text: Yes, Rand Paul, I mean you. Rand Paul and some others want to reduce the total Federal budget slowly by 1 or 2% per year. Doesn’t sound like much does it, but at the same time the total is getting smaller, they propose a radical shift in the component parts of that budget. The military budget will grow at the same time that safety net programs shrink dramatically. The military will receive a larger slice of a smaller pie leaving only crumbs for the rest of government. Just say no to Rand Paul and his budgetary deceptions.


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It seems rather ironic that with all 32 NFL teams opening summer training camps as the month of July comes to an end that a few of the top online sportsbooks have released some special prop bet odds for which NFL head coach will be the first to lose their job before this season’s Super Bowl.
There are a few obvious candidates on the early hot seat given the performance of their team last season and there are a few others that could quickly join that list if their team gets off to a slow start out of the gate. My job is to go through the numbers and find the best value in the betting odds for the coaches on this dubious list.
The New York Jets have spiraled downward from a very promising 10-6 record in 2015 to just five wins last year in Todd Bowles’ first two seasons as the head coach. Just to show you how fickle the fates of head coaches can be in the NFL, in the span of just three years Bowles has gone from being a strong ‘Coach of the Year’ candidate to being at the top of the list to be fired at +150 betting odds.
All the corresponding NFL futures odds point to a very dismal season for the Jets to help fuel this fire. Their projected win total is set at 4.5 (the lowest number on the board) and the betting odds heavily favor the UNDER at -170. New York’s odds to win the AFC East are set at +6600 and it has the longest odds on the board to win the conference at +20000. To put things in perspective, Cleveland’ odds to win the AFC are set at +12500.
It is easy to put Cleveland’s Hue Jackson in this category at +500 odds since any head coach of this team is always in jeopardy to lose their job at any time. Going back to 2008 when Romeo Crennel was let go following a 4-12 campaign, the Browns have gone through four additional head coaches before giving Jackson his shot last season. His team went just 1-15 in 2016, but with expectations for this season set so low (4.5 wins) he should survive longer than a few of the names on this list.
Also on the list at +800 betting odds is Indianapolis head coach Chuck Pagano, but given the parity in the AFC South, the Colts should be able to stay in contention for a division title deep into December to outlast at least one other coach on this list.
The best value in this category goes to Chicago head coach John Fox at +800. He has been a very successful head coach in the NFL with Carolina and Denver, but the Bears have gone from bad to worse in his two-year reign. They won six games in his first season at the helm following a 5-11 record under previous head coach Marc Trestman, but the win total plummeted to three in 2016. Chicago’s projected win total for 2017 stands at 5.5 with the betting odds favoring the UNDER at -140.
Adding even more drama to the current situation was the Bears’ decision to move up in the draft at a very high cost to select former North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky with the second overall pick.
There is a very good chance that one of the first four coaches on this list is first to get the axe given the very low patience level of NFL team owners these days, but if you are looking for the best value in the numbers, I would go with Detroit head coach Jim Caldwell at +1000. With a projected win total of 7.5, a bad start to the season would quickly turn up the heat.
This is his fourth season at the helm and despite the fact that he took the Lions to the playoffs in 2014 at 11-5 and last season at 9-7, this is another franchise that has a tendency to go through head coaches like you go through underwear with four different gentlemen holding this tenuous position in the past 12 years.

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The African Fat Tail, is a nocturnal, ground-dwelling gecko.
The African fat-tailed gecko is from the subfamily Eublepharinae. Members of this subfamily include the leopard gecko of south Central Asia, India, and Pakistan. This subfamily has clearly different characteristics from other geckos. They are terrestrial and nocturnal, and have moveable eyelids, vertical pupils, and no adhesive lamellae (sticky feet).
The African fat-tailed gecko is found in West Africa, from Senegal to Cameroon. Their habitat is dry and arid, although they will spend most of their time in a dark, humid hiding place. In captivity, it is important to provide these geckos with a source of humidity that mimics these conditions.
The African fat-tailed gecko is typically around 7-9 inches (18–23 cm), with females being slightly smaller than males. They have a captive lifespan of 10–25 years. Normal coloring is brown and tan/beige stripes, with a possible thin white stripe along the length of the back. The underbelly is pale pink or off-white.
The African fat-tailed gecko is equipped with the ability to lose its tail when threatened or attacked. If the tail is lost, the new tail will have a more rounded shape, similar to the head. It may not match the body coloration and pattern of the gecko. The tail is also where they store their fat, an important energy reserve. With its tail, an African fat tailed gecko can go days on end without food.

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SUMMARY Having been completely renovated and extended by the current owners this four bedroom detached property stands proud in its plot. Ideally located for those who want to be a stones throw away from Pocklington market town and direct routes to York and Hull.
The property has been refurbished to a high standard and oozes natural light with large windows, patio doors and sky lights featuring throughout. Approached via a sweeping gravel driveway which provides parking for a number of vehicles the ground floor is ideal for family living with sitting room having a multi-fuel burner for those cosy nights in and the ground floor extension creating a modern dining kitchen area where you are likely to spend the majority of your time. There is also a utility, separate WC, two bedrooms and a shower room. The first floor includes the master and second bedroom both with en suite facilities. Featuring Juliette balconies these bedrooms have open views to the countryside behind.
Outside there is a large timber frame garage with almost 700 sq foot of space includes includes a store area and a designated workshop which has power, lights and water. The garden which backs onto open fields has a patio, lawned area which has shrub and flower bed borders, gazebo, gravelled area with raised flower beds and a wooden bar area which makes this garden ideal for entertaining. There is also a vegetable plot.
Allerthorpe common is just along the road and is ideal for weekend and evening strolls.
ENTRANCE HALL Hard wood front door with glazed panel to side enhancing the bright light feel to the spacious hallway. Cupboard under stairs providing essential storage space, vertical radiator and laminate flooring.
SITTING ROOM 18 ' 11" x 9' (5.77m x 2.74m) Central feature of an open brick fireplace with wooden surround housing multi fuel burner with tiled hearth. The dual aspect windows to the front and side create a naturally light environment. Radiator.
UTILITY ROOM 8' 3" x 5' 11" (2.51m x 1.8m) Plumbing for washing machine, shelf for tumble dryer. Built in storage cupboard and shelving unit. Sky light, underfloor heating. Door to outside.
WC Push button WC, wall mounted sink unit with mixer tap and tiled splash back. Underfloor heating, ceiling extractor.
BEDROOM TWO 13' 9" x 11' 10" (4.19m x 3.61m) Dual aspect room with large bow window to front and window to side. Radiator.
BEDROOM FOUR 10' 10" x 9' 8" (3.3m x 2.95m) Built in cupboard. French doors onto rear garden, radiator. Could also be used as further reception room.
GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM Three piece suite with fully tiled walk in shower, push button WC and sink set in vanity unit. Part tiled walls, tiled flooring. Under floor heating, ceiling extractor fan and sky light.
LANDING 14' 10" x 5' 7" (4.52m x 1.7m) Linen cupboard which has fitted shelving units and hanging rail. Door to eaves storage. Window to rear aspect.
EN SUITE BATHROOM Fitted three piece suite comprising bath with shower over and glass shower screen, push button WC, sink set in vanity unit. Part tiled walls and tiled flooring. Ceiling extractor fan, Velux window and ladder style towel radiator.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM Large shower cubicle with shower panels, push button WC, sink set in vanity unit with tiled splash back. Ceiling extractor, ladder style towel radiator.
OUTSIDE As you approach the property hedging borders the spacious front garden leading to the large gravelled sweeping driveway which provides ample parking. Mature trees to one side and a lawned area with a shrub and flower bed.
The generous enclosed rear garden which backs onto open countryside is laid mainly to lawn with mature trees and flower bed borders. There is a paved pathway and patio area with awning above. To the side of the property there is a gravelled area with a gated pedestrian access to the front of the property, raised flower beds and timber built bar area ideal for hosting those summer parties. There is a productive vegetable plot at the bottom of the garden along with a gazebo where the current owners have a bistro set placed to enjoy al fresco dining. There is also a drive with pedestrian and vehicle gated access which leads to the garage.
GARAGE Timber framed with alarm system with an open front store/car port area. Double doors open into garage which has power, lighting and plumbing with fitted sink unit. Doorway into Workshop which is shelved and equipped with power sockets and lighting.

