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If I rent a 2bd in June will it have air condishing?
They do not have air conditioning in any of their units. This is an old motel that was converted and remodeled.
I am interested in staying at this hotel in February and noticed the BNSF RR tracks a block away. Can anyone tell me how often the trains run on these tracks? Time of day? How long? Thank you.
Do all the units have air-conditioners?
Not sure, because I rented my unit out. You would have to call the resort to find out. I know some do have air conditioning but not sure which ones or if all of them do.


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BROCCOLI HOLLOWS: Mind Your Head.
Emi and Demoncat's AWESOME Topic!
Andrea & Dark's Epic thread of madness.
Apollo Justice and the Phantom Erik!
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Enjoy having an easy-to-understand overview of the judges of Israel! From Deborah and Samson to Samuel and Gideon, see how God called upon these 14 amazing individuals to deliver Israel from oppression. Features simple summaries, quick-reference charts, an Old Testament map, time line, and more!
The judges of Israel weren't what anyone would call ''conventional'' leaders. One had a violent temper. One was the son of a prostitute. Another a woman in a male-dominated society. What did they all have in common? God called these courageous, relentless, and passionate seekers of the Lord to liberate Israel and bring them back into a right relationship with him.
Perfect for individual use, Bible studies, new believer's classes, church giveaways, or to keep in your Bible to reference when someone has a question. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches, full color, glossy coating. Folds out to 38 inches. Fits in a Bible cover.

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We are pleased to announce our inaugural Lions Tennis Ranking Championship, which will be another highlight other than our annual Lions Tennis Open this year. The participants in this Singles competition will receive individual points in each game and the cumulative total points will determine their ranking.
Welcome all Lions to join this exciting competition.
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I turned down the 22-pieces-of-flare for a generic about me section. Maybe one day I'll be like your pretty boy over there, Brian, but until you make the minimum 22-pieces-of-flair I'll continue to rock 0-pieces-of-flair.
I've been gaming since I was 5 years old. My parents bought me a Genesis and I never looked back, I'm just glad it wasn't an iPad.
I game, I write, I play music.

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Recently Abbvie did go ex-dividend and the dividend got increased from $0,64 per quarter to $0,71 per quarter. This is an increase of 10,9%. The yearly expected dividend per share is now $2,84.
I own 15 shares of Abbvie so my yearly expected dividend increased with $4,20.
The expected yield on cost is now up from 3,93% to 4,37%.

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Entire illustrated consultant, with 345 illustrations booklet offers following topics, bankruptcy by means of bankruptcy: that means and arithmetic in the back of the good eastern gardens, how swords and sword mounts the place shaped and embellished, making of palms and armor, structuring and symbolism of structure - household and public, firing and designing of pottery and porcelain, steps within the I experience and rea rite, weaving and designing of textiles, making dolls and their roll in jap lifestyles, layout and use of fanatics, firing of enamels, the tale at the back of portray and printmaking, motifs in jap paintings, that means at the back of the mask and the way they have been made, ornamental and worthwhile metalwork, method of sculpture, techniques in lacquer paintings, inro and netsuke, heritage and contents of shosoin -the imperial repository, diagrammatic research of floral paintings, wooden and fabric paintings of the Ainu tradition.
Professor Fellows offers a map of Ruskin's brain because it shifts from stipulations of mastery to insanity. In his examine, he examines and transcribes the ways that Ruskin saw his dislocation of mind's eye and indicates how, within the very means of disintegration; he was once enabled via his unusual genius to rework the results on his language and conceptualization into new varieties of articulation lower than discomfort.
The current exhibition is one in every of a sequence of 5 labored out within the partnership among the Metropolitan Museum and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux of France. The others are: Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from The Metropolitan Museum of paintings; Italian Renaissance Drawings from the Louvre, proven on the Metropolitan in October 1974; Impressionism, which integrated a few forty-five of the best work within the sort and was once noticeable on the Louvre in September and the following in December 1974; and at last, French portray from David to Delacroix, which opened in Paris within the wintry weather of 1974, by means of showings on the Detroit Institute of paintings within the spring of 1975 and the Metropolitan in the summertime.
Because the Millennium approached, horror was once changing into an strange commodity. Low funds horror movies flooded the house video marketplace whereas their large finances opposite numbers took carry on the field place of work. It appeared stability couldn't be came across that will please each person. within the ultimate months of 1999, horror was once stored by way of a movie that grew to become a turning element in lots of points together with movie creation, movie advertising and movie distribution.
As software program structures develop into a growing number of ubiquitous, the problems of dependability develop into an increasing number of serious. on condition that options to those matters has to be deliberate at first of the layout strategy, it really is acceptable that those matters be addressed on the architectural point. This e-book is electrified by means of the ICSE 2002 Workshop on Architecting liable structures; it truly is dedicated to present themes proper for making improvements to the state-of-the-art for architecting dependability.

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Stones' roasted free range chicken, roasted red onion, roasted pumpkin, marinated artichoke and fontina cheese topped with sundried tomato and bacon crackle.
10 of our Legendary crispy free-range wing with your choice of hot sauce, honey-chilli-garlic, barbeque or sesame maple soy. Addictive!
Freshly buttered slices of Abhi’s Country Italian loaf.
Fresh basil, roquette and avocado pesto with cherry tomato, fetta and mozzarella cheses. Chef's suggestion: add Stones' roasted free-range chicken.
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The classic. Kick it up with some jalapeños! Please note that the pepperoni itself contains gluten.
Roasted red onion, pepperoni, bacon, braised beef, Stones chicken and honey ham. Please note that the pepperoni itself contains gluten.
Tiger prawns marinated in chilli flakes and garlic, onion, fresh diced tomato and bacon, topped with rocket.
10 month aged Spanish Jamón with tiger prawns, roasted red onion, cranberry and Fontina cheese.

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4. Professionalism is not Enough or the Good is the Enemy of the Great. Early in my career I wanted to be professional, that was my complete aspiration in my early life because professionals seemed to know everything — not to mention they got paid for it. Later I discovered after working for a while that professionalism itself was a limitation. After all, what professionalism means in most cases is diminishing risks. So if you want to get your car fixed you go to a mechanic who knows how to deal with transmission problems in the same way each time. I suppose if you needed brain surgery you wouldn’t want the doctor to fool around and invent a new way of connecting your nerve endings. Please do it in the way that has worked in the past.Unfortunately in our field, in the so-called creative — I hate that word because it is misused so often. I also hate the fact that it is used as a noun. Can you imagine calling someone a creative? Anyhow, when you are doing something in a recurring way to diminish risk or doing it in the same way as you have done it before, it is clear why professionalism is not enough. After all, what is required in our field, more than anything else, is the continuous transgression. Professionalism does not allow for that because transgression has to encompass the possibility of failure and if you are professional your instinct is not to fail, it is to repeat success. So professionalism as a lifetime aspiration is a limited goal.
8. Doubt is Better Than Certainty. Everyone always talks about confidence in believing what you do. I remember once going to a class in yoga where the teacher said that, spirituality speaking, if you believed that you had achieved enlightenment you have merely arrived at your limitation. I think that is also true in a practical sense. Deeply held beliefs of any kind prevent you from being open to experience, which is why I find all firmly held ideological positions questionable. It makes me nervous when someone believes too deeply or too much. I think that being skeptical and questioning all deeply held beliefs is essential. Of course we must know the difference between skepticism and cynicism because cynicism is as much a restriction of one’s openness to the world as passionate belief is. They are sort of twins. And then in a very real way, solving any problem is more important than being right. There is a significant sense of self-righteousness in both the art and design world. Perhaps it begins at school. Art school often begins with the Ayn Rand model of the single personality resisting the ideas of the surrounding culture. The theory of the avant garde is that as an individual you can transform the world, which is true up to a point. One of the signs of a damaged ego is absolute certainty. Schools encourage the idea of not compromising and defending your work at all costs. Well, the issue at work is usually all about the nature of compromise. You just have to know what to compromise. Blind pursuit of your own ends which excludes the possibility that others may be right does not allow for the fact that in design we are always dealing with a triad – the client, the audience and you. Ideally, making everyone win through acts of accommodation is desirable. But self-righteousness is often the enemy. Self-righteousness and narcissism generally come out of some sort of childhood trauma, which we do not have to go into. It is a consistently difficult thing in human affairs. Some years ago I read a most remarkable thing about love, that also applies to the nature of co-existing with others. It was a quotation from Iris Murdoch in her obituary. It read ‘Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.’ Isn’t that fantastic! The best insight on the subject of love that one can imagine.
10. Tell The Truth. The rabbit joke is relevant because it occurred to me that looking for a cabbage in a butcher’s shop might be like looking for ethics in the design field. It may not be the most obvious place to find either. It’s interesting to observe that in the new AIGA’s code of ethics there is a significant amount of useful information about appropriate behavior towards clients and other designers, but not a word about a designer’s relationship to the public. We expect a butcher to sell us eatable meat and that he doesn’t misrepresent his wares. I remember reading that during the Stalin years in Russia that everything labelled veal was actually chicken. I can’t imagine what everything labelled chicken was. We can accept certain kinds of misrepresentation, such as fudging about the amount of fat in his hamburger but once a butcher knowingly sells us spoiled meat we go elsewhere. As a designer, do we have less responsibility to our public than a butcher? Everyone interested in licensing our field might note that the reason licensing has been invented is to protect the public not designers or clients. ‘Do no harm’ is an admonition to doctors concerning their relationship to their patients, not to their fellow practitioners or the drug companies. If we were licensed, telling the truth might become more central to what we do.

