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So, I'm sure you've been hearing all about color correcting and seeing all of the new, and quite cute if I might add, color correcting products. The question is, what the heck do we do with them? From pink to purple, to green to yellow, color correcting concealers can be confusing. When I am confused about something or overwhelmed by products (not relating to beauty) I tend to just avoid them. So I am here to help you decode color correcting so you can benefit from it!
Let's Start Here
Concealers are for concealing (duh Torey). So color correcting concealers are made to neutralize different tones/discoloration in your skin and conceal.
The color wheel should be used when determining what colors to use.
- First, figure out what colors in your skin tone you want to correct.
- Then choose the opposite color on the color wheel to neutralize/correct/cancel out that color.
- So the color of concealer you need is that opposite color (e.g. green concealer for canceling out redness, etc.)
Primers for this purpose have been around for awhile, concealer brands have just taken it to the next level and created more pigmented product aka concealer to cover these problem areas.
The Most Popular Color Correctors
- Purple/Lavender to help balance out yellowness/dullness.
- Green to balance out redness and veins.
- Yellow to balance out purple/blue dark circles.
- Peach/Pink to balance out blue/green dark circles (pink and peach work better on lighter skin tones).
- Orange/Red to balance out blue dark circles (works better on darker skin tones).
Try These
For an inexpensive way to try color correcting, try this one by NYX.
For a more luxurious one, try these by Urban Decay or this beautiful one by Tarte.
Have you tried color correcting? What's your favorite brand?
Thanks so much for reading & as always you can "pin" any image to Pinterest by hovering over it and clicking "Pin It".


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Artbound: Promise, Pitfalls and the Boyle Heights Arts District
This blog post originally appeared on KCET's Artbound as part an ongoing partnership with Arts for LA. It is reposted with permission.
Arts for LA Endorses Measure J, Prop 30, & Prop 38 on Nov Ballot
Arts for LA Endorses Measure J, Prop 30, & Prop 38 on Nov Ballot
Thu, 08/23/2012 - 2:00pm
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Arts for LA announces its endorsement of three pieces of legislation, all supporting access to arts and arts education, appearing on the November ballot in Los Angeles County. Each endorsement is supported by the Arts & Culture Framework of Los Angeles County, which serves as the region's guide to greater support for arts, culture, and arts education.

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India's former spy chief Amarjit Singh Dulat, talking to an Indian television channel has said that Narendra Modi will have to talk over Kashmir sooner or later.
Amarjit Singh said that the Indian government's agenda has been different from the Kashmir question and confessed that Indians have committed lot of mistakes in handling this core issue.
Singh also said that the dialogue between the two neighboring countries have no importance without Kashmir issue.
Former spy chief was of the opinion that former president of Pakistan Parvez Musharraf's four points on Kashmir, is the only solution to the issue as more than 90% Kashmiris were happy over the Musharraf formula.
Musharraf Formula
Musharraf in his four points formula proposed:-
* There should be an agreement that Kashmir is the key problem between India and Pakistan.
* Identification of those plans that are unacceptable to the other side.
* Considering other proposals.
* A solution acceptable to Pakistan, India and the people of Kashmir should be agreed.


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A European Green Deal
Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent european green deal
Becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To achieve this, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal, the most ambitious package of measures that should enable European citizens and businesses to benefit from sustainable green transition. Measures accompanied with an initial roadmap of key policies range from ambitiously cutting emissions, to investing in cutting-edge research and innovation, to preserving Europe's natural environment.
Download the full report of the EU Commission on the New Green Deal here.
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It was with a tinge of sadness that I read in yesterday's newspaper that Don Herbert, a.k.a. Mr. Wizard, died Tuesday at the age of 89. When I was a wee lad, I watched Mr. Wizard's World, a series of short science segments on the Nickelodeon TV channel in the 1980s. I enjoyed watching a bunch of science experiments I could do at home, though I suspect my parents wished I wouldn't try those experiments myself.
At the time I didn't know that Mr. Wizard had been around in the early 1960's, when my parents were kids; back then he also inspired many young people to think about science.
One question that continually arises among scientists is how we can inspire more young children to be interested in science. Back in the 1960s, the Cold War resulted in a large push for science education. These days, people acknowledge that science and scientific research are a vital part of our technological society. But these same people view science as a very esoteric and hard-to-understand subject, something best left to brainiacs or other people.
An interest in science does not mean that it becomes somebody's career, or even their hobby. It just means a desire to learn something about it, a desire to keep up on current events. How much time does the average person spend each day catching up on how their baseball team is doing, or how Paris Hilton is faring in jail? If only a fraction of that time were spent reading up on a bit of science news, that would make many of us happy.
The need for some interest in science is based in our democratic society. Science research costs money, but often doesn't generate money for years down the road, so business is slow to invest in science research. That means government funding is necessary. And government funding is distributed by politicians, who need to keep an eye on what is popular and will give them an edge in the election. If even a small fraction of Americans asked their representatives to increase science funding, you can bet it would be done.
So, how should we inspire interest in science? That is a subject of much debate, and probably requires multiple methods. Press releases on exciting research is one way. Outreach programs to send scientists to schools or to bring field trips to laboratories is another way. And television programming is yet another way. To that end, Mr. Wizard contributed a lot, for which we scientists are grateful.


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Kara is enjoying a well-deserved day off today, but she left you the gift of this Editor's Corner.
Hello all,
Today is part two of your apostrophe lesson from Daily Writing Tips. Enjoy!
Apostrophe Errors to Avoid (continued)
7. With a Span of Years
Some publications persist in using an apostrophe in a reference to a span of years, but that form is outdated: Write, for example, "The style, which flourished briefly in the 1960s, made a comeback several decades later" (not 1960's) and "He continued to work well into his 70s" (not 70's).
Generally, an apostrophe should follow a number only if it is possessive ("It was 1985's longest-reigning Top 40 hit"), though this style is awkward. (An exception is use of a number to stand in for a person, such as when an athlete is identified by a uniform number, as in "It was number 13's lucky day.")
8. With the Plural Form of a Word Used as a Word
Don't apostrophize the conjunctions in "There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it" or the counterpoints in "A helpful list of dos and don'ts follows." (Do, however, retain the intrinsic apostrophe in the plural form of don't.)
9. With the Plural Form of a Letter Used as a Letter
Even when a letter is italicized, it still looks awkward to simply place an s next to it to indicate plurality, so do insert an apostrophe: "How many m's do you spell hmm with?" (Follow this rule even when, in the case of an expression such as "Mind your p's and q's," italicization isn't necessary.) However, omit an apostrophe when pluralizing capital letters: "She received only As and Bs on her last report card." [KC – Here we would still use an apostrophe after the vowels so that they aren't confused with actual
words, such as As or Is.]
10. With Brand Names
Many brand names, such as Starbucks Coffee, that technically should include apostrophes don't, for one of two reasons (or both): A company decides that the brand name and/or logo look better without an apostrophe, or it reasons that it's better to omit the punctuation mark so that people typing the URL for the company's website into a web browser or searching for it (or for other references to the company) online won't have difficulty doing so. Yes, "Starbucks Coffee" is a "mistake," but one the company has the right to make (and writers and editors have an obligation to honor). [KC – Even though most editors I know would rather have it written correctly than get a free cup of coffee for editing it incorrectly.]
Kara Church
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This year will be really special, Sagittarius, it will bring you lots of happiness. You will enjoy your love life with your partner, and your relationship will be more stable and stronger. You will share everything with your other half and this will make you become the perfect lover.
However, you will have to control your ego at some point, otherwise, you could have important problems. Make sure you respect the person you love if you want to have a solid relationship.
If you're single, this 2020 will be very positive. The best moments of the year will be from the end of January until Mars, and from the end of June until mid-November. Get ready to enjoy your life and never look back!
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This 2020 you need to be cautious with your investments. The best time to invest in projects or business ideas will be from Mars to June. You will also spend more money on luxury goods and your own comfort.
As for your work, the prediction seems very positive. The Stars will be by your side if you want to get a new job. You will receive money from business with a foreigner country and new business ideas.
Your colleagues and superiors will be by your side, supporting you and your goals. You will do what's in your hand so that you can beat your rivals. This will definitely be a good year, Sagittarius!
Your health prediction says that you will have to deal with certain problems this year. Your body will be in shape, but you should make sure you use your energy positively, you need to control your feelings.
As long as you take regular care of your body and you lead a healthy lifestyle, nothing will stop you or make you ill. Only by the middle of the year will you feel more tired than usual and the reason will be: overworking.
Sagittarius, the Magic Horoscope recommends spending more time meditating this year or at least doing some activity connected to your spirituality. Protecting yourself from negative energies will be the key to a great 2020.


