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Kabir News Gaming ESL Aims To Tackle Performance Enhancing Drugs With Testing Policy
ESL Aims To Tackle Performance Enhancing Drugs With Testing Policy
James Swift Jr. · Aug 13th, 2015 · 0 Comment
Last month saw the Electronic Sports League announce that it would establish a drug testing policy for its competitors. Most sports have their share of banned drugs that could result in an unfair advantage or harm to other athletes. That is why the ESL is working with the World Anti-Doping Agency to list drugs banned from use according to the league's post on Reddit.
While drugs such as cocaine, crack, and steroids are shoe-ins, the main drug of concern from a competitive standpoint is Adderall, a known medication that assists in managing narcolepsy and ADHD. In the context of e-sports, Adderall can be considered a performance enhancer since it helps in hand-eye coordination and reaction, two attributes important for players at all competition levels.
The ESL will make use of oral testing as opposed to the league's original approach toward skin testing. While marijuana will fly outside of the radar if used outside of competition days, competitors will require legit prescriptions and a physician's note for banned drugs.
The league said that players violating the drug testing policy will face punishments, but there won't be blanket punishments since each infraction will be different—banned drugs falling in different classes, different amounts used, and days since use amoung other factors. These punishments include hits to prize money or tournament points at the mild end to disqualification and two year bans at the most extreme.
You can view drugs that make the list on WADA's site.
James Swift Jr.
Starting with Kabir News in 2013, James has focused on tech, gaming, and entertainment. When not writing, he enjoys catching up on sci-fi and horror shows and comics. He can be followed on Twitter @MetalSwift.

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require 'spec_helper'
require 'puppet/pops'

describe Puppet::Pops::Parser::Parser do
  it "should instantiate a parser" do
    parser = Puppet::Pops::Parser::Parser.new()
    parser.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Parser::Parser
  end

  it "should parse a code string and return a model" do
    parser = Puppet::Pops::Parser::Parser.new()
    model = parser.parse_string("$a = 10").current
    model.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Model::Program
    model.body.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Model::AssignmentExpression
  end

  it "should accept empty input and return a model" do
    parser = Puppet::Pops::Parser::Parser.new()
    model = parser.parse_string("").current
    model.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Model::Program
    model.body.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Model::Nop
  end

  it "should accept empty input containing only comments and report location at end of input" do
    parser = Puppet::Pops::Parser::Parser.new()
    model = parser.parse_string("# comment\n").current
    model.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Model::Program
    model.body.class.should == Puppet::Pops::Model::Nop
    adapter = Puppet::Pops::Adapters::SourcePosAdapter.adapt(model.body)
    expect(adapter.offset).to eq(10)
    expect(adapter.length).to eq(0)
  end
end

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On behalf of Bowden Cyr, PLLC posted in child custody on Monday, February 4, 2019.
While it makes sense that family courts want to focus on the needs of children, many Minnesota parents may be uncertain about how they determine the best interests of the child. This standard is used to make decisions about child custody and visitation, and there are a number of factors that the courts keep in mind in order to come to a conclusion about the preferable custody arrangement. In general, family courts want to make sure that both parents have an active role in their children's lives absent a situation of abuse or neglect. However, that framework can look different for various families based on their needs and circumstances.
On behalf of Bowden Cyr, PLLC posted in child custody on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.
When parents in Minnesota head to court for a child custody hearing, they may be confused about what to expect and even intimidated by the process. However, people can be ready for their hearings by getting prepared in advance and learning more about what to expect. Preparation is particularly key when making a case for custody, and it can include factors from wearing the right clothes to being ready to present a logistical plan for the children's care.
On behalf of Bowden Cyr, PLLC posted in child custody on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.
Minnesota parents who get divorced will have to find ways to raise their children while separated. While this can be difficult, courts generally operate from the position that children should be encouraged to maintain a healthy relationship with both parents after divorce.
On behalf of Bowden Cyr, PLLC posted in child custody on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
Child custody and support issues may be more complicated than they initially appear for many Minnesota families. Interaction with the family court system can be complicated by other social factors like race and poverty. The effect of the child support enforcement system on the relationships between fathers and children is explored in a documentary, "Where's Daddy?" The film looks specifically at the situation of African American fathers and how their relationships with their children have been affected by their involvement with the family courts and child support enforcement.


