To determine if foods can be included in the diet for celiac disease, it is best to read all labels on questionable foods.
The following are some general guidelines for foods that are allowed on this diet.
The Canadian Celiac Association has suitable resources for more detailed information, such as "Eat Well – Be Well: A Guide to Gluten-free Manufacturer's Products".
Many specialized gluten-free products are available at most grocery stores and can be purchased from Liv-N-Well Distributors Ltd. at their toll-free worldwide order number: 1-877-270-8479.


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Q: Explorar directorios de una api en Python Objetivo: Que el programa muestre los resultados de las quinielas de Colombia (nombre de la lotería y su numero que jugo), con el siguiente Python:
    import requests

headers = {
    "user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko)"
                  "Chrome/80.0.3987.132 Safari/537.36"
}

url_api = "https://portal.supergirosnortedelvalle.com/api/resultados"

response = requests.get(url_api, headers=headers)

data = response.json()

loterias = data["resultados"]

for loteria in loterias:
    print(loteria["display_name"])
    print(loteria["number"])

El problema esta en que el nombre de la lotería esta a 3 niveles mas profundo y no se como hacer para obtener ese resultado, dado que esta 3 niveles abajo por decirlo esta "loterias/[]/lottery/display_name".

La api web es:
https://portal.supergirosnortedelvalle.com/api/resultados

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Clean beach campaigner, sprinter, cricketer power Adidas India's green run
By Urvi Malvania | Mumbai | Last Updated at June 27 2019 22:10 IST
Topics adidas | Rohit sharma | Hima Das
For a global brand such as Adidas that has long powered the aspirational run for young Indian consumers, it is an unusual choice for an influencer. Afroz Shah, a Mumbai resident who earned himself global acclaim for cleaning up the beaches of Versova, a suburb in Western Mumbai, is part of the company's list of influencers driving its global 'Run for the Oceans' initiative in India. Shah is not the only local face making up the list; Hima Das and Rohit Sharma are there too, although their role is to further the brand's cause with young aspiring sportspersons in the country.
What is driving a big global brand to step away from the traditional approach of using celebrity ambassadors for a band of local icons? One reason is the nature of new consumerism that brands such as Adidas are up against. Their core target groups, millennial and younger audiences, are passionate about a bunch of causes, environment and fitness being among the top concerns and want their brands to show a similar passion.
For Adidas and many others, it is no longer enough to just align with the same causes, but also to seek the stamp of authenticity with trusted local influencers. Manish Sapra, senior marketing director at Adidas says the brand is committed to the larger cause of the environment and the ongoing initiatives are part of the larger whole. "It's not only about cleaning the oceans and beaches, but also about stopping the pollution in the first place, so it does not reach such a dire state," he adds, emphasising the importance of educating people about the issue.
Other brands in the space are speaking the same language. Denim brand Levi's whose signature product is a pair of jean pants with a 'wash' (a slight fade in the colour of the denim in parts) is working to eliminate potassium permanganate from the process, to make its manufacturing more environmentally sustainable.
Adidas has honed its focus on the health of the oceans and marine life. Through its partnership with the Parley Foundation, it has launched initiatives to clean up the oceans, and educate people about ways to conserve oceans and marine life. In 2018, it started 'Run for the Oceans,' engaging nearly one million runners from around the world to raise $1 million for Parley. The money was used to educate and empower 100,000 youth and their families in coastal areas. The partnership saw five million pairs of shoes made using recycled ocean plastic in 2018 alone, Sapra said.
In 2019, the company said it intends to raise $1.5 million and make 11 million pairs out of recycled ocean plastic. It is important for a brand to not just initiate such programmes, but also ensure that it engages its customers, especially since the young are keen to participate in the causes they support. "Consumers also want to get involved with such initiatives. It is a way to involve conscious consumers and invite them to do their bit. Apart from the run, we also engage with local champions of the cause, and carry out activities like beach cleaning drives."
This is the road leading brands such as Adidas to the door of local influencers and champions, driven by the need to have a local face backing up their work. Sapra said that the company is always on the lookout for such meaningful partnerships, be it for the environment or for the cause of play and fitness. In sports, for instance, to take the brand's story forward, the brand has aligned with small stars and multiple sports. The idea is to work with athletes from various disciplines, marrying the brand's personality with the athlete's story. In this sense, this is an influencer led approach, not an endorser or ambassador led approach.
"We let the personality's story lead the narrative. We have different athletes with different stories. Telling their stories also helps us achieve our mantra – through sports, we can change lives," Sapra adds.
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What is Lean and How to Implement It?
Transcript of the interview with Bill Neeve, President of Cycle Time Management, recorded in July 2017.
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Training piglets to grow from the start
Pigs have a lot of potential for growth. In order to live up to that, it's important to train the animals' guts virtually straight from birth. Keeping that in mind, an early feeding programme with an automatic dispensing system was installed at Bankers farm, the Netherlands.
Perhaps not the most delicious of anecdotes to start with, but it is a suitable way to start this article. A sow, lying in her lactation crate, rises up as nature calls. Several onlookers, Roel van der Bruggen being one of them, see solid droppings slowly disintegrating and hit the floor. The phenomenon must have inspired Mr van der Bruggen because suddenly he hops into a neighbouring pen and starts browsing on the floor. Not much later, he gets up, holding in his hand very small bits of manure, different in composition, almost cat like. Proudly he says: "You see, this is what healthy young piglets can produce before weaning. These are of good composition and have a nice black colour. That is an indication that their gut health is very good."
The piglets' droppings are solid – a sign of good gut health. Photo: Bert Jansen
New farm, new innovations
This little anecdote took place inside a brand new addition of Bankers farm, located near Deurne, in the south of the Netherlands. Owner Wilfried Bankers, aged 46, in 2018 added a new large sow house to his swine farm, offering space to an additional 500 sows to his facility. Mr Bankers didn't economise on innovations – rather he choose for some luxury in the construction, which cost € 1.3 million altogether. He says, "I've got another 15 years to work and what counts for me is that me and my staff can work in here as pleasantly as possible." The new pig house is therefore equipped with e.g. dust-reducing lighting (Freshlight Agri), farrowing feeding equipment (Nedap) and balance floors (Nooyen).
Bankers farm is a farrow-to-grow facility near Deurne, the Netherlands. The farm recently expanded to have a 1,600 sow capacity and almost 7,500 grower pig places. Owner Wilfred Bankers, 46, sells his grower pigs at roughly 26kg to finishing farms in Belgium and Germany. He weans over 35 piglets/ sow/ year, reaches an average daily gain of around 360g/day from weaning until 26kg. Antibiotics are only applied in case of an S. suis infection. In 2008 Mr Bankers took over the farm from his parents, who built a layer farm in 1969 and added pigs after a while. He recently phased out the poultry business and had the new sow facility built in its stead.
Only the genetics part comes from abroad: with its high prolificacy rates, Mr Bankers opted for DanBred sows. Performance figures have soared, and for the third year in a row he has achieved more than 35 piglets per sow per year, he says.
Good management is one of the secrets, he admits, to make it work with Danish sows. The animals are said to have a reputation of being difficult to manage, but not so on Bankers farm. On the contrary, upon entering each pig room, time after time the sows and their offspring are calm and often sleeping.
Training piglets
One novelty – related to the manure composition described in the introductory paragraph – cannot be found to its full extent yet at many other farms. The pig nutrition programme Opticare is all about training young piglets to prepare to eat solid feed at an early age. The programme, designed by Dutch nutritionist advisory company Swinco (short for 'swine nutrition company'), has recently grown out to consist of much more than just about animal nutrition.
Essentially, the system combines and improves existing technologies into a programme that should make life easier for producers and pigs alike. Take for example the way piglets will first meet the feeding programme: in yellow cups with a nipple.
At Bankers Farm it is possible to join 2 farrowing pens by lifting up 1 of the walls. Using cups it is possible to even add more piglets to this XL pen. Photo: Bert Jansen
Similar concepts have hit the market before, but the devil is in the detail, as Roel van den Bruggen, account manager swine at Swinco, explains: "We have tried to take out the pitfalls of the cup system." For instance, tubes can be screwed into the solid cups, which means that replacement can be done easily and swiftly. In addition, the nipple system will make sure the milk will never overflow, so no milk is wasted.
Automatic dispensing system
Through an automatic dispensing system, the cups are connected to a central kitchen, where the artificial milk is mixed automatically, using milk powder and water. The mixture is brewed at 55ºC, cooled down to 30ºC, and then sent into the circuit through the ten lactation rooms. Everything that is not consumed will come back to the kitchen, can be warmed up again through a heat exchanger, and can be re-distributed.
Wilfred Bankers refilling the dispenser – it's the only thing he needs to do with dispensing milk. Photo: Bert Jansen
Central element in the kitchen is the dispenser, as this model mixes 1 litre at a time – again fully automatically, only the circuit demands a refill. That way there will always be fresh amounts of milk, in consistent amounts, ready for consumption at any given moment of the day. The only thing farmers or caretakers have to do is fill up the milk powder reservoir from time to time. The system will take care of the rest. With 3 buttons, for starting, filling and cleaning, the entire concept can be managed – all in all easy to learn.
The Opticare dispenser makes 1 litre of milk a day. Photo: Bert Jansen
Context and benefits of cups
The development of the novel cup system with automatic dispensers should be seen in the context of a reduction of the management toolkit European farmers have to get their piglets through weaning. For a long time, antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs), zinc or copper were added to young animal nutrition to avoid negative side-effects during weaning. In the EU, AGPs have been forbidden for a decade, the same will happen with the therapeutic usage of zinc oxide throughout the EU by 2022 and also levels of copper are being brought down.
Piglets in the lactation pen drinking from cups. Photo: Bert Jansen
Mr Van der Bruggen says, "Essentially, the training is about making the gut get used to protein from plant origin, i.e. pig feed. Originally, a piglet will receive protein from animal origin, i.e. milk."
To that end, the company introduced a three-step phase feed (available in liquid and solid form) during lactation several years ago, with ingredients gradually changing as the pigs grow older. With the training, starting from day 2, the pigs' guts get better prepared for what is to come later in life, he says – and that allows the pig to fully express its genetic potential. According to Mr Van der Bruggen, this philosophy pays off at various moments in a pig's life. He says, "At weaning, the piglets will be 400g heavier; and at 26-27kg the difference is 1.2kg heavier."
The new pig house, with solar panels, was built in 2018. Photo: Bert Jansen
Additional benefits, according to Mr Van der Bruggen, include that pigs grow more uniform and that the system will help increase the number of pigs weaned. All in all, pig farmers reap the benefit with sending more pigs more uniformly to slaughterhouse at an earlier age or heavier weight. In a hypothetical calculation involving a farm with roughly 30,000 piglets produced/year, profit using the Opticare approach could be around € 30,000, with details varying from farm to farm.
In practice at Bankers farm
In practice on-farm, the piglets will usually first drink with the sow. Should a piglet after a drinking session still be hungry, it can move over to one of the cups, which is always located close to the sow's head (to keep a close connection with the mother) and the heated piglet nest. The result, as could be read in the introductory paragraph, is that the piglets can already digest plant-derived feed well before weaning.
In the new pig house there are also gestation rooms, equipped with trickle feeding. Photo: Bert Jansen
At Bankers farm, cup feeding has one additional advantage: it helps to create foster sows within the same age group. To create foster sows, after about five days, one pen side is simply lifted, effectively creating one pen consisting of two litters and two sows in their farrowing crates. This XL pen is then supplemented by the piglets of a third sow, which in turn can function as foster sow for those in need of some extra attention. This approach is perfectly possible, as the farm works with the cup system. This will ensure that all pigs have plenty to drink all day long.
Rather than being an option Swinco is promoting, this possibility shows the opportunities available for swine producers. For Mr Bankers, applying the new system has, all in all, proven positive, he says. "In general, I can see that the pigs eat fantastically and that's what my farm workers tell me as well. On top, I deliver my grower pigs to Germany and Belgium at about 26kg. I'm always short of piglets I can send there, i.e. they are in high demand. I never have any critical feedback from them – in our business that is a positive sign."
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Citation: Ma, J. 2014. Uncertainty visualization in 3D scalar data. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.
One problem in most three-dimensional (3D) scalar data visualization techniques is that they often overlook to depict uncertainty that comes with the 3D scalar data and thus fail to faithfully present the 3D scalar data and have risks which may mislead users' interpretations, conclusions or even decisions. Therefore this thesis focuses on the study of uncertainty visualization in 3D scalar data and we seek to create better uncertainty visualization techniques, as well as to find out the advantages/disadvantages of those state-of-the-art uncertainty visualization techniques. To do this, we address three specific hypotheses: (1) the proposed Texture uncertainty visualization technique enables users to better identify scalar/error data, and provides reduced visual overload and more appropriate brightness than four state-of-the-art uncertainty visualization techniques, as demonstrated using a perceptual effectiveness user study. (2) The proposed Linked Views and Interactive Specification (LVIS) uncertainty visualization technique enables users to better search max/min scalar and error data than four state-of-the-art uncertainty visualization techniques, as demonstrated using a perceptual effectiveness user study. (3) The proposed Probabilistic Query uncertainty visualization technique, in comparison to traditional Direct Volume Rendering (DVR) methods, enables radiologists/physicians to better identify possible alternative renderings relevant to a diagnosis and the classification probabilities associated to the materials appeared on these renderings; this leads to improved decision support for diagnosis, as demonstrated in the domain of medical imaging. For each hypothesis, we test it by following/implementing a unified framework that consists of three main steps: the first main step is uncertainty data modeling, which clearly defines and generates certainty types of uncertainty associated to given 3D scalar data. The second main step is uncertainty visualization, which transforms the 3D scalar data and their associated uncertainty generated from the first main step into two-dimensional (2D) images for insight, interpretation or communication. The third main step is evaluation, which transforms the 2D images generated from the second main step into quantitative scores according to specific user tasks, and statistically analyzes the scores. As a result, the quality of each uncertainty visualization technique is determined.


