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Joy Cowley, , illus. by Elizabeth Fuller. . Philomel, $15.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-399-23872-7
The queen of barnyard clean returns after a 23-year hiatus, along with her mud-loving cow, pig and duck. Only this time, the farm animals aren't so tolerant of her scrubbing. " 'Moo-moo!' 'Ee-ee!' 'Quack, quack, quack!' 'Bye, Mrs. Wishy-Washy,/ mean old Mrs. Wishy-Washy./ We are leaving you/ and we won't be back.' " The three flee to the city ("where the barns are big," squeals the pig), end up getting into mischief (e.g., while looking for a meal in one such "barn [with] food on the dishes," a chef threatens to serve them up as "roast on toast") and they wind up in "animal jail." This new installment may lack the simple repetition of the original, but Cowley keeps this lengthier sequel easy enough for beginning readers, despite several tricky words (e.g., "stampede," "anxious," "doubt") sprinkled throughout the rhyming text. Fuller's bright ink-and-watercolor illustrations amplify the tale's humor. When the runaways end up in a hardware store, the artist imagines a comical chaos of upturned paint cans—fur and feathers erupting with splotches of color; the cow wears paint buckets on her front hooves while the pig sports a red pail for a hat. All the better for their plump, fuzzy slipper– and bandanna-wearing owner who comes to the rescue. She takes them home for a good wash, wrapping up an appealing story that resonates with the message: there's no place like home—baths and all. Ages 2-6.
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In this current working environment it has become difficult for today's youth to learn some of the same lessons that the older generation had. One good way to learn some of these life lessons is to find jobs in the retail market.
Retail jobs offer a diverse working environment. This allows someone to experience the different type of part time retail jobs that are used throughout the world today. You might get a job working at such places as Wal-Mart or some other market place.
Retail jobs can be anything from stocking shelves to working as a cashier. Any place you go to purchase something it is considered a retail store. These places always have a need for people of some sort to work around their store.
All of the readily available retail jobs can be used as a means to earn some extra spending cash, or as a means to save up for that special something that you may want. Getting one of the retails jobs that are out there also provides an opportunity for someone to work with a more diverse group of people and open their horizons to the way other people do this in life.
Some of these retail jobs might start out as a part time job but could lead to a more full time position. Since there is such a large variety of retails jobs a person will be able to find a job that is to their liking. There are a lot of resources a person can find to locate jobs in their area, all you have to do is open a newspaper or even type retail jobs in any online search engine. There are even websites that have the category retail jobs that a person can just browse to refine their search.
Retail jobs also can benefit someone who is just starting to enter the job market. High school students can pick up a job working in a department store which will give them the skills they need once they are out of school and into the real world. These jobs can teach them some of the life skills needs once they are out on their own.
Some of these skills include the ability to make change and increase confidence in social interactions.
Today's youth can also benefit from the understanding of a hard day's work, compared to having someone just give them everything they may want? They learn that if they want something they have to go out and earn it for themselves.
Working in the retail industry is not just restricted to the young; retirees are starting to look to these jobs as a part time thing to do to supplement their retirement income. Since these individuals are on a fixed income from the government working at retail store part time allows them to have extra money to spend that will not affect what they get as part of their social security.
So when you decide to maybe pick up a part time job remember to take into consideration what kind of work you would like to do in the wide field of retail work.

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Windows 7 May Be Worth The Upgrade
If, like every other frustrated Windows customer in the past couple of years, you've been clinging desperately to your works-just-fine copy of XP while Vista scratches at the window like a 'Salem's Lot kid, you may be able to finally unclench this fall. That's when Windows 7 comes out, and Wired offers 7 reasons why it might actually be worth moving over to.
The two biggest reasons that have half-convinced us to give Windows 7 a shot are:
1. Just like when Apple rolled out OS X with the built-in Classic mode for older apps, Windows 7 includes "XP Mode" so all of your existing XP apps (or most of them, at least) will play without problems. Update: It looks like XP Mode will only work with the more expensive Ultimate, Professional, and Enterprise flavors. *sigh*
2. Windows Media Player just works, out of the box, with Wi-Fi enabled appliances like your Xbox.
Windows 7 is an OS practically made for pirates. Want to display your movies, photos or music on your TV? Bam! Windows Media Player will do that out of the box if you have a Wi-Fi enabled TV, or an Xbox. No extra programs to install: Windows Media Player seamlessly communicates with your Wi-Fi device to display your illegal content in all its glory on your fancy HD TV.
And sharing media is easy, too. Want to download all of your brother's music? Bam! HomeGroup, an easy networking feature included in Windows 7, will make that super easy between computers running the OS. Immediately upon plugging in to your network with Ethernet or Wi-Fi, HomeGroup will ask if you wish to join the group on the network, allowing you to set up easy file sharing in minutes.
We know Wired is joking about the whole piracy aspect, but seriously, if I want to placeshift and timeshift whatever media I'm interested in at the moment, I don't want my operating system acting as a nanny. It looks like Windows 7 understands this.
Before anyone accuses us of advertising for Microsoft, we're well aware that there may be any number of ridiculous problems with the OS when it comes out. Still, it would be nice to finally have a modern Windows OS that doesn't suck before the end of the decade. We're cautiously optimistic.
"7 Good Reasons to Switch to Windows 7" [Wired]
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Global Self-Cleaning Coating Market 2020 Significant Trends, Emerging Scope and Forecast 2025 | Covestro, Sherwin Williams Company, Devan, Dow Chemical
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Mental Health Blog Awards 2019.
On Saturday 27th August many of us from the Mental Health Blogging community headed back to The Spice Island Inn in Portsmouth for the second Mental Health Blog Awards (#MHBlogAwards), wonderfully organised and executed by Mr Mike Douglas - mikesopenjournal.com
With the anxiety of seeing old faces, meeting new ones, presenting an award and remembering the guilt and despair of losing all my footage last year, I made sure I spent the Friday beforehand getting everything prepared and choosing an earlier train to travel up on so I could set up early enough and give myself time to catch my breath - I am very lucky I did as the trains were an absolute nightmare and it meant I could get shots/footage of the building and award space before it started to get busy.
The day flew by but was absolutely amazing. We had talks from some utterly brilliant people, there was plenty of networking and I finally got to meet some beautiful people who I have been speaking with a lot online over the past year or so.
Below is a breakdown of the talks with links to their websites and social media platforms. I was wanting to write up all the nominees but there are just so many so to find out more about all the great work everyone is doing please check out the #MHBlogAwards handle on Twitter or the MHBlogAwards page. I recommend having a browse through all their platforms as these are truly dedicated individuals working hard daily and sharing their personal experiences to help break the stigma around mental health/illness and create a happier and healthier online community for anyone who is struggling or may know of people struggling.
Guest Speakers:
Gemma - Making Friends
Kim - What is Dermatillomania?
Tom - Messy 4 Mind
Mel (original speaker)/ Mike - Online Mental Wellbeing
Mel: geekmagnifique.co.uk | Mike: mikesopenjournal.com
Mel: Facebook
Mike: Facebook
Lorna: Personality Disorders (Unfortunately Lorna couldn't attend but she is an incredibly hard worker with amazing content online, so check her stuff out)
I cannot thank Mike enough for setting up such an amazing and valuable event, once again. You really start to appreciate how much support is out there and realise how many people are in similar situations to you once you attend events such as this.
It's true what they say, you are not alone, even when it might feel like you are. There will always been someone out there ready to listen and support you, so I hope by reading this blog post (and some of my others) that you find the support and information you need and have been looking for.
I have also set up a new page on my website which is called "Support" in which I will be building a list of links that you may find useful.
Here's to another successful and amazing Mental Health Blog Awards, I'm already excited and planning for next year's. Photos have now been sent over to Mike so keep an eye out, and I will be uploading them all on my facebook page (redsilvermountains). Also keep an eye out for video content from the day, coming soon.


