laws.
Hugo Alves, President of Cannabis Wheaton stated, "I have personally known the Dixie team for many years and have the utmost confidence in their people and the high-quality products that they produce. Over the past five years I have watched Dixie amass an impressive intellectual property library and we believe that their proprietary formulations and products continue to separate them from their competitors. We are eager to learn from one of the best producers of cannabis-derived products in the world and this long-term partnership cements a long-standing relationship and evidences our commitment to ensuring product diversity within our platform and mitigating margin compression through the acquisition and development of value-add IP."
Chuck Smith, CEO of Dixie, stated, "This is an exciting time for Dixie. For nearly a decade, our team has worked passionately to develop safe, consistent, and innovative products under a brand that consumers have come to know and trust. We have worked hard with our partners to build that brand responsibly in Colorado, California, Nevada and Maryland. Now, our partnership with Cannabis Wheaton will greatly broaden the reach of Dixie's product portfolio as they begin distribution throughout Canada and Mexico. We look forward to continuing Dixie's standard of excellence in our expansion efforts throughout North America."
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Located in Denver, Colorado, Dixie Brands, Inc., (Dixie) through its affiliates across the country, has been formulating and producing award-winning THC and CBD-infused products since 2009. What began as a single flagship product, the Dixie Elixir (a THC-infused soda), has now expanded to over 30 different products across over 100 SKUs, representing the industry's finest edibles, tinctures, topicals and connoisseur grade extractions. In addition, Dixie Brands has launched two new cannabinoid product lines: Aceso, is a suite of "hemp 2.0" products designed to provide general wellness and relief from minor aches and pains as well as mild-anxiety. Therabis is a pet supplement formulated by an experienced veterinarian and designed to provide pets, and their owners, with relief from itching and mild-anxiety as well as providing greater joint mobility. To find out more about Dixie's innovative products, or about how Dixie is building the future of cannabis, please visit us at www.dixiebrands.com.
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A door mat outside the entrance door of a house can speak volumes. Your choice of colour, shape and design will influence whether the welcome is warm and welcoming, or cold and uninviting. Personalised door mats can be your ideal choice as they blend both style and longevity and can inject an immediate splash of your taste and personality into the entrance of your home or office.
This trend of customisation is very popular on the market today. Seen commonly in gift items and clothing, it has now passed on to door mats as they are an important addition to every home. The market today holds a wide array of styles when it comes to mats. You can pick up a pretty pink doormat with the prints of cats paw, if your home has a sweet appeal about it. For homes that are high on grandeur, ornate mats made of high-quality fabric, embroidered with elaborate designs will fit the bill. For two-bedroom homes that hold a balanced look, a plain rubber floor mat or a simple one of any subtle colour will do the job. Personalised door mats are ideal for the newlywed couples who have just bought a home to start a new life.
Door mats can range in colour from bright sunshine yellow shades, to a fresh lilac hue that has a warm, inviting look about it. Customisation has somehow modified the fashion of door mats. People now like to print funny messages or philosophical lines on their welcome mats for a bit of comic relief. Even though guests and family members hardly care to stop to read or even notice the colours and patterns of your doormat, they cast an overall impact that is inexplicable in general terms. A door mat can be a fun way of decorating the front of your home and flaunt your sense of style.
They can be the best friend to your mailman or your guest, while they preserve the neatness of your home interior by keeping the mud outside. By adding a personal touch, you can simply make the thing appear friendly enough to encourage a neighbour to drop by for a short introduction. You can announce the presence of a dog through the personalised door mats to make sure that the visitors are aware of it. Various colourful and uniquely patterned doormats are available on the market today. Rubber circles, thirsty dots and river rock patterns are widely popular among women. If you are a spiritual kind of person then you can buy the hope-love- faith doormats that will provide a sense of congeniality to your guests.
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It will be hard to call Warren Buffett a Socialist, but given what I've seen over the weekend, there is sure to be some who will figure out how to discredit a very interesting opinion among the polarized political climate in the US.
Here's his OpEd from the NYT: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich.
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Summer is an incredible season. It's a time for family vacations, patio parties, and afternoons at the lake. There are also instances when it's best to escape the summer heat by staying inside. It can also be a scary time if you don't take the right precautions to properly prepare your home to battle the extreme outdoor temperatures of this time of year. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are dangerous conditions 'caused by the body becoming overheated, and it can occur anywhere, outside or in your home. A heat stroke demands emergency medical treatment and, if untreated, may cause damage to your heart, brain, kidneys, and muscles, and in intense cases a heat stroke may be fatal. So think Safety First, both inside and outside your home. Find out how you can make sure you and your family are safe from heat sickness this summer.
Know the signs
You can be careful but sometimes that's not enough. Recognize the indicators of heat exhaustion and heat-related sicknesses: nausea, dizziness, headache, rapid heartbeat, pain in your chest, breathing problems, and more. If you are outdoors and show any of these symptoms, go into air-conditioned shelter straightaway. If you do have have improvement within 30 minutes or are having breathing issues, loss of consciousness, or pain in your chest, call your doctor straightaway or go to the nearest ER.
Have your A/C equipment checked ASAP
Proactive service your home's AC will help avoid a failure on the high temperature summer days, when your A/C system is running at maximum capacity all day and night for weeks and months. During a routine maintenance call, an expert AC technician can typically avoid an emergency by discovering issues and replacing parts before they go out, and cleaning and tuning the air conditioner so it is ready to keep you cool all summer when you want it most.
Dress lighter
Wear loose, lightweight fabric, specifically when you're going to be outdoors. Stay away from dark hues, particularly black clothes, since dark colors absorb heat. The color white reflects the sun and helps keep you cooler. It also helps to purchase a wide-brimmed or gardening hat to keep the sun off your face, and avoid layering clothing.
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At first, there may seem to be little that's feminist about Carioca funk, the electronic dance music of Rio de Janeiro's poor favelas.
Most MCs are men, and when women rap, their lyrics tend to echo that sexually explicit and sometimes violent style: sex, drugs and guns. Hardly empowering, right?
