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Diggin' In Virginia, as readers of this blog know, is a twice annual invitational relic-hunting event in Northern Virginia, organized by John and Rose Kendrick. I was fortunate to once again be invited to attend Diggin' In Virginia this Fall --here's a summary of the event and my finds.
This year, DIV returned once more to the Beauregard Farm in Brandy Station, Virginia. For anyone interested in the Civil War, just being able to walk on this incredible property is a treat. The Battle of Brandy Station, the largest Cavalry engagement in the Western Hemisphere, was fought on a large portion of the farm. Fleetwood Hill, described by Clark "Bud" Hall as "the most marched upon, camped upon, fought upon, fought over piece of real estate in American History," is partially within its boundaries. And in the Winter of 1863, large portions of the Union Army, including the 6th Corps under General Meade, were encamped here. The land is all largely unchanged since that time so it's pretty much heaven for any Civil War buff.
The weather during the drive to Virginia was overcast and Ihad concerns about the unpredictable and decidedly un-Southern temperatures I'd encountered on previous trips to Culpeper in late October/early November. As it turned out, the fears were unfounded and participants enjoyed three days of absolutely perfect weather.
DIV has always started with a pre-hunt meeting. It's a time to sit down and enjoy a meal with old friends, visit the displays by companies such as North South Trader, American Digger Magazine, Predator Tools, and Don Dodson's North Georgia Detectors, and then learn details of the site, rules, directions, etc. This year, I almost immediately ran into Frank and Ted, two Culpeper locals who I met during my first DIV. Shortly afterwards, I saw Dan Frezza and Beau Ouimette and I also had the pleasure of meeting another Carolina-based Civil War historian and relic-hunter, Glenn. All in all, it's fantastic to get to talk in person with a bunch of Civil War aficionados at the pre-hunt meeting.
I always have a difficult time sleeping the night before the first day of DIV. I like to spend the weeks before the hunt reading about the area where we'll be hunting in order to have a full appreciation of where I am and what I'm looking at. This year was no exception and I'd worked myself into such a feverish pitch of anticipation reading Eric Wittenberg's "Battle of Brandy Station" that I couldn't sleep. I finally gave up and got out of bed at 3:45AM and went downstairs to the lobby of the hotel. Mercifully, the hotel staff were in the act of setting up for breakfast and I was able to pour myself a nice, hot cup of coffee. This was soon afterward followed up by multiple pancakes and I was ready to go.
Imagine 400 guys in camouflage standing in the pre-dawn light with shovels and metal detectors over their shoulders. That's the scene on the morning of the first day of DIV. John Kendrick stood up in front of everyone, gave a few last minute directions, wished us luck, and with that DIV XXII officially commenced. Some people immediately started detecting the nearest field while others jumped in their cars to hunt other locations throughout the massive (~ 3000 acres) farm.
Tony, Dwight, Glenn, and I went to a field north of the Barbour house that sloped gradually downward to what today is a lake but which, during the Civil War, was a small stream known as Flat Run. Soon, we began to find button backs, bullets, and in my case, lots and lots of camp lead. This field also contained an incredible concentration of buck and ball loads. These were in vogue during the American Revolutionary War but still saw use in the early days of the Civil War in smoothbore muskets. The buck and ball load consisted of a .69 caliber ball and two (or more) .32 cal. rounds of buckshot. Those tiny .32 cal buckshot sound incredibly good to a GPX 4800 even when they're 10" down in the hot Virginia soil and consequently I spent a great deal of my time on day one digging dozens of pieces of buckshot. Amazingly, at the bottom of this same field another person located over 180 minie balls in a single hole.
On Day 2, we moved to a different field, one that elements of the 6th Corps had used as a camp during the winter of 1863. Here, I found a nice general service Eagle button on top of a prominent hill with a beautiful view of the surrounding terrain. I also recovered several .58 cal minie balls, a sword belt grommet, and knapsack hooks in this strategic location.
Later that afternoon, I moved down the hill onto a flat plain where about 50 people had been hunting most of the day. There were dig holes everywhere but I knew that the density of relics in the area was high and that people seldom go slowly enough to hear the deep targets. Sure enough, I got a fantastic signal right in the middle of the dig holes that turned out to be another nice Eagle button.
Eagle button came out of this hole, surrounded by dig holes. Go slow!
This was the first of three relics that I found literally in other folk's footsteps. The two other instances were rather amusing. First, I found a spot in a cornfield where someone had kicked away corn husks in order to scrutinize a questionable signal. I passed the coil of my 4800 over the bare spot and got a very distinct bullet sound. Sure enough, I pulled a 3 ringer from about 8" down.
The last of these incidents was the best. I was again detecting in an area that had been hunted pretty thoroughly when I got an unmistakably good signal right in the middle of someone else's filled-in dig hole! I swung over the hole again and there was no question that it was a good target. So I stuck my shovel into the already-dug hole, lifted out the already loosened soil, and there in the middle of it was a pristine 3-ringer. How someone missed that one after digging the hole I have no idea but I sure appreciate the pre-dig.
In the waning hours of Day 2, I also found two pieces of a rare and unusual Shaler bullet. This was a single .58 caliber projectile comprised of 3 separate pieces. The theory was that the sections would separate in flight and cause more damage than a single round but with greater accuracy than the buck and ball load.
Day 3 dawned and Tony and I returned to the field we'd hunted on the first day. Scouring its perimeter, we picked up a few good targets including a few dropped Sharps carbine bullets.
Moving in the direction of the Barbour House, the number of signals increased and I found a J-Hook with a beautiful green patina less than 8" deep. Then, I found a massive .69 caliber minie ball. And another. Then a button back, and a .69 caliber round ball. I motioned for Tony who I've nicknamed "Turbo," and who was already 50 yards past the site, to come back and hunker down. He did and for the next couple of hours we recovered 8 or 9 of these huge bullets apiece.
During the last three hours of the hunt, we moved to yet another field. This one was absolutely littered with iron signals and was obviously the site of a large encampment. Detecting here was extremely tedious however due to the sheer quantity of small iron signals. I was rather pleased when I finally dug a signal and it turned out to be bullet as opposed to yet another nail.
Can you spot the 3 ringer?
We had 40 minutes left before DIV XXII officially ended when my radio squawked and Tony excitedly told me to "get over here." Tony had dug some camp lead and noticed that it was colored by ash. He widened the hole and saw more ashes, a clear indication that he had discovered a fire pit or even a hut. He invited me to help and we both started digging as carefully as we could.
We started finding fragments of glass from a brandy bottle. Then pieces of china plate. And finally, oyster shells by the dozen, some musket parts, beef bones, and more glass. The clock was ticking and we were digging like rabid hedgehogs to see if any intact bottles remained. Finally, with the sun setting and a large hole to fill, we had to stop digging, shovel the earth back into the crater we'd created, and hike back to where Dwight, our fellow relic-hunter and driver, was waiting for us.
What Tony had just found was a spot where Union infantry, probably from Massachusetts, had feasted on beef, brandy, beer, and oysters from Chesapeake Bay during the winter of 1863. They'd even eaten off fine china. It was mind boggling luxury for such a remote area and at a time when Lee's army was fortunate to have shoes and rarely if ever enjoyed coffee. It spoke powerfully of the advantages of production and supply enjoyed by the Union Army.
As Tony and I hiked up the hill towards Barbour house, from which General Lee watched the Battle of Brandy Station unfold, I realized that the guys who ate the oysters 150 years ago whose shells we now carried in our backpacks gazed upon that exact same structure. And for a moment, I was transported back in time.
DIV XXII finds including oyster dinner from 1863. Those yanks sure knew how to wage war.
To read more about Diggin' In Virginia and see the incredible finds made by others at DIV XXII, go to MyTreasureSpot. Thanks to John and Rose and all the DIV volunteer staff for yet another amazing DIV. Thanks also to +Kellyco Detectors for providing water to all DIV attendees again this year.
After a long hiatus away from blogging, I'm finally back! Lots of updates coming over the course of the next week or so including a summary of Digging in Virginia 22 and accounts of several hunts here in the Raleigh/Durham area.
Suffice to say, being a parent to two children under the age of three can seriously cut into your detecting time.