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As chair of the finance committee, Sutton created a suggestion box for ideas on how to deal with a budget hole of up to $100 million. And within a couple weeks, hundreds of ideas were on the table.
"A transportation fee, athletics fee, perhaps a technology fee or textbook fee," Sutton said.
Perhaps the most eye-catching idea is that of a four-day school week.
Sutton says it presents obvious challenges, but is worth considering.
"Because we have three tier busses some running as early as 6:30 a.m. or 6 a.m., for us to extend the day any more, which is what we'd be talking about to get it down to a four-day week, would be pretty difficult for us to do," he said. "But it's something we'll definitely take a look at."
The problem for the school board is some of the suggestions, like the four-day school week would require legislative changes.
The good news, as they're considering them, is with Republicans in charge of the state legislature, some of those changes may be made.
"It's about how can you do things that are simulative," House Speaker-Elect Thom Tillis said.
Tillis says he wants to put more control in the hands of local school boards.
"We may fund you with less, but we may also mandate that you mandate less," he said. "In other words, give you more flexibility to run your school system the way that you think you need to run it."
But the school board shouldn't count on that flexibility this year. Its budget is due in March, which would give the legislature little more than a month to make those changes.
They will be focused on the state's budget problems in part, ironically, figuring out how much money to take away from schools.
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The Little Giraffe Foundation is dedicated to supporting neonatal research and helping the parents and patients of the NICU. Here are our most recent accomplishments.
Little Giraffe Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Preemies!
Easter Donation Touches 200 Families
March 2013 - Seven (7) Chicagoland hospitals benefited from the Little Giraffe NICU books which included classics like Good Night Moon and The Cat in the Hat.
Little Giraffe Foundation Acknowledged in First Medical Journal Article!
February 2013 - Dr. Amir Lahav's research group, affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was the recipient of one of Little Giraffe Foundation's 2012 Neonatal Research Grants. The grant funding was used for research to examine the effects of biological maternal sounds (BMS) on weight gain velocity in very low-birth-weight infants (< 1,500 g). The results revealed that infants receiving BMS significantly improved their weight gain velocity compared matched controls. Further research will be needed to evaluate the effectiveness of this noninvasive intervention during the neonatal period.
Since Little Giraffe Foundation contributed to the funding to further this research, our organization was aknowledged in the newly released publication. Please take a look at the full article to see the great research that has been done!
We want to sincerely thank all of our supports who have made it possible for Little Giraffe Foundation to offer such research grants! These grants allow us to support great research that reveals new technologies in medicine. Every step, small or monumental, will to improve the quality of life for preemies during their stay in the NICU and throughout their lives. Thank you!!!
Thanksgiving Donation Reaches Over 200 Families!
November 2012 - Six Chicagoland hospitals received Thanksgiving packages from the Little Giraffe Foundation for the families they are currently serving in their NICU's. This amounted to over 200 families receiving books themed about being thankful. These families are going through a very tough time in their lives and the messages in these books can help to remind them that there is someone thinking of them and to encourage them to think of the positive things in their lives despite their very difficult circumstances. We have received many positive notes back from the hospitals regarding our holiday NICU packages over the past 18 months and are looking to donate to up to 8 hospitals for Christmas! With your help we can continue to extend our reach to families who need a cheerful gift from someone outside of the hospital walls!
Donations were made to the four hospitals pictured below as well as Rush University Medical Center - Chicago, IL and Advocate Hope Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn, IL.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Park Ridge, IL
Edward Hospital - Naperville, IL
St. Alexius Medical Center - Hoffman Estates, IL
NorthShore Evanston Hospital - Evanston, IL
Holiday Donation Brings Gifts to Four Chicagoland Hospitals
December 2011 - The Little Giraffe Foundation partnered with the Arlington Heights Barnes & Noble to bring the holiday to several new NICUs. We dropped off holiday gifts for Advocate Lutheran General in Park Ridge, Evanston Hospital, St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates, and Advocate Hope in Oak Lawn. Read More >
November Donation Brightens Thanksgiving for 50 Families
November 2011 - This Thanksgiving we made a donation of 50 "Give Thanks for Each Day" books to Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital. Read More >
Barnes & Noble Partners with Little Giraffe Foundation for Holiday Book Donation
November 11, 2011 - As the holidays approach, the Little Giraffe Foundation is gearing up for a large book donation to the Lutheran General Children's Hospital and other area children's hospitals. In partnership with these efforts, the Arlington Heights Barnes & Noble has agreed to make the Little Giraffe Foundation a featured charity from 11/13 to 11/26. Read More >
Little Giraffe Foundation Funds Book Donation to Lutheran General NICU Families
April 24, 2011 - Today Cheyenne took her first steps. The Little Giraffe Foundation made its first impact with a donation of over 50 board books and a cash contribution of $100. The money will go to fund the materials for the NICU Easter/Spring gift bag and each family will receive a nice board book. It's important for NICU patients to hear their parent's voices, but sometimes it's nice to have a little help when you run out of things to say. We selected Goodnight Moon, Guess How Much I Love You, Brown Bear What Do You See? (English and Spanish), and Elmer's Friends - a children's book for Arabic and Polish speakers.
Thank you to everyone who donated. This would not have been possible without your contributions!
Little Giraffe Foundation Reaches $7,500 in Donations to Support Neonatal Research
April 15, 2011 - Today we reached $7,500 in total donations, putting us 75% toward our goal of $10,000 by the end of the month. Once we raise money in excess of $10,000 we graduate to an organization that can fund meaningful research. We are actively working to partner with the March of Dimes on several of their initiatives focusing on nephrology as well with the Vermont Oxford Network, a group dedicated to bringing together NICUs from across the world to share information and implement best practices.
Upcoming Events!
Please consider donating a toy to a preemie during this particularly difficult time for families with babies in the NICU!


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Meg White is the former managing editor of REALTOR® Magazine.
Anna Hardeman, broker–co-owner of The Boutique Real Estate in Austin, Texas, was sick of keeping tennis shoes and mallets in her car. So she designed a different kind of real estate sign—one that could stand on rocky ground and withstand winds of up to 35 miles per hour. Instead of pushing signposts into the ground, Hardeman slides her standard-sized signs into a pair of stabilizing feet and tilts the sign when it's on a hill. Christening her invention the "Sign Ski," she began to produce prototypes to be tested in the field. "People in the office would borrow them and I would never get them back," she remembers. "That's how I knew this was a good product." She gathered feedback and developed a working model that she showcased at the Austin Board of REALTORS® Realty Round Up Expo last October. She sold out on the spot and, as of June, has sold more than 3,000 locally manufactured signs all over the country from her site and ABOR's. $35. Sign Ski, Austin, Texas.
When he was a full-time property manager, Michael Pratt remembers, one stressful day he broke the last sign he had with him trying to hammer it into the rocky Kansas City, Mo., ground. Without a replacement, he taped signage to the back of his car. It looked okay there, he thought, so he went searching for a product that would help him mount signs on his car more neatly. When he found nothing, he knew he had to act. "I really couldn't believe someone hadn't thought of such a simple solution," he recalls, noting that the sign also aids practitioners who work in areas with For Sale sign bans. "It turns a yard sign into a mini billboard. You can take it anywhere." Pratt worked with a design expert and 3-D printer to get the locking tab just right and to make the frame flexible enough to fit a variety of sizes; now he has secured a provisional patent. He recently initiated a Kickstarter campaign to get the word out and raise money for a trade show appearance next month. The Sign Lock is available at FASTSIGNS nationwide. $14.95. M&P Resources Inc., Overland Park, Kan.
Ken Coleman, now retired from sales, wanted to contribute to the industry that had given him a good living. Thinking back to the man who had inspired his career, Coleman says, a vivid memory surfaced. When he was 11 years old, he watched his uncle remove a real estate sign, wrapped in blankets, from the trunk of his new Cadillac. Coleman asked why his uncle had wrapped the signs that way, and his uncle said he didn't want to scratch or soil his car. "I remember him saying, 'Somebody someday is going to reinvent these real estate signs. They've been the same design forever.' And this was in 1969!" Coleman says. Last year, he began working with an inventor to come up with Tubular Signs. The durable, lightweight, rust-free aluminum frame folds up and is stored in a small bag with a vinyl sign rolled around it. The whole setup weighs just 4 pounds, and there's no hardware to drop in the grass. Starting at $59.90. Tubular Signs, Springfield, Mo.
Note: Prices are the vendors' suggested retail prices and are subject to change. The National Association of REALTORS® and REALTOR® Magazine don't evaluate or endorse these products and aren't responsible for changes in company information.


