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Anxious for Nothing: Feb. 11-Mar. 10: Jennifer Ray Tuesday 9:00-10:15am 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - FMC Family Room Book, New, Special Interest, Weekday studies, Women Yes Open
Becoming a Friend of the Faithful God: Feb. 3-Mar. 9: Greg and Melanie Crane Monday 6:30-8:30pm 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 1101 (women) and 1113 (men) Book, Coed, Men, Precept, Weekday studies, Women No Open
Becoming a Friend of the Faithful God: Feb. 4-Mar. 10: Bill Gordon Tuesday 6:00-8:00pm 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 1101 Men, New, Precept, Weekday studies No Open
Becoming a Friend of the Faithful God: Feb. 4-Mar. 10: Vicki Louallen Tuesday 9:00-11:30am 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 1103 Coed, New, Precept, Weekday studies Yes Open
Becoming a Friend of the Faithful God: Feb. 5-Mar. 11: Kerri Bass Wednesday 6:15-7:45pm 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 2221 Coed, New, Precept, Wednesday Evening Studies Yes Open
Becoming a Friend of the Faithful God: Feb. 5-Mar. 11: Melanie Crane Wednesday 9:30am-12:00pm 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 1103 Coed, New, Precept, Weekday studies Yes Open
Chronological Bible Study: Feb. 4-Apr. 28: Linda Gilmore Tuesday 9:30-11:30am 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 1113 Book, New, Weekday studies, Women Yes Open
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Financial Peace: Feb. 2-Apr. 5: Dean Patton Sunday 5:00-6:30pm 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 1113 Coed, Help, New, Special Interest, Weekday studies No Open
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Habakkuk: Intentionally: Feb. 5-Mar. 4: Mary Benefiel Wednesday 10:00-11:30am 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley room 2203 Book, New, Weekday studies, Women Yes Open
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Trustworthy: Overcoming our Greatest Struggles to Trust God: Feb. 5-Mar. 11: Donna Raley Wednesday 10:00-11:00am 18+ Main Campus Main Campus - Weekley Room 2225 Book, New, Weekday studies, Women Yes Open
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ASN Morning Read: Three Games for What Now?
The United States men's national team goalie will have some free time on his hands after the league slaps him with a lengthy ban; A beloved coach returns to MLS and gets a good result.
This Tim Howard story is strange. First, he gets suspended for three games, a move MLS announces on a Friday evening.
Is this over? Perhaps. Perhaps not.
Real Madrid will be the All Star Game opponent, which is... fine?


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David Loy Stewart, Detyens Shipyard chairman, dies at 72
(MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.) — David Loy Stewart Sr., 72, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., husband of the late Judy Ann Detyens Stewart, died on Tuesday, June 30. A private graveside service will be held in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
Loy was born Sept. 15, 1947 in Abbeville, S.C., son of the late John David Stewart and the late Ruby Gillespie Stewart. He graduated from Furman University with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration and although prone to sea sickness enlisted in the United States Navy shortly after graduating college. Loy was the chairman of the board for Detyens Shipyards Inc. in North Charleston. He was a member of East Cooper Baptist Church.
Loy was fond of saying "There are three ways to get ahead in life: 1. Right place at the right time; 2. Know the right person; or 3. Marry the boss's daughter." He chose No. 3. In 1973, Loy went to work for his father-in law at Detyens Shipyards as a machinist helper. By 1982 he had risen to the position of secretary/treasurer of the shipyard. In 1990, he bought the shipyard from his partner and began driving the shipyard to success, moving its location in 1995 to the Charleston Naval Shipyard and turning a small family owned business into one of the premier ship repair facilities on the East Coast.
One of his treasured legacies was the opening of the Detyens Medical Center to serve the health care needs of his employees and his constant support of the Harvest Free Medical Clinic to serve the health care needs of those in the community.
Loy was an avid golfer and fan who had a passion for collecting unique and original clubs. His office at the shipyard is a museum full of eclectic finds and he loved to show off his treasures to everyone who came to visit him.
Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the early 2000s, he never missed going to the office and mentoring or helping those in need of advice. He touched countless lives and businesses. When he turned 50, he decided to help 10 people, either with money, guidance, or both. By the age of 60, that 10 had become over 60 and to this day the people he touched is immeasurable.
After his diagnosis Loy set out on a personal battle to beat ALS and to find a cure. Loy helped to develop the South Carolina ALS Foundation, and in 2017 The Loy Stewart Foundation for ALS Research donated $2 million to the Roper St. Francis Foundation to establish a research center dedicated to studying and finding a cure for ALS. Roper St. Francis established The Loy Stewart and George C. Wendt Institute for ALS Research and continues to research and find ways to alleviate symptoms and find a cure for ALS.
He is survived by stepmother, Helen J. Stewart; three sons, David Loy Stewart, Jr. (Sharon), William Jason Stewart (Michelle) and Jonathan Gregg Stewart (Kristin), all of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; brother, John Gregg Stewart of Mount Pleasant, and seven grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Loy Stewart and George C. Wendt Institute for ALS Research. https://www.rsfhfoundation.org/donate-now/als-research.
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Lovely big room and bathroom, very nicely restored with a quaint touch. Easy to find and a nice location in the town.
I love space - no narrow walls or low celing and queen size bed. I got it all. In this room there was a well equipped kitchenette with both oven and microwave, fridge and all other kitchenware you may want for cooking meals.


