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Queen of the Rosary Catholic School » Enroll Now » Why Choose Queen of the Rosary School?
Why Choose Queen of the Rosary?
Since 1959, Queen of the Rosary School has maintained a strong academic presence in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. After fifty years, the school’s traditions and sense of community continue to attract new students, as well as second-generation school families.
Besides its competitive academic programs, Queen of the Rosary offers many extracurricular activities, such as homework clubs, peer tutoring, ethnic fair, science fair, pod casting, school newspaper, television studio, student council, orchestra band, hand chime choir, and Spanish classes. Sports are also available to students in grades five through eight: cross-country; girls’ volleyball; boys’ volleyball; girls’ basketball; boys’ basketball; football; and cheerleading.
Making innovative use of technology is one of Queen of the Rosary’s many strengths. Besides utilizing software applications and Internet resources, teachers have access to a Promethean Board, several interactive whiteboards, and LCD projectors for use in their daily lessons. The junior high boasts a closed circuit television studio, giving students the opportunity to create and produce weekly broadcasts. Queen of the Rosary also prides itself on many upgrades it has made in the area of communication. Parents have daily access to their children’s homework assignments through teacher created web pages; parents and students (grades five through eight) have immediate access to daily grades through the school’s online grade book.
Queen of the Rosary School challenges students to become the best they can be, both academically and spiritually.


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GOLD PRICES fell out of this week’s tight trading range in London on Friday, falling near the lowest Dollar rate of 2019 to date as world stock markets rose sharply.
The metal held a small weekly gain in terms of the Euro, Swiss France and Japanese Yen, but UK investors saw gold priced in the Pound fall to £992 – its cheapest since before Christmas – as Prime Minister Theresa May discussed “next steps forward” with European Union leaders after this week’s historic defeat of her EU-Brexit deal in Parliament.
Losing 0.5% for the week at $1282, gold bullion’s drop coincided with a steeper drop in silver prices, down to the lowest since 2019 trading began on 2 January at $15.40 per ounce.
Platinum fell by less, losing $5 for the week at $805 per ounce, while sister-metal palladium – used primarily to reduce emissions from gasoline-engine vehicles – sank 4.0% from yesterday’s fresh all-time highs above $1400 per ounce.
“This is the eighth consecutive year where palladium is going to be in deficit and there are no signs that it is going to go away,” says Dominic Schnider, head of commodities in Hong Kong for the wealth management division of Swiss bank and bullion dealers UBS.
With a little over 3 weeks until Chinese New Year, gold prices in Shanghai held firm for the week in Yuan terms at ¥283 per gram, some 1.8% below early January’s spike to 28-month highs.
Thanks to prices for London delivery edging back during Asian trade, that extended the premium for gold delivered in China towards $9.50 per ounce, the upper-end of 2019’s incentive so far for new imports into the No.1 consumer market.
For buyers in No.2 market India, “Prices are just moving higher and higher” as the Rupee retreats from its late-2018 rally, Reuters quotes one Mumbai gold dealer.
In contrast to India’s gold demand, silver imports saw “a sharp uptick in 2018” says the Business Standard, quoting analyst estimates of a 30-35% rise as Dollar prices dropped 8% on average from 2017.
The giant SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEArca: GLD) ended Thursday unchanged in size for the 5th session running, needing just less than 800 tonnes of bullion to back the GLD’s shares in issue – the most since July.

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What I really love about the club is the different styles of food we provide from wedding functions to large banquettes, also the members bar provides classic pub style food. The team we have in the kitchen is essential to the club and working together for so many years has become more like a family than work colleagues.
I started in November 2014 just in time for a busy Christmas period!
I would say I am very passionate about food and have been cooking for over 20 years now. I love teaching new chefs and watching them progress.
My favourite leisure activities are regular gym sessions after a days work keeping all that food tasting calories down. I try and go out for dinner when possible to see what new food trends are happening.

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text: Keep your lawn looking nice with this easy lawn mower. Fully assembled with folding handles, five position fingertip height adjusters, this lawn mower will fit your bill for easy grass cutting. It has a 4.5' lb gross torque rating with 7" front and rear wheels and 20" stamped steel deck.

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Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and is the number one batsman in both test and ODI cricket. He has 35 ODI centuries and 24 test centuries and thus possess maximum number of tons among the current players. For any opposition, Kohli's wicket is priceless. When he bats, it is like a treat for all spectators.
Over the years, Kohli has improvised his batting and has played several outstanding innings. He can read any bowler and believes in scoring runs at ease. Thus, there are several reasons, why he can be tagged as the best batsmen in the world at present.
Virat Kohli has almost become synonymous to consistency. Kohli has an outstanding temperament and no batsmen in the last decade has ever shown such level of consistency as Virat Kohli displays. He loves to score centuries and has become the backbone of Indian batting line-up. Every calendar year, Kohli's aggregate keeps getting better and he breaks some record or the other. If Kohli can keep up his consistent batting performances, it is just a matter of time before he gets recognized as the greatest batsman of all time.
Cricket has become excessively competitive today. For any player, it has become exceedingly difficult to maintain good performances in all three formats. Virat Kohli however, is an exception. Be it tests, ODI's or in T20's, Kohli has mastered the art of playing classy innings. He gives his cent percent, for whichever team he plays for. The way he adapts himself to different formats and conditions, proves that he is deserving to be recognized as the best batsman. He is an asset to any and every team he plays for. No batsman today is as consistent in all the three formats as Virat Kohli is.
Kohli is one of those rare breed of batsmen, who knows how to convert half centuries to centuries, and centuries to double- centuries. He has 59 International centuries and is the maximum among the current generation of players. He loves to stay in the crease and score runs at a fast pace. He scores 100 in almost every series he plays. If he can keep the momentum going, Virat Kohli can is just years away from breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 100 centuries record.
One of the major reasons behind his success in batting is because, he has the ability to play each and every textbook shots in cricket. Be it taking singles, hitting fours or sizes, Virat Kohli can do it all. Not many batsmen can play such cricket. His strike rate and batting average is always healthy and that is because he can score runs throughout the ground. Kohli is a perfect batsman and his batting records validate this point.
Virat Kohli is also an exceptional learner. He never repeats his mistakes. He accepts his faults and learns from his mistakes. This is the reason, why he is such a successful batsman. His bad phases generally do not lasts very long and he can easily change the tempo of his shots. Today, there is hardly any delivery which Kohli has difficulty in playing and it is all because of his mindset to learn from scratch whenever he plays any poor shots.

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Widen Elementary Bike Club Took one of their longest rides of the year this week. After checking the tires and performing the rest of their ABCD check, the students were ready for the trip ahead. The kids worked together to ride along the roads and bike lanes on their way to a favorite playground. The trip took us along a new cycletrack put in by the city meant to connect several bike routes in Dove Springs area. On the return trip the students practiced safely crossing roads as a group. The kids were very proud and excited to make the trip.
The students work as a team to safely cross the road.

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There’s so many challenges. There’s the resourcing side of things. There’s obviously the scalability issue – how do you make sure WIL reaches all students? There’s a debate around whether universities should be the training grounds for companies, so there’s always some pushback from academics and researchers about whether we should be teaching students employability skills or whether it’s more important to be teaching them knowledge.
Leading the development or expansion of a WIL program is challenging. It requires balancing the needs of students, industry partners, staff and the university, as well as managing issues of resourcing, equity and access, scalability and sustainability. To help WIL leaders identify approaches and strategies for navigating these challenges, we have recently published Leading WIL, the final chapter of the WIL Guide for Science.
I think the largest challenge that we have [in growing WIL] is not really around the students, it’s more around the curriculum design and making sure that there’s enough space and around recognising what’s already in our courses.
Leading WIL looks at how science faculty staff might lead the design, implementation and expansion of a WIL program, from a formal or informal leadership position. It includes ideas about leadership for WIL, examples of different approaches taken by WIL leaders in science, and key resources that point to the actions required to design, implement or expand WIL programs.
One person can’t do it all, but we can hopefully direct and try and make sure that our courses are going in the right areas.
connect practitioners with science networks and other WIL networks.
The Successful WIL project team welcome your feedback on content, and suggestions for additional resources!


