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Jesse Garcia pitched five shutout innings, Johnny Woodard hit his team-leading 10th homer of the season in the second and Maikel Jova drove in two in the fourth as the San Rafael Pacifics beat the Maui Na Koa Ikaika 6-5 to win the North American Baseball League North Division Championship series at Albert Park on Sunday.
Garcia (1-2) struck out seven, to earn his first win of the season for San Rafael (34-26). Relievers, Andrew Pevsner, Tyler Graham and Matt Stabelfeld combined for three innings of five-hit baseball.
The Pacifics won two out of three games against Maui in the championship series that began Friday. Julian Arballo allowed four runs on four hits while closing out the win.
D.J. Dixon, Will Wright and Steve Boggs all added RBIs for San Rafael, which went 13-12 against Maui (36-30). With the win, the Pacifics managed to hold at least a share of first place for all but one day of the 2012 season — the first season in the franchise's history.
The 4th Annual Steven Rucker Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 10 at the StoneTree Golf Club in Novato.
Registration opens at 8 a.m. for the four-person scramble format, with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. To register, call (707) 481-6774.
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Hi, Ya’ll Welcome to Cat’s Meow. Today I have a very special friend with a cover reveal and pre-order of her newest book,Quotidiandose:30 Days of Sass. This is a nonfiction book filled with humor and perhaps some life lessons we can all use. And part of the proceeds from the print copies will go to Autism awareness, so it’s a win-win! Now for the Cover!
Title: Quotidiandose:30 Days of Sass
Author: Ellie Mack
GENRE: nonfiction; humor
This collection of daily musings combine edgy, funny, practical, everyday reality with a dose of personal sass. There are life-lessons in the words that are applicable for everyone. I hope they will put a smile on your face and brighten your day!
A portion of proceeds from print copies of this book will go to Action for Autism.
You can preorder here both the Ebook or Paperback
A little excerpt
Why continue in unhappiness? Change is inevitable, but most people fear it. Better the devil you know than the one you don’t know sort of thing. That attitude leads to a mundane, unhappy existence. I want to live and thrive and be about living my life, not watch it pass me by while I sit on the bleachers and wish I could or worse, wish I would have gotten in the game.
It is a brave step, that first step off the bleachers. Pulse quickening, mouth going dry, butterflies in the stomach yet continuing to put one foot in front of the other, moving away from the bleachers. The scenery is all new and fresh. Nothing is familiar because I haven’t gone this way before.
Life is a grand adventure. It becomes thrilling and exciting; an element of danger is always there. Safe and orthodox is not safe, now is it? Because if you remain in a safe job, doing the safe thing that sucks the life out of you, you are dying a little each day inside. Eventually high blood pressure, pot bellies, drinking and eating in excess and various other vices because the insanity of safe breaks our need to live, breathe, and thrive.
An excerpt of Ellie’s fiction writing is also included.
Ellie Mack received her BS in cartography from Southeast Missouri State University. After leaving the corporate world for the title of MOM, she has pursued her writing dreams. Nowadays Ellie charts unmapped territory through her fiction and humor writing. She lives near St. Louis with her husband of 30 years and their two teen daughters. When she’s not writing, she can be found scrapbooking, crocheting, or cooking. You can find her musings on her blog Quotidiandose. (https://quotidiandose.wordpress.com)
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REWARI: Good news came from Haryana for jailed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, as Chiranjeevi Rao, who is married to his sixth daughter Anushka, won from Rewari as a Congress candidate in the just-culminated assembly polls.
Rao, who hails from a political dynasty himself, credited his victory to the party workers and said that the margin of his victory was less as four-time Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh had made the seat "an issue of prestige" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar campaigned in his constituency.
Rao's father and former state minister Captain Ajay Yadav had won six times consecutively from Rewari, before losing it in the 2014 polls. His grandfather, Rao Abhey Singh, had also represented the Rewari seat thrice. Rao made his political debut in this election at 33 from Rewari in south Haryana, also known as Ahirwal the region.
He faced stiff competition as the BJP's candidate was none other than a close aide of four-time MP and Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, and managed to win by a margin of 1,300 odd votes.
Speaking to IANS, the Congress leader cited his slim victory margin to Rao Inderjit Singh having "made this seat an issue of prestige and thus, he and his daughter (Aarti) campaigned extensively for the BJP candidate".
"Even Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar addressed two rallies in Rewari, BJP President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also campaigned in Rewari," he said, adding: "While for us, no one of the top party leaders campaigned in the constituency."
"I won the seat due to the hard work of my party workers, who believed in me," he said.
According to party leaders, Rao was set to face Rao Inderjit's daughter Aarti in the poll but this did not materialise due to the BJP's policy of not giving a ticket to the relative of any lawmakers. Rao fetched a vote share of 27.82 per cent, while the BJP candidate, Sunil Kumar, got 26.99 per cent vote share.
The Congress leader believe that the rebel BJP MLA Randhir Singh Kapriwas, contesting as an Independent candidate, also played an important factor in the dip in his vote share. Kapriwas, who won the 2014 assembly elections as a BJP candidate, could manage to get only 23.33 per cent of the vote as an Independent candidate.
On his future plans, Rao told IANS: "I want to work for the people of Rewari and I want to focus on to improve the medical system in my constituency as well keep on demanding for the 75 per cent reservation for the youths in the private sector."
The Congress leader said that he want to revive the work of the medical college in the area which was stopped by the BJP government.
He said he will also revive the work for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which was announced by Prime Minister Modi.
The Congress, which was decimated in the 2014 assembly polls winning only 15 out of 90 seats, made a dramatic comeback in the state this year as it won 31 seats. The BJP, which won 47 in 2014 elections, however, fell six seats short of the majority while the less than year old Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) won 10 seats. The Indian National Lok Dal was reduced to one and the remaining seats were won by a small party and seven Independents.
Meanwhile, Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) also won two seats in Bihar bypolls. The RJD, which emerged as the biggest party in Bihar in the 2015 assembly polls, however, could not win a single seat in the Lok Sabha polls this year.
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Cherry Blossom Tea
Also known as “Newly Wed Powder”, this exotic tea leaf is used in many fertility drinks. It is also a very effective aphrodisiac, working almost immediately on anyone who imbibes a drink. Little is needed to feel the effects of the tea. Is very dangerous to someone who drinks too much, and may lead to coma.
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Makes removal of CO2 tanks a breeze. Use to have a pin valve and it was alway a rush to unscrew...and sometimes it pops the pin. The On/Off valve has eliminated this problem.
It is a good addition to the tank....looks cool too.
Nothing with the valve.
But there is still some gas that will remain in your gun....requiring dry firing to get rid of it....
Its a must have....makes disassembly much easier. Highly recommend it for all CO2 tanks...its worth $15 bucks more... when you getting the tank together...but don't get ripped off having it added to a tank.....it will cost more that way....
Gets rid of that rush to get your tank off so you don't ruin an O-ring or loose all your CO2. Easy to turn on/off. I love it, its a great improvement over a pin valve!
A little pricy. Guy charged me 15 bucks to install it! If you turn it on when its off of your gun, you'll get a huge spray of CO2 in your face. (I always learn the hard way :)) Not the valves fault but when you turn the valve off when its on your gun, there is stil about 20 shots worth of CO2 in the gun (I thought you just turn it off and there is no more CO2 left in the gun) so if you take it off with the CO2 still in the gun, it all rushes out just like before.
Its worth what it costs, although I think I got ripped off on the installation. I think it is a very handy item to have if using CO2. I would definately recomend this to any player. After firing off the extra CO2 in the gun after turing valve off, it unscrews very easily without any worry. Overall, I love this product.
If you own a co2 tank this should definetly be your first upgrade. Its simple and easy to use and its saves you a ton of o-rings. No more asking your friends to help you unscrew your tank so you don't lose air or ruin your o-ring.
Its a little pricey at 18 bucks but thats not important.
Excellent buy! You definetly want to buy it if you shoot co2. It saves you a lot of stress, co2 and o-rings.
The valve does it's job, unlike others I've encountered. It's pretty easy, a short turn opens or closes the valve, where as many other on/off valves require a large turn.
Very little. However, after an incident where the person at the fill station seriously screwed up filling up the tank, ever since it's taken considerably longer to shoot out the rest of the air after turning the valve off. Make sure the filler knows it's an on/off tank.
I think it's an excellent valve. Does it's job with no problems. I've seen other On/Off's break - that's a mess. I'll be trying Pro Team Product's On/Off soon, however, so stay tuned...
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Actress Sunny Leone and Her Upcoming Film Mastizaade
Shooting of the sex
comedy film Mastizaade has been started. Director of the film Mastizaade is Milap
Zaveri and Pritish Nandy is the producer. Sunny Leone is playing the lead
female role in film Mastizaade and she will be seen opposite Tushar Kapoor and
Vir Das in the sex comedy.
star Sunny Leone made her debut in Bollywood Hindi films with Pooja Bhatt's
Jism 2. Apart from her debut film, Sunny has acted in Jackpot and Ekta Kapoor's
Ragini MMS 2 and performed in item songs in several movies.
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Noah's Friends Lion Rattle
Introducing Noah's friends! These cute little rattles are the perfect baby gift and a great way to teach children about Noah and his animals.
Height : 12 cm
Age: All ages
Washing instruction: 30 degrees
Material: Cotton / Linen
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2012 Annual Report
1a.Objectives (from AD-416):
(1) Screen soybean lines for resistance to Phomopsis Seed Decay (PSD).
(2) Breed high-yielding resistant cultivars and germplasm lines for North Central and Southern U.S. soybean production regions by incorporating new resistance genes and alleles.
(3) Develop new and rapid screening tools that are correlated with the field screening method for the measurement of plant resistance.
1b.Approach (from AD-416):
Phomopsis seed decay (PSD) of soybean is a major cause of poor quality and poor germination of soybean seeds in the United States, especially in the mid-southern U.S. This research will be focus on two sides of the disease equation:.
1)screening untapped (not yet tested for PSD resistance) 123 MG 3-5 germplasm lines collected from 28 countries, and.
2)breeding lines and cultivars from southern U.S. with resistance to PSD. This research will provide tools and potential new resistance genes to increase breeding efficiency for high-yield PSD resistant lines.
In 2009, 123 PI (plant introduction) lines were screened for Phomopsis seed infection in a naturally infested field at the Vegetable Research Station, Kibler, AR. Seed infection ranged from 5 to 28% for the maturity group (MG)-3 PI’s, 6 to 37% for the MG-4 PI’s, and 7 to 30% for the MG-5 PI’s. A total of 42 MG3-5 PI lines were selected from the 2009 tests for further analysis in 2010 and 2011. Most of these lines were selected because they had low levels of Phomopsis seed decay (PSD) at two or more of the test sites. Several in each maturity group were also selected because they had high levels of PSD. These lines will serve as controls. The 42 lines were screened in a naturally infested field at the Vegetable Research Station, Kibler, AR, in 2010 and 2011. Lines were grouped by maturity into three separate tests each in a randomized complete block design with four replications. There were two tests in each maturity group: an uninoculated test and a test inoculated with an isolate of Phomopsis (P.) longicolla (the primary cause of PSD) collected from previous year’s infected seed. Seed from each plot were visually rated for quality, tested for germination, and plated for fungal infection. Average seed infection of PI’s by P. longicolla ranged from 4 to 19% for MG 3, 1 to 21% for MG 4 and 0 to 10% for MG 5 in 2010. In 2011, dry weather in September resulted in very low seed infection by P. longicolla. Infection by P. longicolla was negatively correlated to germination and visual seed quality. Inoculation with P. longicolla did not significantly affect the level of seed infection by this fungus.
The effects of cultivar, foliar fungicide application, and delayed harvest were determined at the Vegetable Research Station in a naturally infested field. Seven soybean lines were planted: MD/PSD-0259 and PI 80837 (Phomopsis resistant), AP350 and AG 4403 (Phomopsis susceptible), UA4805 and Osage (Purple Seed Stain Resistant), and Sweon 97 (Purple Seed Stain susceptible). At reproductive stage R5, half of the plots were sprayed with the foliar fungicide quadris. Delays in harvest increased seed infection, especially in years with heavy rainfall in the fall. When seed infection was high, an application of fungicide reduced seed infection. There were significant differences between soybean lines in the amount of seed infection by P. longicolla and by Cercospora (C.) kikuchii, the purple seed stain pathogen. Increased seed infection by P. longicolla decreased germination and seed vigor, but seed infection by C. kikuchii did not.
In the effort of breeding for PSD resistance, we have selected four advanced early-maturing lines with PSD resistance derived from PI 80837 and PI 360841 in 2009. These lines showed some levels of seed shattering in the field but good seed quality and PSD resistance. These lines were evaluated for adaptation and yield in 2010. They showed early maturity, excellent seed quality, but relatively low yields and some seed shattering. The scientists discontinued these lines for yield testing but used them as parents for crossing in the next cycle of breeding. We constructed five breeding populations to pyramid different PSD resistance genes from PI 91113, PI 360841, PI 417479, PI 235346, and PI 371611. This effort is on-going and will continue in 2012. The scientists have also developed nine other breeding populations to incorporate PSD resistance from different sources (PI 417479, PI 417050, PI 424324B, PI 594858A, PI 458130, PI 567635, and PI 235335) into high yielding MG4-5 cultivars/lines adapted to the mid-south. These breeding populations are being advanced and pure lines will be derived for yield and PSD tests.
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Sweden is the largest country in Scandinavia, it draws attention to its natural beauty and its safe, wooded, and clean cities. Another fact that draws attention is that this country offers a huge range of experiences, to please any itinerary.
The elegant and peaceful cities of this country are famous all over the world, together with their incredible museums, passionate cafés, and an inviting atmosphere.
There are thousands of islands off the coast of Sweden, including some cities on that list, and the continent is dominated by trees and forests until they reach the mountains of northern Lapland – an unmissable destination to see the northern lights.
Cosmopolitan and historic, Sweden contains many incredible destinations for you to explore. Meet some of them here:
The country’s capital owns one of the most beautiful spaces in the region. Being the main point of entry for most international flights, it is therefore typically the starting point for any visit.
Stockholm is one of the most cultured capitals in Europe, its space combines historic cobbled streets with avant-garde design, haute cuisine, and incredible nightlife.
One of the main curiosities is that this city is spread over 14 islands, despite that it is easily accessed thanks to its underground metro and the more than 50 bridges, with cycle paths, in the region. Water taxis and kayaks are also used for transportation in this region.
Being surrounded by water, the capital of Sweden displays breathtaking landscapes, most of them at the water’s edge. The old part of the city, called Gamla Stan, preserves beautiful historic buildings, which makes an incredible contrast with the modern and youthful atmosphere that dominates the other regions of the capital.
Located on the shores of the Baltic Sea, Malmö is a multicultural city, with an incredible mix of rich historical heritage and modern buildings. This is Sweden’s third-largest city and is at the southern tip of the country, just 36 minutes by train from Denmark.
The historic center of Malmö, known as Gamla Staden (Old Town), is located in three public squares. The smallest, called Lilla Torg (small square), has several outdoor cafes and is the best of the three to enjoy the picturesque Scandinavian atmosphere.
As in Stockholm, Malmo’s landscape combines a mix of old and new. The Oresund Bridge stretches over eight kilometers across the strait between Sweden and Denmark, before diving into an artificial island to end the journey through a tunnel! It sounds like an incredible experience, right?
This city has a lot to offer such as incredible museums, an unmissable waterfront, several galleries and restaurants, a vibrant nightlife, an open-air market … There are countless opportunities to be dazzled by this place.
A curiosity, Malmö is also known as one of the best cities in the world for cycling.
This is one of the best cities to enjoy summer in Sweden, and it is also considered by many to be one of the most beautiful places in northern countries. One of the largest ports in the world is located in this city, but today the city is more recognized for being a trendy destination, where gastronomy, fashion, art, and design are acclaimed by everyone.
There are several leisure offers and events to plan your visit. Gothenburg is located in an archipelago, west of Sweden, and is perfect to be discovered.
Oh and here are some tips, don’t miss the chance to visit Maritiman, the largest floating museum of ships in the world! It can be seen on the river Göta, near the opera house. Other points that are worth your visit are the Gothenburg Art Museum, the Volvo Museum, and the World Culture Museum.
Make sure to check the city’s agenda before scheduling your visit, as the city celebrates several incredible festivals throughout the year. One of the most beloved are: the February Film Festival, the West Pride in May, the Christmas market, and the celebrations in Julstaden.
And if you’re looking for free activities and attractions, read this article with 7.5 Things to Do for (Almost) Free in Gothenburg, Sweden. I’m sure you will find something that fits your itinerary!
This is the fourth largest city in the country, considered as the best Swedish university city, which guarantees a vibrant cultural atmosphere full of young people and new ideas.
This city is crossed by the river Fyris, with the historic center to the west and the business district to the east. The medieval center is considered the main historical and religious point in the whole of Sweden. Sweden’s largest cathedral, Uppsala Domkyrka, is located in that city as well.
Every year, on April 30, Uppsala celebrates the Valborg festival, which celebrates the arrival of spring in Sweden. Festivities include float parades on the River Fyris, concerts, and daytime street parties.
Uppsala is just an hour north of Stockholm, making it a doable day trip or stopover in the Swedish capital.
Gotland is Sweden’s largest island, and one of the country’s top beach destinations. If your trip is scheduled for the summer, don’t miss this incredible destination!
This island is located on the southeast coast of the continent, close to the Baltic Sea, and can be reached in a 30-minute flight or a 3-hour ferry.
I know that when we think of Scandinavia, the last thing on our minds is the beach, but Gotland is a great summer destination, which in the summer gets 20 hours of sunshine a day and reaches very high temperatures!
Even though Gotland is very popular with locals, it is often overlooked by tourists and foreign travelers. But the truth is that Gotland is an incredible place, filled with rock and sand beaches.
One of the most beautiful places in the region is between Sjaustrehammaren and Ljugarn, on the east coast, and has golden sand and stunning pine forests.
Even though it is famous for its beaches, the city of Visby has gained UNESCO status for its remarkable medieval city wall, cathedral and ruins. The wall maintains its original structure of 36 towers, with the best view from the north gate. Visby has many charming cafes and shops to keep travelers busy, but the smaller villages scattered around the island are also worth a visit.
Public transport in Gotland is limited to a couple of bus routes, but you can reach much of the landscape by bicycle.
How to Save on Transportation in Scandinavia
With so many amazing cities spread across Sweden it is difficult to choose just one, right? I know that Sweden is not an economical destination, but with good planning, it is possible to save a large amount of money and visit several must-see destinations throughout this region.
One of the things you can save with is transportation, using the Scandinavia Pass you can travel by train unlimited times between 4 countries: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. And believe me, this can save you a lot of money! In addition to giving you much more freedom and autonomy to plan your travel itinerary.
If you want to know more about the Scandinavia Pass, read this article How to Get Around Scandinavia on a Budget: Scandinavia Pass. It contains some valuable tips for travelers who plan to visit this region.
There are several incredible destinations in Sweden, so if you are thinking of visiting any of these places, know that you will have an unforgettable experience. If you are looking for beautiful beaches, stripped-down cities, and unforgettable historical tours, make sure you are going to the right place!
If you have any questions about Sweden or travel in general, leave them in the comments. I will love to help you.
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7 Sci-Fi Writing Projects For Kids
Everyone's heard it, that insistence just write on which you know. After all, you wouldn't want to write about skydiving without realizing that falling that fast means the jumper can't breathe through their nose. They kind of have to suck atmosphere through their teeth. That small detail changes the dynamic with the entire photo.
10) ThunderCats. This cartoon was all sorts of Fiction web where magic only agreed to be as essential as technology. The ThunderCats, cat-like heroes living on a planet called "third earth" have to protect it against the nearly omnipotent Mumm-Ra and possibly a band of mutants he enlists to destroy them. Apart from the typical superhero fare, ThunderCats episodes often ended along with a short retrospective as to your moral dimension of the struggle of the day.
The "buried alive" range. Those cavemen probably knew once as efficiently. A variation is the "Sixth Sense" gambit where the narrator is definitely dead. Think the editor didn't explore the film?
GD: Obtaining a publisher the horrific life experience. I secured an agent with very first draft and he shopped it to all of the major publishers, every remarkable who agreed that produced by highly entertaining and they didn't know how to publish it so they weren't to be able to. After a rewrite of the ending as well as a few more publishing declines, my agent dropped my family.
Start at the top. If you have a few big "gets", skip out on the sight seeing and go on to the ranges. Be it Jim Lee or Kristen Bell, their lines tend to be huge, and you are therefore better off not being distracted from the glitz and glitter. You can find time enough for sight seeing once you've gotten the ideal solution.
Reeve plays Richard Collier, a young playwright their 1980's will be infatuated with the photograph a good actress coming from the early 1900's. He feels a link to this woman that he doesn't fully comprehend. So he goes in search of answers, finally finding make this happen to cross time to the woman of his dreams, Elise McKenna (Seymour). Inevitably, they of course fall in love. But can they be together? If so, how?
GD: My web pages! http://genedoucette.me for the main blog. A whole bunch of my "Immortal" info could be found at http://genedoucette.me/immortal, and in case you to 小説 推薦 help get really fancy, http://genedoucette.me/category/immortal.
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When I first started this website, back at the end of October, 2012, I didn’t know it would have become so popular, nor that it could manage to produce such a big quantity of good content. Thank you all for reading Wind8Apps!
Last week, we have crossed the 1000 posts barrier, and this is an unbelievable feature to achieve in 2.5 years since Wind8Apps has started to exist. It’s been mostly a one-man blog, which makes the effort even bigger. However, I’ve been helped by many folks to get to this point and I’m very grateful to all of them. Those of you who are actively following Wind8Apps, I’m glad you still have faith in Windows 8 and the power of the Windows Store, because back when I started, around 1000 days ago – interesting coincidence, right ? -, Windows 8 was just a tiny baby. Now, as we face the death of Windows XP, it will definitely pick up.
I can now proudly say that we are THE NUMBER ONE WEBSITE when it comes to reviewing Windows 8 apps from the Windows Store and keeping you notified of the latest most important updates they have received. We’ve created a lot of awesome content here, and we have also covered some of the most interesting and objective Microsoft news, not just dull, mundane reporting of other Redmond loving blogs. So, I hope that’s why you keeping on reading Wind8Apps.
We’ve been featured and linked from such big websites as TechCrunch, PC World, InfoWorld, WP Central, WinBeta and many, many other websites from all around the world. Our stories have been getting the front page of social sharing website wwww.slashdot.org and overall, we’ve managed to build a reputable name. So, thank you for all that and I hope you’ll keep on reading our stories and stay update to date with the latest Windows news.
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Human Resources tasks can be very time and resources consuming for small businesses. This is why, as a business owner or manager, one of the first things you should do is to start looking at the best & most suitable HR software for small businesses that can help your business in today’s competitive market.
Offline or Online HR software for small businesses can help businesses centralize the majority of their HR resources and streamline most of the HR-related tasks such as benefits administration, timekeeping, and more.
Similar to Marketing Automation software, HR software helps businesses by automating many of the tasks that would’ve otherwise been done manually, which can save small businesses a lot of time and money.
To make the best out of your HR tasks, you need to pick out the best HR software for your business, which is why we are going to list some of the best available solutions — their advantages and disadvantages, their pricing, and choosing one easier for you.
The Best HR Software for Small Businesses:
- Zoho People
- People Spheres
These are no particular order. We favor no solution over the other because, in the end, it’s mostly objective and depends on what you need from the solution.
Gusto is a great HR Software for small businesses. Gusto’s main strength is in its offerings considering employee benefits.
Gusto was mainly designed as payroll software, but what it offers in terms of HR and benefits is so excellent and robust, and its pricing is reasonable enough that it can easily take its place as an excellent HR software for small businesses.
Gusto offers HR, on-boarding, payroll, reports, employee benefits, online forms, e-signature, an employee database, and more.
Gusto makes the recruitment process paperless and more efficient to save your energy, time, and money.
Importing employee data from other applications is a time-saving feature that will make on-boarding much more manageable. It also provides your new employees with a professional hiring experience.
Gusto integrates with other popular accounting and time-tracking applications to provide further functionality for its users.
