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Plane TravelGeneral rules of courtesy while traveling on an airplane are of course the same as those which prevail for train or any other travel but there are some circumstances and customs connected with air travel to different from those met elsewhere. It is well to be familiar with these in order to conduct yourself properly when confronted by then for the first time.
|Do not take more luggage with you than you need.
ReservationsMake your reservation well before the time of your trip. Be sure that you understand clearly the number of the flight, the time it leaves the airport, the time you are expected to be at the airport (usually about a half an hour before the time the flight leaves), and the time the limousine leaves the city terminal to take you to the airport for your flight. The charge for taking you to the airport is not included in the price of your ticket. You may, if you choose be driven to the airport in the family car or in a taxi, in which case see that you get there by the time specified. The charge for the limousine, usually about a dollar, will in most cases be less than taxi fare.
|Show your good manners and don't be a "no-show"! Taking the airport limousine only cost about a buck.
LuggageDo not take more luggage with you than you need, and if you do, do not complain about the rather high excess baggage charges that will be levied. There is a limit to the amount of weight a plane can carry. The excess baggage charges are consciously set high to discourage individual passengers from taking, with their baggage, more than their share. Your baggage will be weighed at the air terminal in the city or at the airport, at whichever you check in, and you will be told there is an excess. On most lines you are permitted to take about forty pounds free, though on some reduced rate flights the allowance is less.
|These foxy stewardesses from the 1960s made air travel far more fun for the male business clientele.
On some flights there are no specific seat assignments as there are on Pullman cars. In this case your ticket and titles you to a seat, and no standing room, of course, is ever sold, but you will select your own seat from among those that are vacant when you board the plane. If, however you choose one that has a card reading "Occupied," go on to another. The card means that someone has already chosen that seat and has left it temporarily.
The Stewardess
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You will be met at the door of the plane as you enter by a stewardess, or perhaps two. Many planes carry a notice telling you the names of your stewardesses, in which case use them. Otherwise, the proper form of address is "Stewardess" -- not "Miss."
The job of the stewardess, for which she is well trained, is complex. She will take your overcoat (if you have one) and hat, and any other impedimenta, and check them during the flight. When on taking off and landing, or in exceptionally rough weather, the flashing sign tells you to fasten your seatbelt, she will check to see that all passengers have done so, and will help you to do so if you need assistance. She will serve your meals, the price of which, incidentally, is included in the price of your ticket on all but some tourist flights. If you are ill you will find that she has a supply of simple, often used medicine.
|We bet Pat Boone and his family obeyed all of the etiquette rules and instructions in-flight. Most likely, all eyes were on them throughout their flight, what with those matching ensembles.
Some stewardesses are trained nurses. All have been given instructions in meeting the emergencies a simple illnesses and First Aid. If you are on a night flight, she will bring you a pillow and a blanket, and if you are fortunate enough to have an unoccupied seat next to you, she will probably remove the removable armrest that separates your seat from that next to you so that you may stretch out more comfortably. She is one of the prime reasons why your trip is likely to be comfortable and pleasant. She is deserving of the highest respect and the most courteous treatment.
Seat Belt and Smoking
When the lighted sign forbids smoking and instruct you to fasten your seatbelt, obey it promptly. If you wish to smoke after the lighted sign has been turned off, that is, when the plane is in the air, do so, if you smoke cigarettes. On most planes you are asked not to smoke a pipe or cigars, since they are offensive in close spaces to many people.
From Eleanor Roosevelt's "Common Sense Book of Etiquette" 1962
Changes in Dining Onboard and In-Flight
A "proper" tea was once served, free of charge on flights, but one had to watch out for that pesky turbulence!
"An airline dinner is a useful device to keep passengers pinned to their places and occupied for an appreciable length of time. People hurtling through the air in a metal tube, both uneasily aware of what could go wrong and stupefied with boredom, are deemed to require solace. Eating is comfort -- provided that nothing untoward or unexpected occurs during dinner. In the early days of air travel, until the early thirties, travelers ate at tables set out in the plane, as in a restaurant. There were wine bottles, flowers, cloths on the tables, and male stewards (then called couriers) in white jackets, serving the meals. The shuddering and dipping of the aircraft caused spills, and the noise was so infernal that conversation had often to be carried on by means of written notes -- but still things were done "properly," which is to say as far as possible as they were done on earth.
The first passenger aircraft in service after World War II fitted people into planes as though they were in a bus; airline management had realized that the future lay in cutting corners, increasing the numbers on board, and relying on the prestige of technology to make up for any loss in luxury. The gamble paid off. The new air travelers packed themselves into small spaces with a sense of fun, awe, and excitement. At first, seats were reversible so that passengers could turn them around and sit facing each other for meals; soon even that kind of encouragement to companionship was denied. But a three-course dinner with a hot meat component is still provided for everybody (except those who exempt themselves on health or vegetarian grounds), whether they are ready to eat or not, on the foldout flap which anchors us to our places while dinner is served.
Ummm... Yum? A typical 3-course 1990's in-flight dinner ~ "Manners, here, impose passivity and constraint; ornamentation is taken taken care of by the oddity of our being served dinner at all in such circumstances.... Airline passengers are extraordinarily docile and uncomplaining ... grateful for safety."
No effort is spared to impress upon us that we might be cramped and uncomfortable, but we are certainly experiencing a technological miracle. A tray is usually the receptacle for dinner, with pre-moulded compartments or fitted containers keeping every course separate. The separateness is spatial, not sequential: an airline meal is one course of a tiny dinner (à la français). There will be cellophane coverings and plastic lids (we are hygienic, we are safe) and cutlery, pepper, salt, and paper napkin in a neat bundle. Until air travel became entirely banal, people used to save their little plastic knives, their mustard packets, and swizzle sticks stamped with airplane motifs, as souvenirs; they were familiar objects, but small and sufficiently odd-looking to remind us of those strange meals aloft, and approved others that we had been there. The knife, for instance, often has an almost triangular blade: it's bizarre shape looks convincingly modern, but it is actually designed so that we can eat with elbows so tightly compressed to our sides that the blade must descend almost vertically upon the meat. Nobody with any sense would eat the hors d'oeuvres of an airplane meal first. They are almost always cold, and the heated meat and two vegetables will cool off in a matter of minutes. We therefore attack the main course first, then rip open the hors d'oeuvres, toy with the stiff lettuce (most of us leave this "entremets" uneaten), then attempt the block of cake.
For the higher price of their tickets, first class and "business" class passengers get better food as well as wider seats. In their anxiety to please their richer customers, and to mark as clearly as possible the difference between them and the mere "economy" or "coach" class, airlines spend as much as four times the amount on meals for the well-heeled in their curtained-off enclosure upfront as for those in more straitened circumstances behind. In North America food service is becoming an important selling point on aircraft, now that the few airline companies which are left have agreed among themselves to refrain from the turbulence that used to be caused by competitive fare cuts. So more imagination is being tried when compiling menus, china and metal cutlery are increasingly supplied, and meals, especially in the upper class, may even be served in courses ( à la russe).