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Alycia has seven years of experience in archaeology and cultural resource management with the following skills: Phase I, II, and III archaeology; architectural property survey; compass/map reading; Trimble/GPS (Terra Sync); shovel probe testing; Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); Magnetometry; Resistivity Meter; metal detecting; artifact cleaning, classification, and marking; artifact cataloging; historical document transcribing; Total Station; archaeological photography; paleontological excavation; working alongside with Tribal Representatives; Unexploded Ordinance Training (UXO); and erosion control.
She has worked on numerous projects across the Midwest and Central U.S. including pipeline survey, transmission line survey, over 20,000 acres of U.S. Forest survey, and coal mine Phase I and Phase II survey. Other project survey task experience includes: identification and recording of prehistoric and historic sites, Phase I contour field surveying; lithic and artifact identification; collection and processing; ground stone analysis; rock shelter recording; site mapping using a Trimble/GPS; shovel probe excavations; archaeological photography; rock art panel drawing and recording; and final report writing and interpretation.


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Avocados can be enjoyed in many ways other than guacamole. Avocados contain a wide variety of nutrients. They are low in sodium, high in dietary fiber and has no cholesterol. Avocado salad is absolutely delicious and takes only 5 minutes to make! Today we will learn to make a simple salad with avocados.
Peel avocado, discard the seed and dice it into medium sized pieces.
In a bowl, combine together avocado, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes (remove the seeds), coriander leaves and lemon juice.
Add salt and pepper powder to taste. Mix well to combine and enjoy!
Variations - You can also add a little chopped cucumber and capsicum to the salad.
Tips - To find out if an avocado is ripe, gently press it with your fingers, if it yields to pressure and leaves a dent, it is ripe.
Thank you for liking my recipes. Only way to check the bitterness is to taste it before adding it to the rest of the ingredients. You can only check if it is ripe by gently pressing it with your fingers.

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The New Hampshire Air National Guard (NH ANG) is the air force militia of the State of New Hampshire, United States of America. It is, along with the New Hampshire Army National Guard, an element of the New Hampshire National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the New Hampshire Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Hampshire though the office of the New Hampshire Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The New Hampshire Air National Guard is headquartered in Portsmouth, and its commander is Brigadier General Carolyn Protzmann.

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We have always had a vested interest in the students we have taught at community college and university levels. Over the past eight years we have found a drastic change in our classrooms and academic work environments brought about by the combinations of generations within this new milieu. The generational differences are more pronounced throughout our campuses: students, staff, and faculty.
Seeking improvement in instruction and communication with learners, we have also been made aware of the areas of recruitment and retention of students and employees. Both of us have explored, researched and conducted individual research in ways to enhance the learning and working communities in which we and others are employed.
Hearing frustrations from our colleagues, friends, and acquaintances, we began a consulting service, Generational Differences Consulting, to provide workshops, overviews, and participation in panel discussions to bring about a broader understanding of the Generational Divide existing in the classroom, workplace, and spiritual environments.
We prepare and plan every presentation and/or workshop specifically to the needs and requests of our clients. We honestly listen to your needs and address them before and after we are with you.
Copyright © 2009 Generational Differences Consulting. All rights reserved.


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Are your employees making ethical choices?
Our interactive results tool helps you gain an in-depth analysis of survey results across 41 countries. We have built it using EY’s forensic data analytics platform. This is deployed by our teams to analyse structured and unstructured datasets to help clients identify potential areas of fraud and corruption.
To use the tool, select a topic of interest and then drill down to look at the specific questions and answers given from over 4,000 respondents from across EMEIA. The questions follow the same order as the chapters in the published fraud survey and the tool enables you to see how results differ across different countries, regions, respondent profiles and sectors.

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text: Scaled to fit 1/8 size violin with a playing length of 9 1/2 inches (241mm), these medium tension strings are optimized to the needs of a majority of players. This is a plain steel E (tin-plated high-carbon steel). Packaged in uniquely-designed sealed pouches providing unparalleled protection from the elements that cause corrosion.


text: Overview: Bedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 1Parking: Single GarageOutdoor Area: Terrace (s), Sea View, PoolBeach 0.9 km Airport 22.7 km 2 1Summary FREE FURNITURE PACKAGE AND DOUBLE GARAGE IN THE MONTH / MARCH / MONTHS! The building is located in the excellent location of El Pinet, in La Marina, very close to the beautiful beaches and vast natural park of pine trees. only 5 minutes from the village, 10 min from the beach, and only 20 minutes from the airport.The apartments are three floors; the ground floor which have a large terrace at the front and rear patio, the first floor have a terrace and the upper floor which have a terrace and private solarium with pantry.The apartments are all with two bedrooms and a bathroom, separate kitchen, living / dining room, and terrace, washing machine, and range from 69 m² to 80 m²In total there are 136 apartments (in small blocks of 6 each) There are only a few for sale Prices from € 95,000 to € 165,000.

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Sometimes the universe sends you a little magic and that is just what happened here. I found some very juicy and perfectly ripe Crimson pears at the farmer’s market, at the same time my neighbor gifted a big bag of macadamia nuts from Hawaii to me. It took me about a second to decide that these 2 ingredients needed to combine with some dark chocolate to make a cake.
First, the pears are peeled, cored and coarsely chopped. Put them in a separate bowl and stir in the cloves and cane sugar. The bowl is set aside to let the sugar draw out some of the pear juice and infuse the whole concoction with cloves. Yum!
A good dark chocolate is coarsely chopped with the macadamia nuts. I used bittersweet but any chocolate will work. The pear flavor is very sweet and I like the contrast of the not too sweet bittersweet chocolate. The nuts and chocolate for the cake and the drizzle can be chopped at the same time. Just remember to not throw the whole lot in the cake and reserve some for the top.
Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare a loaf pan with grease and parchment paper.
Peel, core and chop pears. Stir in cloves and cane sugar. Set aside.
In separate small bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In larger bowl whisk eggs and light brown sugar together until fluffy. Stir in lemon juice, vanilla extract and olive oil. Add dry ingredients all at once into the egg mixture. Stir until all ingredients are almost incorporated.
Stir in pears, including all the juice. Stir in nuts and dark chocolate.
Pour batter into loaf pan and bake until tester comes out clean. The average loaf pan takes about 50 minutes. Adjust up or down depending on size of pan.
When done remove and cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Carefully remove loaf and let cool completely on the rack.
Stir together sifted confectioners sugar and buttermilk. Start with 2 tablespoons buttermilk and gradually add more to get a thick pourable consistency. Spoon over cooled loaf. Sprinkle in remaining dark chocolate and nuts.
Enjoy with whipped cream or ice cream for dessert. Plain is great for a special breakfast coffee treat.
I have made this recipe with all sizes of loaf pans. Mini to long and thin work fine. Just watch your loaves and adjust the cooking time to have a clean tester.
I use bittersweet chocolate to counteract to natural sweetness of the pears. Any chocolate you like will work well. I do encourage you to buy bar chocolate and chop it though. The chunks and fine shavings that result are so nice. In pinch - use chocolate chips.
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I don’t know about you, but lately life has felt as if someone pushed the “forward” button and all of a sudden we’re in the month of October. And if you’re applying to grad school, you might be at the point when you are beginning to panic a little. Applications are due in 2-3 months from know and you might be asking, “How the heck am I supposed to write an amazing statement in so little time?” Not to worry, below are some advice I learned while writing my statements.
Make a list of the people you know that have gotten into grad school and reach out to them. Ask them if you could have a copy of their statements. You will actually be surprised how people are actually willing to help.
Once you have various statements, analyze their structure. Take note of how students begin their paper, where they mention their research, how they identify mentors, and how they conclude.
The first step in writing an amazing statement is to simply take the plunge! Do not worry if you’re draft is not perfect the first time. You will be re-writing your statements about six times, so whatever you write in the beginning will change.
Once you have finished your first draft, find individuals that will help you edit it. This outside perspective is crucial in order to perfect your statement.
Writing an amazing statement is an “art” that takes time. Do not wait until December to begin writing. Start today.
*If some of you would like a basic outlines of a statement, please see below. NOTE: This is an outline that I developed while analyzing other statements. Please be sure to read statements that are related to your field of interest.
I. Intro: This should be a catchy, short paragraph. You can talk about an experience that explains why you are interested in your field of study.
III. Past Research: Talk about your past research. What did you study? What did you discover?
IV. Academically Prepared: Demonstrate that you have the skills and discipline to succeed in grad school.
VI. Future Goals: Upon earning this degree, what are your goals and how will this degree help you reach those goals?
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This book is a how-to, showing rather than telling the art of screenplay collaboration online. The bulk of the text consists of communications between two widely-separated partners, as they solve the problems faced by all distance collaborators. The emails are interspersed with literary examples (short stories, etc.) that serve as teaching moments. The screenplay scenes are numbered, as they are completed, and the finished screenplay is contained in the appendix, with the scenes in numerical order. Some readers have described the book as "a master-class seminar in script collaboration."
In 1996 I started corresponding with a Hungarian writer via email. Anikó and I wrote hundreds (if not thousands) of emails to each other during the following three years. She and I eventually collaborated on a screenplay and a book. This book.
In 1999 Anikó flew from Budapest to L.A. for a vacation. I asked her to marry me within a couple of days.
I think it's a real conceit of romantic comedies--certainly of this particular romantic comedy--that you would fall in love with someone entirely because of words. I think it's a fantasy that we would ever really fall in love with someone entirely because of the fact that they were a great writer.
Anikó and I looked at each other and burst out laughing.

