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MPT mourns the passing of Zvi Shoubin, our long-time program manager, who died on Saturday, September 5, 2015.
Zvi’s long career in broadcasting started and ended in Baltimore, with stops along the way in New Haven, Philadelphia, New York, New Orleans, and Chicago. He earned four Emmy awards for producing and directing as well as a 2011 National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Gold Circle Award for his significant contributions to broadcasting for over five decades.
While at MPT, Zvi developed the wildly popular program blocks, Afternoon Tea, Friday Night Mysteries, and Opera Week. He received numerous public television program awards, most notably the Public Television Programmers’ Association Programmer of the Year award in 2003.
Zvi's guiding hand in MPT's programming schedule will be missed greatly, by staff and viewers alike.


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Sometimes the weather is just not made for cycling. When it’s cold and pouring rain, for example, you’re probably better off inside. Hail, snow and sleet are also rather unpleasant. And when the forecast calls for gale-force winds, making a cup of tea and watching the world from your kitchen window is far preferable to pedalling.
Unfortunately, when you’re miles from nowhere and the nearest bank machine is 4 days of riding away and you’re running out of money, you don’t have much choice but to hit the road. Admittedly the no-money bit was a disaster of our own making but how were we to know that our route to Dunedin would take us through some of the most unseasonable weather these parts have seen in a long time?
So it was that we found ourselves first waking up to freezing temperatures and snow on the mountains and then surrounded by nothing but farm fields, with a cold wind straight from Antarctica howling and whipping around our heads. If a penguin had come flying over the hill, direct from the South Pole, and hit us in the side of the head we wouldn’t have been surprised.
The rain lashed our cheeks until our faces grew numb, alternating between sleet and hail. Our clothes were more drenched than dry. And then we got lost – an easy thing to do on those quiet country lanes, where signs get misplaced or turned around and where it’s never clear quite which road is the main road.
In fact, we probably would have been okay if we’d just taken the dirt road the sign was pointing us to but instead we thought we’d just better double check with the locals so we ran into a cold barn to ask John, the sheep farmer, if he knew the way to Waikoikoi.
Well, what the heck did John know? A lot about sheep farming, like how much a fleece goes for (about $3), but not much about roads. Despite being a local for few decades, John sent us on a nice 7km detour into the wind and the rain until finally the road swung round and put us right back on that metal road we didn’t want in the first place. Thanks, John.
We should have just followed Rule Number 1 of bicycle touring: never ask the locals, unless they are cycling. Because despite what you might think the locals tend to know very little about their own roads and will tell you it’s flat all the way up Mount Everest. By this, we think they usually mean ‘flat’ as in their feet are flat on the accelerator but that’s another story….
That was Tuesday and that evening we counted our cash in the yard of the campground and realized that if we didn’t buy any food we could just afford a heated caravan for the night instead of our tent.
It was the best $15 we’ve ever spent in our whole lives. You just can’t imagine how happy we were in our little metal box from the 1960s in rural New Zealand, making endless cups of hot chocolate and living off the scraps at the bottom of our cooking bag and running the electric heater all night. We weren’t just happy, we were ecstatic – until we had to get out the next morning.
Wednesday continued much in the same vein as the day before, except we didn’t get lost (but we did get doubly-soaked by all the trucks flying by because now we were on a main road) and a nice lady in a cafe took pity on us and told us we could stay by the heater all afternoon if we wanted to. We did want to so we sipped our coffees and read the newspaper three times and held our gloves in front of the hot element until they were merely damp instead of dripping and we finally had the courage to go back out and tackle the weather again.
By late that afternoon, and 3 full days after this miserable run of weather started, we arrived in Balclutha – a small farming town but big enough to contain several banks. We stuffed our wallet and ran to the grocery store and then to the campground, where we cooked up a shepherd’s pie that would have fed a family of 6 under normal circumstances but was just right for two starving cyclists.
We only had 80km left to the big city of Dunedin and usually 3 days would be plenty for bad weather to howl itself into oblivion but not this time. We awoke to a wind warning, with speeds set to hit 120km an hour. This didn’t seem good on the face of it but then we realised…. the wind was coming from the southwest and we were going northeast so this was going to be the best tailwind we’d ever seen!
So while the big campervans with their high sides stayed put, we headed out with all the excitement of kids on Christmas morning and it was great. If you cycle, you can imagine the thrill of riding at 30km/hour without so much as a pedalstroke. It was almost as glorious as that night in the caravan.
Yes, we had rain and yes, we did have to work a bit going up the hills, but how happy we were to get to Dunedin that afternoon, having survived all our wild weather, and then check into a hotel and watch the weather continue to roar from the window in our room. A bed for the night instead of our tent is an unusual luxury for us but one we felt was well earned.
I’d hate to see the winds that are strong enough to allow penguins to fly! Hope the weather improves for you. Looks like some of the rain is coming this way – so we’ll have some soggy cycling days ahead, but they’ll be warm soggy days.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Decent polish/wax etc especially for black cars?
Thread: Decent polish/wax etc especially for black cars?
2. Poorboys Blackhole- it's a glaze/polish/sealant and is specifically designed for dark cars. It also has fillers in it which help hide slight imperfections.
4. Dodo Juice Purple Haze- fantastic wax for dark coloured cars and smells brilliant.
5. AG SRP- still use this as its a great all rounder if you're in a hurry.
6. Megs NXT Wax- gives great shine but I find it leaves car streaky!
9. Billberry Alloy wheel cleaner.
10. Turtle wax Colour Magic- Polish/wax- another all in one and very quick and easy to use.
Happy Shopping. They'll be lots of other products that others use and you just need to find what works for you!
Gaz, you know a lot more than me on polishing etc. I've just used SwirlX on the full car and have no holograms what so ever. Took most of my swirls out.
I'm buying a Yellow polishing pad for the next time. What polish do you suggest to get the rest out. They're not bad just annoying?
Ps Sharpie is brilliant to hide tiny stone chips. Quick and easy. Lots on here use them!
Would the lime prima do the same job?
Would I use it on a Megs Black finishing pad or yellow polishing pad?
From what you say, would I use 3M for correction then Dodo Juice lime for finishing?
Can you tell I'm new to this? You'd be better just giving me a step by step guide with pads and products and be done with me!!

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Updated: Comments from Flint's Mayor Karen Weaver have been added to this story.
FLINT, MI - A $30 million package signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday still isn't enough money to relieve the city's water bill debt, city officials said.
"We appreciate everything that has come our way," said Flint Council President, Kerry Nelson. "The money that comes into the community but certainly it's not enough."
Nelson said it would take at least $60 million to help, double the amount of the Flint Water Relief Bill signed by Snyder.
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said the bill is a step in the "right direction" but she also stressed the need for more resources to cover the city's water bill debt.
"We look forward to continuing dialogue and negotiations with the Governor in effort to bring the additional resources needed to resuscitate our city," Weaver said.
Flint water customers will get a 65 percent credit on their water bills for paying for water they could not consume.
The bill comes nearly two years after Flint residents were exposed to lead tainted water after switching from Detroit to the Flint River for their water supply. In September 2015 it was discovered by Hurley Medical Center doctors that children in Flint that had consumed the water had elevated lead levels since the switch.
The bill is to relieve residents for water bills stemming from April 2014 to April 2016, Snyder said during an announcement at the Riverfront Banquet Center in downtown Flint.
The average water bill for city of Flint residents is $140, the highest in Genesee County. Snyder said they used a formula to calculate what the water portion of resident bills are from April 2014 to April 2016 and this will be the portion where a 65 percent credit could be applied.
No shut off notices have been issued since December and no disconnections of service for nonpayment have occurred since Aug. 7.
Before customers see a water bill credit Snyder said they must make arrangements to pay outstanding sewer and waste fees. Monthly water bills show charges for both water and sewer systems.
"We want to give them the benefit of the credit but this is to cover the 65 percent of their water piece," Snyder said.
A number of clergy and community leaders contend that Snyder has "no sense of urgency" in the Flint water crisis and the bill isn't really going to help residents.
"They are concerned about the long term finances of the city," Snyder said. "So am I but first let's deal with this water credit deal and then we can always talk about other issues."
As of Friday officials did not have a specific timeline but an email from Weaver's Director of Public Relations, Kristin Moore, said residents may see credits on their bills as soon as three weeks.

