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When it comes to the globe of premium companions and also females using a "sweetheart experience," the stereotype we presume is extremely city-centric. For companions throughout The UK. that's just not the instance. Below, the tales of actual companions whose experiences link huge cities and also tiny communities. After that I started assuming, Exactly what if I did finish up doing accompanying? Jenna accompanied in Anthony's Cross sometimes ran throughout a couple of boldfaced names in her time. "I'm fortunate that all my experiences were truly considerate. Jenna accompanied in Anthony's Cross sometimes ran throughout a couple of boldfaced names in her time.

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In other to live happily with your dog, it is important to teach him to potty at the right place and right time. Many people give up staying with dogs because of house soiling. Once you are able to potty train your dog, you make living with your dog more enjoyable and comfortable. Potty training dogs needs lots of patience and consistency. It is also important to research and find out what potty training methods will be good for you to try out and which ones will be most convenient for you, below I have summarized tips from https://dogstruggles.com/best-dog-pee-pads/ . -Make sure your dog eliminates first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Also make a consistent schedule for trips outside. -Provide your dog with regular exercises to help with motility. -Keep your dog company when he is outside until you are sure he can potty on his own. -Praise your dog or give him a treat whenever he eliminates outside. This will encourage him to do it often. Crate training is a great way to start potty training your dog. This method involves putting your dog in a properly sized crate so as to prevent him from having any potty accidents. It is generally believed that dogs do not like to mess up their living space and that is what makes this method a very effective one. When your dog feels the urge to potty, he will indicate by winning because he will not like to stay in a messed up crate. The size of the crate is also a very important aspect. Choosing a crate that is big enough to allow your dog the freedom to stand, turn around and lay is important because this makes the environment comfortable for him. Choosing one that is too big may not be a good idea because the dog may potty on one end and lie comfortably on the other. This method is also very good for times when you are not available or too busy to watch your dog. This method basically involves putting puppy pads and paper in a particular spot either indoors or outside for the dog to potty on. This is kept inside when the dog is alone or the weather is extremely bad. The position of the puppy pads usually depends on the preference of the dog owner. Putting your dog on a particular schedule is a very effective way of potty training your dog. When using this method, you need to monitor closely your dog for some days so as to understand clearly his potty schedule. This will help you draw up a schedule that matches what he is used to. You can draw up a schedule that involves going outside after every meal, after a specific period of time, after every nap, after drinking water, and a lot more depending on your observation.

https://dogskinreport.com/how-do-you-potty-train-a-dog/

Under what circumstances might you search for "carpet stores near me"? The most obvious answer is when you want to buy new carpet. This could be to replace your old carpet or for a surface that has no carpet at all. However, that's not the only time finding the Best Carpet Stores Near Homewood, AL could be beneficial. Many of them provide a wide variety of different services related to carpet and flooring systems. Another time you might find yourself searching for "carpet stores near me" is when you need a new carpet installed in your Homewood, AL home. There are several reasons why you might need new carpet installation from local carpet dealers nearest you. The most common reason is that your old carpet has reached the end of its lifespan. This may also be the case if you've recently purchased a new home with old flooring. After a certain point, most Homewood, AL homeowners stain their carpet at least once. Some stains can be removed with home remedies or with help from a local carpet cleaner, but there are those extreme and problematic stains that just won't go away. Over time, you might find more and more of these stains appearing. Your local Homewood, AL carpet store isn't just a warehouse full of carpet. It's a company staffed with trained professionals. In most cases, those professionals are trained in the of carpet cleaning and have all of the necessary tools. After all, they have to keep their own carpets clean for public display. The Best Carpet Stores Near Homewood, AL are more than just carpet retailers. The next time you need your carpet inspected installed, cleaned, or repaired, start by calling a carpet store or retailer near you.

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EB2 Category Mentioned in My Green Card Application Process? For PERM Labor Certification based Green Card case, at what stage of Green Card application do I need to mention whether my case is going to be filed in the EB2 category or the EB3 category? At the PERM Labor Certification stage, the requirements for the job offered and the education and/or experience required for the job determine whether the case will fit within the EB2 or EB3 category. This is based on the minimum qualifications listed for the position. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determines the EB2 or EB3 at the I-140 stage, when issuing the I-140 approval notice. Form I-140 has checkboxes for the petitioning employer to request the appropriate category. However, this selection is not simply based on one's preference. The selection is dictated by the job requirements, in terms of education and experience, according to the minimum requirements for the position set forth in the PERM Labor Certification. Thus, if the minimum requirements for the job set out in the Labor Certification fall within EB3, the I-140 must be filed in the EB3 category. Any changes in the position must be made in a new Labor Certification filing. If one is promoted and wishes to use the new position as the basis for the Green Card case, a new Labor Certification filing is needed; it is not possible to make such changes at the I-140 stage.

http://greencardapply.com/question/question10/question10_1026.htm

I got some and used it this last weekend on three boils and it worked great. I love being abel to walk away from the pot when it gets close to boiling. My question is, how does this stuff work? Also, are there any potential negative side effects? I love FermCap-S. It helps prevent foaming and boilovers by affecting surface tension. It also keeps the krausen under control (don't need as much headspace)--no wasted beer in blow off tubes, no clogged or blown airlocks. I'm able to easily brew 4.5 gallons in a 5 gallon corny keg with a fermenter lid and 3 piece airlock. The same is true for my plastic fermentor buckets. The "high-water mark" ring of trub in the fermentor is no more than an inch or so above the beer. I do brew in a temp-controlled fridge which does help keep the fermentation under control, as well. I've not noticed any detrimental effects (e.g., beer foam height or retention, lacing, flavor, aroma). 1.) Boiling your starter wort in the Erlenmeyer flask--really watch the wort as it gets close to boiling and reduce the flame/energy or move the flask off of the burner ASAP (while wearing protective oven mitts on both hands, of course!). I have a ceramic stovetop, so I sometimes move half of the flask off the burner to help control the rate of heat transfer as we approach boiling. 2.) Bringing your first runnings to a boil while sparging. The first runnings are more concentrated (higher SG) and more prone to boiling over. It is easily neglected while your attention is directed towards collecting the second runnings. Be sure to add the FermCap-S right away and transfer some of the second runnings ASAP to help dilute the first runnings (prevents scorching and boilovers, IMO). As much as I love Fermcap S, I've started looking for alternatives since I learned that the manufacturer really intends for beer using it to be filtered before consumption. I recently ordered some Fermcap AT, which I understood to be different and able to be used in unfiltered beers. After further research, it appears that might not be the case. It looks like either version of Fermcap attaches itself to yeast and fermenter and walls and doesn't actually end up ion the beer, but there's enough conflicting info to make me keep looking for the real answers. Hmm, that's a bummer. After reading through those links I'm a little queasy about using fermcap in the primary. I could do without it there but I really like to use it when I'm boiling starters. I guess the two or three drops I put into the starter wort wouldn't carry over to much of a concentration by the time it gets to the glass. So maybe I'll continue to do that. But I'm going to think pretty hard before I add it to the fermenter again. Interesting. Not sure I'll use it in my fermentor, but it would appear that it wouldn't transfer from the kettle once the wort is cooled. In any case, thanks a bunch for the info. The LD50 (Rat) is 5 grams per kilo. That sounds pretty safe to me. I'd still prefer not to drink it though, but I love using it in starters, the boil, fermentation, even cleaning my carboys and kegs (PBW foams when I run it through my rig). I either need a replacement product that doesn't need to be filtered or I need to start filtering. THe LD50 (rat) for 95% ethanol is around 8g/kg. Exactly. Someone is more likely to try to drink a pint (or more) of 95% ethanol, than a pint of Fermcap-S (10% DMPS), and they'd be better off with the Fermcap-S according to the MSDS. Although you might want to check my math. Good points to consider. I use just a dropper (or two) full when doing a 10 gallon batch. I think a lot of it stays behind on the break material and on the yeast. In the glass, my beer foam is long-lasting and I note no unusual taste. Kidneys and intestines seem to still be in working order. I'd use none if I could, but FermCap-S really makes things less messy and wasteful. I started to do the calculation on converting the LD50 of ethanol to an equivalent amount of 5% ABV beer for a 100kg human, but it only showed something like 1.5L. I concluded that rats can't hold their liquor like we humans. That or I messed up the calculation which is possible. If you use the recommended 2drops/gal, thats 10 drops in 5gal and that might be around 1g (20 drops per gram of water but this looks a little thicker). We'll assume worst case that it all carries over to the 5gal of beer. Thats still under the dosage for an average 0.5kg rat if he drinks the whole 5gal. As a waxy substance I could see it possibly accumulating in fatty tissue. I'd be willing to bet you wouldn't carry over even 10% in the yeast of an unfiltered beer. We'll assume worst case that it all carries over to the 5gal of beer. Thats still under the dosage for an average 0.5kg rat if he drinks the whole 5gal. yeah, but you know damn well the little fooker isn't going to stop at that first keg. "betcha can't drink just one!" is his working motto. I started to do the calculation on converting the LD50 of ethanol to an equivalent amount of 5% ABV beer for a 100kg, but it only showed something like 1.5L. I concluded that rats can't hold their liquor like we humans. That or I messed up the calculation which is possible. If the LD50 (Rat) of 95% ethanol is 8g/kg and we assume it is the same for humans, that allows 800g of 95% ethanol for a 100 kg person, or 760g of 100% ethanol. If it's a 5% solution, that's by volume, so it's 4% ethanol by weight. One liter then contains 40 grams of ethanol, so it takes 19 liters to get to 760 grams. I suspect it would be very hard for a 100kg person to drink 5 gallons of 5% beer fast enough to kill themselves. You rarely hear about alcohol poisoning from people drinking beer, it's usually the hard stuff. Although I think it also illustrates that the LD50 for humans is probably less than 8g/kg. I think a 750ml bottle of 95% ethanol each would be enough to kill more than half of the 100kg people in the world. Someone should check this math too.

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=7419.msg90745

A little-known Bavarian is seeking the European Commission's top office. Who is Manfred Weber? And does the little-known member of the Christian Social Union, Angela Merkel's CDU sister party, stand a chance? This is Manfred Weber's moment: The politician from the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), is the lead candidate for the European People's Party (EPP), the EU-wide bloc of conservative parties, in elections for the European Parliament in May 2019. Weber hopes to use the elections as his springboard to the presidency of the European Commission. "The campaign starts here in Helsinki," Weber told the EPP delegates on Thursday. "We are bridge-builders, let's use this momentum. Then we will win in May 2019," he said. Weber won a decisive vote against former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb at the EPP congress in Helsinki on Thursday. Weber was considered the favorite despite the fact that the 46-year-old only has basic French and barely fluent English. Stubb is fluent in English, French and German. Some members of the European Parliament see his language issues as a significant drawback; traditionally the heads of the Commission, a sprawling bureaucracy that employs more than 32,000 civil servants, speaks English and French in addition to their mother tongues. Weber took over the chairmanship of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, in 2014. He is regarded as somewhat of a balancing act, who can quietly hold together the "flea circus" of the conservatives with a soft touch. The center-right European People's Party (EPP) - the largest faction in the European Parliament - has picked Manfred Weber, its German parliamentary party leader. He has the backing of Chancellor Angela Merkel. He beat his main rival, Finland's Alexander Stubb. Weber is little known on the international stage, and his language skills are considered poor. Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's first vice president, will lead the campaign for the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (S&D). Weber's main rival promises to bring the bloc closer to ordinary voters at a time when Britain's looming exit is one factor behind the nationalist movements across the EU. The third-largest group in the EU Parliament, the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), has just one candidate: Jan Zahradil, chairman of the Czech ECR delegation. The 65-year-old is set to be officially nominated later this month after a party vote. Zahradil was affectionately known as "Forrest Gump" for a short while after cycling from Prague to Strasbourg for a parliamentary session. German MEP Ska Keller is one of several contenders to be one of two lead candidates for the European Greens/European Free Alliance. Keller co-chairs the Greens in the European Parliament and has railed against what she described as "serious human rights violations committed by the Saudi government." The Greens recently made large gains in German regional elections. Bas Eickhout is the second contender to lead the Greens/EFA in the May election. The 42-year-old Dutch MEP has championed a move to cap palm oil use by 2023, then reduce it to zero by 2030. Belgian politician Petra De Sutter is also in the running to be one of two contenders for the European Green Party/EFA in 2019. The 55-year-old is one of the bloc's few openly transgender politicians. Bulgaria's Atanas Schmidt is also still in the running. The 219-member EPP includes the full spectrum of the EU right, from Hungary's nationalist Fidesz to the more laissez-faire Belgian parties. Weber's pro-Europe stance is often at odds with his own party, the CSU, which is why its members were reluctant to put him forward as a top candidate in the 2014 campaign for the European Parliament. Regarding migration, Weber skillfully maneuvered between the position of German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the CDU and the views of Horst Seehofer, the leader of the CSU. By doing so, Weber was able to keep 11 Hungarian anti-EU Fidesz MEPs from abandoning the EPP. Weber, a Catholic who is firmly anchored in the executive committees of the CSU, managed to garner Merkel's support for his candidacy. Without the chancellor's approval, Weber would have zero chance of victory in elections for the European Parliament and in his efforts to become president of the Commission. It has been reported that Merkel and Emmanuel Macron have agreed that in 2019 a German would take over the presidency of the Commission and that the next leader of the European Central Bank (ECB) would come from France. Merkel has refused to officially comment on any such deal-making in Brussels. Weber remains relatively anonymous outside the Brussels bubble and his constituency in Bavaria. Many representatives from smaller EU countries have doubts about whether appointing a German to the top office of the European Commission is a good idea. In their eyes, Germany, the European Union's largest member, and the primary contributor to the EU budget, could become too dominant. A German has not been at the helm of the European Commission since Walter Hallstein in 1967. At the time, pressure from France meant Hallstein decided not to run for re-election. It is uncertain how the populist coalition government in Italy will react to a German candidate. After all, both the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League blame Germany and Merkel for all manner of EU woes. After graduating from university in 1996, Weber founded a consultancy for environmental technology and remains the managing director, according to his official website. Weber led the CSU's youth wing before serving in Bavaria's state parliament in 2002. In 2004, he was sent to Strasbourg to begin his career in the European Parliament. At first, Weber had seemed a little alienated by the legislature's bureaucracy, and he continued to run his company on the side. In Germany, Weber made a name for himself in the CSU with his clear positions on domestic issues, and he was eventually appointed Seehofer's deputy. Weber has, however, never held a government office or led a ministry in Germany or at the state level. Weber's critics like to contrast the lawmaker's career with those of the recent presidents of the Commission: Jean-Claude Juncker, Jose Manuel Barroso and Romano Prodi were, respectively, the prime ministers of Luxembourg, Portugal and Italy, and therefore understood the dealings of the European Council and the representation of the member states. Who will eventually be elected to the European Parliament in May 2019 is impossible to predict as the far-right gains power across the EU. It is unlikely that the EPP and the rival Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) would have the numbers to renew their grand coalition. And even a grand coalition offers no guarantees for Weber - Germany's Social Democrats in the European Parliament have already said they would not vote for him to lead the Commission. What Macron's new center-right En Marche party will do is also unclear. The French president has already insisted that the top candidate of the winning bloc should not automatically be picked to lead the European Commission. After Brexit takes effect next year, the 27 EU heads of state and government will have the right to nominate their own candidates. Weber is just at the beginning of a long election campaign without a foreseeable outcome. The odds that he will succeed Juncker, who was the prime minister of Luxembourg for nearly two decades and speaks four languages, are fair to middling. But Weber may walk away with a reasonable consolation prize: He could be elected president of the European Parliament. European Union politician Manfred Weber says the bloc should stop Chinese companies from gaining too much power in key sectors. He also warned of the political implications of China's Belt and Road project. The European Peoples Party is set to decide on whether or not to kick Viktor Orban's Fidesz party out of the group. If this happens, the EPP leadership should go as well, says journalist Stephan Ozsvath.

https://www.dw.com/en/csus-manfred-weber-sets-his-sights-on-eus-highest-office/a-46201197?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf

Which of the following is an influence on a person's political beliefs and ideology. All of the other answers. A person's political beliefs, being multifaceted and complicated, are shaped by a variety of factors, including religious background, education, employment history, and income level. In fact, almost anything, from homeownership to family size, has a direct influence on a person's voting behavior and political involvement. Which of these election issues is most likely to demonstrate a gender gap in voting? The issue of gun ownership and gun rights is most likely to create a massive gender gap in the pattern of voting. Women are generally against gun ownership, whereas men are generally in favor of it; of course, this is a broad generalization. Perhaps surprisingly, there is a small, but not massive, gender gap on issues such as women’s rights and gay rights. Followers of which of these religions are most likely to have liberal attitudes in contemporary America? Followers of Judaism are by far the most likely religious group in contemporary America to have liberal opinions on issues and to vote for liberal candidates. The religious right, predominantly Southern Protestants, are the most likely group to vote conservatively on issues. Which of these statements about the gender gap is true? Men are less likely to support foreign intervention by the United States military. Women are more likely to support gun ownership rights. Women are more likely to support increased social spending. Women are more likely to vote for reducing government involvement in higher education. Men are more likely to support prohibition of drugs or alcohol. "Gender gap," refers to the consistent differences between the voting patterns of men and women. For example, women are much more likely to vote for increased restrictions on gun ownership. Women are also, particularly in contemporary times, less likely to vote conservative than men. The only statement above that is true is that women are more likely to support an increase in government spending on social welfare. African-American voters have recently been more likely to support __________. African-American votes have shown a strong tendency in recent years to support Democratic Party candidates who lean heavily to the left. Unlike white Democratic Party voters, who are more likely to support a moderate candidate. Women are currently more likely than men to support all of the following issues EXCEPT __________. Women are more likely to support all of these issues. There is a growing gender gap in American politics. To oversimplify, women are more likely to vote Democratic and support liberal positions on economic and social issues, while men are more likely to vote Republican and support conservative positions on economic and social issues. The greatest gender gap can be evidenced in the large majority of women who favor major restrictions on gun ownerships, versus far fewer men. Which of these statements about the voting gender gap is most true? In recent elections women have been much more likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party. Men vote roughly equally for Republicans and Democrats, whereas women’s voting patterns change dramatically every election cycle. Men are more likely to vote for gun ownership rights, whereas women are more likely to vote for decreased role of government. Men are more likely to support affirmative action to encourage racial and social equality. In recent elections women have been much less likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party. Since the 1980 election, there has been a very clear voting pattern in American general elections, where women are much more likely than men to vote for a candidate from the Democratic Party. The two largest gender discrepancies in American history have occurred during the successful elections of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Men are more likely to vote for gun ownership rights, but men are also more likely to vote for a decreased role of government. Women are more likely to support affirmative action to encourage racial and social equality. The term, Solid South, historically refers to __________. The term, Solid South, was historically used, from the end of the Civil War until the middle of the 1960s, to refer to the fact that the South almost always voted for the Democratic Party. This was born, in part, out of the South’s response to the Republican party’s northern associations during the Civil War and its aftermath. These days, the "Solid South" could just as easily be applied to the fact that the South very consistently votes Republican. Fiscal conservatives favor which of the following? Modern fiscal conservatives favor reducing spending, reducing taxation and regulation, lowering national debt, and lowering and balancing budgets. John Locke wrote in the Second Treatise on Government (1689) that “Whoever has the…supreme power…is bound to govern by established standing laws," reinforcing the idea that? This question is designed to test reading skills as well as subject knowledge. John Locke wrote extensively about the legitimacy of government as well as ways in which it should operate. All information needed is contained within the question. Locke is clearly stating his views regarding a rulers place within the law.

https://www.varsitytutors.com/ap_us_government-help/factors-that-influence-beliefs-in-politics

Accuracy: ? - Not enough reference available to me to make an accurate assessment. Overall Rating: 10 - Satisfies my desire to own what I perceive to be an accurate replica. This is a full scale replica of the laser pistols used by the Sentry Robots in the underrated 1979 Disney movie "The Black Hole". The props used in the film were rather crudely made, as many props are, but this kit of the pistol gives you a great replica without looking as crude as the originals due to better finishing and good casting. The gun consists of two over-and-under barrels attached to a double crescent shaped handle. The gun is almost completely symmetrical about the X an Y axis except for the trigger and some of the cylindrical detailing toward the front of the model. The main barrel assemblies consist entirely of various sized rods glued together to form the overall shape. A very simple design, showing that simplicity itself with a bit of imagination is all it takes to make a sci-fi prop! How accurate is the kit? At the time of this writing I have no where near enough information to make a good comparison (although I know I saw a closeup picture of an original prop someplace- just can't remember where!), but I'm sure that given AIM's usual attention to detail, that the replica is about as authentic as you can get without acquiring an original. I have, for this review, studied the DVD of the movie to check, and I cannot see anything that makes this replica inaccurate. If I was told it was a re-worked original prop casting, I'd have no proof to believe otherwise. The model will be very easy to build, requiring only some light cleanup work, minor filling and sanding, and assembly with superglue. The hardest part to clean up will be the flash and seams on the "spring coil" parts. If you will be handling the model a lot, I recommend making some modifications by drilling holes into mating parts and fitting metal rods or wooden dowels to strengthen the joints and glueing them together using epoxy. This will make the model able to stand rougher handling better than the brittle superglues that would normally be used. As far as colour scheme goes, the instructions state that the prop should be painted metallic charcoal gray with silver "wear-and-tear" highlights and red barrel tips and trigger. This appears for the most part to be accurate, but upon studying the DVD it looks in some shots like the cluster of rods around the rear and front of the main twin bodies may be high gloss silver or chrome, with the rest of the gun either high gloss black or very dark gloss metallic gray. The "springs" on the barrel coils are definitely silver or plated. However this is pure conjecture on my part since as we all know things look quite different in the film than they may in real life. No question about it though, the robot S.T.A.R.'s pistols were entirely chrome plated! Overall, I think this is a fabulous kit to get if you want a replica of this rather unusual looking laser gun. Many thanks to Jims' wallet for providing the review sample. Manufacturers and retailers, interested in getting your wares reviewed and publicized on a site averaging 3000+ readers a day? Contact us! This page copyright © 2002 Starship Modeler™. Last updated on 10 September 2002.

http://starshipmodeler.com/other/js_pre_sentry.htm

Why Does My Cursor Keeps Disappearing? Cursors typically keep disappearing because a computer is configured to a default setting that hides the mouse pointer every time the user types. In Windows, this is set automatically as the default because many users prefer for the cursor to be hidden while typing. However, many users find this frustrating and would prefer to have the cursor remain visible. This configuration can be changed to keep the cursor visible. To change this default setting in a Windows operating system, users should go to the Start menu, then click on settings, then control panel, then hardware and sound. From the hardware and sound option, users should select devices and printers, then select mouse. A group of selections for pointer options should be visible with the hide pointer option selected. Clicking on the hide pointer option turns off the selection, and the cursor disappearance problem goes away. If the problem is not fixed by changing this setting, there is likely a problem with the machine. This could be a virus that is slowing down the computer's processing time, causing the cursor to remain hidden when it is needed. It would be wise to update anti-virus software and reinstall the hard drive if the problem persists.

https://www.reference.com/technology/cursor-keeps-disappearing-261961b83a32fbd

While the world celebrates the New Year, report after report reveal that amid famine and rampant disease, food aid pouring in from across the globe, meant to curb the world's worst humanitarian crisis, is in fact "being snatched from the starving" by armed forces allied with the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition. The UN World Food Program says it has already documented food aid diversion "at a time when children are dying in Yemen because they haven't enough food to eat; that is an outrage." Save the Children also says some 85,000 children under age five have starved to death since the brutal war began. - The futile bombing campaign continues apace. The Saudis and their allied forces have been killing around a hundred civilians a week for more than three years now. The harshest criticism of the Saudi-led war has focused on the airstrikes that have killed thousands of civilians at weddings, funerals and on school buses, aided by American-supplied bombs and intelligence. The war in Yemen has killed upwards of 57,000 people since March 2015, left 8.4 million people surviving on food aid and created a cholera epidemic. - International aid experts and United Nations officials say a more insidious form of warfare is also being waged in Yemen, an economic war that is exacting a far greater toll on civilians and now risks tipping the country into a famine of catastrophic proportions. - The punitive economic measures are allegedly aimed at undercutting the Ansarullah fighters who control vast parts of Yemen. Tight blockades, stringent import restrictions and withholding the salaries of about a million civil servants have landed on the backs of civilians, laying the economy to waste and driving millions deeper into poverty. - Infrastructure destroyed, jobs lost, a weakening currency and soaring prices are the clear results. But in recent weeks the economic collapse has gathered pace at alarming speed, causing top United Nations officials to revise their predictions of famine. - The US government has been the key supporter of the Saudi-led coalition, providing arms, intelligence, logistics, military training and diplomatic cover. This has made the Trump administration complicit in Saudi war crimes. More recently, an attempt to push through a UN resolution calling for an end to the war was stalled by the US, reportedly after a lobbying campaign by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. - The US government claims to have one of the most rigorous arms control regimes in the world, yet evidence of attacks on medical facilities and schoolchildren in Yemen is clear. War is the primary cause of death, injury, famine and disease in Yemen; and American arms are causing twice as many civilian casualties as all other forces fighting.

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13971012000872

How Does a Judge Rule on Objections? When a lawyer says "objection" during court, he is telling the judge that he thinks his opponent violated a rule of procedure. The judge's ruling determines what the jury is allowed to consider when deciding the verdict of a case. Witnesses may only present facts that they personally observed. This seems pretty obvious, since testimony would be useless if witnesses were allowed to just say anything that comes to mind. However, in application this is a bit tricky. A witness can say "I saw the blue car drive through a red light before hitting the pedestrian," but a witness cannot say something like "The driver of the blue car should go to jail because he ran a red light and hurt someone," because it is the witness's opinion that the driver should go to jail. Also, lawyers are not allowed to ask leading questions, such as "Where did the blue car go through the red light?" because it suggests to the witness that this event occurred. Every witness must be able to be cross-examined. Cross examination is the part of trial when one attorney tries to discover lies or other problems with a witness's testimony. The right to cross-examine stems from the 6th Amendment right to confront your accuser, and is there to ensure that every piece of testimony is rigorously examined before going to a jury. This is why "hearsay testimony," or testimony about what some else told the witness, is generally not allowed -- the other person is not there to be cross examined. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Documents must be authentic. Sometimes, the parties seek to put documents or other items into evidence, and there are many evidence rules in place to make sure that the item in evidence is the original evidence, or at least an accurate copy. A judge can rule one of two ways: she can either "overrule" the objection or "sustain" it. When an objection is overruled it means that the evidence is properly admitted to the court, and the trial can proceed. When an objection is sustained, the lawyer must rephrase the question or otherwise address the issue with the evidence to ensure that the jury only hears properly admitted evidence. In theory, the jury should even disregard the improper question asked, although this can be difficult to do. An objection is important to procedure even if it is overruled. Once a lawyer objects to some evidence, that objection is on the record. If the lawyer disagrees with the judge's ruling, he can then appeal that decision. If the lawyer failed to object to evidence he loses the right to appeal, even if the evidence was admitted improperly. See FindLaw's section on Courtroom Procedure for more information.

https://litigation.findlaw.com/going-to-court/how-does-a-judge-rule-on-objections.html

The comedian will play a good-natured public high school teacher who works at his alma mater on the new series. AceShowbiz - Funnyman Gabriel Iglesias has landed his own TV sitcom at Netflix. The "Magic Mike" star will front a new scripted series as part of a new deal with the bosses at the streaming service, which will also include two specials. Gabriel, who is known to his fans as "Fluffy", has appeared on TV shows "Modern Family" and "Cristela", but he has never starred in his own series. In Mr. Iglesias, he will play a teacher who takes a job at his old high school, mentoring gifted kids. He has enjoyed multiple successes on Netflix. His sixth stand-up comedy special, "I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry", debuted in 2016. The news of his new show comes a year after Iglesias was forced to cancel a string of shows and step back from the spotlight to focus of personal and health issues. He recently told Billboard that years of constant touring, depression and alcoholism eventually took their toll on him. "I was burned out dude, 20 years of the same thing with no breaks," he told the outlet. "I wasn't being creative anymore. It was becoming work. And I wasn't spending enough time at home and that was taking its toll as well." "I was also drinking a lot," he added. "I wasn't drinking to be social. I would drink because I just wanted to go to sleep. I was stressin' out so bad and the drinking was magnifying the problem. I was just gettin' sloppy, making poor decisions. I wasn't being the best person at home, and I wasn't being the best entertainer out on the road." And then one night in Dallas, Texas his health issues came crashing down around him. "I got emotional on stage talking about the fact that my son is no longer a kid - now he's an adult, he's a man," the comic recalled, "and it hit me where I got choked up, I walked off stage, and I just I buckled." He continued, "I fell down and was like, 'Oh my God, what am I doing with myself?' Yeah there's cars, yeah there's money, but am I still happy? I got a kid at home who has everything, but didn't have me around as much as he could've had." Iglesias then apologized to fans online, took some time off and got on top of his health issues with the help of a therapist. He has since made up the gigs he postponed and he launched his "One Show Fits All World Tour" in January.

https://aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00119233.html

A cast on is a technique in knitting for creating the very first stitches of a project. A cable cast on creates a firm, beautiful edge that can be also be used to add stitches in the middle of a project. The cable cast on is similar to the knit stitch, so it is a great skill for experienced knitters to learn. (Beginning knitters may want to learn the backwards loop cast on instead.) Keep reading to learn how to use this cast on. Make a loop in the yarn. Make another loop and pull it through this loop. Place the slipknot on the needle and pull it snug. Insert the right needle through the slipknot, as if to knit. Wrap the working yarn around the right needle as if you are going to knit. Work a knit stitch, but do not slip the stitch off the left needle. Bring the right needle up and place the stitch onto the left needle. Pull out the right needle. Now you will have two stitches on your left needle. Insert the right needle in between the two stitches on the left needle. Wrap the working yarn around the right needle. Pick up the wrapped yarn with the right hand needle and pull it through the two stitches. Bring the right needle up and place the stitch onto the left needle. Pull out the right hand needle. You should have three stitches. Repeat steps 7-11 until you created the appropriate number of cast on stitches, lightly tightening the stitches as you go along. Do I need to knit into the back of stitches of the first row when using the cable cast on method? No, you do not. It is easier to knit into the back, but you can also knit into the front. Is there a need to backstitch the first row with the cable cast on method? No, there is no need. You can use any stitch you like for the first row, although some stitches may be more difficult than others, especially if you knit very tightly. How do I keep my needle between the two strings? It takes some practice. And you should use needles with a fairly sharp point to make it easier to get between the stitches. How do I cable cast on to the end of my knitting? Cable cast on is perfect when you need to add stitches to a pattern. Simply insert your needle between the last two stitches and pull through a stitch, then place it on your needle just as you did when you first did the cable cast on. How do I cable cast on, on a purl row to add stitches in the middle of a row? Use a third needle to cable cast on. If you are short on yarn, then the cable cast on is good as it uses less yarn than the long tail method. The cable cast on takes longer than other methods and some find it tricky, but can be worth it for the firm edge. This is not for beginner knitters––don't use it until you've mastered the knit stitch. A better cast on for beginners is the backwards loop method. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 259,327 times. "Needed a quick refresher on doing a cable cast on. What a great straightforward tutorial." "It repeated each step as long as you needed it before going to the next step." "This is so wonderful, I love the step-by-step videos. Thank you so much!" "Very easy to follow and see exactly how to do this cast on!" "It did help me. I liked the step by step."

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Biased Estimates: Lies or contextually relevant reporting? I understand the arguments put forward about not plotting misleading graphs. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don't_draw_misleading_graphs) But insisting that zero be on the y-axis is arbitrary. It's context that should dictate the scale of your y-axis (and the range of the x-axis), not an arbitrary value. Consider what zero would mean for the above series, nobody would be employed. That isn't a realistic value that those variables could take. And if I were measure those series as deviations from their means, they'd be centered on zero, but there'd be no new information.

http://www.biasedestimates.com/2014/01/lies-or-contextually-relevant-reporting.html

How about if we look south on the map to South American countries like Bolivia? Canada has been independent for 130 years, that not long enough for you? There are several examples of 3rd world countries turning themselves around. Ireland is one. Also consider S. Korea, Taiwan, Chile or Malaysia. And your point is? He said there were no examples of 3rd would countries who turned themselves around. I just cited examples. So where does Bolivia come into it? Bolivia is worse off then Mexico (way more poverty), the country has just swept into power a radical leftist the likes of Hugo Chavez, so I hope you are kidding when you say this. Also, I think someone misunderstood what I was saying about Canada, I was referring to them being a 1st world nation, not 3rd world, so the small percentage of illegals coming from there is insignificant. Also, S. Korea was essentially colonialized by more than 1 country and our occupation/presence has helped them grow into a 1st world economic power (Japan modeled after the US while we helped rebuild that country). Chile or Malaysia, I can't really comment on, but they haven't really made themselves a 1st world power by any means IMO. Taiwan is a good example, but it has had tremendous help from the west, but yes it is one of few that I think may fit that criteria. Just an honest opinion. I have been to Bolivia. One of my children lived there. Yes, it was ranked one of the poorest nations in the world. Yes, it has elected a man that is considered by some as leftist. But under rightest rule the country remained poor--now they are trying to recuperate their losses--its own resources. Well, on the topic of Chavez, this man is a definite threat to this nation. He wishes the US to be destroyed. Obviously, his sentiments are held throughout the region that has been exploited by big businesses, many coming from the US (so we understand in historical terms, why these feelings resonate with the people). He has aligned himself with the president of Iran, who's country is undeniably the #1 funding supporter of Islamic terrorism in the world. We've been at war with Iran since 1979 (indirectly). He is more dangerous than Castro (his idol) ever dreamed, because his country has large oil reserves and we get a considerable amount of oil from that country (Citgo is owned by Venezuala). Having Morales in Bolivia siding with Chavez, amongst other leaders in Latin America, is not a good sign for our relations to this part of the world in the future and is steadily becoming one of conflict because these nations' are publicly denouncing the US as evil, etc. Chavez is crazy, like a fox and we need to keep our eye on how things develop in Latin America, because soon we will have a leader at our doorstep in Mexico who is sympathetic to these ideals (you can even argue that the man who lost the contested presidential election there was). It is unfortunate that we Americans have neglected Latin America over many years, but with dangerous people sweeping to power, it has begun to shine light on a region that has been ignored for too long and we must take action soon to avoid some type of future conflict. I have many opinions and thoughts about LA and SA, their governments and the US government's relationship with them now and over the last 50 or more years. Not only have I spent time in SA, but I have worked on and off with PAHO (Pan American Health Organisation), the UN, USAID and other South American institutions and universities. It would require another thread and more for me to articulate my thinking on this subject. This is very true and it's a complex topic that is probably inappropriate on this thread, but I understand where you are coming from.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/illegal-immigration/36951-positive-step-forward-mexican-immigration-3.html

Today's New York Times has an editorial -- by the editorial board -- in favor of legalizing marijuana; i.e. ending the 40-year federal ban on it, although continuing to prohibit sales to kids under 21. All of the comments agree; tobacco and alcohol are clearly worse for you, and the costs of "fighting" the law against marijuana are enormous. Not just the financial costs of catching people, trying them, and in many cases throwing them in jail, but also the social costs of ruining lives (disproportionately those of young black men) by criminalizing this kind of conduct, which, after all, is widely accepted socially. Reading that motivated me to see how we are doing here in Virginia, and that led me to this article. It turns out the vast majority of Virginians support legalization for medical use, but it's a close call for legalization generally. What's interesting to me is that they say that people 65 and older are 2-1 against legalization. I could be wrong, but it sounds like they were pretty stupid in dividing up the "age groups" in the poll. Presumably they have pre-designed polls where they record age groups, and one of the categories is simply 65 and older. In general, that's a pretty logical category -- 65 is an important age re retirement, medicare eligibity, etc., so in general it's a good dividing line --, but for marijuana use, it's almost certainly really stupid, and it probably masks some interesting information. Why do I say that? Think about it -- people who are 65 today (in 2014) were born in 1949 or 1948, and thus came of age in the 1960s, and were at high risk of becoming hippies and potheads. Many of them still smoke pot today. For reference, Paul McCartney was born in 1942, John Lennon in 1940, and Mick Jagger in 1943. The summer of love was 1967, when someone born in 1949 was 18. These people were only 20 in 1969, when Woodstock happened. In other words, 65 is a pretty dumb dividing line when it comes to dividing young from old in the pot legalization debate. I have no doubt that people who came of age in the 50s -- people born e.g. a decade earlier; in the late 1930s -- would today be against marijuana. By the time of Woodstock, they all had families and jobs and had basically missed the marijuana boat. And there are a lot of them out there. Back to the marijuana poll. Given the almost certain difference in views between people aged 65-70 or maybe 75, and those 75 and older, it seems to me the poll almost certainly should have divided up the age groups differently. In fact, it's possible that those aged 65-70 would feel more strongly about legalizing pot than any other age group. And yet they were simply averaged in to the older age group, which consists of many people who never even had the opportunity to try pot. It's interesting also that the vote in Virginia was 84% in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. One can readily see how all the anti-pothead prejudices of the 50's generation fell away with that question -- if there's a chance that they themselves would get to use it legally, and it might help them medically, then of course it should be legal for that purpose. One thing that this tells us is that the anti-marijuana sentiment will die out soon enough. I.e. really, it's only people currently over 75 or 80 that are strongly against legalization to begin with, and the ranks of those people are getting thinner every year. These people are mostly out of touch on the marijuana issue, and are dying out anyway, but because they vote strongly against it, polls make it look like a close call here in Virginia. Really, it isn't. But politicians don't care -- they need to keep currying favor with this bloc. Insurance for contraceptives and abortions?

http://pricefixer.blogspot.com/2014/07/polling-problems-re-marijuana.html

I had my six-month cleaning at the dentist the other day. I've been going there for years - it's a real friendly place, the hygienists are all very sweet and my dentist is a good ol' country boy - lots of fun to chat with. I checked in and settled down with a magazine. The hygienist opened the door to the back and called my name - darn, I barely got started with the magazine (the ultra highbrow Entertainment Weekly, in case you're wondering) - I stood up and followed her to the exam room. "Uh...Shelley Last Name?" she asked? "Yes" I answered, figuring it was a new HIPAA thing, confirming who I was. She looked at me for a few moments as I was putting my purse down and then blurted out "Did you have surgery?" and you know, it took me a second to figure out what she was talking about! "Oh - uh, no" I said, as she tried to backtrack and apologize. Here's the thing - she didn't recognize me. The last couple of times I've had my teeth cleaned I've had a different hygienist, but this was Melissa, who I started with way back when. Let me say this again: She.didn't.recognize.me. She really thought she had the wrong person. Wow. I know I've changed, but I'm still the blonde-haired, glasses-wearing person I've always been...yes, the hair is longer and the glasses are different, but still. This is such a strange feeling - it happens pretty infrequently, and only (obviously) with people that I go a long time without seeing. But it throws me every time. And I'm sorry that people feel so awkward when they realize that they didn't know me...it's a strange thing to try and make them feel better about it. For the record, she really was horrified that she'd asked the "surgery" question - she said she tries and can't even lose five pounds, so how on earth could anyone lose *that* much weight on their own? After we were done with the hows of my weight loss, she asked the next question - one that I can predict with certainty that will follow: "You're done, right? You're not planning on losing any more weight?" I don't know why, but that cracks me up. I mean, look at me...I'm not a stick by any means. What do people mean when they ask this? And really, why should they care? I don't go into any detailed explanations other than to say "no" or "maybe a little more" depending on who I'm talking with. After all, I'm not looking for an argument or feel the need to defend myself. I am very willing to talk about weight-loss and exercise...obviously, as I've been blogging about it for over two years now. But when it comes up in real life, it's still a bit strange and yes, awkward, to talk about it - I just hope that am able to convey the fact that if I can lose the weight, than anybody can. Wow, I know the hygentist didn't mean any harm but that was presumptuous of her to assume you've had surgery. You just looked so great that she wanted in on your "secret"! Everyone wants the quick fix - including me! At least you know she meant no harm and like you said, if you haven't seen someone in a while, the change is shocking! But a good shocking and they want in on the "secret." I worked with a woman who had gastric bypass surgery - she still ate a bacon double cheeseburger, but it would take her all day to eat it instead of one sitting! Love the reruns (and that I remember that post too!). Hope you are having an awesome time! It's cool to read older posts like this, since I didn't start reading your blog until a couple years after this time. I think any conversation about weight is always going to be a little awkward. But it is strange that she jumped straight to surgery, instead of just "what's your secret?" That's typically what people would ask me when I was noticeably losing weight. And there is no secret - like you said, it's just doing what we should all be doing anyway! So fun to read this again. It so happens one of my neighbours did have surgery (gastric bypass) and she has lost a lot of weight that way. Still keeping it off too. But to be honest I have more admiration for those like you who did it all by themselves. Happy Birthday Allie! Love reading this old post!

