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The STEM School Study (S3) seeks to understand the landscape of inclusive STEM high schools across the United States. S3 examines how STEM schools define themselves, the strategies they use, and the student experience.
What do STEM schools do?
How do STEM schools work?
Where is the S.T.E.M. in STEM?
How are inclusive STEM schools alike?
Problem-based learning (PBL) and student interest in STEM careers: The roles of motivation and ability beliefs has been published in Education Sciences.
PI Melanie LaForce and Co-PI Liz Noble presented findings from S3 at the NSTA Area Conference in New Orleans, LA.
The eight essential elements of inclusive STEM high schools has been published in the International Journal of STEM Education.
PI Melanie LaForce will present an invited session at the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Project Directors Meeting in Washington D.C.
PI Melanie LaForce presented a featured session at the NSTA Area Conference on STEM Education in Minneapolis, MN.
PI Melanie LaForce and Co-PI Liz Noble presented findings from S3 at the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Denver, CO.
PI Melanie LaForce presented on S3 at Discovery Education’s First Annual Summer STEMmersion in Chicago, IL.
PI Melanie LaForce and Co-PI Jeanne Century presented at the LASER STEM Education Leadership Institute in Lynwood, WA.
PI Melanie LaForce presented at the GE Foundation’s 2015 Summer Conference, “Bridging the Gap: Success for Tomorrow with STEM Skills Today,” in July.
Co-PI Jeanne Century presented at the LASER STEM Education Leadership Institute in Lynnwood, WA.
In Belgium, the Flemish Department of Education will utilize S3’s 8 Elements framework in the development of their support and co-learning strategy.
PI Melanie LaForce presented at the Central Ohio STEM Leaders Summit in Columbus, OH, hosted by Reynoldsburg City Schools.
PI Melanie LaForce presented at Battelle for Kids’ Educators Connect for Success Conference in Columbus, OH.
Co-PI Liz Noble, Heather King, and PI Melanie LaForce presented on the 8 Elements of STEM High Schools at the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Minneapolis, MN.
The S3 team produced an informational video on the project for CADRE’s 2015 Teaching & Learning Video Showcase.
The S3 team worked as advisors to the Utah State Office of Education, which is using the 8 Elements as the foundation of their STEM Schools Designation program.
The S3 project was featured on the front page of NSTA’s Science and the STEM Classroom newsletter.
Findings from S3 were featured in a story in UChicago News.
We identified 8 Elements common to STEM schools across the country. Here, you can see the Elements that make up STEM schools, as well as examples of how they are enacted by S3 schools.
The Elements are made up of components that represent the core of what STEM schools do every day to accomplish their goals. Explore all 78 in our infographic of STEM school components.
The STEM School Roadmap is an interactive visual that demonstrates how the components work together to achieve the goals of STEM schools. On this page, explore the Roadmap and read about how it was developed and how you can use it.
What happens in STEM school classrooms?
We visited 134 classrooms in our study schools to understand what instruction looks like in STEM schools. These findings share the different strategies and classroom behaviors we observed.
In our work with STEM school leaders and stakeholders, it has become clear that they may define "STEM" as more than science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about how these disciplines fit into the S3 framework.
And how do they differ? We interviewed school leaders at all 20 participating schools to find out what the most essential parts of their schools are. Explore visual representations of each school’s model here.
Technology plays an important role in STEM schools. In classroom observations and interviews, we examined the types of technologies used and the ways students interact with them. Read those findings and examples from teachers here.
One goal of inclusive STEM high schools is to broaden STEM participation, and students’ STEM attitudes play an important role in doing so. Here, we look at differences in STEM-related attitudes across races/ethnicities and genders.
In recent years, many states and schools have embraced a STEM focus. However, there is much debate and uncertainty about what a STEM school is. This study seeks to develop a clear, comprehensive understanding of inclusive STEM schools across the nation, as well as how the various strategies and methods employed by these schools can relate to real student outcomes.
This study is funded by the National Science Foundation.
The fundamental goal of all Outlier projects is to provide schools and policy makers with useful, timely information to continually improve. In S3, we work hard to maintain open communication and work in collaboration with our schools. In addition to sharing our broader findings, we provide schools with detailed, school-specific findings from each questionnaire administration. Schools have also worked closely with us to articulate their models, and we encourage feedback on our work throughout the research study.
To see more of Outlier’s STEM school work, visit our Projects page.
What are the essential components of each inclusive STEM school’s model?
Which of these are unique to particular STEM schools? Which are common across the STEM schools? Which of the components are applicable to schools in general, and which are specifically STEM-oriented?
What is happening at inclusive STEM high schools?
What is the status of implementation of the intended components of each STEM school’s model?
What affects STEM school practices?
What factors (contexts and conditions) contribute to or inhibit the implementation of essential components?
What components are most closely related to desired student outcomes in STEM schools? Do the relationships change in different contexts? Do the relationships change over time? What are the specific relationships between instructional practice components of STEM school models, contexts and conditions, and student outcomes?
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S3 is a mixed-methods study. We use quantitative and qualitative strategies to answer our core research questions.
To understand the essential components of schools, we use a detailed interview and coding process.
To measure the implementation of essential components, we use teacher, student, and school leader questionnaires. These questionnaires were developed in earlier STEM school research, and have been refined in S3 to precisely and reliably measure how schools implement strategies and practices.
We get a richer portrait of essential component implementation through our qualitative data collection. In 2014 and 2015, we will visit several of our schools to see their essential components in action. We will observe activities and classes, talk in depth to teachers and students, and generally learn what it means to be a part of an inclusive STEM high school.
To understand student outcomes, we work with schools each year to collect student-level achievement data (student GPA, test scores, and other data when available). We link questionnaire responses to school-provided data to understand how different essential components and patterns of implementation may be related to student achievement.
In addition, we are working on a post-graduate questionnaire for a sample of students who have graduated from participating schools. These questionnaires will help us understand how post-grads reflect on their STEM experience and feel that it has helped prepare them for life after high school.
Melanie joined Outlier Research & Evaluation in July 2011 and works on a range of research and evaluation projects. Prior to her work at the University of Chicago, Melanie worked as a quantitative researcher at the Chicago Postsecondary Transition Project, a joint project between the Consortium on Chicago School Research and The School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. She has also previously worked as a research analyst at Chicago Public Schools in both the Office of Math and Science and the Department of Postsecondary Education. She received her PhD in Social Psychology from Loyola University and holds a BA from Ohio University.
Liz has a variety of experience as both a researcher and an educator. Prior to coming to Outlier Research & Evaluation, Liz worked as Research Assistant at Northwestern University, and with the Chicago Children's Museum on an exploratory study of the Museum's early learning-focused Pritzker Playspace. She is also a trained Montessori teacher and taught in a three to six year-old classroom for several years. Liz has an M.A. in Learning Science from Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Denison University.
Prior to coming to the University of Chicago in 2005, Jeanne Century was a Senior Researcher at Education Development Center (EDC) in Newton MA. Jeanne has a BA in general science from Brandeis, and a MEd and doctorate in science education curriculum and teaching from Boston University. Her research focuses on the impact of inquiry science instruction, strategies for improving utilization of research and evaluation, sustainability of reform efforts, and measurement of intervention fidelity. Century served on the Education Policy and Department of Education Agency Review transition teams for the Obama-Biden administration where she was responsible for STEM education and education research and development issues.
Katie joined the Outlier team in March 2017 after completing a post-doctoral fellowship and Research Assistant Professorship at the Institute for Applied Research and Youth Development at Tufts University. She is currently working on several projects including the S3 and Broward County STEM + C research projects. Her previous work focused on program evaluation of positive youth development outcomes in out-of-school time contexts, particularly those positive outcomes youth receive through participation in sports and Boy/Girl Scouts. She received her Ph.D. in Life Span Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University and a B.A. with Honors in Psychology from Muhlenberg College.
Huifang joined Outlier in February 2017. Prior to this, Huifang worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, Center for Applied Geographic Information Science, Urban Institute, and Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation at UNC-Charlotte. She received her PhD in Educational Research Methodology and M.A. in Geography Information Science from UNC-Charlotte. Huifang also holds a M.A. in the major of Language Acquisition and Chinese Modern Literature from Beijing Normal University. During her 7-year professional training, her research has focused on STEM education, neighborhood analysis in relation to mathematics achievement, self-efficacy, and learning English as a second language.