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We love how many diverse and unique Washington DC wedding venues have come around in the last few years. From industrial lofts to mod hotels, there is no shortage of amazing DC wedding reception locations. This District Winery wedding shows off one of these amazing new spaces with its waterfront views, sleek modern furniture, and great service. Susan and Greg were married in front of their loved ones backed by a really awesome greenery installation by Bee Inspired Events. We love the layers of greenery mixed with candle light and pops of white blooms. Susan's bridesmaids dresses were the prettiest shade of blue which complements the groomsmen's navy suiting. The new trend of non-traditional colored suiting is one we can get behind! Thank you to Mason Photography for sharing this mod District Winery wedding with us today!
The following Washington DC wedding professionals contributed to this District Winery Wedding:
Photography: Mason Photography | Venue: District Winery | Event Planning & Florals: Bee Inspired Floral & Event Design | Reception Musicians: Chris Grasso Music/DC Fusion Band | Beauty: JSL Visions | Desserts: LIVIN' THE PIE LIFE | Shoes: Rescue Flats | Bridesmaid Dresses: Weddington Way | Wedding Dress: Liancarlo | Groom's Attire: Men's Wearhouse | Bridal Salon: Carine's Bridal Atelier | Submitted via: Matchology


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It may not be the prettiest slice of pie in the world but this Heavenly Banana Pie is absolutely fabulous (and easy to make)! I have no doubt that your tastebuds are going to soar and the pie will melt in your mouth. No kidding, that's exactly how it happened for me!
My sister, who is one of the best cooks I know, introduced this recipe to our family when we were teenagers. It's been years since I've made but I promise that it won't be years until I make it again!
There are four different layers in this recipe, but I love that you don't have to chill each layer before adding a new one. Like I said, this is an easy recipe!
Heavenly Banana Pie
1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust
8 oz Cream Cheese (softened)
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla, divided
2 Bananas, sliced
2-3 1/2 oz packages Instant Banana Pudding
3 cups Milk
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
3 tablespoons Sugar
Maraschino Cherries
- Blend the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla well. Spread evenly in pie crust.
- Place a layer of bananas over the cream cheese mixture.
- Mix pudding and milk according to package directions. Spread this mixture over the bananas. (You will likely have more than enough pudding mixture. You can serve the extra in individual tart shells.)
- Whip together the heavy whipping cream, sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until it has the consistency of whipped cream. (Around 5-7 minutes on medium-high speed.) Spread this mixture over the pudding mixture.
- Chill 1 hour before serving. Garnish with cherries.
- Place the maraschino cherries on a paper towel to drain and remove any juice (otherwise your top layer will have pink streaks).
- You'll want to make sure you have something to put your pie in, like my cake server. The graham cracker pie cover is definitely not going on top of this pie because the layers make it to tall!
- If you're a fan of nuts, you can definitely garnish with crushed peanuts.


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Petros Afshar
A harbinger of bakery and avid gardener. Creator of vectors and a sucker for geometry
When he's not creating intricate graphic designs Petros Afshar enjoys writing, producing music, playing the ukulele and breakdancing. The London-based artist and winner of the prestigious D&AD New Blood Award has worked with the likes of Nike, Red Bull, Adidas, Verizon and Disney. A fan of vector graphics and typography, Petros creates highly detailed artwork inspired by pop culture and delicate machinery.
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Something to Chew On
For a company that produces iconic brands, it is always tempting to sit back on their laurels and stick to the safe and familiar. Yet by expanding..
Worth its Wait
In marketing, there is no such thing as instant gratification. But there are few things sweeter than reaping the benefits of a long-term project..
Business Lessons from Captain "Sully" Sullenberger
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Activists Want Better Wages For UPMC Service Workers
UPMC employs more than 55,000 people in the Pittsburgh region, but according to the group Pittsburgh United, the wages the health care giant pays its service workers are weakening the middle class.
According to a report released Thursday by Pittsburgh United, UPMC's service workers earn between 8 and 30 percent less than the lowest sustainable family wage.
Barney Oursler, executive director of Pittsburgh United, said UPMC employs as many as 32,000 low wage service workers.
"We are calling on UPMC to start sharing some of its profits to raise the standards of their workers so they can raise the middle class with the jobs they're providing, and we're also calling on UPMC to stop attacking workers who are trying to stand up for themselves to get into the middle class," he said.
The report also said that in 2012, UPMC paid its top 27 executives $47.5 million and in the last three years, the nonprofit recorded surplus of $1.3 billion.
Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and interviews with UPMC employees, Pittsburgh United estimates service workers earn a median wage of $12.18 per hour. The group also cited information taken from the Economic Policy Institute that says two adults with two children in the Pittsburgh area need to earn an hourly wage of $15.85 to live "modestly"—that's $64,000 in yearly income.
Pittsburgh United said if UPMC raised the median wage by a dollar an hour, it would generate between $27 million to $38 million in economic stimulus for the Pittsburgh region.
In a written statement, UPMC spokeswoman Susan Manko said Pittsburgh United's report doesn't reflect the benefits that UPMC offers its employees.
"UPMC's compensation package far exceeds what other industries offer, and we continue to provide benefits most major corporations and governments are reducing or eliminating," the statement said. "A full-time service worker's earnings far, far exceed the federal poverty level thresholds."
Local activists, city officials and former UPMC employees gathered outside of the U.S. Steel Tower Thursday to call on UPMC to not only raise wages, but also allow employees to form a union.
Former employee Jim Staus said he was eventually fired after wearing a sticker on his shirt supporting union workers.
"It's a multi-billion dollar enterprise and they can't afford to pay their employees like they deserve," he said. "It's ridiculous."
Staus made $11.81 an hour working as a supply specialist at UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland before being fired on July 1.
In December, the National Labor Relations Board released a 30-page complaint containing more than 80 allegations of unfair labor practices by UPMC executives and managers. The report said the health system violated federal laws regarding employees' rights to unionize.


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An impressive quantity of Pink pre-sale tickets for The Truth About Love Tour will be released for 28 shows on March 25 by popular discount ticket company QueenBeeTickets.com.
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Fans who do not want to miss out on The Truth About Love Tour can purchase Pink pre-sale tickets at QueenBeeTickets.com. On Monday, March 25, the company will release a large inventory of discounted 2013 Pink concert tickets for sale in the secondary market.
The Truth About Love Tour, Pink's sixth tour, began on February 13, 2013. There were incredible Pink ticket sales for the first leg of the tour, and Pink played to sold out crowds at every venue. Because of this incredible demand, The Truth About the Love Tour has been extended to a total of 60 shows in North America. Most of these shows will take place in the United States, but Canadian fans can purchase 2013 Pink concert tickets for shows in Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Montreal and Toronto. QueenBeeTickets.com will offer Pink pre-sale tickets for 28 of these additional shows. The official public on-sale will begin on Saturday, March 30.
The Truth About Love Tour promotes Pink's studio album by the same name. Pink released "The Truth About Love" on RCA Records on September 14, 2012. The album debuted at the number one position on the Billboard charts in the United States, and over 280,000 copies were sold during the first week. In addition, "The Truth About Love" had number one debuts in numerous other countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, New England, Switzerland and Austria.
Pink is bringing The Truth About Love Tour around the world. In addition to a long list of performances in North America, Pink will also be performing this year in Europe and Australia. Pink ticket sales and album sales have been impressive around the world.
Pink ticket sales have not been the only impressive part of The Truth About Love Tour. The tour has received positive reviews from both fans and critics, and many people believe that it is Pink's best tour ever.
Fans love purchasing 2013 Pink concert tickets from QueenBeeTickets.com because the website offers genuine tickets at deeply reduced prices. Pink fans can find the authentic concert tickets they have been searching for at prices that they can afford by purchasing from this provider.
Customers enjoy shopping at QueenBeeTickets.com because the company offers an incredible selection of event tickets at discounted prices. Fans can find Broadway tickets, concert tickets, NBA tickets, NHL tickets and much more. All tickets are verified for authenticity, and orders ship quickly and securely through FedEx.


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Monika Drobnicki
Practice Areas
- J.D., Osgoode Hall School, York University
- B.A. (Hons), University of Western Ontario
Practice Description
Monika is a partner with the Commercial Real Estate Practice Group at Dale & Lessmann LLP. She has a focus on the purchase and sale of commercial, industrial and residential property, commercial leasing and secured lending transactions. Prior to joining the firm as an associate in 2018, Monika practiced at a full-service firm in downtown Toronto.
Professional Affiliations and Distinctions
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar (Law Society of Upper Canada), 2015
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
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No matter where you want to go on Tamborine Mountain, a tour to suit your needs can be arranged.
There are so many things to do and places to see on Tamborine Mountain – to get the most out of your trip why not book one of the many tours on offer, each of them guaranteed to delight! Hot Air Balloon flights add a touch of excitement and adventure to your visit to Tamborine Mountain!
And if you prefer to use your own transport and explore all the great things to see and to do on Tamborine Mountain – check out the suggested range of "Day Drives" !