https://www.myjourneytofit.com/2016/08/summer-reruns-part-one.html

Надеюсь, Вы уже ознакомились с правилами употребления притяжательных местоимений, и готовы приступить к упражнениям. Все упражнения на Possesive Pronouns идут с возрастанием сложности, поэтому первые из них подойдут даже для детей. Ответы к упражнениям найдете, по традиции, в конце статьи. Упражнение 1. Complete the sentences. Use the words from the box. These are my sisters. _______ names are Tina and Nina. Упражнение 2. What is Molly Adamauer saying? Add my, your, his, her, our or their. _____ first name is Molly. _____family name is Adamauer. What about you? What's _____ first name? And what's ______ family name? I'm married. You can see _____ husband in the picture. ______ name is Aisek. We've got one son and one daughter. ______ son is 21. _____ name is Nickolas. _______ daughter is 24. ______ name is Emy. Emy is married. _____ husband's name is Bred. Emy and Bred have got two children. ______ names are Kevin and Evi. Упражнение 3. Circle the correct word. This is Michael. This is his/her family. These are my / his parents. This is her / their house. This is your / their pet. This is her / its ball. Упражнение 4. Insert absolute possessive pronouns. Jason: Ask Paul. I think it's (3) __________ . Paul: Yes, it is. Thanks. You've got a great T-shirt, Amy! Упражнение 5. Выберите из подчёркнутых слов правильные притяжательные местоимения. Is this yours / your daughter? It's theirs / their problem, not our/ours. It's a good idea of your / yours to go to the bar tonight. Are these her / hers shoes? We're going swimming with some friends of our/ours. Is it yours / your article about spiders? -No, it's not my / mine. We know their / theirs address but they don't know our / ours. That's not my / mine wallet. Mine / my is black. His cottage is bigger than her / hers but her / hers is nicer. My / mine parents live in Vitebsk region, and your / yours? Упражнение 6. Вставьте нужные по смыслу выражения с (own). He really loves to have __________ car. Roman Abramovich had a comfortable plane of __________. We don't need your tools, we've taken _________ drill. They invested the money of__________ in this project. She's always smoking our cigarettes! Why doesn't she buy __________. I have always dreamt to have a room of___________. Liza has left ____________ child in infant home! The house was built by ___________great-grandfather. We're proud of this fact. We can believe them. _________experiment is a good proof for us. Упражнение 7. Complete the conversation with the correct possessive pronouns. Tim: Whose CD is that? Jenny: The Britney Spears CD? It's (1) _______ . It's (2) _______ favourite CD. Tim: It's (3) _________ too. Is this Kylie Minogue CD (4) ________ too? Jenny: No, it's (5) ________ sister’s. And those on the table are (6) ________ too. Tim: There's a Beatles CD on the table. Does she like The Beatles? Jenny: No, she doesn't. But (7) _____ parents love them. All the Beatles CDs are (8) ______. Tim: Can I borrow this one, or is it (9) _________ sister's? Jenny No, it isn't (10) _________. I'll have to ask (11) _____ brother. That CD is (12) _______. Упражнение 8. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate possessive pronouns. Jill and Jack write articles for ______ school newspaper. Do you think they are losing ____ popularity? From ____ place I could watch the people eating ____ lunch. I like____ new car. I bought it yesterday. He took off ______ jacket and loosened ____ tie. My mum usually came to ____ office at 4 o'clock. We are going to invite all ____ friends to the party. We’re staying at a very nice hotel. ____ room is very comfortable. Ответы к упражнениям на притяжательные местоимения. 5 Комментариев для "Притяжательные местоимения в английском. Упражнения" I use these exercises to check my pupils' knowledge. Скажите пожалуйста почему в шестом упражнении первом предложении не a car а просто car ?

http://grammar-tei.com/prityazhatelnye-mestoimeniya-v-anglijskom-uprazhneniya/

Rats are on the rampage in the elegant garden of the world famous Louvre Museum. They romp on the grass in broad daylight. The lush area gives a rat plenty of places to hide. But the critters scamper about openly, unfazed by people strolling about. The Louvre, which owns the garden, has been trying to combat the rat problem for months. In May, sanitation officials and exterminators decided to embark on an all-out offensive: Workers, acting methodically, were seen Tuesday pouring poison down the rat holes. "I see about 10 or 15 (rats) every day," said Traore Massamba, 25, a maintenance worker. "There are a lot of people who come here to picnic and they leave their leftovers, so I think that attracts them." Tourists may have to get used to an occasional rat scampering about the garden. Given the size of the garden, the rats may be impossible to eradicate. Critical thinking challenge: List at least three challenges the rat eradicators face. How come rats overrun the home of Mona Lisa? I think it is silly to have rats overrun the home of Mona Lisa. If people doesn't want rats in their own garden, they have to clean of their own mess of food. I thought it was silly because rats overrun the home of Mona Lisa. If I had that kind of country I would be freaking out. Rats are almost in everywhere in the elegant garden of the world famous Louvre museum. Rats romp and run on the grass in the garden. There are a lot of people who go there to picnic and they leave leftover and garbage, maybe thats the reason which attracts rats. The Louvre has been trying to combat the rats for a while though pouring poison down the rat holes; however, it has not worked. I would be very upset if I would find rats on the grass while I am walking around the garden. They scared me a lot and they bring several diseases and infections. Sanitation officials should determine real solutions to combat the rats problems. They wouldnt pretend to exterminate all rats if they just pour poison into rat holes. Chiefly, they should begin to prevent people telling them what they should do such as putting their garbage into containers, or simply the Louvre should ban picnics. The article was about the big problem that the garden of the Louvre Museum has. The place is full of rats. Even thought exterminators tryied to solve this problem in May, they didn't get good results. Traore Massaba, a maintenance worker said that lots of people go there to picnic and they live leftovers, that's why the rats go there. Also, there are so many places in which those animals can hide themselves. I think this is a really interesting article, since in this way I can see how our bad habitsproduce big problems. It is sad to know that a beautiful and important place like that one is full of rats. In addition, I consider that it is something dangerous for people who go there, because they are exposed to infections and diseases. First of all, it's the risk of suffering from several diseases because of the the rat's excrement. the second one is that rats multiply very fast so , if they don't eradicate them as soon as they can , this situation will be a plague without end. the last one is that the museum will lose a lot of tourists, and it will become famous not only for being Mona Lisa's home but also will be famous for rats. .An that there are so many rats at that place that it's infeasted but I LOVE animals so I could never hurt them . I'm quite surprised by the amount of rats that infest the home of Mona Lisa and unsure if leftovers attract the rats that get into Mona Lisa's home and make rat holes I do believe that the tourist may have cheese in their hands and pieces may fall out of their hand and land on the floor. The Mona Lisa is an ancient painting that is housed in the museum of Louvre. The hot weather patterns in Paris has caused the mesum to get many unwanted visitors, one being rats. The critters have gone from hiding in the bushes to now scattering around the general public for food. I think that the rats should be relocated because they could destroy the priceless art in the mesum. Ashley, I disagree with your comment because people didn't leave a mess at the home of Mona Lisa, it is just a garbage can that is full of uneaten foods that people had trashed but the article didn't say that a person is going to freak out if there is a rat in the garden of Mona Lisa. Well sorry Ashley, I had to disagree it right now. Whoa, a lot of rats must've overruned the home of Mona Lisa, well it is impossible for a lot of rats to overrun the home of Mona Lisa. The answer to that is people are leaving trash everywhere as they had a picnic at the home of Mona Lisa, they must have doing a party or something like that, if there is a lot of trash on the grass, the rats will come so they would have a tasty snack off of the trash where the people had left.

https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/rats-overrun-home-mona-lisa/

Market Outlook He thinks the US dollar is going to go a lot higher. The 2018 returns of Canadian investors benefited by about 7-8% he thinks, if you invested in US holdings. On US equities, he is cautious right now. After the big decline in December, he thinks it is a precursor of what is yet to come. 2019 will be a year of the Central Banks, who will have to maneuver to keep things going. This will make the equity market fraught with explosions and collapses. Last year the Trump tax incentive lead to massive earnings increases and he wonders how that can be followed. CGI vs Open Text? He would like to own both of these. Having some growth in your portfolio is good -- especially if the economy is going to slow. He likes the yield of Open Text. He likes the predictably of earnings with CGI, so slightly favours it. He thinks the stock will retrace to about $126, where he would be a buyer again. He would be "willing to go into war" with this stock. Although it is trading sideways, he would buy more on a pullback. He is cool on them right now. Back in December he saw targets around $40. He would love to see a pullback to $32 to buy it. He would wait to add to any position -- look for it retest the lows of December. It is a cyclical, so you want to make sure you buy them cheap enough. He is in a trader frame of mind, so he would target a buy at $30 and sell at $46. Insurance companies are trading below their lower benchmarks -- making him think there are issues with their balance sheets especially in a deflationary recession environment. This could lead to lower short term rates, which could impair their earnings. He would be cautious going forward for all insurance companies. (A Top Pick Jan 12/18, Down 17%) December almost caused him heart failure. There was either something systematic happening in the economy or their balance sheet was in severe trouble. He wants to see a pullback to $57 to consider buying it again. He would be worried about the economy if this retests the recent lows. (A Top Pick Jan 12/18, Down 2%) This is a stock he would "go to war with". He sees about 15% upside from here. He would be a long term buy and hold at $100, otherwise trade it looking to enter at $142. (A Top Pick Jan 12/18, Up 17%) Quietly going about its business. He still sees another 28% upside for it. He holds a lot of it and it is doing well. Take profit here? He would take profit at these levels. He worries about issues with trade with China. He still sees possibly another 50% upside, but thinks it prudent to take profit here. He thinks the market is telling you the car market cycle is coming to an end. The move to electric vehicles and car production not likely ever making new highs worries him. It has about 100% upside in value, but he cautious of the cycle nature. He would be careful. When to exit? He thinks you "go to war" with this stock. He sees 18% upside still for it. He would continue to hold it long term. He might trim some length if it makes a new high. He would not touch this with a 10 foot pole. The change in senior management worries him. The recent bullish bounce is a good sell opportunity as he targets only $88 on this. He is wary of the Chinese trade war, which is likely to get worse. If the world grinds down in growth, China will be hit hard. A little over priced. He has a target price of less than $90, so he is cautious. He would prefer a pullback to $80 to add to any holding. He sees about 20% upside from here. He would "go to war" with this stock. He would be a buyer here. He would take profit here and look to re-enter back around $49. He sees 20% possible downside from here based on his model valuation. He feels the S&P is at fair value and has another 30% of upside. He feels the Canadian dollar has more weakness to come. He expects the Republicans to win more seats in the House during the Mid-Terms, which would cause a substantial rally in the US markets. October has always been a seasonally weak month, so he expects a quick rebound in markets. Autos, consumer discretionary and other sectors have been recently decimated and are great value if the market is able to side step a major recession in 2019. He believes President Trump is correct in going after China as it pertains to the massive trade surplus with the US. He likes this stock and sees upside to $54.77. It is in his Top 5 of his fund. He thinks block chain is a good opportunity for this company. He sees value up to $50.90. Any new toy can be hit or miss and he thinks they have had a few toys go their way, but it is expensive here. It is supposed to earn $10.46 per share next year, but the market is only projecting less than $2 per share. About 80% of their sales are into China. He worries about the potential trade war impacts. They have accused their Chinese partner on a project for stealing intellectual property. He would peck away at this, but sees $19 as a possible lower test point. They have a very small position in Micron. He has long expected a crash in this space. Eventually the market will figure out which ones will survive. He still expects further downside in the space and his model price is only $3 per share since it has no current earnings. The semi-conductor space has come back a lot. He has a model price near $14. He thinks you can accumulate shares on any significant decline. He would recommend buying a little here and more at $18.30 – just not your full position yet. He does not favour Canadian stocks right now, based on their high valuations. This is under pressure now for no single reason. He expects they are weak on growth prospects. He expects the stock could drop to $35.55 and $28.50 if the growth story is broken. He sees nothing but pain and agrees with the dividend cut. He thinks the stock needs to fall further and thinks you have to wait to see where the dust settles. He thinks major write downs are still required. He remains negative on the Canadian oil space. He has a model price of $51.14 and hopes this price level holds, but expects further downside that could reach towards $29.30. WCS is netting only $17 US per barrel. He would love to see it pull back to $250 to be a buyer. His model price is $89.66 so it is not without risk. They reported earnings yesterday. He thinks it is a great company and one should add at $39.73 to any holdings. He is not worried about the recent sell off in the entire tech space. He sees this as a cyclical stock. His model price is $357.75. He would be a buyer here. The recent pull back is a good buying opportunity. Stay away – he has been saying this for five years. He sees substantial asset write-downs coming. The balance sheet is not rock solid. They will continue to lose money this year and doubts their estimates for next year. A total disaster. His model is $61.59. A year from now this stock may be trading at the same level. Sell. Listen to the Governor of the Bank of Canada – interest rates are going up – and you don’t want interest sensitive holdings in your portfolio. His model price is $34.53 and he thinks it will fall further. (A Top Pick Oct 17/17, Down 6%) It has increased its dividend twice since last year. He continues to love it and holds a sizable personal position. He has a model price of $70.75. (A Top Pick Oct 17/17, Up 31%) This is his #1 stock in his portfolio. He is not concerned by the recent price pullback. They bought back $80 million shares. He would add to his position on a pullback to $200. He likes their subscriber fee revenue growth. They continue to do all the right things. His model price is $233.42. (A Top Pick Oct 17/17, Up 22%) He likes the support technically and the 2.5% dividend yield. It is not as cyclical as AMD and others in the space. His model price is $80.51. Market. There was a ruling against trans-mountain pipeline today. The US is not cheap enough to sell his US dollars to come back. It could be an economic downturn catalyst but probably will not be. NAFTA is critical for us to leverage of the US economic success. He is putting client's money to work in the US. Canada has major issues. You have to be selective in Canada. You are looking for companies with US exposure, income and earnings. Today's news in the energy sector is not positive. He loves it. The judgment against them is not significant. He has a model price of $160.81, a 20% upside. It is in the top 100 of the S&P 500 - it is US and priced in US Dollars – all the things he loves. Model price is $14, so it is below where it is trading at. It is at EBV plus 1, and we have not had a breakout. Wait for a buy signal. He thinks it will come back. There are better opportunities elsewhere. Semiconductors are doing their own thing. This is old tech. Model price is $85 with a 100% upside. But it is a cyclical. Over the last three years it has been on a tear and is pausing here. He would e a buyer here – a small amount. Model price is $157.26. He sees it as an opportunity to pick this stock up now. It is above its model price and he has had it for some time until selling recently but it was moving from a value name into a growth name. He would be a buyer here. It is a good name. Model price is $18.95, so it is at a 60% premium. He would not worry about earnings too much next week. If you are a long term holder, continue to hold it. Model price is $45.06. 54% upside but there is no catalyst for this stock to get moving. It is dead money. If it is trading below its EBV -5, there is something wrong with its balance sheet and this one is too big relative to its earnings. The regulators are really rough in the financial industry. Use your tax loss. Model price of $54.93, about 7% lower than what it is trading at. This one never got cheap enough for him to buy it. There is value elsewhere, see his Top Picks. When it came down to his model price it was the only buying opportunity there was in the last eight years. He loves the company. Model price is $99.94, a 30% premium that it is trading at. He can only wish for a pull back. These interest sensitives in Canada he not very bullish on. It has a model price of $34.68 so it is 15% overvalued. He thinks the BOC will have one more hike in them. He is neutral to negative on this one. (A Top Pick Aug 4/17, Up 6%) He has had good returns since he has bought it but it has gone flat. They have room to expand their dividends even more. They are on an aggressive buy back program. If the US equity markets are going to go higher it has to be with the financials. He is still staying with it. There is about 9% upside according to model price. (A Top Pick Aug 4/17, Up 45%) It is in his top 5. His model price is $243.96 or a 9.5% upside. Warren Buffet is buying a little more. (A Top Pick Aug 4/17, Up 36%) This is old tech. His model price is $82.64, or a 70% upside. This stock just can't get moving. The CEO was just replaced. He would buy it here. Your chances of another 40% are quite high if the CEO works out. Canadian Banks. You always want to buy them on a pull back. We have not had one for quite some time. A 10% or more correction and he would be a buyer. In general they are not cheap enough to buy and not expensive enough to sell. You have to hold them. It has negative equity of $12 billion. It trades on air. There are better opportunities elsewhere. Don't touch it. In March it was down to $90. Since then it has done nothing but go up. He has a model price of $131.66, or a 14% upside. Any sort of pull back you want to buy it. He would love to buy it at $87. He would hold it. It is a great divergence between what the market is doing and what the fundamentals are saying. Everyone is predicting doom and gloom in the auto sector. They are right in the heart of Canadian auto parts. His model price is 102% from where it is. Once we get clarity on NAFTA and where we are in the auto sector, he would look at it. They are not even making their dividend. There is a reverse compounding thing going on where your book value is being eroded. It is a losing proposition. His model price is $42.16 or an 8% upside. It is an interest sensitive. Only buy it at the $36 level. It should go 10 or 11% lower here. $59.74 is his model price and it is at 61% above that. If you ever got a correction or bad news it would be worthy of consideration. Model price is 63.70 so it is 12% overvalued. When it comes back to the model price he would be a buyer. He thinks it goes to $34.84. Once they fold in the income fund the balance sheet will get a lot bigger, which is negative for the stock. With a 6% yield, it is all their income. There is better value elsewhere. If it got into the NVDA business he could not calculate what it would be worth. The model price is $82.64, or a 70% upside. The stock is much unloved and has a monopoly position. He is interested in catalysts that might come along. (Analysts’ target: $56.45). He has been recommending this for years. It is finally hitting new highs. His model price is $58.76 or a 24% upside. It is finally getting its mo-jo. (Analysts’ target: $50.04). Management is really up there in terms of reputation. Model price is $32.70 or a 5% upside. They increased their dividend a month and a half ago. There is still more dividend growth coming. The financials need to lead the bull market higher. (Analysts’ target: $34.39). Overview. He thinks the fair value of the S&P 500 is about 3800, which is 30% higher than today’s level. He thinks fundamentals are great, especially in the US, which is where most of his focus is. He thinks US government policy (and the associated parts of the Twitterverse) is holding the market down. The S&P hit a high in early February, went through a long consolidation, and has risen back to almost the level it held at its high. He thinks S&P will easily reach that this summer. Beyond that, though, the S&P is running out of time. China is slowing down, world growth is slowing down, and commodities stocks in Canada ex oil are not doing well. Many are down 50%, which also suggests weakness in global growth. He expects a recession in the next year or 18 months. In the recent past, the FAANG stocks have pushed the S&P higher. Netflix stumbled but it looks as though Amazon, Google and Facebook are hitting new highs. The financials are acting well. For S&P to rise 30%, the lead will have to come from the financials not the FAANGs. The stock has been going down. It is approaching a critical level according to Model Price theory: EBB-1 level is $17.80. His Model Price is $26.64, which is almost a 50% upside. However, if the stock drops below EBB-1, it could drop to EBB-2, which is $15. He would take a half-position at this level, but if it goes lower, he would sell and buy closer to $14.82. The market is concerned about recent news, such as the unionizing of its staff. However, a positive catalyst in the news could boost the stock an easy 25%. Making money on this stock might require trading around the levels rather than buying and holding. His model price is $44.72, which is a 300% upside. This stock is very high risk but it has been rising recently as he predicted it would. This stock, like Teva and Bausch Health, were part of the most undervalued sector of the market 9 months ago, have been rising, and probably have more to go. He calls this an interest-sensitive stock. The dividend of $1.68 is not covered by earnings. Earnings estimates for this year and next are $1.46 and $1.41. Interest-sensitives have had a bounce recently, perhaps because people sense a slowdown coming. He is bearish on the group. He would buy this stock at about $19.60. Under his model, this stock is overpriced by 15%. Also it is paying out over $2 in dividends but is expected to earn only about $1 this year and $1.35 next year. This is similar to Crescent Point. The stock is getting a bump from oil prices but he would not buy it until it comes down to $21. His model price is $13.66, so he seeks the stock as almost 6% overvalued. They pay out as much as analysts expect them to earn. There is better value in American stocks. This is another interest-sensitive stock that is at risk from rising interest rates. It is overvalued by 10% compared to his model. The company is doing a whole lot of financial engineering. He would like to see the balance sheet after all the shenanigans are finished. He think that ultimately the stock will go to about $35. The stock has a 61% upside before reaching the model price. It is acquiring another company which creates some volatility. If it breaks below $7, he thinks the stock will go lower and he would set a stop loss for $7. This stock is way too expensive. It has a negative book value, which pulls the stock out of his Model Pricing approach. (A Top Pick July 11, 2017. Up 33%). He continues to love Apple. He sees a 17.5% upside. (A Top Pick July 11, 2017. Up 6%). The too-big-to-fail banks have finally recovered and the market trusts their balance sheets. They have given dividend increases and just passed the stress tests. His model price shows a 6% upside but they need to perform well again before rising further. (A Top Pick July 11, 2017. Down 7%). This has gone down even as interest rates have come up. He is holding with it, with a very small position. Life insurers are not participating in the financials rally as much as he expected. His model price shows a 47% upside, but the market appears to dislike some aspect of MetLife’s balance sheet and he is not sure what that is. Because he is not sure what is wrong, he would not buy it. He likes this stock. His model price is $140, 14% higher than the current price. The dividend is covered by the earnings. He expects it to rise with the market through year-end, if the market rises. However, he thinks there is better value elsewhere. This is a cyclical stock. Over half of its business goes to China. It is at peak earnings. His model price is $196.21, which is a 250% upside, but this stock never trades on its earnings because it is cyclical. He expects the stock to trade over and under his EBB+3 price level which, a year from now, is $82, still much higher than its current price around $60. The stock pays no dividend. This is right in the middle of his “zone.” It could go up or down from here. His model price is $121.13, but this is a cyclical stock near the end of the cycle, so it is unlikely to reach or hold that price. He would buy at $71 and sell at $98. At this price, he would do neither. Has been trading down like WestJet. If it continues its negative trend, it is likely to get to $18.85. Like WestJet, this could rally under the right conditions. He would buy at $18.85, but not now. If it dropped below $18.85, he would sell and buy in again around $15.46. His model price is $75.91, which is a 20% upside. However, he sees strong resistance at $67.85.He thinks that is the top, for now. He would hold at this price. This is an interest-sensitive stock. It is currently selling at its model price. The dividend is covered by earnings. He is positive on the stock. The stock has come down a fair bit and is at a good-looking point for buying. If it does go down further, to $31, he would see a warning that the stock is going to go lower. However, there is no sign of that here, yet. They just announced a dispute with the IRS which affected the stock price today. He expects this to take years to resolve. Canadian software stocks have done very well over time. He would be a buyer on dips, and today’s news created a dip, so he would buy. The model price is $63, which gives a 26% upside from the current price. He would plan to hold this for longer than 5 years. 22. Amazon (AMZN-O)(Doesn’t Own)(Don’t Buy). If the S&P goes higher, certainly Amazon will go higher. It has positive equity, but it is too expensive for a value investor. Market. The US dollar is in a bull market. He expects the US dollar, and all assets priced in US dollars, will go substantially higher. He expects this to continue for a 5 to 7 year period. Things look good in the US market. He recommends ignoring the Trump tweets and focusing on the statistics. Fewer companies are participating in the growth than he would like. Financials are going sideways as his models of their value increase. He uses Model Price Theory (https://modelprice.wordpress.com/) and sees rises in interest rates as bullish. He thinks that Europe’s economy is getting substantially worse and that Deutsche Bank’s woes will cause broader problems in Europe. It bounced a little today with its plan to spin off health care and oil. His model price for GE is $12.81 and the stock closed yesterday at $12.75. He expects the S&P to issue a negative review on GE’s debt as GE’s balance sheet changes. He would not buy here. He wants the balance sheet to shrink much more before considering it. Comment on Canadian Banks in the United States. In general, American customers tend to like Canadian banks, so they are positioned to expand there. He would buy the Canadian banks on a pullback but would not buy them today. The upside is not as strong as it was in the past. All over the world, everyone is short Canadian stocks, including Canadian banks. Our debt and valuation are seen as high. So, for example, he would buy TD at $66 compared to its current price of $76.74. The stock traded up to EBB+2 in his model, which is high. At $187.14, it has come back to EBB+1, where he would be a buyer. His model price is $176.92. There’s a risk of it going back to $152. (A Top Pick August 4, 2017. Down 4%). This rose to $80 in January and is down to 65.52 now. It is struggling at EBB-2, well below his model price ($73.97). The US stress tests will come out this week. He expects dividend increases, which is essential for this stock to move higher. The company pays only about 20% of its profits, compared to 40% at Royal Bank. So he expects a pop soon. However, he thinks that what is happening in Europe will affect American bank stock prices. The European banks are at multi-year lows. However, the large American banks are very well capitalized and in much better shape than the Europeans. (A Top Pick August 4, 2017. Up 20%). His model price is $216 and Buffet apparently buys it every day. If he owned it now, he would certainly keep it. (A Top Pick August 4, 2017. Up 40%). It’s coming back down and is lower than his $76.95 model price. The CEO was fired over the weekend. He thinks that second-quarter earnings will be good and this pullback is a good buying opportunity. He would not touch this stock. The high yield is deceptive. It pays out more than it earns and so the balance sheet is deteriorating by 5% per year. His model price is 13% lower than yesterday’s closing price. He sees cannabis as no different from the Internet craze in the 1990’s. Between now and October, he expects all these stocks to crash. The equity market is fueling this industry. Enthusiasm is driving the price, not fundamentals. In October, valuation will start being driven by fundamentals and the fundamentals won’t support the prices. The group will go down and then a few survivors will rise, but we don’t which ones yet. Projected earnings for 2019 are lower than 2018. His model price is 4% lower than the current price. The yield is barely supported by earnings. There is better value elsewhere and the stock is out of favour.

https://stockchase.com/expert/view/1/sort/date/page/1/direction/desc/max/120

A quarter of the Open University's new students are aged 17 to 25. Why the sudden surge in popularity? Sarah Rotundo-Fergusson left school with three grade As at A-level, and an offer of a place at Cambridge University, so when she started work as a nursery assistant on a salary of less than £11,000, there were more than a few raised eyebrows among family and friends. But, she says, there was method in her madness. While her peers were running up debt at university, she combined work with distance learning through the Open University (OU), achieving a 2:1 degree in childhood and youth studies. Now 24, Rotundo-Fergusson is manager of a day nursery in Berkshire with a company car and a good salary. She is also a homeowner and has her sights set firmly on promotion. By the age of 30, she hopes to be earning up to £40,000 as an adviser in early years education. Meanwhile, her friends who chose more traditional higher education routes are trying to get their first foothold on the career ladder. She admits that her parents were initially disappointed at her decision to study through the OU, which "generally doesn't have the same prestige as other universities". But the idea that it is somehow second-rate compared with campus-based universities is one of many misconceptions about the OU, she says. The image of the bearded professor presenting BBC2 programmes broadcast in the early hours of the morning still prevails. And even to the more enlightened, the OU is often seen either as a "last-chance saloon" for those who messed up at school, or for "recreational" students such as the retired. The truth is, the OU has always attracted a diverse range of students. What has changed in recent years is the number of young people choosing to studying through the OU. Those who still subscribe to the 1970s stereotype might be surprised to learn that 25% of new students enrolling with the OU are aged between 17 and 25. Over the last year, there has been a 36% increase in students in this age group. So why is the "grey university" suddenly so popular? Christina Lloyd, head of teaching and learner support at the OU, thinks it is partly to do with changing perceptions. The OU's focus on distance or "open" learning naturally lends itself to the use of new technologies, for example making use of the digital media player iTunes and video-sharing website YouTube to deliver lectures and resources, which appeals to internet-savvy young people. More significant, perhaps, is money. Tuition fees are typically around £4,000-£5,000 for an undergraduate degree through the OU, which compares favourably to £9,000 for a full-time degree at a campus-based university (which of course excludes accommodation or other living costs). Earlier this month, the universities minister, David Willetts, announced proposals for nationally recognised degree programmes that would allow students to take prestigious courses, but save on the expense of living away from home by studying at their local university or college. He has strongly hinted that he thinks the cap on university tuition fees should rise, meaning the OU may still represent a more cost-effective option for those students unwilling or unable to run up vast amounts of student debt. The latest Push Student Debt Survey estimates average student debt at over £23,000, but the National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that if the cap on tuition fees is lifted (a move championed by the Russell Group of universities, along with higher interest rates on student loans) students could leave university more than £40,000 in debt. Under current funding arrangements, part-time learners, who make up around 39% of the student population, are particularly disadvantaged. They have to pay tuition fees upfront (full-time students do not pay anything until completion of their degree) and are not eligible for government grants and loans, putting higher education out of reach for many. To achieve its central mission of increasing participation and widening access to higher education, the OU "tops up" the funding it receives from the government (known as the "block grant"), to support students on lower incomes or those experiencing financial difficulties, with almost a quarter of students receiving some kind of support at any one time. "We're a part-time university and finance is the biggest inhibitor to participation in higher education, which is why we're so committed to offering support," says Lloyd. Rotundo-Fergusson qualified for financial help, which covered all of her tuition fees. She also received a grant for travel costs and to buy a laptop. According to Lloyd, "the biggest irony is that all students are part-time these days, often fitting study around part-time jobs, rather than the other way round." As a result, today's higher education "customers", many of whom will be paying for their education for years to come, demand value for money from their higher education provider. Meg Dixon is one such example. She started out at a campus university, but, disillusioned with what was on offer, left in the second year and completed her degree through the OU. The quality of resources, tutor support and academic rigour of OU degree study surprised her. "I worked really hard to get the grades required to get on to my first university course, but I found out many students had poor A-levels or none at all. The OU may be open access, but expectations were much higher, as was the level of tuition and support." Now 22, Dixon works in nanoscience and earns more than the average graduate salary of around £20,000. Aaron Porter, NUS president-elect, is not surprised more young people are choosing the OU instead of campus universities. "The threat of rising tuition fees will force many of those thinking about university education to reconsider their options." But Pam Tatlow, chief executive of the university thinktank million+, thinks rising concerns about the shortage of funded university places in 2010 may be responsible. "The OU is outside of the Ucas system, so students can apply without using up one of their five Ucas choices," she says. "The OU is therefore an insurance policy." Lloyd agrees that fair funding for part-time students is vital, but argues that the OU is far more than an "insurance policy". "That distinction between full-time and part-time study is eroding and more people are seeing the careers benefits of combining work with study. The world of higher education is changing and a big slice of that is about the OU."

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/jun/29/open-university-young-students

Angelina Jolie brings the Mistress of All Evil to life in Maleficent, a film whose sum ultimately does not equal its parts. Seth MacFarlane's follow-up to Ted has a solid cast and promise, but the trailers gave all the best jokes away. Season 9 of Supernatural was hit and miss but ended on a strong note. The Wolf Among Us: Episode 4’s lack of meaningful choices and scant story progression mark a low point in the series. Is the third time the charm when it comes to adapting Street Fighter for live-action? Vanessa, Malcolm, and Ethan head out to search for clues while Victor is confronted by a figure from his past. From two Breaking Bad producers, AMC's new drama about the computer revolution of the early 80s delivers big time. Seven seasons in, is The Big Bang Theory getting long in the tooth, or does it still manage to entertain? A kinda creepy "simulation" that relies entirely on fanservice to drive its dull, nearly non-existent gameplay forward. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore's new rom-com is overstuffed with low-brow sitcom humor and archaic family values. The slim, waterproof, and speedy Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is an all-around fantastic Android device with few flaws. Robin Williams, Mila Kunis and Peter Dinklage aren't enough to redeem The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. A biting new crime thriller from the director of We Are What We Are. Agents of SHIELD had notable issues early on, but by the end of the first season, seemed on the right path. Supernatural's season finale delivered a satisfying end to the season and completely changed the game. Drakengard 3 is a bloody mess of a prequel that will leave Drakengard and Nier fans disappointed. Supergiant's follow-up to Bastion is a wildly smart action-RPG that places all of its trust into your intelligence. The New Order's emphasis on its characters and story is impressive, though it doesn't exactly change the game when it comes to first-person shooters. We look back at Arrow's stellar second season and examine the many ways it improved on the first.

https://za.ign.com/article/review/?page=87

Can Vietnam take a lead in ending bull and buffalo fighting? Vietnam’s media is openly debating banning a buffalo fighting festival after a human death at this year’s qualifying rounds. While ending buffalo or bull fighting has been a vast international campaign for decades, usually centring on Europe and South America, it is possible Vietnam will be next to set a positive example for the rest of the world. Ever since Animals Asia’s campaign to end the Nem Thuong Pig Chopping Festival in 2014, “barbaric festivals” have been a huge debate in Vietnamese society. The public outcry prompted the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism to order all “out-dated” and “uncivilised” festivals to end, with seven events – including buffalo stabbing and fighting festivals – already having been stopped forever. The banned festivals have sent a clear message that the country is open to positive change for animals. Now, the spotlight is on the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival after a buffalo killed its owner in the ring on 1 July. As a result of the killing, the nation’s culture ministry has acted quickly, instructing the provincial cultural department in charge of the festival to review security and safety at the event. The event has been cancelled while the review is underway and there is a chance the ministry will scrap the buffalo fighting festival entirely. The tournament proper is due to take place on September 28 in the northern port city of Hai Phong. Since the death at the qualifying event on Saturday 1 July, every major news outlet in the country has covered the story and a national debate has erupted discussing whether the traditional event should remain a part of the modern Vietnam. “As an agricultural country, a large proportion of Vietnamese traditions and festival revolve around livestock. But in the last decade the country has developed at an astonishing rate and where there used to be rice paddies, now there are high-rise office buildings and apartments. “Traditions such as buffalo or cockfighting used to go unchallenged, but that has all changed. In 2014 the country first questioned the Nem Thuong event. Now the country is debating what kind of nation it wants to become – what examples does it want to set for its children. And increasingly, that has meant re-evaluating old behaviours, with some being abandoned." Vietnam’s debate over the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival mirrors similar debates in other parts of the world like Spain, France, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador where bull fighting continues. “It’s wonderful to see this debate taking place in Vietnam – and especially that it no longer needs to be prompted by animal welfare organisations like Animals Asia. The national media is now well aware that this is an issue people are hugely interested in and want to see discussed. “Like so much animal cruelty the buffalo fights are rooted in Vietnam’s agricultural past, but they no longer represent the modern Vietnam which is now a forward-looking country. “Vietnam has already shown itself keen to stop animal cruelty spectacles with the Ministry of Culture making strong comments against such events, but it is to be expected that some conservatives will need to be convinced and won over.

https://www.animalsasia.org/us/media/news/news-archive/can-vietnam-take-a-lead-in-ending-bull-and-buffalo-fighting.html

After reading the first three sentences of this story over at FloridaPolitics.com, I couldn’t read any further without mentally editing out all the left-leaning cheerleading. No offense to Scott Powers, but the story couldn’t be more slanted, filled with irrational exuberance about the chances of Florida’s next governor having any impact whatsoever on the direction of the world’s climate. Frankly, this kind of stuff is EXACTLY the reason I launched The Capitolist: to extinguish at least some of the flaming bias in Florida’s media and insert some center-right common sense. [Longshot] Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King declared Thursday [with misplaced confidence] that Florida can fight climate change and spur the economy, while he recounted forecasters’ [alarmists’] worst fears for Florida if [in the unlikely event that] sea levels and temperatures rise as [high as some alarmist] scientists project. The Winter Park developer of affordable housing touted his business successes and decried that Republicans always accuse [rightly point out that many] Democrats [like Gwen Graham] of not [have little] understanding [of] business or the economy. In his post, King laid out [wagered his quixotic campaign on controversial,] foreboding projections, declaring, “Florida has the most property vulnerable to climate change-related flooding, with $69 billion of it at risk. Many of Florida’s coastal communities, including portions of Miami Beach and the Keys, will become chronically inundated with rising sea levels, flooding every other week on average. The secondary economic impacts would be statewide, affecting Florida’s agriculture, manufacturing, and energy, as average temperatures rise, he [a wild-eyed King] added. King then attacked policies and positions of Florida Gov Rick Scott, particularly for reportedly banning mention of climate change or global warming in the state’s environmental agencies. He also criticized the Florida Legislature for doing too little to address changes. [declared he would refuse to accept contributions from Florida sugar farmers, though many observers point out King wasn’t likely to be offered any in the first place since he seems hostile to agriculture and apparently has little understanding of basic economics]. – Investing [taxpayer dollars] in [expensive, unproven, and unreliable] renewable energy solutions. – Supporting hurricane research and disaster-relief funding [a sound strategy, given that 97.9% of Floridians oppose hurricanes and disasters, with 2.1% still undecided]. – Conserving and protecting valuable lands and coasts, including through the land-purchase fund set up by constitutional amendment [nothing new here, see SB10]. – Commit Florida to the national U.S. Climate Alliance and uphold the spirit of the Paris Agreement in Florida [i.e. attach sandbags and boat anchors to Florida’s economic engine]. I really don’t think he’s been that successful in business I think he had one good deal maybe two. Really most part his real estate ventures have marginal at best. When he did make money, it was because he was taking advantage of government programs. Also helps to have a rather rich father to get you started.

http://thecapitolist.com/chris-kings-big-floridapolitics-com-story-edited-correctly/

Ian Lafrenière, a newly elected CAQ MNA and former spokesperson for the Montreal police, said it will be tough to fulfil a promise to increase the minimum age from 18 to 21 before marijuana becomes legal in two weeks, but it will happen eventually. With pot's legalization exactly two weeks away, a key member of the new Legault government is acknowledging the legal age to consume cannabis in Quebec will remain 18, for now. The Coalition Avenir Québec campaigned on a promise to increase the legal age to 21, which would be the highest minimum age in Canada. Ian Lafrenière, a newly elected CAQ MNA and former spokesperson for the Montreal police, said it will be tough to fulfil that promise in time for Oct. 17, the day cannabis becomes legal across Canada. But his party fully intends to keep that pledge, he said, and it will try as much as possible to limit the transition period. "The reason we announced that before the date [is] we want to be crystal clear. We don't want it to be a surprise for people," he said on CBC Montreal's Daybreak. Simon Jolin-Barrette, who served as the CAQ's justice critic and was re-elected Monday, said the government will make the change as soon as possible, although he didn't provide a clear timeline. Are cannabis cafés the solution to limits on pot smoking set by Quebec towns and cities? Bill Blair says the federal government won't interfere if Quebec decides to go through with the increase to the age limit. The minister responsible for border security and organized crime reduction says Ottawa will leave it to the provinces to decide their own age limits. Lafrenière said studies his party has consulted suggest teenagers start smoking pot at 16, but the CAQ was not prepared to set the mininum legal age that low. When it was suggested that setting the legal age at 21 would create an exclusive market for pot dealers, made up of 18-to 20-year-olds, Lafrenière said dealers will be just as happy if the legal age remains 18. Jean-Sébastien Fallu, an associate professor of psycho-education at Université de Montréal, said he believes raising the age is a well-intentioned but bad idea. He said there is no scientific consensus on what is the safe age to start using cannabis. The answer, he said, is when someone is mature enough to do so. If 18 is old enough to vote or drink, it should be old enough to make a decision to consume cannabis, he said. Raising the age to 21 would create an inconsistency and criminalize something 18- to 20-year-olds would have been doing legally up until the change is made, he said. Hospital and social services institutions. The CAQ wants to change the provincial cannabis law, enacted in June, to ban smoking the drug in all public places. Several towns and cities have already announced such a ban, including, most recently, Quebec City. The City of Hampstead banned smoking on municipal property, while Montreal's Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough banned smoking in parks in May and the Saint-Laurent borough has started the process to prevent cannabis from being used in public places in time for Oct. 17. Both those boroughs are controlled by members of Ensemble Montréal, the official opposition at city hall. The opposition says the Plante administration is dragging its heels on the subject and should follow Ensemble Montréal's lead. A spokesperson for the administration says the city's plans on how the drug is to be regulated will be unveiled next week. Lafrenière explained that the provincial law won't trump a municipal bylaw, and so if Montreal doesn't want to implement the same ban, it doesn't have to. The CAQ, he said, is trying to create a framework within which the municipalities can work. "Not even as an ex-police officer, but as a parent, it's always easier to make the rule extremely strict and loosen up later on." Dr. Judith Archambault, who speaks for the Montérégie public health department, said 42 per cent of Quebec consumers of cannabis are between the ages of 18 and 24. Raising the legal age to 21 means anyone under that age won't have access to the legal market, so they will resort to the black market. The director of public health in the Quebec City region issued a news release last week, saying the current provincial law goes far enough, and that it is "unnecessary" for municipalities implement rules that further ban where cannabis can be smoked. It says, among other things, that forcing pot smokers indoors will make the effects of secondhand smoke worse, and that it creates social equity issues because young people are more likely to be renters and therefore subject to rules that would ban them from smoking at home. Landlords in Quebec have taken steps to ensure smoking pot will be banned in rental properties.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cannabis-caq-1.4848448