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Sports Photography Tips: Here's How to Get the Money Shot When Shooting Action (VIDEO)
Ron Leach | Aug 31, 2017
We've had a few opportunities to shoot alongside top sports photographer Patrick Murphy-Racey, and on every occasion we gained a wealth of information about capturing action. By watching the 10-minute tutorial below you'll learn a few of Murpey-Racey's secrets for shooting spectacular sports images.
Murphy-Racey is a Sony Artisan based in Knoxville, TN. In this video with Miguel Quiles from AdoramaTV, Murphy-Racey shares a number of invaluable tips that you'll see him employ during a live volleyball match on a beach in Chicago.
Murphy-Racey says that positioning oneself properly is of the utmost importance when photographing any sport, and he explains how to select a prime spot from which to shoot. If you want great images, positioning should be your number one concern whether you're shooting football from the sideline, tennis or volleyball from courtside, or snowboarding on a mountain.
The video also reveals Murphy-Racey's choice of lenses, and he demonstrates why fast autofocus is a must and why he always shoots in manual exposure mode with the lens wide open. He also describes how other camera settings like face-detect AF can make a big difference in your results.
You can find more shooting tips on the AdoramaTV YouTube channel, and see a variety of Murphy-Racey's images on the Sony Alpha Universe website. And be sure to check out our earlier story in which another photographer describes the perils of being a pro adventure sports shooter.
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Q: Angular 9.0 - FormGroup and FormArray - remove row from table I've tried trying to remove a row using a button click, but it doesn't work and I'm not so sure what can I do to solve this issue.
Initial json displayed is:

{ "list": [ { "description": null, "status": false } ] }

When I click the Remove button, the json displayed will become:

{ "list": [] }

AND the selected row is not removed at all.
Here's the codes below.
todo-list.component.ts
todoListForm: FormGroup;

  constructor(private toDoService: TodoService, private formBuilder: FormBuilder) {
    this.createForm();
  }

  tableData: TableData[] = [
    { id: 'aaaaa', description: 'Go to market', status: true },
    { id: 'bbbbb', description: 'Buy groceries', status: true },
    { id: 'ccccc', description: 'Order pizza delivery', status: false },
  ];

  ngOnInit(): void { }

  createForm() {
    this.todoListForm = this.formBuilder.group({
      list: this.formBuilder.array([])
    });

    this.addList();
  }

  get list(): FormArray {
    return this.todoListForm.get('list') as FormArray;
  }

    addList(): void {
      const addTodoListForm = this.formBuilder.group({
        description: [null, Validators.required],
        status: [false]
      });

      this.list.push(addTodoListForm);

      console.log('addTodoListForm', addTodoListForm);
      console.log('list', this.list);
    }

  removeRow(i: number): void {
    console.log(this.list);
    this.list.removeAt(i);
  }
}

export interface TableData {
  id: string,
  description: string,
  status: boolean,
}

todo-list-component.html

 To-do List

{{ todoListForm.value | json}}
<form [formGroup]="todoListForm">

                     #ID
                     Description
                     Action

                     {{ i + 1 }}
                     {{data.description}}

{{data.description}}

                                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" (click)="updateStatus(i, data.status)">
                                    {{ data.status === true ? 'Mark as incomplete' : 'Mark as completed' }} </button>

                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" (click)="removeRow(i)">
                                    Remove
                                </button>

</form>

A: try this out by adding change detector ref
constructor(private readonly changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef){

}

  removeRow(i: number): void {
    this.list.removeAt(i);
    this.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
  }

if this doesn't work try this.detectChanges() as well. If this also not work ur changes are running out of the ng Zone then u can try out below thing
  removeRow(i: number): void {
       this.zone.run(() => this.list.removeAt(i););
      }

inject Zone to this file as well

A: You has a FormArray (and add elements to the formArray and remove from this), BUT you are iterating over tableData, this has no sense
First create a function that return a formGroup (more like than your addList)
createGroup(data=null)
{
  data=data || {} as TableData
  return this.formBuilder.group({
        id:[data.id],
        description: [data.description, Validators.required],
        status: [data.status]
      });
}

When you create the formGroup you can use this fucntion as
this.todoListForm = this.formBuilder.group({
  list: this.formBuilder.array(this.tableData.map(x=>this.createGroup(x))
});

See how transform the array tableData in an array of FormGroup using map
When you iterate iterate over list.controls

  {{list.at(i).get('description').value}}

And forget the ngZone, changeDetectorRef and another "strange things"

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Brock Lesnar Reportedly a Free Agent from WWE
Brock Lesnar is reportedly a free agent right now.
Lesnar's most recent WWE contract has expired, according to PWInsider. The deal expired without the two sides agreeing on terms for a new deal.
It was noted that the two sides have been working on a new contract, but they recently hit an impasse and the negotiations have paused. Lesnar is now able to field offers from outside of WWE, if he wants, including offers from AEW, UFC and other organizations.
This is not the first time that Lesnar and WWE failed to agree on a new deal before the previous deal expired, but PWInsider notes that this would be Lesnar's longest hiatus from WWE to date during the negotiating process.
WWE Shop recently pulled all of Lesnar's merchandise. The merchandise was pulled due to the contract situation.
Lesnar remains on the official WWE RAW roster as of this writing. There is no word on when a new deal might be reached, or when he might return to the storylines.
Lesnar has not appeared on WWE TV since losing the WWE Title to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36 in April. His manager, Paul Heyman, just returned to the storylines with new WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns this past Friday night on SmackDown.


