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Aeroseal® Technology: What is it? How is it installed?
Aeroseal® is an innovative breakthrough that helps to seal duct leaks throughout a home or facility. During the Aeroseal® process, “nano” polymer particles are dispersed around the edges of the duct leak. From that point, the particles adhere to one another until a seal is formed and gaps are sealed. This is an incredible technology used for both homes and businesses. For extensive information please visit www.aeroseal.com and watch the videos and gain further education on the process.
Aeroseal® will bring your home or facility to more even temperatures. It is guaranteed to keep supply air flow throughout the proper duct and venting channels so that you can allow your air conditioner and furnace to keep you comfortable in the summer and winter seasons.
Aeroseal® works to keep dust particles and allergens away. If you or a member of your home or facility has allergies, you can expect a smaller risk of these allergens entering through leaks in your closed loop HVAC system.
Aeroseal® can lower your utility bills. As a result, your furnace and air conditioner doesn’t have to work as hard and therefore, you can expect lower monthly expenses, more efficient and long-lasting equipment.
First, a Viccarone Heating professional will plug your registers with foam inserts. The technician will connect the Aeroseal® machine into your supply duct work. This will test and evaluate the percent of leakage your home is experiencing in the total system (CFM loss). The average home that experiences these problems will face between 30 to 40 percent of duct leakage.
After this is completed, Aeroseal equipment will be started up and compressed air with polymer particles will start blowing into gaps, holes or small openings in your pipes & duct work. This solution and components are similar to components used in making glue, interior latex paint and chewing gum. Totally safe and friendly to people, pets and environments.
The Aeroseal ® product will be dispersed into your duct system. While the sealant exits the duct system, it will adhere along edges where leaks are located. This product will form and seal these gaps. Homeowners can see the results as they happen from the computer-controlled display and reduction in CFM loss figures.
Only one to two ounces of the sealant is needed to seal each leak and it is capable of sealing gaps up to ¾”. | 231561520 |
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The company and its activities are actually managed by 1 person with the responsibility of its market actions. Person written in the register is RAFFI TACHDJIAN, who’s seat is at 427 S BUNDY DR, ANGELES LOS, 90049, CA.
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CRACK OF DAWN PADDLE SPORTS, INC. | 147481777 |
When I was younger I had a great love for randomness. One of the things I loved to do was create charts for the random creation of characters, stories, treasures, and in this case, planets to be used with my Starfaring game. The following chart is from 1976. It made perfect sense to me at the time, but may not be quite so coherent now. This is just the planet creation section of a complete SF Story Writing set of random tables—I’m not giving you the whole chart because I think I’ve lost a good part of it, but all the planetary creation stuff is still here.
Type 1 Earth-like planets support life on a roll of 2-11. 12 no life. Planets aren’t very interesting if they’re completely dead.
2-3 More than 1 intelligent race. Roll 2D6. On 7 let there be an alien race from space on the world in addition to natives.
4-12 Only 1 intelligent race.
9-10 Super tropical—water never freezes. No polar ice caps.
Type 2 Venus-like worlds support life on a roll of 2-3. On 4-12, it is just an inferno hell world.
Odd—the world is cloud-covered with atmosphere mostly carbon-dioxide and nitrogen.
Even—the world is covered with a chlorine—methane atmosphere.
Gravity is determined by the same formula as Earth. Gravity = .21D – 1/D.
Type 3 Mars-like worlds support life on a roll of 2-5. If life is present, use the Life chart under earth-like worlds to determine type, frequency, and variety.
5-9 Mars normal, cold, cratered, thin atmosphere.
Gravity determined by this formula. Gravity = .063D + 1d*2. Thus if D were 8, the gravity of this world would be 0.5055 earth normal.
Type 4 Gas giant worlds support life on a roll of 6-8.
Roll 2D6 for number of moons around the gas giant. Doubles add and roll over.
Gravity is determined by the formula Gravity = .8D + 6/D. Thus a roll on 2D6 of 8 would yield a gravity of 7.15 Earth normal gravity.
Type 5 Mercury-Luna planets are small rocky balls with no atmosphere. If they are close to their star, they are very hot. If they are distant, they are very cold. If they are in the Life Zone of the star (defined as a place where liquid water could exist) they are hot on the day side and cold on the night side.
Roll 2D6 for life. On a roll of 2, there is life, but it is alien life that came to mine or otherwise exploit the planet’s resources.
Gravity is determined by the formula Gravity = .05D Thus a roll of 8 would yield a surface gravity of 0.4 earth normal.
Type 6 worlds are double planet systems. Earth and its moon, Luna, is a double planet system, but Mars with its moons of Phobos and Deimos is not.
Roll 2D6 to determine the type of double planet. Determine the likelihood of life on each world by using the formulas above.
Not all combinations have been covered as 11 numbers doesn’t give me enough possibilities, but the most likely are covered.
Then for planet types around the star you would roll up each one starting with the closest and working your way out. Recent discoveries of extra-solar planets have shown that they don’t have to be in any particular sequence of sizes or types. Gas giants can be in tight orbits. Small rocky planets can be very distant. Anything is possible out there in the galaxy.
If you agree with my system of extrasolar planetary creation, leave a comment. If you think I need a few more semesters of astronomy, you can say that too. If you have ever created a star system and would like to describe your methods, please chime in. | 324931118 |
Jean M. Warner, 94, of St. Marys, OH died Sunday, September 17, 2017 in Highland Park, IL.
She was born June 20, 1923 in St. Marys, OH to Carl and Pauline (Zwez) Blank. On June 4, 1949 she married Wilbur Warner, who died January 25, 2012.
Survivors include: daughter Mary (James) Bell of Evanston, IL; grandson Jonathan Bell of Evanston, IL; granddaughter Elizabeth Bell of Evanston, IL; brother Tom (Elaine) Blank of Dunedin, FL; sister Barb Blank of Stow, OH; brother-in-law Guy (Vera) Schmidt of Celina, OH; sister-in-law Evelyn Heinfeld of Ft. Wayne, IN; nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by: parents Carl and Pauline Blank; husband Wilbur Warner; brother James Blank.
She was a graduate of Blume High School in Wapakoneta (Class of 1941). She was employed as a secretary for the St. Marys City Schools at McBroom Jr. High School. Following her retirement, she worked part-time for the Laura Yelton State Farm Insurance Agency in St. Marys. Earlier in life, she worked as a bookkeeper for G.A. Wintzer & Son in Wapakoneta, OH.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Marys, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She served as a leader for the Girl Scouts and was a charter member of both St. Marys and Wapakoneta chapters of Beta Phi Sorority.
Her favorite pastimes included needlepoint, quilting and caring for her plants. In addition, Jean absolutely loved the hundreds of children who attended McBroom Jr. High and came into the office to speak with "Mrs. Warner", who served as the School's secretary for 26 years.
Rites are scheduled to begin 10:30 a.m. Thursday September 21, 2017 at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home (314 W, High Street Chapel) in St. Marys. The Rev. Dr. Ed Bray will officiate the services. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.
Visitation 3-5 and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home on High Street.
Memorial contributions may be directed to either St. Paul's UCC or the Alzheimer's Assoc. | 71574201 |
It’s that time of the year out here in Ohio. School is almost finished and homeschool feels like it’s in another whole gear. I remember when my kids were younger I used to say: I follow a curriculum in the fall, take a Charlotte Mason approach in January and by March, we’re fully unschooling! There’s this breaking apart, entropy, sunshine (!) that drive us from the kitchen table to the big world outdoors. We’re sick of the habits and want nothing but surprises and the zoo, birds flirting and blossoms busting open their petals.
Kick the soccer ball with your kids. Set up impromptu goals like between the fence posts and those two trees.
Walk in a creek. Roll up your pants and get your feet cold and wet. Don’t forget to bring towels and dry socks.
Visit the zoo or local botanical gardens. Take advantage of the bulbs blooming and go see them.
Take your tea time outside! Either picnic on the ground or set up a table.
Hike in a nature center or local park area. Bring field guides.
Write letters to grandmas and walk to a mailbox or post office to mail them.
Plant new flowers or seeds.
Take lunch to dad at work and eat it at a picnic table. | 251426559 |
Sociologists Carol Heimer (Northwestern) and JuLeigh Petty (Vanderbilt) find that IRBs "substitute bureaucratic ethics for professional ethics."
Much of the article consists of concise, accurate summaries of many of the complaints lodged against IRBs, including some by your humble blogger. (The bibliography lists well over 100 works on IRBs and research ethics.) Heimer and Petty categorize these complaints as "critiques of IRB law as law, critiques of IRBs as regulation, and critiques of IRBs as a system of norm making." Critics have charged that IRBs act lawlessly, do more harm than good, and deny researchers the opportunity to shape the norms that govern them. "IRBs seem to have lost sight of their original objective," Heimer and Petty state, summarizing some of this work. "No longer collective bodies of researchers deliberating together about the ethical dilemmas they encounter, IRBs are instead agents of the university (or research center). Rather than protecting research subjects from harm, they now seem especially focused on protecting universities and research centers."
To these complaints (which they mostly seem to endorse), Heimer and Petty add three of their own.
First, they employ the "lens of inequality," finding that "the regulations fail in part because the research process does not go as the regulators imagine and because the regulations do not address the social sources of the big inequalities. Furthermore, the regulations support inequality when they prevent research on powerful groups who harm others." IRBs fret over the details over consent forms, ignoring evidence that "potential research subjects actually pay little attention to consent forms and later do not even remember the details in them." At the same times, IRBs ignore "structural inqualities" (most notably, "the big inequality that the majority of the global research funds address the health problems of the wealthy few") while perpetuating inequality by preventing social researchers from studying powerful groups, including sellers of loose cigarettes.
I find the section on "the big inequality" the least persuasive part of this article. Heimer and Petty too readily accept the claims of Jill Fisher and Adriana Petryna that (in the words of Heimer and Petty) "the focus on abstract, universal principles in the Belmont Report deflects attention from the structural conditions and inequalities under which the unethical treatment of research subjects has taken place." Fisher and Petryna mischaracterize both the Belmont Report and the Common Rule by claiming (in Petryna's words) that "so long as an investigator [can] document that his or her subjects could deliberate about personal goals and act 'under the direction of such deliberation,' it [is] ultimately up to the subjects themselves to judge the acceptability of the risks they [take]."
In fact, the Belmont Report specifically warns against imposing the burdens of research "upon poor ward patients, while the benefits of improved medical care [flow] primarily to private patients," and the Common Rule requires IRBs to determine that "risks to subjects are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits" and that "selection of subjects is equitable," independently of ensuring informed consent.
Whether IRBs are able to do this, and to do this without inappropriately restricting a great deal of ethical research, is another question. But it's unfair to charge the National Commission or the authors of the regulations with ignoring the problem of structural inequality and the challenge it poses to a consent-based model.
After the section on the "lens of inequality," Heimer and Petty "look at IRBs through the lens of professions." Noting that "the regulation of human subject research is a growth industry," they warn that rather than cede the power to declare a project exempt (as suggested by accommodationist reformers like Levine and Skedsvold), "IRB professionals [may] defend and perhaps seek to expand their jurisdiction." In doing so, they are protecting "their livelihood, a secure niche on the edges of the research and scholarly world." And they will have help: "OHRP’s focus on documentation helps explain why IRB professionals and not bioethicists are the growth sector in human subjects regulation."
Finally, Heimer and Petty "examine IRBs and research enterprises as organizations." Here they find that "a complex mixture of coercion by the government, fear of loss of funding, individual professional self-interest . . . and a desire not to be seen to be on the wrong side of a key cultural divide" do more to explain the growth of IRBs than do the Nuremberg Trials and other documented cases of unethical research.
As the regulation of human subjects research has been institutionalized, professional competition and the protection of organizational interests seem to have carried the day. A bureaucratized research ethics is essentially an ethics of documentation. The task of translating the principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice was never going to be easy. But translations that ignore structural inequalities, delay or reduce valuable research, and substitute bureaucratic ethics for professional ethics may not bring as much progress as we hoped.
Does the NSF Have an Oral History Policy? | 128891248 |
As the summer holiday nears, our excitement only grows. Whether you are taking your children off on a fun-filled beach holiday, enjoying a road-trip with the gang or even whisking that special someone off on a romantic getaway, the last thing you want to be wondering about is whether you have the right documents for driving your vehicle abroad.
When it comes to giving advice, the Croyland team are particularly well-travelled and, thanks to our position as an AA registered dealer, we are aware of all the documents you need to take with you on your break.
Always have your documents on hand as you may be asked to show these during your stay.
A copy of your DVLA driver record and a licence check code if needed.
Particularly if you are travelling to Europe, it is often compulsory to take certain equipment, so it is just as important among your suncream, towels and summer essentials!
These final requirements are dependent on country, so ensure you read up before your journey. | 215714813 |
Concerts and events from viewers’ record: the Zucchetti group is increasingly protagonist. Music, entertainment and security, thanks to the innovative access management system that has guaranteed smooth and smooth running of the U2 event concert in Rome and the Baku Grand Prix.
First appointment on the 25th of June in Azerbaijan for the Baku GP where access and controls were made possible thanks to Zucchetti software and 55 handheld WiFi handhelds with 2D barcode reader to control the eight input ports distributed along the car racing track. A challenging and complex management with the active system since Thursday 22 June to allow not only the entry to the circuit during the Formula 1 race, but also during the many evening events (concerts) to which it was possible to access the ticket Of the GP.
And from Baku to Rome, for the concert – U2 event at the Olympic Stadium. The two evenings of 14 and 15 July inflamed the capital, with two full-length evenings that attracted over 120,000 fans. Important numbers, which highlighted Zucchetti’s commitment and attention to the topic of security and access management, in order to ensure that concerts are performed as enjoyable and risk-free. | 145520113 |
What is the first thought that pops into your mind when I mention the country of Haiti?
If you are not terribly familiar with this beautiful country and its equally beautiful people, I would urge you to take a few minutes to read up on Haiti’s story. Their story is one of courage, of egalitarianism, revolution and freedom.
This is, of course, not the Haiti that many of us know of. Today, many of us know only that Haiti is a gorgeous tropical island country with a storied and occasionally troubled history. The country is well known for having overcome many, many challenges since declaring independence from France in January of 1804, a status finally recognized by the French in 1825. Most notably in recent times of course, the country has had to rebuild from the devastating earthquake of 2010.
The great news is that as the Haitians continue to rebuild their country (with beautiful smiles on their faces, I might add!), they are succeeding. According the the World Bank, the annual growth of Haiti’s GDP is now tracking well above other developing Latin American and Caribbean countries.
It has been one of the great privileges of my life to have the opportunity to work with our team in Haiti. Over the past eighteen months or so, I have become very close with all of them and have been looking forward to meeting my new “family members” on this visit. | 240224387 |
4 Reasons Why LED Signs Increase Business - Brazo Sign Co.
LED signs, also known as electronic message centers have been helping multiple businesses get to the next level in their marketing endeavors for quite a while now. These dynamic and attention-grabbing signs will allow you to let your potential and existing customers know what you have to offer, as well as set you apart from other businesses. Don’t believe me? Well I’m about to tell you 4 reasons why led signs can increase your business.
LED Signs can increase business for you in the simple fact that it has the best ROI or return on investment. Instead of pouring your marketing budget into TV ads or newspaper space, invest in outdoor led sign advertising. In a typical American town, every one-thousand views of your ad is equivalent to as little as $0.02. Compared to a TV ad costing you around $9.82 per one-thousand views and a newspaper ad costing you over $22.00.
Think of your LED sign as an investment and not a fixed asset. With that, let’s pretend that there was a 5% increase in business. That’s 5% more profit left over to pay your LED off. An average car can take you up to 5 to 7 years to pay off, not to mention you would be doing it with no profit. Most LEDs would take much less than that and you would be paying with the profit made by the LED itself. Brazo Sign Co. has had plenty of clients with and increase in business well over 5% to upwards of 20%.
The faster you can tell the customer your specials, the more likely you are to beat the guy down the street who is scurrying around trying to get a newspaper or TV ad in the works (which is less effective as we discussed above). LED signs for businesses make it quick and easy to communicate with every car driving on the street. Brazo Sign Co.also offers content contracts which allow you to request professional artwork for your sign in a quick turnaround time.
If you know anything about marketing, you know it is constantly changing. An ever-changing world needs ever changing ads. With an LED sign you can have as many advertisements as you can imagine. This allows you to connect with your existing and potential customers like never before!
For more information on LED signs, contact Brazo Sign Company by clicking here.
Or look at other Sign Products we offer.
How Much Does an Outdoor Sign Cost? | 231342056 |
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Missing some friends from Muskego High that graduated with you in 2009? Check the list below that shows the Muskego class of '09. | 247349993 |
Ever heard about a URL masking service? No, I am not talking about URL shorteners which can be used to shorten a long URL. A URL masking service forwards the visitor using a “Frame source” of the destination URL so that the original URL is kept hidden from the user (and from the bots as well).
URL masking is not required with regular links and in most of the cases, you can simply use rel=”nofollow” to instruct the bots from not crawling it. But if you are linking to a download page which you want to hide from the crawlers, URL masking services like Hides.at might help.
To use the site, simply paste the destination URL in the input field and click “Hide”.
Since the masked URL does not redirects to any page, the search bots or web crawlers won’t be able to crawl that link. This is useful, when you want to hide suspicious links to download pages, torrent sites etc. Some forum bots crawl web links and automatically delete them at regular intervals, so you can use this service and stop worrying about broken links.
The service looks good but should have more options to choose from. I hate filling in the captcha to see the unmasked URL’s. I would love to see a bookmarklet or a browser extension being included so that I can mask and unmask URL’s on the fly.
