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A Black-Brunette sex doll is a type of sex toy similar in size, shape and colour of a black sexual partner for the aid in masturbation. This type of sex doll is mostly manufactured in female form, though male forms are also available. She typically resembles an African-American, African, and any dark skinned or coloured woman.
Everything on a black-brunette sexy doll is an open book. There is nothing to hide as every part of herself defines itself to you. Her white eyes always stand out from within her vibrant firm beautiful face. Her dark-brown hair running just a few centimetres from her eye brows backwards. The longer hair lands behind her neck and back, just a few centimetres to her round butt. Whatever she wears will not stop her medium sized fatty lips from standing out. They will always be covered in coloured or colourless lip stick. The sweet scent from her hair and body completely defines her taste and choice of ointment. Black-brunette sex doll is always sexy and ready.
Depending on your taste, you can get your own type of a black sexy doll. This can be in terms of size, shape, height and length of her body parts. This means you can decide on her face or head, pelvis, breasts, butt and accessories like her vagina, anus and mouth. You will order for a black sex doll with specifications of your choice for your own sexual stimulation and pleasure.
A Black-Brunette sexy doll will:
• Satisfy any lonely heart.
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October 1, 2011 -- A new study says tobacco companies knew for decades that cigarette smoke was radioactive and potentially carcinogenic but kept that information from the public.
The tobacco industry began investigations into the possible effects of these radioactive particles, identified as polonium-210, on smokers as early as the 1960s, says the study by UCLA researchers who analyzed dozens of previously unexamined industry documents.
"I've not seen a document before that's specifically cited the industry's own internal research finding that sufficient levels of polonium-210 can cause cancer," says Matt Myers of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. He says the study reinforces the need for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to scrutinize tobacco products.
This week, the FDA began requiring tobacco companies to disclose detailed information about new products and changes to existing ones. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, suggests the FDA make removal of the radioative particles from tobacco products a top priority.
"We used to think that only the chemicals in the cigarettes were causing lung cancer," said Hrayr S. Karagueuzian, lead author of the study.
Now, Karagueuzian said, the industry's own research shows that polonium-210, absorbed by tobacco leaves and inhaled by smokers, is dangerous. He said UCLA researchers found that the radioactivity could cause 120 to 138 deaths for every 1,000 regular smokers over a 25-year period.
Karagueuzian said tobacco companies have declined techniques that could help eliminate polonium-210 from tobacco because of concern that smokers might lose the "instant nicotine rush" that fuels their addiction.
David Sutton, spokesman for Philip Morris USA, the largest U.S. tobacco manufacturer, said the company does not add polonium-210 to its products. He said it's a "naturally occurring element in the air" and has been widely discussed by the public health community for years.
Industry critic Greg Connolly, who directs Harvard University's Center for Global Tobacco Control, agrees that polonium-210's risks have long been known. He said the study, however, reinforces the need for the FDA to regulate tobacco companies, adding, "The $64,000 question is: have they changed?"

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The secret life of carrying a concealed weapon
Folks who carry a concealed weapon do so to protect themselves or someone else. However, the vast majority of my time around my handguns is spent keeping them out of the view of others. When I first got my concealed carry permit in 1996 there weren't the Web sites and forums we have today that talk about concealed carry. I was lucky enough to have a subscription to a few firearms magazines, and they ran some articles about keeping your concealed weapon concealed.
I ingested as much as I could from these articles, and learned some things that I still practice to this day. Little things, like always reaching above your head with your off-carry arm. If you're a righty, you will take things off of the top shelf in the grocery store with your left hand. If you did so naturally, with your right, you may show your firearm. The inverse is true if you are picking something up below your waist. I used to just bend over and pick stuff up, now I squat as if I were wearing a skirt (there's a scary image for you). I reach down with my right hand, as this helps your top cover your weapon better.
So, after the basics get squared away, you start learning to deal with stuff they don't talk about in articles. My friend learned to not rock back and forth so much in movie theater seats. Rock rock rock rock rock CLANK. Scccrrrrrrtttttch. "Oh shit!" he whispered. "What?" the rest of us asked. "I dropped my piece!" His revolver slipped out of his pocket holster and slid down two aisles before coming to rest underneath another seat.
I learned to be extra-paranoid about making sure I put my pistol back in its holster after using the restroom. A college student put his Glock on the toilet tank, did his sit-down business, and got up and left. He went back for his handgun, but by that time someone else had found it and called the authorities. He was arrested, charged with carrying a concealed weapon on an academic property, and was kicked out of school.
Getting hugged is another danger. I told you, it's random shit you have to start thinking about. Someone comes up and gives you a nice squeeze. If you're like me, hugs are about as close as you're going to get to another person, so I like to enjoy them. But you may have some explaining to do when a little chickie runs up to you, slaps her arms around your waist and squeezes your sidearm nice and tight. "What's that?" I've been asked more than once. If it's someone that I think can handle the idea of concealed carry, I tell them. Otherwise, I lie. I know it's not the most forthright thing in the world, but you can't change everyone's minds about everything, and firearms are one of those things that make people lose their ability to think logically and rationally. I just avoid the issue.
There's all sorts of other stuff, but the reason I decided to write this piece is because of something that happened to me last night. I was in the locker room of my gym. The lockers are on top of wooden benches. I usually sit down in front of an open locker, scoot my butt up as close as I can, and slip my main handgun inside so that no one can see. Yeah, it probably looks a little suspicious, but I think that's better than whipping it out and waving it around. My gun, I mean.
Last night I went into the locker room to change and there was a man with a walker-cane sitting right in front of my locker. Normally I could have just slid my arm behind him and pulled my stuff out, but that would defeat my usual arm/disarm maneuver. I considered stalling, like using the restroom or washing my hands, or just doing five more minutes on the elliptical machine. He looked up at me and said, "do you need me to move?"
Now I torn between hiding my weapon from common sight, or being that asshole that makes a cripple move. "It's okay," I said, "you don't need to move." He started to scoot away from my locker towards the end of the bench. "Jerry," he called, "when you're done pulling your pants up I need you to help me move, please." I felt like a douche bag, but Jerry came over and helped the fellow off to another part of the locker room. I put my clothes on, backed up to the locker, and secured my Glock. Off I went, no one else the wiser.
You have a lot to think about when you are unarmed. Remembering what you needed at the grocery store, moving around that lady and her twenty-seven kids in the bread aisle, answering that call on your mobile (or not), is it cheaper to buy two little cans or one big one, maybe keeping track of your own kids or family, and still keeping an eye out for lurking evil-doers everywhere. That's a lot of stuff. Add to that the responsibility of carrying a loaded firearm on your person. Keeping it safe. Keeping it secure. Keeping it concealed. And added to that the heightened sense of awareness that probably led you to get a carry permit in the first place. No wonder I don't like staying at the mall for more than a few hours at a time. It can be stressful to track all of that stuff at the same time. But for me, it's worth it. I've held a permit for almost a dozen years, and I have never regretted it for a second.