The "companions" close to our sides (we face other people's backs) are likely to be strangers. Meals are provided in strict accustomed sequence: breakfast, lunch, dinner, with "proper" tea-breaks and drinks, in spite of time changes, and regardless of the fact that eating events may take place with very short periods of sedentary time between them. An airline meal is not large: who would expect a large meal in our cabined and confined state? But it is invariably complete, and as complex as possible. It tries to carry all the connotations of a shared, comforting, "proper" dinner. It is supposed to supply a nostalgic link with the cultural presuppositions with which flying conflicts, such as warm kitchens, stable conditions, and the products of the earth. Manners, here, impose passivity and constraint; ornamentation is taken taken care of by the oddity of our being served dinner at all in such circumstances. There is no question of argument, and only very limited choice. Airline passengers are extraordinarily docile and uncomplaining. They give up space and ceremony, believing that this is only fair since they are gaining time and ought to be grateful for safety." Margaret Visser, "The Rituals of Dinner" 1991


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In my effort to be Younger Next Year I have challenged myself to walk up Pila Seca to Salida a Queretaro. The bottom of Pila Seca is about two blocks from my house. It starts off with a nice incline, a good way to tell the heart that it needs to pick up the pace. Along about Quebrada the incline is a little steeper. At Aldama I'm starting to think, Why in the hell am I doing this so early in the morning. And then I get to Chiquitos and I stop thinking about anything except putting one foot in front of the other. This picture is what the stretch from Chiquitos to Barranca looks like. But when I reach the top of this road I'm not finished. The road makes a little zag to the left and I'm faced with another steep incline. This is about the middle of that incline.
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British Parliamentary Motion against the declaration of the Gilgit-Baltistan as a fifth province by Pakistan has been tabled in the House of Common. The move initiated by Bob Blackman from the Conservative Party has accused Pakistan of the annexation of the part that is an integral part of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
What does the "Annexation of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan as its fifth frontier" say?
As per the British MP, Bob Blackman, this move by Pakistan is illegal. Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of the Jammu and Kashmir state, India and Pakistan has illegally occupied the area. The motion also says that the Pakistan denies the basic human rights of the people and is trying to illegally and forcibly annex the disputed area.
How British Parliamentary Motion works
The motion has been tabled by Bob Blackman and other MPs have to sign the motion. Once the motion gets the adequate signature, it comes for the formal debate in the parliament. The motion is generally put forwarded by the parliament to highlight any issue that needs to be discussed.
Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Inter-Provincial Minister of Pakistan recently said that the country is planning to make the Gilgit-Baltistan as the fifth province of the country. The decision came after an advisory committee headed by Sartaz Aziz came with the conclusion. It has been seen as a major push towards the CPEC or China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that passes through the area.
India has already objected to the decision and termed it "Unacceptable". The External Affairs Ministry has also said that the illegal occupation of Pakistan of this region cannot be justified by all these and the country must vacate it.
It is believed the China's growing influence has prompted Pakistan to take such decision that may face a huge backlash from international relations.


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- Ensure Timely Payments: This is the most crucial factor in the credit score calculation. Thus paying on time is the best way to a healthier score. So whether it's the EMIs or credit card bills remember to always them before the due date or by the due date. This simple rule will go a long way in maintaining a good score. If you have not done this in the past it is never too late to remedy your ways. While paying on time going forward will not immediately improve the score but it will have a positive impact over a long period of time and the negative impact of late payments each month will reduce. Plus it's a great way to get you off the loan defaulter list and better your chances of getting a loan approved.
- Use the Credit Cards Wisely: Credit cards come with a sanctioned credit limit; this is the maximum amount that the user can spend without paying the dues. Thus if your card has a sanctioned limit of Rs. 100,000 then this means you have access to credit up to Rs. 100,000 per billing cycle. However this does not meant that you actually need to spend an amount equal to the sanctioned limit. Actually it is good idea to keep the spending below or equal to 30%-35% of the sanctioned limit on a regular basis. A low credit utilization ration (usage/sanctioned limit) has a positive impact on the credit score and after the credit repayment history it is the most important factor when calculating the score.
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- Avoid Credit Enquiries: Needless to say one must apply for a loan only when one requires it! Each time one applies for a loan the prospective lender seeks the credit report of the applicant. This is known as a hard enquiry; enquiries are one of the five factors that influence the CIBIL score calculation. Even when one needs a loan and applies for it then make sure you make a thorough check about the lender's eligibility criterion and the required documentation. This will ensure that there are no unnecessary credit enquiries and you apply to lenders only where you have a fair chance of getting the loan application accepted.
Staying credit healthy should not be something that one does once in a while and them forgets about it. Inculcating healthy credit habits and being financially disciplined ensures that one remains credit healthy throughout! Just like are financial and physical health we need to take care of our credit health too.


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Like many aspects of life, if you want to get clarity on something the best view will always be retrospective. Nothing beats 20/20 hindsight.
The seventeen years I spent selling and auctioning homes wasn't always perfect. Since then I have had many nights to contemplate how I might have approached some situations differently based on these practical years of experience and learning.
I now travel the world talking with thousands of agents a year, meaning I am privy to the operations of brands big and small. This allows me to get out the magnifying glass and have a good look into what makes an agent successful and also identify their challenges at an office or enterprise level.
The similarities across the globe are endless. Agents in the UK face the same struggles as they do in Australia and the US. While some details vary, there really isn't a great difference between a Monday here and a Monday there.
Here are four things I've learnt about what separates a good agent from a great one. Wherever you are in the world, the same rules apply.
You are overlooking your clients concerns for your own
If your motivation when you wake up is to line your pockets, you will only ever get so far. People, more specifically prospects will see you coming a mile away.
'Commission breath' is a thing and it's obvious. While you might make some progress in your career, greedy won't get you all the way and eventually you will turn away more clients than you attract.
If you want to make big money, you are going to need to flex your empathy muscle and head into every situation thinking "how can I help" or "what is the best outcome for my client". This will speak volumes and establish confidence in your professionalism.
You are holding onto the process and hampering the progress
The old saying "you have to let go, to grow" is the hottest tip of 2018. With all the new agency models creeping in and taking the market share up inch by inch, the best agents know it's time to focus on the important tasks.
You can't grow in this market as a jack of all trades and a master of none. You need to let go of all the distractions and complications, and distill your process to focus on very specific activities that leverage your time effectively.
You are not building a pipeline or worse, ignoring the pipeline
Fortune 500 companies consider a well organised pipeline to be fundamental to their success. Meanwhile, all I hear from agents and brokers around the world is "30 day sellers". At best they might consider them "60 day sellers" but even the latter only gives them leeway of a month or two.
I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but you can't build trust in 30 or 60 days. I'll bet all these "VIP" contacts have no idea who you are or what list you have them in. I'll also put money on the fact that every one of them is in another three agent's 30 day sellers lists.
A genuine pipeline sees years into the future and those sales are the basis of your growing income. If you already know four families that will be downsizing after their kids leave the nest in two years from now, thats 40k of commission coming to you in the near future.
The most brilliant agents around the world are thinking far more than 30 days forward and they are using that time advantage to build trust. Trust will be the currency of 2020.
You are holding onto to much junk data
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I met an agent last week who boasted that he has 13,000 contacts in his database and then told me how he needed two dedicated workers to keep on-top of it.
"It's endless, like painting the harbour bridge. Once you have gone through and called everyone on it and updated the details as you can, it's time to go back and start from the other side. Even then a tonne of opportunities fall through the cracks."
