Few words probably rang truer from all those hyperbolised liner notes of the mid-sixties LPs than the above. Preceding both The Who and The Troggs, The Yardbirds were the undisputed architects of Rock Music and a major root of the world ash tree of Heavy Mental. What their record company labeled a "Rave Up" was nothing less than the sound of a group dragging earthbound blues and affected pop sensibilities uphill all hot-wired into an amplified force field as they yanked and cranked out things truly YEARS ahead of the curve -- But with a direction about as all over the map as their records. What was left when the smoke finally cleared in terms of the true representation of their power was just the near-perfect "Roger The Engineer" album plus somewhere in the region of 20 tracks scattered hither and yon on buried album tracks, hit singles and even on a soundtrack album. Indeed, their most howling-est material happened only after Clapton jumped ship to be replaced by Jeff Beck, the latter first causing both roofs and ugly heads to be raised with the frustrated though focused power of "I'm Not Talking" off their extremely patchy "For Your Love" album. Astonishingly on the money with a reined-in racket to ridicule and annihilate their previous best studio moment (Clapton's lower-lip biting, faux-blues reverence on "I Ain't Got You"), Beck proved blues purism to be a dead end and pushed The Yardbirds into even deeper realms of tone and attack. But as a prototypical Nigel Tufnel-esque, ill-tempered droog who until only recently began to show any signs of aging (that rock'n'roll elixir at work, I'm sure) AND being such an inconsolably brooding head case, he wound up quitting The Yardbirds in the heat of creating a highly flammable and innovative twin-guitar assault with Jimmy Page (informing legions of white dopes on punk the likes of MC5, Blue Oyster Cult, The Dictators and maybe even Twisted Sister. And that's just ONE Stateside lineage out of a multitude...) Page stayed on, and for the first and last time The Yardbirds were a quintet no longer but the scaled down quartet of Page, Keith Relf (vocals), Chris Dreja (bass) and Jim McCarty (drums). This lineup endured a turbulent endgame which saw Relf and McCarty already involving themselves less with the group and more with the slacker aspects of psychedelic culture while Dreja valiantly kept the bass spot together long enough for Page to ascend as a progressive, pre-Raphaelite gunslinger whose vision far exceeded the band's overall flagging strengths as he consistently blazing further and further into the Out and Up whenever the opportunity presented itself.
Despite this, for their entire career, The Yardbirds suffered varying degrees of misdirection from producers who constantly mitigated their sound with lame pop like of "Sweet Music", "Putty (In Your Hands)," "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" or -- despite its fantastic title -- "Honey In Your Hips." But the most confining pop-straitjacket was under the direction of Mickie Most, their final producer. Force-feeding them an endless stream of pop pabulum while panting for imminent chart action that never came as the majority of their output under his direction was appallingly below par, many tracks were recorded with the promise they would remain unissued if the results did not meet with the group's approval -- and even then he would have them quickly released. Consequently, most of the "Little Games" album (as well as the non-LP cuts on three of four final singles he produced: "Little Games"/"Puzzles," "Ha Ha Said The Clown"/"Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor" and "Ten Little Indians"/"Drinkin' Muddy Water") were embarrassingly thin, uncharacteristic and oftentimes relied on extensive backing instrumentation. Despite tinges of latent psychedelia on "Puzzles" (a blistering Page solo prematurely faded out during the end) and "Tinker Tailor" (interesting alone for Page's pre-"Dazed And Confused" violin bow solo) they are hardly the sweaty, grasping touchstones of towering proto-metal that they had already achieved and would inspire in so many others.
The A-side "Goodnight Sweet Josephine" is another Mickie Most-directed pop affair: specifically, a music hall booze up/sing-a-long about some heart o' gold, brazen barroom roundheels arranged with ale-soaked tack piano although it's hilarious for Pagey's supersonically-phased guitar that dwarves even The Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park." But the Page-composed B-side is an entirely different matter altogether for here there are three multi-tracked guitars and it's the razor-sharp, rave up to end all rave ups. "Think About It" is crazy and has a radioactive guitar half-life of millennia. It's a searching, prototypical proto-metal and proto-everything else that blitzes like psychedelia and/or punk, depending on your mood. Universally compassionate and searching lyrics similar in approach to "Mister, You're A Better Man Than I" and "Shapes Of Things" break down to a wordless vocal bridge referencing their previous trend-setting Gregorian chant period, building up to a solo that denies nothing and leaves carnage in its wake as Page is off into a solo that bears down excruciatingly with a series of heavy and slinky colliding riffs that coil, unfurl and charge the ranks as he leaves the three remaining founding members in the dust (or two; as I believe it was John Paul Jones and not Dreja on bass.) Ending on a typical '67 backwards rhythm track, a slight harmonica blows in the fade's background as though bidding a sweet farewell to a chequered career that at least ended on an exquisitely demented note. It's The Yardbirds at their most insane. Ever.


Our Holocaust Education Programming consists of several annual events, including our Remembrance Day Ceremony on Nov. 11th at the Jewish Cemetery; the Kristallnacht Commemoration on November 9th each year, which marks the anniversary of the "Night of Broken Glass" which took place in Germany on Nov. 9th, 1938 when Jewish businesses were targeted with vandalism and synagogues were burned to the ground. We usually have a speaker and a ceremony at a local synagogue. On Yom Hashoah, we go to the Alberta Legislature to commemorate the Shoah, and invite local dignitaries and politicians to participate. We also send students on a trip to Poland and Israel every other year to learn about the Holocaust first hand.
The annual Dianne and Irving Kipnes Holocaust Education Symposium, presented by the Jewish Federation of Edmonton which takes place in March. This program has been taking place annually in our city for the past 20 years, is run by the Jewish Federation of Edmonton and generally sponsored by the Dianne and Irving Kipnes Foundation. Each year, over 1,000 Edmonton High School students in Grade 12 take part in the half-day program. This year will be our biggest symposium yet, with over 2,000 students and their teachers in attendance.
The program consists of a movie, which is introduced to the students by one of our specially-trained educators. The movie tells the story of a group of people who visit the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps on the annual March of the Living trip to Poland which takes place each year. After the movie, a Holocaust survivor will speak to the students about their experiences during the Holocaust.


