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Q: How to optimize influxDB configuration for high sample frequency time series data In our project, we want to store ECG waveform time series data. The sampling frequency of ECG is 200Hz, which means for 24-hour data, the number of time points is over 11 millions!
Currently, when we query the influxDB for a 24-hour continuous data, time cost is around 20 seconds in python using aioinflux(Official influx python cost 1 min). I tried to work with multiprocessing, but not much help which only down the query to around 17 seconds.
My question is how could we optimize the performance of influxDB. I mean which configuration should we change to improve the query time? Our hardware is 16GB memory with 256GB SSD.
Thank for the help.


Publishers Weekly . 12/11/2013 .
There Once Lived a Girl who Seduced Her Sister's Husband, and He Hanged Himself collects seventeen stories by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya spanning practically her entire career, from her first published story (in 1972) to one from a 2008 collection. Translator Anna Summers offers a helpful Introduction, which also explains how the stories have been presented, loosely grouped into four shared themes, such as 'parents struggling to raise children without murdering each other'.
These stories are almost entirely domestic, and although Petrushevskaya's life and experience is dominated by the Soviet experience -- she was past fifty when the Soviet Union collapsed -- it is noteworthy how little the prevailing political systems shows in the stories: what Petrushevskaya describes can almost equally well be situated in Soviet or 'modern' Russian times.
Focused generally on female protagonists, Petrushevskaya's generally very short tales sum up entire lives and fates in a few pages, with young women trapped early on in their lives in situations that leave limited opportunities and hope.
Her few admirers had been shooed off by the old witch, who had been correct: where would the newlyweds sleep -- under mama's bed ?
In 'Hallelujah, Family !' Victor signs a three-contract to work at some distant industrial site simply in the hope that the women he'd gotten entangled with would forget him -- a sort of sabbatical that he considers: "a temporary suicide" -- but at his new job he finds himself forced to share a room with newlyweds and privy to the whole cycle from conception to the birth of their child. Escape from the suffocatingly domestic proves impossible, he finds, even when he returns home.
penniless college student. She has broken out of her schoolgirl shell, literally so -- she managed to make a new skirt out of her old school uniform. The skirt came out messy, crooked, and off-center, but that's the end of the uniform, anyway.
Petrushevskaya has an appealing way of presenting these tales, and despite how short they are they feel quite rich. But, if not downright dreary, the pervasive near-oppressive melancholy weighs the collection down quite a bit.
Russian author Ludmilla Petrushevskaya (Людмила Стефановна Петрушевская) was born in 1938.


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How Sleep the Brave and Other Stories.
Story Collection
Flying Officer X Byline
Pilots, War
London: Jonathan Cape, 1943 (August).
Dedication: "To John Pudney."
This second collection of "Flying Officer X" pieces is in two parts, the first containing the novella-length title-piece, the second containing five short stories; all were included (along with the contents of the first [1942] "Flying Officer X" collection, The Greatest People in the World and Other Stories), in the 1944 Something in the Air; only four (excluding the title-piece and "Croix De Guerre") were included in the 1943 American collection There's Something in the Air.
R.D. Charques, in the Times Literary Supplement, writes of one story that 'the portraits of the crew are vivid and alive' and that all of the stories are 'good pieces of writing', but he also questions whether 'there is not something to be said against making up (or writing up in the form of fiction' stories about the R.A.F. which do not originate in the writer's personal experience.'
Times Literary Supplement (September 4, 1943, p. 425, R.D. Charques, attached)
Contains: How Sleep the Brave; The Beginning of Things; The Disinherited; Croix De Guerre; Yours is the Earth; There's Something in the Air.
A47 TLS

