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Postal voters are being asked to renew their postal or proxy vote signature as Corby Council conducts its annual postal vote refresh.
As part of important security measures all postal and proxy voters must provide a fresh signature specimen every five years.
Everyone who is required to submit a fresh signature will receive a new application form through the post and will have until Monday, March 4, 2019 to return it in the pre-paid envelope provided.
If the application is not received by that date, their postal/proxy vote arrangement will be cancelled and they will have to re-apply or vote in person at a polling station.
There is also an option to tell the council that a postal/proxy vote is no longer required.
More than 8,000 people currently hold an absent vote and about 1,126 of those will be written to in order to provide a fresh signature.
Corby Council will send a reminder application form to everyone who does not reply by February 4 and cancellation notices will be sent out on March 11 to those people who have not responded at all.
This does not prevent voters from requesting a postal vote in future; they will simply need to reapply for a postal/proxy vote.


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Just out of interest this page collects short biographies of the people who plants are named after. If you have anything to add to these biographies, or can fill in a story behind a plant name that I have overlooked, then I’d be glad to hear from you so the information can be added.
Olive Bailey Langdon was the 4th President of the American Hosta Society. She was born in Alabama and served from 1985 to 1989. Hosta ‘Olive Bailey Langdon’ was named in her honour by Russ O’hara Hosta Society. She also maintained an interest in Iris and Hemerocallis.
Armand David ( 1826-1900 ), known as Pere David, was born in France and after being ordained, travelled to China to become a missionary. He had a great fondness for zoology and botany and whilst in China collected extensively for a museum of Natural History. He collected many animals and plants that were new at the time to science, with many specimens being sent back to the West at the request of the French government.
Valerie Finnis ( 1926-2006) was a well known British gardener and photographer. She was associated with Waterperry Horticultural School for Women for 28 years. In 1990 she set up the Merlin Trust, named after her husband’s son Merlin who was killed in the second world war, aged 22. The Merlin Trust assists young horticulturists to travel and gain experience.
Canon James Went (1845-1936). Canon Went was the highly regarded headmaster of Wyggeston Hospital Boys’ School in Leicester where he held the position for 43 years. He is not noted as a great gardener, so the Linariathat bears his name was probably named in his honour by someone who knew him.
Frances Ropes Williams (1883 -1969). Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, Frances Williams grew to be one of the most influential woman in modern Hosta history. She noticed Hosta ‘Frances Williams’ as a sport of Hosta sieboldiana in Bristol Nursery in Connecticut. It was named in her honour by George Robinson.
Ellen Ann Willmott (1858-1934) was a well respected Botanist, Horticulturist and writer. She was a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and a recipient of the first Victoria Medal of Honour in 1897. She gardened at Warley Place in Essex.
Also known as Wu Zhao, Tian Hou and in English as Empress Consort Wu, or Empress Wu ( 625-705 ). As well as having a long political career, Empress Wu is best known for being the only woman on record as having ruled China in her own right.

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BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 4, 2018– On the second day of the New Year, a second, senseless murder shocked Belize City residents. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2, the sickening sound of gunfire disturbed the tranquility of suburban life in the Belama Phase 2 area.
Two men, with their faces covered, waited for a couple to return to their Belama home, located on Maurice Bishop Street, and when they appeared, the men opened fire, fatally hitting the man and injuring his wife.
Police reported that when they arrived on the scene around 7:40 p.m., they observed the motionless body of a man who was apparently dead on the stairs of a two-storey building. He had what appeared to be several gunshot wounds to the body, a police report said.
The man, Jermaine Ryan Vellos, 37, a Belizean who resides in Queens, New York and is employed as a warehouse machine operator, was shot multiple times to the body, while his wife, Stephanie Nicole Foreman Vellos, 29, a sales clerk in Belize City, sustained gunshot wounds to the right leg and was grazed on the left hand.
The couple was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where a doctor pronounced Jermaine Vellos dead on arrival, a police report said.
Today, police confirmed at their press conference that it indeed appeared to be a case of mistaken identity, because the man who was killed has dreadlocks just like another man who resides at the same house.
Police also confirmed that they have a person of interest, who they believe approached the house from the river.
A neighbor who spoke to Vellos’ family told reporters, yesterday morning, that the family believes that it is a case of mistaken identity.
The family, however, has refused all media interviews.
At the time of the shooting, the couple’s 6-month-old baby girl was upstairs with other relatives.
Jermaine Vellos was married about two years ago and was scheduled to fly back to his New York home today, Thursday.

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Since 2010, our global team of researchers have been studying ServiceNow customer wins and losses around the world, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions and perhaps the rise and fall of certain vendors and their products on a quarterly basis. Each quarter our research team identifies companies that are using ServiceNow from public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
The research results are being incorporated int our Enterprise Applications Buyer Insight Customer Database which has over 100 data fields that detail company usage of ServiceNow including customer size, industry, location, implementation status, partner involvement, Line of Business Key Stakeholders and IT decision makers contact details.

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With Canberra in the midst of its hottest December in years, everyone’s looking for some relief from the heat. While the beach may be the first point of call for most Australians in the summer, Canberrans need not worry about our lack of coastline. We have some great places for picnics, relaxation, and most importantly swimming.
These five secret swimming spots prove that you really don’t have to travel far to escape the heat.

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Huanting Huang, PhD candidate, researches remote sensing to help us measure soil moisture using satellites. Courtesy Huanting Huang.
The code Huanting Huang works with might be the furthest thing from the natural world. But, because of her award-winning mathematical modeling, we will better understand our natural environment through knowing the shapes of trees.
Huang, a University of Michigan PhD candidate studying electrical and computer engineering under Professor Leung Tsang, works in remote sensing. Through the properties of water, soil, and electromagnetic waves, remote sensing enables satellites to determine how much water lies under the surface of the Earth.
Remote sensing for soil moisture works better in barren areas, such as deserts, due to a lack of obstructions from soil to space. A satellite with a clear shot, like a wide-open basketball player, has better accuracy.
Much of the world, however, is covered by vegetation, and it is these arable regions and croplands where measuring soil moisture is particularly useful for agriculture and environmental monitoring. Unfortunately, as the electromagnetic waves reflect off the soil on their way to a satellite, they bounce between water-filled leaves and limbs of plants and trees. This obscures the signal from the soil, and alters the final reading of soil moisture.
To account for the scattering of waves due to vegetation, researchers create models of plants and how they interact with radar waves to remove the interference from the soil moisture signal.
This is a complex problem, and the analytical approaches make a few assumptions to simplify the problem. One typical assumption is that the positions of trunks, branches, and leaves are uniformly distributed in a space. However, looking at a tree, we know it has a defined order with a trunk at the bottom, rising to branches that have repeated leaf patterns, and gaps between all these features.
Conventional methods see trees and their parts as uniformly distributed in a space. Huang's method corrects for this inaccuracy. Courtesy Huanting Huang.
Huang has developed a method that paints trees more accurately using full wave simulations. By breaking down the model trees into smaller parts, the trunks and branches take their more natural, tree-shaped, positions. The smaller parts of a leaf or branch are then enclosed within spherical and spheroidal surfaces. The scattering properties of each single object can be determined by a computational technique called the T matrix approach. The T matrix of each single object can be calculated using the off-the-shelf software, such as HFSS. Not only can this approach determine the wave scattering effects of the single objects, but it can also describe the interactions between the single objects with specific equations, called Foldy-Lax multiple scattering equations.
Huang’s method allows for increased efficiency in modeling. The empty air where there is no vegetation, such as between branches, typically occupies more than 99 percent of the whole space. In Huang’s method, the simulation skips the empty air.
By using the T matrix, the method requires fewer unknowns compared to using the conventional approaches, which use surface fields.
This means the simulation runs faster on less powerful processors than previous numerical full wave simulation methods such as the Finite Element Method for vegetation. For example, a single personal computer can use Huang’s method to solve for tens of tree branches with lots of gaps, but the same computer fails when using the previous numerical method.
Combining greater computing power with her more efficient approach, Huang might be able to tell us more about what’s happening in the ground from a satellite than we know living on top of it.


