Hey loves! Happy Spring! I don't know about you, but I am looking forward to warmer days, brighter colors, and lots of sunshine. The weather around here is taking a little while to get in the spring spirit, but I wanted to style a transitional look that gets rid of the winter blues and says hello to spring hues! I love the springtime because it is like a rebirth, and it is always so refreshing. Honestly, I have not only had cabin fever, but a terrible sinus infection that hasn't had me feeling like myself for a while. Thankfully, after many prescriptions, my sinus infection is finally clearing up, and I actually feel like dressing up! It seems like everyone has been so sick and just can't shake it! I like to think that fashion is the best medicine because you only feel as good as you look, right?! To celebrate the new season (and to say goodbye to flu season), I wore a pink tweed jacket, a pink tee, a black button front skirt, and some white mules. This look is perfect for this time of year because these pieces are all staples that can be worn in both warm/cool conditions. The mules and skirt give the tweed a spring refresh, but you can also throw on a fitted trouser and pump to make this a winter outfit. However, of course, we are focusing on all things spring in this post! Keep on reading to see how I style these fun pieces, and trust me, you will definitely be feeling a need for tweed!
I have been wanting a tweed jacket for years because it is such a timeless, classy garment. It's a wardrobe essential that will not only forever be in style, but easy to style! Tweed is such a beautiful fabric because it is typically woven with with different colors, creating a visually interesting garment. Every time I think of tweed, I think of the one and only house of Chanel because they are known for their use of tweed in their designs. Being a babe on a budget, the stunningly crafted Chanel tweeds are a little out of my price range, but I ended up finding an affordable pink tweed that is exactly what I was looking for! I love the pink because it is very playful and fun, compared to usual darker shades such as grey or navy. Younger people can sometimes shy away from tweed in fear that it will age them, but you can find tweed in different colors and can style it so many ways, proving it is great for any age! The bubblegum pink is also mixed with pastel pinks and white to create a cute combo of color that reminds me of cotton candy—definitely a spring mixture! Aside from the flirty color, the cropped style is very fresh and allows you to style it with high-waisted jeans or a skirt, like me. Lastly, it is pretty hard to ignore the gorgeous jewel buttons that adorn the front of this piece. The flower details are feminine and add some bling because sparkle never hurt anyone! The buttons make this $100 jacket look so much more expensive and luxe. By now, you probably see the need for tweed because it is so versatile. Comb those closets and look for unique pastel tweeds that are perfect for spring (but if you happen to stumble upon dark tweed, tuck it away for some chic fall outfits)!
To stick to the pink theme, I threw on a simple pink v-neck tee under my jacket. Don't be fooled by the myth that tweed is only for fancy occasions and needs to be worn with formal pieces because the truth is, you can dress it up or down! I like to keep things semi-casual for class and day-to-day life, so that is why a t-shirt is such a fitting option. Everybody has a tee lying around, and a cotton shirt is amazing for layering under jackets because it keeps you cool. I chose more pink because I really wanted the bubblegum flecks of the tweed to stand out, but you can also wear white or experiment with a pale yellow, lavender, mint green, or baby blue shade that will complement the pink. For the office, you can even opt for a chic button-down shirt, or wear a satin cami underneath for a date night look!
It is no secret that I am a lover of skirts, so it is not surprising that I wanted to slip one on with this tweed jacket. For the most part, my style is very girly and skirts make up a good portion of my wardrobe! Jeans are great and all, but I honestly find skirts and dresses to be much comfier, especially when they are an A-line style like the one I am wearing. I chose a black skirt to match the black jewels on the buttons of the jacket, and the white stitching ties in with the white and pink tweed. This skirt is so cute, though, because it is not your average black skirt; it has big old buttons and contrasting thread that gives it all kinds of character. The button front style is an interesting touch, and the buttons are actually functional, but very secure (i.e. no wardrobe malfunctions). White contrasting thread accentuating the stitching is also a unique feature that I don't often see when shopping for black skirts. I love the tie waistband because it is paper bag style, meaning that the top ruffles out a bit. Paper bag waists are very fashionable and on trend! I love this skirt so much, and I know I said that the buttons never caused me any problems, but if you are in need of a laugh, then listen to this; This skirt is a very light polyester material, and I recently wore it to class with a denim jacket over it. Well, between the crazy wind, my backpack, and the thick denim against the thin fabric, I believe I gave people at my college a bit of a show! I'm not quite sure how far my skirt rode up, but it is probably best I don't know! This is why I never leave the house with out wearing compression shorts underneath my skirts and dresses! Don't let my funny mishaps discourage you from wearing a skirt—just don't forget the undershorts (and maybe look at the weather forecast too, haha)!
One of the reasons I am excited for warm weather is because I love my mules! They are by far some of my favorite pairs of shoes because they are easy to slip on and make every outfit look chic. I know you have seen these before, but this is their first time out in 2019 and I am so thrilled to be walking in them again. A white mule is great for the season because they go with all sorts of spring and summer outfits. Mules are popular because they look more professional/dressier than a flip flop, but they are just as easy to throw on and head out the door. I have worn these shoes all day on multiple occasions, and if they are comfy enough for me to tackle an 8 hour shopping trip (trust me, my shopping trips are quite intense), then it is safe to say that you can conquer the world in a good pair of mules! You can get ones with fringe and metal accents like mine, or try for a sleeker, more minimalistic pair. If you prefer the mule animal over the shoe, then you can add some sporty flair with a sneaker, or try a white patent leather bootie for extra cool!
I wasn't going to post this last picture because the colors were just not working, but I didn't balance on this pavilion for 20 shots for nothing, so here we are! Sometimes the perfect poses are the ones that never seem to work out, and the pictures where I am caught off guard are my favorite! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this look that feels like a step in the right direction towards spring and summer fashion. You may have noticed that my inner Elle Woods came out in this outfit because, "Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed." Do you guys love the movie, Legally Blonde? Let me know your favorite Elle moment in the comments! I have actually been told that I am like Elle Woods and that is one of my most memorable compliments! Fun fact: Elle studied fashion merchandising before she went on to law school, and I am currently a fashion merchandising major too! Who knows? Maybe I will end up at Harvard someday! For now, I will stick to my fashion at IUP! Remember to comb those closets for timeless tweeds in spring hues, as well skirts and mules. If you are too busy spring cleaning or catching up with Elle, then just shop my links below! Have a fabulous week, and Happy Closet Combing!


My son... my son is playing FOOTBALL.
Football in this family is pretty important.
It's a game that teaches a boy to be a man. That's what my husband says.
It teaches teamwork and discipline.
To keep on pushing... even when it hurts.
A brotherly chat... be still this Moma's heart!
It's learning to come out of your comfort zone and working to depend on others as well as learning to do your part for the betterment of the team.
We love football and are THRILLED to be watching our son play.
He has grown up so much already since his first practice. After his last practice he was told he was the most improved on the team for the week. He was beaming with confidence.
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Avidov Lipsker (; born 1949) is an Israeli professor of Hebrew Literature at Bar Ilan University in Israel.

Biography
Avidov Lipsker was born in Haifa in 1949. His fields of study are the Hebrew Literature of the Third and Fourth Immigration (Aliyah), as well as ancient and modern Hebrew prose. From 1998–2002, Lipsker was the chair of the Department of Literature of the Jewish People and as the chair of the Kurzweil Institute. Since 2007 he was the chair of the Inter-Disciplinary Academic Programs in Bar-Ilan University (Cognitive Studies, Interpretation and Culture, Gender Studies, Science and Society and Conflict Resolution). Since 2007 Lipsker is a senior researcher in Shalom Hartman Institute – Jerusalem.

From the early 2000s, Lipsker has held the position of chief editor of the research periodical – Criticism and Interpretation (Bar-Ilan University Press). From 1998–2004 held the position of chief editor at Tsafon, a periodical of Haifa's Writer's Association. He has published dozens of articles and encyclopedic entries (both in Hebrew and English) about Modern Hebrew prose and poetry, as well as studies in the history of the ancient Hebrew narrative. Lipsker is a chief editor of the Thema series and, a series of publications Uri Zvi Grinberg's Poetry – Researches and Documents at Bar-Ilan University. He has also published several stories and a book of poetry.