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❶My personal core values and beliefs as an individual are kindness, honesty, persistence, lifelong learning, security, family, and success in achieving my goals. Nursing care has a considerable impact on the life and health of patients.
Personal Philosophy of Nursing UCF November 25, Personal Philosophy of Nursing My personal definition of nursing is taking care of my patient as a whole; using my knowledge, being compassionate and caring, respectful and honest.
In my opinion nursing is something more that taking care of the other person’s life. I also believe that there is more into nursing than that simple definition of this term. Generally, being a nurse is the dream of my whole life, first of all, because it is a very influential and rewarding profession.
My personal philosophy of nursing incorporates components of the traditional nursing metaparadigm (Monti & Tingen, ) while also incorporating the concept of social justice proposed by Schim, Benkert, Bell, Walker and Danford (). My personal core values and beliefs as an individual are kindness, honesty, persistence, lifelong learning, security, family, and success in achieving my goals. I use these values and beliefs to make personal decisions and live my every day life. I believe that the core of nursing is caring, knowledge, and integrity.
My philosophy is one which I will stand by for the duration of my nursing profession. This philosophy is based on providing competent, empathetic, compassionate and optimal holistic care to the best of my ability. This philosophy stems from the values and beliefs instilled in me during my early childhood. Philosophy of Nursing. Personal Philosophy of Nursing Cindy Lucas Jacksonville University November 12, Personal Philosophy of Nursing The nursing profession is not just a job, it is a higher calling.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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The Ellis-Beauregard Fellowship awards $25,000 to a Maine artist working in the visual arts and is paired with a solo exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, a scholarly publication and a gallery talk.
Artist, educator, and activist Erin Johnson received a $25,000.00 fellowship award paired with a solo exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. Johnson is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital Media with a joint appointment in the Visual Arts Department and the Digital and Computational Studies Program at Bowdoin College. In 2013, she earned an MFA in Art Practice and Certificate in New Media from U.C. Berkeley. She makes interdisciplinary, collaborative projects that blend documentary, experimental, and narrative practices to explore social, political, and geographical imaginaries.
“Erin is not only a fine individual; gregarious, with a sparkling intelligence, she is diligent and passionate regarding her work,” states Donna McNeil, Executive Director of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. “She is one of the burgeoning number of artists addressing, through the language of art, the hard issues of the day. She spent her holiday volunteering at the US-Mexico border, she is researching species loss for her next big project, and more. I believe curators are responding strongly to artists who present through a compelling thesis without compromising beauty. We are enormously proud of the work she does and we are not alone."
The 2018 jurors were Michelle White, Senior Curator at the Menil Collection in Houston, TX ; Marshall Price, PhD, Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University; and Marcela Guerrero, Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum, N.Y.
Marcela Guerrero, curator at the Whitney Museum, NY states, "I feel fortunate to have encountered the work of Erin Johnson through the jurying of the 2019 Ellis-Beauregard Fellowship in the Visual Arts competition. Johnson's work stood out from the other applicants in her innovative approach to video art. Her works demonstrate a meticulous process of research combined with smart narrative lines. I was particularly impressed as well by her eye for the installation and display of her video works, often placing the screens on the floor or at unconventional levels, which further emphasize the landscapes and stories told in her works. I'm excited for the future of Johnson's art practice and look forward to seeing her exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art."
Marcela Guerrero is Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, where she recently curated the exhibition Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, July 13—September 30, 2018. From 2014 to 2017 she worked as Curatorial Fellow at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where she was involved in the much-lauded exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985, organized as part of the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative and guest-curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Andrea Giunta. Along with Fajardo-Hill, Guerrero curated the show’s selection of Latina and Chicana artists and has written the catalogue chapter on Caribbean women artists, along with more than sixty biographical entries. Prior to her position at the Hammer, she worked in the Latin American and Latino Art Curatorial department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) where she served as Research Coordinator for the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA). As researcher-in-house, she was in charge of reviewing, vetting, and publishing all primary and secondary sources on the ICAA’s digital archive “Documents of 20th -Century Latin American and Latino Art.” At the MFAH she also participated in the acquisition of artworks from the Caribbean region for the permanent collection. Guerrero’s writing has appeared in a variety of publications including ArtNexus, Diálogo, Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Caribbean Intransit, and Gulf Coast, and has contributed articles to a variety of exhibition catalogues. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Guerrero received her BA from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, and holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Marshall N. Price is the Nancy Hanks Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and adjunct faculty in the university’s Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies. He received a Ph.D. in Art History from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has held curatorial positions at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the National Academy Museum, New York. Recently organized exhibitions include Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush, A Material Legacy: The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection of Contemporary Art, Colour Correction: British and American Screenprints, 1967-75, and Jeffrey Gibson: Said the Pigeon to the Squirrel.
The recipient of our annual inaugural $25,000.00 unrestricted Ellis-Beauregard Fellowship award in the visual arts for a Maine artist; artist team, Wade Kavanaugh of Bethel, Maine and Stephen B. Nguyen of Portland, Maine, were selected through a blind jury process from of pool of more than two hundred applicants by two thoughtful and esteemed curators: Jeffrey Peabody, Vice President and Director, Matthew Marks Gallery in New York City and Alison de Lima Greene, Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The award reflects the vision of it's founders David Ellis and Joan Beauregard put forth to support artists with the precious gift of time and to encourage, expand and sustain the courageous and imaginative dialogue that is fundamental to the arts. The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation celebrates the value of art to transcend cultures and engage with diverse communities.
“The award is truly a defining moment for the Foundation," noted Ellen Golden, President of the Ellis Beauregard Foundation Board, "consistent with our goal of supporting artists and communities."
Juror Alison de Lima Greene states “I am profoundly grateful to the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation for creating this opportunity to review the work of so many talented Maine artists. As always, the jury process was a voyage of discovery, one which encompassed an array of media across all disciplines in the visual arts. "The work of Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B. Nguyen stood out among that of their peers for its sophisticated use of materials, its thoughtful evolution, and essential beauty. At the same time, the artists’ dramatic evocation of the power and fragility this planet’s biosphere is both timely and urgent."

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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(Updated) Angel investors and biotech companies don’t usually mix. Most biotech startups begin with university research, and embark on a decade-long quest of product development, all while inhaling several hundred million dollars of capital, and carrying the burden of a 90 percent failure rate. This is where deep-pocketed, risk-seeking venture capitalists and public equity investors tread, not angels who are long on experience and short on dough.
So I was curious why, in the teeth of a recession, and as many biotech companies are facing extinction, the Seattle-based Zino Society chose to organize its first Life Sciences Investment Forum. This event, held yesterday at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle, drew 12 determined startup companies from around the country, developing drugs, diagnostics, or medical devices. They all lined up to make their best 7-minute pitch to attract angel investment bucks.
The event drew some of the pioneers of Seattle biotech, including Bruce Montgomery of Gilead Sciences, Bruce Carter, the former CEO of ZymoGenetics, and H. Stewart Parker, formerly the CEO of Targeted Genetics. They were there to listen and to offer advice to the entrepreneurs, and maybe more than anything, provide a pep talk for people willing to try to do this innovative work. In his keynote, Montgomery outlined four ways he sees businesses have historically made money in the past. The first was centralization of small businesses like coffee (Starbucks); second was becoming the low-cost provider (Wal-Mart); third was leveraging or securitizing assets (Wall Street); and fourth is through innovation. Guess which one he believes has a future?
Zino Society did its best to make this a bit fun, and a bit competitive, with awards. The award for best presenter, as voted by the audience of about 100 Seattle-area angel investors, was given to Douglas Turnquist of Salt Lake City-based ThermImage. The prize for best investment opportunity went to Malvern, PA-based Carbon Nanoprobes. One big winner will be selected in coming weeks by the Zino Society for a $50,000 investment, and the right to make a presentation next month on a bigger stage at Invest Northwest, the regional life sciences investing conference.
—Carbon Nanoprobes CEO Brian Ruby had one of the best opening gambits in his presentation. “We take pictures of tiny things. We’re like the paparazzi of atoms and molecules,” he said. Essentially, his company’s nanotech materials are used to provide high-resolution images for customers who need to look at small things in the semiconductor, basic research, and biomedical research businesses. It has raised almost $1 million from about 30 investors in Seattle, and is moving into manufacturing its disposable product before the end of March. He said the company has sales leads from big-name customers like IBM, Intel, and Harvard University, among others, although I didn’t hear him say he had booked sales or delivered any just yet. “People are lining up to buy the product before it’s off production line,” Ruby said.
—Oasis Diagnostics. This Vancouver, WA-based company is attempting to develop precise diagnostic tests that extract tiny bits of DNA from saliva, instead of blood. CEO Paul Slowey showed a picture of a young girl grimacing after getting stuck with a needle, stacked next to a photo of her smiling while sticking what looks like a power toothbrush inside her cheek. “A picture paints a thousand words,” Slowey says.
OK, but he had more than just fluff in his quick talk. The saliva diagnostics technology has improved enough in recent years that it can detect minute amounts of a foreign invader, like HIV virus, which has 1,400 times less concentration in saliva than in blood. The company is developing tests for tuberculosis, anthrax immunity, diabetes, and breast cancer. Slowey has experience at two other saliva diagnostics companies, Saliva Diagnostic Systems and OraSure Technologies.
—Calcionics. This Seattle-based company, which spun out of technology developed at the University of Washington, is aiming to develop a drug to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, particularly hardening of the arteries. CEO Chip Jacob is working with Cecilia Giachelli of the UW, who discovered osteopontin, a naturally occurring protein that breaks down calcified tissue that makes arteries harden. “It’s the body’s natural response to hardening of arteries, we augment it,” Jacob says. This drug has a long way to go through animal and human clinical trials, but Calcionics has no intention of commercializing it alone.
It plans to raise $35 million in three investment rounds over the next five years, and then cash out through getting acquired by a larger drug company for around $350 million. It would be tempting to scoff at this idea in the downturn, but Jacob pointed out it’s been done, and not long ago. Santa Clara, CA-based Ilypsa, which developed a phosphate binding drug for kidney-dialysis patients, raised $45 million before it was sold to Amgen for $420 million in 2007.
What Jacob didn’t mention is that when Amgen took the drug into further clinical trials, it failed. But that’s life in biotech—I’m pretty sure the people at Ilypsa were pretty happy with the returns, and willing to do it again, regardless of whether the drug ever made it on the market.
—Inson Medical Systems, a Bellevue, WA-based is developing polymer-based materials from the lab of UW bioengineering professor Buddy Ratner. As CEO Tracy Klein explained, these materials are supposed to allow a constant dose of a drug over time. The first product is being developed as an eye implant to treat cataracts in animals.
Inson is going after the veterinary market before humans, because it’s easier and faster, Klein says. But that doesn’t mean Inson has written off the human market. About 14.6 million people worldwide have cataract surgeries each year, and Inson says its technique could help many of them avoid infection, inflammation, and secondary cataracts that can crop up after surgery. If it can capture any significant piece of that market in the next few years, I’m sure this is a story we’ll hear more about.

