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UL Softball Up One Spot In Latest Poll
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns softball team climbed one spot in the latest ESPN.COM/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll, which was released on Tuesday.
Louisiana, who won all six of their games in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational last weekend at Lamson Park, jumped one spot, from #19 last week, to #18 this week.
The Cajuns captured two wins apiece over North Dakota St., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and Alcorn St. last weekend, to improve to 17-4 on the season.
UL returns to action on Thursday, hosting #15-ranked Baylor in a non-conference match-up at Lamson Park before traveling to Boone, North Carolina this weekend, where they will begin their Sun Belt Conference scheduled, taking on Appalachian St.
The Florida Gators are once again the top-ranked team in this week's poll, followed by the Florida St. Seminoles, Oregon Ducks, Auburn Tigers, and the Texas A&M Aggies to round out the top five.
Arizona is number six this week, while Minnesota, Washington, Alabama, and Oklahoma complete the top ten.
At 11-15 in this week's poll, it's UCLA, LSU, Tennessee, James Madison, and Baylor, with Michigan, Georgia, Louisiana, California, and Kentucky at 16-20.
Finally, at 21-25, it's Utah, Ole Miss, Arizona St., Arkansas, and Wisconsin.
View the complete poll here.


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pull a rabbit out of a hat(redirected from they pull a rabbit out of a hat)
pull a rabbit out of a hat
To do something surprising and seemingly impossible; to produce something in a way that has no obvious explanation, as if done by magic. A reference to the magician's trick of literally pulling a live rabbit out of a hat. The caterer really pulled a rabbit out of a hat by producing 100 cupcakes with just 20 minutes' notice. Unless someone can pull a rabbit out of a hat, we're out of solutions.
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pull a rabbit out of a hat, to
To come up with a surprise, usually a pleasant one. The term comes from the magician's trick of pulling a live rabbit out of a seemingly empty hat. While the trick is old, the term was being transferred to other surprises only from the 1930s on. D. Sannon used it in Death by Inches (1965): "Well, you pulled the rabbit out of the hat."
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It's a great idea in theory, but it could cover an enormous amount of complicated information - to agree with post 2, "it needs to be constricted a bit, or you will all drown in the research and choices"!!!!
I think post 3's suggestions regarding the stages of the corporation's development process might be a good way to limit the scope of the process and give things some focus - could you have teams of students design games to play/act out the development of different companies? Taking it from initial idea to IPO could give opportunity to learn about the financing, the advertising, the obtaining of resources and production of goods, and the potential pitfalls and failures posssible at each step.
This could be a really worthwhile learning activity, but it's going to need a tremendous amount of preparatory work and structuring on your part to prevent it from becoming so large and involved as to loose focus and get out of control.
To offer a loose idea of some stages of the game, you might include Filing Day or Patent Day or Letters of Incorporation (where the corporation plants its seeds), Production Cycle (where the company begins to produce its product or service) and an IPO (where the corporation "goes public").
Various substeps might be involved at each stage, but these seem like the rough demarcations of the early life of a corporation.
(The end of each stage can be matched to a game piece which could look like game money or like a certificate...)
This is a wonderful and ambitious idea. It seems to me that it needs to be limited a great deal because the world of corporations and law is so broad. Perhaps you should provide a list of corporations for the students to choose from, maybe a list of twenty from which they could select ten, corporations that they are familiar with, for example, social media companies and companies that provide their pop culture. Now, there are many federal and state statutes and regulations that would make their research difficult and complex. One thought I have is to have them make up the laws that would govern the game, with a little guidance on categories, for instance, on taxation, on truth in advertising, on ethical issues, and on monopolies. There would be penalties for running afoul of their own "laws," such as going back several spaces or having to pay up. Part of their learning experience, though, might be information you provide on what the laws and regulations are in the real world. I love the idea, but I do think it needs to be constricted a bit, or you will all drown in the research and choices.


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The C-Word Is Making a Comeback
This column's far-flung staff has just visited two of the big anti-Christmas stores here in New York. First stop was Macy's, where the formerly famous feast day has pretty much been obliterated. No reference to Christmas on the main floor. But high up in the store's nosebleed section (ninth floor, furniture), shoppers may notice "Holiday Lane," a collection of generically decorated Christmas trees and a few gift items.
The forbidden C-word is hard to find, though sharp-eyed column staffers noticed it twice, in little corners labeled "A Country Christmas" and "A Traditional Christmas." Sadly, some minor Torquemada of the Macy's Christmas disposal unit will probably lose his job for failing to rip down these backward signs. Not to worry, though. There is nothing religious in this area. No carols. No music at all. Just those two small indications of what holiday might be occurring along Holiday Lane.
Hanukkah is suffering the same fate as Christmas. Two years ago, the store had a huge Hanukkah banner and display. Now a few menorahs are for sale in a tiny unmarked area, well outside "Holiday Lane."
The purge of Christmas is also in full bloom over at Bloomingdale's, which, like Macy's is owned by Federated Department Stores. A minuscule Christmas section is tucked away on the fifth floor. "Any Christmas music?" I asked a clerk, as a sad Billie Holiday song filled the air (just the thing for holiday lanes). "Oh, it goes in cycles," the clerk said. "Just wait." Sure enough, a few minutes later, right after "Let It Snow," "The Christmas Song" came on, or as it is generally known, "Religion-Free Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Secular Fire."
I heard no carols, though, and saw no "Merry Christmas" banners. Just a few trinkets and two table-top, fake evergreen trees decorated with tiny people holding Bloomingdale's shopping bags.
Federated apparently ignores Christmas because it doesn't want to offend anyone, though at least 80 percent of Americans say they are Christian, and 95 percent observe Christmas in some way. Presumably if American were 95 percent Druid, the canny business people at Federated would obliterate major Druid holidays and tick off as many Druid shoppers as possible. Then they would refer to this process as "inclusion."
The folks at Federated are victims of the campaign to make people feel uncomfortable about Christmas, not just the religious feast but all the secular trappings, and even mention of the word "Christmas" in conversation. Some public schools have been banning "Silent Night" and other carols from school concerts, though no court has ever ruled that these songs cannot be sung. In West Bend, Wis., the joint school district announced that students could not distribute religious Christmas cards. No law or court has ever ruled this way. The school district backed down when Liberty Counsel, a religious liberties group, threatened to sue.
In Plano, Texas, a school district is trying to prohibit red-and-green sweaters at "winter break" parties. A judge has issued a restraining order. The anti-Christmas lobby keeps implying that schools can't teach about Christmas and that creches can't be placed on public property. Not so, as long as the teaching purpose is educational, and the creche is part of a broad seasonal display.
Santa Claus, the famously secular figure, is in hot water because he was originally based on St. Nicholas. Horrors. Then let's ban the word "Goodbye," which evolved from "God be with you." At some schools, PC people argue that even "Jingle Bells" is a church-state violation.
Harold Johnson, attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation said, "Administrators who try to make their schools Christmas-free zones are either constitutional illiterates or cowards in the face of PC bullies, or pushing personal agendas that have no grounding in the law." Sounds right to me.
Jill Stewart, a California-based columnist, says her state's "intolerance toward Christmas is just another reason why Californians and residents of other blue states are viewed by the heartland crowd as hostile, godless types who can't stand regular folks." Stewart is not religious, but to protest the anti-Christmas campaign, she will skip saying "Happy Holidays" at Christmas parties this year and just wish everybody "Merry Christmas."
Defiance of the PC police may be catching on. In California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the state "holiday tree" would be called a Christmas tree while he is in office.
In Winnipeg, Canada, last year, columnist Tom Brodbeck wrote that he was surprised and pleased that the musical event at his daughter's school is a Christmas concert, not a "winter celebration" or an "international celebration of the holidays." It wasn't a "sunny solstice" or "decorous December" concert either, just a euphemism-free Christmas event. He thinks the word "Christmas" is slowly creeping back into the public vocabulary. "It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas again," he said. Let's wish.


