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The Guilds of Ravnica block is the unofficial name for three large expansions set on Ravnica that are to be released between October 2018 and May 2019.
It is not a block in the traditional sense, because there is no mechanical overlap and the sets are drafted on their own. Blocks were abandoned in 2018 with the introduction of the Three-and-One Model, but that didn't mean that consecutive expansions couldn't be set on the same plane.
The series consists of Guilds of Ravnica (), Ravnica Allegiance () and War of the Spark (). The first two each are focused on five of the ten Ravnican guilds. They are what you would expect a return to Ravnica to be and it needed to be two to fit in all the guilds. The third set will focus on the culmination of the Bolas Arc, the storyline around the fight of the Gatewatch against Nicol Bolas, and not on the guilds. The latter is its own unique thing.
Guilds of Ravnica: House Dimir ( ), Selesnya Conclave ( ), Izzet League ( ), Golgari Swarm ( ), and Boros Legion ( ).
Ravnica Allegiance: Azorius Senate ( ), Cult of Rakdos ( ), Gruul Clans ( ), Orzhov Syndicate ( ), and Simic Combine ( ).
The guilds fight internally between the forces pulling them toward or away from Bolas's influence. In the end, five fall under his influence, and five don't. The five guilds that fall to Bolas all have a planeswalker leading the guild. Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance are mostly concurrent with Ixalan and Dominaria so the Gatewatch is busy elsewhere storywise.
The first two sets are accompanied by Guild Kits. Each Guild Kit features a 60-card preconstructed theme deck flavored after one of the featured guilds, combining cards from every Ravnica set released so far. The reprints aren't Standard legal. The Kits are packaged with appropriate pins, stickers, and spindown life counters. They use the guild symbols as expansion symbols.
The sets are accompanied by Mythic Editions. Each contain 24 booster of the respective set. Eight of these are specially marked and contain a Masterpiece card. They use the expansion symbol.
Each of these mythic rare legendary creatures or planeswalkers represents the current leader of its respective guild. Guilds allied with Nicol Bolas have planeswalkers; against, creatures.
Each of these rare legendary creatures represents a second-in-command or otherwise-important figure in the guild.
Ten uncommon multicolor creatures, each of whom have two abilities, one for each color.
Ten powerful uncommon multicolor creatures, each of which has two of each of its guild's colored mana.
Each of these rare nonbasic dual lands has two basic land types and enters the battlefield tapped unless its controller pays 2 life.
Each of these common nonbasic lands with the Gate subtype enter the battlefield tapped and produce one of either of its respective guild's colors.
Each of these common artifacts cost , and tap to produce either of its respective guild's colors. For 4 hybrid mana, they can be sacrificed to draw two cards.
Each of these common multicolor spells demonstrates their respective guild's mechanic.
Each of these common creatures only have generic mana and hybrid mana in their casting costs.
Ten uncommon split cards, one side of which uses hybrid mana in guild colors and the other side is multicolor. Each of these uncommon cards start with the same first 3 letters in each half's name.
Ten rare split cards, following the same formula as above. The hybrid side depicts the guild champion, and the multicolored side depicts its leader. Each of these cards start with the same first 3 letters in each half's name.
The Ravnica Inquisition annex set / board game is thematically connected, but isn't part of the block.
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Retaining natural control over our various cognitive functions becomes increasingly difficult as we age and our health declines. Exhibiting signs of dementia including deteriorating memory, decision-making and problem solving abilities is considerably common among the elderly population. Current research suggests there’s a link between one’s chewing ability and overall cognitive performance.
Experts theorize the biological ability to chew increases blood flow to the brain, aiding neurological functions in the process. The theory goes on to observe that with the partial or total absence of teeth, a communal trait within older individuals, our ability to chew is significantly impaired. Continued research on this issue could very well produce a strong link between dementia and chewing ability.
Medical observers from multi-national institutions have begun compiling data in hopes of providing further insight. One study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), funded by numerous grants, took a closer inspection on tooth loss utilizing a random same of nearly 600 people aged 77 and above. The findings seem to reinforce a possible link between dementia to chewing ability.
Those who struggled to bite into foods like apples displayed a substantially higher risk of developing dementia. The study found that controlling factors such as gender or education also had no visible bearing on the results produced. There has yet to be similar studies conducted on a national level in regards to the link to chewing ability and dementia.
The findings serve to strengthen the resolve for regular dental care. Many dentists agree taking steps to maintain oral hygiene early on can make a sizeable difference in the future, perhaps mitigating certain risk factors for onset dementia further down the road. | 64684254 |
Marion has written resource workbooks to build children’s language skills. These can be used as stand alone resources or the effect can be enhanced by one of our in-house training courses. Our Home Research Workbooks are ideal for parent / careers as well as practitioners.
It was good to meet so many of you at the seminar I ran at the Childcare Expo in Coventry on Saturday 1s October this year as a guest speaker. I gather from the organizers that they sold out of the seminar places a few days before the event!
Thank you for all your positive comments and questions and do continue to email me with your queries, I have posted a photograph of the seminar on our News page.
Find here (page 76) an activity to help develop active listening from the baby Spirals book .
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Beauty is not just inside the home. To make a statement, you must ensure that the beauty can also be found on the outside of the home. When someone drives up, you need to be able to show off the outside landscape. You should present your guests with a way that the inside of the home is going to look by having a nice outside. Not only that, but your neighbors are going to thank you when the outside of the home is looking as nice as it possibly can. Having a professional that can come in, clean up outside and make your home really stand out can put a lot of pressure off of you.
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The Porsche 918 Spyder, 0–60 in 2.2 seconds.
The fastest car in the world is not necessarily the quickest car in the world, and the reverse also holds true. Top speed is a decent benchmark for performance in a car, but the ubiquitous gold standard for manufacturers will always be the time it takes their steed to sprint from a dead stop to 60 mph (or 62 mph, if they get all metric about it and convert from 100 kilometers per hour). The list below is all about acceleration — and it makes sense — you’ll almost never have an opportunity to max out your supercar at 250 mph, but you can take your Porsche 918 Spyder from a stop sign to 60 any time you leave the house. That’s the fun part.
Recorded runs are by no means absolute. Manufacturers may quote one time while independent testing might return even quicker results. The discrepancies can be blamed on variables like the weight of the driver, the surface of the road, temperature, tires and even atmospheric conditions. So any definitive ranking of the world’s quickest production cars has to come with an asterisk, because someone somewhere will always find a slightly different set of integers. We’re defining “production car” as a vehicle that is constructed principally for sale to consumers, for personal use, and is road legal. The manufacturer must also have created at least 25 units, so your neighbor who’s tuned his Honda Civic with a supercharger doesn’t count.
Swedish car genius Christian von Koenigsegg’s $1.9 million screamer isn’t even shipping yet, but the 80 slated for production have nearly all sold. Now they just have to build the things. “Regera” means “to reign” in Swedish, and this hypercar will certainly rule the road. Many components of the 1,800-plus-horsepower Regera are made in-house, including the twin-turbo 5.0-liter V-8. It’s rear-wheel drive only, and due to traction issues, the run to 60 takes 2.7 seconds. But the really insane number is 20 seconds. That’s how long it takes to get from 0 to 250 miles per hour. Yes, seriously.
The 903-horsepower hybrid ticks all the right boxes, from a properly stunning design to a staggeringly potent powerplant (two, technically: a 3.8-liter 727-horsepower V-8 is paired with a 177-horsepower electric motor), not to mention a price tag of $1.15 million. If you want to feel your face rearrange from the 723 lb·ft of torque generated after flooring the accelerator, you’re out of luck. All 375 units were quickly snapped up before production ended in 2015. Maybe if you ask nicely, you can borrow Angels pitcher CJ Wilson’s hyperblurple P1.
Legions of Porsche 911 fans rejoiced when the iconic 991 was refreshed for the 2016 model year. The revamped fascias and options were nice, but the real treat was the newer, more compact, 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-sixes in the rear. The Turbo model is grand enough, and at $159,000, it should be. The “S” tacks on an additional $29,000, 2.9 psi of boost, and 39 more ponies, for a total of 572 horsepower. The 991 famously marked the first time the Carrera model line switched to a forced induction model (read: extra turbo-y), though no one argued. Field testing seems to indicate that Porsche was being modest when they claimed a 0–60 time of 2.9. Jalopnik managed 2.6 using launch control.
Using this $267,545 “entry-level” supercar’s launch control to rip to 60 in 2.5 is a truly exhilarating experience. First, you’ll want the all-wheel-drive Huracan variant, with a more formidable 602 horsepower (compared to the 571 horsepower in the rear-wheel version). Flip the steering-wheel drive-mode selector to “Corsa” — Italian for “race” — and turn the traction control completely off. Step on the brake, then slowly depress the gas pedal. Behind your head, a rear-mounted, naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 will begin to roar, reaching an ear-splitting crescendo when the tachometer hits 5,200. Remove your foot from the brake and hold on. By the time you manage to breathe again, you’ll be well north of 60.
The Ariel Atom began as a track-only car, without a single safety measure required to pass street inspection, like a windshield. Now they offer conversion kits to help make the Atom more DOT-friendly. The 3.5R model features a supercharged Honda 2.0-liter four-cylinder that’s good for 350 horses and 243 lb·ft of twist. Those seem like small numbers until you factor in the curb weight: a mere 1,210 lbs dry. Even with a driver and fuel on board, that’s about four pounds per horsepower, a diabolically limber ratio. The best part is that it’s also relatively affordable at $80,899.
Once the fastest car in the world, with a top speed of 255 miles per hour, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is also blisteringly quick. (The Hennessy Venom GT clocked 270 mph this year.) The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scramble to 60 happens thanks to a glorious quad-turbocharged W-16 engine, rated at 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 lb·ft of yank. For a base price of $2,250,000 you also get to hit 100 miles an hour in 5.0 seconds.
Don’t have the multi-millions required for a proper supercar, but still want to go ludicrously fast while saving the earth a little bit? Elon Musk’s Telsa Model S P100D has you covered — with 315 miles of range, a modest sticker of $134,500, 760 horsepower and 687 lb·ft of torque. The best part about the electric motor is that there’s no gearing, meaning full torque is available immediately from take-off, so you may want to have a neck brace handy.
Take in the beautiful German hypercar while you can, because if it’s on the road, it’s likely to be a blur. The hybrid has a 4.6-liter V-8 that puts out 608 horsepower and 389 lb·ft of torque, and two electric motors, one on each axle, that bolster the specs to 874 horsepower and a robust 940 lb·ft of thrust. Mated to Porsche’s prodigious 7-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox, that’s a recipe for speed unlike any other. When running the proper Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires, the 918 Spyder hits 16 mph after just one rotation, or about seven feet, which is preposterous. In a wink, Porsche only produced 918 units, all of which sold for north of $845,000. And they’re already going for nearly twice that on the secondary market, if you can actually find someone willing to sell you one. | 142465690 |
Kissin Cousins won a Muse award in illustration from the Cat Writers Association in 2014. Note cards with these images are available on Etsy.com. The original artwork is also available. For more information email Cori. | 334835938 |
Professional podcast Editor Steve Stewart shares some Tips & Trick on working in Audacity. These quality enhancing and time-saving methods are applicable to self-editors and professionals!
Video replay of MarkDeal’s condensed Pod101 talk delivered at WordCamp Atlanta. | 56784932 |
Two Massachusetts companies in the midst of a merger have each received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Endurance International Group Holdings Inc., a Burlington company that runs Internet hosting companies, agreed in November to acquire the Waltham e-mail marketing firm Constant Contact Inc. for $1.1 billion. The deal was due to close in the first quarter of 2016. Now, the companies have been ordered by the SEC to hand over documents relating to their financial reports, as well as to their sales and marketing practices.
The companies disclosed the Dec. 10 subpoenas in documents filed this week with the SEC. Both said they would fully cooperate with the investigations.
“We believe our published reports continue to be complete and accurate in all material respects,” said an Endurance spokesman, who also said the company still expects the deal with Constant Contact to close on schedule.
Constant Contact did not respond to requests for comment.
Constant Contact also reported that it faces a class-action lawsuit related to the deal with Endurance. The suit, filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Dec. 11, says that the company’s directors failed in their fiduciary duties to shareholders by selling the company at too low a price.
Endurance’s stock closed at $11.20 Thursday, down $1.81, or 14 percent. Constant Contact stock closed at $28.69, down $1.45, or 4.8 percent.
Beth Healy can be reached at beth.healy@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @HealyBeth. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at hiawatha.bray@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeTechLab. | 130213856 |
What does the IP SLA ICMP Echo feature measure when utilized in a networking environment?
IP SLAs sends data to hosts to measure the performance between multiple sites and network paths. It calculates the network performance on the basis of network data and IP services that it captures in real time. It ideally monitors traffic from an IOS device to any other device or in between the IOS devices. This can be used to troubleshoot many routing related issues in a network.
For ex. If we have two ISP’s on a router and we name it as ISP1 and ISP2. We want ISP1 to be primary and ISP2 to be primary. What we can do here is that we can configure tracking of an ip address via ISP1. If we do not receive response from that ip address for 3 back to back packets at a specific interval then it will be marked down and an alternate path will be selected. So for instance, we keep a track of the default gateway of the ISP1 and in case it goes down then it will automatically switch to ISP2 and the hosts inside the network will not even know what happened on the internet facing device. We use tracking command while configuring the routes on the router to stay connected to the internet.
So in short the basic idea here is to measure the packet loss. | 119121357 |
Every cowboy needs more than one pair of Wrangler jeans in his closet. These jeans are made with comfort stretch denim, sit lower on the waist, have a slim seat and thigh, and fit comfortably over boots. You can work all day and party all night in these comfortable jeans from Wrangler. | 305095338 |
Two national nonprofit organizations, Organic Voices and the Environmental Working Group, recently announced that they will work together to promote the benefits of eating organic products and spearhead a movement that will require special labels for food containing genetically engineered ingredients. These initiatives make the present a great time to be enrolled in online chef programs because new students may soon be able to enjoy a world where fresh, organic ingredients are the norm.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Whole Foods Market is also joining the movement. John Mackey, the company’s founder and co-CEO, recently announced that all genetically modified items sold in Whole Foods stores in the United States and Canada will be labeled by 2018.
Foodies affiliated with culinary arts programs around the country are thrilled by the news and hope that an initiative of this nature will spur similar programs in other grocery chains, as well as more government involvement in the issue. | 282484866 |
The Walker County Planning Office is the county’s permitting office. We issue permits for construction of buildings, electrical service repair and installation, mobile homes, modular homes, accessory buildings and land disturbance activity.
Our office also maintains the official zoning maps for the county and handles stormwater management. We accept applications for rezoning and coordinate public hearings for each request. Our staff works closely with property owners and developers to ensure that all local, state and federal regulations are met during and through the development process of subdivisions, multi-use developments and stand alone projects.
We accept and review all survey plats for properties in Walker County that are being divided, working closely with land surveyors to ensure all information is included on plats prior to recording in the Clerk of Superior Court’s office.
Timber Harvester are required to submit a notice to our office before each and every timber operation begins within the county.
We are located in the Walker County Local Government Services building at 122 Highway 95 in Rock Spring. Our phone number is 706-638-4048. For building inspection questions, please allow two business days for a response. Our office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, closing from lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | 89335785 |
Can I blacklist Google Chrome without blacklisting Google Play?
You want to blacklist Google Chrome but still have access to Google Play.
Click Policies > Add Policy Set or click on an existing policy.
Expand Policies > Mobile Device Policies > Samsung Knox Device Settings > Application Management .
Under Applications that the user can/cannot launch, click Add.
