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Dynamic cascading style sheets - internal or external?
CSS variables are on the horizon!
This article describes how I proceeded to host multi-sites under Apache and Wamp Server on my computer.
When I decided to develop several sites, I thought that would be helpful to have a copy of each site running on my local computer. With Apache it is fairly easy to configure multiple sites under one install. This article outlines the basic steps for configuring Apache's "Named Virtual Hosts" feature under WAMP Server on Windows Vista.
hosts - in Windows and other operating systems, this file is used to associate host names with IP addresses. It contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names.
httpd.conf - it is the main configuration file for the Apache web server.
and they both have to be modified.
This file is located in the directory C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder on my computer. In Windows and other operating systems, this file is used to associate host names with IP addresses. It contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names.
It is necessary to tell Windows of our purpose: direct the new Web sites to the host.
This file is located in the directory C:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\conf folder on my computer. It is the main configuration file for the Apache web server. The article entitled Name-based Virtual Host Support on the Apache Web Site is a very good guide to this process.
In Windows, this file is the local DNS server. It already contained the statement "127.0.0.1 localhost" and I added the two addresses highlighted in yellow: "gtro" and "tripod". That is all that was needed for this file.
Modifying the httpd.conf file was somewhat more complex. Having to choose between IP-based and name-based virtual hosting, I decided for the former as it is much simpler to implement and allow all virtual sites to share the same IP address.
To use name-based virtual hosting, I had to designate the IP address (and possibly port) on the server that will be accepting requests for the hosts. This is configured using the NameVirtualHost directive. In the normal case where any and all IP addresses on the server should be used, you can use * as the argument to NameVirtualHost. Though I was not planning to use multiple ports (e.g. running SSL) I added a Port to the argument[*:80].
With only these modifications made to httpd.conf, I restarted the server and found out that, on loading either the "gtro" or the "tripod" host, I was getting the following message "Forbidden - You don't have permission to access / on this server." from the browser instead of the content of the page. Something else had to be configured.
With the addition of these blocks, access to all hosts was successful.
I was surprised to find out how easy it was to add hosts to the Apache server under Wamp. I hope that this description of the process may be useful to someone.


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From Latin intentar "to extend toward," from intendere "to focus on," "to strain" (see entender) and frequentive suffix -tare (see note under faltar).
Meaning influenced by Medieval Latin intentus "attempt." From Latin intentus "extension;" itself from intentare "to extend towards" (see intentar).
From Latin inter- 'id.' Akin to English inter-, which was borrowed from the Latin. Originally a preposition inter (see entre).
17th cent. From Medieval Latin interesse "involvement," from Latin interesse "involvement" but originally "to be between." From inter- and esse "to be" (see entre and ser).
ínterin m. (Noun, Adverb) "interim," "meanwhile"
From Latin interim 'id.' From inter "between" (see entre) and -im, "toward that" (accusative of is, see éste).
interior m. (Adjective, Noun) "interior"
15th cent. An adjectival from Latin interior 'id.' From Proto-Italic *n̥tero- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h1én-tero- 'id.,' a compound of *h1en "in" (whence en) and *-tero-, a comparative suffix (see -tr-).
Lithuanian į́sčios "womb," Latvian ìekšas "entrails," Old Prussian instran "fat"
Ancient Greek ἔντερα (éntera) "intestines"
-into (Suffix) Fossilized suffix from Ancient Greek -ινθος (-inthos), found in a number of loanwords from the Pre-Greek language (contrast a loanword with the suffix: Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labyrinthos) "labyrinth;" and without: Lydian labrys "axe").
From Pre-Greek *-indh-, some sort of suffix fixed to nouns to make new nouns. Recently, Kroonen (2012) has convincingly demonstrated cognate fossils in Germanic, Albanian, Armenian, and Celtic.
Very early 14th cent. Old Spanish entoxicar. From Latin in- (2) and toxicare (see toxicar).

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Your online search has arrived at the following title, available in our database.
Cobraside is a music distributor based on the outskirts of Los Angeles, CA. Our goal is to stock every vinyl title available and in demand from any corner of the globe. Our catalog of available titles also includes compact discs, CD singles and DVDs that are available to special order. We carry in stock over 15,000 vinyl titles and 5,000 CD titles on a daily basis, and can special-order literally hundreds of thousands of other titles, import and domestic, indie and major label!
Lost LP from 1977, rebuilt from original tapes, by the creator of BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB. The French electronic music pioneer behind Black Devil Disco Club, released three seminal library albums in the seventies: Suspense (1975), Cosmos 2043 (1977) and The Strange World of Bernard Fevre (1977). A fourth album called Orbit Ceremony, produced just a few months after remained in his home studio and never saw the light; sentenced to almost 40 years in the devil's vault. By chance, while working on the re-issues, Bernard Fevre recently found the original lost tapes of Orbit Ceremony, including the multi-tracks, which he remixed and remastered himself. Spacy moogs, weird clavinet, and cosmic analog drum machines: it's all here. The quirky, cosmic library music found on this long deleted 70's science-fiction-themed album if full of burbling synths and off-kilter melodies. There's only one man on this planet able to produce such a crazy sound. As soon as you press play you know you've embarked on a special and unique back to the future trip. Dont worry, fasten your seat belt and relax. Captain Fevre is taking care of everything. Lovingly presented by Medical Records for North and South America on high quality 180 gram "mustard" colored vinyl.

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Why not choose camping for your next holiday in the Vendée!
From the island of Noirmoutier to Marais Poitevin, not forgetting Les Sables d'Olonne and Puy du Fou®, the department of the Vendée offers a wide range of campsites offering a refreshingly simple holiday.
Our site offers a wide range of static caravan rentals in the Vendée.
Take time on holiday to have fun and recharge your batteries! The Vendée has over 1,000 km of cycle paths from woodland to coastal trails! Enjoy the paths with family or friends and discover beautiful countryside and rich flora.
The campsite Les Ramiers plays the card of tranquillity and traditional camping.
Only 7 km from the fine sandy beaches, at the gates of St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Brétignolles sur Mer and only a few minutes from Les Sables d’Olonne or St Jean de Monts, family campsite, in the heart of a landscaped park, with 99 pitches.
Our campsite will provide you with a calm, family environment and a heated swimming pool. 1500 m from the beach, 400 m from the town centre and cycle paths. A variety of rental accommodation and spacious tent pitches. In July and August, the Club of the P'tites Crevettes will keep your children entertained from Monday to Friday.
4-star camp site only 5 minutes from beaches of La Faute sur Mer away. Cabins, cottage, caravans, huts or camping pitches are proposed to you. Free heated water park, restaurant, animations and children's club. Animal park.
Quiet campsite at 6 kilometers from the beach.
Between Saint Jean de Monts and Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, la Puerta Del Sol is a high comfort Village Club campsite, covered, heated swimming pool, and a second outdoor pool in service from the beginning of May.
Les Dinosaures has the swimming pool of your dreams, to discover once spring returns. So get out your water-wings and swimming costumes.
Family campsite on the edge of the forest, 900m from the beach accessible by footpath. Organised activities: Children’s clubs, competitions, etc. Evening events: magic shows, karaoke, dance and theme evenings. Heated swimming pool and paddling pool, wave pool, artificial grass sun terrace, children's play areas, city park, boules pitch. WiFi.
Welcome to Vendée at the Europa Campsite, a 4 star, family campsite, in the calm, only 5 minutes drive from the beautiful beach and centre of Saint Gilles Croix de Vie.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Fire doors are rated by how many minutes they can keep a fire at bay.
California building code dictates that any entry door connecting a garage to a house must be fire-rated. The minimum rating is 20 minutes, meaning the door can withstand and prevent heat and fire from breaching through the door for that long. Fire-rated doors come pre-hung, meaning the door, sill, jambs and brick molding come as a pre-assembled unit. A fire-rated door may be made of steel or wood, but either way, they are very heavy, so having a person assist you in lifting and positioning the door is helpful.
Measure the rough opening in the wall framing to ensure it is large enough for the height, width and depth dimensions required to install the door. These dimensions are printed in the instructions that came with the door.
Place multiple beads of polyurethane caulk under the door sill or on top of the framing on which the door sill will sit. Place a bead of polyurethane caulk along the back side of the brick molding.
Lift the door into position from the outside, and place it in the rough opening. Push the door so that the brick molding is flat against the garage-side wall.
Pre-drill 1/8-inch holes through the hinge-side jambs near each hinge. Place the level along the hinge-side jamb to check that it is plumb left to right as well as forward and backward while facing the door. Drive a 3-inch screw through each pre-drilled hole and into the wall framing. Do not tighten the screws all the way.
Place tapered shims immediately above and below the screws. Adjust the shims in or out to take up the slack between the jamb and the wall as necessary, while ensuring the jamb is perfectly plumb. Tighten the screws. The screw heads should be slightly below the surface of the jamb. Trim the excess material from the shims by first scoring the shim with a utility knife, then snapping the excess off at the scored line.
Pre-drill holes in the latch-side jamb in the approximate locations as you did on the hinge-side jamb. Check the jamb for plumb as you did on the hinge side. Measure from the top left corner of the door frame to the bottom right corner. Then measure from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. These two measurements should be exactly the same for the door to be square.
Screw 3-inch exterior screws through the pre-drilled holes into the wall framing, but do not screw them in completely. Install tapered shims as necessary to fill the void between the jamb and the wall framing, then screw the screws in completely. The screw heads should be slightly below the surface of the jamb.
Remove the transport or shipping latch from the latch pocket. Install the door handle, latch kit and deadbolt, if provided, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Open the door and check that it closes completely on its own and latches shut, as it should due to the self-closing latches. If the door does not latch shut on its own, adjust the spring tension in the latches according to the manufacturer's instructions. There are several styles, so adjustment techniques may vary.
Shoot finishing nails through the brick molding with a nail gun, then apply polyurethane caulk around the edge where the brick molding meets the garage wall. Spray fire-rated expanding foam to fill the cavity between the door jamb and the wall framing. Do this from inside the house. When the foam has fully cured, trim away the excess with a utility knife so the foam is flush with the edge of the jamb.
Measure and cut interior trim to cover the gap between the edge of the jambs and the interior walls of the house. Cut the molding with a miter saw and install the trim with finishing nails.
Apply paintable, stainable wood putty to cover the screw heads in the jambs. Sand the putty flush when it is dry, then paint or stain to match the rest of the jamb.
Use specific, fire-rated expanding foam to fill the jamb cavities. The foam cures to a dark orange color.
Since the jambs are also chemically treated to be fire-retardant, replacing a splintered or broken jamb with one that is not fire-retardant violates building code.
Oruc, Emrah. "How to Install a Fire-Rated Door." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/install-firerated-door-36382.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.
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text: Directions. Mix soy sauce, mirin, teaspoon of the sesame oil, garlic, ginger, sugar, vinegar, and chile paste in a small bowl. Heat the broth in a medium saucepan. Add the soy sauce mixture, the chicken, and the vegetables and bring to a boil. Pour over prepared Chinese noodles. Garnish with cilantro and scallions..Get Asian Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe from Food Network..Asian Chicken Noodle Soup. votes. Did you make this recipe? Leave a review. Chicken noodle soup with a delicious Asian flair!.This broth packs a lot of flavor in just a little time. If you don t have the Sriracha on hand, thin slices of jalapeno pepper make a good substitute..