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There’s a lot of talk in the entrepreneurial ethers about what to do when people ask you for advice, or “to pick your brain”, from the position that these requests are a mild nuisance at best and inconsiderate at worst. It’s an interesting discussion and there are plenty of useful scripts being shared if this is a big issue for you and your business. In my business and in my life, I don’t see it as an issue.
I am a firm proponent of boundaries. I am also a firm proponent of asking for help.
The wonderful thing about boundaries is that they actually create spaciousness and cohesion. My husband and I recently walked through a busy park that had at least six baseball diamonds filled with earnest kids and hollering parents. In the far corner of the park was a massive fenced-in area for dogs to tear around, sniff butts and roll around in the dandelion fluff with unbridled joy. Awesome to behold. Had there not been that dedicated space, there would have been some serious clash of species. Balls and mayhem, ahoy.
And the wonderful thing about asking for help is that you often get what you need. Funny that.
I know myself that I wouldn’t be where I am today without having asked for help, requesting coffee dates, and in the early days, I may have even uttered the verboten words:: can I pick your brain?
Shun me, shuck me, burn me at the stake.
And, I totally get why this feels hot ‘n bothered right now. It feels like we have less time to meet the needs of our clients, family, friends and colleagues without taking on additional appointments/correspondence with people we don’t know. (I suspect we could find more time in the day if we spent a little less of it in the aforementioned ethers, but I digress).
As much as I believe that we all deeply desire to help each other and to see one another succeed, I have CERTAINLY heard myself from time to time saying: I’m sorry, I’m not available to meet with you for lunch. What is the specific question that you have? I’ll be happy to address it in an upcoming TGtv in case others are curious about my take on it too.
It’s not perfect, but I highly recommend that for you too. If there’s a question that you get often, you may consider writing about it. Create a product, program, post, class if it feels aligned + good and direct people there. (And if you’re the one asking for someone’s time and attention PLEASE MAKE SURE that you have invested YOUR time and attention already on resources they have created for just.this.very.reason). If you want to ask Kate Swoboda for the blueprint to creating a sustainable coaching practice, for instance, I reckon that it would prudent to get your hands on The Coaching Blueprint.
Now…that said (discernment rests in contradictions), the argument is oft-made that if people ask you for the very thing you sell, as in your time, advice, wisdom, then they aren’t valuing you. Could be. AND can we also hold space for the possibility that it’s not quite so nefarious? That wanting to meet you for a coffee has more to do with wanting to connect at a heart level than wanting to rip you off?
Is it possible that this isn’t actually a PROBLEM and that all of this brow-wiping breathlessness is more of a badge of busy-ness than anything else?
In my business and in my life, I don’t see it as an issue. If ever it’s felt like a problem, then it’s only ever been a champagne problem. I am doing something right. People are noticing. And they want some of what I have. Case closed.
We all know that asks are energetic exchanges…it must feel right for both sides of the transaction. We all need to find our own way into this.
If you are feeling inundated with asks, before locking into the “no” position, will you please pause in gratitude for the honour of the request? Will you please pause in celebration for the good work you’ve done to get here? Will you please pause in appreciation of those who gave you their time, energy and attention when you were first starting out? Will you please check your gut and check your schedule? And will you THEN proceed accordingly?
No’s are often required…and that’s completely cool. But I fear the world my daughter will walk in if we are too pinched, gripped, clenched and clamped to consider sharing our abundance of attention, wisdom, gifts and even, yes, time.
Aspire to be useful. Aspire to be generous. Aspire to be kind.

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Mechanical connections will always have their place in a bonding & grounding system. Harger offers a mechanical connection for all installations.
Today's electronic environments require specialized grounding applications. Harger provides the knowledge and products required to protect these sensitive systems.
Our background as a contracting company pushes us to develop innovative solutions for the exothermic welding process.
Harger provides quality UL Listed grounding busbars to the electrical and telecommunication markets.
The basic lightning protection components can be used on every job, this guide provides the 80/20 guide for lightning protection systems.
Harger provides pool grounding & bonding solutions that meet the requirements of NFPA 70, Equipotential Bonding Article 680.26.
A quick guide to our common exothermically welded connection styles.
Our capabilities include Exothermic welding, grounding busbars, conductors and lightning protection.

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OTTAWA —Morguard Corporation has opened a Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton property in downtown Ottawa — the first dual-brand conversion of an existing building in Canada and the first Hilton hotel in downtown Ottawa.
The 17-storey Hilton Homewood Suites features 171 guestrooms for extended-stay accommodations and a combination of studio and one-bedroom options with kitchen appliances. The 10-storey Hilton Garden Inn offers 175 guestrooms for short-stay accommodations and offers meeting and event space that can accommodate up to 250 people. The property also features the Tulip Restaurant and Bar, helmed by executive chef David Vinoya.
The Morguard-led re-development project, which began in 2016, includes a new HVAC system, extensive exterior brick work, new exterior glazing and windows and enclosed balconies. It also features a completely redesigned lobby, modern floorplans and finishes and construction of a new bank of elevators.

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Dried Seafood is a delicacy in Taiwan. There are many markets that excel in dried seafood, but the Fish Market on Qijin Island, Taiwan is the best. During the Japanese colonization, the island developed a taste for the dried fish that Japan holds dear. With their acquired taste for dried fish, the manufacturing of equipment for this industry has boomed. Taiwan is one of the major exporters of fish processing machinery of all kinds. This is the decade where the Taiwanese consumer has spoken. They desire their snacks and they value their leisure time. So this is the age of commercial dried fish, though it has not always been that way.
Welcome to the world of dried fish. It is one of the most versatile of all proteins and keeps forever almost. One of the favorites of all the fish, is the small dried fish. The Taiwanese seem to love these small fish as an evening snack. They also like the cans of dried, powdered fish . The amazing thing about the powder is that you can add it to soups and casseroles and you have almost instant protein. But nothing is better than these small fish fixed the traditional way. The key here is the marinade. They are soaked for a bit in sesame oil with chopped green onion , garlic, red pepper, and crushed peanuts. Let the fish set in the marinade for a couple of hours and then fry it slowly, adding the marinade as needed. After that the fish is left in the sun to dry thoroughly. Once the fish has been dried, you can package it in air tight packaging. Any brand sealer is good for these step. Once the fish is dried and sealed, your dried fish will last for months or longer. Usually when doing it at home, 6-12 months is the maximum.
If you do not want to do it yourself and love the Taiwanese fish, pick up some packages of the fresh dried fish and the cans of power and store in your suitcase. Never come with only one full suitcase. Plan to have room for what you might want to bring back. Anytime is a good time to come to Taiwan, so grab your passport and pack lightly for your Taiwanese visit.

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On June 4, 2018, Basiani will travel to France. A joint concert of the outstanding Georgian pianist, UNESCO’s Peace Ambassador, Eliso Bolkvadze and Ensemble "Basiani" will jointly perform at the UNESCO head office in Paris. The performance shall take place in the Concert Hall for 1500 people at UNESCO HQ to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Georgia's independence. The official representatives of France and Georgia will attend the concert.
The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Georgia and the Embassy of Georgia in France.