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Our Clergy Recognition Luncheon welcomed dozens of faith leaders from across Central Brooklyn today. We had an opportunity to discuss challenges facing our neighborhoods, including public health, housing, immigration, and obstacles to community well-being. Really powerful message on the importance of keeping up the fight against HIV/AIDS and working together so no one is marginalized. Thanks to all the participants, our guest speakers, luncheon sponsor Gilead Sciences, and our gracious hosts at Full Gospel Assembly.
I was also grateful for the opportunity to recognize the many contributions of our neighborhood faith leaders; our houses of worship serve as important service institutions in and of themselves, and additionally as pathways to connect the public with resources to overcome challenges held in common.

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Since 1999 I have been developing my websites on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack, and it has served me well. It was very easy to learn and get up to speed with PHP (a bit too easy maybe), while setting up Apache/MySQL for development work is trivial. The best part was, and still is, the plethora of straightforward and affordable LAMP hosting solutions, which have played a key role in the widespread adoption of PHP and its accompanying technologies.
As I like to keep myself up-to-date with new technologies and design/development paradigms, every time I want to learn a new technology I just create a new project (works better that a ‘hello world’ tutorial). When I was learning PHP/MySQL, I developed two gaming community websites: Noobwars and The-Core (the former has changed hands since then and the latter is no longer active), both full-blown news/community/CMS applications handwritten end-to-end. Then, as I was delving deeper into Flash & ActionScript, I redesigned my portfolio website in full-Flash (I know … I have seen the light since then!). When I wanted to get a better understanding of jQuery/CSS3/HTML5, I developed Penguspy.
Recently, I had an idea for a new project (more complex and involved), so I went out shopping for the latest and greatest in web technologies. With my background in PHP I started looking at PHP frameworks and one managed to impress me: Symfony 1.4. I went ahead, read the documentation, completed the tutorials and I was quite happy with it. But at that time (around May), a new version of Symfony was in the works; version 2.0. Based on the fact that my project will take about a year to go live, I thought it would be a good opportunity to start developing on the newer Symfony version, which is backwards-incompatible, in order to rip its benefits. Again, I went through the documentation of the second version … twice. I want to emphasize their excellent documentation, where I learned lots of new things that will be useful to me even outside of Symfony. I particularly enjoyed the section on caching. In the end, I found Symfony 2 to be an amazing PHP framework, but it is so amazing (and so different than regular PHP) that in order to use it I basically have to re-learn everything from scratch and do things the Symfony-way. Well, if I have to learn everything from scrath I may as well go ahead and learn another language/framework.
For the MVC client part I am using jQuery + jQueryMobile with Backbone.js and Mustache. Backbone.js has gained lots of momentum as the framework for client-side MVC apps, while Mustache provides a very good template engine for your HTML code. I also evaluated Sencha Touch as an alternative MVC engine, but I found that its cons (the significant learning curve, the large file-size of the library and the fact that I would have to do everything the Sencha-way) outweighed the pros.
In regards to the database, the project requires lots of data manipulation due to its social nature and I was worried that a traditional relational database might not be the best solution, performance-wise, thus a NoSQL database seemed like a more appropriate fit (and of course, an opportunity to learn more about NoSQL DBs).
This post turned out to be longer that I anticipated so I will leave out the part about choosing the right IDE, code repo/versioning, CSS/JS enhancers, hosting and more for a part 2. Overall, it is an extremely satisfying experience to work with and learn so many cutting-edge technologies on a very exciting project! I have learned so many new things in a very short period of time and although I had to spend some time searching for the most appropriate solutions, it was time well spent as it helped me improve my understanding on a number of development-related areas.
Although I am not an expert in Node (I am still learning), if you have been developing on LAMP since forever and want to try something cutting-edge and challenging (in a satisfactory way), I encourage you to give the full JS stack a try. It is a very different experience that might seem chaotic and overwhelming at first, but once you get used to it and understand the logic you will have a hard time going back.

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I would expect higher quality analysis from a Salon food writer with a masters degree from Harvard.
Guy is only an innocent freak of nature able to survive on the post-apocalyptic planet that is the Food Network. The deluge that washed away the dinosaurs that cooked on their shows was caused by somebody a bit higher up the food chain than Guy Fieri and abetted by viewers who would rather watch a food fight than a cooking show.
Interesting. The author should read the book I read early in the Summer ("From Scratch - Inside the Food Network" by Allen Salkin). Along with the history of the formation of TFN it also explains the transition from actual cooking to showmanship (for lack of a better word).
Yep, I totally agree with Jim and Nancy. I rarely watch any FN anymore, maybe Ina. I'm about to ditch most of my cable anyway in lieu of more reading.....I think I will start with your book Nancy!

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The US Fails PISA-Programme for International Student Assessment: What it is, Why it Matters — Ivy College Prep, LLC.
The PISA, the triennial testing of 15-year-old students among 72 countries, revealed, once again in 2015that students from the United States are among the worst performing in reading comprehension and applying math and science concepts. Sample questions from recent PISAs can be found here.
The PISA, Programme for International Student Assessment, is sponsored by the OECD, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which consists of most of the European countries, Japan, Korea, and the US.
The US never has been a contender on the PISA since its first administration in 2000, yet in math, it usually performed at the OECD average. 2015’s OECD test average was 490; the US scored 470. 30 points equals approximately a full year of classes, making the US 2/3rds of a year behind the average OECD country. Compared to the average math student in Singapore, who scored 564, a comparable math student in the US is 3 1/3 years behind.
Singapore, by the way, was also the champion in reading with 535 to the US 497—the US is only 1 1/3rd year behind—and in science with a 556 to the US’s 496, two years behind.
The importance of educational attainment, as represented by the PISA scores, should not be underplayed. There is a strong correlation between educational attainment and economic growth. A 2003 international study by the European Commission indicates that if a nation’s educational attainment level increases by a single year, as mentioned--30 points on the PISA, aggregate productivity immediately increases by 6.2 percent with a further 3.1 percent increase over the long run.
More important is what higher educational attainment means to individuals. Lower attainment creates a ‘basic participant’ in the labor market, lacking coping strategies to adjust to employer needs and performing a job less competently. Those with midrange literacy and job specific skills become ‘mainstream participants’ performing their jobs reasonably competently but often having difficulties adjusting to changes in the workplace.
With high educational attainment, students gain high literacy and job-specific skills and advanced critical thinking skills enabling them to adapt to changes in the workplace, but better, to devise and innovate new products, services, and companies. The more such workers a country has the more productive its economy becomes. Beyond the economic rewards is the ability of individuals to perform at their highest levels with the possibility of achieving what is known in the Maslow hierarchy as self-actualization: a life well lived.
Where might the US turn to find a benchmark to improve its PISA efforts? Canada was 10th in math at 516, tied for2nd in reading at 527, and 7th in science at 528. While Canada’s educational system is controlled separately by each province and territory, the Ontario Ministry of Education began revamping its educational system in 2003. It sought to improve literacy, math, and the high school graduation rate. Individual schools were given the leeway to achieve these goals. Teachers were made accountable and their results were transparent and reviewed non-judgmentally. If a teacher struggled, administrators and peers intervened to impact success.
Ontario achieveda vast improvement of communication among the district schools, increased ‘cataloging and sharing best practices,’ and fostered teamwork.
Another possible benchmark is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which had a random sample of 1,600 students from 49 of its public schools take the PISA. It scored 527 in reading, the same as Canada and Hong Kong for 2nd place, 529 in science (one point above Canada), and 500 in math (16 points behind Canada).
A test, of course, is still a test. No test is necessarily going to confirm a person’s success or educational attainment. Yet tests indicate tendencies and statistical possibilities. Most want a national educational attainment trending upward. Possibly benchmarking, using best practices from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the Province of Ontario, will galvanize future US PISA performances: it certainly can’t hurt.

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An Epicurean examination of the war on drugs.
The outright dismissal of religion as barbaric, as primitive credulity, or as childish superstition—even if at times it exhibits all of those symptoms—blinds us to important insights into its varied nature and uses. In the absence of direct evidence of the gods, the pious among the ancient Epicureans argued for their existence based on human nature.
Lucian of Samosata (c. 125–180 CE) was a Greek-speaking Assyrian satirist, who falls within the tradition of the laughing philosophers. He was the George Carlin or perhaps the Bill Maher of his day, eloquently mocking both the credulous masses and the charlatans who made a living off of them.