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Wildfire evacuees return to where they built their lives. Most find nothing
Local // Bay Area & State
Lizzie Johnson Oct. 20, 2017 Updated: Oct. 20, 2017 5:23 p.m.
Wildfire evacuees return to where they built their lives....
1of10Top: Donna Pittman collects herself in the ruins of her house. Above: Ornaments survived at the home of Melissa and Cole Geissinger.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
2of10The Geissinger's ornaments are seen in the rubble of their home in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through whatÕs left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
3of10From left: Benjamin Hernandez and his wife Maria Guadalupe Hernandez take a moment to stare at their destroyed home in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through what's left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
4of10Maria Guadalupe Hernandez finds a handful of coins in the rubble of her home. Even among destroyed homes, many residents found that they were able to excavate something.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
5of10The Hernandez family search through the rubble to find their belongings in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through whatÕs left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
6of10John Pittman puts his wedding band on that was found by his son John in the rubble of their destroyed home in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through whatÕs left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
7of10From right: Lisa Sharp, her husband Mark and daughter Kassidy examine what they think is their wedding bands found in the rubble of their home in the Coffey Park neighborhood as Lisa's son Noah, 15, finds his destroyed Xbox game console, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Sonoma County fires destroyed their home, located along Dogwood Drive. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the fires to sift through whatÕs left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
8of10Kenny Crain helps sort through the rubble for her sister Melissa Geissinger's belongings in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through whatÕs left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
9of10Donna Pittman searches in the rubble of her home for belongings in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through what's left.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
10of10From left: Ransom Rath and Valerie Soldate search through the rubble of their friend Cole Geissinger's home for anything they can save in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Residents of the neighborhood were let back in for the first time since the Sonoma County fires to sift through whatÕs left. Soldate flew in from Germany to support Cole and his family.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
It had been 11 days since they last saw their homes.
In the morning hush, residents presented their driver's licenses to National Guardsmen posted outside the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa. The uniformed sentries had turned them away every day for nearly two weeks. "Not yet," they said. The search teams, the cadaver dogs, the utility crews were working.
But on Thursday night, the Santa Rosa Police Department announced that the subdivision was reopening to residents. On Friday, they came to see what was left.
There wasn't much.
For block after block, chimneys stood in the rubble. Then, suddenly, they didn't. In some places, the Tubbs Fire had been so intense that even the fireplaces were leveled.
The street signs were gone, so utility workers spray-painted the names on the pavement. No one could find their address without a GPS.
Lisa Sharp, who lived on Dogwood Drive with her husband and two children, had pored over photos of Coffey Park online. She wanted to prepare for the worst possible outcome. One map showed aerial footage of the neighborhood shot in 2015. Red and yellow letters were superimposed on the subdivision, marking destroyed and damaged houses.
"The amount of red was just incredible," Sharp said, standing in her driveway for the first time since she left in the early hours of Oct. 9.
Witnessing the nothingness of it all was even worse. Sharp's teenage children dug through the debris wearing yellow plastic suits and gas masks. The 15-year-old, Noah, unearthed the husk of his PlayStation 4 in what was probably the living room. They couldn't really tell.
"It's always going to be in the back of my mind," Sharp said. "We all lost something: innocence, a sense of home. We are all dealing with trauma. Sometimes I'm not sure how we'll get through it."
Coffey Park was a good neighborhood, she said, the kind of place where children from other subdivisions wanted to trick-or-treat on Halloween. The candy there was better. Now the carved pumpkins are rotting on some front steps. "RIP," reads a melted decorative headstone.
One day there will be neighborhood barbecues again in July and Christmas cookie exchanges in December. But the attendees won't all be the same. Some neighbors were saying goodbye to each other for good Friday.
Melissa Geissinger sat on a tarp in the driveway sorting through rubble. She rested a hand on her growing belly. Her first baby is due in December. She and her husband, Cole, have given him the nickname Squiggy. The night before the fire, they had painted the nursery and shampooed the carpet.
They already know the baby has a heart defect and will need surgery immediately after birth. That was more than enough stress. Then came the fire.
"Owning this home was the culmination of our lives, dreams and goals," Geissinger said. "They were manifested in this place. It looks like the kind of disaster zone you see on TV. Everything you work for your entire life is all in one place. There's nothing left."
She had drawn a rough floor plan of the house on a sheet of paper with their possessions marked. It's like a treasure hunt. "Bottle opener," said one highlighted "X." "Gnome, wine rack, jewelry, brand iron," said others. Maybe they could excavate something in the ruins.
It was possible. In the ashes, there were recognizable items: a vase painted with roses. A doll head. A toy.
And a wedding ring. In a nearby lot, John Pittman's son, Noah Shura, shouted out, "We found it."
Shura was on his knees sifting through the dust of his parents' home on El Camino del Prado. Pittman and his wife, Donna, had celebrated their 30th anniversary in August. They bought new rings to celebrate. His had a small diamond on the band.
Pittman never took it off. But before the Tubbs Fire all but demolished Coffey Park, he did. He's not sure why.
When the couple ran, the ring stayed behind, abandoned on the fireplace. His military awards, including a Purple Heart he earned during the Vietnam War, went up in flames. So did Donna Pittman's family trees tracing her ancestry back to Italy. But the ring was there.
On Friday he slid it onto his ring finger, hands shaking.
His wife barely noticed. She was sobbing. He helped her climb onto the concrete foundation.
"Was the park always that close?" she said, looking at the open space that shares the neighborhood's name. "Look how far we can see, John."
The plastic playground equipment was suddenly visible beyond the ruined lots of their neighbors. She had watched every news broadcast on TV, checked every post-fire photo she could find, but nothing had prepared her for this.
"I had just organized my jewelry," Donna Pittman said. "It's all gone. I wanted to be here to connect to this spot. I needed to lay my eyes on it, to stand right here. It's stunning.
"A neighbor came over to me," she said. "She had been living across the street for years, living her life, just as I had been doing mine over here. You never realize how close you actually are."
She looked down at the ash. There was nothing left to mark it as her home.
Lizzie Johnson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: ljohnson@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @LizzieJohnsonnn
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Lizzie Johnson is a recovering political reporter who now covers general assignment stories, frequently writing about environmental issues and major breaking news across the state. She led The Chronicle's coverage of the Wine Country Wildfires — the most destructive blazes in state history. Johnson joined The Chronicle in 2015 to cover City Hall and moved to the metro desk in 2017. Before joining the newsroom, Johnson worked at the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morning News, the Omaha World-Herald and El Sol de San Telmo, a daily in Buenos Aires. A Nebraska native, she is an alumna of the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is an eternal optimist and aspiring golden-doodle owner.
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The Latest on Two Key Dates
The leadership of the Schools and Libraries Corporation is being careful about what it says about two key dates for E-rate applicants: when the application forms will be available and when the SLC's Web site will become operational.
The launch of the Web site is important because it will trigger the start of the 75-day window during which all Form 471 requests for specific E-rate funding will be given equal priority. On Nov. 6, the Federal Communications Commission accepted the SLC board's recommendation on the length of the funding window. After the 75 days, applications will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Following the SLC board's Nov. 17 meeting, CEO Ira Fishman distributed a letter to schools, libraries and vendors that said that the earliest date by which the developers of the SLC Web site believed they would be able to finish their work was the week of Jan. 12, 1998.
The developers had said previously that the job was held up by delays associated with finalizing the application forms on which their data bases would be based. The new date was nearly a month later than the Dec. 15 date that several speakers on E-rate panels at the National School Boards Association's annual Technology & Learning Conference had predicted just weeks before.
Fishman's letter said, "Our systems contractor is working full-out to finish the Web site. . . . It of course is critical that when the Web site opens, we have done all that is reasonable to ensure that it is accurate and reliable."
Fishman's letter asserted, however, that funding would be provided retroactive to Jan. 1, 1998 "for qualified existing contracts, or to the start date of a school or library's contract with its provider for new contracts, whichever is later."
On the question of when the application forms would be available, Fishman told the SLC board that they had been sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review, but did not specify when they would be made public. He said they would be released as soon as the SLC has "any reasonable level of customer service support."