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Changing your attic can be the ideal way to add extra space to your home. Not only can it save you from the turmoil of moving homes, but it can also add value to your property.
Improving your lighting and ventilation is very important in ensuring that the conversion of your attic into the room you expect, and the installation of Velux windows can turn a dark attic into a beautiful, usable space filled with potential.
Installing a Velux window is arguably best left to a professional roofer! However, if you want to go alone, here are some tips that can help:
The first decision you need to make is the window size you need and the preferred positioning for the window. You can navigate various online sources and find more about Velux window installation
It is very important that the dimensions for the opening on your roof are measured precisely. To create openings for your new window, you must remove the blackboard or tile from the appropriate roof area and cut the rafters underneath.
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It's important to ensure that you have enough support between the floor and the roof beam to hold the load until the cross beams (also known as dwang) are cut and installed.
The smallest of Velux window ranges can usually be installed between rolls without having to cut beams. If the window is bigger, it is advisable to consult a structural engineer; drawings can be easily provided and it costs between £ 100 and £ 200.
- Your Velux window must be laid flat to be opened and opened carefully
- You must remove the glass from the frame to fit; do this by pushing 2 small pins located on the hinges
- Mount the bracket to the 4 corners of the window frame using the screw provided


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Tokelau, a Pacific micro-state with only 1,500 people and three cars, today challenged world leaders at the UN climate talks in Durban to follow its lead and switch entirely to renewable energy.
The pinprick of low-lying land halfway between new Zealand and Hawaii, is two days' boat ride – and no aeroplane – from anywhere. But, cyclones permitting, next September it will switch off its old diesel generators and be powered by a $7.5m solar PV system designed to provide 90% of its energy. The rest will come from home-made coconut oil.
"If all goes to plan, the three islands of Tokelau will formally lead the world in percentage reduction in the use of fossil fuels, will be number one leader in carbon emissions savings per person, and number one renewable energy country," said Foua Toloa, the ulu, or head, of the New Zealand protectorate.
"We stand to lose the most of any country in the world due to climate change and the rising sea levels, so leading the way by making the highest per person investment in the wold is a message to the world to do something," he said "It took me 64 hours to get here. Before I left my eldest daughter said: 'Go challenge the world in Durban to match or better the renewable energy targets we have set ourselves and which we will meet next year,'" said Toloa.
"We will be among the first to go under water. Already we are suffering extreme weather, storm surges, droughts, coral-bleaching, inundation of land and groundwater salination. The islanders, who depend on fish, can grow only a few crops on their 12sq kilometres of land."
This year, because of a seven month long drought and a series of cyclones, which contaminated the underground water supplies, the islanders could not access water for the first time ever and have started to import it.
Other Pacific islands have considered relocating their populations, but not Tokelau. "We have no intention of leaving. This is a God-given land, we have a culture, a language, an identity and a heritage. We want to preserve Tokelau for future generations.
"My heart is heavy. Climate change does not distinguish between colour or race. It is an everyday reality here. It is our life. If nothing comes from this meeting, then we will continue to suffer," he said.
Tokelau's switch to renewables is expected to encourage scores of other islands. It expects to save 12,000 tonnes of CO2 over the life of the 1MW solar power plant – around 1,600 times the annual CO2 emissions of the average person in the UK. Tokelau will also have no more worries over changing fuel prices and intermittent supplies. "No more noisy generators will disturb the quiet of the islands. We will be an example to the world, even though we have done nothing to deserve this," said Toloa.
The only trouble is the tiny state must find $900,000 as its share of the $7.5m project. "That is why we are hoping that the green climate fund is established in the next few days. It is very urgent," he said..


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Italian: Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore
|Major seminary
|Pope Pius IV
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|Diocese of Rome
Religious affiliation
|Catholic Church
|Gabriele Faraghini, jc
The Pontifical Roman Major Seminary (Italian: Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore) is the major seminary of the Diocese of Rome. It is located at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Since 2017, the rector of the seminary has been Gabriele Faraghini, a priest of the Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas.[1]
The Council of Trent in its 23rd session decreed the establishment of diocesan seminaries. The Roman Seminary was established by Pope Pius IV in 1565. Although its administration was entrusted to the Society of Jesus, and the pupils studied at the Collegio Romano, founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1551, these students were intended to serve as diocesan priests in Rome, rather than join the Jesuits.[2] Over the course of time the Roman Seminary occupied a number of different locations. After the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773, direction of the seminary was under the care of secular priests.[3]
The residence was changed several times before 1608, when they settled in the Palazzo Borromeo in the Via del Seminario (now 'Collegio Bellarmino', a residence for Jesuit priests, students at the Gregorian University). Each year, at Pentecost, a student delivered a discourse on the Holy Ghost in the papal chapel.[3]
In 1773, the seminary was installed in the Collegio Romano of the Jesuits. After the changes in 1798 the number of the students, generally about 100, came down to 9. Pope Pius VII restored the seminary which continued to occupy the Collegio Romano until 1824, when Pope Leo XII returned this building to the Jesuits and transferred the seminary to the Palazzo di Sant'Apollinare, formerly occupied by the Collegio Germanico; the seminary, however, retained its own schools comprising a classical course, and a faculty of philosophy and theology, to which in 1856 a course of canon law was added. The direction of the seminary and, as a rule, the chairs were reserved to the secular clergy. After the departure of the Jesuits in 1848 the seminary again removed to the Collegio Romano.[3]
The Roman Seminary included not only young men who had already decided to become priests, but also younger boys still not sure of their vocation, and while the training of the former concentrated on the need for study and the practice of strict piety, the second needed a different formation, with training and pious exercises appropriate to their age.
On 29 June 1913, Pope Pius X issued the Apostolic Constitution "In præcipuis", promulgating the new regulations concerning the training of the Roman and Italian clergy. The Roman Seminary was divided into major and minor sections. The major seminary merged with the Pontificio Seminario Pio and the Seminario Lombardo dei SS. Ambrogio e Carlo and became the Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore (Pontifical Roman Major Seminary), with headquarters in a new building at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. The law department was transferred to the Collegio Leoniano, but remained a school of the Seminary. The minor seminary merged with the Vatican Seminary to form the Pontificio Seminario Romano Minore. The Lombardo was merged temporarily with the Roman Seminary from 1913 to 1920, when it was re-established as a separate college.
The Collegio Cerasoli with four burses for students of the Diocese of Bergamo endowed by Cardinal Cerasoli, is connected with the seminary. The students take part in the ceremonies in the church of the Seminario Pio.
Gregory XV, Clement IX, Innocent XIII, Clement XII, and John XXIII received part of their formation in this seminary.
During the Second World War, the Lateran and its related buildings provided a safe haven from the Nazis and Italian Fascists for numbers of Jews and other refugees. Among those who found shelter there were Alcide De Gasperi, Pietro Nenni, Giorgio Del Vecchio, and others. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and the sixty orphan refugees they cared for were ordered to leave their convent on the Via Carlo Emanuele. The Sisters of Maria Bambina, who staffed the kitchen at the Pontifical Major Roman Seminary offered a wing of their convent. The grounds also housed Italian soldiers.[4] Fathers Vincenzo Fagiolo and Pietro Palazzini, vice-rector of the seminary, were recognized by Yad Vashem for their efforts to assistance Jews.[5][6]
On 28 October 1958, the election of Angelo Roncalli, a former pupil of the Roman Seminary, as Pope John XXIII was a source of joy for the seminary community. John XXIII expressed his appreciation and support for the Seminary by visiting it on 27 November 1958, just one month after his election as Pope.
In 2013 the enrollment was seventy seminarians.[7] The course of study is six years. The first two years correspond to philosophy studies oriented to self-understanding and discernment, and to understanding the self and the vocation. In the third year the seminarian takes the formal decision to enter Orders. In the remaining three years (lectorate, acolythate, diaconate) the role of the pastor is gradually emphasized. Twice a week students participate in pastoral activities in Rome in parishes, hospitals, prisons, and centers of assistance.[8]
The patroness of the Pontifical Major Roman Seminary is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Confidence. Pope John Paul II started the custom of a papal visit to the seminary on her feast day, the last Saturday before Lent.[citation needed]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Roman Colleges". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
More information on the Seminary (Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore) and its history is available at its website in Italian @ http://www.seminarioromano.it/ and in English translation @ https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.seminarioromano.it/&ei=W9AAT4X2L8HX0QGdspC5Ag