Fields of research

Modern Hebrew poetry
In his monographic studies, Lipsker intentionally dealt with "marginal" poets, out of a new historiographic perspective, according to which the "average taste" and, at times even the graphomanic writings, represent the style-bar and literary taste from which the contemporary poetic styles can be evaluated and measured. The monographs on the poetry of Shin Shalom, Yitzhak Ogen and Avraham Broides depict the manner in which esthetic and poetic practices standpoints were imported from Europe to Eretz Yisrael—mainly symbolism and expressionism. These studies also address sociological questions of affinity to a social and cultural context. This study is supported by a study of letters and diaries (Yitzhak Lamdan's Collected Letters, as well as his diary which is being prepared for publishing).

Ecological discourse on literature
Lipsker has developed a historiographic model which he named "Ecology of Literature". This model refers to literary texts as items within a widespread cultural system – not necessarily textual, but also plastic-visual and cultural climate.

In His book The Poetry of Yitzhak Ogen (Magness Publish House), he has published his programmatic study on his ecological historiography (which opposes the totality of the "Literary Republic" discourse). "The Ecological Discourse on Literature" seeks to describe the literary skill of the author as an "ecological niche", meaning as a form of aptness fitted uniquely to the cultural conditions in which he formulates his literary work. This discourse deals with questions of changing style and preference, in evolutionary terms while, systematically deconstructing the generalizing narratives on literary revolutions and rebellions. Lipsker's studies in this field deal mainly with the connection between visual designs of literary text, artistic and literary styles and material culture.

Thematology of the literature of the Jewish people
In 1985, Lipsker joined Prof. —founder of the —with whom he has shaped the research methodology Thematology of Jewish Narrative. Since the foundation of the Encyclopedia, he has served as its chief editor. Since 2007, has been the director of the Encyclopedia of the Jewish Story: Sippur Okev Sippur (Bar-Ilan University Press). This field of study addresses the phenomenon of the multi-version appearance of the Jewish story in the Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, Ladino and Judeo-Arabic languages. The Encyclopedia holds an archive of hundreds of versions of Jewish stories both in print and manuscripts. The first volume of the Encyclopedia was published in 2005, the second volume in 2009,  the third volume in 2013, and the fourth one in 2018. Each volume contains Encyclopedic entries reflecting the unfolding of the different versions of a certain story, from post-biblical era to the 20th century. The first volume presents the method with which the stories are mapped, as well as the manner in which a multi-version story is handled as a homogenous phenomenon, undergoing changes through time and different cultural spaces. The Encyclopedia's editorial board gives a constant platform for academic publication in the Thema series, which includes comprehensive monographs on Jewish fiction, as well as a collection of studies called Ma'ase Sippur: Studies in Jewish Narrative.

Published works

As author
The Poetry of Shin Shalom (1922–1941), Ha'Poalim Publish House, Tel Aviv 1992.
Born Unto Trouble: The Poetry of Abraham Broides (1919–1974), The Haifa University Press, Ben-Gurion University Press, Haifa and Beer-Sheba 2000.
The Poetry of Yitzhak Ogen: Literary Ecosystem in Eretz Yisrael 1930–1940, The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem 2006.

As editor
Nili Sadan, Prose of the Twenties in Eretz Yisrael, Hebrew: Poalim Library Press, 1991
Nili Sadan, Aharon Reuveni : Monography, Hebrew: Poalim Library Press, 1994
Gideon Katzanelson, Essays on Uri Zvi Grinberg's Poetry, Hebrew: Yaron Golan Press, Tel Aviv, 1993
Isaac Lamdan: Selected Letters, Hebrew: Israel Matz Foundation and the Asher Barash National Institute "Gnazim", New York, Tel Aviv 1998
Encyclopedia of the Jewish Story: Sippur Okev Sippur, Vol I–II, Hebrew: Bar-Ilan University Press, Ramat Gan 2005–2009.
Ma'aseh Sippur: Studies in the Jewish Narrative, Vol I–II, Hebrew: Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 2005–2009.
Rechovot ha-Nahar by Uri Zvi Grinberg: Studies and Documents, Hebrew: Bar-Ilan University Press, Ramat-Gan, 2007.

References

External links
The homepage of Prof. Lipsker at Bar-Ilan university
The lecturer page of Prof. Lipsker at Bar-Ilan university
The site of 'Encyclopedia of the Jewish Story'
'The Poetry of Yitzhak Ogen' – on 'Magnes Press' site

1949 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University
People from Haifa
Israeli literary critics

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BRICK – Everyone knows the classic Disney fairytale about a mermaid-turned-princess. Come see the Brick Township High School Drama Club perform Disney's "The Little Mermaid" on April 5 at 6:30 p.m. and April 6 at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium.
The story follows Ariel, youngest daughter of King Triton, as she meets and falls in love with the human Prince Eric. Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, trading her mermaid tail for human legs to be with Prince Eric. However, things don't work out as well as she hopes and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends Flounder, Scuttle and Sebastian to restore order under the sea.
Come see Brick students Jessica Anderson (Ariel), Sean Fogarty (King Triton), Stephen Pasch (Prince Eric), Emily Gondek (Ursula), Ethan Cruz (Flounder), Carly Petrina (Scuttle) and Nicolette Esper (Sebastian), star in the performance.
General admission tickets are $8 for students, $10 for adults. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time or at the door. Please contact cbest@brickschools.org to place your order.
The Drama Parents Association is also sponsoring a character breakfast April 6 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the schoolCafe 3. Tickets are $10 for adults and children.
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This week the LPGA moves to the state of California for the playing of the Kia Classic. Cristie Kerr will be trying to defend the title she won last year, when she birdied the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th holes on Sunday, to finish 2 strokes better than Mirim Lee, and 3 strokes better than Lydia Ko. Her score of -20 under par was a new tournament record.