Enter com.android.chrome and click Save.
Click Save to push the policy.
Google Chrome will not work, but Google Play will continue to work as usual.
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I just wanted to put that question out there upon what is our views upon the trinity? What is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit's role w/in the Trinity?
MATT....whaT IS uR stANCE oN tHE GoDHead? The Trinity?
Err uh...i kinda wna see the otha folks post before I do...not that I dont want to, but to get otha folks involved as well. But yes, I will respond, promise.
ahhh the Trinity. One of the essentials of the Christian beliefs. Something I'd love to learn more about. Let's use the Scriptures folks!
CLER wrote: ahhh the Trinity. One of the essentials of the Christian beliefs. Something I'd love to learn more about. Let's use the Scriptures folks!
Yes Indeed....If we are to understand everything else about our faith..we MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND WHO GOD IS.....If we do..everything else will fall into place...we talk so much about fellowship and ministry and discipleship but when was the last time weve ever talked about God...WHo He is...His Nature and Essence...Characteristics.....LEts not Make God as just some ordinary entity in our lives but SOmeone whom we make the reason for every good deed that we do... LEt the Learning Begin!!!!
Been doing some research and this is just a little bit of what I found.
These are just a few examples of the trinity. I don't know much so please correct anything that may contradict the word. I guess the way I see it is the trinity is one God but different parts of God. With out one or the other then certain things cannot be put to work. The Father chooses, the son was the sacrifice, and the holy spirit is the faith. I guess a good example is that God is our body, but the father is our head, the son our limbs, and the holy spirit our core. I know it is not a good example but I was trying to explain how The trinity is God but different parts with different purposes. Would like to know what you guys think.
Mark wrote: Been doing some research and this is just a little bit of what I found.
Mark wrote: Been doing some research and this is just a little bit of what I found...I guess a good example is that God is our body, but the father is our head, the son our limbs, and the holy spirit our core. I know it is not a good example but I was trying to explain how The trinity is God but different parts with different purposes. Would like to know what you guys think.
OoOO right on Jeff! Was lookin for a visual to go w/ my explanation!!
Deuteronomy 6:4: "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!
1 Tim 6: 15 God is the blessed ruler...who lives in unapprochable light, which no one has Seen"
Matt let me try to explain what I said even more. Ok so I said that God is our whole body right but the father is our head, son our limbs, and holy spirit the core. I did say that they have different purposes but in the end who is doing it? If I were picking up something off the floor I will use my hands. But it was me as a person to pick it up. You don't say oh his hands picked it up, you would say oh Mark picked that up. So in the end I picked it up, my hands were just used to pick it up. My hands are a part of me, my hands are me. I didn't say that I saw the Trinity as as different beings or three different God's. The trinity is God.
we're on point so far... i'm still learning. all i can post for now is another song, heheh. breaking things down from same artist Shai Linne.
CLER wrote: we're on point so far... i'm still learning. all i can post for now is another song, heheh. breaking things down from same artist Shai Linne.
Great link Cler. Thank you for this! And yes Earl we are all learning specially me. So you guys have to teach me a lot!
Mark wrote: Matt let me try to explain what I said even more. Ok so I said that God is our whole body right but the father is our head, son our limbs, and holy spirit the core. I did say that they have different purposes but in the end who is doing it? If I were picking up something off the floor I will use my hands. But it was me as a person to pick it up. You don't say oh his hands picked it up, you would say oh Mark picked that up. So in the end I picked it up, my hands were just used to pick it up. My hands are a part of me, my hands are me. I didn't say that I saw the Trinity as as different beings or three different God's. The trinity is God.
Tooshay Son! Thanks for clarifying ur stance...but on my behalf, thats the way I used to think of it. So I guess our job is to let others saved/not-saved what the Trinity is.
Oh, I just finished the Mark Driscoll Trinity sermon...pretty tyte man. He has plenty of scripture to back up the Trinity idea. Remember, for those who dont know, you will not find the word Trinity in the Bible. But there is plenty of evidence that implies the Trinity is in existence. (Gen 1, John 1:32-34, Matt 3:16-17, etc.) In each of those passages, the three entities are interacting w/ eachother, but as one. Don't let folks tell you otherwise. I guess in our state of mind, there is a need to put a label on anything and everything. "Trinity" is that label that we use.
dude, you really like to put those emoticons to use! lol. Great song though! the lyrics are so on point too.
Great responses I am reading. I am still doing my studying upon the Trinity myself but I can't post any comments upon it right now b/c I am at work. But here's a site I was reading over during my lunch break.
Correct me and the website if there's anything there that is wrong. Like I said, I was just reading it over my lunch break so I was not able to check out all the verses posted on there.
with an essential belief like this... we should be learning this from pastor and from our elders. coz we do need their guidance.
Never really understood the whole trinity thing, even when I was a catholic. Thanks guys!!
CLER wrote: with an essential belief like this... we should be learning this from pastor and from our elders. coz we do need their guidance.
nice guys.. really great way to learn together!
the topic of the Trinity is definitely one of the most theological conversations to have, and i think the important facts have been pretty much laid out: that God is One being, equally divine in 3 persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). i can't agree more with earl's statement that the Trinity remains a mystery to all, and i believe that much of its beauty is exactly in that.
so does realizing the Trinity's mystery mean that we don't know anything for sure about God, because in the end it all seems to be a mystery? i think when i read mystery, i'm quick to think that's it's something that can't be understood at all because that's what the word "mystery" means today. but the New Testament writers actually use the Greek word mysterion which means an open secret, something that has already been revealed. therefore, as we continue to dig in through God's Word, we will find that the Trinity does reveal the truth about the nature of God. the truth that God is Three in One, and to many minds that is a mysterious thing.
that's why i think it's important to realize the beauty of this mystery. realizing and believing in the mystery of God means that i can't have all the answers, i can't figure everything out, that my mind can't fully grasp and comprehend His ways. and instead of bringing us into frustration, the mystery of the Trinity is supposed to place us in awe of our God, of His greatness. it is supposed to bring us into thankfulness, into humility, and into wonder.
JENNuine_heart wrote: nice guys.. really great way to learn together! | 197096155 |
Accident benefits are an important part of car insurance coverage. No driver wants to get injured in a car accident, but if you do, you can take peace of mind in knowing statutory accident benefits will help pay for healthcare and other expenses and more while you recover.
In this blog, we will take a look at what is covered by accident benefits in Ontario under the statutory accident benefits schedule and answer common questions drivers have about this part of their car insurance policy.
The accident benefits schedule also referred to as SABS, is an important document that outlines what is covered under the accident benefits portion of your auto insurance policy.
The statutory accident benefits schedule of the Insurance Act in Ontario is applicable to all basic auto insurance policies. It outlines the mandatory and optional accident benefits and coverage limits for medical care, income replacement, death benefits, funeral expenses and loss of income from disability.
You can review the statutory accident benefits schedule for Ontario here.
Accident benefits provide compensation if you or others are hurt or killed in an auto accident. Accident benefits include coverage for passengers and pedestrians included in the accident.
Ontario is a no fault insurance system. Fault does not have an impact on if the coverage is applicable.
Income replacement benefits : If you are unable to work, you may qualify for income replacement benefits of 70% of your gross income, capped at $400 per week. You have the option to increase coverage of up to $1000 per week.
Caregiver benefits : If you cannot provide care to a dependent, you could receive compensation to hire someone to help you care for them. Coverage is applicable to specific injuries. You can add optional coverage to include all injuries.
Non- earner benefits : If you don’t qualify for income replacement, are a student, and cannot continue on daily life as previous to the accident, you may qualify to receive non-earner benefits of $185 per week.
You are provided with coverage of up to $65,000 for non-catastrophic injuries or up to $1 million for catastrophic injuries. You have the option to increase coverage for non-catastrophic injuries to $130,000, increase coverage for catastrophic injuries to $2 million.
Medical and Rehabilitation Benefit : This covers the cost of health care and rehabilitation as a result of an accident. Benefits include physiotherapy, prescriptions, chiropractic, counseling, and other services that are not covered by OHIP or through your group insurance plan (if applicable). Medical care and costs that qualify are listed in the statutory accident benefits schedule.
Attendant Care Benefit : You will be provided with assistance at your home or healthcare facility to help you recover from a serious auto accident injury.
You have the option to increase benefits to $50,000 for your spouse, $20,000 to dependants, and $8,000 for funeral expenses.
Lost educational expenses : Compensation for lost tuition, books and other education related expenses up to $15,000.
Expenses of visitors : Reasonable expenses incurred by family and friends to visit you during recovery and treatments. Your spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings, certain other dependants, and guardians qualify.
Housekeeping and home maintenance : Receive up to $100 per week for reasonable expenses to help with housekeeping and maintaining your home while you recover.
Damage to clothing, glasses, and other belongings : Receive compensation for damaged clothing, glasses and other personal medical devices damaged during the accident.
Cost of examinations : Compensation for the cost of examinations related to treatments as part of your recovery from an accident.
You have the option to increase to coverage limits for income replacement, medical care, caregiver benefits, death and funeral benefits, and other accident benefits.
Dependent care benefits : This will cover up to $75 per week for your first dependant and $25 for each additional dependant. This can only be claimed if you were employed at the time of the accident and have to pay for additional childcare expenses due to injuries sustained from an accident.
Indexation : This gives you an annual adjustment for inflation for accident benefits. Adjustments are done in accordance with the Consumer Price Index of Canada.
Increasing your coverage limits for accident benefits will increase your car insurance premium.
All passengers involved in an auto accident are eligible for accident benefits. Regardless of the type of accident or who was at fault, you will almost always be covered by insurance. You will need to file a claim against the driver’s insurance coverage. The drivers insurance you submit a claim with will depend on the situation.
There will come a time after an accident where you will be approached by your insurance company to settle your accident benefits claim. In Ontario, you must wait one year before settling your accident benefits claim.
Your insurer will propose a fixed amount to settle and close your claim. Once you agree to an accident benefits settlement, you cannot request additional compensation from your insurer.
How much you settle for can affect litigation for tort claims against an at fault driver if you are pursuing legal action. Always assess your situation before settling. Speak with a lawyer or your insurance broker about your options. It’s important for you to understand your options and how much you are entitled to before making any settlement decision.
Medical payments : up to $50,000 per person.
Death benefits : head of household $10,000, plus 20% ($2,000) for each dependent survivor after first, plus an additional $15,000 for first survivor and $4,000 for each remaining survivor. Grief counselling also provided up to a cap of $400 per family member.
Disability income benefits : 80% of gross weekly wages to up a maximum of $400/week for up to 104 weeks.
You also have the right to sue for pain and suffering. The maximum awarded for a minor injury is $5080. You also have the right to sue for economic loss that is in excess of no fault benefits.
Accident benefits are included in minimum car insurance coverage requirements in all provinces with the exception of Newfoundland. The coverage limits for medical payments, replacement income, death benefits, funeral costs, and the ability to sue vary from province to province.
Car insurance accident benefits provide anyone injured in an auto insurance accident with compensation for medical costs, lost income, and other costs related to injury recovery and rehabilitation.
What Is LAT Accident Benefits?
The License Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is an independent agency that oversees statutory accident benefits coverage disputes under the SABS. If you have a dispute over an accident benefits settlement with your insurance company, it will be resolved by LAT.
Do Accident Benefits Include Income Replacement In Ontario?
Yes. Accident benefits income replacement is included in basic auto insurance coverage. You can increase your coverage limits to qualify for up to $1000 per week in compensation.
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A special report by a UK-based firm has revealed that there were over 1900 breaches of Guyana’s forestry laws for 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The specific objective of the Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) audit report prepared by Soil Association Certification Limited was to provide stakeholders with a professional and independent evaluation of Guyana’s forestry law enforcement systems, how they are being implemented, and legal compliance by stakeholders evaluated against the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC)’s Criteria for Monitoring.
The report notes that there were 23 different types of breaches of the forestry laws and regulations from 2015 to 2017. These include: Breach of export procedures, failure to prove origin, false declaration, felling in buffer zone, felling outside one’s concession area, harvesting in an unapproved block, harvesting of protected species, improper record-keeping, improper tagging, incomplete removal document, late submission of removal permit, no tagging, operating without a licence, sale of seizures and undeclared produce.
It was noted that in 2015, these and other breaches occurred 659 times, in 2016-617 times and in 2017, 637 times.
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They said that this results in multiple handling at the Head Office, which sometimes leads to inconsistencies in data and information reported by Forest Sector Operators (FSOs) and the records kept by the GFC.
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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 38,6 (December 2009): 983-1002.
Using a subsample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97), this study (N = 2,471) provides evidence in support of social capital and socialization theories. Intergenerational transmission of civic engagement activities was found to occur through mechanisms such as parental religiosity and voluntarism. Using multinomial logistic regression analysis, correlates of four types of civic engagement were examined: mixed motivation voluntarism (voluntary participation in activist and nonactivist activities, n = 401), exclusively activist (n = 109), exclusive voluntarism (n = 652), and as the referent non–civic minded (no voluntary participation in either activist or nonactivist activities, n = 1,309). Parental voluntarism, socialization, religious participation, education, and presence of children were found to be robust predictors of mixed motivation voluntarism; parental devotion, presence of children, and race/ethnicity, of exclusive activism; and parental religious affiliation and fundamentalism, socialization, and religious participation, self-perceived sense of trustfulness, presence of children, and race/ethnicity of exclusive voluntarism.
Caputo, Richard K. "Religious Capital and Intergenerational Transmission of Volunteering as Correlates of Civic Engagement." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 38,6 (December 2009): 983-1002.
Caputo, Richard K. "Women as Volunteers and Activists." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 26,2, (June 1997): 156-174.
Competing demands from work and family make it difficult for women to do volunteer work. An analysis of data from the Young Women's Cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey (1978-1991) shows that homemakers are more likely to volunteer than are fulltime workers, followed by part-time workers. Mothers of school-age children are the most likely to volunteer, followed by childless women and mothers of young children. Mothers of school-age children are even more likely to volunteer if they are homemakers, and mothers of pre-school children are even less likely to volunteer if they work fulltime.
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Well, as reported, the jänis had struck twice and that meant lots of repair work for us. Actually in total there were 14 x LBA aerials to fix.
The storm damaged ones were the most work. There required fitting new connectors (the old ones had been ripped clean off during the impacts). The jänis-attacked LBAs were more numerous, but less time consuming.
The fix was adding a new length of nylon guy line. A double-fisherman's bend is used to join the new section of line to the old and a bowline is used to make the loop to hook over the peg.
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Even a minor collision can have major effects on your health! When one vehicle is struck by another, thousands of pounds of force are exerted on the neck and spine. Whiplash occurs when the head and neck are thrown or “snapped” back and forth very quickly.
The result is injury to the ligaments, muscles, and discs of the neck and spine. Too many people who have been in a traumatic accidents do not receive the proper treatment. They go from the emergency room to the medical doctor’s office and do not have their mis-alignments, pinched nerves treated, strained muscles treated as many medical doctors do not recommend alternative care.
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Were any changes made to the US TG-16 version? It was localized by Working Designs and they were known for tweaking things.
Hmm, Crude Busters hasn't dated as well as I'd imagined. It feels a lot more sluggish than I remember - the grab move in particular, and there's not a huge amount of feedback when you're taking damage. I also don't remember enemies being able to decimate your health bar with one or two hits, but in fairness it's been a long time. I'll have another go later, but first impressions were that it carries the same 'disconnected' feeling that puts me off Dragonninja.
Not that I've noticed, but I've only played the english and japanese versions once each. If Working Designs did mess with things then they at least weren't as egregious as they were in some of the other games they worked on.
