We're already a few weeks into 2019. It's time to put in some work and jumpstart our resolutions.
If you're like me, you've probably set enough goals to keep you busy for a decent amount of time. The whole "new year, new me" stuff.
Going to the gym, eating healthy, and other similar things are probably on your list for 2019. How about a new way to increase your spending budget? In all honesty, a bit of extra cash is always handy.
Luckily, there never seems to be a shortage of ways to make money. Especially if you're looking for something you can do online, from the comfort of your own home.
Freelancers are becoming increasingly common. A recent study shows that more than 64% of freelancers report that they've found jobs online easier than last year. Full-time freelancers that earn more than $75,000 per year has increased by 15% as well. Why not join their ranks?
If I've caught your attention, keep reading to see 4 ways to make money online in 2019.
Not a lot happens in capitalism without marketing. Companies and entrepreneurs alike are always searching for new ways to market their products and services. A simple online search for 'affiliate marketing' will return over 400 million results. This shows just how important affiliate marketing is today.
For those of you who don't know, affiliate marketing is a way of promoting products or services on your own blog or platform. You do this by creating a tracked link from your page to the product page. When one of your readers makes a purchase through your link, you receive a commission.
There are plenty of ways to get a headstart in the business, with the quickest being Amazon affiliate marketing. The retail giant has thousands of products that are eligible and that can bring you a very nice amount of money every month.
If you're a little bit more tech-savvy, then app testing is one of the best ways to earn some extra money in 2019. Every app goes through testing, regardless of the platform that it's being launched on. Traditionally, there's at least an alpha and a beta version before the official launch, although this isn't always the case.
Every app needs fixing before being published. It may have usability issues, bugs, functionality problems, and so on. Think about it. Some of the already-published apps we use right now have their own bugs and functionality issues. If you want to be a part of the solution, app testing is the way to go.
To be an app tester you need to have at least a smartphone or a computer. Some companies that offer apps for testing will also require you to have a working microphone and a camera. The majority of tests will begin with a full set of instructions and can take anywhere between 15 minutes to an hour. Most often, you will be asked to perform a predefined set of tasks. While doing so, your in-app actions, facial expressions, and even vocal expressions will be recorded.
At the end of the process, you will be required to provide a detailed summary of what you liked and disliked, what drove you to perform certain actions and possibly even provide a few suggestions on how the tasks could be performed more easily.
Right now, there are various platforms at your disposal, with TesterWork and UserTesting being some of the most popular. All you have to do is create an account and you're ready to go. Naturally, make sure you have a PayPal account to facilitate the payment process.
I'm sure you've heard of this before but guest blogging remains one of the best ways to make money online in 2019. Now more than ever, the opportunities are virtually limitless. There are lots of websites that pay good money for high-quality content. Don't get me wrong, writing a piece of content that's engaging and informative is no easy task. However, with the right amount of dedication and practice, I believe that anyone can do it.
Guest blogging is a very dynamic market, with each company having its own niche, writing style, and target audience. You'll have to adapt to those requirements if you're looking to publish a high-quality guest post. Besides, you should visit the website you want to collaborate with and check their posts. Take notes about the tone and style and implement them into your writing.
There will be a lot of pitching involved. You have to pitch your work to the owner and wait for their approval. This won't always be the case. Not everyone will accept your content right from the start. Once you make a name for yourself in the industry, things will get smoother.
When your guest post is accepted, talks about payment will ensue as well. In some cases, you will be paid based on the traffic that your post generates. In other cases, you will be paid based on your word count.
This is another great way of making money online from the comfort of your own home. It's not something new but it's still very lucrative. The best part is that most companies looking for this kind of service are also looking for a quick turnaround. This means you can earn good money quickly.
There are sites like Rev or TranscribeMe that offer you the opportunity to work without any prior experience. This is an open door for many people. At first, I suggest you stick to videos that tackle a niche you're familiar with. It will be much easier to understand and transcribe the video accurately. Once you get the hang of it, you can move on to more technical videos. These will be harder at first due to the technical terms that might not sound familiar.
There are plenty of ways to earn money online. Some are better, some are worse. Some pay more, some pay less. At the end of the day, it depends on what you're comfortable doing. If you like writing, guest blogging is a good choice. If you're into commerce and handling financial opportunities, affiliate marketing is the way to go. If you're a techie, app testing will broaden your knowledge about the intricacies of app development.
There's something for everyone out there. Now go make the most of 2019!


This thing is downright amazing, I think it looks a ton better than Liberty Walk's iteration.
This entry was posted on November 7, 2014 by craze191st. It was filed under Automotive and was tagged with BMW, F82, liberty walk, M4, SEMA, SEMA 2014, Vorsteiner, wallpaper, widebody.


The Regional Household Hazardous Waste Partnership, that includes St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District was created in 2013 to replace the one-day collection events previously hosted by St. Louis County Health Department to assist residents in the safe removal of hazardous waste.
- 291 E. Hoffmeister (on the grounds of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's Lemay Waste Water Treatment Plant).
To schedule your reservation please visit www.hhwstl.com or call 314-615-8958.
Latex paint is being accepted for recycling, but residents will be required to pay the full cost. That fee is 20 cents per pound ($2 for a full gallon). Unlike other household chemical waste, latex paint is not actually hazardous. If completely dried out, latex paint can be safely disposed of with the trash.
For all other eligible HHW, there is a 50 pound limit.
Residents with more than 50 pounds of HHW, have the option to bring it in at the time of the appointment, but they will be charged the contracted fee to handle the additional material, which is $1 per pound.
Applicable fees can be paid using cash or a credit card. The facility will be accepting American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. Checks will not be accepted and debit cards will have to be run as credit cards.
Paints, Stains, Varnishes, Wood preservatives, pesticides, herbicides, poisons, fertilizers, solvents and strippers, aerosols, motor oil and filters, gas cylinders (20 gallon tanks or smaller), fluorescent tubes, rechargeable batteries, driveway sealant, items containing mercury, automotive fluids, fire extinguishers, flammable fluids, and hazardous cleaners and more.