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(By Tom Gauld)
It might have been a matter of timing, or the way I experience the Sherlock Holmes canon, it might even be all Jeremy Brett's fault. Or even Hugh Laurie's. The fact is: I didn't really like The Beekeeper's Apprentice.
My three major reasons:
It's been a long time since I come across such a Mary Sue. Her gifts just keep piling up at an incredible speed from the first moment we (and Holmes) meet her. I got the feeling that King simply chose a favorite literary crush and then projected her wish-fulfillment fantasy.
Just for fun, I've made a list of the things Mary excels at: beauty, wealth yet knowing the value of money, being loved by everyone almost instantly, slenderness, chess-playing, intelligence (lots of stuff included here: chemistry, maths, theology, etc), good memory, attention to detail, intuition, courage, appeasing ravenous dogs, disguises, running, climbing, aiming and throwing, tarot reading, juggling, card and magic tricks, accents and languages, following a trail, child psychology, post-traumatic stress disorder, nice hair, healing (changing gauze, applying poultices, knowing what to do in general), driving, puzzles and encryptions.
She's also meant to be a feminist fighting adversity, but she's never faced with the barriers you'd expect a woman detective at the beginning of the 20th century would experience. She's an orphan with an evil step-mother aunt, but she has amazing freedom. She goes to college, where she's taught by a great woman mathematician and quickly becomes surrounded by supportive friends. Watson, Mrs. Hudson and Mycroft accept her immediately and even when Lestrade dismisses her as a silly little joke, he's awed by her mental skills five seconds later. The captain of the boat she and Holmes take (un-chaperoned) to Jerusalem doesn't even blink when Holmes introduces her as his "partner".
A perfect Mary-Sue already has a lot of annoyance-potential, but one who flounces said perfection around and treats others in a patronizing way becomes downright unlikable. Her condescension of Watson in particular made me cringe.
Right from the start Mary refers to Watson as "Uncle John", putting him is his right place as the affectionate, goofy companion which Holmes tolerated for want of someone better. Holmes at times also slashes at their friendship. Six examples:
Mary: Yet another example of the man's [Watson's] obtuseness, this inability to know a gem unless it be set in gaudy gold.
Holmes: I work alone. I always have. Even when Watson was with me, he functioned purely as another pair of hands, not in anything resembling partnership.
Mary on the phone with Watson: And Uncle, you must not mention this call to anyone, do you understand? (…) You are not terribly good at dissimulation, I know, but is terribly important.
Mary: [Watson was] not gifted with the ability to lie, and thus could not be trusted to act a part. For the first time I became aware of how that knowledge must have pained him, how saddened he must have been over the years at his failure, as he would have seen it, his inability to serve his friend save by unwittingly being manipulated by Holmes' clever mind.
Mary: Holmes, you told me nothing, you've consulted with me not at all, just pushed me here and there and run roughshod over any plans I might have had and kept me in the dark, as if I were Watson(…).
And the worst one, by Holmes himself, while talking to Mary:
I do occasionally take the thoughts of others into account, you know. Particularly yours. I have to admit that you were completely justified in your protest. You are an adult, and by your very nature I was quite wrong to treat you as if you were Watson. I apologise.
This disregard for Dr. Watson is especially hurtful because, more than your typical sidekick, he's also a great audience surrogate. He is us, the readers. He's as awed and humbled as we are by Holmes' intelligence. He asks the questions we want to ask and if he wasn't there we'd have no idea what Holmes was doing.
In this book Watson is portrayed as mentally-feeble, but according to Conan Doyle he's a capable and brave doctor and soldier, whom Holmes trusts above all and does not hesitate to call upon for both moral and physical support. Holmes often praises him for his intelligence and resourcefulness.
Throughout the original books both men become very close, but in The Beekeeper's Apprentice Holmes even forgets (!!) to warn Watson when a killer is out to get anyone he's close with. On another occasion, Mary lies to Watson "to protect him" and mentions how this is also a common practice for Holmes. Now, Holmes often doesn't tell Watson about his plans but I cannot remember one instance in which he willfully lied to him (maybe you can?).
Although readers love Sherlock, he's not supposed to be a "friendly" character. He's a manipulative, arrogant, gynophobic, cocaine-addict, manic-depressive sociopath. We the "normal people" are as attracted to his brilliant mind as bunnies to head-lights. This also makes him one of the most difficult literary characters to write fan-fic about.
I did not see the original Holmes in King's version. Here he becomes just another cozy-mystery detective, toned-down and similar to so many others.
A final side note to say that although I'm perfectly fine with romances with an age gap, I had problems with the 38 years difference here. Just couldn't accept it as naturally as everyone else seems to. Why such a big gap? Was it really necessary for the plot?
There, I've finished my rant. I'm now ready to dodge the rotten tomatoes.
Other thoughts: The Written Word, My Reading Books, Book Bath, Steph and Tony Investigate, things mean a lot (yours?)
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Spiritual Growth 101
There is a great deal of information being circulated about what energy work is these days. It's easy to get confused with all the hype! Time to go back to basics and review. We will begin our series of talks and continue discussing the different aspects of Spiritual Growth and how to become one with our Higher Selves and to connect to the high energies of the Higher Will, All-there-is, the Universal Mind as a living energy. You will learn how to not only accept all the parts of who you are, but to love and honor all of yourself as the loving, divine being that you are. You can begin to allow good things into your life, calm your emotions and choose the reality you want. You do this by utilizing the "tools of enlightenment" which we will be learning and discussing throughout this series of talks.
You will learn more about who you are, your higher purpose and even how to get your work out into the world, making it a better place. As you grow you become a source of light and light the path for those who follow! It's not only possible; it is your right path. Everyone is born with the "tools of enlightenment", let's use them to create a better life for ourselves and those we love.
Each week there will be a short meditation after the evening'sdiscussion. I will digitally record each as we do them and email them to you. Be sure we have your email address. The Spiritual Growth 101 sessions are great collectively but are complete and able to stand on their own as individual sessions. So attend all or individually according to your availability.
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Pitch to Publication: June 29th is almost here. . .
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The writing/editing/publishing community offers some many incredible opportunities for aspiring writers. Coming up on June 29 is Pitch to Publication, where you have the potential to win 1 month of editing from a professional editor, partner with them to then market your manuscript to interested agents, and then move forward potentially to the publication round. You can find all of the submission information at Samantha Fountain's blog and opportunities to submit begin June 29 at 8am CST (9am EST for all of my East-Coasters and 6am PST for all of my West-Coasters).
Make sure to review the editors' bios at Samantha's blog and be able to commit the time to editing in the time-frames allotted if you are selected (failure to comply with the specified deadlines leads to disqualification). More info can also be found at WriterPitch.
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If your smile is lacking the sparkle and wow that you desire you should consider looking into having a treatment of 6 month smiles. 6 month smiles is a treatment where your teeth can be corrected quickly and effectively. The main advantage of 6 month smiles is that the whole process can be undertaken in less than a year.
"6 Month Smiles" is as a new form of braces treatment. The braces are made of clear aligners that are placed over the top of your teeth to cap them. A small amount of nickel titanium wires are also placed into the aligners to straighten the teeth. A small amount of pressure is placed upon your teeth to allow them to be straightened. The pressure is not too much, thus causing you minimal discomfort.
Another advantage of 6 month smiles is that they can be worn without being seen, this is a major plus as there is no embarrassment when wearing them. The braces can be clear or made to look the natural colour of your teeth. As a result of them being barely visible when you speak or show off your teeth when smiling your peers will not be able to recognise that you are wearing braces, unlike conventional braces of the past where the wires and brackets often looked very unsightly.
6 month smiles also work a lot faster than other methods such as traditional braces and Invisalign. This is because unlike other types of braces, 6 Month Smiles works with the cosmetic appearance of your teeth in mind. This is a main advantage for people who do have a correct bite that doesn't need to be corrected but the fact of crowded and crooked teeth need to be.
The braces system will correct your teeth within a period of 6 months, but after this has been completed you will be advised to wear some form of retainer just to keep the teeth in place and avoid further movement. This is important so that your teeth will keep from moving backwards.
6 Month Smiles is the best and most effective braces treatment out there aimed at straightening your teeth. These braces work with less pressure to effectively move your teeth so that they can be an optimum position so that you can be proud of your smile.
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The Experience Performance report shows how each experience in the activity performs. This report includes information about the number of entrants, the conversion rate, the lift, and the confidence.
You can select one or more experiences to compare them. Click on an experience and select Preview to open the experience in a browser tab.
The top of the report shows the metric, start and end dates, and audience used in the report. You can change any of these factors.
The audience and metric pickers are only available if Analytics is used as the reporting source.
Next, a line graph provides a visual comparison of each experience at specific time intervals. This graph helps you see how well each experience performs, and how the time of day affects performance.
You can display the best five, worst five, or all experiences. The best and worst five are determined by lift, and include a sixth experience showing the control for comparison. It is suggested that you view the best and worst five to determine the success of your experiences. Viewing all makes it difficult to extract the desired information, and not all experiences can display in the graph. Use View All if you want to look at a specific experience that is not in the best or worst five.
Multivariate test reports do not show any excluded experiences when either the Best Five or Worst Five filter is selected.
Below the graph, a table shows how many entrants saw each experience, as well as other information relevant to your success metric.
This video demonstrates how to create a multivariate test using the Target three-step guided workflow. The Experience Performance report is described beginning at 8:20.