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A Song for July 4th: This Land Is Your Land – with Yosi & Marsha Goodman-Wood!
And now – I’m super excited for this week’s video! Ever since we made it together in April I thought how perfect it would be as our video for the week leading up to the 4th of July holiday I the USA.
I am so lucky to be joined by the ever-popular Yosi (who just completed 6 sold out shows at the Smithsonian Discovery Theater!) and Marsha Goodman-Wood of Marsha and the Positrons who makes learning about science and how the world works all the more fun through music. Because both are incredible musicians and seasoned performers we had such an easy time making this video. We got it in one take!
Feel free to write her as well – she’s pretty active on Facebook. If you do, please be kind. She’s only aiming to protect her work, art and livelihood and I fully understand and respect that. But perhaps if she realizes that my video was only an effort to bring joy to children and not an effort to capitalize on her work she will help to re-instate the video. We’ll see….
Enjoy your week! And if you’re in the USA, have a happy July 4th holiday!

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The story is told with a bonhomie that guides and nurtures the tale, breathing life into both the fantastic and mundane. How do you envision the teller of this tale, the narrative voice if given physical form?
As a bearded, bespectacled, slightly chubby, prematurely graying, white dude in his mid-thirties? No, actually I sort of pictured the narrator as a bit of an extension of the wet gentleman himself. He gets some satisfaction from the fear, uncertainty, and suffering of the characters in his story, and the wet gentleman’s victory is his victory. All that bonhomie is part of his shtick. He’s the kind to get you to buy him a drink in a way that makes you think he’s doing you a favor. That is, if you’d even approach the grinning, hawkish stranger wearing a frayed silk suit, and sitting at the end of the bar where all the lights have mysteriously gone out.
The story follows a wonderful cyclic pattern that lends itself well to the end of the tale. What sort of challenges were there in writing a story that did not follow a set, linear path?
In a way, this story was easier to write than a linear one. The format allowed me to write whichever scene seemed most obvious at any given moment in the process, then let that inform what happened in “earlier” scenes. I wrote the vignettes out of order, then wrote the connective tissue. When I’m writing a linear story, I really feel a compulsion to write in a linear manner. I should probably do something about that, because it can be really crippling at times.
You also seem to draw heavily on traditional faerie tales such as “The Frog Prince” and “The Princess and The Frog.” What inspired you to write a faerie tale of your own?
I didn’t really set out to write a faerie tale when I started this story. Honestly, it came out of listening to someone talk about his teenage church experiences. I don’t remember the details of the conversation (cool story, right?), but he was talking about how personal confessional stories would bend to the communal need for particular known outcomes . . . or something . . .
Anyway, I was thinking about stories with known outcomes, and lit on the Lassie story. We all know what happens when little Timmy gets near a well with his faithful dog, don’t we? That’s right, he winds up at the bottom of the well.
So I started with that line, “you must know how the story ends,” and just sort of slipped into the fairy-tale voice because it lends itself to delivering a story to an audience with a particular outcome in mind. Also, something about reading a story in that voice always makes me feel like I’m being screwed with, and that seemed like a really appropriate tone for this narrator. And, well, for faeries in general.
There is also a delightfully dark humor in the Wet Man’s interactions. Do you have a favorite author when it comes to reading such humor?
I find humor in all sorts of weird places. I think there’s great humor in books like The Mongolian Conspiracy, The Longships, Votan, Geek Love, Super Flat Times . . . I could go on and on. I’m always looking for the moment an author gets to a bleak, desperate place, then finds some little nugget of humor in language, voice, or story. But I love when it works the other way, too: Kelly Link and George Saunders can both start from a premise that seems comical and turn it into something heartbreaking.
Ambivalence is awesome: Twist the knife and make me smile.
You attended the Clarion workshop and have spoken highly of the program. How do you feel you benefited from the workshop?
Other than providing me with a community of established professionals and talented up-and-comers who I now call my friends, challenging me to produce more work in less time than I thought possible, providing an inspiring and encouraging atmosphere in which I was able to write my first two pro-sale stories, showing me that there’s a chance I can make money doing something I’m passionate about and giving me the confidence to pursue that possibility, teaching me valuable lessons about the industry and about myself, and sending me out into the world a more well-rounded writer than it found me?
Clarion does all that (and more) for a lot of people. For me, going in to Clarion I already had an MA and MFA in Creative Writing, which had taught me a lot of the most important rules of writing, and how to break those rules in interesting ways (well, I think they’re interesting). What Clarion did was teach me about conceiving much more active stories and plots, and about engaging a broader spectrum of readers.
I can feel an “MFA vs. New New York” thinkpiece coming on me, so I’m going to stop picking at it.
Given your range of publications in both fiction and non-fiction, what can readers expect from you next?
The next piece I have coming out is in an anthology titled A Book of Uncommon Prayer, which is being published by Outpost 19. My prayer is “For Those Perusing Souvenirs Sold in Gas Stations and Truck Stops.” As an atheist, I loved the idea of tackling the prayer form, and I’m super excited to be included in this book. It’s got a lot of great authors in it.
Other than that, I suppose people can expect more of the same. By which I mean, short-form pieces that tend towards the strange. I’m really trying to put together enough short stories of high enough quality to justify shopping a collection, so I guess we’ll see how that goes. I’ve got a novella I’m working on that’s cross-genre in a way Northrop Frye might approve of . . . you know, the usual.

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How gender criticism is displayed in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Analysys of Charlotte Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper."
987 words - 4 pages beseech you to reconsider your decision on not including Charlotte Gilman's story, "The Yellow Wallpaper," in the Atlantic Monthly. Although this story at first seems like tragic deterioration of a psychotically ill woman, once the reader understands the true underlying message, they become inspired by it's enlightening message of feminine movement. Thus, I strongly feel that you should consider publishing Gilman's story, for it's unparalleled feminist themes, as seen through the room itself, the woman behind the wallpaper, and John's untimely collapse, converge to create a truly inspiring story.


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Codium is a genus of seaweed in the Chlorophyta of the Order Bryopsidales. There are about 50 species world-wide.
The genus has thalli of two forms, either erect or prostrate. The erect plants are dichotomously branched to 40 cm long with branches forming a compact spongy structure, not calcareous. The final branches form a surface layer of close palisade cortex of utricles. The non-erect species form either a prostrate or globular thallus with a velvet-like surface, the final branches forming a close cortex of utricles.
Two of these species are very rare in Ireland . Codium adhaerens has been recorded from a few sites on the west coast and from Tory Island on the north coast in County Donegal . In 1837 it was found in Church Bay in County Antrim, but has not been found there since.
Codium bursa (Linnaeus) C.Agardh; has been found in Mulroy Bay in County Donegal in 1977 (specimen in the Ulster Museum ) and 1988. There is an old record of it from "near Belfast " between 1793 and 1810.
There are other species of "doubtful validity":- Codium amphibium is included in Harvey's Phycologia Britannica Pl.xxxv. and noted as: "spreading in patches of great extent along the edge of the sea, over the surface of a turf-bog which meets the shore at Roundstone Bay" (Ireland).
Codium duthiae Silva Australia, Tasmania and South Africa.
Codium extricatum Silva Cape Agulhas to southern Natal.
Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot, Sui song (Chinese) Japan, American Pacific from Alaska to Cape Horn, Australia and New Zealand, British Isles, Norway, Denmark and Netherlands.
Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot subsp. capense Silva South Africa.
Codium lucasi Setchell Australia, Tasmania.
Codium geppiorum Australia and Indo-PacificSouth Africa.

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 is pleased to announce the promotion of Ms. Terry Erlwein to the position of Deputy District Director of Maintenance and Operations effective November 20, 2017.
Ms. Erlwein obtained her Civil Engineering degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1997. While in college she worked as a student intern construction inspector for the Alaska Department of Transportation. After graduating from college she moved to California and worked as a geophysical testing engineer for Halliburton Energy Services. During that time she planned, supervised and conducted field explorations for gas, oil and geothermal water wells and performed open hole logging and coring operations.
Ms. Erlwein began her Caltrans career in 1998 in District 9. Over the course of her Caltrans career she has worked in numerous capacities including Design Engineer, construction inspector, District Office Engineer, permit writer, and most recently as the District Operations Engineer. In addition to her various positions she also has taken on numerous special assignments, including a special assignment at Headquarters where she authored the State’s Manual on Setting Speed Limits and has served on several value analysis studies at the Regional and Statewide levels, the most current being the Cost Estimating Improvement Initiative.
She was instrumental in spearheading the design and obtaining approval for the innovative lane reduction project recently built in Bridgeport CA. This project was a collaborative effort between Caltrans and Mono County and received a 2015 Excellence in Transportation Award for Highways as Main Street.
Ms. Erlwein brings a broad spectrum of knowledge to her new position. “I look forward to working with our many public and private sector partners and stakeholders in continuing to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system throughout District 9,” said Erlwein.
Ms. Erlwein has lived in Bishop for 20 years with her husband Ted. In her free time she enjoys riding and working with horses. Please join us in welcoming Ms. Erlwein to this exciting and challenging position!