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I was sad to read the article ("Parks director heads south," Dec. 15) about Glendale Community Services & Parks Director George Chapjian leaving for a new post in Long Beach.
This will be a huge loss for Glendale, and he'll leave some big shoes to fill. But I certainly understand the desire for someone as capable as Mr. Chapjian to take on new challenges.
In my capacity as head of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, and my self-appointed role as local rabble-rouser, I've had plenty of chances to work with many local officials and department heads.
My last few years working with Chapjian have been some of my best experiences. We've collaborated on myriad of projects, from the opening of the Deukmejian Wilderness Park and trail building in the Verdugos, to movies in the park and Rockhaven Sanitarium restoration projects, and, lastly, on Deukmejian Wilderness Park fire and flood recovery.
I always felt like I, and the community as a whole, were partners with the Glendale parks department, rather than just recipients of services. Under his leadership, the community and his department planned and created as a team. The community has always felt it was in the loop, as Chapjian's staff is comprised of great communicators — I assume at his insistence.
We'll miss you, George Chapjian, and we're sad to see you go. But it wasn't a bad bargain for us. We got a heck of a lot during the seven years of your service. Thanks for all you've done for Glendale.
Though I approve of the principle of L.A. County's recent ban on most plastic bags, I find an outright ban goes a bit too far, and might not even be legally feasible in the long run ("Worried about plastic's effect on environment," Dec. 18).
If an example must be followed, Glendale would be better off with Washington D.C.'s plastic bag plan. Rather than fully banning bags, they simply put a 5-cent tax on them. The tax is a double-edged sword: revenue goes to a clean-up fund aimed at discarded bags; people discouraged from paying the tax will likely get reusable bags, or find other alternatives.
Those of us who need the bags for other uses (like cleaning up after our cats) won't mind paying an extra nickel. From what I hear, the Potomac has not been this clean in years.


Two years ago my life changed in wonderful ways, as I re-connected with a spirituality which had been a way of life for me in the Scottish Highlands 2,000 years ago. This is the story of how I embarked on the Druid path by joining the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD), a story that explains why tears came to my eyes the first time I read the prayer that unites all Druids, why I was completely manic within hours of finding my Australian Druid tribe and why I've been to a German forest and to the Isle of Avalon (Glastonbury) in the past few weeks to celebrate with Druids in the northern hemisphere.
Druidry is a vital and dynamic nature spirituality that is flourishing all over the world. It unites our love of the earth with our love of creativity and the arts. Flowing through all the exciting new developments in modern druidism is the power of an ancient tradition: The love of land, sea and sky – The love of the earth our home.
In 1974 I stood for the first time inside the circle at Stonehenge (there were no fences keeping people out at that time). I was intrigued but not particularly affected by this experience. In 1993 I returned with my daughters, but it was not until 2010 that I felt the energy of Stonehenge. As I entered the circle in the company of a friend and a Druid priestess, I felt the power of the stones and knew I was embarking on a journey to an, as yet, unknown destination.
We each chose a card from the Tarot's Major Arcana to see what message Stonehenge had for us at that moment in our lives. My card was The Magician. At that stage I had not encountered the DruidCraft Tarot, but as soon as I did a year or so later and saw The Magician, I knew I was being led, for some reason, towards Druidry.
'Open yourself to the power of Awen and Nwyfre, of inspiration and life-force, and let it flow through you and into the world,' says Philip Carr-Gomm about The Magician. I was still a few years away from acting on that message.
Upon my return to Australia I went to a psychic who tunes into your energy and channels your spirit guides. I had made this appointment before my trip to the UK. 'I've seen you at various stages in one of your lives', she said. She then proceeded to describe a scene that looked remarkably like the Burne-Jones, painting, The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon, the original of which I had seen on my recent travels and had found absolutely mesmorising. My guide, she said, was a Druid priestess and on my deathbed I had made a pact with her, that I would come back in another lifetime to help keep the old ways going. What did that mean? Why do oracles talk in riddles? I wondered.
I asked if the lifetime she saw was in England around Stonehenge, Avebury or Cornwall – all places I felt an affinity with. 'No', was the answer from my guide…'Scotland, you have to go to Scotland', she said. I was a little disappointed with that answer, I wanted to hear that it was a place I already knew. So off into the 'who knows what that's all about' basket went the message about Scotland.
At the time I organised occasional tours to places of spiritual interest and offered Tarot readings and activities to help people explore their inner journey as they visit places of sacred and spiritual significance. In 2012 I tried to organise a tour of sacred sites in south west England with a Tarot witch friend of mine, but we had to cancel due to insufficient numbers. 'If I'm going to find a way to make this work, I need a partner in the UK,' I thought.
I'd looked several times at the website of Gothic Image tours based in Glastonbury. I liked their approach, so wrote and asked if they would be interested in an arrangement whereby I promoted their tour in south west England and came along as special guest offering Tarot activities. The answer was 'yes'. In June 2013 I found myself on the journey From Avalon to Camelot and whoosh! …doorways into the past opened in rapid succession and I was speeding down the centuries to my Druid past.
Now, you know from what I've written that the penny should have dropped straight away, but, no, it didn't! It took a couple of days before I got the message and it came directly from my spirit guide. I was sitting in a meditative state by the crystal healing stone in the circle at Boscawen-un when I heard her voice. 'Go to Scotland', she said, 'you'll have fun!' I woke up with a start thinking, 'Of course, you told me that three years ago!' I threw financial care to the wind, re-organised my flights and went to Scotland.
The result was life-changing. Within days of being on the road it became clear that my spirit had lived in this land many times before. Memories, images and emotions poured forth as the spirit of place in this timeless landscape led me home.
I saw the remains of sacred sites, followed streams and waterfalls through fairy glens, lay atop a magic mountain and soaked up the sun and the breeze of a fairy-tale landscape. No guide to this inner journey was needed, I simply lived in the moment and trusted what I saw and felt. Since then my life has been richer for being shown the joy my spirit experienced in another place, in times long past.
In the final days on Iona I came to understand what I had to do in response to the enigmatic message from my guide about helping to keep the old ways going. First and foremost, I had to learn about the old ways, hence the decision to join OBOD. I had to forge partnerships with people who are practising the old ways. I already had some contact with Philip Carr-Gomm through Global Spiritual Studies, so I wrote asking if he would like to present one or two online classes about the Druidcraft Tarot. This is now a truly magical deck for me – on my journey through Scotland the images on the cards sprang to life as they channelled stories from my past. Two excellent classes are now available – The DruidCraft Tarot – a gateway to inner wisdom.
On the travel front, I increased my involvement with Gothic Image tours. In two other blogs Jamie George and I discuss aspects of what we call 'soul journeys'.
Soul journeys through sacred landscapes with Jamie George.
Linda Marson is a former President of the Tarot Guild of Australia and author of Ticket, Passport and Tarot Cards. Before the manuscript was even finished, Linda was onto the next stage of the Ticket, Passport and Tarot Cards journey – a series of 22 short programs for community television in Australia – one segment for each of the 22 Major Arcana cards. The series won an award for the best personal or spiritual development program on Australian community television in 2006.
Linda has been reading Tarot cards for over 25 years and for many years wrote for, and edited the Tarot pages of Spheres, a spiritual magazine in Australia. She has presented workshops on various aspects of Tarot practice and organised major Tarot events involving internationally renowned Tarot experts. In 2011 she established Global Spiritual Studies. For more information about Linda's Tarot courses and master classes visit her page on Global Spiritual Studies and her Experience the Tarot website.
Do you identify with the kind of experience Linda describes? Do you have a story about signs you were receiving from the universe that led you to a wonderful place when you finally got around to seeing them? We'd love to hear from you.


