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ALCOA FOUNDATION AND DISCOVERY EDUCATION KICK-START THE NEXT GENERATION OF MANUFACTURING LEADERS WITH NEW PROGRAM
Christina Scripps, Discovery Education
240-662-6502, christina_scripps@discovery.com
Suzanne van de Raadt, Alcoa Foundation
212-836-2662, Suzanne.vanderaadt@alcoa.com
— Online Destination, "Manufacture Your Future," Spotlights Modern Manufacturing Careers for Middle and High School Students —
SILVER SPRING, Md. (May 28, 2014) – Alcoa Foundation, one of the largest corporate foundations in the US, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today the launch of "Manufacture Your Future," a new online destination designed to inspire thousands of students in grades 6-12 to take the first step towards exploring and pursuing today's manufacturing careers.
The program provides middle and high school educators, guidance counselors, students and families with hands-on resources that build excitement around post-secondary manufacturing career opportunities. Manufacture Your Future encourages the development of critical thinking skills through real-world application, and offers dynamic standards-based, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-focused lesson plans, a manufacturing career guide, family discussion starters and a Virtual Field Trip designed to give students an inside look at some of today's most prominent manufacturing careers.
Educating students about careers in manufacturing is especially relevant knowing that, according to The Manufacturing Institute, more than one in seven U.S. private sector jobs depends on the U.S. manufacturing base. The sector supports millions of people who make things in America and a large number of employees in other sectors of the economy.
"As the manufacturing industry continues to evolve, it's becoming increasingly important that we nurture a future workforce that is interested in pursuing careers in manufacturing, and that they are also equipped with the STEM skills necessary for these critical jobs," said Karen Zilhaver, Middle School Educator from Seminole, Fla. "Manufacture Your Future allows me to do both of those things for my students; using these tools, I can build excitement and skills."
"The manufacturing industry is an innovative place full of exciting potential," said Esra Ozer, President, Alcoa Foundation. "However, we need a strong pipeline of talent to fill the increasing demand in the manufacturing industry. Programs like Manufacture Your Future help kick-start a student's understanding of possible manufacturing careers. Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation are proud to help ignite that spark of interest."
Manufacture Your Future's comprehensive, cross-curricular lesson plans also look at the history of manufacturing and include STEM-based resources on robotics, designed to stimulate conversations between educators and students around potential manufacturing careers. Designed by Discovery Education's curriculum experts, the site's resources provide insights into the science behind the manufacturing design process. Family Discussion Starters extend the conversation beyond the classroom, giving parents a way to highlight the crucial role that manufacturing plays in day-to-day life. Educating families is an important goal of the program, given that according to a national survey by The Manufacturing Institute, less than 20 percent of Americans said that their parents or their school system encouraged them to pursue a career in manufacturing.
Virtual Career Guide and Virtual Field Trip
The program's virtual career guide provides an additional layer of support, offering guidance counselors detailed, first-hand information about manufacturing careers – from welding to mechanical engineering –that also gives students a more holistic look at the industry's wide-range of occupational options.
Manufacture Your Future will launch its first virtual field trip on National Manufacturing Day, October 3, 2014. Students will get an inside look at careers in advanced manufacturing through an interactive event hosted live from an Alcoa facility.
For more information on the program or to access the site's free resources, visit: www.manufactureyourfuture.com.
Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content and professional development for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of Common Core, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. Available in over half of all U.S. schools and primary schools in England, community colleges and in 50 countries around the world, Discovery Education partners with districts, states and like-minded organizations to captivate students, empower teachers, and transform classrooms with customized solutions that accelerate academic achievement. Discovery Education is powered by Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the number one nonfiction media company in the world. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.
About Alcoa Foundation
Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the U.S., with assets of approximately $470 million. Founded 62 years ago, Alcoa Foundation has invested more than $590 million. In 2013, Alcoa Foundation contributed more than $22 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the world, building innovative partnerships to improve the environment and educate tomorrow's leaders for careers in manufacturing and engineering. The work of Alcoa Foundation is further enhanced by Alcoa's thousands of employee volunteers who share their talents and time to make a difference in the communities where Alcoa operates. Through the Company's signature Month of Service program, in 2013, a record 62 percent of Alcoa employees took part in nearly 1,300 events across 24 countries, benefiting more than 505,000 people and 1,900 nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.alcoafoundation.com and follow @AlcoaFoundation on Twitter.
About Alcoa
A global leader in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing, Alcoa innovates multi-material solutions that advance our world. Our technologies enhance transportation, from automotive and commercial transport to air and space travel, and improve industrial and consumer electronics products. We enable smart buildings, sustainable food and beverage packaging, high-performance defense vehicles across air, land and sea, deeper oil and gas drilling and more efficient power generation. We pioneered the aluminum industry over 125 years ago, and today, our 60,000 people in 30 countries deliver value-add products made of titanium, nickel and aluminum, and produce best-in-class bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum products. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com, follow @Alcoa on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Alcoa and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Alcoa.


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The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - Printable Version
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The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - alaric - 10-21-2011
The real reason the Libyan leader needed to be taken out by the powers that be........
http://www.realzionistnews.com/?p=666
THE BRUTAL MURDER of Muammar Gaddafi by Zionist-owned Libyan insurgents is an example of what happens to political leaders who defy international Jewish bankers.
Gaddafi refused to do the bidding of the Rothschild-centered global banking cartel in 5 areas:
• A Gaddafi-Centered African Union With A Common Currency Here & Here
• A Gaddafi-Run Central Bank Of Libya Here
• A Gaddafi-Holding Of 150 Tons Of Gold Here
• A Gaddafi-Run Libyan Oil Industry Here
• A Gaddafi-Run 'Blue-Gold' Water Reserves Here
IN JULY OF 2011, the son and heir apparent of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, stated that it wasn't just Libya's 'black gold' (oil) that the Zionist West wants, but Libya's 'blue gold' (water) – the some 500 miles of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System that lies beneath Libya's surface.
The Nubian Aquifer is the only fresh water source that remains in North Africa and thus is the focus of what has become known as "Water Wars."
Two French water firms, the largest in the world, Veolia and Suez SA," says al-Islam, want to own the Nubian Aquifer, since they will make countless billions in profit from food grown from the water.
Both Veolia and Suez SA, like all multinational corporations, are doubtless funded by Jewish finance capital. And Louis Dreyfus International, a Jewish French firm, would apparently be the food broker.
Al-Islam points out that every IMF and World Bank loan, both controlled by Zionist Jewry, is issued on the condition that the victim-nation sells its water supplies to private investors. View Entire Story Here, Here, Here & Here.
It appears that Saif al-Islam's testimony against Zionist Jewry has been silenced forever as he has been reportedly encircled by the Zionist-owned Libyan insurgents on October 20, 2011, the same day his father was captured and mercilessly murdered.
Gaddafi's main threat to International Jewry's Banking Cartel was his plan for a common African currency—the gold-backed Libyan dinar—which would have replaced the all fiat-issued US dollar, British pound, and French franc as the main currency in Africa.
Jewish banking interests were clearly at stake as the US dollar is maintained by the Jewish-run Federal Reserve Bank; the British pound by the Jewish-run Central Bank of England; and the French franc by the Jewish-run Banque de France.
Is it any surprise then that the three major invaders of Libya — America, England, and France — whose Zionist-bought leaders: Obama, Cameron, & Sarkozy, are praising the brutal and slow murder of Libyan chief, Muammar Gaddafi?
No, it is no surprise at all. View Entire Story Here, Here & Here.
Re: The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - alaric - 10-21-2011
War and death is the harvest of the Zionists.......
ZIONIST BLOOD THIRST
CALLING FOR BOOTS on the ground, Jewish president of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass, after admitting that the Libyan invasion was to oust Gaddafi via "regime change" — sought a US-led NATO occupation of Tripoli.
In a quick follow-up to Haass' blood thirsty call, Jewish neocon Philip Zelikow, former US State Department Counsellor and 9/11 Commission Head, wrote that "Gaddafi's fall" would spark a "Democratic Spring" (read Jewish puppet governments) throughout the Arab world.
Leading the Zionist fray, it was the same Jewish sleaze balls who brought us the Iraq War through their lies about Saddam's 'weapons of mass destruction,' namely, the "Project for a New American Century," now reincarnated as, "The Foreign Policy Initiative," who urged in their June 2011, "Open Letter To House Republicans," the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi.
THE SIGNATORIES to the Letter read like an invitation to a Bar Mitzvah…this time a very bloody one indeed:
Elliott Abrams, John Podhoretz, Robert and Fred Kagan, Lawrence Kaplan, Robert Lieber, Michael Makovsky, Eric Edelman, Kenneth Weinstein, Paul Wolfowitz, Randy Scheunemann. View Entire Story Here & Here.
And of course, the leader of the Zionist rat pack, Jewish neocon William Kristol, apparently dictates US military policy as evinced in this Fox News interview: "No we cannot leave Gaddafi in power and we won't leave Gaddafi in power."
Kristol and his fellow blood-thirsty Jews have now seen their dream come true.
In violation of both International Law and the Geneva Convention's prohibition of the mutilation of prisoners of war, Muammar Gaddafi is now among the Zionist-murdered dead.
Re: The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - devotedknuckles - 10-21-2011
Sure but
live by snatch and murder, die by snatch and murder.
(10-21-2011, 09:49 PM)devotedknuckles Wrote: Sure but
I guess this rule doesn't apply to the Zionists Jews like Richard Haass of the CFR and his ilk running things behind the scenes perpetuating war and death around the globe all in the name of their god.......money.
It will it's about conditions. Once conditions allow for it Oh yeah
(10-21-2011, 10:00 PM)devotedknuckles Wrote: It will it's about conditions. Once conditions allow for it Oh yeah
Oh of course then it will not be poetic justice as it is called when Muslim despots receive their retribution for their atrocities.
No, someday when the meddling Zionists get theirs it will be labeled hate. persecution and "antisemitism".
Re: The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - pander44 - 10-22-2011
And as a side note,the L.A.Times is reporting that Gaddafi had nearly $200 Billion socked away worldwide for himself and his family in case of emergency.This while close to half of the Libyan population didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.
Re: The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - Scriptorium - 10-22-2011
It is a total crime what happened. Don't obey the propaganda. Read the Green Book on his philosophy.
http://www.greencharter.com/files/docs.htm
(10-22-2011, 08:39 AM)pander44 Wrote: And as a side note,the L.A.Times is reporting that Gaddafi had nearly $200 Billion socked away worldwide for himself and his family in case of emergency.This while close to half of the Libyan population didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.
Hmmm, that's 500 billion less than we threw at Goldman Sachs recently.
Have you seen a dime of that money pander?
Oh but you paid for it my friend and so won't your grandchildren.
And the way things are going many in this country someday won't have pots or windows neither.
Re: The Zionist murder of Muammar Gaddafi.... - Heinrich - 10-22-2011
For someone who endured the Troubles and lived under unjust occupation, murder and theft, you seem to think it is OK for it to be done to others.