Gusto doesn’t offer applicant tracking or performance management. No recruiting tools are available, so you need to find employees using other tools. Gusto’s health insurance benefits are also not available in all 50 U.S. states, so you might want to check if it’s possible for your state before making a decision.
Gusto offers three pricing plans:
- Core Plan: costs $39/mo. + $6/ employee /mo. – includes all payroll features, health benefits, employee accounts and profiles, workers’ comp administration, and customer support.
- Complete Plan: Costs $39/mo. + $12/ employee /mo. – Includes all the features of the core plan and adds hiring and onboarding tools, surveys, and time-off requests.
- Concierge Plan: Costs $149/mo. + $12/ employee /mo. – Includes all the features of the Complete plan and adds advanced HR tools such as HR resource center, and dedicated support.
You can add health benefits, commuter benefits, HSAs, FSAs, 401(K) plans, and 529 Plans to any plan.
Gusto offers a one-month free trial.
Namely is a solution that can cover the entire HR life cycle and do all-things-Human -Resource-Management related. It allows users to customize and tailor anything they want to fit your already-existing business processes.
Namely offers a clean and practical interface, and the newsfeed is an efficient way to communicate with your employees. You can easily set up workflows, view org charts, manage company calendar, manage user roles, and store company documents using Namely with ease.
Namely offers all the professional HR features a business can need, including benefits, talent management, performance reviews, onboarding, payroll, timekeeping, and managed services.
Namely can integrate with almost any software, and it provides users with more pre-configured integration options than any of its competitors.
The managed services and the social networking feed are two of Namely’s unique features that you won’t be able to find with other HR solutions.
Namely also offers Namely Exchange, which is an online marketplace for employee benefits.
As explained, Namely is a comprehensive HR suite that offers almost everything. However, this comes at a cost; the solution takes 8 to 12 weeks to implement due to all the customization needed.
Namely is also quite expensive, and they make matters worse by not offering an explicit pricing scheme online, so you will need to speak to a salesperson to get a quote for your business.
Unlike many other HR solutions, Namely doesn’t release their pricing online.
However, with some digging, you can find that Namely costs about $15-$30 per employee per month plus their one-time implementation fee, which ranges from $50 to $80 per employee.
Bamboo is a web-based HR system that’s designed for small and midsized businesses. It enables enterprises to track training, benefits, store information, forms, time-off requests, and more.
Bamboo was built on the principle that HR is for the people only, and not the paperwork. They position themselves as a solution that can help small businesses transition from spreadsheets to a flexible and efficient core HRIS system.
Bamboo is user-friendly with an engaging interface that makes using the solution easy.
The solution offers excellent onboarding tools, flexible performance management, and customizable fields, tabs, user groups, and table.
Bamboo integrates smoothly with many third-party applicant tracking and payroll systems for extended functionality.
What sets Bamboo HR apart from other HR applications is its intuitive and engaging user experience that makes it easy for first-time users to adopt the solution quickly without the need for training.
Bamboo doesn’t offer native integration with popular payroll and benefits software, which is something most of its competitors, like Gusto, offers. Bamboo also has a hefty setup fee; unlike Gusto and Zoho People that don’t charge you’re a setup fee at all.
On its official website, Bamboo doesn’t have an explicit pricing scheme. However, by doing some digging around, you can find that their pricing starts at $6.19/ employee /month.
Bamboo offers a 14-day free trial.
Zenefits aims to be a flexible and comprehensive HR solution that does without the complexity of other HR platforms while still giving businesses everything they need with a focus on companies that have employees that spend a lot of time on the road.
Zenefits is an excellent HR suite for small and mid-size businesses that offer a robust suite of tools that can automate as many HR tasks as possible. The solution can automate on-boarding, onboarding tasks, employee data, paperwork management, compliance tasks, and more.
Zenefits also offers time tracking, payroll processing, and regulatory compliance. Zenefits offers a full-service benefits management portal as well as a comprehensive payroll portal, but you can opt to hook into another payroll provider if you wish to.
The solution puts a lot of focus on mobile, and their mobile applications offer more than mobile apps of other HR solutions. Zenefits also provides integrations with plenty of third-party apps and services, including Salesforce, Asana, and many more.
Surprisingly enough, Zenefits is not the best solution for handling benefits. The software itself has some limitations, and it doesn’t assist with claims issues and questions.
Zenefits’s integrations need work as well; the integrations are not as deep as those offered by competitors.
Many users also complain about the constant increase in prices over the last couple of years, which is understandably frustrating, considering they now charge users for features that used to be free.
Zenefits offer two main pricing plans:
- Standard: Costs $40/mo. base fee + $5/ employee /mo. Includes the HR platform, business intelligence, Custom fields, and Documents App.
- Advanced: Costs $40/mo. base fee+ $9/ employee /mo. Includes all the features of the standard plan and adds Time-off tracking, HR library, ACA compliance, and Compliance assistant.
No free trial is available. There are a couple of available add-on applications; these are Payroll, Benefits, Time and Attendance, HR advisor, Payroll Advisor, performance management, and ultimate advisor.
If you are looking for a free HR application and have a small team of 5 people or less, then Zoho people is one of your best options. Zoho people is a part of the much large Zoho suite of business and productivity software.
Zoho people offers necessary HR data, workflow and reports, documents, leave tracking, performance management, and time-tracking in a user-friendly package that is a delight to use.
With Zoho People, you can customize data entry from employees, keep track of employee time, set performance goals, identify key performance areas, and give 360-degree feedback to your employees easily.
You also get talent management and software integrations with popular payroll solutions like QuickBooks, and you can integrate the solution with any software through Zapier.
Zoho’s customer support, user community, and knowledge base mean you will always be able to find answers to any questions you may have and solutions to problems you may face.
Zoho lacks native integration with payroll software used in the U.S. Also lacking is integration with benefits providers such as life insurance companies and healthcare.
This is somewhat negated by the fact that you can set up your integrations via Zapier, but this requires extra effort and time from the already-busy people of small businesses, so it’s not ideal.
Zoho People Pricing
Zoho People offer five pricing packages on their website:
- Free Forever – Costs nothing – limited to 5 employees – basic HRIS.
- Essential HR – costs $0.83/employee/mo. Gives you basic HRIS with self-service login for employees plus leave management.
- Professional – Costs $1.66/employee/mo. Adds attendance and timesheets
- Premium – Costs $2.5/employee/mo. Adds shift scheduling, basic performance tracking, and Zoho reports integration.
- Enterprise – Costs $4.16/employee/mo. Adds 360-degree feedback, cases, and Multi-Rater feedback.
A 15-day free trial is available – no credit card required.
Cezanne HR is one of the best HR solutions for international teams or teams with global operations. That’s mainly thanks to the solution’s capability of dealing with international regulations and local laws in different countries. They also offer multi-language and multi-currency support.
The solution is a modular system that allows users to pick and choose precisely what the business needs and nothing else. Cezanne offers tools for performance reviews, recruitment, people management, Payroll, and more.
Cezanne is a more comprehensive solution than other options on this list, and it offers some advanced modules such as the career and succession module that allows users to plan for their future needs strategically, map key roles, identify potential successors, and so on.
Cezanne is a comprehensive, fully-featured solution, but this comes at the price of complexity here. It requires a bit of experience to get used to it and has a steep learning curve that will not be to everyone’s liking.
Cezanne HR doesn’t have clear pricing plans, but instead of having to endure the negotiations with a salesperson, you can get a quote by using their online quote calculator.
PeopleSpheres is an excellent solution for users who are already using multiple software platforms and are looking for a way to simplify things.
This is a 3-in-1 platform that can be used as a central hub to all your HR services as it can integrate with other HR services and synchronizes all your employee data automatically to save you a lot of time and effort.
The solution allows you to create a custom profile for each employee, which you can then update with requests and then accept or reject these requests and send automatic notifications to their profiles.
They also offer a cross-platform reporting tool that lets you generate a wide range of reports with ease and then send a weekly digest notification email to everyone in your organization to keep everyone up to date.
The main disadvantage of PeopleSphere is that it’s not an HR solution in itself. Instead, it’s an integration platform that allows you to connect other HR solutions and platforms you are already using to get the best results.
If you are entirely new to HR software, this is not the one for you.
PeopleSphere has a starting price of $5/ employee /month, and it can go all the way up to $15/ employee /month depending on the features your business needs.
GoCo is one of the best all-in-one HR software for small businesses. The solution offers detailed employee documentation, including personal details, vacations, and more. It also provides dashboards to manage employee benefits, onboarding, timesheets, and so on.
What makes GoCo stands out is their network of benefits advisors that provide support for their users when they need it.
GoCo doesn’t offer payroll, but it offers integrations with popular payroll solutions like Xero, QuickBooks, ADP, and more. The solution also integrates with Slack to make getting HR tasks done much more comfortable.
GoCo has a clean interface that’s pleasing to use, and that improves the overall experience of using it.
Most users’ complaints about GoCo revolve around the limitations of some of its features – like vacation time tracking. There’s also an issue with some hidden costs. Users have complained that they were, at times, charged for things they thought were free.
Also, while the integration with Slack is functional, it would be nice to see more integrations with project management software.
GoCo offers two pricing plans:
- Complete HR – Costs $29/mo. base fee + $6/employee/mo. and includes all the basic HR features such as integrations, user permissions, reporting, team performance & feedback, onboarding, document storage, time-off tracking, and benefits.
- Premium HR – Costs $29/mo. base fee + $10/employee/mo. and adds advanced features and functionality such as custom time-off policy compliance, Advanced rule configuration, accruals, liabilities, and balances, and more.
There is no free trial available, but you can request a demo.
If your business is overgrowing, or you are an international business (or plan on going internationally soon), then OneMint might be one of your best options.
OneMint was made for businesses in complex industries like healthcare and food services. This is a scalable solution that can take care of HR management for small businesses.
OneMint offers an intuitive interface and offers HR, benefits, workforce management (including talent management), and they even add Payroll – which is included in the pricing, unlike many of its competitors.
The solution is designed as a single database and works seamlessly as an interconnected system. This gives you more control over the security and roles, for instance, you can choose who can use the system, when, and where.
The payroll feature is only available for businesses in the U.S. and its territories, which means international businesses do no get it. The pricing is also a bit high when compared with competitors that offer similar features.
OneMint doesn’t have clear pricing packages on their website, but with some Googling and asking around, we found that it costs about $7 – $10 per user per month.
No free trial is available, but you can book a demo on their website.
Paycor is a great HR software that’s designed for small businesses. The solution supports the entire employee life cycle, meaning you can manage recruitment, labor law compliance, on-boarding, payroll, time and attendance, benefits, performance management, reporting, payroll, and more.
It’s a scalable solution, so you can count on it as your business keeps growing without having to experiment with add-ons and other solutions to cover all your HR needs. Paycor is excellent for companies with just a few employees, but it can quickly grow to accommodate 10,000 employees and more.
Although professionals and experts in their fields designed Paycor, the solution remains easy to use by anyone. Their features are robust, but without the complexities that come with other solutions.
Custom reporting is excellent, there’s payroll tax integration for all 50 U.S. states, and you can export files easily to share your data.
For all of its focus on small businesses, it would’ve been great to see a free version or even a free trial. Sadly, they offer neither, which means that you can’t test if it’s a good fit for your business before making a decision.
Again, there is no clear pricing plan here. What we do know is that the annual cost of Paycor is $289.90 for one employee and can go all the way up to $9,230.00 for 300 employees.
As you can see, pricing and features can vary from one provider to the next, and it all depends on what you need from the solution.
What are the features you are looking for in HR software? Drop the answer in a comment below!
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Five black men have filed federal lawsuits against eight white Milwaukee police officers accused of conducting or permitting illegal strip searches, marking another incident of racial tension in a police department still trying to mend its reputation among local minorities.
The two lawsuits filed Wednesday also named the city of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee police chief as defendants. The plaintiffs, who say they were subjected to unwarranted and humiliating rectal probes, are seeking unspecified damages that could be in the range of several hundred-thousand dollars.
In Wisconsin, police officers are prohibited from doing any sort of cavity searches. Searches involving penetration can be only be performed by a doctor, physician’s assistant or registered nurse.
The plaintiffs allege that five white officers, under the premise of looking for drugs, used their fingers to probe the men’s rectal and genital areas without probable cause. Two other officers are accused of watching but not stopping their fellow officers, and one is a police captain accused of failing to supervise her officers.
Two men said even when no drugs were found in the searches, they were still arrested. The plaintiffs’ attorneys said Thursday the men were subjected to “indecent, inhuman acts” in public view.
Attorney Jon Loevy accused the police force of being more concerned with making arrests than with treating citizens with dignity.
“All of us understand police have a job to do, but there are rules, there are processes,” Loevy told reporters at a news conference. “… The Milwaukee Police Department crossed the line.”
The strip searches date back to at least 2010, according to the lawsuit, and an internal investigation led to criminal charges against four police officers. Officer Michael Vagnini pleaded no contest to four felonies and four misdemeanors in connection with the searches, and was sentenced last month to 26 months in prison. Jury trials for the other three are scheduled to start later this month.
Police Chief Edward Flynn has said his department responded appropriately to the allegations. He said he initiated an investigation and then turned the case over to prosecutors. Police spokesman Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said they hadn’t seen the court papers yet.
A message left with the Milwaukee city attorney was not immediately returned.
Plaintiffs Jerrold Ezell, 25, and Anthony Pettis, 23, appeared at Thursday’s news conference. They said Vagnini and other officers stormed into their friend’s home without a warrant in November 2011, and then shoved two bare fingers into each man’s rectum without pausing to wash his hands or put on gloves.
“It wasn’t right — to just come into the house and stick his fingers into us …” Ezell said, his voice trailing off.
The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify victims of sexual assault. However, Ezell and Pettis gave permission to be identified by name.
Pettis, who estimated he’d been rectally probed about 30 times, said he didn’t believe the officers when they said they were searching for drugs.
“I think it’s a power trip, man,” Pettis said. “Race plays a role in it too.”
Robin Shellow, another attorney representing the five plaintiffs, told the Associated Press she has at least 10 more clients planning to file similar lawsuits. She said the youngest is 15 years old.
This isn’t the first time white Milwaukee police officers have been accused of mistreating black men.
The most high-profile case came in 2004 when white off-duty police officers accused a biracial man of stealing a badge from a house party. The officers threw Frank Jude Jr. into the street and repeatedly punched and kicked him in the head. Thirteen officers were eventually disciplined and nine of them were fired. Jude reached a $2 million settlement with the city.
More recently, a black man died in police custody in 2011 after struggling to breathe and pleading for help from the backseat of a police car. A federal prosecutor and special state prosecutor declined to charge the three white officers who were with the victim, saying the case was too weak to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Justice Department is still reviewing whether it should sue the Milwaukee Police Department for a pattern of civil rights violations. U.S. Attorney James Santelle said Thursday the investigation was still going on, and that nothing was imminent.
Shellow said she was angry that the Justice Department wasn’t moving faster to hold Milwaukee police accountable.
“I feel the federal government has abandoned people of color in the city of Milwaukee,” she said. “… The citizens of Milwaukee have been subject to sexual assault in the name of the war on drugs.”
Dinesh Ramde can be reached at [email protected].
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After a week in which Democrats failed to break a Republican filibuster on an extension of unemployment benefits — something that is usually noncontroversial in a troubled economy — both parties used their weekly national addresses to call for an end to the politicking.
“I was disappointed this week to see a dreary and familiar politics get in the way of our ability to move forward on a series of critical issues that have a direct impact on people’s lives,” President Obama said Saturday, asking Republicans to allow votes on the jobless benefits and a bill that would eliminate the $75 million liability cap for oil spill-related damages.
“If this obstruction continues, unemployed Americans will see their benefits stop. Teachers and firefighters will lose their jobs. Families will pay more for their first home,” Mr. Obama said, referring to the spending package which includes a series of tax breaks. “All we ask for is a simple up or down vote. That’s what the American people deserve.”
Mr. Obama also asked Republicans to lift holds on the nominations for 136 administration positions. And, he put pressure on lawmakers to bring open minds to a White House meeting next week on strategies for energy independence.
“Next week, I’ll be meeting with a bipartisan group of Senators to discuss how we can transition away from our dependence on fossil fuels and embrace a clean energy future,” he said. “I don’t expect that we’ll agree on a solution right away. In fact, I know that there will be plenty of disagreement and different ideas.”
Rahm Emanuel, Mr. Obama’s chief of staff, did tell The Wall Street Journal, however, that the White House would be open to an approach that caps carbon emissions from electric utilities only.
G.O.P. Address: At the same time, in the Republicans weekly address, Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi criticized Mr. Obama and the Democrats for using the oil spill as an opportunity to push clean energy legislation. Adding to the chorus of Republican disapproval of Mr. Obama’s response to the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, Mr. Wicker said the president’s attempt Tuesday to convince the public he is on top of the situation was more politicking.
“I’m glad President Obama is finally putting this catastrophe at the top of his agenda, but his response has been too slow,” Mr. Wicker said, adding that “many of his actions have actually taken us in the wrong direction.”
Among those missteps, Mr. Wicker said, were the administration’s efforts to use the spill to build momentum for cap-and-trade legislation, to eliminate liability cap and suspend deep-water drilling.
Those proposals, he said, only “satisfy Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi’s desire to raise federal spending” while doing nothing to aid in the cleanup of the spill.
“The President spent more than a third of his address advocating this national energy tax, revealing his true priorities,” he said, referring to the proposal to cap green house gas emissions. “Now is not the time to push a controversial, job-killing, partisan agenda through Congress.”
Kagan E-mails: The Clinton Presidential Library has released another batch of documents pertaining to Elena Kagan’s time in Former President Bill Clinton’s domestic policy shop and as an associate White House counsel. This time it’s tens of thousands of e-mails, fresh for Congressional aides and journalists to pick through in advance of her confirmation hearings, which start June 28.
The Times’s Adam Liptak and Sheryl Gay Stolberg find “glimpses of a savvy, sharp-elbowed and sometimes foul-mouthed lawyer at ease with politics, policy and bureaucratic infighting” as she weighed in bluntly on topics from child support to the trial of Timothy J. McVeigh.
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Start with appropriate plants
Choosing drought-tolerant plants is an effective way to conserve water that would otherwise be devoted to thirstier species. Plants that are adapted to local conditions won’t need much supplemental watering, and they should be healthier in general than unfamiliar non-native species.
Even so, some plants are likely to need watering at least occasionally. Automatic sprinklers that are activated by a timer are one approach, but conventional sprinklers are inefficient. Plants need moisture at root level, not on the leaves, and a high proportion of water that is sprayed into the air is lost to evaporation.
Water requirements vary. Water needs vary depending on the plants. A system that distributes water indiscriminately will overwater some plants and underwater others.
Soil also counts. Even with the right plants and an effective irrigation system, soil type plays a huge part in getting the water to the plants. Heavy clay can hold a lot of water but doesn’t make it all available to plant roots; sandy soil lets the water pass right through before the plants can grab it. Having the right soil for your plants is just as important as watering them.
A pond can be an irrigation ally. Water for irrigation can be stored in a natural or man-made pond. When the terrain allows it, a gravity fed irrigation system is a low-impact way of providing water for plantings without tapping into potable water supplies. In addition, a pond can be an appealing landscape feature with its own collection of plants.
Drip irrigation. Drip irrigation and soaker hoses deliver water slowly and directly to plant roots, so none is wasted in evaporation or runoff. Reducing water contact with leaves, stems, and fruit discourages plant disease.
A soaker hose or drip irrigation…
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The great escape to Brisbane
THOSE who have chosen to run from the big cities to live on the coast or in country towns have all fallen in love with their new lifestyle.
But for all the beauty of the coastline and small villages, there is still that lure to occasionally taste city life. And of all the trips we can make, the one back to Brisbane is one of the most affordable, and as I found out last weekend, one of the most enjoyable you can do.
QPAC is a magnificent theatre and my timing coincided with the launch of the hugely successful Calendar Girls. Now, I have been fortunate to have tasted the best of theatre in Sydney and London, but I really can’t remember enjoying a play as much as this one.
I found myself crying with laughter and then with emotion as I joined the likes of Amanda Muggleton, Lorraine Bailey and Jean Kittson on a wonderful ride.
The play has only a brief season in Brisbane before it goes on tour. My suggestion is get in now and see it at QPAC. It finishes on April 25.
So after a night at the theatre, a late-night dinner at the Treasury Casino was the next stop, followed by a small flutter.
I had booked our first night at the heritage-listed Royal Albert Hotel which is just a block away from the casino. This hotel is not just placed strategically across from the Myer Centre, but also offers a class and style of accommodation that you would have expected from the very best hotels of the ’60s. Far from being “out of date”, the rooms were enchanting and, most importantly, large and beautifully furnished – a perfect reflection of the character of the hotel.
Even though we were staying just across the road from the Myer Centre, my plans only allowed my wife to go shopping for two hours.
“Not enough time, darling,” I was told three times.
My limit on her shopping wasn’t just to save money – although that did cross my mind. It was about getting out to Doomben races for the Saturday race meeting.
The Brisbane Racing Club, which runs both the Eagle Farm and Doomben tracks, offers a host of corporate entertainment packages, which can be for two or as many as 50 or more.
I booked in for lunch and a window table in the Doomben 10,000 room and the choice was on the money, even if my tips weren’t.
The service was equal to a top-class restaurant, the food was great, the value was spot on and there was that race-day buzz that you can only get from being trackside.
My wife had a wonderful day out and enjoyed the colour and fashion of the event.
After setting a hectic pace, we went back to the city and booked into the Novotel on Creek Street.
A modern 4.5-star hotel the Novotel prides itself on service.
We decided on a late meal in its Cilantro Restaurant. The restaurant and bar has won a good reputation and we could see why.
With a sleep-in on Sunday, it was back up the highway. We’ll do it all again in a few months time and hopefully stick with our same itinerary.
A weekend of theatre, good food, the races and excellent accommodation is a mix that’s a winner in my books.
All I need is a hot race tip that gets home to make it extra special.
Royal Albert Hotel: Deluxe suite $160
Novotel: April rate inc. breakfast $179
QPAC Theatre: Calendar Girls $80
Races: Doomben 10,000 Club corporate three-course lunch ticket including member’s entry: $100
Cost for two people: About $700.
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Read a sample of Farrokhzad's work here.
Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Persian Studies
The University of Maryland
Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-67), Iran’s most innovative and pioneer woman poet in modern times, was born on January 5, 1935 in Tehran, third of seven children born to Mohammad Farrokhzad and Turan Vaziritabar. Her father was an army officer and her mother a homemaker. Farrokhzad’s formal education was limited, as she never finished high school. At age 16, she fell in love with and, against family sentiments, married Parviz Shapur, a distant relative fifteen years older than she was. The couple moved to the southwestern city of Ahvaz where he worked in the provincial office of the Ministry of Finance. The marriage ended in acrimonious divorce three years later, leaving her with her only natural child, a son named Kamyar. As was common practice in Iran, the court awarded custody rights to the father; in this case, Farrokhzad also lost visitation rights because the court judged her unfit to raise a child. The pariah status was to turn into a haunting force in Farrokhzad’s life and poetry.
Farrokhzad began writing poems first in the form of ghazal, the most central lyrical genre in the classical tradition and later in charpareh, a ballad-like poetic form consisting of a number of stanzas each made up of four hemistiches where at least two rhyme. The themes of her early poems are youthful love, pangs of separation, particularly from her son, and a desperate search for true love. Three collections of poems were published successively, Asir (Captive) in 1955, Divar (The Wall) in 1956, and Osyan (Rebellion) in 1957. By and large, the poems in these collections are in a confessional tone and articulate the poet’s penchant for self-expression, most evident in themes of physical and emotional intimacy. While making her poems manifestly refreshing in the millennium old tradition of male Persian lyricism, these qualities worked against the poet’s status as a genuine poetic voice in the highly normative culture of Iran in mid-twentieth century. The response from poets, critics and readers was generally negative. The very community that could have welcomed the audacity enshrined in such expressions reacted with repulsion or derision or both, earning the poet the totally undeserved reputation of a loose woman and a threat to Iranian women’s sense of modesty.