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But there are other options, like these hybrid types that fall somewhere between a goggle and standard safety glasses. They can be a good choice for protection from front and side impacts.
These glasses from 3M have a removable foam gasket to help seal out dust and have an earpiece design that enables you to keep corded ear plugs attached and untangled. Their anti-fog coating improves clarity.
These earplugs from Mack's are a great buy, comfortable and effective. Rubber earplugs on a cord are also compact and they can be washed in soap and water to keep them clean. We've used Howard Leight products for years and find them comfortable, effective and durable.
But if you're ready for maximum noise cancellation, you can use either a padded ear muff, such as the inexpensive but effective MPow (above), which reduces incoming noise by 34 decibels.
Sound-activated ear phones are activated by a sound wave over a specified limit. These ear phones are triggered by an 89-decibel wave. The advantage to this design, especially in that they can be equipped with microphones that allow you to communicate with another person wearing ear phones.
That's where face masks come in. This U.S.-made product provides wrap-around protection but better clearance between your chin and chest.
An ordinary disposable dust mask is good while dusting or cleaning around the house or to wear during shop cleanup. They do contribute to glass fogging however, since they don't seal particularly well.
A more substantial, but still disposable mask, is one with an N95 rating. 3M's product is an industry standard. It's vent helps to make it cooler to wear and reduces fogging somewhat. Two bands also make for a better, air-sealing fit. Wear this while sanding wood or drywall.
For maximum protection against welding fumes and paint fumes, choose a reusable respirator (above) fitted with cartridges or filters rated for the hazard. These cartridges may be rated to block out welding fumes, oil-based paints, and pesticides, and other hazards.
One of the most versatile filters is this one, which is even rated for protection against airborne asbestos and fumes associated with welding, brazing, and torch cutting. But for better odor relief, particularly while applying paints and finishes, choose a filter like this.
To protect your hands from dirt and blisters, the Mechanix Wear utility glove is one of the best we've found. And it's machine washable, which is perfect to remove sweat and ground-in dirt.
To protect your hands and palms during demolition, choose a glove with impact protection on the knuckles and the back of your hand. These gloves also have palm padding to reduce vibration fatigue while running tools like rotary hammers and rental concrete demolition hammers.
There's one activity that puts both professionals and amateurs at high risk of leg injury, especially to the right leg: using a chainsaw to fell and cut up trees. Don't go into the woods without a pair of chainsaw chaps. Yeah, they're uncomfortable in warm weather, but a leg gash is even more uncomfortable.
A lighter weight alternative, especially during warm weather are light weight, chainsaw pants, such as these, built from flexible, abrasion-resistant and chain-stopping fabric.
- For protection from wet and slips.
- Protection from wet and slips but with steel shank arch support.
- General protection, 6-inch ankle.
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- Same as above, 8-inch ankle.


