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Vintage Alphabet wall stickers. Each character is inspired by Victorian ornamental typefaces and holds a wonderland of fine detail hinting at an object beginning with that letter. Perfect to encourage the budding imagination of your child...or to freshen up your own! Small - 38cm x 60cm (all together on a backing paper sheet). Letter "A" 9cm x 8cm. Medium - 70cm x 60cm (all together on a backing paper sheet). Letter "A" 12cm x 10cm. Large - 130cm x 73cm (all together on a backing paper sheet). Letter "A" 17.5cm x 15cm.

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If you are going for an AWS interview, then this expert prepared list of AWS interview questions is all you need to get through the interview. You will learn about cloud architecture, starting, stopping and terminating an AWS instance, comparing Amazon Machine Image & an instance, auto-scaling, vertical scalability, AWS security and more. If you want to master AWS and get certified then check the Intellipaat AWS training course. Learn more about AWS in this insightful AWS Tutorial! 3. What is the importance of buffer in Amazon Web Services? 4. What is the way to secure data for carrying in the cloud? Amazon Web Services offers you a secure way of carrying data in the cloud. Looking to master AWS platform? Check this comprehensive AWS Certification Training. 5. Name the several layers of Cloud Computing. 9. Which automation gears can help with spinup services? 10. Is it possible to scale an Amazon instance vertically? How? Yes, it is possible. Just stop the server and then change its instance type and again start server. 11. How the processes start, stop and terminate works? How? 12. What is the relation between an instance and AMI? Master AWS with the industry-designed AWS training course! 14. Security elements used at network and server level in AWS? A network ACL is anetwork security for your Amazon VPC that acts as afirewall for controlling traffic in and out of one or more subnets. "0 Responses on Top Amazon AWS Interview Questions - Most Asked" Sign Up or Login to view the Free Top Amazon AWS Interview Questions - Most Asked.

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2019-04-18T20:26:58Z

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“Carved Narrative” brings the works of artist brothers Tomás and José Chávez Morado together in the same exhibit for the first time in the United States. Sunnylands has a reputation for bringing people and leaders from different countries together under one roof at the palatial estate of the late Walter and Leonore Annenberg in Rancho Mirage. This time, it isn’t world leaders sitting down for an historical meeting, but an art exhibit that puts the works of two brothers on display in the same location for the first time ever in the United States. “Carved Narrative: Los Hermanos Chávez Morados,” opens to the public Thursday Sept. 14 at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens. The exhibit features the sculptures of Tomás Chávez Morado and paintings by José Chávez Morado who created the world-famous fountain, “El Paraguas,” for the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in 1964. Four years later, the brothers produced a 20-foot half-scale version of the fountain for the entry court of the Sunnylands estate, the Mayan-themed winter home of media magnate Walter Annenberg and his wife, Leonore Annenberg, a businesswoman who also served as chief of protocol for the United States. He died in October 2002 and she in March 2009. The carvings on the column tell the story of the Mexican people and shows how modern, post-revolutionary Mexico celebrates equality for all and that’s why Walter Annenberg wanted a replica of that column, said Anne Rowe, director of collections and exhibits at Sunnylands. “Because the Annenbergs brought their artwork to Sunnylands in 1967, we thought it would be really special to extend the Annenbergs’ interest in the brothers by bringing more of their art here,” she said. “Carved Narrative” is part of the Getty Museum’s “Pacific Time Standard: LA/LA,” a five-month look at artistic connections between Los Angeles and Latin America. There are exhibits at more than 70 cultural institutions throughout Southern California, including two at the Palm Springs Art Museum and Sunnylands. José Chavez Morado was the oldest of the brothers and died in 2002 while Tomás died in 2001. The brothers' art is well-known in their homeland of Guanajuato, Mexico, but their work is rarely celebrated together in the United States. “Having this artwork in Rancho Mirage, and really in the United States, provides people a really rare opportunity to see artwork that was originated in Central Mexico – born of the muralist movement, born post revolution,” Rowe said. There are 37 works total – 16 paintings by José and 21 sculptures by Tomás – on exhibit. The pieces are on loan from Tomás’s daughter, Adriana Marcela Chávez Anguiano, and the Instituto Estatal de la Cultura de Guanajuato. There are running themes in the works of both brothers. Some are depictions of growing up during the revolution, as they did. “They also picked up the social ideology that came out of the revolution, which was equality for all Mexican people,” Rowe said. “So a lot of their artwork is political. They also celebrate Mexican festivals. They explore religious themes. Their mother died when they were very young, so they explore maternity …” she said, pointing to “Self-Portrait with a Nanny” as an example. The painting is José’s depiction of himself as a young boy dressed as a revolutionary, standing between the legs of his nanny who is protecting him in his mother’s absence. The nanny’s feet – large and strong – represent an Aztec goddess. “So they bring forward their ancient ancestors – the indigenous – into the modern dialogue,” Rowe said. That’s part of what was born of the muralist movement which began in the 1920s, led by Diego Rivera, who used mural paintings to promote unity. A stone sculpture by Tomás, titled “Pleading,” is of a mother on her knees, looking to the heavens as her baby – wrapped in her shawl – sleeps in her arms. Both of the brothers liked to depict Tehuanas – indigenous women of Tehuantepec. “Tehuanas are really interesting because they are from the town of Tehuantepec and this is a matriarchal society. So to depict a Tehuana is to depict a strong woman,” Rowe said. Visitors to the exhibit will get a catalog – written in English and Spanish – that explains the artwork of the brothers.

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Bring the theater to you. Going to the movies is still one of the greatest pastimes, but once in a while, it feels like a chore. You have to get there via some sort of transportation, buy tickets, wait in long concession stand lines, hope you get good seats, and sometimes get seated next to someone who prefers to have conversations rather than watch the film. Thankfully, you can bring the theater experience right to your home with the addition of this ViewSonic home theater projector. The ViewSonic home theater projector is currently on major sale for $200 off its original price of $1,299.99 at Best Buy. Invest in your home theater setup with this great deal while you still can. Most don’t know it, but projectors can provide crisp picture quality that rivals that of some of the best-selling TVs. The ViewSonic’s high dynamic range expands the contrast and color of pixels in order to achieve a brighter, more colorful image. It’s realistic, natural, and offers coveted 4K resolution. The projector can produce a picture that’s 30 inches by 300 inches — nobody gets left out on movie night. The ViewSonic also runs quietly and produces wondrous sound with its built-in 10W speaker. It’s just like being at the movies — without all the stress and effort. Bring the theater to you with the ViewSonic Home Theater Projector — get it now for $200 off over at Best Buy.

