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by: Terry L. Howe
|A '72 CJ-5 Dana 30 converted to disk brakes
I decided right from the start to sell off the Dana 25 and Dana 41 that came with my flat fender and replace them with more modern and stronger units. I had heard stories of breakage with the old axles since they use smaller shafts and low spline counts compared to the stronger axles used in the 70s and 80s.
Soon after I purchased the flat fender, I found a '72 CJ-5 in one of those cut and crush junk yards. The good news was the axles where in good shape and had 4.27:1 R&P. I purchased the front end for $50. I kind of wanted a Dana 44 front end, but the Dana 30 should stand up to the light weight and fairly low horse power of my flat fender. I couldn't beat the price and the '72-'86 CJ Dana 30 is the strongest axle that bolts on to a flat fender without cutting or other major fabrication. The narrow track Dana 30 used from '72-'81 is slightly wider than the Dana 25 and the wide track Dana 30 is wider yet. The width should not be a big issue, the fender will still be over the tires and my turning radius, articulation, and stability should improve.
The down side was the Dana 30 had drum brakes up front and my heart was set on disks up front. I happened to have a Dana 30 from an '81 CJ-5 with disks, but 3.54:1 R&P. To get the disks and low gears, I decided to upgrade the older Dana 30 to disks.
The disk conversion for the drum Dana 30 is quite simple, no
fabrication is required if you have the right parts. The first
step is to strip both axles down to just the housing with
the gears in place. To do this you must:
Once everything is apart, you are ready to put things back together. I did some mixing a matching to get the strongest combination possible. For me, the process for reassembly was slightly complicated for various reasons. The steps follow:
|Dana 30 shaft gets a new u-joint
|Dana 30 spindles
|Drum brake lugs vs. disk brake lugs
|Installing new inner bearing seal
Install Disk Brake Knuckles: The first step was to install the knuckles with the caliper bracket. Simply slide the ball joints in place and torque to spec.
Install Shafts: Next I needed to install the shafts. Both set of shafts were of the same length, but the '81 CJ-5 Dana 30 uses a shaft that is slightly thicker between the splines and yoke. For this reason, I decided to go with the newer shafts.
The only problem was, One of the u-joints was badly frozen and needed to be replaced. Replacing the u-joint can be done with a bench vise, socket set, hammer, and screwdriver. The hammer and screwdriver are handy for removing the old rusty clip that retains the u-joint. After the four clips are removed, I use a 11/16" socket and 1" socket to press out the joint one way, remove the cap, and press out the joint the other way to remove the other cap. The little socket goes on the cap to be pressed in and the big socket goes around the cap that is being pressed out. If the joints are stiff, apply pressure and tap the side of the yoke with a hammer to slightly elongate the yoke and the cap will pop.
The other u-joint was in good shape, so I left it in place. The shafts are easy to install, you just slide them in and try not to damage the inner seal.
Install Spindles: After the shafts are in place, the spindles can be installed. The drum brake Dana 30 uses a slightly different spindle than the disk brake version. The disk brake spindle is fatter on the the inside than the drum brake spindle. Since I loaned one of my drum brake spindles to a friend, I opted to use the disk brake spindles. I applied RTV between the spindle and knuckle so they don't rust together. If I had anti-seize at the time, I would have used that.
Install Brake Hub: The '72 CJ-5 used a brake hub for a six bolt lock-out with Warn Premium hubs on it. The '81 CJ-5 used a brake hub for a five bolt lock-out with cheap factory hubs. I wanted to use the old brake hub, this meant I had to swap over the rotor and switch bearings.
The first step in removing the rotor is removing the studs. Put an old lug nut on the lugs and hammer on it until the lug pops out. After all the lugs are removed, the rotor should fall free of the brake hub. The disk brake axle uses a slightly different lug with a long shoulder to go through the rotor.
The reason I had to switch bearings is because I had installed the spindles from the disk brake Dana 30. The disk brake Dana 30 uses a spindle that is fatter on the inside and the same diameter on the outside.
|Last Four Digits of Dana 30 Bearings
My bearings were in good shape, so I just removed them from the disk brake hub, repacked them, and installed them in the drum brake hub. The bearings can be driven out and installed with a screw driver and hammer. There is a channel on the side that should be used to do this so you don't damage the bearing or race. Removing the inner bearing seal almost always destroys it, so I installed new inner bearing seals all around.
|Packing the bearings
After the bearings and races were installed, I put the rotor on the older brake hub and set the disk brake lugs in place with a hammer to hold the rotor in place.
Once the rotor and bearings are in place, installing the brake hub is a matter of sliding it over the spindle installing the inner washer, inner nut, and torquing to spec. After the inner nut is installed the locking washer and outer nut are installed, torqued, and the washer is bent over with a screw driver or the like.
Install Hub/Lock-out: Installing the hub/lock-out is a piece of cake, especially with snap ring pliers. With the Warn Premium hubs, slide the hub body over the shaft and put the snap ring on the end o the shaft. Sometimes, prying the shaft behind the knuckle will help get the shaft in place to get the snap ring on. After the snap ring is seated, bolt on the outer piece of the hub/lock-out. After the hubs/lock-outs are installed, you should be done.
|Disk brake with new rotor
If you are considering a disk brake upgrade for your 70s CJ with drum brake, I've heard from a few people that the stock master cylinder and proportioning valve work with out modification. I've never tried it myself, but a few people have said it works. I'm planning on using a master cylinder and and swing arm pedal from a '77 CJ-7 with disk brakes and a proportioning valve from a '73 Scout II, but that will come later. I've selected these parts only because I happen to have them. I need to repair the tub before I can plumb the brakes up.
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We started today off early. Today we were heading to the Tower of London. The one tip I can give you about this attraction is to get there as soon as it opens. It will take you a few hours to see the whole place, but the first thing you need to see are the Crown Jewels. Get there the second it opens and head to the Jewels first. You'll thank me for it! To be alone amongst the endless shimmer of diamonds, rubies and gold….it's something you just have to experience!
That was our game plan today. Knowing this attraction would take up most of the day, I didn't plan much else for Mum and Dad. We made our way via the Underground. It was a bit of a trek with a lot of walking. I'm pretty sure my parents thought I was misleading them. There isn't one train that takes you from Holborn to the Tower of London. It requires of bit of train hopping.
In any case, we made it. I took them straight to the Jewels and I was happy to have them experience them the way I first had many months before; alone. They really enjoyed it, as I knew they would ;). We spent the day wandering through the White Tower — four floors of history! It's the oldest part of the Tower and it's purpose was to impose fear onto unruly citizens.
When wandering the grounds, be sure to keep your eyes open for the ravens. Some of them are in their cages, but some of them are roaming about the yard. Trust me when I say they're huge! They are the guardians of the Tower and it's been said, 'If they ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall…'
The day was beautiful. The sun was out and it was fairly warm…well, warm for London anyway. We left the Tower exiting on the side of the Thames. It was a perfect photo op for Tower Bridge. Afterwards we made our way to the gift shop (for mum). This is yet another attraction that boasts some fantastic gifts to take home with you. After shopping, I took Mum and Dad to nearby Wagamama. If you haven't tried this place, you must! Nadia introduced it to me when she visited back in April. You won't be disappointed with their endless Japanese cuisine!
A day out of the city!
Today I set up a day trip out of London. Our tour bus would take us to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath. It was the easiest way to seem them all without losing multiple days in London itself.
It was an early day to meet the bus and we were off! Our first stop was Windsor to see the Windsor Castle. The most disappointing part of being a part of a tour was that we couldn't stay in Windsor longer. It's such a beautiful place with lots to see and do other than the Castle. We just didn't have enough time. The Castle is beautiful. The downside to it would be being pushed through the interior like a herd of cows. We were on our own while visiting the Castle, so it wasn't the fault of having a tour guide. But once you get inside, you're following a path through the building and people stop to gawk over tapestries and the clogs the whole thing up. By the time people start moving, you're literally being herded through. Mum and I walked past these groups to try to find a patch of open space to wander at our leisure. We had already lost Dad at this point back in the Abbey.
Our time was coming to an end at Windsor Castle and Dad was no where to be found. Our guide made it a point to tell everyone if we weren't back on time on the bus, they would leave without us. For fear that Dad would be late, we notified our guide and grabbed our stuff off the bus. We thought for sure we'd be left behind! But low and behold we see dad coming off the staircase with about 30 seconds to spare. Needless to say Mum and I were furious!
From Windsor we made our way to Stonehenge! This was something I'd always wanted to see!! We arrived and I was happy to see the crowds were very small in number. You were given the option for an audio guide as you entered, but we opted out. Except for Dad…he loved those damn audio tours!
To my surprise, I felt Stonehenge was quite small in person. As I walked around them, I couldn't appreciate their size because we were quite a distance from them. Don't get me wrong, they're amazing to see but I felt a bit underwhelmed by them.
After Stonehenge, our final stop would be Bath. Again, we had limited time here so we made sure we went to the Roman Baths first. I had missed them on my trip here months ago, so I wasn't going to miss them a second time! I am so glad we went inside! It's a very interesting place to explore. The baths still have water in them, but the levels have decreased significantly. Some baths were empty entirely, but it exposed some of the amazing technology of the time. There were rectangular stones stacked in columns all over the floor of the bath. The columns would harness the heat from the hot springs below, the heat would carry up through the pillars and heat the floor that sat on top. Quite amazing!
I'd say put Bath and the Roman Baths on your must see list! Bath is a beautiful town if you've got the time to explore it. Thankfully I had already visited Bath earlier in the year, but I did feel a twinge of guilt that Mum and Dad couldn't see most of it while they were here. Before heading back to the bus we stopped at a little cafe and had a bite to eat. Afterwards we made our way back home on the bus.
All in all it was a great day! There were certain parts of the tour that could have been better, but for the most part it was quite enjoyable. It killed a few birds with one stone, so I really can't complain. We arrived back in the city fairly late. I had met up with some friends that evening while Mum and Dad explored the neighbourhood by themselves. To my surprise they didn't even get lost!
Our last day before Italy!
Today would be our last full day in London before we left for Italy. It would be a rather easy day — no major walking tours or explorations involved. We set out for Baker Street to visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
If you're a fan of the series Sherlock, have a fascination for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, this is a must see! With a small shop on the first level, you pay for your entrance inside — see if you can get through the shop without buying anything first! Then you make your way upstairs to Sherlock and Dr. Watson's place of residence. It's a step back in time to be sure. My poor mum at this point had turned to me and said, "how cool is it that they used to live here?" A bit confused, I asked her what she was talking about. The look of puzzlement on her face clearly showed me she thought Sherlock was a real person. I felt terrible to be the one to break it to her that Sherlock Holmes was in fact a figment of Doyle's imagination. It was as if I told her Santa didn't exist! I broke her heart…
Getting past the upsetting news, we spent the rest of the day wandering close to the hotel. For one of our final dinners in London, I took them to Jamie Oliver's Union Jack. If you get a chance to, stop in for a lunch or dinner here. It's a great menu with some fantastic cocktails!
Tomorrow our journey to Italy would begin! I'd be crossing off one of the final few things on my bucket list and I couldn't be more excited! Despite my excitement for Italy, this also brings to mind that this was my last full week in London. It is with a heavy heart I have to say goodbye to such a wonderful city. The year has come and gone so quickly that I feel like I didn't have enough time to enjoy London. The friends I've made, the memories I've created…it will be one of the most difficult things leaving this city.
Pushing back my tears, I get ready for what lies ahead! Stay tuned for my Italian adventure!
Until next time…

