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Rep. Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) has introduced legislation that will make legal the operation of autonomous cars in Hawaii. The bill, modeled after a Nevada law that allowed Google to test its driverless cars in the state, addresses legal issues that may arise when no human driver is behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.
"In road tests conducted on the West Coast with a driverless vehicle for over 100,000 miles, there was not a single accident according to my discussions with Google executives," Ward said.
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the number of deaths on American highways hovers around 40000 annually.
Google's driverless cars use artificial intelligence software, global positioning systems and sensors to navigate. Because machines don't become angry, distracted or tired, and because they can be aware of more things at once, they can potentially operate vehicles more safely than human drivers. The two accidents that Google's driverless cars have been involved in since 2010 were caused by human drivers.
Autonomous cars that are safer than cars driven by humans can be built to be lighter, increasing fuel efficiency, and travel closer together, increasing road capacity. "If we want Hawaii to be energy independent, and if we want safer and less congested roads, then we need legislation that paves the way for technological advances like driverless cars," Ward concluded.
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I've written a few articles for Social Media Today on guest blogging, the most recent being what to ask from potential guest bloggers. And, since writing a little bit on guest posting, I've been asked what writers looking to contribute to other blogs can do make themselves stand out, even if they've just started looking to guest post. Some sites have a bad case of 'experience needed' syndrome, where they only want writers with a portfolio stacked with contributions to big-name sites, effectively scaring away entry-level bloggers. Writers with a stack of guest posts under their belts don't need advice on wooing potential blogging partners, but if you are a writer just starting to make a name for yourself, or a business owner trying to increase the exposure for your brand, how do you make enough of an impression to get blogs and other outlets to actually want your contributions?
Gussy Up Your Personal/Business Blog
Your personal blog will never reject your posts. Because of this, there may be some less-than-professionally written articles floating around it. When looking at potential blogging partners, I always read through either their personal blog, or the blog run by their business. Doing so gives me a good idea of how well they write, and what their areas of expertise are. If a blog I'm looking at is full of scattered, irrelevant content, or if it looks like a giant, multi-page résumé, I usually send a 'thank you but no thank you' email back. If your blog is one of the only outlets you write for, take some time to clean it up. Delete any posts that sound like advertisements, or are no longer good examples of how well you write. You can then pitch your best posts and not have to worry about anyone stumbling on crummy content you never got around to fixing.
Look for Content Holes
You are, most likely, trying to pitch yourself as an expert in a particular field, and are looking at outlets that cover that field. So if you are, let's say, a 'marketing expert,' you'll probably be pitching yourself to blogs like HubSpot, Unbounce, or SocialMediaToday. Before you reach out, go through some of their posts and, if they're missing areas you find critical to discuss more about, pitch a few topics related to that area. Chances are they know what categories are a little light, and if you present yourself as willing to contribute specifically to that area, your pitch is much more likely to get picked up than if you just sent a standard, blanket inquiry.
Remember This Process is a Numbers Game
Your first pitch, no matter how well crafted it is, will probably not get picked up. Nor will your second, or third, or fourth, or even fifth. Blogs, especially the more well-known ones, get a lot of guest post inquiries. Don't worry - there are plenty blogs out there that you can pitch to and get a couple of yes's from. The more you contribute to other blogs, the stronger your portfolio, and the more likely other outlets will want you to write for them. Just keep at it and, whatever you do, don't stop writing, even if those posts are only going into your personal blog.
Putting yourself out there as a guest writer can be nerve-wracking, and it will be filled with more rejection than you'd initially expect it to. If you are just starting out, don't be surprised when your first choice at Forbes passes over your pitch. There are plenty of smaller blogs and outlets that will be happy to feature you. Don't brush them off just because they don't have tons of traffic - every guest post you write, no matter who publishes it, will expose you to new readers and, ultimately, new outlets. Just be courteous, appreciate where you do end up, and keep on writing.
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A jury on Tuesday convicted a man of stabbing his wife to death and stopping her from calling for help at their Lancaster home nearly two years ago, authorities said.
Rafael Barragan, 48, was found guilty of first-degree murder and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime with force, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a written statement. The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury also found true the special allegation that he used a knife in the killing.
Barragan fatally stabbed 37-year-old Katrina Barragan during an argument at the couple's home in the 4200 block of Jonathan Street, prosecutors said. The argument had begun earlier in the evening after the suspect and victim left a birthday party together.
During the attack, Rafael Barragan stabbed his wife "multiple times," the D.A's Office statement said.
"Before her death, the victim called police but the call was interrupted by the defendant," according to the statement. The victim ultimately succumbed to her wounds at a hospital.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau detectives detained Rafael Barragan at the home, sheriff's officials said at the time. He was arrested early the following morning on suspicion of murder.
The knife believed to have been used in the killing was found at the scene, officials said.
Barragan faces up to 26 years to life in state prison when he returns to court for sentencing on July 5, officials said.


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Traditionally the arrival of a new year inspires people to make resolutions, usually about things they want to stop doing. I tend to go the opposite direction and when January 1st rolls around I start thinking about doing something that I've never done before; expanding my horizons with new experiences.
Usually I can nip that urge in the bud before it gets too far but this year it caught me unaware and before I knew what was happening I was in a craft store with a cart full of polymer clay and a pasta machine. I blame it on the huge discount coupon in my pocket because I was able to convince myself that the pasta machine was too much of a bargain to pass up. The funny thing is that I only vaguely sure why I would need one in the first place, but I'm never one to walk past a good deal if there's a remote possibility that I might need something someday.
One of the things I was sure I'd need was something to use to make molds. I scanned the mold products on the aisle and decided that at this point in my learning experience it would be best to stick with the most simple process. I grabbed a box of mold maker clay and after reading the simple instructions on the back of the box, I came to the conclusion that I could do it. I wouldn't even need a pasta machine! (Of course that didn't make me take the pasta machine out of my shopping cart and put it back on the shelf. I'm positive that I'll need it sooner or later.)
Armed with all the supplies I'd need for my clay learning experience, I skipped home and set them all out in front of me on the studio table when reality hit and I realized that I really have no clue what I'm doing.
You're probably wondering how this is all leading up to a newsletter tutorial on a subject that I admit to knowing nothing about, but it occurred to me that as miniaturists we tend to take wild leaps into the unknown when we want to learn something new. For most of us it starts with the thought of "I'd really like for this dollhouse to have a ______" and then we're off digging thru scraps and searching craft stores to find a way to make it happen. I think that's one of the more fascinating traits of miniaturists so I thought I'd share my own experience of jumping into a form of miniatures that I've never done before. If it works out well then I'll be doing real polymer clay tutorials in the future. If it turns out badly, well then, we'll just call this a "What not to do" article.
My motivation behind this project has been two things---one is the desire to make molds for architectural embellishments that I can use on dollhouses. (Tracy Topps is my inspiration in this. If you've ever seen the gorgeous embellishments she adds to pediments, corbels, and fascias you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.) The Victorian Rosedale that I'm building right now really needs some rose and cherub embellishments. I have some plastic buttons that would be perfect for that but I'd rather create molds of them so I can make more. The other motivation to learn to use polymer clay is the toaster oven that's been sitting unused in my kitchen for over a year. Guilt is a strong motivator!
So my goal is to first make the molds and then use polymer clay to create embellishments from the molds that I can use as architectural features or even to decorate furniture. I eagerly gathered up my materials! (I'm not going to include product names since this is all about learning the process rather than suggesting one type of product over another.)