Think – and listen – again. These are the bold women changing the sound of Brazilian favela funk.
Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation; Clea Chakraverty, Commissioning Editor, The Conversation; Fabrice Rousselot, Directeur de la publication TC France, The Conversation, and Stephan Schmidt, Audience Developer, The Conversation
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Facts: The female goose will build a nest and line it with down plucked from her body. She will lay one egg each day until the full clutch of about 5 eggs is obtained. After all the eggs are laid, she will sit on her nest to incubate the eggs, which takes about 28-30 days.
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Jumbo: approximately 11/5 inches
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Tomb Sweeping Day
The Chinese respect for filial piety and careful attention to funeral rites is visibly manifested in the custom of ancestor worship. Since ancient times, a day has been designated for sweeping the tomb and honoring one's ancestors. Though different in each family, these rites are usually performed on the first few days prior to or following Ching Ming, one of the traditional solar divisions falling in early April, when the frost retreats and spring returns bringing renewal to all living things. In 1935, the government of the ROC designated Ching Ming as Tomb Sweeping Day to further heighten the significance of this occasion.
After Taiwan transformed from an agrarian- to industrial-based economy, many of the older customs were gradually neglected. Tomb Sweeping Day, however, has retained its deep meaning in modern Chinese society, as the numerous families carrying out cleaning and worship rites at cemeteries during this time will testify. The Central Government Prayer Service is also held on this day, amply evidencing the deep respect with which the Chinese view their roots.
Since most cemeteries are located on hillsides in the countryside or outskirts of town, upon completing the Tomb Sweeping Day rites, many families will take advantage of the fine spring weather by going on a family outing. These trips have become an important part of Tomb Sweeping Day as a time for families to enjoy time together.
The foods offered on Tomb Sweeping Day vary by region. In Taiwan, the most common dishes are the distinctive " grave cakes" and jun ping.
Tomb Sweeping Day combines the people's reverence for their ancestors and for nature and is a reaffirmation of the Chinese ethic of filial piety. Today, Tomb Sweeping Day is a time not only for worship and maintaining the tombs of ancestors, but also a tangible expression of filial respect for the teachings and virtues of forebears.
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China Heparin Industry Report, 2015-2018
As the world's largest heparin API producer and exporter, China seizes about 80% share of the global heparin API market. After the explosive growth in 2008-2010, the stagnant international market and the improved standards for heparin export pulled down the export volume of China's heparin API during 2011-2013. From 2014 onwards, China has seen the export of heparin and its salts warm up. From January to October of 2015, China exported 123.2 tons of heparin and its salts, higher than 106.7 tons in the whole 2014; however, the average export price fell 30.7% year on year to USD3,945.6 / ton.
The major global heparin API suppliers, including Hepalink, Nanjing King-friend, Dongcheng Biochemicals and Qianhong Bio-pharma generated the combined capacity of over 20 trillion units in 2014; also, they have been among the top 4 heparin exporters in China for many years, together accounting for over 70% of China's total heparin exports.
Along with the intensified heparin API supply capacity and raised product grades, Chinese heparin preparation market size is constantly expanding, reaching about RMB5 billion in 2014. In April 2015, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China issued Circular on Adjusting and Standardizing Some Drugs Listed in Drug Catalog of National Basic Medical Insurance, Industrial Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance to contain ""enoxaparin sodium injection"", ""dalteparin sodium injection"" and ""nadroparin calcium injection"" in the aforementioned catalog (previously only included in the medical insurance of some provinces and cities). This move will undoubtedly stimulate the consumption of heparin preparations in China, especially low molecular weight heparin preparations. Chinese heparin preparation market size is expected to jump 27.9% year on year to RMB6.38 billion in 2015.
Based on the corporate development and positive prospects of heparin products, Hepalink, Nanjing King-friend, Dongcheng Biochemicals, Qianhong Bio-pharma, Changshan Biochemical Pharmaceutical and other companies have been either deploying or improving low molecular weight heparin API and preparation industries in recent years.
Nanjing King-friend has consistently ranked second in Chinese heparin API export market in recent years, and boasts the most diversified low molecular weight heparin products. In 2014, the company produced and sold about 4 trillion units of heparin API. Meanwhile, it received new drug certifications on enoxaparin sodium API and preparations, dalteparin sodium API and preparations. It obtained an approval on nadroparin calcium API and preparations on May 13, 2015. In addition, Nanjing King-friend has a production line involved with 3000kg/a low molecular weight heparin (1000kg/a enoxaparin sodium, 1000kg/a dalteparin, 1000kg/a nadroparin calcium) under construction; the project is expected to be completed and put into operation in December 2017.
As one of the main suppliers of heparin API in China, Qianhong Bio-pharma has ranked fourth in exports in recent years. In 2014, the company's heparin API capacity amounted to 5.5 trillion units, but the annual output and sales volume only reached about 2 trillion units based on market considerations. In 2015, the company was granted with a drug registration approval on enoxaparin sodium API and preparations; its dalteparin passed the inspection by CFDA; its nadroparin API and preparations were recognized by new drug review in December, and will go into the production inspection stage. Besides, the company's ongoing heparin sodium preparation expansion project is expected to be completed in March 2016.
China Heparin Industry Report, 2015-2018 mainly deals with the followings:
Global heparin supply & demand, competitive landscape and forecast, etc.;
Policies, market situation, competitive landscape, import & export, and development forecast, etc. of China heparin industry;
Operation, Heparin Business, development prospect, etc. of 7 heparin enterprises in China.
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First things first: Happy new year! I am sure 2016 will be a great year! Next up: DominantColor. It's a project for calculating the dominant (hue) color in an image.This is something that took some research as I was building JeS Multi-Monitor Suite. The taskbar in Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 implemented a similar feature showing the dominant color as a highlight when you mouseover the taskbar icon. Continue reading
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DevOps! And the road towards it…
DevOps! A must for modern software development, right?! You would expect most companies are already moving towards this new way of working. Why? Because software development needs to be more agile. Say you have a new customer, he wants a demo of your application but he also wants to see that one new feature. The software release that contains that feature is scheduled to be released in 2 months. Though, that specific feature is already "done and ready". You ask the developers/administrators if they can put together a demo of that feature.. At that moment the devs and administrators are getting nervous. Everyone checks in their code to one single code branch so how are they going to demo that specific feature? Maybe on a laptop of a dev that still has a stable (*kuch* compiling) revision? This is where we have to change the way we develop software.
