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Pre-Incorporation Kits. Simple to use and quick to download.
Kit which provides tools for determining the details of a corporation's purpose, structure and type prior to incorporation.
Planning on incorporating? Don't start without our pre-incorporation kit!
This kit provides the necessary tools for determining the details of a corporation's purpose, structure and type prior to incorporation. Using the included worksheets and checklists, potential business owners will be able to have before them all of the basic data to use in preparing the necessary incorporation paperwork.
In addition, the process of preparing these worksheets and checklists will also help uncover any potential differences of opinion among the persons desiring to form the corporation. Often, conflicts and demands are not known until the actual process of determining the corporate structure begins. Frank discussions regarding the questions of voting rights, number of directors, and other management decisions often will enable potential associates to resolve many of the difficult problems of corporate management in advance, thereby avoiding much bigger problems in the future.
The use of written worksheets will also provide all persons involved with a clear and permanent record of the information. This may provide the principals of the corporation with vital support for later decisions that may be required.
This Kit is designed specifically for use in your state.
Address of state corporation department: The address is listed on the Worksheet. You should write to this department immediately, requesting all available information on incorporation of a for-profit business corporation in the State of California, as state laws and fees charged for incorporation are subject to change. Having the latest available information will save you time and trouble. Please note that you can also download state forms and fee schedules at http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corp_formsfees.htm.
Corporate name: The selection of a corporate name is often crucial to the success of a corporation. The name must not conflict with any existing company names, nor must it be deceptively similar to other names. It is often wise to clearly explain the business of the corporation through the choice of name. In California, a corporate name may be reserved for 60 days for a $10 fee. A corporation’s name must include the word Corporation, Incorporated or Limited, or an abbreviation of one of the preceding.
Parties involved: This listing should provide the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all of the people who are involved in the planning stages of the corporation.
Principal place of business: This must be the address of the actual physical location of the main business. It may not be a post office box. If the corporation is home-based, this address should be the home address.
State/local licenses required: Here you should note any specific requirements for licenses to operate your type of business. Most states require obtaining a tax ID number and retail, wholesale, or sales tax license. A federal tax ID number must be obtained by all corporations. Additionally, certain types of businesses will require health department approvals, state board licensing, or other forms of licenses. If necessary, check with a competent local attorney for details regarding the types of licenses required for your locality and business type.
Patents/copyrights/trademarks: If patents, copyrights, or trademarks will need to be transferred into the corporation, they should be noted here.
State of incorporation: In general, the corporation should be incorporated in the state in which it will conduct business. In the past, the state of Delaware was regarded as the best state in which to incorporate. This was due to the fact that Delaware was the first state to modernize its corporation laws to reflect the realities of present-day corporate business. This is no longer the case. Virtually all states have now enacted corporate laws very similar to those in Delaware. In the vast majority of situations, it is preferable to be incorporated in your home state.
Corporate existence: The choices here are perpetual (forever) or limited to a certain length. In virtually all cases, you should choose perpetual.
Proposed date to begin corporate business: This should be the date on which you expect the corporation to begin its legal existence. Until this date (actually, until the state formally accepts the Articles of Incorporation), the incorporators of your corporation will continue to be legally liable for any business conducted on behalf of the proposed corporation.
Incorporators: This should be the person (or persons) who will prepare and file the Articles of Incorporation. In California, the minimum number of incorporators is one.
Date of first directors meeting: This will be the date proposed for holding the first meeting of the board of directors, at which the corporate bylaws will be officially adopted.
Proposed bank for corporate bank account: In advance of incorporation, you should determine the bank which will handle the corporate accounts. Obtain from the bank the necessary bank resolution, which will be signed by the board of directors at the first directors meeting.
Cost of incorporation: The state fees for incorporation is $100, plus a franchise tax upon filing of $800, and an annual filing agent statement fee of $10. (Please note that a complete fee schedule is available at the web address listed above). This cost should also reflect the cost of obtaining professional assistance (legal or accounting); the cost of procuring the necessary supplies; and any other direct costs of the incorporation process.
Proposed number of directors: In California, the minimum number of directors is three, unless the corporation has fewer than three shareholders, in which case the minimum number of directors equals the number of shareholders.
Proposed first board of directors: You should list the names and addresses of the proposed members of the first board of directors. In California, if the initial directors are named in the Articles, they must sign the Articles of Incorporation.
Corporation’s registered agent and address: You should list the name and actual street address of the person who will act as the registered agent of the corporation. All states (except New York) require that a specific person be available as the agent of the corporation for the service of process (i.e., to accept subpoenas or summonses on behalf of the corporation). The person need not be a shareholder, director, or officer of the corporation. The registered agent need not be a lawyer. Normally, the main owner, chairperson of the board of directors, or president of the corporation is selected as the registered agent.
Proposed first officers: This information is not provided in the Articles of Incorporation and need not be made public. You should list here the persons who are proposed as the first officers of the business.
Out-of-state qualification: If the corporation desires to actively conduct business in a state other that the main state of incorporation, it is necessary to “qualify” the corporation in that state. This generally requires obtaining a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business from the other state. In this context, a corporation from another state is referred to as a “foreign” corporation. If you desire that your corporation qualify for activities in another state, you are advised to consult a competent business attorney.
Required quorum for shareholders meeting: This is the percentage of ownership of shares of issued stock in the corporation that must be represented at a shareholders meeting in order to officially transact any shareholder business. This is normally set at a “majority” (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher.
Annual shareholders meeting: The date, time, and place of the annual shareholders meeting should be specified.
Required vote for shareholder action: Once it is determined that a quorum of shareholders is present at a meeting, this is the percentage of ownership of shares of issued stock in the corporation that must vote in the affirmative in order to officially pass any shareholder business. This is normally set at a “majority” (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher and can be made to be unanimous.
Fiscal year and accounting type: For accounting purposes, the fiscal year and accounting type (cash or accrual) of the corporation should be chosen in advance. Please consult with a competent accounting professional.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation: Under this item should be the determination of which bodies of the corporation will have the authority to amend the Articles of Incorporation.
Amendments to Bylaws: The determination of which bodies of the corporation will have the authority to amend the bylaws should be decided.
Annual directors meeting: The date, time, and place of the annual board of directors meeting should be specified.
Required quorum for directors meeting: This is the percentage of directors that must be present at a board of directors meeting in order to officially transact any directors business. This is normally set at a “majority” (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher.
Required vote for directors action: Once it is determined that a quorum of directors is present at a meeting, this is the percentage of directors who must vote in the affirmative in order to officially pass any board of directors business. This is normally set at a “majority” (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher and can be made to be unanimous.
Total initial investment: This figure is the total amount of money or property that will be transferred to the corporation upon its beginning business. This transfer will be in exchange for the issuance of shares of stock in the corporation. This is also referred to as “paid-in capital.” In California, there is no paid-in capital minimum.
Initial indebtedness: If there is to be any initial indebtedness for the corporation, please list here.
Initial authorized number of shares: This figure is required to be listed in the Articles of Incorporation. The number of shares of stock to be authorized should be listed. For small corporations, this number may be influenced by the incorporation fee structure of the state of incorporation, although in California, the fees are fixed and are not related to the amount of stock issued.
Par value or no-par value: This refers to an arbitrary indication as to the value of the stock. The designation of stock as having a certain “par” value is not an indication of the actual value of the shares of stock. Shares must be sold for a price at or below par value. If no-par value is assigned, the shares are issued for the actual price paid per share. The choice of par or no-par value stock may affect the issuance of dividends and should be referred to the corporate accountant.
Proposed sales of shares of stock: Here should be listed the names, cash or property, and value of potential sales of shares of stock which may be approved by the board of directors once the corporation is officially authorized to issue stock.
This kit provides tools for determining the details of a corporation’s purpose, structure and type prior to incorporation within the State of California. Using the included worksheet and checklists, potential business owners will be able to have before them all of the basic data to use in preparing the necessary incorporation paperwork.
The process of preparing this worksheet will also help uncover any potential differences of opinion among the persons who are desirous to form the corporation. Often, conflicts and demands are not known until the actual process of determining the corporate structure begins. Frank discussions regarding the questions of voting rights, number of directors, and other management decisions often will enable potential associates to resolve many of the difficult problems of corporate management in advance. The use of a written worksheet will also provide all persons involved with a clear and permanent record of the information. This may provide the principals of the corporation with vital support for later decisions that may be required.
Note: Please note that the state specific information provided in this packet may change. To ensure its accuracy, please contact your state's Secretary of State or visit their website at http://www.state.ca.us/.