I'm using only the instructions provided by the manufacturer which is why this isn't a tutorial—it's more of a pictorial diary of how it worked out for me. After I set out the mold maker clay and a box of cornstarch I started digging thru my button drawers. It's a little known fact that I'm a button fanatic. Digging thru my button collection took a little longer than I thought because I had to stop and pet so many of them on the way to finding the ones I wanted for molds. I was searching for a cherub and a rose but somehow a Victorian lady's boot, a flower, a heart, and a medallion got tossed on the table too. I'm thinking that boot would make a killer embellishment to a shelf or hutch used in a lady's boudoir or shop. Oh, and then there's the black cat. I've wanted to use him for embellishments for a long time. The fan jumped out at me too just because I think it's pretty even if I have no idea of how I would use it as an embellishment. So somehow my quest for two buttons turned into several and I decided I'd make the final cut later on.
The baking guidelines on the box were proportioned for a quarter inch thick so to lessen the chance of failure on the first time I cut a slice a quarter inch thick for my first mold.
I chose the boot for my first mold and dipped it into cornstarch. That left way too much cornstarch on the button so I used a brush to clean it. The object is to give it a thin coating of cornstarch so it won't stick to the clay and I didn't want clumps of cornstarch stuck inside the mold.
I pressed the boot straight down into the clay. I didn't push it all the way in because I want the finished piece to be thinner than the button.
I may be taking a chance on it being so thin but I'll give it a try. The mold looks good anyway.
I noticed that the clay cracked around the edges because I hadn't kneaded it to soften the clay. So I gave each piece a nice little roll to soften it with the remaining pieces and that worked much better. I took care to make sure that it stayed an even quarter inch all the way across.
These four were all the same size and turned out okay so I moved on to something a little larger. I formed a larger piece and then realized that I was leaving fingerprints in the clay. I flattened it with my palm and then I had palm prints. Hmmm. The object of this little practice was to make a fan mold, not create crime scene evidence. So I fixed that by putting a piece of waxed paper over the clay and gave it a nice roll with a bottle that was handy on my work table.
That worked out well so I was able to make my fan mold with no fingerprints.
One thing I figured out early in the process was that even after dusting the work surface with cornstarch there was still going to be some clay sticking to the mat. So I kept a thin, flexible plastic ruler close by to slide under the clay and lift if from the mat. That worked well to remove the clay without distorting the shape. That means the ruler goes into my clay workbox for future use. Yay! I love finding a new tool!
The final mold used a cherub button that was thicker in the middle than on the ends and I ran into a little bit of trouble with that. I made the mistake of making the first piece of clay too thin. My first clue something was wrong came when the button didn't go all the way thru the clay. You can see in the picture that my clay was way too thin in addition to being uneven.
I started over by rolling a ball of clay and then covering it with a piece of waxed paper and rolling it to a slightly thicker width.
That worked perfectly!
Finally I trimmed the edges of each mold so they were straight and didn't have tapered edges that might burn. I don't have any experience with clay but I do have experience baking cookies and the same principle applies to both—thin edges burn before the middle is done.
After I dusted off my toaster oven and covered the baking tray with foil, I carefully put each mold on the tray and put it into the oven preheated to 275 per the package instructions. I let them bake for 20 minutes, making sure to have the exhaust fan running in the kitchen to clear the fumes.
I've heard the horror stories about burning clay so I didn't want to go far from the toaster oven and that left me with 20 minutes to kill in the kitchen. I remembered that I'd seen a recipe for sweet and sour chicken on the back of the cornstarch box and that sounded really, really good so I grabbed my favorite kitchen tool---the phone that has the Chinese take out place on speed dial.
The one thing I forgot to get was an oven thermometer so I could monitor the temperature in the toaster oven. That made me a little nervous but apparently the oven was pretty precise because after 20 minutes the molds looked great. There was no burning and after they cooled the molds were nice and firm and still flexible. I put down my crab wonton and did a little happy dance around the kitchen. I'll still get a thermometer because it could have been just a fluke and one time success doesn't guarantee I don't need the proper tools.
One thing on the instructions that struck me as particularly helpful was the formula for 20 minutes per ¼ inch thickness for the mold maker clay. Since at least one of my molds was thicker than the others I was able to adjust the baking time accordingly and I think that had a lot to do with how well the baking came out. I think that might be a very important thing to remember in the future.
I heeded the warning not to move the molds too much until they were cooled to avoid distorting the shape. But after they were nice and cool I spent quite a bit of time going over all the details. I've never seen a polymer clay mold before so I was curious about how flexible they are and the quality of the clay after it had been baked. I like it!
Now on to Part 2 of my diary---using the molds to make things!
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Back when the GNU project was starting, among the first things they rewrote as Free Software were:
- text editor / IDE (Emacs)
- assembler, linker, and compiler
- make
IOW, they made tools that they needed to further develop Free Software without relying on proprietary tools.
They wanted their project to be self-hosting.
Nowadays, we have more free software than ever, but we develop it using github and Discord...
@Wolf480pl this is issue with people. People tend to stich with a single solution which everybody uses. There are lots of quailty source "forges" (i.e. Gitlab, Gitea, SourceHut), but people stick with GitHub for a reason that "everybody uses GitHub".
At the moment, when everybody will use open and free forge. Especially when the #ForgeFed will be adopted.
But it is harder instant messagging systems. Every one of them has one issue that makes it harder to use.
IRC - lack of history *on server*. I don't see reason to chat if the history is not saved even for several minutes.
XMPP - it's high entrance point. Too much clients and servers supporting different featuresets.
Matrix - it's pretty young and suffers from it.
RocketChat - AFAIK it was buggy as hell, when last time I was using.
Gitter is very tight coupled with non-free software
@alexcleac yeah, network effect.
And you're right about the issues with current chat systems, but IMO that's a symptom, not a cause.
If eg. Mozilla was trying to build a Free chat solution, as hard as Stallman et al. were trying to build a free compiler, we'd already have something that can compete with the proprietary chat apps.
@Wolf480pl I think even if Mozilla started doing this, there is a non zero (and pretty high) that it wont make it, a least from the first try. Do you remember the Firefox OS? I am afraid that the user base would be pretty low.
However it would be a nice first step out of a FOSS info bubble towards other people. But it is the hard way. This could also be done the way guys at purism did with librem one 😉
@alexcleac But the goal would be to make a chat _for_ the FOSS bubble. Even if only Mozilla devs use it, that's already a success, if it means they don't depend on Discord.
@Wolf480pl yeah, that's a good reasoning :)
@jack @alexcleac
I don't know... I don't even know whether Mozilla's stated goals are still actually their goals...
@alexcleac @Wolf480pl network effects are a very real and very dangerous thing.
If only there were some possible way to cap usage of any particular instance at something under a million users, no matter the technology.
@RandomDamage @alexcleac
Well, one way is to make sure your software doesn't scale vertically.
But then, it'd be hard to make a protocol such that no implementation could ever possibly scale vertically.
And even if it was possible, I'd feel bad for designing a protocol this way.
The software is supposed to be a tool in user's hand, not a way for its author to control the users.
I could make a protocol with a 10-bit number serving as user id, so that there can't be more than 1024 users on a single domain.
But that'd be stupid and unethical.
@Wolf480pl @alexcleac and ineffective.
I meant for *any* instance of *any* protocol to max out at a million users, even e-mail.
Not possible, of course, but it would be so much healthier than what we've got.
@RandomDamage @alexcleac hm, I know only one mechanism that would allow sth like that to apply to all past and future protocols: law.
Ofc it may be a vefy bad idea, but I think sth like Article 13 but without upload filters could have a similar effect... something that exponentailly increases the probability of getting sued as you gain more users...
@Wolf480pl @alexcleac it might. Of course existing big sites would fight it tooth and claw.
@jack @Wolf480pl the compromise for me is a telegram in fact :)
However, I really want to move to matrix in time.