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Havana, the guest of honor at Argentina's book fair
Buenos Aires, Argentina.- At a meeting postponed since 2020, the International Book Fair of Argentina announced its return to life in person in April 2022, with Havana as the guest of honor.
Many difficult months have passed since 2019, when Barcelona passed command to Havana as a guest. Nobody imagined that Covid-19, still turning in the world, would upset everything, but the fair even went ahead in a virtual way and Cuba was present through several writers at a meeting that was broadcast on public television.
Now, Havana will show its best clothes at the meeting, which will take place from April 26 to May 16, 2022.
This was confirmed at a press conference by the Minister of Culture Tristan Bauer, at the Kirchner Cultural Center, where Fundacion El Libro, the organizer of the meeting, said that the Argentinean writer Guillermo Saccomanno, author of Camara Gesell and Soy la Peste, will deliver the opening speech.
Ready to resume one of the largest literary events in Latin America, organizers broke the good news of the event in its 46th edition, which will be held again at La Rural exhibition space, with the participation of several nations and more than 1,500 cultural events.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Division title? Check. A first-round bye? The New England Patriots have that, too.
Next up for Tom Brady and Co. is a chance at the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
And, they could clinch it against the rival New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
The Patriots (12-2) won their seventh straight AFC East crown and clinched a bye in the opening round of the playoffs for an NFL-record sixth season in a row. With a win over the Jets (9-5), the Patriots would earn home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs for the second consecutive year.
New England would also put a serious crimp in New York's postseason plans. The Jets are on a four-game winning streak, but would currently lose out to both Kansas City and Pittsburgh, each also 9-5, because of tiebreakers.
"We've probably been in playoff mode in the last four weeks," Jets coach Todd Bowles said.
New York led New England in the fourth quarter the last time the teams played in October, but Brady led the Patriots to a 30-23 victory. The Jets dropped three of their next four, but have turned things around since.
New York safety Calvin Pryor also sees a much-improved Jets team from the one that came up short against the Patriots earlier this season.
BEATING BRADY: The Patriots quarterback is 22-6 against the Jets, including 1-1 in playoffs, as a starter, with 42 TDs, 13 interceptions and 6,894 yards. With Brady under center, New England has won nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings with New York and nine of 11 overall. He has 4,405 yards passing through 14 games and needs to average 297.5 yards in the final two games to reach 5,000 yards for the second time in career.
FITZ MAGIC: A big reason for the Jets' improvement since the last meeting has been the play of Ryan Fitzpatrick.
He has 26 touchdown passes, three shy of Vinny Testaverde's team record set in 1998 - not bad for a guy who was expected to be the Jets' backup. During New York's four-game winning streak, Fitzpatrick has completed 64.8 percent of his passes for 1,229 yards with 10 TDs, one interception and a 105.7 passer rating.
GRONK CATCHING UP: Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was a problem for the Jets in the first meeting, catching a season-high 11 passes for 108 yards and a TD.
Gronkowski is on the verge of setting some franchise marks. He has 65 TD catches, two behind Stanley Morgan for the team record. His 66 total TDs (65 catches, 1 run), put him two behind Morgan (67 catches, 1 return) for the most total scores in Patriots history.
DYNAMIC DUO: Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker have combined for 165 catches, 2,191 yards receiving and 21 TDs this season - the most scores by a receiver tandem in Jets history.
They rank first among NFL receiver duos in receptions, second in yards and tied for first in TDs.
JACKSON BACK IN ACTION: With New England down a few running backs after injuries to Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount, the Patriots signed RB Steven Jackson, who hasn't played this season.
The 32-year-old Jackson played the last two seasons with Atlanta, but was working out in Las Vegas when New England called to ask him to help its backfield.
"I couldn't ask for a better Christmas gift," Jackson said.


As you may already have gathered, I am a Horror Film Nerd! I use Nerd rather than Geek, as I think I'm a tad over-obsessed, if there is such a thing.
I've been thinking for a good few years about publishing my top 5, or 10, horror films, but it's proven very hard! So instead, for this Halloween, I thought I'd just focus on new watches.
It worked out I had the night off this year, and it was time to re-fresh a personal tradition of mine from my youth - horror film binging!
Now, you have to understand, this binge-watching happened looong before "Netflix and Chill" or "Binging a series" came around. I used to spend a lot on DVD's and VHS's (some of you might remember those!) and I used to love finding a good horror B-movie in the bargain bins! More about that some other time though.
So for Halloween 2016, what did I watch, and was it any good?
This film came as a recommendation from this list http://www.the-line-up.com/best-horror-movies-2016/ for being one of the best horrors for 2016. This coupled with the fact it was on Netflix (release straight to Netflix in April 2016), sealed the deal for my first horror watch of the spooky evening.
The story is of a young dead and speech impaired woman who lives alone in a secluded woods - a great start to any horror film! It's not long before some unwelcome visitor leaves us on the edge of our seats for the rest of the film, and taking second glances at windows for the next few... maybe years!
Visually beautifully coloured and directed, and sound wise, the mixture of noises and silence from Maddie's point of ear give us a very good suspension of disbelief that we are living the nightmare with her - a fab homage to the original silent movies. Watch out for the fabulous audio introduction to the story, to tell us she's deaf! A definite watch again!
This one I found under the Halloween Picks list on Netflix (which is hidden on most of the smat TV apps, but I found it via the Mobile app and then pinned it to my list, before swapping devices).
This is a modern day, and more professional looking slasher horror with some interesting twists. The focus for this high-school reunion themed film is that they'll all die in a relevant-to-their character way. With the tagline "One killer reunion" if you ever needed an acuse to avoid one, you could definitely mention the story to this film!
This film was one of the 9pm films on the UK Freeview channel, Horror. Featuring the fantastic British actor Sean Pertwee, known for his key role in Gotham as Bruce Wayne's aide, we see him take a group of young offenders to a remote island. This is a modern version on the classic hunter film that misunderstand humans for animals. Some great tension building music and a real-world fear factor with realistic bloody effects! Ever had that dream of being eaten alive by a pack of wolves? Or is your horror falling to your death over a cliff?
And I have to mention two of the other films in the Horror Movies of 2016 list 10 Cloverfield Lane, is a good watch if you're into bio-terrorism or futuristic sci-fi; and the similar release to Hush, Don't Breathe, a great home invasion story, where the homeowner puts up a massive fight (with some great disturbing twists) - not for the faint hearted or easily offended! I hope you had a good Halloween and got to watch some scary movies.
Tweet me @Tech_Geek_Girl and let me know what your favourite horror films or recommendations would be!