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Reliability Modeling and Mitigation for Embedded Memories
Innocent Agbo
Complementary Metallic Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology scaling enhances the performance, transistor density, functionality, and reduces cost and power consumption. However, scaling causes significant reliability challenges both from a manufacturing and operational point of view. Obtaining reliable memories require accurate understanding of the impact of aging (such as Bias temperature instability (BTI)) on individual memory components and how they interact with each other. In this dissertation, two types of challenges are addressed, which are related to BTI aging and partially to mitigation schemes: one related to the aging of sense amplifier and another one to the aging of read path and write path. Analysis of aging impact on different memory sense amplifiers - The analysis of BTI impact on various memory sense amplifier (SA) designs was performed, while taking into account two BTI models (i.e., Atomistic and RD model), different technology nodes (i.e., 90, 65, 45, 32, 22, and 16 nm), and different workloads. First, the analysis and comparison of RD and Atomistic models impact on the SA were performed. The results show that the atomistic trap-based BTI model is more accurate than the RD model. Second, the investigation of BTI impact on the drain-input latch type SA for various technology nodes and supply voltages was performed. The result shows that as technology scales down, the impact of BTI on sensing delay increases, while the sensing voltage decreases, causing less robust and reliable memory sense amplifier. The result also shows that increase in supply voltage compensates the BTI degradation. Third, an accurate technique was proposed and characterized for the integral impact of BTI and voltage temperature variation on the memory standard latch type SA for various technology nodes and workloads. The results show that the degradation is strongly dependent on workload and temperature. Fourth, in addition to the latter, the impact of process variation at timezero was incorporated and analyzed. The results show that the SA sensing delay degradation is more significant at lower nodes and could lead to read failures at lower power supply. This reveals that there must be a tradeoff between performance and reliability. Fifth, an accurate methodology was proposed to quantify the impact of variability on the memory SA offset-voltage for both time-zero and time-dependent variability. The results show that the impact on the offset voltage specification is significant for aging time-dependent variability. Sixth, on top of the latter, the sensitivity of the SA and its failure rate were analyzed for five process corners (i.e., Nominal, Fast-Fast, Fast-Slow, Slow-Fast, and Slow-Slow). The results show that balanced workloads result in a significant low offset voltage specification. Finally, the impact of aging was analyzed and compared, while considering different supply voltages, temperatures, and SA designs. The results show that the High Performance SA degrades faster than other SA types, irrespective of the workload, supply voltage, and temperature. Investigation of read path aging - Adequate techniques was proposed to estimate and mitigate the impact of aging on the read path of a high performance SRAMmemory. The mitigation techniques are based on the re-sizing of the pull-down transistors of the cell's and the SA's designs. The results show that the SA mitigation is more effective for the SRAM read path (i.e., SA) than cell mitigation. Investigation of write path aging - The analysis of BTI impact on the SRAM write driver was performed for various supply voltages, temperatures, and technology nodes. The result shows that the impact of BTI increases the write delay and widen its distribution, when the technology scales down.
Hamdioui, S., Supervisor
https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:ce7b3290-9e0f-406b-93ee-7bfb7c9a8430
Memory reliability
Bias temperature instability (BTI)
sense amplifier (SA)
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Innocent Okwudili Agbo PhD dissertation.Final published version, 9.44 MB
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N2 - Complementary Metallic Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology scaling enhances the performance, transistor density, functionality, and reduces cost and power consumption. However, scaling causes significant reliability challenges both from a manufacturing and operational point of view. Obtaining reliable memories require accurate understanding of the impact of aging (such as Bias temperature instability (BTI)) on individual memory components and how they interact with each other. In this dissertation, two types of challenges are addressed, which are related to BTI aging and partially to mitigation schemes: one related to the aging of sense amplifier and another one to the aging of read path and write path. Analysis of aging impact on different memory sense amplifiers - The analysis of BTI impact on various memory sense amplifier (SA) designs was performed, while taking into account two BTI models (i.e., Atomistic and RD model), different technology nodes (i.e., 90, 65, 45, 32, 22, and 16 nm), and different workloads. First, the analysis and comparison of RD and Atomistic models impact on the SA were performed. The results show that the atomistic trap-based BTI model is more accurate than the RD model. Second, the investigation of BTI impact on the drain-input latch type SA for various technology nodes and supply voltages was performed. The result shows that as technology scales down, the impact of BTI on sensing delay increases, while the sensing voltage decreases, causing less robust and reliable memory sense amplifier. The result also shows that increase in supply voltage compensates the BTI degradation. Third, an accurate technique was proposed and characterized for the integral impact of BTI and voltage temperature variation on the memory standard latch type SA for various technology nodes and workloads. The results show that the degradation is strongly dependent on workload and temperature. Fourth, in addition to the latter, the impact of process variation at timezero was incorporated and analyzed. The results show that the SA sensing delay degradation is more significant at lower nodes and could lead to read failures at lower power supply. This reveals that there must be a tradeoff between performance and reliability. Fifth, an accurate methodology was proposed to quantify the impact of variability on the memory SA offset-voltage for both time-zero and time-dependent variability. The results show that the impact on the offset voltage specification is significant for aging time-dependent variability. Sixth, on top of the latter, the sensitivity of the SA and its failure rate were analyzed for five process corners (i.e., Nominal, Fast-Fast, Fast-Slow, Slow-Fast, and Slow-Slow). The results show that balanced workloads result in a significant low offset voltage specification. Finally, the impact of aging was analyzed and compared, while considering different supply voltages, temperatures, and SA designs. The results show that the High Performance SA degrades faster than other SA types, irrespective of the workload, supply voltage, and temperature. Investigation of read path aging - Adequate techniques was proposed to estimate and mitigate the impact of aging on the read path of a high performance SRAMmemory. The mitigation techniques are based on the re-sizing of the pull-down transistors of the cell's and the SA's designs. The results show that the SA mitigation is more effective for the SRAM read path (i.e., SA) than cell mitigation. Investigation of write path aging - The analysis of BTI impact on the SRAM write driver was performed for various supply voltages, temperatures, and technology nodes. The result shows that the impact of BTI increases the write delay and widen its distribution, when the technology scales down.
AB - Complementary Metallic Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology scaling enhances the performance, transistor density, functionality, and reduces cost and power consumption. However, scaling causes significant reliability challenges both from a manufacturing and operational point of view. Obtaining reliable memories require accurate understanding of the impact of aging (such as Bias temperature instability (BTI)) on individual memory components and how they interact with each other. In this dissertation, two types of challenges are addressed, which are related to BTI aging and partially to mitigation schemes: one related to the aging of sense amplifier and another one to the aging of read path and write path. Analysis of aging impact on different memory sense amplifiers - The analysis of BTI impact on various memory sense amplifier (SA) designs was performed, while taking into account two BTI models (i.e., Atomistic and RD model), different technology nodes (i.e., 90, 65, 45, 32, 22, and 16 nm), and different workloads. First, the analysis and comparison of RD and Atomistic models impact on the SA were performed. The results show that the atomistic trap-based BTI model is more accurate than the RD model. Second, the investigation of BTI impact on the drain-input latch type SA for various technology nodes and supply voltages was performed. The result shows that as technology scales down, the impact of BTI on sensing delay increases, while the sensing voltage decreases, causing less robust and reliable memory sense amplifier. The result also shows that increase in supply voltage compensates the BTI degradation. Third, an accurate technique was proposed and characterized for the integral impact of BTI and voltage temperature variation on the memory standard latch type SA for various technology nodes and workloads. The results show that the degradation is strongly dependent on workload and temperature. Fourth, in addition to the latter, the impact of process variation at timezero was incorporated and analyzed. The results show that the SA sensing delay degradation is more significant at lower nodes and could lead to read failures at lower power supply. This reveals that there must be a tradeoff between performance and reliability. Fifth, an accurate methodology was proposed to quantify the impact of variability on the memory SA offset-voltage for both time-zero and time-dependent variability. The results show that the impact on the offset voltage specification is significant for aging time-dependent variability. Sixth, on top of the latter, the sensitivity of the SA and its failure rate were analyzed for five process corners (i.e., Nominal, Fast-Fast, Fast-Slow, Slow-Fast, and Slow-Slow). The results show that balanced workloads result in a significant low offset voltage specification. Finally, the impact of aging was analyzed and compared, while considering different supply voltages, temperatures, and SA designs. The results show that the High Performance SA degrades faster than other SA types, irrespective of the workload, supply voltage, and temperature. Investigation of read path aging - Adequate techniques was proposed to estimate and mitigate the impact of aging on the read path of a high performance SRAMmemory. The mitigation techniques are based on the re-sizing of the pull-down transistors of the cell's and the SA's designs. The results show that the SA mitigation is more effective for the SRAM read path (i.e., SA) than cell mitigation. Investigation of write path aging - The analysis of BTI impact on the SRAM write driver was performed for various supply voltages, temperatures, and technology nodes. The result shows that the impact of BTI increases the write delay and widen its distribution, when the technology scales down.
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Everyday is a holiday for us! This design done for Spring Equinox (Ostara March 20, Easter April 1) was the first Holiday Specials we designed. It is now a collector's item but you can get it for the same price as a regular t-shirt! Filled with all of the symbolism of the season, this shirt is a perfect way to say I love God, Nature and Little Petie!


A will is necessary if you intend to leave property to a person or entity other than a blood relative — such as a domestic partner, a friend or a charity. If you die without a will, it is the court that will determine how your property is distributed, who cares for your children and even what happens to your pets — making decisions that might not reflect your desires.
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There is no shortage of statistics about how connected consumers are today.
As Internet access shifts from stationary locations like home, work or school environments to on-the-go, anytime connectivity, this opens the door to brands engaging with consumers in new ways along the path to purchase and leveraging emerging tools like social media networks as they do so. As a result, social media platforms are becoming more confident in monetizing their reach in the commerce experience, especially as the world's social media base passes the 2.0 billion user milestone. Increasingly, commerce is being inserted into the normal course of the conversation on platforms all around the world.
Although this convergence of social and payments first gained traction in Asia Pacific and only in recent years has been duplicated in other parts of the world, social commerce continues to manifest itself in different ways depending upon the individual market. There is the potential for social media platforms to be leveraged for potential marketing benefits, as well as a lucrative sales channel.
Consumers are slowly migrating purchases to this new channel with 25 percent of online global survey respondents in Euromonitor International's Hyperconnectivity Survey reporting have made a purchase through a social media website. It is important to note that these results reflect the broader global population as there are two main outliers: Those under the age of 30 and emerging market consumers. Both population subsets are more likely to engage with brands and make purchases via social networks. In fact, three to four times as many consumers in markets like China and India reported having made a purchase on a social media network as compared with consumers in markets like the U.K. or U.S. Part of the reason for these geographic differences is due to where the market is in its s social commerce maturation cycle, but another factor would be the players involved.
One of the first places where social networks converged with commerce occurred in Asia Pacific.
These Chinese social media landscape have witnessed a surging expansion in recent years. Increasingly, more users are beginning to take a pragmatic and practical approach to time spent online. Companies like Alibaba have driven the convergence of commerce and social in this emerging market. The Asian tech giant possesses a diverse portfolio of online businesses and have been initiating aggressive marketing and pricing strategies. For fashion-driven, middle-class Chinese consumers, social media has become a gateway to discount-focused online retailers, especially in segments, such as luxury clothing, accessories and electronics. In another example, WeChat, a popular chat application in China, can be used to hail a taxi, order food delivery, buy movie tickets, pay utility bills and even book a doctor's appoint all in a single, integrated app. This go-to social media platform for Chinese consumers illustrates the more advanced functioning that exists in social platforms across Asia Pacific as compared with other parts of the world.
Given that the demand for social media shopping is high among Chinese consumers and local companies own the entire social commerce cycle, implementing social commerce has been an easier process than it has been for others like those in the West.
In general, Western social media players have been less confident about the introduction of purchasing tools, as well as have less of an understanding of the potential to leverage social media in the customer engagement process to build genuine relationships with end-consumers. Only in recent years have Western players, such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, begun to make strides with regard to social commerce. The first step for many of these social media platforms has been the embracing of buy-now buttons as a way to turn their social media networks into shopping malls. These efforts from Western social media players will likely be a major driver in propelling social commerce further in 2016 and add to the social commerce success in Asia Pacific.