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The Contents of Perception, Misc
Supervenience and Mind: Selected Philosophical Essays
Cambridge University Press. 1993.
Jaegwon Kim is one of the most preeminent and most influential contributors to the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. This collection of essays presents the core of his work on supervenience and mind with two sets of postscripts especially written for the book. The essays focus on such issues as the nature of causation and events, what dependency relations other than causal relations connect facts and events, the analysis of supervenience, and the mind-body problem. A central problem in the phi…Read more
Jaegwon Kim is one of the most preeminent and most influential contributors to the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. This collection of essays presents the core of his work on supervenience and mind with two sets of postscripts especially written for the book. The essays focus on such issues as the nature of causation and events, what dependency relations other than causal relations connect facts and events, the analysis of supervenience, and the mind-body problem. A central problem in the philosophy of mind is the problem of explaining how the mind can causally influence bodily processes. Professor Kim explores this problem in detail, criticizes the nonreductionist solution of it, and offers a modified reductionist solution of his own. Both professional philosophers and their graduate students will find this an invaluable collection.
Supervenience, GeneralMetaphysics of MindThe Exclusion Problem
El mito del materialismo no reduccionista
Análisis Filosófico 15 (1): 35. 1995.
Moral kinds and natural kinds: What's the difference: For a naturalist?
NaturalismNatural Kinds
Explanatory Realism, Causal Realism, and Explanatory Exclusion
Midwest Studies in Philosophy 12 (1): 225-239. 1988.
The Exclusion Problem
Reduction, Correspondence and Identity
The Monist 52 (3): 424-438. 1968.
Is social science 'reducible' to individual psychology, and ultimately to some physical theory? If a sociological theory, that is, a theory dealing with group phenomena, is 'reduced' in a relevant and appropriate sense to individual psychology, could we then say that the social phenomena in the domain of the sociological theory are just psychological phenomena of individuals? Conversely, if social events and processes are just individual psychological events and processes, then does it follow th…Read more
Is social science 'reducible' to individual psychology, and ultimately to some physical theory? If a sociological theory, that is, a theory dealing with group phenomena, is 'reduced' in a relevant and appropriate sense to individual psychology, could we then say that the social phenomena in the domain of the sociological theory are just psychological phenomena of individuals? Conversely, if social events and processes are just individual psychological events and processes, then does it follow that any theory dealing with the former is 'reducible' to some theory dealing with the latter? Analogously, if psychological theory is 'reducible' to physical theory, say the neurological theory of the brain and the associated organs, could we say that psychological phenomena are just neurological phenomena in the brain? What of the converse of this question? Further, what is the bearing on these questions of the thesis that there are laws correlating types of social phenomena with types of individual psychological phenomena, or types of psychological phenomena with types of neurological phenomena?
Nonreductive MaterialismReduction in Cognitive ScienceMultiple RealizabilityReduction in Social Scie…Read more
Nonreductive MaterialismReduction in Cognitive ScienceMultiple RealizabilityReduction in Social Science
Epiphenomenal and supervenient causation
Midwest Studies in Philosophy 9 (1): 257-70. 1984.
Supervenient CausationThe Exclusion Problem
The Mind-Body Problem at Century's Turn
In Brian Leiter (ed.), The Future for Philosophy, Clarendon Press. pp. 129-152. 2004.
A plausible terminus for the mind-body debate begins by embracing ontological physicalism—the view that there is only one kind of substance in the concrete world, and that it is material substance. Taking mental causation seriously, this terminus also embraces conditional reductionism, the thesis that only physically reducible (i.e., functionalizable) mental properties can be causally efficacious. Intentional/cognitive properties (what David Chalmers calls "psychological" aspects of mind) are ph…Read more
A plausible terminus for the mind-body debate begins by embracing ontological physicalism—the view that there is only one kind of substance in the concrete world, and that it is material substance. Taking mental causation seriously, this terminus also embraces conditional reductionism, the thesis that only physically reducible (i.e., functionalizable) mental properties can be causally efficacious. Intentional/cognitive properties (what David Chalmers calls "psychological" aspects of mind) are physically reducible, but qualia ("phenomenal" aspects of mind) are not. In saving the causal efficacy of intentional/cognitive properties, we save cognition and agency—and even relational facts about the similarities and differences between qualia—but not the intrinsic qualities of qualia themselves, which are physically irreducible and thus causally impotent. As there seems no credible alternative to physicalism as a general worldview, and this is as much physicalism as we can have, physicalism is not the whole truth—but it is the truth near enough. [1. Cartesian Minds Eliminated] [2. The Collapse of Property Dualism] [3. Physicalism at a Crossroads] [4. Can We Reduce Minds?] [5. Living with the Mental Residue] [6. Where We Are with the Mind-Body Problem] [7. Beyond the Mind-Body Problem: Self and Subjectivity]
Mind-Body Problem, GeneralNonreductive MaterialismInteractionismQualia and Materialism
Mental causation and consciousness: The two mind-body problems for the physicalist
In Carl Gillett & Barry M. Loewer (eds.), Physicalism and its Discontents, Cambridge University Press. 2001.
Mind-Body Problem, GeneralThe Exclusion Problem
Epistemology: An Anthology (edited book)
This volume represents the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in theory of knowledge. It is ideal as a reader for all courses in epistemology
Epistemology, General Works
Wants as explanations of actions
with Richard Brandt and Sidney Morgenbesser
Some features of the concept of a want, and of the explaining relation in which a want may stand to an action, have not received sufficient attention. In what follows we shall offer some suggestions and descriptions which may be one step toward remedy of this situationi. We shall be at pains to point out the extent to which the features we describe fit in with a conception of the explanations of actions conforming to the inferential (deductive or inductive) and nomological patterns of scientific…Read more
Some features of the concept of a want, and of the explaining relation in which a want may stand to an action, have not received sufficient attention. In what follows we shall offer some suggestions and descriptions which may be one step toward remedy of this situationi. We shall be at pains to point out the extent to which the features we describe fit in with a conception of the explanations of actions conforming to the inferential (deductive or inductive) and nomological patterns of scientific explanation, and also to point out where perhaps the fit is not so snug.
Desire and MotivationExplanation of Action, MiscPsychological ExplanationReasons and Causes
Psychophysical supervenience as a mind-body theory
Cognition and Brain Theory 5 129-47. 1982.
Dretske and His Critics
Blackwell. 1991.
The American Origins of Philosophical Naturalism
Journal of Philosophical Research 28 (Supplement): 83-98. 2003.
If contemporary analytic philosophy can be said to have a philosophical ideology, it undoubtedly is naturalism. Naturalism is often invoked as a motivating ground for many philosophical projects, and "naturalization" programs abound everywhere, in theory of knowledge, philosophy of mind, theory of meaning, metaphysics, and ethics. But what is naturalism, and where does it come from? This paper examines the naturalism debate in midtwentieth-century America as a proximate source of contemporary na…Read more
If contemporary analytic philosophy can be said to have a philosophical ideology, it undoubtedly is naturalism. Naturalism is often invoked as a motivating ground for many philosophical projects, and "naturalization" programs abound everywhere, in theory of knowledge, philosophy of mind, theory of meaning, metaphysics, and ethics. But what is naturalism, and where does it come from? This paper examines the naturalism debate in midtwentieth-century America as a proximate source of contemporary naturalism. Views of philosophers like Roy Wood Sellars, John Dewey, John Herman Randall, Sydney Hook, and Ernest Nagel are cited, and some of the central tenets of naturalism, such as an adherence to "scientific method" as the sole source of knowledge and the causal/ explanatory closure of the natural world, are explored. The paper ends with a brief discussion of how certain naturalistic constraints lead to some of the problems currently debated in metaethics and philosophy of mind
Philosophy of Mind (Second Edition)
Boulder: Westview Press. 2006.
The philosophy of mind has always been a staple of the philosophy curriculum. But it has never held a more important place than it does today, with both traditional problems and new topics often sparked by the developments in the psychological, cognitive, and computer sciences. Jaegwon Kim's Philosophy of Mind is the classic, comprehensive survey of the subject. Now in its second edition, Kim explores, maps, and interprets this complex and exciting terrain. Designed as an introduction to the field for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, Philosophy of Mind focuses on the mind/body problem and related issues, some touching on the status of psychology and cognitive science. The second edition features a new chapter on Cartesian substance dualism-a perspective that has been little discussed in the mainstream philosophy of mind and almost entirely ignored in most introductory books in philosophy of mind. In addition, all the chapters have been revised and updated to reflect the trends and developments of the last decade. Throughout the text, Kim allows readers to come to their own terms with the central problems of the mind. At the same time, the author's own emerging views are on display and serve to move the discussion forward. Comprehensive, clear, and fair, Philosophy of Mind is a model of philosophical exposition. It is a major contribution to the study and teaching of the philosophy of mind
Philosophy of Mind, General Works
Causation, nomic subsumption, and the concept of event
Journal of Philosophy 70 (8): 217-236. 1973.
Causal RelataNomological Theories of CausationAnomalous Monism and Mental CausationEvolutionary Biol…Read more
Causal RelataNomological Theories of CausationAnomalous Monism and Mental CausationEvolutionary Biology
Supervenience, emergence, realization, reduction
In Michael J. Loux & Dean W. Zimmerman (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics, Oxford University Press. 2003.
Other Psychophysical Relations, MiscSupervenience
L'émergence, les modèles de réduction et le mental
Philosophiques 27 (1): 11-26. 2000.
Une des doctrines centrales de l'émergentisme est la thèse selon laquelle certaines propriétés d'un tout sont émergentes, en ce sens qu'elles sont irréductibles aux propriétés de base dont elles émergent — c'est-à-dire qu'elles ne peuvent ni être prédites, ni être expliquées à partir de leurs conditions sousjacentes. Pour comprendre et évaluer cette thèse correctement, il est essentiel que nous disposions d'un concept adéquat de réduction. Nous examinons d'abord le modèle classique de la réducti…Read more
Une des doctrines centrales de l'émergentisme est la thèse selon laquelle certaines propriétés d'un tout sont émergentes, en ce sens qu'elles sont irréductibles aux propriétés de base dont elles émergent — c'est-à-dire qu'elles ne peuvent ni être prédites, ni être expliquées à partir de leurs conditions sousjacentes. Pour comprendre et évaluer cette thèse correctement, il est essentiel que nous disposions d'un concept adéquat de réduction. Nous examinons d'abord le modèle classique de la réduction interthéorique de Nagel, et nous soutenons qu'il ne nous fournit pas une base adéquate pour comprendre la thèse émergentiste. Nous proposons ensuite un autre modèle de réduction, celui de la « réduction fonctionnelle », et nous montrons qu'il constitue une base adéquate permettant d'évaluer la thèse émergentiste. Nous concluons avec une brève discussion de la question de savoir si les propriétés phénoménales d'expériences conscientes, ou qualia , sont émergentes.A central doctrine of emergentism is the thesis that some properties of wholes are emergent in the sense that they are irreducible to the "basal" properties from which they emerge — that is, they are neither predictable nor explainable in terms of their underlying conditions. To understand and properly evaluate this claim, it is essential that we have at hand an appropriate concept of reduction. This paper first examines the classic Nagel model of inter- theoretic reduction and finds it wanting as a basis for understanding the emergentist claim. Another model of reduction, "functional reduction", is proposed, and it is argued that this model does provide an appropriate basis for evaluating the claim that certain properties of wholes are emergent. The paper closes with a brief discussion of the question whether qualia , or the phenomenal properties of conscious experience, are emergent
ReductionInterlevel Relations in Cognitive Science
Villanueva, E. (1993). Science and Knowledge
Ridgeview. 1993.
Physicalism and Panexperientialism: Response to David Ray Griffin
Process Studies 28 (1/2): 28-34. 1999.
Continental PhilosophyRussellian MonismPhysicalismSupervenience
Causes as Explanations: A Critique
Theory and Decision 13 (4): 293. 1981.
This paper offers a critique of the view that causation can be analyzed in terms of explanation. In particular, the following points are argued: a genuine explanatory analysis of causation must make use of a fully epistemological-psychological notion of explanation; it is unlikely that the relatively clear-cut structure of the causal relation can be captured by the relatively unstructured relation of explanation; the explanatory relation does not always parallel the direction of causation; certa…Read more
This paper offers a critique of the view that causation can be analyzed in terms of explanation. In particular, the following points are argued: a genuine explanatory analysis of causation must make use of a fully epistemological-psychological notion of explanation; it is unlikely that the relatively clear-cut structure of the causal relation can be captured by the relatively unstructured relation of explanation; the explanatory relation does not always parallel the direction of causation; certain difficulties arise for any attempt to construct a nonrelativistic relation of causation from the essentially relativistic relation of explanation; and to analyze causation as explanation is to embrace a form of ???causal idealism???, the view that causal connections are not among the objective features of the world. The paper closes with a brief discussion of the contrast between the two fundamentally opposed viewpoints about causality, namely causal idealism and causal realism
Explanation of Action
Self-Understanding and Rationalizing Explanations
Philosophia Naturalis 21 (2/4): 309-321. 1984.
Hempel, explanation, metaphysics
Philosophical Studies 94 (1-2): 1-20. 1999.
Deductive-Nomological Explanation
Noûs 31 (S11): 185-207. 1997.
Making sense of emergence
Concepts of EmergencePsychophysical EmergenceDownward Causation
Bealer's intuitions on concept possession
Concept PossessionConceptual Analysis
Supervenience (edited book)
Ashgate. 2002.
Supervenience and PhysicalismSupervenience, General
Explanation in science
In Paul Edwards (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Macmillan. pp. 3--159. 1967.