As part of my learning odyssey, I've just embarked on the Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning #ocTEL. This week is week zero. It's designed to ease participants into the course, and it sets out by asking you, in terms of technology, what's your "big question"?
The question could be re-phrased as: how can technology become transparent, invisible and normalised? Something is normalised when it has become part of the norm, when you no longer notice it. If we are talking about enhancing learning, do we really need the technology in front of it? Do we ever talk about BEL (book-enhanced learning) or PEL (pencil-enhanced learning, or even paper-enhanced learning)?
What's so different about TEL, then? Just as a reminder: books, pencils and paper are all technologies – arguably with bigger and more dramatic impact on learning than many of the modern tools that TEL usually refers to.
Immediately, my thought was, 'understand it as literacy and understand literacy'. Literacy, after all, is technology in use for learning.
Then, as I looked through the filtered Twitter questions, I noticed a couple of other intriguing "big questions" whose answer seemed to beg an understanding of literacy.
Roger Gardner asks, "how best develop staff digital literacies, especially awareness, practices and attributes as opposed to access and skills?" In my mind, an understanding of the implications of literacy as a social practice would be helpful here. It would also go a long way to answering Tim Herrick's question, "who is it for?" However, an understanding of the ideological model of literacy, I think, might throw more light on this.
I have to say that my thinking here has been largely influenced by the work of Robin Goodfellow and Mary R. Lea; their book "Challenging eLearning in the University: A Literacies Perspective" makes a lot of sense to me.


After practicing architecture for 44 years, Engdahl retired from The Haskell Company in 2007. He had been with Haskell 28 years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Architect, and helped manage the extensive Haskell art collection.
Engdahl has generously contributed his artistic vision to numerous community endeavors. He helped lead the group Art Celebration! from the 1970's through early 1990's, providing a forum for Jacksonville artists to share and learn from each other. In 2000, Engdahl volunteered, along with 30 architects, engineers and interior designers, in a design collaborative to design the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art (now MOCA Jacksonville).
Currently, Engdahl is spearheading the downtown Haskell Sculpture Initiative, comprised of ten major sculptures privately funded by Preston Haskell and other community philanthropists. This is a continuation of Engdahl's commitment to engage the community around art in public places. He helped create the AIA's Downtown Visioning Initiative, serves on the boards of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and MOCA Jacksonville, and chairs the Art in Public Places Committee. He is a member of the Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission, the curatorial committee of the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, and he leads the Northeast Florida Sculptors Association.
Engdahl has indicated that he plans to reinvest his Art Ventures Award grant back into the arts and cultural community.
The selection process for the Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award includes a knowledgeable, anonymous panel of advisors who put forward a short list of finalists after considering a wide range of deserving artists in all disciplines throughout the year. A Selection Committee (a member of the Baker family, a Trustee of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, a representative from the advisory panel and The Community Foundation president) reviews the finalists and names the winner.
For more than 25 years, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida has invested in the local cultural community as part of an exceptional initiative known as Art Ventures. In 1989, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) chose Jacksonville to receive $50,000/year for four years, provided that The Community Foundation and (at the time) The Arts Assembly work together to raise $100,000/year in unrestricted gifts over the same period. The challenge was a success, and the first grants were made in 1990. Art Ventures provides support for the more fragile part of the arts community—emerging individual artists and small arts organizations—and it has provided more than $1 million in grants to individuals and small arts organizations since its inception. In 2015, The Community Foundation created the Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award to honor the late Ann Baker, who led the initial Art Ventures fundraising with Courtenay Wilson, and who chaired The Community Foundation Board of Trustees from 2002-2003.
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, Florida's oldest and largest community foundation, works to stimulate philanthropy to build a better community. The Foundation helps donors invest their philanthropic gifts wisely, helps nonprofits serve the region effectively, and helps people come together to make the community a better place. Now in its 53rd year, the Foundation has assets of $344 million and has made nearly $410 million in grants since 1964.


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D. Items Created by J.K. Rowling Specifically For Sale at Auction


Much confusion surrounds the issue of eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia. The popular view is that these conditions all stem from the modern obsession with equating thinness with beauty. And, of course, that it is mostly young girls who suffer from it.
But anorexia/bulimia has been around for centuries. And older women and men may also struggle with it. Its roots are complex, and dealing with it effectively is often difficult and slow.
The Anorexia Treatment Hypnosis Script from The Script Collection was created to provide another source of help to people with anorexia. It is not a replacement for medical and psychological treatment, but can be safely used alongside. Its aim is to help the individual anorexic break through the illusion that anorexia builds in the mind.
The pre-talk is designed to reassure the client that their anorexia is a genuinely complex condition which merits serious attention. It looks at the roots of anorexia and at helpful ways of understanding just how it gets a grip on a person and what needs to be done to break free.
A deeply relaxing induction takes the client into a receptive learning state. Common early life experiences are revivified as a model for how life can be. A powerful story of entrapment and liberation provides a template for action.
Future orientation allows the client to hypnotically experience life after liberation from anorexia as a reality.
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His second present seems no more exciting than the FIRST!
VERY special thanks to R. A. Harnett for letting us use his Avalon photos and characters! Many thanks also to JANE of Maresnest for Charlie's Happy Meal!


Confronting digital evidence with intelligent techniques and models.
Developing models to diminish the inconsistencies and uncertainties with pattern evidence.
Developing training, education and online modules relevant to the diverse forensic and applied forensic sciences communities.
Diving deeper into topics affecting the forensic science community.
The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) team works to build a statistically sound and scientifically solid foundation for the analysis and interpretation of forensic evidence to grow competence in the forensic sciences and legal communities, and bring together forensic practitioners and other stakeholders through educational and training opportunities.
Forensic evidence should be one of the most objective and valid forms of testimony in a criminal or civil law case. In the past few decades, however, wrongful convictions have been made and criminals have walked free because of a struggle to recognize, collect, analyze and interpret evidence. The country demands stronger scientific foundations in forensics for the pursuit of truth and justice — and the CSAFE community is responding with solutions.
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is funding research in forensic science, forensic policy and forensic practice with the goal of strengthening the validity of forensic evidence. The organization brings together experts from a variety of fields — forensic, research, legal, law — to achieve their mission. CSAFE researchers are part of this undertaking.
An interdisciplinary team of more than 60 researchers from four universities form CSAFE. We conduct research in statistical and probabilistic foundations of pattern evidence and digital evidence that can be applied to the forensics field in a variety of ways. We also educate and train forensic practitioners, legal professionals and other stakeholders on how to use, interpret and communicate these new methods.
Our team of researchers has developed numerous training and educational modules to help forensic practitioners and other stakeholders apply our human factors, statistical foundations, and training and education research in the field of forensic science and technology.