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Textfiles, intended to be transferred from BBS to BBS and user to user, were the longer-lasting legacy of the 1980's, but a much more fluid portion of the boards was the true lifeblood of the culture: the messages. Every BBS has a number of message bases where users could post about whatever they thought to discuss; debates, rag wars, advertisements, and boasts all played out the same dramas all over the country and the world. When you logged onto a BBS, and started reading the bases you had access to, you could get a sense, almost immediately, of what the "character" of the board was. Some were dictatorships, some were insane asylums, some were office buildings.
In the files below, you will get a glimpse of these wonderous worlds that affected mine and others' lives, and the steady stream of mind-to-mind communication that shot out of a thousand nighttime modems.
Posts on the Luding Message base from 1985 BBS, Feb.
Message Base: Can Sysops Sue Their Users?
There are 129 files for a total of 5,373,035 bytes.
It is very important to give credit where it's due; in 1993-1994, the remaining members of the Legion of Doom, now called LOD Communications, decided to take on a vast project of bringing the past to the BBS users of the present. They would do this by transcribing BBS messages from all the most popular and active phreaking and hacking boards of the 1980s and presenting them in their original 40 or 80 column format, all the spelling and grammatical errors intact, and giving a profile of the boards the messages came from. In many ways, textfiles.com had the same idea, 6 years later. The project got underway, but never really achieved the nationwide/mass acceptance it was supposed to, and these important files were in danger of being lost a second time.
I'm pleased to be a part of bringing many of these files back to you, and give a bow to these pioneers of BBS nostalgia/history.
If you wish to have the entire directory conveniently archived and compressed into one file, please download either messages.tar.gz (23761037 bytes) or messages.zip (25286829 bytes) instead of all the files separately.

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Moving to Lebanon. Information for expats.
Are you going to move to Lebanon for your job or business? The Lebanese Dutch Chamber of Commerce can give you valuable information about living and working in your new country Lebanon.
We prepared a special training programme for expats. Don’t hesitate to contact us.
We also work together with other organisations like KIT (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen | Intercultural Professionals.
The move to a new country can feel like a whirlwind of hectic preparation, farewell parties and assignment briefings. You’ve hastily picked up fragmented information online or by word of mouth. But this isn’t just a vacation. Prepare yourself by booking an afternoon with us.


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The ongoing protest that has closed part of the A66 is likely to disrupt school and college transport, parents have been warned.
Operator Stagecarriage says Thursday's demonstration at Tees Dock Road could delay services from Guisborough and Marske.
Students from Laurence Jackson, Prior Pursglove College and Outwood Academy Bydales could be affected.
The company tweeted: "Expect delays to our school and college services this afternoon."
Hundreds of construction workers at the £650m biomass plant are involved in what MGT Power describes as "unofficial strike action" over a safety dispute.
The A66 has been closed in the South Bank area and Cleveland Police has advised drivers to avoid the route.
One man involved in the protest told Teesside Live: "People are angry, it’s close to Christmas and nobody wants to lose any money. We all want to work at the end of the day - but we want to work safely."
Workers claim a "9ft steel rod" fell at the site recently and that safety nets haven't been provided to some staff.
The project will see the world's biggest biomass power station built on the banks of the Tees.
An MGT spokesman said: "It is understood that the workers involved are unhappy with safety issues in the boiler area, however the project has an excellent safety record and was recently visited by the Health and Safety Executive with no issues raised.

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Known to be the stone of the mind, the Citrine can be found in fifty shades of yellow up to dark brown orange-ish. The Citrine is one of the most affordable gemstone on the market, commonly found in Brazil, Bolivia and Spain. What makes it the stone of the mind?
The Citrines is a gemstone that is part of the Quartz family. More precisely, a variety of the more popular Quartz and the second most popular quartz stone after the Amethyst. The Citrine can be found easily throughout Brazil, Bolivia, and several African countries… and if you dig even more, you can find some in parts of Russia.
The name is derived from the colour of the gemstone- the yellow of the lemon with a radiant, luminous glow (aka as Citron in French). Yellow is a rare nuance to be found naturally. Only a heating treatment affects the gem to get to a slight reddish undertone. In all of its hues varieties the Citrine works well in when set amongst other precious stones. The jewelry shimmering brings a hint of sunshine due to its radiant brilliance.
Citrine stones are commonly associated with ancient beliefs and rituals as it was widely believed that the stone had healing powers in addition to have the ability to increase vitality and energy for the wearer.
The Citrine is referred as the lucky “Merchants Stone”supposed to be the stone of abundance increasing fortune and commercial success. It also helps on healing the body an eliminating toxins.
When purple amethysts or smoky quartz are given high temperatures it leads to the Citrines we commonly know.
Natural Citrine is rare and has a yellow to orange-yellow color, occurring in much lighter hues. The heat-treated Citrine color ranges from dark orange-brown to reddish-brown. Also known as gold topaz, or Madeira or Spanish topaz, the nuances are the only thing in common between the two stones.
Citrine’s popularity with artisans is attributed largely to its various structures and multitude of colors, which provides plenty of opportunities in terms of adornment and decoration. Its affordability and clear, radiant beauty makes it extremely sought-after the jewelry market.


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The viability of using blockchain technology for claims management within the London Market has progressed with the recent trialling of a prototype application.
PwC has created a Proof of Concept (PoC) working prototype application to demonstrate how blockchain technology might make the claims process more efficient. The potential application of blockchain technology is gaining momentum in the insurance market and is a particular focus for the TOM Innovation Council.
The focus of the prototype is the enhancement of interactions between multiple London Market parties involved in a claims process - third party administrators, claims approvers and brokers. The automated process includes claims creation, supporting documents, invoice creation and approval or rejection of invoices.
Efficiency gains of sharing a single shared view of the claims data and electronically updating this through an automated and orchestrated process.
Each party has its own copy of the shared data and views a common shared “single view of the truth”, therefore no need to for a firm to reconcile its data against other copies.
There is no single point of failure. If a party in the blockchain network is down the other parties can access its records and transact.
Multiple parties can have access to the claims process at the same time.
The technology provides a complete and tamper-proof transaction history. This can reduce disputes and the potential for fraud and enhance the auditability of the transaction.
Smart contracts can automate business rules. The PoC demonstrates the automation of approval for claims below a certain threshold.
Documents are “locked down” - they cannot be tampered with and create an auditable history.
TOM Innovation is holding a series of informative events in April.
The second Future Leaders Debate: “Make Insurance Great Again!” April 5th at the WeWork office space from 6pm. Register and find out more here.
InsurTech delegation April 6th from 2pm: LM TOM Innovation will take a group of 20 U35s to the Start Up Boot Camp for an afternoon of InsurTech start-up pitching and demos. Email: sebastian.dezulueta@lmtom.london for more information.
If you would like to get involved in London market innovation projects or events, please contact Sebastian for details.
Insure core is hosting two industry events on 16th and 29th March at its offices at Aldgate Tower, London E1 8FA.
Insurercore will demonstrate its app-based directory for brokers and underwriters. The up-to-date record of the appetites of brokers and underwriters for risk will, says Insurecore, facilitate the business process in the London Market.
To register for one of these events please contact: jo.wall@insurercore.com or sam.carey@insurercore.com.