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Ma'an to Direct Contributions to Provide Extra Relief Across the Health Care Sector
Abu Dhabi, Monday 6 April 2020: The Authority of Social Contribution – Ma'an's 'Together We Are Good' programme will allocate some of the contributions received so far towards extra relief for Abu Dhabi's health care sector.
The past week has seen businesses and individuals step up their support financially alongside many in-kind contributions for the benefit of Abu Dhabi and aid the current health and economic challenges.
The Department of Health has identified the key priority areas that will be of most benefit outside of the usual operations of the UAE's healthcare system and will work closely with the Authority of Social Contribution - Ma'an to determine how to apportion the funds to best provide Abu Dhabi's world-class health care professionals and facilities with any required support.
H.E Dr. Jamal Al Kaabi, Acting Undersecretary of the Department of Health, said: "As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic virus, the UAE has joined hands to ensure the safety and well-being of society. All working as one team, the healthcare sector is ready and fully capable to protect of all members of the community and fight against the spread of the virus."
"Ma'an's 'Together We Are Good' programme, reflects that in unison comes strength, our sincere gratitude and appreciation goes out to all the members of the community who continue to provide their support for the healthcare sector, and who remain fully committed to ensuring the delivery of high quality healthcare services for our nation." Al Kaabi added.
Her Excellency Salama Al Ameemi, Director General of Ma'an, said: "I continue to be humbled by the extraordinary public response to our 'Together We Are Good' programme. We will ensure that the money raised so far will be used in the most effective way possible and I am extremely grateful to all of our contributors from across the community.
"While our health care system is robust and continues to rise to the various challenges that present themselves, the unprecedented public support is testament to the unique community spirit that is manifesting itself in Abu Dhabi.
"As always our focus will continue to be on our how we can constantly meet the various social challenges we face and benefit Abu Dhabi and its citizens and residents."
In cooperation with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, Ma'an will allocate financial funds which will contribute to supply hospitals with essential resources needed for isolation and quarantine facilities in hotels. In coordination with the specialized agencies and other hotels working closely together to establish a medical team, a part of these financial contributions will be devoted to the purchase of an additional set of medical supplies and equipment including infection prevention, examination supplies, provision of meals, and transportation for the medical staff. Additionally, part of the funds will be used to care for people in home quarantine.
Finally, part of the donations will be allocated to healthcare entities converting their facilities into isolation units. DoH will conduct a thorough study of these entities to ensure they are meeting the necessary requirements under the current conditions, which are reviewed periodically and updated regularly based on updates from the Government.
Participants wishing to contribute financially can send SMS messages to 6670 (AED 1000), 6678 (500 AED), 6683 (100 AED) and 6658 (50 AED). They can also call 8005-MAAN for volunteering and in-kind and financial contributions above AED 1,000 or send messages on WhatsApp on 0543055366. Transfers can also be made via First Abu Dhabi Bank using the IBAN number: AE100351011003988349032. In-kind contributions include equipment, buildings, services, and time as well as expert volunteering efforts.
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Saurian Saturday - Happy to meet Haplocanthosaurus
Well, here we are again with another Saurian Saturday here at T.rex Road Trip. And of course, it's a road trip memory that actually takes us close to home, by way of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Most of the consideration regarding the dinosaur quarries near the TrRT World HQ in Canon City, CO goes to the competing Marsh-Felch and Cope-Lucas quarries that were pivotal in the famed Bone Wars of the late 1800s. But there are several other significant quarry sites in the Garden Park area as well. In the summer of 1954, a team from CMNH acted on a couple of tips to head from Grand Junction down toward Canon City. There, along the banks of Four Mile Creek, they discovered the first few bones of what would soon be realized as an exciting find: the first and still only adult Haplocanthus delfsi, now specimen number CMNH 10380.
Working under the supervision of graduate student Edwin Delfs, the team worked to excavate the skeleton from between two treacherous layers of sandstone. As they removed bones from the mudstone strata, they used heavy timbers to shore up the upper layer. Over the course of the summer, a good portion of the skeleton was removed, jacketed, and sent to CMNH for preparation. Unfortunately, the skull of the specimen wasn't recovered.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is the home to "Happy", the sole adult specimen of the Haplocanthosaurus delfsi. The specimen from the Cleveland-Delfs Quarry near Canon City, CO is posed in the museum being harassed by an Allosaurus.
Delfs continued work excavating his find through 1957, fighting against flooding and the potential for collapse of this narrow quarry. He later employed a local rancher to bulldoze parts of the hillside above the dig side, then blasted away the sandstone to continue excavating. In the 1957 season, the team also uncovered the skeleton of a six foot long crocodile-like reptile, eventually named Eutretauranosuchus delfsi.
H. delfsi is a late Jurassic sauropod, dating from around 155-152 million years ago. It is relatively small among sauropods, with "Happy" measuring around 49 feet in length, with an estimated weight of around 12.8 metric tons. Three other specimens have been assigned to Haplocanthosaurus, with others possibly being related as well.
There are only two other sites where Haplocanthosaurus has been found - one near Snowmass, CO, and the other nearby in Wyoming. Its name, meaning Simple-Spined Lizard, references its distinctive spine layout, which is used to differentiate it from other similar sauropods. The skeleton was placed in display in 1963, but it wasn't scientifically described until 1988. At that point, it was noted that the specimen held several differences when compared to the fragmentary remains of the known Haplocanthosaurus priscus, which was named and described in 1903. As such, it was assigned the name H. delfsi in honor of its discoverer. The Cleveland-Delfs quarry has yielded bones from both species.
CMNH 10380 is one of the only mounted skeletons of Haplocanthosaurus to be displayed, and thus is a very rare find. The quarry site is only ten miles or so from my house, and I am looking forward to paying the location a visit when the opportunity arises.
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Alex Garland's auspicious directorial debut, Ex Machina, illustrates the philosophical depth that can be achieved when science-fiction is distilled down to its raw materials. Composed, disciplined, and small in scale, the film is the antithesis of the blockbuster epic, featuring not one alien horde or starship armada. While it contains elements of romantic tragedy, Ex Machina is primarily a nervy psychological thriller, a three-way chess match that unfolds in a single locale. What emerges from such an unassuming foundation, however, is as exhilarating and frightening as any saga of galactic apocalypse.
Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) is a programmer at a search engine company, and has just won a stay at the remote but luxurious compound of the firm's reclusive billionaire founder, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Upon Caleb's arrival, Nathan reveals that his house is also a bleeding-edge research laboratory, that he has succeeded in creating artificial intelligence, and—most startling of all—that he has placed that synthetic mind into a life-like (albeit half-completed) robot. Nathan offers Caleb the opportunity to interact with this android, dubbed Ava (Alicia Vikander), and perform a variant Turing Test. Does anything about Ava seem programmed or artificial? Or is she, for all intents and purposes, a person?
Writer-turned-director Garland presents this story with admirable efficiency and an enveloping atmosphere that conveys wonder, disquiet, and terror in equal measure. The film features some astonishing visual effects, but such wizardry functions seamlessly with Mark Digby's superb, modernist production design, rather than dazzling for its own sake. Befitting a sci-fi parable, the film engages bluntly with its themes; the characters openly discuss thorny questions of mind, freedom, and the self. However, such candor feels entirely appropriate for Ex Machina, which not only succeeds as a first-class futurist thriller, but approaches its outlandish premise with sensitivity and conviction.
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Sobel has covered many world class events including numerous Super Bowls, World Series, NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, NCAA National Championship football and basketball games, The Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and Open Championship of golf, Wimbledon and U.S. Open tennis, Summer Olympics, and horse racing's triple crown and Breeders Cup. Sobel also spent 10 years as a pro and college hockey play by play announcer and is currently writing his first book, not coincidentally titled "Touching Greatness".