Here at Agriserve Pest Control, we provide quality weed control services for both residential and commercial customers in Good Hope since 1993, with over 22 years of experience.
Large or small - we service it all. Whether you have a smaller area in need of treatment or a number of acres in Good Hope, we are well equipped to meet all of your weed control needs.
For weed issues that are not too severe, you should be able to find a helpful weed killer product wherever you typically buy your landscaping supplies. The most common synthetic chemical weed killers come in the form of sprays. It's important that you consult a store associate before selecting a weed kill product. Some products can be harmful to other plants, native animal life, or pets so you will want to be careful not to introduce these products into your yard.
You might consider hiring a professional weed control service if you're dealing with a substantial weed problem in your yard. A reputable weed control company in Good Hope has access to a number of broad leaf weed control solutions and other products that you will not find at your local hardware store. Upon hiring a professional, you may want to discuss creating a fertilization schedule for your lawn as well. A flourishing lawn is better able to protect itself from aggressive plants. Dandelions and other weeds simply are not able to finish with grass that has thicker, healthier roots.
Soil sterilization is an interesting technique of cleansing soil of unwanted weeds, fungus and insects. The process includes heating the soil to a very high temperature, essentially killing off any seeds, insect eggs, and other undesirable elements. This method is applied in large-scale farming by utilizing UV rays, or in some cases, a slash and burn technique. However, you can practice soil sterilization at home on a much smaller level. Potting soil can be heated in an microwave or oven prior to being used for planting. This will ensure that any pests present in the soil, including weed seeds, will be neutralized giving your plants the best possible chance to thrive.
Lastly, you can help prevent unwanted weeds from sprouting up by putting ground cover in strategic areas of your garden. Before you start planting in a area that is new consider incorporating a layer of landscaping fabric underneath your topsoil. Cut a hole in the fabric for each plant that allows them ample room to grow. Garden fabric will prevent weed seeds hiding in your soil from germinating. Other options for ground cover include mulch and wood chips. When laid generously around plants and shrubs, they help prevent weeds from growing with the added benefit of incorporating some interest to your garden's aesthetic.
In addition to bugging you, insects pose serious risks to your wellbeing and property – all year long. Cockroaches, mosquitos and rodents carry various diseases, therefore it's important to keep them within their place. No matter what period it is, they'll sneak into your house searching for food, water and a habitat that is comfortable. Keeping them at home isn't a one-time event – it's a year-round process. Our pest control technicians work to deliver solutions – rooted in science ‐ that protect every home. Happy we know Our Pests for you. With award-winning training and advanced technology, your professional will search for conditions that invite pests, tackle current infestations, and prevent the life cycle to prevent invaders that are future. With over 160 hours of training simply in the first 12 months, your technician will know the category and behavior of all of the home pests so he can target his solution against the many typical pests such as for instance termites, bed bugs, cockroaches, mosquitos, rodents, and more. We apply our science-based approach to help identify the root of your problem and implement a solution made expressly for your home when you have a pest problem or want to protect your home or business from future invaders. During each visit, you can count on a technician that is highly-trained investigate, protect, fortify, keep watch, report, and follow up to keep our points of solution standard. Our service makes use of a variety of the most advanced technology and methods currently available. This means your tailored plan will help get insects from your home and help keep them out'round year. We Investigate We'll inspect your home from top to bottom, inside and out, for present or possible pest problems We Protect We'll treat the perimeter of your structure with the appropriate materials, eliminate all available spiderwebs and wasp nests, and make use of the safest techniques available We Fortify We'll do every thing we can to help keep insects out –seal, caulk, plug, and gaps that are secure cracks We Keep Watch We'll treat the interior of your home and install pest monitors in critical areas such as kitchen areas, baths, energy rooms, and garages We Report We'll always provide a detailed report of services rendered and recommendations to help to keep your home free of pests We Follow Up We'll stay in touch between our regularly scheduled visits and respond to any immediate needs Pests are active year-around. Which means you need protection year-around. Our custom treatments adjust with the season to address seasonal activity that is pest your area, giving you security all year long. We are going to return to re-treat outside your house every season for a total of four treatments, including the initial service. It is all a part of our service. Springtime is breeding season for many pest types. We'll make sure you do not have an infestation in development. Summer heat means pest task is high. We'll have your house's perimeter secure. As conditions drop, bugs seek someplace warm. We are going to make certain your home's barrier is ready. Pests are going to be looking for all of the heat and dampness they can find. We'll make certain your property is protected. Our residential pest control process is simple. Friendly, trained and licensed service professionals perform a comprehensive inspection of your property and yard to discover potential issues. We know where termites, bed insects, spiders, rodents along with other bugs like to live and lurk - so we'll pinpoint these places. Then we'll offer you a fully personalized program to treat and eliminate entry points and nests. Pests are persistent. So our company is, too. Agriserve Pest Control works round the calendar to steadfastly keep up a pest-free environment. This consists of a thorough assessment of your house and yard to ensure any newly emerging pests do not re-infest the region. Then we are going to administer an exterior treatment every other month to protect your property. Additionally, our service technicians will remove spider that is accessible if they visit your property. Are you aware that we additionally provide top-notch turf and ornamental services? Our domestic lawn care program will supply you with the healthy, happy yard you've yearned for, year in year out, via custom-blended fertilizers, smart weed control, expert tree and shrub care, and dedicated maintenance. Any one of these domestic services can easily be combined with our pest control programs for added savings. Businesses aren't immune to numerous of the presssing issues that bug homeowners. Your home is house to your business, so do not let uninvited insects make it their house, too. Your center's uniqueness demands a custom-designed pest management and grounds care program. So we understand the needs that are nuanced various industries and spaces represent. We'll work difficult to implement the pest control that is best or grounds care strategies for your particular property. Whether you'll need to oust birds, bed bugs, rodents, termites or other insects – or to produce a welcoming space that is outdoor makes an impression on customers and employees alike – we're your group. We're licensed and certified, employ sustainable practices, use cutting - edge technology and count on a humane approach.