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In this technology-prone era, search engine optimization is nothing but a buzzword, which is emerging in every nook and corner of the world. It has now become the hottest topic on the social platforms, online channels, and mostly everywhere. Well, it's no wonder that SEO has gained so much popularity today. People are now changing their style of living, and desire something unique and creative from the business heads.
Always remember that the demands of customers are never going to slow down. Instead, they will keep on increasing with the pace of time. So, it is the responsibility of the business owners to manage the website and to provide innovative things to the users. It is possible that if you are sticking to old strategies and rules, then customers will surely kick you out of the track, and will switch to some new vendor.
Amidst these scenarios, it is enough to have a website, there are other things to do, which will further increase your brand name, and will improve the traffic rate as well. The target of every company is to lead the market and to reach the top position of search engine results like Google. And to optimize the structure and content of your site, you may need the help of the character counter tool for counting your article character.
Now, you can ask why they are important in this modern era. Well, managing the website and increasing the sales out of it is not everyone's cup of tea. Moreover, you need to select the best team or experts who can help you genuinely and will find out the causes of your failure. However, some organizations are always ready to fool you, and more shockingly, people are getting trapped in such heinous acts.
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'Historic Armenia After 100 Years' uses the name Western Armenia to refer to the six Armenian provinces of the Ottoman Empire. The book uses the name Eastern Armenia to refer to the lands of Ani and Kars.
Since both of these regions are historically part of Greater Armenia, and since the book features both areas, they are collectively identified in the title of the book as Historic Armenia.
The name Armenian Plateau is also used throughout the book. This is the geographic term that describes the land that encompasses much of historic Armenia. The Armenian Plateau extends from Lake Sevan to the edge of Cappadocia.
After the 1915 massacres and expulsions of the Armenians from the Armenian Plateau, Turkey began a systematic effort to remove Armenian names from the region, as well. They started to refer to the Armenian Plateau as "Eastern Anatolia."
Identifying all of Asiatic Turkey as Anatolia is not accurate. The Armenian homeland, and the Armenian Plateau, is not located in "Eastern Anatolia." Accordingly, the book 'Historic Armenia After 100 Years' uses only the correct geographic terms Armenian Plateau and Armenian Highland when referring to the historic homeland of the Armenians.
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The Set Blending Mode behavior will change the graphic blending mode of your object. This will change how the graphic appears based on other graphics behind or on top of your selected object.
This behavior will Trigger an event immediately when executed. As soon as the behavior is executed it will make change to your new blending mode.
|Object A
This is the object that will have the new blending mode. By default the current object is selected, but you can tap the graphic and choose any other object in your scene.
|Blending Mode
There are 5 different modes to choose from.
Normal: Your object appears exactly as you designed it.
Dodge: Your object will be used to lighten anything behind it. This is a great effect to simulate glowing lights like street lamps for flashlights. Use this for object that are projecting light.
Burn: This is the opposite of Dodge. It will darken anything behind your object.
Screen: Similar to Dodge, this will lighten the colors of anything behind your object.
Disable Blending: As the title suggests, this one removes all blending options. This includes any transparency or alpha channels for your object. You typically only want to use this if you need to disable transparency and increase performance.
|Object ID
This outputs the Object ID.
If you want to create a street light in your scene, you can create a light "cone" graphic then set the blending mode to dodge. This will make any object that is behind your light cone to appear brighter. Note that this relies on the color of your light cone as well. Feel free to experiment with different colors and blending modes to get your desired effect.


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Noon Friday March 22nd a resident calling himself "The Artist — formerly known as Homelesss Dave" began a hunger strike for social justice and housing the homeless. The hunger strike began six days after the official start of the 40th provincial election campaign on 16 march 2013. His message on Twitter read:
"We're not about smashing windows. We're about smashing the old broken paradigms and building new paradigms that are more just and equal."


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If you find any bugs or run into any problems with the server, please report them on the discussion page. I'll put them here once I've had a chance to review. -- Darkcanuck
- Slow results upload If you see poor performance, please let me know on the discussion page! As the database continues to grow new issues may crop up.
Results Upload
- FAIL. Survival count should total 34 for roborumble. This check was added based on a suggestion by GrubbmGait to prevent melee results from being sent to the rumble results by a misconfigured client. But I believe this condition may also happen if both bots crash? I'm noticing a disproportionately large number from "ags.rougedc.RougeDC Classic" -- any ideas?
- I don't know of any cases of RougeDC Classic crashing. It certainly isn't crashing on my client. (Also: To me as author of RougeDC, it would be helpful if anyone sees it crash and details about it cashing). One note, is to my understanding the survival total may not add up as well when both bots die at the same time. I know of no reason that would happen with RougeDC more than any other bot, but it's another possible cause of survival total discrepancies. --Rednaxela 01:29, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
- This was lowered from 35 to 34 in one of the recent updates. --Darkcanuck 04:40, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
- This has happened to me with gjr.Cephalosporin 0.2 (against Dummy the first time), so I ran a battle of them to see what was going on, and got the message that gjr.Cephalosporin 0.2 hasn't responded in a reasonable amount of time, no score generated, and the total battles was around 28 or so. The funniest thing is that he didn't generate score for rounds 3, 4, then 10, and some other random rounds, it didn't just got bad at point and stayed bad, I removed those entries from my results file, it happened again recently so I have it (not here). --zyx 23:35, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Resolved Issues
- Server not sending battle numbers or priority pairings after upload. Missed this one reading through the client code -- it's a bit cryptic, involves special brackets and doesn't get displayed by the client. Fixed! -- Darkcanuck 18:14, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
- Occasional slow page loads (or slow results upload). This is due to the ratings rebuild currently in progress and should clear up once the rebuild has caught up to current results. Rebuild finished about 1 week ago --Darkcanuck 07:22, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
- Slow results upload This is primarily due to results being relayed to ABC's server. No longer relaying results (or importing either). --Darkcanuck 18:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Invalid characters in robot name
- I saw your update about robots names, but here are some examples of bad FAILs I've been getting.
FAIL. Invalid characters in robot name "oog.Acraepheus 1.1" FAIL. Invalid characters in robot name "zyx.mega.YersiniaPestis 1.0" FAIL. Invalid characters in robot name "elvbot.ElverionBot 0.3"
--zyx 17:26, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
- Should be fixed now - thanks! Not sure why my client didn't see this... --Darkcanuck 18:02, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, now all battles are being uploaded. Thanks and good work :-). --zyx
Java AWT Exceptions gone crazy
Exception in thread "AWT-Shutdown" java.lang.IllegalStateException has increased 10-20x since I recently upgraded my local Java version to 1.6.0_13 (on 2 machines). It's to the point where I can no longer see any of the output text, just the lame exceptions. Can you fix this, make them silent, or tell me how to make them silent? --Miked0801 14:27, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
- I have the same problem: 188.8.131.52 sends a lot of spam to the console. It works, but it's hard to read through all that output. My only suggestion is to switch back to 1.5.4 if you're not using the ITERATE option -- it's nice, stable and doesn't flood the console. --Darkcanuck 15:35, 24 May 2009 (UTC)


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Surface Tension of WaterReturn to Chemistry Index
Barbara Pawela Retired
1. To use the phenomenological approach to demonstrate the basic concepts
associated with surface tension.
2. To demonstrate the meaning of adhesion.
3. To demonstrate the meaning of cohesion.
4. To determine the relationship between the molecular attraction, adhesion,
cohesion, and surface tension.
5. To show that surface tension plays an important role in detergents and
other cleaning agents.
Materials Needed:
water aluminum foil index cards
alcohol marbles or paper clips scissors
dish detergent wire mesh talcum powder
or chips of soap waxpaper different light-weight
bubble solution small jars materials
bubble blowers plastic glasses
Activity I:
1. Divide the class into groups of 4 or 5 students. Have stations set up for
the different activities.
2. At each station, have 2 plastic glasses filled to the brim with water.
Have a pre-measured container of water from which a student from each
group extracts water with an eye dropper, and transfers it drop by drop to
one of the above-mentioned plastic glasses. Have the students predict
what might happen. As the activity to overfill the glass continues, have
the students observe that very many drops of water can be added without
the water spilling out. If done carefully, the water forms an oval shape
above the rim of the glass. Continue putting in the drops of water until
the water starts spilling out of the glass. Check the amount of water
that was used by calculating the difference in the amount of water left in
the pre-measured container.
3. Next, have another student in each group use marbles or paper clips to
overfill the other plastic glass in the same manner described above.
Discuss with the students what they observed and elicit responses about
what the possible causes were of what they observed.
4. Review with the students the concept of the molecule as a single unit of a
completed whole. Use an example such as a brick being a single unit in
building the exterior of a brick house.
5. Introduce the term "surface tension" of water. Explain to the students
that surface tension of water is caused by the attraction of the water
molecules for each other. Use a magnet to attract some steel paper clips
and similar objects to get the idea of attraction across to the students.
Discuss and conclude that this attraction that the molecules have for each
other is particularly strong on the surface of the water, because the
molecules have nothing above them to be attracted to, so they pull harder
to the sides and down. This pulling creates a "skin" or film on the
surface. The film on the surface is pulled tightly over the liquid.
Surface tension refers to the fact that the surface of the liquid water is
pulled tightly together by attractions from inside.
Activity II:
1. At each station have a sheet of wax paper, and an eye dropper. Have one
student in each group put three drops of water near, but not touching,
each other. Have another student use a toothpick to gently push the water
drops toward each other. Discuss what was observed. The drops were
attracted to each other and formed a single drop. After a few minutes,
the drop flattened because of the effect of gravity.
2. Have another group member place another drop of water on the wax paper.
Observe what happens in the next few minutes to the drop. Discuss and
conclude that the water drops seem to want to come and stick together.
There seems to be a force that keeps the water together. Explain that
this force is called cohesion.
Activity III:
1. For each group have 2 basin-like dishes filled with water. Sprinkle
talcum powder lightly on the surface of the water. Have a student
squirt one drop of alcohol onto the talcum powder in one of the dishes.
The talcum powder will move away from where the alcohol drop fell. Have
another student use a small piece of wet soap and touch it to the water
near the edge of the other dish. The talcum powder will move to opposite
side of the plate. Discuss and conclude that the alcohol and the soap
weakened the surface tension of the water at one point and the increased
surface tension on the other part of the water contracts the surface and
pulls the talcum powder with it.
2. Give each group an index card and have them draw an isosceles triangle and
cut it out. This will be their boat. Have a dishpan or similar
container filled with water. Have the students place the boat on the
water and let it float. Have the students put a small drop of dish-
washing liquid on their finger. Instruct the students to dip their finger
in the water behind their boat. The boat moves forward. Discuss and
conclude that the soap weakened the surface tension behind the boat.
Because the surface tension was stronger in front of the boat, the boat
was moved forward. The weakening of surface tension occurs because the
soap molecules move between the water molecules and weaken their
attraction for one another. As a result cohesion of the water becomes
less and surface tension decreases.
3. Put some water in a jar. Pour a small amount of cooking oil on the water.
Mix the oil and water. Have the students observe what happens. The oil
forms drops that gather together. Add a few drops of the dish-washing
detergent to the jar and mix. The oil seems to mix with the water.
Discuss and have students give hypotheses for what they observed. Explain
to the students that surface tension plays a very important part in the
action of soaps and detergents. When oil is poured on water it has a
strong surface tension. The water also has a strong surface tension. The
adhesion between the oil and water is weak. The water pulls toward itself
and the oil pulls toward itself. They do not mix. When the detergent is
added to the oil and water, one end of each molecule of detergent is
attracted to water molecules. The other end is attracted to oil
molecules. The detergent molecule forms a kind of bridge of attraction
between the water and oil molecules.
Don Herbert and Hy Ruchlis Mr. Wizard's 400 Experiments in Science,
Copyright, 1968, Book Lab Publisher