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KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala Says 26 People Killed As Protests Continue
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 1:13 PM by Lebogang Mashego
Premier Sihle Zikalala says the death toll in the KwaZulu-Natal province has now reached 26 as violent protests continue
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday morning, Zikalala stated that the economic effects of the looting will be felt in years to come
Zikalala has pleaded with people of the province to not disrupt the function of hospitals and clinics
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala announced in a media briefing on Tuesday morning that the death toll in the province has now reached 26.
The majority of these deaths are thought to have occurred as a result of a stampede, according to eNCA.
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says the province has seen R1 billion worth of damage to its economy due to the ongoing violent protests. Image: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images
"As a province, we're going through a lot of pain and difficulty," he said.
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Zikalala stated the police have managed to make arrests and as of Monday night, 187 suspects have been arrested.
According to Zikalala, the province anticipates that the damage to both public and private facilities will cost at least R1 billion. He added that the social cost caused by the violence, destruction of infrastructure and looting could last for years.
In addition to business being looted, Zikalala said that health care workers were unable to report to work and oxygen deliveries to hospitals were also being blocked by protestors, according to The Witness.
Zikalala has urged protestors not to disturb the functionality of clinics and hospitals.
"It is disturbing that protesters are stopping health vehicles from delivering much-needed oxygen to hospitals. We urge everyone that no matter what the circumstances, they should not disturb the running of our hospitals and clinics," he said.
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Zikalala also stated that KwaZulu-Natal's Covid-19 vaccination programme has been paused while ambulances transporting Covid patients to hospitals.
Duarte: ANC condemns violent protests, concerned about Duduzile Zuma's tweets
Briefly News recently reported that ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte stated that the ANC condemned the violent protests and widespread looting and theft taking place in parts of South Africa.
Duarte's statement comes after a special ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that took place over the weekend.
While there are claims that the protests are being fuelled by members of the ANC, Duarte stated that ANC leadership had not heard of structures within the party convening to discuss plans to start the violence, according to Daily Maverick.
Duarte did say that individuals had been identified and their names have been handed over to the police for further investigation.
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She said five to six people were identified in KwaZulu-Natal, one person in Soweto and another person was identified in Mpumalanga as instigators of the violent protests.
Duarte further added that it was difficult to link these individuals to the ANC as they were linked to other corruption scandals.
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As is the case in any type of system, there needs to be a reliable control policy for the operation of an inventory system. The choice of the control system depends on the complexity of the operating scenario, the number of items that need to be controlled, the number of locations where inventory may be housed, and the availability of timely information to support the inventory control policy. As we will see, simulation may be used to help choose the most effective inventory control policy.
We will consider the operation, advantages, disadvantages, and proper applications for each control policy.


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A onda de calor no Hemisfério Norte em 2010 foi uma onda de calor que atingiu a maioria dos Estados Unidos, Cazaquistão, Mongólia, Taiwan, China, Norte de África e Europa, incluindo partes do Canadá, Rússia, Indochina, Coreia do Sul e Japão, durante os meses de Maio, Junho, Julho e Agosto de 2010.

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O mês de Agosto de 2010 foi o período mais quente na Rússia em mil anos. Muitas áreas desse país enfrentaram incêndios florestais, sendo os arredores de Moscovo uma das áreas mais afetadas. Para além dos mortos no combate aos incêndios, morreram milhares de pessoas, especialmente idosos, devido às altas temperaturas.

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In October 2011, a green roof was installed on the tallest section of the Museum building, six stories up. MPM's green roof is 4,100 sq. ft. and houses more than 1,000 biotrays planted with sedum. It is estimated that this green roof will capture 90,000 gallons of storm water each year, based on an average rainfall of 34 inches each year.
MPM also features 234 solar panels on its south-facing tower wall, each measuring about 4 feet x 6.5 feet. The panels are linked to a kiosk located on the ground floor that provides near-real-time data on the energy generated by the panels and provides information on outside environmental conditions.
MPM's newest initiative is a green infrastructure project. The MPM Stormwater Collection Courtyard is a grant-funded initiative that will alter our 9,000 square-foot Wells Street entrance courtyard to include native landscaping, pollinator gardens, and a porous pavement system that includes underground collection cisterns to allow for the capture and reuse of rainwater during heavy storms.
Learn more about our solar panels, green roof, and courtyard here.