Great writeup Vanguard; added it to the index.
Don't know which version you're playing, but the MD port is significantly better than the arcade original and most definitely worth playing.
Playing the arcade version on Switch, and have still to make it past the first boss on one credit. It's a game I do very much want to like, but there a bunch of niggles holding it back.
I've just read up on the previous posts regarding to MD version - sounds very much worth trying out.
I do remember playing at the time but probably wrote it off as a downgraded arcade port - the stupidity of youth!
Yeah, he MD port is great; really a step up in every way, excepting graphics and audio (the arcade version's voice samples are awesome), but if you have the opportunity to (re)play it, don't hesitate - especially after experiencing the original.
The voice samples aren't as good, but the music in the MD version is excellent and arguably better than the AC version's music.
Yes, love the soundtrack of MD Crude Buster. More bombastic Data East synth courtesy of the Terpsichorean sound driver ala Midnight Resistance.
It had been a while, so I just re-listened to both soundtracks, and I'm inclined to agree. Though it must be said, the arcade's soundtrack is really good too, and the voice samples really add to the experience.
Recently ran through Wonder Boy in Monster World. For anyone not familiar, it's a mostly-linear fantasy metroidvania in the same vein as Faxanadu. The premise is that evil monsters have invaded Monster World and one man has decided he's not going to take it anymore. There's very little plot, most of the game is spent finding the people and items you need to restore a legendary sword. I like the graphics. They're very cute and perfectly capture the spirit of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap in a higher resolution.
For the most part, Wonder Boy in Monster World's RPG elements work well. Without grinding you'll be able to afford to buy everything you need but not everything you want. Both exploration and advancing the story feel rewarding because there's always something nice around the next corner. Most pieces of equipment are just numerical upgrades over what was previously available, but there are two distinct weapon types, swords and spears. Swords swing in a vertical arc, have tiny hitboxes, and allow the use of shields. Spears have better reach and can parry projectiles but require both hands. The game does, unfortunately, start you out with a painfully slow move speed to give you more room to grow with speed upgrades. There's a set of shoes available a few minutes into the game that that bring your speed up to a palatable level, but that sort of thing shouldn't happen in the first place.
I've found that the best idea is to buy weapon and armor upgrades whenever you can and to only buy shields if yours is severely out of date. I don't like trading away a spear for a sword but the knight sword and excalibur both do twice as much damage as the best spears available at the time. The battle spear is the only weapon I'd pass on since it's expensive and you'll be forced to switch to the pygmy sword soon anyway. For shoes you should definitely buy the leather shoes at the beginning and then switch for the marine shoes, which you'll want to use for most of the game. They're the best shoes for swimming, they let you run almost as fast as the legend shoes, and they beat the legend shoes at jumping. They're worth switching to on the endgame moving platform section.
The difficulty is a little gentle but not too bad. The weakest part of the game is its common enemies. The enemies themselves are varied enough, the problem is that once you figure out how to beat one, the exact same method will beat every other enemy of that type. Well-designed enemies must be sensitive to context - the same enemy should become a different encounter when faced on different terrain or when paired with other enemy types. Wonder Boy in Monster World does not take advantage of this. Most of the damage you take from regular enemies will be due to spacing mistakes since your movement has lots of inertia and your swords' hitboxes are tiny. The bosses are good enough for what they are. They're all unique and can all put up at least a bit of a fight. Biomeka at the end is a huge difficulty spike over everything else. I've read that he's much easier in the Japanese version, but it's a good change. He makes for a more memorable climax and he gives you a good reason to care about those hidden heart containers and magic spells.
Overall it's a perfectly enjoyable game but not a must-play.
I've been replaying a lot of the Konami games now that I got my top loader.
* Tried to do the second loop of Castlevania, but it's way too time-consuming just getting through the first loop to begin with that by the time I've reached the second loop, I lost any motivation to do so. I kinda wish the NES version had an equivalent to the AKAMA code that just starts you off at the harder mode without having to beat the game once. In that sense, the FC Disk version had an advantage over the NES cartridge port or even the later FC Cassette re-release. Of course, I could always just emulate the VS. System version if I truly want a harder version of the game and crank up the DIP switches.
* Contra and Super C are a blast, but I really ought to do a no power-ups run of both games one of these days, or the very least avoid using the spreader in this game. I got tired of both during the third loop of each. I still don't get why both of them still have a reputation as hard games, when Spread Gun + Rapid Bullets really break the game (and the Fire Gun is also really effective in Super C if you use the charge shot). I really need to get the FC version of the first game and Salamander one of these days.
Currently I'm going through Rush'n Attack (which is pretty tough) and I'm thinking of tackling Jackal or Gradius next. I also have Bionic Commando, Xexyz and Iron Tank in my backlog.
I recorded a Cadash playthrough using the ninja that shows Cadash's major sequence break.
Funnily enough I've just spotted a bug in the Switch version - at ST1 mid-boss, every time he gets to let off a shot the soundtrack inexplicably doubles in speed for as long as the flame remains on screen. Bizarre, and doesn't seem to happen anywhere else.
I've mostly got the first level down, the two wall-crawlers that jump out of the house just before the boss were double-teaming me and taking a full life more often than not, I've dealt with the in the time-honoured tradition of scrolling the screen slowly enough to only spawn one of them in. Boss seems learnable. First half of ST2 actually seems easier than ST1, and I had the mid-boss down to it's last slither of health by getting in close and wailing on it. At which point it managed to get one hit in and I couldn't get past its arms to get back in close. Definitely going to have to check out that MD port now, just been watching some of the clips in that thread and it looks a LOT more fluid and fast-paced.
Yeah, I checked and it happens in MAME too.
Maybe a dumb question but what would be a good scrolling game to start playing ‘seriously’ and work on not just being a scrub. Love the genre but notice I am terrible and credit munch all day.
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I think it depends on what kind of sidescrolling action game you're looking for: Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden are more close-quarters, whereas something like Contra or Daimakaimura are projectile based (I was gonna call them run 'n guns, but Dai doesn't have guns ). Dai either for the arcade of Mega Drive, and the rest for the Famicom/NES.
If you don't have a preference, and recommending on difficulty alone (those four are all great games), I'd say Contra. It seems quite tough at first, with the 1HKO and 3 lives, but it gets considerably easier after a while. In contrast, Castlevania and NG start off rather easy (since you can take several hits before dying), but get much harder later on. Daimakaimura let's you get hit once before dying (that is, 2HP), but it's also a pretty hard game.
The upside of all of those, except Contra, is that they are checkpoint based, so even though you can continue forever, you still need the skill and perseverance to make strides in them, so continuing isn't much of a problem (and in fact very useful to learn the stages). Contra let's you continue on the spot, much like Metal Slug, so continuing guarantees that you reach the end.
There are countless other good games that can be recommended, though I think these are the classics of sidescrolling action, albeit not the easiest around.
It depends on your skill level. NES Contra is a good choice to start out. It's both a must-play classic and very approachable.
I think Contra is totally doable for low level. It's not as nasty as its mainstream reputation leads on. As noted above, you respawn where you died and enemy bullets aren't very fast. Plus it's short and sweet.
I forgot to mention, but Super C (FC) is very similar to Contra, both in quality and difficulty, so you also can't go wrong with it.
On the lower difficulty side, you can also try Gun.Dec, Power Blade, or go with one of the classic Megaman games (perhaps the second being the easiest).
Vanguard posted a list here (bottom of the post, in spoiler tags) containing some of the best sidescrolling games around, so you can also use that as a reference in the future.
Yeah, tbh, I'd consider going Super C (either version, although I'm rather infamously partial to the AC version myself) or Metal Slug 1, just because of the janky "3D" levels in Contra.
Yeah, the faux-3D levels are a slog, but I do enjoy the Base 2 boss, especially when not using the spreadshot -- at least it poses a challenge. I wasn't thinking of the the arcade game, though; is Super C AC better - or substantially different - than the FC game?
Super C AC is very different than the FC version; different aiming mechanics, mostly different levels.
Wasn't aware they were that different; I thought it was a similar deal to Contra AC vs FC -- some differences inherent to a port for such different hardware, but mostly the same in terms of mechanics and levels. Will have to try it out someday.
Imagine the polar opposite of Hard Corps WRT its Contra stylings; instead of trying to quickly shuttle you from boss to boss with mostly perfunctory zako sections, Super Contra AC is like pounding your way through a miles-thick flesh wall of endless zakos. Trench warfare at its finest. Kinda reminds me of Ninja Spirit's "Marsh" stage in feel.
Thanks for the heads up. I always pictured the FC games as the superior versions, but now I'm looking forward to play it.
I'd recommend The Super Shinobi aka Revenge of Shinobi, one of the quintessential side-scrolling action games, in my opinion.
It's one that has superb and varied level-design, both projectile and melee attacks to help you fend off the enemies, and has even magic attacks to help when you're in a pinch; the learning curve is pretty gentle and, combined with the methodical pace of the game, enables you to master the way Joe moves and attacks by the time you get to the last and harder stages. You also have a health bar that increases as you progress through the game without continuing, so you're not likely to get frustrated with this one, and it provides a good incentive to aim for the 1CC.
The game really shines at high-level play though; tearing through enemies and bosses with your powered-up sword and kunais, taking advantage of Joe's i-frames and blocking is one of the best experiences that you can have in this genre, trust me. | 197551259 |
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This piece measures 12" x 12" x 1", and was created using a mixture of Golden acrylic paints and paper collage. The collage material is almost solely my old comic books, with a small portion of each one being vintage paper from magazines or normal paper stock with high gloss toner. Each piece has a thick polymer layer on top to protect the collage and paint works, and if required, will be shipped with care to their final destination. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. | 246957934 |
Widely available in most local supermarkets and drug stores, the herbal supplement ampalaya is used for the treatment of minor health ailments. You can find the herbal supplement in the form of pills, powders, and even liquid extracts. The effects of ampalaya are many, and although there are no major side effects documented, you should first check with a medical professional before adding the herb into your daily diet regimen.
Native to the Philippines, herbal ampalaya is derived from a plant bearing the same name and has been used in many countries as an alternative medicine supplement, especially for the treatment of female health disorders, according to PhilippineHerbalMedicine.org. According to the website, the herbal supplement has been known to help treat infertility in females. Additionally, ampalaya can also be used as a means to combat parasites in the body due to its parasiticide qualities. When taken in large dosages and in pure form, the website suggests ampalaya can even serve as an abortive agent for females wishing to terminate pregnancy. Further research needs to be conducted to substantiate these claims, as there are no peer-reviewed documented cases to support these effects as of this writing.
Another effect that ampalaya has on users involves the herb’s ability to boost immune system functionality. According to the PhilippineHerbalMedicine.org website, the supplement can serve as a healing agent for many threats to the immune system, including parasite infection and bacterial infections in the digestive system. Due to the herb’s natural antioxidant ingredients, ampalaya can also be used to help rid the body of harmful free radicals that can cause additional health disorders or conditions. Furthermore, ampalaya has also been known to help prevent certain types of cancer, as the website suggests.
In terms of medical uses, herbal ampalaya as a supplement features many different effects on the human body that can help cure or treat minor health ailments. According to an article published on the Bureau of Plant Industry, a Filipino government website focused on the treatment and production of plant supplements, ampalaya can also be used for the treatment of diabetes, arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, warts and stomach disorders like ulcers. Referred to as Momordica charantia in the scientific community, ampalaya can also be used as a laxative for infants or as a fever reducer in young children, according to the article. | 187737840 |
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Soft news marketing is not like Chinese newspaper advertising,it is a term for news that is not necessarily time-sensitive. Soft news includes profiles of people, events, or organizations. Feature stories take a step back from the headlines to explore an issue in depth.Soft news marketing is an solution for business to increase the exposure of brands,manage crisis,enhance the brand’s profile and awareness,a better solution than Chinese newspaper advertising.
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The news use a long passage to transfer the brands’ information.It means that the news can broadcast brands’ information completely and accurately.
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Anita brings both law and nursing degrees to Lowenthal & Abrams. Her education assists her in representing clients who are victims of medical malpractice or nursing home abuse. As a registered nurse, Anita is in the unique position to be able to assess cases both medically and legally, meaning that she can more quickly determine whether it is appropriate for a case to move forward for litigation. Anita has litigated or settled cases for amounts in excess of 5 million dollars.
Anita Pitock is passionate about the commitment to good health care and a zealous advocate for her clients-her people. To see Anita in person and to learn about nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect, please see her video answers to commonly asked nursing home abuse questions.
As a nurse, Anita cared for critically ill patients in an intensive/coronary care unit and also cared for patients of all ages, from the newborn to the elderly, in a general practitioner’s office, which gave her broad experience in many areas of medicine. Additionally, she ran her own diagnostic imaging company, which provided high quality ultrasounds, echo-cardiograms, obstetrical ultrasounds and vascular ultrasounds.
Well–respected amongst her colleagues, Anita is a frequent speaker and author on subjects such as nursing and the law, nursing home litigation, damages for the elderly client, and medical malpractice cases. In 2011, Anita was recognized as a “Rising Star Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine. Anita was also named a Top Lawyer by Main Line Today magazine.
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According to Bourdieu, those who participate in the field of restricted production – whether as producers, critics, publishers, or whatever – share a belief in the special value of what the field produces, and compete to convince their peers that certain particular works possess more of this value than others. The victors in this competition come to define the ‘legitimate culture’ of the future, thanks to an institutional apparatus of value transmission that encompasses private businesses such as publishers, public institutions such as museums, and of course the educational system, and through this means, what Bourdieu calls ‘symbolic capital’, or the ‘specific capital’ of the cultural field – which is to say, peer esteem – becomes convertible into economic capital – although only for a minority, and even then, after a delay of many years.
Such ideas are likely to seem familiar to many cultural producers and consumers who would think of themselves as having little stake in ‘legitimate culture’. For example, as David Hesmondhalgh (2006, 217) points out, ‘ “alternative” seem[s]… to be a vernacular term, within the field of popular musical production and consumption, for what Bourdieu calls… restricted production…. constantly defined… against a pop “mainstream”, a vernacular term for… large-scale production.’ This is one way in which Bourdieu’s opposition between the field of restricted production and the field of large scale production has recently been complicated through recognition that nonelite culture can also function on the basis of ‘art for art’s sake’. Where it does, we again discover situations in which a producer’s intended audience is composed, in the first instance, of his or her competitors. And this appears to be as true of jazz or grime as it is of opera, regardless of the fact that the former two are largely disconnected from the institutional structures that support the latter, both financially and symbolically (see e.g. Perchard 2014, paragraphs 10–11).
So if one takes the position that the specific capital of cultural fields is the same thing as cultural value, one is necessarily led to an understanding of cultural value as inherently and inextricably a matter of inequality and exclusion. And inequalities and exclusions – not only within, but also between social groups – are among the things that social network analysis and ethnography are best equipped to unveil. We are using both in our study of electronic music.
On the one hand, then, we are engaged in social network analysis of interactions between producers on the SoundCloud website. SoundCloud is both a social networking site and a music publishing site. It’s like YouTube without the visuals and without the piracy. We’re looking at who follows who – where a follow is a one-directional arc (i.e. arrow) from one individual to another, and represents an implied act of valuing – and at who comments on whose tracks – where a positive comment is also an arc, and the great majority of comments are positive. Having scraped data from the website, we can visualise networks of many thousands of nodes. We can then study these networks in various ways in order to get at the question of who is valuing whom, and whom that valued person is valuing in turn (for explanation of the principles involved, see Allington 2013; for preliminary findings, see Allington, Dueck, and Jordanous 2015, in press).