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2019-04-22T16:57:39Z

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Spanish startup Red Points has closed a €2 million (~$2.2M) funding round to grow usage of its piracy detection and removal SaaS by expanding from Europe into new markets, including North America. It’s also intending to broaden its customer focus. Its system is also designed to detect counterfeit goods being sold online, such as sportswear and designer handbags, automating the sending of cease and desist requests to speed up the process of removing fake goods from sale. Red Points describes the funding round, which is coming from Mangrove Capital Partners, as a Series A, although it skipped taking in a seed round. Commenting on the funding in a statement, Mangrove partner David Waroquier, lauded its “robust technology” and “impressive team”. “Red Points has the potential to disrupt the way piracy and counterfeiting are being detected and resolved over the internet,” he added, dubbing it “a highly efficient solution to manage what has become a huge and persistent pain for the industry globally”. The startup, which was founded by a lawyer, Josep Coll, back in 2011, has built tech that continuously crawls known piracy hotspots and counterfeit goods outlets online on behalf of its clients to identify possible infringements. In the fake products scenario, clients are sent a report with a probability score for suspect items so they can confirm it is indeed a counterfeit goods sale — at which point RedPoints’ system then pursues extrajudicial actions. It also does this in the case of copyright infringement. Automated actions can include sending a notification of infringement, and/or communicating with relevant ISPs and search engines to secure the de-indexing of relevant web pages. CEO Laura Urquizu claims Red Points is able to get a piece of copyrighted content removed as quickly as two hours after detection using its in-house take down tools. Physical counterfeit goods typically taken longer to remove from online sale — perhaps a day, she says. It says it currently deletes more than 52,000 incidents of illegal content every month for its media, publisher and brand clients. “We focused from the beginning in having an excellent system of removal,” she adds. Brands it is working with currently include Next and Conde Nast International. It also works with athletes, film stars and music artists. It has around 75 customers at this stage, according to Urquizu. “Right now we are doing it for very big brands but we want to do it for any kind of size of company that has this problem — of counterfeiting. Because we realize that not only the big brands have this problem… So we want to go to the new markets,” she tells TechCrunch. While it can’t act against actual P2P file sharing, since file sharing between individuals is not illegal, Urquizu says it does crawl P2P networks to try to identify when a full movie (for instance) is uploaded initially to be torrented — and get it taken down then, before the P2P sharing can commence. “In the case of products the client has to validate that its fake — we never do anything without the validation of the client,” she adds. How does it pick up counterfeit goods being sold online? That’s down to the detailed information provided by the client, which can include things like the characteristics of the genuine article, its price and the outlets where it can be legally sold. Design verticals are the big focus here — covering anything from furniture to dresses, shoes, glasses and so on. Although detecting counterfeit goods is a more recent addition (a year ago) to Red Points’ system, Urquizu says it’s already making up about half its business (with copyright actions the other half) so she says it expects this to be a big growth area. As well as expanding into new markets globally and widening its customer base by ramping up its sales team Red points will be using the funding for continued development of its core tech. “Piracy and counterfeiting is always evolving. We have to adapt and improve continuously the technology,” she adds.

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2019-04-25T14:00:50Z

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Download kansas album to cd do. We must’ ve liked it because it became the second CD released on the Kinesis label ( or whatever we were calling the label in 1992). I bought this red vinyl version of “ The Best of Kansas” blindly - not knowing whether the original track listing would be used. Kansas fans will remember a song called “ Perfect Lover” by John Elefante that was only available on this compilation. Object Moved This document may be found here. Oh my God, how is this album not one of their best sellers? " Freaks of Nature" is fantastic, amazing! This album sounds more like the Kansas of the 70s - - as does " Somewhere to Elsewhere", their album - - which is a revisit to the classic Kansas sound. Jo Dee Messina is the self- titled debut album of American country music singer Jo Dee Messina, released in 1996. The Velvet Underground is the self- titled third studio album by American rock band the Velvet leased in March 1969, it was their first record with Doug Yule, who was a replacement for John corded in 1968 at TTG Studios in Hollywood, California, the album' s sound— consisting largely of ballads and straightforward rock songs— marked a notable shift in style from the band' s. Multi Story - Crimson Stone ( $ 9. Part of the British progressive revival, Welsh prog band Multi Story released their first LP East/ West in 1985.

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Health is something which is a very important part of every individual’s life. As we heard the proverb Health is wealth. Without perfect health, we will not be happy in our life and we will be able to achieve anything in our life. So every individual gives importance to health and always tries to maintain a good healthy diet which will help them to be perfect and healthy. So if we take college students they do not give much importance to their eating habits and they don’t give much importance to health because they were busy in their studies. But we must make them understand that health plays a crucial role in their studies. If you don’t eat good and healthy food it will affect your studies and learning process negatively. So every student must try to maintain a good healthy eating habit, should do exercise regularly, should drink enough water, should get sound sleep and should avoid the bad habits if any. When you go to school you will be influenced by your other friends and you will fall to bad habits which may cause health problems which indirectly effects your education and learning process so every student must adopt good lifestyle which will help to build a good image about yourself in front of others which naturally will boost your confidence and as a result you will perform well in academic career. Students must avoid fast food and should avoid oily food which causes health problems and they are not able to concentrate in class. Fast food will be very tasty and ones you fall in that then you will not be able to come out of that. But by eating that you’re destroying your health and it affects your mood and learning process. So as a student’s you must be really focused I the classroom must be alert in every activity but if you are not following healthy diet these things will not come out. If you eat healthy and nutritious food it positively affects your studies. You will be able to concentrate in class lecturing and you will be alert in every activity you will not be tired mentally so eating fresh food healthy food energies your body and you can perform well in class activities. As we know sleep will be less in a student’s life because they have to make and complete their activities and also be preparing for the next day so many things are there. So there will be no pattern in sleeping. But lack of sleep will result in a loss of energy and they will be not able to concentrate on studies they will feel more tired and sleepy in the classroom. So if you are not able to sleep properly you will be in bad mood in the class and you will take nap in the classroom which will disturb your sleep pattern. You may not able to sleep because of stress but you have to develop such sleepy environment and calm your mind by listening to music or doing favorite things that will make your mind calm and to relax you will sleep. Never study late at night because it will not do much effect wake up early and indulge in the learning process it will help you. So always sleep well and never miss your sleep. Exercise is really important to increase your muscle strength. If you eat then it must be digested otherwise it will cause tiredness in your body. By doing yoga and meditation you will be able to relax your mind and it is really helpful to get a relief from stress and strain. It increases the concentration power and you will enjoy the learning process. It will keep your body and mind fresh and you will b able to receive information freshly and you can store in your fresh mind. So every student must give some time to do yoga and exercise it is really helpful to enhance your mood. As we know when you enter schools and colleges we get to know so many new people and their passion for their habits and all. And we will get a chance to experiment their habits on us. So we may catch to some bad habits which are negatively affecting our life and learning process. So at first itself, we must give up such habits or we must avoid such habits because ones we fall o it then we will not be able to come out of that easily. Smoking alcohol consumptions will negatively affect your studies and you will be able to concentrate on studies. So if you want to do well in your academic life and have to lead a successful life you must give bad habits and should adopt a healthy lifestyle. Healthy habits are something which every individual must adopt not only students. Here we are giving extra stress on students because academic life is the beginning of life for every individual and this stage we fall to negativity easily and we unknowingly avoid studies such things must not happen. You must give importance to health and must avoid all the negative eating habits and bad habits which are considered as the hindrance towards success. As a student, you may have to attend classes early morning so you may skip breakfast which is not good for you because when you skip breakfast you are losing energy and you will not able to concentrate on studies. Never think that such little things will not affect your health and studies but it affects deeply so always be healthy eat healthily and stay healthy.