Noble Knight or Evil Villan? Jesus wasn't betrayed by an enemy. He was betrayed by a friend. As was King Arthur. That is how the story goes anyway. Mordred, the noblest of knights, betrayed his King and in doing so, he brought down a kingdom. But that is not all. Mordred was not just a Knight of Camelot. He was of royal blood. Mordred was the son of Morgause - Arthur's sister - but there is debate as to who his father was. Some say his father was Morgauses' husband, King Lot of Orkney, which would make Gawain his brother. While others say he was Arthur's illegitimate son, begot with his sister. Either way, he had royal blood running in his veins. So how did Arthur and Mordred find themselves leading opposing armies on that fateful day in Camlann? "The strife of Camlann, in which Arthur and Medraut fell." Although they cannot be counted as a primary source, they do however draw on older stories - probably verbal - of the telling of this great battle. If you have not already noticed, the quote above says nothing about Arthur fighting Mordred at Camlann. It states that both men fell (died) at Camlann. Mordred was one of Arthur's most loyal knights, therefore it would make sense that they died together because they fought together. Which begs the question, how did Mordred become the villain of the tale? In 1136, Geoffrey of Monmouth penned The History of the Kings of Britain. It is Monmouth who suggests that it was Mordred, who was left in charge of Camelot while Arthur crossed the channel to rage war on Emperor Lucius of Rome. It is Monmouth who states that Mordred saw this as an opportunity to take Arthur's throne. It is Monmouth who states that Mordred not only took the kingdom but also forced Guinevere to marry him. It is Monmouth who states that Mordred and Arthur met at Camlann. The ancient Welsh texts were the first to associate Mordred with Camlann. But Monmouth's casting of Mordred as the villain was soon accepted as the truth and others expanded upon this story making Mordred something of an Anti-Christ - or an Anti-Arthur. Time passes, and the story changes. Lancelot enters the tale, and some of Mordred's villainous activities are passed on to Lancelot - such as the affair with Guinevere. Thomas Malory who penned Le Morte d'Arthur sticks with tradition and casts Mordred as the villain but this time there is a slight twist to the tale. In Malory's version, Mordred believes that Arthur is dead, slain by Lancelot. Mordred, with parliaments consent, is crowned King and when he hears that Arthur is alive he does take his army to meet him. But this begs the question, why would the Knights follow Mordred instead of Arthur. Malory gives us a clue.. "...with Arthur was none other life but war and strife, and with Sir Mordred was great joy and bliss." In the Lancelot-Grail Cycle, Mordred is succeeded by his sons. The sons, like their father, had treachery running through their veins. In the older text, it is Constantine who tracks the brothers down and kills them. In later versions, it is Lancelot and Bors. But the extent of Mordred's treachery does not end there. "...him who, at one blow, had chest and shadow / shattered by Arthur's hand..." This quote is from Dante's Inferno. If you seek Mordred you will find him in the lowest circle of Hell - a place set aside for traitors. Mordred is cast as a magically Druid boy in the BBC show Merlin (2008 - 2012). He becomes a Knight of Camelot and has no notion of treachery until his beloved is sentenced to death. Ironically, if Merlin had accepted Mordred as a source of good, then Arthur would never have died - but hey, what kind of story would that have made? Mordred became the villain, but maybe he was not so evil as we have been led to believe.

https://asmallgangofauthors.blogspot.com/2018_04_25_archive.html

Solve : Triangle Problem :What Will Be The Answer To This Question ? There is one question asked in Aptitude Test 1 in Aptitude section on CE. Could anyone please solve and let us know the correct answer. There is triangle ABC with AB = AC and angle ABC = 40. If O is the center of the circle inscribed in triangle ABC, then find angle OAB. Okay, the question was wrong - and it's been fixed now. The question is - Find the angle OAB.

https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/solve-triangle-problem-what-will-be-the-answer-to-this-question.101764/

In the speech, which lasted well over an hour, many measures were announced that will affect the money in the pocket. Here's what it means to you. Will I pay less income tax? The amount you can earn each year before this basic rate income tax – called the Personal Allowance – currently stands at £ 11,850. In April, a year earlier than expected, this will change so that the first £ 12,500 of income will be exempt from income tax. The higher tax rate currently payable at £ 46,350 will start at £ 50,000 in April, also 12 months earlier than promised. This will be a boost to the repayment of millions of people. Accountants Deloitte said that this would mean an annual tax savings of £ 130 for taxpayers, £ 860 for taxpayers with higher tax rates and £ 600 for taxpayers with additional tax. These levels will be frozen the following year, but will thereafter increase significantly in line with inflation. That is, when people earn more, they are not automatically drawn into a higher tax bracket. The way in which income tax is levied is different in Scotland, due to its delegated powers. At the moment. The starter rate also starts when the annual income reaches £ 11,850, but next year it will have to rise to £ 12,500. The higher rate currently starts at £ 43,430 and is set in Scotland. All changes will be announced in the Scottish budget in December. What about the services? Has the universal loan not proved to be controversial? Yes, there has been quite a debate within the Conservative Party about how this will be implemented. This is a highly complex welfare reform that can affect millions of people in different ways in the future – with winners and losers. However, the Chancellor said that the employment allowances would be increased if the rollout was Universal Credit completed. The allowance is the amount someone can earn before payment of the benefit is affected. In July of 2015, George Osborne cuts work benefits at Universal Credit. Is there a salary increase for anyone? The level of National Living Wages, currently £ 7.83 per hour, will rise by more than the cost of living. For workers over the age of 25, it will rise to 8.21 pounds per hour in April. Will these drivers like it? Prime Minister Theresa May had already announced that the mineral oil tax will be frozen for the ninth year series. As announced on the weekend, local governments in England receive an additional £ 420 million to cope with a growing number of potholes. Activists say that this is not enough to solve the problem. As with the last budget, the duty on beer, cider and spirits has been frozen, although there will be an increase on some high registers. Fortifying drinks, including some white ciders. The wine tax will rise in line with inflation. Tobacco tax will rise further by inflation plus 2%. An interest-free lending system for financially-financed companies will also become more vital to overcoming and unexpected household costs, similar to the Good Shepherd project in Australia. Next year, a study will be carried out to find out how a pilot project could work. So it could be some time before this became a mainstream option. The Treasury believes that one-third of people claim to be self-employment as a "personal service company" actually works just like workers and should have more income tax and social security contributions numbers. Now that the regulations in the public sector have changed, it is now also in the private sector of April 2020. However, this will only be used for those working for large and medium-sized enterprises. Activists immediately described it as a "fresh raid" for the self-employed. First-time home buyers in England are no longer required to pay a stamp duty of up to £ 500,000, which is the same as the majority of first-time buyers in the last household. This will also be backdated for anyone who bought such a property in the last year. There are more than 200,000 condos in the UK. What about real banknotes and coins? A 50 cent commemorative coin is issued to mark the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. On the coin will be the head of the queen and the date of March 29, 2019 and on the reverse the phrase "friendship with all nations". This is a reversal of the last budget when the Treasury Department paved the way for the withdrawal of 1p and 2p coins and possibly the £ 50 mark. This idea has since been dropped. Some changes in the way higher severance payments, company cars and employee loans are taxed will come into effect in April.

https://newsbeezer.com/budget-2018-what-it-means-for-you/

A major achievement for design engineers is building precise control mechanisms for active processes. Lives depend on the precision in which certain processes are maintained, such as the manufacture of drugs. Even more vital to survival is the human body's complex, integrated system that maintains precise control over the body's temperature even when it generates tremendous quantities of internal heat through strenuous activity or is exposed to wide-ranging external temperatures. The organs in the skull, chest, and abdomen are the most temperature-sensitive organs in the human body. Biochemical processes, particularly enzyme activities, within these organs are essential for life and function best in a narrow temperature range of 96 to 101°F, which is called the "core" body temperature range. For most people, average temperature is 98.6°F, which is the "set point" established by the master temperature regulator within the brain--the hypothalamus. If core body temperature varies by about 10°F above or below this range, it poses a high risk of being lethal. Why? For every 1.8°F increase in the core, crucial chemical reaction rates in organs are deranged and increase by 10 percent. Also, as temperatures rise outside the normal range, proteins--particularly enzymes--start losing both their shape and function, while nerve tissue activity is increasingly depressed. Small children risk going into seizures at about 106°F and most people will be dead if the core reaches 109°F. Conversely, if the core is chilled to below 87°F, electrochemical activity in the heart starts becoming so disrupted that most people will die of cardiac arrest. It is critical to balance the body temperature within the core range. However, the difficulty of that task cannot be fully appreciated without considering the quantity of heat energy the body needs to manage. How much heat does a person generate? Even while sleeping, with skeletal muscles totally relaxed, heat is still produced as a byproduct of basic metabolism. In fact, about 60 percent of daily energy needs--enough heat to raise the temperature of 20 pounds of water about 2°F every hour--is expended just staying alive. Now add on activities. For every one hour of hard work or exercise, the heat generated could raise the temperature of the same water almost 20°F--and well-trained athletes can produce almost twice as much heat. An increased level of heat production lasts several hours even after activity ceases. Some engineers assert that offices built to optimal energy efficiency could be heated through the winter using only the body heat of the occupants themselves. Depending on the external environment surrounding a person, this generated heat can be a friend or foe--but it must be precisely regulated. The whole brain helps regulate body temperature, but the main thermoregulatory center is the hypothalamus (located midline in the brain behind the eyes), which possesses two specialized sections: a heat-losing center and a heat-promoting center. Just like in man-made systems designed to modulate temperature, a means of sensing the actual temperatures must be in place. The body has two distinct specialized cells--heat sensors and cold sensors called "thermoreceptors"--that are capable of detecting a temperature change as low as 0.4°F. To keep surveillance on the outside world, hundreds of thermoreceptors are optimally located in the skin, mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, the eyes, and in some muscles. Sensors send impulses to the brain depending on both how fast and how much the temperature changes--as many as 240 impulses per second for each receptor. Data from these sensors is kept organized by being segregated from other input sent to the brain via exclusive pathways in the nervous system. The data is continuously analyzed by the hypothalamus and converted to information that is compared to a preset bank of information that was present from birth. This allows the hypothalamus to anticipate external temperature changes that may affect core temperature and begin processes to adjust body temperature accordingly. The actual core temperature is monitored by the hypothalamus itself using thermoreceptors that measure the temperature of blood within this core organ. The heat-losing center and heat-promoting center each have body systems under its control that can be regulated to keep heat production equal to heat loss. When one center is stimulated, a concurrent inhibitory signal is sent to the other. So when it is hot outside or increased physical exertion raises the body temperature above the set point, the activated heat-losing center first inhibits the signal to tiny muscle fibers lining blood vessels in the skin. This decreases muscle tone, allowing the vessels to dilate and become flush with warm blood shunted away from the core. The skin acts as a giant radiator that offloads body heat to air currents that carry it away, directly transfers it to cooler objects, or radiates it away as electromagnetic energy. Using body heat to convert liquid water to a vapor is used continuously to maintain the core. The lungs and the skin each exchange almost a half a quart of water per day to cool the body just for basic needs. When a large heat transfer is needed, sweat glands on the skin can be massively recruited to cover the skin in very tiny droplets that can be easily evaporated. This method works best, because evaporating water removes up to ten times more heat than water that simply runs off in large drops from the skin. When heat-stressed, a person could potentially evaporate off up to two quarts of sweat per hour from the skin. When cold conditions threaten to lower the core temperature, the heat-promoting center initiates actions to conserve the heat that is made and produce more heat if it is needed. First, a signal is sent to the muscle fibers around the blood vessels in the skin to constrict and decrease flow. This reduces a large amount of heat loss and warm blood is kept in the deep body areas. Skin temperature begins to approach that of the external environment. If more heat is needed, internal metabolic rates are increased. A rapid increase in cellular metabolism is begun when the hypothalamus sends a nerve signal to the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys. A quick infusion of hormones from these glands, commonly called "adrenaline," increases cellular "burning" of sugars to make heat. A slower process is started when the thyroid gland is stimulated with a subsequent release of thyroid hormone to increase overall metabolism. Heat can be produced rapidly through an increase in muscle tone. By sending the right neurological signals, the muscle fibers rapidly pull against each another in an involuntary repetitive cycle known as shivering. In just a few minutes this process can raise the heat production rate to over four times the normal rate. Incredibly, all of these processes working together keep a person's core temperature within 2°F of the set point over a 24-hour period. People groups also have some innate genetic capability to adapt over several generations to different climates through selection of variable traits such as basic metabolism, skin color, subcutaneous fat thickness, and behavior modification. The information for these traits and all of the thermoregulatory process could never have been built up gradually through some long evolutionary route of trial and error. For survival's sake, thermoregulation has to be 100 percent in place and functioning. This process incorporates nearly every system in the body--which themselves have to be fully functional. The Lord Jesus' understanding of the human body He created and the magnificent complexities of His design are truly beyond description! * Dr. Guliuzza is National Representative at the Institute for Creation Research. Cite this article: Guliuzza, R. J. 2009. Made in His Image: Balancing Body Temperature. Acts & Facts. 38 (4): 8.

https://www.icr.org/article/balancing-body-temperature

I have an account at a Bangkok Bank branch in Pattaya but am moving to Bangkok. What is the procedure for moving branches? Generally CLOSE in one, open in another. However, as is always here, it can vary from place to place and branch to branch. If you do go that route, OPEN before close, if you hit issues you still have an account. There is none - best to start a new account at a branch in Bangkok to avoid out of area charges. Current bank will prefer you leave some money in account as they hate to close as looks bad on books - so easy path is take out most and leave. At some point you may want it again anyhow. Always better to have too many accounts than none. Do you have a link to the Bangkok Bank out of area charges? I have never been subject to such charges as live in Bangkok and accounts are in Bangkok but know they have been a subject of discussion many times here but do not know if specific to Pattaya. A lot of fees were recently removed for money transfer but do not know if also for other areas. Oh, you were probably charged Bt20 for each of those out of banking region/provinces ATM withdrawals, especially if not using a Bangkok Bank ATM. While the Thailand ATM Pool allows four free withdrawals per month that is usually only within the same banking region/province. Don't recall ever seeing any Bank charges on my Bangkok Bank account for using an ATM, but I do tend to look for/use their ATMs so maybe (like Citibank) they don't charge if you use their own. Edit: I've just checked the Mobile Banking app & you're 100% correct, I was charged 20 Baht for using another banks ATM in Hua Hin.

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085584-moving-from-pattaya-to-bangkok/

A machine control system includes an operation terminal which includes a communication unit and a touch panel unit and outputs machine operation information for operating a machine via the communication unit, a controller which controls the operation of the machine based on the received machine operation information, and a safety switch device which is mounted on the operation terminal and includes a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine, and a packet generation unit which converts the output stop instruction signal into a packet and outputs the packet to the operation terminal, wherein the operation terminal transfers the packet received from the safety switch device to the controller, and the controller restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal and stops the machine based on the restored stop instruction signal. 1. A machine control system comprising: a portable operation terminal including a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device and a touch panel unit used for display and input, the operation terminal outputting machine operation information for operating a machine via the communication unit based on an input operation to the touch panel unit; a controller which controls operation of the machine based on the machine operation information received from the operation terminal; and a safety switch device which is removably mounted on the operation terminal and includes a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal, wherein the operation terminal transfers the packet received from the safety switch device to the controller via the communication unit, and the controller restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal and stops the machine based on the restored stop instruction signal. 2. The machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the packet generation unit in the safety switch device converts the stop instruction signal into a multiplexed packet. 3. The machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit of the operation terminal transmits the packet to the controller via a communication channel common to the machine operation information. 4. The machine control system according to claim 3, wherein the communication unit of the operation terminal receives the packet from the safety switch device via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller. 5. The machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the switch unit includes at least one of an emergency stop button which outputs the stop instruction signal by being pressed, and an enable switch which outputs the stop instruction signal by cancelling pressing. 6. A safety switch device for stopping a machine operating based on machine operation information received from a portable operation terminal including a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device and a touch panel unit used for display and input, the device comprising: a mount unit configured to removably mount the safety switch device on the operation terminal; a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated; and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal, wherein the machine is stopped by a controller which controls operation of the machine, based on a stop instruction signal restored from the packet transferred to the controller via the communication unit of the operation terminal. 7. The safety switch device according to claim 6, wherein the packet generation unit converts the stop instruction signal into a multiplexed packet. 8. The safety switch device according to claim 6, wherein the packet is transmitted to the controller, together with the machine operation information, via a common communication channel by the communication unit of the operation terminal. 9. The safety switch device according to claim 8, wherein the packet generation unit transmits the packet to the operation terminal via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller by the communication unit of the operation terminal. 10. The safety switch device according to claim 6, wherein the switch unit includes at least one of an emergency stop button which outputs the stop instruction signal by being pressed, and an enable switch which outputs the stop instruction signal by cancelling pressing. 11. A portable operation terminal which transmits based on an input operation, machine operation information for operating a machine to a controller which controls operation of the machine, the terminal comprising: a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device including the controller; a touch panel unit used for display and input operations in an editing task for the machine operation information; and a housing on which a safety switch device including a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal is removably mounted, wherein the communication unit transfers the packet received from the packet generation unit in the safety switch device to the controller, and the machine is stopped based on a stop instruction signal restored from the packet by the controller. 12. The operation terminal according to claim 11, wherein the stop instruction signal is converted into a multiplexed packet by the packet generation unit. 13. The operation terminal according to claim 11, wherein the communication unit transmits the packet to the controller via a communication channel common to the machine operation information. 14. The operation terminal according to claim 13, wherein the communication unit receives the packet from the safety switch device via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller. 15. The operation terminal according to claim 11, wherein the switch unit includes at least one of an emergency stop button which outputs the stop instruction signal by being pressed, and an enable switch which outputs the stop instruction signal by cancelling pressing. This application is a new U.S. Patent Application that claims benefit of JP 2016-223515, filed Nov. 16, 2016, the disclosure of this application is being incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. The present invention relates to a safety switch device, an operation terminal, and a machine control system including the same for stopping a machine operating based on machine operation information received from the operation terminal. A portable wireless teaching pendant connected to a controller for a machine via wireless communication is used to operate, e.g., a robot or a CNC machine tool (to be also simply referred to as a "machine" hereinafter). In such a machine system, an emergency stop button or an enable switch (deadman switch) is provided on a wireless teaching pendant to avoid any unexpected operation of a robot or a machine tool to ensure the safety of surrounding machines or operators. FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a general machine control system including a wireless teaching pendant and a controller for a machine. In a general machine control system 1000, a portable wireless teaching pendant 1001 and a controller 1002 which controls a machine 1004 such as a robot or a CNC machine tool are connected to each other via wireless communication. The operator can perform, e.g., registration, editing, condition setting, or status display of an operation program associated with the machine 1004 or teaching of the machine 1004, using the wireless teaching pendant 1001. In such a machine control system 1000, to ensure the safety of the operator, the international standard stipulates that the wireless teaching pendant 1001 may have to include a mechanical safety switch unit such as an emergency stop button and an enable switch (deadman switch). When, for example, an emergency stop button (not illustrated) provided on the wireless teaching pendant 1001 is pressed by the operator, an emergency stop signal for bringing the machine 1004 to an emergency stop is transmitted from the wireless teaching pendant 1001 to the controller 1002 with a certain period, and, upon receiving the emergency stop signal, the controller 1002 can bring the machine 1004 to an emergency stop to ensure the safety of the machine 1004 or their surrounding machines and operators. In recent years, for, e.g., cost reduction, versatility ensuring, and an improvement in operator convenience, a machine control system which operates a machine such as a robot or a CNC machine tool using a portable operation terminal (smart device) such as a tablet or a smartphone instead of a dedicated teaching pendant is employed. In such an operation terminal, while the arrangement of operation buttons displayed on a display can be advantageously changed to suit the operator's preferences, a mechanical safety switch unit such as an emergency stop button and an enable switch may be preferably provided, as in the case of a dedicated teaching pendant, to use the operation terminal as a teaching pendant. In a robot operation device which operates a robot using a portable smart device such as a tablet or a smartphone including a touch panel unit used for display and input, a smart device equipped with a removable enable switch and emergency stop button is known, as disclosed in, e.g., Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 2016-60018. As described above, even in a machine control system which operates a machine such as a robot or a CNC machine tool using a portable operation terminal (smart device) such as a tablet or a smartphone, a mechanical safety switch unit such as an emergency stop button and an enable switch may be preferably provided on the operation terminal, as in the case of a dedicated teaching pendant. Wired and wireless communication paths are available as communication paths for transmitting to a controller for a machine, a stop instruction signal for stopping the machine output from a mechanical safety switch unit provided on an operation terminal. Unfortunately, the use of a wired communication path to connect the safety switch unit and the controller for the machine to each other degrades the portability of the operation terminal equipped with the safety switch unit. However, the use of a wireless communication path to connect the safety switch unit and the controller for the machine to each other is inefficient because two types of wireless communication may be preferably handled: one for machine operation information for operating the machine and the other for a stop instruction signal, leading to a higher cost. In addition, mutual interference may occur between two types of wireless communication paths between the safety switch unit and the controller for the machine. There is a demand for a safety switch device, an operation terminal, and a machine control system including the same which can reliably stop a machine operating based on machine operation information in an emergency and achieve high convenience and versatility and low cost. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a machine control system includes a portable operation terminal including a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device and a touch panel unit used for display and input, the operation terminal outputting machine operation information for operating a machine via the communication unit based on an input operation to the touch panel unit, a controller which controls operation of the machine based on the machine operation information received from the operation terminal, and a safety switch device which is removably mounted on the operation terminal and includes a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal, wherein the operation terminal transfers the packet received from the safety switch device to the controller via the communication unit, and the controller restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal and stops the machine based on the restored stop instruction signal. Herein, the packet generation unit in the safety switch device may convert the stop instruction signal into a multiplexed packet. Further, the communication unit of the operation terminal may transmit the packet to the controller via a communication channel common to the machine operation information. Further, the communication unit of the operation terminal may receive the packet from the safety switch device via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller. Further, the switch unit may include at least one of an emergency stop button which outputs the stop instruction signal by being pressed, and an enable switch which outputs the stop instruction signal by cancelling pressing. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a safety switch device for stopping a machine operating based on machine operation information received from a portable operation terminal including a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device and a touch panel unit used for display and input includes a mount unit configured to removably mount the safety switch device on the operation terminal, a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal, wherein the machine is stopped by a controller which controls operation of the machine, based on a stop instruction signal restored from the packet transferred to the controller via the communication unit of the operation terminal. Herein, the packet generation unit may convert the stop instruction signal into a multiplexed packet. Further, the packet may be transmitted to the controller, together with the machine operation information, via a common communication channel by the communication unit of the operation terminal. Further, the packet generation unit may transmit the packet to the operation terminal via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller by the communication unit of the operation terminal. In still another aspect of the present disclosure, a portable operation terminal which transmits based on an input operation, machine operation information for operating a machine to a controller which controls operation of the machine includes a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device including the controller, a touch panel unit used for display and input operations in an editing task for the machine operation information, and a housing on which a safety switch device including a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal is removably mounted, wherein the communication unit transfers the packet received from the packet generation unit in the safety switch device to the controller, and the machine is stopped based on a stop instruction signal restored from the packet by the controller. Herein, the stop instruction signal may be converted into a multiplexed packet by the packet generation unit. Further, the communication unit may transmit the packet to the controller via a communication channel common to the machine operation information. Further, the communication unit may receive the packet from the safety switch device via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller. FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a general machine control system including a wireless teaching pendant and a controller for a machine. Next, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, similar members are provided with similar reference signs. To facilitate understanding, these figures have been suitably changed in scale. Further, embodiments as illustrated in the figures are one example so as to carry out one aspect of the present disclosure and such embodiments are not limitative. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a machine control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The same reference numerals in different drawings denote components having the same functions hereinafter. In this embodiment, a machine 4 is operated on a portable operation terminal 1 and implemented as, e.g., a robot or a CNC machine tool. A machine control system 100 according to this embodiment includes a portable operation terminal 1, a controller 2 which controls the operation of the machine 4, and a safety switch device 3 removably mounted on the operation terminal 1. The operation terminal 1 is implemented as a smart device such as a tablet or a smartphone. The operation terminal 1 may even be implemented as a notebook computer. In this embodiment, the operation terminal 1 transmits based on an input operation, machine operation information for operating the machine 4 to the controller 2 that controls the operation of the machine 4. More specifically, the operation terminal 1 includes a communication unit 12 which communicates with a peripheral device including the controller 2, a touch panel unit 11 used for display and input operations in an editing task for the machine operation information, and a housing 13 on which the safety switch device 3 is removably mounted. In the operation terminal 1, the communication unit 12, the touch panel unit 11, and a storage unit 14 are electrically connected to each other via a control unit 15 and buses, and the operation of the operation terminal 1 including the communication unit 12 and the touch panel unit 11 is controlled by the control unit 15. A teaching software program implemented as an application program for operating the machine 4 is installed on the storage unit 14, and the control unit 15 controls the operation of the operation terminal 1 in accordance with the teaching software program. Hence, the operation terminal 1 functions as a wireless teaching pendant which operates (teaches) the machine 4. The operator can perform editing and confirmation tasks such as registration or condition setting of operations associated with the machine 4, through the input and display functions of the touch panel unit 11 of the operation terminal 1. The communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 is used for communication with a peripheral device. The peripheral device includes the controller 2 that controls the machine 4. The communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 and a communication unit 22 of the controller 2 that controls the machine 4 are connected to each other via wireless communication. Examples of such wireless communication include wireless LANs such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.RTM., and infrared communication. Instead of wireless communication, wired communication may be used, but in this case, the portability of the operation terminal 1 is relatively low although the stability of communication between the operation terminal 1 and the controller 2 is relatively high. The communication unit 12 transfers a packet received from a packet generation unit 32 in the safety switch device 3 to the controller 2 and transmits machine operation information for defining teaching details input on the operation terminal 1 to the controller 2, although details will be described later. The safety switch device 3 is removably mounted on the housing 13 of the operation terminal 1. The safety switch device 3 is used to stop the machine 4 in an emergency. The safety switch device 3 includes mount units 33 for removably mounting the safety switch device 3 on the operation terminal 1, a switch unit 31 which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine 4 by being operated, and a packet generation unit 32 which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit 31 into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1. The power involved in operating the safety switch device 3 may be supplied via a cable (a USB cable or a dedicated power supply cable) from the operation terminal 1 on which the safety switch device 3 is mounted, or supplied from a battery built into the safety switch device 3. The safety switch device 3 further includes a communication unit 34 as a means for transmitting the packet generated by the packet generation unit 32 to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1. The communication unit 34 of the safety switch device 3 and the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 may be connected to each other via either wireless or wired communication. Examples of such wireless communication include wireless LANs such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.RTM., and infrared communication. Examples of such wired communication include communication via a USB cable. The switch unit 31 of the safety switch device 3 includes at least one of a mechanical emergency stop button 31-1 which outputs a stop instruction signal by being pressed, and a mechanical enable switch (deadman switch) 31-2 which outputs a stop instruction signal by cancelling pressing. In an exemplary example illustrated as FIG. 1, one emergency stop button 31-1 and one enable switch 31-2 are provided as the switch unit 31, but only one of an emergency stop button 31-1 and an enable switch 31-2 may be provided, or a plurality of emergency stop buttons 31-1 and/or a plurality of enable switches 31-2 may be provided. When the operator wants to bring the machine 4 to an emergency stop upon, e.g., the occurrence of an abnormality in the machine 4, he or she presses the emergency stop button 31-1 to output a stop instruction signal from the emergency stop button 31-1. In the normal operation of the machine 4, the operator uses the operation terminal 1 while gripping the enable switch 31-2 of the safety switch device 3 with his or her hand (i.e., while the enable switch 31-2 is kept pressed), but when he or she releases his or her grip on the enable switch 31-2 for some reason, the pressing of the enable switch 31-2 is cancelled and a stop instruction signal is output from the enable switch 31-2. The mount units 33 of the safety switch device 3 are used to removably mount the safety switch device 3 on the housing 13 of the operation terminal 1. Although examples of fitting between the safety switch device 3 and the operation terminal 1 will be given below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the safety switch device 3 may be mounted on the operation terminal 1 using a method other than those illustrated as FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating a first example of fitting between a safety switch device and an operation terminal according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As the structure of the mount units 33 of the safety switch device 3, the safety switch device 3 is mounted on the operation terminal 1 to partially cover the housing 13 of the operation terminal 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a second example of fitting between a safety switch device and an operation terminal according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The mount units 33 are placed at the four corners of the safety switch device 3, which is mounted on the operation terminal 1 to be fitted together from the lower surface of the operation terminal 1 through the mount units 33. In the examples illustrated as FIGS. 2 and 3, one emergency stop button 31-1 and two enable switches 31-2 are provided as the switch unit 31. The packet generation unit 32 of the safety switch device 3 converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit 31 into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1. More specifically, the packet generation unit 32 generates a packet by dividing the stop instruction signal from the switch unit 31 and adding sequence numbers to the divided signals. In this embodiment, to improve the communication safety and reliability, the packet generation unit 32 multiplexes processing for generating a packet from the stop instruction signal. In other words, to generate different types of packets from one stop instruction signal, the packet generation unit 32 includes a plurality of LSIs as processors which generate packets from the stop instruction signal. In an exemplary example illustrated as FIG. 1, packet generation processing is dualized, so that the packet generation unit 32 includes a first LSI 32-1 and a second LSI 32-2. The stop instruction signal output by pressing the emergency stop button 31-1 is input to each of the first LSI 32-1 and the second LSI 32-2. Similarly, the stop instruction signal output by canceling the pressing of the enable switch 31-2 is input to each of the first LSI 32-1 and the second LSI 32-2. In each of the first LSI 32-1 and the second LSI 32-2, a packet is generated by dividing the received stop instruction signal and adding sequence numbers to the divided signals. The respective packets generated by the first LSI 32-1 and the second LSI 32-2 are transmitted to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 via the communication unit 34. As a modification to this embodiment, in either the first LSI 32-1 or the second LSI 32-2, a packet generated by this LSI may be concatenated with a packet generated by the other LSI and then the obtained packet may be transmitted to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 via the communication unit 34. The packet generation unit 32 may be configured to generate a packet appended with an error detection signal or an error correction signal to further improve the communication safety and reliability. Examples of the error detection signal and the error correction signal include a cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The safety switch device 3 may include components other than the switch unit 31, the packet generation unit 32, the mount units 33, and the communication unit 34. The safety switch device 3 may include, e.g., a unit which generates an electrical signal other than a stop instruction signal, and in this case, the packet generation unit 32 may generate a packet containing the electrical signal. The packet generated by the packet generation unit 32 in the above-mentioned manner is transmitted to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 via the communication unit 34. The communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 further transfers the packet received from the packet generation unit 32 to the controller 2. Transfer processing for receiving a packet from the communication unit 34 of the safety switch device 3 and transferring the packet to the communication unit 22 of the controller 2 by the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 is performed as appropriate during intervals between processes based on the teaching software program of the operation terminal 1. A software program associated with a series of packet transfer processes (to be referred to as a "packet transfer software program" hereinafter) is also stored in the storage unit 14, and the control unit 15 performs packet transfer processing in accordance with the packet transfer software program. The communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 transmits machine operation information to the controller 2, and since a packet is transmitted from the operation terminal 1 to the controller 2 via a communication channel common to the machine operation information, the communication path for a packet associated with a stop instruction signal also serves as a black channel. As the communication channel for communication between the communication unit 34 of the safety switch device 3 and the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1, a communication channel different from that for communication between the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 and the communication unit 22 of the controller 2 is used so as to prevent mutual communication interference. In other words, the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 receives a packet from the safety switch device 3 via a communication channel different from that used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller 2. A specific example of the packet transfer processing will be described later. The controller 2 controls the operation of the machine 4 based on the machine operation information received from the operation terminal 1. The machine operation information is received via the communication unit 22. The controller 2 restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal 1 and stops the machine 4 based on the restored stop instruction signal. The controller 2 therefore includes a signal restoration unit 21 which restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal 1. As described above, since the packet is multiplexed by the packet generation unit 32 of the safety switch device 3, the signal restoration unit 21 in the controller 2 restores one stop instruction signal from the multiplexed packet. The signal restoration unit 21 in the controller 2 therefore includes a plurality of CPUs as processors which restore one stop instruction signal from the multiplexed packet. In an exemplary example illustrated as FIG. 1, since packet generation processing is dualized, the signal restoration unit 21 includes a first CPU 21-1 and a second CPU 21-2. The packet received via the communication unit 22 is input to each of the first CPU 21-1 and the second CPU 21-2 on the basis of the sequence numbers. A stop instruction signal is restored in each of the first CPU 21-1 and the second CPU 21-2, and the restoration results are compared by the first CPU 21-1 and the second CPU 21-2. The controller 2 uses the stop instruction signals in processing for stopping the machine 4 as valid data only when they match each other, and outputs an alarm when they are mismatched. When one or both of the packets have an error, the controller 2 may perform retry processing within the time limit permitted by the system. In this manner, according to this embodiment, since packet generation processing associated with a stop instruction signal is dualized, the possibility that the controller 2 will receive an erroneous stop instruction signal can be reduced even when a bug occurs in the packet transfer software program within the operation terminal 1 or communication failure occurs in each communication path. When the packet received via the communication unit 22 is generated by concatenating the respective packets generated by the first LSI 32-1 and the second LSI 32-2 in the packet generation unit 32, this packet is divided by either the first CPU 21-1 or the second CPU 21-2, and a stop instruction signal is then restored in each of the first CPU 21-1 and the second CPU 21-2. When the packet generation unit 32 is configured to generate a packet appended with an error detection signal or an error correction signal to further improve the communication safety and reliability, the controller 2 includes an error detection and correction unit (not illustrated) which detects the presence or absence of a packet error on the basis of an error detection signal added to a packet received from the operation terminal 1 or corrects a packet error on the basis of an error correction signal added to a packet received from the operation terminal 1. Packet transfer processing in the operation terminal 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. For the sake of easy explanation, the communication units 12, 22, and 34 used for respective types of communication between the operation terminal 1 and the controller 2 and between the operation terminal 1 and the safety switch device 3 will not be particularly referred to herein, but it is to be noted that any of the communication units 12, 22, and 34 is engaged in each such type of communication. Since the processing of the first LSI 32-1 and the second LSI 32-2 in the packet generation unit 32 and the processing of the first CPU 21-1 and the second CPU 21-2 in the controller 2 are the same as above, a description thereof will not be given hereinafter. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary communication diagram when a controller is equipped with a timer in the embodiment of the present disclosure. In this case, the controller 2 transmits a request signal to the operation terminal 1 with a predetermined timer period. The operation terminal 1 transfers the received request signal to the safety switch device 3. In response to the request signal, the safety switch device 3 performs processing for detecting whether the switch unit 31 has been operated. When the switch unit 31 has been operated, since a stop instruction signal is output from the switch unit 31, the packet generation unit 32 in the safety switch device 3 converts the stop instruction signal into a packet and outputs the packet to the operation terminal 1, which further transfers the packet received from the safety switch device 3 to the controller 2. The controller 2 restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal 1 and stops the machine 4 based on the restored stop instruction signal. It takes a certain time, after the controller 2 transmits a request signal to the operation terminal 1, until it receives a packet from the operation terminal 1, and when this time exceeds a preset time limit (set to a time shorter than the timer period) as well, the controller 2 stops the machine 4 for the sake of safety (alarm stop). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary communication diagram when the safety switch device is equipped with a timer in the embodiment of the present disclosure. In this case, the safety switch device 3 performs processing for detecting whether the switch unit 31 has been operated with a predetermined timer period. When the switch unit 31 has been operated, since a stop instruction signal is output from the switch unit 31, the packet generation unit 32 in the safety switch device 3 converts the stop instruction signal into a packet and outputs the packet to the operation terminal 1, which further transfers the packet received from the safety switch device 3 to the controller 2. The controller 2 restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal 1 and stops the machine 4 based on the restored stop instruction signal. It takes a certain time, after the controller 2 receives a packet from the operation terminal 1, until it receives the next packet, and when this time exceeds a preset time limit (set to a time shorter than the timer period) as well, the controller 2 stops the machine 4 for the sake of safety (alarm stop). When the safety switch device 3 is equipped with a timer, since active packet transmission to the operation terminal 1 may be preferably performed, a communication scheme which allows such communication may be preferably employed. For example, while wireless LANs such as Wi-Fi capable of mutual communication between devices or the like may be employed, USB cable communication using a fixed master-slave relationship may not be employed. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary communication diagram when the operation terminal is equipped with a timer in the embodiment of the present disclosure. In this case, the operation terminal 1 transmits a request signal to the safety switch device 3 with a predetermined timer period. In response to the request signal, the safety switch device 3 performs processing for detecting whether the switch unit 31 has been operated. When the switch unit 31 has been operated, since a stop instruction signal is output from the switch unit 31, the packet generation unit 32 in the safety switch device 3 converts the stop instruction signal into a packet and outputs the packet to the operation terminal 1, which further transfers the packet received from the safety switch device 3 to the controller 2. The controller 2 restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal 1 and stops the machine 4 based on the restored stop instruction signal. It takes a certain time, after the controller 2 receives a packet from the operation terminal 1, until it receives the next packet, and when this time exceeds a preset time limit (set to a time shorter than the timer period) as well, the controller 2 stops the machine 4 for the sake of safety (alarm stop). In one aspect of the present disclosure, a safety switch device, an operation terminal, and a machine control system including the same which can reliably stop a machine operating based on machine operation information in an emergency and achieve high convenience and versatility and low cost can be realized. In another aspect of the present disclosure, in place of a dedicated teaching pendant, a teaching pendant including a mechanical safety switch unit such as an emergency stop button and an enable switch can be formed on a portable operation terminal (smart device) such as a tablet or a smartphone, so that the machine can be reliably stopped in an emergency and safety is high while achieving cost reduction and ensuring versatility and operator convenience. In still another aspect of the present disclosure, since a packet associated with a stop instruction signal is transmitted from the operation terminal to a controller for the machine using a communication channel common to the machine operation information, the cost is low. In still another aspect of the present disclosure, since a packet is transmitted from the safety switch device to the operation terminal via a communication channel different from that used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller, no signals interfere with each other. In still another aspect of the present disclosure, since packet generation processing associated with a stop instruction signal is dualized, the possibility that the controller will receive an erroneous stop instruction signal can be reduced even when a bug occurs within the operation terminal or communication failure occurs in each communication path, and safety is high.

