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Man arrested in October fire truck theft in Colonie; Truck later recovered abandoned in Schenectady
By Steven Cook | July 25, 2021
Ted L. Zarins and the fire truck taken - Credit: Colonie Police Department
COLONIE – A man from Maine has been arrested in connection with an October theft of a fire truck from a training facility in Colonie, police said.
Ted L. Zarins, 29, of Wallagrass, Maine, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree grand larceny, third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny, felonies.
Zarins is accused of taking the Albany Fire Department fire truck from the Colonie Municipal Training Building in October. The truck was later recovered in Schenectady, about 10 miles away from where it was taken, in the 1500 block of State Street, authorities said then.
Police in Colonie later determined that Zarins had been arrested, arraigned and released by another police agency in October for driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Fort Kent, Maine, police said.
The same day as his release, Zarins was walking in the Latham area and burglarized the Colonie training facility. He stole property from inside the building, consisting of firefighting equipment belonging to the state Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services. He then stole the fire truck, officials said.
After abandoning the fire truck in Schenectady, police said he then returned to Colonie, where he was able to steal a vehicle from a car dealership. That vehicle was later found in Hartford, Conn. Zarins was arrested there on other charges and released to Colonie police this past week.
Zarins was arraigned on the Colonie charges and ordered held on bail.
Categories: News, Schenectady County


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I just wanted to take a moment and wish all of our readers a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday because it involves food, family and football. We appreciate all of our readers of Talking Tobacco and we look forward to bringing you more musings from the Pipes and Cigars staff. We have a lot of exciting projects in the works and we will keep you updated as the weeks go by.
I also want a new pipe for Christmas and I do not know exactly what pipe I want. I enjoy a wide range of pipes, so making a decision will take time. Years ago I would buy pipe after pipe, but as I get older my purchases have decreased but the quality of my collection has increased. I found a few really nice Forseti pipes, but I could not make up my mind. and two of the pipes I wanted have sold Then we have a new Italian line of pipes we will introduce next week and for the price I have found a few really nice pipes. They are well made and are very affordable. I will ponder these decisions over the next few days and see what other pipes we have.
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The Goddess of the Moon stands gracefully in her garden awaiting the return of her beloved while the Moon rabbit is mixing an elixir of life that will curse her up to the heavens forever!
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¶ 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Pleade thou my cause, O Lord, with them that striue with me: fight thou against them, that fight against me.
2 Lay hand vpon the shielde and buckler, and stand vp for mine helpe.
3 Bring out also the speare and stop the way against them, that persecute me: say vnto my soule, I am thy saluation.
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backe, and brought to confusion, that imagine mine hurt.
5 Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them.
6 Let their way be darke and slipperie: and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.
7 For without cause they haue hid the pit and their net for me: without cause haue they digged a pit for my soule.
8 Let destruction come vpon him at vnwares, and let his net, that he hath laid priuilie, take him: let him fall into the same destruction.
9 Then my soule shalbe ioyfull in the Lord: it shall reioyce in his saluation.
10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuerest the poore from him, that is too strong for him! yea, the poore and him that is in miserie, from him that spoyleth him!
11 Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.
12 They rewarded me euill for good, to haue spoyled my soule.
13 Yet I, when they were sicke, I was clothed with a sacke: I humbled my soule with fasting: and my praier was turned vpon my bosome.
14 I behaued my selfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my selfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.
16 With the false skoffers at bankets, gnashing their teeth against me.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou beholde this? deliuer my soule from their tumult, euen my desolate soule from the lions.
18 So will I giue thee thankes in a great Congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.
20 For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.
21 And they gaped on mee with their mouthes, saying, Aha, aha, our eye hath seene.
22 Thou hast seene it, O Lord: keepe not silence: be not farre from me, O Lord.
23 Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
24 Iudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer mee.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let them say, We haue deuoured him.
26 Let them bee confounded, and put to shame together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee clothed with confusion and shame, that lift vp themselues against me.
27 But let them be ioyful and glad, that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the prosperitie of his seruant.
28 And my tongue shall vtter thy righteousnesse, and thy praise euery day.


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Author: UNFPA Sierra Leone
The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has instituted the Basic Package of Essential Health Services that aims to establish a high-impact, cost-effective primary healthcare service delivery mechanism and scale up health services including sexual and reproductive health services and child and maternal health services. As part of UNFPA's support to the GoSL in the realisation of universal access to sexual and reproductive health services, the National Health Facility Assessment on Availability of Reproductive Health Commodities and Services is conducted on a yearly basis to provide up-to-date information on the availability of family planning supplies and life-saving maternal and RH medicines in the country.
The survey is designed to provide an overall picture of the availability and level of stock-outs, assess relevant aspects of health facility resources, clients' perception about the quality of family planning services and their appraisal of costs incurred to access the services.
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group Study Tour to Sierra Leone Report
Members of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) traveled to Sierra Leone to embark on a study tour focusing on reproductive health and family...
1000s of lives saved during Ebola outbreak
Since 2014, the unprecedented and waning Ebola virus disease outbreak has captured the world's attention and has affected several West African...
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Welcome to the simplest introductory guide to learning HTML & CSS!
This course will cover HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
HTML is a tool to provide content and metadata to a web browser. CSS is used to style this content for presentation. These are the technologies that practically every website on the internet uses.
Colin Fruit is a web developer based in San Francisco, California. His Dad first introduced him to coding at the age of 10, when he was shown how to use Python.
Since that day, Colin has amassed many teaching hours, launched his own projects and continues to build easy to understand modules around a variety of programming languages.
Simple lectures, straight forward exercises.
The course will be taught in a series of eight video lectures, combined with exercises to solidify content learned. Videos are typically about twelve minutes in length, and the following exercises can take between thirty minutes to one hour to complete.
Understand how to read and write basic HTML & CSS.
After this course, you the student will be justifiably confident in your ability to read and write basic HTML and CSS.
In today's technical age, a knowledge of websites will give you a tremendous advantage in the job marketplace as well as with your own business aspirations.
Learn how websites function, position yourself for a new career in web development or understand how to utilise these skills to start your own projects!
Following this course, you will be able to understand exactly what is going on with most of the websites that you visit on a day to day basis. It will be a great start for anyone considering embarking on a career in web development or even someone wanting to build their own online presence.
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These striking green emerald and diamond stud earrings feature brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of 0.08ct. These are cleverly set to complement the featured green emerald which is marquise shaped and weighs 0.25ct. These earrings are crafted in 18K yellow gold and are complete with a pair of push on butterfly backs. The brilliance of the diamonds in combination with the green emerald gemstones set in yellow gold is superb.