The effect on the aspiring poet’s fragile psyche was immediate and devastating. Farrokhzad suffered a nervous breakdown in September 1955 and was hospitalized for about a month. What sustained her was, at least in part, a new interest in filmmaking, which would lead to her close association with Ebrahim Golestan, a leading intellectual filmmaker. Meanwhile her poetry, still largely in traditional verse forms, began to take on social issues. This tendency became evident in Osyan, and, along with the themes of love, forms the twin strains that dominate the poems that followed. In 1956 Farrokhzad took the first of several trips to Europe, an experience that helped restore her to health; it also infused her poetry with the kind of cosmopolitanism hitherto absent from all female writing, including her own early works. She also kept a journal, which was first published under the title Dar Diari Digar (In Another Land), and posthumously in Javdaneh Zistan, Dar Owj Mordan (Living for Eternity, Dying at the Peak).
Farrokhzad’s 1958 friendship with Golestan led to the last most productive phase of her life, to the expansive vision she brought to bear on her art and the uncanny aesthetic quality she instilled in her work. She made at least four documentary films through Golestan Film Studio, Yek Atash (A Fire, 1959), Khastegari (Courtship, 1960), Ab va Garma (Water and Heat, 1961) and Mowj va Marjan va Khara (Waves, Corals and Flintstones, 1961). Some of these films were featured and won prizes at various European Festivals. Still, the 1962 film Khaneh Siah Ast (The House is Black), a poetic treatment of the life of lepers, which she made during the twelve-day sojourn in Baba Baghi lepers colony, remains her best film by far. During the same period, she adopted a boy from his leper parents. In 1964 the publication of Tavallodi Digar (Another Birth) awakened Iran’s literary community with Farrokhzad’s true poetic genius, and the feeling has only growing through the decades. While many of the 33 poems in this volume had been published in the leading literary journals of Tehran, the book revealed the coherence of an evolving vision that had gone largely unnoticed.
There is reason to believe that in the last three years of her life Farrokhzad was increasingly fascinated by the potential of film to make poetic statements and with the aesthetics of filmmaking. Certainly, her meager poetic output provides some evidence: she wrote only a few new poems, all published posthumously in a slim volume titled Iman Biavarim beh Aghaz-e Fasl-e Sard (Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season). Even so, the collection’s title poem, a long poem of tremendous sophistication, and of a coherent vision of beauty, more than makes up for the meager output. Farrokhzad’s untimely and tragic end came abruptly on Monday February 14, 1967, when the car she was driving collided head-on with another vehicle and threw her onto the asphalt.
Through her lamentably brief poetic career, Farrokhzad moves toward something very rare in the 1100-year old tradition of Persian poetry: the wholeness of the human life. Hesitantly at first, far more self-assuredly in her last two collections, she approaches the vast mysterious space where dichotomies disappear and poetic meditations assume a fresh wholeness. Many of her last poems emit the feeling that the poet stands poised at the edge of an essentially unfathomable, yet curiously harmonious universe extending from the innards of the earth to the burning heart of the sun, intent on engaging the rich texts of life and holding communion with utter solitude.
Asir, Tehran: Amir Kabir, 1955.
Divar, Tehran: Amir Kabir, 1956.
Osyan, Tehran: Amir Kabir, 1958.
Tavallodi Digar, Tehran: Amir Kabir, 1964.
Iman Bivarim beh Aghaz-e Fasl-e Sard, Theran, Morvarid, 1974.
An Anthology of Modern Persian Poetry, Tr. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1978.
Another Birth: Selected Poems of Forugh Fasrrokhzad, Trs. Hasan Javadi and Susan Sallee, Emeryville, CA: Albany Press, 1981.
Bride of Acacia: Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad, Tr. Jascha Kesler with Amin Banani, New York, Caravan Press, 1982.
A Rebirth: Poems by Forugh Farrokhzad, Tr. David Martin, Lexington, KY: Mazda, 1985.
Remembering the Flight: Twenty Poems by Forugh Farrokhzad, Tr. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak (Third Edition), Los Angeles: Ketab Corporation, 2004.
III. Biography and Scholarship:
Hillmann, Michael C., A Lonely Woman: Forugh Farrokhzad and Her Poetry, Washington, DC, Three Continents Press and Mage Publishers, 1987.
Milani, Farzaneh, “Forught Farrokhzad,” in Persian Literature, Ed. Ehsan Yarsahter, New York, Bibliotheca Persica, 1988.
Milani, Farzaneh, “Farrokzad,” in The Encyclopedia Iranica, Volume IX, 1999, pp. 324-327.
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Martin Plowman in American Le Mans Series move with Conquest
|Sunday, February 26th 2012, 17:34 GMT|
Martin Plowman will move to sportscar racing for 2012 having signed for Conquest's new American Le Mans Series LMP2 programme
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According to the D.C. Controlled Substances Act, it is illegal for a person in D.C. to (1) “knowingly” or “intentionally” (2) manufacture, distribute or possess with intent to distribute (3) a controlled substance.
Elements of the Offense
The first element the prosecution must prove in order to secure a conviction for drug distribution is the defendant’s criminal intent, or mens rea. In this case, the required criminal intent is one of “knowing” or “intentional” distribution. This means that the defendant was not mistaken as to the composition of the substances. It is not a question whether he should have known the composition of the substances or that he consciously disregarded a good chance that the substances were illegal.
The second element the prosecution must prove is that the substances in question are in fact included on the list of substances that are proscribed by the D.C. Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act groups substances that a person is not allowed to possess without a valid prescription into five categories, or “schedules.” Schedule I includes those substances (e.g., LSD and certain opiates) for which the legislature has determined there is a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in treatment. Schedule II includes substances (e.g., oxycodone, amphetamines, PCP, and some opiates) for which there is a high potential for abuse and only severely restricted uses in medical treatment. And so on to Schedule V, which includes controlled substances with a low potential for abuse, many uses in medical treatment, and low potential for physical or psychological dependence.
The third and final element the prosecution is required to prove in order to secure a conviction for this offense is that the defendant either manufactured, distributed, or possessed the controlled substance with intent to distribute. Unlike courts in many states, the D.C. courts define “distribution” very broadly. The term includes the type of street-corner transaction people normally associate with this offense. However, it can also include the handing of an illegal substance from one person to another without any apparent type of compensation or exchange.
Drug distribution is a felony offense. The penalty depends on the particular type of drug involved. A first conviction for drug distribution of a Schedule I or II substance that qualifies as a “narcotic or abusive” drug carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a maximum fine of $500,000. The maximum sentence for a conviction for a Schedule I, II, or III substance that is not a “narcotic or abusive drug” is 5 years along with a maximum fine of $50,000. The maximum penalty for a Schedule IV substance is 3 years and $25,000 fine, and the maximum for a Schedule V substance is 1 year and a $10,000 fine.
Distributing a counterfeit substance or attempting or conspiring to distribute a controlled substance carries the same range of penalties as described above. The maximum penalty is doubled for a second or subsequent conviction of illegal drug use. The maximum penalty can also be doubled for distributing to minors or distributing in a drug free zone. D.C. Code 48-904.01.
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Illinois Birth Certificate Rules Take Effect
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois law taking effect this week will allow more adoptees to get copies of their original birth certificates and possibly learn the names of their biological parents.
Generally, original birth certificates are sealed and new ones are issued when adoptions are final.
But starting Tuesday, adults who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1946, and were surrendered or adopted will be able to request non-certified copies of their original Illinois birth certificates.
The change comes under the amended 2010 Illinois Adoption Act. Other parts of the law have already taken effect.
Original birth certificates typically include birth parents’ names and places of birth.
The Illinois Department of Public Health says birth parents who want their information kept confidential can fill out a form.
(© Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Welcome back to another roundabout edition of Ladyblogs You Should Be Reading. Time flies fast around here, doesn’t it? We have covered many topics and we are planning to cover a hell of a lot more. This week, I want to highlight some of the best parenting blogs out there that delve into everything from the everyday to the long-term. Join me now, my lovely Persephone folks?
Love Is Not Enough: We highlighted the lovely Tami Winfrey Harris last Friday, but let’s just do it again. Run by Tami, and edited by a whole host of talented writers, Love Is Not Enough covers race and parenting in a “colorstruck” world. Articles cover the heavy issues, as well as hands-on accounts of parents doing the very best. Did I mention the gratuitous pictures of cute kids? Check out two recent articles: Why I Know The Healthcare System Is Fucked Up by Liz Dwyer and White Noise: White Adults Raising White Children To Resist White Supremacy by Susan Raffo.
Motherhood, WTF?: A hilarious account of the realities of motherhood and child rearing. Blogger Allison has a simple message: “I decided to start this blog because of peer pressure”¦ I hope I can provide a few laughs as I trip my way along the road of motherhood.” A no-frills approach to the less savory aspects that come with, well, raising kids, Allison is no stranger to documenting the series of shocks, disappointments, and absolutely disgusting things under her fingernails. Need a quick laugh? Check out the piece Embarrassment, on the woes of taking your toddler bra shopping.
Proud Parenting: Less a blog and more a community space, Proud Parent is a great resource for LGBTQ folks who are parents or looking to parent. A multitude of topics like community support, legal and financial aid, and advice and education, Proud Parenting is a great source for out and proud parents. A piece that caught my eye? Check out I Survived Reparative Therapy, an anonymous contributors story of going to a gay rehabilitation center, only to come out on the other side as as a teacher, author and openly gay adoptive parent and grandfather.
Stirrup Queens: Adventures in infertility, pregnancy and beyond! Run by blogger Melissa, Stirrup Queens is one woman’s account of navigating the trials and tribulations that comes along with being infertile, including IVF, adoption, common stigmas, and all the conversations in between. Now the parent of two beautiful tots, Melissa covers all ground from handling “those conversations” (Why don’t you just try relaxing?) to miscarriage, options ranging from staying childless (and why you don’t need to explain it to anyone), and different routes of becoming a parent. For a nice down low on what Melissa can offer, check out My Blogoversary, for a rundown of some of her most interesting pieces and great links.
Confessions of An Asperger’s Mom: Breaking down the stereotypes of what “living with Aspergers” looks like (and the inane thinking of why it should be “cured”), blogger Karen documents her life while raising two adolescent boys with Aspergers, all while trying to maintain her own identity. Karen is no-nonsense, never sugar coating and never looking at Aspergers as “victimizing.” Her sense of humor and give-me-strength moments are relatable to any parent, especially those raising special needs children. Check out Tanya Svko’s guest post on 10 Things for Parents of ASD Kids to Keep in Mind about the Teen Years for a great run down of what can be the hardest years to come.
Have a topic you think Ladyblogs should be covering? Know a blog that needs some attention? Email Ladyblogs at [email protected]
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Committed to the treatment of
children with cancer
Since April 2009 we have funded a full-time doctor's post for the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases in the paediatric oncology outpatient clinic and day clinic at the Centre for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in Heidelberg.
Dr. med. Corinne Rossi und Aron
Dr. Corinne Rossi, MD
Dr. Corinne Rossi, MD, a trained paediatrician in Switzerland who is also professionally active in the United States, has held a Hays-endowed outpatient doctor's position since the end of 2015. Dr. Rossi specialises in the treatment of children and adolescents suffering with cancer. She especially values the support her work gives patients and parents during these often long and difficult situations: "The confidence and trust we provide to our patients and their families is the foundation of the work we do each day. We devote our fullest attention to the children and their families and treat them with the greatest empathy and care".
We asked Dr. Rossi about her daily challenges. Here you can watch the video interview. (Only in German)
Paediatric oncology outpatient and day clinic
In the paediatric oncology outpatient and day clinic they receive a variety of treatments such as chemotherapy and blood transfusions with paediatric oncologists monitoring the progress of their treatments and their well-being. With the addition of Dr. Corinne Rossi, a team of three doctors look after some 50 young cancer patients who daily attend the Department of Oncology, Haematology, Immunology and Pulmonology at Heidelberg Children's Hospital.
An experienced team of doctors and nurses
An important element in providing this support is an experienced team of doctors and nurses. Since Dr. Kartal-Kaess has come on board, waiting times have been considerably shortened with patient complaints falling away to virtually none: "The additional doctor's post is a relief for both the team and the waiting children", says Dr. Andreas Kulozik, Medical Director for the Department for Oncology, Haematology, Immunology and Pneumology, speaking during a press conference. "I am, therefore, very thankful that Hays has supported us in this way and am especially pleased both with the obvious success we have had and the increased patient satisfaction."
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Riverdance the 25th Anniversary Show is set to return to Belfast next year for a production like you've never seen before.
The show first debuted in 1995 in Dublin and has been mesmerising fans across the world with the quick tapping and high jumps of the celtic dancers.
Their new 25th Anniversary Production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance.
And from 19 February to 22 February 2020 the World Champion stars will take to the SSE Arena stage for a limited engagement of five performances.
A spokesperson for the SSE Arena said: "25 years ago, 7 minutes changed the face of Irish dancing forever. The Eurovision interval act performance gave millions of people a new and exciting glimpse of the future of Irish dance.
"It could have ended there, but it didn’t – in fact producer Moya Doherty, composer Bill Whelan and director John McColgan were only beginning their Riverdance journey, a journey which has already lasted 25 years and one we invite you to celebrate with us in February 2020 when Riverdance - 25 Anniversary show will visit The SSE Arena in Belfast for a limited run."
Tickets go on sale on Thursday 12 November at 9am from ssearenabelfast.com
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Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson says fighting sexual harassment is a job for everyone, not just women.
The former "Fox and Friends" host settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with the network in September for $20 million and received a public apology.
It also led to the downfall of Fox News chief Roger Ailes. Carlson alleged she was demoted and fired for rejecting Ailes' advances.
She tells Good Housekeeping for its February issue that harassment "is not an issue that women should feel pressure to solve by ourselves."
Carlson also touched on the country's political climate. She says a woman in the White House might be a good thing because "women want to work together." She added that President-elect Donald Trump has an "unbelievable opportunity" to prove what he can do.
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If you're a writer.....then you know this happens maybe 2% of the time. The rest of the time you're revising, over thinking, getting stuck inside your mind. "Which word is better here.......purple or violet?"
Or then there's the times when you think, I gotta try something new.....and you think, and you think, and it's either one bad idea after another, or worse..... nothing.....a purely blank canvas with absolutely nothing.
If you're a writer......you're no stranger to feeling stuck. We've all been there.
So, I've decided to add a new "series" to my blog, Little Bits of Inspiration......when I think of something that might help, a tool, a book, or whatever it may be on that day, I've decided I'll start sharing.
So, my first recommendation is this nifty little book I picked up at Borders (RIP, my favorite bookstore....) a few years back.....
|Picture from Amazon.com|
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Campbell Valley's finest, World Class Equestrian Estate! One of a kind 15.19 acres with all the bells & whistles! Relax in your beautiful Whistler style rancher overlooking the Chaberton Estate Winery! 13,000 sq ft indoor riding ring complete w/12 paddocks, a tack room, lounge & many more state of the art features to train & breed your horses. Features include an elegantly designed equestrian mountain course, a horse track that wraps the perimeter of the property as well as a hot walker; the list goes on. 4 car attached garage, separate 3 car garage, SHOP, water features throughout and a great pool to enjoy!
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Listing information last updated on October 19th, 2021 at 12:31pm CDT.
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On the heels of a measure signed into law last evening by Governor Rick Snyder, hourly salaries of Michigan’s lowest-paid workers will go up on September 1st. Whether to raise the state’s minimum wage has been one of the most debated issues so far in 2014, and Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville has been closely involved in the discussion.
At the end of every month, Current State takes a look back at the biggest news stories of the previous 30 days. To help us put it in context, Current State talks with the host of Off The Record on WKAR-TV and other Michigan public TV stations Tim Skubick, M-Live Capitol reporter Jonathan Oosting, and editor of the Inside Michigan Politics newsletter, Susan Demas.
A coalition of labor and civil rights groups calling itself Raise Michigan has announced its intention to form a ballot campaign committee. It’s a procedural step that could lead to a statewide vote this November on raising the minimum wage, which in Michigan is currently $7.40 an hour.
On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer called for Michigan to adopt the highest minimum wage in the country. Currently standing at $7.40 an hour, Schauer's recommended $9.25 an hour would surpass the top existing state rate in Washington by 6 cents.
President Obama called for an increase in the federal minimum wage this week in his State of the Union Address. Michigan legislative Democrats followed up with their own calls for an increase. Republicans at all levels say an increase would be a job-killer.
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As if we needed another reason to love the cast of Lemonade Mouth!
They sing, they dance, they rap, and oh yeah, they also organize flash mobs! This week, Hayley Kiyoko, her super cute choreographer Chris Dupre, and 15 other dancers invaded the Apple Store in Los Angeles and started a dance party on the sales floor to the original Lemonade Mouth song, "Determinate."
"Determinate" is a super-fun, ultra-catchy summer pop hit! It's the perfect summer dance party song that's also pretty great to rock out to in front of your mirror with your hairbrush. It's just infectious! And we're sure Hayley and Chris totally agree. Just look at them sing along to every word!
Watch Hayley and Chris stage the attack below, and tell us what you think! We especially love when all of the other dancers, posing as customers, join in. Those Apple customers had no idea what they were in for!
What do you think of Hayley's flash mob effort? Would you have the guts to start something like that? What song would you choose? Sound off in the comments!
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A featured author in February, to read the interview, please see the issue.
The Prince’s Son
Nessa Haddo has been raised to pursue what every young noblewoman needs: a suitable husband. Unfortunately for her, as a younger twin, her prospects are limited. Things start to look up when she lays eyes on the handsome foreign envoy sent to escort her sister to an arranged marriage, but her romantic fantasies quickly entangle her in events beyond her darkest nightmares.
Compared to his last mission, ex-spy Rustam Chalice’s new assignment sounds simple: wrangle an unwieldy bridal caravan across a mountain range populated by bandits, trolls, werecats, and worse, try to cajole a traumatized princess out of her self-imposed isolation, and arrive on time for the politically sensitive wedding. What could possibly go wrong?
Meanwhile, Lady Risada—the woman who haunts Rustam’s dreams—is struggling to adjust to a normal life. All her carefully honed assassin’s instincts scream warnings of foul play, yet she can find nothing obviously amiss.
And deep in the halls of a mountain clan, an old enemy plucks his victims’ strings with expert malice.
When Rustam gave a small whistle, the bay stallion ghosted out of the early morning shadows.
Rustam ran a hand along the stallion’s muscular crest, his fingers sliding through the cascade of black mane to the warm sleekness of the silky hair beneath. “I really hate to do this, boy, but you’ll have to stay behind this time.”
A pair of huge, dark eyes regarded Rustam with reproach before Fleetfoot shook his head vigorously, long strands of mane whipping from side to side to slap Rustam sharply across the face. “Ouch! I’m sorry, really I am, but even you can’t climb a goat trail; I need you here, to keep the others safe. They can’t look after themselves the way you can.”
Fleetfoot heaved a large sigh and rubbed his forehead against Rustam’s shoulder. Leaning into the equine embrace, Rustam caught sight of one of the grooms rolling his eyes to the sky. Crazy, that’s what they thought he was. He smiled privately and kept his silence. It wasn’t their fault they couldn’t see the tiny bit of magic flowing between him and the magnificent animal. When the lads talked to their charges they communicated with tone of voice and a few easy words, achieving a level of trust and affection any human might gain with a horse. But for Rustam’s entire life it had been so much more than that. The ease with which, even as a child, he’d been able to catch the naughtiest ponies; the calmness he’d instilled in the wild black mare no one else could handle, and the way that over the years of their service together Nightstalker had always sensed where he was, and when she was needed.
It wasn’t until they journeyed into Shiva that Rustam understood it to be an attribute of his elven blood; he was a Horsemaster in more than mere words. Now, with a Shivan bred steed, that link was even closer.
“You know they think I’m soft in the head for talking to you, don’t you?” Fleetfoot snorted; horsey laughter if ever Rustam had heard it. He slapped the hard-muscled red shoulder. “It’s not funny!” He shook his head, drawing the dark thread of his thoughts back together. “No, nothing about this is funny.”
He stared into the liquid depths of eyes turned wary. “I need you to keep this lot safe, hear me? I don’t know how long we’ll be gone, or if you’ll be secure here. Watch over them, for me, yes?”
Fleetfoot snorted again, head nodding up and down. Rustam draped an arm over the stallion’s withers and bent forward to bury his face in the abundant mane. With his eyes shut, he inhaled the glorious scent of horse, and felt his muscles relax. He was leaving the caravan with the best possible guard he could arrange, in the absence of a small army.
Uncaged Review: This is an epic fantasy novel. The world building is amazing, and I can’t even begin to imagine the kind of research and layout that this world took before the author even started writing. There is also a lot of characters to keep track of, but it’s done pretty easily. I don’t really feel this is a romance per say, but it has those elements scattered throughout. I read a review that this was romance heavy, and I really disagree with that assessment. It is present, at least for a couple characters but does not draw away from the storyline at all. This is the second book in a series, but I did not have any issues reading it as a standalone.
This story truly revolves around three main groups, all interconnected. The Prince and his pregnant wife Lady Risada, the Prince’s son, Rustam who is charged with escorting a bridal caravan to its destination, where the oldest Haddo twin, Julin will be getting married. With her is her maid Enya, and her twin sister Nessa. Along the way, the girls are kidnapped and they soon discover some of their most horrifying days, and some of their most amazing discoveries.
This story held my interest from the beginning, but it was a bit slow for me. It’s a story that slowly grabs you before you realize it. Reviewed by Cyrene
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Vaporizing Your Way To The Same Effect As An Alcohol Bottle
Since exploding onto the electronic market, Vapor pens have become increasingly popular, particularly among teenagers and young adults. But even there are many misconceptions surrounding vaporizing. In reality, most people think that Vapor pens are relatively safe products that merely deliver a flavorful, minty vapor a good contrast to the strong bitterness of a standard, unfiltered cigarette.
However, there is usually a bit of a twice Vape Pen standard there — vaporizing tobacco items is completely unlawful while smoking is just not. That’s why Vapor Pens is this kind of a fast-growing group of electronic cigarettes, because of to their convenience and ease of use. Yet the problem with vaporizing is it does not acquire rid of typically the actual chemicals and toxins that harm the smoker whenever smoking. It only makes the act of smoking them more tolerable.
One associated with the most frequent misconceptions about Vaping is that you get all the smoking you need along with just one make use of. With the newest vaporizers in the marketplace, that is usually not the case. You need to evaluate your own needs and your choices and choose the best vaporizer for your personal needs. Most Vape Pens allow 2 to four times more nicotine than traditional cigarettes. So , do not expect to get hooked to the device!
Numerous people think they can only appreciate Vapor pens when they buy the “real deal”, i. e. a traditional e-juice. They will think they need to acquire from a specific manufacturer, or several kind of laboratory products shop. Nothing can be further from typically the truth! A Vape Pen simply requires the original item and spits away its vapor with regard to your consumption.
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The 3rd major misunderstanding worries whether a Vape Pen works with refilling. Vape Pens uses a form of e-juice called “CPAP”. This nicotine liquefied is supplied through the mouthpiece and slowly travels straight down into the lungs where it picks up nicotine and transfers it to the particular bloodstream. Because associated with this, it could take as much as four hours to offer enough vapor for the optimal, satisfying smoke. This particular is why a person must first fill up your Pen with new e-juice before you use it to be able to kick start your day.
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An additional five confirmed infections have brought the total number of Campylobacter illnesses to 76 in an outbreak linked to raw milk from Your Family Cow dairy in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said Wednesday. At least 9 people have been hospitalized.
Four of the new cases surfaced in Pennsylvania, while another appeared in Maryland. The new breakdown of illnesses by state is as follows:
Pennsylvania (66 illnesses), Maryland (5), West Virginia (3), New Jersey (2).
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene noted that four of its five victims are under the age of 18.
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Attendance counts at THS! Any time is an ideal time to focus on those habits which promote success and achievement of credits. Being at school EVERY DAY is critical! EVERY DAY counts. Students who attend school regularly experience the positive impact of achievement which results in successful promotion, graduation, a high level of self-esteem and healthy employment potential.
At THS, we celebrate excellence in attendance through our Perfect Attendance Recognition bulletin board and award program. Located in the main hallway across from Student Services, the names of students with perfect attendance are posted monthly. To support student attendance EVERY DAY, our staff deliver meaningful and engaging curriculum, monitor hallways, track students in their classes, use resources available through our Student Success program, provide emotional support as needed and use countless other strategies to get our students to school and into class. We believe that all students can achieve.