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Elaine Luria, Elissa Slotkin prevail in competitive Congress races
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) speaks about the formation of the Congressional Servicewomen and Women Veterans Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2019
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Luria and Slotkin are two Jewish members of the so-called "Gang of Nine."
(JTA) — Two Jewish moderate Democrats in the House of Representatives — Elaine Luria in Virginia and Elissa Slotkin in Michigan — have narrowly held onto their congressional seats.
Luria and Slotkin are two Jewish members of the so-called "Gang of Nine," a group of moderate Democrats with national security backgrounds who were elected in 2018 to seats that had previously been held by Republicans.
A third Jewish lawmaker in the group, Max Rose in New York's 11th District, is lagging far behind his Republican opponent, although he has not conceded the rac
Luria, a Navy veteran, was defending her incumbency in Virginia's conservative 2nd District, where she has faced sharp criticism from some constituents when she changed her mind and voted to impeach President Donald Trump after learning that he had pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. She had been considered likely but not assured of winning.
Slotkin, too, had been considered likely to win but faced criticism for her vote to impeach Trump. A former CIA analyst, she is known as a "pothole politician" for her efforts to help her constituents solve practical problems in their lives.


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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Hospitalist Opportunity
Ann Arbor/ Howell, Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor/ Howell, Michigan
IHA, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and St. Joseph Mercy Livingston have an excellent full-time employment opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a hospitalist group located in Ann Arbor and Howell, Michigan.
The selected Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will collaborate with the physician and other health care professionals to provide medical services including direct patient care, medical record documentation and follow-up care to IHA Hospital Medicine patients. The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will operate within the standards of care and scope of practice as defined by the State of Michigan.
The schedule for this opportunity is a 50/50 split between St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and St. Joseph Mercy Livingston. This full-time opportunity will consist of working 1,880 hours per year and includes a mix of afternoons and nights.
Minimum required qualifications:
Successful completion of an accredited NP/PA program
NP/PA Certification
NP candidates must be acute-care educated & trained
State of Michigan License
This is an exciting opportunity for the right Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to be part of a large multi-specialty group.
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital is licensed for 136 beds and is Livingston County's only full-service hospital. Offering the latest technology, with a highly skilled and compassionate medical staff, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital is located in Howell, Michigan and serves the health care needs of Livingston County residents. Services include an award-winning 24-hour emergency department, family birth center, inpatient and outpatient surgery, including joint replacement, a variety of diagnostic and outpatient services and over 300 physicians serving patients.
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston hospital is part of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, which leverages the combined talent and resources of 6 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 5 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers to create a Regional Health Care System that spans five counties in southeastern Michigan, and includes a team of nearly 14,000 nurses and staff, and 2,700 physicians. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care organization in the United States based in Livonia, Michigan.
For more information on Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.sjmercyhealth.org.
Ann Arbor, Michigan offers a bustling downtown and charming tree-lined neighborhoods making it a safe and ideal place to live, learn, work, and raise a family. More than 114,000 residents live within the City's 28 square miles and Ann Arbor is a hub for excellence in education, boasting five colleges and universities. The City's acclaimed public school system has adapted a comprehensive academic achievement plan to help ensure all students are successful.
Howell, Michigan - Downtown Howell is one of the most vibrant areas in the state of Michigan. Situated just West of the US 23 and I-96 cross, Howell is 50 Miles west of Detroit, 35 miles south of Flint, 15 miles north of Ann Arbor, and 40 miles east of Lansing. The area offers access to convenient highway, rail and air transportation, excellent schools, and a wide range of retail establishments.
Howell has become a true destination for residents and visitors who seek quality retail shops, excellent restaurants, and lively evening entertainment all housed in our charming historic buildings. Howell is continually making improvements to its downtown streetscape and green spaces and encouraging property owners to restore as well as rehabilitate their properties in the National Registered Historic District. Throughout the thriving downtown you will find vibrant seasonal displays, attractive sidewalk cafes, an exceptional seasonal farmers market, new bike lanes, and artist-designed bike racks. The Howell Main Street DDA produces year round promotional events, keeping sidewalks and parking lots full of shoppers and diners. Sports enthusiasts can enjoy water sports and fishing, downhill skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Brighton, and have a choice of several beautiful and challenging golf courses.
Livingston County, Michigan – offers an abundance of things to do and see. Livingston County has six parks or recreation areas that provide many of the outdoor enjoyments anyone would wish to experience. The county is noted for its abundance of lakes (more than 50) and its wide-open spaces for leisure activities including golf, camping, boating, horseback riding, tobogganing, fishing and picnicking. Livingston County offers many festivals, fairs, musical and theatrical events, museums, libraries, and so much more. Visit www.co.livingston.mi.us.
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email [email protected] or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.
https://careers.indiananurses.org/jobs/18089547/nurse-practitioner-or-physician-assistant-hospitalist-opportunity