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USS John C. Stennis Sailors Educate Local Students on Military Service
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis spoke June 5 with 7th and 8th grade students about military career options during Mountain View Middle School's 2013 Future Fair.
The fair was a chance for Sailors to talk to students about military service and the many options available to them when choosing a career.
"It's important that we're here today to show the community that we are here for them and to let kids know what the U.S. Navy is about," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Arnel Angeles.
In addition to the presentation by Stennis' Sailors, the fair also included representatives from local businesses and educational institutions, exposing the students to a variety of viable career options.
"The military presence, as well as our community members coming in, is so valuable because kids forget that there is a whole community of people out there who are looking out for them, care for them and who really want to see them succeed," said Jennifer Chamberlin, the coordinator for the fair.
Some students who already have an interest in the military, like 7th grader Sage Riggs, used this opportunity to learn more about being a service member.
"I want to be an Army doctor when I grow up," said Riggs. "The fair and the Navy guys really helped me learn more about working in the military."
"I really hope that the kids had a lot of fun," said Chamberlin. "I also hope they become inspired and develop some ideas about what they want to do when they get older."
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Marie jerked her gaze up to meet that of the man before her, then reassessed her first thought. This was no normal man. Although the impossibly deep, almost indigo blue of his eyes held her, she noted the silvery sheen of his skintight one-piece with the logo VASA at the shoulder that marked him as one of Venus Ascendant's subsidiary avatars. Her distress at Jaisen's message had no doubt sparked the AI into an immediate response—that kind of emotional hit on its empathic sensors wouldn't have been missed, although it was probably equivalent to no more than a poke in the eye. For Marie, it was like someone carving out her heart with a blunt instrument.
"No intention of mine," she snapped.
Marie stared at him…at it. She'd heard about the VA avatars but never been so close to one. She'd learned from the space station's blurb that the main AI took the form of a young Indian woman called Ganesa, spoken of with as much reverence as the bronze-cast deity behind her. This particular avatar had been crafted into a ruggedly handsome, if stereotypically human, male. Thick blond hair left a shade too long framed his face perfectly; darker brows arched over eyes the most glorious shade of deep blue she'd ever seen. He was broad shouldered and athletic, and the thin, snug-fitting one-piece in gray outlined the well-defined musculature of his torso in a way no doubt intended to draw attention and tease the imagination of potential clients. A shapely hint of what lay beneath without full disclosure, like the metallic foil used to cover chocolate treats. Also a complete contrast to the man she'd hoped to see, and all too perfect to be real.
"I don't need your service, thank you very much." She jumped up and tried to shove past him, but the dense composition of an avatar meant she only jarred her arm and had to sidle past in an embarrassingly servile fashion. He made no attempt to stop her, and she headed blindly down the nearest access corridor.
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Heroin used by 35,000 British children
UP TO 35,000 British children under the age of 16 are using heroin, official figures show. The alarming scale of heroin abuse by children is revealed a week after an 11-year-old girl collapsed at her school desk in Glasgow after smoking the drug.
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Until now, figures on heroin addiction among children were based on research collated in just two cities, Glasgow and Newcastle upon Tyne, where 90 heroin addicts under 13 were discovered.
But new government figures based on a nationwide survey, show that the problem is much more widespread than originally thought.
Doctors said the figure showed that heroin was a ticking "health time bomb" and parents called for urgent action by the Government.
Gaille McCann, a spokeswoman for Mothers Against Drugs, said: "They keep trying to reassure us that there isn't a crisis but they need to stop pretending and act quickly before the situation gets out of control."
Paul Skett, an addiction expert from Glasgow University, warned that heroin abuse could cause serious long-term damage to children's health. "Heroin affects the brain, hormonal and sexual development which means children won't develop properly and girls might not be able to have children when they are older," Dr Skett said.
The Government findings, from the study Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England in 2004, says that in each year since 2000 1 per cent of all children used heroin at least once.
More than 9700 children aged 11 to 15 were interviewed. A similar survey was conducted in Scotland, where the same percentage of heroin users was found among 7000 schoolchildren.
Elizabeth Fuller, the lead statistician on the government survey, said that the figure was rounded up from 0.7 per cent but margins of error meant that the figure could be 0.5 per cent or 0.9 per cent - putting the nationwide number of children taking heroin at between 19,500 and 35,100.
However, Professor Neil McKeganey, a narcotics expert from Glasgow University, said the figure could be much higher than 35,000 and would continue to rise.
"Around 300,000 children growing up in the UK have one or both parents addicted to heroin. These children assume heroin use is quite normal," he said.
Andrew Lansley, the British shadow health secretary called for effective measures to make young people awareness of the risks.
A Department of Health spokesman said they had made sure that all schools receive guidance on solvents, drugs and alcohol.
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The last month of the summer, August, is also a hot month in Eatonville, Florida, with temperature in the range of an average high of 91°F (32.8°C) and an average low of 76.8°F (24.9°C).
With an average high-temperature of 91°F (32.8°C) and an average low-temperature of 76.8°F (24.9°C), August is the warmest month.
Heat index
The average heat index in August is appraised at a life-threatening hot 114.6°F (45.9°C). Beware - heat cramps and heat exhaustion are very likely. Heatstroke is imminent with prolonged activity.
Take into consideration that the heat index values are calculated for shade and light wind conditions. Exposure to direct sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15 Fahrenheit (8 Celsius) degrees.
Note: The heat index, also known as 'apparent temperature', 'feels like', 'real feel', or 'felt air temperature', is a calculated temperature value of how hot it feels when the moisture in the air is factored in. Additional factors like clothing, metabolic differences, wind, and activity influence one's weather impression. Bear in mind that direct sunshine exposure increases weather impact, and may raise heat index by up to 15 Fahrenheit (8 Celsius) degrees. Heat index values are especially crucial for babies and toddlers. Young children are generally more endangered than adults, as they usually less sweat. And also, due to larger skin surface relative to their small bodies and higher heat production as a result of their activity.
The human body cools itself through perspiration, as excessive warmth is removed from the body through sweat evaporation. A higher relative humidity affects normal body cooling by reducing the evaporation rate, subsequently lowering the rate at which the body cools and increasing the perception of heat. When heat gain exceeds the level the body can remove, body temperature begins to rise, and heat-related illnesses and disorders may develop.
August and September, with an average relative humidity of 77%, are most humid months.
The month with the most rainfall in Eatonville, Florida, is August when the rain falls for 20.7 days and typically aggregates up to 2.83" (72mm) of precipitation.
In Eatonville, the average length of the day in August is 13.1h.
In Eatonville, Florida, the average sunshine is 10.3h.
Months with the highest UV index in Eatonville are May through September, with an average maximum UV index of 7. A UV Index value of 6 to 7 symbolizes a high health risk from the exposure to the Sun's UV radiation for the average person.
Note: The daily maximum UV index of 7 in August interpret into the following advice:
Take precautions and utilize sun safety practices. Protection against the skin and eye damage is required. The Sun's UV radiation is most powerful between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. To the extent possible, limit exposure to the direct sun during these hours. A wide-brim hat offers excellent sun protection for eyes, ears, face, and neck. Sunglasses with UVA and UVB protection significantly reduce eye damage from sun exposure. Tightly woven, loose-fitting clothes provide additional protection from the Sun.
What is the warmest month in Eatonville?
With an average high-temperature of 91°F (32.8°C) and an average low-temperature of 76.8°F (24.9°C), August is the warmest month in Eatonville, Florida.
What is the temperature in August in Eatonville?
The average high-temperature, in August, in Eatonville, Florida, is 91°F (32.8°C), while the average low-temperature is 76.8°F (24.9°C). In August, the average heat index (a.k.a. 'apparent temperature', 'felt air temperature'), that combines relative humidity and air temperature, is calculated to 114.6°F (45.9°C).
What is the most humid month in Eatonville?
Months with the highest humidity in Eatonville, Florida, are August and September, with an average relative humidity of 77%.
What is the average humidity in August in Eatonville?
In August, the average relative humidity is 77%.
How much does it rain in Eatonville in August?
In Eatonville, Florida, in August, during 20.7 rainfall days, 2.83" (72mm) of precipitation is typically accumulated.
What is the wettest month in Eatonville?
The month with the most rainfall in Eatonville is August when the rain falls for 20.7 days and typically aggregates up to 2.83" (72mm) of precipitation.
How many hours of daylight does Eatonville have in August?
The average length of the day in August in Eatonville, Florida, is 13.1h.
How long on average sun shines in August in Eatonville?
In Eatonville, the average sunshine in August is 10.3h.
What are the months with the highest UV index in Eatonville?
Months with the highest UV index in Eatonville, Florida, are May through September, with an average maximum UV index of 7.
What is the UV index intensity in August in Eatonville?
In Eatonville, Florida, the average daily maximum UV index in August is 7. A UV Index estimate of 6 to 7 represents a high health risk from the exposure to the Sun's UV rays.
Average high temperature in August: 91°F
The warmest month (with the highest average high temperature) is August (91°F).
The month with the lowest average high temperature is January (68.2°F).
Average low temperature in August: 76.8°F
The coldest month (with the lowest average low temperature) is January (51.4°F).
Average pressure in August: 29.99"
Average wind speed in August: 4.9mph
The windiest months (with the highest average wind speed) are March and April (6.5mph).
The calmest month (with the lowest average wind speed) is July (4.6mph).
Average humidity in August: 77%
Months with the highest relative humidity are August and September (77%).
The month with the lowest relative humidity is March (70%).
Average rainfall in August: 2.83"
The driest month (with the least rainfall) is March (0.55").
Average rainfall days in August: 20.7 days
The month with the least rainy days is January (7.5 days).
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Average daylight in August: 13.1h
The month with the longest days is June (Average daylight: 14h).
Average sunshine in August: 10.3h
The month with the most sunshine is July (Average sunshine: 10.8h).
Average sunshine days in August: 6.1 days
The month with the most sunshine days is January (20.7 days).
The month with the least sunshine days is August (6.1 days).
Average UV index in August: 7
Months with the highest UV index are May, June, July, August and September (UV index 7).
The month with the lowest UV index is January (UV index 4).
Average cloud cover in August: 30
The month with the most cloud cover is February (Cloud cover 37).
The month with the least cloud cover is May (Cloud cover 28).
Average visibility in August: 6mi
The month with the most rainfall in Eatonville, Florida, is August when the rain falls for 20.7 days and typically aggregates up to 2.83" (72mm) of precipitation. The last month of the summer, August, is also a hot month in Eatonville, Florida, with temperature in the range of an average high of 91°F (32.8°C) and an average low of 76.8°F (24.9°C). [2341145]