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The unemployment rate fell substantially in September, but a large part of that increase appears to reflect people who found part-time work when they really wanted full-time work.
The Labor Department reported Friday that the number of people with jobs rose by (an improbably high) 873,000 in September. The number of people who are working part time but want to be working full time rose by 582,000.
Of course, if you want to work full time, having a part-time job is better than no job at all. Even so, there has been frustratingly little progress in turning those part-time jobs into full-time ones.
Today, of all workers with jobs, about 6 percent are part time but would prefer full-time work if they could find it. The average for the five years before the recession began was about half that, at 3.1 percent.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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User data is stored in directory data/user in files that have the user id as filename. The files with the appendix .trail contain a history of what pages the user visited last.
To speed up processing, MoinMoin may also generate some data structures that get saved to disk as *.pickle file - these are internal data structures and you must not edit those files. If you are in doubt whether such a *.pickle file is correct or up-to-date, then just delete it and it will be re-generated automatically by moin. If you run a persistent (non-cgi) moin, maybe better restart MoinMoin after deleting the pickle.
You can disable a user account if you are logged in as a superuser (see HelpOnSuperUser) and choose to login to the account of the user via the superuser preferences (so than you will be the user to be deleted) and choose "Disable this account forever" in the preferences. After that you should logoff.
You can remove a user by deleting his user file (and other files that are named with that userid prefix).
Be aware that if you do that, you will destroy the edit history of that user. Moin won't be able to show this user in page history, because this user id will then be unknown. So better disable an account rather than removing it. After user data is deleted, MoinMoin may still think the user exists due to the user cache in data/cache/user/name2id. Deleting this file purges the cache and should fix this problem.
Yyou can set the value user_homewiki to have one wiki where all the user home pages are stored. Useful if you have many users. You could even link to nonwiki "user pages" if the wiki username is in the target URL.
You can merge two different wiki user bases to one. You can copy all those user files from one wiki to the other, but you should make sure that no user exists twice. The username can be found at "name=" in a user file.


text: Performance, ride, and head-turning good looks! Turbocharger technology provides forced air induction, enhancing performance while preserving fuel economy. Honda prioritized fit and finish as evidenced by: front dual-zone air conditioning, power moon roof, and remote keyless entry. It features a front-wheel-drive platform, an automatic transmission, and an efficient 4 cylinder engine.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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Alan and James have been sucked into the cursed video game cartridge. Find out what strange events await them the The Realm.
This is 3rd part in the 3 part pilot, let us know what you think and what you might like to see in future episode.

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The number one complaint from Bushwick residents in 2017 was — wait for it — noise!
While most people are quick to peg the neighborhood’s noise problem on the onslaught of new bars and restaurants, Bushwick residents are actually complaining about their neighbors way more than they’re complaining about rowdy bars.
According to data from NYC311, the agency that fields non-emergency requests from all of New York City, residential noise complaints make up around 15 percent of all Bushwick calls in 2017, while noise complaints about businesses account for only 3 percent of calls.
This means that Bushwick residents are complaining about their neighbors five times more often than they’re complaining about bars. Should this come as a huge surprise?
After noisy neighbors, Bushwick residents are complaining most about street noise and blocked driveways. Last year, calls about heat and hot water were the second-biggest issue after neighbors. This year, it didn’t crack the top three.
Bushwick’s transformation from a quiet residential neighborhood to the second “hottest neighborhood” in the country could certainly have something to do with the neighborly strife.
Bushwick’s rapid growth shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, what we’re seeing now is just the beginning.
New luxury buildings are popping up everywhere to house future Bushwickers. Along the border of Bed-Stuy and Bushwick, scores of buildings now line Broadway that boast amenities like roof decks, balconies, and communal lounges. At the Rheingold Brewery redevelopment site, three developers have projects spanning ten blocks. One of the most striking projects on the site — a building at 123 Melrose St. — will include between 800 and 900 rentals. Twenty percent of these will be dedicated to affordable housing, according to reporting by Curbed New York.
As of the 2010 census, Bushwick was already one of the most densely populated areas of Brooklyn, with about 56,000 people per square mile. Comparatively, Greenpoint and Williamsburg had only around 37,000 people per square mile.
So, is the noise in Bushwick actually bad enough to warrant all this complaining or are there just whiny neighbors among us?
Unsurprisingly, loud neighbors are an issue everywhere. It’s also the top complaint in Bed-Stuy/Stuyvesant Heights and Williamsburg/Greenpoint, the two community boards with the most complaints in Brooklyn. In Bed-Stuy/Stuyvesant Heights, heat and hot water complaints come in second behind noise. In Williamsburg/Greenpoint, it’s noise from bars — not residences — that drives people up the walls the most.

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I can already tell you what the best part of this week is going to be: this Friday, my daughter Norah gets the cast off her leg, one day shy of her 11-month birthday. That will be a good day. The best day.
How does a baby who can barely crawl, let alone walk, have a broken leg, you ask?
Well, unlike a youngster who crashes on her bike or jumps off a swing-set, about which you can say, “She broke her leg when she crashed her bike. I was horrified!” I cannot blame my daughter, or learning experiences about gravity, for this one. I am 100% at fault for my daughter’s tiny purple cast. I am the one she trusts, unequivocally, to keep her safe. I have carried her up and down our staircase hundreds of times since the day she was born, and yet, I broke her leg.
I had just gotten her from her afternoon nap. I propped her on my hip and started down the stairs. Before I knew it, the ball of my sock-clad foot was slipping down the carpeted staircase. Everything about the world became a blur of stop-motion freeze-frames and a roaring in my ears. A voice in my head screamed, “Protect her head, protect her neck, your body needs to absorb this.” I wrapped my right arm tightly around her, trying to move her towards my center as quickly as possible, while my left arm flailed for a grip on anything to stop me from somersaulting downwards. I did everything I could to fall backwards, not forwards, and succeeded, only to land on Norah’s leg, that clung innocently monkey-like to my back.
You would think she would hate me, want to push me away and scamper to a safe place, but she clung to me as we caught our breath on the staircase. She cried a little, but more, she searched my face for a sign that we were all okay. I smiled at her, despite my own fear that I had done irreparable damage to one of us. My elbow bled and my side throbbed, but Norah’s tiny whimpers of fear cut far more deeply. I moved us to the sofa where we snuggled and she calmed. Through that evening, she cheered up, ate dinner, and started playing. It wasn’t until Ted and I tried to get her to pull herself to standing that we noticed she wasn’t bearing weight on her left leg. Thankfully, because at that moment my brain stopped working and my heart stood still, Ted made the call that she needed to see a doctor.
At the urgent care clinic, a doctor examined her and made the call that if we didn't see improvement by morning we needed to see a bone/joint specialist. That night, Norah slept for 12 hours straight. That's what kind of trooper I somehow am the mother of.
But there’s something else that will stay mired in my memory for the rest of my life: I will never forget Norah’s unbelievable resilience at this setback. She had just learned to crawl when she had her cast put on, and in my worry of the reverberations of this accident I wondered if it wouldn’t stall her development—nope. Norah has been able to cruise around like everything is totally normal. She has learned to crawl and pull herself to standing and climb all over her dad and her siblings and the dog, despite being a little bit hobbled by her cast. If she has been in pain during the last month, she has never once let on (other than those pesky teeth that insist on popping in!) She is happy—hilariously so at times—and still looks at me like I am the one to root her in this scary world, like I am the one to keep her safe.
Her little heart is just as resilient as the rest of her. Just as she hasn’t allowed this physical challenge to hinder her in any way, part of her (I assume) thinks that this is what happens to everyone, and therefore, has treated it like every new thing—from her first terrifying bath to her first taste of chocolate—it’s what happens in this world, in this lifetime.
Except that it’s not. And for that, I admire my little girl. I admire her courage and her sense of humor. I admire how she lets me force her leg into a plastic protector before bath time. I admire her skills and her strength as she lets her arms and right leg make up for her broken leg to accomplish whatever gymnastics she’s attempting at any given moment. I admire how anytime music comes on she absolutely must dance in her little, head bobbing, booty bouncing way.
I admire how quickly she forgives, and wish my heart were that open to those who unintentionally cause me pain.
I admire how she seemed to say, “Okay. So this happened. I’m over it and I want to keep going,” because sometimes those are the hardest thoughts to think in the face of adversity.
I most admire her bottomless resiliency that seems to flow much more deeply than mere naïveté of being a baby. And while I still kick myself every day for slipping on that one stair, while I still shake at the thought of it, and while my heart breaks every day when I unzip her jammies and see that purple cast, she is able to laugh and coo at me and explore her world with her wondrous eyes, everything new, everything wonderful, with each morning. She buries her face deep in my neck before pushing off, asking to get down and get moving, but for that one second, her breath warm on my skin, she is able to make me magically feel capable of being the superhero she thinks I am.
As I share this story, other parents tell me about the time they slipped, or accidentally slammed a finger in the door, or watched their child roll off of a bed or a couch, or even had to go to the ER for stitches and broken bones. It's more common than you think. I'm sure that many more times Norah will get hurt, and I'm sure some of those times it will be my fault. But I'm also sure that each time she gets hurt—my fault or not—I will feel this same crushing, all-consuming guilt, the broken heart of not being able to protect her from everything in this dangerous world, chief among them, my own mistakes.
Jenni is an English teacher at Hellgate High School. has always been an important part of her life: journaling, poetry, prose, and memoir all have a special place in her writing life. Jenni is a wife, a step-mother to two amazing teenagers, and a mother to a three month old daughter. She loves Montana and has lived there all her life, but she does have a bit of wanderlust and would love to teach and write abroad someday.

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At Waldoboro, Cameron Allaire and Kyle Donlin each scored 19 points to lead Medomak past Erskine of South China.
Zidane McMurran contributed 10 rebounds and seven steals for the 2-0 Panthers.
Jack Jowett had 15 points for 0-2 Erskine.