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Do you wake yourself or your partner up in the middle of the night due to loud snoring? Do you wake up with a regularly dry or sore throat? Have you ever been startled awake by a gasping or choking sensation? If so, you could suffer from a condition called sleep apnea. There are 3 types of sleep apnea: Central (CSA), Obstructive (OSA), and mixed sleep apnea (a combination of central and obstructive). In CSA, breathing is interrupted by a lack of effort. In OSA, breathing is interrupted by a physical block or obstruction of the airway and snoring is very common. Many people don’t realize they have sleep apnea especially if they aren’t awakened by snoring or a partner who recognizes an odd breathing pattern.
Sleep apnea can be a life-threatening condition due to the lack of oxygen to the body that can result from episodes. In OSA, snoring often occurs due to the soft tissues of the mouth and throat relaxing when going to sleep causing the velocity of air to increase as you breathe. Often an over-night sleep study is required to fully diagnose severe cases of sleep apnea. However, there are some simple steps that can be taken right here at your dental office to help with sleep apnea and snoring problems.
A simple device called the TAP 3 Elite (Thorton Adjustable Positioner) is a custom appliance used for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. Designed to keep the airway open, this device allows air to pass through by holding the lower jaw in a forward position preventing the soft tissue of the throat from collapsing and obstructing the airway. As a result, snoring is reduced and breathing is improved. There are several other devices that work in a similar way to help open the airway and allow for better breathing. You can consult with your Dentist about the best options for you depending on the severity of your sleep apnea.
Be aware that OSA can be a severe medical problem if left untreated resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, and occasionally heart attack or stroke. These conditions can be life threatening, yet medical and dental treatments are available to help improve or even eliminate sleep apnea issues. Contact our dental office at (208) 524-1700 to set up a consult today if you are experiencing any sleep apnea related symptoms.
This entry was posted in General on June 12, 2014 by Crystal.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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The price of standby :: how green am i ?
When you think of saving energy, one of the first pieces of advice is to switch off equipment when you don't use it. It is a free and easy action to save money (it is even tip 6 in our "8 energy saving tips that cost nothing"). But how much energy does standby actually use? We always hear of new technology with ever lower standby power. So does switching things off instead of standby actually save energy and money?
To get to the bottom of the problem I took out my plug-in energy monitor and collected the data from my own home entertainment equipment. The results, even for me, were surprising.
The equipment in my home is probably similar to many other homes. A few of the items are particularly energy saving (such as my TV which has various energy saving modes). But otherwise they are standard run of the mill devices. As I am an energy geek I have a plug-in energy monitor (like the Energenie Power Meter ), which you place between the plug of the appliance and the wall socket. It can measure the voltage, amps, power and a few other things. For this study it was the power I was interested in.
The power used by the item in Watts multiplied by the time it is used will give us the energy, which is what the electricity supplier charges for. For example if a 20 Watt (W) light bulb was switched on for 1 hour, it would use 20 Watt hours (Wh) of energy, if it was on for 10 hours it would use 200 Wh of energy. Our electricity bills are charged on units of 1000 Wh or 1 kilowatt hour (kWh).
For each item the idle power use and the standby power use were recorded. Idle power was when the item was switched on but not being actively used, such as a DVD player switched on but not playing a DVD or a Hi-Fi in CD mode but not playing a CD. In the case of the TV, the idle was not used in the calculations, as most people will switch the TV to standby. The standby power was recorded when the "off" button on the remote control was pressed. It was assumed that all the items would be in use for around 5 hours each day, so idle or on standby for 19 hours a day. The costs were calculated at an average unit price of 13p per kWh.
There were a few surprises collecting the data. The DVD home cinema system appeared to use no power at all in standby, which was definitely a bonus. The TV also had a good standby mode of only 0.5 W compared to full power use of around 100 W. The big surprise was the cable box, which had a standby power use of only 1 W less than idle. My old Hi-Fi was another surprise, the small clock displayed on standby used more energy than the idle power of the DVD player, cable box or games console. One extra thing to note, when the HTPC (media centre) was switched off at the unit, the power pack itself still consumed 0.6 W.
So looking at the table above it is clear than leaving all my equipment in idle mode would cost me £95.56 a year. Even if switched to standby it would cost £32.91 a year. According to the DECC domestic energy bill data the average UK household spends £479 a year on their electricity bill. Therefore switching off your home entertainment equipment when it is not in use could save between 7% to 20% off your annual bill.
So why don't we switch off? Often the sockets are hidden close to the floor behind the TV in a hard to reach place which makes it difficult to switch off when not in use. So what can be done to make switching off easier? Well I use a simple and cheap solution, all my equipment is plugged into an extension lead that is plugged into a single wall socket next to the TV. At night I simply switch off that single plug and can sleep safe in the knowledge that all my electrical items are switched off. But if you after a more hi-tech solution there are various energy saving extension leads (such as the Belkin Energy Saving Smart AV Power Strip ) that will do a similar job. Most have a special socket that will disconnect all the other devices when it detects the master device switching to standby. So you could plug the TV into the master socket and when you switch it off it will automatically cut the power to the other items. At this point I should probably say that most modern Personal Video Recorder (PVR) equipment, such as a Sky+ box, can take a long time to boot up after being switched off. So it would be best to make your own calculations and see if the saving is worth the extra boot up time.
The data for my own entertainment equipment shows that "saying no to standby" will certainly save me money and energy over the year. Why not try the same calculations yourself and see what you could save?

