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Mielle Organics. This multi-million dollar organic ingredients hair care brand, founded by Monique Rodriguez in 2014, is a household name within the black hair care industry. With the distribution of her products in thousands of stores across America, Monique was able to forge business success after dealing with a huge setback in her personal life. Today, Monique is a bonafide BAUCE, but she wasn’t always as naturally confident. She admittedly has had to push herself outside of her comfort zone many of times to recognize her talents, stand out in a competitive market, and turn her dreams into a reality. In this interview with BAUCE, Monique schools us on how she hustled her way from failed business ideas and nursing paychecks to millions in sales globally.
You had other business ideas before starting Mielle Organics. What were some of those ideas, and why do you believe that they didn’t work out?
Monique: So I initially started out in the direct sales arena. I tried at least maybe three or four direct sales companies. One was like a cable company. I then tried to start up a Mary Kay business and even tried to sell Avon candles. I would go to these conventions and really get hype and think that I was really about to do something big, but none of these ideas went anywhere. My next venture I started was a nursing agency. My vision was to create my own agency and hire nurses to work with me. I did all the paperwork for that and couldn’t find any nurse to work for me so that flopped. My next venture was a jewelry business. I had ordered all this stuff online and wasted so much money thinking that I was going to be creative and create these little necklaces and earrings.
I tried to promote [the jewelry] on Facebook. But that went nowhere as well. And I think the reason why nothing that I tried went anywhere was because I was really just trying to find ways to just make money and get out of my nursing career. I just felt like I was going with the norm and going in circles and not happy with my job. I was just really trying to find a way out and the only way that I was going to get out of nursing was if I had another supplemental income on the side that was going to convince my husband that I don’t need to work anymore.
You persisted through your setbacks and built a million-dollar brand. Can you share a bit more about how your obstacles set you up for success?
Monique: In 2013, I gave birth to my son and unfortunately, he passed away. And when that happened it was very traumatic. It was very painful. You know when people say sometimes you find your purpose by going through pain? That was the case for me. My painful situation led me to my purpose because when I was down and depressed, I would talk about my hair on social media. I figured out different ways to style my hair. I ordered different oils online and started making products at home and started sharing my hair journey on social media. My intention at that time wasn’t to start a hair care company. I was just trying to inspire people on their hair care journey and trying to educate women on their hair just from my own experience. So, the difference with the beginning of Mielle Organics was that I was genuinely doing something that I loved and really connecting with people versus just pushing a product and just trying to sell people something to them.
Thank you for your bravery in sharing that personal story with us, Monqiue. We created this platform so that people can learn how to overcome their obstacles to reach success. I want to focus in on the beginning of your brand. Do you remember what the first product you ever made was?
Monique: The first product was our Mint Almond Oil. I really didn’t understand a lot about product formulation [at the time] because I am not a chemist. But I did understand the effectiveness of ingredients, how ingredients work and what ingredients we should use on our skin, in our bodies, and our hair. Experimenting with oils was also somewhat easier than actual products with bases. I initially went to a small chemist that I found in Chicago (a manufacturing company} and said that I wanted to mix certain oils together because I knew the positive impact they would have on hair. That’s how it all started.
So, given that this was your first product would you say the oils were your first initial investment for your business? How much did it cost you?
Monique: Yes, it was the product. Outside of getting your LLC and paying for that which, I mean, that’s not too expensive. But my first big investment was definitely the oils and the packaging and the labels for the product. And then of course you want to create your website. And I needed a platform to showcase it.
I actually don’t remember the exact cost [laughs] but I would say I don’t think that it was more than a thousand dollars to start.
Wow – you took $1,000 dollars and turned it into over $1 million. Did you self-fund your entire business? Or did you have to find investors to scale your growth?
Monique: So, actually we did have an initial seed investor in the very beginning, and it was actually a friend of my husband. When nobody believed in us, and nobody saw the potential, they saw the potential in us. It wasn’t a large investment, but a very small investment just to like help us scale because we were getting ready to go into retail and going into retail you have to ship on time and you don’t get paid right away when you go into retail. So, you have to be able to have the funding and the financial strength to support that. We received about $50,000 to help us scale up.
You have mentioned in other interviews that networking really powered your ability to grow your business significantly. What is your networking strategy? Did you just cold call people?
Monique: Actually, going out to events and trade shows was my strategy. Being in trade shows of whatever your industry is a smart idea. A lot of people that I met that helped me scale my business, I met them at a trade show. I definitely had to step outside of my comfort zone because I didn’t feel that I was good at networking; I’m’ not that type of person that would just go up to anyone to say, “Hey, this is my product!” because I felt like I was being sales-y and I don’t like being sales-y.
So, I just had to learn how to overcome that and just walk up to people and get to know them. I would introduce myself and I didn’t talk about my product initially but just get to know them first and just see how I can build a mutual relationship instead of something one-sided or asking“How can you help me?” I had to learn to just build and get to know people first.
Did you leave them with anything so that they would remember to call you later? How did you make yourself stand out when there may be tons of people doing the exact same thing?
Monique: Yes. So, I would definitely leave something like either a business card or a product and follow up is key too. I mean one of the first influencers that we worked with that was huge for our brand (and we still work with her today) I met her at a networking event. I was at an event sitting in the audience. She was on the panel, and I raised my hand and asked a question. When I tell you, I was so nervous! I used to be that way — I was scared to get up and ask questions because I knew everybody would be looking at me — but I pushed myself. I got up, raised my hand, and asked the question and then just kind of threw in my product while I was talking. The influencer was like “well, you know I have natural hair”, and I followed her to the VIP area, gave her my product and sent an email to follow up.
Now that takes balls! What does financial freedom mean to you?
Monique: Financial freedom to me means that I could just get up and just live and not have to worry about anything [laughs]. It means just enjoying life and not having to worry about what bills to pay. I’m not a numbers person. I don’t like managing money, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I just want to see money grow and to ensure that my kids’ future is set.
The black hair care industry is a billion-dollar industry and it seems like there are new black hair care brands popping up every week. What are your thoughts on competition in the space? Do you think there should be more partnership and collaboration among black hair care entrepreneurs?
Monique: I definitely think that there should be more collaboration, especially in my space because black hair care, we only have a very small piece of the pie and I feel that there is enough room for everybody to eat. If we don’t stick together, we are giving away opportunities for other people to come into this space that we created and sell to the people that look like us. And that’s what will happen if we continue to be divided and if we continue to be against each other. Some people feel that if you are another black girl and you own a hair care company, that we can’t talk or we can’t be friends or we can’t collaborate. I don’t believe in it, and I feel that when we do collaborate that’s better for us and it’s better for our consumers because it shows the camaraderie, it shows how we can stick together. And the consumers — they buy all of our products anyway. So that just shows you that we can all eat. But they need to see and to know that they’re buying brands that also can support each other.So, yes, I definitely think that and I feel that there should be more collaboration. Some people are open to collaborate and some people are not.
Monique, you have dropped so many gems for us. What is your final piece of advice for a young woman looking to fund her own business and get off the ground like you did?
Monique: My advice would be there is always a way. I don’t believe in making excuses — there’s always a way to figure it out. And I’m only saying that from my own experience. I didn’t start my company with $20,000 just sitting in my bank account and say “Oh, I got me some money, let’s go play.” No. The total cost for me from start to launch was about $10,000. Did I have $10,000 lying around? No. But every time that I got paid from my nursing paycheck I would create or buy something for my business.
I always joke and say my business was on “layaway” because every time I got paid, I made a payment on something. So, there is always a way. You know you have other things out here like Kickstarter and crowdfunding. Like I didn’t even know about all this stuff back then. And once you actually start then you have options where you have like Shopify or PayPal that you can get a loan from based off of the sales that you’re generating. So, if you have a job, you use your job to fund your business whether it’s $100 every week or every two weeks.
And it may take you a year or two to get it off the ground — there is no rush. If it takes you two years to save $10,000 to start a business, then take those two years to save your money. Start your business but also explore other options of ways you can get funding that doesn’t require you to go to a bank loan because it’s hard to go to a bank when you haven’t even proven yourself. Banks want to see P/L statements and projections and all this stuff that as a new business owner, you don’t have that yet.
So, you have to just use the resources that you have at your fingertips. And for me it was my job. My favorite phrase is “modify your strategy to fit your reality.” If your reality is that you only got $500 extra to play with, then take that $500 and don’t go shopping — but invest that into yourself.