Techie Buzz rating: 3/5 (Good).
The owners of Tr.im have been through quite a saga, first raising a hue over Twitter using Bit.ly as the default URL shortening service (which it does not know), then trying to sell it, and then going Open Source.
However, it looks like the final nail has been hit into the coffin now. According to a new notice on the site, Tr.im will no longer be shortening URLs anymore, so users will have to use services like bit.ly or the other URL Shortening services.
This means that only tools or services which make use of the Tr.im API will be able to use it, for the rest of them it is goodbye.
For me, URL shortening was never going to be a huge business, and there are literally tons of services which will do the job, it is just that Tr.im did not get their business model right and bit.ly did, which is why they are now the leaders in the URL shortening market.
One of my favorite Twitter tool TweetDeck‘s blog just threw in a surprise news at us. It looks like Bit.ly is now using custom domains for Bit.ly Pro accounts while shortening the URLs.
What this means is that when you try to shorten a URL from TechCrunch using bit.ly, Bit.ly will return a tcrc.ch URL instead of the usual bit.ly URL. This is definitely great news as bit.ly is one of the most widely used URL shortening service and it would help the Pro account users to keep an eye on all their URLs being shortened through Bit.ly and not just the one’s that they proactively create.
There is no official announcement about this on the Bit.ly blog, other than a announcement about the Bit.ly Pro a couple of days ago. | 103266375 |
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November 11, 2018 "The long silence has lifted. Get the new, long awaited, EP from bandcamp.com"
October 1, 2018 "Updated Merchandise Page to link all music on bandcamp.com."
October 1, 2018 "Site updated with the new comings. Check out the Media Page for the lyrics, and a song."
September 23, 2018 "Distant rumblings can be felt. The Eleventh month on the Eleventh day, the silence shall be broken."
September 23, 2018 "All songs now available at Digital downloads to all songs on bandcamp.com"
September 29, 2017 "Changed hosting companies.
Hopefully it is more reliable now.
You'd think after 13 years with the same host, they'd be a little more helpful. JERKS"
Check there often for updates and news and happenings."
June 15, 2015 "We are now creating a game called ZOMZ.
Become part of the game www.gofundme.com"
October 12, 2013 "The old NEWS page has been retrieved from deep hibernation. It has been attached below the October 16, 2011 entry here." | 184143047 |
new Attention Authors: Want to participate in the AOTM?
If you are an author or know an author that you would like to be featured AOTM please post your or their names here. And we will schedule one for each month, read, discuss and promote all month long. | 36210837 |
Hello friend and thank you so much for browsing my profile here on Oranum. My name is Kailei Paige. I am a 24 year old college student from Pennsylvania. I have 2+ years of professional advisor experience, but I am a 5th generation psychic and a 6th generation medium. Getting a reading from me means getting a reading from a friend. I like to have personal connections to the people I work with!
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Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival in S.A class, Kei Takishima at anything. However, Kei's feelings towards Hikari are different.
Tohru Honda: Look at that beautiful sky! See you later mom, take care of the house while I'm gone okay? I'll be back.
Q: What do Saki and Tohru mean when they said Arisa used to be "Yankee"?
I see Funimation has gotten the English rights to this anime so I will let you know what the series is about. I saw seven episodes of this show subtitled at the Ryerson anime club.
Schoolgirl Toru Honda has been living with her grandfather since her mother passed away. Grandpa is getting the house renovated so they have to move out for a while. Grandpa goes to live with his son's family but Toru ends up living by herself in a tent. As it turns out she is squatting on the land of the Soma clan. One of the family recognizes her from school and invites her to live with their all-male household for a bit until her grandfather's home is rebuilt. Toru soon gets a big surprise because the Soma's have a secret curse like Ranma 1/2.
I like the opening and closing songs written Ritsuko Okazaki. She sings in a soft, whispery style that suits the melancholy mood of the show.
I understand the manga and anime are doing very well in Japan so check out the English version when it appears. | 283428878 |
The Shiodome Italy town development project is advancing on the west of Shiodome Shio Site where Mitsui Garden Hotel Shiodome Italia-gai is located. The concept of the hotel is Italian Classic Design. Your stay would be very comfortable, functional and stylish desighned space. It would be the memorable hotel not to forget!
8 minutes walk from JR Hamamatsucho Station.
10 minutes walk from JR Shimbashi Station, Karasumori exit. | 277354082 |
I am a working mom, I have a full-time job as a Healthcare IT Consultant where I work in an office setting Monday – Friday, I run a full-time blog (this one, duh), I have an amazing husband and two little kids to take care of, my life is busy. I constantly get the question from others “How do you do it all?”, “I don’t know how you can do it all?”. Apparently it looks like my life is really put together, but that’s probably because I only post the pretty pictures and beautiful snaps on my blog and social media. But no, I’m here to tell you that that’s not the truth, we all have mom struggles, as I do. If one thing looks like it is excelling, you can sure bet that something else in my life is failing. I can get caught up with work and blogging and making money, but then my house is a complete mess and my kids clothes are not clean. My house could be clean (well, that is a rarity), my kids could be fed and happy, but I’d probably be really backed up on blog posts that I need to write.
So I wanted to write down and share some real confessions of a working mom. Because what it really boils down to is taking shortcuts, multi-tasking, delegating work, being dirty all the time, being smart about your task list and making sure others know your struggles so they can know where you are coming from. I’ve also recruited more than 20 other amazing working moms to share their thoughts as well. So make sure you have some “me time”, grab a coffee, and sit back and have a laugh! You’re not alone!
I wish our kids could have an earlier bedtime, but it will never work for us. I don’t know how others can get their kids to be in bed by 7 or 8PM, but since my husband and I both work, we don’t even get home until 6:30PM most days. With dinner time, bath, and reading books/singing before bed, it’s already 9:30PM by the time we can get both our 4 year old in bed, and then it takes another 30 minutes to convince him to fall asleep.
Now it’s your turn, whether you are a working mom or a stay-at-home mom, we can all relate to each other. What is your confession?
I so enjoyed reading your post!!! It took me back to when my children were little. iI can honestly say that now that they are teenagers, things are a little easier, but there are other things that will trouble your mind. All we can do is our best! We have to love them forever and forgive ourselves for the errors made.
Sandy, this was so fun to read! Thanks for including me in it! I really could relate to just about everything that was said here, so what a great idea to put it all together!!
I loved reading everyone’s confession and could definitely relate to a lot of them! Thanks so much for including me!
The one I most relate to is, “I wasn’t built to be a stay-at-home mom – nor was it ever my dream.” Amen. Fulfilling, flexible, autonomous, creative work is a must for me. Career is a must.
As a stay at home mom I get a short nap in everyday that my toddlers are napping and some nights a week my husband gives me several hours to sit in Starbucks and work on posts for the blog while he does baths and bedtime routine. I savor those moments. Great post Sandy!
SO WITH YOU ON THE BABY WIPES!!!! I was actually just telling Kat (Posh by Kat) and Lauryn (Lauryncakes) about how I use them for everything – getting food stains out of clothing, removing make up, occasional personal hygiene touch ups…. they are a godsend!
I love my daughter with everything I am…. but there are days that I count the seconds until her dad picks her up – he only takes her two evenings a week, and other than that, she’s constantly with me (she even comes to work with me). Even moms and daughters need a break from each other once in a while!
love this post! being a new mom, it’s so refreshing to hear other moms take on life, routines, and work and to know i’m not alone!
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Mark Whiting and Sandrine McClure, both directors at Added Value, will lead a half-day ESOMAR workshop at “Le Printemps des Etudes”, the biggest marketing fair in France. The workshop will take place in Paris on April 11th, from 9.30 till 12.30, and will be delivered in French. For the programme overview click here.
This will be the first time that ESOMAR has organized this workshop in France, but it’s a very popular one, having being presented twice last year, at the Summer Academy and at the annual Congress.
Marketers are increasingly finding that the most powerful emotions are those that are anchored in multiple senses – creating an engaging experience means knowing how to tell a story that uses colours, aromas, sounds and sensations as part of a multifaceted and multi-layered narrative. That’s why we’re seeing such a boom in experiential marketing (from the use of branded spaces and pop-up stores to live events, music concerts and aroma marketing, to name just a few…). Sensorial experiences are essential for brands that want to connect more deeply with consumers.
But is our current market research toolbox fit for purpose when we’re asked to evaluate the impact of emotional marketing? What are the challenges that our industry can help marketers, designers and creatives overcome? And how can we, as researchers, integrate multi-sensorial techniques to measure emotional impact and communicate more effectively?
Our experts will also explain the challenges (and frustrations) they face in isolating and measuring the intrinsic emotional impact of each sense.
The workshop will also, for each sense, show how leading researchers in their fields are using innovative approaches to measure and explore the impact of each sense in building emotional connections.
Mark Whiting runs an ESOMAR workshop on “Measuring Emotions” and is a frequent conference speaker. He headed the Global Research team at Moët Hennessy (LVMH) before joining Added Value in 2010 as a Director. He is an expert in luxury and brand development.
From 2012, Sandrine joined the brand development and marketing insight consultancy Added Value France as a Director. For the past 18 years she has specialised in global brand positioning and understanding products and experiences that affect the senses. Sandrine speaks regularly at conferences around the world and is involved with ESOMAR. She received the “Best Paper” award in 2002 and chaired the ESOMAR Qualitative Conference Committee in 2011. | 248516616 |
Banning any gun shop signs that showed an image of a pistol was once considered normal.
A sensible judge in California, which must be pretty rare in that part of the country, last week struck down a highly unusual and unconstitutional but mostly overlooked state law regarding the advertising and sign placement of any banner at any firearms retailer that contained the likeness of a pistol that could be seen from outside the building. It might seem crazy that such a law still existed, or ever existed at all, but then... this is California that we're talking about.
The law, written in 1923, proclaimed that any handgun advertisements at gun retailers that were able to be seen from the outside of any store's physical perimeter were unlawful and therefore banned. Knee-jerk politicians at the time argued that it might cause impulsive gun buyers to well, buy a gun. While they might have actually been right in their logic, their assumption of how far they could constitutionally go to prevent such a thing was pretty far off the mark.
Sacramento Judge Troy Nunley highlighted out the idiocy of the law by pointing out that a large flashing neon sign that said, "Guns! Guns! Guns!" was perfectly legal, as was a depiction of an automatic assault rifle, but a simple tiny pistol was outlawed. He then granted a summary judgment repealing the law, calling it, “unconstitutional on its face”.
"The Government may not restrict speech that persuades adults, who are neither criminals nor suffer from mental illness, from purchasing a legal and constitutionally protected product, merely because it distrusts their personality trait and the decisions that personality trait may lead them to make later down the road."
Witnesses inside the courtroom reported bizarre, nonsensical arguments from the state, who pointed out that impulsive people are far more likely to purchase a pistol to commit suicide — completely ignoring the fact that California has a 10-day waiting period for any firearm purchases.
The ruling came about because of a 2014 lawsuit by several firearms dealers who had been fined by California for handgun ads. One of these was Ten Percent Firearms, who had been cited for an old metal sign shaped roughly like a revolver out in the store's parking lot spotted by an inspector in 2010. Tracy Rifle and Pistol, another plaintiff, had gotten cited when an inspector found large decals depicting handguns on the windows of their shop. | 287608095 |
How can I get rid of cellulite? This is a more and more frequent question nowadays. Although the question is simple, the answer is pretty complex. From our experience you can get rid of cellulite after a treatment whose duration is proportional to the degree the skin is affected. So, if cellulite is incipient, you only need a few sessions of full cellulite treatment, if it is more serious and has lasted for several years, you need months of treatment.
Discover our 4 methods and how our Balinese therapists apply each treatment.
How can you get rid of cellulite? Find now bellow.
The treatments applied at the salon will have a quick effect over the appearance of your thighs and arms, thanks to the combination between anti cellulite massage and lymphatic drainage, both associated with feeding the skin with oils, minerals, organic elements and amino acids. These will penetrate the surface skin wall and feed the cells, helping to treat the ailment.
The packing with clay, chocolate or red grapes are natural remedies for the health of your derm. This therapy is ideal for the skin, every wrap type containing vitamins, minerals and nurturing oligo elements.
Our latest generation spa capsule has multiple functions as sauna, hydrofusion (combination of infrared heating and vapor), Vichy shower, tropical shower, etc. Intensive circulation, hydration, toning, improved elasticity and total nourishment of the skin provided by the spa capsule, stimulates collagen, creating a soft skin with young texture. By combing warmth & hydrotherapy with seaweed and mud, cellulite reduction therapies leave the skin soft, supple and shiny.
Body peeling is one of the best procedures for removing dead cells from the superior keratin stratus. Almonds, salt, coffee, sugar are recognized for their beneficial effect, this is why our therapists use them every time body peeling is requested. This procedure of cleaning and hydrating the skin should be done once a week.
All the treatments we talked above could be separately applied but for maximum efficiency these procedures should be performed together in a single 3 hours session. Discover now full treatment and each stage of the package.
First step is not just a preparing procedure for dead skin removal. More than this is a necessary treatment to opening the pores for later feeding with nutrients. We will use infrared sauna & hydrofusion (30 min). These also increase blood circulation, metabolism, detox & eliminates body water surplus.
The full treatment continues with body peeling (30 min) which eliminates dead skin and prepares the derm for wrapping. After, during body wraps (45 min), the skin is feeding with vitamins & minerals. The peeling should be done once a week. Otherwise the skin become very sensitive.
After more than 2 hour we have prepared & feed the skin, now is the time for the last and most important stage: cellulite massage (60 or 90 min) with professional organic oils. Without this final stage, the other treatments we have talked about are less efficient, so this is a MUST or the most important step.
The full treatment package efficiency is reach when you also keep a healthy diet, do sport (any kind of activity that solicits your muscles and makes you sweat), sleep as much as your organism asks. In one word, you must adopt a healthy lifestyle. Cellulite treatments sessions only complete the recommendations above. The more balance in your lifestyle, the more efficient our treatments will be. Also, the recovery time will be significantly reduced and you will soon be able to enjoy a smooth skin, looking shiny and firm. | 215915110 |
Beetlebranch is a current Warrior of GladeClan.
Beetlekit showed signs of being a great warrior early on, though still oblivious as a kit is, not fully comprehending the fate of his father until Lionstar never returned. Turning to focus on training, Beetlekit spent much time at the Training Hollow. Just before receiving his warrior name, he and some friends (Starseed, and Birchtail) discovered the Secret Glade before any other.
As a kit, Beetlebranch was assertive and aggressive, a quality that took a bad direction following his father's death in the Great Fox Raid. Beetlebranch began bullying his quieter brother, however, following the stress of his brother's dissapearnce in the Great Storm this has subsided. As a warrior, Beetlebranch is aproud and tough member of the clan.
This Character is played by Lion. | 26893077 |
On this page, you will find an explanation of the current qualifications, accreditation and assessments we deliver in Key Stage 4 and our 6th Form.
We offer a Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership for year 11 students that can access it. In the 6th form some students will get the opportunity to take the Level 2 Sports Leadership Award.
The Arts Award is delivered at level Explore (equivalent to EL3), Bronze (Equivalent to a Level 1 Award) or Silver (Equivalent to a Level 2 Award) Level dependent on students individual abilities.
We offer the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award to all our year 11 students that can access it. Some students may also take this Award before year 11 through our link with the West Berkshire Activity Team, Pangbourne. Once students have completed their Bronze Award we will assess whether they are able to move onto the Silver Award. The Bronze Award is equivalent to a Level 1 Award.
Every course is designed to develop learners’ personal, transferable and employability skills through an engaging and challenging curriculum of activities, leading to a certificate of achievement. Learners typically range from Entry to University levels and for all ages, but with a particular focus on the 13-19 age group, ASDAN courses offer wide-ranging provision.
ASDAN is growing in status and is becoming more widely recognised and acknowledged by both Colleges of FE and Employers.
For some students who have GCSE’s or Entry Level 3 on entering the 6th Form, they will follow another ASDAN programme of study called CoPE (Certificate of Personal Effectiveness). The qualifications offer imaginative ways of accrediting young people’s activities. They promote, and allow centres to record, a wide range of personal qualities, abilities and achievements of young people, as well as introducing them to new activities and challenges.
What is SILSAF (Secondary Independent Living Skills Assessment Framework)?
SILSAF is an assessment tool which has been designed and developed by Brookfields School to monitor Key Stage 4 and 6th Form students’ progress in the development of their independence skills. As well as being a way to standardise the collection of data relating to students’ progress, we also use SILSAF set targets. One of the many threads which run through the curriculum in Key Stage 4 and the 6th Form is the acquisition of Independent Living Skills – SILSAF allows staff, students and families to track progress in acquiring and applying everyday skills across a range of different settings. Currently the modules are: Food Technology, Town Training, Work Related Learning, Work Experience and Social Skills.
Students on our Project SEARCH programme will be following the LEAP (Learning, Employability & Progression) qualification. LASER’s Learning, Employability and Progression (LEAP) suite of qualifications offer a wide variety of personal development and vocational taster units. LEAP has been designed with flexibility in mind from Entry Level 3 to Level 1. | 199886076 |
A red giant results from a main sequence star of small stellar mass (.3 to 8 solar masses), which grows large, luminous, and reddish, with a surface temperature below 5000K. Its spectral class at this point is K-type star, M-type star, or S-type star. Radius grows often to more than an AU, so that the volume of the Sun in such a state would include Earth's orbit.
The star is a red giant for a period at the end of its main sequence lifetime, when the stellar core has fused as much hydrogen as it can and cools and contracts. The layer of gas surrounding the core gets closer to the center, heats and begins fusing, expanding greatly because of the heat.