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Lord Menzies
delivered by LORD CARLOWAY, the LORD PRESIDENT
in the reclaiming motion
Petitioner and Reclaimer;
Interested Parties:
Act: Findlay, Burnet; Morton Fraser LLP
Alt: M V Ross; Scottish Government Legal Department
Interested Parties: Armstrong QC, A Sutherland; MacRoberts LLP
15 April 2016
[1] The petitioner seeks judicial review of a decision of the respondents not to hold a Public Inquiry and to grant consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, and deemed planning permission under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, to the interested party for the construction and operation of Dersalloch Wind Farm, which is located at some kilometres distance from the petitioner's property near Dalmellington. He seeks declarator that the decision was ultra vires, proceeded under error and was unreasonable.
[2] On 4 March 2015, the Lord Ordinary heard the petitioner's motion for a Protective Expenses Order in terms of Rule of Court 58A.3. The petitioner sought to have his liability in expenses to the respondents and the interested party limited to a cumulative total of £5,000 and the liability of the respondents and the interested party in potential expenses to the petitioner limited to £30,000. The Lord Ordinary refused the petitioner's motion by interlocutor dated 14 April 2015 ([2015] CSOH 41). He was not satisfied that the petitioner had made out that he could not reasonably proceed in the absence of a PEO.
[3] By interlocutor dated 10 February 2016 ([2016] CSIH 10), an Extra Division allowed the petitioner's reclaiming motion. The test for a PEO encompassed both subjective and objective elements. It was not simply a question of the petitioner's ability to pay, but whether it was reasonable, in all the circumstances, that he should be required to pay. It was held that the Lord Ordinary had failed to consider the objective element and had misunderstood the subjective element in so far as he addressed only ability to pay as distinct from reasonableness. On a reconsideration of the motion, the Division made a PEO in the terms originally sought.
[4] The current motion is: first, to find the respondents and the interested party jointly and severally liable in expenses to the petitioner; secondly, to award the petitioner an additional fee under heads (a), (b), (c), (e), and (g) of Rule of Court 42.14; and, thirdly, to have the expenses made payable separately from the sums in the PEO.
[5] So far as expenses generally were concerned, it was submitted that the petitioner had been successful in the reclaiming motion and there was no basis for any modification.
[6] In relation to the additional fee, under head (a) it was contended that the motion had involved points of complexity and novelty, in particular the interpretation of "prohibitively expensive" in RCS 58A.1. It was the first time the terms of the rule had been considered by the Inner House. On (b) two affidavits required to be prepared, letters from the petitioner's bank obtained, and detailed consideration given to the petitioner's accounts and tax returns. All of this required the skill, time and labour and specialised knowledge of the solicitor. Pension advisers had been instructed on the ability of the petitioner to obtain funds from his scheme. Under (c), reference was made to the number of documents which had been ingathered for the hearing in the Outer House from the petitioner's bank, pension advisers and others. Under (e), the importance of the cause was such that, had a PEO not been granted, the petitioner would have required to abandon the petition. Finally, under (g), the petitioner had provided appropriate evidence of his financial position before the Lord Ordinary in an attempt to limit the scope of the oral hearing.
[7] On the issue of the PEO not encompassing such expenses as might be found in respect of the application and the reclaiming motion, it was contended, under reference to the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales (45.44(3)(b)) and the Aarhus Convention, that it was appropriate that the expenses found should not be included in the limits determined.
[8] The interested party resisted the motion for expenses in general, in so far as these related to the Outer House proceedings on the basis that the ultimately successful arguments presented to the Inner House had not been adequately, or perhaps at all, canvassed before the Lord Ordinary. The respondents and the interested party maintained that an additional fee was not warranted. The court had before it the principles laid down by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the United Kingdom Supreme Court (R (Edwards) v Environment Agency (No. 2) [2013] 1 WLR 2914, [2014] 1 WLR 55). The work carried out by the petitioner's solicitor had been routine. Any difficulty or complexity had been handled by counsel. Information in relation to the petitioner's financial position had been required in terms of the rules. The affidavits and letters lodged were short. There had been very little dispute about the information provided in relation to the value of the petitioner's estate, the extent of his pension entitlement and his capacity to withdraw funds. The issues for consideration had therefore been relatively narrow, in so far as relating to the petitioner's financial position and the expenses of the proceedings. There was nothing in the case which took it beyond the importance of any case to a litigant. No steps had been taken with a view to settling the cause, limiting the matters in dispute or narrowing the scope of the hearing. The Opinion of the Extra Division (supra, at para [71]) had made it clear that the scope and nature of hearings on matters of this nature should be limited in terms of both time and material.
[9] Expenses in relation to the motion should not, it was submitted, be excluded from the terms of the PEO. There was no specific provision to do so in the rules and the petitioner could, in any event, have moved for a modification of the order sought at the time of the hearing on the Summar Roll.
[10] There is no basis for any modification of the general award of expenses, which follows success, in favour of the petitioner. The fact that a particular point may not have been fully raised, or raised at all, in the Outer House is, in the context of this case, of little moment. The petitioner was ultimately entirely successful in obtaining his PEO. His motion was opposed by the respondents and the interested party and he is entitled to an award of expenses against them.
[11] So far as an additional fee is concerned, the application was one of a relatively straightforward nature for a PEO, the principles in relation to which have been set out by the UK Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The fact that parties elected to lodge substantial documentation, and to analyse it in depth, does not carry with it an implication that the documents, or the analysis, were reasonably required for the resolution of the issue. In due course it will of course be a matter for the Auditor to look carefully at the particular fees claimed and to come to a determination on their reasonableness. Similarly, the elaboration of the proceedings here, set out in lengthy notes and submissions, does not carry with it an implication that these were reasonably required. In short, the court is not satisfied that grounds for an additional fee have been made out in relation to any of the heads claimed. Again, the recoverable fees may be a matter for the Auditor to determine if the parties proceed to taxation. In so doing, the Auditor will no doubt bear in mind what the Extra Division has said in paragraph [71] of the Opinion, and which this court endorses, to the effect that an application, such as the present, ought to be dealt with expeditiously, upon limited material in a relatively short motion roll hearing.
[12] Finally, in so far as the expenses relative to the figures in the PEO, having regard to the principles of the Aarhus Convention, the expenses of the reclaiming motion and the Outer House should not be encompassed in the figures determined. The court will accordingly order that the ceiling of £30,000, referred to in the interlocutor, shall not include the expenses of obtaining the PEO.


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Iran Geography and Population of Iran
Iran Geography
The Islamic Republic of Iran covers a total area of about 1.65 million km² and is bordered by Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, the Oman Sea and the Persian Gulf to the south, and Iraq and Turkey to the west. About 52 % of the country area consists of mountains and deserts and some 16% of the country has an elevation of more than 2 000 m above sea level. The largest mountain massif is that of the Zagros, which runs from north-western Iran first southwards to the shores of the Persian Gulf and then continues eastwards till the most south-eastern province. Other mountain ranges run from the north-west to the east along the southern edge of the Caspian Sea. Finally, along the eastern frontier of Iran several scattered mountain chains exist. The Central or Interior Plateau is located in between these mountain chains and covers over 50% of the country. It is partly covered by a remarkable salt swamp (Kavir) and partly by areas of loose sand or stones with stretches of better land near the foothills of the surrounding mountains.
The cultivable area is estimated at about 51 million ha, which is 31% of the total area. In 1993 about 18.5 million ha, or 36% of the cultivable area, were considered usable for agriculture, while 14.4 million ha were actually cultivated. Of this area, 12.8 million ha consisted of annual crops and 1.6 million ha of permanent crops. About 70 % of the landholders possess less than 5.5 ha (of which on average 2.13 ha irrigated and 3.25 ha rainfed).