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Prepare material for removal by warehouse person. Parts are packed into large cardboard boxes, plastic bags or places in large wire buggies, which are removed by a warehouse employee.
Aid in training of new employees.
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They don't use the "J" word at Pull-A-Part. It's not junk in that yard.
These are "end-of-life vehicles," said Steve Levetan, the Atlanta-based company's senior vice president.
This isn't a junkyard, either. It is a do-it-yourself used auto parts store.
The shopping carts are wheelbarrows. The inventory is computerized and even available online. The cars are separated by manufacturer in meticulously placed rows.
The concept is simple: You want it? You find the vehicle and pull the part out of the car with your tools.
In one of the rows of Japanese-made vehicles, Scott Boulineau and Brian Thigpen have a tool set lying open on the gravel near a Mitsubishi Eclipse, now a shell of its former self.
Mr. Boulineau had blown the engine in his 1995 Eagle Talon.
"A new engine would cost me about $2,000," explained the Wrens, Ga., resident.
The price of the used engine, $127 and change, beats the cost for a new one, even if it means dragging a friend to the yard to pull it out of a junker - er, end-of-lifer.
There wasn't a comparable Eagle on the lot, but the employees were able to cross-match the model in the computer and lead them to the same engine in the Mitsubishi.
Mr. Levetan said that if the right make and model, or anything else comparable, isn't on the lot, customers can leave an e-mail or phone number with Pull-A-Part to be notified when the vehicle shows up.
With a standard fixed price for the parts, there was no pending argument about what the engine costs when Mr. Boulineau got it out.
"Price for the part is irrelevant of the make and model," Mr. Levetan explained. "A door is a door ... $28. That's the entire door, whether it is from a BMW or a VW. You couldn't go to the dealer and get a door handle for $28."
There are 1,750 vehicles on the lot at Sand Bar Ferry Road. Pull-A-Part opened in Augusta six months ago, representing the company's third yard in Georgia.
The company started in 1997 in Atlanta and has seven locations. It is aggressively growing, doubling itself this year and poised to add eight locations annually, Mr. Levetan said. The newest Pull-A-Part will be in Cleveland.
The owners were all in the scrap metal business before starting Pull-A-Part. The idea behind the salvage yard was to make it easier on themselves, eliminating batteries and the automotive fluids before crushing the vehicle to recycle the metal.
"A lot of people in this business try to do as little as possible and stick it to the guy in the next step. We were the next step," Mr. Levetan said. "What we end up with is an environmentally friendly way of handling the vehicle, eliminating pollution."
Pull-A-Part buys the "end-of-life vehicles" based on weight. Some of the cars on the lot have cinder blocks in the trunk, evidence that some people unscrupulously try to get an extra buck for the car. Water in the gas tank is another method that employees check for.
After parts are sold off the vehicles, Pull-A-Part makes its money off their scrap metal value.
Most of the cars that arrive are 10 years old or older.
"These are the cars that are typically left abandoned in people's yards and causing problems. We provide a market for those vehicles," Mr. Levetan said.
He said the company joined with the city of Atlanta to distribute fliers about selling junk cars to the company as a way to clean up unsightly neighborhoods.
Pull-A-Part charges $1 admission. That's to cut down on the gawkers.
Mr. Levetan said the lot on weekends is full of do-it-yourselfers. Mechanics looking for parts for a customer are more commonplace during the week.
Entrepreneurs come through the doors, too.
"In Atlanta, we have a couple that comes in every weekend and they pull parts, the husband and wife together, and then they sell them on eBay. They told us they put three kids through college doing this," Mr. Levetan said.
He said the company is changing the way people think of the industry.
"This is the back of the house. This is the environmental story," Mr. Levetan said as he stood at the side of the Pull-A-Part in Augusta. It is where the cars are prepared for the lot, the fluids are drained, the gas tank and battery are removed.
Mr. Levetan said each facility will recycle 50,000 gallons of gas, oil, antifreeze and other liquids annually.
"Without this type of operation, you have to wonder where those fluids go," he said.
The company's three Georgia yards recycle an average of 3,000 tons of automobiles each month.
The environmental practices have won the company numerous state awards. In 2006, Pull-A-Part received the Keep Georgia Beautiful award for waste reduction and recycling. In April, it was commended by Gov. Sonny Perdue for its environmental management.

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On the way to design Substrate Integrated Waveguide Bandpass Filter (SIW-BPF) for wideband applications a parametric study of the slot geometry etched on a SIW structure is the preliminary step to design such filter. Three different structures, namely, H-Slotted, T- Slotted, and U-Slotted SIW is investigated in order to examine the effect of altering different geometrical parameter of the unit on its response. H-Slotted Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) shows the highest Fractional Band Width (FBW), which is about 90% compared to the others, consequently it could be used to design a wideband SIW-BPF.

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My daughter is 19 months old, and she has been throwing these outrageous tantrums lately, like if you tell her no she will drop to the ground and slam her head as hard as she can. Is this a terrible 2's thing, or behavior that needs to be brought to her pedis attention? I'm honestly concerned she might really hurt herself.
i have had many times where i thought my kid was going to get hurt by slamming their head onto the floor. i have also seen other peoples kids do it too.so i think its normal.
i just learned what was going to trigger a tantrum and try to avoid it and if not i would grab them up and put them on a bed or couch for the initial slamming and let them finish the tantrum on a softer surface than the hardwood floor.
My son is 16 months and he does that too.

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On Sunday a few friends and I had a Shibori workshop day, the first of it's kind in Workshop 11! That is the little name I am giving our new garage/studio space.... I am pretty excited about having somewhere to get really messy and make/build lots of fun stuff!
Shibori is the Japanese term for what the west commonly calls Tie-Dye. It has become super trendy and perhaps even mainstream yet the more sophisticated Indigo coloured hues are certainly a grown up version that work in the current world of both interiors and fashion.
I loved getting messy and we were all so excited unwrapping our creations, there is something magical about the waiting process and it takes less than half an hour before you can see your results! I am pretty impatient so this is excellent news for me..
There are 5 main ways in which you can manipulate the fabric: Miura, Kumo, Nui, Arashi and Itajime. Have a further read if you fancy!
My fellow Sydney creative chum Jessica organ is teaching a workshop in Shibori at MakerSpace, a fab new creative community style studio space and if you fancy signing up you can do so here!


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The increasing rise of problem gamblers is very disturbing. The growth of many casino establishments partly causes such problems. There is a lack of regulating policies applicable to the gambler's frequency of gambling activities and the amount of money involved when gambling in a casino.
Due to this uncontrolled condition of gambling activities that take place in a casino establishment, many gamblers have gone overboard in terms of the time and money spent for gambling. Gambling addiction is a common problem. It is usually rooted from a casino player being an entertainment gambler who later progresses into an addictive gambler. Most gamblers failed to gain control over their gambling activities and instead it is gambling that take control over the gambler.
Problematic gamblers are growing in population and there is no clear and defined action taken against its growth by casinos. Although there were some casinos that attempted the implementation of a self ban from problem gamblers, the said measure is still not effective due to lack of manpower that monitors every individual present playing in a casino to identify those who are included in the self ban list. Because of this condition, some individuals noticed the weak enforcement response to alleviate the existence of problem gambling and decided to take responsible action to address the seemingly social problem that occurs within the society.
These individuals took civic responsibility to recognize problem gamblers. They organize and build Tribal Casino which will help assist a gambler developing behavioral problems concerning their gambling behavior and activities. Tribal casinos have psychologists on duty who are available for counseling to gamblers encountering behavioral problems and gambling addiction.
The treatment assistance provided for a Tribal Casino player identified to have gambling problems is on an out-patient basis. Consultation is provided as well as treatment options are given. The Tribal Casino's facility is open for all tribe members and their family with extended help offered to the rest of the community who have encountered gambling addiction and mental illness.
Tribal Casino has well trained staff and employees that monitor the gambling activities carried out in the casino. Anyone they identified and believed to exhibit gambling problems is respectfully approached and referred to the institute's counseling services.
Even family members are involved in the therapy process. In fact during the initial operations of Tribal Casinos there were numerous cases where family members approach to solicit help to be extended for a family member addicted to gambling.
Gamblers are grateful for the existence of Tribal Casinos because they know exactly where to turn to once gambling problems are encountered. Tribal casinos are considered to be a Samaritan among gamblers in the institution who gives immediate action to help resolve the progressive gambling crisis gamblers might encounter.
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When my husband, Mick, died suddenly, I was devastated. He had been a constant source of inspiration, goodness, and patience. I wondered how I could raise our five children without him.
Shauna was one of my visiting teachers at the time. Occasionally she and her husband, Jim, who was also my home teacher, would take me out to a movie or to the temple.
Fall came, and as the weather turned cold I pulled my coat out of the closet. It was about 15 years old and looked very worn. I was embarrassed to wear it on my outings with Shauna and Jim; the lining was torn, and each time Jim helped me on with the coat, my hand got caught in the lining.
As Christmas drew near, I began to feel lonely. This would be my first Christmas without Mick, and I missed him very much. I tried to act happy for the children’s sake, but it was difficult.
Just a few days before Christmas, Jim and Shauna and their oldest daughter came to visit me. They handed me a beautifully wrapped package with a card attached. The card read: “To Cheryl. Love, Mick.” Tears began to stream down my face. Inside the box was the most beautiful coat I had ever seen. It fit perfectly. “We knew that if Mick were here, he would have bought it for you,” they said.
Whenever I wear my coat, someone always compliments me on how beautiful I look. I know it is because I am glowing—remembering the love of my home teacher, my visiting teacher, and my husband each time I put it on.
Cheryl Boyle is a member of the Glacial Park Ward, Sandy Utah Granite View Stake.