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For winter 2014, two themes have been selected: ski, with its black and white graphic motifs, and bon ton, with its more feminine, romantic pieces.
The original jacquard sweaters all date back to 1983, and were selected following a meticulous search through the Benetton archives. They are as powerfully expressive as ever, and their geometrical patterns and proportions are just perfect. The material used is a luxuriously soft Italian cashmere blend. The original designs, created by Benetton in the eighties, have been reproduced exactly as they were, with the same measurements and themes: lozenge motifs with an almost optical effect, stylized roses and highly modern jacquard checks.
The soft sweaters of the bon ton collection offer a more elegant, refined appeal. Created in the late seventies and early eighties, they are made of delicate angorette in soft pastel tones. The colors were researched and reformulated so as to create an exact reproduction of the originals.
The fit is very feminine: high ribbing to breast level, romantic necklines and sleeves with a slight gather at the shoulder. Wear “Vintage Wool” to relive the spirit of the eighties!


text: Initially a Methodist local preacher in the Nottingham and midlands area, he came to prefer to operate independently of church structures; he felt they got in the way of his relating directly with people in their neediness. With his wife Catherine he moved to London and they opened a revivalist mission centre which eventually became the Salvation Army. Its priority was to preach the gospel through meetings for worship and providing direct support for the poor and socially dislocated, including child prostitutes and those ravaged by alcoholism. Already in the 1880s they had extended this work to the US and India; subsequently to over 50 countries. The military-style title and uniform deploy the New Testament metaphor of struggle as appropriate for citizens in the service of the kingdom of God.


text: Severe nontraffic-load-associated cracking of lean-mix concrete (cement-treated) bases in the highveld region of the Republic of South Africa led to a laboratory investigation into some engineering properties of this material. This paper covers the first part of the laboratory study in which the effect of grading on flexural strength, tensile strength, strain at brake, and drying shrinkage strain were investigated. Three aggregate gradings using the same aggregate with varying cement and water contents were tested at approximately 96 percent modified AASHO density in beam flexure, direct and indirect tension, and drying shrinkage. A mix having a relatively low water-cement ratio and the coarsest grading yielded the highest flexural strength, static elastic modulus, and tensile strength and lowest short-term drying shrinkage strain. These findings point to a possible revision of current specifications for lean-mix concrete bases that could lead to an improved performance of this base material in practice.


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Tourists could be urged to boycott Indian Ocean resorts on the Maldives following a scathing United Nations ruling condemning the illegal imprisonment of its former president, Mohamed Nasheed.
A decision by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), released on Monday, concluded that Nasheed, who in March was sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of terrorism, “did not receive a fair trial”.
The latest twist in the protracted legal battle, pitting barrister Amal Clooney against Cherie Booth QC, has focused international attention on the islands’ increasingly controversial human rights record.
Clooney, of Doughty Street Chambers in London, is working pro-bono along with other lawyers for Nasheed’s wife, Laila Ali, in an attempt to win the onetime journalist his freedom.
Booth, the wife of the former Labour prime minister Tony Blair, is the founder of Omnia Strategy, which has been advising the Maldives government currently headed by president Abdulla Yameen. Omnia describes itself as “a pioneering international law firm that provides strategic counsel to governments, corporates & private clients”.
In its report, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council last month, the WGAD said that the detention of Nasheed was “arbitrary”. It urged the government in the capital, Male, to free him “without delay”.
His lawyers – Clooney, Ben Emmerson QC, and the prominent US attorney Jared Genser – are calling for “targeted sanctions” against the Maldives government if it continues “to flout its international legal commitments”.
Nasheeed, 48, who read marine studies at Liverpool John Moores University, was the first democratically-elected president of the Maldives and once held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the dangers of global warming to his low-lying nation. He was ousted in 2012 following opposition protests.
In February, he was arrested and charged with allegedly masterminding the abduction of a judge, an offence deemed to constitute terrorism. He has consistently denied the charge.
“The UN found that the judges were biased,” Clooney said. “Nasheed was not allowed to call any witnesses. Two of the three judges were witnesses for the prosecution.
“More than 1,700 people, are facing charges as a result of peaceful protest or for [exercising] free speech in the Maldives. One lawyer was stabbed in the head in broad daylight in Male.” Clooney said she had not been personally threatened but that there had been talk about whether the attack was intended to scare away international lawyers.
David Cameron, the UN General Secretary, Ban Ki-Moon, the EU, Amnesty International and many others have already called for Nasheed to be freed, Clooney said.
Responding to the UN ruling, the Maldives government said: “This opinion is not accepted by the government as it is clear that the WGAD has failed to address a number of salient points submitted by the government in its response to the petition of complaint.
It said that its domestic high court had ruled in its favour on the issue and the case was still being considered. “The former president is asked to end his position of non-engagement with the appeal process and to cease his deliberate attempts at frustrating the process,” the government statement added.
A spokesman for Omnia Strategy said: “Our work with the government of the Republic of Maldives is focused on important legislative reform that is intended to improve transparency and accountability across all arms of Government.
Omnia said the government “does not accept that the former president is being held arbitrarily”.

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Despite predictions a few years back that email was dying off in favour of exploding social media networks and texting amid a seismic shift from computers to mobile devices, this simply hasn’t happened. In fact, it can be argued that teens (and everyone else) are more tethered to email than ever before. Countless crucial online service requires an email, from those now behemoth social media companies, to Amazon and other online retailers, banks, PayPal and even many of the core services available on our mobile devices.
Back in our teenage days we would more often than not select playful, sassy or angsty email addresses that would make us cringe today. In days past at Faze we had newsletters and contest signups by email and it was rare that we would come across a straight-up professional sounding email address that one would want to hold on to for a lifetime. Lots of goofy nicknames, e.g. annabananaface, questionable choices, e.g. dannysgirl4ever, and even x-rated ones, e.g. wetnslippery69 (yes, really! she’s now a well-paid advertising executive, presumably using a different email address). The guys were even worse.
Now that we’ve made it through those fleeting years it’s time to think about the big picture. It’s the email address we’ll put on our resume, portfolios, job applications, club applications, invitation apps, not to mention general communication with a wide range of personal, commercial and professional contacts. All situations where we will be open to being judged on our choice of email address.
Fine, no problem, you say, let’s just go with some basic variation of my name. Easier said than done, especially if you plan on using Google’s Gmail, the world’s largest email provider by far. As of 2018, there are over 1.5 billion users, pushed by the dominance of Android in the mobile and the billion plus users of the Gmail app for mobile. Getting the holy grail of professional sounding emails, FirstName.LastName@gmail.com, is virtually impossible unless your parents were wildly creative (or heavy psychedelic drug users) at your birth. In fact, getting virtually any reasonable sounding email address is getting harder by the day!
Do you want to use your name?
Generally, yes. It has the greatest range of uses, sounds professional to your business network, put-together to friends, family and potential dates, and work nicely for building your personal brand overall. But you made need to work the various combinations before you find one Gmail accepts.
Examples AmyWong@gmail.com, WongAmy@gmail.com. AOWong@gmail.com and so one.
email address servers do not differentiate between upper and lower case letters.
furthermore, the dots really don’t matter to Gmail, meaning if your email is AmyWong@gmail.com, you will receive emails sent to Amy.Wong, A.M.Y.Wong, Amy.W.on.G, etc.
Good luck with straight up variations of your names and initials, if you can make it work, great. Unfortunately, to maintain your name in the address you may (ugh) need to add some numbers to your address. Common choices are the year of your birth, e.g AmyWong1990 or a basic number, WongAmy10, or even letters, AmyWongX (don’t use 3 Xs, hehe).
If you’re striking out with a comfortable variation on your name, it may be time to mix it up a bit. If you’ve settled into a career choice or even an identify you’re set to carry for a long time, try to incorporate it into your address in some way. If you’re a graphic designer, perhaps DesignsByAmy or AmyWongDesign, a doctor, AmyWongMD, a patriot, AmyWongUSA. Another playful option is to see if a merger of your first and last name could work, if your name is Kim Kardashian, try on Kimdashian for size. Okay, maybe not.
Are you concerned about privacy?
For some of us out there, we aren’t in careers or networks that truly have a need to have us go by our proper name. By selecting an email address that doesn’t include our name, there is a sense of privacy attained, and it can be used to sign up for things like contests, e-commerce and newsletters without feeling like we’re exposing ourselves to unknown counter-parties. This is your chance to play around, and in a way, go back to your teenage years, but with a little more consideration that you may be sharing this with friends and family of all ages for years to come. Examples, ILoveToSing, SummerGirl1990, LoveShareGrow, TorontoWriter.
Regardless of your strategy, it’s most likely going to take a few (or many) tries to find an email name that hasn’t been taken by 1.5 billion other creative folks (or bots). It can be frustrating and can take some time. Keep trying, and eventually you’ll find a few that work. Ask a friend or family member which one they like best. If you can, I’d even advise taking a little time away from the process, perhaps overnight and then take another look at your options before picking “the one”.