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Maggert benefiting from Vijay's bad back
By Alex Myers
Jeff Maggert arrived at the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla., as an alternate. But he might wind up leaving with his biggest paycheck on the PGA Tour in some time.
With Vijay Singh withdrawing before the start of the first round of the Transitions Championship because of a bad back, Maggert got the opportunity to tee it up. The veteran took advantage, birdieing his opening hole and shooting a four-under 67 on the Copperhead Course Thursday.
It's still early, but Maggert currently sits in a second-place tie, two shots back of Garrett Willis. What makes his round more surprising than his sudden entry into the tournament is the fact that he's missed the cut in four of his previous five appearances at this event.
After losing his tour card following the 2009 season, Maggert was runner-up to Troy Merritt at Q School in December to regain full playing privileges for this year. He's coming off his best performance thus far in 2010, a T-12 at the Puerto Rico Open, which wrapped up on Monday.
--Alex Myers

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Alphabet, Google's parent company, have announced that they plan to build a new 'city' on Toronto's eastern waterfront. However, this will be a unique digital city where you can operate a taxi with an app. Exciting right?
Although this idea sounds strange, there are similar creations such as Songdo, South Korea and Masdar, Abu Dhabi which are formally known as smart cities.
The central focus of the creation of such a utopian idea is to create a cleaner, healthier and environmentally friendly place to live and work; which will inevitably lead to living more fulfilled and happier lives.
What is digital about this city?
Upon entrance into the mini-metropolis, there will be sensors collecting data on air quality, noise and traffic pollution. Additionally, a unique technology that controls the weather and climate conditions will be in operation, as an attempt to encourage citizens to use the outdoor space. This is designed to monitor the effectiveness of the city and maintain its intended purpose. Other factors regarding the city will also be monitored, such as waste collection (operated by robots) and the usage of the electric grid.
Nevertheless, there is still mounting opposition about the implementation of this digital city, one being the deputy mayor of Toronto Mr Denzil Minnan-Wong.
What is all the fuss about? This is a great idea…isn't it?
The valid concern about the misapplication of data is at the forefront of Mr Minnan-wong's mind, as he claims that Alphabet is being secretive about the intended use for the data harvested, as well as the technological deal made over the purchase of the eastern waterfront. The deputy mayor questions whether the purchase of the waterfront was a real estate deal disguised as a technological proposition.
In response, Alphabet has stated that they will not be collecting data from the users of the city. However, It this reassurance does not seem to take precedence over the secretive aspect of Alphabet's working nature.
With all the technological progress in this digital era, it leads us to question where humanity will be in the future. What uses will we have if the robots and machines do the work once performed by us? With less jobs and an increase in human population, will the creation of modern technology be the demise of our species as we know it? Or will the rise in technology be a form of modern discrimination? Where only those who can afford to live 'cleanly' will have the opportunity to benefit from a digital city.


A contact center solution from ClearIT queues, prioritizes, and distributes all your customer communications. We don't differentiate when it comes to service, no matter where in the world you are, or whether you receive a call, a chat, or even a Facebook post. You can use whichever operator you want. And whether you select our cloud service or would prefer to keep your contact center solution on site, you will have the very best means to offer your customers a level of customer service far beyond their expectations.
Smart integration so you get the maximum effect from your contact center solution.
We show you how to give your customer the right information – without taking up your staff's time.
Customer service should be just what it sounds like: service for your customers. It's therefore vital that you be available for your customers wherever they are, right then and there, communicating with them in the way they prefer.
We make no distinction, when it comes to service, on whether you use the telephone, email, chat, SMS, Twitter, or Facebook. By gathering all communication in one place, we can offer agents valuable customer information and a comprehensive history of prior contact. With our digital media service, you will be able to manage mail and chat faster than ever before. You will also have the advantage of receiving administrative tasks in the system, thus getting an accurate and complete picture of the agents' work.
So that your staff can do their best work, you must provide them with the best circumstances. Thanks to a thoughtfully conceived agent tool, it is easier to help your customers, and more fun to provide good customer service. ClearAgent is an intuitive application that has a positive effect on both presentation and motivation. It works as well at home as at the office, and we of course provide you and your agents access to current real-time information on queues, goal fulfillment, and colleague status.
Being able to make rapid changes has a major positive impact on service levels and customer satisfaction. When self-administration is permitted and easy to do, there is no reason not to make changes in the contact center yourself. With ClearCoach, you save a lot of time and money. Whether you want to create a new menu or queue, record a call, change an audio file, add or remove an agent, or prioritize a queue, it's easy and it's quick. You build all IVR menus and queues yourself. With no experience needed, you can easily design your menu trees and set your queues to be exactly the way you want them.
We are happy to allow smart integration and automated services to manage the customer with our personalized customer service. Automatically directing your customers to the right information without burdening your agents leads to meaningful cost savings and more satisfied customers.
Whether it's the telephone number they're calling from, a phrase in the email they send, or information connected to their customer number, we can use that information to answer billing questions or balance inquiries. Or manage error reports and payments without the need to involve a person. In this way, we can answer customer enquiries and connect customers to the right place without unnecessarily burdening your agents.
Driven by the vision of a Nordic Contact Center, a multi-channel solution that combined all costumer interactions, Apollo entered into ClearITs contact center solution.
We all know the importance of satisfied customers. Consector has taken this insight one step further. In addition to offering knowledge, quality and a long-term view the business has been built around becoming the player in the industry with the most satisfied customers.
If you have a question about our product or about ClearIT as a company, we're happy to answer! If you're already a customer with a support question, you'll get the fastest answers by calling support at 08-445 02 12, or sending an email to servicedesk@clearit.se.