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FIRE > University of California, Davis: Retaliation Against Medical School Professor over Newspaper Column
FIRE Case Files
University of California, Davis: Retaliation Against Medical School Professor over Newspaper Column
Category: Free Speech
Schools: University of California, Davis
In September 2010, UC Davis School of Medicine professor Michael Wilkes, a recognized expert on prostate cancer screening, published an article in the San Francisco Chronicle criticizing the effectiveness of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Wilkes also criticized UC Davis' co-sponsorship of an event he felt excessively promoted the test. The same day the article was printed, Wilkes was notified of UC Davis' decision to reduce Wilkes' teaching responsibilities and to cut funding to an exchange program Wilkes helped coordinate. An attorney for the UC Davis Health System threatened Wilkes with possible legal action, claiming that several claims in the editorial may have constituted actionable defamation. UC Davis' Academic Senate unanimously called on the university to retract all threats of retaliation made against Wilkes in violation of his rights of free speech and academic freedom. In January 2013, however, an administrative review panel appointed by UC Davis largely rejected the Academic Senate's findings that Wilkes' rights had been violated, casting further doubt on its commitment to academic freedom.
Is UC Davis' Investigation of Academic Freedom Case Fatally Flawed?
March 7, 2013 | Read More
UC Davis Update: Panel Rejects Finding of Academic Freedom Violation Against Professor
January 14, 2013 | Read More
Waiting Time for Justice at UC Davis Med School? Two Years, and Counting
October 17, 2012 | Read More
Free Speech in Two-Year Deep Freeze At UC Davis Med School
August 29, 2012 | Read More
In 'Forbes,' Professor Takes UC Davis to Task for Academic Freedom Violations
At UC Davis Med School, a Two-Year Cloud Over Faculty Expression
Review of CAFR Report of Academic Freedom/Professor Wilkes, Findings of Fact
Response from Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi to FIRE, July 17, 2012
July 17, 2012 | Read More
Letter from FIRE to UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, July 13, 2012
Resolution of UC Davis Academic Senate, June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012 | Read More
Report of UC Davis Academic Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, May 18, 2012
Letter from David M. Levine, Health System Counsel, to Dr. Michael Wilkes, MD, October 19, 2010
'No better than a coin toss': PSA tests are risky, San Francisco Chronicle
October 1, 2010 | Read More
PSA tests can cause more harm than good," San Francisco Chronicle, September 30, 2010
September 30, 2010 | Read More


Welcome and Nancy Hill for The Rubber Buggy Design Team. I am excited to share my card with you made with the gorgeous coordinating papers, dies and stamps sets from Heartfelt Creations that is sold at The Rubber Buggy.com online store.. This collection is call the Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower set.
This card measures 5 3/4" x 8" on the outside. I cut out the top left frame found in the Heartfelt Creations 12" x 12" paper pad. Look at the many gorgeous frames just on this one page in this paper pad.
I added frames cut out with Bazzill Banana Split yellow, burnt orange and brown cardstock. Orange frame measures 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". Yellow frame measures 5 5/16" x 7 1/4" and the brown frame is 5 3/4 x 8".
Stamp the Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower stamp with brown ink on cardstock. You will need two sunflower sets. Die cut and lightly sponge the center and tips of the petals with NUVO Embellishment Mousse Copper. You will need to spray a little water often in the embellishment mousse after opening the jar to apply the cream with your fingers on the petals.
Use a flower shaping tool to shape each petal. If you aren't familiar about shaping flowers, Heartfelt Creations has a tutorial on how to shape their sunflowers. Click Here to see this tutorial. After gluing the layers of the sunflower together, I glued the US Artquest Espress Yourself Prills and Go-Man-Go Prills in the center of each sunflowers.
I cut out one Heartfelt Creations Blushing Rose die shown on the bottom right for the swirls and leaves. I use this Heartfelt Creations Blushing Rose die and the Heartfelt Creations Blushing Rose stamp set for various flowers and glue different flowers where the flowers are stamped. The leaves and swirls are gorgeous with most flowers.
I used a hot glue gun to adhere the flowers and bow to the card.
I can't wait to see the possibilities that you will create making an sunflower card using the Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower paper, dies and stamp sets. I really encourage you to purchase the entire coordinating Heartfelt Classic Sunflower collections from The Rubber Buggy.


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The Community Academy is a chance for citizens to get an inside look at how the BPD works. You will learn how to collect evidence, use Radar guns, hear from Chief Smythe, and drive a patrol vehicle. We are always taking applications for our next session. Space is limited, so apply now.


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Q: Maximize process from java from taskbar If I have a process minimized in my taskbar, is there any way to maximize it from java?
I know the name of the process, but would it be possible?

A: Your best bet is probably using the Windows API. I've used Java Native Access before for tasks like this. I've found the library very handy.
With JNA, what you do is you declare an interface with the exported functions of a shared library (DLL), then load the library which gets you proxy to that library.
The WinAPI functions we're interested in are the following User32 functions:
HWND WINAPI FindWindow(LPCTSTR lpClassName, LPCTSTR lpWindowName);

BOOL WINAPI ShowWindow(HWND hWnd, int  nCmdShow);

Our proxy interface could look like this. This interface provides very low level access, so in practice you'd probably want to encapsulate the functionality.
import com.sun.jna.win32.StdCallLibrary;

interface User32 extends StdCallLibrary {
    // https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633499(v=vs.85).aspx
    int FindWindowA(String className, String windowName);
    // https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633548(v=vs.85).aspx
    boolean ShowWindow(int window, int command);
}

Notice that the function name must match the API function's name exactly. If you want to use Java-style method names (camelCase instead of PascalCase), you need a custom function mapper that does the change (usage example, class definition)
To find and show your window (note, I haven't tested this, the Windows API documentation will help you out if it doesn't work):
import com.sun.jna.Native;

public class Program {
    private static final int SW_RESTORE = 9;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        User32 user32 = Native.loadLibrary("User32.dll", User32.class);
        int window = user32.FindWindowA(null, "Google Chrome");
        boolean success = user32.ShowWindow(window, SW_RESTORE);
        if (success) {
            System.out.println("Success");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Fail: " + Native.getLastError());
        }
    }
}

Note that the window name must also match exactly, otherwise window will be 0 (NULL) and the following call will fail. I am also not sure whether SW_RESTORE works alone or if it needs another flag to go with it.
If you want to enumerate through all of the processes to find the one you're interested in, you can check out some examples from my lacuna project, the windows/WindowsPidEnumerator.java and windows/WindowsNativeProcessCollector.java files might be useful. A word of warning though, this was a course project and it has disgustingly many layers of abstraction.