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Demographics (e.g. users inside/outside academia, nations or at least continents, time zones, ...).
Areas of mathematics users are interested in.
Usage of various tools and mathematical software.
In fact, some questions here on meta which might be at least partially answered by such poll. A long time ago we had a question about this site usage (although the site has grown considerably since than and those answers are now clearly outdated). In this question (now deleted) somebody wondered whether mathematicians use GitHub. This recent question was about male/female ratio among users. There was also a relatively recent inquiry about polls in general.
Are there also areas which, for some reason, should be excluded?
EDIT: It seems that so far the idea was received relatively well. At the moment it is in my opinion too soon to start the thread with the community poll. (Currently quid's post has score +5, which is good, but probably not enough to call it community consensus.) I'd prefer to wait a bit to see whether there will be some other feedback or at least how the votes on the already existing answer change.
But perhaps it is not too premature to discuss some things about community polls, in case we decide to create them. But perhaps such discussion could be more suitable in chat. This is why I created this chat room. Examples of the topics which I imagine could be discussed there: various technical details, discussing whether some particular question is suitable, what experience from other sites that conducted such polls could be useful for us here, etc.
1 If I learn about other site which have conducted similar polls, I will add links here.
To me this is a rather light-hearted idea that might be useful in some ways and might be a distraction in other ways. I think we should just give this a try and see how it works out. If it becomes too much of a distraction or a source of friction without much in return we can just shut it done again. The way this is envisioned, if the linked to models should be followed, it's just one meta thread, not a big deal. It appears it does work reasonably well on tex.SE and on academia.SE, so why not here.
Further and crucially, the idea as I understand it is not to decide something via those polls, but instead to have polls to carry out surveys. For those that do not know them I recommend to have a look at the threads on tex.SE and academia.SE questions include: What is your preferred TeX distro? What is your highest degree? On which continent do your reside? Is English your native language? And so on.
Yes, this is not exact, and yes some of it will likely be a bit on the trivial end. But, so what? It might also bring up some interesting piece of information, and those that do not like it should be able to ignore it. Finally, sometimes on main questions that could somewhat reasonably be handled in this way do come up, yet are not suitable there; it would provide a home for them.
tl;dr let's try it, if it does not work we'll just stop.
Personally, I'm not at all interested in having a Community Polls thread on our meta.
I tend to think that this will be mostly an exercise in navel gazing.
I, for one, will not participate in such a thread, either in proposing a poll or in voting for the options.
This "answer" isn't necessarily to advocate for one way or the other. I understand that the proposal is to create one meta thread where each "answer" is a questions and the comments to that "answer" are the options in the poll.
what philosophical framework do you belong to (if any)?
what conferences do you like/have you gone to?
As a teacher I think it might even be helpful. So personally I think some of the outcomes of these suggested polls could be interesting.
Did you name your pet after a famous mathematician?
Do you think about math when you go to the bathroom?
Also, I can see that this might be a way to allow certain interesting questions that currently aren't appropriate for main or meta. Is the purpose of having the polls to indirectly allow questions that we would otherwise not allow?
On the other hand, I don't know if it is entirely appropriate for the site. I really like Math Stack Exchange because of the narrow focus on providing (quality) answers to (good) questions. For me, the site is about helping people advance in their knowledge and understanding of mathematics. Having been on other forums, I think we are unique in that we haven't tried to make this into yet another social media site where anything goes. Certainly having polls doesn't create this, but I wonder if it is a step in that direction.
I also fear that having polls will just create fights in other meta threads about what type of polls are appropriate.
In the end I am leaning towards opposing the suggestion, but I also don't feel strongly about it.
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Could Community Bulletin be used for reminders about correct tagging and other good practices?

industry_corpus2: Math & Statistics


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This is the 4th incarnation of my home page. Originally at tgcgel.net (circa mid-2000), and now at this domain, my website has served a variety of purposes: Message/Comment boards, a series of pages devoted to photographs I took in the cities I lived in during my time in Italy, and previously (as well as currently) a blog.
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2. As a practicing herbalist I am largely "self-taught." Meaning, I source my information and inspiration from many different places, including the internetz. I came to find that there are many many herbalist sites that are outdated, non-user friendly, and just plain boring as hell. I wanted to read a blog that was relevant, aesthetically pleasing, and super informative. So, this is my attempt at creating something that I would want to read.
This is about the medicine. This is about the community. This is about access to vital information for the health and wellness of our people. As people of color, and people deeply entrenched in this futuristic-social media-saturated culture, we are constantly inundated with traumatic headlines and divisive rhetoric. I just want to be a voice for healing, for integration, and for truth.
I know I am one among many, but I also know that no one benefits from my silence, especially me. Audre Lorde reminds us to speak, for we were never meant to survive.
I'm hella human. Let that be known, and celebrated. I'm a new mother, and I'm doing my best every day to make sense of the world, to make sense of this healing work I know I must do, and bring my self back into balance. Much of this blog will be about that journey, and I'm hoping someone can relate.
*Disclaimer* For the Record... I do not claim to be a grammar or punctuation expert... Although YES I majored in English, and NO I did not give any f*cks about grammar rules then, or now. So. Excuse my excessive commas and occasional bad sentence. I hope we can still be friends.

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This year marks 40 years since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, when 2,500 years of monarchy gave way to a Shiite supreme leader. In this AP mini-documentary, our reporters recall that turbulent time.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned a "large number" of prisoners in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, state TV reported Thursday.
The report did not say how many prisoners were released, but previous reports suggested it would apply to some 50,000 people, the largest number ever covered in a single pardon. Some prisoners would be released while others would have their sentences reduced.
The organization revealed its count that included regime opponents, Baha'is and other religious minorities and at least 860 journalists.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — They were born after their parents' protests brought down the shah of Iran in 1979, when enthusiasm gave way to the hard years of U.S.-led isolation and a bloody, eight-year war with Iraq.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Revolutionaries in the streets give way to black-and-white images of blindfolded American hostages. Two enemies sign a peace deal after years of hostilities. And one of the world's two superpowers invades its southern neighbor, launching a bloody, decade-long conflict.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew world leaders to a wind-swept luxury tent city, offering a lavish banquet of food flown in from Paris to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy in the ruins of Persepolis.
Forty years ago, Iran's ruling shah left his nation for the last time and an Islamic Revolution overthrew the vestiges of his caretaker government.
The effects of the 1979 revolution, including the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the ensuing hostage crisis, have reverberated through decades of tense relations between Iran and America.

