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The first day of the football season was welcomed in with glorious sunshine and warmth. With Cheltenham taking on MK Dons at home in the Capital One Cup and Forest Green Rovers opening their season at home to Cambridge United, I couldn’t help but visit the New Lawn to see my old local club visit Rovers and hopefully see FGR start the new season in style.
Forest Green finished in 10th place last season and the fans belief that they could face promotion this season was heightened.
With the new signings over the break strengthening the squad up front, it seems that the injuries to the defence were more noticeable. Missing Hodgkiss and new signing Green are both big blows to the team.
By half time yesterday, Rovers were 1-0 down to United. Elliot had put the U’s ahead with conviction and he was definitely one of the strongest players of the day. I was surprised at just how much space we afforded them. There was a lack of imagination and width in a Rovers side that I have high hopes for.
I have never based my thoughts about a squad or team on one game and certainly not on the first game of the season, but work is needed.
The change in the team when Styche came on around 80 minutes was obvious and even Norwood seemed to settle and produced some good runs and touches. Forbes had a brilliant game and there were some great touches and balls in from Rowe but it was Collins, our aerial threat, who was named Man of the Match.
On 88 minutes, Norwood was brought down on the edge of the area by Roberts to win a penalty which was swiftly converted by Klukowski. Unfortunately, Yan injured himself in the process and was left on the pitch to make up numbers for the last few minutes as we were out of subs.
Looking ahead I think we have great promise, but when faced with a tight outfit such as Cambridge, the team need to learn to utilise the wings and make the space work for us.
Off the pitch I must say that there are a few points that need improving on. I’m a perfectionist I know, but the scoreboard referring to the home side as Forets Green in the first half was a little disappointing as was our opponents being called Cambridge Uniyed in the programme!
Ignoring that, I can’t wait to get back there to cheer on a squad with so much potential. Hockaday has his work cut out (as most managers do!) but I think these players have the determination and passion to make it.
Posted on 12/08/2012 12/08/2012 by Jemma PhillipsPosted in Football, GloucestershireTagged blue square premier, Football, Forest Green, Gloucestershire.


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A detailed review of electronic health records from five large health care systems in the United States suggests that the incidence of first-onset psychotic symptoms may be higher than previous estimates, which were based on surveys or inpatient data. The findings, which revealed that nearly half of first diagnoses occurred among those aged 30 to 59, could have important implications for designing early intervention programs.
The study, published Tuesday in Psychiatric Services in Advance, suggests that the annual rate of first presentation of psychotic symptoms was approximately 86 per 100,000 among those aged 15 to 29 and 46 per 100,000 among those aged 30 to 59.
“Applied to the entire U.S. population, our incidence estimates would predict approximately 56,000 new first presentations of psychotic symptoms among those aged 15 to 29 and an additional 58,000 among those aged 30 to 59,” Gregory Simon, M.D., M.P.H., of Group Health Research Institute in Seattle and colleagues wrote.
The researchers analyzed electronic health records and insurance claims from January 2007 through December 2013 to identify all first-occurring diagnoses of psychotic symptoms among Group Health Cooperative and Kaiser Permanente (Colorado, Northern California, Southern California, and Pacific Northwest regions) health plan members aged 15 to 59. This included patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mood disorders with psychotic symptoms, and other psychotic disorders.
Exclusion of those with any diagnosis of dementia or neurodegenerative disease during the study period yielded a final sample of 37,843 putative cases over seven years. The researchers then selected a random sample of 1,500 cases (approximately 300 at each health care system) for a more detailed review to confirm the diagnosis and rule out prior diagnosis or treatment for psychotic disorder.

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The conference brings each year figureheads and key decision makers from international publishers together with delegates to determine best practice for developing a digital economy. Featuring panel discussions, intimate Q&As and extensive networking opportunities, DME’19 is set to examine solutions to the issues facing publishers in this period of rapid change.
Publishers are rethinking strategies for video based ad revenue – integrating content more with day-to-day operations and driving down the cost.
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WOLVES SUMMIT Is a global conference, where technology meets design, sales, marketing and investors all together. The 10th edition of Wolves Summit is coming to London! According to participants, this 2-day conference is the most effective multinational event focused on relevant networking in Europe. It’s a bridge between promising startups, tech companies, investors and corporations that want to properly support global innovation. Join 2500+ Attendees and make the most of 4500+ pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings!
Seedstars Summit is the largest conference for entrepreneurs from emerging markets. More than 1200 attendees take part in this event each year, including corporates, government officials, foundations, investors and the best startups from emerging markets, selected during our Seedstars World Tour.
Annually, it attracts the world’s top publishers including Forbes, CNN, Wired, TechCrunch, Tech in Asia, and others.
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In two short years DTS has emerged as one of Europe’s largest tech conferences, and we have been labelled Europe’s fastest growing tech conference.
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We are building a community of innovators, thought leaders, and influencers that are affecting change globally, and inspiring younger generations.
10apr(apr 10)8:00 pm11(apr 11)6:00 pmWearable Europe (Berlin, Germany)All about what's needed and new innovations to achieve it.
Wearable Europe is a conference and exhibition focusing on wearable technologies, applications, and their commercialisation progress. The speaker program is carefully crafted by IDTechEx analysts. The two-day combined conference program will consist of over 250 speakers, with 50 speakers specifically covering Wearable Technology.
15apr(apr 15)8:00 pm16(apr 16)6:00 pmMED-TECH INNOVATION EXPO (Birmingham, United Kingdom)The UK & Ireland’s leading showcase for medical design and manufacturing technology.
The Med-Tech Innovation Conference delivers a world-class learning programme featuring innovators, facilitators and champions of the medical industry.
Speakers on this stage offer insight and intelligence you won’t find elsewhere – you’ll learn from a wide range of blue-chip users, government officials and industry experts throughout a two-day programme produced in association with Medilink UK.
A seat at the Med-Tech Innovation Conference ensures you leave the event with even more knowledge than you came with. There is no fee for attendance, so make sure you get to the auditorium with plenty of time to spare – seats fill up fast!
Innovate Finance is an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global FinTech community. Founded in 2014 and supported by the City of London and Broadgate, Innovate Finance is a not-for-profit whose mission is to accelerate the country’s leading position in the financial services sector by directly supporting the next generation of technology-led financial services innovators. More than 250 global members have joined the Innovate Finance ecosystem to date, ranging from seed stage start-ups to global financial institutions and professional services firms. All benefit from Innovate Finance’s leading position as the single point of access to promote enabling policy and regulation, talent development, business opportunity and growth, and investment capital. By bringing together the most forward-thinking participants in financial services, Innovate Finance is helping create a global financial services sector that is more sustainable, more inclusive and better for everyone.

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The sixth and seventh grade as well as the ninth grade and all studio art students are working on a collaboration with the Parrish Art Museum beginning today. These two groups of students will be working with museum staff from the Parrish Art Museum and the South Fork Natural History Museum, as well as the Parrish’s exhibiting artist, Alexis Rockman. This art, botany, science and ELA collaboration will take place over the course of the next two weeks, ending in an art-making workshop with Ms. Rockman at the Parrish Art Museum on December 18. This is in conjunction with Rockman’s East End Field Drawings exhibition currently on view at the Parrish Museum.
The YAWP program is run by Stony Brook University’s MFA program in creative writing. Theater professionals, including writers, directors and actors, come into the classroom and guide the students in creating an original one-act play. A festival of the plays is produced at the end of the program and open to the public on December 12 at 7 p.m. at the Avram Theater. Students in 12th grade English class, Aries Cooks, Lizzie Hochstedler, Michael Smith, Tylik Furman, Josh Lamison, Jhon Matute, Jamari Gant and Dylan Breault participated. They all wrote entertaining plays and Dylan Breault’s was chosen to be produced. Dylan’s play, “Hoping for Change,” will be staged this year. It dramatizes a conflict between two brothers dealing with a serious family emergency.