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Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings: The History, the Rivalry and Favre
Jersey Al Bracco@JerseyAlGBPTwitter LogoSenior Analyst IOctober 30, 2009
Throughout the 48-year history of the Packers-Vikings rivalry, there have been some special moments, but probably none that will live up to this weekend's events. An aging Viking leader returns with a new band of men, looking to plunder the very homeland he once loved.
The word Viking is Scandinavian for "pirate," an appropriate description of our former hero gone astray. Like the Vikings of the eighth and ninth centuries, Brett The Grey and his band of marauders will be trying to claim a foreign land for their own—in this case, Lambeau Field.
Residents of Minnesota and Wisconsin certainly have a deep-rooted interest in this battle. Packers fans and Vikings fans have always had a special dislike for each other. As bordering states, there was a natural competitiveness between people of the two states. When close-to-Wisconsin Minneapolis-St. Paul suddenly became host to a professional football team, many fans, including those in Western Wisconsin, had a difficult choice to make.
As fans made their choices, resentment built and friends became enemies. The Green Bay loyalists sneered at the Vikings converts and the new Vikings fans became jealous of the Packers as their dominance of the 1960s became a sore point.
The Minnesota Vikings entered the NFL in 1961 as the 14th franchise in League history, but not without a few interesting twists. The Minnesota team was originally slated to be one of the eight charter members of the new American Football League, and had even completed the college draft.
But the NFL saw great potential for a team in Minneapolis, and the prospective owners were lured away from the AFL by the promise of an NFL franchise. The Oakland Raiders took Minnesota's place in the AFL and automatically inherited all of their draft choices.
Bert Rose, the first GM of the Minnesota franchise, chose the Vikings nickname to embrace the area's heavy Scandanavian population and then set about looking for a head coach. Ara Parsegian was his first choice, but when that didn't work out, he hired Norm Van Brocklin, who had just beaten the Packers in the NFL Championship the year before and had retired as a player.
The irony of that choice was not lost on Vince Lombardi, and beating Van Brocklin and the Vikings became another obsession for Vince. They were fierce rivals as coaches, engaging in many shouting matches, as both teams occupied the same side of the field in those stadiums.
Van Brocklin delighted in giving Lombardi a hard time and played up the David vs Goliath role to his players. Lombardi was convinced that Van Brocklin was instructing Viking players to try to injure the Packers players whenever possible. When Jerry Kramer broke his leg in a game vs. the Minnesota Vikings, Lombardi had one of his most famous tirades.
Both Packers and Vikings players have stated throughout the years that the Vikings never purposely tried to injure the Packers players, but they did play hard and tough against those elite Packers teams.
But in the late '60s, as Vince Lombardi exited and Bud Grant entered, the rivalry would begin to turn on it's head. During the '70s, the Packers would win only four out of 20 games against the Vikings. Suddenly the Packers fans were jealous and Vikings fans were sneering. That decade was when the rivalry grew some nasty teeth among Packers fans.
In the 48-year history of this rivalry, the Packers hold a slight winning edge at 49-46-1. There have been many special moments, but let's take a look at just a few:
1961, The First Season
In the first year of the Vikings' existence, a scheduling quirk matches up the Packers and Vikings for two consecutive weeks. The first-ever meeting between these two teams was played before a sellout crowd at Metropolitan Stadium, with the Packers entering the game as 17-point favorites.
Norm Van Brocklin joked that he would petition the league to reschedule the game in a few weeks, so that Paul Hornung and Ray Nitschke would miss it due to military commitments. The game was played on schedule and the score at halftime was a surprisingly close 13-7.
Vince Lombardi must of had a few choice words for the Packers at halftime, because they came out a different team and rolled over the Vikings, 33-7. The very next week, playing at City Stadium in Green Bay, the Packers would beat the Vikings 28-10 in a driving rainstorm.
After that second game, the Vikings record stood at 1-6 while the Packers were 6-1 and on their way to winning their first NFL championship under Vince Lombardi.
1972, Packers Clinch Division Title
When the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings met on a frigid December Sunday in Minnesota, the Packers success of the 60s and their domination of the Vikings were nothing more than fond memories. Coming into this game, the Vikings had won seven of their last eight meetings.
With a game time temperature of zero degrees and a wind-chill of minus 18, this would be a game where the running game would dominate. Fortunately for the Packers, they had the bruising tandem of John Brockington and MacArthur Lane on their side. While neither team could mount much offense in the first half, the Packers' running game and some key turnovers helped the Packers take control of the game in the second half.
Brockington and Lane finished with 114 and 99 yards, respectively. Willie Buchanon had two interceptions and his fellow cornerback, Ken Ellis, also had one. With this win, Brockington would reach the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season and the Packers clinched the division title for second-year coach Dan Devine.
1998, Green Bay, Meet Randy Moss
On a rainy October Monday night at Lambeau, Randall Cunningham introduced the Packers and a national TV audience to their newest heart-breaker, Randy Moss.
Although only catching five passes on the night, Moss gained 190 yards, including two long TDs against undersized and over-matched Packer CB Tyrone Williams. Randall Cunningham threw for 4 TDs and 442 yards on only 20 completions.
"This was the greatest night in my football career," Cunningham would say after the game. It was one of the worse nights for the Packers, as they lost 37-24 and their secondary was thoroughly embarrassed on national TV.
1995, T.J. F'ing Rubley
The Minneapolis Metrodome had been developing the reputation of being a house of horrors for the Wolf-Holmgren Era in green Bay. The Packers game on Nov. 5 solidified the feeling and sparked talk of a Metrodome "curse." In a crazy game that included four turnovers in the last five minutes, the Packers went down to defeat, 27-24 to the foot of Fuad Reveiz
In this game, Bret Favre was injured and missed the last third of the game. Hi replacement, Ty Detmer, and defensive ends Reggie White and Sean Jones were all injured in the fourth quarter. Despite everything, the Packers had an opportunity to win this game. With under a minute left and the game tied 24-24, the Packers found themselves at the Viking 38 yard line with third down and a foot to go.
Third-string quarterback T.J. Rubley, who had fumbled the snap on his first play from scrimmage, called the play in the huddle from Coach Holmgren—a quarterback sneak. Holmgren wanted to get a first down, run the clock down, setup a field goal and escape with a road win. Unfortunately, Mr. Rubley had other ideas.
As he got to the line of scrimmage, he saw the Vikings stacking the box and decided to audible to a pass. He found nobody open, but threw the ball anyway and it was intercepted. The Vikings then took the ball down the field and won the game as time ran out on a Reveiz field goal.
After the game, Rubley would say he had no problem with the decision to audible and would do it again, since he thought he was doing what he had been coached to do. His coach, however, seemed to disagree, as Rubley was quickly cut from the team.
After the game, Ron Wolf was uncharacteristically angry at the loss and the team's troubles at the Metrodome. "We're sick and tired of Fuad Reveiz deciding the outcome of the game," Wolf said. "All this B.S., 'Wait until next year,' is meaningless. The bottom line is, when you're playing a division opponent, you have to beat that division opponent. I don't care where it is."
The ugly loss seemed to spark the Packers, as they would go on to win six of their last seven games to finish 11-5 and win the division title for the first time since 1972.
For those of you who still feel the need to vent your anger, there is a Facebook page for those who despise T.J. Rubley.
2000, The Immaculate Deflection
On a cold, windy, rainy, November Monday night at Lambeau Field, one of the most amazing and improbable catches in NFL history sent the Packers home a winner. The Packers came into the game under rookie head coach Mike Sherman with a 3-5 record, while the Vikings were 7-1.
Despite being heavy underdogs and being thoroughly outplayed statistically by the Vikings, the Packers somehow found themselves tied with the Vikings at the end of regulation. It was mostly the Vikings doing, as they committed five turnovers in the game, including three interceptions by Dante Culpepper.
The Vikes were also flagged for 11 penalties, one of which would earn Vikings WR Chris Carter a $5000 fine for kicking Packers CB Mike McKenzie. With eight seconds left in the game, the Vikings Gary Anderson lined up for a 33-yard field goal to win the game. But the Vikings holder couldn't handle the wet ball, bobbling it before recovering and trying to throw a pass.
His throwing wasn't any better, as it was intercepted by Tyrone Williams to force the game into overtime. The Packers won the toss and marched down to the Vikings 43-yard line, where they had a 3rd-and-4. The play call was a quick slant, but as the teams lined up, with the Vikings Chris Dishman showing blitz, Freeman yelled to Favre and made a motion indicating he was going to run a slant and go.
Despite the driving rain and strong winds, Favre went along with the plan and threw the ball deep to Freeman. But Dishman did not blitz and was there to deflect the floating pass that was being knocked around by the wind. Everyone thought the play was over as Freeman fell to the ground.
Of course, the ball miraculously hits his leg, rolls up his body into his hands. Amid widespread confusion, Freeman gets up off the ground and starts running to the end zone. he put a move on the only Viking player that seems to know what was happening and scores the touchdown to give the Packers the overtime win.
The Vikings stood in stunned silence while the Packers celebrated wildly in the end zone. The touchdown inspired Al Michaels' famous "he did WHAT?" In 2005, ESPN named this play the greatest catch in the history of Monday Night football.
Watch it again...along with comments by Brett Favre and Mike Sherman.
2009, Brett the Grey Returns to His Former Homeland
The storyline on this Sunday's game hasn't been written yet. So why don't YOU write it? I think it would be fun if the readers would leave a comment describing how you all think the story will play out. Go for it, readers...
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Restoring voting rights to felons was brought up at every stop during group's statewide tour.
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is considering about 50 proposals from the 37-member panel.
In addition, nearly 800 proposals were submitted by the public.
Ten substantive committees and two procedural committees have until May 10 to review the proposals to determine whether an amendment will be placed on the November 2018 general election ballot.
If an amendment receives at least 60 percent of the popular vote, it will become part of the state's constitution.
Jacksonville attorney Hank Coxe is chair of the Ethics and Elections Committee. It meets today in Tallahassee to hear presentations on proposed amendments related to campaign finance and regulation, ethics requirements for lobbyists and voting/civil rights issues.
One of the items on the committee's agenda today is a proposal by Commissioners Chris Smith, an attorney in Fort Lauderdale, and Tampa attorney Arthenia Joyner, a former state representative and state senator.
The proposal is to amend Section 4 of Article V of the state constitution to allow restoration of voting rights for certain felons upon completion of all terms of sentence, including parole and probation.
Those convicted of murder of a felony sexual offense would not have voting rights restored under the proposed amendment.
Coxe said the issue was brought up by the public at every stop on the commission's statewide "Florida Speaks, We Listen" tour that began in April. More than 2,000 proposed revisions and thousands of comments were received from residents.
"I was impressed by the diversity of the people who brought up this issue," Coxe said.
He said one of the arguments that proponents of restoring voting rights to felons after completion of sentences was that Florida is an "outlier" among states on the issue.
According to a study included in a staff report that will be submitted to the committee, Florida is one of only 12 states that impose voting restrictions on at least some categories of ex-offenders who have completed their sentence.
The commission maintains a website at flcrc.gov that includes proposals submitted by the commissioners and by the public, meeting notices, agendas, transcripts and videos.
In addition, revisefl.com provides information about the constitution revision process and links to webpages dedicated to constitution revision maintained by The Florida Bar, Florida Chamber Foundation, Florida Association of Counties, Florida League of Cities and League of Women Voters of Florida.
Constitution Revision Commission committee proceedings are live streamed at thefloridachannel.org, where there also is an extensive video archive dating back to October 2015, when the 2017-18 commission was in the planning stages.