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You have now completed 2-years with homify, congratulations! We would love to share your experience with our readers and this milestone!
How did your journey at homify start?
It started in January 2017 when I landed in Berlin directly from New Delhi,
joined homify, a start up company which is now largest online magazine for Home & Living.
What is your position at homify and what are you in charge of?
I am working as a Sales Manager for the Indian market. I am completely responsible to bring revenue, to develop and define sales strategies to increase adoption.
How would you describe your past years at homify?
It was a very exciting time, lot of innovation, challenges and finding ways to overcome problems which gives you ability to think and take action, sometimes you fail and grow as a team and celebrate success together.
What were your biggest highlights/achievements in the past year?
Making more money than I thought. Homify gave me an opportunity to grow personally as well as professionally with healthy work-life balance.
What aspects of your job bring you joy?
Talking to new people every day, building relations that leads to partnerships.
What were 5 things that you have learned in the past year?
-Be yourself
-Be curious
-Help others to grow
-Do things differently
-Think like an owner
How would you describe homify's culture?
I believe culture is created by its people, homify brings people from all different nationalities together so we all work towards common goal and help each other succeed.
What makes working at homify special?
Simplicity, don't make things too complicated, keep moving forward. You are your own boss.
Thanks for sharing, Aanchal!


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by Rose Breakfield
(Wesson, MS)
I am a parent of two college students and a third will graduate from high school May 2014. I graduated from college in 1992 and since have been back to college numerous times. I have not paid any money out of pocket for my college degree because I worked on campus (work-study jobs) to fund the difference that financial aid did not cover.
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by Elizabeth
(New York)
Everyone talks about college as a new experience. And yet, when it comes to the classes, or the process of staring at a blank computer screen hoping to see it fill up with tomorrow's homework assignment, it's not really that different.
The significance of college really comes from its sense of transition. You start living on your own. (You know, minus the three or four dorm-mates). You have to feed yourself (Um, Domino's...). And you begin to take a part in your own finances. For me, it was of utmost importance to get a job--- not only so that I could feel I was not burdening my parents more than I could prevent--- but also because I need to earn the right to live my own life.
Don't get me wrong. I was never taught that money was the most important thing. But my upbringing was practical. I've clipped coupons, sold lemonade at garage sales, worked as a secretary in high school, and strived hard to get scholarships. And yet, in spite of all this, I've chosen an unpractical path. I want to be a writer. I want to work in publishing. I want to create worlds my parents would say are as fragile as the paper they are written on. While I am accepting their help, it doesn't feel appropriate to throw down their dreams that I will become a lawyer or a business-woman, any more than it would be appropriate to tell someone who has paid for my dinner that I want a different one instead. In order to stand my ground, I need to support that ground first.
And so I searched. 60 job applications bloomed into several interviews, and finally a position at Stern, the NYU business school. It's a job I love, perhaps less for the paper cuts and the stooping to get to the bottom file cabinet, but more for the sense of confidence it has given me. Even within the office setting, I have been able to use creativity to perform tasks more efficiently; I've been made to feel productive, and just that little more self-reliant. I know now that I can get a job without family connections. I know that I can keep one. And that means that when I graduate, my experience being of use to the people here can only assist me in being helpful to those working closer to my field of interest.
An old saying goes "a rolling stone gathers no moss". I don't want to be one of those people who leaves college waiting to be nudged in one direction or another. Instead, I want to already be accelerating toward my goals, hurtling along a path I chose.
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by Faith Gordon
(Atlanta, Ga)
The value of an education has been instilled in me from the very beginning. As my dad always says, "nothing in life is free including getting an education. The reality is, many times, we have to find creative ways to finance our educational journey.
Getting a part-time job is actually a great way to generate an income to supplement college costs. Not only does it relive some of the financial burden it also reinforces a sense of independence and instills the importance of working hard to fulfill your dreams. As simple as it sounds, it is not an easy task. Working and going to school requires a certain amount of discipline. A person must be organized and committed to the tasks that are required of them in the school and in a workplace. Not to worry, it can be done. Find an environment that will fit you and your school schedule for example maybe you can only work on the weekends or later in the evening, or need to have Wednesday nights open for class, find a job that fits you're flexibility. Set small goals for yourself so that you do not get overwhelmed or sidetracked, keep the main reasons you need the money in your focus. For example you may say in six months I want to save up $1000 and the money will go toward my books for the year. Stay calm, every day won't be rainbows and butterflies but remember this is all for a greater cause and that is the betterment of you. Following these simple rules can make working and going to school quite manageable and gives you a sense of accomplishment in that you saw a vision, your vision, all the way through.
In my own personal experience being a lifeguard/swim teacher has really been a great investment for me. From my freshman undergraduate year until now I have been working in the aquatics field. Working has really helped to show me responsibility and I've learned how to manage my money. I had to be to work promptly and keep the arranged schedule because others were depending on me all while l had a full load of classes. Some of my proudest undergrad memories included working and feeling the pride of paying some of my own bills. It is a skill that I have not only used for some of my payments throughout college but it has also been something I have been able to utilize throughout my adult life. From the knowledge I've acquired in the field of aquatics, I've henceforth been able to start my own business called Swim By Faith where I teach swimming lessons to adults and youth. This has allowed me turn a very valuable skill into a marketable business that has helped me to meet new people, build a brand and supplement a little extra income on the side.
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by Yesenia
"Ten more minutes and I'll finally be done with this 10 page essay due tomorrow! All I want is some sleep," I thought as I hurriedly typed trying to get my last thoughts in to this essay worth a great portion of my final grade. Working a part time of 25 hours a week and going to school full time at 12 hours a week we often find ourselves in this hectic situation trying to get everything in before the due date, and if you are like me you will get it done and submitted on time. Staying positive and working hard to get the job done is key for having a successful college career.
Being first generation to attend college I had no idea how I was going to pay for college all I knew is that I was going and that was final. As a senior in high school I worked at my local grocery store as a part time and with every check I save 15% for only college expenses. I continued to work at the grocery store for two years and then I was offered the opportunity to work at my local chiropractor's office my dream was to work as a part time for a local health care facility therefore I immediately took the opportunity. Prior to getting the job I had wrote down all the qualities I wanted in a job which included the location, pay, friendly bosses, and coworkers thus my job search began I applied for a numerous amount of health care facilities within a 15 mile radius it included hospitals, clinics, dentist office, and optical centers. I wanted a job that was related to my field of study. At first I was a little uncertain what I wanted to study all I knew is that it would be in health care once I started my job at the chiropractors' office I fell in love with chiropractic and decided to become a Doctor of Chiropractic.
Working there I continue to save 15% for every check I got to go towards college expenses but now I have found my dream career. Working and going to school can be a bit hectic at times but it's possible if you are determined and it's worth it in the end when you can get out the job many skills you will use in the long run.
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Twitter considers flagging Trump's inappropriate tweets
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A Twitter executive has suggested that world leaders currently immune from Twitter's user guidelines could have their inappropriate tweets labelled as such in future.
Divisive political figures such as US President Donald Trump have proved a headache for social media companies. When world leaders use these mainstream platforms to harass, mock, threaten and abuse others – clearly breaking their terms of use – the companies are left deciding whether or not to punish these leaders.
Despite Trump repeatedly using Twitter inappropriately, according to the standard terms of service, his tweets and his account have not yet been suspended or deleted. His behaviour on the platform has been strongly criticised for the liberal use of personal insults to attack political rivals, the implicit incitement of violence, promotion of conspiracy theories and even threatening nuclear war with North Korea.
In June 2017, Democratic representative Keith Ellison described Trump as a "social media bully", while fellow Democratic representative Mike Quigley proposed that the President's tweets should be stored as presidential records.
Twitter has stated that Trump has some immunity because it is in the public interest for the newsworthy tweets – which provide a useful and often alarming insight into the mind of the world's most powerful man – to remain visible. Last year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stated that the company would be reconsidering how to clamp down on harassment, abuse and misinformation on the platform without infringing inappropriately on free expression.
Speaking to the Washington Post, Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's head of legal, policy, trust and safety, has said that the company is considering ways in which to handle inappropriate content posted by public figures.
Gadde suggested that Twitter could handle rule-breaking tweets from high-profile public figures by attaching notes to them. She said that this would "force people to acknowledge what this is and make the choice of whether to see it or not, versus it just being on the platform with full visibility."
"One of the things we're working really closely on with our product and engineering folks is: how can we label that? How can we put some context around it so people are aware that that content is actually a violation of our rules and it is serving a particular purpose in remaining on the platform?" Gadde told The Washington Post.
She added that even high-profile public figures do not have complete immunity on Twitter and that the platform would draw a line under explicit incitement of violence: "An example would be a direct violent threat against an individual that we wouldn't leave on the platform because of the danger it poses to that individual."
Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be stamping out explicit material praising, supporting and representing white nationalism and separatism on its platforms, after the murder of 50 Muslims in a far-right terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, was live-streamed on Facebook. Before the attack, the suspect published a manifesto promoting the "white genocide" conspiracy theory.
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In March 1997 I was walking down the sidewalk with a friend of the family's. I was seven and my friend was eleven. We were run over by car being driven by an underage teenager who was out for a joy ride. I spent the next four or five months in a coma on life support. My mom didn't pull the plug, but my friend's mom did. I lived and she died. After the accident, I became a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. My mom soon became overwhelmed with my condition, and she decided to relinquish custody of me to the state. My father has been in prison since I was two years old. I have lived in foster care and nursing homes for the past twelve years.
I have discovered what true strength is and used it to help others find the strength within. Going through the pain, helped me advance my state of mind, brought out the best in me, and helped me bring out the best in others that believed in me. When it comes to being paralyzed, my biggest strengths are in my words.
Fighting the battles of self-hatred, alienation, and depression, I wanted to die. Wishing everyday for some way for life to finish. In the beginning I grew bitter of people who were happier than me. I prayed for inner peace to come, and I dreamt of a magical place to escape to.
With the accident, I lost my physical strength but gained an immense amount of mental strength. Suffering from thoughts that beat me down and made me feel despair. I found I also had the strength to feel joy and eternal love.
As a result of my dark thoughts, I have found a way to express myself through poetry, and I give speeches to help others with their life experiences that are difficult to overcome. Filling me with excitement, poetry became a way of life for me. Writing helps to calm me, and helps me cope with the abilities that I'm living without. Pressing forward to prove to others that hope is never lost.
As my collection of poems grew, I needed some where to lock my words into place. Hence, I was able to create a website. My website has helped me expose what I'm all about and explain what my true meaning in reality is.
I believe in the kind of strength born of suffering and despair. That kind of strength has helped me overcome all of my challenges; foster homes, family problems, and countless surgeries. I believe that the joy and hope I feel today was the light at the end of a dark tunnel, and that I could only get to that light with a mental fortitude I did not know I had, but arose in me after my accident. People need to understand that we all have true strength, and that if we never give up, we cannot help but conquer life's challenges.
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Children are gifts from above and raising them can be one of the most wonderful and challenging things you will have to do in your entire life. They are full of surprises and you no matter how many books you read or courses you watch or attend nothing can thoroughly prepare you for becoming a parent. But there are few things which you would wish you had known before having a child and the following are some of those:
Making a baby is not that easy:
Well, some people make babies just like that, but some don't. There are many reasons as to why some cannot get pregnant. If you are planning to have a baby and if you want to plan your pregnancy you can don't need to stress about it in the first place. There are many books and advice you can take on fertility and come to know more about the entire process.
The first few months are the worst:
Apart from the happiness that a new member has been added to your family, you will also have to do certain things you have never done in your entire life. All the baby will do is drink milk, sleep and poop. You will have to deal with breastfeeding the baby, changing its diapers, putting it back to sleep and many more. If you are a person who loves sleeping, showering and having a good neat home, then the first few weeks of having the baby at home can be hell. But you will get used to it, and you will do it out of love so you will not feel the pain.
Forget sleep:
If you are planning to have a baby, you will have to forget sleep. If the baby happens to wake up in the night for whatever reason, you will go through hell trying to put it back to sleep. Especially if you have to go to work the next day, you will have a tough time. So it is advised that one of the parents needs to stay at home at least for the first few months.
Going out with your baby will never be the same as going out as a couple:
If you are planning to go out with your baby, you will have to make sure that you take a lot of things with you. You will need diapers, towels, milk, baby food, extra set of clothes etc. You will have to make sure that you have the required things in the car. The baby will get either excited or moody when you take them out, and you will have to manage that, you will have to feed them and also clean them.
Your life will never be the same:
No one can become good parents overnight. It is a slow process, and you learn as your child grows. You will understand what to provide for your child and you will even go to the extremes to provide for them.