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Book and enjoy our all inclusive 3 days Masai Mara luxury camping flying package at incredibly low price!
Experience a safari vacation in Kenya, the place where safari travel originated. The best Kenya tours and safaris include Big Five game viewing, incredible natural beauty, and cultural encounters. Depending on when your Kenya safari takes place, you may witness the life-and-death struggles of the Mara River crossings or dramatic encounters with Africa’s top predators on the open plains.
You will stay at the Elangata Olerai Tented Camp for two nights, but the accommodation can be customized to suit your desire in case of a need.
Elangata Olerai is a luxury tented camp which offers a striking combination of contemporary style and comfort set in the heart of nature in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. It is located at the foothills of Sand River and Oloolaimutia Hills, and it offers magnificent views of Maasai Mara National Reserve.
The camp is 250 kilometers from Nairobi or about five hours' drive on tarmac and all-weather murra road. The flying time from Nairobi to a nearby airstrip in Keekorok is about one hour.
Elangata Olerai offers an exclusive and unique concept in community guiding based on the expertise and first-hand experience of the local community members to introduce you to landscapes, flora, and fauna that they intimately understand.
Each of the 22 tents are set apart and linked by a paved walkway that winds through the unaltered local habitat. Each tent is positioned to allow unadulterated views of the Mara. The tents are designed with rustic reed blinds, coir carpets, a draped canvas ceiling and built-in lounge area. Each suite has a spacious en-suite and a private veranda.
17 of the camps' 22 tents feature two double beds with en-suite bathroom with showers and a private veranda. Five tents are all rend-ville shape with double 6 x 6 honeymooner Swahili beds.
You will depart from Wilson Airport (WIL) aboard a scheduled flight to Maasai Mara National Reserve. Upon landing at the airstrip, you will be met and transferred to camp. The reserve is commonly known as the land of the Big Five: the lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo, and rhino. You will enjoy an amazing game drive on your way to Elangata Olerai Luxury Tented Camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
After breakfast, you will have a morning and afternoon game drive in this world-famous national reserve known for its spectacular annual migration that includes wildebeest, zebra, topi, gazelle, and among many others that are also trailed by the carnivores that are waiting for a meal. This game reserve has the highest population of lion in the world. Later in the day, you will return to camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
You will rise early, have breakfast, check out, and take off for your last morning game drive as you head to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi. This is where your safari will end.
This safari will take place at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
Kenya’s biggest attraction is the natural movement of mega-herds (wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle) following the summer rains and sweet grasses in an annual pilgrimage called the great migration. Kenya combines easily with Tanzania and Rwanda, which means you can add gorilla trekking to your Kenyan safari. You will also find a wide range of safari and beach combination tours to make the most of Kenya’s out-of-Africa scenic beauty and wildlife.
You will be served breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, regular (typically includes meat and fish), and hallal dietary requirements can be catered. You may contact the organizer for special dietary requests.
For an extra cost, you may opt for a visit to a Masai village or balloon safari.
Please book your flight to arrive at Wilson Airport (WIL). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Dallago Tours Kenya Tanzania Ltd will pick you up from the airport.
Airport: Wilson Airport Airport transfer included: Wilson Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
A reservation requires a deposit of 19% of the total price.
The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 10 days before the arrival date.
Dallago Tours Kenya Tanzania is one of the best tour operators and safaris tours companies in Nairobi, Kenya with over 20 years of experience.

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Just leave a vehicle at the takeout, right? If only it were that simple. First off, the eternal question: Should everyone meet at the put-in and then shuttle a car or cars down to the takeout, or just meet at the takeout and pile everyone and everything into one put-in rig? The solution will depend on seat space, rack room and comfort with your fellow boaters (e.g., lap space). Don't forget straps, and to leave your dry clothes in a vehicle that will be at the takeout when you get there. There's no one way to run shuttle, and there are hundreds of ways to botch the process, including forgetting to fill up with gas (nothing worse than arriving to a car on E at the takeout), not having a spare tire, or, worst of all, leaving your car keys at the put-in.
Sometimes (as in, almost always) there are no changing rooms at paddling takeouts. Here's how to cope: Open two car doors to create a three-walled barricade, wrap a towel around your waist and then discretely disrobe under the cover of said towel. Key: Lay your clothes out beforehand to minimize potential exposure time, scan for errant passersby, and act natural.
Here's a trick to steady your kayak when getting in or out: Place your paddle across the kayak just behind the cockpit, with one end extending to shore. Now grasp the paddle shaft and cockpit rim with one hand—creating an outrigger for added stability—as you ease in, or out, of your kayak.
No fancy French press or filter? Good, because a true river rat wouldn't use them anyway. Just bring a pot of water to a boil and throw in a few handfuls of grounds (technically, two heaping tablespoons per cup, but let's not complicate things). Stir them in, remove from heat, and wait a few minutes for the grounds to settle before decanting into an enamel camp cup. Some folks tap the side of the pot or add a little cold water to encourage settling, but the real trick is not to slurp down the dregs at the bottom of your cup.
A drybag is only as good as the person who closed it. To ensure water-tightness, first pack it right—no bulgy items, with soft things toward the top, and not too full. To seal, match up the flaps, press down to purge the air, and then fold the closure tightly at least three times. "You want to fold it rather than roll it," says NRS rafting guru Clyde Nicely. Use your knee to keep the bag's seal from unrolling as you close the buckle.
Rolling a kayak is the perfect parlor trick—a simple maneuver that never fails to impress. It's much easier to do than to explain, so learn from a qualified instructor who will guide you through a progression of skills and confidence-building drills at a pace that's right for you.
Aside from the obvious—making sure the seat's on correctly, not placing it next to someone's tent door, and ensuring a modicum of privacy—there's really only one thing to make sure of when setting up a river toilet: Choose a spot with a great view.
Here's something you need to know about kayaking tradition: If you swim, you might be asked to drink a beer out of your wetsuit booty. To pour, fill the booty as you would any fine stein: tilt the ankle opening slightly to avoid foam and try not to gloat. When drinking, hold toe outward, purse lips around ankle lip and enjoy.
At camp, when you're away from hydrographs and online flow reports, there's only one way to see if the river you're on is rising or falling: place an upright stick in the sand right at water level. In the morning, check to see if your stick is high and dry, or underwater.
To find like-minded paddlers to hit the water with, you won't uncover a more comprehensive listing that at C&K's Clubs Directory at canoekayak.com/start-paddling/clubs.
You're a paddler now, and that means you're part of a community. Do your part by joining a group like American Whitewater, a nearly 60-year-old nonprofit protecting the interests of whitewater boaters. "Our love of whitewater makes us fierce defenders of rivers," says AW Executive Director Mark Singleton. "At the core of our river stewardship program is the understanding that conservation and healthy human-powered outdoor recreation are mutually dependent."
Paddlers look out for each other. Your first responsibility as a paddler is to know how to react in a rescue situation. Learn basic safety skills by taking a swiftwater rescue course, available at such venerable paddling schools as the Nantahala Outdoor Center and official swiftwater rescue sources. Bonus: Classes are a great way to meet other paddlers.
Developed by Native Americans and romanticized by fur-trading Voyageurs, the tumpline is the best way to carry heavy loads, including canoes, across long portages. The reason: It puts the weight in line with the spine. What it is: a 2- to 4-inch-wide leather strap with two long tails—usually five to 12 feet long—to tie to the load. These tips from Northwest Woodsman will make your portage load feel just a little bit lighter: First, tie the load high so doesn't interfere with your hip movement; and second, make sure the headpiece is on the top of your head rather than your forehead (if you feel your neck muscles straining, it's too far forward).
Rivers are easy to figure out; they only flow one direction. Tidal currents flow in both directions and at variable speeds, which means that understanding the tidal cycle is an essential sea paddling skill. A local tide chart is a good start. It tells you how high and low the tide will be, and when. Applying that information to real world questions however, such as whether now is a good time to paddle from here to Sleepy Cove, requires a little more thought. Nautical charts show tidal currents, and you can predict their strength based on the time and the day's tidal range. Remember that the strongest currents occur in the middle hours between high and low tide, while slowest currents coincide with high and low tides.
"The most important thing with a throwbag is practice," says river safety expert Charlie Walbridge. "Too many people never throw bags until they have to, with predictable results." Grab the top of the bag with your throwing arm and draw rope with the other hand. Concentrate on a smooth arm motion. Without taking your eyes off the target, throw the bag underhand, releasing it when your throwing hand comes into your line of sight. Aim right for the swimmer. "The argument about whether you should aim upstream or downstream of your target is nonsense," Walbridge says. "The best way to get someone's attention is to lay the rope right in their face." If you miss, pull the rope back in, coiling it loosely in your non-throwing hand, then fill the bag with water to weigh it down and toss again.
On the river, where distance and the roar of rapids can make it impossible to hear, hand signals are crucial. William McGinnis, author of the iconic handbook Whitewater Rafting, advocates these universal hand signals. Stop—hand up, palm toward receiver in halt position; Are You OK?/I'm OK—tap finger tips on top of head or helmet; Eddy Out—circle upraised finger; Look—with index and middle fingers forming a V, point to eyes then twist and point; Scout—horizontal hand at brow, often combined with a stop signal. In rapids, a paddle held with the blade straight up means take the center route; a paddle or arm angled 45 degrees to the left or the right means you should run the rapid on the indicated side of the river. Always point in the direction you want someone to go, never in the direction of danger.
Erik Boomer knows a thing or two about packing a kayak. He's done countless multi-day whitewater trips, and a 104-day sea kayak circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island. "To me, this is what kayaking is about, going into the wilderness to live simply and creatively," he says. Boomer's advice: "Put all your gear into three piles—things you need, things you think you need, and things you want. Now take all of the first pile, none of the second and one of the third."
If you capsize and swim, getting back inside your sea kayak is paramount. If you're with another paddler, help your rescuer to drain your boat over their cockpit and then put it alongside theirs while they stabilize it and you climb in from the rear. If you're solo, fasten a paddle float to one blade and wedge the shaft under the deck rigging to create an outrigger. Climb in by kicking with your legs and pulling yourself into the cockpit.
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Three cities in the South West top the list of cities exporting to the EU and would receive a devastating blow if the UK leaves the single market, the region’s Green MEP has warned. Exeter, Plymouth and Bristol are the top three cities in the UK when it comes to exporting to the EU.
“This report reveals the devastating impact leaving the single market would have on three of the largest cities in the South West. The report shows that across the UK our exports to the EU are three times larger than the USA and 11 times larger than China. But for Exeter, Plymouth and Bristol, exiting the single market would be particularly damaging as these three cities export a greater proportion of their exports to the EU than any other cities in the UK.
“It beggars belief that Theresa May is touring the globe to cobble together dodgy trade deals with right wing bigots and highly dubious regimes while seeking to remove us from the UKs largest export market, by far. But this is not just about trade and exports. The single market has also guaranteed rights at work, protected standards for consumers and safeguarded our environment.