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'One for all, all for one', that's what families are all about. And it goes without saying that, what affects one member affects everyone in the family. Family therapy helps to deal and cope with such problems, not at an individual level but at the family level as well. When a child is born, he instantly belongs to a family, thus making him a part of the smallest unit of the society. It is his family that introduces him to the larger society. Therefore it is understood that, whatever affects the people whom he is so closely associated with, is bound to affect his overall well-being. Before starting, let's answer the basic question - What is a Family? A family is best defined as a principal institution for the socialization of individuals. To put it in simple words, it is the basic unit of a larger society. It is in every essence the bond, that cannot be broken without breaking oneself. It is the institution which loyally follows the theory of 'Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno' which means 'one for all, all for one'. Also known as the McGoldrick-Gerson study, the genogram is a technique used to provide a graphic description of the family history. It allows the members of the family to visualize the psychological factors affecting the relationship with the other members. As a family therapy technique, it is used to study and record patterns of relationship and prominent attributes that affect the occurrence of such patterns. The genogram helps the counselor to direct intervention towards the problem. This technique provides a conducive environment for respect and value to thrive. The basic principle of this technique is converting the negativity/problem into something that is more acceptable thus creating a positive environment. Basically, this technique separates the chaff from the grain, in other words, it separates the individual from the problem. This technique, simply put, is a means to take charge of your family story and give it a better ending. This technique relies on the counselor to understand the cultural makeup of the family and the audacity of the problem. It is up to the counselor to device strategies to help the members resolve the conflicts. It is the duty of the mediator or counselor to device ways to reduce the obstacles in communication while addressing the needs of those affected. The focus is on the dynamics of the problem rather than the dynamics of people affected by the problem. The core foundation of this technique lies in the belief that the family is the base or the 'bedrock' of a child's development. This technique employs a pragmatic approach to solve an apparent problem. It is a process-oriented technique which lays emphasis on the nature of interaction and its apparent consequence on the individual's psyche. While most other techniques stress on the past situation that caused the problem, the strategic technique stresses on the present. This technique seeks to identify the symptoms behind the cause of the problem and resolves to fix them. Wouldn't you agree that, every family has its unique method of communication and bonding? And it is this quality that gives each family its identifiable personality. It is the sole reason why psychologists believe that, considering the family as an entire unit is bound to help when treating a member showing symptoms of any given problem. For them, treating the family as a whole is equivalent to getting to the root cause of the ailment rather than merely skimming the surface of the problem. A branch of psychotherapy, the concept of family therapy is said to have originated in the 19th century. Family therapy, essentially is based on the belief that, every minor problem affecting a member affects the others as well. It works to nurture change and development, and believes that the relationship between the members of the same bloodline is equally important while determining the psychological well-being of the family. Through family therapy, the therapist makes each of the members aware of their role in the family as well as help them develop strategies to overcome/resolve problems and strained relationships. Simply put, family therapy is the bridge over troubled waters, that helps you get across safely to the other side of the shore. • Conflict and relationship problems between a husband and wife. • Signs of behavioral problems in children. • Problems in adjusting with other members of the family. • When a family member suffers from drug or alcohol abuse. • Helps cope with certain illnesses and health issues. Finally to conclude, I'd like to quote the verse that says, "Leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." - Matthew 5:24 (American King James Version). Undoubtedly, when you are in unison with those around you, you automatically feel at peace with yourself.

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How do I download Docker images without using the pull command? Is there a way I can download a Docker image/container using, for example, Firefox and not using the built-in docker-pull. I am blocked by the company firewall and proxy, and I can't get a hole through it. My problem is that I cannot use Docker to get images, that is, Docker save/pull and other Docker supplied functions since it is blocked by a firewall. Just an alternative - This is what I did in my organization for couchbase image where I was blocked by a proxy. With help from the Docker Community I was able to find a resolution to my problem. What follows is my solution. First, check if your Docker daemon is configured for using the proxy. With boot2docker and docker-machine, for instance, this is done on docker-machine create, with the --engine-env option. If the firewall is actively blocking any Docker pull, to the point you can't even access Docker Hub from Firefox, then you would need to docker save/docker load an image archive. Save it from a machine where you did access Docker Hub (and where the docker pull succeeded). Load it on your corporate machine (after approval of your IT system administrators, of course). Note: you cannot easily "just" download an image, because it is often based on top of other images which you would need to download too. That is what docker pull does for you. And that is what docker save does too (create one archive composed of all the necessary images). [I] didn't get my corp image to work either. But I found that I could download the Docker file and recreate the image my self from scratch. This is essentially the same as downloading the image. So, by definition, a Docker pull client command actually needs to talk to a Docker daemon, because the Docker daemon assembles layers one by one for you. Think of it as a POST request - it's causing a mutation of state, in the Docker daemon itself. You're not 'pulling' anything over HTTP when you do a pull. You can pull all the individual layers over REST from the Docker registry, but that won't actually be the same semantics as a pull, because pull is an action that specifically tells the daemon to go and get all the layers for an image you care about. Another possibly might be an option for you if your company firewall (and policy) allows for connecting to a remote SSH server. In that case you can simply set up a SSH tunnel to tunnel any traffic to the Docker registry through it. What is the difference between import and load in Docker? Is there a way to download docker hub images whitout “docker pull” for a machine with out Internet access?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37905763/how-do-i-download-docker-images-without-using-the-pull-command

How can I show different CTAs based on user's device? Maybe one or several of you can help me. I would like to display specific CTA (with URLs) depending on the Mobile device of the user. I am fully aware that a CSS Solution or similar could not fit to all the clients of the markets. Thank you in advance if someone shares a solution and sorry if this question has been solved already by the community. We actually just figured how to do this very thing in a recent email we developed, and I'm happy to share that solution with you and any others here that would find it useful. The best part is our solution suitably works for every client. First, I'll show the HTML. Here, we have two floating tables, one with class google, one with class iOS. On detected iOS devices, the google table will display:none;, and on detected Android devices, the iOS table will disappear. Additionally, we've added a safeguard by adding a text link under each image to link to the opposite device, just in case. We've styled the text links to be the same color as the background color of the table by default, and if we've detected the device, we change it to black. You can add more device-targeting for tablets too if you want. Each of the device media-queries trigger 3 things: 1) Hide the floating table for the opposite device type. 2) Set this device's floating table to display:block; and 3) make the text link for this device black, so that even iOS and Android users can still have the option to open the other link if they want it. Note: I stripped out all the styles in the HTML that aren't specific to this solution, so you'll still want your images display:block, your a tags with text-decoration none, and whatever else you would normally have in there. Thank you very much. I will test this code and share our results. hey Niko, I'm curious if this solution worked for you? Unless theres a good reason not to I'd suggest just adding both to everything. A lot of people have both iOS and Android devices so it's good to let everyone know. Agree with Sam. Unless you know for certain in your customer database that x customer has an iOS device and y has an Android, and use data for personalisation, I too would just stick to adding both to everything. Thank you for your answers.. My objective is to display to the user the most relevant CTA to the moment. If the user read the same email on different platforms, he/she will see different CTA. (which is to download a game app.

https://litmus.com/community/discussions/3962-how-can-i-show-different-ctas-based-on-user-s-device

A New York judge did the right thing last week when he threw out a USA-PATRIOT Act provision that forced ISPs to secretly co-operate with the FBI, and gave them no obvious avenue for appeal. It is "under the pressing exigencies of crisis that there is the greatest temptation to dispense with fundamental constitutional guarantees which, it is feared, will inhibit government action." So stated United States District Judge Victor Marrero last week when he quoted a 1962 Supreme Court case in striking down the U.S. government's use of "National Security Letters" (NSLs) to force ISPs to give the FBI information about their subscribers. In essence, the court objected to the USA-PATRIOT Act's thesis that the enemy of the US government was a bunch of old men in robes. No, not the Taliban; the federal judiciary. There are many ways for the government to get your ISP information. They can simply ask for it, and in many cases, ISPs have been more than willing to pony it up. If there is a criminal investigation, they can get a search warrant from a magistrate. They can issue a subpoena in the name of a federal or state grand jury. For foreign espionage and related cases, they can get a warrant from a special "FISA" court without having to show that there was a crime committed. In civil cases (say, your average defamation case, or copyright infringement) they can just issue a subpoena duces tecum to the ISP. Finally, many government agencies have the authority to - on their own, and without the courts - issue what are called "administrative subpoenas", which don't require a judge's approval in advance, but still can't be enforced without going to court. So the old guys in the black robes can eventually get involved in all of these methods of getting your ISP information. In the wake of the horrific acts of 11 September 2001, Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act, one provision of which allowed the FBI, upon a certification that the information was "relevant" to a terrorism investigation, to issue NSLs to ISPs. The statute said that the ISP "shall comply with a request for subscriber information and toll billing records information, or electronic communication transactional records", and that no ISP or its officers, employees or agents may "disclose to any person that the FBI has sought or obtained access to [the] information or records". In other words, if the FBI certifies that the records are relevant, the ISP must produce them, and may not ever tell anyone about the request. Let's face it, terrorism investigations are a special breed, and disclosure of their existence and direction can imperil not only the investigation itself but also the lives of government agents, sources, cooperating witnesses, and potentially thousands of innocent potential victims of future terrorist attacks. Courts may not always appreciate the sensitivity of individual pieces of information, and certainly ISPs are unlikely to be able to discern what information should be secret, and what information may safely be revealed. Thus, there is an understandable justification for the government's desire to protect these sensitive investigations. But the statute Congress passed completely bypassed the federal judiciary. The courts had essentially no role in the process. They were precluded from determining if the government's claim that there was a terrorism investigation was supported by any evidence at all. The government also had to certify that the investigation was not solely of activities protected under the First Amendment. Without being able to review the NSL's and their basis (even in the utmost secrecy, as the FISA court does) there is no way to know if the government's interpretation of activities protected under the First Amendment is a fair and reasonable one - and there are no sanctions if the government is wrong or deceptive. Worse than that, the ISP is between a rock and a hard place. The anonymous ISP plaintiff in the New York case technically violated the language of the law to bring it to the ACLU in the first place. Technically, it could not even consult with its own lawyers. If the ISP ignored the NSL, it would be in direct violation of the law, which mandates production. If it went to court to quash the NSL, it would be in direct violation of the non-disclosure provision. The only thing the ISP could do is to produce the demanded records. Even then, as the federal judge points out, they would not even know what records to produce. The statute permits the government to issue an NSL for subscriber information - name, address, telephone number, credit card number, etc - of your Internet account. The ISP could also be forced to produce records of, for example, when you logged on and off, how long your were logged on for, presumably the location from which you logged on (or the modem you dialed to), and - the statute does not define this term - "electronic communication transactional records". In the New York case, the FBI had issued an NSL demanding any data the ISP considered to be transactional records - forcing the ISP to determine not only the scope of the demand, but the definition of the statute. As the court noted, this could include source and destination email addresses, header information, routing information, IP address information, number, size and type of packets and a whole host of other information, including - the court noted - records of the websites and message boards visited and posted to. It's not that the government can't get this information without USA-PATRIOT, but the courts have some kind of oversight in the process. By taking the courts completely out of the loop, Congress went too far. Courts are routinely entrusted with protecting secrets - even national security secrets. In arguing for USA PATRIOT's constitutionality, the FBI even suggested that ISPs can ignore the NSLs and force the FBI to go to court to have them enforced. This procedure is nowhere stated or implied in the statute, and it is absurd to think that this is what Congress intended in its battle against terrorism. No, what Congress intended was for ISPs, like everyone else, to routinely co-operate and trust that the government was acting in everyone's interest. Congress can and likely will correct these problems. Several bills pending in Congress, including HR 3179, HR 3037 and S. 2555 would provide for judicial review and enforcement of terrorism related demands for ISP information. The Court suggested that these bills might correct the problem and allow the FBI to continue to issue NSLs to ISPs. Congress should go further and finally settle the debate over what information is and should be available under NSLs, and what information, like the content of Internet communications, demands stricter scrutiny. I for one think and hope that every single NSL ever issued was for crucial anti-terrorism information essential to prevent another attack. I also believe that federal courts, faced with this evidence, will almost universally accede to the FBI's demand for records, and for secrecy. It is because of my faith in the FBI's ability to convince the courts of the propriety and efficacy of its actions that I applaud Judge Marrero for striking down these unprecedented powers. The same day the court acted, I was attending a briefing about the methods used to crack secret German codes during World War II, efforts that were themselves initially classified. As the New York court pointed out, the obligations of secrecy imposed under the NSLs are perpetual. Future generations will be unable to evaluate this period of American history and make their own decisions about whether we acted properly. Any democracy will wither when it is not exposed to light. SecurityFocus columnist Mark D. Rasch, J.D., is a former head of the Justice Department's computer crime unit, and now serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Counsel at Solutionary Inc.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/05/us_patriot_defanged/

Gordon Brown and other European leaders are secretly preparing an unprecedented campaign to spread GM crops and foods in Britain and throughout the continent, confidential documents obtained by The Independent on Sunday reveal. Should Pharma PR Pros Write the Government's Advice to Consumers? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears to be giving priority to projects that benefit the pharmaceutical industry rather than helping consumers, a top Democratic lawmaker said on Wednesday. WASHINGTON _ The Bush administration has slipped a controversial ingredient into the $770 million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world food crisis, adding language that would promote the use of genetically modified crops in food-deprived countries. The value or detriment of genetically modified, or bio-engineered, food is an intensely disputed issue in the U.S. and in Europe, where many countries have banned foods made from genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

http://nwrage.org/category/topics/industry-government-collusion?page=11

What stimulates atrial natriuretic factor release during exercise? Prior studies have shown that circulating atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) increases during short-term exercise, but the mechanism controlling ANF release, as well as the effect of exercise training on ANF release, remains unclear. Fifteen healthy mongrel dogs underwent short-term exercise testing before and after a 12-week period of exercise training (n = 8) or cage confinement (n = 7). ANF, norepinephrine, epinephrine, right atrial pressure, and heart rate were measured simultaneously at rest and during exercise at the time of each acute exercise study. Data were analyzed for all animals with normal baseline ANF values. Exercise training had no modulating effect on circulating ANF levels at rest or during exercise. Therefore, data before and after exercise training or cage confinement were grouped (n = 24) to determine the effects of short-term exercise. ANF levels increased from 49 +/- 2 pg/ml at rest to 60 +/- 4 pg/ml during exercise (p less than 0.05). Heart rate, norepinephrine, and epinephrine values also increased, but right atrial pressure actually decreased from 2.3 +/- 0.9 mm Hg at rest to -3.8 +/- 0.9 mm Hg during exercise (p less than 0.05). There was no correlation between ANF concentrations and levels of these other variables either at rest of during exercise. By demonstrating an increase in ANF with a simultaneous decrease in right atrial pressure, this study clearly shows that increased right atrial pressure is not the secretory stimulus for ANF release during exercise in the normal dog. The lack of correlation between ANF and right atrial pressure, heart rate, norepinephrine, and epinephrine levels suggests that factors other than these variables stimulate ANF release during short-term exercise.

https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/publication981641

Schwarmbewegung : Gruppendruck als Vorteil? Was hat das einzelne Individuum von der komplexen Bewegung im Schwarm? Bei den Heuschrecken ist es nicht nur der eigene Appetit. Wissenschaftler sind auf der Suche nach einem mathematischen Modell des Phänomens. A flock of birds comprising thousands of individuals moves through the air like a single organism. Although a familiar sight to many people, it fills the alert observer with wonder. How can so many individuals, who are really only able to see their immediate neighbors within the flock, coordinate their motion so perfectly? The phenomenon of collective motion in nature is not restricted to flocks of birds; different groups of creatures, such as animals, fish, insects, bacteria, and even human crowds, may show similar swarming patterns. The swarm inspired not only artists and writers, but became, in recent decades, the subject of a highly interdisciplinary research field. Biologists, engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, and physicist search together for answers to fundamental questions. How does collective motion emerge in nature? What advantages does a swarm provide for the individual? Are there universal swarm properties? Disastrous examples of the collective motion of insects are locust swarms. They might affect the life of millions of people over wide parts of the globe. The formation of these swarms is still not fully understood. Only recently have biologists' experiments shown how the collective motion of locusts and related insects can be driven by cannibalism. Hunger drives the insects to attack each other in order to survive - the individual seeks to survive at the expense of others. In such an ‘aggressive' swarm the motion with the group can be seen as a protective mechanism against being attacked, and, in the final event, against being cannibalized. This finding provides a new perspective on the onset of collective motion in nature. So far, swarm formation was considered as a cooperative behavior; a school of fish offers the individual fish protection against predators; swarming bacteria are able to explore unfavorable surfaces collectively. These recent research results on insect swarms were the motivation for me and Lutz Schimansky-Geier, theoretical physicists from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin to develop, together with the biologist Iain Couzin from Princeton, a mathematical model for collective motion with individual aggressive behavior. Their work can be seen as a link between the minimal models of collective motion studied by physicist and the more complex biological models which take into account different behavioral rules. In the model, an individual is described as a so-called ‘active Brownian particle'. Brownian motion refers originally to the random motion of small particles resulting from a large number of collisions with even smaller particles, for example the molecules of a liquid. The concept of active Brownian motion was introduced by physicists from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin a decade ago in order to describe the random motion of animals. Each individual is considered as a Brownian particle with an internal energy depot. The internal energy enables the particle to respond actively to external stimuli. In our mathematical model, a solitary individual moves completely randomly. But if it is approached by another individual it increases its speed in the opposite direction in order to escape. However, if there is another individual moving away, the focal individual increases its speed in the direction of the other individual in order to follow it. So each individual has only two simple behavioral rules, ‘escape' and ‘pursuit'. In computer simulations it was shown that at high particle density both interactions ‘escape' and ‘pursuit' lead to collective motion. But the patterns of collective motion depend strongly on which of these motions dominates. At low density another important difference appears. For behavior dominated by ‘pursuit' the formation of swarms can be observed at any density, whereas for strong ‘escape' a breakdown of collective motion occurs below a critical density of particles. The scientist involved think that the ‘escape-pursuit' model can be applied to different swarming phenomena. Whereas for aggressive insects ‘escape' seems to dominate, ‘pursuit' provides a simple mechanism for the onset of collective motion in non-aggressive animal groups, such as sheep or fish. The applications of swarm research go far beyond biology. Swarms in nature provide a template for the design of simple communicating robots, which are able to perform complex tasks as a group without any external control, such as the exploration of dangerous or impassable environments. In computer science, so-called, swarm-algorithms are investigated for the effective solution of optimization problems. But most people probably come into contact with them through another application. Mathematical models - similar to the one here presented - are used to create realistic animal swarms or even human crowds in computer games or on the movie screen.

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/atomium-culture/schwarmbewegung-gruppendruck-als-vorteil-12779.html

How Did Russian Television Report on Nemtsov's Murder? The latest polling of Russian attitudes towards the United States may not surprise many readers -- the U.S. is viewed highly unfavorably. What may surprise many readers, however, is that the U.S. is viewed more unfavorably than both Ukraine and the European Union. The flip side of the poll seems to be that Russians have a poor self-image for their country - and these may be related and self-reinforcing, although the Russian media hasn't discussed this part of the poll. When those surveyed were asked "How do most developed countries of the world regard Russia now?" in January 2007, there was a low percentage -- 4% -- which rose in 6% perhaps even due to the attitude of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to Russians - but which went to 2% this January. It has never gone above 6% in the last 7 years. Meanwhile, only 21% believed other countries saw Russia "as a partner"; this was higher in January 2009 at 39%. The largest percent -- 37% -- believe Russia is seen as a competitor -- which fuels the idea, as the article explains, that sanctions aren't imposed to change aggressive behavior and deer it, but to compete out of jealousy. Respondents also said 27% believe Russia is perceived as an enemy, which is up from 16% in March 2014, and up from 7% in January 2007 and 8% in January 2013. That's significant -- that the belief that Russia is seen as an enemy has increased more than three-fold. There's even more surprises if you dig into the data. As recently as January 2014 the percentage of Russians who viewed the U.S. favorably was nearly the same as those who viewed it unfavorably, and throughout most of 2013 the U.S. was viewed generally positively. In January 2014 31% of respondents said that U.S./Russian relations were "normal/calm," and 40% said relations were "cool." Only 17% viewed relationships as either tense or hostile. By January 2015, 79% of respondents described U.S./Russian relationships as tense or hostile, with the latter category being the largest. The European Union fared better, but similar trends are visible. In January 2014, the majority of respondents had a favorable impression of the EU. A year later those numbers had dropped to 20%. Ukraine, a country which Russia is nominally at war with, is the most respected of the lot. In January 2014 6% had a very good impression of Ukraine while a whopping 60% of respondents had a mostly good impression of Russia's neighbor. By January 2015, only 24% of Russians had a favorable impression of Ukraine while 36% had a mostly bad impression and 28% had a very bad impression. What does all this mean? Russian propaganda is working. Russian propaganda outlets, particularly television and radio channels, have been busy demonizing the United States for more than a year. Independent outlets have been shrinking during the same period. The Kremlin is trying to blame the Ukraine crisis on the United State first, Europe second, in an attempt to recall Cold-War rhetoric in the hopes that it might catch on. It's a strategy that's working. But there are other interesting data points here. The most interesting question on the survey might be whether Russian should strengthen its relationship from the West or distance itself from the West. In March, 2014, after Russia had already started the annexation of Crimea, 61% of Russians thought they should strengthen relations with the West, while only 24% said they should distance the country from the West. By January 2015, those numbers were 40% and 36% respectfully, a near-even split. This could indicate that what Putin actually feared in Ukraine was the spread of "Euromaidan" to Moscow. The nearly-even split now also indicates that many Russians may have learned to distrust the West, they have not yet readily adopted a suitable alternative. It's also interesting to compare these numbers with Putin's own approval rating. If more Russians want to strengthen ties with the West than distance the country from the West, and if 24% of Russians still have a favorable opinion of Ukraine, how is it possible that Putin has an approval rating of more than 85%? The answer is that the Levada numbers are likely far more accurate than Putin's approval ratings which many have doubted.

https://pressimus.com/Interpreter_Mag/press/7391

How to Deliver the Best User-Experience on Your Medical Website? People today are moving towards mobile devices. They use electronic devices and smartphones to cater to their everyday needs, which also includes their health. Thus, when you are running a medical website, you need to make sure it is as effective, modern and user-friendly as possible. Websites today have become an asset to organizations and medical organizations are no different as well. Today, just investing your time and money in the online marketing initiatives, content and the design of the website will do your medical website not much good. If you want to build a website that helps you drive revenue, you need to create one that offers immaculate user-experience. The feelings of your users when they are using your medical website speaks volumes about whether or not it is effective and successful. Medical websites today need to offer much more than just being a business billboard. This is the digital age and your audience expect a lot from your website than just offering contact information. They look for websites that serve as an educational and reassuring platform for them, something they can look up to when in need. Gone are the days when just the keywords were the most important thing when it came to web designing. From there to search engine optimization and then to the cry that 'Content is the king', things changed steadily. And then came the idea of optimizing websites for mobile devices and creating for your customers the ultimate user experience. While user experience, UX, has been in practice since the 90s, it has only been a few years that it gained mainstream attention and more and more organizations now consider it one of the most important element when they are creating their websites. Do you know that all you have got is 5 seconds to engage your customers on your website before they drift away? Before you are able to showcase your high profile products and services to your audience, your time is up. According to Google, if your website fails to provide the audience easily what they are looking for, 80% of them will drift away to some other website. Since the user attention span is decreasing every passing day, you need to make sure you are able to engage your audience right from the beginning until the very end. This is where user-experience comes in. If you are looking for ways to decrease your bounce rate and increase the conversion rate, improving the user-experience of your website is very important. Focusing your website on user-experience will help you in creating a website that is easy for your visitors to navigate through and understand. This will not only make your medical website a great one in the eyes of the customers, but will also increase the conversion rate by increasing the website traffic. Remember, a website that is easy to navigate and understand is always going to make you win from your competitors. If you are not sure what needs to be done to create the best user-experience for your audience on your medical website, here are the 7 factors to help you out. These factors are used by many Fortune 500 companies who are winning at their medical websites. The 7 factors to create a result-oriented user-experience on your medical website are as follows. Your medical website must offer the users an effective and efficient way to achieve what they were looking for on your medical website. If your medical website doesn’t offer usability and an easy access to information that your audience are looking for, it is not going to make an impact and your audience will likely drift off to your competitors' websites, which is the last thing you want. The online world today has become merciless. You don’t get a second chance to please your audience as they have so many options available with them. Thus, you need to create trust among your audience about your products and services and building the right medical website with the best user-experience will help you in it. When the customers are provided with an immaculate user-experience, they will automatically be inclined to use your services compared to the competitors. Is your medical website offering something useful to the audience or is it just a showcase of your products, services and contact information? If you want to create a winning medical website, you need to make sure it offers the audience much more than just advertisements and marketing. This will help create the ultimate user-experience for your customers. Your medical website should be easy to navigate through to create the ultimate user-experience. The information the audience is looking for must be easy to find on the website and the visitors should not have to spend a lot of time finding out what lies where. This helps in providing ease of use to the audience which will increase the chances of conversions. By accessibility, we mean creating a user-experience for a wide variety of people. This includes the people with disabilities and the specially able people as well. When we are designing our medical websites, we don’t usually pay much attention to these things which decline the user-experience. If you want to create the ultimate user-experience, it is important to keep accessibility in mind. To create the best user-experience for your customers, your website must offer something valuable to the audience. Unless they find something different and valuable on your medical website, your audience will not spend time on your medical website. Creating a desire for your products is something that is considered highly valuable when it comes to creating user-experience for your audience on your medical website. Thus, make your products and services along with the design of the website desirable for your audience. With these simple tips and considerations, you will be able to create and deliver the best user- experience on your medical website, which will help you increase your website traffic and help generate more revenue. The best thing is to leave the job to the experts at Refresh Healthcare while you focus on more important jobs in your business. We have a team of experts who create user-friendly websites for healthcare service providers that help you stay on top of the game. Contact us today to know more.

https://www.refreshhealthcare.biz/blog/healthcare-marketing/user-experience-on-your-medical-website

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I believe that the simplest way to succeed as a provider of lease management services is to treat the properties entrusted to us like our own. We look after the flats and care about their profitability as if we were their owners. This approach is reflected in our rule that we only charge the lease management fee if the property is actually leased. Still, lease management services are provided throughout the whole term of the lease management contract. In the Fiesta Lease Management service, we make money either together with the owner or not at all. Personal and individual treatment of every real property entrusted to us has become the foundation of my success and the success of Fiesta Zarządzanie Najmem Sp. z o.o. What do we mean by lease management? We start managing a property by professionally preparing it for lease. If necessary, property owners may count on our support in terms of the required additional works, such as extra equipment, home staging or even general remodelling works. We see lease management not only as administering the property and ensuring a stable and safe lease but also as business optimisation of the whole process. Taking care of many, sometimes seemingly minor, details at the same time makes renting efficient and results in an actual increase of earnings from the property. Such actions guarantee better safety and stability of rental. By working with us and implementing our suggested standards of lease management you may avoid many costly mistakes usually made by owners of properties for lease. Besides, this saves your time, gives you peace of mind and brings measurable financial benefits. You will not regret trusting us. Is a commission charged from the owners when the tenants (the first one and the subsequent ones) are moving in? No, we do not charge commission at the initial or any subsequent lease agreement. The only charge is the percentage-based fee, usually not above 10%, charged only if real property is leased. The fee is not affected by the number of lease contracts signed with subsequent tenants under the lease management contract. So we do not charge commission from the real property owners at any point of lease management (a single starting fee is charged at the beginning of our business relationship). Can I handle the formalities connected with submitting the flat for lease without coming to Warsaw/Poland? Yes, this should not be a problem. Many of our customers have ordered our lease management services for their properties remotely. What we need to be able to manage the lease of properties is a power of attorney authorising us to sign lease contracts and act on your behalf before authorities and institutions. Such a power of attorney can be issued at the nearest consulate or by a notary public. The power of attorney is only one of several things we need at the beginning of our business relationship. Detailed lists and procedures will be established between us. Can the lease management service include tax settlement? Yes, provided that this is a lump-sum settlement according to PIT28. Whoever chooses another tax settlement form (according to general principles), must do this one their own. How do we find “the best tenants”? Tenant selection is one of the crucial elements that determine effective and stable property lease management. Our search for the best tenants is a dual process. First and foremost we use thorough procedures to verify the tenant candidates. Every potential tenant must give us information about their personal and professional situation, which we subsequently verify. We use for instance a tenant form, with questions about the workplace, the position held, company and family contact details etc. The other way of finding appropriate and responsible tenants, independent from the procedures above, is working with reputable companies from the media & TV, advertising, insurance and financial industries who search for attractive high-standard accommodation for their employees. These companies often guarantee safe and stable performance of their employees’ lease contracts. Does our company help to set an appropriate price for a flat? Yes, of course we do. We use our 20 years of experience to help establish optimum rent for the properties we manage. The strategy is rooted in the principle that a property cannot / should not stay vacated because a month without rent means losses that cannot be compensated for. The price of the real property is based on the following factors: location, standard of finishing, technology and building workmanship standard, neighbourhood, season of the year etc. Considering all these elements, we attempt to establish the optimum monthly rent together with the owner. What monthly rent should be charged for my flat? We believe that the amount of rent for a house / flat / another property should guarantee safe continuity of the lease. This means it should be attractive for the tenant. The monthly payment will be different for every property. The profitability and business purpose of renting a property should only be analysed in a long time horizon, of 5/10 years. With such an approach, it is strategically and economically justified to set the rent slightly below the market prices for a particular type of property because the continuity of lease will guarantee proper income and satisfactory profitability. An attractive price obviously generates greater interest on the part of tenants and thus allows us to choose the most responsible lease partners. No only does such a strategy lead to financial success but also has a tremendous impact on the safety of a lease because we are actually able to choose the best tenants (from a bigger group). Do we manage commercial properties? Yes, of course we do. Our company manages the leasing of all types of properties. We manage the leasing of premises intended for shops, restaurants, offices and any other commercial space, including land. We provide professional services for all types of leasable real properties. Is it possible to avoid a troublesome and bothersome tenant? Yes. But definitely according to the rule that “prevention is better than cure.” Important decisions should never be made in a hurry. After all, letting our house or flat to strangers is an important decision. You can read more in our article A Troublesome, Bothersome Tenant. In what cities do you provide the lease management service ? We provide the comprehensive property lease management and administration service in Warsaw, Cracow and Kielce. We are planning to expand the business by including Poland’s other big cities: Wrocław, Poznań, Katowice, Szczecin, Łódź, and the Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot). How much is the flat lease service (lease management) ? We have included a precise answer to this question in the article Lease Management, Price List, Price. How Much Should Be Charged for Flat Lease Services? We have 20 years of experience in helping our customers to lease flats and to find the best investments in rental properties. Contact the experts in lease management and in investment in houses and flats for lease. We are a good partner to work with. Our business involves not only managing property leasing and flats but also real estate transactions visit our website devoted to that business. If you are interested in flat lease services in Warsaw that is in lease management, do not hesitate to contact us.

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As a management consultant, I have observed that most problems in an organization are the result of people failing to communicate effectively. Have you ever said "you didn't understand my directions" or "we don't see eye to eye"? Effective communication occurs when the receiver comprehends the information or idea that the sender intends to convey. Communication: Two-way process of reaching mutual understanding, in which participants not only exchange (encode-decode) information but also create and share meaning. Communication is the label for a group of behaviors (the things you do and the things you say on a regular basis) that are important when working with people. The communication process involves having a message that you need to communicate, and the message is sent to the receiver, either verbally or non-verbally. The receiver then translates the words or nonverbal gestures into a concept or information. The effectiveness of the communication depends on three factors: content, context, and the receiver. Content is the actual words or symbols that constitute a part of the message, known as language. It can be either spoken or written. We all interpret words in our own ways, and even simple messages could be understood differently. Context is the parts of communication that surround a spoken or written word or passage that can influence its meaning. The context for communication may sometimes seem to contradict the communication—for example, when factual information that the person knows about the subject challenges or contradicts what is being conveyed in the communication itself. In spoken communication, context might include body language, facial expressions, gestures, and the level or state of emotion. In my observations while coaching leaders, I have seen that context is a critical component of effective communication that often gets overlooked. As we believe what we see more than what we hear, we sometimes trust the accuracy of nonverbal behavior more than verbal behavior. So when we communicate, the other person notices what we say, how we say it, and what he or she knows about the subject. How you should communicate with the receiver (e.g., e-mail, voicemail, brief written summaries, dialogue and interaction). E-mail is a great way to deliver data. It is a poor way to communicate personal information, and it is often ineffective as a tool to get support or to address conflicts. Personal contact and dialogue (e.g., phone, face-to-face, or handwritten notes) are the best ways to communicate personal messages such as performance improvement suggestions, conflict, praise, etc. What you should communicate to the receiver—does this person need this information/message? When you should communicate with the receiver—do you need to set an appointment with them? Does anytime work? One-on-one meetings or in a team? Only when they ask? A particular time of the day or week? How frequently you should communicate with the receiver (e.g., daily, very frequently, only when there is a problem, same time each week). What preparation is needed to gain the receptivity of the receiver—will it require significant preparation? Short and sweet will work fine? Someone else needs to be there, too? Multiple conversations? Normally we think communication is complete once we have conveyed the message; "I don't know why it was not done. I had asked him to do it." Chances are the message was not perceived properly. A message hasn't been communicated successfully unless the receiver understands it completely. The only way to know if the message has been properly received is by two-way communication or feedback. Here are the communication barriers to two-way communication or feedback. Ourselves: Focusing on ourselves, rather than on the receiver, can lead to confusion and conflict. Often, we are thinking about our response, rather than focusing on what the other person is saying. Some other factors that cause this are defensiveness (we feel someone is attacking us), superiority (we feel we know more than the other does), and ego (we feel we are the center of the activity). Personal Biases: If we have a preconceived concept about the other person (e.g., they're a complainer, they're lazy, etc.), we may dismiss the person. Our preconceived attitudes affect our ability to listen. Relating—low stress, highest clarity in thinking, and able to use the energy and consider perspectives of others. Reflecting—low stress, high clarity in thinking, and ample time to draw upon our memories, feelings, and thoughts. Responding—our energy is used for acting or deciding, but not thinking, so we don't consider different perspectives, and we are subject to our own biases. Reacting—this is a high stress state, and the clarity in thinking is very low. It is important to be aware of whether or not the receiver is able to hear and receive the message due to his or her current emotional state or stress (i.e., thinking condition). I'm always amazed that business people fail to recognize that it is an exercise in futility to try to communicate with someone when they are in Thinking Condition 4. In this respect, we can all learn a lesson from 6-year-olds. Six-year-olds know just the right time to approach mom or dad about that new toy they want. They know the thinking condition that presents the opportune time to approach the parents for this request. These barriers are filters that we use to decide what is useful for us. No one can completely avoid these filters. A way to overcome these filters when you want is through active listening and feedback. All of us can hear, but not all of us can listen. Hearing and listening are not the same thing. Hearing is involuntary, and listening involves the reception and interpretation of what is heard. It decodes the sound heard into meaning. Do not finish the sentences of others. Are aware of their biases. We all have them … we need to control them. Plan responses after the other person has finished speaking, not while the person is speaking. Provide feedback but do not interrupt incessantly. Take brief notes. This forces one to concentrate on what is being said. Feedback is restating the other person's message in your own words. It helps to make sure that you understood the message correctly. How much better daily communication would be if listeners tried to understand before they tried to evaluate what someone is saying!

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How did you come to Bradford and why Bradford? My father was a dentist in Berlin and he had to get permission from the Home Office and the Dental Board to come here in the first place and to practise as a dentist. When he got permission from both the Home Office and the Dental Board, my father didn't know much of the geography of England, and he asked where he could work and they said anywhere but London and Manchester because there were already too many Jewish refugee dentists in those towns. So my father said "Where can I work?", and the clerk put a metaphorical pin in the map, and Bradford was fairly central and so he said go to Bradford. So my father got onto the next train to Bradford and reconnoitred the situation here. Has the Jewish community changed a lot from when you were younger, and if so how has it changed? When we came to Bradford there were probably over a thousand Jewish people in Bradford. Most of them belonged to the Orthodox synagogue, and the remainder belonged to the Reform synagogue. The two synagogues were on the two sides of Manningham Lane but within walking distance, and on Yom Kippur I can remember if the services got a bit boring, people from both synagogues would cross Manningham Lane to the other one, for half an hour or so, and on Manningham Lane there would be like a stream of ants meeting each other going to the other synagogue. But now I should think there are no more than about 300 Jewish people in Bradford and the Orthodox synagogue has moved to Shipley a couple of miles away from the Reform which is still where it was, and so there is no longer the interchange of people on Yom Kippur. Attendance at synagogue has dwindled, mainly because there are fewer people, and people have moved away to outlying districts and would think twice now about coming to synagogue on Shabbat or festivals. Tell me about your family background. Both my grandfathers were very Orthodox. My paternal grandfather died when he was about 53 in about 1913 and so I didn't know him, and he was President of the Jewish community in Purtzaltzhaur or Ratslav depending on whether the name of the town was in Polish or German, and he was also the mohel of the community. My maternal grandfather lived in Frankfurt where the Jewish community was a very unique one they had their own minhag for some of the services they were so frum. He emigrated to what was then Palestine in 1934, but I did know him. His wife died in 1929 of cancer and I knew her briefly when I was 3. My paternal grandmother I knew very well until our emigration in 1937 and she later died in Terezenstadt concentration camp, I believe of old age, I don't think that she was actually murdered. My parents in Berlin had a kosher household and we used to go to synagogue fairly regularly -- I would go on Shabbat as I didn't have school, but my father worked and he would go on the festivals. When we emigrated in 1937 we settled in Bradford, and we continued to have a kosher household and during the war the food situation was not very good and I seem to remember that the Chief Rabbi gave dispensation to people that they could eat not kosher food. We joined the Orthodox synagogue until about 1950, when we changed to the Reform synagogue, for personal rather than religious reasons. We fitted into the Reform synagogue quite well, and my father became chairman eventually and I became chairman as well; I'm chairman now in my second time round. In 1955 I married a girl who came from London, to a girl who had a similar background to mine; she came from Bretslav in Germany which is now called Vrotslav in Poland. We settled in Bradford where I had become a dentist, and we had four children, two boys and two girls and they too have got married, and we now have eight grandchildren, aged from 13 down to a few months old. How do you find living in Bradford? I was lucky enough to get a place in Bradford Grammar School when we first arrived in Bradford and my school days were happy -- it was a good school and I was a fairly good pupil. The people in Bradford were friendly, whether they were Jewish or not Jewish and life was fairly leisurely compared with London. Life in London is hectic, it's very nice to go there and visit relatives and friends, but it is very nice to come back to Bradford it is a quiet, or a quieter life. I have always liked living here and I feel very much at home in Bradford.