On the other hand, we are simultaneously carrying out interviews and observational research in offline contexts. This is important because relationships between producers are only partially lived out in public online spaces. Much valuing takes place through private online interactions, for example email. And face-to-face interactions are probably the most important of all. This helps us to understand the continued importance of physical location in producing cultural value, even in an age of instant global digital distribution – and in turn helps us to make sense of our quantitative data. Many music makers on SoundCloud appear to have a tendency to follow others who are based in the same city. Why, when they can follow people anywhere in the world – and when the SoundCloud website doesn’t organise producers’ accounts geographically, or provide helpful lists of ‘DJs near you’? While following an electronic music producer on SoundCloud is a way of publicly valuing his or her work, it may also reflect a pre-existing belief in the value of that work: a belief that may well have been formed through offline interactions – for example, attending a club night where a DJ (perhaps also a respected producer) plays one of that person’s tracks in his or her set.
So the problem we are dealing with now is not that, when we look at the interactions on SoundCloud, we are not seeing the production of cultural value. Rather, the problem is that a whole spectrum of different interactions is involved, and that these public online interactions are at the lower intensity end of it. And the solution to that problem is, we would suggest, more offline data collection – including for social network analysis – bringing the qualitative and quantitative sides of the research closer together.
See the valuing electronic music website for more details.
Allington, Daniel, Dueck, Byron, and Jordanous, Anna (2015, in press). ‘Networks of value in electronic music: SoundCloud, London, and the importance of place’. Cultural Trends 24 (3).
Bourdieu, Pierre (1993 ). ‘The production of belief: contribution to an economy of symbolic goods’. Trans. Richard Nice. In: Bourdieu, Pierre. The field of cultural production: essays on art and literature. Cambridge: Polity Press. 74-111.
Hesmondhalgh, David (2006). ‘Bourdieu, the media, and cultural production’. Media, Culture, and Society 28 (2): 211-231.
Our guest post for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Cultural Value Project blog is now live. It explains why this research is important for an understanding of elitism and arts funding. | 10258117 |
In September 2010, Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, announced a five-fold increase in the number of criminal prosecutions HMRC is to undertake to deter people from deliberately evading tax.
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China was a different place in 1982. But, what’s that have to do with Billy Casper Golf in 2014?
I’d never been outside the continental United States, until at the tender age of 29 and a newly-minted MBA from Columbia University. I spent what was left of my very modest net worth on a 3-week trip through Bali and China. Not Europe? I knew I’d get to Europe eventually, but I knew China and Indonesia would be vastly more difficult destinations to reach as the pressures of career and personal ties would unfold in the coming years. So, off I went.
My travelling companion in China was a Jesuit priest. Jim was learned and outgoing man, and owing to his vow of ‘poverty’, owned only a few prized possessions. One such possession was a Polaroid Instant Camera. Polaroid pioneered instant photography. You snapped a picture and then pulled a paper tab that was connected to a film cartridge inside the camera and then the action of physically pulling the film through two rollers activated the film development process. So, while you held a 3x5 sheath of paper (and chemical) in your hand, you watched the photo image develop right in your hand in less than a minute. It was brilliant, innovative, captivating, and convenient. You got 8 pictures to the film pack – then re-load; all for about $1.50 per picture. Digital photography had yet to be invented.
In 1982, China had one automobile for every 10,000 people. In the U.S. we had about 7,000 for every 10,000 people. There were no buildings taller than 10 stories. Construction scaffolding was bamboo. President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 was the first ever by a U.S. President and ended a 25-year period of international isolation between China and the West. There were few foreign visitors to China.
On the morning a bright summer day in June the city of Guilin, China Jim and I were walking the streets. We drew an instant crowd of curious residents most places we went owing to the fact that we were Caucasian and I was significantly taller than the average Chinese. Today was no different. Jim and I happened upon a store that offered ‘business equipment’ and proudly displayed a manual Smith-Corona typewriter in its almost barren storefront window. We walked inside and within minutes, and to the delight of a gathering of 60 or so Chinese pressing against us closely for a better look, Jim was typing a message at a brisk 60+ word-per-minute pace on the machine. The clatter and ‘magic’ of the machine impressed and delighted the residents who had never seen such a thing.
Back outside, Jim and I noticed a young mother carrying her 2-year-old child. Their expressions toward us were a mixture of curiosity, shyness, and wonderment. Jim pulled his Polaroid from his shoulder case and gestured to the ‘family’ to pose for a picture. Now in the midst of 100+ Chinese onlookers, Jim was trying to explain that he wanted to take a picture. This was not easy. They did not understand us, had never seen a camera, and so had difficulty understanding the meaning of ‘get closer’and ‘smile’, let alone ‘say cheese’, and so on.
Jim snapped a picture, pulled the photo through the roller, and waited. The group around us now swelled to several hundred spilling from the sidewalk into the street, craning to get a better glimpse of us, the camera, and whatever was about to happen. Jim handed the photo to the young mother who with the widest eyes and shrieks of incredulity watched as the photo she held in her hand of her and her child developed right before her eyes. The murmurs and laughter from the crush of onlookers close enough to see was palpable.
This was technology and its impact in 1982. This woman had a first-ever family picture on that day.
Since that time the world has seen the introduction of the personal computer, laptop computers, the internet, cell phones, iPods, smart phones, tablets, email, text messaging, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and dozens of other data-driven tools that connect and engage with people everywhere, in real time.
Today, China alone has more than 700 million smart-phone users; there are more than 2.5 billion people using the internet. Vast parts of our daily experience come to us in digital form. We don’t touch it; we see it, and we view more content about more topics in a single day than our ancestors in the 1800s saw in a lifetime.
So, Billy Casper Golf is ‘ramping up’ to play bigger and faster in the digital space. Why? Because a BCG golfer that plays one of our courses once-a-week is giving us 5-6 hours of their time and that leaves more than 160 hours in the remainder of the week that we have the opportunity to engage with them via the web or mobile device by offering relevant, fresh, creative, and timely content for their enjoyment. We want BCG, their favorite course, and our brand to become top-of-mind when they ARE AWAY from the golf course.
The contrast between 1982 and today is stark. Billy Casper Golf’s role in this spiraling evolution of data and connectivity is to create a place, platform, and forum for our golfers to stay connected with our company and courses 24/7. We will do this by hosting a robust web and digital presence that delivers interesting content to our golfers via their smartphones, PCs, and tablets. What’s meant by ‘interesting content’? Let me illustrate. If someone hosted a website that actually became a portal into ‘time-travel’, it would garner lots of interest. Heck, it would be overrun. If someone hosted a website that offered a cure for cancer or step-by-step instructions to harness cold-fusion as an energy source, both would be of high interest, to most everyone on the planet. You get the idea.
Our digital network will be a tool for us to create, feed, publish, and curate information about us, our golfers, our courses, our game, our industry, our opinions, our stories, our pictures, our videos, our experiences in and around golf. Good content draws an audience. It’s why newspapers, radio, and television were successful.
The Billy Casper Digital Network is a great idea that launches now. We are embracing today’s and tomorrow’s wave of technology to improve our connection with our golfers and keep them excited. While our digital network has a beginning point, it will evolve as it grows. Each of us within BCG has a role in the process of this evolution. We have the ability to do something in a digital forum with and for our golfers that has never been done before. We know our golfers will welcome the content and increased engagement with us – and yes, we intend to use the time with the golfer as a tool to increase our activity with them and enhance their loyalty. That’s good business and a good use of technology. | 252929977 |
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Over the past 15 years I’ve competed in some of the most extreme races in the world taking in the 7 continents plus the North Pole and have represented Ireland on 10 occasions in the Ultra Marathon, but my running career was almost over as quickly as it had started.
My first Ultra Marathon was a 150 Mile race across the Sahara Desert called the Marathon des Sables and it took 2 years of preparation to go from zero to being fit enough and able enough to complete this epic race. Every day of every month was pre planned and I knew exactly what I was to do and when to do it and before I knew it I was in Dublin Airport starting my journey to western Africa.
My 2 focussed years were now leading into this one week and then all of a sudden it was all over. Crossing the finish line was a very strange experience because rather than having that feeling of success I felt empty. My first thoughts were not about what I’d done but instead I was thinking what do I do now? I was lost and without any sense of direction.
I returned home and lost all interest in what I’d done and hardly wanted to talk about it. With no intention of doing anything like it ever again, I started to regress back to my old ways. This wasn’t because I didn’t want to but I just didn’t feel motivated enough to set myself a new goal.
It was only when another interesting race presented itself almost by accident that I began to regain my focus. When I started back training I got quite a shock to realise that I wasn’t as fit as I had been and a valuable lesson about running was learned when I stopped running. Fitness is not something you can just hold onto. You either use it or you lose it.
Since then I’ve always thought ahead and had future ideas but wouldn’t get too caught up in them too soon as they can distract from the closer short term goals and you may lose focus. I now use the finish line of a race as a new start line even if only to start back training.
Learning how to deal with this negative mindset has allowed me to continue on my running journey and even though these moments still arise I feel better able to deal with them as rather than fear them I expect them and that allows me to prepare for them.
Think beyond the finish line but stay in the moment.
Always have another goal in mind.
Mind over Matter. The Sub 3 hour Marathon. | 221904148 |
BVC have design and installed a central vacuum cleaning/ bulk removal system for an international food processing company.
The system removes beans, hulls and flaked materials conveying them to a filter separator via a rotary valve, discharging them into the waste product skip.
This enables operators to use hoses and tools for general heavy industrial vacuum cleaning.
This is one of a number BVC have recently installed others include a UK power station handling coal, a recycling plant where cars are reduced to their original materials and a facility which produces gypsum. | 29794790 |
Farina township was laid out in 1878 at Government Gums, as the most northerly point on the new railway extension from Port Augusta.
Farina is the Latin word for flour. This reflects the hopes that people had at the time that this would be the centre of a wheat growing region.
A local joke at the time was that the next two towns to be laid out should be called ‘Bran and Pollard’. | 244529549 |
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One of the easiest ways to save money and avoid overspending is by avoiding financing purchases. Rather than committing to a fixed payment for a prolonged period of time, we suggest making the payment to yourself in the form of a savings fund so that you can simply purchase the item in full.
When you are young, it is important that you get in the habit of saving early so that you can carry on this priority throughout your life. During this time, it is important that you try to keep your expenses low. As ready as you are to start living an independent lifestyle, it may be financially beneficial to live with your parents until you have saved 100% of what you spend.
If you categorize yourself as a busy Generation X individual, you may benefit by automating all of your expenses and savings. There are a variety of online services that can help you accomplish this goal, including the smartphone application Mint. Automating your expenses and bills will allow you to automatically budget.
Most importantly, do not get in the habit of overusing your credit card. Credit card debt is one of the most common financial hindrances all generations become accustomed to. Rather than using your credit card for the “purchases of your dreams,” leave your credit card for necessities that you know you can afford, such as gas each week.
We hope these helpful saving tips allow you to remain confident in your financial situation during each phase of your life. For all of your lending needs, contact Avis Lending with locations in Irvine, California and Lahaina, Hawaii. | 49946054 |
Television lovebirds Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary have always been expressing their love for each other on the social media. Interestingly, the couple got engaged and proved to others that their love was not only for a reality show. Recently, Prince again impressed Yuvika by making a tattoo of her name on his neck.
Their picture went viral on the internet in which one can see a tattoo on Prince’s neck. We must say that this lovely couple is giving relationship goals to many people by their warm love. Earlier, the duo had got engaged by exchanging rings and promised each other to live together forever.
In a statement, Prince had said about his marriage that, “We will get married soon and will announce too whenever I do.” On the work front, Prince is currently seen as a gang leader for the 15th season of ‘Roadies Xtreme’ on MTV while Yuvika will next be seen opposite Jimmy Shergill in ‘SP Chauhan’. | 126385289 |
NASA’s Antares rockets took three smartphones on its voyage to space, the first of its kind to become PhoneSats – smartphones used as tiny satellites. The program set a record by using the cheapest satellites in the history of the space program (possibly the cheapest in the history of man made satellites).
Smartphones offer a wealth of potential capabilities for flying small, low-cost, powerful satellites for atmospheric or Earth science, communications, or other space-born applications. They also may open space to a whole new generation of commercial, academic and citizen-space users.
Smartphones come with fast processors, great cameras, GPS technology, and radios – components that are extremely useful for satellite operation. For about $3500 to $7000, engineers can upgrade smartphones to miniature data-collecting devices capable of orbit. For this mission, Nasa chose the HTC-Nexus One with Android’s operating system with calling and texting disabled (so no, you can’t call the satellite phone). The phones were launched on April 22 and have since deorbited and disintegrated in the earth’s atmosphere. NASA is hoping to relaunch another set of satellites later this year so stay tuned!
You can see a map of the satellite’s short-lived trajectory on the project’s page.
Here are some photos that the phones were able to capture while still in orbit. | 58940771 |
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Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her naivety and love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath and her stay at nearby Northanger Abbey with preconceptions that have embarrassing and entertaining consequences. | 234253936 |
The Second Annual Young Patrons of Save the Children Gala is a spring-time black tie event of New York's young professionals and philanthropists to raise awareness and funds for the global humanitarian organization’s Return to Learning Fund for refugee children.
Today, an unprecedented number of children are on the move. During any emergency, education is typically the first service interrupted and the last to be restored. This year, as Save the Children celebrates 100 years of change for children, the Young Patrons are more committed than ever to making sure that displaced children have rapid access to learning opportunities and a strong start to their own recovery! The Return to Learning initiative aims to restore learning opportunities for refugee children within 30 days of displacement. With your help, we can ensure that education is a core component of emergency services that all refugee children receive, along with food, water and shelter.
Event Details: There will be hors d'oeuvres, an open bar, live entertainment and a special guest speaker.
Speaker and entertainment to be announced.
All ticket purchases will be tax deductible, minus the fair market value of the ticket.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions, inquiries or concerns?
Please email hello@savethechildrenyp.org and we will get back to you shortly.
No, but please bring a valid photo ID. We will be referencing a guest list.
Yes, but please email hello@savethechildrenyp.org with any name changes.
Is it okay if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?
No. Please email hello@savethechildrenyp.org with any name changes. If you give your ticket to someone else you must let us know the name of the guest who is taking your place in order for us to properly update our guest list.
Where can I park my car if I drive?
We strongly suggest taking a taxi or public transit.
What does the ticket include with purchase?
Hors d’oeuvres, open bar and entertainment.
Is there a cash or open bar? | 44357192 |
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Our client is looking for an experienced mobile vehicle technician to cover three of their sites, undertaking general mechanical duties for all types of jobs such as repair, service and maintenance, ensuring all work is carried out to the highest standards.
This vehicle technician / mechanic position offers hours Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm with overtime paid at time and a half. A company car is also included + additional bonus included for travel time between sites. | 306148248 |
Bottomless feeds and auto-play keep users from leaving but lock them into an infinite loop of consumption. We can maximize the overall quality of time spent by bounding the experience and prioritizing meaningful and relevant content.
Use an indicator to inform users when they are caught up to help curb zombie scrolling.
A better alternative to infinite scrolling is to provide users a way to explicitly load more content.
Autoplay videos prevent users from making a conscious choice. A better alternative is to require an explicit action to prevent harmful binge watching.
News feeds are purposely designed to auto-refill with reasons to keep you scrolling, and purposely eliminate any reason for you to pause, reconsider or leave.
Is Zombie Scrolling Syndrome Zapping Your Child’s Health? | 127245796 |
Jennifer Lopez who headlined her Vegas Residency show, reportedly fell on stage but bounced back gracefully in the swing of things.While performing on Saturday at her Vegas residency show, Jennifer Lopez took a spill on stage, and landed on her famous booty. She got help from a fan in the front row who helped her get back up.