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Entity Framework 7 beta and it's quirks
During the development of a Windows 10 Universal Windows App today I ran into a weird issue with Entity Framework 7, beta 6. I was using a Sqlite database for local storage within the app and everything seemed to work fine until I hit against a bug in the EF (Entity Framework). Continue reading
Yara.NET – A .NET wrapper around Yara
Today I publish Yara.NET – A C++/CLI .NET wrapper around the Yara 3.4.0 library. It enables you to use all the Yara functionality that the native C lib exposes in .NET! Yara.NET API was inspired by the Python API and has thus a somewhat similar API. Why is it built in C++/CLI and not C#? Because building a wrapper library in C# around a native library is a pain compared to using C++/CLI. Using C++/CLI you can link directly against the native lib and use all of the existing header files without the need to redefine every function using PInvoke..
.NET, PInvoke and memory corruption
Today I ran into some old screenshots of a problem I was having in 2013. Interesting problem! I was trying retrieve a piece of data that was located in another process memory space using the ReadProcessMemory API. I defined the API using PInvoke(Platform Invoke), a technique used to call native functions from .NET. The issue I was having was that only under Windows 8 I was getting a NullReferenceException and initially I had no clue why. Continue reading
Tool – Multi Tab Command Line (2)
I decided to dust off some old projects! I decided to post the source for the multi tab command line utility I wrote some time ago. Note that I don't intend to support or further develop it. Just want to share 😉
Pandora's Box – Level 5
Finally, the last level! Level 5 is a "simple number manager". It is similar to the note manager as it allows to store up to 10 numbers. That's… really useful.. 😛
Pandora's Box – Level 4
Level4, time for some crypto and reverse engineering.. Level 4 is a binary which decrypts encrypted files with a password, and of course an example binary and password are given. Putting some random data in a file and trying to decrypt that results in a message that the file is invalid or corrupt. This suggests that the binary has some kind of checksum algorithm to detect if the file is valid. Let's take a closer look at the binary.. Continue reading
Pandora's Box – Level 3
Level 3, one of my favorites! As with the previous level, we started a binary on the vm with socat. This time we find a random number game.. As usual we start fuzzing..(string format, buffer overflow etc.) but after some time we haven't found anything. Time to look closer at the binary.. Continue reading
Pandora's Box – Level 2
So! We got passed level1 and now have a basic shell. Whats next?! In the home directory of level1 we find two files: level2 and level2_readme.txt. The readme files tells us to run level2 with the command "socat TCP4-listen:53121,reuseaddr,fork EXEC:./level2" and connect to it using something like netcat. When connecting to it, we discover it's some kind of note manager. We can store up to 10 notes and have some commands available to create/ write/ read and delete a note. Continue reading


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I love the 3DS for a lot of reasons. One of the biggest is that it's the last place for games that are not quite AAA budget HD titles, but not quite $1-$15 downloadable, to potentially thrive. With the PSP and the Wii both on the cusp of passing the torch to their HD successors, the 3DS is the last place where "punk rock" games might find success on the retail market.
Case in point; Guild 01. It's a collection of 4 different 3DS games from 4 different creators, which is interesting enough in itself. It only gets better from there. The first game comes from Japanese stand-up comedian Yoshiyuki Hirai. It's called Rental Bukiya de Omasse, and it's about running an item shop in an adventure RPG, not unlike Recettear and that one part of Dragon Quest IV. Their next game comes from Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII veteran Yasumi Matsuno. It's called Crimson Shroud, and it takes place 1,000 years in the past, before magic became commonplace. There has been magic around for 1,000 years and no one told me? What a bunch of jerks!
Then there is Air Porter, the airport simulator from the creator of Seaman. The slogan of the game is "Check Your Luggage on Time!", which is makes it instantly amazing. Finally, we have a new title from Suda 51 called Kaiho Shojo. It's about the President of New Japan flying a giant robot (called the "Liberation Machine") and kicking all the asses; the ones that belong to the evil criminals who stole a Shizuma drive-type thing. Sounds too much like Metal Wolf Chaos you say? Not to worry, this President is a young woman, and she's still in High School! Try to act surprised!
This collection of games will form the Predaking of videogames, and it will be better and stronger than every other videogame ever made.
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Finding Strength to Start Over
Rebecca's demeanor is quiet and introspective as she describes the circumstances that led her to Monarch Services. Despite some nervousness, she is determined to speak openly about her experience. She wants to be heard. Rebecca recounts the events that were the final straw for her.
She remembers Joe driving the family home down Highway 1. He's screaming, pounding the steering wheel, and hitting her in the face. She says he punched her in the face five times. His punches are close-fisted and hard, but she doesn't remember feeling pain. He tells her he will kill her with the knife he keeps in the car, and she knows him well enough to believe him. Panicked, she gestures and waves to passing cars….
Fearing for the safety of herself and her 3-year-old, she seeks shelter at Monarch Services. The last seven years have been a living Hell for her. Rebecca was a prisoner, controlled by fear and chronic threats of abuse, isolated from people, and living in a remote cottage with no running water, electricity or phone. Her husband also confiscated her birth certificate, Social Security card, and driver's license.
Many may wonder how Rebecca could have even gotten herself into this type of dysfunctional situation in the first place. "Abnormality has always been familiar to me," she says. Rebecca describes what is was like being raised by a mother with mental illness who was tormented by voices, frightening beliefs, and dark thoughts. Raised in this environment of chaos and fear, Rebecca learned to suppress her own needs and feelings and adopted a calm manner to accommodate and diffuse her mother's psychotic behavior.