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Traditional Greek authentic home made breakfast, prepared with love "in-house"
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Electra Syros boutique hotel, located at Vaporia, Ermoupolis most aristocratic quarter.
Syros hotels: Truly in line with Vaporia district delicate atmosphere, Electra Syros boutique hotel is a charming hotel lying in the heart of this picturesque neighbourhood since 2002. Enjoy your view to endless Aegean sea at the most aristocratic quarter of Syros: Vaporia.
Just a few minutes away from Ermoupolis Town Hall & almost a breath away from island’s hottest spot Asteria beach. our hotel successfully combines city pulse with romanticism & peacefulness. A big choice of bars and restaurants can be reached on foot, with the closest ones to be at a distance of just 80 meters. Fashion & gift shops together with grocery shops & supermarkets can be found within a 10 minutes walk.
Warm atmosphere, excellent service & neoclassical nobility compose our hotel character. Electra’s 10 elegant rooms made of style, able to offer calmness & relaxation to all its guests. Six of them enjoy an astonishing full sea view. City view rooms have their own unique character with elegant decoration.
All rooms are equipped with safe box, air condition, amenities kit, private balcony & a combination high-quality wood furniture. Our beds are equipped with the latest “memory technology” mattress that ensure your comfort.
Breakfast is prepared with love from our mama. We make no compromises to ingredients of highest quality. We use local products to support local grocery producers & farmers. We are accredited by the official Greek Breakfast program, ensuring true local tastes experience. Gluten-free choices are available on a daily basis. Enjoy your breakfast on our veranda overlooking the sea, or inside the hotel.
Our own private car parking available exclusively for our guests is attached to our hotel.
We thrive ourselves to make your stay in Syros an unforgetable experience!

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Drew Barrymore is just as much a beauty genius as she is a beauty guru. She’s mastered the perfect shade of ombré highlights, can pull off any red lip and has successfully created her own makeup empire, Flower. But behind the scenes, her glam is pretty low-maintenance — and she’s opening up about her routine to the New York Times.
“I would say 90 percent of my life, I wear zero makeup,” she says, adding that she relies on Flower’s Skincognito Stick Foundation “because it covers blue, red, brown, purple,” as well as one new lipstick shade every month.


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Don’t look now, but society is getting older. Data published by the Administration for Community Living projects that by the year 2060, persons 65 years and older will total around 98 million. This estimate is more than twice the 2014 census that numbered today’s older adults totaling 46.2 million.
Additionally, as that number of older adults increases, so too does the need for healthcare professionals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, as reported by Ameritech College of Healthcare, estimates that an additional 1 million nurses will be needed in the healthcare industry by 2022.
In response to the growing needs of the nation’s aging communities, the American Society on Aging is committed to becoming an essential online resource that “cultivates leadership, advances knowledge, and strengthens the skills of those who work with, and on behalf of, older adults.” ASA has teamed up the country’s leading School of Gerontology to provide a five-week course study program that explores the Fundamentals of Gerontology. The Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, a cornerstone of the University of Southern California’s curriculum, is the oldest and largest school of gerontology in the world.
“This collaboration with USC responds to our members’ desire for a common body of knowledge that connects their varied multidisciplinary backgrounds,” said Robert G. Stein, president and CEO of the American Society on Aging.
This online course offered by the American Society on Aging and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology provides in-depth coursework that answers the question why gaining a better understanding of aging within the field of gerontology is an important part of providing support to this growing population. Students will also learn to track demographic trends on aging, identify the psychological perspectives of aging, learn about the biology and biomarkers of aging and key diseases associated with aging, and discuss policy and programs that affect older Americans.
This $500 program is available exclusively to ASA members. “Together, we’ve kept the fee low so that accessibility can be high, and we hope every ASA member will enroll in this program,” said Stein.
The next session is scheduled to run this week through August 26. For more information on upcoming sessions or the certification for the Fundamentals of Gerontology through USC, please visit http://www.asaging.org/gero-fundamentals.

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The developed land area of the United States increased by 14,2 million hectares between 1982 and 2003. Along with a projected U.S. population increase to more than 360 million individuals by 2030, is an expected continuation of expanding rural land development. Related to population growth, rural land development and the associated loss of rural open space are expected to have a number of social, economic, and ecological implications. To gain greater insight into land development patterns, we used U.S. Census Bureau and National Resources Inventory data to quantify per-housing-unit rates of land development during recent decades and to model future land development to 2030 for states and regions in the United States.Based on these data, 0.50 ha of additional land was developed for each additional housing unit in the United States.The numbers of hectares of newly developed land per additional housing unit were greatest in the South Central and Great Plains regions and least in the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain regions of the country. Combining population projections and trends in people per housing unit with development indices, we projected that developed area in the United States will increase by 22 million hectares between 2003 and 2030, with the greatest absolute increases projected to occur in the Southeast and South Central regions. We used sensitivity analysis to examine the impacts of changes in population migration patterns and per-housing-unit development patterns on increases in projected developed area.
White, E.M.; Morzillo, A.T.; Alig, R.J. 2009. Past and projected rural land conversion in the US at state, regional, and national levels. Landscape and Urban Planning. 89: 37-48.
A closer look at forests on the edge: future development on private forests in three states.


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The Dynaudio Emit M10 is a dream speaker for audiophiles with small rooms.
I've always had a thing for high-performance speakers that come alive in small rooms. The best ones are invariably small, and the Dynaudio Emit M10 monitor ($799, £499, AU$1,099 per pair) definitely qualifies as tiny, it measures a mere 6.7 by 11.5 by 9.5 inches (170 by 292 by 240 mm), and it's offered in black or white satin lacquer finishes.
This pint-size Dynaudio sports a 1-inch (28 mm) soft dome tweeter, and a 6-inch (140mm) magnesium silicate polymer midrange/woofer. The speaker has a small bass port on its rear end, and impedance is listed at 6 ohms. The Emit M10 is the baby of the Emit line, moving up from there you get the larger Emit M20 bookshelf, Emit M30 tower and the Emit M15 C center channel speaker for home-theater applications. The speakers all come with grilles.
I heard the Emit M10 at the In Living Stereo store in New York City, and I have owned and auditioned many Dynaudio speakers dating back 15 years, but even so the Emit M10's sound wasn't exactly what I expected. It was really nice, but more alive and exciting than the sweet house sound I associate with Dynaudio.
The Emit M10s unfurled a wall-to-wall soundstage with great depth as I played Brian Eno's new album, "The Ship." The first track is a rambling, ambient trip, with a churning low bass foundation that I could hardly believe was coming from speakers as small as these. I was so totally sucked into Eno's slow-motion vortex of sound and texture that I forgot that I was listening to the Emit M10s; I was lost in the music.
I also played Nap Eyes' spicy "Thought Rock Fish Scale" album to see how the Emit M10s handled rock, which they did with aplomb. It's hardly head-banger music, but Nap Eyes recorded these tunes to four-track tape without overdubs, and even before I knew about that, I heard the music had a refreshingly direct, less-processed and live sound than most rock albums. Nap Eyes' crazy rhythms and Nigel Chapman's vocals were right there, firmly planted between the two Emit M10s. Chapman sounds like Lou Reed at times, and the band has a Velvet Underground vibe, but there's nothing overtly retro about Nap Eyes music I can put my finger on.
My brief encounter with the Dynaudio Emit M10 left me with a respect for its abilities, and I expect to review more Dynaudio speakers later this year.


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Who Should Be Running Your Digital Campaigns?
Would you trust a DJ to manage your 401k? Would you trust a landscaper to repair your car? Who should you trust to manage your online advertising?
Facebook for your business has certainly become a mainstream tactic. But is that where you should be focusing your budget? We set things straight.
Does your social media content strategy involve videos? It should! Find out how content marketers can use video and what platforms they should be using.
Hyperlapse is an easy-to-use mobile app that allows you to create a cool video. Learn how to use this app to promote your business.
Facebook recently began testing a new advertising option, video ads. Premium Video Ads are meant for advertisers who want to reach a large, yet targeted audience, with high-quality video.
Many business owners are now familiar with the fact that social media marketing can benefit their business. The goal for most is to reach new and potential customers in an effort to grow their business/sales.