Population of Iran
The total population is about 77.45 million (2013), of which 38.3% is rural. The average population density is 36.4inhabitants/km, but it ranges from less than 10 in the eastern part of the country up to more than 150 in the Gilan province, located in the Caspian Plain in the north, which is by far the most densely populated region in the country. In the Tehran province, where the capital is located, the population density reaches 400 inhabitants/ km². The annual demographic growth rate was estimated at 3.9% over the period 1976-1986 and at 2.46% over the period 1986-1991 and 1.47 over the period 1991-1996.


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Grain storage is a top priority for many Upper Midwest crop farmers, given that more of the crop will be held on the farm this season.
"Over the past year, low commodity prices have caused some farmers to hold over more grain than in previous years," says Sara Bauder, Extension agronomy field specialist with South Dakota State University. "In addition, according to some experts, the current tariff situation may affect grain markets into growing season 2019."
These issues, plus the potential for high yields, the need for harvest efficiency, and commercial storage limitations and fees may cause some significant storage issues. Current commercial storage rates vary from 5 cents to 7 cents per bushel per month.
"There are a few storage options available to farmers, but the main priority is a facility that is safe, keeps grain dry, and has aeration for temperature control," Bauder says.
To pencil out what the best storage option is, Jack Davis, SDSU crop business management field specialist, suggests producers compare storage rates with their on-farm storage costs, including costs related to interest, shrink, handling and drying.
"Returns to storage can be captured by selling the crop for later delivery at a price that exceeds the spot cash price plus the cost of owning and storing the crop," Davis adds.
Farmers can accomplish this by using a forward cash contract, selling deferred futures contracts or storing the crop unpriced in anticipation of higher cash prices, he says.
A forward cash contract eliminates all uncertainty about the return to storage, Davis says. Forward pricing eliminates downside price risk but also eliminates a return from higher price levels. If you sell a deferred futures contract to price the stored crop, the basis levels will still have to be set, which can impact the actual return to storage. And if you store a crop unpriced, this offers the chance to capture higher prices, but provides no protection from lower prices.
Alternative storage options
If crop producers are determined to store more grain on the farm than they have traditional storage space for, there are a few options. Ken Hellevang, a regional grain storage expert for North Dakota State University Extension, offers some tips when using older grain bins and grain piles.
"In a pinch, some farmers may attempt using old bins that have been out of service for many years. This can be done, but safety and functionality are key," Hellevang says.
Consider these points when using an older bin:
• Not all bins have perforated floors. However, they may include in-floor aeration. If no aeration exists in bins that hold more than 3,000 bushels, aeration tubes should be added for temperature control in long-term storage situations.
• Fan covers and proper aeration of bin roofs (e.g. roof vents) are often overlooked. Yet they are considered highly useful tools in keeping grain cool for long periods of time.
• Check old bins for structural integrity and tight seals — especially between the floor and base of the walls.
• Sanitize old bins.
Large grain piles are another storage option. These are commonly seen at grain elevators and cooperatives. They can be a short-term solution to a grain storage issue. However, open piles are completely vulnerable to moisture damage, Hellevang says.
Although many believe that wind blowing on an open pile can aerate it, this is simply not the case. A 1-inch rain can increase a 1-foot layer of corn by 9% moisture. Covers are available for grain piles that can help shield grain from the elements and direct drainage away from the pile.
In addition, aeration systems can be added to piles.
Sometimes producers have to weigh the cost of spoiled grain against the cost of a cover and aeration system based upon intended length of storage, Hellevang says.
If you are planning to store grain on the ground, first prepare the ground surface with a substance that has low permeability (lime, asphalt, cement) and add a crown for proper water drainage.
Consider locating piles away from possible flood areas and near electricity if aeration will be used. Grain placed in piles should be dry to control temperature. Ideally, corn should be at 13% to 14% and soybeans at 11% to 12% moisture.
Storing dry grain in bags is another option. Corn and soybeans should be put in bags at the same level of moisture as stated for ground piles. Poly bags do not stop insect infestations, mold growth or heating, so it's important that grain is properly dried before using bags.
Placing bags in a north-to-south orientation can help reduce moisture issues and keep heat more even throughout the day. If heating within the bag occurs, this type of storage does not allow for controlled aeration.
For more information on grain storage options, visit NDSU's Grain Drying and Storage website.
Source: South Dakota State University Extension


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In the pet portrait world, both the Caran d'ache Luminance and the Faber Castell Polychromos are at the top of most used colored pencils. As you might have noticed from the title the Polychromos are my go-to colored pencils for creating highly detailed colored pencil pet portraits. In this post I will explain more about these pencils.
Why do I prefer them? Keep on reading!
Faber Castell has been an established pencil brand since 1761. The Polychromos colored pencils specifically have been on the market since 1908. The Faber Castell head quarters are based in Nuremberg Germany. In 2016 I was invited to visit the Factory together with a small group of other artists. During a tour through the factory I have been able to see for myself how the pencils are made. I've created a short(and quite badly edited) video of my experience at Faber Castell which I'll add at the bottom of this post. It was an awesome experience!
Oil based or wax based?
In the colored pencil world we know 2 types of pencils: The oil based and the wax based pencil. Faber Castell Polychromos are known as an oil based pencil. They still contain wax though, just a higher concentration of oil than the waxed based brands like Caran d'ache Luminance or the Prismacolors. This is why the Faber Castell's pencil leads are quite firm, which means they can be easily sharpened to a very fine point. This makes them very suitable for a highly detailed drawing! The downside of this is that it might be more time consuming to fully color larger areas, than when using a smoother colored pencil.
The colors in the Polychromos pencil range are known for being very lightfast. This means that the colors will last a lifetime without fading or discoloring, which is very important if you are planning on selling your drawings!
The lightfast ratings of the specific colors are noted at the bottom of each pencil. 3 stars means very lightfast(will last 100+ years) and 1 star means less lightfast(5+ years). In the complete range of 120 colors, 102 colors are rated with 3 stars. The colors with 2 or less stars tend to be the purple and pink tones. Colors with 1 star I tend to skip. Here you can find a complete overview of all the colors and lightfast ratings. Don't forget that your paper or drawing surface is just as important! Make sure to use professional quality acid free paper for the best results.
My most used colors for pet portraits!
When it comes to drawing dogs, cats and horses there are definitely some colors that I need to replace very regularly! In the picture above you can see my most used colors. From left to right: Black, Caput mortuum violet, Dark indigo, Walnut brown, Burnt siena, Van dyck brown, Paynes grey, Cold grey VI, Cold grey II, Burnt ochre, Terracotta and Light flesh. If you are planning on getting some Polychromos for drawing pet portraits, these colors are must haves! Then based on the subject I do use around 10-15 more tones to get the most colorful result.The Polychromos range contains enough variety of tones for me to do my work and also for wildlife the range of colors is very suitable. The colors are beautiful and vibrant.
If you are planning on doing human portraits you might need to do some more research!
'I want to try the Polychromos pencils. Which set should I start with?'
This is a question you might have when you are interested in trying out these pencils. If you are totally new to colored pencils and you're not sure whether or not colored pencils are the right medium for you I would advise to start off with a small set, mostly because of the price of these pencils. They are not cheap! The set of 12 or 24 would be enough for you to decide if you like the pencils. They also sell individually, so another option would be to get some individual pencils from every brand you'd like to try, compare them, and then decide which one you'd like to invest in. Also make sure to try different types of paper(I use Canson 1557). If you're starting to get more experienced I would advise to expand your color range as much as possible. Mixing colors is also possible, but having enough colors to choose from will make it a lot easier to achieve realistic results.