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


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Many people will say that Wal-Mart has given people in small communities, particularly, a low-cost way to shop. That may be true. But at what cost? What are they buying? Is the quality of those low-cost goods adequate for the people buying them?
First, at what cost is Wal-mart to local communities? Has it been worth it, or not, to bring Wal-mart into small communities for low-income shoppers. Some would say Wal-mart appeals primarily to down and out shoppers. In the small town where i live, everyone shops at Wal-mart, from the down and out to the working person to the happy couple and to the teenager. Do you know why? There is no other place to shop.
It’s an interesting phenomenon. My town is not that small. It is a university town. When I was growing up here, there was a thriving business district on Main Street. There are a few viable storefronts left on Main Street but very few. When Wal-mart came to town, the small business person could not compete with Wal-Mart’s lower prices. Many of our businesses went out of business. It seemed that the bright sunshine shined only on Wal-mart. The cost of Wal-mart was the loss of the small business in my town as it is in so many small towns. They were also offered incentives to locate here, tantamount to giving them the proverbial ice cream with a cherry and sugar on top.
Wal-Mart has no twin in the business world. Many call them the worst company in America, primarily for some of their labor practices. Even though they have a problematic relationship with their employees, they refuse to even consider allowing labor unions to get involved. As one of America’s top companies, they set a bad example by not only using a lot of foreign labor but also child labor overseas. Look at where Wal-Mart’s products are made sometime. I think you will find almost all are made overseas.
In an effort to be fair, Wal-Mart does offer valuable goods and services that some people could not afford otherwise. But their quality is suspect. They have a large electronics section which is valuable in a small community, but no significant computer repair. They offer gardening implements and outdoor plants, in season. They offer indoor plants year round, such as the Christmas cactus.They offer everything from clothes to groceries to soft goods for the home.

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Season the blackfish with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, with a lid, over medium heat, heat the olive oil and butter. Add the fish and saute on each side for 3 minutes. Remove the fish and keep warm.
To the pan, add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook 2 minutes. Add the basil and wine and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer. Place the fish back in the pan over the tomatoes.
Place clams around sides of saute pan. Return to simmer and cover with the lid. Cook until clams open, about 3 minutes.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Photos are the most memorable items that you can store in your Android phones. In fact, most people buy new Android phones considering how well the camera is performing. With the latest Samsung S series, LG and OnePlus 5, you can even enjoy clicking HD quality cameras with panorama feature. It is very considerable that if you like to party or go to trips very often then your Android phone should have thousands of pictures that you cannot live without which brings us to our next question which has been asked quite a few times in our blog.
How to recover deleted photos from Android? As we all know, Android phones are quite sensitive and delicate to handle. Even a single slightest touch can remove your precious pictures from your phone that you will regret to lose forever. But worry not anymore, in this tutorial, we will show two innovative ways to recover deleted photos from any Android smartphone.
Google Photos is an amazing Android app freely available on every Android phones by default. If you have linked your phone with a Google account then all of your clicked pictures will be automatically saved to your Google account. And you can apply the following steps to retrieve them back.
Step 1. First, go to Google Play Store and download Google Photos.
Step 2. Login to your Gmail account in which you have saved all of your pictures as backup.
Step 3. Select the albums that you wish to restore and download them in your phone again.
It will take few minutes depending on how many photos you are downloading. Make sure to have a stable internet connection or else the downloading process will be stopped.
Up to 1GB of photos can be uploaded to Google Photos.
Uploaded photos are deleted automatically after 30 days.
Time consuming method if you have a huge picture collection.
Google Photos requires you to sync your album with it and if you fail to do so then you won’t be able to recover anything from your Google account. However, there is an easier way to recover deleted photos from Android phone and that you can accomplish by using a Desktop Data Recovery Program.
Hard drives including SATA, IDE, Sandisk, Toshiba, PNY etc.
Memory cards or Micro SD Cards.
Digital cameras such as Canon, Kodak, Fujifilm and so on.
USB sticks or USB flash drives.
Media players like Walkman, Philips, Zune, etc.
Step 1. Download the latest version of DiskLab for Android from official TunesBro website and install it on your system. Run the program and get your phone connected to your PC.
Step 2. Make sure to enable the USB debugging mode by going to Settings > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging.
Step 3. Your phone should be automatically recognized and you should be able to see the Start Scan button now. Click on it once and wait for the program to scan your device. It may a while but make sure not to disconnect your device at this moment.
Step 4. The software will show all the deleted photos after the scanning is completed. You can hover through each and every picture that you have deleted and finally select them all and click on “Recover” to save the files on your computer again.
In this short guide, we have demonstrated 2 working ways to recover deleted photos from Android phone. Data deletion can occur any time on Android phones without even you knowing the real reason. Thanks to DiskLab for Android, you now have the option to recover all the deleted photos and other items such as messages, contacts, music, videos and other 45+ data types effortlessly. In the future, make sure to backup your Android phone so that even if you lose any data, at least you will have the option to restore them.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Whether the reader is looking for an introduction to Buddhist principles or an introduction to psychoanalysis, Mark Epsteins book, Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective, provides both. The author is a private psychiatrist in New York and practicing Buddhist. He is also consulting editor to Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, a major Buddhist periodical, and therefore has the qualifications to bring these two, traditionally opposing views, together. He does a good job of laying down the two fields side by side and drawing parallels. The result is new insight into psychoanalysis for both patient and therapist.
The book is organized into three easily digestible sections. This prevents the newcomer to one or both fields from being overwhelmed. Epstein outlines Buddhist teachings in psychodynamic terms in Section I, parallels meditation and analytic inquiry in Section II, and finally synthesizes the two by showing how Buddhist principles can be applied to psychodynamic therapy in Section III. Moving first through an introduction of basic Buddhist principles such as Samsara, the Four Noble Truths, and the Eight-Fold Path, the reader has a good sense of basic Buddhist teachings. In moving to meditation, the crux of Buddhist practice, Epstein draws a great analogy calling meditation "analysis turned inward." The last section provides personal cases and examples of how these principles have created new avenues for therapy in the authors practice and how the Buddhist practice of meditation readies the mind for therapy.
Epsteins book is a much better introduction to Buddhist philosophy than psychoanalysis. This is not surprising since dynamic therapy, or what most people would consider "Freudian" therapy is a diverse and evolving field. He introduces the reader to key figures in Dynamic therapy such as Freud, Jung, and Winnicott. As a psychiatry resident, I could not help but notice that the subtitle seemed to imply that psychoanalysis is equivalent to psychotherapy. In reality, it is only one of many psychotherapeutic approaches, such as cognitive behavioral or interpersonal therapy. Dynamic therapy does happen to lend itself to Epsteins approach since it is much more philosophically oriented. I propose several alternate subtitles, which may be more representative of the material covered, such as Buddhism from a Psychoanalysts Perspective or Psychoanalysis from a Buddhist Perspective.
The three major take away points from this work are 1) Buddhism dovetails nicely with dynamic therapy and is not at odds. A quote from Epsteins book puts this into focus. In speaking about the Buddha and his attainment of enlightenment he states, "Nothing was changed but the perspective of the observer. When asked, "What are You?" by an awestruck would be follower, the Buddha only responded, "I am awake."" 2) Meditation prepares the mind for therapy and decreases resistance, and 3) The goal in therapy and Buddhism is "not the absence of illness, but the presence of wellbeing."
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book since I am both a psychiatrist in training and religious studies enthusiast. Religion, since it is such a major part of many peoples lives, should be more easily brought into the therapeutic realm and not avoided, whether Buddhist, Christian, Hindu or Muslim. Mark Epsteins book was informative, stimulating and original with great implications for the future of psychotherapy. Besides, any book on Buddhism with a forward by the Dalai Lama is worth at least a quick peruse.
Thomas Cobb is currently a psychiatry resident at the University of Michigan. His interests include psychiatric resident education, neuropsychiatry, theology and religious history. He has reviewed psychiatric texts for other publishers and hopes to publish in the field soon. Future plans are in academic psychiatry with a focus on integrative approaches to the patient, from neurons to philosophy.