For many artists, having the most watched music video on YouTube is a great achievement and honor. As of August 2018, 21 music videos have reached the 2 billion mark, five of which reached 3 billion, with only one exceeding to a whopping and record-breaking 5 billion views.
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60. Bruno Mars - 'That's What I Like' - 1.31 billion views.
59. Ed Sheeran - 'Perfect' - 1.32 billion views.
58. Nicky Jam - 'Hasta el Amanecer' - 1.33 billion views.
57. John Legend - 'All of Me' - 1.34 billion views.
56. Crazy Frog - 'Axel F' - 1.35 billion views.
55. CNCO - 'Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)' - 1.36 billion views.
54. Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - 'Side to Side' - 1.37 billion views.
53. Adele - 'Rolling in the Deep' - 1.37 billion views.
52. Romeo Santos - 'Propuesta Indecente' - 1.38 billion views.
51. The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - 'Starboy' - 1.38 billion views.
50. Justin Bieber - 'Love Yourself' - 1.39 billion views.
49. Maluma - 'Felices los 4' - 1.39 billion views.
48. Dua Lipa - 'New Rules' - 1.4 billion views.
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On Sunday, he said the advisory committee had approved retrospectives of three artists for this year in Mumbai, including that of Barwe.
Palekar was forced to cut short his speech at the event organised to inaugurate an exhibition of the works of the artist Prabhakar Barwe.
But since the ministry of culture dissolved the committee and made a decision to take control over the gallery's activities, Palekar claimed, "Many of you may not know that this retrospective (the exhibition) will be the last show that is decided by the advisory committee of local artists and not by some bureaucrat or an agent of the government with an agenda of either moral policing or proliferation of certain art commensurate with an ideological incline".
Mumbai: Days after noted actor Amol Palekar took a public stand against the ministry of culture for scrapping the local artists' committee at the gallery's centre in Mumbai and Bangalore, the ministry has issued a "clarification" claiming the advisory committee has not been dissolved.
Palekar also expressed his dismay over the reaction of artists during and after the incident, which he said, has left him "shocked and deeply hurt". I wanted to raise these issues. This is respected space for all of us and hence we wanted to know why this decision was taken?
An angry Palekar then asked, "Are you asking me to not speak?" "So the questions that I am raising are not being discarded". But no brief was given.
Referring to these reports, Palekar said, "Many of you may not know that this retrospective will be the last show decided by the advisory committee of local artists and not by some bureaucrat or an agent of the government with an agenda of either moral policing or proliferation of certain art commensurate with an ideological incline". I was speaking at NGMA and the changes in the organisation's policy. "How then does this become irrelevant?" he said. Rather, it addresses current anxieties through the work and philosophy of a master artist. Art historian and curator Lina Vincent agreed.
He said the organisers kept bringing up the issue of propriety. "NGMA has not even been buying art".
In a statement, the ministry on Sunday said the terms of the Mumbai and Bengaluru committees had ended on November 15 previous year and that of the Delhi committee on January 17. Their terms ended recently and they are in the process of being reconstituted. "I also learned that Barwe's exhibition would be the last retrospective as a decision had been taken that of the five floors at the NGMA, only the fifth floor (the dome) would exhibit works of artists outside of NGMA". The decision of dissolving the committee was taken by the Ministry and he went on to criticse this decision of the dissolution.


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Goal-framing theory in environmental behaviours: review, future research agenda and possible applications in behavioural change
Natália Rohenkohl do Canto (Management School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Klaus G. Grunert (Department of Management, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark and School of Marketing and Communication, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland)
Marcia Dutra de Barcellos (Management School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Journal of Social Marketing
Article publication date: 5 October 2022
Issue publication date: 2 January 2023
Preserving the environment is fundamental to the planet's long-term sustainability, but attempts to promote pro-environmental behaviours often do not take into account the motivational determinants of such behaviours. This study aims to present and critically evaluate the theoretical and empirical basis of goal-framing theory, which asserts that pro-environmental behaviours might stem from conflicting goals. This study compares the theory to other approaches used to explain pro-environmental behaviour, reviews the empirical evidence for it and comes up with suggestions for future research.
This study compares the theory with other popular theories to explain pro-environmental behaviour and behaviour change and systematically review 25 empirical research studies that adopt the goal-framing theory.
Most studies rely on survey data, focus on Europe and gather self-reported behaviours or hypothetical responses. Furthermore, many studies of goal frames neglect key situational factors. Thus, the directions for further research outlined herein emphasise the need for more experimental studies of real behaviours, with consideration of situational factors, using methods that can explicate unconscious processes too. Overall, goal-framing theory provides a promising approach for analysing pro-environmental behaviours, in that it explicitly deals with goal conflicts, takes situational factors into account and encompasses conscious and unconscious processes. The authors conclude that the theory can form a useful basis for the design of social marketing behavioural interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviours.
To the best of the authors' knowledge, as the first systematic review of empirical applications of goal-framing theory, this study provides refinement and validation. By also offering propositions and a research agenda, the authors hope to inspire researchers in social marketing to address the remaining gaps and refine the theory even further.
Goal-framing theory
Pro-environmental behaviour
Systematic literature review
Theory-based review
do Canto, N.R., Grunert, K.G. and Dutra de Barcellos, M. (2023), "Goal-framing theory in environmental behaviours: review, future research agenda and possible applications in behavioural change", Journal of Social Marketing, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 20-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSOCM-03-2021-0058