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Citation: Gowda, P., Mulla, D.J. 2006. Modeling alternative agricultural management practices for High Island Creek watershed in South-Central Minnesota. Journal of Environmental Hydrology. 14(13):1-15.
Interpretive Summary: High sediment and nutrient loadings in the Upper Mississippi River System are associated with tributaries from agricultural areas in the states of Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, and Illinois where a high percentage of agricultural land is in row crops which are managed with subsurface tile drainage systems. Watershed-scale monitoring studies to quantify the impacts of alternative agricultural management practices on water quality are difficult to carry out because many farmers must simultaneously be convinced to adopt new practices. It is also difficult to evaluate the impact of more than one or two farming practices in watershed scale studies due to the difficulty in monitoring water quality impacts of each practice independently. Water quality simulation models can help fill this knowledge gap in a time and cost-effective manner. We used a mechanistic model to evaluate possible reductions in sediment, nitrate, and phosphorus losses with several alternative agricultural management practices in an agricultural watershed located in south-central Minnesota. Calibrated model results were in excellent agreement with observed data. Predicted results indicated that significant reductions in annual sediment and phosphorus loadings can be achieved by adopting conservation tillage on all row cropped land and adopt injection as a method for animal manure application. Also, significant reductions in annual nitrate losses can be achieved by switching the timing of application from fall to spring and by reducing the rate of nitrogen fertilizer application. These findings are of great interest to farmers and policy makers seeking to reduce agricultural impacts on water quality while maintaining farming profits.
Technical Abstract: Nonpoint source pollution from row crop land is a widespread problem in North America. Concerns include sediment, nitrate and phosphorus loadings to water bodies from row cropped lands. In this study, a spatial-process based water quality model was calibrated (2001-2002) for flow, sediment, nitrate and phosphorus losses from the High Island Creek, a 3856 ha agricultural watershed located in south-central Minnesota. The calibrated model was used to evaluate alternative tillage and fertilizer management practices such as adoption of conservation tillage practices, rate, timing and method of N– and P-fertilizer applications, and method of manure application. Statistical comparison of calibration results with observed data indicated excellent agreement with r2 of 0.95, 0.96, 0.87, and 0.97 for flow, sediment, nitrate and phosphorus losses, respectively. The model simulated a 37.5% reduction in annual sediment losses can be achieved by adopting conservation tillage on all row cropped land in the watershed. Reductions in annual nitrate losses can be achieved by switching the timing of application from fall to spring and by reducing the rate of nitrogen fertilizer application. A 41% reduction in annual phosphorus losses can be achieved if all farmers adopt injection as a method for animal manure application.

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"How likely are you to recommend Chids.de to a friend or colleague?
Chids.de's promoters are those who respond with a score of 9 to 10, and they are likely to create most value, such as buying more, remaining customers for longer, and making more positive referrals to other potential customers. Detractors, responding with a score of 0 to 6 are believed to be less likely to exhibit the value-creating behaviors.
The Net Promoter Score of Chids.de is a number from -100 to 100 calculated by subtracting the percentage of detractors from the percentage of customers who are Promoters.
Is Chids.de's estimated NPS of 35 considered to be good?
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Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court today dealt a blow to Northern Province Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran, saying he has no authority to issue orders to his Provincial Chief Secretary.
A three-member bench ruled that only the National Public Service Commission (NPSC) can issue orders to the Provincial Council Chief Secretary, an officer under the NPSC.
The court’s verdict came on a rights petition filed by Chief Secretary Vijayalakshmi Ramesh challenging a circular issued by the chief minister.
Ramesh had alleged in her petition that Wigneswaran was acting in interference with her employment in his bid to remove her from the office.
The Supreme Court in March suspended a Wigneswaran directive on the procedures to be followed by Northern Province’s government officials.
Through his directive titled Administrative Standing Instructions, Wigneswaran wanted the Northern Provincial Council’s chief secretary, secretaries and head of departments hence forth liaise via the elected board of ministers, rather than directly with the Governor.
Wigneswaran, of the main Tamil party the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), won the first-ever Northern Provincial Council election last September.
He has been demanding the removal of Governor GA Chandrasiri, who was re-elected in May despite opposition from the TNA.
The Tamil party has been complaining of interferences by the governor in the functioning of the council.
The government maintains it is the prerogative of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appoint anyone of his choice as the governor of the North.

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You definitely need to check out the new video from Slow Shiver for single “In Blue (Driveby Delivery).” It’s a gritty but sleek, seductive and chic sophisticated tale told through an ode to Helmut Newton and his iconic photography.
The video, directed by Paul Boyd (INXS, Seal, Sting, Jamiroquai, Lenny Kravitz), represents that vibe through high fashion, potent art, and the subtle but important negotiations inherent in even the most transactional of relationships. The video stars Australian model Ashlee Anne as a mysterious femme fatale adorned in beautiful Hopeless Lingerie, deceptively seducing her villainous john, played by Micah Fitzgerald.
All of that is set to Bertelli’s impeccably warm and soul-chillingly resonant vocals and his contemplative, catchy synth-based production.

