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Behavior modification strategies are among the most effective ways of helping a child with ADHD. Although we have talked a lot in the past about setting up a program like this at home or in conjunction with your child's school, it is not always as easy as it sounds. Behavioral charts certainly help keep track of your child's behavior and target those problem areas and many psychologists, doctors and ADHD coaches suggest parents use this type of tool not only to help change behaviors but to keep track of homework, chores and other daily activities.
Make sure behavior charts emphasize and reward desired behaviors. Behavior charts should place more emphasis on rewards than consequences, desired behaviors than undesired behaviors.
Consistency is key. Creating a behavior chart is the easy part; follow-up and consistency is more difficult. If you create a chart for the week, be sure to follow up every day and finish out the week; if you create a monthly chart, make sure you continue to use the chart throughout the entire month. Your consistency with completing the chart will make a big difference in monitoring and changing behaviors.
Make it fun. Children with ADHD often respond more favorably when behavior programs are fun and interesting. Use charts as a fun way to change behaviors. Using charts that your child can relate to, such as car racing or the Itsy Bitsy Spider for young children can help keep them motivated to improve their behavior.
Be sure your expectations are reasonable. As you begin using behavior charts, it is important for your child to experience success. Reward any changes or improvements, no matter how small. Let your child's successes fuel his motivation to continue to improve. If your child is not earning stickers or stars, your expectations may be set to high. Review your expectations and revise to help your child succeed.
Limit charts to one behavior at a time. Focus on one single behavior rather than asking your child to try to change many behaviors at one time will help make behavior charts more successful. As your child uses and succeeds with behavior charts, you can add a second behavior.
Be sure goals are specific and trackable. Word goals in specific language to help your child understand what is expected of him, for example, rather than saying, "get along with siblings," state, "no hitting siblings." The more specific your goal, the easier it is to track the behavior.
Use rewards that will motivate your child. Rewards should be simple and something your child enjoys. For young children, the chart itself may be motivation enough, getting a sticker or star each day can be exciting. Other rewards can include choosing what to have for dinner, renting a favorite movie or having a friend come over. The more your child relates to the reward, the higher the motivation.
Use frequent rewards. Children with ADHD often have difficulty connecting future rewards and consequences with the present moment, in other words, behaviors on Monday should be connected to a reward on Monday, not on the weekend. While you can have a cumulative reward system as well, such as "if you get a sticker every day this week, we will go for ice cream on Saturday," there should be a daily reward as well (the sticker).
Allow for partial rewards. Sometimes your child is not always able to attain a behavior. Rather than "punishing" him for failure, give credit for any improvement. For example, if your child is continuously hitting his sister and your goal is "no hitting" give him credit each time he interacts with his sister without hitting her rather than punishing him by withholding rewards if he hits her only once during the day. Accept that the behavior can improve in increments rather than changing all at once.
Review the chart on a daily basis. This goes along with consistency, take a few moments each day to point out your child's successes and praise him for any improvements made that day.
Review your behavior charts on a regular basis. As you begin using charts, you should review progress on a regular basis so you can make adjustments, either adding new behaviors or lowering expectations to help your child succeed.
Use praise frequently. One of the best motivators for children is your approval. Praise your child often, several times a day to let him know you have noticed his efforts.


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Josh had his Dr. appt. and CT Scan today! They said the tumors are shrinking and degrading! YEAH!!!!! I guess they can't measure the ones in his liver but when they say they're degrading, that means they're not showing up as bright on the scan. The plan for now is for Josh to start the 3rd round of intense chemo on Monday. He will go to the Cancer Center in the morning and they will get him started and then he gets to go home (home meaning wherever he decides to stay in Tucson) and then come back again in the morning to get it changed out. He will do this for 5 days again, wait a few weeks and then do it over again. After the 4th round they will do another scan and decide where to go from there. They're still talking about the clinical trial. He does have to go to Tucson again tomorrow for a blood transfusion though. He's anemic again. Other than that he's been doing really well. He's been feeling better and has more energy to do things!
Please continue to pray that the chemo will continue to shrink the tumors, that he does well with the outpatient chemo, and that the next scan will show that the cancer is gone!

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Estate planning is a proactive way to make your desires known regarding how you wish to provide for your loved ones and any potential medical situations. At Rockhill Pinnick LLP in Warsaw, Indiana, our lawyers have helped clients with these complicated and sometimes emotional legal matters.
Planning your estate gives you the luxury of ensuring that there is no misunderstanding related to your assets or medical care. We have developed testamentary trusts and irrevocable living trusts for our clients. Drafting detailed medical directives for our clients designates a health care representative to manage your medical treatment requests if you are not able to communicate them.
At Rockhill Pinnick LLP we also provide probate administration services. Probate administration can be a complicated process requiring a personal representative or trustee to oversee the estate. From dealing with creditors and paying taxes, to dealing with real estate and distributing property, probate administration calls for the assistance of experienced attorneys.
In addition to probate administrative fees, there could be additional fees if there is further legal action. Knowledgeable assistance in probate administration provides a vital service to family members. A difficult process will be handled more efficiently and effectively by a skilled lawyer.
To ensure a stable financial future for your family, proper estate planning is a necessity. Fellow attorneys have come to us for assistance with complicated cases involving estates and trusts. Our qualified attorneys can help. Rockhill Pinnick, LLP has been helping our Indiana clients for over 75 years. Call 574-306-0116 or simply contact us online to schedule an initial consultation with one of our experienced lawyers. We accept all major credit cards for our clients' convenience.

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MusicMaker Relief Foundation - Still at it… and loving it!
Working with the MMRF has been a phenomenal experience… one of the few opportunities I’ve had to work with someone who just let me do my thing. Or “thaing” as they say in the music industry.

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As I’ve been spring cleaning my wardrobe, I’ve been thinking more about the pairs of shoes I own. In doing so, I’ve come to a realization: the shoes that I currently own have been so good to me throughout college. From my first job interview to buying my first alcoholic beverage and everything in between – they’ve seen it all. Jokes aside, here are the shoes you need for college and I’ve linked up some of my favorites and alternatives at the end.
Hello, my friends! I’m excited to be sharing a great e-book and resource with you from one of my blogger buds, Ruby of Positively Brave. She is a career coach for twenty-somethings and created a this really phenomenal, concise e-book on creating great resumes. Since y’all know I’m all about professional development, I thought I’d share my thoughts on this resource, as well as share with you how you can get your mitts on your own copy.

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text: Ayelet Waldman is the author of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life, the novels Love and Treasure, Red Hook Road, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, and Daughter’s Keeper, as well of the essay collection Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamaties, and Occasional Moments of Grace and the Mommy-Track Mystery series. She is the editor of Inside this Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women’s Prisons and the forthcoming Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation. She was a federal public defender and an adjunct professor at the UC Berkeley Law School where she developed and taught a course on the legal implications of the War on Drugs. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Michael Chabon, and their four children.

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The Villanova Wildcats won the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball national championship after soundly defeating the Michigan Wolverines on Monday night 79-62. Only a few hours after the title game had finished and while the celebrating at Villanova continued Las Vegas released its odds for the 2019 national champion.
At the top of the list are the Duke Blue Devils. Duke was listed as the early 5 to 1 favorites for the national championship ahead of the just crowned current champion Villanova.
Villanova was a close second at 8 to 1 after winning its second national title in the last three years Monday night. The Wildcats along with Kentucky and Kansas were tied with the second shortest odds to win next year’s national title. North Carolina was next at 12 to 1, followed by Gonzaga, Michigan State and Virginia all at 15 to 1.
It is believed that Duke will lose several of its key players to the upcoming NBA draft, but has lined up another exceptional recruiting class. In the just completed tournament, Duke played in the Elite Eight round where it was defeated by Kansas in a game that went to overtime.
Current Duke standouts Marvin Bagley III, Treveon Duval and Wendell Carter Jr. are all considered possible lottery picks in the NBA draft, and Grayson Allen a senior guard will also not return to next year’s squad.
However, before anyone feels sorry for the Blue Devils and Coach Krzyzewski the team is reloading with what is considered the top recruiting class in the nation. The team has received commitments from the country’s top three hoop prospects coming out of high school – Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish and R.J. Barrett.
Michigan was given odds of 20 to 1 by Vegas for next season’s title as was Oregon, while Auburn, UCLA and West Virginia were all at 30 to 1.
This just completed tournament’s Cinderella team, Loyola-Chicago, which made it to the Final Four only to be beaten by Michigan, has opened with odds of 500 to 1 to win the tournament next year.