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Question: On the Amendment (Conrad Amdt. No. 598 )
Vote Number: 97
Vote Date: March 22, 2007, 05:48 PM
Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 598 to S.Con.Res. 21 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for extending certain energy tax incentives.
Not Voting
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Bayh (D-IN)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Coleman (R-MN)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Graham (R-SC)
Isakson (R-GA)
Martinez (R-FL)
Sununu (R-NH)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
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Deep Tissue Massage Helps Plantar Fasciitis
By Massage Therapy Foundation Contributor
Contributed by Derek R. Austin, MS, CMT, Beth Barberree, BA, RMT, MK Brennan, MS, RN, LMBT
Can ten minutes of deep tissue massage combined with stretching alleviate plantar fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis, also known as plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS), is a common pathology characterized by pain on the sole of the foot. Often, the pain is worse in the morning and when coming up on the toes of the affected foot. Both the plantar fascia and plantar flexor muscles are often tender to palpation and may contain myofascial trigger points. Unfortunately, there is limited evidence for what clinical treatment is effective for PHPS. More and more, massage therapy and stretching are seen as first-line interventions, in contrast to steroid injections or possible surgery.
Since shortening of the plantar flexor muscles could increase stress on the plantar fascia, it seems reasonable that massage to these muscles would relieve foot pain in patients with PHPS. However, until recently, there was no scientific evidence that deep tissue massage of the calf muscles reduces PHPS symptoms. The Massage Therapy Foundation's research column is summarizing a recent single-blind randomized clinical trial on the effects of deep massage combined with neural mobilization exercises. The article is titled "Deep massage to posterior calf muscles in combination with neural mobilization exercises as a treatment for heel pain: A pilot randomized clinical trial" and was published online in the journal Manual Therapy in September 2013.
The authors, based at an outpatient physical therapy clinic in Israel, recruited consecutive patients with PHPS who were referred by an orthopedic surgeon. PHPS was defined as plantar heel pain that was worse with initial weight bearing after a period of rest but improved with activity. Patients were excluded if they had systemic disease, tumor, fracture, a history of corticosteroid use, severe vascular disease, prior lower leg surgery, referred pain to the heel from a source other than the posterior calf muscles, or an inability to attend scheduled treatments. The study was single-blind in that one author, who did not provide treatment and did not randomize patients, conducted the physical examinations at admission and discharge.
Sixty-nine patients were randomized into either the massage group (n = 36) or the ultrasound group (n = 33). There were no significant differences between the two groups of patients at baseline. All patients received eight treatments over a 6-week period with a frequency of 1 to 2 sessions per week. Treatment was performed by one of fifteen staff physical therapists. It was noted that only 51 participants completed the treatments and discharge assessment. Additionally, there were no significant differences between those who dropped out of the massage group and those who dropped out of the ultrasound group.
The massage therapy intervention was performed with the patients lying prone with their feet off the end of the table. Ten minutes of deep massage therapy was performed using "forceful soft tissue massage mobilization techniques, described by Cyriax (1984), directed to the incompliant and painful areas of the posterior calf muscle group." The therapists massaged the medial and lateral aspects of the posterior calf from both a medial and lateral approach. The pressure was deep enough to generate a pain response and was performed with thumbs or another body part, such as an elbow.
The massage intervention was compared to a treatment of ultrasound. The authors report that although ultrasound has not been shown to be effective for PHPS, it is still commonly used in some physical therapy clinics. Ultrasound was delivered to the painful area on the heel using slow circular movements for three minutes at a frequency of 1 MHz and intensity of 1.0 W/cm. The ultrasound group did not receive the neural mobilization exercise.
Calf muscle stretching has been shown at both short- and long-term follow-up to be effective in managing PHPS. Thus, all patients in the study were instructed in self-stretching directed at the posterior calf muscles. A standing calf stretch was taught, with the affected foot furthest from the wall and both feet positioned in a line. The patient leaned forward while keeping the heels on the floor until a stretch was felt in the posterior calf or achilles. In order to stretch the gastrocnemius, the back knee was kept extended, and, in order to stretch the soleus, the back knee was bent. Each of these stretches was performed three times daily, 5 repetitions of 20s stretching with 10s rest.
In addition to the calf stretches, the group of patients randomized to receive deep massage also performed a neural mobilization exercise. Patients performed a passive straight leg raise with dorsiflexion using a long belt. The idea was that doing so would increase tension on neural structures such as the plantar nerve and further alleviate pain. The authors do not state the duration or frequency of this neural mobilization exercise, though it may have been performed like the stretches.
In order to assess response, the authors used the Foot & Ankle Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT), which is a patient-rated functional outcome measure based on the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). The Foot & Ankle CAT is rated from 0 (low functioning) to 100 (high functioning). Pain on taking first steps in the morning was rated on a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS).
The authors performed a mixed-model ANOVA, which showed a significant group-by-time effect (p = 0.034) for change in the Foot & Ankle CAT in both groups. This change was still significant (p = 0.025) after the authors controlled for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and chronicity. The massage group improved on the Foot and Ankle CAT from an average of 47% at baseline to an average of 62% after treatment. The 95% confidence interval for improvement in the massage group was 9% to 21%. The ultrasound group improved on the Foot and Ankle CAT from an average of 50% at baseline to an average of 56% after treatment. The 95% confidence interval for improvement in the ultrasound group was 1% to 11%. The group-by-time interaction from the ANOVA indicated a significant (p = 0.034) difference in improvement between the two groups.
The pain level with first morning steps of patients in both groups also decreased significantly for all participants. However, there was not a significant difference in pain levels between the groups. The massage group reported a reduction in morning pain levels from an average of 6.8 out of 10 at baseline to an average of 4.2 out of 10 after treatment. The 95% confidence interval for pain improvement in the massage group was -1.4 to -3.4. The ultrasound group reported a reduction in morning pain levels from an average of 6.9 out of 10 at baseline to an average of 4.4 out of 10 after treatment. The 95% confidence interval for pain improvement in the ultrasound group was -1.4 to -3.8.
The authors concluded that the change in functional status of the patients in the massage group was both statistically and clinically significant. They stated that the change in functional status of the patients in the ultrasound group was not clinically significant despite being statistically significant. Both groups experienced a clinically relevant improvement in pain with first steps in the morning.
The study has limitations that affect its applicability to everyday massage practice. The study included a small sample size with many patients who dropped out. There was no true control group, as patients in the ultrasound group received a treatment of ultrasound as well as the calf stretches. Finally, since only the massage group received the neural mobilization exercise, the use of this exercise confounds the effect of deep massage.
In conclusion, deep massage of the posterior calf combined with stretching may improve the function of patients with plantar fasciitis more than a combination of ultrasound and stretching. Ten minutes of deep pressure massage to the posterior calf easily fits into most therapeutic massage sessions and may be worth a try with your clients. Regular self-stretching of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles appears to be an important part of managing plantar fascia pain in patients with PHPS. Future research could explore the use of other massage techniques including possibly massage of the plantar fascia itself.
If you follow this column, then you know that exciting research about massage therapy is being done right now. Your massage therapy practice can be improved by relying on evidence-based interventions. In order to help massage therapists learn the ins-and-outs of research, the Massage Therapy Foundation has created a course on the Basics of Research Literacy. This online, 8-hour, NCBTMB-approved workshop, teaches massage therapists and educators how to incorporate principles of research literacy into your practice and teaching.
Not sure what to make of a confidence interval, p-value, t-test, or ANOVA? In this easy-to-use online course, you will learn basic research vocabulary and concepts, how to use various databases to look up research, evaluate published research articles for their validity, and apply research findings to massage practice to improve outcomes.
To learn more about touch and caregiving, you can review the Massage Therapy Foundation article archives, read accepted MTF Research Grant abstracts, or search Pub Med for CAM/CIM cost analysis studies.
Saban B, Deutscher D, Ziv T. Deep massage to posterior calf muscles in combination with neural mobilization exercises as a treatment for heel pain: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Manual Therapy. 2013. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1016/j.math.2013.08.001. PubMed PMID: 24090993.