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This opencart module allows creation of separate invoices for taxable and non taxable goods in a single shopping cart order.
Even though an opencart order contains a mixture of taxable and non taxables goods, this opencart custom module helps you send and save separate invoices for non taxable goods and taxable goods purchased. Custom opencart order modification.
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This is the second installment of author Ted Scofield’s series on “everybody else’s biggest problem.” If you missed his introduction to the series, you can read it here. New installments will be posted every two weeks, on Tuesdays.
Greed is an important underlying theme of my novel, Eat What You Kill, and while researching it I stumbled upon two fascinating data sets which launched me on this quest to define greed.
“Greed undoes family and community ties and undermines the very values on which society and civilization are founded,” a physician counseled in Psychology Today.
“Greed is more than simple avarice; greed robs and hurts and even kills people,” Pastor Dwayne Westerman argues.
“Your greed has got to end! Your greed is destroying America, and we are going to end your greed!” Bernie Sanders exclaimed on July 19, 2015, addressing unidentified “billionaires” who were not present at the time.
“Unconstrained greed is the heresy of our times … if it is not restrained, then the consequence could well be the total collapse of the society in which we live,” says British intellectual Stewart Sutherland in his 2014 book Greed.
“Human civilization will collapse unless the greed culture is stopped,” The Telegraph proclaimed.
“Greed, in particular the greed of corporations and billionaire oligarchs, is driving human civilization and the biosphere towards disaster,” we read recently.
Okay, so the politicians, pundits and preachers tell us that greed is B-A-D. Do we commoners agree? A legion of polls suggests we do.
Zogby recently conducted a large benchmark poll in which respondents identified “greed/materialism” as the number one “most urgent problem in American culture.” Number one! Most urgent! “Poverty/economic justice” finished in second place.
In a 2014 Vanity Fair poll, 78% of Americans disagreed with the famous Gordon Gekko quote “Greed is good.” Only 19% agreed. Salon.com recently warned “Wall Street greed refuses to die: How lobbyists & dark-money groups are exposing us to another disaster” and we reject greed as an appropriate motivator: A recent Marist poll revealed that 74% of Americans see business decisions based on greed as morally wrong.
Back in 1992, a national Gallup survey revealed that 75% of Americans believe there is “too much emphasis on money” in our nation. A more recent poll of Economist readers asked “What is the deadliest sin?” and, yes, greed ranked number one.
Finally, we seem to have grown weary and dubious of incessant technology “improvements.” Although Bill Gates once said “Microsoft is not about greed; it’s about innovation and fairness,” for the first time in fifteen years, a 2015 poll recorded a decline in our faith in the motivation for innovation: 30% said it’s intended to improve people’s lives. Fifty-four percent answered “greed.” Did you hear that, Apple? I just bought my iPhone 6S; I don’t need an upgrade just yet.
So, we agree, greed is a problem in our culture, but it is your problem? Are you greedy?
My guess is you’re thinking right now, No, it is not my problem, I am not greedy. Please don’t feel guilty or ashamed if that is your reaction. As Mark Putnam, the President of the Global Ethics University (GEC), says, “Ask anyone the question ‘Are you greedy?’ and most will deny it.” So, if denial is your first reaction, and it’s definitely mine, don’t worry, you’re in good company.
When the BBC conducted a poll on the seven deadly sins (anger, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride and sloth), greed was last on the list in answer to two questions: Which sin have you ever committed? and Which sin have you committed in the past month? Plenty of Brits copped to being lazy, proud, envious and angry. But greedy? Seventh out of seven, last on the list.
Polls on societal or collective greed also flip when made personal. For example, in that national Gallup survey where 75% lamented the emphasis on money, a full 80% said owning a beautiful home, a new car and other nice stuff was absolutely essential or important. When asked why they chose their present vocation, the number one answer was … MONEY.
You don’t really want to know about your and my greed.
If you have to ask, then this song you really need.
It shows up clearly in everybody else.
Levine argues that greed is dangerous because of “the link between greed and destructiveness.” Because greed is indeed destructive, our culture must repress it, must change it into an acceptable form. Greed must become something it is not. Greed must be someone else’s problem. Greed must be denied.
But could it really be that simple? Are we greedy humans in denial of our own avarice? Is James Patterson, the author who has amassed a net worth of $350 million yet rails against greed, in denial? Is denial why we see it in everyone but ourselves?
I don’t think so. How can we deny what we cannot define, what we do not, or will not, understand? I have yet to find half a dozen people who can agree on a generally applicable definition of greed. Unlike anger or lust or sloth or envy, greed defies explanation, hence my current quest.
When analyzing this surprisingly mysterious concept, greed, when attempting to reach a standard definition, eight factors emerge, each more enigmatic than the last, and in the next installment we’ll examine the most obvious of the eight.
Until then, I’ll give you something to ponder.
What is “abundance”? How much is too much?
Guilty as charged. I have never thought of myself as greedy but think many other people are, especially in New York. I think (or thought) greed is a massive problem in our culture but not my own. Time to reevaluate. Great piece!
I hope you will address greed outside of the context of money and material possessions. Can we be greedy in our faith? Can our greed for acknowledgement and attention lead us away from God. Is it greed that possesses us when our time is consumed with a singular motivation? Can greed be good if in fact the entity that is deemed greedy doesn’t hoard but redirects resources it acquires to what it considers its own worthwhile causes, which simply may not be another’s cause but worthwhile nonetheless? Are we greedy if we store grain in anticipation and fear of drought, or greedy if in fact we keep that grain for our progeny because our instincts to protect and provide for our family move within us?
Are greed and ambition the opposite sides of the same coin ? Or, are they in different domains completely? The human capacity for attribution bias seems to fit this context.