@jack @alexcleac
I'm not sure what you mean by ghost town, but from my experience, IRC was very lively 10 years ago.
Either way, it's clear that these days we need something better than that.
My problem is that instead of being like "IRC is no longer sufficient for our project, let's make something better", many FOSS projects are like "IRC is no longer sufficient for our project, let's use some proprietary chat app instead".
Which is the opposite of what GNU was doing back then.
@jack @Wolf480pl matrix is closest for me as well :)
@jack it seems that we are totally on the same page here. I use telegram too and look and matrix for some time
@jack @alexcleac
@Wolf480pl @jack well, nobody can stop you from developing your own server. In fact, I want to try making a matrix server in scala when I have a bit more of free time :)
@alexcleac @jack I've heard it's unscalable at protocol level...
@jack @alexcleac
IMO, this is better than "one IM to rule them all".
Diversity and healthy competition are good things.
Where I live, there's an expectation that "everyone is on facebook", and when you're that one guy who is not on facebook, you're basically a second-class citizen.
That sucks.
Please don't teach your friends to expect that everyone uses the same communication medium.
@jack @alexcleac @Wolf480pl I keep toying with the idea of a lightweight general-purpose messaging network. My problem, as always, is one of time.
Making a system that is decentralized, secure, and lightweight (in terms of network usage) is an extremely difficult thing to accomplish; most projects or protocols only place value on two of the three as a result.
@SuperFloppies @jack @Wolf480pl isn't there a theorem telling that you cannot get fast, reliable and easy to support system whatever you do?
@jack @SuperFloppies @Wolf480pl in fact there is :) But for databases :)
@alexcleac @jack @Wolf480pl It's a general principle. Reliability costs performance, and security requires trust analysis which incurs overhead. I can process half a billion transactions a second in a system written in assembler that doesn't care about networking or security. That doesn't make it good.
But how much you want to bet that it'd still sell well? "Half a billion txns/sec on a four year old system! Buy now! Be faster than everyone else!"
@alexcleac @jack @Wolf480pl Furthermore, consistency is always eventual between multiple systems, just on a timescale small enough that we often do not really see it.
@jack @alexcleac @Wolf480pl Makes me want to try to get a bunch of people together to create the "Sane Software Alliance," promising to make high-quality, high-performance, secure systems without bloat.
Someone pass the pipe... I'm clearly in enough discomfort that I'm spewing BS...
@jack @alexcleac yes, a federated protocol would definitely help, but IMO that's only part of the solution.
@jack @alexcleac @Wolf480pl Bingo.
What's needed is an IRC-like network that is binary, self-forming, and provides end-to-end security. If it self-organizes in a mesh, then only endpoints with SPOFs will be unreliable.
@jack @alexcleac @Wolf480pl It can be done!
But someone will probably do it in Ruby with XML and JSON at multiple points in the system. Ideally what I'm talking about would be a ~500 KB or less dæmon.
@jack @alexcleac @SuperFloppies @Wolf480pl What's wrong with email?
@Tarheel @jack @alexcleac @SuperFloppies
- it has high latency
- it has spam filters, which amke it unreliable
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St. Paul's Cathedral Access Updates
Old Cathedrals and other historical buildings can often pose a problem to accessibility. Built hundreds of years before access was ever a prevalent consideration in building planning, many historic buildings don't have the greatest disabled access. Due to their age and historical significance, many building planners for these sites have been reluctant to renovate the existing structure to accommodate modern accessibility needs, but St. Paul's Cathedral are changing the status quo on that.
After years of planning and campaigning, the prominent London cathedral have announced plans to revolutionize their access, to be completed by summer 2020. The construction of two permanent access ramps on the north side of the building at their main entrance, which will create even better access to the historic cathedral.
Image: A visual of the two symmetrical ramps due to be installed at either side of a central staircase at the north side entrance of St. Paul's Cathedral © Caroe Architecture Ltd.
St. Paul's Cathedral has many reviews on Euan's Guide, most of them 5-star rated, and took part in Disabled Access Day 2019. An Ambassador for Euan's Guide left a glowing review for Disabled Access Day at the cathedral highlighting the staff who "were so helpful and friendly," and it being a "fabulous example of how historic buildings can be accessible."
Every year, over 1.5 million people visit St. Paul's Cathedral, which has been the site of the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, and the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. These new improvements will not only allow wheelchair users easier access into the cathedral, but also those with walking aids, older members of the public, and families with prams and pushchairs for their young children. The current Dean of St. Paul's, The Very Reverend David Ison, is thrilled with the planned alterations saying:
"When St Paul's was being rebuilt 300 years ago there was no concept of equal access, and so Wren built the Cathedral in classical style with steps on all sides. In the 21st century the difficulties that some people have in accessing this church are unacceptable, and we are setting out to create an easy and equal way into St Paul's for all people all of the time, regardless of who they are and any particular need they may have. The granting of consent and start of construction for this project after many years of thought and consultation shows that, with sufficient commitment, even challenging heritage environments such as St Paul's can be made more accessible."
The renovations will be built with Portland stone, the same used 300 years ago on restoration to the cathedral, to preserve the integrity of the building. These strides toward disabled access by St. Paul's Cathedral are sure to inspire other historical buildings to re-think their own access, and how they can become more inclusive while still respecting the history of the building.
Image: Close up visual of the proposed design for the new ramps © Caroe Architecture Ltd.
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Beautiful, hardworking Toya Washington who currently serves as an anchor and reporter for WISN-TV has been praised often times for her hard work. Her journey into broadcasting started as an intern at WCCO-TV, ever since then, she had fanned her career fervently and is not slowing down.
With the confusion the media has caused, most records have often mistaken the broadcaster for Toya A. Washington; the lady who rose to stardom what with her involvement with Big Brother UK. Entailed in the article are true facts about the famed broadcaster.
Toya Washington – Bio
Toya Washington came to be on the 3rd day in the month of August in an unknown year. She was born into an Afro-American family that lived in Minneapolis, the United States of America. Meanwhile, a couple of sites have reported that she was born in North London, England into a Nigerian family as a British Citizen of an Afro-British ethnicity. They have mistaken the famed journalist for Toya Washington who rose to stardom as a member of Big Brother UK. The familiarity in names for the women has caused confusion in the media. Having clarified that, our glam of today is specifically known as Toya Washington while her British namesake writes her name as Toya A. Washington.
The Big Brother Toya created a beautiful career for herself as a media personality. On the other hand, Journalist Toya Washington is known specifically as a broadcaster who studied journalism and women's studies at UW Madison University. Currently, she is amongst the Board of Visitors for her Alma Mata. It is reported that the journalist was quite inquisitive as a growing lad and was a lover of business.
While as a high school student, she interned at WCCO-TV and there, she learned the tricks involved in broadcasting. From then onwards, Toya poured her all in her career and has succeeded in creating a successful broadcasting career.
Upon graduation, Toya landed a job as an anchor and weekend reporter with WISC TV, a CBS affiliate TV station. She worked with them for six years before joining WISN-TV in December 2002. With her new job, she was versatile, working both in the studio and as a live reporter. She co-anchors with Kathy Mykleby for the news outlet 5 pm news. She also anchors the 6 pm news as well as the 12 News in the morning.
Toya Washington who joined the news outlet in 2002 has revealed that she has created a home for herself at her workplace. She respects her colleagues and sees them as family. In one of her tweets, she emphasized that she is quite fortunate to be with them. Likewise, Lori Waldon rained praises on Toya for her loyalty and hard work with the news outlet on their social media page. She also promised that they as a team would continually make their workplace a better place.