In John 10:10, Jesus tells us two substantial pieces for why He came and the war we are in. He says, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." This is pretty substantial when you look at the two together. Jesus is talking about the life that is offered to us through Him. Life to the full. Life that is fully alive. Life that is made to glorify God. At the same time, there is a thief, the enemy, the devil, that comes to steal and kill and destroy. Jesus is well aware of the war that is waged with evil. He is well aware that when He came, He had infiltrated into enemy territory and that the war was going to get intense.
You see, in this life we are in constant battles. Day after day, they can be big, they can be small. We are dealing with a world that fills us with temptation and sufferings. I don't care who are, we all have to deal with this. This temptation and suffering comes as a result of an enemy who is looking to steal, kill, and destroy the life that is offered through Jesus. I'm not talking prosperity Gospel either. I'm talking about a life that has fully repented of all your sin and junk in your life. Fully renounced it and left it at the feet of the cross with Jesus. A life that is seeking everyday, the counsel and healing that is offered through Christ. Jesus not only came to offer forgiveness for sin, but to heal our broken hearts, Isaiah 61:1. He came to heal us and set us free from this world and from sin and death. Then a life that looks to seek and walk with God everyday. Seek his counsel and learn to have those daily conversations with God for guidance through our lives and then follow wherever He leads.
It's a classic battle between good and evil. The enemy wants to take our lives and Jesus brings us life. When we recognize this and learn the Truth of this world and of Jesus, we really learn to understand what life abundantly means and that this is a life worth fighting for. We have to wage it everyday. Spiritual warfare is very real. Whether you accept it or not. There's a lot more going on in God's larger and epic story than we could ever imagine.
When we learn to walk with God and lift Him up daily in our lives. Put Him first before anything, then we can put the enemy on his heals. John Cymbala said, "The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God." You see, the victory already came in Christ. Satan knows his days are numbered. So what He is going to do is prowl around this world and look to take with him anyone he can. He is coming to destroy our lives. To him we are powerless without God in our hearts, so he continues to come after us. We have to guard our hearts and our lives from anything that tries to bring us away from God. His full goal is to get us to separate from God so that we lose our lives.
Folks, it's a battle worth fighting. Having life abundantly through Jesus Christ is so worth fighting for. The feeling of having Him as a daily part of my life is amazing. Now, that does not mean the battle is over. As I've said time and again. The closer you draw to God, the harder the enemy will try to pull you back from God. Being on guard and seeking God to armor us every day, helps to deal with this. A life in Christ is worth fighting for.
This entry was posted in 4 Stream Blog, Spiritual Warfare and tagged 4 Streams, Spiritual Warfare on May 20, 2015 by Richard Clinton.


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Report : U.S Galaxy S IV To Come With Snapdragon 600, Rest Get Exynos 5 Octa Core SoC
by Shivaank RanaFebruary 28, 2013
The Samsung Galaxy S IV could use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 in the United States, and a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa in Europe and other places of the world where LTE is not that widespread, according to a recent JPMorgan note.
When Samsung unveiled the eight-core Exynos 5 Octa at CES, it was widely expected that the Samsung Galaxy S IV would feature Samsung's latest innovation. However, according to an earlier report from SamMobile, Samsung seems to have run into some overheating issues with the processor, and Samsung believes the problem will not be fixed in time for the Galaxy S IV launch.
The Exynos 5 Octa is a an 8 core processor from Samsung, running 1.8 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 and 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 along with Tricore PoverVR GPU. The Snapdragon 600 on the other hand runs a quad-core Krait 300 CPU clocking at 1.9 GHz along with the Adreno 320 GPU. Qualcomm claims that the new SoC delivers 40% better performance than the existing S4 Pro chips.
It must be noted that Samsung utilized the same Mali-400 GPU in both its international Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III models, the latter clocked significantly higher, to little ill effect. And the Snapdragon 600 SoC is significantly faster than the dual-core S4 Plus offered in the North American Galaxy S III. It's also likely the included Adreno 320 GPU would be clocked faster than in previous devices.
Various reports also suggest that Galaxy S4 will sport an improved 13 Megapixel camera with Orb camera technology that will be capable of taking 1080p videos. Other expected features include a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, a removable battery, an Adreno 320 GPU, TouchWiz UI and Wireless charging.
A teaser released by samsung shouts out 'Be Ready 4 The Next Galaxy', and mentions Times Square (New York, USA) as the venue and 14 March 2013, 7PM EST, as the date and time for the Samsung Unpacked 2013 event. The event would also have a webcast as the teaser mentions a live stream link.
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The Center for Behavioral Health and Technology is a center in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine. CBHT develops and tests novel eHealth and mHealth self-management interventions for patients with medical and psychiatric illnesses. This newly created position will join the existing team and build on years of success in internet interventions while having direct influence on software architecture and development methods. CBHT is seeking a Software Project Manager to lead efforts in initial project planning, lead software project development, oversee policy and workflow development and support the team with backlog grooming and day-to-day management of project progress. The qualified candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and 4-7 years of experience with complex IT-related projects as a project manager or technical lead. Any experience in the clinical research industry is preferred. Candidates must have a Project Management Certification and a general understanding of Scrum and/or Agile principles. Those with Scrum and/or Agile certifications will be preferred candidates.


Which decent blogger or Influencer has not heard of Elan Cafe? The venue is one of those eatries that has come famous on Instagram and is now a hot spot for many a press launch or VIP event. Elan Cafe was founded by Alexandra Miller as a space to embody her passion for wellness, healthy eating and living. Her background in fashion is demonstrated through the stylish pink interior. There are Elan Cafes in Mayfair, Knightsbridge and the latest edition opened off Oxford Street in the summer.
I had a small taste of Elan Cafe life when I attended the Elle Weekender last Sunday – they had a pop up there – and I fell in love with the pure girlyness of it all. This evening after a press event I decided to head there with Elsie from Life & Soul Lifestyle.
We were enchanted by the gorgeous peonies outside decorated into a large circle which was perfect for selfies and also a prop for the ever so cute bike. There was an outside seating area which also held lots of florals and each seat was draped with a wrap. Inside the cafe was pure beauty – as well as flowers on the wall there were sassy slogans and then there were the cakes which were a real treat for your eyes.
We were given a seat inside and I ordered Buttermilk Chicken Goujons, Sweet Potato Fries and an Alternative Latte. The chicken dish was very lovely as were the fries but the latte was very disappointing. You know those cute lattes that you see on Instagram? Well this was not one of them, it had some sort of cereal on top which was gross and the taste was rather strange. I did not enjoy it at all!
We arrived at Elan Cafe around 6pm and it was not busy, in fact it was 2/3 full but service was very slow, not only did we have to call the waiter over several times to take our order but we spent at least 20 minutes waiting for someone to take our payment. Unheard of in these economic times and we actually felt like just getting up and walking out without paying.
Overall I think Elan Cafe is a wonderful place to come and shoot content if you are a blogger or Influencer (which a lot of people seemed to be doing) but the food is pretty good but not brilliant and at £6.00 for a latte, the place is not cheap. Don't get me wrong, the staff were lovely but judging by the frequent waiting time they were short staffed. The toilets as pretty as they were was a hot mess, with toilet roll over the floor. To me the place reeks of all style and no substance. I won't be going back.
For more information about Elan Cafe, please visit their website.