The core finally collapses and heats, resulting in a helium flash and/or white dwarf. | 310312096 |
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If average speed of your car will be standard for this route between Lahore and Fatehpur Layyah chack no 90/BTDA and road conditions will be as usual, time that you will need to arrive to Fatehpur Layyah chack no 90/BTDA will be 1 hour.
Driving distance between Lahore and Fatehpur Layyah chack no 90/BTDA is calculated by google maps and it is 99 mi.
You need 2 hour to reach Fatehpur Layyah chack no 90/BTDA from Lahore , if you are travelling by car.
Average amount of gas with an average car when travelling from Lahore to Fatehpur Layyah chack no 90/BTDA will be 7 gallons gallons which costs 10 $. | 39126673 |
Welcome to Pulp Nation’s The Weekly Comet (brought to you by our friends at Sketchbook Comics & Games!) for the week of August 13, 2018.
As you might have noticed, we haven’t been very active this past week.
Our website is family-run and we’ve had a few things to deal with this past week and quite possibly for the next couple weeks.
Family always comes first and we appreciate your patience while we sort through mounds of paper.
For the record, our family is great and we are fine; there’s some outside stresses that need to be dealt with. And dealt with, they shall be.
In the meantime, this week’s article is severely truncated, but we will be back soon!
There are still some really exciting things this week but none more so than the long-awaited launch of the newest World of Warcraft expansion: Battle for Azeroth (BfA).
I’m not as ready as I would like but I am amped for 3PM PST today when BfA launches worldwide. | 288090337 |
The second half of an earlier article about working in your talent. Since we don’t have the luxury of freezing time, we need to be able to rely on others to make it work.
If you are a jack of all trades but master of none, that’s not a good thing. In fact, it won’t provide you with food for very long. As a business leader, you know what you are good at. Be good at that thing. Become an expert. Learn more, be more, and do everything you can to be the best you are at that thing you are already good at.
Most of all, when it comes to running a business, whether you are working on a video production, a new marketing method, or anything else, remember that you cannot do everything all the time. You cannot do all things or be all people. If you refuse to admit your weaknesses, then you are essentially shooting yourself in the foot by letting your pride get in the way, and you will never fully accomplish whatever you set out to do. The trick is figuring out what you can be “wrold-class” at and working to being better. Work in your talent – hire your weakness. Here is another article about working in your talent.
Once you pinpoint what you aren’t so good at, dealing with this is easy. You hire people who can fill in your weakness gaps. Build a team in your Dallas/Fort Worth business and make sure everyone on that team fills in a weakness you have. As a result, you and your team will be able to do everything needed.
Making a good team will be essential to you accomplishing your goals. Plus, if you are all in it together, you will probably enjoy life a bit more. Work is pretty awesome when you like the people you work with.
Remember just because you hate one thing doesn’t mean everyone does. Someone out there will love that thing and then you can hire them. This is absolutely the smartest way to run a business.
Think about this. Perhaps you want to put together a video production. You have an idea what you want it to be. You even came up with the storytelling element. However, you don’t know anything about cameras or technology. You don’t know how to be a director or cinematographer. If you try to handle all of this, you will likely end up with a video shot on your iPhone and it won’t look as professional as you envisioned. The easier solution is to hire someone who loves video productions and will turn your dream into a creative and beautiful film.
This is when you need to hire House of Sticks. We thrive on video and we use top quality technology to create your video. We are good at storytelling, so whatever idea you have in your mind, we can help bring it to fruition. Remember that you don’t have to do everything and be everything. You just need to know how to hire your weakness. | 161881897 |
Life is good for Blue Diamond favorite Miracles of Life...Her connections reckon she's spot-on for Sat's big 2YO classic at Caulfield. On Thursday, MOL had an easy time at Morphettville with a walk and swim. She was floated to Melbourne overnight acompanied by the Phillip Stokes-trained Eclair Surprise, who tackles the $200,000 Grp 2 Peter Young Stakes on the same program. Trainer Dan Clarken couldn't be happier with his filly on the eve of the biggest moment in his and jockey Lauren Stojakovic's respective careers. He says: "I'm enjoying the experience...Tuesday was one of her better gallops and she's ready to go...I'm more than comfortable with where's she drawn (barrier one)....She's done really well since her last win and I'm going to Caulfield very happy." | 265002635 |
How Can Technology Help Older Adults?
Your contributions will support the continued research of Dr. Richard Pak, of Clemson University, as he designs technologies for all ages that truly make an impact. Donations will support the necessary costs for personnel with $20K per year needed to support each graduate student. In choosing to donate, you will play a role in understanding the complexities of human behavior while helping some of the most vulnerable members of our society to interact more effectively with technology.
As GPS devices have become increasingly popular, accounts of drivers following maps off bridges, into oncoming traffic, and sometimes to their ultimate death has become a new phenomenon. While that is one dramatic example, everyday interactions with technology has the same issue. Especially susceptible to such accidents are older adults that are less familiar with using new technologies and therefore are more likely to trust such devices despite receiving inaccurate information. Dr. Richard Pak, of Clemson University, is interested in understanding the complexities of human behavior and the applications that impact people’s relationship with the technologies they use, with an exceptional focus upon older adults. Studying how the mind changes, Dr. Pak and his team hope to find out what makes technology difficult to use and how to fix it. Thus, his research works towards helping some of the most vulnerable members of society!
Dr. Pak is one of very few human factors researchers that studies the interaction between aging and technology. Through understanding how the process of aging affects our minds, how those changes affect our ability to use technology, and furthermore, how to redesign technology so that everyone can use it easily, Dr. Pak and his team are making strides towards making helpful advances in automation, electronics, and robotics more accessible for older adults while improving their health and wellness. By pulling together the growing field of automation and a deep concern for the quality of life of our aging population, Dr. Pak’s research uniquely tackles the problems of older adult’s everyday lives. In fact, his co-authored book, Designing Displays for Older Adults, condensed scientific psychology for professional audiences who may be designing technology for older adults thereby systemically affecting a large portion of the aging population. In short, his fundamental research, that moves towards an understanding of the aging brain, and the technological applications that his research creates enables Dr. Pak and his team to imagine a future in which growing older is eased by the electronics that surround us.
Automation & Older Adults: Dr. Pak and his team examine how people interact with automation. By investigating what makes people seemingly lose common sense when interacting with automation, he and his team are helping to identify how and why people behave with various automated devices now and in the future.
Older Adults & Robots: Dr. Pak and his team are examining how older adults might feel about robotic home health aids. This new project aims to understand ways in which robots might be able to improve quality of life for older adults.
Memory Aids: Memory complaints are some of the most common complaints for older adults. Dr. Pak and his team are studying how technology, such as smartphones, may be able to assist older adults in everyday memory failures like taking medications on time or remembering items at the grocery store. | 17235835 |
Welcome to our guide on how to use Discord. First we will go over how to get discord, and register.
You will start out by going to Discord download page, and choosing your system.
Next, after installing, run Discord, and follow the prompt on how to register.
An alternative is to register while on the site.
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then choose Join a Server.
Now type https://discord.gg/V2TeKxW in the prompt.
For a guide on the different channels, please check out the #welcome text channel.
Now your in our server, how about setting up the notifications. There are 4 choices for notifications of a text channel. All, mentions-only, nothing, and mute.
All: When set to this, you will be notified for every message in this channel. If you have push/desktop notifications enabled, this will also pop up a notification.
Mentions: When set to this, you will only be given pop-up notifications if you are mentioned. A dot will still show next to the server to show there is something unread.
Nothing: When set to this, you will not be notified at all.
Mute: Similar to Nothing, but it allows you to hide the channel and any others, if you have at least 4 channels muted.
Text and voice channels have different symbols before the name, to show you which one to use. | 194848220 |
As you've probably already heard, it hasn't exactly been a peaceful week for Khloe Kardashian. The reality star reportedly gave birth early Thursday morning amid rumors that her boyfriend and the father of her child, Tristan Thompson, has been cheating on her throughout her pregnancy.
While many people have been weighing in on social media, some in support of Kardashian throughout this whole ordeal, some making light of the situation with jokes, and some even saying that she had it coming (which is just plain gross, by the way,) it's Cardi B's response that we should all be taking to heart. The rapper—who has also had to deal with cheating rumors about her fiancé, Offset—chimed in on Friday to offer up her own advice for Kardashian, and it's definitely worth listening to.
Just do what your heart feel like doing, you wanna know something, just do what your heart feels like is right. Because at the end of the day, everybody wanna act like they deacons and pastors and they relationships is perfect and they don’t know what other people, you don’t know what type of things are happening in their relationship.
The rapper also added, "You don’t know how old certain receipts are. People like to make things seem like, 'This happened two weeks ago!' Let them work things out."
Cardi B's sentiments are an important reminder that while we all might have our personal opinions about celebrities' relationships, it's up to them to decide what they feel is best for their personal situations and to work things out the way they choose. Here's hoping that Khloe and her new baby are healthy and happy regardless of what happens with these cheating rumors, because really, that's all that matters here.
You can watch Cardi B's full interview (where she discusses her new album and her own pregnancy) on BigBoyTV below. | 324899818 |
If you have ever dreamt of a flying car then this Hoverbike comes pretty close.
The frame has been created using carbon fiber technology.
It can hover at a height of 5 meters and no pilots license is required.
Height is adjustable so if you are not comfortable at a height of five meters then you can change that.
The Hoversurf is not cheap but it is very cool and convenient to fly.
The Hoversurf S3 2019 can reach speeds of up to 96kms per hour.
There are lots of built-in safety features and it is designed to provide comfort for the rider. | 17272365 |
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Best fashion design illustration, you can do so much. Getting recognition becomes easier and you are able to make a place solely for yourself. What do you suggest? | 98472747 |
Jasmine Rogers, member of the Canterbury District has undertaken a mammoth charity walk to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Jasmine Rogers from the Canterbury District has undertaken a mammoth charity walk to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Last year, the young Oddfellow took part in the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge - an annual event which sees entrants walk, jog or run all or parts of a 106 kilometre (65 miles) course along coastal paths on the island.
Jasmine was inspired to sign up and raise money for Great Ormond Street as a way of saying ‘thank you’ for the treatment and care she had previously received from the hospital.
In 2014, she spent 10 days at Great Ormond having a major double back operation for scoliosis. Because of her age, Jasmine was only allowed to tackle the first quarter of the Challenge – a distance of 25 kilometres (nearly 16 miles) which she completed in four hours and 44 minutes.
Her mum and fellow Oddfellow, Wendy, also took part and completed the full course in 30 hours and 40 minutes.
Together, the mum and daughter duo have successfully raised £1,552.
A huge well done to you both! | 266903265 |
HOUSTON, April 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR ) announced today that its global government services business, KBRwyle, has been awarded multiple prime contracts to provide logistics support services to the U.S. Army, coalition partners and other federal agencies under the $82B Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) V contract. This indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has an initial five-year ordering period and options for five additional one-year ordering periods.
Forward Looking StatementThe statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies; potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; the scope and enforceability of the company's indemnities from its former parent; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas; protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and controls; the development and installation of financial systems; increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the company. | 119253541 |
The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair in Irish), which are located in County Clare, are one of the most visited natural sites in Ireland. These dramatic cliffs are 214 metres (702 ft) high and provide beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean, Aran Islands and west coast of Ireland.
Our relationship with the Cliffs of Moher is complicated and it has had its ups and downs.
In the last decade we have visited the area many times, either on our own or with friends who came to Ireland to see us. We admired the cliffs first but with every visit we tended to find them less appealing.
The Cliffs of Moher pay a high price for being one of the most visited attractions in Ireland. The place has lost a big part of its magic because of the crowds. The seemingly never-ending stream of visitors has made the enjoyment of the majestic beauty of the cliffs difficult. It has become hard to even find a spot for a decent photo. After a few visits we gave up and we didn’t come back for a long time.
But things change. We were on a trip in County Claire in May this year and we were passing by the Cliffs of Moher on the way back from the Aran Islands. We had a while to spare so we decided to give the cliffs one more chance and see if anything had changed after the years. We are so glad we made this decision!
We arrived late in the afternoon and the crowds were gone. How different and peaceful the place looked! We almost had it to ourselves. It was the first time when we could stop and admire the cliffs without trying to avoid selfie sticks.
The facilities and the visitor centre have been improved and the site has become more visitor friendly.
To be fair – we were really lucky with the weather and the blue sky also made a difference. In the past, we usually got rain, fog and wind, which was very Irish indeed, but not very enjoyable because of the poor visibility.
The closest airport is Shannon International Airport (SNN), which offers connections from the USA and some European countries.
You can join some of the bus tours originating in many cities in Ireland (Dublin, Galway, etc.) but we recommend hiring a car and driving on your own. The Cliffs of Moher are located on the famous Wild Atlantic Way, which is well-signed so the navigation is easy.
The narrow and winding local roads are not only pretty but also challenging so you need to drive carefully. Be aware that there are many tourists from all over the world driving in the area and they might not be used to driving on the left-hand side. We almost had an accident when a car was coming from behind the horizon. The driver obviously forgot that he should have been driving on the left-hand side of the road and nearly crashed into us. Fortunately, we were both driving slowly so we managed to stop when we spotted each other driving in the same lane.
Public buses are also available but the service is limited. That is why it is a good idea to plan your visit and check the timetable for the route number 350 before you go.
If you are an outdoor lover you can walk along the coast from Doolin or Liscannor. Cycling is also popular, and you can hire bikes in Doolin or Lahinch.
The experience at the Cliffs of Moher is very dependent on the weather, which can be quite unpredictable in Ireland. It can change fast so always be prepared for the rain and wind. If it is foggy or raining heavily you won’t be able to see much.
Summer (July and August) is the busiest time of the year and the site gets very busy. That is why we recommend visiting the cliffs in May, June or September. Your chances of decent weather are also relatively good during these months.
Try to avoid weekends and bank holidays to avoid the crowds. Arrive early in the morning before the site opens or late in the afternoon before it is closed. We were glad that we were there in the evening because we could enjoy the beautiful sunset.
Allow at least two hours for the visit so that you can explore the area.
If you arrive by car you will be charged the entrance fee (6 EUR per adult in 2016) when entering the parking lot. You can save 10% if you book the tickets online. If you join a tour, the ticket should already be included in the package price.
But if you arrive any other way (by foot, bike or taxi) and the outside ticket booth is closed, you should go to the Visitor Centre and buy your admission ticket there.
If you arrive early or late and the Visitor Centre is closed, you can still access the area without paying. The site opens at 9am all year round (the Centre only closes at Christmas), but the closing hours are different for each month so verify the details online here before you go.
When arriving at the site you will see the Visitor Centre first. It is located on the right-hand side and is hidden in the hill. It is a cool building in the Hobbiton style.
If possible, don’t miss it and go inside. The Cliffs Exhibitions with their many exhibits, displays and experiences will help you learn more about the cliffs. You can also find some shops and cafés there.
When you get to the cliffs’ edge you can either follow the path to the right or to the left.
Start on the north platform and turn right. You will get the most famous views of the cliffs that you probably know from postcards.
The photogenic O’Brien’s Tower is the main landmark. It was built in 1835 by local landlord Cornelius O’Brien as a viewing point for the visitors. You can access it for a small fee (2 EUR per adult in 2016). It is not open all the time so check out the opening hours at the Visitor Centre.
If you have time and you are in the hiking mood you can follow the trail and walk to Doolin, which is a small village located north of the cliffs (8 km/5 miles).
The south side of the cliffs is our favourite – it is less spoiled and not so busy. The path is natural and there is no wall on the edge, which would ruin the views. After you leave the Visitor Centre turn left and then follow the coast.
It is a pleasant walk and the views are stunning. It is a great spot for bird watching, because you can find one of the major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds in Ireland here. You can see (and hear) puffins, razorbills, guillemots, kittiwakes and choughs.
Most people don’t walk too far so you can escape the crowds after a few-minutes walk. The path leads south to Hag’s Head (6 km/4 miles) and Liscannor (6 km/4 miles).
If you would like to explore the cliffs even more, you may consider one of the cruises that usually depart from Doolin pier (we didn’t have the time to do it).
You shouldn’t miss the Cliffs of Moher on your trip to the west coast of Ireland, it is the ultimate Irish natural attraction.
However, your experience will strongly depend on the weather. But hey, you are in Ireland after all so take it easy and be prepared!
Are the Cliffs of Moher on your list or have you been there already? Let us know in the comments!
Hello! I’m planning on visiting in June and we’d like to be there early in the morning before the Visitor Centre opens. Will we be able to walk the pathways and platforms that early or do you have to wait until 9 am? Thanks for your help!
Hi Ashley, yes, it is possible to access the site and walk around before the Visitor Centre opens. Enjoy!
Is it possible to access the cliffs for early morning sunrise and late evening sunset? The times I am interested in are outside opening hours. I also have a car that requires parking and from what’s been posted on forums it seems that a car cannot access the carpark as it is closed outside visiting times. | 187419899 |
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Famîleya hine û hinaran, famîleya axgeşkeran, famîleya guharxwîniyan (Lythraceae) navê famîleyeke riwekan ji desteya mûrtalan Myrtales e. Navdarên vê malbatê hine û hinarê, navê xwe dane famîleyê jî.
Ev famîle sala 1805'ê ji aliyê Jaume Saint-Hilaire di Exposition des Familles Naturelles, 2, r. 175 de hat ravekirin. Bo vê malbatê herwiha Ammanniaceae Horaninow, Blattiaceae Niedenzu, Duabangaceae Takhtajan, Lagerstroemiaceae J.Agardh, Lawsoniaceae J.Agardh, Punicaceae Horan., Sonneratiaceae Engler, Trapaceae Dum. in.
