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Dr. West has had two projects focusing on migration and movement in the Pacific region.
The first “Pacific Climatic Circuits”, in partnership with Dr. Kevin Fellezs (a musicologist) and Dr. J.C. Salyer (an anthropologist and lawyer), and funded for three years by the Columbia University Center for the Study of Social Difference, is an attempt to bring questions about race, class, gender, sexuality, and inequality as well as analyses of the circulation of non-material forms, such as ideology, art, music and the circulation of human bodies through migration and immigration to the forefront of both the framing and the social analysis of climatic change in the Pacific region. They see the emerging discourses of, and attendant solutions for, the “anthropocene” as a displacement of responsibility that attributes climate change to human impact generally and occludes discussion of which particular humans and which specific political-economic systems have contributed to the current state of the planet. In other words, the current literature makes all human activities commensurable and as such, disallows for the careful analysis of different levels of culpability in climate change and thus climate mitigation plans and climate change reparations policies. Furthermore, it posits that the material conditions in The Pacific are natural ecological facts and not formed through a complex social, political, and economic history that is punctuated by dispossessions, colonial processes, and, more recently, neoliberalization. By working to reframe the Pacific climate change debates in terms that attend to questions of race and the colonial creation of race in the region, gender disparity, class and consumption, migration and immigration, ongoing colonialisms, inequality, and with careful attention to indigenous critiques of outsider’s epistemic practices they hope to re-direct the kinds of scholarly inquiry connected to climate change that are being carried out in the Pacific today and, more importantly, in the future.
The second project, with Dr. J.C. Salyer as the co-PI, and funded by an NSF RAPID grant, is designed to explore how human migration and its social effects contribute to understanding human social relations as they are emerging in the context of environmental change and social upheaval. Based on five years of research, it is concerned with migration, change, and sovereignty in Papua New Guinea. In July 2013 the Prime Ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to the Regional Resettlement Arrangement between Australia and Papua New Guinea(colloquially known as “The Papua New Guinea Solution” and the “RRA”) an international agreement that diverts asylum seekers who attempt to reach Australia by boat to Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, for immediate detention and processing, and then eventual resettlement in Papua New Guinea. Funded by the National Science Foundation we conducted ethnographic research in Manus Province, Port Moresby (the capital of Papua New Guinea), and Canberra (the capital of Australia) in order to answer the following questions: What is the social context that gave rise to this arrangement? What are the in situreactions to the arrangement? What are the broad political and social fallouts from the arrangement? What are the social, material, and other effects of the detention center on the people who have been detained there for five years? And finally, how does this situation connect to larger global challenges to the rights of migrants and asylum seekers in the growing global context of xenophobia, racism, and closing boarders? We are currently preparing a book manuscript based on this research.
The book manuscript is grounded in the anthropology of migration and immigration, the anthropology of intercultural relations, especially with regard to xenophobia, the anthropology of post-colonial relations between nations, the anthropology of sovereignty, and regional political ecologies. In the manuscript we show that the RRA is many things. It is a kind of ‘test case’ whereby a contemporary global power, in this case Australia, attempts to use its previous colonial relationship and its current aid-based economic power to force a seemingly sovereign state, in this case PNG, into absorbing its unwanted migrants. The agreement is part of a larger increasingly xenophobic immigration strategy on the part of Australia, which also diverts additional maritime-arrival asylum seekers to Nauru Island, another sovereign nation, and detains non-maritime arrivals in ten detention centers across Australia. It is a revival of the so-called “Pacific Solution” a politically motivated anti-migration strategy on the part of the Australian state that harkens back to the “White Australia” policies from the 1970s. Yet the xenophobia mobilized in this iteration of Australia’s migration fears is not focused on Southeast Asia, the historic locus of migrants to Australia who worried the general populace and who were used by politicians for political gain, this new anti-migration stance is grounded in anti Islam rhetoric and practice since over 90% of the people detained in Manus are from Islamic countries.
The RRA is also a blatant misuse of executive power on the part of the executive branch of the national government in PNG. While consulting with members of the coalition government, the government failed to inform the full parliament of PNG about his intention to enter into the agreement. As such, the RRA was never debated in parliament nor did it undergo legal scrutiny or review by any of the national courts in PNG. In addition, the RRA was made without any on-the-ground consultation with the landowners of Manus Province, a site, like 97 percent of PNG, where the Indigenous people hold all sovereign rights to their land. This matters because the RRA has resulted in the creation of The Manus Regional Processing Center, a detention camp-prison, located in Manus Province on the island of Los Negros within PNG’s Lombrum naval base.
Manus Province sits in the Western Pacific Warm Pool, a place on our plant that has the fastest rate of sea level rise and warming. A place where, although affected by El Niño and La Niña events, there is a persistent element to the changing of the sea. This is the warmest water in the world, historically on average between about 84 and 86 degrees F, and it is getting warmer and warmer. And this thermal expansion is leading to rising sea levels. Manus has a land area of about 2,100 km square and a sea area of about 220,000 km square. While it has 18 larger islands like Manus Island and Los Negros Island it also has 208 small islands. And the people from these small islands are moving to the mainland of Manus Island because of sea level rise, the salinization of their soils, erosion, and extreme weather events. So Manus is already experience its own displacement crisis that, coupled with the displaced asylum seekers, makes Manus a key site for understanding contemporary global displacement.
All of this is particularly jarring in the context of the predictions around how many people are going to be displaced globally in general and in the Pacific Region very specifically over the next fifty years as the result of climate change. We are moving into an era of extreme global displacement and the Manus Detention Center and the RRA sit at the center of what is, we argue, a window into our global socio-ecological future.


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In a country which is traversed by a series of escarpments or hill-ranges, the valleys by which its drainage is effected are usually separable into two sets or systems, one parallel to the strike of the ridges, and the other more or lees at right angles to the same. The origin of these longitudinal and transverse valleys, and the process by which escarpments have been intersected by river-valleys, were first explained by Mr. Jukes. He showed also that in the case of a river cutting through a ridge or escarpment, and receiving tributaries from the longitudinal valleys which are parallel to this ridge, the primary or first-formed stream is that opposite to the breach in the escarpment, and that the longitudinal branches, though often of much greater length than this primary stream, are really of secondary or subsequent origin.
Stated in general terms, his theory amounts to this, that the original direction of all rivers which cut through ridges was determined by the general slope of the ancient surface over which they began to run, and that when the slope was transverse to the strike of the beds, the channels cut by the earliest rivers necessarily had a similar transverse direction, while the channels in the longitudinal valleys were formed subsequently and concurrently with the development of the ridges or escarpments.

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The 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games have already generated a huge presence on the Web. To reflect and record this momentous event, the British Library’s web archiving team are building a special collection of websites: the London 2012 Collection.
We have been selecting Olympic related websites since 2008, though some of the content in the collection is even older and dates back to 2005 when London was one of the hopeful cities bidding to host the Games. The collection is intended to reflect not only the event itself but all aspects of the Games including their social and economic impact on London and the UK. Websites include those of official bodies such as London2012.com and the British Olympic Association as well as those of UK athletes, local councils, opinion forums and the Games’ corporate sponsors.
Alternative or dissenting voices are included to ensure a cohesive collection that represents the full spectrum of contemporary opinion about the Games. For example, several blogs and commentaries reflect concerns over the London Olympic overspend including the 2012 Watchdog from the Taxpayer's Alliance which monitors the costs to the taxpayer of the 2012 Games. Ken Frost's Olympic Blogspot monitors issues such as political developments, Olympics executive’s salaries and environmental concerns.
Other items in the Olympics Collection relate to arts and culture inspired by the Games. For example, the V&A has recently acquired a torch from the 1948 London Olympics, which is thought to have been used on the Belgium leg of its trip across Europe.
Currently, around 250 websites are already available to view in the UK Web Archive’s Olympic Collection. New websites are being added all the time and will continue to be archived until the end of 2012 to record the impact of the Games beyond the main event.	Websites have been selected by subject specialists or curators across the British Library as well as members of the public. If you would like to nominate a site for inclusion in the archive we would be very pleased to hear from you.