This is the story of Mary*, a single mother of two children, ages five and eight. Last year, Mary lived with her kids in a shelter for domestic violence survivors, and last July, one of ParentJobNet's Harlem programs accepted her into a paid apprenticeship. This program fine-tuned Mary's office skills and prepared her for more job training. A couple months later, she was accepted into a five-month training program to become a certified Administrative Office Manager. This past February, Mary graduated from the program at the top of her class. Her next stop? Completing her college degree.
ParentJobNet – a non-profit that works with public school parents to prepare job readiness and make job connections – worked with Mary every step of her journey.
While in training, ParentJobNet paid Mary a living wage stipend and eliminated all barriers to her success. Mary's journey with ParentJobNet will continue for as long as it takes to help her become completely self-sufficient and secure a financially stable home environment for her family.
According to Pat Craddick, the founder and executive director of the company, ParentJobNet's involvement continues long after a client is placed on a job. We spoke with Craddick, a single mother herself, to learn how the company works to create financial stability for low-income families and why this kind of support for families and single mothers in need is of vital importance.
HelloGiggles (HG): Mothers are returning to the workforce now more than ever, up from 47% in 1975 to 70% in 2014. What is your personal experience with this statistic?
Pat Craddick (PC): In general, I think that the increase supports the fact that more mothers are returning to the workforce because the cost of living to support a growing family is astronomical, while some who are fortunate enough to not worry about a paycheck choose to go back to work for a sense of career satisfaction.
For many of our clients, going back to work isn't an option — it's a necessity. We serve a low-income demographic, some of whom live paycheck-to-paycheck, have limited workforce skills, and are experiencing a cycle of generational poverty.
Our job is to move them off the system they often rely on for years — one that's costing tax payers millions of dollars — and into rewarding jobs while giving them a sense of self-worth and self-reliance. Their children then view them as role models striving to become like them or better, thus breaking the cycle of generational poverty.
HelloGiggles: How do you and your team empower mothers to enter the workforce?
PC: First, we believe that empowering parents (especially mothers) to become financially stable leads to more constructive lives for their families, and strengthening the economic security of parents promotes the well-being of their children.
When we invest in parents, we're investing in their children and strengthening families as well as the entire community.
For over 13 years we have worked in NYC Public Schools to prepare and empower mothers to enter or re-enter the workforce by giving them free onsite access to one-on-one career counseling, job readiness workshops, job placement services, financial literacy [classes], adult literacy [classes], and networking events.
We work in NYC Elementary Public Schools to reach low-income parents (especially mothers) after drop-off, giving them access to workforce programs and services offered free of charge. While our mission was created to serve low-income public school mothers, we are open to serve all public school parents who need our service.
Our mission is to help parents build financially stable homes to help their children succeed.
Our most unique and critical offering is our ability to get parents who have been out of work or underemployed ready for job training and job placement opportunities. Oftentimes, our clients do not have the degrees or skills to even be accepted into a well-regarded training program. So, we work with them through our various workforce programs to get them job and/or training ready.
Our program is located in public schools for many great reasons, as it allows parents to engage more in their school community and serves as a one-stop-shop approach to finding jobs and educational programs. After parents drop off their children at school, they can attend workforce classes and get the job placement help they need onsite.
HG: As a single mom yourself, what does this company and this mission mean to you?
PC: As a single mother, the mission means the world to me and the organization has transformed my life. As Executive Director and Founder, ParentJobNet has allowed me to become a change agent having a direct impact on other single mothers and families. I'm helping to transform their lives and giving them hope for a brighter future, just like it has done for me. Having an impact on over 16,000 families over the years, the organization now focuses on Harlem based public schools with plans to scale its programs across the Tri-State area and beyond.
HG: How does the WeWork Harlem location function as a resource to inspire your clients?
PC: We have two offices with WeWork — Midtown where we house our corporate office and Harlem where we have our program administrative office. We are very appreciative of WeWork opening a Harlem location, which has meant so much to our growth this past year with 70 job placements. With WeWork Harlem as our program's administrative hub, we have now grown to working with 27 public schools in Harlem. This is ParentJobNet's 13th year and our success with WeWork Harlem has played a big role.
Every day, we are connecting with more and more potential employers for the benefit of parents — developing mutually beneficial partnerships with excellent employees for them, and good jobs for parents. Our WeWork offices help us develop our partnerships while reaching parents and neighborhood entrepreneurs to provide paths to growth and financial stability. We see the WeWork community as invaluable to our mission.
We expect to deliver big things for the Harlem public school community in the next couple of years — connecting hundreds of public school parents to jobs and helping to lift their families out of poverty. We are ready to deliver and we think our program approach can be scaled to reach public school parents throughout the NYC public school system and beyond. As we scale to other cities, we plan to continue using WeWork workspaces as satellite offices to support our mission.
HG: 60% of working mothers say it is difficult to maintain a balance between the demands of their career and the demands of raising a family. How do you help prepare mothers for this balance?
PC: I know firsthand how work-life balance could become a big challenge for working mothers. That's why we are working hard to find companies that offer flexible work hours for our clients. We generally seek jobs that work with the schedules of our clients, typically from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (after drop-off and before pick-up) or online jobs with flexibility. For those who must work full-time, we have an after-school program that provides their children a safe and nurturing place to go. Mothers are the backbone of the family unit; we solute all mothers who are dedicated to providing a strong economic foundation for their children to succeed.
You can contact ParentJobNet at info@parentjobnet.org or 212-362-2735 if you wish to partner, sponsor, or make a tax-deductible donation.
*Mary's real name was changed for this story.


Locus Online went online in April 1997, as an online venue for Locus Magazine. Locus Online focuses on news of the science fiction publishing field and coverage of new science fiction books and magazines. The site has historically had both online-only content and excerpted articles and content from the magazine.
The website is produced from the California Bay Area. Locus Online's original webmaster is Mark R. Kelly, who also edits and generates online-only content for the site.
Here's a retrospective of 20 Years of Locus Online.
News – Awards nominations and results, obituaries, and major publishing developments. As of January 2009, these posts have been generated from the Locus Magazine offices in San Leandro, CA.
Reviews – Selected book reviews, usually one a day, plus special-to-the-website book reviews by Paul Di Filippo and film reviews by Gary Westfahl.
Features – Excerpts from the magazines interviews and spotlights, essays and commentary, including Cory Doctorow's and Kameron Hurley's columns, and the Roundtable with guest blog posts and conversations about the field.
New Titles, Lists, Bestsellers (Monitor) – Weekly to monthly listings of new books and magazines, with descriptions, cover images, links to relevant author and publisher websites, and quotes from reviews; and a weekly compilation of genre books that appear on general bestseller lists.
Resources – Static and periodically updated pages of indexes and links, including the Links Portal, selected Forthcoming Books, indexes to reviews and interviews, and the independently compiled Locus Index to Science Fiction by William G. Contento, and the Science Fiction Awards Database by Mark R. Kelly.
The Magazine – Samples of each issue of Locus Magazine, including the Table of Contents, excerpts from the interviews, and listings of Locus Bestsellers and of New & Notable Books.
Around the Web (Blinks) – An ongoing selection of notable reviews, articles, and websites covering genre books and publishing.
You can view the archived older versions of Locus Online here, going back to 1997.