Li herêmên tropîk û subtropîk hez dikin. Famîle ji aliyê Graham et al. ve, sala 2005'ê wiha hate rêzkirin: Pênc binekom, 31 celeb û 620 heya 650 cure.
Haining Qin, Shirley A. Graham & Michael G. Gilbert: Lythraceae in der Flora of China, Volume 13, 2007, S. 274-289: Online.
M. Iqbal Dar: Lythraceae in der Flora of Pakistan Online.
Shirley A. Graham, J. Hall, Kenneth Sytsma & S.-H. Shi: Phylogenetic analysis of the Lythraceae based on four gene regions and morphology, In: International Journal of Plant Science, 166, 2005, S. 995-1017.
Stefan A. Little, Ruth A. Stockey & Richard C. Keating: Duabanga-like leaves from the Middle Eocene Princeton chert and comparative leaf histology of Lythraceae sensu lato: In: American Journal of Botany, 91, 2004, S. 1126-1139. Fulltext-Online.
Shirley Graham & Taciana Barbosa Cavalcanti: Neotropical Lythraceae ba neotropikey.
Malbata Lythraceae, Trapaceae û Sonneratiaceae li DELTA von L. Watson & M. J. Dallwitz. | 276539887 |
I’m so glad they made “New Constellation”. I really thought they’d never put out another album.
One of my most favorite songs of hers. | 248194264 |
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Born on 10th February 1970 in Casablanca, Morocco.
A wily old campaigner, his signing from Deportivo La Coruna was a masterstroke in adding immense experience to a very young and developing side. Noureddine Naybet was a model professional, who added a lot to a Tottenham team that was finding it's way under Jacques Santini and then Martin Jol.
Leaving Sporting Lisbon, for the bargain price of £1,200,000 to become a major figure in the history of the Northern Spanish club. Signed by John Toshack, who was boss of La Coruna at the time, he had already played in three different countries by the time he arrived in Spain and also had a lot of international caps under his belt. He had already represented his country in the 1994 World Cup finals and would do so again four years later. His presence in the Morocco team was equally as important to then as it was to Deportivo and he went on to become the record holder for the number of international caps for his country.
While at Deportivo, Naybet became the pillar of their defence and attracted an offer of nearly £9,500,000 to join Real Madrid, but the club would not let him go, such was his importance to the rise of the team. And Manchester United failed to go through with a move for the Moroccan because of a history of knee problems.
A natural leader, Noureddine read the game well and was a constant in the defence, while his partners came and went. His fierce determination sometimes spilled over into bad temper, with his time at Depor being notable for a number of red cards he picked up. But his willingness to join up with the attacking play was just as important and he scored a winner against Manchester United in the 2001 Champions League match between the two sides, which was just one of many goals he picked up for Deportivo.
In 2004, it was Noureddine's wish to stay on at Deportivo La Coruna, but there was a move to freshen up the side with younger players and they looked to cash in on the veteran, who Tottenham snapped up for a reasonable fee, although Spurs wanted him on a free. The idea behind bringing Naybet in was to add some experience to go into the new team new manager Jacques Santini was putting together and his partnership with Ledley King was to bring an old head alongside the club captain in the heart of the defence.
His career at Spurs was never going to be a long one, as he was 34 when he signed and so it proved, with just over a season's appearances from him during 2004-05. When Martin Jol had taken over from Santini in November 2004, he used Naybet alongside King or Michael Dawson, but the following season, the Head Coach went with the two Englishmen and Naybet made jus one appearance at Charlton, with injuries hitting the number of games he could have played.
Naybet was getting to a stage in his career where his reading of the game became even more important, as his pace was going. He put in some very good performances in the first season with Tottenham, intercepting passes, throwing himself in the way of shots and winning the ball in the air. He had the ability to stretch his leg to reach through balls which were going beyond him, as he did not have the legs to run after them. His time at Tottenham was short, but a shrewd piece of business.
On 26th May 2006, Tottenham released Naybet and he effectively retired from playing, but took the position as assistant coach to Henri Michel with the Moroccan national team a year later. | 15453026 |
On August 14, 2007, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an indictment charging a commercial refrigeration company and its co-owner with participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on contracts for the installation of commercial refrigeration equipment in Safeway Inc. grocery stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, charged Alliance Mechanical LLC and its co-owner Kendall Pope, with participating in the conspiracy, which began in January 2005 and continued until May 16, 2005. At the time of the conspiracy, Mr. Pope also served as president of Alliance Mechanical LLC, a company engaged in the installation of commercial refrigeration in the Phoenix metropolitan area and elsewhere. Mr. Pope allegedly participated in the conspiracy with James Govostes, a former manager of another commercial refrigeration company.
The indictment charges that Mr. Pope, Alliance and their co-conspirators engaged in many actions involving commercial refrigeration installation projects at Safeway grocery stores that include discussing among themselves the submission of bids; agreeing to allocate bids among themselves according to which company had a maintenance agreement in place at a particular grocery store; soliciting other individuals to join and facilitate the conspiracy; designating which company would submit the low bid and submitted a rigged bid; and accepting payment from Safeway for work done as a result of the conspiracy.
This case is the second to arise from an ongoing investigation of the commercial refrigeration industry in the Phoenix metropolitan area. On June 27, 2007, Mr. Govostes pleaded guilty to conspiring to restrain trade by rigging bids submitted to Safeway Inc. grocery stores. Mr. Govostes entered into a plea agreement, subject to court approval, that requires him to serve 30 days incarceration and three months home confinement, and to pay a $20,000 criminal fine. Mr. Govostes agreed to assist the government with its continuing investigation. | 104847001 |
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Students who enter Greenville College with Advanced Placement scores of 3, 4, or 5 in areas equivalent to Greenville College courses will be given credit. The credit will appear on the transcript and be treated the same as transfer credit. Advanced Placement credit can fulfill general education, major, minor, and/or elective requirements. There is no charge for Advanced Placement credit. The following table includes the examinations, passing scores, hours of credit allowed, and Greenville College course equivalencies.
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Sipping on a Quick Wit Ale or Vortex IPA in Fort George Brewery’s tap room may not feel like saving the planet, but in many ways it is.
Located in Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River, Fort George Brewery draws its water from Bear Creek inside the greater Nicolai-Wickiup watershed. The City of Astoria recently decided to cut back on timber harvests surrounding Bear Creek, not just for clean water, but to offset carbon emissions.
Preserving mature forests sequesters carbon, the greenhouse gas fueling global climate change. And Oregon’s national forests actually make up six of the ten top carbon-storing forests in the country, so one of most impactful things we can do is protect our climate change fighting wildlands. So enjoy that Belgian style Fort George ale! Saving the planet is thirsty work. | 108090076 |
If you will probably be buying new hinges to suit your needs r cabinet doors you will have to measure the cabinet openings themselves and add the appropriate overlay for the hinge. The most common is 0.5 inch overlay hinges. You will find 1/4 inch and 3/4 inch overlays as well. If you are using 35mm European style knobs then these overlays are generally times determined by the rising plate that the hinge uses. So the part of the hinge that get drilled into the door remains the same and you can arranged the overlay by using a several overlay hinge plate that snaps into the hinge. There are literally hundreds of different types of European hinges for just about every program. The ones I am referring to here are face frame attached overlay hinges.
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India's historic Jewish communities are usually subdivided into the Cochinis, the Baghdadis, and the Bené Israel, the latter of which constitutes by far the biggest of the three groups.
While there is no historic documentation of their origin, it is widely believed that the Bené Israel have descended either from refugees from ancient Israel after the Syrian conquest in the 8th century BCE, or from a later migrant group .
According to their own legend, the Bené Israel, who consider themselves to have been one of the "lost Ten Tribes", were shipwrecked near the Konkan coast, where they were received by the local Hindu community. Although as Jews, the Bené Israel were "out of caste", they were incorporated into the local caste system.
Until the 18th century the community lived in relative isolation from other Jews, which caused them to acculturate into Hindu society to a large extent. As a consequence the community's beliefs, rituals and cultural orientation deviated from mainstream Judaism and were infused with local Hindu cultural traits.
During the second half of the 18th century the community was discovered by a Jew named David Rahabi, who started teaching them about normative Judaism. Soon after, the community started migrating to urban areas, especially Mumbai, where they were able to strengthen their contacts with other Jews. In addition, the Bené Israel managed to establish a kind of patronage relationship with the British colonial authorities which considerably advanced their economic and social situation.
Members of the Bené Israel were especially influential in the development of the Indian film industry, where many worked as actresses and actors, as well as producers.
Considering their economic well-being, as well as the relative absence of discrimination or anti-Semitism in India, the Bené Israel considered themselves an integral part of Indian society and did not cherish the ideal of returning to the “home land”. Yet, with India's independence in 1947, many feared that a new nationalism coupled with an emphasis on local religions would affect their position in society.
Before 1948, India was home to some 20,000 Bené Israel, most of who decided to migrate and settle down in the newly founded Jewish state. Today the Bené Israel community in India numbers an approximate 5,000.
During the early years of absorption, the experiences of the Bené Israel did not differ much from those of other non-Ashkenazi, non-white, non-European Jews. They were first accomodated in transit camps and later received housing in the new development towns in Israel's peripheries. Unsurprisingly the Bené Israel, like the Mizrahim, were only granted a restricted range of occupations at the lower end of the social scale and like other non-European communities, also the Bené Israel suffered from discrimination and the paternalistic attitude of the Ashkenazi elite, which sought to “re-socialise” and "re-educate" them.
With the strengthening of Orthodox Judaism through the Chief Rabbinate in the 1950s, doubts were cast upon the community's Jewish halachic status. The Rabbinate demanded rabbis to investigate the maternal ancestry of Bené Israel marriage candidates if they were about to marry Jews from different communities in order to ensure the Jewish status of the mixed offspring. In response to the stigmatisation of the community, the Bené Israel organised protests and strikes and eventually managed to have the special directive against their community members withdrawn with the government stating in 1964 that it regarded the Bené Israel as “full Jews in every aspect”.
Today there are more than 30,000 Bené Israel living in Israel. Many scholars suggest that the marginalisation the Bené Israel experienced through the Israeli establishment during the absorption process strengthened their ethnic identity. While in India, they considered themselves to be Indians among Indians, with Jewish faith, in Israel, among other Jews, they developed a more distinct ethnic communal identity. The stigma also contributed to the community's retention of religious customs, which deviate from normative Judaism, as well as other cultural traits, such as language use (many still speak Marathi at home), food, clothing etc.
Today's Bené Israel community is organised through the Central Organisation of Indian Jews in Israel, which is mainly a communal body regularly organising cultural and social events.
After they successfully staged protests against their stigmatisation in the 1950s and 1960s, the community has very much withdrawn itself from the political sphere. As opposed to other non-White Jews, such as the Mizrahi communities or the Beta Israel from Ethiopia, the Bené Israel do no longer charge the Ashkenazi elite with accusations of discrimination and racism. | 108101350 |
Located on the Southern Kintyre peninsula, Springbank is one of the last survivors of the once-proud Campbeltown single malt producers. Springbank stands near Campbeltown Loch, in the Southwest of Scotland, about three hours' drive from Glasgow.
The Springbank Distillery traces its roots back to 1828, when it was founded by the Reid family. Following financial hardship they sold the enterprise to John and William Mitchell.
The Mitchell family has overseen production through the present day, making Springbank one of the only family-run distilleries of such longstanding tenure in the world.
Springbank is noted for adhering to traditional practices. Careful attention to detail and a belief in old styles of work, complement the complex distillation regiment. This is what allows a relatively small operation to produce three very distinct lines of Whisky.
Long fermentation periods, low-gravities and high esters are characteristic of the fruity Springbank base, which is then distilled in three different ways, depending on the spirit being produced. Springbank employes a variety of woods for its maturation, including ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, refill, wine and rum.
It's the only distillery in Scotland to malt, distill, mature and bottle on the same site, making it uniquely self-contained and consistent.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Springbank Scotch. It's based on all Springbank drinks in our large database and gives you a chance to taste Springbank before actually tasting it.
Campbeltown, Springbank's hometown, was one of the busiest Whisky producing locations around until a Highland trainline introduced competition. Peaking at 34, today only three distilleries are still running.
The unspoiled peninsula of the Campbeltown region used to be home to 34 Whisky distilleries, but now boasts only three coastal Whisky producers.
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Hello. And welcome to Whisky.com, where fine spirits meet. And today I'm here at Campbeltown in Scotland. And behind me is the Springbank Distillery. Springbank was established in 1828. And it was illicited distillery before, so it means there was some distilling that was illegal. Springbank has many brands as you can see up there. You have the Springbank brand, a lightly peated Whisky. Then you have Longrow, a heavily peated Whisky. And you have the Hazelburn Whisky, which is a non-peated Whisky. And today I'm gonna show you how all these brands are being made, and what's Springbank is all about. So at Springbank, we start off with the malting.
Springbank does all the malting by themselves in the traditional way. Up in the next floor, we have the barley storage. And the barley comes down here into the steeping tanks. Then the steeping tanks are filled with fresh water, and the steeping process begins. After two days the barley has taken in enough water so the malting can begin. When the malting starts, they take out the water. And shovel out all the grain onto the floor, and spread it out evenly with wheelbarrows and rakes. And when they've spread it out, we have about five to six inches of malt on the floor.
And what's now very important is that you turn the malt very regularly. Because otherwise, you have mold and other bacteria growing. So in the summer you have to turn it more often, and the winter you don't have to turn it that often. But roughly you have to do it every four hours. And turning the malt takes about 15 minutes. So after the malt is nearly done the people will go round, open up the malt and have a look if it's already sugary and powder enough so it's ready for drying. And that's taking place in the next step. Another important ingredient is the peat.
The peat is used to dry the malt to get smoky flavored Whisky. And here we have a peat cut from the region of Common Tow. And that's quite normal peat. You can still see a few wood pieces that's cut from the heather. And here you can see that the peat is quite damp. So it's a bit wet. And that has a certain reason. Because if you have damp peat then you have more smoke rising, and you got a smoky malt for the Whisky. So here we are on the drying floor. And the malt is spread out at a depth of 30 centimeters. And here is smoke or hot air rising through the floor. And Springbank has three brands. First we have the Hazelburn, that is dried over hot air without any smoke.
And then you are left with an unpeated Whisky. Then the next brand is the Springbank, which has a peating time of six hours. And that gives it fairly lightly peat smoke. And the last one is the Longrow that is being smoked for 48 hours. And that gives you a heavily peated Scotch. Okay. You also have to produce the peat smoke. And peat smoke producing works like that. You just take some wood, put it into the kiln, fire it up with a bit of newspaper. And then you shovel fresh peat onto the fire, and that's about three loads of a wheelbarrow. And then the peat fire burns, and the peat gets distributed all over the drying floors that we saw on the earlier shot. After the malt has been dried, it gets stored here in these malt bins. And the malt is so hot that it is cooled down for two months.
And after that it's transported with these screw conveyors into the next room, where it is being milled. The first process in malt mill is the sieving, and that takes out any stones, any foreign objects. And after that there comes a magnet, and also checks for any metals inside the malt that could possibly be in there. So here we are at the second floor. And here is the scaling. So the malt comes from the top and fills up at 40 kilos. And when you have reached to 40 kilos, it falls down to the actual milling. So the last step here is the milling. And Springbank use a roller mill with three rolls. And after the milling, an employee takes a sample, puts it into this box here. Closes the box, shakes the box well, and then he inspects how much parts we have. At the top you should have 20% husks. Then you should have 70% middles in the middle.
And at the bottom, you should have about 10% flour. And that determines how good the grist, how the Scotch call it, is. That is now used in the fermentation process. So the next step is the mashing inside the mash tun. And here the malt is mixed with hot water, and the sugar and the starch is diluted into the water. And what comes out is called the wort. And the wort then goes into the fermentation process. The mash top here is made of cast iron. And what is very special is that it has no lid, and that is only done at a few distilleries in Scotland.
We're now at the washbacks. Springbank has six washbacks. And here the yeast is added, and the fermentation takes place. And that takes about four days, and you end up with a wash of about 4.5% to 5% alcohol by volume. What is very interesting about Springbank is they have peated and unpeated Whisky. So the people have to be careful when they fill washback, let's say full of Longrow with a mash that is very peated. Then they empty it and distill it. Then they have to steam it out and clean it out with water very carefully, so you don't end up in the next batch with a Hazelburn that would be contaminated with peat. So washing is done very carefully here at Springbank.
We're now at the distillation. And the Springbank Distillery has three brands, Longrow, Springbank, and Hazelburn. And they don't just differ because of their peatiness, but also the way they're being distilled. The Longrow is being distilled twice at the wash still and the low wine still. The Springbank Whisky is first distilled in the wash still, comes into the low wine still, and then in the last the wine still. It is a mixture between the first low wine still and the wash still. The Hazelburn is triple distilled, and that makes the Hazelburn a very light and very soft Whisky. Another specialty about the Springbank Distillery is that you have a direct heating.
You have flames below the wash still, and that heats up the still and the wash inside. And what is then very important is that you have a [inaudible 00:08:28] that goes round and mixes all the wash, so you don't get any burn bits at the bottom that could affect the taste of the Whisky. The next thing is that you have a normal condenser at the back of the wash still. The first low wine still has a warm top. And that is not being used very often in the business any more. So after the product has been distilled it ends up in the spirit receiver. And here at the filling station, you roll up the casks from your yard. Store them here. Then you fill them up with your spirit, put in a barrel. And then you roll them out and paint the content of cask on the barrel itself.