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In response to the Day 6 task from Writing 101 and the Day 1 task from Blogging 201!
The emails from the Blogging U’s always states this “Do the tasks at your own pace to match your blogs requirements” and that is something I never paid much attention to! I usually have an urge to write as soon as I see a prompt. But this week was different!
Anyway, since I am in a hurry to catch up I thought it is best to combine the tasks and do one post. Honestly, that is not the only reason I wanted to combine the posts. Off late I felt like my posts are digressing from the theme of my blog albeit not intentionally, I feel like my focus has shifted to creative writing side. Creative writing was supposed to be one part of the posts; however it now seems to be taking up most of my time and posts! And that means it is time to buck up and get back on track.
What is the best way to get back on track? That’s right, to write down the Top 3 goals for this blog! Thank you, B201!
I have mentioned in my “About” page in detail what I wish to achieve through this blog. When I started blogging I said to myself that if I were able to get my message delivered and help at least one other person, then I consider my job well done!
Well, I am ecstatic to announce that I have surpassed my expectations! In the past 2 months, I have received emails on my personal email account from 5 people (whose details I will not divulge – for obvious reasons!) thanking me for giving them the courage to take that very important decision in their lives. The posts that most affected them were the ones I wrote on Domestic Violence and Being in Love with your Past!
To stick to the theme of the blog and post at least 2 times a week including weekly feature I do on Tuesdays!
Continue to contribute to the creative writing side of this blog with short stories and six word story challenges!
Of course to conform to this list I will need to continue to have access to my personal writing space. I am someone with many personality quirks, one of them being that I have to be in my ‘personal space’ using my laptop to write! I cannot write on anyone else’s laptop (weird – I know!) but mine! And for someone with these kinds of quirks, I have 2 places that I consider my personal space (how convenient!).
Being a working single mom means one thing – NO TIME WHATSOEVER! So I am always multitasking, throughout the day. My writing time is reserved for the evenings after work on weekdays. Weekends are solely reserved for my son and the volunteer work I do, I mostly don’t post on weekends!
I start working on a post sitting on the kitchen counter while helping my son with his day’s homework and fixing dinner. This is why the kitchen counter is one of the cozy personal spots for my writing, plain convenience, I guess. Surprisingly, I get ideas for most of my posts from there!
Sadly, I do not having a writing habit, thoughts come to me at the most random times. Most of the time when I am driving when I can’t even make a note of what I was thinking of! My memory is not that great, which means I often, forget what I was thinking about if I do not quickly write it down. This has happened to me so many times that I finally invested in Evernote. I made notes in it every time something good hits me, if I am driving, I pull over and quickly jot it down on my phone and then read it back to myself to remind me of what I was thinking!
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Thank you for stopping by, I have not been very active with my Writing 101 tasks, although I have been enjoying the course and reading all the posts from the participants!
I know right! Its just so unfair when that happens. Like the others have suggested, maybe we should try voice recording whenever the thoughts pop into our minds!
Thank you for the insights you gave. You are really doing a great job – well, several. I too would have suggested voice recording. Later you could listen to your ideas, put them down, work in them.
Thank you, Eva. I should try voice recording. Svoice is not working properly for me, should try normal voice recording. Maybe that will help!
If that is your iPhone in the photo, you can ask Siri to “take a note” and she will ask you what you’d like the note to say. Then you can record your idea that way while you’re driving, too! I learned that because inspiration always seems to strike at the most inconvenient times!
Maybe I should switch back to iPhone, but then the Samsung has too many other advantages!
Oh my word, that’s funny! Sometimes the old pen and paper still works best!
I agree! Sometimes old school is the best way forward!
Sounds like you are doing great! I often think of things in the shower and by the time I’ve dried off I have forgotten them. I’m currently blogging once a week and also trying to visit others. I’m definitely going to look at your blog. Feel free to check mine out as well: http://ephesians2v8.wordpress.com.
Hi Tracey, yea happens with me all the time, sometimes I play out an entire story that i would like to write in y head and by the time I am ready to sit down and do it, it’s vanished!
I enjoyed reading your post. I also write near the kitchen, which is just behind me. I’m usually making/fixing something on the dinner while i write. When my thoughts stop, I hop up and busy myself in the kitchen until another line pops into my brain and then it’s back to my laptop. Thanks for sharing.
Will be heading over to your blog this evening. Thanks for sharing the link.
I am not sure if you don’t do it already: You can keep a small notebook and pen handy even when you are driving. You can jot down a word related to the idea you get as soon as you find a bit of freedom and later expand on ideas. It’s important to note down ideas as soon as we get them because this reinforces the perceptivity.
Thank you Anand! As always you have words of encouragement while giving me good suggestions. I used to keep a notebook in my bag, but never really used it well once I switched to using my phone full time. Evernote seems to be helping for now, but I like the notebook idea, sometimes its the best way!
Evernote is similar to keeping a notebook, only difference it is on our phone and laptops. And it is synced to both, so if you update in one, it is automatically updated in another.
I am in awe of the fact that you can go on without a phone, something I should learn. I feel I wont be able to survive without my phone, I depend too much on it!


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Aquarium hobbyist clubs and societies can provide incredible learning experiences with the vast number of hobbyist veterans willing to help you out. Many are closer to you can you think. We encourage anyone who keeps freshwater or saltwater aquariums to join an aquarium club. They can provide many learning opportunities, mentorships, and a great way to make new friends. The tank tours alone are worth stopping by!
I never run into compatibility issues with my visitors. I run a responsive theme which means it is compatible with all modern browsers and mobile devices. I would suggest you look into a responsive theme.


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How do I remove an image from a playlist?
To remove an image from one of your playlists (you cannot remove images from the playlists Meural creates), first click on the user icon, and then "Playlists". Click on the playlist you want to remove the image from, and then click on the Organize icon (it looks like a cluster of blocks). On the next page you will see all of your images with “x” marks in the right hand corner. Click on the “x” mark to delete the image or images you want to remove and then click on the ‘Done’ button in the upper right hand corner of your screen to save changes.


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LIFX is a great way to kick start your connected home, but to do this it needs to work seamlessly with the other smart devices you have. That’s why we have been working with the team at Nest to introduce and a new and improved interface to help you quickly and easily set up your lights which now, not only work with the Nest Learning Thermostat and Protect but also the Nest Cam.
So how does the new interface improve your experience? Nest products help you create a thoughtful home with simple solutions to efficiency, security and safety. Our new and improved connection with Nest now reflects these priorities and allows you to enable integrations that will directly improve your home in these areas. Randomly toggle your lights on and off when your Learning Thermostat is set to away and blink your lights red if you Protect detects smoke or carbon monoxide for added safety. We’ve now also introduced new ways to trigger you lights with the Nest Cam.
Our new integration with the Nest Cam helps your home become a more efficient and secure place. We’ve introduced thoughtful dimming to help you save energy, once you’ve put the kids to bed enjoy the peace of mind that your home is working to save you money and the environment. Once your kids are asleep your Nest Cam detects a lack of motion automatically fading your lights to 5%. When you’re away also use your Nest Cam to turn on your lights when they detect motion making it appear like someone's home to scare off would be intruders.
To get started with Nest make sure you have the latest version of the LIFX app available on Android and iOS.


text: Celebrate your Tony Stewart fandom with this women's Touch by Alyssa Milano Pole Position V-neck T-shirt! Just like the Steppenwolf song "Born to be Wild" from the '60s, this tri-blend shirt was made to, "get your motor running," with its distressed print graphics of your favorite driver, Tony Stewart. You were "Born to be Wild," and the deep V-neck, rib-knit collar has this tee leaning toward the wild side as you cheer on Tony Stewart.


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Belize, the little Central-American nation, has quickly become the go-to destination for anyone looking to invest in property or land at a tropical destination. The attractions in Belize are many, but none are as varied as the property options available to investors and patrons looking to own a piece of this Caribbean heaven. Whether you are looking to buy a Belize vacation property or a plot of land for investment appreciation there are options in Belize and the island of Ambergris Caye.
The buying process is similar to the US & Canada – There are many similarities between buying real estate in Belize and buying real estate in established foreign countries, such as Canada and the United States.
Real Estate transactions are rarely routine – Every sale has its own unique challenges, that is why we recommend working with a reputable agent who knows the market, properties and developments.
There are few restrictions in Belize – Belize has British Common Law & Freehold Ownership. Like any local Belize citizen, foreigners can own almost any property, including beachfront land with the same ownership and locals.
There is No Capital Gain Tax – In Belize, you can resell your property at a greater cost and receive capital gains with no additional tax.
Retirement incentives – Qualified Retirees who retire in the country of Belize can enjoy an exemption from all import duties.
You can find information on a property on a local realtor’s websites, listings of bank foreclosures, or you can speak to a Belize real estate expert to get the best advice and information. Consider renting a vehicle so that you can explore the area yourself to see what is on offer or available. Many people are drawn to Ambergris Caye, a Northern Belize island. When searching for Belize property do your research and find the location that is right for you.
There numerous diverse options when buying property in Belize but your choice will be based on preference and your budgetary restrictions. Once you have found your location the next step is to pick your property, some people prefer luxury properties, while others look for a small beachfront condo, and many look to invest in raw land for future development or property appreciation. When purchasing Belize real estate, set a budget and pick the property that meets your needs.
Your realtor is supposed to draft an offer to purchase letter that will contain both your legal details, description of the property, purchase price and signature once you settle on a specific property. Many properties in Belize and investment opportunities offer financing that requires a deposit and monthly payment installments.
Your offer might be accepted immediately but you might be faced with a counter offer. Once you agree on a price, you will have to pay a deposit for goodwill. Much of the property in Belize is sold through developers who offer financing.
Hiring a real estate lawyer is not mandatory, but it will expedite the process. A title search conducted by your lawyer will reveal any inconsistencies such as unpaid taxes. The lawyer typically charges between 1 to 3 percent of the sale price. In Belize, it is important to make sure you own the property and the title is properly managed and ownership is transferred.
Once the buyer and seller agree on all the fine and final details, you can purchase your property in full. Some local and offshore banks offer financing to those that have qualified for it, or internal financing options.
The stamp duty is paid to the government so that your property can be transferred to your name. The first $10,000 of the purchase price is tax-free.
Transferring of the title can take anywhere between 30 to 60 days. It occurs once the Stamp Duty has been paid by your lawyer.
Once everything is complete, you now officially own property in Belize. Belize property ownership offers a high opportunity for property appreciation, the countries growing demand and political stability makes it a highly sought-after destination for foreign real estate investors.


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Hurlburt Enterprises Inc. stocks the largest inventory of water treatment equipment available in the Yukon. From the smallest home to the largest camp we are able to provide reliable service. We have a certified person available to provide water treatment design, installation and maintenance services. Please feel free to bring a water sample and have it analyzed, whether for you or for your customers. We also have in stock several lines of high quality water pumps, as well as tanks of all sizes and accessories.
Take a moment to consider your current water treatment system: Is it performing normally? Does your water taste good? Have you changed your filter lately? Are you using sodium salt? To learn answers to these and other questions, call Hurlburt Enterprises.

industry_corpus2: Water Resources & Marine


text: I only had a matter of moments to digest the vast array on offer during my liquid-lunch hour. Of the most interest to me was an almost fruity, almighty Madiran - 'Plénitude' '01 from Producteurs Plaimont. Inky, awesomely tannic (I have decided my relative youth condones such an adjective - indeed I have learnt that one is technically a child until aged 46 in the wine world), this concentrated, focussed and thankfully uncompromising wine played pinball with my senses. I think this is the best Tannat I have ever savoured.