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This weekend was the first annual Ohio Readers and Writers Expo, held in Akron, Ohio. The organizers did a great job with putting together a well-run show. Over thirty area authors participated with booths and workshops.
I sat on the Fantasy/SciFi Authors’ Panel discussion, and along with my author buddy Jerjonji, I led a workshop called “What’s Next After the First Draft,” about pre-publication platform, editing tips, and beta reader guidelines. We had handouts and a powerpoint, courtesy of Jerjonji, and our attendees were furiously taking notes throughout. One young man said he’d been to other con workshops, and that ours was the most useful he’d ever been to.
That same young man also gave us a cool idea for breaking into YouTube channels. More to come as we work out the details.
Despite sparse attendance, this was a successful expo for me. These events are less about selling books and more about making connections with readers and other writers. We all have ideas to share and the Ohio writing community is full of amazing people.
Thanks to all who participated, and I hope you enjoy Horizon Alpha and Flamewalker!
Have you ever been to an author event? What did you like best? Dislike? Share in the comments!

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sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): Last Thursday, BuzzFeed published a story alleging that President Trump directed Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, to lie on the president’s behalf to Congress about the Trump Tower project in Moscow. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office later issued a rare statement in response, saying that “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the special counsel’s office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony are not accurate.” That sparked a debate around the reporting behind the story. So, my opening question to all of you is: What are the repercussions of stories like BuzzFeed’s? Does it risk jeopardizing the legitimacy of the Mueller investigation while also eroding trust in the media?
meghan (Meghan Ashford-Grooms, senior editor): Media outlets have interpreted the special counsel’s statement differently. The original story by BuzzFeed was sourced to “two federal law enforcement officials,” and The Washington Post has written an article, also based on anonymous sourcing, reporting that the special counsel’s statement was meant to be “a denial of the central theses of the BuzzFeed story.” BuzzFeed continues to say that the statement is nonspecific about what the special counsel’s office claims is inaccurate, and the outlet stands by its reporting.
sarahf: Is the pattern “Don’t rely solely on anonymous sourcing”?
natesilver (Nate Silver, editor in chief): It’s also messy because the special counsel’s office may have been under pressure from the White House to reject the reporting. Which is not to say the special counsel’s office wouldn’t have issued the statement if investigators didn’t believe it. Clearly, if there’s an element in the story that doesn’t match the narrative they’re trying to tell, and there are lots of reasons why they might not want that out there in the ether. I do think, though, that it’s not entirely clear what happened — so, yeah, maybe we should talk about generalities more than specifics.
meghan: That makes sense, Nate. The BuzzFeed reporters may have gotten it right!
We don’t know at this point, but this hullabaloo has raised a lot of issues for journalism that have been around for a while. The main issue for me is the scoop war that seems to be playing out among reporters trying to figure out what Mueller knows and what he’s concluding from his investigation into whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with Russian officials attempting to influence the 2016 election.
natesilver: To Sarah’s question about sourcing, I’m someone who’s pretty skeptical of the media’s reliance on anonymous sources. I don’t think you could report this particular story without anonymous sources. But I do feel like the bar isn’t high enough. When a story relies on anonymous sources, the publication bar needs to be especially high.
perry (Perry Bacon Jr., senior writer): I don’t mind scoop wars. I think it’s worth being precise about what we think is off here. My biggest concern about the Russia stories is the rush to break news that will come out on its own anyway.
Think about all of the coverage speculating about when the special counsel investigation will end or trying to guess when Rod Rosenstein will resign. The end of the investigation will be public. That resignation will be public. Those are not things that we need reporters to unearth.
meghan: There are so many of those.
sarahf: Yeah, and it seems like by trying to get the inside scoop before news breaks, reporters end up making a bigger mess of it.
natesilver: There have been quite a few screw-ups on Russia-related stories. Maybe four or five that I can think of, offhand.
Most of those were stories that painted Trump in an unfavorable light, but there was also the infamous New York Times “FBI Sees No Clear Link To Russia” story, which was a massive error in the other direction.
meghan: One of the biggest issues I have with anonymously sourced stories, especially when one is challenged: The public, experts and other reporters can’t evaluate how strong the reporting is if they don’t know where it came from.
Perry and Nate, I’m curious about why there might be more screw-ups on this topic. Is it because the special counsel isn’t providing much information? And so reporters have to go digging?
natesilver: It’s partly because the special counsel’s office has been so circumspect in what they do reveal to the public, yeah.
But I also think it’s because there are probably pro- and anti-Trump factions within the Justice Department.
That was sort of the Times’s explanation for the “no clear link” story: The Trump folks in the FBI were selling this framing to us, and maybe we were too uncritical in buying it, although there was a grain of truth to it.
So you wonder, if the BuzzFeed story was wrong, was that because there were anti-Trump parts of the U.S. attorney’s office that were getting out over their skis on the story? Or, alternatively, were there pro-Trump forces who were deliberately trying to spin a false story to undermine trust in the press?
meghan: That’s really interesting, Nate, and suggests that knowing who is talking would be super valuable for readers. But, of course, finding a balance is tough. Most of those stories wouldn’t be published if anonymity weren’t granted. But I would then ask whether all of those stories are necessary.
sarahf: And that’s where we’re currently at with the BuzzFeed story? It could be that BuzzFeed did get it right, but the problem is that we don’t know and we won’t know for a while.
Which raises the question, then, of why rush to break this particular story?
perry: I think there are a few explanations for the mistakes in Russia stories specifically: 1) There are a lot of people competing on this story, so getting a scoop is hard and requires you to be aggressive, perhaps too aggressive. 2) The special counsel’s office is basically unwilling to confirm or deny most stories. 3) There are many different kinds of sources who are trying to play the media to their advantage here — the attorneys of the various players, the various factions at the Justice Department, congressional Democrats, the White House, etc.
sarahf: Perry’s third point is an interesting one that doesn’t seem to be talked about much in coverage of the investigation — this idea that maybe Michael Cohen and others aren’t necessarily the most credible sources? Or, at the very least, should be treated more skeptically because they’re motivated to portray their involvement in a certain light.
perry: Like, it’s clear to me that Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is an unnamed source for many of these stories. And while he might have some information, he’s also obviously an interested party.
meghan: I did not realize that, Perry! And that’s one of the things that I don’t think most readers would understand either.
natesilver: BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith is a pretty interesting editor. He’s both a traditionalist in some ways (coming from the NYC tabloid world) and a bit radical in others, including on issues around transparency. For example, BuzzFeed was the publication that actually released the Steele dossier.
So one thing that’s disappointed me a little is that they haven’t been more transparent about their reporting process now that it’s been called into question.
perry: I assume the universe of potential sources here is quite small. So being transparent is probably hard without getting people fired.
natesilver: But, hypothetically, if a source deliberately told BuzzFeed a tall tale, shouldn’t the source be outed?
To me, the story is that BuzzFeed claimed that Cohen was “directed” by Trump to lie to Congress and that there’s various evidence for this that will come to light. That’s the whole claim. The rest of it isn’t particularly new or interesting.
meghan: I learned a lot more about the BuzzFeed story from watching Smith and reporter Anthony Cormier talk about it on CNN over the weekend. One thing that really struck me about the sourcing was that Smith and Cormier seemed genuinely not to know anything more about the allegation that they reported other than that Trump “directed” Cohen to lie. Meaning: When CNN host Brian Stelter pushed them to clarify what “directed” meant, they said they didn’t know exactly what Trump might have said to Cohen about his testimony. This surprised me.
natesilver: So if you have two sources who swear up and down that this happened and you see those sources as credible, is that enough to publish?
meghan: For BuzzFeed, yes — although Smith and Cormier sidestepped questions about whether they had other sourcing for the story.
But that’s a tough question to answer without knowing … drumroll … who the sources are!
But maybe we should be more careful about that?
meghan: I totally agree, Perry. This is one aspect of the scoop war that feels different to me this time around: Stories pop up everywhere so quickly. And we should be more careful about that kind of amplification — because when news outlets talk about stories they haven’t confirmed themselves, wrong stories are spread much further and faster than they otherwise would.
sarahf: So maybe that’s the problem here. Getting a “scoop” doesn’t really work all that well when covering the Mueller investigation. It seems to risk undermining both the work of the investigation and the credibility of the journalists?
And maybe more importantly, it doesn’t actually help readers understand what the hell is going on?
natesilver: Yeah, I do think trying to single BuzzFeed out, or making it some kind of proxy war in the battle of traditional journalism vs. the internet (as this column by The New York Times’s Jim Rutenberg tries to do, for example), is dumb.