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At Zeigler Transmission & Auto Repair Inc. you will see that we are a local independent repair shop with the training and equipment to service all makes and models of vehicles. Be it a new car or truck, or one with some mileage, you will be glad you came to Zeigler Transmission & Auto Repair Inc. servicing Mission, OR.
Call 541-276-8024 or email us to have us put you safely on the road with NO surprises.
Come see why our customers keep coming back for all their automotive needs and services like 4x4 Services, Batteries, Brakes, Car & Truck Care, Domestic Cars & Trucks, Electrical Services, Electronic Services, Engine & Transmission, Engine Maintenance, General Services, Heating and Cooling Services, Import Cars & Trucks, Miscellaneous Services, Quick Lube Services, Transmission Services and Undercar Services.

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text: Michael B.'s Signature, The Princess Collection Exudes Elegant Simplicity. The Perfect Single-Row Engagement Ring Showcases Our Mastery Of The Delicate Micro-Pave Style. The Best Diamonds Add The Best Sparkle To Our Timeless Solitaire Setting.


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Andy Forgie: classics & curiosities, 3 chords & a capo, returns to Capers, downtown Belleville. This Friday, Feb 8, 5-8pm TGIF! Expect the unexpected!
Feb. 8: February 8 Stirling Legion Meat Draw featuring local entertainer Dave Bush. Starts at 5:00 pm.
Feb. 8: Free Community Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free community Lunch, second Friday of each month, except July & August. Hasting Civic Centre – 6 Albert St. E., Hastings. 705-653-4185.
FEB. 9: The Madoc Legion Branch 363 will be having Kevin Young & Dean Austin will be playing from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
FEB. 9: Stirling Club 55 and Over is holding a Moonshot euchre in Springbrook hall at 1:00. Refreshments available, all welcome.
FEB. 9: The regular meeting of Quinte Grannies for Africa will be held Saturday February 9th at St. Thomas Church in Belleville. The breakfast/ social time will start at 830am with the regular meeting beginning at 9 am. Interested persons are welcome and encouraged to attend. Just bring yourself and a coffee mug.
Feb. 10: Hastings Legion . Jam session ft. Norm & The Guys & Gals … starts at 2:00 pm in the clubroom.
FEB. 10: Listen to the orators of the future at the Tweed Legion Public Speaking. Registration isa t noon with speeches starting at 1 pm in the Upstairs Hall. Elementary and Secondary schools will be represented.
FEB. 10: The Ostomy Support Group for Belleville and Area will be holding it’s monthly meeting on Sunday February 10th @ 2PM. Location: 75 St.Paul St. Foster Ward Community Hall Belleville, On K8N 0B1. Come and share your expert advice with your fellow Ostomate. Remember you might not need us now but others in the group could learn from you. All Are Welcome.
FEB. 17: Come and Join us at Knox Presbyterian Church- 15 George Street East- HAVELOCK for a special service at 11 am. The 1st Havelock Scouts Group will be joining us to celebrate Baden-Powell’s Founder’s Day. Speaker…Scriptures…Songs…Parents of Scouts are invited to join in the celebration. In keeping with custom…weiners and beans will be enjoyed after the service. We are known as “The Small Church with a Big Heart”. See you then.!


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Save the date – Inspiring R’Leaders: Leading with Excellence Conference is on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in the Highlander Union Building.
The Inspiring R’Leaders Conference is a one-day conference that provides opportunities for UCR students to evaluate and recognize their leadership skills and abilities. Approximately 20 workshops will be offered within various themes ranging from communication, diversity and social justice, leadership assessments, self-awareness and identity development.
We offer this conference so you can further develop your leadership skills for use on-campus and in your future career. We are confident that this conference will inspire you as a leader to be a Highlander that continues to live the promise of creating a better world.
Bring your R’Card for check-in at 10am in the HUB third floor lobby.
Bring your phone or tablet to the conference! The conference schedule will be a mobile website. We will have some conference schedules printed for those that need a paper copy.
We’ll provide a notebook and pen for you to take notes!
All of the speakers and workshops will take place in the HUB.
By registering online for the conference you agreed that you would attend or cancel in advance. If you do not cancel and you do not attend, your student account will be billed a $50 fee. Here is the text that was in the form when you registered.
By registering for the Inspiring R’Leaders Conference you are agreeing to attend the conference on Saturday, February 8th. You can cancel your registration until Wednesday, January 31st. Please email the Student Life Office at ucrlife@ucr.edu to cancel your registration.
If you do not cancel by Wednesday, January 31 and do not attend the Inspiring R’Leaders conference on Saturday, February 3 your UCR student account will be billed a $50 fee.
This fee will cover the cost of the catering and various materials provided at the conference.
If you do not pay this $50 fee, you will receive a hold on your account. If you have a hold on your account, you may not be able to register for classes, receive financial aid, use campus services, or obtain your transcripts or diploma.
Once you submit this online registration for the conference you are agreeing to these terms.
How often do you think of yourself in terms of your ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and other identities? This workshop series will span all 3 sessions and focus on how these identities shape our experiences on and off campus, and how we can develop strategies for being effective agents of change. Each session builds on the last as we explore our identities and the societal forces that act upon us. Participation in all 3 sessions is important to get the most out of the Cultural Awareness Project. If you attend all 3 sessions, you will receive a certificate of completion. If you are interested in participating in these workshops please email Gerardo Medina at Gerardo.medina@ucr.edu no later than Monday, January 16th.
*Required to complete the assessment prior to conference, space for 30 students at the conference!
Participation in this workshop will require a pre-registration as well as completion of the StrengthsQuest assessment prior to the R’Leaders conference. If you are interested in participating in this workshop please email Heather Correa at heather.correa@ucr.edu no later than Wednesday, January 17th. Participants will receive more information about the workshop after pre-registration has closed.
A few days prior to the conference we will send more information about the workshops so you can begin selecting which workshops you would like to attend.
Questions? Contact Student Life Office at ucrlife@ucr.edu or 951-827-7344.


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Scott Weiland files $5 Million lawsuit against STP.
Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has finally countered against the band, who dropped a lawsuit on the singer last week for interfering with their career. The vocalist, who has spoken publicly about his distaste for his band’s plans to move forward without him, is now seeking $5 million in compensatory damages against the group.
The band recently utilized their signed agreement and clauses to demonstrate why they booted Weiland from the group and how he’s violated band policy. Likewise, Weiland is also pointing to the contract and stating that there is a clause that allows each of the band members to perform on their own. He adds that the agreement also states that by kicking him out, they too would have to perform under a different name if he were not involved.
While both sides maintain a communication breakdown, they differ on who was at fault. In Weiland’s suit he claims to have reached out to the band multiple times, but he says that his attempts were ignored.
The group had previously stated in their legal action that Weiland sought to stop the release of their single and performances with Chester Bennington, which is what led to their lawsuit. Now Weiland is stating that each time they do play or release material, they are infringing upon his rights.
Following the split, Weiland has been touring the country as a solo act with his band The Wildabouts, but has been performing songs from the STP catalog.


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I finally got the chance to make my own "My Newgrounds." This was honestly the most fun I have ever had on a project and was a lot more difficult to make than people have previously pointed out. I certainly hope you enjoy this because I put a lot of time and effort into trying to make it as good as I could for the viewers.
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Maybe extending it a tad longer with more unique and fun finds.
An animation comes to life.

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The powerful RS4 Data Streamer stores data streamed from the RZ2, our most advanced processor for high channel count data acquisition. The RS4 allows streaming of up to 1024 16-bit channels at rates up to ~25 kHz and fewer channels at rates up to ~50 kHz.
With 4 or 8 terabytes of storage, the RS4 can be used to reliably record over several days or weeks. Access to the RS4 storage array can be provided through a network connection, direct connection to a PC, or data transfer to a USB storage device.
Process and filter acquired signals and control digital I/O and/or generate analog signals.
This next generation, digitizing amplifier functions as the front-end for TDT's popular RZ System.
Transferring collected data from the RZ2 to the RS4 improves real-time performance. It is also essential for storing lossless full-bandwidth, high channel-count data for later analysis that may not be anticipated at the time of recording. Streamed data is stored as individual channels and can be stored in different numeric formats (Short, Float, etc.). Stored data can be easily reincorporated into TDT’s data tank format for post processing.