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Hey Elmitron followers! I'm Aditi, another female teen blogger, though living in the United States. I hope you enjoy this post!
I am currently going through a plethora of thoughts. I know what I want to say, but I don't know how to describe it, or where to even begin. I slept late last night and I'm in bed early now. Ideally, I should sleep at this very moment to make up for the time I missed, but I know that I'll just be more tired in the morning because my body isn't used to sleeping so early. I'm curious to the science behind that, actually. Anyway, I have so many things to say, that I don't know what to say. It's quite a strange paradox.
Memory Lane. Recollection Road. What does that mean to you? I don't like not thinking about the future. I don't like scrolling though old photos. I don't like reliving my past. I enjoy looking at joyful photographs or ones that bring back memories, but that just gives me nostalgia, and forces me to compare my life now with my life from before, which isn't always a good thing. Looking back on sad memories just makes me feel more sad on what a(n) _____ (insert negative adjective here ex: idiotic, naive, silly) person I was back then.
The worst is when I dwell on a particularly happy, sad, or embarrassing memory. It's similar to when you get a song stuck in your head. You can't get it out no matter how hard you try, unless another song slips in instead. You're forever mad at or pleased with the person you made the catchy lyrics sneak behind the strong barriers in your brain.
But what is it about memory lane that has us taking a trip back there every so often? Is it the escape from our lives now? Is it the appeal of what was in the past? Perhaps, peering into our past propels us to prosperity for the future. (That alliteration was nice…) The past most definitely shapes the future, but it could also encourage the future. Basically, when you think of your past (no matter good or bad), you feel motivated to be more successful in the future.
Whenever I think about some happy or successful events that have occurred to me in the past, it either means that I am feeling something just as joyful or prosperous OR I am feeling downright horrible. And then, there are those times when you randomly get déjà vu about a past occurrence which brings back another slew of emotions–good or bad.
I am not sure what I think about Recollection Road, but it's a street that everyone crosses. A lot. Whether they like it or not. There's a mental "Memory Lane" and a physical memory lane, at least for me. Sometimes there's just one street/house that every time I cross/go into, I'm remembered of my past or I meet several people in my past. It's sort of complicated, but it's definitely an important encounter.
Funnily enough, this was just supposed to be a short, few-sentence paragraph, but all of my writing almost always exponentially explodes from the original target. That is usually a good thing, but not for word-limited essays. I am pretty sure that those are the biggest enemies of writers. Who wants limitations when you bleed prose from your fingertips?
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Divorce in the Military
While divorce in the military involves the same legal processes as civilian divorce, special issues can arise. Where should you file for divorce? How are military pay, pensions, and benefits divided during a divorce? What kind of legal help is available, and what experience should an attorney have? These are important questions for service members and spouses looking at divorce. This section provides answers to these questions and more.
Where to Divorce?
Filing for divorce requires a civil suit. As with civilians, this occurs in state court. Complications can arise for military personnel and their spouses because state law generally requires state residency in order to file for a divorce. This may not be straightforward for military families. Where you vote, pay taxes, what state issued your driver's license, where you own property, and where you or your children qualify for in-state tuition are common factors for determining residency. It's common for military families to have questions about residency. Multiple options can exist too, and many states relax residency requirements for military personnel. This is one of the first things you should look into when proceeding with a divorce.
Deciding where to file can have substantive consequences. While all states have no fault divorce, some states retain the option for divorce citing the fault of one party. This can affect how property is divvied up, child custody arrangements, and how the divorce process unfolds. All states have their own laws and some can be more favorable than others depending on the circumstances. A service member might benefit from filing divorce proceedings in one state while a spouse might benefit from filing in another state. This is something to speak with a divorce lawyer about.
Dividing Assets: Pay, Pensions, and Benefits
How is a married couple's property divided up? This is among the most common divorce questions. Military personnel should know that state courts handling their divorce are fully able to order spousal support, child support, divide pensions and pay, and make other decisions affecting their benefits and compensation. Military spouses should be aware that the military's pay, pension, and benefit system are unique. While divorce courts know how to divide up a martial estate, the details of military pay, pensions, benefits, and other laws can prove more complicated. It helps to do your homework and have an attorney who understands the military.
Federal law permits military pensions to be treated as either sole property or community property. Which applies will depend on the law of the state handling the divorce and can significantly affect the final property distribution. There are other considerations in military divorce that should receive attention. The Survivor's Benefit Plan (SBP) is a military annuity program that can get overlooked. Other military benefit programs can be obscure to those without experience in dealing with them.
Getting Legal Help
You can find more information about divorce in the military here. If you have specific questions, military personnel and spouses can speak to on-base legal assistance attorneys. If you're looking to initiate proceedings, we recommend contacting a divorce attorney experienced in handling cases involving military personnel.
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What does it mean when you dream about a funeral?
People often dream about watching their own funerals. This usually indicates that part of one's life—or perhaps old ways of seeing things—have died. Alternatively, it can mean that one feels like some aspect of one's life is dead. Someone else's funeral in a dream can represent the unconscious desire to see that particular person dead, or a fear that someone might die.
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FuneralViking funeral
given to Michael Geste by his younger brother, as in their childhood games. [Br. Lit.: P. C. Wren Beau Geste in Benét, 87]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Dreaming about funerals does not necessarily symbolize physical death for you or anyone else. It could instead symbolize an ending of a different kind. You may be burying relationships, conditions, or even emotions that you no longer need and that are no longer conducive to your personal growth. On the other hand, this dream may symbolize the burying of sensitivities and emotions that are too difficult to cope with. It may reflect numbness or a feeling that is the opposite of aliveness, such as depression and emptiness. Either way, burying a person that is alive suggests some emotional turmoil. Please consider all of the details in this dream to find the appropriate message. Old dream interpretation books say that dreaming about funerals is a dream of the contrary. Instead of sadness, the dreamer will experience happiness and go to celebrations, such as weddings.
Bedside Dream Dictionary by Silvana Amar Copyright © 2007 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.


