SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES FOR JANUARY 20, 2019 ARE CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. WORSHIP SERVICE AT 10:30 IS STILL PLANNED. WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US BUT BE SAFE & TRAVEL CAUTIOUSLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND.
We are thankful that you are willing to share your children with us. We are excited to partner with you to help your children grow in their understanding of how much they are loved by God and help them find ways to live out a love for Him. Please contact us anytime with your thoughts, questions, and concerns. We are here to be a re-source for you and to provide your child with opportunities to grow in Jesus!
We will finish up "Share Jesus Without Fear" this month. Those participating are now more equipped to GO and TELL without fear. On a cold November 10, we had 19 people come for brunch and then go into our neighborhood as we continue to reach every home. We were able to knock on more than 70 doors.


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Birthday Shout! Sean Connery, Tim Burton, Blake Lively…
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We celebrate top celebrities this day August 25
Iconic Scottish actor who starred as secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1962 to 1983, including Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger. He earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1987 gangster film The Untouchables and also played prominent roles in the films The Hunt for Red October, The Name of the Rose, Highlander, The Rock and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Before fame, he worked as a milkman, a truck driver, and a body builder. The U.S. Navy discharged him due to his being afflicted with a duodenal ulcer.
In July 2000, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
After he set the standard as the original James Bond, the role was then passed down to Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
The 85 year old was born August 25, 1930 in Scotland.
Director, producer, animator, and artist known for his highly stylized gothic-fantasy films. His best known features include Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
He would make silent stop motion films in his backyard on 8mm film as a kid. He made the short animated film The Island of Doctor Agor when he was 13.
He wrote and illustrated a poetry book entitled The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories in 1997.
He and Johnny Depp worked together on many movies across several decades, including Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
The 57 year old was born August 25, 1958 in California.
Actress who played Serena van der Woodsen in The CW series Gossip Girl, a role that earned her three Teen Choice Awards. She also had prominent roles in such films as Accepted, The Town, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Savages.
She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her role in Green Lantern.
She married actor Ryan Reynolds in 2012 and in December 2014, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named James.
Country singer best known for his #1 single "Achy Breaky Heart" from his 1992 U.S. certified 9x multi-platinum debut album Some Gave All. He also starred on the TV series Doc from 2001 to 2004 and on Disney's Hannah Montana alongside his daughter Miley from 2006 to 2011.
He wrote the song "Pictures Don't Lie" for the Red Hot Organization's AIDS benefit concert in 1994.
He married Cindy Cyrus in 1987; after their divorce in 1991, he married Tish Cyrus on December 28, 1993. Billy Ray and Tish announced their impending divorce in 2013. He has a total of six children, three daughters and three sons.
The 54 year old was born August 25, 1961 in Kentucky.
Kel Mitchell
Sketch comedian with partner Kenan Thompson on Nickelodeon's hit 90's series All That and Kenan & Kel.
He began his acting career at age 12 with the ETA Creative Arts Foundation.
He married Tyisha Hampton in 1999 and they had two children.
He appeared on the television show, Sister, Sister with Tahj Mowry.
The 37 year old was born August 25, 1978 in Illinois.
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This is an exciting time to join a new organisation that is being created by bringing together three well known and successful public services into one from January 2019. The new organisation has an exciting and ambitious remit with customers at the heart of all its activities. Its promise is to deliver people focused services, prioritising the best value for money and sustainability. Responsible for the delivery and coordination of free, impartial and independent pension guidance, money guidance and debt advice, the new body will play a lead role in consumer protection and the development of a national financial capability strategy for the public.
You will be joining at C-Suite level for this newly transitioned organisation, providing senior Executive support direct to the CEO & Chief of Staff. You will be tasked with the management of the Board's PA and senior secretarial support team. You are responsible for organising and scheduling meetings at the highest level, prepare meeting agendas, perform research and briefings for meetings and take detailed minutes with follow up action points. You will manage the booking of business travel arrangements, including transportation, and accommodation for the Senior Management Team (SMT) and other staff members. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of on-boarding/induction of new senior staff members and training were necessary as directed. You will take responsibility and ownership of office organisation, secretarial management, project support, administrative deadline compliance, and important confidential documents and files, as required. Liaison with key stakeholders regarding meetings and scheduling on behalf of the CEO/Directors will also be part of this job. You will organise and support media appearances and events with the Communication team. You will need to be flexible, for other ad-hoc duties, such as covering reception and answering phones where necessary.
You must have a positive communications style and be a strong team player with experience as an Executive Assistant to C-Suite Level. You will have extensive diary management skills as you will be managing the diaries and schedules of the SMT as directed. You must have a proven track record of excellent scheduling, planning and time management. You will have excellent internal and external stakeholder engagement. You must be self-motivated, pro-active and use initiative to deliver a first-class secretariat support to CEO and Chief of Staff. You will be confident in senior level, committee level minute taking. Ideally you will have some knowledge of the financial and Public-Sector landscape.
You will get the benefits of working within the Public Sector at an exciting time for this organisation on a competitive salary. You will be working with the Senior Management team and staff on dynamic new projects, with senior level duties and be exposed to a high variety of stakeholders. You will be helping guide the Public, where you will see the reward of your work within the Public.


Category Cladding is the manufacturer of cost-effective metal cladding and roofing products for industrial and agricultural construction.
Whether it's a single-skin or warm construction Category Cladding offers insulation, sealants, rooflights, fixings and foam fillers at the most competitive prices. Not to mention the new Quattro spacer system for stability you can rely on. Recent additions to the product range include structural decks, purlins, DRIPSTOP condensation control and vented profiles.


The Dual Slalom Course - Old Faithful. This is probably the course that we recommend riders to start from so they get an understanding of how our courses ride and it's a good base to start from. Being our easiest track this is ideal for anyone from a novice wanting to improve their off road bike handling skills to an expert who just wants to tear down it as fast as they can. It's not too steep, with sweeping berms and learner friendly jumps with all lips and landings rolled into transitions. After all, this is the track we all started from!
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Dream Act for Undocumented College Students - An ongoing discussion on the DREAM ACT and other immigration, political and public health issues.
"A banana from my country can travel easier than me"
says Benito Banana (alias Hatuey Ramos-Fermin) .
Conceptual artist Hatuey Ramos-Fermin puts on a banana suit to accentuate how bananas have no problem at security points.
How is this Resistance? When you see Benito Banana, it makes you laugh, and then you think about how silly it is that a banana can go everywhere, but a person cannot! Since you are a human being that can think through things, you mull over the banana situation - maybe you recently returned from a foreign country and ended up behind a grandmother who had over stayed her visa at Christmas. ICE officers make her cry. You feel bad, but maybe you still tell yourself that immigration needs to be controlled, even if grandmothers are made to cry.
You may dream about Benito Banana. Maybe a few days later you'll be at the grocery store - passing by the bananas - you chuckle to yourself about Benito's outfit - and then it dawns on you that our immigration system treats people pretty badly.
Resistance can be used when you can influence someone into thinking about things in a more humane way. Resistance can be used to reduce hate by informing people (i.e. undocumented immigrants do pay taxes, and are funding our social security deficit). Resistance can create change.
This is a great find.
Thank you for taking the time to comment on the Benito Banana Project.
Expect a few more performances in the future.
Keep up with the good work that you are doing.
ICE vs. "In the best interest of the child"
A view of "Underground America"
Narratives about Detention in the U.K.
Hatred towards immigrants is not just in the U.S.
Did someone say that E-Verify is accurate?
"Why did you leave us behind?"
Except it is not JUST Latinos.
Movie Trailer of "Children in No Man's Land"
Coalition of Student Advocates: The Plight of Undocumented Students in the U.S.
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As a Church of England School our links in the local community are important. We regularly visit, attend and support St Mary and St Barlok Church in Norbury village.
Rev. Carollyn MacDonald works with our school supporting pupils and teachers in their work. She has recently supported the school during our 'Perfect Village' week where the children designed a 'perfect' environment in which to live during a Religious Education project. Regular visits to our Monday Gold Book assemblies encourage our pupils to value the important of Christian morals.
Rev. Carollyn is a Foundation Governor for Norbury School.


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Рейниш (Рейніш) — українське прізвище.