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Susan Laxton will deliver a lecture titled John Stezaker, Image Thief as part of the Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. This lecture will explore the work of John Stezaker within the context of art history and contemporary art practice, especially in relationship to photography.
John Stezaker, Image Thief
Using collage and montage to deform popular imagery has long been a strategy of avant-garde artists seeking to resist "instrumental language," or words and images consumed unthinkingly as mere vehicles of information. John Stezaker's work joins this tradition of bungling the lines of communication, a critical strategy aimed at the passive consumption of media images we have naturalized as our visual field. That Stezaker draws his material exclusively from readymade imagery, citing rather than creating, places his unique form of "anti-expression" within the category of contemporary strategies of appropriation that work against the purported transparency of the photographic image to illuminate its deployment as a vehicle of persuasion. The strange syncretism of his found and recombined images, and the cognitive dissonance they in turn produce, are newly relevant in the contemporary context of hyper-availability enabled by the Internet. They offer a model for sorting art from artifice in a contemporary culture that embraces reuse, recycling, and brazen piracy as its primary means of expression.
Susan Laxton is assistant professor of art history at the University of California, Riverside, specializing in the history of photography and the European avant-gardes. She has been the recipient of fellowships at Princeton University and The Institute for Advanced Study. Her most recent work, forthcoming in the journal Critical Inquiry, is on Gerhard Richter's overpainted snapshots; her essays on games, chance, and indeterminacy in the visual arts can already be found in October, Papers of Surrealism, the exhibition catalog Chance Aesthetics, and scattered among a number of recent anthologies. She is the author of the exhibition catalog Paris as Gameboard: Man Ray's Atgets, and is currently finishing a book on ludic strategies in Surrealism.


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BTS shows off their humorous dancing skills to girl group tracks on "Weekly Idol"
Idol group BTS made an exciting appearance on the recent episode of MBC Every1's Weekly Idol where they showed off their dancing skills not only to their own songs but to girl group songs!
Aired on December 16th, the first member up was J-Hope who danced to Red Velvet's "Ice Cream Cake," following much of the original choreography before showing off hilarious freestyle moves.
Next up was member V who chose to dance to Girls' Generation's "Gee," everyone raving over how cute he looked as he started to burst into laughter mid-way.
Rap Monster takes the stage next with an epic cover of EXID's "Up & Down," moving his hips hilariously but on point from side to side, causing everyone on the set to roar in laughter. Super Junior's Heechul, taking part of the show as one of the MCs alongside Defconn, loved the move so much he even tried it with Rap Monster as well!
Jungkook and Jimin takes on "Up & Down" as well with their own personal charisma (and moves). Watch it below:


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2018 was 6th warmest year globally of last 40 years. Global temperature trend has been downwards since El Nino peak in February 2016.
The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for December, 2018 was +0.25 deg. C, down a little from +0.28 deg. C in November:
The 2018 globally averaged temperature anomaly, adjusted for the number of days in each month, is +0.23 deg. C, making 2018 the 6th warmest year in the now-40 year satellite record of global lower tropospheric temperature variations.
The linear temperature trend of the global average lower tropospheric temperature anomalies from January 1979 through December 2018 remains at +0.13 C/decade.