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This article is about the modern Russian assembly. For the historical body, see State Duma (Russian Empire).
For other uses, see State Duma (disambiguation) and Duma (disambiguation).
The State Duma (Russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, tr. Gosudárstvennaya dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma (Russian: Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house is the Council of the Federation. The Duma headquarters are located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to as deputies. The State Duma replaced the Supreme Soviet as a result of the new constitution introduced by Boris Yeltsin in the aftermath of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, and approved by the Russian public in a referendum.
The State Duma was founded in 1905 after the violence and upheaval in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and was Russia's first elected parliament. The first two attempts by Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) to make it active were ineffective. Subsequently, each of these Dumas was dissolved after only a few months. The third Duma was the only one to last until the end of its five-year term. After the 1907 electoral reform, the third Duma, elected in November 1907, was largely made up of members of the upper classes, as radical influences in the Duma had almost entirely been removed. The establishment of the Duma after the 1905 Revolution was to herald significant changes to the previous Russian Imperial autocratic system. Furthermore, the Duma was later to have an important effect on Russian history, as it was one of the contributing factors in the February Revolution of 1917, the first of two that year, which led to the abolition of autocracy in Russia and the overthrow of the Tsar.
Several generations and 75 years later after another revolutionary era, in the December 1993 elections pro-Yeltsin parties won 175 seats in the Duma versus 125 seats for the left bloc. The balance of power lay with the sixty-four deputies of the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. Only parties that won more than five percent of the vote were given party-list seats: eight passed the threshold in 1993. In addition to those eight parties, a pool of thirty-five deputies was entitled to form a registered group to reflect regional or sectoral interests. Business was governed by a steering committee, the Duma Council, consisting of one person from each party or group. The most important task was dividing up the chair positions in the Duma's twenty-three committees, which was done as part of a power-sharing "package" deal.
Despite the fact that the 1993 Russian Constitution states that the State Duma is elected for four years, it was decided to elect the first State Duma for two years.
During the second half of the 1990s, the Duma became an important forum for lobbying by regional leaders and businessmen looking for tax breaks and legislative favors. The work of the leading committees, such as those for defense, foreign affairs, or budget, attracted a good deal of media attention and lobbying activity.
In the early 2000s, following the 1999 parliamentary elections, the pro-presidential Unity party and the Communist Party were the leading forces in the State Duma.
After the 2003 elections, a Dominant-party system was established in the State Duma with the pro-presidential United Russia party. In all subsequent elections, United Russia has always received an absolute majority of seats (more than 226). After the 2007 elections, a four-party system was formed with a United Russia, Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia. Other parties could not get enough votes to go to the State Duma. Only in 2016 elections, two other parties, Rodina and the Civic Platform, were able to get one seat.
In 2008, after the adoption of amendments to the Constitution, the term of the State Duma was increased from four to five years.
A 2016 exposé by Dissernet showed that one in nine members of the State Duma had obtained academic degrees with theses that were substantially plagiarized and likely ghostwritten.
In 2018, it became known that the State Duma Building will be reconstructed. In March 2019 it became known that the repair will begin in May 2019 and will end in September 2020. During this period, the State Duma will temporarily be located in the House of Unions. In addition, a draft of a new conference room, which would be an amphitheatre, was presented.
Consent to the appointment of the Prime Minister of Russia.
Hearing annual reports from the Government of the Russian Federation on the results of its work, including on issues raised by the State Duma.
Deciding the issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation.
Appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia.
Appointment and dismissal of the Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber.
Appointment and dismissal of the Commissioner for Human rights, who shall act according to federal constitutional law.
Bringing charges against the President of the Russian Federation for his impeachment (requires a two-thirds majority).
The State Duma adopts decrees on issues relating to its authority by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Decrees of the State Duma are adopted by a majority of the total number of deputies of the State Duma, unless another procedure is envisaged by the Constitution. All bills are first approved by the State Duma and are further debated and approved (or rejected) by the Federation Council.
Relatively few roll call votes have been published that identify individual deputies' votes. The votes of individuals are recorded only if the voting is open and the electronic method is used. While not all votes are officially roll call votes, every time a deputy electronically votes a computer registers the individual deputy's vote.
Duma Building on Manege square.
The State Duma forms committees and commissions. Committees are the main organs of the House involved in the legislative process. They are formed, as a rule, according to the principle of proportional representation of parliamentary associations. Chairmen of committees and their first deputies and deputies are elected by a majority vote of all deputies of the parliamentary representation of associations.
Implement prior review of bills and preparing them for consideration by the State Duma.
Preparation of draft regulations of the State Duma.
Preparation of opinions on draft laws and draft resolutions brought before the State Duma.
Training in accordance with the decision of the House requests the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.
In accordance with the decision of the Council of the State Duma, State Duma Chairman requested preparation of draft regulations of the State Council to send representatives to the State Duma of the Constitutional Court of Russia.
Organization of the parliamentary hearings.
Opinions and proposals on appropriate sections of the draft federal budget.
Analysis of the practice of law.
Any Russian citizen who is age 21 or older is eligible to participate in the election may be elected deputy to the State Duma. However, that same person may not be a deputy to the Federation Council. In addition, a State Duma deputy cannot hold office in any other representative body of state power or bodies of local self-government. The office as deputy of the State Duma is a full-time and professional position. Thus, deputies to the State Duma may not be employed in the civil service or engage in any activities for remuneration other than teaching, research or other creative activities.
Three seats are vacant as of February 2019.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Russia on 12 December 1993. They included the last elections to the Federation Council of Russia.
Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin is a Russian politician who has served as the 10th Chairman of the State Duma since 5 October 2016.
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the 6th convocation is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 6th convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, having begun its term on December 21, 2011 following the last session of the 5th State Duma. The term of office expired October 5, 2016, when the next parliamentary elections.
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the 5th convocation is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 5th convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 2, 2007 to December 21, 2011.
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the 4th convocation is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 4th convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 7, 2003 to December 24, 2007.
Oksana Genrikhovna Dmitriyeva is a Russian politician and economist. One of the leaders of the Party of Growth. Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. Former Deputy of the State Duma and former Minister of Labor and Social Development.
The Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai is the highest permanent and only legislative body of the Kamchatka Krai. Together with the executive and judicial branches, the Krai's legislative assembly is vested with power to control the krai's own affairs with moderate levels of autonomy from Moscow. All members are elected by public vote and are titled as deputies. The tenure of the deputies are currently 5 years long.

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In truth, all sources of power come with some risk or another, but those risks run a wide scale. The disaster at Fukushima illustrates the adversity inherent in the very building blocks of nuclear power.
As the blog for the Newberry Geothermal EGS Demonstration, this forum is of course focused on the merits and development of EGS technology. However, it is not bias that supports the safety of geothermal energy compared to nuclear energy. The differences between these two extend to the fundamental principles on which they are built.
The creation of nuclear energy relies on uranium, a naturally occurring but nonrenewable element. Most of the uranium used in the U.S. (92% in 2010) is imported from other nations; while this doesn’t affect the safety of the technology itself, it does reinforce reliance on foreign sources.
While advocates for nuclear power emphasize that nuclear power plants emit no carbon dioxide, they create radioactive waste that must be contained and stored ad infinitum.
By contrast, geothermal works with the earth’s natural processes rather than attempting to alter them. Geothermal energy relies on heat and water, which naturally coexist beneath the earth’s crust and can be sourced 100% domestically.
Geothermal power plants do emit some carbon dioxide, but the levels are a fraction of those created by fossil fuel-based plants—and as the field develops, they’re likely to drop further. Just as the Newberry Demonstration is expanding our ability to utilize the earth’s heat for energy, others in the field are exploring ways to actually turn carbon dioxide into electricity using traditional geothermal techniques.
Given the high-stakes risks of nuclear power, it’s not surprising that many world leaders are turning away from it. In the past two months Germany, Switzerland and Italy have officially divorced themselves—and their futures—from nuclear power. Safety may be the catalyst, but in committing to this shift, these leaders are choosing energy sources that are also more reliable and more sustainable than nuclear power.


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Half-term report: who is top of the class and who needs extra homework?
The Formula One season has reached its midway point after the Hungarian Grand Prix, with the drivers and teams going their separate ways for a few weeks of relaxation. But how have the class of 2018 fared in the first half of term? The Times has had its big red pen out, and for some, the report card makes for pleasant reading. For others, it’s clear that big improvements are needed.

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Yes, the score you get out of 45 will be converted to an ATAR according to a pre-determined conversion system, which can usually be found somewhere online during your final year of school. Can usually find this by googling 'IB to ATAR conversion 2019', for example.
Never understood the necessity to sacrifice sleep to get work done. You should be able to finish all assignments, have time to play sport/socialize and still get 8 hours of sleep nightly. I cannot focus, study or retain any information without 8 hours of sleep, I simply feel terrible. Everyone has a different situation and should organize their schedule accordingly of course, but there is always a solution and certainly 4 hours is insufficient.
Extended Essay + TOK Presentation = Only 3 Points?
Your ToK essay is also included in that combination. Small amount of points that could eventually be the difference in university admissions. They are considered priceless in that EE/ToK define the IB diploma programme; other educational systems don't insist on you writing a lengthy academic essay nor studying the theory of knowledge.
Calculating p-values manually involves finding the probability that you are outside the critical value, for a given significance level (usually 0.05). Even calculating it manually requires either the tables or a calculator, so a calculator should be fine for this task.
Check your units on the calculation of Q = mc∆T for the system, making sure they are consistent. Q = 100 g * 4.18 J/g*K * 35 K = 14,630 J = 14.630 kJ. Then calculate the amount of ethanol burned in moles. Enthalpy change of combustion is then kJ/mol, the two above values once you calculate the moles. You should get an answer around -378 kJ/mol I believe.
My username is the first half of my given name and also my nickname.
The IB doesn't expect Shakespearean English in your ToK essay. I'm a native speaker and I'd say my essay flowed pretty comfortably, but I ended up scraping a C for my essay. It's more your ideas/analysis and how applicable they are to the question. Judging from your opening post it seems you can express yourself in writing quite well!
Get your hands on the IB questionbank which can be found hovering around the Interwebs, a quick google search should get the job done.
Born into an Islamic household and subsequently raised with the basic teachings. Parents were never really strict on me religiously, however, I now consider myself an ardent and devout Muslim. The more I grow older and delve deeper into my faith and other religions the more I am convinced that what I am following is indeed the truth. That's how religion/faith should be in my opinion; allowing the individual to explore and be convinced of the truth themselves, without referring to the bias that infiltrates our televisions and media.
Row reduction of matrices in the old syllabus was always annoying, especially when you take the wrong first few steps and are stuck in a mess. Induction proofs often were tricky, the proof in my N12 exam in P1 gave me nightmares. The fact that I still remember the question distinctly speaks volumes.
Received a 7 for this IA.
I think I did 4 all up and the teacher chose the best 2 of each criteria to contribute to my score and moderation etc.