Відомі носії
 Рейниш Дмитро Русланович (2000—2022) — солдат окремого загону спеціального призначення НГУ «Азов» Національної гвардії України, учасник російсько-української війни, що загинув у ході російського вторгнення в Україну в 2022 році.
 Рейніш (Пресайзен) Ольга Михайлівна (. 1965) — радянська і українська шашкістка. Чемпіонка світу з російських шашок 1996 року та бронзовий призер 1994, 2005 років. Срібний призер чемпіонату Європи 2004 (бліц), Чемпіонка України з російських шашок (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006), Чемпіонка України з міжнародних шашок (1985, 1986, 1991, 1997). Міжнародний гросмейстер (1998).
 Рейніш Світлана Михайлівна (. 1987) — українська медіа-художниця, режисерка, аніматор, артистка, віджейка, відома як VJ Reinish. Лауреатка Міжнародного конкурсу відеопоезії «CYCLOP» (2011).

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Cybersecurity conference to be held June 4-6, 2018 in Denver, Colorado; will connect leaders in cybersecurity, physical security and systems integration industries.
SIA, PSA Security Network and Reed Exhibitions created the Cyber:Secured Forum to cover the waterfront when it comes to producing an impactful conference that will provide thought-provoking insight into cybertrends and practical advice for new business practices.
Cyber:Secured Forum, a cybersecurity summit focusing on integrated systems, will launch with an inaugural gathering in Denver, Colorado, on June 4-6, 2018, under a partnership formed by PSA Security Network, the world's largest systems integrator cooperative, ISC Security Events (Reed Exhibitions, the global tradeshow company) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), the leading trade association for global security solution providers.
For more information about this new event and to be added to the event mailing list, visit https://www.cybersecuredforum.com. You'll be alerted when registration is open and the conference education agenda is released.
Within the security events segment, Reed Exhibitions organizes the International Security Conference and Expo (ISC) trade shows—ISC West, ISC East, ISC Brazil and Expo Seguridad Mexico powered by ISC, in addition to the Unmanned Security & Safety Expo. Reed Exhibitions also organizes The International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience (ISNR) in Abu Dhabi, and Infosecurity Europe (London)—Europe's number one information security event. Reed Exhibitions also produces Infosecurity magazine, an online and printed publication with over 10 years of experience providing knowledge and insight into the information security industry.