Lots of traditional news outlets, including The New York Times, have fucked Russia stories up.
natesilver: With that said, I do wonder as a reader, or even more so as a journalist who’s covering the political reaction to the story, how you’re supposed to assess the credibility of an anonymously sourced story.
I’ll put it like this: I’d certainly give more weight to something published in The New York Times or The Washington Post than something in any other publication that isn’t one of those two.
perry: One of the main ways I try to assess whether to trust anonymous sourcing is to look at the outlet, the reporter and whether the event happened in the past or is happening in the future (the future is hard to predict). I also look to see if other outlets would be able to corroborate the story.
And the BuzzFeed story had some of the things that make me inclined to trust a story — it was reporting on something that, if it happened, happened in the past, and something that other outlets may at some point be able to corroborate, plus BuzzFeed has broken big news before.
meghan: Having a low bar for anonymously sourced stories can create problems for the media, but I’m not sure it’s specific to the Mueller investigation. I think I’m more conservative on this question than other people: I take with a grain of salt most stories that are based on only anonymous reporting.
natesilver: Yeah, that seems basically right, Meghan. Also, one of the reporters on the BuzzFeed story, Jason Leopold, has had a history of stories that didn’t pan out. People were bringing up Leopold’s history on Twitter and I saw a lot of journalists defending him … “Oh, that was a long time ago, he’s been on very solid ground lately.” But precisely because the bar should be so high for anonymously sourced stories, maybe even a single instance of having majorly screwed up a story, even if it was 10 years ago, ought to pretty heavily weigh against someone.
meghan: This journalistic track record question is the most tricky thing in all of the responses to the BuzzFeed article.
As Perry said earlier, reporters are not perfect. And editing systems are never completely foolproof. But the internet means that mistakes never go away, so reporters who’ve had problems in the past should expect to see those reputation issues dragged up again and again if they continue to get in tough spots, especially if they work on important stories, like those about the special counsel’s investigation.
natesilver: As Rutenberg mentioned in his column (even though it actually contradicts his thesis!), even Woodward and Bernstein had a couple of medium-sized screw-ups.
perry: If I had written a story last Thursday saying that Kamala Harris was announcing her presidential run on Martin Luther King Day, according to two unnamed sources close to her campaign, would you really dispute that reporting?
I’m a generally reliable reporter on politics with some access to Harris’s team thanks to my previous work. You could rely on that kind of story with unnamed sources, right?
I’m just trying to draw us out here — are we opposed to all unnamed sources or just opposed to them in certain kinds of stories?
natesilver: But Perry … I guess I’d say the problem is sort of the reliance on anonymity, multiplied by the magnitude of the story.
Kamala Harris declaring she’ll run for president isn’t nothing, but it’s also not the president allegedly committing an impeachable offense.
perry: Yeah, that is what I was getting at, I don’t really care if unnamed sources are used for stories that are kind of routine, where the stakes are low.
natesilver: I mean, if the stories are routine, I guess one could ask why you need anonymous sources in the first place?
The Harris-declaring thing is maybe a weird exception because it was sort of an open secret.
meghan: I definitely don’t think editors should be so quick to greenlight anonymous sourcing in garden-variety types of articles.
perry: I think what I’m getting at is that some common sourcing practices on everyday politics stories are just bad. And maybe now we’re seeing this extended to a story where those kind of bad practices can cause real damage?
natesilver: The other thing about the Mueller investigation is that the time frame is so long. If Harris hadn’t declared for president on Monday … well, people would have known right away that the stories that predicted she would were wrong and could react accordingly.
With the Mueller-Russia stuff, we’re going to have to wait months or years to know who’s right, if we ever do.
meghan: I also think reporters and editors are frustrated by the notion that whatever Mueller finds out won’t necessarily be made public. So the search for what he knows feels very IMPORTANT.
sarahf: What is the damage we think is caused by all this, though?
natesilver: In the long run — whatever Mueller finds, Trump and Giuliani are probably going to try to kick up a cloud of dust around it.
And that could include emphasizing false claims made about the investigation, or claims that didn’t live up to their billing, or stuff the media got wrong.
sarahf: And you think stories like this give them ammunition?
perry: So, as a journalist, the damage may be not that the “fake news” crowd gets more ammunition. It’s that regular people — who are not necessarily predisposed to be anti-media — see journalists mess up and distrust us as a result.
Also, these screw-ups breed broader confusion. I’m a professional journalist covering the political fallout from the Russia investigation, and I am still confused about some elements of the story. That’s in part because many of the Russia stories that rely heavily on unnamed sources are also written opaquely and seem aimed more at showing that reporters have access to big sources rather than clarifying what is going on for the readers.
meghan: The media credibility impact is very important, but I also think the damage that can be caused by lazy sourcing practices is simply that wrong information can get out into the public, possibly on a topic that really matters, either because reporters get used by their sources or because the sources are wrong.
natesilver: Another thing that’s been a little … disappointing … is that in all the pushback I’ve seen against the BuzzFeed story, very little of it has been focused around anonymous sourcing.
Everyone is so dependent on it that they don’t want to call it out, I guess.
perry: CNN, for example, can’t criticize unnamed sources in the Russia investigation because they’ve usually talked to them, too.
meghan: One of things that’s tough, because so many stories are written breathlessly and based on anonymous sourcing, is figuring out what’s important and what isn’t.
perry: That’s my biggest concern — the Russia story is very confusing to many readers, I think.
meghan: And it’s worse when outlets are reporting the same story differently!
perry: It is a complicated story, but I also think you have outlets more interested in scoops than clarity.
natesilver: But I think we need to evaluate the claim that the Russia stories are an example of left-wing bias or at least anti-Trump bias.
meghan: The answer is “yes,” Nate. My sense is that many journalists covering this story consider themselves part of a race to be the next Woodward and Bernstein — i.e., to take down the president.
perry: I don’t know. We would see some of the same excesses if a Democratic president were involved in a big scandal. Imagine if the Monica Lewinsky scandal happened today: I think there would be a rash of mistakes as people tried to scoop each other, as we are seeing on this story now.
natesilver: And at least one of the big screw-ups (again, the NYT “no clear link” story) was pretty helpful to Trump.
cwick (Chadwick Matlin, deputy editor): I’ve been lurking … and am now butting in to say that this affair shows me it’s more of a bias toward getting a scoop than a bias toward a liberal viewpoint.
No matter how good the editing structure, journalists are by their nature aggressive even when they know they need to be cautious. The role anonymous sources play in this kind of coverage is but one example of this scoop bias.
sarahf: Yes, and it’s these high-profile missteps that further this idea that the Mueller-Russia stories are part of a left-wing bias.
sarahf: A healthy dose of skepticism is definitely missing from the conversation.
perry: I do think people assume the worst about Trump. But I do not think they would do the same for, say, President Jeb Bush, so this is not just about partisanship.
natesilver: Maybe that’s a good way to put it. Reporters are willing to believe the worst about Trump. So maybe it doesn’t take as much info from sources for reporters to say, “Let’s run with it,” because the story matches their priors.
Although, yeah, maybe their priors should be willing to believe stuff about Trump that they would not believe about Jeb Bush … or Obama.
perry: Like the idea of Trump asking Cohen to lie is not crazy, at all. Cohen has already suggested Trump wanted him to violate campaign finance laws.
natesilver: It’s not crazy at all. Although there’s a lot of middle ground between “directed” (BuzzFeed’s term) versus “encouraged” versus “hinted at,” etc.
sarahf: But that’s the rub. Without more evidence of what Trump did when, it doesn’t really help the reader understand any better what happened. Which is the problem with stories like this. Is that fair? That the rush to be first and get the scoop puts you at risk of not doing good journalism?
And as a result, also jeopardizing the credibility of the investigation?
perry: I mean, the credibility of the investigation is not really in the hands of journalists.
natesilver: Yeah. Although Trump will try to muddy the waters, depending on what the investigation says.
perry: But I think the credibility of the journalism overall does depend on how we cover big stories. And yes, the rush to get scoops is a potential danger to journalism, especially if it results in big misses.
meghan: I just feel bad for readers trying to figure out what is going on.
natesilver: But the whole reason the special counsel put out that statement was presumably so that their credibility would not be damaged. Keep in mind that they have their own narrative about Cohen, which (from his plea agreement) is that he lied to Congress about Trump Tower Moscow because of his overall loyalty to Trump … and not necessarily because he was directed to do so.
So that could have led to claims that the Mueller report was “underwhelming” or had “overpromised,” etc., even though it hadn’t been the Mueller investigation making the claim in the first place.
This is sort of a dumb analogy, but it’s a little bit like, when someone else puts out an election forecast that we think is really wrong, we’ll sometimes push back hard against it and be quite vocal and obnoxious about it, just because we don’t want anyone to confuse it for our forecast.