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Every day, new books arrive in the offices of Utne Reader. It would be impossible to review all of them, but a shame to leave many hidden on the shelves. In "Bookmarked," we link to excerpts from some of our favorites, hoping they'll inspire a trip to your local library or bookstore. Bonne connaissance!
Almost all experts agree that the Jesus of the Bible is a composite
of myth, legend, and some historical evidence. So what can we know about
the real Jesus? Proving History (Prometheus
Books, 2012) by historian Richard C. Carrier proposes Bayes's theorem
as a solution to the problem of establishing reliable historical
criteria in this in-depth discussion of New Testament scholarship and
the challenges of history as a whole. Read Chapter 1, "The Problem."
During the frenzied days of early emigration and expansion in the
West, running out of water was rarely a concern, and a dam-building
fever filled empty spaces with cities and farms. Today metropolitan
areas like Los Angeles and Denver are desperate with thirst. Dam Nation: How Water Shaped the West and Will Determine Its Future (Globe Pequot Press, 2012) by Stephen Grace
tells the story from the beginning when Western water law was formed
through the era of technological mastery and taming wild rivers to today
when ongoing legal and moral battles over water consume the West. Read the introduction.
San Francisco was the cradle of the '60s, but also its coffin,
giving rise to Charles Manson and his Family, the bloody Altamont rock
festival, the freakish terrorism of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the
shocking Zodiac and Zebra murder sprees, the Jim Jones cult and the
biggest mass suicide in American history, the assassinations of Mayor
George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, a wave of anti-gay violence,
fiery riots, and a terrifying sexual epidemic. Few cities have endured
so many calamities in such a short span. And yet San Francisco not only
rose from this decade of wreckage, but gave birth in the process to a
set of social values that have become the keystones of liberal America. Season of the Witch
(Free Press, 2012) by David Talbot tells the gripping story of San
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Oral Cancer Screening – Early Diagnosis is Key!
Detecting oral cancer early is critical. Symptoms of oral cancer include a sore throat that doesn't heal, a lump, or a white or red patch on the inside of the mouth. Navesink Dental Care performs an oral cancer screening with every dental exam.
Oral cancer strikes over 40,000 Americans annually, killing over 8,000 Americans each year. Smoking, using chewing tobacco and heavy drinking are the prime oral cancer risk factors, but many people diagnosed with oral cancer have none of these risk factors.
During your dental exam, our Red Bank dental team of Allan Ruda, DDS and Beth DeAngelis, DMD, will discuss your health history and perform a visual inspection of the mouth and palpation of the jaw and neck. To help easily distinguish between common lesions and the more lethal cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions, a biopsy may be performed.
Symptoms of Oral Cancer:
- White, red or speckled patches in the mouth
- Pain in your ear
- A sore throat that won't go away
- Numbness or loss of feeling in the mouth
- Difficulty swallowing, chewing, or speaking
- Changes in your voice or feeling "horse"
- Sores on the face, mouth or neck
- Unexplained bleeding in the mouth
- Weight loss
Contact Us
To learn more about oral cancer screenings as part of our routine dental health in Red Bank, NJ, contact Dr. Ruda and Dr. DeAngelis at (732) 741-7733 to schedule your exam today!


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In a sign that the intensity of of the incidence of encephalitis has come down in the seven north Bengal districts, only one person has been reported to have died since Wednesday, taking the toll to 109 Thursday.
"One more death has been reported in the North Bengal Medical College Hospital (NBMC) since Wednesday," West Bengal Health Services director Biswaranjan Satpathy said over phone.
Satpathy said that the situation was under control, pointing out that "both the number of deaths and that of affected persons is coming down." "As of today, 37 persons are admitted in the NBMC owing to encephalitis," he said.
Municipalities have been asked to maintain cleanliness and undertake fogging activities regularly to control the disease.
Jalpaiguri district was the worst-hit with rural areas in Dhupguri and Moynaguri being the most affected because of the presence of a large number of piggeries from where Japanese Encephalitis spread.
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Dark Chocolate Pineapple Creams have a soft and creamy pineapple center, and are also covered in our gourmet dark chocolate. If you're looking for a candy confection that mixes great chocolate with the fruity flavor of pineapple, you've found just that. These sweets are guaranteed to satisfy anyone who loves pineapple and chocolate!
This product is only available as part of the Pick N Pack, where you can make your own chocolate box. Add 14 pieces of dark chocolate pineapple creams to your box today!
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Why India's Currency Is Worth Especially Before
India is an immense nation consisting of 27 states and 7 union regions. The nation is home to a population of over 1.3 billion people. It is the world's second most populated country, after China. India's economic situation is the globe's fastest-growing major economic climate with a yearly development rate of 7%. India ranks first in terms of Person Advancement Index (HDI) rankings, with a value of 0.869 on the UNDP scale. Rising cost of living rates are low, averaging 5% for the previous five years. The different price varieties in India can be extensively identified into three categories: high-, tool-, and also inexpensive markets. The expensive markets are found in major cities such as Mumbai (Maharashtra), Delhi, and also Bangalore (Karnataka). These markets are characterized by high levels of income and deluxe costs. If you're looking to reduce your following trip to India, take a look at whatprice.com. This site allows you to compare airline rates and also public


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I received a call from Sue Smith that her sister Joy Spurlock class of 54 died March 24. Her funeral will be 1:00 the 28 of March at South Park funeral home in Pearland Tx. The address is 1301 N Main St 77581. The Heavenly band just got one of the best French horn players that ever came out of McCamey High School. Joy will be missed at the Nifty Fifties reunions. Her smile could light up the room. Aaron Cranford
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International Natural and Social Science Bodies Merge to Form "International Science Council"
Two international science organizations, the International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council, have merged to form the International Science Council (ISC), whose mission is to "act as the global voice for science." ISC's membership consists of international scientific unions and associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations (including the U.S. National Academy of Sciences). In an opening address at ISC's inaugural General Assembly in Paris, Catherine Brechignac, Secretaire Perpetuel of the French Academy of Sciences (a past president of the natural science-focused International Council for Science) said that the merging of the two organizations reflects that "social sciences should be at least as important" as natural sciences in setting the global research agenda. More information about the new organization is available on the ISC website.


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Sew What? Inc's "Portfolio" pages offer inspiration to musicians, event and stage designers alike
Do you find yourself scrolling thru your Pinterest feed and thinking to yourself "I've seen that photo before"? It can be hard to find new places to look for ideas and often just a photo alone with no explanation of what you are looking at can be more a frustration than an inspiration.
So, when we developed our online soft goods portfolio pages, part of the focus was not just to share the imagery – but to also offer a summary of what is in the image. A short roadmap to describe what textiles we selected and how we used them. It is a wonderful way to see the multiple uses that each material can have. Our focus is always on flame retardant materials that offer certification to US standards. You'll find Sew What? custom drapes and soft goods featured in schools and trade show booths, at special events and at concerts worldwide. If you can dream it, we can sew it! Here is a sneak peak of what you can see online in our various portfolios.
Looking for Rock'n Roll Stage Drapery inspiration? – look no further than our Rock'n Roll Portfolio.
America – the home of legendary rock bands and so many of today's pop stars. Rod Stewart, Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Sting; we have draped and masked stages for the best of them. While we tend to remember a concert in terms of the "set" and the "lighting and effects," the draperies play an often invisible but integral role in how the show comes together. Giant painted stage backdrops set the scene, masking hides tech areas from the crowd, borders dress the floating trusses to hide the lighting instruments, and skirting surrounds the stage and band risers. Soft goods, as they are known to the "roadies," are a major part of any touring set. From massive kabuki sniffer drapes for legendary band The Foo Fighters to mixed media crafted backdrop creations for Katy Perry, there is a little something for everyone in our Rock'n Roll Portfolio.
Are you a Special Event Planner looking for ideas? – check out our Sew What? Inc Special Event Portfolio.
Grammy Awards, SAG Awards, Golden Globe Awards; you name them and we have draped them! Tents in tennis courts and 5 course dinners in stadiums – the special events industry is all about transformation. Watch while designers transform the ordinary special event into the extraordinary. Custom trade show displays rely on the many effects that drapery can provide. Our in-stock inventory of rental pipe and drape has been an instant solution for many special event planners with a sudden on-site masking issue. Designers and special event planners alike can benefit from our services and fast turnarounds.
Theatre, Stage and Broadway designers……. – stop into our portfolio of Traditional Stage Draperies for some inspiration.
Grand drape, tab curtain, austrian, theatrical backdrops, tabs, legs and borders…. These are all words that we associate with the stage and the wonderful world of theatre. Sew What? Inc specializes in theatrical drapery manufacturing, so your needs can all be filled with just one telephone call. Not only for professional theatres – don't forget that schools, churches, universities and even cruise ships have stages!
Sew What? Inc. experience stretches across the entertainment and performance industry, to special events and trade show exhibition. Over the years we've manufactured stage curtains and theatrical drapery for elementary, middle and high schools, community theaters and auditoriums, college and professional theaters, for rock concerts and fashion shows, as well as conference and exhibit hall booths. No custom drapery job is too big – or too small. If you have questions just let us know – we are always ready to assist.