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Q: How do you save generated audio to a file in iOS? I have successfully generated a tone using iOS with the following code. After that, I want to save the generated tone to an audio file. How can I do this?
 - (void)createToneUnit
    {
        // Configure the search parameters to find the default playback output unit
        // (called the kAudioUnitSubType_RemoteIO on iOS but
        // kAudioUnitSubType_DefaultOutput on Mac OS X)
        AudioComponentDescription defaultOutputDescription;
        defaultOutputDescription.componentType = kAudioUnitType_Output;
        defaultOutputDescription.componentSubType = kAudioUnitSubType_RemoteIO;
        defaultOutputDescription.componentManufacturer = kAudioUnitManufacturer_Apple;
        defaultOutputDescription.componentFlags = 0;
        defaultOutputDescription.componentFlagsMask = 0;

    // Get the default playback output unit
    AudioComponent defaultOutput = AudioComponentFindNext(NULL, &defaultOutputDescription);
    NSAssert(defaultOutput, @"Can't find default output");

    // Create a new unit based on this that we'll use for output
    OSErr err = AudioComponentInstanceNew(defaultOutput, &toneUnit);
    NSAssert1(toneUnit, @"Error creating unit: %ld", err);

    // Set our tone rendering function on the unit
    AURenderCallbackStruct input;
    input.inputProc = RenderTone;
    input.inputProcRefCon = (__bridge void *)(self);
    err = AudioUnitSetProperty(toneUnit,
                               kAudioUnitProperty_SetRenderCallback,
                               kAudioUnitScope_Input,
                               0,
                               &input,
                               sizeof(input));
    NSAssert1(err == noErr, @"Error setting callback: %ld", err);

    // Set the format to 32 bit, single channel, floating point, linear PCM
    const int four_bytes_per_float = 4;
    const int eight_bits_per_byte = 8;
    AudioStreamBasicDescription streamFormat;
    streamFormat.mSampleRate = sampleRate;
    streamFormat.mFormatID = kAudioFormatLinearPCM;
    streamFormat.mFormatFlags =
    kAudioFormatFlagsNativeFloatPacked | kAudioFormatFlagIsNonInterleaved;
    streamFormat.mBytesPerPacket = four_bytes_per_float;
    streamFormat.mFramesPerPacket = 1;
    streamFormat.mBytesPerFrame = four_bytes_per_float;
    streamFormat.mChannelsPerFrame = 1;
    streamFormat.mBitsPerChannel = four_bytes_per_float * eight_bits_per_byte;

    err = AudioUnitSetProperty (toneUnit,
                                kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat,
                                kAudioUnitScope_Input,
                                0,
                                &streamFormat,
                                sizeof(AudioStreamBasicDescription));

    NSAssert1(err == noErr, @"Error setting stream format: %ld", err);
}

The Render Code :
OSStatus RenderTone(
                    void *inRefCon,
                    AudioUnitRenderActionFlags  *ioActionFlags,
                    const AudioTimeStamp        *inTimeStamp,
                    UInt32                      inBusNumber,
                    UInt32                      inNumberFrames,
                    AudioBufferList             *ioData)

{
    // Fixed amplitude is good enough for our purposes
    const double amplitude = 0.25;

    // Get the tone parameters out of the view controller
    ViewController *viewController =
    (__bridge ViewController *)inRefCon;
    double theta = viewController->theta;
    double theta_increment = 2.0 * M_PI * viewController->frequency / viewController->sampleRate;

    // This is a mono tone generator so we only need the first buffer
    const int channel = 0;
    Float32 *buffer = (Float32 *)ioData->mBuffers[channel].mData;

    // Generate the samples
    for (UInt32 frame = 0; frame < inNumberFrames; frame++)
    {
        buffer[frame] = sin(theta) * amplitude;

        theta += theta_increment;
        if (theta > 2.0 * M_PI)
        {
            theta -= 2.0 * M_PI;
        }
    }

    // Store the theta back in the view controller
    viewController->theta = theta;

    return noErr;
}

And to play the generated tone, I just :
OSErr err = AudioUnitInitialize(toneUnit);
err = AudioOutputUnitStart(toneUnit);

A: The extended audio file api provides an easy way to write audio files to disk.