After her stay at our confidential shelter, Rebecca expresses her gratitude. "The people here have given me so much strength and support. They're the most loving people in the world!" Rebecca and her son eventually move out of state with the help of Child Protective Services and Witness Protection. She is nervous, but excited to begin her new life.


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Comcast's Income Up 30% in Q1; NFLX to Raise Monthly Price
All three U.S. stock indices ended the day in the green after word of huge pharmaceutical deals. Comcast (CMCSA) reported that their first quarter income was up 30%, partly due to the Olympics and increased internet demand. It is reported that fast food CEOs make approximately 1,000 more than their workers. For example, the CEO of YUM! Brands (YUM) David Novak made over $22 million last year, while the average fast food worker makes only $19,000 per year. This example shows that there is a glaring income inequality within the fast food industry.Despite beating earnings estimates, Netflix (NFLX) will be raising your monthly bill. While it is unknown when the price increase will take effect, expect an increase of $1 to $2 a month depending on what country you live in.
Word on the Street
- Time Warner Cable (TWC) will sell a TV streaming box.
- Existing home sales fall in March.
- Did GM (GM) hide ignition flaws in 2009 bankruptcy?
- Alibaba's IPO is the most anticipated of 2014.
- Apple's (AAPL) larger iPhone may not be released this year.
- What Ford's (F) new CEO must do.
- Allergan (AGN) targeted by Valeant and Pershing Capital.
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opinions on equality: It's not a case of being shitty about 'those who feel differently from you', as if we are hypocritically pitchforking views we disagree with.
It is that even before someone has ticked 'yes' or 'no', there is an implication that we are meant to accept the premise that people should have a say on other people's natural rights to legal recognition.
But if society has accepted that same-sex relationships are legal and normal (and we have - as a society), then the idea of a vote - to those of us with a real commitment to equality and human rights - is utterly preposterous. The only logically defensible outcome is for society to give equal legal recognition to those relationships.
I have no qualms with people expressing views, no matter how distasteful or ignorant, but I absolutely reserve the right to call out those views for what they are (but of course without the vitriol and shaming that a small group will always engage in on either side of any debate).
So we call out the views of those lobbying for 'no' just as we would if there was a postal vote in front of us as to whether women or minorities should, for instance, have the right to vote.
You can bet a minority of people would want to vote 'no' on those kinds of imagined postal votes too, and the situation would be no less absurd: one group of people thinking it's entirely reasonable to vote on limiting the rights of another group, so as to create 'favoured' and 'marginalised' groups.
So the vote is really a proxy vote on what society we want: one with true equality ('yes') or one where some are 'more equal than others' ('no').


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give (one) (one's) freedom
To free or release one from something, such as a situation or agreement. If you're not in love with Gloria, then you need to give her her freedom—it's only fair. This living arrangement just isn't working out—I have to give Ben his freedom.
give one one's freedom
to set someone free; to divorce someone. Mrs. Brown wanted to give her husband his freedom. Well, Tom, I hate to break it to you this way, but I have decided to give you your freedom.


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I have written about my passion for magic (illusions) in the past and will briefly mention it again and hopefully tie it into something useful.
There are few things I enjoy more than to see a brand new, to me, illusion that makes me go, "Hmmm…how'd you do that?" I enjoy that initial sense of awe as much, or more, than learning or figuring out how the illusion is actually done.
The same holds true with business. When I see or learn of something clever that someone is doing to build their business, it is very much like seeing and learning a new magic trick. Given today's economy, we can use all the cleverness we can muster.
Riddles, logic puzzles, brain teasers have always fascinated me and I enjoy trying to solve them when time allows:
Q: A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Hold that thought and get ready for another tidbit from the world of golf…
Back in the day, when Jack Nicklaus 'owned' the PGA, before every season he would begin his preparations, with his golf coach, with a review of the fundamentals…starting with how to grip the club. When I first heard this I was dumbfounded. Do what? Jack Nicklaus reviewing how to grip the club?
During my most recent haircut, while I was waiting, I picked up a golf magazine and started flipping through the pages. As I was scanning the articles it occurred to me that each issue of any golf magazine is made up of at two main categories of content. (1) News and (2) Instructions.
There will be a review of the last big event, who is healthy, who is not, what is coming up on the tour, who will be there, who will not, etc. Then, the rest are articles are on how to shave a stroke or two off your game with this or that technique. Month after month, year after year, there will be articles offering some small tweak, some pear of wisdom that is aimed at helping you better your score.
Just like Jack Nicklaus reviewing the fundamentals, so holds true for staying the course, no pun intended, during challenging times like today. Remember, there are no magic bullets, no special shoes you can wear to make you drive the ball 500 yards, no putter head shaped like a frozen turkey that will do what sticking to the fundamentals will do.
Continue to market
Continue to offer great service
Continue to build customer relationships
Continue to price projects for a profit
Now, back to our logic puzzle:
Does his mean, as we stick to the fundamentals, we do not look for those neat and clever techniques to help build our business? Absolutely not. What I am suggesting is that in your lead group and within your network, seek and share ideas that are proving to help you reduce costs, get you in front of that hot prospect, present you with more pricing opportunities. [Note: When I say 'lead group' I am talking about something formal.]
What can you do this week that you did not do last week, which will help you build new business? That is your brain teaser. If you don't have an answer, where can you go to find one? Who is in your network that is not just keeping up but actually growing during these times?
Set a goal to call at least three trusted people and ask them how things are going, how they are doing and bounce around a few ideas. Make sure that you have something to offer as well. This small investment of your time can pay off in big ways.
Remember, the answer is always 'no' until you ask and I am willing to bet there are people you know that, in spite of the doom and gloom, have created some new idea that is increasing their bottom line.
Your job is to ask, "How'd you do that?"
Bobby Darnell is the founder and Principal of Construction Market Consultants, Inc. An Atlanta based management consulting group specializing in business development, sales, marketing and profitability as well as executive placement for the Architectural, Engineering and Construction industry.