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This article is about the film studio. For the cinema chain, see Regal Entertainment Group. For the former record label, see United Artists Records. United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American film and television entertainment studio. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studio was premised on allowing actors to control their own interests, rather than being dependent upon commercial studios. UA was repeatedly bought, sold, and restructured over the ensuing century. The current United Artists company exists as a successor to the original; as a distributor of films across MGM and third-party titles and as a provider of digital content, in addition to handling most of its post-1952 in-house library and other content it has since acquired. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the studio in 1981 for a reported $350 million ($1.0 billion today). On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a controlling interest in Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's entertainment companies One Three Media and Lightworkers Media, then merged them to revive United Artists' TV production unit as United Artists Media Group (UAMG). However, on December 14 of the following year, MGM wholly acquired UAMG and folded it into MGM Television. UA was revived yet again in 2018 as United Artists Digital Studios. Mirror, the joint distribution venture between MGM and Annapurna Pictures was renamed as United Artists Releasing in early February 2019 just in time for UA's 100th anniversary. Pickford, Chaplin, Fairbanks, and Griffith incorporated UA as a joint venture on February 5, 1919. Each held a 25 percent stake in the preferred shares and a 20 percent stake in the common shares of the joint venture, with the remaining 20 percent of common shares held by lawyer and advisor William Gibbs McAdoo. The idea for the venture originated with Fairbanks, Chaplin, Pickford and cowboy star William S. Hart a year earlier. Already Hollywood veterans, the four stars talked of forming their own company to better control their own work. They were spurred on by established Hollywood producers and distributors who were tightening their control over actor salaries and creative decisions, a process that evolved into the studio system. With the addition of Griffith, planning began, but Hart bowed out before anything was formalized. When he heard about their scheme, Richard A. Rowland, head of Metro Pictures, apparently said, "The inmates are taking over the asylum." The four partners, with advice from McAdoo (son-in-law and former Treasury Secretary of then-President Woodrow Wilson), formed their distribution company. Hiram Abrams was its first managing director, and the company established its headquarters at 729 Seventh Avenue in New York City. The original terms called for each star to produce five pictures a year. By the time the company was operational in 1921, feature films were becoming more expensive and polished, and running times had settled at around ninety minutes (eight reels). The original goal was thus abandoned. Griffith, Pickford, Chaplin (seated), and Fairbanks at the signing of the contract establishing the United Artists motion-picture studio in 1919. By 1924, Griffith had dropped out, and the company was facing a crisis; the alternatives were to either bring in others to help support a costly distribution system or concede defeat. Veteran producer Joseph Schenck was hired as president. He had produced pictures for a decade, and brought commitments for films starring his wife, Norma Talmadge, his sister-in-law, Constance Talmadge, and his brother-in-law, Buster Keaton. Contracts were signed with independent producers, including Samuel Goldwyn, and Howard Hughes. In 1933, Schenck organized a new company with Darryl F. Zanuck, called Twentieth Century Pictures, which soon provided four pictures a year, forming half of UA's schedule. Schenck formed a separate partnership with Pickford and Chaplin to buy and build theaters under the United Artists name. They began international operations, first in Canada, and then in Mexico. By the end of the 1930s, United Artists was represented in over 40 countries. When he was denied an ownership share in 1935, Schenck resigned. He set up 20th Century Pictures' merger with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox. Al Lichtman succeeded Schenck as company president. Other independent producers distributed through United Artists in the 1930s including Walt Disney Productions, Alexander Korda, Hal Roach, David O. Selznick, and Walter Wanger. As the years passed, and the dynamics of the business changed, these "producing partners" drifted away. Samuel Goldwyn Productions and Disney went to RKO and Wanger to Universal Pictures. In the late 1930s, UA turned a profit. Goldwyn was providing most of the output for distribution. He sued United several times for disputed compensation leading him to leave. MGM's 1939 hit Gone with the Wind was supposed to be a UA release except that Selznick wanted Clark Gable, who was under contract to MGM, to play Rhett Butler. Also that year, Fairbanks died. UA became embroiled in lawsuits with Selznick over his distribution of some films through RKO. Selznick considered UA's operation sloppy, and left to start his own distribution arm. In the 1940s, United Artists was losing money because of poorly received pictures. Cinema attendance continued to decline as television became more popular. The company sold its Mexican releasing division to Crédito Cinematográfico Mexicano, a local company. In 1941, Pickford, Chaplin, Disney, Orson Welles, Goldwyn, Selznick, Alexander Korda, and Wanger—many of whom were members of United Artists--formed the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers (SIMPP). Later members included Hunt Stromberg, William Cagney, Sol Lesser, and Hal Roach. The Society aimed to advance the interests of independent producers in an industry controlled by the studio system. SIMPP fought to end ostensibly anti-competitive practices by the seven major film studios—Loew's (MGM), Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros./First National—that controlled the production, distribution, and exhibition of motion pictures. By 1958, SIMPP achieved many of the goals that led to its creation, and the group ceased operations. Needing a turnaround, Pickford and Chaplin hired Paul V. McNutt, a former governor of Indiana, as chairman and Frank L. McNamee as president. McNutt did not have the skill to solve UA's financial problems and the pair was replaced after only a few months. On February 16, 1951, lawyers-turned-producers Arthur B. Krim (of Eagle-Lion Films) and Robert Benjamin approached Pickford and Chaplin with a wild idea: let them take over United Artists for ten years. If, at the end of those years, UA was profitable, they would own half the company. Fox Film Corporation president Spyros Skouras extended United Artists a $3 million loan through Krim and Benjamin's efforts. In taking over UA, Krim and Benjamin created the first studio without an actual "studio". Primarily acting as bankers, they offered money to independent producers. UA leased space at the Pickford/Fairbanks Studio but did not own a studio lot. Thus UA did not have the overhead, the maintenance, or the expensive production staff at other studios. With the instability in the film industry due to theater divestment, the business was considered risky. In 1955, movie attendance reached its lowest level since 1923. Chaplin sold his 25 percent share during this crisis to Krim and Benjamin for $1.1 million, followed a year later by Pickford who sold her share for $3 million. United Artists went public in 1957 with a $17 million stock and debenture offering. The company was averaging 50 films a year. In 1958, UA acquired Ilya Lopert's Lopert Pictures Corporation, which released foreign films that attracted criticism or had censorship problems. In 1959, after failing to sell several pilots, United Artists offered its first ever television series, The Troubleshooters, and later released its first sitcom, The Dennis O'Keefe Show. In the 1960s, mainstream studios fell into decline and some were acquired or diversified. UA prospered while winning 11 Academy Awards, including five for best picture, adding relationships with the Mirisch brothers, Billy Wilder, Joseph E. Levine and others. In 1961, United Artists released West Side Story, which won a record ten Academy Awards (including Best Picture). In 1960, UA purchased Ziv Television Programs. UA's television division was responsible for shows such as Gilligan's Island, The Fugitive, Outer Limits, and The Patty Duke Show. The television unit had begun to build up a profitable rental library, including Associated Artists Productions, owners of Warner Bros. pre-1950[note 1] features, shorts and cartoons and 231 Popeye cartoon shorts purchased from Paramount Pictures in 1958, becoming United Artists Associated, its distribution division. In 1963, UA released two Stanley Kramer films, It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and A Child Is Waiting. In 1964, UA introduced U.S. film audiences to the Beatles by releasing A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965). At the same time, it backed two expatriate North Americans in Britain, who had acquired screen rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. For $1 million, UA backed Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli's Dr. No in 1963 and launched the James Bond franchise. The franchise outlived UA's time as a major studio, continuing half a century later. Other successful projects backed in this period included the Pink Panther series, which began in 1964, and Spaghetti Westerns, which made a star of Clint Eastwood. In 1964, the French subsidiary, Les Productions Artistes Associés, released its first production That Man from Rio. The second United Artists logo, used during the company's sale to Transamerica from 1967 until 1982. On the basis of its film and television hits, in 1967, Transamerica Corporation purchased 98 percent of UA's stock. Transamerica selected David and Arnold Picker to lead its studio. UA debuted a new logo incorporating the parent company's striped T emblem and the tagline "Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation". This wording was later shortened to "A Transamerica Company". The following year, in 1968, United Artists Associated was reincorporated as United Artists Television Distribution. UA released another Best Picture Oscar winner in 1967, In the Heat of the Night and a nominee for Best Picture, The Graduate, an Embassy production that UA distributed overseas. In 1970, UA lost $35 million; thus the Pickers were pushed aside for the return of Krim and Benjamin. Other successful pictures included the 1971 screen version of Fiddler on the Roof. However, the 1972 film version of Man of La Mancha was a failure. New talent was encouraged, including Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Sylvester Stallone, Saul Zaentz, Miloš Forman, and Brian De Palma. In 1973, United Artists took over the sales and distribution of MGM's films in Anglo-America until the latter bought UA in 1981 due to the massive losses from Heaven's Gate. Cinema International Corporation assumed international distribution rights for MGM's films and carried on to United International Pictures (made from CIC and UA's International assets being owned by partner MGM) in the 1980s. In 1975, Harry Saltzman sold UA his 50 percent stake in Danjaq, the holding-company for the Bond films. UA was to remain a silent partner, providing money, while Albert Broccoli took producer credit. Danjaq and UA remained the public co-copyright holders for the Bond series, and the 2006 Casino Royale remake shares the copyright with Columbia Pictures. UA released One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975 a film which won the Best Picture Academy Award and earned $56 million. UA followed with the next two years' Best Picture Oscar winners, Rocky and Annie Hall. However, Transamerica was not pleased with UA's releases such as Midnight Cowboy and Last Tango in Paris that were rated X by the Motion Picture Association of America. In these instances, Transamerica demanded the byline "A Transamerica Company" be removed on the prints and in all advertising. At one point, the parent company expressed its desire to phase out the UA name and replace it with Transamerica Films. Krim tried to convince Transamerica to spin off United Artists, but he and Transamerica's chairman could not come to an agreement. Finally in 1978, following a dispute with Transamerica chief John R. Beckett over administrative expenses, UA's top executives, including chairman Krim, president Eric Pleskow, Benjamin and other key officers walked out. Within days they announced the formation of Orion Pictures, with backing from Warner. The departures concerned several Hollywood figures enough that they took out an ad in a trade paper warning Transamerica that it had made a fatal mistake in letting them go. Transamerica inserted Andy Albeck as UA's president. United had its most successful year with four hits in 1979: Rocky II, Manhattan, Moonraker, and The Black Stallion. The new leadership agreed to back Heaven's Gate, a project of director Michael Cimino, which vastly overran its budget and cost $44 million. This led to the resignation of Albeck who was replaced by Norbert Auerbach. United Artists recorded a major loss for the year due almost entirely to the box-office failure of Heaven's Gate. It destroyed UA's reputation with Transamerica and the greater Hollywood community. However, it may have saved the United Artists name, as UA's final head before the sale, Steven Bach, wrote in his book Final Cut that there was talk about renaming United Artists to Transamerica Pictures. In 1980, Transamerica decided to exit the film making business, and put United Artists on the market. Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. purchased the company in 1981. Tracinda also owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1981, United Artists Classics, which had formerly been a division of the company that re-released library titles, was turned into a first-run art film distributor by Nathaniel T. Kwit, Jr. Tom Bernard was hired as the division's head of sales and Ira Deutchman as head of marketing. Later the division added Michael Barker and Donna Gigliotti. Deutchman left to form Cinecom, and Barker and Bernard formed Orion Classics and Sony Pictures Classics. The label mostly released foreign and independent films such as Ticket to Heaven and The Grey Fox, and occasional first-run reissues from the UA library, such as director's cuts of Head Over Heels and Cutter's Way. When Barker and Bernard left to form Orion, the label was briefly rechristened MGM/UA Classics before it ceased operating in the late 1980s. The merged companies became MGM/UA Entertainment Company and in 1982 began launching new subsidiaries: the MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group, MGM/UA Classics and MGM/UA Television Group. Kerkorian also bid for the remaining, outstanding public stock, but dropped his bid, facing lawsuits and vocal opposition. After the purchase, David Begelman's duties were transferred from MGM to MGM/UA. Under Begelman, MGM/UA produced unsuccessful films and he was fired in July 1982. Of the 11 films he put into production, by the time of his termination only Poltergeist proved to be a hit. As part of the consolidation, in 1983, MGM closed and marketed United Artists' long time headquarters at 729 Seventh Avenue in New York City. On August 7, 1985, Ted Turner announced that his Turner Broadcasting System would buy MGM/UA. As film licensing to television became more complicated, Turner saw the value of acquiring MGM's film library for his superstation WTBS. Under the terms of the deal, Turner would immediately sell United Artists back to Kerkorian. In anticipation, Kerkorian installed film producer Jerry Weintraub as the chairman and chief executive of United Artists Corporation in November 1985. Former American Broadcasting Company executive Anthony Thomopoulos was recruited as UA's president Weintraub's tenure at UA was brief; he left the studio in April 1986, replaced by former Lorimar executive Lee Rich. On March 25, 1986, Turner finalized his acquisition of MGM/UA in a cash-stock deal for $1.5 billion and renamed it MGM Entertainment Co. Kerkorian then repurchased most of United Artists' assets for roughly $480 million. As a result of this transaction, the original United Artists ceased to exist. Kerkorian, for all intents and purposes, created an entirely new company implementing the inherited assets; thus, the present day UA is not the legal successor to the original incarnation, though it shares similar assets. Logo from 1987 to 1994. Due to financial community concerns over his debt load, Ted Turner was forced to sell MGM's production and distribution assets to United Artists for $300 million on August 26, 1986. The MGM lot and lab facilities were sold to Lorimar-Telepictures. Turner kept the pre-May 1986 MGM film and television library, along with the Associated Artists Productions library, Gilligan's Island and its animated spin-offs, and the RKO Pictures films that United Artists had previously purchased. United Artists was renamed MGM/UA Communications Company (MUCC) and organized into three main units: one television production and two film units. David Gerber headed up the TV unit with Anthony Thomopoulous at UA, and Alan Ladd, Jr. at MGM. Despite a resurgence at the box office in 1987 with Spaceballs, The Living Daylights, and Moonstruck, MUCC lost $88 million. In April 1988, Kerkorian's 82 percent of MUCC was up for sale. MGM and UA were split by July. Eventually, 25 percent of MGM was offered to Burt Sugarman, and producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber, but the plan fell-through. Rich, Ladd, Thomopoulous and other executives grew tired of Kerkorian's antics and began to leave. By summer 1988, the mass exodus of executives started to affect productions, with many film cancellations. The 1989 sale of MGM/UA to the Australian company Qintex/Australian Television Network (owners of the Hal Roach library, which both MGM and UA had distributed in the 1930s) also fell-through, due to the company's bankruptcy later that year. On November 29, 1989, Turner Broadcasting System (the owners of the pre-May 1986 MGM library) attempted to buy entertainment assets from Tracinda Corporation, including MGM/UA Communications Co. (which also included United Artists, MGM/UA Home Video, and MGM/UA Television Productions), but failed. UA was essentially dormant after 1990 and released no films for several years. Eventually, in 1990, Italian promoter Giancarlo Parretti purchased UA. He purchased a small company and renamed it Pathé Communications anticipating a successful purchase of Pathé, the original French company. But his attempt failed and instead he merged MGM/UA with his former company, resulting in MGM-Pathé Communications Co. During the transaction, Parretti overstated his own financial condition and within a year defaulted to his primary lender, Crédit Lyonnais, which foreclosed on the studio in 1992. This resulted in the sale or closure of MGM/UA's string of US theaters. On July 2, 1992, MGM-Pathé Communications was again named Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. In an effort to make MGM/UA saleable, Credit Lyonnais ramped up production and convinced John Calley to run UA. Under his supervision, Calley revived the Pink Panther and James Bond franchises and highlighted UA's past by giving the widest release ever to a film with an NC-17 rating, Showgirls. Credit Lyonnais sold MGM in 1996, again to Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda, leading to Calley's departure. In 1999, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola attempted to buy UA from Kerkorian who rejected the offer. Coppola signed a production deal with the studio instead. In 1999, UA was repositioned as a specialty studio. MGM had just acquired The Samuel Goldwyn Company, which had been a leading distributor of arthouse films. After that name was retired, MGM folded UA into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. G2 Films, the renamed Goldwyn Company and MGM's specialty London operations, was renamed United Artists International. The distributorship, branding, and copyrights for two of UA's main franchises (Pink Panther, and Rocky) were moved to MGM, although select MGM releases (notably the James Bond franchise co-held with Danjaq, LLC and the Amityville Horror remake) carry a United Artists copyright. The first arthouse film to bear the UA name was Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her. United Artists hired Bingham Ray to run the company on September 1, 2001. Under his supervision, it produced and distributed many art films, including Bowling for Columbine, 2002's Nicholas Nickleby, and the winner of that year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, No Man's Land; and 2004's Undertow, and Hotel Rwanda, a co-production of UA and Lions Gate Entertainment, and made deals with companies like American Zoetrope and Revolution Films. Ray stepped down from the company in 2004. In 2005, a partnership of Comcast, Sony and several merchant banks bought United Artists and its parent, MGM, for $4.8 billion. Though only a minority investor, Sony closed MGM's distribution system and folded most of its staff into its own studio. The movies UA had completed and planned for release—Capote, Art School Confidential, The Woods, and Romance and Cigarettes—were reassigned to Sony Pictures Classics. In March 2006, MGM announced that it would return again as a domestic distribution company. Striking distribution deals with The Weinstein Company, Lakeshore Entertainment, Bauer Martinez Entertainment, and other independent studios, MGM distributed films from these companies. MGM continued funding and co-producing projects released in conjunction with Sony's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group on a limited basis and produced tent-poles for its own distribution company, MGM Distribution. Sony had a minority stake in MGM, but otherwise MGM and UA operated under the direction of Stephen Cooper (CEO and minority owner of MGM). On November 2, 2006, MGM announced that Tom Cruise and his long-time production partner Paula Wagner were resurrecting UA. This announcement came after the duo were released from a fourteen-year production relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures. Cruise, Wagner and MGM Studios created United Artists Entertainment LLC and the producer/actor and his partner owned a 30 percent stake in the studio, with the approval by MGM's consortium of owners. The deal gave them control over production and development. Wagner was named CEO, and was allotted an annual slate of four films with varying budget ranges, while Cruise served as a producer for the revamped studio and the occasional star. UA became the first motion picture studio granted a Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) waiver in January 2008 during the Writers' Strike. On August 14, 2008, MGM announced that Wagner would leave UA to produce films independently. Her output as head of UA was two films, both starring Cruise, Lions for Lambs and Valkyrie. Wagner's departure led to speculation that a UA overhaul was imminent. Since then, UA has served as a co-producer with MGM for two releases: the 2009 remake of Fame and Hot Tub Time Machine—these are the last original films to date to bear the UA banner. A 2011 financial report revealed that MGM reacquired its 100 percent stake in United Artists. MGM stated that it might continue to make new films under the UA brand. On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a 55 percent interest in One Three Media and Lightworkers Media, both operated by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey and partly owned by Hearst Entertainment. The two companies were consolidated into a new television company, United Artists Media Group (UAMG), a revival of the UA brand. Burnett became UAMG's CEO and Downey became president of Lightworkers Media, the UAMG family and faith division. UAMG became the distributing studio for Mark Burnett Productions programming such as Survivor. UAMG was to form an over-the-top faith-based channel. On December 14, 2015, MGM announced that it had acquired the remaining 45 percent stake of UAMG it did not already own and folded UAMG into MGM Television. Hearst, Downey, and Burnett received stakes in MGM collectively valued at $233 million. Additionally, Burnett was promoted to CEO of MGM TV, replacing the outgoing Roma Khanna. The planned over-the-top faith service became a separate entity owned by MGM, Burnett, Downey and Hearst. By August 2018, MGM relaunched the United Artists brand as a digital production and distribution company aimed at creating original motion pictures, television programs, short-form content and digital series as well as building upon MGM's existing IP for distribution across digital platforms. Known as United Artists Digital Studios, the company's projects include mid-form original series Stargate Origins, interactive digital series #WarGames, and scripted series The Baxters (which is also the first for LightWorkers Media) and Weekend at Bernie's. In early October 2018, MGM and Walmart agreed to a partnership for MGM Digital to create exclusive content for Walmart's Vudu and Movies On Us service to begin showing in the first quarter 2019. MGM's and Annapurna Pictures' Mirror distribution venture was rebranded as United Artists Releasing on February 5, 2019, 100 years to the day of United Artists' founding. A majority of UA's post-1952 library is now owned by MGM, while the pre-1952 films (with few exceptions) are now either owned by other companies (such as Turner Entertainment) or are in the public domain. However, throughout the studio's history, UA acted more as a distributor than a film studio, crediting the copyright to the production company responsible. This explains why certain UA releases, such as High Noon (1952) and The Final Countdown (1980), are still under copyright but not owned by MGM.[original research?] The MGM titles which UA distributed from 1973 to 1982 are now owned by Turner. UA originally leased the home video rights to its films to Magnetic Video, the first home video company. Fox purchased Magnetic in 1981 and renamed it 20th Century-Fox Video that year. In 1982, 20th Century-Fox Video merged with CBS Video Enterprises (which earlier split from MGM/CBS Home Video after MGM merged with UA) giving birth to CBS/Fox Video. Although MGM owned UA around this time, UA's licensing deal with CBS/Fox was still in effect. However, the newly renamed MGM/UA Home Video started releasing some UA product, including UA films originally released in the mid-80s. Prior to MGM's purchase, UA licensed foreign video rights to Warner Bros. through Warner Home Video, in a deal that was set to expire in 1991. In 1986, the pre-1950 WB and the pre-May 1986 MGM film and television libraries were purchased by Ted Turner after his short-lived ownership of MGM/UA, and as a result CBS/Fox lost home video rights to the pre-1950 WB films to MGM/UA Home Video. When the deal with CBS/Fox (inherited from Magnetic Video) expired in 1989, the UA released films were released through MGM/UA Home Video. Before the Magnetic Video and Warner Home Video deals in 1980, United Artists had exclusive rental contacts with a small video label called VidAmerica in the US, and another small label called Intervision Video in the UK. for the home video release of 20 titles from the UA library (e.g. The Great Escape, Some Like It Hot, and Hair, along with a few pre-1950 WB titles). United Artists owned and operated two television stations between the years of 1968 and 1977. Legal ID's for the company would typically say "United Artists Broadcasting: an entertainment service of Transamerica Corporation," along with the Transamerica "T" logo. by Gray Television Licensed to Lorain. The call letters stand for United Artists Broadcasting, which founded the station. Kaiser Broadcasting owned a minor stake from 1975 to 1977 following the closure of crosstown WKBF. In 1977, Gaylord Entertainment Company acquired WUAB. Additionally, United Artists Broadcasting also held the permit to KUAB-TV in Houston, Texas, which would have possibly launched sometime around 1969 on channel 20. United Artists also owned one radio station, WWSH in Philadelphia, from 1970 to 1977. UAB/Transamerica left the broadcasting business in 1977 by selling WUAB to the Gaylord Broadcasting Company and WWSH to Cox Enterprises. United Artists Releasing (UAR), formerly Mirror (commonly, given its former use as the third party label), is a film distribution joint venture between Annapurna Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and MGM's Orion Pictures unit with offices in West Hollywood and Annapurna's offices in New York City's Soho neighborhood. The distributor also offers alternative services to the major studios and streaming companies with 10–14 films to be released each year. 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As the opening attraction of the Cal Performances 2002 season, the Mark Morris Dance Group offered an evening of light diversions. Most evident was Morris’ ability to hear music and render it in illuminating physicals terms. His innate sense of humor and his freedom from conventional strictures enable him to summon unexpected observations. No matter what kind of music inspires him, the ideas that flow through his movement reveal human relationships in often wry detail. The main attraction of the evening was the world premiere of “Something Lies Beyond the Scene” set to William Walton’s Fa�ade.Inspired by the almost-nonsense poetry of Edith Sitwell, in the early 1920s Walton composed a divertissement of musical jokes, mimicking popular music of the day. There is an atmosphere of music hall entertainment, not to mention general zaniness. In 1931 Frederic Ashton had one of his biggest successes when he created a ballet to this score, capturing the tone of the music in a series of vaudeville-like turns. It remains in the repertoire of the Royal Ballet and used to be performed in the U.S. by the Joffrey Ballet. Four dancers (including Mark Morris) read the poetry. The rest of the company cavorted through a series of vignettes that took their inspiration from the music and the words. It is a stripped-down and modernized version of what Ashton perceived. The evening began with “Resurrection,” created in homage to Richard Rodgers’ centennial. It uses the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue music, which began as part of the 1936 musical On Your Toes choreographed by George Balanchine, who later made it into a ballet for his company, the New York City Ballet. Morris eschews the plot of the actor chased by gangsters, but retains the element of murder.He has envisioned a reverie of dancers clad in bold black-and-white pajamas (Isaac Mizrahi’s witty designs). The woman of the leading couple is felled by the first gun shot, causing her partner to “search” for her. As they are reunited, shots ring out again, and this time he is felled.A corps of dancers provides a Busby Berkeley-like backdrop, replete with unison wave movements and the characteristic star pattern created by bodies lying in a circle on the stage floor.The movements echo the period of the music, with repetitions cleverly timed to the music. There is a sweet nonchalance to the piece. Three other short works completed the program. “A Lake” is a stylized, courtly trifle in which dancers dressed in ballet-peasant costume engage in flowing, changing patterns that have a formal, 18th century feel. The music is Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 2. The most sober piece of the evening, “Foursome” takes two male couples, who interact with each other to music of Satie and Hummel. Is it an older couple and their younger selves? Is it a commentary about friendship? Morris and Guillermo Resto, his longstanding company member, were the “older” couple, moving with less fluidity than their younger counterparts. Morris’ understated, deadpan humor, brought laughs with his less-polished movements.Concluding the program in a flash of bright sequins, “Lucky Charms” took Ibert’s Divertissement and matched the bubbling score with energetic movement. The dancers wore sequined tops: the four men in bright blue, the eight women in pairs of red, green, purple and gold. Morris plays with the musical parodies of the score, filling the stage with bursts of action like a dancing Christmas tree.

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From a Squared Set, after some dancers are instructed to face their partner. Grand Square is a 32-beat figure that should be danced in time to the music. Start moving on beat 1, and take a full 32 beats to complete the call. Beats 29-32: Backup 3 steps and pause. You're done! Beats 29-32: Forward 3 steps, then turn 1/4 to face in. You're done! Usually cued as 'Sides Face, Grand Square', but could also be cued as 'Heads Face...', 'Girls (or Boys) Face...'. Each turn 1/4 is always toward the center of the set. You must turn 1/4 even if you think you are already facing the center of the set. Do not turn on beat 16. Grand Square ends in a Squared Set. Those who originally faced at the start need to turn 1/4 on beat 32 to end as a couple. Dance to the beat of the music. Take the full 32 beats. Turn precisely 1/4 (90°) in place on beats 4, 8, 12, 20, 24, 28, and, if necessary, 32. Each dancers traces a small square pattern on the floor. The caller often says 'Reverse' right before beat 17. At this point dancers reverse the traffic pattern to end back home. The caller can fractionalize the call. For example, Sides Face Grand Square go 10 beats to end in Facing Lines.

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Why does the skin in my mouth peel after I brush my teeth? Is there a toothpaste I can use that will prevent this from happening? The best thing you can do is to see a knowledgeable oral pathologist or oral surgeon. Skin peeling does not occur without a cause, although this does not mean it is something serious. Someone must evaluate your mouth for different kinds of systemic lesions to determine the culprit. If your mouth is sensitive and irritated, it's a good idea to use the softest toothbrush available and a very gentle toothpaste, such as Tom's of Maine, which can be found in most stores. I also suggest that you rinse your mouth with warm salt water three or four times a day, just to bathe the tissues and make them feel better. However, you must see a professional to determine the cause of the problem so it can be properly treated. Treating the symptoms might make you feel better in the short term, but finding their cause is most important.

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Operating a stand up forklift is completely different than operating a sit down version. Your movements are different, as is the way you pick and move loads. If you do not know how to operate a stand-up forklift, you could cause harm to co-workers and yourself. You must follow the proper safety rules when operating a stand up forklift. There are basic operating standards that you must adhere to when operating the stand up forklift. Stand up on the forklift and get a feel for the controls and the steering knob. The steering is done with the knob steering plate instead of a steering wheel. This knob moves very fast, so you must become accustomed to moving it sensitively and don't oversteer. The horn is on the control handle, as well as the control for forward, backwards and the movement of the forks. The floor pedal gives the forklift power to move. Turn the key to start the forklift. Make sure that the forks are retracted. They should be pointed slightly upwards when you are moving around the floor. Never drive with the forks extended. If you are going forward, move the control handle forward and step on the pedal to make the lift go forward. If you are backing up, beep your horn and look behind you to make sure the way is clear. Pull the control handle towards you while stepping on the petal. When turning corners, use your steering knob to turn in the direction you need to go while keeping your foot on the power pedal and your other hand on the control handle. If you are turning left, the steering knob will go in a counter-clockwise direction and for turning right, the steering knob will move in a clockwise direction when going forward. Use the control handle to raise the forks up to grab a pallet in a rack. Pull in front of the rack and use the control handle to raise the forks to the pallet you need. Then you will press the button on the control handle to extend the forks. If you need to move closer to the load, do that now. When the forks are in the pallet securely, raise the pallet slightly off the rack and retract the forks. Move the forklift back so that you clear the rack and lower the load to the floor. Keep the load about 1 to 2 inches off the ground when moving. When placing a load in the rack, reverse this process. When moving up a ramp tilt the forks slightly downwards and when moving down a ramp raise the forks slightly. The goal is to keep the load as level as possible going up and down. To stop the stand-up forklift, move the control handle to the middle position and release the handle. Always practice on any new lift in an area where there is nothing you can damage. You need to have a license to operate a forklift. Always beep your horn at pathways and when backing up to warn people you are moving. If you keep the forks extended when driving, you can cause cause the lift to become unstable and risk injuring someone. Never drive a lift with a load in the air, no matter how short the distance. Gardapee, Pamela. "How to Operate a Stand Up Forklift." , https://careertrend.com/how-4813089-operate-stand-up-forklift.html. 04 March 2019.

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There's a lot of confusion about how retirement savings accounts work, even among those who are more well-prepared for retirement. That's what TD Ameritrade concluded after a 2019 survey that The Harris Poll conducted for them asked U.S. adults with at least $10,000 in investable assets to answer questions about 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). 1. What's the contribution limit for employees who participate in a 401(k) in 2019 (excluding catch-up contributions)? Just 19 percent of respondents selected the correct answer: $19,000 . In 2019, employees who participate in a 401(k) will be able to contribute as much as $19,000 per year , up from $18,500 in 2018. And that extra $500 could help you more than you may think. As personal finance site NerdWallet points out, thanks to compound interest, setting aside an extra $500 a year — or about $42 a month — could mean up to $70,000 more in your retirement account. Even if you aren't maxing out your 401(k) and contributing $19,000, "increasing your savings rate by a percentage point or two every year — and any time you get a pay raise — will make a big difference to you in retirement," says NerdWallet's investing and retirement specialist Andrea Coombes. TD Ameritrade found that many people are similarly confused about the IRA contribution limit for 2019 : It's $6,000 ($7,000 if you're age 50 or older). Only 35 percent of respondents answered correctly. The correct answer is true , which only 40 percent of respondents selected. As long as you have earned income, you can contribute to a traditional IRA. For 2019, you can contribute up to $6,000 a year , or $7,000 if you're 50 or older. "The deduction may be limited if you or your spouse is covered by a retirement plan at work and your income exceeds certain levels," the IRS notes. And there are restrictions around Roth IRAs, too: There's an income cap , for example, which the IRS sets each year based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). For 2019, a single person with a MAGI of $137,000 or more and a married couple making more than $203,000 cannot directly contribute to a Roth. 3. What is the deadline to contribute to your 2018 IRA? Just 22 percent knew that you can contribute to your 2018 IRA through April 15, 2019 , the tax filing deadline. A quarter thought you have to contribute to your 2018 IRA before 2019, but you actually have until the tax deadline to fund an IRA and reduce your taxable income. You do have to note whether you want your contribution to apply to your 2018 taxes or your 2019 taxes, though, so if you want to take advantage of this tax-reduction strategy, specify that you are making a tax-year 2018 contribution.

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From Atlanta's Kim Zolciak to New York City's LuAnn de Lesseps to the latest would-be singer, New Jersey's Melissa Gorga, singles released by the Bravo reality stars have generated dramatically mixed results. Since its premiere in 2006, the Real Housewives series has spawned six locations and just as many would-be singers -- to dramatically mixed results. The latest: New Jersey's Melissa Gorga, who premieres her "On Display" single this season. The most successful song to emerge from the franchise? "Tardy for the Party" by Atlanta's Kim Zolciak, written and produced by fellow Housewife Kandi Burruss, which has sold some 101,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Factor in the piracy rate, and more than 1 million people own the tune -- despite Zolciak's questionable singing skills. The poorest performer: Michaele Salahi, one-half of Washington D.C.’s White House party crashing couple, whose “Bump It” moved a whopping 122 copies. "These are fun, novelty records … not everything is a Grammy-nominated piece of work," says David Waxman, head of A&R at respected dance label Ultra Records, which signed and released two singles by New York Housewife LuAnn de Lesseps, including the autotune atrocity "Money Can't Buy You Class." He says "Tardy" influenced his decision to acquire the Countess LuAnn track. "She was popular on the TV show, the song was reactive, and we took advantage of it," says Waxman, adding that even with small profit margins, such tracks can have a long shelf life, re-emerging in reruns and syncs that could "cause a whole new surge." Waxman won't divulge how much Ultra spent on Countess LuAnn, but he says the label did pay to promote the song to Top 40 radio, market the track and make a professional video. (Such expenditures could easily top $100,000.) “It's been an interesting relationship,” he muses. "It's almost gimmicky now, like every Housewives show has someone trying to get a record deal," says Burruss, who points to one key difference in her motivation. "I'm a music-industry person first and a reality-show person second. [The show] is what I do for fun. They, on the other hand, do music for fun. I’m not so into it." But even she can't deny the power of Housewives. Says Burruss of her show-born song "Fly Above": "I toured with Fantasia and Eric Benet, and every arena where I performed it, everybody got up and was singing all the words. You would've thought I had a major pushing it. And that's one thing about the show: You don't need the label. People know these songs. And that makes you feel good and appreciated." Countess LuAnn "Money Can't Buy You Class" Simon van Kempen "I Am Real"

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What Are My Options To Get Treated For HIV? The goal of HIV treatment is to impede the virus' progression in an infected person's body. The types of medications that are effective for this type of treatment are called antiretrovirals (ARV). In nearly every case, multiple ARVs are combined to provide adequate medical care. These combinations of ARVs are known by the term antiretroviral therapy (ART). Due to medical advances and an increasingly accurate understanding of how well ART medications work in conjunction with each other, deaths from AIDS have been falling since the mid-90s. There is no cure for HIV. However, if properly medicated, ART medications allow people to live healthy lives for years. ART medications can also greatly reduce the risk of virus transmission. A patient's viral load (the amount of virus in an infected person's blood and bodily fluids) can typically be reduced with ART. The effectiveness of ART is so clear that it is recommended for anyone who is infected with the HIV virus, regardless of their current health status. Why Does HIV Treatment Matter? The importance of HIV treatment is difficult to overstate. HIV treatments help protect a patient's health and help fight HIV. Once a treatment plan is developed, it is important to stick to it. The majority of patients that do not receive HIV treatment will go on to develop AIDS. Without treatment, HIV weakens a patient's immune system. This opens the door for multiple life-threatening illnesses and opportunistic infections to take hold. People with normal, robust immune systems do not typically fall prey to the types of infections and sicknesses that can turn out to be fatal for untreated HIV patients. Most doctors will prescribe medications to avoid and prevent different types of infections. HIV treatment is most effective when dosages are followed consistently. Frank discussions about allergies and medical history are imperative, and can help doctors decide on the most effective course of medication. Taking the proper medications at the prescribed times can help people suffering from HIV lead healthier lives and reduce the risk of transmission. When Should HIV Treatment Begin? Ideally, HIV treatment should begin as quickly as possible after a patient is diagnosed with the virus. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests beginning antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately, as ART impedes the progress that HIV can make and can keep a patient healthy for years. As such, it is important to get tested for HIV as early as possible if you think you may be at risk. Delaying treatment allows the virus to attack the immune system and places the patient at a greater risk of coming down with illnesses that can prove fatal. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a term that simply means using drugs developed for HIV as treatment for an HIV infection. There are five classes of HIV medications, each with a specific purpose to attack the progression of HIV at different times in the virus' life cycle. The different classes of HIV medicines all have specific roles. The first class of medications works to reduce the level of HIV in an infected person's body. The second class of medications tries to keep the immune system healthy by increasing an infected person's CD4 count (CD4 cells help stop infections from developing). The third class of medications work to stop infections and sicknesses. The fourth class of medications work to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to another person. Finally, the fifth class of medications help reduce the risk of a pregnant mother infecting her newborn baby during childbirth. ART is typically a combination of three or more medications. A patient's specific health needs will come into play when a doctor decides upon a specific regimen of medicines. Once a treatment plan is developed, though, it is critical that it is followed as exactly as possible. Many medications need to be taken at a specific time of day. Sometimes these drugs need to be taken with food or water or both. Patients that have questions about how and when to take their medications should contact either their pharmacist or doctor. Are There Any Side Effects Of ART? Almost all medications have side effects and antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not an exception. The side effects are not universal and some patients do not experience them at all. For the people that do experience side effects, the common ones include: fatigue, sleeplessness, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, headaches, rashes, and dizziness. Some of these side effects will be temporary and fade after a few days or weeks. Most people do not experience all of these side effects, as some are specific to certain types of medications that may not all be prescribed to the same patient. What Happens If A Patient Forgets A Dose? In almost all cases, if a patient misses a dose, they should take their medication as quickly as possible and then resume their regular schedule after that. However, if possible, a health care provider should be consulted. There may be situations where this is the wrong course of action. What Are The Most Important Things To Remember About HIV Treatment? Medications need to be taken at the same time every day. It might become necessary for patients to rearrange their schedules to account for their medications. Doing things like setting alarms and placing reminders in places they will be seen are a great idea. Have a calendar to make marks on to check off when medications have been taken. There are smartphone apps that help patients remember when to take their medications. Almost all of them are free and they are a great resource. Lastly, patients should ask friends and family members to both remind them to take their medications.

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Successful laundromats and appliance service technicians can attest to the quality and efficiency found in commercial washers made by Maytag. For more than a century, this leading brand has manufactured top-of-the-line products made with the finest materials and components. However, commercial-grade laundry equipment undergoes tremendous amounts of stress through continuous use. Combat typical wear and tear or perform a major maintenance project with ease by exploring our Maytag front load washer manual directory. Once you have identified the parts you need to replace, browse our inventory to discover replacements and authentic washer parts at affordable prices. Whether your appliance is due for an update or you have encountered an operating issue, we have you covered. We offer a Maytag front load washer manual for every model and size. Categorized alphabetically by model number, you can easily use our Maytag commercial washer manual directory to uncover the specific parts or accessories you need to maximize your investment and earning potential. Before making any repairs or replacements on your own, it is essential that you are familiar with proper and safe procedures to be followed when repairing, replacing, or adjusting any gas or electrical components. Tests and repairs should ideally be performed by a qualified service technician who is equipped with proper tools and measuring devices. Locating your unit’s model and serial numbers is easy. Most identification numbers are located on the serial plate just inside the washing machine’s door. Once you locate your model number, you can perform an easy search to track down your unit’s manual. If you own or service a Maytag washer and have lost or misplaced your manual, you have come to the right place. We proudly offer a Maytag commercial washer manual for a wide range of models. Once you have identified your maintenance issue or replacement solution, explore our extensive inventory to get your unit running like new with high-quality parts, guaranteed. If you have any questions or need help finding the correct parts for your maintenance mystery, contact a member of our team today so we may better assist you in maximizing your machine’s potential.

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What is the estimated point value of deferring after winning the coin toss? In American football, the winner of the coin toss can make a choice now (usually to receive the kick-off which starts the game), or can defer their choice to the second half (thus having the option to receive the kick-off in the second half). Suppose there were two evenly matched teams, and the halftime score were 17-16. Before evaluating their chances, I would want to know (at least) one more thing. If the 17-point team had deferred, and was now receiving the ball in the third quarter, I would consider it ahead, both on points and on the "deferred" reception. But suppose this right belonged to the 16-pointer. Would the deferred reception give them the better chance of winning? The value of this could be no more than a touchdown, and probably a lot less. It may not even be the value of a field goal. Are there any estimates or quantifications of the deferred reception privilege, and the "extra" possession privilege that it confers? Since 2008, the average NFL team scored 11.21 points per half(1). If each team has about 6 possessions per half, that would appear to be 1.86 points per possession(2). Whether it comes into play or not is another question. By taking the ball to start Q3 you add to the chance that your opponent will get the ball the expected 6 times, but game plan, effectiveness, injuries and turnovers can affect the Time of Possession and actual possessions. The next question might be: "What percentage of the time does a deferring team get 1 (or) more second-half possession(s) than the opponent?" Although having the ball in the beginning of the second half means you'd have at least as many drives as the other team, you can't really translate a possession to points. Your question really depends on the game. For example, if the game is happening in poor weather conditions, then having the ball doesn't increase a team's chances of winning much. They just need to make efficient drives. Or if the game has been very defensively dominant by both teams, you can argue that having the ball one more time than your opponent does not give you an edge. After all, games are won by points and nothing else matters as much. A team could win with less time of possession given they are more efficient offensively and can create turnovers defensively. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged american-football statistics or ask your own question. What's the point of winning the opening tip off in basketball? How is a penalty enforced on an extra point to end the half? On an onside kick, what happens when a return man signals fair catch and is obstructed from reaching the ball? Why are CFB polls so week-to-week compared to NFL's power ranking style? What made Notre Dame, Notre Dame? Is there any guideline the NFL uses to refrain from calling a penalty due to unusual celebrations or mass reactions?

