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You probably don’t put much thought into crafting an email, which means it’s likely you are making some potentially embarrassing mistakes.
You may have received training on giving a good presentation or writing a successful business proposal, but few of us spend as much time learning how to craft a good email. It’s quick and easy, but few of us give much thought to shooting off an email, so that makes it ripe for misuse.
Because email is a quick tool to use, it’s tempting to shoot one off on the fly, but that often leads to misunderstandings or incomplete information, requiring a few more emails to clear up.
While the content may be long, there are tricks to keeping it concise. Take out fillers, qualifiers, adverbs, and adjectives, suggests Morgan. Keep the prose matter-of-fact and clear, and write conversationally, revising as needed.
We tend to overestimate both our ability to convey the tone we want to convey in an email, and our ability to judge other people’s tones, says Morgan. “We think we know exactly what other people are trying to say—but we’re wrong,” he says.
Research from New York University and the University of Chicago found that people are stuck in their own perspectives, grasping a writer’s intent only 56% of the time.


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Welcome to the LJ community for the Atlus video game series, Trauma Center. News, information, media and fanwork posts are all encouraged.
Large entries should be put under a LJ-cut.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Members of the European Parliament are calling for the European Union to source 35 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, set nationally binding targets for renewable energy, phase-out of palm oil and food-based biofuels and set biomass sustainability standards.
On Oct. 23, Environment MEPs proposed to increase the share of renewables to at least 35 percent of the EU’s gross final consumption of energy by 2030.
Information released by the European Parliament notes the proposal is part of ongoing reform of the EU’s renewable energy directive. In 2009, that directive set a 20 percent by 2020 target for the EU, with individual targets for each member country. The European Commission has also proposed to prolong the scheme to 2030, but proposed a 27 percent target as an EU-wide goal.
Draft legislation proposed by the MEPs also calls for the share of biofuels to be no more than 7 percent of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport, and for no food-based biofuels to be subject to minimum targets at the EU level. In addition, it calls for food-based first-generation biofuels to be phased out by 2030, with palm oil-based fuels to be phased out by 2021.
Regarding biomass, the MEPs’ proposal sets sustainability criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass. According to information released by the European Parliament, the sustainability criteria aim to minimize the risk allowing unsustainable forest biomass to benefit from support schemes.
The Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted 32 to 29 to adopt the proposal. The Committee on Industry is expected to vote on a portion of the proposal Nov. 28.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


text: A growing number of states, cities and counties have enacted laws designed to remove barriers faced by individuals with criminal records in finding employment. The “ban-the-box” legislation eliminates the criminal history question on applications, while laws are in place that distinguish when and how an employer may use criminal history information in the hiring process. There are even financial incentives for employers who hire individuals with qualifying records. Although challenges can be presented in remaining compliant, three simple guidelines can make the process much easier. Start by examining applications, job postings and recruiting materials for compliance. Train hiring personnel to be aware of existing laws and familiarize yourself and others with the requirements for legal criminal history and other background checks that vary by location.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Morningside employs nearly 100 individuals in 5 offices serving 7 counties. A majority of our staff provide direct support to adults with disabilities to secure and maintain employment in the community. While more of our staff work full-time during regular business hours, we have some positions that require working in the evenings, weekends or schedule flexibility.
Morningside recruits individuals who thrive in a constantly changing environment and are dedicated to providing the highest possible level of service regardless of position. We offer competitive compensation, a great benefits package including a 403B retirement plan, and positive motivated work place.
Resumes accepted in addition to a COMPLETED application.

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text: Wooden box with 2 holes on each side. Two wires stretch length of box (one missing). Tightened by ivory screws with spindle and worm gear mounted on plates. Back of plates engraved "WAVERLY M.D. CO." Top of box has 2 scales on it--one marked "diatonic" meter scale and the other "equally tempered scale." Two pulleys on end opposite ivory screws. Weights hung from these would change tension, changing the frequency of the sound produced.

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We craft this item from one single piece of solid pine wood. It is hand-sanded satiny smooth and finished with 100% pure and natural olive oil for best protection and luster – that keeps the natural look and feel of the wood and allows it to breath.
Awesome name puzzles! Thanks your sharing!
Find many amazing gifts here. They are handmade from beautiful white pine wood. They are also polished by hand to look amazing.
Personalized unique pen and pencil holders. Surprise the people you love with this amazing gift. Find out more wooden gifts here in the blog or in the website.


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A large population study examined the link between smart phone users’ frequent texting and reports of persistent upper back and neck pain.
How much of the day do you spend with your head buried in your smart phone? Have you ever stopped to notice your posture in the midst of responding to that group text or checking social media? The convenience of staying connected at all times can be addictive, and it may also cause abnormal musculoskeletal wear and tear. While strong evidence links frequent texting to chronic neck pain, surgeons are left wondering what long term effects prolonged smart phone use may have on the spine.
A recent article in The Spine Journal (2017) cited a large population study in Sweden, which included over 7000 participants ranging in age from 20-24. Over a period of 5 years, this study demonstrated an association between the amount of time spent texting and the persistence of upper back and neck pain in participants.
As noted in a 2015 observational study, the average person extends their neck while texting, positioning their cervical spine at an angle between 15 and 60 degrees (45 degrees on average). The weight of the human head (10-12 pounds in a neutral position) puts an increasing amount of strain on the spine as the angle increases from 15 to 60 degrees, with the estimated pressure on the cervical spine weighing in at approximately 60 pounds at a flexed neck posture of 60 degrees.
Any repetitive action using this forward flexed neck position (i.e. texting, reading on a laptop or computer, etc.) can result in “text neck” or chronic neck pain. As data highlights the detrimental effects of craning one’s neck forward for prolonged periods of time to stare at screens, researchers are increasingly concerned about possible links to disk degeneration or spinal herniation in the long term.
With frequent texting linked to neck pain, surgeons are particularly concerned about the risks to spine development posed by such harmful posture and hyper-extension of the neck in this universal age of smart phones, as younger people are using multiple devices more often each day. Clinical studies are necessary to quantify and examine any links between the forward flexed position of the neck while texting and cervical disk degeneration. This issue requires further study to promote awareness and prompt proactive lifestyle changes to lessen and/or prevent neck pain from prolonged smart phone use.

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This story broke out on KHOU 11 in Houston. This fisherman's dog, aka "man's best friend" decided to shift his recreational vehicle in reverse and sent the thing into Lake Sam Rayburn. I've seen this in movies before, but never in real life.
Wow ... It's a good thing Professional angler, Eric Jackson had some helpful folks around. They had to move fast in order to not let the 38 ft vehicle fall to the bottom of ole Sam Rayburn Lake. That was some fast footwork to get back in the RV before the water held the doors shut for good.
This is why I don't have pets right now. If anyone asks If I like pets I say yes. I mean who doesn't like cats and dogs right? But in actuality, just like a child, it does tie you down a bit. Unless you are in financial heaven, taking your animals with you everywhere you go isn't feasible. Especially if you like to travel. I guess they could travel with you everywhere in the U.S. with an RV. I suppose that's why having a travel trailer is so nice. Unless you let your pet drive it. That's not safe, but it does make for an interesting video.

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Who says there are no palm trees in Canada? English Bay Beach Park, located at the southern edge of downtown Vancouver's West End, features not only palm trees, but also expansive sandy beaches, beautiful lawns and flowerbeds along with stunning views across the bay.
The park and beach are located right across from the intersection of Davie and Denman Street where you will discover many restaurants and small shops to explore not to mention the ever present hotdog carts.
English Bay is also located on Vancouver's famous seawall which you can follow north all the way around Stanley Park or you can stroll a short distance to the south and find yourself at Sunset Beach with even more long stretches of sandy beach, green lawns, trees and superb views across the bay to Vanier Park and the H.R. MacMillan Space Center.
Activities include swimming and sunbathing, beach volleyball, sightseeing and walking to name a few. Their downtown location makes these beaches easy to get to and well worth visiting during your stay in Vancouver. Be sure to click on the photos tab to see lots of spectacular pictures of this beautiful location.
From Granville Station take the Dunsmuir Street Exit. Walk to your right (East) along Dunsmuir Street to Richards Street and go right on Richards to the bus stop for the #6 Davie Bus. Take this bus to the terminus on Davie Street at Denman Street. English Bay Beach Park is right across the street.
From Yaletown-Roundhouse Station cross Davie Street and find the #C23 Davie bus stop to your left. Take this bus to Bidwell Street. English bay is one block northwest and across the street.
Beautiful sandy beach lining English Bay cc licensed photo by Arrr!