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2,042 New Buses to Have Free Wi-Fi and USB Charging Ports by 2020
The next generation of buses is on its way and it will be well connected for customers.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the MTA would add 2,042 state-of-the-art new buses to its transportation fleet over the next five years. The Governor, joined by MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast and MTA New York City Transit President Ronnie Hakim, introduced the next generation vehicles to the public, as well as previewed enhanced amenities like USB charging ports and Wi-Fi. The new buses, which will replace nearly 40 percent of the MTA's current fleet and represent a $1.3 billion investment of Capital Program resources, will begin hitting streets next month.
"We're reimagining the MTA to improve services for all New Yorkers," said Governor Cuomo. "Today's world demands connectivity, and we're meeting that challenge with state-of-the-art buses and a major overhaul of the MTA's fleet. This upgrade will create a stronger, more convenient and more connected mass transit system for years to come."
The buses, which will have a distinct new look and feel, are a vital part of the state's efforts to significantly transform and modernize the MTA, its infrastructure, and its fleet to meet the growing demands of the 21st century. The state is contributing $8.3 billion to help fund the MTA's $26.1 billion 2015-19 Capital Program.
All new buses will include added amenities designed to dramatically improve the overall customer experience, including the charging ports and free Wi-Fi hotspots on all rides. A new pilot program to install digital information screens on 200 buses will begin this year, providing customers with the most up to date information available on upcoming stops, available transfers, weather, and other information.
The Governor has called on the MTA to accelerate the deployment of new technology on city buses to improve the passenger experience and enhance a system that is more than a century old.
By 2020, 2,042 buses will be equipped with Wi-Fi hotspots. Seventy-five of the first new buses will make their debut in the 2nd and 3rd quarter of this year in Queens, and over the next two years another 70 buses will begin operating in Brooklyn, 209 in the Bronx, and 18 in Manhattan. The remaining new buses will be assigned to various routes throughout the five boroughs from 2018 through 2020. Additionally, the MTA is in the process of upgrading existing busses with Wi-Fi and USB charging ports. By the end of 2017, all express buses will be retrofitted with Wi-Fi and USB charging ports.
"Wireless connectivity is prevalent in the lives of our customers. More and more people are using Wi-Fi enabled devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablets and e-book readers on a daily basis and the MTA can accommodate this growing trend by introducing high-speed connectivity and charging ports on-board MTA buses," MTA Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast said. "We are fully committed to meeting Governor Cuomo's challenge head-on to ensure the entire MTA is focused on delivering improvements to the people who rely on us every day."
"Our new buses will also have a new look and new energy to convey this dynamism as we bring rapid improvements to our customers," MTA President Hakim said. "More than 2 million people depend on New York City buses on its busiest days, and as the Governor has made explicitly clear, we must enhance our transit system to improve everyone's daily experience."
The Wi-Fi will provide a new level of connectivity to New Yorkers, bringing ease and convenience to those working, reading emails, or checking in on their social media accounts without impacting their cellular data plans. The number of USB ports on buses will range from 35-55, depending on the make and model, and will be conveniently located throughout the bus.
Digital information screens will also provide customers with travel information to reduce anxiety about missing stops and better enable customers to plan and arrive at their destinations on time. Buses will have two to three LCD screens mounted inside the bus, displaying everything from automated stop announcements, available transfers at each stop, news, weather and advertising as well as real-time communication from the bus command center.
With nearly 8.7 million travelers per day, these upgrades are part of a robust plan to fully transform the MTA into an innovative, state-of-the-art system with improved customer service and first-class amenities.
The first 75 buses slated to roll out this year are being manufactured by New Flyer Industries, which is planning to open a new facility Western New York in November 2016 to assemble major components on these buses, bringing 30 new jobs to New York.