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I'm guilty of watching way too many cute animal videos on YouTube. It's addictive. My favorites at the moment are:
Tillman, the skateboarding bulldog (I cannot believe the skill of this animal!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQzUsTFqtW0
The showjumping bunnies (the owners take it sooo seriously) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPOdffkkLo&feature=related
But the one I return to every time is "The Mean Kitty Song" ("Hey Little Sparta") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo&feature=channel_page
"The Mean Kitty Song" makes me laugh out loud every time – and with more than 18 million visitors, I'm not alone. What works for me is: adorable kitty (Sparta); catchy tune; and cute guy (Cory Williams).
In real life I find it difficult relating to people who don't love animals. It was love at first sight for me when I met my husband – not least because he spoke so fondly about his dog and his horse. In my books too, I could never have a hero who didn't like animals and want them to be part of his life. In my romantic comedy, Love Is A Four-Legged Word, Tom finds Brutus the millionaire mutt less than appealing. But I establish straight away that he likes animals – just not this one, just yet.
Cory Williams is so sweet with Sparta – not just in this video but also in his other Mean Kitty videos. Sparta became so popular with YouTube viewers, he had to have a site of his very own. But handsome, funny Cory (he has Ricky Martin-type looks) is also a romantic. He proposes to his girlfriend Stephanie on video. Cheesy? Maybe. But the proposal seems genuine and the emotion real. I'm sure I'm not the only viewer looking forward to the videoed wedding. Cory Williams is my kind of romance hero!
But talking about emotion, Cory's most recent posting about Sparta reports that the Mean Kitty has been diagnosed with feline leukemia. I know I'm not the only fan praying for his recovery…
WHAT I'M READING: I'm privileged to be friends with Avon author, Anna Campbell. Right now I'm engrossed in her latest Regency Noir, Tempt the Devil. Anna writes passionate, deeply emotional romance. In this book, the intense relationship between the secretive courtesan Olivia Raines and the jaded Julian, Earl of Erith, makes it an un-put-downable read. A happy-ever-after ending is a given with a romance, but in Tempt the Devil, Anna puts so many obstacles in the lovers' way she has me turning those pages desperate to find out how it's going to happen!


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Willie Nelson is in trouble with the law again.
The country-singing icon was charged with marijuana possession after six ounces of the substance was found on his tour bus in Texas, The Associated Press reported.
A U.S. Border Patrol spokesman, Bill Brooks, said that Nelson's tour bus stopped into the Sierra Blanca, Texas checkpoint around 9 in the morning. An odor of pot arose an officer's attention and a search of the bus revealed marijuana.
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The singer and two other people were arrested. Nelson was briefly detained on $2,500 bail and was later released. Sheriff Arvin West of Hudspeth County told the El Paso Times that Nelson said the pot belonged to him.
The Associated Press reported that it tried to reach Nelson's spokesperson but received no comment on the matter.
Nelson had a previous legal run-in surrounding pot three years ago in Louisiana.
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PR specialist with excellent media relationships for US project
- Project status
- • Consultant Hired
- Project start date
- Not specified
- Project posted
- 28 Sep 2016 15:57
- Project duration (approx.)
- 3 Months
- Budget (approx.)
- US$12500 (fixed cost)
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Area of expertise
- Marketing
- Location
- Off-site
- Languages
- English (Essential)
Objectives and Key Deliverables
We are a high-end marketing and public relations firm. We are looking for for a smart and ambitious PR specialist to work with us 3 days a week helping our US branch run accounts and develop media coverage for our clients.
Since our USP to our clients is our strong ability to bring PR and press coverage to their brands and marketing efforts, media relations is a large part of this role. Strong media relationships (with print, digital, broadcast, etc. in the USA) is required.
We operate across a wide variety of industries, however, experience working in technology would be ideal for this role.
Generate and deliver on PR projects for our clients.
>Must have strong media relationships (print, digital, broadcast, etc) in the USA
>5-7 years experience in public relations/corporate communications
>Knowledge of US market
>Experience doing PR for technology companies would be a great addition to the above experience
This is a part-time project, running 3-days a week for an initial period of 3 months. If the project goes well, there is a possibility to extend beyond 3 months.
The role will involve working with the San Francisco team, so time zones must align to make that possible.


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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wordless Wednesday: Daily Gratitude 11
5 comments:
- kayerj said...
that card is just way too sweet. Those are my favorite kinds of gifts. And you're welcome.
- November 11, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- alejna said...
The May Queen is so sweet!
I have to say that the picture on the card cracks me up. Is that tall figure standing next to the pilgrim-hatted turkey supposed to be a turkey teen? With long legs, a skinny waist...and breasts? I note that she even has eyelashes. Either she is wearing falsies, or she is a turkey-human hybrid of some sort. (And what's with the lascivious expression on the short turkey's face?)
First it's hypersexualization of young girls, and now it's gone on to hypersexualization of turkeys.
- November 12, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- Kyla said...
Awwww! How sweet!
Alejna's comment is making me giggle!
- November 12, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- painted maypole said...
ha ha. that's not an adolescent turkey. That's some character from chuck e cheese, and Alejna, I LOVE that you don't know that. I wish i didn't.
- November 12, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Louise said...
Love LOVE the May Queen's art! Love it!!!!
- November 13, 2009 at 9:53 PM


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How to Hire Plastering Contractors
Is there any problem with the walls in your home? If there is, then you need the services of drywall and plastering contractors. In Boston, this service is quite common as many homeowners prefer to have their drywall repaired rather than replaced. The former is the cheaper option too, of course.
When hiring Boston plastering contractors, it's important that you qualify them first so you know that you're getting the better end of the deal. There are many contractors that offer this kind of service out there, but not all of them can really provide you with high-quality services that only the reputable companies can.
Plaster Repair Explained
If drywall gets damaged, it can still be repaired and restored to its original state through a special process. However, only skilled workers are able to do such a thing. Repairing drywall is a lot of work and it requires a level of expertise. It may seem to be just another handyman's job but if you really think about it, you're better off hiring plastering contractors because they know the ins and outs of the trade, as well as the things that have to be done to prevent further damage.