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Food, shelter and clothing -- the bare essentials of life.
However, in today's industrialized world the list doesn't end there.
In addition to the basics there are utilities, Internet, phone, TV, gas (for those of us who don't own an electric car) and insurance, to name a few. These no longer feel like discretionary expenses.
Since most of us devote a fixed amount of our income to these monthly bills, it makes good sense to invest in companies that sell these services. By definition, their revenue stream should be fairly stable.
Take insurance companies for example. While the phrase "insurance" might induce some yawning, it is an essential component to modern life.
It certainly isn't the most glamorous industry. You might not want to pay for it, but you can't afford to not have it. And when catastrophe strikes you'll thank your lucky stars that you have insurance.
Society's dependency on insurance is undoubtedly good for insurance companies but also good for investors.
Just look at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A). Its core business was originally textiles, but in 1967 it ventured into the insurance industry. Today, one share has a price tag of almost $200k with even more potential for continued growth.
Insurance companies have had a good run the past decade. However, recent disasters such as Hurricane Sandy and the Japan earthquake and tsunami have resulted in massive selloffs of shares. Insurance companies have begun charging higher premiums and stock prices have been ascending gradually. But many stocks remain undervalued.
One such company that I like is The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV). It is a well-known brand in property and casualty (P&C) insurance, which protects the assets of individuals and businesses from certain events, such as an accident, hurricane or fraud.
Although P&C insurance is a competitive business, firms with strong brands, a broad product set, a diversified customer base and a conservative investment philosophy can not only survive but thrive. You can check off all four for TRV, which has a long history of providing commercial, specialty and consumer insurance products across the U.S. and abroad while maintaining steady profitability, both on an underwriting and investment basis.
When valuing capital intensive financial stocks like banks and insurers, instead of using my preferred metric, free cash flow, I take a slightly different approach and focus on return on equity (net income divided by shareholders' equity).
As you may know, free cash flow excludes investment income and values all cash and investments at face value. This method is fine for most companies but inappropriate for a company like TRV, whose job is to generate a certain amount of return on its investment portfolio.
Like any other insurance company, TRV collects premiums from its customers and invests those proceeds until it's time to pay out any claims to policyholders. Of its $26 billion in total revenue, roughly $3 billion is comprised of such investment income.
Hence, I like to use a residual income model when evaluating financial stocks. In this approach, the value of a company's equity depends on the return that it is generating on its equity base (return on equity) relative to the cost of raising that equity (cost of equity).
If the return is higher than the cost, the stock should trade at a premium to its book value (a price / book multiple above 1.0X) and, if not, at a discount (a price / book multiple below 1.0X). For instance, if you raise $100 of capital at a cost of 10% and earn $12 on that capital (or 12% return on equity), you have just created $2 of positive economic value that will compound going forward and your "stock" should be worth about a 20% premium to your book value of $100, or $120.In the case of TRV, I estimate that its normalized earnings is roughly $3.4 billion, which translates into a return on equity (ROE) of 13.4%. It's important to note that my estimate assumes no further growth / improvement in the company's premiums, investment portfolio, yields or underwriting margins, which is quite conservative (just the way I like it).
As shown in the table below, TRV's ROE has hovered in the low-teens range over the past several years (with the exception of 2011, when Superstorm Sandy caused elevated losses across the industry) and was roughly 15% over the past 12 months, despite the low rate environment that has pressured investment income. This compares favorably to its peer group (which includes such well-known insurers as ACE, AIG, Allstate and Chubb), whose average ROE was 11%.
Given the 490 basis points of positive spread between TRV's return on equity (13.4%) and cost of equity (8.5%), the stock is worth about 1.57X its book value of $73.06 per share, or $115. Relative to its current price of $95-96, this represents total return upside of 23%, including a 2.3% dividend yield.
Not too shabby for an insurance company with relatively stable underwriting margins, a conservative investment portfolio and a history of returning capital to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases (including $2.8 billion, or 8% of its market cap over the past 12 months).
In addition, TRV can be a good diversification tool for any portfolio because, like other P&C insurers, it tends to be less correlated with other equities.
Finally, it is a play on rising interest rates, which would enhance the investment income it generates from its largely fixed income portfolio.
Some investors may shy away from owning shares of insurers, because they view them as risky in light of recent disasters.
If you're a conservative investor like me, be assured that insurance companies hate risk just as much (if not more) than you do. Although the business seems risky because of unpredictable natural disasters, it is in fact more predictable than you think.
When you hire a number of experienced statisticians and actuarial scientists whose sole jobs are to predict the long term, you lessen your risk dramatically. Companies can calculate in advance how much money they need in reserves for the years that billions of dollars in claims are made. In fact, large insurance companies have billions of dollars in reserves at any given time and keep them in conservative investments, where even a 2% annual gain can still add up to billions of dollars.
Risks to Consider: Risks related to TRV include higher-than-expected losses from catastrophes (either natural or man-made), increasing pricing competition and a prolonged low interest rate environment.
Action to Take --> At current levels, I recommend purchase of TRV for a total return potential of 23%, including a 2.3% dividend yield.


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Hand Sanitizer at Work May Lower the Number of Sick Days
By Live Science Staff 2010-08-23T16:59:55Z
Hand washing with ordinary soap and water is the most effective way to remove germs. But when you're on the go, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are tremendously effective in preventing the spread of the seasonal flu, H1N1, colds and other viral- and bacterial-based diseases. Image
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Employers looking to ward off illness in the office might consider investing in some hand sanitizer dispensers.
Alcohol-based hand disinfectants seem to reduce the number of cases of the common cold, fever and coughing in an office environment, and decrease the number of sick days employees take due to these illnesses, according to a new German study.
The number of participants in the study was quite small, but if future research confirms the findings, hand sanitizers may prove to be a cost-effective way of maintaining employee health, the researchers said.
Good hand hygiene
Researchers recruited 129 administrative employees from a university in Greifswald, a town in northeastern Germany, and from other public administration offices in the country, for the 13-month study. While previous studies had looked at the benefit of hand sanitizers in medical facilities, day care centers and universities, the effect of these disinfectants in workplaces such as public administration offices had not been examined.
About half of the administrative employees were told to maintain normal hand-washing behavior, while the other half were supplied with hand disinfectant and instructed to try to use it at least five times during each workday.
The participants were followed from March 2005 to April 2006. At the end of every month, they filled out surveys saying whether they had experienced symptoms of the common cold, sinusitis, sore throat, fever, cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, influenza or diarrhea, and whether the illness had forced them to take time off from work.
Using hand sanitizers significantly decreased the odds of being absent with a cold, cough, fever or diarrhea, the researchers found.
Coming in sick
The study also found a reduction in symptoms of illness at work, suggesting that using hand disinfectant can reduce productivity losses from workers who come in when they're sick.
"We were able to demonstrate that hand disinfection can easily be introduced and maintained outside clinical settings as a part of the daily hand hygiene," the researchers wrote for an upcoming issue of the journal BMC Infectious Diseases. "Therefore it appears as an interesting and probably cost-efficient method within the scope of company health support programs."
The researchers noted a potential conflict of interest in their study: One of the authors is employed by Bode Chemie, a German company that manufactures hand sanitizer products.
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On the auspicious occasion of Gaur Purnima 2019 the TOVP Fundraising Team is pleased to announce the launch of the promotion campaign for our exciting 10 day fundraising event from May 7th (Akshaya Tritiya) until May 17th (Nrsimha Caturdasi). The #Giving TOVP 10 Day Worldwide Matching Fundraiser is exactly what it sounds like, a 10 day worldwide online window of opportunity to make a donation, large or small, to the TOVP that will be matched by His Grace Ambarisa prabhu, TOVP Chairman.
We are now only three years away from the Grand Opening of ISKCON's world-class and historic landmark project, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium and we must all work together to secure the funds needed for its completion. This is the new home for our beloved Mayapur Deities, Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Pancha Tattva and Sri Nrsimhadeva, to be opened at the World Headquarters of ISKCON and birthplace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu on ISKCON Mayapura's 50th Anniversary in 2022. This event will be another grand victory for Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya's mission and will establish ISKCON on the world scene for thousands of years to come, bringing millions of pilgrims to flock to the Holy Land of Sridhama Mayapur.
We want the participation of every single devotee in ISKCON, whether they've given to the TOVP or not, whether the amount is large or small. Your donation will be matched and the income doubled, even if it is a payment towards a pledge. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $125,000 to be matched by Ambarisa, and hopefully go even beyond that goal. With your help this will be possible.
Below is the link to view our special #Giving TOVP Page on the TOVP website. It's the link you will also use to make your donation during the 10 day marathon. Please download the special promo flyer on the website page and share this news with your devotee friends and family, temple management, and in any other way to get the word out. We will be making several announcements about this event over the coming weeks.
This is the temple built by the hands of every devotee and together we can bring victory to Srila Prabhupada.