And the Springbank Distillery doesn't use any bar codes or any other computerized systems that label the cask automatically. They do it all by hand. So here we're at the warehouses. Springbank has eight warehouses, and six of them are like this warehouse. They are a flat stoned dunnages with a earth floor. And that gives you the perfect atmosphere of maturing Scotch Whisky. Eighty percent of all the spirit in the production goes into the Springbank brand, 10% into the Longrow brand, and 10% into the Hazelburn brand.
The cask variation differs from these American standard barrels, which used to hold Bourbon. To a bit bigger casksm like the Sherry casks here with 500 liters. Or on some other positions you have poured casks. So these different casks give you a good variation, and that ends up in the flavor of the Springbank Whiskys. So after the maturation, we have the bottling.
And all the single malts here at the Springbank Distillery are unchill filtered and do not have any coloring. So all the color comes from the wood. It's a natural product. They are being manually filled. And then they're being checked for impurities and packed on to pallets for international shipping, so you can enjoy the Springbank single malt everywhere on the globe. Thank you for watching. And if you find this video interesting, then please feel free to share this with your friends. | 259272939 |
This blog will be about access: access to data and access to analysis tools. This blog will be about data privacy, and data sharing. This blog will be about people who use data to better their lives and the lives of others. This blog is meant for anyone wishing to become a citizen statistician, but in particular for statistics teachers-those who help empower citizens to become citizen statisticians.
TeachingWithData.org is portal of teaching and learning resources for infusing quantitative literacy into the social science curriculum. A Pathway of the National Science Digital Library, TwD aims to support the social science instructor at secondary and post-secondary schools by presenting user-friendly, data-driven student exercises, pedagogical literature, and much more! Resources are available on a wide range of topics and disciplines.
December 14, 2010 T&L webinar presented by Dianna Spence & Brad Bailey (North Georgia College & State University) and hosted by Jackie Miller (The Ohio State University). When instructors have their students implement "real-world" projects in statistics, a number of questions arise: Where can students locate real data to analyze? What kinds of meaningful research questions can we help students to formulate? What aspects of statistical research can be covered in a project? What are reasonable methods for evaluating the student's work? The presenters will share resources developed during an NSF-funded study to develop and test curriculum materials for student projects in statistics, using linear regression and t-test scenarios. | 223796852 |
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Edit – April 29, 2011 – This is no longer working for me in Ubuntu 10.04 with everything updated. If you can figure it out, please drop a comment!
This took me a bit too long to figure out. Using Ubuntu 8.10 on a server, I wanted to use phpmyadmin to graphically manage my MySQL databases, but disallow root logins for security reasons.
Make sure it is uncommented by removing the “//” before it, and then change the parameter to ‘cookie’ if that’s not already set.
That’s it! Very easy but was tough to find in the forums.
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11 Responses to "How to Disable Root Logins in phpmyadmin with Ubuntu"
I was wondering how to do this a couple of weeks ago. Thanks.
Thanks, just what every senior citizen needs to know.
Now I can play Solitary feeling secure.
Never mind, I found it. Thank you.
Hmf. Didn’t work. I can still log in as root from phpmyadmin same as before.
Why don’t you just remove super user root ??
Remove root from the entire system? Hah… I kind of need that guy. Unless you mean to use sudo and not have root. A good idea to explore, but not going to test it on a production server.
Thanks for this post, helped me discover the correct setting to disable root.
Seems to be working in Ubuntu Server 11.04.
As adding it after would cause $i to be off by one under certain conditions (it is incremented inside that conditional statement).
Worked like a charm! Thx!
I tried doing this as well, and adding the line in the /etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php did not work.
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Hester Bateman is one of the most famous silver-smiths of the 18th century. Most of her silver sugar tongs are of the standard style, but she did also make cast tongs. This pair are not of a very good quality, but then they are nearly 240 years old! | 142193870 |
Millions of teeth are treated and saved each year with root canals, and Dr. Morio and the team at Apex Endodontics are root canal specialists. The most common procedure performed by our practice is the root canal, an endodontic therapy that eliminates infection in an affected tooth and protects it from future infection so that you can avoid an extraction. Root canals are minimally invasive and have a very high degree of success. Family dentists, endodontists, and oral surgeons are the most qualified providers to evaluate your condition and determine if the best course of treatment is a root canal procedure.
To describe how a root canal works, it’s important to understand the nature of dental pulp. Dental pulp is the soft tissue located inside a tooth that contains the tooth’s nerves, blood vessels, connective tissue, and reparative cells. If this tissue becomes inflamed or infected, you are at risk of losing that tooth if it does not receive treatment. During your root canal treatment at Apex Endodontics, we will ensure that you are comfortable by administering the anesthesia that you chose during your pre-treatment consultation with the doctor. Next, Dr. Morio will remove the pulp inside the canal of your tooth root, carefully clean and disinfect the inside of your tooth, and seal it closed with a special type of filling. After your root canal treatment, your tooth will be cleared of infection and associated pain and will function normally.
It’s possible that additional work from your general dentist will be required to create and place a crown or other restoration on your tooth so that it is protected further and completely restored to full chewing function. Endodontists often work hand in hand with dentists to complete your treatment. We may prescribe medications to help control any lingering sensitivity in the treated tooth, but we find that our root canal patients do very well with over-the-counter pain medications such as ibuprofen. In some cases, you may be prescribed an antibiotic to clear up an infection before your root canal procedure. We will go over every detail of your treatment with you before any procedures take place.
Root canal treatment can save a tooth that would otherwise need to be extracted. Whether your tooth has been damaged by infection in the dental pulp from deep decay or you’ve suffered an injury to the tooth, the goal of endodontics is to save your natural tooth and preserve it for a lifetime. A root canal can not only preserve a natural tooth that has been damaged, saving you from the expense and discomfort of tooth restorations such as dental implants, but it will also end any pain associated with that tooth.
Sometimes, there are no symptoms when a tooth requires root canal treatment, but if you are experiencing any of the following, it is important to seek the care of your dental provider as soon as possible for an examination and an X-ray to determine if root canal treatment is the next step. Prompt treatment is crucial for avoiding abscesses or further damage to the tooth that may make a successful root canal more difficult.
Please note: If you experience a dental or facial injury, be sure to contact your oral surgeon, or head to the emergency room for treatment if your injuries are severe.
Some patients delay having a much-needed root canal because they have dental anxiety. We want you to know that our team works hard to keep our patients comfortable and relaxed during their time with us. We have the training and skill to minimize anxiety and discomfort with various anesthesia options, including local anesthesia combined with nitrous oxide analgesia, which puts patients in a calm but conscious state, or IV sedation, which puts patients into a sleep-like state so that they are not consciously aware of the procedure taking place. If it is decided that IV sedation is the best option for you during your root canal procedure, we partner with a nearby oral surgery practice to administer your IV sedation and perform your procedure in their safe and calm office. At this location, you will receive continuous monitoring by team members trained in caring for patients under IV anesthesia while your specialist, Dr. Kimberly Morio, performs your procedure.
With proper care, teeth that have had root canal treatment can last a lifetime, but occasionally, a tooth which has had root canal therapy in the past may not have healed properly or may become reinfected. In these cases, your tooth has a second chance! Root canal retreatment of the affected tooth to avoid extraction is a common procedure we perform at Apex Endodontics — we are all about saving your natural tooth!
The root canal system is quite complex; all the canals may not have been treated during the initial procedure.
The restoration did not prevent contamination to the inside of the tooth.
If you experience any of these symptoms, it’s time to see an experienced endodontist about retreatment to heal and save your tooth. Usually, root canal retreatment is the last resort before extraction of the tooth, which will then require restoration with an implant, bridge, or removable partial denture to restore your oral function and smile. Natural teeth are best, so we work hard to preserve them!
When you visit our practice for root canal retreatment, Dr. Morio will discuss your treatment options. If retreatment is chosen as your best option, Dr. Morio will reopen your affected tooth to remove the restorative materials that were used in your initial procedure so that she can gain access to your tooth’s canals. Some of the materials that will be removed may include a crown, post, and core material. Next, Dr. Morio will carefully clean the canals and examine the inside of your tooth to locate the areas that require treatment. After the retreatment procedure, your tooth will be sealed with a temporary filling, and you will then need to return to your dentist as soon as possible to receive a new crown or other restoration so that your tooth is returned to its full function in your mouth. If the canals in your tooth are blocked or have an unusually complicated structure, Dr. Morio may want to perform endodontic surgery. This surgery is a delicate oral procedure on the tip of the root of a tooth.
Can a general dentist save my tooth?
Endodontic specialists complete a minimum of two additional years of training beyond dental school to become experts in saving teeth. This additional training focuses on diagnosing and treating tooth pain caused by pulp inflammation or infection and performing root canal treatment and other procedures such as root canal retreatment and endodontic microsurgery (otherwise know as apicoectomy). If you want the very best chance to save your tooth, see an experienced endodontist.
My tooth isn’t bothering me — why do I need a root canal?
Some patients never experience pain with an infected tooth — in these cases, root canal infection is discovered through routine X-rays or a clinical examination. Once the infection is discovered, a root canal treatment will disinfect the inside of the tooth to stop the spread of infection so that you can keep your natural tooth.
Why not extract the tooth and replace it with an implant or a bridge?
Saving your natural tooth with root canal treatment is the very best option. Root canals have a very high success rate, and teeth treated in this way can last a lifetime. Furthermore, root canals are usually much less expensive than extraction and restoration with a dental implant or bridge. If your dentist recommends extraction, ask him/her if your tooth could be a candidate for root canal treatment by a skilled endodontist.
Endodontic procedures are performed to get patients out of the discomfort that can be associated with inflammation or infection inside a tooth, so keeping you out of pain is one of our specialties! Dr. Morio uses modern techniques to make sure you’re comfortable throughout your procedure. Your tooth may feel sensitive for a few days after your root canal procedure, especially if there was pain or infection before your treatment. We find that this sensitivity is well controlled with over-the-counter medications such as Advil® or Tylenol®. If needed, prescription medications are available from your endodontist. If you experience pressure or pain that lasts more than a few days after your root canal treatment, please call our office so that we can take care of you.
While the amount of time a procedure takes will depend on your individual case, your time in the office for your root canal procedure will typically last about 1–2 hours. Usually, the treatment can be completed in one visit, but sometimes a second appointment is required.
Saving your tooth through endodontic treatment is more cost-effective and less invasive and uncomfortable than an extraction and a restoration with a bridge or dental implant. Our staff will provide you with an estimate of your cost when you come to the office to meet with Dr. Morio for your consultation. We accept various types of insurance and will be happy to submit your claims for you.
It is our privilege to offer you the best endodontic care possible, so please feel free to contact us today at (319) 449-0021 with your questions. One of our knowledgeable staff members will be happy to speak with you.
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Mmmhhh… walnutty fluffy melt-in-your-mouth sponge cake with a sugar glaze. This might not be the healthiest recipe on here, but it is definitely one of my favourites and very close to my heart. It has been passed on from my grandma, who used to make it all the time when we were kids. Decades old and tried, tested and loved by several generations… I don’t think you can get better proof of its deliciousness than that!
Whilst your sponge cake is in the oven, you prepare the sugar glaze and pour it on as soon as the cake comes out so it hardens as it’s cooling down.
Hope you enjoy it and continue to spread the love!
A walnutty fluffy melt-in-your-mouth sponge cake with a sugar glaze.
Starting with the cake, in a bowl whisk the butter together with the icing sugar until soft and uniform.
Add the finely ground walnuts, flour and baking powder and gently fold in.
Fold your egg whites into your butter/sugar/walnut mixture and spread into a greased baking pan.
Bake at 180ºC for about 15-20 min. - until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out dry and clean.
Whilst the cake is in the oven, prepare the sugar glaze: Beat the egg yolks with the icing sugar until they turn from yellow to almost white in colour. Add the pinch of vanilla if using.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour the glaze on a spread evenly. Let cool and harden.
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The demand for permanent professionals has superseded the availability of candidates as a result of which firms and companies are raising the bar for starting salaries. According to the latest KPMG/REC report on the job market, average starting salaries for permanent staff reached a 17 year high last month.
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I went to the UK for Christmas, and returned to Waterloo on New Year’s Eve. I don’t mind air travel, but the time change is tough, especially going to Europe, since effectively one ends up with a night of no sleep. It is however an opportunity to catch up on films. On the way to Amsterdam I watched “A Walk in the Woods”, which is based on Bill Bryson’s book of the same name. It tells the story of him and a boyhood friend attempting to walk the Appalachian Way. Perhaps the most impressive part of this is that they knew when they had had enough and agreed to stop. No false bravery in this tale. I saw half of the “The Little Prince”, the most famous work of the French aristocrat and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It is a book I think is significant, and everyone ought to read it. I am going to develop a reading list of important books for students. This will be one of them. Other suggestions are welcome.
After some thought I replied, “I think I left my glasses”.
They answered I was correct and, as they noticed I was travelling on one of their flights via Amsterdam the 31st of December, they would deliver the glasses to me at the gate! I consider this to be amazingly good service since normally one expects things to simply disappear in to the black hole of ‘left on the aircraft’. My all-time best was to leave my computer on an internal flight in South Africa. Even though I remembered within 15 minutes it was gone by the time I got back to the gate.
The Norwich Cathedral is a magnificent building. It was built over nearly a century beginning in 1096. The construction is flint and mortar and faced with a cream-coloured Caen limestone which was shipped from France to Yarmouth and then up the river to Norwich. The landing site was the present day Pull’s Ferry. I am not sure how the stone was transported for the last 300 metres; I think there may have been a channel dug from the river for this purpose. We went to the cathedral for the Christmas Eve service. This lasted an hour and half and follows a time honoured ritual for readings, lessons and the choir processing around the building pausing to sing in various locations. The place was packed, standing room only for most of the service. Do look at the Cathedral’s website.
I learnt one new important lesson from the visit (and relearnt one I should have remembered). The relearnt one was get there early, really early! The extended family arrived in four groups, the last person meeting us about 40 minutes before the start of the service, and the place was already full. The new lesson was about long term planning. Standing gazing in awe, at this amazing building simply takes one’s breath away. It is astonishing architecture and craftsmanship. The entire building, from spire to stained glass windows is remarkable. It is not gloomy even in the half light, and is full of whispers and gentle cross-drafts. There were at least two thousand folk in the building and it was a joy to be part of that massed congregation celebrating, not just Christmas, but also our city.
What is astonishing though is that no one involved in planning the building or laying the foundations would have expected to be alive when it was completed. What amazing vision and faith. And of course the question is why did they do it? What are the modern equivalents where a range of people can gather, ultimately to share a faith and belief system? Should we just remind ourselves of the phrase sic transit Gloria mundi, which for those readers who were not taught Latin, translates as ‘thus passes the glory of the world’.
It seems necessary to make the effort to enter a church, otherwise Christmas has evolved to become about consumption. The giving of gifts and eating of food that would normally be luxury or special are what should mark Christmas. The problem, in the West, is that it is increasingly hard to make it stand out, since we have so much all the time. I remember back in my youth in Swaziland, just before Christmas, we would go to the leper colony in beautiful Mbuluzi valley about 20 kilometres from Mbabane. Here we would give gifts and, I assume, money, and attend the Nativity play put on by the patients. This involved a real donkey and, most years, a real baby born at the institution in the previous months. One of the medical advances of the last 30 years is that leprosy is now easily treated and cured. However, untreated, it causes permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes, leading to numbness. Fingers and toes become shortened and deformed due to infection and this was, of course, the source of the stigma. This was certainly the case for many of the people who were sent to the colony in Swaziland before treatment was available. It was a stark reminder to us youngsters as to how lucky we were.
I have now been full time in Canada for two years. I am finding it an intriguing place. The people seem straightforward, but in fact are complex and enigmatic. The Conservative Government of Stephen Harper was resoundingly voted out of power in 2015. Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party won 184 seats and formed a majority government. The Conservative Party was reduced to 99 seats, while the New Democratic Party, led by Thomas Mulcair, won only 44 seats. In Quebec the Bloc Québécois won 10 seats. The Green Party won only one. I am increasingly of the opinion that the first past the post system does not serve us well anywhere. The options are complex and there is a fine balance between keeping people engaged and losing their attention. However we also need to remember that the right to vote is not a given, it is something that people have fought for and so where it is institutionalised it should be exercised.
Democracy needs to be revisited in order to make it more representative and responsive, while at the same time dealing with long term problems like climate change. On the television in UK we have been shown more ‘once in a life time floods’ over Christmas, this time in the north west. Finally someone went on air and said the idea of once in a life time no longer applies.
I am forced to conclude it is not easy being Canadian and liberal, or even just Canadian and politically correct. This was evidenced a few weeks ago with respect to the Miss World contest. The event was held in China and the Canadian contestant was China-born Anastasia Lin, a Toronto actress. Normally such an event would barely merit a mention in the Canadian media or even a slight tremor on the national psyche. In May, when Ms Lin she was crowned Miss World Canada, she was set to represent the nation in the international arena. When she tried to travel to the finals she was stopped in Hong Kong and denied permission to fly on. She said it was because she had (and this is true), spoken out against human rights abuses in the country. She is also a member of Falun Gong, a religious group persecuted in China.
The Canadian media was outraged at this. There were editorials and news stories condemning the Chinese actions. I don’t understand how an enlightened country can be supporting a Miss World competition in the first place. I mean, is it not demeaning to women in general? This aspect was generally completely overlooked, even among some of my new Canadian friends! Perhaps the right to be judged on beauty is also a ‘right’ to fight for. I need to think about this.