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To find yourself, lost and without purpose, wondering how you ended up where you are, is a scary thought. If you are not careful, not mindfully aware of where you are going, you could end up somewhere far from where you want to be. These are 10 helpful questions that we each ought to ask ourselves on a frequent basis. The power of self-reflection can serve to keep you in check, to keep you focused on self-improvement and ensure that you are as fulfilled as possible. 1. Am I using my time wisely? We all know time is precious. Our goal ought to be to use it in a way that isn’t counter-productive. For example, taking time to unwind and do nothing productive in particular could be beneficial for the mind and body. Finding yourself stuck in a job that offers a stable pay but fails to challenge you, make use of your skills, or provide some sense of value could be considered a substantial waste of time. Most of it is perception. The best way to evaluate this is to imagine yourself five or 10 years from now, looking back to where you are now, this could help you see what aspects in your life may be a waste of your time. 2. Am I taking anything for granted? There are countless blessings around each of us. Even at our lowest lows we may have the support of family or friends, a roof over our head or skills that we ought to take pride in. We’re naturally forward-looking, which may blind us to our present circumstances. We ought to take a moment every now and again to look at what we have around us and be grateful. 3. Am I employing a healthy perspective? Whether or not we’re happy, doing what’s right, or if we are successful is all about perspective. We may have the world at our fingertips yet find ourselves utterly empty. We can grow to hate our jobs simply because of one co-worker whom we cannot agree with, or be devastated over a dissolving relationship that had been detrimental to our well-being in the first place. Sometimes we’re so zoomed in on various issues that, when we step back or hear an outside perspective, we can view the issue in a completely different light. Try to adopt new perspectives when possible; a glass-half-full approach can mean a world of difference in regards to certain matters. 4. Am I living true to myself? This may take years to fully discover, with many mistakes along the way, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. It’s vital to figure out whether or not we’re deceiving ourselves, leading a life that is far from what we want it to be. We have complete control over what we do, but without consciously evaluating our actions and circumstances every now and again, we can let things spiral away–like the the corrupt politician or steroid-dependent athlete. Figure out what you’re doing and why you’re doing it. If you’re doing something that will cause you regret down the road, work yourself away from it. 5. Am I waking up in the morning ready to take on the day? Or are you waking up with a sense of hopelessness? The first thought of the day is a massive indicator of your general level of happiness. We all have days that we don’t look forward to, but if you find yourself not wanting to get out of bed day after day, and if you know why that is, it’s time to take action. 6. Am I thinking negative thoughts before I fall asleep? When we finally lay down to sleep is when we unplug from everything and finally achieve a measure of clarity, clarity that prompts reflection. Your last thoughts before falling asleep reveal a lot about what’s going on in your life. If they’re consistently negative, try to identify a pattern of what may be causing them and then seek to address the stressors. 7. Am I putting enough effort into my relationships? Over time, we can begin to take our relationships for granted. Flames die out, naturally, and novelty wears off. In consequence, this requires constant effort to allow the relationships to grow. Moving away from family, for instance, requires lots of effort to stay connected and stay close. If you don’t want to find yourself losing various individuals in your life, make sure that you’re dedicated towards maintaining your relationships. 8. Am I taking care of myself physically? We have everything working against us as we get older–more work hours to put in, a family to take care off, decreased energy levels and a slowed metabolism, just to name a few. Our physical well-being can, in turn, be put on the back burner if we’re not aware. Keep an idea of where you want to be physically in the next few years and don’t let that image slip away from you. 9. Am I letting matters that are out of my control stress me out? The biggest waste of effort we can make is to stress out about things that are outside of our realm of control. A completely unnecessary but inevitably common phenomenon that can ruin our days, our health, and our mental well-being. Make sure to continuously identify your stress factors and work towards eliminating any worries about things that you can’t control. 10. Am I achieving the goals that I’ve set for myself? This question is necessary to consider on a frequent basis. We all have a general vision of where we want to be in five or 10 years, but it’s a very obscure glimpse based around general accomplishments. PsychologyToday.com reports: “In life, people have many goals (e.g. exercise more, be a better spouse, save more money). However, goals often go unrealized because people lack self-awareness…Thus, to improve our chances of reaching our goals, we must remain aware of our current behavior.” It’s helpful to examine the visions of our future selves in close detail and break down everything that must be done in order to achieve them. Don’t solely focus on the where and what–account for the how. Through frequent self-reflection, we can make sure that we’re on the right path. Lack of self-reflection can cause us to seem lost or without a purpose. Time flies by and without consciously evaluating our circumstances, we can let so many aspects of our lives slip away: our health, our relationships, our goals. It’s necessary for us to unplug for a few minutes every now and again, when possible, and address a variety of the questions, including those listed above.

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Waterproof Meter measures pH and conductivity. Equipped with non-glass pH probe and solid-state conductivity electrode, NEMA 4X-rated Model IQ170 measures pH, mV, temperature, ORP, conductivity, TDS, and salinity. It includes LCD display with LED backlight, automatic temperature compensation, automatic pH buffer recognition, automatic conductivity cell constant recognition with auto-ranging, and up to 3-point pH calibration. Stainless steel pH probe includes sensor that is virtually unbreakable. The IQ170 is a dual technology pH meter -- non-glass or glass -- with multi-parameter capabilities. This rugged meter system is NEMA4x (IP 67) rated, showcases an extra large LCD display with LED backlight, and has the ability to measure accurately pH, mV, Temperature, ORP, Conductivity, TDS and Salinity. Features include automatic temperature compensation, automatic pH buffer recognition, automatic conductivity cell constant recognition with auto ranging, and up to three-point pH calibration (five-point conductivity - one point per range). The stainless steel pH probe has a virtually unbreakable sensor that eliminates the frustrations of delicate glass electrodes. Complete with both a non-glass pH probe and solid-state conductivity electrode, this ultra-rugged meter system is engineered to withstand harsh use in the most difficult of applications.

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2019-04-24T10:24:41Z

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The Tournees Film Festival, taking place a couple blocks from Pacific University’s campus at the Forest Theater, has brought conversation about different social issues, sparked by French films to dozens of students, faculty and community members. The festival’s films show every week from Oct. 4- Nov. 15. Each week’s film addresses a different social issue. The idea behind the festival is to “Bring more international films to our community to get students engaged in discussions and stories from a broad variety of angles,” according to French professor, Jeanne-Sarah de Larquier, who has organized the festival. Each week, before or after the screening, there is a discussion about the film’s specific topic facilitated by a staff or faculty member with expertise in that subject. So far, Larquier has been pleased with both the attendance and discussions at the screenings. “There has been a lot of reflection and thought from the students after each film,” Larquier said. The festival is being funded by a grant Larqueir was given from the French government along with donations from various student clubs. To choose which films the festival would feature, Larquier consulted with colleagues, then selected the festival’s seven films from a list she was given when she applied for the grant. There are three screenings left in the festival. Fatima, which revolves around French immigration, will show Nov. 1. Homeland Iraq shows in two parts, on Nov. 8 and 9 and focuses on life in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003. The festival’s final film, Frantz, is about French-German relationships after World War I and will show Nov. 15. Larquier is confident that attendance at the screenings will only grow. “There is a good cross-campus enthusiasm about the festival from students and faculty,” Larquier said. Larquier is also excited about the final three films themselves and the conversations they will provoke.