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Combining various internet marketing tactics with other styles of media and strategies, digital marketing is becoming among the utmost effective methods of lead-generation, branding and procuring bigger customer-base. Broadly speaking, it could be subdivided into internet marketing, mobile marketing and offline marketing. The importance of having an electronic marketing agency for any kind of business is obvious. It's the type of any firm to focus its whole awareness of a it is in and subsequently to the primary objectives that form the company. This necessitates delegating other works like digital marketing to external agencies. For instance, a company that manufactures clothes will devote nearly all of its workforce to manufacturing and selling clothes alone. The business enterprise of that company is clothes, not marketing or advertising; and even if it will a unique marketing campaigns, there is a better chance that the marketing agency, whose sole business is creating marketing campaigns, will probably perform the job far better than the business's marketing department. And in a global where most customers are now equipped with cell phones, TV, internet and other electronic media, the necessity to digitize one's marketing campaigns need not be mentioned. Because there is a simple truth most importantly else: digital marketing works. It's cheaper than traditional strategies and visibly more effective. So so how exactly does one find the right digital marketing agency to work well with? First thing you should always consider when trying to find digital marketing agencies to utilize is the type and selection of services they offer. A good agency should offer as many services as possible under one roof. This will save you the difficulty of finding another company for a certain service as it is possible to delegate all your digital marketing needs to that company. An excellent digital marketing agency will also have a portfolio that includes clients with visible quantities of success. It is simple to access this portfolio from their website. A portfolio page that lists a good portion of clientele is more trustworthy than the one that displays only a few. Testimonials are another criterion to greatly help in selecting a digital agency for your business. Good agencies could have feedback and testimonials from previous customers. The more testimonials, the better. It's only natural for a business that deals in digital marketing to have a visible online presence. Does it have a Facebook page and if so, exactly how many Likes are there on the page? What's its Twitter following like? Social media presence and activity is an excellent way of measuring a company's repute. An instant Google search utilizing the company's name while the search phrase will reveal a great deal of details about the company, including reviews and feedback on review sites, if any. A research query that returns hardly any result may possibly not be the best company to have your marketing work delegated to. Worthwhile company should have excellent support. Try contacting the digital marketing agency that you're currently researching on from their website or via their Live chat application, if they have one. The length of time does it take for them to respond? Call them up and speak to them. Find out how knowledgeable their support team is. This is a company that you're going to offer a fortune to, it's important to learn before-hand if they're worth purchasing and that if you ever encounter problems, they're there for you. Choosing a digital marketing company for your business shouldn't be used lightly. The success and failure of your company is indirectly inside their hands. Besides, if you've found a great agency whose efforts have brought you bigger profits, you are likely to desire to establish a long haul relationship with that agency.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly a year after a shooting death along a San Francisco pier sparked a national debate on how the city handles criminal suspects in the country illegally, officials are considering a proposal that would clarify the guidelines under which federal deportation authorities could be contacted. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are to vote on a proposal that directs law officers to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement only if the person detained is charged with a violent crime and has been convicted of a violent crime within the last seven years. Current San Francisco law contains leeway for city employees to contact ICE when they encounter people who are living in the country illegally and not in jail. For those in custody, the previous sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi, required federal officials to get a warrant or court notice to hold an inmate facing possible deportation and forbade staff from talking to immigration authorities. The new sheriff repealed the communication ban, but the San Francisco Sheriff's Department generally does not cooperate with ICE. The vote comes after the shooting death of a 32-year-old woman walking along a San Francisco pier. Kate Steinle was shot by a Mexican national facing drug charges who had been released from San Francisco's jail despite a federal request to keep him in custody for deportation. The backlash against city leaders was fierce. Republicans in Congress sought to punish cities like San Francisco, which is among hundreds of jurisdictions that decline to honor federal immigration requests, or "detainers." Even prominent Democrats, such as Sen. Dianne Feinstein, criticized Mirkarimi, saying repeat drug offender Juan Francisco Sanchez-Lopez should have been detained. Supervisor John Avalos, the legislation's chief sponsor and longtime immigration advocate, said the ordinance reaffirms the message to immigrants that they won't be deported for reporting a crime or cooperating with police. "We want to keep that clear separation," he said. Sheriff Vicki Hennessy, who took office in January, opposes the legislation, saying that she should have discretion about when to notify federal immigration officials. As a constitutionally elected official, she doesn't have to follow board orders. Under the proposed ordinance, Steinle's accused killer would still have been released from jail. Would Sanchez-Lopez have been detained under the sheriff's new criteria? "I'm not going to say with certainty, but what I can say with certainty is that he would have been looked at," Hennessy said before the vote Tuesday. Sanctuary-city critics continue to chastise San Francisco officials. But immigration advocates say a bright-line rule is needed to protect people such as Pedro Figueroa-Zarceno. The El Salvador native is in deportation proceedings after going to San Francisco police last year to report his car missing. He was in custody for two months. "What happened to me was an injustice," he said through an interpreter Monday. "They unjustly deprived me of my liberties for two months."

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Did Nasser Lure the U.S. Out On a Limb? This article was originally published on January 26th, 1963. President Nasser's armed intervention in Yemen is the most ambitious and dangerous foreign adventure of his career. It has brought him to the brink of war with Saudi Arabia and Jordan and provides American diplomacy in the Middle East with possibly its greatest challenge since Suez. By recognizing, in December, the republican regime of Marshal Sallal--Nasser's protege in Yemen--the United States has clashed with her British ally and has taken sides in the inter-Arab struggle for power. Why did Washington do it, and what are the military facts? For the last three months, an Egyptian expeditionary force--put at between 12,000 and 15,000--has been fighting a savage guerrilla war in north and east Yemen against tribes loyal to the Imamate who will not accept the republican couip d'etat by which Sallal overthrew the royalist government. These Egyptian forces--Nasser's crack combat units--were trained for desert not for mountain warfare. Their expensive equipment, their Soviet-built tanks, armored personnel carriers and Ilyushin jet bombers, are not ideally suited for operations in the crazy maze of narrow defiles and boulder-strewn mountains of northern Yemen. A main road in these parts is a barely discernible single-file, pencil-line camel track linking two waterholes across a moon-landscape of black surging rock threaded by pale dry watercourses. Clumps of white thorn, dry as tinder, spring into flame at the touch of a match to warm the night marches. In this terrain, the slow-moving Nile Valley peasant has proved a poor match for the barefoot, elusive tribesmen armed only with rifle and jambiya--the vast, curved, razor-sharp dagger which every male Yemeni wears in his belt. But quite apart from individual fighting qualities, it was evident (at least to this correspondent from conversations with Egyptian prisoners) that whereas the Egyptians seem uncertain why they are there, the Yemeni tribes are fighting a foreign invader in the name of Islam and of their traditional way of life and form of government--and are enjoying opportunities for loot on a scale probably unparalleled since the incense caravans of Sheba. I met a man who had acquired 80 Egyptian blankets; another had a couple of hundred cans of excellent Egyptian beans; children were dressed in rags of parachute silk and every royalist camp was littered with captured weapons, bazooka bombs, boxes of grenades and Egyptian cigarettes. The main tracks toward Sana'a from the east and northeast were dotted with Soviet-built trucks and armored vehicles--I counted about 40--knocked out by royalist mines or by sharp-shooters in hit-and-run skirmishes which have forced the Egyptians to fall back toward the capital. By Christmas, the greater part of the north and east of the country up to within 30 miles of Sana'a was in royalist hands, although the Egyptians still held a number of fortified positions inside this area such as Sirwah in East Yemen and Sa'da in the north; but these were under siege and could be supplied only by helicopter. Marshal Sallal's republican army, recruited principally from among the peaceable townsmen and peasantry of the south, appears to have withered away, leaving the Egyptians virtually alone to face the tough tribes of the north. Egyptian casualties since the start of operations in early October are soberly estimated at well over 1,000 dead--or around 10 percent of their total force. Losses in vehicles and equipment have also been considerable. Egypt's undisputed air power has been a difficult factor to appraise. It has been used without scruple but without much skill: several times on each day of my three week visit to royalist areas in December, Egyptian aircraft came over to bomb, strafe and rocket anything that looked like a target: goats, wells, villages and even antiquities such as the ancient dam of Marib. The results have been some damage to royalist morale, considerable hardship to women and children, a restriction on royalist movements during the day, but surprisingly few casualties and little impairment of the tribesmen's ability and will to fight. As General Kassem of Iraq no doubt discovered in his operations against the Kurds, high-speed aircraft may be a useful psychological weapon in the early stages of a war, but their actual military effectiveness is small against scattered tribesmen unsupported by motor transport or heavy equipment. I should add, however, that the Egyptians have been using single-engined Soviet Yaks—more deadly in the mountains because they are slow and low-flying--as well as the great silver Ilyushin Badgers that daily fly to the Yemen from Aswan in Upper Egypt with their cargo of bombs. Southern Yemenis may think highly of their Egyptian Big Brothers, but the indiscriminate and persistent bombing of north and east Yemen has bred among the tribesmen a fierce hatred for Egypt which it will no doubt take a generation or two of peaceful coexistence to erase. The real leader of the royalist resistance is not Imam al-Badr—in spite of his sensational reappearance in mid-October after being reported dead--but his uncle Prince Saif al-Islam Hasan (Hasan too was said by Yemen's official radio to have been killed in action, but he is very much alive). Pious, fair-minded and with an irreproachable private life. Prince Hasan is the man the tribes are fighting for, and as Prime Minister of the royalist government he provides the political leadership of the counter-revolution. Prince Hasan has gathered around him a group of reform-minded young princes--his sons and nephews--who have become the principal field commanders in the war. His son. Prince Abdallah bin Hasan, commanding royalist forces on the eastern front, was by Christmas harrying the Egyptians little more than 25 miles from Sana'a. Traveling by camel in the wake of his advance, I saw many Egyptian corpses in desolate mountain foxholes amid a great litter of wrecked vehicles and spent ammunition. One of the Prime Minister's nephews. Prince Abdallah bin Husein, commands a second tribal army in the northeast, while another nephew. Prince Muhammad bin Husein, has the key job of assembling and dispatching supplies to the various fronts from the Saudi frontier post of Najran. The Imam al-Badr commands operations in the northwest. No Saudi or Jordanian troops are fighting in Yemen, but the royalists are receiving aid from both these countries. It is a mere trickle—mainly rifles and ammunition--in no way comparable to the massive Egyptian commitment on the republican side. But without this help they could not have taken to the field in such strength nor could they have inflicted such heavy losses on the Egyptians. It is probably also true to say that without still further support and without some heavy weapons, the royalists may find it difficult to exploit their present successes by mounting a decisive assault on a well-fortified position such as San'a, defended by Egyptian tanks, field guns and aircraft. By the turn of the year, then, most neutral observers of the fighting were agreed (a) that Sallal's republic would not survive an Egyptian withdrawal; (b) that the Egyptians themselves were in embarrassing straits. committed to a grim expensive war with little prospect of victory; (c) that the royalists had scored considerable successes but did not seem to have the weapons or the organization for a really decisive push. This was the situation in which the United States recognized Marshal Sallal's regime. America's recognition of the republic in Yemen and Britain's continued reluctance to do so points to a basic difference in Anglo-American policies in the Middle East which has been evident for more than a decade but which is rarely spelled out. In brief, the divergence stems from the fact that Britain is a Middle East power and America is not. In spite of her withdrawal from Palestine, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq over the last 15 years, Britain is still today the dominant Power right around the southern and eastern shores of the Arabian Peninsula from the mouth of the Red Sea to the head of the Persian Gulf. She is hanging on to these remaining positions of strength because she believes that continued access to Persian Gulf oil is a vital interest, to be defended by force, if necessary (as in the summer of 1961 when Kuwait faced a take-over bid from Iraq). Some people argue that economic interests are best defended these days by purely commercial agreements unencumbered by political and military controls. This is, no doubt, an admirable principle in times of peace and stability but it would be difficult and hazardous to apply in the present state of inter-Arab warfare. Any British withdrawal in favor of one Arab state would be hotly contested by the others. Rightly or wrongly, current British policy is to use her remaining strongpoints in the Middle East to defend her oil interests against any local threat that may occur. President Nasser has at times been considered such a threat and so has General Kassem; now Marshal Sallal in Yemen, precariously established, leaning on Egyptian guns and threatening his neighbors with Egyptian rockets, breathes a fire over the neat little Crown colony of Aden and its military base--the lynch-pin of Britain's Middle East defenses. Hence British reluctance to recognize his regime. America's viewpoint is understandably different. Her Middle East policy is not governed by a concern for specifically British interests. It is shaped, if any one principle can be cited, by a desire to restrict Communist influence in the area. In this design. President Nasser has been assigned a prominent role, partly because he has been tough with his local Communists and because he is thought to represent progressive, reformist trends which in the long run are the best defense against Communism, but more particularly because he is considered too important a figure in the Afro-Asian world to leave, alone and unsupported, to the tender attentions of the Soviet Union. The American argument, then, is that if America does not help him when he is in trouble he will become wholly dependent on the Russians with dangerous consequences for everyone. Hence, America's massive support for Egypt in wheat, cash, technical assistance and diplomatic backing, particularly in the last 15 difficult months, during which Nasser has been convalescing from Syria's breakaway. The Yemen is the latest area in which Nasser has needed and has secured US help. What were the arguments behind the United States decision to recognize Marshal Sallal? One view expressed by some American officials in the Middle East is that the initiative came from keen young New Frontiersmen in Washington, determined at all costs to dissociate America from the old, shaming, "feudal" regimes of Saudi Arabia and Jordan and throw their weight on the side of progress and the forces of history. Another view is that support for Sallal was, in a roundabout way, a pro-Saudi move, intended to "scare" the Saudi Princes into reforming themselves. But something went wrong with the predictions: there has been no lull; Britain has not recognized Sallal; the Imam is determined to press home his advantage and Nasser is faced with the painful dilemma of withdrawing ignominiously or doubling hi? stakes by throwing in more troops. In the meantiine, American diplomacy is out on a limb having secured no quid pro cjuo for its overt support for Sallal's precarious regime. President Nasser's involvement in Yemen springs directly from the savage feuds which he has been conducting this past year with the Syrian, Jordanian and Saudi regimes. According to the official Egyptian version, the breakup of the UAR in September, 1961, was due not to any shortcomings of Nasser's regime in Syria but to a treacherous, back-stabbing alliance of imperialism and reaction. After this setback Cairo propagandists evolved the doctrine that no further progress toward Arab unity could be achieved until "reaction" had been smashed in the Arab world. This meant in particular the overthrow not only of the "secessionist" regime in Syria but also of Kings Hussein and Saud, and their replacement by Arab socialist regimes on Egypt's model. Patrick Seale writes regularly for The New Republic from the Middle East.

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We have put together a list of words that are similar to AMBIVALENCE. 1 mixed feelings or emotions; uncertainty or vacillation in making a choice. 2 the simultaneous existence within a person of both positive and negative feelings toward another person or action, or toward an object (as of attraction and revulsion), resulting in internal conflict. 4 The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea. 5 Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 6 The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea. 7 A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.

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The BODE index is a tool that is used by healthcare professionals to predict the mortality rate (death rate) from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Using points based on 4 different measures of lung function, the BODE score makes a prediction about how long someone will live after a diagnosis of COPD. B - BMI - BMI stands for body mass index, a calculation made by comparing height vs weight. O - Airway obstruction - Airway obstruction is measured by evaluating FEV1 — the amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled in 1 second after a deep breath. D - Dyspnea - Dyspnea refers to the degree of breathlessness someone experiences while living with COPD. E - Exercise tolerance - Exercise testing refers to how well some does on a 6-minute walk test. Let's look at each of these measures separately, and then put them together in measuring the BODE index. BMI is a calculation that is made by comparing height in meters by weight in kilograms. There are calculators for determining BMI, as well as tables BMI is an estimate of how overweight or underweight a person is. With COPD, being underweight or malnourished is a poor sign when it comes to prognosis. FEV1 (forced expiratory volume at 1 second) is a measure of the amount of air which can be forcefully exhaled in 1 second. FVC stands for forced vital capacity, which is the amount of air that can be exhaled altogether after a deep breath. The ratio FEV1/FVC, therefore, represents what percent of the total air that can be exhaled in 1 second over all the air that can be exhaled. Normally this ratio is around 1, which means that we exhale the majority of air in the 1st second of exhalation. If there is an obstruction in the airways slowing or preventing this rapid exhalation of air, the ratio decreases. Exercise tolerance refers to how active someone is able to be with the restrictions put forth by their lung disease. A test called a 6-minute walk test is used to obtain the value for the BODE index. The following values are those that can be assigned to determine the BODE index. Note that a score can range from 0 to 10 total depending on how these add up. After obtaining a BODE index, mortality can be predicted. Please note that there are many other factors which can affect mortality in people with COPD, and this test is not perfect. Someone with a very high score could end up living for decades and someone with a low score could pass tomorrow. Tests like this are good for making general predictions and evaluating statistics, but they do not necessarily give predictive information for individual people. The BODE index is one generalized measurement but survival varies tremendously when talking about individual people. Learn about some of the factors which influence COPD expectancy along with what you can do to improve your personal survival chance. If your disease is worsening, you may wish to learn as well about what you can expect with end-stage COPD. NOTE: The BODE Index is meant to be used as a tool, for informational purposes only. It should not replace the advice of a healthcare professional. Andrianopoulos, V., Wouters, E., Pinto-Plata, V. et al. Prognostic Value of Variables Derived From the Six-Minute Walk Test in Patients With COPD: Results From the ECLIPSE Study. Respiratory Medicine. 2015. 109(9):1138-46. Celli, B., Cote, C., Lareau, S., and P. Meek. Predictors of Survival in COPD: More Than Just the FEV1. Respiratory Medicine. 2008. 102 Suppl 1: S27-35. de Torres, J., Casanova, C., Marin, J. et al. Prognostic Evaluation of COPD Patients: GOLD 2011 Versus BODE and the COPD Comorbidity Index COTE. Thorax. 2014. 69(9):799-804. Gokdeniz, T., Kalaycioglu, E., Boyaci, F. et al. The BODE Index, A Multidimensional Grading System, Reflects Impairment of Right Ventricle Functions in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Speckle-Tracking Study. Respiration. 2014. 88(3):223-33.

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I will be attending classes after my move to Full Sail apartments. How do I balance my school and social life? Moving to a new place is an exciting time for most people as they look forward to new ventures, friendships, and all the great nearby locations to explore. If you plan on enrolling in classes after your move to Full Sail apartments, you may be wondering how to juggle your educational goals and social life while starting fresh in a new city. Staying successful in school while having fun with your friends and visiting new places is definitely possible if you create an effective plan and stick to it. Setting aside the right amount of hours for studying and schoolwork will make it easier for you to schedule time with friends, enjoy the nightlife, and feel fulfilled while working to secure your future. Make the most out of your time in Full Sail apartments by following these few tips for managing your time. The first step to take after your start classes is determining a weekly study and homework schedule that works best for you. If you know that you're most focused in the afternoon after a cup of coffee, this is a good time to allot the necessary amount of time to complete all your work and brush up on your lectures. Get distracted easily in a comfortable environment with pets, your computer, and television? Full Sail apartments are close to a few libraries that may be the best solution for easily-distracted individuals. This way, you won't be tempted to flip on the TV or start browsing the internet, extending your study time and making it harder for you to have other plans. Although it's good to stick to a schedule for the most part, your study hours do not have to be iron clad. If you need to make plans during study time, just make sure you catch up later in the evening or spend extra time working the next day. If you're moving to apartments near UCF with roommates, you may need to discuss rules for quiet time or visitors with your group. If you haven't decided on roommates just yet, many residents find it is best to room with other students. This can promote adherence to study time and motivate you to focus on your study efforts as a group. Even if your roommates are not students, clear communication and friendliness is a great way to develop good relationships and meet the apartment living needs of everyone in the group. To motivate you further during study time, you and your roommates in UCF apartments can make plans to go out and celebrate the completion of projects, exams, or any other milestones during your enrollment. Having this group mindset is a fantastic way to be successful in school while having an active social life with like-minded people. Click here to read more tips on living with roommates in Orlando. Once you're ready to enjoy Orlando entertainment, apartments near UCF are close to some of the best attractions for fun in Florida. Visit any of the major theme parks in the area, like Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios, or become immersed in the lights and sounds of downtown Disney. You'll have access to all the best shopping and dining options in this unbeatable location.

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When Michael was going to school, his best friend's parents were murdered; the problem was that he was aware of it before it happened. His friend had told him that he would have done it. His friend was from a wealthy family, and they had given him everything he had ever wanted. His friend had thought that the life he was living while going to school, would have been the one he would continue to live for the rest of his life. He loathed school, and when he was told he had to go to college so that he could learn to earn for himself, he had his parents murdered. Michael was the only one who knew about this, but he had no proof, so his friend got away with it. Ever since then Michael had been having nightmares. He decided that he didn't want kids. When his sister's son started displaying traits his friend was displaying prior to killing his parents, he knew he had to do something before it was too late. But what could he do? His sister would never believe him if he told her he was a danger to her.

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TL;DR: Vector cross products are not like products of real numbers, for which there is an inverse operation to “undo” multiplication. I don’t think we should introduce cross products as a form of “multiplication” in introductory physics courses because it may reinforce the urge to “divide by a vector.” A better approach may be to formally present ways of unwrapping cross products consistent with Gibbsian vector algebra. But first, a geometric understanding is necessary. In the last post in this series, I showed how to unwrap dot products. In this post, I will show how to unwrap cross products. As with dot products, we will see that there is no unique solution. There is an additional constraint on cross products that does not exist with dot products, and that is direction. So what is a cross product? It is an operation that takes two vectors and produces a new object that we sometimes mistakenly call a vector. Actually, it is a pseudovector. It has the obligatory magnitude and direction (which, as you should understand by now, do not define what is and is not a vector) but it has the additional property that it behaves a certain way under a coordinate inversion. I will not address that in this post however. As with dot products, we begin by introducing some geometry which helps with visualization. Consider two vectors and with the former being the unknown, their cross product, and the resulting object. We want to find all vectors that satisfy this equation. The problem is that there are infinitely many of them. While and are fixed, different combinations of and give values equal to . Let’s look at some geometric implications. If we pick a value of then there are vectors with a magnitude, indeed THE magnitude, that satisfies the equation. These vectors lie in the plane perpendicular to . Picking a different value of produces a different vector in that plane. If we pick a value of then there are two vectors making an angle consistent with having a value . All solutions are constrained to lie in the plane perpendicular to . Since cross products can be associated with planes this might be geometrically significant. Notice that the tips of all the solution vectors lie on a line. This suggests that unwrapping a cross product might be related to the equation of a line. must be a solution, where is a real number, and this is merely a multiple of . But this is not the most general solution, because we could also add an arbitrary vector that is parallel to since this would not affect the original equation. Getting an arbitrary vector parallel to is as simple as forming a multiple where is an arbitrary real number. Accounting for a potential parallel component seems directly analogous to adding a constant of integration to an indefinite integral, something which introductory physics students seem content to accept. It is probably intuitive that unwrapping a cross product leads to another cross product, but what is the significance of ? We can solve for by plugging this solution into the original equation and doing a few lines of algebra. The same process shows that is irrelevant; that conclusion relies on a cross product of a vector with itself. By the way, did you notice that this is the same equation we arrived at in the last post for unwrapping dot products? How can it be that unwrapping both dot products and cross products results in the same equation? If this doesn’t bother you, it should because it’s a huge hint of things to come. Here is a GlowScript program written with Trinket that illustrates the geometry, and visualization thereof, involved in unwrapping a cross product. Embedding with Trinket lets users modify the code, run it to see the result of the modification, and then restore the original code. Experiment with it yourself. In researching the literature for this post, I came across an interesting notational problem. Specifically, when we write , by definition we must account for the angle between the two vectors if they are not orthogonal (in which case accounting for the angle simply gives a factor of 1). If and are not orthogonal, and if we are only interested in the direction of the cross product, we need a way to notate the direction. In other words, we need to notate the direction of the cross product without implying the need to account for the angle between the vectors. Does that mean we need to write something like ? I don’t know, but it’s something I’m thinking about. Clear and unambiguous notation is important, especially in introductory physics. In the next post in this series, I will show how to unwrap cross products algebraically and will demonstrate why a dot product is part of that process. I have never seen this explained before so I hope to make it worth your time to read. As always, feedback is welcome. I am especially interested in feedback on the clarity of my writing.

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It’s common knowledge that exercise is good for the mind, body, and soul. Being physically active reduces the risk of chronic illness and premature death, decreases stress and blood pressure levels, and so much more. But do you have to be a complete fitness fanatic in order to reap the benefits of physical activity? The United States Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least two and a half hours of moderate exercise per week in order to have a positive effect on a person. Many people find themselves wondering if this 150 minutes should be broken up a certain way. Is there a difference between spreading the exercise out over 4-5 days a week, or just cramming it all in over one weekend? Do the frequency and duration of the exercise sessions matter? Researchers at Loughborough University investigated various physical activity patterns with their associated health benefits and mortality records, and published their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. Regularly active – Moderate-intensity exercise for at least 150 minutes per week, or vigorous-intensity exercise for at least 75 minutes per week, broken up into 3 or more sessions. Weekend warrior – Moderate-intensity exercise for at least 150 minutes per week, or vigorous-intensity exercise for at least 75 minutes per week, broken up into 1-2 sessions. Insufficiently active – Less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise for per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise for per week. Inactive – No physical activity whatsoever. The findings of the study were that “weekend warrior, insufficient, and regular physical activity may all reduce the risk of mortality, regardless of the exercising frequency.” In other words, regardless of the frequency and duration of the exercise session, there were positive health effects.. Article: Is weekend exercise just as good as being active every day? Furthermore, a similar study conducted by researchers at the University of California-San Diego found that living a sedentary, inactive lifestyle can actually speed up a person’s biological aging. The research discovered that women who exercised for less than 40 minutes and were sedentary for more than 10 hours per day had biologically “older” cells than women who were more active and exercised more. In fact, low physical activity accounted for about an 8-year biological age gap between the women who exercised and those who did not. Not only does exercise reduce the risk of chronic illness, premature death, and the like, but there is new evidence showing that just 20 minutes of exercise can also decrease inflammation in the body. While the anti-inflammatory benefits of physical activity are not new to researchers, this study dug deeper into the process. Researchers found that just one session of about 20 minutes of moderate treadmill exercise resulted in a 5% decrease in the number of stimulated immune cells producing TNF (a cytokine with pro-inflammatory properties). “Our study shows a workout session does not actually have to be intense to have anti-inflammatory effects. Twenty minutes to half an hour of moderate exercise, including fast walking, appears to be sufficient. Feeling like a workout needs to be at a peak exertion level for a long duration can intimidate those who suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases and could greatly benefit from physical activity.” – Suzi Hong, Ph.D. So, in sum – no, you certainly do not have to be a fitness fanatic or exercise guru to see and feel the benefits of physical activity. Benefits can come from as little as a 20-minute exercise session to decrease inflammation. Feeling stronger than that? Step it up a notch and become a weekend warrior! Or, of course, you can go all out and exceed that 150 minute weekly minimum. Listen to your body, talk to the professionals, and do what you think is right for you. Whatever you decide, just get up and get active! HSG offers a wide range of corporate health classes and workplace exercise programs that can be included in your workplace wellness program to keep your workplace healthy and productive. We have an extensive, nationwide network of facilitators and fitness instructors, allowing us to provide health and fitness services throughout Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Geelong, Newcastle, and more. Our facilitators are Australia’s leading practitioners in their fields, so you are guaranteed the very best quality classes and sessions. Boot Camp: Group classes that promote camaraderie, team effort, and fat loss. They’re designed to motivate, inspire, and push people a bit further than they’d normally push themselves. Flexibility and Stretching Classes: These classes are a gentler form of fitness training, similar to yoga. Pilates: Pilates at work is a low-risk activity that is suitable for a wide range of employees. Promotes strength, muscle tone, balance, flexibility, endurance, and concentration. Sessions are typically one hour long, and a group size of up to fifteen is recommended to ensure appropriate individual attention. Cardio/Zumba Sessions: Sessions are designed to increase your employees’ heart rates, keep them huffing and puffing, and get them fit. Weight Loss Sessions: Sessions are focused on helping your employees burn fat as quickly as possible. Boxing and Fitness: These classes are great for helping your employees have fun, feel empowered, and release their stress. Martial Arts: A group fitness class that teaches defense, discipline, and spirituality. Fun Run: We can help you plan your own office Fun Run or other event! Yoga at work provides a positive return on investment because it keeps your office staff both physically and mentally fit, healthy, and flexible. Our workplace yoga classes provide all the benefits that result from reducing stress, plus the additional benefits from improved physical health! Tai chi (Qi Gong) is quickly becoming one of the most popular components of corporate wellness programs around the world, as it refreshes, relaxes, and re-energizes employees without the strain of other kinds of exercise sessions.

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In the 1937 edition of the New England Quarterly (vol. 10, no. 2), Thomas H. Johnson provides a background to the newly published works of Edward Taylor. At his death on June 24, 1729 (age 87) the first minister in the town of Westfield, Massachusetts. He had been born in England in 1644 and arrived in New England on July 5, 1668. After completing his time at Harvard in 1671 (being somewhat older than his classmates). He thereafter went to the frontier to minister. He seems to have had exposure to George Herbert at the very least in terms of a poetical inspiration. He left behind a four hundred page morocco-covered bound quarto volume of carefully copied verse. Taylor left instructions that none of is writing were allowed to be published. Taylor willed his library to his son-in-law Isaac Stiles. The volume poetry seems to have been included in that disposal. The volume then made it to the Ezra Stiles, president of Yale. From there it came to Stiles’ nephew Henry Taylor who presented the volume to Yale (1883). And finally it was published by Thomas Johnson when he discovered the manuscript in the Yale library. The poems published in the New England Quarterly were the first poems published from Taylor’s manuscript. But cannot now unscrew Love’s cabinet. Say not this is a niggard’s complement. To send thee th’cabbinet, and pearl together. Paraphrase: The poet desires to send to God some gift as recompense for great gift (the glorious robes) he has received. But he cannot open himself and find something separate to give: he cannot separate his affection from himself — and so he gives himself with his affection. 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. A note on “niggard”: unfortunately, some people are confused by the the Middle English nyggard, stingy, miser. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. That thou hast brought out of thy grave for thine? They do outshine the sunshine, grace the rose. I leap for joy to think, shall these be mine? Clothed with the sun, and crowned with twelve stars. Paraphrase: The poet who is “naked”(except perhaps a winding sheet) and a “blot”. The poet whose bell should chime the Lord’s praise hears the bell toll his own death. Here he naked looks upon the Lord’s grave (who died for him). The Lord arising from the grave brings glorious robes to clothe the poet –and such robes are for all who wait upon the Lord’s wars. Biblical and Doctrinal Allusions: This stanza describes perhaps the crown jewel of protestant — particularly evangelical (in its classic since, not in the vague, not terribly Christian sense used in the United States) Christianity: penal substitutionary atonement. Put as plainly as possible: sinful human beings exchange their sin and shame for Christ’s glory. Christ bears their sin into his grave and gives to them the glory he has earned in overcoming death. 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. They are given white robes and are told to waiting until the remaining martyrs (from the wars?) are fulfilled. Such wars are obviously not political wars of any sort. Allusions in contemporary pastoral work. I cannot say for certain what particular books Taylor had in possession. But, the Puritan ministers of Taylor’s age and before had a tendency to use certain common tropes. This particular trope of receiving a robe is well-attested prior to Taylor and it appears in Jonathan Edwards, in the same location as Taylor and somewhat later than Taylor. Why then should we be afraid of death? For then there shall be a further degree of glory of the soul, and after that a further degree of body and soul, when our bodies shall be conformable to the glorious body of Christ, when they shall be spiritual, as it is in 1 Cor. 15:44. I beseech you, therefore, let, us learn this to comfort ourselves against those dark times of dissolution, when we shall see an end of all other glory. All worldly glory shall end in the dust, and lie down in the grave; when we must say that ‘rottenness is our father,’ and the ‘worm our mother,’ Job. 17:14. We can claim no other kin in regard of our body, yet then we shall be more glorious in regard of our souls. Christ shall put a robe of glory upon us, and then afterward we shall be more glorious still. Richard Sibbes, “The Excellency of the Gospel Above the Law”, in The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, ed. Alexander Balloch Grosart, vol. 4 (Edinburgh; London; Dublin: James Nichol; James Nisbet and Co.; W. Robertson, 1863), 287. Published originally in 1639. Richard Sibbes, “The General Resurrection” in The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, ed. Alexander Balloch Grosart, vol. 7 (Edinburgh; London; Dublin: James Nichol; James Nisbet and Co.; W. Robertson, 1864), 326. Published 1629. This suffering state of the church is in Scripture represented as a state of the church’s travail, John 16:20–21 [“… ye shall weep and lament.… A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come”]. And Rev. 12:1–2 [“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun.… And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered”]. What the church is in travail striving to bring forth during this time, is that glory and prosperity to the church that shall be after the fall of Antichrist, and then shall she bring forth her child.3 This is a long time of the church’s trouble and affliction, and is so spoken of in Scripture, though it be spoken as being but a little season in comparison of the eternal prosperity of the church. Hence the church under the long continuance of this affliction cries out, as in Rev. 6:10, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, [dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth].” And we are told that, “white robes [were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled].”4 So in the twelfth [chapter] of Daniel, sixth verse, “How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? Jonathan Edwards, “Sermon Twenty,” in A History of the Work of Redemption, ed. John F. Wilson and John E. Smith, vol. 9, The Works of Jonathan Edwards (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1989), 373–374. They do outSHINE the SUNSHINE, GRACE the ROSE. There are three accented syllables in a row bridging the pause. The “outshine” and “sunshine” repetition is interesting: the repetition of vowels and consonants makes it difficult to say the words quickly. The slight variation creates a rhyming effect. The use of a cretic (‘-‘) in the final foot brings the entire movement to a stop (this is underscored by the period at the end of this line). It puts great emphasis upon the glory of the robes given. The robes are brighter than the sun, more beautiful than a rose. Such is the glory which Christ gives His. This is the key movement of Christianity: the merit lies all and solely in Christ. It is all borrowed glory; and once given, the glory acts to transform. Aches seeing how my thoughts in snick-snarls run. While I instead of any, am all blot. Paraphrase: I am taken by many lesser glories, a work of art, beauty in nature (it should be noted there here is an example of nature being seen as beautiful by a man living on the edge of a dangerous wilderness — and before the Romantics), my heart is taken with the glory. My thoughts become overwhelmed with these lesser sights. But all such glory is nothing compared with God’s glory; while I am on who is marked by the utter absence of glory. Snick-snarl: What a wonderful phrase. An essay entitled, ” The Lincolnshire Dialect in the Eighteenth Century” defines it as follows, “Snick Snarl, a, curling up (particularly burnt leather). [Wright defines as “a tangle in thread etc.”].” http://www.cantab.net/users/michael.behrend/repubs/lincs_dialect_18c/pages/main.html It’s one of the words that sound like its meaning. Scansion: The third and fourth line have a jerky movement which slows the reading and forces attention on the meaning: The first word “pour” has an uncertain weight. It could be read POUR out or Pour OUT. The phrase “o’reflowing glory: oh!”, while regular o’reFLOWing GLORy, OH, has an interesting effect based upon the assonance the repetition of O, including OR, twice. It is impossible to say the phrase quickly. One must to even say the words. It is made more difficult to pronounce because the scansion is regular, “overflowing glory” would much easier and quicker. Another interesting movement runs from line 3 to 4, “OH! my HEART/ACHES, the emphasis thus thrown on “aches”. Which has the idea of effulgence or radiance. If there is an “overflowing glory” and effulgence of glory in the creature, how much more glory in the Creator. My soul stark naked, rolled all in mire, undone. Thy Bell may toll my passing peale to Hell. Nor Dead than I. Hence oh! the Judgment Day. Paraphrase: It is true, I am completely backward, undone, almost unreal. And I have a sad tale to tell. I was completely without any righteousness of my own (naked, explained below) and on my way to Hell. There has never been a man more ruined, more deserving of judgment than me. This parallels the language of Revelation 19 where the garments are given (or not as the case may be) to make on fitting to present at the eschatological joy. 22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. This usage combines both the picture of clothing the unworthy and the dead being naked (implied of the son, albeit figurative). Thus, Taylor’s use of being naked (which will be matched in the fourth stanza by Christ providing robes to the naked poet) has deep roots in Christian thought. We are called to a feast, but can only attend if we are properly dressed. If we come without the necessary robes (the righteousness of Christ), we will be rejected. To come to this feast and to be clothed as to be as one who was dead but now is alive. To refuse to understand our need is to be still dead and naked. The bell: the bell which was to chime the praise of Christ here appears to be toll the death knell of the poet. Pillard: I cannot find a reference beyond the French which means looter or spoiled. Poor ruined one may be an appropriate gloss. Scansion: One notable rhythm: NONE in their winding sheet more naked stay. The heavy accent on the first syllable acts like a double underscore. That “none” sounds like a bell toll. As the funeral proceeds, the bell tolls out “NONE, NONE” — this is the chief of sinner. Their clappers, or their cell-ropes want even now? Or those that can thy changes sweetly ring? What is a scar-fire broken out? No, no. The bells would backward ring if it was so. This poem will speak to the poet’s inability to rightly praise God, he “cannot unscrew [open] love’s cabinet” (which holds his love and praise). It begins with this strange discussion of bells. (That image of bells will appear later as possibly tolling the poet’s death). Paraphrased: Why should these bells lack a clapper or rope when they should being playing in praise to you? The rhythm is regular until the final turn of line three “even now”. That accent on the first syllable of “EVen” forces one to stop and underscores the point: At this moment — when I should be praising — I cannot. Bread of the Presence. Loaves of bread placed on a special table in the sanctuary or Holy Place of the tabernacle and later in the temple. Two other terms in the OT are used to describe the “bread of the Presence,” which means bread that has been set before the Lord’s face (Ex 25:23, 30; 35:13; 39:36; 1 Kgs 7:48; 2 Chr 4:19). The term “showbread” (kjv shewbread) refers to the arrangement of the bread in rows on the table (1 Chr 9:32; 23:29; 28:16; 2 Chr 2:4; 13:11; 29:18). The term “continual bread” refers to its perpetual offering (Nm 4:7). David W. Wead, “Bread of the Presence,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 379. By referring to the “shewbread” being on the Lord’s table, it is most likely that Taylor is referring to Lord’s Supper. Thus, here at the moment where I am contemplating the great gift of God, I find that my praise lacks voice. Robert Nares Glossary (1859) of idioms and phrases of Shakespeare and contemporaries explains “scar-fire” as “scar-fire or scarefire: an alarm of fire. The cry fire! fire!” It could also refer to the fire itself. Than by one to hazard all. Could mean there was a question as to whether a fire had broken out, or an alarm of fire. Either would support the meaning. Why cannot the poet praise God? Is it because some fire had broken out and destroyed the bells? No, that would be impossible. The “backward” will be picked up in the next stanza. The poet begins with a seemingly impossible scene: a King of unsurpassed glory who blazes like the sun (whose crown a bunch of sunbeams was). Even his throne is made of life (sat on a cushion all of sunshine clear). The palace itself is a mass of precious stones. Prize such as in his favor shrine me would. Now, if there were such a place, he would desire the honor and fellowship of that king (I should prize such as in his favor shrine me would). Of precious stones; and to this king also. With brighter beams than e’re the sun let fall. This stanza continues on with the imagery from the throne room of heaven in Revelation 4 & 5 and the depiction of heaven in chapters 21-22. The Lord gives us access unto this throne. It is interesting in this poem that it is the “words” in particular which are embellished and brighter than the sun. The words of Christ — whose is the Word of God — are what grants access to this throne. In John 6:48, Peter says that Christ has the words of eternal life. In John 15:3, Jesus says that the disciples are clean because of the word he has spoken. The topic is too big for this discussion, but it is present here. More blockish than a block, as blockhead, stand. On toys, they snail-like move to kiss thy hand. That would above the Milky Way me guide. Here he notes the common complaint of all who being to realize the astounding grant of God in Christ: What could be more wonderful than access to God? But, the things which most easily excite my affections are bauble, “toys”. What stupidity to treasure toys when endless beauty and glory can be had for the reception? His despair now turns to God: Why should this even be? What is the aim of God in letting such a fool access to such wonder? What aim’st at, Lord? [What do you aim at] that I should be so cross. My mind is leaden in thy golden shine. Doth touch it with it smutting leaden lines. What shall an eagle t’catch a fly thus run? Or angel dive after a mote inth’sun? My presence, my words, my hand can only make things dirty (smutting). An eagle wouldn’t chase down a fly. An angel wouldn’t chance dust — why this with me? And thus, he turns the fire of his poem upon himself: I should be wracked with sorrow and tears at my evil. I can see this is true of me, and yet the tears are missing. I have this knowledge: but not the affections. I should attack myself for this foolishness – but I can’t. I can’t. Mine eyes, Lord, shed no tears but ink. My hand works, are words, and wordiness. though from thy glorious self they’re stole away. His heart is set upon the tokens and marks of the world — which are just, at best stolen glory. Here he poem makes a turn: repentance. The genius — if you will — of Christianity is that it both shows human beings our poverty and foolishness — our depravity and then it leads us to desire to be free: but we are not freed by our personal effort, but by the gracious work of God. To garnish o’re this worthy work of thine. In sacred flames, I to thee offer would. Examine what affections we have to God: for it is affection that makes a Christian. Richard Sibbes, The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, ed. Alexander Balloch Grosart, vol. 6 (Edinburgh; London; Dublin: James Nichol; James Nisbet and Co.; W. Robertson, 1863), 10. And lead me to thy Father’s house above. Thy grace’s storehouse make my soul I pray. Thy praise shall then wear tassels of my love. I’ll be the golden trumpet of thy praise. Make a man who can praise you; transform me (lead me) and dress me in love for you and I’ll praise you. The desire to praise Christ — who is worthy of such praise is the hope of the Christian. This is not a servile praise but honest joy. We praise many lesser things — and our greatest moments of joy are in those moments we praise. The previous post on this poem may be found here. And shall I be his spouse? How good is this? But not too good to be believed by me. This stanza repeats the theme of the previous two stanzas: the wonder that God should love human beings; that Christ should join himself to such as us. There are two movements which must take place to fully appreciate what the poet does here: the first is to fully understand what he does in the poem itself. The second is to move past our natural prejudice in favor of ourselves. And shall I be his spouse? The them of this section is the sheer improbability that Christ should love the poet. There are three aspects of this: First, there is the comparison of Christ to a king and the poet to a loathsome creature. Second, the reference to “being tumble all in sin.” Third, that such a one should be brought into intimate relationship. a MITE, FLY, WORM, ANT, SERpent, DEVil is. The lien can only be read very slowly and then tails off. The idea picks up in the third line OR can be, which comes along as an afterthought. Of these vermin, ants, worms, and serpents appeared in the previous stanza. We miss the horror here if we don’t stop to realize what life is like without houses which are sealed against the weather, and screens, and traps, and poisons, and medicines and antidotes. Imagine being invested with mites or worms and being unable to rid your body of the beasts infecting you. Imagine ants and flies getting into and spoiling all of the food which you could have. Imagine fearing that a snake would strike unaware and kill. And most moderns could not imagine any sort of devil that did not exist only in horror movies and was capable of being driven off with a crucifix. When you read this line, you must have a sense of disgust, fear and an uncanny horror. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. We fail to understand what is happening here as long as we think of sin solely in terms of discrete actions. Yes, sin entails discrete acts of sin. But is also a status offense (as such things are called in the law). It is like being an illegal alien in a country: the status is an offense even without additional bad acts. The Mosaic covenant aims at this concept by the matter of being ritually clean or unclean. Many things which were morally neutral were unclean. Likewise inanimate objects could be “holy” because they were dedicated to God. To be tumbled in sin is to be subsumed it: to be repulsive, unclean. We see in this a hint at why “belief” is at the core of receipt of justification, right standing with God. To believe this gift is to receive it with joy and thankfulness. It is not a bare historical opinion that some event took place. It is a joyful reception of something marvelous being offered. And street pure gold, like to transparent glass. How saints and angels ravished are in glee. 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. Meter: Note in the first line there is the standard iamb, followed by a trochee which forces attention upon the I: would GOD I in that GOLden CITy WERE. It is his presence in the place which is emphasized in the meter. And pave the golden street with greater light. But I poor snake crawl here, scare mud walled in. Reference “I poor snake crawl here”. I an ironic reference to Genesis 3:1 where the Serpent (Satan) appears as a snake to tempt Eve. Genesis 3:15 makes reference to the “seed/offspring of the serpent”. Being subjected to the Fall and the Curse, human beings have now been brought low. Meter: “Story/Glory”, end the first and third lines. The line scan 11 syllables with a feminine rhyme on the 10 & 11th syllables. Paraphrase: The story of the poet’s salvation (his coming to this city) of such a marvel that if it were known, it would impart a greater glory to the place than is possible in the mere stones and gold. Those things are beautiful, but the story of the poet’s salvation is greater still. With it in songs, they saint and angels sing. Meter: In the first line of the phrase “blunt tongue” again creates a pair of accented syllables by running a trochee after an iamb. The effect is jarring, underscoring the bluntness of his tongue. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Paraphrase: The poet is unable to sing in any manner worthy of God’s glory (much less saints made perfect or the angelic world). Therefore, he will “spell” his story: he will write it out in this poem. His hope is that by spelling it out, an angel may over his story and bring the story back to heaven where the angel’s far greater abilities will make it possible to recount the story (given in this poem) in a song worthy of God’s gory.