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Yup.. It rains down in Africa! At Ekorian's Mugie Camp we have had the most amazing rainy season so far this year!
Every river, stream, and water whole is brimming; and the animals are looking fat and happy.
We closed for the month of May to work on camp maintenance. This saw the good old sewing machine back in action as the tents came down and the canvas was patched up and replaced where it needed to be. Camp is looking lovely, and we are all ready for the high season.
Offbeat Mara Camp's face lift, the new family tent and some great sightings to kick of the season.
We are so excited to start the new season on such a good note. Offbeat Mara Camp has had a face lift! Only this time not to our front of house but behind the scenes!
After the recent flood, and consequential damage that we incurred; in April and May, rather than being closed, we have been very busy working away and rebuilding our entire back of house.
The Annual Rangeland and Pastoralist Show; bringing the community together to conserve our environment, livestock and wildlife harmoniously.
Mugie conservancy is incredibly proactive in supporting eco-friendly and sustainable living. The world at the moment is desperately trying to address the issues of global warming and the general mismanagement of our environment.
At Mugie the hands-on efforts in; education, improving the standards of living, supporting the idea of a cohesive community and giving the community at large the opportunity to get involved and learn how to develop is really admirable.
Although the last 12 months were marked by some challenging changes in dynamics I am incredibly proud of how our Offbeat team have pulled off another incredible year.


Decorating update…international women's day special!
Just taking a picture of this bejewelled hanging star because of the wall paper in the background!
So the last blog post I wrote was about the start of our living room journey, we are ALMOST there!! The wall paper is now up, which was a challenge, when you have "bookshelves" to get straight and fully horizontal and your walls aren't straight…thank you '70's builders!
From the experience I found out that wallpapering is quite hard and next time I should just get wall paper that doesn't require precision cutting and pattern matching to save my Dad a headache (and possibly a beer or two that night!). Oh and that Mr TYH is a reluctant wall paper-er, he was no where to be seen when that paste came out! But what I also learnt is that Dad is pretty alright at wall papering, I was thinking that maybe my wallpaper in my bedroom at home was just a fluke, but like they say "You have either got it or you don't", eh, Dad?
The living room is pretty much there, I still need to get some art work and put up a shelf, maybe get a rug and some faux plants but its starting to look pretty damn good! Oh there is so much to think about!
Cosy corners and THE Aldi lamp of dreams.
Also since then, a glass panelled door has been painted, the skirtings fully finished, new doors hung and a hallway ripped apart…ooops. If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen from my stories that "It just started with a peel, how did it end up like this?".
I also got my hands on a machine sander as the walls underneath were pretty bumpy and badly filled, there was no wonder the previous owners covered each and EVERY wall in textured wall paper to cover those bad boys up! I think I get my determination from my Mum, she has a few problems that cause her chronic and pretty awful pain, but she never lets that stop her, and for that I admire her. She is a true #bossbabe. But I don't know where I get my impatience and impulsiveness from…anyone want to own up to that one?!
The decorating bandit in all her glory.
The hallway is going to be the same colour as the Living room (Dulux Polished Pebble) as we bought quite a lot of it… And I am considering having a radiator cover in there too. I say considering, that is a complete lie, Mr TYH has already been tasked and briefed, so watch this space!
So that is our progress, I thought I would write this post in conjunction with International Women's Day (8th of March) and show my little wins as a woman decorating her first house and celebrate other women, and my Dad, bless him, he has had to put up with being outnumbered for 23 years! Although IWD is about women, I wouldn't be the person I am today without my Mum & Dad, he knows how to bring up a strong woman (and how to live with them!!) so he deserves a bit of celebrating too. BUT this blog post is dedicated to my Mum, who is the ultimate woman in my eyes.


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What a Difference 50 years Makes
interest rates 2016, interest rates 2017, mortgage rates, Updated Interest Rates
In 1966, a gallon of gas was $0.32 and today, it is $2.49. A dozen eggs were $0.60 but they've only doubled to $1.33. A gallon of milk was $0.99 and today, it costs $3.98. You could send a letter for five cents and now, it costs forty-seven cents.
The average cost of a new car in 1966 was $3,500 and today, it will cost $33,560. New cars have more features than the earlier models but they're still ten times more expensive. The median price of a new home was $21,700 and now, is $304,500.
Interestingly, mortgage rates are actually lower today at 4-4.5% than they were fifty years ago when they were just under 7%. The rates have been low for long enough that many people have been lulled into believing that they are not going to go up.
Yes, rates are a little higher but in perspective, they're still a bargain. Years from now, will you be remembering and comparing what they were back when?


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Mid-am Young settles for 2nd in Virginia Open at home course
see also: State Open of Virginia Golf Championship, Independence Golf Club
Justin Young (VSGA photo)
ROANOKE, Va. (July 21, 2018) – The setting would have been perfect, had the stars aligned for Justin Young. Playing at his home course, Ballyhack Golf Club, Young went down to the wire in his pursuit of the Delta Dental Virginia Open. In the end, despite a bogey-free 9-under 63 in the final round, he came up one shot short.
As it turned out, the setting was perfect for another Salem, Va., resident. With family and friends watching, Felding Brewbaker tapped in for bogey and the title Saturday. Felding's final-round 68 moved him to 12-under 204 for the event. It gave him his first victory since winning a mini-tour event in Florida in October 2015, and the victory netted him a $7,500 paycheck.
Young, the reigning VSGA Mid-Amateur champion, earned low amateur honors at the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia for the second time in four years, having previously accomplished the feat in 2015.
"I can't really describe it," Young said of his back nine, which included six birdies. "It's not something that when you're in the moment that you can figure out. When it happens, you've just got to hop on and ride it."
Young was three groups behind Brewbaker, who played in the final grouping with amateur Jeff Long of Ashburn, Va., and Steven Delmar, a professional from Maryland.
Several players went low on Saturday. Four-time champion Jay Woodson and amateur Buck Brittain posted 65s. Rick Schuller, who ended up third, and Alex Price, a teenager from Purcellville, Va., shot 66. Thomas Wharton of Washington, D.C., 2017 champion Ryan Zylstra and Roanoke teenager Ross Funderburke all recorded 67s.
In all, eight amateurs finished inside the top 12.
Brewbaker's victory was special, and not only because much of his family was at Ballyhack to cheer him on during Saturday's final round. Brewbaker, who played college golf at James Madison University, turned professional after the 2009 U.S. Amateur.
As for Young, the mid-amateur life has treated him well. He qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2015, and made the match-play bracket at John's Island Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla. He took down Matt Parziale, the 2017 champion, in the first round of match play.
Information from the Virginia State Golf Association used in this report
ABOUT THE State Open of Virigina
The Championship is a 54-hole, stroke play event with the field limited to 144 contestants (69 eligible Professionals, 69 eligible Amateurs, the Defending Champion, and 5 Open Qualifier spots). There will be a cut to the low 60 players and ties after 36 holes. Open to VSGA members of all ages. Participants must hold an active GHIN number issued by a licensed VSGA Member Club in good standing.


