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SHORELINE – Work to replace damaged concrete pavement and smooth the ride along two major Puget Sound highways is set to begin this May. On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Washington State Department of Transportation selected Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC to replace roughly 1,000 concrete panels and smooth roadway on northbound Interstate 405 through Bellevue and both directions of State Route 518 near the Sea-Tac Airport. Atkinson Construction submitted the best-value proposal of $7,277,888.00 to design and build both projects. On northbound I-405 between S.E. Eighth Street and State Route 520 in Bellevue, crews will replace cracked concrete panels and grind existing pavement to smooth the roadway. While most of this work will occur at night, crews expect to need several weekend closures of northbound I-405 this summer to complete this work. Similar work will occur along both directions of SR 518 where crews will improve nearly a mile of rough and bumpy concrete pavement between I-5 and Sea-Tac Airport. Crews will grind and smooth concrete pavement and replace approximately 50 failing concrete panels. The majority of this work will take place on weekday nights, drivers can expect occasional weekend work and ramp closures. The full extent of lane closures and the timetable will be posted on the WSDOT website as the project gets closer to construction. Work on both I-405 and SR 518 is scheduled for completion in late 2013. For more information on the projects or to sign up for e-mail updates, visit:

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Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Comm'n v. Pena The court upholds the Secretary of Energy's interpretation of the term "provide for" within a provision of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act that entitles states and regional radioactive-waste disposal compacts to a rebate of their waste disposal surcharges. Plaintiff regional compact commission argues that it provided for the disposal of the compact's low-level radioactive waste by amending its export ban to authorize and encourage its generators to dispose of their waste at a recently reopened disposal facility in South Carolina. The Secretary interprets "provide for" to imply some meaningful affirmative action to facilitate the disposal of the region's low-level radioactive waste. The court first holds that, although this issue was not raised before the district court, the public interest is sufficiently implicated to require resolution of the issue without remanding the case to the district court. The court holds that the plain meaning of the term "provide for" clearly suggests that, before a state or compact may receive a rebate under the act, it must take some affirmative step to supply, afford, or furnish means to dispose of its waste. The commission took no meaningful affirmative action. It did not construct a disposal facility, take title to its regions low-level radioactive waste, or enter into a disposal contract. Accordingly, the commission is not entitled to a proportional rebate. The court next holds that even if the term "provide for" was ambiguous, the court would defer to the Secretary's interpretation. When the Secretary sent out final notices of response to comments on the draft procedures and policies, a final policy statement on the subject was issued. The Secretary is asserting this same policy as its position in the instant litigation. Moreover, the consistency between the Secretary's position in this litigation and the prior policy statement suggests that the usual justifications for not deferring to agency counsel's litigation position are absent. In addition, the court cannot conclude that Congress intended to reward generators that are in the same position that they were in prior to the passage of the 1985 Act. Simply returning to this prior regime would be contrary to the purpose of the statute. [The district court's opinion is published at 27 ELR 20061, and a prior Third Circuit opinion is published at 26 ELR 21632.]

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011 The Pritcher Mass Since I retired I have been reading and re-reading old prozines, enjoying its short fiction which seems much more sfnal than much of the short fiction being published currently (much of which tends toward the fantasy and slipstream variety). This month I picked up three issues of Analog from August, September and October, 1972. I only subscribed to Analog for a few years in the 1970s when Galaxy was degenerating under editors Ejler Jacobssen and John J. Pierce (with a few years’ spurt between them under Jim Baen), but I was also given a box of Analogs in the 1980s by a Biology teacher who was cleaning out his dad’s attic. Since Analog almost always had part of a serial in each issue, I kept the issues which had serials I did not already have in book form (which was 14 serials total), and gave my friend George, a Physics teacher and SF fan, the issues which either had incomplete serials or serials I already owned). I was left with 56 issues overall, which I have been reading occasionally (but much less frequently than I read 1950s issues of Galaxy and IF, which are more recent additions to my collection). I selected the three issues I did this time because they contain a serial by Gordon R. Dickson, The Pritcher Mass, which I have never read. Dickson is one of the grandmasters of SF by whom I have read sadly-few books, only 2 in fact: Three To Dorsai! (which contains three novels in his most famous series: Necromancer, Dorsai! and The Tactics of Mistake) and the standalone novel Time Storm (which, for some reason, I have never read). But I actually have 2 Dickson serials in Analog, the other being The Outposter and, based on my enjoyment reading The Pritcher Mass, I hope to read that serial as well in the near-future. The Pritcher Mass is about a near-future, overpopulated, polluted Earth, in which the majority of people live in domed cities, never daring to leave the domes because of “the rot” which is a mutated plant life which enters the lungs and grows until the person chokes to death. But life in the protected cities is dominated by The Citadel, a massive crime syndicate whose tentacles stretch even into the government itself. But there is hope for humanity in the form of the Pritcher Mass, a giant “structure” being built purely by telekinetic-like abilities of the rare people who possess that talent, its purpose being to seek out planets where humanity can emigrate. The main character has been trying to qualify for the Pritcher Mass, since its workers live on a space station away from the crowding and pollution. But he has been failing his tests by the slimmest margins until he finds a “catalyst” in the form of a rock outside the dome. Subsequently, he encounters a female witch whom he believes is actually a telekinetic talent. He also learns that the Citadel is opposed to his being involved with the Pritcher Mass for reasons he does not know. The novel combines fast-paced adventure with thought-provoking elements about the future of humanity and the polluted Earth. It was a good, if although great, novel which was both worthwhile reading and encouragement to read more by Gordon R. Dickson. The three issues of Analog also had several enjoyable novelettes, some by well-known writers (James H. Schmitz, Christopher Anvil) but others by unknowns which, in some instances, is the real joy of reading prozines. The October issue had a novelettes by a writer I have never heard of previously. David Lewis’ “Common Denominator” was a novel about space soldiers. The narrator is a war ace flying solo fighter ships in a war on a distant planet. 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If “Symbiotes” is any indication, those books should be as good as Eternal Frontier and definitely worth reading. “Symbiotes” tells of Trigger at a shopping mall when she encounters an 8" high man on the run from somebody who has apparently kidnapped him and two friends who are inhabitants of a distant world which was designed hundreds of years ago as a possible outlet for overcrowded humanity by having its émigrés shrunk so that more of them could fit on the planet without crowding. But apparently somebody has found a profitable way to kidnap some of the tiny people and sell them for considerable profit. In the process, Trigger encounters three of the most intriguing aliens I have seen in a long time. Good stuff. I read with envy. It is wonderful that you have that collection of old magazines. I got my first taste of the old Galaxy magazines last year when a friend gave me a couple of them to read. It felt like stepping back in time, in all the right ways. Of course it didn't hurt that the main stories in these issues were by Cordwainer Smith, a favorite, and Lester Del Rey, who I hadn't read but became an instant fan after reading "To Avenge Man". I hoping to pick up some more copies at shows/stores this year as I think it would be fun to read more of these older science fiction short stories in the format in which they initially appeared. As a young SF fan of the giants such as Robert A. Heinlein, Issac Asimov, Carl Sagan, L Sprauge DeCamp, Arthur C. Clarke, Edgar Rice Burroughs… I had devoured them all and many others cover to cover until they were dog eared and yellowed…then one day from a bin at the used book store I picked up a paperback copy of the Pritcher Mass on a whim because of the cool cover art… the slinky sex-pot with glowing eyes in green and red striped cammo, and the feral imagery of the wolverine, with the psychic wizard in the back and the industrial polluted future scene… tech art with the red flares of the Pritcher Mass rising in the background. I was only seven in 1976 but had already devoured every SF novelist of Hugo and Nebula level work...so I took the dog eared copy for a few dollars and went into a park of tall pines in the Arkansas woods, leaned against a tree, and with one barefoot crossed over the other I opened the book in the early afternoon and there I was on that train, and in that wreck, and outside on the ground waking up with that cold stone held against my head desperately thinking of how to get back inside the city. Face it, we have passed beyond that golden age where the writers were the savants of imagery and emotion and their art form carried us all far beyond this space and time...because of the advance of technology we now live many of their dreams, but we now have that spark of mind from them in print still and like a time machine we can call back those early years where some of us sat in the deep of winter, having sneaked out an open window, to sit spell bound staring into the sky through a cheap metal telescope bought at the five and dime with change scraped together from recycled coke bottles found in the ditches and wondered, really wondered, did the stars really sing? If I had a spacesuit would I really travel? Are there giant hovering creatures on the gas planet Jupiter? Would we some day walk the red planet in suits escaping from an overbearing private school still wearing our custom painted helmet? Will we ever travel beyond this universe and see the wonders of it all? Thanks to the dreamers like Gordon who poured their thoughts and imaginations into a forge and out came, like molten gold, onto the page their adventures into space and time… thanks to them as long as we keep their print alive and pass it on the glitter of that golden age of SF genre they will never fade, and like gold their dreams will shine on for every young reader who is fortunate enough to find them still.

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Cadillac recently announced pricing for its upcoming 2014 ELR coupe, which will start at $75,995 when it arrives in showrooms this coming January. The 2014 ELR was originally unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, and it borrows its electrified powertrain from the Chevy Volt. Although the 2014 ELR’s pricing starts at $75,995, the final price you pay depends on how many tax incentives you are eligible for. If you are able to claim the full $7,500 tax incentive, then the final price drops to as low as $68,495. If you are a little shocked about the ELR’s starting price, at least you’ll be happy that it comes with a long list of standard features, and lets not forget about that sexy exterior that conceals its Chevy Volt powertrain. The ELR comes standard with a range of systems including Cadillac’s CUE infotainment system and navigation, lane departure warning, forward collision alert, a safety alert seat, and a regen on demand feature that allows the driver to temporarily regenerate energy from the vehicle’s momentum via steering-wheel paddles. The Cadillac ELR is powered by a range-extending 1.4L gasoline-powered electric generator and a T-shaped, 16.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that is located along the centerline of the vehicle, between the front and rear wheels. The ELR is capable of a total driving range in excess of 300 miles. Using only the energy stored in the battery, the ELR’s initial range is about 35 highway miles, or 82 MPGe.

Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city Nick Saban - page 4 Tonight’s contenders for college football’s national championship, top-ranked Clemson and No. 2 Alabama, have proud histories of success with their respective programs. Combined, they have won 15 previous championships. OK, Alabama has 14 of those, but number 15 should not come easy, if at all, tonight. The odds makers list the Crimson Tide as a touchdown favorite, but that will only motivate Coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers. “We’re not the favorites, but we’re no damn underdog” he roared to… Regardless of the outcome of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama, a case can be made that no team in the history of the sport has had a better run than the Crimson Tide under coach Nick Saban. If Alabama beats the Tigers to win a fourth national title in seven seasons, the argument may be settled. There was talk early in the season after Alabama lost to Mississippi that the… Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase was hired Saturday as the Miami Dolphins’ ninth coach since 2004, and he’ll try to end the team’s seven-year playoff drought. Gase was the NFL’s hottest coaching candidate among assistants, and at 37, he becomes the league’s youngest coach. He also interviewed with the Eagles, Browns and Giants and had been considered the front-runner for the Dolphins job. The Dolphins chose him after interviewing six other candidates. “We did exhaustive research on all of… Greeting sportsfans, I’m Brent Toast of ESPN, along with former Heisman winner Johnny Twitt. Welcome to the most important event of 2016, the college football national championship! Who will prevail? Will it be the Clemson University Tigers, led by evangelical whackjob Dabo Swinney, or the Crimson Tide of Alabama, coached by gazillionaire and part-time Bond villain Nick Saban? But first, let’s look at the second-most important event of 2016, the race for the White House. Who’s playing with his hand… The Houndstooth hat. The tearaway jerseys. Sweet Home Alabama. Big Al the Elephant. Rammer Jammer. Deacon Blues. Little Debbie. The Bear. The Nicktator. Legion Field. Yeah, Alabama football has a nice history. The Tide tries to add to that in Monday night’s national championship game. When it comes to the lore of the sport, the Tide is probably behind only Notre Dame, and Alabama fans won’t even admit to that. This is the thing that seems to separate Alabama. Nebraska… Does the University of Alabama have any room left in its trophy case? Yes, from the way the Crimson Tide looked in a 38-0 walloping of Michigan State in the College Football Playoff Semifinals on Thursday night. It brought Alabama coach Nick Saban within a week of his fifth national championship game. Of course, the Tide would have to beat the unbeaten Clemson Tigers in next week’s title game. Few schools have won the way the Tide has won, however,… The trophy is his. All he has to do is pick it up and take it home. For Nick Saban, that always seems to be Saban, the head coach at Alabama — the Bear de jour, so to speak — is two wins away. Just two. All he has to do is beat Michigan State tonight, then beat the winner of the Oklahoma–Clemson game. Any other result will feel like an upset. Again. Such are expectations. It’s Saban and the Pips. Every…

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Ingredients Recipe Directions 1. Throw the ingredients in a tiny bowl. 2. Grab a spoon and take the bowl back to your TV. 3. Mix it together while you're watching TV because it can take a little while to mix properly, especially if your coconut oil is hard. It'll look really dry at first, but don't add any extra anything. Just go with my measurements and mix it together slowly and carefully with a spoon. Within a minute you'll get the texture seen in my above pic. The Rawtarian's Thoughts Picture this... You've just had dinner. You're watching TV on the couch. Your non-raw husband pulls out a little chocolate bar beside you, and you wish you could have a little taste of chocolate too. What do you do? You run into the kitchen and make my 1 minute raw chocolate fudge, that's what! It's so quick that you can do it in a commercial break, and...it only requires three ingredients. You'll notice that this makes a very tiny serving size, so you'll want to make it in a tiny bowl so that you can stir it properly against the sides of the bowl. I use little tiny custard bowls. This raw chocolate fudge is really sweet so you don't need much of it to get a nice hit of sweet chocolate flavour. This recipe reminds me of my tiny raw halvah recipe, actually, since they are both tiny sweet snacks you can pull together very quickly. Recipe Photos Nutrition Facts Nutritional score: 84 out of 100 This recipe is very low in Calories, Carbohydrates, and Sodium. This recipe is low in Fat. This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Dietary Fiber, and Iron. All Paula's Review Raw chocolate fudge in 1 minute 5 5 out of 5 I'm a beginner and I'm learning all about the ingredients used in a raw-vegan world and I'm still in the experimenting stage. This recipe is amazing! I just can't believe how good it turned out. I actually added some walnuts and spread it all on a wax paper to give it the shape of a real chocolate. An hour later the most amazing and delicious chocolate I've ever had was satisfying my sweet tooth. And my husband and my son devoured it. Thank you!! Kait's Review Raw chocolate fudge in 1 minute 2 2 out of 5 Wow. This was so intense I couldn't eat it. It was super bitter and powdery, sorry rawtarian. At first I added 2 tsp cashew butter but that didn't help, so I added another teaspoon of sweetener (I used a vegan honey substitute). It was more palatable but still too powdery. Then i added some soy milk. And some more. But it still tasted powdery. So I added more coconut oil and then another teaspoon of sweet freedom. It's much better now. In retrospect I wondered whether it might have worked better using avocado at the start instead of coconut oil, as it would have compensated for the liquid, the added fat, and might have improved the texture. It definitely hit the chocolate spot. Awesome! I loved this recipes. It is super easy and quick,which is perfect for me. It was a bit bitter, but I think I may have used too much cocoa powder. (I use cocoa because cacao tastes too bitter to me.) Overall, great recipes though. You're awesome L-J!! This information is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. I encourage you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with like-minded, qualified health care professional(s). I wish you success on your raw journey! You currently do not have Javascript enabled! This site will not function correctly unless Javascript is enabled.

Read the important 'REAL FOOD' news and articles today! The American Cancer Society Admitted That Untreated Cancers Often Go Away Naturally While researching the use of alternative therapies that were utilized by Suzanne Somers, we came across doctors and media outlets who desperately tried to malign her reputation. Their responses were so hasty that they accidentally revealed statistics that are not normally shared with the public. “We’re finding that about 25 to 30 percent of some cancers stop growing at some point, that can make some treatments look good that aren’t doing anything. Until doctors figure out how to identify which patients have cancers that won’t progress, the only option is to treat everyone.” While some people might consider 25 to 30 percent to be a relatively low percentage, this is actually much higher than the success rate for chemotherapy. The true life-long cure rate bounces between 2 and 4 percent for orthodox treatments. When compared, 30% suddenly becomes a very impressive figure with a gain of 10 times. Of course, this number speaks only for those who supposedly get no treatments at all. Alternative therapies get better life-long cure rates than 30%, but these numbers are not discussed publicly by medical officials, and rarely in private. Why aren’t these figures ever given to patients who are diagnosed with cancer? Why are they instead told the lie that they will certainly die if they refuse chemotherapy and radiation when almost the opposite is true? We have searched tirelessly for the success rates of those who decided to walk away from all treatments for several years, but we only found it when the American Cancer Society stumbled in its attempts to defend its bruised reputation from meekly Susan Somers. Why didn’t they publicly release those numbers before? The recovery of Suzanne Somers was obviously quite embarrassing for them, because not only is she one of many who has cured herself of cancer permanently (not just 5 years of survival) but she also went public about her experiences with alternative treatments. Had she religiously followed the orthodox therapies, she would have had a 96% chance of not being alive, and her protracted death would have been truly horrific. The quotation cited earlier makes another interesting point. Doctors really have no clue which cancers will progress, and which ones will not. Therefore, we must ask if early testing is really a good idea. With early testing, not only do the tests actually stimulate cancers through radiation, cutting, and poisoning, but doctors frequently discover anomalies that would otherwise naturally disappear if left alone. They always treat those abnormalities, and the patients almost always die from the treatments. People nowadays die from the treatments instead of the cancers, and this is shown in the establishment’s own statistics. Whenever a body is exposed to chemotherapy, cancers will strike sooner or later regardless of whether they existed initially. All chemotherapy drugs are carcinogenic, and they weaken all healthy cells. This is admitted in the official literature for adverse effects for all of the so-called anti-cancer medications, and massive cellular destruction is officially a part of standard treatments by design. They claim that their medicines attack the weaker cancer cells, but they actually do that by attacking all of the cells, and thereby the very immune system that is so critical for recovery. “Call it the arrow of cancer. Like the arrow of time, it was supposed to point in one direction. Cancers grew and worsened. But as a paper in The Journal of the American Medical Association noted last week, data from more than two decades of screening for breast and prostate cancer call that view into question. Besides finding tumors that would be lethal if left untreated, screening appears to be finding many small tumors that would not be a problem if they were left alone, undiscovered by screening. They were destined to stop growing on their own or shrink, or even, at least in the case of some breast cancers, disappear.” — Gina Kolata, the New York Times, October 26, 2009 The success rate of curing cancer is not going to rise much in orthodox medicine, because it is unwilling to consider any less profitable methodologies. A rise in orthodox cancer treatment success rates would indicate that their methods of calculating cure rates have changed, not the actual survival rates. It is how the science of modern medicine is cooked. Barely surviving for 5 years is currently counted as a successful cure, but patients usually die between the 5 and 10 year mark. It is called “cooking the books” in accounting circles. Most people are shocked when they learn that those who die during drug trials are censored from the records, because the departed did not “complete the study”. Getting killed in an experimental drug trial actually helps a drug company’s chance of getting that drug approved, because those who get the sickest are not counted. “Success of most chemotherapies is appalling… There is no scientific evidence for its ability to extend in any appreciable way the lives of patients suffering from the most common organic cancer… Chemotherapy for malignancies too advanced for surgery, which accounts for 80% of all cancers, is a scientific wasteland.” If the cancer industry were really concerned about scientific progress, then it would not hide its own statistics. Truth does not fear investigation. Instead, its numbers are repeatedly covered up, and the scientific community eliminates from its ranks anyone who refuses to accept the establishment’s zealous dogma. It is not science. It is politics, and a very deadly form of it. Navigation STAY INFORMED! Get breaking news alerts on GMO's, fluoride, superfoods, natural cures and many more... Name Email * Medical Disclaimer Statements on Get Holistic Health about health issues aren't meant to identify, treat, cure, or protect against illness. For those who have a health problem of any sort speak with your health care specialist. Material shown by Get Holistic Health is for educational purposes only and isn't meant to substitute for the recommendation of a doctor and other medical professional.