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One of my many roles at MIT is as a Hall Councilor in my graduate dorm, Sidney-Pacific. The role mostly means that I hold small events for my hallmates, often with free food. For the last event of my tenure, they voted unanimously to watch Big Hero 6, which seemed to be Disney’s best impression of what grad school is like.
SPOILER WARNING: As you can probably tell from the title, I’m spoiling a bunch of recent Disney movies: Along with Big Hero 6, I also talk about Frozen, Wreck It Ralph, and Toy Story 3 in detail, and mix in Tangled a bunch as well. If you still want to see any of these movies, I’d suggest you bookmark this post and come back to it after you do so.
Okay, now that we just have people who’ve seen these movies, let me remind you of the most dramatic plot twists in each of them. If you haven’t seen them but don’t plan to, you probably want to instead read the Wikipedia entries (linked to in the titles) to get the whole plot.
Big Hero 6 (2014): The villain in the Kabuki mask is actually Professor Callaghan, the previously warm and brilliant robotics professor and an inspiring mentor to the whole lab. He stole the microbots after the fire and is using them to get back at Alastair Krei for the death of his daughter. After that, he callously dismisses Tadashi’s attempt to save him in the fire as Tadashi’s own fault (which it was, but that’s not how you respond).
Frozen (2013): Hans, the attractive prince whom Anna gets engaged to, takes responsibility for Arendelle when Anna runs off to find her sister Elsa, and is showing himself quite competent, unlike Anna or Elsa. When Anna returns needing act of true love from him, he reveals that he didn’t really love her, but only wanted to take control of the kingdom. He leaves her to die, blaming Elsa for her murder.
Wreck-It Ralph (2012): King Candy, the frequent winner of his game, Sugar Rush, tells Ralph that since his newfound friend Vanellope had a glitch, letting her race would mess up the whole game, leaving Ralph in a true moral dilemma (that I was honestly hoping he would have to resolve). But King Candy had lied, and as Ralph discovers, had inserted the glitch into her code in the first place.
Toy Story 3 (2010): This twist happens a bit earlier in the plot. SunnySide Daycare, where Andy’s toys (except Woody) are taken, seems at first to be a great place, led by the friendly Lots-O-Huggin’ Bear. But not long later, it’s revealed that Lotso is actually a ruthless gang leader, deliberately putting new toys in harm’s way (the toddlers).
What do they all share? The surprise villains are always the characters in authority who seem to be trustworthy. The natural lesson? Don’t trust and follow authority figures, even if they seem responsible.
In other words, Disney seems to be completely turning on the prince-rescuing-a-princess storyline. Even Disney’s recent takes on Rapunzel, the classic rescue story, in Tangled and Into the Woods both feature [rot13‘d for spoilers] cevaprf gung ner xvaq bs wrexf naq pregnvayl abg nalbar jbegu vzvgngvat.
It seems that Disney characters these days can’t both be powerful and morally upstanding. In other words, the only Fellowship of the Ring characters that can show up in Disney movies are the hobbits, Boromir, and I guess Gimli for the comic relief. There aren’t any knights in shining armor, no super awesome Aragorn or Legolas to save the day in style, or even Gandalf to offer wisdom and the occasional balrog fight.
A few characters in these films come close to being inspiring authority figures. Tadashi is a great older brother to Hiro, but he dies trying to save Professor Callaghan from the fire, showing that the only way to actually die in a Disney movie is to try to be selfless. Kristoff is also selfless in trying to rescue Anna, but sort of alone and clueless as well. Sergeant Calhoun is pretty badass, but is also grizzled from her constant fight against the Cy-Bugs and somewhat dark backstory. Bonnie is a great new caretaker of Andy’s toys, but in the end, she’s just a little girl playing with toys.
And I get it, competent leadership is boring. There’s a reason Lord of the Rings ends with Aragorn’s coronation; his reign in Gondor would feature many fewer epic battles, I’m sure, and Disney doesn’t really do action movies so that part isn’t an option.
It’s interesting to see the most approximate depictions of God in these movies.
In Big Hero 6, God is Baymax, a robot with powers like omniscience (can scan everyone in San Fransokyo instantly) and omnipotence (can hold back any giant concrete slabs hurtled at him), but was created by humans and remains ultimately subject to their choices about which software to run. In Frozen, God is the magical troll rocks who characters pray to, uh, whenever Anna is about to die, but who respond vaguely, leave their words open to poor interpretation, and are a little too obsessed with romantic love. In Wreck-It Ralph, God is the actual people who run the arcade, known most for their wrathful vengeance (unplugging games that don’t work anymore), which causes the characters to live in fear of this judgment. And in Toy Story 3, God is Andy, who doesn’t realize that his toys are actually alive and have feelings and desires of their own as well.
What sort of God do you believe in? Is God just a human invention? Distant and vague? Wrathful and concerned only with our performance? Or completely oblivious to our own feelings and desires?
As a Christian, none of those feel that accurate to me, although Baymax and Andy bear some similarities. Of course, Tolkien was a Christian, so his closest analogies to God (Aragorn and Gandalf) have more in common without being as literal as CS Lewis’s Aslan.
Let me be clear: I don’t mean to say that Disney makes godless movies that No True Christian should watch because they will corrupt your mind. Not at all — by thinking through these examples, we can come to a better understanding of how the world would be like with a God like any of these, and from the Christian perspective, why it’s important that God isn’t like this.
For everyone, though, what world do we really live in, and how does that introduce conflict into our lives? Do we continually fear rejection because we’re not good enough, and might be shut down soon? Are we just sort of blustering about making tons of mistakes on our own like Elsa and Anna in Frozen with nowhere to turn except when we’re about to die? To improve, do we have to buckle down and “upgrade” ourselves like Hiro does? Or does it all just not matter, since we’re subject to so much random chance, like Andy’s mom mistakenly throwing us away?
The Devil gets an interesting treatment as well. In fact, all of these stories feel a need to explain their surprise villains’ backstory rather than just casting them as evil through and through. Callaghan went mad after his daughter died in an accident caused by the hasty negligence of his rival, Alastair Krei. Hans was desperate for power, and didn’t see any other future as the 13th brother in a large family. King Candy is really Turbo, a character from an older game who had grown jealous of a newer game becoming more popular. Lots-O-Huggin’ Bear grew bitter after being replaced by a similar-looking bear by his first owners when they had left him behind on vacation.
Putting it together, the demons we face are all within, stemming from our own desires for power and revenge, our own jealousy and bitterness.
I actually like this change, because it humanizes the bad guys and helps us understand where evil comes from and see how we could venture down that road ourselves. They’re better than the enemies of past Disney movies, who are often just straight-up evil from the beginning.
Beyond the theology, the artistic choice to make all of the competent authorities secretly evil also reflects a modern prevailing attitude. The news from General David Petraus’s drawn-out trial is just the latest in a line of disappointment in former heroes like Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, and Alex Rodriguez.
In many ways, this means we’ve become more moral, raising the standards that we require of our leadership. Since Watergate, we won’t look the other way at JFK’s philandering or Woodrow Wilson’s racism anymore. We’ve become very concerned, rightfully or not, about the e-mail address Hillary Clinton used as Secretary of State, or how a bunch of money got from Russia to her husband’s charity. Of course, there are political reasons there, too.
And yet, so few have survived the scrutiny of that spotlight that we’ve become jaded. We’ve come to believe, like Frozen, that there isn’t anything good to be found in powerful men.
One area of authority that seems almost immune to this sort of concern is family. None of these movies portray parents who betray their children. In fact, Callaghan is even driven mad because of his love for his daughter. One might think of Brave and Tangled as counterexamples, but [rot13‘d for the spoilers] va Oenir, gur zbgure-qnhtugre eryngvbafuvc vf abg nobhg orgenlny ohg erpbapvyvngvba, naq va Gnatyrq, Tbgury vfa’g npghnyyl Enchamry’f zbgure.
Instead, Disney makes all of its main characters into orphans, so no one can blame their parents when things go wrong, because their parents are dead. And when a character like Tadashi becomes a bit like a parent, he dies so he can’t be blamed for anything that goes wrong after that, either.
After all, the culture has already shifted to critiquing parenting techniques as well. As usual, it started in the world of sports, the place where Americans think most morally, with the outrage against running back Adrian Peterson for whipping his 4-year-old son. But it’s continued in the outcry over the decision of the parents of Joshua/Leelah Alcorn to propose therapy rather than embracing his/her transgender identity, leading to his/her suicide.
What’s the lesson I take from all of this? Personally, it makes me ever more motivated to be a positive example in the midst of all of this chaos. I don’t know what my future holds, but I expect many of us will be leaders in some capacity, whether that’s work or parenting, and I’d encourage you to remember to not neglect the moral component of leadership.
To do so, it won’t be enough to just go it alone. We need to be conversant in morality, whether from reading the Bible or David Brooks columns. We need better and more inspiring examples of real people to look to. And we need a community to gut check our own decisions and hold us accountable to the values we claim to hold dear.
It might sound like I’m about to advertise that my Christian faith gives me all three of these things, and it does, but I’m actually more humbled by the fact that some of these fallen heroes, like Adrian Peterson, were also Christian. Clearly it takes more than just our faith.


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I really wish we did know more about other magical beings in the HP universe.
From what we do see of goblins especially in Fantastic Beasts & Where to find them, I can see the goblins of HP purposely not telling wizards of there property laws simply to an excuse to start a war.
Griphook after all didn't explain any goblin laws he just said the sword had been stolen.
It seems to me especially after reading this that wizards and goblins should probably not be doing business together. It kind of makes me wonder if a goblin purchasing something wizard made would follow goblin law or wizard law?
But then, wizards still can't figure out Muggle clothing despite being surrounded by Muggles and going to school with at least a couple hundred Muggle-borns, so it does fit the general pattern.
Yeah, they'd probably both be better off.
Yes but what I meant is it was written by J.K. who even from the early books was trying to set up the idea that goblins were disagreeable, violent, and really seemed to like causing trouble for wizards, possibly humans in general, and maybe other magical beings as well.
I'd really love to see a book of magical beings like FB, For one thing it would give us more insight on J.K.'s views about the goblin/wizard situation, and I'm sure there are all kinds of magical beings she's thought up that never made it into the books.
What made me wonder how reliable FB's "author" is is the description of werewolves, where Harry and Ron added in that they aren't all bad. But point taken.
I'd like a book like that too.
I'm sure there are all kinds of magical beings she's thought up that never made it into the books.
She didn't think up any of the beasts or beings in canon at all. They are all existing folk creatures. That she may have put her own spin on them is not a point I'd argue against, but that she thought them up is simply not the case.
I know most of them are folk creatures, like the pixy, and Kappa. I'd never heard of things like the Jarvey, Moke, or Niffler being actual folk creatures. Sorry to offend.
No offence, just pointing out the facts. There are pre-cursors for all the creatures in canon as far as I'm aware. Any reasonable folklore site could enlighten further.