So this is the first post on my website for 2016. I will try to post at least every month. Looking back 2015 was an interesting and exciting year. I taught my first classes, recruited my first Canadian PhD students, and did a great deal of yoga. Globally there is a sense that people finally ‘get’ climate change, and perhaps there will be the actions needed. In this post, for anyone who reads this far, I talked about the vision of the cathedral builders in Norwich; the real meaning of Christmas and the need for serious political engagement. I am cautiously optimistic; I have always believed and acted as though we individually and collectively have the power to change the world, the bigger question is do we have the will?
Sarah Knights, Bloomsbury’s Outsider A Life of David Garnett, Bloomsbury Imprint, London 2015, 622 pages. This is a PhD thesis turned into a book. I have known Sarah for probably close to 25 years. She went to UEA some years ago to do a PhD in biography and this is her first book. It was one of my Christmas gifts. On first appearance it seems daunting as it is so thick, but when I opened it I saw that the typeface is a decent size! That on its own makes reading more of a pleasure. Garnett was a peripheral member of the Bloomsbury set, an exceptional group of British artists, philosophers and writers. They included novelist E.M. Forster, art critic Clive Bell, artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, economist John Maynard Keynes, writer Leonard Woolf, and novelist and critic Virginia Woolf. Garnett lived from 1892 to 1981, and was a prolific author, although most of his writings would be considered obscure today. Sarah’s biography is a very fine read, well written and engaging. Garnett was clearly a deeply interesting man. The book is packed with well researched detail. Well done Sarah.
William M Timlin, The Ship that Sailed to Mars, Calla Editions, New York, 2011, 49 pages. This large lavishly illustrated book is by a distant relative. Timlin was born in Northumberland in the UK in 1892. His family moved to Kimberley in South Africa and he joined them in 1912 and became an architect. Kimberley is where my mother was born to into a Northumberland émigré family. The story was originally written, as so many children’s books are, for the entertainment of his own child. He collected the drawings and the first edition was first published in 1923. William Timlin died in 1943 of pneumonia after fracturing his arm! This was in pre-antibiotic days. The story is of an old man who builds a ship, with the help of fairies, and sails it to Mars. Douglas bought me this for Christmas and I am very pleased to have it. This edition includes an excellent introduction by John Howe (although there is no information on who Howe is), explaining the time and space when it was written. He describes it: “Neither science fiction nor fairy tale, neither for children nor for adults, a hint of this true originality can already be glimpsed on the title page. Subtitled ‘A Fantasy’” the story is ‘Told and Pictured by William M Timlin’”.
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OLDWICK, N.J. September 27 (BestWire) — As new claim and appeal rules for plans take effect as part of U.S. health care reform, consumer advocates say the independence of health insurers’ outside medical reviewers is key.
Starting Sept. 23, all non-grandfathered health plans must meet the new rules — including an external review requirement — for denied claims or adverse coverage determinations.
All such plans must comply with state external review processes that include consumer protections in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ External Review Model Act 76, or with standards set by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
The plans, whether fully insured or self-insured employer-provided Employee Retirement Income Security Act plans, non-ERISA plans and individual policies, must comply with the external review requirements, said Edward C. Fensholt, senior vice president and director of compliance services for Lockton Benefit Group.
The requirement applies to individual policies issued or renewed on or after Sept. 23, he said.About half of employer plans will lose grandfathered status on the first day of their coming plan year, Fensholt said.
greatly reduces benefits, raises deductibles or raises an employee’s percentage of premium contributions, it will lose grandfathered protection.
The external appeals process is an important consumer protection, and “the independence of reviewers is key,” said Carmen Balber, director of the Washington, D.C. office of Consumer Watchdog.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, chair of the NAIC’s health insurance and managed care committee, said the NAIC model requires an independent review organization be accredited by URAC — a national accrediting organization.
The interim regulations issued by HHS in July identify parts of the NAIC model that states must comply with to avoid the federal external review process, Balber said. Elements include important independence provisions, such as that the IRO have no conflicts of interest, or ties between the insurer and reviewer.
An interesting issue is the extent to which the NAIC model differs from what the feds are poised to require, Fensholt said.
Both the Kansas regulations on external review and the NAIC model include conflict-of-interest standards, Praeger said.
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Frank N. Darras, founding partner of DarrasLaw, said independent review organizations cannot have a financial stake in the outcome.
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Sheryl Brady offers 10 ways to keep your heart spiritually and physically healthy.
How does remembering the Sabbath honor God — and keep us happy and healthy?
Everyone wants to look their absolute best on their wedding day, and rightly so! With some creativity, it’s possible to slim down for your wedding and keep your budget in shape for the big day!
Considering the stress in your life, and how productive you hope to be with your life, could beginning the discipline of exercise be one of the missing ingredients?
What bad habit do you want to stop? What good habit do you want to start? You get to choose your habits!
The Father expects wise stewardship from us—even of our bodies.
Getting physically active as a family can yield benefits that go far beyond improved physical health.
The early church didn’t follow signs and wonders; signs and wonders followed them. This is an important distinction.
Our thoughts are never a mystery to God. He sees quite clearly through our minds eye.
Do not listen to the voice of the accuser! Listen to the voice of the Father!
God calls us to be both spiritually and physically fit; we are to honor Christ in our bodies as well as in our souls.
One way or another, we all struggle with food. Here's practical advice and biblical counsel regarding the food we eat.
All of us have fallen short of God's glory and perfection. But are we ready to ask God to help us find freedom? Dr. Ed Young offers 12 steps to spiritual, emotional and physical freedom.
Are You Wishing for a Better, Healthier Body?
Just like applying wishful thinking to growing a plant won’t work, applying wishful thinking to getting a healthier body won’t work, either.
Many of us who desperately need exercise spend much of our day sitting. How can we muster the strength to get in shape when gravity and fat have taken their toll?
Pastor Robert Morris discusses how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Choose to live life as a beautiful verb because we are not called to let others define our worth.
Lori Dixon reminds women to get in touch with the hidden person of the heart and to learn to see themselves through the eyes of their Creator.
What appears to be a waste to some, is an exquisite surrender to God. Connect with a metaphor that reveals the beauty God discovers in our flaws.
When you believe, you receive. This is the way to activate your faith.
Weightlifter Kendrick Farris shares the centerpiece of his peace—God, his Lord and Savior.
If you want to see changes from the neck down, then start changing from the neck up!
Karis Murray shares how she confronted cultural messages about body image with sound Christian theology.
Stasi Eldredge shares her struggle with the scale and how she decided to turn her weight over to God.
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As long as we live on this earth, the Holy Spirit dwells in us. We should be good stewards of the temple God has given us, but we cannot extend our lifespan.
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In this passage, Abigail Kelly teaches us, through scripture (Isaiah 30), the importance of rest for the mind, body and spirit.
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Besides this belief in animism, the early Sumerians seem to have believed in ghosts that were related to the world of the dead as the zi was related to the world of the living. The lil or ghost was a night demon of baleful influence upon men, and only to be cast out by many incantations. The lil was attended by a serving-maid (ardat lili, "maid of night") which in the later Semitic development was transformed into the feminine lilitu. It is most curious and interesting that this ghost demon of the Sumerians lived on through all the history of the Babylonian religion, and is mentioned even in one of the Old Testament prophets (Isa 34:14; Hebrew Lillith, translated "night monster"). The origin of the Semitic religion brought by the ancient Semitic people and united with this Sumerian faith is also lost in the past.
Our chief source of information concerning the gods of the first period of religious development before the days of Hammurabi is found in the historical inscriptions of the early kings and rulers. Many of these describe offerings of temples and treasures made to the gods, and all of them are religious in tone and filled with ascriptions of praise to the gods. From these early texts Professor Jastrow has extricated the names of the following deities, gods and goddesses. I reproduce his list as the best yet made, but keep in mind that some of the readings are doubtful and some were certainly otherwise read by the Babylonians or Sumerians, though we do not now know how they ought to be read. The progress of Assyrian research is continually providing corrected readings for words hitherto known to us only in ideograms. It is quite to be expected that many of these strange, not to say grotesque, names will some day prove to be quite simple, and easy to utter: En-lil (Ellil, Bel) Belit, Nin-khar-sag, Nin-gir-su, wh o also appears as Dun-gur, Bau, Ga-tum-dug, Nin-dindug, Ea, Nin-a-gal, Gal-dim-zu-ab, Nin-ki, Damgal-nun-na, Nergal, Shamash, A or Malkatu, the wife of Shamash, Nannar, or Sin, Nin-Urum, Innanna, Nana, Anunit, Nina, Ishtar, Anu, Nindar-a, Gal-alim, Nin-shakh, Dun-shagga, Lugalbanda, with a consort Nin-sun, Dumu-zi-zu-ab, Dumu-zi, Lugal-Erim, Nin-e-gal and Ningal, Nin-gish-zi-da, Dun-pa-uddu, Nin-mar, Pa-sag, Nidaba, Ku(?)-anna, Shid, Nin-agid-kha-du, Ninshul-li, En-gubarra, Im-mi-khu(?), Ur-du-zi, Kadi, Nu-ku-sir-da, Ma-ma, Za-ma-ma, Za-za-ru, Impa-ud-du, Ur-e-nun-ta-ud-du-a, Khi-gir-nunna, Khi-shagga, Gur-mu, Zar-mu, Dagan, Damu, Lama, Nesu, Nun-gal, An-makh, Nin-si-na, Nin-asu. In this list great gods and goddesses and all kinds of minor deities are gathered together, and the list looks and sounds hopeless. But these are local deities, and some of them are mere duplications. Nearly every place in early times would have a sun-god or a moon-god or both, and in the political development of the country the moon-god of the conquering city displaced or absorbed the moon-god of the conquered. When we have eliminated these gods, who have practically disappeared, there remains a comparatively small number of gods who outrank all the others.
In the room of some of these gods that disappeared, others, especially in Assyria, found places. There was, however, a strong tendency to diminish the number of the gods. They are in early days mentioned by the score, but as time goes on many of these vanish away and only the few remain. As Jastrow has pointed out, Shalmaneser II (859-825 BC) had only eleven gods in his pantheon: Ashur, Anu, Bel, Ea, Sin, Shamash, Ninib, Nergal, Nusku, Belit and Ishtar. Sennacherib (704-681 BC) usually mentions only eight; namely, Ashur, Sin, Shamash, Bel (that is, Marduk), Nabu, Nergal, Ishtar of Nineveh and Ishtar of Arbela. But we must not lay much emphasis upon the smallness of this number, for in his building inscriptions at the end he invokes twenty-five deities, and even though some of these are duplicates of other gods, as Jastrow correctly explains, nevertheless the entire list is considerably increased over the eight above mentioned. In the late Babylonian period the worship seems chiefly devoted to Marduk, Nabu, Sin, Shamash and Ishtar. Often there seem little faint indications of a further step forward. Some of the hymns addressed to Shamash seem almost upon the verge of exalting him in such a way as to exclude the other deities, but the step is never taken. The Babylonians, with all their wonderful gifts, were never able to conceive of one god, of one god alone, of one god whose very existence makes logically impossible the existence of any other deity. Monotheism transcends the spiritual grasp of the Babylonian mind.
The origin and the meaning of the name of the goddess Ishtar are still disputed, but of her rank there can be no doubt. In the very earliest inscriptions known to us she does not seem to have been associated with the planet Venus as she is in later times. She seems rather to have been a goddess of fruitfulness and of love, and in her temple at Uruk temple-prostitution was a feature. In the mythological literature she occupies a high place as the goddess of war and of the chase. Because of this later identification she became the chief goddess of the warlike Assyrians. Little by little she absorbed all the other goddesses and her name became the general word for goddess. Her chief seats of worhip were Uruk in southern Babylonia, where she was worshipped in earliest times under the name of Nana, and Akkad in northern Babylonia, where she was called Anunitu, and Nineveh and Arbela in Assyria. Some of the hymns addressed to her are among the noblest products of Babylonian and Assyrian religion and reach a considerable ethical position. This development of a sexual goddess into a goddess who severely judged the sins of men is one of the strangest phenomena in the history of this religion.
Unfortunately the correct pronunciation of the name of the god Ninib has not yet been secured. He seems originally to have been a god of vegetation, but in the later philosophical period was associated with the planet Saturn, called Kaitaann (Kewan, Chiun, Am 5:26 the King James Version, the English Revised Version). As a god of vegetation he becomes also a god of healing and his wife Gula was the chief patroness of physicians. He comes also to be regarded as a mighty hero in war, and, in this capacity generally, he fills a great role in the Assyrian religion.
O Lord, thy divinity is full of awe, like the far-off heaven and the broad ocean.
Who dost call to lordship, dost bestow the scepter, determinest destinies for far-off days.
Much of this is full of fine religious feeling, and the exaltation of Sin sounds as though the poet could scarcely acknowledge any other god, but the proof that other gods were invoked in the same terms and by the same kings is plentiful.
40 Whoever in fixing boundaries annuls rights. The unjust judge thou restrainest with force.
Whoever accepts a bribe, who does not judge justly--on him thou imposest sin.
To him Shamash is gracious, his life he prolongs.
Shall end in a palace, the place of princes shall be his dwelling.
The seed of those who act unjustly shall not flourish.
Thou shalt burn it up, what they purpose wilt thou annul.
15 Thou knowest their transgressions: the declaration of the wicked thou dost cast aside.
Everyone, wherever he may be, is in thy care. Thou directest their judgments, the imprisoned dost thou liberate.
Thou hearest, O Shamash, petition, prayer, and appeal.
Humility, prostration, petitioning, and reverence.
20 With loud voice the unfortunate one cries to thee.
Mother, wife, maid appeal to thee.
He who is removed from his family, he that dwelleth far from his city.
There is in this hymn no suggestion of magic or sorcery. We cannot but feel how close this poet came to an appreciation of the Sun-god as a judge of men on an ethical basis. How near he was to passing through the vale into a larger religious life!
"Why has the south wind for seven days not blown over the land?"
Then Anu ordered the culprit brought before him, and before he departed to this ordeal Ea gave him instructions. He is to go up to the gatekeepers of heaven, Tammuz and Gish-zida, clad in mourning garb to excite their sympathy. When they ask why he is thus attired he is to tell them that his mourning is for two gods of earth who have disappeared (that is, themselves), and then they will intercede for him. Furthermore, he is cautioned not to eat the food or drink the water that will be set before him, for Ea fears that food and water of death will be set before him to destroy him. But exactly the opposite happened. Tammuz and Gish-zida prevailed in pleading, and Anu said: "Bring for him food of life that he may eat it." They brought him food of life, but he did not eat. They brought him water of life, but he did not drink. They brought him a garment; he put it on. They brought him oil; he anointed himself with it.
Adapa had obeyed Ea literally, and by so doing had missed the priceless boon of immortality. Some of the motives in this beautiful myth are similar to those found in Gen. Food of life seems to belong to the same category as the tree of life in Gen. The Babylonian doctrine was that man, though of Divine origin, did not share in the Divine attribute of immortality. In the Gen story Adam lost immortality because he desired to become like God. Adapa, on the other hand, was already endowed with knowledge and wisdom and failed of immortality, not because he was disobedient like Adam, but because he was obedient to Ea his creator. The legend would seem to be the Babylonian attempt to explain death.
According to Winckler and Jeremias, the Babylonians conceived of the cosmos as divided primarily into a heavenly and an earthly world, each of which is further subdivided into three parts. The heavenly world consists of (1) the northern ocean; (2) the zodiac; (3) the heavenly ocean; while the earthly world consists of (1) the heaven, i.e. the air above the earth; (2) the earth itself; (3) the waters beneath the earth. These great subdivisions were ruled by the gods Anu in the heaven above, Bel in the earth and air, and Ea in the waters beneath. More important than these is the zodiac, the twelve heavenly figures which span the heavens and through which the moon passes every month, the sun once a year, and the five great planets which are visible to the naked eye have their courses. These moving stars serve as the interpreters of the Divine will while the fixed stars, so says Jeremias, are related thereto as the commentary written on the margin of the Book of Rev. The rulers of the zodiac are Sin, Shamash and Ishtar, and according to the law of correspondence, the Divine power manifested in them is identical with the power of Anu, Bel and Ea. The zodiac represents the world-cycle in the year, and also in the world-year, one of these gods may represent the total Divine power which reveals itself in the cycle. By the side of these three, Sin, Shamash and Ishtar, which represent respectively the moon, sun and Venus, there are arranged Marduk which is Jupiter, Nabu which is Mercury, Ninib which is Mars, and Nergal which is Saturn, these being the planets known to the ancients. Now upon these foundations, according to Winckler, and his school, the ancient priests of Babylonia built a closely knit and carefully thought-out world-system of an astral character, and this world-system forms the kernel of the ancient and oriental conception of the universe. This conception of the universe as a double-sided principle is of tremendous importance. First, the heavenly world with its three divisions corresponds exactly to the earthly world with its three divisions. Everything on earth corresponds to its counterpart in heaven. The heavens are a mirror of earth, and in them the gods reveal their will and purpose. Everything which has happened is only an earthly copy of the heavenly original. It is still written in the heavens above and still to be read there. All the myths and all the legends, not only of Babylonia, but of all the rest of the ancient world, are to be interpreted in accordance with this theory; nothing even in history is to be understood otherwise. "An oriental history without consideration of the world era is unthinkable. The stars rule the changes of the times" (Jeremias). The consequences of this theory are so overpowering that it is difficult to deal with it in fairness to its authors and in justice to the enormous labor and knowledge which they have put upon it. | 15412592 |
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Andre, since member sign-up has been an on-going issue for us -- notification emails sometimes wind up being caught by spam filters -- we want to review some aspects of the sign-up procedure. When you have a chance, can you check to make sure that the Commons mailserver is configured correctly? Boone says (and I hope he'll fill in the details below or contact you separately by phone/email) that there are certain aspects of mailserver configuration that ISPs look at when they're looking for spam.