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Even though we had a third trailer the other week, Lionsgate has opted to push out one final trailer for their upcoming action-adventure film “Robin Hood” from director Otto Bathurst.
Joby Harold penned the film about a war-hardened Crusader and a Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown after they return home to discover a Sherwood Forest rife with corruption and evil.
The film stars Taron Egerton as Robin Hood, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlet, Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck, Eve Hewson as Maid Marion, Paul Anderson as Sir Guy of Gisborne and Ben Mendelsohn as The Sheriff of Nottingham.
Leonardo DiCaprio produces the film which opens November 21st in the United States and November 22nd in Australia.

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One of the best methods to find support when faced with the challenges of living with hearing loss, is interacting with others who have lost hearing and remain positive.
You can find role models in your day to day interactions and of course by contacting our Rochester HLAA Chapter. Our meetings are free! There is no obligation or pressure to join or participate, but doing so comes with great rewards.


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REED CITY — An Evart man charged with severely injuring a child left in his care will not face trial after agreeing to a plea deal with the Osceola County Prosecutor’s Office.
In September, Marc Steven Hartnett, 20, of Evart, was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree child abuse, one count of torture and one count of assault with intent to murder. On Friday, Hartnett entered a no contest plea in Osceola County’s 49th Circuit Court to the first-degree child abuse charge and an added charge of assault to do great bodily harm less than murder. In exchange for his plea, the two additional charges were dismissed by prosecutors.
Hartnett was facing life in prison, but the plea agreement states the maximum sentence for Hartnett will be 40 years, according to court documents. His minimum sentence will be between 81 and 135 months and will be determined by the judge at sentencing.
If the judge chooses not to follow the agreed-upon sentence, Hartnett must be informed and will have the option to withdraw his plea.
The charges stem from critical injuries sustained by a 19-month-old boy allegedly at the hands of Hartnett. According to court documents, the abuse happened on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Evart.
Troopers from the Michigan State Police Mount Pleasant Post Reed City detachment were dispatched shortly after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 24, to investigate the incident, in which a mother had returned home and found the boy unresponsive with severe injuries.
The child was transported by ambulance to Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital and then airlifted to DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. The child underwent surgery for life-threatening injuries.
After the investigation, Hartnett, the mother’s boyfriend, was arrested.
A tentative sentencing date for Hartnett is set for Friday, May 20, in Osceola County’s 49th Circuit Court.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Loading ramp with telescopic lip dock leveller of PAT type is a new solution among broad range of PROMStahl products. Excellent quality of this equipment is the result of 15 years of experience in the field of engineering and manufacturing of dock levellers. Electro-hydraulic loading ramp of PAT type is operated by means of push-buttons of the control system. After raising the platform of the device to the selected height, one can precisely extend the lip to the desired length, which is then placed on the vehicle bed. This is an important advantage of that solution as it enabled loading/unloading of vehicles that do not accurately match the dock. Thus repeated, time-consuming docking can be avoided. During the loading/unloading operations the ramp adapts automatically to the variations of the vehicle bed height (smooth adjustment system).
PAT type loading ramp is the best choice if there is a need to attach a docking system to the building. This requires little preparation and increases the efficiency of the loading and unloading process.
The loading ramp manufactured by PROMStahl is a flexible solution and can be attached to the front of a building under different angles (45°, 60°, 75°, 90°, 105°, 120°, 135°). Thanks to that it is possible to use free, sometimes hardly accessible areas and ensures efficient loading/unloading. Steel parts of ramps and platforms are available in galvanized and painted versions. A loading ramp with a dock shelter is also optionally available, which together forms a complete docking system, which can be easily attached to a building.
Load capacity of PAT loading ramp corresponds to load from the fork-lift truck, taking into account the most advantageous load case. PAT loading ramp manufactured by PROMStahl meets all the requirements of the newest European standard EN 1398 and is CE marked. Moreover, it was voluntarily certified by recognized worldwide Technische Überwachungsverein (German Technical Inspection Association) - TÜV receiving symbol GS (Geprüfte Sicherheit) confirming safety of the technical equipment. It is possible to manufacture a dock leveller of 200 kN load-carrying capacity.

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Reports on Friday indicated that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei authorized his army to coordinate joint military operations with the United States against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq.
Iranian sources in Tehran told BBC Persian about the development, which comes as the Sunni extremist group that has conquered vast swathes of Iraq and Syria continues to threaten the Shi'ite Islamic regime of Iran.
According to the sources, Khamenei gave the orders to General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds force that is a special operations unit of the Revolutionary Guards for international missions.
Soleimani was tasked with coordinating the moves with US, Iraqi and Kurdish forces, even though Iran has until now opposed US military involvement in Iraq. Recently he has been active helping Shi'ite militias strengthen Baghdad against the IS threat.
On Monday the northern Iraqi city of Amerli was captured by US and Iraqi forces, with pictures on the internet showing Soleimani in northern Iraq. BBC speculates this may mean the Iranian cooperation may have already begun.
While Khamenei has previously opposed US action in Iraq, US airstrikes have been proving effective in the country; recent airstrikes either by US or US-trained Iraqi forces on Thursday took out 18 IS leaders in Iraq, including an American jihadist leader.
Also on Thursday, airstrikes in Syria took out a top aide to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi along with a senior IS military commander, Abu Alaa al-Iraqi.
A strategy amid failing nuclear talks?
As far back as in June when the IS threat was first becoming fully recognized, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned America not to join forces with Iran against IS in Iraq, saying "both of these camps are enemies of the United States, and when your enemies are fighting each other, don't strengthen either one – weaken both."
While it has not yet been confirmed what America's reaction to the reported requests for cooperation will be, the news comes at a sensitive time as the US and world powers are continuing in likely the last round of flailing nuclear talks with Iran over its nuclear program, ahead of a November 24 deadline.
That deadline was previously extended after a July 20 deadline came and went, but Israeli officials have warned Iran is taking full advantage of the talks to advance its nuclear program, which it has blatantly threatened to use to destroy Israel in the past.
Ahead of leading an Israeli delegation to the US to argue for a firmer stance on Iran, Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz warned on Wednesday that "after a year of talks, Iran is closer than ever to achieving nuclear capabilities."
Steinitz added that as of today Iran has directly and indirectly invested over $200 billion into its nuclear program to this point, and that the Islamic regime has only made "small concessions" in the talks, not budging "even a millimeter" on core issues such as uranium enrichment.
It is worth noting that Khamenei back in January publicly revealed that the negotiations with the US about Iran's nuclear program are merely a tactic to stall international pressure and gain time to continue nuclear development.
Iran has also been active in attacking Israel, with senior Iranian officials revealing last month that the Islamic regime is arming terrorists in Judea and Samaria, and vowing it would continue supporting "the resistance" against Israel.


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Scented Oil Twin Refill, Island Paradise, .67oz, 2/Pack , selling for $11.45 brand new. Manufactured by Reg. There are 4 units left brand new.
Essential oils fill your room with a pleasant fragrance. Long-lasting refills last much longer than aerosol alternatives. Scent: Island Paradise®; Physical Form: Liquid; Application: Automatic Odor Control; Capacity (Volume): 0.67 oz.

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It is my hope and desire that guns will never be introduced into the school environment as suggested by many in the legislative political world.
Teachers are already burdened with wearing many hats. They are absentee parents, they are big brothers and sisters, they are counselors and perhaps most importantly, they are friends. They often reach into their pockets to provide necessities that students can’t afford. To reach into their pockets for aid to their students is one thing, but to ask them to reach for a gun is a bridge much too far. The burdens they carry do not end just because the weekend has arrived.
As a former juvenile probation officer, we would always attempt to teach students that conflict resolution should never involve a gun. To introduce guns into schools makes that argument null and void.
A teacher should never be in a position where they must choose between using that weapon or risk having that weapon taken away by an overly aggressive student. The fact that an 18-year-old person can walk in and purchase an assault style weapon is beyond insane when we know, scientifically speaking, that the adolescent mind will not be fully developed for another five to seven years. With that fact known and easily researched, how can anyone advocate and legally authorize the sale of an assault style weapon to mind yet to be fully developed.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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1. Gently heat the milk, water and butter in a pan. Crumble the yeast and dissolve it in the milk.
2. Whisk the sugar, salt and eggs together and add to the yeast milk.
3. Add the flour to the mixing bowl, then the yeast milk and knead well until smooth for about 3 minutes using a dough hook. Leave to prove in a warm place for about 30 minutes until it doubles in volume.
4. Divide the dough into 14 portions and shape into balls. Take two balls, shape 6 small balls out of each one and then place them onto the other 12 dough balls.
5. Place the dough balls into a greased muffin tray, cover and leave to prove for about 20 minutes.
6. Pre-heat the oven (fan 150 °C / top and bottom heat 175 °C). Place a fire-proof bowl with water into the oven – this will make the brioches particularly soft.
7. Whisk the egg yolk with some milk, brush the dough balls and then bake for about 12 minutes until the brioches are golden brown.