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During its General Convention in
Seattle Indianapolis over the past week, the Episcopal Church agreed on wording for a national liturgy for blessing same-sex unions. This is welcome in intself, but should also be seen as part of a much broader - based movement to full LBGT inclusion in church, reflected both in marriage equality, and in equality in standards for ordination.
In addition to the progress by the US Episcopal Church, there have been notable advances by the Presbyterian Church in the USA, and in the UK, by the United Church and the Unitarians.
(Image is from Saturday's World Pride parade in London, showing two members of the Soho Masses LGBT Catholic congregation. I'm to their left, carrying a banner).


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[I am starting to gather more systematically thoughts and materials about the topic "Cultural Evolution in the Digital Age", including a twitter hashtag #CulturalEvolutionInTheDigitalAge where I plan to collect some recent – and less recent – papers, articles, discussions, etc. I hope to write at some point a more thorough introduction to this project. For now, here some extemporaneous reflections on the echo chambers phenomenon]
According to wikipedia an echo chamber
is a metaphorical description of a situation in which information, ideas, or beliefs are amplified or reinforced by transmission and repetition inside an "enclosed" system, where different or competing views are censored, disallowed, or otherwise underrepresented. The term is by analogy with an acoustic echo chamber, where sounds reverberate.
The first obvious consequence of being in an echo chamber is then to not be able to even get to know other opinions, ideas, beliefs, but that's not all. It has been mooted that echo chambers, by presenting biased, possibly not substantiate, information, would end up to increase the credulity of the individuals (see for example here). The logic is that in a more transparent and diverse community, one would be more motivated to critically evaluate the sources of the information received. In addition, it has been suggested (see an influential paper here) that groups of like-minded people tend to produce opinions that are not an "average" of the opinions of the members of the groups, but their radical version, according to a phenomenon called "group polarisation".
Internet, and in particular social media, are considered the perfect environment for echo chambers to thrive (see for example here, here, and here). I can not resist to address the few of my Facebook friends that ciclically complain about how their timeline is vapid/dumb and how they want to leave the social media: it's not Facebook, it's you! You like – or click on the links of – vapid/dumb posts, or the friends you interact more tend to post vapid/dumb things. That's the echo chamber in action. My timeline is in general a boring succession of links to scientific papers (and – at the moment – anti-Trump articles and similar; plus, yes, the customary pictures of babies and holidays, my mum posting jokes about grandparents, etc…), but I would be clearly mistaken if I would lament that there is too much science in Facebook.
Of course all the above is real, but I believe one can go a little further.
Evil can be good. The main goal of social media like Facebook or Twitter is not to defend a particular political agenda (even though it has been recently alleged that it might be one of the goals), but to get you hooked, and to have you spend the more possible time on their website. Analogously, the recommendation systems of Amazon or Netflix want only one thing: you buying more of the products they sell. While this is worrying for some other reasons, the creation of an echo chamber system is not a direct goal of social media, and it only serves their bigger purpose. If people, on average, would get more hooked when faced with opposite opinions, or, at least, with variety, I suppose that social media would provide more of these. In fact, one would intuitively imagine that a rigid echo chamber would be less entertaining than a semi-constant stream of expected and like-minded items, with the addition of the sporadic surprising and unusual post. I do not know, however, if there is any research done of this, and if the algorithms of social media work in this way. I have the feeling, for example, that my iTunes recommendations, while clearly based on my previous listenings, are quite "broad", and sometimes they suggest me something that, if not completely unexpected, I never listened to before. Of course it would be boring (and completely useless) if they would keep on suggesting me the same artists I already known, but I wonder if something similar might be at work – or might work – in social media.
It's up to you. The second reason why I believe the echo chambers phenomenon is not as worrying as one might think is linked to what I wrote above, and it reduces to the fact that you contribute to create your own echo chamber. As said to my friends complaining about how Facebook is stupid: start to like less stupid things, and see what will happen. While my Facebook stream is politically very homogeneous, I follow on Twitter people linked to the HBD (human biodiversity) community – others simply call them racists – or evolutionary-minded types that oppose the post-modern social sciences and tend to gravitate politically on the right/conservative side. Together with the more-or-less leftist bunch of friends and scientists that represent the majority of the people I follow, this creates a politically schizophrenic "While you were away…" section. But, again, my own echo chamber is topic-based. But I do think I created it.
Is the internet? Finally, a major point relates to the existence of echo chambers in real life. A related phenomenon studied in cultural evolution is called "similarity bias" (see for example here, page 8) and refers to the fact that we might interact and learn preferentially from people that are similar to us. This has been particularly studied for the arbitrary signals that mark ethnic groups membership. The logic is that it is better to learn from people of our own group than from people of other groups because we are more likely to live in similar situations, and thus to have possibly the same kinds of problems. Chudek et al. conclude the paragraph on similarity bias remarking that:
So strong is our disposition to notice and use information about arbitrary, symbolically marked groupings that researchers don't need to recruit people from different ethnic groups, they can observe the same effects by recruiting anyone at all and assigning them to entirely arbitrary groups (Kurzban, Tooby, & Cosmides, 2001).
The question is: are social media amplifying this tendency? While there are some studies that examine the formation and the effects of echo chambers online, I am not aware of an explicit comparison between online and offline effects. This is, in my opinion, a worthy research question. Does any viewer of the Fox News Channel happen to listen to npr from time to time? When we enter in a bookshop (an "offline" one), how many times do we go in a section that does not correspond to our interests, or we buy a book about an unknown topic? What about my circle of friends? If anything, as I mentioned above, I believe my twitter stream is more politically diverse than my "offline" friends, where a conservative opinion would be severely judged.
An important difference between online and offline however is that, with the former, echo chambers might be more opaque. While, even if I seldom visit it, I am aware of the existence of the gardening section of my favourite bookstore, one could be tricked into thinking that her/his Facebook timeline represents the world like it is, where everybody oppose Trump, and people get excited about the last article in Evolution and Human Behavior.
As a provisional conclusion, echo chambers do not look as a solely internet-related phenomenon, and the important question is not whether social media create echo chambers (of course they do!) but whether, and how, they differ in respect to "offline" echo chambers (more opacity seems to be one of the possibilities). What one can do about this, in daily life? Extreme solutions such as cutting our online life do not seem warranted (all the more so as the same effect is equally present offline), and it is probably unrealistic to think that social media will decide, top-down, to explicitly contrast echo chamber-like effects (as long as, as said above, this would not guarantee more profit for them). However, one can be aware of their existence, try to understand the principles that make them work, and, possibly, deliberately nurture the diversity of her or his own online activity.


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The 28 classified pages from a congressional report on 9/11 contain many details on who supported the attackers, but nothing about national security, members of Congress from both parties say as they urge President Barack Obama to release the pages.
U.S. congressman Rick Nolan characterized the documents as "shocking," saying that there is plenty of material in the report that would open the door for the families to take legal action: "It's very detailed. It has the names of the people who supplied money to the 15 Saudi Arabians who participated in the bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The bank account numbers, where the money went to".