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The Colon Cancer Coalition, a nonprofit organization that encourages grassroots efforts to promote colon cancer awareness and screening, is partnering with Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA) to try to achieve an 80 percent colon cancer screening rate in the United States.
Almost 96,000 Americans a year are diagnosed with colon cancer, and the disease has become the second leading cancer killer for men and women, according to the American Cancer Society. But colon cancer is also the most detectable and treatable form of cancer, if detected early.
The Colon Cancer Coalition used a National Colorectal Cancer Round Table analysis to set a goal of an 80 percent U.S. screening rate by 2018. Attaining the goal would prevent more than 203,000 deaths in 2030, the coalition said.
Olympus makes medical devices that can peer inside the body to detect, diagnose, and treat gastrointestinal diseases like colon cancer. It developed the endoscope more than 60 years ago.
The company is a national sponsor at the Colon Cancer Coalition’s Get Your Rear in Gear five-kilometer runs and other fitness events. In addition to supporting the non-profit financially, Olympus will be participating in community outreach events in Boston, San Francisco and Seattle.
Two of the partnership’s goals are to help the coalition reach new audiences across the country and increase the number of people getting screened for colon cancer.
To lead by example, Olympus is offering its employees and their spouses or domestic partners a free annual colonoscopy regardless of their age. It is also encouraging wellness, physical activity, and colon cancer-related education efforts. In addition, it is encouraging employee participation in fundraisers and other events that benefit the Colon Cancer Coalition’s efforts in their communities.
Tagged 80 percent screening rates, awareness campaign, Colon Cancer Coalition, Colon Cancer Screening, Olympus, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, partnership.


text: Beat the winter doldrums with a trip to Game Creek. This annual Continental Pheasant Shoot is the perfect cure for the onset of cabin fever. It seems that the January air even makes the birds fly faster. Feel free to join us for a great afternoon which will culminate with a delicious wild game dinner back at the clubhouse. Alway a favorite! Reserve early. Cost is $255.


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On Monday, December 8th, the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) in partnership with CamConnect, the Camden Community Development Association, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Community Development Studies and Education Department, hosted the “Camden Citywide Housing Vacancy Data Release” event. The vacancy data released at this event were gathered through a property survey conducted by CamConnect and the Camden Community Development Association with funding support by the Fund for New Jersey.
Dr. Natasha Tursi, Associate Director at C.U.R.E. welcomes the audience.
Josh Wheeling, Program Manager at CamConnect presents the report.
Josh Wheeling, Program Manager at CamConnect demonstrates the interactive map.
Expert panelists discuss the Data Release and take questions from the audience.
Audience Q&A session with the expert panelists.
During the event, Josh Wheeling, Program Manager for CamConnect, gave an overview of the survey results for abandoned properties and a demonstration of the mapping application for GIS spatial analysis. The results, which took two years to gather, cite that 14.9 percent of Camden’s 22,906 buildings are abandoned.
Following the presentation, a panel of five local experts discussed the current status and future of abandoned properties in Camden. Among the discussants were Pilar Hogan Closkey of the St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society, John Kromer of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government, Danilo Pelletiere, of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bridget Phifer of the Parkside Business and Community in Partnership, and Rick Sauer of the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations.
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text: (a) Teaching at the university is guided by current research processes and findings, and at the same time takes account of newly developing areas of work and career opportunities. As far as possible it is interdisciplinary and open to the requirements of lifelong learning. This entails fostering key qualifications such as creativity and the development not only of methodological competence, but also of the social, intercultural and critical competencies that will enable students to transfer their knowledge and experience constructively into new social, academic and professional contexts. It is against this background that the university’s commitment to teacher education, extending to almost all German school types, must be seen. In order to improve the overall attractiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of its degree programs the university seeks – in the interests of both current and future students – to continuously enhance its service and counseling cultures, whether in the area of teaching, in the environmental conditions of study, or (and indeed especially) in the university’s central services and administration. All teaching and support services undergo regular internal and external evaluation, including rankings (b) The university is actively committed to interdisciplinary networking, especially within the framework of the research profiles outlined above. The organization and output of its research is geared to national as well as international standards of excellence and welcomes both internal and external evaluation. Support is provided not only for top research projects but also for talented young researchers, and the university seeks in this context to raise not only the number of doctoral candidates but also the level of external funding in order to continuously improve research conditions at all levels. Furthermore, the university plays an active role in efforts to locate non-university research institutes and units in the region. (c) The University of Wuppertal emphatically supports the interchange and transfer of knowledge and technology with business and industry on the one hand and society and politics on the other. This involves numerous individual activities, but also requires systematic dialogue with the wider public, as well as regional networking, direct support measures, and cooperation with partners from both the private and public sector. In the context of promoting lifelong learning, this extends to institutions along the entire educational chain, beginning with schools, and including further education and ‘University of the Third Age’ (U3A) activities. Finally, with a view to stimulating multiple knowledge transfer, and at the same time systematically reinforcing the bond between learning and practice, the university expressly supports the continuing development of alumni groups and structures. (d) In extending and strengthening numerous aspects of its teaching, research and transfer activities, the University of Wuppertal sets great store on the growth of a positive and cooperative organizational culture, on the development of a wide range of targeted opportunities for in-training and education for its employees, on a culture of multiplicity and variety, on a family-friendly environment, and on sustained equal opportunity policies for women and men. The university seeks in this way to optimize the potential and performance of all its employees, to create attractive working conditions at all levels, and thereby to continue to draw talented teachers and researchers to Wuppertal.