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Promotional assignments can vary massively and Models Direct have placed models in promotional assignments all over the world, some are more exciting than others!
Recently models Deborah and Callum were selected to do some promotional work for the band Erasure and Bright Light Bright Light’s at their latest concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, both models were super excited and got to watch the concert too – jobs with perks!!
With the competitiveness of modelling world today many disabled models may be overlooked but at Models Direct, our policy is to offer all our models the same opportunities whether disabled or able bodied.
In addition to the everyday modelling assignments which are open to all disabled models, we have clients who want models to advertise disabled promotions or to sell specific disabled products. Although, as in the world of sport which has embraced disabled people for many years now, within the fashion and modelling industry we are learning that whatever disability you have there is a need to be inclusive when it comes to disabled models and not just to advertise wheelchairs!
Both male and female disabled models are welcome and whatever your disability, age or shape, whether you are in a wheelchair or an amputee, contact us now and have a chat about disabled modelling opportunities at Models Direct Model Agency.
Katie and Claire were excited to be selected for a promotional assignment with RGB Building Supplies at the ToolFair in Exeter!
Molly at Models Direct briefed them both on the job and for 2 days they would be greeting, chatting and promoting RGB Building supplies to potential new clients!
Well done to you both and the Models Direct team love the behind the scenes pics, particularly the photo booth pics!


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how systems made out of many small parts, how these small parts combine.
And how they affect the overall behavior of a system.
climate change as being produced by that system.
production such as human production of CO2, etc.
are still very hard to predict and explain how the overall system will work.
each with their own dynamic, get coordinated into an overall behavior.
with helping to identify the validity of one's own assumptions.
instance, the number of coal factories was reduced dramatically around the world.
the heating of the Earth would get reduced.
there may be other processes kicking in that counteract that expected effect.
critical thinking is also to be able to think in feedback loops.
element and how the rates of change may or may not change over time.
works or how national systems such as the tech system in a nation works.
you are increasingly expected to be able to think across disciplinary boundaries.
such as chemistry, biology, earth sciences.
production science, engineering, and the engineering of complex companies.
up of simple parts that when put together produce and show surprising behavior.
Behavior that you would not expect from just looking at the parts.
It's also very applicable in social sciences, for instance.
that show how we can think of a city as a complex system.
set certain goals and instigate certain actions.
will behave often differently from expectations.
So it's really universally applicable.


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Many services are free, including resources from OSC and XSEDE. Equipment; networking and programming usually come at a cost. Amazon AWS has both free and for fee services.
Yes. You can use storage here or on the cloud as long as you use a proper workflow. Encryption is part of a secure environment but it also means physical and network security, among other things.
We can help you set up a data repository that is publicly accessible. If you update your data, we can help you set up a periodic transfer of new data to the repository.
We can set up a repository that is accessible only by people you specify and/or from locations you specify.
We would be happy to meet with you to record and analyze your needs. Email us at ucitresearch@uc.edu.
The R&D team can help you with that. Email us at ucitresearch@uc.edu.

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11.29.2009 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Following the command "Dismount!" a group of Soldiers jumped off the ramp of a Stryker and scanned the area for potential threats.
Surrounded by Soldiers whose main job it is to protect the commander, Spc. Jacob Barbe, a chaplain assistant, trains with the personal security detachment in order to learn how to properly protect the chaplain.
Barbe's mission in the Army is helping the chaplain with important services, preparing sermons and providing religious support throughout unit. When those tasks are done, he searches for a different, but equally important mission; tagging along with the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division's PSD.
It's necessary to train with the PSD to gain experience and knowledge of tactics used when outside the wire in order to effectively protect the chaplain, said Barbe, an Ocala, Fla. native. Chaplains are designated as non-combatants and do not carry weapons.
"I'm with the PSD for everything except for physical training and when I'm working with the chaplain," said Barbe.
Chaplain (1st Lt.) Jake Snodgrass, a native of Ames, Okla., believes spending so much time with the PSD Soldiers is good for Barbe.
"It gives him a broad understanding of tactics and his job and builds relations with Soldiers in the unit," said Snodgrass.
Barbe first began training with the PSD during the brigade's June 2009 rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. After the summer training and deployment to Iraq shortly after, Barbe is indistinguishable next to the other guys.
"They consider me PSD, not chaplain assistant," he said.
Still, the bond with the PSD Soldiers is unexpected and Barbe said he is surprised at how well he and the combat arms Soldiers get along.
Spc. Curtis Bitterly, a scout with the PSD, acknowledged Barbe's freedom to train with his detachment and admits that, in a way, he envies the option.
"He just comes up here as a dismount and comes on missions if he wants to," said Bitterly, a San Antonio native.
Barbe enjoys the choice of going between jobs and benefits from aspects of both.
Being a chaplain assistant is rewarding for Barbe because he facilitates activities that help boost the morale of Soldiers and make everyone have a good day.
He also likes being a part of the PSD because they allow him the opportunity to do "Hooah Soldier stuff seen on TV" that being a chaplain assistant doesn't exactly offer.
"You can't shoot off a [.50 caliber machine gun] in the chaplain's office," he joked.
Snodgrass highly recommends other chaplain assistants train with PSD or infantry platoons to develop them as Soldiers.
"If [Barbe's] doing missions, he knows the ins and outs and can brief me about procedure in case anything goes wrong during a mission," said Snodgrass.
Whether he's out on patrol with the PSD or setting up a sermon, Barbe has the skills and techniques of both a chaplain assistant and a PSD Soldier that allow him to protect and assist the chaplain the most proficient way possible.


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gcs_wait> operator can be used to wait for file to appear in Google Cloud Storage.
Google Cloud Storage URI or path of the file to wait for.
The GCS bucket where the file is located. Can be used together with the object parameter instead of putting the path on the operator command line.
The GCS path of the file. Can be used together with the bucket parameter instead of putting the path on the operator command line.
Note: The gcs_wait> operator makes use of polling with exponential backoff. As such there might be some time interval between a file being created and the gcs_wait> operator detecting it.


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These error messages are from COPASI's vector class which is sued in many places. If you see those error messages, who very likeley found a bug in COPASI and you should provide us with a bug report.
Index 'INDEX' out of range (0, 'LASTINDEX').

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When King Farouk broke the couple up in 1951, Farid seduced the king’s wife. This was shortly before the Egyptian Revolution in 1952. Farouk was not pleased but soon found himself exiled from the country. When Farouk’s wife divorced him and returned to Egypt, a stormy love affair broke out between her and Farid. The singer and the tabloids were delighted. As for Samia, she married a rich Texan in 1952 and moved to the US.
This marriage did not last and Samia moved back to Egypt after about 5 years. She married one last time, to Rushdy Abaza, which also ended in divorce after 10 years, in 1977, when he married the Lebanese singer Sabah.