If yesterday was purgatory today was Shangri la. What a 24hr turnaround, our faith in Himalayan trekking has been restored and, encouraged by today's experience, we've started to fantasise about our next trip.
Today the weather was bright and crisp and the perfect light made the best of fabulous Himalayan scenery. Yesterday's tribulations were quickly forgotten and dumped in a box marked 'triviality'.
Sat on our blue canvass chairs either side of a heavy metal table, a table that had surely seen service in some ancient colonial war, we ate our breakfast in the shade. Sunlight however was quickly working its way down the side of the valley illuminating the mountain tops sprinkled with fresh snow. Still wearing heavy jackets we knew its arrival would bring an almost instant change in temperature from barely above freezing to requiring a T-shirt strip down.
The morning trail was superb. For hour or so after the campsite it navigated a gorge that was particularly narrow and the noise from the swollen and rapidly descending river made conversation difficult. The path itself was an engineering masterpiece and the effort needed to keep it open immense. It's constantly being undermined by the river and destroyed by landslides and each year great chunks have to be rebuilt from scratch and entirely by hand.
After passing a river junction, where a long suspension bridge takes an alternative trail west up the Jumla valley, we continued northeast towards the little village of Jharina. We'd been going too fast and having nearly caught up with the kitchen crew Bi Bi suggested we sit down and enjoy the sunshine and the views.
Getting to know Bi Bi a little he tells us that he lives with his wife and 9 year old son in Kathmandu. His wife runs a cafe and together they spend their money on their son's private education. He's worked for Summit Trekking for about 15 years, originally as a porter, and learnt his English entirely from clients. Before that, and after leaving the countryside, he worked abroad including two years in a factory in Malaysia.
He was in Kathmandu when the earthquake struck and provided us with a graphic description of what happened. He was on the street collecting water and his wife and son were in the flat. The actual quake lasted for just under a minute and of course it was chaos and intensely frightening. His wife, carrying their son, emerged from the flat a few minutes after the first shocks totally traumatised and it was weeks before they could go back there. Most of the population moved into the city's parks where Bi Bi's trekking experience really came into its own.
We shared our lunch spot with three Korean trekkers on a tour of the lower Dolpo. They were immaculately dressed and carried enormous cameras. My camera on the other hand had steamed up with the heat suddenly vaporising some moisture that had found it's way into its inner workings. Pressing the shutter button no longer necessarily produced the anticipated result.
The afternoon's walk was much harder but just a rewarding. After crossing another long suspension bridge (shared with some cheeky local school children who seemed to be hiding from their teacher) we climbed gradually along a dusty path, past more winter quarters, up to a ridge. In the afternoon heat it was hard work. At the ridge a pretty wooden shelter provides the perfect spot from which to enjoy the views. To the northeast we get to see for the first time the amazing blue of the Phoksumdo Lake and closer, below the lake, a huge waterfall.
The little wooden structure is covered in the names of previous visitors and Christine adds ours. I read 'David and Victoria Beckham' and Bi Bi rushes over to share my discovery. He has a good sense of humour and his disappointment is short lived.
All the hard work now done it's an easy and pleasant walk to Ringmo. Ringmo feels quite substantial, chunky freestanding houses, with new tea houses under construction. At a bar we have a conversation with a couple of Americans who have been there several weeks repairing the town's little hydro electric plant. They point to a woman loaded down with kindling and tell us that she is 95 and the oldest woman in the village.
After leaving the village, climbing over a small hill, we are presented with the Phoksumdo Lake a quite amazing spectacle. Any lake in such a setting, huge near vertical mountains topped with snow, would be impressive but this lake is distinguished from any lake by its amazing turquoise colour. The contrast between the mountains and the lake, the lake a huge flat colour the edge of which is a sharp horizontal line and the mountains various shades of brown, grey and green, is simply unreal.
I know you have had your hardships, and your trekking is serious stuff,but what luxury to have chairs to sit on. When I am backpacking I think to myself I'll stop for a drink and a nibble, but there is never anywhere to sit down and I may continue for another hour or so before finding steps or a fallen tree or whatever to sit on and be comfortable. My replacement knee and various other afflictions of my 76 year old frame discourage just sitting on the grass because of the complication of arising again afterwards. I keep saying I will get one of those portable, fold-up chairs for day walks, but that would be too much to add to a long distance backpacking sack.
Your account creates sharp images in the mind enhanced by your photos, brightening my routine breakfast trawl of news and blogs. Keep the posts coming.