We are finalizing the new general catalog. It will then also include all changes to the new Series 100 and Series MC, as well as general updates and enhancements. Planned release period is the early 3rd quarter of 2018. Until then, please continue to use our current sub-catalogs, which are available in the download area on our website or at the respective product series in the product area.


The Venetian wasn't "dead," so to speak. Before I set out to commit to CES 2019 I wanted to make sure there would still be something to cover. But as the weeks before the giant Las Vegas electronics show drew to a close, it become slowly apparent that my schedule was filling up… over filling perhaps.


Hi there! I've been lurking for a few years now and finally decided to stretch out my writing legs and give this a shot.
I'm more a fan of giving critique than actually writing myself, but I do enjoy writing when I actually get around to it. I especially love writing technobabble and I've heard that that can be useful around here in some cases.
I was lurking in chat for a few days before I finally did this intro post but I tend to lurk there as well, so you might not have actually heard me say anything. I'm more than happy to contribute my eyes to reading drafts and trying to help people write more gooderer. I've been told I'm overly scrutinizing, but in the right ways, and most people whose papers/stories/what have you that I've been asked to look over have been thankful for my advice.
Think I'm going to enjoy it here. Happy to help out in any way I can!
As for technobabble, keep in mind that it has to be believable technobabble. The kind of stuff that Star Trek used generally wouldn't work over here.


There is an additional charge of $10 per person for additional guests for cake and champagne service. Children under 12 years of age are free of charge. There is an additional charge at the a-la-carte restaurant for more than 10 guests.


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Barges ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) im Département Haute-Loire in der Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (vor 2016 Auvergne). Die Gemeinde gehört zum Arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay und zum Kanton Velay volcanique (bis 2015 Pradelles).

Geografie
Barges liegt etwa 24 Kilometer südlich von Le Puy-en-Velay im Zentralmassiv. Umgeben wird Barges von den Nachbargemeinden Arlempdes im Norden, Saint-Arcons-de-Barges im Osten, Saint-Paul-de-Tartas im Süden sowie Landos im Westen und Nordwesten.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Himmelfahrts-Kirche

Weblinks

Ort in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Today at 4 p.m. – UCI Being in Community Dialogue: Meaning and Consequences of the Chauvin Verdict
Dear campus community,
I am writing to invite you to be in-community this afternoon to reflect on the conclusion of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who was found guilty on all three charges in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. We can only hope that the guilty verdict brings the family of George Floyd some measure of accountability.
The meaning of this decision is not defined by the defendant. If anything, the recorded killing of George Floyd unleashed a reckoning about the systemic anti-Black racism in law enforcement and the justice system. This reckoning also exposed the deep and enduring grievances about systemic racism in our society.
Today at 4 p.m., the Office of Inclusive Excellence will host a community event to gather virtually to discuss the impact of the verdict and how we as a community can move forward together. I look forward to this discussion with you and our guest panelists.
RSVP for zoom link at: https://uciadvance.wufoo.com/forms/q1tcsf2u0319acq/
The UCI Black Thriving Initiative recognizes and responds to anti-Blackness as an existential threat to the University's mission. As a whole university response, it calls on all campus community members to build a university where Black people thrive.
Please join this conversation. We must be in this together.
Learn about UCI Black Thriving Initiative and Take the Pledge.
Douglas M. Haynes, Ph.D. (Pronouns: he/him/his)
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Chief Diversity Officer
Director, ADVANCE Program
Professor of History
Her Dream? To Call the U.S. Home
Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rising in OC, despite claims of 'flattened' curve
Her world is the stage
Assemblyman honors UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman for campus free speech advocacy
Black Thriving Initiative
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Aims to reinforce load capacity guidelines for its MEWPs.
Skyjack is leveraging gaming technology to educate and raise awareness around load capacity and safety with its first mobile game, Capacities. The game combines interactive fun that requires players to divert falling balls from overloading Skyjack mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
Skyjack is leveraging gaming technology to educate and raise awareness around load capacity and safety with its first mobile game, Capacities.
"We hope this mobile game will bring fun to all existing and potential Skyjack fans of all ages. More importantly, by digitizing MEWPs and showing the consequences of overloading their respective capacities, we're educating people about safe loading practices in an innovative way," says Brad Boehler, president, Skyjack.
The game's name is a play on words. In addition to incorporating the machines' rated load capacities, each level is located in a different country where Skyjack currently has sales offices. The levels, from the easiest to the most difficult, are: Toronto, London, Paris, Chicago, Cologne, Shanghai, Sydney, Rio, and New York.
Each level should last about 60 seconds, during which balls of different colors, sizes and "weight" drop from the top randomly. The larger the ball, the heavier it will weigh in the platform. To avoid overloading the machine, users can swipe the clouds side-to-side to bounce the balls back into the air.
A scale at the top changes from green to yellow as the Skyjack lift reaches closer to its maximum capacity. The sign turns red when the machine is overloaded and its capacity is reached. Users advance to the next level when they avoid overloading the equipment during the level's allotted time.
This game is set to help illustrate the importance of knowing how much weight operators can put into the platform, while highlighting the different ratings from one machine to the next, according to Corey Connolly, product manager, Skyjack.
The SJ9250 RT scissor lift, which has a maximum load capacity of 1,500 pounds.
The Capacities game is available in English and ready to download for iOS and Android devices. The first 200 users to beat the game and share a screenshot on skyjack.com/capacities-app will receive a limited edition Capacities hat. Skyjack is also sending out gifts to the top 200 people as they advance and share their progress on the mobile game. More details will be released on Skyjack's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter feeds.