Here is the video below;Jennifer Lopez, her famous fans and friends celebrated in her dressing room backstage after the show, where they danced and sang along to music, a source told ET. The 49-year-old’s boyfriend, Alex Rodriguez, was by her side, along with Jessica Alba, Sofia Vergara, DuaLipa, and Becky G. | 16654817 |
USD/CAD (USDCAD) rate forecast is 2.274. The (USDCAD) currency rate prediction is 2.274 USD for 2020 April 22, Wednesday; and 7.906 for 2024 April 22, Monday.
USD/CAD Forecast, USD/CAD currency rate prediction: Buy or sell USD/CAD pair?
USD/CAD Currency Rate is 1.340 today.
As of 2019 April 22, Monday current rate of USD/CAD is 1.340 and our data indicates that the currency rate has been in an uptrend for the past 1 year (or since its inception).
USD/CAD has been showing a rising tendency so we believe that similar market segments were very popular in the given time frame.
Our site uses a custom algorithm based on Deep Learning that helps our users to decide if USD/CAD could be a good portfolio addition for the future. These predictions take several variables into account such as volume changes, rate changes, market cycles.
Future currency rate of the currencies is predicted at 2.274 (6.421% ) after a year according to our prediction system.
This means that if you invested $100 now, your current investment may be worth $106.421 on 2020 April 22, Wednesday. | 190122965 |
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The first historical fiction I remember reading was one I borrowed from my mother’s bookshelf when I was twelve or thirteen. The jacket design promised romance, a handsome, heroic man, a beautiful, bold woman and the inevitable intrigue and dangers of eighteenth century Scotland. I could not put it down.
Ever since, historical fiction has been my preferred genre and I delight in finding new authors who explore a particular time in history. Philippa Gregory, Bernard Cornwell, Ken Follett, Anne Perry, Jean Auel, Rosemary Sutcliff, Taylor Caldwell, Sharon Kay Penman, Jean Plaidy, Daphne Du Maurier, Nigel Tranter, Sebastian Faulks – the list goes on and on.
These captivating stories, rooted in real events and characters, transport me to a time and place so different from my own. I could even convince myself that I was learning something! Some escape into whodunits, I escape into history.
In a way, then, it doesn’t surprise me that I was drawn into writing historical fiction when I began my first novel; drawn into, then entirely captivated to the point of obsession with the time and place of the early twentieth century. Often when I write, I lift my head with the sudden awareness of hunger and discover the entire house is dark, except for the light in my office. Once again, I have researched, pondered and written the day away.
What continues to intrigue me about this particular time in history is its tangible, tantalizing proximity – near enough for personal connection, distant enough for perspective, surprise and wonder. | 104865001 |
Compact and stylish, the Volkswagen Polo is a supermini on a mission. With a solid heritage and grown-up personality, it manages to offer just the right mix of performance, practicality, style and efficiency. Come and take a close look at the latest used Volkswagen Polo models for sale in Leigh-On-Sea at Progress Motor Company. Arrange a test drive and you'll get the chance to discover just how much fun you can have behind the wheel. Come to Progress Motor Company and you'll not only receive a warm welcome, but a member of the showroom team will be on hand to guide you through the full range of used cars available. | 251201627 |
Kutip stands for professional expertise relating to coverings and special elements made of glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP): Kutip - „Kunststofftechnik individuell & professionell“. Kutip has been represented a competent partner in all aspects of customers´ specifications regarding GRP construction since 2001. Our product line ranges from architectural GRP facades, elements for sewage treatment plants to components for industrial facilities. Production will be accomplished individually as well as according to special requirements: weather protection, thermal and evaporation loss, contamination, smell and noise pollution as well as prevention of germs transmission.
Special products such as belt conveyor system coverings and large-area cover panels outdoors form part of our unique portfolio. Collaborating with Kutip implies being on the safe side! Any questions? Contact us.
Applying glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) enables Kutip to offer almost unlimited opportunities according to scope for design and colours. From planning and calculation to manufacturing and assembly to final approval - everything from one source. Glass fibre reinforced plastic coverings made to measure subject to state of the art. Kutip is the right choice – convince yourself.
Being an expert regarding GRP specialised units, we make use of a very remarkable material for fabrication of our cover elements: glass fibre reinforced plastic, which contains excellent features compared to other materials: GRP is resistant to all atmospheric influences such as rain, snow, hail, heat, cold, UV radiation and even acid. | 110800468 |
Fertilizers flowing into a lake can cause the rapid growth of algae. How does the rapid growth of the algae affect the ecosystem of a lake?
It attracts more birds and other wildlife to the lake.
It prevents the loss of habitats for fish and other organisms.
It causes a rapid increase in the population of fish in the lake.
It causes a rapid increase in the population of plants in the lake. | 2968386 |
In a prayerful and beautiful celebration of faith and vocation, Brother James Thien Tran, O. Carm. (SEL), Brother Ignatius Tien Le, O. Carm. (SEL), Brother Mikhail Woodruffe, O. Carm. (SEL), Brother Paul Richmond, O. Carm. (SEL), and Brother Jeffrey Lima, O. Carm.(PCM) pronounced their first vows of obedience, poverty and chastity to God according to the Rule and Constitutions of the Order of Carmelites on Monday, June 8th at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Middletown, New York. Very Reverend Mario Esposito, O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the Province of Saint Elias presided, and Very Reverend William Harry, O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary preached. A lively luncheon followed with many Carmelite Brothers and Sisters, family and friends.
After having spent a year in the Interprovincial Novitiate Program at Brandsma Priory in Middletown, New York, the newly professed Brothers will begin ministry assignments or studies in various Carmelite houses in the United States, Vietnam & Trinidad.
We wish each of our newly professed friars every grace and blessing! May Our Lady of Mount Carmel watch over and sustain them in their Carmelite vocation. | 342342300 |
Pacific baseball wrapped up the series sweep over Santa Clara today with a 1-0 win, but that was just a footnote in a day that was owned by Pacific's pitcher.
Junior pitcher Ryan Shreve threw the fourth no-hitter in Pacific baseball history on Sunday. He faced 28 batters and retired 27 only allowing a hit-by-pitch in the fourth inning to get on base. Shreve retired the final 16 batters of the game and recorded a career-high nine strikeouts on his way to the historic day.
Shreve's no-no was the first for a Tiger pitcher since D.J. Houlton tossed one on May 11, 2001, in an 8-0 win over UC Riverside. It was just the third no-hitter in a nine-inning game for the Tigers. Houlton went on to pitch two seasons in the Majors with the Dodgers before moving on to pitch in Japan and Korea until 2014.
Shreve came near a no-hitter earlier this year when the Tigers played Loyola Marymount, he allowed just two hits in that one which the Tigers won 5-2. It was also his third complete game of the season.
Since WCC play has started, Shreve has pitched in five games and worked 37.0 innings and allowed a combined 17 hits and struck out 22 batters. Three of those five games were completed by Shreve.
Pacific scored the game's only run in the top of the second inning when sophomore Alex LeForestier got on with a leadoff walk. Senior Tyler Ryan doubled to move LeForestier to third and he eventually came home to score when senior Kevin Sandri grounded out to the shortstop to score LeForestier.
After the second, the game was all Ryan Shreve. He carried his team to the 1-0 win with a masterful performance on the mound that not-only clinched Pacific its 20th win of the season, but its first WCC series sweep since 2016 when the Tigers went on the road and swept Portland in a three-game series. It was only the third WCC sweep for the Tigers since joining the league in 2014. Pacific swept Chicago State to open the season back in February.
The Tigers are back at home next weekend to continue WCC play in a three-game series against San Francisco that begins on Thursday. | 87943318 |
Bad credit? This may help.
Most landlords and management companies want a minimum of 650 credit score, although they're looking for someone who has a credit score of 700 or above. Management companies are more strict and less flexible than independent landlords though. Another thing that might help is rent receipts that document on time payment, as well as good landlord references, if you have any.
You may end up needing a guarantor, though, and if so, know that most management companies want in state guarantors, however, there are some landlords who will accept out of state guarantors. Guarantor income is usually annual income 80x monthly rent, or in some cases, bank statements indicating sufficient liquidity to cover one years rent.
Many landlords will focus on the contents of the report in addition to the actual score. If your score is low (and 600 is low) because of repetitive failure to pay your bills rather than one or two items that relate to a particular account (maybe you are challenging some item) or event (medical bills) the landlord will likely conclude that you are not good a paying your bills and act accordingly.
For a better future it is important that you closely examine your credit report for accuracy (you are entitled to a free report from each of the 3 agencies one time per year - they will not give your credit score but it is the content that is important), challenge any errors (the closer to the time of the occurrence the better it is for you) and pay off any lingering minor issues that may be with a collection agency.
Moving forward, pay your bills on time (so many ruin their credit because of being late on a $20 credit card bill), maintain a good level of % credit available (do not max out any of your credit cards, spread your use over all your cards) and do not accept every credit card offer that comes you way. Congrats on your new job and enjoy NYC - it's a great town.
Flexibility in what you expect will really help you. You can always move out in a year to the apartment of your dreams, with a great reference letter from your NYC landlord in hand. | 313668732 |
but these roads are two lane, twisty roads that often are not treated.
Do we offer pick-up and drop-off services at Country Lane?
Yes! Our location should not interfere with your peace of mind. At Country Lane, we understand the demands of your schedule and are happy to help out.
What does pick up and delivery cost?
Our pick-up and delivery service prices are very fair and based on your location. Send an email to staff@countrylanepetresort.com with the details of your location and we will provide you our costs.
What vaccinations are required to board my dog at Country Lane?
For the safety of all the pets who board with us, we recommend all core vaccines are given 2 weeks prior to their visit with us.
In brief, your dog must have current DHLP – Parvo, Rabies and Bordetella Vaccinations to stay at Country Lane. In addition, we now require the Canine Influenza vaccine for all of our canine guests.
Having your best friend’s vaccinations up to date is an important step in protecting his health. No dog will be permitted to board at Country Lane unless his vaccinations are up to date. If you simply cannot get your dog to the vet for vaccinations or we determine vaccinations are not current upon arrival, we’ll do it for you. You must present proof of vaccination as provided by your vet upon check in. Before you board with us, be sure your pet is protected.
What vaccinations are required to board my cat at Country Lane?
Feline friends need protection from disease too. Vaccinations for cats are less straight forward than those required for dogs. Some vets recommend a Leukemia vaccination while other vets won’t give it. The same is true for the FIP vaccine. At Country Lane we recommend the following shots: RCP (sometimes listed as FVRCP), Rabies and Feline Leukemia. However, if your vet doesn’t believe these shots are in the best interest of your pet, let us know and we’ll make an exception. We’ve come to this conclusion after discussing the matter with local vets. Please note that Rabies is legally required for all pets even if you never intend to board them.
What should I do if I don’t have my pet’s vaccinations up to date?
It’s easy! Country Lane will take your pet to our kennel vet and have your shots done for you! This service carries a charge of $30.00 dollars plus the cost of the vaccinations. Please let us know prior to boarding that you desire this service so that we can make an appointment for your pet.
What about food for my pet during her stay?
Country Lane Pet Resort is proud to be apart of the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky dog community. We also proud to support our locally based businesses and serve Iams brand foods to our guests. If your dog or cat requires something else, you are welcome to provide it. In fact, we are big fans of maintaining a guests diet since a sudden change in their diet can sometimes bring on an upset stomach which can result in a soft stool. Please be certain your pet is familiar with any diet you bring.
What does it cost to have you pet as our guest?
If you are boarding more than one dog, and they are sharing a room the rate is $23.00 per day for the additional guest. All boarding charges are calculated by the night. To estimate your bill, simply multiply the total number of nights your pet will be with us by the price listed above. (For example, one dog arriving on the 10th of the month and going home on the 15th of the month will have a five day board at an estimated cost of $100.00 dollars.) Charging by the night is significantly different than charging by the 24 hour clock. For example, if your pet arrives Friday morning and departs Sunday evening, your pet will have been with us 3 complete days. Your charge for the weekend stay is based on only 2 nights (Friday and Saturday night) not 3 days.
We don’t have a late check out penalty. All you need do is pick up your pet during any of our regular business hours on the date agreed and no additional charges will be levied against your account. Many boarding facilities have a 10:00 a.m. check out time and charge a full extra day if you’re late. Our policy allows you to come home late in the day from your travel and still pick up your pet without facing a late fee.
When can I bring my pet or pick him up?
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday: Afternoons 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
If you have an expensive dog bed, leave it at home. Dogs behave differently when they are boarding and sometimes shred their bedding. If we find your pet has shredded his bedding, we’ll take it away from him (ingested cloth can be a serious medical problem) but her bed will never be the same.
Make sure the bedding you bring is washable. We want to keep your pet’s area clean.
Small kitchen rugs make excellent bedding. The braided kind you put in front of the sink. You may notice that your pet sleeps on it a good bit of the time at home! They wash easily and provide a good barrier between the dog and floor. An old beach towel is also good choice. They’re big and comfortable, and if they were bought on that vacation years ago it won’t be a great loss if your pet chews them up. We can also wash them if need be. You may want to let your pet sleep on them at home a day or two before boarding so that both the scent of the pet as well as your home are on the towel.
If you bring toys, we suggest NylaBones, Kongs, Booda bones and so on. Don’t bring rawhide unless you have given them to your pet REPEATEDLY in the past and are sure they won’t pose a hazard. We’ve got plenty of tennis balls, so no need to bring your own. Plastic toys are not a good idea since they’re a choking hazard.
Please be sure to label anything you wish to have your pet’s belongings returned to you at the conclusion of your his or her stay with us.
Can my pet be groomed while at Country Lane?
At Country Lane, we provide you with options. A deluxe exit bath that makes your pet smell great is $15.00. We can also arrange a complete grooming for your pet while he is with us. Just let us know what your needs are.
What happens if my pet becomes sick or is injured while staying at Country Lane?
Of course we want your pet to remain healthy while he stays in our kennel, but from time to time a guest does become ill. If your pet gets sick we take him to the vet promptly. If possible, we’ll take your pet to the vet of your choice. If your pet becomes ill after hours or on the weekends, we have an arrangement with an emergency vet clinic who will take our guests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All expenses associated with a visit to the veterinarian’s office will be passed on to the client with no extra charge. You will also be responsible for transportation and any veterinarian charges. As a kennel, some vets are gracious enough to give us a discount for services rendered. Any discounts will be passed on to the pet owner.
Still have more questions? Feel free to contact us! | 325048765 |
Oppo has announced two flagship phones on October 29, 2014 i.e. the Oppo N3 and Oppo R5. We had posted the complete Oppo R5 specs and features a while ago, here are complete Oppo N3 Specs and Features. | 298774544 |
Throughout the Lifespan system, our hospitals and affiliated practices offer primary care services focused on preventive medicine and keeping you healthy. Internal medicine physicians see patients 18 and older; family medicine physicians see patients of all ages, from infants to seniors; and pediatricians see children from birth to age 21.
Newport Hospital announced that Tanya Rodriguez, MD, has joined the Newport Hospital medical staff as part of Family Physicians of Tiverton and Little Compton and NHCC Medical Associates. | 204547903 |
Oak Ridge Trail is a hiking and horse trail in Wheeler County, Georgia. It is within Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge. It is 1.7 miles long and begins at 175 feet altitude. Traveling the entire trail is 3.5 miles with a total elevation gain of 189 feet.