How Jordan Cohen – master of the luxury listing presentation – uses resources from The RE/MAX Collection to market unbelievable properties for high-profile clientele.
Jordan Cohen – the No. 1 agent in the RE/MAX network in 2017 – has done business and built relationships with many well-known clients, including Pete Sampras, Reggie Bush, Jared Goff and over 75 professional athletes and celebrities. He landed his recent $85 million listing in Westlake Village, California after previous business dealings with the entertainment-mogul seller.
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The RE/MAX Collection is the global luxury brand of RE/MAX, the worldwide leader in real estate transactions*. Luxury agents with RE/MAX can leverage a premium listing website as well as a variety of elegant marketing templates that can be tailored to their clients' preferences.
Although each presentation is unique, they all share two common elements, Cohen says. First, you must establish credibility. "The goal with every presentation is to make the seller truly believe that they not only want to list with you, but they need to list with you," he asserts.
Cohen channels that passion into maximizing the exposure — both locally and internationally — of every listing he represents.
For internet marketing, Cohen speaks highly of The RE/MAX Collection website as a tool for agents. "It's fantastic," he says. "The RE/MAX brand is in over 100 countries, and sellers love to hear that – that you're marketing internationally, and the ad is translated into different languages." The RE/MAX Collection also offers agents premium brochure templates and assistance with listing presentations.
For print, he chooses only the very best high-end publications with the broadest reach. Favorites include regional publications like Dream Homes Los Angeles as well as global avenues such as Dream Homes International and Unique Homes China.
Recently, however, social media has risen as a bright star in Cohen's marketing plans. Especially his Instagram account @jordancohen1. In two years, Cohen has gone from zero followers to 154,000 – all developed organically (see "Insta-Sales" for his tips on marketing through social media). What's more, his Instagram presence is translating into actual sales – roughly 12 in 2017. "Social media is the fastest way to get your listings in front of people, right on their cell phones, without them having to search a particular city or house," he says. He has a Twitter presence, but he puts most of his energy into Instagram because it's photo-driven, making it an ideal venue to display the gorgeous properties he represents.
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Economic News Release
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
CPS Homepage
CPS Overview
Contact CPS
Work Experience of the Population (Annual) News Release
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Friday, December 14, 2018                      USDL-18-1942
Technical information: (202) 691-6378  *  cpsinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/cps
Media contact:         (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov
WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION -- 2017
A total of 165.2 million persons worked at some point during 2017, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional
population age 16 and over who worked at some time during 2017 was 64.2 percent,
little changed from 2016. The number of persons who experienced some unemployment
during 2017 declined by 1.1 million to 14.5 million.
These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly
survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The ASEC collects information on employment and unemployment experienced during the
prior calendar year. Additional information about the CPS and the ASEC, including
concepts and definitions, is provided in the Technical Note.
Highlights from the 2017 data:
--The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2017 was 69.5
percent, up 0.7 percentage point from the prior year. (See table 1.)
--The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number of persons
unemployed at some time during the year as a proportion of the number of
persons who worked or looked for work during the year--declined by 0.8
percentage point to 8.6 percent in 2017. (See table 3.)
--About 2.4 million individuals looked for a job but did not work at all in 2017,
down slightly from 2.6 million in 2016. (See table 3.)
Persons with Employment
Overall, 64.2 percent of the population worked in 2017, little different from 64.3
percent in 2016. The proportions of men and women who worked at some time during
2017 were 70.1 percent and 58.8 percent, respectively. These proportions showed
little change from the prior year. (See table 1.)
Among the major race and ethnicity groups, the proportions of Whites (64.6 percent),
Blacks (61.9 percent), Asians (64.4 percent), and Hispanics (66.1 percent) who worked
at some time during 2017 showed little or no change from 2016. (See table 2.)
Among those with work experience in 2017, 80.4 percent usually worked full time, up
0.6 percentage point from a year earlier. The proportion of men who usually worked
full time increased 0.8 percentage point over the year to 86.6 percent in 2017. The
share of women who usually worked full time was little changed at 73.5 percent. Among
those who worked at some point in 2017, Asians (84.0 percent) were more likely to
work full time than Whites (80.0 percent), Blacks (81.8 percent), and Hispanics
(81.1 percent). (See tables 1 and 2.)
Of the total who worked during 2017, 80.1 percent were employed year round (working
50 to 52 weeks, either full or part time), up from 79.4 percent in 2016. The share
of women working year round increased by 1.2 percentage points to 78.0 percent in
2017, while the percentage of men working year round was little changed at 82.0
percent. (See table 1.)
Persons with Unemployment
Overall, 167.5 million persons worked or looked for work at some time in 2017, up by
1.3 million from the prior year. Of those, 14.5 million experienced some unemployment
during 2017, down by 1.1 million from 2016. (See table 3.)
The work-experience unemployment rate (those looking for work during the year as a
percent of those who worked or looked for work during the year) continued to decline.
In 2017, the work-experience unemployment rate declined 0.8 percentage point to 8.6
percent. Since reaching a recent peak of 16.4 percent in 2009, the rate has declined
by 7.8 percentage points. (See table 3.)
Among the major race and ethnicity groups, the work-experience unemployment rates for
Whites (8.0 percent) and Hispanics (9.9 percent) declined from 2016 to 2017, while
the rates for Blacks (12.3 percent) and Asians (7.0 percent) were little changed.
(See table 4.)
In 2017, men continued to have a higher work-experience unemployment rate than women,
9.0 percent compared with 8.3 percent. Among Whites, the rate for men was higher than the
rate for women, while among Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics, the rates for men and
women were little different from each other. (See tables 3 and 4.)
Among those who experienced unemployment in 2017, the median number of weeks spent
looking for work was 13.4. The number of persons who looked for a job but did not
work at all in 2017 edged down by 208,000 over the year to 2.4 million. Of the
12.1 million individuals who both worked and experienced unemployment in 2017, 20.2
percent had two or more spells of unemployment, down 1.9 percentage points from the
share in 2016. (See table 3.)
The data presented in this release were collected in the Annual Social and
Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a
monthly sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households, conducted by the U.S.
Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data from the CPS
are used to obtain the monthly estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment
levels. The ASEC, conducted in the months of February through April, includes
questions about work activity during the prior calendar year. For instance, data
collected in 2018 refer to the 2017 calendar year. Because the reference period
is a full year, the number of persons with some employment or unemployment greatly
exceeds the average levels for any given month, which are based on a 1-week
reference period, and the corresponding annual average of the monthly estimates.
As shown below, for example, the number experiencing any unemployment was about
twice the number unemployed in an average month during the year.
Employed     Unemployed
2017 estimates (in thousands)
Annual average of
monthly estimates                  153,337        6,982
Annual supplement data              165,163       14,461
In addition, estimates from the supplement differ from those obtained in the
basic CPS because the questions used to classify workers as either employed or
unemployed are different. More important, perhaps, is that the supplement contains
fewer questions for categorizing respondents. In regard to unemployment in particular,
the supplement has no questions on the type of job search activity or on the respondent's
availability to work. Also, individuals can be counted as both employed and unemployed
in the work experience supplement data, whereas, for a specific monthly reference
week, each person is only counted in one category and employment activity takes
precedence over job search activity.
The data presented in this release are not strictly comparable with data for
earlier years due to the introduction of updated population controls used in
the CPS. The population controls are updated each year in January to reflect the
latest information about population change. Additional information is available at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that
the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The
component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as
sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate.
There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a
sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value
because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level
of confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for
many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to
obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of
respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or
processing of the data.
A full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on esti-
mating standard errors is available at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
The principle concepts and definitions used in connection with the data in this
release are described briefly below.
Persons who worked. In the 2018 supplement, persons are considered to have worked
if they responded "yes" to either the question "Did you work at a job or business at
any time during 2017?" or "Did you do any temporary, part-time, or seasonal work even
for a few days during 2017?"
Unemployed persons. Persons who worked during the year but not in every week are
counted as unemployed if they also reported looking for work or being on layoff from a
job during the year. Those who reported no work activity during the year are considered
unemployed if they responded "yes" to the question "Even though you did not work in
2017, did you spend any time trying to find a job or on layoff?"
Work-experience unemployment rate. The number of persons unemployed at some point
during the year as a proportion of the number of persons who worked or looked for work
during the year.
Labor force participants. Persons who either worked or were unemployed during the
Usual full- and part-time employment. These data refer to the number of hours a
worker typically works during most weeks of the year. Workers are classified as full
time if they usually worked 35 hours or more in a week; part-time employment refers to
workers whose typical workweek was between 1 and 34 hours.
Year-round and part-year employment. Workers are classified as year round if they
worked 50 to 52 weeks. Part-year employment refers to workers who worked fewer than
50 weeks.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals
upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2016-2017 [Numbers in thousands]
Extent of employment
NUMBER OF EMPLOYED
Civilian noninstitutional population
Total who worked or looked for work
166,221 167,538 87,368 88,360 78,853 79,177
Percent of the population
Total who worked during the year(1)
Full time(2)
1,948 2,180 1,157 1,231 791 949
5,057 4,899 2,501 2,581 2,556 2,318
Part time(3)
17,438 17,457 6,120 5,841 11,318 11,616
2,779 2,871 931 977 1,848 1,894
2,938 2,560 1,110 890 1,828 1,670
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.2
10.7 10.6 7.1 6.7 14.6 14.9
(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
(2) Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
(3) Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2016-2017
[Numbers in thousands]
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
198,597 200,003 97,043 97,879 101,554 102,123
Percent who worked during the year(1)
9.9 9.5 7.8 7.3 11.8 11.5
15,399 15,938 7,253 7,509 8,146 8,429
9,982 10,259 5,263 5,454 4,719 4,805
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 1 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2016-2017 [Numbers in thousands]
Extent of unemployment
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Percent with unemployment
Total with unemployment
Did not work but looked for work
15 weeks or more
1,622 1,397 855 777 767 620
Worked during the year
Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment
2,083 1,901 1,073 1,071 1,010 830
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers
With 2 spells or more of unemployment
2 spells
3 spells or more
11.1 9.3 11.2 9.3 10.9 9.3
11.0 10.9 12.1 12.8 9.7 8.5
(1) Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
(2) Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2016-2017
Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
11.1 9.9 11.1 10.1 11.0 9.6
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A little confused when it comes to sorting out stone shapes and cuts? That's understandable. Sometimes people refer to stone shapes as cuts, although that's not quite accurate.
Looking at the topic a bit closer there's actually a pretty big difference. You might say that the shape of a stone is what you see when you look down on it: round, pear, marquis or heart along with a number of others. The cut goes beyond the surface, however, and actually defines the brilliance of the stone. And some of cuts sparkle more than others, especially with older diamonds.
There are many different cuts you'll run across when shopping for antique fine jewelry, and a number of them fall into the brilliant category such as the old mine cut and the cushion cut. These can vary when it comes to the number of facets but they sparkle far more than rose cut examples as exhibited below. In comparison to older brilliants, modern brilliant cut diamonds, which were developed in the early 20th century, have 58 facets and they are cut so that the sparkle of each individual stone is maximized regardless of the shape.
Rose cut diamonds, which can look quite crude and rock-like compared to brilliant cuts, came in single and double cuts. Single rose cuts have a single layer of facets as the name implies. Double rose cuts have two layers of facets. Examples with two or three rows of high facets are referenced as Dutch rose cuts. No rose cut - whether single, double or Dutch - is completely round due to the way they were hand faceted. Finding a round diamond with rose cutting can be indicative of a newer machine cut stone made to resemble an older one.
Rose cut stones are found mainly in 18th to mid-19th-century pieces, though rose cutting continued into the late 1800s. This cut, often associated with Georgian jewelry, was gradually supplanted by more brilliant cuts as jewelry tastes changed moving toward the turn of the 20th century. Later use is often seen in smaller, semi-precious such as garnets, or inferior stones to hide inclusions and poor coloring.
Keep in mind, also, that the rose cut is not the earliest diamond cut you will find in antique jewelry. There is also the "point cut" in which the stone resembles a pyramid protruding from the setting but with only four facets. These, sometimes called a "writing" diamond, were used in jewelry for hundreds of years beginning in the 15th century. Another older cut is the "table cut" stone, in which there is a single facet on each of four sides and a flat top. These were used in jewelry in the 1600s moving into the early 1700s, according to GeorgianJewelry.com. Neither of these cuts is commonly found by jewelry collectors today, but getting to know them is beneficial so those rare pieces can be readily spotted.
Victorian 18K gold earrings with old mine cut diamonds.
This historic style of cutting and faceting a gemstone, one of the first types of brilliant cuts, enhances the reflection of light and amplifies sparkle. It is characterized by 56 facets, a small flat base, and a larger flat table-like surface (when viewed sideways, the entire stone is hexagonal in shape). It is sometimes referenced as a triple cut.
This cut was developed around 1730 (though the term dates from the late 1800s), it was used mainly in the second half of the 18th century through the end of the 19th century when it was supplanted by more precise and intricate brilliant cuts. In fact, compared to the fiery flash of contemporary brilliant-cut stones, old mine cut diamonds possess a more subtle sparkle.
Old mine cuts can sometimes be confused with modern cushion cut diamonds. Today, some cushion cut diamonds are actually certified as "old mine brilliants," according to diamond experts at Ritani.com. In fact, they describe old mine cut diamonds as basically cushion cuts with different proportions and fewer facets.
In spite of the name, this type of stone was not invented or cut in France although they have historically been in demand there. They were developed in the 1400s but really came into their own in the 17th century.
While French cut stones flourished in jewelry designed much earlier, they were also popular during Art Deco era of the 1920s and '30s when geometric shapes became all the rage. The square shaped versions (they can be rectangular as well) lent to their use in beautifully constructed line bracelets, in fact. In addition to diamonds, sapphires have often been French cut.
This stone cut was created in 1902 by Joseph Asscher, so the oldest versions are true antiques. According to the Royal Asscher website, "The diamond is perfectly symmetrical, with proportions that fall within strict parameters; every facet is measured for absolute accuracy. The Royal Asscher Cut has a high crown and 74 facets – whereas the modern square-emerald cut, and the original Asscher both have 58 facets."
So, older Asscher cut diamonds with their larger corners and smaller tables (the flat top area of a stone), in addition to fewer facets, are quite beautiful but do not emphasize clarity and brilliance as well as modern ones produced more recently.
Special thanks to contributing writer Troy Segal for her assistance with this feature.