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Now that gardening season is approaching, dog owners should be aware that a commonly sold gardening product poses a serious health risk to our beloved pets. The product is called Cocoa Mulch and it is sold in many gardening centers such as Home Depot and Forman’s Garden Supply, and is available on internet gardening web sites as well.
Cocoa Mulch is made from the spent shells of chocolate production. Cocoa beans, as well as the shells contain the stimulants caffeine, and theobromine. Dogs are highly sensitive to these chemicals, called methylxanthines. Depending on the amount a dog consumes the results can range from gastrointestinal upset, to rapid heart rate, muscle tremors, seizures, and even death. According to some warnings on the internet several dogs died last year, although only one that we know of has been verified. In that case the dog died within 17 hours of eating Cocoa Mulch. There have been many cases of non-lethal poisoning from this product reported by veterinarians.
Dogs are very attracted to the product because it smells like chocolate. Unfortunately it has even higher concentrations of the chemicals toxic to dogs than milk chocolate, which is known to be toxic to dogs in large quantities. The paragraph below from the ASPCA web site compares the differences between the two.
The ASPCA recommends that if you suspect your dog has eaten cocoa bean mulch, you immediately contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (1-888-426-4435). Treatment will depend on how much your dog has eaten, when it was eaten, and whether your dog is sick. Recommended care may include placing your dog under veterinary observation, inducing vomiting, and/or controlling a rapid heartbeat or seizures.
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Far out on the mirror-smooth sea is the amazingly beautiful Magic Island, where Nui and Nia live with their friends in peace and harmony. The island is full of bustling life and unforeseeable adventures happen every day.
But the bossy pirate Pedro is never far away, and one day he puts Nui and Nia in a dangerous spot when he comes sailing in a giant umbrella and tries to steal a wisp of cloud from the islanders.
The fantasy fairy-tale world of Lína Rut has finally become a reality; she has worked on this delightful idea for many years. In collaboration with Thorgrímur Thráinsson, who provides the text to her beautiful illustrations, the fairy tale comes to life.
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For years, exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world were standalone offerings. They took place between certain dates, at certain times, in one place, and once you’d paid your money and visited, the experience was over. They were one time events showcasing work and exhibits to only those who came through the door.
However, things have changed, and in the museum and gallery sector they are beginning to change faster and more dramatically than ever before, as different organisations are beginning to open up to providing visitors with immersive, innovative digital experiences to help showcase their work. This article examines apps and art, and how the industry is turning on to the idea of integrating digital and portable technology in their exhibition spaces.
First things first, you actually have to build an app that complements your existing strategy. The 2013 mobile survey found that 50% of those taking part had a mobile offering and 19% planned to within the next 12 months. Fast forward, and just a quick Google search suggests that rather more museums and galleries have taken digital technology onboard in the succeeding years. The likes of The Met, the Louvre, The Smithsonian and other gallery heavyweights such as The National Portrait Gallery and the Natural History Museum have recently got in on the act to provide digital experiences that add something to your visit.
How do apps help, and how are they used?
There are a lot of different ways museums and galleries use digital technology in their apps, but most fall into two different, distinct categories. Firstly, there are the apps designed to aid a physical visit – innovative solutions that support and emphasise a trip and allow you to delve deeper into the artefacts or artwork on show. Whether this comes in the form of an interactive map to navigate what are often large and confusing spaces, digital signage usage GPS, or more information that appears when you’re in front of a specific piece of work, for example, in the form of iBeacon, Eddystone or Indoor Location technology. These are the most popular form of apps and have been adopted throughout the museum and exhibition sphere, making up a large proportion of tech offered from the industry.
Another way apps are used is concerned with archiving, and moving physical exhibitions to a digital platform, allowing people to get closer to the artwork in question and read more about it without having to fight off the crowds. A lot of these types of apps provide some innovative user experience, often allowing you to explore specific elements of the work and interacting with it in some way.
As well as this, it is important that for future generations we preserve our material heritage, and over the past few years we have seen educational and arts establishments build and grow their digital encyclopaedias of information, ensuring that there are accessible across a range of devices, containing huge amounts of information. The digitising means they’ll stay accessible, with the additional value of recording and keeping track of what galleries and museums actually own. This ability to hold vast amounts of information online has revolutionised the way these institutions are run, and as consumers and visitors we are also seeing the benefit.
A good example of how the Museum of London have modified and adapted innovation for smartphones, the ‘Street Museum’ is a ‘living, breathing’ app that uses GPS technology to bring London’s streets alive with the history contained within the museum. It’s a good way of engaging people with not just the content of the museum, but the brand itself, designing the ability for users to collect spots they’ve found in the city and click through to more information about each one.
This follows another trend within apps for art and educational establishments – that of gamification. It provides an ability to access something of learning but include an exploratory, investigative and collective element. It’s also fascinating to see how this approach also helps increase people’s sense of place and their understanding of their environment.
A greater immersion and appreciation of the ‘bigger picture’ is a big part of why museums and galleries develop apps.
Digital innovation within this space is democratising. We all have access to smartphones and access to the internet, so by adopting this tone The National Gallery are subverting traditional interpretations about the art they keep in their collections. It’s also inviting personal interaction, injecting life and a personality to be able to tell the story of the gallery and the art within it.
The Tate has no fewer than 23 different apps to explore, covering a range of topics and uses, from exhibition specific apps such as the the app for the Kazimir Malevich exhibition, including images and audio guides to make the most of a trip there, to pocket art gallery browsers and reinterpretations of popular children’s books.
In this case study, it’s clear that the Tate are using digital innovation in apps to create personal experiences. They want individuals to curate their own gallery experience and have an element of personal control over their own feelings towards the art in the space. It is providing an ability to access unique experiences – something that is at the heart of the digital revolution across the whole world.
One common theme is the focus on the user being in control. In an era in which choice is plentiful, and we can fine tune and choose to curate our own lives – from the jobs we do to the tea we buy – the focus on apps in art spaces has been about being able to control and curate your own experience of the exhibitions.
As mentioned before, this is to do with democratisation and access – this way of consuming art doesn’t dictate and it doesn’t choose – it’s open to everyone of all ages and what many institutions have been doing is creating apps that suit every age group and every sector of society.
It’s about increasing access and not limiting it, which the art world has had to try very hard for many years to do. With technological innovation, it’s finally reached that point.
The three case studies we’ve looked at all follow different interpretations of how and why visitors to galleries and museums download apps and how they use them. With the Tate, the emphasis is on accessibility and choice, with a huge quantity of content that helps keep the whole family involved and caters for a number of different interests.
In the case of the Museum of London, the emphasis is on adding extra depth and immersion. Truly capitalising on the ‘always on, always accessible’ feature of modern smartphones, they’ve designed a way to keep their brand and their message centre stage even on the streets. The amount and depth of content comes with it an understanding that being a museum means being a living, breathing entity and that true history can’t necessarily be truly represented in one building alone.
As for the National Gallery, they use a very different way of designing apps to enhance user engagement, trying to break down the oft-perceived notion that the gallery itself and the art within it is elitist and not relevant to today’s generation. Inviting people to curate their own collections and using language like ‘this is your collection,’ helps draw people towards a personal experience. For the smartphone generation, the tone of traditional art galleries has changed.
Apps can be a way of reaching out and of levelling the playing field when it comes to who can access the work within a space and who might be interesting in visiting.
At a time where we need it more than ever, they open up connections and take down boundaries and borders, allowing absolutely everyone to enjoy the magic of both the spaces and the wonderful artefacts and work within them.
It’s likely that going forward, a greater degree of personalisation, freedom and accessibility will be at the forefront of museum’s minds. With greater choice, and a greater sense that we have our own agency when learning about the past and the work of others, apps and art together helps create entire museum experiences. Whether they are used to enhance a visit or to back up and digitalise a museum or gallery’s collection, their aim is to immerse and engage visitors and help set up the possibility of in depth study and repeat visits.
And in a quest to learn more about the world we live in, this is one use of digital technology, social media and app development that I’m sure we can all agree on.
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A common question that I get is which is better, the Pax or Firefly?
Theses are currently the top 2 most expensive portable vaporizers (as of March 2014), and are engineered to be luxury-class devices that fit in your pocket.
The Pax and Firefly are designed to be pocket-sized stealth vapes, but the Pax does a much better job at being stealthy. It is smaller and lighter, and it is more natural to hold (*ahem* conceal) in the palm of your hand. The Firefly seems like it was designed so that you should hold it with your fingertips. It is difficult to hold the Firefly naturally while holding down the heating button without blocking the air-intake vents.
Herb Conservation - Firefly wins!
The Firefly does a better job of stretching your herb because it cooks primarily by convection, meaning it only heats the herb when you puff. The Pax, on the other hand, heats by conduction, so your herb is being cooked even when you are not puffing.
Battery Life - Pax wins!
Not much to say here, but the Pax has slightly better battery life.
Ease of Use - Pax wins!
The Pax is idiot-proof. It is the easiest vaporizer I have ever used and it is newbie friendly. On the other hand, the Firefly, doesn't have an LED indicator to tell you when the heating chamber is warmed up and good to go. You have to guess when it is ready, and you also need to have good puffing technique. The Firefly definitely has a steeper learning curve.
Also, I need to point out that the Pax has 3 reliable temperature settings (~355F, 395F, 415F) while the Firefly has no temperature control (it simply maxes out at 400F). Temperature control is a big deal for me because vaping your herb at different temperatures has different effects.
Ease of Cleaning - Pax wins!
Cleaning any vape is a PITA, but I think the Pax is easier to clean than the Firefly. To clean the Pax, wet a pipe-cleaner and floss it thru the metal vapor path. Then wipe down the chamber and mouthpiece with rubbing alcohol.
The Firefly is more annoying to clean because a lot of residue builds up on the vapor paths of the magnetic lids. It is difficult to get into every nook and cranny of that vapor path.
The Pax has a 10 year limited warranty while the Firefly has a 5 year limited warranty.
As of this writing, the Pax costs $249 and the Firefly costs $269. The Pax is a better value for the money.