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That was three years ago with SharePoint 2010 and since then, I have learnt my lesson. Social is very hard to measure a return on, though not impossible.
What is SharePoint Social? Know what you are selling
Before you can attempt to explain to someone what SharePoint Social is and what they can expect from it, you need to understand it yourself. Let's look at what fits under this giant hat of Social in SharePoint.
Microblogging and feeds
One of the long awaited features for SharePoint has been microblogging. What exactly is microblogging? The ability to post a message, participate in conversations with comments and replies. But also tagging and mentioning others using the "@" symbol. Showing that you agree with something someone else said by clicking on "Like".
But because it's built in to SharePoint, you can actually even click on Follow Up and have it create a Task in your My site for you to follow up.
As part of Microblogging, you can also "Follow" Sites, Documents, People and Tags to stay current on everything happening, kind of like subscribing.
This is a new Site Template that arrived with SharePoint 2013, it's called Community Sites. This new template is an attempt to replace the old Discussion Board that wasn't so popular in previous versions of SharePoint.
The Site allows users to have discussions and questions on topics that are relevant to the company. It also includes a reputation and badge system to reward active members and incites them to keep participating. What's fun is that the Discussions leverage all of the Microblogging features mentioned above.
Interesting as well is that there is a Community Portal that pulls all the Community Sites together for easy navigation.
My Sites
A few people think My Sites have disappeared and that it is now called SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro -- this is false.
If you want to learn more about SkyDrive Pro I invite you to read this complete definition: What is SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint 2013. My Sites are still the same, a personal Site Collection each user gets. There has been many improvements to the User Interface to make it more intuitive and has some cool features thanks to the Microblogging and the new Search engine.
Once My Sites are deployed, they become the default Save location for people running Office 2013. Push them to use the My Site or "SkyDrive Pro" library more and more.
Sharing is now Security Management
To make it easier on users and manage security on files and folders, the "Share" button has been introduced.
Learning Opportunities
The notion of "permissions" is hidden or reduced from the average SharePoint User and replaced with a very social-like "sharing" concept. "I would like to share this with John so that he may view the document".
Newsfeed Web Part
Though we have already covered the Microblogging feature in SharePoint 2013, I think we can isolate the Newsfeed Web Part into its own category. That's because the Web Part can be added on any page and offers the Microblogging features mentioned earlier.
And when the Newsfeed Web Part is used on other sites, it still shows up in the users main Newsfeed if they follow the site. In the picture below, you can see the message posted earlier in the Community Site.
Be Prepared to Show What the Return Is
This is the million-dollar question: what is this going to do for our business? This is where I froze back a few years ago when asked a very similar question. How do we measure the return of activating all these social features? If I had the complete answer, you could be sure I'd be somewhere else right now. The thing is, it is very difficult, but not entirely impossible. A lot of it will have to do with calculating the time it takes to search certain things or find content with and without these features. The best is always to focus on problems the business is living with today and show how some of these specific social features would fix them.
A mistake is going in there and trying to sell this as a Facebook for the Enterprise. Stay away from such comparisons as much as possible and focus on the problems existing and how you will fix them. If the company is selling cardboard then they couldn't care less about a Facebook for Enterprise, even if it's the latest "trend." Tell them that you could increase new employee's performance by providing a Community Site with answers to questions and you'll see a very different reaction.
Know Your Stuff
As mentioned earlier, the key takeaway from this article is to stay away from comparisons with popular social medias and focusing on real problems that need to be solved. But that's not going to happen by magic; you need to know what you're talking about.
SharePoint is not the only platform in the world that can help. Yammer is focused particularly on Microblogging and has some much more polished, tailor-made features to respond to some business needs a lot better than the Out of the Box SharePoint can. Though it is often mentioned alongside SharePoint, it is a separate cloud-based offering only. Some integration is possible but is very limited for now. Already we have seen it grow with the recent release of Office 365 and the Newsfeed linked to Yammer instead of SharePoint and I am sure we can expect more in the future.
My advice, know what SharePoint can do, understand Yammer and keep an open mind on third party add-ons that will improve the general experience. But always focus on the need of the business and not bringing a Facebook into the Enterprise.


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Since I've already shared that I use my Instant Pot to proof bread, you probably won't be surprised to discover that it also works well for pizza dough. That's a big deal to me because I don't have to worry about finding that warm enough (but not too warm) spot: something I seem to struggle with. Using the yogurt setting on my pot has resulted in perfect dough every time.
I tried out this pizza dough recipe from Cooking With Karli, and used it to make Ricotta and Spinach Calzones from Kitschen Cat, which I served with marinara sauce for dipping.
Easy and pretty tasty. I do plan to experiment with different fillings: maybe BBQ Chicken, Buffalo Chicken, or Spinach and Artichoke. The possibilities are endless!


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When last we wrote about the Christmas Island pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus murrayi), things didn't look good for this rare species that is both tiny in size and in population. Just 20 or so of the microbats remain in the world, and conservationists hoped to capture the remaining wild population and start a captive-breeding program, a last-gasp chance to save the species for extinction.
Since then, things haven't gone well.
An attempt to capture and breed bats from a similar species have, so far, failed. The bats proven to be almost impossible to catch, and even harder to keep alive. Just two bats were captured, but one has since died.
The remaining bat needs to be hand-fed to survive, according to Peter Cochrane, Australia's Director of National Parks. Since this was a test-case to see if captive-breeding Christmas Island bats was even possible, it suggests that the future of the critically endangered pipistrelles may be brief.
Meanwhile, wildlife activists have told The Daily Telegraph that the pipistrelle bat population may have become even smaller, and there may now be just four bats left, according to the un-named sources.
Australia still hasn't ruled out funding a captive-breeding program for the increasingly rare bats, and could make a decision in the next month, but the question remains, will any action be in time?
Image: Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), a relative of the Christmas Island pipistrelle, via Wikipedia


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And They Say Obama's Out of Touch
From Peter Baker's profile of Obama in the NYT magazine:
As we talked in the Oval Office, Obama acknowledged that the succession of so many costly initiatives, necessary as they may have been, wore on the public. "That accumulation of numbers on the TV screen night in and night out in those first six months I think deeply and legitimately troubled people," he told me. "They started feeling like: Gosh, here we are tightening our belts, we're cutting out restaurants, we're cutting out our gym membership, in some cases we're not buying new clothes for the kids. And here we've got these folks in Washington who just seem to be printing money and spending it like nobody's business."
Restaurants? Gym memberships? Surely things aren't that bad.


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When there are so many digital diversions competing for our attention is it any wonder that we've all but lost the art of focus?
Research conducted by Dr. Glenn Wilson at King's College, London University found that constant interruptions such as emails, surfing the Internet, texting, etc. resulted in a significant, albeit temporary, drop in the IQ of 1,100 participants in his study. Moreover, the constant interruptions had similar adverse effects to losing a night's sleep.
In the five year research program, it was also discovered that due to changes in technology there has been a change in the way we read and think.
Researchers found that rather than fully reading Internet articles and journals, subjects "skimmed" and "bounced" from source to source rather than fully reading any one article.
According to Maryanne Wolf, a developmental psychologist formery of Tufts University, when we read online in a scattered, hurried fashion we are weakening our ability to interpret text and make the important mental connections that we make when we read deeply.Therefore, in order to counteract this lessening of our abilities to focus and concentrate, it is more important than ever to become proactive and ensure we remain sharp and engaged in our work, our studies and ultimately life itself.
2. Avoid Multitasking. In the recent past multitasking was considered to be productive, however, the latest research has shown it can actually reduce productivity by as much as 40 percent.
According to an article from the American Psychological Association, doing more than one task at a time, especially a complex one, takes a toll on productivity.
Psychologists studying mental processes (cognition) have found that the mind/brain was not designed for doing multiple tasks.
Not only is time actually lost in attempts to multitask, but the mental overload it causes can be catastrophic.
Given the new research, it stands to reasons that our focus will be much improved if we concentrate on one task at a time.
3. Build your focus muscles. In the same way you gradually build body muscles, you can build your focus muscles.
To begin, set aside a fixed amount of time (ten, twenty or thirty minutes) to work on nothing but a particular task. After doing so, add another five minutes, or more if you can, and repeat the process over time and with different activities.
Each time you perform this exercise your focus will improve and you'll be amazed at your progress.
4. Read more. Not only is reading fun and beneficial for our brain health (it slows down cognitive decline), it also helps improve focus and concentration.
When you read, unlike skimming articles on the internet, you are required to pay attention in order to understand, connect and process the information.
Reading challenges your mind and stimulates the imagination. The more you read, the more you develop your ability to focus.
4. Take Breaks. Productivity experts recommend that we should take breaks from what we're doing somewhere between the 50-90 minute mark. According to Nathaniel Kleitman, a cutting edge sleep researcher, we have a "best rest-activity cycle" whereby we move from higher to lower alertness in 90 minute cycles, also known as the ultradian rhythm. In other words, your focus and concentration are most effective and potent within the 50-90 minute timeframe. Thus, taking a break serves both to refresh you and to renew your focus.
5. Anticipate and remove distractions. Before you set out to work or study, determine which distractions such as phone calls, texts, the temptation to check e-mails, and other people are likely to interrupt or distract you - then remove them. There is nothing worse than being prepared to work on a project and then being constantly interrupted. It not only breaks your focus, it frustrates you and prevents the flow of ideas and the ability to solve problems.
6. Get proper exercise. There is a reason that along with proper sleep, the recommendation to get proper exercise appears on every "how to be better at" list.
According to Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain," exercise improves your brain function by raising your focus and concentration for two to three hours afterwards. It also increases blood flow and levels of brain-derived proteins which also sharpens your overall thinking.
Another great exercise perk is that it helps build the brain's ability to ignore distractions which, we know is central for our ability to focus.
7. Get proper sleep. It's a no-brainer that poor sleep affects concentration. Studies have shown that sleep deprivation disrupts the capacity of brain cells to communicate with each other. This disruption leads to temporary cognitive lapses that affect memory and the ability to focus. Lack of sleep also prevents neurons from functioning properly.
Similarly, just as various technological devices can cause distractions, they can also cause you to have poor sleep habits. Research has shown that blue light emanating from television screens, smart phones, computers and tablets can prevent proper sleep by suppressing the body's release of melatonin, increasing alertness and disturbing the body's circadian rhythm.
Ultimately, improving your focus will take effort and practice to hone; however, the ability to focus is essential for the successful accomplishing of goals and fulfilling of aspirations.Related:


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5 Home Improvement Projects Your Home Requirements This Year
Home improvement does not need to be something that is exceedingly expensive or that takes a lot of time. Think about these points to boost the worth and also performance of your home.
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Do you have a garage door that screeches as if it is in pain every time you open it? Probably it no more opens up in all. If so, changing it can give your house an instant new look without spending excessive. New versions are lightweight however are very long lasting.
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Do you require this sort of home improvement? If so, call a local professional today to start learning about your choices. You may be excited with just how easy as well as cost effective this process can be for your particular demands. You could also ask yourself why you waited so long.