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Farnborough International is part of ADS Group. This pioneering team of industry experts deliver world-class, innovative events in a competitive global market. Its Airshow business organises the world famous Farnborough International Airshow and provides aerospace trade show consultancy services to governments and other trade bodies. As well as event organisers, Farnborough International’s Exhibition and Conference Centre hosts a variety of business events. Farnborough International headquarters are located at TAG Farnborough Airport.
Farnborough International Airshow is a leading global trade show for the international aerospace industry. Taking place every two years, the event attracts over 1,500 exhibitors from 50 countries, over 100 aircraft in both the static and flying displays and over 70,000 trade visits over the five-day trade show.
For visitors and exhibitors alike, Farnborough International Airshow offers a targeted platform to do business. Over the past few shows, the show has developed to offer more targeted content including sector-specific zones, Meet the Buyer programme, military and commercial delegations programmes and a conference programme. The next show will take place from 16 – 22 July 2018.
Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre hosts a variety of events for the business-to-business community including exhibitions such as Security & Policing and Southern Manufacturing, annual general meetings, corporate functions and product launches.
The construction of its new permanent 20,000sqm exhibition and conference facility is due for completion in early 2018 and will comprise 12,500sqm of exhibition space over three halls plus additional flexible conference, meeting and function rooms. It will be suitable for just about any kind of event. The venue also offers a further 3,000sqm of event space in its Hall 5 structure, plus on-site parking for up to 3,500 cars, excellent transportation links and plenty of hotel accommodation nearby.
Farnborough International’s reputation for hosting a world-class trade show with expertise in organising flying displays has made the business a sought-after commodity by other trade bodies and foreign governments.
Since 2009, Farnborough International has worked with the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, the Kingdom of Bahrain to help organise the Bahrain International Airshow. Farnborough International has also worked with FICCI in supporting the sales efforts for India Aviation and is currently working with EUPIC to develop an event in China.
FINN (Farnborough International News Network) is an independent digital media channel created with the aerospace industry in mind. Its aim is to create a ‘one-stop’ digital hub for the aviation community to access insight, analysis and opinion from industry leaders and influencers.
Covering airshows and aviation events across the globe, Farnborough International Airshow 2018 will see the launch of ‘FINN LIVE,’ broadcasting up to the minute news and commentary from the show across our site-wide large screen network. It will also be hosting ‘FINN Sessions’ which will be a series of conferences and panel sessions from keynote speakers on topics affecting the industry.

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Abdul Yusuf and Jamal Abdulahi hadn’t seen the need before, but a few weeks after the November election the two men went to a gun store and started the paperwork for permits to carry.
They are among the Muslims and members of other minority groups who are joining the ranks of Minnesotans who applied to become gun owners in 2016.
For Abdulahi, it’s a natural response to an uptick in hate crimes since the election of Donald Trump.
Fears about Trump’s rhetoric on one hand, and fears that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton might try to restrict gun ownership on the other fueled a spike in gun permit applications in Minnesota this year. As of Dec. 7, the state has issued 70, 112 permits, a 57 percent increase over the 44, 696 issued last year, according to a report from the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The permits are valid for five years, so the total includes both newly issued and renewing permits.
Minority gun ownership is rising as attitudes change. A 2014 Pew Research Center Survey showed more blacks are changing their views on gun ownership: 54 percent said that guns protect people rather than endanger lives.
That compares with 29 percent of blacks when asked the same question in 2012.
There is no data on the number of Muslim-Americans buying guns, and permit application records don’t reveal demographic information beyond the age, gender and the county of the applicant.
But Andrew Rothman, president of Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that advocates for “gun and self-defense rights, ” says he’s seeing a growing number of Somali men coming in for gun lessons.
Rothman said his organization welcomes their participation.
The two have formed a group and have held several meetings in the community.
Their group is also addressing security concerns by working with law enforcement and hiring armed security guards to patrol Somali malls, schools and mosques that could be targets of hate crimes.
Fresh in their minds is a foiled plot to bomb a mosque and an apartment building housing Somali immigrants in Garden City, Kan., in October.
Some worry, however, that a push within the Muslim community to get gun permits could place Minnesota’s Somali-Americans in an undesirable spotlight and invoke ugly memories of Somalia’s civil war.
Abdulwahid Osman, an attorney for the family of the man who stabbed 10 people at St. Cloud’s Crossroads Mall, applauded Yusuf and Abdulahi’s message to the Somali community to stay vigilant, and he does not argue with individual choices for self-defense.
But he worries how their message would be perceived by Minnesotans at large.
He urges Somali-led organizations to provide their clients with safety guidelines rather than tout gun ownership.
Lul Hersi of St. Cloud, a mother of four, wants to be a gun owner, but fears having a gun around her two teenage boys who are dealing with racial tensions in the city.
“There is never a [better] time than now, but I don’t feel safe to have a gun in my house, ” she said.
For Yusuf and the dozens of Somalis who come to the group meetings, there is a sense of urgency.
They fear that Trump’s administration will restrict Muslims from obtaining firearms. “They might put us on watch list or have a special mark on us, ” said Yusuf.
Abdulahi’s fifth-grade daughter has been taunted in school because she wears a hijab. Yusuf’s wife is unnerved by the looks she gets on the streets.
John Monson, owner of Bill’s Gun Shop & Range in Robbinsdale, said he has a number of Muslim customers, but they are not the only people buying guns or seeking permits to carry.
He said the talk of tighter regulations in response to the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary and San Bernardino sent people flocking to gun stores.
Haji Yusuf said he also sees more Somalis interested in guns. Yusuf, no relation to Abdul Yusuf, created the Facebook page “Somali-American Gun Club” and is the co-founder of #UniteCloud, a social media attempt to ease cultural tensions in St. Cloud. He is now preparing to start a nonprofit to educate community members about the rights and responsibilities of gun ownership.


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To the catalogue of ghost stories set at Kenyon, add one more: Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Kitchen Hamlet, an independent film based on the bard's most famous play, takes place in Gambier, making use of locations ranging from a Kenyon-owned house on Meadow Lane to the College cemetery. The brainchild of Associate Professor of Drama Daniel Elihu Kramer, the project features a Kenyon-studded cast and crew.
Kramer has long nurtured the idea of producing an intimate, mostly indoor version of Hamlet focusing closely on the family relationships in the play. The domestic slant gives rise to the film's title.
Funded in part by a Newton Chun faculty development grant, the film is very much a collaborative Kenyon affair-for his cast and crew, Kramer drew on the pool of talent found within the extended Kenyon family. "One of the best things about the whole project has been the opportunity to bring together students, faculty, alumni, staff, and community members," says director and producer Kramer, who oversaw the three-week shoot this summer.
Participants ranged from Patrick Shaw '07, in the title role, to Episcopal Chaplain Karl Stevens '95 (fittingly cast as the priest), to Middle Ground café proprietor Joel Gunderson as Marcellus.
Kramer began the process of editing the footage at Columbus' Wexner Center for the Arts in August. He hopes to complete the work this academic year during breaks from teaching and chairing the Dance and Drama Department.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text: This 2017 Ford Fusion SE 5 Passenger Front Wheel Drive Sedan comes with a 6-speed automatic transmission with SelectShift, 3.07 axle ratio, 18-inch premium painted dark stainless wheels, ingot silver metallic exterior color, cloth/vinyl front bucket seats, Fusion SE Technology Package, Automatic Stop Start, engine block heater, reverse sensing system, voice-activated navigation system, 62.5-litre fuel tank, brake actuated limited slip differential, chrome grille, LED brakelights, SYNC including 4.2-inch LCD screen, smart-charging USB port, enhanced voice recognition communication and entertainment system and 911 Assist, Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity, three 12V DC power outlets, tire specific low tire pressure warning system and backup camera. The 1.5-litre Ecoboost gas engine provides 181 horsepower at 6,000 RPM and 185 lb-ft of torque at 4,320 RPM. Touch base with us to discuss purchasing or financing options that are right for you and experience the difference you will only find at DRIVING FORCE Vehicle Rentals, Sales and Leasing.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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Time Tracker has been built to seamlessly integrate with QuickBooks PC and QuickBooks Online, making your time entries and billing flow together. This article provides an overview of QuickBooks and shows you where to get a free trial.
It's easy to install, learn and use.
You can organize your business finances all in one place.
QuickBooks also comes with a free trial.
You can buy QuickBooks for PC, which is software installed right on your desktop. Set-up is easy.
Learn more about QuickBooks for PC.
You can also buy QuickBooks Online, which is web-based software. It is the essentially the same product as QuickBooks PC, only instead of installing software you access your account via the cloud.
Here is an article showing you the different features of QuickBooks PC and QuickBooks Online. We personally prefer QuickBooks Online, as it is web-based software. This means you can access your QuickBooks file from anywhere and your company data is backed up online.
Compare QuickBooks PC and QuickBooks Online.
If you are curious about how Time Tracker and QuickBooks work together, here's an overview.

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Noise free original premium news covering only relevant events driving the financial markets.
Actionable multi-asset class news and insights on major market drivers around the clock.
Breaking news and insights with real time perspective to support timely investment decisions.
Institutional trading desk rumor and insights from dealers, market makers, traders and other market professionals.