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2015 was a massive year for Sleater-Kinney: They released their first album in a decade, No Cities to Love, bowled critics over with it, toured behind it all over the world and wrapped it up with a five-night string of shows in New York. Starting at the Kings Theatre and ending at the newly re-opened Market Hotel, the Olympia punk trio defended their Rob Sheffield-christened title of America's Best Punk Band Ever as they rocked out at venues that just increased in intimacy earlier this week.
We were there for three of the five performances and figured that everyone could use an animated reminder — or, like, 16 of them — of Sleater-Kinney's might, complete with a flailing Fred Armisen cameo and one especially heartwarming capture of Janet Weiss at her kit with the M Train rolling behind her in the distance, above. Check the rest out below.


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You want your message delivered across multiple formats, but you don't want to waste your budget on multiple ad creatives or have your marketing team spending their time tweaking and reformatting for multi-size and multi-shape ads.
Why you should be using banner ads
Banner ads, or display ads, are a cost-effective way to showcase your products or services across a huge number of websites that are relevant to your audience. Put simply, your audience will be on these websites and so will you. This helps you with brand recognition and you can also get into the realm of retargeting users that have already engaged with your website, enabling you to start targeting people as opposed to websites – a much more effective tactic.
It sounds simple and straightforward. It certainly can be when you take our below tips into consideration.
The size and shape of your display ads
Display ads come in different shapes and sizes, depending on where they are positioned on a webpage.
These include MPUs, Leaderboards, Billboards, Full Banners and Wide Scrapers to name just a few.
Different websites will have a choice of available positions, and therefore sizes, where you can decide to place your ads. You may even find that there are different available sizes for the same positions on the same website. You'll also need to think about the change in sizes required across multiple devices.
The best performing ads
According to Google Adsense, the most effective and successful sizes are:
But this will depend on your specific industry. Your niche may demand more visual or more text-focused ads. Certain shapes and sizes may really work for your customers and will encourage them to respond to your ads.
You need to find what works.
Understanding the performance of your digital display campaigns
Testing is crucial. Finding the right size of ads and position on the page that perform in the best way for your brand, industry and audience will be the key part of your ongoing strategy.
To make this work within your budget you'll need a cost-effective solution to create multiple sizes and shapes quickly and easily with detailed metrics on the performance of each.
The Fluid Ads Builder – Creating multi-shape and multi-size ads
Through the Fluid Ads' Creative Intelligence Platform, you have access to our Ad Builder. This enables you to build beautiful, feature-rich, HTML5, multi-size and multi-shape ads in minutes; empowering anyone to create your ads, without the need of an expensive creative agency.
By using the Fluid Ads Ad builder, you only have to create your Ad once.
The process is simple, you choose one of our industry-specific templates (or make your own). Your ad will be designed to be on-brand with the messaging you require. Then Fluid Ads takes out all the hard work and does it for you, reformatting the ad into all the different sizes you require. Which saves you huge amounts of time and money.
Fluid Ads supports 1000s of ad sizes, so you never have to worry about us fitting into the right space – we also support Facebook!
The Fluid Ads Creative Intelligence Platform
The Fluid Ads Platform is perfect as your full end-to-end solution for digital display advertising. Once your shapes are created you can deliver to your chosen websites, channels and publisher sites effortlessly. You even have the options to target based on the location of your customers, to update your ads in real time as your product inventory changes, and to serve different ads to your audience in the moments that really matter for them.
Crucially you can test and enhance your ads based on what performs for your audience. This will then begin to form the backbone of your ongoing strategy.
Your customers will never appreciate a one size fits all approach. And it simply won't work for the success of your business.
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Midnight Yozakura 8 1/2-inch Bowl
- 8 ½ X 3 3/8 inches
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
- Gift boxed
Japanese for night cherry blossoms, yozakura is the perfect name for this attractive bowl, with its deep black glaze and delicate design of petals and leaves suggestive of sakura blooming in the night. A wonderfully versatile size, this bowl is sure to be a prized piece.
Spring in Washington celebrates the cherry trees and their beautiful pink and white flowers that bloom in late March. Every year, Cherry Blossom Festival performers put on a colorful show right in front of the National Archives steps. The majority of the trees are located near the Tidal Basin, where they are most popularly viewed. The Japanese cherry trees were a gift from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington on March 27, 1912. The National Archives holds many records related to the United States' relationship with Japan.


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Three sets of twins born in different years
A good birth story is an enduring piece of family lore that can be trotted out time and time again for birthdays, embarrassing wedding speeches and any given lull at holiday dinners.
Few are as good, though, as this: "Remember when we had twins born in separate YEARS?"
Obviously, the possibility comes around every New Year, but this year at least three separate sets of twins came into this world with the honour.
Mazel tov to these families and their new little ones, whose birth dates will undoubtedly frustrate and confuse teachers and friends for years to come.
Atlanta: These twins were born at Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton, Georgia. The first, a girl, was born at 11:20 p.m, the hospital told CNN. Her brother was born an hour later at 12:20 a.m. on New Year's Day.


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This week, Cosmopolitan has put on a style-lover's dream of catwalk shows, pampering parlours and trend talks as part of #FashFest 2015 in Partnership with Visa.
And last night at the Accessories Showcase, we filled a room top-to-toe with gorgeous accessories by fave Ted Baker; think shoes, bags and all of the bling.
The brand showcased their very best and newest accessories, ranging from super cute leather cross-body bags floral-printed clutch bags and every kind of delicious heel you can bring to mind.
Plus, there was plenty of statement jewellery pieces that pretty much had us at the first sparkle.
And guests weren't just treated to an inside-look at these must-have pieces - Ted, being the wonderfully creative man he is, obvs - filled the room with stunning flowers, too.
The Flower Appreciation Society were on hand to help readers transform these blooms into pretty headbands.
Seriously, HOW cute...
Watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of what went down in Ted Baker's shoe-and-flower-filled showroom...
Awesome, right?
Follow the fun with Ted on Twitter and Instagram with #TedFashFest
Make sure you come back to Cosmopolitan.co.uk on Friday for HEAPS of discounts and competitions from Ted Baker and more of your favourite brands.


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Darude reveals the history of 'Sandstorm' in new interview [Watch]
Finnish artist Darude struck gold with "Sandstorm" in 2000, the lead single off of his debut studio album, Before the Storm, that would go on to not only garner platinum certification, but to become one of the most easily identifiable electronic tracks ever produced. The iconic 16 note melody has become fodder for memes and fan videos on the Internet, a testament to the song's longevity in the 17 years since its release.
Darude describes "Sandstorm's" foundation in a recent interview with VICE, noting that he was "more of a club goer" prior to his introduction to music production in 1996/1997. Darude credits the clubs as the sources of the "spark" that would lead him to eventually begin producing music: "There was many a night where I went to the club, come 3:30 when people started to be kicked out, I basically ran home, turned on my computer, and started making music, having just heard something I'd really liked." This experience led to creation of his signature sound.
The 16 note melody that has since come to define "Sandstorm" arose as a product of Darude's experimentation, created on an Atari SD two-years prior to "Sandstorm's" finishing. When Darude presented the bones of "Sandstorm" to record producer Jaakko Salovaara, the track quickly reached completion, requiring only two-days of studio based brainstorming. The interview offers an in depth look at the production behind what would then be, and what has since remained a landmark release.
Read More:
Darude booed and heckled after omitting Sandstorm from performance
Watch This: Darude's Sandstorm gets an orchestral makeover
Exclusive: Moments signals a long-awaited end to Darude's 8-year album hiatus [Full Stream]


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High Medical Cost Burdens, Patient Trust, and Perceived Quality of Care
This article examines the relationship between high medical cost burden and patient trust in physicians. The authors find that patients with higher medical costs have lower levels of trust in the quality of care that they receive from their physicians.
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional household survey, primarily over the telephone, with a sample of 32,210 adults who had a regular source of primary care. Respondents with higher levels of medical cost burden were more likely to not believe that their physicians would:
- place the patient's needs above all else;
- refer patients to appropriate specialists; and
- perform appropriate levels of testing.
Patients with high levels of cost burden also had relatively negative assessments of the thoroughness of care received from physicians. This association was strongest with privately insured respondents.
Increased exposure to costs of medical care could lead to lower levels of patient trust in their physicians.