text: This is a review of World Champion Magnus Carlsen's Round 1 game from the 2014 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship held in United Arab Emirates, Dubai. Carlsen was white against Kiril Georgiev. The opening played was the Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower. Carlsen, along with all other participants, played 5 rounds each day from June 16 thru June 18th. Time controls were set at 15 minutes with a 10 second increment.


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text: His gaze clear, his fine figure, his face to the flat spots smooth that reminds one of the young Terence Stamp, while Florian Zeller inspires a happy serenity. But it is not as well. This is one worried. A be serious. A man in the maturity of his almost 40 years of age who, for twenty years, occupies a special place in French literature and dramatic literature in particular, but no success inflates the vanity.

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Scitech Park is closely working with Municipal Corporations and Urban Local Bodies to collect, collates and create GIS database for various municipal departments. GIS enablement of the city municipal system has enhanced decision making process, smooth, transparent and effective with high degree of sensibility and ownership for different spatial and aspatial municipal records. All municipal records including details of property tax, utilities (water pipelines, roads, sewer lines and storm water drains) are mappedand converted into GIS network system with relevant database attached for operational geospatial analysis. Apart from this property tax details, professional tax details, details of licenses and lease issued and property usage are covered under uniform and standard GIS platform.Municipal GIS enablement further enhances inter and intra departmental communication within Local Bodies for quick disposal of records on a map based geospatial platform. The applicability of the application further enhances by providing user friendly Web based GIS application for fast, smooth and hassle free decision making on an intuitive basis without having detail domain knowledge of GIS.
Looking into the needs and functionality of local bodies, Scitech Park has come up with a software product developed on an open source geospatial platform called Open PRP (Proprietary Resource Planning) Solutions. The product accepts industry standard vector and raster file formats on GIS platform. This product further can be used to perform common GIS functionalities like buffer analysis, shortest route analysis, simple and intelligent searches on thematic layers created based upon names and phonetics or any known identity element. The application can dig into huge database, search records and display it on to a GIS map form within seconds. Apart from this the most important feature of the present application is that it is built on an open source platform, independent of host operating system and customization can be done easily for user specific needs.


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AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - The top three elected officials in Texas have put their support behind a sales tax increase.
Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen said in a joint statement that this sales tax proposal would "buy down property tax rates for all Texas homeowners and businesses," limiting future property tax increases.
Right now, the statewide sales tax rate is 6.25%.
This proposal would raise it by one percentage point.
“7.25% is what they’re actually proposing in House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 2,” said Aaron Faver, Social Sciences Instructor at Amarillo College.
If this passes, it would be the first sales tax increase in three decades.
A member of the House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday he was going to take the proposal back to Houston to try and gain support.
Some government officials opposed to the proposal say it disproportionately affects lower income families.
In order for this to be official, it needs approval from two-thirds of the House and Senate and a majority of Texas voters.


text: Objectives: Study objective: This study assessed the impact of an Open Airways for Schools Program for children with asthma that is delivered in their school by trained asthma volunteers sponsored by the local American Lung Association. Methods: Design: Retrospective. Setting: Eight elementary schools located throughout Tucson, Arizona. Participants: A total of 77 pre and post questionnaires for children in grades 3 to 5 with asthma, 30 pre and post questionnaires for parents, and 6 demographic questionnaires for school nurses. Measurements and results: Data collection involved obtaining pre and post questionnaires from the sponsoring agency measuring outcomes in knowledge of when and how much medication to take, triggers of asthma, steps to take upon wheezing, and social aspects such as the ability to talk with an adult or teacher when having problems. The dependent variables for the pre and post parent questionnaires include unscheduled visits to providers, and whether the child knows how much medication to take. Paired t test was used to determine whether differences existed between pre and post child and parent questionnaires. Nurse questionnaires were analyzed and reported to see the change in nurse visits. The results are reported as the mean post/pre ± SD. The child questionnaire data for outcomes in knowledge include: when to take medicine (0.14+/-0.35 vs 0.34+/-0.61;p=0.015), how much medicine to take upon wheeze/cough (0.38+/- 0.71 vs 0.67+/-0.80;p=0.003), identifying home triggers (0.36+/-0.68 vs 0.58+/-0.80;p=0.051), identifying school triggers (0.53+/-0.75 vs 0.70+/-0.80;p=0.228), and steps to take upon wheezing (0.21+/-0.48 vs 0.46+/-0.74;p=0.018). Social aspects data include: ability to talk to adult about asthma (0.17+/-0.45 vs 0.29+/-0.58;p=0.159), talk to teacher about asthma (0.28+/-0.57 vs 0.30+/-0.67;p=0.858), and talk to teacher about taking things out of classroom that make them wheeze (0.43+/-0.17 vs 0.77+-0.85;p=0.19). The parent questionnaire data include: unscheduled provider visits (2.83+/- 4.01 vs 3.61+/-7.15;p=0.508) and quantity of medicine to take with incomplete data. The nurse questionnaire showed a mean number of visits at 92.5+/-64.09. Results: See above Conclusions: Conclusion: Providing an asthma education program to children in school can significantly increase outcomes in knowledge of when and how much medicine to take upon wheezing, and the steps to follow when wheezing occurs. Additionally, areas to focus on in the program include identification of triggers at home and school, as well as the ability to talk with an adult or teacher regarding asthma.