In addition, Toya Washington has shown her dedications as a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. In respect to her involvements, in the year 2015, she became the Wisconsin Journalist in Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During the Freedom Fund Reception for the NAACP Waukesha Branch which had Oprah Winfrey as a keynote speaker, Toya played as the master of ceremonies (MC) in November 2003. For her outstanding performance at the program, Oprah appreciated her.
See Also: JC Monahan – Biography and Personal Life of The NBC Journalist
Net Worth
Toya Washington is said to have amassed a reasonable amount of wealth with her broadcasting career. She has spent over a decade as a broadcaster and has shown her relevance in every news outlet she had worked with. Sources claimed that what she takes home annually is about $40,000. More so, her total net worth is still being reviewed.
If Married, Who is The Husband?
When it comes to love, Toya Washington has experienced a sweeter part. Though yet to reveal the identity of the man that stole her heart, she takes delight in raining praises as well as appreciating his efforts on her social media handles. Her said husband who is known as Brian is the father of her two adorable daughters, Alivia and Maya. Notwithstanding, Toya sometime in 2010 revealed that she was expecting their fifth child, thus insinuating that the already known kids are not the only children she has.
With claims like this, it is quite difficult to ascertain how many children the journalist has. Until Toya Washington is ready to talk about her family properly, we can only vouch that she has just two children with her lover man Brian.


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Plastic Sheeting vs The Drop
You are getting ready to paint, but you know you need to protect your flooring/carpeting. What are you going to use to keep the paint off these surfaces? Let's look at your options- the variety of drop cloths and the options in plastic sheeting. The Drop Cloth:
There are a variety of drop cloth materials from which to chose from. There are canvas drop cloths, paper drop cloths, and butyl canvas drop cloths.
Canvas Drop Cloths: Canvas cloths come in a variety of sizes and weights (10 oz, 8 oz, 6 oz,). The canvas is usually 100% cotton canvas fabric. In a thicker version, the drop cloth will absorb small paint drops, trap dust and debris, and allow for faster clean-up. If the spill is large enough, the paint can seep through. Some stores recommend putting down plastic first, and then a drop cloth over top. Do-it-yourself painters may need a better solution as they are more prone to spills which can damage the flooring. Canvas drop cloths can be washed and reused. Canvas drop cloths are pliable and can be draped over furniture. Re-using them can save them money.
Paper Drop Cloths: Paper drop cloths are economical and can be used in a variety of places. The drawback is the fact that is isn't tear resistant, or leak proof. After being rolled up, it will have a tendency to want to curl back up and move away from the edge of the wall when placed on the floor. If paint is spilled on it, it may not be re-usable. Paper drop cloths come in varying thicknesses or weights. They are not easily draped over objects. Paper drop cloths are popular for arts and craft project where spills are unlikely.
Butyl Canvas Drop Cloths: This drop cloth marries the absorbent canvas feature with a leak-proof layer, to stop the paint from seeping through. For messier jobs, having the plastic lining is a distinct advantage.They come in several thicknesses such as 12 oz, 9 oz, and 7 oz. This product can be washed and reused. It will drape over furniture and reportedly stay in place on the floor. It may be less expensive than 8 oz or 10 oz canvas drop cloths.
Plastic Sheeting for Surface Protection: sheeting plays a big role in surface protection. In many cases it is the professional tradesmen that select plastic sheeting to protect flooring, counters and the like. They understand the advantages to working with this type of plastic.
What most people don't know is that plastic sheeting for use in remodeling and renovation work is designed specifically for the surface it is intended to protect. For example, when a painter wants to protect high end carpeting, he/she will select a USA made self-adhesive carpet plastic to do the job. This type of plastic sheeting is made with adhesive on one side of the roll, so that the plastic will adhere to the carpeting. This special plastic is so strong, that it is almost impossible to puncture. If a paint can is knocked over, there is no worry about the carpeting below.
Should the client walk on this plastic, high heels and sharp objects won't puncture it. If a wood floors, granite flooring or others need protecting, the professional will order the product that is made specifically to protect wood floors or granite. Each type of plastic sheeting varies in thickness and adhesion levels. People who want the best for the surface that could be ruined, they will often turn to plastic sheeting that is engineered to perform on a specific surface.
The difference between this special plastic sheeting and a canvas drop cloth is that this film will stick to the surface it is protecting until it is removed. Canvas can move and allow paint to hit the carpeting if one is not careful. Plastic sheeting
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All the bluff and counter-bluff over the last week on whether the Greeks will implement the austerity program's being imposed on them by their Northern European overlords accomplishes one thing. It limits whatever relief rally that would have accompanied a garden variety bailout in which Greece quietly vowed to do its best while keeping its fingers crossed behind its back.
The game is very much out in the open, so all we are accomplishing, if we get a deal done, is a chaotic default over the next month. We're not solving the problem in a durable way, and everyone knows it.
Hard to see much of a rally on a deal under those circumstances. 1.3245 may prove to be a near-term top. Earlier I though we could see a run to 1.34/1.35 on a relief rally…Share and Enjoy:
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text: Community safety projects deliver huge returns for South Yorkshire public Posted on July 31, 2019 by Jack GrasbyWork done by the service's joint fire and police community safety team has saved society millions of pounds, in addition to making people safer, a report says.Produced by a team of social return on investment experts, the report looks at different areas of work carried out by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and South Yorkshire Police in recent years.One of these projects is the fire service's 'Home Safety Visit' scheme that, according to the findings, generates a potential £15 saving to society for every pound spent.This is based on the economic cost to society of house fires and injuries – which are reduced as a result of safety visits – in comparison to the cost of the visits themselves.The fire service's 'Safe & Well Check' scheme was also evaluated in the report, as was 'Think Family' – a programme that targets the families of young people involved in arson.These two initiatives have saved £30 and £25 for every pound spent on them, respectively, with the five areas of work examined estimated to have saved society around £30 million in total."Our community safety staff work tirelessly all year round and clearly we're really pleased with the results of this study," said Area Manager Steve Helps, head of the service's joint police and fire community safety department."We've been able to see the success of our work in recent years through incident reductions but it's really good for us to see what financial benefits have been brought about for local people."The reality is that the incidents we attend don't just affect us. An arson attack, for example, affects our communities, our colleagues at the police, the court services and of course the owner of the property which has been damaged – be it on public land, such as in a park, or on private land."Then you take a house fire where someone's been injured. Not only does it affect us but the ambulance service and local hospitals will be involved, too, as they will often spend thousands of pounds providing immediate care and long-term rehabilitation for those affected."There's then the cost of repairing damage caused to the property and the effects on the occupants who may have to have time off work."By reducing incidents through the work the joint department has done we've not only been able to make South Yorkshire safer, but we've been able to save the public purse a lot of money, and we're really proud of that."The other schemes evaluated in the study were Crucial Crew and the service's programme of school presentations – of which there are three different types dependent on age group.Crucial Crew, which is led by South Yorkshire Police staff, sees 16,000 year six school children spend a day at the Lifewise Centre in Rotherham each year – where they are taught about the impact of anti-social behaviour, cyber crime, arson and citizenship, along with much more.The aim of this project is to build good relationships between children and police, prevent young people from being a victim of crime and also prevent them from getting involved in crime.The research found that this saved £10 for every pound spent – as did the fire service's programme of educational school visits.0Share this page:Like this page:0


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Hurricane Dorian: UWI readies support for Bahamas
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles
As the catastrophic Hurricane Dorian pummels the north west and central islands of the Bahamas, the University of the West Indies (UWI) is readying its tactical support for that Caribbean country, the regional institution announced on Tuesday.
In a news release, Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, on behalf of UWI, expressed his deep sadness and concern for the people of The Bahamas and reiterated the University's commitment to regional colleagues and partners.