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Often I sell homes to clients who are relocating from out of state or to young couples looking to move up. The common sentiment expressed is, “Wow I didn’t know about all the great things this community had to offer.” In light of the best kept secret in real estate, the Conejo Valley, I thought I would share some juicy info that you may not know about this community – things to do, clubs to join, and more. If you have ever thought about moving to Westlake Village, Agoura Hills or Thousand Oaks, read more for facts and fun that you never knew. Read more to find out about the community I love and in which I have the privilege to work and play.
The 12th Annual TGIF Westlake Village series offers families a series of free performances at the Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Events start at 7pm. The lineup includes: Saturday Concerts in the Park planned this summer at Berniece Bennett Park, 31800 Village Center Road: Sat, August 22 at 7pm: Boogie Nights (disco). Food is available for sale from local restaurant vendors each week. Concerts start at 7pm. More information and updates at www.wlv.org.
Thousand Oaks Farmers Market – Thursdays 1:30p-6pm The Oaks Mall, east parking lot, Thousand Oaks.
They have events and groups for both adults and youth and there is a chapter right in Ventura County. What better way to settle into a new community.
Group for professionals involved in corporate growth, development and mergers and acquisitions initiatives in the West Valley-Ventura County-Santa Barbara areas.
You can find a myriad of organizations and charitable groups at The Conejo Valley Guide Service Clubs page.
Join over 1,000 local food and wine enthusiasts at the 7th Annual Taste of Conejo on Thursday, October 1th from 5-8 p.m.! Enjoy an evening of exceptional food, wine and spirit tasting, and live entertainment, all under one roof! This inclusive event invites you to sip and taste the creations of over 50 local, premier food and beverage participants.
Sherwood is a private golf, tennis and country club set at the base of the majestic Santa Monica Mountains in Thousand Oaks, California. The Club is home to a championship 18-hole Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, driving range and golf clubhouse. Adjacent to the golf club is the tennis clubhouse, complete with 14 courts, a sparkling pool, fitness facility and full-service spa.
This is only a sliver of the many goodies offered to the residents of the Conejo Valley. Beyond the great people, the year round perfect climate, and luxury resort living, it’s a community that you can live, work and play in but most of all, it’s a place to call home.
If you are ready to buy a home, you can learn more about the community and view listings in Westlake Village or anywhere in the Conejo Valley by contacting Lydia Gable today.


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text: Resumo: A polymer grafted to a surface exerts pressure on the substrate. Similarly, a surface-attached vesicle exerts pressure on the substrate. By using directed walk models, we compute the pressure exerted on the surface for grafted polymers and vesicles, and the effect of surface binding strength and osmotic pressure on this pressure.

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What can parents do when the politically connected and the powerful create education policy that ignores Campbell’s law? My advice, parents, is to fight the power, and Opt Out! Learn more information about opting out.
Not ready to Opt Out?
It’s simple, it can be done at one family at a time, or in small community gatherings.
Another address to the governor of your state, (a simple google search will help you locate it.
1. Send the selfie to your principal with his/her card.
3. End with a conversation about how no one has ever come up with a standardized test to measure love.
it’s the only thing that really matters.

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Aspen Colorado Luxury Lodging offers nothing but the most comfortable accommodations, superb hospitality, and attention to detail, designed to help you relax and truly enjoy your vacation in Aspen CO. Discover opulence in these beautiful Aspen Colorado Luxury Hotels and Lodges.
This newly constructed vacation paradise is perfect for a luxury ski retreat or relaxing summer holiday. The expansive home offers the ultimate in style and convenience.


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text: Suggested Citation:"PART I: A Vision for K-12 Science Education." National Research Council. 2012. A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13165.


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Actor Navtej Hundal, who most recently appeared in Aditya Dhar's Uri: The Surgical Strike passed away in Mumbai.
Actor Navtej Hundal, who most recently appeared in Aditya Dhar’s Uri: The Surgical Strike, is dead.
Navtej, who played the home minister in Uri: The Surgical Strike, died on Monday, said actor Sushant Singh, General Secretary of the Cine And Television Artistes Association (CINTAA).
The official Twitter page of CINTAA read: “CINTAA expresses its deepest condolence on the demise of Navtej Hundal. May his soul rest in peace”.
Navtej is survived by two daughters and wife. One of his daughters, Avantika Hundal is a TV actress. She plays a pivotal role in the show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.
He himself had appeared in movies like Khalnayak and Tere Mere Sapne, and used to take acting classes for students.


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The Intermediate Court of Appeals rejected anti-rail groups' request for the court to compel the City Clerk to allow its initiative question on the November 4 general election ballot. The court issued its order on September 23, 2008.
Shall an ordinance be adopted to prohibit trains and rail transit in the City and County of Honolulu?
Shall the powers, duties, and functions of the city, through its director of transportation services, include establishment of a steel wheel on steel rail transit system?
The Stop Rail question calls for an "ordinance" that would prohibit the City's plans for a steel wheel on steel rail mass transit system, if approved by voters. The City's ballot question is less severe. If approved, it would amend the City Charter to grant oversight authority of a steel rail transit system to the director of transportation services. However, if voters disapprove of the City's ballot question, the rail project would still be on track.

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I embossed my card base with an embossing folder and stamped the sentiment and embossed it with black embossing powder.I colored the background with Gelatos.
I die cut the Father and Daughter die cut in black card stock so it would standout.
I finished it off by adding some sequins for embellishments.
So sweet ... thanks Debbie!
This is the sweetest! As a daughter I have such fond memories of me and my Dad taking walks and holding hands--fantastic silhouette die! I love your embossed flowers and pretty colored background too!


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text: A novel perturbation approach using additional metalized via-holes for implementation of the dual-band or wide-band dual-mode substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) filters is proposed in this paper. The independent perturbation on the first resonant mode TE101 can be constructed by applying the proposed perturbation approach, whereas the second resonant mode TE102 is not affected. Thus, new kinds of dual-band or wide-band dual-mode SIW filters with a fixed or an independently reconfigurable low-frequency band have been directly achieved. In order to experimentally verify the proposed design method, four two-cavity dual-band SIW filters, which have different numbers of perturbation via-holes in each cavity, and a two-cavity dual-band SIW filter, which includes four via-holes and eight reconfigurable states in each cavity, are designed and experimentally assessed. The measured results indicate that the available frequency-ratio range from 1 to 1.3 can be realized by using four two-cavity dual-band SIW filters. The center frequency of the first band can be tuned from 4.61 GHz to 5.24 GHz, whereas the center frequency of the second one is fixed at around 6.18 GHz for the two-cavity dual-band SIW filter with four reconfigurable states via-holes. All the simulated and measured results show an acceptable agreement with the predicted data.