The United States is in a state of serious recession. States, municipalities and the nation as a whole are struggling with diminished revenue, loss of jobs and a decline in productivity. As the federal government resorts to expensive bailouts, our budgetary scenario remains frighteningly precarious. Simultaneously, the United States has dedicated billions of dollars, thousands of lives and countless yards of prison space to a war on marijuana that fails logic on a broad spectrum of points. As an invaluable cash crop with various positive health benefits, few proven drawbacks and the capacity to significantly reduce the crisis of American debt, marijuana should more rationally be embraced by the American government. The potential benefits to the United States of decriminalizing marijuana are practical, economical and humane, and in the context of this discussion, may be a significant curative answer to some of America's economic problems.
Indeed, this is a perspective which is increasingly popular even with lawmakers, who previously would be wary to appear weak on a politically sensitive issue such as drug laws. However, at this juncture, "state officials are beginning to acknowledge that they can more productively spend their budget funds on cracking unsolved cases or ensuring better police protection than on keeping pot smokers in prison" (Cohen, 1) This helps to highlight two of the most important and intertwined justifications for decriminalizing marijuana, denoting that there are distinct opportunities both to refocus the efforts of law enforcement personnel, court systems, prisons and the legal system in general away from non-violent offenders and to acknowledge the irrational nature of marijuana's current legal status.
The resolution supported here to proceed toward a decriminalizing policy on marijuana is also rooted in the realities of the failure of the war on drugs, which has been a massively expensive and generally failed policy. Indeed, the aggressive pursuit and prosecution of the drug trade both within America's borders and in the various elaborate chains of drug trade that are propagated over the borders of Mexico and Canada has filtered an enormous sum of taxpayer money into the obstruction of a substance that actually has the capacity to achieve exactly the opposite. A study published by economist Stephen Easton on the potential revenue which could be generated by the Canadian government in the legalization and taxation of marijuana revealed an incredible opportunity for profitability in a market which already thrives against the pressure of legal obstruction.
Easton's study "estimates that the average price of 0.5 grams (a unit) of marijuana sold for $8.60 on the street, while its cost of production was only $1.70. In a free market, a $6.90 profit for a unit of marijuana would not last for long. Entrepreneurs noticing the great profits to be made in the marijuana market would start their own grow operations, increasing the supply of marijuana on the street, which would cause the street price of the drug to fall to a level much closer to the cost of production." (Moffatt, 1) This speaks to the point that the competitive nature of legalized marijuana trade such as that which occurs even today in California, where marijuana has been legalized medicinally, indicates a very strong likelihood for the reduction of crime. Those trade activities today which are categorized as illegal or which must occur in illicit contexts are characterized thusly because of marijuana's legal status and owe little to actual or empirical evidence of its relationship to negative health properties or behavioral outcomes which are threatening to law and society.
Ironically, this contrasts tobacco and alcohol, which are variously linked with empirical certainty to heart disease, cancer, addiction and a wide array of conditions which lead to premature mortality. However, both remain legal and generate no small sum of income for city, state and country. And as to the above-noted point that its legalization would produce a reduction in its involvement with illegal or underworld activities, alcohol serves as a useful point of comparison. Quite to the point, "lcohol was legalized -- in part -- in order to deprive organized crime of money. Over time, the war on drugs has had little impact on drug use. By abolishing the war we would not only save billions of dollars in expenses, we could earn billions through taxing marijuana. Every scientific study shows that on-demand and court-ordered drug-treatment programs cut drug use more cost-effectively than programs attempting to cut access to drugs." (McKeehan, 1).
It would also cost a great deal less to spend taxpayer resources -- yielded from the legal sale of marijuana no less -- on rehabilitation facilities rather than the lengthy process of criminal prosecution and incarceration. Connecting these practices to a substance which legitimately has not proven to bear a direct connection to criminal behavior, which has never been empirically demonstrated to have chemically addictive factors and which in its pure form has few of the chemically harmful ingredients that are found in tobacco products is irrational. That is has been connected to closely to objections of the moral variety is counterintuitive to the nature of the substance which, though characterized erroneously as a 'gateway drug,' is often misunderstood by those who have never used it. Quite certainly, the vast majority of individuals advocating the maintenance or strengthening of laws against its usage fall into this category.
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Some people love testing — and with good reason. Poking around and figuring out how to break stuff can be a lot of fun.
A role that's often called "Software Engineer in Test" or "Software Design Engineer in Test" (abbreviated SET or SDET — essentially writing code to automate testing) appeals to people for similar reasons. You're breaking stuff, but you're still writing code. At many companies, there's an added benefit of getting to work with newer technologies, since you're less tied to the legacy code that the core product is built on. Sitting between testing and coding can be the best of both worlds – if that's where you want to be.
However, some people take SET/SDET roles as a way into a company, and hope to move to being a plain ol' software developer shortly thereafter. In many cases, these people find themselves stuck and unable to make that transition.
If you're one of those people, here's some advice for you.
I know you're trying, but it's worth mentioning this anyway. Many people find themselves pigeonholed as a tester if they don't make the hop quickly. Be aware of this.
If you can't move within your company, you can try moving to another company. It can be especially tricky though to change companies and positions at the same time. You'll be unproven on two dimensions. It's a hard sell.
Use the developers around you as mentors. Show them what you can do – show them that you are a coder – and remember to learn from them. Look at their coding styles and consider replicating them. See if they can teach you to improve. Whether coding for work or for fun, don't be satisfied just because your code works. You need to write code that's readable, maintainable and sufficiently flexible.
You may be a tester at work, but you don't have to be one at home. Use your time outside of work to develop some serious projects on your own. Show people that you are a developer.
See those projects? They belong on your resume. They'll be the key to showing you're a coder, first and foremost.
In addition, focus the bullets on your resume on coding. Your resume is not a complete description of everything you've done. Rather, it's a list of the relevant highlights and accomplishments in your career. This means that if you're applying for software developer roles while you're an SDET, your bullets can and should focus on the code you've built, not on the stuff you've tested.
As noted earlier, it can be difficult to switch both companies and positions at the same time. You may find it easier to do that if you switch from a bigger name company to a smaller company, including a startup.
Often times, these companies don't have the SDET role, so they can't re-route your application toward it. And, they'll be impressed with the big names on your resume and more likely to consider you for a software development role.
The key here is to sell yourself as a developer, through projects, your resume, and by keeping your skills sharp. The longer you stay as a SET/SDET, the harder it will be to do that.
Actually, moving from developer to SDET or QA.
Coding in a free time at home, really? I have a life, thanks, neither I want to grow unfit, unhealthy or obese. That's why being test engineer is better–less slavery.


As residents of the Downtown Los Angeles area, we are concerned with the housing shortage and the lack of rental units under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Rent Stabilization Ordinance means that many low income families are forced to live under extreme economic pressure. Sometimes, this forces families out of their, now, expensive apartments. By the time that we are old enough to get our own place we will be affected by this major issue if we are still living around the Downtown area. Rent in Downtown Los Angeles is increasing every year therefore, we decided to do something about it and we found that if we could have more housing units under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance the rent will only increase by 1% if the person renting pays for gas and electricity and 3% if the landlord pays for gas and electricity. As current residents of the Downtown Los Angeles area we want to keep families and low income residents from struggling to pay their rent every year. While Latinos remain the majority, their share of population fell over 10% in the span of a year according to the 2010 U.S. Census. If this continues, families who are low income will be forced to move out of their own homes as seen with the cases in Echo Park. In Echo Park, families that have lived there over 31 years are being forced to move out. Our school is located five blocks away from Echo Park, it is our neighborhood and therefore our problem. A personal friend of ours lived in Echo Park and due to the increase in her rent she was forced to move to Whittier, she now has to commute everyday from Whittier to Downtown Los Angeles. Gentrification is already impacting us, we are leaving our home, our friends, and our culture. We have no alternative, gentrification is taking our homes.


A reminder for those who want to see something a little different – HARS will host a guest French Marine jet crew this Saturday as they fly into HARS Aviation Museum to pay respect to one of their former squadron aircraft. The Dassault Gardian maritime surveillance jet is due to land at Illawarra Regional Airport about 10.30 am. Subject to conditions on the day the crew will stay at the HARS Aviation Museum until about 3 pm.
You can view a video of a Gardian takeoff here.
The French crew from 25F Navy Squadron arranged the visit during one day of a Pacific training exercise from their home base in Tahiti.
The former "French Marine" Lockheed Neptune 566 was built in 1959 and was recovered from Tahiti by volunteers from the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). Although it hasn't flown for some time, the HARS volunteers keep it in operational condition through regular engine runs. The President of HARS Aviation Museum, Bob De La Hunty, said Neptune 566 spent most of its life patrolling the Atlantic until it finished its career in Tahiti in 1984.
After the French Government donated "566" to HARS in 1987 the museum's volunteers spent almost two years making visits to Papeete Airport restoring the former long-range maritime patrol anti-submarine aircraft so they could fly it to Australia. "From our perspective, "566" is the finest example anywhere in the world of a Lockheed Neptune, since it is complete in its original condition inside," Mr De La Hunty said.
Squadron 25F now flies the Dassault Falcon 200 Gardian maritime surveillance aircraft, developed for the French Navy from the US Coast Guard Falcon 20 Guardian, a modified version of the Mystere/ Falcon 20 business jet (itself developed using the Mystere IV fighter as a starting point).
HARS Aviation Museum also houses, and continues to fly, the only airworthy Lockheed Neptune aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Australian Air Force. The P2V-7 was bought by the RAAF in 1962 and operated with 10 Squadron in Townsville until it was retired in 1977 then acquired by HARS in 1988. In the early 'sixties, the US unified its aircraft nomenclature, so the P2V-7 became a P-2H and those fitted with sonobuoys became SP-2H.
The Neptunes hunted submarines using sonobuoys, magnetic anomaly detection and submarine diesel engine fume detection systems plus a 70 million candlepower searchlight on the starboard wing tip.
There are two types of sonobuoys the SP-2H can use – passive ones that simply listen (called "Jezebel" after a queen in the bible who listened at keyholes) and active "pinger" buoys (designated "Julie" and named after a stripper at a certain establishment next to the US naval research base that developed the buoy – "Julie" makes a passive buoy active).
HARS Aviation Museum also is preparing to fly a former RAAF Lockheed Orion turbo-prop aircraft of the type currently being withdrawn from surveillance duty in Australia. Recently retired from RAAF duty, the museum's AP-3C will be Australia's only former defence Orion maintained to continue flying.
HARS Aviation Museum, located at Illawarra Regional Airport, is open daily from 9.30 to 3.30.
The museum's acclaimed Café Connie is open for barista coffee plus a breakfast and lunch menu with a wide variety of hot and cold food at very reasonable prices … so when visiting HARS Aviation Museum you can make a meal of it.