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Hi, Helder- The SVG WG has resolved on an erratum [1] which we believe will clarify this issue: [[ 14.3.6 Clipping paths and geometry A clipping path is conceptually equivalent to a custom viewport for the referencing element. Thus, it affects the rendering of an element, but not the element's inherent geometry. The bounding box of a clipped element (that is, an element which references a 'clipPath' element via a 'clip-path' property) must remain the same as if it were not clipped. With regards to pointer-events, while the visible parts of a clipped element receive pointer events normally, parts of a clipped element which are outside the extent of the clipping path must be treated as if they have a 'visibility' property value of 'hidden'. Therefore, an element which has 'pointer-events' property values which depend upon the visibility of the element (i.e. 'visiblePainted', 'visibleFill', 'visibleStroke', 'visible') will not receive pointer events for the occluded parts of the element. For example, a circle with a radius of 10 which is clipped to a circle with a radius of 5 will not receive 'click' events outside the smaller radius if it has the default 'pointer-events' property value of 'visiblePainted', but will if has the property value of 'all'. ]] We believe that this is the most consistent and predictable behavior, and that it should be relatively simple to implement. Note that, because this was not previously specified, there is currently a lack of interoperability between implementations, so all the implementations will have a bit of work to do to match this behavior. I will put together a few tests to make sure that it's interoperable. The tests will include: * testing to make sure the bounding box of a clipped shape is correct * testing that the visible part of the shape receives pointer events * testing that the occluded part of the shape doesn't receive pointer events with the default pointer-event value of 'visiblePainted', or other 'visible...' values * testing that the occluded part of the shape does receive pointer events with other pointer-event values Can anyone think of other useful tests? [1] http://dev.w3.org/SVG/profiles/1.1F2/errata/errata.xml#clippath-pointer-events Regards- -Doug Helder Magalhães wrote (on 11/26/08 1:43 PM): > Hello SVG-WG! :-) > > > Following a thread [1] (which contains a test case) within the Batik's > mailing list, the doubt is whether event handling should occur > whenever relevant graphical content is under the pointer. Quoting > Thomas DeWeese: > > Neither SVG 1.1 or SVG 1.2 Tiny says anything about clipping > with respect to when 'relevant graphical content is under the pointer'. [2] > > I've crawled through the potentially relevant parts of the > specification [3] [4] and through the SVG-WG mailing list archive [5] > and also couldn't find an answer for this. Could some pointers be > provided and/or the WG pronounce about this (somehow tricky) detail? > > > Best regards, > > Helder Magalhães > > > [1] http://www.nabble.com/Likely-Batik-bug-with-SVG-scrollbars-td20676287.html > [2] https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46289#c0 > [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGTiny12/interact.html#EventDispatching > [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGTiny12/script.html#EventHandling > [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/ >Received on Thursday, 4 December 2008 15:44:09 UTC
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Redrock Micro's new nano range of video DSLR rigs and accessories are, by the standards of such rigs, fairly affordable.
Prices for the seven rigs range from $107.50 for the simple nano Grippit (little more than a grip handle) to $608 for the nano Stealth V (a shoulder/chest mount).
The nano line is designed for low-cost entry level, photojournalism/documentary, and discreet shooting applications, and nano rigs can be easily upgraded to more advanced rigs as needed.
The Grippit rig is a "sturdy rubberised grip combined with the nano DSLR baseplate" to allow users keep their hands off the camera itself, to reduce shake. The runningMan rig ($467) is a compact shoulder mount made up of the microBrace body pad, microHandGrip, and optional microFinder loupe accessory, which together deliver three points of contact for more stable shots.
The LowDown ($244) and LowDown Deluxe ($491.50) both allow low angle shooting – the Deluxe also comes with grips for normal height use, while the LowDown includes an articulating arm useful for attaching a small monitor.
The Stealth ($387.50) and Stealth Grip ($432.50) are simpler versions of the Stealth V for shoulder-mount use.
There are also five accessories in the range: the Nano baseplate; Nano focus+zoom lever; microHandle Plus (with integrated shoe mount); 2-inch 15mm carbon fibre rails; and 2-inch handlebar rod.
"We developed the nano rigs from extensive input from professional and aspiring still/motion photographers," said James Hurd, Redrock's Chief Revolutionary. "Customers said they wanted additional options that were smaller, more lightweight, and offered an affordable entry point, all while maintaining Redrock professional quality and interoperability."


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Miss the Fontbonne EXPO? Not to worry! I am sure you have seen plenty of student organizations promoted on bulletin boards, signs, and maybe you've walked past a few fun and inventive activities they host here on campus. But have you heard about the new and updated orgs on campus?
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a way for students (athletes and non-athletes) to become closer with their Christian faith. During the time that they meet, they talk about scripture and play games such as kickball, volleyball, spike ball and more! FCA President Alexis Becker describes the group's mission this way: "Fellowship of Christian Athletes' purpose is to present to athletes and coaches, and all whom they influence the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church."
Becker goes on to say, "We have huddle meetings twice a month which include Food, Fun, and Fellowship. We typically start with a game and then discuss various topics tying the Bible to living our faith on and off the field." Becker states that anyone is welcome to join, athlete or not. FCA wants to be able to share in the goodness of the Lord with as many people as possible.
To join, you can simply come to a meeting or email Becker at firstname.lastname@example.com to be added to the Group Me to hear information about FCA's events. Another way to stay updated is to follow their Instagram @FBU_FCA.
University Programming Council (UP)
Interested in leading fun and exciting events here on campus? This might be the organization for you! According to UP President Samantha Boeving, UP's mission statement is:
"The University Programming Council (UP) serves as a student-led, student-driven programming board. Our purpose is to bring cultural, educational, fun, inclusive, and entertaining events to the Fontbonne community."
UP is an organization on campus that puts on fun events such as College Colors Day, Squeeze the Day, and Snowcoming. During this year's Snowcoming they will have American Idol winner Kris Allen come and perform.
Boeving stated, "We are always welcoming new members to our organization! To join you can email myself at email@example.com or attend one of our general board meetings that take place every other Friday in the LACE center from 12 p.m.- 1 p.m."
Be sure to reach out as soon as you possibly can!
Fontbonne University Choir
Interested in getting your singing voice out there? Join Fontbonne University's choir! Choir Director Nicholas Moramarco had helpful and insightful information to share about Fontbonne Universities Choir.
Moramarco stated that the choir meets for practice two times a week: Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the Lewis room, and Mondays at 11a.m. in the theatre. At these practices, they harmonize for the singing of the National Anthem at volleyball games as well as practice for their end of the semester concert.
Their end of the semester concert this year is on December 5. It is open for anyone to attend.
Director Moramarco is open to new faces in the choir room. To join, email him at email@example.com. Don't be afraid of putting yourself out there and being open to singing.
Creative Writing Club (CWC)
Want to better your writing skills or even just write for fun? Creative Writing Club is right up your alley!
Creator and president of the club J'von Halbert says, "My organization entails simply having and providing a space for students to express themselves creatively, mainly through writing of poetry. But students are also allowed to color, paint, write music, etc."
Creative Writing Club meets every Tuesday night from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. During this time you can express what you want to through any of the outlets listed above.
Halbert stated that this organization is open to anyone and is always welcoming new faces!
"I think when people hear the word "writing" they automatically get turned off and don't want to participate," Halbert said. "But what I want people to know is that Creative Writing Club makes writing personal, and there aren't forms and structures for this kind of writing. We allow you to write about what you want and however you want to write about it."
If you want to join this organization you can email Halbert at email@example.com or attend a CWC meeting.
Take the opportunity to express yourself through creative writing! Who knows, you might have just found your new hobby.
Involvement IS Important!
Getting involved on campus is a part of your college career! These last four years are the ones that you will remember the most. Make the best of them by getting involved in some amazing organizations here on Fontbonne's campus.