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Comment: You know, somehow it fits. But at the same time it’s way too obvious, non-fitting and the more to take it seriously or even think about.
Comment: What you see above is the result of pure “destiny” that came some years later to kick some asses. You know, for the first movie of this franchise, the title gurus in Germany decided to give it the title “Fluch der Karibik” (The Curse of the Caribbean) while completely ditching the additional title “The Curse of the Black Pearl”. Some years later, when the sequel was released, the title makers were overstrained in any way possible and the stuff above is the crappy way out of this title mess.
Comment: I have to admit I didn’t see this movie, but quite frankly I’ll never want to. Not because the movie might be bad (which it quite surely is). It’s to not give money to the guys who did this. Enough said, eh, written…By the way: Macaulay Culkin?
Comment: Okay, this one is hard to translate because the German word “bis” means “until”, while “biss” (with two “s”) means “bite”, so they added a seemingly funny wordplay and patted themselves on the back for this spark of genius. Well, they thought it was one. The addition in any case gives the average moviegoer the impression of a cheap slasher movie. Terrible.
Comment: This title combination is a perfect example for the plague that haunts any movie lover in Germany: the marketing “gurus” believe they need to spice up the title for the idiot living in his cellar and hence create stupidity beyond believe. I love the movie, especially the fucked up last third. But this additional title is a mess.
Comment: I know, I know. The German title doesn’t even come close to its English counterpart. Yet the additional title is so %&%$ it hurts (and hard to translate). Especially considering they had the chance to translate the original title but went for different English title with this addition. Oh, and here’s a small anecdote: I often go to sneak previews in my cinema of choice. There they not only sneak movies but also have a moderator who talks about the week before, gives some tips for next week and tosses presents into the audience. So, when this movie was about to be sneaked, the moderator gave his tips, and the internet forum started guessing. One week later we had a massive list of possible movies. One entry was “Wild Hogs”, another entry was “Born to be wild” and another one was “Saumaessig unterwegs”. We all in the audience thought those were three different movies – until the moderator cleared things up. That’s how you mess up one movie title.
German: Guess Who – Meine Tochter kriegst du nicht!
Translation: Guess Who – You won’t get my daughter!
Comment: The movie was quite funny as far as I remember. One thing I didn’t remember was the title. Admitted, the original title is not that engaging either, but a nice example of wording minimalism. The German additional title on the other hand reeks of incompetence.
Comment: They seriously cannot stop this insanity! This example is another entry in this world of we-don’t-translate-the-english-title-but-use-a-different-one-with-a-stupid-addition. Funnily enough, the new English title “Final Call” might sound a little bit too sensational, but at least it is indefinitely better than the additional title. One of the big winners in the loser category.
Well, that the list of the best ten entries I have found to date. If nothing else there is one thing I learned from the searching: I so hope the German marketing and movie title gurus will one day wake up from their slumber of stupidity and either give us original titles only or start to make good additional movie titles.
So, which additional title is the most stupid to you? Did you perhaps encounter an even stupider one before? Feel free to add your comment!


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text: About our guest author, Amy Ziff: Amy is the lead vocalist for BETTY, the pop/funk band that formed in the ’80s in Washington, DC and later migrated to New York City. Some may know the band for their theatrical performances of BETTY:Inside Out and BETTY RULES (directed by Michael Greif (Rent). Others may know them from their appearances on The L Word (the show for which they also wrote the theme song for) or their performances at gay rights rallies and breast cancer benefits. But theater, fund raisers and television are only parts of the BETTY puzzle. They also have eight studio under their belt, the latest being Bright & Dark , a collection that is produced by David Maurice (Garbage) and features a vocal collaboration with Kate Pierson of the B52s. The album is consistently packed with whip smart stories (watch the Did You Tell Her clip below to get the feel) and shifts effortlessly in styles, from funked up grooves to grungy guitars. Be sure to cath their fantastic live shows by checking hellobetty.com for tour dates.


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Historians have been live-tweeting our annual conference using the conference hashtag since the 2012 conference in Adelaide. Each year people from around world who are passionate about history follow these tweets and learn about the exciting new work and debates emerging from historians working in or on Australia.
These guidelines draw on our experience from the tweeting of past conferences. We provide them to help conference attendees share informative tweets and to create a productive and respectful environment in sessions.
The conference hashtag is #OzHA2018. Add this to all the tweets you want to be seen by those following the conference twitter.
Identify the speaker in your tweets – attribution is important on social media too.
Please demonstrate the high standards of professionalism, collegiality and courtesy that characterise history as a discipline – if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.
Remember to ask permission before posting photographs of people at the conference.
Please make sure your device is on silent!
As Kristina Kalfic wrote in the 2012 conference program, ‘[w]e consider this conference to be a (relatively) public forum, and as such assume each speaker gives consent to have their presentations live-tweeted’. We reiterate this but also respect our speakers’ wishes. If you would prefer that your paper is not tweeted please let the chair know before the start of the session. It is the responsibility of the chair to request people not to tweet your paper.
If you have a Twitter handle mention it at the beginning of your presentation. If you are using Powerpoint slides, add your Twitter handle to the bottom of each slide.
At the beginning of each session the chair should ask attendees to make their devices silent. Attendees should not be asked to turn devices off unless the presenters have requested this.
Do some research before the session: find out if the speaker has a twitter handle and use that while tweeting their paper; find out if the speaker has a blog or has shared their work elsewhere online and tweet this.
Listen closely and quote carefully. Remember that the goal of live-tweeting a paper is for somebody who isn’t in the room to be able to follow the speaker’s argument.
If anyone following along on Twitter asks a question, please feel free to ask that question of the speaker and report the answer back. Be aware, however, that questions from people in the room take precedence, and ask accordingly.
You may find that sitting at the back of a room makes you feel less self-conscious about tweeting and it is less obtrusive for other attendees. It is also where the power outlets tend to be.
Historians benefit from the discussion and publicity of their work on social media platforms. We encourage you to keep tweeting about history after the conference using the #OzHist hashtag and follow the Australian Historical Association @AustHistAssoc.
AHA member Yvonne Perkins has an excellent guide for conference tweeting on her blog.


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Ocean University of Sri Lanka was established in 1999. It is recognized as a degree awarding institute by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka. It offers a wide range of distance learning programs for domestic as well as foreign students. A large number of professional or employes of public and private organizations take admission as part time students. The enhancement provided by the university through its valuable programs certainly bring changes in the professional status of the students.
The University is offering four degree courses in the fields of Marine Science and Nautical Engineering. It also offers Diploma and Certificate courses. Degree Programs: B.Sc. in Fisheries and Marine Science (General), B.Sc. in Fisheries and Marine Science (Special), B.Sc. in Marine Engineering and B.Sc. in Naval Architecture. Diploma Courses: Fishing Vessels Deck Officers, Marine Engineering Technology, Fish Port Harvest Technology, Electronics in Navigation, Fiberglass Technology and Boat Building, Basic Coastal Hydrographic Surveying, Aquaculture and Fisheries Management and Computer Science.
For Fisheries and Marine Sciences: The candidates must possess three passes in relevant fields at G.C.E, A/L or relevant NVQ qualifications at level or above or Pass in G.C.E. O/L in six subjects with credit passes in any three of the subjects, Science, ICT, Mathematics, First Language and English Language, together with relevant and recognized technical/vocational qualifications and two years of relevant experience or Graduation in a relevant professional body or One-year certificate course in Agriculture from the Dept. of Agriculture with six years of experience in a relevant field or Any other equivalent qualifications recognized by the University. For Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture: The candidates must possess three passes in relevant fields at G.C.E, A/L or relevant NVQ qualifications at level or above or Pass in G.C.E. O/L in six subjects with credit passes in any three of the subjects, Science, ICT, Mathematics, First Language and English Language, together with relevant and recognized technical/vocational qualifications and two years of relevant experience or Graduation in a relevant professional body or Any other equivalent qualifications recognized by the University.