Parents and Guardians, you are encouraged to discuss attendance, and other habits which promote success, with your teens. As partners with the school, you have an important role to play. Should you wish to discuss this or any other concerns, feel free to contact the school.
Perfect Attendance Lists for 2016-2017
Pictured here are the 2014-2015 Members of THS' School Council. From left, they are Mr. Manderville, Audrey Prenzell, Charlene Wilson, Michelle Avery (Chair), Allison Windsor and Ms. Penson. Taking the picture is Karina Spence-Gagnier. Missing are Diane VanderDussen and Antoinette Kennedy and Heta Patel (SC Presidents). All parents are welcome to attend meetings which are held in the Al Purdy Library from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
On April 21, 2011, our school library was rededicated as ‘The Al Purdy Library’. This historic event was to honour our famous former student who went on to become a major Canadian literary figure. The Heritage Plaque outside of the Library reads:
Al Purdy was born in nearby Wooler and moved to Trenton at the age of two. He attended Dufferin Street Public School in Trenton, Albert College in Belleville, and then came to Trenton High School in 1933. A prolific poet at an early age, his first published poem appeared in the THS yearbook “The Spotlight” in 1934. When Purdy was seventeen, he left school to ride freight trains west during the Great Depression and returned to Trenton where he joined the RCAF in 1939. In 1957, he and his wife Eurithe built a cottage in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County, where he did most of his writing and developed his unique style. Al Purdy received the Governor General’s Literary Award in 1965 and 1986, the Order of Canada in 1982 the Order of Ontario in 1987, and is considered one of Canada’s most distinguished writers.
Sponsored by the Hastings – Prince Edward Learning Foundation and the Scott Griffin Foundation, a permanent display outside the room includes a sculpture of Purdy, “Al Purdy Reads”, crafted by THS Arts Teacher Anne McDonald and a brick from Purdy’s boyhood home in Trenton. Inside the Library, a Student/Staff sculpture was installed. Hanging from the ceiling, it is the reflection of a typewriter keyboard. Some of the paintings on the keys are artistic responses to Purdy’s poems. Seven keys are positioned so that they are closer to the ceiling than the rest. These seven spell ‘Al Purdy’.
Most significantly, the Library houses a collection of Purdy’s works which his wife, Eurithe, believes in second in the world only to her own. Materials were purchased or donated from various sources and are used by students who study Purdy in their senior English classes.
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For two centuries, the world's chief auction houses— Sotheby's BID 0.08 % and Christie's International—have shined a spotlight on everything from pricey vases to Van Goghs. But now, it's the houses' own strategies that are getting a closer look.
An assault on Sotheby's management by its largest shareholder, hedge fund Third Point LLC, has called attention to the sharp differences in how the two longtime rivals have gone about boosting sales and their bottom lines. While Christie's is branching out to appeal to less wealthy people who may prefer to bid for art over the Internet, Sotheby's has refocused on catering to the millionaires who make up its core customer base.
The approaches are evident in their New York showrooms, where visitors to Sotheby's glassy tower often need to ascend to an upper floor before they can glimpse any art on offer. Meanwhile, Christie's front rooms are often rimmed with sofas and side tables up for sale.
The differences also show up in Sotheby's lagging sales. The New York-based auctioneer sold $5.4 billion of art last year, down 7% from a year earlier. Christie's, which is owned by French billionaire François Pinault, said it sold $6.3 billion of art in 2012, up 10% from the year before. And Christie's kept its lead during the first half of this year, selling $3.6 billion of art compared with Sotheby's $3.1 billion.
The divergent results have prompted investors and collectors to look more closely at the auctioneers' game plans. Wendy Cromwell, a New York-based art adviser who previously worked in Sotheby's contemporary-art division, said competition for market share between the two is fierce and can change quickly.
"Collecting art is very competitive, it's a blood sport," she said. "If one auction house is losing, you'll jump on the winning ship. The threat of losing market share is a reality."
Daniel Loeb, the hedge-fund investor who founded Third Point, is an avid collector of contemporary art and owns a 9.3% stake in Sotheby's. He sent out a letter last week saying the firm is mismanaged and should oust Chairman and Chief Executive William Ruprecht. He also criticized Sotheby's for what he called an incoherent Internet strategy and for not being aggressive enough in the contemporary art, where Christie's has held sway for several seasons.
The auction house called Mr. Loeb's comments "incendiary" and adopted a shareholder-rights plan—more commonly known as a poison pill—to block activist investors from buying more than 10% of its stock. Mr. Loeb has since threatened to try to unseat board members at the annual meeting next year.
Mr. Ruprecht, in an interview, declined to speak at length about Mr. Loeb's letter. But he did say he took notice this spring when Mr. Loeb began acquiring more stock and he confirmed he has since met with Mr. Loeb. "I've always had an attitude of 'If you have a good idea, I want to hear it,'" he added.
Both auction houses live and die by their ability to win the right to sell the trophy pieces that draw big collectors. Larry Wasser, a Toronto-based collector and the president of investment firm LW Capital Corp., said he noticed Sotheby's in particular is increasingly willing to risk guaranteeing a potential seller's desired asking price up front to win business.
Both houses offloaded this risky maneuver to third parties during the recession, but this season, Sotheby's said it is using house money to guarantee $166 million of artwork. Christie's, which doesn't disclose as many financial details, said it also boosted its guarantee portfolio.
But in other areas, the two auctioneers are taking divergent approaches.
Mr. Ruprecht said Sotheby's decided eight years ago to give up minor, estate-style sales of furniture and goods. Pieces priced under $5,000 accounted for just 2% of the house's overall turnover but took as much care from specialists as more expensive pieces.
Moreover, Mr. Ruprecht said, his research at the time showed that new clients who came to Sotheby's eager to spend, say, $5,000 on artwork "were never going to move upstream," or collect higher-priced art, later. On the other hand, he said, a collector who arrived willing to spend $100,000 could be encouraged to splurge foreven more eventually.
As a result, Mr. Ruprecht has pushed his staff to focus on nurturing friendships with the world's 500 wealthiest collectors—a group that would include Mr. Loeb— and to pack sales with pieces carrying price tags above $100,000 whenever possible. In 2012, the company sold 35,000 works with an average price of $127,000, up from an average price of $59,000 seven years earlier.
Christie's, on the other hand, continues to expand access to its offerings to broaden its collector base regardless of how much buyers are looking to pay. Chief Executive Steven Murphy said the company's 80 collecting departments handle goods priced as low as $200.
But, he said, the profit adds up, and Christie's ultimately derives its clout from the "breadth of our categories." In fact, he said that Christie's sales of lower- to mid-priced lots wind up contributing more profit than the high-end collecting categories of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art combined.
Mr. Ruprecht's blue-chip philosophy has also driven his approach to Internet sales. The company has positioned its website to offer information about future art offerings as well as online bidding during live auctions, but it doesn't sell that many items only via the Web.
Sotheby's was the first of its peers to launch an online auction site in 1999 in a joint effort with Amazon.com Inc. But its offerings were listed on Amazon's server, not its own site, creating confusion among customers and leading to the dissolution of the partnership within the year. Sotheby's later tried a partnership with eBay Inc. EBAY -0.65 % before pulling the plug on online sales in 2003. In all, Sotheby's recorded losses of about $100 million from the endeavor.
Recently, Mr. Ruprecht said Sotheby's has had some success selling wine directly online but has no plans to offer anything more.
Christie's waded onto the Web seven years ago to drive traffic to its monthly house and memorabilia sales.
In the past year, it has rolled out 60 online-only auctions for everything from Elizabeth Taylor's baubles to Andy Warhol's Polaroids, but with mixed results. It had no trouble finding buyers for the rings and photos, but a recent Web-only sale of contemporary silver bombed, with nearly everything failing to sell. The firm said it's still trying to figure out what works online. "I'm calling this my prototype year," Mr. Murphy said.
Mr. Loeb, in his letter, said he thinks Sotheby's should be expanding faster online and in markets like China. It has been selling in Asia for four decades, but until this season its approach to the Chinese market was mainly to funnel potential bidders to its established hubs, including in Hong Kong.
At sales there earlier this week, it sold $538 million of art, beating its high estimate. It plans to open a sale room in Beijing in December.
"The suggestion that we're in a faulty position in China is just false," Mr. Ruprecht said.
Christie's has been more aggressive about expanding its brick-and-mortar presence in new territories. It just opened a Shanghai saleroom. It runs sales in a dozen salerooms around the world, while Sotheby's has nine. Christie's latest outposts are in Shanghai, which opened last month and pulled in $26 million at its inaugural sale, and Mumbai, which debuts in December. Mr. Murphy said the house is also keeping an eye on how the Brazilian art market is developing.
People in the market are split over which house's strategy will perform best in the long run. Sergey Skaterschikov, of the investment banking firm IndexAtlas Group, which invests primarily in art-related stocks, said he thinks Sotheby's needs to start experimenting more now that its crisis has passed.
"They have lost their hunger and keep milking the model they think is working," Mr. Skaterschikov said.
Corrections & Amplifications
Pieces priced under $5,000 formerly accounted for 2% of Sotheby's overall turnover. An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated a higher figure.
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The syllabi that follow present a variety of experiences in science education including courseswork for initial science teacher preparation, advanced graduate level science education and school-district-based seminars. Unless material is identified as copyrighted, users can make use of any of the material presented herein.
Initial Science Teacher Education Course Sequence. Three syllabi are shown here that were used in the TEEMS Science Teacher Education Program at GSU. The program admits students who have a degree in science or engineering, and involves them as a cadre for four terms leading to initial certification (grades 7-12 in science), and a master's degree in science education. The full time program begins in the summer, and continues through the following fall, spring and summer terms.
Master's Level Science Education Course. This syllabus is designed for a science education course at the Master's level focusing on the theory and pedogogy of science teaching. Students enrolled in this course typically are teaching science at either the middle or high school level, and concurrently pursuing a master's degree in science educatiion.
Ph.D. Level Graduate Seminars in Science Education. The two syllabi shown here are designed for doctoral students pursuing a Ph.D. in science education.
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Swami : Emi Samacharamu? (What news?)
Prof. Anil Kumar : Swami, the Chief Minister is coming.
Swami : Who told?
Prof. A.K. : Swami, people are talking about it.
Swami : What are they saying?
Prof. A.K. : Swami, they are saying that the Chief Minister is coming to Puttaparthi for the inauguration of the new railway line on the 20th. These are the days they have decided. But your dates may be different.
Swami : Are you Prasanthi Nilayam newspaper?
Prof A.K. : I always convey good news to every one!
Swami : Railway Board Director came yesterday. He is sitting in the verandah. He said the train would go very fast. But I told him not to go very fast.
Prof A.K. : Swami, It will take 15 minutes from Dharmavaram to Puttaparthi.
Swami : No, It will take 20 minutes. No one knows about the new railway line. Slowly, people will come to know about this.
Swami then asked the Warden to call the Railway Chairman (RC).
RC : Swami, A bogie will be added to the train at Puttaparthi for You. You have to inaugurate this new railway line by travelling in the train.
Swami : What is the distance from here to Dharmavaram?
RC : Swami, 32 kms. It will take 45 minutes.
Swami then enquired about the various trains from Puttaparthi. He also asked about the various trains that would pass through Puttaparthi.
Swami : He is a very strong person. There were many political problems. But he was very strict. He saw to it that the railway line is laid. (To the Chairman.) Will there be a train to Delhi also?
RC : Yes Swami. The train will be from Delhi-Dharmavaram-Puttaparthi-Bangalore.
Swami : Is it meter-gauge or broad-gauge?
RC : Swami, broad-gauge.
Swami : It will be convenient for devotees to come and go. (Turning to Prof. A.K. and with a smile) Don’t sit on top of the train! (Turning back to the Chairman.) Are there trains till Jammu and Kashmir?
RC : Swami, there is train till Jammu. Now it will be extended to Udhampur.
Swami : When I went to Udhampur with General Malhotra, I stayed there for 8 days. There is a military center there. It is easy to go to Tirupati than to the Vaishnavi temple out there. (Seeing the Railway Chairman kneeling down, Swami said.) You are kneeling down. It will pain.
RC : No Swami. When You are there, there is no pain.
Then Swami asked him to go to the upper portico.
Swami : He wears such a simple dress in Puttaparthi. He is the All India Chairman for Indian Railways. He said that he will attach a separate bogie like the one for the Governor’s use, for My sake. I told him, “I am 76 years. What will I do sitting in a train?” I never went in rail or rickshaw or bike. When I had gone to Madras during wartime, there were no cars, etc. I used to walk those days because I could not bear to see the trouble the people used to take in pulling the man cart. In it, few fat people used to sit and people used to pull the cart. It was very difficult.
Prof A.K. : Swami, did you go in bullock cart?
Swami : Yes, I have traveled in a bullock cart. I used to go in cart from Puttaparthi to Dharmavaram.
Prof A.K. : Then how did the devotees travel with You?
Swami : The devotees used to walk behind. Only Subamma used to come on the cart. All others used to walk.
Prof A.K. : How much distance was it Swami?
Swami : About 16 miles. There was no road at that time. I have never traveled in rail, rickshaw or the motorcycle. In those days there was no motorcycle.
Prof A.K. : Has Swami traveled in a tonga?
Swami : They use Tonga near Shirdi. It has a small top and it goes Tuk, Tuk, Tuk, Tuk. It is a horse-pulled carriage. The one used in the Shirdi Avatar is here. They have kept it in the museum. (It has been put for display in the Chaitanya Jyoti Museum.)
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Tissue-Resident Macrophages Are Locally Programmed for Silent Clearance of Apoptotic Cells
Although apoptotic cells (ACs) contain nucleic acids that can be recognized by Toll-like receptors (TLRs), engulfment of ACs does not initiate inflammation in healthy organisms. Here we identified macrophage populations that continually engulf ACs in distinct tissues and found that these macrophages share characteristics compatible with immunologically silent clearance of ACs; such characteristics include high expression of AC recognition receptors, low expression of TLR9, and reduced TLR responsiveness to nucleic acids. Removal of the macrophages from tissues resulted in loss of many of these characteristics and the ability to generate inflammatory responses to AC-derived nucleic acids, suggesting that cues from the tissue microenvironment program macrophages for silent AC clearance. The transcription factors KLF2 and KLF4 control the expression of many genes within this AC clearance program. The coordinated expression of AC receptors with genes that limit responses to nucleic acids might ensure maintenance of homeostasis and thus represent a central feature of tissue macrophages.HIGHLIGHTS
Inappropriate inflammatory responses to apoptotic cells (ACs) can trigger autoimmune disease. Roberts et al. now show that the tissue microenvironment programs resident macrophages so that clearance of ACs is linked to limited responses to AC-derived nucleic acids. This program is reversible upon removal of the macrophages from tissue and is dependent on the transcription factors KLF2 and KLF4.
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WAFarmers is disappointed with the State Government’s proposed fracking and gas legislation currently before Parliament, stating it would be unlikely to garner support from farmers and freehold land owners.
A Parliamentary Committee report on Implications for Western Australia of Hydraulic Fracturing for Unconventional Gas contained two recommendations in relation to the establishment of an independent arbiter for land owners and an agreement template for all parties, neither of which were included in the proposed legislation.
WAFarmers Chief Executive Officer said the Federation did not support the government’s proposed legislation as it stood without the inclusion of recommendations five and six from the Parliamentary Committee report.
“As the government is attempting to legislate on this very important issue, all recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee report must be included to safeguard farmers and freehold land-owners when negotiating with the resources sector,” Mr Brown said.
“The proposed legislation does not involve an independent reviewer for negotiations between landowners and the resource sector, nor does it make any consideration of the extensive work completed by APPEA, WAFarmers, VegetablesWA and the PGA to establish an agreed land access agreement.
“These omissions are huge oversights.”
WAFarmers will continue to advocate for the rights of farmers and land-owners to ensure these two vital recommendations are included in the proposed legislation.
All media requests must be directed to WAFarmers Media and Communications Officer Melanie Dunn on (08) 9486 2100 or [email protected].
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We’ve heard Kelsey Grammer trash his ex wife, Camille, at every turn. He even went so far as to have his current wife dress as Camille for Halloween, which just shows that he’s still obsessed with her. In a recent interview with Anderson Cooper, Camille dropped a couple of doozies about Kelsey that seem to confirm that he’s not over her. Kelsey never signed the papers finalizing their divorce settlement, and keeps “changing” the agreement. (He was allowed to marry Kayte because his divorce with Camille was “bifurcated” in that they were legally divorced but still need to work out the settlement.) He also forbids their two children, daughter Mason, 11, and son Jude, 8, from saying their mother’s name while they’re at his house. Also, he won’t talk, text or directly communicate with Camille at all and she said it’s costing them a fortune in lawyers’ fees. That’s so dysfunctional, but that’s Kelsey.
On how Kelsey hasn’t yet signed the papers finalizing the divorce settlement
We met before a judge a year ago to sign a final judgement settlement papers and it still we haven’t and the last time I was there Kelsey bailed before we were supposed to sign the papers. For the most part, I thought they were done because we came to agreement basically on everything and then I kept getting emails every other week from his lawyers that he wanted to keep changing things. So on my end, I said, ‘Okay, I agree to all of this,’ but he keeps making changes so I feel that at this point he is prolonging the process.
On co-parenting with Kelsey
It’s very difficult to co-parent with someone who won’t speak to you, text you or email you. He he doesn’t speak to me at all. So it’s very very difficult because I’ve reached out to him. I think it’s very important to be amicable to raise children and he refuses too. There’s just so much I can do at this point.
On how she communicates with Kelsey
It’s usually through lawyers. So we are spending a fortune just to try to co-parent, which is ridiculous.
Her kids aren’t allowed to say her name
The kids at this point, which is kind of sad I found this out, that they are not allowed to same my name in the house. So these poor kids, my daughter and my son can’t say my name in their father’s house…. I think they can say mom or the other household but they can’t say my name. They can’t say Camille.
I feel horrible. I call my lawyers and say, ‘What’s my recourse in this? What do I do as a parent?’ because I feel bad for them. It must be stressful for them to not be able to say their mother’s name but there is no recourse because we already settled our custody.
[From Anderson Cooper's show, received via e-mail]
I believe this about Kelsey, particularly about him forbidding the kids to talk too much about their mom. He wouldn’t even say Camille’s name when he did that big interview with Oprah. It doesn’t make sense to me, though, that their two kids would be calling their mother “Camille.” I think she means that they’re not allowed to talk about her when they’re around their dad, but the way she’s explaining it is awkward. We already knew this about Kelsey, that he is petty and mean and is trying to hurt Camille still, even when he’s the one who was cheating and plotting to leave before he bothered to talk to her about it. It’s just very sad that he’s trying to turn his kids on their own mother. He’s got some really serious issues to say the least.
Here’s a clip from the show where Camille talks co-parenting with Kelsey:
Camille is shown on 12-1 and 11-12-12. Kelsey is shown on 11-27-12. Credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet
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Who of us hasn’t had someone tell us, “if you lie down with dogs, you’ll wake up with fleas” at one time in our lives? Basically, this means if you hang out with bad people, you will eventually pick up their faults. How many of us grew up with friends who got good grades in school, then started hanging with the “bad” crowd? Next thing you know they were failing classes or started doing drugs.
In most cases, whoever you associate with is what you will eventually become. That is why you need to hang out with those who are where you want to be. The same goes for those teachers you learn from. How often have you had someone who is overweight give you dieting advice? Or someone in debt who tells you how to get rich? If they really believed what they were saying, wouldn’t they be living it? You should learn from those who are where you want to be.
If you hang out with chickens, you’re going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you’re going to fly. – Steve Maraboli, business coach
If you want to be a musician, you should get together with people who practice daily. Not those who just dabble. If you want to be a New York Times bestselling author then listen to what other NY Times bestselling authors have to say. And if they give you advice, don’t balk, do it.
The same is true for Christians. If you want to get a further understanding of Jesus, hang with other Christians. Good Christians, not those who just talk the talk. And going to church should be one of your goals. Hebrews 10:25 reads, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. By being with other Christians, you are encouraged to grow in God’s word.
Some people give up on church because they can’t find one where they fit it or they feel their church is about people, not God. Besides, it’s nicer to sleep in on Sunday after a hard week’s work. However, you should congregate with other Christians or you will not learn and grow in your walk. If you need to leave the church you are attending then do so. You must go where God is leading you, even if that means another church.
Hanging out with other Christians gives us strength to fight off the adversaries of the world who attack us daily. It gives us someplace to go for peace and encouragement. The less you attend church or associate with other Christians, the more easily evil forces can come against you and win. It’s no different than the woman who says she’ll never spend more than she earns, but she keeps going to lunch with women who do nothing but shop. She’ll eventually find herself with her credit cards out at the local mall.
If you or someone you know are in need of prayer this week, please let us know. We’d be more than happy to pray for you.
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In a letter, Rays owner Stuart Sternberg asks Foster for a number of concessions in the use agreement, including lifting the contract's prohibition on negotiations with other municipalities. In return, Sternberg offers contract language that would prohibit a new agreement elsewhere "until the Rays and the City of St. Petersburg have reached a mutually-acceptable resolution regarding how best to wind down our lease of Tropicana Field."
"This amendment will allow for a throrough evaluation of sites, in only Pinellas County and Hillsborough County," Sternberg continued in his letter. "It is a responsible process to undertake before any decisions about a new ballpark in the region can be made, collectively, by the Rays, the public, community leaders, and our elected representatives."
Sternberg's letter to Hagan implores "joint, collaborative meetings between the Rays and all the Tampa Bay area local governments who wish to ensure the long-term success of Major League Baseball in the bay area."
Just when Foster started to crank up the pressure on the Rays, Sternberg returns volley with a simple, logical argument Foster will have trouble refusing.
While allowing the Rays to open up conversations with Hillsborough County could diminish St. Pete's leverage down the road (studies will inevitably conclude Tampa is a better market for a team than St. Pete), Sternberg's promise to "preserve the City of St. Petersburg's rights" is a convincing one.
A payout was actually suggested by the Tampa Bay Times editorial board too, but not offered by Sternberg. So even if Foster is open to the amendment, it could require lengthy negotiations for the two sides to see eye-to-eye.
Foster told WTSP-TV on Thursday afternoon that he'll have to discuss the amendment with his staff and had no immediate answer.
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Thanksgiving and the Black Friday weekend are fun times to enjoy family, food, and bargain hunting. The malls and gigantic department stores are competing for customers with discount deals Thanksgiving weekend. Unfortunately, with increased crowd sizes comes unforeseen dangers.
In 2012, An Oklahoma woman was injured looking for “Black Friday” deals at Walmart. Stephanie Doyle was rummaging through Walmart’s overcrowded store when she stumbled on a skateboard. “According to Ms. Doyle, she ‘propelled a little forward and then fell back,’ and the skateboard rolled down the aisle.” Ms. Doyle sued Wal–Mart alleging that her spill and “injuries ‘were the direct result of [Wal–Mart’s] negligence which caused a hidden trap or snare or pitfall’ and seek[s] damages in excess of $75,000.” The lawsuit is currently in litigation.
Next, we have a story of Walmart charging the wrong person’s credit card during checkout. In South Carolina, Mr. Solanki went hunting for “Black Friday” deals at his local Walmart. Mr. Solanki tried to use the self-checkout lane but experienced complications. A Walmart employee attempted to hand-key Mr. Solanki’s credit card number but mistakenly used the credit card of Robin Martin. Mr. Martin called the police when he observed the charges on his account. The police contacted Walmart and they supplied the police with video and receipts from the transaction. Mr. Solanki was arrested and charged with credit card fraud for unwittingly charging his items to Mr. Martin’s credit card. Mr. Solanki spent six nights in jail due to Walmart’s mistake. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Solanki’s charges for the credit card fraud were dismissed when everyone realized Walmart’s employee made the error. Can you imagine the nightmare of being arrested when you did nothing wrong? Mr. Solanki filed a complaint against Walmart and the cops for negligence. The jury returned a verdict against Walmart for negligence, and awarded Mr. Solanki $50,000 in actual damages and $225,000 in punitive damages.