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Leicestershire's Assistant Chief Constable, Phil Kay, has sparked controversy by asking whether officers should probe break-ins where a victim had left a window or door open.
He compared victims of "preventable" crimes to NHS patients who are refused treatment because they are too fat.
Leicestershire Police's assistant chief constable told the Loughborough Echo that homeowners might "take notice" if they thought police would not investigate.
The Daily Mail re-published the comments with the headline: "Now police blame victims for being burgled".
"The NHS says 'we are not going to operate on you because your body mass is too high – they have not helped themselves prevent an illness'.
"Yet if people leave doors or windows open there is an expectation the police will investigate.
"I'd rather my officers spent time preventing crime and protecting the public, rather than on things that are preventable.
"If the health service is making decisions on whether someone has helped to prevent something or not, should the police?
The Force was quick to comment on the remarks which had been widely publicised and possibly misunderstood.
We are aware of the story circulating that suggests Leicestershire Police will no longer be investigating preventable burglaries. This, of course, is not the case.
We do, and will continue to, prioritise the investigation of all reports of domestic burglaries received from members of the public in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. There are no plans to change this whatsoever, a point made to the reporter from the Loughborough Echo in the original interview.
We recognise the impact that burglaries have on victims and will always relentlessly pursue those responsible for this type of crime, in order to bring them to justice. As a force we have a satisfaction rate of 87% in relation to how we investigate burglaries and how we deal with victims of crime.
If, as a consequence of this debate, people think and act differently regarding the security of their homes and from now on always keep their windows and doors locked, we will hopefully have prevented someone from becoming a victim of burglary.
Police and Crime Commissioner Willy Bach issued a statement in which he said he wanted to make the position crystal clear.
"As long as I am Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland every burglary will of course continue to be investigated, as it always has been.
"Of course crime prevention is critical. It seems to me that this is what Phil Kay was getting at. Everybody has a responsibility to be vigilant.
"Prevention is even more important today because of the enormous cuts that have been imposed on the Police in Leicestershire and elsewhere. In Leicestershire we have lost 20% of our Police force in five years.


MUNICH –(MunichNOW Life)– On a very cold and grey day we happened along the entrance to Munich's Riemer See, a small man-made lake behind the Riem Arcaden shopping mall. The large and well-maintained recreation area serves the east side of the city, and in particular, the explosive growth in local apartments.
2. Warning! The ice is not safe! Keep out!
No Sleds No Curling No Skating!
The lakeside is open fun summer sunbathing – not too popular at -2C!
All closed up for winter!
10. Soccer Practice at the Neighboring Middle School at -2C!
There is free parking right off De Gasperi Bogen, the road that runs past the backside of the fairground – and in front of the Riem Arcaden. There are lots of good walking paths and the short hike to Viewing Point is rewarded with a very pleasant view.
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Gabbeh 2' 6" x 3' 11" (ft) - No. 34415
Beige/Brown
This Pakistan Gabbeh design rug is hand-knotted with Wool on Cotton and has 72 knots per square inch.
The primary color in this handmade rug is Beige/Brown.
The measurements for this rug are: 2 feet 6 inches wide by 3 feet 11 inches long.
In Persian it means 'fringe'. Also translated to unclipped or long pile carpets. The Gabbeh is a very simple hand-woven rug, traditionally tribal made by nomadic people, in southern Iran, Pakistan and India. It's distinctive naive style is especially suited to modern and eclectic interiors. The early weaver was given only the cotton for the base, along with dyed woolen yarn. He had no pattern, but looked at his surroundings and reproduced what he saw. Therefore each carpet is unique. This spontaneous style recently achieved much wider acceptance, and became very popular at home and abroad. Generally on a thick, heavy pile it combines large uncluttered fields with the occasional geometric human or animal silhouette. Sometimes there are over-all abstract patterns or bold stripes. Due to great demand for the Pak-Gabbeh, patterns were eventually made of the more popular designs.
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The world's largest aircraft, developed by aerospace venture Stratolaunch, completed its first flight test on Saturday.
With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the airplane took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California at 6:58 am (Pacific Time), said Stratolaunch in a statement, Xinhua reported.
Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles (302.4 km) per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 17,000 feet.
As part of the initial flight, the pilots evaluated aircraft performance and handling qualities before landing successfully back at the Mojave Air and Space Port, according to the company's statement.
"Today's flight furthers our mission to provide a flexible alternative to ground launched systems. We are incredibly proud of the Stratolaunch team, today's flight crew, our partners at Northrup Grumman's Scaled Composites and the Mojave Air and Space Port," he added.
Regarding initial results from Saturday's test flight, Stratolaunch said the test team performed a variety of flight control maneuvers to calibrate speed and test flight control systems, including roll doublets, yawing maneuvers, pushovers and pull-ups, and steady heading side slips.
The aircraft has a world-record wingspan of 385 feet, and is 238 feet long. It is wider than any airplane on the planet. It weighs half a million pounds, according to a CNN report.


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Small Business Group Urges Repeal on Health-Care Overhaul
Published January 19, 2011 Comtex
The following is a press release from SBE Council, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to protecting small business and promoting entrepreneurship.
The House is expected to vote today on H.R. 2 - legislation to repeal the health care overhaul law. SBE Council delivered a Key Vote letter to every member of the U.S. House, which urges a vote in favor of H.R. 2. Following the vote on H.R. 2, which is expected to pass, SBE Council will then begin working with Republicans and Democrats on an alternative reform framework that will bring more choice, affordability and innovation to our nation's health care system. (Please note, following passage of H.R. 2, the House will then vote on H.R. 9, which instructs certain committees "to report legislation replacing the job-killing health care law.")
As SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan noted in the KEY VOTE letter,the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has not lived up to the promises made by its supporters. Entrepreneurs are experiencing higher health costs and fewer coverage options. In addition, small business owners and their employees will not be able to keep the coverage they currently have (as promised by President Obama).
Unfortunately, other provisions in PPACA (set to phase in over the next few years) offer higher taxes, costly penalties and a massive regulatory burden that will diminish the capacity of entrepreneurs to invest and create jobs. "So, on top of exacerbating the longstanding woes of our health care system, PPACA also promises to weigh down small business owners with new costs they cannot afford -- robbing them of their precious time and capital, and impairing economic recovery," wrote Kerrigan in the letter.
She added: "It is clear that employer-sponsored coverage, choice in coverage options, and innovative solutions that promote affordability and wellness are being systematically undermined through the regulatory process governing PPACA's implementation. That is why PPACA's repeal is so vitally important."
SBE Council President's Health-Care Repeal Letter
Opinion: Obama's New Take on Regulation
SBE Council has also joined our allies in the business community in support of repeal. We signed a Small Business for Affordable Health Care Coalition letter along with more than 30 of the nation's most influential groups that represent small firms across a variety of industries.
The letter highlighted key provisions that will have a direct negative impact on small business. Some of the most egregious include:
• An employer mandate that encourages job cuts, not job creation
• New taxes on small business health insurance plans
• Onerous 1099 paperwork information reporting mandates
• Higher insurance costs due to new mandated benefits
• Increases in Medicare payroll taxes
• New taxes, fees and mandates specifically targeted at the small business community
• Prohibitions on HSAs, FSAs and HRAs that limit employer and employee flexibility and drive up healthcare costs
The Start Over! health care coalition, of which SBE Council is a member, also weighed in on the upcoming vote. The coalition ran an advertisement in Roll Call, and issued its own letter to every House member about why repeal is critical to the health of the business sector, the economy and job creation.
As noted in the Start Over! letter: "...Passage of H.R. 2 is the first necessary step toward health care reform that first and foremost contains health care costs. Absent that, national health expenditures will continue to rapidly grow and fiscally responsible and sustainable expansion of access to health insurance and medical care, achieved in the ill-conceived 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' (PPACA) largely through the expansion of public programs, will remain beyond our grasp. Critically, the already intensifying health care-related financial pressure on employers' and individuals' bottom lines and governmental budgets will continue unabated."
Of course, detractors of health care repeal are calling H.R. 2 and H.R. 9 "symbolic" and a waste of time. SBE Council disagrees. We believe the successful push for repeal in the House will build momentum in the Senate for paring back some of the more intrusive and costly provisions of PPACA.
SBE Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to protecting small business and promoting entrepreneurship. For more information, please visit www.sbecouncil.org.