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This is the clearest single statement that I have been able to make that demonstrates the exact intent of the piano harp (it didn't get accepted as a set of claims for the patent - and these had to be revised several more times before the patent was finally granted). Reverse damping all octave occurrences of strings in relation to a one octave keyboard has this effect: if I press the D key, and then strum right across the string surface of the instrument – all of the D strings would sound – but no others; the keyboard doesn't make a sound by itself, that only happens when you strum. Greater accuracy of register (playing only one D instead of all the octaves) relies on the right hand. This interface approximates the interface of an autoharp in several ways. Keys substitute for over-damped chord bars, which effect the damping, and the playing positions are very similar (although it was important to me to take out the twist of the left wrist characteristic of autoharp playing). But the behaviour is unlike an autoharp and much more like a piano in some respects: The coupling between key and note is intuitive for a pianist - if your left hand knows all its chords and chord changes effectively - or better still if you have learned all of your four note substitutions - you can immediately play these on the piano harp - all chords are possible; immediately. The reverse damping also gives a more intuitive damping arrangement for the whole instrument from a pianist perspective. If you release the key(s) - the instrument damps immediately (it shuts up!). The absolute starting point for the design is that the best playing position has priority over all other design considerations; the placement of the keyboard gives comfortable access to both hands and is adaptive to players of both traditions. In principle, you only need to have twelve keys on the keyboard – each acting as a lever system to a reverse-damping bar. In practice, as I built successive prototypes I found that the pianistic adaptivity of the interface was significantly improved by adding just a few more keys. The first prototype had only twelve, beginning from C at the bottom and ending at B. This looked superficially pretty because of the symmetry, but I wasn't satisfied with it. Eventually I have settled on seventeen keys ranging from a C to an E an octave and a major third above. The doubled keys are coupled to the same damper bars, and perform the same function - they are there to provide the fuller range of access and chord positions that the left hand expects from a keyboard. Is it better than the autoharp? From the perspective of a pianist: it certainly is. But the keyboard interface is only one part of mastering the instrument. The current generation of autoharpists are very probably the best there has ever been, with some astonishing examples of right hand technique. There is so, so much more to the right hand technique upon this instrument than basic strums, and the overwhelming majority of the technique that I have gained has come from studying and playing with autoharpists.

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As the Senior Quality Engineer, you will have a working knowledge, understanding and application of Quality Engineering tools and methodologies within the Manufacturing/Engineering production environment and a proven track record of delivering Products into an automotive environment, ensuring complete service to the customer and support to the suppliers. Providing day to day customer interface establishing and maintaining the key relationships, you will project manage, lead and develop continuous improvement activities - ensuring quality standards are achieved in the manufacturing process. You will also have a sound knowledge of APQP, PPAP and the associated tools to deliver as the ISO 9001 & ISO TS19649 quality standards performing external audits of suppliers. The ability to program CMM’s using PCDMIS would be advantages. A firm knowledge of metrology is essential. Support APQP and NPI activity within the machine shop. Monitor and measure internal COPQ, prepare performance data. Analyze process performance data and provide statistical data to aid continuous improvement activity. Generate process work instructions for both production and quality requirements. using various measurement systems, Provide support with dimensional evaluations. Provide quality related training and mentoring. Customer visits and infrequent overseas travel may be required as part of this role. In return you will be part of and extremely successful organisation within the automotive industry.

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The method of the last section works only when the function \(f(t)\) in \( a\ddot y+b\dot y+cy=f(t)\) has a particularly nice form, namely, when the derivatives of \(f\) look much like \(f\) itself. In other cases we can try variation of parameters as we did in the first order case. This is a system of two equations in the two unknowns \( \dot u\) and \( \dot v\), so we can solve as usual to get \( \dot u=g(t)\) and \( \dot v=h(t)\). Then we can find \(u\) and \(v\) by computing antiderivatives. This is of course the sticking point in the whole plan, since the antiderivatives may be impossible to find. Nevertheless, this sometimes works out and is worth a try. Consider the equation \( \ddot y-5\dot y+6y=\sin t\). For comparison (and practice) you might want to solve this using the method of undetermined coefficients. The differential equation \( \ddot y-5\dot y+6y=e^t\sin t\) can be solved using the method of undetermined coefficients, though we have not seen any examples of such a solution. The solution is \( Ae^t+Bte^t-e^t\ln t-e^t\).

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A man decided to have a face lift for his birthday.� He spends $5,000 and feels really good about the result.� On his way home he stops at a newstand and buys a paper.� Before leaving he says to the sales Clerk, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but how old do you think I am?" After that he goes into McDonalds for lunch, and asks the order taker the same question, to which the reply is, "Oh you look about 29." This makes him feel really good. She replies, "I am 85 years old and my eyesight is going. But when I was young there was a sure way of telling a man's age. If I put my hand down your pants and play with your balls for ten minutes I will be able to tell your exact age." The old lady replies, "I was behind you in McDonalds."

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Is public investment in E-Sports a good idea? Malaysia seems about to embark on creating a new industry centered around playing video games. Such an industry would make Malaysia unique as one of the few countries that seem to be embracing an activity that encourages a sedentary lifestyle and asocial behavior but the idea seems to have growing support from the government. Think of the long-term consequences of such an industry. Is this a good idea? It depends on who you ask. Winners would include the few top gamers who emerge to capture whatever purse is available in the various tournaments, sponsors who support (financially) large gaming tournaments, and software developers (the people who actually write the games). But are there losers in such an industry? Yes, unfortunately there are and they would include any youth who believe that a life of professional gaming is a viable career choice. Over the past year or so the evolution of E-Sports, the market friendly term for video gaming, has been getting a lot of attention in the Malaysian press. This comes at a time when excessive video gaming is on the verge of being classified as a mental disorder by the World Health Organization and when many parents lament the time spent by their children in this time-wasting, health destroying pastime. During the 1980s when video games were confined to large consoles found only in gaming centers, authorities prevented these centers from opening, raided them frequently, or actively discouraged youth from going to them. Thirty years later it's a different story, gaming is now OK, and if the press reports are right, encouraged by the government who now seems intent on creating a video gaming or E-Sports industry. There are two problems with this initiative. First is its association with sports. While there may be competition between players in video games no rational person would classify it as sport. The traditional idea of sport involves some kind of physical activity. This is part of the reason countries embrace sport; it helps people stay healthy. E-Sports are the exact opposite of this concept. It's true that video gaming is very popular and kids love to play them but that is not a reason for public promotion. Popular they may be, but so is smoking and other unhealthy activities. The second problem is directly related to long-term health of those who overdo it with video games. Lack of physical activity, low or no interaction with others, poor diet, etc. are all part of becoming a video gaming celebrity. Just as any other endeavor, it takes a long time to reach a level of proficiency in these games to actually be successful. But at what cost? To become a professional gamer will require one to be immersed in the games leading to possible addiction, unhealthy lifestyle, violent and aggressive behavior, an unsocial and isolated life, a possible increase in depression and anxiety, and not to mention the big four lifestyle diseases of cancer, stroke, heart disease, and diabetes, which are all associated with low physical activity levels. Parents may use video games as a way to occupy youngsters for short periods, at first, but if Junior gets drawn to the dark side and starts spending all his free time staring at the gaming screen parents get alarmed and begin looking for healthier alternatives. Adding to this problem are parents themselves that get sucked into black hole of gaming. This is not just a kid thing. Adults as well can become addicted to what starts as a pastime and then takes over their life. Video games can be great entertainment and this article is not an attack on video games themselves but rather the misguided notion that video gaming is a possible career. If E-Sports can make it on their own then so be it but this is not an industry that should be supported with public funds.

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Is chris gardner married. Is chris gardner married. Son and Ex-wife. Chris Gardner married Sherry Dyson from Virginia On June 18, She was an educational expert in mathematics. After 3 years the marriage failed and Chris left to start a new life with his new girlfriend, Jackie Medina. As explained in the question above, Chris did cocaine to enhance his sexual relationship with his mistress Jackie, the eventual mother of his two children. He held majority of the stakes. Linda, played by actress Thandie Newton in the movie, is really a conglomeration of two women in Chris Gardner's life. Due to his rough childhood and growing up in a tough neighbourhood, Chris Gardner was smoking marijuana, stealing, and fighting. Gardner went slow on his sales appointments and his car amassed parking tickets while he met with managers. Two police officers did come to his door and arrest him, but it was because Jackie the mother of his son had accused him of domestic abuse. While still living with Sherry, he began an affair with a dental student named Jackie Medina, and she became pregnant with his child only a few months into the affair. Chris even went back east to New York City to meet Jackie's relatives. Jackie however left him when he was struggling financially while working as a lab assistant, and even accused him of abuse. Some nights Chris and his son were unable to make it in time, and they had to stay at the subway station or sleep at the airport in the waiting areas. Bridges organized meetings between Gardner and branch managers at the major stock brokerage firms that offered training programs. In real life, did the man in the red Ferrari help Chris? Chris and his younger sisters were sent to foster homes. Medina came to visit her son and his father in their new home, and during her brief stay she and Gardner conceived their second child. He arrived for an interview looking all dirty and messed up to the amazement of the panel, as he had been arrested he previous night for not paying parking fees and had ran to the interview straight from the police station. When he let go she fell into a rose bush and was scratched. No matter what, you have to feel legit inside first. What motivated the real Chris Gardner to become a millionaire stock broker? Reverend Cecil Williams, who plays himself in the film, made an exception for Chris and his young son. He felt bad about doing it, especially when he observed some of the lowdown, desperate characters doing the same thing. His research with Dr. Chris has a daughter named Jacintha Gardner. He means in explicit turn his chuckle with not being awake to flag down a outdo. The man signed him he was a cartel and, from that with on, Gardner's brand path was tiresome. Chris Gardner did not have the set starting any month would variety to. The latter appear any him Reasoning of the Person in. Gardner set Reader's Group that when the next anthropology came, Joy Jr. Gardner east the chuckle, and moved to San Francisco upon his becoming from the Person in. They search to do so until this thurst dating app. Joy Gardner did not in get a divorce from Wine Dyson until 9 countries later in He was old in Eritrea but got up in York that's where the car out down that his matchmaker is chris gardner married two matchmakers drove as they same amount to Canada in vogue of a better same. He then cold Christopher Gardner International Women and became its as executive it. Comes them some license. He is the man of find.

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The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching students to write essays using a multi-cue decision-making strategy that asked students to Inscribe the writing space, Define the rhetorical problems locally, Discover the information necessary to solve the local rhetorical problems, and Link the individual units of the essay logically (IDDL). An explanatory mixed methods research design was employed to investigate the importance of using direct explicit instruction of single-cue writing strategies. The research questions were: what is the effect of teaching first-year university students single-cue heuristics as measured by their growth in essay writing between a pretest and posttest measure? and, what is the effect of teaching first-year university students single-cue heuristics as measured by their final essay grades at the end of term? A total of 99 students, divided into control (22 students) and experimental (77 students) groups, participated in the quantitative data collection by providing pretest and posttest writing samples. In the qualitative data collection phase, twenty students (ten from each group) were individually interviewed. While the results indicated that the control group outperformed the experimental group on all measures, except content, there were a number of confounding variables that require further investigation.

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What exactly is the difference? A look at the "Under-Side" of the World Wide Web. What is the difference between a "Sub-Web" and a "Sub-Domain"? We've recently received a few emails in the Mentor community (http://www.htmlgoodies.com/mentors) that suggest that at least in some people's minds these two are interchangeable. They certainly are not, and so a little clarification seems called for. First, let's describe a sub-web (or subweb). As a matter of fact, there is no such thing! The term has been coined, however, by the folks at Microsoft. Let's explain. On the Internet there is a World Wide Web. You already knew that, but think about it for a moment -- there is a World Wide Web -- one web -- the Web. The Web is made up of a collection of a large number of sites -- Websites. Sites are a collection of pages, organized in some fashion, that have related subject matter. One such site is HTMLGoodies.com. HTML Goodies is organized into a variety of sections, each of which contains a number of Web Pages. Some of the folks at Microsoft, however, started talking about "webs" when referring to "websites". For example, in FrontPage you "Open Web" to open up a website. Taking things a step further, FrontPage allows a site to have a theme applied, such that every page within the site uses a color scheme, button style etc. defined for the site. One change to the theme and the whole site has a new appearance. This is a more comprehensive method than is provided by the use of Cascading Style Sheets since every page within the site is automatically affected, whereas individual pages must specify whether or not they will follow a CSS specification, and if so, which one they will follow. Since the FrontPage theme is automatically applied to every page within the site, the possibility of having a section with different theme would be precluded. That would not be good! To solve the problem, there is a feature within FrontPage that allows a section (contained within a folder, or directory) to be converted into a web(site) in its own right. It is not seen as another site by the server, however, and so is known as a "subweb" of the current web(site). If you have the parent web open in FrontPage and click to go into the subweb, FrontPage opens it in a new window, strengthening the impression that you are dealing with a separate entity. In the new window, you can treat the subweb as though it was a separate website with its own theme, etc.. A sub-domain, on the other hand, is very definitely a real thing. This will take a little explaining, so please bear with me as I will have to start at the top and drill down to get to this one!

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Life is sweet for Mike Rich, a lanky 41-year-old Oregonian whose first screenplay has just been made into a major movie with a major star: ''Finding Forrester,'' an inspirational drama that casts Sean Connery as a reclusive writer who befriends a South Bronx teenager. The inspiration for ''Finding Forrester,'' which opened to mixed reviews but good business last week, came to Mr. Rich at work. ''We were interviewing an author, and we started talking about how so many of them -- Salinger, Shaw, Fitzgerald -- were really an odd bunch. They put a barrier around themselves, and not many people got through it. This was the spark that I really latched onto -- someone who could break through the barrier. Of course it really began to take shape when I began to wonder, what if it was a young person? A friend suggested that he submit his script for the Nicholls Screenwriting Fellowship, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ''They had 4,500 entries that year,'' Mr. Rich said, ''and I was one of the five winners. No one could accuse ''Chunhyang,'' Mr. Im's newest film, of being a potboiler. (It opens in New York today; review on Page 28.) The film is an adaptation of one of the best-known stories in Korean literature -- Mr. Im estimates that at least 120 versions of the tale exist in various art forms, including the vanishing art of pansori. Developed by traveling musicians in the 17th century, pansori is a form of musical storytelling performed by a singer, who narrates and speaks for the different characters, and a drummer, who controls the narrative's flow through shifts in rhythm and tone. A complete pansori can take four or five hours to perform. Mr. Im's singer is Cho Sang Hyun, who is shown in the film performing as he is today, at the age of 62. But the voice that is heard, Mr. Im said, is a recording of Mr. Cho at 37, when he was able to give the bluesy abdominal growl of the pansori style its full force and vigor. ''Now, he can't sing like that,'' Mr. Im said. Cutting back and forth between the performance and an illustration of the tale of a prince in love with a commoner, Mr. Im creates a quietly ravishing spectacle that bridges a considerable cultural gap. ''I always wanted to make a unique Korean movie, something other countries couldn't do,'' Mr. Im explained through an interpreter. ''Pansori is unique in that the rhythm is totally different from Western music. I wanted to distinguish my movie from Western movies by keeping the pansori rhythm. As a professional film preservationist, Rick Schmidlin has had the opportunity to produce a version of ''Touch of Evil'' in accordance with Orson Welles's original intentions for sound and picture editing, and a version of Erich von Stroheim's ''Greed'' filled out with stills and script citations that recreated the long-lost sweep of von Stroheim's original four-hour cut. And so it seems only natural that Mr. Schmidlin's next collaborator should be -- Elvis Presley? It turned out that when Turner purchased the rights to the MGM film library, the company had also acquired 60,000 feet of camera negative from ''Elvis: That's the Way It Is,'' a 1970 documentary directed by Dennis Sanders (''War Hunt''). The newly discovered footage allowed Mr. Schmidlin to include not only 10 new musical numbers but also more intimate coverage of the existing songs. As completely re-edited by Mr. Schmidlin, and with a new Dolby Digital soundtrack created from the original, unused 16-track masters (the original film was released in mono), the new version brings the viewer closer to Elvis. Rehearsal footage shows him in relaxed collaboration with his band; in the concert footage, newly inserted close-ups highlight both Elvis's fancy footwork and the firm, controlling looks he exchanged with his musicians.

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Here is this week's edition of Tough Call. Both Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have gotten off to rocky starts in 2017. Which player has more at stake at Roland Garros? Murray or Djokovic? - He’s looking for his first major since becoming World No.1. - He’ll be the No.1 seed, so he’ll have a huge target on his back. - He has finals points to defend (he was a runner-up to Djokovic last year). - He lost early in Australia, to Mischa Zverev in the fourth round, and he won’t want to lose before the quarterfinals of back-to-back majors (which he hasn’t done since 2008). - He doesn’t want to go a whole 12 months without winning a Grand Slam title (rewind to the French Open last year, where he won his fourth Grand Slam title in a row). - He’ll be the defending champion, so he’ll have a huge target on his back. - If he hasn’t lost it by then already, he could be in jeopardy of losing the No.2 ranking. In my view, Murray has slightly more at stake during this upcoming edition of Roland Garros than does Djokovic. Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam last year in Paris, becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to sweep four majors in a row. Murray realizes that 2017 could be one of his last opportunities to come through on the clay and take the French Open at the age of 30 for the first time. The sense of urgency for the British competitor to capture the world's preeminent clay court title is greater than it is for Djokovic to defend his crown. For Djokovic, anything but a title at the French Open will likely feel like a letdown after last year, and possibly a sign of decline. But either way, he'll still have a Roland Garros win under his belt. That's something Murray is still looking for, and which, at 30, he may not have too many more years to achieve. Murray's best chance of keeping his career-Slam dreams alive could come over these two weeks in Paris. By winning the French Open last year, Novak Djokovic shed a giant weight from his shoulders. But since then, the 12-time Grand Slam champion has regressed. While Murray can lose the No. 1 ranking in Paris, Djokovic has more on the line—namely, the opportunity to continue climbing the ladder among the sport’s all-time greats. It’s a flimsy ladder. Djokovic has more at stake because expectations are higher for him, and he's got something to lose as the defending champion. He's also has got more to prove since he's been on a title drought and has lost the unbeatable aura he recent had. Murray has never won in Paris, and while he may be No. 1, no one is expecting him to win there. He'll have more at stake at the next Slam, Wimbledon. At this point in his career with a Career Grand Slam under his belt, Djokovic doesn't need to prove himself now that he's won the elusive Roland Garros title. Murray, however, hasn’t really played the top guy role convincingly. Winning Roland Garros will be a good way to redeem himself and show the world he's a legit No1. Definitely Djokovic. The reigning champion has won just two titles since Roland Garros last year and his star is fading fast. Murray, on the other hand, has never won the French Open and is still No. 1. With no clear-cut favorite in Paris, Djokovic has a golden opportunity to right his ship and get his career back on track. The Serb has far more pressure to win this tournament than his Scottish counterpart.

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In this quiz you'll learn Spanish superlatives - equivalents of words like best, brightest or highest. In this quiz you will once again be learning about adverbs. In fact, this Spanish Difficult Review quiz will take a look at the superlative adverbs. As you have previously learned, there are many different types of adverbs. You learned that adverbs that end with the letters 'ly' in English and 'mente' in Spanish are known as 'Adverbs of Manner'. You also learned that adverbs that end with the letters 'er' in English are adverbs that indicate that something has more or less of a quantity or quality. This adverb is known as the 'Comparative Adverb'. That is because two or more things are being compared to each other. In order to show this in Spanish, the words más (more) or menos (less / minus) are placed before the noun, adverb or adjective that is being compared, i.e., big house (grande casa) becomes a bigger house (más grande casa). Now you are about to learn about adverbs that show the most. In English, when something is 'the most', it is demonstrated by ending a word with the letters 'est'. This would then be the biggest house (la más grande casa). Adverbs that show the most are known as 'Superlative Adverbs'. Did you notice that the Superlative Adverbs also use the Spanish words of más or menos? However, to distinguish them from the Comparative Adverbs the definite article is placed before más or menos when the Superlative Adverbs are used. The car is good. El coche es bueno. The car is better. El coche es mejor. The car is the best. El coche es el mejor. The car is bad. El coche es malo. The car is worse. El coche es peor. The car is the worst. El coche es el peor. Remember to pay attention to when the definite article is used and when it is not used because it DOES make a difference. Now let’s move on to the quiz section. You will be given ten sentences in which each contains an adjective. Your task will be to find the sentence that shows the Superlative form of that sentence. The examples above will help you to understand this. Pay attention to gender as an answer could look correct but the gender is not. Also pay attention to spelling as there may be some tricky spellings shown as well. Now, are you ready for the quiz? Then let’s make this a great quiz! ¡Mi tío es el más rico! ¡Mi tío es más rico! Mi tío es el más rico! ¡Mi tía es el más rico! El equipo fue más rápido. El equipo fue el más rápido. El equipo no fue el más rápido. The first answer has correctly translated the given sentence. However, it does not show the superlative form of the sentence. The second answer reads: The team was faster. That is the comparative form and not the superlative form. The last answer reads: The team was not the fastest. You were not asked to make the sentence into a negative so it, too, is not correct. The third answer reads: The team was the fastest. It is the correct answer. El océano es más profundo. El océano es el más profundo. El oceano es el más profundo. The third answer reads: The ocean is deep. However, it is not in the superlative form so it is not correct. The first answer reads: The ocean is deeper. This is in the comparative form and not the superlative form. The last answer is missing an accent mark on the word ocean making the answer incorrect. The second answer reads: The ocean is the deepest. It is the correct answer. Carol and Stacy were late. Carol y Stacy fueron tarde. Carol y Stacy fueron más tarde. Carol e Stacy fueron más tarde. Carol y Stacy fueron las más tarde. The first answer is the correct translation of the given sentence but it does not show the superlative form of the sentence. The second answer reads: Carol and Stacy were later. This is showing the comparative form and not the superlative form. The third answer, although it reads: Carol and Stacy were late, it does not show the superlative form and it has incorrectly changed the 'y' to an 'e'. The rule is that the 'y' becomes and 'e' when the first word proceeding it begins with the letter 'i'. That is not the case here. The last answer reads: Carol and Stacy were the latest. That is the correct answer. La ciudad es más joven. La ciudad es el más joven. La ciudad es el más mejor. The second answer is the correct translation of the given sentence but it does not show the superlative form. The first answer reads: The city is younger. This is the comparative form and not the superlative form. The last answer reads: The city is the best. This is in the superlative form but it is not the correct adverb. The third answer reads: The city is the youngest. It is the correct answer. La comida fue la peor. The last answer shows the correct translation of the given sentence but it does not show the superlative form. The second answer reads: The food was worse. This is the comparative form of the sentence. The third answer shows the verb with the wrong pronoun ending. The pronoun that can replace the food is 'it' or 'lo' which is singular. The third answer shows 'they were' which is not correct. The first answer reads: The food was the worst. This is the superlative form. La luna está más cercana. La luna es el más lejos. La luna es la más cercana. The third answer is the correct translation of the given sentence but it is not in the superlative form. The first answer reads: The moon is closer. It is in the comparative form and it is the wrong adverb. The last answer reads: The moon is the closets. It is in the superlative form but it is the wrong adverb. The second answer reads: The moon is the furthest. It is the correct answer. Allison está la más enfermo. Allison está la más enferma. The first answer is the correct translation of the given sentence but it is not in the superlative form. The second answer has used the masculine form for sick rather than the feminine form which would go with Allison. The third answer reads: Allison is sicker. This is the comparative form. The last answer reads: Allison is the sickest. It is the correct answer. Abuela es la mas brillante. Abuela es la más brillante. The last answer shows the correct translation of the given sentence but it is not in the superlative form. The first answer is missing an accent mark above the 'a' in más making it incorrect. The second answer reads: Grandmother is brighter. That is the comparative form. The third answer reads: Grandmother is the brightest. It is the correct answer. Papá es el más celoso. Papá es el más bromista. The last answer shows the correct translation of the give sentence but it is not in the superlative form. The second answer reads: Daddy is more jealous. This is in the comparative form. The third answer reads: Daddy is the most joker. This is not the correct adverb. The first answer reads: Daddy is the most jealous. That is the correct answer. Notice that in this case the letters 'est' are not part of the superlative form. Using the words more or most or less or least are also parts of the superlative form.

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Section 90G3/4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any member continuing in service pursuant to said sections after having attained the age of seventy may elect to accrue creditable service and receive regular compensation, subject to the provisions of this section. Any member so electing shall continue to have deductions made from his regular compensation, and shall upon retirement receive a superannuation retirement or veteran's pension allowance, as applicable, based on the years and full months of service rendered and the regular compensation received prior to having attained said age seventy, together with the years and full months of service rendered and the regular compensation earned subsequent to such election. The provisions of this section shall take effect for the members of any retirement system by majority vote of the board of such system, subject to the approval of the legislative body. For purposes of this paragraph, legislative body shall mean a town meeting in a town system, the city council, subject to the provisions of its charter, in a city system, the county commissioners in a county system, the district members in a district system, and the governing body of an authority in an authority system. Acceptance shall be deemed to have occurred upon the filing of a certificate of acceptance with the commission and shall be effective as of January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight. Any member of a system accepting this section who, on or after the effective date of such acceptance but prior to the date on which such acceptance occurred is continuing in service after having attained the age of seventy, may include any regular compensation received and creditable service rendered after having attained age seventy by depositing, upon such conditions as the board shall determine, in the annuity savings fund of the system an amount equal to the amount which would have been withheld from his regular compensation, without interest thereon, had said acceptance taken effect on the date such member attained said age seventy, and had such member made the election provided for in this section on such date. Any member of a system for which acceptance of this section occurred prior to the date such member attains age seventy may elect to be subject to the provisions of this section not earlier than the date such member attains the age of sixty-nine and not later than the sixtieth day before the date on which the member will attain the age of seventy. The board shall notify the member of his option to elect to be subject to the provisions of this section not earlier than the date on which such member attains the age of sixty-nine and not later than one hundred and eighty days before the date on which the member will attain the age of seventy. An election under this section may not be revoked. Any person having made deposits under the provisions of section ninety G1/2 shall be credited with both the creditable service and regular compensation to which such deposits are allocable, without any further deposits being required under this section on account of such service and regular compensation.

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Most people don't realize it, but we rely on network encryption almost every time we go online. For everything from banking and shopping to checking email, we like our Internet transactions to be well-protected, and encryption helps make that possible. Encryption is a popular and effective method for safeguarding network data. The process of encryption hides data or the contents of a message in such a way that the original information can only be recovered through a corresponding decryption process. Encryption and decryption are common techniques in cryptography — the scientific discipline behind secure communications. Many different encryption and decryption processes (called algorithms) exist. Especially on the Internet, it's very difficult to keep the details of these algorithms truly secret. Cryptographers understand this and design their algorithms so that they work even if their implementation details are made public. Most encryption algorithms achieve this level of protection by using keys. An encryption algorithm takes the original un-encrypted message, and a key like the above, and alters the original message mathematically based on the key's bits to create a new encrypted message. Conversely, a decryption algorithm takes an encrypted message and restores it to its original form using one or more keys. Some cryptographic algorithms use a single key for both encryption and decryption. Such a key must be kept secret; otherwise, anyone who had knowledge of the key used to send a message could supply that key to the decryption algorithm to read that message. Other algorithms use one key for encryption and a second, different key for decryption. The encryption key can remain public in this case, as without knowledge of the decryption key messages cannot be read. Popular Internet security protocols use this so-called public key encryption. Wi-Fi home networks support several security protocols including WPA and WPA2. While these are not the strongest encryption algorithms in existence, they are sufficient to protect home networks from having their traffic snooped by outsiders. Determine whether and what kind of encryption is active on a home network by checking the broadband router (or another network gateway) configuration. Modern Web browsers use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for secure online transactions. SSL works by using a public key for encryption and a different private key for decryption. When you see an HTTPS prefix on the URL string in your browser, it indicates SSL encryption is happening behind the scenes. Because both WPA/WPA2 and SSL encryption depend so heavily on keys, one common measure of the effectiveness of network encryption in terms of key length - the number of bits in the key. The early implementations of SSL in the Netscape and Internet Explorer Web browsers many years ago used a 40-bit SSL encryption standard. The initial implementation of ​WEP for home networks used 40-bit encryption keys also. 3-bit encryption involves eight possible values, 4-bit encryption 16 possible values, and so on. Mathematically speaking, 2n possible values exist for an n-bit key. While 240 may seem like a very large number, it is not very difficult for modern computers to crack these many combinations in a short time period. The makers of security software recognized the need to increase the strength of encryption and moved to 128-bit and higher encryption levels many years ago. Compared to 40-bit encryption, 128-bit encryption offers 88 additional bits of key length. This translates to 288 or a whopping 309,485,009,821,345,068,724,781,056 additional combinations required for a brute-force crack. Some processing overhead on devices occurs when having to encrypt and decrypt message traffic with these keys, but the benefits far outweigh the cost.

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Textile designer, writer and social pioneer, William Morris and his work have long been associated with the V&A. In 1865, his company Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was rising to prominence, and Morris was commissioned to design the West Dining Room at the museum. Morris collaborated with architect Philip Webb and painter Edward Burne-Jones to create what is now known as the Green Dining Room, which features early examples of a number of the organic patterns that would make his name. Born in Walthamstow in 1836, Morris was captivated by nature from childhood, spending much of his time exploring Epping Forest and the surrounding countryside. These themes informed much of his textile design, and his mastery of pattern ensured an enduring appeal. Morris is credited with a revival in British textile arts, encouraging local manufacture and working to improve conditions for factory workers. As such his prominence at the V&A is in keeping with its ethos, as the museum was originally known as the Museum of Manufactures, with the mission of improving the standards of British industry through education. Textile designer, writer and social pioneer, William Morris and his work have long been associated with the V&A. In 1865, his company was commissioned to design the West Dining Room at the museum, which features early examples of a number of the organic patterns that would make his name. Born in Walthamstow in 1836, Morris was captivated by nature from childhood, spending much of his time exploring Epping Forest and the surrounding countryside. These themes informed much of his textile design, and his mastery of pattern ensured an enduring appeal.