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Podles gives both depth and pathos to 'Tancredi'
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Opera Boston introduced its compelling new production of Rossini's rarely heard opera "Tancredi'' last night at the Cutler Majestic Theatre. Part of the company's proclaimed mission is to mount deserving works that too rarely make it to the stage, but in this case, the worthy opera had the added benefit of serving as a star vehicle for the magnificent Polish contralto Ewa Podles, in her Boston debut. She did not disappoint.
Rossini's reputation as a composer of serious dramatic opera has been deeply overshadowed by the success of his comic masterpieces. For its part, "Tancredi,'' a "heroic melodrama'' based on Voltaire's 1760 tragedy of the same name, has a far-fetched plot that centers on two ill-starred lovers: exiled warrior Tancredi (a trouser role written for a contralto) and his true love Amenaide, who has been pledged in marriage to Orbazzano by her father Argirio.
Never mind the details. What matters is that the libretto drew from the young Rossini music of great beauty and surprising refinement. Stendhal once described hearing in its score "the massive grandeur of pride chiseled down into the fine contours of elegance.''
Apparently, Opera Boston leaders heard Podles in a Jordan Hall recital in 2006 and decided on the spot that they would try to sign her up for Tancredi, one of her signature roles. A smart move. Last night she sang with enormous dramatic presence and a bottomless font of deep and soulful tone.
There was slightly less pure white heat in her performance than I recalled from a recital several years ago, but perhaps more depth and pathos. She showed off powerful high and low notes, but it was the middle range of her voice that was so remarkably moving, a sound drenched in an aching worldly sorrow that fit this role perfectly.
Amanda Forsythe was a lovely, agile, and affecting Amenaide, even if her featherweight soprano naturally made for a lopsided pairing with Podles's vast contralto. Yeghishe Manucharyan was dramatically committed and vocally assured as Argirio and DongWon Kim made a strong company debut as Orbazzano. Victoria Avetisyan, with an attractive dark-hued mezzo, and Glorivy Arroyo rounded out the cast. Kristine McIntyre's production unobtrusively updated the action to 1930s Europe, and Gil Rose and his orchestra did good, characterful work in the pit.
Jeremy Eichler can be reached at email@example.com.


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Best free PHP frameworks 2016 have all the required features to develop a dynamic website. These useful PHP frameworks are powerful tool in web industry.
PHP frameworks are used to reduce the task of repetitive codes as well as make an effective website program in less time. As we all know, PHP is a very powerful programming language and most of the websites in the world are built on PHP. With the help of these free PHP frameworks you can build a website preciously and effective. There is no effect on the speed of websites after using this framework so basically it helps you improve the load time of a website. These are best PHP frameworks 2016 which are hand-picked by me to reduce your burden and save your time. Before using this free php frameworks 2016, you need to learn the basic php programming. If you are beginner then I suggest you to read PHP Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for PHP Programmers or The IBM I Programmer's Guide to PHP. PHP frameworks are developed after carefully researching on the requirement of the developers and thus here we collected only useful php frameworks of 2016.
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Best Useful Free PHP Frameworks 2016
In this article, I'd like to share a list of some best useful free PHP frameworks 2016 for enhancing your development skills. These free PHP frameworks 2016 are packed with amazing features and functionality. Enjoy this collection of best PHP frameworks 2016!
CakePHP makes building web applications simpler, faster and require less code. It can be used to build quickly with no configuration. Secure and friendly license.
Laravel is one of the best php frameworks for developers. It has some amazing features like RESTful Routing, composer powered, beautiful templating and much more.
CodeIgniter is a fully baked PHP framework. CodeIgniter is a proven, agile & open PHP web application framework with a small footprint. It is powering the next generation of web apps.
Zend Framework
Zend framework is the most popular php framework for modern, high-performaning PHP applications.
Phalcon is a web framework implemented as a C extension offering high performance and lower resource consumption.
Yii Framework
Yii framework is one of the best performing PHP frameworks for developing web 2.0 applications, as it includes a rich set of features, authentication, and role-based access control, scaffolding, testing etc.
FuelPHP is easy to use, simple, flexible, and a well-designed PHP5. The framework is great for experienced PHP developer, as well as beginners. Visit its great features.
Symfony is another popular framework among PHP developers. This is professional and advanced tool that helps developers build amazing web sites and applications.
PHPixie is a lightweight MVC PHP framework designed to be fast, easy to learn and provide a solid foundation for development.
Slim is a PHP micro framework that helps you quickly write simple yet powerful web applications and APIs.


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Greenwood Village-based Pipeline Industries Inc. has recently been cited with seven violations for exposing workers to various cave-in dangers at work sites in Colorado. These violations come with proposed fines of more than $180,000, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
An August and a September investigation by OSHA officials was the result of various reports indicating that employees were putting in sewer pipelines without having the proper safety measures set up in the area.
Our Boulder workers' compensation attorneys understand that there were nearly 300 people killed in excavation and trenching cave-in accidents from 2000 through 2006. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most of these accidents occur among workers who are employees by companies who employ fewer than 50 employees.
Two of the citations were willful violations. The company was cited for neglecting to provide the work site with the proper safety measures and for failing to have someone on site that could recognize hazards and remove employees as needed.
They were handed two additional serious violations because the company failed to keep information for the use of the shoring systems and for neglecting to provide safe egress and access to the trench.
That's not all! There were three repeat violations that the company got because it failed to make sure that the spoil pile was placed in the proper area and two different work sites and for failing to fix two ladders that had been damaged.
"A trench can quickly become a grave when an employer fails to protect workers from a trenching or excavation cave-in," said David Nelson, OSHA area director.
OSHA's current standards cover all excavation jobs that are 5 feet under the ground or deeper.
In excavation projects, the most dangerous and most common accidents that happen are the result of cave-ins. Still, workers need to be cautious when doing other work on the job site, including handling electricity, working near moving traffic, handling materials and working with underground utilities.
Employees are required to assess each job before starting and to make sure that workers are provided with the proper safety protection to complete the job safely and with as minimal hazards as possible.