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Enjoy a Friday evening in downtown Ironwood listening to delightful tunes by A SINGLE PEAR.
This is also the monthly Pizza and a Pale Ale with pepperoni and cheese pizzas from Bake Superior Bread for sale by the slice, double slice, and whole pie. We will be tapping our latest pale ale 'Somewhereness 2.0' at 4 PM. Music begins at 7pm.
Somewhereness 2.0 is our most local beer yet, and 2.0 just got even closer to home. This pale ale is brewed with barley grown and malted in the U.P., and now brewed with 100% Michigan grown hops. Cheers!


Whenever possible use a camera, not a smart phone, to take the photograph and set the image quality to the highest resolution to ensure the best quality photos.
Take outdoor photos when the weather is good. Early morning or late afternoon are the best times of the day for taking outdoor photos on sunny days as taking photographs mid-day can cause harsh shadows to appear in the photos. Take photos with the sun behind you to get the best lighting and to avoid sun glare in the photos or the horse being shown in silhouette and barely visible.
Ensure the rider is smartly and appropriately dressed - there is no need to dress in full show gear but proper, clean riding wear should be worn as poo stained jodhpurs, wearing trainers, muddy boots, etc doesn't make a great photo.
Keep photos relevant to the advert. If advertising a show jumper prospective buyers will want to see photographs of the horse jumping. Although a portrait photo of the horse to show its conformation or a photograph of the horse working on the flat can help to create an overall impression of the horse, it is the jumping photos that potential buyers will expect to see with an advert for a show jumper and are the photos that will generate the most interest from someone looking for a show jumper. Similarly if advertising a dresage horse take photos that show the horse doing flatwork/dressage, for an eventer include photos of flatwork, and jumping show jumps and cross country fences, etc.
Check the background for your photos - remove unnecessary objects from the riding area to avoid cluttered backgrounds or the horse being obscured by objects when taking the photos.
Take portrait/conformation shots first when the horse is fresh and alert without any sweat marks and take the photos from the side as photos taken from an angle or taken from the front can cause the horse to appear distorted and appear to have conformation faults that don't exist. Find a level, plain, uncluttered area to take the photograph with a background that compliments your horse - a dark background for pale coloured horses, and a light background for dark coloured horses will show off the horse best. Ensure the horse is stood so that all legs are visible. Take the photograph at a height level with the middle of the horse's shoulder so if photographing small ponies, kneel or sit down to take the photos as photos taken from above can also cause the pony to appear distorted with short legs. Wait until the horse has its ears forward to take the photo so the horse looks friendly and attentive. Photos of horses with their ears back never look good.
Always take plenty of photos so you have several photos from which to choose the best. If you only take one photo you may discover afterwards that the horse blinked, stuck its tongue out, something happened in the background, etc at the moment you took the photo.
Don't take photos from too far away that the horse is barely visible. Ideally the horse should take up at least 50% of the picture.
Time your action shots. The best trot photos are taken at the moment when the horse's hind leg and front leg track up on one side and the other front leg is fully extended as this shows the horse moving nicely forward. The best canter photos are taken just before the moment of suspension when the horse has its front legs in the air or during the moment of suspension. Canter photos taken after the front feet have landed on the floor can make the horse look on the forehand. Jumping shots are best timed when the horse is fully in the air over the jump before it starts the descent. Practice and take plenty of photos to be sure of getting one with the timing right.
Look at your photos critically when selecting which photos to choose to accompany your advert. Check that the horse looks happy and obedient in the photo with no signs of resistence, that the horse and rider appear in harmony, that there is nothing undesirable in the background, that the photo shows off the horse well. Look at the photos from a prospective buyer's viewpoint to see if you can find a fault with it because if they can find one then that might just stop them contacting you about your horse.


"Prudencia Hart" Roars Back into Town!
The National Theatre of Scotland's tour of "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" makes its rollicking return to New Haven - and sole stop on the East Coast this spring - to Yale's GPSCY.
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BSA Fashion Show
Loyola's annual BSA Fashion Show fuses fashion and music with cultural themes
Isabelle Garrity, '20, Communication Major & Emily Zuhowski, '20, Communication Major
The BSA Fashion Show began at Loyola in 1998 as a campus-wide event to showcase black talent and culture.
More than two decades later, the highly-anticipated event organized by the Black Student Association (BSA) and sponsored by Loyola's offices of student life, student activities, student engagement, and Messina, brings hundreds of students, families, faculty, administrators, and friends to campus every spring for a night of music, fashion, culture, and community.
The audience is treated to fashion and music, of course. But they also enjoy performances by members of the Loyola and Baltimore communities who sing, perform, dance during intermission. Traditionally, intermission is also the time when the Student Government Association announces the headliner for Loyolapalooza, the spring festival that takes place a month later on Loyola's campus.
Planning for the event, which is held in late March each year, begins in the fall semester. Calls for the Black Student Association's 80 or so members form working groups and a board. Members assume roles to lead and organize every piece of the planning—from directing to public relations and promotion; from leading scenes to recruiting and coaching models.
A public relations coordinator is responsible for creating a marketing and promotion plan, managing social media, recruiting volunteers to post flyers/posters for the show, and managing promotion.
The directors concept and create a theme for each year's show and then build the show around it. The event, which aims to promote and celebrate diversity, will feature a theme with a focus on people of color. In the past, themes for the BSA Fashion Show have included #ForTheCulture, Black Allure, and Mystique.
On the Mic
The directors of the BSA Fashion Show scout MCs in the early stages of the planning process. The candidates bring personality, charisma, and charm to the stage. The MC(s) change each year.
Haute Hounds
Local shops and Baltimore boutiques are scouted months before the show and are asked to participate by providing a certain amount of outfits for specific scenes.
For me, the BSA Fashion Show is so special because it is entirely student run, and therefore relatable for students. The clothes support local boutiques and clothing retailers. Whether the store is downtown, in the Towson Town Center, or a traveling clothing truck boutique, the clothes are all things that we would want to wear as Loyola students, and moreover, things we can afford.
Models for the event are Loyola students—which means experience isn't necessary. The BSA calls for models and holds an audition phase during the fall semester.
Models meet once a week with their assigned scene leaders, who help perfect their walk and prepare them for the show. Many students who participate as models one year return for another year's show.
My experience as a model was beyond what I thought my comfort zone was. Doing the fashion show pushed me to meet new people—and a new part of my personality.
Lights, Music, Action
Directors and scene leaders cut and mix their own music and envision their own lighting. Musical/video content and lighting requests are provided to Loyola's Event Services, who test certain cues and transitions during dress rehearsal and final rehearsal and bring the vision to life for the main event.
The BSA Fashion show is my favorite event every year. Students really look forward to seeing their friends on stage. There is always so much anticipation, because they never know what to expect. Beyond the amazing fashion, members of the community are enjoying music, performances, a celebration of culture, the effects and synchronization of the whole event, the participation of diverse students, the message conveyed within each theme... Every year, we try to touch on social justice and feminist aspects during the show, causes that are important to us. And it comes to life through a beautiful, provocative event.
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On behalf of Mark Knight Attorney at Law | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you suffer a personal injury, your life may change significantly for a time. Generally, though, you are back on your feet sooner than you think. Your personal injury claim may fully cover your medical costs and lost wages. You can go back to work as soon as you are well.
But when you suffer a catastrophic injury, your life is irrevocably changed. You could face permanent impairment and enormous medical costs for the rest of your life.
Defining a catastrophic injury
There is no legal definition of a catastrophic injury. However, informal characterizations help attorneys determine whether your injury is permanently devastating. The after-effects make it impossible for you to find gainful employment. Because you cannot work, you cannot support yourself or your family. Most injuries like these require continuous medical care, which can incur huge costs.
Examples of a catastrophic injury
Many of these injuries affect the nervous system in some way. This damage usually results in additional problems that change your life forever. Traumatic brain injury is one of the leading causes of damage to the nervous system. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons reports that over five million people in the U.S. live with a TBI-related injury. However, there are other examples of catastrophic injury that do not affect the central nervous system, such as:
Numerous bone fractures or shatters
Organ damage
Chemical exposure
Because there is no set definition, a catastrophic injury could be anything that changes your life drastically and permanently.