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There is a double header of action on Saturday as the regular season of the Big Bash League draws towards a conclusion and the opening match sees the last two champions meeting in Adelaide as the Adelaide Strikers take on the Perth Scorchers.
These two sides have been used to battling for the title in recent times but the only thing at stake in their meeting here is the Wooden Spoon, which will go to the team that loses this match. Both teams end their campaign here.
If you was doing an award for the most disappointing side in the competition then the Adelaide Strikers would be bang in the mix for it. Given that they won the title so readily last year and only really had to do without Travis Head from that side they have been complete disappointments with just five wins to their name and absolutely zero consistency.
As with so many teams in this competition it has been a case of struggling with the bat for the most part. They have been struggling too often in that department of late and as such they have lost five of their last six matches, which has seen them slump to second bottom in the table and already out of the tournament with a match to go.
I don’t think the Perth Scorchers would be too far behind on the disappointment scale although to be fair they did have a change of coach and a whole raft of international call ups to deal with. Even then, you wouldn’t expect them to be bottom of the table and needing to win their final match of the campaign to avoid finishing last of the pile.
Much like the Adelaide Strikers, Perth have struggled with the bat all too often this season. They haven’t usually had to rely on runs on the board but the change of ground has taken some adjusting to for their bowlers and it has largely been a complete crash of a season as a result. A win here wouldn’t do much for them but nobody wants to finish bottom of the table.
Travis Head and Billy Stanlake come back into the Strikers side for their final match of the season. They come into the squad for Colin Ingram, who has departed for home early, and Jake Lehmann whose form has not been good enough all season.
Perth Scorchers have included former Hampshire opener Sean Terry in their side. He has been playing grade cricket in Australia and could get his Big Bash League debut in this final match of the campaign.
This isn’t the easiest match to bet on because neither of them have been particularly consistent this season and both have decided to bring a youngster or two into their squad but even with Travis Head around the Adelaide Strikers look incredibly light with the bat to me and as such the value should be on the Perth Scorchers at odds against.
When these two teams met in Perth, the Scorchers skittled Adelaide for just 88 and polished them off no problem at all. The Strikers have certainly got no better with the bat since then so I think the odds against on the Scorchers is a bet that is probably justifiable in taking. They have enough with the bat and the ball to get it done here.
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The string conversion macros discussed here are valid for both ATL and MFC. For more information on MFC string conversion, see TN059: Using MFC MBCS/Unicode Conversion Macros and MFC Macros and Globals.
ATL 7.0 introduces several new conversion classes and macros, providing significant improvements over the existing macros.
SourceType and DestinationType are described in the table below.
[C] is present when the destination type must be constant.
[EX] is present when the initial size of the buffer must be specified as a template argument.
Generic character string (equivalent to W when _UNICODE is defined, equivalent to A otherwise).
OLE character string (equivalent to W).
For example, to convert from a Unicode string to a generic string without changing the converted string, use CW2CT.
If it is known that the converted string is unlikely to be more than 64 characters, the EX version, such as CW2CTEX<64>, can be used to save space on the stack.
The recommended way of converting to and from BSTR strings is to use the CComBSTR class. To convert to a BSTR, pass the existing string to the constructor of CComBSTR. To convert from a BSTR, use COLE2[C]DestinationType[EX], such as COLE2T.
The new conversion classes which require a buffer (CA2AEX, CA2WEX, CW2AEX, and CW2WEX) use a fixed-size static buffer to store the result of the conversion. If the result is too large to fit into the static buffer, the class allocates memory using malloc, freeing the memory when the object goes out of scope. This ensures that, unlike the older text conversion macros, these classes are safe to use in loops and won't overflow the stack.
The conversion macros introduced in ATL 7.0 are optimized to be aware of input NULL strings. These macros will return NULL if the input parameter is NULL without allocating any memory.
By default, the ATL conversion classes and macros will use the current thread's ANSI code page for the conversion. If you want to override that behavior for a specific conversion using macros based on the classes CA2WEX or CW2AEX, specify the code page as the second parameter to the constructor for the class.
Check the length of the strings before passing them to these macros to avoid potential buffer overrun problems. Stack overflows are exceptions that could also be caught with try/except.
Allocates memory on the stack.
Uses stack memory for small strings. Uses the heap if the stack is not large enough.
The string is freed when the function is exited.
The string is freed when the variable goes out of scope.
Cannot be used in exception handlers.
Can be used in exception handlers.
Not suitable for use in loops. Memory use grows until the function is exited.
Supports use in loops. Loop scope ensures that memory is freed on each iteration.
Not good for large strings. Stack space is limited.
No problems with large strings. Strings will be allocated on the heap.
Usually require USES_CONVERSION to be defined.
Never require USES_CONVERSION to be defined.
Meaning of OLE depends on definition of OLE2ANSI.
OLE is always equivalent to W.
// Convert LPCWSTR to LPCSTR.
// and initialize it with pszW.
// Note: pszA will become invalid when it goes out of scope.
// Use a temporary instance of CW2A.
// after the execution of the statement above.
// Incorrect use of conversion macros.
// as the instance of CW2A has gone out of scope.
as the memory allocated by the conversion functions would not be freed until the current function was exited. The same code does not work with the new classes.
As the memory allocated by the temporary object and returned from the cast operator is destroyed when the temporary object is destroyed, using the value in szr will have undesirable results.
The cast operator makes the CA2T object look like a LPCTSTR.
The default static buffer size is 128 characters. If the buffer size must be changed for a specific conversion, use the EX version of a macro, and specify the buffer size as a template argument.
// Changing the size of the buffer.
// Use a 16-character buffer.
Here is an example of specifying the code page as the second parameter to the constructor for the class.
// Specifying the code page.
In the macro names, the source string type is on the left (for example, A) and the destination string type is on the right (for example, W). A stands for LPSTR, OLE stands for LPOLESTR, T stands for LPTSTR, and W stands for LPWSTR.
If there is a C in the macro name, the macro converts to a const string. For example, W2CA converts an LPWSTR to an LPCSTR.
Thus, A2W converts an LPSTR to an LPWSTR, OLE2T converts an LPOLESTR to an LPTSTR, and so on.
The destination string is created using _alloca, except when the destination type is BSTR. Using _alloca allocates memory off the stack, so that when your function returns, it is automatically cleaned up. By default this macro will only convert up to 500KB at one time.

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Madonna has signed up to perform at this years Eurovision Song Contest in Israel next month.
Israeli Newspaper The Haaretz has reported how after months of rumours the star has agreed to fly to Tel Aviv and take to the stage for a guest appearance during the show.
The singer is said to be bringing an entourage of 160 people and it’s reportedly going to cost $1million (£766,840), which will be covered by billionaire businessman Sylvan Adams.
Madonna is said to be performing two songs during the show, one of her hits aswell as a brand new song.
Reports have suggested how Madonna has disagreed with Eurovision producers over the new track over its political messages.
It’s not the first time a major star has performed as the interval act, with Justin Timberlake performing in 2016.
Are you pleased to see Madonna at the Eurovision? What classic song would you like Madonna to perform? Let us know in the comments section below!
The public review ‘Wake Up’ by Eliot!


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What else do they want than war of words from the pen?
Can our policemen go after the terrorist of our democracy?
Who is the mother of a cat dancing in awkward nakedness?
How do you want us to believe you are doing the right thing?
Where are we, where is justice and equity, where is the rule of law?
#ReleaseHim, #BailIsFree live and let’s live!

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I'm drinking red wine with ice cubes in it!? What does this mean? It's been a long day. I'm feeling a little trapped. The workers are here all day, for this entire week. In and out of the house. I feel a need to be here and keep an eye on things. Make sure all the little jobs are getting finished up. The situation won't change this week so I might as well go into my 'acceptance' mode. I'm fine in the morning. Busying myself with organizational tasks and keeping the cement dust at bay. By the time the sun hits and the air heats up - I'm ready to get out and about. Just a little restless .... a time of transition.
a. a passing from one key to another; modulation.
b. a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing.
c. a sudden, unprepared modulation.
3. Theatre. a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.
Which definition applies the best? Perhaps 2c. Unprepared modulation? Although, I have pondered this time in Mexico, when I am getting settled, making myself a new life. So perhaps I am prepared, as much as anyone can ever be prepared. What about the Theatre? Things can be a little theatrical with me. After all, I am a Leo! For some years however, I have been practicing balance. Keeping my emotions out of it. Using them to their best advantage. Stepping back and being the observer.
I am determining it is more of a passage ... a rite of passage. A transition or change in my concept of life in general. Am I transitioning, in the best possible way, not only into a different culture, country, and home, but also into my crone years? More inner strength, more balance, and might I even utter the words, more wisdom? With wisdom comes more questions. I realize I don't know anything anymore. Wanting to know more. Needing and digging for that deep understanding. A deep knowing of who I am, authentically. More honesty with myself. More putting the importance in life on what is really important to me. More emphasis on relationships, and the quality of life I need to feel content and fulfilled. More focus on creativity. More focus, period! I remember one of my spiritual teachers drumming into my head "Donna, you are what you focus on!" and "Don't put your attention there, it's not important." ... I do ramble on! These are the ramblings of a woman in transition. Don't leave me alone tooooo long!
What can I show you today. The old hacienda doors are now gracing my house. I need to purchase some old funky hardware for them. If only they could speak - I'm sure I would spend some fascinating hours listening to their story. They are beautiful. I adore them. I consider them a piece of art. They are highly carved. About 200 years old. I did not touch the surface except to seal it. They had to be 'cut to fit' ... unfortunately they lost a little of their grandure. I think they are spectacular!
There is a shadow on my courtyard wall which is really cool. It's a shadow of my tree, my little chimney and an electrical poll which sticks out of my roof. Allow me to share.