The most usual repair service is fixing walls and patching damaged spots. This is where plastering skills are needed and it is where the expertise of these contractors lies. Hire proficient contractors and those holes will disappear like they never happened at all. Plus the job will only take them a few hours to complete.
Drywall Repair Cost
The actual cost of repairing your drywall would depend on the extent of the damage done. This is why it is important for you to call the experts right away if you see any crack on your wall. Severe damage usually starts with that small, frequently ignored crack. Had you summoned the experts soon enough, then that crack won't grow into an ugly hole and you won't have to pay as much for the service.
You need prompt and proficient service providers to handle all types of drywall and plaster repair work. Hire experts that can tell you which between repair and replacement will give you the best results and the highest value for your money. Request quotes from several providers so you have more options.
Boston Plastering Contractors
Hire only highly qualified Boston plastering contractors so that the job gets completed right on time in the least possible price. It's not too difficult to find the best people for the job, as there are several companies offering free online quotes these days. Check all the services offered by plastering contractors near you. The more specialized they are, the better are the expected results should be.
Plaster repair contractors will give you the best value for your money when compared to general contractors. You already know what they say about a jack of all trade. Such a person is an expert in everything but is a master of none. When you want nothing but optimum results, hire no one else but a highly qualified plaster repair contractors and you should be good.


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Lions say couldn't match lure of pound to keep de Klerk
A weak rand currency has spurred a stream of South African players to leave the country for teams in Europe.
JOHANNESBURG – Springbok scrum half Faf de Klerk signed a three-year contract with English Premiership side Sale Sharks because his South African Super Rugby Lions team could not match the financial package, the team's chief executive said on Thursday.
A weak rand currency has spurred a stream of South African players to leave the country for teams in Europe.
"The player made a personal request to be released to further his career abroad and we felt we couldn't stand in his way while. We also couldn't match the offer he received," said Rudolf Straeuli, chief executive officer of the Lions Rugby Company.
Straeuli said de Klerk would move to Sale once the Super Rugby season had concluded.
"Faf is still very important in our Super Rugby campaign as he plays a vital role in our squad system."
De Klerk joined the Lions in 2014 and has made 58 Super Rugby appearances, scoring 12 tries.
After last year's Super Rugby campaign, 45 players left South African clubs to play overseas, either on long term contacts at clubs in Britain, France and Ireland or on short-term deals in Japan.
This year's SA Rugby Annual lists 311 South Africans playing rugby outside of the country in 2016.
In a bid to halt the exodus, the South African Rugby Union has said it will no longer select overseas-based players who have won fewer than 30 caps, though it is tempered by a rule that says the coach retains the right in a Rugby World Cup year to select any player he believes is essential to the campaign.
At the time the rule was introduced, Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby said he was "sending a message to young players that if they wish to play for the Springboks, then they must remain in South Africa."


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Inside and Outside Roulette Bets Explained
It is important that you understand the distinctions between them. Lucky for you, you don't need to look too far, because we explain the basics below.
Roulette's Inside Bets
The inside bets are found on the inside of the betting track on the roulette table. These bets have much steeper odds than outside bets.
However, if you do strike it lucky, your payout will be much higher than if your outside bet had won.
A bet on 1 number on the table is a straight up bet. You can also put your chips on a line between 2 numbers, essentially betting on both of them. This is known as a 'split'.
European and French roulette's 'single 0' wheel lets you place a trio bet, which is a bet on 0, 2, 3, or 0, 1, 2.
American roulette's '00 wheel' gives you the opportunity to place a basket bet, which is a bet on 0, 1, 2, or 00, 2, 3, or 0, 00, 2. The same wheel also lets you place a top line bet on 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3. You can find different versions of roulette on our Online Roulette page.
If you place a bet on a horizontal line of 3 numbers, it's a 'street' bet. Betting on 2 streets is known as a six line bet. You could also put your chips on the point where 4 numbers meet, known as a 'corner' or 'square' bet.
Roulette's Outside Bets
You have an almost 50/50 chance of winning when you place roulette's outside bets. Those are the bets on the outer edge of the track.
They don't require too much thought, as you can bet on either an odd or even number to win, a red or black pocket to win, a low number between 1 and 18 to win, a high number between 19 and 36 to win, one of the numbers in a group of dozens between 1 and 12, 13 and 24, or 25 and 36 to win, or one of the numbers in a column of 12 numbers to win.
Knowing these basic differences already equips you to take on the tables with some confidence.


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History Channel
I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the
flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the...
New Year
Out of their torments men carved a flower
which they perched on the high plateaus of their faces
hunger makes a canopy for them
an image dissolves in their last tear
they drank foam rhythmed monsters
to the point of ferocious horror
In those days
there was an
On Seeing a Photograph of My Mother at St. Joseph Residential School for Girls
A black and white picture
The sun is shining through a window behind you
Your hair black short Your small brown hands folded neatly on a tiny wooden desk
Some of the girls in the picture are smiling You are not Your eyes staring into the camera Seem a million miles away
That stare I will see seldom and one day...
The Little Car
The 31st day of August 1914
I left Deauville a little before midnight
In Rouveyre's little car
Counting his driver there were three of us
We said good-bye to an entire epoch
Furious giants...
Ex Libris
I come from the land of
Where You From?
My people dispossessed of their stories
and who have died again and again
in a minstrelsy of afterlives, wakes,
the dead who walk, waiting and
furrowed, like ivy crawling up
All those museums and mausoleums,
lifting languages from rivers.
But I cannot leave them...
Full Metal Oji-Cree
this is the transsensorium
there are indo-robo-women fighting cowboys on the frontier
& winning finally
the premodern is a foundation for the postmodern
wintermute, tessier-ashpool, armitage
theyve revived us via neuromancy
but i am the necromancer
when i tell my mother i need kin
she sends me ten
weve all...
From Whereas
Whereas my eyes land on the shoreline of "the arrival of Europeans in North America
opened a new chapter in the history of Native Peoples." Because in others, I hate the act
of laughing when hurt injured or in cases of danger. That bitter hiding. My daughter picks up
new habits from friends. She'd been running, tripped, slid on knees and palms onto...