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Brotherly Game Daily Links: MLS to face Liga MX in 2020 All Star Game
Miami and Nashville's roster so far, Fiorentina make a big bid for a Sporting KC starlet and more in today's links
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State of Nashville SC, Inter Miami rosters heading into the Expansion Draft
Here's where both teams stand heading into Tuesday.
MLS Cup 2020 predictions: Your (very) early guide to the top contenders
Considering all the roster upheaval still to take place over the Major League Soccer offseason, one would practically need to be an idiot to make an attempt at identifying the top contenders to take home the 2020 MLS Cup crown.
Inter Miami signs forward Jerome Kiesewetter
Kiesewetter began his professional career in Germany with Hertha BSC's youth academy and second team from 2007 to 2014. He then joined VfB Stuttgart and appeared twice for the senior team while totaling five goals and 13 assists in 55 appearances for VfB Stuttgart II.
LA Galaxy extend Cristian Pavón loan for 2020
Pavón will take up one of the Galaxy's three Designated Player spots and an international roster spot. Jonathan dos Santos occupies the second spot while Romain Alessandrini is out of contract and believed to be negotiating with the club.
MLS All-Stars will play top Liga MX players next summer at Banc of California Stadium
Major League Soccer is bringing its annual mid-summer all-star game to Los Angeles next season and for the first time the league's top players will be matched against a team of all-stars from Mexico's Liga MX.
Fiorentina Made Two Offers for Sporting KC's Gianluca Busio
According to the story, Fiorentina made two offers between $3-4 million for Busio. That's a sizable amount for the unproven 17-year-old. However, Sporting KC have set the price at $10 million for Busio


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of many things he's done.
Did you notice that the people at the march were not wearing "fetus hats" or other silly garb?
Morality aside, I still say that the higher the abortion rate the more sickly the society.
Liam Neeson versus the cops, the local drug gang, the out-of-town drug gang, his best friend and just about everyone else in the county. Watch for the scene wherein he decks a woman without any warning. The skills a man acquires from driving a snowplow and reading paperback crime novels!!
Seen the trailer, lots of push on YT. First non-business oriented movie I have an interest in seeing probably since "Ocean's 11."
Scientology spokesman in Australia blame Leah Remini ans A$E network for Australian murder committed by 16 year old.
Of course it is, but Scientologists are always on the attack.
A PBS poll has Trump up 20 points with Latino voters since the wall controversy started. From 30 in Dec to 50 today. They want a wall.
Research check verifies this statement. That is not totally shocking as many Latino families have lived legally inside USA borders for decades, if not centuries. They may view illegal immigrants as making it harder for everyone.
Fifty percent of Latino adults approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist.
The poll, released Thursday, showed a 19-percent increase in support of the President by Latino voters from early December when they gave the President a 31-percent approval rating. The increase is especially notable as the government shutdown continues due to border wall funding.
This is the highest approval rating among the surveyed demographics — with 26 percent of white voters saying they strongly approve and 3 percent of African American voters saying they strongly approve.
That is not totally shocking as many Latino families have lived legally inside USA borders for decades, if not centuries. They may view illegal immigrants as making it harder for everyone.
Of course they do! Ever notice all the "research" said that the GOP candidate had to be in favor of illegal immigration to get latino votes? It never worked because it was never true!
The other untruth is that latinos will block-vote as Blacks have and continue to do. So the candidate is told to remember to love illegal immigration or else write-off those votes forever.
The "experts" never won an election for themselves or anyone else. They just keep collecting fees. Trump once again is showing the way by example, if the GOP will listen!
I say the higher the abortion rate, the higher the IQ of the general public.
"If we have learned any policy lesson well over the past 25 years, it is that for children living in single-parent homes, the odds of living in poverty are great. The policy implications of the increase in out-of-wedlock births are staggering."
50% of babies are now born to single mothers. I think that says a lot about the newest generation not having a male model in their lives.
Crack a beer and enjoy the collapsing society.


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De heuvelmiersluiper (Epinecrophylla spodionota; synoniem: Myrmotherula spodionota) is een zangvogel uit de familie Thamnophilidae.

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 Epinecrophylla spodionota spodionota: van Z-Colombia tot N-Peru.
 Epinecrophylla spodionota sororia: N- en C-Peru.

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A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term "i sing praises by terry macalmon" - from the Lyrics.com website.
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Ruins of ancient port warehouse discovered during excavations of Tarragona's Roman theatre
City known as Tarraco in ancient times saw port move site to make space for theatre
ACN | Tarragona
Archaeological excavations in the scaena of the Roman theater in Tarragona have led to a finding that allows researchers to continue tracing out the evolution of the settlement known as Tarraco in Roman times.
Working in the part of the theater behind the stage area, archaeologists have discovered part of what would have been a considerable port warehouse. Believed to date from the first century BC, it was demolished in order to build the theater.
This would have been "the largest urban intervention in the history of Tarragona," and involved moving port infrastructure to the Francolí river, and redefining the layout of the old city.
Researchers say that the warehouse probably stored products that arrived from the Italian peninsula by sea, such as olive oil, wine or ceramics. They estimate it was in operation for a century at most.
When the Roman Emperor Augustus traveled to Tarraco between 26 and 26 BC, it is this port infrastructure, rather than the later theatre, that he would have seen.
The Catalan government is working to ensure that by the end of the year the space is open to the public.
The discovery comes just days after building work in the southern Catalan town of Tortosa uncovered Roman tombs containing the remains of three bodies.
Archaeology Roman ruins Tarraco Tarragona
Technicians working during excavations at the Roman theater in Tarragona, March 6, 2020 (by Eloi Tost)
New discovery of Roman ruins


Last updated: November 9, 2012 at 4:34 pm. Posted Friday, November 9, 2012 by Las Vegas Blog Staff in Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Restaurants, Paris Las Vegas. Comments Off on This is What a $60,000 Sandwich Looks Like.
Have you ever seen a $60,000 sandwich? You're about to.
Chef Robert Butler (below), of Café Ile Saint Louis at Paris Las Vegas, not only made a $60,000 sandwich, he invented one.
This scrumptious sandwich features a delightful mixture of both "cha" and "ching."
Butler, with his right-hand man, Chef Lowell McCain of Le Village Buffet at Paris, was named the first-ever World Food Champion at the Final Table of the World Food Championships held in Las Vegas, Nov. 1-4, 2012.
We asked Chef Butler to re-create his title-winning sandwich. For, you know, blog research purposes.
This ain't your grandpa's hoagie, whatever a "hoagie" might actually be.
Chef Butler took part in two competitions during the World Food Championships, winning $10,000 in the sandwich category competition, then snagging $50,000 in the seven-team final World Food Championships battle. The final seven competitors represented the best-of-the-best in a field of 300 challengers from across the country.
We put quotation marks around that to ensure you didn't think we memorized it. We are a Las Vegas blog, not a sandwich ingredient-memorizing robot.
Let's just say Chef Butler does more things at one time than this blog does in the entire course of a day.
One of the trickiest parts of this whole thing? At one point in the competition, chefs did a blind draw from a bag containing 10 classic sandwiches, and didn't even know which kind they'd be preparing for the judges. No pressure.
One of the key secrets to the winning sandwich? "Probably half a bottle of bourbon went into the pork itself," says Chef Butler. Suddenly, the chef has this blog's undivided attention.
The onion conserve, a thing this blog didn't know existed until yesterday.
According to our calculations, that's about $3,000 per bite.
Chef Butler's win was all the more astonishing given he never attended culinary school, and this was his very first cooking competition!
Read more about our award-winning Las Vegas chefs at Las Vegas Weekly, and say "hello" to Chef Butler when you stop by Café Ile Saint Louis at Paris Las Vegas.
This seems an ideal place to insert our photo of Café Ile Saint Louis at Paris Las Vegas which we, granted, probably mucked with too much in Photoshop.
Visit the World Food Championships site for all the event details.
Also, enjoy our exclusive gallery of far more photos than Chef Butler was comfortable having us take.
What Does a Million Dollar Lollipop Look Like?