Please join us for an evening with two of Zimbabwe's finest exports.
The programme includes appearances from two of our success stories, an update in person from one of our co-founders and an opportunity to socialise with trustees and other supporters over wine and cheese.
We would love to see you there! Please bring a friend, colleague, education enthusiast – all welcome!


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Mandurah Coastal Times
Summer crime blitz in Mandurah
November 19th, 2019, 10:30AM Written by Vanessa Schmitt Mandurah Coastal Times
A SUMMER crime blitz is planned in Mandurah.
Operation Heat Shield starts on December 1 and involves $5 million in additional funding.
This will equate to 55,000 in additional police hours and increased patrols across the State.
Mandurah MLA David Templeman said the operation would result in a significantly increased police presence in Mandurah and will be on a scale never before seen in WA.
Highly visible police patrols will be stepped up at suburban centres, the Perth CBD and shopping, entertainment and transport hubs.
It will also allow police to do more co-ordinated operations targeting burglary, retail theft and family violence perpetrators.
Mounted section, K-9 unit, Regional Operations Group, Juvenile Action Group, bike and beat patrols will all be part of what will be the most co-ordinated and targeted police blitz the State has seen.
"This additional police resourcing will allow police to target crime and anti-social behaviour in Mandurah," Mr Templeman said.
"Residents should feel safe when at a shopping centre or using public transport.
"This record funding will enhance our local police presence."
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Q: What is the best way to send payment information to the server? I have made an application with React native and the application consumes information from an api made with django rest framework.
while working with this I had a concern on how to transfer card information from the application to the api.
I configured the server to use ssl certificates, but i feel this is not enough.
My question is, what and how are the best and safe ways to pass card information from my app to the server?
I appreciate experiences and knowledge

A: I would suggest to not send card information to your server. Instead use one of the modern payment provides:

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*Stripe

*BrainTree
etc (there are quite a few services that work this way)
All of these providers work a little differently to how you were thinking of taking payments:

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*What you do is in your frontend you send the user's card-details directly to them (Stripe or braintree etc)

*they then store these securely and return to your frontend a random ID.

*You can then send that to your backend (and store it)

*to charge the card you hit their api asking them to charge the stored card for the ID.
This way your server never has the users card details.
If processing payments is not part of your core business, it is advised not to attempt store or process the card numbers yourself. The rules on security around handling card details are extremely complex. An example of this is the PSD2 of the European Union (for an easy to digest piece on one of the obligations, read this)

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GE Renewable Energy finalises contracts for US offshore wind project
MHPS to supply turbines for 2.4GW combined cycle GTCC plant in UAE
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has secured a contract to supply three M701 JAC generators for Fujairah F3, a 2.4GW gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) plant in the UAE.
MHPS will supply three M701 JAC gas turbine generators to the Fujairah F3 power plant. Credit: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems.
According to the contract, MHPS also will deliver other auxiliary equipment through Samsung C&T, the project's lead contractor.
MHPS Middle East & North Africa (MENA) president Khalid Salem said: "The UAE government is promoting the introduction of clean energy, and we are pleased that supplying MHPS' most advanced gas turbines will contribute to sustainable economic growth in the UAE."
The new power plant is being built in the coastal area of Fujairah (Qidfa), which is nearly 300km north-east of Abu Dhabi.
Fujairah F3 is owned by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Mubadala Investment Company, which jointly own a 60% stake in the power facility.
The remaining 40% is owned by Marubeni Corporation, which will build, own, and operate the natural gas-fired facility.
MHPS has also signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) for the project.
The facility is expected to come online in 2023. Once operational, it would supply electricity to Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) for 25 years.
The electricity supplied to EWEC will be sufficient to power 380,000 UAE households.
EWEC CEO Othman Al Ali said: "This extremely efficient plant will support EWEC's sustainability and energy efficiency, and is a major project that will enable a reduction in CO2 emissions.
"I am extremely pleased that through cooperation with strong partner companies, we will be able to efficiently and significantly improve water and electricity production."
In March, Intermountain Power Agency contracted Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems for two M501JAC power trains.
MHPS' JAC gas turbine technology has been selected for its Intermountain Power Plant in Delta, Utah, US.
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Can Oral History Sources Be Trusted?
By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack Premium
Some genealogists and historians have discredited the use of oral history, believing documents provide a more reliable picture of what really happened in the past.
Oral history as a source, however, is no less reliable than any document we might consult. All sources are prone to errors and discrepancies, even those carved in stone. If you've traced your ancestors in all censuses for their lifetimes, you know what I'm talking about: Census records have inconsistencies and errors from one enumeration to another.
Yes, one person's version of an event will differ from another's. My separate interviews of two brothers are a good example: When I asked the first brother if his mother was the emotional type, he responded, "Oh, yes. She cried over everything." When I asked the same question of the second brother, he responded, "No, she didn't cry very often." I had to pause the interview to laugh because the versions were so different. It's all about a person's perception. The first brother perceived his mother as being emotional; to the other, she wasn't. Maybe she let her guard down with one and not with the other. Or maybe the first brother found it so upsetting to see his mother cry that it made a bigger impact on him.
Your interview may produce slight discrepancies or glaring conflicts. So what do you do? Newscasters and journalists have to deal with this type of problem every day. For instance, three people can witness the same accident, and each one walks away with a different version of the story. Who's right? They all are. Likewise, no amount of convincing will make Grandpa change his mind that Aunt Martha's version is the correct one, so why bother? Do what reporters do: Give multiple versions of the same story ("According to Aunt Martha…" "On the other hand, Grandpa Miller gave his version of the story … ").Then select the one that most closely corroborates what your documented genealogical sources are telling you.
It's also true that people's memories are prone to lapses and inaccuracies. Consider what Alexander Still wrote in a 2001 New York Times article: "Oral sources tell us not just what people did, but what they wanted to do, what they believed they were doing and what they now think they did." You won't find the how, what and why in genealogical sources. We get more from oral histories than an eyewitness account that could be accurate or inaccurate; we get themes and personal interpretations of events. Like many historians, we can recognize oral history for what it is and consider its unique value and role in family history — that is, someone's persona) recollections and interpretations of his or her own experiences.
A version of this article appeared in the February 2004 issue of Family Tree Magazine.
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
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From: Wesley Wilson Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:47 AM Subject: Fwd: Release: Historical Crawfordsville Land Office Index Now Available Online To: Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:49 AM Subject: Release: Historical Crawfordsville Land Office Index Now Available Online To: INDIANAPOLIS (February 27, 2013) – New material from the Crawfordsville Land Office has been made available through the nationally-recognized Indiana Digital Archives (digitalarchives.IN.gov). The Crawfordsville Land Office Index includes more than 38,000 records of purchases of public lands from Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren, and White Counties. Sales of public land at the Crawfordsville Land Office began in September of 1820 and continued until 1853. Thanks to Jodie & Dellie at CDPL for passing this on!
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My all-hands presentation today on rewards and recognition was well received, people were nodding and smiling. I made the connection between the concept of Design for Delight that we all have been talking about since last Summer, and the way people feel rewarded by positive feedback. d4D: unexpected WOW, emotional connection, solving important customer's problem in a way that makes them feel good about themselves. I am introducing f4D – feedback for delight: the most powerful impact of a feedback is when it is unexpected (kudos on a great presentation not from the meeting leader or manager, but from other participants), creates emotional connection (positive feeling, sincere, authentic feedback), shows that people care (time spent by manager on a review). Authenticity matters. So it is up to all of us to create the culture of caring, the culture of constant recognition. And all the managers need to know that this is their top priority, their most important job.
And just a few hours after the presentation, one of the engineers send a great thank-you note to a small team that launched a new internal portal. The system works!!