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Rent a Dumpster in 75202 Now!
Simply give us a call and we will answer any questions you may have about the 75202 dumpster rental procedure, allowed materials, size you may need, etc.
Our roll off containers can usually be delivered in 75202 the day after you place your order. Make sure to call us early to ensure timely delivery.
Most residential areas enable roll off dumpsters. For those who own a drive, then you can generally park the dumpster there so you really do not annoy your neighbors or cause traffic problems by putting it on the road.
Some projects, however, will require putting the dumpster on the road. If it applies to you, then you need to talk to your city to find out whether you need to get any licenses before renting the dumpster. Generally, cities will let you keep a dumpster on a residential road for a brief amount of time. If you think you will need to be sure that it stays to the road for a number of weeks or months, however, you might need to get a permit.
Contacting your local licenses and licensing office is generally advisable. Even if it's an unnecessary precaution, at least you will learn that you simply are following the law.
Whether or not you desire a long-term or roll-off dumpster depends upon the type of job and service you will need. Permanent dumpster service is for continuous demands that continue longer than simply a couple of days. This includes things like day-to-day waste and recycling needs. Temporary service is just what the name indicates; a one time demand for job-special waste removal.
Temporary roll off dumpsters are delivered on a truck and are rolled off where they'll be used. These are usually bigger containers that could handle all the waste that comes with that specific job. Permanent dumpsters are generally smaller containers because they're emptied on a regular basis and so don't need to hold as much at one time.
It's difficult to overcome a roll off dumpster when you have a big job that'll create lots of debris. Most rental companies include dropping off and picking up the dumpster in the costs, so you can avoid additional fees. Roll off dumpsters typically have time restrictions because companies need to get them back for other customers. This really is a potential drawback if you're not great at meeting deadlines.
Dumpster totes in many cases are suitable for small jobs with free deadlines. If you don't need lots of room for debris, then the bags could work nicely for you. Many companies are also pleased to let you maintain the totes for as long as you desire. That makes them useful for longer jobs.
5. Discover what services you get with your dumpster rental in 75202.
When you rent a dumpster in 75202, you are dealing with professionals who use terms connected with the construction industry and dumpsters each day. Since you likely don't use these terms daily, here's a bit of the lingo to get you acclimated. This can really allow you to cope with company workers who may get impatient if you don't comprehend what they're explaining about their products.
"Container" and "roll-off" are both acceptable terms for the big metal box you need to rent. Professionals do not use the term "dumpster" as much as the other terms. Containers are usually rented in cubic yard sizes, but you do not have to include the "cubic" part. Simply say "yard" or "yarder." If, for instance, you wish to rent a 30-yard dumpster, you can say, "I am interested in a 30-yard roll-off" or "I Had like to rent a 30-yarder." Take advantage of these terms, and you'll sound like a professional when you call.
As with any service, it is always a good strategy to reserve your dumpster as far ahead as you possibly can in order to make sure the dumpster will be available when you need it. If you wait until the very last minute, there is no promise the company will manage to fill your order.
Two or three days notice is generally adequate to ensure your dumpster delivery in time. Remember the most active days have a tendency to be on Mondays and Fridays (encircling the weekend), thus if you can plan your project for the middle of the week, you've a increased chance of getting the dumpster you'll need.
In case you find out you need a dumpster the following day or even the same day, please go ahead and call the company. If they have what you need, they'll certainly make arrangements to get it to you as soon as possible.
You can fill your dumpster as full as you like, so long as you don't load it higher in relation to the sides of the container. Over filling the dumpster could cause the waste or debris to slide off as the dumpster is loaded onto the truck or as the truck is driving. Overloaded or overweight dumpsters are not really safe, and firms don't carry unsafe loads as a way to safeguard motorists and passengers on the road.
In certain areas, dumpster loads must be tarped for security. In case your load is too high, it WOn't be able to be tarped so you will have to remove some of the debris before it can be hauled away. This may result in additional charges if it needs you to keep the dumpster for a longer duration of time. Remember to keep your load no higher in relation to the sides of the dumpster, and you will be fine.


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Lost In The Crowd: You are not "Less Than"
I went to my first writer’s conference recently, which was in many ways my first physical step into the writer’s world. It was a little intimidating: to come out from behind my keyboard and small, familiar audience and enter a crowd of writers. People who do the same thing as me.
In solitude there is a sort of novelty, a convincing that you’re special. You can believe that you’re the only one with a mind that works the way yours does, or a passion that plays itself out like yours, or a day as full and creative as yours. Even though it can become sort of lonely, I think it can also become sort of prideful.
Entering a crowd like this, though, was a wake-up call for me. Hundreds of Christian writers packed into an auditorium, dressed nicely with confident and life-filled smiles. I could see it in all of them, the beauty and joy of writing. Talking with these people, so like-minded to me, was exciting! I could identify with them in ways I can't with anyone else. They understood the problems and joys I experience in writing.
But there was also a pain to it: I didn’t feel quite so special anymore. Many of the attendees were published authors with multiple books. Most of them at least had a clear vision for their writing and where it was going. As I learned more and talked to more people, I realized just how small I am. I felt "less than" all day long. To add to that feeling (with a bit of humor), my left high heel completely fell apart while I was walking down a flight of stairs in the morning. I went about the rest of my day barefoot in a professionally-dressed crowd.
To put it lightly, I was in a sour mood at the end of this thing. I had let the less than feeling infiltrate every thought about my writing, I was semi-convinced that I should quit my blog altogether, plus my feet hurt from walking barefoot!
I wonder if you’ve ever felt this way. It doesn’t have to be about writing; it could be about anything. Your hobby, your job. Anything that made you feel special and important. Then the sudden realization. The world is huge, there are so many people. It comes natural to feel small. To feel lost in the crowd.
I wallowed for a few hours. Yuck.
But then I realized this: satan was trying to twist something good and beneficial into a discouragement to me! How dare he! There were amazing speakers and workshops, and I was scribbling notes all day long. It was a good thing to meet other writers. It was a good thing to realize I’m not alone in this.
Here are a few things I’ve taken away from this day and how it affected me. I know they’ll be able to encourage you as well, even if you’re not a writer at all!
This is something our keynote speaker, Liz Curtis Higgs, said at the beginning of the conference. How wise! Just because you’re not the only [fill in the blank] in the world doesn’t mean you don’t have a unique purpose from God. No one has the exact past experiences, set of talents, and passions as you. No one at all! This means that no one is better equipped to execute God’s plan for your life than YOU! This also means that there is no fair way to compare yourself to anyone else. It’s actually impossible to compare in a way that takes account for all these variables- so cut it out!
When others are doing what you’re passionate about, it should make you excited!
The fact that you’re passionate about a certain thing means you see value in it. You see that the world needs it. So why not rejoice when you see that others are doing it, propelling it, excelling at it? The world is a better place because of it! Let go of your competitive mindset, it only serves to hurt you.
Don’t be afraid of not being on top. If you are, you’ll run from opportunities to learn, listen to experts, and ultimately grow. Humbly accept where you are, without shame. Only then will you be able to grow.
You are not “less than.” Never, ever, ever stare at someone else’s successes and lament about your own perceived failure. If you do, you’ll convince yourself that you’re hopeless. The inward insults will grow deep and infect everything you believe about yourself. Stop it before it happens! God calls you “beloved”- unconditionally. He loves you in the daydreaming and beginning stages, he loves you in the discouraging middle, and he loves you in the exciting, successful end- all the same. No success or failure can change that.
So when you’re feeling lost in the crowd or like you’re “less than,” I pray you’ll remind yourself of these truths. I’ve felt the pain and hopelessness that comes from comparison, and I’d love for you to avoid it.
Now get on with your day! Go into the world and do what you love, what you care about: unhindered by comparison and lies, and thriving on the truth.