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FIC's Condor Small Form Factor PC
By Jason Cross
We review a lot of small form factor (SFF) PCs at this site, to be sure. And why not? The market for these smaller-than-usual PCs has exploded over the past two years. In fact, you can see eleven of our most recent SFF PC reviews packaged together in our recent SFF roundup. With all those systems, you'll notice they have one thing in common: their shape. Sure the sizes vary a bit, and the internal components and cooling solutions are different from one system to the next, but they are all shaped like little squashed cubes.
We like the typical SFF cube shape, but we're not ready to pronounce it the only desirable form factor for tiny computers. FIC is trying something a bit different with their new Condor barebones PC. It's a bit narrower and taller, with an overall look that definitely conjures up comments about toasters. Let's dive into the new PC and see what makes it tick.
Fit and Finish
On the outside, FIC's new system is nothing if not a breath of fresh air. Though it's about as deep as most small form factor PCs, it's a bit narrower, and quite a bit taller. The silver finish with a black base and black/chrome highlights make it a pretty attractive PC, although everyone who has seen it says that "it looks like a toaster!" That's not meant to be an insult–this is perhaps the coolest-looking toaster you've ever seen.
The front of the system has three doors: one for the optical drive bay, one for the 3.5" drive bay, and one that hides a pair of USB ports, the headphone output, and the digital optical output. These front connections are a bit less than we're used to seeing. Typically, you get a microphone input and FireWire jack as well. This system, in fact, has no FireWire connections at all, on the front or the back.
The optical drive mounts vertically in this system. It's unusual enough to be a bit squeamish about, but most optical drives have little "catches" on the drive tray that will hold a disc just fine in a vertical position. Though the optical drive door worked fine, we are a bit concerned about the long spring that pulls it shut. It's rather exposed and fragile; it doesn't take a leap of imagination to think it wouldn't last too long.
The cooling solution is pretty unique here. A large heatsink/fan on the CPU draws air in through a large vent in the bottom of the machine and pushes it out through the top. We'll have more on this when we take a look inside, but it does present some concern for those who might put the system down on carpet. Without a relatively hard surface to sit on, the vent might be blocked, particularly with deep pile carpet. This design has the advantage of letting the tall and narrow box sit in a crowded area, since the sides don't need to be kept free for airflow.
Speaking of the top, that's how you get into the system. A grey latch in the center of the top is the only means of access; slide it forward and the left half of the system swings down in a manner not unlike Apple G3 and G4 computers. This is supposed to make the system easier to assemble and work on, but as we'll see in a bit, that isn't quite the case. We generally like this external design, but it would be nice if we could keep it closed in a more secure manner for travel or shipment–perhaps with a thumbscrew in the back. Continued...
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Odd Little Gems
November 19, 2003 by PE Nelson
Two Saturdays ago, I turned on my computer to hear my external storage drive make a horrific grinding noise, cough politely and die, taking with it nearly 10 GB of music. This was a nasty blow. I have to admit that in this instance, I cried over spilt milk; rather bitterly, I might add. But I could hardly stand not having music on my hard drive, so I began the process of restocking the library. As I scanned the increasingly dusty shelves of my CD collection, I found that I wasn't as concerned with replacing the obvious "must-have" hits as I was the odd little gems, those delightful nuggets that I'm always glad to hear. So much great music is easily forgotten, so here are a few I'd almost let slip through the cracks of my memory. Go seek and ye shall find:
Now That's What I Call Quite Good!
The Housemartins (Go! Discs, LTD., 1987)
Song You Might Know: "Happy Hour"
Song You Should Know: "Five Get Over Excited"
You might still be able to find this Franco/German release on import, which contains basically the best songs from their two albums, plus miscellaneous singles. The Housemartins always sounded to me a bit like The Smiths might have if Morrissey was a little more extroverted and more than a little tipsy. As mentioned above, if you know The Housemartins at all, its probably through the song, "Happy Hour:" Its jangly, upbeat mid-80s guitar sound hides a scathing yet accurate portrait of life in the working man's world…. Where the haircuts smile/ and the meaning of style/ is a night out with the boss…. Check out "Five Get Over Excited" for an equally accurate and hilarious look at trendy kids – My clothes are black but my bread is brown/ I'm really into early Motown.
Included here also is their version of "Caravan Of Love" – doo-wop harmonizing and all – that was a huge hit single in the U.K. in the mid-80s. If The Housemartins have one weakness it is that Paul Heaton's thin voice can get a bit nasal and annoying. This is true, in particular, within the context of ballads of which he is, apparently, quite fond. Once The Housemartins disbanded, Paul Heaton continued on in a similar vein (lots of ballads) with a new band called The Beautiful South, while guitarist Norman Cook morphed into the "Funk-Soul Brother," or Fatboy Slim. But here you'll find a collection of well-written tunes with a heavy dose of Thatcher-era cynicism on top. (Yikes. Most of these songs are 20 years old!)
Ultravox (Island Records, 1977)
Song You Might Know: "The Man Who Dies Every Day"
Song You Should Know: Hiroshima Mon Amour
Most people have at least seen the classic video for Ultravox's hit, "Vienna," but many are unfamiliar with this earlier, pre-MTV version of Ultravox. Back then, before original band member John Foxx left – to make some fantastic solo records – there was a harder, post-punk edge to their music. When crooner Midge Ure took his place, the band went a bit more pop and shot to MTV fame. Though he missed the fame buffet, lyricist/vocalist Foxx wrote the kind of cold, electronic tunes that manage to be quite emotional all the same, in their bleak kind of way. All that futuristic alienation would make Ladytron or any other of the current 80's electro-pop revival bands green with envy – in fact, I would bet, they all have this album in their collection.
This is wonderfully illustrated on the opening track, "The Man Who Dies Every Day," the kind of 80's synth-pop tune that makes you want to don black clothing, chain-smoke French cigarettes and stare wistfully out the window into the rain, following the shadows. Foxx's half-spoken vocal portrait of a mysterious stranger, You never drop your façade/ and you never seek relief, moves icily over sparse synth-rock terrain. Best of all is the lovely, wistful album closer, "Hiroshima Mon Amour,"which takes its title from a famous 60's foreign film and not atomic history. Yet again, the self-absorbed, 80's alienation is in full-effect, with lines such as, Riding inter-city trains/ dressed in European gray/ riding out to echo beach. Again, break out the black clothes and wrap-around shades. I fear this album is all but forgotten, except for a few freaks, like me. So go buy it, if you can find it.
Gary Newman & Tubeway Army (Beggars Banquet Music, LTD., 1979)
Song You Might Know: "Down In The Park"
Song You Should Know: "You Are In My Vision"
Actually, when this was recorded, they were simply "Tubeway Army," but then Gary Newman had some success with a little song called "Cars," and subsequent releases have added the "and-the-rest" touch. Well before Newman was riding around on stage in a mini car through dry ice and other such goofiness, Tubeway Army were actually a rocking little post-punk outfit. (Not to mention the black leather and eyeliner!)
There are tight rocking little numbers here, despite their quaint, robotic exterior. (One of the most common criticisms of this kind of music in its day, was that it lacked emotion. Some of the meaner critics actually went as far as to suggest that Newman indeed did believe he was a robot – and who's to say he didn't?) For instance "You Are In My Vision," which has Newman sneering lines like, Fade to scenes of violence/ like a T.V. screen but silent/ where the victims are all paid by the hour, seems like pretty hard-edged stuff; yet not too much later, he busts out the absurdity, Focus on a feeling/ I've detected while I'm sleeping/ sing a chorus of 'On Broadway' and deny it all. Huh?
Some contend this is their best album and I am inclined to agree. This album gained some recent attention due to The Foo Fighter's ghastly cover of the Godfather of Robotic Pop songs, "Down In the Park," but if that's how you know it, please, listen to the original. Whatever happened between this album and The Pleasure Principle, which contained the single "Cars," I can't imagine, but Gary Newman just lost some cool. Maybe it was the little car and the dry ice… Anyway, listen and let the machines rock.
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Japan (Virgin Records, 1982)
Song You Might Know: "Ghosts"
Songs You Should Know: "The Art Of Parties"
Ah, Japan. They are one of those bands that writers for Keyboard magazine often call, "One of the most influential synth bands ever!" Indeed, this particular Japan album is itself frequently placed in the "Top 10 Electronic albums ever made!"
So why do people always ask, "Who the hell are they?"
Well, most of their career was pre-MTV and they also broke up at the height of their fame (1982) to pursue other projects. Sure, if you were a goth in the 80s, you may know their bass player Mick Karn, whose solo albums struck a chord with that crowd. You might even know the solo work of singer/songwriter David Sylvian, but by and large, most people will think you are talking about some obscure Asian band – or the country – when you mention Japan.
Funny thing is, without Japan, Duran Duran's sound, for one, would never be what it is today. Think I'm kidding? Listen to Japan's album, Quiet Life (1978), and note how the title track sounds quite familiar. Then go listen to, "Planet Earth" from Duran's first release. They are one of those influential bands that only their fans and their fellow musicians know.
I could ramble forever about them – E-mail me if you want to Japan chat – but if you are all serious about electronic music, you must own this album.
The single "Ghosts" stayed at the top of the U.K charts for several months in 1982 and is beautiful, lyrically, musically, and absolutely full of drama and pathos. Okay. Dripping with it. Whereas singer Sylvian had previously affected a glam-rock whine on vocals, we now hear that gorgeous hushed bass that would become his trademark. The fact that such an abstract, art-rock tune could top the U.K. charts still seems odd.
On a more upbeat note, the wild swing of the opening track, "The Art Of Parties" sounds like Sylvian crooning over a Chinese orchestra, veering nearly out of control on hallucinogenics. Its jerky rhythms and synth riffs sound more like they were recorded yesterday, rather than yesteryear. If you are an art-rock/Bowie/Duran fan and you don't own this album already? Shame, shame, shame…
May you never lose 10 GB's of music, my friend. Though if you do, you may find – as I have – that hits come and go; yet what are most important to your collection are the oddities. What would you miss most?
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Cover crops, or green manures, are a great way to protect ground that would otherwise lie bare over winter. Dig them in and they'll help to build up your soil's organic matter – which is great news for the vegetables that follow! The end of summer is the perfect time to sow a cover crop for winter. Read on or watch our video to discover exactly how to do it.
Cover crops are plants grown to protect or improve the ground for future crops. Keeping soil covered over winter protects it from erosion and helps support all the beneficial life associated with it. It also gives weeds less opportunity to establish, meaning cleaner beds for sowing or planting in spring. Dig the cover crop into the ground at the end of winter and it will rot down to add valuable organic matter, helping to feed the plants that follow.
Cover crops with deep or fibrous roots such as grazing rye help to improve soil structure by breaking it up. Others, like mustard, grow very fast to produce lots of lush foliage that can be incorporated into the soil after just a few months to boost its organic content. Mustard is a particularly good cover crop for clay soil, where it can be dug in before winter so frosts have a chance to break the soil up. Prolific salads such as mache or corn salad may also be grown this way.
Some cover crops directly add nutrients to the soil by fixing nitrogen at their roots. Examples include winter field beans and peas, clover and vetch. These are all types of legume and are a great choice for sowing before nitrogen-hungry brassicas such as cabbage.
Phacelia can be sown in late summer in milder areas – or wait until spring if winters are cold where you are. Phacelia is very good at suppressing weeds and will improve your soil's structure. The flowers are stunning and a major draw for bees and hoverflies, so consider leaving a small patch to flower to attract them. Buckwheat is another good example, offering numerous benefits for weed suppression, soil enrichment, and as a source of nectar for beneficial insects in spring.
Check the planting times in our Garden Planner to pick the right cover crop sowing time for your area.
To sow a cover crop start, by roughly digging the ground over. Remove all weeds, especially perennial ones. Tamp down the soil with the back of a rake then scatter, or broadcast, your seeds evenly across the soil surface. Don't sow them too thickly. Rake the seeds into the soil, tamp down with the back of your rake, then water the ground if it's dry.
The chunky seeds of winter field beans may also be sown in rows. Use a spade or hoe to dig out trenches about two inches (5cm) deep. Space the trenches eight inches (20cm) apart. Now sow them so they're around four inches (10cm) apart then fill in the trenches to cover them.
In most cases it's best to dig your cover crop into the soil before it begins to flower, perhaps leaving a few for early beneficial insects. At this stage the stems will still be soft, making them easier to cut up and dig in, and quicker to rot down. Incorporate the foliage into the soil or simply cut it off and leave it on the surface as a mulch for the worms to dig in for you, covering it over with cardboard if you're concerned about weeds springing up. Cover crops should be dug in at least one month before sowing or planting so they have enough time to begin decomposing.
"When can I plant a fall cover crop "
"The second half of summer is the perfect time to plant a fall cover crop, so it has a month or two to establish before winter arrives."