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The chicken run win was shared by David Hand and Richard Stone with 19 points The women’s Otway pennant at Lorne was won by Apollo Bay who defeated Clifton Springs 4-1, which now places Apollo Bay second on the ladder.
Women’s stroke competition and monthly medal. Grade 0-29 was won by Helen Stevens 44-26-68 and runner-up Adele Rowarth, on a count-back from Sandra Toone had 98-29-69. In B Grade, Jean Hansen won with 110-44-66, which also netted her the monthly medal, Jean’s first! The runner-up who lost on a count-back to Jean ,was Martha Macintyre. The A grade putting was a tie between Sandra Toone and Stacey Thomas with 30 putts, and Cheryle Polgeest won the putting for B Grade with 30 putts.
Men’s 4BBB Stableford competition, was won by Bill Buckley and Guy Permazel 44 points, while the runners-up on a count-back from Don O’Meara and Alan Rowarth, were Geoff Vesey and Peter Forbes with 43 points. Geoff Vesey had nearest the pin on 1/10 as did Guy Permazel in B Grade and Bob Bedson claimed NTP on 9/18 hole.
Women’s 9 hole Stableford competition. Janice McKenzie won in A Grade with 17 points and Cheryle Polgeest was runner-up with 14 points on a count-back from Dawn Thomas. In B Grade, Maureen Vesey won with 21 points, runner-up on a count-back from Maureen was Jeanette Dodds. Next best, Joy Russ had 19 points. Nearest the pin was Janice McKenzie.
Men’s Stroke and Monthly Medal one grade, was won by Tony Campbell, who also won the monthly medal with 89/63 and with 81/64, Don O’Meara was runner-up on a count-back from Manuel Quintana. Richard Stone was nearest the pin on 1/10 hole.
The mixed event was cancelled due to extreme temperature.
The chicken run winner was Neil Hinds. The women’s Otway pennant at Colac was cancelled due to extreme temperature.
Fourth round of the women’s Summer Cup where Stacey Thomas in A Grade scored a 78/62 to win on a count-back from Margaret Smith 83/62. In B Grade, Caroline Wren tore up the course with a 96/58 to win and runner-up Maureen Vesey scored 109/71 nett. Putting A Grade: Vicki Hannah 26 and B Grade: Maureen Vesey on a count-back from Caroline Wren had 30 putts. The winners of the Summer Cup: 0-29, A Grade, Vicki Hannah 201 nett and runner- up Margaret Smith 204 nett, while in B Grade 30-45 was Caroline Wren 197 nett and runner-up Faith Morrissy 207 nett.
2-man Ambrose stroke competition was won by Chris Hansen and Bob Bedson 68/60¾ on a count-back from Manuel Quintana and Richard Stone, who were the runners-up on another count-back from Geoff Vesey and Peter Forbes. Nearest the Pin 1/10 in A Grade was Craig McKenzie and in B Grade, Doug Honey. On 9/18 Don O’Meara was nearest and in B Grade Peter Forbes took the honour.
Men’s Summer Cup round 4 was won in A Grade by Don O’Meara 65 nett and runner-up David Hand scored 66 on a count-back from Darren Gill 66. Darren also had an Eagle on the 11 th Hole. In B Grade, Manuel Quintana scored 63 nett and runner-up Alan Rowarth had 70 nett. Nearest the pin 1/10 was Don Wagstaff and on 9/18 it was Bob Bedson. The winner of the Summer Cup was Alan Rowarth with 182 points and Ray Matthews, who was the runner-up scored 198 points.


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There has been a lot of talk on the web about blogging, honesty and privacy, especially as it relates to autism/people with different abilities.
I'm talking about cases where parents have written about their children being violent or exhibiting undesired behaviours and being shamed, blamed or otherwise criticized. I read about one such case here. It's her first-hand account.
Some people think we should only talk about the positives and how wonderful it is to have a special needs child in our lives and how everything is butterflies and roses. You know what? It can be that way some times. If I'm being really good, I promise you I can find something to be thankful for every day.
We all have to make tough decisions, every day, in how we're going to discipline, love, and teach these little humans we're responsible for. Sure, some have certain aspects of those decisions easier than others, but we all have our trials.
Parenting is not a competition though.
I don't know what it's like having a neurotypical kid, so I can't tell you if it's easier or harder. I have my kid and he brings a different set of challenges than other kids do. I have, at times, more complicated decisions to make. Do I sometimes wish I didn't have those extras on my plate? For sure. No lie.
At the same time, I don't want to go and say it's hands down harder because there are times when it can be easier and hopefully those things balance out.
But my point is, we all have good times and bad times. I will tell you about those good times and bad times freely, while still respecting my family's privacy, because that's just life. I want you smile along with the good times and send hugs for the bad times, and hopefully we can all feel a little less alone on this crazy journey called life.

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Angular Material 2 brings Material Design components to Angular 2+ apps. The goal of the project is to build a full array of components to make it very easy to built Material Design interfaces for mobile and desktop.
Hammer.js is an optional dependency and helps with touch support for a few of the components.
You may need to restart your local server for the changes to angular-cli.json to take effect.
Prior to Angular Material 2 Beta 3, there was a global MaterialModule that could be imported in the app module to make the components available. The downside to that is that tree-shaking is not efficient enough to remove all the unused code.
You’ll then import this module in the root app module.
There are a few pre-built themes installed automatically with Angular Material. These set the colors and basic styling. The available themes are: indigo-pink, deeppurple-amber, purple-green and pink-bluegrey.
6. Angular Material is ready!
The Angular Material 2 project: Website, Github repo.
This Angular Material 2 simple app: App demo, Github repo.
This Talk from Kara Erickson: Talk on Youtube, Github repo.


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At a ceremony on Monday morning, Advanced Technology Group of Missoula presented a check for $3,500 to support computer science programs for students at Sentinel High School.
MCPS Communications and Technology Director Hatton Littman said the check was presented on behalf of the school and the entire district.
"Dr. Ted Fuller, Principal of Sentinel High School and computer science teacher Daniel Lande were on hand for the check presentation in the Juniper Academic Alliance Networking classroom," Littman said. "It's important to note that Sentinel is the only high school program worldwide that has implemented this networking certification programming Several years ago we switched to Juniper networking equipment. At that time Juniper let us know that they had a college level certification program for students and that they would be piloting a high school version of that course. Ted Fuller was very excited about the program and we were able to ramp it up at Sentinel."
Littman said several schools began with the same program from Juniper, but ended up dropping out, which left Sentinel as the only high school in the world currently offering the program.
"Students who finish that program have the opportunity to take certifications that are available from Juniper, similar to other certifications from other large networking manufacturers," she said. "Those are real world job certifications that enable students to be employable as soon as they graduate from high school."
The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programs are offered to high school students through out School District One.

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Graduated in Nutrition Technology at Wageningen University and started at Gist Brocades and then worked for DMV International and Quest International. He moved to Unilever where he worked as Head of the Global Technology Center Health & Wellness. His current activities are Professor Innovation in Foods HAS Den Bosch and advisor to various food companies.
Has a broad experience in business development, of which the last 30 years for Akzo Nobel in various positions, such as worldwide Research & Development activities for the pharmaceutical division of Organon Teknika, Regulatory Affairs and Business Development & Licensing.

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The Gypsy Baron opens tomorrow! Today we present our last cast interview, and it's with a long-time member that has played integral parts in every VLOC show for many years. We're very happy to bring you more information today on Denise Young!
I first joined VLOC as Costume Designer for the 1996 production of The Merry Widow. At the first production meeting I was drafted to replace one the Grisettes. I've been involved in some way with every production since.
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Tina: I wrote my 1st song at age 11. I haven’t stopped since!
What musical artists have inspired your music?
Tina: The Police, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Aerosmith, The Clash and Queen are some favs.
Do you have a favorite song that you’ve written or like to perform?
Tina: I love performing my 1st single “Who’s Got Your Money?” live, because it is such a great sing-a-long, but also “Going Under” – it is fun and energetic!
I read that you like to travel. Where have you been so far, and what places are your favorites?
Tina: I’ve been to a lot of European cities… I love Paris and London. As far as the US, I went to Texas for the 1st time recently and I loved it!
You’ve also said you enjoy designing your own clothes; do you have any interest in a future fashion line?
Tina: Absolutely. The wheels in my brain are turning and I assure you a lot is brewing up in my head!
How have you grown musically since you started this industry?
Tina: I’ve become more confident in who I am as an artist and as a person. I know what I want and am not afraid to voice it in the studio. Or in life. Take it or leave it!
Tina: I refuse to answer that!!! I’m made for this.
Tina: I don’t watch much TV because I’m a very active person. I get up early. I love cooking, walking around NYC, hanging with friends. I looooove going out to restaurants of all sorts. I just dig exploring.