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IDACOM Telecom Division of Hewlett-Packard Canada specializes in high performance protocol testing solutions for the designers, integrators and operators of broadband asynchronous transfer mode and data communications networks.
IDACOM's origins lie with AGT Limited, which developed the technology, then sold it to Siemens AG, Germany's telecommunications and manufacturing giant. Siemens established an Edmonton facility to develop the product for foreign markets, but in 1980 decided to take the project back to Germany. IDACOM's senior managers, however, did not want to move, so they acquired the operation and its technology in a management buy-out supported by local venture capitalists.
In 1985 IDACOM secured additional equity financing from Vencap Equities to help market its products internationally. At the time it was one of the few companies in the world involved in the development of protocol testing equipment. Its expertise in turn attracted the interest of Hewlett-Packard, a major global player in the area of computers and instrumentation, and in 1990 IDACOM became a wholly owned division of the company.
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With the parent' s full support, it continues to invest a considerable portion of its revenues in research and development, and it has recently established an R & D centre in Vancouver to focus on certain aspects of its high growth broadband protocol test business. In Edmonton, IDACOM also is expanding, and will be in new, larger premises by the end of 1994. IDACOM is a world leader in broadband protocol test equipment, and has 75% of the market notwithstanding its competition with Siemens AG and Alcaltel STR, among others. Growing at a rate of 50% annually, IDACOM's revenues in 1993 exceeded $30 million, and it will have in excess of 150 employees by the end of 1994. Although its corporate identity has changed over the years, IDACOM continues to be a home grown Alberta success story, operated by local talent.
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I am trying to unit test a small class that I consider part of the "business-logic" layer of my project. It mostly just interact's with Doctrine's entity manager and a couple of entities with a many-to-many association. I'm finding that unit testing it while mocking out its dependencies is just ludicrous. Just the code to set up mocks is going to be at least twice as long as the class itself. What am I doing wrong, or should I just not bother doing the mocks and let it interact with a real test database?
.... and so on. It's obviously not done yet.
I decided that there was too much database access code in my UserPermissions class and split it into two classes. The first class is now much easier to mock and the second class is just a wrapper for a doctrine query, which is probably almost pointless to mock.
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Hillary Hoffmann is a professor of law at Vermont Law School. Her areas of expertise include federal Indian law, natural resources law, and public lands law. Professor Hoffmann's recent scholarship analyzes the systems governing natural resource uses on federal and tribal lands and explores the conflicts that arise from Constitutional and other systemic challenges facing indigenous nations in the United States. She has also lectured and published extensively on the topics of energy development, mining, livestock grazing, and other extractive uses of public lands and tribal lands. Her forthcoming book examines the federal and state legal structures inhibiting the protection of indigenous cultural values and resources, such as sacred sites, intellectual property, culturally and historically significant items, and ancestral repatriation, and explores the various legal mechanisms that tribes and other indigenous communities are using, challenging and changing to better protect their cultures.
Prior to joining the faculty at Vermont Law School, Professor Hoffmann practiced in the litigation group at Fabian & Clendenin, P.C. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her practice areas included general commercial litigation, administrative appeals, and natural resources law. She represented a wide variety of clients in state and federal court, and before the Department of Interior's Office of Hearings and Appeals. Professor Hoffmann received her BA in Spanish literature with high honors from Middlebury College and her JD from the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. In law school, she was a William H. Leary Scholar, the Richard L. Dewsnup Fellow in Natural Resource Law, and a member of the Utah Law Review. Professor Hoffmann is licensed in Utah and Vermont and is admitted to the Vermont Supreme Court, the Utah Supreme Court, the federal district courts for the districts of Utah and Vermont, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The females don't need a steak dinner or flowers ,They are right slags will do it with loads of males just to make sure they get up the duff.
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Me and the boys. My poor husband is always the picture taker.
Walking. That is what we do. Every morning and night, there we are- my husband, myself, our son in his stroller and our two furboys Abe and Chico. Sometimes it is hot as hades, other times it is sweater weather and sometimes it is drizzling rain (our son and at least one of our dogs love it most when it rains).
When I say walk, I don't mean we leisurely stroll. I mean WE- GET- OUR- WALK- ON! So often people who see us will say, "Wow, we saw you guys walking this morning on our way to work and you really move!" Yes, we do.
Yes, Yes, Yes- to all of the above. I promise you that walking my dogs helped me to gain only 20lbs during my pregnancy and helped me burn it off afterwards. My furkids Abe and Chico were my incentive to get out there and move my buns.
Good for Your Dog– The plight of the common dog today is one of being a couch potato. Just not enough exercise. Obesity, anxiety and behavior problems are all a result of too much lying around. Walking however is something that most dogs can do and is an exercise that you can build upon and change based on the age and needs of your dog.
When we rescued Chico 3.5 years ago, he was anxious and would wake up at all hours of the night pacing, wanting to go outside. When I ramped up our walks, the anxiety and night haunts ended. Thank goodness!
Cristan (my husband) with our pack.
Good for Your Relationship- I love talking about this one. My husband and I have a decently strong relationship and I give a lot of credit to our walk routine. We talk a lot on our walks. We belly laugh until tears streak our faces. And, maybe most importantly, we fight like cats and dogs too. But the beauty of it is- we have 2.5 miles of walk time in the morning and in the evening to air it all out. And we do. Sometimes rather loudly.
Although brisk walking is not the same as pumping weights, running a marathon, or burning 1,000 calories per hour, it will give you the chance to talk it out or enjoy your pack together in complete silence. This to me is the most important.