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Singer, songwriter and musician Mary White is a rising star on the country music scene; her music shines through her soulful southern voice. Mary's energy on stage is contagious and her diversity amazing. Mary plays guitar, keyboards and saxophone and appeals to all musical preferences while mesmerizing you with her pure talent.
As a songwriter, Mary has written more than 300 songs and has earned a solid reputation and following as one of the Southwest's hottest, rising country artists. Her CD "Change of Pace" has an originality of country rhythm and rock that surrounds you and draws you in, leaving you always wanting more.
Mary grew up in a musical family and started singing with her mother at festivals and in church. When she arrived in LA from her hometown of Longview, Texas, she began performing at local clubs, festivals and coffeehouses. Her music itself is a smooth combination of intelligent songwriting and depth-digging vocal tones. The result is wide-open musical instinct and a talent that speaks for itself. Mary continues to create her own musical style. Mary's music is a smooth combination of intensity, wisdom and insightfulness created by her exceptional songwriting and passionate vocals, and on stage, she's pure energy, and sings with a smile in her voice.
Mary White not only provides great music for fans in the Southwest, but was fortunate enough to be selected by the United States Armed Forces MWR to tour South Korea and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to entertain the troops and spectators alike from all reaches of the globe.
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LoyalCoin is the trending coin of the day on chainshuttle based on social media and trade activity in the last 24 hours.
LoyalCoin has been added to the Cheddur app!
I urge the Loyalcoin management team to concentrate on getting on another exchange. Without proper volume, this coin will become just one of the hundreds of coins that will eventually be forgotten. This should be the #1 focus, forget all other aspects of advertising.
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Diogo Pereira - All the Sea is Peeking at You.
"All the Sea is peeking at you" is a project that addresses the topic of the diluted frontiers between Interior & Exterior in a digital Era – this monologue tells us the story of a creative young man who submerges into his own utopic environment, developed through digital tools.
Patrick, is a creative, interested in utopian counterculture constructions of the 60’s. He is intended to build a better world with the help of digital tools - spending the majority of his time, isolated in front of a computer. He abdicates the creation of ties in the real world to invest his time in creating an utopic digital environment - an idealized version of the day-to-day routines – a 3D digital project of an idyllic commune, in which people could live in organic houses and attractive environments.
The protagonist moves between the world of people and the world of projections - He creates an idyllic lifestyle but it’s only a projection, developed in a digital tool. A territory that becomes cold, because of the isolation in which the protagonist is self instilled, for their achievement.
"All the Sea is peeking at you" – explores the subject of escapism and the search for new horizons in immersive digital environments - pointing the virtual world and the lifestyle in front of digital monitors, as a false and cold window for the perception of reality.


text: Ferreira Da Silva, M. R. “Supervision in Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Transactional Analysis”. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research & Practice, Vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2018, doi:10.29044/v9i2p81.


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Taking selfies can also be de adly. This woman encountered an acci dent that claimed her life.
A woman fell and di ed after taking selfies near a waterfall in the New Territories, Hong Kong. According to authorities, the woman lost balance while taking a selfie together with her group of friends.
Authorities believe that the 25-year-old victim is a Filipina who works as a domestic helper. The woman allegedly hiked the waterfall mainly situated at Ng Tung Chai in Tai Po together with four people.
The alleged Filipina was pulled out of the water but remained unconscious until she arrived at the hospital where she was pronounced dea d.
According to another Filipina domestic helper who was with the victim, the woman was allegedly taking a selfie but fell down about 15 meters down. She acquired head injuries which should be the cause of her de ath.
Witness claims that the accident happened around 11 in the morning and police were immediately notified after 15 minutes.
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A Filipino woman plunged to her death while hiking in Tai Po this morning.


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Hosted PEI FAM tours help develop relationships with planners who have business for the Island.
A couple of great weeks ushered in an annual business tradition; the Meetings & Conventions PEI familiarization tour. Meeting planners from organizations across Canada were invited by Meetings & Conventions PEI in two separate PEI “FAM” tours in June and July.
In total 17 planners, with the potential of bringing more than 2600 delegates, and more than $3 million in future meeting potential, have attended our two FAM tours. Meetings + Incentive Travel, the Canadian voice of the business events community, posted survey results on FAM Tours which showed that the number one program elements for a FAM trip are off-site activities, dining and attractions for their delegates. Planners enjoyed three days and two nights of hotel and accommodation visits, meeting venue sites, island experiences, sun, sand and lots of amazing Island food.
says Ann Worth, Executive Director with Meetings and Conventions Prince Edward Island.
In June a small but mighty FAM day was staged in Georgetown. In a tow n of less than 1000, local business owners came together to deliver an experience with big impact. Delegates started at Shoreline Designs where owner Peter Llewellyn facilitated a unique jewelry making workshop. FAM delegates helped to fashion their own hand-made silver rings! Lunch was hosted by Perry Goetell aboard Tranquility Cove Adventures. Robert Pendergast provided entertainment and an excellent lunch, followed by dessert from Richard & Stacy Toms at Georgetown’s own, Maroon Pig.
As a result of experiences like these, where small businesses got together and wowed delegates, all participants in the June FAM were inspired to book future business on the Island. From 2013-2017 Meetings & Conventions PEI investments in FAM tours have resulted in 29 confirmed meetings, 8600 delegates and $9.8 million in delegate spend on the island.
“Truly, truly, I have never, EVER in all my years experienced a welcome like it.
natural beauty, quality product, tip top service and amazing first-class cuisine!
Meetings & Conventions PEI is responsible for bringing meetings and conventions to the province. One of the marketing goals of M&CPEI is to increase shoulder season awareness. This year the organization is hosting a FAM mid-September which will focus on all the Fall experiences the Island has to offer delegates.
The complimentary services provided by the MCPEI help to generate direct spending of $24 million dollars annually to the local economy.
often proclaiming that “this was their best conference ever!”.
Do you have a business event you would like to host on PEI? Come and attend a group or on-your-own-time FAM on PEI. Contact Meetings & Conventions PEI at 888.368.3688 , e-mail info@peimc.com or sign up online.

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text: Abstract : [en] The high-molecular-mass penicillin-binding proteins (HMM-PBPs), present in the cytoplasmic membranes of all eubacteria, are involved in important physiological events such as cell elongation, septation or shape determination. Up to now it has, however, been very difficult or impossible to study the catalytic properties of the HMM-PBPs in vitro. With simple substrates, we could demonstrate that several of these proteins could catalyse the hydrolysis of some thioesters or the transfer of their acyl moiety on the amino group of a suitable acceptor nucleophile. Many of the acyl-donor substrates were hippuric acid or benzoyl-D-alanine derivatives, and their spectroscopic properties enabled a direct monitoring of the enzymic reaction. In their presence, the binding of radioactive penicillin to the PBPs was also inhibited.

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While talking with my neighbor about New Orleans several months back, I was taught about native Nawlins culture unbeknownst to me. The Second-Line club was an outcropping of a funeral practices from way back when. The original practice was having a band follow funeral processions and begin the second line once the casket was in the ground symbolizing a triumph of spirit over death. This topic resonated with her because she has been involved in documenting the devastation since Katrina. I applaud her for engaging the difficult and draining task of making a difference.
She is putting together a longer term project, which I am unclear on the details of; however, as they become available I'll post where more information can be found.


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I couldn’t have been more thrilled with how things worked out with Native River. We couldn’t have written it better. It ticked all the boxes.
He won well, he didn’t have too hard a race. I was excited about him for the Gold Cup before the race, but now I’m even more excited. He’s come out of the race really well. The dream is very much alive.
I fancied Golden Sunrise last Sunday but Mount Rushmore’s run was a nice surprise, coming second for a yard one-two.
Vison Des Flos handled the conditions really well and we said that if we were going to win a race with him this season we wanted it to be a decent one. He won in the style of the horse we bought him to be.
He’s a work in progress and he’s starting to deliver. He had a small wind op but that didn’t make him win the way he did.
He’s a talented horse and it’s all starting to click. He’ll go for the Ballymore.
Elegant Escape won as he was supposed to. We wanted to run him as it would have been too long a break between Boxing Day and Cheltenham.
It was a lovely confidence booster and he seems to be getting better with every run.
I think Battle of Ideas ran and travelled lovely, and he looked like he was going to figure in the finish but then he faded two out.
I think he might just want better ground. We’ll look for another novice hurdle in a few weeks’ time.
The Dutchman went up 13lbs for his win last time. He travelled and jumped so well in the ground that day and got into a great rhythm.
I think that 13lb rise was stiff enough but probably deserved. He’s in lovely form at home and we know he handles Haydock and that kind of ground.
If he runs well up against Blaklion then that would suggest he has a nice chance in the Grand National.
I see no reason why he won’t run a huge race in this and put him right in the mix for Aintree.
Paddy Brennan came down to sit on Cue Card on Thursday morning and he was in really good form.
When he lost the ride on Cue Card he took it like a man and kept his thoughts to himself, and now he’s back on board the horse in a Grade One race, and he knows full well that if Cue Card runs to his best form then he has a massive chance.
Sometimes being a jockey, as I know from experience it’s best just to bite your lip but there are often rewards for doing so.
Cue Card is in good form and I think he’ll run a big race.
My Lady Grey runs in the bumper. We had a bumper winner yesterday. She works nicely and is quite forward. She was entered in October but pulled a muscle but now she’s ready to run and we are excited about running her.
Her Mum won a bumper and she’s well bred. We don’t win many bumpers but you never know. She won’t embarrass herself.
Ruby Russet has been given a handicap mark. She probably wants better ground. She’s quite a fat mare and I think she might need the run. She’ll be winning on better ground at some stage.
Watcombe Heights is a horse I bought at Doncaster a couple of months ago. He has some decent form with a few of our horses.
He was third to White Moon. He’s rated 124 and he works nicely at home. We’ll find out a bit about him in this race but I think he’s capable of winning.
Silverhow is gradually getting the hang of it. He jumped much better at Hereford. He’ll have a big chance in this.
Sparkys Spirit hasn’t been given a handicap mark yet so he’s out again for some more experience.