In 2013, “Black Friday ” at Walmart was the scene of a scuffle between a Walmart employee and a customer. During a shopping excursion at Walmart, Clyde Williams alleges that a security guard employed by Walmart began to “loudly, degradingly, abusively, and angrily” scream at him. Williams contends that the security guard then “viciously physically attacked and assaulted him.” Soon afterwards, Williams was escorted by ambulance to the hospital where he received medical care. Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2014 WL 1409438 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 10, 2014). Williams sued Walmart alleging personal injuries he incurred as a result of an assault and battery that occurred in Walmart. The case is currently in litigation.
The most terrifying “Black Friday” story comes to us from Long Island, New York where a Walmart employee was trampled to death by crazed shoppers. Jdimytai Damour, 34, was bashed to the ground by a horde of uncontrollable shoppers rushing into the Walmart as the doors opened. Four other customers were reported injured in the incident. The trampled employee, Mr. Damour, was pronounced dead an hour later.
Walmart is not the only store where holiday shoppers have been injured during “Black Friday.” A woman was allegedly trampled by crazed shoppers while entering a Jacksonville Target. Linda Chewning filed a negligence action seeking damages for serious bodily injury. Due to the tumble at Target, Chewning claims she broke her shoulder, developed carpal tunnel syndrome, developed arthritis, and lost work for over six weeks. This lawsuit is currently in litigation.
It is the store’s responsibility to keep the environment safe at all times—including “Black Friday.” Property owner must maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition for business invitees, including employees of independent contractors. Strickland v. Timco Aviation Services, Inc., 66 So. 3d 1002 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1st Dist. 2011). A property owner owes two duties to its business invitees: (1) to warn of concealed dangers which are or should be known to the owner and which are unknown to the invitee and cannot be discovered through the exercise of due care; and (2) to use ordinary care to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition. Rocamonde v. Marshalls of Ma, Inc., 56 So. 3d 863 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 3d Dist. 2011).
The trial attorneys at Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA have successfully handled negligence and premises liability cases in multiple Florida jurisdictions. If you or someone you love has been harmed on someone else’s property, the owner may be accountable for the injuries suffered. Call us if you have any questions regarding your legal issues.
Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA
800 North Belcher Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
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celebrating the extraordinary in the ordinary - the official small stone e-zine
Thursday, 12 August 2010
On The Derivation Of Slapstick Comedy And The Early Silent Black And Whites
my wife took off on me in the middle of the night. no dear john letter. nothing stuck to the refrigerator. no explanation. just a simple banana peel left by the foot of the bed. that's not so funny. is it?
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The owner of Restauration in Bluff Heights, who has willfully violated city health orders banning dine-in service, hosted a small gathering of fellow restaurateurs Monday and urged them to join her in defiance of rules meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dana Tanner, who owns the restaurant, briefly allowed members of the media to attend the gathering, but then asked reporters to leave out of concern for protecting the identities of those in attendance.
Tanner has been operating outdoor dining for weeks, stating that she’s doing so to keep her business afloat and allow her employees to pay their bills.
Now, however, she’s facing the possibility of escalating penalties including the threat of misdemeanor charges “for continued flagrant violations” of coronavirus-related rules, the city of Long Beach said in a statement.
“Their health permit to operate as a restaurant has been suspended, which means that they cannot operate, including for take-out or delivery,” the statement said. “Restauration is one citation away from the City pursuing their water being shut off.”
Tanner’s first citation came on New Year’s Eve after the city received several complaints about a planned party.
She said city health officials then placed a notice of closure sign on her front door Friday, but she’s unconcerned that Monday’s meeting, nor her decision to operate, could lead to a permanent closure.
“I’d be closing either way,” Tanner said. “I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.”
On Sunday Tanner sent out an email stating that she had called the meeting after several other business owners contacted her about her choice to stay open.
She also alleged in the email that city officials have encouraged her to hold the meeting and that there is dissent among city employees when it comes to whether they think the shutdown of businesses is right.
“It is unacceptable for a business to repeatedly flaunt their violations of the Health Order and continue to operate in violation of it when conditions due to COVID- 19 are so grave,” the city said in its statement.
City spokesman Kevin Lee said that the city expects every business to follow the health order and that he has not heard of any dissension in the ranks of city employees when it comes to enforcing the order.
“These are really hard times for so many people, and the City has put in place several programs to ease the burden, and we will continue to do everything we can to support small businesses and our residents,” Lee said in a text Monday night. “However, everyone needs to follow the Health Order in order to put an end to this deadly pandemic sooner than later.”
Tanner said she’s asked for an administrative hearing with the city because she believes it has failed to follow its own administrative penalty process.
She said she’s only been issued two citations when she was told at least three were required before the city ramped up the punishment. The notice of closure placed on her door came with no discussion or paperwork, Tanner said.
There has been other resistance to the public health orders restricting restaurants to to-go service only in the past.
Numerous cafes have left patio furniture out with no explicit direction for customers not to use it.
In July, restaurant owners joined to form the Long Beach Restaurant Association to advocate politically for the industry and last month business owners took to the streets of Belmont Shore to voice their displeasure with the new orders.
Tanner, though, has been the public face when it comes to openly defying the orders by staying open and providing dine-in as an option at Restauration.
“I just knew I had to do what was right for me and my family, so I did,” she said.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information from the city of Long Beach and a statement from city spokesman Kevin Lee.
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There are many more portable players by TrekStor than the i.beat 500 supporting ogg vorbis.
Please add products to the main page.
I would like to know which Players can record in OGG?! -- 126.96.36.199 17:03, 26 Dec 2004 (PST)
Pretec Allegro may need firmware update
I recently purchased a Pretec Allegro, but was unable to play Oggs for three months, until the firmware update was made available on 14 or 15 March 2005. Now it works well! (So far, listening to -q3 Oggs). I'd hope that units purchased after this date already has the firmware update, but you never know. Installing the update is as simple as placing the .rom on the USB-storage-device media (eg flash disk), starting up the unit, and pressing the play button. -- Hugo van der Merwe
Any player with SD-Cards
Every single ogg-capable portable player out there seems to come with built-in flash memory. Which is stupid, because I don't want to fire up my computer and plug in the player every time I get tired of the tracks on my player. Plus flash memory has a limited lifetime (write cycles) and so does your player with built-in memory. The same applies for built-in rechargable batteries.
Now when would you ever need to buy your second device without any moving parts if you could just change flash memory and batteries? Ok, that's the industrie's point of view but not mine. I want to go on vacation with music and batteries for one week of non-stop music - without a power source or computer nearby.
So, any hint to where I might find a portable audio player that can play back ogg vorbis files and uses SD flash cards (and preferably AAA-batteries) would be greatly appreciated.
The Pretec Allegro is not the slickest player out there, it's LCD backlight seems to give off a high-pitched whine, which not everyone can hear (it kind-of screams in my ears though, so I put the backlight timer on 1 second so it doesn't scream too long). It is, however, the only one I now know of that can play Oggs, and uses removable media. If you want a nicely portable device, you have to use Pretec's "iDisk tiny" usb flash disk, the only thing that will fit inside. You can also, however, connect some USB SD-card reader with it's cable, then listen to Oggs off of SD. A little unwieldy, but, it works, and is the only thing *I* know of. (I stopped following developments in December though, when I bought it...)
Samsung's Yepp Ogg Vorbis support
JoshuaRodman wrote in the article under the Samsung Yepp flash-based player entry (I've moved it here and inserted a link to this take page instead):
- I received such a unit. It plays oggs encodd at -q 4, 5 and 6 without error that I have noticed. However it seems underdocumented. It plays the files in an order which is neither alpha sorted nor numeric sorted, and it does not support ogg tags. -- JoshuaRodman (March 28, 2005)
- I've investigated more. Some music encoded at even -q 5 will break up or cause difficulty. I suspect these pieces have bitrate spikes. As for the ordering, the YP-T7 plays files in 'readdir' order. That is it does not sort the files out of the filesystem at all. In practice, this means it will play the files in the order that you add them to the directory. If you are a windows user dragging and dropping the files onto the player, this problem will not affect you. A linux or possible Mac user may need to do minor scripting to alleviate this issue. --JoshuaRodman (April 13, 2005)
- Two questions: 1) are ogg tags not being displayed even when the Tag option is toggle to On in the settings menu? 2) how does it handle -q 4 and -q 6 — is it just -q 5, or is it -q 5 and higher/lower? — Saxifrage 01:07, 14 Apr 2005 (PDT)
I just bought one of these and I'm baffled by its erratic Ogg support. Firmware version 1.541 seems to support tags just fine, though I haven't noticed the alpha-sorting issue (haven't looked). However, I find that it can't play all my Ogg files (freezes when it tries to load the file), and there's nothing systematic that I've found to account for this. It plays some files I encoded Jan 29-Jan 30, 2005, but there are files that don't work before and after that date. The files that work so far were encoded with nominal bitrates of 128 and 192, while others that don't work were at 160. All encodings have used the same program (Grip under Linux). Ogg files that I've encoded with oggenc directly for testing purposes at 160 nominal bitrate work just fine. There's just something about most of my existing files.
I've emailed a support request to Samsung Canada, so I'll report what I find out then. Meanwhile I'm doing a bunch of rips with Grip to test different nominal bitrates. Saxifrage 10:53, 12 Apr 2005 (PDT)
- Results from my experiments with different nominal bitrates are summarised in this table:
|Tags||none||tag*||tag + replaygain||replaygain|
- * "tag" means just the regular complement of artist, album, title, year, and genre.
- "?" indicates that the case was not tested
- My conclusion is that the Samsung YP-T6 can't handle Ogg Vorbis files encoded at 160 nominal bitrate if ReplayGain tags are applied to the file. Note too that I tested a file without real RG tags, but with the normal tags plus tags with different names than the standard RG tags but with the same name-length and same length of arguments; this was to isolate whether it was a ReplayGain-specific bug or a general tag-handling bug. Thus, I suspect that the problem is a buffer overflow in tag code of the firmware. Note that I have only tested files encoded with nominal bitrates, not files encoded with oggenc's quality settings.
- The few files in my collection that have worked were encoded at different bitrates (either 128 or 192), but unfortunately the vast majority are 160, and I need ReplayGain to be able to listen to my collection on the PC without constantly changing the volume. As a workaround I may write a script to strip the ReplayGain tags as they're moved to my player, but this rather sucks. — Saxifrage 12:36, 12 Apr 2005 (PDT)
- I (Gav) own a Yepp MT-6X and I don't come to the same conclusions. I tried to remove the Gain tags and it didn't improve anything. Here are some tests I made :
|Encoder version||Filename||Nominal bitrate||Playback test|
|Xiphophorus libVorbis I 20000508 (1.0 beta 1 or beta 2)||01 - In Tenebris.ogg||unset (160 kbps)||KO|
|Xiphophorus libVorbis I 20001031 (1.0 beta 3)||01 - A Day Without Rain.ogg||160 kbps||KO|
|Xiphophorus libVorbis I 20010225 (1.0 beta 4)||01 - Sunday Bloody Sunday.ogg||128 kbps||KO|
|Xiphophorus libVorbis I 20010615 (1.0 rc1)||01 - Remede.ogg||128 kbps||KO|
|Xiphophorus libVorbis I 20010813 (1.0 rc2)||01 - Devil's Haircut.ogg||192 kbps||OK|
|Xiphophorus libVorbis I 20011231 (1.0 rc3)||01 - Encore Une Chance.ogg||112 kbps||OK|
|Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717 (1.0)||01 - Inferno (Unleash The Fire).ogg||160 kbps||KO|
|Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20030909 (1.0.1)||01 - You Will Be a Hot Dancer.ogg||128 kbps||OK|
Yes, a 1.0 file fails... I also tested a 8 second file encoded at q1,q2,...,q10 using 20020717 (1.0) and it worked for every quality ! So not every 1.0-encoded file fails. See YeppGavDetails for details about the files.
- OK. I've done extensive tests and I can confirm what Saxifrage suggested : there is indeed a buffer overflow in the tag handling ! When the framing bit of the tag header is at offset >= 0x18C, it fails. If it is at exactly 0x18C, it reboots or freezes. If it is at offset > 0x18C, it always freezes. This was tested with firmware 1.101 and vorbis encoder 1.0.
- The file encoded using libVorbis 1.0 in the table above has a too large tag and that's why it fails.
- In summary, the Yepp can only play Vorbis when it is encoded with libVorbis version >= 1.0rc2 AND when the framing bit of the bit is at offset < 0x18C.
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Well, it's been an interesting week. We had the vet out on Monday to look at Shae's hind right hock - it was very swollen and she was really hurting (didn't want to put weight on it, etc...). The diagnosis was pastern dermatitis (scratches) that allowed an infection called lymphangitis to set in. Luckily, we caught it VERY early and she's on a course of antibiotics which really seem to be helping. Swellings pretty much gone - and we clipped her feathers off the affected foot. Still doing the topical treatment, but I'm really glad I had the vet come out. I went online and researched the conditions. Boy, they can turn into some nasty looking infections! Nothing Shae has even comes close to the online examples I found. Luckily, she's in a nice, clean field without any standing water. However, the Maryland humidity, high temperatures, and night-time dew make it easy for mild cases of scratches to be a summertime problem for feathered horses and their owners. I'll have to take the camera out and take some pictures of her.
Ren's sidebones are flaring up a bit as well.... luckily, I have a little gaited horse that we moved over to the farm for me to start, so I've had a horse to play with despite my girls' limitations at the moment.
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by Engrid Winslow
There are two types of spinach available for eating: flat leaf spinach is a smooth-leaved variety that is usually canned or frozen. Most of what gardeners grow is the sweeter savoy or curly leafed spinach. The leaves are wrinkled and are the ones used in pre-packaged spinach at the grocery store. It is easy to start from seed, prefers cool temperatures and can be harvested as baby spinach or left to grow larger. There are hybrids that can tolerate more heat and combine the smooth and savoy-type leaf.
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Puglia Sautéed Spinach
This recipe hails from Southern Italy where all manner of greens are very popular. You can substitute Swiss Chard, Kale, Collards or even Chicory. You can pile it on top of polenta, sip some Italian White wine, close your eyes and practice your Italian accent.
4 TBL olive oil 1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves chopped garlic 14 oz. sliced Cremini mushrooms
10 oz. Spinach ½ cup Pinot Grigio or other Italian White wine *
Salt and pepper 2 TBL Balsamic Vinegar
Fresh Italian parsley, Chopped
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic in the oil until they soften and caramelize. Add the mushrooms, and fry for about 3 to 4 minutes. Toss in the spinach, and sauté stirring constantly until spinach is wilted.
Add the vinegar, stirring constantly until it is absorbed, then stir in the white wine. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until the wine has almost completely absorbed. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
*(or substitute vegetable or chicken stock, if desired)
¼ cup olive oil 1 lb. potatoes*, cooked and sliced
1 small onion, very thinly sliced 1 red bell pepper, sliced thinly
1 clove minced garlic 2 cups baby spinach
½ tsp. Salt 8 eggs, beaten
¼ tsp freshly ground pepper 3 TBL cubed butter
2 TBL thinly sliced basil
Turn on broiler. Heat oil in an ovenproof 12″ non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic, pepper, and onion until soft, 3–4 minutes. Add spinach and cook until wilted. Stir in sliced potatoes, the butter, salt, and pepper. Stir in half the basil and the eggs and reduce heat to medium; cook until golden on the bottom, 8–10 minutes. Broil until set and golden on top, about 3 minutes. Garnish with remaining basil.
*use any small, waxy fleshed potato – not baking potatoes
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The producers of “We Kid (We Sing Like A Kid)” have announced that Tiger JK will make a guest appearance.
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One more print was completed this week in my screen printing class- this time with a partner. The theme: 2012. Katie and I decided that taking a humorous approach would be the best, and thus we ended up with a 50's housewife theme. Our "theory", you could say, is that these posters might be plastered up all over town, warning the townspeople of the disaster that's to come. Because that's what if feel like now in a way...this huge ominous thing that we have no control over; neither walking nor running would exclude us from this sort of situation.
The next print that we have to do (which I've already completed) can be anything we like. I always struggle with these sorts of projects as I feel that no guidelines always hinder my imagination (oddly). So, for this next print, I went completely and totally random. WOOO! Pictures to come soon...
Today was my last Advisement Day ever. While I always thought I'd enjoy taking random classes, now that I actually need to in order to be considered "full time", it's became a bit of a struggle. What's even worse is thinking about leaving all the wonderful people, and best friends, that I've come to know here at school. I. don't. want. to. graduate. I don't want this to end.
Graduating= growing up, taxes, insurance (for every freaking thing under the sun), big girl jobs, early mornings, and limited vacation hours. (Maybe I'll make a list of positives later, but for now I'll continue to wallow in this pit of despair).
BUT HEY! Portfolio 1 on 1 is this weekend and I'm mighty excited to get some feedback from professionals on my design work!
Did I mention that I leave for the UK in 41 days?
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SEVERN Trent Water is investing more than £160,000 to protect the water supply for customers in Redditch.
The work will take place in Greenlands Avenue, Auxerre Avenue, Studley Road and Woodrow North and is expected to take around three-and-a-half months.
Jonathan Tait, from Severn Trent, said: "A lot of the water pipes in the area have been serving the community for many years. This means they’ve become old and prone to bursting, which can interrupt our customers’ water supply. In total we’re laying 730 metres of new water pipes, to replace the old ones. That’s almost enough pipes to stretch the length of 15 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
“The first part of the work has just started in Greenlands Avenue. There will also be work going on in Auxerre Avenue, Studley Road and Woodrow North over the next few months. The water supply shouldn't be interrupted, but if it is, customers will be given plenty of notice.
“Temporary traffic lights will be put on the roads affected during the work. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to the community. However, our priority is to give the best service we can to our customers. The work will only be for a short time, but the benefits should be felt for years to come.”
For more details, see stwater.co.uk/households.
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What is an Early College Program?
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Design of Garza ECHS at Mountain View College
The design of Garza ECHS was initiated five years ago through a partnership with Mountain View College (Dallas County Community College District) and University of North Texas. It was this Consortium that elected the college campus model for the grant. Since its inception, there have been no major changes in the design. Because the present design embeds Garza ECHS students in a college-going culture from their enrollment as a freshmen to their senior year, students are well aware of the expectations and purpose of our early college campus.
What are our CORE VALUES?
What leads the work? What do we believe?
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Why choose The Oxford English Centre?
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Some coaches may think that when they’ve stopped instructing our athletes, they’ve stopped coaching. If you’re like me, silence on the field (or other sport setting) can feel unsettling. Resisting the urge to fill that quiet space is difficult. Coaches want to help athletes—to offer knowledge/experience that can assist athletes in reaching their goals. This feedback and encouragement can provide players with valuable information for developing physical skill, confidence, and motivation (Black & Weiss, 1992; Horn, 1985; Horn et al., 2010). We should be careful, however, not overlook potential benefits of using silence in our coaching. Silence can be a powerful tool for athlete development. Coaches who avoid constantly directing athletes can create space between the stimulus (e.g., game scenario or practice drill) and response (i.e., the athlete’s decision/action). In this space, coaches give players opportunities to actively engage in their own development. How might coaching with silence empower athletes, and what does this look like in practice? Consider two points on strategically using silence in coaching:
1) Silence can convey a coach’s belief in his/her athlete’s ability
2) Silence can shift responsibility to players to make decisions and solve problems.
Coaches who avoid delivering immediate instruction and create space for athletes to correct mistakes or solve problems can convey belief in their athlete’s ability. Recall from the previous post: constant instruction can indicate to athletes that their coach holds low expectations for them (Erickson & Côté, 2016; Horn et al., 2010). Allowing players time to respond to challenges and make adjustments (when competitive situations permit) can communicate a coach’s trust in his/her athletes—in their ability to respond to performance demands.
Coaches can intentionally present realistic situations for athletes to overcome in practice (Stuntz & Weiss, 2010). These optimal challenges importantly shift responsibility from coach to player, so that athletes learn to lead themselves (and their teammates) through adversity. In practice and games, coaches can also use breaks in play to ask open-ended questions that guide players to correct their own mistakes. For example, instead of delivering solutions up front (e.g., “Recover behind the defender!”), a guiding question that could help athletes arrive at the solution would be, “How could you recover in a better position?”. When coaches choose to step back and be silent, athletes can experience (and self-direct) their own “aha moments”. Silence is by no means a relinquishing of our duties; rather, coaches who integrate silence into the conversation can guide players to own their developmental process.
Silent treatment is not synonymous with the space that coaches create for athletes to take initiative. When coaches ignore players through passive aggressive expressions of disapproval for athletes’ actions or performance, such feedback may undermine the trust central to coach-athlete relationships. Especially when accompanied with the usual nonverbal cues (e.g., a disapproving sigh or nod), players may read silent treatment as a coach’s lack of belief in their ability. Such feedback can leave athletes feeling ashamed and likely to internalize their shortcomings, rather than ready to tackle challenges. Silent treatment may be particularly problematic with younger athletes for whom simple, concrete feedback is more developmentally appropriate and meaningful. While older youth athletes may accurately appraise silent treatment, more often such responses close lines of coach-athlete communication. Players are left to interpret a coach’s lack of attention on their own—perhaps differently from how a coach intends. Coaches who openly communicate can better ensure that youth athletes actually understand their expectations and instruction relevant to the task. Moreover, composed engagement in open communication and difficult conversations is a skill coaches should not just preach but model for youth athletes.
Working with players to understand where they are and help them envision where they could be is a great privilege (and responsibility) of coaching—especially when athletes can’t quite see their own potential. Over silent treatment, consider how silence might integrate into your coaching arsenal. When strategically used, silence can create space for athletes to tap into that potential and empower themselves.
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We’ll learn a little about what makes Robert Knepper’s character Samuel Sullivan tick this season on “Heroes.” Maybe he experienced one too many noogies at home.
Andrew Connolly has been cast to play Samuel Sullivan’s older brother, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Samuel is the charismatic leader of a group of carnival people who exhibit special powers and wants them to come out of hiding from their sideshow cover. His special power is the ability to move the earth (dirt that is, not Earth) around him.
Connolly will appear in a multi-episode arc. There’s no word if he too will exhibit special powers, but it does seem to run in the family on this show.
Connolly last had a small guest role playing a different type of brother, Brother Campbell, on an episode of “Lost.”
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More ‘Heroes’ casting: Darth Maul signs on
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Not long back a lot of folks began getting involved in raising their own chickens the primary reason being that they wish to produce their own food and feed their families. But as the demand for chicken produce grew a lot of men and women found an opportunity in the market to raise chickens for income.
When beginning in farming chickens at home in Lodi California you must find out if you are allowed to raise chickens in your place of residence. Some states or cities might not allow the keeping of chickens. Nevertheless if you are allowed to keep chickens in the area then its time for you to get started.
Chickens require a lot of attention plus care. You must be sure you feed your chickens the right food to keep them healthy plus illness free. Feeding birds is not a complicated process. Chicken can eat all sorts of food like garden pests, weeds and even your leftover foods. With this being said chickens can be good for your garden as well because as they eat up the insects plus also fertilize your garden with their poo.
Building a chicken house is very important. The chicken house should be safe and protect the birds from predators such as hawks, cats and even canines. Some people can even try to steal your chickens. Your hen house should be well covered as well to protect your chickens from too much sunlight, cold and rainfall.
You must try by all means to keep your hen house clean as possible. The house must be large enough to accommodate all of your birds, young and old. They must be enough space for your birds to lay their eggs and eat. Fresh water can even be given to your birds in their coop.
You should surround your chicken house with a fence to give your birds some space to move around and search for insects to eat. The fence must be high enough for the chickens not to fly over and predators such as pet dogs to jump in. Once you get this right you sure will be a happy chicken farmer.
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Yorkshire’s economy is now one of the best-performing in the country after creating 15,000 jobs in the past three months, the new Employment Minister has said.
Esther McVey said the latest jobs numbers were “significant” as the region finally starts to emerge from the recession.
Figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed unemployment fell by 6,000 in Yorkshire over the three months to September, while the number of people in work rose by 25,000.
Across the UK as a whole, unemployment fell by 18,000, while the number of people in work rose to a record high of nearly 30 million.
“As a whole for Yorkshire and Humber, I think this is one of the best-performing areas,” said Ms McVey, who was promoted to her now role in last week’s Government reshuffle.