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I recently had a discussion with a friend John, who is a Superintendent in a rural school district. We were discussing his district specifically and what it was providing its students in the way of relevant programs of study. The conversation came around to a question often asked and an answer that is too familiar. I asked what the purpose of school was? As educators what is it that we want for our students at the end of the journey of K-12? Of course the answer was to get them to college or to get them to a good job. My friend was consulting with a number of local companies to determine what they were looking for in employees. He was also consulting with area colleges to see what they expected to receive as college ready students. He was doing everything a responsible, caring superintendent could do in order to properly prepare his students for the stated goals of education, getting to college, or getting a job. Thinking about the goals, as pragmatic as they are, I was really having trouble with the idea of what the goals were. We were considering limiting kids’ learning to the limited needs an industrial complex, or the present entry requirements of institutions that are slow to change in an ever-changing culture. My other problem with these almost universal goals of American education is that for too many kids these goals are not an inspiration to learn. If college is truly a goal for education, why is it that only a third of Americans have completed four-year degrees? The first answer that comes to mind is that most were not able to handle the studies involved. A more likely answer however, is that a degree has become cost prohibitive. People can no longer afford to go to college without incurring massive debt. How can any kid embrace a goal of education knowing that it is financially unattainable, or that it will come at a cost of unending loan payments? This is not unlike promising every kid playing sports should have an expectation to play in any of the national, professional sports leagues. Few might, but most will not. This goal of a college career is certainly less of an incentive when we consider schools in areas of poverty. Middle-income people may have some shot at college with the help of family, but that puts the student and the family into years of debt. What chance do poor kids have, especially in the current political climate of limiting any government funding for anyone? Nationally, student debt is rising at an astronomical rate because of the need to fulfill the goal of college and its promise of financial security upon completion. Poor kids are told that college will break the cycle of poverty. How is that an incentive for a kid who knows its likelihood will never happen? Education’s goal is not the kid’s goal. That is not a winning strategy. Now for the second goal of education for those who we recognize as the non-college ready students. Our goal is to place them in the labor force. We ask business and industry what they require of their employees, and then we work that into our education system. We have then prepared our students for the workforce of today. The problem here is that they are not prepared for the workforce of tomorrow. That is more likely the place that they will live. We saw the result of this when the economy went bust. Many workers who found themselves again in the job market, were not prepared for the world of work today. We can’t program kids to fit into a workforce that may not support their skills after they graduate. Business, industry and our entire society are subject to rapid change driven by the evolution of technology. Think of how different the workforce will look from when a kid enters school until his or her graduation. In that time, that twelve-year span, how many businesses died, and how many started anew? Yet, we will have programmed our kids to be work ready for a workforce that may no longer need those skills. Think of how long a time it took moving typewriters out of education in a world of word processors. If college readiness and work readiness are failing goals in education, what should the goal of education be? I don’t know. I think life readiness or learning readiness might be more fitting for our world today. Teaching kids how to learn and continue to do so outside of a classroom is the best way to prepare them for whatever path they choose. A goal of self-reliance might serve kids better in the future. To enable a kid to learn without a teacher is the best gift a teacher can give a student. Change will be slow however, because all of our educators and all of our society have been programmed to believe that school is to prepare kids for college or work. We have come to believe that education is salvation, when in fact it is the learning that is important. Education is a certificate of learning that comes at great expense. It does have its place however, and we will always hold it in high regard. The fact is however that fewer people will be able to pay for that piece of paper, but the learning it represents may cost a great deal less, not in terms of effort or work, but in terms of dollars and cents. In the future it may not be the degree, but the learning that is important. Maybe we need to reassess our goals in education? I agree with your assessment of our current limiting goals and I also support your broader based goals. A local school has the following mission-critical minds and compassionate hearts….in a poetic way, I think their mission captures what is most needed out of a K-12 education-the development of a mind that is not willing to simply accept the surface or the validity of what is presented without some kind of critical review (this would certainly embrace the sciences). The compassionate hearts captures important ideas about citizenship, contributing to a community, giving back….. If I were to add an additional goal it would be something liked to communication-the ability to not only have ideas and think of important questions but to communicate one’s ideas and to engage in dialogue in as many ways as possible. Tom, great discussion topic and well summarized. I’m a retired manufacturer and for the last two years I have been working to promote manufacturing and STEM education. I started a website and social media initiative that is being very well followed. Please check out our Pinterest page http://bit.ly/1640bTl . When I first started my research into the skills shortage I attended a conference on Harvard’s outstanding 2011 report, “Pathways to Prosperity” http://bit.ly/1paRsoV . One of the conclusions drawn by the reports authors is that we as a society need to develop a new “Social Compact” with our youth providing them high quality pathways to adulthood (Page 40 of pdf) It goes on to say that educators will continue to play a central role in this endeavor. So what is the educators role today is the question you are posing to us. I fully agree that teaching students how to research and learn on their own is a necessary but not sufficient aspect of education. In the age of “Google It” that is much easier than ever before to learn on your own. However, as a student I needed and enjoyed more structure and rigor. That is not what kids today are being encouraged to do in school. Often parents and guidance are encouraging them to take the easiest courses possible to achieve the highest GPA’s to get into college. Then they either flunk out or spend the next 1-2 years in remediation taking courses they must now pay before they even start the actual 2 or 4 year syllabus of the degrees they are pursuing. In our area only 30% of HS grads have taken any form of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, Geometry or some form of Computer Programming. I do not feet that just being able to learn on their own is sufficient for any reasonable pathway to adulthood in our 21st century. We seem to be out of educational balance so to speak. One effort of late to address this lack of science and math is the every growing STEM initiative. However, I have a concern about STEM as well. These initiatives were supposed to be of a constructionism pedagogy. The focus being in the areas of hands on engineering and technology that would encourage students to go deeper into the math and sciences to solve the problems. What I’ve experienced, however, is that many programs have only a shallow focus on competition and fun. Curriculum providers see the STEM hysteria as a great source of income so they keep the programs short and simple. Parents are being led to believe that these STEM programs are a panacea to more the rigorous course work that they were originally intended to promote. They become an end in themselves with no lasting educational science and math value. One last footnote in response to “harrisfr’s” comment on sustainability. Manufacturing since the 50’s has adopted Edward Deming’s LEAN (Six Sigma – TPS) production methods. The foundation of LEAN is to do the most with the least in every aspect of the production process. The least time, material and energy. LEAN processes are by definition the safest, most efficient and most sustainable. If we applied LEAN organizational principles to education and government much of our nation’s and the world’s problems would rapidly diminish and climate change would benefit enormously. I was Superintendent of a very high poverty district for 5 years. We were also very high performing by the accepted measures required by our State Board of Education at that time (mid-1990’s, before the adoption of No Child Left Untested. Our job description as educators was to Nurture Hope and Keep Dreams Alive.” Our Purpose was to allow our students to become the architects of their futures rather than the victims of fate. They all came to us with dreams, our job was to make them realities. College/career was a means, not an end.