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text: We are a Year 3/4 mixed class, and situated upstairs in the building. The transition from KS1 into Year 3 can be quite challenging for many children, due to the increased complexity of the curriculum. Therefore, a settling in phase at the beginning of the year is essential to prepare for future learning. As a teaching team, we ensure the learning environment gives all children the opportunity to succeed. We cover a variety of engaging topics using a cross-curricular approach, as well as thorough coverage of the curriculum through motivating and enjoyable activities. In Year 3, the children move on from the phonic reading code to a deeper understanding of grammar and spelling rules which prepare them for reading and writing in Key Stage 2. In Maths, Year 3 and 4 continue to develop their fluency and understanding and begin to focus greatly on problem solving and mastery of new concepts. We promote our school Christian values through everything we do, such as independent working to develop our resilience, and teamwork within the classroom and outside to develop Koinonia.


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BibleForums Christian Message Board > Christ Life > Bible Chat > Is God involved in every "minute" detail in our lives?
View Full Version : Is God involved in every "minute" detail in our lives?
Do you believe that everything we do that God allows/not to influence us?
Ex....does God bring certain people into our lives or it just fate or coindence that we meet certain people?
29-"Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
30-"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31-"So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
If God knows the number of hairs on your head, he certainly knows who will be brought into your life.
There are many others verses, especially with regards to man's "steps". Man makes many steps (decisions, choices, etc) each day. Who is guiding them all?
Proverbs 20:24 and Jer 10:23 are very revealing. God is directing our steps - how can we understand it all? Very telling as many people go along in life wondering what they are here for. It is all being directed according to God's plan. But it can seem confusing if you don't realize that.
Of course don't forget to read Psalm 139 where we see that God knows everything about us, even what we will think & say before we say it.
So to answer your question, YES God is into the details.
This is JMHO of what the scripture is saying. Many people will disagree... ;) but it seems fairly clear to me.
I think a better question would be, how much involvement does God play a part in with everything in our lives? My answer would be that God has involvement in everything that we do. Now I don't think this means that God is standing over our backs every minute telling us what to do every single second. I think he gives us a certain degree of common sense when doing things, and expects us to use this common sense to do these basic things. So basically I think that God gives us a wide variety of choices regarding what we can do within this life, and at the same time..has a knowledge of everything that we will eventually do at some point..confusing no?
Not confusing at all - that's pretty much how I see it as well. Thank you - your post made me smile!
Glad to see I made someone smile on here.
Now I don't think this means that God is standing over our backs every minute telling us what to do every single second.
I would even be willing to go one step further and say I do think it means that God is standing over our backs every minute telling us what to do every single second.
For instance, let's say I am about to leave for work. I can't find the car keys and it delays me three minutes. Had I left three minutes earlier, I would have had an accident with another car that had the child that grows up to be the False Prophet in it and killed him. Then Revelation becomes an alternate timeline and not prophecy.
However, God, in knowing what would happen, leaves NOTHING to chance. If there is chance, then prophecy is no more than possibility instead of definitive.
I really hope that made sense as I started to confuse myself.
I agree that God knows all. He gives us choices too though...that's all I was stating. I don't think every choice God gives us is inherently linked to his plan for salvation though. How many scenerios he gives us to choose from in any given situation is anyone's guess...only God would know this obviously.
Still, he knows which choice we will make in the end though, even regarding those insignificant things as stated in scriptures. Things like what shoes to wear, what exactly we will eat on a specific day, etc. I think he gives us many choices in those areas without directly forcing us to make a particular choice. So my thought would be that God is not inherently forcing us to choose spaghetti over lasagna on a certain day, wear green socks over yellow socks, etc..despite him knowing which one we will choose in the end.
There are those times of course, as you've mentioned..as to how those things we deem insignificant can be very significant in the grand scheme of God's plan, I just don't think that inherently every single one of them is.
Psalms has alot of verses that point towards this..
His 'detailed' activity in my life prior to my conversion.. especially when it had to do with 'life threatening' times.. such as car accidents and suicide... when He stood there 'holding' back the 'devourer' as he petitioned for my life... Jesus standing there saying ... NO Satan.. you cannot have him... He BELONGS TO ME... begone..
I go to Wal-Mart, I buy a little toy for my child. The cash goes to Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart buys more of that toy, which is made in Indonesia. A worker for the company gets his paycheck and gives $0.20 to his son. His son goes to the church and puts it in the offering plate. The church is then able to pay tax to the Indonesian government, keeping it open, leading many to Christ.
For all of this to happen, I would have had to have a child, take the child to Wal Mart, the child must have wanted the toy, I must have been able to buy the toy, I must have wanted to buy the toy for that child instead of saying no, which I do all too often, Wal-Mart would have had to been dealing with that Indonesian Company. The worker with a good heart must have been willing to part with some of his paycheck to that child who goes to church, etc...etc.
It's like a predestined chaos theory or butterfly effect.
I think it is important for all to remember that our opinions on how it works - don't necessarily reflect the reality, and are simply just opinions. Nothing more, nothing less. Remember when getting into issues like how God's sovereignty and omniscience works, we're kind of already starting from the point of putting a square peg in a round whole, as we're making the assumption that we have omniscience like God does and can understand everything that he does.