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We had worked with different business owners in Valley Falls area, and 99% have been satisfied with our service for 10 or even 20 years.
We are always on time in delivering your construction dumpster in Valley Falls, NY since we know that you follow a strict schedule. You can be sure that your dumpster will arrive to the desired location before you start your project. Call us now at 888-609-4426 to request a free quote.
We do not only provide you with quality dumpster for rent in Valley Falls, NY, but we also offer the most competitive rates. You don’t need to look any further; we have the best and cost-effective dumpster in Valley Falls. Most other dumpster rental companies offer very attractive prices, but this can be a trick – in the final bill you may see additional taxing and fees. We don’t do job accordingly – you pay exactly the amount you see in the initial quote.
If you get in touch with us, you will get fast and reliable service as well as on-time pickup of your construction dumpster in Valley Falls, NY. You can call us and our friendly staff will gladly assist you in choosing the most suitable dumpster for your project. You can choose several dumpsters of different size for some waste types; e.g. 10 square feet volume for metal scrap and 40 square feet volume for the lightweight garbage.
We service the Valley Falls area for 20 years, and we know what exactly every contractor, home owner and property manager needs. We also provide easy payment methods which include check, cash and major credit cards.
We work closely with any client and we always base our price quote on the amount and type of material you will be putting on the containers. Our construction dumpsters in Valley Falls, NY can be delivered to your location, residential driveway or anything in between (street, parking lots, etc.). We want to help you in growing your business!

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Coco Chanel allegedly once said “A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future”.
I always thought that this was a bit of an odd quote. Is it sexist – a woman won’t find a man unless she smells good? This quote was uttered sometime in the 1920s, so that’s not an implausible assumption, however when you consider who the quote came from – an unmarried owner of a business empire that bore her name – it’s unlikely. Is it suggesting that not wearing perfume would signify social death? Possible, after all Chanel was flogging the stuff.
However when I set myself the task of writing a post on the “Power of Scent”, I accidentally stumbled across what I think is the meaning of this enigmatic quip.
I seem to have a highly developed sense of smell (I swear it’s compensation for the fact that I'm so short-sighted!) and for me, being able to smell something – food, a flower, a person, a room, cosmetics – really helps me to process and understand my location, the person or what it is that I'm about to eat or put on my skin. My nose tells me what time of year it is – there’s a certain autumnal scent that creeps into the air at the end of summer and of course Christmas wouldn't be the same without candles scented with orange, clove & cinnamon or sticking your face (carefully) into a real Christmas tree and taking a deep breath. That may seem obvious, and that may well be the case for everyone, but I know that if I ever lost my sense of smell I’d be, well, just lost.
I find that scents take me back to places in my past, remind me of people and recall places that I hadn't thought about in years. Perfumes are possibly the most evocative – the soapy scent of Tweed, which my mum used to wear when she went out on a Saturday night when I was a little girl (she now wears Jo Malone’s Lime, Basil & Mandarin, which a waft of always makes me turn and look for her when I'm out and about!); the sharp tang of an ex-boyfriend’s Fahrenheit; Cerutti 1881 – my first “grown-up” perfume; Ralph Lauren Romance, which I wore on my wedding day. All of these fragrances remind me of something or someone.
But it’s not just perfumes that can bring back memories, good or bad. The smell of pipe smoke combined with mint imperials brings a comforting reminder of my granddad and I still remember exactly the strange smell of my reception classroom after half of the school had been burnt down in an arson attack (luckily the tadpoles survived – that’s the kind of detail smell evokes for me).
So what I actually think Coco Chanel meant was that without perfume, a woman has no future as she loses her power to be remembered. Of course the impact of a woman relies on so much more than just how she smelt, however what else can make someone else recall you, without meaning to, without wanting to, more unexpectedly, than the scent of your perfume?

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The UKs largest pension and investment company providers have an excellent opportunity for a Business Support Consultant to join their growing team in Edinburgh city centre. This will be joining the team during an exciting time as you will be playing a pivotal role in driving company growth. This role has arisen due to internal promotion, with the ideal candidate keen to progress within the company and also their financial services exams.
An excellent opportunity for the right candidate, please do not hesitate to get in touch!
www.edenscott.com and be the first to hear about our latest opportunities by signing up for our job alerts.
Eden Scott is a specialist within Financial Services recruitment including positions within large Wealth Management or Financial Planning organisations to small consultancies.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text: If you want to look your best for a special occasion or just for a night out with the girls, whatever the event - we can help! Our talented makeup artists will give you the most up-to-date and hottest look making you feel beautiful and confident about yourself. We can also teach you how to apply the latest styles and what will look best on you. Let us show you which colors and shades to use that will compliment your natural skin tone and enhance your beauty. Combine this with our Tranquility Facial for the ultimate relaxation! This Spa Facial is a great choice for anyone. Especially designed for anti-aging benefits, this rejuvenating facial includes a deep cleansing treatment with a mask that reduces wrinkles and softly lifts impurities left behind from everyday pollutants. Gentle exfoliation brushes away dead skin leaving you with a supple and youthful glow. This facial ends with a moisturizing massage that will calm the skin and leave you feeling relaxes and rejuvenated.

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Put some love into your wrap by cooking up a batch of ground turkey simmered in sumptuous spices and bacon instead of plain old cold-cuts. Each bite of this turkey and bacon wrap bursts with savory turkey and cool, creamy ranch.
Heat large skillet to medium-high heat. Add ground turkey. Break up meat and stir in sea salt, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, paprika and minced onion. Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes. Always cook to well done, 165°F as measured by a meat thermometer. Stir in bacon bits. Remove from heat.
In small bowl, mash the avocado with a fork. Lay out flour tortilla onto a plate. Spread tortilla with 1 tablespoon avocado and 1 teaspoon of ranch dressing. Add ground turkey and a handful of baby spinach. Fold up like a burrito.
Slice in half before serving and drizzle with more ranch and bacon bits, if desired.
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Companies throughout the UK have a legal obligation to protect the health and safety of their employees. Portable Appliance Testing – otherwise known as PAT testing – is a key part of this.
PAT testing is the process of examining electrical appliances and equipment to confirm that they are fully operational and safe to use. It involves a series of visual checks and electronic tests, which help establish whether a specific appliance fulfils the legal obligations to ensure a high standard of electrical safety.
To make sure an appliance is completely safe, our technicians will visually inspect all aspects of the appliance – including the plug, the lead and the appliance itself – looking for any damage or incorrectly marked or wired components. If it is a Class 1 appliance, they will also do some electrical tests, whereby they inject test signals into the cable and appliance to test its safety.
Once the PAT testing is complete, you will receive a report detailing all the appliances that were tested, whether they have passed or failed and an explanation as to why. You will also be provided with a pass or fail label for the appliance that displays the inspection date, when the next test is next due and the inspector’s signature.
Our PAT testers will happily offer their help or advice on the report and any remedial work that is required. All work will be completed at a time that suits you, with minimal disruption to your property or business.
To find out more about our PAT testing service, or if you need your appliances tested, call us on 01494 864100 today.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Beautiful three storey house in the historic centre, with an amazing terrace!
This elegant house has been recently renewed and is spread out on three floors. There is a spacious bedroom, two balconies and the bathroom on the ground floor, a big kitchen and living area with a covered terrace, as well as a small sitting room with a double sofa bed on top floor, opening onto an extraordinary terrace with stunning views overlooking the town, the river valley and the sea down below.
Large double bedroom suite, with extra sofa bed. Double sofa bed on the top floor by the terrace.