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Collection contains the daily writings of a Manti/Richfield, Utah, woman in the 20th century. The diaries include notes about the weather, visits from family members, births and deaths within the family, and church activities. Diaries are arranged in chronological order. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Jessie Chapman Mickelson diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators. Initial citation: MSS 7824; Jessie Chapman Mickelson diaries; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 7824, LTPSC. Donated by Arlene M. Smith in 2011. Donated; Arlene M. Smith; 2011. Finding aid prepared by Processed; Pete Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2011. Jessie Chapman Mickelson (1901-1989) was a housewife and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern Utah. Jessie Chapman was born December 21, 1901, in Manti, Utah, to Samuel Welcome and Lillies Staines Lyon Chapman. She was the youngest of eleven children. She was raised in Manti, Utah, and married Rulon Spencer Mickelson of Manti on March 18, 1925, in the Manti, Utah, temple. She was the mother of four children: Garth (Lola), Merrill (Charlene), Arlene (Lloyd), and Elliot (Zola). The family lived in Manti, but later moved to Richfield, Utah, for Rulon's job. Jessie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held several callings including Sunday school teacher and Relief Society president. She was greatly loved by her children and grandchildren. Jessie passed away January 14, 1989, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah.

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I have been an avid reader of Nate Tobik’s (picture right) blog Oddball Stocks since around the start of 2011. I can’t remember exactly how I found his blog but I think I stumbled over it when he wrote about finding attractively priced companies in Italy. I wanted to interview Nate to find out more about his investment approach and because he can help you if you are a US investor that would like to invest in Europe as he has found a way of investing worldwide from the USA at reasonable brokerage rates. If you are not US based I you will also find the interview and his blog interesting as his investment ideas are so far removed from what you see or read in the mainstream media. Make sure you read to the end of the interview as Nate has got an interesting investment idea for you.

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The primary function of business is to strive for financial growth which indeed come from customers and to gain customers you have to be present and draw their attention from where they usually spend time on to where you deliver product and services. In today’s era social media is the most common platform to connect to one another by the time it has become the place to interact with consumers, which is of course done with help of number of tools available on social media for business. Now this doesn’t works automatically it also takes efforts to create renowned presence in social platform just like in real world. Vincyte saves you from these work too, Ittakes care for your social media platform to be consumer friendly and beneficial to you with results.

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The musician,produser since 2010,founder and owner of Dreamland Sounds lable. The love to music has appeared since early years. After training on piano it has decided not to be at a stop and improve ability. Then has decided to be engaged in creativity. Writes music in all styles, but basically in style Trance, House and their versions.Prefers Dream Trance.When tell the name of Andrew Dream you represent the melodious trance of the 90th mixed with rhythms progresive trance of new generation.At present is engaged in a writing and music producing.His works have been heard on various radio stations and sold in the largest stores in the world .

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The Grammy-wining Lost Bayou Ramblers are the premier Cajun band in the country. Formed in Louisiana in 1999 by brothers Andre and Louis Michot, the band performs a dynamic range of traditional and contemporary styles from roots cajun music, swing, to what some reviewers have called punk and psychedelic Cajun. The Ramblers have toured across North America and Europe and have collaborated with Scarlett Johansson, Arcade Fire, Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes), Rickie Lee Jones, Dr. John, Spider Stacey (Pogues), among many others. In addition to their many accolades, they are also the featured band on the soundtrack to the Academy Award-nominated film, Beasts of the Southern Wild. NPR’s David Dye proclaimed the band #1 on his “five favorite live music moments in and out of the World Café studio.” This concert and the crawfish boil that follows the next day have become an annual Davenport tradition thanks for Dean B. On Friday the 13th, the Lost Bayou Ramblers performed a concert in the dining hall. Students, fellows, graduate affiliates, the office staff, and some former dining hall workers all came out to enjoy the music and dance together. Dean B also joined in on vocals and the triangle. I’ve never seen anyone rock out so hard on the triangle. The next afternoon, the band cooked the crawfish flown in from Louisiana for the whole Davenport community. Dean B and the Lost Bayou Ramblers taught students about cooking crawfish. This event always brings together students, fellows, and staff to enjoy an afternoon of music and food and to celebrate the unique culture of Louisiana. Next PostDavenport College Portrait Unveiling on Friday!

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NEWBORNS: Hatchlings are being monitored in Valencia. THE first loggerhead turtles, whose eggs were found on La Mata beach in July, have hatched. The first new arrival, born at the oceanografic centre in Valencia where the eggs were being observed and protected, has been named Chelo. More of the eggs are still being monitored day and night by volunteers at Playa Punta II where a large tent has been erected for them. The birth of the Torrevieja turtles came just days after another batch was released into the sea off the Carabassi beach in Elche after more than a year of being kept, fed and monitored at the oceanografic centre to ensure their greatest chance of survival. Some of the turtles were fitted with lightweight tracking devices that will naturally fall off in several months’ time. One has shown that one of the turtles released from Carabassi beach is already more than 80 kilometres from the coast.

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Thank you for your interest in joining Racer Band Color Guard. In the past few years, we have held video auditions due in the summer before camp. This year, we would like to do things a little differently. We will be holding auditions at Racerband camp, similar to how the drum line and pit audition. We would like to be able to not only watch you spin, but also watch you learn and communicate with your leaders and staff members. This is one of the most important parts of Racerband. For our guard, there is a lot of work learned in a short amount of time. It’s vital that you are willing to spend extra time outside of camp to remember and go over work. As we do not have anything specific for you to prepare, we do have a list of skills that we use commonly. Please keep in mind, if you are unable to perform the entire list of skills, try out anyway. This list is a starting point. We are here to teach you things that you may not have been taught before. ALL GUARDS ARE TAUGHT DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES. We understand and love the fact that Racerband brings together so many different skill levels of performers. We do not require that you have been in a guard before, but do require that you have performing/marching experience. You need to be physically fit enough to be able to perform. During the first few days of pre-camp (guard and percussion camp), we will be teaching technique and learning some of the pre-game tunes performed at football games. We will have a short audition process even though we will be watching everyone work throughout the first few days. If we feel you are not ready to join the guard, we will let you know and try to find a different place for you in Racer Band. Please contact Lindsey, Stephanie, or Owen with questions. 2019 Racer Band Wants You ! IF IT BELONGS TO MSU —BRING IT TO THE GAME and TURN IT IN!! Did all members bring back hangers/garment bags/shako boxes? All sticks, mallets, leftover Carts,etc and all cymbals go in Storage Building. During 3rd Quarter —SAM Can we use your truck? Think about your nominations for Outstanding member, Outstanding Rookies, Outstanding Guard, Outstanding Brass, Outstanding WW, Outstanding Percussion. A nomination form will be posted this week. Section Leaders please be sure all your members understand the parade and how we get to the parade(see map on facebook). If having a tough time getting a ride call your section leader. We will play the cadence then Thriller throughout the parade. 9:55 Got a truck--can you help us move tubas and battery from Building?? Have two great performances--BRING THE HEAT! There are DVD on some of the buses--please nothing too much language etc. Breaking any local, state, or federal law can result in removal from the class (regardless of grade implications). No consumption or transportation of alcohol on the bus. This will result in removal from the class (regardless of grade implications). Stay back on track until given the signal--HELP THE PIT!!! DURING GAME --SAVE YOUR CHOPS FOR HALFTIME! WW’s and Brass-Stay back on track until given the signal--HELP THE PIT!!! If you are in another MSU ensemble, please follow your other ensemble directors instructions. You can play with RB in your concert dress for the other ensemble. We were very disappointed with mother nature last weekend and were really devastated about not getting to perform. We also lost a bunch of money (the judges were here, we made trophies, and programs , etc.). Buy our extra Racer Band shirts to help us make a few extra $$. Shirts will be on sale at the Tailgate party for $15.00 (first come first serve). We have a bunch of shirts. Racer band shirts make an awesome present for Christmas :) . We will accept payment at the gate. Your 10 dollars pays for your entire family. If you prepared online —We will have your name at our registration table. Just tell the table worker you are on the list and they will cross you off. Bring a lawn chair/Blanket etc. The tailgate party starts right after the concert. The concert starts at 2pm in Lovett, our Tailgate Party starts @ 3:15. The Tailgate party happens on the south end of stadium area. You will see a Racer Band Tent and signs. If you have pre-purchased your ticket already for the Fall Fanfare concert and I want to let you know that those tickets will be available for pick up at Will Call on Saturday afternoon. We will be selling tickets at the door also. After today, we will sell the 2018 RB shirts until sold out at FOC and Family Weekend. The $25 registration fee provides access to the complimentary lunch(before concert) and breakfast, access to the Wellness Center, a canvas bag of resources, and 6 general admission football tickets. On the last page you will see an option for the Racer Band Tailgate. The Racer Band tailgate is only for Racer Band families and friends. We will deliver to RB members on Tuesday nights any shirts ordered by parents. If you want a shirt delivered to a RB band students on Tuesday, Please order by Monday midnight. We need members to volunteer to help! Want to be a leader 2019? ----It's time to show us you are interested! After the concert--Have a truck?