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K9Haven Rescue, located in Broken Bow, Nebraska, is dedicated to the rescuing and rehoming of dogs and cats with special needs, seniors and other homeless dogs and cats. We work closely with numerous rescue groups to assist these pets that have been thrown away...hopefully giving them the chance they need to find caring and loving homes.
We are looking for loving and caring homes for not only our young, healthy dogs, but also our senior and special needs furbabies who deserve a second chance.
K9HAVEN Rescue, Inc. began about 2003 to help rehome one old dog. At that time I felt there was a real need to help other dogs find new, stable homes, where they would be safe and well cared for, for the rest of their natural lives. Many of the dogs are in need of rehoming due to changes in the life of their humans and through no fault of the dog.
All of the dogs and cats that come to K9HAVEN Rescue are spayed or neutered, receive all their vaccinations, are heartworm tested and placed on preventative if negative. Also provided is veterinary care for any existing medical conditions and dentals if needed. They are kept in a private home with interaction with other pets. All pets are placed as indoor only pets and secure fencing is required. Adoption application, personal references and vet references are required. Next will come a home visit by K9HAVEN Rescue, or a volunteer in the prospective adoptors area.
K9HAVEN Rescue, Inc. is a not for profit public charity. All donations, bequests, devises, transfers or gifts are tax exempt. Please consider us for your tax exempt donations - so little will go so far.
K9HAVEN Rescue wishes to thank The Steve J. Glogovsky Fund of the Lutheran Community Foundation for the initial support in getting this rescue off and running. Over the years, and especially during the economic down turn, their continued support has helped countless dogs find new homes. We will be forever grateful.
If you are interested in being a foster home, please go to adoption application and fill out as if for adoption. In the initial information please type (or write in) "application for foster care". The more volunteers we have, the more animals that can be saved.


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Growing evidence that the UK economy may be on a downward spiral is suggested in the latest (Q2 2018) UK’s Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) which has hit a five-year low.
The quarterly barometer from the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) shows an Index that has fallen by 1.0 point to 54.4. This is 5.7 points down on Q2 2017.
The headline CMI is now more pessimistic than the market in Q2 2018, following an eight percent increase in FTSE All Share. UK manufacturers have outperformed the market in 2018 but June saw a considerable tightening in prices.
The index of favourable factors all remain above the 50-point threshold, although Order Book (down 1.8 points to 68.0) and New Credit Applications (down 1.3 points to 65.1) both dropped. Credit Sales had a steady quarter, however, up from 70.6 to finish on 71.1.

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Holden Greenberg joins us from Larchmont, NY where he’s a junior at Mamaroneck High School. Somehow, despite being from New York, he’s a big Nebraska fan. This could have something to do with the fact that he’s related to a bunch of Goldbergs and other folks hailing from Omaha.
At school, Holden is on the ultimate frisbee team, and their season is in full swing now. He’s also involved in theater and was involved in a production of Shakespeare’s The Winters Tale. This will be Holden’s ninth summer at camp and he’ll be instructing tennis and athletics. We’re thrilled to have Holden back as one of our junior counselors!
A little known fact about yourself: I can trace family connections to over 20 NSC campers.
Holden Greenberg; friend to animals!
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Maddy Carr (35), of East Dene, will line up with thousands of others in the capital on Sunday, April 28, to run the London Marathon.
THE man behind a boxing club aiming to fight anti-social behaviour with fitness and fun can already count the police and an MP in its corner.
EXPERIENCED hikers and novices alike came together for a walk in the Peaks aimed at promoting mental health, wellbeing and fitness.
CHILDREN are being offered the chance to try out swimming-based activities for free.
TWO superfit exercise instructors showed super strength and stunning flexibility to carry off the top prize in a regional contest.
A RUNNER says he has taken on his toughest challenge yet in honour of the two most amazing people he knows.
Volunteering Matters is running the weekly classes for older Eastwood residents at the newly-named Aslamiyya Centre on Fitzwilliam Road - previously known as Eastwood Methodist Chapel.
Does your family have what it takes to tackle Ray’s 10k fitness challenge?
MARATHON man and Rotherham 10k organiser Ray Matthews wants you!
PERSONAL trainer Gemma Hallatt is looking to the future and has competition success firmly in her sights.
THE START line is nearly in sight for steel-spirited fundraisers as they prepare to run for a hospital charity.


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Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy recently attended the launch of a new report to mark International Freedom of Religion and Belief Day, which fell on Friday 27th October.
A number of local schemes have been successful in getting through to the voting stage of the AVIVA Community Fund.
We now need some help from you to help these groups be successful in securing the money.
Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy met firefighters in Westminster this week (24 October 2017) to recognise and celebrate the invaluable work firefighters do keeping our communities safe.
Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy has praised the achievements of VisitBritain.
Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy has raised the issue of resistance to antimalarial drugs in the House of Commons.
Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy has welcomed the Government announcement of a £25 million investment in 5G technology, showing its commitment to cutting edge technology.
Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a 25 per cent increase in the supply of newly qualified nurses for the NHS.
Jeremy Lefroy, MP for Stafford and member of the Exiting the EU Select Committee visited Michelin’s UK head office and commercial headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday 5 October as part of his Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) Fellowship* exploring industry needs post-Brexit.

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On August 12th 2016, Colombia's National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) awarded the project 3rd Lane Bogota-Girardot: a public-private partnership (PPP) contract with a term of 30 years for the addition of 65km of 3rd lane and the operation of 141 km of the highway between Bogotá and Girardot, in Cundinamarca and Tolima Departments in Colombia.
Following the announcement, talks occurred between the awardee consortium, VINCI's subsidiary VINCI Highways. After obtaining the approval of the ANI the final consortium will be formed by VINCI Highways (50%), Constructora Conconcreto (25%) and Industrial Conconcreto (25%).
The total amount of the contract is estimated at €1.3 billion (COP 4.2 billion). The Bogotá-Girardot 3rd lane Toll Road is one of Colombia' busiest, with 15.3 million vehicles in 2015. The road itself exists for more than 50 years and is operated as a concession since 2005. More than 37% of its revenues come from heavy traffic (it connects Bogotá with the main artery for Pacific ports).
The project involves the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the 141 km of highway, including the addition of 65km of third lanes and the construction of 2km of 4 bidirectional tunnels. The project as of today includes 2 major intersections, a 4.2 km tunnel, 17 bridges, 34 pedestrian bridges, 4 viaducts and 2 operational centers. The project is a self-sustained PPP based on toll revenues (it has already 2 toll stations installed since 2005).
The construction works are estimated to last 5 years and will be carried out by a joint-venture consisting of VINCI Construction Grands Projets / VINCI Construction Terrassement (50%) and Conconcreto (50%). The whole infrastructure will be operated and maintained by the concessionaire.
In July 2010, VINCI has announced a strategic partnership with Constructora Conconcreto, a leading Colombian construction and real estate development company. The partnership involves VINCI's acquisition of a 20% stake in Constructora Conconcreto via a reserved capital increase.
VINCI's ambition is to put down long-term roots in Colombia, one of the most dynamic countries in South America. For about a decade, the country has regularly recorded annual GDP growth in excess of 4%. The construction sector is particularly promising, with volume expected to increase by 5% annually in coming years.
This new operation follows the recent acquisition of the LAMSAC highway concession company in Peru and is a further demonstration of VINCI's dynamic expansion in Latin America.