FOREVER MY LADY! T'Challa's got royalty in his DNA, but does he have the loyalty of a goddess in his corner? Ororo Munroe, also known as Storm of the X-Men and former queen of Wakanda, is back in T'Challa's life. But is it for good this time? Or will country come between a man and his queen again?


In a sea filled with 9mm and .45 ACP, we examine whether or not the 10mm pistol still has a place and where that might be.
Home or self-defense, duty or off duty, target or hunting — the 10mm is capable of doing them all.
One of the newest and most affordable custom 10mm revolvers is Lipsey's custom Ruger Blackhawk.
Loaded with light- to mid-weight bullets (125-140 grains) the 10mm is a superb self-defense round.
Several manufacturers make new 1911s in 10mm including Springfield Armory's latest: the TRP.
My personal carry Delta Elite gets a steady diet of 155- to 180-grain loads at 1,200-1,500 fps.
If you are looking to hunt, the 10mm may be the best semi-auto hunting cartridge on the market today. Loaded with 200- to 230- grain hard cast bullets, you can reach impressive levels of penetration for larger game.
A Republic Forge 6-inch built specifically for handgun hunting.
Colt's Delta Elite is the most prolific platform for the 10mm.
Smooth, strong, and built to Ruger's standards, it is an excellent hunting handgun that is easy to carry.
Some "dead" cartridges just seem to stay alive; the 10mm is the perfect example. Specifically, let's examine the 10mm pistol.
Having used the 10mm for more than two decades, its demise has been repeatedly predicted but has never actually occurred. Carried on duty, concealed, for SWAT and occasional hunting, it remains a favorite.
Roughly the ballistic equivalent of the .41 Magnum revolver cartridge — another one that won't die — it has maintained a following since its very inception. Popularity has ebbed and flowed, but it's never waned. In fact, it keeps rising.
Once limited to a couple handguns, there are several offered today, more each year. Commercial ammunition once sparse is widely available in numerous loads from major manufacturers. It has become one of the most versatile pistol cartridges you can use; one reason it's still around. But what role does it really fill?
The 10mm's biggest strength is the ability to wear almost any hat a pistol round can.
Loaded with light- to mid-weight bullets (125-140 grains) it's a superb self-defense round. With 125-grain controlled expansion ammunition, it delivers impressive energy with controlled penetration and devastating wound channels. Even at very high velocities — many at more than 1,500 feet per second — recoil remains almost light.
Move to the 150-160 grain loads and you get more energy and greater penetration, especially through media with only a slight increase in recoil.
Companies like Doubletap Ammunition, Buffalo Bore and Underwood manufacture some of the best 10mm self-defense and duty ammunition you can field.
Barnes makes an excellent 155 grain TAC-XP in its VOR-TX line that performs incredibly well even at lower velocities (1,200 fps). It's perfect for older 1911 pistols.
Hornady does much the same thing with its Critical Duty line using a 175 grain bullet at 1,150 fps from a 5-inch barrel.
Doubletap Ammunition makes its own 200-grain hard cast bullet designed specifically for deep penetration and 100 percent weight retention at 1,300 fps. It has been used to take Cape buffalo using a 6-inch 1911 more than once.
Move to a revolver and you can hand load even more impressive rounds that remain very controllable.
Use the correct load and the 10mm will excel in semi-automatic pistols, revolvers and even submachine guns.
For years the FBI Hostage Rescue Team fielded HK MP5/10s chambered in 10mm. It may very well be the best subgun cartridge ever used. Recoil is minimal allowing for solid control with pinpoint accuracy.
Using one many years ago, I put 20 rounds into less than two inches at 50 yards from a kneeling position. Given its 8.85-inch barrel, it easily penetrates a number of barriers using the correct ammunition.
Modern pistol caliber carbines are starting to build in this caliber and they can be impressive.
Colt's Delta Elite is the most prolific platform for the 10mm. It is followed by the Glock 20, Glock 29 and the latest Glock 40 using a 6-inch barrel.
Glock 20s are currently used by agencies in Alaska as a primary pistol. I carried one for years as my duty weapon.
Glock's 40 MOS allows the use of an RDS and is perfect for hunting hogs or any number of game animals. Tanfoglio made one for years and it became a very popular competition pistol.
Several manufacturers make new 1911s in this caliber including Springfield Armory's latest: the TRP.
Early Colt Delta Elites benefit from the light loads, but modern 1911s are all capable of shooting the heavier and faster loads. My personal carry Delta Elite gets a steady diet of 155- to 180-grain loads at 1,200-1,500 fps. It has received that treatment for years with no issues. Custom 1911s chambered in this caliber seem to grow in numbers every year.
Revolvers are a perfect platform for this caliber.
Smith and Wesson's Model 610, although out of production, remains very popular and garners impressive prices.
Custom revolvers in both single- and double-action are common. One of the newest and most affordable is Lipsey's custom Ruger Blackhawk. Available in both a 4.625- and 6.5-inch barrels, it includes a .40 S&W cylinder. Practice all your single action skills with what has become inexpensive and available .40 caliber and take the 10mm to the hunt.
Smooth, strong, and built to Ruger's standards, it is an excellent hunting handgun that is easy to carry. Need a dependable back up in the back country? This may be it. Many experienced guides prefer a single-action revolver and this one packs a true wallop at a retail price that won't break the bank ($875).
So where does the 10mm pistol fit? Just about anywhere.
The only place it really does not seem to work is as a compact. A few commander-sized pistols have been made, but recoil is pretty intensive.
For anything else there is a 10mm that will fit. Concealed carry, home and vehicle defense, duty, tactical teams, hunting — anywhere you need or want the power this cartridge brings to the table. Few cartridges can go from the holster to the hunt with nothing more than a magazine swap.
Give it a try. You will be surprised.


Today we started on a geography project that the kids are SO EXCITED about!
We've been studying geography and landforms lately, so we'll be making our own landform maps. My book suggested that we make landform maps of our state... but how fun would that be? And really, how much would they get out of it? Instead, my students are designing their own island countries. They have to include at least 4 different landforms in their country that we learned about. Eventually, they'll have a raised-relief landform map of their imaginary country!
Here we are hard at work! No wandering aimlessly around the room... no harassing other people who are trying to work... no clips moved! Go kids!
You can't really see... but they marked off where they wanted each kind of landform on their island. I am really excited for how these will turn out!
Our ABC Countdown continues to march on toward the end of the year. Today was J - Jump Rope Day! I probably won't do this again because half of my kids didn't know how to jump rope and I didn't block off enough time for lessons... so my fun jump rope ideas kind of fell to the wayside while we had jump roping lessons.
I love the ABC idea!