11:15 am. Transfer to the airfield to overflight Nazca Lines (35 minutes approximately), where you be able to see huge drawing in desert of animals lines and geometrical figures.
The first one is Chauchilla Cemetery, is a cemetery that contains prehispanic mummified human remains and archeological artifacts, located 30 kilometers south of the city of Nazca.
Gold and ceramic workshop, discover the perfection of the ceramics bequeathed by the Nazca, know how the current craftsmen follow the teachings of their ancestors and live closely the extraction process of gold.
Tour Chauchilla + Gold and Ceramic workshop.
Bus ticket: Lima – Nazca / Nazca – Lima.


Alhamdulillah, I am ecstatic! My high speed Graff Digitizer that I have used to convert cassette tapes to mp3 files has suddenly started working again, after 3 years of not functioning. I decided to try it again and to my great surprise, it worked! I pray that it keeps working, because I have 4 boxes of lectures to still convert.
One of our beloved Quality Reviewers, Sister Indra Shamsiddeen made her transition a couple of months ago. Her work and that of her husband, Omar Shamsiddeen has been tremendous and they are missed. May Allah give her a great place in Jannah.
We welcome Basheer Muhammad to the Quality Review team. We pray for his success.
We also welcome Kerriem Mushawwar to our Quality Review team. We pray for his success.


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 ОГИ — Объединённое гуманитарное издательство.
 ОГИ — Одинцовский гуманитарный институт.
 «Проект О.Г.И.» — один из старейших клубов Москвы (возник в 1998 году в квартире на первом этаже дома в Трехпрудном переулке, с 1999 его перенесли в Потаповский переулок, где и существовал до 1 июня 2012).
 ОГИ — бывшее название хоккейного клуба «Одинцово».

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Simply put, Listing Syndication is the process of a broker sending his/her office listings to websites that do not belong to members of MLSSAZ. Zillow, Trulia, Yahoo! Real Estate, and AOL Real Estate are examples of websites that display listings via syndication.
The Syndication Resource Guide is your complete guide to listing syndication. This guide will explain to you what syndication is, how it works, available programs from MLSSAZ, and how syndication differs from IDX.
Download the MLSSAZ Syndication Resource Guide PDF below.
ListHub syndication network sends listings to internet channels that power real estate websites.
With ListHub, brokers can opt into any of the available network channels. ListHub Syndication service is a free service for all MLSSAZ participants. ListHub has additional subscription services for participants and their subscribers. To create an account and learn more about the ListHub network, go to www.ListHub.com.
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Is IDX the same as Listing Syndication?
No. Internet Data Exchange (IDX) and Syndication are two different programs. IDX (or Broker Reciprocity) is a program that will allow Participants to display listings from other brokerages on their own office and agent websites. Syndication is when a broker chooses to advertise his/her company listings on websites that are not affiliated with MLSSAZ members.
My listing has an error on a website. How do I correct it?
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First, talk to your broker about syndication. Your broker will make the ultimate decision on syndication for your office. From there, you may visit the ListHub website for additional options.
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About eight months ago, the three-store chain started putting these "quick response" codes in its train ads. When customers scan the little squares with their smartphone cameras, a coffee menu pops up on their screens. Then they can order a cup of coffee on the train—and have it waiting when they arrive at one of Ethical Bean's shops.
Business has doubled since then, says Chief Executive Lloyd Bernhardt. "We catch people who are on the go and don't have a lot of time," he says.
With smartphone use soaring, many small companies are turning to these quick-response, or QR, codes to connect with customers on the go. They're placing the codes in ads, direct mail, in-store displays and product packaging, and using them to link to a host of features—discounts, websites and videos. And, like Ethical Bean, many companies say they've seen a big sales boost.
I've been showing QR Codes I've found in the real world.
Ohhhhkay. Now we are getting into a real digital divide here.
Job applicants who can afford "app resumes" and those who can't.
It was impossible to get no reflection.
Well, this is unusual. I'm wondering now if a sticker like that is actually a good idea. It can link to owner information on the Net if it gets lost.
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Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic properties and a specific mode of action. Nimesulide is a sulphonanilide analogue; it is not related to conventional NSAIDs, which usually present a carboxyl or hydroxyl functional group. Nimesulide is proved safe and effective in the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory and painful conditions, including osteoarthritis, extra-articular disorders such as tendinitis and bursitis, post-operative pain, primary dysmenorrhoea.


You'll find verses you already know and love: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13). Others may be less familiar but are no less powerful: "Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe" (Proverbs 29:25). All of them capture the truth of God's goodness, mercy, and love for His own.
A deeper, richer understanding of thirty-one treasured verses.
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With a study guide included, 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart is a daily devotional and a small-group Bible study, wrapped in a lovely gift book overflowing with joy!
Her latest release, 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart, explores the favorite verses chosen by more than a thousand women. It's Good to Be Queen encourages readers to become as bold, gracious, and wise as the queen of Sheba, who journeyed across the desert to test the mind and heart of King Solomon. Liz also offers a twenty-first century take on the book of Ruth in The Girl's Still Got It, dishing out meat and milk, substance and style, in a highly readable, always entertaining, and deeply personal journey.
And you'll find a heartwarming Bible study wrapped inside a beautiful gift book with The Women of Christmas. Verse by verse, Liz unwraps the biblical stories of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna, who each welcome the Christ child into the world in a marvelous and miraculous way.
In her best-selling series of Bad Girls of the Bible books and videos, Liz breathes new life into ancient tales about the most infamous–and intriguing–women in scriptural history, from Jezebel to Mary Magdalene. Biblically sound and cutting-edge fresh, these popular titles have helped more than one million women around the world experience God's grace anew.
Liz's award-winning historical novels, which transport the stories of Rebekah, Leah, Rachel, Dinah, Ruth, and Naomi to eighteenth-century Scotland, also invite readers to view these familiar biblical characters in a new light.
According to Publishers Weekly, "Higgs is a stickler for period authenticity." To that end, Liz has traveled again and again to Scotland, the setting for her novels, and has filled her shelves with one thousand resource books about Scottish history and culture.
Also a gifted professional speaker, Liz has presented more than 1,700 inspirational programs for audiences in all fifty United States and fourteen foreign countries. When the National Speakers Association honored her with the Council of Peers Award for Excellence, Liz became one of only 35 women in the world named to their CPAE-Speaker Hall of Fame.
On the personal side, Liz is married to Bill Higgs, Ph.D., who serves as Director of Operations for her speaking and writing office. Liz and Bill enjoy their old Kentucky home, a nineteenth-century farmhouse in Louisville, and are the proud (and relieved) parents of two college grads.
Liz Curtis Higgs is by far a great author and speaker. I have had the opportunity to hear her speak several times at Women of Faith. She doesn't sugar coat what the Bible says and she oozes Jesus. Her newest book, 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart is by far one of my favorite books of the year. In this book, Liz gives us 31 Bible verses, verses that have been chosen my many women as their life verses. Verses about strength, honor, love, perseverance. Verses for encouragement, hope, honor. Verses that we need to hear over and over again. By memorizing these verses, we are able to have them when we need to hear them or when someone else needs to hear them.
31 Verses to Write on Your Heart can be used for a Bible study as well as a daily devotional. Included in the book is a study guide. Grab some ladies and dig into what Liz Curtis Higgs has to say and start memorizing scripture.


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Vetas is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Climate
Vetas has a tundra climate (ET) with moderate to light rainfall and very cold weather year-round.