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WarSeer > Wargaming > Games Workshop > Warhammer: 40,000 > 40K Background > Which of these to use?
View Full Version : Which of these to use?
Ok guys i cannot decide which to use for my commander.
I prefer the second one as it will make him look more Commandery.
And i realise they have different Mk armour but i will be using the normal commander body for the model.
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For low-lying island states, the impacts of global warming and climate change can be a matter of survival. The irony is that while these states have not contributed much to greenhouse emissions, as they produce very little, they may face some of the worst consequences. The Maldives is no stranger to the risks from climate change. It is already witnessing an increase in intense rainfall and resultant flooding, cyclonic winds and storm surges. As one of the lowest-lying countries in the world, with all its people living a few meters above sea level and over two thirds of its critical infrastructure lying within 100 meters of the shoreline, a sea level rise of just a few meters will put the nation further at risk, endangering its relative prosperity.
Thankfully Maldives is beginning to turn the tide. Yesterday I visited Fuvahmulah, in the one of the southernmost atolls where the Mayor and the Ministry of Environment, have been working closely with local communities to manage the wetlands, critical for reducing climate change impacts. I saw scores of young Maldivians enjoying the facilities and learning about conservation. A true win win. Community participation has helped enhance the design and acceptability of this initiative. Scaled up, such initiatives can have transformational impact and it is imperative that the Government of Maldives take the lessons from this Bank supported initiative to 19 other atolls.
The Indian Ocean tsunami that battered the islands in 2004 provided a glimpse of what can happen – a clear wake-up call. The government responded by increasing its emphasis on building resilience in infrastructure and providing its people with early warnings in the event of an underwater earthquake .
Today, in the Greater Malé region, the reclaimed island of Hulhumalé is being developed with better sea defenses and elevated buildings from where people can be evacuated as needed. The government is also raising people’s understanding of the causes and effects of natural disasters, particularly those that come on suddenly, such as tsunamis and flooding.
It is also realizing that concentrating its citizens in Male has its own negative impacts, leading to over-crowding in a very small space with limited amenities. As a result, it is now looking to develop regional centers that allow people to move from fragile and high-risk islands and atolls into more manageable enclaves where they can also benefit from access to jobs, services and resilient infrastructure.
Regional development is being complemented by large scale infrastructure development in the Greater Malé region. But, as in other small states, building resilient infrastructure in the Maldives is expensive . It is expected to cost the country around 35 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to ensure that the expanded international airport, the proposed network of bridges between Greater Malé’s islands, and relocation of the port are up to desired standards.
To support the cost of constructing high resilience infrastructure, the country needs to be fiscally robust. Low fiscal strength significantly reduces a country’s ability to recover from disasters, provide its citizens with a safety net and prepare for future disasters. For the Maldives, protecting the tourism sector, which generates 33 percent of GDP, will be paramount. It’s safe to say that the Maldives is on many a bucket list – but that will stay the case only if those natural resources are protected and remain accessible .
Like many countries of its size, the Maldives has had to borrow heavily to sustain its development. But while its debt to GDP ratio of about 60 percent is not alarming, it will only remain so as long as tourism revenues don’t fall, disasters don’t hit, and the country does not need to reinvest at an even higher cost to remain resilient.
But the country is not without options. Fiscally, it can reduce its expenditures on imported diesel by replacing it with renewable energy. The Maldives is endowed with abundant sunshine and is overcast only a few times in the year. And solar energy has become cheap to generate and store. Estimates show that rooftop solar power alone can meet 30 percent of the electricity needs on some islands, and as much as 80 percent on others. The Bank has been working with the Maldives to increase the use of renewables and has invested in a $16 million solar power project on the islands of Male and Hulhumale in the Greater Malé region. This is the future for the Maldives.
An additional existential risk is access to freshwater – again not limited to the Maldives alone. Water shortages on the outer islands are a norm, even before things get worse. A 10-day water crisis in 2014, from failed desalination in Male, cost the country a staggering US$20 million in relief operations. With limited groundwater reserves and climate change leading to longer dry seasons, water resources are likely to deplete further, especially in the outer islands where little land is available for storing rainwater. While the World Bank is partnering with the government to prepare and implement an urban development project that increases access to water, more will still need to be done.
With higher standards of living – Maldives’ GDP increased from $268 in 1980 to more than $11,000 in 2017 – the scourge of waste is not far. While solid waste is a growing challenge worldwide, its management is particularly acute on small islands where it can’t be hidden – oftentimes from the very resorts that entice tourists to the Maldives in the first place. The resort islands that house well over 1 million guests annually and the growing number of guest houses have a flip-side – poor management of waste water and solid waste. This is the next frontier that the Maldives will need to tame . The Bank is working in partnership with the government to help address these issues; but the solutions largely lie in reducing the amount of waste, particularly plastic waste, as well as composting the high-volume household waste.
A poignant lesson learnt for surviving on small islands is how well one can get citizens to own the problems and the solutions. People need to understand their exposure and vulnerability, and what they can do to help not only prevent the worst catastrophes but also build their own resilience to them. Together, the Bank and the government are looking at various options to help the Maldives plan better for eventualities, recover quicker and prevent a recurrence. But without citizen involvement these investments will amount to naught. Giving citizens a voice is critical to help any government manage climate risks .
In the end, it comes down to a partnership between technical gurus, the government making the right policies and putting the right incentives in place, the private sector understanding its role and seeing itself as part of the solution, and all stakeholders embracing the issues and the solutions. Ultimately, the existential challenge is for everyone.
This entry was posted in WBG News & Reports and tagged climate change, Drink Water, Maldives, Sigrid Kaag, Wereldbank Groep, World Bank Group by NL4WorldBank. Bookmark the permalink.

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President Barack Obama participates in a roundtable about clean energy at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Seated with the president starting with the president and going clockwise are: Obama, Judy Fisher, Marvin Lance Futch, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Harry Briesmaster III, Thaniel Bishop, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Michelle Fisher.
When President Barack Obama visited Utah last Friday, he held a closed-door meeting with some very high-powered people and, allegedly, a man named Marvin who was very surprised to be in attendance.
A Reddit commenter wrote on Tuesday that his company thought a White House invitation was simply for someone to sit in the audience of Obama's Utah speech. As a result, the company reportedly sent a relatively low-level employee for what ended up being a small roundtable meeting with the president.
"The Obama administration sent an invitation to his speech in Utah at Hill Air Force Base. We thought they wanted a representative from our company in the audience. Turns out they wanted the representative for a special round table with the president. Due to this mix up we sent my friend (a leader in our CAD dept) instead of the CEO," the Reddit user wrote, including a photo of the meeting.
Other attendees included Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker (D), solar energy company owner Thaniel Bishop, and Judy Fisher, a grant coordinator at the US Department of Energy. The Reddit user suggested the unnamed colleague was relatively underdressed, with a short-sleeved shirt, because he was not expecting an intimate audience with the president.
The commenter attributed the mix-up to a lack of clear communication from the White House. The person further suggested the CAD (computer-aided design) team leader was chosen because he is in the Air Force and Obama's speech was partially focused on employing veterans in the solar energy industry. Another person noted that Obama's visit to Utah was reportedly hastily-scheduled and caught local officials off guard.
"The details are a little hazy right now. I know the person responsible for the mix up is in some serious trouble. But I'm sure the CEO is kicking himself over missing this chance to meet the President," the Reddit user added later.
It appears the unnamed colleague is Marvin Lance Futch, who is identified in an Associated Press photo of the roundtable event and is listed as an attendee in a White House pool report. A LinkedIn profile that appears to belong to Futch further matches the Reddit description: His biography states he is in the Air National Guard and is a CAD team leader at a company called Vivint Solar.
The White House did not provide comment when asked about the Reddit post.
Update (2:35 p.m.): Reached for comment, a Vivint Solar spokeswoman provided additional information about the meeting. Kady Cooper, the spokeswoman, said Futch was specifically invited by the White House and instructed to wear business casual clothes.
On Friday, April 3, President Obama visited Hill Air Force Base in Ogden to announce the further expansion of the Solar Ready Vets program—a DOE SunShot transitioning service officer solar training effort—from the current three military base locations to a total of 10.
Lance Futch, a lead photovoltaic CAD designer at Vivint Solar and active Utah National Guardsman, had been invited by the White House to join the ceremony audience and was instructed to wear business casual clothes. Upon arriving at Hill Air Force Base, Lance was ushered into a roundtable discussion with the POTUS, Senator Orrin Hatch, Representative Rob Bishop and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker.
The discussion lasted about 40 minutes and President Obama asked Lance personally about Vivint Solar, the second largest residential solar provider in the United States, and whether there was a career path for transitioning military service veterans in the solar industry.
Correction (5:21 p.m.): This post initially said the Reddit post was Monday instead of Tuesday.

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How do you cope with a year’s worth of rain in a few hours? It’s like anything else in life: Until you’ve been through it yourself, you don’t know. Some of us scattered across the country have vivid memories of Superstorm Sandy or hurricanes like Andrew, Hugo, or Katrina. I remember all too well what Hurricane Floyd, in the late 1990’s, did to my house in coastal North Carolina. Water poured into my kitchen and living room, ruining my furniture and morale. I was on call at the time. At one point, all I could do was cry. That was a result of 22 inches of rain in 24 hours. How anyone copes with 50 inches of rain is beyond my comprehension.
The days, weeks, and months ahead of you will be brutal. At some point, nearly everyone will feel overwhelmed with exhaustion, anguish, anger, and frustration. Many of you will wear yourselves out while helping others. That’s what good people do in a crisis.
Throughout the U.S. and Canada, there are many good people who frequent INR (Institute for Natural Resources) and Biomed seminars. Perhaps it will give you a miniscule measure of comfort to know that you are in our thoughts and hearts and prayers. Across the country, the number of people in schools, businesses, religious groups, and civic organizations contributing to relief efforts is growing. One day all of this will be behind you. Until then, may you all be blessed with the safety of your loved ones, compassion for one another, and Texas-sized resolve.