Just to clarify: In the past, on my own servers, I've had problems with emails getting spammed because the reverse DNS isn't configured correctly. I'm sure you've already configured everything correctly already, so please don't be offended by what are surely obvious things that are very routine for you :) Just want to check all possible vectors of failure.
Not enough info here to pursue. Is this still a concern? | 319448820 |
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As you will no doubt be aware from the news it is conference season at the moment and it is not just for politicians but for prep school heads as well. At the time of writing I am at the annual IAPS conference which this year has been held at a well known conference (and golf) resort just down the road from Monmouth. The theme of the conference is “Tomorrow’s World; Global Citizens” and I have enjoyed a few inspirational lectures and informative seminars, notably on the subject of the United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development as well as the importance of education in tackling both the opportunities and the threats of the AI revolution. I know that Mr Walton would have particularly enjoyed the after dinner speaker Rainer Hersch, the orchestra conductor turned stand-up comedian who inspired us all with his analogy comparing the role of a school head with that of conducting a full orchestra. | 49311666 |
A good natural treatment for headaches is the bark of a willow tree. You can grow a willow tree with a cutting from a mature tree. One of the reasons that this is effective is because it contains salicin, which is comparable to what you’ll find contained in aspirin.
It’s also a good treatment for anything that causes you to feel pain since it works like an aspirin does.
One drawback is that people who experience a reaction to aspirin could also potentially have a reaction to willow bark.
It should not be used by nursing mothers or given to ill children due to the potential same side effects that aspirin can cause.
Lavender is a flowering plant that looks beautiful in a garden. But it’s also a natural treatment for headaches - even if those headaches are migraines.
It’s the oil from the plant that gives a person relief from the pain.
It can be applied directly to the skin or inhaled by boiling the plant and inhaling the oils as they’re released.
Lavender is safe to use on the skin without having to dilute it.
Another plant that you can grow to treat headaches is peppermint.
This plant is used by crushing the leaves and applying the mixture to the area of the body where you feel the pain. The oils are absorbed through the skin.
If you’ve ever had to deal with cluster headaches, you know how bad these can be to deal with.
These headaches, which show up and then come back repeatedly over the course of several weeks can be difficult to treat with modern medicine because as soon as you stop the treatment, you can end up with rebound headaches.
One of the best natural remedies that you can plant indoors or outdoors to help with these types of headaches is cayenne pepper.
This plant contains capsaicin, which is used to relieve pain. It can be applied directly to the skin.
However, you should be extremely careful to keep any of the plant from touching your face.
If the plant comes in contact with your eyes, it can cause unpleasant burning.
A side effect of this plant when applied topically is a burning sensation that does go away after a few minutes.
If you’re prone to skin allergies, this may not be the right remedy for you to use.
Thyme, when made into a tea can also be used to relieve the pain associated with headaches.
Bay leaves are helpful in treating headaches as well. | 292395648 |
Things were pretty quiet on the legislative front this year. When it came to family law matters, the 108th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee did not appear to make things worse, which means it was a pretty good year.
Below is a brief recap of the new family law statutes, all of which became effective on July 1, 2014.
Child Custody “Comparative Fitness” and Best Interest Factors: Public Chapter 617 consolidated the list of factors the trial court must consider when conducting a comparative fitness analysis or determining the child’s best interest in a child custody proceeding. Previously, courts had to consider different (but substantively similar) factors for initial custody determinations and custody changes (Tennessee Code § 36-6-106(a)) and changes to a parenting schedule (Tennessee Code § 36-6-404(b)).
Likewise, the sixteen factors in Tennessee Code § 36-6-404(b) have been deleted. Thus, there is now just one list of best interest factors instead of two.
K.O.’s Comment: This list is simply an effort to combine the two prior lists. Combining them makes sense. There is no substantive change in the best interest analysis.
(ix) The right to access and participation in the child’s education on the same bases that are provided to all parents including the right of access to the child during lunch and other school activities; provided, that the participation or access is legal and reasonable; however, access must not interfere with the school’s day-to-day operations or with the child’s educational schedule.
K.O.’s Comment: These revisions place new burdens on on the primary residential parent that did not exist before. For example, the custodial parent now has the affirmative obligation to provide the non-custodial parent not only with notice of the child’s school, athletic or church activity activity but also the telephone number the school, athletic or church official who is “responsible for scheduling” the activity. For another example, the custodial parent now has the affirmative obligation to provide “healthcare providers with the contact information” of the non-custodial parent. Lawyers need to make sure their clients understand these new obligations.
Lawyers will also need to update their parenting plans, all of which recite the Parental Bill of Rights. The Administrative Office of the Courts has updated the parenting plan form to reflect these changes. You can access the updated parenting plan here.
Uniformed Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act: Public Chapter 798 permits parents to enter into a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility during a parent’s military deployment. If the non-deploying parent has no custodial responsibility or if the operative court order prohibits contact between the child and that parent, the deploying parent may, via a power of attorney, delegate all or part of the custodial responsibility to a third party for the period of the deployment. Tennessee Code §§ 36-6-113 and 36-6-308 are deleted.
In Loco Parentis Healthcare Power of Attorney for a Minor Child: Public Chapter 696 requires an adult or organization acting in loco parentis (“in the place of the parent”) to sign an “in loco parentis affidavit” stating that the person has taken responsibility for the health care of the minor child. This protects doctors and hospitals from civil and criminal liability if they rely on the in loco parentis affidavit when providing medical care to a child.
If you’re a parent, please read! | 69405241 |
Over the past thirty years, I have seen and estimated thousands of damaged chimneys. This is usually due to poor design or construction of the wrong materials. This damage usually resides in the chimney crown.
Customers often ask whats the best crown repair after getting the confirmation of chimney crown damage. Remember, the chimney crown is not a cap. The purpose of the crown is to shed water off the top of the brick chimney chase. Its also to cap off the brickwork of the chimney.
Freeze-thaw damage is the most frequent type of damage I see to chimney crowns is. If your chimney is saturates with cold rain and the temperature drops well below freezing, freeze/thaw damage occurs. Ongoing freeze-thaw cycles will not only cause cracks but can cause premature brick spalling. Spalling is the brick faces popping off. You may see them lying on the rooftop or on the ground near where the brick is breaking.
Customers don’t understand why the brickwork near the crown is damaging when the rest of the brick seems fine. Well, if you stop and think about it: most bricks on a home are get protection by overhanging leaves and gutters. The chimney sticks up on the side or very top of the house. This exposes it to winds and the coldest temperatures.
In a nut shell here is the real problem surrounding why chimney crowns need repaired. Your chimney crown construction should be of concrete mix and not brick mortar mix. A properly constructed crown will have a membrane under the concrete. This separates it from the top of brick chase. The concrete mix itself should have wire mesh or reinforcing fiber incorporated into it to further strengthen the crown. Chimney flue tiles will stick out of the top of the chimney, and each flue tile is to have an expansion joint around it so that the flue tiles expand when the fireplace or appliances they are venting heat up without pushing on the crown causing it to crack.
Most building codes do not require an overhang (a drip edge crown), but definitely suggest to keep the water shedding off of the sides of the chimney. Many bricklayers adopt the attitude of their building superintendents to “hurry up and finish the job”. It is quite obvious today that they were all getting paid for production, not their craftsmanship. At the end of the day, when all of the bricks are put in place, if the bricklayer has enough mortar mix on the board they won’t climb down the scaffolding and mix up the proper concrete material to finish the crown. This is the ugly truth of chimney crowns, especially those on older homes.
All in all, I would discuss the options that your chimney repair man has cited as possible and also call out for a second or third opinion. Sometimes the chimney crown can use resurfacing and other times the crown needs to be removing and replacement with the correct materials. In severe cases where the chimney has not only damage to the crown but also to the brick on the top of the chimney, the top portion of the chimney may need rebuilding. | 36081135 |
In an effort to raised some money for his newly-formed Tim Tebow Foundation, former Gators standout Tim Tebow was back in Jacksonville this weekend in what was billed as his first ever public signing. A porition of the proceeds were going to the foundation. I hope it was a good portion, too. Fans shelled out $75 for a photograph with the NFL prospect. Yes, that’s just for a photograph. You want an autograph? That ran for $160.
Of course, the Florida Times-Union was there to cover the event, and Michael Dirocco was able to grab a quote from Tebow.
Quote of the Day: “I like to be in the top 10 because I’m afraid the signature gets a little worse as you get to No. 300” -Tebow fan Lupe Reyes, who arrived over six hours before the signing began (Michael Dirocco, Florida Times-Union, 3/7). | 18260977 |
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We would like to inform you, that Caucasus University is launching Summer School, which is a 6-week-long program open to undergraduate students from business schools throughout the world. Classes include: lectures, group projects, workshops, case studies, discussions and home works. Over four challenging weeks, students have an opportunity to discover Georgia and make friends while earning ECTS credits. The rest two weeks students have to go back to home University and work on assigned projects given by CU lecturers.
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Alarming pollution level ! Wake up India!!
The air pollution constitutes a serious health emergency. Each day our health is getting profoundly affected, many of us and our children’s and elders suffering from respiratory problems. Bad air is already causing a spike in the people with asthma and reduced lung function. There is already evidence of a spectrum of health problems, ranging from allergies and respiratory conditions, malformations, growth restrictions and even an increasing incidence of cancers, all of which could be related to increased pollution.
Delhi - IMA(Indian medical association) already declared public health emergency in Delhi and many schools are closed now for few days. All the avoidable outdoor activities are suspended. Delhi has the dubious honor of having 13 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities. The WHO found that Delhi had an average of 153 micrograms of the smallest particles, known as PM2.5s, per cubic meter in its air. The international “safe” level for these particles is 6 micrograms per cubic meter.
Gurgaon- Over the past few months PM 10 & PM 2.5 level have crossed the danger level. The AQI has remained very poor and being consistently over 330.Gurgaon turned into gas chamber.
Mumbai – Nearly 1,000 tons of deadly pollutants are released in the atmosphere every day. It has been estimated that every individual in south Mumbai ‘smokes’ 10 cigarettes a day even if he is a non-smoker.
Kolkata- According to a survey conducted by the NEERI and the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, 50 per cent of the residents of Kolkata suffered from respiratory diseases due to air pollution.
Images taken by a NASA satellite showed that India’s air quality has steadily worsened during the five-year period. Number of deaths in India caused by Air pollution is only fraction less than number of deaths caused by caused by tobacco usage and three percent of GDP lost due to air pollution. “Putting it together, we are heading towards health disasters.
Situation is alarming now!!It needs to be improved at war footing. Right to clean air should be our fundamental right.
We urge Prime minister office, Government of Haryana, Delhi, UP, Maharashtra, Bengal and all other states to respond with the urgency and force appropriate public health emergency. The situation begs urgent attention and action from civic authorities and placing public health at its highest priority. We look forward to your immediate intervention on the matter.
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A private foundation can hold together and protect the assets owned by business people and their families for future generations. The founders may have in mind the wealth their family members have accumulated over the years or the long-term operation of their business, but they may also establish a private foundation to ensure that their assets are properly managed and, of course, that their future existence is assured.
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Data Ladder was at the MDM and Data Governance Summit in New York from October 4th – 6th 2015. What was really nice about this intimate workshop (at just under 500 attendees) was that we got to know many of the other members of the MDM ecosystem.
We all attend these MDM summits in the spirit of knowledge and sharing common interests (master data management and data in general), and in the process many of us become lifelong friends and career advocates.
Now let’s get to the fun! Aaron Zones, who was our MDM and Data Governance chairman and first keynote speaker, is a very interesting and creative chap. Aaron was a Harvard dropout (not that that should be part of his claim to fame, but it does have a certain juxtaposition to his accomplishments), former Meta Group founder and analyst for Gartner. A military brat, he chose to build his home in the San Francisco Bay area.
In all his seriousness, he came up to us and reminded us that first he is a musician, and that the MDM Summit is his show. Perhaps it is his creativity and view of life that has made Aaron Zones the genius that he is in the MDM industry. His show — aka MDM Summit — does pack a full house and is held all over the world.
Another guest speaker was Bob Harris, an unassuming gentleman who was very entertaining and quite wise, with loads of experience. Bob had some words of wisdom for the future of data stewards. He suggested that to be a full-time data steward is very risky, because once the data has been extracted from the old system, and cleaned up and loaded up into the new system — there isn’t a need for all the data stewards. This was Bob’s way of saying to always keep learning new things.
It is our opinion that attending these conferences helps IT become better salespeople within their organization. They would have to, because at the MDM conference they were asked to ponder and share what business problems MDM solved or could solve within their organization.
The bottom line is that understanding master data management and the business problems it can solve will either save an organization money, make an organization money — or both!
We believe that the future of the industry resides with these MDM Summits, and yes you can quote us. Learn more about Data Ladder and how we can help you tackle your master data management issues. | 117996439 |
Luke Bryan born Thomas Luther Bryan, is an American country singer and songwriter. He was born on July 17, 1976 in rural Leesburg, Georgia to LeClaire and Tommy Bryan.
Luke attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Bryan moved to Nashville in 2007, after his father told him to pack his truck to pursue a career in music. He finally gained success as a songwriter, his first major success was “All My Friends Say”. Soon after he signed as a performer.
He was later signed by Capitol Nashville to a recording contract. In the meantime, Bryan co-wrote Billy Currington’s single “Good Directions”, which went to number one on the Hot Country Songs chart in mid-2007. Bryan co-wrote his debut single, “All My Friends Say”, with producer Jeff Stevens. In August 2007, Capitol Nashville released Bryan’s debut album, I’ll Stay Me. Bryan wrote or co-wrote all but one of its 11 songs.
He was born on July 17, 1976.
Luke Bryan is married to his college sweetheart, Caroline Boyer, whom he met at Georgia Southern University. Bryan and Boyer married on December 8, 2006. The couple have two sons, Thomas “Bo” Boyer Bryan, born March 18, 2008 and Tatum “Tate” Christopher Bryan, born August 11, 2010.
In 2015, Forbes estimated Bryan’s annual income at $42.5 million.
Following the release of his new single “Light It Up,” Bryan debuted his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, What Makes You Country, in December 2017. He dropped the album’s second single, “Most People Are Good,” shortly before embarking on the What Makes You Country Tour in February 2018.
Bryan’s fifth studio album, Kill the Lights (2015), was noted for showcasing the artist in a quieter, more contemplative light. The result was an unprecedented level of success, as a record-breaking six singles, including “Kick the Dust Up,” “Strip It Down” and “Fast,” went on to top the Country Airplay chart.
Bryan made his fans wait another two years for Tailgates & Tanlines (2011), an album that cemented his standing as one of the top artists in the business. Several tracks, including “I Don’t Want This Night to End,” “Drunk on You” and “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye,” became No. 1 country hits.
After kicking off Doin’ My Thing (2009) with “Do I,” a legitimate crossover hit, Bryan scored his first two No. 1 country singles with “Rain Is a Good Thing” and “Someone Else Calling You Baby.” Doin’ My Thing became his second straight album to reach the No. 2 spot on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Bryan introduced himself to a wider audience with “All My Friends Say,” the lead single from his debut album, I’ll Stay Me (2007). The song spent more than 30 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking of No. 5, while “We Rode in Trucks” and “Country Man” also earned favorable receptions, propelling the album to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
In 2010, Luke Bryan won the Academy of Country Music Awards for Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Artist.His single ‘I Don’t Want This Night To End’ from the album ‘Tailgates & Tanlines’ earned him several awards from American Country Music Awards; few of which include Best Single, Best Music Video and Most Played Radio Track. ‘Tailgates & Tanlines’ was recognized as the Best Album of the Year.
In 2013, Billboard Music Awards awarded his album ‘Crash My Party’ as the Top Country Album. The titular single also ranked as the Top Country Song.He has won the ‘Artist of the Year’ award a couple of times in various award shows including American Country Countdown Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and so on. | 333142124 |
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Why a punchcard??!! Because every punchcard offers one punch for free!! A 10-punch card is $90 and a 20-punch card is $180. Who wouldn't want a session of ducking, diving, and dipping dodgeballing for free? They are perfect for a birthday or holiday gift, to get your employees engaged in life to have greater productivity at work, and to get a group of friends together on a weekly basis with endless things to do.
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If you’ve been looking into hair transplants and doing your research, you already know that there several different methods used for extracting and transplanting hair follicles. While each person’s needs can differ, it’s good to get a full understanding of the most commonly used methods, what exactly they do – and then make the decision with your hair restoration surgeon.
The 2 most commonly used techniques, Follicular Unit Extraction – also known as “FUE” and Follicular Unit Transplantation or, “FUT” – also known as the “Strip Method”, are most likely the two you will see on many websites and eventually discuss with your doctor.
FUT is a method where a strip of donor follicles are surgically removed at once from the back and sides of the scalp. The hair transplant team then removes grafts from that strip for transplanting into the scalp.
Many tout this method as being the best and offering optimal results because it uses high resolution microscopes to do an accurate and precise job of extracting, handling and transplanting each follicle. Because the follicles are so magnified it is easy for the doctor to identify the entire follicle and guarantee that it is protected through the transplantation process.
With FUE instead, the doctor removes those individual hair follicles from the donor area using a motorized micro punch, piece by piece and then places them into the problem areas.
FUE is a method that has been available for years only recently becoming more utilized due to modern technology allowing small hand held motorized punches. It provides grafts similar to the FUT method but rather than a linear incision it produces numerous dot like incisions. It is especially good for smaller touch up type work.
Both methods provide a natural appearing hair transplant and do not leave a visible scar. FUE generally costs more as it is a more labor intensive and time consuming method.