So, What's the Source of Writers' Distraction?
Republished for those of you who didn't know me then. Plus, since the first posting I've completed and published three books. Two more are near completion.
I am writing this morning.
I made sure everything was done in advance. I showered, shaved, dressed. I spent an hour with my Father-God. Then I ate. All this before my preset writing time which begins and 8AM and runs until 12-1PM. I even had Scrivener opened to the book I am working on and my Ideas binder opened as well. Then it started–as always! Distraction!!
Of course, it wasn't the usual distraction. It never is. No, I saw a moth. Naturally, I could not allow it to keep fluttering around the window. So I grabbed my electronic insect swatter and zapped him into oblivion. Then I was getting ready to put the swatter back when it occurred to me that I hadn't checked the batteries since last year (I don't use the swatter during the winters in NH; I specify the state only because if you're from Florida, you might consider it odd that I don't use the swatter in the winter. NH bugs hide or come out in the summer.). Anyhow.
I checked the battery compartment and all seemed well. No leakage. So I put the electronic swatter back where I keep it close under my computer desk. Then I realized I needed to relieve myself of some of my morning coffee. So it was off to the loo. When I returned, I thought I was ready to begin. So I sharpened two pencils that didn't need sharpening. And now I'm writing. And if you've gotten this far . . . You're reading.
What's with that? Why do we procrastinate? Fluff the nest? Circle around like a dog, five times to finally give in to the need, then plop down? I don't have answers to this question. I hope you do because I expect you to comment and give us your best shot at what's really going on.
Is it our natural curiosity? If it were just me that experienced this pre-writing distraction, I wouldn't be writing this to ask you about it. I'd simply assume I'm weird, keep it to myself (except at readings), and that's the end of the matter. But, I've read enough in the craft to know that this is a universal, systemic behavior. No, a plague.
I'm not alone. Others have spoken or written about this. But I've not really been satisfied with an answer that hits the bullseye. Why do writers/authors have to balance the checkbook, sort through old work, sharpen pencils, adjust the chair or organize the desktop before they begin to put words to paper/screen?
Is it fear? Are we afraid that when we finally do sit to face the blank sheet/screen, we won't have anything to say? Are we afraid to get into the flow. I LOVE being in the flow . . . So it can't be that. So what is it? Once we know its source, we can either get past it (or as CK writes–Work it).
QUESTION: What is writers' distraction?
A HELPFUL RESOURCE: This week I received word that Jerry Jenkins, author of Writing for the Soul–and someone well known to many other faith based writers through the "Christian Writers' Guild"–has tackled this topic in a recent post. I went to his site where he has written an excellent post: "How to Overcome Writer's Block Once and For All: My Surprising Solution." I included the link to the post as an added resource for us all. I'm sure it will be helpful. Though he invites you to join his mentoring group, it is not a requirement to read the post and other helpful resources on his new site.
HONESTY DISCLOSURE: The link above is not an affiliate link, but I may receive a small, premium for including his post in my list of resources on this page. It in no way affects you or your reading of his post.
What Makes Islam a Threat to a Pluralistic Society?
Recently, I was interviewed by my brother on "The Ken Zone"–a local cable program broadcast in Western Massachusetts.
I share what I've gleaned from my research, study, and My 10 Best Resources on the Islamization of the World. Most of what I share was taught by those Muslims who have escaped Islam's grip and share at the risk of their lives.
I've been an author/writer for years. Since my early years at college and following my Bread Loaf School of English courses, I've worked quietly and consistently–plugging away at my vocation. Little known, but read by a small and faithful tribe.
Every writer or author I know (and I know many) writes to be read. He writes to communicate. She usually has something to say.
Some write for self-gratification. Others seek recognition, perhaps for a cause or personal fame. Some hope to make a living at it. Some write to change their tribe or the world. Most write because–know it or not–they have an innate desire to create.
I write because my Father is an author. And His writing has changed my life forever. I know the power of words. I've tasted the power of His Word. I've experienced the effect of words from both sides–changing and being changed. And I want to see lives changed for the better.
Though many writers may not know or acknowledge it, this subconscious, creative drive to write is in them because they are made in the image of God–who is Creator. Consciously, we all do it because wonderful rewards come from both the finished work and the process itself. Here are some of the rewards for writing well which I've been able to identify.
Many write just to write, but writing well can end in recognition. I'm not convinced that those who set out to be recognized get recognized, but it can end up being one of the rewards. Especially for those who write well.
Recognition can lead to influence. Perhaps they desire to influence history or simply a few souls. It can also lead to the next reward.
Some of us go on to receive remuneration. Perhaps we don't make our living at our writing–though undoubtedly some do–but we receive some form of remuneration. For my first published writing, I received only experience. Then, mugs, thanks, and more assignments. Once editors know that you will deliver and that you meet your deadlines without excuse, invitations increase.
For a while, I wrote for an online magazine that paid nicely and gave me regular work (until the editor left and the new one went in a different editorial direction. It happens). But remuneration–payment–can be a huge motivator and reward.
Being in the zone is a great reward of writing well. I love "the zone" I enter when writing. Everything else kind of fades away. My writing mentor–Ron Hansen–once told me, "David, turn off the editor, teacher, preacher, critic, and simply tell the story you have to tell." Don't be the perfectionist at the first draft stage. That can come later.
Jeff Goins once gave the same advice. That first write is such a creative act. Just get it out! And when I'm doing it well, I'm in the zone. Perfectly at peace, I'm writing what flows. Sometimes I may need to stop and mull things over, but I try to just keep going.
By the time I'm through, reentry is always amazing. Twenty minutes or several hours may have passed. Then I leave the work. Coming back to it later, I'm always amazed at the material I have to work with. Editing is its own kind of enjoyment for some of us. Hell for others. But nothing tops being in the zone or flow.
Good writers take great satisfaction at a job well done. They love the feeling of reading the finished work. Hearing themselves read to others and having them feedback is almost always rewarding.
I love knowing I've done my best. I enjoy knowing that something I wrote worked something good in someone else. That brings us to the superlative reward for writing as a believer.
A reader once told me that my first book literally changed his life. He has a whole new perspective on his value to God. If I never wrote another thing, that would be enough reward for me. Another reader, and friend, actually adopted a child on the basis of something I wrote. It doesn't get any better for me. Not money, not fame or notoriety, not awards can compete with the joy that comes hearing you've altered someone's life for the better.
I'm sure I've left out other rewards for writing well, but these are some of which I'm aware. I'd love to hear why you write.
QUESTION: What rewards for writing well have I left out? Are there some you agree with? Why?
A reader wrote last week and asked me if I use OneNote 2010 for journaling or jotting down writing ideas. He is planning to leave a set of journals for his daughter and wondered how I did my journals.
Everyone has his or her own way of doing things like this. I think as long as you're asking, it means you're open. And as long as you're open, you'll learn and you'll be able to find a way that best suits you.
I like to record and date my journals. I keep several: A Reading Journal; A Travel Journal; A Spiritual Journal; and a Writing Notebook. Any one of these can be password protected if you need that kind of security. I mainly use PW protection only on my list of passwords. That way only my wife and I can access our passwords.
As far as your question about printing the journals, every once in awhile, I print a journal and make punch holes in the pages. Then I mount them in a 1.5 inch white 3-ring binder. A different binder for every 5 years. My spiritual journals are the largest, so I put them in a 2″ binder. Then I place them in my bookshelves.
But primarily I use and access them in OneNote itself. Use OneNote as your electronic index to the printed notebooks. That way if you need to see the larger context, you can simply find a topic or keyword in OneNote, then go to your printed edition and open to it. The less paper I use though, the better I like it. I enjoy the speed with which I can retrieve an idea that would otherwise be lost in the pages of my ink journals.
I still enjoy taking a book journal and pen with me when I'm in a park or on the beach, but I'm always thinking about how this will be accessed once I get back home and enter it into OneNote. I also like to scan things into one note or send photos to myself that I can print to OneNote.
EVERYTHING I need to retrieve or search is in OneNote. I never have to wonder where to find a special quote, because all of my Kindle highlights and notes have been saved to OneNote. I'm retaining a lot more of my reading that way. I can enter any keyword that I can remember from the quote or from my editing keywording of that quote when I chopped out some of the junk. I can recall that so-and-so said something about Joy. Control +E . . . BANG! I'm on it. Copy. Paste into Word. Move on.
Hope this is helpful. Hey, maybe I should post this answer to your question for others who have journals and are thinking about moving them to OneNote. Or beginning a journal on OneNote. What do you think?
I'm practicing in public. I'm writing with thousands of others today who have taken Jeff Goins' 15-day challenge. As a part of this challenge, I made the aquaintance of a sister who is writing an important memoir about adoption and the challenges faced by broken families. I believe in the spirit of what Jeff is doing. I also have read some of my new writer-friend's work. So I'm doing something that those of you who know me know that I seldom do (or have done). I'm pointing my readers to her and her memoir. You can begin by visiting her website/blog. You'll find an assortment of rich writing there.
Because I BELIEVE in what Carole is doing, I am going to INITIATE this post so that we can PRACTICE writing by commenting on her blog. I bet it would be thrilling for her to have this sudden upsurge in commenters. And I KNOW Jeff would say, we're catching on.
Enough said? Oh, by the way, Carole doesn't know I'm doing this, so don't let on. Just surprise her. Someone might do that for you sometime. You never know.
Be generous and let others know about her too. Thanks. I'm glad to be engaged in this challenge with people like those I've met so far. Every blessing be yours.


In this episode of our podcast we interview one of Rima's Cystic Fibrosis friends she met off of social media. Meet Jackie; an energetic, intelligent, hard working, and a powerhouse of a woman. She has overcome multiple health issues and is pushing through with a positive mindset. Looking at the brighter side of life and living life to its fullest. Learn how she was put in a medically induced coma and then received a double lung transplant.