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The mask was pretty impressive. It had a light, perfume-y scent. Definitely not overpowering, at all. It was felt fresh, and cool on my just washed skin. Actually, my skin was feeling a bit drier than usual, and so I was looking forward to the ceramide's hydrating effects.
First, our outer most layer = epidermis, and the top layer of the epidermis = stratum corneum (SC). The SC is super thin, but is super important as it is the main barrier of the skin. It keeps chemicals that come in contact with the skin from absorbing into the body, and it keeps water inside the skin from leaching out.
The SC contains three types of lipids-- ceramides, cholesterol and free fatty acids. These lipids have different chemical compositions and different functions throughout the body. There are nine different types of ceramides in the SC, conveniently named ceramide 1 through ceramide 9, and they account for 40-50% of the lipids in this outermost layer.
Scientists have learned that people with eczema have significantly fewer ceramides in their SC. So, low ceramides = dry skin!
Don't worry! Replacing Ceramides Improves Dry Skin!!!
Recent studies have shown that lipids can be replaced with topical preparations. Interestingly, all three lipids have to be replaced at a certain ratio to restore the barrier function of the skin. If the incorrect balance of lipids is applied, it actually takes longer for the skin to heal.
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Goa News |Delhi/India: Governments of Touchables?
Will Delhi be replicated if similar situation arises after the Lok Sabha poll? Will the BJP, and especially Modi, continue to be the ‘untouchable’ if it could not cross 200?
Two major political events happened on January 2, in Delhi, the national capital and Bengaluru, the IT capital of India. Aam Aadmi Party government won the trust vote, with the support of the corrupt Congress in Delhi. And S Yedurappa, who had to resign as the chief minister on corruption charges, staged a homecoming to the Bharatiya Janata Party, in Karnataka.
Both the elections, held in 2013 with a gap of seven months, are significant. In Karnataka, in 2008 election, Yedurappa had rode the BJP (110 seats) to the seat of power with a sweeping victory over the Congress (80), in a 224-member House. Much before the Assembly term ended, BJP’s icon of South India – Yedurappa - had to resign due to corruption charges in an illegal mining scam, thanks to Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. The May 2013 Assembly election brought the Congress back to power with 122 seats, reducing the BJP to mere 40. Yedurappa, who had split from the BJP to form Karnataka Janata Party, was pushed down to miserable 6. Within seven months, Yedurappa is back to the BJP, proving a point that corrupt are not untouchables to the saffron brigade.
Delhi was the bastion of the Congress for 15 long years, with Sheila Dixit as the chief minister. With a similar anti-incumbency factor and corrupt image the Congress has developed through its own deeds, the BJP (with Shiromani Akali Dal) was hoping to swing back to power. But the Aam Aadmi stole their dream. In spite of the aura of Narendra Modi, the saffron flag got stuck at 32, falling short of only 4, in the 70-member House. While rightly humiliating the Congress to mere 8, the Delhiwallahs favoured the youngest and the cleanest, the Aam Aadmi Party, with 28 seats. Only two seats went to JD (U) and an independent. The saffron brigade could not get the magic four. Arwind Kejriwal, the new Delhi CM and a new hope for the country, won the trust vote yesterday, with the ‘outside’ support of the Congress, the JD (U) and the independent. The BJP was isolated.
The Congress had no choice but to offer unconditional support to AAP. In fact, AAP put some conditions for taking Congress support. Normally, conditions are laid down by those who support the coalition government. But AAP was firm and the ‘supporters’ surrendered. It happened for the first time in the political history of India. The scenario of opportunistic politics change upside down. The AAP has even ‘assured’ the Congress to bring Janlokpal bill and try all the corrupt Congressmen while also probing the CWG scam. It is obvious that the Congress will withdraw its support once AAP does it, but may not happen at least till Lok Sabha poll, which may take place in April or May.
But the analysis need to go beyond this, especially when neither the Congress nor the BJP is ‘clean.’ The corrupt Congress leaders have reservations over supporting AAP. And the BJP has embraced corrupt Yedurappa even before he is acquitted from the corruption charges. He had to quit CM’s post at the BJP leadership‘s insistence. The situation has not changed since, but the ‘corrupt’ ex-CM is back in the party fold, to ‘fight’ the corrupt Congress. It proves the point AAP leaders keep making – both the Congress and the BJP are equally corrupt.
Even in such a situation, the AAP however does not mind taking support from the Congress; but not from the BJP. Why? Obviously because of the communal image the BJP, and especially Narendra Modi, has. Even JD (U), which was part of the BJP-led NDA, stayed away from the BJP in Delhi. Will this be replicated if similar situation arises after the Lok Sabha poll? Will it be advantage Congress rather than advantage BJP if it turns out to be hung Parliament? The Congress may not perform, as it did not in Delhi or other states, but will the BJP gain out of it? Or will the BJP, and especially Modi, continue to be the ‘untouchable’ if it could not cross 200? In the final analysis, will it be the Government of Touchables, a la Delhi? Especially if AAP damages chances of the BJP all over India, replicating Delhi?
I do not see AAP will have wider impact across the nation. At present it is propelled by cryogenic fuel of imagination. Yes, supporters of all the political parties have realised that their established parties are corrupt. They may use AAP as a stick to discipline them in some pockets. That does not mean they would hand over a "mohalla" based party the reins of India. We should not forget AAP is of mohalla, by mohalla and for mohalla. Secondly it is not a party but group of independent individuals. They are free lancers and not professional politicians. They may be missionary politicians. Let us not fancy too much about these AAP else it can become AAPATTI meaning danger.


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Writing your master's thesis is a time that is exciting, scary, and frustrating all at the same time. It is the last hurdle to getting your final degree and culminating all your years of study. It demonstrates that you have obtained a high level of mastery in the field you have been studying, and the thesis you write needs to be outstanding.
The two most common titles for master's degrees are the Master of Science (MSc, M.C.A., M.Si, or M.S.) and the Master of Arts (M.A.). There are numerous other degrees available at the master's level, however, they are known as "tagged degrees" because they have a more specific name. Some examples are the Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), and Master of Social Work (MSW).
What challenges do ethical businesses face when trying to integrate to the mainstream?
Can metabolic syndromes be a predictor of certain diseases?
What are the challenges faced by public health educators in public inner-city schools?
Colorectal cancer is being increasingly diagnosed. What are the possible causes?
Subliminal perception: Does it really exist or is there another phenomena at work?


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Remove about 7ft off fir tree and 6ft of holly and a few feet from bushes . Clear and remove all debris.
Large Silver birch tree with 2 main trunks (approx. height same as a standard semi-detached house) requires substantially reducing and shaping. Clearance of all branches required.
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I have a conifer hedge about 20 ish feet high which needs lowering to about 6-7 feet high and all rubbish removing and disposing of in an environmental and legal manner.
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Raise the crown of a silver birch tree. Professional billing more than useful.
Brilliant job. Did some extra work on the tree without adding to his quote! Tidy job. Over a week later I haven't had to do any work. Very friendly, well presented. Would definitely invite him to do any further work if needed.
The team arrived promptly on the agreed date, carried out all works to a good standard and tidied up after themselves, taking away all waste. Overall pleased with the service, wouldn't hesitate to recommend and will likely use again in the future.
Cutting back of a number of different trees surrounding our garden; conifers etc.
I also hire him for several other jobs including a 3hr chipping process at Peak Care Ltd in Ashover.
We have a very old Apple Tree in need of pruning & shaping.
Competitive price quoted. Reliable service & good communication. Has knowledge of fruit trees. I'm happy with the end result.
I have a row of conifers about 10 foot high. They are well kept and trimmed each year. I am now unable to do them and need someone who can do them at a reasonable price. Ideally, I would like them reducing in height and trimming. There are about 7 of them in a row. This needs doing asap please.
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I have a holy tree which I would like removing from my rear garden and all branches leaves etc removing.
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It started out cool but warmed up very good, got a few numbers so far.
I almost had 4 corners.
Spring has sprung (on the Mainland. Here, we usually have a couple of weeks of winter, then it's springtime most of the year. ) That's great. Let's hope the rivers don't get too swollen with melted snow.
It was a beautiful day started out chilly but got warmer, and the sun was shining. I was getting worried when I wasn't getting any numbers, but at last I got the last four.
Wow, took til 4pm to make it to 64. Cloudy and windy all day.
I'm sitting pretty thanks to some numbers being nice to me.


text: Every May, a local charity—often the aforementioned St. Vincent de Paul, but it varies—puts bins in the UA dorms and Greek houses. By the final days of the semester, students who can't fit everything into their suitcases or cars are more than happy to deposit their less-favored clothing into the boxes. A week or so later, there's a surge of nice clothing and shoes at a local thrift store or two. Yes, this means that sometimes, you'll find 30 pairs of size-7 platform flip-flops—but you also can get fabulous designer dresses worn once, or never.