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Lattice Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Tart rhubarb complements sweet strawberries in this popular summer pie—our version has a deeper flavor, thanks to a teaspoon of ground ginger tossed in with the fruit filling.
Cal/Serv: 437
Yields: 8
Prep Time: 0 hours 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. each cold butter, cut in small pieces and trans-fat-free shortening
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. cold water
1 1/4 lb. rhubarb
1 container strawberries
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
- In food processor, pulse flour, salt, butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With motor running, add lemon juice, then water, 1 Tbsp at a time, just until dough separates from sides of bowl.
- Gather dough into a ball and divide in half. Press each half into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll out.
- Place a sheet of foil on a rimmed baking pan on bottom rack to catch any juices. Heat oven to 425ºF. Coat a 9-in. pie plate with nonstick spray.
- Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface or between 2 sheets of wax paper to a 12-in. circle. Fit dough into pie plate, pressing gently onto bottom and up sides. Roll out remaining disk as above into an 11-in. circle; cut into 1-in.-wide strips.
- Toss rhubarb and strawberries with vanilla in large bowl. Mix sugar, cornstarch and ginger in a small bowl until blended; toss with berry mixture to evenly coat. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate; dot with butter.
- Arrange 5 dough strips across pie. Arrange remaining 5 strips at right angles, weaving. Press ends into edge, fold under and crimp. Brush strips with water; sprinkle with sugar.
- Place pie on center oven rack; bake 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF, rotate pie 180 degrees and bake 50 minutes more (loosely shield pie with foil if crust gets too brown) until crust is golden and filling bubbles. Cool on wire rack. Serve at room temperature.
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Transportation TIP List: Week of March 5th, 2017
Posted - March 8, 2017
This Sunday, Daylight Saving Time begins and we will turn the clocks ahead to "spring forward" one hour. And as we look towards the warmer weather that is soon to follow, we're also looking ahead to the future of the transportation and supply chain industry. This week's TIP List showcases the current status of NAFTA, President Trump's infrastructure investment plan and more. Don't waste any time – check out all of the articles below!
- Trump on Infrastructure: $1 Trillion Would Be Money Well Spent: President Trump's recent address to Congress included an unequivocal restatement of the most universally-loved part of his bouquet of campaign promises: a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure.
- Mexico Warns U.S. It Will Cut Off NAFTA Talks If Tariffs Proposed: Mexico's top trade negotiator doubled down on threats to break off talks to rework NAFTA, saying his country will walk away if the U.S. insists on slapping duties or quotas on products from south of the border.
- 5 Supply Chain Trends Happening Now: The world of supply chain management is exciting, challenging and rapidly changing. According to supply chain managers and executive leaders at a Fortune 50 company, these five trends are affecting the design and management of supply chains.
- Robots Will Be In Retail Stores Sooner Than You Think: One of the biggest problems in retail today is what to do with the brick-and-mortar store, and retailers are facing the challenge of adding more labor into stores to offer differentiating services that can't be meet online. Could robots be the answer?
- 3PLs Up The Ante: Shippers rely on their 3PLs for visibility, operational control, fulfillment support, supply chain data, end-of-life product management and more. A good 3PL can be the ace in the hole to keep supply chain operations running straight and the bottom line flush.
- 2016 North American Freight Numbers: Four out of the five major transportation modes – truck, pipeline, vessel and air – carried less U.S. freight with NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico in 2016 than in 2015. Rail is the only major mode to carry more freight with an increase of 0.2%.
- Reverse Logistics Gets Less Reactive: Logistics professionals are realizing that a product's journey no longer stops at the consumer's front porch or loading dock. Now, the "U-turn" has become a vital part of every company's revenue model.
What industry trends are you looking ahead to?


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When you're about to create a website, there are two things you need: (1) someplace to host your site, and (2) a name for your site.
These two things act like your virtual property and address where people will come in order to find you online. Both are rather easy to jump into and pick out as far as getting them, but CHOOSING them is another story.
When it comes to your domain name, the world is your oyster. There are hundreds of thousands of names you can pick from and an ever growing selection of extensions to choose from in order to become your new digital home address. However, just because it's easy to buy one of these domain names doesn't mean that you don't have a big decision to make.
In fact, much like buying a home with the best address in town, your domain name is probably one of the biggest choices you have to make because picking the wrong domain name can be like buying the perfect house in the wrong zip code — bad investment choice.
But don't get overly worried about this either. Choosing a domain name, though important, isn't hard to do, but it does take some time and thought on your end.
Before you just jump in and buy the first domain name that suits your fancy, here are some things to consider to make sure you're picking from the cream of the crop.
The Big Debate: Should You Use Keyword Based Domains?
When you're searching for information about ranking your site with SEO, you'll often find two schools of thought on domain names. Either people stick to the idea of that keyword based URLs are the way to go or they say that keywords in your domain doesn't matter at all.
So which is true?
Well, if this was 2010 and Google Penguin wasn't around, then yes, you should stick to your guns about choosing keyword based domain names because they would have been a good thing. But with Google changing up SEO and refining her algorithm updates (yes, I often refer to Google as a woman), you may have a losing fight on your hands.
As many of you already know, Google no longer places any value of SEO tactics that try and help a site sneak up the page when they don't deserve it. Now that's not to say that Keyword Based Domains will get you slapped with a penalty by Google, but those type of URLs don't seem present the same SEO value now as they did back in the day.
Does that mean that you should avoid keywords in your domain altogether?
Well, no, not exactly. Keywords in your domain name can still be a good thing because they can give your potential viewers an idea of what your site is about.
For example, if your site is going to be on the topic of gluten-free living, the a URL of GlutenFreeLiving.com can be a good domain name for many reasons including the fact that the name tells viewers what your site is about, however, choosing that name doesn't mean you're going to see an SEO benefit.
Basically, a keyword in your URL can be fine, but it's best to follow the tips below in order to get the best domain for you.
Follow These 5 Tips When Choosing A Domain Name
Shoot For Something Brandable
Google values brands over just about anything else. You can see that they favor blogs and sites that have built a good name and brand for themselves — especially is that the case in top e-commerce sites like Amazon.
Having a name that standouts as a brand can do a lot for you in the long run. Obviously, there is more to ranking in the SERPs than a simple URL, but picking a domain name that stands out will help build your brand, authority, and it makes it easier for people to recognize you and what you're about.
Opt For The .com Extension
As far as top tier domain extensions go, the .com extension is the way to go. People and search engines alike seem to trust sites with domains that end with this extension when compared to others. As that is the case, it is almost always best to pick a domain that ends with this.
There are some exceptions to this rule though. For example, if your site is going to be like a TV channel, then choosing an extension like YourDomainName.tv may be a better choice for you.
If you're building a blog, business website, or e-commerce site, then be sure to opt for the .com extension. And as an added tip, buy the .net extension to help lock in your domain name and keep it out of the hands of others out there.
Keep It Short and Memorable
There are plenty of sites on the web that have managed to build a site and online business that are brandable and whose names are both short and easy to remember. Want some examples?
Here are a few to consider:
- Moz
- HubSpot
- ElegantThemes
- WordPress
That list could go on and on, but I think you get the idea. All of these sites represent well-established brands that also happen to have names that are memorable. Just take Moz as an example.
Moz focuses on content and products that help people learn and keep up to date with the latest in SEO, however, the name has nothing to do with SEO. But even though the name doesn't clearly state SEO as the topic of the site, the site has established itself as one of those go-to brands when it comes to learning SEO and it's super easy to remember.
Another example of creating something memorable is Pinterest. Pinterest took two words and ideas, mashed them together and create a name and brand is easy to remember and hard to forget.
Picking a short and memorable name is what can help you build a brand and building a brand is something that Google likes to reward.
Be Unique
Following the idea above, all the sites above have something in common: they're unique.
Uniqueness is something to always strive for. Google loves content that is unique, so why wouldn't she love a unique URL that is linked to a brand, blog or product? Heck, even your name as a domain name can be a good thing when you look at it from a uniqueness angle.
Avoid Hyphens
In the hopes of being unique and memorable, it can be tempting to buy a domain name that is catchy but that uses hyphens since the real name you want is already registered.
There are different schools of thoughts on this as well, but I am on the side that says that these domain names are ugly looking and really don't help lend to that authority many of us strive for.
The other downside to using hyphens is that they tend to actually not be unique. If someone else already uses ExampleDomain.com and you register Example-Domain.com, then people who remember your name and type it into the search bar will more than likely forget the hyphen.
What does that do? It takes them to another site that has nothing to do with you. Yeah — bummer!
These tips are just a few to follow, but they're ones you should consider when picking out a domain name.
Places To Find Domain Names
There are plenty of places to find domain names online so the choice is really up to you as far as who to choose as your registrar. Below are a few choices for registering a URL.
When looking for a place to buy domains, GoDaddy is the big kid on the block. They are one of the most popular options that most people choose when buying domains and they often run deals to help you save a great deal of money when you first registrar a domain with them.
They also have an area when domains are auctioned off, so you can buy a domain name from someone else who has the URL you're looking for and are willing to see.
Though GoDaddy is the most popular option, they do tend to charge quite a bit more when it comes to renewing your domains with them and WHOis privacy (something you'll want) is hardly ever free. Average cost for renewing a domain for two years will run you around $50, which isn't terrible but still worth noting.
This is another popular domain registrar and has a couple advantages when compared to GoDaddy.
As far as price goes, NameCheap is almost always cheaper to renew considering their .com extensions run around $10 with no discounts applied. Domains purchased through NameCheap also come with Free WHOis Protection which saves you close to $10 as well. Personally, I love to buy my personal URLs from them.
Your Host Provider
Many host providers offer the choice to purchase a URL or to get one for free when you sign up. Though many prefer to have their hosting and domains separated, there are some who like the convince of keeping them together.
Bluehost offers a free URL when you sign up with them and other providers like SiteGround have an area in the members area where you can search and purchase multiple domains and save them on your account.
Wrapping It Up
As mentioned before, where you decide to buy your domain from is purely up to you. Though the majority of your online success does not lie in your URL, your domain name can still affect things — either for good or otherwise.
It is worth your time to really consider what you will call your site and business since it will be what sets you apart from others. Just like your name connected is with your personality and features makes you different, a good domain name that is marked by brandable features and great content is what will help you be unique and stand out to Google.
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Squid Proxy Maximum object size
Hi all,
I'm just wondering if any of you have experienced better/faster results from your Squid proxies by tweaking certain settings, specifically for you gamers and online video (Hulu, Netflix, YouTube) streamers.
I noticed in the settings that the Maximum object size defaults to 4 and it says "Objects larger than the size specified (in kilobytes) will not be saved on disk. If you wish to increase speed more than you want to save bandwidth, this should be set to a low value" which to me says that any object larger than 4 kilobytes will not be cached. However, on the Squid website (http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/maximum_object_size/), it says that the default is 4 MB. Should I at least change the 4 KB to 4 MB? While I am more interested in speed than bandwidth savings, only caching files less than 4 KB in size seems almost pointless.
I think the default is 4096 KB for that option. (not 4 KB)
I don't optimize for streaming… (https and certificates)
If you cache streaming set this to "large", but remember you need the large disc cache size and RAM to spare.
(it will overshoot what you think is the max amount of RAM that squid will use very quickly with multiple streams)
My recommendation, for normal web cache, is to set that value to the default of 4096 KB.
However if you have some RAM to spare I recommend to set the "Maximum object size in RAM" to a larger value than the average object size on a web page.
So this means it should be set a bit higher that the default of 32 KB.
Example if you set up the "cachemgr.cgi" in the web interface.
The general run-time information of the "cachemgr.cgi" page will tell you the mean object size of your cache.
"Mean Object Size: 104.59 KB" (after 9 days of use, for my situation, which is home use)
I've set this value to 256 KB (up from 32 KB) and it seems I could get away with setting it to 128 KB (still larger than the mean object size)
So tweaking the squid settings depends heavily on how you use it. There is no general setting that will cover all uses.
I think the default is 4096 KB for that option. (not 4 KB)
Thanks for the info, I'll go ahead and change the Maximum object size to 4096 instead of 4, not too sure why it just defaulted to 4 there, maybe it's a bug in pfSense 2.1.4? Either that or it's actually in MB but they forgot to update the description, which kind of worries me because I certainly don't want to change the cache to 4096 MB!
However if you have some RAM to spare I recommend to set the "Maximum object size in RAM" to a larger value than the average object size on a web page.
My pfSense box has a dual-core 2.7 GHz processor, 2 GB DDR3 RAM, and 60 GB SSD so I should have plenty of memory and storage I think.
Example if you set up the "cachemgr.cgi" in the web interface.
How do you go about setting this up? I didn't see this anywhere.
I don't believe this had a separate topic in the old forum, here is a summary of the steps.
The cachemgr.cgi page is a symbolic link to the file in the PBI folder.
And external cache manager as your local box in the squid config.
You create a symbolic of "cachemgr.cgi" in the /usr/local/www folder.
Link that to "/usr/pbi/squid-amd64/libexec/squid/cachemgr.cgi" (or i386 when you installed 32-bit pfsense)
Then add your pfsense box ip as a external cache manager in the Proxy server -> local cache ->"External Cache-Managers"
(it works for me)
Then you should be able to browse to http://pfsense-ip/cachemgr.cgi (login info is the same as the pfsense gui)
(or you could need to edit "/usr/pbi/squid-amd64/etc/squid/cachemgr.conf" and change localhost to your pfsense-ip)
With https you may need to add the portnumber https://pfsense-ip:666/cachemgr.cgi (whatever port your pfsense https responds to)