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Wagon Which Was Sent in 2014 From Visakhapatnam Reaches Destination in UP After 3 Years
According to a News18 report, the owner of the parcel even wrote to the railways when the parcel did not arrive in UP. But the wagon, as the report says, could not be tracked. The wagon apparently travelled several stations without anybody noticing it.
Published: July 27, 2018 8:10 PM IST
By India.com Sports Desk Email
Edited by Shubhangi Gupta Email
Lucknow, July 27: Surprisingly, wagon 107462 of a goods train dispatched from Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh reached its destination in Uttar Pradesh after three years. A company called Indian Potash Limited booked the wagon in 2014 to dispatch compost to a shop in UP's Basti district. The wagon took three and a half years to cover the 1,400 Kms. However, by the time the wagon arrived, the compost worth Rs 10 Lakh had already decayed.Also Read - Andhra Family Treats Future Son-in-Law With 365 Different Types of Food on Makar Sankranti
According to a News18 report, the owner of the parcel even wrote to the railways when the parcel did not arrive in UP. But the wagon, as the report says, could not be tracked. The wagon apparently travelled several stations without anybody noticing it. Also Read - Omicron: UP Govt Orders Closure of Schools, Colleges Till January 23 Amid Covid Situation
The decayed compost is now lying unattended at the Basti railway station as owner Ramchandra Gupta has refused to take it. Manoj Kumar Gupta of M/S Ramchandra Gupta told News18, "This wagon was missing for the past three-and-a-half years and even after several reminders, the railways could not track it. The compost in the parcel has decayed. The cost of the goods is Rs 10 lakh and it will be recovered from the railways on an assessment basis." Also Read - UP Assembly Polls 2022: Who Is Archana Gautam, Congress Candidate From Hastinapur Whose Pictures Are Going Viral?
The shop owner has now declined to take the decayed compost. However, the railways is trying to identify the consignee, after which, as the officials told the news channel, the contents will be handed over to him.
For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Read more on Latest India News on India.com.
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Backstreet is coming at 2017 at full speed and we can hardly keep up!
Recently, we updated you on everything they've been doing, but the BSB train is. not. stopping…TOOT TOOT! We had posted a graphic on WHOTB social media channels for everyone to stay updated on what was happening when, but at this rate, updating a post might be easier.
So here it is – a post with every CONFIRMED concert / appearance that the Boys are scheduled for as we get it. If you have questions about an upcoming event, please don't hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook or the Contact Us page!
For any event where a ticket link is not provided, ticket details can be found at backstreetboys.com/events.
The show begins at 8pm EST.
It happens with every new tour, event, or appearance.
Time and time again, we feel like we have to defend ourselves. We think twice about posting cruise countdowns and concert photos because there are always those people that will ask us, judge us, and think we have some "growing up" to do.
Those are also the same people that spend their time regretting what they didn't do before it was too late.
With the recent passing of music legends like Prince and David Bowie, social media is full of people saying things like "man, I wish I had seen him live" or "I saw him when I was a teenager and always wanted to go back". Most of these are coming from the same people who seem to question our multiple trips to see the bands we love, our money spent (that isn't their business), and the promoting we do.
To those people, I say that you have to seize the moments you have.
Tomorrow isn't guaranteed – for us or, in this case, the Backstreet Boys. We're aware that Kevin, Howie, Brian, AJ, and Nick have been working together for 23 years, that it's an unprecedented time period for a vocal group from the 90s, and that every concert could be their last. We're aware that we're growing older and our responsibilities are growing as well.
We also understand that these events are not only a chance to see our idols one more time, but a chance to see our friends, to create priceless memories, and to live life in the way we want… while we still can.
Some people don't realize what they have (or could have had) until it's gone, but some people work hard to enjoy what they can while it's still happening. Don't steal the sunshine.
Live life the way you want, but be aware of what you might regret – whether that means skipping an event because you would regret not being able to afford something else or going to every event you can because you'll regret not doing it while you can.
But please, respect that everyone is simply trying to get their fill of happiness. Everyone is giving back what they feel these artists have given to them …and sometimes, that's more than we can ever repay. So we show up, we support, and we love them until the end. Without regrets.
Since 2010, the Backstreet Boys have set sail with their fans every year on what can only be described as the greatest cruise of a BSB fan's life. There's the Backstreet Boys, a giant boat, thousands of your closest friends, parties all weekend, drinks abound and absolutely no sleep. Many friendships and memories have been made….
….But maybe it's time for something new.
1. We'll Be Thirsty For Some Backstreet Boys.
By the middle of 2016, those of us not venturing to go on the BSB Euro Cruise will be in the middle of a year-without-BSB withdrawal. Unless you're going to see Nick's All American tour, there is currently nothing concrete for the Backstreet Boys as a group next year. This means, if they were to do some kind of one-off event, we would literally empty our bank accounts because they're the Jacks to our Roses and our hearts can't go on! Ok, you get the point….
Shut up and take our money, Boys! We only want to breathe in the same air again. Perhaps it should coincide with the album release? We'll be much less rabid fans if we have a pre-tour appetizer. It's a win win.
2. No Seasickness? No Sea Legs? No Problem.
Following the days after BSB cruises are always the mass amounts of tweets about the room spinning, the floor moving, staying in bed, etc. Other fans have stayed away from cruises simply because they are too sensitive to motion sickness and as much as they want to go, it would be a fairly miserable time. With a land event, the only side effects might be the (normal) hangover and maybe a little air sickness! You wouldn't have to worry about a thing unless you're allergic to fun….or Nick Carter is sick.
The New Kids On The Block did a weekend event in Vegas in 2014 that garnered rave reviews. I actually happened to be there for the Backstreet Boys concert a month before and the promotion for the event was CRAZY. We know that the Backstreet Boys could pull in just as much love and throw a better party…'cause Backstreet parties don't stop! Man, that never gets old.
In fact, if we must, Backstreet Boys, we DARE you to top NKOTB: After Dark. Double dog dare, actually.
4. Don't Feel Like Attending A Certain Event? There's Plenty More To Do!
The Backstreet events are sure to be fun, but everyone needs a break. While your options may be limited on board, your options are certainly NOT limited in a city like Vegas. Shopping, swimming, naptime? You can do it all. Trying to avoid someone? Way more room to do so. Also, just like the boat, there's also lots of chances to run into your Boys!
5. It's A Good Time For Everyone!
Fans have been begging for years for more Backstreet Boys events outside of a full blown tour. We love love love tours, but we understand how much of a toll it takes on the band and honestly, a one time event means slightly easier post-event depression for us. Plus, we can extend our vacations to hang with our friends to soften the blow. Two or three nights with our Boys and our girls in an amazing city with new events? We're so down.