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The Monastery of Panagia of Machairas or otherwise machairas monastery or even Machairas is a androa monastery belonging to the Church of Cyprus. It is from 5 Stavropegic Temples of the Church of Cyprus and the abbot is Bishop Ledra. In the monastery there is the famous image of the Virgin Machairiotissa.
H Holy, Royal and Monastery of Panagia of Machairas, located at the eastern end of the Troodos Mountains near Kionia peak (1423 m), 870 meters above sea level. It is built in a beautiful, wooded hillside of pine trees, leading to the torrent Pedieos. Called basilica because it was built with royal help, and stavropegic, it became self-governed church, which is symbolized by the cross positioning of the foundations. The monastery is dedicated to Virgin Mary and celebrates the Virgin Mary on 21 November.
Fathers Ignatios and another elder monk Procopius decided to erect a monastery, which would act in accordance with the communal model followed by the great monastic centers of the time. For this reason, they went to Constantinople, where they met the Emperor Manuel Comnenus (1143-1180) and explained their desire. The filochristos emperor not only granted them the necessary money, but also donated to the new monastery the term in which it is erected together with the surrounding area, gave to this Stavropigio and privilege to be the only free and tax free from both the public and from individuals. These privileges vested and later by the emperors Isaac and Alexios dynasty of Angels. Saint Ignatius written provision left successor of St. Nile which is the first abbot enthroned the commune. St. Nilus in 1201 wrote formal provisions, namely rules regulating the monastic life and smooth operation of the commune, which survived until today and from which derived all information on the foundation of the monastery. Elected bishop Tamasos in 1209 leaving a successor and new abbot Joachim, and most likely became archbishop of Cyprus between the years 1215-1221. As bishop Tamasos has endorsed the order which he wrote as an abbot and founded a convent dedicated to the Virgin, which he called Blachernitissa. The memory of the founders of the monastery Machairas Neophytou Ignatius Prokopios Nile celebrated on December 13.
After the independence of our island, the monastery had a hard time, economic and spiritual. When he took the abbot Archimandrite Paul, later Metropolitan of Kyrenia, laid the foundation for the spiritual elevation of the monastery in short duration period in which igoumenefse. The succession to the abbot of Mount Athos monk Athanasios (1993) marked the modern history of the monastery and has been an important station. The new abbot renovated entirely monastery building and spiritually, turning it into a commune in the traditional monastic patterns of ancient communes, which survived through the centuries on Mount Athos. Erected new temples and chapels, new areas for hospitality created for ministries, the sacristy etc. After the election of Fr. Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol in 1999, he succeeded him as abbot Archimandrite Arsenios, who continued the work of his predecessor. But he found unexpected death together with the Patriarch of Alexandria Petros also brainchild of the monastery, when the helicopter they were riding syntrivike sea on September 11, 2004.
Today the fraternity has 27 monks abbot His Grace Bishop Ledra Mr. Epiphanius. Fathers of the Abbey a few years ago settled in the Monastery of Timios Prodromos in Mesa Potamos and the Monastery of Christ Adviser near Episkopi village and then restored epanaleitourgontas as the communes.


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Ever given up alcohol for Dry January? Did Stoptober help you quit smoking? Well, this September marks the start of a new public health challenge: Scroll Free September. And what is Scroll Free September? The campaign, launched by the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), encourages people to quit social media — or at least significantly cut down usage — for the entire month of September. According to Shirley Cramer, chief executive of RSPH, the challenge presents the "opportunity to take back control of our relationship with social media". Interested? Let's take a closer look at the campaign.
RSPH describes Scroll Free September as "the world’s first large-scale social media-free month"; the campaign encourages participants to "stop or cut down use of all personal (not work) social media accounts on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat for the month." It comes at a time of growing concern about the impact of social media on our mental wellbeing, with some studies suggesting that popular platforms could compound anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and other mental health issues. In 2017, RSPH's "#StatusOfMind" report concluded, "Social media use is linked with increased rates of anxiety, depression and poor sleep" in young people.
Chief Executive Shirley Cramer suggests the study will allow participants to reassess their social media use, saying, "The aim is that by the end of the month, we will be able to reflect back on what we missed, what we didn’t, and what we got to enjoy instead of scrolling through our newsfeeds. That knowledge could help us build a healthier, more balanced relationship with social media in the future."
So is Scroll Free September likely to be a success? According to polling carried out by RSPH, the British public is enthusiastic: 65% would consider taking part. The survey also concluded, "A third of social media users and half of young users (18-34) expect quitting for a month to have a positive effect on their sleep (33% and 50%), real world relationships (33% and 50%), and overall mental health and wellbeing (31% and 47%)."
And studies unaffiliated with RSPH have also highlighted the potential deleterious impacts of social media. As Time reported, a 2017 study by researchers at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center suggested that social media use could exacerbate anxiety; study co-author Anna Vannucci said the more time young people spent on social media, "the greater the association with anxiety symptoms and the greater likelihood of an anxiety disorder." A study published the same year in the American Journal of Epidemiology concluded that "the use of Facebook was negatively associated with well-being", using self-reported metrics including mental health, physical health, and life satisfaction.
The Guardian reported on a 2015 Pew Research Center study which suggested that social media could actually be an outlet for stress, particularly for women; it did, however, make users "more aware of stressful events in others’ lives", which caused them to feel more stress themselves.
So there's plenty of studies that seem to support Scroll Free September's mission — but could there be any downsides to cutting out social media for a month? Guardian columnist Dr Frances Ryan pointed out that for some, social media is a vital means of communication. "Social media is a lifeline for disabled people and other marginalised groups," she tweeted, adding, "#ScrollFreeSeptember is a privileged response by people who can enjoy offline experiences and socialising whenever they want."
And speaking more generally on the topic, Dr Pamela Rutledge, director of the Media Psychologist Research Center, told Cosmopolitan that social media "allows you to stay connected to friends and family — this is important to your mental and physical health." In short, Scroll Free September shouldn't be assumed to be a helpful or positive undertaking for everyone, particularly those who depend on social media for social experiences they're unable to access offline.
But if you think a social media-less month could be beneficial for you? RSPH lists some helpful tips to ensure you don't succumb to Instagram after 36 hours. Deleting social media apps from your phone is an obvious one; other suggestions taking up a new hobby to fill the time previously spent online, or participating in the challenge as a group. Just try not to hashtag your progress, OK?


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Last couple of months I have spent time in many sunny destinations. While I normally don’t have time to change my clothes often or to carry a lot, there are a couple of things I can’t go without. Those things include sunglasses.
So I wanted to dedicate this post to the little things that keep me afloat.
All of these models are colorful and modern, some of them are chrome, some just plain but they all have interesting frames and some of them even glitter. When it comes to choosing a model, I will be honest and say that I am really bad at it. I don’t consider any type really suits me but I get the ones I like and I wear them anyways.
I think my favorite ones of all of these are the Police purple model which you will find in most of my photos. The reason why I chose them is because my hair was slightly purple so I wanted to match them, but I switched between those and the blue ones which are very similar but in different colors.
Charles and I wearing Police sunglasses in Jamaica.
The most interesting ones to me are these gold ones , also made by Police. While they don’t suit me in a way they should, I find the frame and the chrome very interesting and elegant. Most of my friends think these are the best.
Some people have an obsession with sunglasses, well, mine is just starting. I just need to figure out which ones of these are the best fit. I guess the most important thing to me is that they are good quality, affordable and good looking. I don’t like them to be too strange, but I don’t want them to be too plain either. The good thing is sunglasses help me in so many ways. They hide my face when I’m not wearing makeup, so they save me time on some of my photos, but they also give my face a different shape so I don’t look the same on every picture.