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After inserting the Gherkin at the end of “Now here is something to marvel at…“, I had a whim to write a poem for each season featuring an architectural icon. I have yet to follow through on this idea, but “The Character Building” (posted this time last year) re-engaged with landmark structures.
Like “Now here…“, the poem “The Character Building” is actually about the everyday and picayune that is often passed over for the dazzling and iconic.

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Keeley Blanchard has been with Blanchard Law throughout her entire career. She has dedicated herself to defending the rights of those wrongfully accused of crimes in Michigan, and has become a top criminal defense attorney in Michigan.
In 2016, Keeley Blanchard was invited to join the Faculty of the Trial Lawyers College.
Does the Death Penalty Serve a Purpose?

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Each learner’s history and experiences affect their learning style and pace.
As an assistant professor, Nammy Lee sees herself as a facilitator, helping students master the intricacies of accounting and meet their professional goals. As an administrator, she has a different purpose. The director of the School’s Certificate in Accounting, Lee is a community builder, bringing the program’s faculty together to exchange ideas and advance its quality. Both roles are expressions of her long-term passion for adult education. Lee taught community college students for many years before joining the SCPS faculty in 2013.
Lee empathizes with the struggles of her students, because she knows from personal experience what it is like to work all day, attend classes in the evening, and study for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Lee passed the exam on her first try and shares her experience with students. “Most of them plan to sit for the CPA exam, and it’s a great motivator for them,” she says.
Lee recognizes that teaching adult learners has its own challenges. “Each learner’s history and experiences affect their learning style and pace,” she says. “As an educator, it is important to make provisions for these differences.” Lee tries to fine-tune her approach to the aptitudes of individual students while still addressing their academic needs.
Despite the challenges, Lee enjoys working with adult learners and believes that “teaching is for those who love learning.” Lee says she learns just as much from her students’ experiences as they learn from her knowledge of the subject matter.


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The App Store handles distribution and payments so that you’re prepared for a global audience. Here’s what you can do to prepare your app and marketing materials.
Structure your app to support localized content. Create separate user-visible text and images from your executable code. When you translate these elements into your desired languages, you can integrate the content back into your app as separate localized resource files stored within your app’s bundle.
Use Apple APIs to correctly express user-visible or dynamically generated values across different locales (e.g., dates, lengths, weights, prices, and currency symbols). Ensure your app accepts user-generated text in any language and in multiple languages at once, independent of the language of the user interface.
Translate user-visible content. Create or modify language-specific versions of nib files, text, icons and graphics (especially those containing culture-specific images), audio, and video for each locale. This process typically doesn’t require modifications to your source code, making it easy to work on translations in-house or with an external localization service.
Advance your localization with culturalization. A localization that reflects an understanding of local customs and trends will increase the likelihood that your app is well received. Incorporate culture-specific content and regional seasons or holidays. Provide local social sharing options, such as messaging, social networking, or email services, so that users can easily share their app experience.
Localize your App Store metadata. Localize your app name and update your App Store metadata, such as your app description, keywords, and screenshots, for each of the countries in which you offer your app. Beyond directly translating your app description, research what users from different markets value in an app in your category. For details on localizing metadata, keywords, and screenshots, read App Store Connect Help.
Reach a local audience through your marketing. Well-localized marketing materials make it easier for users to learn about your app, and will help to ensure that your app appears relevant to your audience. Research local social networks in which to spread the word about your app, as these may vary significantly across markets.
Use the Download on the App Store badge in your app marketing communications as a clear call to action to download your app. The badge is available in 40 localizations, and it’s another simple thing you can do to make your app stand out to a broader audience. View the App Store Marketing Guidelines.
Evernote began localizing its app for Japan by speaking with Japanese users to learn more about their preferences and culture.
Ask questions and discuss localization with Apple engineers and other developers.


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Chelsea progressed to the FA Cup semi-final with a well deserved win against Coventry City. Drogba opened the scoring in the first half and Alex put paid to any hopes the Coventry fans had of an upset.
The game also marked the return of Essien who came on in the second half for Mikel. Carvalho was an unused substitute which means he must be close to match fitness.
Let the scramble for tickets commence.


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Why should you Laminate your Hardwood Floors?
The lamination is done by a synthetic product which is applied in various layers. it is designed to shine the outer surface of hardwood. Hardwood floors are like laminated floors but different. Because the two terms are used interchangeably, it is important to know the pros and cons of both types of flooring so that you can choose what works best with you. If you want you to want to convert your hardwood floors into laminate wood flooring, know the following facts about both types of floor.
The bare surface of the wood is prime a core layer of melamine resin. The resin is what provides the hardwood a waterproof coating and shine. The fiberboard material is then applied to make faux wood texture to regain the touch of the wood which has been shadowed by the use of resin.
The laminate hardwood flooring is apparently different from that of untreated hardwood. The shine isn’t there in the raw wood, the texture is incredibly obvious and the wood grain is tremendously abundant whereas laminated floor offers a glass-like feel and finish. The untreated wood can never offer similarity; if you are fond of different textures and colors, you can go with the Harwood. When no tint or staining has been applied to the surface of the wood, the original color is what it all has, and since every plank is of different color and texture, the floors made with unprocessed wood are unique in designs.
However, when you are required to lay a wooden floor to a defined area, you must know that it is essential to maintain uniformity so that the house is alike. You can’t place wood of all colors and hues to the entire house, it is essential to have at least a few pieces of matching color to form a theme and design.
The processed wooden floors are treated with either a tint or stain because of which the color throughout the floor appears the same. Since a layer of melamine resin and aluminum oxide is added on the top of the wood, the laminated floors are harder. The resin doesn’t only provide the shine it forms a strong surface above the wood, because of these coating the hardwood becomes more durable.
The wood becomes water resistant after a good coat of lamination. This fact that the moisture can’t penetrate the material makes the floor stronger. You will not incur any moisture damage if the surface is layered with good lamination. Since the wood is a porous an alive substance, the water finds its way in through the pores residing in the substance. Wet or moist woods are prone to the damage a lot like rot and mold.
The laminated wood flooring is very hard to repair. Once the damage occurs the plank can be removed but even after a careful repair, the replaced planks will show out because of the difference in the application of the resin. When you are laminating a whole floor, you can get an even coat and smooth application of the product all along, but while laminating only a board, it is difficult to match the color with the rest of the floor. The amount of aluminum oxide applied on the surface is the factor which is responsible to reflect light and if it is not applied in an effective way, the color of the boards will appear different.
Hardwood is easy to maintain. You can clean the surface with a mop or a damp sponge, soap solutions and regular cleaners but with the finished or treated woods, you can’t do that. Regular cleaners can damage the shine of the wood and may permanently eliminate the sparkle. The surface should be protected from the scratches because polished wood makes the notches visible a little more.
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Last week I went to visit Digitaria. It’s a great fashion boutique/ gallery on London’s Berwick street, you can read more about it in my earlier postings.
Digitaria was doing well, it was busy with customers, had a lovely new window display, lots of new designs and a new exhibition downstairs. And you can buy my a_s_proto jewelley there!