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A Fantastic opportunity to acquire a new property for the forthcoming academic year , this property is undergoing a ‘back to brick’ £60,000 complete refurbishment.
The accommodation is arranged over 2 floors. 5 Double bedrooms are all of larger than normal size in Selly Oak. All the bedrooms benefit from new beds and good quality orthopaedic mattresses, new carpet and brand new, good quality furniture.
Kitchen with all brand new appliances including fridge freezer, washing machine, dish washer cooker with oven and hob, microwave oven.
The Spacious living space will be furnished with good quality sofas and dining table and chairs with patio doors open to a lovely garden.
The 2 bathrooms/toilets will be fitted with designer bathroom suite.
The property will also benefit from latest gas central heating system, smoke alarm system.
The property will benefit from the latest use of new technology insulation and low energy LED lighting, along with the latest high efficiency boiler. Furthermore, the property will be lavishly furnished to a high standard incorporating double beds with orthopaedic mattresses and good quality furnishings. The property will be carpeted throughout with high quality carpets and underlay. All MasonKnight Properties are fitted with Alarms.
The garden to the front provides off-road parking space.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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My New Year's Resolution - stop lurking and participate!
Finally got round to saying Hi!
Greetings from the south of Sweden!
Greetings to you 'lovely' lot!
A very good evening from London.
Hi from The Netherlands .
Hello all from an old novice.
Hi from a sometimes Antipodean!
Hi - new(ish) u43 user here!
Back to basics- E1 coming tomorrow.
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Peer education is an approach to health promotion. In this approach, the community members are supported to promote health enhancing changes among themselves - the peers. Rather than expecting health professionals to always educate and attend to the thirst for knowledge among members of the public, the idea behind peer education is that those who are not trained professionals should be in the position to encourage healthy behaviour to one another.
Peer education is a term used to describe a wide range of initiatives. It is where young people of similar age, group, background, culture or social status, come together to educate and inform each other about several issues that benefits them and their immediate environment. It is an increasingly popular method of providing information in both schools and community based settings.
show, drama presentation, group discussions that passes intelligent and meaningful messages across to those involved. In all, this should be fun for young people but the main aim is to be able to pass useful, meaningful and healthy tips from one person to several people.
1. Young people feel comfortable communicating with their peers on sensitive issues such as sexuality. Young people would feel comfortable requesting for a condom from a peer educator rather than buying from a chemist or shop with an adult attendant.
2. People not only make choices based on what they know, they also use the opinion and actions of their close friends or trusted peers.
3. Peer educators can communicate and understand in a way that someone outside the age group can’t. This is a very important aspect of their work.
4. It boosts their self esteem, leadership skills, health knowledge and responsible reproductive life.
5. Peers can play an effective role in encouraging their people in their group to consider, talk honestly about and develop responsible attitudes and lifestyle.
6. Peers serve in a variety of leadership and mentoring capacities and present numerous programs to enhance their development.
9. Teens often find peer educators more reliable than credible adults.
10. The peer educators learn important skills like communication and facilitation.
11. Mastering extensive sexuality information relevant to their own lives.
12. People who are counseled by their peers are more likely to engage in interactive discussions.
13. Low resource cost; since they often use volunteers and have almost no overhead, peer education programs can be run very cheaply.
14. Peer educators often gain long term benefits from their experience. Employment experience, responsible reproductive health behavior.
15. People who live around us suffer from a lot of problems and they would rather discuss with a known friendly neighbour than die in silence.
16. It can go a long way in fostering fulfilling relationships between members of a community.
A peer education program is a way of improving services by spreading the needed information throughout a community. Through such programs, people can gain the knowledge and skills that are valued and important to strengthen their communities, advocate for themselves and the need to assert more control over their lives.
1. Plan the program with the focus on the community, rather than on what you want to do.
2. The program has to be the one that fits the needs of the community and not otherwise.
3. What is the actual purpose of the program?
4. Who are the target population?
5. What will be the definition of peers?
6. Are there successful and failed examples of this type of program in the community?
7. Recruit people who share the passion and are able to give themselves voluntarily to the cause. In doing this, it is important to get people who have excellent communicating skills.
Effective peer education can go a long way in helping on several health issues. Peer educators can also carry out campaigns and advocacy on important issues. They can be trained and used for immunization exercise, heart to heart counseling in youth friendly centers, HIV/AIDS prevention and control campaigns, cancer awareness and other related issues. This is really cheap to run and will save cost.
In some cases peer educators can be given stipends or provided with certificates of participation or recognition to serve as motivation. This will in turn encourage them to fully participate and be devoted. There is always joy when you can help save another person's life.
hmmm you have said more than enough.
I love this number no7... IT IS THE TRUTH bcos it has worked for me so many times ---> Peer educators quickly become valued and respected student leaders in schools and in the community.
Great work my beautiful sister.
Ope, you've done great justice to the topic and I hope people wld take advantage of peer education, as it clearly has so many merits and its impact cannot be over emphasized. As a certified peer educator, I've seen it transform projects beyond the scope that ordinary awareness would. Very useful in advocacy on HIV, Maternal / Infant healthcare, general health practices etc. Kudos again.
YOU NEED A MENTOR TO SUCCEED IN LIFE, I MEAN IT!

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Hope your trip to France is formidable!
Am I sounding like a broken record?
I am a broken record!
Today we said good-bye to my parents.
They'll be visiting my brother's family for the next three weeks.
I'll be here...praying to be content enjoying this beautiful weather! Yeah!
You are such a good student. I give you an A+. What is with everyone going to France and not inviting us?!
Oh girl... you are a better child/sis then me!! I would be GREEN with envy!!


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Advanced dual extruders - More possibilities with two.
A 3D printer shouldn’t be limited to building simple cubes and sphere. It’s supposed to let your creativity flourish—however sophisticated or wild your designs may be. With Dreamer, anything you imagine can become a physical reality that you can touch, hold, and feel.
And these designs aren’t limited to just a single color either. The Dreamer dual printhead is fine-tuned to build in two colors simultaneously. So your design stands out in places where it’s supposed to shine.
Perhaps the most unique feature of the Dreamer dual printhead is the way they work in harmony to build much more complex designs, laying down each layer with unparalleled accuracy. One printhead extrudes the build material while the other fills in areas of overhang with support material. The resulting collaboration between the two is nothing short of a perfect match.
Dreamer has an eye for detail. With a 100-micron high-resolution build, every detail in your design comes out the exact same way you imagined them to be. Designs with interlocking pieces fit and function seamlessly together. Every circle is a perfect round, and every peak and trough has a distinct definition. With Dreamer, 3D printing becomes a digital art form.
Dreamer has a built-in Wi-Fi that connects to your home or office network. Wirelessly transfer models to Dreamer’s built-in 4 GB internal storage. So even if your computer gives up on you, you can depend on Dreamer to finish building.
The 3D printer that’s safe to use.
3D printers operate at extreme high temperature. When designing Dreamer, we emphasize safety first but also making sure performance is not compromised. Dreamer is designed so that all of its hot and moving components are contained inside the fully enclosed case while keeping everything else out, including dust and foreign particles. It meets strict requirements and is CE certified and RoHS compliant. So Dreamer can be used anywhere—be it the home, the office, or in classrooms.


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If you’re tired of the same old-same old, land-based European vacation full of hotel-hopping and EuroTraining, and simply can’t afford the hefty fee of shipping your cruiser overseas, how about chartering a cruiser from England-based Le Boat? Offering charter boats, sans itinerary, in any one of nine popular European countries, visitors can discover France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Poland, England, Ireland, and Scotland, in a whole new way.
Adding to their fleet of nearly 900 boats worldwide, Le Boat has commissioned a new design for smaller groups. The contemporary-looking Horizon model sleeps five adults in two cabins, and also offers sleeping arrangements at the dinette. The Horizon is available in many parts of Le Boat’s French operations, as well as in Italy, Germany, Holland, and on England’s famed Thames.
A training session will greet customers prior to departure, and no specific boating license is required to operate any of the fleet’s vessels. In addition, Le Boat offers a free app for anyone en route, or simply for those curious about these leisurely vacation cruises.
You will, however, have to pay for your own baguettes and fuel. C’est dommage!


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DALLAS, Texas – On the first anniversary of Hurricane Harvey’s landfall, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) penned an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle recognizing the devastation Hurricane Harvey wrought on the Texas Gulf Coast, and highlighting their efforts to support Texas’ rebuilding and recovery efforts. Sen. Cruz also released a video highlighting the courage and resilience of Texas, and the progress made on the road to recovery.
Nearly one year ago on these pages, we made a commitment to Texans reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Long-term assistance and resources were needed, and we pledged a vigorous response in Washington. Twelve months later, the painful memories linger — with some still flinching at the sound of pelting rain — and the recovery isn’t finished. But together we’ve made progress.
After crashing into the Coastal Bend community of Rockport, Harvey wreaked havoc up and down our Texas Gulf Coast. It shattered records and stole 68 lives, a goliath that experts said comes perhaps only once every thousand years. Beaumont, Victoria, Port Arthur: These are just a few communities where Texans braced themselves against devastating winds, paddled down their streets or waded through their living rooms. Houston-area residents we met in Friendswood, Meyerland, Kingwood, at the George R. Brown Convention Center and the NRG Center faced the same flooding — or worse.
The destruction was on a scale our state had never seen. But Texans rose to the occasion. Good Samaritans rescued stranded neighbors and opened businesses to the displaced. A boy in Philadelphia sold lemonade and sent the proceeds to the American Red Cross on behalf of the Bayou City, his old hometown.
Following the emergency response, our job in Washington was just beginning. Communities along the Texas coast needed rebuilding. In the weeks and months following landfall, Congress passed three separate aid bills totaling $147 billion for Harvey and other disasters. Debris was cleared and ports reopened. The National Flood Insurance Program expedited homeowners’ claims, while the Small Business Administration approved disaster loans.
The two of us worked to pass a new law allowing Texans to receive tax deductions for hurricane-related expenses — providing more than $5 billion in emergency tax relief — and we pushed FEMA to reverse a policy that prevented houses of worship from accessing disaster relief funds. Afterward, we codified this change into law. Meanwhile, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to use $5 billion of the disaster funds we appropriated to help Texas homeowners and small businesses rebuild. These resources will pay for buyouts, rental property construction and reimbursements for repair costs incurred in the wake of the storm. And HUD recently announced an additional $5 billion for Texas to help primarily with Texas mitigation efforts.
There isn’t much sense in rebuilding, however, without ensuring the region can withstand major weather events in the future. That’s why we made sure the third disaster aid bill — a response to multiple hurricanes and wildfires across the country — designated roughly half of the relevant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction funds for Texas-specific projects.
Now, thanks to the Corps, state and local partners, and our colleagues in Congress, some of the most pressing infrastructure improvements are under way. Across more than 4,000 square miles between Sabine Pass and Galveston Bay, a series of storm surge and flood protection measures will update levee systems and, in some cases, construct new ones. In places like Clear Creek and Brays Bayou, the funds will be used to widen channels, construct detention basins, replace bridges and renovate dams. Importantly, these projects include cost-share requirements, a reflection of the partnership between Texas, local officials and the Trump administration to rebuild. Instead of a single infrastructure project, the result will be a new, multilayered system of improvements to address our most acute vulnerabilities.
At the same time, long-term planning with the Texas General Land Office, the governor’s office, as well as the entire Texas congressional delegation continues. The Corps’ ongoing Coastal Texas Study — funded by Congress — will provide a comprehensive strategy for flood mitigation, which is a necessary next step toward coastal protection. We are confident that having the smartest engineering minds study our coast will result in recommendations that Congress can then authorize. Once that happens, and in coordination with the Texas lawmakers and local officials, we’ll fight to ensure our coastal communities flourish for generations to come.
As your U.S. senators, at times of tragedy, we’ve found ourselves in living rooms, churches and gymnasiums across this great state — looking for the right words and then the right policies to address them. Few catastrophes, however, have affected so many Texans, and in such a devastating way, as Hurricane Harvey. Over the last year, working together, Texans have begun to heal and rebuild. But the job isn’t finished — which is why we’re here to say: Houston, we’ve still got your back.