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The Cosmic Web • Calorimetry: Energy Measurement in Particle Physics (2nd edition) • In Praise of Simple Physics: The Science and Mathematics behind Everyday Questions • The Black Book of Quantum Chromodynamics: A Primer for the LHC Era • What is Quantum Information?
The observation of the night sky is as old as humankind itself. Cosmology, however, has only achieved the status of “science” in the past century or so. In this book, Gott accompanies the reader through the birth of this new science and our growing understanding of the universe as a whole, starting from the observation by Hubble and others in the 1920s that distant galaxies are receding away from us. This was one of the most important discoveries in the history of science because it shifted the position of humans farther away from the centre of the cosmos and showed that the universe is not eternal, but had a beginning. The philosophical implications were hard to digest, even for Einstein, who invented the cosmological constant such that his equations of general relativity could have a static solution.
Following the first observations of distant galaxies, astronomers began to draw a comprehensive map of the observable universe. They played the same role as the explorers travelling around our planet, except that they could only sit where they were and receive light from distant objects, like the faded photography of a lost past.
After an introduction to the early days of cosmology, the book becomes more personal, and the reader feels drawn in to the excitement of actually doing research. Gott’s account of cosmology is given through the lens of his own research, making the book slightly biased towards the physics of the large-scale structure of the universe, but also more focused and definitely captivating for the reader.
The overarching theme of the book is the quest to understand the shape of the “cosmic web”, which is the distribution of galaxies and voids in a universe that is homogeneous only on very large scales. Tiny fluctuations in the matter density, ultimately quantum in origin, grow via gravity to weave the web.
In graduate school, under the supervision of Jim Gunn, Gott wrote his most cited paper, proposing a mathematical model of the gravitational collapse of small density fluctuations. Here, the readers are given a flavour of the way real research is carried out. The author describes in detail the physics involved in the topic, as well as how the article was born and completed and how it took on a life of its own to become a classic.
The author’s investigation of the large-scale structure intertwines with his passion for topology. He was fascinated by polyhedrons with an infinite number of faces, which were the subject of an award-winning project that he developed in high school and of his first scientific article published in a mathematics journal.
At the time, when astronomical surveys were covering only a small portion of the sky, it was unclear how the cosmic structures assembled. American cosmologists thought that galaxies gathered in isolated clusters floating in a low-density universe, like meatballs in a soup. On the other hand, Soviet scientists maintained that the universe was made up of a connected structure of walls and filaments, where voids appear like holes in a Swiss cheese.
Does the 3D map of the universe resemble a meatball stew or a Swiss cheese? Neither, Gott says. With his collaborators, he proposed that the cosmic web is topologically like a sponge, where voids and galaxy clusters form two interlocking regions, much like the infinite polyhedrons Gott studied in his youth.
The reader is given clear and mathematically precise descriptions of the methods used to demonstrate the idea, which was later confirmed by deeper and larger astronomical observations (in 3D), and by the analysis of the cosmic microwave background (in 2D). By that time, we had the theory of cosmological inflation to explain a few of the puzzles regarding the origin of the universe. Remarkably, inflation predicts tiny quantum fluctuations in the fabric of space–time, giving rise to a symmetry between higher and lower density perturbations, leading to the observed sponge-like topology.
Therefore, by the end of the 20th century, the pieces of our understanding of the universe were falling into place and, in 1998, the discovery that the universe is accelerating allowed us to start thinking about the ultimate fate of the cosmos. This is the subject of the last chapter, an interesting mix of sound predictions (for the next trillion years) and speculative ideas (in a future so far away that it is hard to think about), ending the book with a question – rather than an exclamation – mark.
This is not only a good popular science book that achieves a balance between mathematical precision and a layperson’s intuition. It is also a text about the day-to-day life of a researcher, describing details of how science is actually done, the excitement of discovery and the disappointment of following a wrong path. It is a book for readers curious about cosmology, for researchers in other fields, and for young scientists, who will be inspired by an elder one to pursue the fascinating exploration of nature.
When the first edition of this book appeared in 2000, it established itself as “the bible of calorimetry” – not only because of the exhaustive approach to this subtle area of detection, but also because its author enjoyed worldwide recognition within the field. Wigmans gained it thanks to his ground-breaking work on the quantitative understanding of so-called compensating calorimeters (i.e. how to equalise the response of such detectors for electromagnetic and hadronic interactions) and to the leading role he played in designing and operating large detectors that are still considered to be state of the art.
As with the real Bible, which underwent several revisions, this book has been reviewed in depth and published in a second edition. The author has updated it to take into account the last 16 years of progress in the field and to improve its impact as a reference for both students and practitioners.
At first look, one immediately notices that considerable work has been put into improving the quality of the graphics and figures – introducing colours where appropriate – and this new edition is available as an e-book. But there is much more to this updated version.
Chapters two to six, in which the fundamentals of calorimetry are discussed, follow the same thorough structure of the first edition, but they include new insights and use more recent data for illustration, mostly coming from the LHC experiments. Chapters one (Seventy Years of Calorimetry), seven (Performance of Calorimeter Systems) and 11 (Contributions of Calorimetry to the Advancement of Science) have also been brought up to date. Chapters eight, nine and (to a large extent) 10 are brand new and, in my opinion, represent the real added value of this new edition. In particular, chapter eight (New Calorimeter Techniques) discusses the two most relevant innovations introduced in the field during the past decade: dual-readout calorimetry (DRC) and particle-flow analysis (PFA).
The concept of DRC is elaborated upon to circumvent the limitations of compensating hadron calorimeters. Their performances depend crucially on the detection of the abundant contribution of the neutrons produced in the hadronic shower development, which in turn requires the use of heavy absorbers and a small sampling fraction – with the consequent loss of resolution for electromagnetic showers – as well as a relatively large signal-integration time and volume. In DRCs, signals coming from scintillation and Cherenkov processes provide complementary information about the shower development and allow the measurement of the electromagnetic fraction of hadron showers event by event, thus eliminating the effects of fluctuations on calorimeter performance. This concept is discussed in depth and predictions are compared with R&D results on prototypes, providing a convincing experimental demonstration of this novel technique. Although no full-scale calorimeter of this type has been built so far, the results obtained with real detectors, combined with Monte Carlo simulations, have outlined the breakthrough power of this idea, which has all the potential to rival the performances of the best compensating calorimeters, with much better energy resolution for electromagnetic showers. It is very stimulating food for thought for whoever is poised to design next-generation calorimeters.
The other important topic discussed in chapter eight, PFA, is a completely different method that is being used to improve calorimeter performances for jets. It is based on the combined use of a precision tracker and a high-granularity calorimeter, which measures the momentum of charged-jet particles and the energy of neutral particles, respectively. High granularity is mandatory to avoid double counting of the charged particles already measured by the tracker. The topic is treated in great detail, with abundant examples of the application of this technique in real experiments, and its pros and cons are discussed in view of future large-scale detector systems.
As an example, the idea that one can relax the requirements on the calorimeters, since they measure on average only one third of the particles in a jet while the remaining two thirds are very well measured by the tracker, is strongly questioned because the jet-energy resolution would be dominated by the fluctuations in the fraction of the total jet energy that is carried by the charged fragments.
Chapter nine (Analysis and Interpretation of Test Beam Data) is a brand-new addition that I find extremely illuminating and will be valuable for more than just newcomers to the field. By going through it, I have retraced the path of some of my mistakes when dealing with calorimeters, which are complex and subtly deceptive detectors, often exhibiting counterintuitive properties.
Finally, chapter 10 (Calorimeters for Measuring Natural Phenomena) is a tribute to the realisation and successful employment of calorimetric systems to the study of natural phenomena (neutrinos, cosmic rays) in the Antarctica, the Mediterranean Sea and the Argentinian pampa, inside a variety of mountains and deep mines, and in space.
In summary, this second edition of Calorimetry fully meets the ambitious goals of its author: it is a well written and pleasant book, a reference manual for both beginners and experts, and a source of inspiration for future developments in the field.
In this book, popular-science writer Paul Nahin presents a collection of everyday situations in which the application of simple physical principles and a bit of mathematics can make us understand how things work. His aim is to take these scientific disciplines closer to the layperson and, at the same time, show them the wonder lying behind many aspects of reality that are often taken for granted.
The problems presented and explained are very diverse, ranging from how to extract more energy from renewable sources, how best to catch a baseball, to how to measure gravity in one’s garage and why the sky is dark at night. These topics are treated in an informal and entertaining way, but without waiving the maths. In fact, as the author himself highlights, he is interested in keeping the discussions simple, but not so simple that they are simply wrong. The whole point of the book is actually to show how physics and some calculus can explain many of the things that we commonly encounter.
Engaging and humorous, this text will appeal to non-experts with some background in maths and physics. It is suited to students at any level beyond the last years of high school, as well as to practicing scientists who might discover alternative, clever ways to solve (and explain) everyday physics problems.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physics of the strong interaction, which is necessary to analyse and understand the results of current experiments at particle accelerators. In particular, the authors aim to show how to apply the framework of perturbative theory in the context of the strong interaction, to the prediction as well as correct interpretation of signals and backgrounds at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
The book consists of three parts. In the first, after a brief introduction to the LHC and the present hot topics in particle physics, a general picture of high-energy interactions involving hadrons in the initial state is developed. The relevant terminology and techniques are reviewed and worked out using standard examples.
The second part is dedicated to a more detailed discussion of various aspects of the perturbative treatment of the strong interaction in hadronic reactions. Finally, in the last section, experimental findings are confronted with theoretical predictions.
Primarily addressed at graduate students and young researchers, this book can also be a helpful reference for advanced scientists. In fact, it can provide the right level of knowledge for theorists to understand data more in depth and for experimentalists to be able to recognise the advantages and disadvantages of different theoretical descriptions.
The reader is assumed to be familiar with concepts of particle physics such as the calculation of Feynman diagrams at tree level and the evaluation of cross sections through phase space integration with analytical terms. However, a short review of these topics is given in the appendices.
This book debates the topic of quantum information from both a physical and philosophical perspective, addressing the main questions about its nature. At present, different interpretations of the notion of information coexist and quantum mechanics brings in many puzzles; as a consequence, says the author, there is not yet a generally agreed upon answer to the question “what is quantum information?”.
The chapters are organised in three parts. The first is dedicated to presenting various interpretations of the concept of information and addressing the question of the existence of two qualitatively different kinds of information (classical and quantum). The links between this concept and other notions, such as knowledge, representation, interpretation and manipulation, are discussed as well.
The second part is devoted to the relationship between informational and quantum issues, and deals with the entanglement of quantum states and the notion of pragmatic information. Finally, the third part analyses how probability and correlation underlie the concept of information in different problem domains, as well as the issue of the ontological status of quantum information.
Providing an interdisciplinary examination of quantum information science, this book is aimed at philosophers of science, quantum physicists and information-technology experts who are interested in delving into the multiple conceptual and philosophical problems inherent to this recently born field of research.

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thats an awesme font ! EPICALLY SUCCESSFULL.
This is stunning. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you for such beautiful fonts and for making them available to those of us with limited funds!
can this be down loaded and used to write my yearly Christmas letters that go into our Christmas cards?
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Before trucks and tractors, draft horses performed the heavy work of pulling wagons, plowing fields, and hauling logs. But the internal combustion engine did not entirely replace these animals; they are still used in many parts of the country for agricultural and other jobs. The Book of Draft Horses is a celebration of these "gentle giants," as well as a practical handbook on breeding, care, training, competition, and working horses.
Donna Campbell Smith is a freelance writer with a degree in equine technology. She writes for USA Equestrian, The Chronicle of the Horse, and other equestrian magazines.