Computadores em Foco - Guia de Segurança On-line Remove Adware.video-high and Stop Ads What Is Adware.video-high? Adware.video-high, or simply Video-high, is an adware program. This means that after it has been installed on your computer, it will start bombarding you with advertisements whenever you try to browse the web. Although Adware.video-high has supposedly been developed to help you view only videos in higher resolution, it will do no such thing. What is more, this application has been installed on your computer without your permission. Security specialists definitely recommend not trusting it. Instead, you should remove it from your computer as soon as possible. Where Did Adware.video-high Come from? As we mentioned, Adware.video-high has been installed unbeknownst to you. This has been achieved through bundled downloads. It has been discovered that this program is attached to the installers of Jollywallet, TornTV, and the like. 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Sure, you may have removed this adware, but there is a possibility that there are others. What is more, your system is obviously vulnerable if adware has managed to infiltrate it. It is highly advised that you acquire a reliable antimalware tool. Not only will it rid the system of all intruders, but it will also protect it against any future attempts at compromising it. What Is Adware.video-high? Adware.video-high, or simply Video-high, is an adware program. This means that after it has been installed on your computer, it will start bombarding you with advertisements whenever you try to browse the web. Although Adware.video-high has supposedly been developed to help you view only videos in higher resolution, it will do no such thing. What is more, this application has been installed on your computer without your permission. Security specialists definitely recommend not trusting it. Instead, you should remove it from your computer as soon as possible. Where Did Adware.video-high Come from? As we mentioned, Adware.video-high has been installed unbeknownst to you. This has been achieved through bundled downloads. It has been discovered that this program is attached to the installers of Jollywallet, TornTV, and the like. Contudo, it may also come with free programs with better reputation. There are a few things you can do to prevent the accidental installation of Adware.video-high on your PC: Avoid websites that distribute third-party software Rather than skipping through the installation, pay attention to the information you are presented Opt for Advanced/Custom installation. Por aqui, you will be able to refuse the installation of the additional software What Does Adware.video-high Do? Adware.video-high will be attached to your browser as soon as it has been installed. Então, it will immediately start showing advertisements. The program is compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. You will be shown numerous ads each time your surf the net. Além disso, the ads you are shown may be related to your recent browsing. Adware programs can collect data on the user’s browsing and use it to show targeted advertisements. They can also share the information they have gathered with third parties. Why is Adware.video-high Dangerous? While the program itself is not dangerous, its activities can prove to be. Adware programs are quite often exploited by malicious parties. This can result in users getting redirected to a harmful website when clicking on the ads. These websites can try a few things: Fool you into sharing your personal and financial information. They may claim you have won some sum of money, for instance Trick you into downloading a virus that will steal your information Attack your system with malware directly Even though adware programs are low-level threats, they can attract some larger problems if they are kept on the computer. 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Archive for December, 2006 Have you walked into some place like a bar and heard a song you liked but couldn’t identify, and wished you had some way to get more information before the next track came on? Have you been flustered anytime for not being able to exactly place a song that sounds vaguely familiar? If you’ve answered yes to at least one of these questions, you should check out Shazam, a music discovery engine, based out of the United Kingdom. I had read about Shazam around the time of its launch a year or so ago. All you had to do was to dial 2580 on your mobile phone, hold the phone close to the source of music for around 10 seconds. After a few seconds, you got a text message with the song data. I got a chance to use Shazam during my recent trip to London. At a McDonald’s restaurant near the Bank Underground Station, I heard a song that I liked. Since I hadn’t heard this song before, I was curious to know more and decided to put Shazam to work. I dialed 2580. After 20 seconds or so, the call was automatically terminated and I got the following SMS from Shazam a few seconds later. Wow, Shazam had identified the song! I tried another song — this time a familiar Jethro Tull number (“A Gift of Roses”) from my MP3 player. Here’s what I got back from Shazam. Wow, I could now vouch that Shazam had correctly identified the number! I was curious to figure out how Shazam responds to live music. I got a chance to check this out the next day while I was at the Greenwich Market (just outside the Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station). I saw a young lady playing a western classical piece on the violin. When I “submitted” this music to Shazam by dialing 2580, I got back an SMS saying Shazam couldn’t tag the track suggesting that the music should be loud enough. To me, this song was much louder than the one Shazam had successfully identified the previous day at McDonald’s. So, Shazam’s inability to identify the Greenwich Market piece is probably because (a) it can tag only recorded music (not live music), or (b) its collection excludes western classical music, or (c) its collection does not include this specific western classical piece. A quick glance at Shazam’s website did not yield a definitive answer. Shazam costs 25p per track — whether Shazam manages to identify the track or not. Shazam also offers to sell the ringtone at a cost of 300p.

Sunday, 4 September 2011 The Google guys have been cooking up some very interesting stuff in the labs again. I took a look at the new trending service called Google Correlate today. Not entirely sure of its commercial value as an online free tool but it appears quite nifty. One has to have a Google login in order to access the following site: http://www.google.com/trends/correlate but once in it is quite easy to navigate. One is able to trend web search data the Google has been collecting for many years. You can draw a line graph and the software will then match that profile to the closest profile it can find. One can also type in a web search string and it then finds the closest trend to that. For example, being in the Insurance industry, I typed in "Motor Vehicle Accidents" and the top 4 returned search trends are "vehicle accidents" (duh), "city planning", "questionnaires" and "battered women". The correlation between MVA's and battered women is strong (0.8744). I guess the big question is why? One is also able to upload a data file of time stamped data in order to find the closest correlation. I guess one just needs to be mindful of the fact that these trends are not actual events but trends of search patterns. I would be interested in hearing from anybody who has used this technology in order to bring real life business use cases to life.

Homonyms in Modern English Курсовой проект - Иностранные языки erable, it is difficult to establish exact criteria by which disintegration of polysemy could be detected. The whole concept is based on stating whether there is any connection between the meanings or not, and is very subjective. Whereas in the examples dealing with phonetic convergence, i.e. when we said that case1 and case2 are different words because they differ in origin, we had definite linguistic criteria to go by, in the case of disintegration of polysemy there are none to guide us; we can only rely on intuition and individual linguistic experience. For a trained linguist the number of unrelated homonyms will be much smaller than for an uneducated person. The knowledge of etymology and cognate languages will always help to supply the missing links. It is easier, for instance, to see the connection between beam a ray of light and beam the metallic structural part of a building if one knows the original meaning of the word, i.e. tree (OE beam, Germ Baum), and is used to observe similar metaphoric transfers in other words. The connection is also more obvious if one is able to notice the same element in such compound names of trees as hornbeam, white beam, etc. The conclusion, therefore, is that in diachronic treatment the only rigorous criterion is that of etymology observed in explanatory dictionaries of the English language where words are separated according to their origin, for example, in the words match1 a piece of inflammable material you strike fire with (from OFr mesche, Fr meche) and match (from OE gemcecca fellow).is interesting to note that out of 2540 homonyms listed in a dictionary only 7% are due to disintegration of polysemy, all the others are etymologically different. One must, however, keep in mind that patterned homonymy is here practically disregarded. This underestimation of regular patterned homonymy tends to produce a false division. Actually the homonymy of nouns and verbs due to the processes of loss of endings on the one hand and conversion on the other is one of the most prominent features of dissent-day English. . It may be combined with semantic changes as in the pair long (adj.) - long (verb). The explanation is that when it seems long before something comes to you, you long for it (long (adj.) comes from OE lang, whereas long (v.)comes from OE langian, so that the excision Me longs means it seems long to me.opposite process of morphemic addition can also result in homonymy. This process is chiefly due to independent word-formation with the same affix or to the homonymy of derivational and functional affixes. The suffix -er forms several words with the same stem: trail - trailer a creeping plant vs. trailer a caravan, i.e. a vehicle drawn along by another vehicle. The suffix -s added to the homonymous stems -arm- gives arms (n.) Weapon and arms (v.) Supplies with weapons. In summing up this dichromatic analysis of homonymy it should be emphasized that there are two ways by which homonyms come into being, namely convergent development of sound form and divergent development of meaning (see table below). The first may consist in: (a) phonetic change only, (b) phonetic change combined with loss of affixes, (e) independent formationhomonymous bases by means of homonymous morphemes. The second, that is divergent development of meaning may be (a) limited within one lexico-grammatical class of words, (b) combined with difference in lexico-grammatical class and therefore difference in grammatical functions and distribution, (c) based on independent formation from the same base by homonymous morphemes.process can sometimes be more complicated. At dissent there are at least two homonyms: stick(noun1) - insert pointed things into, a highly polysemantic word, and the no less polysemantic stick (noun) a rod.the course of time the number of homonyms on the whole increases, although occasionally the conflict of homonyms ends in word loss. 2.3 Practical approach in studying homonyms The synchronic treatment of English homonyms brings to the forefront a set of problems of paramount importance for different branches of applied linguistics: lexicography, foreign language teaching and machine translation. These problems are: the criteria distinguishing homonymy from polysemy, the formulation of rules for recognizing different meanings of the same homonym in terms of distribution, and the description of difference between patterned and irregular homonymy. It is necessary to emphasize that all these problems are connected with difficulties created by homonymy in understanding the message by the reader or listener, not with formulating ones thoughts; they exist for the speaker only in so far as he must construct his speech in a way that would divert all possible misunderstanding.three problems are so closely interwoven that it is difficult to separate them. So we shall discuss them as they appear for various practical purposes. For a lexicographer it is a problem of establishing word boundaries. It is easy enough to see that match, as in safety matches, is a separate word from the verb match to suit. But he must know whether he is justified in taking into one entry match, as in football match, and match in meet ones match ones equal. Can the English verb bear in bear a burden, bear troubles, bear fruit, bear offspring be viewed as a single word or as a set of two or perhaps even more homonyms? Similarly, charge, in charge the gun, charge the man with theft, charge somebody a stiff price can be viewed in several ways.the synchronic level, when the difference in etymology is irrelevant, the problem of establishing the criterion for the distinction between different words identical in sound form, and different meanings of the same word becomes hard to solve. The semantic criterion which ultimately is reduced to distinguishing between words that "have nothing in common semantically" and those that "have something in common" and therefore must be taken as one lexical unit, is very vague and hopelessly subjective. Nevertheless the problem cannot be dropped altogether as upon an efficient arrangement of dictionary entries depends on the amount of time spent by the readers in looking up a word: a lexicographer will either save or waste his readers time and effort.solutions differ. It is a widely used in English lexicography to combine in one entry words of identical phonetic form showing similarity of lexical meaning or, in other words, revealing a lexical invariant, even if they belong to different parts of speech. In post-war lexicography in our country a different trend has settled. The Anglo-Russian dictionary edited by V. D. Arakin makes nine separate entries with the word right against four items given in the dictionary edited by Hornby. The necessary restriction is that different sources must be traced within the history of the language. Words that coincided phonetically before they penetrated into the English vocabulary are not taken into account. The etymological criterion, however, may very often lead to distortion of the dissent-day situation. The English vocabulary of to-day is not a replica of the Old English vocabulary with some additions from borrowing. It is in many respects a different system, and this system will not be revealed if the lexicographer is guided by etymological criteria only. A more or less simple, if not very rigorous, procedure based on purely synchronic data may be prompted by transformational analysis. It may be called explanatory transformation. It is based on the assumption that if different senses rendered by the same phonetic complex can be defined with the help of an identical kernel word-group, they may be considered sufficiently near to be regarded as variants of the same word; if not, they are homonyms.the following set of examples: . The voice-voicelessness distinction ... sets up some English consonants in opposed pairs... . In the voice contrast of active and passive ... the active is the unmarked form.first variant (voice 1 may be defined as sounds uttered in speaking or singing as characteristic of a particular person, voice 2 as mode of uttering sounds in speaking or singing, voice 3 as the vibration of the vocal chords in sounds uttered. So far all the definitions contain one and the same kernel element rendering the invariant common basis of their meaning. It is, however, impossible to use the same kernel element for the meaning dissent in the fourth example. The corresponding definition is: "Voice - that forms of the verb that excises the relation of the subject to the action". This failure to satisfy the same explanation formula sets the fourth meaning apart. It may then be considered a homonym to the polysemantic word embracing the first three variants.procedure described may remain helpful when the items considered belong to different parts of speech; the verb voice may mean, for example, to utter a sound by the aid of the vocal chords. This brings us to the problem of patterned homonymy, i. e. of the invariant lexical meaning dissent in homonyms that have developed from one common source and belong to various parts of speech.a lexicographer justified in placing the verb to voice with the above meaning into the same entry with the first three variants of the noun? The same question arises with respect to after or before - disposition, conjunction and adverb.elder generation of English linguists thought it quite possible for one and the same word to function as different parts of speech. Such pairs as act n - act v, back n -

RAW plotting to kill Hafiz Saeed? Bangalore, Aug 9: While the Indian establishment continues to flay Pakistan for killing five soldiers at Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani security agencies have claimed to have discovered a network of RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), India's intelligence agency, on the country's soil which was allegedly hatching a plot to kill Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, founder of terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaamat-ud-Dawa (JuD). According to a report published in a Pakistani newspaper Pakistan Today a couple of days ago, the plot to kill Saeed came into light during probe into the gruesome killing of the chief security officer of Saeed, Khalid Bashir in May. According to the report, intelligence sources claimed that the plot to eliminate Saeed and his close aides was finalised in Dubai allegedly by a RAW agent identified by the name Vinod. Sources added that the RAW had engaged two local jihadi activists from Gujranwala with the help of an unidentified Pakistani handler. Bashir was lifted from Lahore by Zafar Qayyum and Bilal Ahmed Cheema, enlisted by the RAW while they were at play in Afghanistan and his body full of injury marks was found from the Upper Chenab Canal in Sheikhupura on May 17, the report quoted the sources saying. During interrogations, it was learnt from Zafar and Cheema that the Pakistani handler told them that Bashir was an Indian agent who was working against the JuD's interests. The man worked with the JuD for over 25 years and was considered to be a close aide of Saeed. His death had shocked Saeed, accused of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, for Bashir had negated several assassination attempts on Saeed and was also in charge of coordinating every movement of the leader. Bashir's family told the police later that he had received a phone call fon tMay 14 night and was invited for dinner meeting the next day. When he did not return home, his family went to the JuD leadership. Meanwhile, it was informed by an unidentified caller that Bashir had been kidnapped. Sleuths later gathered Bashir's call data records and it was seen that the call he had received was made from a SIM card, which allegedly belonged to the RAW handler. The two jihadists were arrested with the help of two numbers traced from the SIM card.

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Together We Are Wider Than Anything. We stood up and measured ourselves against everything we could find. We measured the tips of our fingers to the points of our elbows and compared them to the panels in the wooden doors, lining them up precisely; edging palms up, straightening each ulna. We took the edges of each eye and we spun and spun until we knew exactly how many Mississippi’s it took eye to eye around the backs of our living minds. How tall are you compared to this fern? Here, let me place your finger in the crack of the wooden floorboard. It’s but a fingernail wide; the baby, that is. Where is your nose in relation to this light switch? We compared ourselves to the world and this we did every Sunday; Our only way to distinguish between life and death.

Jonah Raydio has long time friend and all around awesome human Paul Bonanno this week! Instead of music we talk about porn, then we talk about music among other delightful topics. Check out “Intimate Indiscretions” directed by Paul Bonanno and written by Paul Bonanno and Jeff Kauffmann. And if you live in San Francisco or Phoenix you can see Jonah do some comedy at the Stand Up Live in Phoenix, Arizona on October 3 and at the Punchline in San Francisco, California on October 10, 11, and 12!

Estimated Reduction In The Face Value Of SFP Entitlements The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development today announced a reduction in the face value of SFP entitlements that will be applied in 2014. EU Regulations adopted in December 2013 set out changes that have to be implemented in 2014 prior to the introduction of CAP Reform from 2015. Part of these relate to the fact that from this year, CAP support will be funded from the new 2014-2020 EU budget and so the value of existing SFP entitlements have to be adjusted to align with the available funding. Under the EU budget settlement, the Pillar 1 support budget for 2014-2020 has been reduced to reflect the fact that compulsory modulation, which was previously subtracted from SFP entitlements before payments were made, has been transferred permanently to the EU rural development budget. There has also been a small change to the overall value of the CAP budget. Given these changes, the face value of existing SFP entitlements will now have to be reduced and will now more closely reflect what they are actually worth in terms of payments to farmers. Therefore, the unit face value of all current SFP entitlements held in 2014 will be reduced by approximately 9.25%. However, in practical terms, the actual amount of SFP paid out from 2014 claims will fall by only around 1%. This will also depend on whether financial discipline reductions are required in 2014 to respect the EU CAP budget ceiling. A more precise calculation of the actual reduction will be confirmed later in the year and applied prior to 2014 SFP payments being issued. When this is completed, farmers will be given further information on the new value of the SFP entitlements that they hold. There will be no compulsory or voluntary modulation applied to SFP in 2014.

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Cal Thomas is a nationally syndicated columnist and author Latest from Cal Thomas What just happened? President Trump cut a deal with Democrats to pay for hurricane damage relief and raise the debt ceiling without getting anything in return, except the temporary avoidance of a government shutdown. How to describe this? Was it a sellout, or a pragmatic act? It's football season again, so let's call this deal the "option play." It isn't used much by today's professional players, but the play is designed to give a quarterback the option of running the ball, or, if he sees he can't make it through the defensive line, toss it to a player trailing behind him in an effort to gain yards. ISTANBUL -- Coming from the airport into this city of about 15 million people and 5 million cars, as my driver describes it, I pass ancient Roman ruins and blocks of upscale shops; an old hotel where Agatha Christie penned "Murder on the Orient Express," smoke shops and modest restaurants, and luxury car dealers. It is a metaphor for the choices Turks are being forced to make under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: forward to a better future and a recapture of their secular state, or back to a nostalgic past when Islam was the official religion of the Ottoman Empire. What is it about the month of August that finds so many celebrities dying? Just this month we've seen the passing of Glen Campbell, Barbara Cook, Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis. Thomas Meehan, who wrote the book for the musical "Annie," died last week. Marilyn Monroe died in August 1962 (though she "lives" on in so many ways). Elvis Presley died in August 1977. He, too, lives on, though it now costs $28.75 just to walk by his burial plot at Graceland. "The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history." -- Friedrich Hegel We will learn even less from history if we wipe it clean, as some are trying to do by removing statues of Confederate leaders whose beliefs about slavery and race most, including me, find offensive. Conversation beats censorship. In the South during the Jim Crow era, the "one-drop rule," codified into law, asserted that if a person had just one drop of African-American blood, they were considered "black." I wonder what we'd learn if we gave former KKK leader David Duke and the "white nationalists" who caused havoc in Charlottesville last Saturday a DNA test to determine their racial makeup? In biblical times, a sanctuary city was a place where someone who had committed unintentional manslaughter could find refuge from "the avenger of blood." If the offender left the sanctuary city, he could be set upon by a relative of the dead person and killed. No sanctuary was available to anyone who committed murder with malice aforethought. One month after the election, President-elect Donald Trump made a "victory tour" of states that had helped deliver his surprise win. In Fayetteville, North Carolina, Trump introduced his choice for Secretary of Defense, Gen. James Mattis, and pledged the following: "We will stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with. Instead, our focus must be on defeating terrorism and destroying ISIS, and we will." The Establishment, a construct of Democrats and Republicans that rules in Washington no matter which party controls government, appears to be over its fainting spell following Donald Trump's election. It is now throwing everything at him from a daily -- make that hourly, even minute by minute -- onslaught of investigations to big media's equivalent of Molotov cocktails. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to eliminate governmental waste and fraud, just released its "2017 Congressional Pig Book," an annual publication highlighting wasteful government spending that should embarrass each and every member of Congress. While scanning YouTube videos, I came across an appearance by Ronald Reagan on The Tonight Show, hosted by Johnny Carson. The year was 1975 and Reagan was "between jobs," having left office as governor of California, where he served for eight years, but not yet president. He would challenge Gerald Ford for the Republican nomination in 1976, barely losing at the nominating convention, but setting himself up for what would be a successful run in 1980. Anyone looking for another reason not to leave life-and-death issues to the state need look no further than the conflict between the British government and the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard. Governments, including the British courts and the European court of human rights have refused to allow Charlie's parents to take him to the U.S. for what they believe is life-saving treatment. "Where there is no vision, the people perish..." (Proverbs 29:18) In 1987 when he was contemplating a run for president, Vice President George H.W. Bush was criticized for his inability to articulate an agenda for the country. A friend suggested he spend a weekend alone at Camp David to figure out where he would take the nation. "Oh, the vision thing," Bush replied disparagingly. Though he won the 1988 election, the quote would haunt him. President Trump once referred to the health care bill passed by the House as "mean." So how should we characterize his remarks about MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski? The president of the United States, reacting to her criticism of him, claimed Brzezinski was "bleeding" from a facelift when he saw her last New Year's Eve at his Florida resort. He further described her as being "dumb as a rock." That's worse than mean. It's cruel. Is there anyone who can point to the "Affordable Care Act" (aka Obamacare) and credibly claim it is accomplishing the goals set for it seven years ago? Insurers are pulling out of the exchanges, premiums and related costs are going up, not down, as supporters of the misnamed law claimed they would. Many people who like their doctors are not being allowed to keep their doctors. “Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1 KJV) That didn't take long. Less than 48 hours after the shooting rampage targeting Republican members of Congress and their staff on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, followed by the picture of Republicans and Democrats kneeling in prayer at Nationals Park before their annual charity game, things returned to normal...or abnormal. In television it's called a "loop," the replaying of the same scene over and over and over again. The latest and most assuredly not the final terrorist attack in London last weekend was a "loop" that has become all-too familiar. The jihadists who claimed to be acting on orders from their god, killed at least seven and injured more than 45 others, some critically, with a brazen attack on London Bridge and in a nearby pub. For sheer hilarity and hyperbole it's hard to beat a recent headline on a Washington Post editorial opposing President Trump's decision to remove the U.S. from the nonbinding and unenforceable Paris climate agreement. "Trump turns his back on the world," it screamed. A close second goes to the headline on a New York Times piece by columnist David Brooks: "Donald Trump Poisons the World." The terrorism scenario is always the same. Events repeat themselves, like in the film Groundhog Day. First the video of screaming innocents, as in Manchester, England, where an Islamist detonated a suicide bomb at an Ariana Grande concert, killing at least 22 people, many of them children, and wounding dozens of others. Roger Ailes was no genius, not in the league of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. The founding chairman of Fox News Channel, who died last week from complications after suffering a fall, understood and respected Middle America from whence he came. The ransomware cyberattack that wormed its way into at least 74 countries recently exposed new vulnerabilities in the UK's National Health Service (NHS), as if it weren't vulnerable enough. Hospital systems in England and Scotland were taken offline. Major operations were delayed, causing frustration and additional worry to patients who spoke to TV interviewers. The mission of the Media Research Center is to create a media culture in America where truth and liberty flourish. The MRC is a research and education organization operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and contributions to the MRC are tax-deductible. The Media Research Center participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).The MRC's CFC code is 42353.