“We’ve seen 65,000 more (people) in jobs over the year, 25,000 in the last period, unemployment down 6,000... This is a significantly-performing area.”
Despite the improving picture, Yorkshire’s unemployment rate still stands at 8.8 per cent – well below its peak during the recession, but still significantly higher than the national average.
Nonetheless, Ministers are keen to point to the region’s private sector job growth as a sign the economy is rapidly improving.
While on his visit to the region last week, David Cameron said it was time to “celebrate Yorkshire’s part in the recovery”, citing figures showing that in the past year, businesses in the region have created more jobs than anywhere outside of London.
Speaking in the Commons at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, Mr Cameron welcomed the latest jobs figures as “good news” but stressed there is more work to be done.
“There is absolutely no complacency,” he insisted. “We need more young people in work, we need more jobs.
“But one of the remarkable things about today’s figures is that they show for the first time that there are one million more people in work than there were when this Government came into office.”
There was a sting in the tail for Mr Cameron, however, as new statistics from Europe showed inflation is now higher in the UK than any other country in the EU.
Labour seized upon the figures to repeat accusations that Britain is gripped by a “cost of living crisis”, with few feeling the benefits of the economic recovery.
Rachel Reeves MP, the Leeds West MP and Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, said: “The small fall in unemployment is welcome, but there are still far too many people chasing too few jobs. And for those in work, the cost of living crisis continues, with prices now rising faster than wages for 39 out of the 40 months since David Cameron became Prime Minister.
“Working people are now on average more than £1,500 a year worse off under this out-of-touch Government.”
Bur Mr Cameron hit back, insisting that tax cuts introduced by the Coalition mean people’s disposable income is actually on the rise.
“What you have to do is look at disposable income as well as wages,” he told Labour MPs.
“Because this Government has cut people’s taxes, because we are allowing people to keep £10,000 of what they earn before they pay taxes, disposable income went up last year - and it is rising as we speak today.”
Labour sources dismissed the claim as “total nonsense”.
Opposition leader Ed Miliband said: “I think the British people will be very surprised to hear the Prime Minister telling them that their living standards are rising, when they know the truth - under him, living standards are falling month upon month upon month.”
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Healthy Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Have a fiesta of flavors
You don't have to be Mexican to celebrate all of the delicious festivities that go along with Cinco de Mayo. Although Mexican food can be a diet disasterthink queso dip, salted tortilla chips, and frozen margaritasthese simple recipes are healthy, flavor-packed, and guilt-free.
This recipe substitutes a cup of peas for one of the avocados, giving you all the rich creaminess and monounsaturated fat with fewer calories. We promise you won't notice because the peas provide body and textureplus bone-healthy vitamin K. Serve with whole-grain tortilla chips for a yummy appetizer.
Try this recipe: Ranch Guacamole
Next: Black bean soup
Get the latest health, fitness, anti-aging, and nutrition news, plus special offers, insights and updates from Health.com!
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How to commemorate those who have laid down their lives for their country? Memorial Day wasn’t much of an issue in my childhood. 100 years after the Civil War, most white Southerners still considered this a Yankee holiday. Robert E. Lee’s birthday, a state holiday across much of the South, got more press. White folks didn’t go much to events like the annual commemoration of the Union prisoners who died in the Confederate POW camp in my father’s hometown of Florence, SC.
For me that changed when I went north to Pundit High School at the age of 13 on a full scholarship. Memorial Day was a BIG event there; the 200 boys in the student body spent many spring evenings learning to march around the campus in preparation for the town’s Memorial Day parade out to the cemetery where the names of all the town’s war dead going back to the Revolution were read out. A combination of precocious anti-Vietnam feeling and, I think, culture shock at the vast difference between Pundit High and everything else I had known led me to the conclusion that on conscientious grounds I should not march.(more…)
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Documentary master Errol Morris is back and teamed with Netflix for a 6 part series that looks into the mysterious death of Army scientist Frank Olson, whose family believe the circumstances of his death are being covered up by the CIA.
Netflix and Steven Soderbergh (and screenwriter Scott Frank) team up for a new limited Western drama called Godless, where Jeff Daniels plays a ruthless gang leader who sets his sights on a town called La Belle inhabited solely by women after all the men died in horrific mine accident.
George Clooney stars as the Jim Crameresque Lee Gates, who is taken hostage live during his financial advice show by a man, played by Jack O’Connell, who lost everything investing in a recent stock Gates recommended that tanked.
During the 1971 riots in Belfast, Ireland, a young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) gets separated from his unit and has to survive and make his way home in next year’s historical drama, ’71.
There’s a trend this year of movies taking place in a single apartment building with The Raid and Dredd and now there’s Tower Block from the UK, where a group of tenants must survive the attack of a sniper.
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A foot doctor, or podiatrist, is a highly qualified physician who has extensive knowledge of the health and function of the lower extremities. Different from MDs, these DPMs, or doctors of podiatry, diagnose and treat a wide range of foot and ankle problems, and help people prevent disease and injury as well.
Let’s talk about the things to consider when choosing a foot doctor and where you can go in San Antonio, TX, for high-quality foot care.
What’s Your Foot or Ankle Problem?
Have you injured your foot in a fall or car accident? Is chronic pain, skin discoloration, differences in sensation, foot shape or balance, and ambulation your concern?
First, discuss these issues with your PCP. He or she may refer you for emergency or urgent care if a sprain or fracture is suspected. However, if the condition is persistent and ongoing, particularly if medical interventions have proved ineffective, your family doctor may wish you to see a board-certified podiatrist.
Does Your Prospective Podiatrist Have the Right Credentials, Expertise, and Experience?
There are many ways to determine if your new foot doctor is the one for you. Ask your PCP or a trusted relative or friend for a referral. Your doctor knows your personality and health needs well and can recommend a provider who would fit your personality and health needs.
Then, look up the foot doctor’s credentials. Your podiatrist should be certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, and if so, this credential will be listed in the biography section of the practice website. The website also lists the services the foot doctor offers. For instance, if you have a sports medicine concern, or are diabetic, be sure the foot doctor has experience in these key areas.
What Diagnostic Assessments and Treatments Does Your Foot and Ankle Doctor Offer?
Talk about your foot health concerns, and be specific about symptoms and what you may have done to address them. Be honest about your health history, and make sure the podiatrist listens carefully and respectfully. These personality characteristics are key to an effective doctor-patient relationship.
Then, have the doctor examine your extremity. He may choose an ultrasound examination, digital X-rays, an MRI, electromyography (EMG), or something else to assess his injury, deformity, or condition. Highly qualified podiatrists offer up-to-date diagnostic testing in a clean, orderly, comfortable environment.
Finally, today’s DPMs across the United States offer many non-invasive, minimally invasive, and operative treatment options. In fact, your best podiatrist should show you ways to manage or eliminate your condition with the most conservative interventions first and foremost. Examples include custom shoe inserts (orthotics), shockwave therapy, casting, durable medical equipment, injection therapy, and more.
However, the foot doctor also should offer surgical treatment options, such as small incision arthroscopy, bunionectomy, and diabetic wound debridement, as well as prescription pain medications, laser fungal nail treatments, and more. An excellent foot and ankle doctor will design a care plan to maximize your health, preserve the structure, manage pain, and keep you moving safely and independently
Is there a Podiatry Clinic Near You?
If you live in South Texas, we suggest you contact The Podiatry Group of South Texas. We have seven board-certified and highly experienced podiatrists who love their work and their patients. We have several locations, including San Antonio, Uvalde, Kenedy, Boerne, Floresville, Live Oak, and Hondo.
Please choose a location from the list on our website, and give us a call to book an informative consultation. Or, you may arrange your visit online. You’ll find you have made the right choice!
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Short Bunk Beds With Trundle L Shaped Small Room. Find great deals on children’s bunk beds at Room to Grow – The UK’s Now known as the Multi Bunk, it has the option to have a trundle
This Fremont Twin Over Twin Bunk Bed is the ideal solution for small bedrooms. It comes with Isabelle Low Twin over Twin Bunk Bed with Trundle. by Viv +
Explore Bunk Bed With Trundle and more! Short bunk beds with trundle Found it at Wayfair.ca – Donco Kids Twin Standard Bunk Bed with Trundle.
The best bunk beds are strong, safe and functional for your family. Now all you have to worry about is deciding who gets the top bunk.
Shop for bunk beds and loft beds at IKEA. Choose a bunk bed or loft bed in lots of styles and materials to match your bedroom.
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Every bunk bed in every finish can convert from a twin over twin bunk into a twin over full bunk. Simply get a Stariway Bunk bed with Short ladder with trundle
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TOKYO – The dollar slipped against the euro and yen Wednesday, while India’s rupee rebounded from a record low as traders await the release of minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting.
Trade was cautious ahead of the release of the minutes, with analysts expecting the Fed to soon announce the end of its year-long stimulus, which has helped fuel a global equity and forex rally.
In early Asian trade the greenback bought 97.25 yen, against 97.32 yen in New York on Tuesday, while the euro sat at $1.3423, against $1.3420.
The European unit broke $1.34 in New York for the first time since January after US Treasury yields fell to 2.81 percent from a two-year high of 2.88 percent reached Monday, as bonds appeared oversold after sinking for more than three months.
The single currency was also trading at 130.67 yen, from 130.60 yen.
Investors will be poring over the Fed minutes to find out “what kind of discussion took place over (the) possibility of reducing” its bond-buying known as quantitative easing (QE), Shinichiro Kadota, currency analyst at Barclays Capital, said in a statement.
But while expectations are high that QE is coming to an end India’s rupee, Asia’s worst-performing major currency this year, edged up to 63.37 against the dollar on Wednesday after falling to a record low 64.1 on Tuesday.
However, the Indonesian rupiah continued to fall, trading at 10,685 to the dollar on Wednesday, from 10,495 rupiah Tuesday, while the Thai baht was at 31.72 from 31.69.
Expectations the Fed will wind down QE has seen foreign investors repatriate the vast sums of cash that poured into emerging economies when the scheme was unveiled in September 2012, hammering currencies and equities.
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Is it a trend?
So what did the late Colonel Gadaffi of Libya never achieve, even as his régime was collapsing all around him and the eyes of the world were on the endgame there? Well, he never managed to ‘trend’ on Twitter. Actually it is likely that the reasons for this absence from the list was due to the large number of competing spellings the international media use for his name. Here I have called him Gadaffi, but other common versions have him as Gadafi, Gadaffy, Ghadafi, Gadhafi, and Qaddafi. Clearly if no two people could agree on the spelling of his name, then he’s not going to pick up the number of mentions in any one version that would allow him to start trending.
But what is trending? How some of the Twitter trends emerge is mysterious. For a few days last week the leading global topic was ‘#dontsupport‘, which allowed people simply to list things they didn’t like and find a global audience for their negative preferences. One person for example urged us all not to support ‘companies that support outsourcing’ (which at any rate is a serious proposition, though probably misguided); but mostly the guidance was rather more trivial. Then yesterday a trending topic was ‘#6HOURS‘, which baffled me until I saw that this was in some way connected with Justin Bieber; and there I have to say that despite my normal desire to be informed about whatever is in fashion, I have managed to avoid knowing anything about the said Mr Bieber except his name.
It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that Justin Bieber – whatever it is he does – will out-trend Colonel Gadaffi. But then again, popular culture tells us something about ourselves and is itself worth knowing. We don’t need to find out about world events that way – there are other ways of doing that reliably – but we can learn a little more about what is exercising what politicians sometimes describe as ‘ordinary people’. By the way, right now they are concerned about ‘April Pratt’. I must find out who that is.
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Although it’s said to created intros for video ads or promo videos with logo stingers, I see no reason it’s only for a particular user. With Intro Video Creator, you can hold your customers till the end of your videos and maximize your video ads. But if you’re not a vendor, or an affiliate, you can still try this amazing product to make intros for personal uses. It will be the savior for your boring presentation.
We still live in the days of talkies, so you want to be able to edit the audio in your digital moves as well as the images. Most of the products included here offer canned background music, and many, such as Pinnacle Studio, can even tailor the soundtrack to the exact length of your movie. All of these programs can separate audio and video tracks, and most can clean up background noise and add environmental audio effects such as concert hall reverb. A couple of the products have an auto-ducking feature, which lowers background music during dialog—a definite pro-level plus.
I've been using Canon equipment for decades. I am a photo 'enthusiast' but hardly a pro-style photog. I have used various film cameras, several Canon Rebels, EOS 7D mark 1 and mark 2 plus several 'L' lenses. All that time, I've been searching for the perfect travel camera -- I don't think it exists. I've used many small digital snappers including the Sony RX100-II, which took nice photos but was maddeningly fussy to hold and use, as well as the Fuji XT100 (great camera but fixed 40mm-equiv lens).
Another great advanced tool found in PowerDirector Ultra is the multi-cam module. This allows you to import footage of an event taken from multiple sources, sync them up and then switch between angles easily. The result is a seamless single video that has the look and feel of a professionally produced piece. This is especially useful for events that have been recorded on several smartphones.
The Easy Editor launches the Magic Movie Wizard to help you create a finished video in just a few minutes. All you have to do is load the clips you want in the video, select the style of video and pick your background music. The program then analyzes your footage with its Magic Style algorithms to pick out the best shots in your footage and arrange them into a finished project. When you preview this generated video, you have the option to do some fine-tuning in the Full Feature Editor.
For our speed comparison, we tested all of the Windows and cross-platform video editing software on an HP Spectre x360 convertible laptop running Windows 10 Home. The laptop's 64-bit Intel Core i5 processor, with a 5200U CPU, runs at 2.2 GHz on an Intel HD Graphics 5500 system and has 8GB of RAM. We tested iMovie on a MacBook Air (late 2013) with a 1.7-GHz Intel Core i7 processor, Intel HD Graphics 5000 and 8GB of RAM, and running macOS Sierra v. 10.12.1.
After my experience, I cannot recommend this unit to others. I don't think it's fair that this company charges Windows 2000 users extra $.. for buggy software. And I think they could improve the USB connect so it isn't so difficult to use. I am giving this Unit two stars because it does the job, but only after spending a lot of time and some additional money to make it work.
For starters, they’ve added in some crazy seamless morph transitions to help you blend together all the parts of your visual story. They’ve thrown in a pretty unique paintbrush filter effect that will work in tandem with already-shot video, letting you transform raw, live footage into living animations. Not only does Studio 21 Ultimate offer support for uploading 360-degree video but they’ve included a surprisingly intuitive set of trim, edit and control features for 360 video that will let you ensure your viewer gets the exact immersive experience you want.
Ignore all the unfavorable reviews of the Dazzle DM4100, unless you like AOL or would recommend AOL to a friend. I tend to be a tough critic when it comes to inferior technology, but the Dazzle TRULY IMPRESSED ME!!! 15 minutes to install on an AMD K6-450 notebook, default settings, smooth 30fps better-than-VHS capture, and a reasonable price. Yes, the video out works well too, naysayers! OK, I had to figure out a couple of software issues as I experimented with options, but if you can't deal with software quirks, you shouldn't own a PC !! ....but if you do, you probably think "AOL is #1" means AOL is the best. No, it just means an unrelenting high-budget sales campaign can easily brainwash the cranially-challenged. The rest of us just ignore the ads, and enjoy using quality products like the Dazzle 4100, without opening the manual, or whining to/about tech support.
This free video editor makes it a cinch to export your creations to YouTube, Facebook, Dropbox, Flickr, Google Drive and an assortment of mobile devices through a simple pull-down menu. You have to sign in to these services first. And while YouTube uploaded directly to my channel without incident, you may have to save your video to your hard drive with social media specs and then upload to the social network yourself.
Avidemux is the Instagram of video editing software — quick, dirty, and impressively capable. The software is designed for quick trimming, filtering, encoding, and a slew of other basic features. The cross-platform software also remains open-source — with a resourceful wiki page to boot — and tasks can be automated using assorted projects, job queues, and custom scripting capabilities that push it beyond barebones functionality.
However, it doesn’t have all the features and tools we look for in DVD makers, though it has enough to fit the needs of a novice. Before you can burn a DVD, you need to transform your raw footage into a compelling narrative. As such, this program’s video editing tools are its main selling points. It has a standard timeline/storyboard workflow – you compose the broad strokes of your video in the storyboard and fine-tune it in the timeline. One of the software’s biggest drawbacks is you only have eight editing tracks to build your project, and only one is dedicated to video. This limits the program’s versatility and hinders its ability to create complex projects. As a beginner, you might only need eight tracks; however, as you gain experience, it may become a frustration. In addition, the included DVD burner can’t add menus or chapter breaks.
So let’s start this review off by taking a look at the build quality of the Canon T7i. Now if you’ve never used a DSLR before the T7i might seem like quite a large camera, but in fact compared to most DSLR’s, it’s actually quite small. Just for comparisons sake I’ve a Canon 70D right here and it really makes the T7i feel very light. And to me thats a great thing. Because the T7i is a little smaller, I think that this means you’ll be more likely to take it out with you and to take more photos. For beginners and intermediates thats a great thing. Now I used the Canon T6i a lot last year and not too much has changed on the body of the T7i.Buttons are exactly where you’d want them to be and easy enough to find.
I decided to upgrade (pay) when the free version only allowed 5 min videos max. So I paid for a gold class and now I am told I can only make 10 min videos - WTF! You would assume once you pay you can make much longer videos! That cost me $42 AUD. I also notice that once the video is "completed" some of the processed video is black and only has sound. Windows Movie Maker (which was actually FREE) never did this, and its controls were much easier to use. The controls are also very hard to use.
This video editor gives you tons of control and editing power, but you'll have to know how to use it. The program could use a manual to help novice users comb through all of the features. Without that, VSDC Free Video Editor will take a lot of experimenting or previous editing know-how to figure out. It's worth spending plenty of time with, though.
It starts with its simplest feature: a storyboard mode that allows you to lay out your narrative on a simpler, at-a-glance screen. That way if you don’t want to drill down to the details, you don’t have to get bogged down with all kinds of extra proprietary controls. But if you do want to drill down to a more detailed approach, you can do so with its Details mode that allows you to mix in 200 multimedia tracks, giving you seemingly endless possibilities for your project.
Windows Movie Maker is a free video creator that is probably already installed on your computer since it is included in Windows Essential 2012, and if it is not, you can easily download it on www.windows.microsoft.com. This software is very easy to use, you only have to import photos or videos on your computer from any device, your flash drive, your camera or your phone. Your photos will appear in your Photo Gallery once you import them and later you can use them when you will make your movie in Movie Maker. You can also record a video from your webcam and add it to the Movie Maker. Movie Maker will let you create professional movie with transition, special effects and music.
Among the basic video programmers, Movie Maker has a fairly large field because it is one of the easiest to obtain and use. One of its main advantages is that if you have Microsoft XP software on your computer, the Movie Maker service is integrated and makes it much easier to obtain it, therefore, you do not need to buy the license to use it. As I have already mentioned, the most valuable benefit of this program is that you can edit and create simple videos, without being an expert in the chair, thus giving you a large number of possibilities and tools with which you can create excellent jobs that match your demands and needs, or those of the people you work with. Another important aspect is that this platform allows us to convert the original format of the video, and also, try to save as much space as possible so that it is not so heavy when it is saved, downloaded or even exported. That is why, this platform also gives you the option to split the edition of the videos so that it is more fluid, and the support of the platform provides more speed and does not present so many problems.
This software gives me the ability to combine existing mini films, and merge them in unique and pleasant way so that I can create new engaging video material, and it´s really easy: all I have to do is open the software, then drag all of the videos I want to merge into Windows Movie Maker right box, then choose a couple of effects from the upper panel, then use the cropping tool to refine my new material, and that is all, I have a new video ready to be shared: I think that Windows Movie Maker is the easiest video editing tool you´ll ever find.
We have been reviewing video editing software since Top Ten Reviews launched in 2003. We have watched these programs grow from simple timeline editing to include tools that were only dreamed about for programs at the consumer level. Every year, our expert reviewers gather all the best software and use each program to create dozens of videos. The reviewers who evaluate video editing software all have a background in media production, particularly video. They have used the programs they review in a professional environment and in their personal lives. Their reviews and evaluations are informed not only by the hard data they collected but by years of personal experience using these types of applications.
Adding and arranging: When you're ready to make a movie, your first step will be to choose what type of files to add. Options include Video, Audio, Image, Icon, and Lyric. You can add any and all of these to the same project and then move them around on the Timeline until you have them where you want them. And if you're new to this type of program, there's a convenient Movie Wizard to guide you through the process.
Personal suggestion, If you are looking for budget camera(Crop Sensor), get some good camera body based on your regular usage(photo or video) then invest on good lens. Don't go for trash bundle package with camera, quality will not be good. I tried T6 2 weeks back and I returned immediately then chose t7 body alone. Spend more time on research before ordering .
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Nero Video 2017 is slightly cheaper at $50 than many competing video editing suites, but it offers most of the same features, including Ultra HD 4K support and intelligent curation features for your media library. And with H.265 format support for mobile devices and the handy ability to switch between a basic and advanced editing mode, Nero will please a wide range of users. It’s mostly intended for burning physical media, and doesn’t have good social exporting options. But even if you’re not planning to do DVDs, Nero is worth a look if you want a budget option for video editing software. (Read our full review.)
I am a total beginner at editing, but I understand programs quite fast. To make a simple video was no big deal, also the tools like audio capture and screen capture are nice to have and you do not need extra programs for it. As it goes for the free solution it is just great. I also think the company philosophy for providing a free edition is great in this point.
SaaS is straightforward to subscribe to. All you need to do is go the website and buy a suitable plan for the required number of users. For this reason, many firms pay attention only to the price of the package and not to infrastructure considerations. They may also think that careful evaluation is not necessary since it is so easy to get started quickly.
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A recognized leader in commercial building projects, we provide services for new construction, renovation and retrofit projects throughout Florida. R. C. Stevens also routinely provides cost-effective design/build services for our clients. R. C. Stevens is qualified to construct virtually any type of project, and possesses all of the necessary resources, equipment and manpower to meet each client’s specific project needs.
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Microsoft announced a new as-yet-unnamed version of Windows aimed at the so-called Internet of Things during its Build 2014 keynote in April, triggering an avalanche of questions. And now, three months later, the firm has finally released its first SDK for Windows IoT, letting developers get an early peek at this unique environment. Does this release clear up any of the questions?
Sort of. From what I can see, this is basically just another stab at a version of Windows aimed at embedded devices, an evolutionary design that is focused on interconnectivity with the cloud and Internet services. But it appears to eschew modern developer technologies, which is a bit curious.
Before getting into the details of what Microsoft just released, let's step back for a moment and examine the Internet of Things (IoT) and a planned Microsoft product that sort of called Windows for the Internet of Things (Windows IoT), at least for now.
At the Build 2014 keynote in early April, Microsoft's Terry Myerson provided what I consider to be the key segment of that presentation. During this, he suddenly announced a ton of important things very quickly, and we've been asking questions ever since. Among these announcements was a coming new Windows offering for very small devices that connect to the cloud, Windows IoT.
"There's a whole class of devices that our industry is abuzz with right now," he said at the time, "that are broadly called the Internet of Things. What's making these new devices possible are phenomenal breakthroughs in the silicon ecosystem. Where we used to have these large motherboards, we now have these incredibly small, incredibly powerful chips. We've ported Windows to ARM. But one company that's really done some incredible work lately is Intel."
He then showed off Intel's Galileo development board, which is required if you want to get started with Windows IoT development today. It's based around a (32-bit) x86 System on a Chip (SoC) design, called Quark, meaning it is a modern and miniature PC chip. (It's roughly analogous to a Pentium CPU, but in a tiny 5mm design.)
"You have to ask yourself, what kinds of devices are possible when a PC runs on something the size of an eraser?" Mr. Myerson asked at Build. He showed off a goofy large-sized piano, which was a good demo but a bit of an unfortunate choice, since the point behind the Intel SoC and Windows IoT, of course, is to put the power of Windows into the smallest possible—and connected—devices.
If you're familiar with Microsoft's various embedded OSes, all of which are in fact based on Windows to one degree or another, you may be wondering what the big deal is here. I guess I'd say it's three-fold. First, these devices—whatever they may be—can run real Windows apps, and that means that developers can leverage their existing skills, code and even actual applications in some cases.