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Blenheim is the main town in the Marlborough region and New Zealand's largest winemaking region. Blenheim enjoys a lovely sunny climate with hot, dry summers.
Join a friendly Blenheim small group guided tour and enjoy the wonderful flexibility and personalised service of small group tours. On a small group tour with your own family or friends, you may have the flexibility to move on when you are ready, or to stop to take photos when you wish to, or stop to take a closer look at something that really interests you.
Select Small Group Tours in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand, from the list below. Alternatively select a different Marlborough area.
Mobile-friendly - Come and join us for a fantastic day visiting the delightful wineries that are showcased in beautiful Marlborough. Our guests can select wineries to make up the days entertainment and enjoy trying the many varieties of wine available in this sunny region. Lonely Planet described us as a fun loving tour group with 'hosts as effervescent as champagne!'.
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Whether it is the Ken Estes original genotype or one of many subsequent knock-offs, Grand Daddy Purp is a highly prized indica strain for people who suffer from severe insomnia or pain at night. One of the old school strains of the early days of Prop 215, GDP pops up quite frequently in area dispensaries, and it is often worth picking up along the way.
This particular harvest of Grand Daddy Purp is an oddly bright specimen. Containing none of the trademark purple in the leaves and flowers, this phenotype showed only the topaz hairs and the emerald greenery that usually offset the deep purple of a high grade GDP. The smell of this harvest is also a bit off-putting. Instead of the sweet grape cotton candy smell, there is a pungent, rotten grape or berry aroma, like a walk through an orchard in late fall. There is also an earthy sweetness known to Big Bud that thankfully evens out the otherwise acrid scent. The buds dried out after even a few days, though they weren't exactly pillows when I picked them up. Overall, the look and feel of this bud is unimpressive.
The high too left something to be desired. At $10 a gram, I didn't expect top shelf effects. However, it felt as if I couldn't smoke enough to get the high I wanted. GDP is largely felt in the body, as it is best known for helping pain, insomnia, and loss of appetite. There is little to no cerebral effect, and I found it to be very one dimensional. However, when looking for physical relief, without the intoxicating side effects, I would steer you toward an indica such as this. Either way, I would still avoid this harvest of Grand Daddy Purp from SC Greenz. Even at the price, it is just too little medication in too rough a package.
When I popped into Emerald Cure to donate for my eighth this week, they gave me a pleasant surprise by dropping a generous gram sample of Master Kush in my bag to try. Times are tight, and dispensaries many, so it's always nice when offered a tasty bribe to encourage numerous returns. Another way to see it is Emerald Care making an effort to build a relationship with their patients and helping them to find the best possible medication. I may not have otherwise tried Master Kush, and I'm glad I had the chance to review it.
Master Kush is dense and this sample a bit dry, making it very difficult to break down by hand. The buds are delicate with crystals and coated in brown hairs, a real dark haired beauty. Master Kush combines Hindu Kush, an indica, with the sativa Skunk. You immediately take notice of the pungent sweetness and vanilla notes from Skunk in this hybrid. When I handled Master Kush, vanilla bean lingered on my fingertips. Hindu Kush adds some floral greenery and a hint of the Cheese smell noted in other Hindu Kush hybrids. The smoke was smooth and enjoyable, if not a bit skunky in the exhale.
The high went straight to my head. Hindu Kush is noted for being unexpectedly cerebral and creative for an indica, and when combined with uplifting Skunk, it makes Master Kush a surprisingly social and productive indica dominant strain. I made the mistake of saving this strain for late in the day, expecting a knockout. Although Master Kush is fully capable of ending your day, it is foolish to save this medication for sundown. It can be an effective daytime treatment for arthritis, migraines, and chronic pain, while keeping you alert and functioning for work.