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The Planets to Scale – True Colour A true colour version of the previous planets to scale graphic, with help from Don Mitchell’s fantastic Planet Palette. This version also includes a ruler scale rather than the pixel measurement in the older image.

When I was a young pup, about 20 years ago, I wrote for a local queer magazine called Siren. It was there that I first came across stories of the so-called Westboro Baptist Church. At that time, they were protesting the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a young man who was the victim of a vicious hate crime. Since I had grown up in a hate-filled church myself, it wasn’t hard to believe that a group espoused a doctrine this harsh. I took them at face value. Most people still do. The time has come, though, to call them what they are. They are not a Baptist church. Let’s start there. They use the word Baptist, but not one single denomination that falls under the Baptist umbrella will support them. They are autonomous. They are not Baptists. As to being a church, let us examine that as well. The Hartford Institute estimates there are around 350,000 congregations in the United States. Legally claiming to be a church is a surprisingly easy task. By definition (as set forth by the IRS) they are a church. By our social definition, though, the title is not so clear. Given no choice but to comply, the children were taken along to “protests” organized by the family. At these events, they were yelled at, mocked and physically assaulted, proving the family line that there was no safe place outside of the home. WBC is not so much a church as one of the most dazzling examples of Stockholm Syndrome ever created. After Orlando’s tragic mass shooting, and as Pride approaches, we’re seeing a lot of news that talks about WBC’s planned bad behavior. But by calling them a Baptist Church, we are lending them the legitimacy of an organization that, while certainly on the hook for its own shortcomings, is not represented here. As you report on them, share them in your feed or express your totally legitimate heartache that people like this still exist, remember: They are a very small group that no one wants to claim. They get together to hate and yell and pretend to be important. We get together to kiss and dance and celebrate love. Love wins. And One Abusive Family will not change that. Don’t give the OAFs space in your day, or in our national discourse. There is a habit we, as a culture, have of reframing experiences via the male perspective. When a she-identified human is assaulted by a he-identified human, we are trained to ask about her past and his future. What did she do to deserve it? What will it take from him is he’s convicted? We’ve seen this played out vividly in the case of convicted rapist Brock Turner. I’ve never met the fellow, but thanks to the tone employed by some media coverage, I’m now aware of the scholarships he’s lost, the times of his most successful swims and how very, very hard it will be for him to enjoy his life after he was convicted of the crime he committed. His future is the window through which we were allowed to watch this story. We have also been given the story of the two men who interrupted the assault and held convicted rapist Brock Turner until police arrived. Despite the fact that, again, this means I’m seeing the story from the male perspective, I want to dwell on this for a bit. When I was a child, I was sexually assaulted. For the most part, it was just the two of us in the room. But once. Once someone walked in. There was a moment. It was dark, my memory tells me. It was dark and maybe she didn’t see my nightgown up around my armpits. Maybe her brain hiccuped, swallowed the whole memory. Maybe there was shock. Shock can do that, right? Shock can make you delete the things that frighten you. I remember that she backed out of the room. She backed out and he left and it was never mentioned. It was dark. It was dark. Of course she didn’t see. She didn’t feel the fear radiating off me like heat from a fire. She didn’t ask why he was in my room late at night. It was dark. Doing nothing is, like the male perspective, often our default. Anyone whose been on a bus when someone starts loudly and verbally attacking a stranger knows what I mean. We see heads drop. Earbuds go in. Books raised higher against the call to interfere. It’s a weird instinct, but it’s one our species clearly has. So two men on bikes stopped and halted a crime in progress. A crime that, statistics tell us, isn’t treated like a crime. We wink it away. We rarely test rape kits. We rarely press charges. We rarely see convictions. It’s barely treated like a crime at all. But they stopped despite the overwhelming casual message that what was happening wasn’t a real crime. There was a moment. It was in church. The head pastor – a man who had, once, in a sermon on forgiveness, talked about how he could imagine no worse crime than rape – told me that I needed to forgive the youth leader who had sexually harassed me while offering me a ride home from church. It was about forgiveness. He had repented and now it was on me to let it go. He didn’t feel the shame radiating off me like heat from a fire. He didn’t ask me what I wanted. It was about forgiveness. So, you see, we are a bystander species. Doing nothing is our default. We strive for homeostasis and our norm is to close our eyes to sexual assault. I sometimes try to suss out why. I come up with a thousand explanations and reasons. In the end, I land back at: It happens because we let it. It happens because we back out of rooms, we offer forgiveness instead of justice, we mourn for the lost future of rapists.

Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum Romance to touch your heart and music to stir your soul... the result is always magic when the two come together. A story of a popular Rockstar and the scion of the biggest musical empire - Rahul Sabharwal and a humble aspiring singer from small town - Maanvi Chatterjee. But what happens when love and hate collide?

FusionReactor features in the DZone Performance & Monitoring Guide DZone have just published the 2016 Performance & Monitoring Guide and FusionReactor are featured in it. According to DZone’s research, it states that the #1 tool for finding production issues is APPLICATION LOGS (90% of respondents) – which we think is pretty SAD – because delving through logs is painstaking, time consuming and generally not very much fun. So why are traditional APM tools not solving this issue? Well, your typical APM tools provide some neat metric graphs and can alert you when something seems wrong, but they don’t tell you much at the level of detail software engineers need to get to the actual root of the issue. So you end up having to grep through logs, dive into the heap, tally your object instances, run stack trace over and over, guess some breakpoints or include debug data into our code (WOW – things are REALLY BAD). When something breaks in production, developers must go deeper than resource usage or business transaction fail rates – they need real-time insight and transparency into what the application is actually doing at the point that it’s breaking – in production. In order to pinpoint issues in production we believe developers need additional tooling which is actually closer to what they would use in their development/test environments. Developers need to see things like: stack trace and local variable visibility, at the exact point of failure or deadlock profiling information, when code is run against ‘real production data’ – so that performance bottlenecks can be identified transactions, web and JDBC requests not just measured by time, but also by the amount of memory consumed class loads/unloads & memory allocation (heap + non-heap) across time FusionReactor Ultimate Edition is designed to give the level of detail software engineers need to get to the actual root of the issue and provides low-overhead production-grade tools to give access to detailed information needed to “deep-dive” & quickly figure out the hard stuff developers need to fix. FusionReactor doesn’t “just monitor” and put the burden on you to figure things out. FusionReactor puts you in control, so that you can instantly isolate production issues and performance bottlenecks with our integrated low overhead Production Debugger and Java Profiler. Plus, it will pro-actively improve application resilience with our unique Crash Protection capability. No other monitoring solution gives you the same level of depth, insight or control of your Java applications ‘in production’. If you’re not using Fusion Ultimate Edition already, please contact sales and we would be happy to provide you with an Ultimate Trial license – or if you’re new to FusionReactor, just download our 14 day Free Trial

A three-term Senator and twice a member of the House of Representatives, Pressler lauded the Modi-government for being tough with Pakistan on terrorism. Mumbai, Sept 26: Former US Senator Larry Pressler on Monday suggested that India and the US should attack Pakistan to destroy its nuclear sites, adding that Donald Trump may turn out to be the best American president yet for India as he has adopted a hardline position against Islamabad on the issue of terrorism. He also said Pakistan should be treated as ‘rogue state’. Pressler’s observation assumes significance as he authored the famous Pressler Amendment which in 1990 blocked US military aid to Pakistan when the then US President George W Bush couldn’t establish that Islamabad was not developing nukes. “US must declare Pakistan a terrorist state, cut off all aid and must not treat India and Pakistan as equals. India is a democracy, Pakistan isn’t. And Pakistan and especially the ISI have lied to us for decades,” Larry Pressler was quoted as saying. He made these remarks as he releases his new book, Neighbours in Arms, which tells how the US foreign policy let Pakistan develop nuclear weapons and the story of the Pressler Amendment. Pressler was hailed as a ‘hero’ in India and, in his own words, “a devil in Pakistan” after the US cancelled the delivery of close to 30 F-16 aircraft to Islamabad. The 75-year-old politician, who supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential polls, hailed the US President Donald Trump for putting Pakistan on notice for harbouring terrorists. He also noted that Trump has been making efforts to get a hold on the Pentagon, which always encouraged Pakistan. Trump’s description of the Pentagon as “a swamp” was a good sign, he said. Trump’s warning to Pakistan on providing safe haven to terrorists and his request for India to help the US in Afghanistan signalled a recasting of relations, Pressler noted. A three-term Senator and twice a member of the House of Representatives, Pressler lauded the Modi-government for being tough with Pakistan on terrorism. He went further to call the denial of a US visa to Narendra Modi when the latter was Gujarat Chief Minister “a stain” on the US. He believes had the US stopped the financial aid, the Pakistan wouldn’t have developed nuclear weapons.

Pages January 20, 2014 Weekend Wrap Up: John's Birthday Edition This was a pretty low-key weekend. On Saturday, I did my super awesome Iyengar yoga class at the Downtown Y & then stayed & did my weight routine. It was COLD on Saturday. Too cold to go outside, so I sheltered in place & spent the day reading The Goldfinch, which A) I'm almost through with & B) I'm LOVING. On Saturday night, we celebrated John's birthday. We invited some friends to meet us for dinner at Slow & Low BBQ Bistro. John, true to form, ordered a plate of pulled pork with a side of ribs. I knew this was going to lead to digestive failure, & it did, but when your carnivore husband orders meat with a side of meat for his birthday dinner, you let him. After dinner, we rendezvoused back at our house. John's friend Mike presented him with what is probably the best gift John has ever received, a case of glass-bottle Mexican Coca-Cola. The men folk spent the night smoking in the garage while the women folk gossiped away the night in the warmth of the living room. Running on about 4 hours of sleep & not even close to enough water, I met my lady gang at Percy Warner to run the 5.8. As much as I didn't want to do it, it actually turned out to be a great run. Thanks, Kristine! Afterwards, we grabbed breakfast at Bread & Co. in Belle Meade. I'm real behind on the Oscar-nominated movies, so yesterday John & I went to see Her. I've heard mixed reviews, but I loved it. And John REALLY loved it. It's kind of like nothing else I've ever seen. I can't stop thinking about it. Next up: American Hustle & The Wolf of Wall Street.

Bernstein on Elaborated and Restricted Codes Basil Bernstein analyzes the role of social class in education and identity formation. He contrasts elaborated and restricted codes, which engender a ‘universalistic’ and a ‘particularistic’ view toward meaning, respectively. Without a shadow of doubt the most formative influence upon the procedures of socialization, from a sociological viewpoint, is social class. The class structure influences work and educational roles and brings families into a special relationship with each other and deeply penetrates the structure of life experiences within the family. The class system has deeply marked the distribution of knowledge within society. It has given differential access to the sense that the world is permeable. It has sealed off communities from each other and has ranked these communities on a scale of invidious worth. We have three components, knowledge, possibility and invidious insulation. It would be a little naive to believe that differences in knowledge, differences in the sense of the possible, combined with invidious insulation, rooted in differential material well-being, would not affect the forms of control and innovation in the socializing procedures of different social classes. I shall go on to argue that the deep structure of communication itself is affected, but not in any final or irrevocable way. … A tiny percentage of the population has been given access to the principles of intellectual change, whereas the rest have been denied such access. This suggests that we might be able to distinguish between two orders of meaning. One we could call universalistic, the other particularistic. Universalistic meanings are those in which principles and operations are made linguistically explicit, whereas particularistic orders of meaning are meanings in which principles and operation are relatively linguistically implicit. If orders of meaning are universalistic, then the meanings are less tied to a given context. The meta-languages of public forms of thought as these apply to objects and persons realize meanings of a universalistic type. Where meanings have this characteristic then individuals have access to the grounds of their experience and can change the grounds. Where orders of meaning are particularistic, where principles are linguistically implicit, then such meanings are less context independent and more context bound, that is, tied to a local relationship and to a local social structure. Where the meaning system is particularistic, much of the meaning is embedded in the context and may be restricted to those who share a similar contextual history. Where meanings are universalistic, they are in principle available to all because the principles and operations have been made explicit, and so public. I shall argue that forms of socialization orient the child toward speech codes which control access to relatively context-independent meanings. Thus I shall argue” that elaborated codes orient their users towards universalistic meanings, whereas restricted codes orient, sensitize, their users to particularistic meanings: that the linguistic realization of the two orders are different, and so are the social relationships which realize them. Elaborated codes are less tied to a given or local structure and thus contain the potentiality of change in principles. In the case of elaborated codes the speech may be freed from its evoking social structure and it can take on an autonomy. A university is a place organized around talk. Restricted codes are more tied to a local social structure and have a reduced potential for change in principles. Where codes are elaborated, the socialized has more access to the grounds of his own socialization, and so can enter into a reflexive relationship to the social order he has taken over. Where codes are restricted, the socialized has less access to the grounds of his socialization, and thus reflexiveness may be limited in range. One of the effects of the class system is to limit access to elaborated codes. … Often in these encounters the speech cannot be understood apart from the context, and the context cannot be read by those who do not share the history of the relationships. Thus the form of the social relationship acts selectively in the meanings to be verbalized, which in turn affect the syntactic and lexical choices. The unspoken assumptions underlying the relationship are not available to those who are outside the relationship. For these are limited, and restricted to the speakers. The symbolic form of the communication is condensed, yet the specific cultural history of the relationship is alive in its form. We can say that the roles of the speakers are communalized roles. Thus, we can make a relationship between restricted social relationships based upon communalized roles and the verbal realization of their meaning.

FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Ordering Ans: Each orders will be processed within 1 - 3 business days exclude weekend and public holiday. 2. I have duplicate order. One is paid and the other is unpaid (or status show awaiting payment). How to cancel the unpaid order? Ans: Please do not worry, if it is an unpaid order. We will NOT process any unpaid order. Rest assured, you will NOT be charged for that as well. But once you make payment and there is modification needed on your order, you are required to email [email protected] as soon as possible. 3. Is the product price for one pair or for one lens? Ans: The price given on the website is for one pair (for circle lenses only) Ans: If you are having an astigmatism but you wanted to get our normal lenses, please consult with your optometrists before placing your order. 9. Do you have (+) plus prescription for farsighted? Ans: All our lenses comes with (-) prescription which is for Nearsightedness. 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Yes, circle lenses are generally safe and are approved by Korean FDA. But precaution is always needed. Please read our WEAR & CARE guide for more information. 2. What is the most natural contacts you have? Ans:Depends on your eye color and the color you wanted for your eyes to naturally appear. You can refer this link for more info we recommend you to choose the same color lens with your original eye color for a better result. 3. The Phantasee Glow UV Blue doesn't glow as what it has been described in the descriptions section. Why? Ans: The lenses only glows under the ultra violet called (UV LIGHT). It will remain as the other regular lenses when it has been exposed under the sunlight or even natural light. 4. Is there any difference between 14.0 mm and 14.2 mm diameter lenses? Ans:The main different would be the size and the effect it brings out. For example Geo Angel Series comes in 14.2mm and Geo Super Size Angel Series which comes in 14.5mm. Please consult with your optometry to get the correct diameter/base curve of your both eyes before placing any order. 5. Why is the GEO serial number on the sticker is invalid when I check in the GEO anti-fake website? Ans:Please make sure to key in the correct serial number referring to the sticker as the website will not capture any incorrect serial number. If you still having a difficulty even though by providing a correct serial number, please kindly contact us at [email protected] 6. Did the EOS DOLLY EYE BROWN give a vibrant effect same as twilight lenses? Ans: Princess pinky twilight series lenses give a sparkly-vibrant effect which will produce a sparkle effect to eyes. EOS DOLLY EYE series lenses will only gives a vibrant effect but it will not as sparkling like the twilight series. 7. Why did I received Barbie lens instead of G&G lens? Ans:Barbie brand is actually the same lenses with G&G brand. 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BlackRock (BLK) is the world's largest publicly traded investment management firm. As of December 31, 2014, it had assets under management, or AUM, of $4.65 trillion. This is ~7% of the total assets under management across the globe. Change Country Russ is a Portfolio Manager for BlackRock’s Global Allocation team. He works with portfolio managers to establish macro-level views and also develops systematic strategies to augment the team’s security-selection process and risk management. He is the author of two books, including “The Ten Trillion Dollar Gamble,” on positioning portfolios for the growing U.S. deficit.

But there were a lot exclusives: Doutzen oa. Miranda was also there, Anne V what about Iselin for Prada? The Magdelena invasion? I think 99% is to much, but she has a chance. I don't know if the rumours are true, they could be true and that makes it easy to believe. Versace is the biggest rumour, someone put his thought based on information that is revealed. guys there are some mistakes!! The last part is a thought of a normal person who don't know anything, just guesses!! Basing on the word of this person Natasha got Gucci (ONLY GIRL) and Givenchy with Joan Smalls. If Natasha got Versace then the person when he/she said the same model got Gucci he would say the same model got also Versace. The Versace girl are probably Abbey or Daphne. Gisele doesn't do multi girls campaigns, only if the girls are Kate Moss or girls of her level and then how can she does a Versace campaign as multi girl while last season was OG? The brazilian favourite is Isabeli probably, Donatella in an interview said she's her favourite model. What a good season if it's true! Gucci (OG), Givenchy (MG) + L'Oreal contract I hope it's true, but i wouldn't believe any of it till there is some confirmation. the sources doesn't sounds very reliable and put on that site really out of the blue while at tfs not really any info about that is given.

Rep. Grijalva requests federal intervention in ethnic studies battle Rep. Grijalva requests federal intervention in ethnic studies battle TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - U.S. Rep Raúl Grijalva is asking the federal government to step into the battle over the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American Studies program. On Tuesday afternoon, his office released a letter the congressmen is sending to U.S. Department of Education, urging an investigation. The letter was sent out on the letterhead of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and co-signed by its chairman, U.S. Rep Gonzalez (D-Texas). The two addressed it to Russlynn Ali, who is assistant secretary in the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The letter points out that Arizona education chief John Huppenthal found TUSD's program to be in violation of the state's new law cracking down on ethnic studies even though his own auditors found otherwise. Grijalva and Gonzalez said they believe that law is "bad public policy and fundamentally flawed." They said that its use to shut down TUSD's Mexican-American Studies program "will only serve to exacerbate the already harmful anti-Latino sentiment in Arizona. Arizona is sending the wrong message." The letter calls on Ali to open an investigation to ensure compliance with federal law. In a statement released with the letter, Grijalva said that the state is shutting down the program "for purely ideological reasons." He said the Dept. of Education should investigate to determine "whether this power grab is authorized under federal law.” Get news or weather in your inbox Related Stories Comments This site uses Facebook comments to make it easier for you to contribute. If you see a comment you would like to flag for spam or abuse, click the "x" in the upper right of it. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use.

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4. Chapter 4 I wait patiently outside of Gabriel's office. In a couple minutes, I would find out whether I would become one! I was excited, but I wanted need to remain calm if I wanted to impress Gabriel. "Come in." A voice calls from inside the office. I slowly open the door and step inside, shutting the door carefully behind me. I look at the figure who was sitting in a crisp white suit behind a large oak desk and bow slightly. "Take a seat." Gabriel says gesturing to the seat opposite him. I sit down, smiling. Gabriel looked no older than twenty-five with his chiselled features, yet is one of the oldest serving member of Him. Gabriel's curly, chestnut hair stopped above his shoulders and his bright blue eyes were intelligent and friendly. "Do you know why you are here, Bronte?" "I do, Gabriel." I say confidently. "Then we shall get straight to the point." He says. "You have never been later with any appointments, you help deliver supplies and messages, you are liked by many of our people, and much, much more." He looks at some papers on his desk. He nods and mutters to himself as he reads and I sit quietly. Five minutes later he looks up and studies me, his expression not giving anything away. "You need to pick a colour." This statement confuses me. What did he mean? "I'm sorry, Gabriel, but I don't understand. Pick a colour for what?" My question seems to amuse him as he smiles at my blank expression. "For your wings of course." It takes a second for his words to sink in. "Y-you mean..." Gabriel grins. "Yes, Bronte. You have been accepted as an Archangel." My eyes widen. "I-I got accepted?!" I ask incredulously. "Yes, Bronte." A new voice sounds out and I turn in surprise. In the doorway stands three of the Archangels, the fourth being Gabriel. I watch as Raphael, Uriel, Michael all walk inside and Gabriel takes his place next to them as they stand behind my chair. I stand, shaking, and face the four Archangels. "You're one of us now, Bronte." Uriel says smiling. He was a good friend of mine and I had longed for a while to join him. "The first female Archangel... I never thought I'd exist to see the day." Raphael jokes. Michael punches his shoulder lightly and looks at me. He was the most serious of the four of them. "Bronte, are you ready to accept the responsibility of an Archangel?" He asks, concerned. I place my hand on his arm, looking into his green eyes.