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How Not to Make a Spooky Spell Book – A Kbatz Kraft!
Inspired by having extra tea stained pages from my Spooky Bottle Labels project, Old Kbatz here decided to make a Spooky Spell Book. Not having some of the right materials, however, led to some time consuming mistakes.
First I selected a book to decorate. Many bibliophiles and macabre folks love the idea of these often expensive stacks of creepy looking books but none of us really want to damage a book to make one! You can go to a local library sale of thrift store and choose an old outdated encyclopedia or reference book. However, even after purging my books for a move, I still had several cookbooks I wasn’t using.
This one was large enough on the front to do the design I had in mind on the outside and I intended to stick my tea pages in the middle of the book. In theory, it’s still perfectly usable as a cookbook should I ever need some kind of hamburger recipe that can’t be found online. I sketched out my wording with a marker and then traced over the lettering with Tacky Glue. Maybe the hot glue gun would have been quicker, but Tacky Glue allowed me a little more time with a toothpick as I perfected the letters. If you’re doing this with the kids, it might be easier to paint first and then make some lettering with a more friendly glue and some glitter, however I didn’t want this to be sparkly glam, just an old innocuous book with a goofy plastic scorpion I glued on the front.
Once the glue was dry, I colored over the white glue with black marker so it would stand out more as I painted the rest of the book. It was okay if I got some on my letters or scorpion, because I intended to go over them at the very end with a final coat of black. Using red paint, I went over the book cover. Unfortunately, the red paint peeled and chipped off as it dried, and another coat did the same thing. I wondered if there was a sheen to the book that should have been sanded first or if it was the paint itself. I liked the contrast of the bright red with the black, but this poster paint kept peeling and never had good coverage. I debated doing a third or fourth coat and having to go buy some kind of artist spray sealant. By time I did all that, I could have just bought a spooky spell book!
The next day, I let all the red paint chip off and decided to try using a smaller tube of acrylic paint I had called Berry Wine. I did small sections on the back of the book and let them dry – sticking and with better coverage! I like the aged, deeper color more than the bright red, but I thought because I had a smaller quantity that there wouldn’t be enough for the book. Instead, the acrylic paint covered more and went further without all the terrible peeling. After a few coats of the berry paint dried, I went over the lettering and scorpion with one coat of black. Lesson learned: I’m not an artist at all, and knowing which materials work together and having the right supplies to do a project is paramount.
Now I was able to work on my interior pages. At first I was going to trace assorted ye olde symbols, but that is also out of my artistic area of expertise and I didn’t want anymore mistakes. Instead I wrote Macbeth quotes on the pages in colored pencil making slightly oldeth calligraphy style lettering before going over the wording again in brown marker. Here I was careful of the order I wanted for the pages and which quotes I wanted to be showing when the book was opened flat. I also didn’t use both sides of the pages or use the marker when they were stacked together lest any ink bleed through. It was back to the Tacky Glue as I made a line down the left side of the pages one at a time, gluing them together to be inserted in the exact middle of my cookbook. I trimmed the right side of the pages so they wouldn’t stick out as much and made a line of glue on the inside of the book to insert the pages.
This was a spur of the moment project that took several days longer than it should have thanks to my painting errors. It looks great now that it is complete, and once I realized which paint worked best, I was able to make another spellbook that took less than a day. Although I had gotten rid of several old Writer’s Market editions in my move, I still had a beat up hardback 1997 edition on my shelf that was thick enough to do some spine wording. Again I sketched my letters and traced them in glue. This time I used a green marker to make the lettering stand out, for I was painting this book with black acrylic paint that covered in less than two coats. For the letters, I wanted a contrasting yellow, however, the yellow paint and green marker have blended together to create a creepy looking color. I may go over it again to make it more golden, but I kind of like the icky look. This book I can also use again if I wanted, however I’m tempted to use it as the base of a spooky cloche – but that is another Kbatz Kraft!


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Excel 2007 View. Show/Hide section.
The Show/Hide section in Excel 2007 will help you customize the page format. It gives you the options to the get rid of grid lines, headings, etc. This section is most helpful when you are looking at the page layout, which was discussed in the Workbook section. It will help you have a clean, well organized page layout and help you to be sure everything lines up the way you want when printing pages out. We will be learning from left to right.
Gridlines can make it easier the edit and read a page depending on what the document is, so Excel 2007 gives you the option to have them, or get rid of them. You can keep them or, click on where it says Gridlines and simply uncheck it. This will take away Gridlines.
The Message Bar will be grayed out until you open an attachment from an email or other source. It is made to help you control the security for the file you are opening. It will allow to control security alerts, messages based on privacy and security policy, workflow tasks, etc. When you open an attachment, the Message Bar will darken, enabling you to check and uncheck it.
By doing so, it will right away take you the Message Bar options and you will be able to adjust the settings accordingly.
That is the ending review of the Show/Hide section in Excel 2007.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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A Peg board makes for easy and artsy yarn storage. This is a perfect solution for displaying and storing your yarn if you are a knitter.
Put up a peg board right behind your workspace. This way you can keep the things you love and need at eye-level. Easy, isn't it?
Put up shelves on the peg board wall and use them to hold papers and art supplies. This is especially helpful if you have kids who love to draw and do their project work.
Put a peg board on the underside of your Office desk space for keeping wires from tangling up.
In any case, if you feel you are running out of storage space, we are here to help! Contact us to know locations of our storage units in Abu Dhabi. Look up our website www.storageinabudhabi.com to know more.


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Designer, painter, sculptor and street artist in one person.
Defining his art would be unnecessary. A creative individualist who has a passion for art and design. He graduated as an Industrial Design Engineer in Sopron, Hungary and specialized on furniture design. Then he got experiences on the fields of interior design, photography and sculpture too.
He recently moved back to Hungary from London and his latest limited T-shirt collection raised a dust, and many mediums wrote about it even though it was not his intention. He likes to make others think about the world and society and that’s why his designs are so recognizable after their uniqueness and boldness.
Now he designed a collection of shoes and T-shirts which are already available at the Dorko and Playersroom stores.


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Bill Gates is a philanthropist, a billionaire and a co-founder of Microsoft. When asked what superpower he would like he answered, "the ability to speed read."
Gates embodies the Read More mentality and annually he releases his must-read books of that year. Just recently, he realized his 2017 book list and it can be found below with links. Let us know which books you enjoy on this list! Please comment below and share your thoughts!
"I thought she did a great job capturing how daunting it feels to be responsible for your family,"
"At the same time, her family's experience is different from most (and certainly mine). It's clear that a lot of the dysfunction surrounding her childhood is a direct result of what happened in Vietnam."
"A searing portrait of American poverty."
"As stunning as those numbers are, Evicted is primarily about people, not data. Desmond has written a brilliant portrait of Americans living in poverty."
I have no personal experience with the kind of crisis faced by Sharon or the people profiled in Evicted, so I can only learn about it by hearing their stories. This book gave me a better sense of what it is like to be very poor in this country than anything else I have read."
"Eddie Izzard is a comic genius."
"A fresh take on the Vietnam War,"
"The Sympathizer offers a much-needed Vietnamese perspective on the war. I’m glad that it’s experienced such mainstream success, and I hope to read more books like it in the future."
"I’ve read nearly all of his 37 books. I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next Star Wars movie. Some years I don’t have to wait long. In 2013 alone, Smil published four!"
The main disagreement I have with Smil is about how quickly we can make the transition to clean energy. He is absolutely right that Moore’s Law and the speedy advances in software have misled people into thinking all innovation and adoption happens that quickly. Yet I am more optimistic than he is about the prospects of speeding up the process when it comes to clean energy."
Gates, Bill. “How Energy Makes Life Possible.” Gatesnotes.com, 23 Jan. 2018, www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Energy-and-Civilization.
Gates, Bill. “A Fresh Take on the Vietnam War.” Gatesnotes.com, www.gatesnotes.com/Books/The-Sympathizer.
Gates, Bill. “Eddie Izzard Is a Comic Genius.” Gatesnotes.com, 25 Jan. 2018, www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Believe-Me.
Gates, Bill. “A Searing Portrait of American Poverty.” Gatesnotes.com, 25 Jan. 2018, www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Evicted.
Gates, Bill. “The Mystery of Mom and Dad.” Gatesnotes.com, 23 Jan. 2018, www.gatesnotes.com/Books/The-Best-We-Could-Do.
Get Your Read More Gear Today!

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We get that reaching out to ask for help can be a really brave thing to do. We hope that this site answers some of your questions so that you can make a good decision on the next steps to take. Please contact us to talk further about what you are looking to accomplish.
I am currently unable to take new clients until at least May 31, 2019.


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Your pets must have a Hollywood Park license tag.
To purchase a tag for your pet you must register him/her at City Hall by bringing in your last vet documentation showing all vaccinations and immunizations. Please bring proof of micro-chip and or spaying or neutering.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Rene’s childhood dreams of becoming a fighter pilot were crushed at the age of 13 when he got his first pair of prescription glasses. Since he couldn’t fly them, he decided to design them. Armed with an Aerospace Engineering degree (and a black belt in Judo), he joined the Bombardier Challenger 300 design team straight out of school and saw it all the way through to certification.
Following stints with flight test teams at Eclipse Aviation and Diamond Aircraft, he returned to Bombardier in 2008 to sell the jets he once helped design.
Now, after several years meeting with current & future Learjet, Challenger and Global jet owners, he brings his talents to jetAVIVA as the market expert for Bombardier aircraft.
Top Gun is still his favorite movie.

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Öğretmenlik Deneyimi: I do not have formal teaching experience. However, in my job experience working with the general public, I have had the opportunity to talk with my people in different walks of life.
İlgi Alanları: Some of my interests include: Raising my daughters (ages 6 and 2), canning fruits and vegetables, making crafts, and enjoying the company of my family and friends.
Eğitim: I attend Clover Park Technical College, and was certified for Dental Business Office Administration (a fancy way of saying dental billing).