One of Georgia's best trails, Oak Ridge Trail is located near Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge, GA. Trails' printable online topo maps offer shaded and un-shaded reliefs, and aerial photos too. Use topographic maps to find elevation, print high resolution maps, save a PNG, or just learn the topography around Oak Ridge Trail. You can also get free latitude and longitude coordinates from the topographical map and set your GPS. Premium members can download or print any topo and cover more terrain when you map your Oak Ridge Trail route ahead of time. | 80730069 |
前の投稿The Broadcom® HCPL-4731 device is a very-low-power consumption, high-gain dual-channel optocoupler and is pin compatible with the popular standard HCPL-2731. https://bit.ly/2rCRtHE 次の投稿Attending #Think2019? Join Broadcom at booth #301 to learn about Mainframe Security, DevOps, AIOps and more. | 15967634 |
Handheld Conf 2013 - where people spoke, sang and discussed handheld for the web.
Jon Hicks presented some interesting implementations of iconography for the web and creating your own none-complex and recognisable icons for the web. This is the way forward for both designers and developers to be looking versus the time consuming process of designing and coding CSS sprites for a multitude of different device resolutions.
Mark Boulton spoke of the importance in conquering new ground everyday on the web and leaving a clear path for those who follow our path in terms of a career or study.
Andy Clark has had a lot of experience creating the right client sign-off process. Involving clients early on in the design process is paramount. There shouldn’t be just one big reveal to the client of a design once it’s ‘finished’; instead there should be focus on presenting individual elements of a design like typography, icon sets and colours first.
Concluding the conference was a nice touch of Welshness with a male voice choir singing “We’ll keep a welcome in the hillside”. It was a fabulous event although with less focus on application development and technologies as the year before. All credit to those involved including the organisers Craig Lockwood and Amie Lockwood. | 168573593 |
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NV servo control enables the feeding precision is up to ±0.01 mm.
Floating feeding clamp clier make sure the material can not be scratched.
Spray lubrcation system improves the long-life of saw blade.
Interactive touch screen is easy to operate and fast to change the material size.
This high speed sawing machine can be equipped with either HSS or Carbide blades. | 58920826 |
Michelle Fabio has just posted an informative new article on registering green trademarks. It’s a must-read, and I’m not just saying that because I am quoted in the piece. Please check it out by clicking this link.
Please check out my new article on green branding, entitled “When Green Means No”, which was just published in the latest issue of Intellectual Property Magazine. The article deals with green brand conception, protection, and registration, green certification marks, greenwashing, and other opportunities and challenges in marketing green products. | 75475790 |
Episode 49: What Makes a Great Team?
Episode 47: Want to be a better leader? Start by increasing your Well-Being?
We all have assignments that are better off shared. They may be too large for us to successfully accomplish alone, or they may carry the opportunity to develop our team. Perhaps we have a project or task perfectly suited for the talents of someone else. Delegation is the dance of prioritization, productivity, pressure, and people development: the art of developing both others and ourselves. Join Jeff Smith and his co-host and colleague Jennifer Owen-O’Quill, Leadership and Strategy Consultant at Voltage Leadership Consulting, as they explore the art of Deliberate Delegation. What assignments will you share today? Listen in for some fresh insights and discover how to find the sweet spot where time and talents intersect.
EP. 17- what are you going to be great at this year?
Episode 17: What are you going to be great at this year?
It is that time of year where we set goals, make resolutions, assess our life and profess our need for change. Yet, most of us revert back to our old ways by mid-January to early February. Are we just fooling ourselves into thinking we need to change? Is our will power just terrible? Is change really even possible? These are all good questions. I believe many of us have good intentions to change but we do not really have a path that will lead us to change. Additionally, many of us try to change too much or too quickly to be successful. Okay, should I just give up now? No way! Please join Jennifer Owen-O’Quill and Jeff Smith as we will share some of our best practices about goal setting and provide inspiration for you from our client’s stories. We are looking forward to you joining us at our next Voltcast: Illuminating Leadership and hearing some of your best practices around goal setting.
Wow, 2016 was a fast-paced, full of change and interesting year. We will be reviewing lessons learned from our own business and from our client’s experiences. We will be sharing thoughts on acquisitions, new product launches, hiring new talent, firing some talent, moving to new locations and other case studies that we worked with in 2016. Please join Jeff Smith on Voltcast Illuminating Leadership as he will also share his own learning's from launching a radio show, writing a book and other thoughts from a successful year.
We are blessed to work with amazing leaders all over the globe, and we are going to share some of the tools, tips and best practices from leaders we work with. These tips from CEO’s, CFO’s, Directors, Front Line Managers, Team Leads and Project Managers. This fast-moving dialogue will include stories, successes and challenges that our leaders have experienced. Join us as Jeff Smith, Jennifer Owen-O’Quill, and Lee Hubert share our stories and ideas. We believe this will help give you ideas to continue to grow to your next level of leadership and performance in the coming year.
To perform with excellence leaders must be both prepared themselves and capable coaches of others. As the year comes to a close and we turn to the New Year, what new ideas and skills will you and your team need to add to succeed? Join us as Jeff and Jennifer share best practices for creating and shepherding Individual Development Plans, and the top resources they use personally and with their clients to ensure that all of us continue to grow to our next level of leadership and performance in the coming year. | 338512278 |
Around the world states are stepping up to respond to today´s challenges. Away from the spotlight, one Billion people volunteer their time and efforts to extend support especially in times of crisis. Such volunteerism is a big resource for peace and development. But questions regarding volunteerism and how governments and other actors can engage with volunteers remain.
The State of the World´s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) is a UN flagship publication to inform and advocate the role and contribution of volunteerism for peace and development. Published every three years by UN Volunteers (UNV), the report aims to strengthen the understanding of volunteerism and demonstrates its universality, scope and reach in the twenty-first century. The aim is not only to gather the best experiences with volunteerism and the respective lessons learned but also to locate the role of volunteerism in the nexus of peace, security, and development.
Presenting new evidence on the role of volunteerism in resilient communities and on the value of volunteerism in relation to other types of resilience interventions, SWVR 2018 focuses on three key features.
Besides the publication of the most recent field research results, the report provides governments, UN-agencies, and other organisations involved in volunteerism with respective policy recommendations. By demonstrating evidence of the value of volunteerism, the report also reinforces the need to integrate volunteerism in peace and development efforts as well as to link global strategies and commitments with the grassroots action by volunteers at the frontlines.
The SWVRs publication will be launched online during a live interactive event on 18 July 2018 from 01.15 to 02.30 pm. | 172199570 |
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Flies have a special mouth part called a proboscis.. Much like the way the boy in the photo is using a straw, a fly uses its proboscis to drink liquids. Since flies do not have teeth, can they eat solid foods?
Many scientists use flies to study learning and memory, though.. behaviors and long memories like humans do, flies and other insects behave according to a. Larvae eat different kinds of food, have different enemies, and move in a different .
In 2013, the organization published a report that detailed why bugs could be a solution for food shortages in the future. Here, Eat This, Not That runs down five of the most nutritious bugs out there (according to research published by the UN and the USDA) and what they can do for your body.
West Nile Virus: An Update of West Nile Totals Update: West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 12 Connecticut Towns. The connecticut agricultural experiment station (CAES) announced today that mosquitoes trapped in 12 towns have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) so far this season.
Crane flies are also known as skeeter eaters or mosquito hawks, but they don’t eat mosquitoes. crane flies are fragile insects that come up in large numbers during late summer. These long-legged flies may look like huge mosquitoes, but they do not bite or sting humans.
What does a pet chameleon eat in captivity, and what can you do to ensure it gets the proper nourishment from its food? You’ll find the answers inside. | 321852522 |
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An item donated to the Museum of Russian Icons, located in Clinton.
The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton has received a donation of items from a Massachusetts couple constituting the largest and most valuable gift since the museum was established in 2006. The museum did not specify the amount.
The donation of 18th and 19th-century Russian icons and artifacts from Bourne, Mass. collectors Edward and Joan Simpson include 119 pieces such as bronze crosses and a jeweled and enameled wedding crown.
It's the most significant private donation since the museum opened, said Curator and CEO Kent Russell in an announcement Tuesday.
The items were acquired by the Bourne couple primarily from Moscow's famous open-air Izmaylovo Market beginning in the early 1990s, the museum said.
According to Russell, the items reflect late 18th-century Russia, a time period that the museum had been lacking.
"This gift adds many unusual icon subjects such as the Pure Soul, Prayer of the Cup, rare examples of carved icons, a wedding crown, and new regions and styles not previously represented in our collection," he said. | 224377382 |
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Augmented Reality (AR) in its current definition is the overlay of digital information on a real-world view. In practical terms, it is the process of recognising specific physical objects in a device’s camera and superimposing digital content such as video, audio or 3D models.
Visual recognition is one aspect of AR which encompasses image, object, scene and facial recognition. Computer vision technology is used to identify shapes and patterns through a complicated set of mathematical models. These models and processes are all facets of Machine Learning (ML) that drive Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ML is the science of “teaching” the system to look for commonalities and patterns and assessing the probability that a match is found. Effectively, with a set of mathematical models in place, the system is fed a collection of information that represents a positive match. For instance, if we want to teach the system to identify a cat, we provide thousands of images of cats and let the system process and find common visual patterns across all the images.
This is known as deep learning where the outcome is a system that can recognise and track almost any pattern. With this capability, we can inject a virtual projection into the area that is being recognised and tracked to deliver, what is called, an augmented reality experience.
The power of AI and ML is being able to make decisions based on the real-world scenario. Let’s consider its application in a security surveillance system. A machine that has been trained to detect weapons, such as knives and guns, can be used to observe CCTV security vision. In real-time, it can look for patterns in the scene that resemble its definition of a weapon. If identified, a notification alarm could be raised for someone to act.
Pattern recognition is not limited to visual only. Auditory, gesture and other data patterns can also be “taught” using ML. Continuing with our security surveillance example, a trained machine could be used to listen to sounds in the environment and detect patterns of shouting or offensive language being used.
One of the hurdles in training a machine to identify patterns is sourcing enough material that is deemed a “positive match”. In these cases, systems are designed with feedback loops to allow machines to “learn by experience”. If for some reason the machine fails to detect what it is supposed to, it can be taught what was missing in the initial dataset and be trained to act on it the next time it occurs. All this is supported by an aspect of ML called “convolutional neural networks”. Different nodes that perform specific mathematical functions on the dataset are interconnected to achieve the specified outcome.
In a time when vast amounts of information is available at our fingertips, being able to recognise the world around us and decipher what is relevant will become critical. Whether at work, at home or in a social setting, successful real-world augmentation will rely on AI and ML observing and recognising our environment and adapting information to match our situation.
As hardware technology improves and wearable, handsfree devices become a reality, ML and AR will become an integral, yet ambient part of our lives.
Simon Galanakis is a passionate advocate of effective AR experiences and is currently Appearition’s Platform Architect and Senior Solution Designer. | 10028360 |
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We are passionate about sport, are active athletes ourselves, and are experienced in what we do.
I completed my Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago in 2000 and then went on to complete a Post Graduate Diploma and Masters in Sports Physiotherapy in 2005 and 2006 respectively. My Master's topic was on "Low Back Motion in Cyclists" and involved a 12 camera 3D motion analysis system and lots of number crunching after the initial fun of playing with 3d stick cyclists on the computer.
I started Optimal Performance in 2011 and it is the workplace that I have always wanted to have. I love that we combine classes, gym, physio, massage, bikefits and running all under one roof. I am lucky to have a great team around me including my wife, Vic.
I have been racing bikes since 1994 and have represented Otago and New Zealand on both road and track. Over the years I have won ten national titles, an Oceania title and placed as high as 5th at World Cup level. I have won domestic tours and won stages at both Wellington and Southland tours as well as taking the KOM title at the Tour of Southland on the way to finishing 3rd on GC in 2005.
I look forward to competing in the 2018 Pioneer stage race and am working on my running for half marathons. In 2019 I’ll be entering my first multisport race since high school; the Red Bull Defiance.
I have the pleasure of being able to combine my passion for cycling with a job that I really enjoy, morphing them together to provide bikesetups, coaching, gym programmes and injury prevention and treatment with a real difference.
I joined the team in January, 2017, and although I am the shortest team member, I make up for it in personality. I graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor’s of Physiotherapy in 2016, and I am excited to have escaped Dunedin to work at Optimal performance full time. I am passionate about treating injuries in a private practise setting, and I enjoy working with sporting and non-sporting individuals.
I grew up locally in the country and was a ballet dancer for 12 years throughout my childhood. I have dabbled in box fit classes and yoga this year. I am now looking into Pilates instructor training, so I can start taking more pilates classes at Optimal Performance in the near future, and regain my flexibility from when I was a dancer. I am also attempting to become a runner. I've participated in some of our running groups in Hagley Park, and I'm hoping to improve further as the weather gets warmer.
In my spare time I'm learning how to do up my little house that I recently bought, so I will be spending a lot of my weekends painting and decorating, and attempting to make gluten free food taste good.
I graduated from The University of Otago School of physiotherapy in 2013. After graduating I worked full time in Christchurch at a sports specific private clinic for one year, and have worked at Optimal Performance for three years.
I have worked with top level club rugby teams for the past 5 years and gained extensive on and off field physiotherapy experience.
I have a special interest in strengthening and rehabilitation for fast return to sports and activities. I am especially interested in low back, shoulder, hip and knee injuries, as well as running and cycling injury rehabilitation, and preventative injury solutions. I have recently started a running group, which I lead on behalf of the clinic.
Having previously represented Canterbury for athletics and cross country, I have always had a passion for the outdoors, and I love keeping fit. Outside of the clinic I spend my time running and cycling, as well as recently taking up multisport events. I also love to travel, spend as much time as I can with friends and family, and exploring new places.
I have been working part-time on reception at Optimal Performance for the past two years, following completion of a Bachelor of Science at the University of Canterbury in 2015.
I enjoy meeting and getting to know our clients. It is always rewarding seeing clients leave satisfied and a step closer to achieving their goals.
Away from the clinic, I am a keen multisporter and adventure racer. When I’m not behind the desk, I can be found taking to the trails and roads of the Canterbury hills by bike or foot, or kayaking on a local river. I also enjoy the opportunities my racing allows me to travel to remote corners of New Zealand and around the world.
I started working for Optimal Performance in June 2017, after moving to Christchurch from the UK. I graduated from the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom in 2015 with a First Class Degree in Physiotherapy and I am very excited to further my physiotherapy career here in New Zealand.
I have experience in working with a range of musculoskeletal conditions. Before moving to New Zealand, I worked on a hospital ward for 9 months and worked in a musculoskeletal setting for 1 year, working mostly in GP clinics. I also worked for Norwich City Football Club Academy where I was involved in the acute management of injuries, as well as the rehabilitation process to facilitate return to sport. I enjoy working with and treating patients of all ages. I am passionate about helping patients achieve their goals and return to full function.
I have been involved in sport throughout my life and have played tennis in National competitions in the UK. As a junior (Under 18) I achieved a ranking of number 13 in the UK. I have continued to play senior tennis to a high level and I have joined Cashmere Tennis Club where I will be playing in the Premier Division in Christchurch this year. I understand what is required to train and compete at an elite level and I am able to use my knowledge of sport to facilitate your return to activity. I am also a keen golfer and look forward to continue playing in New Zealand.
First Class Degree, BSc Physiotherapy.
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Sofia Richie attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Patron of the Artists Awards.
When it comes to glam, the Richie family has it covered. Sofia and her dad, Lionel, stole the red carpet last night at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Patron of the Artists Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 19-year-old model made a statement in sparkly drop earrings and a pantless white blazer dress. It’s a daring yet flattering trend made popular by many big names, including Kim Kardashian and Céline Dion.