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Affected units become resistant to magic effects and debuffs (except those cast by heroes) and take reduced damage from magic-based attacks.
Units with Lens of Truth or equivalent may also bypass the Stone Mask.
The units' stronger teeth cause more damage and can chew through thin sheets of metal up to 0.5in, including armor.
Units are able to utilize Sodium Bombs during combat. Sodium Bombs activate only when in contact with excess water(and ice), upon which they explode.
Zora: Spear-wielding foot soldiers in light scale armor. More agile in water than on land.
Deep Python: Large, unarmored eel with a furious bite and a fast forward charge. Susceptible to electricity.
Shell Blade: Armored and slow close-range melee unit. Become vulnerable after attack.
Octorock: Unarmored ranged unit. When in the water it can dive when enemies get too close. Move slower on land.
Desbreko: Purely aquatic. Attack close-ranged in groups with their sharp fangs.
Leever: Burrowing units who spend most of their time underground, surfacing only to attack.
Like Like: Slow-moving, squishy, amphibious units that attack by engulfing enemies, stripping them of armor, and spitting them out. This attack takes time to complete.
Guay: Small, crow-like creatures who attack by diving onto their target from the air.
200 Leever (Week 36)- Already accounted for in unit total.
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I call off my attack.
A 20-foot high, 8-foot thick stone wall will be constructed, surrounding my lands. A similar wall will also be erected around Solsetur's lands, with the border section where the two walls abut being joined, double-wide. In the middle along the top of the wall where the walls conjoin will be a second, smaller wall, 8 feet high and two feet thick, with gates between the two sides being placed regularly so that there are about 10 gates in all. In front of my section of the wall, a trench will be dug, about 4 feet across and 6 feet deep, for later use. There will also be regularly spaced guard towers atop the wall, about 10 feet higher than the wall itself, each of which will contain a brazier that can be lit to warn of approaching intruders. In all, there would be around 50 of these towers on my wall, and 60 on Sol's. Mine will each be manned by a company of 25 Dinolfos Riflemen.
- The Great Fairy of Kindness will be using her magic to make this permanent change to the fountain.
The flight of the dead has begun.
Week 40 will be 10/8.
Armored Infantry: Footsoldiers in armor. They move slower than normal infantry, but have greater defense. Wield swords with a heavy shield, or a heavy 2-handed sword.
Light Infantry: Footsoldiers with leather armor on. Move and fight much quicker than their armored counterparts, but have less armor. Capable of wielding virtually any weapon competently, save ranged.
Archers: Humans who are good with a bow. They have short swords at their belt in case of close combat. They are stealthy and capable soldiers, with a keen eye capable of shooting just about anything.
Light Cavalry: Lightly armored horse, with a light infantry unit atop it.
Bombers: Helper units. Stay behind the actual fighting, tend to wounded during/after battle. Wield knives when encountering enemies.
Majora: Can float 5-10 meters in the air indefinitely.
Majora utilizes spikes jutting out of it's body to impale enemy units. Six spikes can come out at any given time, and there is a thirty second cool down between each spike's use.
Majora can emit this attack one every two hours (twice per day); it results in units in 100 meters not aligned with it to become frightened/fearful of it, severely impacting their ability to fight for up to a minute. Slight chance to force some soldiers to retreat completely, but they'd regain composure 150 meters away from Majora and could return to battle.
Majora can create a shield crafted out of pure, dark energy that allows nothing but dark magic through it. This shield can span 15 meters in total, and is most useful against ranged attacks, however it can be used in instances to protect against melee as well. It takes thirty seconds to erect a shield, and Majora can hold it in place for five minutes without needing to erect a new one unless it is broken by an extremely forceful attack. If the shield goes down after a full five minutes have passed, Majora has a five minute cooldown period before it can be reinstated. If a shield is broken by force, then it will take thirty minutes for the cooldown period to end.
-Capable of creating weapons out of their dark energy. These weapons are limited to basic weapons as well as things that are massed produced. This ensures that they do not need to encumber themselves with weapons while in the field, and they can simply summon what they need.
-Can create small, personal shields that they wield as a normal shield out of this dark energy. These shields function similarly to the Dark Shield that Majora can function, but it is (obviously) smaller, and has a longer time of effect (fifteen minutes).
-Capable of using slight healing powers to help recover 2.5% (for every 50 units of Bombers) of any lost units during and after battle fully, sending them back in the fray. This applies to deaths and casualties. This process take a full thirty minutes to complete, and they must be able to touch the bodies. One group of Bombers can only do this task a total of twice a day.
Dark Force: Can create a push of air, forcing other units back due to the intensity of the wind. This can be maintained for a single minute.
Dark Blast: Like a fireball, but instead it's dark energy. Can burn on any surface.
Clock Town will be reinforced with a perimeter of steel spikes, ~20 yards from it's walls, and stone barracks erected within these. Areas for horses should be made as well. The gates will be reconstructed of reinforced steel. Clock Tower will also be reinforced** Atop the walls, stone fortifications will be made with arrow slits inside this new part of wall.
**Series of steel gates and spikes throughout the tower, ramparts on the roof above the final door. A second wall will be erected outside of the first; it will be extremely fortified. In between the two walls will be room for camps for my soldiers. At the top of the wall be places for cannons to rest, towers, and places for archers to shoot under cover. Each of the four gates for both walls will have murder holes in them.
Master has told me his plans, I plan to take action.
A modified Zora Spear designed to cause misery. It is covered with multiple poisoned barbs which both increase damage and inject a powerful paralytic neurotoxin into the target. The toxin needs to be replenished after each use and can be used only once per battle per spear.
The walls will be strengthened with wooden barricades and Spikes buried beneath the earth waiting for vibrations to pop out of the ground and attack. Patrols are tightened with access to spyglasses to keep a distant lookout.
Ramparts will be built around the entire territory with bulwarks placed every 25 feet. These will be manned with bowmen carrying the Hero's Bow and Ice Arrows, along with Magi and operators for the Magic Ballista.
Magic Ballista will be placed every 10 feet along the top of the walls of the fortress aimed at the surrounding lands. The same will be applied in the rock wall under the water facing the bay. The openings to the underwater ballista will be disguised as unassuming rock formations.
Two ballista will be placed in each bulwark at the edge of the territory.
Detection fields will be laid out in every entrance and throughout the base as well. Decoy fields will also be placed in strategic locations. Each patroller will carry a small handheld version of the device and periodically scan around them and whenever they deem something suspicious. Each bulwark will have one detection field that will be aimed outwards and sweep the area in front of it.
Has extensive training in marinetime warfare and can fight as well underwater as above. The only limitation being the need to breath oxygen every so often.
Specializes in magic. Carries swords as a backup weapon.
Adding Stasis Magic to Anti-Stealth detection to freeze spotted enemies in place.
Enhanced Zora: Zora who use their fins to attack. Their fins may also be thrown like boomerangs.
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Log: Teaching the kiddos/others how to use light arrows.
--A 20-foot high, 8-foot thick stone wall was constructed, surrounding my lands. A similar wall was also erected around Solsetur's lands, with the border section where the two walls abut being joined, double-wide. In the middle along the top of the wall where the walls conjoin there is a second, smaller wall, 8 feet high and two feet thick, with gates between the two sides being placed regularly so that there are about 10 gates in all. In front of my section of the wall, a trench was dug, about 4 feet across and 6 feet deep, for later use. There are also regularly spaced guard towers atop the wall, about 10 feet higher than the wall itself, each of which contains a brazier that can be lit to warn of approaching intruders. In all, there are around 50 of these towers on my wall, and 60 on Sol's. Mine are each manned by a company of 25 Dinolfos Riflemen.
If Termina thought a bee could sting, wait until they find out Zora can too.
Detection fields will be laid out in every entrance and throughout the base as well. Decoy fields will also be placed in strategic locations. Each patroller will carry a small handheld version of the device and periodically scan around them and whenever they deem something suspicious. Each bulwark will have one detection field that will be aimed outwards and sweep the area in front of it. When an enemy is spotted, the Stasis Magic will freeze them in place for a minute for either retrieval (prisoner) or attack (dead).
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Log: Just researching stuff now. Students learning at a rapid rate, intelligence equivalent to that of lawyers now maybe.
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Grants units increased mobility in the water as well as making units amphibious. Purely aquatic units treat land as if it were covered with six feet of water.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Where is the Skeleton Key?
including the ones with the big locks on them.
Where is the Wise Man in the Palace?
2. Work your way up to the door in the upper-left (don't enter it).
ceiling(railing) is in the way.
the way back to the left.
Thief and press up to enter the invisible door.
hear his words of wisdom.
Where is the fourth Crown Jewel?
1. Enter the Underworld and look for an orange spot in the background.
until you see four diamond-shaped holes in the wall.
4. Next, go back to the left and jump onto the first platform you come to.
jump to the left ledge.
Dragon to appear. Defeat the Dragon to get the Final Jewel.
and fire your sword at the Dragon's heads until he is destroyed.
Where do you get the Level Three Knight Statue?
entrance (tall blue archway) but don't enter.
you can land on a ledge with four windows.
3. Change into the Level three Thief and enter the right window.
room, then change into the Level Two Knight and go back into the room.
5. Defeat the Knight and go through the door on the left to get the Statue.
Where is the Level Three Knights Guide?
up until you reach the blue towers on top of the Palace.
door at the top of the left tower.
Where is the Level Three Thieves Guide?
then jump up to the log building.
jump to the tall log building to the right.
jump right to the pink building.
roof of the pink building to the left.
9. Jump up to the roof of the log building, then up again to the green building.
the flashing soldier, then jump right to the green building.
12. Unlock the door to enter the Level Three Thieves Guild.
Where is the Wizards Guild?
the ledge on the left.
2. Work your way left until you reach the second pink shaft doing down.
Drop down the pink shaft into the green cavern.
then fall down the blue shaft into the purple cavern.


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Mikubox is an website focused on Sharing about Vocaloid (Vocaloid Music, Vocaloid Software, Vocaloid Voicebank ) for FREE.
*now with ads to keep this site running.
Some files are decompressed with winrar , winzip or 7zip .
Where link to Vocaloid Content?
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industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Hello guest! Welcome to xena, Inc.
Red clover is considered to be one of the richest sources of isoflavones, which are water-soluble chemicals that act like estrogens (known collectively as phytoestrogens). Red Clover is therefore used for hot flashes/flushes, PMS, breast enhancement and breast health as well as lowering cholesterol, improving urine production and improving circulation of the blood, to help prevent osteoporosis, reduce the possibility of blood clots and arterial plaques and limiting the development of benign prostate hyperplasia.
Xena Bio Herbals are a reputed Manufacturer, Exporter, Importer and Trader of Herbal Extracts & Herbal Nutraceuticals like Co-Q10, Soy-Isoflavones-40% etc..

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If you have certain vision problems, you may be able to have them improved or corrected by simply wearing contact lenses. Depending on the success of the treatment, it may be possible for you to get to the point where you no longer require the assistance of prescription lenses at all. This type off treatment is orthokeratology, also commonly referred to as ortho-k. Learn about orthokeratology in this article.
Orthokeratology treats certain vision problems by providing you with specially fitted contact lenses you will wear while you are sleeping. The lenses work by reshaping your corneas, allowing you to enjoy an improvement in your vision. A great thing about this treatment is it offers you improvement the very next day after wearing the lenses. The affects generally last only about a day, so these contacts should be worn regularly.
Who would be a good candidate for ortho-k?
Orthokeratology can show positive results to people with an astigmatism, those with hyperopia, or people who are nearsighted. The treatment can also be used to slow childhood myopia. The success of this type of treatment depends on the seriousness of your condition and how well your eyes react to the lenses. Therefore, the results patients see will vary.
What results can be expected from ortho-k?
When your optometrist starts you on this treatment, they will be aiming for 20/20 vision. However, if your condition is moderate to severe, then a result of 20/40 without glasses on will be considered acceptable. If your vision cannot be improved to 20/40 or better, then this treatment may not be worth it to you.
What is the process for getting the contacts?
The optometrist will start by giving you the same eye exam they normally would. Then, they will us what's called a topographer to measure the shape and size of your cornea. The measurements will be used to match you up with the correct sized contacts. The optometrist may have ortho-k contacts on site that fit, or you may have to have them ordered.
If you have vision problems then you should consider talking to your optometrist to see if your vision problems are being caused by something that the ortho-k treatment may be helpful with. If you are a good candidate for this type of treatment, you just may find that you are able to enjoy the benefits of having your vision problems improved overnight.
For professional eye care, contact a doctor such as Dr Gary Wetmore Optometrist.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Add ice first, then vodka, OJ and tomato juice. Give a light stir.
Substitute Bloody Mary Mix for Tomato Juice for a spicier taste.