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Municipalities of Santander Department


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Label Watch: Abstraction Records
For over a decade now, Abstraction Records has been at the helm of the Electronic music revolution, specializing in Trance and Progressive. Releasing tracks by world recognized artists, and being supported by titans such as Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Paul van Dyk and Paul Oakenfold, they have consistently produced outstanding releases to critical acclaim. Still working to support the industry they love, Abstraction are on the hunt for new artists. We caught up with the guys behind the name to learn more about them and help you get to know Abstraction.
Hey guys! What's new in the world of AR?
Abstraction Records: Hi there! A whole lot of news, I would say. We've been dormant for some time now, and right now have started back up and with a bang!
If you could sum up what you do in one sentence, what would it be?
AR: We connect the hearts of Trance, Psy Trance, Tech Trance and Progressive music fans with the hearts of similar fans whose passion it is to create that music.
What made you decide to go in to releasing records?
AR: First and foremost, we are all artists ourselves: DJs and producers. Having listened to tons of absolutely great records submitted to us by either unknown or lesser well-known acts, which we deemed deserved to be heard by a much wider audience that we could provide at the time, we decided to open a record label.
Do you feel a change in the industry currently happening?
AR: Definitely. In fact, the dance music industry is a ever-changing mechanism. Without change, the music would always be the same, which we believe isn't always the best thing. We have a strong feeling that no matter the change, it's always for the better! This is why we try to work with a wider spectrum of styles of the genres we are focused on rather than stick to only a few.
What's your opinion on the digital side of releases and promotion, do you think it is positive or negative for labels?
AR: In my opinion, the digital side of things revolutionized the industry. Technology is now an integral part of our everyday lives, whether we accept it or not. Believe me, our resident Head A&R has been a DJ playing ONLY vinyl for at least 15 years, prior to having to accept this fact and embrace the digital medium, mostly because of the fact that way more quality music was starting to be available in that medium than it was on vinyl. Additionally, by means of digital distribution and promotion, we reach significantly more fans of the genres we work with, and the costs of delivering a digital version of a record to a fan is minimal for both the label and the fan. We still love the sound of the old-school vinyl releases which we pressed back in the day, but most of our releases are now digitally promoted and distributed, with rare exceptions.
What is the best release you have put out to date?
AR: It's a tough question. We've put out a great deal of very good releases that saw all-star support globally. The one release that stands out for me personally was Octagen & M.I.D.O.R. – Art of Creation, which was Paul Moelands' and Rutger van Bostelen's debut artist album. It was released in 2009 both digitally and physically in 2xCD format. Along with it, as a preview, we released a single track called "Thesis", which was taken from this album, and remixed by R.E.N.O.I.S.E. He did such a fantastic job on the remix that it hit #1 in Beatport trance charts 2 days after its release. Needless to say, we had to put it on vinyl along with the original. As a result, the track was so popular even on vinyl that we had to do 3 represses of that single.
Do you have any plans we should know about for the next few months?
AR: We have great plans for the next few months. We have signed music from both all-star and lesser well-known acts, and that music is simply amazing. I won't spill out the entire roster of artists we've signed on, but just this summer you will be seeing work from Anna Lee, Three Drives, A.R.D.I., TrancEye, Aimoon, STA, Rafael Osmo, R3nov8 and Hiromori Aso, to name a few, come out on Abstraction. The entire roster we've signed on remains a secret, for now 🙂
Finally, who should we be looking out for from AR in the future?
AR: Every single track we sign we consider amazing. We are all about music and we put in every effort possible in making the label uphold to its original cause. Thus, pretty much every single release you see from Abstraction has been carefully hand-picked by A&Rs that are among the best in the business. Then the release was prepared in our state-of-the art Los Angeles studio by the same engineers who mix and master tracks for the world's top music acts. Finally, the release was promoted by one of the best PR teams around the world. So, to answer this question, look out for anything from us and you won't be disappointed!
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When Emily Murphy discovers she is inheriting a nephew she didn't know existed, she realizes she can't handle him on her own. Someone who has drifted from job to job as she has, doesn't have the staying power to be a mom to a tween boy. Realizing she needs a husband fast, Emily contacts Dr. Lachele from Matchrimony, hoping she can make a miracle happen.
Brodie Callahan witnesses one of Dr. Lachele's matches first hand when his employer marries someone who seems totally unsuited to her. A year later, they have a happy marriage and a baby. Instead of continuing to watch enviously, he decides to contact the same matchmaker who set up his friends. When he sees Emily, he realizes she's everything he needs in life. Together they move with her nephew Alec to a horse farm in Tennessee to raise horses. When they see the house, they worry they've bitten off more than they can chew. Can they work together to make a happy marriage? Or will Emily continue to run when she sees trouble?


I love Fall for many reasons. I love the holidays (thanksgiving, Halloween, my birthday – which falls on Remembrance day so technically it is still a holiday), the hot, festive drinks (yes everything everywhere is pumpkin spice flavored and I am not ashamed to admit that I love it.) and the cozy fashion. Every year around mid August I start getting tired of my espadrilles, flip flops and floaty summer dresses and long for my chunky knits, felted hats and scarves. I have plenty of scarves. I have so many scarves that I have to store them in a drawer and two large duffelbags in order to contain them all. Until recently I had pretty much banned myself from buying them as I have too many and truly don't have any space for any more scarves. I lifted said ban the other day when it became apparent to me that there was a very large, gaping hole in my scarf collection.
A few days ago I was at work and we got a shipment in of blanket scarves. At first I was skeptical of the notion of wearing a scarf that is quite literally the size of my bed spread. That being said, after trying a few of them on and seeing people on the street begin to wear them as the days get cooler, I must admit that I have been seduced by this trend. There's something so effortlessly chic about these scarves. Tossing them over an otherwise polished and put together ensemble lends a "too cool to care" bohemian vibe to a look in a way that is reminiscent of Johnny Depp or the Olsen twins. It is also undeniably luxurious and cozy to walk around swathed in what is essential a pretty, knitted blanket. It's the next best thing to walking the streets in our pajamas. Here are a few that I have had my eye on.
While there are a ton of different ones out there in all sorts of prints, colours and fabrics, I have been particularly drawn to those with bold colours and loud prints. Blanket scarves are cozy and they can really make a statement and change the entire mood of one's outfit. While my personal style tends to be very classic, polished, feminine and understated, I do like to experiment with trends using accessories as they allow one to incorporate a trend into one's look in a subtle way. What do you think of blanket scarves? Cute and cozy or sloppy and the grown up equivalent of walking around wrapped in a security blanket? I personally adore them but would love to hear your thoughts!


(HOST) To conclude our Women's History Month series of stories about remarkable Vermont women – told by Vermont women who are notable in their own right – commentator Cyndy Bittinger tells about Achsa Sprague.
(BITTINGER) "Whenever she appeared in the towns and cities of the 15 states of the Union in the 1850s, lecture halls were filled. Her newspaper columns supported equal rights for women and prison reform, and they made her one of the best known women in America. She was a native of Plymouth Notch, Vermont. Yet today no one makes a pilgrimage to the cemetery to see her grave. She is a forgotten soul – Achsa Sprague.
She was known to the world as a trance lecturer and she communed with the dead souls of her neighbors. She was a medium who delivered messages from the spirit world to lift her listeners into the higher regions of thought and feeling. Her first public speech was given at South Reading in July of 1854. Her earliest lectures were to Vermonters often coming from miles away to hear her. Her hold upon the public mind was very deep here.
Her early life was marked by a struggle with poverty and hardship. Born in 1827, she was the sixth child in a family ruled by an alcoholic father. Achsa was a graduate of Plymouths one room schoolhouse. An ungraded school could be a challenging place to learn and teachers did not always have the advantage of higher education themselves. Achsa was so advanced in class that she helped teach her classmates. It is not surprising that she became a Vermont teacher herself at the age of 12. However, in her late teens she was stricken with arthritis and she became first house-bound, then confined to her bed. She could barely walk. For seven years she was ill. Then a religious conversion restored her to health and kindled her ability to be a trance medium. She believed that spirits could provide useful knowledge about moral and ethical issues. She promoted Spiritualism, but also spoke out for urban reform, expanding roles for women, improved prisons for women inmates, and freeing slaves.
Mostly self educated, she lectured and wrote poetry and essays. She raised money for her causes. She drew from her own experience with illness and recovery to shape her ideas of the afterlife. Women were attracted to the Spiritualist movement because it enabled them to speak in public before audiences of both men and women.
Achsa was a religious leader for the Spiritualists, an activist on social issues, and yet her life was cut short by another mysterious disease, brain fever. She spent her final days in a frenzy of writing poetry. She died in Plymouth in 1862.
When fourth graders learn Vermont history, many travel to Plymouth on their field trips to scamper through the cemetery.
(Host) Cyndy Bittinger is executive director of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation. Her new book is titled, Grace Coolidge, Sudden Star. Our music is from the classic television programs, "The Twilight Zone" and "The Outer Limits." Look for the complete Vermont Women Series and other VPR commentaries on line at vpr.net.