I've come home I've been away too long But you don't want me back again And I tried , in the end I can't say you made me very sad The point of love is not to lie Points denied , in the end , in the end How can you tell me you don't want me When I've done all I can to save the day Suppose I'm in the way In the end , in the end , in the end You don't (don't) see sense , eyes never cry Please take part of me , leave the rest to die I can't say you made me very sad The point of love is not to lie Points denied , in the end , in the end How can you tell me you don't want me When I've done all I can to save the day Suppose I'm in the way In the end , in the end How can you tell me you don't want me When I've done all I can to save the day Suppose I'm in the way In the end , in the end , in the end

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Rio Alto Mining $RIOM (RIO.to) produced 17,199 ounces of gold in August 2014 Add that to the 19,435oz of July and you're 2/3rds of the way there to the 3q14 quarterly total, just this month of September missing. The data comes from the official filings RIO.to makes to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mining, here*. Her Name is RIO and She Dances On The Sand! Q3 Production Estimates from Rio Alto’s La Arena Meet Our Expectations; Potential Buying Opportunity on Index-Related Share Pull-Back: Rio Alto (RIO-CN/PE, SO, C$3.25, Ovais Habib) produced 17,199 oz Au in August according to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines which combined with July production of 19,435 oz, represents 68% of Ovais’ Q3/14 estimate of 53,639 oz. At this run rate, the company remains on track to meet the upper end of its 2014 guidance range of 200-220 koz (Ovais models 215 koz for the year using conservative 2H/14 gold grade assumptions). The chart below highlights RIO’s La Arena operating history.....(continues) And continue it does, with nary a hat tip or mention of IKN of course because blogs are good enough to read and good enough to rip-off but you can't dare mention them as source material, right Ovais? Because that's what assholes do, Ovais. All you need to do is make a simple acknowledgement, it's not difficult you know. Cowardly piece of shit, Ovais. PS: The funny thing is, the Peru ministry info was on its site a full 24 hours before I wrote my post so if cowardly shit Ovais had really been paying attention the way he pretends, he would have known and had been able to inform his clients before this humble corner of cyberspace had done its bit. Responding to mailbag from yesterday's post on Technical Analysis (two mails this morning, in fact), if you want good, solid, independent, reasoned/reasonable TA and chartwork look no further than here. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 26, 2014) - SilverCrest Mines Inc. (the "Company")(SVL.TO)(NYSE MKT:SVLC) is pleased to provide an update for the transition of the Santa Elena Mine in Sonora, Mexico from open pit heap leach to underground mining and milling operations. Activities at the mine are now moving from capital intensive expenditures for the overall Expansion Plan to operating costs and sustaining capital expenditures for underground development with emphasis on generating free cash flow through continued strict cost controls. The most significant transition activities are outlined below. For additional information and to view photos and videos, please visit the Company's website at www.silvercrestmines.com.N. Eric Fier, President and COO stated; "We are pleased with our transition to a conventional milling operation at the Santa Elena Mine. The commissioning of the mill was completed on budget as of August 1, 2014. The ramp up of underground stope production to 1,500 tonnes per day has encountered short-term delays. These delays are primarily due to finalizing detailed stope designs based on recent in-fill drilling with associated geotechnical constraints. Also, delays in long-hole drilling start-up for stope development are attributed to personnel training in drilling procedures while testing stope ground support. These short-term delays are manageable but will impact previously announced 2014 metal production guidance of approximately 3.3 million AgEq ounces at a ratio of 60:1. Guidance for 2014 is now projected to range from 3.0 to 3.3 million AgEq ounces. Estimated operating cash costs for 2014 of $8.50 to $9.50 per AgEq ounce and all-in sustaining cash costs of $11 to $12 per AgEq ounce, remain unchanged. These costs continue to make SilverCrest one of the lowest cost producers in the sector with anticipated free cash flow for Q4 2014".Santa Elena TransitionThe new mill and CCD/Merrill Crowe processing plant is currently running at an average throughput of 2,500 tonnes per day. Grind size testing for optimization is ongoing which impacts throughput, recoveries and efficient operation of the dry tailings belt filters. Optimized milling rate of 3,000 tonnes per day is targeted for Q4 2014. Current underground ore development grades are averaging 1.72 gpt Au and 115.4 gpt Ag which is consistent with reserve estimates. Average pad ore grades in September 2014 are 0.68 gpt Au and 50.0 gpt Ag or 8% and 38% higher, respectively than budget. The plant is currently processing a blended mix of 30% underground development ore and 70% pad ore with an average blended grade of 1.0 gpt Au and 71.2 gpt Ag. Approximate mill recovery rates of 90% for gold and 68% for silver are consistent with budget target rates. It is anticipated that recoveries will increase as the mill grind size is optimized. For Q4 2014, monthly metal production is projected to range from 3,000 to 3,750 ounces of gold and 140,000 to 180,000 ounces of silver to achieve guidance of 3.0 to 3.3 million. Although behind schedule, mining the first production stope has commenced which is being developed between the 600m and 575m levels. Underground ramp access continues to be driven ahead of mine development with the bottom of the ramp currently at the 564m elevation. Completion of a ventilation raise in Q4 2014 is expected to increase operating efficiencies and improve advancement rates for both underground development and mine production. Total underground development to date, including ramping, lateral ore and waste development, and raise development, is approximately 6,000 metres. Six levels currently have ore and partial waste development completed in anticipation of stope production. With major capital expenditures completed for the 3 year long Expansion Plan, the Company anticipates generating free cash flow in Q4 2014 at current precious metal prices. The Company is assessing the possibility of re-opening the Santa Elena open pit over the next 2 months which would increase projected metal production for Q4 2014 and H1 2015, providing safety and permitting requirements are met. Approximately 100,000 tonnes grading 1.4 gpt Au and 88.0 gpt Ag remain in the pit for possible low cost excavation and mill processing.The Qualified Person under NI 43-101 for this News Release is N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, President and Chief Operating Officer for SilverCrest Mines Inc., who has reviewed and approved its contents.SilverCrest Mines Inc. (SVL.TO)(NYSE MKT:SVLC) is a Canadian precious metals producer headquartered in Vancouver, BC. SilverCrest's flagship property is the 100%‐owned Santa Elena Mine, located 150 km northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in the State of Sonora, México. The mine is a high‐grade, epithermal silver and gold producer, with an estimated life of mine of 8 years at an average operating cash costs of $11 per ounce of silver equivalent (55:1 Ag:Au). SilverCrest anticipates that the new 3,000 tonnes per day conventional mill facility at the Santa Elena Mine should recover an average of 1.5 million ounces of silver and 32,800 ounces of gold per annum over the current reserve life. Major expansion and commissioning of the 3,000 tonnes per day conventional mill facility is complete and is expected to increase metals production at the Santa Elena Mine in the second half of 2014 and beyond. Exploration programs continue to result in new discoveries at Santa Elena and also have rapidly advanced the definition of a large polymetallic deposit at the La Joya property in Durango State, Mexico.CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and the United States Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements concern the Company's anticipated results and developments in the Company's operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of its properties, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future and include, without limitation, statements with respect to: the economic viability of a project; strategic plans and expectations for the development of the Company's operations and properties; the amount of mineral reserves and mineral resources; the amount of future production of gold and silver over any period; the amount of expected grades and ounces of metals and minerals; expected processing recoveries; cash operating costs and outflows; life of mine; average mine recovery rates; anticipated free cash flow generation and prices of metals and minerals.These forward-looking statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on, without limitation, the following estimates and assumptions: the presence of and continuity of metals at the Company's projects; cost of production and productivity levels; plant and equipment function as anticipated; the availability of skilled labour; contracted parties provide goods and services on agreed time frame; ability to develop and finance projects; accuracy of the interpretations and assumptions used in calculating reserve and resource estimates; and operations not being disrupted or delayed by unusual geological or technical problems.Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related to precious and base metal price fluctuations; risks related to fluctuations in the currency markets (particularly the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar and United States dollar); risks related to the inherently dangerous activity of mining, including conditions or events beyond our control, and operating or technical difficulties in mineral exploration, development and mining activities; uncertainty in the Company's ability to raise financing and fund the exploration and development of its mineral properties; uncertainty as to actual capital costs, operating costs, production and economic returns, and uncertainty that development activities will result in profitable mining operations; risks related to reserves and mineral resource figures being estimates based on interpretations and assumptions which may result in less mineral production under actual conditions than is currently estimated and to diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as properties are mined; risks related to governmental regulations and obtaining necessary licenses and permits; risks related to the business being subject to environmental laws and regulations which may increase costs of doing business and restrict our operations; risks related to mineral properties being subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers, or claims and other defects in title; risks relating to inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance; risks related to potential litigation; risks related to the global economy; risks related to environmental laws; risks related to the Company's status as a foreign private issuer in the United States; risks related to all of the Company's properties being located in Mexico and El Salvador, including political, economic, social and regulatory instability; and risks related to officers and directors becoming associated with other natural resource companies, which may give rise to conflicts of interests.Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company's forward-looking statements are based on beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING NON-IFRS PERFORMANCE MEASURESThis news release includes the term "Free cash flow". This term is commonly used in the mining industry but is not defined under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors use this information to evaluate SilverCrest's performance and its ability to generate cash flow. It is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Free cash flow is calculated from net cash provided by operating activities less SilverCrest's capital expenditures on its mining interests.Contact:SilverCrest Mines Inc.Fred Cooper(604) 694-1730 ext. 108Toll Free: 1-866-691-173(604) [email protected] I'm not a fan of double Y-axis charts normally, but as this one's more a case of trying to squeeze in more info in less space and not trying to convince you of a non-existent correlation, it's ok. The article it's from is well worth your time, oh reader interested in base metals. That's basically why it's CotD today, to try and get you interested enough to click through and learn something worth learning about the copper market of today. 9/25/14 Please inform us in same piece all other times and dates you made a bullish call on gold in 2014. Fortunately the capital markets are not a court of law and we normal people have the right to call you blowhard scamming pseudoscientific snake oil peddling fucktards until proven wrong*. With the greatest respect, of course. *Which does happen. Of the dozens of TA merchants that have crossed my path, two have shown themselves to be smart and trustworthy. Just goes to show that my presumption can be fucktardery too. Which is how it should be. ...and as I've scribbled on the thing, that hole 5 is a bona fide, real live classic discovery hole which announces the arrival of a new mineralized body of gold to the world. And the market's reaction to this news? It couldn't give a flying fig. The type of news that would have shot a $7m market cap company such as PRG a mile higher just a couple of years ago is completely ignored by the world. So, dear and loving junior exploration stage mining company CEOs, why bother drilling your site? In the world of 2014, not only do you run the risk of ruining your best prospect by finding out the truth, but even if you get lucky and hit something in the style of PRG the reaction will be plain fat zero. Add that to the 19,435oz of July and you're 2/3rds of the way there to the 3q14 quarterly total, just this month of September missing. The data comes from the official filings RIO.to makes to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mining, here*. There's this thing about heap/dump leachers, that when you have them running smoothly they tend to start kicking out reasonably predictable and steady results as if on rails. There's always some slight variation as grade or tonnage moved in a small sample timescale such as one calendar month will never be exactly the same, but the uniformity of numbers since January 2014 from La Arena smacks of a "we have this thing down pat now" operation. So all in all, it's a fair guess that RIO.to gives us around 55k oz for 3q14, that would be at upper level of annual guidance and that'd be fine by me. *All you need to do now is get to the right page inside the MEM site. Good luck and enjoy the Spanish practice. Millward Brown Vermeer (a subsidiary of advert giants WPP) has put together its annual list of the top 50 most valuable brands in Latin America. The concentration of cash in trade marks is simplicity itself, you need: A business in Mexico, Brazil or Chile. Then Colombia. A beer or a bank, or if in Chile a retail chain Then maybe a phone or an oil & gas company. The minor variations come further down the line (whole thing here), but apparently the whole region is just one big account-holding, beer slurping, car driving mass of people who love their companies. Maybe you don't get the perspective in your local market, but when you compare the reality of this region to the image the publicists try to sell you the superficial bullshit of advertising gets written in large letters in Latin America. Humanity will not miss them when they are gone. "Businessman Eike Batista and seven other executives of OGX were today charged by the Sao Paulo Federal Court, accused of the crimes of fraud, conspiracy and deliberate misleading of investors with false information related to the dissemination of information considered highly optimistic regarding potential oil reserves of the company that were later revealed to be unfounded." This is Times of India or Breitbart level, from the supposed world leader in news* it's frankly embarrassing. Link here, screenshot above to make sure they don't alter without announcing the correction. ...because if their petticoats slip and they mention the subject, dirty little secrets are let out. The following from Hernan Pablo's incisive Argentina econoblog, Hacheas it considers the period of 2001 (the financial crisis moment) to the beginning of 2014 in Argentina's macro economy, considering private sector salaries: "...from 2001, real salaries increased by 1,205%, while inflation increased by 920%. In other words, if somebody earned ArgP$1,000 they now earn ArgP$13,050, while goods that cost ArgP$100 now cost ArgP$1,020." Yes folks, you just read that right, no typos there: People in Argentina are better off now in real terms than they were before the high inflation environment kicked in. Go read all the note, plenty more food for thought there. This is the dirty little secret of econo-pseuds that jump to conclusions about high inflation economies, because if salaries keep up or even (in the case of Argentina) outstrip the rate of inflation, buying power of your average citizen is either unaffected or improves. Here's another example to think about. Who would you rather be? 1) Avg Joe bluecollar in USA, receives average pay increase of 2% per annum in an average 3.5% per annum inflation environment. 2) Avg José azulcollar in Argentina, receives average pay increase of 28% per annum in an average 25% per annum inflation environment. Don't think about it too long now, willyaz? And before you jump to conclusions about the dataset used by Hernan, the quoted 920% total inflation figure isn't the official State beancouter INDEC version which is rightly considered a tissue of lies; that's the parallel IPC version, the one that's used to whack into INDEC by government opposition parties and the country's constantly hostile mass media. Also drole is how Hernan is picking up on an article in anti-CFK newspaper La Nación and using its figures verbatim, a report that was designed to criticize the sitting administration. The planet is warming. This statement gets agreement from 99% of scientists studying the issue and disagreement from scientists sponsored by rich people that don't like the idea. As for public reaction: 1) My parents' generation doesn't give a fuck. 2) My childrens' generation thinks it's the most important problem in the world today. 3) My generation just can't seem to make up its mind. Statement 1 is correct because this generation will be dead before climate change fucks up their lives. Statement 2 is correct because this generation will still be alive when climate change fucks up their lives.Statement 3 is correct because this generation can't decide whether it will be alive or dead before climate change fucks up their lives. Or put another way, human beings in 2014 are doing their normal thing because the selfish fucks who run the world are still the rich people from my parents' generation. It just so happens that my kids' generation will be acting from the very same limbic self-preservation, but don't get all misty-eyed over the change when it happens, it's not going to be from altruism or touchyfeelyness about cute fuzzy monkeys in jungles or saving rare mosses in tundra zones. When it's their turn they'll be making choices and decisions that coincide with the well-being of the planetary environment, but the key word is coincide, as in coincidence. Because they'll be the same selfish fucks as we adults are, hardwire reactions don't change in 50 years and humans will continue to be selfish fucks. But there is some good news: We will not destroy the planet*, so take heart from that. It was a fairly simple intro to IKN280 last Sunday, but I felt like writing it and did so. For whatever reason the feedback's been positive so what the devil, let's stick it on the blog and give it a wider airing. Due to several disparate influences, some market related and others far removed from the world of the screen and the number, there’s been this thought experiment going round my head for a few days. The basic premise is to assume that gold is worth a lot less and the über-bear crowd is correct, so I picked out of the air the number $400 for a target price of gold (whichcould have been higher or lower, it’s just my personal line in the sand) and tried to envisage the price there and what it would mean. But however much I try I can’t see it happening, because to get to what’s best described as “an abnormal price*” we’d need wholesale dumping of reserve gold by the world’s central banks. This would happen at the same time as nearly all gold mines around the world closing due to unprofitable operations. Finally, we’d also see a massive increase in consumer demand for gold jewelry. So unless our tastes as consumers dramatically change and humans turn their collective backs on gold, the outright “gold is worthless” brigade want us to suppose that drops and supply dries up while demand rockets, all at the same time. Expanded thought on those: 1)Most gold mines would close. Unless of course the US Dollar doesn’t get simply stronger but a LOT stronger than peer and world currencies, operating costs would soon rise above revenues for gold mining companies. Most businesses can survive a period of time under such circumstances, but only if balance sheets are in order. But then, once revenues fail to cover even a small percentage of fixed costs all you’ll hear from mines around the world is the sound of keys turning and locks snapping shut. 2)But the world would crave supply (see point 3 below), so gold would have to come from vaults and suchlike. This would mean banks giving up their solid reserves in preference for currency (again, most likely the dollar) but as most country central banks only carry a minor part of reserves in gold and already have a major part in USD (central bank holdings of the Venezuela type are few and far between) the benefits would be minimal and the dangers of reducing reserve diversification would quickly be pointed out by the sober end of the econosphere (not just the goldbug or hard asset fringe). Unless gold goes suddenly out of favour as a thing worth money by human beings, a move that would go against thousands of years of human culture and habit, it’s tough to see gold being swapped for cash on such a scale by the institutional and country movers. 3)Demand would rocket. To repeat, we’d need human beings to move away from a historical love for the rare, shiny, long-lasting metal (1) that can be made into very pretty objects. And as I look around this me-first, fuck you, baby boomer world of self entitlement and overwhelming consumer greed it’s very difficult indeed to imagine a situation where gold wouldn’t be bought in ravenous quantities by people with access to disposable income and buying power on a level previously unknown. Bling would be made into crass shapes and forms as yet unimaginable (anyone for a 18k twerking robot model of Miley Cyrus?) as the post-industrial consumer dream is offered in 12, easy to pay zero interest installments. Karl Marx would look down (up?) upon us and smile contentedly as the last great bastion of elite wealth is spread among the proletariat, not just confined to the oligarchs or bourgeoisie Not gonna happen, folks. Not. Gonna. Happen. Gold is a circular argument after all. Its critics (and there are many) are the first to point out that it’s only expensive because it’s precious because it’s sought after because it’s expensive etc etc and that circular argument may be annoying to the cold and calculating world of the quant, but like it or not it’s also a long-standing fact (and they don’t like it). But it also means the rich have a vested interest in keeping the barrier to entry high, because they already own a heapload of the stuff and if the last 200 years of capitalist economic development has taught us one thing, it’s that the rich don’t like it when you start messing with the value of their assets. Play with the currency all you like but don’t discount the value of the things they own, the solid things that are heavy (house) or pretty (Warhol) or both (gold bar) for which they paid a lot of money to own. The argument is loosely scripted and not particularly original or eloquent either, but that’s ok because I’m not trying to break into the Gold Bullion Expert Commentary Club anytime soon, merely defending the position of a holder of juniors in the face of the current bear in their main underlying metal. Gold may drop in price some more in 2014 but it’s not going to drop much further, because in 2014 it won’t suit the haves to give away ownership to the have-nots so easily. In dollar terms we’re either at or close to the bottom now, the asset value hasn’t changed a jot and it won’t do so in the future either. As for upside to bullion, I’m aware that my preferred “gold to $1.4k by end 2014” has taken several knocks over the last two weeks but I contend it’s still perfectly possible, which is something that will affect our juniors more positively than any bullion you might own because (hopefully at least) we’ll reach a price point where selling the juniors and exchanging shares for cash is the right move. *For once I make no apology for the inverted commas 9/23/14 1) Base two decades of economic growth on primary industry and rapid growth of commodities exports. 2) Complain the way regional beancounters CEPAL complains, because apparently the economic costs of Climate Change would take 2.5% away from regional GDP growth in the event that average temperatures rise 2.5ºC. It's like all just so fucking unfair, why can't we have our cake and eat it too? 9/22/14 I've had a few inquiries about this JV project over the months and years, the answer has always been "avoid". Today's news is one of the reasons why. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2014) - Rokmaster Resources Corp. ("Rokmaster" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RKR)(RKR.V) announces that as a result of the continued presence of illegal miners on the Pinaya Gold-Copper Project (the "Pinaya Project"), in which the Company has an option to earn up to a 75% interest, and Rokmaster's continuing inability to obtain unrestricted access to the portions of the Pinaya Project controlled and occupied by illegal miners, Rokmaster has declared force majeure in accordance with the Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated July 16, 2012, as amended (the "Agreement"), with AM Gold Inc. ("AM Gold") and AM Gold's Peruvian subsidiary, Canper Exploraciones S.A.C. Rokmaster has also learned that the illegal miners have produced toxic substances on the project area as a result of their illegal activities. As a result of the declaration of force majeure, all time limits imposed by the Agreement are extended until the illegal miners and the toxic substances which they have created are removed from the Pinaya Project area rendering such areas accessible and safe. Your humble scribe was reading a minor report on the state of play in the regional election campaign in Cajamarca this morning (Peru chooses its regional and provincial governors, city mayors etc on October 5th in a pretty important election for the country). It's not the type of article that gets mention on these pages normally, more the type that forms the general background reading, but this one suddenly expanded and gave a quote about the wider political scene in Peru that's both succinct and very accurate. Here it is, translated: "The person who has the most money gets access to be a candidate (for election).... Simply put, politicians are those who have the most money. Businesspeople are welcome and if they're associated with narcotrafficking it's even better, because they handle even more money and one of the ways to legalize it is to go into politics in order to get protection." However, there is another part to this media game in LatAm, that's the way in which this biased nonsense itsthen rebounded in the local press. Here for example is the front page of the print edition of Clarin (famously anti-CFK and Argentina's biggest circulation newspaper) that greeted Argentina on Saturday morning. Yup, a direct re-hash of the Bloomberg note. And what's more, you read the whole Clarin reportand it makes it plain the screaming headline comes directly from the Bloomberg report as paragraph three begins "As reported by the Bloomberg news agency...". But in the very same way as Bloomberg, Clarin's re-hash skips over the facts (not opinion or cherrypicked data, but facts from the very same World Bankfrom IKN Saturday)... Argentina has 10.8% in the poor bracket, then 31.4% in the vulnerable column and that's how Bloomberg gets the "quadrupling" word into its headline. But what they don't tell you is... Argentina has the second lowest level of vulnerable in Latin America Argentina has the third lowest level of poor in Latin America Argentina has the second highest level of established middle class in Latin America And this is how bullshit becomes accepted knowledge among the mouthbreather opposition forces in South America (because sadly, this pattern is all too common in most of the region). It goes 9/21/14 Love it, and there are other varieties too. Right here. Via the guy you need to follow for English language coverage of the upcoming election in Brazil , Vincent Bevins of the LA Times and other quality media channels. "To pollute one river may be regarded as a misfortune; to pollute two looks like carelessness" News this afternoon is that Grupo Mexico has alerted authorities (at least this time they didn't try a cover-up) that another batch of toxic waste has escaped from its Buenavista copper mine in Sonora State and into water supplies. Yes indeed, this is the very same mine that messed up the local water just a few weeks ago and got the country's politicos baying for its licence to be revoked, well remembered ma'am/sir. This time they're blaming the tail end of the hurricane that came in over the West coast of Mexico last week. Good to have a reason, isn't it? The shock isn't that they've been found doing it, the shock is that this is finally coming to light because everyone knows how corrupt Peru's police force is. You'll note however that it took a years-long investigation by an outside force, namely the US DEA, to shine light on these scumbags. "Thousands of recordings made during a DEA bugging program reveal that at least 23 police officers from the National Anti-Drug Directive (Dirandro) have for years been hiding cargos of drugs and stealing drugs of mafia groups in order to re-sell it. Despite the evidence, the national internal investigation by police has moved very slowly and the accused are still working in the units that are supposed to combat narcotrafficking." A final thought: If you think these 23 officers were doing what they were doing without the knowledge of the higher ranks of Peruvian police, I have a bridge you may be interested in purchasing. Easy terms, low downpayment. Total Pageviews The information and opinions contained within this site reflect the personal views of Inca Kola News and therefore all material within should not be construed as accurate or reliable or be utilized as advice for investment or business purposes. 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Assignments & Evaluation Course Practicals Course practicals may consist of short literature reviews, statistical analysis or computer modelling. Practicals will generally be conducted in small groups of 2-4 students, which will be assembled with the aim of mixing students from different universities and with different expertise. The objective is to encourage team work amongst students from different universities and from different research backgrounds. Students will hand in their assignments at the end of the day on which they are assigned. Course Project The project write-up can be submitted up to one week after the course. The format of the project will be flexible, but we will expect presentation of original work, such as a synthesis of ideas, perspectives on current topics in biodiversity science, or analysis and interpretation of new or existing data. Students can submit their work in French or English. Auditors are not required to submit a course project. Course Evaluation and Grading This applies to students officially registered and who are eligible to receive credits: Four short assignments, which may consist or written or oral presentations related to specific course modules (40%)