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By Bae Ji-sook
Staff reporter
The rate of male smokers here has fallen over the past six months, but still remains far above any other OECD member state, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday.
According to a Ministry of Health and Welfare survey of 3,000 adult males and females nationwide in June, the smoking rate for males was 42.6 percent, about a 0.5 percentage point fall from last December.
The decrease is the first in two years after it peaked at 43.1 percent last December.
Still, it is very high, possibly the highest, among OECD member states, the researchers said, as their average was 28.4 percent in 2007.
The average smoker starts smoking at the age of 21 and becomes a regular puffer within a year. About 61.7 percent said they smoke out of habit, with stress being the second reason.
About 59.4 percent of the smokers wanted to quit smoking because of health risks, for the well being of their families, and related reasons. Most expressed wanting to quit within a year.
Most respondents said expanding non-smoking zones was the most effective way to induce people to quit smoking.
Raising the price of cigarettes and imposing heavier punishment on smokers at smoking-free zones were other possible incentives.
Those surveyed said the price of a packet of cigarettes would have to soar to an average 8,510 won for them to quit smoking.
"Smoking is a disease that needs treatment. We will consider raising the cigarette tax as well as other policies to encourage a smoke-free atmosphere," a ministry official said.
The health authorities initially planned to lower the smoking rate to below 30 percent by the end of the year, but researchers said it is quite unlikely since the actual number of people who smoke may be higher than surveyed ― more people might be smokers but they could have lied lied out of embarrassment, they said.


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Lee finishes best of the Aussies at Western Amateur
Min Woo Lee finished the best of the Australians at the Western Amateur played at Sunset Ridge Country Club north of Chicago. Lee progressed for the second time in two years to the 'sweet 16′ of the championship proper.
Lee was also our top qualifier from the four round stroke finishing at 5-under-par for share of 5th position with Victorian Michel Kyle and Queensland's Shae Wools-Cobb also progressing to the match play segment.
Min Woo Lee (Credit: Western Amateur)
The 36 hole cut saw Zach Murray narrowly missing along with Matias Sanchez, Karl Villips, Jediah Morgan, Nathan Barbieri, Charlie Dann, Blake Windred and Haydn Barron.
Texan Cole Hammer defeated fellow American Davis Riley, 1-up, to win the championship title.
After the first nine holes, it looked as though the final match would be drama-free.
An eagle putt on the par-5 seventh and a birdie on the par-4 ninth helped boost Hammer to a 4-up advantage with nine holes to play. But Riley came back with four birdies over seven holes to trail by one with two holes to play. Both players made par on the 17th hole, then Hammer won when Riley missed a birdie putt at the 18th.
Hammer is the sixth 18-year-old to win the Western Amateur, a list that includes Tiger Woods (1994). Hammer also is the second consecutive player to be named a medallist for the lowest stroke-play score, then go on to win the match-play portion of the tournament. On the way to taking medallist honours, Hammer shot a course record 61 in the third round.
Hammer first made a name for himself in golf when he qualified for the 2015 US Open as a 15-year-old. And since then he has kept up that great form with a victory alongside Garrett Barber at the US Amateur Four-Ball in May.
The incoming Texas freshman makes this the second Western Am win for a Longhorn player in five years, as Beau Hossler captured the title in 2014.
Hammer also is the sixth golfer with Texas Longhorn connections to win the Western Amateur, joining Rik Massengale (1968) Ben Crenshaw (1973), Justin Leonard (1992, 1993), John Klauk (2002) and Beau Hossler (2015).