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Scooter Freestyle Extreme 3D is a game for people that like skating street over any kind of ramps.
This game is a good simulation to ride fast, do manuals, flip tricks, slides, wall rides, grabs, and all the other tricks you can think about.
This game also includes the chance for you to skate one of the 9 awesome premade skateparks.
It also provides customizations for you to create your own custom park, with more than 40 different ramps, rails and funboxes.
It means that you can choose your characters clothes and scooter. You can play among 3 different game modes: Arcade Mode, S-K-A-T-E Mode and Free Run.
This game is very funny. Our ApkOnline score is 7.

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Kade Burns is the oldest of the Burns kids, and he’s ready to team up with Fireplug the Dalmatian-Bot figure and roll to the rescue!
Fireplug the Dalmatian-Bot easily converts from animal mode to projectile launcher mode and back again.
Imagine a fire has broken out by pulling the flames on the building and gasoline pump upward.
Load the projectile, and help Kade launch it at the flames.
When there’s trouble in town, the Rescue Bots are always there to save the day.
Fireplug the Dalmatian-Bot figure is compatible with other Rescue Bots figures for more team-up fun!


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The side curtain airbags help protect the heads of the driver and passengers in the outer seating positions during a moderate-to-severe side impact. The side curtain airbags equipped in this vehicle are also designed to help reduce the likelihood of partial and complete ejection of vehicle occupants through side windows in crashes, particularly rollover crashes.
The side curtain airbags are located in the ceiling above the side windows on both sides of the vehicle.
The side curtain airbag is designed to deploy in a rollover or a moderate-to-severe side impact.
If the SRS control unit senses that your vehicle is about to rollover, it immediately deploys both side curtain airbags and activates both front seat belt tensioners.
If the impact is on the passenger’s side, the passenger’s side curtain airbag deploys even if there is no passenger in the passenger seat.
To get the best protection from the side curtain airbags, occupants should wear their seat belts properly and sit upright and well back in their seats.
Do not attach any objects to the side windows or roof pillars as they can interfere with the proper operation of the side curtain airbags.
One or both side curtain airbags may also inflate in a moderate-to-severe angled frontal collision.

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text: Eliza Ann was born in 1784 in Horry Co., South Carolina.1 Eliza Ann's father was William Graham and her mother was Elizabeth Bellamy. Her paternal grandfather was William Graham and her paternal grandmother is Martha Johnson. She had two brothers and two sisters, named William Bellamy, Abraham Jordan, Peggy Ann and Susannah. She is the second oldest of the five children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Abraham Jordan, Elizabeth Ann Rebecca and Peggy Ann.


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Sadly I found myself wondering why my smallest qualifying fish, grass carp, did NOT count.
I went into competition with two set-ups, both part of the CARP LORD DLC bought earlier this week.
Only big difference between them 2, the lines, one has mono and the other set-up has braid, but rules do not say anything about a specific type of line to be used.
But the smallest fish, grass carp of 3.332 kg didn’t go up the score board.
Pic 3 shows final standings of leader board for this competition.
I would like to think my real place is PLACE No. 2, with 5 BAIT COINS, $ 61.800 currency price and of course, the sweet X-SERIES price, this time a x-series mono line.
If so, please let me know WHY my smallest fish did NOT count?
Again, i might be totally wrong and my smallest fish should not count.
But i would like to know the reason of it, in order NOT to commit same mistakes in the future.
If someone can explain me and help me out here, much appreciated.
anyways, Diana from support@fishingplanet.com answered my email.
Thank you for detailed report, we'll investigate it. Unfortunately, we are unable to change competition's results. We have sent you reward item manually.
ok, seems to be a problem, but still no explanation / knowledge on how this happened.
thing is, we can not replicate this event OUTSIDE this particular comp.
so i'll have to wait till next time this comp comes around and replay exactly the same way i did in the previous one, maybe it will show itself again or maybe it will pass like it should be.
Solche probleme sind normal. Man bekommt dann geld und den x-series gegenstand..
Die rankingpoint jedoch gibt es nicht. Ist mir mit platz 1 beim brassenfischen passiert. Sehr motivierend das ganze.


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Everyone has heard of Bitcoin, the digital currency which is created and held electronically and most have heard of blockchain, the technology behind it. However, blockchain shouldn’t be confined solely to cryptocurrency and payments; it enables value to be transferred through a digitised system which cultivates trust.
The technology is most commonly understood through the paradigm of currency and payments, which stems from its relationship to Bitcoin. While it is not the only application for blockchain, its cryptocurrency genesis is probably the best place to start to get your head around what blockchain is and how it works.
Put simply, it is a distributed ledger that records ownership through a shared digital registry. A record in the chain can only be changed if the majority of those involved agree to the change, thus creating a new block in the chain whilst maintaining a record of all previous blocks. It’s safe, confidential and verifiable.
In the world of payments and transactions, it means they can happen faster (by removing the need for a central ledger such as The Bank of England) and more securely.
Indeed, the technology has the potential to disrupt the banking industry which is fully aware of the threat (and opportunity) this presents. Santander’s Innoventures predicts that block chain technologies “could reduce banks’ infrastructure costs […] by between $15-20 billion per annum by 2022.” It is no wonder that the Bank of England and major global banks like JP Morgan, Santander and Barclays are investing time and money into blockchain technology.
However, the value of this technology extends far beyond Bitcoin and payments. A recent news article states that blockchain is a ‘machine for creating trust.’ Although trust is a key component of blockchain’s value, the verb ‘create’ is a misnomer. Rather than create trust, it decentralises it. Blockchain deconstructs the layers which exist within traditional systems where trust is a core function.
Payments are an obvious example of where blockchain has the potential to remove the need for centralised institutions authorising, verifying and acting as a trust arbiter. To focus on finance and crypto currencies, however, is to severely limit the true potential of blockchain.
The technology’s opportunity to disrupt lies in this decentralisation of trust and the digital transfer of assets and value it enables.
Before investing all of your savings in blockchain, do take note that some of these promised game-changing capabilities may never come to fruition, and, where they do, it could be a slow process. Nonetheless, it is a technology with a lot of promise and the potential to upheave traditional business models and create new ones.
Government institutions and the public digital databases they hold can operate more efficiently and securely with the use of blockchain technology. Land registries are a commonly cited application of blockchain being used to change how public databases are stored and updated. Sweden, for example, has recently launched a trial land registry system based on the technology, where real estate transactions are verified by blockchain. It authenticates contracts and securely stores the information.
Admittedly, a digital database confirming property ownership may not appear the most exciting thing from a UK perspective, but in countries such as India, Greece and Honduras, where land ownership disputes are commonplace, blockchain has the potential to transform legal ecosystems. The technology has the potential to be applied to electronic voting, tax returns, business registers, e-passports and to prove Intellectual Property ownership.
Beyond this, blockchain’s use to authenticate and authorise is resulting in a number of innovative companies utilising it as an anti-counterfeiting technology. It is being used to verify the provenance of fine art, authenticate high-end luxury goods and track supply chains. One start-up based in London, BlockVerify has focussed on using blockchain as an anti-counterfeiting technology and is gaining significant interest from the pharmaceutical world for its secure tracking of drug supply chains.
Devices could be connected to service providers utilising blockchain and following pre-configured smart contracts. Your smart fridge, for example, could automatically arrange a delivery from your supermarket when you are running low on milk and communicate the transaction automatically with your bank!
While blockchain technology is in its nascent stages of development, large companies are waking up to its value. RWE, the German power company, has partnered with a blockchain start-up to develop proof-of-concepts utilising the technology to lower expenses related to energy transmission. One interesting application explored in this partnership is blockchain-based smart contracts to authenticate billing for electric vehicle charging. The micro transactions blockchain enables, means that rather than pay for the number of hours at a docking station, the exact amount of electricity used can be charged.
Indeed, blockchain will be utilised as an important tool in our changing energy eco-system. Already there are examples of peer to peer grid balancing using blockchain. There are enterprises using blockchain to make pay-as-you-go solar in the developing world faster and more secure. The possibilities of blockchain are seemingly endless.
Up until now, blockchain has been disrupting the world of financial services.
It has the potential to do much, much more.
Having enjoyed teaching in South Korea in 2013, a career as a teacher seemed an attractive prospect. Yet I had spent the last 16 years in education and thought entering the world of business after university would provide a new challenge. The opportunity to work with entrepreneurs seeking to address significant global issues using innovative technologies was enough to persuade me to apply to RIG.
If my interview at RIG was successful and they offered me a job, I would have a difficult decision to make. Would I be spending the coming year trying to convince my friends that an engine utilising shape memory alloys and low grade waste heat to generate electricity is, in fact, extremely interesting? Or would I be marking test papers on a beach in the tropics?
The fact I am writing this blog will probably lead you to assume that I got the job at RIG, decided to stay in London and have been working here for a year. Well, not quite. My seemingly tricky decision was made easier by the conditions of my offer. I was offered employment here but also advised to take up the opportunity to go to Sri Lanka to teach and return to RIG the following year. My experience teaching abroad, I was told, would add value to my career at RIG.
To meet the demands of working here I wasn’t wrong in thinking I’d need to adapt my skill set significantly. Nevertheless my experience teaching has certainly provided a useful set of transferable skills.
My first two months here have been the start of an exciting education process. The feedback from all members of the team means I am continually learning, engaging in intelligent thought processes, and adapting to a RIG mentality. Not only am I learning, the processes and skills I developed while teaching are proving valuable. In Colombo I often had to create lesson plans to describe to students an alien idea or concept. I find myself doing much the same thing here in London; complex and technical ideas must be conveyed simply, while presentations must be engaging. So far my work here has been fast-paced, challenging and most importantly, fun.
Of course, teaching and consultancy are not identical careers. But the skills they both demand and the behaviour one must exhibit in the classroom and the meeting room makes the connection between these two worlds abundantly clear.