Beckles advised that UWI's Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (DRRC), established in 2005, will again work closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to advise on and support the needs of the country as necessary.
"The extreme vulnerability of our region is now finally globally recognized as an existential threat caused by climate change and global warming. Once again we have witnessed this truth in the extensive destruction and tragic deaths caused by the growing intensity of hurricanes. As we mourn the human loss in our Bahamas family and lament their massive property destruction, the University urges policy framers to fast track the application of science in building out the region's future resilience," said Beckles.
Jeremy Collymore, Resilience Consultant/Advisor in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, acknowledged the immediate need for emergency assistance. He noted that UWI's recently endorsed Operations Plan for interfacing with the Regional Response Mechanism will inform its internal coordination and external support to the impacted state. UWI engineering experts are available to participate in the Rapid Needs Assessment Team; a team of pyscho-social professionals is also on standby.
"The University of the West Indies," Collymore added, "is committed to championing the proposition of a Resilient Caribbean State and, while sharing its services, will further identify lessons to inform our teaching and research towards this end."
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A new study says the Shroud of Turin may not have been the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
A new study says the Shroud of Turin may not have been the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
Wherever you are, you seem to be in the center of the world. What leads the news depends on where you're reading the news. But God has a different perspective.
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus was not an accident, it was full of purpose for God's glory and our salvation.
God often uses the things that are overlooked in this world, to teach us about His glory and His Kingdom.
Following a recent trip to Jordan and Iraq, Charles Morris reports on God at work in the shadow of ISIS.
Out of chaos, Christ came. In spite of, and out of, the pandemonium, Christ came.
Christmas gives us the greatest gift of all—salvation and life everlasting—through a baby born in humble means.
It seems that the overriding political issue for many Christian voters this election was abortion and pro-life advocacy.
"It's Christianity that is the last great hope for America."
Don't let sin keep you from prayer.


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Facing Depression: Medicine or Therapy?Everyone knows that the French are the biggest consumers of antidepressants in the whole world. Certain hardships are sometimes too difficult to face alone, so a therapist or antidepressants come to our aid. Zoom in on this issue and learn more about helpful antidepressants, such as Prozac and Xanax.
According to the French National Institution for Prevention and Health Education (INPES),* one out of two French people has experienced depression for at least two weeks in their whole life. Depression is translated by a period of sadness or loss of interest.
Life doesn't spare us sometimes, and when our suffering becomes too big, it's imperative to seek help, whether it's talking to a therapist or easing the pain by taking some medicine.
1. What are the symptoms of depression?
Are first glance, what's the difference between depression and a simple bout of depression that will pass?
An episode of depression is characterized by:
- A depressive mood (pessimistic, negative outlook on the future or of themselves)
- Loss of general interest
- Fatigue, psychomotor decreases
- Change in appetite or weight
- Insomnia, difficulties concentrating
- Depreciation, guilt
2. When should antidepressants be used?
Antidepressants are, like their name insists, used to treat a depressive state and are authorized by a health professional. They are certainly effective but they're only a short-term solution.
Consider antidepressants as a crutch or a cane that will help you walk but won't sort out the root of the problem. In short, this treatment will help you to get back on your feet at first and it's essential for calming the physical manifestations that depression has.
3. Therapy – psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis takes the reins for medical treatment, and it can be a precious aid at the time when someone gives up. Therapy allows for the exploration at the bottom of the problem, and the underlying reasons of the malady.
4. Antidepressants and Therapy
To recap facing a painful episode, using medicine as well as going to therapy is the most efficient. While the medicine calms the physical and psychological effects that depression has, psychotherapy allows getting to the source of the problem.
Psychiatrists and psychoanalysts are very connected with these issues, and are very often able to get the patient back to feeling better.
*Translator's Note: This article was translated from French to English which is why it gives a statistic of a study regarding French people.


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Lamar Odom Still Dealing with the Stigma of Addiction
Professional athletes are constantly in the news for their fame, but their private lives – including their addictions – are unfortunately frequent fodder for the press.
Recently Lamar Odom was the subject of a brutal media attack by ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, who said of Phil Jackson that "his first move as executive of the New York Knicks was to sign Lamar Odom, who was on crack!"
Needless to say, Odom needed to reply. He took to Twitter, quoting a letter written by his lawyer, Sam Zangeneh, who railed against Smith's inappropriate statement. Zanganeh stood in support of all athletes who are struggling with addiction.
"Think about others who are battling addiction. Those who have not had the strength or opportunity to share their struggle like Lamar. Imagine the effect this grotesque statement would have on any young athlete who is privately fighting this disease."
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Curriculum and Instruction
A very interesting thing happened this week - the two students who were being taken out when disruptive are now inside the classroom with their own teaching assistant. So there were 4 of us in the classroom today for the entire time.
Questions for the week:
What is being taught?
Today the students started off with a sheet of questions addressing their strengths in learning and listening (self-awareness) as well as their behaviour with others. As the teacher went over each question with the children she asked them to be honest in their answers.
A great tool for self-control I noticed practiced is when the children have completed a task or getting ready to go to gym they are told to put their heads on their desks and be quiet. The quietest rows get recognition.
Another self-discipline technique is for the children to, once they have their coats/sweaters on, is to stand behind their desks with their hands on the back of their chairs.
Many concepts are introduced first through a story from a book.
How are students learning?
The students are learning to be aware of the skills needed to learn through the self-awareness questions. Though, I think, in grade one this is very new to them to assess themselves.
They are learning through stories read to them, going over lessons word for word as they fill out the answers. They, also, learn from movement during gym time, They learn to respect one another by walking down the halls quietly, waiting patiently for their turn, they are learning not to give attention to disruptive behaviour by being told to ignore what is going on.
The buddy system is in place for the students. Grade 5 students are paired up with a grade 1 student. One child from my class had 3 students as his buddies. I asked why and was told that two of the grade five students did not know English so were learning to read along with the grade 1 student.
Age appropriate books such as, Pirates Don't Change Diapers was a hit. As well, combining cool facts with the season such as, learning about the Halloween Crab (on their bulletin board in the hallway) make for an interesting and compelling reason to come to school. You never know what the next day brings!!
Do students see the meaning and relevance in what they are learning?
During the self-awareness quiz I felt that the child I was helping just wanted to get the lesson over with. She was not interested in looking too deeply into her motives or abilities to focus or even if she is answering the question "do you wait until the questions is asked before wanting to answer". I felt she just wanted to get the 'job' done. I wonder how many children really thought about the truth to their answers? Was the time sufficient to explore these questions fully.
The children had been learning about our five senses. This day they were focusing on sight. I read them a book on eyes which they seemed quite keen to pay attention to. One great question, out of a few statements made, was 'why do people become blind'? I answered 'well, some people are born blind, some suffer injuries, and others have diseases that cause blindness'. This seemed to satisfy the questioner and I hope got the others thinking more about how important and vulnerable our eyes are.
What are the stories of curriculum?
Indigenizing the Curriculum: The Importance of Story presented itself while I was searching the meaning of this question. There is a quote on page 3 shows how "the practice of hegemony manipulates what stories are told, and how they are told, and who listens".
It seems like the style of teaching is still Eurocentric. There is no evidence of Indigenous education nor is any specific culture addressed in an academic manner.
However, I feel that perhaps other times during the year this is covered to some degree.
What are the stories of learning?
We are mirrors of our environments. Those at home, in our communities, and at our places of learning. Me at the University of Regina where there is an acute awareness and need to learn about the past, present and future of the relationship between us, as immigrants, and the Indigenous people. The young students in the grade one classroom in my host school seem to be unadulterated to what I am learning, except for the students who wear different forms of head dress and/or are differently coloured, this is the only clue that other cultures exist.