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Bitcoin transactions consist of inputs and outputs. A transaction can have one or more inputs and one or more outputs. Each input must spend bitcoin from an output from an earlier transaction. If an output has not yet been spent, it is called an "unspent output" or UTXO.
Contained inside each input and output is a script. The language itself is called "Script". As Satoshi Nakamoto himself once told us, it probably should have been called a "predicate", which is a statement that evaluates either true or false, but because that word was too long and unfamiliar, he used the word "Script" instead. A script is what is inside inputs and outputs and the language is called "Script" with a capital "S".
When a transaction is validated, scripts inside each input are executed. The way they are executed is, basically, to append the script from the output it is spending to the end of it and run the whole thing together. In this article, we don't want to discuss these details (see the documentation on the script interpreter). We simply want to discuss how to read and write scripts.
A bitcoin address looks like this:
In order to spend to this address, an output must be created that contains this script:
OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
That script goes in an output. In an input that spends this script, you must put something like this:
[public key] [signature]
In order to validate the input, you execute the input followed by the output. The input pushes a signature and a public key to the stack. The output then confirms that the public key hashes to the address and that the signature corresponds to the transction and the public key. For more details, please see the documentation on the script interpreter and transaction validation.
If you have an address, you can convert it into a script like this:
var address = bsv.Address.fromString('1MfQjr97hKaAvpVPJ4XsaHQDskjYhXxLW3')
var script = bsv.Script.fromAddress(address)
// 'OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG'
// '76a914e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a88ac'
Notice how we can print the script in two different ways. The first way is in ASM format, which is a human-readable script:
OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
The second way is in hex, which is not human-readable, but is more easily machine-readable and is closer to to the binary format you see inside a bitcoin transaction:
We recommend not using the ".toString()" method on a script method. That uses a less common string format than ASM format. Always use ".toAsmString()", not ".toString()".
If you have an ASM formatted string, or a hex formatted string, you can input both of those into a Script object, and print them back out again:
var script = bsv.Script.fromAsmString('OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG')
// 'OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG'
var script = bsv.Script.fromHex('76a914e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a88ac')
// '76a914e2a623699e81b291c0327f408fea765d534baa2a88ac'
One final useful method is that if a script is a "pubkey hash" script type, a.k.a. a normal address output script, you can easily get the address for it with the ".toAddress()" method:
// '1MfQjr97hKaAvpVPJ4XsaHQDskjYhXxLW3'


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Women Cosplay as Male Characters from The Hobbit
- SBHM Feature: Sasha Devlin – Author Sasha Devlin talks about growing up as a black child in a largely white community and wanting romance novels she could see herself in.
I WANTED to want to read those books. Same with the interracial books which really broke my heart. As I was often the only black kid in my classes, my crushes were my white classmates, but I was afraid to admit that. A book that portrayed that in a positive light would have meant the world to me.
Didn't happen. And worse, I felt guilty. There were books by black authors, featuring black and interracial couples and I wasn't reading them. Did that mean I was ashamed of being black? Did I value white authors more? (Sidenote: I'm willing to bet money that no white reader has ever questioned her racial loyalty just because she didn't want to read a book by a white author.)
- Thoughts on Waterstone's guide to Science fiction and fantasy – I apologize that this tumblr post is image-heavy and probably inaccessible to screen readers, but the gist of it is that someone went to the bookstore Waterstone's and noticed that every book on the "If you like Game of Thrones" table was by a male author. They also noticed a laminated guide to SFF in the genre area, and it wasn't much better. This is how "women don't write epic fantasy" stereotypes happen.
So, to be clear: of the one hundred and thirteen authors listed in the genre-specific sections, there are a grand total of nine women and, as far as I can tell, zero POC. In the final two pages – the "If you like this, you'll love-" section, things are little better: of the ten authors with suggestions after their names, two are women; but of the 101 authors recommended as comparisons, only twelve are women – and, tellingly, of those twelve, a whopping eight are listed as being similar to another female author. As far as this list is concerned, women have essentially become a speciality category, almost exclusively recommended because their work resembles that of another female author, and not because of their contributions to various other genres. As for POC authors, as far I can tell, there's not a single one on any of the lists.
- John Green Privilege – John Green is no stranger to Twitter controversies, and he was at it again Wednesday night, when he helpfully decided what sexism and misogyny was and defined it as "criticizing Twilight." Women argued the point with him for hours, but he stood firm… until Ron Hogan said something to him, and he acknowledged that he might be wrong. Blogger Ceilidh goes into the problem that is John Green.
John Green will never experience sexism. He will never have to scream and shout to have his opinion even acknowledged because of the platform he has and the fact that he's a straight cis white man. He gets to be the saviour of YA while women who wrote stories like his for many years before him are long forgotten or left in the shadows. The sad thing is that his opinions on this issue will be held up as a wonderful example because we've lowered the bar for success so much to the point where a man acknowledging that women are people makes him worthy of a gold star. He is awarded for acknowledging issues that female writers have been discussing for generations, including in YA. John Green writes tales of universal appeal where women talking the same topics write romance.
This is an issue. This is privilege.
- Verdigris Blog: Pulp Fiction – If you've ever wondered what happened to pulped mass-market paperbacks, this post reports that the UK uses pulped Mills & Boon novels in their road tarmac.
We recently came across an environmental story that is just too good to be true, and yet it is true. It seems that in every mile of the M6 Toll motorway in the UK there are 92,000 pulped copies of Mills & Boon romantic novels. A novel approach to reuse indeed.
Mills & Boon has built its reputation on slushy tales of romance, however millions of unsold copies of the publisher's books get returned every year. The unwanted copies are sold on to recycling companies, where they are pulped for subsequent use. Tarmac Central, the company that built the road, used the pulp to improve the road's quality.
- I Write Letters – Melissa McEwan writes an open letter to Jimmy Fallon to urge him to support viewers who have experienced rape or abuse and not have people like Mike Tyson and Charlie Sheen on his show in the future.
You also talked about how it's your job to entertain people, to make them laugh. I will never understand why someone wants to be the guy who invokes rape in jokes, or overlooks a history of violence against women, in the guise of humor or entertainment.
Why do you want to be a guy who obliges a survivor, who tunes into your show for a laugh after a hard day, to ignore the specter of violent men who have repeatedly hurt women? Why do you want to be a guy who gives those men no professional consequences, who thus communicates to them that what they did doesn't matter?
If you really want to be a nice guy, Jimmy Fallon, then there can be no place for abusers on your show.
- Media is 'failing women' — sports journalism particularly so – One of my favorite sports journalists right now is Katie Baker, who covers hockey for Grantland. I wonder how many other great women writers are out there going unread because sports newsrooms continue to be a boys' club.
An Associated Press Sports Editors-commissioned report by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found that there was an increase in women of color sports journalists, but it still wasn't enough to merit more than an F grade for gender representation in columnists and editors. And the majority of female columnists and editors worked for ESPN, which the report notes has made an effort to diversify its newsroom. Without ESPN, things would be far worse. As it is, 90 percent of sports editors are white and 90 percent are male.
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Faster Please
Smart people invent things. Smarter people look all around at the stuff other people invented and say: How the hell are we going to charge all that stuff, and not lose our minds keeping track of all the chargers? Splashpower thinks they have the answer:
You can power up any Splashpower-enabled device (e.g. phone, PDA, MP3 player, camera etc), simply by dropping it on a mouse-mat-sized pad, called a SplashPadTM. No physical connection is required between the SplashPad and the device - power is transferred wirelessly between the pad and the receiver module in the device. And of course, different devices can be charged on a single SplashPad at the same time. Add to this the kind of styling which would complement even the most sophisticated of home or office interiors, and you'll never want to use tangled traditional chargers again.
Smart people will want one of these. I'm smart. I want one.
But you can't buy one yet. That's dumb.
But you can look at it, and think: In the future, I'll be able to locate an open wall outlet again.