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If you are associated with Cameo Homes Assisted Living , click the Claim Listing button to contact a representative about a free listing with our referral program.
Do you reside in or have a loved one in Cameo Homes Assisted Living ?
Cameo Homes Assisted Living, located in Newport Beach, California provides the following services: Assisted Living and Micro-Community: Residential Care Facility. Cameo Homes Assisted Living has a very good hospital, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, located nearby, which scored a 85 out of 100 in its most recent Medicare review. The Cameo Homes Assisted Living's nearest hospital is 0 miles away. The zipcode (92660) in California, where Cameo Homes Assisted Living is located, has an above average safety rating based on recent crime statistics.
Cameo Homes Assisted Living is an assisted living facility. Assisted living facilities are an apartment-style habitat designed to focus on providing assistance with daily living activities. They provide a higher level of service for the elderly which can include preparing meals, housekeeping, medication assistance, laundry, and also do regular check-in's on the residents. Basically, they are designed to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing home facilities. When thinking about how to pay for care, assisted living facilities are generally less expensive than nursing homes, if assisted living is a viable option for your loved one.
Also, Cameo Homes Assisted Living is a Micro community, which means it is a smaller senior community. It is a Residential Care Facility. Some people prefer it for its smaller less institutional setting.


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Horses boarded at Bramblewood receive daily, individualized attention. We know that all horses are not the same, so we work with you to create a package of care that is tailored to your equine partner. Bramblewood offers a very limited number of full boarding services. Please call for pricing and availability.
Lighted full size dressage and jumping rings.
Over 80 acres of wooded trails.
Boarding packages to suit each horse and their individual needs.
High quality grass and alfalfa hays.
Grooming services available by request for additional fees.

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We studied whether the biophysical setting or experienced fire history exerted greater control over the physical structure of forests in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. In mountainous regions, topography creates a mosaic of biophysical settings that vary in precipitation, temperature, heat load, and slope position that controls forest biomass accumulation. In frequent fire landscapes, fire can override much of the influence of the biophysical setting in shaping forest structure. We tested the hypothesis that in the absence of fire, the biophysical setting explains forest structure but fire becomes the dominant driver of structure when it is re-introduced. Our mountainous study areas (10895 and 16209 ha) in Yosemite National Park experienced several decades of fire suppression followed by 50 primarily low and mixed severity fires since 1984. We measured three aspects of forest structure – canopy cover >2 m and 2–8 m and dominant tree height – with airborne LiDAR data and estimated fire severity since 1984 with Landsat data. We modeled the relationship of the biophysical setting – actual evapotranspiration, climatic water deficit, slope position, slope, and solar radiation – on forest structure and fire severity for unburned stands (controls) and stands that burned once and twice.
We found that the biophysical setting explained the majority of forest structure both with and without fire. For example, the biophysical setting alone explained 71.3% of the canopy cover >2 m for unburned stands. For stands that burned once, the biophysical setting alone explained 62.6% of variance and adding fire severity as a predictor explained 69.6% (58.5% and 63.7%, respectively, for two fires). Biophysical setting explained 60.6% of fire severity (single fire) and 89.2% of whether a location never burned, or burned once or burned twice. The biophysical setting apparently creates a feedback loop in which it strongly influenced the pre-fire forest structure, the biophysical setting and forest structure influenced fire location and severity which in turn determined post-fire forest structure. The stochastic effects of weather during fires appear to have been a less influential control on forest structure and fire severity. Our results suggest that the topographic heterogeneity in mountainous regions produce a relatively stable biophysical mosaic that creates deterministic controls on forest structure both in the absence and presence of low and mixed severity fires. These results can be used to improve forest management and help predict the effects of climate change in topographically complex landscapes.


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A 35-year old woman was found dead Saturday on the couch of her apartment at 2329 Adams Ave. according to Deputy Coroner Jesse C. Canale.
Canale said the woman, Mrs. Aletha Evelyn Majercin, was found at 10:50 a.m. by her landlord, Ralph Brandson of 242 22nd St. Canale said Branson told him that Mrs. Majercin had been feeling despondent and that he went over to her apartment to se how she was feeling.
453 These two notes were posted by Dionne and Barry during their lifelong search for Graham.
454 Till Renegar: "I came into the family late in (thier) life - as my mom left my dad when I was 2 years old. She then sent me on to live with my grandmother, Aunt Mary and Aunt Agnes who was later to become a nun.
478 Yambra is the accepted spelling of Maria's last name.

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text: Guangzhou Hedy Computer Co., Ltd, was established in 1998 in China ， specializes in the R&D and manufacture of personal computers, servers, cloud computing equipment and other products. As an white-hair PC manufacturer , Hedy has R&D centers and production bases in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China. The IT industrial base covers an area of 150,000 square meters, has a professional R&D and production team with more than 1,200 employees. The All R&D, design, mold, stamping, injection molding, spraying, AI, SMT, assembly and other manufacturing processes of the PC are all completed in the base, which established a complete industrial chain.

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Now on its 5th year, PARK INN BY RADISSON DAVAO lighted its colorful contemporary and funky christmas tree. The tree lighting ceremony last November 15, 2018 was graced by the hotel’s VIP guests, media, affiliates and corporate clients.
“This year, as you notice, we opted for a contemporary and funky approach on Christmas to spread the spirit of fun not only within the hotel but also for the community which we are part of. Christmas, as we all know, is a time of the year that we associate with joy and expectation and wonder. It brings with it a warm glow that lights up the faces of everyone and makes our thoughts turn to family, friendship and happy memories. It is a time of love, reunion and celebration.” shares General Manager, Emelyn Rosales.
The Ceremony was accompanied by the synchronized performance of classic Christmas songs by the Voices of the South Children’s Choir and the humbling presence of the children from Love the Children Foundation who were escorted by Park Inn by Radisson Davao’s Department Heads towards the tree.
Love the Children Foundation is a care institution for orphans abandons, neglected, children of widows in distressed situation and indigent families and has been the beneficiary foundation by the hotel for three years already. The guests were then served with a selection of savory food items and delectable desserts which has a touch of Christmas in every bite.
General Manager, Emelyn Rosales reveals the Christmas offers of the hotel, “In line with the beginning of this joyful season, we are ecstatic to let everyone know that we have prepared room and F&B holiday promotions that will surely add fun to everyone’s holidays. The team will be happy to share with you the details of these. We also have the Christmas store which is open to those who would like to gift their loved ones. We offer delightful goodies that will surely add a smile to anyone receiving them. We invite everyone to experience and share the spirit of fun this Christmas Season at Park Inn by Radisson Davao.


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“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in 1940’s Indiana, follows Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case to his mother, his teacher and Santa Claus himself at Goldblatt's Department Store. All the elements from the beloved movie are here - the family's temperamental furnace, the school bully Scut Farkas, the boys' bet concerning a wet tongue on an icy lamppost, the Little Orphan Annie decoder ring; and Ralphie's father winning “a major award” – the lady’s leg lamp in a fishnet stocking! A Christmas Story has become a theatrical holiday classic!
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Guess who's back, back again? It's not Eminem.
Viber has had an interesting time on Windows Phone since it launched itself onto the platform. The app is presently available for all Windows Phones but is limited to messaging and sports no voice capabilities. This was to change for Lumia owners with the release of Viber HD in the Nokia Collection of OEM apps last month, which boasted VoIP functionality.
Unfortunately, due to bugs and performance issues, Viber HD was subsequently pulled from the Windows Phone Store and those who wished to download the communication solution for their Lumia Windows Phone were unable to do so. We expected an update to be released for those who already have Viber installed, as well as the app being made available to download once again after all issues were ironed out.
Lo and behold Viber HD is now again available to Lumia owners and an update is being pushed for those who already have the app installed. We're unable to spot Viber in the Windows Phone Store (apart from the main official app that sports no VoIP functionality), nor is it yet listed in the Nokia Collection, but at least direct links work.
Hopefully with the work that has been carried out by the developers, users should be able to use the app to make calls and converse with contacts without missing address book entries and connectivity issues present. Unfortunately for those using different branded Windows Phones, the app is still exclusive to Nokia - for now.
No information is currently available as to when Microsoft will lift the Nokia exclusivity on Viber HD so all Windows Phone owners can enjoy, but when such a day does finally arrive, at least the app will be in working order.
You can download Viber HD from the Nokia Collection on a Lumia Windows Phone.