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In August, the political tensions between Russia and the West finally reached into the chemical sector. Russia's Federal Service for Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare declared a number of household cleaning products unsafe for use in Russian homes. The service has made claims against American, Turkish, German and Russian manufacturers.
In Russia, it is customarily understood that allegations by such watchdogs more often reflect political struggles than a drive for higher quality standards. Germany is heavily invested in the Russian chemical sector, but German firms have kept a meticulously clean name.
"We are currently speaking clearly and directly with the Russian government and requesting they review and cancel their decision in short order," said Rainer Seele, president of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce, in a statement. "It is highly improbable that enterprises that manufacture their products in hundreds of countries worldwide somehow do not observe toxicity safety requirements specifically in their Russian operations."
The issue died down as quickly and unaccountably as it flared up, but German businesses operating in the sector continue to face challenges. While the political situation has undoubtedly been a challenge, the devaluation of the ruble has been at least as significant a factor.
A recent report from the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce showed that 80 percent of surveyed companies found the drop in the ruble exchange rate to be the most challenging issue for their businesses in Russia. Other major concerns include weak market activity and lagging confidence in market development. A significant share of the primary goods required for the chemical manufacturing process is purchased from abroad, which drives up the production and final product costs.
"More than a half of Russia's chemical sector is dependent on imports. Certainly, owing to the drop in the ruble, all imported products have become more expensive, and to shift these costs onto consumers is not possible for a majority of firms. The situation changes in different industries. The most difficult situation is in the automotive industry. Sales in the first half of the year fell by 42 percent in comparison with the previous year," said Muzaffer Ünver, managing director for Covestro, a leading manufacturer of polymer materials. Since Sept. 1, it has been a part of pharmaceutical giant Bayer.
The situation is also difficult in the oil and gas chemical sectors, and here smaller firms are really feeling the pinch. "Large engineering firms, including giants such as BASF or Linde Engineering, have multiyear contracts with Russian companies, which they need to maintain. At the same time, the largest companies have the ability to speak with the Chancellor, and to adapt to the political situation. The stress to the small and medium size German business sector has been more significant and immediate," says Fares Kilzie, head of the Creon Energy consulting firm. "This relates not only to falling demand in Russia, but also with the inability to find financing. Due to sanctions, the European market for credit is restricted. Russian banks offer credit at rates that make investments uneconomical. Development is possible only if the company invests its own capital, and this is a very rare event."
The chemical sector is also affected by problems in other segments of the Russian economy. The car production and construction industries, which are core markets for polymer producers, are both facing significant downturns and demand has also fallen in the consumer market.
Some manufacturers have begun to focus their manufacturing on exports. For example, in June, the Continental automotive manufacturing firm said that its Kaluga-based plant would begin supplying tires to Finland. In September, the company further announced that deliveries would be made "to several European and Asian countries."
"In the current economic situation, the instability of the Russian tire market and ongoing developments in the exchange rate favor the export of Russia-made goods. It has become economically viable for the group to produce tires in Russia and supply them for export," said George Rotova, general director for Continental Kaluga.
According to customs statistics, in the first half of 2015, exports of plastics and items made from plastic increased by 15.4 percent. For rubber-based goods and resins, the increase is 22.8 percent. "German suppliers may also earn on the production mineral fertilizer," noted Fares Kilzie. "All major Russian producers of fertilizers, such as EuroChem or URALCHEM, are exporting their products at reduced prices because of the devalued ruble and low gas prices. At the same time, these companies have the funds to buy the equipment and polymer-based raw materials in Germany."
There are growth opportunities for German companies that have already thoroughly localized in Russia and found local suppliers for primary materials. Andrew Beloyedov, executive director for sales and marketing at REHAU Eastern Europe, says that sales of window frames have dropped. Nevertheless, the company is considering building a second plant in Russia that will produce windows, piping systems and furniture fittings.
Beloyedov gives the material PVC, which his company uses in window frames, as an example. "There are no problems with the PVC itself. However, local vendors cover the basic needs of the market. At the same time, the production systems for frames require other components, such as stabilizers and various fillers and dyes. All of these components are for the most part imported. We have the ability to import them from India or China, but we still pay import prices. For all the talk of import substitution — it is first and foremost a political campaign. In reality, we are still very dependent on raw materials, and this applies to not only the construction industry."
Muzaffer Ünver from Covestro said that it's impossible to make any kind of assessment of profits given the current situation, but that he remains positive about the Russian market overall. "Demand is fluctuating greatly and this reduces the number of long-term contracts. In Russia, in many industries, consumption per capita is far behind the global average. A clear example is with under-utilization of polymers. Therefore, in the medium term, I still see positive developments for our industry. Apart from the interest and confidence in the market by any investors, much also depends on how the government tries to improve the investment climate in the chemical industry."

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It takes several volunteers who are willing to give a day, week or month to turn a truck load of construction materials into a new home for a deserving family. Building a home alongside other volunteers and partner families is a great way to be part of something bigger.
Fun, hard work and new friends!
Most volunteers come in teams affiliated with churches, organizations or businesses, but individuals are always welcome.
We build Tuesday-Saturday; worksite hours are 6:50am to 3:00pm. Join us on site for any amount of time you can offer!
There are dozens of construction tasks that require little or no training. However, on the job training for novice builders is provided on site by supervisors or volunteer leaders.
Habitat supplies all of the tools and supplies that are needed. Some volunteers prefer to work with their own tools and are more than welcome to do so. Please make sure all personal tools are clearly labeled.
Make sure you pack a lunch to bring to the jobsite with you, as lunches are not provided.
Morning Circle – Staff members and crew leaders meet with volunteers at Morning Circle to start the day with a cup of coffee, fellowship, job assignments, affiliate orientation, safety training and devotion/reflection. Please come dressed and ready to work when you arrive at circle. You will go directly from there to your worksite. Morning Circle is held at the East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity Office at 747 Old Spanish Trail. starting at 6:50 am.
The ReStore is a home improvement and decor store that sells both new and donated products at a fraction of retail cost. ReStore volunteers work alongside staff to create a friendly environment for our customers and support the operations of the store such as inventory, merchandising, and sales.
Individual volunteers must be aged 16 and up (14 and 15 year olds welcome with adult supervision).
A Habitat Core Volunteer is literally just that: the “core” that keeps everything intact. You can become part of our “Core” at the ReStore or on the build site.
You will have the opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people, and develop leadership skills. To be a Core Volunteer, you must be able to commit to one day a month (or more if you desire) to your volunteer position.
Construction Core Volunteers learn all aspects of the build process. Specialized training includes framing, roofing, trusses, painting, and more. You will have the opportunity to enhance your knowledge in construction, learn new skills, meet new people, and develop leadership skill. To be a Construction Core Volunteer, you must be able to commit to at least one shift a month.
ReStore Core Volunteers are involved in all aspects of retail operations and work with the Habitat ReStore staff in guiding volunteers who are out for the day to assist in the stores. You will have the opportunity to enhance your knowledge in retail operations, learn new skills, meet new people, and develop leadership skills. To be a ReStore Core Volunteer, you must be able to commit to at least one shift a month.


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Today’s workforce is highly mobile and often works remotely, so ensuring that employees are adequately trained and certified means learning courses must be easily accessible anywhere, anytime. Also, the learning management system (LMS) must be easy to use so anyone can quickly enroll and start learning – without software downloads or IT involvement.
OpenText™ LearnFlex is an LMS that meets these needs for companies, government agencies and educational organizations.
OpenText LearnFlex features three components: mobile learning, performance support and content development. Mobile learning offers the ability to launch, complete and track online courses at any time and any location with an Internet connection. Performance support allows learners to gather materials needed to complete a task or a course, or simply increase their knowledge and expertise. Content development includes authoring tools used to create learning content for both mobile learning and performance support.
Mobile: Find, sign up for and complete courses anywhere, at any time. Learners can launch courses, view learning plans and achievement records, and access training resources from their mobile devices.
E-classroom: Collaborate in real-time with tools like instant messenger, chat, discussion forum, and more. The online environment provides an easy way for instructors to create content, conduct presentations, and track and control participation.
Learning plan: View all scheduled and planned training courses in one easy-to-use student dashboard.
Reporting: Provide comprehensive reporting on training initiatives with accurate, real-time information on the progress of employees and other participants.
Course management: Easily manage learning initiatives by adding and setting up courses for specific groups, departments and employee levels. Administrators can create a list of recommended or required courses and can grant exemptions as needed.
Resource management: Schedule and manage multiple types of resources for courses, such as instructors, classrooms and equipment.
Calendar view: View a list of upcoming events and featured courses in day, month and year formats.
Test and assessment: Create tests and provide feedback to support performance assessment.
Achievement record: View a transcript of past courses and certificates along with instructor feedback, course renewal dates, and overall training progress. Print transcripts and certificates for proof of accomplishment.
Portal integration: Integrate LearnFlex with other enterprise applications for business intelligence and graphical reporting. Enable single sign-on with standards-based solutions.
E-commerce: Generate revenue through sale, management, and distribution of online and face-to-face courses.
OpenText™ LearnFlex Learning Management System provides training for more than 900 advocates in 75 police-based victim services units and 38 community-based, victim-serving organizations.