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HOUSTON (BP) -- Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention June 11-12 re-elected Fred Luter, the body's first African American president, to another one-year term and heard him deliver a rousing challenge to Southern Baptists to unite and pray for revival.
The call for cooperation and revival was delivered by other leaders, including Executive Committee President Frank Page and from members of a Calvinism advisory committee who spoke in the exhibit hall the day prior to the convention.
"Could it be," Luter asked during a special Tuesday evening service focused on revival, "that the reason that lost friend, that lost relative, that lost co-worker, that lost neighbor, that lost classmate, have not yet turned from darkness to light is because they don't see us as the body of Christ getting along? Friend, how is it that we say we love God, whom we've never seen, yet don't speak to our brother and sister that we see every day?"
Another resolution that garnered significant attention addressed mental health, calling on Southern Baptists to fight the "stigmatization and prejudice" of those with mental health concerns and to "love and minister to" them. It passed in light of the suicidal death of Rick Warren's youngest son and the publication of a new book by Page about the suicide of his daughter Melissa.
Luter was elected unopposed, getting a standing ovation from the messengers when Registration Secretary Jim Wells cast the ceremonial ballot for the convention.
The overwhelming majority of the 5,100 registered messengers came to a special revival-focused Tuesday night service -- the annual meeting hadn't had night sessions the previous two years -- where Charles Billingsley of Thomas Road Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Va.) led congregational worship in music for more than 45 minutes, likely a record in recent SBC history. Luter delivered his presidential sermon.
For revival to fall on the SBC, Luter said in his message from John 13:34-35, Southern Baptists must have a love for the Scripture, the Savior and the saints (fellow Christians). Luter gave the most attention to the final point -- the need for Southern Baptists to love one another.
The roadblock to a revival, Luter said, may be that the lost world does not see Christians loving one another with unconditional love.
Southern Baptists "will never see revival in the world until we first see revival in the church," Luter said. It must begin with pastors and leaders, he added.
"... Those saints who love contemporary music, do you really love them? Those saints who love traditional music, do you really love them? Those saints who love praise songs, do you really love them? Those saints who are Calvinist, do you really love them? Those saints who are not Calvinist, do you really love them? Those saints who love just a King James Version of the Bible … do you love them? Those saints who love the Holman Christian Standard Bible, do you love them? Those saints whose churches … have Baptist in their name, do you love them? Those churches that don't have Baptist in their name, do you love them?
"The question of the hour my brothers and my sisters, [is] do we really love the saints of God," Luter said. "Do you love the saints of God enough to work together to impact lostness in America? Jesus says we should love each other like He loved us, and He loved us so much that he died for us"
On Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon -- before the meeting was gaveled to a close -- Luter led messengers in saying, in unison multiple times, "Lord, send a revival, and let it begin with me."
During his report, Executive Committee President Frank Page mentioned one barrier to unity -- the debate over Calvinism -- that led him to form a 19-member advisory committee. It issued its report in late May.
"I am not naïve," Page said of the differences over Calvinism. "I know there will continue to be problems and difficulties but I am convinced that if we will talk to each other together we will see a unity that will allow us to win more men, women, boys and girls to Christ than ever before." Read More
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HOUSTON (BP) -- In nearly 20 years of being a pastor's wife, Angie Dennis said she doesn't remember a single instance of a young woman coming to her and saying, "Miss Angie, my husband is struggling with pornography." Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, was elected without opposition to a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, leading a slate of candidates who ran mostly unopposed.
Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, was elected first vice president, while Jared Moore, pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Hustonville, Ky., won a term as second vice president.
John Yeats, executive director of th... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- The 2013 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 11-12 drew 5,103 messengers to Houston from the nation's 45,000 Southern Baptist churches. The unofficial total is a 35 percent drop from last year's meeting in New Orleans, which drew 7,868. Official numbers will be released later in June.
In 1993, the last time Southern Baptists gathered in Houston, 17,768 messengers tripled this year's total.
SBC Registration Secretary Jim Wells said he foresaw a lower attenda... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention dealt, as expected, with the hot-button issue of the Boy Scouts' new membership policy, but also passed a series of resolutions expressing compassion for the victimized and vulnerable.
In two sessions June 12 at the annual meeting in Houston, messengers passed 12 resolutions in either unanimous or overwhelming votes, including one voicing disappointment in the May decision by the Boy Scouts of America to open their membership to ... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Daniel Akin, in this year's convention sermon at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, preached from Romans 15:14-24 on six undeniable marks of a Great Commission people.
Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, recounted that last year messengers approved the name "Great Commission Baptists" as a complementary designation for the convention.
"For me, the issue is not will we be called Great Commission Baptists? The real issue is w... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- GuideStone President O.S. Hawkins focused on the entity's progress in investments, health care, wellness and Mission:Dignity in his annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention June 11 in Houston.
Investment performance
GuideStone's MyDestination 2025 Fund received a Lipper Award as the Best Fund Over Three Years (Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds), ranking highest of 92 similar funds for its performance as of Nov. 30, 2012. The MyDestination Funds were the nation's... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention were reminded of the importance of theological education through reports from the convention's six seminaries during the June 11-12 annual meeting in Houston.
SOUTHEASTERN -- Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, opened his report on Tuesday morning with a citation from Psalm 96. The Psalmist says that the Lord is greatly to be praised for everything," Akin said. "Well, we are ... Read More
LA FOLLETTE, Tenn. (BP) -- We knew this day was coming.
My wife Marcia and I have been looking forward to it and dreading it for years. How can an event we so cherish and for which we are so grateful hurt so badly?
We help my daughter Jenny* and her husband Kevin* haul their luggage -- all nine pieces of it -- into the airport terminal at 4 a.m. Those nine pieces contain what's left of their worldly possessions. They even gave away their two cats. Yet, their paucity of stuff does not s... Read More
Originally posted June 12, 2013
HOUSTON (BP) -- America will not see revival until Christians unconditionally love the Scripture, the Savior and one another, Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter preached Tuesday evening (June 11) at the SBC annual meeting in Houston.
With his annual meeting theme of "Revive Us," drawn from John 13:34-35, Luter invoked his lyrical oration style as he called on the Lord to use Southern Baptists to birth revival.
"Therefore my cry ton... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- During a year when mass shootings and suicides have stunned the nation, a resolution on "Mental Health Concerns and the Heart of God" was overwhelmingly approved by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention's June 11-12 annual meeting in Houston.
The resolution offered by the SBC Committee on Resolutions sought to "affirm, support and share God's love and redemption" while opposing "all stigmatization and prejudice" to those with ... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Challenging days, both in the culture and in the church, call for an unprecedented faithfulness in prayer, Executive Committee President Frank Page told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Houston June 11.
"Most everyone knows of my most recent efforts in these past months to persuade Scouting leaders to maintain a policy which I believe upholds a commitment to morality. That battle was lost. It broke my ... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- The Zimbabwean family could be likened to the woman with the bleeding disorder recorded in Mark 5:26. With a severely developmentally delayed son, the family had spent all its wealth seeking a cure, to no avail.
The 9-year-old appeared to be only 5. He could not talk and fell when he tried to walk. He wore talismans around his neck and waist, objects from the traditional healers and witch doctors unable to heal.
Just as with the ... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Missions stories from Africa, Asia and the Americas highlighted the 125th anniversary celebration of the national Woman's Missionary Union during their 2013 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 9-10 at the Hilton Americas in Houston.
In addition, 2013-14 marks the 100th anniversary of missions education for girls (Girls' Auxiliary, Girls in Action and Acteens) as well as the 25th anniversary of WMU's Second Century Fund, whic... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- It was a changing of the guard, so to speak, during the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Houston.
And judging from their response, it appeared messengers were pleased with where the convention's moral concerns entity had been and the direction it was going.
Russell Moore assumed the reins of the ERLC June 1 from Richard Land, who is retiring this year after 25 ye... Read More
HOUSTON (BP) -- Religious freedom has become the most significant issue in American culture, Russell Moore told reporters at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The new president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, in a question-and-answer session June 11, said religious liberty is the premier issue "because without a sense of freedom of conscience you do not have the place to articulate the Gospel" and advance Christ's m... Read More
NASHVILLE (BP) -- This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups.
This week's Bible study is adapted from the MasterWork curriculum.
Bible Passages: Haggai 1:1-11; 2:1-5
Discussion Questions: Can our priorities be good priorities but still not please God? Why d... Read More
Columnist Douglas Weiss encourages fathers to live a life of sexual integrity and to teach their children to do so, as well. Read More
Gary Frost, North American Mission Board vice president for the Midwest region and coordinator of prayer strategy, encourages Southern Baptists to "give ourselves to compassionate service in our own communities." Read More
Columnist Phil Boatwright says while many moviegoers view the comic book Superman as a savior, in reality millions throughout the ages already have discovered the true Savior. Read More
Entonces Jehová dijo a Moisés: Sube a mí al monte, y espera allá, y te daré tablas de piedra, y la ley, y mandamientos que he escrito para enseñarles. Read More
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Spotlight on Excellence: Chambers Railroad Bridge
By Cara Kaser
Every month, Oregon Heritage is highlighting a person, organization, or project that has received an Oregon Heritage Excellence Award. Our last spotlight was on the Clatsop County Housing Authority and their outstanding work with the Owens-Adair building in Astoria. This month we're focusing on the rehabilitation of the Cambers Railroad Bridge, a project that helped boost heritage tourism, local transportation, and all around heritage efforts in Cottage Grove.
The Chambers Railroad Bridge is unique as the only covered railroad bridge remaining in Oregon and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 2006, the then-81 year old bridge was dangerously close to falling down. Its walls had been removed, the timbers were rotting, and the roof was badly damaged. Fortunately, the City of Cottage Grove intervened before the bridge deteriorated further.
Through the perseverance, creativity, and dedication of its staff and citizens, Cottage Grove saved and rehabilitated the bridge as an important link in the community's pedestrian and bicycle system. Five years and over $2 million later, the bridge stands proudly as a testament to Cottage Grove's history and heritage. The design and execution of the project went beyond the simple restoration of a covered bridge; instead, it involved the conversion of the bridge into a portion of the local trail system without significantly affecting the structure's character or outward appearance.
The restored bridge was formally dedicated on December 3, 2011, and is listed as part of the Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway. The bridge is now an important element in Cottage Grove's tourism economy. More information about the history of the bridge and the project and photos are available on the City of Cottage Grove website.
For a complete list of the 2012 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award recipients visit www.oregonheritage.
Cara Kaser is the Heritage Outreach Specialist with Oregon Heritage and coordinates the Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards. Nominations for next year's awards will be due in January 2013.


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hello fds.,
the talks can go on and on but what is important is that some conclusion should be drawn otherwise it wil be nothing but wastage of time and money.
we all r aware of the fact that various agreements are made between india and pakistan like shimla agreement ,and the recent before kargir war (the talk) but despite all these attempts the war is still on..........
it is good that we r trying hard to improve our relation with pakistan and we should continue the policy of dialogue with pakistan ,but at the same time we should also try to convert our dialogue into action so that the money which r spent on defence should be use for the welfare of the ppl and not to harm them.
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deepu | Post subject:Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:53 pm |
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Location: gnt | Hello preeti
I think there is some developement because of the dialogues between Ind & Pak.Last year we redeployed the army from the border because of the less intensity of incidents.This year also 2-3 days before we redeployed 500 troops from the border.
Of course we have to continue the dialogues, But I want to say that there is a result from the previous talks
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sumitsingh | Post subject:Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:15 pm |
Been around a while |
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Location:lucknow | Hi frnds,
well wars r not started by ppl and are not meant for the ppls , but only general public is suffered by it. So there will be no result of these dialogues till our leaders are willing to do the same coz this war thing is necessary for the survival of pak goverment and armies of both nation . without it how can they r going to prove the necessaity of billions of dollars of cash which go in the hands of arm suppliers and commission in the hands of connected ppls .
so i think this is not going to stop and...


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Last year I was given an incredible opportunity to travel to the US for three and half weeks just to take photos. My trip was sponsored by an amazing woman, which spurred me to try and get other sponsors for my photography. When you are travelling you can't take everything with you, so being able to get a lens that could handle a lot of the scenes that I wanted to shoot was very handy. To be able to go from a wide angle view, then zoom right in, was going to be a great lens for travelling, I hoped.
I had read about the Tamron 28-300mm lens, and how it was a good for travelling. I decided to contact Tamron Australia to see if they would loan me the 28-300mm for my trip, and they did. It is a full frame lens and if you have a cropped sensor then you need to remember that you won't be able to get 28mm (more like 42mm), and that it will be far longer than 300mm (similar to 450mm).
The first thing I noticed when I opened the box was the size. For a lens with such a big zoom length, it's quite small. It isn't a heavy lens either. Straight away it seemed like the perfect lens to carry, that wouldn't contribute to breaking my back.
It fits nicely into any camera bag, due to its compact size. The bag I used on my trip was quite small, and it was easy to pack. The light weight meant I didn't have to worry about making my bag heavier. Imagine how your back would feel if you had to carry a bunch of other lenses to cover that range!
When travelling you can't always get close to places to get the best angles, and having a lens that allows you to take photos when you are close, or far away, is an advantage. You can take an image of a building and get most of it in, then zoom in to get some details of it as well.
The following images of the Flatiron Building in NYC, show how you can take a photo of the whole building, and then a close up of some detail using the 28-300mm lens.
There is also the advantage of not having to constantly change your lens. If it is busy, or crowded, you won't have to stop, get out another lens and change it. This compact lens is great for most situations.
With any lens that has this kind of focal length range, you are going to have to compromise somewhere.
When you take photos at 300mm, the images are not as sharp as they are at 150mm. This is a common problem with most lenses, and more so with ones that have longer lengths such as the Tamron 28-300mm.
A lens is judged by the size of the largest aperture. A fast lens has a large aperture of f/2.8 or, as is the case with some of the prime lenses, maybe f/1.4. The largest aperture means that when there is lower light you can get a faster shutter speed, which makes it a faster lens.
This Tamron 28-300mm lens has an aperture range of f/3.5 – 6.3, which translates to being able to have the faster aperture of f3.5 at 28mm, but when you zoom out to 300mm the fastest (widest) one you can get is only f/6.3. Most of the time it isn't a problem, and only becomes one when the light is low, or when shooting indoors. The compromise is, when those conditions arise you have to put up your ISO, which introduces noise into your images, or, in old terms, grain.
One of the things I found, was that there was some vignetting when the lens was zoomed all the way out to 300mm. I was a bit annoyed initially, but when I was given an opportunity to try out the Nikon 28-300mm I noticed it did the same. It is just one of the disadvantages working with lenses such as these.
The lens weighs just over half a kilogram or 19oz. Compare it with the Nikon lens which is 800 grams or 28.2oz. As stated previously, it is quite a light lens, and an easy one to carry around and store.
The lens is around US$850, which makes it a good price for the versatility that you get. It makes it an affordable lens, and a very good option for a beginner who wants to find one lens that will suit almost any situation or occasion.
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Hands down one of the most exciting up and coming artists in the world right now. After hitting the scene with 'Don't Kill My Vibe' a song which has now amassed over 25 million streams on Spotify alone. You know that with numbers like that we have someone special on our hands. She has been named Apple Music's Up Next meaning she had her face plastered all across New York, which she told me was 'totally surreal'. I was lucky to meet Sigrid just before she went off to America to be on 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' we met in central Manchester to record a video interview where we explored nearby thrift shops and got to know each other.
It's fair to say Sigrid was exactly what I expected. Lovely and down to earth, someone that is clearly passionate about music and just wants to share that love for music with the world. Sigrid has an electrifying voice and energy about her that shines through in her music, especially when she is on stage. I saw her perform one of her latest singles 'Dynamite' to a room of industry professionals at the ARIAS. It's fair to the say she had every person memorized by her voice and piano.
Thinking ahead to what kind of year Sigrid will have. I think it fair to say that we will see her have a Top 20 song in the UK along with much more radio play time. We will see her draw bigger and bigger crowds and selling out larger venues throughout the years. She has the look and natural progression of a future popstar, so if you're reading this it's time to get on the bandwagon.
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How Low Can We Go – Historic Preservation and Carbon Reduction Engaging Strategies For the Preservation of Existing and Historic Buildings in the Age of Resilience and Increasingly Low Carbon Targets
Join us for a panel discussion that explores the intersection of preservation and sustainability within the context of the recent legislation that passed in New York City to lower its collective carbon emissions. The Climate Mobilization Act will unleash a forced evolutionary phase on the city in the name of carbon reduction, testing the sometimes oppositional interests of these two factions within the architectural milieu. Thousands of historic and existing buildings will be forced to adapt to the times. A new crop of performance-based techniques and metrics is arising to monitor, assess, and direct the future of these buildings, a large percentage of the urban fabric, to further its evolution. In this event, experts from these dual fields talk about the complications of preservation in the age of sustainability.
- Jill Gotthelf, AIA FAPT, Principal, Walter Sedovic Architects
- Cory Rouillard, AIA, LEED AP, Associate Partner, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates
- Jeff Murphy, FAIA, LEED AP, Partner, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick
- Paula Zimin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Director, Sustainable Building Services, Steven Winter Associates
Moderator: Scott Henson, AIA, CPHD, Principal, Scott Henson Architect
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After two years off the market, the legendary 6th and Broadway location in the historic Gaslamp District in San Diego will again have its premier dining and club destination. The brand new Parq, opened its doors this October to eager fans after having undergone a multi-million dollar gut renovation.
From world-renowned interior design firm Davis Inc. (of Cake Scottsdale, & Pink Cadillac fame), Parq exquisitely captures this husband/wife duo's famous ability to transform creative vision into physical reality. Davis states, "We approached the revamping of On Broadway with the mindset that we wanted to change the entire guest experience from the time they enter the space to when the night is over." Showing why they've earned a spot on Conde Nast Traveler's hot list. "Overall, the most exciting part of designing this project was creating two very different spaces with different experiences, that can both work independently but that work together as a whole," notes Davis.
Guests will enter through two giant, glass roll-up garage doors and make a turn around the custom 12' tall biomorphic shaped vertical garden which leads them into the modern park-like atmosphere where you will find a mix of raw, organic elements such as reclaimed wood, custom yucca trees, and various types of greenery. These natural elements soften the contrasting industrial materials like concrete, aged brick, and metal mesh. The restaurant features high beams that open into the night sky completing that light and airy California feel that enhances the farm-to-table and craft cocktail destination.
Featuring the food of Chef Errol Le Blanc, Parq will focus on new farm-to-table dining that is decidedly progressive American concentrating on great ingredients, great techniques, and perfect presentation, the "simple is more" mindset. Chef Le Blanc is no stranger to the club dining scene having worked in Vegas at such places as Paris Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay and even working under Joe Romano and Charlie Palmer at the Aureole Las Vegas. Errol is noted for his off-the-wall concepts and creativity, meshing flavors, techniques, and new ingredients, to put a twist on culinary classics while still creating his own. Chef Le Blanc will work closely with mixologists to build a unique craft cocktail menu and pairings for the food as well. He adds, "my mission is to create a dining experience that can be enjoyed by people on more than a special occasion basis, while still offering world class cuisine, flavors and an experience to be remembered, and I am excited to bring that to Parq."
When guests feel like wandering on, they take a stroll through a dark & cavernous brick tunnel where chandeliers flicker overhead that transport them into the main nightclub space that features a cluster of various sized acrylic tubes that wrap from the wall overhead to the ceiling above and a custom bottle display with hundreds of individual wood boxes, outlined with LED lighting that frames the main bar. This space uses contrasting textures and colors to entice the senses such as custom patchwork booth upholstery inspired by one of Davis' vintage jackets, warm walnut wood tones, custom metal tree branch dividers, and an alternating black & white stripe restroom that is sure to leave a lasting impression. The nightclub itself lays claim to a women's makeup lounge, replete with its own bar, where makeup artists stand at the ready to make sure that face is party perfect at all times. For those feeling more sinful, there is a special video confessional, and no party would be complete without the photo booth.
Parq's General Manager, Louis Pelliccia (formerly of LA's famed Kress) adds, "We couldn't be more exited to unveil our new space and put San Diego on the map as a nightlife destination." A slice of Vegas club life comes to San Diego with Parq. Replete with expertly designed lighting and special effects, Cirque-esque performances and 3D mapping structure with fabric wrap, you won't want to miss out on anything. And with phone chargers in every booth, you won't have to worry about not being connected.


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iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. has presented the annual iF Award since 1953. Apart from design, the criteria of the renowned design prize also include degree of innovation, ergonomics, functionality and environmental aspects. More than 5,000 products from 53 countries competed for the iF Award 2015.
The variable length washbasins are among the winners of this year's competition. It is already the fifth design award for the variable length washbasins. They have previously received, among other things, the red dot award and the German Design Award.
With the award for the variable length washbasins, HEWI has won the iF Award 53 times in total and is therefore one of the most successful companies in the history of the competition.


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If you are one of those people that continuously say that "life is short", you are most likely living with regret and pessimism. ☹
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Life is long. Life is long as hell. You have chances, opportunities, relationships and situations on a daily basis that you can either take advantage of or let pass you by.
If you want something, go get it.
If 40 years from now you don't achieve what you wanted in life, don't say you didn't have enough time…you didn't prioritize what was really important to you.
If you love someone, tell them ❤
If they die and you did not tell them, don't say that life is short. You had 40 damn years with the person… that's on you, not father time!
When you say that life is short the first thing that happens is you think you need to have everything figured out, perfect and silver-lined in your life. Well that's not reality.
What is reality is that the more often you take chances, the more often you fail and the quicker you learn from your mistakes. ?
The problem is, no one wants to learn from their mistakes. Instead they'd rather say that "life is short and it's too late."
It comes down to a simple concept of accountability. It is not time's fault, it is not life's fault or anyone else's fault if you are not where you want to be in your life.
If you are not sure where your time has gone start by checking your bank ledger and your calendar to see what else you have prioritized over a happier, healthier and better life. ??
Now on many subjects regarding to life and happiness, I will hold my tongue out of respect for people that have live longer on this planet. But the fact that I am only 35 years old, I think I have all the right in the world to speak on this topic.
If you are older than me and you say that life is short, shame on you.
Do better. Expect more. Try harder. Take chances. Risk more. Love more. Help more. Give more.
Do it for yourself and do it for the people who are unable or no longer with us.
If not, live with the regret and disappointment, but that is not the life that I am choosing to live but that is not the life that I am choosing to live!
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