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On December 7th, CONCORD and the Slovak Presidency will host an open dialogue on the future of the Cotonou Agreement. The event, titled "Stand up for a better future for all" will bring together authorities and Civil Society Organisations from both the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states, to discuss the future of the EU's partnership with 79 ACP states after 2020.
The Cotonou Agreement is a Partnership Agreement signed between the EU and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in 2000. It builds on three pillars of cooperation: political dialogue, development cooperation, and trade/economic development.
Formal negotiations between the ACP and the EU must start by mid-2018 at the latest. This means that 2017 is a pivotal year for EU Member States to influence the EU's mandate to negotiate a new agreement with the ACP Group (89 countries). A draft negotiating mandate will be released by the European Commission next year, for approval by Member States. The draft mandate will build on the recent communication of the European Commission launched a few days ago.
The Cotonou Partnership Agreement recognises civil society as a key actor. It is therefore crucial that Civil Society is heard in the negotiation process and the coming months offer plenty of opportunities for us to do so. Our event offers a unique opportunity to gather CSOS and authorities from both the EU and ACP states.
For more background information about the Cotonou Agreement, we invite you to visit this page.
The objective of the event is to provide a platform for ACP and EU authorities and CSOs to exchange views on the ACP-EU framework beyond 2020. Joint messages developed by ACP and EU CSOs will be presented and we hope leaders from both groupings will commit to further dialogue with civil society during the negotiation process.
Location: Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU – Avenue de Cortenbergh 107, 1000 Brussels
Time: 7 December, from 2.30pm to 5.00pm
Confirmed speakers:
- E. Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes, ACP Secretary General
- Linda McAvan, Chair of the DEVE Committee, European Parliament
- Kristin de Peyron, Directorate of Pan-African Affairs, European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Koen Doens, Director for Development Coordination for East and Southern Africa, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), European Commission
Contact person: Ella Masle-Farquhar
Please note that an English/French interpretation will be available. CONCORD would like to thank all ACP partners, its members, the IFP and the Slovak Presidency for organising this event.
We look forward to welcoming you on December 7th!
If you cannot the event, we warmly invite you to watch the live streaming of the session from 2.30 to 5.00pm.
Available on the D-day below and on our YouTube channel.
The event is co-organised in partnership with the Slovak Presidency.


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A recent article by Reuters presents an interview with Jerry Falwell, the aging but still influential figure of the theocratic religious right, and his views on the 2008 American presidential election and other issues of concern. I found some of Falwell's remarks worth commenting on.
The article does not shy away from mentioning some of Falwell's more idiotic proclamations, such as a few days after September 11, 2001 when he blamed homosexuals, civil rights groups and non-Christians for the terrorist attacks of that dreadful day. For reference, here are Falwell's own words:
"I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say, 'You helped this happen.'"
It's worth noting that Falwell never actually apologized for these remarks, though some media groups reported otherwise. Instead, he issued the standard religious right non-apology – "I'm sorry if anyone was offended by what I said" – which stops short of expressing any genuine regret for his words, and instead implies that the people who were angered were at fault for being too thin-skinned. Hateful words such as this, which make it clear both that Falwell's god is a sadistic, tyrannical psychopath and also that Falwell has invented this god in his own image, should render him utterly unworthy of consideration by any rational or moral person.
However, that is not the case in our world, and though Falwell is less influential than he once was, he still commands the allegiance of thousands of conservative Christians through organizations such as the laughably misnamed Liberty University, a bastion of right-wing indoctrination where young-earth creationism is taught in science classes, aspiring theocrats are trained in politics and law, and professors are deliberately never granted tenure, so they can be immediately fired if they ever express views that the college administration does not approve of (which is, of course, the very purpose of tenure).
Most of the article is about American politics, and Falwell's ruminations on his past victories and defeats.
Despite his years in the trenches of America's culture wars, Falwell… said a major victory in his broader crusade to restore the country's moral righteousness has so far eluded him.
Ironically, this is one point where I agree with Jerry Falwell. Despite decades of increasing influence and a recent (now recently over, thank goodness) several-year period in which they had almost total control of the media and government, the religious right has largely failed in their goal to turn America into a Christian theocracy. Though the religious right has unfortunately made significant gains, such as the "faith-based initiative" which is a blatant attempt to pay churches for their members' votes, many of their most cherished issues have ended in defeat for them. Creationism and its offspring, intelligent design, have been dealt a decisive blow by the courts; organized school prayer and other forms of coercive religious proselytizing by government remain unconstitutional; homosexuals continue to make progress, however laborious, toward full equality; abortion, though very difficult to obtain in some places, remains legal. It is a testament to the wisdom of America's founders that the system of laws they created has largely withstood the assaults of a determined minority. The safeguards they put in place to thwart just such a takeover as the one the religious right attempted to carry out have held firm.
But Falwell, unlike me, sees victory ahead for his side. He has his eye on the 2008 presidential elections, the winner of which may appoint a potentially decisive vote to the Supreme Court. In contrast to other prominent religious right figures such as James Dobson, who have pointedly refused to endorse Republican primary candidates such as John McCain and Mitt Romney, Falwell says he "like[s] every one of them". However, he says he will not officially endorse any before the primaries – not even McCain, who has by now thoroughly thrown off his "moderate" costume and has been obsessively genuflecting to the lovers of theocracy, even delivering an address at Falwell's own Liberty University last year. Surprisingly, Falwell even comes close to praising Hillary Clinton, whom he considers the likely Democratic nominee, calling her a "formidable opponent".
The divisions among the religious right's leaders promise a very interesting Republican presidential primary season. George W. Bush, in the brief period before his popularity plummeted into the chasm it now inhabits, was the last politician who accomplished the difficult balancing act of both appeasing extreme Christian fundamentalists and appealing to the general public. None of the current crop of Republican candidates have that ability, I think, and that is a severe problem for Republicans, because the religious right controls the party and its primaries.
While they could break away en masse to support a third party, I think the more likely scenario is that the religious right will fragment and split their support among the major Republican candidates. Until now, they have been an impressively monolithic voting bloc, and though this probably isn't a great achievement, coming from a belief system that values conformity as highly as theirs, it has given politicians an enormous incentive to take them seriously. But if they prove unable to get behind a single candidate next year, as I expect, this may go a long way toward convincing outside observers that the era of their political domination is over.
In short, 2008 may well be the start of a long-lasting decline in the political influence of right-wing fundamentalists, and that is a consummation devoutly to be hoped for. The sooner Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and their ideological comrades in hate begin the slide into irrelevancy, the better. It is beyond the pale that views as factually false, oppressive and dangerously medieval as theirs carry any sort of weight in a prosperous, advanced First World democracy.
America has long been a unique contradiction: a modern society, founded on the rational principles of the Enlightenment, is still heavily influenced by dangerous, destructive superstitious beliefs from thousands of years ago. In a country with a proud tradition of secularism, human rights, and other reason-based innovations of the modern era, millions of voters still operate under the paradigm of a dictatorial divine-right monarchy where forgiveness is achieved through a magical ceremony involving the ceremonial shedding of blood. In a country that has the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the writings of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Thomas Paine to its credit, a book containing the collected myths of ancient nomadic tribes of the Middle East is still held up as the supreme repository of ethics and wisdom. It would be a grand irony if it were not so tragic. We have so much better things to our credit than being one nation allegedly under God!
Falwell says his ultimate goal is to preserve "the kind of America that I grew up in". But the days that Jerry Falwell longs to return to, that bygone era when America was conservative, Christian and conformist, are a fantasy of his idealized imagination. We have never been as homogeneous as he desires, and we never will be. And the past was hardly an idyllic time, as even Falwell acknowledges:
"I was born in 1933 in Virginia. I didn't know anyone who wasn't a segregationist. My father was an ardent one. It wasn't until I became a Christian as a sophomore in college that I got past that," he said.
"I wasn't changed by any politician; I was changed by the Lord," he added.
Falwell's attempt to sweep the ugly truths of the past under the rug only makes him foolish to anyone who knows about history. For centuries in America and elsewhere, Christianity was not the enemy of racism, but one of its most ardent sources of support. The many Bible verses which exhort slaves to obey their masters were used to justify the shame-filled centuries of the colonial trade in human beings, and even after slavery was abolished, Christianity and the Bible regularly turned up to defend the racism and segregation that persisted for decades afterward and still linger today. Consider the rationale employed by Judge Leon Bazile in 1958, prior to the landmark Loving v. Virginia decision, in sentencing that interracial couple for violating antimiscegenation laws:
"Almighty God created the races, white, black, yellow, Malay, and red and placed them on separate continents, and but for the interference with his arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend the races to mix."
The irony is no doubt lost on Jerry Falwell that, although he repudiates racism now that that position is firmly established and safe, he is now the establishment figure using almost identical arguments against gay marriage. In all likelihood the religious right leaders of a few decades hence, when freedom to marry has become the norm, will be talking about how they grew up in places where everyone was against civil rights for homosexuals, but once they converted to Christianity, God changed their hearts and caused them to recognize the sense of it. Regardless of what era they live in, Falwell and his ideological brethren are always on the wrong side of the issues of the day.