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Mobile devices such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets make it possible for anyone to be connected and “online” at all hours of the day. Constantly being plugged-in has changed how we live our daily lives, both personally and in the work place.
And for lawyers, it’s no different. From checking our email to see the status on a client case over breakfast, or reading the news to stay abreast current events between appointments, mobile devices are impacting the way we do business.
This infographic examines how lawyers are using mobile devices to increase work productivity and the billable hour. We break down the daily needs of legal professionals and how they are using a mobile device to help accomplish the task, as well as provide information about the types of apps lawyers are using to increase efficiency. Finally, a list of the top-rated mobile apps that we think are most useful for lawyers can be found at the bottom.
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Christ is risen while earth slumbers! Alleluia!
Fiona Fidgin from the Discipleship and Ministries Learning Network (DMLN) Yorkshire Plus, reflects on 40 Voices and on this Holy Saturday asks, how to we pray when we feel that God isn’t present?
Today we keep silence and we wait……….
40 Voices will be posting a celebration post on Easter Sunday.
Today we welcome contributions from some of our 40 Voices contributors who have offered music, words and images for you to pray with through Good Friday.
Our thanks to Sally Coleman, Ruth Parry, Graham Jones, Mark Stennet, Tim Baker, Lin Fidgin, Elizabeth Stanforth – Sharpe, Victoria Etherington.
Please pray with any that you are drawn to.
I could do nothing but weep….
The Olive trees are now in full flower – ancient trees bringing new life each year. In the old hollow trunk of one tree are stored the tools with which to tend this garden – a natural garden shed. The perfume of roses hangs delicately in the air and the hollyhocks are in their full and stately splendour, the birds sing and I notice a small Olive Tree sapling – newly planted and watered. It is a Friday so there is less traffic on the road and so it is more peaceful than it is sometime. The grey-green of the leaves rippling in the breeze are so calming – so strange that this beautiful and peaceful place is a place of agony. As I sit in this garden, so poignant, my soul feels refreshed as I notice the words on the plaque in the photograph – in English and German and I pray “Lord God, I do not understand the world, I do not understand this place, I do not understand myself – but YOU – I trust. Amen.
No, I don’t think each miscreant had a new one.
Caesar had better use for tribute money.
Not for me, ye gods! Ha! Not for me!
Smoothing the wood a bit in a half-shamed way.
Dislike the job, but wife and kids to support.
Or, didn’t he think at all?
With the strength needed for that clumsy job.
With crosses, easy work, as overtime.
Did he know that other joiner, at Nazareth?
Joseph? Just heard of him. Some fuss with his eldest son.
Turned out queer, didn’t he? Didn’t follow the trade.
Somewhere there must have been a store of them.
Filthy. The sour wood smelling still of pain.
Brought out. Inspected. Used again. And again.
I think the nails were new.
There must have been holes waiting for them.
Round holes. Drilled in the shallow, stony soil.
Seldom rain-filled. Easy to drop a cross in.
Deep. To stand vertical with the heavy load.
A man-made tree on which men died.
After one Death. After the gash in the side.
Did that Cross go back to the store?
Revd. Gill Newton currently serves as the Chair of the Sheffield District of the Methodist Church. She was previously the Superintendent of the Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circuit in the Manchester and Stockport District and before that started out in ministry in the Barnsley Circuit where she eventually served alongside her husband Leslie as Co-Superintendent and was also the Synod Secretary for the Sheffield District.
Prior to ministry Gill worked as a banker for the TSB, serving in a variety of towns in the West Country but ending her banking career as a retail branch manager in Dorchester and Weymouth, in Dorset, whilst living in Yeovil in Somerset from where she candidated for ministry.
Gill lives in Strensall, York with her husband Leslie who currently serves as the Superintendent of the York Circuit, but they will be moving along with their 17-year old daughter Laura to Acomb, York later this summer in order for Leslie to take up his post as the Chair of the Yorkshire (North and East) District in September.
Beyond the Methodist Church, Gill serves Girls’ Brigade England and Wales as their National Chaplain and is also a member of the Walk to Emmaus Community.
As a child and teenager growing up in the Methodist Church in Cornwall and also being nurtured in faith through the Girls’ Brigade, I was actively encouraged by youth leaders, brigade officers and family members to make prayer a natural part of my daily routine. That’s something I’ve tried to do ever since, but I have to admit that finding time for prayer every day in a structured way can sometimes be a struggle and it seems to have become increasingly difficult since taking up my current role almost three years ago!
So, when I have a quiet day at home my daily devotions take the form of reading scripture, reflecting on that with the help of some bible reading material and also making use of both the Connexional Prayer Handbook, the District Prayer Handbook and my prayer diary in which I record what I’ve prayed about and what response I have noticed. This gives me focus and encourages me as I note where God has been and continues to be at work in me, in those I care about, in those I live and work alongside and in the wider world.
However, the nature of my current District-wide role and the fact that I actually live beyond the boundaries of the District that I serve, means that I spend a great deal of time driving. Fortunately, it’s something that I enjoy most of the time, and within the necessary constraints of paying attention to what’s happening on the road around me, I have found that it provides me with a wonderful gift of time; time in which I am able to think, reflect and pray about and for the District that I serve and the people amongst whom I find myself within this role.
The beauty of the countryside reminds me of a Creator God who made and loves me as well as everything else around me that I see, experience and enjoy.
The roads, railways and other transport links remind me of the freedom I have to move around and of my connectedness to others across the District, the Connexion and the world.
The churches remind me of the many faithful people who are living out their discipleship within South Yorkshire and of the wonderful commitment they show to sharing God’s love in the communities they serve.
The buildings in villages, towns and cities remind me of the wonderful partnerships that we enjoy with others in our communities, local authorities and amongst our ecumenical partners and of the places where we long for doors to open.
And many, many other scenes that I encounter as I travel, cause me to be thankful, or to pray for an individual, or a situation, or a group of people, or a challenge, or an opportunity.
All of these people and all of these places are part of God’s wonderful creation and as I pray for them and sometimes with the people and in the places, I am reminded that I am called to serve in the beautiful places and in the tough places, amongst the committed people and the disinterested people, alongside those who are experiencing life as a good thing at the moment and those who are finding life incredibly tough.
On this Maundy Thursday, when we remember that most famous symbol of service exercised by Jesus, as he washed the feet of his disciples, I am challenged about the level of service that I am actually willing to offer, not just to those amongst whom I am called to work and minister, but to anyone that I encounter in my daily life, as I move around the Sheffield District.
Mark’s gospel reminds us that “Even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” So I serve because that is what Jesus did and does. Serving is at the very heart of who God is, so to be a servant is to be like God and when we serve others, we reflect God’s heart and love for others.
But, you won’t be surprised to know that, as I make my way around the Sheffield District, sharing in people’s lives, noticing what’s going on in villages and towns and cities across the area, I don’t actually get to wash too many people’s feet! But this story does remind me that really serving involves rolling up my sleeves, and being willing to get my hands dirty down amongst the not so pleasant aspects of life, the bits that sometimes we’d rather leave untouched or covered up.
Through the will of the water and the tenderness of the towel.
In humility, to take the vow that day after day we must take up the basin and the towel.
Take up the basin and the towel.
Carol Carter is part of the York and Hull district team who run the MicroYPS project for young people (soon to be re-branded ONE Opportunity). She lives in York with her husband and teenage son.
We are all busy and taking time out to spend with God is hard. I am not a person who is good at sitting still and certainly not good at keeping quiet, as those who know me will testify!
From a young age I have always enjoyed colouring, whether it be large printed picture posters or the 1980’s Altair design pattern books. It is something that I find relaxing and allows me time to sit still and quiet while still doing something. I continued my love of colouring into adulthood and my husband will tell you I even tracked down a Rosie and Jim colouring book to take on a canal boat holiday when I was about 25 years old. But I really appreciated the times I spent sitting colouring at the front of a canal boat slowly gliding along and seeing God’s natural world passing by.
It was my husband who first introduced me to the Lindisfarne Scriptorium – a small business located on Lindisfarne who use the celtic traditions of illuminated gospels to create artwork and books. My favourite things that they produce are their colouring sheets and books. Beautifully illustrated designs based on scripture verses or Christian truths ready for you to colour as you wish. I am now the owner of 5 of their books and when I spend time colouring I use that time to reflect, pause and pray, losing myself in the design and the words.
I have often taken the books on retreats, holidays, quiet days and will make sure I have one with me if we are away from home at Christmas or Easter so that I might try to find a quiet time in the busy family celebrations for a bit of colouring and reflection.
During the time I have been working on MicroYPS we have used colouring as a reflective activity with the young people on their residential weekends and it has always proved popular.
I have also used it on a family retreat day we ran in the York circuit a few years ago and again it was a popular activity for all ages attending.
For the children in our churches I think it is something they recognise as fun but it might also still their bodies and minds more than some other activities we offer, giving them a chance to reflect and pray. For the young people it seemed to be a safe activity, you cannot do it wrong and again it offered a quiet reflective time. While for adults, like me, if feels creative without the pressure of actually creating something from scratch. For me there is nothing worse than being faced with a piece of blank paper and being asked to draw/paint/create something! The colouring books/sheets give me a place to start from – I can add my own creativity with the colours and patterns I choose and that is enough!
My name is Poppy Winks; I’m a proud Yorkshire Lass, a habitual tea-Drinker, an injustice-fighter and a (cheesy) pop music lover. I am also a Trustee for GFS in England and Wales, a Girlguiding Leader and the Youth Development Worker for Nidd Valley Methodist Circuit.
When I left university, I was an Intern at Christian Aid for ten months; and in these ten months I saw just what prayer can do. I spent time with people who had done everything they could to try to right the injustices in the world. They had raised thousands of pounds, and signing every petition that had passed in front of them. But instead of feeling powerless, like they aren’t making a difference; they turned to God. They knew that God, felt their frustration, wept with them and then filled them with the fire to carry on.
While I was Christian Aid, I finally realised that prayer didn’t have to feel like a burden. That praying was my time to tell God the things I felt like I couldn’t talk to anyone else about it. I starting to feel more willing and able to take ten minutes out of my day, just to be with God and listen. However, there is a massive difference between being comfortable praying and guiding young people in thinking about prayer.
When I accepted my current job, I had around four months before I started the role. In those months, I devoured every book about young people, especially on working with those in churches.
The majority of these books talk about the importance of prayer, and encouraging young people to have good prayer life. But none of them broke it down; how do you pray? Prayer is often difficult for young people to comprehend, I find. I mean, up to the age of 21 I found it difficult and I still don’t find it easy. You’re asking questions, and not feeling like you’re getting a direct answer. You’re suffering and not hearing a voice of comfort; or your ‘shopping list ‘prayer isn’t listened to, and if it is how do you know when it’s not acknowledged.
Then last year I read Miranda Threlfall-Holmes book ‘The Little Book of Prayer Experiments’, and it changed everything. It answered not only the how but the why, and even, sometimes, the when.
Since then I have tried a number of the prayer experiments in the book with a few of my youth groups and I’ve done them myself too, of course. My favourite, and the young people’s favourite too, was the prayer den experiment.
In Threlfall-Holmes’s book she says that the experiment takes the idea of a small prayerful space to the next level. Our young people began with choosing a corner of our youth room with their partner. Some used a wall, others moved furniture around, one group even tipped over the sofa and used the space underneath it.
We then had a huge bag of sheets and decorations, and the young people brought some of their own bits including fairy lights, camouflage coverings and wind up lanterns. It was at this point I wondered if I had mistakenly said we were going to be recreating a Bear Grylls mission, but never mind.
Our young people spent near on fifteen minutes creating their masterpieces. There was almost silence as they worked as a team to assemble their creations. I’m not going to lie and say I didn’t hear some huffing and puffing, and a few cross words, but that’s young people for you.
Once they had finished, and their dens had of course been judged on beauty by one of our leaders (the young people were desperate to know who’s was the best). They got inside their dens, made themselves comfortable and we began. Saying we began, insinuates that their prayer was led, but all we did as sit in absolute silence for fifteen minutes. Some young people had some colouring sheets to help them focus their minds, but the others just did their own thing.
Now if you have ever done youth work, you will know how rare it is to have fifteen minutes of complete silence. Usually we can’t even manage that during a film, or when silence is the preferred thing. But as that moment, with fairy lights casting a glow across the room, I could see what prayer is. I could feel God in that moment. I had managed to help young people to listen and hear God in a way I never could do when I was their age.
Once our young people emerged, stretching and yawning, I asked them what they thought. The consensus was that this was something they wanted to do again, and that they even liked the sound of having a permanent prayer den in our youth room.
Fifteen minutes of dedicated time with God, and my young people were already more willing to make time and space for God in their life.
I mean, that’s exactly why I do what I do, isn’t it!
Voice 35: Katrin Hackett, Administrator, Sheffield District.
Katrin is one of the administrators for the Sheffield District, based in Victoria Hall Methodist Church. She is also a church worship leader and circuit steward.
I am one of those people who finds it very hard to sit still and do nothing. On long journeys I will usually have some kind of knitting on the go (currently knitting hobo bags), and even when watching TV I will often be simultaneous doing a craft project. So sitting in quiet prayer or meditation is a real challenge for me; I have to really concentrate to keep my thoughts focussed – I am so easily distracted.
I often say I have the best job in the world as it is flexible with regard to my working hours, makes use of my organisational and IT skills, and is incredibly varied – no 2 days are ever the same. The same can also be said of my journey in. Whilst I can catch a bus (and on occasion will drive), my preferred mode of transport is cycling.
Out on the bike, I find I am much more aware of my surroundings than when on the bus or in the car. The warmth of the sun, a cooling breeze or sudden gust of wind that rocks me sideways, snow, rain, hail – there was one day when I had all of these in the course of the 15 minute journey in.
I notice the road surfaces – looking out for the smoothest path, avoiding the potholes. I really notice the difference between Abbeydale Road, which has been resurfaced, and London Road – which hasn’t. It is interesting that even the smoothest looking road will still have uneven patches, parts that have sunk or become slightly raised.
I find this time – when there will be no phone calls, or other distractions, a time when I can also concentrate more on God. Often I will find myself singing a song or hymn that seems to fit with the rhythm of the bike. I will rehearse in my mind the tasks that I hope to achieve that day – and can use this time to put them into God’s hands as well.
As I cycle along the road I notice the changes – I love the monsters that appeared on the bollards overnight -; I go past shops, some (likeButterworths Bikes) that have been there for 3 generations, others, such as the Forge Bakery, are just starting up. Then, when Abbeydale Road becomes London Road I become aware of what a rich, diverse city Sheffield is, with the wide range of restaurants – Spanish, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Vietnamese, to name a few.
At this time of Lent I am always reminded of the poem by William Arthur Ward – Fasting and Feasting. Some of the lines will stay with me on my ride, and I use them as a prompt to pray – for people and for situations, for others … and for myself.
Fast from hostility; feast on nonviolence.
Today is Palm Sunday. We shout our Hosannas and welcome Jesus into Jerusalem.
Here is a reading from the Gospel of Mark and a short video for you to pray with.
You may also like to look back over the praying voices of the past week – what are you drawn to? What do you want to say to God?
The he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went to Bethany with the twelve.
Elizabeth Stanforth-Sharpe, is an actor, writer and artist who is a Local Preacher in the York Circuit and a member at Huntington Methodist Church.