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ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CLERGY AGAINST RACISM: SOME ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS
4 Comments March 1, 2018 The Editors
We reported two days ago that a new blog called Orthodox Christian Clergy Against Racism published "A Statement Concerning the Sin of Racism." In our response later the same day—"Orthodox Christian Clergy Against Racism?"—we questioned the initial motive behind the Statement, not its content. The names of at least two signers stand out conspicuously to us for their questionable relationship to known white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and fans of Confederate symbology. It seemed to us that these two, at least, were in full damage control mode.
We were careful to state, in our fifth point, that most of the clergy who signed were probably unaware of the background of these two, and had undoubtedly signed in good faith.
Last night we had an opportunity to chat extensively—and very fraternally—with one of the Statement's main drafters, Father Cassian Sibley of Bryan TX. (He gave us permission to use his name in the present article.) He shared details on how the Statement came to be, and some of the reasons for its final form. Our conversation assuaged any concerns that we had about the original drafters' intentions.
The number of signers has grown substantially over the last two days. At the head of the list is Metropolitan Savas (Zembillas), whose run-in with a neo-Nazi hate group we documented last week here. We also see at least one priest who signed our Open Letter to the Assembly of Bishops, Father John Breck.
It is gratifying to see such a response to the concerns that Orthodoxy in Dialogue has raised repeatedly since our Open Letter on January 22. (See White Supremacy and Racism in our Archives by Author for a full list of articles on this issue.) Our persistence has been motivated solely by our desire to secure an answer to one new convert's question:
Why is a symbol of my faith being used alongside Nazi and White Nationalist symbols, and what is American Orthodoxy going to do about it?
We applaud "A Statement Concerning the Sin of Racism" as an important first step, and wish to express our gratitude to those who conceived it and to most of those who signed it. We encourage priests and deacons who have not signed it to consider doing so. At Orthodoxy in Dialogue we have no other desire on this issue than to work together.
Yet we encourage the Assembly of Bishops, its individual member hierarchs, the individual jurisdictions to which they belong, our seminaries, our theologians, and all faithful Orthodox men and women of good will to regard the clergy Statement as no more than a first step. Much more remains to be said and done about the specific threat that white supremacy and neo-Nazism pose to the life and witness of the Orthodox Church in the United States and beyond.
We continue to trust that a formal, public, transparent response might be forthcoming from our hierarchy and our seminaries.
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Arshad Kudrolli, Professor of Physics, describes "Physics for Poets" and other department course opportunities for non-physics majors.
Arshad Kudrolli, associate professor of physics, studies non-linear physics. Specifically, he is researching complex materials like sand that exist between the four states of matter--gas, liquid, solid and plasma. His lab is filled with undergraduate and graduate students working together to understanding the complex questions about these materials.
How do you involve undergraduate and graduate students in your research?
Kudrolli: We try very hard to involve students in the research. There are some students in other universities that are expected to clean floors if they work in a physics professor's lab. But here, undergraduates have a direct level of involvement in the research. I think that's a very unique thing about Clark.
We attract top graduate students to our program and having them on campus allows us to do cutting-edge research. Each graduate student in my lab is actually working on a unique project. Undergraduates have opportunities to work with them and me on those projects. The undergrads learn from the graduate students and vice versa, which makes for a great research team with all levels of expertise. And many times, that research gets presented at national meetings around the country.
There also is a lot of cross-disciplinary research that is going on in physics. Some of our students are working on interdisciplinary research with Clark biologists and chemists--- physics professor Chris Landee and chemistry professor Mark Turnbull have been working closely together for years and their students work in each other's labs.
Can you describe the research going on in your lab?
Kudrolli: We work on non-linear physics of complex materials. An example is sand. It's granular matter which, as a collection is solid, but if poured, flows like a liquid. We're trying to understand what materials like sand really are.
Do you get a lot of non-physics majors in your classes?
Kudrolli: Absolutely. We get a wide variety of students taking our courses. Along with the students who know they want to study physics, we get art students who want to understand the complexities of color and how it combines and interacts.
What kinds of assignments do you give?
Kudrolli: I try to give creative assignments because the students are creative--they always surprise me with their ideas. For example, I gave them an assignment to break into teams and measure the height of this science building. The rule was that they couldn't climb the building! Each team came up with really creative solutions to this problem. The cleverest solution came from a team that took a picture of the building on a cell phone, measured the image with a scale, and then just multiplied the ratios to get the height of the building.
What are some of the tools students use in physics classes?
Kudrolli: We do a lot of hands-on experiments using tools like motion detectors that can interact with computers. In fact, the first lab that I teach in my introductory course teaches student how to take measurements of speed so they can understand how acceleration works. In this experiment, they use the motion detector and simultaneously, the computer interprets and graphs the results, calculating velocity verse time. Having our equipment interface with computers saves a lot of time.
But do you think students are becoming more computer dependant and not learning the basics of the calculating answers to problems?
Kudrolli: Physics majors do learn those basics in the calculus-based courses. But overall, I believe computers are extremely useful to the field of physics. In certain experiments everything can be programmed, even laws of motion. That means you don't have to sit there and acquire data over and over again with a paper and pencil. That has its uses, but if you can use computers for that data crunching part of an experiment, it frees you up to do the more complex thinking and work.


A new particle accelerator, known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), opened at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland on Sept. 10th, 2008. A massive underground tunnel, 27 km (17m) long, and estimated to have cost more than eight billion US dollars. In conditions as hot as the sun, and with beams of protons travelling at near the speed of light, scientists hope to discover new subatomic particles, many with sparkling new names. For more extensive information on the new collider, see Scientific American, 298, 2 (February 2008).
With the development of the new particle accelerator, we note that a new scientific vocabulary is also coming to birth. The name sparticle is a merging of two words supersymmetric and particle. In these new experimental conditions, scientists hope to detect supercharged sub-atomic particles that are believed to have existed at less than a billionth of second after the Big Bang. (Don't try to make rational sense of that or you'll drive yourself crazy). At this infinitesimal moment, electrons were selectrons, quarks were squarks. These 'sister particles' are hugely unstable, and since they decay almost instantly, it will be a case of detecting their existence through indirect effect, rather than through direct observation.
What comes after the discovery of the Higgs Particle?
On 14 March 2013, the scientific community was in exuberant mood, as news media all over the world carried headlines of the nailing of the Higgs Boson at CERN. It was also deemed to be huge justification for the investment that had been made in the Large Hadron Collidor (LHC) itself. Originally postulated by Scottish scientist, Peter Higgs, the particle helps to explain why some fundamental particles have mass when the symmetries controlling their interactions should require them to be massless, and—linked to this—why the weak force has a much shorter range than the electromagnetic force. Thus physicists can now validate the last untested area of the Standard Model's approach to fundamental particles and forces, and feel more confident in their attempts to resolve other tantalizing questions such as the existence of dark matter.
What can be achieved through the new collider is precisely the fruit of the interface of classical and quantum science. We have very accurate measurements and finely-tuned monitors to exert maximum control, but the possible outcomes defy all rationality and point us to several incomprehensible marvels of the universe to which we belong and the planet that we inhabit. Sparticles, selectrons and squarks are not just precise objects, but more complex, wave-like dimensions of the energy-flow that constitutes the basic stuff from which everything is created. We can detect their existence and I suspect, as happened with the quarks and leptons, we will never nail them into an objective isolated identity. In other words, they don't make sense in their individual separation. Relationship, and not separation, defines the true essence of all reality.
And this is where the euphoria around the Higgs particle may be misleading. Firstly, the so-called discovery relates to new traces detected in the debris of the collisions set up in the CERN collider, which physicists argue must be the Higgs. It is an assumption rather than a discovery. That it is actually the Higgs' boson has yet to be proved.
Secondly, establishing what gives particles mass feeds into the mechanistic understanding of life (and the universe) but contributes little to the more quantum understanding of reality which is much more about the wave and flow of the creative vacuum. Over 90% of the atom - and of subatomic particles - is empty space. Surely the critical questions of understanding belong to making sense of the 90% emptiness rather than the less-than 10% mass! Might it be that the "discovery" of the Higgs is an actual distraction from the search for deeper scientific truth? And of course it begs other questions, particularly: what is driving the search today?
Science is heavily wedded to objective control of the data, and there is a daily demand for scientists to develop outcomes that will help us to control the waywardness of the world we inhabit: disease, violence, poverty, ignorance, etc. But we are not controlling them; we are failing dismally in doing so, yet the scientists apparently cannot acknowledge the dismal failure rates of the scientific dream.
Which brings me to the second major factor, money! Science is driven by money, and will tend to favor research and outcomes that attract the highest bidders. Sources of funding will support a project like LHC because in the long-term it hopes it will empower the world of science to gain greater control over the destiny of mankind and the planet. In other words, those who provide the money have little time for the spiritual and even the cultural implications of what is transpiring in the larger arena of contemporary scientific research.
At one level, the psychic battle between control and trust is as old as humanity itself. One hopes that as access to information becomes more widespread and diffuse, and as more rank-and-file humans trust their intuition and alternative ways of understanding, we might see the imperial wisdom become more humble and spiritually embracing. The rigor of science won't suffer because of this; paradoxically, I suspect, science will acquire a new power – a richer and more empowering synthesis arising from the integration of the rational and the spiritual, the measurable and the mystical. In that new landscape, trust and not control will have the final word.