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I finished reading Dracula by Bram Stoker today. I think I know why it took me so long to get around to reading the story. Age. As I get older and learn more about writing, the more I appreciate the classics. It was interesting finally getting to know Jonathan Harker, Van Helsing, Lucy, Mina, and Dr. Seward. It was written back in 1887 and in a unique format - in a series of letters, diary entries and telegrams. Makes for an interesting read. Since it is the Victorian age, the dialogue is long, flowing, pretty at times just to say the simplest thing. I enjoyed it.
I'm still working my way through K.M. Weiland's Outlining Your Novel. I now have pages and pages of notes and now need to organize a bit. I came up with my premise sentence or in other words - elevator pitch. I read it to Father and he started talking about run on sentences and grammar, etc. Not the point, dear. He's a stickler for that stuff. After he got past it, he said he liked it. He's been enjoying helping me brainstorm. Every time I come up with an idea, he has much to contribute. He's great for the technical and spy stuff.
I'm working on scenes, setting, and character background and backstory. I always considered myself sort of a pantster with a little bit of plotting thrown in. This time I'm plotting with a bit of pantster thrown in. We'll see how it goes. A lot to do with only 8 days left to November, however.... My timing is perfect. We just completed 7 weeks of lessons and are taking a week off. We usually home school year round with 3 to 4 weeks on and one week off so we all are quite ready for a break. Will have plenty of time amidst making James Sonic the hedgehog costume for Halloween. I also printed off Randy Ingermanson's Snowflake Method which I finally get it and will be incorporating it because he has some really great suggestions.
Speaking of suggestions, be sure to check out Em and Lena's weekly mashup of writing links on the Fun Not Fear! Nano support group blog.
Plus I've been checking out Literature and Latte's Scrivener and after having completed the tutorial, am in love. Going to give the window's beta version a try for Nano. I'll be spending the week typing in my notes and exploring it a bit more. Should know by the end of the week if it's doable for me.
I strongly recommend working on one project at a time.
one in first draft, and one in revision AT MOST.
or two planning stages simultaneously.
1) With one project at a time, you stay focused and get it done.
2) With three projects, but each in a different stage of production, you can still maintain your focus because each sort of work is different enough to require different parts of your brain, different actions, different ways of thinking.  You can maintain a clear separation between each project and what you're doing on it (though it's hard).
3) With two or more projects at the same stage of development, you   end up wasting time going between notes on your different characters and worlds, trying to keep your stories straight.
Thank you Universe! Check out how how ROWers are doing and be sure to leave them a note of encouragement.
Great advice about having more than one project going. Thanks for sharing!
I haven't been back over to the NaNo forums in a few days...I've been in read-a-thon mode, but I will stop by this week. We need to keep the support going. I think that's going to help me a lot!
Good luck with the writing. I have no advice, but I'm happy to cheer you along!
I can't follow that bit of advice from Holly exactly. (I've heard that quote before.) Pretty much all of my WIPs are in the same stage. I've got 4-5 novels and some short stories in rough draft stage. I do tend to focus on one at a time, but I can't work on just one until it's finished because at some point my brain hits a wall. That's when I pull out one of the others and work on that for awhile. Yes, it'll take me fricking forever to finish any of them, but it keeps me from stalling completely. And my stories are different enough that switching between them doesn't confuse me. It might take a little bit to remind myself of what I had going, but that's it. None of them mix in my head.
And I love Scrivener. I've been using it for 4 years now I think. I don't use even half the features but I wouldn't be even half as far as I am on any of my projects without it. I hope you enjoy it!
I read Dracula for a college class many years ago, and really liked it. It has been a long time though, and I wonder if I would still feel the same way. There are some scenes that are still imprinted on my memory! Glad to hear that you had fun with it!
I've often thought of reading Dracula and I still might. Your home school schedule is great..I think a break is a good thing! Have fun planning your writing!
I with Holly on that one. If I work on more than one project at one time, nothing gets done. I haven't used the Windows version of Scriv that much but I *love* Scriv for Mac. I hope you like it. Good luck with NaNo, it's coming fast!
One short story, one novel at a time for me. Anything more than that makes my head spin. Since I'm already working on a novel, my NaNo status this year is rebel, and proud of it.
I read Dracula once for high school and once or twice for college. I loved it. I'd like to immerse myself in the classics again.
Good luck with your writing goals.
Best of luck on your writing! I put down Dracula and need to get back to it.


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Giuseppe Carnevali, co-inventor of the first electronic chart display system for recreational yachts, found inspiration in a movie.
Science fiction or not, the scene helped Carnevali recognize the value of a digital chart-plotting system for boating and flying.
Carnevali co-founded Navionics in 1984 with Fosco Bianchetti, and served as CEO until retiring in 2017. The heady list of industry firsts credited to Carnevali and Navionics includes seamless quilting, auto-routing, user-generated cartography and mobile apps. And Carnevali, now 71, always gravitated toward bettering his products’ user interfaces.
During the past 50 years, few aspects of yachting have evolved faster than navigation, where electronic charts, reliable chart plotters and satellite-navigation systems have obviated most yachtsmen’s need for paper charts. And while contemporary navigators readily trust privately built electronic charts, this wasn’t true in 1984. Carnevali had to use everything in his life’s history to win trust and dent the marine-electronics universe forever.
Carnevali begged his parents for a sailing dinghy for his junior high school graduation gift. It was unceremoniously delivered on the beach, sans instructions.
In 1984, Giuseppe Carnevali and Fosco Bianchetti invited the press for a tour of New York City’s East River aboard a powerboat with tarped windows, blinding all navigational awareness save for the cathode-ray-tubed display of Geonav, the recreational marine world’s first electronic-chart display. A lookout was abovedecks, but the crew belowdecks used Geonav’s position information and cartography for the 16-mile journey. “The sea trial went perfectly, but it was a revelation: I learned to do something 10 times before inviting the press,” Carnevali says.
This seat-of-the-pants user experience proved effective. Carnevali became Italy’s national champion while earning his pilot’s wings and a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering and naval architecture from the University of Genoa.
Next was a tour in the Italian navy, followed by a stint as Benetti shipyard’s production manager, where he oversaw the construction of the 281-foot Nabila. In 1980, she was the world’s most sophisticated mega-yacht.
The duo founded Navionics after developing the recreational marine world’s first vector chart and chart plotter but parted ways just a year later. Bianchetti built a rival company, C-MAP, while Carnevali continued leading Geonav and Navionics.
While this competition bred innovation, traditionally minded authorities and boaters viewed electronic charts from nonofficial sources as heresy. International hydrographic offices saw chart-making as their private fiefdom.
The bigger concern, however, involved overcoming lawsuits and the protectionist attitudes of hydrographic offices.
It was a ruling in 1997 by the Federal Court of Australia that proved decisive.
Another big moment came in the ’90s when a licensing agreement with Garmin went south because of quality-control issues on Navionics’ part.
“That was a slap in the face, but it was healthy,” Carnevali says. To remedy the situation, Navionics needed to hire 30 additional cartographers, who couldn’t be found in the United States or Europe.
“I went to India and eventually had up to 350 cartographers, more than any other hydrographic organization in the world,” Carnevali says.
This additional manpower allowed Navionics to develop much of its behind-the-scenes technology while building and curating a chart library for U.S. lakes and rivers, thanks to an in-house fleet of 16 survey boats.
“It was probably one of the biggest survey teams in the world at the time,” Carnevali says.
Another insightful, early move was allowing Navionics charts to work on most licensed third-party multifunction displays. This platform flexibility created a much bigger market for Navionics charts.
“It took me years to realize that software was the bigger opportunity,” says Carnevali, who sold Geonav in 2007. Navionics’ app became the 37th most popular app of any kind in Apple’s app store, beating out myriad games and consumer applications.
All told, Navionics and Geonav delivered numerous disruptive innovations, including the first chart plotter to offer a sunlight-readable LCD screen (1991), a built-in GPS receiver (1997), a reduced-size keyboard (1995) and waterproof protection (1998), as well as critical software and cartography features, including the world’s first software-development kit (1988), seamlessly quilted cartography (1984), user-generated cartography (2009), wireless updates via mobile devices (2014), and Carnevali’s final project, dock-to-dock one-click routing (2017).
These innovations were recognized in 2018, when Carnevali won the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s Alan J. Freedman Memorial Leadership Award, and the Italian Marine Industry Association’s Boating Pioneer award.
Carnevali sold Navionics to Garmin in fall 2017 and announced his retirement. He now points to the Carnevali Foundation (née the Navionics Foundation), which he began in 2001 with his wife, Jacqueline, as his proudest accomplishment.
In 2015, Carnevali was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, but, much like another pioneer, he is gracefully accepting it as an opportunity to grow.