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Let’s talk about laptops for photo editing that can also push some frame rates. Most gaming laptops under $1000 nowadays tend to have a mediocre IPS display. For those who look for a high quality built-in panel alongside good 3D capabilities, the options are not many, however exist. That’s a manufacturer decision to differentiate the market so that if you want better feature-set and qualities, you better spend some more.
Finding a laptop with good display, but probably in exchange for bang for buck ratio.
Get the best gaming laptop for the money and add a high quality external monitor.
Get an excellent laptop with basic 3D power and setup an eGPU solution. This is a good solution for many.
MSI PS42 Prestige 15.6″: Amazon, Newegg ; Review. Near 100% sRGB coverage and 63% adobeRGB. Comes with the Nvidia MX150 GPU, Intel I5/I7-U CPU. Pro good battery life, calibrated display, relatively lightweight. Cons Maximal display brightness, hard maintenance, no TB3 or USB 3.2, mediocre touchpad.
HP Pavilion 15T Gaming with the 144HZ IPS upgrade: HP, Amazon, Newegg ; Review. Equipped with a GTX 1050/Ti or GTX 1060 3GB. The 144HZ IPS has > 90% sRGB and 60% adobeRGB coverage with very good contrast and brightness along with a low response times. Pro Quality display, relatively slim & lightweight, good keyboard and good enough battery performance (though not relatively). Cons No USB 3.1gen2 not Thunderbolt 3, thermal handling is not as good as other gaming laptops.
Lenovo Yoga 720 or Yoga 730, 15.6″ versions with a GTX 1050 GPU and ~90% sRGB display. Not that great, but an still an option.
Some more, slightly above $1000: Asus GL503 and GL504.
Well, that’s pretty straight-forward solution. You pick one of the $1000 gaming laptops and add a good external monitor. The advantage in this case is that you can optimize for gaming performance in one front and optimize for display quality on the other front. The drawback is ofcourse reduced mobility and the space taken by the additional item. It might not fit all, but for those who really need more accurate display mostly at one point and can spare the space, that’s a very viable option.
Remember that external monitors for like $200-$300 can be way better than the typical “good” laptop IPS display. A 1080p/1440p 100% sRGB and even 100% adobeRGB monitor is actually easy to find for around these prices.
An eGPU setup means you get a laptop and connect an external box that houses a desktop GPU. This allows one to get a good, probably slim and very light laptop for travel / university and add a 3D power at a usual place. Moreover, product life, maintainability and upgradeablity are increased thanks to the modular nature of the setup and the fact that the laptop is not as hot. An eGPU box can also be carried, obviously. The drawbacks are again, lowered mobility (for the whole setup), probably higher initial costs and sometimes software problems.
To build an optimal eGPU solution, I would recommend getting a laptop with a Thunderbolt 3 port which is currently the most widely used and fast connection port that fits this mission. Another option is the proprietary Alienware Amplifier box, but that would limit you vastly.
Example laptops for an eGPU setup are: refurbished Dell 7490 or Precision 5520/5530 as well as Lenovo Thinkpads like the T480. Another option is the slimmer XPS 9370. This kind of business class laptops are excellent overall with good display, keyboard and support. I would currently advise interested people to consult egpu.io as to a good eGPU box to pick.
This option is very good if you find the laptop you want but the display leaves you unsatisfied – because the colors, contrast and response times are not good enough.
For example, you might find a Dell G5/G7 for a very low price (like $700 with GTX 1060MQ, 16GB RAM and SSD) which is currently a very good deal. The display isn’t great and colors are lacking. You can easily replace it with a good 60HZ 1080p display. There are various degrees of quality. A basic upgrade would be a screen from the LG LP156WF series, like this for example.
The options currently are not great if you want to pick a gaming laptop which will be good enough for photo editing as a complete package. I would suggest considering the other options, depending on your needs. For gamers, it would probably be better to get a a good gaming laptop and replace the display or use an external display. That’s the easiest way.


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You can find this pastry, made from kadayif (angel hair pastry) and cheese, from the Middle East to Greece. The Turks use a desalted cheese; mozzarella does the job very well.
First, make the syrup. Put the sugar and 125 ml (4 fl oz/1/2 cup) water in a small saucepan, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Place the saucepan over medium heat. Bring the syrup mixture to the boil, still stirring, and skim off any white froth that forms on the surface. Add the lemon juice and continue to cook, stirring, for a further 3 minutes. Set aside to cool. Untangle and cut the angel hair pastry with scissors (into short 1–2 cm/1/2–3/4 inch lengths) into a large bowl, then mix with the lukewarm melted butter, making sure that you take the time to work the butter through the pastry evenly. Separate into two equal portions. Spread the first portion of pastry over the bottom of a medium frying pan, cover with the mozzarella and top with the second half of the pastry. Pan-fry over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until the pastry is golden underneath. Turn over and cook on the other side (use a plate to carefully slide out and invert the künefe) for a further 10 minutes. Pour the cold syrup over the künefe and serve hot, cut into wedges or squares, with some kaymak.
Note: Kaymak is a Turkish dairy product usually made from buffalo’s milk. The milk and/or cream is cooked over very low heat, then left to cool and slightly ferment until thickened. It is similar in many ways to clotted cream and crème fraîche, and either of these can be used as a substitute (as well as mascarpone cheese) if kaymak is unavailable where you live.
‘The sovereign loved it.’ This is the translation of ‘hünkar begendi’, referring to its origin – at least according to the story that attests the dish was invented in the seventeenth century for Sultan Murad IV. Two hundred years later, the Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoléon III, was also supposed to have especially enjoyed this dish. So, sovereigns do love it, then. And not only sovereigns – me, too. It can be made with either cubes of meat or as meatballs.
Heat the sunflower oil in a large frying pan over medium–high heat. Add the onion and sauté for about 5 minutes until soft. Now add the meat, season with freshly ground black pepper and brown for a few minutes over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for about 30 minutes until the lamb is tender. Just before serving, season with salt. Melt the butter with the paprika in a small frying pan over medium heat; set aside to keep warm. Meanwhile, make the purée. Prick the eggplants and cook directly over a gas flame or under a preheated hot grill (broiler), turning regularly, until the flesh is meltingly soft. Open up each eggplant (use tongs if they are too hot to handle) and scrape out the flesh with a spoon (discard the skin). Mash the flesh to a purée with a fork; set aside. Stir the olive oil and flour in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the mixture turns a caramel colour. Gradually add the milk, then the eggplant purée and cheese, stirring continuously. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the purée hot, topped with the meat, drizzled with the paprika butter and with the parsley scattered over the top.
Note: Kaşar (known as kasseri in Greece) is an unpasteurised medium–hard cheese made from sheep’s milk with a small amount of goat’s milk mixed in. You can find it at Turkish, other Middle Eastern or Mediterranean food shops.
Kısır is Turkish tabouleh, traditionally made from burghul, tomatoes, capsicums (peppers) and fresh herbs. Hande Bozdoğan, the lovely founder of the Istanbul Culinary Institute (see pages 164–165), gave me her version, which is both sweet (from the beetroot) and sour (from the pomegranate molasses and balsamic vinegar). The pomegranate molasses used to dress this salad is very different from pomegranate juice, and far more like a thick vinegar. Do not overlook it because it has a unique sweet–sour flavour.
Bring 300 ml (101/2 fl oz) water to the boil in a saucepan, and add the burghul. Cover and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, then set aside. Purée one of the beetroot in a blender or food processor with a little olive oil and the balsamic vinegar. Dice the other beetroot, and add the diced beetroot and the purée to the burghul. Next, add the spring onions, parsley, thyme, a pinch of chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt. Stir through, then add the pomegranate molasses and a little more olive oil. Stir through again, and serve cold.
Note: To cook beetroot, wrap them in foil and roast in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 1–11/2 hours. (Insert a knife into the flesh to check whether they are done: they are cooked when they are tender and the flesh is easily pierced.) Peel once they are cool enough to handle.
Muhallebi can also be flavoured with orange flower water or rosewater: if you want to try that, replace the vanilla with 60 ml (2 fl oz/1/4 cup) of either water, and add to the pudding when it starts to thicken.
Blend the cornflour into a little of the milk, add this mixture to the rest of the milk in a saucepan with the sugar, and stir to dissolve. Open the vanilla bean lengthways, and scrape out the seeds over the saucepan, then add the bean to the milk. Gently heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes until the mixture thickens. Pour into four small individual ramekins, and decorate the top of each one with a generous pinch of crushed nuts. Once the puddings have cooled, set aside the ramekins in the refrigerator for several hours to chill until ready to serve.