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Lifesonics Relax® is a deep relaxation programme combining sound therapy, music and mindfulness, shown to improve your health and wellbeing. To hear more about the LifeSonics Relax programme, and for a free LifeSonics Relax MP3 download, enter your email below. We'll only contact you about the programme, every so often. Lyz Cooper, founder of LifeSonics ® received worldwide attention when her collaboration with Marconi Union resulted in ‘Weightless - the most relaxing track ever’. We have developed our music over 22 years and have shown that deep relaxation with specifically designed sound and music can be beneficial for physical conditions such as pain and muscle tension as well as a host of stress-related conditions. This is a cutting-edge relaxation method and we are currently training the first facilitators in the world. From the end of 2018 we hope to launch the very first classes in the UK.

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Richard James who was fined and sentenced to community service for being in possession of marijuana. An audio-visual technician at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown was Tuesday fined GYD$20,000 and sentenced to 50 hours community service at the Georgetown City Constabulary. Twenty-three year old Richard James of Sheriff and Enachu Streets, Campbelville pleaded guilty to being on possession of 1.4 grammes of marijuana at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown on 28th January, 2016. If he does not provide the community service, he would be jailed for six m0nths. Police Prosecutor, Deniro Jones told the court that police arrested James at about 1 AM after the narcotic was found in his left side shirt pocket. Before he was sentenced, James told the court that he did not leave the marijuana in his locker because of the Marriott Hotel’s policy and instead kept it on his person. James begged that for leniency, saying that he did not want the matter to tarnish his reputation, more so because he has applied for a job in Chicago and the occurrence might impact adversely on his chances of being successful.

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It’s looking to be a case of feast or famine for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean fleet as it continues the epic struggle that has been Leg 10, with it having been all famine thus far. Painful is the only word to describe the light-air start in Cardiff, Wales, on June 10, as the 11-boat fleet had scarcely enough wind to even claw its way past the race committee boat: and it hasn’t been much better since. That will soon change, though, as the fleet is forecast to encounter 40-knot winds and poor visibility as it makes its way around Scotland toward the finish in Gothenburg, Sweden. One can only imagine what the navigators are going through aboard the top three teams, Brunel, Mapfre and Dongfeng, all currently within three points of each other as they battle for the overall lead. After almost two days at sea in the second to last stage of the 11-leg race, and with just under 1,000 miles remaining, a mere eight miles separated the first seven boats. The real race now, however, is to see who will be the first to get to the other side of the ridge of high pressure in which they are all being left gasping and hook onto the forecast south-westerlies that will ultimately allow them to last toward the top of Scotland. “It's been very tricky since the start as I'm sure you've seen," says Mapfre skipper, Xabi Fernández. "We are a little bit nervous about crossing the ridge, as the first one through will look very good, so we are trying to gain to the west as much as can." The current ETA into the finish in Gothenburg, Sweden, is set for Thursday night. For the latest position reports from the fleet, click here.

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Let G be any finite group, G → GL(V) be a representation of G, where V is a finite-dimensional vector space over an algebraically closed field k. Theorem. Assume that either char k=0 or char k=p＞0 with p||G|. Then the quotient variety P(V)/G is projectively normal with respect to the line bundle L, where L is the descent of O(1)⊗m from P(V) with m = |G|!. This partially solves a question raised in the paper of Kannan, Pattanayak and Sardar.

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Located in Frensham, a pretty village on the Surrey-Hampshire border, Millbridge Court can host events for up to 150 guests in the light-filled halls and sweeping gardens. There are nine guest bedrooms, including our Hideaway nestled in shaded woodland. We wish we could re-live the whole day again. The food is outstanding, the venue is breathtaking and the service is flawless.

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To those travelling out to Sewing Night this evening, please take care in the Stirling Adriatic Club car park. There are works in progress for their new bowling green and the diggers have been in! Whilst the workmen and management are trying hard to minimise the risks and trip hazards, please be aware of where you are parking and walking! We look forward to seeing you all tonight!

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Motherhood. It feels like one minute you’re pregnant and full of joy. And the very next, you’re scrambling to get all of your things together because you’re suddenly changing diapers and breastfeeding and taking care of an actual tiny human being. Not to mention that on top of it all, you’re dealing with a storm of emotions that are especially unique to new moms. We know, it’s stressful and definitely a little chaotic – especially the first few days after you bring your newborn home. So to make things a little easier for you, we asked the mom.life community for their secret tips for dealing with newborns, and here is what they responded with. We hope they help! 1. Don’t forget to take care of yourself! Got a new baby? Connect with moms who are going through the same to chat, share tips and have a good laugh. Download the free mom.life app now. 6. Make sure you bond with your child. 7. Get lots of rest! Know that it’s ok to say no to guests. 8. Experiment with breastfeeding. See what works. 9. Let your baby set their schedule. 10. Trust your maternal instincts. 11. Make sure you have everything ready before you bring home your baby. 12. Babies come first. Even when it comes to chores. Trying to survive motherhood? Find moms who just get it. Chat, vent, brag, cry and laugh. Download mom.life now.

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Abstract Various sampling techniques are widely used in environmental, social and resource surveys. Spatial sampling techniques are more efficient than conventional sampling when surveying spatially distributed targets such as CO2 emissions, soil pollution, a population distribution, disaster distribution, and disease incidence, where spatial autocorrelation and heterogeneity are prevalent. However, despite decades of development in theory and practice, there are few computer programs for spatial sampling. We investigated the three-fold relationship between targets, sampling strategies and statistical methods in spatial contexture. Accordingly, the information flow of the spatial sampling process was reconstructed and optimized. SSSampling, a computer program for design-based spatial sampling, has been developed from the theoretical basis. Three typical applications of the software, namely sampling design, optimal statistical inference and precision assessment, are demonstrated as case studies. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. GB/T 7714 Wang, Jin-Feng,Jiang, Cheng-Sheng,Hu, Mao-Gui,et al. Design-based spatial sampling: Theory and implementation[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE,2013,40:280-288. APA Wang, Jin-Feng.,Jiang, Cheng-Sheng.,Hu, Mao-Gui.,Cao, Zhi-Dong.,Guo, Yan-Sha.,...&Meng, Bin.(2013).Design-based spatial sampling: Theory and implementation.ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE,40,280-288. MLA Wang, Jin-Feng,et al."Design-based spatial sampling: Theory and implementation".ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE 40(2013):280-288.