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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
Here's an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 57,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 21 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Click here to see the complete report.
Thanks to all who made this happen, especially Nneka, Isioma, Nwando, Joy Bishop and Uloaku Nnoli, WordPress named you as the top commenters.
Thanks to referrals from sites such as easyshopeasycook, Nigerian blog awards and SYTYCC group on Facebook, you guys rock.
Thanks especially to Nikon who helped make this happen by giving me a great deal on one of their digital cameras. Acquiring that piece of equipment turned the picture quality of the blog around and took it to a whole new level!
The difference is clear right? Thanks Nikon Nigeria for believing in Clara's Corner.
Thanks to all the visitors who clicked on the blog, added to the blog stats and especially took out time to comment, it's very encouraging to create and have people appreciate and validate it. There were many times when I didn't feel like cooking let alone sharing on the blog but I did anyway. The progress this 1 year old blog has made is as a result of all your encouraging words.
Now behind the scenes in pictures:
Happy moments..
Sneak peek of 2015
Recipee I'd like to do over
Never made it to the blog
Planned for months…
Can't get enough of!
The list goes on…
I don't know how I can begin to thank this one person who has been the wind in my sail, the one who has encouraged me and stayed hungry most times while I cook and take pictures for 3 hours a meal that should be done in 1 hour! The one who eats whatever I cook no matter how it tastes, thank you! My dearest husband, dalu! My helper of destiny, God bless and keep you for me, may you find purpose and fulfillment in all you do! I appreciate you!
All thanks goes to the ONE who gives me daily inspiration, the one who tells me what to do with strange ingredients and how to combine flavours. The one who gave me this cooking talent in the first place and has made a 1 year 6month old blog a blessing to many homes. Chef?….naa, it's my number one source of inspiration, God the Father but especially the Holy Spirit and ah! Christ who made that privilege possible. Thank you LORD.
Thanks to everyone once again, 2015 will be better by God's grace!
Wishing you all a great 31st night and the wisdom to write new goals and grace to fulfil them in the coming year. I honestly do appreciate you all and pray that God will add colour to your lives the same way you added to mine.
One love, Azu! 😀
Jisie Ike dear. You are doing a great job.
Wow!!! My darling chef I can't stop thanking you enough for bringing a lot of zeal and excitement in the pleasure of cooking. We r with u by God's grace come 2015. Our other planned recipes shud still be in the pipeline too oh! See you in 2015. Loads of love
Welldone Azu!
Congrats, Many more blessings to come.
Great job!!!!!!!!!! I salute you.


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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Lucas Torreira has been at Arsenal just a matter of months but the tough-tackling midfielder already looks like the kind of player the club has been missing for years.
The Uruguay international will make only his seventh Premier League start when Wolves visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, yet his importance to Unai Emery's rapidly improving team is clear.
Operating in central midfield, Torreira has offered a combative presence, providing his back four with protection while his use of the ball has been similarly impressive.
Other players in Emery's line-up may have provided more spectacular moments during the Gunners' 15-game unbeaten run.
However, it is the contribution of Torreira and Granit Xhaka, transformed from the inconsistent player of recent seasons, that have given reason to believe this Arsenal side has the steel to sustain their early charge.
The pair have instilled a balance in the team that was lacking for long periods during the final years of Arsene Wenger's reign.
Having built his early success in north London around a midfield led by Patrick Vieira, Wenger's failure to resolve the apparent frailties of his later sides was at times baffling.
Lucas Torreira appreciation post.
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— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) November 9, 2018
Gilberto Silva provided admirable service but since the Brazil international left for Panathinaikos 10 years ago, few players have shown themselves capable of filling what often appeared to be an obvious gap.
The arrival of Torreira in a £27 million ($35 million) deal from Sampdoria this summer, however, appears to have ended the wait.
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Emery eased the 22-year-old into his new life in English football, introducing the player from the bench for the first five league games, before deciding Torreira was up to speed.
And his gritty performance in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Liverpool confirmed he has settled into his new surroundings.
"You have to give credit to him because he's someone who works hard, who wants to work hard and who shows that on the pitch as well," said Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi.
"Against Liverpool he recovered a lot of balls, and that makes it not only easier for the defenders, but for the whole team.
"I've changed a lot of leagues, a lot of countries myself and I know it's not easy to settle in. I think he's done it brilliantly well."
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— Lucas Torreira 34 (@LTorreira34) November 3, 2018
The performance of Emery's team against Liverpool strengthened the belief that they have a chance of emerging as genuine contenders in the Premier League title race.
Arsenal's main priority is to return to the Champions League after missing out last season and challenging at the top of the table would be an added bonus.
Performances have steadily improved and Emery's impact is already being felt.
The next test is to maintain this form and the loss of England forward Danny Welbeck to a serious ankle injury this week will not help.
But Torreira has so far provided Arsenal with qualities they have been lacking and if the midfielder continues to perform as he has, the Gunners may have to review their targets as they head into the second half of the season.