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The truth is that Jess knows she’s screwed up.
She’s made mistakes, even betrayed her best friend, and now she’s paying for it. Her dad is making her spend the whole summer volunteering at the local soup kitchen.
The truth is that she wishes she was the carefree party girl everyone thinks she is.
She pretends it’s all fine. That her “perfect” family is fine. But it’s not. And no one notices the lie…until she meets Flynn. He’s the only one who really sees her. The only one who really listens.
The truth is that Jess is falling apart, and no one seems to care.
But Flynn is the definition of “the wrong side of the tracks.” When Jess’s parents look at him, they only see their differences, not how much she and Flynn need each other. They don’t get that the person who shouldn’t fit into your world might just be the one who makes you feel like you belong.
The summer before her senior year, Jess gets in trouble for buying a $10,000 dress on ebay and running wild. As punishment, her father says she has to volunteer at a local soup kitchen. There she meets (and falls for) Flynn, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks with a history he’d rather not share. Despite being from two different worlds, Flynn and Jess quickly fall for each other. But with everyone against their relationship, how can it work?
“That is a PDA,” I tell him and laugh. He glances around. People are milling about the building, but they don’t seem to be paying attention to us.
“Braxton says you’re out of my league,” he mumbles. He picks up my hand and holds it in both of his.
Gurtler conveys the realistic feelings of a teenage girl so well and has a knack for making us empathize with the characters, no matter how unexpected. This was a quick read and had humor and sadness and everything we’ve come to love from this author.
Flynn’s little brother, Kyle, is adorable, and we loved him. We also loved the growth that Jess went through in this story. She wasn’t the same vapid girl she started out being at the beginning. And we loved the banter between Wilf (an older, sort of surrogate grandfather that Jess meets at the Soup Kitchen) and Jess. Their relationship made me smile, and we appreciated his role in her life.
Also, Flynn. He was so hot and cold. He was awesome…and then he wasn’t. We guess guys can be like that in real life, but it was hard to love him when he acted like such a douchebag. But he was a good brother and a good son and we liked him. Just not with her, or anyone for that matter.
If you love contemporary YA with a message, then you should check out The Truth About Us by Janet Gurtler.
The greenhouse is sort of shaped like an old barn. It’s opaque with plastic and steel siding. The door is open, and I follow Wilf inside and pause and then breathe it in. The smell nourishes me. Moist air fills my lungs. I’ve forgotten how much the scents of greenery soothe me. It reminds me of different times. Simpler times.
“Nice,” I tell him, looking around at rows of plants on tabletops and plants stacked on the floor. I realize I’ve missed the satisfaction of nurturing plants.
The little boy stands taller and giggles and holds out his hand. He’s got it wrapped tightly around a plastic blue train.
The man on the ladder turns and looks down at me. My heart stops.
It’s not a man at all. It’s him.
I say a silent thank–you to him for calling me nice–looking and glance back at Flynn.
“We’ve already met,” Flynn says.
My cheeks stay on fire as he climbs down the ladder.
“The shelf is fixed,” he says to Wilf. “Slumming?” he adds to me as he jumps to the floor. He folds up the ladder and then leans it against a counter lined with plants.
The little boy stares back and forth.
I try to think of something light and witty to save the moment, but my mind is blank. Instead, I panic. “What’d you do to get stuck working at this place?” I say, channeling my inner Nance.
My stomach drops. Fail. Epic fail.
RITA Award finalist Janet Gurtler’s young adult books have been chosen for the Junior Library Guild Selection and as Best Books For Teens from the Canadian Children’s Book Center. She has had her writing compared to Judy Blume and Jodi Picoult and that makes her happy. She has volunteered at a few soup kitchens and hopes to do more. Giving back is so important. Janet lives in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, with her husband, son, and a chubby black Chihuahua named Bruce.

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Reminder: the entire procedure is done electronically through mySNF.
The project has to begin within 12 months after the date of the approval letter. The starting date must fall on the 1st day of a month and it will be notified in the “request for release of funds” form.
When you find the suitable candidate for a given position, you need to inform USI’s Human Resources Office to start the contract practicalities. Once the contract is ready, inform the Grants Office, who will then prepare the personnel notifications in mySNF. These need to be submitted by the Main Beneficiary.
In case of co-beneficiaries located in other Institutions, their share of the budget will be transferred by USI upon agreement of the terms of payment (i.e. modalities, timing, and so on). For that purpose, please inform us so that we can get in touch with the Grants Administration Office of the partner Institution.
All projects undergo an Ethics Screening during the evaluation and, in case of approval, you might be requested to provide additional information concerning ethics.
In such case, you will receive an “Ethics Summary Report”, listing all concerns that need to be addressed. Please strictly follow the document to thoroughly reply to all points.
See also Ethics in Horizon 2020.
In general, many other funding bodies require a signed contract and an invoice to start the project and to release the funds. When you are granted such a project, please inform the Grants Office to receive tailored support through the given procedure.


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Four years ago, George Biddle got into horse pulling because he thought it'd make for a fun family event.
Based on the friends and family lining each side of the backstretch at the Clinton County 4-H Fairgrounds on Monday, Biddle's assertion was more than correct.
Biddle, with assistance from his brother Travis, competes in competitive horse pulling all summer long. Monday's event was his third in four days, after events in Plainfield, Ill. and Rensselaer on Friday and Sunday.
"Everybody just kind of pulls together," Biddle said. "It's just good, clean fun."
Biddle, who owns four horses (two heavyweights and two lightweights), only brought the heavyweights Monday. His pair of horses bowed out after failing to make the required distance of 27-feet, while carrying 7,000 pounds.
At the beginning of a horse pulling event, each team gets three attempts to clear the required weight and three passes to get the horses hooked onto the load. Pulling starts at 5,000 and ends at 8,000 pounds.
After each of the horses complete their runs at a certain weight, a Caterpillar will bring out slabs of concrete and 10 or so workers will add the weight to the cart.
Since the weight is an estimate, no world records could be set at Monday's event. Events in Michigan usually have the proper equipment for such measurements.
Biddle said he trains his horses daily, with each one of them pulling weights for four miles. They usually get a break after 1/3 of a mile, but Biddle does it to build up their cardiovascular system.
Once a week, he'll put 3,000-4,000 pounds on the sled and take the horses a half-mile in short intervals. Biddle's heavyweight horses weigh around 2,200 pounds and the lightweights 1,600.
Most of the horses competing at horse pulling events are Belgian horses, which account for more than all other breeds combined. Henry Hawkins of Mulberry, who emceed the event, said that studies done in the 1920s and 30s showed that Belgian horses were the best ones to use for events like this.
"It takes, time work and money to front those horses," Hawkins said, who was unable to bring his own horses in for the competition. "The horses got to work together, otherwise they don't make a good team.
"It's all about conditioning, too."
To get to the actual pulling portion of the contest, it takes two or three handlers to hook the two horses up to the load. And as once as the horses are latched on, they pull right away, and its up to the driver to take care of business.
Frankfort residents Jerry and Mary Hall experienced their first-ever horse pulling event and Jerry Hall said he attended in hopes of taking some good photos.
"We like it," Mary Hall said. "It's fascinating seeing the horses brought up to the sled and pace the entire time until they get them hooked up and ready to go."


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Taman Pandan Indah is a leasehold landed housing estate (with some low-cost flats) located in Pandan Indah, Ampang. It consists of Dahlia Court, Grandeur Tower, Kenari Court, Le Jardin, Le Jardin Deluxe, Menara MPAJ, Menara Maxisegar, Menara Pandan, Nuri Court, Pandan Kapital, Pandan Puteri, Pangsapuri Angsana, Pangsapuri Bunga Raya, Pangsapuri Dahlia, Pangsapuri Inai, Pangsapuri Inai Deluxe, Pangsapuri Kedidi, Pangsapuri Seri Merpati and Pangsapuri Tulip. The built-up available at this project is 800 sf to 900 sf for flats. Other neighbouring projects nearby here are Taman Ampang Mewah, Taman Cahaya, Taman Cempaka, Taman Lembah Maju, Taman Muda, Taman Nirwana, Taman Pandan Jaya, Taman Pandan Mewah, Taman Pandan Perdana and Taman Seri Merdeka.
As for schools, there are SJK ( C ) On Pong 2, SK Pandan Indah, SMK Pandan Indah and SMK Pandan Mewah.
The current market prices for Taman Pandan Indah are from RM280,000 to RM300,000 (about RM330 psf) for flats; while the monthly rentals are from RM1,100 (about RM1.28 psf) for flats. The highest median price psf ever recorded was RM372 psf in Q3 2016 (Flat); while the lowest one was RM140 psf in Q2 2009 (Flat).
Meanwhile, the most popular layout and size combination at Taman Pandan Indah for flats is 3-bedroom / 850 sf with a median price of RM330 psf. For price wise, the most expensive one is 3-bedroom / 800 sf with a median price of RM350 psf; while the cheapest one is 3-bedroom / 850 sf with a median price of RM330 psf.