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I have always strongly believed that restaurants (and thus restaurant reviewing) are never just about the food or the chef but rather the entire experience of dining out. It is a view not shared by all of my peers, but this year the judges agreed. It’s an honor to be recognized for my review of The Ritz, which appeared in the Orange County Register.
But that’s not all. I had the additional honor of being ranked among the industry’s best for travel reporting. I did not win the top prize in that category, but I managed to score third place for my blog story about trout fishing in Kashmir.
Congratulations to all the finalists and award recipients! It’s an honor to be in such great company.

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Does Taipei Still Hold Taiwan Is Part of the Republic of China?
Taiwan’s foreign ministry deletes a webpage claiming Taiwan as part of the Republic of China.
Since Tsai Ing-wen became president of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly referred to as Taiwan, cross-strait relations have been deteriorating day by day.
Yet the latest incident undoubtedly gives mainland China a new piece of evidence to argue Tsai’s administration is not doing what it says. On July 12, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) deleted the webpage on Taiwan’s international status, which claims Taiwan is part of the ROC.
[The Cairo Declaration’s] connotation has been repeatedly cited in post-war documents, and got the attention of the majority of governments and academia. As for our academic circles, any study regarding Taiwan’s international status is protected by freedom of speech. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has always respected different opinions.
Now that the webpage has been removed, the official language about “Taiwan is the territory of the Republic of China,” which was upheld by Tsai’s predecessor, Ma Ying-jeou, for eight years, is gone from MOFA’s website as well.
Not only has MOFA removed the article, but Taiwan’s new high-school textbooks will also delete content related to Taiwan’s international status based on the Cairo Declaration and other wartime documents.
There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China. It has undeniable historical facts and legal basis and is universally recognized by the international community. Any attempt to change Taiwan’s position as part of China is futile.
It is worth noted here that Ma Xiaoguang didn’t clarify which China — ROC or PRC — he was referring to. According to the 1992 Consensus, as long as both governments acknowledge Taiwan is part of China, whether “China” means the ROC or PRC, the “status quo” could be maintained.
Hopefully, Tsai’s administration didn’t really mean to abandon the fundamental concept of Taiwan being part of the ROC, and the removal of the webpage on the MOFA site is only temporary.

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The Wedge takes advantage of the south facing site to create a form that maximizes the benefits of natural daylight and passive heating.
The primary design goal was to create a compact, efficient, ADU that has a strong connection to the outdoors. We accomplished this by incorporating a large south-facing overhang that protects three large doors that completely open the "great room" to an outdoor deck.
The overhang is designed to create some protected outdoor space, while also being optimally angled to provide shading from the sun in summer, while allowing the lower winter sun to penetrate deep into the spaces, all the way through to the back of the building. The exposed concrete floor provides thermal mass to regulate temperature fluctuations and maintain a comfortable interior temperature.
Once the form of the building was set, we looked to local materials to create a northwest modern aesthetic. The exterior siding is durable and economic fiber cement lap siding with 4 inch exposure. Inside, we used touches of natural wood throughout the cabinetry and finish trim to give a sense of warmth and texture. The design utilizes advanced framing to optimize use of lumber, reduce the amount of wood and thermal bridging in the exterior walls, and allow for more efficient insulation. The concrete floor flows out through 3 full glass doors to a patio, connecting the living spaces with the surrounding garden, extending the interior space to give the home a larger feel.

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Bosch Packaging Technology is pleased to announce a new online information platform, www.bosch-cartoning-casepacking.com. The new website is a showcase for Bosch’s cartoning and case packaging solutions. The objective was to create a website with a user-friendly design and easy navigation, in order to get a quick portfolio overview and find a machine for every need. The website replaces the Kliklok-Woodman and Kliklok International websites and complements Bosch’s existing cartoning and case packing portfolio. Woodman bagmakers can now be found at www.boschpackaging.com/PAUS.
Animated packaging on the home page illustrates the broad range of secondary pack styles handled by the Doboy, Kliklok, Sigpack, and Elematic cartoning and case packing equipment. Customers can learn about Bosch’s topload carton formers and closers, integrated topload cartoners, horizontal endload cartoners, wraparound cartoners (sleevers), product handling machines, and sideload, topload, and wraparound case packers. By clicking on the animations, visitors are guided to the right machine via a carton size range and speed comparison.
To learn more about Bosch’s cartoning and case packing portfolio, visit Bosch on www.bosch-cartoning-casepacking.com.


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The 2019 release schedule is starting to fill up, with Amon Amarth the latest to confirm they've finished recording for a new album. The band worked with producer Jay Ruston, and while an official title and release date has yet to be revealed, singer Johan Hegg has offered some insight on the disc.
Speaking with Revolver, Hegg stated he wasn't as interested in doing a conceptual album this time out. "Jomsviking turned out so well, so if you then start working on another concept album and try to top that, it would almost be impossible, unless you have a really great story lined up that you can do that with. But I didn't, so it didn't make sense," says Hegg. "I was a bit lazy on this one — I waited for the music to be done so I could see where it would take me."
The vocalist added that while he waited to add lyrics until the music was complete, he did have an idea for one track he wanted to do titled "Beserker at Stamford Bridge."
"A friend of mine told me about the story and said I should write lyrics about it, which I thought was a great idea because it's such an awesome story," he said. "Basically, it's at the end of the Viking era. The Vikings are in England, and they've been very successful in beating the English, because what the Vikings did better than the English is that they moved fast and they moved during the night. But at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the English used the Vikings' tactics against them, so they caught the Vikings by surprise. The Vikings were too far away from their supply ships, so they had to retreat. The Vikings were about 3000 men, and the English were 15,000. So they retreated over Stamford Bridge, but in order to halt the English army, they sent one guy with an ax out on the bridge."
The band's new album is tentatively expected to arrive this spring. Look for the band returning to the road in May.


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Sharing much of the credit for the phenomenal success of Late Night With Conan O'Brien, sidekick Andy Richter has been praised as "a second banana with appeal all his own." All puns aside, Richter's deadpan humor and regularly featured sketches have redefined the talk show sidekick for a new generation of viewers, and made him a fan favorite in millions of housholds, colleges and workplaces across the country.
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Zebra P4T - Thermal transfer printing, 203 dpi, 4" width, 3"/sec print speed, 8MB/16MB, serial, USB, Bluetooth and 802.11 interfaces.
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Roofing leaks are usually first noticed when water pools in the ceiling. As the water builds up, it will eventually overflow to other areas and come through light fixtures, heat registers, and other routes in the ceiling and walls. To prevent the leak from spreading and causing more damage in your home, poke a hole in the middle of the wettest part of the ceiling, or where a bulge has formed, and hold a bucket underneath to collect the water.
If you have an attic, you can locate the leak from there. The leak in your roof may not be in the same location as the leak in the ceiling, depending on the roof’s slope and structure. If your roof is above a layer of plywood, leaks will often travel from the roof down to the nearest joint in the plywood.
To temporarily repair the leak in your roof while waiting for Gatineau roofing professionals to arrive, you can apply roofing cement or roofing tape to the leaky area on the interior side of your roof. These products can be found at home improvement stores.
If you’re willing to go on top of your roof, you can apply roofing cement or roofing tape on the outside as well, and also secure a tarp on your roof for extra protection. The tarp should cover the damaged area plus an extra four feet on each side. Use staples or nails to secure the tarp with 2 x 4 boards. Make sure the nails are not long enough to go through your roof—you don’t want to cause more leaks.
These temporary fixes will protect your home from heavy rainfalls while you’re waiting for Gatineau roofing professionals to arrive. Remember to always address a leak immediately to keep it from spreading and causing more damage throughout your home. Keep dry during Gatineau’s wet summer weather this year!


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She died on Wednesday, 18 April 1962, aged 93 years, 5 months and 10 days, in South Australia .
Mary was buried in the Hastings Cemetery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand , in M Block, plot 370.
Samuel was buried on 5 March 1943 in the Hastings Cemetery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand , in M Block, plot 371.
[S277] Ancestry.com.au/Woolford Family Tree, online ancestry.com.au.


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Finishing the SNESphabet: The 'Q'omedic Rule of Threes!
Before They Were Cover Art: two cropping-changes and an alternate!
Legend of Legend: MORE Legendary Legending!


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Main Ecosystem: River; This fish actually likes fast-moving water and will react badly to low oxygenation.
Care: The Tigrinus can be somewhat delicate. They do not tolerate high nitrates especially well and may stop feeding because of such conditions, so regular water changes will help avoid such complications. Also, these fish respond badly to low amounts of oxygen, so proper aeration and current should be provided for these fish.
These fish should not be overfed, which can lead to death.
Breeding: These fish have yet to be bred in captivity.