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(Plastics Today) -- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has been a major target of the environmental activist group Greenpeace for at least 20 years, dating to activism by chemist Michael Braungart. The focal point of Greenpeace was dioxins. The Vinyl Institute was formed in 1982 because of health-related attacks on PVC pipe by the steel industry. Since then PVC has been under attack for questions surrounding vinyl chloride monomer and phthalate plasticizers.
Last week new problems emerged. The American Public Health Association (APHA) urged a reduction in use of PVC in hospitals and schools. Also last week, an advocacy group called Clean and Healthy New York released a report questioning the safety of chemicals such as PVC used in 72 mattress models on sale in the United States.
For Allen Blakey, vice president of industry and government affairs at the The Vinyl Institute (Arlington, VA), it was a bad week. "I had sensed that direct attacks on vinyl had tapered off in the past couple years until last week," Blakey said in an interview with PlasticsToday.com yesterday. "Why? PVC continues to prove its cost-effectiveness in myriad applications, including many high-value applications (material of choice for blood bags, medical tubing, tamper-resistant packaging, electrical wire insulation, pipe delivering drinking water, etc.)," Blakey said in a follow-up email.
Blakey says that officials at APHA never called The Vinyl Institute to check their facts and get perspective. As a result, there were some statements in the APHA resolution that were outright wrong. Lead and cadmium, for example, are no longer used as stabilizers in PVC. He also faults the APHA for making no mention of what he describes as a positive review of phthalate plasticizers by industry groups where they didn't find actual problems despite more than 60 years of use.

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Editor’s Note: There is another large scale purge of the more general red pill videos underway. Analysis of the New Zealand event is nearly impossible when the Orwellian kakistocracy is hauling people before courts for sharing the crime video. Therefore under these circumstances we feel it is important to review, educate and update prior events, and get some of our posts recycled before our site is taken down in the latest Orwellian purges. If we are removed, our material is backed up, and we will endeavor to post it under “Winter Watch II”.
Unlike more botched deceptions of the last few years, I have had much more difficulty dissecting the haunting James Holmes “Batman” shooting. If it was a straight hoax as opposed to a hybrid or a false flag, the Crime Syndicate employed a well-executed scheme and utilized in Holmes a first-class actor (far more skillful then the B teamers of late). I am willing to entertain Holmes being a mind-controlled individual. The operators of this event seem to be a different A team crew, and best of class. Did one of the masters of this stagecraft retire, quit, or die after Aurora?
I listened to several hours of the psychiatrist’s interview with Holmes, and did note a number of things that don’t add up.
The Holmes trial was long and rather superficial, but certain evidence was introduced that was highly suspect. Most notable are the crime scene photos from the Arapaho County DA. There is no blood in the theater. The bullet trajectory angles shown don’t combine with the location of the “shooter” Holmes. The white markers are forensic tags, but as you will see in these photos, little sign of actual bullets. The fabric is pristine. There were allegedly 12 dead and 58 non-fatal wounded from gunfire at this scene. In fact, there are enough alleged bullets (see photo #4) in these photos that one would expect blood everywhere. Where is it? These are trial evidence photos, not media, meaning blood and carnage is not cleaned up or censored for the sensibilities of the viewer.
Here is more cartoon world forensics showing exit hallway. Given Holmes firing position shown in second photo (as diagrammed by the DA), all these magic “bullets’ would have had to make a sharp angle turn and flatten trajectories to effect this pattern. See enlarged.
Par for the course, there was no CCTV footage out of the very modern theater. None from the emergency exit, none from inside the screening room, none from the lobby, none from the parking lot and none from a cell-phone camera. There was no footage from the mall either.
But here is the evidence photo of alleged bullet trajectories sprayed throughout. I would invite all readers to go through the crime scene photos.
Second photo is a close up of shell casings marked on the floor, but where are the actual shells. Where is blood? If this was a trial photo would you as a jurist accept this as evidence of shell casings?
Various other “evidence photos” released by DA.
Winter Watch Takeway: If James Holmes was an actor, he is truly in a class of his own in terms of the staged deceptions. In this case I lean toward a mind controlled patsy similar to Sirhan Sirhan. But unlike Sirhan, Holmes is out of sight and locked away into the star chamber system. The scene in the theater itself is another poorly done and insulting staged deception. Holmes himself doesn’t remember a thing except an empty theater when he left.
I live in NZ , been here 18 years.Long time Pru Bear and Winter Watch follower. This event does not add up to say the least. Having said that, I believe a good case could be made if charges are filed against someone downloading or sharing a video, that the one they are sharing is a computer generated fake since the real video would show bullet holes in walls, shell casings not only ejecting from a different area of the upper receiver, specifically the chamber, but those same shells hitting the ground. One could then seek discovery under the official information act to provide the real video coverage from the police as a part of their defense.
keep in mind that we do not have a DA or Government Prosecutor. We operate under a Solicitor General . This means that the Crown pays a private law firm to prosecute the cases. This creates a problem in that further loose ends can surface, such as a rogue law clerk, when facts/evidence are expected to be challenged by the defense..Oh wait…He’s defending himself…Imagine that..He still would be entitled to Standby Counsel but I suspect that he will plead guilty and vanish.
The issue I am wrestling with at this time are the motivations?? On 5 March John Podesta was visiting under the pretense of talking about election rigging by the Chinese for our 2020 election???Thanks for the concern Johnny….
The country is hardly a “Rapefugee” mecca and the recent immigrant Muslims pretty much stay to themselves and enjoy a higher standard of living as Taxi Drivers and Dairy Operators. We don’t on the surface have an itching problem with them.
The key issue with Christchurch is that it is the prime location for US Military Aircraft and a base for NOAH in relation to so called transport and logistics to Antarctica.
This guy was later pronounced dead after 8 hours along with his wife having a heart attack???
Later that story vanished and he’s alive and safe.
To add further insult to injury, New Zealanders as a whole are somewhat detached from the victims since most if not all are not related to them, and anyone can tell you, the South Island has about 2 degrees of separation while Auckland stands at about 4 or 5. Our PM then wore a Hajib when visiting Muslims after the event. You can imagine how angry the simple white Kiwi bloke has become as his identity appears to be diluted by such a display, After all, his binary thought process of Muslim Bad / America Good is challenged. Now add gun control to this and we become a powder keg of Nationalism ready to blow if/whena retaliatory attack were to hit???
Perhaps they should wait until we voluntarily turn in our weapons before they strike???
Long story short, I believe we are being used as a geopolitical pawn in the balance of power between China and the US in Oceania.
The average gunshot victim requires 3.3 units of blood – this is almost 2 quarts.
Thus there should be approximately 30 gallons of blood in the theater. Since no blood is visible, this was clearly a hoax, with the unfortunate Holmes the only victim.
Of course, blood could be cleaned up off the floor — and one would expect that this would be done rather quickly. But what is glaring is that for all the bullet holes in the fabric seats, there’s not one visible stain of blood — let alone soda or candy. Really weird. Magic fabric?
At a crime scene, nobody cleans up ANYTHING until all photography is complete.
My “Lincoln-Douglas debate” at r/conspiracy. I am clovize.
>quotes the other party. This is the mentality we are up against.
I am mildly surprised to see they did a full cleanup job on the seats before doing the bullet tracing. But let’s not ask anyone with forensic experience if that is how it is done sometimes, it is more fun to not know.
The floor is painted black in some parts, carpeted in others. Row 5 looks like the carpet has been removed, it would be too soaked with blood to be cleanable. Maybe the seats were getting too stinky and it wasn’t possible to separate off the aircon from the other theatres. There would be a lot of blood, it would start rotting quickly.
For all the bullet holes (at implausible trajectory angles) in the fabric seats, there’s not one visible stain of blood or signs of tearing or fraying. Magic fabric?
Look at the nice clean round exit hole from the steel pipe. I guess that means this is hard point not soft point bullets, so they won’t make much of a hole even if they have passed through a body unless they are tumbling.
The question about the seats and floor being cleaned before bullet tracing was done should be directed to people who actually know about that stuff, or about this case. There are books written on crime scene analysis, you might find some info there.
If it is not plausible for the seats and floor to have been cleaned at that stage, why do you think fakers would publish photos with without splashing some fake blood around? Do you think people put in charge of such a difficult operation would know even less about the subject than you?
>should be directed to people who actually know about that stuff, or about this case.
Appeal to authority, much? Ladies and gentlemen of the jury- these are the “crime scene” evidence photos, that we made “at a later date”, and after the theater was completely remodeled.
>Do you think people put in charge of such a difficult operation would know even less about the subject than you?
I see lots of mistakes in these operations. Some is just hubris- but I also think they do this deliberately to gauge public gullibility and what they can get away with. And apparently it works.
@TheBulshitPoliceBlog, 12 dead and 58 injured, that about 230 units!
Seventy people dead or wounded and not a drop of blood at the crime scene. Give me a break. My guess, one of the first FEMA Integrated Capstone Events. FEMA admits to using LARP’s and moulage at around the 9 minute mark in this video.