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This is a continuation of our post from yesterday concerning our review of the hotels in Ireland. Today, we conclude our hotel review with the 3 hotels in Cork, Waterford, and Dublin.
Ireland Trip Report
- Ireland Overview
- Driving in Ireland
- Castles, Castles, and more Castles
- Kylemore and Connemara
- The Cliffs of Insanity!
- The Loop Around the Dingle Peninsula
- Searching for the Best Guinness in Dublin
- 6 Hotels in 7 Nights! Part 1
- 6 Hotels in 7 Nights! Part 2
- Ireland's Fine Eats – Part 1
- Ireland's Fine Eats – Part 2
4. Hayfield Manor in Cork – In Lonely Planet, the review of this hotel stated, "Roll out the red carpet because you've arrived!" Needless to say, I had high expectations for this hotel that were dashed by incompetent staff.
The Hayfield Manor was the splurge hotel of our trip. Mr. Selfish and I had always wanted to stay in a "manor" and had high expectations – expectations that matched the price, at $207 (and no breakfast, to boot).
This was apparently the lower-end for rooms at the Hayfield Manor, but the girl at the front desk made a mistake and showed us the wrong room. We were showed a beautiful room with a very large bathroom. Instead, our room was a much smaller room that was only just adequate compared to that other room. While in the larger room, I noted that it had conditioner and that our room only had shampoo!
On the plus side, we did have wifi in our room.
I blame Lonely Planet and the incompetent front desk girl. My conclusion is that Hayfield was overpriced for the room, which did not include breakfast, and was far from city center. Plus, even though Cork is the second largest city in Ireland, there wasn't really much to do there. I would not recommend Hayfield or Cork as stops in Ireland.
5. Granville Hotel in Waterford – This hotel was located right in downtown Waterford, so it was quite convenient. The room cost $112.43 and was nice, clean, and cozy. We also had wifi in our room, and the rate included breakfast.
The breakfast was the most worthwhile part of the Granville. There was a very large breakfast bar, and you could order a hot breakfast (black and white pudding me please!). Most notably, their specialty was an organic porridge to which you were supposed to add Bailey's or whiskey. There's some sort of Irish joke there, but suffice to say it was delicious!
The Granville was a conveniently located hotel with a very good breakfast. However, as far as Waterford goes, there isn't much to do there unless you are into Waterford crystal, which Mr. Selfish and I are not. I would recommend the hotel but not necessarily Waterford as a city to visit.
6. Aerial House in Dublin – We stayed at this bed and breakfast, which was a little outside of center center. However, it was only about a 2 minute walk to the train, which was quite convenient. Our room, which cost $179.94 for two nights, was quaint and clean.
Our room had wifi but you had to re-enter in the login information and password every single time you switched off your device. This was an annoyance but at least, there was wifi.
The breakfast was filling and delicious. There was, once again, a breakfast bar and a hot breakfast at your option. Also, the downstairs area had a piano and was constantly replenished with treats, such as cookies, biscuits, and other pastries.
While the location was not ideal, the breakfast (especially their endless home-made scones), and bedding more than made up for it. We would definitely recommend staying at Aerial House if you visit Dublin!
Here's the summary of our hotel stays in Ireland:


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Angina – Symptoms, Causes and Home Remedies
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Angina generally is defined as heaviness, pressure, pressing, fiery, or stiffness in the chest. The pain or uneasiness commonly starts behind the breastbone. The reduction in the supply of oxygen could cause this chest pain or discomfort.
Angina Symptoms:
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Breathlessness
- Anxiety
Angina Causes:
Blockage of blood arteries in the heart due to presence of cholesterol deposits, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart muscles. This could occur due to,
- Smoking
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Stress
- Unhealthy diet
Natural Home Remedy Using Honey and Lemon Juice:
- Take 1 glass warm water
- Add 2 tsp honey
- Add 4 tbsp lemon juice
- Mix well
- Drink first thing in morning
This will clear blood vessels and prevent cholesterol formation
Natural Home Remedy Using Basil Leaves and Honey:
- Take a handful of basil leaves
- Crush them and make a paste
- Heat the paste in 150 ml water for 5-7 min
- Strain and cool the mixture
- Take 3-4 tsp of this juice
- Add 2 tsp of honey to it
- Consume 3 times a day
- Exercise regularly
- Avoid red meat
- If you are diabetic, consume medication regularly


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The Role Of Graphic Designers In The Healthcare Industry
Role of Graphic Designers
The important role graphic design plays in delivering powerful messages.
Before emphasizing the important role graphic design plays in delivering powerful messages in the healthcare industry, let us make an analogy with something else that also impacts our lives every day – public policy.
Such an analogy might seem strange at first, but we strongly believe there are striking similarities and the success of both, public policy and graphic design, rest not only on the power of the message or the idea they try to convey but also in a flawless execution and implementation.
Simply defined – public policy is what the government chooses to do in a specific area, and if its actions are based on great ideas backed up by a powerful message – the expected are result is a great public policy; a policy that will produce the desired outcome. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Good ideas that are not followed by a carefully crafted strategy always remain just that, good ideas. Moreover, those good ideas and messages might not even reach the targeted audience. UI/UX design in the healthcare industry is a must to provide the data accurately so that everyone could understand it.
And all this is happening because there was not sufficient effort invested in all other stages: defining precisely the problem, delivering the strong message, finding the right solution/approach to address the problem, carrying out an impeccable implementation, and finally evaluating the results.
Graphic design in the healthcare industry is not much different. It can be broken into the same stages, and all steps need to be given considerable attention. But we believe there is an important distinction to be made: The creative mind operates from a different perspective and position, it uses different tools and ingredients, and cannot rely on enforcing capabilities.
In a way, it is a weaker position, and this is precisely why from all the stages described above, delivering the message or idea – is of vital importance, it becomes a fundamental stage – the climax of a creative process. To achieve desired results graphic designers have to rely on something ingenious, something almost magical, a cocktail of persuasion, seduction, clarity and simplicity, efficiency and utility, and emotional and behavioral attachment.
The color, shape, position, aesthetic feeling are very important, but without a well-thought strategy containing the ingredients of our cocktail they are worthless; the message might not reach the targeted audience, will not engage the users emotionally and finally, will not elicit the desired behavior. To summarize it – the strategy is decisive and every minute detail counts!
The Importance of Graphic Design in the Healthcare Industry
It is hard to find an area as important and as complex as the healthcare industry.
The importance, but also the special, particular necessities and needs in the sector demand an exclusive consideration and unique creative approach.
The diversity of practices and services offered in the healthcare industry knows no boundaries.
No matter what is our final goal:
- increasing patient engagement
- strengthening doctor-patient relations
- changing patients' behavior
- improving referrals
- branding and marketing
- content access and management
- metrics or feedback
- delivery of care and medicine, etc. – all are healthcare design challenges that require a specific approach and its own strategy. Get the strategy wrong and instead of a great impact on healthcare you may have only a limited one, or even worse, nothing achieved at all.
Medical professionals and organizations have no time, lack the skills or the knowledge to approach such complex endeavors, especially when that involves lots of digital interaction. Our role is precisely that – to reduce this complexity to clear and simple steps for the end-user, to guide them into making the proper choices, adopt the desired behavior, to "inject" necessity, efficiency and utility.
Being aware of all these nuances, the diverse nature of practices, and healthcare design needs, graphic designers have a lot of responsibility not only in front of the client, but also in front of the patient, the healthcare practitioners involved, and all potential future users.
Read also about the benefits of dashboards in healthcare.
At FuseLab Creative UI/UX Design agency we strategize – we approach all stages of the creative process with great care and responsibility, we help you achieve your goals as a big healthcare organization or as a smaller practice; we will make sure you meet your branding or marketing objectives in healthcare.
Knowledge, experience, and passion are the key ingredients for success – and FuseLab takes great pride in having a team of graphic designers that understand the unique and complex world of healthcare UI/UX design.