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Val Robinson Childcare offers a full and comprehensive curriculum following the guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This is then followed through by primary schools with the National Curriculum.
Val Robinson Childcare is approved and inspected by OFSTED and has been awarded the Basic Skills Quality Mark.
Our daily planning includes activities and experiences to enhance your child's educational experience, socially and emotionally which, in turn, eases transition from our pre-school setting into 'big school'. To enable children to grow and develop, we provide a full range of stimulating and learning activities. Learning through play is the most effective method to provide knowledge and skill acquisition for young children.
The Early Years Foundation Stage looks at each individual child as they develop. It recognises that all learning begins at birth and its overarching aim is to give young children the best possible start in life. Every child will be observed and it is through these observations that we can plan activities and experiences for them.
The curriculum is made up of 3 Prime Areas and 4 Specific Areas of Learning. All areas are important and inter-connected and centre around the individual needs of each unique child.
The 3 Prime Areas - are fundamental, work together to support a child's development from birth to the age of 5 years.
The 4 Specific Areas - include essential skills and knowledge for children to participate successfully in society.


Independence ammo, part of the ATK Sporting Group's Ammunition group, provides small-caliber rounds to military, law enforcement and sport-shooting enthusiasts. Quality ammo ideal for target practice and recreational shooting. Independence loads offer consistent performance at a very competitive price. ATK also operates the Lake City Ammo Plant, which makes millions of rounds for the United States military every year. This ammunition is perfect for target practice, range shooting, and tactical training; it's both economical and reliable. ATK's ammo is all made here in the United States, with most components made under the same factory for enhanced quality control and consistency. This ammunition is a new production, non-corrosive, reloadable ammo in boxer primed and brass cases. 9mm Luger Ammo by Independence is packaged in bulk of 100 rounds loose. Occasionally the manufacturer will use nickel-plated brass casings. These are reloadable and considered a premium case material.
I didn't realize that this was "loose" ammo, so it's 1000 rounds dumped into a box but I don't care, it all goes in the same place anyway and if it keeps the price down then I'm for it. I shot a bunch through my Freedom Ordnance FX-9 carbine and it was accurate. I had a few ejection failures but I don't blame the ammo entirely, this rifle has been picky with all sorts of brands of ammo so I won't blame the ammo. Was pretty clean shooting too.


Padres Mesa Demonstration Ranch crew produce a biannual range report for the New Lands range units as well has the Padres. The crew gather forage in each pasture at locations that are a distance from livestock's water sources. A metal ring is then tossed by hand a set number of times; the forage within the ring is cut using scissors and placed in a bag for later weighing.
These range reports are a tool to help ranchers determine their lands carrying capacity. Please see the attached document.


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This Edinburgh webcam is located at the High Street area of the historic Royal Mile, probably Edinburgh's oldest street. The web cam view is looking up the Royal Mile in the direction of Edinburgh Castle. You can see part of St Giles Cathedral and Parliament Square from this live web camera.


I knew that I had to tell her just one thing.
So late at night, just before she fell asleep, I whispered it in her ear.
I hope that I can remember this very moment."
A few seconds later she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The room was peaceful – almost silent.
All I could hear was the soft purr of her breathing.
and all the choices in our lives that made this moment possible.
And at some point, I realized that it didn't matter what we'd done or where we'd gone.
Nor did the future hold any significance.
Just being with her and breathing with her.


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package io.fabric8.arquillian.kubernetes;

import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.Controller;
import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.KubernetesClient;
import org.jboss.arquillian.core.api.InstanceProducer;
import org.jboss.arquillian.core.api.annotation.ApplicationScoped;
import org.jboss.arquillian.core.api.annotation.Inject;
import org.jboss.arquillian.core.api.annotation.Observes;

public class ControllerCreator {

    @Inject
    @ApplicationScoped
    private InstanceProducer<Controller> kubernetesControllerProducer;

    public void createController(@Observes KubernetesClient client) {
        kubernetesControllerProducer.set(new Controller(client));
    }
}

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After Lawful entry to a property, a licensee may act outside of his or her license by performing actions not stipulated within the agreement. For example, in the case of Bond v Kelly (1873), the defendant was found to have committed Tort Trespass to Land when having acted outside his work order.
The defendant was commissioned to deforest a section of land on the plaintiff's property, and although was lawfully licensed to enter the property, he'd cut down more trees for lumber than ordered, and thus was guilty of Tort trespass, despite lawfully entering the property.
Law enforcement personnel are subject to unlawful entry charges when entering a property without either a search warrant or witnessing a party for whom there is an outstanding warrant at the property.
There is no burden of proof regarding damages upon the plaintiff in tort trespassing cases. The defendant need not cause damage to the land, simply be fount to have intentionally entered the land without specific license. Accidentally entering land has been set by precedent to not constitute unlawful entry.
For example, if a defendant trips and falls onto a property, even though he knows it is not his own property, he is not guilty of trespass so long as he leaves the property within a reasonable amount of time. The basis of intent, again, remains the act of entering the property itself. Knowledge of the property's legal owner, or cases of mistaken ownership or mistaken license are not valid areas of concern in tort Trespass of Land litigation.


Amelia Merhar plays different kinds of metal.
Last year she fronted an all-female heavy metal band, Carnal Romance. Now, in her persona of Big Mama Lele and the Juicy Jugs, she's released her first demo CD, Letters are Better, a collection of songs she performs on a metallic resonator ukulele.
Merhar packaged the CD as a book, in a homemade cover and a table of contents of the songs and all the lyrics.
"Books are a big part of who I am," Merhar explains. "When I say in 'Biking Home' that I read until I pass out, I really do. So I wanted to combine these two items of outdated technology, the CD and the book. Books are turning into an art form."
Merhar started playing ukulele five years ago. It's a convenient instrument for her rambling life of train-hopping, hitchhiking, and backpacking.
"I didn't want to be just another idiot on the side of the street who couldn't play guitar. At least if I had a ukulele, I could carry it in my backpack."
So her song "Dirty Old Man" comes from experience. Having travelled since the age of 15, Merhar has had to put up with unwelcome advances from men who have offered rides.
The song contains valuable advice for young women on the road: Stick your thumb out, but don't put out/Cause dirty old man, you ain't getting some from me. It's more than just raunchy, it's catchy. Playing live, she can get a room to take notice and sing along.
The title track, "Letters are Better", is made of pure double-entendre. Against her solo ukulele, in a voice that's deep and throaty, she explains her preference for physical correspondence, instead of virtual: Letters are better than Facebook./Mixtapes are sweeter than wine./Your package means so much to me,/So won't you put it in my box.
With lyrics such as these, Merhar cements her songwriting in the tradition of those classic blues songs, Barrel House Annie's "If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)" and Lil Johnson's "Get 'em from the Peanut Man (Hot Nuts)".
Merhar performs most of these songs on her resonator ukulele, which gives a richer, more bassy accompaniment than a standard ukulele. It's a versatile guitar replacement.
On "Dirty Old Man" she's joined by Jason Samilski on percussion and bass, giving it folk-country feel. "Montreal Boys", also with Jason Samilski, has additional effects, typical of Jordy Walker's touch, making it to an indie folk.
Merhar's demo release concert at The Rock Pub was a packed affair, with a lineup outside for two hours.
With her catchy, openly sexual lyrics, big voice and unique instrument, Big Mama Lele is becoming a favourite on the local music scene.
Outstanding Tracks: "Letters Are Better" and "Montreal Boys".