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Enjoy a celebration all-you-can-eat buffet from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. for only $39.95 per person, $14.95 children 8-14, children 7 and under FREE. Looking to party? Make a reservation anytime from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. $59.95 per person includes the Cat's celebration buffet, dancing with the Ben Rounds Band from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., a champagne toast and a breakfast snack buffet. Reservations are required. For more information call the Catamount Restaurant at the Emerson at (845) 688-2828.
The artwork of DM Weil has been displayed in fine residences, offices and restaurants nationwide and featured in two consecutive issues of Gradient magazine. On display outside The Phoenix restaurant and in the Emerson's East Conference Room, Weil's paintings can be viewed as well as purchased. For more information, contact (845) 688-2828.
Artists in Their Studios consists of Kim Alderman, Lisa Pressman, Christie Scheele and Allan Skriloff. All four artists have highly unique and mature bodies of work, and have exhibited widely and been collected nationally and internationally. Stroll through the halls of the Inn at the Emerson and view paintings and sculptures that are also available for purchase. For a more intimate experience and to see the artists at work, contact the Emerson concierge to arrange a visit to their studio. For more information, contact (845) 688-2828.

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Minimalism has taken over the beauty world as consumers strive to purchase products that can help one achieve a more natural look, and for April Fools, HYPEBAE launched the Hyperreal multi-purpose stick -- a makeup product, for non-makeup lovers.
This humorous product launch offers consumers a branded bottle with nothing inside. The company boasts this three-in-one stick offers breathability due to its lightweight formula, and can be used in various areas of the face to elicit a makeup-free look. According to the brand, these products are "invisible to the human eye -- the first of its kind in the history of makeup." These invisible makeup products serve as HYPEBAE's first branded product, and were created to remind consumers to feel comfortable in their own skin, while nodding to popular concepts in the beauty world.

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Example: I want to fly like a bird.
ごとし indicates similarity. It changes form depending on where it is in a sentence, it's nuance/grammatical function, and whether it is attached to a verb or a noun.
One of the functions of ごとし / ごとき / ごとく is to mark a simile.
When か is inserted, it adds the nuance of doubt on the part of the speaker.
Used almost exclusively in written language.
blabby Very formal written grammar.
Miki #5428 私ごとき is ok, too.
blabby Miki, thanks for your valuable advice.
In #5428, I understand that the の is optional but is #5432 incorrect? Or are 生けるがごとく and 生けるごとく both acceptable?　Google gives me 79 results to 31 respectively.
Rather than delete #5433, I marked it as "question" so other readers can see that it is different.
bamboo4 ごとく or 如く is literal diction and not normally used (sounds pedantic) in conversational speech. ような or ように can usually replace ごとく.
As between 生けるがごとく and 生けるごとく, the former is the conventional usage, but the latter is more or less acceptable (with emphasis on "less").
bamboo4 To be consistent, #5433 should be deleted - not just marking it like blabby suggests.
mochabean I've overwritten #5433 with an example which contains the grammar point and moved the previous example up into notes.
That way, those people giving the page a thorough read can be alerted to the difference, while those just scrolling down to get examples of the actual grammar point won't be confused by unrelated sentences.
Does this keep everyone happy?

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There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Erin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Erin, TN schools is 57%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Erin, TN, an average of 68.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 65.9% have completed high school.
To customize your list of Erin schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of Erin, TN schools.


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I am excited for my first ultimate hike challenge! Please, help me to reach my goal in donations. Making a donation will make a difference in the lives of the 43 children diagnosed with cancer each day.
The money I raise will support CureSearch for Children's Cancer,.
Thank you for your support in helping me to tell children's cancer to take a hike!

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1. Review replication health status in Internet-disconnected environments.
2. QUICK review of replication health while troubleshooting if customer doesn't use any monitoring for AD replication or if we suspect it works incorrectly.
That were the main points to use the tool. OMS is more for consistent monitoring while that tool perfectly suits for quick overview.
I have OMS AD Replication Status Tool deployed to two different workspaces.for the last 2 weeks and I'm still gathering data. Old tool did it in 5 minutes.
On a black network with no Internet access because of security rules the OMS AD Replication Status tool cannot be deployed. If it could the time delay between the CAB request and confirmination means that the OMS tool may arrive well after its was needed to help diagnose AD Replication issues.
Please, give us the option to chose.
Some customers policy do not allow sending data to cloud.
Some domains do not have internet connectivity.
There are many examples where the OMS cannot be used.
it is not a issue with what it can or cant do, but more of a security policy at my company. We are not going to allow any data to be uploaded to the cloud, so having the tool 100% on site satisfies that policy.
This Cloud version is not useful for disconnected domains. Need something for disconnected domains.
Absolutely. I'm happy for cloud to be an option, but forcing it like this is counter productive especially for anything related to AD where agent installation and data flow can be extremely sensitive issues.
THIS IS STUPID! WHY CAN'T I JUST CHECK THE STATUS OF REPLICATION IN MY CLIENT'S ENVIRONMENT???? WHY DO I HAVE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT IN SOMETHING I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND LEARN THIS F**** ING S***???
First off all i need to do is check replication status, secondly, not everyone has a unlimited high speed internet connection... What was once a useful tool that was included with windows is now gone.
I tried to get this to work but no data ever showed up in the portal --I just need to check my replication status. Please bring back the old tool or fix this one.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Mascots seven dwarves	/	There are 19 products.
These are Snow White and the seven Dwarfs mascots in varied clothes. Catch children's attention with these iconic dwarfs. A classic tale character to impress potential customers with it funny dwarf and their hats. You may want to advertise your toy shop or attract people at an event. Make the best out of your business with these excellent mascots. Order now.
This is a Snow White and the seven Dwarfs mascot in green clothes. Catch children's attention with this iconic dwarf. A classic tale character to impress potential customers with it funny dwarf and their hats. You may want to advertise your toy shop or attract people at an event. Make the best out of your business with this excellent mascot. Order now.
This is a Snow White and the seven Dwarfs mascot in brwon clothes. Catch children's attention with this iconic dwarf. A classic tale character to impress potential customers with it funny dwarf and their hats. You may want to advertise your toy shop or attract people at an event. Make the best out of your business with this excellent mascot. Order now.

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The Chemung County Library District is a municipality established by the voters in November 2005 to provide exceptional public library services and programs to all of the citizens of Chemung County. The District is governed by a Board of Trustees elected to represent the fifteen districts whose boundaries are identical to the Chemung County Legislative Districts. Board members are elected on a non-partisan basis.
With the coming general election, the public will have the opportunity to elect Library District trustees from five districts and petitions from interested candidates from these five districts are now solicited. The following table lists, for each vacancy, the district and term of office.
Nominating petitions may be acquired from the Business Office of the Chemung County Library District (733-8607) at the Steele Memorial Library. They can also be downloaded here. Completed petitions must be submitted to the Business Office, Chemung County Library District at the Steele Memorial Library by Friday, September 14th, 2018 at 3pm for inclusion on the election ballot.
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I do not have the cd to my web cam.
Cane i get it to work whit out?
try this clean it whit a brush in the tracks never ower .clean the CD-WRITER/PLAYER with caned air.
If the web camera came with an installation disk, use the disk to install drivers then plug the web camera in a USB port. The computer should recognize it. If it is properly recognized it will work with all applications that support a webcam (Skype, MSN, Google chat..) If it is not recognized and you do not have an installation software, you should go to the manufacturers web site to download appropriate drivers.
PLS SEND ME INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MY SONY DSC W310 DIGITAL CAMERA TO USE AS A WEB CAM?
when i take a picture whit my Sony DSC-W310 this picture is pixelated(i take whit 12.1mp)...it's like to take a cellphone camera 2mega pixels...please help me!!!
To set up web cam you need driver cd. Place it in dvd/cd drive. Now connect web cam to working usb port. Then computer will notice you that it found new device and searches driver of it .install it from cd drive now you can run web cam in your computer.
how can i download cd installer of my logitech webcamilost my webcam cd installerhelp me sir/mam: i lost my cd of this webcam, my brother wnt to see soon....thank you I LOST MY CD OF THIS WEB CAM PLC HELP ME i have a web cam logtech lost the manual for it cant get my web vam to work help me i have a new logitech webcam but i dont have a intaller how can i use my webcam?
Buy a new one,save your receipt,use or copy the cd and return it.
If you bought a new 1.3 mega web cam with that a driver cd is available. If you have the driver cd install it first. here is install steps.
Put the web cam driver cd into the cd drive and install the driver software.
After that you can see the image on the web cam software.
Adjust the lens which is comfortable to see.
what is the brand and model of your webcam look at it and post every text and numbers you can find.
Have a manual for Intel Easy PC Camera Webcams?