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The Cleveland Indians have gotten themselves into a mess with regards to their best player’s contract. Francisco Lindor is currently the best bargain in all of Major League baseball. Last year, prior to arbitration, the Indians and Lindor agreed to a one year contract worth $623,200. The Indians missed their chance to extend him last offseason. Lindor is 24 years old and arguably the best shortstop in Major League Baseball. Lindor is eligible for arbitration for the next three years, at which time he will be in the prime of his career. I can only imagine what the difference will be between what Lindor asks for and what the Indians are willing to give him. The last huge contract for a middle infielder was Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros, who signed a 5 year, $151 million contract with a signing bonus of $21 million in March. Altuve is 4 years older than Lindor. I would think that Lindor and his agent will start somewhere in the $30 million ballpark, and in my opinion, he is well worth it.
The Indians historically do not pay for their superstars, but they are in rarified air right now. They have a couple of players who are the best at their position and they are going to have to start paying for them. Unless the Indians change their ways and start paying for the players they have, they’ll continue getting away to other teams. Thome, Ramirez, and Belle are a few of the top free agents that the Tribe has lost over the years to big market teams that were willing to pay. They cannot afford to do that with the young starsthey have on this team.
Chris Antonetti and the front office took care of Jose Ramirez in 2017 to the tune of 5 years and $26 million, which will take them through 2022 and then the team has club options for 2023 and 2024 at $11 and $13 million respectively. The Indians have been doing a better job of signing their young stars to multi-year extensions pre-arbitration, as evidenced by the signings of Carlos Carrasco, Corey Kluber, Yan Gomes, Jason Kipnis, and Michael Brantley, with Kluber and Gomes signing the largest pre-arbitration deals for their position. The front office and the ownership better be ready to pony up another huge pre-arbitration contract for Lindor too.
Lindor is not only the best player on the Indians team, but he is also a crowd favorite. Not only is he a crowd favorite, but he is the favorite of the youngest of fans. The kids in Cleveland love him. I’m not sure if it is his infectious smile or just that he plays the game the right way, but all of Cleveland loves him. It would destroy the city, just short of the way LeBron leaving did to the city and team. Let’s hope that the team can get something long-term done this offseason so they can avoid arbitration. Let’s Go Tribe!
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This popular event will include more than 55 exhibit booths offering a variety of eco-friendly, healthy and natural products, services and information. There will be numerous food and product samples to enjoy including craft beer and wine tasting. Eco-Friendly businesses and organizations will be on hand to show you how you can live a “greener” and sustainable life at home, in your yard, garden, and your community. Get a free health screening, a chair massage, and learn more about living a healthier life for yourself and your family.
The first 300 paid visitors will take home a complimentary eco-friendly, reusable tote bag. Chipotle is offering 500 free food cards to expo visitors throughout the day.
The Healthy Planet Natural Living Expo has something for everyone. Enter a free drawing for a family weekend at Trout Lodge YMCA of the Ozarks ($600 value), or Amtrak train Tickets. If you are interested in living a healthier and eco-friendly life, then don’t miss this event! The first 100 paid visitors receive FREE passes to Missouri Botanical Garden, too!
Adult admission is $8.00, children under 16 are free! Two for one tickets are inside the August and September issues of The Healthy Planet and online, www.thehealthyplanet.com beginning August, 2014.
For more information please call The Healthy Planet magazine at 314-962-7748, or email JBL44@aol.com. Exhibitor space can be reserved beginning July 10. But hurry, the expo always fills up fast!
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PANIC! AT THE DISCO kick off their mammoth Australian tour in just over 2 weeks’ time. Due to phenomenal demand the bands Brisbane show scheduled for Tuesday 31st January at Eatons Hill Outdoors has been upgraded to RIVERSTAGE! All current tickets to Eatons Hill Outdoors remain valid! Additional tickets to Riverstage on sale Thursday 12th January 9am!
It has been over a decade since the then suburban teens released their first album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, which set the music world ablaze with unprecedented fanfare, transforming PANIC! AT THE DISCO into worldwide superstars. Each subsequent release has seen PANIC! AT THE DISCO push the boundaries and create unique genre bending albums.
Their 5th album, Death Of A Bachelor, is no different. A grandiose and triumphant masterpiece with songs that both allude to the past and create a uniquely contemporary sensibility with aSinatra-esque, dance-around-your-room-when-noone’s-looking feel.
Death Of A Bachelor is another hit record with fans and critics alike, with chart topping singles and attaining gold certification in the USA to join previous successful albums: Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die (Gold); Pretty Odd (Gold) and A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (Double Platinum) whilst current singles“Hallelujah”, “Victorious” and “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” amassing tens of millions of streams and YouTube views.
Bringing their action-packed live shows and armed with a mountain of hits, fans can prepare for spell-binding energy, roof-raising beats and a live show that will leave you breathless. Having sold out their biggest shows the world over – including over 20,000 tickets in London – you won’t want to miss PANIC! AT THE DISCO in January 2017.
WEDNESDAY 25TH JANUARY, METRO CITY, PERTH 18+ –SOLD OUT!
FRIDAY 27TH JANUARY, HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY LIC/AA –SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY, FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE LIC/AA – SOLD OUT!
SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY, FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE LIC/AA *2nd and final show!
* Upgraded due to phenomenal demand! All current tickets to Eatons Hill Outdoors remain valid!