Of course, knowing which method you’d like performed is still a decision that needs to be made with your doctor. Knowing the differences and arming yourself with knowledge can make your initial consultation a more productive and successful one. | 350247656 |
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Michelle Wie, the target of non-stop criticism from LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam and others during last week’s U.S. Women’s Open, took to Twitter yesterday to defend her decision to put school before golf.
In five Twitter blasts (golf clap for Dan Spears for the heads up), Wie made it clear that her priority was to finish her studies at Stanford University before going full-tilt on the LPGA Tour.
Before the Open began and Wie had hit her first tee shot, Sorenstam opined that the 21-year-old had not fulfilled her potential and suggested that the distraction of school was partly to blame.
Wie, who had a decidedly lackluster Open (she barely made the cut and finished with a share of 55th place), was polite but pointed in her reply to unnamed critics. She noted that golf would still be there when she finished college.
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All parts of the Easter lily plant are poisonous – the petals, the leaves, the stem and even the pollen. Cats that ingest as few as one or two leaves, or even a small amount of pollen while grooming their fur, can suffer severe kidney failure.
Many other varieties of the lily family, including tiger, day, rubrum, stargazer, and Japanese show are also toxic to cats and can cause kidney failure within 72 hours.
There is no effective antidote to counteract lily poisoning, so the sooner you can get your cat to the veterinarian, the better the chances of survival will be. If you see your cat licking or eating any part of an Easter lily, call your veterinarian or a pet poison helpline immediately. If left untreated, the chances of survival are low.
There are several other types of lilies that are toxic to cats as well. They are of the Lilium and Hemerocallis species and commonly referred to as Tiger lilies, Day lilies and Asiatic lilies. Popular in many gardens and yards, they can also result in severe acute kidney failure.
These lilies are commonly found in florist bouquets, so it is imperative to check for poisonous flowers before bringing bouquets into the household. Other types of lilies – such as the Peace, Peruvian and Calla lilies – are usually not a problem for cats and may cause only minor drooling.
Also potentially harmful is the fake plastic "grass" that often accompanies Easter baskets. When your cat or dog ingests something stringy like this "grass," it can become anchored around the base of the tongue or stomach, rendering it unable to pass through the intestines. It can result in a linear foreign body and cause severe damage to the intestinal tract, often requiring expensive abdominal surgery.
During the week of Easter, calls to pet poison helplines concerning dogs that have been poisoned by chocolate increase by nearly 200 percent. While the occasional chocolate chip in one cookie may not be an issue, certain types of chocolate are very toxic to dogs. In general, the darker and more bitter the chocolate, the greater the danger. Baker’s chocolate and dark chocolate pose the biggest problem.
The chemical toxicity is due to methylxanthines (a relative of caffeine) and results in vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, an abnormal heart rhythm, seizures, and possibly death. Other sources include chewable chocolate flavored multi-vitamins, baked goods, or chocolate-covered espresso beans. If you suspect that your dog ate chocolate, call your veterinarian.
Dogs may find plastic Easter eggs remarkably similar to balls, but, if eaten, the sharp pieces of plastic can cause GI issues.
If you (or the Easter bunny) leaves coin-filled eggs for little ones to find, please be aware that pennies, in particular, can be toxic if ingested. Pennies minted after 1982 contain zinc, which can be harmful if consumed. If your dog, cat, or bird ingests coins, please contact your veterinarian. | 203587915 |
Post 13 – Janet’s Yoga Teacher Training – Monkeys, Elephants and French Food!
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Sunday was only our 2nd full day off in the three weeks we have been in India and we were ready for it. We decided it was time to explore much further than our immediate location and upon on the suggestion of the lovely Raminta we hired a taxi for the day to take us on a tourist tour. We decided we needed a well-earned lie in though and slept in until 7.30am before heading out an hour later. Our driver for the day was Dada who had also collected us from the airport when we arrived. Indian driving has to be experienced. They drive on the left, just like the UK, but there the similarity ends. It would appear that everyone has right of way and to exercise this right of way you just beep your horn and keep going. The narrower the gap the harder you beep the horn and just keep going with the divine hope that the other person will stop. To be honest most of the time it is funny as you are going at such slow speeds that any accident will be little more than a fender bender unless you are that poor pedestrian who has not jumped out of the way in time.
I became a little bit more concerned, however, when Dada reached the bigger faster roads and decided he needed to wear his seat belt! Andrew and I had been wearing ours from the outset and it became clear that the same Indian Highway Code applied but the speeds, margin for error and dire consequences if he got it wrong were much more at the forefront of my mind.
We had a two hour drive to the Dudhsagar waterfalls which are situated in north Goa and are reputed to be amongst the highest 100 waterfalls in the world. Fortunately we had very few scary moments on route. Dada escorted us to the arrival area where a middle aged Indian man ushered us into the reception saying “Two persons, Vehicle 76, 2000 rupees, 20 rupees entrance fee” I didn’t have a clue what was going on but just paid up and hoped for the best. We followed a driver to Jeep 76, which we shared with a friendly Indian family and were taken on a 20-minute off-road ride to the waterfall. It was a real bone jerker with three river crossings and it did cross my mind that the jeep could break down at any time and leave us stranded. Andrew was not enjoying himself, as he was concerned about the monkeys, having heard stories that they steal things and having promised his dad that he would protect me was working himself into fervour pitch with lots of advice about how to look after my bag and sunglasses.
We saw the monkeys as soon as we arrived and it was fine. The feeding of the monkeys is strictly prohibited, though this did not stop the sale of monkey food in the village at the reception area and as a consequence they monkeys were not aggressive at all, merely curious and hopeful. It was the first time we had seen monkeys since our arrival so we were just as curious but more keen to keep our distance. The waterfalls were a 15 minute walk away along a rough forest track and rather challenging in the heat of the day whilst wearing flip flops but I made it in the end, albeit far too slowly for my 18 year old son. I have, it appears finally become an old woman!
The falls were tremendous and very high with a bridge crossing the falls at the halfway point. There was a large pool at the bottom and we managed to crawl round the Russian tourists perching on the boulders getting photographed and snarling at you as you got in the way and eventually secured ourselves a good spot close to the water’s edge. The water was quite cold and after you got over the shock of it was rather rejuvenating in the heat. We had about 30 minutes here before heading back to the jeep. You were only allowed an hour there in total and we were then driven away through the jungle feeling every vertebrae rattle as we made our way back to the reception area.
The next stage of our journey was a 30-minute ride to the Spice Plantation and as we arrived in the car park we saw two elephants with their drivers waiting to take the tourists for a ride. The entry to the spice plantation was across an Indiana Jones style rickety bridge, which fortunately, was just about 4 feet off the ground. The planks creaked, cracked and wobbled alarmingly. Once we reached the other end we were greeted by a lady who placed a garland of wild flowers around our neck and placed a red dot of paint on our forehead, much to Andrew’s alarm and insistence that I wipe it off immediately. We had an interesting tour of the plantation and saw chillis, cardamom, cinnamon, cashews, pepper, pineapples, palm and much much more. The highlight of the trip was when one of the workers climbed up a 30/40 foot high palm tree in the blink of an eye, started to shake it from side to side and then got onto the next tree along before sliding down. Incredible, I can show you the video one-day. At the end of the tour our guide poured a ladleful of spring water down our spine to cool us off as we were melting in 28- degree heat now that we were inland and away from the cooling sea breeze.
We then had our lunch, which was included in the entry fee. It was a buffet and was just OK but to be fair we did not suffer any nasty after effects. We then purchased some spices to take home before having our ride on the elephant. Andrew was a little bit anxious and concentrated on all of the things that could go wrong and his spirits were lowered even further when two feral dogs jumped over the wall into the path of the elephant. The elephant swung her trunk at them but refused to move any further and one of the dogs came a little bit closer and a little bit closer. Suddenly we heard this gushing noise and realised why she wouldn’t move, she needed to pee and I can tell you that an elephant bladder takes some emptying and it was a while before she just waved them away with her trunk and carried on walking although she had to stop again to rip down a very tasty creeper from a nearby tree to munch as she walked further along. All I could hear from Andrew behind me was the muttering of curse words as he endured the journey and wanted it to end.
Our next stop was Old Goa and we visited the two Catholic Churches and the colonial museum, which provided more information about the Portuguese colonisation, which only ended in the early 1960’s …. can you believe it? The churches were typical large European affairs but were showing their antiquity and it was interesting seeing something of that nature in India.
Our final site was the fort at Aguada, which was on old 17th Century Portuguese fort. Dada sped us there are it closed at 5.30pm and we arrived at the gates at 5.29pm and out of breath … mostly from breathing in as we sped through ever diminishing gaps on the journey. The gates were open and unlike a British Museum we gained entry and had 30 minutes to check it out before having to squeeze past the locked gates when the whistle blew. It was really interesting to see and Mike would have loved it and it was even nicer to feel the sea breeze again as it had been a stiflingly hot day.
Our final pit stop was a French Restaurant at Baga called the Poisson Rouge. Our food here at Sushumna is overseen by Gregory Bazine who is a traditionally trained chef who, I believe, came to Goa about 6/7 years ago. The Poisson Rouge is his restaurant and we decided to give it a try and were not disappointed. It was one of the best French meals I have had for a long time. A fantastic end to a very enjoyable day.
It was only 20 minutes drive back to our rooms and we were pretty exhausted. A quick shower and bed called. It was my turn to moan and groan when the alarm went off at 5.15am this morning. I need another day off to recover but that is not until next week when we start the long journey home. We have now seen some of India and it was a lively, exciting and memorable day. | 194492771 |
If you could create any collection management report, including any data, what would it look like? At Minnesota State University, Mankato, we’ve created a tool to provide journal collection analysis and evaluation (JCAE) reports which bring together a wide variety of data in one place. These reports can include Scimago journal evaluative data, any number of COUNTER JR1s, cost and payment data from the integrated library system or from vendor licenses, holdings data from the knowledgebase, subject data from indexes, Scimago, or the knowledgebase, journal data from Ulrich’s, custom data from academic departments, and more, as well as calculations based on combinations of these data. The tool is data-source agnostic. Really, there is no limit to the data we can include in our collection analysis reports. Thus, our question to ourselves – what do we want and why, now that we can do almost anything? We developed the collection analysis reporting system for several purposes, including full journal collection analysis, evaluation, and review, which we pursue biennially. We are most excited about the outreach opportunities to academic departments. We have formed a team including a development group to prepare reports, and a consultant. The consultant leads a service: (1) to help academic departments or programs realize the value of the collection, (2) to encourage collaboration with the library to improve student utilization of the collection, and (3) to inform library liaison decision-making. Our presentation will be split into two parts. In the first part, we’ll display several reports, including subject-level and collection-level reports. We’ll also provide a peek into how we create these reports. In the second part, we will talk about the JCAE service overall and what we have learned so far by providing these reports to our liaisons and to academic departments. We’ll display and discuss several graphs and figures we have adapted for different stakeholder groups. We’re especially excited to share some of the opportunities we see as we move forward. We will be migrating our JCAE tool to a new platform and version, so we also want to learn, what else should we be thinking about? What would you want in your own library to help you manage collections and to reach out to academic departments?
Rusch, E. & Gustafson-Sundell, N. (2018, June). Journal collection analysis: How we developed new tools to improve collection assessment, evaluation and outreach. Presented at North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), Atlanta, GA. | 328315282 |
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Knutson Custom Construction had never built a “tiny house” per say…so when one of our clients asked for one for a “guest house” we were excited to take on the challenge. One might think that building a tiny house would be easier than building a full scale house. However, there is just as much work and planning involved. Where do they sleep? What are the necessities of a kitchen? What makes the most sense for flow? How do they store things? What is needed in the bathroom? These were all questions we needed to work with our client to make sure this tiny house had all that was needed.
Even though the pieces of building this house; framing it up, building the floor; siding, roof, finishing work is on a smaller scale, it takes just as much time and effort to complete. Our crew had a lot of fun building this house and we hope it isn’t our last tiny home.
The client was thrilled with how it turned out and we have heard that guests enjoy staying in it. | 333863928 |
Shake the tyre inflator bottle 10 » Fig. 145 on page 162 vigorously several times.
Firmly screw the inflation hose 3 onto the tyre inflator bottle 10 in a clockwise direction. The film on the cap is pierced automatically.
Remove the plug from the inflation hose 3 and plug the open end fully onto the tyre valve.
Hold the bottle 10 with the bottom facing upwards and fill all of the sealing agent from the tyre inflator bottle into the tyre.
Remove the empty tyre inflator bottle from the valve.
Screw the valve core back into the tyre valve using the valve remover 1 .
Screw the air compressor tyre inflation hose 5 » Fig. 145 on page 162 firmly onto the tyre valve.
Check that the air release valve 7 is closed.
Start the engine and run it in idle.
Plug the connector 9 into 12 Volt socket » page 80, 12-volt power outlet.
Switch on the air compressor with the ON and OFF switch 8 .
Allow the air compressor to run until a pressure of 2.0 - 2.5 bar is achieved.
If you cannot reach an air pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar, unscrew the tyre inflation hose 5 from the tyre valve.
Drive the vehicle 10 metres forwards or backwards to allow the sealing agent to “distribute” in the tyre.
Firmly screw the tyre inflation hose 5 back onto the tyre valve and repeat the inflation process.
Remove the tyre inflation hose 5 from the tyre valve.
Once a tyre pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar is reached, the journey may be continued at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving for 10 minutes » page 163.
The tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot as the tyre is being inflated – there is a risk of injury.
Do not place the hot tyre inflation hose or hot air compressor on flammable materials – there is a risk of fire.
If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage sustained was too serious. The sealing agent cannot be used to seal the tyre. Do not drive the vehicle!
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest – there is a risk of overheating. Allow the air compressor to cool a few minutes before switching it on again.
cannot properly seal with tyre with the breakdown kit.
Adjust the tyre pressure to the correct value again (see inside of fuel filler cap).
Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). | 87049326 |
My little granddaughter always wants me to bake with her. This time, we did bake some of these cupcakes.
Sorryyyyy, Rosemary, I forgot the pic of the baking dish.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
First melt the butter and the chocolate.
Now, stir the 2 eggs with the sugar (with a blender) until a thick cream is formed.
Then, add the chocolate-butter mixture, the cocoa, and the flour, mixed with the baking powder, and stir well.
Now fill the baking cups a little more than half with the dough. When the oven has reached the baking temperature, put the dish in the oven and bake the cupcakes for about 10 minutes.
As topping for the cupcakes, you may take what you like. You can make a chocolate coating, but you can also take the cream of your choice, decorate it with chocolate or colorful sugar sprinkles.
I unrolled Fonant, made hearts out of a cookie cutter, and took small pieces of chocolate.
The following recipe for the mascarpone cream, as I always do, gives more cream than you need for the cupcakes. But it also tastes very good as a dessert with a berry sauce or with fruits.
Put all ingredients, except the whipped cream, in a bowl and mix well with a blender.
If the cream isn't smooth enough for your taste, you can add a little more liquid cream.
Good luck and enjoy trying my recipes.
You know? It sounds crazy but my little granddaughter don't like eating cake but baking them.
Yes, Fizzy, exactly. With mascarpone cream, chocolate leaves, and fondant hearts. | 90720200 |
In the last few months since finishing up my service year with CivicSpark, I have gone to a climate conference, continued to network, applied to jobs and even had a few very comfortable interviews. Ultimately, though, I have decided to go back to school. I struggled with this decision – alot – because I felt like rejoining the workforce was what I should do. Grad school sounded like nothing but stress and debt to me for a long time, which I guess isn’t strange since student debt is such a serious problem for so many in our generation. But the truth is, I love school and haven’t stopped thinking about it since I graduated almost five years ago. I didn’t really discover what I loved (geography) until my last two semesters, and by that time I was just wanting to graduate and make some money.
Having CivicSpark on my resume has helped me feel more confident in applying for jobs, and I am sure it helped me land those interviews and call backs. The connections I made through the program have also helped me get through the grad school application process, from fellow alumni reading over my statement of purpose to receiving letters of recommendation and just overall support. A fellow CivicSpark member even studied for the GRE with me, (I just took the test earlier this week and it wasn’t THAT bad). Also, the education award has reduced a lot of the stress and fear I was feeling about my future student debt because I know I already have a semester or two taken care of.
Overall, I am very excited for this next step and I am thankful for the experience and confidence I gained through being a part of CivicSpark. If I get accepted to the program I am applying to, I plan to spend my summer doing some traveling, reading, hiking, and basically just enjoying the last bit of free time I’ll have before the craziness that is grad school begins.
Anna Johnson went to Cal State Long Beach and received a degree in Cultural Anthropology and Environmental Geography. After graduating she interned for the City of Long Beach Office of Sustainability where she gained some experience working with local government on sustainability issues and projects. | 32540168 |
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Newtown, PA - May 9, 2011 - EPAM Systems, Inc., a leading software engineering and IT services provider with development centers across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), will be presenting at "Cloud Meets Big Data" - The EMC World 2011 conference, being held May 9th-13th at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV.
EPAM will be speaking on the opportunities that EMC Atmos can offer firms looking to implement solutions for Enterprise Mobility Application Data Storage and Ultra-high-volume data collection and archiving utilizing EMC's Documentum xDB XML database.
"The opportunities offered by Cloud-based storage are starting to gain visibility in the market," says Eli Feldman, VP Cloud Services for EPAM. "Based on EPAM's actual deployment of Atmos, we see some significant business and operational efficiencies that can be gained from leveraging this platform within the enterprise. It's clear that cloud based deployments can deliver many material near-term benefits, and we're excited to be adding this to the suite of capabilities we can bring to our clients." | 107515823 |