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I’ve told you about setting up our house – buying kitchen utensils and towels and creating a garden. But when does a house actually turn into a home? Maybe I was wrong. Maybe it has nothing to do with towels after all. I have decided that a house becomes a home when people know they can find you there. When friends knock on your door and join you for a laugh or a snack.
If that is true, then yesterday our house became our home. I guess it already was since our children had spent lots of time eating and laughing here. But yesterday I was thrilled to receive surprise guests. We were in the kitchen doing some tidying up, when I heard a little voice calling my name. “Karen. Kaaaaren….” Grant and I looked at each other, not quite sure what we were hearing. We looked out our kitchen window – which looks through the garage and out to the grate dividing the sidewalk from our home. There peering through the gate and calling my name was little Jose, with Isabel and Laurentino beside him. Apparently they had been given a ride to somewhere nearby and were walking back to the orphanage. Remembering where we live, they had stopped in for a visit.
I was super pleased and ran out to give some hugs and invite them in. First stop….. fruit bowl in the kitchen. Second stop….. Wii game console. We went for a walk, played some games, bought some caramel popcorn and then the kids announced they had to go. Grant drove them home – and I felt like a real Abuela (a Mexican grandma).
It was only a few minutes later that our invited guests arrived for our first dinner party. Gregory and Martita and their sweet children joined us for a Mexican feast. I made the guacamole – the enchiladas and burritos and sopes were brought in from the neighborhood restaurant. Soon I’ll be making it all myself …. maybe…… Again we ate and laughed and raced Mario around the track. We laughed at them for wearing sweaters and complaining it was cold (only 75 degrees!) and they laughed at us for using a dish cloth instead of a sponge to wash dishes. Our cultures and languages collided and melded and became a new kind of friendship – one where we know we are different but we choose to be united anyway.
That is what I think home is. People coming together to enjoy one another in a place where they feel safe and comfortable and loved, whether they have been invited or just happen to be wandering by. Yesterday we were lucky to have both – and now I know this house can be our home.
PS Today we had a surprise guest too – a hummingbird joined us for breakfast in our garden. How cool is that?
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8 Responses to What Makes a Home?
I moved much the first half of life. Home was when I could walk through the house without turning on a light. However, I like your definition.
Sort of taco every single day and never tire of them. Haha. I love that we can get glimpses of your life daily via Facebook and your blog.
Hi Karen, I am a friend of Janet Shindle’s and she has been telling me about your move. My hubby and I are making the move to Mexico this spring/summer and I enjoyed reading your blog. It is a great idea to blog so the folks back home can follow your adventures.
Good for you! We’re having a blast so far – but better to be prepared for the craziness. Maybe my life can help yours be easier! Where are you moving to?
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I enjoy your blog very much.


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text: Superheroes: Not always super. And according to the new Amazon series The Boys, they can be downright nasty. Take, for instance, the moment in this extremely NSFW trailer, when a Wonder Woman-powered superhero sits on some dude’s face until her super-strength makes his head explode. That is but one of the gnarly delights featured in the latest sneak peek at the upcoming series based on Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Darick Robertson’s graphic novel. The series, executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, takes place in a world where superheroes not only exist, but they are super popular–and they use their influence and power in pretty despicable ways. Enter “The Boys,” a group of vigilantes led by a gruff and grouchy Karl Urban, who are here to reform this ensemble of superheroes known as “The Seven” (wink wink).


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Named a land of opportunity, the United States has been attractive for immigrants for centuries, and in fact they shaped the country as it is now. Both essays reveal the truth and stereotype about America, yet their focus is slightly different. While Gordon focuses on the idea of diversity and multiple visions about the United States, Balcita discloses a process of immigrants' assimilation, which is full of challenges.
It can be suggested that Jesse Gordon chooses the genre of photoessay not by accident but because it fits his message best. In fact, the author aims at demonstrating the multiple faces of the United States and images that it has throughout the world. He plays with associations, some of them might seem stereotypical, but at the same time they are all helpful to add dimension to the picture of the United States. Thus, associations can be opposite such as "freedom" and "imperialism", "original ideas" and "lost opportunities". The pictures of people reveal their different ethnic, national, gender and social background that adds global vision to the opinions stated in the work. The major idea of the author is that America is full of contradiction, so it is normal for opposite opinions to be equally valid. In other words, one can find everything in the United States, including positive and negative aspects, and this controversy is in fact part of its identity. Besides, it is remarkable that a number of non-Americans are included in the essay, which reveals an idea that America is more than a country, it became a brand known worldwide. This is also a ground for stereotypes because many people from other countries have an opinion without ever visiting the United States.
Likewise, Balcita's article focuses on the difference between the expected and the actual but uses a narrower aspect by presenting an individual story of an immigrant. Through her father's experience, the author pictures a typical way of newcomers' assimilation in a foreign land. She describes the hardships and a common identity crisis that is part of this tough experience: "You naturalize. You memorize the U.S. presidents in order. You put your hand over your heart. You look at that flag and you wonder: How can I still be Filipino if I am American?"(Balcita). It is quite a challenge to feel an outsider in the period of adaptation to new circumstances. Another aspect discussed in the article is the dramatic gap between immigrant parents and children who are American born. There is a certain disappointment about the loss of one's own culture and roots, which happens as a result of assimilation. Yet, life goes on and after years the struggle for survival stops when a person gets used to his new hope. "Things start to move slower now, and you don't mind"- this philosophical comment from the author reveal the stage of assimilation when a person realizes that in fact it does not matter much where you are from because the basic values of family and love remain the same.
Thus, the two essays discuss America as a controversial place that combines challenges and opportunities. It is made clear that one has to work hard and to prove themselves in order to use the chances of prosperity and freedom. Gordon's article focuses on the aspect of diversity, as well as America as an international brand, which is partially based on truth and partially on stereotypes. There are illusions in case the picture is too glamorous because as Balcita's essay demonstrates, the process of assimilation is full of hardships and crises.