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It allows a variable to be tested for equality against a list of values. Each value is called a case and the variable being switched on is checked for each case.
If several options are possible then it is recommended to use switch statement.
//we can have any number of case statement.
Here, due to the value of 'a' is 1 , output will be Hello Friends.
If the value of 'a' would be 2 , output would be Good Bye Friends.
Curly braces are mandatory for switch statement.
Both cases and default are optional inside switch statement.
Within a switch, every statements should be under some case or default. Independent statements are not allowed.
Until 1.4 version of Java, the allowed data types for switch argument are byte, short, int, char. But from 1.5 version of Java onwards, in addition to those data types, the corresponding wrapper classes (Byte, Short, Integer, Character) and enum types are allowed. And from 1.7 version of Java onwards, String type is also included.
Every case label should be within the range of switch argument type otherwise we will get compile time error.
Every case label should be a valid compile time constant. If we are taking variable as case label then we will get compile time error.
Expressions are allowed for both switch argument and case label but case label should be constant expression.
Duplicate case labels are not allowed in switch.
Within a switch statement if any case is matched from case onwards all statements will be executed until break statement or end of switch. This is called fall - through inside switch.
We can use default case to define default action. This case will execute if and only if no other case is matched. We can put default case anywhere within the switch but it is convention to put it in last.

industry_corpus2: Programming


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Can anyone recommend a good company for doing CGI-to-35mm film transfers in the US?
This can cost anywhre ffrom a few dollars to tens of thousands. What's your quality expectations?


text: Canada’s participation in the Columbia River Treaty is potentially an inefficient use of Canadian water resources because the parties do not account for the value of ecosystem services in the payments made under the Treaty. The purpose of this study is to recommend a mechanism through which the parties could price ecosystem services in a modern Treaty. To inform my analysis of the options, I use economic valuation methods to estimate the major costs to Canada and the major benefits to the US of the Treaty in terms of changes in ecosystem services between two scenarios: Treaty Terminates and Treaty Continues. I also use a jurisdictional scan to identify mechanisms from other payment for ecosystem services schemes around the world. Results of the economic valuation suggest that the US benefits from ecosystem services are worth at least US$225 – 667 million per year. The valuation results also suggest that Canada incurs costs from foregoing benefits from Canadian ecosystem services worth US$24 to $41 million annually. The jurisdictional scan provides additional insights into pricing mechanisms. I assess three options based on their effectiveness in achieving the objective of maximizing the net internal benefit. I also evaluate the options’ sustainability, stakeholder acceptance, and administrative ease. I recommend that Canada and the US maintain the status quo practice of calculating annual payments on the basis of potential incremental hydropower, and consider the difference between potential and actual hydropower as a proxy for the value of ecosystem services.