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Siaa Restaurant , Plot No. 70, 4th Floor, Road No. 1, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
Siaa Restaurants in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Get Siaa Restaurant dining offers, Booking Restaurant Siaa at Jubilee Hills. Biryani, Goan, North Indian, Rajasthani, Salads, Seafood, South Indian, Tandoori Specials.
Uduphi Restaurant , Road 16, Pacific Medical Centre Lane, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
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GFWC is made up of 50 state federations, to which local clubs belong. By joining a local women’s club, clubwomen become members of their state federation, which conveys membership in GFWC.
The California Federation of Women's Clubs is a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs International, chartered in 1901 by the UnitedStates Congress. GFWC organized in 1890 with 61 charter clubs, is the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer organization with over 100,000 members in 3,000 clubs across the United States, with hundreds of members in countries around the world.
Reflecting the GFWC motto, Unity in Diversity, there is considerable diversity in age, interest and experience of members.
GFWC and its members raised nearly $64 million on behalf of more than 300,000 projects, and volunteered more than 10 million hours.


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In November 2001, Civic Education was offered as an optional subject to pupils in the first grade of primary school (7-8 year-olds) and first year of secondary school (14-15 year-olds). Classes operated outside the normal timetable and the syllabi for Civic Education were developed from existing NGO programs. Teachers of Civic Education were selected from existing staff within schools, and received extensive training through workshops provided by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES).
- A national sample of 238 primary and 66 secondary schools offering Civic Education. Pupils, teachers and parents of children taking Civic Education completed questionnaires in each school. A local consultant appointed by UNICEF also designed a special research instrument for primary school children. Detailed analysis of data is provided in a separate Technical Report.
- Case studies of Civic Education in primary and secondary schools in six areas (Belgrade, Draginje-Koceljeva, Preãevo, Niã, Novi Pazar and Subotica). Each case study involved interviews with pupils, teachers, parents who have chosen Civic Education; principals and members of the wider community. Summaries of the case studies are provided in Appendix 2 and full details are contained in a separate report.
- Interviews with academics and members of the Expert Working Group involved in designing the Civic Education syllabi.
During the 2001-02 school year, 746 primary schools and 237 secondary schools offered CE classes. This amounts to 60% of primary schools, 45% of secondary schools and 55% of all schools. However, voluntary enrolment in CE classes outside the normal timetable during the first year means that the actual numbers of pupils participating are relatively small -- 18,824 (22.5%) of first grade pupils in primary schools and 3,215 (3.57%) of first year pupils in secondary schools. Because of the voluntary nature of enrolment in the first year, and lack of clarity about requirements for recording attendance, the Ministry estimates of pupil numbers are uncertain and have been adjusted to allow for inaccuracies and drop-out rates.
Drop-out rates, particularly among secondary school pupils, should be investigated more thoroughly. It would be useful to know if those who drop out do so because of dissatisfaction with the curriculum, the pressure of having too many subjects, difficulties with the subject being scheduled outside the normal school day, or some other reason.
The perception that CE is an alternative choice to religious education has created a very unhelpful dynamic where these are perceived to be 'rivals' -- this is likely to be exacerbated by the 'compulsory choice' legislation that has been enacted for the coming school year.
The majority view across all stakeholder groups is that CE should be a voluntary choice. This may be due to a range of reasons. For some, including the authors of the CE curriculum, allowing pupils to choose whether or not to enroll in CE reflects the practice of democratic values. For others, the option to choose whether or not to enroll was likely important in the first year of a new and unfamiliar subject. There are indications that some stakeholders see the subject as one that develops knowledge, attitudes and skills needed by all citizens of a democratic society, and should therefore be compulsory, but this is a minority view at this time. As pupils and parents will be required to choose between Civic Education and Religious Education in the 2002-2003 school year, issues of choice will likely receive greater attention. The MoES should consider carefully how to introduce CE and RE in the coming year in a way that preserves possibilities for choice (such as allowing pupils to attend both subjects, if they wish to).
Most teachers, parents and pupils think that 1-2 periods of CE per week is adequate, but a significant number of secondary school pupils suggest that CE classes should be more frequent. Many of the lessons in the current curriculum attempt to cover an ambitious amount of material in a 45-minute period, and Civic Education would likely benefit from an exploration of more creative scheduling options. Longer periods at the secondary level, for example, would allow the opportunity to fully explore issues through active learning methods.
There is broad support for including CE within the timetable for the normal school day. CE was commonly offered either before or after the regular school day, and this may have had a negative impact on enrolment, particularly for pupils who had to travel a considerable distance to school. Scheduling CE within the normal school day would likely encourage parents and pupils to view it as a legitimate and important part of the curriculum.
Most stakeholders think that all the topics covered in the current Civic Education curriculum are important. They also find the curriculum is age-appropriate. However, the fact that nearly one quarter of all primary school teachers expressed the view that it is not age appropriate merits further investigation.
Most stakeholders do not think any additions to the curriculum are needed, but secondary teachers are the group most likely to want topics added. Examples of topics suggested by the small group of stakeholders that want additions to Civic Education included healthy life styles, the environment, family relations, and sexuality. The scope of content covered by these suggestions may indicate that Civic Education, as a new subject in a curriculum perceived by many as rigid and outdated, is being seen as an opportunity for introducing everything that stakeholders now feel is missing from the educational system. Or, this range of suggested topics may indicate a lack of clarity about what Civic Education is. It is striking that no groups mentioned adding topics that have specific Civic Education content, such as democratic decision-making or social change processes.
A highly positive finding is that most teachers and pupils report that controversial issues in Civic Education are handled openly when they arise. The view that such issues should not be dealt with until pupils acquire skills in communication and conflict resolution is one that was expressed by some teachers during the evaluation process. Even young, primary school children are aware, at some level, of potentially controversial issues such as ethnic and religious differences. It is important, then, that Civic Education helps children learn and reinforce psychosocial skills by applying these to controversial issues as they arise, rather than waiting until some optimal level of skill development has been achieved.
The introduction of Civic Education has exposed many teachers to the use of more interactive teaching methods. The new methodologies have been widely applied by teachers and enthusiastically received, particularly by pupils. The opportunity to interact and participate has made a strong contribution to pupils' positive perceptions of the subject.
Pupils see the active learning methods used in Civic Education as distinguishing this subject from the rest of the school day. In some cases, active learning was referred to by adult stakeholders as 'Civic Education methods', suggesting that the methodology may become identified with the subject. In the short term, it is possible that this could have the positive effect of creating a more distinctive identity for the subject among the parents, teachers, and pupils, many of whom express a lack of clarity about what Civic Education is. In the longer term, however, it may not be desirable for these methods to be seen as confined to Civic Education alone.
Two means of assessment were recommended for the first year of implementation of Civic Education: the collection of attendance records and the descriptive grading of pupils' participation.
Teachers have taken attendance records consistently. An effective system of assessing pupil participation would lend legitimacy to the new subject. However, the practice of descriptive grading has not taken hold among Civic Education teachers. It is not clear whether this is due to a need for more training in this new approach to assessment, a perception that the record-keeping required is burdensome, or some other reason. There is no agreement between stakeholder groups as to whether descriptive grading, observation, or no grading at all is the best form of assessment. It is clear that letter or numerical grading are the least preferred options.
The training program of workshops for CE teachers provided by the Ministry of Education and Sports has been one of the main successes of the introductory year. Attendance at the two training seminars was high, the geographical coverage has been good and the levels of satisfaction expressed by teachers excellent. Comments for future consideration include the suggestion that training could be more regular and over shorter periods of time; and a pervasive frustration with late/non-payment of allowances. In the medium term, some consideration should also be given to including training for Civic Education as part of initial teacher education programs.
In terms of resources, teachers have responded positively to the teacher's handbook, but there is less satisfaction with printed pupil materials, particularly in the primary schools. Some consideration might be given to encouraging teachers to make more use of a broader range of resources, including effective use of NGOs.
The majority of survey respondents indicate accurate perceptions of why Civic Education has been introduced. Support for offering it during each year of schooling approaches 50%.
Satisfaction with the classes is high, most pupils enrolled and their parents want to continue CE next year. The fact that over one third of parents would like their children to take both CE and RE should be noted; this represents a substantial percentage of parents who could be dissatisfied with having to choose one subject or the other. This is an issue that can be addressed by not scheduling the subjects opposite each other.
Parents, teachers and pupils report noticing positive changes in those enrolled in Civic Education, such as more open communication and increased tolerance. And, pupils and teachers report more positive relations than are the norm in regular classes. This suggests that the curriculum may be meeting some of its goals of developing skills and attitudes needed for life in a democratic society. It would be useful to plan now for a more rigorous and objective assessment of the impact of Civic Education, perhaps to be carried out in 1-2 years.