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The Merit Modern Summerhouse is traditional in design. It is made from superior planed timber from high quality chosen European softwoods. The tongue & groove cladding used throughout the garden shed means that it will last for many years combined with a good preservative. The Summerhouse has one of the thickest cladding around. The wall cladding is a substantial ex.19mm softwood T&G pressure Treated Shiplap (finished at 15mm). The door, roof and floor panels are all made from ex.16mm softwood T.G.V. (finished 12mm).
We also offer FREE INSTALLATION to most of our summerhouse which makes the Merit Summerhouse one of the best value for money around when you compare like for like products. The Summerhouse comes with green mineral felt as standard.


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Sherman Tank – Inside and out!
I have had the great pleasure of being driven around in an M4 Sherman recently. Of course I couldn’t miss the opportunity of taking lots of photos, both inside and out. Hope you find them useful…..
M4A4 Cutaway: 1 – Lifting ring, 2 – Ventilator, 3 – Turret hatch, 4 – Periscope, 5 – Turret hatch race, 6 – Turret seat, 7 – Gunner’s seat, 8 – Turret seat, 9 – Turret, 10 – Air cleaner, 11 – Radiator filler cover, 12 – Air cleaner manifold, 13 – Power unit, 14 – Exhaust pipe, 15 – Track idler, 16 – Single water pump, 17 – Radiator, 18 – Generator, 19 – Rear propeller shaft, 20 – Turret basket, 21 – Slip ring, 22 – Front propeller shaft, 23 – Suspension bogie, 24 – Transmission, 25 – Main drive sprocket, 26 – Driver’s seat, 27 – Machine gunner’s seat, 28 – 75 mm gun, 29 – Drivers hatch, 30 – M1919A4 machine gun.
The M4 Sherman evolved from the M3 Medium Tank, which had its main armament in a side sponson mount. The M4 retained much of the previous mechanical design, but put the main 75 mm gun in a fully traversing turret. The designers stressed mechanical reliability, ease of production and maintenance, durability, standardization of parts and ammunition in a limited number of variants, and moderate size and weight. These factors, combined with the Sherman’s then-superior armour and armament, outclassed German light and medium tanks fielded in 1939–42. The M4 went on to be produced in large numbers, with a total of over 49,000 thousand (of all variants), being produced.
Shermans were being issued in small numbers for familiarisation to U.S. armoured divisions when there was a turn of events in the Western Desert campaign. Axis forces had taken Tobruk and were advancing into Egypt and Britain’s supply line through the Suez Canal was threatened. The US considered collecting all Shermans together so as to be able to send the 2nd Armored Division under Patton to reinforce Egypt, but delivering the Shermans directly to the British was quicker and over 300 – mostly M4A1s, but also including M4A2s – had arrived there by September 1942.
The Sherman would enter combat in 1942 equipped with the 75 mm gun M3, a 40-caliber gun that could penetrate 88 mm (3.5 in) of unsloped rolled homogeneous armour at 100 meters (110 yd) and 73 mm (2.9 in) at 1,000 meters (1,100 yd) firing the usual M61 round. Facing the early Panzer III and Panzer IV in North Africa, the Sherman’s gun could penetrate the frontal armour of these tanks at normal combat ranges, within 1,000 yd (910 m). U.S. Army Intelligence discounted the arrival of the Tiger I in 1942 and the Panther tank in 1943, predicting that the Panther would be a heavy tank like the Tiger I, and doubted that many would be produced. There were also reports of British QF 6 pdr (57 mm) guns being able to destroy the Tiger I. However, this only happened at very close ranges and against the thinner side armour. Due to their misconceptions related to this, and also due to tests that seemed to prove that the 76 mm gun was able to destroy both the Tiger and the Panther, the leadership of Army Ground Forces were not especially concerned by the Tiger I. The tests of the 76 mm were later ruled inaccurate, with Eisenhower even remarking that he was wrongly told by Ordnance that the 76 mm could knock out any German tank.
The higher-velocity 76 mm gun gave Shermans anti-tank firepower at least equal to most of the German vehicles they encountered, particularly the Panzer IV and StuG III. The gun could penetrate 125 mm (4.9 in) of unsloped armour at 100 meters (110 yd) and 106 mm (4.2 in) at 1,000 meters (1,100 yd) using the usual M62 round. The M1 helped to equalise the Sherman and the Panzer IV in terms of firepower; the 48-caliber 7.5 cm KwK 40 (75mm L/48) of the Panzer IV could penetrate 135 mm (5.3 in) of unsloped armour at 100 meters (110 yd) and 109 mm (4.3 in) at 1,000 meters (1,100 yd). The 76 mm gun was still inferior to the much more powerful 70-caliber 7.5 cm KwK 42 (75mm L/70) of the Panther, which could penetrate 185 mm (7.3 in) of unsloped armour at 100 meters (110 yd) and 149 mm (5.9 in) at 1,000 meters (1,100 yd) using the usual PzGr.39/42 round. The 76 mm was capable of knocking out a Panther at normal combat ranges from the flanks or rear, but could not overcome the glacis plate. Due to its 55 degree slope, the Panther’s 80 mm (3.1 in) glacis had a line of sight thickness of 140 mm (5.5 in) with actual effectiveness being even greater. An M4 might only knock out a Panther frontally from point-blank range by aiming for its turret front and transverse-cylindrical shaped mantlet, the lower edge of which on most Panthers (especially the earlier Ausf. D and A versions) constituted a vulnerable shot trap. A 76 mm-armed Sherman could penetrate the upper frontal hull superstructure of a Tiger I tank from normal combat ranges. Although the new gun lessened the gap between the two tanks, the Tiger I was still capable of knocking a M4 out frontally from over 2,000 meters (2,200 yd).
The Sherman gained grim nicknames like “Zippo” (after the cigarette lighter), “Tommycooker” (by the Germans, who referred to British soldiers as “Tommies”; a tommy cooker was a World War I-era trench stove). Fuel fires occasionally occurred, but such fires were far less common and less deadly than ammunition fires. In many cases, the fuel tank of the Sherman was found intact after a fire.
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Apple outpaces #2-ranked Google (Apple at $98.3 billion vs. Google at $93.3 billion). But both of these front-running, tech/web companies far out-pace #3, Coca-Cola at $79.2 billion. Of the five brands designated by Interbrand as "top risers," four are tech giants (Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook); Prada is the only non-tech brand cited as a "top riser."
Some background on Apple's rise to the top of the Interbrand ranking is provided at a Fortune blog on October 2nd: How Apple became the world's most valuable brand.
Particularly interesting for brand-geeks are the articles and interviews with a selection of chief brand officers that complement Interbrand's ranking and analyses.


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Alliance is one of the UK's most progressive distributors of non-food products to businesses nationwide. Our unique and innovative approach enables us to respond quickly to the individual needs of hotels, health & leisure clubs, care homes, restaurants and catering units of all shapes and sizes, from multi-national organisations to small independent operators.
Thoroughly comprehensive, our range covers a broad spectrum of customer facing products and back of house essentials. Alliance aims to meet your complete non-food requirements by offering a competitive service, flexible to your individual needs, offering the highest standards of customer care.
Our own fleet of over 120 delivery vehicles operate daily throughout the country ensuring you receive your orders quickly & efficiently. Your local branch will work with you and endeavour to satisfy your personal delivery requirements to meet the demands of your business.
We deliver daily throughout the UK and can offer a next day service for those times when you need it.


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Borgonovo, Switzerland) – January 11, 1966, (Coira, Switzerland).
Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman and printmaker, most famous for his sculptures. As a Surrealist in the 1930s, he devised innovative sculptural forms, sometimes reminiscent of toys and games. As an Existentialist after the war, he led the way in creating a style that summed up the philosophy's interests in perception, alienation and anxiety. He is best remembered for his figurative work, which helped make the motif of the suffering human figure a popular symbol of post-war trauma. Giacometti was imagined through his hands, rough and calloused, living trophies that developped by molding his sculptures.
Works: Gazing Head, Suspended Ball, City Square.
Periods: Surrealism, Expressionism, Modern art.