text: We are really struggling with this one. Particularly point #5 at night when she is supposed to clean up after herself. Tonight’s excuse….she has a headache…and when questioned, she goes in to a tirade of how I never believe her….and there she sits, up in her room blowing away on her recorder….too much of a headache to clean up but perfectly fine enough to toot away on a recorder….RIGHT!!! But when pushed to complete those demands, the meltdowns and attitude that accompany are out of control. Some days are better than others. On those days she will concede no questions asked. Some days she will even dust things for me for no reason. But then there are days like today, where everything has been going well, attitude has been in check and to argue about this and end on a bad note just doesn’t seem worth it. It’s not slipshod parenting. It’s not the easy way out. It’s not letting her get her way, or teaching her she doesn’t have to clean up after herself. Parenting a child who has Asperger’s Autism, and then Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) on top of that is a total different strategy. She did end up coming down the stairs and I called her out on the fact that this was a perfect example of why I question her constant “reasons/excuses” on many nights for not cleaning up. Because her claim of having a headache, which I do believe, but that it’s obviously not bad enough for her to go right to sleep and that she can be up there playing her recorder and doing things she wants but that she uses things that may be real problems to get out of things she doesn’t want to do, though they aren’t bad enough to impair things she wants to do. It worked well that she came down in to my turf. If I would have gone up to confront her it probably wouldn’t have gone as well. But since she was down here, she conceded and “volunteered” to clean up. I called her out on it, didn’t tell her she had to, so it became her choice essentially. But I pointed out the flaw in her claims and turned her PDA strategies on it’s head. PDA parenting win tonight!!!


text: Jess is a first year MFA Acting student who recently reloccated from NYC to Seattle. Jess was recently seen as Cecille in Walking the Volcano (Symphony Space, NYC), Anne Sexton in Be Careful of Words (Helikon Repertory Theater, NYC) Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Riverside Theater Works, Boston) Portia in Julius Caesar (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) Marlene in Top Girls (Boston Universtiy, Boston) Gertrude in In The Summer House (Theater 210, Boston University) and Cavale in Cowboy Mouth (Bar 2, Boston). Jess also recieved her B.F.A in Acting from Boston University and has also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She is thrilled and honored to join the incoming PATP class.


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GABA (four different forms of GABA transporters have been characterized).
Caenorhabditis elegans hypothetical transporter T23G5.5.
Haemophilus hypothetical proteins HI0736 and HI1690.
These transporters are glycoproteins of about 600 to 700 amino-acid residues. The two bacterial proteins are smaller (457 to 508 residues). These proteins seem to contain 12 transmembrane domains and both termini are predicted to be located in the cytoplasm.
As signature patterns for these proteins we have selected two highly conserved regions. The first region spans the C-terminal part of the first transmembrane domain, a short extracellular loop, and the N-terminal part of the second transmembrane domain. The second region is located in the largest extracellular loop between the third and fourth transmembrane domains; this region contains two conserved cysteines that could be involved in disulfide bonds. We also developed a profile for this family of proteins.
Title Neuroscience. Vehicles of inactivation.
2 Authors Schloss P. Mayser W. Betz H.
Title Neurotransmitter transporters. A novel family of integral plasma membrane proteins.
3 Authors Attwell D. Bouvier M.
Title Cloners quick on the uptake.
Title Neurotransmitter transporters (plus): a promising new gene family.
Title A functional superfamily of sodium/solute symporters.
Source Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1197:133-166(1994).

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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This page provides links to resources that can help provider and suppliers comply with the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Emergency Preparedness Rule.
We have also developed Topic Collections and provider- and supplier-specific resources that can help organizations involved in implementing these requirements. Check back often as we update and expand our resource offerings.
Healthcare Facility Emergency Operations Plan "Criteria Checklist"
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The cafe is at the other side of the road from the shop. It used to be the post office until a few years ago, but now has been opened by Celia. She has part as a craft shop, where people can paint pottery, sells home made cards, and paintings from a local artist are on show. She serves coffees, teas and cakes, biscuits etc. As there is not another cafe open in the area this shoiuld attract visitors and help hikers and passers -by who would otherwise have to travel a few more miles. She is open everyday, and is in the middle of getting all her stock displayed ready for the busy period, over the next few months.
great to have a cafe in the area!!!


text: Fractal Fun Graduation Party Supplies in Bulk Quantities at Wholesale Prices! Fractal Fun Graduation Party Supplies are perfect for the 2017 High School or College Graduation Party! We have Fractal Fun Graduation Party Tableware, Decorations, Balloons, Invitations, Thank Yous and More!


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is a general one, hence the general form of the Statement.
(2) No other Player is so empowered.
notice to the debtor that e is forgiving the debt.
to forgive them (see R1470(b)). This shows that (2) is true.
to be changed (or forgiven) by the application of an adopted proposal.
denominated in Bank Currencies, so the statement is FALSE.
that Proposal by the Rules (if any).
Proposal is a legal procedure for changing Nomic Properties.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text: Body and chassis handling. buy Varnishing gun. professional tools.


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Kumasi Asante Kotoko has sacked Communications Director for the club, Obed Acheampong.
According to reports, on Monday, February 26, Obed made a pronouncement on Nhyira FM that Asante Kotoko will win the 2018/19 Ghana Premier League season and not this season.
However, the Executive Chairman of the club, Dr Kwame Kyei was not happy about the comment made by the communications director of the club.
Obed Acheampong was appointed to replace Jerome Otchere when Dr Kyei took over as the Executive Chairman of the club.
Asante Kotoko will kick off their 2017/18 Ghana Premier League season against WAFA at the Sogakope Park.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Young-Chan comes from the Planet of Snail where deaf and blind people live slow and quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was desperate. Then Soon-Ho came into his life.
She understands his loneliness and soon becomes an inseparable part of his life. Young-Chan also discovers an amazing world under his fingers as he learns to read with Braille. He dreams of writing a book. However, Soon-Ho cannot always be there for him because of her own physical difficulties. While she uneasily spends her first day waiting for his return, Young-Chan goes out into the world for the biggest adventure of his life.


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conus arteriosus A small thick-walled chamber of the heart of vertebrate embryos that receives blood from the single ventricle and leads to the ventral aorta. It is retained as a distinct structure in adult fishes and (with modifications) amphibians, but in higher vertebrates it is incorporated into the roots of the aorta and pulmonary arteries.
"conus arteriosus." A Dictionary of Biology. . Encyclopedia.com. 25 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