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We had a fantastic response to our Harvest appeal for dry food, tins, packets and toiletries. We held an enjoyable assembly on Friday afternoon to consider the gifts of God at Harvest time and to celebrate the gifts we had brought in which will go to make a huge difference to the lives of local families in need.
At Christ Church on Sunday, members of our choir (led by Mrs Geelan) sang two lovely songs as part of their Harvest service. The church was laden with not only the gifts of food from school but also from the congregation and fresh fruit and vegetables donated by Netveg Ltd. The money raised from donations for the fresh food and all the produce brought in, will go to support Porch Boxes - a local church run food bank, helping around 450 households in Bury each month.
Thank you to everyone who donated items and to the choir for singing beautifully.


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There are several things you need to know about the tactics auto insurance companies use if you plan to handle your South Carolina personal injury claim on your own.
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Bill sends the Hillary campaign into meltdown damage control mode….
What Bill says here is actually mostly true, of course his statements about the market are half nonsense. He says that Hillary wants to replace Obamacare….well no she doesn't.
MSNBC said that Hillary should take Bill off the campaign trail:


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Matthew 5:31-32 – 3. The Nazarene's Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:1
Matthew 5:31-32 – 3. The Nazarene's Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:1
MT5:31 "But, it was said: 'Whoever releases his woman, let him give her a divorce certificate.'[1] [Deuteronomy 24:1] MT5:32 But, I tell you: Any man who divorces his woman[2] except on account of fornication[3] causes her to commit adultery. Any who marry the divorced woman commit adultery.
[1] Give her a divorce certificate: For the second time the context deals with women and the attitude of men toward them. This is a revolutionary idea (Matthew 2:14-16; Mark 10:11, 12; Luke 16:18; 1 Corinthians 7:10, 11). Much of the Nazarene's teachings lead to the emancipation of women. In Mark's account (Mark 10:12) women are included in this matter of divorce. Female divorce was not covered in the Law of Moses nor in most legislation of nations. Compare the response of the male disciples of the Nazarene at Matthew 19:3-12 where they suggest its better not to marry at all if the only grounds for divorce was adultery. Note Paul's encouragement of celibacy without condemning marriage (1 Corinthians ch 7).
[2] Woman: The Greek is GYNAIKA and like many languages there is no word for "wife" and the married woman is implied by the context.
[3] Fornication: This is the Greek PORNEIAS which is rooted in "to buy" and first implies prostitution but later includes all forms of sexual improprieties which one might "buy" from a harlot. In the Law of Moses engaged couples who had intercourse were not stoned to death, but the male had to marry the girl, pay a price to her father, and give up his rights of divorce. PORNEIA is the root of "pornography." The word occurs three times in Matthew (Matthew 5:32, 15:19, 19:9) and occurs once in Mark 7:21. The Apostolic Body warns the Non-Jews of it at Acts 15:20, 29. Paul uses the word most often in seven of his letters. The glorified Christ warns of it in his letters to the "angels" at Revelation 2:14, 20. Revelation 21:8 and 22:15 may infer "fornication" occurs during the 1,000 years, outside of the New Jerusalem. The Nazarene teaches that "fornication" is one of those things which 'defile' a person (Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:21). "Fornication" may include unnatural sexual practices as shown by Jude 6, 7.
Nazarene Commentary Matthew 5:27-30 – 2. The Nazarene's Commentary on Exodus 20:14
Hebraic Roots Bible 1 Corinthians 6:15-20 – Flee fornication and be joined to our Master
Next: Matthew 5:33-37 – 4. The Nazarene's Commentary on Numbers 30:3
Additional reading
- Being religious has benefits even in this life
- The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #3 With his partner
- Marriage of Jesus 3 Listening women
- Marriage of Jesus 8 Wife of Yahweh
- What Does The Bible Say About….Fornication?
- Relationships and Sexuality Awareness Day
- Manifests for believers #2 Changing celibacy requirement
- Different assessment criteria and a new language to be found for communicating the faith
- Bible Guidelines for a happy marriage
- Youngsters, parents and the search to root in life
- Forced marriage and Islam
- Parenting in changing times
- Two synods and life in the church community
- A Synod to speak freely and to listen without reservations
- 72 Synod Fathers on the topic "The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world"
- The Catholic synod on the family and abortion
- In marriage not wounding each other