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The South Side Home Movie Project’s Women of the South Side Exhibition is currently on display at the South Shore branch of the Chicago Public Library. The exhibition will run through March 30 and features home movie selections from four Southside families who used film to document their lives and adventures. Photo: Jean Patton Collection, 1968/Courtesy of the South Side Home Movie Project.
branch of the Chicago Public Library. The exhibition will run through March 30 and features home movie selections from four Southside families who used film to document their lives and adventures. This particular selection of film focuses on female contributors and film subjects in honor of Women’s History Month.
“We conceived this exhibition because it’s Women’s History Month. In our collections, we have a lot of filmmakers that are actually women and so we pulled from our collections to create a compilation that focuses on women. There is travel footage, picnics, Christmas and Easter celebrations and all of it focuses on women here on the South Side spanning the years roughly 1940 to 1960,” said Candace Ming, program manager and archivist for the South Side Home Movie Project.
The South Side Home Movie Project works to collect, preserve, digitize, exhibit, and research home movies made by residents of Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods. They provide free digitization services to anyone who has home movies, from the South Side, shot on 8mm, Super8mm, 16mm film, according to the South Side Home Movie Project website.
the Women of the South Side Exhibition flyer.
“One of them is an annual picnic that a family did for Howard University alumna here in Chicago, that was in the 1950’s. The other was the husband filming his wife and extended family picnicking in Jackson Park and 33rd street beach in the 1940’s. What he was filming again were women out on the South Side having fun and that kind of thing. The other two collections we chose were actually shot by women.
The films show a different side of African Americans and South Side history that Ming said many people don’t take into consideration.
“I think the home movies from these people really show a different aspect and a different way of life than what people would think existed on the South Side. I get a lot of feedback that people are surprised by the travel footage we have from our African American donors. Even today, people don’t think that in the 50’s and 60’s African Americans traveled, but we did,” said Ming.
For more information on the South Side Home Movie Project and to take advantage of their free digitization services visit www.sshmp.uchicago.edu.


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Caldwell, New Jersey: A new development could be coming to Western Essex County.
According to a legal notice, a mixed-use building is planned for 55-57 Bloomfield Avenue, between Mountain Avenue and Linwood Terrace, in the Borough of Caldwell. The building is slated to include a dental office, six residential apartments, and a small warehouse unit. 16 parking spaces are proposed for the property as well. The project applicant is RIA Holdings, LLC of North Caldwell, while Steven Corso is the development architect, the notice states.
Currently, the property, located next to a Lakeland Bank branch, contains a building previously occupied by C&G Auto Tech. RIA Holdings acquired the lot, which sits near the borders of North Caldwell and Essex Fells, in June for $900,000, according to NJ Parcels records. The site is within walking distance of buses to Newark and New York, as well as the Caldwell University campus.
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After making three films with Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman probably qualifies as a good judge of a writer-director to keep your eyes on. And the actress directs all eyes to newbie Max Winkler (the son of actor Henry Winkler and the helmer behind the cult mockumentary web series “Clark and Michael”), starring in his debut feature “Ceremony."
She also offers praise for another face among Hollywood’s younger generation that she co-stars with in the upcoming film version of novelist Guy de Maupassant’s “Bel Ami,” this one with some substantial mainstream successes under his belt: actor Robert Pattinson.


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PUSH! Series 2 here we come! Awesome 3-0 win to beat Tampa completely out. Ehem I mean Syracuse. But ranting about the attendance: I can't help but feel a lack of dedication from the audience though. The arena was only half full. Maybe because its Thursday night, or maybe because people don't like risking buying tickets for TBD games. Not really sure how that works ticket return wise, but I kind of wish the Monsters were branded a little better in Cleveland. We're a hockey town and nobody even references the monsters as a pro team in Cleveland. People always mention how good and bad the Indians, Cavs, and Browns are doing. Nobody mentions the Monsters. Brand it appropriately! The only reception it gets is from young players, Youth and High School alike, but there's a real lackluster of adult attendance which I believe is a more desirable environment than feeling like you're at the circus. The amount of screeching children there outweigh the adults and it's not very pleasing to hear, nor is it even that loud, it's just outright annoying. Please make the Monsters like the Jackets. Perfectly balanced audience, with a loud audience that can rival NFL stadiums. I went to a Blue Jackets game in Columbus, and it was like nobody even recognized that I was wearing a Monsters Jersey. Somebody who was rooting for the Jackets that night came up to me and said nice Canucks jersey. I was astonished, because I got so many glares that night. Apparently I didn't represent the Jackets, rather some team foreign to even CBJ fans. The monsters aren't even branded down there either, and there's no reason they shouldn't be. With an affiliate in a 71 drive north, you would think that there would be some sort of a correlation, but nobody knows who the Monsters are. And there's the problem. Nobody knows we exist. Give us more media attention! End Rant TL;DR (The Monsters having a very lackluster audience for the playoffs is cause of horrible branding & marketing. A franchised affiliate so close they don't know we exist. People need to pay more attention. Support our playoff teams.) Go Jackets, Go Monsters! Square up Round 2!
I'm sorry, in the time that I haven't been in Cleveland because i'm in the Air Force; but what in gods name was the deciding factor in the re-brand? Was it you Mayor Jackspoon, was it you Danny Boy, or was it "Quicken Owns your life" trying to upscale a satellite company? Either way we're going to end up not calling it by what it is... Why don't you just Rocket my mortgage into crippling depression? Stop trying so hard.
I was just touring around another website that was found not too long ago by another user on this website, but we may have a future look on what this development may look like. With different stain of course. This is the Mjøstårnet. It is the tallest timber building in the world, just recently finished and built in Brumunddal, Norway. It reminded me of the Market Square building we'll be constructing. Not as tall, but definitely makes it up in street presence & darker a e s t h e t i c s. Found this on https://skyrisecities.com/ It has plenty of news, projects under construction, concepts, and finished projects all around the world. A big thing about this website shows the approach of other cities approach to architecture, their construction methods, and final outcomes of such megastructures. The only problem is that Cleveland doesn't have much of an image on this website yet. The only major thing I've noticed about Cleveland on the website is the praise we get for our RTA system. It needs to be way more than that. We need to show them what we're building and none of it's on there yet.
It's already being done. Well the neighborhood aspect. And as a mistake as placing the stadium there really is, there is no way there will be another stadium on the lakefront.
No way with the amount of capital the browns have, will they ever team up with a startup to build another stadium. I know there is a slight push to build another elsewhere, but considering its relatively young in age there is just no logic in tearing down fresh steel. Besides, remember that the county used the sin tax accumulation for the Q's new facade. $140 million just for a facade re-up ain't cheap. It's way more expensive to build new foundations for an NFL stadium. Also remember Atlanta's $1.6 BILLION stadium. They ain't cheap! The Raiders are building a freaking prison under the stadium, making the project cost just over $1.8 BILLION. I'll just say that tearing down a useful structure that is about as old as I am is a rubbish idea, although they didn't think it forward enough to leave the lakefront, FES lives on. There is no money for it.
Looks to be just about two weeks. But based on the current floor because it houses the amenities like the pool, additional cement & support is needed, so extra time allotted. We should be seeing beacon speed which was about a floor every week and half to two weeks.
also @KJP there is no alteration, the random colors create a gradient effect with like hues. It's basically going through a color wheel of browns.
NEEDco. from LEEDco. LETS GO!
Back on topic? Cant this go into a gentrification thread for controversial sake?
I'm sure the Halle parking is Art-Deco / Beaux-Arts. Also seems like lunch break for the workers.
What do you mean we don't care about how a parking garage looks? The one in Playhouse Square right behind the Crowne Plaza, just looks like any other Art-Deco style building. You may have not even noticed it was a parking garage because its well hidden. Also 515 Pre-Beacon had glass panels cascade the facade, and the garage for the casino at tower city doesn't look like hot garbage because it's got a very minimalist look. Geometric, and two toned. That's literally all we even ask for. Just make concrete not look like concrete.
I have in the past with the previous version of NuCLEus, but I have yet to update it with the newer version.


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Universal Hot and Cold Water Modular Manifold. Each plumbing manifold has a male and female 3/4″ bsp end to allow more sections to be added in multiples of 2 to 5, with a universal hot/cold disk to label each manifold either hot or cold together with an outlet label.
An individual manifold will serve to supply either the hot or cold water circuit throughout the house, in turn improving the water management of the domestic hot and cold water system.
By using an domestic hot & cold manifold system, it greatly reduces the number of joints in your system, potential leak points and speeds up installation time.
A manifold system also allows you to reduce certain pipe sizes per outlet, which will save on material and installation cost, (e.g. WC feed with 10mm and shower feed with 16mm).
Water UFH System complete with all UFH pipes and fixings, instructions This water UFH System contains sufficient materials to heat an area of 25m² if the property is up to current building regulations. We only use in our water UFH Systems top quality European made pipe.