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Katharine McCormick (1876-1967)
Katharine Dexter McCormick, who contributed the majority of funding for the development of the oral contraceptive pill, was born to Josephine and Wirt Dexter on 27 August 1875 in Dexter, Michigan. After growing up in Chicago, Illinois, she attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she graduated in 1904 with a BS in biology. That same year, she married Stanley McCormick, the son of Cyrus McCormick, inventor and manufacturer of the mechanized reaper.
Leon Richard Kass (1939- )
A PhD and medical doctor turned ethicist, Leon Kass calls himself an unlicensed humanist. Throughout his unique career he has sought to impact others and engage important cultural issues. This he has accomplished over the course of many years by studying biochemistry, teaching humanities, writing articles and books on ethics, and serving as chair of the President's Council on Bioethics.
Free Hospital for Women Scrapbook by Harvard University Library
This scrapbook is part of the Harvard University Library's collection on "Working Women, 1800-1930," which is itself part of the Open Collections Program. The print version is located at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. It contains information about the hospital, including articles from newspapers, magazines, and other publications; photographs of the hospital, employees, and special events; lecture announcements; letters and other forms of correspondence; ration cards; tickets; forms; certificates; posters; programs; and playbills.
Subject: Organizations, Ethics, Reproduction
Ethics of Designer Babies
A designer baby is a baby genetically engineered in vitro for specially selected traits, which can vary from lowered disease-risk to gender selection. Before the advent of genetic engineering and in vitro fertilization (IVF), designer babies were primarily a science fiction concept. However, the rapid advancement of technology before and after the turn of the twenty-first century makes designer babies an increasingly real possibility.
Subject: Ethics, Reproduction
Abortion is the removal of the embryo or fetus from the womb, before birth can occur-either naturally or by induced labor. Prenatal development occurs in three stages: the zygote, or fertilized egg; the embryo, from post-conception to eight weeks; and the fetus, from eight weeks after conception until the baby is born. After abortion, the infant does not and cannot live. Spontaneous abortion is the loss of the infant naturally or accidentally, without the will of the mother. It is more commonly referred to as miscarriage.
Sergio Cereceda Stone (1942- )
Sergio Cereceda Stone was born 16 April 1942 in the coastal city of Valparaiso, Chile. Stone's mother Luz was a housewife and caretaker for Sergio and his younger brother Lionel; his father Sergio served among the country's twenty appellate court judges. In the early 1950s Stone's father relocated the family to Santiago to further his law career.
Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2004)
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHR Act) is a piece of federal legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada. The Act came into force on 29 March 2004. Many sections of the Act were struck down following a 2010 Supreme Court of Canada ruling on its constitutionality. The AHR Act sets a legislative and regulatory framework for the use of reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and related services including surrogacy and gamete donation. The Act also regulates research in Canada involving in vitro embryos.
Subject: Legal, Reproduction, Ethics
Social Implications of Non-Invasive Blood Tests to Determine the Sex of Fetuses
By 2011, researchers in the US had established that non-invasive blood tests can accurately determine the gender of a human fetus as early as seven weeks after fertilization. Experts predicted that this ability may encourage the use of prenatal sex screening tests by women interested to know the gender of their fetuses. As more people begin to use non-invasive blood tests that accurately determine the sex of the fetus at 7 weeks, many ethical questions pertaining to regulation, the consequences of gender-imbalanced societies, and altered meanings of the parent-child relationship.
Subject: Reproduction, Ethics, Legal
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990)
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 established the legal framework that governs infertility treatment, medical services ancillary to infertility treatment such as embryo storage, and all human embryological research performed in the UK. The law also defines a legal concept of the parent of a child conceived with assisted reproductive technologies.