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Make Sure Everything Clicks
- The Perfect Host
- All Web hosts are not created equal. Inc.com's technology columnist Anne Stuart describes how to evaluate Web hosts and to choose the one that's best for your business.
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- Internet logjams losing you sales? Speed up your site with these smart strategies.
- Weed Out Your Weak Links
- Everyone likes to link to other sites because, well, that's what you do on the Web. But having too many links -- or outdated links that don't work -- will distract and dismay your visitors.
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- Here's an overview of various HTML checkers, which can help ensure that your Web-site visitors have an error-free experience on your site.
Content Is King
- Writing Well on the Web
- Hardly anybody really likes reading online. No surprise there, since so many websites are so poorly written. Here are easy ways to make your Web words more reader-friendly.
- Traffic Magnets
- With imagination and a clear sense of their customers, Earth Treks and Merriman Capital Management keep their Web visitors coming back for more.
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- Blogging has been popular with teens, geeks, and flamboyant extroverts for years, but today, it's garnering more attention from businesses as a way to connect with customers and prospects.
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- Blogs can be a great marketing tool. But when they bite back, it's all about damage control.
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- The blogosphere is a world unto itself, with its own set of rules and regulations. Newcomers break them at their own peril. Here's what you need to know before jumping into the fray.
- The Top 10 Things You Should Know Before You Blog
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- Flashy graphics and shock-wave downloads do not a successful site make. Content is what really brings back customers.
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- To take the last article a bit further, good content brings back customers. Second-rate editorial and graphics will send them away faster than an e-mail chain letter. Here's how can make your site full of the former.
- Proofread Your Content
- There are a distressing number of typo-ridden, grammatically incorrect Web sites out there. Stand out by showing your potential customers that you pay attention to detail.
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- Want to know what consumers think? Put down the comment cards and poll them online instead.
- The Skinny on Survey Software
- With more than 100 online polling software packages to choose from, picking the right one can be tricky. Here, three options to suit various needs.
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- Improving your site means getting inside the heads of your users. Here's how you can do it without seeming like a telemarketer calling at dinnertime.
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- If you don't treat visitors like they are the only person in cyberspace, don't expect them to stick around. And personalization doesn't need to be expensive.
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What Is The Tunnel Hill State Trail?
There is a very popular bicycle trail that is near the city of Vienna in Illinois. It is called the Tunnel Hill State Trail. It allows people riding to go from Harrisburg all the way to Karnak in Illinois. It runs along an area where the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad was operating. This is a trail that also connects to many other trails including the River to River Trail and the Trail of Tears. It extends 45 miles, and is used by both those on bicycles and hikers. It has a crushed limestone surface that is hardpacked and easy to ride or walk on. There are a couple of places that you can get full service access to restaurants and lodging, specifically at Harrisburg and Vienna. There is not much on the trail, but if you are looking for an extensive hike to test you, or you would like to go on a day long bike ride, this would be an excellent place to have this experience.
When Was This First Constructed?
This was initially constructed back in the 19th century. Federal land was given for the purpose of constructing a railroad. Over the years, the railroad changed hands, and eventually led to the construction of this trail. Although railroad right of way was once given again in 1991, operations were abandoned. It was then that the Illinois DNR took over, using the railroad ballast as a trail for cyclists, joggers and hikers.
What Can You Do On The Trail?
Due to the length of the trail, with very little in between, it is something that only experienced hikers should attempt. 45 miles is quite a long way to cover in a single day, even if you are jogging or riding your bike. Therefore, if you would like to see the countryside in between Harrisburg and Karnak, this would be a fantastic way to see the countryside. There are no camping facilities, so make sure that you travel with your camping supplies.
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Tech Literacy II: Skills for the Online Instructor | Online Universities
Tech Literacy II: Skills for the Online Instructor
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."
— Bill Gates
Maybe you have been tapped to offer a popular course via the Internet, or you are looking to take advantage of the growing opportunities available to expand your professional portfolio. Online teaching has many advantages for students and teachers, such as 24-hour availability and a wealth of readily available resources. But it also has significant disadvantages, such as a lack of face-to-face contact and the distraction of being just a click away from online games not related to the course. However, if you are willing to embrace the strengths and weaknesses of the medium, you can open the doors to an outstanding educational experience for your students and yourself.
Teaching online often seems daunting to those with no previous experience; however, individuals who are already teaching in a face-to-face format have the most important skills they will need to be successful online educators: subject-matter expertise, the abilities to plan and manage a course, and the expertise to support and mentor students.
Even if you are not currently tech-savvy, computer skills and the knowledge to create, manage, and teach courses online can be gained with perseverance and guidance. Whether you are delivering a course that has already been designed by someone else, or are starting from scratch, this article will provide guidance in obtaining or strengthening your technical skills by outlining the tools and knowledge necessary to be a successful online educator. If you would like to check your general readiness to teach online, Penn State University provides a tool to help determine your current level of preparation.
There is no shortcut for turning a successful face-to-face course into an online one. The first step in becoming a successful online educator is to address the following areas in regards to your own technological literacy:
- instructional design/planning
- course management software
- Web 2.0 literacy
- troubleshooting
Instructional Design/Planning
Whether the online course is designed by you or someone else, it is essential to have a basic understanding of online course design. Many of the same things that create successful face-to-face experiences also make for excellent online education:
- engaging and interesting subject matter
- interactivity among all participants
- authentic activities and assessment
- a safe and comfortable learning environment
These elements are likely already part of your repertoire as an effective instructor, but that does not mean that incorporating them into a virtual environment will be easy. In addition to these elements, you will want to add the following components to make the online experience smooth for you and your students:
- technical support
- clear objectives
- easy to follow course structure
Course Management Software/Learning Management System
Not too long ago, an online instructor would need to acquire basic to advanced Web design and development skills in order to teach an online class. This paradigm has changed radically from the early days of online education, with the growing prevalence of course management systems/learning management systems (LMS) such as Blackboard and Moodle. LMSs allow an online instructor to manage all or almost all aspects of an e-learning course using a single interface in a password protected site. The most common functions of LMSs are:
- course content delivery (syllabus, readings, videos, etc.)
- communication (email and discussions)
- digital drop box (turning in and receiving feedback on assignments)
- facilitating group work
- evaluation (quizzes and gradebooks)
- collaborative learning (wikis, blogs, etc.)
While you may not know exactly which LMS you will use in an online course, you may want to familiarize yourself with the two of the most common ones: Blackboard and Moodle. The University of Miami maintains a Blackboard support site featuring dozens of videos explaining the features of the system and how to use them. MoodleCommons.org has video tutorials covering all aspect of using Moodle to design an online course. Another source for Moodle information is the e-Learning Online Blog. Be sure to check if your institution offers tutorials, faculty orientation, and course development workshops. You will pick up information specific to your organization in these venues, so they are an invaluable resource for the beginning online instructor.
Another excellent source for more detailed information about LMSs in general is available from JISC Infonet based out of Northumbria University.
Web 2.0 Literacy
Up to now, the model for online education has largely been to try to import traditional, teacher-centered, text-based learning into the virtual environment. But while this model may work in the classroom, it fails to take advantage of the full power of the Internet — particularly, the collaborative, user-centered, interactive media capabilities of Web 2.0. As a potential distance learning instructor using the Internet, you should consider the full array of advanced online communication technology available for use in your course.
"The power of education has always been the exchange of ideas and the different interpretations by every individual involved in the learning process. What the Web 2.0 movement has afforded the learning community is a new platform to exchange ideas on a much larger scale then (sic) what has been previously available," said Matt Albers, the director of software engineering at Business Wire in the report "The Implications of Web 2.0 on Distance Education." "It has redefined the digital landscape for educators and allowed for a true constructivists pedagogical approach to teaching. Students can construct the information structure that builds the foundations of understanding and learning with the help from powerful digital tools."
These new technologies have the potential to engage learners at a deep and meaningful level, which not only helps to make the course content more interesting, but makes the learning more personal and helps with long-term retention and application in the real world. There are two ways to think about using these tools: for the instructor to convey information to the students and for students to synthesize information to demonstrate their learning.
The first category, information delivery, is an excellent place to start for an instructor who is either new to teaching or online education. Incorporating Web 2.0 technology to enhance the information presentation in your classroom allows you to expand your presentation beyond text or lecture to incorporate some of the following possibilities:
- online video from around the world
- audio podcasts
- interactive games
- interactive models
- crowdsourced information (Wikis, translations, etc.)
- tutorials and training
- video/audio conferences with active practitioners in the field
- photo essay
- interactive comics
- virtual worlds
Thinking about having your students use powerful communication technology to synthesize and present their ideas can seem overwhelming, particularly if you are not already comfortable with some of the tools for media production. While planning, think broadly about the options, even if you do not automatically feel comfortable facilitating the use of a particular production tool. There are many potential ways to get the help you need to be successful.
Institutional support is often available, online tutorials are almost always available and you should not discount your students as a source of information and support in using new technology. Remember that this is a collaborative learning experience for both you and your students. Some of the potential ways in which students can use interactive communication technologies to demonstrate their learning and create new knowledge are:
- writing Wikis or Blogs
- creating audio podcasts
- producing online videos
- building interactive models
- prototyping video games
- creating photo essays
- drafting online comics
This list only scratches the surface of what is possible with the latest Internet technologies, but it will hopefully inspire some creative thinking about other ways that these tools can be used to motivate and engage students. The following links provide more information about the ways in which Web 2.0 technologies are being used to enhance online learning:
- International Journal of Education and Information Technologies
- Web 2.0 Teaching Tools
- e-learning 2.0 – how Web technologies are shaping education
- e-learning 2.0 — why the new tools
You will also want to consider any parameters that may be set by the institution where you are teaching. Some allow a great deal of modification by individual instructors, while others can be more restrictive.
The final piece of the puzzle in terms of technological literacy for any online educator is in the troubleshooting of student problems as they arise. Make no mistake, if you teach with and/or about technology, you and your students will encounter obstacles along the way. If you are fortunate, your institution will have an excellent IT department with 24-hour support to help resolve any backend problems that you may encounter, such as servers going down, file upload compatibility, or other accessibility problems. This is also valuable information to pass along to your students if available.
Be sure to specify in your introductory message and syllabus that technical support is available from the institution and how to access it. A greater challenge comes from software that the institution does not support, such as online video editors or other third party software. Issues beyond the scope of the software that the IT department supports generally become the instructorís problem. There is no easy solution here, as it is unlikely that any instructor can anticipate every problem that will arise; however, there are steps that you can take to be prepared when problems do arise.
- Understand the infrastructure of the institution supporting the instruction — know who to ask for help or clarification of policies, etc. Rely on tech support as much as possible.
- Know the strengths and limitations of the LMS.
- Familiarize yourself with the software you will be using.
- Be flexible.
As previously mentioned, you should strive to be flexible in your expectations of your students, and of your own planning, the first time you offer any online class. This is also true of the technology. Experienced instructors know that there are bugs to be worked out the first time a course is offered. You may have planned to have in-depth online discussions regarding the course topics, but the discussion never went deep enough. Next time through, you may want to incorporate a more concrete strategy for facilitating online discussion.
You may find that requiring students to make two 20-minute video presentations was unrealistic, or that the online video editing software you selected was not robust enough to handle the assignment. The seasoned educator will be flexible and re-think the course for the next time. The same principle applies during the course, be prepared with an alternative video-editing program, or to allow students to swap creating an enhanced audio podcast (still images and narration) for the video.
When teaching with technology, flexibility will not only be one of the most important traits you can possess as a teacher, but should also be a characteristic that you emphasize for your students as well. The ever-changing nature of technology requires an ability to adjust on the fly. Software that is widely used today will likely be replaced by a new version, new product or a completely new concept in the near future. Failure to adapt to these changes will only make you an outdated virtual learning facilitator.