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You find the *perfect* fabric for your next hand embroidery project. It’s got a beautiful weave, it’s just the right color and it’s ON SALE! Yay! You get it home, cut and iron it, transfer your pattern perfectly…but when you start stitching on it, you realize your threads are just slightly showing through the back of the fabric. And you’re screaming Noooooooo! on the inside at the thought of 1) having to redo all of that cutting/tracing/stitching, and 2) not being able to use this perfect fabric that you found!
Yep, I’ve been there too.
In this article about great fabrics to use for hand embroidery projects, I shared that when you are stitching on a light-colored or lightweight fabric, there’s a good chance your embroidery floss might show through from the back side of your stitching. That means if you jump from section to section on your fabric as you stitch, or your thread ends aren’t perfectly tucked under your stitches, when you go to finish your embroidery hoop art, you’ll see those lines of thread where you aren’t supposed to see them! Ugh!
Does this mean you are forever destined to stitch on dark, heavy fabric? Nope! The good news is there is a really easy fix to this problem!
There are two ways I’ve gone about correcting this issue when I’m getting ready to stitch: with fusible embroidery stabilizer, or white cotton fabric.
How it works: Fusible embroidery stabilizer, like this Ultra Weave by Pellon, is a material that you cut to the size of the fabric you are using, and then iron onto the fabric’s back (or “wrong side”). There are a lot of different stabilizers out there, and choosing one can be confusing, but the important thing to remember is that you want to choose one specifically for hand embroidery. Also, you don’t want to select an option that will dissolve in water. Otherwise it will rinse out and then you’ll be back to square one with your thread showing through your fabric!
Pros: Ultra Weave is very soft and lightweight so it’s easy to stitch through this added layer, and it still keeps your thread from showing through the back of the fabric. The adhesive will also bind to your fabric completely so you don’t have to worry about wrinkles when stitching.
Cons: Ultra Weave can be expensive, especially if you use it often. Because it comes in a smaller size, larger projects may cause more waste of the material. It’s important to note that you want to trace your embroidery pattern onto the fabric after you iron the stabilizer in place because heat from an iron can make otherwise soluble fabric markers permanent!
How it works: Cut a piece of white cotton fabric the same size as your top fabric and simply stretch both fabrics in your embroidery hoop. You’ll go ahead and stitch through both layers of fabric so that no threads show through.
Pros: This is a much more budget-friendly option and you can get yards of it cut for you if you do a lot of embroidery. You can also trace your pattern on your top fabric before putting it together with the white cotton, and this is usually easier since it’s only one layer of material to see through.
Cons: Depending on your top fabric, it can take slightly more effort to stitch through the two layers. Because the white fabric is not “glued” to your top fabric, as in the case of fusible embroidery stabilizer, you need to be careful that you don’t introduce any wrinkles when stitching, or stretching the fabrics in your embroidery hoop.
Have you tried either of these methods when stitching on light-colored fabric? Which is your favorite?


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The Center's technical focus from the beginning, and which continues to strengthen, is in advancing the integration of optical and electronic functionality for next generation photonic devices and systems.
The Center for Precision Metrology is located in Duke Centennial Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Center for Precision Metrology is a synergistic association of interdisciplinary UNC Charlotte researchers allied with industry; dedicated to research, application, integration, and education in areas of design, manufacturing, processes, and controls relating to precision metrology.
The complexity of biomedical issues requires collaborative and multi-disciplinary efforts to make optimal advancements. The CBES mission addresses this by fostering interdisciplinary collaborations for advancing biomedical engineering research and development using a systems approach. As such CBES provides the infrastructure for faculty and students at UNC Charlotte andbiomedical researchers in the Charlotte metropolitan area, to collaborate on critical biomedical issues. In this way our CBES researchers are able to synergize their expertise to strongly impact biomedical engineering research, development, and practices.

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The shooting on Shabbat at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA was a direct attack on the Jewish community, motivated by hatred. The anti-Semitism and xenophobia that fueled these violent acts have no place in our society.
The Federation enacts its mission in many ways – through collaboration with agencies like JCRC, convening partners, coordinating volunteer opportunities, providing philanthropic support, and developing resources to strengthen the security of our Jewish organizations. In that spirit, the following are some ways that you can help.
We're partnering with ADL to stand with the Jewish community of Pittsburgh and beyond and to proclaim #NeverIsNow. Add your name and join us.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has created the Fund for Victims of Terror for psychological services, support for families, reconstruction, additional security throughout the community, medical bills for all those involved, as well as counseling and other services that may prove necessary in the future.
The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is collecting monetary donations to support the victims, families, and first responders of the tragic shooting. Donations will support the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and will establish a fund with the City of Pittsburgh Dept. of Public Safety to benefit the Police officers injured in the events on October 27.
Below are some organizations that our donor advised fund holders and supporting foundations have supported through their personal giving.
Southern Poverty Law Center, monitoring hate groups and other extremists throughout the United States and expose their activities to the public, the media, and law enforcement.
To make a grant from your Federation donor advised fund, log in to Federation's DAF portal and click on ‘recommend a grant’ to enter the name of the grantee(s) you would like to support.
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center offers Jewish spiritual care to those who are ill, dying, and bereaved.
Jewish Family and Children's Services offers a wide array of counseling and mental health services to our community.
Sinai Memorial Chapel – Chevra Kadisha has made their grief counselor support team available to anyone in the community seeking support over these losses.


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One of my favorite Peanuts strip shows Charlie Brown and his friend Linus looking up at the night sky and contemplating how little they know of all that there’s left to be known.
What we don’t know is a quest, sometimes satiated whilst at others a journey with no defined timeline. Linus is, rational and reasoning, intrigued by the mysteries of the world while to revel in the love that there’s known to us is Charlie Brown’s school of thought. The genius of Charles M Schulz lies in bringing the two thoughts to a common ground.
I precisely remember the moment when the light of childhood faded out on me. It came with a death. All of it melted, like a snow mass at the touch of spring.
Rusty left me last summer but did she really? And what about the great Kaalicharan?
The only thing wrong with dogs is that they don’t live forever.
Isn’t she in the white fur adorning the sleeves of my blazer like an emblem? Or in between the pages of those novellas of Yore which I occasionally flip open ─ like a bookmark, staring at me. In that reflection in the red water bowl and in the relatively cold corner by the study or in the thunder of clouds, she’s there with her topaz eyes asking me to hide her somewhere safe. Time heals, some say but am I really looking for an ointment?
And while I do shudder with excitement to dig more on the mysteries of Third Reich, the Dyatlov pass incident and all that remains unexplained, I will forever miss how it was running around banana trees with a dog to whom, I was the world. Submerging in the known and loving it. Sooner or later, the myths subside and we realize among other things that the best of friends can only be dogs.
We can never really replace a dog, but the next best thing we can do is to give a home to the homeless dog as it’s the only truly homage we can pay to our departed best friend.
When I close my eyelids deterring to the noise of the world ─ a cauldron about to bubble over, veering my thoughts to all that will remain placid and unchanged by time, oblivious to the humans passing me by, thereby the orchard Rusty would forever be chasing my demons away. There. by the valley, Kaalicharan would always come looking for me for she knows how my silence screams.
To them, I will always be, the boy who never grew up.
3-year-old pens letters to his dead dog and a mailman writes back.
For over 14 years, your friendship has guided me through…from being a homeless stray in an Almora garage to being the spoiled brat of ours! You saw me from my half pant days to well, half pant days again.
I know you wouldn’t have wished us to remember you with misty eyes hence here’s raising a toast to the miracle that you were(are).
I want to re-assure you, that I’m not lying there.
It’s possible for me, to be so near you everyday.
When Kaalicharan passed away, I was a shell-shocked mess. It was only through the kindness all around me that perhaps Rusty and Kaali were sending via their messengers that I could hold on.
Reading of your loss brought up all the tears and grief of so many goodbyes. Fortunately I have lived long enough to know that it is just a part of the human experience and I believe we will see all our loved ones (four-legged fur babies and human family) again when it is our time to cross over to spirit. I look forward to it. May God, Goddess, All There Is bless you on your journey and that of your beloved Kaali.
I would also like to say how privileged I feel to be able to enjoy your website and to know there is another caring, loving human being in this world. Your website has brought me smiles, laughs and tears since I have come across it. It fills my heart with hope!
May your heavy heart be lightened by love.
May your soul be able to soar again when it is time.
May all the angels that watch over us carry you through this difficult time.
You will get through this… and this too shall pass.
Much love and thank you for sharing your love of dogs… I get it.
RIP Rusty, you will be loved, always.
Somewhere in heaven, all our furry friends are looking at us with love.