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From snow to sea: nurse Anne's marathon journey
Anne, a Research Nurse at our Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, battled sub-zero training runs to take part in the Brighton Marathon and raise over £1,500 to be there for local people in Gloucestershire when it really matters. Here she talks about her Team Sue Ryder experience.
When I signed up to run the Brighton Marathon, I was unsure about trying to raise money again, having fundraised on a couple of previous occasions. However, when I told family and friends I was planning to do a marathon, their initial response of 'Why?' was quickly followed by 'Who are you raising money for?'
All part of the job
I decided that I would once again try to raise as much money as I could for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice in Cheltenham, where I have worked as a Research Nurse since 2012.
My job means that I care for patients with life-threatening illnesses who are in research studies that aim to improve their symptoms and quality of life.
I love working at the hospice and feel extremely fortunate to work with a team of wonderful people who make such a difference at the most challenging times in a person's life.
To continue to provide this care, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court needs to raise around £2.5 million per year. I wanted to be a small part of that.
Training gets tough
Running a marathon was a huge challenge for me, and 26.2 miles felt way out of my comfort zone.
My training took place through a cold, fairly snowy winter with some of my long runs taking place in sub-zero temperatures.
I got used to battling the wind chill, and accepted that I wouldn't be able to feel my hands and feet most of the time I was running! There was one thing that kept me going and that was thinking about raising money for a fantastic cause.
Training was tough, but sharing my experiences via social media and writing regular updates on my JustGiving page kept me motivated and really helped me to fundraise.
The big day
The marathon route in Brighton, both alongside the sea and then inland, was beautiful. The support was absolutely incredible, with lots of love and support for Sue Ryder. I found the occasional shouts of "C'mon Sue" especially amusing!
There was one thing that kept me going and that was thinking about raising money for a fantastic cause."
I'm so proud to have completed this challenge, and feel truly grateful for people's generous donations. I was even supported by people who I'd never met but who have experienced for themselves the outstanding care and support Sue Ryder provides.
Support Anne
So far, Anne has raised over £1,500 for our Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, the only palliative inpatient unit in Gloucestershire.
To support Anne's incredible achievement, you can donate and read more about her story on her JustGiving page.
Join us!
If reading about Anne's journey has inspired you to take on your own challenge, then sign up to be part of Team Incredible – we'd love to have you.
Research Nurse and Brighton Marathon Runner
Anne ran the Brighton Marathon to raise over £1,500 so her patients at Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice can continue receiving expert and compassionate palliative and bereavement care.


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The public profile for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg keeps rising. In a recent podcast interview, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor tossed out an eye-opening statistic about income rates.
"The top-line growth numbers were pretty great. On the other hand, if my numbers are right, since 1973, the income of the bottom 90% — so pretty much all of us — didn't budge or even retreated a little bit," Buttigieg said.
First, it's worth giving Buttigieg a shoutout for recognizing in the moment that he might not have the details exactly right. That said, is his statistic accurate? Have incomes for 90% of Americans been stagnant for more than four decades?
Many people probably think of their paychecks when they hear the word income, but it can also be calculated to include the value of benefits, taxes, interest earnings and more. We'll look at the numbers both ways, and we'll also adjust for inflation — something economists agree is a must.
The Congressional Budget Office calculates income data with a wider definition, and its latest report covers 1979-2015. The CBO doesn't break out the numbers specifically for the bottom 90% of Americans, like Buttigieg referenced. But for three groupings that make up 99% of Americans, incomes have gone up since 1979. Changes for the top 1% tell a different story. Their incomes increased at a higher rate but fluctuated more drastically along the way. So the CBO data appears to contradict Buttigieg's statement that incomes for 90% of Americans "didn't budge."
Now let's look at just wage information. The Economic Policy Institute has those numbers going back to 1973, the year Buttigieg mentioned. For the bottom 60%, wages didn't increase much from 1973-2018. In that 45-year span, wages for those Americans increased by somewhere between $1.29 and $2.44. Those are pretty small numbers, especially compared with the $22 increase the top 5% saw. We crunched the numbers a few different ways, and in each case the higher income brackets saw their wages grow faster.
We didn't find data that specifically matched up with the percentages and years Buttigieg mentioned, and he didn't specify what he considered income. From what is available, it looks like his statement that incomes "didn't budge, or even retreated a little bit," isn't quite right. But he does have a point that incomes for higher earners have seen bigger benefits since the 1970s.
This story is reported in partnership with PolitiFact and is part of an in-depth analysis show called "What The Fact" that airs Sunday mornings on Newsy.


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Star Kin
I've added this name to my blog title! Yes! Why?
Well, I have recently decided to open an Etsy shop, stocked with very small amounts of handmade nail polishes that my mother and I have been making. At this stage we are only shipping within New Zealand, due to postage restrictions, but possibly in the future we may expand this.
The prices are in the middle-upper range of the 'normal' Indie polishes, due to the extremely high cost of importing the ingredients to make it, and this is compensated by the postage-within-the-country prices, which are much cheaper 🙂
The link to Star Kin on Etsy is here…
And another blog site that I have set up, Star Kin Nails, is here.. where I'll be posting swatch photos etc as well 🙂
Please feel free to ask any questions!
Have a wonderful day
Ami 🙂


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Queste is a new fantasy RPG that's up on Kickstarter. I have long said that the most important thing you can have in a game is options. Queste says that it has more options than most, while still maintaining game balance. Have yourself a look.
From the campaign:
Queste is an imaginative, tabletop RPG that opens a world of adventure to its players, the likes of which are found nowhere else. Its balanced game mechanics challenge the player's abilities at every turn. By making careful and strategic choices, you can improve your character's strengths over time. You can gain new skills, master ancient spells and creations of your own, collect items of legend and craft items to your liking, solve puzzles; all the while allowing you and your friends to freely roam the worlds they create. It's up to you, decide who your enemies are, make alliances, complete heroic missions, and seek rare treasures, but be wary. Adeltha is just as unforgiving as it is vast. Adventure is waiting for you and it has been waiting a long time.
Queste takes place in a world called Adeltha. It has several major continents namely Windel, the Brin, Sandora, Monith, Balta, Makindaw, and the isles eight. Each having a number of countries each country having its own unique culture and laws. Every country is full of many cities and small towns, and each one having a deep rich history. The world is truly massive.
There are hundreds of playable races that inhabit this world. All with a lengthy ancestry spanning over 3,799 years. There are 120 constellations every person is born under one of these Zodiacs signs know as birth signs and it imbues them with a special power. There are well over 1,000 classes such as ranger, paladin, barbarian, wizard, assassin and tons more. Each bringing its own different valuable skill set. Not to mention the endless spells, feats and enchanted items. It's true that the vastness of it all can be quite overwhelming, but luckily you only have to be worried with your own character their story's place in it all. So come and join us, and start your very own Queste.
The campaign is up and running now. It's set to go for another 22 days.