And finally, here are 2 videos I'd like to add. First you can watch the Faber Castell trip I made, and I'll also add a recent video from my Youtube channel showing how I use these pencils in a portrait!
Well, that's it for today!
I hope I've been able to inform you some more about colored pencils and the Polychromos in specific. Don't forget that every artist has their own style and combination of products to achieve that style. What works for me might not work for you, so make sure to do enough research before investing in expensive art supplies. Still the Polychromos will always be my go-to pencils and I would recommend them to anyone!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or contact me through email if you have any questions!
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This week's SEBC Trend Tuesday focuses its attention on a craze that is quickly stitching its way to one of 2013's most notable looks – prints! And boy do I mean it; prints, print, and more prints! From wedding party fashion to reception tables, pretty patterns will be seen just about everywhere.
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The Supreme Court has ruled it is illegal to force offenders to be on the register for life without any opportunity for a review.Now, that is a conclusion which it is possible to reach as a matter of policy, if that is what you think should happen. But the justification which has been used here is logically absurd. It seems that the sex offenders' register is a:
In a final defeat for the Home Office, sex offenders now have the right to ask to be removed from the register.
scheme which interferes with an individual's right to respect for his private and family lifeA right to "privacy"? Privacy?? Remind me why these two went on the Register in the first place:
Teenager "F'', [...] was convicted of two offences of rape and other serious offences at the age of 11.and:
Angus Thompson, 52, from Newcastle upon Tyne, was sentenced in November 1996 to five years' imprisonment on two counts of indecent assault on a female and other offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.What greater invasion of someone's privacy is there, than to rape or indecently assault them? When you have taken even that private space from them against their will, how dare you stand up in public and bleat that the State is not allowing you sufficient privacy?
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Same old, same old. It's another Nightmare on Elm Street, and obviously there are a lot of people out there who are thrilled at the news that their favorite horror franchise is back. It seems that nothing has changed much in Freddy Krueger Land, save for Jackie Earl Haley replacing Robert Englund, as the movie making is bad, and the audience voracious – at least for a weekend. With Iron Man 2 showing up next Friday, it was a smart scheduling move to park an idiotic horror flick behind the Metal Crusader, as you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that Freddy Krueger is really only here for one weekend.In 1984, Wes Craven made a new horror movie called A Nightmare on Elm Street. It resonated extremely well with critics and audiences, and created a franchise that put out seven very successful films over ten years. Nightmare on Elm Street was, at the time, produced and distributed by the new studio on the block, upstart New Line Cinema, and it was only their second film to be released, after 1983's Evil Dead. The studio spent $1.8 million producing the film, and it launched November 9, 1984 to $1.3 million from only 165 screens. It garnered a venue average of $7,705 – which meant this new studio was going to have a decent sized hit. Nightmare outgrossed its opening over the next two weekends, and went on to earn $25.5 million (a decent amount for 1984). The second film in the series – Freddy's Revenge – was released exactly one year later - without Wes Craven – and opened to $2.9 million against a production budget of $3 million. It finished with $21.2 million. The next three films in the series came out in concurrent years – 1987, 1988, and 1989, and New Line spent a combined $24 million to make them. The return on investment was huge, as these three films earned $116.3 million at the domestic box office. The sixth film, The Final Nightmare, was its biggest opener at $13 million, but not its biggest finisher, as it closed at $34.9 million, but against a budget of only $5 million. The shine was starting to come off. In 1994, Wes Craven came back to do Wes Craven's New Nightmare, but the franchise was stale and tired. It opened to $6.66 million (natch), but finished with only $18.1 million. In 2003, Freddy came back to fight Jason Voorhees, but that really wasn't a part of this franchise, and should be seen by no one. New Line Cinema, or The House That Freddy Built, went on to release some huge films, like the Lord of the Rings series, and it was all thanks to Wes Craven, and the guy that claws through your nightmares.


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Once again the Holy Name Parish School Extended Day Program will be in operation for the school year. There will be playtime, free time, and supervised homework. Snacks will also be provided. The Extended Day Program is supervised by the Holy Name Faculty and Staff members.
Extended Day services will be coordinated by Mrs. Foley and Mrs. Curley, and will be located in the Annex wing. Students who participate in Extended Day Services will be picked up in the back entrance of the building on Greaton Road. Nursery, K1 and K2 students participating in Extended Day Services will be picked up in the front entrance of the school, Door #1, the door near the flag pole.
The schedule for fees, per child for grades 1-6, is as follows:
2:30-4:30pm $20.00/DAY 12:00-2:30pm $20.00/DAY
2:30-6:00pm $25.00/DAY 12:00-4:30pm $30.00/DAY
12:00-6:00pm $35.00/DAY
As the Extended Day Program is a joint teacher project, it makes it more than essential that the full payment be made on time. Payment for your child's care is due on MONDAY OF THE WEEK ATTENDING. All checks may be made payable to Holy Name School with Extended Day written in the memo section. Please make sure the days attending are listed on the check.
Students participating in the afternoon session must be picked up no later than 6:00pm in the main school building. A late fee of $1.00 per minute will be charged for each child who is not picked up at the prearranged time.
During extended day hours for emergencies only, the following number may be used:
The main phone number of the school is 617-325-9338 – Ext. 144 or 145
Holy Name Parish School Early Childhood Program has an Extended Day Program offered to parents on an "as needed" basis: daily/weekly/monthly. This after school program provides a safe environment for students in grades Nursery, KI and K2. Snacks are provided each day.
The schedule for fees:
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12:00 – 6:00 p.m. $45.00 (Early dismissal)
Payment for your child's care is due on Monday of the week attending, or on the day of attendance for those needing daily care.
Holy Name Parish School is happy to announce that we will offer before school care from 7:00 a.m. – 7:40 a.m. each school morning for the 2019-2020 academic year. This program, supervised by the teachers, will be offered at the Main Building to all students at a cost of $10.00 per day.
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Emotions were running high this week as students, parents and schools celebrated the results of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Malaysia. In total, 187 students from 52 schools across Malaysia picked up their certificates at the ceremony held at the Hotel Armada, Petaling Jaya on 27 November 2017. The awards recognise outstanding achievement in the June 2017 Cambridge exam series.
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Three rousing and well known Chopin piano pieces were played yesterday afternoon with great gusto and expertise by the South African prize winning pianist, Ben Schoeman, in the first half of the concert.
The Brodowski Quartet which was formed in 2005 then played Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No 1 in D. This is fast moving music, and they were enjoying every moment of it. The second of the four movements is the very familiar Andante cantibile, probably Tchaikovsky's best known music.
Based in London, the Ensemble were the winners of the Royal Overseas League's Competition in 2008 in the Ensemble section.
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9 May 2012, Development - Historical Study, Beginning Study
Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.
I'm writing about sources of historical research and how to make historical research. These apply to any novel or any subject you might wish to study. Here is a list:
1. Primary source documents or artifacts
2. Secondary source documents or artifacts
3. Tertiary source documents or artifacts
4. Quatriary
I made the point yesterday, if you want to study to write anything in history, including historical fiction, you must start with primary source documents. A document that is of a primary degree, a primary source, is one that is an eyewitness account. In history, eyewitness accounts are all that really count. These are the documents that are worth gold to the historian. The study of history means the study of these eyewitness accounts. Literally, anything else is rubbish.