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Golfing with alligators? Swimming with dolphins? Lounge with sea turtles? No, we're not just describing a crazy dream we had last night. It's a reality in one of Mexico's premier resort towns-Ixtapa. While the green mountains, crystal blue ocean water, and sprawling white sand beaches have enticed tourists for years, Ixtapa is so much more than just a pretty face. Explorable caves and secluded areas for snorkeling and diving make this beach vacation a little something different. Ixtapa is a great destination for families with its calm beaches and family-friendly resorts. Those looking for a slightly wilder Mexican beach experience will appreciate that the city truly comes to life once the sun goes down and the bars and clubs open their doors. Ixtapa is home to a number of all-inclusive resorts which can take the guesswork out of vacationing. But the food around town is drool-worthy, as well. One thing is for sure, you'll regret going home without tasting some of the freshly caught seafood that this seaside town has to offer.
A challenging 18 hole golf course that golfers will love! This course is beautiful, well taken care of, and has lots of wildlife to see like crocodiles!
Take a tour and go fishing! Expert tour guides will take you to the best fishing spots and give you great advice. Catch some fish and then eat them for dinner!
A more low key beach where the locals like to go. There are fun little shops and a pier to enjoy. You can ride bikes or walk along the paths.

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Advance Steel detailing software is built on the AutoCAD platform. Structural engineering professionals use the software to help accelerate the design, steel detailing, steel fabrication, and steel construction. The Advance Steel Essentials course provides an overview of the user interface, an introduction to the methodology and workflow in Advance Steel, and best practices for working with files.
You don’t need any previous experience with Autodesk Advance Steel to take this course.
This course was created in collaboration with our client Ian Coats – Technical Specialist (Structural Fabrication) at Autodesk.


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We are seeking an executive housekeeper to ensure standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness are maintained throughout the property and to manage the housekeeping and department efficiently to maintain standards and control costs.
To ensure standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness in all bedrooms/corridors/function rooms/public areas are maintained.
Replenishing brochures and paper goods throughout the bedrooms.
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Emre Hüner (born 1977 in Istanbul) produces artworks that question the civilized society with all its possible apprehension and the future that's on the extension of the civilization, while acknowledging and analyzing facts grounded in history of science, war, technology, architecture, and so on.
Such grand themes of his works are also reflected in the way the artworks are entitled: for instance, the title of his early yet representative work, Panoptikon (2005), derives from the word Michel Foucault used as a metaphor for the administered, controlled social system ("modern disciplinary societies"). It is an animation work where Hüner alludes to esotericism, history, an indefinite empire and the relationship between humans and nature by presenting a society of mysterious life forms of his own making. In Quixotic (2011), which describes things that are "tremendously unrealistic," he expresses via a poetic installation work the wild-eyed dreams and experiments of humankind, using as his theme "Fordlandia," the rubber plantation town built in the middle of the Amazon rainforest only to be abandoned.
This edition of MAM Project will present Hüner's installation, including Juggernaut (2009), whose title alludes to "an irrepressible, gigantic force," drawing series Black Ships Ate the Sky (2009) and the newly commissioned sculpture Trylon. The show will indicate how science and technology have ironically gone hand in hand with war and excluded the humans in that process by using the symbols of modernity such as international expositions and the automotive industry, aeronautics and combat planes as motifs. This show would surely provide us with a key in reflecting upon the direction of humans and the civilization.
* Ticket includes admission to the exhibition "Roppongi Crossing 2013: OUT OF DOUBT" and Tokyo City View observation deck (excludes Sky Deck).
The catalogue (PDF version) of the "MAM Project 019: Emre Hüner" is available from here.
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If you are planning on coming to Dubai, it makes sense to familiarize yourself with the local currency of the emirate and to find out how you can obtain it at the most competitive rates. The official currency of the UAE is the UAE Dirham, often represented as the prefix AED or with the abbreviation ‘Dhs’ which follows the numeric money amount. The most common notes in circulation are the 100 Dh, 50 Dh, 20 Dh, 10 Dh and 5 Dh note although there are three other less commonly used notes – 200 Dh, 500 Dh and 1000 Dh notes. 1 Dh = 100 fils and coins are available in 25 fils, 50 fils and 1 Dh denominations. If you plan on travelling by taxis, carry cash as many prefer cash although some will accept credit cards as well. Parking meters in the UAE accept the 1 Dh and the 50 fil coins; in Dubai 1 hour of parking will cost you 2 Dhs and parking is free on Fridays and public holidays and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays.
Before we get into the details of currency exchange, here is a quick overview for those who are unfamiliar with the basics.
(Also sometimes called the Holiday money rate or Tourist rate): The rate at which you sell your foreign currency in exchange for UAE dirhams when entering the country.
The rate at which you would buy back the currency of your country of origin by selling the local UAE dirham when exiting the country.
The difference between buy and sell rates offered by foreign exchange providers.
The rate offered to customers who want to engage in money exchange that does not involve the local currency so for example, in Dubai if you want to change from Australian Dollars to US Dollars.
Fee charged by foreign exchange providers for changing from one currency to another.
Now that you are familiar with the terminology, below is a guide to money exchange in the UAE, with some useful tips on where to get the best rates.
The most useful piece of information for foreign travelers to the UAE is the exchange rate for the US Dollar. The US dollar is pegged to the Dirham, meaning that unlike other currencies which experience daily fluctuations in exchange rates, the US dollar is available at a fixed rate of 3.675 Dh to the dollar. This means that money exchanges are likely to charge only nominal fees for the exchange of dollars that are built into their buy/sell rate. When you enter Dubai, you can expect to buy 3.65 Dhs for every dollar exchanged and while leaving you can expect to pay 3.68 Dhs to convert back to the US dollar. This is fixed by the Central Bank of the UAE and therefore the US dollar is most likely to be changed at various institutions in the UAE and Dubai.
When travelling to the UAE, ensure that you have several different methods of obtaining cash in the country. Opt for a major credit card and Debit (ATM) card that can be used to withdraw cash from your account overseas. Many visitors also prefer to carry traveler’s checks as a safety net. If you are doing this, opt for checks from a well known international bank that has locations in Dubai such as HSBC. Traveler’s checks from smaller unknown banks may not be accepted at all exchange houses, banks or hotels. Call your credit card company prior to travel and inform them that you will be travelling; this will reduce chances of the credit card company flagging overseas transactions as possible fraud. Also check the fees and charges for using your ATM or credit card overseas and opt for cards with the most reasonable rates.
Major credit cards such as American Express, Diner’s Club, Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted throughout Dubai. ATMs can be found across the UAE in malls, hotels and gas stations. ATMs accept foreign credit and debit cards including Switch, Maestro, Cirrus, Union Pay, Visa and MasterCard. Unlike the US and other countries where cash back is commonly available at supermarkets, this is not the case in the UAE. Traveler’s checks are widely accepted though travelers are encouraged to take checks in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars to avoid additional exchange rate charges.
Travelers can carry a maximum of AED 100,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency into the country undeclared; anything above this amount must be declared to customs.
When you first land at any Dubai airport, exchange only the minimum amount into local currency as airports are known to have the most costly exchange rates. Exchange only what you might need to pay for taxis or tips on your way to the hotel. If you are carrying Pounds Sterling or US Dollars, most hotels will accept these as forms of payment. Avoid buying local currency at a hotel as their exchange rates are not as competitive as those at exchange houses. Banks offer better exchange rates than hotels and airports, but if you visit any of the large malls in Dubai, they will have at least one currency exchange provider – these providers often offer the best rates for currency exchange so do most of your conversion at these locations.
Even amongst currency exchange houses, it is worthwhile to compare rates. Although large, internationally recognized names such as Western Union are widely spread throughout the UAE, you might get better rates at some of the smaller, more local exchange houses such as Al Fardan exchange, Al Ansari exchange and UAE Xchange.