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I wanted to create something simple to keep in my purse to keep track of holiday gifts and such for Christmas and Birthdays. Why birthdays you ask??? We have alot of birthdays between December and January (around 10 or so) and I thought this would also help keep track of those over the holidays so I have my notes all in one spot.
I used XL Label Borders, Honey Do List, and Anyday Bingo & Crossword stamp sets from My Creative Time.
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So, not long after we posted last week's episode, the genuinely sad news broke that Outsiders has been cancelled by WGN in their bid to take the channel in a 'new direction'. I don't know or care to know what that means. Outsiders is being shopped to several different outlets and a third season is not entirely off the cards. But as it stands, this and the upcoming season finale may be all we get of the story of the Farrell of Shay Mountain.
Which sucks. It's a great show and a popular one, too. Write and tweet about it as much as we can, folks. Save Outsiders. Save Shay Mountain.
Lil Foster is having a colour-dampened nightmare about the mountain. He sees Elon walking through a wasteland, ravaged and polluted. Oil cans litter the scorched earth, the trees are all gone. Lil Foster follows Elon through a a thick smog to the edge of a ravine. Elon hands Lil his sketch from the prison. Lil Foster realises that this whole time is drawing is the mountain after it was mined out, when it's just a hole in the ground.
He wakes in the beautiful green forest with Big Foster hiding Lil's bike as they head back up the mountain after their raid.
Down in town, the National Guard have been called in after the three armed robberies and that whole, ya know, thing. Wade is disturbed by the sight as he heads over to the coroner's office. On the surface, Haylie's death is still just a suicide. Her few injuries are all from her days up the mountain and she appears to have been strangled by hanging. Wade's suspicious, naturally and at the hotel room it gets worse; her suicide note is a single typed word, 'Sorry', on her laptop, and there's no sign of a struggled, forced entry or, by the way … the mason jars.
Wade retrieves her locked phone, but so far, the room hasn't been thoroughly searched. Oooh, guys.
Matt meets a room full of shady political types who dress down his shockingly poor handling of just about everything. The Farrell have won a great deal of goodwill in recent weeks, and the coal company's position is far less secure than it was once. People will be a lot less likely to support the armed National Guard dragging Farrell off the mountain when the Farrell just showed themselves to be utterly ordinary men, women and children.
Matt offers to resign at once, though if he's allowed to stay on, thinks he can fix things so both the people and the Government will throw all their weight behind One Planet and dragging the Farrell off the mountain. One staffer asks how, and a more experienced fat cat warns him not to ask questions he doesn't want an answer to.
Cut to Matt with the recently abducted Gordon. Gordon is one of many aliases, and this asshole is an ecoterrorist who has literally killed people in bombings. Matt will give Gordon to the Feds, unless of course Gordon wants to make a few new, Farrell shaped friends.
And then we cut again to Gordon heading up the mountain to meet the clan. He's taken to Gwen and the Fosters, both Big and Lil. Everyone is openly suspicious of him as he launches his pitch; One Planet are preparing to dynamite their way up the mountain, and start moving their digging and mining equipment into place.
Big wants to fight, Gwen worries about their supplies, and the fact they have elderly folk and kids to care about.
Gordon is a pretty masterful manipulator and Lil Foster suggests just stealing the dynamite, without any conflict, to at least slow down progress.
Gwen is against the plan, but seems reluctant to wield The Oak to fully shut it down.
Gordon shows Big, Lil and Phil'Up -– who along with Gordon has taken on aspects of Asa's role, I guess –- to the yard. They spot cameras, guard dogs and armed guards but they're not worried about overcoming that. Gordon knows the codes to the crate the dynamite is hidden in and when the place will be closed, but for two guards. Big finally notices how suspicious it is that Gordon is this well-informed and immediately figures out his plan is designed to screw them in some way.
Lil Foster warns Gordon that Lil will die and take Gordon with him, before he goes back to Lostie prison.
At night, Hasil and Sally Anne are making love, though Hasil is distracted by the National Guard trucks — their presence, and the Farrell raid having shook him. His people have never needed to take so much before, so something must be wrong.
There's also the small issue that the Guard's presence has killed Fight Club, so they can't make any money.
The next day Sally-Ann visits the fight fixer, walking through the National Guard. Blackburg has echoes of a war zone.
The fixer has already gotten an address for a major fight in Tennessee, and warns that Hasil will have really dangerous opponents. He's actually already planned for their future before Sally Anne even asked. I like this guy.
Wade is questioning Matt and other people from One Planet, and asks for access to Haylie's email and phone, just so he can do his due diligence. They stonewall him, what with there being no official crime and therefore, no reason to investigate. Wade asks Matt about the mason jars, reminding him and the room that they, Wade and Matt, discussed those same jars mere moments after Haylie left he sheriff's station. Matt denies any knowledge of their existence.
This is a mistake.
Wade races back to the hotel room and searches carefully, but finds nothing. Then, in the bathroom, he finds spilled powder and realises it's pepper. He searches for the jars, and finds Haylie's hidden samples. OH GURL.
Wade goes to the evidence cage at the station and gets Haylie's phone, which is locked. But he whips it over to Donnie, the computer repair guy from season 1 who helped hack Asa's drone, and I think fenced Farrell wine for them for a while.
Donnie technobabbles at Wade, and the long and short is he unlocks the phone, and Wade sees Haylie's pictures of the Farrell clan, the school and people at work. And then, of course, the poisoned water and soil.
Wade regards the samples, realising what they must be.
Gordon is being thrown off the mountain by the Fosters Big and Lil, who just don't trust him. Good!
He claims he's not just there to help. The Feds have falsely accused him of murder and now, they're using him. This strikes a chord with Lil who lets him talk so Gordon shows them pictures on his laptop of other mines, great pits in the ground where mountains used to be.
He says transporting the mine equipment is incredibly costly for One Planet, so if the Farrell blow a shit load of it up, it could scare the coal folk into backing off. Again, not a bad plan provided no one dies. Asa and Big did a similar thing in season one by trashing loads of mine equipment to slow down the progress being made.
Problem this time is, it's Gordon, with Big and Lil, who are far from their best and most rational.
Once again, as always, I miss Asa. I also feel like more and more of Gordon's back story were originally going to be what Asa would have been doing in his ten years gone.
Gordon admits he was sent to spy on them by the coal folk, but he wants to save the mountain, if they can work together.
They go to Gwen, who is dead against it and thinks Gordon will just lead them to trouble. She points out their willingness to trust an actual outsider to help, but they're dead set on their plan. Again, she won't wield her Oak to shut it down. They leave to go and raise some hell.
A sincerely apologetic Butch has turned up at Hasil's place, wanting to make things right. He offers to do anything to fix things, as he truly values Hasil as a friend. Sally-Ann asks if they can use his car to get to the fight and Butch goes one better, and offers to pick up his old job as corner man. Hasil accepts and friendship fixed, they hug. Yay!
Wade has had the water and soil samples tested, and learns they're poisoned with a modified form of Agent Orange holy shit, Matt!
Like the shit used in Vietnam, it's a defoliant — it kills plants — but the modifications mean it sinks into the root system and surrounding soil, and remains active for 10 years.
Wade reels, and makes sure all the results are properly logged and recorded, and rushes out to see the doctor.
Up the hill, Big approaches Gwen to ask for her blessing on the mission. She won't give it. Because he's Big and still totally fucking awful, he goes back to insisting she owes him her love and trust because of how super-great he's been these last few weeks.
She tells him exactly where to shove that line of thinking, but he keeps on. She reminds him she married him out of fear, and there is and will never be love between them. He rages, and she stares dead into his eyes and says she releases him from his oath. He balks and demands she stop; she holds out a hand in his face and invokes 'I untie thee'.
Three times and it's done and like that, he's not her husband anymore.
He rages and shakes with anger while she fights tears, then he storms out, leaving her alone.
She did the right thing and I'm proud of her. But, we all know Big. He'll use this an excuse for something terrible, you watch.
Wade is going over the post-mortem report for Haylie with a fine tooth comb. Cause of death is strangling, mode is hanging. Once again suicide appears to be the most obvious cause but he finds mention of a head injury she must have received mere moments before her death. From the description of the injury, it likely would have impaired her somewhat. The doctor assures him it's often seen in hangings where the person strangled, due to the length of time it takes to die and prolonged thrashing of the body. Wade isn't convinced, and goes back to the hotel room again.
He finds a coffee table with a crack in one corner. In the broken glass there he finds trapped an single blonde hair. Now he has proof; Haylie was murdered.
Sheriff Wade Houghton. My man.
If ONLY he could communicate to the Farrell that he's about to shut it all down.
Butch and Hasil train for his fight, and watch videos of his upcoming opponent. Hasil warns Butch to bet on the other guy.
Gordon, the Fosters both, and Phil'up approach the workyard. They throw dosed meat to the guard dogs and awesomely take out the CCTV with hand slingshots. Big and Lil Foster appear on great terms as they mutually take out the cameras.
Big is grinning, entirely in his element. The guards come out to check the cameras, and Big and Phil'up lead them on a chase through the woods. Lil and Gordon race for the dynamite storage shed and break inside, taking the dynamite and the other equipment they'd need to make it into bombs.
But, there's an unknown third guard at the yard, and he corners the men inside the shed. Lil Foster prepares to shoot his way out, but Gordon edges outside, hands raised, acting innocent. He claims he was abducted by Farrell while camping and forced to come here. He sends the guard into the shed after Lil, and once his back is turned, clubs the dude unconscious and takes his rifle, saving the day.
Big and Phil'up return in time for Gordon to score some points with the Farrell, making up for his 'not knowing' there was a third guard. This fucking guy.
Hasil and The Crew arrive at the Tennessee fight and meet his opponent, a Ghanaian kid named Francois, who goes by the nickname 'The Hyena'. He has all of Hasils's acrobatic athleticism, but he's taller and bigger. The fight is brutal and at first fairly well matched, with Hasil and Francois exchanging blows, twisting in and out of chokeholds on each other. Then Francois lands a devastating blow to the back of Hasil's skull that nearly knocks the boys soul out.
Hasil reels and while dazed, he stares into the crowd. He sees silent Farrell watching, staring. Amongst them is the lost Barnabas, who Hasil had to leave behind the last time he left the Mountain.
He blinks and they're gone. He gets back into the fight, but The Hyena comes out of his corner like a goddamned hurricane, and Hasil is lucky to escape alive after Francois delivers two bone-rattling hits in succession that leave Hasil out for the count.
Except later, back home, Butch hands the kid eleven grand. When asked how, he shrugs that he took Hasil's advice and bet on the other guy. So, it's actually all good! He leaves them so Sally-Ann can get giddy over what they can do with the money. Hasil is distracted and talks about seeing his kin in the crowd. Sally-Ann realises he needs to go home and see what's going on. She sadly tells him to go, but then come back to her. He agrees, though they look at each other like they both know there's no guarantee he'll return.
She watches him leave a little while later, dressed in his Farrell clothes, as he walks into the dark mountain forest.
Guys. My heart.
Gordon and the Farrell part ways for him to head back to town, while they go off and do The Terrorism. I mean 'The Plan'. They're suspicious of his leaving, but he again assures them he's on their side.
And then, he at once goes to see Matt to explain that yes in fact, as he said to the Farrell, he deviated from his orders to spy on the clan. Now they have dynamite. Matt isn't happy, but Gordon explains that now the Farrell will blow a bunch of shit up, and Matt and his cronies can drag them off the mountain and have their way. He doesn't give a shit about the Farrells or any humans, who he calls poison. He just believes in saving this beautiful Earth.
Oh, this fucking guy.
Matt calmly throws back that when the mountain is a smoking hole in the ground, he'll remember Gordon's words.
Okay, Matt, you murderous piece of diseased animal intestinal lining, you get this one; Haaa! Shut up, Gordon.
We finish with Big Foster, who goes to see a distressed Gwen. He admits they stole the dynamite against her wishes, and that he utterly failed any change he had at earning real love or trust from her.
He reminds her he's always loved her, and I'll remind you he's literally 30 years older than her and has known her since her birth, and the Farrell have a relatively communal way of life — which means he's been a parental figure to her, and none of his obsession with her is okay, at all.
Anyway, Big Foster goes onto say that for all that … she's not equal to the Oak she holds. She's not right for these times, and she's no Bren'in to him.
She fires back he'll be the death of the mountain; he says he'll always love her (eeeeeeeeeeeew), but he'll win this war.
He walks off into the wind, looking like the old Big Foster, and honestl,y kind of badass.
And with that, we head into the season, and quite possibly series finale.
Ged Ged Yah.