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24 Feb Food Allergies & Cancer… What You MUST Know
As a person who developed allergies in the late 1990's and suffered from recurring sinus issues for years, my yearning to understand allergies became critical to my well-being and state of optimum health.
After endless doctors visits and one very painful sinus surgery that did not resolve my allergies, I eventually learned that what I was eating was the primary causitive factor to my allergies. This lead me into my life's path, of becoming a Holistic Health Coach.
Yesterday, I happened upon this video. Have you ever had a moment, where all the hairs of your body stood straight up? As I began to watch this video, I became so 'lit up' that I could barely stand/sit still.
Robyn O'Brien is a food analyst. After her youngest child had an allergic reation so severe, needing immediate medical attention, it jolted Robyn into searching for answers. Her keen talent as an analyst, provides a unique look at the science & industry behind food allergies.
She reveals statistics:
1997-2007, there was a staggering 265% increase in rate of hospitalizations related to allergic food reactions
1 in 13 children have food allergies
1 in 3 children have allergies, asthma, ADHD or autism
1 in 2 men get cancer
1 in 3 women get cancer
Only 1 in 10 Breast cancers are genetic
Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in American children under age 15
Yikes! These statistics are alarming. But guess what, there's a silver lining behind every cloud… she shares what we can do about it.
WATCH THIS VIDEO – it could save your life, your child's or anyone you love. Yes, it's that good!
Please share this with your friends and loved ones. Take action now! Live healthy today.


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Greenwich, a town with endless opportunities located just 28 miles from New York City, is a 50 square mile paradise comprised of scenic waterfront, tranquil wooded and charming in town residences. There are extensive riding trails, lovely parkland, convenient facilities, and over 5,000 acres of open space. The Real Estate in our community ranges from small homes to grand Estates in much higher ranges. Our recreation facilities are unsurpassed, offering Greenwich residents numerous opportunities for recreation, relaxation and play. Truly the "Gateway to New England"!
For information about Our Town's Government - visit GreenwichCT.org.
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A Halifax-based startup that assures its customers of a secure way to transfer sensitive documents has won $1.1 million in seed financing, it announced today.
TitanFile Inc. received the financing from Innovacorp, the First Angel Network, and other investors. Its cloud-based file storage system organizes documents around people instead of the typical file folder or directory system. Both messages and files can be shared with the service, and it ties into other cloud storage like Dropbox and Google Drive.
The file organization system keeps a detailed record of any updates or edits made to file, attributed to users. It can be used on various mobile devices and desktop PCs. The service's emphasis is on security. Files are encrypted and store in secure facilities – the same place where the government stores your health records.
The money came after being in communication with the venture capital organization for some time, according to Milan Vrekic, co-founder and CEO of TitanFile.
"After a while they got so involved that it just felt natural for them to invest," he says. "Security and collaboration are hot topics and there is a lot of interest by investors in these areas."
TitanFile isn't disclosing its new valuation based on the financing. But the share dilution of the firm is less than 30 per cent, Vrekic says.
Though still in its early stages, TitanFile counts the two largest law firms in Atlantic Canada among its clients. McInnes Cooper and Stewart McKelvey use the tool with their clients to pass sensitive documents back and forth.
"On the virality side we have a benefit that we touch our client's clients," Vrekic says. "Meaning that if a law firm sets up a communication channel via TitanFile, people added to that channel are exposed to it in a frictionless way."
With the money, TitanFile will be hiring more operations and engineering staff, the founder says. It will also be entering the U.S. market with a focus on New York and the Mid-west.
TitanFile has won its share of attention in the startup community. It was named one of the Top 25 Canadian Up and Coming ICT companies by the Branham300, won second place in the National Alpha Innovation competition, and scored a Cloudy Award for People's Choice: Best Cloud Newcomer at SXSW.


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Plum Spiced Custard Tart
We're ok with holiday drama - if it's a dramatic-looking dessert like this! The buttery crust holds smooth, creamy custard, where the exotic flavours of rose and cardamom are waiting to delight your palate. Delightfully different, you'll be proud to feature it on your table.
2 hours chilling time
Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar
Our Organic Sugar comes from sugarcane grown on sun-drenched farms committed to sustainable agriculture. With a delicate taste it can be used for any of your sugar requirements, beverages, baking, cereals and sauces.
For the crust:
- 1⅔ cups (208 g) all-purpose flour 1⅔ cups (208 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp (2 g) salt ¼ tsp (2 g) salt
- ½ cup (113 g) butter ½ cup (113 g) butter
- ⅓ cup (67 g) Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar ⅓ cup (67 g) Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar
- 1 egg yolk 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) heavy cream 1 tbsp (15 ml) heavy cream
- 2 tsp (10 ml) pure vanilla extract 2 tsp (10 ml) pure vanilla extract
For the custard:
- 2 cups (500 ml) milk 2 cups (500 ml) milk
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp (75 g) Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar ¼ cup + 2 tbsp (75 g) Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar
- 2 tbsp (2 g) edible rose petals 2 tbsp (2 g) edible rose petals
- 2 tsp (5 g) whole cardamom pods 2 tsp (5 g) whole cardamom pods
- 8 tsp (21 g) cornstarch 8 tsp (21 g) cornstarch
- ¼ tsp (2 g) salt ¼ tsp (2 g) salt
- 3 egg yolks 3 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) pure vanilla extract 1 tbsp (15 ml) pure vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp (14 g) butter 1 tbsp (14 g) butter
- Sliced plums Sliced plums
- ¼ cup (50 g) Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar (optional) ¼ cup (50 g) Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar (optional)
- Edible rose petals (optional) Edible rose petals (optional)
For the crust:
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt until well combined.
In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth; 2 minutes. Add the Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar and cream on medium-high speed until mixture is light and fluffy; 5 minutes. Add in the egg yolk and blend until incorporated. Add in the heavy cream and vanilla extract. Cream until well mixed.
Add in the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until flour is just combined. Transfer dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Form dough into a disc and wrap well. Place in fridge to chill; at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Place a 9 x 1-inch tart tin with a removable bottom onto a baking sheet.
Allow dough to come to room temperature; about 5 to 10 minutes.
Between two sheets of lightly floured parchment, roll dough into a round (at least 11 inches in size) to between ¼- to ⅛-inch thickness.
Carefully lift the rolled dough and place into the tart tin. Gently press dough into place. With a rolling pin or the palm of your hand, scrape off the excess dough from the rim. Gently press the dough on the sides of the tart tin so that the dough rises slightly above the rim. This helps with any shrinkage that may occur during baking. With a fork, poke the tart shell all over.
Place baking sheet into the freezer to chill; 15 minutes.
Place a piece of parchment, larger than the tart tin, into the chilled tart shell. Fill with baking weights, dried beans, or uncooked rice.
Place baking sheet into the preheated oven. Bake the tart shell for 15 to 20 minutes, rotating halfway through. Carefully remove parchment paper and weights. Place shell back into the oven and continue baking until golden in colour; 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and place onto a wire cooling rack. Allow tart shell to cool completely in the tin before filling.
For the pastry cream:
In a medium pot over medium heat, stir together the milk, 2 tablespoons (25 g) of the Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar, rose petals, and cardamon pods (crushed using a mortar and pestle; husks and any uncrushed seeds will be strained out) until it just starts to simmer and sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat and cover pot. Allow to infuse; 10 to 15 minutes.
In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining ¼ cup (50 grams) sugar, cornstarch, and salt until well combined. Add in the yolks and whisk until thoroughly blended.
Temper yolks by ladling a small amount of the hot milk into the eggs while continuously whisking. Repeat the process until the temperature of the eggs feels about the same as the temperature of the milk.
Pour and whisk in the remaining milk into the egg mixture. Strain the milk mixture back into the pot. Discard rose petals, cardamom husks, and any bits of cooked egg.
Place pot over medium heat, continuously stirring with a rubber spatula. Once mixture starts to thicken, switch to a whisk, and lower temperature to medium-low. Whisk continuously until mixture begins to bubble and thicken; cook for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Whisk in the vanilla extract until thoroughly combined into the pastry cream. Add butter. Fully incorporate butter into the pastry cream.
Transfer pastry cream into a clean bowl or shallow dish. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly over the surface of the cream. Ensure that the plastic wrap is in contact with the entire surface of the pastry cream as it will form a skin in the areas that it does not. Allow to chill in the fridge until cold; at least an hour.
Whisk chilled pastry cream before using, to ensure a smooth consistency.
Pastry cream can be kept covered in the fridge for up to 5 days.
To assemble:
Carefully remove tart shell from the tin and place onto desired serving plate.
Transfer the whisked, chilled pastry cream into the cooled tart shell. With an offset spatula, evenly spread and smooth pastry cream to the edges of the shell.
Wash, dry, and thinly slice plums. If desired, dip one of the cut sides of the plums into the Redpath® Organic Granulated Sugar. Arrange the sliced plums, sugar side up (if using), onto the surface of the tart. Sprinkle tart with rose petals, if desired.
Chef's Tip
*Organic produce and products can be found in the organic aisle of any major grocery store or in health food stores. Use organic ingredients wherever possible.
*Rose petals can be omitted from the pastry cream if desired.
*If not available, or for a different flavour profile, replace cardamom pods with one 6-inch cinnamon stick.
*Use a stainless steel or copper pot versus an aluminum pot, as an aluminum pot will tint the pastry cream grey.
*Before straining the hot milk/egg mixture back into the pot, rinse out pot to ensure any dried milk residue is not clinging to the bottom or sides that may end up back in the pastry cream.
*Fill tart no more than 2 hours before serving to prevent a soggy crust. Decorate tart with sugared plums just before serving, if possible.