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This region has been divided into two subphases, L and S. The L phase differs from the L2 phase in the direction of tilt. Molecules tilt toward their nearest neighbors in L2 and toward next nearest neighbors in L (a smectic F phase). The S phase comprises the higher-ir and lower-T part of L2. This phase is characterized by smectic H or a tilted herringbone structure and there are two molecules (of different orientation) in the unit cell. Another phase having a different tilt direction, L, can appear between the L2 and L 2 phases. A new phase has been identified in the L 2 domain. It is probably a smectic L structure of different azimuthal tilt than L2 [185]. [Pg.134]
FIG. 8 Phase diagram of a Langmuir monolayer in a model of grafted stiff Lennard-Jones chains. LE denotes a disordered expanded phase, LC-U a condensed phase with untilted chains, LC-NN and LC-NNN condensed phases with collective tilt towards nearest neighbors and next-nearest neighbors, respectively, and LC-mod a phase which has a superstructure and an intermediate direction of tilt. (From Stadler and Schmid [151].)... [Pg.649]
The fact that there are no characteristic length scales immediately implies a similar lack of any characteristic time scales for the fluctuations. Consider the effect of a single perturbation of a random site of a system in the critical state. The perturbation will spread to the neighbors of the site, to the next nearest neighbors, and so on, until, after a time r and a total of / sand slides, the effects will die out. The distribution of the life-times of the avalanches, D t), obeys the power law... [Pg.441]
All next-nearest neighbors i and j , linking them only if the 2-tuple (q,/ ) = (1,3). By next-nearest neighbor we mean those pairs which are themselves unlinked but which share at least one other linked neighbor a,g), h,r) and w,y), for example, are all next-nearest neighbors at t = l. For c and g we find... [Pg.449]
Ii89] Li, W., Complex patterns generated by next nearest neighbor cellular automata, Computers and Graphics 13 (1989). [Pg.773]
In water at room temperature some molecules have more than four nearest neighbors, but at any moment the majority have four neighbors, as in ice. If the molecules tend to have a tetrahedral arrangement like that of ice, the average distance between next-nearest neighbors would be... [Pg.48]
Fig. 20. The structure of ice Molecules numbered 8, 7, 6 are in contact with 5, while molecules 5, 4, 3, 2 arc in contact with 1. Molecules 2, 3, 4 are among the next-nearest neighbors of 5, while molecules 0, 7, 8 are among the next-nearest neighbors of 1. [Diagram taken from E. J. W. Verivey, Rec. trav. chim. 60, 893 (1941).]... < img>
In Chapter 3, in discussing water near its freezing point, we took the point of view that at any moment the liquid contains many groups of molecules that have a local order similar to that of ice. In Fig. 20 the molecules numbered 2, 3, 4, 5 are nearest neighbors of molecule 1, while molecules 6, 7, 8 are neighbors of 5, and consequently arc next-nearest neighbors of 1. To be definite, let us identify the molecules 2, 3, 4, 5 with the outer tetrahedra of Fig. 19, and let us suppose that the protons... [Pg.248]
Table 2. Surface density (0 ), direct band gap energy (Egd), and number of next nearest neighbors (N ) on WO -ZrOi calcined at 1073 K. < img>
A simple way of treating the local intrachain structure on the 2nnd lattice is to focus on the distance between next-nearest neighbor beads. In this approximation, the 2nnd lattice can only accept information from a 9 x 9 statistical... [Pg.92]
In the previous section, the adaptation of the RIS model was based on the distance between next-nearest neighbor beads. This approach is obviously inadequate for CH3-CHX-CH2-CHX-CH3, because it necessarily abandons the ability to attribute different conformational characteristics to the meso and racemo stereoisomers. Therefore a more robust adaption of the RIS model to the 2nnd lattice is necessary if one wants to investigate the influence of stereochemical composition and stereochemical sequence on vinyl polymers [156]. Here we describe a method that has this capability. Of course, this method retains the ability to treat chains such as PE in which the bonds are subject to symmetric torsion potential energy functions. [Pg.94]
The method based on the orientation of pairs of vectors of length L produces slower dynamics than the method based on next-nearest neighbor distances. Since the acceptance rates for single-bead moves differ very little in the two methods, it appears that the probability for immediate reversal of a successful move is higher in the method based on the orientation of the pairs of vectors, such that the chain shivers rapidly, but moves its center of mass slowly. This problem is more severe in PP melts than in PE melts. Significant diffusion of the center of mass of the chains in PP melts is achieved when reptation, as well as single-bead moves, is allowed [158, 158A]. [Pg.98]
The next-nearest-neighbor-orbital resonance integrals, /JI3, also remain unaffected by the pure twisting motion. We conclude that a pure twisting motion can therefore represent at best only a relatively small perturbation of the electronic structure of the polysilane chain, suitable for treatment by first-order perturbation theory. The perturbation is represented by changes in the resonance integrals between more distant hybrid orbitals, among which / 14 clearly is the most important. [Pg.72]
The second digit gives the number of next-nearest neighbors. [Pg.79]
Nanoparticles of dilute magnetic semiconductors have also been studied by NMR. Here one important question is whether the magnetic ion is incorporated into the NC or resides on the surface. The 113Cd MAS-NMR of NCs of Cd0.991Co0.009S with diameters from 3.5 to 29.5 nm showed peaks shifted by electron hyperfine interactions from next-nearest neighbor Co2+ ions, and by comparison with results from bulk samples that were discussed in Sect. 3.5 it was concluded that Co2+ ions occupied Cd2+ sites and were distributed homogeneously ... [Pg.293]
Recently the 29Si hyperfine interaction from the nearest and next-nearest neighbors has been studied (Kiefl et al., 1988b). The experiments are difficult because of the low natural isotopic abundance (4.7%) of 29Si... [Pg.579]
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D.A. Porter, mineral collector
Pogson, R; Rankin, J
Abstract Volume, 36th Annual Joint Seminar of the Mineralogical Societies of Australasia
Mineralogical notes. No. III. Axinite, petterdite, crocoite, and datolite
Two Museums and a Garden Palace
The push for a new technology museum in Sydney was integral to the Museum's involvement with the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition.
The Garden Palace
Mineral species first described from Australia and their type specimens
The Late George Smith
Minerals in the Australian Museum—1901 to 1945
Morphological and molecular description of the late-stage larvae of Alima Leach, 1817 (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Lizard Island, Australia.
Facts about Rhodonite.
A review of exotic marine organisms introduced to the Australian region. 2. Invertebrates and Algae
Chapman Minerals on the move once more
After being on display for two decades at the AM, the Chapman Collection is about to embark on a journey to regional NSW. The Collection is home to hundreds of perfectly formed and beautiful crystals; delightful displays of light, colour and chemical diversity.
Facts about Fluorite.
New acquisition: a rare crocoite gemstone from the west coast of Tasmania
When mineral collectors hear Tasmania mentioned, they immediately think of crocoite!
Gemstones are prized for their beautiful colours and patterns and are used in a range of applications including jewellery, decorative items and as important features of mineral collections.