My new zombie art technique – Bashed by a Shovel.
The title may say it all: "Bashed by a Shovel".
In this original Zombie Art, by HouseofZombe.com, I have taken a photo of my model and turned him into a scary zombie, who's head has just been bashed in by a shovel.
When I photographed the model, I selected this seemingly benign shot to convert him into a zombie. The result was good — But, I wanted more.
…How about bashing his head in with a shovel?


Fast growing small businesses reach a point when specialized finance expertise can be critical to continuing success.
Determining when that time is, and what the expertise looks like, can make a big impact for a company.
Mary Cook, managing director of Finance & Accounting at Salo in Chicago, helps companies evaluate this transitional time.
As a small business leader, growth is a top priority.
Acquiring customers is hard but getting paid for work already accomplished is sometimes harder. Customers avoid paying for various given reasons, seldom because of bad intent.
One recent small business leader survey indicated they were more interested in buying the property their brick-and-mortar facility domiciled in than at any time in the past 10 years.
The decision to buy or lease is one of the toughest such choices they face.
Small Businesses Fall Prey To Non-Existing Dummy Companies.
A surprising number of businesses fall prey to fraud by doing transactions with non-existent companies..
This fraud allows non-existent, or otherwise fraudulent businesses, to establish credit. These firms then dupe unwary small businesses.
Once duped, these victims sometimes employ specialized firms to collect bad debts.
Read more about Small Businesses Fall Prey To Non-Existing Dummy Companies.
For those companies thinking about transitioning accounting departments to paperless have this 2018 tax season, these tips can turn a potentially negative experience into a positive one.
Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet offers these five tips.
As recently as a decade ago, if you were a small business owner with a bad personal or business credit score, you could forget about getting a loan from a traditional bank or credit union.
Personal and business data floods the mail and Internet during tax season.
And according to Tim Zeilman of the The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company identity thieves are on the lookout.
Zeilman thinks small business leaders need to keep some things in mind.


Interest rates are at historic lows. Expect to get a great mortgage with an attractive rate.
The first step to purchasing a home is to select the right Realtor to effectively and profitably represent your interests.
Door Knocking - One of the best ways we find our clients a great home not yet on the market is we constantly door knock through the specific area that you as the buyer would like to live. We come across many potential sellers this way or a neighbor who knows of someone that would like to sell their home.
Telephone Prospecting - Similar to door knocking, once you as the buyer identify the area you want to live in we will also call through those neighborhoods looking for potential sellers who are not yet on the market.
Expired and Cancelled Listings - These are homes that were on the market at some point in the past 3 years and for whatever reason did not sell. Often times these sellers would still like to sell their home without having to go through the hassle of fully marketing their home.
Database - We have an extensive database of clients who we actively keep in communication with, and have many clients who with the right buyer would be happy to sell their home, without having to go through the hassle of having their home on the market.
Traditional Sales - These are sellers who have equity in their homes and are usually looking to close escrow in 30-45 days. When writing an offer on a traditional sale you will usually negotiate directly with the seller through their agent.
Short Sales - These are sellers who owe more that what they can sell their homes for and therefore have to negotiate with their bank to receive a lesser amount. Typically the negotiation process with the bank can take 4-6 months to get an offer approved and the price is subject to change during this time.
Foreclosures - These are the homes which have been foreclosed on and taken back by the bank also known as REO's (Real Estate Owned) or "bank owned". Like the traditional sale, the bank will want to close escrow within 30 days upon accepting your offer. The banks are motivated to sell these homes quickly and will typically price them slightly below market value to get multiple offers and create a bidding war to drive the price up. Even though you may pay over the asking price, these can still be a great value.
What is the seller's motivation?


Last week I touched no knitting, instead focusing on edits for the Shawl Geometry books, and a new project. But this week, I also dove back into my bag of unfinished projects and pulled out what is probably the oldest unfinished project I have laying around.
I started this sweater back in 2012 and never even finished the bodice.
Since, I have no intention of finishing this as a sweater, and I'm absolutely not ripping the whole thing out. I figure I'll close up both ends and turn it into a pillow. Fingers crossed that works.


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Q: Asp.NET MVC How to quickly display large amount of data in datatables Background
I have an ASP.net MVC 4 web application written in VB and Razor, and using MySQL as its data source.
I need a view to display a table containing an ever expanding amount of data. (Potentially up to 10's of thousands of rows and maybe more.)
In order for me to continue further development, I have temporarily implemented a basic data-table where all rows are written to the page and then handled by the data-table thereafter. This works fine with up to a few hundred rows, but the more rows there are, the slower it gets and page loading times plummet!
Question
How do I implement the data table in such a way that data is retrieved and displayed only when needed so as to keep consistent page loading times, but also keep the searching and sorting functionality?
Additional notes
My guess is that the data-table must call something server side to pass only the required data, but I have no idea where to begin with this.

A: Paging
Only display a certain amount of rows per page.
You can use the .Take(100) to only retrieve the first 100 rows. Use .Skip(100).Take(100) to get the second 100 rows etc.
Filtering, sorting and searching should be done serverside. Keep in mind that you should FIRST sort/filter/search, and than use .Take(100)

A: The solution I found to this was to use an Ajax source for the data table. I added a get method to my controller and return the required datatable JSON array to populate the datatable.
Here is the website I found which provided the solution:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/177335/Refreshing-content-of-the-table-using-AJAX-in-ASP

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A traveler's backpack is often one of their most prized possessions, and with good reason because a lot of work goes into picking out your backpack and making sure its just right for the kind of travel you are doing. This past Christmas, I decided it was time to make the leap and invest in a quality, carryon-sized backpack that I could use for upcoming adventures, including my 2.5 week trip through Europe this past Spring. After countless hours of research reading blog posts and reviews online and talking with friends who have backpacked, I decided trade in my Caribee Jet 65L for the sleeker and smaller Osprey Porter 46L backpack. After having this bag for 9 months and taking it on a couple different trips, I am absolutely in love with it and I recommend to everyone I know that is looking for a good backpack.
I loathe top loading bags because I am the tpe of person who wants to be able to access all her stuff without having to unpack everything and so the most important factor when I was searching for a bag was to have a front loading panel that unzipped all the way. The way this bag opens makes it as easy to access your clothes as a traditional suitcase!
I swear every time I open my Porter 46L I find another pocket for hiding and compressing my stuff. Of course there is the main pocket, but within it there is one pocket on each side. There is a pocket on top of the bag(pic on right) and one on the front panel, plus a second main pocket with a laptop sleeve, small zippered pocket, main compartment and small organizational pockets(middle picture). AND theres a pocket on the back to tuck away the straps(more on that below) that is a good place to store important travel documents such as boarding passes and a photocopy of your passport.
I mentioned this briefly above, but there is a pocket on the back where you can tuck away the shoulder straps if you have to/want to check the bag in and dont want to risk the straps being harmed by bag handlers. This feature is one of my favorites because I have had previously bags bite the dust after having handles broken during transport and this feature means my bag *should* survive longer. Speaking of straps and handles, when your straps are tuckeed away, there is a handle on the side(plus some on the top and bottom) AND a place to attach a duffle style strap (pictured in center) if that entices you.
Things I hate: waiting at baggage claim, paying to check a bag, airlines damaging my luggage, and my luggage getting lost. This bag's size means I never have to deal with these struggles because I can carry it on and have it in my possession at all times. No more worrying about my luggage not making a connecting flight, no more long waits at baggage claim, and NO MORE CHECKED BAG FEES!!!6. Comes in different colors!
There is nothing worse when backpacking than being stuck with this huge bag strapped to your back with uncomfortable straps, especially if you will be walking with the bag on travel days. The Osprey Porter 46L has sturdy, adjustable straps that sit comfortably on your back and, when coupled with the waist band, distribute the weight evenly so that you don't even realize how heavy your pack is. The strap height can be adjusted a bit for taller and shorter people and the chest strap can be adjusted as well.
I don't want to spend too much time on this section, but essentially 46 liters is a lot of space to pack in, especially with all the compartmentss. If you want to see how much stuff I took on my trip through Europe, check out my post here and thatis a good gauge of how much the ba holds. Trust me when I say this bag has more than enough space for almost any type of travel!10. And its Relatively afforable!!!
The best part about this bag? You can get it on Amazon for under $100 for the black and green and under $150 for the orange(as of September 2016)! This is a bag that has 5 stars on Amazon, from a quality company and its so inexpensive!
If you are looking for a spacious, reliable, carryon-sized backpack, I would 100% recommend this bag! If you have any questions about my experience with the bag or have any great recommendations for similar bags, drop a comment below!
As always, from one misguided millennial to the world, this has been my review of the Osprey Porter 46L backpack!