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I first learned about Danny Roberts through Tierney, the wonderful fashion blogger behind Ruby Woo Loves You. Thanks to her, he has a new fan and a daily reader of his blog, Igor + Andre. Danny is an incredible portrait artist who creates these beautiful high-fashion prints. Aren't they heart-stoppingly lovely? And, oh my! Take a look at his Etsy shop.
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Individual: Profile This plan allows a principal, assistant principal, or aspiring principal to reflect on their own practice and invite their supervisor.
360: School Profile This plan allows a principal to reflect on their own practice and invite teachers and their supervisor to provide feedback.
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We were thrilled when Los Angeles recognized the State of Emergency of Skid Row and prioritized the issue of homelessness. It is absolutely an epidemic right now. The time is past due to allocate resources to the problem.
Unfortunately, the money just hasn’t shown up. I know it makes us feel great that we’re talking about a plan, or proposing a budget, but that doesn’t help the people dying on the street tonight. This emergency was declared six months ago and we’re still talking about what we’re going to do next year or over the next five years.
We’ve gone from 44,000 people experiencing homelessness to 47,000 people, an increase of almost 6%. Of that 3,000 more people, 40% are single women. Now, more than ever, we need to find a place to shelter these vulnerable people, yet more and more shelters are closing their doors. We lost over 2,000 shelter and transitional beds county-wide.
Since last year, the numbers on the streets have increased and over 40% of that growth is single women. We are going backwards.
At Union Rescue Mission, women and children outnumber men for the first time ever and we’re sheltering over 1,000 people each night. Since 2013, there has been a 55% increase in women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. We need more options now so women are not stuck on mean streets of Skid Row or anywhere in our city. My heart won’t rest as long as women and children are on the streets. We, Union Rescue Mission, will not rest as long as women and children are on the streets. With your help, while others talk we will continue to step up.
Please consider giving a gift during our Matching Gift Challenge and make an impact on the lives of those experiencing homelessness that have come to Union Rescue Mission. Any gift you give will be matched 100% by our anonymous donors.
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Someone from our volunteer department should be reaching out to you soon.
The VACANT SALVATION ARMY BUILDING WILL HOUSE AND PROVIDE JOBS FOR THE HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN. ….SIMPLY TAKE ACTION PRIORITIZE WHAT MATTERS.
I would like to volunteer my time , on Monday or Thursday. Please let me know if theirs anything available.
I have lived in Downtown LA for 10 years and I’ve noticed an uptick in homelessness. I walk everyday to work and to home and I am confronted in a very visceral way by all forms of homeless people-sleeping, panhandling, screaming/making a scene, and a very few who try to engage in an aggressive manner. I’ve read your advice on providing them with resources and a handout as a last resort. What are their resources? Where to sleep? Eat? Get medical attention? My little girl growing up in the city also wants to know if we should give them snacks and our money. We are also Christians. But just me and my little girl I’m too scared to approach many of them. Please advise.


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Beacon farm is a productive mixed farm with excellent modern buildings.
A fantastic opportunity to purchase a grade ii listed 16th century manor house along with an extensive high quality holiday letting business on the sought after north yorkshire coast.
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This 4” round coaster is made from white polymer clay and stamped in royal purple with my brush pen sketch “Three Cats Looking”. NOTE: This dish is not safe for food or water.
The coaster are 4″ white polymer clay with “Three Cats Looking” stamped and impressed in Royal Violet ink. I love this little brush pen sketch and I’ve always wanted to do something with it, so I had a stamp made to play with. I may paint one or two of these too, and some other ideas include a square or rectangular dish. I really, really want to do something with the tail to let it hang off an edge or something, but I’m just not sure the polymer clay will stand up to a beating with a tail that thin.


text: In Episode 7 of 'Talk to Brad', Bradley shows you the Nacsport folder structure and how to access your data. He also gives you tips on saving, filing and finding your analysis for next time i.e. naming each folder in the YYMMDD format allows you to easily use the search tool to find a specific game and open it for review!


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My son and I had a rendezvous with a most unusual stranger today. It can only be counted as a direct decision of God Himself to permit the two of us to witness such a singular individual and yet live to tell the tale. I had never seen one as up close and personal before and will most likely never see one in the wild again. Least wise I hope not.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest is a beautiful forest of 24,000 acres and lies just south of Martinsville, Indiana. I go there frequently to hike its two ten-mile trails. Low Gap Trail is particularly attractive; however, Three Lakes Trail is stunning in its own right. It was on the latter trail that my eldest son and I decided to walk this particular August morning. There are few things that can cleanse the mind and body like a ten mile hike though the woods. We have had some of our best father-son discussions on these walks. This day would be no different.
Maybe a little over half way through this trek, we found ourselves on a thin trail winding its way through fairly heavy forests presiding over a dense ground cover of leaves. John was about ten feet or so ahead of me. Off to my right, I heard the noise of leaves being moved through. Thinking it was probably a squirrel, I turned to see if I could spot him before he disappeared into the underbrush. It was, in fact, a squirrel. Oddly, this “sciuridae” was lying on its side and made no attempt to move. His front paws began to shake uncontrollably for just a few seconds. I looked just behind him and only now did I realize the cause of this rodent’s apparent demise. It was, in fact, a very large snake. I judged him to be 3-4 ½ feet long. “Jake the snake’ (or so he is called back in the Texas Panhandle where I grew up) did not move as he watched his prey take its final breath. My eyes scanned the snake’s fat body and I froze in my tracks when I saw his tail. Less than eight feet away from me was an adult Timber Rattlesnake. I whispered to my son to come back. We stood frozen as we realized what we were seeing. This very large snake (his midsection was about as big as my closed fist) had just struck the squirrel and was now waiting patiently for it to die so he could eat. I began looking around my feet for any of the snake’s brothers or sisters. Seeing none, my son and I moved closer and settled in as quietly as we could to watch this reptile have his lunch. I was thinking at the time that this fellow might, at any moment, drop his lunch and come after us. We were in the middle of nowhere, on his turf, and my cell phone had no signal. We had gotten to within four feet of him and I was not real sure how possessive he would be over his meal. This was not a great situation to be in. But, hey, we’re guys. It’s what we do.
After maybe two minutes, the snake moved very slowly over to his main course. He appeared to be examining it to make sure it was dead. Satisfying himself, he returned to the head of the squirrel. We watched as he opened his mouth wide and began to eat the rodent head first. First, he would move his mouth to swallow a little. After that, he would drag the body a short distance in an effort to straighten himself out so he could swallow easier. At least that’s what it looked like to us. The really amazing thing about this whole episode was he seemed to be ignoring us! We got within four feet of him and he did not rattle or make any indication that we were not welcome. I think we stayed and watched this once in a lifetime event for 15 or 20 minutes.
We both agreed that we should have had the courtesy to break out a couple of granola bars and eaten lunch with him. It’s never a good idea to eat alone.
My son watching our rattler friend(?) eat his lunch!
“How far is it to Seymour?” John is my partner at work and knows Indiana like the back of his hand. Anytime I get lost or need to know how to get somewhere, I always ask John. “It’s about 40 miles as the crow flies,” John said. As the crow flies? Well now, that is an interesting question. How is that a crow flies and why is he deciding how far things are anyway? Has the Creator or some divinely inspired earthly council sat down and determined that the Crow is the final arbiter of distance? What is it about the Crow that puts him alone in such a lofty and singular role?
Think about this for a minute. Imagine a long time ago, probably in the old country (that’s what you say when you just don’t know where something happened), some great council of wise men decided to implement a method for figuring out distance. How could they have possibly arrived at the crow? I wonder if they got a bunch of birds together and figured out some way to test which one flew the straightest. Birds aren’t known to be very cooperative towards men, and certainly not in an event to determine which one would be the decider of space and travel. I don’t think birds would get along all that well together anyway. The Hawks, Falcons, and Eagles would try to eat the Sparrows, Robins, and Jayhawks. The Vultures and Buzzards would hang around looking for leftovers, and the rest of them would be busy trying to avoid getting eaten themselves. So, they’re all busy doing stuff that birds do. Much to the chagrin of farmers world-wide, Mr. Crow is busy looking for corn fields to eat. He doesn’t have time to fool with the other birds. So, that’s it! The Crow has it in his mind to focus on getting to the food first. Turns out this old crow is a pretty smart fellow. He has figured out his best plan to stay fed is to learn to fly in the most direct route to a known food source. So, this is all about food. My guess is they used a male crow in this test. You know as all males in creation go, their only real consideration is getting a full belly. That desire and focus is most certainly the reason why Crows are known to fly straighter than any other birds. Now you know how it is that “As the crow flies” came along.
Crows are focused. They are focused on their life’s pursuit and that has given them the lofty reputation they enjoy today. They also have a goal. Goal and focus. Two ingredients you and I need to succeed. How intensely I focus on my goal has a lot to do with how much I want it. How much I want that goal depends on how clear I have it defined. Mr. Crow knows exactly what he wants and how he is going to get it. Do you?
Sometimes people along the way are a source of regret for the encounter. This particularly unfortunate rendezvous was with a woman working at a government hospital in the reception area for new patients. Clearly, there was never a more unhappy woman than this one. Sitting behind a glass wall absolutely insuring her insulation from the great unwashed, she was the poster child for gloom and doom. There were a few holes for hearing and a slot at the bottom to insert the documentation she would so bruskly demand from the unfortunate people cursed with having to deal with her. Her countenance issued the clear message that, you, by your very presence, had hastened the undeserved despair that was her lot in life and you were going to be treated as the scum that you so incontestably are. One leaves her presence knowing that she could brighten any room (or even the universe for that matter) by simply leaving it. Escape from her disapproving gaze could not be faster than it was.
But then there was the medical assistant who would take the vital statistics that will tell your Doctor whether you were sick or well. A grandmotherly type, her little corner of the world was festooned with several pictures of grandchildren. An inquiry was made as to the many pictures on the wall and that launched an enthusiastic verbal narrative on her many children of her children. Throughout that discussion, she was doing the job of taking blood pressure, pulse, and asking all the preliminary questions that would assist the Physician who would be seen at some point. She was gleeful in her pride of these many grandchildren. Incredibly, in the midst of her dissertation on the pride of her family, she included many questions regarding status of health and reason for coming and even one’s own family. All done with that special quality of gentleness observed only in Grandmothers. The day was much improved by the time spent with her. Oddly enough, this matron of gentle touch and demeanor was within a short rock throw from the queen of occupational wretchedness.
One can’t help but wonder at sadness and happiness all in the same place. One in extreme discontent and the other the very picture of a life fulfilled. It is one of the great mysteries that people will work in a job they detest and, in so doing, impart their gloom to all that encounter her/him. One wonders….
(The following is submitted for your consideration, given that there are, at this exact moment, a family of Komodo Dragons in temporary residence at the Indianapolis Zoo). Enjoy.
Well, now, it must be that the Almighty was in a sour mood the day He created the Komodo Dragon. He probably made this lizard right after he made us and probably to spite us. This, the largest living lizard, is high on the list of the most unpleasant of creatures.
First of all, his appearance does not lend itself to endearment. He can be long, up to 10 feet. He is also expressionless, unless a large gaping mouth capable of swallowing a small pig in its entirety is considered a captivating visage. Second, they have a ponderous gait that gives the illusion of slow physical and mental ability. They can however, move with lightning speed at the prospect of a meal. They are known to reach short bursts of speed up to 13 mph. You and I cannot run that fast. This is an eating machine so its mental ability and function is completely devoted to locating a tasty something or other. He has the habit of hanging around game trails (think a commuter route for animals) a long time, motionless, patiently waiting for some unsuspecting whatever to pass by. He is at the top of the food chain so will eat pretty much anything he can get his mouth around. He does not think much of us though, as it would seem attacks towards humans are fairly rare unless you happen to get in between him and lunch.
It is a wonder they have managed to survive – Varanus komodoensis is a cannibal. It would seem that Mr. and Mrs. Dragon like to feast on their own kids. They have been at it so long that these creatures are born with a highly refined genetic ability to climb trees. It’s true. They are, at birth, highly accomplished tree climbers. Further, they seem to know the second they are born that it’s “off to the trees quick!” They further have it in themselves an uncanny knowledge that, if they smother themselves in dung and other unmentionable filth, they will render themselves unsuitable for any of the older lizards’ dining pleasure.
Such is their extreme and total lack of social skills that the Creator put him on his own island way out in Indonesia. They have now made the place into a park and have decided to hire a bunch of rangers to protect this lizard from us. Or maybe it is to protect us from him. He is a wholly nasty and unlikeable (though oddly fascinating) creature. I hope to never meet one in the wild and, in support of that goal, will most certainly never visit the Komodo National Park.