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Let’s pretend your coworker surprised you with your favorite Starbucks drink during work. How do you feel about her? Most likely, she is now on your good side. Germans might even say you now have a Stein im Brett with her (literally translated: a “stone in the board”).
In German, if someone has a Stein im Brett with you, it means that person now has your sympathy. In other words, that person did something to win you over. But to understand where this phrase came from, we will have to take a close look at the origins of this strange German saying.
You know that friend of yours who just won’t stop talking? That person you can never get off the phone, or the person who goes on and on with pointless stories? Germans have a name for someone like this: a Dampfplauderer!
A Dampfplauderer is a person who has always has something to say, but never says anything of substance. This sort of person likes to hear him or herself talk. Unfortunately for the rest of us, we’re often stuck listening to a Dampfplauderer, pretending to care while contemplating how to end the conversation. The English translation for the word Dampfplauderer is “chatterbox” – and that’s a pretty good translation. The word chatterbox, after all, is usually associated with someone that has a lot of idle chatter, but says very few meaningful things. Listening to a Dampfplauderer, you might start wondering what the point of their story is, only to realize there is no point.
The term consists of the words Dampf, which means “steam”, and plauder, which means “chat”. So a literal translation could be “steam chatter” – someone whose words come out like steam – lacking real substance.
Are your pants too short? Are your socks visible when you sit down? You may be wearing a Hochwasserhose!
The word Hochwasserhose means “high-water-pants” and it refers to a pair of pants that don’t quite cover your ankles. Such pants would be great if your bathroom is flooded – or if heavy rains are flooding the streets outside! After all, you wouldn’t want to get your pants wet, would you?
Originally, a Hochwasserhose was designed to be worn during floods. In 1534, a German physicist “invented” the concept, creating stylish pants that were short and perfect for rainy weather.
Today, however, people jokingly use the word Hochwasserhose to make fun of someone’s super short pants, which do not fit them the way they are supposed to. Parents, for example, might refer to their child’s Hochwasserhose after their kid has a growth spurt, leaving their pants too short at the ankles. In the workplace, you might spot a colleague whose pants are too short, exposing their dress socks for the world to see. In this case, wearing a Hochwasserhose is not the most stylish decision!
But in some cases, a Hochwasserhose can be intentionally designed that way – either for purposes of fashion or utility. So-called “ankle jeans” – which end just before the ankle – are intentionally designed to be short and considered stylish.


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In our series on Abundance Fantasies we explore how we can activate our deeply rooted desire for abundance, codified within our language, our myths and religions, to initiate the desire to shrink. There’s an unmistakable relationship between fundamental human desire for abundance and how this desire was appropriated and canonised within religious stories.
According to the Pew Research Center Guatemalans have the highest rate of believers that faith reaps success. In the small Guatemalan village of Almolonga the recruitment to become an evangelical christian and the promise of abundance go hand in hand. According to its mayor Siquiná Yac, Almolonga’s giant carrots are the manifestation and proof of the prosperity gospel that faith can bring material reward. God is in the carrot. Is humanity’s destructive relationship with abundance, defined by its readiness to sacrifice the longterm health of the planet, the result of the subconscious need for divine comfort?


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We were immediately impressed by the absolutely stunning Veggie Stack. With vibrantly coloured ingredients piled high on top of one another and forming a tall, gigantic stack, this was a sight to behold. Sitting under the two perfectly poached eggs were fresh sliced avocado, delicious grilled halloumi, lightly sautéed spinach and mushrooms, as well as an amazing Beetroot relish.
The combination of the flavours from each component was simply incredible, offering a sweet, earthy, savoury and refreshing sensation all in one mouthful. All served on an amazing slice of thick cut, crisp sourdough, and surrounded by a fragrant almond sesame dukkah and a creamy, earthy hummus, this was easily the best vegetarian dish we’ve ever come across to date!
The Buddha Bowl was arguably just as delicious. The star that stole the show was easily the home made veggie croquettes. The lightly crumbed outer made for a light, flakey inner made from chickpea that simply crumbled away in your mouth. Alongside sat a variety of delicious, fresh components including juicy garlic thyme mushrooms, crisp baked potatoes, crunchy broccolini, as well as pillowy soft grilled zucchini. All held together with a creamy pumpkin tahini dressing and warm brown rice, this was a vegan and gluten free dish that made absolutely no comprise.
We rounded off our meal on a sweet note with the Brioche French Toast. The three-high tower was topped off with a generous dollop of tangy like mascarpone. The challah bread made for an exceptionally buttery experience, though as a base for French Toast, turned out wasn’t quite as fluffy and eggy as we had hoped. Served with a sweet almond dukkah, sticky maple dressing and surrounded by a sheer abundance of fresh berries, this was certainly one memorable dish.
We are no strangers to Platform 1, and we are glad to report that just like a good red wine, they just keep getting better with age.
There’s no doubt that we have found our favourite cafe for all things vego, and with such generous portions and hospitable service, what more would you want?
You can count on us to be back. Again, and again.
Penguineats would like to thank owner Rashi for inviting us to Platform One.


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Making God Willing was my educational journey to understand why my nephew and young people like him, abandoned their former lives and families to be in the Jim Roberts Group. I wanted to give voice to the parents’ loss and pain as well as convey the cult members’ deep conviction and genuine desire to live according to God’s wishes. My film provides no clear-cut answers, but does, I hope, give us space and cause to think about cults with fewer preconceived ideas drawn from sensationalized accounts. The Jim Roberts Group is one of many cults based in the US. At its peak it had over a hundred members and now has between 40-60 members. In the last 15 years a parents group has helped about 75 members leave the sect.
Several years ago, my friend’s daughter was involved in this cult. Thankfully she left it, after several years. I haven’t heard anything about Jim Roberts for a long time. I am looking forward to watching this movie, as I saw it first hand through my friend’s eyes.
HI..thanks for this subject and the film.
Forget about the “group” as a whole for a minute and try to hear me. I beleive as they do and did so way before i knew of this group. I did just as they all have done left all to follow jesus. I was with this group 2 times, once in the 70’s and late 90’s early 2000.
If you have loved ones with them.please be happy for them and i can only say this…seems to me the parents of these children had to be fine people to have produced such beutiful human beings. All of them have honor,bravery, conviction,selflessness,honesty,pureness of heart,love for truth and god and i salute you all for having such fine children.
Do not get mad at any of thier leaders or god or yourself…Just wanted you to know this.. I was never happier in my life of 57 years than when i was doing what they are still now doing.Be happy for them they are Fine. ITS a great honor to be one of them. i only wish i was as well.

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The charter school industry’s best friend in print journalism, Scot Lehigh, published a column on Wednesday lauding the Kayyem difference.
When the discussion moved to the Common Core and whether Massachusetts should stay in the cross-country curriculum, most of the candidates voiced union-courting catch-phrase concerns about “too much testing” and “teaching to the test” and averred that their priority was supporting and investing more in teachers.
Kayyem, by contrast, offered some cant-clearing candor.
“Democrats have a tendency to talk in code” on this issue, she observed, before saying that the state should stay in the Common Core. Noting that the state is currently transitioning from the MCAS to the PARCC exam, she concluded: “Let’s see how the PARCC system goes.” Her bottom line: With too many kids in underperforming schools, “we need assessments” to tell whether they are learning necessary skills.
First, opportunities begin with choice and equitable access to quality schools. Massachusetts features some of the best elementary and secondary schools in the country. It also features some notorious school quality deserts where, to the surprise of few, many of the state’s most disadvantaged families live. If we are going to close the opportunity gap for these families, it begins by giving them the same choices that those in more affluent communities have. While we cannot always guarantee access to the best schools in Massachusetts, we can do a much better job of making sure that the families who need the best educational options can compete for and access them more consistently.
We believe that school choice means giving parents the power and opportunity to choose the school their child will attend. It means that the quality of a student’s education should not be dictated by their zip code. A variety of school choice options exist today including tuition vouchers, private scholarship programs, and charter schools, which provide an alternative to the cookie-cutter district school model.
Public Impact’s Joe Ableidinger and Julie Kowal examine the merits of the incubation model, outline specific strategies for supporting it, and profile organizations around the U.S. putting it into practice. The authors explain that through the strategic recruitment, selection, and training of talented leaders—and support of them as they launch or expand new charter schools—incubators offer charter school advocates an important tool in guaranteeing quality school choice.
School Choice Wisconsin supports expanded educational options for parents through the use of school vouchers, charter schools, and innovative public-private partnerships.
Or, the mission of Democrats for Education Reform. Scott Walker is bold in his love for charters and vouchers, but Democrats for Education Reform translates their statement of principles into code words. Code words? Of course. They are Democrats.
Wait a minute. Doesn’t that sound a lot like Juliette Kayyem’s statement on education?
Take some code words, add a glowing endorsement from Scot Lehigh, and you connect up with a little more of a clue about the education policy she dare not speak.
While we cannot always guarantee access to the best schools in Massachusetts, we can do a much better job of making sure that the families who need the best educational options can compete for and access them more consistently.
Students access to the best schools across all of Massachusetts today, but the answer to solving that problem isn’t giving up on it and having a lottery for poor kids to compete for a tiny few slots.
The notion that our education strategy for poorer communities has to be to elevate and “rescue” a few of the brightest and lucky while condemning the rest to a lifetime of poverty is wrong.
Everyone deserves the kind of education I was able to receive in my “upscale suburban” school, as Scot Lehigh’s editors may call it, and that can never happen with a model of “ed reform” that embraces public ed cannibalism and survival of the fittest.
It can only happen with a real education movement that is honest enough with itself to realize that there can be no reform without the necessary resources — and that spending those resources will pay off in spades.
…that the delegates saw through the Republican-lite “boldness” she and Avellone were selling. Told quite a few delegates that the charters would have no better friend that Kayyem in the primary.