Black Sheroes
My Black heroes don't drop names like Fendi Gucchi Prada
My Black sheroes rock afros like Angela Davis and Assata
But my sheroes are more than a trend and they're bigger than a hairstyle
For their people they risk death, imprisonment, and exile
They'll give you an education in gender, race, and class
So for real knowledge you need to honour...
Sons of Orion
for Alton Sterling, Andrew Loku, Philando Castile, et al.
I wanna live, son. But which son are you?
There where the rivers are made
of moonshine and the lights still wait,
move by the music of the dealer's bootleg CDs.
Have you left the street-side, the Rigel stage
for another watery home?
What still...
i twist and gasp
open and close my mouth
searching for air
whenever a sturgeon is caught in the rainy river
i know
the feel of strange hands touching my body
the struggle
to be free
the longing
to go where i want to go
i feel
the impact of stick or rock on bone
the splash of colour...
Last Visit
Now I set out across a minefield,
space having taken all I owned, I'm starting over
from a point where every pebble may explode
beneath my shoe and the flowers blaze up
behind my body as I gasp for air,
although in this world I've never known
either flames or dragons or the fury of war
in these lands where the sky was always calm...
I Lost My Talk
I lost my talk
The talk you took away.
When I was a little girl
At Shubenacadie school.
You snatched it away:
I speak like you
I think like you
I create like you
The scrambled ballad, about my word.
Two ways I talk
Both ways I say,
Your way is more powerful.
Illegalese: Floodgate Dub
(for the Chinese maroons, British Columbia, 1999–2001)
if you arrive in the belly of a rusting imagination, there are grounds to
outlaw you. but Canada is a remix B-side chorus in the globalization
loop: a sampled track of "back home"-desiring, "old days"-admiring,
democracy-dreaming, racism-reaping homesickness that even
Say the Names
— say the names say the names
and listen to yourself
an echo in the mountains
Tulameen Tulameen
say them like your soul
was listening and overhearing
and you dreamed you dreamed
you were a river
and you were a river
Tulameen Tulameen
— not the flat borrowed imitations
of foreign names...
The Novel As Manuscript
An ars poetica
I remember the death, in Russia,
of postage stamps
like immense museum masterpieces
wrapped in linen, tea stained,
with hemp for strapping...
these colored stamps designed for foreign places
were even printed during famine—
so when they vanished...
St John's Burns Down for the Umpteenth Time
Let's say the fix was in. Let's say history,
Being human and thus short on ideas,
Made change from an old bag of tricks. Say this
Was something reported as news
On a day when your life came to no good.
The new homeless drifting from row houses
Along streets tamped down by the heedless
And paved in afterthought. Out of hollows...
Poem For Duncan Campbell Scott
(Canadian poet who "had a long and distinguished career
in the Department of lndian Affairs, retiring in 1932."
The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse)
Who is this black coat and tie?
Christian severity etched in the lines
he draws from his mouth. Clearly a noble man
who believes in work and mission. See
how he rises from...
Hotel Centrale, Rotterdam
I am awake between stiff
sheets tonight in room thirty
four, listening to the heat
tick through the radiator,
seeing a television
pour out news of the war
the war in the air, the war
in the Gulf. The walls vibrate
with video light. This is
no room for sleep anymore.
There is no room for...
I Feel the Sun
Down a long, long corridor
I keep walking…
—A window straight ahead so bright it hurts the eyes,
reflective walls on both sides.
Sunlight, me,
I stand with the sunlight.
—The sunlight is so intense!
So warm people stop in their tracks,
so bright people hold their breath.
All the light in...
World Town
Entirely windless, today's sea; of these waters' many names
the best seemed "field-of-pearl-leaves," for it smelled like the air
in the house he built entirely of doors: pink school door,
gold of the burnt hotel, two old church blues, the abandoned
bank's steel doors singular and immovably wedged over
the family's heads though as with everything...
I've Tasted My Blood
If this brain's over-tempered
consider that the fire was want
and the hammers were fists.
I've tasted my blood too much
to love what I was born to.
But my mother's look
was a field of brown oats, soft-bearded;
her voice rain and air rich with lilacs:
and I loved her too much to like
how she dragged...
i am graffiti
i am writing to tell you
that yes, indeed,
we have noticed
you have a new big pink eraser
we are well aware
you are trying to use it.
erasing indians is a good idea
of course
the bleeding-heart liberals
and communists
can stop feeling bad
for the stealing
and raping
Five Postcards from Jericho
Dear Regret, my leaning this morning, my leather foot, want of
stone, age old, my burnished and bruised, hair lingering, hand
caked, spongy as November, my dear Relentless, my dear Aging,
From Correspondences
Sometimes we are led through the doorway
by a child, sometimes
by a stranger, always a matter of grace changing
the past, for if there is anything we must change
it is the past. To look back
and see another map.
Love enough to fill
a shoe, a suitcase, a bit of ink,
a painting, a child's eyes at a chalkboard,...
Saskatchewan Indians Were Dancing
60s pulled us from starvation into government jobs
antiquated Indians in Saskatchewan danced for rain
Manitoba Indian doings were hidden for a jealous me
all I had was a 50s rock'n'roll step to copy from
not shy you danced for strangers from deep defiance
full regalia hid...
Dulce et Decorum Est
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots...
The Loaf
When I put my finger to the hole they've cut for a dimmer switch
in a wall of plaster stiffened with horsehair
it seems I've scratched a two-hundred-year-old itch
with a pink and a pink and a pinkie-pick....
In my body flows the blood of Gallic
Bastille stormers and the soft, gentle
ways of Salish/Cree womanhood.
Deep throated base tones dissipate,
swallowed by the earth;...
Image-Nation 21 (territory
wandering to the other, wandering
the spiritual realities, skilled in all
ways of contending, he did not search
out death or courage, did not
found something, a country,
From The Titanic: The Iceberg
Calved from a glacier near Godhaven coast,
It left the fiord for the sea — a host
Of white flotillas gathering in its wake,
And joined by fragments from a Behring floe
Had circumnavigated it to make...