As a fundamental component of complete piano care, it protects your piano from the undesirable effects of extreme or fluctuating humidity levels. The Piano Humidity Control System will enable your instrument to maintain proper pitch between tunings and protect the myriad of tiny wooden parts that make up a piano. A stable piano will be more enjoyable to play and listen to while rewarding your fingers with a consistent, proper touch.
For those of us who live in a coastal/humid environment…that is a must!


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If you are from the Lewiston area and are considering adoption, either as a prospective adoptive parent or a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy, you likely have questions about Maine adoption laws and processes. Below, find information about Lewiston adoption agencies, home study providers, and other local adoption and foster care resources.
As a prospective birth parent or adoptive family, your adoption professional will play an integral role in throughout the adoption process and ensure you receive the support and services you need along the way.
Foster care programs, requirements and processes are determined by the state. In Lewiston, foster parents must meet all Maine foster care requirements and complete a home study.
For more information about foster care and foster-to-adopt placements in Maine, visit our state adoption page or Child and Family Services.
Whether you choose private infant adoption or foster care in Lewiston, you will need to complete a home study that meets Maine requirements. Information about the Maine home study process and requirements is available on our How to Adopt in Maine page.
Acadia Adoption Center is a licensed adoption agency assisting families with both international and domestic home studies and adoptions.
FACT provides home studies and post-placement services for families working with an out-of-state agency or adopting a child from Maine's child welfare system.
Adoption Partners offers home study services to families entering its infant placement program and those contracted with another placing agency.
Visit 1800HomeStudy.com to learn more about Maine home study providers.
As her due date approaches, it is up to the expectant mother to create a hospital plan for her stay. If you are pregnant and considering adoption for your baby, you will have the opportunity to make many decisions about the labor and delivery process, including who will be in the delivery room with you, who gets to hold the baby first, how much time you spend with the adoptive family, and more.
Adoption is a legal process regulated by state laws. Below, find an overview of the statutes impacting adoptive parents and birth parents in Lewiston, and learn more about state adoption laws, qualifications and processes on our Adoption in Maine page.
Every adoption involves the legal termination of the birth mother's and father's parental rights. If you are considering placing your baby for adoption in Lewiston, get the information you need about birth father rights, executing consent and more here.
Throughout the adoption process, Lewiston families must adhere to Maine laws regulating adoption expenses, adoption finalization, advertising and more. These laws are outlined here.
Every adoption must be finalized in court. If you are adopting in the Lewiston area, find your local courthouse and other information about finalizing adoption in Androscoggin County.


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Zernike is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon.

It lies to the northwest of the larger crater Anderson. Like many craters on the far side, this formation has been battered by impacts, and as a result it is worn and eroded, especially in the southern half. Several small craterlets overlie the rim, and lie within the rugged interior floor.

The crater is named after Frits Zernike, a Dutch physicist and winner of the 1953 Nobel prize for physics.

The crater lies within the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin.

Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Zernike.

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Impact craters on the Moon


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Mauna Kea 4,200m
Oceania's highest mountain road
Mauna Kea volcano is situated on Big Island of Hawai'i and is often named the tallest mountain in the world - provided you also include its 5,000 meters below sea level. Due to the favourable climatic conditions an observatory is located on the summit which consists of several telescopes operated by scientists from many different countries. Thus, there is a public road leading up to the summit which is accessible by bicycle. Mauna Kea Access Road diverts from so-called Saddle Road connecting East and West coast of Big Island. The ascent starts from Hilo at the East coast and stretches over 70 kilometers and 4,200 meters of altitude difference! This climb is supposed to be one of the longest in the world. (However, in Peru you can even ride a 4,818m elevation gain up to Ticlio Pass starting from the Pacific Ocean coast (distance 140km) or up to Punta Olimpica Pass (4,890m / distance 250km))
There are few potential options to conquer this mountain by bicycle:
1) Total distance on one day (may be with support vehicle): 70km / 4,200 meters altitude gain / 6,0% slope
2) Total distance on two days with overnight stay at Mauna Kea State Recreation Area: 70km / 4,200 meters altitude gain / 6,0% slope
3) Start from Mauna Kea Access Road: 25km / 2,200 meters altitude gain / 8,8% slope
4) Start from Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station: 14km / 1,400 meters altitude gain / 10,0% slope
However, all options cause significant logistical problems: There are only very few facilities on the way, weather conditions at the East coast are often very rainy, there is only some 12 hours of daylight, rented support cars are usually not permitted to drive the Saddle Road, part of the road is unpaved and the body has to challenge an altitude gain of more than 4,000 meters almost without any acclimatisation. The original plan was to ride option 1) but then changed in detail to option 2). But circumstances at site did even not allow to ride this variant. Finally, the shortest alternative 4) was realised. But this last option, however, still becomes a real tour de force due to the steep unpaved ramp and the level of high altitude.
Click here for some further information on the highest passes and mountain roads of each of the continents.
First attempt: Option 2) Total distance on two days
The idea was as follows: Start at the Pacific Ocean in Hilo, followed by a 45 kilomters ride on the Saddle Road up to the peak of the road at an elevation of 2,000 meters. The Mauna Kea State Recreation Area is located after some more 11 kilometers towards the West coast. At weekends you can stay there overnight in simple wooden multi-person cabins, which can be reserved online in advance. However, this option also means to carry large quantities of food and water with you. On the next day there would have been the only possibility to buy some drinks and candy bars at Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at an altitude of 2,800 meters. But significant health problems upset these plans...
This is the total outline of the 70 kilometers from Hilo at the East coast to the summit. After 45 kilometers the Mauna Kea Access Road diverts from the Saddle Road and the average grade to Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station (2,800m) becomes some 7,3% with peaks up to 17%. Further 1,400 meters of altitude gain follow on the next 14 kilometers (eight of them unpaved) - i.e. 10% average slope!
Departure at the Pacific Ocean on sea level. Despite the calm sea the city of Hilo has been hit several times in the past by devastating tsunamis.
In the background the Mauna Kea volcano. The tiny white spots on the summit are the observatories.
Start of the ascent in Hilo
Impressive banyan trees alongside the road
Saddle Road is built on lava fields and runs very bumpy
After a 20 hours flight from Europe my dislocated back causes considerable problems while riding (my doctor will call this later a "spinal breast-blockade with an articular dysfunction" - ouch!). Due to the (too) heavy backpack with all the food and drinks the ride becomes a torture - actually I need a physiotherapist. After some 18 kilometers and at an elevation of almost 1,000 meters a.s.l. heavy pain and additional rainfall force me to surrender for today. Several months of planning for the birds - disappointed and frustrated I return to the hotel.
Second attempt: Option 4) Start from Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station (MKVIS)
After three days of recovery I feel fit for a new attempt. However, the overnight option 2) only works on weekends and also requires a reservation at least seven days in advance. Thus, only the shortened options 3) and 4) are still feasible. And as it is usually not permitted to drive a rental car on your own on Saddle Road I have to arrange for an expensive taxi transfer early in the morning to MKVIS.
Start: Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station 2,800m
Altitude difference: 1,400 meters
The outline shows the 14 kilometers of the uphill climb and the subsequent descent ride of almost 70 kilometers down to Hilo. If you know Ötztal Glacier Road you may have a feeling for the distance and slope of this climb - but this Mauna Kea runway is mostly unpaved and begins at an altitude level where respective Glacier Road terminates...
Clouds coming from the sea usually stick at the two 4,000 meters volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Therefore the weather at the East coast is often very rainy while the Eastern side (where legendary Ironman Hawai'i takes place every year) stays dry and warm. Accordingly, today's taxi drive starts again in pouring rain...
Only at the peak of Saddle Road at an altitude of 2,000 meters a.s.l. clouds break out and provide a first glance at Maune Kea mountain.
We try to escape the rain and drive further up towards Visitor Information Station. After only a few hundred meters on Mauna Kea Access Road (= John A. Burns Way) all clouds suddenly disappear and weather conditions become very dry and sunny.
At the Visitor Station all vehicles are obliged for a pause. This gives all occupants the opportunity to get used to the high elevation and to receive information about the significant dangers in high altitude.
As an altitude gain of 2,800 meters within only one hour is very demanding for the body I take a rest for the next 90 minutes, send my taxi back to Hilo and enjoy the fantastic view down onto the clouds.
Directly behind MKVIS the unpaved part (eight kilometers) of the runway commences and thus a mountain bike becomes compulsory.
At first the runway appears harmless and the lower part of it even seems to be refurbished recently. However, the road becomes partly very sandy and only a rough gravel track.
This image shows opposite volcano Mauna Loa and the clouds from the East coast which hardly manage to reach the other part of the island. Thus, the Western part of Big Island stays free of clouds...
...while the Eastern part stays below the rain-laden cloud cover.
A large area of the volcano is a "Natural Area Reserve". A trip from the Pacific to the summit of Mauna Kea passes through eleven of thirteen climate zones known on earth!
At the steepest ramps with significant slopes of more than 10% a continous riding is hardly possible as the tires slip though the loose sand. Without tires of a mountain bike there would be no chance to ride this section. I get increasingly annoyed as some parts are definitely not rideable today (October 2011).
At about 3,500 meters a.s.l. and after eight endless kilometers the paved part of the road begins and leads up to the summit. But now the next serious problem becomes noticeable: The high altitude with its lack of oxygen and the far too rapid ascent from sea level!
The road winds through the inhospitable stone desert to the top (this is the view back). The slope has in its peaks now well more than 10%. At home in the European Alps such an ascent strains oneself but is still feasible. But at this elevation the ride becomes a creeping agony. I am short of breath and slow down significantly. Additionally, the twisted back causes severe pain.
Ahead in the center of the image is the summit of Mauna Kea and the ramp up there. Meanwhile throbbing headache accompanies the trip and in wavy lines I occasionally hit the beam barrier (where available). Quite interesting such a self-experiment without acclimatisation...
After some 13 kilometers of painful riding the observatories appear at last. And hey presto, suddenly it works better! It just seems to be a matter of mind...
The peak is at the Gemini-Telescope (second from left).
My barometric altimeter indicates an elevation of 4,127 meters above sea level while my GPS even reports 4,216 meters - let's agree on the official 4,200 meters.
The values of oxygen saturation of my blood during the ride (measured by a pulse oxymeter):
Sea level = 99% / 2,800m = 93% / 3,200m = 88% / 3,600m = 84% / 4,000m = 80% / 4,200m = 76%
And finally it goes back down the "hazardous road" on one of the longest descents in the world: 70 kilometers to Hilo at the Pacific Ozean!
The descent also becomes a real adventure. Shortly behind MKVIS the wall of clouds appears again and pouring rain and very low visibility accompanies the further ride back to Hilo. A pickup truck ahead of me started skidding out of control on the wet road and gently ended in the edge of the lane - luckily no severe damages happened at all.
German beer even on Hawai'i :-)