Happening's Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Took a few days off to do some travel and then a day of rest and a day of yard work.. a three acre or so yard to mow and acres more of trees to worry with and pick up limbs around keep me busy. Played in a free roll poker tournament. Came home with my investment intact. For you non-players a “free roll” means it costs nothing to enter, thus my investment was nothing and my grubby gambling winnings was…nothing. Rats. But I did have fun! Pulled up all the tomato plants and watered the bell peppers, cucumbers, squash and okra. Everything except the okra is on its last legs. The okra will grow until the frost hits. Froze enough black eyed peas to make a dent in the winter’s grocery bills. Corn and homemade spaghetti mix is frozen and ready. The okra is next on the list… Okra and spaghetti with the special mix and a salad on a cold winter night. Wow. I see that the hoodoos in NYC have approved the Muslims building a mosque on the 9/11 site… and for those who want to argue, the landing gear of one of the hijacked airliners went through the building…. but hey! Why should we care when Muslims want to do what they want to do? Aren’t we supposed to just be soooooooo tolerant? Can someone tell me when my turn comes? “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.” – Karl Popper And don’t forget Muslim Six Flags Day on 9/12! My, my what a coincidence! Brett Favre is retiring is not retiring… again. Am I the only person to get the connection between Bart Star and Brett Favre and Bart Maverick and Bret Maverick????? Good news… The University of Tennessee has signed the nation’s top punter. Bad news…. We’ll probably need him. “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt "Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt "Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

US CTO Delivers Shopping List to IT Execs UPDATE: Washington will spend billions on products and services that solve problems of interoperatbility, security and redundancy, a top government technology official told industry groups. The federal government's new business-like approach to IT offers "unlimited opportunity" for companies of all sizes, Norman Lorentz, the federal government's chief technology officer told Silicon Valley leaders during a forum sponsored by the technology trade association AeA. "We need (the private sector) to provide solutions that solve business problems," said Lorentz, whose day job is as CTO for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, spoke on Thursday to the AeA , which counts over 3,000 technology companies as members for which it lobbies the government on technology policy. One of the key problems is communications between agencies and their disparate computer systems, a shortcoming that was painfully exposed on Sept. 11, 2001. "The homeland can only be secure if all the dots connect," said Lorentz, who is also who active in streamlining government offices with more efficient uses of technology. "The local, state and federal government connection needs to be indelible." Interoperability must be a part of any technology the federal government buys, he said. In addition to the free flow of information, compatible systems will allow future federal IT managers to move equipment where it is most needed. For example, the government is currently evaluating the systems of the agencies that are being merged to form the Department of Homeland Security. The task would not be less daunting if everything was compatible. This openness must be balanced, however, with security, especially for software and hardware aimed at the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. Lorentz conceded that Washington has done a poor job of assessing and implementing emerging technologies. This is an area where startups can win contracts, even if they haven't done business previously with the federal government. Finally, IT outsourcing will likely spend billions on IT outsourcing in coming years. A high percentage of government IT workers will be eligible for retirement over the next five years, Lorentz said. And the government will look to farm out jobs to the private sector to save money. Some larger systems integrators and IT firms, including IBM, EDS, CSC (which announced a slew of public sector deals over the last two days) are already benefitting from the trend. Greg Baroni, president of Unisys' government unit, said his company is working on a large project for the Transportation Security Authority (TSA), "They are not going to have arms and legs to go out and map a new system," Baroni said. "(Hiring us) lets them focus on their mission and creating a culture of security." James Kane, president and CEO of the research and consulting firm Federal Sources Inc. (FSI), who also spoke at the event agreed that the Bush administration's IT strategy could be a boon for the tech sector. "The Office of Management and Budget (which handles IT buying decisions) is looking at techology as an investment," Kane said. "It's a corporate mindset that has been brought to Washington that makes it a better mactch for companies." Despite the mounting deficit, FSI predicts the federal government market will be "extremely strong" for the next two years, with overall IT spending creeping up toward 9 percent compound growth.

Tardif, 25, is preparing for his fifth season as a member of the Grand Rapids Griffins after serving as the team’s captain in 2009-10. He tallied 16 goals and 33 points in 77 games last season, falling just one shy of his AHL career high in each scoring category while matching his personal bests with 17 assists and 90 penalty minutes. In four seasons with Grand Rapids, Tardif has totaled 100 points (51-49—100) and 241 PIM in 239 contests, ranking among the franchise’s all-time leaders in games played (10th) and shots (602, 5th). His name is sprinkled throughout the Griffins’ record book, as he holds the franchise marks for fastest goal to start a game or period (:08), most goals in a period (three, tied), and most power play goals in a period (two, tied). He also has a pair of hat tricks to his credit, making him one of only 10 Griffins to log multiple three-goal games.

I suffer sometimes with art blocks, it can last for up to a month and it's very annoying, occasionally if I watch speed art video's on youtube I can break the block, I don't know what it is I just sit there with my hand on the paper starring at it, blank mind, if anyone knows any tips on breaking blocks I'd love to hear them, may be it's just me ? Changed my mind about having nothing more to say. I am referring to your site. Your artistic craftsmanship is exquisite. Your subject matter leaves much to be desired. It panders to Marque De Sade interests leaving your appeal to a very small and select buyer's population absent of purchase interest while enjoying the presentations you give online for free. Because of the paintings you have presented, I even doubt that you are who you present yourself to be. I truly hope you can retreat from your present course and present paintings worthy of your expert craftsmanship. You make interesting judgments, firstly I 100% am who I am who else could I possibly be, I wonder why because of the paintings you say I've presented you doubt me to be me?up to last month my art has been very dark by nature but I paint from within and my art reflects what I am at that time. I only joined this site a few days ago and I'm really excited about it, but I'm a little saddened as a mod you make judgment so easily based on your own subjective opinion as there is beauty in ALL art in my opinion, saying that I've started to paint nicer things now mainly portraits =)thanks for the compliment & I don't paint for money, ever. Good morning. I am glad to hear you are painting 'nicer things' such as portraits. I look forward to seeing your 'nicer' work. Subjective? I agree that art is subjective. I am also of the opinion that just as the artist has the right to produce whatever kind of art they want, the viewer has the equal right to accept or reject the work and has just as much right to tell the artist why the work is rejected. Read my profile page and you will know exactly where I am coming from in regards to art. HI Aya,As an artist, you will encounter a wide variety of tastes and of course opinions when it comes to you exposing your art to the world. Some good, uplifting and positive.. some more pointed, direct, critical or judgmental. That just goes with the territory.. My advise to you is do what you love. I am all over the place with my art. I do work that resembles aspects of what I want to convey in a moment... sensuality, gothic, fantasy, classical, erotic, themed, to name a few. I look back on my inspirations and look forward to the horizons of possibility of creation. I looked at your art, I personally don't have any issue with any of it, but of course I love the art of Brom and Vargas too and, like some of yours, they lend more toward the seductive nightmare art which has its fascinating appeal. But to Carl's point, that has a niche of the 'Who" or the "Market" that that type of work appeals to. Its OK to voice that potential opportunity or obstacle, its advice no matter how you look at it. My grandfather one time, when I was sharing some art... it was of a Fairy in Bondage (non-nude)... made a comment that stung a bit... he said.. You have talent, but why this crap.. Draw wildlife or the Buttes (its a mountain range, near where I live)... at first, I felt a bit hurt. But, I stepped back and said... not all art is for everyone. Its OK. I framed the work, and entered it into a competition... it won the top ribbon in its category. My grandmother, pulled me aside, and told me that that painting was "Her favorite of all of my Art so far"... This was an important lesson. We will encounter many of both sides of reactions.... but as the creator, do what you love. I have drawn wildlife, when I "Feel it"... I have still never painted the Buttes... :: shrug :: For whatever its worth... I hope it helps. And I hope you keep posting here and everywhere... Create, Share... and sell when you feel like it... Don't get disheartened because you get negatives.. don't only glory in the positives... they both have their place... Keep balance and Create. As for your Artists Block... I cant think of anyone who hasn't had an artists or creative block.What do you love.... what other artists inspire you? What photography? Places? Music? inspire you. If the pages seem blank, then write.... as you write, think visually of things as you lay words on the paper... take a drive... Stare at patterns in the walls, an only that... What do you really see beyond what it is? Doodle on your writing... Have you read a book called Steal Like an Artist? Its a quick read, I just read it. I think it would be a good one to help you with some of the blocks... Unlike the title.. its not about STEALING in the sense of plagiarism... its stealing in the sense of you see something, in nature, or created by someone that inspires you of the next idea, thought, creation..etc... Don't worry about being Original, or creating the next masterpiece... Even if you start something, and you lose it part way.. STOP.. Start something new. I can't tell you how many times I sit down at the drawing desk to draw, or sketch and go through countless stops and pages of new starts... until something just Blinks into fruition... Keep at it... the right thing will Click, and you will be off n running in no time! How I wish I could stand down and let the world spin. I cannot. I totally disagree. If there is no one to speak out and champion recognition for the need to produce and own objects of beauty, beastly prostitution of beauty becomes the accepted interpretation of what is beautiful in the world. In my meager way I protest such a path for humanity. Yes, I have scrapped hundreds and hundreds of project productions. I have never scrapped the idea or concept of what I wanted to produce. If NASA had followed this kind of advise we would have never landed on the moon. My suggestion is to address your block, figure out why deep down inside you are blocked and once you hear your true heart's voice you return to your project and try again. To the artist on this blog I am most appreciative that she is blocked. It tells me she knows she has chosen the wrong path and is trying to figure out a way to get away from the morass she has fallen into. I suggest she get a summer bouquet of flowers and paint it a few times. If she does it she shall know why I suggested it. Let me put it another way. There are many motivation books on the market. Almost all of them speak to goals. Immediate, intermediate and long range. My experience has shown that this is true; in the brain left side thinking. It is not so much with the right side of the brain. Learning how to earn a buck and how to eat and support a family is left brain business. It takes time, training and focus to develop the right side of the brain. And that is the side that reads relationships, space occupancy, forms, lines, colors, etc. As you continue to challenge yourself by jumping into the deepest part of your mind where absolutely no thoughts exist and muck around you will re-emerge with an idea that can become a thought that can become feeling and finally manifest into a work of art. It is also my experience that those of us who dwell to long in the world of hate and revulsion endanger ourselves into entrapment of self pity and rejection of social norms. That self hatred manifests into self destruction or the destruction of those around us. Now you are asking yourselves what is this guy's experience to have such a self-serving and blindly limited vision of what "true art" is? I have been a Marine, a steel worker, a student, a husband, a father, and a grandfather. I have been a correctional officer, Lieutenant, counselor, supervisor, designer, developer and administrator of a 98% successful rate of an in-prison drug treatment program, an adjunct professor, a senior trainer at UCSD and an assistant mental health bureau chief. Oh yes, I have had over 80,000 men and women move through my assigned caseload in the 30 plus years I was in corrections. I have had my life saved by my own hand many times and by others many more. So, I suggest artists need to focus more on what makes human existence worthy of living by producing those objects of beauty that in all of our soles we collectively wish to see and some of us have the means to own. I have seen and lived in the world of inhumanity to humanity and do not need to be educated by a young artist using art as a medium to educate the world about how smart they are and how brave they are to show the world what a terrible mess we are in. This is my artist stand until the day I die. Just hope this helps re-direct a few artists back to the path of light so to speak. No one is saying Not create works of beauty.. But, the just as the judgments of art is subjective so is the individual's interpretation of beauty.And No, I would never say 'Stand down' Carl... ever... Much as my illustration of my Grandfather... though harsh at the time, I appreciated his outlook... As I do yours. But that said, I don't expect that you will LOVE everything that I create...and I, you. That is where it falls to personal taste. But then that falls to the topic and how it relates to our preferences.... we can, however still like a method, or technique, even if we do not like the image it portrays. 'nuff said on this I think as its getting philosophical... WE can go on and on.. but should be in a different thread... I am interested in the Overcoming the Artist / Creative block, that the topic suggests. Good evening Jennifer. Since this is in the art therapy forum I believe my comments are appropriate in dealing with the artist's blocked problems. I have clearly stated the issues causing the block and offered a practical and philosophical way to address the block. Pity so many read my stinging comments and are blinded so as to miss or misread my positive comments. You included. I believe that for this artist that she is at the crossroads of what to do. A simple discussion about techniques and ideas is not enough for her. It will be read as a simply bland pat on the head and now go about doing what you want to do. This artist has skill and a certain boldness to test the waters. But I see she is not satisfied with what she is doing. I am attempting to let her see the trap she has placed herself in and that she has the key to get out of it. All she needs to do is to paint a bouquet of flowers to break free. I disagree with your attempt to limit the conversation to only the question about being blocked. For this artist it is a question about philosophy and the meaning of her own existence. I do not accept your judgement about the content and context of this discussion. All artists, good or bad, work from a certain philosophical point of view. Perhaps you have misinterpreted my thoughts or meaning in what I have said. I have no issue with anything you have said, nor where they are coming from. I understand your position and your stance on how you have come to that opinion or judgment. I am not faulting that or you at all. My initial response was not for you, as it was more for her, in the aide to help her not view any feedback towards her work with a closed mind... to take it constructively and not get personally hurt by such opinions. Comments and reactions to our art, and what we put out into the world will happen - good and bad, from our point of view. Its what we do with them that makes us and our creations stronger. You are offering a position that may or may not be leading her to her 'creative block' - Fair enough. It may or may not be true... I offered a myriad of ways to help her work past them...which may or may not help.. but in the end, its up to the person who is trying to work through the issue, is it not? Well Jennifer, I see your route and I have mine. It is interesting that both routes lead to the same conclusion. I agree. I hope she and others who read this can benefit from this discourse. I am done. Looking forward to the challenge of our next "discussion" some time, some where. I appreciate everyones feedback and I have gained knowledge from your story Jen and from your suggestions Carl, and thanks Cliff-ksart!you must have been over the moon happy when your Grandmother said to you it was "Her favorite of all of my Art"! Carl I am aware of the benefits of painting the things that the majority would consider acceptable, and I understand you're stuck in your ways of thinking and you will never change, but I'm quite the opposite wherein I realize actually I Can learn from younger artists, in fact my son teaches me a lot about art every single day.up till last June I worked for a dark minimal records label and produced lots of album covers for musical artists & I also designed tattoo's, so there is a huge audience for my art financially I was very happy.if I do change my path but it wont be because I think the path I'm on is dark or evil. The 1 thing that blocks me 90% of the time was money, when I'm commissioned to do a piece or if there's money involved I feel like it almost changes the motive for my creating the painting & I found myself losing motivation rapidly, thats why I paint for free now x Aya, Yes, it was a delight for sure. She was such a quite person, complete opposite of my grandfather. And, both you always knew where you stood... I appreciated them both for sure. As for the blocks.. I was thinking some more on it last night. Why must every time you, we, sit down to draw must we expect it to be a masterpiece.. or a full painting. Sometimes I sit down to draw, and just practice things, or sketch not anything in particular.. .but just to keep the juices flowing so to speak.As for compositions of paintings... I try to draw it a few times before I really settle on what 'Will be" paintings final layout. "1 thing that blocks me 90% of the time was money, when I'm commissioned to do a piece" I would say... don't focus on the money... talk to the person... is your commission of a piece that they have a pre-conceived vision of? if so... understand what they Think they would like to see.... I have to do this when I do Storyboards often... you need to translate what their idea is to art... but it will be defined and rendered in your style and fashion. They want you to do it, because they already like your work.... You, in turn, use the client and their ideas as part of your initial inspiration to get you started... Another option, is don't do commissions. But, instead, put your early designs out for work you are already in progress on, and define when you will take pre-purchase. that way the stress of $ = deadline is virtually non-existent. You can still make money if you want, and you set your own timeline for art completion. In the end, the journey of the how or why we create art is at the individual level. These are just ideas... hope they spark something that works for you.

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Maryland: Amendments to be Considered for Senate Bill 281 Despite overwhelming opposition to his extreme gun control scheme contained in Senate Bill 281, Governor Martin O’Malley is desperately using arm-twisting politics and deceptive procedural maneuvers to try and ram through this deeply flawed legislation. Multiple amendments to Senate Bill 281 are to be considered SOON and could be supported by your state Delegate(s). It is important that you contact your state Delegate(s) TODAY and urge them to say NO to O’Malley’s political bullying and OPPOSE Senate Bill 281 and all anti-gun amendments.