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There are many holiday events this week in the North Shore suburbs.
Enjoy the holiday spirit with the Saukville Chamber of Commerce and the students of Saukville Elementary School. Start Wednesday, Dec. 6, with entertainment and breakfast from the students of Saukville from 7 to 8 a.m.
The menu will include eggs, potatoes, sausage, bacon, fresh fruit, bagels and beverages. Guests can also take a tour of the school. Admission is $12 for chamber members and $15 for nonmembers.
Enjoy an evening of hors d'oeuvres, drinks, a raffle and more with the Interfaith Caregivers of Ozaukee County from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the River Club of Mequon, 12400 N. Ville du Parc Drive.
The annual fundraiser will support the Interfaith Caregivers of Ozaukee County's ongoing mission to enable seniors, including those with limited mobility, to remain independent in their own homes.
Attendance is $35 per person. For more information, call 262-376-5362.
Get jazzed on holiday spirit at Range Line School, 11040 N. Range Line Road, Mequon. The Mequon-Thiensville Recreation Department will host a holiday luncheon for seniors Thursday, Dec. 7.
In addition to lunch catered by Prime Minister, the event will include games, a prize table and goodie bags from local merchants. Al Anderson’s Jazz Band will be on hand for entertainment. Doors open at 10:30 a.m., with entertainment to start at 11 and lunch at noon.
Admission is $17. For more information, call 262-238-7535.
Head to the village of Brown Deer for its tree lighting ceremony from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the North Shore Fire Station, 4401 W. River Lane. The event will include hot chocolate, cookies, music and fire station tours. Guests may also meet a police dog and get their picture taken with Santa. The Brown Deer High School choir will be on hand caroling. The tree lighting itself will take place at 7:30 p.m. The event is free to attend.
The Cedarburg-Grafton Rotary Holiday Symphony Concert is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center, W68 N611 Evergreen Blvd. Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased at www.cedarburgpac.com or by calling 262-376-6161. Student tickets are $25.
Take in some live tunes at Unitarian Church North, 13800 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon. Vezner and Henry will take to the stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 as part of the Wisconsin Singer Songwriter Series.
Tickets are $18 in advance and can be purchased at the Stagecoach Inn and Grapes & Tastes in Cedarburg, North Shore Bank locations in Mequon and Grafton and Vines to Cellar Winery in Port Washington.
For more information, call 262-457-4399. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Take a journey at the Port Washington Fire Department, 104 W. Washington St., on Saturday, Dec. 9. The firehouse will host caroling, cookie decorating, trolley rides, a train display, letters to Santa, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and even making reindeer food. Admission is $6 per person, or free for children ages 2 and younger. For more information, call 262-284-5881.
Head over to the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center, W68 N611 Evergreen Blvd., as the piano sounds and voices of Jim Brickman and Ann Cochran gear up for an evening concert Sunday, Dec. 10.
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $55. For more information, call 262-376-6162.


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The answer to the second one is easy—it’s impossible. At best, students can make something in a lab. But that’s not something that can be replicated a million times, documented such that the balance of the company can support it, and stay close to the specifications set forth by the product marketing team.
But that doesn’t mean that an engineering education experience can’t approach a “safe viewing distance” of what’s to come for these students. In Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), one organization is dedicated to building as strong a bridge as possible between industry and academia, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association, or ECEDHA.
The ECEDHA, organized more than a decade ago, recently held its annual conference, bringing together industry professionals and university ECE department heads in a setting where the interaction and idea sharing is maximized. I attended this year’s conference (not my first) and witnessed a conference with a sole focus on the interaction between industry and ECE departments.
With Keynote presentations sporting titles like Challenges & Opportunities of Leading ECE Departments, At the Heart of Impact, and Industry Perspective on Developing New Talent, the audience of more than 400 heard from the VP of Research from Georgia Tech, the CEO of Synopsys, and the Director of Electrical Subsystems from Raytheon Missile Systems.
It’s important for universities to hear what these markets need from graduates, but equally important is industry’s understanding of how the educational experience is transforming, and how the “raw material” that the engineering schools get is changing.
Many students are directed into engineering by guidance counselor because they’re “good in math and science” as opposed to those who want to be engineers because they’d been tinkering in the garage, basement, or driveway since they were kids. This produces a more theoretical than practical engineer, not necessarily a bad thing, but universities and industry must figure out how to bridge that gap.
There were many discussions about the “leakage” from ECE to computer science. However, this is really a PR and communication problem, not a technology problem. Software somehow has become sexier than engineering, although without engineering, there would be nothing for the software to run on.
The elusive description of the transition from “computer” to “embedded system” is a discussion where opinions fly around like drones at an Olympic opening ceremony, but the fact that ECE is losing students to mechanical engineering, despite the strength of mechatronics, causes alarm because these same students could, with the knowledge of both, become superstars. But they’re simply not aware of the options. These are areas where the ECEDHA is helping by creating content for campuses that talks about the excitement of mixing ECE with other interests to create “system thinking,” something that’s getting lost in the era of extreme subject focus in engineering education.
Some insightful Dept. of Labor and University statistics showed relative growth of ECE compared to other engineering disciplines, which brought on some lively discussion around both the meaning and how we can all affect this. STEM and other similar early programs will be a big help in building intuition earlier in students that pursue engineering.
An interesting presentation from ASU’s School of Electrical Engineering (one of the host schools) showed that “65 percent of kids entering kindergarten this year will have jobs we don’t know about yet” and how ECE plugs into that is key to its long-term success as an engineering discipline.
As you would expect, many of the conversations about future learning involved online-learning, including the comparison with the “on-ground” experience. Online-learning is apparently viewed as “transactional” as opposed to on-ground, which is more of an “experience.” How this gets factored into the long-term effectiveness of higher education is under debate.
While the classroom and lab will never be quite the experience of the office and lab, ECEDHA is doing its part to usher ECE into the future with talented, enthusiastic students, and enable effective communication and bridging between ECE education and the industry it serves.


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Good Morning! We have a lot of great links this week, so let’s dive right in!
Still not sure what to do with all of the apples you’ve picked this autumn? Watch this video of chef and author Emeril Lagasse on Good Morning America. He has some delicious ideas!
The New Brooklyn Cookbook has been spotted all over the city and beyond. Read this article about it from The New York Times!
Want to know a little bit more about the sisters behind the famous NYC chain, Alice’s Tea Cup? Read this great piece from the New York Daily News! Splendid Table also loves Alice’s Tea Cup, they featured the delicious recipe for Pumpkin Scones. I don’t know about you, but I know what I’ll be baking next!
Gordon Ramsay, author of Cooking for Friends, was featured as “Chef of the Day” on Cookstr.com last Friday. He’s one of our favorite chefs every day of the year.


text: Ivan Meštrović was undoubtedly Croatia’s greatest sculptor. In 1952, he donated his magnificent summer residence located in the foothills of Marjan Forest Park to the state, along with many of his works. Located a mere 20-minute walk from Riva, the collection includes some 190 sculptures, along with 900 drawings, paintings and architectural plans.


text: Jaipur also known as pink city is the capital of Rajasthan state famous for its heritage buildings and honest and down-to-earth people. Most of the Jaipur population speaks Rajasthani and follow Rajput tradition. Their weddings are lavish and grand and are usually arranged marriages fixed by the elders of the family. Rajasthani grooms dress-up richly on their wedding day as they are clad in heavy work wedding attire known as Achkan worn along with precious stone and a sehra on the forehead.


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Dating expert Andrea Syrtash, author of "He's Just Not Your Type (And That's a Good Thing): How to Find Love Where You Least Expect It," explains how to recover from your breakup. It might be a good thing.
Follow dating expert Andrea Syrtash on Twitter (@AndreaSyrtash) or on her Facebook page.


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Dillon Gast, his brother and sister grew up sled dog racing as a family. They tended to sled dogs when they weren't in school and all were successful in local races. Dillon took to skijoring at a young age, attaching the dogs to himself on skis instead of a sled. The following first appeared in the Herald of Randolph Feb. 21, 2013.
During his winter break from Castleton State College, where he is a sophomore, Randolph Center resident Dillon Gast went to Italy to compete in the Alpen Trail Race, which took place January 11–19, 2013.
A mid-distance sled dog race run in seven stages, the race covers over 300km of trail in the scenic Alps. The Alpen Trail is highly regarded throughout Europe as a premier six and eight-dog event. Nine different countries were represented at the competition, with Dillon being the only American. The odds were against him winning from the very start, since he was labeled as a rookie competitor in the six-dog class because he had never competed at that race.
“Dillon was told by several different mushers that he would not finish very high, because the dogs would not work as a team,” she added, “but, upon completion of the seven stages of the race, he had two second, three third, and two fourthplace finishes. Overall, first place went to France, second to Spain, third was won by Dillon Gast from the USA!” Weather permitting, Dillon may possibly compete in a race at Burke Mountain the first weekend in March. His brother, Eddie, who has also raced sled dogs, has been working at the races rather than competing lately. He was trail boss for a race held in Westbrook, Maine January 4 and 5, 2013.
Back in 2011, Dillon was one of 13 athletes selected to represent the USA in the International Federation of Sled Dog Sports Winter World Championships in Norway. Dillon and Eddie have both won gold medals with the International Sled Dog Racing Association. In addition to having their exploits noted in the sports pages of The Herald, the Gasts have been written about in a number of other publications, including a profile in Ranger Rick magazine. They have also taught workshops about their sport and done demonstrations at schools all over the area.


text: An Au Pair is needed in Paddington to help a family with their primary school aged child. The Au pair will be provided with a bedroom and ensuite. The family would like the Nanny to speak either Czech or Slovakian so they are able to help teach the child the language and develop their language skills. The Au Pair will be required Monday to Friday for up to 35 hours per week.