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True high mountain feel to much of the main piste area with breathtaking views and some great smaller linked areas such as Savoleyres and Brusson.
World renowned for its extensive, easily accessible, steep and deep off piste.
Some great independent ski schools to help you make the most of the terrain.
A great party scene with everything from throbbing après ski joints, via intimately stylish cocktail bars to legendary clubs such as The Farm.
A transfer time of under 2 hours makes it a good short break option.
A supreme location right by the main Medran lift at the top end of the village with ski to the door access (although you may choose to stop before you make it to the door at the hotel's wonderful slopeside apres ski bar and terrace). It is a sizeable hotel but is split across a series of linked designer chalet style buildings. This combined with the low key first impressions of the minimalist reception and relaxed staff give a more intimate feel. Styling is urban chic meets classic alpine with vast areas of glass, polished surfaces and bare metal fusing cleverly with exposed timber and the classic red and white of the Swiss national flag.
A modern design hotel in the centre of the resort, just below the Place Centrale. The atmosphere is relaxed and the styling minimalist from the understated reception through to the well equipped contemporary rooms. The Elemis spa features a sauna and hammam and offers a range of treatments. The Nevai is as much a hub for eating, drinking and nightlife as it is a small hotel. The first floor is dedicated to the popular destination bar and restaurant the Nomad Sushi Lounge.
An ideal location at the heart of the resort just 50 metres from the Place Centrale. Handsomely renovated with a stylish blend of traditional local pine wood panelling and luxurious modern touches. The 57 rooms include a great range of suites and duplexes with comfortable multiple occupancy configurations and lots of flexibility making it an ideal hotel for everyone from families to corporate groups. There is a relaxed lounge and bar on the ground floor, a good in house brasserie restaurant and a lovely little spa area with sauna and jacuzzi.
Designed to reflect the rich mountaineering heritage of the region using the finest local materials the feel is trapper chic. Weathered dark woods inside and out and artfully placed alpine artefacts offer a lovely mix of rustic and contemporary which is carried through into the attractively furnished rooms. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the Cordee des Alpes is towards the bottom end of Verbier below, but within easy walking distance of the Place Centrale and also runs a private shuttle service to the lifts.
The Montpellier is a very well appointed 3* hotel that offers friendly and professional service in a relaxed atmosphere and no doubt benefits from being part of a small group of local hotels along with the 4* Cordee des Alpes and the Nevai. There are a variety of room types from singles up to a range of larger apartments and suites, many with wonderful views and balconies. The reception area leads up to an attractive open plan lounge and bar and onto the restaurant where a good breakfast is served.
The 3* hotel Bristol benefits from a perfect location on Place Centrale, breathtaking views from the balconies and total renovation of the guest rooms and common areas (the bathrooms are still from the original structure but are in excellent condition). For 2015 there will be a new sauna/hammam, as well as a comfortable lounge and small bar. The manager Gerald will look after your every need.
An unpretentious 3* that serves a great buffet breakfast and is ideally located right on the Place Centrale above the Ecurie restaurant, which is run by the same family. The hosts Hugo and Celine are friendly and the atmosphere relaxed. Slightly outmoded in places but with some nice artefacts to add character. There is a delightful little wellness area on the top floor with Turkish bath, sauna, treatment room and relaxing zone with great mountain views.

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A United States government-designated and acknowledged Heart of Excellence, starting within the mid-Nineteen Sixties, is a facility or group that creates healthcare value above the common found in a specific location. These amenities make up the best of the very best in American healthcare in a particular region. In August this year, Harare City Council (HCC) health services director, Stanley Mungofa admitted that native authority clinics were charging for maternity fees. Next time your family or mates decide to make an ice-cream run, don’t worry about being overlooked of the fun! Order a fresh (and tremendous-refreshing) ice cream sundae, piled excessive with diced kiwi, pineapple, and strawberries. You will get a serving of delish fruitno hefty calorie-laden toppings required.
This is not exactly the clearest statement but it seems to imply that solely people who make unhealthy life-style choices get diabetes, which definitely as an absolute isn’t true; and moreover that individuals who develop diseases due to poor life-fashion selections don’t deserve care. The juxtaposition suggests that driving this is an ideological or religious judgment about who’s deserving.
Health insurance coverage, like all insurance coverage, works by pooling dangers. The healthy subsidize the sick, who could be any individual else this yr and also you subsequent year. These risks embrace any type of health care a person would possibly want from delivery to demise — prenatal care by hospice. No particular person is prone to want all of it, but we are going to all want a few of it eventually.
Once I was launched to Herbalife Nutritional Programme, it was a Godsend. I looked at it critically and purely as a nutritional back-up. The Cancer and the remedy had left me anemic and feeling very weak. My physician used to provide me two (2) injections every week, each of four (4) totally different nutritional vitamins which she known as a ‘COCKTAIL”, to try to construct me up. It was a continuous combat to maintain my blood count up. At that stage my physician was frightened that I might have the Cancer again at anytime, and wherever and so was I.
How to Speak to Your Physician: Your patient might only have a couple of minutes with the psychiatrist. Educate your purchasers what to ask and what to tell the physician. Educate your shoppers the best way to say it to get the data they want. Position play this for best results. Health and fitness benefits of Bananas nice hub, and bananas are one among my favorite treats.

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As I indicated in my last market snippet Vilas County continues to be ahead of last years’ numbers significantly while Oneida County continues to start the year off a bit sluggishly.
Today I took a quick peek at the 100-250k range for everything NON commercial year to date (ytd) for 2015 and the above statement is mirroring this market segment as well.
Vilas has sold 20 homes in this price point ytd versus 14 last year while Oneida County is down in total transactions by 9 (last year they closed 31 homes ytd versus 9 this year).
Overall, Vilas County is still above last years’ transaction count closing 57 parcels (non- commercial) year to date while Oneida County continues to lag behind; they have closed 44 versus 65 in 2014.
I also took a peak to see if there was a change to the vacant land sales segment to make certain the shift did not happen here and it did not.
The total number of transactions for both Oneida and Vilas County is only off by 2 sales ytd. My guess is that we are seeing a major slowdown of bank owned and foreclosures in our market place which is why Oneida County is down a bit out of the gate because they have historically had more. As always if you want or need anything specific or have questions about the market YOU are in please call me anytime at 715-891-1236.
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Every so often, I hear from Women of Color (WOC) (especially from the darker skin toned ladies) that we can't wear a color like Lady Danger, but that's a BOLD FACE lie! I did, and I'm doing it...doing it...doing it well (insert shamelessly old school hip hop plug for LL Cool J, lol). I digress, back to the matter at hand. I finally was able to swatch Lady Danger and I absolutely love it. It's fun and super BRIGHT! It's definitely the red-orange lippie I've been on the hunt for, and it's just in time for Spring and Summer.
Also, on my wish list is NARS Heat Wave, a semi-matte orange-red lipstick and NARS Wonder lipgloss, a golden shimmery orange-pink lipgloss. So, if you haven't went out in bought a red-orange lippie, what are you waiting for? GO try one. Other less inexpensive notable lippies are Revlon's Colorburst in Coral and Covergirl's Hot. What are some bright lippies that are your favs that you wear?
a bright lippie that i adore wearing is MILANI rose hip, it's a super bright pink and i love it!
Hi, Jo! Is that a blue based pink? I can only rock blue based pinks, yellow tones I can't do to SAVE my life!!