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Extraction of [14CI vitamin a from rat liver and kidney during processing for transmission electron microscopy
Charles Plopper, D. L. Wallace, J. D. Pietzsch
The retention of radio isotope-labekd vitamin A during processing for electron microscopy was investigated using the livers and kidneys of vitamin A deficient rats. [15-14C]Retinol (3μCi/animal) was administered by esophageal intubation to male rats which had been maintained on a vitamin A deficient diet for five or sir weeks postweaning. Glutaraldehyde- or osmium-fixed tissue was processed by three methods: a) routine (a graded series of ethanols, propylene oxide and epoxy), b) rapid (75% and 95% ethanol with three changes of epoxy), or c) water-soluble embedding (70% and 80% hydrorypropyl methacrylate). Water-soluble embedding retained the highest percentage of label in the tissue (liver: 96.31%; kidney: 98.68% Inclusion of osmium tetroxide in the processing sequence and minimal exposure of tissue to lipid solvents were necessary for good retention of labeled vitamin A in tissues. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. In conducting the research described in this report, the investigators adhered to the "Guide for Laboratory Animal Facilities and Care," as promulgated by the Committee on the Guide for Laboratory Animal Resources, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council.
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Plopper, C., Wallace, D. L., & Pietzsch, J. D. (1975). Extraction of [14CI vitamin a from rat liver and kidney during processing for transmission electron microscopy. Biotechnic and Histochemistry, 50(5), 339-345. https://doi.org/10.3109/10520297509117084
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In: Biotechnic and Histochemistry, Vol. 50, No. 5, 01.01.1975, p. 339-345.
Plopper, C, Wallace, DL & Pietzsch, JD 1975, 'Extraction of [14CI vitamin a from rat liver and kidney during processing for transmission electron microscopy', Biotechnic and Histochemistry, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 339-345. https://doi.org/10.3109/10520297509117084
Plopper C, Wallace DL, Pietzsch JD. Extraction of [14CI vitamin a from rat liver and kidney during processing for transmission electron microscopy. Biotechnic and Histochemistry. 1975 Jan 1;50(5):339-345. https://doi.org/10.3109/10520297509117084
Plopper, Charles ; Wallace, D. L. ; Pietzsch, J. D. / Extraction of [14CI vitamin a from rat liver and kidney during processing for transmission electron microscopy. In: Biotechnic and Histochemistry. 1975 ; Vol. 50, No. 5. pp. 339-345.
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I don't know what happened today, I woke up to brilliant sunshine, I have to leave soon and it's started raining! It's not stopping me wearing my beloved pastel colours though!
I decided to edge it up a bit today, if you can call it that. I'm wearing my pretty lilac jeans with girly feather earrings, with a band top and leather jacket. I like outfits like this, I often go all girly and sweet but every now and again I like to have a bit of an edge to my outfits!
btw - I don't know why I look like I've had a bad patchy spray tan in the last photo - I took this one in my bedroom and the lighting was all kinds of awful thanks to the rain - soz!
Anyway gotta rush off in the rain to college now!


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Ha vinto le elezioni alla Camera con l'89% dei voti.

Biografia
Clarke è nata a Flatbush, Brooklyn, nel novembre 1964 da Lesley Clarke e dall'ex consigliere comunale Una Clarke, entrambi immigrati dalla Giamaica. Si è diplomata alla Edward R. Murrow High School e ha ottenuto una borsa di studio per iscriversi all'Oberlin College in Ohio, che ha frequentato dal 1982 al 1986.

Nell'agosto 2006, il New York Business di Crain  e il Daily News hanno riferito che le trascrizioni dell'Oberlin di Clarke indicavano che non si era laureata, contrariamente a quanto era stato affermato durante la sua campagna. Clarke inizialmente disse che pensava di aver guadagnato crediti sufficienti per laurearsi all'Oberlin, poi in seguito sostenne di aver completato la sua laurea frequentando i corsi al Medgar Evers College. Nel 2011, Clarke ha dichiarato che intendeva finire la sua laurea all'Oberlin completando progetti accademici indipendenti.

Prima di entrare in politica, Clarke ha lavorato come specialista nell'assistenza all'infanzia e ha formato i residenti della comunità per prendersi cura dei figli dei genitori che lavorano. Successivamente, è stata assistente del senatore di stato Velmanette Montgomery di Brooklyn e della deputata Barbara Clark, del Queens. Clarke ha anche lavorato come direttore dello sviluppo aziendale per la Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation ed è stata il secondo direttore (per conto del Bronx) della New York City Empowerment Zone.

Consiglio della città di New York
Clarke è stata eletta nel 40° distretto del New York City Council nel 2001. È subentrata a sua madre, l'ex membro del City Council Una ST Clarke, che ha ricoperto il seggio per più di un decennio. È stata la prima volta di una figlia a subentrare alla madre in consiglio comunale.