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McLaren 600LT: PH Dream Drive
We've already driven the latest LT on track. Now we've found a road. The Palm to Pines Highway in California, no less…
Road closed. It rained last night in Palm Springs and there's four feet of mud now covering Box Canyon Road. That road is one of the reasons I'm here, but the man in the pick-up truck can't get through, so I've no chance. I'm looking at it now on Google maps. Damn, it looks so good, but I'm not sure the people at McLaren will be too happy if I try. I'm here to drive the 600LT and off-roading's not in the schedule. That and I'm not sure that when McLaren added a nose lift to it they were imagining 4ft of mudslide.
You probably know about McLaren's LT series by now, Matt's driven it around the Hungaroring, and, urm, enjoyed it. It's like RS is to Porsche: lighter, sharper, more visceral, with a track bent and the specification to allow that. It harks back to the F1 GTR Longtails that were necessary to keep the three-seater icon competitive at Le Mans. All the best cars have some competition story behind them, and the LT's no different.
It is longer than the 570S it's based on too, by 74mm if you're counting, that gain helping with the aero. The 600LT is the first LT based on McLaren's Sports Series line-up, McLaren's previous iterations being the 675LT and its Spider relation. Unlike them it's for the hoi polloi; no limited number series car, everyone can have one, with McLaren building as many as it can sell over the course of a year or so. There'll be a Spider too, so get your order in now, assuming you're one of the masses with £185,000 to hand, or, more likely £220,000-£240,000 if you start ticking option boxes.
You'll need to if you want to achieve the maximum mass reduction. Seats from the Senna? That'll be £10 shy of £5,000 for further 3.6kg over the already 21kg lighter seats. Sitting in them, they're worth every penny, though we'd forgo the free option of A/C and audio delete even if losing them drops 16kg. It's hot in the desert, even after it's rained, and as sensational as the top-exiting exhausts sound, I like some music or the news in the car when the roads are boring.
I resist the temptation to fire on the radio through the Joshua Tree National Park, which is reached via the significantly less exciting highway rather than through the blocked canyon. Joshua Tree is beautiful, the road magnificent, the surface perfect, winding its way through the big country, punctuated by places for tourists to stop, wander, wonder and take pics. The 600LT is the subject of many a snap. There are plenty of Park Rangers about, a smattering of police, and some hugely restrictive speed limits. There's real potential here, if you're happy to pay a speeding fine. I'm not, so I take in the view, and consider the 600LT's low-speed prowess.
Like Matt, I drove it around the Hungaroring, but it's here, on the road that the 600LT really has to work. Like the 675LT, McLaren's pulled a bit of a blinder, the chassis revealing a broad bandwidth of capability. Sure, the springs are stiffer (13 per cent at the front and 34 per cent at the rear over the 570S) while the hollow roll bars stiffness is up 50 per cent at the front and 25 per cent at the rear, but the chassis people have worked some alchemy.
The 600LT's focus could, and perhaps should, be its undoing on the road, but it just isn't. It remains supple, riding with genuine comfort, carrying off the same trick as the 570S, only with a bit more detail. There's a proviso, of course, that being not to mess with the chassis setting and switch it from Normal to Sport, or Track. Do that and it adds frequency to the ride, the shake evident immediately, the damping in Normal taking the edge off – firm, but never unsettling. Yes, it's more taut than the 570S, but that's the point, the benefit being connection and feel, rather than anything you could genuinely describe as a compromise.
Joshua Tree's beauty doesn't satiate the earlier frustration of missing that Canyon road, but there's salvation. Later the 600LT will be pointing its nose up Highway 74, 'The Palms to Pines Highway' climbing out from Palm Springs and into the San Jacinto Mountains. There the desert sand changes to green forest, the road like someone's draped a rollercoaster over the topography. There are favourable cambers, blind crests and drops, immediate direction changes that unsettle, challenge and thrill. It's a road I've driven a few times before, in other cars, with the pain of a $400 fine still fresh in my memory.
Fiscal worries soon vanish as the road climbs away from the golf clubs of the retirement city below, into the forest above. The 600LT is in its element here, the collective changes to the chassis, suspension, brakes and engine adding up to a more engaging, thrilling whole. A 570S would be brilliant up here, no question, but the LT is something else, the Senna booster-equipped 720S brakes utterly resolute, allowing late, heart-stopping braking before entering the bends, the stability when doing so being so reassuring, giving the steering the best opportunity to turn-in with real precision. You need that, without the space of a track, and with the addition of oncoming traffic the 600LT has to be tight and controlled, not least to remain on the right side of the yellow line that you daren't cross in the US.
Even here, the chassis is set to normal, though it's worth shifting the transmission to Track, where you gain the fastest shift, without the pushy inertia shove that signals each upshift with a jolt in the Sport setting. McLaren's people say some people like it. I'm not one of them, particularly if you're grabbing another ratio exiting a corner, where all it does is unsettle the LT's otherwise fine balance.
The road keeps giving, the traffic mercifully light, the relentless urge from the turbocharged 3.8-litre turbocharged V8 backed with a chassis to exploit it. The engine's a screamer, the way it relentlessly chases the last few thousand revs is hugely addictive, with the bark from the exhausts only adding to the hedonistic appeal. The paddles orchestrating it, like everything else about the 600LT are characterised by an immediate, assured response. The car's core appeal is found among such details: a compound of visceral input, control weights and feel, all of which reward, challenge and excite in equal measure.
There's scenery out there, beautiful it is too, but I don't care, the immersive experience of the LT on this road all that matters. It is so good that the temptation to turn around and do it all again is impossible to resist. There's some track time later, but that can wait, I know the LT's good on track, so a turn-out is located and we head back down the hill.
Bigger stops, gravity and gradient ask more on the return journey, but the LT's line is always resolute, its brake pedal assured and the bespoke Trofeo Rs unwavering in their grip. There's a playfulness to the chassis, McLaren's electronics maintaining outright control, but allowing movement, adjustability and slip. That it's so exploitable is crucial – it's difficult to imagine having more fun here in anything else. A GT3 RS would be its most obvious foe, but that's almost too predictable a choice, the LT being different, more considered, and, to some, undoubtedly more appealing because it's from Woking rather than Weissach.
The final destination after all the climbing and descending is Thermal club. Thermal is where people who long stopped counting the zeros on their bank accounts bring their cars, a private track club where the cost of entry is to build a house – or more correctly an indescribably big garage with living space – and fly into the nearby private airfield for a play. It's next-level supercar, hypercar ownership and driving and the price of entry is out of reach for most. Even so, I love that it exists.
Much the same could be said for the LT. On the track, as advertised, it delivers, and in perfect measure. Sensationally quick, utterly predictable and faithful in its response, yet exploitable and entertaining, too, this is a McLaren that brings greatness to the firm's most accessible range, and, is arguably the best car it makes. Among those I include the Senna, though I've yet to try that one on the road. Anyone got a bulldozer, and an airfreight container that'll fit the be-winged flagship to find out? I think I know the perfect road. But it'd be good to be sure.
SPECIFICATION – MCLAREN 600LT
Engine: 3,799cc, twin-turbo V8
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch auto (SSG), rear-wheel drive
Power (hp): [email protected],500rpm
Torque (lb ft): [email protected],500-6,500rpm
Weight: 1,356kg (DIN kerbweight, without driver)
CO2: 276g/km (WLTP)
Price: £185,500 as standard
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Q: The correct way to display Pods 2.0 items using PHP code in a Pods template I'm almost tearing my hair off! I believe you are supposed to be able to use PHP, javacript etc other than HTML in PODS 2.0 template right? If so why is it that I get my items to display in a pods template using magic tags but I cannot echo stuff out using PHP code?
I set up a Pods template to display my stuff using the code below:

{@post_title}

<?php
$mypod = pods( 'post' );
echo $mypod->field( 'post_title' );
?>

It outputs the post_title in a heading (h5) as expected but nothing shows u in the div. What am I doing wrong. Let me mention that I am not using a Pod's page but I am using a the Pod's list widget to display this in my WP sidebar.

A: You aren't giving pods() the ID of the post you want to use. But your main issue is that you don't need to setup a new pods() object at all, you just need to use this:
<?php echo $obj->display( 'post_title' ); ?>

$obj references the current Pods object used, when in a template.
Also, I'm using display here, because it will then run any filters that the_title() would normally run, when in Pods.


Thorn stands as the leader of the Ostinato Musicians and Mu's faithful second-in-command. But despite her allegiances, could there really be truth behind her twisted words?
Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match DX (Switch) comes out on February 21st in Japan.
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Doraemon Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (Switch) comes out on February 28th in Japan.