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	"testing"
)

func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
	//defer cleanup()

	sync, err := CreateSync(localDir, remoteDir, mainKeys)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
		return
	}
	defer sync.Close()

	const localFilePath = "orig.txt"
	const protFilePath = "yabadabadoo.synced"

	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(localDir, localFilePath), []byte("test"), 0777)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
		return
	}

	header, err := CreateProtectedFile(sync, protFilePath, localFilePath)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
		return
	}

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	}

}

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Q: What do we lose if we only consider quasi-projective varieties? What do we lose if we only consider quasi-projective varieties?
What are merits of considering varieties which are not quasi-projective?

A: It's nice that, with the intrinsic definition of variety, we can glue two disjoint varieties along isomorphic closed subvarieties and get a variety (or at least a scheme). We can't do this if we insist on only studying quasi-projective varieties:
http://math.stanford.edu/~vakil/0506-216/216class4344.pdf

A: There are natural constructions in algebraic geometry which lead to a priori non-quasi-projective varieties. One important example, and I am pretty sure this is one of the motivations of Weil to define "abstract algebraic varieties", is the algebraic (i.e. not Abel-Jacobi) construction of Jacobians of algebraic curves. The construction of Weil in the 40's gives a proper algebraic variety. Of course now it is known that abelian varieties are projective. But it is important to know that some "natural" algebraic varieties are not directly constructed as projective varieties.
Jacobian varieties are moduli spaces (of divisors on curves). There are other moduli spaces (e.g. that of smooth or stable curves of given genus) which are naturally separated or proper varieties. It is only after they are constructed, and if we are happy, that we can prove they are quasi-projective.
There is other reason to consider proper or separated algebraic varieties because we have valuative criterion to decide whether a variety is separated or proper. It is much harder to show the quasi-projectivity. Sometimes the properness of a projective variety is enough for what we need.

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New York has a lifestyle of its own. There are millions of cities around the world, but New York has its own special essence. The five boroughs seem to coexist perfectly around each other. And although each one has its own unique personality, Manhattan seems to be the epicenter of it all. One of the defining traits of a Manhattanite is how they move about the city. And in terms of mobilization, movéo has a lot to offer. And one of the cherries of our service is Limo Transfers.
New Yorkers don't believe in driving themselves; they believe in walking everywhere, in taking the subway or a yellow cab. But, when the occasion demands it, a limousine or black car will always be a must. There isn't anything more stylish than the leather seats at the back of the black limousine, especially when the driver is there to open the door for you get off right in front of your acquaintances and colleagues. Just make sure to accompany the limo ride with a superb attitude to make a lasting impression on your audience.
A Manhattanite will always stay pragmatic, and classy at the same time. That is why a Manhattan Limo plays by Da Vinci's golden rule: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". There is nothing that expresses elegance and professionalism as a black car with a professional chauffeur waiting outside for you. After all, why would you compromise a long dress, high heels or a custom styled suit by walking over 15 New York City blocks? Get in, and fasten your seatbelt. Where to? Everything has been previously arranged. Time is of the utmost importance. We have you covered.
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In the computer game the Sims 3, your Sims can get sick. They will not die from this, but they will manifest symptoms of the disease and worsen mood. The disease gives no bonuses except for the lack of having to go to work, but to see and to nurse the sick SIM is quite interesting.
To get sick in Sims 3, send your SIM (character) in the hospital or arrange a job there. Then look for diagnosed patients and long time contact with them. After that within 2 days your SIM will appear signs of the disease. To stop and cure the disease, these 2 days do not let SIMA out of the house. If your SIM works – call for work and take a sick day. If you want the disease progressed, continue to go to work and walk down the street. SIM will not die, but after this he will be permanently released from work and school.
Another way to get sick in Sims 3 is to walk in the rain or snow in light clothing. Send your SIM to walk through puddles or snow in shorts and t-shirt, then the result will not keep itself waiting. If you from time to time will display the character on such trips, the disease will last much longer.
Some additions to the Sims 3 character can pick up seasick. For this take him out to sea on a pleasure boat or houseboat. Wait for the small waves of the sea, and your SIM will start vomiting. After a while, after pitching will stop the SIM for some time it will feel bad.
To get allergies in the spring and summer send your SIM to collect flowers. After long contact with the flowers can he develop an Allergy. After the SIM ride out some time in the room, he'll be better, but again, worth it to pick up the Allergy reappears.
To get food poisoning, look at the street food truck. Then make your SIM eat it two meals in a row. Then within 2 hours SIM will be sick and he will be poisoned. In addition, do not wash the dishes after meals, leaving dirty dishes and food scraps. Wait around will not infest insects. Do not call the exterminator and are constantly around them. Your SIM will soon be poisoned.
In addition, during the game you can enter a cheat code and get the disease. To do this, simultaneously press Ctrl, Shift and C. In the opened window enter: MakeMeSick Tester - Give me a Cold, SIM caught a cold, Give me the Flue, to flu, Food Poisoning to poisoning.


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Working from home sounds like a dream job, but workplace productivity can pose a major issue for distributed teams. When the only commute you have is walking from your bed to your desk, minuscule distractions can easily multiply when working from the comfort of your home. After approximately five years of working primarily from my home office, here are five ways I've increased my work productivity.
Create a comfortable workstation. Early on I made the mistake of working from my bed and sofa. I was too comfortable and often got distracted by a nap in the middle of the day. However, the best way to get into the mindset of "going to work" is to create a workspace, and treat your time there as a day at the office. By putting a desk in your room, or transforming your dining room into an office, you've created your very own workspace. In addition, you should organize your files and eliminate any clutter from your space to increase productivity – something that I continue to struggle with.
When I first started working from home, I failed to plan my day and prioritize tasks properly. Now I use Evernote to create a schedule of my day, and Wunderlist to keep track of my daily to-do list. If you're an entrepreneur with a distributed team, consider using project management tools such as Asana or Wrike to help your team stay in the loop and on task with group assignments.
Open your curtains and pull up the blinds.
According to a study, workers are more productive when exposed to natural light. I keep the curtains open and pull up the blinds to allow the natural light to brighten the room. "Light has an enormous effect on our physical and mental well-being," says Stanley Felderman of Felderman Keatinge & Associates, a design studio he runs with Nancy Keatinge. The husband-wife duo prefers to use "an extensive amount of glass" in the offices they design.
Give social media the boot.
There's no bigger time killer than apps and sites like Facebook and Twitter. [Insert crying face emoji here.] Thankfully, there are apps like HeyFocus that blocks Facebook and Twitter notifications. It's a paid product but allows you a 14-day free trial. And if Reddit and BuzzFeed are your vices, SelfControl is a Mac app that prevents you from going onto distracting sites.
If your home still has too many distractions that a simple app can't solve, it might be time for a change of scenery. For a more permanent solution, consider shared office spaces like Cove, WeWork, or UberOffices. For a monthly fee, you can work in a more structured environment.
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Gateway Division NMRA and St. Louis Chapter NRHS K-10 Operating Session
David Lowell
Photos by Richard Schumacher
The advertising was not wrong. WOW! What a great time, what a great pike! Thanks to Ron Gawedzinski for setting up this event and Ken Kroschwitz of K-10 Hobbies and his minions (minions is meant in the spirit of fun loving assistants consistent with the fun loving minions found in animated movies) who were gracious hosts and literally gave us the run of the railroad. Between the two groups we made a showing in the 20 person range.
Upon arrival the K-10 docents set us up with trains from one of the three major freight yards or made provisions for foreign road run throughs of visitor supplied equipment. While a passenger station does in fact exist, apparently varnish is not an often seen commodity on this layout. Perhaps that is why the station is relegated to a back corner. I used the term docent on purpose because they acted in that manner by providing us with answers to questions and assistance if asked, but other than that leaving us to our own devices to enjoy the layout.
When the operating session was getting underway Ken made a short announcement to the group with some interesting facts and updates about the layout. For the ancient history of this almost 20 year old empire you can visit the K-10 website at http://www.k-10smodeltrains.com/ and click on the history tab. The most recent changes he described are the changeover of the "High Line" from DC to DCC, the consolidation of several of the intermodal yards to one, the addition of a new industrial switching district on the old intermodal peninsula and some foreshadowing of a few more ideas not quite as of yet fully baked. He also let us know that there is over a true mile of track, almost 500 turnouts, and approximately 1,100 feet of mainline to traverse when circumnavigating the layout four times before you retrace your tracks, literally.
The layout, as designed and built was set up with two separate loops, a High Line and Low Line, each circling the layout twice. The High Line was DC to accommodate those customers of the Hobby Shop who wanted to test their new DC engines and the Low Line to do the same for DCC equipment. Ken explained that since the building of the layout, which started in 1998, most equipment is now DCC and sound equipped. So, I guess like many prototype railroads he must have come to the conclusion that he needed to evolve with the times or be left behind. Therefore, earlier this year he made the decision to switch the High Line over to DCC. In talking with the Tony Pellegrino, who is a part of the crew working on this DC to DCC conversion project he indicated it went relatively smoothly. They simply removed the DC power supplies and reconnected the power existing power busses directly to the DCC system. After that there were a couple of big steps and then some mopping up. The big steps consist of going back through the layout to upgrade the feeder connections from the rails to the busses with new feeders to insure reliability. And they are in the process of adding new power feeders to all the yard tracks from the former High Line (ATSF) yard to convert it over from power routing via turnouts to continuous power. He also said that at all the existing turnouts they are cutting gaps into the rails to isolate the frogs. These items should take care of most of the conversion, but I'm sure there will be a few gremlins that will need to be exercised when these operations are wrapped up. What they thought might take a year is looking more like a 4 month project.
Ken explained that during operations sessions they found that the crews did not embrace the intermodal operations because of the limited switching opportunities. As a result of this, this asset was being underutilized. The decision was made to repurpose that real estate for other more profitable operations. The intermodal island has been cleared and a new industrial district is sprouting up complete with an ethanol facility. One of the other intermodal areas may be in play for a dock facility.
Train running was fantastic as the trains ran flawlessly on great track with consistent power supply through wonderfully sceniced venues. For ease of operation all trains on the road moved in the same direction. What velocity. All we had to do was not run into the train in front of us. We had a steam powered ore train behind Don Ayres' Santa Fe, several diesel powered mixed freights, an intermodal train, a steam powered Southern passenger train with heavyweight cars, and a Burlington Northern merger period extremely fast freight with a Burlington unit and a Great Northern unit on the head end run by Alex Schumacher while his dad, Richard, recoded all the events in photos. In addition to the operations, this mature layout offers a very high quality level of scenery and a host of structures, cars, figurines and scenes full of great details.
Overall it appeared to be a great success with everyone seeming to really enjoy themselves. This event, Ken willing, should certainly be kept on the list of quality annual events to partake in. For those of you who could not, or chose not, to make it I would strongly recommend attending if the event is repeated again next year.
Oh yeah. Who could forget how convenient it was, if you chose to take a break, to pop into the cozy but nicely stocked hobby shop. I know I brought home more than I took.
Thanks again to Ron Gawedzinski for setting this up and to Ken Kroschwitz and his crew for their hospitality in providing a wonderful afternoon of model railroad operations and fellowship.
HO ScaleK-10 Model RailroadOperation
David Lowell models the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad in HO scale.