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How exactly does Macbeth arrive at the decision to murder King Duncan?
This scene shows us that Macbeth has no ambitions to become King or Thane of Cawdor. Soon, Ross and Angus arrive and proclaim Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor. This scene has set the seed of ambition in Macbeth although he is able to ignore his ideas. This scene also shows us that the witches have started the ball rolling, as it brings out Macbeth’s fatal flaw, his ambition is suddenly brought to the fore front of his thoughts.
All she now has to do now is convince Macbeth that it is the right thing to do, Lady Macbeth is shown by Shakespeare to be very manly because she is the one telling Macbeth to kill the King.
Lady Macbeth seems to have convinced Macbeth to kill the King as they end the conversation. Macbeth’s character has changed from when we first met him in the play. When we first met him he appeared not to be someone who was very ambitious or at least who hid his ambitions well, now he has become very suspicious of other people because he is worried of being found out. Also deep down in his heart he can’t kill the King without an outside influence which take the forms of the Witches and his wife.
Lady Macbeth is saying that she wants Duncan’s stay at Macbeth’s castle to be as pleasant as possible, here she is doing what she told Macbeth to do, which is look innocent in front of the King but be evil when not in his presence.
Lady Macbeth then suggests that they use the guard’s daggers to kill the King the blame will be laid on them. Lady Macbeth is again showing how she is willing to do anything to kill the King; she also shows her influence over Macbeth and what he does.
The witches prophecy sows the seed of ambition in Macbeth but it is Lady Macbeth who convinces Macbeth to kill the King. Lady Macbeth is the one who comes up with the plan to kill the king; she is the catalyst for Macbeth’s downfall as it is she who convinces Macbeth to do the deeds.

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Nursery manager Samvel Ghandilyan with rare elderberry tigrani plants being propagated in Armenia's Karin village.
For almost two decades, the Armenia Tree Project has been helping people pull themselves out of poverty while greening the heavily deforested Caucasus country. Now, it is also working to rejuvenate populations of rare and endangered tree species, including heritage fruit trees that have been growing in the region for 3,000 years.
Of the approximately 3,600 plant species in Armenia, 123 are endemic or found nowhere else on earth, according to the two-volume "Red Book of Plants and Animals of the Republic of Armenia" released last year by the country's Ministry of Nature Protection. Many, though, are becoming endangered due to deforestation, water mismanagement, and habitat destruction.
"In response to the concern over the loss of native plants, Armenia Tree Project has a policy of growing only indigenous trees in its three nurseries," according to the organization's nursery program manager, Samvel Ghandilyan. "Naturalized" trees introduced long ago are included in this policy if they have no negative impact on the local ecosystem and help boost food security by providing fruits and nuts.
The group's nursery in the village of Karin is now specializing in the propagation of endangered species, including nine trees and shrubs that are registered as rare in the Red Book and two -- the alpine maple and the halfsphere rose -- that are in danger of extinction.
The Karin nursery and another in Khachpar are also starting to produce once-common varieties of apple, peach, pear, and apricot trees -- part of a economic, social, and cultural heritage that dates back three millennia -- that will be delivered to community planting sites around the country.
Rare and endangered tree species, including heritage fruit trees with 3,000 years of cultivated history, are being rejuvenated thanks to the Armenia Tree Project.

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"What if we were to think of the Word of God not as bound between two covers of a book but as that endless noise of interpretation, an inconclusive process that we are invited to join?" asks Timothy Beal in his recent book, The Rise and Fall of the Bible.
In this illuminating and provocative interview, Beal explores the implications of "the end of the Word as we know it." There was a Bible before it was gathered into a book - in the form of scroll and oral tradition. Now, thanks to the digital revolution, the Bible is once again slipping free of one particular physical form. The Bible is moving "beyond the book." As Beal suggests, "It's the end of the Word as we know it."
But this end is not the end of the Word itself: "What if that cacophonous hymn, rising up across time and space from digital networks, living rooms, lunch rooms, churches and bus stops is the living Word of God? An endless, inarticulate din of talking, arguing, reading and rereading in the library of questions. The Word as we don't know it. The Word as we live it. Word without end."
So when Beal asserts that "there is no such thing as the Bible, and there never has been," he's not denying that there is a physical object we call "the Bible." But this physical object, Beal reminds us, has never told the full story of the Word of God.
Despite the ubiquity of religion in the American political landscape, and the continued claims that the Bible is the best-selling book of all time, the fact remains that Christians have never fully agreed on just what this book is, what it contains, or how it should be properly understood.
Timothy Beal has authored a dozen books, and is Florence Harkness professor of religion at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post on religious issues.
David J. Dunn offers a reflection on the recent tragedies in Aurora, Colorado.


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The number of applications smartphone users have to choose from is mind-boggling, but for every task at hand there are some that stand above the rest. Here are eight that are a great help on the job.
Evernote is a one-stop app for storing, organizing and searching all of your ideas, to-do lists, websites and more.
Pages is a word processing app that functions much like Microsoft Word, but allows you to create professional-looking documents when you don’t have access to a PC.
Dropbox stores all of your documents in the cloud so you can access them from any device and share them with others as well.
Note Taker HD is an endless notepad that you can use to jot down your thoughts on the iPad. It also allows you to electronically sign documents.
FlipBoard creates a personalized virtual publication of the most-shared sources from your favorite news sources, so you can stay up to date on the latest information without taking the time to search for it each day.
Clear lets you create a color-coded, prioritized to-do list and then eliminate completed items with a quick touch.
CheckList by Mitsuru Yoshitomi allows you to make and store checklists for the things you do again and again, such as validating survey results or taking a business trip, so you get them right every time.
Glympse can help you meet up with people in a public place. You give the people you want to meet the ability to track your whereabouts via GPS for a set period of time—long enough to connect, not long enough to stalk.
— Adapted from “8 Must-Have Smartphone Apps for Work,” Ritika Trikha, Careerbliss.com.


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When Kim Midboe clicks the gate securely behind her, a pig and several goats come running. During Kim's visits to the CAPE Animal Sanctuary, she brings them something so unique yet so desirable that even Bogie the turkey sidles nearby.
Rootie the pig does not even let Kim pass. He flops his large body onto the ground, presenting Kim with his extended, pink tummy. She gets down to business, professionally kneading and pushing Rootie's muscles and tendons. He lets his eyes droop, and he wuffs with contentment. In a few minutes, Rootie is sound asleep.
Later, Kim is surrounded by a group of goats. Tabby is the lucky client, with Kim rubbing her reddish, gold coat while the other goats wait their turn. Even Bogie is standing nearby in case he decides to give this experience a try.
Kim is studying to be a professional animal masseuse. Her practice sessions at CAPE have given her hours of concrete experience, and the animals a profound new pleasure.
As Tabby is finishing up with her session, you would think another goat would take her place. But no, Rootie has pushed his way to the front of the line, and settles in for the soothing, magical touch of Kim's hard-working hands.


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Tonight the West University Place City Council will meet in the Municipal Building at 6 pm.
The council is likely to approve an annual $2,580,200 budgeted expenditure for employee health care.
The proposed budgeted amount represents a 9.5% increase.
Mayor Susan Sample has long pressed the city administration to aggressively pursue a plan with more, less costly options.
West U’ insurance broker, Gallagher Benefits, says they have pursued every option in the insurance marketplace but that the city’s risk pool is not desirable. Ths is because of the city’s unattractive loss history.
The city council’s options are limited because the renewal date for employee benefits contract is October 1.
Even if they approve a renewal at tonight’s city council meeting, this issue is sure to be revisited by the city council well in advance of the next contract renewal date.