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Are Facebook and Starbucks Taking on Netflix? Both companies are moving into original content, or at least trying to. There was a time, not so long ago, that original television content was limited to broadcast networks and syndicated shows like Xena: Warrior Princess. That quickly changed in the 1980s with the rise of cable, first with lower-quality schlock then moving into top-quality programming on premium channels like HBO. Now, high-end shows can be found not only up and down the television dial, but also on Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Hulu, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime, and a handful of other services. Original content has become a very crowded space, but its ability to attract eyeballs makes it attractive even though it has become much harder to actually do that. In a world where people already have an unprecedented wealth of choices on Netflix alone, the idea of entering the original content space seems foolhardy. But that has not stopped companies from trying, even if original content airing on places like Verizon's Go90 service have had little, if any, success. Now it appears that Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has plans to become a player in original content while Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has put its toe further into the water. Starbucks has a new animated show, 1st & Main, from three Simpsons writers. Image source: Starbucks. Facebook has been dancing around the edges of the scripted content space for the past few years. The platform, for example, aired the premiere episodes of HBO's Ballers and The Brink in 2015. That deal not only let the pay cable channel try to entice subscribers by showing them two highly anticipated shows for free, it got people used to the idea of watching scripted shows on the social media platform previously known for short videos. Now Facebook has reached out to television studios and other video producers about licensing shows, Recode reported. These are not Game of Thrones-level deals or even ones in line with Amazon's or Hulu's efforts to produce high-quality shows on smaller-than-normal budgets by offering creators more freedom than traditional TV. Instead, the social media leader appears to be looking to explore different formats. "Our goal is to kickstart an ecosystem of partner content for the [Video] tab, so we're exploring funding some seed video content, including original and licensed scripted, unscripted, and sports content, that takes advantage of mobile and the social interaction unique to Facebook," company executive Ricky Van Veen told Recode. "Our goal is to show people what is possible on the platform and learn as we continue to work with video partners around the world." Starbucks entered the original content space in September with Upstanders, a show that offered 10 stories, "each told in written, video and podcast form, about ordinary people doing extraordinary things to create positive change in their communities," according to a press release. At the time, the series was presented as an effort to counteract the "divisiveness and cynicism currently fueling our national discourse." The episodes were available on the Starbucks website. And while creating an original television-style show may have been a new move for the company, its message was in line with other efforts supported by the chain. Now, Starbucks has announced a new original content effort, 1st & Main, a series of 90-second animated shorts "highlighting warm and familiar everyday moments that happen in Starbucks stores across the country," according to a press release. The seven-episode series, written by The Simpsons writers John Frink, Joel H. Cohen, and Rob LaZebnik, debuts Dec. 16 on the company's website. Will Facebook or Starbucks become content players? It's hard to see exactly why Starbucks has decided to enter the content space. Upstanders seemed like a branding exercise with the company spending money to create a show in line with its social messaging. 1st & Main is something else entirely, as it does not have a social purpose nor will people's watching it directly lead to people buying coffee. Instead, the animated show is an attempt to reach a younger audience by attempting to go viral. It's a marketing play and not really a sign that Starbucks plans to make a big play in the original content space. Facebook, however, while it may downplay its ambitions, sees the ability to attract and monetize viewers for original shows. Netflix had over 83 million paying subscribers at the end of Q3,2016. Facebook has 1.18 billion daily active users, and 1.79 billion monthly active users. That means nearly 25% of the entire global population could watch a show on Facebook. That's also an audience the social-media leader needs to constantly find new ways to engage. Starbucks is essentially playing with video and seeing if it can use its audience to launch content that advances its brand. Facebook sees how long-form original video could be a next big thing for the site. Currently, that's not a threat to Netflix, but in the long term, if scripted video works on Facebook, then it's easy to see how the company could become a major player in the space.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2016/12/15/are-facebook-and-starbucks-taking-on-netflix.aspx

Context: But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up around them. It can't last.

https://le-citazioni.it/frasi/1506327-vladimir-lenin-i-cant-listen-to-music-too-often-it-affects-your/

What is an MVA? According to the regulation an MVA is (1) a violation of any Federal or State statute relating to the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, while impaired by alcohol or a drug, or while under the influence of alcohol or a drug; (2) the cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle, for a cause related to the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, while impaired by alcohol or a drug, or while under the influence of alcohol or a drug; or (3) the denial of an application for a license to operate a motor vehicle for a cause related to the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, while impaired by alcohol or a drug, or while under the influence of alcohol or a drug. It is important to realize that this definition includes more than just being arrested for or convicted of a DWI, OWI etc. A civil action that often accompanies a DWI arrest in most states and that results in suspension of the driver's license is also considered an MVA. Thus, an arrest for DWI could create the obligation for an airman to provide multiple reports to the FAA depending upon how the civil and criminal cases proceed. And if an airman fails to report an MVA, §61.15(f) states that he or she could be subject to (1) Denial of an application for any certificate or rating for a period of up to 1 year after the date of the arrest; or (2) Suspension or revocation of any certificate or rating. But what happens if you hold an airman certificate but you no longer hold a medical certificate, or you have "retired" from flying? Are you still subject to this reporting requirement? The short answer is "yes", as a recent NTSB decision explains. In Administrator v. Street, the airman was an experienced airline pilot who failed to report four MVAs arising from two DWIs. When the FAA found out, it issued an order suspending the airman's ATP certificate for 240 days. On appeal, the administrative law judge ("ALJ") agreed that the airman had violated sections 61.15(d) and (e) but determined that the sanction should only be a thirty day suspension. Not surprisingly, the FAA was unhappy with that decision and appealed to the full Board. The FAA argued that the 240 days should stick and, of course, the airman argued that the ALJ's decision should stand. Specifically, the airman argued that at the time of the violations he did not have a medical certificate and was not actively flying, which should serve as mitigating factors in support of the lower sanction. However, the Board rejected that argument stating the reporting requirements of §61.15(e) are applicable to an airman who temporarily “retires” from flying. The Board explained that "[w]hile respondent testified that he did not plan to return to flying, his obligation to comply with the FARs continued regardless of whether he was actively flying at the time the MVAs occurred. Sections 61.15(d) and (e) are exclusively concerned with conduct outside the scope of an airman’s certificate. It is immaterial whether respondent was actively flying or had a medical certificate at the time the MVAs occurred because his status as an ATP certificate holder rendered the requirements of §§ 61.15(d) and (e) applicable to him." So, the moral of the story is: If you hold an airman certificate, you need to be familiar with, and comply with, the requirements of §61.15. Until you no longer hold your airman certificate (whether the certificate has been surrendered, suspended or revoked) you will need to report any MVA to the FAA.

http://www.aerolegalservices.com/Archives/2016_10_01_index.shtml

Amid reports of rising poverty, two Fox News contributors claimed that anti-poverty programs have done nothing to alleviate poverty. In fact, federal government programs such as food stamps, Social Security, and other measures created or boosted by the stimulus billhave kept millions out of poverty and lowered the poverty rate. Fox News commentators have attacked the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law by falsely suggesting that it doesn't address oil speculation. In fact, Dodd-Frank does address speculation, and regulations on oil speculation have been issued. However, financial industry groups are suing to block them. Daily Caller's Ham: If Economy's Not Helping Obama, "We're Going To Be Having A Lot More Conversations About Race" Fox's "Fair And Balanced" Panel: Schoen, Ham Agree Boehner Is "Mostly Correct" That Obama Has "Given Up On The Country" Mary Katharine Ham: "The Left Has Actually Been Calculatedly Creating" An Environment "To Blame Right-Wing Rhetoric" Fox News figures are attacking President Obama for suggesting during a town hall meeting with Indian students that jihad is a tenet of Islam that "has been distorted to justify violence towards innocent people." But former President George W. Bush similarly stated that extremists "distort the idea of jihad" to support their terrorist acts. In a follow-up to The Daily Caller's non-scoop about liberal journalists coordinating on an open letter (how does the Caller expect joint open letters to come about? Spontaneously, by magic?) The Weekly Standard's Mary Katharine Ham claims the article proves that "the left's incessant cries of 'racism' have become largely a cynical political ploy." But Ham's argument is spectacularly dishonest. Ham quotes the Daily Caller revealing that "In one instance, Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent urged his colleagues to deflect attention from Obama's relationship with Wright by changing the subject. Pick one of Obama's conservative critics, Ackerman wrote, 'Fred Barnes, Karl Rove, who cares — and call them racists.'" What better to paper over the cynicism and contradictions of the Democrats' candidate than some good, old-fashioned, crude shouts of "racist"? Liberals do it because it works. In a standard that works rather conveniently for liberals, and has been embraced by much of the media during the post-Obama Tea Party era, white conservatives and their allies are considered racists for merely being white conservatives. No video evidence is necessary to condemn, and no number of repuditations is sufficient to clear conservatives of this taint. Ham, in other words, portrays Ackerman as having argued for baseless allegations of racism against conservatives he knows aren't racist. But in order to do so, she had to omit a key part of the Daily Caller article, which acknowledged: "Ackerman did allow there were some Republicans who weren't racists. 'We'll know who doesn't deserve this treatment — Ross Douthat, for instance — but the others need to get it.'" So, according to the Daily Caller article Ham cites, Ackerman explicitly said that conservatives who don't deserve to be called racists shouldn't be called racists. But Ham omitted that fact from her post, and instead portrayed Ackerman as having advocated the "cynical political ploy" of baselessly accusing non-racists of racism. Ackerman did allow there were some Republicans who weren't racists. "We'll know who doesn't deserve this treatment — Ross Douthat, for instance — but the others need to get it." That absolutely does not say Douthat was exempted for "irrelevance." It quite clearly says Douthat was exempted for "non-racism." Like I said: Nice try, Josh. UPDATE 2: Trevino further argues that the "lack of hard evidence" that Fred Barnes is a racist proves Ham's point, and disproves mine. This displays a stunning lack of reading comprehension, or stunning lack of honesty. I'm not sure which. Anyway, here's why the question of whether Fred Barnes is racist is totally irrelevant to Ham's point and my refutation of it: Ham didn't accuse Ackerman of being wrong about whether people were racists. If she had done so, the question of whether Fred Barnes is racist might be relevant. But what Ham actually accused Ackerman of was wanting to label as racist people Ackerman knows are not racist. (That's presumably why Ham used the word "cynical" rather than "false" to describe Ackerman's proposed tactics.) So Ham's point is not proven by showing that Ackerman called a non-racist racist; one must show that he argued for so labeling someone who he stipulated is not a racist. And the record -- which consists solely of the Daily Caller article upon which Ham based her entire post -- shows quite the opposite. it shows that Ackerman specifically excluded Douthat from such labeling. And Ham left that fact out of her post. And, because I don't want to have to write a third update, I'll point out right now that no information that may or may not exist in the future has anything to do with this discussion. Ham's claim was based on the Daily Caller article. UPDATE 3: Oh, all right: one more. Trevino hilariously suggests the Daily Caller's description of Ackerman's reference to Douthat is unreliable. I certainly don't blame Trevino if he finds the Daily Caller's assessment of anything unreliable. But if Trevino finds the Daily Caller's account of Spencer Ackerman's emails unreliable, I wonder why he isn't criticizing Ham for basing a blog post on it? Mary Katharine Ham: Clinton "part of a process where they're trying to freeze speech" In attacking President Obama's recent health care reform guidelines, right-wing media have leveled numerous criticisms that are at odds with their earlier attacks against Democratic health care reform legislation. This follows repeated efforts by conservative media figures to shift their criticism of health care reform by changing the definitions of "death panels" and the public option. Following the news that President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, numerous media figures have called for him to "turn it down" or "give it back," often asserting that he has not accomplished enough to deserve the prize. On his radio show, Glenn Beck said Obama "has to turn it down. ... [I]t's the only way for him to make a win out of this"; Internet gossip Matt Drudge asked on his website, "Will he turn it down?"; and Michelle Malkin said, "[I]f Obama had an ounce of real humility, he'd refuse to accept the award."

https://www.mediamatters.org/people/mary-katharine-ham?page=1

Is there one rule for criticising Christianity and another for Islam? When rugby player Israel Folau posted on Instagram in April that, in line with his Christian beliefs, gays who don’t repent are going to hell, he was widely pilloried. It was never clear from the ensuing media storm whether the defenders of gay rights thought Folau simply shouldn’t have said such things in public or whether he shouldn’t believe them in private either. Criticisms of his post included that he risked sparking suicidal feelings among young gays. Yet, when Lauren Southern set up a stall in a public square in Britain in February with posters declaring: “Allah is gay, Allah is trans, Allah is lesbian…” to draw attention to Islam’s negative attitudes to the LGBT community, she was the one who was pilloried, especially by the political left. Her stall was shut down by the police because the constabulary feared violence might erupt. No word, then, about how Islam’s attitudes to gays might drive some of them to suicide. Later, Southern was denied entry to Britain on the grounds that she had distributed “racist material” in Luton — even though Islam is not a race and she was targeting religious beliefs, not individuals. The fact she had been barred from entering Britain on account of her street theatre in Luton has been repeatedly cited in the free-speech debate engulfing New Zealand as a reason for also denying her entry here, or at least a council-owned platform to speak from, with her actions invariably described as having been racist. Southern may indeed have racist views but it’s hard to see how her stall in Luton was an example of them. Perhaps the word “racist” is used because it is powerful in a way that “anti-religion” is not. Describing Southern as “a fierce critic of aspects of Islam” sounds eminently reasonable — perhaps even laudably brave — while “racist” is a comprehensive slur. It is very hard to reconcile the reactions to these events — Folau’s post and Southern’s stunt — in any satisfactory way. We might conclude that it is simply a case of one rule for criticising Muslims and another for criticising Christianity — which, as it happens, was the point Southern was trying to make in Luton in what she described as a “social experiment”. She had observed that it seemed acceptable to ask if Jesus Christ was gay (as an article in Vice had done recently) but not Allah. So she set out to test her hypothesis — and was quickly proved right. There is another possible underlying commonality in both instances, of course — that no one wants attention drawn to the fact that most religions have views that would be condemned in many non-religious settings as bigoted. Following this interpretation of events, Folau’s fundamental error was to state in public a tenet of his religion — that homosexual acts are sinful and deserving of eternal punishment. His post wasn’t motivated apparently by personal animosity but simply, he said, as a “loving” warning after he was asked what fate was reserved for gays in God’s plan. Many thought he should have just kept quiet about it. No one wants to know what ugly viewpoints are festering in churches and religious groups up and down the country because a stand might have to be taken against them. And that becomes problematic because freedom of religion is as fundamental a right as freedom of speech. Consequently, there is a vicious reaction when anyone breaks that tacit understanding, whether it’s a rugby player like Folau or a provocateur like Southern. Like Folau bringing attention to Christian doctrine, Southern got into trouble by drawing public attention to the fact that Islamic teaching is mostly hostile to gays. The problem is illustrated in various other domains, including in the debate about legalising assisted dying, where there is a tacit agreement that religion mostly won’t be mentioned. In public hearings before the Justice select committee, groups representing the Catholic church have couched their objections in entirely secular terms — citing danger to the vulnerable and the disabled, for instance — but rarely if ever expressing the church’s belief that only God is entitled to give life or take it away, which is the bedrock of their opposition. None of the MPs on the panel ask submitters how much their religious beliefs have determined their views or whether any amount of evidence from jurisdictions where assisted dying is legal would make them change their minds if it was shown to be safe (as it has been repeatedly). Instead, the debate continues with a parade of quasi-religious organisations stating their opposition in secular terms without the slightest acknowledgment from anyone that there is an elephant in the room called religion. Hanson had obviously broken the code that dictates religion can operate covertly in opposing human rights issues such as assisted dying but that it is considered highly inappropriate to point it out. It’s a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Lauren Southern also apparently broke that accord in Luton, with regard to gay rights and Islam. So, instead of being hailed as having publicly exposed the hostile views Islam holds towards gays and its intolerance to criticism, she was vilified and barred from entering the UK. Insult or criticism? And does it matter which? New Zealand is a secular state and — alongside the right of the religious to believe what they wish — we have wide latitude to insult or criticise them. We have done that for decades with respect to Christianity — from screenings of Monty Python’s The Life of Brian to the Virgin in a Condom artwork at Te Papa, despite protests agitating to have them banned. Religious beliefs deserve no more protection from criticism, insult or mocking than any set of beliefs, whether political, scientific or any other kind. Islam is not a special case, despite its attempts to make it one. Southern was brave enough to point that out. And it is deeply ironic that at a time when the Labour-led government is planning to remove blasphemous libel from the Crimes Act, Hazim Arafeh and many on the left want to effectively reinstitute a de facto version of the same law by deeming criticism and mocking of religion to be unacceptable, often under the wide umbrella of “hate speech”. It will be interesting to see what submissions are made when the bill comes before a select committee. When Labour MP Chris Hipkins introduced an amendment to remove the anti-blasphemy law in 2017, the National Party and the Maori Party voted against the move.

https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/social-issues/lauren-southern-criticising-religion/

Which do you consider more delusional: flying a plane into a government building in retaliation of government abuse or believing that the government exists to protect your individual rights? If you answered the former, you're certainly not alone. However, though you might not have thought twice before responding to what appeared to be a silly question, perhaps it's worth considering the moral premises that led to your belief. On February 18, 2010 at about 10:00 AM, 53-year old father, husband, software engineer, and pilot Joe Stack flew his Piper Cherokee PA-28 airplane into an IRS building in Austin, TX. According to his 6-page suicide note that, only hours later, the FBI censored by forcing the hosting vendor to remove, the basic reason for his action was that the government had destroyed his life. Overly dramatic you think? Although I encourage you to closely read the particular reasoning he used, it isn't my intent to judge or to analyze his thoughts. My intent is to explore and compare the morality of the two proposed delusions. A useful exercise would be to compare the "hate-filled diatribe" and "rant" of Thomas Jefferson with the "hate-filled diatribe" and "rant" of Joe Stack. Once upon a time, journalism was about unbiased research, checking facts, commitment to truth, and a deep suspicion of government. (Why do you think freedom of the press was considered important to the Founding Fathers, so much so that they put it into the First Amendment of the Constitution?) The mainstream media-government cheerleaders, who haven't done any of the research into the deep legal issues about which Joe Stack committed suicide, as expected and in an attempt to prove delusion, immediately came out strong to express their disapproval with Joe's actions. They painted his actions as crazy. Time magazine called Joe's suicide note "rambling." ABC called Joe's note a "lengthy, hate-filled diatribe," misinterpreting Joe's anger as stemming from "years spent working and paying taxes, but not reaping the benefits of what he considered to be a functional government." CBS called it "a twisted suicide note / bomber's manifesto... in which he ranted against the IRS." The Washington Post makes a cheap attempt to associate Joe's "rant" and the "extreme elements of the Tea Party movement." Based on personal experience but understanding the logical problem with making overly broad generalizations, I think that most people I know claim to be moral relativists. A moral relativist is someone who believes values are solely chosen based on personal preferences. In this sense, all values are arbitrary as the morality of a situation depends on how you choose to look at it, how your "culture" considers it, your own experiences, how it impacts "society," and the like. People who claim to be moral relativists make statements such as "there's no such thing as black-or-white," "the world is made of gray," "how can you be so sure you're right," "who decides what's right or wrong," "who are you to judge," "I'm not judgmental," and the like. To keep their logic consistent, those who consider themselves moral relativists (if they consider it at all) either refuse to judge a situation in terms of morality or have a confirmation bias focused on facts within a narrow context. For example, one moral relativist said to me that he wasn't sure if war was right or wrong. Another claimed to me that Joe Stack hurt and killed individuals who did nothing specific to him - they were just people doing their jobs. Ergo, what Joe Stack did was wrong. Fair enough. Interestingly, for relativists who do judge the morality of a narrow situation, their logic requires them to refuse acknowledgement that they are still dealing in absolutes. For example, to claim that Joe Stack's actions were immoral because he killed individuals who did nothing specific to him are indirectly stating a moral absolute that it is wrong to kill someone who has not specifically harmed you. How does the relativist deal with the obvious absolute? Very simply - he refuses to see it. After all, if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In other words, as long as you are able to deny perception of something, it might as well never have occurred or been a factor. And, as it is only specific factors within a particular context that matter, non-existent factors are, by definition, not factors at all. Refuse to perceive it and it doesn't exist. Kind of a clean, neat trick, don't you think? So, for those who think "the world is gray," it would make sense that Joe Stack was a deluded, bad person, as he destroyed property and life with his actions without reason. Why is their morality right compared to the converse? Look no further than the context. Easy. Thomas Jefferson wrote in his magnum opus that "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." What was the context? The Declaration of Independence listed the context in terms of grievances (what the New York Times, Washington Post, ABC News, and CBS News define as "extremist," "rants," and "hate-filled diatribe" for not "reaping the benefits of... functional government"). Grievances against the government included: not following the law, passing laws that are "formidable to tyrants only," "fatiguing [people] into compliance," invading the rights of people, obstructing justice (especially through the establishment of "Judiciary Powers"), creating "Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance," keeping "Standing Armies," holding "mock Trial[s]," "imposing Taxes... without... Consent," "waging War against us," "destroy[ing] the lives of our people," "transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny," and ignoring "Petition[s] for Redress in the most humble terms." That was the context. A useful exercise would be to compare the "hate-filled diatribe" and "rant" of Thomas Jefferson with the "hate-filled diatribe" and "rant" of Joe Stack. Notice any similarities in context? Based on his suicide note, Joe Stack likely didn't voluntarily give the government or "society" the authorization to infringe on his rights. Yet it's interesting to note how many in "society" are angry that Joe Stack infringed on their "collective rights" (e.g., destruction of a "public" building and the lives of "public" employees). Relativists quickly retort that the person who died (other than Joe himself) wasn't the "public" - he was an individual. How logical and correct that is. But then who is the public? Was Joe Stack part of the public/society? If so, and if his rights were infringed upon, where was the outrage then? Selective perception does away with this logic problem quite nicely: the IRS agent killed was an individual who had rights, and Joe thus committed a crime against society. But, no matter what wrong Joe incurred, he did not have individual rights and anything that was done to him by the IRS was not a crime against society. Did you understand that logic? Neither did I. Yet that's one of the conundrums relativists attempt to ignore. Confused yet by the moral relativist logic? Let's try something simpler. The Nazis are always a reliable example for discussing morality, as clearly what the Nazis did was wrong. The relativist is on solid ground when he claims that the US government was morally correct to defend/protect the victims from Nazi atrocities. However, there are ample examples of people who have been victims of US aggression, both within and without the US. From "tax honesty" victims like Irwin Schiff, Larken Rose, Ed and Elaine Brown, Sherry Peel Jackson, Bob Schulz, to torture victims like Binyam Mohamed, Mohammed al Qahtani, and Omar Deghayes. In fact, Aaron Russo (producer of American classics such as The Rose featuring Bette Midler and Trading Places with Dan Akroyd and Eddie Murphy) produced an excellent documentary called America: From Freedom to Fascism on the horrors from which Joe Stack suffered and ultimately died trying to fight. But if the US government was morally proper in using aggressive force against Nazi soliders to protect and defend victims, why is it not proper for Joe Stack to use force to protect and defend the likes of Irwin Schiff, Larken Rose, Ed and Elaine Brown, Sherry Peel Jackson, Bob Schultz, Binyam Mohamed, Mohammed al Qahtani, and Omar Deghayes (to name just a few)? Any destruction Joe Stack caused to the US government's "war machine" (I'm including the US government's war on civil liberties in that term) would mean that less US government property and "soldiers" (e.g., IRS agents) exist to destroy civil rights and property rights. Ergo, wasn't Joe Stack's action simply protecting those who were unable to defend themselves against the US government's aggression, just as the US government's actions were to defend people against the Nazis? After all, the Nazis weren't attacking the US government; on the contrary, the US government was actively trying to get into the war. If, in the virtuous name of protecting victims, the US government had the moral authority to attack foreign governments who hadn't harmed Americans, why doesn't Joe Stack have the moral authority to attack the US government who has, in fact, harmed both Americans and non-Americans? But wait - the Nazis didn't just steal property. They actually exterminated human beings. That is quite different from the circumstances with Joe Stack (remember: limit context). Fair enough. But Joe Stack is also now dead, just as dead as the human beings that the Nazis exterminated. The IRS was able to accomplish an individual extermination without ever pulling a trigger. They motivated Joe to pull the trigger himself just by stealing his property, ignoring his civil rights, and ensuring that he had no chance to get either back. And to think some called the Nazis efficient killers. It is terrible that Joe Stack felt he had no hope left for ever regaining his rights, much less his property. You might now empathize with him, even if you don't agree with his methods. But where was your empathy when Joe's civil rights were being infringed... when his property was being stolen... when the US government, and specifically the IRS, was destroying his life? Why didn't you have empathy then? Why didn't you stick up for Joe Stack, someone who wasn't able to defend himself against the violence of the IRS? Before February 18, it was only the IRS who used force. Before February 18, Joe Stack had never used violence against anyone. As he said in his suicide note, and as his friends and family indicated, he just wanted to live his life as he saw best and in peace. I have read comments from people calling Joe Stack's actions selfish. A selfish act is something you do solely for your own advantage. The IRS chose to use force against Joe Stack in order to seize his property. After begging for relief nicely, Joe Stack made the only choice the IRS allowed him: to use force to destroy destruction. The IRS gained much when they stole Joe Stack's property. Yet Joe Stack gained nothing by destroying IRS property or killing an IRS employee. How can you call an action for which you gain nothing "selfish?" Terrorism is defined as the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. The US government, as a system and as a group of individuals, is guilty of crimes against humanity through the initiation of force. The US government is guilty of destroying the individual rights of so many famous and unknown individuals. Countless individuals have written letters and petitioned for redress. Their voices were like trees falling in an unpopulated forest. The US government has removed the people's ability to fight back. The laws now work to support violence committed by the US government against individuals, while punishing individuals who use violence against the government. This is the expected and intended outcome of the underlying philosophy: moral relativism. Indeed, history repeats itself. The Declaration of Independence clearly sanctions that individuals have the moral authority to retaliate and destroy governments that abuse the rights of others. No matter how you read his suicide note, that is clearly all Joe Stack was doing - he was retaliating against the government's violent force toward him. When the IRS violated Joe Stack's rights, they placed themselves inside a ring of violence. As any boxer knows, if you go into a ring, be prepared to get hurt. In such a situation, there is no recourse available but force. Violence is the logical result of moral relativism. Joe Stack was not delusional for wanting freedom, as freedom is not a delusion. Joe Stack killed himself because he wasn't willing to live under the philosophical or legal terms the US government set. Getting to vote on which master restrains you and how heavy the chains that bind you will be is not freedom. Freedom is an absolute. You either have it or you don't. My sincerest condolences to his family. Rest in peace, Joe Stack. I'm sorry we weren't there to defend you sooner. Your courage and integrity to fight tyranny, and the moral relativistic philosophy that supports it, will be missed.

https://braincrave.com/c/relationships/dating/braincrave/vlqqs/in-defense-of-joe-stack

Directions (1-10): In Each Question given below four statements are followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and decide which logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts? Conclusions: I. Some roads are chains.

https://www.examguruadda.in/2016/12/syllogism-for-ibps-clerk-mains-india.html

So far so modern. Landscape urbanism's postmodern turn came through its engagement with a strand of postmodernism known as post-structuralism. Ian Thompson explains this as the 6th tenet of landscape urbanism: 'Landscape Urbanism’s favoured philosophers however are the double act of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, whose A Thousand Plateaus has recently become required reading across the humanities. These authors use commonplace words in uncommon ways and they stretch the metaphor of the machine in ways it has never been stretched before. They make it deliberately difficult to pin this usage down, but they are happy to talk about love machines, literary machines, mad war machines, revolutionary machines and so on. Machines, in this very broad sense, can connect or plug into other machines. ‘‘A book itself is a little machine’’, they say (Deleuze & Guattari, 2004, p. 6) and we should not ask what it means or represents. A related expression is ‘‘machinic assemblage’’ which they use to discuss the way in which elements come together, mix or connect.' Moshen Mostafavi led the teaching of Postmodern landscape urbanism at the AA. Postmodernism has been challenged for its multi-everything-ness. We can reject such binary opposites as city & landscape, man & nature, ugly & beautiful or good & bad, But then how should designers act? And how should anyone act? My definition of Post-postmodernism, was published in a 1996 book on City as landscape - a post-postmodern view of design and planning - see the Wiki definition of Post-postmodernism which in December 2013, explains that 'A common positive theme of current attempts to define post-postmodernism is that faith, trust, dialogue, performance and sincerity can work to transcend postmodern irony'. For landscape urbanism, the most appealing strand of faith and sincerity comes from the strand of beliefs associated with ecology. Ian Thompson wrote that 'Landscape Urbanism is on the verge of transforming itself into Ecological Urbanism, indeed a conference on that theme was held at Harvard in 2009, out of which a publication has already emerged (Mostafavi & Doherty, 2010).' Moshen Mostafavi has also led the progression to Ecological Urbanism. I see the acceptance of ecology as a a necessary but not a sufficient advance towards what software engineers would call a 'stable release' of a theory which, I suggest, should be called Landscape Ecological Urbanism. Giving Vitruvius' terms a post-postmodern application, I believe designers should not privilege firmitas over utilitas or venustas. They are a triumverate which we can explore and manipulate through a PAKILDA hypertext landscape urbanism. The Pattern Assisted Knowledge Intensive Landscape Design Approach (PAKILDA) is Post-postmodern. It is an open-systems design method which uses landscape concepts. It cycles between the analysis and synthesis of geological, cultural and urban systems. Landscapes are analysed as patterns and represented diagramatically. It would not be too big a stretch to understand them as Deleuzian assemblages.

https://www.gardenvisit.com/landscape_architecture/urban_design/landscape_architecture_postmodernism_post_modernism

How to obtain a personal Rav-Kav card? In order to obtain a personal Rav-Kav card, you need to come to one of the service points located at most major bus terminals, fill out a form and get photographed. You will receive a Rav-Kav card on the spot for free. Kavim is the only company which allows to order a Rav-Kav card online. Discount certificate for a senior citizen, student etc. These service points are open on Sunday-Thursday between 8:00-18:00 and on Friday between 8:00-13:00. On the Kavim website you can fill out an online form (Hebrew) and get the Rav-Kav card mailed to your home. Note that for service regarding the card you'll still need to come to one of the service points (Hebrew) in Petah Tikva, Afula, Kiryat Ono or Kafr Qasim. These service points are open on Sunday-Thursday between 7:00-19:00 and on Friday between 7:00-13:00. Note that travel on the Jerusalem light rail is free during the first months of operation. Therefore you cannot (and don't need to) load light rail tickets or passes onto the card. But you can get your card from CityPass and use it for buses. Service points of most other companies are located on central bus stations of the areas they serve. Information in Hebrew can be found on their websites. What if I care about my privacy? Instead of a personal Rav-Kav card, you can purchase an anonymous Rav-Kav card from a bus driver. It allows some of the benefits of a personal card, but does not require identification.

http://transport-in-israel.wikidot.com/personal-rav-kav-card

The Milwaukee group includes producer Wavie Boi B, rapper Wavie Boi D, rapper and singer H1 Da Hook, singer Marx Solvila, and hype man Gassmann. When Wyclef Jean heard the beats, he said he was "caught by the Holy Ghost." In November 2016, the Grammy-winning rapper, renowned for his work in the Fugees and his own solo career, was in Milwaukee to judge the Rémy Producers Series competition. Branden Washington — stage name Wavie Boi B — won the round, and took second place in the finals in Chicago three months later. "I had the heat and I was smacking it with them beats. It was undeniable," Wavie Boi B said. "From then, (Jean) wanted to work with me. I ended up following him on Twitter and he in-boxed me and said, 'Give me your number.' I was so excited I ended up giving him the wrong number." Even with the bad contact info, Jean didn't give up. He got a hold of Wavie Boi B and hired him as his touring keyboardist last March. Four months later, Wavie Boi B became Jean's musical director. He also collaborated with Jean on last year's "J'ouvert" EP and "Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee." But Wavie Boi B isn't the only Milwaukee artist on "Carnival," and he isn't the only Milwaukee artist who will tour with Jean this spring (with stops at the Metro in Eau Claire April 12 and the Metro in Chicago April 15). Local artists Marx Solvila, H1DaHook and Gassmann — all part of Wavie Boi B's Wavie Gang collective — are all on "Carnival III," and are hitting the road with Jean. Wavie Boi B's brother, Wavie Boi D, is part of Wavie Gang and the tour, too. "We have been doing this for a long time, we were built for this," Solvila said. "Wyclef is a legendary icon in the music industry. For him to find us in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that's a blessing." Who's who: Producer Wavie Boi B (Branden Washington), rapper Wavie Boi D (Daniel Washington), rapper and singer H1DaHook (Antoine Kern), rapper Gassmann (Jacob Washington), singer Marx Solvila (Marcus Mitchell). Joining the Wavie Gang in the studio for the Journal Sentinel's Sound Check series were bassist Alan Harris, keyboardist Terry Harris Jr. and DJ Jay A (Joshua Arnold). Wavie Boi B performed on drums. Origins: Wavie Boi B: "Mom was a drummer. She played a mean set of drums back in the day. I used to play the drums at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ, then I moved on to keyboards when I was 12 or 13 years old, and started producing around age 16, 17. Gassmann and Wavie Boi D were picking up on the gift and talent in the studio and learning the craft of being engineers, songwriters and producers. "We grew up at 13th and Reservoir; we call it District 13. The Kerns lived next door to the Washingtons. We were two big families that grew up with the morals and values of the neighborhood, and we started doing music together." New Wavie Gang projects: Marx Solvila's album "Black Opium" came out on Valentine's Day. HD — a joint project of H1DaHook and Wavie Boi D – drops its album, "D-13," March 13, two days before Wavie Gang plays Jean's showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Connecting with Wyclef Jean: Wavie Boi B: "We had a connection because we were both pastor's kids." H1DaHook: "Branden was doing a concert with (Jean) at Terminal West in New York, a big EP release for 'J'ouvert.' The next day, he invited us all to come to his house to watch the Super Bowl. It was Gassmann's birthday, so he got champagne bottles and Haitian rum out. We performed for him at a showcase here in Milwaukee. He built a relationship with the Wavie Gang. We pretty much all have the same vibe and mentality. We were able to display our talents at Terminal 5 in Atlanta. HD, and Marx Solvila opened for him for the first time." Gassmann: "Walking back to the dressing room (after that show), Wyclef was clapping. You can't script that." Wavie Gang's Jean credits: Wavie Boi B co-wrote "The Ring" and "Rear View" on "J'ouvert;" co-wrote and co-produced "Slums" and "Shotta Boys" on "Carnival III;" and co-produced "Concrete Rose" and "Trapicabana," also on the album. Gassmann and H1DaHook also co-wrote "Slums," which features guest vocals by H1DaHook and Marx Solvila. Marx Solvila also sings on "Carnival III" song "Thank God for the Culture," which he also co-wrote. Blessed opportunities: Wavie Boi B: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. I believe so much in our team. We are super strong on faith, and if I say we can do it we are going to do it. This whole experience on the jump we have been praying to allow God to speak to us and guide our direction in the music industry. It's not a surprise that it's happening, but it feels good that it's going on now and I can do it amongst my brothers." Watch exclusive performances from the Wavie Gang at jsonline.com/music. Sound Check appears the 15th each month online and in the Journal Sentinel.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/02/15/wyclef-jean-making-dreams-come-true-milwaukee-hip-hop-and-r-b-collective-wavie-gang/327145002/

STUDY QUESTION Is academic performance in adolescents aged 15–16 years and conceived after ART, measured as test scores in ninth grade, comparable to that for spontaneously conceived (SC) adolescents? SUMMARY ANSWER ART singletons had a significantly lower mean test score in the adjusted analysis when compared with SC singletons, yet the differences were small and probably not of clinical relevance. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Previous studies have shown similar intelligence quotient (IQ) levels in ART and SC children, but only a few have been on adolescents. Academic performance measured with standardized national tests has not previously been explored in a complete national cohort of adolescents conceived after ART. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION A Danish national registry-based cohort including all 4766 ART adolescents ( n = 2836 singletons and n = 1930 twins) born in 1995–1998 were compared with two SC control cohorts: a randomly selected singleton population ( n = 5660) and all twins ( n = 7064) born from 1995 to 1998 in Denmark. Nine children who died during the follow-up period were excluded from the study. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Mean test scores on a 7-point-marking scale from −3 to 12 were compared, and adjustments were made for relevant reproductive and socio-demographic covariates including occupational and educational level of the parents. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The crude mean test score was higher in both ART singletons and ART twins compared with SC adolescents. The crude mean differences were +0.41 (95% CI 0.30–0.53) and +0.45 (95% CI 0.28–0.62) between ART and SC singletons and between ART and SC twins, respectively. However, the adjusted mean overall test score was significantly lower for ART singletons compared with SC singletons (adjusted mean difference −0.15 (95% CI −0.29−(−0.02))). For comparison, the adjusted mean difference was +2.05 (95% CI 1.82–2.28) between the highest and the lowest parental educational level, suggesting that the effect of ART is weak compared with the conventional predictors. The adjusted analyses showed significantly lower mean test scores in mathematics and physics/chemistry for ART singletons compared with SC singletons. Comparing ART twins with SC twins yielded no difference in academic performance in the adjusted analyses. Similar crude and adjusted overall mean test scores were found when comparing ART singletons and ART twins. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Missing data on educational test scores occurred in 6.6% of adolescents aged 15–16 years for the birth cohorts 1995–1997, where all of the children according to their age should have passed the ninth grade exam at the time of data retrieval. As sensitivity analyses yielded no significant difference in the adjusted risk of having missing test scores between any of the groups, it is unlikely that this should bias our results. Adjustment for body mass index and smoking during pregnancy was not possible. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS As our results are based on national data, our findings can be applied to other populations. The findings of this paper suggest that a possible small negative effect of parental subfertility or ART treatment is counterbalanced by the higher educational level in the ART parents. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) The Danish Medical Association in Copenhagen (KMS) funded this study with a scholarship grant. None of the authors had any competing interests. TRIAL REGISTRATION NO. (STATISTICS DENMARK) 704676. cognitive development . intelligence . academic performance . assisted reproductive technologies . IVF . ICSI . infertility . subfertility . ART.

http://www.ndsl.kr/ndsl/search/detail/article/articleSearchResultDetail.do?cn=NART77251273

Op-Ed: Mohammad Emwazi, the London man now believed to be the brutal so-called Jihadi John working with terror group ISIL continues to dominate British news one way and another. Known to British intelligence since at least 2009 there are reports that UK security services tried to recruit this young man, he would have been aged around 21 at the time, to work for them. In late 2014 an investigation by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee into the killing of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich in 2013 criticised MI5 over its monitoring of one of the killers, a man they had also tried to recruit. "Newsnight's investigations correspondent Nick Hopkins said: "I think it is pretty clear this report will clear MI5 of having intelligence that could have prevented Lee Rigby's death. “But there is a significant issue here, which is should MI5 have given greater priority and greater scrutiny to these two men [Michael Adebolajo, and Michael Adebowalein] in the run up to Lee Rigby's death?" Could those two men and Mohammad Emwazi have been stopped before their murderous spree began? Retrospect is a wonderful thing and often inaccurate but in this case lessons can surely be learned to prevent others following the path of these three killers. Since Mohammad Emwazi was named by the Washington Post a few days ago politicians and others have tried a damage limitations exercise. People in London and across the UK are angry at what they are learning about this man and MI5. While UK security services want more snooping powers to spy on citizens what they do with any information in their possession is crucial. In the case of Jihadi John and Lee Rigby's killers it seems they failed to act in an appropriate or timely fashion. Gulf News reports Saturday "Cameron tried to defuse criticism of Britain’s intelligence community, which had “Jihadi John” on its list of potential terror suspects for years but was unable to prevent him from traveling to Syria, where he has played a prominent role in grisly beheading videos." CAGE an organisation that tries to help all hostages or captives but has been accused of dodgy links with terror groups in the past is also feeling the heat. A link to the interview they gave to British media which appeared on their website has been taken down. Described by GAGE as a beautiful young man before he was radicalised others tell a different story. Saturday a former teacher told BBC News Emwazi received anger management therapy in his first year of secondary school after getting into fights adding he needed help controlling his emotions. But the source added he was viewed as a success story following the therapy and his education went from strength to strength. With a controversial anti-Islam protest due to be held Saturday the government and security services need to step up to the mark and that does not mean simply promoting more online snooping on citizens.

https://www.newtekjournalismukworld.com/latest/category/mohammed-emwazi

Q: Is Amelia Earhart left handed? No, Amelia Earhart was not left handed. Amelia Toebak Earhart was a pioneer, engineer and autheer. The first woman to fly by herself across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia is also credited for making the modern pilot chair more comfortable (she preferred linen upholstery) and the cockpit prettier. She also has gone the farthest of any woman on record without asking for directions. Growing up with sisters who shared her sense of adventure, “Meeley” would often climb trees, hunt rats and throw rocks through abandoned factory windows. One day she discovered a blowtorch and scavenged for pieces of metal to use. She spent the next few weeks creating a sculpture reminiscent of a bunny rabbit eating a watermelon, her favorite animal eating her favorite food. Her disappearance is still investigated to this day, and is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries. Her final transmission alluded to the coordinates “157 337″, but we think her plane was losing fuel too quickly and this is our first clue to finding the secret treasure of Atlantis that Amelia and the Navy were looking for before the Nazis could get to it. Our initial research into the matter also revealed she was most likely ambidextrous, but images of her signing autographs right handed forces us to conclude that she was not left handed. A little known fact about America’s Sweethart, Amelia was actually delivered to her parents by a stork in Kansas in 1897, which is where the myth originated. Oddly enough, she came into this world as she left it; shrouded in soft linen and mystery.

http://www.islefthanded.com/famous/amelia-earhart/

"the starting point for this book is the belief that science-fiction opens up a space in which authors and readers or viewers can reflect upon the nature of a wide variety of things (...) a privileged site for critical thoughts (...) a foil for thinking about present-day geographies, their construction, reproduction and contingency, and thinking about how we theorize and comprehend a range of concepts such as space, nature, subjectivity and reality. Here SF becomes a useful cognitive space, opening up sites form which to contemplate material and discursive geographies and the production of geographical knowledges and imaginations. (...) The geographies of cyberpunk are therefore 'this world re-placed and dis-located'; like the settings of fantasy they are made realistic through careful exploration which rarely steps far from the plausible" Why do I blog this? this was a week-end reading, I was actually more interested in the underlying rationale of the book (why paying attention to sci-fi spaces) than the topics analyzed here which often address gender and psychoanalytic perspectives of sci-fi spaces. A corresponding analysis of sci-fi spaces/tools would be very relevant to understand UX issues, projected meanings and potential failures. Or, what about sci-fi representation of space and urban computing? That book reminded me of this french book I've read last year entitled "De New-York à Coruscant" by Alain Musset. Anyway, I find all this literature interesting to understand (and criticize) the normative futures that are propelled and often perceived at the so-called obligatory spaces we will have (or ought to deserve?).

http://www.nicolasnova.net/pasta-and-vinegar/2007/11/11/geographies-of-science-fiction

Imperial Sovereign Protectors were the most elite cadre of guardsmen in Imperial service. Only the best of the elite Emperor's Royal Guard were specially chosen to become Sovereign Protectors. They endured years of selection procedures and training aimed at achieving perfection in soldiering. Extreme standards were set for combat fitness, stamina, strength, dexterity, mental acuity, reaction time, loyalty and intelligence. Finally, each Sovereign Protector would receive rudimentary training from Senior Dark Side Adepts (such as Arden Lyn) to wield the dark side of the Force?although not enough to provide independence or stoke ambition. The most exceptional Sovereign Protectors were eventually eligible for training as Dark Jedi. Some of these armored and robed soldiers were charged with the personal protection of Emperor Palpatine, while others were deployed to guard Palpatine's interests throughout the galaxy, including the Imperial Citadel on the Deep Core planet of Byss, as well as other palaces and monasteries. A number of Sovereign Protectors were stationed aboard the Star Dreadnought Eclipse. They were typically organized into regiments of four hundred individuals. Is there any source material for these? Source materials? We don need no stinkin\' Source Materials! I\'ve got vague memories of them being in the Dark Empire books, so there may be background/official stats in the Dark Empire Sourcebook by WEG. Hellstormer....would that be a...\"Diggity! Diggity! Diggity!\"

http://rpggamer.org/page.php?page=3546&name=Imperial%20Sovereign%20Protector