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This honoree now owns all but one of the Rutgers Women's Swimming and Diving records in team history and has repeatedly reestablished the margin of success. She has qualified for the NCAA tournament in diving in multiple events in each of her four years and recently became the first Scarlet Knight in program history to earn All-America accolades on the 1-meter boards. The current team captain, she has maintained a strong academic resume and is a two-time Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar Medal Recipient. She has also spearheaded multiple community service initiatives for the team.
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Model Brooks Nader is spreading awareness about the dangers of Apple AirTags. According to the Sports Illustrated model, she was stalked with one after an unknown individual slipped the device into her coat while she was out bar hopping in NYC. (Credit: Instagram)
SI Model Brooks Nader Stalked with an Apple AirTag in New York City: How Thieves Can Track Your Location
Model Brooks Nader is spreading awareness about the dangers of Apple AirTags. According to the Sports Illustrated model, she was stalked after an unknown individual slipped the device into her coat while she was out bar-hopping in NYC.
In an Instagram story, Brooks told her followers all about her scary experience with AirTags. She said, "This 'device' followed me for the last five hours to every location and [it belonged to] no one in my 'network.' It also wasn't a phone or tablet, it was an 'item.'"
The incident happened Wednesday, when the model was bar-hopping in Midtown. According to Brooks, she left her coat on the back of her chair and she thinks that's when the stalker slipped the AirTag into her coat pocket. Police have not been able to identify the individual.
Over the course of five hours, the AirTag tracked Brooks' location and she only became aware of it when she got a notification on her iPhone. The notification, which she shared on social media, said "this item has been moving with you for a while. The owner can see its location."
Model Brooks Nader said someone tracked her with an Apple AirTag. She shared her story on Instagram to bring awareness to this scary incident. (Credit: Instagram)
When Brooks Nader got back to her apartment, she found a round, coin sized white disc in her coat pocket. The device is called an Apple AirTag and it was created in April 2021 to help Apple users keep track of their devices. The white circles can attach to key rings and other devices and as long as you have a Bluetooth device, you're able to "track," that item and find where you lost it.
According to the Apple website, the AirTag is "a super easy way to keep track of your stuff," like your keys, phone or wallet. It can "also track down your Apple devices to keep up with friends and family."
Brooks shared a picture of the device on Instagram, and she got a flood of messages from other women saying they had been tracked with an AirTag too.
"A ton of women told me, 'Watch out, this happened to me, it's an AirTag. I've never heard of AirTags and had no idea what they were. But after this happened to me, I was sent all these TikTok videos of girls who've been stalked. They were put in their license plates, the hoods of their cars. I had girls message me about their ex-boyfriends putting tracking devices that are AirTags in their cars," said Brooks.
SI model Brooks Nader is sharing her scary story on Instagram and warning others about Apple AirTags. (Credit: Instagram)
After Brooks' Instagram story went viral, Apple released a statement reassuring customers that the AirTag is safe. They said, "We take customer safety very seriously and are committed to AirTag's privacy and security. AirTag is designed with a set of proactive features to discourage unwanted tracking — a first in the industry — that both inform users if an unknown AirTag might be with them and deter bad actors from using an AirTag for nefarious purposes," an Apple spokesperson told Engadget.
They continued and added, "If users ever feel their safety is at risk, they are encouraged to contact local law enforcement who can work with Apple to provide any available information about the unknown AirTag."
Many people were not convinced by Apple's statement and are worried that they could get stalked with an Apple AirTag. According to reports, Brooks Nader's story is not the first time someone has used an AirTag to commit a crime.
On Dec. 27, a Mississippi woman called the police after she received a similar notification on her phone saying there was an unknown device attached to her. According to the woman, the device was able to track her whole journey from the park to her home.
"It was very unsettling, and it still makes me nervous," Amber Norsworthy said. "It showed the entire route they followed/tracked me."
Another woman shared her alarming story on TikTok back in July 2021 and went viral after she discovered an Apple AirTag in her purse.
Police have also reported that the Apple devices have been used to steal cars and other large items. Thieves put them on a vehicle and are able to track where the owner drives to. This allows them to steal the car at a later date.
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Vietnam paratrooper shares message of survival
By Skip VuaghnMarch 24, 2015
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When Sgt. Harold Allison returned from Vietnam to his native Huntsville in 1970, he didn't receive the reception he deserved.
Instead he and several other Soldiers in uniform were met by war protesters when they got off the plane. The 20 demonstrators carrying signs threw eggs at them and called them "baby killers."
"I was proud of the uniform until I got off the plane," Allison said. "We were not welcome."
He was drafted in April 1968 and served two years in the Army. He attended jump school with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Allison went to Vietnam in April 1969 and served there until April 1970 as a radio transmitter operator with Company B, 1st Battalion, 173rd Airborne Division. He was at Landing Zone Uplift, which was between Quinon and Bongsong.
"I was what you call a 'jungle rat,' which is infantry," Allison said. "You know how many years it took me to talk about Vietnam? About 30."
The experience was so traumatic, the former paratrooper preferred for years not to talk about it.
"Catastrophic," he said of Vietnam, "because you never knew if your day and time was coming because you saw so many of your friends blown into oblivion. Body parts scattered all over the place. There was nothing you could do about it because it was war."
The war depicted in books and on television and in the movies doesn't come close to reality, according to Allison. He remembered the filth. He remembered the blood. He remembered the explosions. He remembered sitting in darkness at night when he and his fellow Soldiers couldn't show any light in order to avoid a possible ambush.
"I survived," he said. "I survived. But I don't know how. I've seen so many of my friends (who didn't make it). I didn't think I was going to make it back. And it was only by the grace of God that I did. You often wonder why is it you were chosen to survive but your comrade didn't. It's obvious we have a date with destiny. I guess that's why it took me so long to really talk about it."
At least 16 of his 32-member company didn't return home. The survivors included the company commander, Johnny Wilson from Georgia, who retired as a captain.
Allison was a private first class when he arrived in the jungle and left Vietnam as a sergeant. "I was offered OCS (Officer Candidate School) to become an officer," he said. "But after Vietnam and my experience, I decided it wouldn't be in my best interest."
He was well-decorated with medals for his wartime service. But at 66 he deals with chronic pain and walks with a cane. He has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, poor circulation, peripheral neuropathy and spinal conditions. Allison has 40 percent disability but is battling Veterans Affairs to give him 100 percent.
Allison dropped out of the old Councill High in ninth-grade and went to the Job Corps in Lincoln, Nebraska. He got his GED in the Job Corps and was drafted into the Army. After Vietnam, he left the service and took classes for a year and a half at Calhoun Community College. He had realized in Vietnam that he really wanted to enter radio. He worked in radio broadcasting from 1974 until 2000. In the 1990s, he was subcontracted to do entertainment work at the Redstone clubs as a disc jockey. He's retired now and living on Social Security and the VA.
"I got to the point I couldn't work anymore because of my legs, and that was 2012," he said.
He and his wife, Mary, celebrated their 10th anniversary March 3. He has three daughters -- Balinda Fletcher, Sabrina Pride and Evangela Allison, all of Huntsville -- and 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Allison does a lot of writing and enjoys listening to jazz. He's a survivor and he shares a positive message. "My overall philosophy is appreciate life and those around you," he said.
A life member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Huntsville Chapter 1067, he appreciates this nation's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the war. But he adds a reminder.
"I trust in the celebration they will also realize the sacrifices that were made by not only Vietnam veterans but all veterans in this country who are more deserving of appropriate medical attention as well as compensation for their endurance," he said.
Editor's note: This is the 11th in a series of articles about Vietnam veterans as the United States commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
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November 17, 2021The U.S. Army releases a two volume book about Operation Enduring Freedom
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Posted on June 14, 2017 by porluciernagas
After catching up with They Call Us Bruce last month, I found out that They Call Us Bruce is actually part of the Potluck Podcast Collective, a network of Asian-American-hosted podcasts that discuss both serious and more comedic Asian-American issues. Starved as I was for Asian-American content, I decided to check out the other podcasts and eventually settled on #GoodMuslimBadMuslim, a podcast about American Muslim issues hosted by Bengali-American Tanzila Ahmed and Iranian-American Zahra Noorbakhsh. I found it to be a funny and informative look into both current events and American Muslim concerns about said events.
Unlike the fairly new They Call Us Bruce, #GoodMuslimBadMuslim has been around since 2015 and has racked up bucketloads of good press since then. They even went to the White House (under former president Obama, obviously) to do an episode of their show live. Taz and Zahra are particularly suited to host a Muslim issues podcast—Taz is a political activist and writer and Zahra is a writer, comedian, and satirist whose work focuses on her second generation immigrant experience and her white husband. Together the two of them tackle the prevalent cultural narrative that Muslims are either "good" Muslims or "bad" Muslims.
There are several points of view from which to consider this question. For example, Zahra is a Muslim who eats pork, drinks alcohol, doesn't wear the hijab, and is okay with premarital sex, all things that are Not Cool in traditional Muslim culture. Taz, on the other hand, doesn't drink alcohol or eat pork—but does love punk bands. To their Muslim parents, they were seen as "bad" Muslims. But to the American community, they were seen as "good" Muslims—Zahra married into a white, conservative, Tea Party family, and to her in-laws, she's a "good" one because of how assimilated she is. And on a national rather than personal level, there's a whole other dimension to this discussion—politicians of both parties have bought into the idea that you can either be a Muslim doctor or army vet, or you could be a terrorist, and there's absolutely no in between. So if you're not performing the role of a "good" Muslim in every way, you've somehow laid yourself open to criticism and Islamophobia.
Gotta be one or the other. (via Good Muslim Bad Muslim)
Because of the content matter, #GoodMuslimBadMuslim is at times difficult to listen to. Zahra shares a very personal pre-9/11 story about her brother almost dying because a doctor was Islamophobic, and in almost every episode, the hosts discuss both ISIS-related attacks and Islamophobic attacks on Muslims. Catching up with their previous coverage of the election was particularly painful—I literally cringed in prognosticated shame when one host said hopefully that maybe Islamophobia would get better after the 2016 election. And unfortunately, like many other commentators before them, they get a tad ableist when discussing sensitive political topics such as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's tangerine-skinned, fluffy-haired cousin in the Oval Office. But the show never comes close to being a downer—at its heart, it's a show about the lives of two Muslim-American women, and Taz and Zahra share hilarious problems about dating while Muslim, Zayn Malik's potential manscaping issues, and Taz's eternal crush on the dreamy Riz Ahmed. (As she points out, they could get married and neither of them would have to change their names!) They also make a point of including some jokingly-named "Homework Links" with each episode; with just a few more clicks, you can read about the issues they discuss in more depth. It's an educational podcast with which to spend a few hours, and it's particularly useful (and important) to learn more about the Muslim-American experience as anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise in the U.S.
You can listen to #GoodMuslimBadMuslim here at the Potluck Podcast Collective or here on their website! Then you can follow Taz and Zahra on their personal Twitter accounts as well.
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The Earth is permeated with the Violet Flame.
Your bodies are permeated with the Violet Flame.
You are the God Within already though you know it not.
If you can relax and allow your heart to sing, you will hear a beautiful message that will guide you throughout the upcoming New Year.
Beneath all the layers of your mental and emotional bodies there is the light of Truth that you are what you seek. You must embrace your own Truth and learn to trust your self above all things.
Find your peaceful center deep inside your heart and all that you need will be given to you. This is the way of the Universe. It has come to pass that the Infinite Love and Light has grown inside of you. Even though your life may have been filled with challenges, you are on the right path. It is only the past that is clearing now. This is your past. All that is happening now has come from what you have created in the past. It needs to clear so that you can see more clearly through your new eyes and your new heart.
Trust your self to be a being of Love and Goodness. This is your True Nature. This is the time for you to remember and take steps to change your life in so many ways. If you trust in your self now, your future will be bright and full of surprises. Take time each day to go within and just listen to the Silence. This entire Universe was born from this Silence and so too will your new life be born from this Infinite Silence. Don't worry about your old thoughts. They are changing now as the Violet Flame gets brighter.
I AM the Violet Flame of Purifying Power.
My body is the Violet Flame of Purifying Power.
This Earth is the Violet Flame of Purifying Power.
All of this New Life is the Violet Flame of Purifying Power.
I AM Saint Germaine! I AM! Blessings to each and everyone of you!
"Beloveds, precious ones, you are bringing forth a complete Renaissance in these glory-filled days, like no other in history, a complete Renaissance of your former Divine Selves, of your True Divine Essence. A rebirth, vibrating and pure in all its potential, manifesting now in a complete and whole way.
You are gathering up all your aspects to present yourself to the world, unabashed and unmitigated, a shining jewel of Divine Awareness and Presence.
And this is your purpose here. It is your birthright. It is You, the real you.
Get used to it, beloveds. The old is falling away, to reveal the precious jewel that you are.
We observe some of you experiencing sadness and a bit of confusion because you are not experiencing the season as you are used to. For those of you who are feeling this way, rejoice in the understanding that your consciousness has changed and thus the holidays no longer resonate in the same way. Since last Christmas, many of you have evolved and integrated more light which in turn is effecting the way that you experience, understand, and live every aspect of daily living from the mundane to the most profound.
Somehow the seasonal music you loved in the past, now sounds a bit tinny. Frenzied promotions for bargains of all kinds are often just plain irritating and no longer hold power over you. Some, who never noticed before, find themselves painfully aware of how commercial Christmas has become. Everything feels different this year, but it has nothing to do with age or responsibilities. It has to do with the fact that you have become more enlightened.
Because of your increasing attention to intuition, it is now much easier to recognize a commercial intent behind the seasonal hype of nostalgia and fake sentiment. You easily see that most of it has nothing to do with the true loving essence of Christmas and everything to do with your purchasing power. You are learning to pull aside and look behind the curtain of "Oz".
We remind you of the true meaning of Christmas and the New Year. This season is very powerful with meaning because it represents profound truths still unrecognized by the world in general. As with all things, truth manifests third dimensionally according to individual states of consciousness. A consensus consciousness is formed from the majority belief of individual states of consciousness.
The so called "second coming" as well as the birth of Christ at Christmas is actually the personal experience of awakening that awaits every individual at some point in their evolutionary journey. It refers to the birth of the Christ consciousness within, and does not solely refer to the birth of Jesus/Jeshua 2000 years ago who attained the Christ consciousness in its fullest while on earth.
Gradually through many journeys, experiences, and lifetimes of struggle, the humble personal consciousness (the manger) is prepared for the baby ( truth) to be born. The Christ is always born in humble circumstances for an ego of separation consciousness is simply not open to birth the Christ consciousness.
At first the new born Christ consciousness is weak and needs protection as it could easily be pushed away through fear or snuffed out by the opinions of others. A world consciousness of duality and separation is very threatened by the Light of awareness and would like it not to appear at all, often taking actions toward this.
The new born Christ consciousness must be held silently and secretly within the heart until it grows ever stronger and more confident, eventually becoming a fully mature enlightened Christ consciousness which no longer needs protection for it now knows that it is the very substance and essence of protection and that there is nothing needing protection from.
Thus follows a New Year (life) for the awakened individual-- the second coming has arrived.
Celebrate the season with all the love and joy of your new born higher awareness and you will be a blessing to everyone around you. Life is meant to be joyous, for separation is a myth-- a belief having no law to support it. Embracing a deeper realization of Christmas and New Year, will serve to bring love and joy into everything you do, all year long.
Your Inner Being would want you to manifest everything that you decide that you want. Your Inner Being would want you to know that you have value and the ability to have or be or do anything. Your Inner Being would want you to fulfill every wish and whim that you could identify.
We all need you to be the best you that you can.
In love we, as the ONE, want the very very best for you this Christmas, this year, ... this moment of now. Blessings to you. Peace, joy & LOVE!
The most valuable skill or talent that you could ever develop is that of directing your thoughts toward what you want—to be adept at quickly evaluating all situations and then quickly coming to the conclusion of what you most want—and then giving your undivided attention to that. There is a tremendous skill in deliberately directing your own thoughts that will yield results that cannot be compared with results that mere action can provide.