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Based on my experience, it seems to me that in Japan we get the best service (most polite, attentionate) in chain shops and often so-so service in privately owned shops (especially if the owner are not so young), while in many Western countries the service tends to be better in privately owned shops, but quite bad in chains (supermarket, etc.).
I think this is because Japanese people work better in a big company, with hierarchy, a set of rules, special training, supervisor, group pressure, etc., while the more individualistic Westerners tend to be more motivated when working for themselves and not for the profit of a big company.
Seen differently, we could say that the Japanese appreciate the job stability and fixed salary provided by a big company, and don't mind working with regulations, while Westerners are more motivated with their own business and try harder to please customers, as it has a direct effect on their income. We could say that the Japanese are more obedient and easily give up personal ambition for group security, while Westerners care little about their company's image or profit if not given incentives (which explains why supermarket cashier are often unpleasant and chain store staff unhelpful in Western countries, while the opposite is true in Japan).
I am not sure that all Western countries fall under this description, but it surely does work quite well for Italy, France, Belgium and the UK.


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The St. Louis Blues are in the conversation as frontrunners to win the Stanley Cup this year because management has built the roster the right way: patiently and methodically, with a primary reliance on drafting and development and trades/free agent signings to augment the lineup. But what has happened to them in the early goings of this current regular season – first, losing marquee off-season addition Paul Stastny to a shoulder injury Oct. 18; and now, without forwards David Backes and T.J. Oshie, who suffered concussions in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Dallas – is out of anyone's control. It should go without saying they'll be a far less dangerous team with three top forwards on the sidelines, and all head coach Ken Hitchcock, GM Doug Armstrong and Blues brass can do is focus on the group treading water until it's got all key components back.
If it makes you happy, you can talk day and night about the organization's young players (for instance, blossoming 22-year-olds Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz) picking up the slack in the absence of the three veterans, but if Backes isn't healthy in time for the post-season – and given his history of concussions, this should be a concern – St. Louis is going to have great difficulty winning more than one playoff round. Because the Blues aren't built around a generational superstar the way the Lightning are with Steven Stamkos or the way the Penguins are with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, they'll need all hands on deck to win in the highly competitive Western Conference.
This isn't to say the Blues can't remain competitive – indeed, they went out after the win over the Stars and beat the terrific Anaheim Ducks 2-0 Thursday – but the truth is, to win a Cup, you have to be talented, but most of all, your best players have to be healthy. The L.A. Kings didn't win last year with Anze Kopitar or Jeff Carter in the press box wearing walking boots. The Chicago Blackhawks didn't become champions the season prior with dynamos Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane on injured reserve. And last year, the Montreal Canadiens were looking like a massive threat in the playoffs until star goalie Carey Price injured his knee. After that, it didn't much matter what more P.K. Subban or Tomas Plekanec did to try and shoulder an additional portion of the load; the Habs' best player was wearing civilian clothes, and their destiny was set.
With Stastny and Backes hurt, the Blues are particularly depleted down the middle and Finnish rookie Jori Lehtera and Patrick Berglund will be leaned on to help them muddle through. But with due respect, St. Louis' season isn't hinging on either of those players. So long as the Blues don't collapse completely and bury themselves early on with a month-long swoon in the standings, their only goal and/or hope must be to have the entirety of the team in reasonable working condition come mid-April.
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Expertise in orbital mechanics, optimisation spacecraft trajectories, mission analysis and design, scientific software development, scientific computing techniques; strong background in Math and Physics; fair knowledge in computer graphics and scientific visualisation
Open to cooperation: a full-time position as an aerospace engineer and/or software developer
Willingness to relocate: yes
Engineering Consultant for Thales Alenia Space in Satellite Navigation, Toulouse, France: November 2012 - April 2013
Satellite navigation engineer for the European EGNOS program (supplement of the GPS and GLONASS systems): responsible for the operational algorithms involved in the Central Processing Facility subsystem (CPF); served as a technical intermediary between TAS and its subcontractors for the Processing Set and the Check Set subsystems during the V-Model development of the CPF: specify requirements, provide guidance to subcontractors, propose subsystem evolutions, participated in design and release reviews; use of IBM Doors to write requirements; short missions/travels in Europe
Engineering Consultant for Thales Alenia Space in AOCS flight software, Cannes, France: March 2012 - July 2012
1) Participated in validating the AOCS module of a satellite platform's flight software: tests' specification, programming and validation. 2) Calibrated the natural frequencies of a geostationary satellite's solar arrays for an AOCS simulation software from in-flight measurements: identification of resonant frequencies by Fourier analysis; analysis and visualisation tools developed in Python with Numpy and Matplotlib packages
Research ASSISTANT at The University of Texas at Austin with NASA-JSC, USA: 2008 - 2010
Study and development of a systematic method to calculate Moon-to-Earth return trajectories for a crewed spaceflight that can include several orbital transfers in the Sun-Earth-Moon system; this work was to assist the NASA team at Johnson Space Center, Houston TX, in the mission analysis of the Constellation program; this method would serve as a prototype for autonomous return trajectories for manned missions; complete high-fidelity simulations implemented in C++ with real-time 3D visualisation with the OpenSceneGraph framework; semimonthly teleconferences with NASA
Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin, USA: 2006 - 2008
Held office hours, graded students' homework and exams, prepared homework solutions, taught during discussion sessions, administered exams, for the following classes: spacecraft dynamics, linear system analysis, statics, dynamics
Research Assistant at The Center for Space Research, Austin, Texas, USA: 2004 - 2006
Computed the Earth's gravity field from data obtained from the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission; work involved the assessment of the validity of the data, producing solutions of the Earth's gravity field that are then sent to NASA-JPL, running and monitoring the programs on TACC supercomputers (IBM Power5 system and Linux cluster)
Intern at The Côte d'Azur Observatory, Grasse, France: April 2002 - June 2002
Designed and implemented a differential method to compute with a higher precision the relative state vector of the co-orbiting twin satellites of the GRACE mission: determination of the analytical expression of the relative acceleration of the system, development of the numerical code in Fortran, and testing of the precision of this method
Intern at EADS Astrium Space Transportation, Les Mureaux, France: February 2001 - July 2001
Flight dynamics and control of re-entry spacecraft: participated in the design and development of an analysis tool of the dynamic stability and controllability of re-entry spacecraft, based on the HERMES spaceplane program
Intern at SNECMA rocket engines division, Vernon, France: July 2000 - September 2000
Study of a H-infinity robust control for Ariane 5 Vulcain rocket engine: theoretical study of the H-infinity control, modelling of the engine and of the uncertainties of its parameters, synthesis of the controller, implementation of the system using SIMULINK; control law computed using MATLAB, with the µ-Analysis and Synthesis toolbox
University of Texas at Austin, USA: 2004 - 2011
PhD student in Aerospace Engineering: specialisation in Orbital Mechanics, Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories
Passed written and oral qualifying exams; admitted into doctoral candidacy in Spring 2010
Paris Observatory: University of Paris, France: 2001 - 2002
MSc in Dynamical Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Space Geodesy
ESTACA, Paris, France: 1996 - 2001
MSc in Aerospace Engineering
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• French: fluent
• English: fluent
• Spanish: fluent
• Italian: basics
• Polish: basics
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• Object-oriented and generic programming, code optimisation, parallel programming with OpenMP and MPI on multiprocessor architectures
• Development tools: CMake, Makefiles, Eclipse, Kdevelop, Microsoft Visual Studio, Subversion, IBM ClearCase, code profilers, software debuggers
• Computer graphics, scientific visualisation; graphics libraries/API: OpenGL, VTK, OpenSceneGraph
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Interests and activities
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• Sports: basketball, volleyball, taekwondo, inline skating, snowboarding, ultimate frisbee
• Play the guitar, the mandolin and the piano
2002 - 2003: One year dedicated to helping and serving the homeless and underprivileged children with the Diocese of Paris
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- Publication in Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2010
- Presentation at AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2009
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RE: EZA FFXIV Free Company
RE: Scalebound has been cancelled
Microsoft is losing a lot of exclusives they need right now.
RE: Nintendo Switch January 12th Event
I can't even be bothered with predictions. With all the rumors and "leaks" I just want some solid information already.
RE: September in Gaming
Halo 5: Forge is cool but I wish it came out with the server browser that will come to it, eventually.
RE: Best Video Game Ending Songs (Spoilers)
This song was a fitting end to what was a full blown adventure, when I was a child Ocarina of Time took many months to beat. The song was just relaxing to listening to and you really felt like you saved the world.
I'm just a big sucker for big band music, especially when its Nintendo.
This one still gives me chills
I love the direction they went for Mario Kart 8's music.
And here is a few others I liked as well.
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RE: Your most played games in the last 4 years
Probably TF2 since I remember one year I spent 1.5k hours on TF2. I don't play TF2 anymore after my favorite community servers got killed off.
EDIT: Actually it would be Final Fantasy XIV since I have played over 2000 hours on that game, but I also recently stopped playing that game.
RE: PS4 Neo revealed as PS4 Pro
@Mr-M Does a PS2 count, I just don't see myself owning a 4k TV anytime soon but I am interested in picking up a PS4 sometime soon.
RE: PS4 Neo revealed as PS4 Pro
Is there any reason to own a Pro since I don't own a 4k TV?
What kind of game trailer appeals to you?
People who have been as enthusiastic about video games like me has seen a lot of trailers for video games. But what kind of trailer appeals to you the most, what kind of trailer makes you go "I want this game right now." For me I don't think they make the kind of trailers that appeal to me anymore. I like the trailers that shows off gameplay in several cuts while a cool trailer voice guy explains the story and the purpose of your character with cool music (doesn't matter if it's in the game or not) in the background. I just don't see those kind of trailers anymore. I see trailers that are either pure cutscenes or just one long demo of whoever is playing making sure the audience sees the cool background art they did by walking very slow until the game demands that they run. But what kind of trailers do you like?
EDIT: I guess I should add some examples of what I am talking about, even though neither of these have a cool trailer voice guy like I previously mentioned.
Metroid Prime
Resident Evil 4
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RE: Favorite Pokemon?
This guy always looked cool to me and only got better in later generations. Too bad they gave him a third evolution that made him look like a goofy space ship.