Second, for (basically) the first time an embedded version of Windows is running on real Intel hardware, so there's no porting involved. Up until now—and, yes, Microsoft will continue to support its other embedded efforts—these sort-of Windows systems ran on non-Intel hardware (either exclusively or for the most part).
And third, for the first time a Microsoft embedded OS is designed exclusively for an interconnected world. These devices can connect to the Internet, can take advantage of cloud-based data, and can conversely feed cloud-based data stores with live information.
"The devices we are programming to are going to change," Myerson added. "Leveraging all the skills and tools [Microsoft] has, and leveraging all the creativity [from developers], we should be making amazing devices that do amazing things, and connect to the cloud. So let's make it happen."
The Build explanation for Windows IoT was a whirlwind and as such was pretty confusing. At the time, developers were told to obtain an Intel Galileo board and wait for a coming SDK that would let them get started with Windows IoT, If you're familiar with how these things work, you know that such an SDK would provide a nice peek at whatever capabilities the system has. So we've waited, about three months now.
And yesterday, Microsoft announced the Windows Developer Program for IoT, which includes the first-ever SDK release. It's very basic and curiously anachronistic: Instead of being based on some modern, .NET or Windows Runtime-type framework, this first version only supports the C++ programming language and, amazingly, the once-deprecated Win32 API. This is basically how Windows apps were developed in the 1990s, folks. (The .NET Framework first appeared in 2002.)
One tech reporter coolly suggested to me that it actually made sense that the IoT developer environment was based on C++ and Win32, because it allows applications to speak directly to the hardware. After openly (and jokingly) wondering why Microsoft didn't just support its legacy MASM assembly language programming tool too, I looked it up. And no worries, while C++ and Win32 are the only options available now in this initial release, "the intent in the future is to support the Universal app model announced at Build."
And that Galileo board requirement really is a requirement: Though you can develop Windows IoT apps using Visual Studio—including the free Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop, which is amazing—you must have a Galileo board on which to run those apps. That is, there's no emulator as there is for Windows Phone and.x app developers. You communicate with the board via Telnet and remote debugging in Visual Studio. I don't have such a board, so I wasn't able to test this, but it should be clear to even non-developers that this strange set up—which harkens back to the days of "Pegasus," which became Windows CE in the mid-1990s's—is pretty old school.
If you're interested, you can sign up for the Windows Developer Program for IoT. There's a waiting list, but I believe Microsoft will actually send out the boards to those accepted into the program. You can also try to buy a board online.
While developer get cranking away on Windows IoT, there are a few more bits of info you might find interesting.
Windows IoT is not (necessarily) the name of the product. "For now, it's just Windows," Microsoft says. "It doesn't have a specific fancy product name yet." In other words, the name "Windows for the Internet of Things" isn't a name at all. It's a description. This is a version of Windows that will run on those devices that are part of the Internet of Things.
It won't just be Win32. While Windows IoT currently supports a "subset of Win32" and Arduino Wiring API set—well-understood by hardware kit developers—it will be expanded over future pre-release milestones to the Universal App model announced at Build and, presumably, a wider range of hardware components.
There's no UI, yet. This initial release has no UI, which explains the Telnet interface: This lets you run a command line against the Windows version on the hardware.
It's free. Microsoft announced this at Build, but it's worth repeating that Windows IoT is free to license. Or, "there is no cost for this version of Windows." Likewise, it's free to develop for. As noted previously, you can create Windows IoT apps with a free version of Visual Studio.
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John Rampton and Murray Newlands are not only interested in investing, but in providing start-ups with the right kind of support and insight they need to find success.
John Rampton has been named the 3rd on Entrepreneur Magazine's list of Top 50 Online Influencers, a blogging expert by Forbes, and top 10 Most Influential PPC Experts in the World. Through his Marketing Agency Adogy, he helps start ups. A contributor for Forbes Magazine, you can follow John and gain a little more insight on his Blog.
Murray Newlands runs Influence People, a social marketing media agency based in downtown San Francisco, a startup advisor, investor, and entrepreneur, you can read his articles on INC, and Entrepreneur.
One of the things television shows like Shark Tank and The Profit have shown us is how to be prepared to answer the tough questions. When reaching out to investors, it's important to remember that it is not all about you! The money, time, and expertise that they will be investing into your brand means that it's as much about about them.
Remember that investors are looking for companies with a promising mission/vision. Your ability to be profitable, and be unique, and fresh enough to differentiate you from your competitors.
In approaching investors like Murray Newlands and John Rampton, what are some of the questions that you should be able to answer?
What is the experience and credibility of your team?
The team matters! A great leader knows that he should surround himself with smarter team members. You should be prepared to convince the investor that your team is able to offer the support, intellect, and know-how to help you achieve success.
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In 7 Ways to Impress Potential Investors, Murray Newlands mentions the importance of having a clear business plan.
It's impossible to know where you are going if you don't know how you will get there. Having a business plan ready when pitching to potential investors is a must. It doesn't matter how original and game changing your product is, they want to know how you will be able to get it there!
How Well Do You Know Your Numbers?
Being prepared to answer questions about growth, debt repayment plan, will help you to prove that your company is ready to handle it's financial obligations.
"When pitching to investors based on your company's financial performance, it's advisable to show proof that your current assets are enough to cover current or short-term liabilities. Expect investors to evaluate your revenue streams, acquisition cost and turnover rates." ~ Murray Newlands
What Makes You Unique?
What distinguishes you from your potential investors?
Your ability to prove that there is space in your market for your product will have a large role to play in your ability to convince investors to invest in you.
What are some of the things that will help you stand out?
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Exclusive Licenses
- Exclusive Marketing and Distribution Relationships
Are You Trustworthy?
How comfortable do you make your potential investors? You have to be able to make them feel as if they are working with an entrepreneur with a lot of integrity, one that they can trust. They want to work with Entrepreneurs that will not run with their tails between their legs when things go wrong. These qualities will be easy to determine by taking an indepth look at the team that you have chosen to surround yourself with, and why they have chosen to follow you.
In order to simplify the process, answer all of these questions in your pitch. Create a pitch that will answer any questions your investors will have before hand. It will show them that you are prepared, you know your brand, market, strengths, and weaknesses, all qualities of a great leader.
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Tristram Cathedral is an ancient Horadrim edifice. Under it, they imprisoned Diablo in his soulstone. When the Horadrim faded away, the cathedral was left as decrepit ruin. When the Zakarum came to be the most practiced religion, the Cathedral became a place of worship and the seat of King Leoric, who converted Khanduras to the Zakarum religion.
From underneath the Cathedral, Diablo started corrupting the town of Tristram, the capital of Khanduras.
The cathedral does not appear in Diablo II, as the portion of Tristram where the cathedral would be is not accessible (see image).
"After seeing the remains of Tristram for myself, I felt the need to search out further information on what it was about the corridors and dungeons underneath its old cathedral that held such mystique. Originally built as a Horadric monastery sometime around 912 (see my entries pertaining to ancient mystical traditions for more information on the secretive Horadric order), the building was later converted to a Zakarum cathedral. Legend has it that the original monastery was built over the vault where the mythical Diablo was imprisoned, and that his supposed release led to the horrors we all now associate with the name Tristram.
In order to shed light on the many mysteries of the old cathedral, I sought out an old adventurer who had braved its ancient passageways, which were said to lead to the Hells themselves. "We'd all heard about the weird goings-on in Tristram, but we were drawn by the prospect of getting our hands on some of that loot we heard they were bringing up by the cartload". He paused thoughtfully for a moment and scratched the stub where his left arm had once been. "It ever strike you as strange that wherever monsters are stirring up trouble, that's where you'll find the most treasure? Why can't there ever be a big haul in a safe place?". Obviously he was attempting to ease his tension by making light of the whole event. "When we got to Tristram, we took our time before we got down to the business of actually going into the cathedral. Town had a nice inn, if I recollect. Truth is, there was something evil coming out of that old church: you could feel it. Now, me and my mates, we didn't want to admit we were scared, so after we ran out of excuses to avoid it, we made our way inside. And let me tell you, I never smelled death like I did in that place. Once inside, we were set upon by the undead," and he paused to see if I would laugh in disbelief at this. When I didn't, he continued, "That's right, undead. I've faced the undead several times, but you never get used to it. You think you're prepared, but there's just something that sticks in your gut, this horrible feeling. Your hands get slick with sweat, and your sword is hard to grasp correctly...you really doubt your sanity in being down there, facing something like that. And the stench is unimaginable. But we were pulling ourselves through – I had started to come out the other side, where you start to ease into that unsettled feeling and use it to drive yourself forward." It was at this point that his mood noticeably darkened. I found myself easing a bit closer so as not to miss a single detail. "Then it started to go wrong. We began encountering these, these dark ... things ... imps or demons ... or fallen, I think they're called. There were so many of them, all horns and flashes of red, attacking us from all sides. I don't think you could ever really be prepared for something like that. We got disoriented, which was easy to do. It was so dark ... And then we heard this ... this horrid voice that I can only describe as the sound of a saw ripping through bone. I can't even recollect what he was saying. I was so terrified I don't think I could understand it, but he kept repeating it, over and over." The adventurer shuddered at the remembrance. "He was this bloated thing ... and ... and there was blood, and bodies – everywhere I turned, some new horror confronted me. And suddenly he was on us; we couldn't shake him. Jeremy fell first, and then I ran. I admit it: I ran, left my fellows to die. I couldn't face that thing; it was all just too horrible. He hit me with a glancing blow as I fled, but even that was enough to take my arm almost clean off. I had to have a healer finish the job...." At this point he trailed off, lost in whatever regrets he has endured to this day." - Abd al-Hazir
The Cathedral is a complex 4-level dungeon that houses all quests up to and including the defeat of the Skeleton King.
Once the quest advances further and Leoric's crown is found, one may open the door to the second level.
The final level ends in access to the Royal Crypts.
The Cathedral is mostly filled with Risen Dead, Hungry Corpses, Skeletons, Skeleton Archers, Grotesques and Skeletal Summoners, who can appear from murals on the walls. Level 3 is heavily infested with Dark Cultists.
It also features unique environmental traps: chandeliers. Each chandelier can be released by touching its supporting chain, falling on top of the area marked with an X-shaped shadow. Monsters below will take Fire damage and be Stunned. There is an achievement for killing a thousand monsters with it.
Black Mushroom can be found in the Cathedral.
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When used with unique sets of materials, APH's Light Box and Mini-Lite Box help develop awareness of light, color, and objects.
APH's light boxes are unique devices that help students utilize their residual vision. When used with special sets of materials designed by APH, light boxes assist in the instruction of tracking, scanning, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, and visual perceptual skills.
This newly revised Light Box has a lighted translucent white work surface, providing a high contrast background for opaque materials and a source of illumination for colored transparent and translucent items. Includes dimming control to meet the needs of individual students.
Can be used flat or tilted at three angles. Built-in ledges hold overlays in position. Cool, fluorescent bulb is housed in a tough plastic body measuring 25 x 15 x 5 inches. Includes cover.
- Now 29% lighter, weighs 9 1/2 lbs.
- Brightest setting using dimmer control is now 15% brighter
- Power now provided by an included AC adapter, can be used internationally*
* Adapter accepts power from 110VAC to 220VAC. Customer must supply a physical converter that changes a U.S.-style wall plug to a plug compatible with their electrical system.
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Dainty Ankle Bracelet - Available in Gold, Silver and Rose Gold
Simple and dainty, this ankle bracelet is sure to become an everyday essential.
This anklet features a small black tourmaline heart on your choice of 14k gold filled, sterling silver or 14k rose gold filled chain. Lengths are available from 8 - 11 inches. Please select a length from the list.
To determine your length, wrap a string around your ankle at the place you would like the bracelet to lay. Measure the string with a ruler and add ½ to 1 inch to this measurement.
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AeroShell Fluid 1 is a light lubricating mineral oil containing, by specification, less than 0.10% mass stearic acid.
For use as a lubricant where a light anti-freezing oil is required, e.g. on aircraft instruments, gun mounting buffers, hydraulic couplings, controls, door hinges, etc. Also used as a preservative oil for Stromberg carburettors and some fuel systems.
AeroShell Turbine Oil 3 can be used as an alternative to AeroShell Fluid 1, but AeroShell Fluid 1 must never be used as an alternative to AeroShell Turbine Oil 3.
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- British Specification: Approved DEF STAN 91-44
- French Specification: Equivalent to AIR 3 515 / B
- Joint Service Designation Specification: OM-13
- NATO Specification: O-134
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"The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
"The Girl Who Played with Fire" was first published (in Swedish) in 2006. It is the sequel to 2005's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." The English-language version was translated from Swedish by Reg Keelund.
I saw the movie of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and I liked it a lot. Much later, I read the first few chapters of the novel while on vacation in Cambodia, and liked that as well. But after seeing the movie there didn't seem to be much point in reading the novel. At least not all the way through.
So I sought out the sequel. Definitely NOT a hard book to find. Even in Ayutthaya, an hour north of Bangkok, I managed to track down a copy in a department store. This in itself gives some indication of how popular this book continues to be.
And while I do think it's a good book, I have to say that the first 50 pages or so are TERRIBLE. Yes, they set up the conclusion to some extent, but I think it would have been much better if this book had started just before the murders of the two journalists. The chapters covering Salander's travels in Grenada and return to Sweden make for boring reading, especially when the author spends two pages describing a shopping trip to Ikea.
After the first fifty or so pages, this book picks up speed, and more closely resembles "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." This is a good thing, primarily because that was such a good book. Larsson might have stumbled out of the gate with "Fire," but in the end it proves a worthy successor to the first novel in the series.
I would recommend this one, though I can't think of it as "classic" in any sense of the word. It's good. The plot is well thought out. The characters - while somewhat annoying at first - grow interesting as events unfold. It's a solid book, if forgettable.
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Ixtapan de la Sal
Ixtapan de la Sal is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is 60 km south of Toluca, the state capital.
The word Ixtapan comes from Nahuatl. There are two theories as to the origin of the name.
The first one states that it is composed of iztal, which means salt, and pan, which means over or in.
The second one states that it comes from iztac, which means white, atl, which means water; and pan, which means in white waters. “de la Sal” is Spanish for “of salt”.
Ixtapan borders the municipalities of Coatepec Harinas to the northwest, Villa Guerrero to the northeast, and Zumpahuacán to the east, the municipality of Tonatico and the state of Guerrero to the south, and the municipality of Zacualpan to the west.
The climate in Ixtapan de la Sal is predominately cool, semi-arid with rains in the summer. It has an average temperature of 17.9 °C (64 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F) which results in a comfortable place for health and for relaxing.
In the year 1394, a group of indigenous people came from the Pacific coast. They wanted to get to Tenochtitlan in order to attend the crowning of the emperor. On their way to their destination, these Pacific people established in Ixtapan de la Sal where they formed communities. Here they noticed that once the geothermally heated water was evaporated naturally in the sunlight, salt was formed. This amazed them because back then, salt was a very precious item. When the emperor found out about this discovery, he also ordered men and women to move there, which led to the foundation of Ixtapan de la Sal.
At the time of the Spanish conquest, Hernán Cortés sent Andrés de Tapia to conquer Ixtapan de la Sal. The first priest who came to Ixtapan was Juan Guichen de Leyva. Evangelization was carried out by Franciscans who came here after 1543. Tradition states that 13 monks came to Ixtapan de la Sal to convert the Indians by associating Christ with the local deity associated with storms.
In 1822, Ixtapan de la Sal became a municipality of the state of Mexico. In 1825, the first elections to select the municipal council took place on Sunday December 3 of the same year. On August 9 and 10, 1912, the population of Ixtapan de la Sal was attacked by “pseudo–Zapatistas”, who are followers of Zapata’s ideology. The invaders were led by Andres Ruiz and Francisco B. Pacheco. On August 1, 1918, by council’s agreement, local mourning was declared for every year’s August 10.
As of the 2005 census, the town had a population of 15,383.
Two rivers pass through Ixtapan de la Sal. They are “El Rio Salado” from the east with a year-round current, and “El Rio Salitre” from the northwest with a seasonal current.
Also an aqueduct passes through the city.
But the most relevant part for tourists is the carbonated water of “La Laguna Verde,” a spring which filters from the subsoil sprouting naturally in form of water eruptions.
On January 22, 1981, Ixtapan de la Sal officially became a city.
In 1996, it was integrated to the program of the “100 Colonial Cities”, which is a touristic program that gathers the oldest as well as the most important Mexican cities.
The city of Ixtapan de la Sal has as its primary economic activity the tourism generated by the thermal springs that are found here. It is considered to be one of the primary tourist destinations in the State of Mexico. Many internationally-known hotel chains have locations here, most often placed on or right next to a thermal spring.
The best known of these hotel-spas are the famous Ixtapan Spa Hotel and Golf Resort, Marriott Ixtapan de la Sal, Hotel Rancho San Diego Grand Spa Resort, and Rey Ixtapan de la Sal. These resorts offer guests baths in volcanically-heated waters, massages, beauty treatments and other services.
It is also the home of the Parque Acuático Ixtapan, a water park with thermal spring spa, a children’s area, a family area and an area dedicated to “extreme” water rides. The park also has an expanse of green area with a small train that tours it.
Fifteen kilometers to the south of the city are located the Grutas de la Estrella. These are caverns that have been formed by the dissolving of limestone by groundwater that seeps from the Chontalcuatlan and San Jeronimo rivers. These caverns are filled with stalactites and stalagmites of various colors.
On the second Friday of Lent the annual religious celebration in honor to the Lord of Forgiveness is celebrated.
On August 15, a religious festival in honor of the Assumption of Mary takes place.
For nine days after the passing of a loved one, prayers are offered for the deceased. On the ninth day, a wooden cross that has been laid on the ground is raised upright and carried to the tomb to be placed there permanently. Another tradition that is practiced in Ixtapan is the “Sunday open-air market”, which is a market placed in the same place every Sunday. In it, people practice “El trueque” (bartering).
The most important is the one called “Apaches”, which is represented by local townspeople on September 15 and 16 in memory of the celebration of the Mexican War of Independence from the stronghold of the Spanish conquest, led by Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
The traditional band is the “Banda del Viento” (the wind band), which still persists. Its members play musical instruments without formal music studies. Also, a weekly fountain performance, complete with music and lights, is where you will commonly find a majority of Ixapans youth, couples, and family fun. The fountain is located at the Plaza under the church.
Arts and crafts
The principal handcrafts are pottery, carved wood and confectionery and also the production of pipían pumpkin candy in October and November. The most prominent are the wooden copalillo and pottery.
You can dial 078 from any phone, where you can find free information about tourist attractions, airports, travel agencies, car rental companies, embassies and consulates, fairs and exhibitions, hotels, hospitals, financial services, migratory and other issues.
Or dial the toll-free (in Mexico) number 01-800-006-8839.
You can also request information to the email [email protected]
MORE EMERGENCY NUMBERS:
General Information: 040 (not free)
SNational Emergency Service: 911
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Looking for a hearty, warm and creamy dish for dinner or as a side to your favourite protein? Try this delicious Green Pea Risotto!
Risotto is unlike other rice, so always make sure to use Arborio rice and stay by the pot, stirring while it simmers slowly.
Green Pea Risotto
3 cups Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
¼ cup unsalted butter, divided
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 shallots, minced
1 cup Arborio Rice
1 cup white wine
2 cups frozen Green Peas, thawed
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for optional garnish
¼ cup finely chopped chives
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
Step 1 Heat broth in a saucepan on the stove, keep warm.
Step 2 In a low, wide saucepan, over medium heat, melt 2 tbsp of the butter. Stir in the garlic and shallots; sauté until fragrant and translucent but not browned, 2 to 3 min. Add the rice, stirring to coat, about 1 min. Add the white wine and bring to a gentle simmer until the wine is almost evaporated.
Step 3 Add about one-third of the reserved warm broth. Simmer gently, stirring often, until the broth is mostly absorbed. Stir in another third of the broth; cook until almost absorbed. While adding in broth a third time, check that the rice is cooked through, tender and al dente, but there is still some loose broth in the pan (if the broth has been fully absorbed, add a splash more).
Step 4 Stir in the green peas and remaining 2 tbsp butter. Cook until the peas are heated through, 2 to 3 min. Keep the mixture somewhat loose, as the broth is quickly absorbed while the rice stands.
Step 5 To finish, remove from heat, stir in the Parmesan cheese, chives, salt and pepper. Garnish with additional cheese, if desired.
Serve immediately on its own or with your favourite vegetables like grilled asparagus or your favourite protein, such as salmon, chicken, or tofu!
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Wildcats head to South West
Bunbury will host nine-time National Basketball League champions the Perth Wildcats for a pre-season clash against the Adelaide 36ers next month.
The match-up at the South West Sports Centre on September 6 is part of the Wildcats pre-season schedule in preparation for the team’s season opener against Melbourne United in October.
Tip-off for the game will be 6.30pm.
With highly talented imports Bryce Cotton and Terrico White returning this season, the Wildcats will be looking to gather early momentum in a bid to defend their 2018-19 NBL title.
The Wildcats will also be hosting two community clinics on the Saturday following the match at the sports centre as part of their visit to the South West.
Mayor Gary Brennan said he was thrilled to have both the reigning champions and Adelaide in the city.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to host two world-class organisations in our city,” Mr Brennan said.
“It’s great for our local fans and young people to see the athletes up close and to be able to get involved with the clinics.”
Tickets for the match can be purchased here and registrations for the clinics can be completed on the Wildcats website.
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Introduction: Turkey Pepper Poppers
Turkey Pepper Poppers!
These poppers are made with sweet mini peppers and stuffed with minced turkey meat. These are great for snacks. You can replace the filling with your choice of meat or creamcheese. Try it out, I am sure you will make it again and again. Thanks.
Step 1: Ingredients
The ingredients you will need for making this poppers are
- 1 cup Minced Turkey
- 10 - Sweet mini peppers
- 1 medium size Onion, finely chopped
- 4 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese
- Generous pinch of dried Oregano
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Step 2: Filling Preparation
1. Heat oil in pan over medium flame. Once the oil is heated, add chopped garlic and saute for few seconds.
2. Add in chopped onions, saute for couple of minutes.
3. Add minced turkey meat into the pan and cook for 3 minutes.
4. Season the filling with salt and dried oregano and mix all well.
5. Cook uncovered until the turkey meat is completely cooked.
6. Remove pan from flame and let the filling cool for sometime.
Step 3: Stuff and Bake
Preheat oven to 375 F.
1. Wash the sweet mini peppers with running water and pat dry them with paper towel/tissue.
2. Halve the peppers and set aside.
3. Take turkey filling and halved peppers. Spoon the turkey filling into each pepper half.
4. Bake the poppers for about 20 minutes or until the sweet peppers become softened.
Step 4: Add Cheese and Bake
1. Once it baked, take out from oven and sprinkle cheese over the poppers.
2. Put the pan back to oven and bake for 2 minutes or until the cheese completely melts.
3. Take out from oven and transfer the poppers to serving plate and relish them.
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On a commemorative day, it can be hard to feel a real sense of the past and of how time has moved forward. Russell Banks has a story demonstrating what it might take to do just that.
There are 6 results
A high school student explains the intricacies of a four-year crush, and declares that having a crush can be better than having a boyfriend.
So what if you held onto a high-school crush? Under what conditions would it never go away? Tobias Wolff reads a short story called "Kiss." (38 minutes)
Bill Bradley press secretary Julia Rothwax explains how a political crush works. This is a crush that wants only for a candidate to get elected to office.
As pure of a depiction of unadulterated crush feeling as can be imagined—from writer Haruki Murakami's collection of short stories, The Elephant Vanishes. It's read for us by actor Matt Malloy.
When a nurse asks a 14-year-old burn victim out for ice cream, is it a date? Brent Runyon tells the story, which was produced by Jay Allison, part of his Life Stories series, with help from Christina Egloff and funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The story is part of Runyon's book The Burn Journals. Ira then speaks with an interested party.
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The quintessential classicist Jean-Paul Jamet is revered by those who love Côte Rôtie of incredible nuance and ethereal balance. If you’re looking for blockbuster Côte Rôtie brimming with new oak and extract, you should look elsewhere. But if perfume and texture’s your thing, Jamet Côte Rôties are among the planet’s greatest wine experiences
The key to a Jamet Côte Rôtie’s fantastic complexity and balance is Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc’s array of terroirs within the appellation. As Jean-Paul told John Livingstone-Learmonth, “We have 25 plots spread across 17 lieux-dits.” Every year the Jamet brothers carefully select from these sites to craft a highly nuanced wine of haunting perfume, silky texture, elegance and finesse.