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100% Digital Leeds are launching a new funding programme. We have £100,000 available to help third sector organisations embed digital inclusion activity into their future delivery to support hard to reach groups across Leeds. The 100% Digital Leeds: Digital Inclusion Fund offers grants of £1,000 to £10,000 to help community organisations overcome any barriers to digital inclusion that they face, such as buying equipment, hiring tutors or paying for connectivity.
The Housing Advisory Panels (HAPs) are tenant led groups that fund various projects and are looking to support more digital inclusion projects. Each panel has a budget, allowing them to give grant funding for projects that benefit tenants and the local community. Applications for funding can come from tenants and resident groups, individuals or any other voluntary or community group. HAPs will review each application on its own merits, however, panels will need to see how the project will benefit tenants as the funding comes from tenants rent.
Good Things Foundation is the UK's leading digital inclusion charity. They support people to grow their essential digital skills to overcome social challenges. Brought together by Good Things Foundation, the Online Centres Network is made up of over 5,000 grassroots organisations, all working to tackle digital and social exclusion by providing people with the skills and confidence they need to access digital technology.
If you are thinking about applying for funding and would like to run your idea by someone, you will be able to book a 10 min slot with an adviser from any of the above funds. Plus more funds to be announced.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Named after the unit of measurement for the purity of gold, the karati eminates the value of purest gold blown by hand in italy and will bring a sense of prosperity to any setting. The 24 karati can be made with 2 different shapes and a glass colour choice of milk-white, smoked or pale yellow.
Ceiling cup and electrical cable are made of a transparent metal.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Certain Wittenberg clubs have seen decreasing membership numbers over the past few years, according to data compiled by the Office of Student Involvement.
Clubs that have seen the most significant decrease are academic-based clubs with membership decreasing from 570 students in the spring of 2014 to 393 in the spring of 2016; honors-based clubs with membership decreasing from 112 in the spring of 2014 to 84 in the spring of 2016; and performance-based clubs decreasing from 41 in the spring of 2014 to 12 in the spring of 2016.
These numbers are only indicative of the past three years, because until then, there was a faculty rule dating back to the ’60s and ’70s that prohibited collection of membership rosters, according to Elizabeth (Vaccaro) Ames, director of Student Activities.
Conflicts with meeting times and students becoming over-involved in various activities may be potential causes for such a decrease, according to Cylie Hodge, ’18, Student Involvement senator.
“People are just trying to continuously expand themselves and become global people and diverse, but I also think that a lot of the culture today is that you have to be so busy that you can’t do anything,” Hodge said.
Another potential factor is that decreasing membership numbers are a part of the natural evolution for student organizations, according to Brittney Stuart, ’17, student center manager of Student Organizations.
While some student organizations have seen a decrease in membership in recent years, other organizations’ membership numbers have been on the rise, according to the data compiled by the Office of Student Involvement.
Fraternal and Sorority-based organizations’ numbers have increased from 723 members in the spring of 2014 to 752 members in the spring of 2016; special interest-based organizations have increased from 374 members in spring of 2014 to 662 members in 2016; and intercultural-based organizations have increased from 98 members in the spring of 2014 to 282 members in the spring of 2016.
Other organizations’ presidents — such as Paige Vanerstrom, ’16, president of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee — have reported that membership has not been difficult to maintain over the years.
However, the data represented may not be completely accurate because there are discrepancies between how membership numbers are reported across student organizations, according to Ames.
“While the data collected from membership rosters does not show a decrease, it is very possible that if we asked organizations for ‘participant rosters’ we would receive very different data,” Ames said.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text: The blaze broke out in the early morning at a training center in Rio de Janeiro for teenage players at Flamengo, one of the most famous clubs. Prosecutors also expressed concern that Mr. Manafort was misleading them about his contacts with administration officials, the transcript of a court hearing shows. Fire swept through an unlicensed lodging at the training center of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo on Friday, killing 10 members of the club's youth team and injuring three more, one of them seriously, firefighters and news reports said. Inconsistency, which prompted Henrik Lundqvist to call out his teammates, has been the theme in an effort to integrate young talent under a new coach.


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Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Milo (Mike) Nemmers are to be Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James H. Duhigg of St. Patrick’s Church and Rev. H. Allen Wirtz of First Presbyterian Church officiating.
Mr. Nemmer’s body will be taken to Bird Island, Minn., for interment in the Bird Island Catholic Cemetery and Mrs. Nemmers will be buried here in the East Side Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Nemmers died as the result of injuries suffered in an auto accident Sunday afternoon. Mr. Nemmers died shortly after the accident and Mrs. Nemmers, who never regained consciousness, died Monday about 5:30 a.m.
The former Stella Harriett Nelson was born May 28, 1916 at Wallingford, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Nelson. She received her education in the elementary School in Wallingford and Gruver High School.
In April, 1937, she was married to Joy Daily and the couple made their home in Estherville. For many years Mrs. Daily was a nurse’s aid at Holy Family Hospital. Mr. Daily died Dec. 11, 1963.
Later, April 16, 1966, she was married to Milo Nemmers of Estherville.
Mrs. Nemmers was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her son, Jerry Daily of Fairhaven, Mass., six grandchildren; two brothers, Theodore and Delmer Nelson of Estherville; and on sister, Mrs. Leslie (Lenora) Sidles of Estherville.
She was preceded in death by her first husband and her parents.
Pallbearers fro Mrs. Nemmers are Glenn L. Story, Charles Baker, Robert Stevens, Donald Bisgard, Roscoe Waterman, and Al Ringham.
Milo Michael Nemmers was born July 12, 1918, at Bird Island, Minn., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Nemmers. He graduated from high school in Bird Island and received his B.A. degree in Architectural Engineering at St. John’s college, Collegeville, Minn. Mr. Nemmers moved to Estherville in 1961, where he was employed by the Dale Jacob son Engineering Firm, Inc.
He was a member of the Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Nemmers is survived by his step-son, Jerry Daily, six step-grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Lucia Nemmers of Olivia, Minn., and one brother, George Nemmers of Appleton, Minn.
Steil, Joe Steil, Cletus Mercier, and James Grabon.
Furhman Fuenral Home had charge of arrangements.
Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; July 5, 1967.


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Great And Easy Web Site Creator Program.
Incorporation And Llc Guide. Perfect For New And Existing Businesses!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Tonight... Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday... Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night... Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then chance of rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Saturday... Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s.
Sunday... Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
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In all my kitchen love, one thing I have always struggled with is buying a perishable ingredient for one specific recipe, forgetting about it, and letting it go bad rather than utilizing all its goodness to the fullest extent.
So, when I had to buy a large amount of blueberries for that (delectable) blueberry pie I made last week I was determined to use all those tiny balls of blue, and not just as the topping to my morning granola and yogurt, as good as that it. Hubby put in his vote for streusel-topped muffins, so I pinterest-ed for 1.5 minutes and found this gem of a recipe.
The most delightful blueberry muffins and not one blueberry wasted. I feel proud.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and spray or line a 12 cup muffin baking pan.** Prepare the streusel topping by mixing all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
**I actually got 16 muffins out of the batter.
***The timing she described here worked perfectly for me, too. They were completely baked through, but still moist and fluffy.
These are happy little muffins, bursting with blueberries and perfect with morning coffee.