When I began a study about ancient Egypt to write my book, Aegypt, I found a few eyewitness sources. There were few, but they were very valuable. Because I was interested in the culture and society of ancient Egypt, I also read ancient Egyptian poetry and the Book of the Dead. I mentioned before that literature can be a great source of cultural and social information.
There are a few secondary sources about ancient Egypt. Herodotus provided some information, although his account has come under question in modern times. I read Herodotus along with the other known secondary sources. I added to this some books on ancient Egyptian artifacts and monuments. This kind of primary source information, that is, artifacts and monuments, is very important to the study of history.
I'll explain more about historical study tomorrow.
I'll explain more about tension and first scene development. I'll talk about characteristics that make a bad first scene/chapter eventually.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.


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Tuesday's Tales: Carol Zielinski
I believe a positive attitude is essential for happiness. This includes being mindful and grateful. In Buddhism, there is a saying, "We make the world with our minds." I could write an entire book on what that means but basically what we focus on influences the internal and external world in which we live. I keep this in mind in my writing for adults, young people and children. I was a grade school teacher for 33 years, 10 of those years as teacher librarian. I believe it is important to create picture books that help them develop interpersonal skills and internal strength.
My first book, The Amida Tree, is a rebuttal of Shel Silberstein's The Giving Tree. While compassion is a major part of Buddhism, it only creates problems if it is not balanced by wisdom. The boy/man in The Giving Tree continually took from the tree without giving anything in return leaving it a devastated stump. At the end of the book, he still was unfulfilled and unhappy. In my book, a girl grows in balance with a wild apple tree. They have a relationship of give and take, mutual support. Because of this, both grow to have a rich and fulfilling life. It is sure to encourage discussion on our treatment of the environment and relationships with others.
We all know a individual or family that constantly gripes. They're never happy with what they have or what the experience. Rayne Shines humorously features a frog family that has developed a pattern of complaining, until a new family moves in next door. Rayne is fascinated by the fact that they are constantly smiling even though they own very little. She studies and emulates Sunny whose wholesome and fun personality eventually brings out the best in Rayne.
While Too Quiet, Too Noisy was not specifically written for children on the Asperger spectrum, it has been favored by their families. It can just as easily relate to people with auditory processing difficulties, introverted children, and anyone who finds either continuous noise or long-term silence to be grating. Lily's home is overwhelmingly loud and her grandparents' home is boringly quiet. Through communication and problem-solving, she creates a more balanced environment in both houses.
While "be careful what you wish for" is a common theme in picture books, No More Red also teaches children not to judge superficially. Because of three negative experiences, Amy decides her world would be better without the color red. She learns it has far more importance and she realized. The book also teaches children about the myriad of ways red appears in our environment and that we need to be appreciative of our beautiful world.
I've always been interested in the motivation of villains. Why did Rumpelstiltskin want the Queen's baby? Was he an evil warlock who wanted to use him for nefarious purposes? Did he want to enslave him? Or did he simply want a child of his own? If so, why would he go to such elaborate and dangerous means to acquire one? In Rumpelstiltskin's Child, the themes of ostracizing, bullying, and loneliness are explored. The book reminds us that people often become angry outsiders because they have never been welcomed in.
My newest picture book, Then the Tooth Fairy Won't Come, is written and drawn in a comedic style. Dion has a loose tooth and is worried he will lose it. Timo offers increasingly silly methods to remove it but Dion has an even bigger imagination. The tooth is bound to go missing in bizarre and elaborate ways if Dion takes Timo's advice. Between laughs, the story shows how worry and fear can make us indecisive and stressed. (Don't worry. The tooth fairy does come.)
I'm Bonnie Ferrante, a hybrid author. My short stories, newspaper articles and columns, and novels have been published traditionally. I have begun simultaneously self-publishing novels and picture books and am doing my own illustrations. During the long cold winters of Thunder Bay, in Northern Ontario, I spend most of my time writing and drawing. Since developing Parkinson's Disease, I have switched from illustrating with acrylics and pencil crayon, to digital format but as this becomes more difficult, I am slowly changing to photos instead. I was a grade school teacher for thirty-three years, ten of those as a teacher-librarian. I am a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist lay leader, which shows up in unexpected ways in my writing. I also have a blog where I review books, give writing tips, and run contests. Beginning in August, I will be interviewing and author or illustrator every Wednesday. In addition to questions about their work, they will be asked Three Random Questions such as, "If you could have the original of anything in the world, what would you want it to be?" Comment on the writer's work, their writing tips, or answer the random questions yourself. Http:// http://bferrante.wordpress.com/
Picture books:
Young Adult and New Adult Books
Short Stories
Check out Youtube – http://www.youtube.com/user/Bonnie0904 for book trailers and author read-alouds.
Website – BonnieFerrante.ca
facebook – Bonnie Ferrante – Author
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Hello to my loyal readers. Some of you follow the YouTube re-runs. Others enjoy the Teaser Tuesdays and Guest Posts. No matter what your preference, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Sounds like a farewell doesn't it? Rest assured, it's an "Until we meet again."
I have been managing this blog since December 2012. I have met some pretty fantastic folks through this medium. The next chapter of my life is beginning, however, and with that comes self-reflection and prioritizing.
I enrolled in a Ph.D. program and will begin classes on April 10th. From what I understand, most of my time will be spent reading, writing, and studying. In fact, I'm told that this will take about 20 hours a week out of my time. It's basically a part-time job. My grand plan was to finish Between Worlds book 4 and then 5. I think that's going to have to wait.
I will be finished with my Ph.D. in September 2020, maybe sooner depending on how much work I've already completed on my dissertation by that time. After that I will be a "doctor." My specialization will be in education (e.g., an educational psychologist) with an emphasis in teaching and instruction. My dream and sincere hope is that I am then able to climb in academia and grab a full-time, tenure track professor's position.
Here's how I look at the situation. If I lived through all of the turmoil and hardship of 2014, I can accomplish anything. This path I'm about to take will take time and patience. It will take determination. It will take battling against burn out and taking a few hours of time each day to devote to studying and composition. When it's all said and done, I will be able to check another thing off of my bucket list: becoming a doctor with pretty little letters after my name: Tracy Wilson, Ph.D. (or Tracee Ford as you know me). When someone says, "Hey Doc," they will actually be talking to me. I can publish research AND fiction.
I do plan to publish a memoir in October, nonetheless. It's done and simply waiting for me to hit the "publish" button. It's going to cover a lot of my personal paranormal experiences, but I have much more to add to that. Still, if I still don't have peace about this project, it may be placed on the back burner as well, seeing publication at a much later date.
I am also anticipating going back to teaching at the local university part-time in August. Spring semester is wrapping up, which is why I scheduled doctoral classes through the summer. So, when Fall rolls around, I will be not only instructing, but I will be a student as well as a mom and a wife. I'm not sure I will have the time I need to be a blogger and a YouTube creator until I get through this journey.
With that being said, below you'll find the remaining Guest Posts and YouTube schedule below. If after reading this, you decide to get together and send me a boat-load of guest posts, that's okay. I'll keep scheduling folks as long as the submissions keep coming in. If not, that's okay, too.