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Color Splash convert images to grey and will let you make a choice important points in coloration.
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– Share your edited pictures on Facebook.
– Shop more than one periods to renew your work later.
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I'm a dreamer.
I believe that happiness is hidden in the little day-by-day things.
A slice of cake, breakfast in bed.
An hug, a good book on a rainy day.
Even when I'm not shooting a wedding my eyes are always in search of wonders.
I love what I do because it keeps me in touch with beauty every day and, most of all, with people.
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Mothers, children, friends, brothers, sisters.
Two souls that want to spend the rest of their life together.
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Table of Contents
Odessa is a digital library dedicated to the cultural and family history of the millions of Germans who emigrated to Russia in the 1800s and their descendants, who are now scattered throughout the world.
The Odessa document collection consists primarily of digitized books and records plus indexes of microfilms and research aids that enable users to trace individual and family migrations since the early 1800s.
Odessa is made freely available by the author, Roger Ehrich, on whose cloud server the library resides.
One of the most important goals of the Odessa Library has been to facilitate communication among people searching for information. Unfortunately, email address harvesting for spam and the frequency with which people change email addresses makes it impractical to publish email addresses openly in library documents. Hence in this version of the library, all email addresses have been removed from web pages and documents.
In its place is an author search facility on the library search page. Each library document has a copyright notice containing the name of the document author or compiler. Just enter the author's surname (spelled correctly) into the Author Surname text box on the Odessa search page and click Submit. You will receive the latest known contact information for that author. Should this information be out-of-date, you can help other users of the library by sending updated information to the librarian.
For the reasons above, this is the only place in the Odessa Library showing the email address of the librarian, which must be typed manually:
All documents in this library are copyrighted; additional details are provided in the individual document headers. They may be freely used for personal, nonprofit purposes or linked by other WWW sites. They may also be shared with others for personal use, provided headers with copyright notices are included. However, no document may be republished in any form or embedded in public databases without permission of the copyright owner, since that represents theft of personal property.
For an introduction to copyright law, please read An Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers.
Since late 1993, a small group has been considering ways to apply state-of-the-art networking technologies to the problem of conducting genealogical research. Already in 1993 the developers recognized that finding information distributed across thousands of personal websites would pose considerable difficulties. Three main approaches to search are common today; personal websites offer authors control over their information at the risk of obscurity, centralized libraries offer superior search capabilities but offer contributors less control over their data, and webrings seek a compromise between the distributed and centralized approaches.
This digital library differs from a paper library in two main respects...the index is hierarchical instead of flat like a card catalog, and much of the collection can be searched electronically. The article on retrieval and copyright is recommended. Library size as of December, 2006 is about 360 Mbytes.
Users are strongly encouraged to acquire a full text retrieval program and to index downloaded documents into this program where they can be researched locally in much the same way as Google is used to search the Internet. A number of good programs are available; my personal favorite is DTSearch. The Odessa 3 search program is unique in that it not only returns the documents containing the query, but also the actual information that it finds in each document. Thus, with the Odessa search program it isn't necessary to download any documents unless additional information is desired.
Those who do not have a full text retrieval program can read the data files on their own computers by importing the documents into a text editor. Most word processors can also import plain text documents... however, in order for aligned data to be viewed properly it is important to ensure that a non-proportional text font is used. 8 point Lucida Sans Typewriter is an excellent font to use, since it is available in the Microsoft font collections both for the PC and for the Mac.
Each Odessa document contains a header that describes the document and the document fields. The header also provides a version date and the name of the compiler and copyright owner. If you have questions about the data that are not explained here, please contact the copyright owner.
Authors who would like to share their work should contact the librarian (see Contacting People, above). All Odessa documents are in tab-free plain text format. Umlauts are permitted but discouraged, since users may forget to use them in search queries. Submitted documents should not contain email addresses, and WWW URL's should be used sparingly, since these also tend to become obsolete quickly.
A signed paper copy of the copyright release form must be received by the librarian before a document is published. The mailing address can be found on the form, which is available in English and in German.
Following are the guidelines for preparing Odessa documents. Authors who need assistance should contact the librarian.
- A short document title is the first line of text. This is used for the library menu entry and for indexers that automatically extract titles from the document itself.
- Published by the Odessa Digital Library - 31 May 1999 http://www.odessa3.org This document may be freely used for personal, nonprofit purposes or linked by other WWW sites. It may also be shared with others, provided the header with copyright notice is included. However, it may not be republished in any form without permission of the copyright owner. Copyright 1999, Hans Liebenthal
- Provide information for document users, including the document contents, data sources, author, dates of original documents, compilation, or revision, and additional notes about the data. For example:This file contains birth records from the village of GrossLiebental, South Russia for the decade 183x. This information was compiled by Dale Wahl and coworkers December 12, 1994 from the St. Petersburg Lutheran Evangelical archives published by the LDS.
- No TABs or ASCII characters outside the code range 32-126. Note: Standard German character forms are ae, oe, ue, and ss, per per Library of Congress standard. WORD users...please disable "smartquotes" since this feature introduces non-standard characters.
- Full names, directory style in tabular data
- Surname sorted in tabular data
- Columns minimized, files not more than 120 characters wide, whenever possible
- Dates in standard format in one of the following forms:12 Mar 1833 5 Mar 1883 Mar 1883 1883 ? (when a date is present but unreadable)Dates should not contain ? in other positions, since the meaning of the question mark is easily ambiguous.
- Whenever possible, place most important information at the left of each record, least important information at the end.
No documents will be published in the Odessa Library without the written consent of the document and copyright owners. Documents may be updated or removed at any time by those who submitted them.
The procedure for updating a document is simple. The document author should first download the current copy from the library by clicking View/PageSource on their web browser and then saving the document. Document edits should be made using a standard text editor without disturbing data that is to be retained. No tabs should be present in the edited data. The revised text file data should be returned with the same filename to the librarian by email attachment. The email address can be found by querying the author database on the search page.
Odessa 3 is the third technical generation of the Odessa search program. Odessa uses four principal files, called the document dictionary, the lexicon, the index, and the stoplist. Each document in Odessa is described in a document dictionary which provides the program with the document's name and location, latest revision date, and formatting instructions for the result presentation code. Since documents may be extremely long and since important information may turn up in obscure places, Odessa returns retrieved information in context so that in most cases the documents themselvs need not be downloaded.
Odessa stores an alphabetic list of every term it finds in the Odessa documents in a file called the lexicon. The lexicon also tells Odessa where it can find a list of all documents that contain at least one instance of that term. These document lists are stored in another file called the index, which is much like the index of a book. At the present time, the lexicon stores some 343,000 unique terms extracted from Odessa's 1300 data files. Each new or misspelled word finds its way into the lexicon. However, if a word contains only a single character, if it is entirely numeric, or if it is in a list of useless words called a stoplist, it is not included in the lexicon. Click on the stoplist if you wish to see the words that are excluded from the lexicon. The lexicon contains only words that begin with a letter, followed by letters, numerals, or underscores. Accented characters count as letters.
When any changes are made to the Odessa document collection or to the document information stored in the document dictionary, all Odessa's information must be regenerated. First a program is executed to extract information about all the document files and to create the file index and list of recent library additions that are linked from the Odessa "content" page. Then a program called an indexer is executed to rebuild the entire lexicon and index. Indexing Odessa's 1/3 Gigabytes takes less than a minute, during which time users are not permitted to do any searching.
When a query is made to Odessa, a check is made to ensure that at least one term in the query is in the lexicon. Using the lexicon and the index, Odessa creates a list of all the documents that contain all of the query terms that are in the lexicon. Other terms are acceptable, too, if they are entirely numeric (such as a year) or if they are in the stoplist. Any query containing a term that is not in the lexicon, in the stoplist, or numeric, is rejected.
Each of the selected documents is searched sequentially to determine whether the query is satisfied. What makes Odessa relatively fast is that each candidate document is scanned only once, regardless of the complexity of the query.
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