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Rev. Jim DeLange, a supporter of LGBTQ rights, dies
by Cynthia Laird, News Editor
Tuesday August 23, 2022
The Reverend Jim DeLange. Photo: Courtesy the DeLange family
The Reverend Jim DeLange, a straight ally who advocated for the LGBTQ community in the Lutheran Church, died August 20 at his home in San Francisco. He was 88.
Pastor DeLange had suffered from dementia for many years, his daughter, Lynn Krausse, wrote in an email, and added that she and other family members were at his side. For the last several years, Krausse said that her brother, Brad DeLange, served as his primary caretaker.
In 1981, pastor DeLange accepted the call to St. Francis Lutheran Church, a small inner-city congregation on the eastern edge of San Francisco's Castro district, the city's large LGBTQ neighborhood, noted an obituary that pastor DeLange wrote. Through his efforts, the congregation expanded its outreach to the gay community, just as the AIDS crisis was striking. St. Francis church grew and soon established itself as a voice for gay and lesbian people in the Lutheran Church.
In 1982, the congregation called the Reverend James Lokken, a gay man, as a part-time assistant pastor. In 1984, the congregation called the Reverend Michael Hiller, another gay man, as a part-time assistant pastor, according to the obituary. Both of these calls were approved by the former American Lutheran Church. In 1990, the congregation called and ordained a lesbian clergy couple, Ruth Frost and Phyllis Zillhart, as assistant pastors and assigned them to work with another recent gay seminary graduate, Jeff Johnson, to develop Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministry. For this latter action, the St. Francis congregation was charged by the local Evangelical Lutheran Church in America bishop with violating the ELCA constitution, put on trial, suspended from membership for five years and, finally, was expelled from the ELCA in 1995.
In 1994, pastors Frost and Zillhart became part of the pastoral staff of St. Francis Church and, under pastor DeLange's leadership, LLGM moved to a national organization, called Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministries. The organization is now called Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries and has over 250 ELCA LGBTQ pastors and seminarians on its roster.
With the 2009 change in ELCA policy toward LGBTQ pastors, St. Francis was received back into membership in the ELCA. During the Festival of Reconciliation in 2011, a formal ceremony marking the end of St. Francis' expulsion from the national Lutheran Church, as the Bay Area Reporter noted at the time.
"Jim and the St. Francis Lutheran faithful in the Castro, along with their allies, changed the church," Michael Pappas, a gay man who's executive director of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, wrote in an email. "Jim was a passionate leader who challenged, exerted, worked, and prayed for the church to become an open and welcoming place for all of God's people. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is still a church in transition, but because of Jim's courage and passion it is infinitely closer today to being, in his words, 'the church that it oughta be — a church that makes a difference in the lives of individuals, in the whole church and in the world.'"
Pastor DeLange was also involved in ministering to gay men in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. As gay men moved into the old Victorian homes in Duboce Triangle and Eureka Valley further south on Market Street, many of St. Francis's longtime straight parishioners had moved to other parts of the city and Bay Area. And not many of the new residents attended the Lutheran services.
"There were some gay men in the congregation when I became pastor. It was a small congregation," recalled DeLange in a 2011 interview with the B.A.R.
But in 1981 pastor DeLange soon found himself providing pastoral care to many gay men raised Lutheran who had succumbed to a mysterious disease that had only been discovered that summer.
"Mostly what happened is there were people in the congregation who said their friends were sick and asked if I would go visit them," he said. "The hospitals would also call to say there was a gay man here who is Lutheran and very sick. That got me involved."
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In 1989, the Reverend DeLange was invited to join a steering committee that was forming the San Francisco Interfaith Council. He served on the board of the SFIC for 23 years, eight of those years as chair, 2004-2012. During that time, he and his colleague, Rita Semel, raised the profile of the organization, developed the board, and raised the funds to hire Pappas as the first executive director.
"His many years of leadership solidified the infrastructure and foundation of the SFIC as we know it today," Pappas stated in an email. "He was a friend and mentor whose wise counsel I both trusted and valued."
Fran Johns served with pastor DeLange on the SFIC in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
"Jim's remarkable work for justice and equity for the LGBTQ community was part of what earned him such high regard," Johns wrote in an email. "But he was also gifted with an ability to reach out to faith communities of every tradition, and the genuine love and concern he held for all humankind made him unique as a faith leader."
Marilyn Saner, an Episcopalian who served with pastor DeLange on the interfaith council, wrote in an email that he was friends with José Julio Sarria, a gay man and drag queen who founded the Imperial Court System, and was in the procession for Mr. Sarria's funeral at Grace Cathedral in 2013.
Pastor DeLange was born on July 6, 1934, and was a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, the obituary stated. His mother was the youngest daughter of Swedish immigrants who had moved from Ystad in Skåne to St. Paul in 1903. His father was the grandson of Norwegian immigrants from Bergen and English grandparents from Yorkshire. He attended elementary school in St. Paul and graduated from North St. Paul High School in 1951. He entered the University of Minnesota that fall. His college education was interrupted by the Korean War, and he joined the U.S. Navy in January 1953. During his time in the Navy (1955-1958) he resumed his college education at the University of Minnesota. Upon his discharge from the Navy in 1958, he transferred to Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated in 1962 and was ordained in his home church, Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Maplewood, by his family's next-door neighbor and longtime pastor, the Reverend Paul Krause.
In 1957 he married Beverly Hansen (now Beverly Bradley, Ph.D.) in St. Paul, according to the obituary. That marriage gave them two children, Lynn Rene born in 1959; and Jay Bradley in 1963. They divorced in 1970. A second marriage also ended in divorce. In 1991, at a Synod Assembly in Fresno, pastor DeLange met Diane Nelson. They were married at St. Francis Church a year later. After 20 wonderful years together, Diane died of cancer in 2011.
Reverend DeLange is survived by his sister Rochelle and her husband Floyd Schrodt; his nephew Dean Schrodt and his wife Wendy; his niece Shari Nelson and her husband Chuck; his daughter Lynn Krausse and her husband Jeffrey; son Brad DeLange; two step-children, Matthew Nelson and Adrienne Nelson Brown; and four grandchildren: Ellen Armstrong and her husband Troy, Paul Krausse and his girlfriend Lauren Fenske, Gordon, and Glenn Brown.