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We already know that the final episode of Fox’s Batman prequel “Gotham” will finally introduce its version of the Caped Crusader.
But since it will come via a 10-year time jump, will David Mazouz actually be the one behind the cowl?
“Yes and no,” John Stephens, the show’s executive producer said Wednesday during the Television Critics Association press tour. “Our Batman suit is for someone that is six-foot-four,” which Mazouz is not. Mazouz has played a young version of Bruce Wayne throughout the show, which depicts Gotham City before Batman’s arrival.


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"Have always enjoyed #TheTwitter setting on fresh pickings when somebody said something dumb. Then my turn came."
"I hate being the guy who condescends, however accidently, to those pple that make America cool and fun."
"To all of America, at least the middle place that I come from, I apologize for saying something so, so dumb on Bill Maher last night."

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Learn how to write Chinese Character bu 不, and words such as teacher, daughter, son and to know in Chinese characters. Understand the character construction, and find their Radicals.
jamesjimeno must be a very diligent student. It takes all the energy I have to take each quiz once!
Really enjoying the lessons. I have enrolled for paid services.
Please provide Links for the same. Try to have mock tests too for preparation.


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This is just stupid beyond compare!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A District of Columbia judge on Monday lost his $54 million lawsuit against a dry-cleaning shop that misplaced his pants.
Roy L. Pearson, an administrative law judge in the U.S. capital, claimed that Custom Cleaners violated a consumer protection law because it posted a "satisfaction guaranteed" sign but did not pay him more than $1,000 after his pants got lost.
But the judge hearing the case, Judith Bartnoff, ruled that Pearson had failed to show that the Korean immigrant family named as defendants had violated that law.
The two-day trial drew international media coverage and widespread ridicule as an example of over-litigiousness in the United States.
Pearson was not immediately available for comment.
This story it is ironic because I was just reading about how the corporate media is bracing itself in preparation for libel lawsuits from judges it criticizes. Last year judges filed about 1000 lawsuits, about 1/2 of them in federal courts. But you CANNOT sue a judge. That was the crux of what I was reading; how judicial immunity is out of control. A judge can sue you but within the same context you cannot sue a judge.
The WDC area is full of mentally unbalanced aholes. This one just happens to be a judge.
I saw the details on this a while back, and I have two questions.
How the hell did this ever get to trial?
How could the trial have taken two days?
There had been talk of sanctions against that judge/attorney who filed that suit by the powers that be who look after things like that. Anybody hear the outcome of that one?
Oh yeah, that guy had been appointed as judge, not elected. Too bad.
Whatdya call a lawyer with an IQ of 50??
AAJ has been sharply critical of Judge Pearson’s lawsuit seeking $54 million in damages over a lost pair of pants. In April, AAJ CEO Jon Haber called on the District of Columbia Bar Association to conduct a disciplinary investigation of Judge Pearson for his conduct in this matter. Haber and AAJ President Lewis “Mike” Eidson pledged to support the defendant’s defense fund and encouraged the AAJ membership to also contribute (www.customcleanersdefensefund.com).
I wonder what this cost the tax payers. They should figure that up and take it out of his next, I mean last pay check.
Crying? Why does that not surprise me? What a waste of oxygen.
I hope the bar goes Nifong on that punk.
It appears the douche was taken to the cleaners.........again.
Hey, this kind of crap would go away real fast if the person who files an unsuccesful suit has to pay the legal expenses incurred by the person they took to court. Otherwise, you could literally put your competition out of business if you wanted to keep them wrapped up in frivilous lawsuits like this one.
It makes me wonder if you could represent yourself in a case like this not being an attorney and just keep filing suits until one pays off. Did anyone catch the pre-trial settlement amount which was offered to that idiot judge who filed this suit? I don't know if the info is still on this site, but it was five figures and he rejected it!
I've read they offered up to $12,000.
"Judge Pearson was also ordered to pay back court costs."
"Meanwhile, the Chungs are asking the court to force Pearson to pay the thousands of dollars in legal fees they've spent defending themselves."
Oh, it gets better. The judge that heard the case and decided in favor of the cleaners filed a 22-page decision. Yes, that's right...22-pages to say "dude, you're a nut case, you lose, now go away."
So where did Roy Pearson go wrong? Was asking 54 mil. to much? Would he have won his case if he only filed for 2,3,4,5 mil? Probably!

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Nihan joined the University of Oxford as a Research Fellow at the Transport Studies Unit in the School of Geography and the Environment in October 2008. In February 2015, she started working as a Departmental Lecturer on the Sustainable Urban Development programme and in January 2017 was appointed as Associate Professor in Sustainable Urban Development. Previously, she worked at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Public Policy Group. She obtained her doctorate in Economic Geography from the University of Oxford, and her undergraduate and master degrees from the LSE in the areas of Economics and Philosophy and European Political Economy. In addition to working on research projects funded by the European Commission, the UK Research Councils, the Swedish International Development Agency, the British Council and the British Academy, Nihan has held academic awards from Wolfson College, Alan Nesta Ferguson Foundation, and the LSE Award Schemes. She is the winner of the 2015 OECD-ITF Young Researcher of the Year Award and was named as a World Social Science Fellow in Sustainable Urbanisation by the International Social Science Council in 2014.
Nihan is part of the core teaching team on the Masters and Doctoral programmes in Sustainable Urban Development. She is responsible for Research Methodologies stream of the MSc course, which she directed in 2016-19. She is also teaching political economy of finance and investment in sustainable urban development, sustainability of mobility innovations, transport, inequalities and economic development.
Outside the Department, she is teaching on the theme of infrastructure, development and finance for the professional short course Global Leadership in Transport programme jointly run by the TSU and Saïd Business School. Previously, she has taught on the Final Honour School in Geography at the Oxford School of Geography and the Environment.
2016-2018 Comparative studies in the influence of policy on the sharing economy - Transport Economics Institute at Oslo. Role: Advisor.
Akyelken, N. (forthcoming) Women, Work and Mobilities. Abingdon: Routledge.
Akyelken, N., Givoni, M., Salo, M., Judl, J., Plepys, A., Anderton, K. and Koskela, S. (2018) The importance of institutions and policy settings for car sharing: Evidence from the UK, Israel, Sweden and Finland. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research 18(4): 340-359.
Akyelken, N., Banister, D. and Givoni, M. (2018) Sustainability of shared mobility in London: the dilemma for governance. Sustainability, 10(2): 1-13.
Akyelken, N. (2017) Mobility-related economic exclusion: accessibility and commuting patterns in industrial zones in Turkey. Social Inclusion, 5(4): 175-182.
Schwanen, T., Lucas, K., Akyelken, N., Solsona, D.C., Carrasco, J.A. and Neitens, T. (2015) Rethinking the links between social exclusion and transport disadvantage through the lens of social capital. Transportation Research: Policy and Practice, 74: 123-135.
Akyelken, N. (2015) Innovations, policies and ideas – an urban mobility perspective. In: Condie, J. and Cooper, A. M. (eds.) Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation: Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Contexts. University of Western Sydney.
Akyelken, N. (2013) Finance and investment. Chapter 9 in, Givoni, M. and Banister, D. (eds.) Moving Towards Low Carbon Mobility. Edward Elgar. pp. 129-147.
Akyelken, N. and Anderton, K. (2013) Changing the rules of the game: what is yours is mine! Social aspects of sharing practices in mobility. In, ICEIRD Conference Proceedings. pp. 311-323.
Akyelken, N. (2011) Distance in the existence of political pathologies: rationalized transport policies and trade. In, Button, K. and A. Reggiani (eds.) Transportation and Economic Development Challenges. Edward Elgar. pp. 72-84.
Bonilla, D. and Akyelken, N. (2011) Vision. In, Helmreich, S. and H. Keller (eds.) FREIGHTVISION - Sustainable European Freight Transport 2050: Forecast, Vision and Policy Recommendation. Springer. pp. 127-134.
Akyelken, N. (2016) Organize sanayi bölgeleri’nde kadin istihdam yapisi ve erişilebilirlik : Afyonkarahisar ve Şanlıurfa (Turkish). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
Akyelken, N., Anderton, K., Givoni, M., Kossela, S., Plepys, A., Salo, M., et al. (2015) Servicizing policy packages for the mobility sector. Deliverable 8.2 of Servicizing Policy for a Resource Efficient Economy (SPREE) – Funded by the European Commission 7th RTD Programme. Tel Aviv, Israel.
Akyelken, N. and Anderton, K. (2015) UK Mobility Report. European Commission. Deliverable 7.2 of the Servicizing Policy for a Resource Efficient Economy (SPREE) - Funded by the European Commission 7th RTD Programme. Oxford, UK.
Akyelken, N. Bonilla, D., Beullens, P., Kritzinger, S., Ries, J., Schmiele, J. and Weiss, L. (2011) Synthesis of Results and Policy Recommendations.. 74 pp. Deliverable 6 of LogMan - Funded by the European Commission 7th RTD Programme. Oxford, UK..
Akyelken, N. (2009) Review of: Ison, S. and Rye, T. (2009) The way and means of transport demand management. Built Environment, 35(4): 593-595.