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Ho ho! Good news for everyone concerned with UKIP's lurch to the far right. While current Kipperfuhrer Batten might believe he's regenerating the party through recruiting far right activists and YouTube ranters like Paul Joseph Watson, Carl Benjamin, aka Sargon of Akkad, and Mark Meechan, alias Count Dankula, this appears to be backfiring somewhat. And particularly in the case of Sargon.
The Sage of Swindon has been selected by UKIP as their candidate for the south west in the European elections, and Zelo Street and many other left-wing and anti-racist bloggers have pointed out the numerous reasons why genuinely liberal people shouldn't vote for him. Sargon styles himself a 'centrist moderate' and a 'classical liberal'. By which he means he's a supporter of complete free trade and an absolutely privatised economy with no, or little welfare state, according to the classical economists of the early 19th century. He believes he's anti-racist, and has taken on Richard Spencer and the Alt Right in debates, but his views on race aren't much different from theirs. He hates 'social justice warriors', which is the Right's term for anyone who wants a better deal and equality for the working class, the poor, the disabled, women, Blacks, Asians and other ethnic groups. During a livestream with a group of other right-wingers, he told them they were behaving 'like a bunch of n***ers' and 'White n***ers', and has also used the offensive terms 'Spics' and 'retards' for people of Latin heritage and the mentally handicapped.
But what many find most offensive is his anti-feminism and misogyny. And this is damaging his own party. When Jess Philips was describing how she had been sent death and rape threats over social media, Sargon responded by tweeting at her 'I wouldn't even rape you'. This got Sargon banned under Twitter's terms of service. On last Sunday's Andrew Marr Show, the former editor of the Independent interviewed Gerard Batten, raising the issue of Sargon's disgusting tweet. What did the Kipperfuhrer have to say about it? Batten first of all responded by saying he didn't know the context of the tweet, but then tried to defend it by saying it was satire.
Er, no. No, it wasn't. And people know it. Including three female Kipper MEPs, Jane Collins, Jill Seymour and Margot Parker resigned from UKIP to join Farage's Brexit Party. Sky News quoted Collins, who said
"To have people like Carl Benjamin on the list for the party is something I find disgusting, and to hear Gerard Batten on national TV yesterday defending this man's use of rape as 'satire' made me sick to my stomach.
"I know women who have been raped and the mental and physical destruction it wreaks on these victims and their loved ones is the opposite of satire: it is a tragedy."
They also quote Seymour, who said that she wasn't walking away from UKIP, but that UKIP had walker away from her, and Parker. She was not only the Party's deputy chair, but also their spokesman for women and equalities. She accused Batten of carrying out a purge in favour of the supporters of the islamophobe Tommy Robinson, and stated that Batten was going on a 'crusade' that was dividing communities up and down Britain.
As for Sargon, he promptly caused even more outrage by inviting his supporters to an online gaming community, which had chatrooms full of White Supremacist and anti-Semitic content.
Sargon, however, has failed to learn his lesson. When Dr Kristi Winters, an American social scientist teaching in Germany posted a tweet stating that Sargon had been banned from Twitter for violating his terms of service, he responded through one of the other Twitter accounts he'd set up, Backworldsman. He denied that the tweet 'I wouldn't even rape you' violated the ToS, and repeated the remark to Winters.
At which point he was banned again.
Here's Dr. Winter's short YouTube video about the episode.
And this is one of the intellectual leaders of the far right!
There's no way Sargon should be a candidate for any decent political party, and the attacks on him for his disgusting views are coming thick and fast. Sky News' Kate McCann tackled Batten and Sargon at a press conference, stating
"Mr Batten suggested earlier that if I would like to hold his candidate to account, I should turn up at your press conference and ask the question. So I would like to ask Carl Benjamin why you think it is acceptable to say, on Twitter, that you wouldn't even rape a female Labour MP".
To which the Sage of Swindon replied
"Because I don't think women are any different to men in the way you should treat them. Unlike the establishment, unlike our judges, who literally say 'If you were a man I would send you to jail', I think you should treat women the same as men".
"And that means if a woman is being a giant bitch and laughing at male suicide, I'm going to be a giant dick back to her. Any questions?"
Reporting this exchange, Zelo Street has pointed out that Phillips wasn't laughing at male suicide, and is consulting m'learned friends. McCann asked him if he thought it was acceptable, to which Sargon said '100 per cent' and told her to deal with it to rapturous applause from the assembled Kipper stormtroopers.
McCann has posted a tweet stating that his comment about rape is unacceptable, as it implies there are people he would rape, and that it perpetuates the myth that rape is about sexual attraction.
Zelo Street also adds the observations that Sargon and the press conference also leave the Kippers open to two other lines of attack. Firstly, Sargon was standing next to Mark Meechan, who trained his girlfriend's pug to make the Nazi salute when he shouted 'Gas the Jews!', and two, Sargon's also notorious for his other, racist views. As well as another vile comment when he appeared to excuse paedophilia when talking to another YouTuber, whose tastes ran that way. When he was asked if he thought it was wrong, Sargon said that it depended on the child.
Very, very, wrong answer.
And, like Paul Joseph Watson's former boss at InfoWars, Alex Jones, he's a truther, who thinks that the world trade centre couldn't be brought down by two large passenger aircraft. He also believes in 'cultural Marxism', which carries an awful lot of anti-Semitic baggage ever since the Nazis first coined it as Kulturbolschevismus.
Sargon and the rightists Batten's recruited have brought the party's membership up to 27,000 from its low point of 18,000. But as Zelo Street comments, they're also doing a very good job of driving people away.
Hopefully with a few more comments like it won't be long before the party completely collapses.
Tonight at 8.00 on YouTube, Winters and Kevin Logan are hosting one of their 'Happy Hours', the theme of which is going to be 'UKIP Deselect Sargon'. This could be worth watching for anyone fascinated with Sargon's disgusting antics and Batten's disgusting party.


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(AP) — A California lawmaker is taking steps he hopes will combat fake news.
Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez introduced a bill Wednesday to help high schools teach students to tell real news from fake.
The Los Angeles Democrat said students should learn reasoning skills to assess what they read online. AB155 would commission new curriculum standards that include strategies for identifying false stories.
The problem of false reports masquerading as news emerged as a major issue of the 2016 election. Many such reports were shared widely on social media during the campaign.
Gomez says fake news poses "a direct threat to our democracy."


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Your morning roundup for Oct. 24, the day we learned how to make a backpack out of, well, anything. H/T to Patrick K. for the Gaffney video. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.
What we watched: The Saints' leveling of the Colts last night has generated a lot of talk about that striking 62-7 score and where it stands in the annals of NFL blowouts. But I was reminded instantly of something: Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson lost by that same score in their last respective NFL games as a player and coach some 12 seasons ago.
It's true that no team had scored 62 since the Jets did it against the Buccaneers in 1985, but that was in the regular season. At the end of the 1999 season, Marino's Dolphins played the Jaguars in Jacksonville in an AFC divisional playoff game and lost, 62-7. Miami turned it over seven times, including two Marino interceptions, and the Dolphins trailed 41-0 in the second quarter before Marino completed a 20-yard TD pass to Oronde Gadsden to cut the deficit at the half to 34. Damon Huard would replace him in the second half, and it would be the last TD Marino threw. Johnson, who could never duplicate the title runs he had at The U and with the Dallas Cowboys in four seasons as Don Shula's successor, announced his retirement the next day. Marino, who never could cap his otherwise fabulous career with a championship, walked away for good a couple of months later.
So let's ask why: "National Basketball Association coaches dress in street clothes; so do National Football League coaches (albeit with team logos). But — as you have undoubtedly noticed anew if you've been watching the World Series — baseball managers don't. They dress like their players, and it's been such an integral part of baseball for so long that fans seldom ask themselves why. 'It's a little like Alice in Wonderland, through the looking glass, where in baseball things are reversed from the way they are in other sports,' said John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball. 'In trying to explain the reason for it, folklore comes in.'" [CNN]
Where landlines still thrive: While landlines in homes collect dust and serve increasingly decorative functions, the attitude among baseball clubs is a familiar one in a sport tied tightly to old-fashioned ways: why change what works?" [New York Times]
Your Montage Of Sand Castles Interlude:
Not a good day for Team Glazer: "One can but imagine the atmosphere on the private plane that bore Joel Glazer and his brothers from Manchester to north London on Sunday. For one of their most prized assets to fail under their gaze was bad enough - but a second embarrassment in the space of six hours was surely too much to tolerate. Rio Ferdinand, who scrapped his invitation to perform the ceremonial coin-toss last night, was probably best advised staying away." [London Telegraph]
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra meets the World Series: "Minutes later, Nathan Olson, the 24-year-old co-concertmaster and first violinist, walked on stage with a blue Rangers cap on his head, a striking clash of wardrobe, not to mention cultures. But the members of the large audience, despite their refined taste in music, also seemed to have a keen interest in the outcome of the events taking place at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, much like the musicians. Olson doffed his cap to the crowd, which applauded and laughed at the same time, and then he turned to face the orchestra to supervise the tuning. Before doing so, he reached up to his head and flipped the hat around like a catcher so the bold white T again faced the audience. Again, the audience erupted in applause and laughter at Olson's salute to the local maestros performing on dirt and grass 20 miles to the west. 'We love the Rangers,' the first violinist Kaori Yoshida said, her eyes fixed on the TV before the concert began. 'Everyone is back in here watching as soon as the intermission begins.'" [New York Times]
When goaltenders in Canada struggle: "Right now, Montreal looks like a tire fire, Winnipeg seems to be enjoying its free ride, Ottawa only seems to beat the Winnipegs and Columbuses of the world, Edmonton is still more future than present, Calgary just seems exhausted, Toronto is flying unusually high, and yet Vancouver is the place where some fan is holding up an 'Occupy Luongo' sign. Vancouver isn't eating itself yet, but this is not healthy behaviour. It is hilarious behaviour, of course, but that is entirely different." [Vancouver Sun]
Merch: Managing editor Tom Scocca and contributing editor Drew Magary have both written books. You can buy Scocca's Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future here, and Magary's The Postmortal here. Now do it.
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Your letter should be brief and easy. Writing a two-week notice is not that difficult, but it should be taken seriously. The letter of resignation shows superior will also have the situations you have learned from the company that you can use to implement in the next business.
Review the problem verbally with your supervisor before sending the letter if you consider it appropriate, depending on whether you have a formal or informal relationship and the amount of time you have worked for the organization. If you are sending the resignation letter by email, you should also consider the subject line. When leaving work, it is important to send a formal letter of resignation.
The letter must specify any work-related restrictions related to your medical care condition, in case the reason behind your license was related to health. Below you will find some additional strategies to consider regarding the writing of a letter of resignation. Writing an official letter of resignation allows the employer to realize that he is resigning his position.
In most cases, people prefer to keep the letters short and easy. A letter of resignation not only needs to inform an employer that you are leaving, but must also provide information regarding your last moment. Even when you have verbally renounced, a letter of resignation remains an appropriate action to finalize. Communicating with your boss by writing an official resignation letter can be useful for a person.
A business letter must be a page. Business letters are an essential communication tool. Writing business letters is not an easy job, however.
List your reason for resignation if you feel inclined to achieve this, although it is not mandatory. If possible, provide the date on which your resignation will be official. If you are unsure about providing the actual reason for your resignation, you can cite personal reasons to support your choice.
Any employer can choose to send a conditional employment letter to a different employee in any market, but it is very common in the public sector. Regardless of the reason, you would like to give up your employer in the right way to avoid any conflict later on. According to state jurisprudence, an excellent cause is established, while the actions of the employer resulted in the resignation of the employee. The employer must acquire his schedule, which is the reason why, in his resignation letter, it is good to indicate the day on which he plans to quit smoking. It is not necessary to provide your employer with specific reasons for your resignation.
There are many ways to quit your job. The two week notice letters are useful once you are ready to quit your job. If you are not happy with your job, a statement is sufficient as if you had decided to look for different alternatives for personal reasons. "Before choosing to quit your job, check with your state unemployment insurance program to find out about waiver exceptions. Sincere resignation letter can help you leave your work with elegance.
Whether you have another job to visit or not, it's a fantastic concept to keep in touch with the people in your industry. Another reason why it is possible to leave your job and keep collecting unemployment is if your employer makes significant changes to your employment provisions. Regardless of the reason you have to quit your job, you should make sure you know how to write a two-week notification letter. At any time you give up work, you must notify it in writing through an official letter. You do not need to withdraw from a specific job to receive Social Security funds.
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I don't normally do this, but I've just written about the Newspaper Club logo on the Newspaper Club blog and I thought you guys would like to read it as well.
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You may have noticed we've slightly changed the Newspaper Club logo. The previous one used a temporary paperboy graphic whilst we worked behind the scenes to create a bespoke one.
I'd like to tell you about the thinking behind the logo and show you some of the versions that didn't make the cut. Other start ups don't give you that level of transparency, do they? When you think of newspapers you probably think of that 'funny marmalade' font. And you'd be right. That font you're thinking of visually equals newspaper, so I elected to use that. Simple. I'm a huge fan of not over complicating design, as my old boss used to say, "you might say cliché, I might say crystal clear communication".
Most of the typography that would pass as crystal clear communication for a newspaper masthead is based on the font Blackletter. Blackletter has it's uses, but on screen is not one of them. In fact, it's more Duchy Originals than Daily Oregonian as over an incredible 1,000 years Blackletter has undergone many cuts and derivatives and most broadsheet newspapers today use stylised versions. Or typefaces based on a gothic Blackletteresque font, more accurately.
I needed a version that said 'newspaper' as instantly as Blackletter but worked well on screen.
Back in June (on day one in fact) I looked at several versions and settled on Brauhaus . It has been simplified and is therefore better for online use yet it still retains the newspaper feel I was after. To make the letters more distinctive I opted to change the N and the C for slightly tweaked versions of the Blackletter N and C.
That's the word marque sorted but for a modern start up you need an icon for all those pesky 32x32 square icons you have to create. And that's where the paperboy came in. The original inspiration was the Paperboy Atari game from the 1984. That's a sort of digital newspaper joke for people of a certain age.
A little character would be handy for all those icons and also for guiding you through the newspaper making process. It feels right for Newspaper Club as we're a friendly tool for people and communities not a secretive, hard edged, spiky tech dot com.
We used this chap for a while, but it was just a place holder. We wanted our own, so we tasked the amazing Rexbox with creating one for us. Rex has worked on all sorts of cool stuff including co-creating LittleBigPlanet and stuff for Disney and MTV. Here he is. The paperboy, not Rex.
The result is a modern, friendly logo whilst hinting at the visual history of the newspaper masthead. We hope you like it.