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Author Notes: This hearty delight is a traditional Italian dish that has found its way to the top of my 'comfort foods' list. Osso Buco is a cut of meat that is kind on the purse and even kinder on the stomach. The rich aromatic herbs offset the tomato based stew beautifully, the perfect companion to a good dry red and a crackling fire. Do not be deterred by the 12 hour cooking time, the melt in your mouth texture of the meat is matched only by the buttery heart of the marrow. And once you've got all the ingredients in the slow cooker feel free to go about your daily business, it'll bubble away nicely, minding its own business. Great served atop my lima bean mash, zucchini pasta or cauliflower rice. And of course, this is completely free of gluten, dairy and sugar. Have the butcher cut the veal shanks into 5 cm /2 inch thick slices. Rub the salt and pepper into the meat. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet. Fry the veal on both sides until brown and crisp (no longer than about 30 seconds) . Set aside. In a food processor, mince the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Do not over process. Just blend until all vegetables are finely chopped. Transfer the vegetables into the heated skillet used previously and cook, stirring for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and place the vegetables into a slow cooker, adding the meat on top. Sprinkle the herbs over the meat and add the tomatoes, beef broth, and wine. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 to 12 hours. If using beef shanks instead of veal, cook the osso buco for at least 12 hours. Serve with our lima bean mash or cauliflower rice.

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As China announced the launch of its new development bank, the AIIB, the lack of debate in many EU capitals – and at the EU level itself – was particularly striking. Is this a sign of a lack of strategic thinking, or of Europe’s irrelevance? This short comment looks into some of the pros and cons of joining the AIIB for EU member states. This commentary appeared in Reshaping Europe on 8 April 2015. Next week, China will reveal the official list of ‘founding members’ of its new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The US strongly opposes this new China-led multilateral institution, arguing that it will compete and overlap with existing institutions such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or the World Bank (which are largely dominated by the US and Japan). On 31 March, 58 countries had applied officially to join the new Bank, including 14 EU Member States: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. A lot of press articles have been published on the various controversies that surrounded this process, in a number of major newspapers. What was striking to this author, however, was the lack of debate in many other EU capitals – and at the EU level itself. Is this a sign of a lack of strategic thinking, or of Europe’s irrelevance? This short comment looks into some of the pros and cons of joining the AIIB. As a preamble, it should be noted that China’s lobbying to get Europeans on board – and the US lobbying against it – suggest that Europe is still a relevant player in global power games. Of course, Europe is no longer the centre of gravity of the international system, and there are no more ‘great powers’ in Europe – mostly small and smaller ones. However, Europe is still courted by major powers, although perhaps less and less for its resources and expertise than for legitimacy purposes. In its weakness, Europe still has some power – but it must use wisely what is left of it. By joining the AIIB, EU Member States have offered significant legitimacy to the nascent institution, to the greatest delight of China’s leadership. But what did they get in return? Evidently, some of these countries plan to reap economic benefits from their decision. At a more strategic level, European support to the AIIB could be seen as part of a broader strategy to ‘multilateralise’ China, as European governments have long encouraged China to play a greater role in the multilateral system. China is an indispensable member of the multilateral system as a rising great power. Ensuring its commitment to multilateral principles could be the best strategy for a smooth power transition. Ironically, European overrepresentation in the multilateral system is the main cause of China’s underrepresentation and discontent with it. The European membership to the AIIB is thus a ‘cheap’ support for a multilateral China, dodging the issue of a broader multilateral reform. Some officials from EU member states claim that their decision to join the AIIB was partly motivated by the ambition to shape and influence the new institution from within. Indeed, there are numerous concerns and unknowns about the AIIB, notably with regard to its governance mechanisms, standards for projects (e.g. environmental) and complementarity with existing multilateral bodies. It is surely easier to influence things from the inside than from the outside but, eventually, it is unclear whether Europeans can really influence China at all. Europe’s uncoordinated response to the AIIB and China’s ability to divide and rule suggest that it will be difficult. Coordination will partly depend on the list of EU Member States that will eventually join or not. The fact that no EU country has taken an open stance against the AIIB could suggest that most are still considering applying, even at a later stage. They are probably weighing the costs and benefits of a possible membership. The main cost is financial, as countries have to provide capital to the AIIB. For many countries, like Belgium, finding fresh capital is not easy in these dire financial times. Another cost relates to the relationship with the US. Many small EU Member States do not want or simply cannot afford to confront the US as frontally as big Member States. In this case, a change in the US position could ease the decision for some governments. Among the benefits, there is surely a matter of prestige – but that applies mostly to the ‘founding member’ status, which ended on 31 March. A more tangible benefit relates to the possible contracts that European companies could obtain as a result of infrastructure projects launched by the AIIB. The problem with that, however, is that smaller EU Member States do not have many companies that can undertake such major projects, let alone compete with German, French or Chinese companies. If anything, companies from smaller countries could get some marginal benefits through sub-contracts. In a less direct manner, some EU Member States could also benefit economically from better relations with Beijing, as a result of their political support to the AIIB. As EU countries assess their options vis-à-vis the AIIB, some may consider a middle-way. Considering that an AIIB membership is too costly, some could ask for an ‘observer status’, which has not yet been put on the table. This would be a low costs-low benefits option, and yet a sufficient move to keep good relations with China. Some Member States could also try to pool resources together and join the AIIB as a constituency, although this would dilute their influence within the AIIB. It is also unclear whether China is willing to accept it. Alternatively, some member states could also push for a European Invest Bank (EIB) membership as an indirect contribution to the AIIB, since all EU Member States are represented on the EIB’s Board. But it is equally unclear how China would react to this.