3/28: B. Ferrante, guest post
4/4: Mary Edwards, guest post
4/7: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Scary Movies
4/11: I. Monique, guest post
4/18: Mary Edwards, guest post
4/21: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Spirit Guides
4/25: C. Zielinski, guest post
5/5: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Orbs
5/9: Mary Edwards, guest post
5/16: W. Luthman, guest post
5/19: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Soulmates
5/23: Mary Edwards, guest post (final Teaser Tuesday post)
6/2: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Divine Intervention
6/16: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Healers
7/7: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Seers
7/21: Freaky Friday YouTube, Spiritus Walking: Faith (final Freaky Friday post)
Again, thank you for always reading my rants and my posts. I won't disappear completely, I promise. I have too much to give. This might end up being a great place to post my research findings, so those of you who are geeks like me might enjoy my publications.
Peace out.
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In this talk, Prof. Bartlett will outline some of potential limitations of supposedly mixed methods work in (critical) discourse analysis.
The questions to be addressed in the talk:
What are qual and quant supposed to contribute to each other?
Is quant just background to qual? Is qual just an example of quant?
Is "digging down" really qual analysis or just testing quant data?
Is charting change in quant trends explanatory? What are the mechanisms of change? How do speakers move between quant and qual?
What are the relations between qual and quant: micro/macro? system/instance? corpus/item? context/text?
What scales of interaction do we need to look at, individually and in terms of the relations between them?
Is quant shallow? Is qual unrepresentative? Do they need to be?


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The SQLite maintainer was asked to implement a CoC and came up with this; what a hero. Because it's a verbatim copy of a passage from a historical text, proposals to remove the controvertial (religion-referencing) elements are being denied.
HN comments are predictably polarized.
If you're not in the mood to follow links, the first rule (of 72) highlights the theme of issue:
First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole strength.
For those not wired in, this is a clever juxtaposition to a 'movement' in the open source community which has seen social frameworks installed that in effect enable a certain subset of participants to enforce their paradoxical ethos of tolerating everyone except the outgroup.
MOST notable is Linux recent adoption, but should you believe this isolated, just look at how many mainstream projects have adopted the Contributor Covenant, which, amongst other things, seems to openly advocate for valuing 'diversity' (affirmative action) over and above archaic concepts like... meritocracy.
Still wondering why this is a big deal? These rules, once codified, are being weaponized almost immediately by the same group that championed their deployment, predominatly to cast out value-adding participants for thoughtcrimes, microtransgressions and other contemporary evil. Often, the evidence used when ousting contributors has originated completely outside of that community!
If you want to blacklist someone from a project because they were overtly and inexplicably hostile during a code review and you can point to logs indicating such, fine.
If, however, the internet detective in you unearths a peer's personal Twitter and you vehemently disagree their privately held political leanings, leading to you 'not feeling comfortable working with them anymore', you're the problem.
This virus has spread like wildfire not because CoC's are conducive to productivity (disagree only if you have data, thanks), but because the most pragmatic response a 2018 rational actor has to such 'social justice' efforts - by an extraordinarily militant vocal minority - is to sit quietly, not attract attention of the mob and thus maintain their livelyhood.
For those nodding their heads at that sentiment: can't blame your current course of action, though first they came...
Naturally, this phenomena has created an echo chamber in which the slightly unhinged activists confuse silence for assent.
A free-speech touting democracy works best when it gets to select the best from a marketplace of ideas. Deciding to discard that core enabler of the West's relative ascendency - free speech - and replace it with
for ($speech in $discourse) {
if $speech = !$hatespeech { return $speech } # approved freespeech
else { $speech | out-null } # silenced hatespeech
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$hatespeech is subjective, arbitrarily defined and insidiously expanding - means we're handicapping the evolution of civilization itself, by limiting the set of options from which we allow the populace to choose. Given nearly every enterprise is a technology enterprise nowadays, we should all be concerned about the cancer metastasizing it's way through this industry.


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I'm a 29 year old Primary Education Student from Australia. I spent a year living and working as an Au Pair with Cultural Care in Boston, MA in 2011/12. Currently I am focusing on finishing my final semester of university before I graduate as a teacher.
I love to travel, to have adventures, to meet new people, try new things, and write. I blog about food, music, funny things kids do and say, trips, new experiences, my observations, and sometimes totally random junk. Sometimes I take photos of people in bad-taste clothing and blog about them.
I love kids, cooking, running, AFL, pop music, the handful of people that make my world a better place to be, and my special teddy, Ted.
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Lest We Forget – and my Anzac Biscuit recipe!
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Happy 1st Birthday, Ted!
On April 21, Ted celebrated his 1st birthday. Ted doesn't show his face in my blog very often, but that doesn't mean he's not well known. Actually, Ted is quite well known amongst my close friends, if not for his … Continue reading
It's my city – I'm the King of New York!
It was time to go back. There is something about New York City that drags me in. 90% of it is probably Broadway. I can't go to New York without seeing a Broadway show. It's part of who I am. … Continue reading
People I Want To Punch In The Throat – Part 1
John at Stop'n'Shop Lexington, MA Thanks to this douche, my 'Easter' (whatever there was of it) is officially ruined. I'm not sure about any of you reading this, but I can say that sometimes my host family (as much as … Continue reading
Florida Vacation – Day 6 – Universal New Years Eve
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American Easter [in the lead up] and my recipe for Australian Hot Cross Buns
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May 29 (UPI) -- Lady Gaga released her sixth studio album Friday, titled Chromatica.
The album is available on music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer and Pandora.
Chromatica includes 16 tracks, including singles "Stupid Love" and "Rain On Me" featuring Ariana Grande, "Sour Candy" featuring South Korean girl group Blackpink and "Sine From Above" featuring Elton John.
Gaga last released the album Joanne in 2016. The pop star also recorded music for the A Star is Born soundtrack in 2018.
Chromatica was originally set for release on April 10, but was delayed to May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Nauticam has unveiled a new conversion lens called the Macro to Wide Angle Lens 1, or MWL-1. The wet lens is designed to be used in conjunction with a 60mm (equivalent) macro lens to give it an ultra-wide 150-degree field of view. The idea is to offer both macro and wide-angle perspectives simultaneously, as well as close-focus wide-angle opportunities.
The lens, which works with full-frame DSLRs, mirrorless cameras and compacts, features a standard 67mm thread for wide compatibility with housings from different manufacturers, while Nauticam shooters can take advantage of the included adapter for use with the company's bayonet mount system.
Priced at $1,850, the MWL-1 is available now from Backscatter.
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Macro to Wide Angle Lens 1 (MWL-1)
150 deg. FOV with Full Frame 60mm Macro Lens
The Nauticam MWL-1 is a revolutionary concept! It is a wet-mounted ultra wide lens (meaning it can be attached and removed underwater) designed to be used with a 60mm full frame equivalent macro lens that results in an ultra-wide 150º field of view. The MWL-1 can focus from the lens' front element to infinity. Ultra wide angle and macro perspectives are now available on the same dive—even with full frame DSLR systems.
Introducing Macro to Wide Angle Lens 1 (MWL-1)
The MWL-1, similar to other Nauticam underwater optics is made from precision ground optical glass with advanced anti-reflective coatings to eliminate glare and internal reflection.
Macro and Wide with one camera lens!
For many photographers, especially those moving up to an SLR or mirrorless system, there is trepidation at being locked in to either macro or wide angle on a dive. With compact systems that featured wide zoom range lenses that, when paired with corrective optics, could allow for wide angle or macro on the same dive. When moving to an interchangeable lens and port system you would previously have been committed to either wide angle or macro for a given dive.