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Superb line-up of men on Invanskrue (INTONEMA int025) turn in two sets (one under-stated, the other a glory of sustained simmering chaos) of electro-acoustic improv containing much drone, rattling, and concentrated hummery. The four friends are familiar faces in these here parts – Ilia Belorukov, the Russian mover and shaker; Miguel A García, Basque king of prolific evil noise emissions; Jason Kahn, the cerebral drummer and composer; and Frantz Loriot, who has lent his viola skills to many good records lately (most memorably as one quarter of Im Wald). Note the “gender balance” of acoustic and electronic instruments in that set-up, though you might want to add a third strain of “digital” if you count laptops and samples in the latter category.
As to balance, Belorukov may seem to be hogging the lion’s share of tools on the table if you include his field recordings and pedals along with his contact mics and the IVCS3 machine (though he has forsaken his usual saxophone feeding back or otherwise), and while he is exhibiting his unfortunate tendency to overdo things and fill in too many spaces, the whole record emerges as a group effort. On the first swipe, fourteen minutes of ‘janotaticker’ show the foursome merging and melding into the expected unicorn of compatibility which is the usual goal of this mode of free playing, but the return bout ‘relieffestia’ is superior in anyone’s box of dominoes; twice the length, far more “eerie” in its mood of spectral dissonance, more agitated in the playing strokes and hammering actions, and the instruments all rise to the fore to create distinctive voices and characters.
This kind of “separation” used to be “taboo” some 18 years ago, when the constraints of the EAI rulebook seemed to require that all players must melt into a fuzzy goo right there on the stage. Not just the sound of their instruments, but their brains and bodies too; it caused quite a mess and needed careful therapy to revert the situation. I’m particularly digging the uncertain and unsettling strokes of Loriot, as his bow trembles like a palsied old man dreading the onset of the plague. Kahn meanwhile is hammering out a form of godless cross-breed between a West Coast trap set for a Gerry Mulligan sesh and matchbox-sized version of Les Percussions de Strasbourg. It’s left to García to provide a reliable under-layer of fizzing burble to the day’s work, but one senses he’s pulling in his horns to some degree and watering down the sheer bile and hostility that sometimes informs his work. And who wouldn’t want to do that, in such great company.
This particular plate of mashed swede was recorded in Zurich when the four of them were on an ambassadorial visit to the Swiss Diplomats Network. The day’s work turned out well and they were all mingling in the hotel lobby for champagne by six pm. Moralité: the next time Invan’s Krue come knocking, you’ll know where to turn. From Feb 2018.


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During or after the warranty period, if the customer needs, Synergy Power will provide periodic maintenance services to maintain stable operation of the equipment.
In addition, the services of the Elementary, General, General Assembly generator. Detailed maintenance content will be listed in the maintenance contract.

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With limited natural light, the challenge for this three-story vacation townhome—nestled into the Ketchum, ID, mountainside—was to create a warm, modern interior that would integrate with the existing stone-clad regional architecture. For warmth in both look and feel, the main level features articulated radiant-heated concrete floors with inlaid stones, fossils, and copper strips.
The fireplace hearths in the Great Room and Master Bedrooms were site-cast using the CHENG Geocrete finish method, while some fireplace surrounds were made with pre-cast concrete panels that feature a “wood-board” effect creating a textured, three-dimensional look.
Green materials were used throughout the 4,800 s.f. project including no- or low-VOC paints and sealers. The kitchen flooring and wood wall panels are renewable bamboo; cabinets were made with composite wood veneers which reduce wood waste. The plasters are all natural, artisan quality and the fireplaces are clean-burning, ethanol fireboxes. This mountainside home now offers finishes that add warmth and light while showcasing the majestic backdrop of the often snow-capped peaks.

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Former World No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic looks back on claiming his 12th ATP Challenger Tour title in Bangkok, Thailand.
Janko Tipsarevic pulls off an inch perfect lob over 6'11 Ivo Karlovic in their second-round clash in Tokyo on Thursday.
Q. What does a win like today tell you about where you are in your comeback?
JANKO TIPSAREVIC: I always celebrate a little bit more in tennis than I should. But, you know, two years and three months not competing kind of takes a lot from you (smiling).
Beating a very good player on a big court means a lot, a lot. I feel the challenger that I won prior to come to the US Open two weeks ago, even though it was on clay, it wasn't that strong, gave me confidence because I won it from quallies, and I won seven matches in a row. It's just nice to hear, Game, set, match, Tipsarevic.
When you have practice and wins behind you, hopefully this will help me go deep into the tournament.
Q. How do you rank Armstrong in terms of courts?
Juan Martin del Potro crushed Janko Tipsarevic 6-0, 6-4 at the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.
In the final round-robin matches on Saturday, del Potro will play Roger Federer and Tipsarevic will face David Ferrer.
The opening set was a one way road where the Argentine lost just five points on serve while his opponent won just two of 13 points on his second serve and committed 11 unforced errors.
In the second set, things looked a little bit better for the Serb as he got on the scoreboardin the opening game.
But it was a late as Del Potro broke for a 3-2 lead and never looked back.
Roger Federer scored a 63 61 victory over Janko Tipsarevic at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Federer took his haul of victims in the event to 40, one more than Ivan Lendl, to set another record.
The Swiss broke Tipsarevic's first service game and never looked like loosening his grip in a one-sided contest.
Tipsarevic never looked like recording a first career victory over the Swiss, however, and despite offering dogged resistance there was an air of predictability about the contest.
Jerzy Janowicz advanced to the semis at the Paris Masters when Janko Tipsarevic retired while trailing 3-6, 6-1, 4-1.
After losing the opening set, Janowicz stepped up his game and broke Tipsarevic twice and held to love on his service game to even the match.
Tipsarevic was broken after double-faulting twice in the third game of the third set and Janowicz then held to get a 3-1 lead. He broke Tipsarevic again with a booming forehand winner for a 4-1 advantage.
Then the Serb called for a trainer as he appeared to complain of dizziness and stuck out his tongue while a trainer checked his throat.
Tipsarevic briefly continued and Janowicz was ahead 40-0 on his serve when the Serb waved his racket to indicate he was stopping.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic qualified for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after reaching the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.
Tsonga beat Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) and Tipsarevic defeated Juan Monaco 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
They will join Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro at The O2 arena in London next week.
"It's really important for me to have qualified. With the big four at the moment, it's not easy to get rewards in tennis," Tsonga said. "I have some great memories from last year where I played the final against Roger. It was huge for me, one of the big moments of my career."
Juan Martin del Potro will facer Grega Zemlja at the Erste Bank Open final.
Del Potro beat Gilles Muller 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) while Zemlja upset Janko Tipsarevic 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Del Potro is playing his first tournament since returning from a wrist injury that sidelined him for more than a month.
"Being in the final means a lot to me after a month without playing," he said. "I am getting better match by match. I am improving on my game, on my confidence. I am happy to play my second final in a row here."
The Argentine said he was especially satisfied with his serve. He won all 38 service games in this event.
There were no breaks of serve during the match but Del Potro converted his fourth match point with an ace.
It's his return that he needs to improve, Del Potro said.
"Once again, I did not take my break point chances in this match so I will work on that," he said. "I miss a lot of break points. Against this kind of player, one break point is like match point or set point."
Zemlja lost the opening set and was down 3-1 in the second but broke back and got the match under control.
"Only in the third set I started thinking about winning," Zemlja said. "I got the feeling the match was in my hands but it was hard work and I had to stay focused until the last point."
"I was too passive, I was waiting for Zemlja to give me the victory instead of going for it," the Serb said. "I didn't stay focused until the end of the points."
"This is an incredible dream," said Zemlja. "I am full of confidence now. I have no tactics yet to play Del Potro. I will have to talk to my coach first."
In the third set, Tipsarevic got medical treatment for an injury to his right shoulder, which has caused him problems in the past.
"It was bothering me for almost two years but in the last year and a half I didn't feel it all," Tipsarevic said. "I hope it's not too serious."
Juan Martin del Potro defeated Marinko Matosevic 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Del Potro will next face Gilles Muller.
The Argentine saved a break point in his opening service game against Matosevic and two more while serving for victory, but was in control throughout the match.
"I feel confident with my shots, but I need to improve a little bit," Delpo said. "I would love to be in the final, but I need to serve well and find a way to break (Muller's) serve."
"We played long rallies, which is better for my game as well as my body," said del Potro. "I felt confident with my shots, but I need to improve a little bit for my next round [against Gilles Muller]. He's a lefty, a serve-volleyer, and a very dangerous player. I would love to be in the final, but my next round is going to be difficult."
Novak Djokovic beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-1 to reach the final of the Toronto Masters where he will play Richard Gasquet.
Nole and Tipsy waited out a long rain interruption for the second day in a row and had to pause for 90 minutes in the sixth game of their semi-final.
"We wanted to play and finish the match tonight," said Djokovic. "Of course we cannot affect the weather, but it was good to get this match done.
"Number one is of course a motivation for me, I cannot lie. I want it again.
Some women are very lucky and Janko Tipsarevic's wife is one of them.
The Serb won today the Mercedes Cup title in Stuttgart where he got a nice check and also won a top of the range Mercedes-Benz that he will give to his wife.
"I don't want to call it a deal, but I have pretty solid car at home, so I don't need it," said Tipsarevic.
"But my wife (Biljana) and I had our anniversary a couple of days back. She also had her birthday. So I promised her the car, if I won the tournament. The points go to me."
Janko Tipsarevic defeated Juan Monaco 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to win the 2012 Mercedes Cup title in Stuttgart.
Tipsarevic was up a set and led 4-1 in the second set when the encounter was delayed due to rain and when they came back the Serb allowed his opponent to take the momentum.
Monaco won 12 of 13 points, including all eight on Tipsarevic's serve to take the set.
Tipsarevic broke serve first in the third but then dropped his serve after a longer, 20-minute interruption because of rain.
When they returned, Tipsarevic again dropped his serve at love. He then broke back immediately, and took the match after Monaco sent a forehand into the net on Tipsarevic's second match point.
Andy Murray was beaten by Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 10-7 at The Boodles event at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire.
Even he had poor results on grass in 2012 the Scott was just happy to get more time on court and didn´t take too bad his loss.
"It's always good to get matches in before a big event, especially against a top 10 player so it was a good test," Murray said.
"I was moving much better than I was a week ago at Queen's, I wasn't slipping around as much which will be important for Wimbledon.
"I'm hitting the ball very well and practice has been very good over the last few days.
David Ferrer, Richard Gasquet and Janko Tipsarevic reached the second round at Roland Garros.
The Spaniard enjoyed a 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Lukas Lacko, the Frenchman beat Jurgen Zopp 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 while the Serb defeated Sam Querrey 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3.
Ferrer converted six of 12 break point opportunities. He committed 29 unforced errors and won 14 of his 16 approaches to the net. He is now four match wins shy of 450 victories (446-239).
Gasquet was made to work a little but advanced in straight sets for the joy of all the local tennis fans.
"No, I didn't know him at all," said Gasquet of Zopp. "He's a strong hitter, he was serving well. [The] surface was fast with the sun and I think I played well. It was not easy. I could have lost one set, either the second one or the third one. The first match on the Central Court, it's always like this. It's always difficult. You have to know how to play. He was playing well. I'd say it's a good match for me."