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"Drawn! site is a multi-author blog devoted to illustration, art, cartooning and drawing. Its purpose is to inspire creativity by sharing links and resources."
This site is updated sometimes multiple times a day, filled with lots of links to glorious artists, blogs, animators, lots of good stuff. Just thought I'd share one of my daily favs. Be sure to check out all the previous entries at the bottom so you don't miss any good links. I mean hey, it's Friday!
Cool stuff! Thanks for the link.
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It is absolutely irreconcilable that Alberta Education would push forward a curriculum that many of it's customers, Alberta Tax payers, do not want, and it is even more unbelievable that parents like Nhung Trans-Davies and her supporters, organizations like Parents for Choice in Education, as well as many other concerned citizens must go to such measures as rallies and petitions to be heard by their own representatives. This is the citizen's public education, paid for by each Alberta tax payer, and we want to be heard; we want CHOICE. We are not living in a province with genuine representative democracy if the choice of a few education elites takes precedence over the free choice of parents.
Dear friends of Parents for Choice in Education, we need you and your networks more than ever.
It appears that Education Minister Dirks, and the Alberta Government under the leadership of Alberta Premier Prentice, is ignoring the concerns Alberta Parents have with the overreach of the Inspiring Education curriculum.
Neither the on-line petition started by Nhung Trans-Davies, the column printed in the Calgary Herald written by Executive Director Donna Trimble on behalf of PCE, nor the thorough research paper handed in-person to Minister Dirks, and sent to every Alberta MLA seems to be making any dint in their headlong development of Inspiring Education.
We ask each and every one of you to print this petition and reach out to fellow parents, educate them if they are yet unaware of what is lurking on the horizon for Alberta students, and get as many signatures as you are able.
We are hopeful that engaging the public with these paper petitions will allow us to further network and inform citizens across Alberta about the issues that exist with Inspiring Education, and to insist that the Alberta Government put moratorium on any further development or implementation of Inspiring Education.
At a time when the budget is tight, and cuts are being considered across the public sector, it is pure hubris on the part Alberta Education to continue to spend dollars to push a curriculum transformation that has no merit in cognitive science or research, and that many informed parents across the province do not support.
While Parents for Choice in Education believes that the final choice in method, tools, and curriculum should be left in the hands of educators, whether that be Inspiring Education or a more Traditional Direct Teaching methodology, Parents for Choice in Education posits that with the curriculum changes of Inspiring Education which will entail reduced core education outcomes, mandated 'inquiry' methods, increased technology dependence, and vague testing and reporting techniques, it will be near impossible for educators to choose traditional direct teaching tools and methods. Choice will be an illusion if we stand by and allow the implementation of this heavy handed, over-reaching Inspiring Education curriculum.
It is irreconcilable that Alberta Education would push forward a curriculum that many of it's customers, Alberta Tax payers, do not want, and it is even more unbelievable that parents like Nhung Trans-Davies and her supporters, organizations like Parents for Choice in Education, as well as many other concerned citizens must go to such measures as rallies and petitions to be heard by their own representatives. This is the citizen's public education, paid for by each Alberta tax payer, and we want to be heard; we want CHOICE. We are not living in a province with genuine representative democracy if the choice of a few education elites takes precedence over the free choice of parents.
All we ask is that the Alberta Government cease the development and mandatory implementation of Inspiring Education, that Alberta Education 'acknowledge the central importance of content and knowledge in academic curricula', 'promote a grading system built on clear, objective, quantifiable and consistent measures', and stop spending education dollars on an unproven 'pedagogical theory' that requires ever increasing dollars be poured into technology in the classroom.
It is time for the Alberta Government to step back, refrain from engaging in experimentation and micromanagement of curriculum, and keep their role limited to the defining of key education objectives for students K-12 and standardized testing to ensure these objectives are being met. It is time for the ultimate choice of tools, curriculum and methods to be placed back in the hands of those who know the children best, teachers in the classroom, and, most importantly, parents.