Behind the Keyboard - Elieit Elieit = By Google. I wanted to search some sites and SocioTown’s name popped up and my brother, KobeJuwan, told me about it. N = So your brother already played SocioTown when you went on search mode? E = Yes, I wasn’t really sure about playing the game but he told me of interesting facts about SocioTown. N = What facts did he tell you? E = There’s bug catching, you can ride a scooter, you can go on a boat ride, and many more. N = How many brothers and sisters do you have? E = I have 1 brother, KobeJuwan, and 1 sister. My sister used to play SocioTown, but not anymore. You see… she stole someone’s name and got-in a bit of trouble.So she decided to quit completely. N = What kind of things do you and your siblings usually do together? E = We love to watch horror movies like “Goosebumps: A Night In Terror Tower” during the days. (My sister almost freaked out when the horror scene came) And go to our aunt’s house to see our cousins. N = What is “Elieit” means? E = Well… I like the name “elie” off a socian name, so I decided to add the “it” part. N = How old are you? E = 14. N = What are your favorite subject at school? E = I like my art class. Sculpture. I like to go deep in making sculptures, but we usually use clay at my school. N = What kind of clay sculpture have you done? E = Hehe… I tried to do make a mini sculpture on the double oval but it turned out to be mushy and I had had clay on my fingers for weeks. I still have a lot to learn. N = What kind of sculpture do you like? E = Roman Sculpture art is my favorite. I like this sculpture called “The Dying Gaul” (note: originally named “Dying Gladiator” by Attalus I of Pergamon) because it shows its beauty. It is a very rare Roman art that was made in the late 3rd century and considered the oldest sculpture in the Roman museums. N = The statue looks like it’s in agony though. What makes it a beauty to you? E = It shows sadness but inside the statue’s heart is love jealousy for what someone has. But, I, on the other hand, think that the statue is not happy, but its beauty was shown. But its agony was shown more than its beauty. N = What are your hobbies? E = I like to draw and ride my bike around the parking lot. N = What kind of drawings have you done? E = When I was in 2nd grade I drew a Venus Flytrap it ate a fly in the pond. I won 3rd place. N = What are your favorite foods? E = I like to eat hot dogs and I also love fried rice and fried chicken. N = What are your most favorite movie of all time? E = The most favorite is “Michael Jackson: This Is It”. When I watched his songs, it touches my heart.

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Federal and airline officials have yet to say what caused several flight attendants to become nauseated and dizzy, with watery eyes. Officials say none of the 185 passengers on board was injured or sickened. The flight landed at Dublin Airport on Saturday afternoon. US Airways says doctors were examining the flight attendants while the airline arranged for the passengers to get to Philadelphia on other flights.

Designing a training program to educate your employees Version 3 Created by Anonymous on Mar 9, 2015 8:22 PM. Last modified by Anonymous on Aug 8, 2017 3:11 AM. Hi everyone, I hope no one minded that I skipped last weeks blog-post! We’ll be back into the usual rhythm from this week. I’ve been having a lovely holiday in New Zealand, visiting friends, family and enjoying the sunshine and outdoors - even doing my first ever skydive (15,000 feet, 1 minute freefall @ 200km/hour = completely amazing and terrifying!) Now onto the topic of today’s blogpost: Designing a training program to educate your employees. Regardless of whether you’re designing a training program for employees as part of the initial deployment or as a post deployment push to increase adoption and improve collaboration, the same cycle of activities should take place. The Training Cycle 1. Complete a training needs analysis Before planning any training or developing content, a needs analysis needs to be completed to ensure that you give your employees the knowledge, skills and ability that they need to be successful using the tools and working in new ways. There is no point spending time and money developing training that isn’t going to be useful to people. The first thing to do is identify what the learning objectives of each of the user group are. What do they know already, and where are the gaps in their knowledge? Do they need to know how to set up mail and calendar on their mobile device? Or do they need to know how to collaborate on spreadsheets or design team or project websites? What behaviour changes are required for people to maximise the benefits of the tools? Do people need to learn how to work collaboratively? Rather than guessing what the training needs are for a specific group - it’s best to find out directly from that group - either via focus groups or surveys. This is particularly important post-deployment when the needs of user groups might be different to what you expect. 2. Design the training program Once you've identified what training needs exist within different departments across your organisation, it is time to design the content and training program accordingly. The key elements of this step are to identify: What is the right training format for each user group? What budget or resources exist to help with the design and delivery of content? Training comes in many formats including instructor-lead (typically classroom style), one-to-one coaching sessions, remote instructor-lead (via hangouts), and self-paced training which can be interactive e-learning, videos, or even printed materials such as a one page ‘cheat-sheet’ with instructions to follow with the new process or behaviour. An important element of the design of any training program is to ensure that you cover the reasons that the new skills or behaviour changes are needed and what the benefits are to both the organisation, team and individual are for working in the new ways. People won’t simply start behaving differently because they are told to or shown how to - explaining the benefits and reasons for the change is essential for any training program - regardless of format. 3. Develop the content Based on the learning objectives captured and the format that has been decided upon, it is now time to develop the content of the training program. This could range from being a time-consuming, complex process if you’re developing videos or e-learning materials from scratch, or simple if you’re able to reuse existing templates and content (see learn.googleapps.com for material that can be used for self-paced training, or the ‘lesson plans’ for scripts that can be used for instructor-led training)If developing the content is something that you don’t have the time or skills to do internally, you might consider using the content and services of dedicated training partners such as: If you do develop content yourself remember to focus it on behaviour change, specific use cases and meeting the needs that have been identified, rather than simply on the features and functions of the products. Below are some of the behaviour changes that might be applicable to various groups of your employees: Old behaviour New behaviour Single emails Conversation threads Folders Labels Deleting Archiving Sorting Searching Version 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 2.01, ……. Collaboration on one document Working alone Working together Being tied to your desk Working anywhere Emailing files Sharing links to documents 4. Deliver the trainingThis step is more specifically related to training that is being delivered by an instructor either remotely or in-person. The key decisions to be made include: Who will deliver instructor-led training? (internal trainer or external trainer from partner organisation) If internal trainers will be delivering the training - how will you ensure that they have the skills and knowledge to deliver quality training? Who will translate materials? (if needed) Who will manage the logistics of instructor-led training such as booking rooms, travel for trainers etc If you have a choice between a trainer that has Google Apps product knowledge but no training skills or is an experienced trainer of other subjects but not an expert in Google Apps - my vote would go to the latter choice as it is easier to teach someone Google Apps product knowledge than it is to teach them how to be a good training facilitator. So making friends with your internal L&D department is a good idea! For self-paced learning, this stage needs to consider how you’ll share and distribute the content. Where will you make the self-paced learning available? Will you create a website? Add content to an existing LMS (learning management system), will you print handouts out and put them on people’s desks? Once you’ve made the decision about where the content will be hosted, also consider the communications activities that might be needed in order to inform employees about the existence of the content, and provide them with a form they can fill in to submit feedback or ideas for how these materials could be improved. 5. Evaluate the training The last element of the training cycle is collecting feedback. This is something that should occur after every single training session - including e-learning. Collecting feedback immediately after the participant has completed the training will give you a insight into participants reactions to the content. Once you’ve collected this feedback you might need to update the content of the course before it is delivered next to improve elements of the course. To collect feedback from participants about how much they ‘learned’ during the training - you need to ask them to complete some sort of post training quiz or test where they are asked to demonstrate their new knowledge. For more information on the different levels of feedback that it is possible to collect - have a read of Kirkpatricks four levels of learning. As you can see from the image of the training cycle, training should be considered as an ongoing series of activities rather than a one time event. Consider who is the ongoing owner of Google Apps training materials and incorporate Google Apps training into the induction program for your new hires. Also consider how you will keep employees up to date with product updates as they are rolled out (check the What’s New site for details). Create a regular rhythm and format of getting all relevant updates out to your employees, be it newsletters, hangouts, drop in Q&A sessions or creating your own internal video updates - similar to ‘The Apps Show’. If this ongoing training proves challenging for you to keep up with internally - don’t forget that this is exactly where your partner can help out. Many of them offer regular hangouts to train their customers employees on product updates - have a chat with your partner to find out more about the services they offer in this space. As usual, I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences on the above topic. What has worked well or not worked well in your organisation?

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Cleveland Chiropractic College Off Campus Apartments Ready for an Apartment near CCC? Has the time come for you to get out of the dorm and move into an off campus CCC apartment? Perhaps the options available from the Cleveland Chiropractic housing office no longer meet your needs and you would like to find a cheap apartment close to the CCC campus. If so, you can search for off campus Cleveland Chiropractic apartments with MyNewPlace's college housing search. Although Cleveland Chiropractic student housing may be very conveniently close to campus, moving to an off campus apartment can be a great way to save money, put some distance in between yourself and an RA, get accustomed to living in your own apartment and building up rental history. CCC apartments for rent are available close to campus and in other neighborhoods around Los Angeles, California. 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If these things do not appeal to you, take a stab at Jerry’s Famous Deli for late night eats with the stars, Ohara’s where everyone will know your name or the Hollywood bowl for some of the best concerts in SoCal. You can find the perfect Los Angeles apartment by using the filters on the search page to set the number of bedrooms and maximum rent. You can also search apartments by neighborhood by entering the neighborhood in the search box. Happy apartment hunting! While it is hard to define “local nightlife” in a city and county as large as Los Angles, my recommendation is based on locality that highlights the best attributes of L.A…The weather of course. Griffith Park/Los Feliz has the perfect mixture of karaoke, dive, lounges, and sports bars that are tailored within easy walking distance to the residence that reside there. Eco friendly apartments in Los Angeles is a difficult standard by which to judge and you'd have to check with apartments individually to find out what kind of gray water or green roof types of features that their buildings incorporate. With so much to do in Los Angeles, it's hard to pin down an ideal weekend. Outdoor lovers can begin their weekend with a trip to the sprawling Griffith Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world, and then head to the Venice Beach Boardwalk for some excellent shopping and dining. After some people watching on the boardwalk, head to one of LA's many museums, like the Natural History Museum, the J. Paul Getty Museum, or Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Top off your perfect Los Angeles weekend with a relaxing trip to the San Antonio Winery. The area that is known as Downtown LA is the central business district of Los Angeles. However, it is also home to the city's Grand Avenue cultural corridor. Although the neighborhood had deteriorated somewhat after the advent of the automobile and freeways, the area has turned itself around drastically in recent years, in part due to new buildings, bars, hotels, shops, and restaurants sprouting up across the neighborhood. Located in Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, of course, is one of the most famous--albeit expensive--shopping destinations in the world. Yes. In fact, Los Angeles has more museums per capita than any other city in the world. Some of the city's art museums are among the most notable. These include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Getty Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. In addition, Gallery Row is home to a plethora of art galleries, which draws thousands during the monthly Downtown Art Walk. Other museums include the California Science Center, the Museum of Neon Art, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Hollywood Wax Museum. Yes, there are quite a few local sporting events in Los Angeles. 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You can inquire further to see if buildings have grey water systems or a green roof or use eco friendly paint, carpet, etc.

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Because 80% of product life-cycle cost is determined during the concept phase, companies should view design optimization as an important strategy for keeping overall product cost as low as possible. Design optimization also generates operational advantage by reducing lead time, defect rates, and nonconformance costs. The “design to value” approach, which can be applied to new and existing products, identifies the most relevant sources of value, uncovers value-creating opportunities, enables cross-functional collaboration to identify potential design changes, and assesses, prioritizes, and implements the recommended changes. Design to value is not a one-time event; rather, it’s an ongoing product development process driven by optimization of targeted design criteria. Done well, it can create significant procurement savings. Three Steps to Design Optimization Design to value is a three-step process that develops winning products and services at the best economics over the total product life-cycle. Design Criteria Prioritization. What is the definition of value that is making the case for change? Use customer insights, competitive benchmarking, and other data to identify the value you’re trying to unlock, such as serving new customers or improving product quality. From there, you can identify and prioritize design criteria. Catalyst Process. By generating fact-based ideas from cross-functional teams, external sources, and neutral parties, this process breaks down silos and addresses trade-offs for breakthrough decision-making. The goal of collaboration is to align on customer needs and product design requirements. Execution Management. To succeed in design to value, it’s critical to set clear accountability, allow for forward-looking course corrections, and stay transparent on what matters most. An initiative-tracking tool can help monitor the project from concept to full value capture. Any process has its unique challenges and obstacles. For the best design to value results, pay special attention to these areas: Information and Analysis. Are you relying on gut feelings or viewing your business too narrowly? Use fact-based analysis to uncover new insights and create one version of the truth. Execution. Is there a lack of follow-through and unrealized impact? Execution management ensures accountability and results. Four Keys to Cultural Change Design optimization requires a strong commitment to cultural change. To generate ongoing procurement savings, companies must embed design to value in their corporate culture. Here are four thoughts to keep in mind. There’s always more to learn. Research and understand the differences between your products and the best your industry has to offer. Invest in knowing exactly what your customers want and how to create value for them. Internally, address any conflicting sources of information, and align your organization around a single truth that defines your objective. Are you making full use of external and internal expertise? Do so by fostering cross-functional and collaborative processes for uncovering new insights. Don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions that may challenge the status quo and force trade-offs in design decisions. Invest in dedicated resources for design to value, and make regular iteration cycles and ongoing cross-functional communication integral to all processes. Transition from early, top-down mandates to broad-based change, using design to value as part of a continuous improvement mindset. Getting It Right Pays Off Reducing complexity in consumer durables led to a $2 billion reduction of the cost base. Through comprehensive product redesign, a rail client saw its total costs decrease by 20%. Using a rapid diagnostic, a consumer packaged goods client realized a total savings of $30 million. The Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression,national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law,where applicable. This website uses cookies to improve functionality and performance. If you continue browsing the site, you are giving implied consent to the use of cookies on this website. See our Cookie Policy for details.

The Secret of NIMH (ENGLISH) The Secret of NIMH (Jerry Goldsmith). The first Don Bluth's animated film out of his work for Disney supposed also the first score for animation written by Jerry Goldsmith. The composer insisted from the beginning on composing the music as if it was a real action movie, avoiding the traditional Mickey Mousing used in Disney's movies, point to what the producers acceded. With a few good melodies and a great sung theme, the soundtrack was originally edited in vinyl in 1982, whereas several editions have been released later in CD with similar content. In 2015, and after a deep search in the vault of 20th Century Fox, some of Goldsmith's masters were found, from which Intrada releases the expanded and re-mastered score. Due that the original album was containing almost the whole score, this edition does not adds great quantity of content with regard to the original edition, limiting itself to adding the lost track At Your Service, besides three extra demos of the vocal theme Flying Dreams. Also, the 2015 edition includes an expanded booklet with notes about the film and the score.

Fourteen anti-war activists may have made history today in a Las Vegas courtroom when they turned a misdemeanor trespassing trial into a possible referendum on America’s newfound taste for remote-controlled warfare.

Religious dogma in the Middle Ages helped create the modern domestic chicken, research suggests. Scientists found traits such as reduced aggression, faster egg-laying and an ability to live in close proximity to other birds emerged in chickens in about AD 1000. Chicken evolution might have been strongly influenced by the impact of Christian beliefs on what people ate. During the Middle Ages, religious edicts enforced fasting and the exclusion of four-legged animals from menus. However, the consumption of chickens and eggs was permitted during fasts. Increasing urbanisation might have helped drive the evolution of modern domesticated chickens, the study, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, said. “Ancient DNA allows us to observe how genes have changed in the past, but the problem has always been to get high enough time resolution to link genetic evolution to potential causes,” Oxford University lead researcher Dr Liisa Loog said. “But with enough data and a novel statistical framework, we now have timings that are precise enough to correlate them with ecological and cultural shifts.” Chickens were domesticated from Asian jungle fowl around 6000 years ago. But the new study, which combined DNA data from archaeological chicken bones with statistical modelling, showed some of the most important features of the present-day chicken arose in the high Middle Ages during a time of soaring demand for poultry. They traced the evolutionary history of more than 70 chickens, looking for changes in the THSR gene that determines levels of aggression. Natural selection favoured chickens with THSR variants that helped them cope with living close to one another, the study found. THSR variants also led to faster egg laying and a reduced fear of humans. A thousand years ago, just 40 per cent of the chickens studied had this gene, which is present in all modern domesticated chickens. “We tend to think that there were wild animals and then there were domestic animals rather than thinking about the selection pressures on domestic plants and animals that varied through time,” Dr Loog said. “This study shows how easy it is to turn a trait into something that becomes fixed in an animal in an evolutionary blink of an eye.” Remnants of ancient crops have provided researchers with clues that could help map the movement of humans across the globe more than 1300 years ago. The University of Queensland-led international study has uncovered the first direct archaeological evidence that Madagascar was colonised by a Southeast Asian community. UQ School of Social Science archaeologist Dr Alison Crowther said genetic research had confirmed that the inhabitants of Madagascar shared close ancestry with Southeast Asians, but archaeologists had until now struggled to find evidence of their early presence on the island. “We have now identified 2443 individual crop remains,” she said. “The remains were obtained through archaeological excavations at 18 ancient settlement sites in Madagascar, the Comoros and coastal eastern Africa dating back to the 7th to 12th centuries. “What was amazing to us was the stark contrast that emerged between the crops on the east African coast and offshore islands versus those on Madagascar and the nearby Comoros Islands. “The more we looked, the starker the contrast became. “The samples taken from sites on Madagascar and the Comoros contained few or no African crops, but were instead dominated by species such as Asian rice, mung bean and Asian cotton,” she said. By examining where else in the Indian Ocean these crops were grown, and drawing on historical and linguistic data, the team was able to make a strong case that the crops reached Madagascar from Island Southeast Asia. Fellow researcher and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Director of Archaeology Dr Nicole Boivin said there was still a lot to learn about the island’s past. “But what is exciting is that we finally have a way of providing a window into the island’s highly mysterious Southeast Asian settlement and distinguishing it from settlement by mainland Africans,” she said. “This means that archaeologists can use those remains to finally start to provide real material insights into the colonisation process.” The research team plans to return to Madagascar to continue the work. Dr Crowther said much work remains to be done. “We are keen to understand who these people were and what impact they had,” she said. The team’s findings are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. All chickens descend from south east Asia, new archaeological research has found, with scientists dubbing these common ancestors the “great, great grandmothers of the chicken world”. The team of researchers from the University of New England (Armidale, Australia) studied the ancient DNA – known as mitochondrial DNA – preserved within 48 archaeological chicken bones and found the same DNA signature present in bones from Europe, Thailand, the Pacific, Chile, the Dominican Republic and Spanish colonial sites in Florida. Project researcher Dr Alison Storey says chickens have been domesticated for at least 5400 years and it has been difficult to determine the ancient origin and dispersal of chickens because of the way successive civilisations carried the domesticated poultry with them wherever they went. “What we found is that one of the sequences in the different chicken bones was very similar over a wide geographic area. This tells us that the chickens that we found in archaeological sites all over the world shared an ancient ancestor who was domesticated somewhere in southeast Asia a long time ago,” Dr Storey told the ABC. “All of our domestic chickens are descended from a few hens that I like to think of as the ‘great, great grandmothers’ of the chicken world,” she says. The report, published in the journal PLos ONE, has implications for the world of human movement as much as it does for the DNA of poultry. The report says: “Understanding when chickens were transported out of domestication centres and the directions in which they were moved provides information about prehistoric migration, trade routes, and cross cultural diffusion.” More than ten thousands of bone fragments were recovered from the Lingjing site, Henan Province during 2005 and 2006. By taking statistical analyses of the skeletal elements of the two predominant species in this assemblage, aurochs (Bos primigenius) and horse (Equus caballus), scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, found that hominids at this site have already practiced sophisticated hunting techniques and subsistence strategies and may be quite familiar with the ecological and anatomical characteristics and nutritional values of the large-sized prey animals and can accordingly take different processing and handling strategies at the hunting site, as reported in the journal of Science China Earth Sciences, 2012, 55 (2). The Lingjing site is located in the west part of Lingjing town, about 15 km to the northwest of the Xuchang City, Henan Province and stands at an elevation point of 117 m. Initially discovered in the middle of the 20th century, this site was re-excavated by researchers from the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology during 2005 to 2006. Within an area of about 300 m2, the Lingjing site yielded nearly 20 fragments of human fossils, 10 thousands of stone artifacts and more than 10000 pieces of animal fossils. Within the Chinese Paleolithic cultural system, it is of the transitional status between the Early and Later Paleolithic Age. Animal fossils in statistics are primarily from the stratum bearing the hominid fossils – the “Lower Cultural Layer”. Researchers assessed the differential influences and weights of a variety of taphonomic agencies in the formation of the assemblage, and found hominid hunting and the subsequent disarticulation, slaughtering, and their transport of the bone elements of the prey species are the main factors accounting for the formation of the present assemblage. After observing the distributional patterns of cut marks on the long bones of animals from the site, researchers found that most cut marks were on the midshaft portions of the bone (185 pieces, 98.45%), whereas only two pieces of distal epiphysis and one piece of proximal epiphysis (1.06% and 0.53%) were cut-marked. And of all the cut-marked long bones, 34% and 41% specimens belong to the upper and middle limbs of herbivores respectively, whereas only 25% belong to the lower limbs. This data suggests that hominids at the Lingjing site first accessed the animal resources prior to the carnivores and cut off the meat on the long bones. Mortality patterns for two dominant species of the Lingjing site indicate that both animals have the mortality profiles of prime-adults dominated and accompanied by a small proportion of juvenile individuals, implying that hominids there already had relatively mature and systematical living strategies and social organizations in this period. The distributions of the long bone circumferences and bone lengths could partially reflect the differential modifications of the hominids and carnivores on archaeofauna. The long bone circumferences of most specimens of the Lingjing assemblage is less than 25%, which is identical to that of hominid sites, but much different from that of the carnivore lairs. The lengths of 1300 pieces of long bones measured, are mostly distributed in the area of 3–6 or 6–9 cm, clearly displaying hominids’ influences on the archaeofauna at the Lingjing site. There is a big difference between the skeletal element profiles of aurochs and horse in the Lingjing assemblage. There are relatively more fragments of horse’s skulls and mandibles, but its long bones are almost absent from the site. Perhaps, just as modern humans did, hominids always preferred to transport all the skeletal parts of the horses back to their base-camps whereas they dropped most of the bones of the aurochs in the killing sites. As compared to the artiodactyls, skeletal elements of the equids have relatively stronger muscle attachment points, and even after a more detailed field processing (such as defleshings, etc.) there will still be a large amount of nutritional components attached to the bone surfaces. If hominids dropped the bones in the field, it will inevitably have resulted in the loss of much nutrients. Furthermore, the marrow cavities within the long bones of equids are significantly smaller and its marrow content is mainly inside the spongy parts of the bones, which cannot be efficiently utilized by ancient humans. The taphonomic study of the Lingjing site shows that this fauna is not a consequence of a large-scale hunting activity, instead it is just a final synthesis of several episodes of small-scale hunting events. For homonids with limited resources, perhaps the most sensible choice is to move those skeletal elements which still have much nutritional contents adhered, back to the base-camp, where they not only have enough time, but also have technology and capacity to extract nutrition thoroughly from those bones. “The study of skeletal element profiles is an essential tool to reconstruct hominid behaviors, their social activities or the functions of archaeological sites”, said study lead author Dr. ZHANG Shuangquan of the IVPP, “This study initiatively identifies hominid’s differential treatment of the bones of aurochs and horse in the Paleolithic record of East Asia”. A team led by Professor Raj Somadeva has recently made finds supporting the theory that Sri Lankan Culture is not borrowed from any other country or region, as has long been supposed. The expedition is excavating a site near Haldummulla town, 835 metres above sea level on the Southern Platform of central hills – the oldest recognisable human settlement in Sri Lanka at a significant altitude. According to Somadeva, considerable evidence of a well organised prehistoric hunting culture and civilisation were earlier found in minor excavations and caves. Somadeva says this represents the transition from hunting to agriculture around 3000 years ago. The stone tools and graves uncovered in Ranchamadama and Haldummulla represent more or less the same period, yet the fragments of pottery and stone tools and other archaeological evidence discovered in Ranchamadama in 2009 prove that Sri Lankan prehistoric man migrated from higher Haldummulla to lower Ranchamadama later. As Somadeva points out, the Horton Plains which the prehistoric Sri Lankan people are believed to have inhabited is a further 600 metres above Haldummulla, itself a mountainous region. People living in the hills gradually migrated to lower plains around 5000 BCE, probably owing to the widespread drought which hit the highlands during that time. In their journey to the lower regions of the island, the people found some special stones with a high concentration of iron, trapped in the precipices, and it is these stones that have been found deposited in the graves. In 2010 the team excavated graves on the way to Tamil Mahavidyalaya of Haldummulla – the highest elevation thus far. There they unearthed three large funeral vessels of clay resembling boats, each the size of a human body and containing burnt earth, as well as fragments of pots made with the potter’s wheel and filled with funeral ashes, and tools made of the special iron-rich stones. Remains of human habitation adjacent to the graves included tools and pottery similar to that found in the graves. The practising of funeral rites and the employment of potter’s wheel were the distinctive marks of the primitive agricultural society. The remains uncovered in Haldummulla signals prehistoric man’s transition from hunting to agriculture, however excavations are still at a experimental stage.