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As part of the general exploration of the New World, Spanish conquistadors set out on various expeditions in the early sixteenth century. One such expedition was led by Francisco Pizarro in 1533, heading towards the western coast of South America where it was fortunate in discovering the vast Inca empire just as it was reaching the end of a civil war. With just forty soldiers (aided by friendly native warriors), Pizarro quickly conquered much of the empire, acquired vast new territories, and set up the foundations of Peru. Just a decade later, in 1542, the viceroyalty of Peru was created to rival that of New Spain in terms of the territory and potential wealth it controlled. At its height it ruled all of western, central and southern South America, often through governors such as the captaincy general of Chile.
Initial wealth was brought about through the mining and textile trades, but when Spain controlled Portugal between 1580-1640, there was no restriction on Portuguese settlement in Brazil. In the eighteenth century, the creation of the viceroyalties of New Granada and Rio de la Plata reduced the importance of the Peruvian capital at Lima and removed much territory from Peru's control. It also served to move some of the lucrative Andean trade to Buenos Aires. Added to the decline in productivity from the mining trade and textile production, this combination of events saw Peru lose much of its initial importance to the Spanish empire.
A tentative first expedition by Francisco Pizarro to conquer Peru from his base in Panama City fails when he is forced to turn back. The second expedition in 1526 finds the northern edges of Inca territory. The third, in 1527-1528 sets up a temporary base on the edges of Inca territory, while the fourth requires a return to Spain and an interview with the king. This gains Pizarro the titles of governor and captain general of New Castile, the territory expected to be conquered by his expedition. By 1532 Pizarro is ready to head back into the lands which promise so many riches.
First Spanish governor of New Castile. Assassinated.
Pizarro leads his small body of troops southwards from Panama to conquer the Inca empire, opening up vast new territories in South America. Pizarro is accompanied by his siblings, Hernando and Gonzalo Pizarro.
Governor of Guatemala, Pedro de Alvarado, heads to the Andes, hoping to gain the rumoured riches of Peru, but he is warned off by the men of Francisco Pizarro. In the same year, Pizarro's leadership is questioned by Diego de Almagro, and the latter man leaves, given permission by the king of Spain to explore southern Peru (modern Chile).
Pizarro explores the west coast of northern Peru, and founds the city of Lima as the capital of the new territories. His brothers govern the Inca capital Qusqo (or Cusco), exhibiting great brutality towards the native subjects. An uprising results, almost recapturing the capital until the Pizarro brothers are able to defeat it.
In the same year a former companion of Pizarro, Diego de Almagro, leads his band of conquistadors south into Chile in search of gold. He claims the territory for Spain but founds no cities, and returns in 1536 having abandoned his discoveries. Two years later he is executed after having failed to oust Pizarro as governor.
Almagro's return to Peru sees him temporarily imprison Gonzalo and Hernando Pizarro. Once reunited, the Pizarro brothers defeat Almagro's attempts to usurp control at the Battle of Las Salinas in April 1538. Almagro is executed on 8 July. One of Pizarro's captains, Hernando de Soto, becomes governor of Cuba in 1538.
Pizarro is assassinated by Almagro's followers on 26 June 1541. Gonzalo Pizarro returns from an expedition into the interior to find that the official representative of the Spanish crown has arrived to take control of Peru, and the assassins and their forces are defeated at the Battle of Chupas on 16 September 1542. In 1544, the king of Spain appoints Blasco Nunez Vela as the first viceroy of Peru (which includes the captaincy general of Chile and the New Kingdom of Granada). He introduces new laws aimed at preventing the previous exploitation of the natives and Gonzalo Pizarro rebels, with the backing of the many conquistadors who lose out under the new laws. The situation is not fully resolved until Pizarro is defeated at the Battle of Jaquijahuana in 1548 and is immediately beheaded.
Half-brother of Francisco. Claimant viceroy of Peru.
The viceroys continually attempt to persuade the Inca ruler to come down from his independent mountain capital and reside in his former capital at Qosqo, where he can be controlled by Spain. It takes until 1559 before Sayri Tupac does so, and he accepts Christianity at the same time.
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1535-1550).
Died before he could take office.
Toledo makes an extensive tour of the viceroyalty and reorganises it. He establishes the Inquisition in Peru (1570) and promulgates laws that treats natives and Spanish equally. In 1572, the last Inca ruler, Tupac Amaru, is arrested, tried, and beheaded. His city is burned and its location forgotten.
Spain gains control of its Iberian neighbour, the kingdom of Portugal, and any attempts to prevent the Portuguese colonisation of eastern South America in Brazil are relaxed.
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1590-95 & 1607-11).
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1603-1607).
Francisco de Borja y Aragon divides the government of the districts of Rio de la Plata in two, creating Buenos Aires and Paraguay, both of which remain dependencies of Peru.
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1612-1621).
A Portuguese attack from Brazil on a Spanish mission results in the enslavement of 60,000 natives. The raid is one of a series in what is effectively a low level war of territorial conquest, despite Spain governing the Portuguese.
Cabrera puts down an uprising by the native Uros and Mapuche natives.
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1642-1648).
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1650-1653).
Pedro Bohorquez, a Spanish adventurer, crowns himself emperor Inca Hualpa of the Calchaqui natives, inciting their tribes to revolt. He is captured and eventually hung and beheaded. Rich landowners also chose this period to revolt against the government.
The English privateer Henry Morgan takes the Peruvian port of Chagres, before capturing and sacking the city of Panama in Granada.
President of the Audiencia, resumed interim vice-regency.
Archbishop of Lima (and interim governor of New Granada 1671).
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Spain 1686-1688).
President of the Audiencia governing on an interim basis.
The viceroyalty of New Granada is created from Peru's northern territories, Bogota, Panama, and Quito.
The viceroyalty of New Granada is recreated on a permanent basis.
There is a native uprising under the leadership of Juan Santos Atahualpa in the Andean jungle provinces of Tarma and Jauja. Although Atahualpa dies in 1756, the area is not fully regained until the 1780s.
The Treaty of Madrid between Portugal and Spain legitimises the established borders of the colonial territories in Peru and Brazil. The treaty also stipulates that Spain receives the Sacramento Colony and Portugal the Misiones Orientales, seven independent Jesuit missions in the upper River Uruguay. Spain and Portugal combine forces and crush the resisting colonies in the Guarani War of 1756 (as shown in the film, 'The Mission').
The viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata is created from Peru's southern territories, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and the Eastern Strip (Uruguay).
Spanish viceroy of Peru (and of New Granada 1773-1776).
Shortly after Manuel de Guiror is removed from office by the Crown's inspector, the Inca begin an uprising in Peru led by Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui Noguera under the name Tupac Amaru II. It is a result of oppressive Spanish control, and it takes the new governor a year of fighting to regain control. Known as the Tupac Amaru Rebellion, its leader is killed during the fighting against the Spanish with the result that he becomes a near-mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence.
Named viceroy of Rio de la Plata in 1804 but took Peru instead.
Following the French occupation of Spain and the subsequent weakening of the crown, various wars of independence break out across the Spanish Americas, including New Spain and Guatemala. Peru serves as a centre for the royalist opposition to these revolts. When Buenos Aires revolts in May, Abascal reincorporates the provinces of Chile, Cordoba, La Paz and Potosi (both in modern Bolivia), and Quito (part of New Granada) from Rio de la Plata.
On 8 September 1820, the Liberation Expedition of Peru is organised in Chile and lands on the beach near the city of Pisco in Peru, under the command of Jose de San Martin. Lima is occupied on 21 July 1821 after negotiations with the viceroy fail. The independence of Peru from Spain is proclaimed on 28 July, with the viceroy retiring to Cusco with a sizable armed force under his command.
Despite temporarily recovering Lima, the acting viceroy is defeated in open battle against nationalist leader Simon Bolivar. Royalist control of Peru is reduced to a small area around the city of Ayacucho, in the south-central highlands. On 9 December the Battle of Ayacucho (or the Battle of La Quinua), is won by the nationalists under Antonio Jose de Sucre, Bolivar's lieutenant, at Pampa de La Quinua, close to Ayacucho. The viceroy, Serna, captured after the battle, agrees that the Spanish will leave Peru. Juan Pio de Tristan y Moscoso assumes the office of provisional viceroy in order to transfer power to the nationalists.
Nominal viceroy, but not exercising power. Died 1860.
The early years of the new republic were marked by power struggles. A provisional government was formed between 1821-1822, with a republic being declared in 1822. Elected president in 1824, the former nationalist leader Simon Bolivar turned created a dictatorship four years later, but his governance was also very short-lived. In fact, Peru's nineteenth century history was scarred by repeated dictatorships.
The name Peru originates from that of a native ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel in Panama in the earliest days of exploration into South America. In 1522 Biru was visited by Spanish explorers who were venturing into new territory for the colonists, and the name came to be used to designate all of the initial conquests to the south. In modern times the country's population is a reflection of that colonial period, consisting of the descendants of European settlers and African slaves, native Amerindians, and Asians.
After the provisional government creates a republic in 1822, the Peruvian congress names the president of Gran Colombia, Simon Bolivar, president of Peru on 10 February 1824. He is able to reorganise the armed forces and decisively defeat the Spanish at the Battle of Ayacucho in that year.
Also president of Bolivia & Gran Colombia.
During Bolivar's presidency, in 1825 the Congress of Upper Peru creates the republic of Bolivia, which is named after him. Trying to prevent the break-up of Gran Colombia, he proclaims himself dictator on 27 August 1828, but the following year Peru fights Gran Colombia over the latter's claim that its territory extends beyond the Andes mountain range to the River Amazon, and includes the Amazonian basin. The war is ended with the Battle of Tarqui and the Gual-Larrea Treaty being signed on 22 September. The treaty specifies that the Colombian-Peruvian border is to retain the line it bore under Spanish colonial control (the peace lasts until 1859). Bolivar resigns the post of dictator on 27 April 1830 after an assassination attempt dents his confidence.
A coup by Pedro Pablo Bermudez is succeeded by a second coup under Felipe Santiago Salaverry on 23 February 1835, leading to a further year of dictatorship. Salaverry is defeated and executed by Bolivian forces which invade the country. Juan Pio de Tristan y Moscoso, having chosen to remain in Peru after independence, participates in the creation of the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation which survives until 1839.
Dictator. Deposed in a second coup.
The dictator of Peru is defeated and executed by Bolivian forces which invade the country. Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz creates the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation which survives until 1839. Tension between the confederation and Chile leads to the latter declaring war on 28 December 1836. Chile's ally, the Argentine confederation, follows suit on 9 May 1837. Eventual defeat for Bolivia comes in 1839 and Santa Cruz flees to Ecuador. A period of stability within Peru follows. In 1841, the new Peruvian president attempts to return the favour by invading Bolivia, but he is defeated and killed.
Arguing that treaties signed with Gran Colombia have been rendered void upon the dissolution of that federation, Peru fights another war over disputed territory bordering the Amazon, this time with the federation's successor in the region, Ecuador.
Dictator or 'interim president'. Deposed.
With the resources which had made the country stable since the 1830s having been squandered, Peru is now heavily indebted and political in-fighting is on the rise. A dictatorship is formed under Prado after a coup removes the previous dictator.
Spain recognises the independence of Peru in 1879. Another dictatorship is formed almost immediately under Nicolas de Pierola, but his Peru is defeated by Chile in the War of the Pacific between 1879-1883. After Lima is occupied, the country loses the provinces of Arica and Tarapaca. Internal struggles following the war are followed by a period of stability under the Civilista Party.
Dictator. Defeated by Chilean forces and resigned.
On 29 May, supporters of the opposition Democratic Party force their way into the presidential palace to demand the president's resignation. However, Augusto Leguia refuses and is kidnapped and taken to the Bolivar Monument where he repeats his refusal to resign. The police arrive and rescue the president by force in a battle which results in over a hundred deaths.
During the same period the country's border with Brazil is settled with the signing of the Treaty of Velarde-Rio Branco. This sets the border along the rivers of Yaravi and Yaverija. In the case of Bolivia, the Treaty of Polo-Bustamante formally partitions Lake Titicaca, and also marks the boundary with Tacna (which until then had been part of Chile).
In October 1917, Peru declares for the allies in the First World War against Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire, but plays no active part in the conflict.
Leguia returns to office and, fearing the government will not recognise his re-election as president, launches a successful military coup. From there, a new parliament is convened which elects him constitutional president. Leguia introduces a new, more liberal constitution and proceeds to ignore it himself, ruling in dictatorial style.
Dictator. Overthrown during the world economic depression.
With the signing of the Treaty of Salomon-Lozano, Leguia agrees the borders with Colombia by seceding all territory between the Putumayo and Caqueta rivers, to the detriment of both Peru and Ecuador. The treaty is only published after the overthrow of Leguia on 22 August 1930.
In March 1932 the president, Luis Sanchez, is the target of an attempted assassination as he leaves church. The assassin misses his target and the president almost shoots him in return, only being stopped by his bodyguards. In June a minor revolt is put down, and in September a revolt seizes a whole town. By the end of that month, the Treaty of Salomon-Lozano has been declared null and void and Peru and Colombia prepare for war, although it is never announced as such. Before hostilities can commence, on 30 April 1933, Sanchez is shot through the heart as he finishes reviewing twenty thousand young army recruits. His replacement negotiates peace with Colombia (by 1934) and introduces a new constitution.
The Ecuadorian-Peruvian War is fought between 5 July 1941 and 31 July 1942 as a continuation of the 1840 war. The Rio Protocol brings peace until 1960. In 1942 Peru also becomes the first South American nation to declare war against Germany and its allies.
Despite having a president who has attempted to liberalise the country, in October 1948, rebel sailors and officers seize five warships, locking up or shooting their commanders, and send landing parties ashore under cover of a ragged bombardment. Sailors already on shore take over the Naval Academy, the Naval Armoury, and the Real Felipe Fortress. Troops loyal to the government crush the revolt and the president, Jose Bustamante, suspends all civil rights. It is not enough for the military cabinet who, responding to economic strife, stage a coup on 29 October. The coup leader takes over as president.
Dictator. Arranged elections in 1956 and stepped down.
President Velaco declares the Rio Protocol with Ecuador to be null and void, although little immediate impact is caused by the decision.
Another coup, this time by Ricardo Perez Godoy and Nicolas Lindley Lopez, both generals in the Peruvian army, delivers a year of government by military junta under Godoy. He is deposed by Lindley who delivers democratic elections to the country, turning over the office of president to election winner Fernando Belaunde.
Dictator. Overthrown by his coup co-conspirators.
Dictator. Arranged free elections for the same year.
Belaunde is removed from office in a military coup. The country is ruled by the army under General Velasco, who manages to destroy the economy.
Dictator. Overthrown in a coup.
Dictator. Stepped down after elections.
With the country in economic depression, the military allows an election to restore constitutional rule. Fernando Belaunde's return fails to halt the rise of internal conflict, especially by the left-wing Shining Path movement. However, he comes to be regarded as the father of Peru's modern democracy.
Following the sudden and unexpected occupation by Argentina of the Falkland Islands, Peru promises support while Chile sides with Britain.
President Alan Garcia's presidency leaves the country with hyperinflation and no progress against the growing Shining Path rebel movement. Garcia also has the question of his involvement in human rights abuses hanging over his head. He is replaced by the half-Japanese president, Alberto Fujimori.
A new constitution is drafted.
The aftermath of the 1995 Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador sees one of the western hemisphere's longest territorial disputes reach a final conclusion. On 26 October 1998 both countries sign a definitive peace agreement.
Fujimori has fared little better than his predecessor on the human rights issue, although he has brought an end to Shining Path's fifteen year reign of terror and has noticeably improved the economy. Now facing a corruption scandal, he flees to Japan. Following a visit to Chile in 2005 he is arrested and faces deportation to Peru.
Alan Garcia regains power, still with questions hanging over him regarding his conduct. However, he is regarded as the lesser of two evils by voters who are more worried by Venezuela gaining political influence over the country. In 2007, former president Fujimori is handed over to Peru to face charges and imprisonment for six years.