If you have still not upgraded to Windows 10 and you use Assistive Technologies, then better hurry up! For users of assistive technologies, your time to get free Windows 10 ends up on 31st of December 2017. If not, then be ready to pay $120 to upgrade to Windows 10! Although Microsoft technically ended the free version of Windows 10 upgrade program back in July 2016, it offered to provide a free upgrade for those using accessibility features like Braille screens, screen readers, and other assistive aids.
The free scheme would allow the users of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to simply enable the accessibility features and they would be eligible to upgrade their Windows for free! The company might have laid this scheme at that time as they were still working on accessibility options for Windows 10 with a specific call-out to changes that were to be announced as a part of the July 2016 Anniversary update. Post that, there have been two feature updates and this Anniversary update was the oldest one that supported Windows 10 version in the market.
Microsoft has not specified a deadline for this offer at that time. But now silently the company declared 31-12-2017 as last day to upgrade to free Windows 10 for assistive technology users as well.
Practically speaking, the impact of this change would be almost negligible as it is doubtful if there are many left who have not upgraded to Windows 10.
Many companies who would be willing to upgrade to Windows 10 might have already done it and won't be waiting for the paid version. Whereas, small businesses and individuals still hanging to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and haven't upgraded since the last two years won't be really excited to upgrade.
From Microsoft's point of view, it seems that finally, the company is looking to make some money from Windows 10. Previous versions of Windows were always a paid upgrade, which seldom saw preference by existing users.
Although Microsoft seems to be failing in touching the 1 billion devices installations for Windows 10 with market hinting that the OS isn't popular as Microsoft would have liked, there could be still many users looking for an upgrade just for a modern and secured user experience.


DVDFab Video Converter can convert video to Zune easily and professionally. The output file for display on your Zune can be a WMA audio, or a MP4 or WMV video. Now just follow me to have a look at how to do the conversion and watch any video on your Zune.
Run DVDFab, choose Converter option, then on the left panel of the interface, click on the profile icon to bring about the profile library. Navigate to Device -> Microsoft to choose a video profile for your Zune.
Now it's time to load the source video. Click the Add button to load the file. You can also drag and drop the file into the program. Seconds later, the source is in. Its audio and subtitles can be changed if want.
Click Advanced Settings button on the left panel and all video/audio parameters are in front of you for free changes. Usually the default settings are OK.
Click Edit button to open Video Edit window. And you can trim the video for multiple clips, crop the video for display, add watermark to the video, load external subtitles, etc.
Hit Start button on the main interface to start conversion after all settings are done. During the process, you can set the PC to shut down or hibernate when all tasks are done, you can also set DVDFab to exit when it finishes its job.


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COP23: Anti Trump alliance says most of U.S backs Paris pact
A group of US states, cities, businesses and universities say they are still committed to curbing global warming, even as the Trump administration is walking away from the Paris climate accord.
Speaking at COP23, the global climate meeting in Bonn, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said many Americans were committed to the goals of the Paris Agreement and there was nothing "Washington could do to stop us".
The group – calling itself 'America's Pledge' – which accounts for more than half the country's economy, have been taking considerable steps to reduce emissions by promoting renewable energy and climate-friendly transportation systems.
The speeches by Bloomberg and California governor, Jerry Brown, were regularly interrupted by protestors, who held banners protesting against climate change.
Outside the venue in Bonn, social and environmental movements gathered for a peaceful demonstration under the motto "Coal, Crude Oil, Nuclear: Stop the monkey business".
Around 2,000 pdemonstrators called for more action against climate change, with many taking part in a short march from the city centre to the COP23 venue.
Many wore creative costumes ranging from Donald Trump being driven by a polar bear to skeleton costumes, a nod to the 11th of November being seen as the start of the carnival season in parts of Germany.
Trump under fire for telling Democratic congresswomen 'to go back' to 'fix' countries they came from
EU nations issue statement over fears the Iran nuclear deal could fail


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Stuart Leonard Most
March 26, 1934 - July 1, 2014
PITTSFORD - Stuart Leonard Most, 80, of Pittsford, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Strong Memorial Hospital. There will be no prior calling hours. Funeral Services will be at 12 Noon on Friday, July 4, 2014 in Temple Beth -El, South Main St., Geneva. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions, in his memory, may be made to Lifetime Care Hospice Service, Rochester, NY. Stuart was born in Greenfield, MA and has resided in Rochester area for many years. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Anne Most. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor degree and received his Masters degree from Northeastern University in Boston. He owned and operated Most Managements Services on E. Henrietta Rd. in Henrietta for over 30 years. He was a member of Temple Beth David in Rochester. He is survived by his wife, Rochelle; his children, Faith (William White) Most of Clifton Springs, Naomi (Peter) Anselm of East Bloomfield, and Neal (Sharon) Most of North Beach, Md. two brothers, Ivan (Sue) Most of Orchard Beach, ME and Arnold (Debbie) Most of Poughkeepsie, NY. Five Grandchildren.
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Q: How to know and prevent an error with terminal commands from python? Making a program which can open apps upon listening to commands. The app name is stored in variable 'a'. And then opened with the following line:
os.system("open /Applications/" + a + ".app")

But sometimes it is possible that 'a' does not exist on the system, say 'music' for which the console prints:
The file /Applications/music.app does not exist.

And the python code stops entirely.
How can I know that the console gave this error and prevent the program from stopping?

A: subprocess is more powerful than os.system, the stdout and stderr of subprocess can be ignored with subprocess
import subprocess
res=subprocess.run(["open", "/Applications/" + a + ".app"])
print(res.returncode)

use res.returncode to get the execute result(none zero value shows that the sub process has encountered errors).

A: Maybe you could try to use the try/except commands to handle errors in python: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/errors.html.


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Josep Maria Riera i Alfaras (Fuirosos, Montnegre, 1896 – Sant Celoni, 1972) fou alcalde de Sant Celoni entre l'1 de febrer de 1934 i el 25 d'agost de 1936 i entre el 9 de febrer de 1939 i el 7 de desembre de 1949.

Propietari de can Riera de Fuirosos, Josep Maria Riera i Alfaras residia a Sant Celoni des de 1903. Fou membre de la Lliga Regionalista, vinculat al Círcol Autonomista la Constància (cal Xarric), i, des del 1930, de l'Institut Agrícola Català de Sant Isidre (IACSI), l'associació creada per defensar els interessos dels grans propietaris rurals catalans; per altra banda, el 1930 fou vicepresident de l'Ateneu, en la fundació del qual va col·laborar, igual com també va presidir la Junta del Patronat del Col·legi Verge del Puig des de 1929 fins que es dissolgué, el 1959, quan els germans de la Salle adquiriren l'escola.

Josep Maria Riera i Alfaras fou alcalde de Sant Celoni en dues ocasions:

 En temps de la República, entre 1934 i 1936

 Durant el franquisme, des de 1939 fins a 1949

Durant el seu primer mandat l'Ajuntament contribuí a la construcció dels ponts o passeres per travessar la Tordera a ca l'Oller de Fuirosos, can Draper i la font de Bocs (1934). El 1935 s'acordà construir una escola a la Batllòria i es va concertar un préstec per col·laborar amb la Direcció General de Primer Ensenyament a edificar un grup escolar a Sant Celoni al lloc on hi havia l'antic cementiri, i per dur a terme les obres projectades de reformes urbanes.

El 1939 tornà a ser alcalde després que durant uns dies Felip Portillo, cap local de FET y de las JONS, va presidir la comissió gestora provisional des de l'entrada de les tropes franquistes el 31 de gener de 1939. En aquest segon mandat, Riera va menar una política conciliadora mirant d'aturar les denúncies contra persones significades en el bàndol republicà. Sota el seu govern municipal, es reconstruí l'església (1940), destruïda durant la Guerra, començà l'edificació d'una nova caserna de la Guàrdia Civil (1944) i s'iniciaren les gestions per fer el pont de la Batllòria sobre la Tordera (1946). El 1945 s'enderrocà un edifici de la plaça de la Vila per eixamplar el carrer Torras i Bages i es van adquirir els terrenys de l'actual plaça de l'Estació i del camp municipal d'esports, igual com també fou urbanitzat el passeig dels Esports (1944) i es potencià la instal·lació de noves indústries, com ara Derivados Forestales (1942) o Industrias PRF (1947). En el camp de l'ensenyament, l'Ajuntament col·laborà en la represa de l'activitat educativa dels germans de la Salle (1939), interrompuda durant la Guerra, i l'alcalde va fer gestions per tornar a obrir una escola de monges per a les noies (1941), que començà el 1942 amb l'establiment de les Missioneres del Cor de Maria a can Pedro.