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Seed-Ex Inc is positioning itself as an increasingly-diversified international grain trading company operation on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. The company first made its mark by exporting malting barley produced by Canadian farmers to the United States. That is still the biggest line of business, but more recently Seed-Ex Inc has added soybeans and high protein wheat to its mix of product it buys from producers. Seed-Ex has become a significant importer of U.S. corn, DDG and soymeal which it sells to livestock end users. Seed-Ex has partnered with DTN Aghost System to offer all signed up producers and end users either daily text messaging or email of our spot pricing or end users pricing.The digital platform combined with the logistics, and 38,000 MT elevator capacity ensures that our staff are able to servive all producers and end users, big and small.
Seed-Ex has experienced rapid growth since it opened for business in September 1996 in Letellier, Manitoba, a small western Canadian farming community on busy HWY 75 just minutes from the U.S. border.
The swiftly-developing agricultural trading company was established by Roger Barnabe, a Letellier businessman with and accounting and farming background who saw an opportunity for Canadian producers to export significant quanitities of malting barley to the United States.
Our trading area encompasses all of Manitoba, and Southeastern and Northeastern Saskatchewan. Seed-Ex is a family corporation and beleives in establishing a longterm relationship with both producers and customers.


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When Jimmy McMullen, a fireman, is killed in the line of duty, his wife, Jackie, and ten-year-old son, Charlie, are devastated. Charlie idolized his dad, and now the outgoing boy has become quiet and reserved. Trusting in the healing power of family, Jackie decides to return to her childhood home on Sullivan's Island. Awaiting them is Annie Britt, the matriarch who has kept the porch lights on to welcome them. Thrilled to have her family back again, Annie promises to make their visit perfect - even though relations between mother and daughter have never been smooth.
The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, Hilton Head, and Charleston is brought vividly to life by Dorothea Benton Frank, a South Carolina native who, with her exquisitely evocative prose, makes you smell the sea air, see the palmettos, and savor the sweet tea, but this time it comes with a side of antipasti.
Hilton Head, a South Carolina retirement heaven - at least it's supposed to be, but for Big Al and Connie Russo, the move from New Jersey to this Southern paradise has been fraught with just a few complications. Especially for their daughter, Grace.
Well, that's what she likes to be called. Her family insists on Maria Graziella. Seriously, enough with the Neapolitan. That might have been okay in New Jersey, but now it's just plain silly, and Grace, at 32, is - horror of horrors - still unmarried. No wonder her family drives her crazy. Well, that and the fact that she's living with the man she would marry if they both weren't so commitment phobic. Michael is a doctor and a scientist, and Grace is pretty sure he's also an atheist. Over the years Grace has become a bit ambivalent about her faith, but her family is as old-fashioned Italian as they come. So the stage is set for a major showdown that just might change Grace's outlook on life, family, and the New South.
Good book but way deep in Catholicism. I was already so far into the book I didn’t want to stop.
First let me say this book is a big departure from the Author's normal style. I love her other books, I understand some people not liking this one because it is different, but I have to say I loved it too. Yes Catholicism is a large part of the book. Let me say that I grew up Lutheran and have always had some difficulty understanding the Catholic faith and the purpose of confession and why they pray to saints. This book did a lot to help me understand that. I do think that the agnostic boyfriend having such a quick turn about in his faith at the end of the book is a little unrealistic. It makes more sense that Grace the main character is able to return to her faith quickly. I loved the priest in the book, he is such a departure from the stereotype, yet he conveys his faith so clearly. I loved the ending, throughout the book the family has had some difficulties in getting along and relating but the whole plot line clearly moves them to the point of remembering what family is all about.
A key issue of our time is handled very well. This book was serious, realistic, funny and entertaining. I listen to books to "checkout" of my daily grind. I need the entertainment...the distraction. Thank you Ms. Frank - This is definitely a keeper. In fact, based on the audiobook, I need to go buy the book. As someone who grew up Catholic, but have had my doubts, you really gave me something to ponder.
This book may inspire you question your lifestyle and rethink your priorities. Frank is an inspirational writer.
Loved every second- the NJ Italian accents, the low country, the faithfulness, the family...loved it all!
This was a good story overall. Got a bit long toward the end. The narrator did a good job.
If you could sum up Full of Grace in three words, what would they be?
My favorite character was the Priest Maria talked to about the trip which she was to take. He seemed to have the ear of God and knew what Michael needed most!
This is a very heartwarming story. It gave me hope!
storyline is sad and reader's voice is not to my liking. I prefer happy stories over realistic.
As someone who lost a 55 year old brother to a malignant brain tumor and a 40 year old cousin to a non malignant brain tumor I wish I had known that would be the subject of the book. Very unrealistic about the subject. Cognitive problems are more common than headaches. That being said, I enjoyed the spiritual discussions much more than the coverage of the brain cancer issue.


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Below, please find the Golden Triangle BID’s press releases, past issues of the newsletter, and various publications.
Our Annual Report features a look back at some key accomplishments over the past year, including our groundbreaking collaboration with the Renwick Gallery bringing the Art of Burning Man to the streets of DC through No Spectators: Beyond the Renwick.
The Guide to the Golden Triangle is the official street-level business directory for the Golden Triangle. Find more than 600 shops, restaurants, hotels, and hot spots inside the Guide, and get transportation information for DC’s Central Business District.
A map of the 43 blocks of the Golden Triangle BID shows the BID boundaries, directions to nearby attractions, Metro stations, parks, and building footprints. Use it as a quick reference guide to help you get around the neighborhood.
Cycling can be a great way to get around in the Golden Triangle. With more than 400 racks on the street, six artistic racks, and several bike sharing locations, it’s easy to enjoy the benefits of biking in the central business district.
This brochure shares the benefits of locating your store, restaurant, or business in the Golden Triangle neighborhood.


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Disclaimer- (1) According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems. Your friends at The Flyy-Life, remind you to drink responsibly.
In the past few weeks, social media has been ablaze with commentary on the new trendy alcoholic beverage Cappriccio. Opinions have varied from being dubbed the “New Four Loko”, some saying it caused them to black-out and not remember the previous night to others saying its effect was little more than Kool-Aid. There was even an article published and widely circulated that claimed the drink causes the spread of HIV! Of course I found the HIV correlation to be absurd and bit over-reaching, but as someone who vividly remembers the hysteria and experiences around 4 Loko during it’s early days (before the government made the manufacturer alter the recipe to calm the public outcries); the journalist in me was a bit intrigued to get the truth. Just to be safe, I decided to conduct my experiment on a Friday evening after work in the safety of my own home, with a close/trusted friend I’ve known for years. I wanted to make sure that if the effects of this drink did, in fact, make me belligerent, extremely intoxicated or any other wild side-effects that I would at least be in a safe environment where the risk of harm/injury was mitigated and greatly reduced. So as planned, after work, I made a quick stop at my neighborhood Binny’s Beverage Depot and picked up three bottles which to my surprise were actually inexpensively priced at $4.99 a bottle. As the bottles chilled, I prepared myself and companion a quick bite to eat, and then the games began!
Capriccio is a Sangria wine that’s 13.9%. Although this is still considered a pretty high alcoholic content for a wine, I realized it was nowhere near Hennessy’s 40%. Therefore the rumors that this drink had the same effect as a night of drinking straight Hennessy could not be validated in my opinion. As we drank, I did conclude that the overall taste was not flattering to my tongue but this could also be due to my preference of strong, earthy wines such as Pinot Noir. With exception of Chardonnay, I’m not a big fan of sweet wines. Next, I took notice of the density of the wine at consumption. Capriccio tended to have a heavy “resting” effect on my stomach and I realized perhaps this was the cause of many people feeling a sense of “blacking out.” Most beverages and foods that have a heavy effect on the stomach, tends to also make the person drowsy so I could realistically imagine someone that’s inactive at the time of consumption, falling into a deep and peaceful sleep after consuming a few glasses. We continued to drink, talk and interact and I must admit I was a bit anticipating the moment when “all hell” would break loose, but it never happened. I’ll admit that we both felt a “lovely” buzz that led to lots of laughs and even an in-depth, emotion-filled conversation; but at no time did either one of us become belligerent, uncontrollable or unaware of our surroundings. We did enjoy a good night’s sleep, but neither of us experienced a blackout nor any symptoms of a hangover on the next morning.
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