What made Richie’s outfit different was the strong contrast she achieved between her blazer and her shoes. She went with black strappy pointed pumps by Francesco Russo, which juxtaposed beautifully with the rest of her ensemble. If you’re feeling a similar look for your next formal event, we spotted an affordable alternative by Jessica Simpson that’s currently half off online.
The star-studded SAG Awards are coming up on Jan. 21, so stay tuned to see what some of the biggest names in television and film put together for the red carpet that night.
Sofia Richie makes an appearance with her dad, Lionel. | 324152701 |
There are more than just a few nutty Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory fan theories circling the internet. Some suggest Willy Wonka was a serial killer. Others say that the story is an homage to Dante’s Inferno. The latest Willy Wonka theory revolves around the infamous Golden Tickets, and comes from the brain of Reddit user Paulvs88.
Paulvs88 thinks that perhaps Wonka pre-planned Charlie Bucket finding the final Golden Ticket. In an effort to find a locally-based heir to the Wonka Factory with a good head on his shoulders, Wonka and his hired help set up a scenario to find the right kid for the job.
Gene Wilder played the reporter in Paraguay who declared all the Golden Tickets had been found. That implies that Wonka was disguised as the reporter and fabricated that information in order to set up his planned scheme for Charlie Bucket.
"Bill gives the kids candy and sells it as well. He reports to Wonka about everything. Wonka instructs Bill to give the last ticket to a local kid, a poor kid, an unselfish kid. Bill probably already knows these things about Charlie but just need to confirm them."
"Charlie NEVER gets to choose what candy to buy grandpa Joe. Bill says 'here, try a traditional Wonka bar this time' and grabs one. He doesn't grab one from the stack as an owner would, he takes the display one and hands it to Charlie. He knew exactly which one had the ticket."
This theory doesn’t seem all that shocking and sinister right off the bat. But when you think about how Wonka pulled other kids into the mix, knowing all along that Charlie was going to win, you might start to see why this theory is a little dismal.
Wonka put the lives of four innocent kids in danger, all to keep an air of mystery around himself and his factory. Or perhaps Wonka had it out for these kids in the first place and used this competition, and Charlie, to punish them.
Maybe we’ll never know if any of these Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory theories actually hold water. But they certainly give people a lot to think about! | 316166229 |
In the summer of 2012, the Rolling Stones celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first gig at the Marquee Club in London.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the original bad boys of rock and roll have endured for a half century despite drug and alcohol problems, several changes to the band’s line-up, and occasional rumors of impending retirement or break-up. (I’m sure all of those “this is the final tour” rumors must have sold a lot of concert tickets over the years).
The first time I completely “got” the Stones was when I saw the movie “The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus”, a film of performances by the Stones, The Who, and others, which was shot in 1968 but not released until 1996. Frontman Mick Jagger’s stage performance is fabulous – nothing like the manic, arena-strutting rooster impersonations most of us know him for, with the rest of the band solidly delivering.
You may or may not be a fan or even “get” the Stones, but one thing is undeniable: SEO is like the Rolling Stones. Sound far-fetched to you? Read on and become converted!
Once called “one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll” with a performance style said to have “opened up definitions of gendered masculinity and so laid the foundations for self-invention and sexual plasticity which are now an integral part of contemporary youth culture”, Jagger has certainly garnered a ton of attention over the years both professionally and personally.
Every band needs a dynamic & engaging frontman as the primary focal point to captivate an audience’s attention. In SEO, a website’s search engine rankings are just like Jagger. People are captivated by Jagger’s movements onstage, and they’re similarly captivated by movements in their rankings. But just as Mick is not the only focal point the Stones present, rankings are not the only focal point in SEO either. In fact, many SEOs suggest focusing more on site traffic and conversions than rankings.
But when all is said and done, for better or worse, Mick gets the lion’s share of the attention and it’s the same with rankings in SEO.
Expelled from college for truancy as a youth, tried on drug-related charges five times as an adult, and once called “mad, bad, and dangerous to know,” Richards is the undisputed bad boy of the band.
Urban legends circulated that Richards routinely traveled to Switzerland to have his drug-riddled “dirty” blood replaced with fresh plasma. There were even unsubstantiated rumors that Richards was so jealous of the better-looking, hard-partying Stones guitar player Brian Jones that he contributed to or even somehow caused Jones’ drowning death in his own swimming pool in 1969.
Like Richards, SEO has a bit of a reputation problem. Our email in-boxes flood with promises that our site can rank #1 for any keyword we want starting tomorrow by hiring such-and-such SEO company. SEO is perceived by some to be on the same level as snake oil salesmen. Some see SEO as a profession dedicated to manipulating Google’s search results with our “evil SEO practices” (cue the evil laughter soundtrack).
All professions have good and bad actors and SEO is no different. While Richards is probably laughing all the way to the bank about his bad-boy image, the SEO community struggles with a somewhat-tarnished reputation.
A former member of well-known bands like The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, and The Birds, Wood joined the Stones in 1975 to replace guitarist Mick Taylor. Wood plays rhythm, lead, bass and slide guitar. He also writes and co-writes songs, sings, and has released solo albums. On top of all of that, Wood is a well-known visual artist, hosts his own radio show, and has his own record company, “Wooden Records”. Clearly Ronnie wears a lot of hats.
And that’s just scratching the surface of what an SEO needs to know and be able to do; there’s much more. Ronnie, I think, would dig being an SEO.
An accomplished jazz drummer, Watts joined the Stones in 1963. Watts’ demeanor on- and off-stage is much more subdued and calm, especially when compared with his highly flamboyant bandmates. Steadily drumming away on recordings and live tours over the past 49 years, Watts has done his thing with little limelight or personal controversy. Quietly and ceaselessly, Watts has contributed to the success of the Stones without much fanfare.
SEO is not as hip and trendy as social media marketing. SEO is not as immediately measurable as paid search – it takes longer to see results. But SEO quietly and ceaselessly drives traffic, and often the majority of it.
SEO is the steady drum beat that provides the solid backbone of traffic and conversions to websites. Social networking sites may come and go, and paid campaign budgets my shrink or dry up, but SEO just keeps on banging away with little fanfare or limelight. Just like Charlie.
That was the title of their debut album in May 1964. In the ensuing 50 years they’ve released more than two dozen studio albums and had numerous hits. But from time to time, rumors swirled that the Stones were going to stop rolling – that they were breaking up or retiring. Those rumors continue.
The term “SEO” was coined in 1995 and in the 19 years since, it’s cranked out ‘hits’ too. And of course anyone involved in SEO has heard the rumors and assertions that SEO is dying or even already dead. Yet, despite the many proclamations of SEO’s demise, it seems to just keep on rolling along… Just like the Rolling Stones.
What other ways do you think that SEO is like the Rolling Stones? I can hardly wait to hear your ideas – share them in the comments below.
This is an awesome article! An odd comparison to SEO but this makes sense. Love the meme btw.
Excellent. Of all the ways I’ve heard SEO explained, this one is the best. Of course, I’m a Stones fan, so maybe that helps.
David interesting comparison to SEO. It would be nice to see an infographic of this as well.
I am a fan of the Rolling Stones and the comparison is excellent. | 164830551 |
A winter workout rut? Not here!
So here are some tips on how to stay active when it’s less than desirable outside. Some of these are practical and some are safety-related. Some relate to running, some are general exercise.
Even more relevant now following the sad news from Aldershot this week, which really made me think. It could have been any of us. Running outside in the dark = potential dangers, even if you’re on the pavement and think you’re safe. Don’t take risks down unlit alleyways in dodgy estates, don’t wear your headphones, watch out for things laying in wait to trip you up and stick to places where there are more lights and people. I know this isn’t always the case – but your tripping over danger/dodgy person danger ratio will probably flex depending on where you live, so adjust accordingly. Wear high viz, run towards oncoming traffic if you have no pavement option – basically don’t take risks. Unfortunately, some things are out of our control, but make sure that you change the things you can.
Pick your poison. Are you a morning or an evening exerciser? I tend to find at this point in the year, it’s much harder to go out again in the evening once it’s dark so I tend to pick the mornings. This means I’ve set my heating to come on earlier and I don’t often leave the house when it’s light, but it is worth it knowing that I can get home and crash after a long day.
To combat this – I do try and run at lunchtime. Or gym at 3pm (it’s super quiet!). Luckily, I work somewhere where this is possible. More sleep, more light, more motivation – and a safer run in the daytime.
Pick a team sport. My current thing is Monday night netball – and when I complain about the cold with other people, it’s more bearable. If you aren’t a team sport person, pick a workout buddy or sign up for a class that you can’t cancel. Also, a 2 mile run to netball is a good warmup AND means you add another run to the week.
This is the case for any time of day, any time of year – get everything ready so you have no excuses. Lay out all your clothes. Make your lunch. Get all your layers ready. Always have a raincoat in your bag for when it starts raining and you’ve got to cycle home…also take spare socks. I also go to work in my running stuff (again, #perks) so it forces me to feel like I wore it for a purpose.
Food is key – I HATE going out to buy food if I’ve already been for a run and have come back. Make life easy for yourself – come back, eat dinner, shower, bed. WIN.
Layers, gloves, hats, scarves, everything. Being under or overdressed can make a significant different to your enjoyment, and I would always err on the over-dressed side. You can always take layers off, you can’t add them when you’re 10km from home!
Sometimes it’s harder to train in the cold. It takes longer to warm up, it’s icy, you are mentally checked out and back home in bed already…so don’t push it every time, don’t stress if you miss one workout and don’t take risks just to fit it in. A warm up becomes more and more important when your body temperature is going to be lower – don’t skip it and risk an injury.
There is something exceptionally exciting about running outside in the cold, running in the snow, feeling the cold air filling your lungs. The scenery can be great at this time of year – think crisp frosts, autumn leaves and clear sunny wintery skies. (Or rain, dark, cold and miserable, but lets not focus on that). Then you are free to snuggle up in something cosy for the rest of the day and truly feel you deserved it! | 99668040 |
The Lotus Evora Sport 410 has more power, a lower centre of gravity, is 70kgs lighter than an Evora 400 with a kerb weight just 1,325 kg, has 15% more downforce and builds on the achievements of the excellent Evora 400. It's faster and the the significant reduction in mass has allowed sharper, more agile and intuitive handling - with even greater accuracy and feel.
We were lucky enough to secure 1 out of the 5 vehicles built in this spec for Australia in a very classic black and gold trim, a nod to the JPS liveries of old. | 248481210 |
Why in the heck did I need two in the first place? Who knows.
I thought I would be able to keep them both separate, but it is just becoming a hassle & I want to combine art & home & lifestyle all together.
But the truth is, all of those are part of me & it stunk to try to separate and yet combine both.
like through twitter, facebook, etsy, etc.
I want to be one entity. So Cross My Hooks will still stay up....but everything will now be focused on this blog.
I just think Five Sixteenths defines my style more. I like the design I made, the aesthetic, etc. And I want to start to blog more about me all around. I think I will finally have time for that!
I can just blog about me.
After all, there really are no rules to what you can and can't blog about.
And who says I can't do what I please!
I can actually take time to nurture the blog & to help it grow.
I can throw in things like pics from instagram of the puppy, food, & the bbfl as we go grocery shopping.
I also don't want to juggle 3 blogs with est. 1839 being a newbie and all.
I am so excited to get back to working on that too!
My three friends, Amy, Jenni & Megan have been rocking it out with me & we are moving right along.
In the next week or so, new color scheme for the blog will be in the works since the yellow is sorta hard to read.
so anyway, that may be the change that is happening in my life.
I will still do DIY's, I will still feature artists (because that is really important to me), I will still showcase work (mine & others), but it will be about my life.......not just crafts or decor.
What do you think? Have you ever decided to let a blog go & take a different direction? | 20271999 |
Fellowships/internships for graduates, available details about degree requirements are included in the description. Most of these are not limited to recent graduates.
General Opportunities are typically those opportunities that do not fit under the heading of fellowship/internship.
Beyond Sputnik: US Science Policy in the 21st Century maintains a great, longer list. If you have suggestions of opportunities that can be added to this list, then please email those to us.
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship: A 10-week summer program for undergraduate and graduate students.
Berkner Space Policy Internship: For undergraduates who have completed their junior year, summer and autumn internships exist, and they last for 10 weeks. Deadlines vary with the start date.
National Academies' Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program: A 12-week program for graduate students or those recently receiving their PhD. This is a popular entry point into science policy. The 2019 session will take place 22 January − 12 April. Next Application Deadline: 7 September 2018.
AAAS Science and Technology Fellowships: AAAS fellows are placed in various executive branch agencies such as the State Department, EPA, NSF, etc. The AAAS also directly sponsors two Congressional fellows who work at Congressional offices or committees. In general, you must have defended your PhD by the application deadline.
AGU Congressional Science Fellowship: Members of the American Geophysical Union (which has many members in planetary and space science) can apply for the AGU's congressional science fellowship. The program is aimed at early to mid-level scientists with doctorates, but there are no specific requirements on educational or career level. Deadline is 1 February each year.
AIP Science Policy Fellowships: The American Institute of Physics sponsors one State Department Fellow and two Congressional fellows, both under the umbrella of the AAAS S&T Fellowship program, but all selected and sponsored by the AIP. US Citizenship and a PhD are required. Deadline is 15 January for fellowships that start in September.
APS Congressional Fellowship: Members of the American Physical Society may apply for the APS fellowship, and it is possible to apply for the AIP and APS congressional fellowships with a single application. In general, a PhD is required, but can be waived in certain circumstances. Deadline is 15 January.
Jefferson Science Fellowships: Program for tenured faculty from US institutions who are US citizens. Fellows spend one year on assignment at the Department of State or USAID as science advisors on foreign policy issues. The application period opens in August and closes at the end of October.
National Academies of Science Mirzayan Fellowship: A 12-week program for graduate students or those recently receiving their PhD. This is a popular entry point into science policy; there are multiple sessions and deadlines each year.
NSF Temporary/Rotator Program: An opportunity for to join NSF as temporary program directors. Rotators make recommendations about which proposals to fund; influence new directions in the fields of science, engineering, and education; support cutting-edge interdisciplinary research; and mentor junior research members. Assignments usually last one to two years, but can be for up to four years.
Contribute to the next decadal survey: The decadal survey details the science community's priorities for the next decade, and policy makers take this seriously when they discuss science. Unless you're asked to serve on the committee itself or one of the panels or working groups your opportunity to contribute to the decadal survey will be submitting a white paper.
Information about how to submit a white paper will be posted when it becomes available. | 238187908 |
As controversial new leaders find their feet and crises continue, here are the stories to look out for this year.
Prosecutors investigating former government's alleged role in hiding Iran's role in attack on Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.
Cristina Kirchner accused of corruption and slapped with $630m asset freeze linked to government contracts.
Leader of Catholic Church also met with Fidel Castro at the Cuban revolutionary leader's home in Havana after the mass.
Choice of candidate likely to impact whether outgoing President Cristina Fernandez's policies to aid poor will continue.
Prosecutor rejects accusations that President Kirchner helped shield Iranian officials allegedly behind a 1994 bombing.
Argentina: Prosecution from beyond the grave?
The media coverage surrounding Alberto Nisman's death has become a story in itself.
Official criticises formal decision to investigate whether Fernandez shielded Iran from scrutiny in 1994 bombing case.
There's more to Argentinean prosecutor's 'martyrdom' than meets the eye.
Government deposits $170m in local bank to meet interest payments, in move designed to bypass jurisdiction of US courts. | 54741642 |
WINNIPEG, MB., February 4, 2019 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the club has signed international defensive lineman Noble Nwachukwu.