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Harris campaign releases web video highlighting opposition to death penalty
By Tal Axelrod - 10/18/19 07:18 PM EDT
Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisSanders allies in new uproar over DNC convention appointments Biden leads 2020 pack in congressional endorsements Harris on 2020 endorsement: 'I am not thinking about it right now' MORE's (D-Calif.) presidential campaign released a web video Friday detailing her opposition to the death penalty, as progressives scrutinize the former state attorney general's law enforcement record.
The 90-second clip features San Francisco civil rights leader Mark Leno, who discusses a case in which Harris refused to push for capital punishment in a 2003 case against an assailant who killed a plainclothes police officer while she was the city's district attorney.
Leno says in the ad that Harris had "pledged to never bring a capital case to a San Francisco jury" but that during the eulogies for the slain officer, "that drumbeat for the death penalty was enunciated, and 3,000 uniform police officers stood and applauded the suggestion that this assailant should be put to death."
"I learned quite a bit about my friend Kamala at that time and that no matter what, that she would not charge or pursue the death penalty in the case," Leno says, adding that Harris did not "crumble once the political pressure and heat is turned up so high."
I made a promise in my first campaign to never seek the death penalty. And despite pressure, I never did. pic.twitter.com/ZcumTluSPg
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 18, 2019
Democratic opposition to the death penalty has steadily risen, with several White House hopefuls noting the racial disparities surrounding capital punishment.
Harris's tenure as San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general has come under scrutiny as the Democratic Party's progressive base voices skepticism of law enforcement officials. Activists have panned her opposition to a 2010 bill that would have legalized marijuana in California and her support for a measure that would have allowed her to prosecute parents of habitually truant students.
The video comes as Harris seeks to bolster support for her White House bid as national and statewide polling shows her stuck in the crowded primary's middle tier.
Tags San Francisco Kamala Harris California death penalty Capital punishment campaign ad 2020 Democrats


Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a one to two hour long first-person psychological horror experience focusing on intense storytelling and exploration instead of combat and action. A day at the park... a lost teddy bear... a missing child. As the sun sets over Atlantic Island Park, you must explore its dilapidated rides in search of your son, Callum. As darkness falls, you will experience panic and paranoia through a narrative written by a team of award winning storytellers. Amusement parks are happy places, filled with the joys of childhood and the exhilarating rush of fantastic rides to be dared. That was the vision of eccentric business man Nathaniel Winter when he opened the doors to Atlantic Island Park in 1977. Unfortunately, the park's history turned out to be one plagued by tragedy and drama. Its freak accidents, grotesque killings and ghostly hauntings have inspired many a sensational headline, and locals worry the park is far from done claiming innocent lives. For Lorraine, it's where her worst nightmare began. WARNING: This experience deals with subject matter that might prove emotionally distressing to some. Player discretion is advised. - Explore Atlantic Island Park and step onto rides such as the Ferris Wheel, the Bumper Cars and the Rollercoaster; just beware, some of them have a life of their own. - Enter the mind of Lorraine, a woman facing every parent's worst nightmare, and unravel her story as well as the dark and tragic history of the park. - Call out for Callum to respond, and interact with the environment around you while examining clues and listening to Lorraine's own inner voice as the game progresses. - Compelling graphics and audio deliver a uniquely atmospheric setting rich in mood and mystery, developed by a team of award-winning AAA developers.
Short game but what a fun "ride"! Worth the price of admision for the 2~3 hours of scares you get.
Review title of Unknownshort but oh so sweet!
yes this was a short game, but in my opinion what it lacks in length it more than made up for in the story. i have replayed this game 4 times now and still love it. while yes this game was a few hours long, i was fully immersed into the story every second. the ambient sound is masterfully done, the atmosphere is very creepy and sets the tone perfectly, and the story is absolutely amazing for its short timing. i pray to the gaming gods that Funcom makes more games like this!! this game was well woth the $$. thank you Funcom!
Review title of TimmyVery Original.
This game was absolutely worth getting. Horror games aren't neccesarily for jump scares only. It's about the story, the chracters, and the atmosphere. There are some pretty decent jump scares in this game, but that's not what makes this game so good. I was put into the main character's shoes. I was seeing everything from her perspective (physical and mental). Very creepy, very thrilling, and even more psychotic.
It's a very enjoyable game For one time playthrough. And easy to get all the achievements. The story was a little lacking But overall it got its point across And there are some jump scares in this Games that surprised me! Definitely worth it if you're into the these types games an even more so once it's on sale like right now as I'm writing this review.
Review title of Fluffyov3rlordfun ride!
Only real complaints are, the text on notes could be bigger,certain elements could have been more 3demensional but for budget the quality of grafics weregood. i love the atmosphere and soundtrack.
easy, and fast horror themed walking sim. very little content. a few good jump scares but thats about it.
Review title of o Deontae15 oFun!
It's a really fun game! Enjoyed it! Kinda short but it has a good storyline!
Yes, it's short, but there are some scares to be had. It's disturbing, and an easy 1000gs.