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Japanese consumer prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February while unemployment fell to a more than a six-year low, data shows, giving a boost to Tokyo's efforts at reigniting an economy plagued by years of deflation.
Stripping out volatile fresh food prices, "core" consumer prices rose 1.3 per cent on-year in February, the same rate for December and January, according to the internal affairs ministry on Friday.
Excluding energy prices and foodstuffs, nationwide consumer prices rose 0.8 per cent on-year in February, while separate figures showed Japan's jobless rate fell to its lowest point since 2007, the year before the global financial crisis.
The results are good news for a policy drive under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, dubbed Abenomics, which is aimed at reversing falling prices and tepid growth. But the inflation jump was largely due to Japan's rising post-Fukushima energy costs.
Pricey fossil-fuel imports surged after the 2011 atomic disaster, which forced the shutdown of the nation's nuclear reactors.
The rising prices come as Japanese consumers brace for a tax rise next week, the country's first since the late Nineties.
February's headline inflation figure was in line with the Bank of Japan's view that the core consumer prices index will stay around 1.3 per cent over the northern spring and summer, underpinned by inflation expectations, and then pick up its pace of growth after that.
The central bank dramatically stepped up its monetary easing a year ago, flooding Japan's economy with ever more cash in a bid to beat deflation and bring about two per cent inflation by spring next year.
It has since pledged repeatedly to unleash further measures if it becomes clear the current policy isn't enough to hit the target.
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It hasn’t even been a full year since Microsoft launched its first generation Surface Pro for $900, a price tag that undoubtedly scared off more than a few buyers. When we tested the Surface Pro, we came to the conclusion that it has “more than enough power for any casual computing need,” though cheaper and lighter solutions made it a tough sell. If pricing is all that held you back, take note that Best Buy is currently selling the original Surface Pro for $500, which is $400 off its original retail price.
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Endothelial plasmalemmal vesicles have a characteristic striped bipolar surface structure.
Capillary endothelial cells have a large population of small (65-80 nm diameter in transmission electron microscopy) vesicles of which a large fraction is associated with the plasmalemma of the luminal and abluminal side. We studied the fine structure and distribution of these plasmalemmal vesicles by high resolution scanning electron microscopy in cultured endothelial cells obtained from bovine adrenal cortical capillaries. Cell monolayers were covered with polylysine-coated silicon chips, split in high potassium buffer, fixed in aldehyde mixtures, and then treated with OsO4 and thiocarbohydrazide. After critical point drying, the specimens were coated with a thin (less than 2 nm) continuous film of chromium. On the cytoplasmic aspect of the dorsal plasmalemmal fragments seen in such specimens, plasmalemmal vesicles appear as uniform vesicular protrusions approximately 70-90 nm in diameter, preferentially concentrated in distinct large fields in which they occur primarily as single units. Individual plasmalemmal vesicles exhibit a striped surface fine structure which consists of ridges approximately 10 nm in diameter, separated by furrows and oriented as meridians, often ending at two poles on opposite sides of the vesicles in a plane parallel to the plasmalemma. This striped surface structure is clearly distinct from the cage structure of coated pits found, at low surface density, on the same specimens. The cytoplasmic aspect of the plasmalemma proper is covered by a fibrillar infrastructure which does not extend over plasmalemmal vesicles but on which the latter appear to be anchored by fine filaments.


text: Lucy Gilliam is an Environmental Scientist with a BSc in Biological Sciences and a PhD in Microbial Ecology & Soil Science. Lucy worked for 5 years as a Scientist in the UK Civil Service advising on Science to underpin key policy areas including Biodiversity, Climate Change, Food Security and Chemicals & Toxics Policy. She is founder and director of eXXpedition, an all women’s voyage to make the unseen seen, from the toxics in our bodies to toxics in our seas. Aboard the science research vessel Lucy and her crew raced from Lanzarote to Martinique in November 2014 researching marine plastic debris and toxics while exploring the links between pollution and the products we consume. The aim was to inspire innovations for a clean green planet. Lucy is also a founder of New Dawn Traders, a partnership of artists, scientists, and chefs re-imagining global trade by sail power. She has recently been sailing aboard the world’s only engineless sail cargo vessel, the flagship of Fairtransport Shipping “Tres Hombres Ship”, trading around the Atlantic Ocean sourcing rum, chocolate, coffee, spices and aloe vera. Lucy has sailed all her life and represented Exeter University in British University Sailing Association Championships as well as leading the University Club as Commodore in her final year of studies. She is an experienced Yacht racer and has crossed the Atlantic now four times.


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It was by pure coincidence that his production company, Bitfilm, shares the same prefix as Bitcoin, but their paths converged anyway. many of his company’s clients are Bitcoin startups.
More recently, he founded the Bitcoin Exchange Berlin (in Germany) and assumed the role of secretary general of the Global Bitcoin Alliance.
We had a chance to speak with Koenig just before he took off for Bitcoin Expo 2014 in Toronto.
Cointelegraph: Tell us about your work as the general secretary of the Global Bitcoin Alliance.
Aaron Koenig: The Global Bitcoin Alliance is a loose network of non-profit organizations that promote Bitcoin, usually on a local, regional or national level. That’s where most of the activities will take place.
We want to keep the GBA as decentralized as possible. It has no central office and charges no member fees. Everything is based on voluntary donations and volunteer work. Our main purpose is to help Bitcoin activists worldwide to connect and to learn from each other.
For instance, we will have a “Best Practice” track at the Bitcoin Expo in Toronto, with talks by experts and a round table where you can meet people who have a lot of experience in setting up Bitcoinorganisations and running meetups. If this works well, we will do it again at other conferences. We will follow the good old motto “act locally, think globally,” and we want to keep a low-key profile. So instead of a board, we have a Decentral Committee, and my job title is a silly General Secretary — as if we were a Communist Party. Well, we are quite the opposite, and we are not even incorporated under any national law.
CT: What efforts to make Bitcoin accessible and user-friendly are you particularly excited about right now?
AK: I am especially excited about initiatives that will bring Bitcoin to the billions of people on this planet who have no bank account and no Internet access. Many of them do have mobile phones, though — not smartphones but the old-fashioned brick phones. There are several projects I know of that will enable those people to take part in the global economy by connecting their phones via SMS to the Bitcoin network. So they will be able to trade and to receive money from everywhere in the world without the need of a bank or money transmitter. This can lead to more economic freedom and thus generate more prosperity for the poorest people on the planet.
CT: How can decentralized finance enable a free and fair economy and society?
AK: The current monetary system makes the powerful richer and the poor and the middle class poorer. It is an evil system that needs to be abolished. The monopoly on money creation benefits only people close to the source — politicians and bankers — but harms everyone else, as our incomes and savings slowly lose their value.
In a decentralized financial system, no one would have the privilege to create money out of thin air, and no one would be forced to use a certain kind of money, so only sound money would be accepted by the people. Monopolies are always bad, and centralized planning never works, as we have seen in the Soviet Union, in East Germany and now in the EU. No bureaucrat can know what is best for the people; this would be a “pretense of knowledge,” to quote Hayek. No one knows better than the individual what's good for him or her, so the more decision power the individual has, the better it is for society as a whole.
CT: You have been cited as having said India could provide a fertile ground for Bitcoin to develop. Why? In what other countries or communities might we see Bitcoin thrive in the future?
AK: In India, there are many talented people who can write software, create graphics and animation, or work in customer service, as they are well educated and speak good English. The biggest problem so far was payment. It's very slow and expensive through the old banking system, and India's financial system is very inefficient and over-regulated. When we work together with Indians, we always pay them in Bitcoin because it is simply the cheapest and fastest way, and I think many will follow this example. We also see a lot of interest in countries like Argentina, where people have suffered from frozen bank accounts, inflation and shocking devaluations of their savings a lot. So nobody trusts the government, and nobody trusts the banks anymore, which is an attitude we Europeans should adopt as soon as possible. In Argentina, you don't have to explain why money without banks and governments is better — they immediately want to know how it works.
CT: Your production company, Bitfilm, does a good job of explaining difficult concepts in ways that are really easy for anyone to understand. Can you talk about this in a sort of big-picture perspective as it relates to Bitcoin?
AK: Despite the name, our company Bitfilm is not a Bitcoin-related company. We have been using that name since 1999; it simply stands for digital film. But it's true: More than half of our current clients are Bitcoin startups. Our clients know that they don't have to explain Bitcoin to us, only their specific product or service. But there is no “bigger picture” — we just do this for a living and because it's fun.


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Rendezvous353, the Irish social network which aims to link Irish people around the globe, celebrates its first year in operation this month. The site was dubbed “The Irish Facebook” on its introduction, and its format was not dissimilar aside from the uniquely irish dimension. However, with Ireland experiencing the highest net outward emigration since the late 1980’s, Rendezvous353 has taken on an increased significance, beyond that of social networking.
Richard has seen that, with Ireland experiencing severe recession, networking has become more important, especially for those leaving to seek opportunities abroad.
Where Rendezvous353 differ from being an Irish Facebook or an Irish Linkedin is in their activity in grassroots community development.
Adopting, “The Wikipedia model, where they’ve got lots of volunteers that are helping with the site,” Rendezvous353 has placed ambassadors or “champions” in three key hub destinations for Irish emigrants; London, New York, and the Gulf States.


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