Nwachukwu (6’2, 275, West Virginia University, November 30, 1994 in Wylie, TX.) played four seasons with the West Virginia Mountaineers, finishing with 117 total tackles, 13 sacks, three forced fumbles and seven pass deflections. After college, Nwachukwu signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent and spent time on their practice squad during the 2017 season. | 278978048 |
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According to the chemical composition, stainless steel can be divided into Cr stainless steel, Cr-Ni stainless steel and Cr-Ni-Mo stainless steel. According to the application field, it can be divided into medical stainless steel, atmospheric corrosion resistant stainless steel, anti-oxidation stainless steel, and Cl-resistant stainless steel. However, the most commonly used classifications are classified according to the organization of steel. They are generally classified into ferritic stainless steel, austenitic stainless steel, martensitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steel and precipitation hardened stainless steel. In petroleum and petrochemical applications, austenitic stainless steel, ferritic stainless steel and duplex stainless steel account for a large proportion.
Ferritic stainless steel generally has a Cr content of between 13% and 30%, and a C content of generally less than 0.25%. After annealing or aging, carbides are precipitated at the ferrite grain boundaries to achieve corrosion resistance. In general, ferritic stainless steels have lower corrosion resistance than austenitic stainless steels and duplex steels, but higher than martensitic stainless steels. However, due to its low production cost compared to other stainless steels, it is widely used in chemical and petrochemical applications for areas where corrosion resistant media and strength are not critical. For example, it is widely used in the environment of sulfur-containing petroleum, hydrogen sulfide, room temperature nitric acid, carbonic acid, hydrogen ammonia mother liquor, high-temperature ammonia water produced by urea, urea mother liquor, and vinyl acetate and acrylonitrile produced by vitamin nylon.
Martensitic stainless steel generally has a Cr content of between 13% and 17%, a high C content of between 0.1% and 0.7%, and a high strength, hardness and wear resistance, but low corrosion resistance. It is mainly used in petroleum and petrochemical applications in environments where corrosive media is not strong, such as components requiring higher toughness and impact loads, such as turbine blades, bolts and other related components.
Austenitic stainless steel Cr content is between 17%-20%, Ni content is between 8%-16%, C content is generally less than 0.12%, mainly by adding Ni element to expand the austenite transformation zone, thus at room temperature The austenite structure is obtained. Austenitic stainless steel is superior to other stainless steels in corrosion resistance, plasticity, toughness, processing properties, weldability, and low temperature performance. Therefore, it is the most widely used in various fields, and its usage accounts for about all stainless steel. About 70% of the amount. In the petroleum and petrochemical field, austenitic stainless steels have great advantages in highly corrosive media and low-temperature media, such as internal components with high corrosion resistance, especially in intergranular corrosion resistant environments, such as heat exchangers/pipe fittings. Low-temperature liquefied natural gas (LNG) conveying pipeline, urea, sulfur ammonia and other production containers, flue gas dedusting and desulfurization devices.
Duplex stainless steel is developed on the basis of single-phase stainless steel, and its Ni content is generally about half of the austenitic stainless steel Ni content, which reduces the alloy cost. Austenitic stainless steel has excellent corrosion resistance and high comprehensive performance. It solves the disadvantages of weak corrosion resistance of ferrite and martensitic stainless steel and insufficient strength and wear resistance of austenitic stainless steel. In the petroleum and petrochemical field, it is mainly used in marine oil platforms resistant to seawater corrosion, acidic components and equipment, especially in pitting resistant components.
Precipitation-strengthened stainless steel mainly obtains high-strength properties through the precipitation strengthening mechanism. At the same time, it sacrifices its own corrosion resistance. Therefore, it is rarely used in corrosive media, and is generally used in petrochemical machinery mining and other industries.
The petroleum and petrochemical industry is the pillar industry of the national economy, and it plays a pivotal role in the national economy. In the past 20 years, stainless steel pipes have been greatly improved in terms of production technology, whether they are seamless pipes or welded pipes. The stainless steel pipes produced by some domestic manufacturers have reached the level that can completely replace imported products, and the localization of steel pipes has been realized.
In petroleum and petrochemical, stainless steel pipes are mainly used in pipeline transportation systems, including high pressure furnace tubes, piping, petroleum cracking tubes, fluid conveying tubes, and heat exchange tubes. Stainless steel is required to perform well in wet and acid service conditions.
In order to adapt to the processing of low-quality crude oil and meet the requirements of environmental protection, domestic refining and chemical enterprises continue to optimize the processing structure of refinery units and adjust the product structure. Among them, high-pressure hydrogenation units such as hydrocracking and hydrotreating have developed rapidly in recent years, and the processing capacity of the equipment It is also constantly improving. The main features of the hydrogen pipeline are large diameter and thick wall.
For the selection of high-pressure hydrogen materials, due to its high temperature and high pressure conditions, TP321/H, TP347/H, etc. are generally used as materials for high-pressure hydrogen pipes at home and abroad. The above two stainless steel materials are stabilized by the addition of Ti and Nb. The element has high high temperature corrosion resistance and high temperature mechanical properties.
At present, domestic large-diameter thick-walled hydrogen pipelines are mainly manufactured by hot perforation + cold rolling / cold drawing. The processing process is shown in Figure 1.
The pipe made by hot perforation + cold rolling / cold drawing has the characteristics of good surface, high dimensional accuracy and uniform wall structure compared with steel pipes manufactured by other methods.
For the high-pressure hydrogen-producing steel pipe, due to the particularity of the working medium, the requirements for the raw material of the steel pipe are high. Therefore, the requirements of the design institute for the high-pressure hydrogen pipeline are: S≤0.015%, P≤0.030%, non-metallic inclusion A Class B, C, and D are not higher than 1.5. Ultrasonic inspection is required for the finished pipe, and the artificial contrast defect is not more than 5% of the nominal wall thickness of the pipe.
Due to the development of society, people’s awareness of environmental protection has increased, and clean energy has received more and more attention. LNG is a clean and efficient energy source that plays an important role in national production and life. Therefore, LNG receiving stations and LNG carriers have sprung up. LNG is to cool gaseous natural gas to -162 ° C under normal pressure to cause it to condense into a liquid. Therefore, the piping for LNG transportation must have high low temperature performance.
For low-temperature LNG pipes, most of them are made of ultra-pure, low-carbon, low-sulfur, low-phosphorus stainless steel at home and abroad. In recent years, double-grade stainless steel has been very popular among LNG users, especially TP304/304L, TP316/316L and other applications. Shuangzheng Steel not only has L-grade corrosion resistance and low temperature performance, but also has high mechanical properties.
At present, the mainstream low-temperature LNG welded stainless steel pipes at home and abroad are generally processed by automatic unit welding forming process, UOE forming process and JCO forming process. The main processes are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, respectively.
The automatic welding unit is a fast, efficient and automatic method of producing welded pipes in the case of not thick wall. At present, most of the plates are formed by the rollers, and then welded, heat treated, etc., and some welding units are also It integrates advanced technology such as on-line ultrasonic welding, on-line welding ultrasonic, and automatic seam tracking technology to provide high-efficiency manufacturing operations for LNG long-distance pipeline manufacturing and reduce the manufacturer’s production period.
UOE forming technology is currently the most widely used, most mature and most recognized quality low-temperature LNG welded pipe production process in the world, and its main process technology has been finalized.
The JCO molding process is a new molding process in recent years. This molding technology is an organic combination of stepping pre-bending and tube CNC bending.
For the LNG stainless steel welded pipe, since the use environment is in a low temperature environment of -162 ° C, it is necessary to have a high low temperature impact property for the LNG pipe. At present, most design institutes, research institutes, and manufacturers require that the low-temperature impact performance of LNG pipes is not less than 80J, and the lateral expansion amount is not less than 0.38mm according to ASME B 31.3.
For stainless steel welded pipes, the weld is used as the weak link of the pipe. The quality of the weld directly affects the safety of the pipeline and even the pipeline. The welding coefficient is one of the important factors to evaluate the quality of the weld. For the low temperature LNG welded pipe, the welding coefficient is Ej=1.0, and the welded joint must be a full welded joint. After the welded joint is completed, all welds must be 100% ray-tested. The weld must be free of defects such as incomplete penetration, no weld inclusions, no undercuts, and no cracks to ensure the stability of the welded joint at low temperatures.
Oil pipelines are the bulk of stainless steel pipes. Stainless steel pipes play an important role in equipment manufacturing, oil recovery, oil refining and transportation in the petroleum industry. In recent years, the country has increased the development of petroleum resources. At the same time, as the world’s largest net oil importing country, with the increasing demand for petroleum, the petroleum-related industries will further develop and the demand for stainless steel pipes will continue. increase. In 2017, China’s steel industry has shown signs of recovery. Domestic leading stainless steel pipe companies have increased their cooperation with PetroChina and Sinopec to increase their market share. At the same time, domestic steel pipe enterprises have also carried out activities with foreign oil companies to push China’s stainless steel pipe manufacturing to the world platform. | 112255067 |
Please drive cautiously, especially along wooded roadways with little visibility. Even in open spaces, deer can be running at top speed, oblivious to oncoming vehicles. With the return of students to campus this fall, especially new students unfamiliar with the campus, the risk of hitting a deer or causing an accident by stopping suddenly or swerving is at its peak.
Various local organizations and campus departments assume responsibility for providing some animal services and or advice. If the animal appears to be a danger, is injured or may be injured, please call the campus police at (831) 459-2231, if there is an immediate danger, dial 9-1-1.
Another resource is Native Animal Rescue, (831) 462-0726. They will not pick up wildlife, it must be transported to them. | 173474244 |
Alsóessőpuszta, Hungary is a place located in Pest region at 47°5'59" north of the equator and 19°21'43" east of the Prime Meridian (or if you don't know what these numbers mean just look at the map). You can zoom in and out this map using controls on the left side of the map. You can also change Alsóessőpuszta map type using buttons in the top right corner of the map.
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Alternate names under which you can find this place are Also Essoi-major, Alsoessopuszta, Alsó Essői-major, Alsóessőpuszta. Distance between Alsóessőpuszta and Hungary capital Budapest is 31.36 kilometers. Currency used here is Forint and country calling number for Hungary is 36.
Current temperature in Alsóessőpuszta is 8°C and the NNE wind is blowing with speed 8kmh.
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"Dead Again", released almost exactly one year ago, was a fine album. Somehow, however, it never grew on me as much as the previous albums did. In fact, though it's a fine album, I'd rate "Dead Again" as my least favourite Mercyful Fate CD. Was it Michael Denner's leaving? Or the weird half-spoken bits ("I am an orchestra")? I don't know. I can't quite put my finger on it.
This won't happen with "9", the band's new offering. After two or three whirs in the CD player it left me pretty much a happy camper, aurally.
Although the album was claimed to be a return to their pre-reunion roots, that's a pretty weird assumption. They made some awesomely classic tracks back in the eighties, but they have grown and differentiated. "Satan's Fall" or "Curse of the Pharaohs" will never be improved upon, and it's unfair to expect it of the band. What I expect to hear is a cool album with Shermann's rapid fire song structures and King's soaring vocals, high and low. And that's exactly what "9" is. Although there are fewer vocal embellishments (like King's multi-layered harmonies I remember from "Time"), once again it's an album that will sonically drill your fillings loose if you're not used to the plentitude of ultra-sonics that will make the dogs in the wide surrounders turn their heads in wonder. King is ever-present, and I listened and thought it was good.
"9" is full of climaxes. In fact, only the first two tracks could be classified as a tad 'sub-standard' and the short "Insane" is too fast and chaotic for me. Other than those, it's all climax. "Sold my Soul" has cool multi-layered vocals that I know and love, "House on the Hill" is a classic song despite the lyrics that couldn't have been more predictable, and "Kiss the Demon" is another superb song. Although less experimental as the title track of the previous album, the new album's title track is again off the beaten track without alienating the listener. I like the album especially during the slower section as opposed to the more Gutrix-like up-tempo parts which I guess might be Bjarne Holm's influence on the last two albums.
Now can someone tell me the significance of the number '9'? I also remember the "18 will become 9" in early King Diamond tracks. Maybe I ought to brush up (but first expand) my knowledge of the occult here. | 162721748 |
A natural born motivator and a magnet for change, Nick Oram's talent and command of a room have paved the way for him as a producer, a host and one of the top fitness trainers in the country. For three years, in Los Angeles, Nick hosted Jet Set, a style travel show. There, he also obtained an exclusive contract with Nike for his creation of "Adrenaline." All the while, his sold-out, results-driven yet fun indoor cycling sets quickly took off in Los Angeles and New York City. Among the best in his field, Nick's wildly addictive "rides" have helped shape the bodies of Justin Timberlake, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg, Alicia Keys, Kelly Ripa, Katy Perry, Nicole Kidman, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Ashley Tisdale, Paris Hilton and Carmen Electra. He has a devoted following who swear by his ability to reshape their minds and bodies.
The Wisconsin native has always had a passion for challenging expectations, while bringing people together with a common purpose. His commitment to health and well being extends far outside the gym. An active member of NYRR, Nick works to promote healthy exercise habits for today's youth. He also serves as a host committee member of The Young Friends of the DreamBall, a group of NYC-based professionals who raise funds and support the Look Good…Feel Better program, a free, nationwide program that helps individuals enduring appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment.
He's been featured in various publications, including Shape, GQ, Details and Esquire Magazine. He's appeared on MTV, E!, SpikeTV, Bloomberg Television, HBO, CBS, NBC, Good Morning America, Good Afternoon America and Nightline.
Currently, Nick is actively creating new shows, producing various unscripted work and teaching indoor cycling classes in New York City. | 265391902 |
On January 15, 2015, new administrative rules went into effect governing all hearings conducted by the Michigan Administrative Hearing System (MAHS), including hearings conducted on behalf of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC).
✔ If your case is currently before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), follow the MAHS rules. R 792.10101 et seq. and R 792.11501 et seq.
✔ If your case is not before an ALJ but is instead before a mediator, fact finder, elections officer, Act 312 panel or the Commission, follow the MERC rules. R 423.121 et seq. This includes matters pending on exception before MERC.
* At its meeting on February 12, 2019, the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) voted to lift its two-year moratorium on accepting new members to its Act 312, Fact Finding and Grievance Arbitration panels. Interested persons, therefore, may now apply for placement on MERC’s panel of Act 312 Arbitrators, Fact Finders and Grievance Arbitrators. Per the Commission’s February 12, 2019, motion, all individuals who are placed on MERC’s Act 312 and Fact finding panels will be required to participate in MERC’s “shadowing program.” Guidelines and information regarding the application process and MERC’s shadowing program (which provides “on the job” experience in Act 312 and Fact Finding procedures) may be obtained by visiting the agency’s web-site at www.michigan.gov/merc or by contacting the Bureau’s offices.
There are two exceptions to the shadowing requirement; (1) Shadowing is not required for placement on MERC’s grievance/arbitration panel or (2) Shadowing will not be required if, based on the applicant’s background and experience, the Commission or its designee waives the shadowing requirement and determines that shadowing is unnecessary to ensure competence.
Finally, the Commission encourages attendance at any MERC training program or other related training programs. Act 312/Fact Finding training will likely occur in the Fall of this year and will be mandatory for all Act 312 and Fact Finding panel members unless MERC waives the attendance requirement based on extraordinary circumstances. This training will be available to prospective MERC panel members, as well. Contact Bureau Director, Ruthanne Okun, at (313) 456-3519 or okunr@michigan.gov with questions. | 86588931 |