When it comes to your premises, it's important to weigh up what suits your business best – buying or leasing office space. And much of it will depend on what growth stage your business is in. In other words, what suits a business start-up may not be what's best for one that's experiencing a growth spurt.
There are several considerations to keep in mind, such as how many staff you have, whether or not your business is client-facing, if you manufacture your products onsite and if you need a lot of space for inventory and raw materials.
And then there's also the option of not having a commercial premises at all. For example, if your business handles web content management for clients that are mostly based overseas (that is, clients you don't actually see face to face) and your servers are in the cloud, then you and your employees could quite comfortably work from home, making it what's called a 'virtual business'. It's certainly a big money-saver if the arrangement works for you.
In most cases though, businesses need premises from which to operate, so it's important to consider the pros and cons of renting or buying.
Once you've clearly defined your business needs and you know what kind of space you're looking for, it's time to decide if you're going to invest in some real estate or rent it.
It's a capital gain, which makes for a good asset. This is something banks look at when they're lending. If you have your own premises, that makes for decent collateral. When you're paying rent, this is seen only as an outgoing expense.
You're your own landlord, and you'll have a tie to the building. This means you can make whatever changes you want to the building and you don't have to worry about inspections. When you lease, you're often at the whims of the landlord.
It provides stability, especially if you've had to move frequently because of changes to rental properties. If you're leasing, you could face being evicted if the landlord decides to sell, or to use the property for other purposes.
If you have specialized equipment, the need for a complicated infrastructure or you retain a large amount of stock, having your own space is much easier. In a leased space, landlords may object to housing the equipment or stock you need.
It's an investment. The repayments you make on your mortgage will benefit you in the long run, while paying rent doesn't.
Buying is a commitment. Unless you're sure you're not going to be moving, downsizing or even closing down, renting is probably a better option.
You're responsible for all repairs, insurance, rates etc. If your cash flow's not in a position to handle this as well as your mortgage repayments, you're better off paying rent since that covers all the above.
The cash you invested in the property could have been put to better use increasing your capacity in other areas. Leasing means no mortgage payments, which means you'll have more available for cash reserves.
You're not at risk of the property being devalued as market prices fall. When you lease, that's your landlord's problem.
The decision also hinges on your cash flow situation. If you have money in the bank and you're wondering what to invest it in, real estate is often a good option. However if your balance sheet's looking a bit depressed, forking out for expensive commercial real estate would put un-necessary strain on your business finances.
At Meridian, we're big on small business. Talk to us about our small business banking solutions and how we can help if you're thinking of investing in real estate.


I have mixed feelings about Jonny's mistake. He was probably nervous, being in a competitive gameshow on TV. Sometimes even when we feel comfortable the wrong word comes out, beyond our control. As soon as it comes out we know it's wrong, but it's too late to do anything about it.
On the other hand though: come on, it's written right there in front of you!
Anyway, I don't think it was a slip of the tongue, mainly because of Jonny's confused-puppy face. Look at him. He doesn't understand why he was wrong, does he? I think he thought that that was flamingo written right there in front of him. Maybe he doesn't read much, and has rarely ever seen the word, and assumed that that's how it's spelt. Or, maybe he thought it was flamingo, but then saw flamenco, and thought that maybe that's how it's actually spelt, having never heard of the dance called flamenco.
Still, at least Jonny can console himself with the fact that he was kind of right. Flamenco does actually mean flamingo in Spanish, after all. No-one's quite sure where flamenco comes from. Some suggest it means flame-coloured, as flamingos are pink, like fire almost is, sometimes. Others suggest that, like many Spanish words, it comes from Arabic. Others still, suggest it comes from the name Fleming, which originally referred to someone from Flanders in Belgium.
Interesting as all that is though, I'm sure Jonny would rather have his money.


Deep spiritual listening is personal word from the Holy Spirit while ministering deliverance and exorcism. The description of deep spiritual listening to others is like discernment of how to help the person cope. How to read between the words of the person. Are these the words of a person's soul or demonic words? Only the Lord knows for sure and He will instruct in the correct path to follow.
Most importantly, do not preach to a person who is in a deep state of hurt. The Lord will give you impressions on what to say and how to say your responses. Take the time to listen even if you need some time in silence. Do not react with your emotions or automatic responses you think will help. Wait for the Lord to speak to you.
Deep spiritual listening needs to be learned and practiced. Listen to the Holy Spirit before you speak in ministry and in daily life. You will be an effective representative of the Lord Jesus Christ.
There will be time when I desire for you to minister to others by deep spiritual listening. As you listen, I will be like an overlay and covering that information is filtered by the Holy Spirit to you.
First listen to what is being said, then listen for me to give you impressions, thoughts, intentions of what is actually being exposed by the speaker.
Lean not to you own understanding; then, you will not be tricked by responding to others through your own knowledge. Listen to Me as I warp the words you receive from the person who is speaking into My words. Listen to me as I give you scriptures to take you dep into the body, soul and spiritual statement.
Is the comment honest and pure?
Is there manipulation for a certain type of response?
Pay attention to the speed I present My thoughts in with your thoughts. My thoughts are consistent with my Holy Scriptures. I will measure and show you how to respond-either fast or slow.
Through listening to Me, you will encourage and minister to others. You can become an excellent spiritual listener but you must practice.
Lean not to your own understanding. I will give you deep spiritual listening. Walk forward into My will.


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Ruth Cadbury
MP says ancestors who founded Cadbury would be 'shocked' by welfare cuts
Ruth Cadbury also raised concerns about A&E closures during her maiden speech in parliament
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Hounslow's new MP has said her ancestors who founded the chocolate firm Cadbury would be "shocked" by recent welfare cuts.
Ruth Cadbury made the remarks in her maiden speech on Tuesday (June 2), during a Commons debate on health and social care.
The Labour MP for Brentford & Isleworth told fellow parliamentarians that Cadbury's founders had been passionate about social welfare, providing free healthcare for staff long before the NHS was launched.
"My forebears would therefore be shocked to see the steady erosion of that welfare state over the past five years," she said.
"They would be asking why there was nothing in the Gracious Speech (Queen's Speech) about increasing the supply of adequate affordable housing, about reducing child poverty or about ensuring that local authorities have adequate funding to provide good quality social care and public health services sufficient for the needs of their communities."
Mrs Cadbury, whose husband Nick Gash is the interim chairman of West Middlesex Hospital, in Isleworth, also raised concerns about A&E closures in west London.
"My constituents are concerned that the proposed closure of the accident and emergency departments at Charing Cross and Ealing hospitals will leave Chiswick residents with long journey times to alternatives, and will mean massively increased pressure on West Middlesex University Hospital in the centre of the constituency," she said.
"I therefore thank the Under-Secretary of State for Health, the Hon Member for Battersea (Jane Ellison), for committing to meet local MPs to discuss A&E services in west London."
She added that a friend who is a local GP had told her the NHS could "not meet the challenges alone" when it came to the wellbeing of her patients.
"Her top priorities are that people should be better supported, and that we should have better and more joined-up mental health, public health and care services, more investment in early years and, finally, more investment in affordable, good quality housing," she said.


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Le Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (F218) est la quatrième frégate de la classe Brandenburg. Ce navire de la marine allemande porte le nom d'un land de l'Allemagne, celui de Mecklembourg-Poméranie-Occidentale.
Il appartient à la  de frégates de Wilhelmshaven.

Histoire
Depuis sa mise en service  la frégate a participé à de nombreux engagements, comme l'Opération Enduring Freedom.

Depuis  la frégate a quitté sa base pour être présente sur la corne de l'Afrique pour l'OEF-HOA (Opération Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa) dans le cadre de la lutte anti-terroriste et la surveillance des voies maritimes de cette zone de l'Afrique contre les pirates.