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LSU coach Paul Mainieri had purple beads hanging from his neck, an Omaha ballcap resting his head and a supersized grin on his face as he proudly addressed reporters following a marathon super regional title game victory in the early hours of Monday morning. He did not record a hit against CSF and that will certainly change against LSU.
Scalise, an LSU alumnus, was wounded in a shooting Wednesday. After Busby flied out to right field, Jackson Lueck delivered his first hit of the night, a single to advance Walls to third base. And with five national seeds here, this year marks the first time since 2011 that more than half of the field has been comprised of the top eight teams nationally, as seeded by the NCAA Division I baseball committee.
But LSU has more than just a chance to take down the nation's No. 1 team. Seniors Kramer Robertson and Cole Freeman declined on the 2016 MLB Draft to return for their final season, all with the reason to get back to Omaha.
Zack Hess closed out Florida State with an electric ninth.
Micah Gibbs was a superb defensive catcher. LSU has a 37-24 (.607) all-time mark in College World Series games. While the dimensions were huge, the ball carried quite well and the bats were still lively, not the BBCOR bats now being used. 2 Louisville on the road in order to prevent its first losing record in conference play. The Tigers hit for average, batting.315. "I don't think they could have drawn it up any better".
Fast forward to the 2017 LSU team. "You get to Omaha, the park plays big, and generally, the way to manufacture some runs is to have some speed on the bases". They run well enough, stealing 72 bases.
The double-elimination tournament features two brackets, and Sunday's games were the first in the second one.
Back then, the World Series was held at Rosenblatt Stadium which had hosted the event since 1950.
Lange is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 2.21 ERA, and he has limited opponents to nine earned runs on 28 hits in 36.2 innings with 12 walks and 43 strikeouts.
GO DEEP: Michael Papierski's solo home run in the bottom of the fifth was only the third LSU has hit in three CWS visits since TD Ameritrade Park opened, a total of six games. "He has a objective with every pitch, it's very obvious". The Tigers defend very well. A lot of different younger players.
The Beavers showed signs of being over-excited and nervous in their first game against Cal State Fullerton, but I think it turned out to be a good thing for the Beavers. "I don't know. But it's just one of those freak plays I've never seen in baseball, honestly". "We're still playing baseball".
Duplantis' comments: "When I singled in the eighth, I thought we would have runners at first and third". "Knowing that this is what it takes to win in Omaha". With that said, the Seminoles have pitching talent of their own as Tyler Holton will give the Tigers all they can handle. When you go to Omaha, you want to win the championship. "I'm glad he could make the trip, and I know he's enjoying every moment here just like I am".
Mainieri feels he has a team that can play consistently on all levels, in all situations. LSU and Stanford (1999-04) are the only schools in NCAA history to earn six straight National Seeds ... the Tigers are making their 18th College World Series appearance (all since 1986).

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Everyone has woken up with a case of less-than-pleasant morning breath, but sometimes halitosis can become more than a morning occurrence – and something of a problem.
Bad breath can be caused by a wide range of factors, including what we eat and when we eat it. While a diet of pure garlic and coffee is a shoo-in for the “Bad Breath of the Year Awards”, there are other factors that can contribute to chronic halitosis. Poor oral hygiene can leave your mouth open to a wide range of ailments, from cavities to gingivitis, and can actually be the cause of your bad breath. Thanks to the bacterial growth caused by food left behind, poor dental hygiene habits can have a lasting impact on your first impressions. Other oral ailments such as dry mouth and gum infections can also lead to bad breath. That is why following a consistent oral hygiene routine is crucial to preventing bad breath.
Here are some steps you can take to help prevent bad breath and keep your mouth fresh and clean.
The first major way to prevent bad breath is to regularly brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth twice daily for at least two minutes can prevent parts of your food from clinging to the surface of your teeth and causing bad breath. Make sure to brush the entire surface of your teeth using circular motions to help dislodge any stuck food. Remember to clean your tongue as well!
Next, flossing between your teeth can help remove hard-to-reach food residue that can cause bacteria to flourish in hard-to-reach areas. Regular flossing can also help prevent gum diseases and cavities, so it’s important to make sure to include flossing in your daily oral hygiene routine.
Finally, rinsing out your mouth with an antibacterial mouthwash can remove any remaining food and kill off any of that halitosis-causing bacteria, leaving your mouth clean and fresh.
If you follow a comprehensive oral hygiene routine and still suffer from bad breath, it may be a sign of something more serious. Things like gum disease and chronic dry mouth can lead to frequent halitosis and should be diagnosed by your dentist. Thankfully, these conditions are treatable when taken care of correctly, so visiting your dentist on a regular basis can help them detect issues early on, so you can get the best treatment possible.
If you suffer from chronic halitosis and are would like to find treatment in the Mt.Pleasant, SC area, call our office today to set up an appointment. At Crossland Dental Associates, we know how frustrating (and unpleasant) chronic bad breath can be and pride ourselves in helping patients get to the bottom of their halitosis concerns.


text: The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are hosting a Cancer Awareness Day for the Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance on Sunday, January 18th at 3:00 PM. Come cheer on the Sound Tigers as they take on the Syracuse Crunch and help us battle brain cancer too! Tickets are only $20 each (Regular Price $37), and $4 from every ticket will benefit the CTBTA. The game will take place at the Webster Bank Arena, 600 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT. For tickets, please call Dan Tamburro at (203) 345-4822 by January 15th. See you at the Arena! Download the Sound Tigers flyer.


text: Kögel offers holistic product solutions for the entire sterile-materials supply cycle from a single source - from usage, to their cleaning and preparation, storage and organisation up to the following transport process. "Infection prevention and the safety of clinic staff and patients are the most important factors in all our activities. Our (predominantly) patent-secured product solutions are modularly constructed and can be flexibly adapted to each other in order to simplify your daily work in the clinic as much as possible."


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Want to know whether your children get along with the babysitter? Our flexible playback modes allow you skip to any time freely, so just enjoy it.
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Salvatore Stallone acquired the “family” business in 1986, it is located in Puglia, Giovanazzo near Bari. At that time, he decided to focus his work on producing the highest quality of extra virgin olive oils by using the latest technological advances in order to make this happen.
The result, by 2008 the Company obtained DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) and have been collecting top national and international awards and received worldwide recognition for their famous monocultivar, Coratina extra virgin olive oil.
This Coratina, has and intense fruity flavor which provides the highest quality of extra virgin olive oil with a very high polyphenol content.
One of my first “road trips” in Italy had me driving from Rome, south over the Apennine Mountains, through the “bread basket” of Italy and into the largest olive producing region of Puglia where Le tre Colonne is located.
Salvatore Stallone, and his son handle the production end of the farm and manage the mill. We spent almost the entire day with Salvatore and his staff, inspecting his very modern facility, tasting lots of extra virgin olive oils, learning a great deal about his production methods and the monocultivar variety he is best known for, Coratina. Maria, his daughter handles the office and business aspects of the company. I remember Johnny and I working with Maria late one evening to fulfill some FDA paperwork for sales to the U.S. She is quite a capable administrator and we can easily say that the company is in very good hands as it continues to grow and receive world recognition for their fantastic extra virgins.


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The European Union is aiming to grant equivalence to trading venues in the US in November, according to a European Commission official, but Hong Kong and Singapore are unlikely to be deemed equivalent for start of Mifid II.
Regulatory approval has been granted by UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) enabling the trade reporting service TRADEcho to enter the final phases of preparation for MiFID II. The TRADEcho service is provided in partnership between Cinnober’s subsidiary Boat Services Ltd and the London Stock Exchange Group.
ULLINK, the global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, today announced it has successfully certified its MiFID II Trade Reporting solution with TRADEcho, the Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) that provides comprehensive pre- and post-trade transparency services.
London Stock Exchange plc has today received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to be authorised as an APA. The approval means that London Stock Exchange will be able to publish post-trade transparency reports on behalf of investment firms to help them meet their reporting obligations under MiFID II. The reporting will be provided through TRADEcho, a pan-European, multi-asset class MiFID II compliant trade and quote publication service for financial firms.
The FCA has issued a Q&A document covering commodity derivatives under MiFID II. Read the Q&A here.
Time to finalise your trade transparency solutions and vendor arrangements! As of tomorrow, there will only be 150 days left until MiFID II goes live. As we quickly approach the 3rd of January 2018, it is essential that firms finalise their MiFID II arrangements.
Tuesday (1 August, 2017) - TRADEcho announced the availability of their APA lite service, helping small to medium sized firms meet their MiFID II transparency obligations.