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With CoinGate, online businesses can accept Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Doge as well as 70+ other digital currencies (Altcoins) hassle-free. Payments received from customers can be instantly converted to Fiat, and you can receive payouts in Euros and U.S. Dollars directly to your bank account. Alternatively, store owners can choose to receive payouts in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Ripple and more!
The extension allows stores that use WordPress WooCommerce shopping cart system to accept Bitcoin payments as well as Altcoins via the CoinGate API. Integration and configuration of our WooCommerce module is super simple, while the solution you get is fully automated – you will receive automatic payment confirmations and order status updates.
To find out more about the benefits of Cryptocurrencies for your business, as well as the solution offered by CoinGate, check our website.
- The gateway is fully automatic – set it and forget it.
- Payment amount is calculated using real-time exchange rates.
- Simplicity for you, flexibility for your customers. On our invoices, a customer can choose to pay with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Lightning Network, Ethereum and 70+ other cryptocurrencies at checkout, while your payouts are in a single currency of your choice – EUR/USD, BTC or other cryptocurrencies.
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- Extend your invoice expiration time (if payouts are in BTC).
- Accept slight underpayments automatically.
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- An item in the store costs 100 euro.
- A customer wants to buy the item and selects to pay with Bitcoin.
- An invoice is generated and, according to the current exchange rate, the price is 50,000 euro per bitcoin, so the customer has to pay 0.002 bitcoins.
- Once the invoice is paid, the merchant gets a notification and is credited 99 euro (100 euro minus our 1% flat fee), or 0.00198 BTC.
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First and foremost, you will need to sign up for an account on CoinGate. For production, use our main website: https://coingate.com/. But before you go live, you may want to do some testing, to make sure everything works nicely. For this purpose, we have a sandbox environment: https://sandbox.coingate.com – just remember to create an account here even if you already have one on our main website.
The installation of our WooCommerce payment module is quite easy. In order to ensure that CoinGate payment gateway is working properly on your website, we will go over these two quick steps:
- Setup API credentials on CoinGate.
- Install the CoinGate payment module for WooCommerce.
For the testing mode to work, you must generate separate API credentials on https://sandbox.coingate.com, since API credentials generated on https://coingate.com will not work in the sandbox environment. To create a set of API credentials, log in to your CoinGate account, and either complete the auto-setup wizard, or find the API tab on the menu – click "Apps", and then click "+New App".
Please note, this guide was created using WordPress 4.7.4, but is also useful for installing older or upcoming versions.
- Login to your WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins > Add New.
- In the Search Plugins field, type in "coingate". When the CoinGate for WooCommerce plugin is displayed, click "Install Now" (if asked, enter your FTP credentials).
- After the plugin is installed, click "Activate".
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments > Method : "CoinGate – Cryptocurrencies via CoinGate (more than 50 supported)" and then click the check box "Enabled". After Enabled is clicked then press on CoinGate on the same page. If needed, change the Description and the Title according to your preferences.
- Enter your API credentials on the WooCommerce configuration page.
- Set the Receive Currency parameter to the currency in which you wish to receive your payouts from CoinGate.
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- If you are using Sandbox API credentials, then turn Test Mode on.
- Finally, click "Save changes", and you are good to go!
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The Embassy of Brazil in London recently hosted a fascinating discussion about the rich world of independent Brazilian comics with artist, writer and Festival organiser Rafael Coutinho, interviewed by Dr Edward King from the University of Bristol, author of Posthumanism and the Graphic Novel in Latin America. I recorded the event, and you can listen to it here.
Working with some incredible Brazilian comic creators like Wamberto Nicomedes on projects such as Return to Planet Earth, I was curious to find out more about the comics community there and it proved a very interesting evening.
The talk centred on Rafael's account of the history of Brazilian comics which exploded in the 1980s, faded in the 1990s but are now enjoying an incredible renaissance, many titles little known beyond Brazil itself but selling well at comics events and digitally, too.
The sheer variety of comics being created is truly dynamic, exploring and pushing the form on many levels in print, through combining medium (music, comics and animation) is pretty incredible and well worth exploring although, very few sadly, are available in English.
I recorded the event and you can listen the Rafael's talk here on Soundcloud. (Apologies for any static that kicked in when Rafael and Edward started using microphones, and any problems you might suffer if some questions posed by the mixed, curious audience).
While recent political changes are clearly presenting a challenge for Brazilian creators (and not just in the field of comics) the country's comics scene is livelier than ever. Festivals are flourishing across the country, enabling strong sales of independent comics, and Brazilian artists and scriptwriters are gaining an international reputation.
Rafael Coutinho, who pulled no punches about concerns about the situation for many in Brazil, has been at the centre of these developments, but remains hugely optimistic for comics and art there.
The son of the satirical cartoonist Laerte, the subject of the 2017 Netflix documentary Laerte-se, Rafael has published a number of acclaimed comics and graphic novels that explore São Paulo underworlds, including Cachalote (2010, with Daniel Galera) and Mensur, which was nominated for Brazil's prestigious Jabuti Prize in 2018.
He is also the curator of the Des.Gráfica festival of independent comics, zines and graphic arts held annually in São Paulo, hosted by the Museu da Imagem e do Som. This video gives you a great feel for the size and scale of the event.
There's information here on the Museum's web site about upcoming comics events between November 2019 and May 2020
Separately, the evening also gave me the opportunity to catch up with a number of comic creators and commentators, including the ever-busy Paul Gravett, Dean Simons, Woodrow Phoenix (who's working on a new edition of his graphic novel Rumble Strip, first published by Myriad Editions back in 2008), and to meet Colleen Douglas, Editor in Chief at Amigo Comics, whose graphic novel TITAN launches in May. (Find out more here on PREVIEWS – the cut off for comic shop orders is Friday 5th April)
My thanks to Rafael, Edward and the Embassy of Brazil for an entertaining talk – one of many such events promoting Brazilian culture at the Embassy – and for support for my trip from the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.
• Listen to a recording of Independent Comics in Brazil here on Sioundcloud – recorded on Thursday 28th March 2018, Embassy of Brazil in London, 14-16 Cockspur Road, London
• Check out Rafael's art and comics samples here on Cargo Collective | Instagram | Twitter
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You would be part of a team assisting our Editors and your role would include loading and prepping rushes, attending shoots, working in the suites alongside the Editors, making exports and general day to day assisting. We have a strong belief in promoting from within and would hope to see you progress within the company.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is hosting the 2018 Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Advanced Studies Institute on Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (VASI-SUFS) Aug. 4-11. The VASI-SUFS will bring together a select group of junior faculty, post-docs, and advanced Ph.D. students who are conducting research on sustainable urban freight systems. The main goal is to develop a new generation of researchers and practitioners with a holistic view of urban freight systems issues and their solutions that, ultimately, will bring about new paradigms of freight transportation research, education, and practice that foster sustainable urban freight systems (UFS).
The VASI-SUFS is organized and supported by the Rensselaer VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems; University of Southern California -MetroFreight/VREF; University of Gothenburg – Urban Freight Platform; and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations.
The main objective of the program is to provide advanced graduate students, post-docs, and junior faculty with the opportunity to interact with senior researchers, and learn first-hand how researchers from other countries approach UFS research (methods, data, research results, and new topic areas).
"It is our hope that the participants will walk away with a solid understanding of the interplay between UFS, the environment, the economy, and its role in the betterment of local communities," said Jose Holguin-Veras, conference organizer and the William H. Hart Professor and director of the VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems at Rensselaer.
There are currently 65 researchers from 20 different countries registered to attend. To learn more about the program, visit https://coe-sufs.org/wordpress/2018/02/vasi-sufs/.