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The Pre-Med Boom Lingers On
By Dorothy A. Lindsay, September 18, 1972
AN INCREASING NUMBER of Harvard and Radcliffe students are choosing the undergraduate route to medical school. This rising interest mirroring a national growth of student interest in the medical profession, is rapidly transforming the "pre-med" route into an obstacle course of competitive academic pressure, high cost and limited admissions.
Enrollment into required pre medical school courses has increased considerably at Harvard in the past three years In Chemistry 20, "Organic Chemistry," enrollment has grown from approximately 275 students in the Fall of 1976 to over 400 students last Fall.
Frank H. Westheimer, Loeb Professor of Chemistry, said last week that be expects this trend to continue. "It is our impression that the increase is very largely from pre-medical students he said.
According of Leonard K. Nash, professor of Chemistry, there was a 30 per cent increase in Chemistry 1 and 2 last year which he feels reflects the national increase in pre-medical concentrators.
For example, in the face of an overall decline in Harvard Summer School Course enrollment courses required for medical school have remained constant in enrollment and in certain cases jumped dramatically since 1967. Similarly, students in the Special Students program at Harvard considering medical school have increased from 15 in 1969 to 31 so far this year. Of the Radcliffe women going to graduate school from the class of 1971 26 per cent opted for medical school as opposed to 16 per cent in 1970.
Explanations for this steadily increasing desire to become a physician are varied.
"The general cynical explanation is that people with a bent toward scientific endeavor are having great difficulty getting places." Westheimer said. "Medicine is obviously a place which employs talent yet is extremely lucrative."
However, high salaries are by no means the major motivating force in seeking medicine as a career Westheimer attributes the recent trend more to idealism. "Must of the people I see look upon medicine as one of the few honorable occupations in society today," he said.
Business occupations that engaged most of the Harvard graduates are looked on now as slightly or extremely dirty. These students are casting about for jobs in which they can honestly help."
The desire to help people has always been the greatest motivating factor for Radcliffe women applying to medical school and according to a study on women in medicine by Phoebe A. Williams research associate at the Radcliffe Institute Williams attributes this recent jump in Radcliffe pre medical studies to a break-down of the stigma attached to women doctors, showing medical school to be a viable option.
"Radcliffe women are getting better information one careers." Williams said last week. She added that medical schools are accepting women in increasing numbers.
A Harvard senior in the process of applying to medical schools cited both financial and moral reasons for his decision to pursue medicine.
"It seems to be an occupation where you have no problem about work," he first said. But more than that you can do rather than organize for other people. You can help people perhaps change institutions a little and be your own boss.
"But I'm a little disenchanted with the way the medical profession works in this country," the senior concluded. With good reason, for the process of simply applying to medical school has become a complicated and often disappointing experience.
"Admission to medical school is becoming increasingly difficult even for the well-qualified Harvard or Radcliffe senior," warns the Office for Graduate and Career Plans (OGCP), in this year's After Harvard...What?
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Beachboys Travel To Bas Vegas For Encounter With The Bees
This Thursday night sees us back on the road as we travel to our friends at Basildon United for our 6th pre-season friendly at The Ho Ho Stadium as part of our upcoming preparations for the 2018/19 Vanarama National League South campaign.
We also come into this game following a 1-0 victory over Folkestone Invicta on Tuesday night whilst the Bees come into this off a 4-3 defeat to Essex Senior League side Enfield 1893 on Tuesday night.
The Bees finished 2nd in the Essex Senior League in Marc Harrison's first season as manager which also saw the club get promoted whilst several members of our league and cup winning Under 18's squad were on dual registration with them. They will be looking to make an impact in their first season back in the Isthmian North this season.
Admission for the game is set at £5 Adults, £3 Concessions and Free for Under 16's. Kick-off is at 8pm.
Getting to the ground via public transport is weird stuff. Getting to The Ho Ho Stadium from Concord Island via public transport will result in you having to either get the 22 to Basildon or get the train from Benfleet. Getting the train cuts at least 25 minutes off your journey time if required. You will then need to get a Number 5 bus upto the Jolly Friar which will take 14 minutes from Basildon Bus Station before walking for 11 minutes.
Driving should only take 20 minutes from Concord Island. Use the A130 to get off the island and afterwards use the A13 upto the Pitsea Tesco flyover. Take the left before you reach the bridge and follow the A132 upto the roundabout which has the Partyman World Of Play on the right hand side. Turn left when you reach that onto the A1235 and then follow the road upto Gardeners Lane South. Take a right and carry on upto your first left before driving into Gardeners Close. The stadium and carpark should be on your right.
The full address is as follows for any Satnav users:
The Ho Ho Stadium
Gardiners Close
SS14 3AW
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First a shout out to all my lovely Bloggers who leave comments. I am totally overwhelmed by the comments I've had about LJJ and Sidekick Molly. Thank you all so much!!!
We have done our first craft fair in Colchester, Essex. I just took my LJJ items and some book cover collages.
This is my stall. I kept it very simple and uncluttered.
The lovely Laura and friend from 13 Stitches. Laura makes bears and her friend knits bears and other toys.
Sonia from Vintiquity setting up her scented candle tea sets, milk jugs and sugar bowls, cake stands and kitchenware.
Vinyl as you have never seen it before, clock, bowls and so on. This lady sells at the Pop-up shop, in Chelmsford.
So I had such a busy day, no time to take any more pictures. LJJ was voted a hit by the customers and several stallholders complimented me on my work too. Plus I sold two pictures, several unframed works, brooches and cards. Also got booked for two more craft fairs. So feeling very pleased with myself.
The fair was very well organised, super flyers posted to all the surrounding houses, food was plentiful and really reasonable. Signage was also good, the hall is only 18 months old and car parking was plentiful. a bonus the lighting was great as well. I've booked for the next one.
Now I'm hoping to get in early on Handmade Monday, make yourselves a cuppa and have a peek at all the talented makers.
Your stall does look nice, it looks a lovely venue. Glad that you sold as well not suprised really you have wonderful work.
Your stall looks lovely and I'm glad to hear you had so many positive comments.
Well done -glad it all went well. Good luck for the next fairs!
Glad you had a good fair!
Well done. It looks like a lovely fair, and your table looks great.
Your fair looks lovely and not surpising Joan was a hit - she is great. Hope you have a good week.
Your stall looks great, am glad you had a good time. It's always nice to share conversations with other crafters and with people who want to talk about your work too.
FAbulous stall I'm glad you had a good day. I spotted a pineapple ice-cube pot - we used to have one of those - happy memories.
How lovely that you had such a great day. So much work goes into these days and it is lovely that you came away with so much positivity.
It's really good to hear of a well run fair, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Your stall with all your creations looks lovely. I'm happy you had a good time.
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PWR 2IY: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Many Faces of Sherlock: Race, Gender, Power, and the Rhetoric of the Detective
Prerequisite: PWR 1. In this class we'll look at the ways detective fiction has expanded—with empowering results—to genders, ethnicities, and social backgrounds that mainstream representations of Holmes haven't traditionally represented. We'll consider, for example, the Botswanan women sleuths of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the hoodie-wearing, super strong Luke Cage, and Japanese manga's Detective Conan. We'll ask how movements such as Afrofuturism and Género Negro combine the detective and speculative traditions with social commentary. For more information about PWR 2, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Yamboliev, I. (PI)
PWR 2IY | 4 units | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Class # 18828 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM
09/23/2019 - 12/06/2019 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM at 160-331 with Yamboliev, I. (PI)
PWR 2JA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Rhetoric of Archer
Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings; research; and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor. Exploration of how rhetoric functions in various cultures, considering body language, symbols, visual media, and the Internet. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
PWR 2JB: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Rhetoric of Ethics in Research and Technology
Prerequisite: PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Study of the rhetoric of ethical discourse, including the ethical standards guiding research at Stanford and examples of ethical misconduct. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Terms: not given this year, last offered Spring 2011 | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
PWR 2JC: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Walk(s) of Shame: The Rhetoric of Respectability
Prerequisite: PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. For more information about PWR 2, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: not given this year, last offered Autumn 2017 | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
PWR 2JD: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Straight A's and Sports Cars: The Rhetoric of Success
Prerequisite: PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
PWR 2JDC: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Collaboration: From Fandoms to Entrepreneurs
Prerequisite: PWR 1. In this class, we will research how collaboration between and among producers and consumers shapes our society. For example, we'll look at how Harry Potter and Star Wars fans have influenced their franchises marketing and how advocates for open information (like WikiLeaks) have impacted the political climate. We'll debate the impacts of collaborative efforts and consider both the rewards and risks that arise from collaboration. For more information about PWR 2, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Cohn, J. (PI)
PWR 2JDC | 4 units | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Class # 19548 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Tue, Thu 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM at 160-127 with Cohn, J. (PI)