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Alcaldes de Sant Celoni
Alcaldes franquistes catalans

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How Does Discord Make Money?
by Menka Dimitrovska, Money Columnist
Published in Money on 27th April, 2018
What is Discord?
Discord is a freeware VoIP application that's available on Android, Windows, iOS, macOS, Linux, and all web browsers. The application is designed primarily for the gaming communities.
It was initially released 3 years ago, and has been actively growing ever since.
Discord is available in 27 languages and is free to use, meaning that you are free to make as many servers, with as many slots as you need and never have to pay for voice chat ever again.
Discord's Reception and Popularity
By 2016, Discord already had 3 million users, and a growth of 1 million new users per month, reaching almost 90 million users by the end of 2017.
It is a really popular chat platform among gamers, although a small percentage of its users, use it for non-game related activities, like fantasy football, stock trading and more.
How to Use Discord
You can use Discord by downloading the app on your computer or mobile, or on your web browser. If you want to use it on your mobile phone, you'll have to download the app, since the browser version isn't available for mobile devices.
Next thing you'll need to do is create an account so that you can use the application, and not just the browser version.
Once you create your account you can begin to familiarize yourself with the app, and see just how everything works, and how everything's organized.
You can make changes and optimize your account, add friends to your Discord chat, edit notifications, connect the rest of your accounts, like Skype, Twitch and Stream if you want, and a lot more.
The next thing you'll probably want to do is connect with your friends, by inviting them, or joining a Discord server.
Once you've done all of those steps you'll be free to chat with your friends or other users, and enjoy your games or any other activity you're doing. All you need to have is a pair of headphones and a microphone, and you're good to go.
Pros of Using Discord
Other that the fact that it's a free to use service, Discord has a few more pros that keep its users interested, among those are:
Play with a peace of mind
Your communications are encrypted and your IP address is safe.
Stay connected with your friends
The mobile app allows you to chat even when you're AFK, and you can easily summon your friends by sending them push notifications, using @mention.
Easily share everything
You can share videos, GIFs, photos, and all kinds of links from your phone or desktop directly into your chat. The GIFs only play when you hover over them with your mouse, so that your CPU gets spared.
Don't let your game be affected and slowed down
You can use Discord while minimally affecting your CPU, and your game, so that your performance can't be imacted.
Easily set it up
Discord is the easiest thing to set up, and doesn't require any specific setting configuration or drivers.
Receive great voice quality
Simply put, you're going to love how clear Discord's voice quality is.
How Do They Make Money?
If using the application is completely free, and there are no ads displayed anywhere on it, then you're probably wondering how they make money.
Similarly to League of Legends, a game we all know and love, Discord is free to use, although there are items and features that you can buy, such as Discord custom emotes, skins, and sticker packs. These are all items that make them money without offering a huge advantage to those people who buy them over the other users.
You can also find a lot of Discord merch, including hats, hoodies, sweatshirts and t-shirts that helps them make some extra money from their devoted fans.
Discord Nitro
The thing that helps Discord make money the most is their marketing strategy and the way they actually promote their product. They don't charge a dime for their app's free functions and in return they ask for support from their users, by buying merch, cosmetic items, and of course Discord's paid option, called Discord Nitro.
Discord Nitro is a paid subscription that helps support the app, and in return offers you a small set of perks, like having an animated avatar, a nitro profile badge, and a few other sweet features.
You can get your own subscription for $4.99/month, or $49.99/year, and you will not only get some features that regular users won't have, but you'll also contribute to the development of an app you enjoy using.
Discord's future will include many more features, and cosmetics, like more stickers, themes and so on, which will all be for purchase, although they're never planning on charging for its primary purpose, which is the voice chat.
Discord vs Skype
As Discord's site says: "it's time to ditch CPU hogs like Skype" and believe it or not, that's the main reason why more and more people, especially gamers prefer to use this voice call app instead of Skype and TeamSpeak, other than the fact that it's free to use.
Not only are these two apps not free, but they also come with risks of DDOS attacks, are heavy and are not specifically dedicated to gamers.
The thing that makes Discord so popular is the fact that you can use it on a browser, it's safer to use, isn't heavy and has all the features a gamer needs.
Does PointsPrizes Have a Discord Server?
Yes, we have a rather large Discord community with over 14,000 registered members. We talk about earning prizes, regular free gift codes and free game key giveaways plus tons of other cool stuff.
We highly recommend you click the 'Connect' button below, to sign up with the Discord web client. This way you can try out the software immediately, without having to download anything to your computer!
By Selling Cosmetic Items. Such items include: sticker packs, discord emotes, and skins.
By Selling Merchandise. A small part of their profit comes from selling branded tees, hats, hoodies and other merch.
From Discord Nitro. Discord's paid monthly subscription offers users extra perks, like an animated avatar, sharing custom discord emotes in all servers, having a higher screen share and a boosted upload limit, and a few more bonus features.


Steve followed my advice and one week later got a job from a client who hadn't called him back in months.
And for that you need enough clients. But who exactly are they, what are they thinking, and what are the words they need to hear that will get you their business?
It's simple. First you identify the right client, crawl into their heads so you understand what they want and what they are thinking and then engage them in a conversation that establishes that and how you can solve their problems.
I didn't say SELL them. I said SOLVE their problems. That's what this training is about. Shifting you out of that uncomfortable sales mode into problem solving hero mode. In this training you'll gain an understanding how that works so that you get started right away.
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Thank you very much. This training was very helpful. I read about the "why" a lot and I'm squeezing my brains out to find the "deep" answer. I am a photographer and my obvious why is because I love those moments in between that are so precious. I want to preserve them. I want to capture the power of life and emotions. But up until now it was unclear what the client gets.


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York City boss Gary Mills says promotion can finish the job
Last updated on 13 May 201213 May 2012 .From the section Football
York City boss Gary Mills wants his side to complete their season with promotion after lifting the FA Trophy.
The Minstermen beat Newport 2-0 on Saturday and return to Wembley to face Luton next Sunday in the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final.
"We said we wanted to do the double and we're halfway there now," Mills said.
"I just hope this is the start of many good things to come here. We've worked very hard to achieve what we want to achieve here."
He added: "I want to move this club on. My job is to get this club promoted and that's all I'm thinking about now."
The former Tamworth boss reserved special praise for first goalscorer Matty Blair.
Blair, who scored the winning goal in the FA Trophy semi-final against the Hatters and grabbed the extra-time winner against Mansfield in the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off semi victory, put York on the way to victory against the Exiles before Lanre Oyebanjo secured the Trophy with a second.
"Matty never gives in. If he loses the ball or misses a chance it doesn't bother him, he just keeps going," he continued.
Like any football club now you need to move on and progress and it's not just about getting people in through the turnstiles any more.
Gary Mills on the need to move to a new stadium
"He's a fantastic lad to have in the squad because he's always smiling and he deserves all the plaudits he's had this season."
The Bootham Crescent side are set to find out at a council meeting on Thursday
Mills acknowledged that Saturday's win was just the start of a pivotal period for the club.
"It's a massive week for us, the decision on Thursday will be huge for where this club goes.
"Like any football club now you need to move on and progress and it's not just about getting people in through the turnstiles any more.
"We're going to celebrate this win and have a couple of days off but we'll be back in on Tuesday and focussing on beating Luton," he concluded.
Along with Forest Green, York are the longest serving members of the top division in non-league football, having been there for eight years.
Premier League: Spurs score twice in added time to stun Leicester, Man Utd lead Brentford
Championship: Hull double lead against Blackburn, Luton in control at Reading


The tribute extended to some of Nova's older teams at the Idaho State Cup. But it carried its most weight with the U-14 team, which wrote the message on its arms before each game and rolled past the Coeur d'Alene Sting Galaxy 5-1 on Monday at the Simplot Sports Complex for the state title and a spot in the Far West Regionals on June 22-28 at the same site.
Alexis, 14, found out about the gesture Friday in a text from Simmonsen and joined the team Monday to watch their championship game.
Vic Rodriguez always sat away from the rest of the parents, setting up a chair by himself behind Nova's goal for a better view of his daughter, a center back. At halftime, when the teams switched sides, so would he.
FC Nova placed his empty chair on its end line for all of its U-14 games in the tournament, both for its top club and its reserve team. Players from both teams delivered a flower to the chair before their games Friday.
The news of his death hit the team hard. But dedicating the tournament to him and Alexis and having a constant reminder on their left arm helped FC Nova refocus their energy.
Simmonsen said he can add Alexis back to the roster for regionals if she's up for it. But like he told his team before Monday's championship, trophies and tournament don't mean everything.
"When you're 35, 34 and have your own kids, you're not going to have that stuff on your mantle anymore," he said. "It's more the mentality. It's about family and being there for each other and having each other's backs.
Neither the U-16 Boise Nationals Premier or FC Nova girls teams allowed a goal in the tournament before Monday's final. But goals flowed early and often in the championship match.
Jesse Cole struck first in the opening 10 minutes and added a second-half goal for Boise Nationals, which held on for a 3-2 victory.
Four FC Nova players play for the club in the Elite Clubs National League, a top-flight national youth league.
Eagle High's Emma Bailey, a BYU commit, knotted the game at 1-1 entering halftime. But Mikayla Furrow fired through balls to Cole and Madison Roache to set up two second-half goals.
FC Nova threatened to rally, pulling with one on Aubree Chatterton's 72nd-minute goal. But Boise Nationals killed the final 8 minutes for the title.
The Boise club swept the weekend's seven boys championships, winning titles at the U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-17 levels and earning Far West Regional berths.
The Nationals' U-19 squad also qualified as the only team in its state field.
The only level without a Boise Nationals side at regionals is U-18. Idaho Falls' Ballistic SC upset Boise 2-0 at their state tournament last week.
Boise Nationals also won the U-15 and U-16 girls titles, and a combined team with FC Nova rolled to the U-19 championship.