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The Cat and the Moon
Dir. Alex Wolff
114 Mins | USA
Teenager Nick (Alex Wolff) comes to New York City to temporarily live with a Jazz musician friend of his late father's while his mom is in rehab. During his time in the city, he befriends a group of kids who show him what New York has to offer.


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Same-Sex Married Couples and Retirment Plans
On April 4, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2014-19 and a set of Frequently Asked Questions ("Notice"). The Notice is intended to clarify certain tax implications in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Windsor v. U.S. The Notice requires plans to be administered to reflect the Windsor ruling effective as of June 26, 2013, but does not require plans to retroactively recognize same-sex spouses prior to that date. In addition, the IRS clarified the requirements for any Windsor-related plan amendments.
In Windsor, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. Section 3 of DOMA previously had provided that, for purposes of all federal laws, the word "marriage" means "only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife," and the word "spouse" refers "only to a person of the opposite-sex who is a husband or wife."
Prior to the Notice, the IRS had issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17 providing that same-sex couples legally married in a jurisdiction with laws authorizing same-sex marriage will be treated as married for federal tax purposes, regardless of whether the couple resides in a state where same-sex marriage is recognized. This IRS approach recognizing same-sex marriages based on the "state of celebration" took effect September 16, 2013. At that time, the IRS promised to issue additional guidance regarding the retroactive impact of the Windsor decision. The Notice issued on April 4th now addresses the retroactivity issue.
The Notice clarifies that, effective as of June 26, 2013, retirement plans must be administered in a manner that reflects the Windsor ruling. Notably, the Notice provides that plans are not required to retroactively recognize same-sex spouses prior to that date. In addition, plans that initially applied a "state of residence" approach, as opposed to the IRS' state of celebration approach, are not required to retroactively adopt the state of celebration approach prior to September 16, 2013. A state of residence approach means the plan extended spousal rights and benefits only to same-sex spouses legally married and residing in a jurisdiction where same-sex marriage is legal or recognized.
Not requiring retirement plans to retroactively recognize same-sex spouses prior to the June 26, 2013 effective date of the Windsor ruling mitigates potential plan liabilities for death benefits and other benefits for same-sex spouses prior to that date. Specifically, unless a plan sponsor voluntarily elects to recognize same-sex spouses prior to that date, the IRS guidance relieves the plan sponsor from a dilemma of either (1) reissuing benefit election paperwork to participants with same-sex spouses who elected benefits prior to that date or (2) risking plan disqualification. In addition, plans are not required to recognize a same-sex spouse for purposes of death benefit payments (such as the qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity (QPSA) under a defined benefit plan) prior to that date.
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Socati Showcases Broad-Spectrum CBD Ingredients, with Non-dectable THC, at SupplySide West
CBD industry leader Socati is at the forefront of hemp technology and hemp derived ingredients. The company currently provides a well-vetted, high-quality, and reliable bulk CBD ingredients for the consumable products' market.
This October 15–19, Socati joined over 1,300 exhibiting suppliers at the 2019 Supply Side West (SSW) event in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Supply Side West is a networking event of unmatched size. In fact, it's the largest in the consumer goods industry. Over 17,000 ingredient buyers and the suppliers who support them come together to share ideas and discuss industry expansion. This year, for the first time ever, Supply Side West hosts exhibitions that include samples, demonstrations, and products containing hemp-based CBD. The connections forged at SSW and the ideas that power the discussions at the event shape the strategies that drive business forward.
Focused on the health and nutrition segment, SSW features more than 1,300 exhibiting companies showcasing over 10,000 ingredients and the solutions that unlock growth. Attendees enjoy all of the hallmarks of a successful trade show, including educational events, industry expert speakers, exhibitors, networking receptions, and tastings.
At an event like this, it's no wonder a company like Socati will hold court. CBD and hemp-derived products are, after all, becoming household names. Businesses want to offer solutions to consumers to capitalize on this growing trend. The popularity of CBD was seen in the wide array of workshops, education forums, breakouts and numerous booths that featured CBD as their headliner. CBD's tremendous popularity at SSW marks a growing legitimacy for hemp-derived, CBD products.
During the event, Socati discussed its innovation and the state of hemp and CBD today with business people from several niches in the consumer industry. This powerful flow of information is crucial for the explosive growth predicted in the CBD sector.
The strides that Socati is making in the CBD industry helps support the burgeoning trade. As the cannabinoid business stretches its legs in newly opened pastures, the room for innovation and success is incredible. It's matched only by the consumer demand for safe CBD products.
Who Is Socati?
Socati is an American company leading the charge for consistent, safe, and reliable CBD ingredients. Its industrial-scale operation leads the industry in seed genetics, extraction, and purification of cannabinoid ingredients. It's technology and know-how is leading the way in producing ingredients rich with CBD and other cannabinoids and containing non-detectable levels of THC.
Socati is headquartered in Austin, Texas, here it can keep an eye and ear on the ever-growing segment of the consumer goods market. The company also operates facilities in Missoula, Montana, and Woodburn, Oregon.
It's a brave new world when hemp and cannabinoid products become true job creators. However, that world is certainly upon us.
"The demand for CBD is increasing exponentially. It's very difficult to remove THC while leaving the full spectrum of other naturally occurring cannabinoids. We're poised to be a leading supplier to meet the high standards of top consumer brands as they incorporate CBD into their products." –Josh Epstein, Socati CEO
Socati's work resides at the nexus of nature and science. The company believes that there is the potential for incredible change and a positive impact at this crossroads. Specifically, it focuses on building a worldwide broad-spectrum CBD extract supply chain for companies in the consumer goods market. This includes CBD-rich ingredients, strain genetics to influence cannabinoid composition of seeds, regulation development, and THC abatement procedures. In the future, the company hopes to expand this repertoire to include other services that the industry needs.
Thanks to significant investments in hemp technology and a commitment to innovative market disruption, Socati provides its cannabinoid products to major manufacturers and brands on an industrial scale. The company's commitment to quality assurance and research and development provides a commodity as desirable as CBD products: trust. To deliver this, Socati produces ingredients in an SQF Certified facility. The facility uses GMP standards to ensure extracts are all natural, food-grade, kosher, and ingredient grade.
Hemp Today
Hemp is a misunderstood part of the Cannabis plant. The word hemp itself is not a scientific term, but a broad classification for parts of the plant, that was adopted into our culture, much like the word marijuana. Hemp is a term that has been used to classify varieties of Cannabis that contained less than .03% or less THC content (by dry weight).
Recently, the U.S. government legalized hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill. Per section 10113 of the Farm Bill, hemp cannot contain more than 0.3 percent THC by dry weight. Any cannabis plant that contains more than 0.3 percent THC would be considered non-hemp cannabis—or marijuana—and under federal law would has no legal protection under the law. Hemp that meets the guidelines can be legally cultivated in certain states, that have state authorized hemp programs.
Growing industrial hemp today is legal in some states and can be used for a wide variety of consumer goods. Hemp seed oil does not naturally contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. This has made hemp seed oil a popular alternative for many types of products since it is renewable resource and can offer different benefits for some people, e.g. people who cannot consume dairy find hemp milk a good alternative.
Of course, CBD itself is also in demand. CBD is a plant compound previously ignored by government officials. This left hemp and CBD in a legal gray area prior to the Farm Bill that prevented palpable industry growth. Banks were reluctant to fund CBD ventures because of potential problems with the federal government. Likewise, many retailers refused to carry CBD products because the legal status was unclear. One of the goals of the bill was to pave the way for hemp industries to become job creators and increase revenue in areas hit hard by changing economic times.
Much curiosity surrounds CBD these days. Consumers are inundated with endless circulating stories about the compound. There is conflicting information stories of promising research and possible health improvements are coupled with false promises and news of unscrupulous companies falsely labeling and selling products that do not meet government regulations. While many consumer are extremely interested in trying this cannabinoid themselves, others are wary of the stigma hemp has always held.
Obviously, companies that manufacture and sell consumer products are interested in capitalizing on the wave of flourishing consumer interest, even if they don't have the infrastructure and knowledge to go "all in" on hemp.
When it comes to purchasing products that contain CBD, state regulations come into play. If an individual is wanting to purchase a product with CBD, it is imperative to know the laws of the state it is being purchased (and the laws of any state to which that product may transport).
This background and current state of affairs open the door for companies like Socati to truly innovate and drive the concept of CBD and hemp-derived ingredients forward into the new age.
"Once CBD-infused products are widely available, consumers will expect them to be made like others they routinely consume, using good manufacturing practices and quality standards with enforceable oversight. They'll want labeling that is standardized, accurate, relevant, and clear." –Josh Epstein, Socati CEO
What Does Socati Offer to the Consumable Products Industry?
Unfortunately, the CBD industry is only just emerging from under a blanket of suspicion due to its confusion with marijuana. The budding potential that it enjoys is a recent development, thanks to the remedies and resources provided in the Farm Bill. Specifically, the U.S. federal government has lifted a number of restrictions on industrial hemp production through this legislation. This is a first step in allowing hemp-derived and CBD businesses to operate similarly to other food and cosmetics ingredients companies. Socati is ready and helping to shape expectations.
A Standard for Regulation and Testing
A defined standard for testing and labeling is particularly important in the CBD industry because many competitors engage in false labeling to hide illegal amounts of THC in their CBD products. This can create significant legal and ethical problems for any manufacturers who purchase these inferior ingredients.
Conversely, Socati proudly assures its customers that its water-soluble CBD and broad-spectrum CBD oil contain non-detectable THC levels. Additionally, its products are processed in an SQF certified facility, and all Socati extracts are all natural, food-grade, kosher, and ingredient grade.
"Socati's proprietary technology creates hemp extracts that behave just like any other food ingredient, allowing CPG manufacturers to address [customer] demands." –Josh Epstein, Socati CEO
Socati consistently displays transparency. Their CEO, Josh Epstein, was chosen to speak to the FDA during its first hearing regarding CBD. He addressed them on behalf of manufacturers and urged the FDA to develop industry-wide regulations. Because of this clarity, Socati manufacturers trust, along with its hemp-derived and CBD ingredients.
Links in the CBD Supply Chain
Socati's role in the industry is multifaceted, and it is poised to become an invaluable name in the hemp and CBD space for years to come and it all starts with a seed.
Seed to Table, Cosmetic Counters, Pet Stores, and Beyond
Socati is involved in hemp at its very inception – seed level. Through its genetic work, the company offers proprietary seeds to hand-selected farmers that deliver high yields of incredible CBD-rich hemp. The strains are resistant to pests and result in ultra-pure CBD. The company is also involved in research and testing of planting and harvesting technologies to develop best practices.
THC Remediation
Because of Socati's efforts to offer products that contain non-detectable levels of THC, it has developed an innovative process of THC remediation. Its patent-pending procedure isolates THC from hemp extract, preserving those valuable terpene profiles while safely removing any psychoactive properties from the hemp. This strident level of remediation also satisfies the level of trust that major retailers require before adding a product to their inventories.
Customizable CBD Products
Socati has also developed a way to identify specific cannabinoid profiles, which will enable them to dial in a customer's perfect cannabinoid ratio for special orders. This is an exciting advancement for the company and is groundbreaking to the industry itself.
"Hemp-derived cannabinoids show tremendous potential to help consumers in myriad of ways. Producing ingredients that meet the standards for quality, purity, and customization that manufacturers have come to expect from all their ingredient providers will help unleash that potential." –Josh Epstein, Socati CEO
High-Quality Hemp-Derived Ingredients
In addition to the specialty seeds, Socati offers high-quality hemp-derived ingredients, rich in CBD and other minor cannabinoids, currently available it two forms, oil and water soluble powder. Their bulk ingredients are specially made for consumer packaged goods companies to include in their own product formulations. The market for these ingredients run the gamut, including: food, beverage, cosmetics, health, and pet products.
Cannabinoids are the compounds that naturally occur in hemp, CBD being one of those cannabinoids. Other cannabinoids gaining attention are CBG. CBD and CBN but overall there could be over 100 different compounds in hemp. While some research has been done, much still needs to happen to understand these compounds. Some industry insiders believe that CBD is only the beginning of the hemp revolution and that we will soon be talking about other cannabinoids for their attributes.
Why Are Socati's CBD Products So in Demand?
All of the research, development, and attention to detail that Socati devotes to its process is reflected in its products. All of Socati's products are tested by third-party labs that quantify the levels of CBD, CBG, and other desirable cannabinoids in the extract. These labs also confirm the non-detectable levels of THC in Socati extracts and oils.
Water-Soluble CBD Powder
Socati Soluble is the solution to the demand for CBD and cannabinoid-infused products. It contains a similar profile to the company's flagship Broad-Spectrum Oil, but it dissolves in water. The results are a final product that has little to no taste and because it doesn't cloud, like some ingredients, virtually no color or noticeable presence in the product. These factors, along with the ability of the formula to stay stable, increases the potential for CBD-infused products.
Broad-Spectrum CBD Oil
Socati Broad-Spectrum Oil is purified using proprietary technology, which allows the oil to contain rich-amounts of CBD, and other minor cannabinoids, along with non-detectable levels of THC. This consistency provides unrivaled premium quality ingredients, allowing companies using CBD oil, to pass the power of trust to its consumers.
What's Next for Socati?
The future is bright for Socati, given its specialization and leadership within the CBD industry. The company is innovating, expanding, successfully raising capital, and positioning itself to help shape the very regulations with which the sector will have to comply. It's important for industry leaders to be a part of the conversation surrounding testing and regulation, and Socati is uniquely qualified to do just that.