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Looking for short, simple yet cool tattoos?then you definitely can try this; finger tattoos. Finger tattoos have been gaining a lot of popularity among people these days. Though many people sport tattoos on arms, neck, back and abdomen, but finger tattoos are still one of favorite placement for tattoos. And not a few of them choose the unique finger tattoos ideas then made it with another combination to go.
There are several finger tattoos ideas for you. Some ideas of finger tattoos can be made on the front, back or even lateral side of fingers. Then, when it comes to deciding what you want to ink on your fingers, there are a few points that you should consider. Firstly, it is going to be there forever on your finger, so make sure that you choose something that connects to you in a deeper way. Also, avoid choosing complicated designs as finger tattoos tend to fade quite quickly, considering that the space that you have is also limited, avoid a lot of detailing as it may give your tattoo a shabby look. For an example, you can go for name or text finger tattoos. You can inscribe your name or initials on a single finger or on adjacent fingers. If your name is short enough, you can inscribe a single alphabet on each finger and write the compete name as a tattoo. People also love inscribing their and their beloved’s initials on the fingers in the form of tattoo. You can use different texts and even draw small designs alongside in order to personalize it. For text tattoo, take some inspirational words like from quotes, or love messages. These can also be inscribed on fingers in the form of tattoos.
Beside name and text tattoos for fingers, there are another options of finger tattoos ideas that available for women and men. For a few tips; it is essential to put a lot of thought before going for a permanent tattoo, as tattoo removal, specially on fingers, can be very painful. Then, a tattoo should always be made from a certified professional tattoo artist. After all, tattoos can be something that can represent your personality, therefore, choose the best finger tattoos ideas for you.


text: Peter Falk (A Woman Under the Influence) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) make for a hilarious dream team in this beloved American sidesplitter. Directed by Arthur Hiller (Love Story) from an ingenious script by Andrew Bergman (Blazing Saddles), The In-Laws may at first seem like a generic meet-the-parents comedy, as Arkin's mild-mannered dentist suspiciously eyes Falk's volatile mystery man, whose son is engaged to his daughter. But soon, through a series of events too serpentine and surprising to spoil, the two men are brought together by a dangerous mission that takes them from suburban New Jersey to Honduras. Fueled by elaborate stunt work and the laconic, naturalistic charms of it's two stars, The In-Laws deserves it's status as a madcap classic and has continued to draw ardent fans in the years since it's release.


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Face it. When someone tells you about salad, the very first thing that pops into your mind can be lettuce. Some components taste best atop a salad, quite than in it. Crunchy components, like croutons or popcorn, run the chance of getting soggy when blended with dressing, and others, like nuts and dried fruit, are finest as is. Use two toppings on the most for a small salad, and one from every class for an enormous one; more than that, and issues get complicated.
Making dressings permits complete culinary freedom when it comes to the style of a salad, and adds to the wonderful taste you can expertise. The next time you go to make a salad, attempt adding a pinch of salt to your greens earlier than you add the vinaigrette or dressing.
Refreshing salad leaves is the method of dipping them in chilly water, then drying. The combination of cilantro-lime dressed romaine hearts with cotija cheese acts as a nice foil to pores and skin-on chile-rubbed hen, which is about as tasty as any of the actually good rotisserie chickens out there at an area Gristedes for much much less.
2. Asian Apple Slaw: Mix rice vinegar and lime juice with salt, sugar and fish sauce. Additionally, you possibly can easily make your individual vinegar free salad dressing by substituting lemon juice. In a big bowl mix all salad ingredients. If using comfortable elements like salmon or tofu, add them at the very end, after tossing, so they don’t collapse within the bowl.
Water, roasted tomatoes, distilled vinegar, corn syrup, apple cider vinegar, onion, tomato paste, sugar, soybean oil, lime juice (water, lime juice focus, lime oil), salt, red chili pepper, spice, ancho chili pepper, xanthan gum, pure taste, mustard seed, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, garlic, corn oil, calcium disodium EDTA added to guard flavor.
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text: The Somerton II Wood Burning Stove Pedestal is a sleek contemporary wood burner. The Somerton II Pedestal features a good size viewing window so you can take full advantage of the picture flame. The modern look and sleek design of this stove makes it ideal for a modern living environment. The Somerton wood burner is full of the latest burn technology to make it a highly efficient stove and has now been approved by DEFRA for burning wood in smoke control areas (November 2014). It also benefits from having convection plates meaning that the stove helps to circulate the heat around the room preventing all the heat staying near the stove.


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On July 1, our Swedish Country Director Sara Wettergren spoke on a panel during Almedalen Week – the most important forum in Swedish politics. She spoke on the importance of local democracy to poverty reduction in the Post-2015 agenda, in a session organized by the Swedish International Center for Local Democracy and DeLog: the Development Partners Working Group on Decentralisation and Local Governance.
The process of defining the post-2015 development agenda is in progress and the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals has published a zero-draft. According to Stina Karltun, Senior Expert at Sida, the draft is top down and lacks important democratic aspects of participation, accountability and transparency. Stina Karltun emphasizes the importance of creating the space for dialog at the local level and enhancing the space for people to interact with their own government. This can create a political base for the local structure which in turn can hold the central government to account.
Sara Wettergren is CEO at The Hunger Project and argues that the main point for why civil society organizations should care about local development structures is related to the sustainability of development projects. NGOs create parallel structures that are effective in the short term, but not in the long term since they are difficult to withdraw. The Hunger Project has studied local democracy in 35 countries by looking at legal and formal structures, how laws are implemented, and peoples´ perceptions. The findings indicate that the structure that supports local democracy is better on paper than in reality and that there is little awareness about the existence of these structures. This leads to a discussion on what challenges governments are facing and several aspects are mentioned, such as lack of resources, lack of or weak autonomy, and lack of capacity and training. Furthermore, many people do not know that they have rights at the local level. Sara Wettergren describes this as a default structure from the very beginning.
Jamie Boex is a Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute and identifies challenges related to donor countries. Boex argues that there is a clash in the link between local governance and the Sustainable Development Goals which is the clash between the long term objective of democratization and the short term approach of solving problems fast. If we want to quickly improve health and education we might design the post-2015 agenda in a top down way. In addition, when donors work with countries they work with the national government and by empowering central governments we are also undermining our goal.
Boex underlines that we need both central and local levels, but the challenges lies in channeling money to the local level. According to a survey on 23 countries, only one third of the spending on health and education is channeled through local government and the control of the funds is in many cases at a minimum since it is controlled at the central government level. However, Jamie Boex also states that there is no evidence that local governments are more effective. For example we have no evidence that local governments provide better education than other institutions. Boex calls for further research on the subject while also recognizing that we need to be very pragmatic and search for synergies rather than comparing one level with the other.
July 17, 2014 in Governance, Meetings, SDGs.

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Navigation drawer provides an intuitive way to keep main navigation controls of the UI clean. The drawer will only be made visible to the user on certain actions like button click so that we can make use of that space for much more important things yet keeping controls reachable with single click.
Android introduced the material design Navigation bar or side pane or whatever you call, with its Material design goodness. JFoenix library provides JFXDrawer component.
Today, I will be showing how to implement the Navigation drawer on your JavaFX application using JFoenix material design library. If you want some help on setting up the JFoenix material design library, see my post JavaFX Material Design : Setting Up and Making Login Application.
I have made a video to make things more clear. You can watch it right here.
If you are the kind of person who do not like to watch tutorial videos, read from here. I will explain it step by step.
Now we have the navigation bar content. In this step, you have to design the main application window. The JFXDrawer can be added using scene builder by drag and drop. Once you position the drawer on the space you want, you can set the drawer direction to LEFT, RIGHT, TOP or BOTTOM from the Properties section of Scene Builder.
I have added a JFXHamburger for material design look and feel. I have thouroughly explained how to use JFXHamburger in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCnPY9Kj4J0 . If you don’t like to have a Hamburger, you can use a simple button. Add an action listener to your button and add this code.
The navigation drawer can be made visible by using the open() method. It can be made invisible through the function call close().
Now we have two separate components. The Drawer and Main window. We can attach the box loaded in step 1 to our drawer in main window using the following code.
Step 4 : There is no 4th step. You are done !
Run the code now. When you click on your button or Hamburger,you should see the navigation drawer like this. If you have some alignment issues for the drawer, increase the value of “Default Drawer Size” from the Scene Builder.
Recently, as part of library management software tutorial, I have created more elaborate tutorial about creating Navigation Drawer. It contains more complex buttons with icons and CSS styling. Watch those tutorial videos from the following link.


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