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The main content of the DVD is the band playing a full-length concert, filmed at Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon (USA). The concert took place late November, 2011.
‘Live!’ will be released on DVD and Blu-ray March, 4 via eARmusic.


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Once upon a time... Yeah, yeah! Has Andres Izarra only just woken up from a state of Rip Van Winkle comatose?
VHeadline editor & publisher Roy S. Carson writes: Once upon a time... Yeah, yeah! I know it sounds like a fairy tale, but once upon a time there was a dashing young 'prince' who had idealism, journalistic integrity and the 'cajones' to tell multi-millionaire RCTV mogul Marcel Granier to stuff it!
But, hey, you gotta wake up sometime and the dreams flit away as easily as the darkness of night gets swallowed by the daylight that just as surely follows.
Sadly, the young 'Lancelot' hasn't slain the Dragon ... he's become part of the monster instead, breathing fire and hell's brimstone on anyone and everyone who disagrees with His Master's Voice although, at times, it's difficult to tell if it is HMV's or Izarra's own aberrations that are the principal factor in Venezuela's increasingly lunatic media perspective.
In his latest utterance to Agence France Presse (AFP), second-time-around Minister of Communications & Informations (MinCI) Andres Izarra has actually claimed "There is too much freedom of expression in Venezuela!" Well, doesn't that say everything! The 'knight in shining armor' who stood up for the elementary democratic right of the Venezuelan public to know about the democratic return of President Chavez to power after the USA-backed coup d'etat led by 'Dictator for a Day' Pedro Carmona Estanga, claims "too much freedom!"
Of course, Izarra is on the other side of the fence now, he's got Excalibur in his hands and he's not tardy to wield the sword to slay his own perception of 'evil enemies' in the opposition and independent media! He goes on to tell AFP that Venezuela is a society divided into two and that, in Venezuelan, journalism becomes a "political weapon" and part of "confrontation" in a country where there is an "excess of freedom of expression."
Far from recognizing that TRUE democracy means the plurality of opinions that HMV (Chavez) is always talking about, once-upon-a-time media freedom fighter Andres Izarra wants to bludgeon the pro-Venezuela, anti-Chavez media into submission as unruly brats who suffer from "levels of licentiousness!" ?????
Rather than accept that there is a fluid debate, admittedly raucious and sometimes intimidating on both sides of the political pig-trough, Izarra goes nuts over the Venezuelan massmedia's lack of coverage of last weekend's presidential PR opportunity in eastern Sucre State despite the added bought-in "attractions" of Sean Penn and Milka Duno ... perhaps Keira Knightly would have been a better bet, but maybe her sponsored corporate appearance was more expensive than that of Naomi Campbell?
In what I suppose must be infantile jest -- since there is no other explanation -- Izarra says local and regional campaign ahead of the November 23 election is an "accentuated media war" where Venezuelans need to go to "multiple sources" to know what's REALLY happening in the country.
EUREKA! Has Andres only just woken up from a state of Rip Van Winkle comatose?
Hasn't it ALWAYS been best advice for anyone and everyone to seek their information from multiple sources; to make up their own minds about the balance of TRUTH wherever, if ever, it may be found?
Like a wrinkled old professor of media studies at some provincial community college, Andres Izarra informs AFP that "journalism IS a political weapon in the ideological battle ... the clash of two conflicting proposals for Venezuela" and then tries to convince himself (and presumably others) that "the opposition is crumbling and ours (guess which side he means?) is in full thrust."
YIKES! Like the thrust and parry of grassroots politicking isn't made up of "conflicting proposals for Venezuela" ... despite Izarra's bitterness there IS some hope for Venezuela, apparently!
Slipping back into accustomed paranoia, Andres then takes on the president of the Inter-American Press Association, Colombia's Enrique Santos Calderon who said he's "concerned about the attitude of hostility, intolerance and harassment of independent media in Venezuela."
Effectively, Santos Calderon had rejected the abuse of the public airwaves by President Hugo Chavez and the lack of balance in state-owned media ... but Izarra relies on the old hoary chestnut that 80% of the radio spectrum in Venezuela is in private hands ... probably aided substantially by the 'privatization' to Izarra's control of Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV).
ALARMINGLY. Izarra admits that there are media in Venezuela that are actively un-supportive of the government.
Of course he describes it as a 'conspiracy' and claims that it belongs to 'a political class that has dominated and continues to dominate Venezuela.' ...and he says it without actually shattering the mirror-mirror on the wall of how he has himself sought to dominate the left and lefter-than left media ... by own design or conspiracy we know not!
"They are tools of destabilization, Izarra bleats and adds ominously that he will have "no mercy with them: Fire goes, fire comes!"
But when it comes to some future burning of witches and warlocks at the stake -- as well it might if Venezuela's political and moral degredation continues at such a rate -- one must wonder if Warlock Izarra will already have positioned himself to be one the first to feel the tinder burning between his toes.
And lest he treats this as a threat of imminent assassination -- it's NOT!
It's just a wake-up call to reality, Andres!
The Emperor needs new clothes and Andres Izarra is standing stark naked in his own confessional!


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"Sensor Boards" redirects here. For the discussion forum, see Connecting to the Physical World (forum).
A diagram of a PicoBoard.
A PicoBoard was a piece of hardware that allowed Scratch projects to interact with the outside world. Currently, it works on Scratch 1.4 and Scratch 2.0. It was removed in Scratch 3.0, with the new extensions being favored more.
Note: It does not matter what color a PicoBoard is since they have the same build.
The PicoBoard can be ordered from SparkFun. The schematics and additional information are also available on that site.
Caution: Before buying a PicoBoard, note that it will not work with Scratch 3.0.
The previous version was called the ScratchBoard. It has the same components and is compatible.
The Connecting to the Physical World forum is a place dedicated to discussions about the PicoBoard and other real-world Scratch sensors.
If you would like to see what a PicoBoard is like, you can try out this project.
Note: Click on a block to visit its individual wiki page.
The blocks for PicoBoards each had at least one drop-down menu with other options (see right).
Slider: Controls the slider value.
Light Sensor: Changes the light sensor value depending on the amount of light it detects.
Button: Can be pressed to control the button pressed value (true or false).
Sound Sensor: Changes the sound value depending on the amount of sound it detects.
Alligator Clips: Changes the value of various variables that detect whether the alligator clips are connected, and how much resistance each connection has.
Download the appropriate driver depending on whether you have a Serial or USB PicoBoard (all PicoBoards sold after June 2009 are USB PicoBoards).
Plug your PicoBoard into your computer.
Read Getting Started with PicoBoards.
A PicoBoard can be bought here. They cost about $45 USD, international shipping is $7.
Caution: Ask a parent/guardian before buying a PicoBoard.
Caution: Ask a parent/guardian before buying a PicoBoard Starter Kit.
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