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The Mekong delta is, as the name suggests a delta in southern Vietnam. A rich land of farming and teeming with life, the delta is the workforce of the nation and one of the most intensely farmed regions anywhere in SE Asia, half of all the rice produced in Vietnam, and almost 60% of the fish caught, is done so in the Mekong. From the air it appears to be a large carpeted portion of land shaded with every green imaginable and struck with vast river systems. For the tourist, guide books will tell you that the Mekong is a fantastic opportunity to see the Vietnamese at work, in their element and to visit the wonderful floating markets dotted throughout the province. An absolute must see region and one which will deliver on promises of an amazing look at Vietnamese life.
The reality is somewhat different.
We were headed to Rach Gia and the bumpy, boring crossing took 2hrs 30 minutes, to the minute. Off the ferry it was a short walk to the central bus station since there is no real need to hang around in the port city. Coming from relatively traffic free Phu Quoc it was a awakening to be back amongst the madness of chaotic traffic and the orchestra of horns. Constantly. A reality that many people don’t realise is that the only people in Vietnam that speak English are either hoteliers or hustlers. I know,youre reading this thinking ‘my taxi driver speaks English’ – Please refer to hustler. We found central bus station within a 10 minute mooch and instantly attracted the usual scruffy looking, shirt half buttoned up scamster that loiters around every single bus station in SE Asia. First up he asked where we were going and I gave him the benefit of the doubt; “Can Tho”. Then the oldest transport scam ever invented began. Seriously, it was invented before transport was; “No, no, no, wrong station”. But guess what, he just happened to be able to take us to the correct one for $20. Now, you have to actually give him some credit, it was very possible (and actually turned out to be true) that the bus to Can Tho left from another station. But in SE Asia generally, and in Vietnam specifically, if you are travelling by coach a fair distance, the bus company either calls at all bus stations, or will connect you via mini bus laid on for free. As I was trying to figure out whether he was being genuine, he would quickly run ahead to where we were going and say something in Vietnamese meaning literally every single door was closed for us. He was constantly telling me I was wrong, I had no respect, and it was starting to get aggressive, others were now involved. I walked to the bus station exit and sat down, knowing that eventually the bus would have to pass by, I was surrounded by about 15 guys all literally stood laughing at me and trying to goad me.
Eventually, after about 30 minutes the guy gave in, he swore at me, mumbled something and wondered off. The crowd dispersed and some woman gestured me to follow her. Within minutes I had a ticket and by 6.30pm was en route to Can Tho after a connection to a station just outside of town. But generally, in the Mekong it got to the point where if we stopped for even a second, someone would approach us trying to hustle us.
The bus pulled into Can Tho at 9.30pm after an awful, mosquito riddled journey through thunderstorms. Seriously, the roads are just ridiculous, passengers were pretty much thrown around for 3 hours combined with being eaten alive by king size, man eating mosquitoes. Which, by the way carry malaria meaning I was dosed up on Malarone.
Once at the bus station, I knew it was about 2 miles to the hotel. Basically, in Vietnam taxis charge around 17,000VND per km. Which is about a dollar a mile. I was being quoted $10 and no one would budge, to the point when I offered $5 I was laughed at. Which actually seems to be a recurring theme in the Mekong, people just stand and laugh at you whilst mocking you in Vietnamese. In any case, I decided to walk.
The following morning it was time for some cruising through the Delta and genuinely this was the only thing that actually was easy in our entire time in the south. I was looking out over the river and an old woman approached me, she was straight to the point 100,000VND ($5) for an hours boat tour, 200,000VND ($10) for 3 hours. I mean how can you morally even try and bargain that? $5 for an hours work, I took her up on her offer and like a ninja, her husband appeared out of nowhere with a shady looking wooden boat. We boarded and were off for a wonderful mini tour of the Mekong. No scams, no boat breakdowns outside a floating restaurant, no hard sell, nothing at all. Just a silent water tour of the jungled clad islands around Can Tho, the sound broken only by the rickety sounding engine as it struggled in the water. It was a fantastic respite and window into the hardworking lives of some of the most purposeful individuals in the region.
From Can Tho we slowly made our way to Vinh Long which is a basically Can Tho with a bit more character, but ultimately not much different. Another boat ride and I started to fall in love with the beauty, Vinh Long is far more natural, the concrete exchanged for wood, the scams more obvious, the roads worse. I was actually supposed to stop in My Tho an hour up the road as part of the trail through the Mekong, but again it rained, the hassle was intense and the mosquitoes ripping my ankles and elbows to shreds despite wearing trousers and socks. I had just had enough.
The bus to Saigon took about 5 hours but was supposed to take 3 due to the terrible road conditions. Still, I didn’t care much. I thought I was free of the hassle of the Mekong as we pulled up in Ho Chi Minh. The bus station is about 9km out of town, everyone was boarding a mini bus that was supposed to take every one into the centre (Benh Thanh), I swear this is true, we stepped up to the door and it was slammed in our face, everyone on the mini bus was laughing, had I not moved out of the way we would have got run over as it sped away. I was stood for a few seconds wondering what had just happened and guy grabs my arm: “Mister, taxi, where you go”, I replied “Benh Thanh”, “ok $30, come with me…” So, I began the 9km walk into town in thirty degree heat with just one thing on my mind – It would’ve cost me $30 to fly direct out of Phu Quoc, but instead I travelled on land, got eaten by mosquitoes, ripped off and spent much more on land moneywise, what an absolutely stupid thing to do. I am supposed to write about how green, amazing and beautiful the Mekong is, but honestly, stick to day trips. Travelling through that delta is just not worth the hassle. At all. In fact, I will go one step further, if you go to Phu Quoc, avoid the whole of the south of Vietnam. Head no further south than Nha Trang, or continue on to Cambodia. South Vietnam is just not worth the hassle or involuntary blood donations to Mosquitoes inc.


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Perez Hilton is no stranger to controversy, and K. Michelle is not one to hold her tongue! And you put the two of them against each other, you’re bound to get a show!
Hilton, a fan of Azalea, fired back at Michelle defending the “Fancy” rapper, and that led to an all out shade-throwing scuffle!
Woo! Perez shook the table! I’m going to remain neutral on this one! I’m a huge K. Michelle fan, a long-time PerezHilton.com reader, and I’m loving that new “Fancy” song.
Let us know who you think won the Twitter War!


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Watch and listen as we create, musically and digitally!
Acoustically, the clarinet is a complex instrument to record. Next, we plan to refine recording methods specific to the clarinet to achieve a natural/true clarinet sound in the setting of digital recording based on lessons learned. Already hardware and techniques have been modified significantly. ..You get to hear it as it happens!
Online musical audiences are growing and this is an expanding group of listeners. In addition, the internet enhances a musician's audience base beyond a local audience.
The goal: To explore music technology with the clarinet and use it to enhance the traditional performance modalities through digital recording technology..
Marci Anne Gurnow (Bass clarinet, Jacksonville Symphony).
She holds degrees from Boston University, University of NC-Chapel Hill, and University of South Florida. Raised in Charlotte, NC; Dr. Wilson has played clarinet with symphony orchestras since the age of 12. In 2010 after working with many talented local instrumentalists, she founded Chamber Music: Trinity!
to join these skilled musicians together. She currently serves as principal clarinetist and Artistic Director; responsible for programming and administrative aspects. She has performed as principal clarinet with several ensembles including the First Coast Opera, Ormand Beach Symphony, Saint Augustine (FL) Chorus Orchestra, Northeastern Symphony (Boston), French Woods Festival (NY)Orchesta, etc. In 2012, she was selected to participate as "student" prinicipal clarinetist at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Academy where she performed in solo recital, chamber ensemble, and side by side with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra clarinet section including Steve Barta, Chris Wolfe, Edward Palankner, and Bill Jenken. Dr. Wilson was selected twice to serve as principal clarinet for the Pittsburg (PA) Symphony Orchestra "Side by Side" concerts. She has also performed as a soloist with the Bel Canto Orchestra, the Prelude Music Workshop, and Boston Music Center. She was featured in solo clarinet tracks; self composed "Ballad Without Words" and Deb Dyko's "Tabla Raza" for two CD's produced by Capal Productions (Jacksonville, FL). She is continuing these efforts by working on a solo CD collection using most current ADK computer technology. She was awarded a Boston Music Center Grant and a Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission for clarinet performance. She was selected as "composer of the month" for Notion Music Sortware in 2009. She is currently working in the studio, chamber music, orchestra/ensembles, composition and arranging; and enjoys coaching school band woodwind sections. An experienced freelancer, she is ready with the full family of clarinets: A, Bb, C, Eb Sopranino and Alto, Bb Bass clarinets. Music samples can be enjoyed on www.MakeItClar.net . As of March 2010 she was ranked #1 on Reverbnation Local Classical Charts. Dr. Wilson is a Backun Musical Performing Artist and plays Buffet clarinets customized especially for her by Master Technician Morrie Backun (Vancouver, CAN).


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How developments in science and technology may enable the emergence of purely digital minds--intelligent machines equal to or greater in power than the human brain.
Exponential growth is a pattern built deep into the scheme of life, but technological change now promises to outstrip even evolutionary change. Oliveira describes technological and scientific advances that range from the discovery of laws that control the behavior of the electromagnetic fields to the development of computers. He calls natural selection the ultimate algorithm, discusses genetics and the evolution of the central nervous system, and describes the role that computer imaging has played in understanding and modeling the brain. Having considered the behavior of the unique system that creates a mind, he turns to an unavoidable question: Is the human brain the only system that can host a mind? If digital minds come into existence--and, Oliveira says, it is difficult to argue that they will not--what are the social, legal, and ethical implications? Will digital minds be our partners, or our rivals?

industry_corpus2: Artificial Intelligence


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The Irish really got this right. Their expression of “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” captures one of the most fundamental truths I know. While most people (especially Americans) believe it’s the mouth that smiles, in truth, it’s the eyes.
My father was not a big smiler. He was a very old-world European, true gentleman in the finest sense of the word. Exceptionally dignified, almost like royalty. Yes, he smiled, but he was not a BIG smiler, if you know what I mean. He smiled from time to time.
But his eyes smiled. Always.
I had no doubt he loved me, just the way he looked at me.
I had the good fortune to work in Ireland over the course of 10 years, spent a lot of time there. It’s one of my all time favorite countries to work in. I love the Irish, especially their sense of humor and warmth. It’s the land “of a thousand welcomes”, that it is for sure.
On this St. Patrick’s Day, I salute the Irish!
May your eyes find many reasons to smile!
What a beautiful child…and a beautiful post, Ingrid.