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Out of all of my tweets during the Super Bowl last night, this tweet had the most likes and retweets. This is about as close as I’ll get to going viral.
For those of you hung over or were too busy paying attention to the game to check your Twitter feed, ChurchPop made an article highlighting the nuns who tweeted throughout the game. I’m honestly surprised that #SuperbowlintheConvent didn’t end up trending because LOTS of people were following that particular hashtag.
Gotta love that interfaith! Pope Francis would totally love this. And note that nuns were part of this ad, too.
I already follow a lot of nuns on Twitter, so I just checked one and found the hashtag. It quickly became the best thing ever, topping the Justin Timberlake halftime show.
Nuns-they just like to have fun! #SuperBowlInTheConvent .Following with you.
I love being Catholic. That is all. Please pray for all the nuns who were watching the game from beginning to end because contrary to what that Mucinex commercial said, some people will actually show up for work today.
Not many people know how much work goes into creating a wonderful story. Whether we are writing a novel or making a movie or a painting or a play, we are creating new worlds. This process, known as “worldbuilding,” involves a lot of research and creativity. Whenever I work on a story I’m writing, I am basically reliving the creation from Genesis.
I realize that not everyone who reads this believes in God, but it’s hard to argue that this beautiful universe that we live in came to be by mere chance. All the stars, galaxies, and planets we see when we look at pictures of space aren’t just floating balls of gas and rock. To me, they are works of art. The vastness of space reminds us that there is more to life than just our petty squabbles and the problems in our world.
Zoom down to our tiny planet and think about what this world could’ve been. I heard it said somewhere that if our planet was placed just the tiniest bit closer or the tiniest bit further from the sun, it would be uninhabitable. We are given this beautiful world with huge oceans and all sorts of different environments and climates. Variety is the spice of life.
Which begs the first question: Why do natural disasters happen?
It’s part of the worldbuilding. Earthquakes led to creating the continents. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and fires all clear out parts of nature, but new things grow from the destruction. Climate change is definitely a factor, but we’ve been doing a lot of damage to the ozone layer since the Industrial Revolution. There is nothing new under the sun.
God doesn’t plan for these disasters to happen. He just allows them to be a “plot twist” in our lives. Some people look at the devastation and question how God could exist. The answer is found in His best creation: our fellow human beings.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Rita, I have seen more good people than bad get the spotlight on the news. Disasters have a way of either bringing out the best in us or the worst in us. The good news is that God created humans with the power to choose how we feel.
Which leads to Inevitable Question #2: Why do bad people exist? Why do terrorists keep attacking? Why do we constantly hear about people acting in such atrocious ways? If God created each and every person on this planet, why are there so many bad people?
Once again, it goes back to choices. God gives everyone the power to choose and choices and the consequences of these choices shape the stories of our lives. One great example can be seen in the Marvel Netflix series Daredevil. Both Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk were people who grew up in New York City and had difficult circumstances in their childhoods. However, one chose to retaliate by doing something evil (even if it meant protecting the ones he loves) and the other was put into the care of good people (even if he did have a jerk for a mentor). Wilson Fisk’s choices led to him becoming the head of the largest crime organization in the city. Matt Murdock chose to become a lawyer to defend the helpless and later chose to be a vigilante when the law wasn’t enough to take down the bad guys.
People are raised in circumstances that shape who they become. Each person has the capacity to change and rise above whatever hardships they experienced, but some choose to stay where they are. The key here is what we choose.
It’s a bit hard to wrap your head around the idea that believing in God leads to having a life with better choices and more freedom, but that’s how a good story goes. Remember how in Star Wars when Luke chooses to trust in the Force instead of the computer that was targeting the exhaust port in the Death Star? Star Wars isn’t a perfect parallel for a faith-filled life, but I do like how being a Jedi relies on having faith and being detached from consuming emotions.
What exactly is the point of this ramble? To quote the Doctor, “we are all stories in the end.” I know this post might sound crazy, but I just want to show you that this universe, this world, and each and every single person gives evidence that there is a Creator. So much work goes into creating a story. So much work gets put into creating a world and all the characters and conflicts in a work of fiction. The world that we live in is no different.
Vocations: Destiny or Free Will?
As someone who grew up reading fairy tales and watching anime, I began to notice something in the way that people see vocations.
People who discern religious life, on the other hand, have vocation stories that resemble the typical anime “destiny plot.” In a typical adventure anime, the main character goes on a long journey or goes to school while trying to figure out what their purpose in life is. Either way, the protagonist finds their destiny and the story focuses on them working towards becoming a priest or a nun, with the perfect gang of friends who accompany them on this journey.
I’m speaking in generalizations, of course. I know that every vocation story is different. But in the years I spent going to vocation-related events, it seems like people see marriage and religious life as a pre-determined destiny and all they have to do is “discern” which one is right for them. In reality, marriage and religious life are not as cut and dry as that.
Yes, God creates each and every person with a unique personality and skills, but he also gave us this strange thing called free will. We have the ability to choose what to do with our gifts, for better or for worse. Our lives are more like those video games where the choices you make effect the way that the game ends. (Just think of Mass Effect or Infamous.) It doesn’t mean that we can just do whatever we want. The power to choose comes with the responsibility of making sure we choose to do God’s will. In an ideal life, we work with God to help us to choose the right thing. Eventually, our choices help reveal what God wants us to do with our lives.
The best example of this can be seen in the movie Moana. Although Moana was chosen by the ocean to voyage out and return the heart of Te Fiti, her journey was not an easy one and at one point, she gave the heart of Te Fiti to the ocean, wanting to return home after Te Ka nearly killed her. The spirit of her grandmother was supportive of Moana’s decision to turn back, but at the same time, Moana was hesitant. She had to choose to take the heart back herself and not just because the ocean or her grandmother told her. She did that by remembering who she was, where she came from, and reflecting on how far she has come.
So how does free will play a role in discerning marriage or religious life?
When it comes to marriage, I have a bit of a bias. For one thing, I don’t believe in soul mates. Now before you clutch your pearls and start citing the examples of Tobias and Sarah as well as Mary and Joseph, know that I wrote a Bible study on Tobit and I have a great devotion to the Holy Family. Tobias was worried about having to marry Sarah. He was free to choose to fulfill the promise he made to his father. Thankfully, Raphael guided Tobias to understanding how they would save Sarah from the demon that killed her previous husbands. If Sarah and Tobias’s marriage was predetermined, God would’ve found a way to have Tobias marry Sarah first and also expel the demon from her house at the same time.
In a similar way, Mary and Joseph still had to choose to say “Yes” to what God was asking of them. And their life was anything but a fairy tale, with Mary having to deal with at least three months of pregnancy alone (even while she was helping her cousin Elizabeth) and Joseph almost choosing to divorce Mary when he heard about her having a child.
God creates each and every person with a unique set of personality traits and skills and in our lives, we find people who we’re compatible with and some that we don’t get along with. But everyone we meet teaches us a lesson. Every relationship we have is a unique experience because we fall in love in different ways, depending on the person. It’s not going to be an instant-love-at-first-sight kind of thing that we see in romantic comedies and fairy tales. We choose who we love and then, once we marry, we can choose to stay with them in good times and in bad.
On the flip side of things, I know people who are still waiting for their lives to start, who have an idea on what God is calling them to do, but still have to choose the path they need to take in order to get there. The good news about these people is that they’re not just waiting around waiting for an answer to come on a silver platter. These people might have to pave their own paths or consider options beyond the norm. Regardless of where they head, God will always be with them.
I’m not saying that God doesn’t have a hand in our lives, but when it comes to our vocations, we can’t make the idea of finding our calling the end all-be all. We are called to ask God to be the compass of our hearts and then we choose the paths we walk down. There is no grand destiny where we save the world from an apocalypse. Most of us are called to live our holiness in ordinary lives. But is there anything wrong with that? I don’t think so.
tl;dr: Our path towards our vocation, whatever we are called to be, is not a straight line. It’s a path we forge with God guiding us through each and every choice we make.


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Over 95% of YouTube's video consumption in India is in regional languages.
YouTube currently has 245 million active monthly users from India, making it one of the platform's largest markets. Google rolled out the ability to download videos in the country back in 2014, a feature that has made its way to other markets.
With 4G easily accessible across all parts of the country, more and more users are starting to make their way to the platform. Online video drove over 75% of all data traffic in India, and Google is projecting that YouTube in India will go up to 500 million active users in just two years' time.