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This was a beautiful climb what with the wild flowers and all. As you climb that steep scree to the summit, turn around and watch as Uncompahgre comes into view over the ridge. A great scenic mountain. I didn't climb Sunshine this time because the thunder storms were starting.
Fantastic walk along the ridge in the snow, went down via the talus slopes and snow fields, a little tricky picking the route from above, then bushwacked to the river and rejoined the main trial.
Did along with Sunshine. Not much more than a stroll but very scenic.
Beautiful on top...very red soil...great views of other San Juan peaks!
Straightforward hike...combined with Sunshine...lot of rain and lightning early in the morning and throughout the day.
Husband, Jay, and I did this one in combination with Sunshine. We managed to get to the summit just before the storm, and went back the same way we came, over Sunshine.
Nice hike traversed to Sunshine.
A nice climb followed by the summit ridge trail to Sunshine Peak.


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This multiswitch allows for distribution of up to 16 coax outputs, all through two coax cables using SWM technology. What used to be a mass rewiring, can now be accomplished through two simple coax cables. Traditionally satellite needs DIRECTV lines from dish to the receiver. Each of the two outputs has the capacity to be split up to eight times once inside the building.
The SWM16 gets a feed from the 4-output LNB units (not the ones with the built-in SWM module) and converts that to two SWM8 segments. Internally, there';s a DECA bridge so receivers can talk to others on the opposite SWM8 segment.


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This report projects that the nation’s life sciences sector could lose 20,500 jobs and $3 billion in economic output if Congress fails to prevent the 5.1 percent automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), slated for March 1, 2013.
Using the latest 2012 NIH data, this analysis also calculates the impact of NIH grant funding on our nation’s economy and health and life sciences industry. The results show the magnitude of NIH’s role as an economic driver, supporting more than 402,000 jobs and $57.8 billion in economic output nationwide, in 2012 alone.

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I know Bill Laswell obviously tours (because there are live albums). However, given how unknown he seems to be by most people, and most of the music media, I wonder whether it's possible if I would even find out if he were to tour.
I guess also, the likelihood of me seeing him live any time soon is pretty remote, as I live in Australia.
A few years ago (August of 1998), I saw Buckethead live, when I was in Seattle. I spoke to him afterwards (sans mask!!!), and he said that Praxis would be coming back through that way in a couple of months. I don't know if anything eventuated from that, but I didn't get to see it if it did.
It sure would be great to see Bill Laswell live. Can anyone provide me with any info? Help would be appreciated.
PS. If anyone is interested, I can send some of the photos I took of Buckethead twirling nanchaku on stage, etc.
turning-groove.com has a list of upcoming shows.
-- Marcus Morgan (phillips@netside.net), February 13, 2001.
Marcus: Thanks. I tried going to that site, but it said it was unable to locate the server (maybe it's down or has been moved). I also tried www.turning-groove.com, along with a search for turning-groove, only to find a whole lot of woodworking sites.
-- shorbe (shorbe@rocketmail.com), February 13, 2001.
Sorry man it's www.turning-groove.de. Try that,you should have better luck.
-- Marcus Morgan (phillips@netside.net), February 14, 2001.
-- shorbe (shorbe@rocketmail.com), February 14, 2001.
-- marc rider (m.rider@attbi.com), June 04, 2002.


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Your honor, I rise on the question of privilege to lay attention on a very important matter concerning our city’s historical heritage.
On July 16, which is 3 days from now, we will be celebrating our 56th City Charter Anniversary, which also coincides with the feast of our Birhen sa Cotta, the subject for veneration of Catholic faithful, particularly the Marian Devotees.
My dear colleagues, through the passage of time, this has become a religious phenomenon, whereby every July 16th the shrine of the Blessed Virgin, situated at the southern wall of the Fort, has been the pilgrimage site for devotees.
Therefore, it is essential for us to restore, preserve and conserve whatever relic found in this site, so that we and the future generation that may follow, will also experience the physical connections of our past. Your Honors, I rise not merely to remind each and every one of that fact, which I understand we are all knowledgeable about; but rather , I would like to emphasize that as a premise for your concern as to what I should wish to drive your interest into.
Let me cite some historical accounts. Unknown to most of us, there were actually two images of the Blessed Virgin in the Fort; one of which is what we presently known as the Virgen sa Cotta. According to the Jesuit Historian Fr. Miguel Bernad, the image that we come to known as our Virgen sa Cotta was hang over the postern gate of the fort; but then, the gate was walled up and the image was placed on the southern wall of the fort. Further, Fr. Bernad revealed that the other image of the Blessed Virgin was ensconced in the wooden chapel inside the fort.
When the Americans took over the garrison, the fort became their sole domain, thus the Chapel was destroyed. The Catholic faithful then transferred the Blessed Virgin’s image to the town church.
According to Fr. Bernad, during his visits here since the 1970’s onward, the image had been gone. Probably, it could have ended up in the hands of antique collectors, Fr. Bernad sought the help of them Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, Fidel Ramos to assist in the search of the image of the Blessed Virgin but nothing ever surfaced. This year, the fort shall celebrate its 248 years since its contractions in 1756.
It is my simple hope, that as we commemorate the 248th years of the Fort’s existence, what has been left in the Fort, whatever relics there may be shall be gathered intact; more so, that we find the image of the Blessed Virgin.
Although the image can be accounted as the property of the Catholic Church; nevertheless, it has very significant value to our city’s long history, hence, our involvement in finding it is called for.
Let us spearhead the search now. Your Honors, this humble representation is thinking of a measure to urge the National Historical Institute and the National Bureau of Investigation to search the missing image of the Blessed Virgin; and we might as well involve the Department of Foreign Affairs for this might have been stolen and sold abroad.
Let us then task a special body in the LGU for this effort. I am asking for your support in this measure as soon as I move for its passage at the appropriate time during this session. Thank you.


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Finely tuned high-performance cars such as Porsches require a knowledgeable and experienced auto mechanic and auto repair shop with the latest technology and equipment. Thankfully, JW Auto Care, which serves the greater Scottsdale and Tempe areas, has the auto mechanics and the auto repair shop to service your Porsche, whether it’s for repairs or routine and annual maintenance.
The auto mechanics at JW Auto Care are all up to date on the most current techniques, tools, and technologies to keep your beloved Porsche running smoothly. Our auto repair shop has an 11-bay service area, allowing your vehicle to be repaired or maintained in a timely and efficient manner. We’ll give your Porsche a thorough multi-point visual inspection, pinpoint the problem if there is one, give you a written estimate, and discuss with you the various options. Just know that you will be given the ”red carpet treatment” and will drive away knowing your Porsche was handled by the best auto mechanics in the Scottsdale and Tempe areas.
“I've never enjoyed going to an auto shop, but I actually do enjoy every experience I have with JW. They are friendly, efficient, reliable, and honest. I waited there for about an hour yesterday. The waiting room is clean, comfortable, and stocked with drinks, magazines, and candy. I am so thankful to have found them a few years ago when I moved to Arizona. I will never go anywhere else!” -- Erin R.
When you bring in your Porsche in for maintenance or repairs, you can be certain that the auto mechanics at JW Auto Care in Scottsdale have your safety and comfort in mind and we will do our best to get you back on the road with your car in tiptop running condition as quickly as possible. For auto repairs and maintenance, call us or schedule an appointment online. JW Auto Care is located at 3011 N. 73rd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85251.

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Casual Encounters, for Super 8 and cassette tape, is a collaborative piece by Casey Anderson and Rick Bahto in which scores of Mark So are seen (Bahto) and heard (Anderson).
Film by Rick Bahto, 19.5 minutes, Super 8, b/w, sound on cassette tape by Casey Anderson.
Casual Encounters has been presented at USC Cinematic Arts (LA) and Artists’ Television Access (SF).


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Renting glassware brings a special element to any type of event! Our Bali series glasses are our newest and most elegant with its thin glass providing a sleek look. The water goblets and wine glasses can both hold up to 17 oz and the champagne flute can hold 6 oz.
Stored only at Denver location. For use in Colorado Springs, contact an Event Specialist today to see when you need to reserve them to get them sent down in time for your event at no extra cost.


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Missa ex Corde (Mass from the Heart) is a Roman Catholic Mass setting composed by Glenn Fowler for the 2010 ICEL (International Commission on English in the Liturgy) translation of the Roman Missal. The work is copyrighted and is published with the approval of the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) Committee on Divine Worship and with the permission of the ICEL.
For me the Latin phrase Missa ex Corde has many meanings: the direct gift of the Mass from Jesus to the Church; the response of the church in prayer and adoration back to God; and personally, my gift back to the Lord and Church for all of the blessings in my life.
Of course most of this is highly subjective - the proof will be in the hearing and singing.
All content Copyright © 2011-2013 Glenn Fowler unless otherwise noted.