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It, of course, is my Type 1 diabetes. And for this week’s blog entry, and in fact for the rest of my life, the there that I refer to will be my life. Yeah, I’d like to hedge and qualify and say that maybe not, maybe there will be a cure someday. Yeah, I’d like to say that. But this week I’m not writing about the inconveniences of my condition or a wish list for the future. Instead, I’m jotting down a few of the upcoming ways in which what I do is either because of my Type 1 or because Type 1 is something I have to take into consideration first and foremost. 1. Those of you who’ve read the blog in the past may recall that I work for the University of Michigan (U-M). Although I enjoy working here for reasons beyond the health benefits I receive, it’s quite a comforting thing to have great coverage during these uncertain times. This morning, I’m headed across campus to have a Wellness Screening. U-M has an “MHealthy” program that promotes, uhh, well, the health of its faculty and staff. The wellness screening that I’ll participate in today is a height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, total and HDL cholesterol, and glucose screen. It’s part of the Wellness Assessment that U-M is offering, on a strictly volunteer basis, and pays any staff or faculty member $100 to participate. All I have to do is go to the screening, answer a lifestyle questionnaire (that takes about 10 minutes), and then I’ll get a personal health report. And the $100 in an upcoming paycheck. Sweet, huh? I’d probably do this if I didn’t have Type 1 (because the money’s a great incentive). But I’m curious to see what my wellness assessment will report back to me. I’m curious to see how it meshes with my own health assessments, which I unscientifically conduct quite often when trying to figure out the numbers from an endocrinologist’s visit or something as simple as a rising trend in blood glucose numbers. Also, I wonder how closely it will jibe with the assessments I receive from my health-care team. 2. Next week, I’ll spend a morning at the Kellogg Eye Center here on campus. I’m visiting my ophthalmologist. The appointment was originally scheduled for this coming April, but after the holidays I noticed, while driving at night, quite a bit of streaking when I looked at lights. It’s frustrating to not have crystal clear night vision, and I initially thought the trailing light may be eye fatigue from several dozen hours of driving over the Christmas and New Year’s break. But the streaking continues. My first thought, pessimist that I can be, was retinopathy. However, I doubt that I’m at risk for that condition — not for many years, and hopefully not ever. No, instead I’m sure it’s that I’m getting older (I turn 35 in a few weeks) and that I haven’t needed to have my prescription changed in four years. 3. At some point over the next few weeks, my wife and I will be meeting with our Family Centered Experience medical students for the third and final get-together this school year. The last two visits that Emily and Mike made to, first, our home, and then, for the second visit, the Corner Brewery, were quite enjoyable. Delicious pizza or tasty café sandwiches, possibly a beer, and definitely great conversation is what is had at such meetings. Kathryn and I really like spending the few hours each time with these second-year U-M medical students and discussing — in addition to what it’s like living with a chronic illness — local and national politics, med-school life, our pets and families, and good food. I am not sure what the topic of conversation will be for the third visit. I mean, I’m not sure what the medical students are supposed to discuss with Kathryn and me regarding my diabetes. Rest assured that if it’s anything I can squeeze a blog entry out of, I’ll gladly do so and report back to you at some point in March.

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Hello, friends! I'm back from my holiday hiatus. It's so hard to get back in the swing of things after you've had a good long vacation, plus, having to clean and find space for your new Christmas goods! I received some exciting Lush products from my parents for Christmas. We don't have a Lush store in Tennessee (to my knowledge) and I've always heard great things about their unique products. So, I was really excited to find these items in my stocking! Lush is a handmade cosmetic company. I love that their products visually represent them. Everything literally looks/tastes fresh and handmade. The products are so unique and unlike any other company. I even received a sticker on some of my products telling me the person who made the item, on what date it was produced, and when it expires - neat huh? This very well could have been my favorite Lush product I received. "Whip Stick" is a delicious lip balm flavored with whipped chocolate and orange extracts. It literally tastes like you're biting into a chocolate orange. I find with a lot of chocolate flavored lip balms, they taste artificial or not even like chocolate. This lip balm is the opposite. It is literally packed with fresh flavor and tastes like the description itself. The texture is very hard. I find that I have to apply it directly to my lips rather than using my finger. However, once it warms up, it becomes very moisturizing and actually stays on for a good amount of time. Another lip product so good, you could eat it! The idea of a lip scrub always intrigued me. I know you can make your own but come on.... let's be real, it probably wouldn't taste as good as this. The Mint Julips Lip Scrub is a combo of mint and chocolate sugar made to buff dead skin cells off the lips and leave them fresh and smooth. This shower jelly will make you feel like a kid again! "Whoosh" is a blue shower jelly made to invigorate and wake up your body. With lemon, lime, grapefruit, and rosemary extracts, this shower jelly delivers an unforgettable scent. It definitely wakes you up. I wouldn't say I'd choose this scent for a date night just because it does have that raw fruit scent. However, I used it when I was sick and it seemed to really revive me to some extent. Again, a little goes a long way with this. The only problem I had was that it kept slipping out of my hands! I'm not sure if there's a proper method to applying it but I need to figure something out! Last, but not least is the "King of Skin" Body Butter Bar. This HAS to be the most interesting body product I've ever seen. You basically take the bar and rub it all over your body once you've gotten out of the shower. It immediately turns into a moisturizing oil that stays on your skin all day for intense moisture. If you aren't a fan of residue, you may not like this product, or you may prefer it at night. However, having dry skin, I'll take anything! I'm definitely a fan of this bar. For me, it's more convenient than applying lotion to my skin, mainly because you don't have to rub it in! This is another bar that has a scent I can't really put my finger on. The description says mashed bananas, avocados, milk, and lavender. The scent is earthy. Definitely no sweetness to it. However, it doesn't seem to stick around long. So, what did you guys think about these Lush products? Have you tried any before? If you're an avid Lush user, be sure to shoot me some recommendations! I'm having a field day with mine. Mint Julips is one of my favorites. I normally pair it with their Honey Trap lip balm! Ocean Salt is an awesome exfoliator - Buffy bar is amazing too. If you like baths, try a bath bomb! They're so fun. I was torn between Honey Trap or Whip Stick, but my love for chocolate orange prevailed! That'll be next on my list! Nice, I got my friend the santa baby lush lip balm for Christmas with other stuff. The chocolate one looks great! I have heard so many good things about Lush! ♥ The stores are even very popular here in England. I really need to try some of their products out. Ah, Lush, how I love thee! I have so many favourite products by them, but my staples include the "Angels on Bare Skin" scrub, and the "Celestial" face cream (ah-mazing for dry skin!) - I use them both everyday. My favourite luxury product (that I don't buy often mainly because it's expensive) is the "Olive Branch" shower gel (such a long lasting, beautiful scent!), "Helping Hands" hand cream, and anything scented with their "Karma" scent. I could seriously go on for days, but I'll stop here! Glad to hear you had a great holiday! Thanks for the recommendations, Carley! I should have jumped on the wagon a long time ago! Loving the products!

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Jease creates content revisions every time you make changes to your content. This is a useful feature to peek into the past and see how the content has changed... or use it if you want to restore an older version. "Keep at least 15 content revisions regardless how old they are and keep all revisions for the last 30 days." So if a content-object is rarely changed (e.g. only once a month), you'll keep 15 revisions, but if you have a content object which is frequently changed, Jease will keep all revisions for the last 30 days.

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UK supermarket Waitrose has launched a £1-million fund for projects designed to tackle plastic pollution. The money comes from the retailer’s five pence plastic bag charges and will be split into grants of between £150,000 and £300,000. Charities, academic bodies, community interest companies, social enterprises, schools and colleges and all encouraged to apply for a grant. Areas to be focused on are: education, behaviour change, microplastics, food and farming, and plastics in the community – meaning projects that combine plastics recycling with a community benefit. The fund, called ‘Plan Plastics – The Million Pound Challenge’, is being run in partnership with behaviour change charity Hubbub, which will be supporting and assessing the successful projects.

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There are a few pots to clean up but it's not looking too bad. The process is easier to do with two people here. I would usually make salad with this meal but we both agreed that it wasn't worth the effort. We'll be back on track as soon as the water situation is! I got fiber into the meal by using whole wheat pasta instead of regular white pasta. It was a productive day but I still have a good amount of work ahead of me so I am going to keep this post short. ](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/DSC09768-52381.html) This afternoon I had some leftover panzanella salad that my friend made yesterday. We got together at my sister's place to have our hair done and we each brought some snacks to have while we waited. It was so simple yet so good -- I knew that yogurt wasn't going to hold me over and I was thrilled to see that in the fridge when I got hungry!

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