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It's finally Friday! Today's guest is K. Matt with her collection of graphic novels blending urban fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, with a bit of humor and plenty of action – sounds perfect to me. Aren't these covers striking and vivid?
Dr. Spencer Abbot has been searching for the ideal anniversary gift for his wife. When he and his friend Travis meet a woman that claims she can help, they accept. The pair are led to Visions Studios. But instead of the boudoirs photos they'd intended to get, they stumble upon something far more sinister: snuff films. Before long, it's up to Travis to resolve their situation, no matter what tries tog et in his way.
This first installment of the Hell Bent series blends urban fantasy, sci-fi, horror, a bit of humor, and plenty of action.
It's been 5 months since the Visions Incident. 5 months since the Abbots/Malones had dealt with sadistic murderess Jesse Lynn Belle. Over this time, Travis and Spencer have been undergoing therapy, trying to cope with the trauma. But signs of Jesse's presence begin cropping up. And it's beginning to take a toll on Travis. It soon comes down to him, his aunt, and his friends to track her down, before it costs them the rest of their family. This second installment in a three-part story arc brings more action, new characters, and more of the city of Hell Bent.
Jesse Lynn Belle has not made contact with Travis and Spencer's family in four months, and things couldn't be better. The nightmares have been happening with less and less frequency, and Spencer is now a father. But then an evil they hoped never to encounter again turns up, and Travis soon finds himself taken from all he knows and loves. And it's Jesse's intent to utterly break the young half-monkey. What if she succeeds? And if she does, will his family and friends be able to fix him?
Sick of being the universe's punching bag, Dr. Spencer Abbot begins to look into self-defense training. His search leads him to Slade McManus, a powerful mage who is more than willing to teach Spencer the ways of magic. But there is something very off about this mage, and before he knows it, Spencer and Travis find themselves in trouble yet again. Can they keep their lives from being ruined by McManus?
Dr. Spencer Abbot: there was once a time that he was (mostly) at peace, living with his family. But for the past couple of months, he has had to hide from the law. As if that weren't enough, he has started to experience nightmares and see ghosts of those he feels he has failed to save. He and his support system know who is behind the sightings, but not where Slade McManus is. Will things ever be okay again for the doctor? Or will Slade successfully drive him beyond the brink?
What's the most constructive criticism you've been given in your writing career?
Since before I was published, I had been told to think about word choice when alternating 1st person POVs. If the word choices are too similar, the characters sound too similar. I've taken that piece of advice to heart (I like to think).
What is something memorable you've heard from your readers/fans?
One thing I've heard a few times is that my characters are probably my strongest point.
What character in your book are you least likely to get along with?
I don't think I'd get along with Slade at all. He hates modern technology, has rather…antiquated views on women, and he's just overall an arrogant jerk.
What's your favorite kind of cookie and why?
Aw, man…it's hard to play favorites when it comes to cookies. I don't think I've met a cookie I didn't like (well…that one vegan one, but even then it wasn't so much "dislike" as "I'm really not used to this…"). But I'll probably go with Oreos. I'm not sure exactly why, but they're the first that popped into my head.
A penguin walks through the door wearing a sombrero. What does he say and why is he here?
"I'm here to finish what my big bronze cousin started," he says to me, an evil gleam in his penguin-y eyes. He's carrying a large bronze flipper, looking to smack me over the back of the head. "Not again…" I groan as I grab my bullwhip to try and defend myself.
If you were an animated character, who would you be and why?
Another hard one. I'm something of an animation freak, so there'd be so many choices… One that I've cosplayed as before, though, is Amethyst from Steven Universe. So, I'd probably go with her. I've already got a close-enough body type, and it'd be nice to not require sleep. Plus, I do like the color purple. Sure, there'd be drawbacks and whatnot, but …yep, I'd likely go with her. Also, I'd be less likely to accidentally hit myself with the bullwhip mentioned in my previous answer. It might still happen. But it'd be less likely.
Author Bio
The books in the Hell Bent series are a combination of prose and graphic novels, and tend to be a mixture of (somewhat soft) sci-fi, urban fantasy, and horror. It is something of a pet project for her, a pet that she feeds with time, and that feeds on her sleep.