The brothers have a quarter-century of experience working the Côte Rôtie slopes, having taken charge of the family domaine upon father Joseph Jamet’s retiring in the mid-1980s. As a result, the Jamets have strong opinions on what influences the character of the wines from these different locations. For them, the nature of the soil is what matters most, followed by altitude.
The majority of their lieux-dits are on the Côte Brune, whose brown schist soils produce black fruited Syrah, with strong tannic structure and longevity. They have just two sites on Côte Blonde granite, and these provide the less structured floral, red fruit character that balances the Brune fruit so well.
And, just as the two Côtes complement each other, so do the varying altitudes—the wine from the high, cooler and windier sites leavening the rich, structured juice from the middle of the slopes.
Yet, while this expertly tended palette of terroirs is the envy of many Côte Rôtie growers, Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc don’t necessarily use all of these sites for the flagship wine in a given year.
Rather, they strive “to find the best balance in the conditions of the vintage;” if a particular cuvée, regardless of how fine it is, would upset this balance, it is left out. As a result, year after year Jamet is the essence of Côte Rôtie, a wine of seductive texture and astonishing perfume.
Their approach to making this wine is “classicist”: they use modern methods where they are of benefit, but they fiercely defend the idea that Côte Rôtie should taste like Côte Rôtie. For the Jamet brothers, this means using mostly whole clusters for the primary fermentation in stainless steel which lasts about three weeks.
The wine ages in piéces and demi-muids, only 20% new, for about two years and is neither fined nor filtered.
Note: This article was written prior to the break-up of the domaine, with brothers Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc Jamet going their separate ways in 2013. We have yet to confirm how the split will affect the vineyards Jean-Paul has to work with now. However, one can be sure that his philosophy and approach—and the excellence of his Côte Rôtie—will not have changed.
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At some point, every business owner will decide to exit their business. There are various reasons why this happens. These include declining profits, growing competition, shift in life goals or health, retirement, or handing over the business to family members. Some may even exit their business because they can’t keep up with its growth. Exiting a business is sometimes done voluntarily, while others are forced to do it.
Preparing for exit is important as the process can involve fulfilling a host of monetary, legal and operational requirements. Your goal is to make sure your business is in good shape before you exit.
Preferably, you should include an exit strategy in your primary business plan. You can find out about the different exit strategies available for your business by talking to your solicitor or financial adviser.
Here are the most common methods to exit a business:
If it took you years and a lot of effort to develop and expand your business, the thought of just selling your business to another party may not be to your liking as you may prefer to pass it on to a family member. This method of exit strategy is called succession planning.
Succession involves making sure the existing success of the business continues with a hassle-free transfer of ownership. This needs a huge amount of planning. In a formal succession plan, who will take over the business, when they would take over and how they will take over must be clearly defined.
Shutting down the business
It may be hard to sell a business that is declining. If this is the case, it may be better to close it down. There are a lot of things involved in closing a business, including divesting business assets, paying debts and retaining whatever money is left.
When closing a business, there are many legal obligations involved, as well as monetary and emotional costs. You, your employees and other stakeholders in your business will be affected by these factors.
Selling your business
This is typically a major decision for a business owner. When planning to sell your business, you have to make specific decision regarding the why, when and what you are divesting and the person you are selling your business to.
In money terms, the best time to sell is when a business’ sales and profits are up. Your business will get a higher value and will attract more prospective buyers.
Contact PJS Accountants to help you plan your strategy for a successful exit from your business. We provide a full range of services including accounting, taxation, business improvement, superannuation, business valuations, asset protection, succession planning and bookkeeping. We have been dealing with local businesses in Capalaba, Cleveland and the Redlands for over 30 years. Our team is always available to take your call and help with your business needs.
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The night owl- Fine Art Giclée Print
“The night owl” was a mixed media painting on wood using a rich combination of collage, acrylic paint, inks and pastel.
You will be purchasing a fine art Giclèe print.
Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art cotton rag archival paper using pigment archival inks. When displayed correctly these beautiful quality prints will exceed 100 years.
Dimensions : 30xmx22cm unmounted
My prints are carefully wrapped in cellophane with a back board and posted in a thick cardboard envelope.
My prints are 100% eco-friendly and made and printed in Britain.
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From youtube, July 19, 2012:
In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great plains of South Dakota. Just before he awoke, he arrived at a riverbank in Minnesota and saw 38 of his Dakota ancestors hanged. At the time, Jim knew nothing of the largest mass execution in United States history, ordered by Abraham Lincoln on December 26, 1862. “When you have dreams, you know when they come from the creator… As any recovered alcoholic, I made believe that I didn’t get it. I tried to put it out of my mind, yet it’s one of those dreams that bothers you night and day.”
Now, four years later, embracing the message of the dream, Jim and a group of riders retrace the 330-mile route of his dream on horseback from Lower Brule, South Dakota to Mankato, Minnesota to arrive at the hanging site on the anniversary of the execution. “We can’t blame the wasichus anymore. We’re doing it to ourselves. We’re selling drugs. We’re killing our own people. That’s what this ride is about, is healing.” This is the story of their journey — the blizzards they endure, the Native and Non-Native communities that house and feed them along the way, and the dark history they are beginning to wipe away.
I’ve started to watch this movie, and will continue. Thanks to John for the pointer. Even the trailer brings tears to my eyes.
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The Warranty Direct-inspired horror vehicle would break down every other month and cost an average of £2,050 to fix each year.
By uniting the cars with the worst profiles across the categories that make up its Reliability Index (www.reliabilityindex.com), a unique tool that measures car reliability by considering average cost of repair, frequency of failure, age and mileage, Warranty Direct reckons its ghastly creation is the stuff of nightmares.
The disastrous car cocktail draws its power from an MG TF engine, sits on the suspension of a BMW M3, has the electric workings of the Renault Megane, the gearbox of a Land Rover Freelander and the braking ability of the Audi A8.
Overall, the Monster Mk1 claims a Reliability Index figure of over 500 – more than five times that of the average car.
The ‘body parts’ of the ‘Nightmare MK1’
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|Volvo C70||Steering system|
Overall, the Reliability Index shows that four in 10 vehicles require a trip to the workshop each year and some models can cost up to £7,000 a time to fix.
Warranty Direct managing director, Duncan McClure Fisher, said: “The Monster Mk1 represents the worst-performing vehicles in every sector, from suspension to electrics, on our roads today.
“The wide range of cars included in our special blend highlights how mostly reliable cars can be dragged down by one problem part.”
Nearly 40 percent of BMW M3s require repairs to axle and suspension components alone each year, while the same proportion of Renault Meganes report an electrical fault.
One in five Land Rover Freelanders suffer transmission glitches each year and the same number of Audi A8s will need repairs to their brakes.
Close to a quarter of MG’s TF sports cars will experience engine troubles, while if you like keeping cool, beware the SEAT Alhambra; more than one in eight will need their air-con fixed during a typical year.
The Monster Mk1 was created using Warranty Direct’s database of 50,000 live policies on cars aged five years on average.
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My thoughts were confirmed shortly after that talk with the hubs. I found out that my friend I grew up with in church was preggers and due in November! We went to KSU and were on summer staff together at our church. I am super excited for them because they are going to make the best parents.
Carly & Britt
Next on the list is another friend I grew up with at my church. We also went to KSU together and were sorority sisters. She married a guy from my high school and now they are pregnant & due in December! Coincidentally, Carly & Ashley were my program girls in my wedding.
Travis & Ashley
You probably saw pictures of this couple when we went to New Mexico a couple months ago. Brady was fraternity brothers with Ryan and we reconnected with them on trip our to NM. We found out that they were due in October!
Brady & Samantha
I just found out about a week or so ago that my good friend from Bartlesville is due in February! John was fraternity brothers with Ryan and they both work for ConocoPhillips. That is how I met his wife, Malinda (who also works for COP), and we became fast friends. They were some of closest friends in B'ville and we miss them dearly. We couldn't be more excited for them, and they will be incredible parents.
Ryan's coworker and our neighbor just had their second child (baby girl- Caroline) about a week or so ago. They are the cutest family ever! Aaron is also the best cat sitter too! :o) They have the cutest little boy that our cats are scared of, ha!
Aaron, Amanda, & CarolineWe have even experienced the boom on our family side too! Ryan has had three cousins all have babies in the last year! My cousin is expecting her second baby this winter. It is just crazy to me to see my cousins starting families! I couldn't find a family pic of Sommer with her husband and daughter, so this will have to do.
Isabelle (look at those curls!), Sommer & Shyla (sister)You might have seen the baby pictures I've posted recently with my cousin Chelsea and her daughter Addison, but here is their family picture right after she was born. Chelsea was the closest to me in age out of all my cousins, and it is just so amazing to see her with her own daughter. We have had countless coworkers have babies or are pregnant. There are even more friends that have had babies recently (and even a few we can't mention yet :)) too. It truly has been a boom but so much fun! It is a different experience to see your friends and family have "little me's". I love seeing them have a family of their own and grow into new people. It is a new phase of life! Don't worry, Ryan & I are not there yet. :) But I've had fun playing with other people's babies.
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The competition of Generation 14plus will open with the British musical feature God Help the Girl by Stuart Murdoch. In his directorial debut, founder and lead singer of the band Belle and Sebastian gives a profound and charming account of a summer love in the beat clubs of Glasgow. Stuart Murdoch and his leading actors, Emily Browning, Olly Alexander and Hannah Murray, are expected to attend the premiere at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt at 7.30 pm on February 7, 2014.
The Generation Kplus competition will open at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt at 3.30 pm on February 7 with the animated film Loulou, l’incroyable secret (Wolfy, the Incredible Secret) by Grégoire Solotareff and Eric Omond. This brilliantly artistic family film from France is one of five feature-length animated films in this year’s programme.
Juries and Prizes
The eleven children on the Children’s Jury and the seven teenagers on the Youth Jury will award the section’s Crystal Bears. Generation’s main prize is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To date, a total of 64 unique hand-blown trophies have been produced.
For the second time, the International Jury of Generation 14plus will award the Grand Prix for Best Feature (endowed with 7,500 euros) and the Special Prize for Best Short Film (2,500 euros), sponsored by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (The Federal Agency for Civic Education). The three jury members are: Laura Astorga Carrera from Costa Rica, director of the film Princesas Rojas (Berlinale 2013); filmmaker Jan Soldat from Germany, who has presented three much-discussed short films at the Berlinale (including Crazy Dennis Tiger, Berlinale 2012); as well as N. Bird Runningwater, a Cheyenne / Mescalero Apache from the USA who is head of the “Native American and Indigenous Program” at the Sundance Institute, and advisor for the Berlinale’s special series “NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema”.
The three jurors of the International Jury in the Generation Kplus competition will award the Grand Prix for Best Feature (7,500 euros) and the Special Prize for Best Short Film (2,500 euros), which has been sponsored by the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk for 15 years now. The three jury members are: Catriona McKenzie from Australia, director of the film Satellite Boy (Special Mention at the Berlinale 2013); film journalist Christian Bellaj from Germany; and Dutch filmmaker Boudewijn Koole, whose work Kauwboy (Berlinale 2012) won the Grand Prix of the International Jury of Generation Kplus, as well as the Best First Feature Award of the entire Festival.
Berlinale School Project
In collaboration with Vision Kino, a network for film and media competence, Generation is continuing its Berlinale School Project to promote the integration of cinema in the classroom. Under the guidance of film educationalists, some 45 teachers from different types of schools will work with films from the section. Reports with last year’s results can be found at www.visionkino.de.
“Abgedreht! Deine Welt in der Totalen“
The collaboration between Generation and fluter.de, the youth magazine of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, is in its second year. In this workshop young people can learn the basics of online journalism and in February publish their articles about Generation 14plus films at www.fluter.de.
Advance sales for group tickets
Starting January 27, tickets for all Generation films may be ordered at a reduced price for groups of five or more. Call 0800.7240322 (daily from 09.30 am to 5.00 pm).
January 20, 2014
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John and Jane Doe v. Maine Township High School District 207
This is a tort action brought by five current and former students at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Ill. All five students were subjected to physical and sexual assault while members of Maine West High School sports teams (soccer and baseball) as part of hazing rituals which were ordered and witnessed by several coaches.
Pursuant to this ritual, four of the students were “rewarded” for making the varsity boys’ soccer team in the following ways: more senior members of the team grabbed the boys, forced them down to the ground, then repeatedly struck them on their arms, legs, head, and torso, tore off their pants and underwear, grabbed their testicles, and sodomized them with their fingers and other foreign objects.
Another student was similarly “rewarded” for making the varsity boys’ baseball team in the following ways: more senior members of the team grabbed him, tore off his pants and underwear on at least ten different occasions to the point of exposing his penis and testicles, and verbally abused him, often threatening to harm him. School officials have allegedly known about the hazing ritual for years but did nothing to stop it.
On November 7, 2016, the school board agree to pay $1 million to settle the lawsuit.
- Adele Kimmel
Antonio Romanucci of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC
Theodore Leopold of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Bhavi Raveendran of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC
John Klytta of Klytta & Klytta
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Crafted with British wool and luxurious velvet, this smart cocoon shaped coat highlight the beauty of simplicity with neat round neck and slim sleeves.
Midnight blue and emerald green velvet panels adds depth and richness to this minimal winter coat.
Fabric 1: 100% Wool
Fabric 2: 98% CO; 2% Lycra
Dry Clean Only; Do not bleach; Do not tumble dry; Do not wring
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Q.:- Which organisms are called primitive and how are they different from the so called advanced organisms?
The organisms which have ancient body designs that have not changed much are called primitive organisms or lower organisms. These are simple life forms. On the other hand, the organisms that have acquired their particular body designs relatively recently, they are called advanced organisms or higher organisms. These are more complex life forms.
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I'm not sure what this means but Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport ranks as both the worst and one of the best in Canada.
The paradoxical results are found in the FlightNetwork.com State of Air Travel survey, which rates the best and worst airports in Canada and internationally, based on an online poll of travellers.
Pearson was rated worst in Canada by 36.6 per cent of respondents, up from 27.6 per cent in the 2010 survey.
But it also ranked second-best in the country at 20.6 per cent, though down almost seven percentage points from 2010.
You have to wonder whether YYZ's slide was connected partly with Air Canada's contract dispute-based disruptions, which were out of the airport's control.
The National Post's Alex Nino Gheciu noted 57.2 per cent of respondents said slow security was the top criteria in rating the worst airports. Pearson laid off 300 security screeners this year, FlightNetwork marketing manager Jamil al Jabri told him.
"Security has been cut by 10 per cent," al Jabri said. "They promised that passengers wouldn't notice the difference, but I think people perceive the service has worsened regardless of whether wait times have changed."
Security waits, quality of service and dining options were the main criteria influencing the 400 people polled, FlightNetwork said.
Al Jabri noted Pearson has already addressed the lack of eating choices, announcing the airport will have 13 high-end eateries owned by celebrity chefs with the next year.
"That should please a lot of people," he told the Post.
Toronto's position on both the best and worst lists may have something to do with its size and heavy traffic, al Jabri said.
"It just means more Canadians have had some sort of experience there, whether it's good or it's bad," he said.
Vancouver International Airport finished atop the rankings for the second straight time, rising slightly to 34.6 per cent. YVR's worst-airport rating slipped a little to 6.6 from 5.4 per cent.
The survey cited Vancouver's "cleanliness," speedy security screening and good commercial concessions, the Post reported.
Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport was rated second-worst in Canada at 17.7 per cent, followed by Edmonton International at 9.9 per cent and Winnipeg International at seven per cent.
The other international airports on the worst list - Victoria, Ottawa and Halifax, all finished around five per cent.
The best-airport rankings has Ottawa in third place at 10.7 per cent, Montreal and Halifax at 7.8 per cent, Edmonton at 6.2, with Winnipeg and Victoria trailing the pack.
Among international travellers, Hong Kong topped the best-airport rankings with 13 per cent, followed closely by Sydney, Australia, and much-maligned London Heathrow, which at 26 per cent also led the worst-airport rankings by a wide margin.
Interestingly, Pearson is also on both these lists, ranked third worst behind Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport, and sixth best behind Hong Kong, Sydney, Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol and Dubai.
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Cory, Meena, and Newt finally get their first gig at a local juice parlor. Meena’s father, Ambassador Paroom, decides to stop buy and watch the band perform. Meena becomes nervous, and in order to make her less nervous and to congratulate her, Cory buys her a present that comes from Bahavia. It turns out to be a morchaca, which is rumored in Bahavia to give people a curse. After touching it, Meena becomes plagued with bad luck, and backs out of the show. Now Cory and Newt must find a way to convince her to do the show.
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Can't we just stop the charade and legalize marijuana already?
That was my first thought upon hearing the result of a state Supreme Court ruling issued Monday morning. For the record, throughout our history the United States has gone through all sorts of bans on behavior and substance use that have been subsequently overturned by future generations with different moral concerns.
Prohibition is the best example. Booze is legal there's a constitutional amendment to prove it. Reminds me of that Muddy Waters song "Champagne and Reefer. "
Until the late 1960s possession of the sort of pornography that now fuels the economic engine of Los Angeles County, was severely restricted and even outlawed throughout most of the county.
Now you can take a class at Pasadena City College devoted to porn or just download it for free on your home computer. There's probably a Muddy Waters song in there too.
Anyway, you can mark my words that in the near future UC Davis will offer a marijuana cultivation class, just as they do for viticulture and enology.
But for now we are going to pretend that pot can be regulated and even outlawed if a community chooses to do so.
On Monday the state's highest court, in an opinion written by Justice Marvin Baxter, gave cities the authority to ban medical marijuana dispensaries within their borders.
The ruling came from a Riverside case which pitted the city against a "wellness center" uptight city officials saw as a "nuisance. "
I think we can all understand that aspect of it. No one wants a place that attracts boatloads of "Walking Dead" cast rejects in their neighborhood. Zombies coming down from a California Kush high can be pretty damn scary especially when you are walking the kids to school in the morning.
And yet, there doesn't seem to be the same urgent concern about liquor stores in Riverside - or communities that have outlawed pot dispensaries in recent years.
Some might call that hypocritical. One recent study by a UC Riverside professor appears to show there is a causal link between the sales of short dogs and crimes of violence.
I'm guessing there's a causal link between pot outlets and fast food sales in some neighborhoods, but I'm also guessing the government hasn't paid some beard stroker in the ivory tower to come up with proof for that brilliant hypothesis.
Instead we are left with the vague notion of nuisance.
Turns out that in the Riverside case, the issue isn't really legal pot smoking zombies or compassionate care - even though it appears to be. What's really at stake is land use, and whether or not cities can regulate businesses that choose to operate within their borders.
Can they? Should they?
I think for the most part reasonable people would agree the answer to those questions are yes, except when it comes to strip clubs, massage parlors or the sale of handguns.
Frank Girardot is the editor of the Pasadena Star-News and the author of Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery. Follow him at twitter.com/frankgirardot Check out the book at rockefellermystery.com
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Alan Frederick Sherlock was born on June 7, 1938 and died on December 11, 2016.
He was an Australian politician.
He was a former Scout Commissioner.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1986 as the Liberal member for Ashgrove serving one term before his defeat in 1989.
Subsequently, he contested the federal seat of Petrie unsuccessfully in 1993.
During January 2014, Alan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the Scouting movement and to the community.
Alan Sherlock passed away at 78 years old.
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Why Small Business Saturday Is Important For Your CommunitySmall Business Saturday will take place nationwide this year on November 29th. Since its launch in 2010 it has helped change the landscape of big-city neighborhoods and small town U.S.A.
How To Navigate The Best Deals and Sales This Holiday SeasonDon't get lost in the sea of sales, coupons, flyers and email lists. Take a little time to organize and you can save a bundle this holiday season.
Small Business Saturday PreviewNFIB Missouri spokesman says this is the third year for promotion on Thanksgiving weekend.
Small Business Saturday a SuccessMore than 80% of the employers in the city of St. Louis are small businesses.
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The historically conservative Reader’s Digest comes through with Petty Crime, Outrageous Punishment by Carl M. Cannon.
The article goes after the three-strikes law, but includes a lot more mandatory minimum madness, including this amazing story:
A Florida welfare mom, Clyburn accompanied her boyfriend to a pawnshop to sell his .22-caliber pistol. She provided her ID because her boyfriend didn’t bring his own, and the couple got $30 for the gun. But Clyburn had a previous criminal record for minor drug charges, and when federal authorities ran a routine check of the pawnshop’s records, they produced a “hit” — a felon in possession of a firearm. That’s automatically 15 years in federal prison, which is exactly what Clyburn got. “I never even held the gun,” she noted in an interview from prison.
No one is more appalled than H. Jay Stevens, the former federal public defender from the middle district of Florida. “Everybody I’ve described this case to says, “This can’t have happened.” [But] it’s happening five days a week all over this country.”
This one made me smile a little:
Several years ago, a prominent Congressman, Rep. Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois, was sent to prison on mail-fraud charges. It was only then that he learned what he’d been voting for all those years when anticrime legislation came up and he cast the safe “aye” vote. Rostenkowski told of being stunned at how many young, low-level drug offenders were doing 15- and 20- year stretches in federal prison.
“The waste of these lives is a loss to the entire community,” Rostenkowski said. “I was swept along by the rhetoric about getting tough on crime. Frankly, I lacked both expertise and perspective on these issues.”
So true. All our elected leaders lack the expertise and perspective… Perhaps we could help them out by giving them all some jail time.
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The media shorthand for retired Gen. Wesley Clark’s much-anticipated presidential candidacy made him the “antiwar warrior,” a military man fully aware of the folly of George Bush’s Iraq war. But Clark rewrote the shorthand in the first hours of his campaign with a series of pronouncements that suggested he had completely misread the grassroots enthusiasm for his candidacy. Asked whether he would have voted for the October 2002 Congressional resolution that authorized the United States to invade Iraq, Clark replied, “At the time, I probably would have voted for it, but I think that’s too simple a question.” It certainly wasn’t a simple question for Clark. A day later, he was still struggling with it, telling a reporter in Iowa, “Let’s make one thing real clear–I would never have voted for this war, never.” He then proceeded to say, “I would have voted for the right kind of leverage to get a diplomatic solution, an international solution to the challenge of Saddam Hussein.” So, while Clark would never have voted for war, he would have voted for the resolution Bush used as his authorization to launch the war. For good measure, Clark explained that he had “a very consistent record on this.”
Clark is the only Rhodes scholar in the race, but his bungling of what should have been his strongest issue suggests that he doesn’t quite understand why so many grassroots Democrats wanted to draft the man who, as a CNN commentator, regularly criticized the Bush Administration’s rush to war. The question the general dismissed as “too simple” is a defining measure for much of the party’s base. After the majority of Congressional Democrats voted against the war resolution, Howard Dean used his outspoken opposition to position himself as the most genuinely anti-Bush candidate. Dean dismissed Democrats who supported the resolution–Representative Dick Gephardt and Senators John Kerry, John Edwards and Joe Lieberman–with the line, “I question the judgment of those who led us into this conflict….” Kerry aides contend that had their candidate voted differently, Dean would never have gotten traction. And they’re probably right.
Dean has been reasonably steady in his opposition to the war, but the man who says “I don’t even consider myself a dove” has taken hits for his willingness to keep US troops in Iraq for an extended period. Representative Dennis Kucinich–who with Florida Senator Bob Graham voted against the resolution–is the most consistent “bring the troops home” candidate. Yet the Washington Post, like most other major media, persists in pegging Dean as “the most visible Democratic candidate to oppose the war in Iraq.” It looked like Clark might wrestle that mantle away from him, but then the general opened his mouth.
Endorsement of the Week: The International Association of Fire Fighters–a union with an awesome political action operation (Al Gore hailed the firefighters as his best backers in 2000) and loads of post-9/11 street cred–has endorsed Kerry. A factor: Vermont firefighters gave Dean low marks because they said that as governor, he failed to push their legislative initiatives. A good bet: With firefighters backing Kerry, Gephardt’s chances of securing an AFL-CIO endorsement dwindle.
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