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Препозиція — положення слова, словосполучення або простого речення (складової) перед іншою складовою, синтаксично пов'язаною з нею: «я ся бою».

Зазвичай говорять про препозиції і постпозиції залежних складових щодо головних. Так, в українській мові в нейтральному випадку в препозиції прикметники (білий стіл), а у французькій та англійській — артиклі (le loup, the wolf). Препозиція (в такому, більш вузькому сенсі) звичайна для мов з лівостороннім синтаксисом, хоча дуже в багатьох випадках в таких мовах представлена і постпозиція окремих класів слів (наприклад, у французькому постпозиційні прикметники).
Наявність рухомої зворотної частки -ся /-сі,=си/ як у постпозиції, так і в препозиції у різних її фонетичних варіантах (с'а, са, си) характерна для Південно-західного наріччя української мови.

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1967 Martin D28 Natural
Behold the beloved quintessential Martin dreadnought, this 1967 D-28 features the familiar double-bound body with fine Brazilian rosewood back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top, a 14-fret mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, black pickguard, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, and stock Grover Rotomatic tuners.
This one has been well-loved and played plenty as any vintage Martin should, but by no means abused. The numerous photos tell the story, with the most notable play wear on the bridge side of the soundhole through both the bass and treble side, plenty of requisite dings and bumps front and back, but nothing crazy -- and fully in step with guitar of this age and "gotta play it" stature. The neck plays wonderfully with nice low action but is not unscathed, with a notable thumb-sized shallow indentation at the 7th/8th fret on the bass side of the neck. It's "there" but wouldn't be a distraction when playing, and heck...might even help guide your way on a dimly-lit stage. The tone is clear, even and sublime, and with a few chords explaining clearly why these guitars are so sought-after. Oh yeah.
This particular instrument is stage-ready with a pickup with the jack in the lower bout strap pin position, no extra nonsense or weird drilling, no controls...just the pickup that you know you wanted but might not have put in an otherwise unscathed vintage instrument. It's nice to have that decision previously made, beckoning you to get on a stage in the hopefully not too distant future to play this beast. Enjoy.
Original hardshell case included handle is broken.
Vendor: Martin


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This Eagle-Nosed, Shovel-Chinned Dinosaur May Be the Weirdest Thing You See Today
By Mindy Weisberger 2019-07-15T16:05:32Z
A shovel-jawed, hump-nosed dinosaur found in Big Bend National Park in Texas is a newfound genus and species, Aquilarhinus palimentus.
(Image: © ICRA Art)
A newfound duck-billed dinosaur species that lived about 80 million years ago had a face so bizarre that scientists named the animal "eagle-nose shovel-chin." Its jaws resembled a pair of gardening tools, with wavy ridges along the edges in a "W" shape. An arching crest in the middle of its face was curved like the majestic beak of an eagle, giving the dinosaur's profile the appearance of a prominent, humped nose.
Scientists found the unusual fossil skull and a partial skeleton of the animal in the 1980s in Big Bend National Park, a site in southwestern Texas, though the specimen was not analyzed in detail until recently.
The duck-billed weirdo shared some features in common with other duck-billed and crested dinosaurs, the group Saurolophidae, but it was more primitive, offering intriguing new clues about how the group's trademark crests evolved, scientists reported in a new study. [Image Gallery: 25 Amazing Ancient Beasts]
Some dinosaurs' scientific names invoke a sense of drama: Think of Tyrannosaurus rex ("tyrant lizard king") or Velociraptor ("swift thief"). In this case, the researchers couldn't resist calling out the dinosaur's bizarre face. The genus name "Aquilarhinus" combines the Latin word "aquila," for "eagle," and the Greek word "rhinos," which means "nose." The species name "palimentus" comes from the Latin words for "shovel" and "chin," according to the study.
All known dinosaurs in this group (also called hadrosaurids) have beak-like jaws that expand at the end into a scoop shape, "hence the nickname 'duck-billed' dinosaurs," said lead study author Albert Prieto-Márquez, a researcher with the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont in Barcelona, Spain.
"However, they differ from Aquilarhinus in that this 'scoop' is all concave. In contrast, in Aquilarhinus, there was a rise, a convex relief at the center of the 'scoop,'" Prieto-Márquez told Live Science in an email.
Like other hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, Aquilarhinus had a bony crest on its skull. However, this dino had unique, shovel-like jaws. (Image credit: ICRA Art)
That ridged, scooping chin likely came in handy millions of years ago; what is now a dry and rocky landscape in Texas was back then a coastal swamp or marsh. Aquilarhinus probably used its peculiar jaws to scoop vegetation from the bottom of a muddy creek bed, the researchers wrote.
However, it's less clear what the dinosaur's prominent nasal crest was for, though it may have been used as a display to help the dinosaurs recognize members of their own kind and compete for mates, Prieto-Márquez said.
"The crest of Aquilarhinus is simpler in structure than that of most other hadrosaurids, except members of kritosaurini (a subgroup of hadrosaurids)," he explained. "In both Aquilarhinus and kritosaurins for which the crest is known, this is just a fold of the nasal bone, giving them a Roman nose appearance."
The lower jaw and teeth of Aquilarhinus, showing the unusual upturned end of the mandible. (Image credit: Photo by Albert Prieto- Marquez; material housed at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections at The University of Texas at Austin. )
Decades earlier, other scientists who examined the dinosaur's skull thought that the nasal crest resembled that of another hadrosaurid, Gryposaurus. But despite the superficial similarities, Aquilarhinus proved to be a more primitive hadrosaurid than Gryposaurus, taking up a position at the very base of the group's family tree. This hinted that the diverse shapes of hadrosaurid cranial crests all stemmed from a structure that began as a simple arched nose, Prieto-Márquez said.
Aquilarhinus, aka eagle-nose shovel-chin, also provides a missing puzzle piece concerning where hadrosaurids may have originated. These dinosaurs were common across Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Antarctica during the latter part of the Cretaceous period (145.5 million to 65 million years ago), and the appearance of this primitive specimen supports an increasingly popular hypothesis that hadrosaurids first appeared in the southern part of North America, the study authors said.
The findings were published online July 12 in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
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Originally published on Live Science.
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