She Was Enslaved by Salvadoran Guerrillas. That Makes Her Ineligible for Asylum. She watched as Salvadoran guerrillas made her husband dig his own grave and then murdered him. She was forced to cook, clean, and wash clothes for the guerrillas under threat of death. But after she fled El Salvador for the United States, she was denied asylum. And on Wednesday, the government upheld that denial because her forced labor constituted “material support” for terrorism. The problem for the asylum seeker, identified in legal documents by the initials ACM, is that US law prevents anyone who has engaged in “terrorist activity” from receiving protection from persecution. That includes providing material support such as a “safe house” or weapons. The question before the Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals was whether cooking, cleaning, and washing clothes counted as material support. On Wednesday, the board found in a 2-1 ruling that it did. The ruling comes as the Trump administration pushes to close “loopholes” in the asylum system that it says enable “chronic” fraud, noting that most Central Americans lose their asylum claims. In October, Attorney General Jeff Sessions attacked “dirty immigration lawyers” for their role in promoting “rampant abuse and fraud” in the asylum system. But in reality, many asylum seekers are denied because of court rulings and obscure laws like the one that prevent people like ACM from gaining asylum—people fleeing extreme persecution who would seem to be perfect candidates for asylum. ACM was pressed into involuntary servitude by Salvadoran guerrillas in 1990, during the country’s brutal civil war. She entered the United States without authorization in 1991 and later applied for asylum. A New York immigration judge, Noel Brennan, denied her asylum claim in 2016 but blocked her from being removed from the United States under the Convention Against Torture, citing her “slavery at the hands of the guerrillas.” The Department of Homeland Security appealed that ruling later the same year, sending the case to the Board of Immigration Appeals. On Wednesday, the board upheld Brennan’s asylum decision and requested that Brennan reconsider the decision to protect her from deportation. The board found that ACM’s domestic work “aided [guerrillas] in continuing their mission of armed and violent opposition to the Salvadoran Government.” Board members Patricia Cole and Roger Pauley, who joined the board under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, respectively, wrote that while her “assistance may have been relatively minimal, if she had not provided the cooking and cleaning services she was forced to perform, another person would have needed to do so.” ACM’s lawyers say they will now appeal the decision to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. Dawn Pipek Guidone, a Long Island attorney who has worked on the case pro bono since 2004, says the decision “is a travesty of justice.” Nicholas Mundy, a Brooklyn-based lawyer who is working with Guidone pro bono, says that when he first heard about the case, he couldn’t believe that the government was trying to block asylum. Board Member Linda Wendtland, another Bush-era appointee, dissented from the Pauley and Cole’s view that cooking and cleaning “performed—as a slave—for Salvadoran guerrillas” meets the legal bar for material support. She wrote that the majority’s sweeping definition of aiding terrorists is “without effective limits and would lead to absurd results”: [P]roviding a glass of water to a thirsty individual who happened to belong to a terrorist organization would constitute material support of that organization, because the individual otherwise would have needed to obtain water from another source. Providing medical care to a flu-stricken member of a terrorist organization would also qualify as material support, since the individual otherwise would have needed to seek help from another doctor. Myriad other everyday activities that involve the crossing of paths with individuals who happen to be members of terrorist organizations would also be covered, such as…cooking breakfast or doing laundry for one’s spouse who is a member. Brennan said in her 2016 decision that ACM’s distress was “palpable” as she described the “physical and psychological abuse” the guerrillas inflicted. “As she told of the circumstances regarding her husband’s brutal death, she broke down, and when questioned in detail about it had further tears,” Brennan said. She would have granted asylum if ACM had not “cooked and cleaned and washed clothes and otherwise [given] what is ‘material’ support” to her captors. The material support also appeared to include being coerced into shooting at bottles and trees for weapons training. ACM said she found the training repulsive and feigned sickness so she could go back to cooking and cleaning. An excerpt from Judge Brennan’s ruling. The fact that her labor was performed under threat of death was, from a legal perspective, irrelevant. In 2016, the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled in a separate case that there is no exception for assisting terrorists under “duress.” That case centered on Marleny Hernandez, who ran a store and hotel in the 1990s in the small town of El Bordo, Colombia. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the guerrilla group known as FARC after its Spanish initials, repeatedly threatened Hernandez and demanded that she give them food and other goods from her store, according to court documents. Hernandez eventually complied. After she stopped providing assistance and let Colombian police stay in her hotel, the guerrillas attacked her town and burned down her store and hotel. A FARC commander later put a gun to her head and demanded that she stop helping the police. Hernandez fled for the United States soon after but was denied asylum. Despite the rulings, it is not impossible for people who meet the legal definition of supporting terrorism to receive asylum. The secretaries of state and homeland security can provide a waiver for people who undertook “terrorism-related” actions that make them ineligible for immigration benefits. DHS’s website states that the “definition of terrorism-related activity is relatively broad and may apply to individuals and activities not commonly thought to be associated with terrorism.” In Hernandez’s case, the appeals board said Congress’ authorization of the waiver is evidence that the law does not include an exception for helping terrorists under duress. Pauley and Cole cited the authority to grant waivers on Wednesday as evidence that there is no “quantitative” limit for what counts as supporting terrorism. Something is either material support or it isn’t, they decided. But to be eligible for the waiver, Guidone says her client would need to concede that she provided material support, a claim that her lawyers strongly dispute. In February, the Second Circuit in New York denied an appeal from Hernandez. Judge Christopher Droney backed the decision but wrote in a concurring opinion that he had “serious concerns” that the waiver program did not meet US obligations under international law. The 1967 UN refugee protocol, to which the United States is a party, prohibits removing eligible asylum seekers unless they pose a security threat. Droney stated that it is clear that “Congress did not intend to allow DHS to remove otherwise-eligible asylees who do not present genuine security threats to the United States—a description that seems very likely to apply to Hernandez, and perhaps, others like her.” The Second Circuit may soon have a chance to weigh in on whether forced labor counts as material support for terrorists. Guidone says her client will be vindicated by the appeal. Mundy adds that the case is striking a chord. “The public and the press is realizing how literally crazy that determination is,” he says. “And how unfair and unjust it is.”

11:54 am ET 12/9/2016Intraday data is at least 15 minutes delayed; All prices are in the local currency; Time is ET. Stock Price Details Shares Outstanding 19 million Market Cap $61 million Return on Equity ttm 6.64% Last Dividend GVP:US does not pay a dividend Earnings EPS: Year Actual ttm 0.086 EPS: Year Est. -- ttm -- EPS: Quarterly Actual -- 0.00 EPS: Quarterly Est. -- -- Price/Earnings ttm 37.92 Relative Price/Earnings 1.860 Earnings Growth Rate 36.59 Company Description GSE Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and delivers business and technology solutions. The Company applies process control and simulation software, systems, and services to the energy, process, and manufacturing industries worldwide. Products are used in the specialty chemical, food and beverage, petroleum refining, pharmaceutical, power generation, and metals industries.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 How To Have Fun Following the Stock Market Over the course of 40 years, I have been following the stock market. Obviously, I have a bit of a personal interest, but it’s also fun to make up my own mind about what it all means. And, of course, it’s a bit like rooting for a team – with the added fun that, over the long term, the stock market has gone up by about 10% per year, so you tend to win at the end of the day a bit more frequently than you lose – definitely not the case with some of my sports teams. So let’s talk about how I might do it (bearing in mind, of course, that these are brief glimpses via a TV stock market ticker in places like restaurants or on the radio while travelling on occasional days, plus checking the results at night as part of looking for good news to go to sleep with). The first thing I do is, concentrate on the S&P 500. The Dow Jones, I have found, isn’t always representative of the overall stock market, because its selection of stocks is a bit quirky; and, of course, the NASDAQ is too heavily high-tech-weighted. The S&P contains stocks from both, and so, if the NASDAQ goes one way and the Dow goes another, as happens surprisingly often, you can pretty much count on the S&P being somewhere in the middle. The next thing I do is remind myself that the S&P 500 does not include income from dividends. According to studies I have seen, those dividends add about 2.15% to the S&P’s return each year. So, if the S&P is down a little on a given day, I can comfort myself with the reflection that so far in the year, it has actually returned, say, 1% more than the number suggests. If you want a further comforter, S&P publishes “total return” (S&P 500 plus dividends for the year so far). And that doesn’t include reinvestment of dividends, which, if the market has gone up by 15% so far, will yield you another 0.15% by the end of the year (p.s., due to the magic of compounding, that will be nothing to sneeze at in 5 years or so). See, I’m winning already! If I happen to be able to look at the stock market before the opening bell, the only thing I look for is “S&P futures”. That happens to be a fairly reliable indicator of where the stock market will hover around until about 2-2:30 pm … more on that later. Be careful of the name, because there’s another S&P futures market whose abbreviation is very similar, but which tends to be negative when S&P futures is positive, and vice versa. And then there’s one more thing I can do, and pretty much do every day. That is, look to see if it’s sunny out. You see, I live near Boston, reasonably near NYC – near enough to guess what the weather is like around 8 or 8:30 in the morning, when the traders go into NYSE to prepare for the day’s session. A fascinating study a while back showed that when those traders see sunny weather outside, they tend to be more optimistic in their outlook, and so the S&P 500 tends to go up more often. And so, when it’s sunny out at that time, no matter whether it’s pouring the rest of the day, I am more likely to anticipate a good day. It’s sunny this morning! I’m going to win, yay! Unfortunately, I find that the news rarely gives a good indication on what will move the market today, no matter when in the day you check. After many years of listening to them, I tend to distrust ex post explanations. So I just check, if I’m lucky enough to see, what is happening around 10:30-11, when the spurt of the S&P 500 to its futures level has been pretty much over for a good half hour. On the rare occasions when the futures projection is countered by sudden events, that’s when the big drops or big gains will show up. Yay! The Fed is going to give guidance today, and traders usually overestimate the effect on the positive side before they announce around 2! If by some amazing chance I get a chance around lunch to watch the S&P 500 update on an every-half-minute basis, I can watch the dance of the buyers and sellers. The way it plays out is, these days, a surge up of less than a point as buyers buy the prices up, followed by a drop of less than a point as sellers sell the price down. It’s only after 2-3 minutes that you can see whether the overall trend is up or down – unless a thrilling jump up suddenly moves the market up by a point or more. Or an annoying big drop down interrupts the festivities. To heck with the business news – where’s the sports? But the real surprises tend to occur around 2-2:30, when suddenly the market can go completely away from the futures prediction. It almost always is due to breaking news – the Fed, late-in-the-day government reports, political news, late news from Europe. If no break occurs then, the futures prediction is probably good for the rest of the day. Yay if it was sunny this morning! And then the final bell rings at 4, and about 4:04 to 4:06 you get the final S&P 500 figure of the day. But, oddly enough, if the S&P is up more than 1% (these days, about 13 points), I don’t get too happy, and if it’s down more than 1%, I don’t get too sad. Because if traders really understood what was happening, there’s no way there would be jumps like that. I’m a cynical guy; as far as I’m concerned, traders can be pretty unsophisticated in their fears and enthusiasms, so what this tells me is that traders are running around like chickens because it’s going to take them forever to see that the latest news, ultimately, is no big deal. And since that kind of thing can last for months, I just sit and wait until sanity arrives, with my own idea of where the S&P 500 should be. On the other hand, if it reaches the point where Intel is at 60 times earnings (as it was in 2000), or 5 times, that’s real craziness. Next, I factor in yearly cycles. The one I like right now (or maybe “like” is too strong) is the end-of-the-month cycle in which, I suspect, traders start trading the price back towards the value at the beginning of the month, to show gains in their monthly performance report if there are any, or because they have oversold through panic and now are just waiting until the price comes back up through lack of sellers in order to cut their losses. That tends to mean that I pay less attention starting around the 21st. Ho-hum. The next thing I like to anticipate is the quarterly period from about Month 1 Day 15 to about early in Month 2 when companies make their earnings reports. Those companies, I really suspect, manage their numbers to analysts’ estimates. And that means, most times, many more times where the companies beat the numbers by a little, and the stock market keeps bouncing up, bit by bit. Or, there’s negative news, but the earnings reports match it until the panic goes away (or outlast the reports, in a few cases). Fun times. Less than 1% S&P 500 daily increases. Yay! And then there is the full yearly cycle in which, many times, the “Christmas rally” tends to take place right after New Years’, followed by continued upward movement to the later part of April, followed by slow and at the end more rapid decline to mid-October, followed by comeback until the end of the year. This varies a lot, but it typically means that about 2/3 of the year is an up-tick. Yay! And if it isn’t, one of my sports teams won again. Yay! But the best part of it all is those times during the year when the S&P 500 is really on a hot streak, or at the end of the year. If the S&P 500 is on a tear, I can sit down and fantasize what my teeny S&P 500 index fund has grown to. If I’m at the end of a down year, I can sit down and remind myself that the underlying S&P 500 is growing by 10% per year, blithely ignoring inflation and eventual capital gains taxes (don’t rain on my parade!) And at the end of the year I can raise a toast, to my teeny S&P 500 index fund that over the last 25 years of 10% average returns has grown 10-fold, to a slightly less teeny amount, and fantasize that if life were just that index fund, I would be rich, rich beyond the dreams of avarice, and that my stock-market team had therefore won the Super Bowl. No comments: Wayne Kernochan About Me I have recently retired. Before retirement, I was a long-time computer industry analyst at firms like Aberdeen Group and Yankee Group, and before that a programmer at Prime Computer and Computer Corp. of America. Sloan/MIT MBA, Cornell Computer Science Master's, and Harvard college degrees. Used to play the violin, and have written unpublished books about personal finance, violin playing, and the relationship between religion and mathematics, as well as three plays, two musicals, a screenplay on climate change, short stories, and poetry. I intend to use this blog in future both to continue to enjoy the computing field and to pursue my interests in many other areas (e.g., climate change, history, issues of the day).

* Exported from MasterCook * KOUSHARI (LENTILS, MACARONI AND RICE IN OIL) Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Vegetarian Ethnic Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 c Ads iswid (brown lentils) Water Salt 1 c Small macaroni noodles 1 c Short grain rice 2 tb Olive oil 1 c Tomato puree -----TA'LEYA II----- 2 lg Onions 1/4 c Olive oil 1 Garlic clove (or more) -- finely chopped This is classed as an 'oil' dish by Coptic Egyptians and is prepared during periods of fasting when animal products cannot be taken. You may cook the lentils, macaroni and rice simultaneously in 3 pots, or if, like me, you like to keep pots to a minimum, use the method given. This is the way they prepare it in Egypt anyway. Place lentils in a sieve and wash well under running water. Place in a large pot and add 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 hour until tender but still intact. Drain and keep aside. Clean same pot and add 4 cups water. Bring to the boil, add 2 teaspoons salt and the macaroni. Stir constantly until water returns to the boil and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes until tender. Stir occasionally. Drain and keep aside. Clean pot again and dry. Wash rice well in sieve under running water and drain. Heat oil in pot and fry rice over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes or until tender. Leave covered off the heat for 5 minutes for grains to separate. Prepare the ta'leya (directions below), add tomato puree and bring to the boil. Add lentils and macaroni to cooked rice and toss together lightly with a fork. Pour hot ta'leya and tomato mixture on top, toss again and cover pot. Leave over low heat for 10 minutes. Serve hot. TA'LEYA: Halve peeled onions lengthwise then slice thinly to give semicircles. Heat olive oil in a pan, add onions and fry over medium heat until golden brown. Add garlic and cook a minute longer. Source: The Complete Middle East Cookbook, by Tess Mallos Typed for you by Karen Mintzias - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Everything About You You know I’ve always got your back, girl So let me be the one you come running to, running to, r-r-running I said it’s just matter of fact, girl You just call my name I’ll be coming through, coming through, I’ll get coming On the other side of the world, it don’t matter I’ll be there in two, I’ll be there in two, I’ll be there in two I still feel it every time It’s just something that you do Now ask me why I want to It’s everything about you, you, you Everything that you do, do, do From the way that we touch, baby To the way that you kiss on me It’s everything about you, you, you The way you make it feel, new, new, new Like every party is just us two And there’s nothing I could point to It’s everything about you, you, you Everything about you, you, you It’s everything that you do, do, do It’s everything about you Yes, I like the way you smile with your eyes Other guys see you but don’t realize that it’s m-my loving There’s something about your laugh that it makes me wanna have to There’s nothing funny so we laugh at n-n-nothing Every minute’s like our last so let’s just take it real slow Forget about the clock that’s tick-tick-ticking I still feel it every time It’s just something that you do Now ask me why I want to It’s everything about you, you, you Everything that you do, do, do From the way that we touch, baby To the way that you kiss on me It’s everything about you, you, you The way you make it feel, new, new, new Like every party is just us two And there’s nothing I could point to It’s everything about you, you, you Everything about you, you, you It’s everything that you do, do, do It’s everything about you And you have always been the only one I wanted And I wanted you to know without you I can’t face it All we wanna have is fun But they say that we’re too young Let them say what they want It’s everything about you, you, you Everything that you do, do do From the way that we touch, baby To the way that you kiss on me It’s everything about you, you, you It’s everything that you do, do, do Like every party is just us two And there’s nothing I could point to It’s everything about you, you, you Everything about you, you, you It’s everything that you do, do, do It’s everything about you

I LOVE finding out about different ways to appreciate the Sun and light in general. Use this forum to post your info or questions about various outside the mainstream ways to appreciate our life giving star!