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The super-sized 6-inch Pop! Tyrant is available exclusively at Hot Topic. The glow-in-the-dark Tyrant can only be purchased at Target. And the 6-inch Hunter will only be available at GameStop.
To pre-order one of the Resident Evil Pop! figures, check out Amazon.com.
Star Wars fans are patiently waiting for December 16th...for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to hit theaters. But folks still want to know about all of the new characters. One of the most exciting new characters introduced in this epic film is Chirrut Îmwe, a blind warrior monk from Jedha. Chirrut believes all living things are connected through the Force, and his profound spirituality makes him a formidable warrior crucial to the Rebels' desperate attempt to steal the plans of the Empire's devastating super-weapon – the Death Star.
So, Hot Toys has announced the 1/6th scale collectible figure of Chirrut Îmwe. The figure is specially crafted based on the character's appearance in the movie, featuring a newly developed head sculpt based on famed Hong Kong actor and martial artist Donnie Yen as Chirrut, a meticulously tailored costume, detailed weapons and accessories including a staff and a crossbow, and a specially designed figure stand with movie logo. There's also a Deluxe Version available, which will exclusively include a diorama figure base with a Stormtrooper helmet and a special package design inspired by traditional Asian art.
Sideshow Collectibles currently has the figure available to pre-order. It's expected to begin shipping between May and July of 2017 and runs $244.99.
On November 30th 1982, Michael Jackson's Thriller was released. On November 30th 2016, the Thriller Werecat figure by Tyler Ham and Junk Fed will be open for preorders. The figure was conceived, sculpted, and kit-bashed by Tyler Ham of HamFX, and individually hand cast, painted, finished, and packaged on a custom card by Junk Fed.
This edition of 20 pieces is available for $100.00 each.
In response to the popularity of the Star Wars Cosbaby Series, the crew members at Hot Toys have challenged themselves to come up with interesting and high-quality new items to expand the collection. So they've introduced two new additions from the Galactic Empire to the Cosbaby series. There's the Darth Vader and Stormtrooper (Bronze Version) Cosbaby (S) bobble-head figures, each one featuring a realistic and eye-catching bronze finish. Each Cosbaby stands approximately 4.33 inches tall with base and has bobble-head function. Look for them to be released between Q4 of 2016 and Q1 of 2017.
Andrew Bell and Dead Zebra has mixed up a fresh batch of Android Scientists for collectors. The "...For Science!" Android Mini Collectible Series 2 includes noted naturalist Charles Darwin, botanist and inventor George Washington Carver, and chemist Rosalind Franklin. Dead Zebra currently has all three available as a set for $30.00.
In its latest endeavor, Mighty Jaxx has teamed up with Jason Freeny and Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer, Fame Master, to launch the first-in-the-world 4D XXRAY Batman officially licensed by DC Comics. This anatomical stylized figure offers collectors the ability to assemble and dissemble the bones and organs of the Dark Knight.
Retaining Freeny’s signature dissected look, the 4D XXRAY Batman uses a mix of hard plastics for its transparent shell casing and dissectible skeletal system while a softer plastic, better known as Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), is applied to its detachable organs. The figure stands in at 9.5 inches tall and features 37 individual parts.
The 4D XXRAY Batman figure is currently available to pre-order for $89.99 from Mighty Jaxx.
Hot Toys has announced three different versions of the Dark Lord of the Sith - Darth Vader - in Cosbaby form. The Darth Vader Cosbaby will be available with a slick, metallic black chrome finish and/or with it's normal plastic black finish. And the Normal Version will be available in two editions - one with his hands on his hips and one with his arms crossed.
Each Cosbaby stands approximately 11cm tall with base and has bobble-head function. All of these Darth Vader Cosbaby Bobble-Heads should be released sometime between Q4 of 2016 and Q1 of 2017.
Mezco has announced the Evil Dead 2: Deadite Ash Living Dead Doll. He survived a night in the cabin, he fought the Deadites and won, and now he's a limited edition variant: Deadite Ash. This variant captures Ash's unique look from the scene where he is possessed by the Deadites. With a trio of facial scars and dead milky-white eyes, this Living Dead Doll perfectly captures the moment before Ash violently cuts off his possessed hand.
The 10-inch tall Ash LDD comes complete with his trusty Necronomicon. The doll features five points of articulation and comes packaged in a collector-friendly, specially die-cut window box.
This Mezco Exclusive piece will ship between December 2016 and February 2017 and sells for $46.00.
Funko has added a few new Batman (Batmen?) to their Pop! Heroes: DC Heroes lineup. These Bat-men showcase a variety of caped crusader adventures throughout the years. There's Batman from the animated series Super Friends, from the Earth 1 story line, and in his classic black suit.

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An Australian academic, suggesting Aussies can thank their drunk ancestors for the country's accent.
And for things like "how’re you going?" and "dusty."
What DONALD TRUMP called a $1 million starter loan he got from his dad.
Billionaire politicians, they’re just like us.
One of the things recently banned by China’s Communist Party.
The CIA, responding to reports that Director John Brennan’s personal email account was hacked.
The appropriate authorities are apparently not the CIA.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s pet name for Iran, coined in yesterday's speech.
He still hates the Iran nuclear deal.

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This week’s giveaway is a copy of The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory. Just leave a comment to be entered.
Giveaway ends Thursday, November 1st. Open to U.S. residents, 18 years and older.
We are in KC this weekend for a Jalloween party and enjoying the fall colors(which we don’t really get in NorCal). I enjoyed the first book in this series. Looking forward to this one.
Sounds like a great story. Thank you for the chance. Happy reading & Blogging!

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I was approached by a friend of mine who is looking for a filmmaking drone pilot for a commercial shoot on a wind farm near the Denver, CO area. I am not available for the job but told him I would put out a call in the forum here to see if I could connect him with any folks in the area. Please contact me if you're interested and I will connect you with him.
Hi all, I am part of a team that is working on a new power supply technology that we believe will improve drone performance. As part of a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation called I-Corp we are required to interview people in the Denver area around August 1st. The meetings must be set up before the program starts and will be conducted on July 31, August 1. The people interviewed must be knowledgeable about drones and the drone industry. Interviewees can be users, manufacturers, trade media people, academics, and regulators. We want to understand drones from all sides of the industry. Questions will explore topics like drone uses, leading organizations in the industry, drone limitations, trends in the industry, regulatory issues, etc. Questions would be adapted for each person interviewed. If you would be willing to talk with us or if you know someone we can contact please let me know.

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How can I remove Rising Antivirus from my Windows computer?
I cannot get all of Rising Antivirus from my new laptop. It is even still in the taskbar. Help!
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Mammy: A Century of Race, Gender, and Southern Memory presents an in-depth analysis of the various myth, fiction, history, and other embodiments of the mammy characters between the 1820s and 1935. Kimberly Wallace-Sanders probes the images and themes immortalized in American literary and cultural imagination that continue to have a provocative hold on the American psyche. This book engages questions asked time and time again: Who is this mammy? What does she reveal about race and the American culture? Why do portraits of her insist she preferred white children to her own? How did she become a central figure in our understanding of slavery, gender, motherhood, and the American South? According to Wallace-Sanders, the earliest use of the word “mammy” occurred in 1810 in reference to slave women caring for white children, but it is not linked to specific patterns of behavior until 1820.
In Chapter 3, the Aunt Jemima advertisements are discussed in the spirit of the antebellum South. Other examples are Andy Warhol, who included Mammy, Aunt Jemima, Uncle Sam, and Howdy Doody in his series American Myths. Also restored antebellum homes in Lancaster, Kentucky, feature “mammy beach,” which allowed mammies to nurse and rock more than one infant at the same time.
Linda A. McQueen is the Library Media Specialist at McNeel School-Vacca Campus DYS.


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Last time I visited the University of Montpellier in July of 2006 to attend a wine conference, I encountered this intriguing statue. It depicts a younger woman holding and soothing an older woman. For days I kept asking people what it meant, but it wasn't until the last day that I found someone who knew the story of the statue.
It is a representation of France and America helping one another with viticulture. When France's vineyards were dying of phylloxera in the 1800's, America gave them American rootstock which is resistant to the disease. So the majority of France's vineyards were replanted on American rootstock with French clones. The older woman depicts France as ill and dying, whereas the younger woman illustrates America coming to help and sooth. It is a very touching story. The only piece that is left out is the fact that America was actually responsible for bringing phylloxera to France in the first place.
Regardless, I think it is a beautiful representation of the bond between France and the USA. There is a long history of love/hate between the two countries...but love seems to prevail. After all it was France who gave America the Statue of Liberty.