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Apply a sealant to your car's paint to create a shield against road salt and grime, as well as snow, sleet and rain.
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Different types of contaminants affect the car paint. These are dust particles, bugs, pollen, bird dropping etc. Here the author has shared some useful tips for protecting the car paint during winter. We should apply a sealant to the car's paint and create a shield against road salt,grime,snow,sleet and rain. To protect the car paint during winter months spray sealant is necessary. It is easy to apply and wipes off quickly. To clear away the snow from the car body we must use a soft snow brush. Never use ice scraper for this as this may scratch the car paint.
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Unknown hackers have launched large-scale DDoS attacks against German energy company RWE, crippling its website. The attack comes as police clear protesters from the Hambach Forest site where RWE plans to mine for coal.
German company RWE filed a police complaint against unknown attackers who had targeted RWE's public website, a company representative said. The firm's webpage was flooded with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and remained virtually inaccessible by Tuesday morning.
The company said that no other systems had been attacked.
RWE currently faces harsh criticism from environmental groups over its plans to expand coal mining operations by clearing the ancient Hambach Forest.
The scheme has been held up by protesters blocking the site.
Police started clearing away the activists earlier this month, but the widely publicized removals were briefly suspended after a journalist fell to his death. On Monday, the evictions resumed.
The mass-circulation daily Bild linked the attack with a Youtube video using the symbols of the hacker group Anonymous. The German-language clip, posted last week by Anonymous Deutsch, calls on RWE to "keep your hands away from the Hambach Forest."
"If you don't immediately stop the clearing of the Hambach Forest, we will attack your servers and bring down your web pages, causing you economic damage that you will never recover from," says the computer-generated voice in the video.
"Together, we will bring RWE to its knees," it adds, calling the viewers to boycott the company. "This is our first and last warning."