Restrictions to be placed on European broadcasters TV stations on the continent will not be permitted to have commentary in English European broadcasters are to be restricted to showing one live match only on Saturday afternoons as the Premier League fights back in its effort to prevent pubs in England showing the games using foreign decoders. TV stations on the continent will also not be permitted to have commentary in English - another change from the current deal which allowed all the Saturday 3pm games to be shown on the continent and with no restrictions on commentary. It follows last year's High Court victory for Portsmouth pub landlady Karen Murphy, who overturned her conviction for using a cut-price Greek satellite decoder to air Premier League matches. Some of the top-flight clubs such as Sunderland have claimed attendances suffer badly from pubs in the city showing home matches live via foreign satellite decoders. The new rules for European broadcasters mean pubs will not be able to show any match they choose even if they have a foreign decoder. Although the league lost the High Court case, it claimed a partial victory after the European Court of Justice ruled it could take legal action for breach of copyright for clips such as opening video sequences, graphics and highlights of previous matches. The Premier League has almost finalised its overseas rights deals for 2013-16 - only Europe, the Middle East and North Africa remain outstanding. Once those are in place, the total broadcasting income for the next three seasons in expected to top £5bn. Spending controls Meanwhile, a compromise solution on spending controls is expected to be agreed by the Premier League chairmen next month despite four of the leading clubs writing to demand UEFA's full financial fair play rules are brought in. A letter from Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool to the league chief executive Richard Scudamore has called for full spending controls, where clubs must break even without wealthy owners being allowed to cover clubs' losses. Manchester City and Chelsea are opposing any spending controls being brought in but it is likely the 20 clubs will agree at their meeting on 7 February on a compromise which will allow a fixed amount of losses to be covered by owners. The letter from the four clubs states: "Thank you for your continued work on the vital subject of Financial Regulation for the Premier League. "However, we do not feel that the latest proposals go far enough to curb the inflationary spending which is putting so much pressure on clubs across the entire League. "We continue to believe that to be successful and have the best chance of gaining at least the 14 votes necessary, any proposals for Financial Regulation must include meaningful measures to restrict the owner funding of operating losses." West Brom and Fulham also oppose any spending controls, while the remaining 12 favour some form of compromise solution.

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Arthur and Jane are stewards of the Matteson/Metzger family farm on Crandall Hill in Potter County, Pennsylvania. Now Certified Organic by Pennsylvania Certified Organic! Monday, May 9, 2016 Certified Organic Garden Plants For Sale Certified Organic Tomato Plants As advertised, Metzger Heritage Farm has USDA Certified Organic Tomato and Pepper Plants available for sale. Some varieties could be ready to go this week while others will benefit from another week or two in the protected greenhouse. And, as of last evening (Tuesday, May 10), Verizon has repaired our telephone line. The answering machine is ready to take your calls if we're out in the greenhouse. Also, email is good at [email protected] These tomatoes are about four inches high this morning They have been grown in organic seed starting mix and organic compost potting soil in individual peat pots. These plants are raised in a heated greenhouse space with supplemental lighting. They are healthy and sturdy. We have taken care to selected varieties with a short growing season to help ensure success in your home garden. We are offering discount for the purchase of six or more plants. We planted the first of our tomatoes in the high tunnel on Wednesday. They have great root systems and have already begun their ascent up the twine. No comments: About Our Family Farm Located on Dingman Run Road, five miles from the intersection of Route 6, just west of Coudersport, Pennsylvania. Our participation in Path To Organic program of the Pa. Department of Agriculture led us to achieve USDA Organic Certification in 2015.

Monthly Archives: July 2016 The University of St Andrews RFC is pleased to announce our new coaching team for the upcoming 2016/2017 season. Director of Rugby David Ross has added Luis Arola as forwards coach, and Chris Martin as 2nd XV coach for the upcoming season. Burhan Torgut will continue in his 3rd XV Head Coach, video analysis, and strength and conditioning roles. David Ross had to say on the appointments, “Appointing such dedicated and enthusiastic coaches to compliment the work that Burhan Torgut and I have been doing for the last year is very exciting for the club. Both Luis and Chris are keen to make an impact at the club to ensure we remain the number 1 rugby programme in Scotland and become even better with their input. With pre-season just over a month away we are all planned and ready to go and will be working hard to prepare the teams for The Royal Bank of Scotland Scottish Varsity Match and the start of the BUCS season.” New forwards coach, Luis Arola, formerly of Heriots FP RFC and Merchiston Castle School, noted, “Joining the University of St. Andrews RFC is an exciting opportunity. It brings immense responsibility to perform to the high standards this institution requires. I’m looking forward to working with both the coaches and players in the upcoming season to support the development of the club.” 2nd XV coach Chris Martin, currently a PE teacher at Madras College and former player for Howe of Fife RFC, had to say, “Being given the opportunity to become part of the team at St. Andrews is something I feel extremely privileged about. The culture of professionalism and the attention to detail that David has built up is incredible and it’s the type of environment you want to be part of as a coach. Since being forced to stop playing through injury, I’ve been waiting for the chance to express my passion for the game again and I’m now very excited to start working with the squad in August.” The club would also like to thank departing 2nd XV coach Andrew Durward for his commitment to the club over the past four years, and wishes him well for his move to Edinburgh and engagement. Building towards the 2016 Royal Bank of Scotland Scottish Varsity Match, the Saints are in very good hands to hit the ground running when they return for preseason in August.

Online Colleges in Arkansas Online Arkansas Colleges and Universities Are you thinking about pursuing an educational degree at a college in Arkansas? Are you not currently a resident of Arkansas, so you feel the need to do your homework in order to learn everything you can about what this state has to offer you? Have you already chosen your educational degree program and you want to be sure that a college in Arkansas will adequately prepare you for your future career path? If you said yes to each of these questions, then you won’t want to stop reading now. Below, you will find the most pertinent information regarding this wonderful state and all that it has to offer you in your educational pursuits. Arkansas, which is known as the natural state, is home to three universities that are ranked among the top colleges in the United States. The southern state of Arkansas offers many geographical features, from areas of lowlands to regions of mountains. Within the landscape of the state of Arkansas you may have the chance to experience Hot Springs National Park, Buffalo National River, Fort Smith National Historic Site, and the Arkansas Post National Memorial. One of the universities that you may want to consider is the University of Arkansas, which is located in Fayetteville. Along with being recognized for its great athletic programs, this university is also known for providing well-rounded degree programs in practically any field of study. Of particular interest at this university is the animal science degree programs, the poultry science degree programs, and the agricultural related programs. In addition, this university boasts a notable school of architecture, a school of business, a law school, and a doctoral program. A second viable option that you may want to consider as you pursue your educational path is the Harding University. This private, Christian college requires students to attend a chapel session each morning and to complete a daily devotion. It is important to note that this college may not have as many degree programs to offer their students as other traditional colleges or universities. The third most popular educational option in the state of Arkansas is the University of Central Arkansas. This university, which boasts one of the most beautiful campuses, is located just north of Little Rock, in Conway, Arkansas. Although this university was founded to train aspiring teachers, in recent years it has expanded its academic curriculum to include practically any field of study that you can imagine. Within Arkansas, this university is quite well known for providing four campuses that each allow students to live on campus and attend school. Furthermore, University of Central Arkansas is also known for having a well-organized study abroad program that includes destinations such as China, Italy, and Africa. Although the University of Arkansas Little Rock is not noted as one of the top three universities in Arkansas, it does serve as the state’s only metropolitan college. Due to this fact, it is the second most popular educational choice based on enrollment. As with most universities, you can choose to study practically any field at this post-secondary school. Accredited Online Colleges in Arkansas Choosing a university can be a daunting task. It will be one of the most important decisions taken by someone, as it will shape up the future of the concerned person. Choosing the right college depends on a lot of factors. For instance, you need to have the required grades to qualify for the college. Granted that requirement is met, the next step should be to choose the right place. One of the most popular destinations for students seeking higher education is the United States of America. But being a huge country full of world class universities, students – both resident and international – often find it close to impossible to settle on any one of their choice. However, this task can be made much easier by first deciding on which state you prefer. Arkansas is a great place to start. There are 24 institutions of higher education having four-year degree curriculums, and the great diversity in programs offered will interest every kind of student. In addition, there are lots of career opportunities in Arkansas, which makes studying here even more tempting. The different universities have different tuition costs, academic programs, and financial aid and scholarship options. To help you find the right university for you, we have devised a list consisting of some of the best universities in Arkansas. University of Arkansas (UofA) The University of Arkansas is one of the best colleges in Arkansas. It is a top-classified, Carnegie-endowed research university, and offers students 70 bachelor’s degree programs in fields such as liberal arts, business, agriculture, and other innovative options such as interior design and biological and agricultural engineering. Over 26,000 students, from all over the world, enroll at UofA every year. Admission in this university will allow you to connect with more than 3000 fellow students, and learn from 700 amazing faculty. You can also enjoy benefits like the opportunity to study abroad, get research grants, and get special housing accommodation. There are more than 50 centers for research and outreach on campus. Students are continually encouraged to conduct research on any topic of interest, with the findings being published bi-annually in the university’s Inquiry journal. Some other bachelor’s degree programs offered by UofA include:Chemical Engineering Students studying this degree program are given a broad and strong foundation in chemistry, physics, mathematics, economics, communication skills and the humanities. The courses cover topics such as thermodynamics, energy balances, fluid mechanics, reaction kinetics, heat and mass transfer, process control, computer methods, and other learning skills which are required of a practicing chemical engineer. This program also serves as an excellent preparation for dental, pharmacy, and law school.Accounting This program provides students with a broad overall education, with solid basics in the common body of knowledge of business administration. The in-depth analysis of accounting helps students gain entry-level competence to pursuit a career in the business industry. Graduation in this program can also be followed by a Master of Accountancy degree, which is designed to convert the student from an apprentice to an accounting specialist. John Brown University (JBU) Having a 5-mile mountain biking trail running along Sager Creek, JBU has a picturesque campus. The curriculum is rooted in the liberal arts, with degree options including the likes of Christian ministry and formation, art and illustration, and entrepreneurship. Moreover, arts students will find a wide range of performance opportunities with a variety of choirs, the Music Theater Workshop, and the Jazz Ensemble. In addition to all the academic opportunities, student athletes and sports enthusiasts can get involved with club sport and intramural programs, and join the fantastic intercollegiate athletic teams. Furthermore, The John Brown’s Leader Scholars Institute also offers a four year co-curricular program, which brings together the top academic performers and guides them to become strong leaders in their respective fields. JBU is known for producing students who have won a Fulbright Scholarship and been awarded the NASA Innovation Award for multi-robot design. Some of the degrees students can enroll in include:Biochemistry Students of this degree study organic and inorganic chemistry, as well as nanotechnology. In addition, they can conduct their own research, assist their faculties on research projects and work on community service projects related to their studies. They learn to solve real-world problems through significant laboratory experience, comprehensive classwork and research.Biblical and Theological Studies This degree explores the foundation and the development of church history and prepares students for the ministry, seminary or graduate school. Original biblical languages are studied, as well as church history, faith philosophies, evangelical theology and the power of authentic church ministry. Central Baptist College Founded in 1892, the Central Baptist College is one of the highest ranked colleges in Arkansas, and offers a Christian-based liberal arts education. It offers students 37 degree programs, with minors on fields such as the sciences, business, education, the arts and Biblical studies. All programs offered by Central Baptist College are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Programs include not only the classical English or history, but also more modern, cutting-edge options such as molecular bioscience and multimedia communications. This college houses more than 700 students and over 50 full-time faculty members. All necessities – such as campus safety resources, counseling services, chapel and spiritual events, and a student health clinic – are available on-campus. In addition to academics, students can partake in various activities throughout the year, such as sports events, themed parties, and movie nights. Degrees offered include the likes of Biology, Psychology, Management, and Journalism, all of which prepare and enable the students to pursue careers in the ministry, serve in the mission field, or explore the business world. University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (UAFS) UAFS was founded in 1928, and started its journey as a junior college with just 34 students. Today, it is a member of a group of Arkansas colleges that are part of the University of Arkansas system. UAFS currently houses almost 7,000 students and offers a wide range of bachelor’s degrees in the arts and sciences. These degrees include innovative options like imaging sciences and animation technology, as well as professional programs like international business and organizational leadership. UAFS graduates have a 100% record of establishing full-time careers or being accepted into graduate school after graduation. This gives potential students further incentive to choose UAFS. With an 18-1 students-professor class ratio, all class discussions are incredibly in-depth and meaningful. Moreover, freshmen scholarship recipients get an invitation to attend a UAFS Scholars Day held in collaboration with the Undergraduate Research Symposium, which offers students the chance to go through distinct research avenues and projects. Some popular degree options students can enroll in include:Animation Technology The Bachelor of Science in Animation Technology prepares students to practice and manage a wide range of operations related to computer graphics. Graduation in Animation Technology allows students to pursue careers in Applied Animation, State and National Parks, TV Stations, Video Game Companies, Medical Animations and 3D Mapping.Applied Science Degree This four-year program is designed to help students open avenues for professional development, personal growth and career advancement. The curriculum focuses on the application of industrial management principles and strategy, diversity, teamwork, problem-solving and critical thinking for making decisions. Graduating in this program enables students to launch new business ideas and succeed in management positions.Hendrix College Hendrix College is located in Conway, Arkansas, and is one of the best private liberal colleges in the state. It takes pride in its campus traditions – everything from student birthday celebrations to its famous Shirttails dance competition. Hendrix College offers degree programs in the arts and sciences, making it impossible for students not to find a subject they like. Freshmen participate in The Collegiate Center, which is a general education curriculum that includes interdisciplinary courses designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop into fully capable citizens. Sophomores and upper-level students can pursue advanced study in literature and language with the help of the Murphy Scholars program. This allows them to go abroad for advanced studies, and correspond with distinguished writers, editors and translators. Some of the most popular degree options studied at Hendrix College include:Neuroscience This degree is related to the unique and interdisciplinary study of the development, organization and function of the nervous system, and how it is related to behavior and cognition in humans and animals. Students get an extensive integration of knowledge from several levels of analysis, and background study on biology, chemistry, psychology, philosophy and computer science. This diversity, along with research experience in the field, allows students to pursue their own interests in biochemical, cognitive-philosophical, behavioral-psychological, or even artificial intelligence specialization.Environmental Studies The Environmental Studies program provides students with an integrated and interdisciplinary focus. It combines the strength of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to make the students fully prepared to go out into the world and hit the ground running. This program teaches students to understand the structure and dynamics of the natural world, the ways in which humans belong to and interact with nature, and explore forms of sustainable community life. The core topics of this degree program prepares students for graduate programs in Environmental Studies or other related fields, while the electives allow students to specialize in their individual interests. Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University is ranked among the very best universities in Arkansas. In addition to engineering and the applied sciences, it also offers bachelor’s degrees in business, education, the arts and humanities, and health sciences. Arkansas Tech University’s diverse and global student body has a dedicated International and Multicultural Student Services Office to call on for any kind of help. Students can participate in the Global Connect program and mentor an international student. Freshmen are greeted with a Bridge to Excellence Freshman Mentoring Program, which assigns volunteer staff as their mentors during the first semester. Some degree programs offered by Arkansas Tech University include:Electrical Engineering This four-year degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Committee of ABET. It is one of only three accredited electrical engineering programs available at public institutions. Students get hands-on experience of many courses and lab projects, with graduates going on to pursue careers in fields such as the power industry, military contractors, robotics, etc. Economics and Finance This degree teaches students economic and financial concept applications and relationships, relevant business verbiage, and financial decision making in addition to critical thinking and oral and written communication skills. Numerous organizations and resources help the students all the way. Scholarships for Students in Arkansas In addition to offering fantastic degree programs, all of the aforementioned universities offer various scholarships to aid the education of the students. Some of these scholarships include:The Presidential Scholarship (John Brown University) Every year, five applicants who achieved outstanding academic performances are awarded the Presidential Scholarship. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements: • ACT composite score of 29 or SAT 1280 • High school CGPA of 3.9 or above (on 4.0 scale) • Leadership potential This scholarship is fully renewable with a CGPA of 3.2.The Chancellor Scholarship (John Brown University) This scholarship is awarded to forty-five applicants every year, who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements. The qualifying requirements for this scholarship are as follows: • ACT composite score of 29 or SAT 1280 • High school CGPA of 3.7 or above (on a 4.0 scale) • Leadership potential This scholarship is fully renewable with a CGPA of 3.2.Institutional Scholarships (Central Baptist College) This scholarship is available in two categories: Category 1 and Category 2. Category 1 covers the following: Academic • Tuition fees (varies from $2,250 to Full Tuition) • Applicants must have a minimum ACT score of 19 and GPA of 2.5 Athletic • The amounts vary, and are at the discretion of the Athletic department • Applicants must meet admission criteria GMA • Awarded to the National Miss GMA Category 2 covers the following:Legacy Scholarship • Applicable only for those who have at least one parent or grandparent to have graduated from Central Baptist College, and is a current member of the Central Baptist College Alumni Association • $500 per year or $250 per semester for up to 8 semesters • Applicants must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and enroll in a minimum of 12 hours per semester Multiples Scholarship • Applicable for twins, triplets, etc. who are attending Central Baptist College concurrently • In case of twins, each will receive a tuition discount of 25% • In case of triplets, each will receive a tuition discount of 30% • In case of quadruplets, each will receive a tuition discount of 35% • Recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and enroll in at least 12 hours per semesterSibling Scholarship • Applicable only for siblings attending Central Baptist College concurrently • $1,000 per year or $500 per semester per sibling for up to 8 semesters • Recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and enroll in at least 12 hours per semester Career Opportunities in Arkansas There are plenty of career opportunities across Arkansas in both the public and the private sector. Graduating from any of these colleges will no doubt give students a massive boost in their hunt for stability in the job market, and establish their careers. Some potential careers include:Microbiologist This line of work is most suited for those who graduate from a biology-based degree. It will require the concerned to perform all job functions safely, while complying with corporate policies and procedures. This position works with the site and staff to provide technical Quality support, perform Quality microbiological testing, conduct GMP and GLP audits and support the verifications and validations of equipment sanitization. Candidates will also be responsible for keeping track of microbiological data, investigating deviations, and overseeing improvements based on the results of their analysis. The required educational qualifications and experience are as follows: - Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology with at least 2 years of post-graduate experience in any microbiology related field - 2 years of aseptic Quality Lab operation experience in a manufacturing or medical environment - 2 years of Cosmetic Regulatory compliance - Good understanding of Lab practices and regulations - Strong analytical, communication, and computer skillsEnvironmental Engineer Perfect for those who have studied environmental science and engineering, this position requires the candidate to perform the following: - Assist with the management of environmental restoration and remediation programs - Provide expertise in restoration and remediation - Provide oversight and management of other environmental activities The qualifications needed for this position are as follows: - Bachelor’s degree or higher in Environmental Engineering or a closely related field - Minimum of 5 years compliance, remediation and restoration experience - Exceptional consultation, organization and communication skills (both oral and written) - Strong problem solving and critical-thinking skillsBusiness Consultant This position requires candidates to have graduated from a business-oriented degree. 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Primary responsibilities include: - Excellent customer service and communication skills - Ability to work under high pressure with immaculate attention to detail - Meet and exceed branch sales quotas by identifying customer demands - Referring clients to other businesses when potential need is recognized The requirements that must be met for this position are: - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or other closely related fields - Two years’ sales experience - Strong computer skills - Excellent communication skillsEnvironmental Program Associate Another position which requires higher education in the Environmental Sciences. The duties include: - Perfect coordination with project leaders and/or other supervisors - Effective contributions to program design, conceptual framework, result dissemination, educational activities and the pursuit of extramural financial support - Field activities in irrigation water management - Repair and installation of irrigation equipment, planting and harvesting crops - Retrieval of information from data logging equipment - Data summarization and analysis of field experiments - Training farmers and other trainers about Irrigation Water Management Practices - Troubleshooting and design of irrigation system and components This job requires the applicant to have the following qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Mechanized Systems Management, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Agriculture Technology Management, Agronomy, Soil Science, Crop Science or other related field - Three years’ related professional work experience - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong proficiency in operating Microsoft Office applications, email programs and data management - Ability to develop and deliver presentations - Ability to make sound judgments and work independently - Respond to the needs of the clients, subordinates and supervisors In short, Arkansas is a state full of wonderful options for both higher education and career opportunities. Choosing a college will be much easier now thanks to this list, and the potential career opportunities are just waiting for you to pursue.

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