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package benchmarks.incremental
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations._
import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole
import rescala.extra.incremental.IncrementalApi.{State => _, _}

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit

/** @author gerizuna
  * @since 10.10.19
  */

@BenchmarkMode(Array(Mode.AverageTime))
@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS)
@Warmup(iterations = 5, time = 1, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
@Measurement(iterations = 10, time = 1, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
@Fork(3)
@State(Scope.Thread)
class MinBenchmarkWithInsertOfMin {

  @Param(Array("1", "5", "10", "50", "100", "500", "1000", "5000", "10000"))
  var arg: Int = _

  var addEvent: Evt[Int]    = _
  var minOfSeq: Signal[Int] = _

  var reactSeq: SeqSource[Int]           = _
  var reactMinOfSeq: Signal[Option[Int]] = _

  @Setup(Level.Invocation)
  def prepare: Unit = {
    addEvent = Evt[Int]()
    val seq = addEvent.fold((2 to arg).toList)((s, x) => {
      s :+ x
    })

    minOfSeq = Signal {
      seq().min
    }

    reactSeq = SeqSource.empty[Int]
    reactMinOfSeq = reactSeq.min
    seq.now.foreach(x => reactSeq.add(x))
  }

  @Benchmark
  def testSeq(blackHole: Blackhole): Unit = {
    addEvent.fire(1)
    blackHole.consume(addEvent)
    blackHole.consume(minOfSeq)
  }

  @Benchmark
  def testReactSeq(blackHole: Blackhole): Unit = {
    reactSeq.add(1)