Ha co-sponsorizzato le risoluzioni del consiglio comunale che si opponevano alla guerra in Iraq, ha criticato il Patriot Act federale degli Stati Uniti e ha chiesto una moratoria nazionale sulla pena di morte. È stata una critica frequente delle politiche dell'amministrazione Bush e si è opposta ai tagli di bilancio di Bush e del Congresso su diversi programmi che affrontano i diritti delle donne e la povertà. Successivamente ha votato contro l'estensione delle disposizioni del Patriot Act dopo l'elezione del presidente Barack Obama.

Camera dei Rappresentanti degli Stati Uniti

Nel 2004, Clarke, allora membro del Consiglio di New York City, ha tentato di essere eletta al Congresso per l'11° distretto contro il maggiore Owens in carica. Già quattro anni prima, nel 2000, anche sua madre si era confrontata con Owens per lo st esso posto.   La corsa di Clarke ha seguito un'offerta infruttuosa di sua madre nel 2000 contro Owens per lo stesso posto. Nel 2004 Clarke ha perso le primarie democratiche contro Owens, che ha vinto il 45,4% dei voti contro il suo 28,9%. Dopo le elezioni del 2004, Owens ha deciso di non ricandidarsi mentre Clarke ha invece annunciato di volersi di nuovo candidare nel 2006. In seguito Owens ha definito Clarke e le campagne politiche di sua madre contro di lui "[una] pugnalata alla schiena".

Il 12 settembre 2006, Clarke ha vinto la nomination democratica con  il 31,20% dei voti sconfiggendo l'allora consigliere David Yassky, il senatore di stato Carl Andrews e il figlio del maggiore Owens, Christopher Owens. Nelle elezioni generali del 7 novembre, Clarke è stata eletta alla Camera dei Rappresentanti con l'89% dei voti contro il candidato repubblicano Stephen Finger.

Nell'aprile 2007, Clarke è stata l'unica esponente del Congresso a opporsi a un disegno di legge per rinominare la Biblioteca di Ellis Island in onore di Bob Hope, nato in Gran Bretagna, affermando: "Bob Hope è un grande americano e un essere umano fantastico, [ma] io vedo il museo e tutti gli aspetti dell'isola come qualcosa di più grande di qualsiasi essere umano."

Nel 2008 e nel 2010 Clarke è stata rieletta con un ampio margine. Il 29 settembre 2008, Clarke ha votato a sostegno dell'HR 3997, l'Emergency Economic Stability Act del 2008. L'atto è fallito (205-228). Ha scritto una legge per migliorare il processo di rimozione dei nomi delle persone che credono di essere state erroneamente identificate come una minaccia quando sono state sottoposte a screening contro la No Fly List utilizzata dalla Transportation Security Administration, che ha approvato (413-3) il 3 febbraio 2009. Nel novembre 2009 è stata uno dei 54 membri del Congresso a firmare una controversa lettera al presidente Obama, esortandolo a usare la pressione diplomatica per risolvere il blocco che colpisce Gaza. Il 25 marzo 2010, ha introdotto la legge internazionale sulla segnalazione e la cooperazione in materia di criminalità informatica.

Clarke ha poi sostenuto il Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act, un disegno di legge che avrebbe incaricato il Segretario degli Interni di studiare la fattibilità di collocare il monumento da Fort Greene Park, a Brooklyn. Secondo lei Clarke ha sostenuto il disegno di legge era una buona idea perché "questo monumento commemora non solo i sacrifici dei soldati nella guerra rivoluzionaria che si sono dedicati alla causa della libertà, ma ricorda che anche in tempo di guerra dobbiamo proteggere i diritti umani fondamentali. Questi migliaia di morti sono state un'atrocità che non dovrebbe più ripetersi".

Nelle elezioni del 2012 Clarke è stata sfidata alle primarie democratiche da Sylvia Kinard, avvocato ed ex moglie dell'ex controllore di New York City e candidato sindaco Bill Thompson. Clarke ha sconfitto Kinard con l'88,3% dei voti. Poi, nelle elezioni generali di novembre, Clarke sconfisse il candidato repubblicano Daniel Cavanagh.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
Yvette Clarke sul Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Politici giamaicani
Politici del Partito Democratico (Stati Uniti d'America)
Rappresentanti statunitensi eletti dallo stato di New York


Today's ELF printable cards and decor from Kristin Murphy at The Simple Perks are THE CUTEST EVER!!!! I love, love, LOVE the movie ELF! Anyone else?! It's just so dang hilarious. I loved Kristin's design so much that I even requested that she turn it into an 8×10 printable for home decor AND a printable card. It's just TOO CUTE!
DOWNLOAD THE WATERMARK FREE VERSION OF THE ELF PRINTABLE HERE.
It will download with two to a page, as shown below.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE ELF PRINTABLE CARDS HERE.
A few of you may remember that last year Kristin created an Elf themed card for me as well!
FIND THE "SANTA! I KNOW HIM!" PRINTABLE CARD HERE.
Fun, fun fun! Who else loves ELF?!
I love the Santa! I know him card. I need to go buy some cardstock so I can print.
I'm always a sucker for cute printables and those are adorable! Thanks for sharing them!


We had the privilege to meet the humble skillful China's "Queen of Dim Sum" Master Chef Ge Xian'E, 葛賢萼 just a few hours before she flew back for her meeting.
In 1964, Chef Ge was invited to Beijing and became the National People's Congress' dedicated dim sum chef. In 1983, she gained fame in China when she was named the 'Best Dim Sum Chef' in the first China National Cooking Presentation in Beijing. Since then, Chef Ge has become a key spokesperson for Chinese dim sum and was invited to attend professional culinary conferences and performed cooking demonstrations worldwide, including the International Exhibition of Culinary Art (regarded as the Culinary Olympics) in Frankfurt during 1988.
Apart from working as a Master Chef, Chef Ge is also passionate about passing on her culinary skills and knowledge to the next generation and has been teaching in Shanghai's Culinary School for over 20 years. She has also published several cookbooks.
Avenue Joffre by the Epicurean Group now offers you to try all the dim sums from now till end of July so that they can hand pick some of the key favourites which locals like us prefer to have out of all the selections created by Chef Ge where they will input into their overall menu. All the dim sum are finely made and taught to the team of dim sum chefs by Chef Ge to ensure quality throughout.
Spreaded evenly with fragrant oil with spring onions that is made up using 7 secret ingredients. The other 'secret' actually lies in terms of the technique used, as you can see the pastry is made layer by layer which gives you a totally different palate texture experience.
Cute little fried 'pear' sprinkled with gold flakes entitles you to cut it open and explore what exactly is hidden inside. The creamy white sauce is so smooth just like the cream of seafood inside a croquette except without the potato.
Classic Har Chow is another fine cantonese dim sum to go for with another choice of their Steamed Minced Pork & Abalone Siew Mai with Teriyaki Sauce (烧汁鲍鱼烧卖).
Doesn't this baggage of goodie make you to bring it home! Some of you might find the pastry a little dry if you eat solely by itself, but the texture is crisp on the outside and refine on the inside. Have it together with the Parsnip which is lightly seasoned with 'broth' cooked in thickening sauce style where you will enjoy it more.
Last but not least will be these range of desserts for you to select. Presented here is the Chilled Mango with Green Tea Roll (香芒绿茶卷), Chilled Avocado Cream with Sago (西米牛油果), Steamed Piggy Bun with Chocolate (猪仔流心包) and Steamed Pandan Layer Cake (金兰夹层糕).
The green tea roll is fried till crisp on the surface layer, spread with fragrant peanut butter sauce where right at the centre is the mango. Classic avocado cream's sweetness is just right but the chocolate of the cute piggy bun can come out a little stronger, perhaps it suit little kids more. Chef Ge shared that Singapore has one of the best pandan leaves compared to what she used in China as the fragrant level is so different, therefore perhaps back in hometown they uses Chinese liquor Mao Tai in their pandan layer cake whereas not in Singapore. We thought that it will be very interesting to try the version using Mao Tai in Singapore too.
What we can say that Chef Ge puts in a lot of effort in training the upcoming chefs especially in maintaining the Chinese standard in making of Fine Dim Sums. 细心 is definitely one of the word to use as well in terms of being careful and alert in the detail aspect of making Dim Sums.
Entry by FestiveWalk and Crockfords Tower or follow the straight pathway where Joel Robuchon is located on the left. If you drive, you may want to park at Festive Hotel's car park.