The Cariboo Horses
At 100 Mile House the cowboys ride in rolling
stagey cigarettes with one hand reining
half-tame bronco rebels on a morning grey as stone
— so much like riding dangerous women
with whiskey coloured eyes...
A Stone Diary
At the beginning I noticed
the huge stones on my path
I knew instinctively
why they were there
breathing as naturally
as animals
I moved...
More than a storey high and twice that long,
it looks igneous, the Buhler Versatile 2360,
possessed of the ecology of some hellacious
minor island on which options
are now standard. Cresting the sections...
A Glass Tube Ecstasy
For Hugo Ball
a glass tube
for my leg says Hugo Ball
my hat a cylinder
in blue & white
the night the german ostriches the sink
he pisses in
all these become his world
his dada song, begun there
holds the image
until it comes at us:
the image from its...
All Greece hates
the still eyes in the white face,
the lustre as of olives
where she stands,
and the white hands.
All Greece reviles...
Newfoundland Sealing Disaster
Sent to the ice after white coats,
rough outfit slung on coiled rope belts,
they stooped to the slaughter: gaffed pups,
slit them free of their spotless pelts.
The storm...
The New Experience
I was ready for a new experience.
All the old ones had burned out.
They lay in little ashy heaps along the roadside
And blew in drifts across the fairgrounds and fields.
The Powwow at the End of the World
I am told by many of you that I must forgive and so I shall
after an Indian woman puts her shoulder to the Grand Coulee Dam
and topples it. I am told by many of you that I must forgive
and so I shall after the floodwaters burst each...
The Second Coming
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate...
Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless...
England in 1819
An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King;
Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow
Through public scorn, — mud from a muddy spring;
Rulers who neither see nor feel nor know,
But leechlike to their fainting country cling
Till they drop, blind in blood, without a blow.
A people starved and stabbed in th' untilled field;
A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and the Road Unknown
A march in the ranks hard-prest, and the road unknown,
A route through a heavy wood with muffled steps in the darkness,
Our army foil'd with loss severe, and the sullen remnant retreating,
Till after midnight glimmer upon us the lights of a dim-lighted building,
We come to an open space in the woods, and halt by the dim-lighted building,
'Tis a...
O Captain! My Captain!
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,...
I Am the People, the Mob
I am the people — the mob — the crowd — the mass.
Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me?
I am the workingman, the inventor, the maker of the world's food and clothes.
I am the audience that witnesses history. The Napoleons come from me and the Lincolns. They die. And then I send forth more Napoleons and Lincolns.
I am the seed...
January, 1795
Pavement slipp'ry, people sneezing,
Lords in ermine, beggars freezing;
Titled gluttons dainties carving,
Genius in a garret starving.
Lofty mansions, warm and spacious;
Courtiers cringing and voracious;
Misers scarce the wretched heeding;
Gallant soldiers fighting, bleeding.
Wives who...
Come Up From the Fields Father
Come up from the fields father, here's a letter from our Pete,
And come to the front door mother, here's a letter from thy dear son.
Lo, 'tis autumn,
Lo, where the trees, deeper green, yellower and redder,
Cool and sweeten Ohio's villages with leaves fluttering in the moderate wind,
Where apples ripe in the orchards hang and...
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Hog Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted...
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said — "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert.... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
We Wear the Mask
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, —
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while...
Old Ironsides
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar; —
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!...
On Monsieur's Departure
I grieve and dare not show my discontent,
I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,
I do, yet dare not say I ever meant,
I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate.
I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned,
Since from myself another self I turned.
My care is like my shadow in the sun,
To Althea, from Prison
When Love with unconfinèd wings
Hovers within my Gates,
And my divine Althea brings
To whisper at the Grates;
When I lie tangled in her hair,
And fettered to her eye,
The Gods that wanton in the Air,
Know no such Liberty.
On Shakespeare. 1630
What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones,
The labor of an age in pilèd stones,
Or that his hallowed relics should be hid
Under a star-ypointing pyramid?
Dear son of Memory, great heir of fame,
What need'st thou such weak witness of thy name?
Thou in our wonder and astonishment
Hast built thyself a live-long monument....
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and...
Journey of the Magi
"A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter."
And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory,
Lying down in the melting snow.
There were times we regretted
The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces,...
The Man He Killed
"Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
"But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as he at me,
And killed him...
When I was Fair and Young
When I was fair and young, then favor graced me.
Of many was I sought their mistress for to be.
But I did scorn them all and answered them therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where; importune me no more.
How many weeping eyes I made to pine in woe,
How many sighing hearts I have not skill to show,
But I the prouder...
Channel Firing
That night your great guns, unawares,
Shook all our coffins as we lay,
And broke the chancel window-squares,
We thought it was the Judgment-day
And sat upright. While drearisome
Arose the howl of wakened hounds:
The mouse let fall the altar-crumb,
The worms drew back into the mounds,
We deemed the secret lost, the spirit gone,
Which spake in Greek simplicity of thought,
And in the forms of gods and heroes wrought
Eternal beauty from the sculptured stone, —
A higher charm than modern culture won
With all the wealth of metaphysic lore,
Gifted to analyze, dissect, explore.
A many-colored light flows from one sun...
The Last Laugh
'O Jesus Christ! I'm hit,' he said; and died.
Whether he vainly cursed, or prayed indeed,
The Bullets chirped — In vain! vain! vain!
Machine-guns chuckled, — Tut-tut! Tut-tut!
And the Big Gun guffawed.
Another sighed, — 'O Mother, mother! Dad!'
Then smiled, at nothing, childlike, being dead.
To the Ladies
Wife and servant are the same,
But only differ in the name:
For when that fatal knot is tied,
Which nothing, nothing can divide:
When she the word obey has said,
And man by law supreme has made,
Then all that's kind is laid aside,
And nothing left but state and pride:
Fierce as an Eastern prince he grows,...
The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England...