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


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"In the monthly parade of Latvian autumn, November tends to be associated with darkness, cold and hunger for the sun. In reality, this month is as bleak and grey as we make it our hearts and minds," says a release from the center.
"This year, we step over the threshold of the first centenary of Latvian statehood, glancing back to assess our past accomplishments and looking forward as we plan for the future. The fifth 2018 exhibition season at the Rothko Centre with its exhibition projects is a gift to each and every one of us on the momentous occasion of Latvian centenary."
Latvian art is represented by a group exhibition from Talsi “Colours of Kurzeme” and individual projects by two outstanding Latvian ceramicists – Izabella Krolle’s “Artery” and Lilija Zeiļa’s “Traces. Touch. Versatility”.
Estonian graphic artists congratulate us with a group project “Estonian Centenary in Latvia”, which features as many as 50 artists. Meanwhile, greetings from Lithuania come through Siauliai with an exhibition by Vaidotis Janulis “Diary of Dvinsk Fortress”.
Bright additions to the new season are the travelling exhibition “Artapestry 5” from the European Tapestry Forum, the exhibition of the domestically based 5th International Textile and Fibre Art Symposium as well as the exhibition of selected artwork by Julius Voegtli “Forerunner of Swiss Impressionism” from Pashmin Art Gallery, Germany.
During the season’s opening event at 4 p.m. through 5 p.m., the new exhibitions will be available free of charge. The new season’s exhibitions will be on public display until 15 January 2019.
Hoist the big top! Prepare the custard pies! Coco the clown is coming home to Daugavpils!


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Uplink Productions started in late 1999 after its founder decided he liked making websites and saw a career in doing so.
Starting out with developing a range of products for website owners to add onto their existing websites, Uplink Productions grew into making whole, entire custom websites for people in Australia and from international locations.
The types of websites Uplink Productions has developed include simple presentation websites of just a few pages, to heavy e-commerce websites that sell things online, whether they be products, services, accommodation, tours, cars or something else. Anything’s possible!
We have also been involved in community projects, including developing a website to help Victorian bushfire victims gain assistance from the public during those trying times and providing three fully-featured member-based website systems to Australian car enthusiast clubs.
In 2012, Uplink Productions has developed a range of websites for individuals and businesses across Australia and the world, including for clients in Dubai and China.
Please have a look through our Portfolio and don’t hesitate to contact us if you think we can help you!


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Turmeric is a super-food. It's an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, mood stabilizer and immune system booster—it basically does everything except the dishes.
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Steve Broughton is a fully qualified and experienced driving instructor operating in Mid Somerset namely Street and Glastonbury.
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Nervous pupils welcome. Pass Plus registered.
Dual controlled, Ford Fiesta 1.6 Diesel. (Manual only).
I have been a driving instructor for around 20 years. Having been made redundant, I wanted to try something completely different. I also wanted to be my own boss. Driving instruction for me, was the ideal occupation.
I enjoy driving, always have done. I also enjoy teaching others to drive. I also believe a sense of humour is necessary, sometimes events don't always go as planned. A great sense of achievement of course when someone passes their test, not only the student, but for myself also.
All basic instruction starts locally in Street and Glastonbury. One hour, one and half hours and two hour lessons are available. Eventually moving on to Yeovil, (two hours), where all pupils will take their test.
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A Brand is a name given to a product or a service which takes on an identity by itself. Brands are the most valuable assets of an organization. Usually we tend to relate Brand with symbolic representations like a Logo, Tagline or advertisement, but in actual, it is something more than just an outward representation. The first and foremost importance of building a brand is that it gives you recognition. Once people come to know you by your brand, they will associate themselves with your area of specialization.
Lay emphasis on your true self: When you act in a play, you are constantly struggling to fit your feet in the character’s shoes, but when it comes to Branding, what matters is nurturing your real self. Your brand should be a reflection of your attitudes, morale and values.
Never stop learning: Life is a process and we can never learn it all up. While creating your personal brand, keep attending various seminars and meetings in order to have a holistic view while taking decisions.
Be a social butterfly: Social media is one of the important most tools to build and grow your personal brand. It is very important to spread the reach of it through various social media profiles. Make your own website and maintain a regular blog to engage people. These days the email addresses work as the business cards did earlier. It is a one click process to get in touch.
Develop communication skills: If you are looking to build your personal brand, then it is very important for you to speak frequently. You have to develop your communication skills to stand out from the crowd. It is better to have prior knowledge on what you are going to speak as it will give you more confidence as well.
Organize events related your brand: Advertisement and Publicity are two of the most important mediums to promote your brand. Though people confuse them to be the same, they have a huge difference in them. The event types should be related to your brand where you can spread awareness. Create a different event domain for them.
Building your personal brand these days is easier than what is seems to be with the dominance of the social profiles network. Just make sure that Portfolio and Testimonial is always updated and are full of qualities what the world wants.


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The titular Broxo (of Zack Giallongo’s Broxo) is not the main character of his own book. That distinction goes to Zora, a warrior cut more from the mold of Miyazaki princesses than from Disney’s pampered-chef variety. She’s no fan of slumming in the wastelands, but she’s doing her bit to support her family’s vision of uniting the five clans under a single purpose—and because that end requires means so unappetizing as crawling the wastes, that’s what she will do. She’s pretty badass like that. Plus, she has awesome little decorative wings on the side of her headband and she’s easily the first character I’ve ever seen pull that one off. (Sorry Captain America. Sorry Hermes. Sorry Hawkman.) She’s also smart, tenacious, and maybe not so competent with a sword as the loner she meets, a boy king named Broxo.
Broxo opens with Zora cresting a plateau in search of the Peryton clan so that she might deliver the news of unification, that all the people of the Penthos might once more be as one. She finds instead a pretty shabby place, a land mostly of gloom and murk—deserted save for a small few inhabitants, each with their own things going on. One of these is Broxo, and the remainder of the book dwells on their interactions and adventures. These, despite their clash of cultures and the gathering darkness, are a joy to follow.
I’ll tell you this now: the fact that there isn’t presently a sequel to Broxo rushing from the printers to the publisher on its way to a speedy distribution breaks my heart. Because I want more of these two. I want more adventures that will make me hurt all over vicariously (even if the characters themselves seem immune to my own current frailties). Giallongo has charmed me.
A large part of Broxo's depth is founded on its principal two characters. Both Zora and Broxo are mixes of strengths and weaknesses, a combination whose powers come to outweigh its inadequacies. Zora is brave but foolhardy and reckless. She’s good with a bow and okay with a sword. She’s driven by her ambitions but is a bit ethnocentric, leaning on the belief that her civilization (the one doing the uniting) is the superior and that what’s left of Broxo’s betrays barbarian savagery. To usurp Avatar, she’s got a lot to learn before she’s ready to unite anybody.
Broxo is himself a strong fighter, wily, and at home with the dangers of the plateau, but he’s ignorant of many things. He’s weighed down by a history he only partly knows and a past he’s largely forgotten. He’s far from socialized and despite his guileless overtures, he trips a number of social blunders that make working together with Zora a difficulty. He has a larger responsibility than he’s aware and swaggers a bit more than he deserves.
The beautiful thing about Broxo is watching these two strong figures bend and snap and bend again in order to preserve their lives, understand each other, and ultimately evolve closer to that personal state that was previously sequestered in the realm of Mere Potential. As in any realistic growth situation, there’s friction and forgiveness. It’s a good and well-thought-out relationship and not one I expected to find in what is essentially a Conan-esque tale of adventure, fantasy, and zombie apocalypsis.