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SCANDAL Scoop: Darby Stanchfield Dishes on Abby's Adventures and Life on the Sizzling ABC Series
April 3, 2014 April 13, 2014 • ScandalFix
I spoke with incredibly talented actress, Darby Stanchfield about her role on ABC's political powerhouse, SCANDAL. Darby describes her audition for the role of Abby, her opinion on Quinn joining B-613, and what we can look forward to in tonight's episode.
In the past, you've guest starred on CASTLE, NCIS, and MAD MEN, have you taken anything from those shows or working with those casts and applied it to SCANDAL?
With every single TV acting job I've had, I take something away for the next. I definitely always look at every experience as a learning experience whether it's a positive or a negative one. Fortunately, I've had mostly positive experiences. Whether it's the dynamic or a certain actor you're working with that might work completely different than you, or a really supportive set, or having to shoot an emotional scene at two in the morning. There is always something that I take with me.
How was your audition for Abby? Was the character a lot like the one we see on TV; did you help further develop her?
My audition for Abby felt really natural when I read the script, I felt like I really knew who this woman was. It didn't feel like a big stretch, it just felt like I channeled a certain set of characteristics of myself. I think [with] Abby, as well as all of the other characters, there is an evolution of what I bring to Abby and what Shonda (Rhimes) and the other writers see. Shonda loves actors, even the writer's love actors, so if they see you work really well with someone they try to develop those sequences together. If there is a characteristic of how you're saying that line or what your behavior is like, or how you play out the scene, the writers see that and it definitely feels collaborative. I feel at the same time Abby's had a very distinct voice that Shonda created from the beginning and I feel they have kept true to that.
Have you ever pitched an idea for a storyline to the writers?
Absolutely not! I often get asked, "What's the thing you would like to see happen to Abby?" My answer always is that the writers completely blow any of my ideas out of the water; their ideas are so deliciously entertaining. I just feel full confidence in leaving it in there hands; I love playing with what they've given me. Sometimes we might have a talk on set that might have to do with continuity like 'well does Abby know this information at this point, would she be this judgmental or does she not know?' There might be small continuity things that we sort of address the day of shooting. The overall character and direction and story, they've got something going so good, it's not something that I feel is lacking in anyway. I don't feel unsatisfied or bored—I'm completely entertained. (Laughs)
Will we ever learn more about Abby's back-story or about her marriage?
I keep hearing that that's coming; we don't get it by the end of this season, but going forward that's something still up their sleeves to explore, I've heard from a couple of different sources that seem quite reliable. The writers plan out the season episode to episode, they write one episode and they don't really have an idea of what they are going to do in the next episode. They have all of our arcs but then they also sort of write with what's working and what's cooking. I know what's on their agenda; we don't get it this season.
How would it have affected the show if David (Joshua Malina) had been killed instead of James? (Dan Bucatinsky) How do you think Abby would have dealt with that?
That's a great question. I think that would have thrown Abby for a bit of a loop. David Rosen is the most normal relationship on that show; it's really healthy. Within their conversations Abby will say things to him like "we don't do that anymore, we don't lie to each other, we don't keep things from each other." I think she's experiencing a real, healthy, somewhat normal relationship with which she's finding trust and experiencing love. I think if that were to be ripped out from under her it would make Abby sort of spiral and make her question everything. That's something that's keeping Abby really grounded and blooming, Abby in this episode really starts to bloom, she really starts to become Olivia Pope's (Kerry Washington) right hand person. Olivia really turns to Abby, so if David had been killed I don't know that Abby could be doing the job she set out to do in this episode.
What do you think about Quinn (Katie Lowes) joining B-613?
As a viewer it's been highly entertaining and fun to watch this character rebel and go off into this other world and kind of come into her own in terms of confidence, special skills, and what she's good at. In this point from what we've seen Abby doesn't know, she doesn't know that she isn't a gladiator anymore. She doesn't know all the shenanigans that Quinn has been up to. Let me tell you, later on in these next three episodes Abby and Quinn end up in the same room together a couple of different times and every time Abby has an earful for her and she's snarky and she let's her know exactly what she thinks. It's really hilarious.
Aside from Abby which back-story are you most excited to hear about this season?
I really am fascinated with Vice President Sally Langston (Kate Burton) with what she's experienced and her point of view. I feel like that character is really crazy (laughs) so I'm a little fascinated with what's going to come out of her mouth next and where she might be going with running against the President and being the Vice President. That's a really interesting situation that the character is in.
Your live tweets during the show are so great! Do you think twitter played a big role in the success of SCANDAL?
Yeah! I do, I think one of the reasons this show grew so explosively is the audience discovered it on their own in their own way. There was a great campaign that ABC did on terms of advertising our show, but it seems like it was more of a grassroots discovery for some people, that they talked about it around water coolers and they saw it on twitter. In fact, Oprah even discovered SCANDAL through twitter. She kept seeing SCANDAL being tweeted on her Thursday timeline and that's how she discovered the show and she came to the show and did interviews with Shonda and Kerry, and did a whole special on it. Twitter is part of the SCANDAL experience for fans. For me on Thursdays I put my caps lock on and I kind of channel Abby and I say a bunch of snarky stuff and use a lot of emojis. That's how every SCANDAL series writer, every star kind of has a different twitter voice, and I have found this Abby-esque sort of twitter voice that I just comment on the show in an Abby sort of way. It's really fun, and it's a nice way to give back to the fans, I feel like there was some sort of gradual request that started to happen in the early days with SCANDAL on twitter, we have a ball now.
Can you give us any spoilers about tonight's episode? Can you tell us a little bit about why Abby is at the White House?
The presidential campaign is in full swing and there is some serious mud slinging that is happening, it's messy, and Olivia is involved in her own personal crisis and she really needs help putting the fires out at the White House. That's why Abby goes in there and Abby is not well received at the White House. She even wears the Olivia Pope white coat going in. She gets shot down pretty quick but by the end of the episode Abby has done more Olivia Pope things than you've see from her in the whole series. Within one episode you actually see her grow in her ability to be more of a political operative than an investigator.
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Johnny "Country" Mathis (1933-2011) – cantante country statunitense
 Johnny Mathis (n. 1935) – cantante pop statunitense
 Johnny Mathis (n. 1943) – cestista statunitense

 Johnny Mathis – album di Johnny Mathis del 1956