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In a previous post, we highlighted two NIGMS-funded winners of the 2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM ). For January’s National Mentoring Month, we tell you about other awardees: J.K. Haynes, Virginia Shepherd, and Maria da Graça H. Vicente.
J. K. Haynes, Ph.D., Morehouse College. Credit: Morehouse College.
During his long scientific career, J. K. Haynes has been a successful researcher and served in prestigious administrative and national leadership positions. But he is most proud of the individual lives he has impacted. Teaching and mentoring are his passions.
During his four decades at Morehouse College—the nation’s only private, historically black, liberal arts college for men—Haynes has influenced the lives of more than 3,000 African American undergraduates. He inspired many of these young men to pursue graduate degrees in STEM fields. He has also mentored many junior faculty and others at Morehouse.
Key to Haynes’s mentorship philosophy is instilling a sense of professionalism, integrity, compassion, and competence. To empower mentees to overcome obstacles, he helps them develop a healthy outlook on uncertainty and rejection. He also emphasizes interdisciplinary studies and intercultural experiences, and the importance of networking and embracing new ideas.
Morehouse students at work in the research laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey Handy, assistant professor of biology at Morehouse and one of Dr. Haynes’ mentees. Credit: Morehouse College.
During his time at Morehouse, Haynes served as director of the Office of Health Professions, director of the honors program, chair of the department of biology, dean of the division of science and mathematics, and faculty member of the NIGMS-supported Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) collaboration between Emory University and Morehouse. He has also served on advisory committees and as a board member for several national and government science organizations.
In 2015, Haynes received a Champion of Change at HBCUs Award from the Whitehouse. His biography is included in the 1996 book Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century, and an interview with him is included in the History Makers Digital Oral Archive (2011).
Virginia Shepherd, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Credit: Vanderbilt University.
For more than 25 years, Virginia Shepherd has championed science and math education in public schools. Her interest in this area was initially sparked by a talk she attended in 1992, in which scientists were encouraged to spend 4 hours per week in a K–12 science classroom. Since that time, she has continued to seek new ways of improving STEM education in schools and promoting professional development for K–12 science teachers.
A professor emerita of education at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College, Shepherd founded and directed the university’s Center for Science Outreach (CSO), which connects scientists with the K–12 community, both locally in Nashville, Tennessee, and nationally. The CSO’s School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV), funded in part by the Science Education Partnership Award, is a joint venture between Vanderbilt and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. Twenty-six students from each high school class year participate in a 4-year, research-centered experience 1 day per week on the Vanderbilt campus. They start with classroom instruction from professors and progress to completing individual research projects. Similarly, the Day of Discovery program provides middle school students with an immersive, research-based STEM curriculum 1 day per week at a magnet high school. Among SSMV students, 86 percent have gone on to college to major in a STEM field or graduate with a STEM major. Fifty-five percent of SSMV students are female.
Shepherd looks over the shoulder of a student participating in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt. Credit: Vanderbilt University.
Shepherd also started the Scientist in the Classroom program, now in its 19th year. The program is a collaboration between Nashville’s public schools and five local higher-learning institutions, including Vanderbilt. It creates partnerships between science teaching fellows (STFs) and public-school science teachers in elementary and middle schools. The STFs, about 40 percent of whom represent underrepresented populations are graduate or post-graduate students who work with teachers to develop hands-on, inquiry-based activities and provide classroom demonstrations. The STFs also help tutor students and direct student research projects. About 10 percent of the STFs have gone on to become K–12 teachers. The program benefits some 130 graduate and undergraduate students, 110 K–12 teachers, and more than 10,000 K–12 students.
Along with her Presidential Award, Shepherd has received many accolades related to her dedication to promoting STEM education, including the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Partner in 2011 and the Mary Jane Werthan award for contributions to the advancement of women in 2008.
Maria da Graça H. Vicente, Ph.D., Louisiana State University. Credit: LSU IMSD.
Maria da Graça H. Vicente is both a distinguished professor of chemistry and an influential scientific mentor. Dozens of her mentees now hold scientific leadership positions in universities, government, and industry. Vicente’s impact is especially strong among students from groups that are underrepresented in STEM disciplines.
Since 2007, Vicente has directed the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) at Louisiana State University (LSU). This NIGMS-supported program provides research training and career development to graduate students across the country. Its long-term goal is to produce a diverse pool of well-trained biomedical scientists.
As director of LSU’s IMSD program, Vicente and her staff arrange meaningful research experiences, training activities, educational mentoring plans, and networking opportunities for participating students. She believes that keys to the success of the program include providing students with resources to explore career options, access to a strong network of collaborations, and support for making critical career and personal decisions.
Dr. Vicente with IMSD scholars (from the left: Paris Taylor, Briasha Jones, Ashley Merriweather, Dr. Vicente, Tanner Reed, Amy Turner) at the LSU 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Forum. Credit: LSU IMSD.
Under Vicente’s leadership, LSU’s IMSD program expanded the university’s outreach to underrepresented students. The program also increased student retention and graduation rates and boosted students’ competitiveness for entering the next phase of their educational and professional lives. In part due to her efforts, more African Americans receive doctorate degrees in chemistry from LSU than from anywhere else in the nation. The program even strengthened LSU’s faculty publication record and competitiveness for research awards.
Along with her Presidential Award, Vicente has received numerous other teaching and mentoring awards.
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How severe is the penalty for not complying with the requirement to have audited financial statements stipulated by the law? How severe is the fine? Who imposes the fine? What is the deadline and what are the caveats?
In the event that an entity violates the provisions of § 19, § 22 or § 22a of the Accounting Act (the "Act") by not complying with the requirement to have audited financial statements (does not or refuses to have the financial statement verified by a certified auditor) or verification of the consistency between the financial statements and the annual report, commits according to § 38 section 1 letter d) of the Act a legal offense.
If found guilty, the tax authority is obliged to impose a pecuniary fine on the entity for failing to meet the lawful requirement.
failure to audit the consolidated financial statements of the public sector entities, central government and its conformity with the consolidated annual report (§ 22a of the Act).
The fine is not firmly established. The law says that the maximum penalty is up to 2% of the total net assets as reported in the balance sheet for the period checked, but no more than 1 million EUR. (Net assets -- means assets adjusted for depreciation and provisions).
The fine is imposed by the tax authority, who is lawfully entitled to control the compliance with the Accounting Act in entities.
The tax code shall apply to the proceedings to impose penalties, including its recovery and appeal against the imposition of fines.
The § 38 section 5 also states that the tax authority, when imposing a penalty, takes into account the seriousness of the crime, duration, consequences and circumstances of committing the offense.
Thus, the duration and circumstances of the offense affect the final amount of the fine. In the event that someone would incur damage, because the financial statements have not been audited, the tax office will probably take into consideration the severity and consequences of the offense.
According to § 38 section 6, tax authority imposes a fine of up to one year from the date when the offense was discovered but at the same time the authority sets the limit of 5 years from the end of the accounting period in which the offense was committed. After the 5 year period the authority cannot impose the fine.
Furthermore, according to § 38 of the Act there are several other offenses related to the financial statement audit.
has not lodged the auditor's report to the Register (§ 38 section 1 letter c) of the Act).
At first glance, these offenses appear to be insignificant and companies might be tempted to dodge these above-mentioned obligations.
However, the fine is as severe as the failure to comply with the audit requirement -- up to 2% of the total net assets as reported in the balance sheet for the period checked, but no more than EUR 1 million.
We must not forget the standalone offense applicable to entities that have not kept and stored the auditor's report for a period of 10 years (§ 38 section 1 letter N) of the Act). In this case, the fine is lower and up to 2% of the total net assets in the balance sheet for the period checked, but no more than EUR 100 000.