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Hello, I'm going to start from where I think I got this problem and what I have done to try to solve it.
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Windows 7 Blue Screen Error.
Hi, recently I have been getting the blue screen and I thought it was a virus at first. Then I started searching on the internet on what it was, turning out to be a hardware problem. Here is what the screen says: Problem has been detected blah blah blah... IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, Check if hardware is installed blah blah. Technical Information (the codes that I need to give I am sure): STOP: 0x0000000A (0x000000000000000DC, 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000001, 0xFFFFF80002c59055) Any help on how to fix this I thank you in advance and it is greatly appreciated.
My windows 7 laptop just started giving me a BSOD and memory dump error. It has happened 2x 5/29 & 6/5. Only thing I can think that has been done is installed Photo shop Elements 9 on 5/29. Both times I have gotten the blue screen I was using IE. It pops up so fast and does a memory dump then restarts itself, so I didn't get the error code? Can someone please help me troubleshoot this new problem. I tried reading some of the previous but didn't quite understand exactly what I need to do to get someone to look at my logs to solve this problem.
Yesterday I upgraded my video card and psu. After that, when I try to shut down I get stuck at "Shutting Down" for about 10-15 minutes before finally getting a BSOD that says "DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE". It seems to reboot fine, I haven't tried hibernation/sleep to see if it gets a bsod during those actions as well.


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Samsung Australia have just inked a deal with Blockbuster, where they'll allow thousands of Blockbuster movies to their new range of Smart TVs, as well as Galaxy-branded smartphones and tablets. Paul Uniacke, CEO of the Franchise Entertainment Group (who owns the rights to the Blockbuster brand in Australia) says that "the Samsung deal is a brilliant deal".
This will allow Australians to have access to thousands of movies that can be streamed directly to Samsung-branded products such as Blu-ray players, Smart TVs, tablets, smartphones and more. The new deal will also allow Samsung to push Blockbuster movies onto Samsung-branded notebooks and Ultrabooks.
According to "Samsung sources", the content deal struck with Blockbuster will not be announced until the second half of 2012, where global Samsung plans to launch their Blockbuster offering in the USA, UK, and Europe in the first half of 2012, with Australians getting access to the content as early as September.


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Get ready for the weekend by creating these frightfully fun cookies with a sweet surprise inside using our Halloween 3-in-1 Surprise Cookie Cutters.
Over a small bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat the butter on high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium, slowly add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and vanilla and beat for 1 minute, stopping the mixer once to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Stop the mixer and add half of the flour mixture. Beat on low speed until most of the flour has been absorbed, about 1 minute. Add the remaining flour and continue beating until all of the flour has been absorbed and the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let stand for 5 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 3/16 to 1/4 inch (4.5 to 6 mm) thick.
Preheat an oven to 350°F (180°C). Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
Using the Halloween surprise cookie cutter, cut out a cookie, then press down on the plunger to imprint the detail. If the dough sticks to the cutter, dip the cutter into flour before cutting out more shapes. For every third cookie cut, do not imprint a detail. Instead, turn over the cookie cutter and center the plunger over the cookie. Press down to cut out a hole in the center of the cookie. Using a small offset spatula, transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
Bake the cookies until golden brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. If baking more than one sheet at a time, rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom and 180 degrees halfway through baking.
Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks and let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the racks and let cool completely. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
To assemble, place royal icing in a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip. Place one of the imprinted cookies, detailed side down, on a work surface. Pick up one of the cookies with the center cut out and, using the pastry bag, pipe a line of icing around the edges of the cookie. Adhere to the cookie on the work surface, aligning the cookies’ edges. Place nonpareils or small candies in the recess. Pipe royal icing around the edges of the center cookie and place an imprinted cookie, detailed side up, on top. Align the edges and press to adhere. Repeat the process with the remaining cookies. Decorate as desired. Makes 12 surprise cookies.
Salt & Straw Is Open in Los Angeles!
Thank you These cookies looks awesome!


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Srinagar: Traffic was suspended on the Srinagar-Jammu highway on Wednesday after fresh snowfall around the Jawahar Tunnel.
An official said that the strategic highway that connects Kashmir valley with the rest of the world was closed for traffic on Wednesday morning after fresh snowfall on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel.
Meanwhile, Bandipora-Gurez road was also closed for traffic after heavy snowfall in the area. An official said the road was closed for all types of traffic after heavy snowfall in Gurez, Tragbal and Razdan Pass.
Weatherman has predicted moderate rain or snow during the next 24 hours with possibility of heavy snowfall on January 4 and 5 which could lead to disruption of surface and air transportation.
“Around 7 inches and 1 feet snow have accumulated in Gurez and Razdan pass respectively since late last night. The road has been closed as a precautinary measure, ” he said.
Meanwhile, the district administration has also decided to stop vehicular movement on Bandipora-Sumbal road for few hours due to snowfall in the area.

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Situ Studio has collaborated with Professor Adam Maloof of Princeton University’s Department of Geosciences on research that suggests the possible discovery of the earliest animal life on earth. Situ Studio has co-authored a paper with Professor Maloof and colleagues on this work in the September issue of the journal, Nature Geoscience.
“Analyzing the fossils turned out to be easier said than done, as the composition and location of the fossils made it such that they could not be removed from the surrounding rock using conventional techniques, nor could they be imaged using X-ray scanning techniques. This is because X-rays are only able to distinguish between materials with different densities, which is why they can be used to image bones that are inside the human body or buried within a rock. But the most ancient skeletal fossils are made not of bone, but of calcite — the same material that makes up the rock matrix in which they are embedded. Therefore X-rays could not be used to “illuminate” the newly discovered fossils and the researchers had to develop and refine another method.
Maloof, Rose and their collaborators teamed up with professionals at Situ Studio, a Brooklyn-based design and digital fabrication studio, to create three-dimensional digital models of two individual fossils that were embedded in the surrounding rock. As part of the process, team members shaved off 50 microns of sample at a time — about half the width of a human hair — and photographed the polished rock surface each time. The team ground and imaged nearly 500 slices of the rock.
The Venetian Hotel reflected on the water surface of the swimming pool. Las Vegas, NV.
Taken from the groundbreaking, high-contrast depiction of a post-revolution Cuba, this clip is of a funeral procession from Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1964 Socialist propaganda film ‘I Am Cuba’ (Soy Cuba).
One of the most revolutionary aspects of this movie is the camera work of Sasha Calzatti. In this large scene the camera tracks smoothly from hand to hand and is then seamlessly mounted to cables for a flyover to capture the entire scene in a continuous shot.
More about this film here.
We are currently working with Snøhetta on designing an exhibition display system which entails folding plywood. The traveling exhibition titled “Nordic Model + Common Ground” is hosted by The American Scandinavian Foundation and will debut at the Scandinavia House in late October.
“The video shows a Barrett WAM 7 DOFs manipulator learning to flip pancakes by reinforcement learning.
“The motion is encoded in a mixture of basis force fields through an extension of Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMP) that represents the synergies across the different variables through stiffness matrices. An Inverse Dynamics controller with variable stiffness is used for reproduction.
“The skill is first demonstrated via kinesthetic teaching, and then refined by Policy learning by Weighting Exploration with the Returns (PoWER) algorithm. Compared to policy-gradient approaches, the reward is treated as a pseudo-probability, which allows Reinforcement Learning to use probabilistic estimation methods such as Expectation-Maximization (EM).


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Recent Sacred Hearts Academy graduates, Julia Oehlers and Catherine Palmer, have been selected as Hawaii delegates to the prestigious National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) in West Virginia, June 27 – July 21. The residential science education program selects two high-achieving graduates from each state in the United States and from eight additional countries to participate in the all-expenses paid experience.
The NYSCamp is a broad science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) experience that incorporates both creative and performing arts as well as an outdoor adventure series, including rock climbing, mountain biking, spelunking, whitewater kayaking, and overnight backpacking. Leading scientists from around the United States will lead seminars at the NYSCamp and will offer attendees directed study experiences. The NYSCamp delegation will also travel to Washington, D.C. to tour the museums on the National Mall, attend a Science Policy panel discussion at the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a luncheon in their honor with members of the United States Senate.
In the fall, Julia, a National Merit Scholar, will attend the University of Oklahoma majoring in biology and Catherine will major in pre-medicine at Creighton University.
Sacred Hearts Academy welcomed its 5th cohort of 10 new 4th grade students from Palolo Elementary School to join its Ka lei'ike program (to embrace knowledge).
A total of 50 girls from Palolo Elementary and Jarrett Middle School will attend a 5-week summer program consisting of reading, math, leadership training and a host of electives such as robotics, coding, cooking, minecraft, Zumba and sports.
The Ka lei'ike program is the Academy's way of reaching out to its neighbors and being a part of the larger community through the Private Schools with Public Purpose movement.