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skin irritation: in vivo
other: This study was conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of Good Clinical Practice regulations described in CFR 21, Part 50 (protection of Human Subjects - Informed Consent)
Repeated Insult Patch Test (occlusive)
One hundred and three (103) subjects, 73 females and 30 males, ranging in age from 18 to 69 years were empanelled for this test.
Type of coverage:
occlusive
Approximately 0.3 m1 of the test articles were placed onto 25 mm Hill Top Chambers (occlusive) patch, which were applied to the back of each subject between the scapulae and waist, and to the left of the spinal mid-line.
Induction Phase
Patches were applied every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until 9 applications of the
test article had been made.Subjects were instructed to return to the Testing Facility on Tuesday and
Thursday for supervised removal of patches applied on Monday and Wednesday. Patches applied on
Friday were removed by the test panelist approx. 24hrs after application.
The sites were scored just prior to the next patch application. Procedurally, if a
subject developed a positive reaction of 2-level (moderate) erythema or greater during the Induction phase
or, at the discretion of the Principal Investigator, if the skin response warranted a change in site, the patch
was applied to a previously unpatched, adjacent site for the next application. If a 2-level reaction (or
greater) occurred at the new site, no further applications were made. However, all reactive subjects were
subsequently Challenge patch tested
Challenge Phase
After a rest period of approx. 2 weeks (no applications of the test article), Challenge patches were
applied to previously unpatched test sites. The subjects returned to the Testing Facility 24 hours
later for supervised removal of the Challenge patches. The sites were scored 24, 48, and 72hrs after
application. A dermatologist was present at the 72-hour observation period [(except for Subj. Nos.: 26 and
30 who were unable to be seen by the dermatologist. Subj. Nos.: 81 and 98 were seen by the dermatologist
at the 48 hour evaluation due to starting the Challenge phase of the study 1 day later. In the opinion
of the Principal Investigator, the data for Subj. No.: 26, 30, 81 and 98 is considered useable for the
purposes of this study)]. All subjects were instructed to report any delayed skin reactivity that might have
occurred after the fmal Challenge patch reading. When warranted, selected test subjects were called back
to the Clinic for additional examinations and scoring to determine possible increases or deccreases in Challenge patch reactivity
overall irritation score
other: human subjects
other: Test Article did not induce clinically meaningful irritation or show any evidence of induced allergic contact dermatitis in 75 human subjects.
erythema score
other: 24, 48, & 72 hour scores not specified
edema score
Seventy-five (75) subjects satisfactorily completed the test procedure. Twenty-seven (27) test panelists [Subj. Nos.: 7, 20, 21, 24, 25, 31, 34, 45, 47, 49,51,54,55,58,62,70,71,72,73,76,77,87,92,93, 100, 102 and 103] were discontinued for reasons unrelated to the conduct of the study. One (I) test panelist [Subj. No.: 64] was discontinued due to technician error. Discontinued panelists data are shown, up to the point of discontinuation, but are not used in the Results and Discussion or Conclusions sections of this final report.
Transient and non-transient, barely perceptible (+) to mild (I-level) non-specific patch test patch test irritant (non-cumulative) responses (occasionally accompanied by mild to moderate dryness, mild edema and scab formation) were observed on twenty-six (34.7% of the test population) test panelists [Subj. Nos.: 4, 8,11,15,17,18,19,29,36,37,39,40,41,43,50,69,79,80, 84, 86, 88, 91, 94, 96, 97 and 101] during the Induction and/or Challenge phases of the study. One test panelist [Subj. No.: 29] exhibited mild dryness with no observed erythema during the Challenge phase of the study. One test panelist [Subj. No.: 59] exhibited a mild papular response with no observed erythema during the Challenge phase of the study.
None of these responses were considered evidence of clinically meaningful irritation. Nor were they considered allergic in nature.
not irritating
Criteria used for interpretation of results: expert judgment
In a reliable (Klimisch 1) study under the conditions of a Repeated Insult Patch Test (occlusive), the Test Article did not induce clinically meaningful irritation or show any evidence of induced allergic contact dermatitis in 75 human subjects.
The test article Alpha methyl cinnamic aldehyde should not be labelled as R38 irritating to skin


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The Gathering – The West Pole
Full CD album. The West Pole is the ninth studio album by The Gathering. It is the first album to feature the new vocalist Silje Wergeland, previous front woman of Octavia Sperati. This album also includes two guest singers, Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), as well as other guest musicians. Comes in a 3-panel...
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When I met my friend Jane at the hospital for her latest CAT scan, she seemed more tired than ever. Her face swollen from lymphoma, she described how hard it was to eat and drink, and how drained she felt. "Honestly," she said to me, "over the weekend, if someone had offered me a magic pill to end it all, I would have taken it."
Jane was diagnosed with lymphoma just over a year ago. Initially, it seemed as though some chemotherapy would clear up the problem and she could get on with her life. But over the past year, radiation treatments have been added to chemo, and side effects from the chemotherapy medication have sent her to emergency three times, resulting in two new drugs to deal with a racing heart. Sores cover her body, and an enlarged lymph node on the side of her face has grown to the point that she has trouble eating, drinking and talking. Jane, who has always had lovely hair and skin, now dreads leaving home.
But she hadn't shared any of that with her doctor, nor had her doctor ever asked. The health care team continued to schedule treatments, but it was obvious that Jane was not getting better. And no one had talked to Jane about the goals of care, or what her prognosis might be. I asked Jane if she wanted to know that information.
"I've been trying to think about how to start that conversation with them," she said. "I know what I want to ask. I just don't know how to ask it."
Her statement made me realize that perhaps the doctor was feeling exactly the same way. But no one seemed to be able to get the conversation started. And yet, Jane's wishes – and what would be acceptable or unacceptable to her – should be key to her treatment plan.
After some conversation about this, Jane and I met with her doctor, and she asked the difficult questions about prognosis and the benefits of her treatments versus the side effects and how they were affecting her quality of life. Her doctor answered her questions honestly and carefully, and Jane left the appointment feeling much more in control of her situation.
These are not easy discussions – but they are critical ones. I'm so glad that my friend was able and willing to take the first step with her doctor – but I wish that her doctor had been able to do the same. Thanks to Jane's courage in speaking up, all of us can work together to ensure that she gets the care that she wants, and deserves.
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Guess which is the book most borrowed from Australian libraries?
Never Go Back by Lee Child was the adult fiction book most borrowed from Australian libraries during the first quarter of 2015 according to a survey carried out by the Australian Library and Information Association. Jamie's 15 Minute Meals by Jamie Oliver was the most borrowed non-fiction, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney most borrowed children's book and Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins the most borrowed young adult book.
The list was announced at the beginning of Australia's annual Library and Information Week which this year has the theme Imagine. On Wednesday 27 May, at 11am, the National Simultaneous Storytime is being held with more than 360,000 children expected to join in as The Brothers Quibble by Aaron Blabey being read aloud at venues all across Australia. There are 1,515 public library service points across the country which include 76 mobile libraries. According to the survey in all 174million items, books and ebooks, were lent to more than 10 million members of a library.