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NEW YORK, New York (CNN) -- It was a scam involving green cards and greed, prosecutors said Thursday. Dozens of young Eastern European women have been
accused of marrying U.S. sailors not for love but for the right to stay in the United States. The sailors received marriage benefits they were not entitled to, court papers said.
In recent days, federal authorities have arrested 33 couples in eight states, including New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and charged them with
marriage fraud. One woman taken into custody Wednesday by U.S. marshals in Queens, New York, was found in an apartment with her boyfriend. Handcuffed and
put into a police car, she denied the charge, saying, "It's not an illegal marriage."
Agents with the Naval Criminal Investigation Service said the sailors were in on the scam, which ultimately cost the Navy about $500,000. "What we see are small pockets
of friends forming this conspiracy," said Samuel Worth, special agent in charge of the Naval Criminal Investigation Service in Norfolk, Virginia.
The sailors, based at Naval Station Norfolk, are said to have met the women at bars and restaurants in nearby Virginia Beach or were set up by Navy buddies. In some
cases, documents show, the couples married within hours of meeting. "I don't know if they targeted sailors, but they did meet them, befriended them, and a verbal
contract was formed," said Deputy Chief Jim Cervera of the Virginia Beach Police Department.
According to the indictment, the sailors are accused of receiving thousands of dollars in housing allowances to which they were not entitled. The women, most of whom
are from Russia or Ukraine and had arrived on work or student visas, got a fast track to citizenship. Some of them received military identification cards from the Defense
Department, exposing a security vulnerability, Worth said. "In these cases, we don't know where they come from or what their intentions are."
Five of the accused sailors served on the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship. Two others served on the USS Wasp, also an amphibious assault ship. Those on active
duty were taken from the ships to face charges in Virginia, which added another cost. "There's an impact to mission readiness," Worth said. "Those sailors have to be
replaced, and the replacements have to be trained." Several attorneys representing the sailors and their brides did not return calls seeking comment.
A Navy spokeswoman said, "Our sailors are expected to act in an ethical and responsible manner." She added, "Sailors who commit these crimes represent a very small
percentage of sailors in the U.S. Navy."
Officials said they believe that similar schemes may be taking place at other naval bases.


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One of the biggest challenges for CIOs today is overcoming Big Data, but we live in a data-driven world and the companies that do harness this data are best poised for success...Keith Collins, Chief Technology Officer | SAS
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CIOsynergy, a provider of thought leading conferences, today announced SAS' participation at its event on March 21, 2013 at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto, Canada. SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Its High-Performance Analytics and Information Management solutions are helping companies around the world unlock valuable insights from their Big Data.
"We are thrilled to have SAS at CIOsynergy Toronto. As leading provider of business analytics, their presence will provide event attendees with an additional layer of industry insights and thought leadership," says Patrick Mason, Director of Communications and Marketing at CIOsynergy.
"One of the biggest challenges for CIOs today is overcoming Big Data, but we live in a data-driven world and the companies that do harness this data are best poised for success," said Keith Collins, Chief Technology Officer, SAS. "Whether it's helping run the business more efficiently, improving customer service and marketing campaigns, detecting fraud, or moving from making decisions on gut feelings to ones based on fact, Big Data Analytics and Information Management technologies are more essential than ever as they transform raw data into invaluable insights."
CIOsynergy Toronto is an exclusive opportunity for leading local CIO and IT executives to network and brainstorm daily hurdles in an unparalleled learning environment under the umbrella of the founder of Travelocity.com, keynote of the event Terry Jones. As a former chairman of Kayak.com and former CIO of American Airlines, Mr. Jones will share insights from four decades of success including the techniques he's deployed to keep up with today's rapidly changing world.
At CIOsynergy Toronto a panel of leading CIOs moderated by Scott Shuster, will share and explore how CIOs can be successful in their role. Mr. Shuster has led virtually every Business Week CEO, CFO, and CIO conference held since the founding of the magazine's events group more than 100 of the world's most prominent gathering of large company leaders and senior executives.
Open to Fortune 500's and mid-market enterprise, CIOsynergy's events gathers senior executives from the office of the CIO, including Directors, VPs, Chief Architects, CTOs and CIOs.
For more information about or to participate in CIOsynergy Toronto, visit: http://SAS.CIOtoronto.com, or contact Araceli Delgado, Project Coordinator at aracelid(at)ciosynergy(dot)com or 1.847.278.2213 ext. 899.
About CIOsynergy
CIOsynergy provides a platform that brings together the thought leaders of IT through events that incorporate face-to-face meeting opportunities, panel discussions, think tanks and keynotes, and C-suite networking programs.
Previous events have attracted C-suite leaders from companies such as Wal-Mart, Salesforce, Home Depot, Bank of America, Forbes Media, Wells Fargo, Shell, Allstate, State Farm, Career Education Corp, Pepsi, Sara Lee, Kraft, BP, Loyola University, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, and Walgreens.
The company operations nationwide and has previously partnered with sponsors such as IBM, 3com, VMware, Unisys, Hitachi, Oracle, SunGard, Dell, Google, Amazon, and HTC among 100's more.
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions, SAS helps customers at more than 60,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2013, the Canadian subsidiary of SAS has been in operation since 1988. Headquartered in Toronto, SAS employs more than 300 people across the country at its Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City and Montréal offices.http://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/.


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