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Whenever I set up a Mac I always advise adding three great apps that make using a Mac easier, faster, and just plain nicer. Those apps are Moom, Paste, and Alfred, and to me, they’re essential. Try them out and I think you’ll agree.
The name “Moom” comes from “Move and Zoom,” which is what this app does. This is way, way faster than dragging the edges of windows to resize them and then, in a separate step, dragging them to position. If you routinely have to shuffle windows around, Moom will save you a ton of time and trouble.
Across the top of the Moom menu you see buttons for full screen, left half, right half, top half, and bottom half– and if you click on any of those, the window snaps to that position– moving, and zooming, nice as you please. If you want to set a custom size just click and drag on the grid to show how large you’d like the window to be, and where you’d like the top left corner. Note that Moom‘s “full screen” is different than the Mac’s built-in full screen, because Moom‘s full screen doesn’t hide the menu bar.
So, to use Moom, you point to any window’s green button, you wait just an instant for the Moom menu to appear, and then you either click a full screen/half screen shortcut button, or you click and drag to position a window anywhere you like, at the size you specify. You can also use keyboard shortcuts if that’s your preference.
If you’re lucky enough to have two screens, Moom can help you move windows from one screen to the other by dragging or by keyboard shortcuts. I like using the mouse with Moom most of the time, but when it comes to moving windows from one screen to another I prefer using keyboard shortcuts (like Command-Control-left arrow to send a window to the screen on the left, and to zoom it to full size). Dave, I’m talking to you!
Get Moom on the Mac App Store.
Paste is one of those things you don’t know you need, but once installed you don’t know how you lived without it. In a nutshell, Paste remembers everything you copy (or cut), creating a kind of scrapbook of clippings that can be pasted later (anywhere, at any time, in any order). I use Paste all the time when scooping up URLs that I want to send in an email, and when writing blog posts, and when adding pictures to Messages, and a whole lot of other times too. Paste is lovely to look at, lovely to use, and it will speed up your work big-time.
To use Paste, you simply copy and cut as you always have (Command-C and Command-X, or Edit/Copy and Edit/Cut). That part stays the same. Then, when you want to have a look at what you’ve copied, you press your keyboard shortcut (mine’s Control-P, for “Paste”) and up pops a window showing all the stuff you’ve copied (or cut). Newer stuff is at the left.
If all Paste did was show you the Clipboard’s current contents it would still be worth installing. How many times have you wondered “Did I copy xyz, or not?” With Paste, you could see whether you had.
I “discovered” Paste only this year, but it quickly found a place on all of my Macs. I think you’ll love it. Get Paste on the Mac App Store.
And much, much more. It saves gobs of mousing-around time and it’s another one of those “how did I live without this?” items.
I’m looking to launch Reminders, not Remote Desktop, and I could open Reminders by pressing Command-3. But, if I just type a little more, I can hit Return to open Reminders, and that’s a little easier (for me).
You don’t even see Tom Sumner (because he’s not in the top ten, according to Alfred). But, if I type a little more (“tom s”) I see it, and if I then hit Return, up pops Tom Sumner’s contact card.
Here’s the really cool thing: Alfred learns! From now on, when I type “tom” in Alfred’s box, Alfred shows Tom Sumner at the top of the list (until I choose some other Tom in the list).
You can get Alfred for free from the developer. (The version on the Mac App Store is no longer current, so don’t get that one.) You can also buy the “Power Pack” and gain super-powers– that’s what I did, so now I can pop up Alfred‘s window and then type “blog” and have it open a new Safari window and go straight to the administration page for my website, and a lot of other cool stuff too.
Alfred can do what Paste does. Just turn on clipboard history in settings and set the keyboard shortcut you want to use to summon the list of clippings.
Yes it can, and I am a big Alfred fan. I use it on all of my Macs. Paste’s clipboard history is so pretty visually that I give it the nod over Alfred. I have both apps installed and I use both all the time.


text: An Austerity type 0-6-0ST No 8 at Bury Bolton Street station in 1990. The locomotive was painted in a ELR livery. At this time services only operated as far as Ramsbottom.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


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Fahlgren Mortine is seeking marketing (advertising) and communications (public relations) interns for its Columbus, Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio offices. The selected candidates will gain experience working in an integrated marketing and communications firm, as well as have the chance to learn about the intersection of paid, earned, owned and shared media channels.
College juniors and seniors with marketing and communications experience are encouraged to apply for the paid 10-week internship, which will begin in May/June 2019.
The deadline to apply is Friday, February 1, 2019.
Writes news releases, website copy, fact sheets, collateral copy, social media content and other materials, and may support the development of integrated campaign materials including case studies, etc.
To apply, you must be a full-time undergraduate student. While preference is given to public relations, communications, marketing, advertising and journalism majors, all applicants will be considered.


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If there is never any conflict in your organization, on your team, or in your family, one of two things is true. Either you are all in complete agreement on absolutely everything, or there is a serious lack of trust that is not being addressed, and likely doing great, possibly unseen, damage.
Since it is virtually impossible to have everyone in complete agreement all of the time, smart people recognize that lack of trust is the problem and do something that strikes fear into the hearts of ordinary mortals. They work to build trust by embracing and even initiating conflict!
There are a number of ways to prompt the building of trust by leveraging healthy, productive, life-giving conflict, but here are four that strike me as absolutely crucial.
While the above set-up may cause some to go weak in the knees, others will get excited and be more than willing to share openly. But some will be fearful and not want to say anything negative for fear of negative reprisals. So you must somehow communicate that nothing is out of bounds, and that the only thing that is out of line is to hold back, keeping your thoughts to yourself. It may be a struggle, but you can get people to open up by doing nothing but asking questions.
What do you feel is the biggest challenge we face?
How are we failing to meet that challenge, and why do you think that is?
What (not who) is holding us back?
What do you feel is your greatest unmet challenge?
What is holding you back or getting in your way?
If you were free to give your maximum creativity, effort and contribution to this team, what would need to change?
You get the idea. Once these thinks are in the open, you can talk about why they have never been shared before, if that is in fact the case. Or it may be a conversation about why they have never been addressed, if they have been named. Your job at this point is to assure the team that things are about to change, and you are going to set the pace.
At this point you identify one thing from each team member that they said was something they would like to do, and then empower them to do it, while removing any significant barrier that they also identified. Give them ownership and responsibility, letting them know that you will also hold them accountable. It may be that the removal of the barrier costs you a significant price, but the value of a team member who goes from giving 40% to 95% will more than make up for it.
What you have just done is shown them that if they are honest about their struggles, things can change for the better. And this will encourage greater honesty, producing healthy conflict and debate that brings out a team’s best thinking and creativity as trust continues to grow and flourish.
But the best results are always the product of healthy conflict and debate among team members that welcome such interaction, knowing that no matter what, each person has the other’s back, and the best interest of the team and organization at heart. Hope comes alive. Optimism and enthusiasm are unrestrained. And this kind of environment will become a talent magnet as well as a talent magnifier.
On teams where conflict is welcomed and expected, the members will quickly discover that they are capable of greater things than they ever imagined, both as a collective, and as individuals. And there is nothing on earth like leading a team of gracious but honest truth-telling debaters that know how to leverage healthy conflict.


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On 15th March, 2013, Long Harbour acquired 310 residential units across 20 sites, spread throughout England and Wales. At the time of acquiring the asset the majority of units were let under standard Assured Shorthold Tenancies ("ASTs") and had been managed by a dedicated lettings and property manager that was acquired as part of the transaction. Post completion, Long Harbour actively managed the portfolio maximising the rental returns with a view to selling down the assets and optimising profits and investor returns. 80% of the portfolio was sold within an 18 month period at an average profit of c.28%. The final asset was sold on 21 December 2015 with an overall cash on cash profit of c.29% achieved on the portfolio.
Long Harbour saw an opportunity to reposition and simplify what was a complex transaction involving multiple units across various regions, each with different market dynamics, into a bespoke portfolio that offered investors an attractive proposition while providing the vendor with a clear exit strategy, enabling them to sell each of its assets in one transaction. This approach provided our investors with a route into the UK residential market with immediate upside as a result of the discount achieved on acquisition, and an interim yield on assets held for sale.
Since stabilisation of the portfolio sales process, in August 2013 Long Harbour has targeted the sale of at least 12 units per calendar month and has consistently outperformed this target.