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Wherein I write about those things I always write about as if trying to talk myself into something.
We’ve been in Vienna for almost a month now and yesterday Tara asked if I missed home yet, and the answer was something of a “sort of, kinda, some things maybe… not everything.” Me indecisive? Shocking I know. The truth is I miss my friends. I miss “my stuff” and “my bed.” I miss my neighborhood and knowing where I can pop out and get food at any point. I miss the comfort things, but there’s lots I don’t miss too, or rather, I haven’t thought about since I left, so I must not miss it that much. I miss my bike, though to be honest with myself I miss that when I’m home too as I haven’t been riding much at all.
I brought my camera (duh) and lenses of 3 different focal lengths, thinking that I’d really want to have options on the trip. Instead it’s made me realize how comfortable I am with one of those, and how I almost have to struggle to find an excuse to use the others. And asking myself why I’m struggling, there’s something pure about one camera and one lens, and perhaps I should embrace that? I talked about how much I’ve been thinking about stuff, or rather the right stuff in my last post, because traveling makes you think about it. What will you need, what do you want, what can you do without. What makes your life easier, what makes it more difficult. When you bring something on a long trip and never use it, that says so much.
For whatever reason, Vienna has become a place where I assess my situation and edit to correct course. I like having a place like that. This month has been hectic due to all kinds of tight scheduling and I don’t feel that I’ve been especially productive, but I think I’ve had a chance to think a lot and I know what I want out of next year. Vaguely anyway. I know what I don’t want, and I know what I want to figure out. This hasn’t been a major revelation, if anything it’s confirmed my desire for commitment.
We’re heading home in a few days, and it’s a new year in a few days. We’ll see what that brings.


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Gathering of women for the Lake Pontchartrain Knot Tea Party.
Are you a woman interested in literally sailing into your future? Or perhaps you already know how to get across an ocean using the wind? Or maybe you’re just curious about sailing in the desert? The knot tie tea party is for all of you.
I’m the national Women’s Sailing Association president and will be the lead knot teacher at Lake Pleasant on Saturday, March 23, from 3-5 pm. This will be the first monthly National Women’s Sailing Association’s Learn About Sailing Things (L.A.S.T.) workshop for women sailors in the greater Phoenix area.
At the Knot Tie Tea Party you’ll socialize, drink tea (or a beverage you choose), learn to tie a few useful nautical knots or show others how it’s done if you are so skilled, and watch the sun as it lowers over the lake and we decide what to learn next about sailing.
The L.A.S.T. group will gather at the blue-topped shuttle shelter in the public parking lot at Pleasant Harbor. Turn right after you enter the facility and the lot is on your right. There’s a $6 fee to enter the park.
Our friends at Tumbleweed Sailing will provide refreshments…tea and crumpets. Bring your favorite tea cup.
If you’re able to join us, please RSVP to me by this email.


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As part of the extensive TTC family, we would like to welcome past guests of our sister brands to experience Scotland on a Highland Explorer Tour. Our multi-award winning tours of Scotland will drive you right into the heart of the wild north and ensure you don't forget Scotland in a hurry. Led by our passionate local Scottish Guides you'll explore Scotland's natural beauty, learn about its deep and dark history and experience the 'real Scotland'.
Save 5%* - If you've travelled with us or any other Travel Corporation brand before you get an additional 5% off your next trip. This can be combined with many of our other fantastic loyalty discounts, special offers, and savings opportunities. All you will need to do is kindly mention "TTC Loyalty" promotion at the time of booking to ensure you receive your discount. As a past passenger, you can enjoy similar TTC Loyalty benefits when booking with Trafalgar, AAT Kings or any of our other sister brands.
*Past passenger discount is only applicable if the original tour was 3 days or longer. To get the discount contact our reservations team or your travel agent and quote "TTC Loyalty".


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My So Called Life Goes On Book- WANTED!!!!
I would really like to read this- no matter how bad the reveiws are. So, if anyone has it laying on there shelf, i would be happy to take it off your hands- not for an outragous price though (Amazon and E-bay is about $85!) Please please please!
if you really want to read the book, you're best bet is to check your local library. often, libraries are part of networks that share books between them. so long as collectors haven't pillaged the library shelves as a source of cheap auction fodder, you should be able to find it in the youth literature section. If unsure, ask a librarian for help in finding it. They would also likely have resources to search for the book nationwide via library book-sharing programs.
If you're a collector, well, never mind what I just wrote. Leave the books alone so they can at least be read by those unwilling or unable to fork over $80 for a $4.99 list children's lit book.
I had no idea it was such a hot item! Have you looked in every single book store? I found my copy (a couple of years ago now) at Chapters. It was pretty cheap. If I happen to see another copy I will grab one for you and post the news here.
Thanks, that would be very much appreciated!
Space Goast- (Turns to Thom Yorke) Is that right?
Space Goast- Cuz it sounds like a good idea... so do it.


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An entity that occupies a government premises must first apply to the Financial Services Bureau and obtain a letter of consent issued by the Bureau before commencing construction works in the premises.
Any entity that occupies a government premises.
A letter of consent to carry out construction works at government property will be issued.


text: Matherne Instrumentation has expanded our product line and services into electronic systems with the recent acquisition of Innovative Electronics. The company has facilities in Houma, LA and Houston, TX.  Matherne Instrumentation offers Fully Integrated Rig Monitoring Systems, Ton-Mile Monitoring System, Electronic Crown Protector Systems, Mud Flow Sensors, Pit Volume Totalizer Systems and high-quality hydraulic instruments.


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uProtect.it, a new application from Reputation.com, enables users to restrict who can see their data on Facebook. David Kirkpatrick tracks down Reputation.com CEO Michael Fertig in Davos for more details on the tech bombshell—from its implications in revolts like Tunisia to whether it’ll be banned by Facebook.
uProtect.it, as the application is known, has not been announced by its creator, the small security company Reputation.com, but was reported in The Wall Street Journal’s Digits Blog on Monday. I ran into CEO Michael Fertig Tuesday night in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, where Reputation.com, formerly known as ReputationDefender, has been honored as a so-called Tech Pioneer, one of a small number of startups so designated each year and given a chance to attend the Davos conference. Fertig was excited about the potential of his new application, which enables users to carefully restrict who sees their status updates, photos, or videos, and which he says remains in the early stages of development. The Journal appears to have forced him a bit out of the closet, and he told me more about the product and its potential.
“This is the delete button for the Internet,” says Fertig. Users can even schedule certain posts to expire at a specific time.
“This is a private network on Facebook,” says Fertig. “Putin and Obama could have a conversation there and nobody but the two of them could know what they’re saying.” One interesting corollary capability is that if users want to retract access from someone who formerly could see an update or photo, uProtect.it lets you do so. “This is the delete button for the Internet,” says Fertig. Users can even schedule certain posts to expire at a specific time. That might be useful, for instance, for political activists who scheduled a demonstration using Facebook but wanted to be untraceable after it occurred.
The application is free, and Fertig says it will remain so. The way Reputation.com hopes to make money is by using the consumer awareness the app generates to upsell users to its paid suite of privacy services. The company will, for a few dollars a month, remove users’ name from unflattering databases and massage the way they appear in search results.
Fertig points out that there has been a lot of excitement in the tech community about a social-networking product called Diaspora, intended to be an open-source service that enables users to control where their own information resides, even as they retain the ability to share it selectively with others. uProtect.it brings that exact capability to Facebook. The posts users make with the product do not reside on Facebook’s servers. For now they are on Reputation.com’s, and Fertig says in the near future the company will make it possible for users to put their posts on servers they personally control. He also foreswears any desire to make money with the data that his system sequesters.


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Damien has been cancelled after just one season. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because the series was a “continuation” to the 1976 horror film The Omen. Sadly, the A&E show has been axed, according to executive producer Glen Mazzara.
The show focused on a 30-year-old Damien (played by Bradley James), who grew up to be a photographer. Though he wreaked havoc on the lives of many, he was unaware of his troubled past until it comes back to haunt him.
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Eldoret is the beating heart of Uasin Gishu County and lies south of Cherangani hills. Formerly known as 'Farm 64' Eldoret derives its name from the Maasai word 'eldore' which means stony river.
Perched along the former Rift Valley province, Eldoret boasts as the unrivalled home of champions. It's position as the unrivalled home of champions is not just great for athletes but also perfect for making the most of the spectacular wildlife and scenery in the area.
Tourism attraction in the County include; Natural Forest, Scenic Beauty, Sports Tourism, Cultural Tourism and Eco-Tourism with popular sites being; Rimoi National park,Kerio Valley National Reserve, Ngala Falls and Naiberi Campsite.
Skyward Express flies from Wilson Airport and Eldoret International Airport and back everyday of the week and twice daily every Tuesday and Wednesday. Check out our flight schedules to find the most suitable flight for you and book your ticket today.