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Admittedly technology is giving us more and more time to fill our lives with more busyness. We are making less of an effort to connect with people in person, because we can “facetime” on the run. We can text in meetings, in church, cooking dinner, or doing almost anything other than driving. We can make sure people are “OK” in 30 seconds by checking their timeline (this last one is pretty sad, but I won’t go down that rabbit trail). But it is also becoming easier to begin defining our meaningful relationships by how we interact in cyberspace. This is dangerous and disturbing. Think about it, Facebook is now even filtering out the information we see regularly based on what we “Like.” So if I don’t hit the “Like” button on my good friend’s posts regularly, or if my friend doesn’t post anything regularly, I may never even see what they are sharing. If my friend and I have subconsciously become trained to think that a “Like” means “I care,” what happens between us when I no longer see their social media posts?
This bring me to the biggest point in my argument. We have to intentionally make a difference between our cyber lives and our REAL ones. I try to be very transparent no matter how I am relating to others…in person, online, or by phone. But I make a conscious effort not to live the whole, and certainly not the most important parts, of my life via technology. I hold back MUCH, for the sake of relating PERSONALLY to those who mean more than a “Like,” “Comment,” “Tweet,” or “Send” button. (The “Call” button is a little different, and is very important.) As much as I take advantage of technology for business, ministry, and social purposes, I prefer to define my personal relationships by how we relate personally and individually.
So if I never “Like” or “Comment” on your social media, but when I see you I give you a hug and ask about your life and family; if I never retweet one of your tweets, but I buy your product and send you customers; if I never post about how wonderful a friend or person you are on Facebook, but I call (and yes even text) to ask how I can pray for or serve you in private…take my care for what it is: personal instead of technical. I ask that you to work hard this year at applying the same rule to all of your REAL relationships; keep them personal, and never let them be defined by the technical.
As advanced and useful as technology has become, what goes on outside of technology is much more important than the limitations of 140 characters, and the number of likes, views, shares, and messages sent and received that technology has to offer. We, and all of our R.E.A.L. relationships, are worth more than that! Let's RELATE to one another like it!

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(May 8, 2018 – Toronto, ON) It seems as if every day brings new and alarming headlines about climate change and environmental catastrophes. From almost uncontrollable wild fires in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, to increased numbers, size and intensity of hurricanes. In places there are dire predictions many species will not survive, in others the warming of the oceans is bringing massive destruction to coral reefs while island populations fear for their future as the waters rise around them. Economic growth, tied to increased speed of resource extraction, has created a machine that has the capacity to destroy all life.
With all that, and more, it’s easy to become pessimistic and lose hope. Yet hope is at the heart of of a new visually stunning feature documentary from Velcrow Ripper and Nova Ami. Titled Metamorphosis, this new film is being called a “cinematic poem for our planet” and it will start screening in cities across Canada beginning on June 1 in Montreal and Quebec City, followed by runs in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver, with filmmakers Ripper (Fierce Light, Scared Sacred) and Ami (Say I Do, Secrets) appearing in all cities.
Metamorphosis takes the pulse of our Earth and bears witness to a moment of profound change: the loss of one world, and the birth of another. The film captures the true scale of the global environmental crisis. But this crisis is also an opportunity for transformation. Through a tidal flow of stunning images, Metamorphosis carves a path from the present to the future, and offers a bold new vision for humanity and the world.
For example, in Milan, architects design vertical forests, urban towers covered with trees and bushes that reduce CO2, produce oxygen, and give new life to the city. In Phoenix, swimming pools are repurposed into self-sustaining gardens. In LA, installing solar panels in underserved neighbourhoods provides cleaner energy to families who normally would not be able to access it. Woven through these and other stories of creativity and reinvention from artists, scientists, thinkers, and young children are creative, systemic solutions for our planet and our communities.
Prior to its theatrical run, Metamorphosis was selected to screen at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver as well as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and DocLands Documentary Film Festival in California.
Metamorphosis is produced by Lauren Grant (Clique Pictures), Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper (Transparent Film) and Bonnie Thompson and David Christensen (NFB). The executive producers are David Christensen (NFB North West Studio) and John Bain.
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The video Fifty Minutes in Half an Hour sets out to investigate how attitudes towards work have changed over time. The point of departure is a number of radio programmes from the National Broadcasting Corporation’s radio archive about Haustrups Fabrikker (Haustrup’s Factories) in Odense, Denmark. Haustrups Fabrikker was founded as a family-run business in 1914 and has since been through a number of mergers, buy-ups and transformations, which broadly reflect the globalisation process of recent decades. Today, an international company owns the factory, and manufacturing has been outsourced to China, South Korea, and Central America.
For this work, I have been collaborated with the consulting company Dacapo from Odense and used actors to stage a history about the working culture of manual labour. Since 1995 Dacapo has used Forum theatre to stimulate improved communication between management and employees in both private and public companies. Developed by Brazilian theatre director, author, and politician Augusto Boal, Forum theatre ultimately aimed to overcome oppression. By facilitating negotiation between actors and audience, Forum theatre encourages the audience to transform or even take up the performance themselves. The purpose is to provide the participants with tools to influence or transform their own lives.
Fifty Minutes in Half an Hour is shot in Dacapo’s office in Odense, where Dacapo’s founder, three actors, three cultural workers and myself met in early January 2013. The starting point for the video’s discussions and enactments was a number of scenarios about working conditions from a series of radio programmes about Haustrup’s Fabrikker.
In different ways, all the scenarios are concerned with the negotiation of time and this aspect is also reflected in the composition of the video. One scenario engages with the UMS piecework system, which was introduced into the European industry in the 1960s. UMS marked a radical shift in attitudes towards manual labour by focusing, not on human beings themselves, but on the efficiency of their movements. The second scenario pursues the problems of industrial automation, while the third focuses on the globalisation of labour, involving the outsourcing of manufacturing processes to countries with lower labour costs. The fourth scenario is concerned the erosion of the boundaries between work and leisure.
The outcome is an attempt to understand and embody the working culture of manual labour. While the scenarios about labour are discussed and enacted, the video is equally concerned with rendering the means of art production visible.
The author Ninna Assentoft Rasmussen wrote a paper about the project called Tilskueren og kunstens kritiske potentiale -Om Jacques Rancières emanciperede tilskuer during her Literary Science studies in Copenhagen.


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The DAF Club Belgium celebrates its 15th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition in Autoworld from 05 until 28 September 2014. Most of the cars will be delivered by the club members, in order to show a complete review of the Daf cars since 1958. Fifteen cars from the first DAF 600 prototype util the 66 Marathon. The first model from 1958 had a two-cylindre four-stroke engine with a variomatic transmission.
The Ford Mustang is one of the most striking models ever produced by the American car manufacturer Ford. The stylist John Najjar was a fan of the P-51 Mustang fighter plane, hence the name Mustang.