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It wasn’t all that long ago, somewhere around 2012, when alarm bells were ringing on university campuses around the world. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) were coming and they were going to revolutionise higher education as we knew it. Five years later, that initial concern has largely faded, and, for some educators at least, online learning isn’t quite the same existential crisis for traditional higher education institutions that it seemed to be earlier this decade.
Others continue to believe that digital learning will still write significant change on traditional models of post-secondary education, and that the tipping point for this may be closer than we think. A recent item in the Australian Financial Review, highlights Navitas as an example of a major private-sector provider that sees big change on the horizon.
“I can’t see us making another decade with the current system,” said Navitas Chief Development Officer Patrick Brothers during an interview with AFR.
There are three reasons why MOOCs, despite a lack of visible impacts on traditional higher education provision to date, are likely to still disrupt higher education in the way that Mr Brothers anticipates.
First, online enrolment has reached a new level of critical mass over the past two years, expanding by nearly two-thirds in 2016 alone to reach a global enrolment of 58 million during the year.
Finally, major MOOC platforms have now introduced formal credentials within their programming. These so-called “micro credentials” are earned in a fraction of the time – and expense – of conventional degrees and for some students and employers they are seen as a viable alternative to traditional higher education qualifications. They also represent a more adaptable approach to gathering formal credentials that can be more responsive to fast-changing labour market requirements, and as a basis for continuing education for those that already hold university degrees.
It is not hard to imagine how candidates with a mix of micro credentials and practical experience could be on a comparable footing with full degree-holders in some job markets, and there are some early (albeit limited) examples of major employers moving away from full-degree requirements already.
Indeed, MOOCs are also expected to play an increasing role in developing markets where higher education participation continues to lag behind global norms. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, or in India – two markets where the burgeoning demand for higher education is almost impossible to meet via conventional delivery models.
For its part, Navitas is opening up a new parallel line of business that will focus on incubating education technology startups. At the least, any success in that arena will be a complement to its current focus on higher education programming and partnerships. In the more extreme scenarios, it will help offset any declines from a more profound disruption in current higher education models.
We can see other examples around the world as well where online delivery is expected to play a greater role in international education. Enrolments in UK transnational education (TNE) programmes have grown steadily over the last three years, and the British government continues to signal an increasing role for TNE in education exports. There is a broad frame for TNE in this context, and it includes the expansion of international branch campuses for British institutions but also online delivery.
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Rather than purely ‘online’ maybe we are observing a convergence between online and traditional face to face teaching and learning, into ‘blended learning’?
There are many opportunities for conventional to become blended or partially online through video recording lectures, classes, tutorials and seminars (and potentially running live online) while using e.g. Moodle as a teaching/learning resource repository and communication base for same.


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Most of us have had that dashboard notification at one time or another. When it happens, see us! Your vehicle comes equipped with an onboard computer diagnostic system that monitors its operations. The system can detect anything from a loose fuel cap to a clogged catalytic converter. Sometimes, it’s just a faulty sensor, or could be something more serious.
If your check-engine light comes on, don’t ignore it. Our diagnostics’ service will determine why it’s on. Bring your vehicle in…no appointment necessary. Our Austin’s Pro Max technicians will diagnose the problem and if repairs are needed, make recommendations with cost estimates. Most times it’s something small, but if it isn’t, having it checked and knowing the problem can save a lot of headache down the road.
As stated before, don’t ignore it. A quick check at any of our three locations can eliminate the “Why’s that on?” uncertainty. And, no appointment needed.


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A great side dish that compliments almost any meal! A cheesy potato casserole full of melted cheese, sour cream, onions, and garlic with a crunchy top. This is full of amazing flavor!
Shred potatoes, skin on and put in cold water.
Melt 1 stick of butter in a large cast iron skillet* or Camp Chef’s Square Dutch oven over medium heat. Add shredded onion to butter and cook until soft. When soft, add garlic and jalapeño and cook until fragrant. Drain potatoes and add to skillet or Dutch oven. Mix with onion and jalapeño.
In a bowl, combine cheese, sour cream, soup and seasonings. Once combined, add to potatoes and fold to combine.
Mix 2 tablespoons of butter with cornflakes until coated. Top pan with cornflakes and bake in pellet grill or oven at 350 degrees F. for one hour or until potatoes are soft.
*If using skillet, you will need to use a greased 9 x 13 square casserole dish while baking the casserole. If your skillet is too small to add the potatoes to the onion and jalapeño mixture, add potatoes to square casserole dish then mix in the onion and jalapeño. Then complete the other steps.

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The first winery built in the Napa Valley following the repeal of Prohibition, Merryvale is located in the heart of America’s premier wine region. A decade ago, the Merryvale operation was purchased by Jack Schlatter and family, with son, Rene, serving as company president. After the Schlatter family bought it, they renovated the facility and started making wine under two labels: Merryvale and Starmont. Past wine makers include Ric Forman, succeeded by Bob Levy, who currently runs a couple of winemaking operations for Harlan. Following the tradition of great wine makers is Sean Foster as Merryvale’s senior winemaker, and is joined by winemaker Graham Wehmeier.
Sister winery Starmont, is located on the historic Stanly Ranch in Carneros where John Stanly planted one of the first vineyards in Carneros in 1872. This green winery is powered by the sun.
The 2009 vintage reds are showing excellent quality and ripeness at slightly lower alcohol levels. Our 2009 Starmont Cabernet Sauvignon is approachable now and should be consumed within 8 years of the vintage.
Lighter than some "big napa cabs" we drank, and very smooth. Paired beautifully with these less salty and less fatty cheeses: Epoisses (France, cow), Moliterno al Tartufo (Sardinia, sheep/truffle), Tarentaise (Vermonth, cow), and Framani salami (mmmm!).
a bit of fruit on the nose. powerful, tannic, black pepper and sour cherries. aftertaste a tad disappointing - chemical tinge (despite being organic and solar). tannins have not mellowed, therefore not perfect with bison steak.
(2003 Vintage) The least of the Merryvale 2003s is beset by dried forest, old wood and vaguely leathery notes that all but submerge sweeter scents of cherries and oak in the nose. The wine has a rounded feel at entry but is thin in flavor despite being full in body and high in ripeness. Pass it by.
(2003 Vintage) Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator.
(2004 Vintage) 12% Merlot. This straightforward offering comes with few bells or whistles, but it delivers honest Cabernet fruit and a nice bit of balanced oak spice. It is medium-full-bodied and fairly well-balanced even if toughening up just a touch in the latter-going, and it will benefit by a few years of smoothing while serving as a foil to hearty roasts early on.


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Thank you to everyone that attended the August meeting. It was a great turn out. A big thank you to Sirius for hosting the meeting.
If you would like to get in touch with our guest speaker from the FBI, please email contact@splunk402.com and someone will get you in touch with him. The Special Agents details will not be posted on the site. It was great to be able to talk with the Special Agent and listen to his take on different topics.
Our next meeting will be October 25th, 2017 at noon at the Sirius office. Registration detail are listed below. Come and hear from people that attended .conf and learn about the exciting announcements that happened at the user’s conference.
Splunk’s .conf will be September 25-28, 2017 in Washington, DC. There is still time to register. If you are going, please make sure to let Tony Reinke, User Group Leader, or Patrick O’Conner from Sirius know to make sure any announcements for our group can be coordinated.
We are excited to once again be at the offices of Sirius. Their offices are at 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 400, Omaha, NE 68154.
What topics should we work on in the upcoming/future user group meetings? Is there something you want to get hands on learning with? What are the topics you have thought to yourself “I wanted to try this but don’t want to risk breaking my environment”? What different technologies have you wanted to learn more about and see how we can tie them in to Splunk? We want to know what is on your mind.
We have already heard people asking us for more information on Splunk and Machine Learning Head Clustering, Examples of the HTTP Collector, and using/building APIs for Splunk. We are working on helping to get topics on this for upcoming meetings. We want to know what else is on your mind.