Sir Edmund Moundeford, only son of Sir Edmund Moundeford, Knt, died in 1643 without issue, and with his death the Feltwell branch of the family came to an end. The Moundefords of Feltwell were a younger branch of the Hockwold family, Adam Moundeford, the first of the Feltwell branch, being the younger brother of Osbert Moundeford of Hockwold. This Osbert died in 1456 and by his Will he bequeathes to Margaret his wife a chamber in his house at Hockwold for her and her maid; and 12 marks yearly; also meat, drink, wood and candle. He also bequeathes �48 per annum to his brother Adam, and 20 sheep to Esselina, Adam's wife. Adam died in 1463; he and Esselina lie buried in the Church of Feltwell St. Mary.
In his history of Methwold Mr. Gedge tells us that the Moundefords had their town house at Methwold and that it was built at the beginning of the Tudor period; he gives a sketch of the house and a description of it. He also tells us that the Moundefords took their name from the neighbouring village of Mundford; also spelt Mundeford and Moundeford in old records.
Sir Edmund Moundeford had four half-sisters; one of them, named Elizabeth, married firstly Miles Hobart, Esquire, and secondly Sir Hugh Cartwright Knt.; she died in 1619, aged 83 years, and was buried in the south aisle of Norwih Cathedral. Another Sister, named Muriel married Sir Henry Clere, Bart., of Ormesby, son of Sir Edward Clere, a spendthrift who owned Bickling, of Ann Boleyn fame, and sold it and was long a prisoner in the Fleet. By this marriage there were two children, a son Henry and a daughter Abigail. Henry predeceased his father and was buried at Feltwell St. Mary. Abigail married a Col. John Cromwell, of London, and according to Rye's Norfolk Families, seems to have behaved very badly and ruined her husband; evidently she was a chip of the old block and took after her grandfather.
The name of Sir Edmund Moundeford appears in a law suit over the Methwold rabbits. Methwold warren was large and we are told was "famous to a proverb for rabbits." So numerous were they that proceedings were taken at different times for damage done, and in 1606 there was a cause pending in Chancery and another in the duchy courts of Lancaster, between the Lords of the adjacent towns, to whom Sir Edmund was one, and the Methwold warrener.
Sir Edward Moundeford gave and settled by deed, 10th September, 1642, two. several parts of marsh or fen ground in Feltwell - in South Fen one containing 600 acres, called Ten-feet Ground; the other containing 240 acres, called the Wannage - in trust, the profits to be applied, one-third in the yearly distribution "of frize or some other cloathing" among the poorer sort of people that have or shall be born in Feltwell; and two-thirds in support of a free school in the said town "for the teaching the children of the inhabitants grammar and other learning, freely." But when the clear rents were more than �60 per annum he desired the surplusage to be applied in the purchase of some convenient ground in Feltwell with a convenient house thereupon, or else to build one, for an almshouse for the placing and dwelling of poor, aged and impotent people inhabiting in Feltwell and then the surplusage above �60 per annum shall be yearly bestowed amongst the poor people of the said almshouse. Part of the land was taken by the Commissioners for the drainage of the Bedford Level, and the estate now (i.e., 1854) consists of 633 ac. 1ro. 18p. of Fenland and two houses. The School was erected by the trustees in 1839; the Almshouses in 1819.
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In 1981, Al Jarreau Was 'Breakin' Away' from the Pack
For Al Jarreau, the seventh time was the charm. Well-respected as a jazz/soul vocalist in the late '70s, it was seventh album Breakin' Away, released at the end of June 1981, that established his presence in pop music.
As with previous album This Time, Breakin' Away found Jarreau fusing his unique vocal sensibilities to the laid-back West Coast pop-rock sound that had dominated airwaves for several years. Producer Jay Graydon recruited a dazzling array of backing musicians to craft the tracks, including Toto's guitarist Steve Lukather and drummer Jeff Porcaro; keyboard players like Michael Omartian, Michael Boddicker, George Duke and David Foster; and a legendary brass ensemble that included Jerry Hey, Chuck Findley and Tom Scott. Known just as often as a song interpreter, Jarreau, Graydon and arranger Tom Canning penned most of the tracks here, including the title cut and opener "Closer to Your Love."
READ MORE: My Classic Soul Podcast Celebrates Al Jarreau's Debut 'We Got By'
But the album's biggest hit was a happy accident. The feel-good "We're in This Love Together," penned by Nashville songwriters Keith Stegall and Roger Murrah, was one of the last recorded for Breakin' Away. "The story that I was told by Jay Graydon...was that they were going through songs the night before the (recording) session," Stegall later said. "They didn't feel like they had a lead single. They had gone through everything, and there was one cassette left in the bottom of the box. Jay Graydon picked it up and said, 'This better be our hit.' And it was 'We're in this Love Together.'"
Stranger still, Stegall added, it was never meant to be sent to Jarreau. After a pitch to Johnny Mathis was ignored, "The song was pitched to a band called The Larsen-Feiten Band. They were managed by the same firm that managed Jarreau, and somehow that cassette - that was supposed to be in the Larsen-Feiten box - ended up in the Al Jarreau box."
The stroke of luck paid off: "We're in This Love Together" became Jarreau's biggest hit, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the R&B charts, while Breakin' Away received two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance and Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance, as well as a nomination for Album of the Year.


As we come to a close on Lent and embark on Holy Week, I am finding that I am drawn to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her heroic virtue. I remember the first time I saw a live Stations of the Cross, I just kept looking at Jesus' Mother. In the movie, Passion of the Christ, I again, found myself totally drawn to Mary and her incredible strength. Every time I see a depiction of her reaching out to Christ on his way to Calvary, I weep. I cannot fathom her pain, or her faithfulness. She just kept being faithful to God's plan, even as it unfolded in the most horrific way. Now, as a mother, I can relate to Mary in such a deep way, but also am even MORE in awe of her grace.
The first time I felt that intense need to protect, my oldest was only 1 day old. A nurse had come in to obtain some blood samples from his heel, and she was not very gentle, probably because she needed a lot, and probably because she was doing the best she could. My little Oliver screamed in pain, and I envisioned myself throwing that woman out the window. Of course, the intense post partum hormones did not help, but this idea that someone was hurting my baby, even when it was totally necessary, triggered something in me that I was not expecting. A Mama Bear instinct so strong that I was willing to hurt another person. I am not the Blessed Virgin Mary, so my sinful nature became crystal clear to me on that day. My mind drifted to all that Mary must have seen. Her son wasn't carefully swaddled in a warm room while a lovely lady came in to do some necessary blood samples. Her son was whipped, almost beyond recognition and humiliated over and over again until his death. It was not a peaceful death, in a comfortable bed, with his loved ones joyfully surrounding him. It was a death so bloody and painful, and barbaric, that even though we KNOW it happened, I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around it. Yet, Mary stood, tall, faithful, and prayerfully loving her son and supporting him in his mission to open the gates of heaven to us.
Mary is full of grace in a way that I only aspire to be, so open to the Holy Spirit and the will of God, that nothing, not even seeing her son tortured and murdered before her eyes would shake her resolve. What if we opened our hearts to God like that? Always welcoming His will, no matter how hard, with peace and confidence that He knows best? I know that I fight Him a lot when His will makes me uncomfortable, sad, angry, or when it makes me realize just how NOT in control I actually am. I love that Mary never felt or acted betrayed by God. How often does something happen that makes me feel like God has tricked me, or lied to me, when in reality, I am the one lacking the holiness to see that His plan is perfect in every way?
Mary knew without a doubt, what we ALL know but struggle to grasp. God is NOT A LIAR. He does not do things to hurt us, or make us feel less than. He is ONLY Good. He doesn't know how to be anything else. I have so much love for the Blessed Mother and there are so many things that inspire me about her. One of those things is that she intimately knows the Father and allows Him to intimately know her. This intimacy makes her seek Him in all things, love Him in all things, cling to Him in all things, and worship Him in all things. Another thing that I love about her is that she is ALWAYS pointing to Jesus. She takes no glory for herself, she merely wants to be an icon to her Son. She is the perfect mother.
I pray that as you enter into Holy Week, that you immerse yourself in this prayerful time. I pray that our Lady inspire you to follow Christ closely, and without reserve. I pray that you encounter God intimately. May we all strive to imitate Mary, so that we too, can become icons to her Son.


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Composer and librettist Dean Burry was born in St. John's, Newfoundland but grew up in the town of Gander. In 1998, while working as an educator with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, he was commissioned to write The Brothers Grimm. The opera has been seen by over 165,000 children across Canada since 2001 and has been produced across North America and Europe. At well over 500 performances, The Brothers Grimm is believed to be the most performed Canadian opera ever.
Other major works include The Hobbit for the Canadian Children's Opera Company and Sarasota Opera, The Scorpions' Sting for the Canadian Opera Company, The Vinland Traveler and Le nez de la sorcière for Memorial University of Newfoundland, Pandora's Locker for The Glenn Gould School, the CBC serial radio opera Baby Kintyre (released on the Centredisc and Naxos labels in September, 2014) and Beacon of Light for Rising Tide Theatre.
Burry was the 2011 recipient of the Ontario Arts Foundation's Louis Applebaum Composers Award for excellence in the field of music for young people. Recent premieres include Tempest in a Teacup in Guiyang, China and The Bells of Baddeck at the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. www.deanburry.com
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