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Sr. Mary (Principal) maryssnd04@gmail.comIt has been my honor to lead the Christ Light of the Nations School community for the last 14 years. My other 24 years in administration have also been in North County. I consider it my home. I hold a Master’s degree from St. Louis University in Educational Administration. We, at Christ Light really do live our mission of Lighting the Way of Learning for our students. Come and visit us. I would love to meet you and show what Christ Light of the Nations can offer your family.
Mary Beth Akers (8th) 8thgrade@clnschool.com I am Mary Beth Akers, the homeroom teacher for 8th grade at Christ Light of the Nations! I teach 8th grade Religion, Math and Science; 7th grade Science and Math; and 6th grade Math.I received my Bachelor's degree in ELementary Education from Atchison, KS.I have been teaching since 1987 with my first position at Our Lady of Good Counsel as 5th grade teacher. I taught fifth grade for ten years and then moved up to a 7th grade homeroom teaching junior high math, religion, English and science at various times. I stayed there until the school consolidated in 2002 to become Pope John Paul II in the same building and then moved here with the consolidation to Christ Light of the Nations in 2005.I am the middle of eight children with my father still living in the house where I grew up in Normandy. I have been married since 1991 and have a 23 year old daughter and 19 year old son. It won't be long until I am an empty nester as my son just graduated.
Jane Zappia (7th) 7thgrade@clnschool.com I am the homeroom teacher for 7th grade at Christ Light of the Nations! I teach 7th and 8th grade English, reading, and social studies. I am continuing my education at University of Missouri in St. Louis and pursuing my doctorate in Education with an emphasis in creativity and design. I live in Illinois with my husband and youngest daughter, Hayley. I have four daughters, four grandchildren, and love my pets and nature!
Erika Whitfield (6th) ewhitfield@clnschool.comThis is my 7th year as a teacher but my first year at Christ Light of the Nations. I am honored to lead the 6th grade scholars this year. I also have the privilege of teaching 4th, 5th, and 6th grading reading, 5th and 6th grade social studies, along with 6th grade English. Our classroom quote comes from Maya Angelou, “In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” In our classroom, we will explore and celebrate diverse writers and cultures and celebrate the diversity within our own classroom community. My expectations are simple - students must be responsible, respectful, and their very best.
In 2004, I earned a bachelors of science in Mass Communications from Southern IL University Edwardsville. In 2007, I earned a masters in writing from Lindenwood University. I also began working on a special reading certificate and plan to have it completed May 2019.
I am a mother of two wonderfully smart future world leaders who also attend school at Christ Light of the Nations.
In my spare time, I am a self-proclaimed bibliophile who reads incessantly, and I freelance write. My most recent publication byline included a nationally published editorial in the Washington Post. With my passion for writing, I hope to instill in my students the power of the written word.
Melissa Mroz(5th) 5thgrade@clnschool.com My name is Melissa Mroz, and I teach fifth grade at Christ Light of the Nations School. I started teaching at Christ Light in 2005 and have been part of the CLN family ever since. I have taught a variety of grade levels and subjects. I currently teacher 4-6 Science and 4-5 English. Prior to teaching, I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and my Master’s in Elementary Education from Truman State University. I enjoy reading books, cooking, and spending time with my family.
Jen Fite(4th) 4thgrade@clnschool.com My name is Jennifer Fite and I am the fourth grade teacher at Christ Light of the Nations. I also teach our fifth grade Religion and Math and 6th grade Religion. I went to grade school here so Christ Light really is like home to me. I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education at the University of Missouri in Columbia. I graduated, had my first interview and have been here ever since. I feel blessed to be a part of such a caring community. I love having the opportunity to build our future leaders and to help them develop a closer relationship to Jesus.
Michelle Mueller (3rd) mmueller@clnschool.comHello! My name is Michelle Mueller and I am so excited to be your third grade teacher this year! I have been teaching for ten years. This is my first year at Christ Light of the Nations and my ninth year in the St. Louis Archdiocese.
Mary Catherine Webb (2nd) mwebb@clnschool.comMy name is Mary Catherine Webb and I am the second grade teacher at Christ Light of the Nations. I recently graduated from Lindenwood University and received my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. This is my first year at Christ Light teaching! I am very excited to join the Christ Light family and working with our amazing faculty.
Sara Prince (1st) sprince@clnschool.comI am Sara Prince, the First Grade teacher at Christ Light of the Nations School. In 2005 I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from UMSL. During the last 13 years I have been a Third Grade and a Second Grade teacher at Christ Light. I am excited to begin a new journey in teaching First Grade. I am a wife and mother to three boys. My boys will be in Preschool, Second Grade, and Third Grade this year. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and discovering new places with my children.
Samone Smith (Kdg) ssmith@clnschool.com My name is Samone Smith and I am the Kindergarten teacher at Christ Light of the Nations. I joined the Christ Light family at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year. I graduated from the University of Missouri St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. I recently enrolled at Lindenwood University to pursue my Master’s degree in Educational Technology. My career in education began in 2007 working for the Normandy School District. In 2010 I transitioned to the St. Louis Public School District until I started teaching for the St. Louis Archdiocese in 2016. Throughout my career as an educator I have held positions as a substitute teacher, early childhood and special needs paraprofessional, as well as a classroom teacher. I have been married for 14 years. My husband and I have two children, a son age 13 and daughter age 11. I enjoy reading, writing, and spending time with my family.
Amy Hogan (Pre-K) ahogan@clnschool.com Hi, my name is Amy Hogan and I have been the Preschool teacher here at Christ Light of the Nations for ten years. My goal is to make a child’s first school experience something they enjoy and look forward to coming. We all know they have a long road of education ahead of them.
Whitney Compas (Art) mrscompas@clnschool.com Wow I can’t believeI have been teaching since 1992. This is my 14th year at Christ Light of the Nations. I have taught everything from first grade to eighth grade. I teach K to eighth grade art. I grew up in Greenville, Illinois and went to SIUE.
Lisa Delise (PE) physicaleducation@clnschool.com My name is Lisa Delise I am the Physical Education teacher at Christ Light of the Nation. I have a BS in Physical Education K-12 grade and a minor in Health. I have taught at Christ Light for thirteen years and I have taught in the Archdiocese for thirty two years. I enjoy teaching and keeping my students moving and staying fit.
Alicia DuHadway (Computer) aduhadway@clnschool.com I am Alicia DuHadway and I have been teaching at Christ Light of the Nations since 2011. I started in August 2011 as a Student Teacher. I graduated from Fontbonne University with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. I am currently teaching Computer and 7th Grade Religion. In the last year I have become Level 1 and Level 2 Google Certified. I also have a digital citizenship certification through Google and Common Sense Media. I truly enjoy working at Christ Light of the Nations School with its wonderful Faculty and Students.
Ms. Erin Emeric (Music) eemeric@clnschool.comMy name is Erin Emeric and I am excited to be joining the Christ Light family as music teacher! I have my Bachelor’s from The University of Tulsa, where I studied psychology, music, and education. This school year, I begin my second year in the Billiken Teacher Corps, an intentional faith community of teachers earning a Master’s degree from Saint Louis University. Growing as a teacher, musician, in my faith, and in connection with my students is what drives me. I play french horn, harp, piano, I sing, and I love to find the fun and wonder in the world while helping my students to do the same.
Kim Buchanan kbuchanan@clnschool.com My name is Kim Buchanan, and I am the bookkeeper here at school. I I love working with our families and getting to know each of them. Working with your children fixing scrapes, giving out ice and giving a hug is my special time with them.
Judy Krenn (Coordinator of Religious Education, Atrium Teacher (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd) Judy Krenn jkrenn@clnschool.com I am blessed to be able to prepare students to serve as readers, song leaders, musicians, gift bearers and greeters. Along with these students, I lead music for our liturgies at CLN. I teach Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in the Atrium to grades k-2. I have other duties which include sacramental preparation, para-liturgical celebrations and parent meetings. I schedule and transport students, serving with them in the community for 2 hours on Mondays. I also attempt to connect the parish and the school through pictures posted at church. I see my main purpose at CLN as sharing Christ with all those I meet.
Karen Dafilitto kdafflitto@clnschool.com I am the learning consultant at Christ Light. I have a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from UMSL and 38 plus hours in math, science, religion, special needs and gifted. With the exception of two years. I have been privileged to teach in the Archdiocese. For all but four years I have taught in this building as it transitioned from Our Lady of Loretto to St. John Newman to Christ Light. I thank God for all of the wonderful coworkers and children with whom I've shared my life and faith.


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Mumbai, March 6, 2017 – PNB MetLife, one of India’s leading life insurance company is accelerating its digital and insurtech journey through innovation to engage prospects and customers across the value chain. As part of this strategy, PNB MetLife has introduced “Dr. Jeevan ”, Life Insurance industry’s first AI powered interactive chatbot solution on Facebook Messenger platform.
Dr. Jeevan will help users know their health quotient, educate them on India’s top two critical illnesses - Cancer and Heart, with interactive videos and provide personalized quotation for PNB MetLife Mera Heart and Cancer Care within the Facebook platform itself. One can interact with Dr. Jeevan by visiting PNB MetLife’s Facebook page and benefit from this service, available 24 x 7.
PNB MetLife has always been at the forefront of introducing innovative technology solutions in the insurance sector space having introduced two key innovations recently – conVRse, a first-of-its-kind Virtual Reality (VR) based customer service platform which was built in partnership with LumenLab, MetLife’s innovation center in Singapore. The second is a secure digital hub called PNB MetLife Infinity that allows users to create a digital legacy by enabling them to securely share important documents, images, videos and memories with their nominees in case something were to happen to them. Infinity solution was adjudged the winner of Finnoviti award for innovation in BFSI sector in 2017.


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Our memories: childhood memories, the language we dearly speak and nature's colorful and tasteful palette are a constant and renewable source of wonder and inspiration.
I am just getting through finishing two special orders of my Xocolate Bears new edition, which are going to Costa Rica. Both orders are reconnecting me with childhood friends and grade school teachers.
I sell my projects on Etsy. In local shops and in our hometown San Jose, Costa Rica in La Tienda Eñé a shop supporting local indie and urban designers, artisans and artists.
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