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Acne is a problem for over seventeen million people in America. It is so common among young teens, who are going through the life changes of puberty, that is has become looked on as a rite of passage from childhood through the teenage years into adulthood. That doesn't mean you should just ignore it, but that you need to learn how to deal with it. The way to begin is to understand what it is.
Acne, which encompasses multiple skin conditions, is caused when the pores in a person's skin become blocked by dead skin or body oils. These oils, called Sebum, normally do the job of keeping your skin or hair from drying out. The most common acne in teenagers is called Acne Vulgaris. This is found mainly on the face, upper back and shoulders. In teenagers it is the hormonal changes that seem to send the wrong messages and so wind up encouraging an overproduction of the body's oils.
It is so difficult when you are a teenager trying to figure out what to do about your acne and you hear stories about why its caused and how to treat it that don't seem to make sense to you.
The best thing you can do in the fight against acne is to try everything you can do to prevent it and to keep it from spreading. Many of the things you should do are common sense applications of hygiene and face care.
Since we know that acne is caused by a blocking of the skin's pores due to body oils and dead skin this should tell you that some of the things you may have been told about what causes acne is very wrong and should not be believed.
Acne is a problem for over seventeen million people in America. It is so common among young teens, who are going through the life changes of puberty, that is has become looked on as a rite of passage from childhood through the teenage years into adulthood.
Acne is actually a condition that comes in quite a few varieties. The only reason to be interested in the different types is that each classification will come with a treatment that works just for it. The most common kind of acne is called acne vulgaris.
When you're a teenager acne is viewed as an uncomfortable part of growing up. It always seems to get worse right before that big date or the school dance. You do everything you can to get rid of it while waiting to just simply outgrow it.
I am an 18-year-old girl who has been suffering from acne for two years. Earlier, my acne marks used to go away with some creams like Avene Clean-ac, etc. But now my acne has increased and the marks aren't going away. Day by day, the marks get darker.
Q: My mostly feral/domestic cat has chin acne very badly. I've read stuff online and am now only giving food and water out of glass/porcelain bowls. I'm not seeing any progress. Would Dinovite help? I hesitate to try witch hazel or any other antiseptics.

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Better vitamin D status could mean better quality of life for seniors.
Here it is again. Vitamin D keeps showing up with very good results and in a lot of different studies.
This study investigated whether Vitamin D levels were related to Quality of Life in a large group of senior citizens. The outcome says YES it does. Senior citizens with good vitamin D levels were much healthier than their counter parts with low levels.
The recent research is suggesting that you take between 2000 and 5000 IUs per day of Vitamin D. This is a lot higher than what has been the recommendation for years.
If you want to have good bones and teeth as well as enjoying a superior quality of life as you get older, add vitamin D to your list of pills that you take every day.


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So has anyone got a legal cannabis order yet? Happy with it?
Laughs, gaffs and general incompetence.
No transparency in OCS distribution center staffing.


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We warmly welcome and invite all visitors to come and hear the wonderful Gospel of Christ proclaimed. However, due to the divisions in Christianity today, we cannot invite everyone to the Lord's Table. Along with the Christian Church of all times and in accordance with Scripture, we at Zion practice Closed Communion. This means we normally commune only active members of Zion in good standing and those guests who are active members in good standing of another confessional Lutheran congregation in our fellowship. We do ask ALL GUESTS to talk to our pastor before coming up for communion, either by phone, email, or at least 10 min. before the worship service begins.
If you would like to learn more about the doctrine and practice of Holy Communion, or about anything else that Lutherans believe, teach and confess, please contact Pastor Jones during the week. You may also read about Closed Communion and Liturgical Worship on our Resources page. It is our hope, and the hope of Christ, that divisions cease and that we can all enjoy fellowship together.
We use the Lutheran Service Book by Concordia Publishing House for our liturgy and hymnody. For more information about the liturgy and the parts of the service click here.


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Good schools support our families and build self-reliant, informed citizens who will contribute to our communities.
Let's do what's right for Utah kids. Anthony is in the trenches of our education system every day. He works long hours, and weekends. As an educator, he knows what state our education system is in, and it doesn't look pretty.
Utah's education system ranks 33rd in the nation! We are a state that values kids and families, but our values are not being reflected by our current legislature.
Let's put politics aside and do what's right for Utah kids. Let's allow our teachers to innovate. Let's give them the resources they need. Let's watch our students flourish!


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Not every celebrity had it easy, you would be surprised to know how many Hollywood A-listers had to fight through blood and tears just to reach the top. Just like many people in this world, these celebrities started out with a dream and it was because of their hard work and perseverance that they made that dream a reality.
Leonardo Dicaprio recently added Oscar winner to his résumé. But before he began starring in many notable roles, he lived with his single mother who had to juggle different jobs in order to support him. Contrary to his now glamorous life, Dicaprio was also exposed to an environment of crime, drugs, and prostitution. Instead of giving into vices, he decided to channel his frustrations into acting.
Selena Gomez has successfully cemented herself as one of the most followed actresses in Hollywood. But before she became who she is today, Gomez’s family underwent numerous financial issues during her childhood. Born to a teenage mother and a broken home, Gomez has opened up about her family’s struggles in trying to make ends meet.
Leighton Meester‘s character in the hit television series Gossip Girl may have been born into New York royalty, but Meester’s real life is far from that of queen bee Blair Waldorf. Meester was born when her mother was in prison for drug dealing and was later brought up under the care of her grandmother.
Nicki Minaj is one of rap’s best-selling female artists. But before that, she grew up in Trinidad with an alcoholic father who burned the family’s house down.
“Growing up in Trinidad, I didn’t know that we were poor,” Nicki Minaj said. “Ten people living in a three-bedroom home and all the dogs and cats my grandmother had, none of that seemed really abnormal.” Minaj always wanted to break into the business, but before finally getting her big shot, she had to juggle between fifteen unstable jobs.
Those who have heard of the famous Harry Potter series definitely know the woman behind it. Born Joanne Jo Rowling but known worldwide as J.K. Rowling, this inspiring woman had an equally inspiring backstory.
Rowling grew up poor in Winterbourne, Britain, but did not let her financial limitations stop her from exploring her talent. Rowling penned the Harry Potter series during another difficult time in her life—when she was raising her child as a single mother.
Currently, Rowling continues to be one of the best-selling authors of all time and has a reported net worth of one billion dollars.