Close Focus Wide Angle Impact
With the introduction of the MWL-1, not only can you switch between wide angle and macro on the same dive you can also capture unique close focus wide angle images of macro subjects. This technique works best when a macro subject can be placed very close to the lens where exaggerated perspective makes it pop out from an ordinary background.
The MWL-1 excels at smaller apertures and full-frame shooters will get optimal results at F16 or higher.
Multiple Mounting Options
With two mounting options, Nauticam's bayonet system or one of two available flip mounts, the MWL-1 can be quickly engaged or disengaged or even swapped for an CMC-1, going from wide angle to super macro in seconds.
MWL-1 with Bayonet Mount System
MWL-1 and CMC-1 on Dual Flip Mount
Travel Friendly
The compact size, ease of use, focus range and incredible field of view make the MWL-1 the perfect travel friendly wide-angle option. When heading to a primarily macro destination, bringing the MWL-1 along ensures you'll never miss that spontaneous wide angle shot and presents even greater creative options for close focus wide angle images of macro subjects.
The MWL-1 is perfectly sized for travel
What's In The Box
- M67 to Bayonet Mount Converter (83213)
- Neoprene Port Cover
- Rear Lens Cap for WWL-1/MWL-1 (83221)
- Bayonet Mounting Ring for MWL-1
- Carrying Bag
- Cleaning Cloth
Recommended Mounting Accessories
- M67 Flip Holder for MWL-1 (86221)
- Double Flip Holder for MWL-1 (86222)
- M67 Bayonet Mount Converter (83213)
Recommended Bayonet Lens Holders for Strobe Arms
- Bayonet Mount Lens Holder for Arms (83222)
- Bayonet Mount Double Lens Holder for Arms (83223)
- Single Bayonet Lens Holder for 70mm Nauticam Carbon Fiber Aluminum Float Arms (72231)
- Double Bayonet Lens Holder for 70mm Nauticam Carbon Fiber Aluminum Float Arms (72232)
- Single Bayonet Lens Holder for 90mm Nauticam Carbon Fiber Aluminum Float Arms (72241)
- Double Bayonet Lens Holder for 90mm Nauticam Carbon Fiber Aluminum Float Arms (72242)
- Bayonet Mount Lens Holder for Inon Float Arms (83227)
- Weight (Air/Water): 1.20kg / 0.58kg
- Dimensions: 108mm diameter x 120mm length
- Depth Rating: 100m
- Mount: Nauticam Bayonet or M67
Model Number: 86201
USA Retail Price: $1,850
More information is available from Nauticam at: www.nauticam.com
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Mark's Personal Testimony of Knee Healing
For nearly 2 years I had problems with my right knee and the back of my knee despite standing on God's Word and receiving prayer for it. My leg was very restricted in movement. As I continued to claim my healing and did some bike riding one day I was 100% healed. As proof of my healing I got out the old kicking shoe & my NFL football today and kicked a 47 yard field goal. Thank you Jesus! My knee feels great! You can do the slow motion and watch it barely clear the cross bar.


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When Lightning Strikes Your Tree
Trees in the Greensboro – Winston-Salem – High Point area often get hit by lightning. That's why you've probably been told most of your life not to take shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm.
While it may not seem like that big of a deal in the middle of a forest, if a tree is struck by lightning on your property, suddenly it becomes a very big deal.
So what happens when lightning hits a tree? Is there any way to prevent it? (Yes) Is it always obvious if your tree has been struck? (No) What can you do if your tree has been hit by lightning? Find the answers and more below.
Why are trees often struck by lightning?
Due to their height and the fact that they contain moisture, trees conduct electricity better than the air around them, making them a "magnet" for lightning strikes.
There is an even greater chance that a tree will attract lightning if it is:
- alone in a field
- growing near a body of water
- on the edge of a forest or group of trees
- on a hilltop or mountain
- growing close to a building
- decorated with strings of electric lights
What happens when lightning strikes a tree?
As you might imagine, being struck by lightning can be incredibly harmful to a tree. A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures of up to 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit – that's six times hotter than the sun!
Understandably, many trees can't survive under an attack at that temperature, so the tree will catch on fire or shatter. However, sometimes the tree is barely affected and you might not even know that it was hit.
A few things determine the difference between a tree that survives a lightning strike and one that doesn't:
- If the bark's outer layer is covered in rain, the lightning may travel through the rainwater and into the ground, leaving the tree unscathed.
- If lightning is able to reach inner parts of the tree, heat from the lightning will cause the tree's cells to boil, releasing steam that cracks or breaks the bark. Depending on how badly the tree is cracked, it may survive this with a little extra TLC.
- If the tree is diseased or rotting, the inside of the tree is likely filled with moisture. The steam generated by a lightning strike will be powerful enough to cause the tree to actually explode, with pieces of the tree flying everywhere. Obviously, a tree won't survive this kind of catastrophic damage!
We offer safe and efficient tree removal services for trees that have been irreparably damaged by lightning. These trees can be very dangerous so it's not something to do yourself. Only entrust tree removal work to someone with the skills and special equipment to do it safely.
Is it obvious if a tree has been hit?
It is not always obvious that a tree has been struck by lightning, though it depends on the circumstances. Obvious signs of a lightning strike are:
- the tree is on fire (contact emergency services immediately)
- the tree has shattered pieces of bark hanging from the trunk or beneath the tree
- you can spot a burned area on the tree's trunk
Since lightning is attracted to moisture, some lightning scars may be internal and can only be spotted by a trained arborist.
If you're concerned about any of your trees that have suffered a lightning strike, contact us for a professional evaluation.
Will my tree survive after being hit by lightning?
If your tree has been hit by lightning, it's prior health, how damaging the strike was, and how you care for it afterward will all determine if it will survive.
If the tree was already diseased or damaged, it will probably need to be removed. However, not all trees that have been hit by lightning are goners. If only one section was hit, for instance, it has a better chance of survival.
Regardless of the degree of lightning damage, all trees that have been struck by lightning will need some extra care and attention if you want them to recover.
The first step is to have any burned or damaged branches removed. If there are hanging pieces of bark that can't be put back, they should be removed as well.
Ensure that your tree has enough water (but don't overwater!), and talk with an arborist about whether supplemental fertilization is necessary.
Then, just keep checking on your tree every so often. We recommend waiting at least 2 to 6 months before doing any major tasks such as corrective pruning. That will also give you enough time to see how well the tree recovers; if it's not showing signs of improvement then it should probably be removed.
The injury from a lightning strike can expose the tree to pests and diseases, so watch carefully for any signs that that may be happening. You can also work with an arborist on a plan to prevent insects from entering the tree at the site of the injury.
With proper maintenance and care, many trees have survived lightning strikes – sometimes more than once!
However, it's always easier (and usually less expensive) to prevent lightning injuries in the first place.
Are lightning strikes preventable?
Lightning can be diverted away from your trees by use of a lightning protection system. Especially important on trees that are vulnerable (and/or valuable!), these systems work by capturing, and then dissipating, the electrical charge into the ground.
Contact us for more information about lightning protection systems and whether your trees are a good candidate for one of these systems.
Lightning kills more than trees
Don't forget to keep yourself and your loved ones safe from lightning. North Carolina ranks third as the state with the most deaths from lightning strikes.
Be sure that you know what to do when storms appear here in the Triad area. Check out these safety tips from ReadyNC for what to do before, during and after thunderstorms and lightning.
As the National Weather Service says, "When thunder roars, head indoors!" And since trees don't have that option, contact us to discuss ways to keep your trees safe during summer storms.