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A graduate of any institution of higher education is required to have specific knowledge, understanding, and competencies, regardless of his/her major field of study. For this reason, AUI is committed to providing students with a broad education through the General Education Requirements.
In accordance with Al Akhawayn’s dedication to the American liberal arts model, all students must take a pre-established number of General Education Requirements (GenEds). Regardless of degree program, GenEds complement the overall objectives of each program and support the introduction, acquisition, and application of a wide range of communicative and intellectual skills. In addition, AUI’s GenEds foster in students an awareness of the world’s most pressing challenges, a depth and consistency of moral judgment, the ability to speak and write with clarity and precision, a desire for life-long learning, and an awareness of global cultural diversity.
As a result of this broad training, each AUI student graduates with a breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding about the world and with the critical thinking skills necessary to make a positive difference in it.
The mission of the General Education program is to educate future global citizens and leaders who value intellectual independence, ethical and civic responsibility, and life-long pursuit of knowledge. The General Education experience aspires to have enduring positive impact on students as they build lives and careers in an ever-changing, complex, and competitive world.
Demonstrate intellectual independence, ethical and civic responsibility, and global awareness.
Communicate effectively within and beyond their field of specialization.
Demonstrate competency in using information technology effectively, ethically, and responsibly.
Demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of the place of the Arabo-Islamic culture among other world cultures, past and present.
What skills do the GenEds build?
Why does AUI require you, an AUI undergraduate, to take GenEds?
To develop your global competence by learning to understand and interact appropriately in diverse and multicultural environments.
To help you understand the world and see how your studies relate to contemporary local, regional, and global issues.
To equip you with the tools to succeed in your studies regardless of your major and to develop a passion for life-long learning.
For you to develop personally, socially, and intellectually.
To build your creative- and critical-thinking skills through verbal and quantitative reasoning.
To ensure that you are trilingual – competent in oral and written English, French, and Arabic.
Just as mathematics is considered to be a good exercise for the brain even for those who will never use calculus in the future, so the study of great books, history, languages, music, and many other non-science fields is likely to hone a scientist’s ability to perceive and interpret the natural world.
The same can be said for humanists (who study non-science and math subjects) who improve their ability to discern observations and defend their claims by cross-training in the sciences. Studying a broad range of subjects makes you a better thinker, student, and world citizen.
What specific subjects do the GenEds cover?
In the 2016-2017 course catalogue, what courses within each subject fulfil a GenEd?


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Situated atop in the prime real estate area of Paniotis Hill in Limassol, the apartments offers sweeping views of the cityscape below as well as the azure waters of the Mediterranean. The project comprises eight apartments and one duplex, and is ideally located in a quiet, upmarket neighborhood that is only minutes away from some of Limassol’s Blue Flag beaches, and within easy reach of all amenities. Public and private schools, supermarkets, vibrant nightlife, upscale shops and high-end cafés and restaurants are all a short drive away.
Every apartment is constructed with generous proportions, using top quality building materials and finished to the highest of standards. The residences feature comfortable open plan living areas that extend onto large, ample balconies with glass railings serving up beautiful views of the city, as well as roof garden access for the apartments on the top floor.


text: There's a cultural/free time center at Novodvorska. And it's the place where these little majorettes train. And it's the place where you can sit for a while being in the center of this really big high-rise block neighbourhood.


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If I Fish It Will They Come?
Here is the deal. Water temp last Sun. was 57 and we caught a bunch of 13-15 inch smallies. I have a tournament this Sat. and the weather has been WARM this week. I think I can go up the river and catch some good blacks, but I would like to stay down the lake and hope the big female small jaws will come up shallow. Its a gamble, I know its a gamble, but thinking about showing up to the weigh in with a limit of "over" smallies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw the lake has a 13-16 inch slot.
I'm sorry guys I just don't agree, I'm going down the lake after SM.
never leave fish to find fish. thats a very important rule.
At 57* the smallies have all ready moved up around here. And if it was 57* last week and you didn't have any cold nights or cold rains those fish should definatley be moving up if they have not all ready. How has the weather been?


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WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. raided the Rockefeller Center office and Park Avenue hotel room of President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Monday morning, seizing business records, emails and documents related to several topics, including a payment to a pornographic film actress.
Mr. Trump, in an extraordinarily angry response, lashed out hours later at what a person briefed on the matter said was an investigation into possible bank fraud by Mr. Cohen. Mr. Trump accused his own Justice Department of perpetrating a “witch hunt” and asserted that the F.B.I. “broke in to” Mr. Cohen’s office.
It is not clear how the F.B.I. entered Mr. Cohen’s office, but agents had a search warrant and typically would have presented it to office personnel to be let in. The documents identified in the warrant date back years, according to a person briefed on the search.
The prosecutors obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel in the Russia investigation, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, who called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary.” The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, but most likely resulted from information that he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York.
In his tirade against the F.B.I., Mr. Trump mused about the possibility that he might soon fire Mr. Mueller. Last June, the president vented internally about wanting to fire Mr. Mueller, but was talked out of it.
The president once again railed against Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, for recusing himself in the Russia inquiry, and blasted the F.B.I. for failing to investigate Hillary Clinton, “where there are crimes.” He criticized Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, who is overseeing the Russia investigation, and called Mr. Mueller’s team “the most biased group of people,” who he said were mostly Democrats and some Republicans who had worked for President Barack Obama.
“That is really now on a whole new level of unfairness,” Mr. Trump said.
Mr. Sessions appointed the United States attorney for the Southern District, Geoffrey S. Berman, only in January. Mr. Berman is a former law partner of Rudolph W. Giuliani, a former New York mayor and a supporter of Mr. Trump.
The payment to the pornographic film actress, Stephanie Clifford, who is known as Stormy Daniels, is only one of many topics being investigated, according to a person briefed on the search. The F.B.I. also seized emails, tax documents and business records, the person said. Agents raided space Mr. Cohen uses in the Rockefeller Center office of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, as well as a room Mr. Cohen is staying in at the Loews Regency Hotel on Park Avenue while his apartment is under renovation, the person said.
To obtain a search warrant, prosecutors must convince a federal judge that agents are likely to discover evidence of criminal activity.
The searches are a significant intrusion by prosecutors into the dealings of one of Mr. Trump’s closest confidants, and they pose a dilemma for Mr. Trump. He has dismissed Mr. Mueller’s investigation as a “witch hunt,” but these warrants were obtained by an unrelated group of prosecutors. The searches required prior consultation with senior members of Mr. Trump’s own Justice Department.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, however, regarded the searches as an effort by Mr. Mueller to use New York’s prosecutors as his proxy, according to two people close to the men.
The searches open a new front for the Justice Department in its scrutiny of Mr. Trump and his associates: His longtime lawyer is being investigated in Manhattan; his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is facing scrutiny by prosecutors in Brooklyn; his former campaign chairman is under indictment; his former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to lying; and a pair of former campaign aides are cooperating with Mr. Mueller. Mr. Mueller, meanwhile, wants to interview Mr. Trump about possible obstruction of justice.
It is not clear what Mr. Mueller saw that made him refer the matter to other prosecutors. But the searches show that Mr. Mueller does not believe that he has the authority to investigate all manner of allegations against everyone in Mr. Trump’s orbit. That is significant because lawyers for Paul Manafort, a campaign chairman for Mr. Trump who was indicted on money laundering, tax and foreign lobbying charges, have challenged Mr. Mueller’s mandate as overly broad.
Mr. Cohen is a longtime lawyer and fixer who, in a decade at Mr. Trump’s side, has served as a reliable attack dog against real or perceived threats to him. His activities have been scrutinized as part of Mr. Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Mr. Cohen recently paid $130,000 to Ms. Clifford, who said she had a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. Ms. Clifford has said she was paid before the 2016 election to buy her silence. She is challenging a nondisclosure agreement she signed barring her from discussing the matter.
The search is an aggressive move for the Justice Department, which normally relies on grand jury subpoenas to obtain records from people who are represented by lawyers and are cooperating with authorities. Search warrants are more often used in cases in which prosecutors do not trust people to preserve or turn over the records themselves. Justice Department rules require prosecutors to first consider less intrusive alternatives before seeking records from lawyers.
The searches of Mr. Cohen’s documents hark back to the pre-dawn F.B.I. raid of Mr. Manafort’s home. Those documents helped underpin Mr. Manafort’s indictment last fall.
Mr. Ryan said Mr. Cohen has cooperated with the authorities and turned over thousands of documents to congressional investigators looking into Russian election meddling.
The seized records include communications between Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, which would most likely require a special team of agents to review because conversations between lawyers and clients are protected from scrutiny in most instances.
Though Mr. Mueller’s team did not initiate the search, if prosecutors in Manhattan uncover information related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, they can share that information with his team.
A Long Island native, Mr. Cohen began his career as a personal injury lawyer and taxi fleet manager. He joined the Trump Organization in 2006. He attracted attention in the Russia investigation after emails showed that a business associate of Mr. Trump, Felix Sater, pitched Mr. Cohen on a lucrative real estate deal in Russia.
The deal was supposed to be a Trump Tower in Moscow, and Mr. Sater boasted to Mr. Cohen that the tower would get Mr. Trump elected president. “Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it,” Mr. Sater wrote. “I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this, I will manage this process.” But the emails obtained by The New York Times show no response from Mr. Cohen, who told congressional investigators that he regarded Mr. Sater’s talk as puffery.
Maggie Haberman contributed reporting from New York, and Michael D. Shear from Washington.