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We had a wonderful Q&A with Eloheim last Sunday. Eloheim answered 18 questions (listed below). For some time now, I have noticed that many people are searching for: “What is the opposite of guilt?” so I asked Eloheim to address this specifically.
You can download the entire audio recording and/or watch the webcast replay for $1.99. The link is at the bottom of this post.
Earlier this year I asked about these burning sensations I was getting in my thighs and you told me it was from one of my other lives. A fellow referred to as Grey Beard who had been wounded in a battle and was no unable to care for himself to too proud and ornery to ask help from any of the village members. I tried telling him it was okay to ask for help. I no longer have the burning sensation but now both knees are very stiff and there is pain in the right thigh when I lay down. You told someone at a recent meeting that pains that we have are rarely from a past life. So is this now ascension symptoms or something else? I’m confused. Thank you.
You have mentioned that you sometimes answer not the question asked rather than the one you wish people had asked… Maybe you could answer the question you wish I would ask? I have been working on soothing alternative expressions with relation to traumatic events keeping me from learning Spanish. I say working, it’s been very interesting. Can I have some more clues because I still can’t even force myself to go back to studying, I just can’t.
My Core Emotion session wiped out my question box. While I am in this pause I’d like to create a big bright me. Bigger than I’d previously wished for, so today I’d like to look at a fun alternate expression or two. I’d like to fold them into my today to create this bigger expression. Would you like to play with this imagination with me please?
In February, my intuition led me to ask out a guy I’d been gradually noticing for the last 4 months or so. He accepted, but despite his assurances that he was interested, I found myself crying a number of times as my “hopes were dashed” – he didn’t call when he said he would, didn’t show up or follow through on tentative planes, and we have only officially met up a scant few times over the last 2.5 months. He says it’s just timing and that it’s not personal, and I know he’s been hurt in the past, and my intuition seems to sense he’s telling the truth. Yet I long / “need” physical contact and more demonstration of interest than he’s shown. Again, my intuition says to hang with it, despite “common perception” that such actions mean he’s not interested.
Is this a lesson for me to detach from “needs” or “desires” in a relationship, like someone eagerly seeking me out, calling more frequently, and physical touch? What is the difference between having conscious needs/desires and being needy? How much of what I think I need do I need to let go of?
I was at an event where someone talked about a cathedral of souls. Is there such a thing?
What is the opposite of guilt?
I seem to attract low-vibrational people; they seem to flock to me. What do you suggest I can do to attract a higher vibration of people?
I just wanted to check in and see where I might be resistive.
So when I walk down the street I may see ten people IN A ROW that look down at their feet IMMEDIATELY when they see me. I create stuff like this ALL the time… it started years ago. People will cough when I linger on a negative thought for too long. I get snaps, crackles and pops in my ears. This can occur when I’m at the brink of overeating. The walking signal is related to how I feel about my legs. I have baggage about fairly recent physical changes and I even create people literally calling me retarded, stupid, etc. In fact I created the idiot commentary almost non-stop for a few years. I thought those very direct remarks were over but it occurred last night at a party when I was not exactly sober. A person was literally calling me out as if he knew things about me. I end up meeting people who just “know” that I’m stupid, etc. I know that I’m NOT stupid, and that it’s my baggage. Last night’s signal was a clear indicator of how I’ve been mean to myself in the past and the fact that it came through another person was at first alarming, but then quite empowering FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER – I left that environment immediately and felt very happy that it happened. I’ve never been happy to be called stupid before! So that’s cool. But sometimes I have NO idea why these signals are happening. They can come at random. I’ll just get air pops in my ears. Sometimes my mouse cursor just moves itself. I understand the communication on some level, but not entirely. I wonder if these are bleed-throughs.
I just wanted to say that the last time we spoke I was trying to be comfortable with being in uncertainty with a lot of things including job, place to live, money, and my divorce. And I just wanted to say that I am so proud of how well I did and how I stuck with it ….trying to be comfortable with uncertainty and now I have got a fantastic job and am still enjoying my uncertainty with the rest of the things in my life right now and I feel more confident about being in uncertainty because I saw how i opened up this opportunity with my new job. Question: I am still meditating with the intent to channel. Recently I have been receiving thoughts of ideas that are new to me…or new perspectives of things and it almost seems like so much information that I have to write the ideas down. This is very exciting and I think I am channeling the information but I am not sure if it’s just my imagination or not. Can you tell me if it is my imagination or not? Am I working with a spirit such as you are to veronica or am I just opening to different perspectives? Also, do you have any suggestions on how I could tune in more so that I could work up to direct voice channeling…..that as always been a passion that I have wanted to do.
I was wondering if you might be able to shed some light on something for me. Perhaps this is past-life related, but I seem to experience a negative reaction when seeing what Kerri and myself refer to as “strange farm equipment”. These are typically vehicles or tractors with blades or other tools used for farming attached, that when seen instantly send shivers down my spine. Any insight would be appreciated.
I had a job interview this past week. I felt really good about the position, and I felt myself being able to grow spiritually, being fully conscious and my truth. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the job, which I’m not sure why, and wonder if they might come back to me in some way after the fact….or what am I sensing here? Also, I did notice that regardless, I felt a sense of inner peace over it, which surprised me – given the circumstances. How am I doing in creating the right job for me? What suggestions do you have?
I’ve always believed that my body aches and pains are big road signs that I need to change. I also have believed that transformation and ascension relieves all pain. Is ascension the road to a pain free body?
I have body related question. Feeling differently my left and right sides. The right side is strong, the left one is faded. At the point where neck is connecting to a shoulder feels like a hanging balloon. Also, couple of weeks ago started to have a paint in the lumbosacral plexus. Both pain spots feel very stiff. Could you please give me a read on those.
I have a mentor, who has helped me immensely over the last 3-4 years and continues to do so especially regarding the creation of my career and my future. I’m not sure what I “do” with this relationship, but I notice that I really yearn for her approval and her insight. When I read her email correspondence, I often feel like I’m not able to measure up….No matter what she says I often feel that I am just a “client”, even though I know one can love one’s clients. What are you seeing to help me with this?
I have had headaches nearly every day of my life, how can I change this?


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Yesterday I was at a thrift store with a Houston transplant and the announcements were in English and Spanish. Most of them were done by native speakers, but for some reason one of the Spanish-language announcements was being read out by someone with a heavy Anglo accent. I complained about how it was hurting my ears. The Texan (who speaks both Spanish and German) and shrugged and said that he was used to hearing it spoken like that back home.
I originally wrote "Yesterday I was thrifting with a Houston transplant" and immediately realised that would be impenetrable to non-natives, but I only changed part of it because I was curious about reactions.
5. (US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence.
Seems like a pretty transparent metaphor to me, but then I'm a gardener.
It is, but now I'm thinking about a dystopian future where you can thrift shop human organs.
I always wonder, in languages that have morphology, if there's a particular reason of the human mind that causes considerably more morphology to exist in verbs than in nouns, and if there are natural languages were the reverse happens.
Lur wrote: I always wonder, in languages that have morphology, if there's a particular reason of the human mind that causes considerably more morphology to exist in verbs than in nouns, and if there are natural languages were the reverse happens.
Isn't it just that there are more ways of characterising an action than an object?
But those actions can be characterized on the nouns.
Lur wrote: But those actions can be characterized on the nouns.
I don't know about Lur, but I can easily imagine a language that makes heavy use of light verbs being like this, a language with an elaborate derivational morphology for its nouns, using affixes that can also apply to typical concrete nouns. Diminutives and augmentatives could be used to mark action intensity as well, possession state to mark valency, etc.
Finnish partitive vs acusative expressing aspect?
probably out of topic but wow... Is that serious?
In short, yes. It's actually a thing.
There are really only a handful of distinct collectives in common use. There was a vogue (I believe starting in the late 18th or early 19th century) for coining ever more fanciful terms. People like to share lists of these but it’s questionable how many are actually familiar to most people. Moreover, “flight” and “colony” are general terms which can apply to any group of birds in flight and any species of bird which lives in colonies, respectively. That is, they’re no different than a word like “flock” or “herd”.
It’s a weird list in several respects.
Yeah, I can't say I run across anyone using any of these terms anymore.
księżycowy wrote: Yeah, I can't say I run across anyone using any of these terms anymore.
“Parliament” I think of as applying to rooks, not owls, but the page you linked to says it can be used for both. IIRC, a parliament of rooks features in one of Neil Gaiman’s works, which is probably where I learned the term. Apparently a parliament of owls appears in one of Lewis’ Narnia books. In both cases, what you have are fantasy authors taking a fanciful term literally to enrich a narrative.
Oh so that's kind of literary? I was a little upset I didn't know most of them but then it can be "normal"
In fact, anything other than "brood" for chickens and hens would probably sound odd to me. As for the ones that use "colony" and "fight," I think in common usage "colony" is used only when gulls and vultures are stationary and "flight" is used only when cormorants or other birds are flying. I'm not sure whether that's correct usage; the list implies that a flying flock of gulls is still a "colony" and a stationary group of cormorants is still a "flight"? Hearing that usage would strike me as unusual.
One thing I notice about this part of the list is that they are all birds which I wouldn't normally see in a group, so there aren't many opportunities to use the collective terms for them. Maybe that's why I know the phrases but haven't heard them used.
We have lots of sparrows and doves here, yet I've never heard anyone call them "a dole of doves" or "a host of sparrows". They are usually just "flocks" here. I think I've probably heard "host of sparrows" in a poetic sense before but not in normal speech.
As for "a dopping of goosanders"... we don't even call them "goosanders" here. They would be "a flock of mergansers."
a pod of dolphins, a pod of seals, a pod of orcas, etc.
And, of course, a "school" of fish is extremely well-known and used.
By the way, if you've ever seen an enormous group of crows (as in hundreds) gather in treetops at dusk, you'll understand why they are called "a murder of crows" - and yes, we do call them that!
Question For Serbian Native Speakers: I was watching a video teaching Serbian and the guy said “never say the number 8 in front of a Serbian guy, I will not tell you why”. Does anyone care to explain ?
Pergunta para palestrantes nativos sérvios: eu estava assistindo um vídeo ensinando sérvio e o cara disse “Nunca diga o número 8 na frente de uma cara sérvio, não vou te dizer por que”. alguém se importa de explicar?
Question for native Serbian speakers*: I was watching a video teaching Serbian and the guy said "Never say the number 8 in front of a Serbian guy, I won't tell you why". anyone mind explaining?
[EDIT- I added the google Germany** of my query in Serbian she communicates better with the natives: question for domestic speakers*, I watched the video which teaches Serbian, the guy said "Never say the number 8 in front to a Serbian, I say why" Can anyone explain what he meant?
*that is, "speakers" in the sense of people who give speeches, a "speaker" at a conference or workshop, not a speaker of a language.
** just... what? Where the hell did Germany come from?
Also interesting how the message got reversed - the guy in the video said that he wouldn't say why, but the translation says he would.
And I like how "Serbian speakers" becomes something more like "domestic lecturers"