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About ISHAS
The International Society for Hyaluronan Sciences is organized and shall at all times be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes in order to conduct the following activities, but only to the extent consistent with the other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986:
To advance knowledge on the structure, function and therapeutic application of hyaluronan and its role in the structure and function of the extracellular matrix and cells;
to support scientific research on the hyaluronan molecule encompassing all 3 branches of medical sciences: basic, clinical and applied;
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CHIELLINI: SUAREZ BAN "EXCESSIVE"
27th June 2014 Jim Boardman
ITALY'S Giorgio Chiellini, the player on the receiving end of Luis Suarez's latest on-pitch indiscretion, says the Uruguayan's punishment from FIFA was too harsh. FIFA acted after video footage showed Suarez apparently sinking his teeth into Chiellini's shoulder, fining him two-and-a-half days' wages, banning him for nine international games and adding a complete ban from football for four months. That four […]
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CHIELLINI: SUAREZ BAN "EXCESSIVE"
Suarez fit for the World Cup? Try and stop him.
WHEN Liverpool fans first heard that Luis Suarez had been injured in training for Uruguay and needed surgery the instant reaction was one of fear: Could this mean he missed a chunk of another season for the Reds? Then word came out that it was the kind of injury that takes anything from two to six weeks to recover from, […]
A look around Liverpool's Melwood training ground
9th June 2014 Jim Boardman
AN invitation for a look around Melwood isn't one that many Reds fans would turn down lightly and I wasn't about to be one that did. We were here to see what those who take the club up on the offer of a tour of Liverpool FC's famous training complex get to see. We meet in reception before tour guide […]
A look around Liverpool's Melwood training ground
Lambert on signing for Liverpool: "It's mad – I can't believe it"
2nd June 2014 Jim Boardman
RICKIE LAMBERT was at Melwood on Friday to sign for his boyhood club, the club he left as a teenager, in a deal reportedly costing Liverpool £4m plus add-ons. He was delighted to say the least.
Category: News	Tags: boyhood Red, Lambert, lfc, Liverpool, Melwood, new signing, Rickie Lambert, Saints, signs, Southampton
Lambert on signing for Liverpool: "It's mad – I can't believe it"


On 1 February 2019, the A&K Forensics and Corporate teams were delighted to host a seminar for key private equity and banking clients on the importance of enhanced due diligence in the current business context. The plethora and increasing sophistication of financial and economic crimes means that key representations made in the course of a transaction should not be taken at face value and should be verified through a holistic approach that employs a forensic mind set. An integrated risk-based approach that addresses emerging compliance and regulatory risks ensures that the due diligence process is not just a box-ticking exercise, but rather accurately and comprehensively appraises the target, establishing its assets, liabilities and commercial potential through standardised processes, central tracking of findings and seamless communication between the teams working on the transaction.
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The Chicago Tribune is reporting the death of William Heirens, 83, who allegedly wrote "For heaven's sake catch me before I kill more. I cannot control myself" in lipstick on a mirror at a 1945 crime scene.
Heirens was convicted of killing Josephine Ross, Frances Brown and Suzanne Degnan, a young girl who was kidnapped and dismembered in 1946.
The Degnan killing is sometimes linked to the 1947 Black Dahlia case because Norton Avenue, where the body of Elizabeth Short was found, is three blocks from Degnan Boulevard. People who stare at maps for a long time have come up with the notion that Elizabeth Short's body served as some sort of "pointer" to Degnan Boulevard and was intended as a clue.
Steve Hodel's "Most Evil," the latest installment in the ever-expanding franchise on Dr. George "Evil Genius" Hodel, explores this – well I can't even call it a theory – to great length. However, credit for originating this view belongs to a fellow who used to write to me under the alias of Jack Pico (he used another alias with Mary Pacios – I can't recall what it is now).
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He will be in my "Queen of the Dead" next week–fascinating case! I have not made up my mind about whether he was railroaded or not.
Wouldn't it be easier on Steve Hodel if he just made a list of deaths for which his father *isn't* responsible.
I'll spot him Jesus Christ & Stalin. There can't be *that* many others.
@Lawrence: I'm not certain of the origin of Degnan…. Since Lucky Baldwin originally owned the land that became Leimert Park, at least one street name comes from his descendants: Stocker — as in his daughter, Clara Baldwin Stocker. Other names are from Walter Leimert's family. Olmsted is for the architects who laid out the neighborhood. Hubert was Walter H. Leimert's middle name, I believe.


As I sit on my tablet scrolling mindlessly through social media I became very aware just how easy we can find anything. From silly gym memes, to diagnosing an illness on WebMD. We can search for any type of workout video, cooking video, and DIY tutorial. Everything you need and some you just don't need to see! However, every once in a while, a motivational quote or story seems to catch your attention and it holds some type of meaning and makes you just stop and think.


Canadian Rolls-Royce stores have a new boss. The ultraluxury automaker has named a BMW Group Australia executive its new vice president of sales for the Americas region, the brand's largest market.
Matthew Boguradzki will take over for Martin Fritsches, who was named president of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Americas in August.
Boguradzki was previously head of national sales operations for BMW Group Australia. Prior to joining BMW, Boguradzki worked in high-end automotive retail in Australia, Rolls-Royce — a BMW Group subsidiary —noted.
He will be responsible for sales planning and operations within the Americas region, which is has 44 dealerships — 37 in the United States, four in Canada and one each in Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
"His work with the BMW Group Australia adds a fresh perspective to my team as we grow the Rolls-Royce brand," Fritsches said in a statement.
Rolls-Royce sold 4,107 vehicles globally in 2018, which was a record amount for the automaker.
The Cullinan, Rolls-Royce's foray into the SUV segment, began deliveries late last year and is expected to contribute to the brand's growth.


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Freshman Class of Congress Begins Orientation
Nearly half of the new Republicans have never served in government.
ByDAVID KERLEY and CAIT TAYLOR
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2010— -- Lawmakers return to Washington this week to begin a lame duck-session of Congress, but before they convene, the new freshman class will have already met for their orientation. The Tea Party also held meetings of their own, exclusively for new conservatives joining the Republican caucus.
Some freshmen entering the House and Senate will replace members of Congress with a wealth of experience, but many eager newbies say they believe they will bring a fresh outlook that will help them make decisions on how to legislate.
"I've never run for political office before. And I think that set of experiences is relevant for what Americans are looking for today," said Mike Pompeo, a Kansas Republican who spent the past 15 years working in manufacturing.
The freshman class is one of the largest Washington has seen in years, with at least 85 new members joining the GOP in the House.
Nearly half of the new Republicans have never served in government. Among them there are six doctors, three car dealers, two funeral directors, an airline pilot and a pizza restaurant owner.
There will be seven new women in the House when Congress convenes next year. Also, joining the GOP ranks will be two blacks, including Tim Scott of South Carolina.
"It's amazing, to tell you the truth. We have a lot of business owners in this class, which I think is fantastic," Scott said while attending a pre-orientation event held by Tea Party backer Freedom Works.
Earlier this week, a couple dozen incoming members of the GOP were invited by Freedom Works to attend a two-day retreat, away from Washington, in Baltimore. The event provided the new members with intensive training on how to stay true to their conservative campaigns.
"We have amazing turnaround that must be done with respect to reforming our government and make it once again conforming with the beautiful mandate of our constitution," said Freedom Works founder Dick Armey, a former former House majority leader.
"This is a chance to consolidate our understandings," Armey said, urging the new members to stick together.
Congressmen-elect Scott told ABC News, "My approach to doing what I do in Congress will be the approach that I've taken at home, which is get a group of like-minded thinkers together."
Republican Todd Young echoed Scott's remarks and said, "It's time to hit the ground running and start to do the people's work."
Sarah Palin also jumped into the orientation mix by sending a letter to incoming freshmen.
In the letter, Palin instructs new members to "stick to the principles that propelled your campaigns." She says this is the only way advance the agenda "that can best move our country forward."
"Some in the media will love you when you stray from the time-tested truths," the former Alaska governor warns new members. "When the Left in the media pat you on the back, quickly reassess where you are and readjust, for the liberals' praise is a warning bell you must heed."
Palin also calls on the conservatives to extend a hand to President Obama and Democrats in Congress, but adds, "After this election, they may finally be prepared to work with Republicans on some of these issues for the good of the country. And if not, we will all be looking forward to 2012."