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It seems slightly strange to be writing a post about a conference that I didn’t physically attend but the awesomeness that is TestBash, made me feel like I was part of it anyway!!
Testbash has been part of my own personal journey for a number of years now, It was the very first testing conference that I attended back in 2013 and I was hooked! I’ve helped out Rosie at a couple of the events and I have also been an attendee at a couple too, both of which were wonderful and rewarding experiences. When I heard the announcement for TestBash Manchester, I was instantly thinking, I’m going to that event!! I bought my ticket (not before Chris Chant…because no one does…) and was looking forward to seeing the talks, familiar faces, meeting new people and of course learning loads – but I also had something else very important going on this year. My wife and I were expecting our first child so, I had a dilemma and a choice to make. I made the decision, the only one I was ever going to make, to stay at home with Sophie and my Wife.
As a huge fan of Testbash, I wanted to ensure that someone else would be going in my place – It would have been easy to get the money back but I wasn’t really interested in that and I wanted to pay it forward. I’ve sponsored a ticket in the past so this is not a new thing for me and I wanted to do it again. I met Patrick Prill for the first time, in person, at TestBash in Brighton after talking to him on Twitter for several months. This guy is awesome, not as moody as his profile/any other picture suggests and I couldn’t think of a better person to gift the ticket too.
I was up early on the day of the event, I normally am anyway since the arrival of our little lady. So there I was, feeding Sophie and a flood of messages came rolling in from Twitter!
*UPDATE* – Can’t believe I missed this photo of Patrick (semi-smiling) and Rosie!!
Patrick had attached a sticker to himself, with my name on, and was having photos taken with lots of lovely people. It made me feel really happy and part of the conference! This is what I love about the test community, you get moments like this that make you feel valued and part of something special. Throughout the day I was getting notifications about different things that were happening and finally, I received a mention/shout out during Patrick’s 99 second talk! It perfectly rounded the day off for me. Thank you!!
I’m completely bias, so I’m always going to think that TestBash is awesome, no matter where it’s held! There was something different about this one and I can’t quite put my finger on why. Richard Bradshaw has a huge part in this I feel, along with Rosie, they made TestBash Manchester very special. The social media buzz was amazing to see, maybe because I’ve found myself on the outside looking in this time – Everyone looked and sounded like they were having a really great time!!
One of the things that I felt was a master stroke was “The Teshbash Challenge”. It was an absolutely perfect way to get everyone talking to each other and a fantastic ice breaker. I love talking to other people and I don’t really mind walking up to strangers and having a chat, others are not so comfortable doing this but by having this challenge open as part of the event, it meant that it would be far easier to talk to other people during the day.
Although I missed the event itself, as a Pro Member of the Ministry of Testing Dojo I get to watch the talks back in my own time when they get uploaded to the site. I don’t think I’ll go as far as trying to hold my own TinyTestbash Bristol in my house but I will enjoy all the talks over the up-coming weeks.
If you’re not a member of the Dojo already, I would thoroughly recommend signing up to it. Not only does it have all the previous TestBash talks it’s also home to lots more great content and is getting added to all the time!! Go check it out!!
I’ve already sent out a pre-advance warning to my Wife so I’ll be at the next UK based Testbash event in Brighton next year – Hopefully, I’ll see many of you there!!
Good Luck to everyone involved in TestBash Philadelphia and TestBash Netherlands – I know that those will be equally as awesome!!
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How is the Torrance Test Scored?
What is the Torrance Test?
The TTCT (Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking) assess how creatively a child’s mind works and are often given to children in order to determine advanced placement or as part of an entrance examination. They are very different from the intelligence and reasoning tests your child may already have taken. Instead of traditionally taught subjects such as reading or math, these tests assess creativity. Children are scored on a number of aspects, including creative titles for pictures, expressions, imagery and humor.
Therefore, your child hasn’t “learned” the content that will be tested on the Torrance, since it involves more ambiguous concepts than the ones that are driven home in the classroom. As the name suggests, the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking test, in large part, how creative and imaginative your child is.
The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is designed to identify and evaluate creative potential using two parts – a Verbal test and a Figural test.
The Verbal test contains seven subtests – Asking, Guessing Causes, Guessing Consequences, Product Improvement, Unusual Uses, Unusual Questions, and Just Suppose. Subtests are scored on the basis of fluency, flexibility, and originality (with a score on elaboration as optional), and these scores are accumulated across all subtests. The totals may be converted to standard T scores if normative reference is desired.
The Figural test has three subsets – Picture Construction (from a marked cue), Picture Completion (again with cues), and Parallel Lines. The first of these subtests is scored on originality and elaboration while the remainder are scored on fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Totals are then accumulated across subtests to provide overall scores for Figural fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. These scores, as in the Verbal test, can be converted to a standard T score.
The tests are game-like to catch children’s interests. The scoring of the tests is by hand and require careful attention to the manual for reliable results. However, “streamlined” guides are available and are helpful in developing greater familiarity with the test and its scoring procedures. Grades K through graduate school.
Many school districts include some kind of creativity testing as part of their assessment of gifted children. One of the most common tests used to assess creativity in a child or an adult is the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. The TTCT test is a series of figural exercises (thinking with pictures) and verbal activities (thinking with words) that students do to showcase their creative abilities. The full test is a series of individual exercises that are administered by a psychologist over a 90-minute period. While it isn’t the perfect creativity test, it has proved to be highly reliable over the years as a predictor of successful, creative individuals of all ages.
This test is used by both businesses and schools. Often, in a school setting, a few of the exercises from the TTCT test are chosen to be administered along with other intelligence or achievement tests. They might choose one figural and one verbal activity to include in their evaluation if they are looking for children who are both highly creative and intelligent to be part of their program.
To get started with all of the Torrance testing material offered by Testing Mom, check out our 100 Free Questions.
The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking can also be given to adults. There are two versions, Figural and Verbal. While the Figural test is approved for kindergarten students, the verbal test begins at first grade. By assessing creative thought, these tests often provide useful insight for administrators regarding student placement. Children who produce rather boring or common results are scored lower. The more detail, imagination and fantasy are incorporated into an answer, the higher the results. Studies have shown that highly imaginative and creative children are often (not always) some of the very brightest.
While it’s harder to prepare for creative tests than it is for tests that measure aptitude and knowledge, there are a number of ways to get your child thinking more creatively. One way is to ask him to tell you a story every day, or have her talk about the funniest (or strangest or creepiest or most interesting) thing that happened to them that day!
More details can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_Tests_of_Creative_Thinking.
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Do you suffer from headaches? Do you clench or grind your teeth? Do you hear popping or clicking sounds when you move your jaw?
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is a general name for a variety of symptoms which can have a variety of causes. It's often known as TMJ, for Temporomandibular Joint (Syndrome) and is a very common problem in the field of dentistry.


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Since the birth of the smartphone, Google, Apple, and Android have been working to make newer models appropriate for… well, everything. Not only are they a source of entertainment — they are becoming equally health-centered. But smartphones cater to everyone, including amateur and professional photographers. This new algorithm edits phone photos before you even take them.
Because of resolution issues, the algorithm processes in low-quality, later scaling up results without ruining the image. Using this mechanism, the app uses only a hundredth of the phone’s memory. Like most sterling apps, it also comes with additional features.
Does this mean my work has the potential to exhibit at the MET? While the app makes photography seem easy, let’s not forget that snapping a great picture also takes a level of skill.


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During healing sessions a combination of intuitive readings, energy healing is used to help release blocks or stagnant energy, providing healing on a physical, spiritual and emotional level.
A mixture of Meditation, Innerchild Meditation and Intuitive insight are also used as part of this healing process.
A powerful way to release, exhale and let go of stagnant, tired feelings and emotions.
Intuitive healing is an alternative practice that relies on the use of the five senses to locate and correct imbalances in the energy flow within the body. Sometimes referred to as insight healing, the practice does not require any type of invasive procedure. The process with this treatment is that along-with assistance of the practitioner, the client is he supported to visualize the blockage so that it can be broken down. The imagery used through visualising the blockage being penetrated by white light and the end result is that this created a clear energy path of any obstruction in order to bring balance back into the body.
Suggestion: Prior to a session set the scene, by creating an environment of peace and tranquility. Light some candles and/or incense. Make sure you have water to hand. Dress comfortably. Switch your phone off and make sure you are not disturbed for the hour.
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The Prime Minister will travel to Belgium and France to pay her respects to those who died in the First World War, as the centenary of the Armistice approaches.
Theresa May will visit two war cemeteries on Friday, to lay wreaths alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
She will start the day with a ceremony at the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons.
There she will lay a wreath at the graves of John Parr, the first UK soldier to be killed in 1914, and the last, George Ellison, who was killed on the Western Front at 9.30am, before the Armistice came into effect at 11am.
Then she and Mr Michel will attend a reception where they will meet British and Belgian serving members of the Armed Forces.
Afterwards she will travel to France and meet Mr Macron in Albert, the town in the heart of the Somme region which suffered significant bombardment during the conflict.
The leaders will hold a private meeting and a working lunch before departing for a wreath-laying ceremony at the nearby Thiepval Memorial.
The memorial bears the names of more than 72,000 members of the Armed Forces who died in battle, and holds an annual commemoration for the Missing of the Somme.
A wreath combining poppies and le bleuet, the two national emblems of remembrance for Britain and France, will be made for the occasion.
Mrs May said the visit would be a chance to reflect on the time the countries spent fighting side by side in Europe, but also to look ahead to a “shared future, built on peace, prosperity and friendship”.
She added: “At St Symphorien I will have the honour of laying a wreath on behalf of a nation at the graves of both John Parr and George Ellison, the first and last UK soldiers to die during the war.
“That their graves lie opposite each other is a fitting and poignant symbol that brings home the eternal bond between them, and every member of the Armed Forces who gave their lives to protect what we hold so dear.
“We remember the heroes who lost their lives in the horror of the trenches.
Returning to the UK on Saturday, Mrs May will attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
On Remembrance Sunday she will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph and attend the national service to mark the Centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey.