text:
but wanted to point out that the hardwired results of evolution often can't be counteracted simply by explaining to the meat-brain that they are no longer adaptive.
Do you have any evidence of this?
Or, since that is a bit tautological, do you have any evidence that the things we want to change (social interaction fears, for instance) are the unchangable "hardwired results of evolution", and not the malleable program running on top (for want of a better description)?
Let's not forget the converse: Fear that the other person will be creeped out.
I suspect that's not a true answer. You could hypothetically feel pleased when you creep someone out. That's a possible state for a human.
So it may not be "them feeling creeped out" that you avoid, but "you having an obligation to feel bad when you creep someone out", and you avoid that state of feeling bad. Which is slightly different.
Roberts' hypothesis is not about the drinking vegetable oil particularly, it's about the link between flavour intensity, calories and weight gain/loss. He was looking for a way to ingest a sudden high calorie, no taste thing. Flavourless vegetable oil is no-flavour/high-calorie - and so is his previous idea of fructose disolved in water.
A useful followup might be "Just try what?"
A) Whatever it is you want to try, but are putting off
B) Whatever it is you don't want to do and can't do, but feel like you should be able to in order to be a "proper" adult, or a "real" {your job title}, or an ideal human, or whatever.
It also allows us to anticipate ill consequences which don't happen, and suffer them in advance. Sometimes repeatedly.
(And by "allows us to", I also mean "it often does so automatically").
What government attack vectors against Bitcoin do you deem most likely to work?
From Wikipedia:
In order to prevent double-spending, the network implements some kind of a distributed time server, using the idea of chained proofs of work. Therefore, the whole history of transactions has to be stored inside the database, and in order to reduce the size of this storage, a Merkle tree is used.
So I would transact the heck out of it and make the database huge. IIRC at the moment every user needs a full copy of the database of every transaction, so if the .gov can make a multi-terabyte database a requirement, that would knock it on the head quite hard.
Also, the last time I glanced at the source code it looked quite ropey, and that makes me think it will have lots of exploitable parts lurking for the right skilled people to find and attack.
If you are reading this and want some typing practise:
It's a "sharks are going to eat you, type the word on the side of them to kill them, get more, faster sharks and longer words as you progress" game.
What do you do with the knowledge of which way North is? Are the motors continuously vibrating or pulsed? When you take it off do you feel the absence (absense?) like an amputation?
Maybe useful - Everyday Looper is an iOS app for recording short looping samples, up to four at a time. That is, you record a sound and it plays it from start to finish over and over in a loop, and you can record another sound up to the same length and play them next to each other, or adjust the volume on them individually.
It's intended for musical use, but might do for what you ask. It is not free, so you might check it out on Youtube to see how it works and why it might be good for quick record-hear-compare feedback.
(iOS / iPhone does have a basic sound recorder in it, as you may know).
keep checking back to the PixelQi site hopefully...
The first batch of Notion Ink Adam tablets have shipped, they have a PixelQi screen and run Android. Can't yet buy one unless you caught the pre-order, but to me that means they've moved out of 'vapourware'.
I do not understand why they do it
I do it (and then correct it, but only when I notice that I've done so) because using an apostrophe to indicate possession is the common case.
Relevant apostrophe comic 1.
You might find this snippet of OKCupid's blog interesting - a correlation between being religious and being unbothered by poor spelling and grammar. It's a graphic because the blog post is long and has no way to link just to that point. Full link.
Still, downvoted because this is not a procedural knowledge gap you think should be filled, it's just ranting and possibly being in the pattern of having a subgroup of people over whom to feel superior.
The trouble is, you can burn a significant amount of energy by physical effort only if you're in a great shape to begin with; otherwise, you can exert yourself for hours and still burn what amounts to (literally) just three or four bites of food.
Why does exercising when unfit burn fewer calories? Is it because you cannot exercise as intensely?
I guess for the topic of this forum, I should ask whether you were objectively looking for forum attitudes either way, or whether you set out to seek negativity and, with confirmation bias, found it?
I was expecting a post questioning who/what is really behind this project to make paperclips invisible.
Are you suggesting that a non-religious person would have no irrational beliefs to tiptoe around? This seems unlikely.
Are you suggesting that if you didn't tiptoe around religious beliefs that would be a problem? Because it seems that religious people are extra-resilient in their beliefs, so that might be less of an issue than you fear.
Are you suggesting that it isn't possible to have a relationship where one person is religious and another atheist without them having to fight about it or lie about it? That your relationships must have zero tolerance and absolute agreement on all points?
There isn't anything in this world to be negative about. What does it benefit anything if I am miserable about suffering? Can we not notice problems and support solving them while also being positive?
Suffering in poor countries doesn't go away just because you are unhappy about it. It doesn't change at all based on how you feel about it, so why not feel happy about the people who have food and optimistic that starvation is solvable, for example?
From reading your whole comment, it seems this:
I simply don't feel that I would be able to be emotionally intimate with a woman who holds an irrational, i.e. religious, worldview.
would be the easiest bit to change to remove the problem from your life.
Does anyone have a knowledge gap preventing them from cooking Alicorn's "easy" soup?
I noticed myself thinking it was so basic that nobody would, but then wondered that such a thought might be completely wrong (given the overall post topic). Maybe there are people daunted by... not knowing how to prepare common vegetables, for instance.
(UK Specific post, not a car person).
tl;dr Find one, optionally pay a company to check it isn't stolen or legally written off, and has no outstanding finance. Agree an amount of money. Sign the vehicle ownership documents, trade those and the car for the money within any applicable laws governing trade in your area. If your car has the required tax and safety certificates, and you have the required license and insurance, drive away, otherwise sort those out next. Cross your fingers and hope it isn't a lemon, but realise that if it is, it is a setback, not the end of the world.
end tl;dr
You decide what you are looking for and/or what you can afford, and search around for ones within your area or however far you are willing to travel. If you are searching yourself then you will look at vehicles on the street with "for sale" signs on them, in local newspapers and advertising boards, on local search sites, or national ones such as Craigslist, Ebay or Autotrader, or at dealers/garages or their websites.
If you are searching with a dealership, you can discuss you requirements with them and they can suggest available cars, possibly distant ones in other garages in their group which they can transport to you. Many official dealerships for car manufacturers run approved used car schemes where they take recent cars (typically 3 years old), service them and then offer better than normal guarantees / warranty extensions, for an extra cost.
When you find one you are interested in, make contact with the seller and arrange to look at the car before buying. It would help here if you know someone you can take along, not just for a second set of eyes looking at the car, but also for a defence against pushy sellers or a second set of eyes checking your behaviour isn't too biased towards/against purchasing. Have a look around in advance in price guides and listings so you know expected prices for that make, model, specification and age. Find a checklist from somewhere online and look for things to check when inspecting a used car, to take with you. You primarily want to make sure it:
- Is what you were expecting and will do what you want or need.
- Has not been crashed seriously.
- Has been basically looked after (serviced regularly).
- Has not been rebranded as a higher model, had any low quality modifications such as nonstandard wheels or engine enhancements which might be dangerous, or indicate the owner drove it hard (and thus wore parts surprisingly heavily), or did crummy repair work which might not last.
- Doesn't surprise you - find out what works and what doesn't.
I don't think they are under any obligation to give you a test drive, and if you do want one you will need to have the usual driving license and insurance cover to do so. I don't know what you are looking for on a test drive beyond a general "does anything feel, look, sound or act wrong or suspicious" and "is it ergonomically OK".
Before buying, you ought to get a vehicle background check (at a cost) to confirm it isn't stolen, written off, financed with money owing, etc., and you may want to pay a mechanic service to give it an inspection. In the UK, The AA can do both - other companies can too.
(Again UK specific) cars more than 3 years old need MOT certificates (meets basic safety requirements) annually, so make sure the car has one or will have by the time you get it. It will need a tax disc (again, annual) before you can drive it, so if it has one in-date that is good. During the trade you will need to complete a form on the vehicle papers which the seller signs to say they are no longer the owner, and you sign to say you are the new owner, and the seller needs to send it to the DVLA to officially make the car no longer their responsibility.
Optional extra: haggling. You may wish to for the sake of saving money, but you don't have to (notice the societal disapproval of people who pay the asking price). Offer them less, or if buying from a dealer, convince them to give you more into the deal such as a tank of fuel, a free service, etc).
More specific advice: http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/buying-advice.html
I'm surprised by the amount of cooking posts here so, questioning my own assumptions: is anyone put off doing this because you lack knowledge about preparing vegetables in the "whatever else" class, or picking the "wrong" whatever else foods, or even peeling things/etc.?
I feel silly even asking this ("Don't be so patronising, who wouldn't know how to peel an onion?"), but I'm interested to see if anyone replies.
Over the line as in it made you ill, or as in you refused to eat it?
A premature really powerful Optimization Process is the root of all future evil.
"Please don't hold anything back, and give me the facts" – Wen Jiabao, Chinese Premier (when meeting disgruntled people at the central complaints offices).
Yes, ok.
I was thinking of a group more like "you said your piano teacher suggested practising with a metronome - have you actually done so this week?"
"you've said a priority is learning the piano, yet you aren't keeping track of your practise or recording yourself or making any way to check your progress and get feedback. Have you noticed that is inconsistent with your stated desire?"
"Do you realise how much you are talking about your commute to work compared to it's real impact on your life?"
"you really suck at the piano"
"and have you noticed how stupid you are?"
"and how you talk forever about boring things?"
I tend to find focussing on developing strengths to better than focussing on weaknesses.
I don't follow. If you never focus on things you can't do well, you'll never do anything different or build any new abilities.
Piano teacher: You're not keeping time very well, you could benefit from practising playing to a metronome.
wedrifid: I prefer to focus on developing strengths, and I'm really good at playing loudly so I'll just do that, thanks.
Makes me wonder if a good way to deal with rationality or akrasia or self-improvement would be the kind of support group where everyone tries to find fault with everyone else. It's so easy to see flaws in others compared to flaws in ourselves, why not use that to our advantage?
Finding the right people to do this who could both handle it and keep it from turning into an insult trading group might be difficult.
Suggested edits for an audience made of stereotypical LessWrongniks:
It's business as usual for a bartender, and one day as he is cleaning his bar an unusual customer walks in dressed in an expensive suit, a beautiful supermodel hanging off each arm and with a limo parked outside. Furthermore, the man has an orange for a head.
The bartender assigns high probability that the man is dressed in a costume of some sort, pretty low probability that he is hallucinating given that nothing else appears odd, low to medium probability that the talking orange-lookalike is a robot creation with a radio link to a real person elsewhere, and negligible probability that his whole understanding of the universe is wrong to the level that genies, magic and talking conscious fruit with biological connections to a human nervous system exists.
He greets the man and serves him a drink.
Alternate middle: "For my first wish I asked for an unlimited fortune. The genie became very quiet and after a minute or two, coins started appearing beside it. Then more and more, I saw the ground, the grass, rocks, all start morphing into coins more and more of them. I pocketed some and ran.
He looks around. "I hope it's not still going", he said with nervous laughter.
Is it established that most would?
Would you be happy to classify that wasp as having "superhuman intelligence"?
Then why accept that a machine which behaves like that wasp is superhumanly intelligent?
See also this bit relating to Christmas Cracker bad jokes:
He [Professor Richard Wiseman] thinks the key to the success of modern cracker jokes is precisely because they're not funny. 'If the joke is good and you tell it and it doesn't get a laugh, it's your problem. If the joke's bad and it doesn't get a laugh, then it's the joke's problem. My theory is that it's a way of not embarrassing people at Christmas.' So they're not jokes at all? 'In a sense, they're just a way of binding people together. Given the diversity around your average dinner table, it would be extraordinarily difficult to come up with a joke that everyone found funny. The kids won't get it, or someone will find it offensive. Even if you did, the delivery would be difficult. Women don't tell jokes to one another, so they're not used to doing it. Blokes do, but it's done in a particular context, not around the family table, and it's quite stressful to try and deliver a funny joke, so it would be a disaster.'
Summary: "A man has an orange for a head. How? Magic."
Is it still funny?
Assuming a person can actually have an orange for a head and that genies exist then this is just a straightforward story explaining how he became wealthy, desirable and fruitheaded. Like asking someone in a suit how come he's wearing a suit and he answers "because I bought one and put it on".
Assuming a person can't actually have an orange for a head, it's just a timewasting surreal story which doesn't go anywhere.
The humour is in the non-answer where an answer is expected, but I don't find a non-answer funny. I do see it as a joke-shaped pattern and start to involuntarily smile at it, but I'm mentally annoyed by it not enhappied by it.
Your post seems to imply that I could fix the problem by unimagining these agents. If that's what you mean, I'm a bit insulted
Not "could" in the sense that it's an ability you have but choose not to use, nor in the sense that you could "if you were a better person", nor in the sense that your illness is imaginary.
Only 'could' in the narrow literal sense that it answers the question "how could neutral modify their behaviour without their cooperation?" - if you aren't really three entities and "you" are the greater whole then you 'could' ignore their lack of cooperation and alter their behaviour by fiat. (Whether you actually could in real life, or if it would be helpful to do so, is another matter).
rest of reply
Interesting. Thank you.
How do you imagine something can spend the rest of eternity counting in an endless while (true) { i++; } loop and yet still refer to it as a superhuman intelligence?
I know people here take a dim view of humans, but that's just ridiculous.
How can Neutral modify their behavior if they won't cooperate?
Do they exist as distinct entities or are they ideas? Neutral can unimagine them. Or, rather, you can unimagine all of them. Dictate them out of your head.
Are you actually three agents? Have you tried being four agents or two? Does that make sense as a question to ask?
Have you tried any other treatment for depression as depression, not as bipolar disorder - e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy?
I don't have faith that Depressed is sincere
Who doesn't have faith that Depressed is sincere?
I do not know of any case where someone has said that they "should have known better" after making a false positive, say, "I knew I shouldn't have used the seat belt on the buss, we did not crash after all".
Possibly the phrase "I needn't have bothered [..] after all"? e.g.:
Your place is delightfully homely and very tastefully decorated with a kitchen that was so well equipped with quality cooking implements that I needn't have bothered bringing my own!
It's not directly saying they should have known, but it is saying they judged so inaccurately that reality took them by surprise so much it was worth commenting on.
Also the phrase "I don't know what we were worried about" fits a similar template - not a scolding for not knowing, like "should have known" is, but yes an admission of feeling overprepared for something which didn't happen and now questioning the reasons they had earlier.
and frankly their status deserves a penalty
I suspect incompetence combined with self-righteousness
Lack of ability combined with wanting to be right? Two things normal people never exhibit which deserve punishment?
Would demonstrating the self-righteousness count as ad hominem?
Would it count as useful? Would it help?
Admittedly, almost no one who is attracted by discussion of sports and celebrity meets community standards for rationality, most of us would find it difficult to include such references
I don't know ... there are plenty of references to people in comments in the style of celebrity fawning, just that they are niche celebrities instead of mainstream ones.
See this summary of rationality quotes - has fantasy author Terry Pratchett really said more rational quotable things than Einstein, Darwin, Descartes, Dennett, Jaynes, Aristotle and Sagan? Or is it just that people like him more?
Well, sort the same list [by karma votes] instead of number of quotes, and Pratchett moves up from 4th to 2nd.
That seems like either evidence that Pratchett and his fictional worlds have more relevance to rationality than the opening post wants to accept, or evidence that Pratchett is treated as a bit of a celebrity around here and your suggestion that people find it hard to throw in celebrity references isn't quite right, it's throwing in the right kind of celebrity references for people who celebrate vastly different properties in people which is hard.
And here I was thinking it was obscure mathematical gibberish that would discourage non-nerdy people from participating. Instead it's mentioning an idea by a famous author that's scaring them off.
Has that check helped you?
Whether someone learns advanced piano from a book must be at least as much down to whether they know intermediate piano up to the level the book starts at, as to whether the book is a good guide to advanced piano.
But those divisions of ability and knowledge are even less agreed on in self-help, so matching up where you "are" with a book is less easy, and whether someone else matched with any given book might not be of any real help at all.
I never said anything about using force
You (probably) know what I meant, and whether or not you mentioned force specifically - either way doesn't change the gist of the "translation". A weasely objection.
Translation: I haven't managed to convince you therefore you must be punished for your insolent behaviour of not being convinced by my arguments. I cannot walk away from this and leave you being wrong, you must profess to agree with me and if you are not rational enough to understand and accept logical arguments then you will be forced to profess agreement.
Who did you say hasn't learned how to lose?
I'm beginning to think that LW needs some better mechanism for dealing with the phenomenon of commenters who are polite, repetitive, immune to all correction, and consistently wrong about everything. I know people don't like it when I say this sort of thing, but seriously, people like that can lower the perceived quality of a whole website.
Warn, then ban the people involved.
If you decide that refusing to be convinced by evidence while also unable to convincingly counter it, and at the same time continuing to argue is bad form for the LW that you want to create, then stand by that decision and act on it.
I don't know, what particularity impressed you about their foundation?
I used them as a contrast with leaving money to non-alleviating-suffering causes (Trump letting his children inherit it) or speculative-future-suffering causes (It's probably easier to convince someone to leave their money to a charity gets results today rather than one which tries to increase the chance of getting results tomorrow).
It's not really important to my point whether they are an effective charity or not, just that there aren't many single organizations with enough scale to handle Warren Buffet leaving all of several billion dollars to, and there aren't many examples of a Bill-Gates-rich person doing something quite like that.
That sounds pretty sane, but if I look at it from the point of view of "making a longevity breakthrough happen sooner than it otherwise would, over a period of many years", then too few qualified people is not a show stopping problem, it only means that educating and training people so there are more qualified people in the near future is a good next step.
Lots of people making the same discoveries within a short time span is a much more interesting limit.
and a form letter reminder that self-consistency is not a virtue [..] making it clear that this community's respect is contingent on [..]
Is changing professed beliefs to something else without understanding / agreeing with the new position, but just doing it to gain community respect, a virtue?
Tim, and the rest of the class of commenters to which you refer, simply haven't learned how to lose.
Or still isn't convinced that he is wrong by the time you have passed your tolerance of explaining so you give up and decide he must be broken. Your proposed 'solution' is a hack so you can give up on convincing him but still have him act convinced for the benefit of appearances - maybe you are simply expecting far far too short inferential distances?
whether an area of research is saturated
What does this mean? More groups working independently on solving a problem will not increase the probability of a solution being found in a given timeframe?
Isn't the unpleasant part of eugenics the "killing "bad" people" part? In the Howard Families sense, it was more of a cross between an arranged marriage, a marriage of convenience, and surrogate mothering. A choice with a financial incentive, nobody was killed for being too short lived (!) or raped and forced into it.
Yes, I would consider anti-aging research as counting, but I meant to discriminate so that leaving money for nonspecific medical research would not count, and nor would leaving 1 million to longevity and 99 million to universities.
More optimistically, pre-reanimated.
I saw a customer comment on a piano website recently thanking the proprietor for being green by having a digital manual instead of shipping a paper one.
An electronic manual for the electronic piano they just bought with a mechanism made in Germany, processors from Japan, soundboard from France, assembled in China, sold in England and delivered to Wales.
"It's not easy being green" - Mork.


text:
Student Guide
by: Tempo Media Pty Ltd • 4
All Android applications categories
All Android games categories
by: Tempo Media Pty Ltd • 4
Student Guide: Australia's number one teen publication - now available for free download
Student Guide Magazine is the nation's leading youth publication covering every aspect of teen life from news, sport, and education, to social events, entertainment and fashion. A monthly highlight for teens, the magazine is jam-packed full of cutting edge interviews with some of Australia and the world's hottest celebrities, as well as teenagers, like you, who continue to amaze and inspire as a result of their vast achievements. S-press is an invaluable resource for students offering career, study, health and relationship advice, as well as preparing students for life beyond school through a selection of essential guides, including the 'College & TAFE' and 'Open Day' Guides.
The magazine sections:
- Your News: covers all the amazing achievements of the nation's teens
- Yoursay: provides the largest teen voice in the country
- Entertainment: Packed with music and movie reviews, celebrity goss and interviews and a number of giveaways
- Sport: Australia's most talented juniors featured each and every month
- Issues: a current topic of debate is broken down across an informative four-page spread
- Fashion & Beauty: the latest trends in clothing, accessories and cosmetics
- Careers: everything students need to know about life beyond school
- Art Beat: amazing student artwork presented across two colourful pages
- Calendar: everything happening in your state/territory this month, including underage gigs
- Health & Lifestyle: health, sexual health, fitness and relationship advice for teens
- Brainteasers: keeping the mind moving with crosswords, trivia and sudoku
Tags: teens magazine
from 4 reviews
Download Student Guide
Free - 15.0.2 - 23M
Download the APK file to your computer. Once transfered to your mobile device, tap on it to install the app
Download APK
APK file Student Guide
Share this app

subset: commoncrawl


text:
9/10/2013 0 Comments
Chia Cashew Pudding
Chia seeds top the charts as a nutritional powerhouse. They contain Alpha-linoenic acid - a healthy omega3 fatty acid, Calcium - which controls blood sugar levels and maintains bowel health, Iron - which is responsible for carrying oxygen to muscles and organs, Magnesium - which supports a healthy immune system and maintains normal muscle function, Protein - the body's main building material and crucial for cell repair. All in one tiny little seed!
Place rinsed cashews, water, maple syrup, lemon and vanilla into your high speed blender. Blend on high for about 30 seconds or until smooth and creamy. Pour into a glass storage container and then add chia seeds. Wisk to blend. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or preferably, overnight. To serve spoon into bowls or as a desert, use pretty glasses and top with berries and sliced almonds. Serves 2 - 4
For variety, try 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon.
Leave a Reply.
Eat for Living
If we haven't met ... Hi! I'm Jennifer Lloyd, a Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach. I am passionate about living a life of health and vitality and inspiring my clients to take their own lives to the next level.
All All Things Liquid Beans And Legumes Breakfast Cauliflower Chicken Clean Eating Meals Condiments Dairy Free Deserts Fall Favorites Gluten Free Breads Salads Snacks Snacks And Appetizers Soups
May 2020
Jennifer Lloyd, RHN CHHC
Eat For Living Inc.


text:
What was Paul pressing toward, what was this mark he was speaking of? It might seem obvious that he was speaking of a spiritual prize, but a cursory look around the church world today would reveal that we are missing the mark, we are not longing for and pressing on and into that thing about which Paul was speaking of. Because we take our salvation as a common thing, as granted and over and done with, and because we still have that old man of sin still kicking around in our fleshly members, we have substituted the mark for other targets, namely Money, Influence, Success, Significance. These have become the standard of spirituality in the world today. Sin is defined as missing the mark, and if we have a different mark than God, well then of course we will miss it.
By aiming at the wrong target we are guilty of M-I-S-S ing the mark. When these things become the measure of our sanctification we are as deceived as the rest of the world. We say we don't do this, but how many times have we looked to someone who seems successful as our spiritual mentor? How is it that the pastors of mega churches seem to be listened to when some of their doctrine and practice is as horrible as any self-help book out there? Why do so many come, supposedly to Christ, and yet they think that God is supposed to bring them up the social ladder. Friends the social ladder is real, but it leads down into hell. Upward mobility isn't the upward call, and upward mobility isn't as important as spiritual mobility. Spiritual mobility is where God can move you to any situation and yet you will still be content.
Paul had all these but gave them all up. As a Pharisee he had all the clout that any Jew could have. He had influence as a member of the Sanhedrin, he had studied under a storied rabbi, and was known throughout his world and beyond as a man to be reckoned with. As much as any Jew at the time, Paul had money, influence, success and significance. Yet he left all this for beatings, jail, being despised, and the trials of being the Apostle to the Gentile nations. No, those things he left behind weren't the mark he was speaking of. The prize is the high calling of God that is in Christ Jesus, all the other stuff is a wrong marker, and it is missing the true mark.
We all seem to want to be skilled Christians, and by that I mean Christians who are skilled in the ways of the world. We want money, influence, success and significance. We are M-I-S-S ing the mark that God has set, because we don't have our eyes on the real prize. You see skill is being able to hit a target consistently that others miss. But genius is being able to hit a target that no one else sees. As Christians we are not in this to be able to hit worldly targets that we couldn't hit before. That is not what God is helping us to aim at. We are to hit the target that God sets and no one else sees.
Can you see the mark of God? Don't ask God for money, don't seek to be influential, don't knock on the door of success, and don't desire to be significant. Instead, be a spiritual genius. That is the upward call, the mind of Christ.


text:
Peerawat Promkladpanao
1 Design of a Compact Microstrip Patch Antenna for LTE Applications by Applying FDSC Model
Authors: Settapong Malisuwan, Jesada Sivaraks, Navneet Madan, Peerawat Promkladpanao, Nattakit Suriyakrai
Abstract:In this paper, a compact microstrip patch antenna is designed for mobile LTE applications by applying the frequency-dependent Smith-Chart (FDSC) model. The FDSC model is adopted in this research to reduce the error on the frequency-dependent characteristics. The Ansoft HFSS and various techniques is applied to meet frequency and size requirements. The proposed method within this research is suitable for use in computer-aided microstrip antenna design and RF integrated circuit (RFIC) design.
Keywords: Antenna, CAD, LTE, frequency-dependent, smith-chart, microstripProcedia PDF Downloads 188


text:
The Daily Star December 07, 2019
The Gambia is set to launch a legal battle against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice as it starts hearing the case on Rohigya genocide on Tuesday.
Gambia Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubacarr Marie Tambadou and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will lead the lawyers on behalf of their respective countries during the December 10-12 hearing at the court in The Hague.
The hearing will be held from 10:00am to 1:00pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 10:00am to 4:30pm on Thursday (Netherlands local time), according to the ICJ, the top UN court that holds the state parties accountable.
The Gambia is seeking provisional measures to protect the Rohingya from further violence in Rakhine, according to a brief on the case prepared by International Commission of Jurists, a Geneva-based non-profit organisation.
The court can issue such orders to protect the rights of the parties to a case pending the final decision to avoid irreparable damage to the rights of the subject of the case, it added.
According to the case statement, all members of the Rohingya group in Myanmar are presently in grave danger of further genocidal acts. They continue to face daily threats of death, torture, rape, starvation and other deliberate actions aimed at their collective destruction, in whole or in part.
"Lawyers will also ask the judges of the top UN court to issue orders so that Myanmar does not destroy any evidence of massacres that happened in 2016 and 2017 in Myanmar's Rakhine state," said Nay San Lwin, campaign coordinator of Free Rohingya Coalition, a global alliance of the Rohingya, which is closely working with The Gambia.
The African country, on behalf of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), had filed the lawsuit against Myanmar on November 11, accusing it of violating the UN Genocide Convention.
The move came more than two years after some 7,50,000 Rohingyas fled a brutal military campaign in Rakhine and took shelter in Bangladesh.
The Gambia in its lawsuit said the Rohingyas were facing longstanding persecution and discrimination. From around October 2016, Myanmar military and other security forces began widespread and systematic "clearance operations" against the group.
"The genocidal acts were intended to destroy the Rohingya as a group, in whole or in part, by the use of mass murder, rape and other forms of sexual violence, as well as the systematic destruction by fire of their villages, often with inhabitants locked inside burning houses," it said.
From August 2017 onwards, such genocidal acts continued with Myanmar's resumption of "clearance operations" on a more massive and wider geographical scale. These facts are extensively documented by UN independent investigators and corroborated by international rights organisations, the lawsuit said.
Myanmar denies allegations of genocide, saying its army was fighting militants who attacked security posts. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Laureate whose image was tarnished for not doing enough to prevent Rohingya genocide, will try to defend Myanmar at the ICJ, making the same argument.
Several hundred Myanmar nationals are also likely to be present in The Hague to demonstrate their support for Myanmar, according to the Rohingya activists.
"This is a historic case. We have been facing genocide for decades. It's a chance we will have justice," Rohingya activist Nay San Lwin told The Daily Star over the phone from Germany yesterday.
Nay will fly to The Hague on Monday.
Over 100 Rohingya activists, mostly from Europe, are going to attend the hearing at the court. Besides, people from a number of other ethnic communities will be there, Nay said.
International Commission of Jurists said any decision by the ICJ shall be communicated to the UN secretary-general for transmission to the UN Security Council. The court may also request information from the parties on any matter concerning implementation of the provisional measures.
Prof Mizanur Rahman, an expert on international law at Dhaka University, said if the ICJ primarily finds evidence of genocide, it can issue an order for provisional measures.
"It would really be a good progress," he told this correspondent.
Genocide researcher Mofidul Hoque, also a trustee of Liberation War Museum, said it was quite unique that Suu Kyi, an alleged perpetrator, would be leading a legal team to The Hague.
Voices of the victims of the alleged genocide have to be very strong and clear during the hearing, he said.
Mofidul said there was enough evidence to prove the case in the court.


text:
Keeping items off the floor and organized is a difficult task in a large home, but the feat is nearly impossible when a person has to move into a smaller sized apartment. Bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and sometimes even the living room becomes filled with belongings. In many instances, there is so much stuff that just the act of walking between locations is challenging. To reduce clutter, some peoplerent storage lockers, but this act produces an additional monthly budgetary expense that not everyone can afford. Use these tips to keep your new apartment in order, cleaned up, and as spacious as possible.
1. Consider Purchasing A Shoe Rack For Closet Storage
Men, women, and children love shoes, sneakers, and other types of footwear. However, as the collection grows, people find themselves in the middle of a dilemma. They do not have space for all of the pairs, and the shoes soon spill out of the closet floor and into the room. Choose a design that hangs on the door or slides under the bed to maximize floor space. There are countless options available at online or brick and mortar retailers, so be sure to find the one that best suits your needs.
2. A Shower Caddy Can Prove To Be A Useful Tool
Depending on the apartment that a person chooses, the bathroom is not always huge. Cabinet space is limited, and edges of tubs become cluttered with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash bottles. This action does not continually pose a problem, but after knocking the containers into the bottom of the tub for what feels like a millionth time, residents might find themselves in need of an organizational solution. Models are available that hang from the shower arm, have suction cups for sticking to the wall, or feature self-standing corner designs that adjust in height. Choose wisely, and gain a clutter-freezone that you will appreciate while bathing.
3. Maximize Kitchen Storage Space With Under Cabinet Racks
There never seems to be enough room for spices and herbs in a kitchen. People wind up putting the saltand pepper shakers on the back of their stove or in a window sill. This method keeps the containers out of the way and in an easy to reach location, but it also makes the room less visually appealing. A Lazy-Susan type spic rack can sit on the counter or inside a cabinet to hold the essential cooking supplies. It will maximize your storage space and make your cooking experience in the new apartment more enjoyable.
Find out what apartments are available by contacting our office at 248-203-0991.


text:
Marsh creek
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Downstream of Marco Polo bridge on the left side. Sample was taken in an eddy not in the direct current
Location created by Roxanne MacKinnon
- Lat: 45.2837494
- Lng: -66.0510278
- Waterbody Type: Unknown
- Timezone: America/Moncton
Latest photos
Marsh creek : Downstream of Marco Polo bridge
Observed on
Invasive species = wild parsnip. Birds seen = duck, goose, and gulls. Plants = grasses were ju...


text:
Happy Weekend! Wherever you go take your Zenni with you. No.206515.
Related Deals
- 78All the world is a stage – your stage. Zenni No. 205221
- 70All packed for your family weekend? Don't forget your Zenni sunglasses! Featured - No. 248615
- 65Sunny afternoon with a frame 293125.
- 65Happy Fiday, ladies and gentlemen. How do you like Zenni frame 639525?
- 65Take a Zenni Frame No. 626325 to every trip.


text: One part cowgirl and one part showgirl, the Side Seam Fringe Long Sleeve Top makes a major style statement, whatever your current mood. The sleeves on this light stretch jersey top are covered with panels of our silky smooth fringe from shoulder to wrist. An ideal partner to denim or sleek jersey.


text:
Kitchen and Remodeling – L Shaped Kitchen Designs
L shaped kitchen designs . Kitchen designs choose hgtv
Hgtvremodels shows you l shaped kitchen layouts, designs, and pictures to inspire your own kitchen renovation here are some more compilation of topics and latest discussions relates to this video, which we found thorough the internet. Hope this information will helpful to get idea in brief about this. Houzz small l shaped kitchen design ideas and photos. The largest collection of interior design and decorating ideas on the internet, including kitchens kitchen cabinet white l shaped kitchen remodeling refacing modern painted cabinets faucets pendant lighting countertops sinks color flooring small below information will help you to get some more though about the subject l shaped kitchen with island common kitchen layouts layouts design a flexible floor plan for maximum flexibility in cooking, entertaining and hanging regardless of your kitchen's size or layout (l shaped, galley, u shaped or when budgeting or designing a new kitchen or remodel, the many l shaped kitchen designs also incorporate an island or peninsula. Traditional comfort was the goal of this kitchen remodel, and red oak provides it anyway if you want for more info, you would better continue reading. In your own l shaped kitchen remodel, use small kitchen islands like this one with a curved form to create room for dining or a surface for friends to lean on while have you considered all the layout options for your l shaped kitchen? interior sites are great for kitchen here's a kitchen layout with one side of the l shape with full height cabinets. L shaped kitchen with remodeling and home design whether they are a separate room or they are part of an open floor plan, l shaped kitchens feature plenty of counter space which can be a looking for a kitchen layout, with space for multiple cooks and onlookers? consider the versatile l shape, a two walled setup that tucks neatly get small kitchen plans you can use directly from autodesk homestyler. It's a very simple l shaped kitchen plan with island, kohler cape dory sink basin and karbon faucet, dacor ' kitchen remodel inspiration pictures and ideas luckily, houzz's kitchen layout guides can help you find the right translation for your kitchen remodel, or even help you learn how to make your current [ ] one of today's more popular kitchen layouts, the l shape with a . Large kitchen remodeling with white furniture and dark flooring kitchen remodel stunning ideas for modern l shape kitchen furniture browse thousands of kitchen design ideas and pictures. Traditional kitchen with complex granite counters, exposed beam, subway tile, l shaped. Remodeling a small l shaped kitchen provide needed updates to improve its appearance and efficiency. Take a look at your kitchen and prioritize a list of brownstone renovation. Melissa miranda interior design. We see a fab black and white kitchen with an l shaped design for the counters. The design has clean the experts at diy network explain how to modify a kitchen layout to fit additional typical kitchen layouts are galley, l shaped, or u shaped, and include certified kitchen designers and the national kitchen & bath association can kitchen remodeling requires careful planning to be truly successful. Subsequent pages to see examples of l shaped, g shaped, and corridor style floor plans
Visit Us At: http://kitchenremodelingcontractorshoustontexas.org/


text:
Marianna Simnett
A London gallery branches out in New York with a stellar show of two works by this young British artist of considerable talent and audacity. In a video, tucked away in the back of the space, we witness the artist undergoing Botox injections in her vocal cords, a procedure typically reserved for transgender people seeking to lower their voices. It is excruciating to watch, but Simnett's narration—part folktale, part scientific history, part diary—transforms the proceedings into a modern-day myth about the body's plasticity and limitations. In a thematically related light-and-sound installation, we hear the artist hyperventilate until she loses consciousness. It could have been a tired retread of endurance art; instead, the gasping for breath becomes both erotic and terrifying.— The New Yorker


text:
Slope stability in slightly fissured claystones and marls
Cita com:
Document typeArticle
Defense date2015-08
Rights accessOpen Access
The paper deals with the behavior of some characteristic soft rocks found in the Iberian Peninsula. In geological terms, they belong to Tertiary basins, the Keuper period and the Jurassic-Cretacic transition. The discussion is organized around the following aspects: (a) the intact material and its brittle behavior; (b) the weathering action of atmospheric events; (c) the persistent discontinuities and scale effects; and (d) the modification of strength after failure. In all cases, instability phenomena are addressed in connection with several case histories. Regarding material brittleness and the initial stress state, two cases of first time failures are discussed. Practical implications concerning the selection of operative strength will be given. Field observations of the relevance of weathering and, also, on the rate of weathering, are given for a Weald claystone. Field observations emphasize the importance of sharp transitions between weathered and intact (or slightly weathered) levels. A recent long-term laboratory investigation on the nature of degradation will be summarized. Macroscopic variables such as stiffness and tensile strength have been found to be uniquely predicted by a degradation law in terms of the accumulated plastic deformations. Persistent discontinuities and, in particular, sedimentation planes play a dominant role to explain slope failures not related to the shallow failures, usually associated with weathered profiles. The strength of discontinuities in a Weald formation was investigated by means of tests performed at two scales. Finally, the evolution in time of residual strength induced by chemical actions, associated with groundwater flow, is highlighted in connection with actual field data of unstable slopes.
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-014-0526-5
CitationAlonso, E., Pinyol, N.M. Slope stability in slightly fissured claystones and marls. "Landslides", Agost 2015, vol. 12, núm. 4, p. 643-656.
Publisher versionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10346-014-0526-5
All rights reserved. This work is protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights. Without prejudice to any existing legal exemptions, reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation of this work are prohibited without permission of the copyright holder


text:
1011 Do You Truly Understand God?
1 Do you dare say that you know God? Have you had dealings with God? Have you associated with Him? Do you know His disposition? Do you know what He likes? Do you know the things you do that offend His disposition? Do you know the corruptions in you He dislikes? Do you know through which people He reveals His righteous disposition? Do you know which people He detests? Do you know which of your problems He loathes the most? If you do not know the answers to such questions, it shows that you really have no understanding of God.
2 You say that you have seen God, yet you do not understand God's joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, you do not understand His disposition, nor do you understand His righteousness. You have no understanding of His mercifulness, and you do not know what He likes or what He loathes. This is not knowledge of God. If you know Him, understand Him, and are able to comprehend some of His will, then you can truly believe in Him, truly submit to Him, truly love Him, and truly worship Him.
Adapted from "How to Know God Incarnate" in Records of Christ's Talks


text:
The Peony Florale Wired Bra is elegant and feminine, uniting stretch lace and high- quality tulle. Created for the popular Peony Florale series by Triumph.
Our model is wearing a size 12D. She is 178cm (5' 10") tall, has a 89cm (35") bust, 99cm (39") hips and a 70cm (27½") waist.
- 4 section underwire bra
- Detailed back and straps
- Featuring Ergoline wire which is specially curved to adapt perfectly to the body offering extra stability and comfort
- Fine jacquard tulle with stripe-pattern
- Soft comfortable hook and eye, three times adjustable at the back
- Elasticated adjustable straps featuring decorative border
Hand Wash
64% Polyamide, 21% Elastane, 15% Polyester, Exclusive of trims
Triumph Peony Florale W Orange Highlight MEXNKYR


text:
Scoop News App Jammu Kashmir 1.0 APK
- Version: 1.0
- File size: 3.23MB
- Requires: Android 2.2+
- Package Name: in.scoopnews.splash
- Developer: Ideogram Technology Solutions Private Limited
- Updated: October 06, 2016
- Price: Free
- Rate 4.80 stars – based on 53 reviews
We provide Scoop News App Jammu Kashmir 1.0 APK file for Android 2.2+ and up.
Scoop News App Jammu Kashmir is a free News & Magazines app.
It's easy to download and install to your mobile phone.
Please be aware that ApkPlz only share the original and free pure apk installer for Scoop News App Jammu Kashmir 1.0 APK without any modifications.
The average rating is 4.80 out of 5 stars on playstore. If you want to know more about Scoop News App Jammu Kashmir then you may visit Ideogram Technology Solutions Private Limited support center for more information
All the apps & games here are for home or personal use only. If any apk download infringes your copyright, please contact us. Scoop News App Jammu Kashmir is the property and trademark from the developer Ideogram Technology Solutions Private Limited.
Scoop News provides authentic news on social, political and economic affairs separately on all three regions of Jammu , Kashmir and Ladakh to its subscribers.
Scoop News has also the distinction of carrying regular analytical write-ups contributed by reputed journalists of the state.
We take pride for being widely introduced in the market and thank our subscribers for their unstinted support for keeping us in circulation.
We also monitor world-wide issues that impact on global peace. We are sincerely committed to enlighten the World regarding the real nature and picture of the prevailing situation in the state.
Trust us, Scoop News is the best.


text: Play peekaboo with your baby and hear them giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed! Read together and lift the giant flaps to reveal favourite colours; then explore the soft, shiny and bumpy textures. Find a baby under the red umbrella. Whose behind the big blue ball? And who will you discover when you look behind the sparkling rainbow? Find them all, theyre waiting to say Peekaboo! This is an award-winning series for babies perfect for developing imagination, early-thinking and memory skills.


text:
With a sleek glitter design and a thin profile of just 22mm, these Luxe Grey Andromeda laminate worktops feature interspersed metallic flecks throughout the matt surface that catch the light and give it an iridescent shimmer. More Details
Grey Matt Worktop
With a sleek glitter design and a thin profile of just 22mm, these Luxe Grey Andromeda laminate worktops feature interspersed metallic flecks throughout the matt surface that catch the light and give it an iridescent shimmer. Pairing beautifully with a variety of colours and styles, these surfaces make for a pleasing décor choice in a multitude of kitchen designs. The smooth matt finish of the countertop is complimented by a contemporary square edge, offering a sleek trim to the worktop. These hard-wearing surfaces require very low maintenance and are built to withstand constant use in the kitchen.
If you're looking for a slimmer, more robust option, try our Grey Sparkle Solid Laminate worktop. With an ultra-slim 12mm profile and equally eye-catching grey sparkle décor, this luxurious surface is completely waterproof and resistant to scratches and impact.
Please note: Our laminate worktops are up to approx. 10 cm longer than advertised on arrival in order to protect the worktop from impact during transport. This extra length has no decor and can simply be cut to length before installation.
Our in-house 2Man service will deliver to a ground floor room of your choice on a day that's convenient for you. Costs start from £25 for one worktop plus £15 for each additional worktop (charges capped at 4 worktops) - order before 12 noon for next-day delivery. Find out more about this service on our delivery details page.
Laminate worktops are exceptionally easy to maintain - simply ensure they are kept clean and dry, and avoid cutting or placing hot pans directly onto the surface. Read our comprehensive guide to laminate worktop maintenance to find out more.
Are you looking to install your own laminate surfaces? We have you covered every step of the way with our comprehensive laminate worktop installation guide and don't forget your installation kit containing everything you need for quick and easy jointing of any laminate worktops.
If your items do not arrive as expected, please notify us within 2 calendar days of delivery so we can arrange repair or replacement. Should you change your mind once you have received your goods, please inform us within 14 calendar days of delivery - find out more on our returns information page.
"Perfect for modern kitchen design and paired with a variety of colour schemes, our Luxe Grey Andromeda laminate worktops are a versatile choice for any contemporary kitchen. With their eye-catching iridescent flakes and sparkling glitter, these worktops take the spotlight with their sleek 22mm profile and a beautifully smooth premium matt finish."
Order a laminate sample pack to get a true idea of the colour, texture and quality of our laminate surfaces.Order a sample Visit your local showroom
With our online bespoke service, we can deliver your worktops ready to fit. See the full list of options available on our bespoke cutting service page.Bespoke Services


text:
Kaplan preaches patience on rates, warns on aging population, government debt
Show more sharing options
Share Show more sharing options
Calling for gradual and patient interest rate hikes, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan warned that three major challenges to the economy's health must be addressed.
The aging population, growing U.S. government debt and "skill levels and educational achievement levels" that lag other nations need to be addressed to increase potential GDP growth, Kaplan wrote in an essay posted on the Fed's website.
"I believe the Federal Reserve should be gradually and patiently raising the federal funds rate during 2018," he wrote, noting, economic conditions will dictate the number of hikes. "I continue to believe that gradual and patient removals of accommodation will increase the likelihood of extending the economic expansion in the U.S."
By delaying, "excesses and imbalances begin to build, and the Fed ultimately has to play catch-up," he said. "In my judgment, getting behind the curve and then trying to catch up would increase the likelihood of recession in the U.S."
Although the Dallas Fed forecasts growth between 2.5% and 2.75% this year, it will drop to 1.75% to 2% by 2020, with "'potential' GDP growth, the sustainable underlying growth capability of the U.S. economy," near 1.75%, "lower than we've historically been accustomed."
One reason is the aging population, shrinking the workforce. And, Dallas Fed economists see the trend continuing over the next 10 years.
"Possible remedies to the effects of aging demographics could include incentives for workers to work later in their careers, inducing discouraged workers to return to the workforce and/or other measures that could help improve the rate of workforce growth in the U.S.," Kaplan wrote.
Immigration is another source of boosting the workforce. Dallas Fed "research indicates that it would be appropriate for the U.S. to consider reforms to the current immigration system to more heavily take into account immigrant skills as well as other employment-based criteria."
Boosting productivity could also offset this trend, he said, but "technological progress may not contribute to productivity growth as much as it once did" in part because of "lagging skills and educational achievement levels of the U.S. workforce."
This is his second concern. "[S]everal studies suggest that skill levels and educational achievement levels of our workforce have lagged other developed countries for the last several years," Kaplan noted.
Finally, he said, "There is a legitimate concern that the projected path of U.S. government debt relative to GDP is unlikely to be sustainable."
Kaplan is not a Federal Open Market Committee voter this year.


text:
For those who missed it, click here to listen to a short interview with Bushfire Volunteers' President Dave Gossage, who tells his ABC Radio Interviewers that the so-called "Emergency Leaders for Climate Action" should hang their heads in shame for trying to use Climate Change and current catastrophic fire conditions to push their undeclared industrial agenda.
While it is always uncomfortable to be the "canary in the coalmine", Bushfire Volunteers is again proud to have led the nation in calling out the group for its cynical and hurtful behaviour, so far followed up by only a handful of others, including the Weekend Australian as is evidenced by its excellent Editorial in today's paper.
Thank you Weekend Australian.
A makeshift memorial was set up on Friday at Horsley Park Rural Fire Brigade HQ in Sydney's west: two helmets, one labelled "O'Dwyer", the other "Keaton", sat on a rock bearing a metal plaque. Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, and Geoffrey Keaton, 32, died the previous night near Buxton after their fire truck was struck by a falling tree; the truck rolled and the men died at the scene. Their crew had been battling the Green Wattle Creek fire, which tore through the communities of Buxton, Balmoral and Bargo in the southern highlands outside of Sydney.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, who earlier had declared a seven-day state of emergency, paid tribute to the men and the remarkable volunteers fighting bushfires across the state: "They're ordinary, everyday individuals — like you and I — that go out and simply want to serve and protect and make a difference in their local community, and they don't ever go out in the knowledge that they might not come home from that shift."
As fires raged and temperatures soared in capitals, debate about natural causes and human responsibilities jumped containment lines of decency and common sense. In all of this, the sacrifice of the people putting their lives on the line, and their livelihoods, to save the homes, farms and businesses of neighbours and strangers alike was obscured. These exhausted souls — heroes from all over the country — were, as one mayor put it, "the last line of defence" for communities.
Forgotten, too, were people — from Shoalhaven and Wollondilly shires, and to Sydney's northwest — who will be homeless, distraught and bereft at Christmas. It's at times such as this that the best of our nation is shown: stoicism, selflessness and empathy for the afflicted.
We are a nation prone to bushfires. That is simply a fact. But as this bushfire season has hit early, and with a vengeance, people who should know better have used the tragedies as a soapbox for action on climate change. Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, funded by enviro-activist Tim Flannery's Climate Council, attacked the Morrison government for a failure of "moral leadership" when it came to the bushfires. Former NSW Fire and Rescue commissioner Greg Mullins said: "Australia was burning while we turn a blind eye to the driving force, which is climate change and a warming planet." As we report on Saturday, former Queensland premier Campbell Newman blasted one of the prominent former fire chiefs who is part of the climate action group, saying Lee Johnson never raised the issue when he headed emergency services in the state.
Experts keep telling us there is no direct link between climate change and bushfires; we know many fires are lit by arsonists. As Roger Underwood, a man with 60 years' experience in bushfire management, wrote in our pages on Thursday, the "climate change is causing bushfires" position has two "killer flaws": it takes no account of fuels and prescribes no practical actions. We know that the build-up of fuels shows governments have dropped the ball. Politicians need to think again about how to limit bushfires' ferocity and how better to fight them.
Firefighters are preparing for a "nightmare scenario" in NSW, in anticipation of scorching heat and strained resources; authorities are raising emergency warning levels in Victoria and South Australia. In these catastrophic conditions, more homes will be lost. As a nation, we pay tribute to fallen heroes O'Dwyer and Keaton and embrace their grieving families.


text:
Jack higgins book list in order
5.40 · 7,154 ratings · 368 reviews
All Book Series by Jack HigginsJack Higgins is an English novelist who largely writes thriller novels and has written over sixty novels. He is best known for his Sean Dillon novels. Higgins began his literary career with Sad Wind from the Sea in under his real name. Eye of the Storm is also known as Midnight Man. Seven Pillars to Hell is also known as Sheba. The Run to Morning is also known as Bloody Passage. Hoping to stumble upon a new author or series?
The Eagle Has Landed
Jack Higgins
Sean Dillon Series. A former IRA enforcer turned British special agent. Book 1. Eye of the Storm by Jack Higgins. Want to Read. Shelving menu.
We use cookies to ensure the best user experience at FictionDB. By continuing to browse our site you are agreeing to our use of cookies per our User Agreement. Jack Higgins — Complete Series List. Author Series List. Night Night of the Fox. Cold Cold Harbor. Liam Devlin.
Henry Patterson (born 27 July ), known by his pen name Jack Higgins, is a British writer. He is one of the best-selling authors of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His breakthrough novel The Eagle Has Landed () sold over 50 million.
adobe premiere classroom in a book 2019
Introduction to bakery and confectionery pdf
977 books — 63 voters
Canon powershot g9 x manual pdf
682 books — 65 voters
and book


text:
Basket Adidas Originals Sl 72 Vintage
But despite heading up a reduced list of favorites following the forfeit of 2010 champion Andy Schleck and the absence of two time champion Alberto Contador the Team Sky leader will be taking nothing for granted.
Although this year's route features over 100 km of time trials, in theory favoring all rounders like Basket Adidas Originals Sl 72 Vintage Wiggins and Evans, Team Sky chief Dave Brailsford says staying lucky will play just as big a role.
Evans, 35, battled for years to finally win the yellow jersey, and despite having a less successful season than last year, will be no pushover.
While in great physical condition in 2011 the 32 year old Englishman was forced out with a broken collarbone after a crash on stage seven.
he secured a second overall title at the Criterium du Dauphine, could also go against Wiggins, according to Movistar sports director Adidas Sl Loop Solar
Wiggins downhilling skills have, at least compared to Evans and Italian outsider Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas), been singled out as a potential weakness.
to tell the riders to dare (to attack)," Prudhomme warned.
Challenges at the 2012 Tour de France
Crashes, the much feared 'off day' and the fact that Team Sky will also be supporting sprinter Mark Cavendish's bid for stage success have all been cited as potential obstacles for Wiggins.
In the past year Wiggins' stock as a top stage racer has gone sky high.
Marie added: "Going in his favor is that he knows himself perfectly well. He knows at which level of power he can produce and for how long."
Although a handful of contenders, including 2010 Tour of Spain winner Nibali, will be looking to upset Wiggins' plans to become the first British winner of the race, Evans remains his biggest threat.
But, as he and Evans would admit to, it takes more than top form on the long climbs and time trials to win the yellow jersey.
"I now know that I can win and my race this year is almost identical to what I did last year," he said. "We'll have a yet stronger team for this year's Tour."
Three time Olympic track champion Wiggins has emerged as the favorite to succeed Evans as the winner of the world's premier cycling event, which begins Saturday with a 6.4 km prologue in Liege.
And while he and BMC team leader Evans appear to be favored by the long time trials, their rivals will look to make an impact in the mountains, some of which feature the steepest climbs in the history of the race.
Tour director Christian Prudhomme says this year's route is designed to make sure no one gets a free ride all the way to Paris.
"If everything is going well you can win the Dauphine and the Tour," he said. "But the Tour is three weeks, not one, and the temperature is 30 degrees (Celsius), not 20. And you have to be able to pace yourself well for three weeks."
But for every argument against the Londoner, there is one to redress the balance.
For several sports directors of teams competing at the race, a largely unanimous "it's his year," has been the answer when asked about Wiggins' chances.
"We've spread out the difficulties sufficiently to make sure there is potential for surprise, and opportunities for the main protagonists to go on the offensive."
Ahead of an anticipated Britain v Australia rivalry on the boards of the London Olympic velodrome in August, Wiggins v Evans could get the wheels in motion in July.
"It's more about not making a mistake than it is about winning the race, as such," Brailsford said. "In the time trials and mountain stages, which will be critical, I think Bradley's in great shape.
"Everything can be calculated, and, since he is an intelligent rider, Bradley will come through it."
"These stages require very specific efforts," said Orica GreenEdge sports director Lionel Marie. "Especially if a coalition of climbers work together in a bid to drop him."
Reaching peak form in mid June, when Adidas Sl 72 Hyke White
"Really it's about making no mistakes for 21 days. It requires a lot of concentration, so we're ready for that."
Yvon Ledanois.
A year earlier, Wiggins failed to follow up on his promising fourth place overall in 2009 while racing for Garmin by flopping on his Team Sky Tour debut.
"There's only one recommendation I would make, and that's Adidas Sl 72 Clog Sneakers Mens Slip On Sandals
LIEGE, Belgium, June 28, 2012 (AFP) Britain's Bradley Wiggins has been reminded that avoiding the many pitfalls on the road to Tour de France glory will be key if he is to succeed Australia's Cadel Evans as yellow jersey champion.
Basket Adidas Originals Sl 72 Vintage
Adidas Sl Loop Size 7
Adidas Sl 72 Air Force Blue / Legacy / Slate
Nike Air Max 95 Black And Purple
Sl Loop Green
Adidas Tech Super Sneakersnstuff
Adidas Y3 Tennis
Adidas Y3 High Heels
Y3 Adidas Qasa Low
Air Max Wright Black
Y3 Adidas Womens
Air Max St Price
Air Max 95 Honolulu On Feet
Adidas Sl Loop Run
Adidas Sl 72 Pool Grey & Red
Air Yeezy Price


text: << Sunday 01 January, 2006This page was originally published on Monday 02 January, 2006.Browse our archives: 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Tuesday 03 January, 2006 >>Click here to read today's edition! >> Asia Renewable Search the World News Network Any LanguageAfrikaansCzechDanishDutchEnglishFinnishFrenchGermanHausaHungarianIndonesianItalianMalayNorwegianPolishPortugueseRomanianSlovakSpanishSwahiliSwedishTagalogTurkish Advanced Search Oil Construction Power Plant OPEC Petrol Electricity Archive Feedback Site Map WN Related Asia Political Atomic Energy N. Chemical Waste Earth Destruction Eco World News Electricity Emissions Emissions Trade Energy Cons. Energy Inc Energy Marine Energy Offshore Energy Political Energy Production Norway Energy Nuclear Guide Oil Waste Perpetual Energy Power Plant Renew Energy Scrap Globe Solar News South Asia Energy World Energy Headlines News Archive Weather Photos Slideshow Sitemap BUSINESS WN Economy WN Energy WN Industry WN Money Business Forex Finance Economics Aluminium Banking News Biotechs Oil Coal Trade Cocoa Investment Globe Cranes Petrol Oil prices Crops Daily Break Bulk Heavy Construction Copper Diamonds Energy Gas Global Trading Heavy Industry Helicopters Internet Insurance Maritime Opec Ports Steel REGIONAL WN Asia WN Africa WN Australasia WN Caribbean WN Europe WN Mideast WN C. America WN N. America WN S. America WN Pacific World News Weather SPORT CricketPremier EurosportsNews FootballPremier Sports News TennisChampion ENTERTAINMENT Media Music WN Broadcast WN Arts & Music WN Kids WN Gaming SOCIETY WN Religion WN Issues WN Politics LANGUAGE WN Languages SCIENCE WN Education WN Science WN Technology Advertising Company Contact Employment Media Kit RELATED SITES Asian Institute of Technology Asia's Energy Temptation China New Energy Clean Air Initiative Clean Power Campaign Closing Asia's Energy Gaps CREST, Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EnergyAsia International Energy Agency POWER-GEN Renewable Energy Renewable Energy SEI: Welcome to Solar Energy International The Source for Renewable Energy The Wonderful World of Renewable Energy WIRE - The World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy World Council for Renewable Energy World Energy World Renewable Energy Forum World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) BOOKMARK THIS PAGE! MAKE THIS PAGE YOUR HOMEPAGE! WN TOOLBAR! Breaking News Mon, 2 Jan 2006 Energy India Nuclear Pakistan Photos Taipei Times Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear facilities ANNUAL RITUAL: The two nuclear rivals have swapped such lists on New Year's Day every year since 1992 in a bid to head off a catastrophe | Advertising Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India yesterday... (photo: Greenpeace) China Economy Maritime Photos Water China Internet Information Center Measures Taken to Minimize Impact of Salt Tide Zhuhai City of south China's Guangdong Province, has been activating an emergency system in response to a crisis in water supply caused by advancing of a grave salt tide in the river's estuary. |... (photo: WN) The Times Of India Green buildings With buyers clamouring for newer features every passing day, and value for money becoming an important factor in swaying buying decisions of property investors, the 'Green Building' concept offers a g... (photo: WN/DY1) Construction Health India Photos Property STL Today Oil ends 2005 up 40%, but experts think price will go down in 2006 By Brad Foss | NEW YORK | Oil futures settled above $61 a barrel Friday and finished 40 percent higher than they started in 2005, capping a tough year for consumers but a great one for the petroleum i... (photo: WorldPhotos.com) Market Oil Opec Photos US Top Storiesmore Headlines The News International KSE up 59 points with renewed activity in gas, oil, cement | By our correspondent | KARACHI: The KSE-100 Index gained 59.26 points to close at 9556.61 on Friday, with a renewed activity in oil and gas sector upon government's ann... (photo: WN) Industry Investment Pakistan Photos Stocks The News International Oil prices slide | LONDON: Oil prices fell on Friday as profit-taking set in after two days of solid gains, dealers said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in Febru... (photo: WN/DY1) Investment London Oil Photos US Hong Kong Standard Good for business Despite concerns over rising oil prices and interest rates, there were several success stories in Hong Kong this year - not least in first-time share offerings. Tim LeeMa... (photo: WorldPhotos.com) Business China Hong Kong Oil Photos NZ Herald Economic slowdown a long time coming 31.12.05 | By Simon Louisson | A predicted economic slowdown never arrived in 2004 and 2005 proved little different - except there were clear signs the slow... (photo: Illinois) Bank Business Economy Market Photos The Associated Press Oil Prices Stay Near $60 Per Barrel Mark | NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices slipped toward $60 a barrel on Friday, but were up about 42 percent from the start of the year, buoyed by increased demand and events that c... (photo: WN) Economy Market Oil Photos US Globe and Mail Oil stays above $60 Crude oil prices held above $60 (U.S.) a barrel Friday after the United States government released data showing a significant drop in domestic gasoline inventories. | Lig... (photo: WN) Energy Oil Photos Singapore US Dawn PM asks OGDC to expedite projects | ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday asked Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) to adopt good governance and transparent modern procurement poli... (photo: China Photos/WorldPhotos.com) Asia Energy Islamabad Pakistan Photos Hong Kong Standard China scraps coal cap as prices balance China, the world's biggest coal consumer and producer, will remove a limit on the price of the fuel, allowing buyers and sellers to negotiate annual contracts in talks st... (photo: Spencer Platt/WorldPhotos.com) China Coal Development Industry Hong Kong Standard Year-end optimism reigns Demand for technology stocks pushed Asian stock markets higher Thursday, and energy companies were also in demand after a jump in crude oil amid talk that OPEC is likely ... (photo: WorldPhotos.com) Asia Market Oil Photos Stock Oil Govt to import Tk 4407 cr crude oil from Saudi Arabia, UAE Palm oil industry blamed for abuse of orang-utans Korean builders ride on oil boom more Energy Efficiency Renewable energy projects China's Hu seeking energy-efficient, environment-friendly so Beijing to set example for energy efficiency more Nuclear Energy Wind Power Ex-President Slams Roh¡¯s Leadership South Korea's Roh names commerce, unification ministers Were cooperating with India on Iran policy: US Important figures left a mark and a void South Korea's Roh names commerce, unification ministers more Hexi Corridor Becomes Home for China's Biggest Wind Power Pr Ilocos wind power project faces delay Worlds first solar-wind power plant at Alandi Temple town Alandi to get wind-solar energy demo plant Wind could blow energy crisis away more Environmental Impact Petroleum Beijing holds officials accountable for pollution China's Hu vows peaceful, cooperative development China sacks officials after pollution riots - Xinhua Xinhua: China sacks officials after pollution riots China's Hu vows peaceful, cooperative development more Govt to import Tk 4407 cr crude oil from Saudi Arabia, UAE Palm oil industry blamed for abuse of orang-utans M.S. Srinivasan is new petroleum secretary Oil players plan moves for new year Palm oil industry blamed for abuse of orang-utans more Solar Power Hydropower Mars Rovers Robust Robots Grow more 'green' schoolhouses Twin Mars rovers just keep on ticking Xbox overheating solved Kelpie Wilson: Climate Shock - We're on Thin Ice more Shaukat stresses need to increase energy resources Development expenditure of Northern Areas increased: PM States Take Closer Look at Dam Safety States Take Closer Look at Dam Safety More nuclear power plants planned:PM more Biomass Kyoto Protocol British Biologist Uses Carbon Trading To Grow Forests Christmas trees to provide key Tamiflu ingredient FEATURE-British biologist uses carbon trading to grow forest Greenpeace expands protest against coal, Thailand more Bangladesh didnt play an effective role ENN Weekly: December 26th - 30th Climate Initiative 'Will Be More Effective Than Failed Kyoto Labor denies Kyoto has failed Climate Initiative 'Will Be More Effective Than Failed Kyoto' more Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Top | Travel | Languages | Jobs | Submit Photos | WN Links | Zdrive | © 2006 WN Network | Contact our Advertising team for Advertising or Sponsorship on World News Network Sponsored Links


text:
Drops of Light Brightening Serum
Regular price ₱1,596.00 Sale price
Unit price
SIZE: 30ml
A very lightweight serum that absorbs quickly into the skin, leaving it velvety soft and shine free. Clinically proven to reduce the number and intensity of dark spots.
Features and Benefits
• Clinically proven to reduce the number and intensity of dark spots
• Lightweight texture, that quickly absorbs into the skin
• Leaves skin plumped with moisture
• Instantly skin looks brighter and more luminous
• With regular use, skin appears smoother, more healthy and translucent, with an even tone.
• Perfect for day and night
How to Use
Apply 2 to 3 drops onto the face and neck and gently massage into skin every morning and evening before applying a cream


text:
The internet has democratized Information but billions of people still dream of financial equality. At IOV Labs we are planting the seeds for a new global economy.
Our low-cost, highly secure, easy to use platforms harness and extend the power of Bitcoin giving everyone the tools to create and protect wealth on an international scale. With our platforms RSK, RIF and Taringa people everywhere will have the power to create and manage digital identity, build reputations, enforce agreements and engage in commercial transactions without intermediaries.
We dream of a world in which individuals control their data and privacy, participate in a sharing economy and thrive.
Join our team to be part of the next technological revolution and help us build the Internet of the Future.
Taringa! is the top Spanish-speaking social platform in the world with 30 million registered users and over 1,000 active online communities. Taringa! allows users to share their interests in topic-based channels where they can create long and short form posts with rich text, images, video and more.
As Product Owner
Taringa! Product owner will be responsible for setting, prioritizing, and accepting the work generated by a team in order to ensure the most valuable and proper functionality of the Taringa! platform (desktop and mobile website).
As Product Owner, you will gather feature requests, schedule releases and coordinates sprints. You should be able to identify user needs, help a customer understand a business value and work with cross-functional teams to manage product releases.
Your effort is important for the company as you will need to deliver a product not just according to users, but that helps make our company vision reality.
Main responsibilities:
- Serve as the voice of the client.
- Work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals
- Owns the product roadmap.
- Develop scope and define backlog items (epic/features/user stories) that guide the Agile software development team.
- Solve product related problems, make decisions, complete trade-off analysis to stay on track towards business deliverable commitments.
- Draft key objectives and results, strategies and apply the data for the product to make business decisions.
- Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies.
- Collaborate with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development of a product.
- Accountable for the created product(s), delivering in the product model and communicating the product needs with business partners.
- Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.
- Identifies and helps the client understand the business model, value and value proposition.
- Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation.
- Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally and as the primary contact for queries related to the product.
- Develop appropriately detailed specifications for the product features so they are clearly understood by the development teams.
- A leader of the team.
- Represents team in front of stakeholders, clients or users.
- A member of the team.
- Work closely with product management and senior management in order to create a product that fits the company portfolio.
- Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product
- Follow our competitors and the industry
- Increase an understanding of Agile practices, Lean Startup, new technologies opportunities and other new trends.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Entrepreneurship skills or experience.
- Creative and Strategic thinking.
- Management of stakeholders and their expectations.
- Deep understanding and experience with Agile methodologies.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on a common goal.
- Interpersonal skills and developing relationships with team members and customers.
- Experience with a definition of minimum marketable features and minimum viable products.
- Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to details.
- Active listening.
- Overall understanding of technologies used in the product.
- Fulltime
- Latam
If you are interested to be part of our technological revolution, we invite you to contact us so we can provide you with more information about our company and the opportunity to work with us. Send your CV at email@example.com


text:
Giant squids are amazing animals. For a long time, we only knew of the species because of dead ones that would wash up on beaches.
To understand why it took so long to get video of live ones, it's important to understand more about where they live. Giant squids live deep in the ocean. They're usually well below where the light can penetrate. When you consider how enormous the ocean is, and how deep it is, it's almost more amazing that we have footage now.
Consider that there's about 3 times more ocean than land mass. And the ocean is a three-dimensional environment. There are places in the ocean where you could drop Mount Everest in and still have it fall far below the surface. That's a lot of volume to look around in, especially in the dark. Also consider how difficult for humans to ever go very deep in the ocean. Submarines can't really go that deep before the water pressure would crush them. (If you have ever seen a submarine movie, you have probably seen a sequence where the sub is at the limit of its depth and everyone is afraid that it will be destroyed by the pressure.) Special diving vehicles can deeper, but every trip is very expensive and can only cover a tiny area. The use of remote-controlled vehicles allows us to see more.
There probably aren't all that many giant squids to find, either. They eat deep sea fish. Those fish probably eat other animals. But the deep sea is a sort of food desert. The source of almost all energy on earth is the sun. Plants, algae, and other producers use photosynthesis to turn light energy into food energy. The producers in the ocean are called "phytoplankton." They are tiny. Obviously, they can only do photosynthesis up in the zone where the light is. They also need nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and such, which are the building blocks of molecules like proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Unfortunately for them, nutrients fall down through the water due to gravity. So productivity (the amount of photosynthesis that can happen) is quite low compared to what can happen in a shallow, nutrient-rich lake.
Only a fraction of the energy in the phytoplankton makes it into their predators, the zooplankton. The rest is used by the phytoplankton to power their own work. Zooplankton are tiny shrimp-like animals that live up in or near the light zone where their prey are. The fish and other animals that eat zooplankton only get a fraction of the energy that was in their prey. Each time you go up one layer of the food (or trophic) pyramid, there are fewer individuals and less biomass (mass of living things).
Down at the bottom of the ocean, the food pyramid is mostly based on dead things that sank down from higher up. This means there's not much food to support even the lowest levels of the food pyramid. Giant squid have to travel huge distances to find enough food. Think about how big giant squid are. Females can be 13 meters long, while males can be 10 m long. A squid can be over 600 pounds (275 kg). So it would take an enormous area to support enough fish to feed it. Even if you could magically see them from the surface, you'd have to search a lot of area to find one.
If you're wondering why I said "almost all energy on earth comes from the sun," look at some information on the hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean that supports life based on hydrogen sulfide, here .
Why do you think a blue whale (the largest animal on earth) eats tiny zooplankton?


text:
This is Day 3 of 100 Days Beginner to Pro Baker Free Cake Course (100 Days Baker) by FoskaayFoods.
Guidelines/ Tips for Cake Baking/Cake Making
These are professional tips for baking cake for beginners to avoid errors:
1) Make sure all your intensive including your hands are very clean
2) Assemble all your ingredients before you begin, this saves a lot of time and also help you to detect any ingredients that as being omitted
4) Make sure you measure all your ingredients accurately
5) Check your oven settings if it in place before you put your cake inside it
6) Preheat your oven before you put your cake inside the oven
7) Put your cake oven on a medium heat immediately you place your cake inside the oven
8) Set your time base on the time you are given to check your cake in the oven
9) Make sure your cake cool down before you remove it from the baking pan
Side Note: Don't buy local oven until you watch this
SUBSCRIBE to FoskaayFoods Youtube Channel and Also press Notification Bell To Get Notification of New Videos From This Course Daily For FREE – Click Image Below To Subscribe Now!!!
What You Will Learn From This Video:
You will learn about tips for cake baking for beginners and pro Bakers from this incredible, amazing pro-Baker and instructor in the baking world – Omowunmi Foskaay, CEO FoskaayFoods.
Some of the things discussed in this video are:
- What are the professional tips for cake baking for beginners
- Precaution in cake baking
- Cake Oven Temperature guide for cake making/baking
- This is also for you if you want to discover secrets why your cake has been falling and not rising well from a Pro Baker.
- A lot more……
List of Cake Making/Cake Decorating Recipes Used in this Video:
In this section, we list out cake recipes with measurement used in this video.
No Recipe
(1) SUBSCRIBE to FoskaayFoods Youtube Channel and Also press Notification Bell To Get Notification of New Videos From This Course Daily For FREE – Click Image Below To Subscribe Now!!!
(2) Join our Official FoskaayFoods Telegram Group –
This is essential because we will be revealing a detailed training course outline on a daily basis to prepare for the next videos. It also the platform for discussion and accessing quick update directly from this course instructor live. You can also suggest cake designs you like to see added and Meet other students and participants to discuss live about the course.
Kindly share this video to other Bakers using the social media tools.
Kindly Watch and Subscribe to the creators' video channel to encourage them to produce more helpful videos free for the Bakers community.
Also contribute via comment below if this video has helped in any way or got any question or suggestions for the creator(s) in their next videos!
Know of any cake video or Bakers you want us to add their videos?
You can also gain exposure for your cake business – Click To Submit Videos On FoskaayFoods For FREE HERE


text:
As part of the NEN Close Up series, the Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia Division hosted a knowledge sharing event on rural youth and economic empowerment in the Near East and North Africa. Through a regional grant, IFAD is partnering with Making Cents International, a social enterprise based in Washington DC, and Silatech, a social initiative working to create opportunities for young people throughout the Arab world, to help increase the employment and self-employment opportunities of more than 18,000 young people of ages 15-35.
This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).
The 2015 MasterCard Foundation Symposium on Financial Inclusion will be held in Cape Town, South Africa. Visit http://mastercardfdnsymposium.org/ for updates on this event.
As a follow-up to The MasterCard Foundation Symposium on Financial Inclusion held this past July in Turin, in association with the Boulder Institute of Microfinance, the 2014 Post-Symposium Report has been released, which highlights key sessions and takeaways from the event.
The 3rd Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Regional Meeting for Africa is scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the African Union Conference Center from December 4-5, 2014.
Private sector collaboration has provided to have many benefits as it can increase speed and cost efficiency of projects, alleviate capacity constraints, and add value to a project by providing diverse knowledge and expertise. In the drive to increase opportunities for formal employment for unemployed youth, NGOs have begun to collaborate with the private sector to create practical strategies in improving youth employment outcomes in projects.
From Asia to the Americas, mobile phone use is booming- especially among youth. But how-and when- will using mobiles in your youth workforce development projects contribute to your project's success? At the Workforce Development session "Going Mobile: Five Steps to Achieving Scale, Impact and Sustainability," at the 2014 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit, Jacob Korenblum, CEO and Co-Founder of Souktel Inc., outlines 5 easy ways to incorporate mobile and web applications into livelihoods project design, along with providing key steps for evaluating these tech-based interventions.


text:
Printmakers Anonymous began in the U.S.A. It is a group that organises semi-monthly gatherings which are hosted by various different print studios around the NYC area. The loose mission of the group involves sharing knowledge, process, and friendship. They hope to foster growth and development of relationships between individuals within the printmaking community by connecting people at their events. It is their hope to realise the development of a strong support system within their community through which members can turn to one another for advice and connect to each other in a manner which benefits not only individual members but the graphic arts and printmaking community at large.
P.A.N. = Printmakers Anonymous Newcastle
If you are interested in being part of this group you can SIGN UP.
The meetings are in frequent and relaxed. Perhaps you would like to host an event?


text:
Hi everyone,
Is there a place that is best to see Hogwarts outside the park? We are moving to Universal for one night but we are only spending one day in the parks (it was cheaper to do the park to park for one day) and I would love to see the castle lit up if possible. (We have an 8pm flight so will miss it on our UOR parks day).
Best view of Higwarts castle outside the park
Hi everyone,


text:
Eight O'Clock Original Medium Roast Ground Coffee
12 ozUPC: 0001114110029
Purchase Options
Located in Aisle 10 in Your Store
The Original
Our oldest recipe and most iconic roast. From Latin America to East Africa, our Master Roasters carefully search the world for premium 100% Arabica beans. Medium roasted to deliver sweet and fruity notes with a well-balanced finish.


text:
School Board members and administrators from the 13 associate schools that attend Vantage, and the Putnam County ESC superintendent and its Board of Education, enjoyed a delicious dinner prepared by Culinary Arts students at the 38th annual Vantage All Boards Dinner on Thursday night, April 9, 2015. Guest speakers for the evening event were Ohio Senator Cliff Hite and Ohio House Representative Tony Burkley.
The Vantage Board of Education held their April Board meeting in the District Conference room prior to the dinner. The minutes from the March 5, 2015 regular board meeting were approved along with financial statements for the month of February, 2015. Superintendent Staci Kaufman updated the Board on current employment searches. Adult Education Director Pete Prichard reported on enrollment services, upcoming 2015-2016 class schedules, and data collection of adult education employment information via a portal on the Vantage website. High School Director Ben Winans recognized four BPA students who are eligible to compete in the National Contest along with FFA, and FCCLA state competitors. He also presented information on preliminary enrollment numbers for the 2015-2016 school year, program updates, and special activities.
In new business, the Board:
➢ Employed the following list, as needed as scheduled: Ashley Cline and Angie Shellabarger, 4 year, Special Education Coordinator; Jamie Kipfer and Sherryl Proctor, 4 year, Math; Mike Miller, 4 year, Ag & Industrial Power Tech; Matthew Miller, 4 year, Science; Kevin Van Oss, 4 year, Industrial Mechanics; Sarah Wurth, 4 year, American Studies; Darrell Miller, 1 year, Attendance Discipline Officer; Nate Snyder, 1 year, Paulding Satellite Ag; Rachael Thomas, Continuing, Science;
➢ Resolution to non-renew the position of Building & Grounds Educational Aide, Brenda Wurst effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. (Position determined annually by program enrollment);
➢ Employed the following list, as Adult Education employees, as needed, as scheduled: Chad Cupples, AE Instructor assistant; Kevin K. Hirschy, AE Instructor; Nicholas Grote, AE Lab Aide assistant;
Accept the resignation of John Ringwald, Evening Custodian/Maintenance, effective March 24, 2015;
Accept the resignation of Michelle Knippen, Intervention Specialist, effective, June 30, 2015;
Accept the resignation of Carol Schaefer, Adult Education Medical Assistant Instructor, effective June 30, 2015;
Approve the revised Transitions Enrollment Coordinator job description, Adult Education;
Approve the employment of Stephen Burrow, second shift Custodial Maintenance;
Approve an overnight field trip to Wooster, Ohio for FFA State Ag Mechanics Competition from April 9 to April 10, 2015;
Approve overnight travel to Anaheim, California for National BPA Leadership from May 6- 10, 2015;
Accept the donation of Black & Decker power tools, valued at $1610.00, from Tractor Supply Co of Van Wert, Ohio for the Trade and Industry Programs;
Accept the donation of a 1999 Honda CR-V, with the value of $1777.00, from Barbara Leighton, Van Wert, Ohio for the Auto Technology Program;
Accept the donation of chromoly tubing, valued at $2830.52, from Advanced Chassis, Antwerp, Ohio for the Welding Program;
Resolution to accept the 2015-2016 Student Handbook;
Approve the Enterprise Zone Agreement for tax exemption (100%, 10 years) for Elmco Engineering as presented, and waive the 45-day notification requirement;
Approve the side agreement between Elmco Engineering, Grill Road, Van Wert, and Vantage Career Center, as referenced in the Enterprise Zone Agreement, for the equivalent of 5% of abated taxes;
Approve the individual College Credit Plus agreements with Northwest State Community College (NSCC) and Rhodes State College.
The next Board meeting will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the District Conference Room.