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During the tour you will walk along the narrow streets of the Medieval Hanseatic Old Town and enjoy the splendors of the Dome Cathedral, Big and Small Guild Houses and the Riga Castle. The tour starts at the Town Hall Square- the central square of the city from 14th up to 19th century. The most famous building on the square is the magnificent Blackheads’ House. You will also see such famous spots as St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, Powder Tower and many others.
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The Story: An upscale chef finds himself when he quits his job and starts his own food truck business. The Lowdown: An unfailingly pleasant little comedy that would benefit from more conflict and a sharper tone, but it's a proven crowd-pleaser that will play well to food and food-truck aficionados.
Starring: Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Emjay Anthony, Bobby Cannavale, Oliver Platt, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey, Jr.
Much has been made over Jon Favreau returning to his indie roots with Chef, and, of course, if you’re comparing the film to an Iron Man outing, then, yeah, it’s pretty indie. But with 20-plus credited producers, executive producers, co-producers and associate producers — not to mention a cast of famous names — it’s clearly on the high-end of indie-ness. The result, in any case, is a small, consistently pleasant movie with a degree of charm. It’s a film that is almost impossible to dislike. It has nice characters, good production values, lots of lovingly photographed and appetizing food — and almost no dramatic tension. This isn’t the movie’s only problem, but it’s the one that keeps it, for me, from being anything more than pleasant. It just never feels like there’s anything really at stake here, making it hard to be all that invested in the characters. Pleasant only takes you so far. At least, it only takes me so far, because a lot of folks seem to love Chef. That’s a leap I can’t make. But others, I suspect, can.
In many ways, Chef is a live-action — and R-rated (mostly for language) — variation on Pixar’s Ratatouille (2007), right down to its nasty food critic (here played by Oliver Platt), albeit one who is treated a bit more fairly. (Bear in mind, a critic just made that assessment.) And like the animated film, it requires the viewer to adapt to certain lapses in reality, especially as concerns business permits, food truck regulations and child labor laws — any one of which might have profitably offered the film a degree of genuine conflict in its particularly meandering second half. Also, not in its favor is Chef’s heavy leaning on social media in general and Twitter in particular (to the point of product placement) — things that will one day make the movie seem quaint, and not in a good way.
Favreau stars as upscale chef Carl Casper, who is also a workaholic, divorced dad. (The workaholic aspect is essential for any neglectful movie dad.) Carl is at loggerheads with his boss (Dustin Hoffman) who insists he stick to the tried-and-true menu — a stance that causes Carl to be raked over the coals by big-noise food blogger Ramsey Michel (Platt). After becoming involved in a Twitter war with Michel, Carl promises to show him a new menu if he’ll come back, but the boss nixes this, demanding the same old thing. Unsurprisingly, Carl quits to strike out on his own. (Any similarity to Favreau breaking away from making big-budget blockbusters with this little film are hardly coincidental.) Since Carl’s very public battle — and meltdown — with Michel, he finds the world isn’t beating a path to his door, leaving Carl no choice but to let his ex-wife, Inez (Sofia Vergara), set him up with a food truck in Miami thanks to her first husband, Marvin (Robert Downey, Jr.).
Right there, the story pretty much stalls as it sails along a series of predictable events built around driving the food truck back to Los Angeles with his attention-starved son, Percy (Emjay Anthony), and his sous chef, Martin (John Leguizamo). Will Carl and his son bond? Will the food truck (mostly due to Percy’s Twitter campaign) be a success everywhere they go? Will Carl and Inez patch things up? Will there be smiles all around? Will there be a not-very-surprising twist? What do you think? As I noted, it’s all pleasant and good-natured. Some of the casting is a little wasteful — Dustin Hoffman has little to do, and Downey’s role is more odd than funny. There are few big laughs, but the movie has a consistently amusing tone, and that counts for much. Rated R for language, including some suggestive references.
I have been reading your reviews for a few weeks now and I mostly agree with them. I have stayed home from movies based on some of your reviews. Unfortunately, your somewhat tepid review of Chef didn’t keep me from investing in this movie. Here are my observations. 1) Watching people slicing, frying, and artfully arranging food is actually the most interesting part of the film. 2) Lacking any real tension or conflict except for a disappointed ten year old is a problem. I dozed off more than once especially after everything seemed fixed with the father/son . And that was a weak source of conflict. 3) Buying the relationship between Jon Favreau and Sophia Vergara was perhaps the biggest stretch of all. That was obviously his ( director/writer’s) fantasy and it did not serve the story in any way. Though I enjoy looking at her, the transparency of this choice made it annoying. And finally the biggest lesson learned was the utter helplessness I felt knowing that I am a good 3000 miles away from a decent Cuban sandwich. It was almost torturous.
I would like to add that for foodie movies nothing beats The Big Night . The stakes were high in that one and it was brilliant.
You can’t say I really recommended it.
Will this thing never die?


text: Research from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston shows that less than 6 hours of sleep per night could increase your risk for chronic health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. However, sleeping for more than 9 hours may also increase health risks. Looks like the recommendation to get around 8 hours of sleep still holds up.


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It's customary to leave a tip when eating out, but one particular gratuity added to an order for a milkshake and fries at a New Jersey diner is angering parents.
"My daughter was coming to me, telling me that every time she and her friends went to the diner, they're being charged the gratuity," said Melissa Desch. "And when I asked her why, she said, 'Because they're children.'"
Desch said her daughter Isabella and other students at the Colfax Schuyler Middle School frequently go to the Wayne Hills Diner, just across the Hamburg Turnpike from the school. The diner's policy of adding the tip applies to kids only, and Desch believes that's unfair.
"I was always told servers were always paid upon their service," she said.
Peter Logos, one of the diner's owners, defended the policy, saying that the establishment is hit with large numbers of kids at a time, especially on Fridays. That ties up waitstaff, who aren't often tipped.
He said the menu clearly states the diner will add an 18-percent gratuity at its discretion.
Some Wayne High School students said they first noticed the addition to their bills around the time football season started -- and did not mind.
"Some people just don't know how to do it, and it just makes life easier," said one student.
Another girl added, "I think it's good only because these people here work very hard, and they deserve more than 50 cents or a dollar as a tip."
But Desch believes tipping should still be a choice. She said her daughter won't be going back to the diner.
"It's not about the establishment," Desch said. "I've been going there since I was a child. But with them, they don't understand and they just pay the bill, And you know, she doesn't understand that she has a right to not pay a tip."
The owner said parents should teach their children how to tip.

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Many visitors are surprised to find The Castle of the Moors in such a ruinous state as opposed to a castle in a fundamental sense but make no mistake; this attraction is a most memorable visit on a trip to Sintra. Located among the lush green forests of the Serra De Sintra, the castle was initially constructed in the 9th century by the Moors as a means of guarding the nearby town. However, having fallen into complete chaos and disrepair after the Christian conquest of Portugal, the site was left to ruin.
Restored to its original state in the 19th century by King Ferdinand II, the castle underwent a transformation quite similar to what you will now find in the gardens of Pena Palace. Antiquated and enchanting in every way, this popular attraction in Sintra manages to retain the charm of a very ancient period with dense green forest surrounding the crumbling battlements below.
Sitting on a prominent perch high above the town, the Castle of the Moors is also home to the most magnificent views of the Sintra Region, and with such an elegant backdrop, the ruins are a heavenly sight for photographers in particular. Although the castle is easily accessed and just 200 meters from the entrance of Pena Palace, it must be known that while the short distance from town (3.5 km) can appear as a moderate task, for the route encompasses a steep climb into the Serra de Sintra. Yes, some visitors are surprised to find the ruinous nature of this castle at the end of a steep climb but make no mistake; it’s all part of the experience.


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This unique Laurel Heights home underwent a much needed overhaul of systems, structure and all finishes. Positioned between 7 abutting lots, this keyed lot configuration created many challenges for our team. The result is a beautiful 5000 square foot home with traditional touches throughout and light pouring in from all sides. We worked with the architect to come up with a suitable series of fire rated glazing along the property line wall that captures fantastic views all along the north elevation. The preexisting unfinished basement was transformed into a comfortable two car garage along with a full guest suite, laundry room and access to the private garden. Thompson Suskind assisted with all phases of the acquisition, design and sale of the home.