À partir de janvier, la frégate prendra le commandement de la flotte internationale de surveillance. Le retour de la frégate est prévue en mai.

La frégate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern était présente à Rouen lors de l'Armada 2008.

Classe Brandenburg
Les trois autres frégates de la classe Brandenburg :
 Brandenburg (F215) ;
 Schleswig-Holstein (F216) ;
 Bayern (F217).

Annexes

Article connexe
 Classe Brandenburg

Lien externe
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sur site Deutsche Marine

Note et référence

Sources

Navire de la Deutsche Marine
Frégate
Nom de bateau
Bateau lancé en 1995
Navire construit à Brême


In the last post I talked about some of the reason I decided to blog about my novel–some publicity, the chance to bat ideas around. But there's another one I just realized. I can use this blog to warm up before I really get down to writing (the novel, that is).
Writing, for me at least, is a lot like watching water boil. For the first 90 percent of the activity nothing or very little happens. The water just sits there, even as you know the temperature must be rising. Then it starts to bubble around the edges just a little. If you shake it about you will hear it sizzle. And then, suddenly, and faster than a congressman dropping his pants in a political scandal, it starts to boil furiously.
My process is a lot like that.
So much so that often I'll sit down at 10:30 or eleven to start writing, but I'm not really going full tilt. Nowhere near.
What do I do to fill in the time when I'm blank? Or just not revved up yet. The muse isn't visiting; she's having her nails done currently.
Thank God for Facebook! What a wonderful timewaster. I love cruising Facebook when I'm supposed to be working. Somehow, it's different from reading the paper, or even reading the news online.
After a while, though, Facebook gets tiresome. You have heard from everybody and there's no one left who hasn't offered you encouragement or sympathies. Or gossip. Or reviews of the weekend's movies.
So there's the New York Times. I can waste a lot of time reading the New York Times. Then of course I have to post the best articles I've read to my Facebook account.
And there are always reviews to write for Amazon. Actually, writing Amazon reviews is an excellent way for me to get warmed up. It jumpstarts my brain and gets me into a "writing mood," but it isn't as restrictive as writing fiction, so my imagination gets freed up.
Now, I do most of my writing in a coffee shop (appropriate, since my novel is about a guy who spends a lot of his time writing in a coffee shop in New York City), so by now I'm going up for my second cup of coffee.
But I'm really not wasting time. Subconsciously I am thinking thorny issues through while I'm doing all this. I've found that just plunging ahead and writing words is not necessarily the most productive way, though it may seem like it is. Sure at the end of the day (sorry, Andru) you've written a lot of words with this brute force method, but how many of them will survive into draft two?
After my second cup, another Facebook check, maybe a peek at email, and a quick scan at the stock market and political headlines, I get down to the business of writing.
And for the first hour or so, I'm cold. Cold as Cary Grant making love to Eva Marie Saint in North By Northwest. It's hard to really warm up to your subject, crawl inside your characters' heads and try to understand them.
So when do I start cooking? Right near the time I have to leave, of course. I'm usually out of the coffee shop by six; they close at seven. So of course by five I'm on fire, wishing I could bottle that feeling and turn it loose at 10 AM.
How did Leo Tolstoy write War and Peace by hand in one lifetime, anyway? How did Bach write all that church music?
It's best not to think about giants, however. Today I managed to finish a chapter and touchup-correct another section of the book. One small step for man, one giant leap for my story.
This entry was posted on October 7, 2009 by John Grabowski. It was filed under Entertaining Welsey Shaw and was tagged with fame, fiction, novel, relationships, writing.


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The owner of the former Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort announced Wednesday a deal to sell the Atlantic City property, closed since October, to a group of New Jersey investors led by Hard Rock International.
Billionaire Carl C. Icahn, chairman of Icahn Enterprises, which owns the property as well as the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, said in a statement that "after considerable analysis and deliberation we determined that we only wanted to own one operating casino property in Atlantic City. A sale of the Taj Mahal therefore represents the optimal outcome for us. We wish Hard Rock and its partners the best of luck with the Taj Mahal."
Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International, said in a statement, "We are excited to be part of this revitalization of Atlantic City, creating thousands of jobs to help local employment. We are 100 percent convinced Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will be a success."
No sale price was announced, but Hard Rock International said its group would invest more than $300 million to buy, renovate, and reopen the 17-acre resort.
Gov. Christie called the deal "great news for New Jersey."
"We believe this is just one of many private-sector investments we can encourage to be made as we continue to revitalize Atlantic City," Christie said in a statement.
The New Jersey investors were identified as Joseph and Michael Jingoli of the construction firm Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc. and Jack Morris, founder of Edgewood Properties, a real estate development company.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of revitalizing one of our nation's most iconic destinations," Morris said in a statement. "Atlantic City has a rich and dynamic history and we are so proud to help recapture that greatness."
The Jingolis said in a statement: "This project is led by a proven leader in gaming, brings hundreds of million dollars in new investment, creates hundreds of construction positions, countless positions within the Hard Rock Casino Hotel, and will bring thousands and thousands of new visitors to this great city."
State Sen. James Whelan (D., Atlantic) called the New Jersey investors a "formidable group" of well-respected business people. Whelan, a former Atlantic City mayor, said he was "very confident there won't be any licensing issues or financing issues."
He added, "I can't imagine there's going to be any hurdles."
Mayor Don Guardian said Hard Rock brought the needed expertise in the gaming industry. It was a "perfect fit for Atlantic City right now," he added.
Hard Rock International runs 11 casinos, 24 hotels, and 174 cafes around the world.
Guardian said he expected a grand reopening in the summer of 2018.
"It's a tired property. It was the jewel of Atlantic City when it opened in . Now it needs work," he said.
Satet Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D., Gloucester) applauded the sale announcement.
"This deal is welcome news, not just for the 2,000 union workers who can look forward to greater job security and a hopefully healthier working relationship with management, but also for the greater Atlantic City region as a whole," Sweeney said in a statement.
"The regulatory process must be thoroughly complied with, but I congratulate the prospective new owners on their investment and look forward to a speedy reopening of the Taj and the continued revitalization of Atlantic City," Sweeney said.
The casino hotel closed last fall amid a strike by 1,000 members of Unite Here Local 54, which represents cocktail servers, housekeepers, and other employees. Nearly 3,000 workers lost their jobs.
At its peak, the Trump Taj Mahal had more than 2,000 rooms and was the most successful casino in Atlantic City until the Borgata opened in 2003.
President Trump has not been materially involved in recent years, other than allowing his name to be used.
Icahn took possession of the resort out of bankruptcy court early last year and began investing money back into the property, but then became mired in the bitter dispute with the union over health benefits. Months later, the union went on strike, and months after that, Icahn closed the resort.


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Q: Skulpt runit() button conflicting with CodeMirror? I am making an in-browser (static) Python editor with Skulpt and CodeMirror. Here is the code for it so far:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <link href="https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dp6/CodeMirror/lib/codemirror.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    <title></title>

    <textarea id="textbox" name="textbox"></textarea>

    <button onclick="runit()" type="button">Run</button>

With the <button>, I call onclick="runit()" but it does not do anything at all when clicked. I took the skulpt code directly from their website (skulpt.org) and the CodeMirror parts from a fiddle (https://jsfiddle.net/gw0shwok/2/). They seem to conflict each other in some way when I call the runit() function on a button click. Why is this? How can I fix the issue?
A link to my live editor: http://ckdata.neocities.org/python.html

A: This worked for me:
// Step 1: Declare a variable to hold the editor:

    <link href="https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dp6/CodeMirror/lib/codemirror.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    <title></title>

    <textarea id="textbox" name="textbox"></textarea>

    <button onclick="runit()" type="button">Run</button>

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Barclay exemplifies how marketing agencies, mobile brands, or interactive advertisers can include utilize image recognition in their mobile apps. The app was created for companies within the Barclay group, which offered the Recognize.IM API to third parties. The agency uses the application during business talks in order to get their interlocutor interested in live presentation of this technology. They recognize objects using mobile application in front of a potential customer, and then they build application for him upon request.
The Barclay app recognizes pre-prepared images. All an employee of an advertising agency has to do is to prepare the content which best reaches his partner, and then present it at the meeting. Barclay is an example of the basic branded application that can be accessed for free by every user of our API which allows user to call a web address or a link to a YouTube video after an image has been recognized. In this case, this simple solution is used to broaden the offer of an advertising agency.