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In Discordance with the Scriptures
American Protestant Battles Over Translating the Bible
by Peter J. Thuesen
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- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Release date: May 23, 2002
- Language: english
- Format: paperback, 256 pages
- Genres: history, religion
- Author: Peter J. Thuesen
About The Book
The story of the translation of the Bible in America begins with the King James Version. In fact, many Americans thought of the KJV as the foundational text of the Republic, rather than a cultural inheritance from Anglican Britain. In the nineteenth century, however, as new editions of the Greek New Testament appeared, scholars increasingly recognized significant errors and inconsistencies in the KJV. This soon 1ed to the Bible revision movement, whose goal was the uniting of all English-speaking Protestants behind one new, improved version of the Bible. Ironically, as Peter Thuesen shows in this fascinating history, the revision movement in fact resulted in a vast proliferation of English scripture editions and an enduring polarization of American Christians over versions of Holy Writ. The recurrent controversies over Bible translations, he argues, tell us less about the linguistic issues dividing conservatives and liberals than about the theological assumptions they have long held in common.
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Parandowski, Jan
Parandowski, Jan
Born May 11, 1895, in L'vov. Polish writer and cultural historian. President of the Polish PEN Centre since 1933.
Parandowski, who graduated from the University of L'vov in 1923, became a professor at the Catholic University of Lublin in 1945. He published his first work in 1913 and subsequently wrote a series of books and essays on classical culture and art, including Mythology (1924), Eros on Olympus (1924), and Olympic Discus (1933). The Alchemy of the Word, reflections on the psychology of creativity, was published in 1951 (Russian translation, 1972). The Sky in Flames (1935–36; Russian translation, 1969), a novel about a young man's moral maturation and his disenchantment with religion, became well known. Parandowski is also the author of Petrarch (1954–55), a biographical novel; Return to Life (1961), a novella about the Nazi occupation of Poland; and The Acacia (1967), a collection of short stories. Other works include Literary Travels (1958), Remembrances and Silhouettes (1960), and a prose translation of Homer's Odyssey (1953).
Parandowski received the State Prize of the Polish People's Republic in 1964.
WORKSDzieła wybrane, vols. 1–3. Warsaw, 1957.
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'68: Homefront #3 (Jones Cover)
Intended for mature audiences
The winter snows run red and the northern lights shine on the dead as '68: HOMEFRONT travels to Black Falls, Canada for the opening chapter of the all-new two-issue story arc "DODGERS." Doug and Bobby Hacker, twin teenagers running from the draft, running from the specter of death in Vietnam, find more than they bargained for as slavering sled dogs, rotting Mounties, and a vicious, desperate mountain man bring the undead contagion to the frozen north.
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