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Can Twitter keep up its strong revenue growth?
For the most part, 2018 was a good year for Twitter's (NYSE:TWTR) business. Sure, monthly active users turned downward in Q2 and Q3. But this was due to the company's aggressive (and important) efforts to improve the health of its platform. In addition, Twitter's year-over-year revenue growth rates accelerated as the year went on.
But there's still one more quarter from 2018 for Twitter to report. The company will release its fourth-quarter update on Feb. 7. Following a period of accelerating revenue growth and four consecutive quarters of GAAP profitability, expectations are high. Can Twitter deliver?
Here's a preview of some key items to watch when Twitter reports fourth-quarter results.
Twitter's top-line growth has been impressive recently. Third-quarter revenue increased 29% year over year -- an acceleration from 24% revenue growth in Q2. This momentum has been driven by broad-based growth across Twitter's various ad products and geographies.
Though management didn't provide a forecast for its fourth-quarter revenue, Twitter CFO Ned Segal sounded confident during the company's third-quarter earnings call, noting that the company feels "really good about the momentum that we've got going into the seasonally strong fourth quarter."
Analysts, on average, are expecting Twitter to report fourth-quarter revenue of about $870 million, representing 18.9% year-over-year growth.
With four quarters in a row of GAAP profitability behind it, Twitter has morphed into a reliably profitable company. Net income in the company's third quarter was $789 million, or $106 million when excluding a one-time net tax benefit recorded during the period. This compares to a loss of $21 million in the year-ago quarter. Non-GAAP net income in Q3 was $163 million, up from $78 million in the year-ago quarter. The company's third-quarter non-GAAP profit translates to non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.21.
On average, analysts are currently expecting Twitter to report non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.25 in Q4. This compares to non-GAAP EPS of $0.19 in the year-ago quarter.
Twitter's user trends will likely see extra scrutiny when the company releases its fourth-quarter results. In Q2, Twitter's monthly active users declined by 1 million sequentially. This decline worsened in Q3, when monthly active users fell by 9 million sequentially.
Some of the key factors that drove this decline in Twitter's monthly active users were the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and greater prioritization of platform health by removing spammy and suspicious accounts.
Twitter expects its monthly active users to decline further in Q4, as these factors continue to weigh on the metric.
Impressively, Twitter's daily active user growth remained strong in Q3. Daily active users increased 9% year over year, helped by double-digit growth in five of the company's top 10 global markets. Investors should look for similarly strong growth in Twitter's daily active users in Q4.
Twitter reports its fourth-quarter results before market open on Feb. 7.


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Editor’s note: Baseball is back and Yahoo Sports is previewing all 30 teams over the next month. This year’s previews will focus on fantasy and reality, as our MLB news staff and our fantasy baseball crew come together to assess each team before opening day. Next up, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After two straight World Series trips and zero World Series wins, the Los Angeles Dodgers had quite the interesting offseason. They traded Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp to the Cincinnati Reds. They signed A.J. Pollock. They watched Manny Machado and Yasmani Grandal leave. And they didn’t sign Bryce Harper.
Beyond that, their GM Farhan Zaidi left to become the team president of the rival San Francisco Giants. The 2019 Dodgers will be different in a lot of ways, but they’re all still very much the same.
They’re depending on Justin Turner’s bat, Kenley Jansen’s arm and they’re worried about Clayton Kershaw and Corey Seager’s health. They have a lot of pitchers, but still not a real clear path about who are their best five. They could be well served by a Cody Bellinger bounce-back, and a full season from the oft-injured Pollock.
The good news is, they’re still the team to beat in the NL West, and only injuries should stop them from another division title. But that injury potential certainly looms — especially with Kershaw, who we already know won’t be ready for opening day.
The fantasy side is equally cloudy. There’s a lot of talent, but also many of the same questions. If Kershaw, Seager and Pollock are healthy, they’re certainly people you want on your team. But if you’re risk-averse, the Dodgers might be quite the test.
This offseason is a tough one to grade. The Dodgers of the past few years have built themselves on depth — having six outfielders and playing matchups like crazy. The Puig and Kemp trade seemed to indicate that’s not necessarily going to be the strategy anymore, filling the outfield gap with Pollock.
The Dodgers also lost a bit of starting pitching depth by including Alex Wood in that trade. The Dodgers got back two prospects and Homer Bailey, who they then released, so it wasn’t about immediately about making the big-league club better.
Fact is, the Dodgers have plenty of talent and keeping the farm system stocked also behooves them. They could have made a play for Harper or still could for Dallas Keuchel, but the Dodgers are hoping players like Bellinger and Julio Urías step up instead.
Our grade: C- — It wasn’t thrilling, or particularly bold, but the Dodgers are clearly trusting who they have.
Who will be the best fantasy buy for Los Angeles?
What is the biggest fantasy question for Los Angeles?
Outfielder Alex Verdugo will be in the majors for most of the season, but given the Dodgers’ affinity for mixing and matching, he likely won’t see regular playing time. Baseball America compared Verdugo to Nick Markakis, so expect a high average with decent power.
1. Clayton Kershaw gets right: Kershaw's health has become a source of constant concern for Los Angeles. After missing time the last three seasons with various ailments, now it's his left shoulder that isn't feeling right. That's a big red flag for a team with championship aspirations. The good news is Walker Buehler seems destined to be an ace, if he isn't already. The concern is that Ross Stripling, Rich Hill, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Kenta Maeda all have varying degrees of questions surrounding them. A limited or outright injured Kershaw would put a huge dent in their hopes.
2. Corey Seager's return: The two-time All-Star shortstop was limited to 26 games last season after undergoing operations on his right elbow and left hip. Now the question is just how effective he can be in 2019. Seager was a game-changing talent and was arguably the centerpiece of L.A.'s lineup his first two full seasons. With Chris Taylor serving as the only insurance, the Dodgers are banking on and will absolutely need him to be a game-changer again.
The theme for the Dodgers this year is believing in the roster they’ve built over the past few years. There were more departures than arrivals. Certainly not the big-ticket offseason you might expect from a club of their magnitude.
They’re going to live and die with what they have. Tupac would be proud.


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In this video tutorial we will show you how to overlay someone’s head on to another body with Adobe Photoshop.
In order to overlay someone’s head on to another body with Adobe Photoshop you have to launch the program. Go to the “File” menu and choose “Open” option. In the appeared window select the images you want to edit holding the “Ctrl” key on the keyboard, then press “Open”. Switch to the one from the images, then double click on the “Lock” icon in the “Layers” palette to unlock the layer.
In the pop up window click “OK” to confirm this action.
Choose the “Quick Selection Tool” in the toolbar of the program and select the area that you need, then press “Delete” on the keyboard to remove it.
Apply this actions to another area, then choose the “Zoom Tool” and zoom in the image. Choose the “Polygonal Lasso Tool” and select the head, then press key combination “Ctrl+C” to copy the selected head to the clipboard.
Switch to the another image and insert the head in the image area using the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+V”. Switch to the “Move Tool” and place the head where you need, then go to the “Edit” menu and choose the “Free Transform” option from the drop down menu.
Drag the corner point of the image and move holding the left mouse button to resize it. Place the head as you need and double click on it to apply the transformation. Switch to the another layer in the “Layers” palette, then choose the “Clone Stamp” in the toolbar. Click on the layer, holding “Alt” key to select the sample of the texture and hide all image areas outside the head. Switch to the layer that contains the head, then open the “Image” menu and choose “Adjustments”.
In the submenu choose the “Curves” option.
In the appeared window adjust the image channels as you need, then press “OK”.
Go to the “Image” menu, choose “Adjustments”, then choose “Levels”. In the appeared window correct the image brightness with the slider, then press “OK”. Click on the “Lock transparent pixels” icon in the “Layers” palette and clear all artifacts from the head with “Clone Stamp”.
Now the head has been successfully overlayed on to another body with Adobe Photoshop.


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Chexsys’s core ideology is a combination of the firm’s purpose, Building Value with Values, its core values, We Care, We Share, We Invest, We Grow, and its WIN3 management philosophy that balances the needs of the client, the individual and the firm. This core ideology is simple and powerful. It is at the immutable center of the firm. It defines our values code. In the broadest context, building is what we do and builders are what we are. We choose to build significant and lasting value for our clients and ourselves by applying integrity and demonstrating the highest levels of professionalism in everything we do. Our results are defined by and valued for their ethical standards.
Our purpose is Building Value with Values. We choose to build as a team, and we have high expectations for the significance, creative excellence and value of what we build. We build for the benefit of our end-user clients, our communities, our professions and ourselves. The act of building, in and of itself, offers each of us great intrinsic rewards. It also gives us meaning and purpose. The way we build is with integrity at all levels.
WIN³ is the philosophy that Chexsys management has chosen as its guide. This philosophy defines the manner in which the firm will function on a daily basis. While there is no universally “right” philosophy, the WIN³ philosophy is seen as the most effective and efficient means to attain our vision of a firm with strong integrity. The WIN³ management philosophy defines success as having a thorough understanding and being responsive to the needs of the client, the individual and the firm. It submits that the best management decisions at all levels will be made when the benefits to all three of these stakeholders are maximized. In the short term, it is expected that one or more stakeholders’ needs may take precedence, but over the longer term, success is defined as exceeding the expectations of all three stakeholders in satisfying their needs. Neither the client’s, the individual’s nor the firm’s needs are more important based on their inherent nature. There is no hierarchy among the needs of these three.


text: Dr. Toni Shorter Smith works to cultivate and preserve African American culture of the Near East Side of Columbus. From the Opera Columbus Outreach position where she shepherded commissioned black opera Vanqui to completion, to the King Arts Complex Development Director position where her grant awards included the largest ever for Summer Camp, Smith’s work often connects her to the grass roots of the community. A native of Columbus, Smith recalls the places and spaces that underpinned the thriving black community of her childhood that was economically viable and culturally remarkable. Yet many of the built structures that contributed to the safe, vibrant black community are being or have already been erased. An Adjunct Professor at Columbus State Community College, Smith chairs the James Preston Poindexter Foundation, a non-profit partnering with Ohio History Connection to develop two remaining historic Poindexter Village public housing buildings into a museum and cultural center.


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They’ve been around since 2008, but you might not have heard of Imagine Dragons until their single, Radioactive, topped Billboard charts in 2012. Since then, they’ve been nominated for 25 Billboard Music Awards, including Artist of the Year. Enjoy their alt-rock, electro-pop energy live at The Forum on July 21 and 22. Tickets run $150 and up.
Book here to stay at The Ambrose during the Imagine Dragons concert this July, and get tickets to the Imagine Dragons concert here.