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Message of Secretary Carlito G Galvez, Jr. for the Mindanao Week of Peace 2022 Celebration
Marawi, MILF, MNLF, News
The men and women of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) join all of you, our fellow peace builders, peace advocates and peace workers, as you celebrate the Mindanao Week of Peace with the theme "Harnessing our Peace Efforts: Towards Solidarity."
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-11-26T13:45:02+08:00November 23rd, 2022|Marawi, MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments
OPAPRU continues relief efforts in storm-stricken MILF, MNLF communities in Mindanao
MILF, MNLF, News
MATANOG, MAGUINDANAO (21 November 2022) — To augment the national government's disaster relief efforts in provinces affected by Typhoon Paeng in the Bangsamoro region and neighboring areas, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) continued the distribution of assistance packages to victims.
The OPAPRU's relief operations are focused on Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) communities that were severely hit by the typhoon.
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-11-22T16:50:09+08:00November 21st, 2022|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments
NAC convenes to finalize IRR of Amnesty Program for former rebels
CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, News, RPM-P/RPA/ABB
PICC, PASAY CITY — The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) convened here on Tuesday to finalize the draft of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Amnesty Program for former rebels.
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2023-01-26T09:26:54+08:00November 8th, 2022|CPP-NPA-NDF, MILF, MNLF, News, RPM-P/RPA/ABB|0 Comments
OPAPRU conducts IEC campaign on Transformation Program for MNLF members in Sulu
MNLF, News
INDANAN, SULU — Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. flew to this island-province on September 19 to lead the information and education campaign on the Transformation Program for Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members, their families and communities.
The IEC campaign series is part of the efforts of the Government of the Philippines (GPH), through the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU), to ensure accurate information on the Transformation Program are disseminated to the combatants, their families and communities.
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-10-13T10:07:24+08:00October 10th, 2022|MNLF, News|0 Comments
OPAPRU holds wreath offering ceremony to honor peace exemplars
MILF, MNLF, News, Peace Month
TAGUIG CITY — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) led on Friday a wreath offering ceremony here to pay tribute to the country's peace champions. (more…)
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-10-03T11:42:29+08:00September 30th, 2022|MILF, MNLF, News, Peace Month|0 Comments
Govt, MILF, IDB kick start resumption of Phase 3 of decommissioning
SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO (27 September 2022) — The Bangsamoro peace process continues to gain momentum under the Marcos Administration's banner of unity, as the third phase of the decommissioning process of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members resumed here on Tuesday.
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-10-03T11:35:47+08:00September 27th, 2022|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments
Major milestones achieved under the Bangsamoro peace process 3 months into Marcos admin's term – Galvez
DAVAO CITY (21 September 2022) – Less than three months into its term, major milestones have already been achieved under the Marcos administration's peace agenda for the Bangsamoro.
Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has shown his resolve to move forward the Bangsamoro peace process with the appointment of the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA).
"True to the call for inclusivity, the new composition of the BTA is composed of representatives from the Moro National Liberation Front's (MNLF) Misuari and Sema-Jikiri groups, as well as the sons and daughters of top Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders," Galvez said.
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-10-03T09:58:50+08:00September 22nd, 2022|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments
President Marcos graces BTA inauguration; vows to push forward Bangsamoro peace process under the administration's banner of unity
COTABATO CITY (15 September 2022) – As part of his administration's continuing efforts to unite the country's two major Moro fronts, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. graced on Thursday the inaugural session of the new Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA).
It was a historic moment and a major milestone for the Bangsamoro peace process as the top leadership of the MILF and MNLF – MILF Chairman Ebrahim Murad, MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari sat beside the President in a show of solidarity. Other high-ranking MNLF leaders, including Chairman Muslimin Sema who is also BARMM labor minister, former Deputy Speaker Abdulgani 'Gerry' Salappudin, former MNLF Leader, attended the occasion in a show of solidarity.
Message of Sec. Carlito G. Galvez Jr. for the Commemoration of the 26th Anniversary of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front | 02 September 2022
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity congratulates the men and women of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as we commemorate the 26th Anniversary of the signing of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement (FPA).
The forging of the FPA was a major turning point and a shining moment in the peace process between the Government of the Philippines and the MNLF.
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-09-06T10:52:32+08:00September 2nd, 2022|MNLF, News|0 Comments
Moro leaders support PBBM's call for unity in Mindanao; vow to work together and push forward the Bangsamoro peace process
DAVAO CITY (21 August 2022) — Heeding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's call for national unity, the leaders of the country's top Moro organizations have finally set aside their differences as they vowed to advance the welfare of the Bangsamoro people. (more…)
By Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity|2022-08-21T09:48:48+08:00August 21st, 2022|MILF, MNLF, News|0 Comments


How To Fix Dropped Stitches And Other Knitting Tips!
We've all been there – you've worked on this knitting project for weeks, and you finally got the hang of the pattern, crossing off lines as you knit with confidence, and then… You drop a stitch! Panic sweeps over your body, your hands get sweaty and you don't know what to do. Maybe you can catch it, but every time you move your hands, the needles stretch the yarn and your stitch sinks lower and lower, and you're left with an ugly, gaping hole in your beautiful project!
Don't worry! We've got the perfect tutorial for you: how to fix dropped stitches (and other common knitting problems). Sharon has taught many knitting classes, and in this video below we have a free tutorial featuring Shanon and her knitting expertise. Go ahead and see all of her tips for knitting, and be sure to save this page for future reference next time you drop a stitch!


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