    blackHole.consume(reactSeq)
    blackHole.consume(reactMinOfSeq)
  }

}

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Arthur Darvill masters time, 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow'
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Time Warner CEO signals delays for DC shows on Netflix, Hulu
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CBS All Access to debut subscriber-only 'Star Trek' in 2017
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Scott Disick – Net Worth, Parents & Girlfriend
The name Scott Disick is synonymous with the Kardashians. This is because quite a significant amount of his estimated net worth of $16 million is from his acting with the notorious family on their show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, as well as its spin-offs. Disick also banks as a model and entrepreneur.
Scott Disick – Bio
Scott Disick a.k.a Lord is a Jewish – American born in Eastport, Long Island in May 1983. His sun sign is Gemini. Scott was born with a silver spoon to wealthy parents Jeffery and Bonnie Disick. Though he believes he never completed his education, he was actually privately schooled at "The Ross School" in the Hamptons.
Before his 18th birthday, he was arrested on two occasions both for drunk driving and for speeding. Because he dropped out of school citing reasons that school was not for him, he took on modeling jobs by appearing on covers of teenage romance magazines.
He also went on to explore an entrepreneurial side by creating products in lifestyle and healthcare products including; tanning products(Monte Carlo), Rejuvacare, QuickTrim. He also introduced menopausal supplements such as "Amidren by Scott Disick for men between the ages of 20-40 years.
He is also a frequent face on the Keeping up with the Kardashian (KUWTK) series as well as spinoffs such as Kourtney and Kim take on Miami as well as Kourtney and Kim take Newyork in which he is filmed on life events and relationship with the oldest Kardashian sister "Kourtney" which started in 2006.
Though the pair never tied the knot, they have 3 adorable kids together – Mason Dash Disick, Penelope Scotland Disick, and Reign Aston Disick.
Scott Disick Full Net Worth And KUWTK Salary
Disick is worth over $20 million earned mainly from numerous appearances on 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' thanks to his long-term relationship with eldest Kardashian sister Kourtney Kardashian. He also appears on its spin-offs including Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami' and 'Kourtney and Kim Take New York'. According to TMZ, Disick earns a salary of $4 million every year for his part in the show.
After his over drinking and party hard lifestyle caused Kourtney to call it quits with him in 2015, there were questions concerning whether he'd continue to earn from the show. Despite fears that the Kardashian momager Kris Jenner would cut him out, Disick stayed on. However, while scenes involving his partying adventures were not filmed, those involving his relationship issues with Kourtney were included. Reports also had it that his paycheck will remain untouched as long as he co-operated with producers anytime they needed him.
Another good news for Disick was that since he and Kourtney were never officially married, there was no divorce settlement drama.
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A party animal, Disick also makes money from hosting gigs for clubs, for instance, 10AK. He also hosts pool parties in casinos like Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City which paid him $50,000. In some cases, Disick still goes home with a paycheck for making a non-hosting appearance.
Businesses and Investments
Disick works for GNC. GNC is a managing business that creates products for the likes of Rejuvacare, Monte Carlo Perpetual Tan, and QuickTrim. Disick previously ran a restaurant in Meatpacking District, New York City. In an interview with Haute Living Magazine, Disick revealed that in addition to being involved in private label manufacturing, he invests in startups and nightlife business.
Scott Disick is the owner of Calabasas Luxury Motorcar. He has severally floated the idea of owning his own fashion line.
Scott Disick House, Cars
When Disick and Kourt were a thing, the couple who share three kids together purchased a home formerly belonging to ex NFL player Keyshawn Johnson. However, after their separation, Disick bought a new mansion in Hidden Hills for $6 million. The all-white house includes 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a pool, wine cellar, basketball court and a chef's kitchen. The house is located close to the Kardashians.
Scott owns a Rolls Royce convertible worth $500,000, a 458 Ferrari worth $300,000 and a Bentley Mulsanne worth $400,000.
Scott Disick Parents
Bonnie and Jeffery Disick are Scott's mother and father respectively. They had Scott in the year 1983 in Eastport, Long Island.
Though Scott's father worked as a real estate developer, most of the family's wealth was inherited from Scott's grandfather David M. Disick. He was popularly known as an attorney, author of Fractional Vacation Homes: Marketing and Sales in Challenging Times and businessman. David attended Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania Law School before becoming a real-estate developer.
Bonnie Disick battled a protracted illness for the latter parts of her life. This ailment had no clear diagnosis so treatment was basically one of management of life. She finally passed on in October 2013 at age 63. This came as a big blow to the Disick family and most especially on Scott. While still in mourning over the death of his mum, just barely 3 months after, Jeffery Disick died from an unknown illness also at age 63.
Scott revealed that the death of his parents broke him down to the point he was even contemplating suicide. Though this string of events happened when he was still shooting Keeping up with the Kardashians(KUWTK), he said he didn't want to continue and wanted to just shut out the whole world but he had to film as he was still under contractual obligations.
Scott Disick Girlfriend
It's an open secret that bad boy Scott and reality Tv star Kourtney Kardashian are not legally married. We guess this is one of the reasons he has been spotted with various beautiful girls regardless of the fact that he has 3 kids with Kourtney.
From his numerous escapades, it has been thus observed that Scott prefers younger women usually in the late teens or early twenties. Having had a short stint with Bella Thorne he moved on and is currently dating Sophie Richie.
Scott Disick Trivia
Lord Disick has always craved attention since his high school days.
He modeled for teenage romance novels.
Disick was born with a silver spoon. His father was a real estate mogul who owned luxury resorts.
Disick is said to have inherited $25 million from his parents' estate.
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The 91 year – old professor, the last person in his generation of original "don ca tai tu" (a kind of southern traditional music player) just got the letter from the Embassy of France in VietNam informing he has been appointed Officier des Arts et Lettres by the Minister of Culture and Communication " for the distinction recompense your contribution to the development of cultural diversity and your commitment to the musical heritage of your country, cooperetion with France" : the letter said.
The ceremony of handing over of this distinction will be organized in a later date.
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Literature) is an Order of France, established on May 2, 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of l'Ordre National du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.
Members are not, however, limited to French nationals. Recipients have included numerous foreign luminaries.
Commandeur (commander) - medallion worn on necklet; up to twenty recipients a year.
Officier (officer) - medallion worn on ribbon with rosette on left breast; up to sixty recipients a year.
Chevalier (knight) - medallion worn on ribbon on left breast; up to 200 recipients a year.
The médaille of the Order is an eight-point, green-enameled asterisk, in gilt for commanders and officers, in silver for knights; the obverse central disc has the letters "A" and "L" on a white enamelled background, surrounded by a golden ring emblazoned with the phrase "République Française." The reverse central disc features the head of Marianne on a golden background, surrounded by a golden ring bearing the words "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres." The commander's badge is topped by a gilt twisted ring.
Pfofessor Nguyen Vinh Bao also was given a great honour at the 51 world music conference at Honolulu of America from the 15th to 19th of November,2006.
Nguyen Thuyet Phong, Professor of the Institute of Vietnamese music in America said that the music professor Nguyen Vinh Bao has devoted all his life to the "don ca tai tu" in the South through teaching, lecturing, creating musical instruments, and music performance techniques.
Congratulations to Professor Nguyen Vinh Bao!


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In 2009, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp banded together to create Uber, a service that would revolutionize the way people can get around in their city. Competition quickly rose in the form of Lyft. Plus, there are still the traditional taxis. While the service that is best for you largely depends on your personal preference, here are some ways the services differ.
Uber changed the world and has dominated the ride-hailing market to the point where the app's name is now also being used as a verb, as in "Oh, don't worry, I'll just Uber there." Uber was the first to build a better mousetrap of the traditional taxicab model, and it has seen the most publicity, both good and bad. One of the benefits of riding with Uber is that you'll probably get picked up very quickly, since there are so many Uber drivers that just opening the app will usually show five or six cars in your immediate area if you're in an urban area. Another benefit is the rock-bottom pricing, so long as the current price isn't surging. Uber is the cheapest ride on the market.
Drawbacks include Uber's questionable vetting process for their drivers (though background checks on drivers have become both slightly stricter and more frequent for drivers who have been in Uber's system for a while, and some states require drivers to take a defensive driving course before being allowed to drive through the app). Surge pricing can also be problematic, as prices can soar unbelievably high during certain times, though riders are fully informed of the rate at which their ride will be charged.
A few years after Uber had established its stranglehold on the market, Lyft emerged as a worthy competitor. The biggest difference between the two apps is the corporate culture. Lyft drivers are encouraged to make their cars unique and memorable. For the first few years of Lyft's existence, every ride was supposed to begin with a fist bump between the driver and passengers.
Finally, there's the eye-catching items that identify Lyft drivers, you may recognize them for watching the top 5 tv shows that featuring public transportation sets: originally a giant furry monstrosity attached to the front of drivers' cars, then a smaller light-up pink mustache on drivers' dashboards. The mustache was finally retired last year, and now the light-up dashboard displays a color for passengers to look for. The benefits of riding with Lyft are that the drivers tend to be a tiny bit happier and you have a chance of getting a very fun and unique ride, and it's only a few cents more per mile than Uber. Unfortunately, even though they put a different name on it, Lyft has a similar policy of raising the price while demand is high, and that means a short ride can cost big money.
Taxis have been around since the 1890s. For over a century, they were the only option for a person looking to hail a ride, and taxi companies are understandably set in their ways. This traditional approach can be a good thing in some ways. Hailing a cab doesn't require a smartphone, for one thing. Cab drivers are more strictly regulated than drivers for Uber or Lyft, so some people may feel safer in their vehicles. While they generally charge more than the apps, they also have a lot more regulations regarding how much they can charge at any given time, so prices don't usually reach three digits unless riders are taking rather long trips.