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Patients waiting for the public sector to move forward quickly in funding umbilical cord blood stem cell research may have to wait just a little longer. Political manuevering continues to effectively stifle the life-saving medical research at both the state and federal levels.
Last week in D.C., a federal funding plan was delayed when Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) insisted on a vote to expand embryonic stem cell experimentation before the U.S. Senate decided upon establishing a national umbilical cord blood bank. When the blood bank vote is finally taken, it is likely to be as lopsided as it was in the House (431-1).
Umbilical cord blood stem cell research is struggling through similar political maneuvers at the state government level, despite the fact that research on stem cells found in umbilical cord blood has made an impact on over seventy debilitating diseases. The research also is less controversial ethically for those who oppose stem cell experimentation on embryos.
In Illinois two years ago, State Rep. David Leitch (R-Peoria), fought for and won passage of legislation which would promote stem cell research using umbilical cord blood. Leitch, a 25-year survivor of malignant melanoma himself, then worked hard but failed to obtain substantial funding for two in-district university research programs to establish umbilical cord blood banks.
HB 1843, the first of its kind in the nation, required expectant mothers to be asked if they would want the blood from their soon-to-be-born babies' umbilical cords to be extracted and saved if the blood's storage did not cost the patient or the hospital. If free storage is not available, the hospitals are not required to ask the mothers and a rich source of valuable stem cells is wasted.
Leitch said that after hearing a presentation on how umbilical cord blood stem cell research was making a difference, he couldn't understand why extracting and storing the stem cells wasn't a natural part of childbirth.
This past week, a Scottish woman is reported to have begun walking after being wheelchair bound for two years with multiple sclerosis. Amanda Bryson, 19, told British media she felt the effects of the umbilical cord blood transplant almost immediately.
"Within 10 minutes after the treatment I went to the bathroom on my wheelchair, I went to stand up and I thought I was jumping off my chair," she told the BBC news.
"It felt absolutely fantastic, brilliant. I thought at first 'this is in my mind,' but I spoke to the nurse who told me it happens, they've seen it happen plenty of times. That's the moment where it just filled me with hope for the future."
Despite a growing number of similar reports, Leitch's request for funding to set up umbilical cord blood banks was stymied.
However this past July, by executive order Blagojevich bypassed the state legislature and pointed $10 million medical research funds toward state-funded stem cell research. Because the governor, the state comptroller and key legislative leaders pushed so hard for the more controversial embryonic stem cell research, that is where the majority of the funding is expected to be allocated.
During last month's fall veto session, State Rep. David Reis (R-Effingham) introduced legislation to restrict public funding of cloning and State Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Wheaton) followed suit with a bill focused on restricting public funding of embryonic stem cell experimentation.
Over 20 Illinois House members -- both Republicans and Democrats -- have signed on to the legislation thus far. The bill sponsors are pushing for the legislation to be heard in the 2006 Spring session.


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TideBuy has just announced its new vintage prom dresses.
(PRWEB) March 16, 2013
TideBuy, a China-based online store for wedding dresses, has just lately announced the addition of vintage prom dresses to its wedding dresses 2013 collection. In accordance with Edmond Liu, CEO of this organization, they're going to launch new types weekly to enrich their solution line.
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A pretty pink tone attracts my eye in a flash. Inexplicably, the pinks in my vanity case are the most worn. When I got hold of the Sunny Seoul from the MAC Cremesheen + Pearl Collection, I thought it's a different pink from what I already own. It's more yellow than Pink Pearl Pop, more sunny, soft and girly like the name suggests. The subtle glimmer reflects light beautifully and found it the easiest pink to wear, delivering a semi-sheer color which blends in nicely after several hours of wear. However, the lips have to be prepped before wear or else the flaky lines will show.
Sunny Seoul is a friendly pink that you can roll in anytime without having to worry about what else you are wearing.
Photo credit: Vince Canlapan (upper left photo)
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About Virtual Disks and Snapshots
Applies To: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target creates storage devices as iSCSI virtual disks. These iSCSI virtual disks offer flexible and effective storage. Virtual disks can be extended to provide extra capacity on demand, enable efficient storage utilization, minimize the time that is required to create disks, and minimize the down time that is typically required to install new disks.
Virtual disks
iSCSI virtual disks are files in the virtual hard disk (VHD) format. iSCSI virtual disks are assigned to specific iSCSI targets, and only the iSCSI virtual disks assigned to an iSCSI target are available to an iSCSI initiator. After the iSCSI initiator logs on to the iSCSI target, these virtual disks appear as locally-attached hard disks. These disks can be locally mounted to support backup and recovery operations.
With Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, you can provide effective and efficient backup and recovery for virtual disks on the iSCSI target without stopping applications or closing files. You can then transport data to a central server for LAN-free and server-free backup. This eliminates the backup window that is needed for traditional backup solutions, and it allows application servers to continue running without disruption to clients. The primary functionality that is provided in iSCSI Software Target to support data backup and recovery includes the following:
A snapshot is a point-in-time, read-only copy of an iSCSI virtual disk that can be used for fast system recovery in the event of data corruption from a virus attack, system security compromise, or an inadvertent user deletion. These are especially useful for interim backups of data that has changed since the previous regular backup because they are differential copies.
Local disk access
Local access to data on virtual disks can be set up by mounting a read-only snapshot of an iSCSI virtual disk or mounting a virtual disk as a read-write disk on the local computer. This makes it possible to use other backup software to perform regular backups.
The rollback functionality in iSCSI Software Target makes it possible to roll back a virtual disk to a snapshot.
Using backup software requires appropriate coordination of actions between the backup software and iSCSI Software Target; for example, setting up appropriate schedules and configurations for creating and mounting snapshots, and including the locally mounted snapshots in routine backups.
Snapshots are useful for backup and recovery operations and for data mining. You can create a snapshot manually or set up automatic snapshots to be taken at specific times. Snapshots offer the following advantages:
Can be scheduled to be created automatically.
Offer space-efficiency because they are differential copies.
Provide fast system recovery of files and volumes if data is accidentally deleted by a user, overwritten, or corrupted by a malicious program.
Can be mounted locally or exported to facilitate backup and recovery operations.
Do not require that you close files or stop programs when you create them, so application servers can continue servicing clients without disruption.
iSCSI snapshots are created by using the Volume Shadow Copy Service and a storage array with a hardware provider that is designed for use with the Volume Shadow Copy Service. Snapshots that are created on the iSCSI target server are "crash consistent." This means that if the iSCSI initiator computer stops responding, the state of the snapshot will be the same as the state of the virtual disk. Most modern file systems can recover from this state. To enable crash consistent snapshots, the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target VSS Hardware Provider, which is available as an option in iSCSI Software Target, must be installed on the iSCSI initiator computer. The hardware provider coordinates with the local Volume Shadow Copy Service to create a consistent image of the volume that can be transported to a central backup server.
With Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, you can make a snapshot available on remote computers by using the Export Snapshot Wizard. You can use the wizard to export the snapshot to one or more iSCSI targets. After you export a snapshot, it appears on the iSCSI initiator as a local disk with read-only access, and it can be mounted by using a drive letter. This is useful for making files available to users for a short period of time, such as might be required for search and recovery of a specific file.
With Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, you can roll back an iSCSI virtual disk to a previous snapshot. A rollback of the disk requires the use of a temporary directory (such as C:\WINDOWS\Temp). This directory must contain sufficient space to store the differential data. If there is insufficient space, the rollback will stop, and the virtual disk content will not change.
Using hardware providers
To manage iSCSI virtual disks and snapshots, you use the appropriate iSCSI Software Target Hardware Providers. These hardware providers, which are provided in the iSCSI Software Target package, include:
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target Virtual Disk Service Hardware Provider
Virtual Disk Service (VDS) is a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that provides a single interface for managing disks. VDS provides an end-to-end solution for managing storage hardware and disks, and for creating volumes on those disks. The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target VDS Hardware Provider is required to manage virtual disks on a storage subsystem.
You install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target VDS Hardware Provider on each iSCSI initiator computer that is running a storage management application (such as Storage Manager for SANs) that uses the hardware provider to manage storage, as described later in this guide.
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target Volume Shadow Copy Service Hardware Provider
iSCSI snapshots are created by using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and a storage array with a hardware provider that is designed for use with VSS. A Microsoft iSCSI Software Target VSS Hardware Provider is required to create transportable snapshots of iSCSI virtual disks and to create application consistent snapshots from iSCSI initiators.
You install this hardware provider on the iSCSI initiator server that you use to perform backups.
You can perform many of the administrative tasks for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target from the command prompt by using standard Windows Server 2008 R2 utilities. Following are some commands that you might find useful.
Command line tools for VDS Hardware Provider
The following commands can be used to work with disks and volumes from the command prompt:
MountVol.exe: MountVol is used to create, delete, or display volume mount points.
DiskRaid.exe: DiskRaid is used to create, delete, and optimize physical and logical redundant arrays of independent disks (RAIDs).
Command line tools for VSS Hardware Provider
The following tools can be used to work with VSS from the command prompt:
VSSAdmin.exe: VSSAdmin is used to manage the Volume Shadow Copy Service, including creating, resizing, and deleting VSS allocations on volumes.
DiskShadow.exe: DiskShadow is a tool for working with VSS, similar to VSSAdmin, but it also lets you work with snapshots.
For more information on using command line tools, see Command-line reference, A-Z List (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772390(WS.10).aspx) on Microsoft TechNet.