03/30/2020 - 06/03/2020 Tue, Thu 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM with Cohn, J. (PI)
PWR 2JH: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Cred: Rhetoric and Credibility in Research, Politics, and Everyday Life
Prerequisite: PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Work on making students more effective researchers and communicators in their areas of interest, with a focus on gaining and projecting credibility. Exploration of how speakers and writers gain and lose credibility, how people evaluate the credibility of others, and how the rules of credibility are different in politics, in scholarship, and in popular culture. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
Terms: not given this year, last offered Winter 2010 | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
PWR 2JJ: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Language, Identity and Power
Prerequisite: PWR 1. In this writing and speaking course, you'll consider the construction and negotiation of power and difference through language as it intersects with gender, sexuality, race, ability, and class. We'll explore how this happens across spheres such as politics, education, science, sports and the media, intertwined with forces like globalization, immigration, and technology. For more information about PWR 2, see https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/pwr/courses/pwr-2. For full course descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.
Instructors: Johnson, J. (PI)
PWR 2JJ | 4 units | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Class # 19141 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Mon, Wed 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM at 250-201 with Johnson, J. (PI)
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Mon, Wed 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM at 250-201 with Johnson, J. (PI)
PWR 2JJA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of J. Johnson
Terms: not given this year | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: Writing 2 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
PWR 2JL: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Doomsday Rhetoric
Prerequisite: PWR 1. Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on both written and oral/multimedia presentation of research. Investigation of how the doomsday epic expresses real concerns emerging from fields like technology, environmental studies, pathobiology, and politics. Consideration of apocalypticism as a mode of argument. Examination of how belief in the imminent destruction of the present world order influences our political decisions and personal behavior. Topics in religious eschatology and apocalypticism illuminate the genre¿s origins. See http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/AP_univ_req_PWR_Courses.html.
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Ultra Music has a knack for taking on some of the most gifted up-and-coming producers (think Kygo) and Samuraii is no exception. The 21-year-old producer's latest work "Changed My Mind" is his second single on the influential label and showcases his perfectly captivating sound.
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The uncertain weather has not encouraged people to get out and play in the many Open Days at clubs in the County and elsewhere. We would encourage members to support these events, they are a great opportunity to play other courses. Details are readily available on most club websites if you are looking at individual clubs and information is also carried on the Scottish Golf and other websites if you want to look at areas or specific dates.
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James Anton, Hillary Greene and Dennis A. Yao
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This article analyzes the effect that weak patents have on policy, disclosure, competition, and property rights.
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Patent policy is often made by considering the implications of granting strong patent protection. However, many patents lack the full force of patent rights and should be considered in creating future policy reform.
Patents allow inventors to protect innovations by granting exclusive rights over the use of their innovation for a fixed period of time. However, after a patent is granted, it can be contested in court, where the patent may be found invalid.
Strong patents are those where the inventor enjoys the full protection of the law without much fear of the patent being invalidated by the court. Weak patents are those where there is a substantial possibility of invalidity.
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Gokyo trek is for you if you want to trek. Well, there are no special requirements needed for you to be able to enjoy this trek. Well, let's talk about your specific reason to trek. I bet there is more walking to have fun. The world is vast; there are many things that you haven't seen. Many things filled with the magic of awesomeness, and mysteries. Well, Gokyo region has a lot of them, and today we talk about the Gokyo trek.
The starting point of Gokyo trek is Lukla, which is the same place for commencing of an Everest Base Camp Trek. And hold on, well, it is actually that Gokyo trek and Everest Base Camp trek are different treks, but if you want, then you could also elongate your Gokyo trek for some days to reach to Everest and come back, so even after you step in the trek itself, this trekking gives you a lot of options. The maximum altitude that you could reach in this particular trek is Gokyo valley, 4800m and this trek could last for 14 days. Notice that I said valley, at such an altitude.
From the views of the mountains, glaciers and the water of the Gokyo lake, there are more than many things that will keep you busy. Also, you will get to learn about the mighty Sherpa culture, from where the best mountaineers in the world are from. Also, some trekking agencies could let you pick your own itinerary, but still, it will be better if you let them lead the best way for you, from where you will get the best views. And have an eye out for some species like the red panda, you are walking in a region with national parks, but have appropriate safety measures so that you will have time to witness the beauty of some animals like the snow leopards after you see them.
Use your fuel to refuel yourself- that is what you do in a Manaslu circuit trek. A journey to the high Himalayas of western Nepal, a Manaslu circuit trek is a vivid package of Nepal's greatness as one of the best trekking places in the world. What you get to experience certificate is what you can't do elsewhere, from the incredible views of the mountain ranges and valleys below hills, the great hiring ana Magar culture as well as the trails that anybody would be proud of walking on.
A Manaslu circuit trek, often called an alternative to the Annapurna base camp trek, starts from Sothikhola, which is about 8-10 hours bus drive from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. After that, you will walk on some of the most challenging paths, waving hi to the some of the tallest mountains in the world including Annapurna, Macchapuchre and of course, mount Makalu and eventually reaching a maximum height of 5125m. Mount Manaslu, the main highlight of this trek is 8125m, and you will be spending about 14 days in its range, to and fro your commencing point.
As this trek is labelled difficult, you will need to have a good physique to complete the trek, and also a sound soul. It is a must that you hire a certified trekking guide, and some trekking agencies in Nepal also provide short training for some days, which is more of a warm-up. You will be asked what to bring in the trek by the trekking agency you travel with, and in most cases, you will be asked to carry your own water bottle, sleeping bag, energy bars and a torchlight.
Even after the horror caused by a terrible disaster, Nepal has not lost the beauty that makes the country popular. The gigantic mountain ranges together with the highest and most famous – Mount Everest (8848m) – are still unaffected. The nation also shows its lush and dense forests that have always attracted travelers. The striking waterfalls in different places are incomparable. And though there has been some damage from the quake, Nepal is famed and is regaining its spirit. Of the ten national parks in the country, only one is affected by the disaster. You can still visit Nepal and enjoy the extinct rhinos and experience the beautiful jungle walks.
Of all the others, but above all, the cultural heritage was destroyed, leaving few large national heirs in the real state. And if you do not visit the places, you will not know the true fact. The beautiful country with eight World Heritage Sites, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has not lost its luster except Patan Durbar Square, Kathmandu Durbar Square and Bhaktapur Durbar Square, which cut one or two damaged squares. Now they are being renovated and rebuilt, and some of the points have now been completely restored.
Nepal has more than 35 different ethnic groups and indeed has a strong culture and tradition. Exploring places with a unique culture and way of life is a kind of heavenly bliss. In addition to the breathtaking scenery, Nepal also invites visitors with its many cultures and unique traditions. In addition, many festivals are organized here to strengthen the tradition and increase the value. A visit to Nepal is the best choice if you want to celebrate festivals in Nepal.
One of the fascinating things about Nepal is the splendid combination of main roads and underpasses. The cities are very much connected and you have only short distances to get close to towns and villages in Nepal. These trails will simply make your vacation an exciting one, as you are not restricted by long distances and the trails are safe.
The international and national airports in Nepal are not affected by the earthquake. These airfields do not pose any potential risks to passengers. Therefore, traveling by plane can be safe, fun and comfortable. You do not have to take long walks. Travel comfortably without fears and collect unforgettable experiences.
Planning your trip to Nepal would be one of your best decisions ever. Experiencing the best vacation of your life for a reasonable price will be an amusing experience. You can also enjoy the usual discounts offered by a number of lodges or hotels and several tour operators, and enjoy your vacation trip in Nepal.
Trekking in Nepal is the most popular holiday alternative for trekkers around the world. Although only 2 of the 35 trekking trails suffered some damage as a result of the earthquake, this was only a small part. The well-known trekking routes including Everest Based Camp Trek are still safe. Your trekking experience can be even more fun without any uncertainties.
Nepal remains secure and away from epidemics of any disease. This has proved very possible because medical services have been efficiently provided. The Health Commissioners, who are competent in health matters, are constantly looking after citizens and foreigners to guarantee a healthy land. Therefore, diseases are outside the borders of Nepal.
Ras Bahadur is an adventurer, Trekking, tour Guide and a blogger From Nepal. I Successfully 50 + Times Gokyo Valley Trek , Manaslu, Ghorepani, Annapurna Everest Base camp etc in in Nepal Himalaya.