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Designed and manufactured in England, the Elesse provides an elegant, high quality alternative to a traditional stairlift solution allowing you to stay in your home. The Wessex Elesse lift leaves the stairway, hall and landing free of obstruction.
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#PetTheftPetition reaches 90,000 – nearly there!
As of a few minutes ago, the petition reached 90,000 and now requires 10,000 more to get the 100,000 to trigger a debate in Westminster Hall.
A big thank you to everyone that has supported the petition so far.
Remember it is you and I and people like us who have got the petition this far but we need these extra 10,000 signatures to seal the deal!
Please can you dig deep and think of others that might just not have signed. We need their signature.
We all know someone that has had a dog stolen. It may not get their dog back but might bring some consolation if we get that 100,000 and reclassify pet theft as crime in their own right.
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Welcome to Spiritpreneur School! Class is in session for the business bombshells. We are taking self-love to self-launch.
Spiritpreneur School is a new empowerment podcast. A spiritpreneur is a spirited business person who is a conscious and heart-centered entrepreneur. Our guests range from CFOs to professional creatives. These (mostly) women are brilliant thinkers who have overcome challenges to live out loud. If you want to know how to answer your calling and live on purpose, you are in the right place.
Most interviews are broadcast live on Wednesdays at 3pm EST via Google Hangout. Those sessions will be available on ITunes in audio and video. Some of our amazing guests may not be available via video so we'll only join them via audio.
Fun fact: My first empowerment podcast, The Goddess Factory, launched on iTunes in 2005. That was a show about believing in yourself and affirmations. If you were subscribed to that podcast on iTunes way back when, you will automatically get this. Whoo hoo!
P.S. Being a spiritpreneur requires belief in yourself. Watch my first session with Joan Barnes below. Upcoming guests include authors, speakers, and history makers.
Here is the Hipcast Directory link to the show.


Images and writing concerning letterpress, typography, design, craft and the nature of work from a tiny private press in southern ontario, eh.
so, it seems a little weird, but as of 1 january 2016 blindpigpress is twentyfive years old.
like most things, i'm not really sure how i feel about this. i guess i'm sorta weirded out because it's been twentyfive years. that's a lot of years. twentyfive is the kind of year that you have a big party over (i haven't yet).
on the other hand i'm sorta proud that i have stuck around for that long. i don't like feeling proud because there is something fundamentally wrong with that. you know there's going to be trouble coming down the pipe if you start feeling something approaching good about yourself or what you do.
i'm lucky in the fact that i look like i could have been doing something for twentyfive years. there's lots of grey hair (in fact, most). the beard is pretty much all grey. the eyes are weak and i have to look at stuff up closeup to see it properly. the body is bent and messed up in a way that looks like a repetitive strain injury.
at this point in my life i can't weed the me out of what i do. there was a time when i thought that blindpigpress was something on it's own : an entity that had a life that existed beyond . but now i think of it as me. it's a part of my personality. or my dna.
i started blindpigpress as a private press because bill poole told me that i had to. i had just graduated from nscad (pre-u) and i really really liked letterpress printing. i didn't know what a private press was (i still don't). but over time and a lot of reps, i have become it. i don't think that it has become me.
i wanted to do something symbolically on new year's day to celebrate, so i thought that destroying all my previous work would be a good thing. so, bright and early on 1 january i set about to destroying all the stuff that i hadn't been able to sell (small joke) or give away (slightly smaller joke).
i started by trying to burn some of it, but that didn't go too well. it was really cold outside and it was taking too long and i was having trouble burning that much stuff in a tiny little mini bbq that we have (i don't approve of bbqs).
the next step was to cut it up quickly in my cutter. this worked like a charm. i chopped up all the posters and broadsides and other crap in no time. it was very freeing. i would recommend it to anyone.
as soon as i started chopping it up i knew i was doing the right thing. instead of thinking about the old stuff i had, i started thinking about the new stuff that i wanted to do. it also cleared up a lot of space in the paper drawers.
then i started all over again.


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Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: The Ultimate Showdown
February 21, 2019 at 11:21 am by Vikas Shukla
Image source: YouTube Video Screenshot
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S10e, S10, S10 Plus, S10 5G, and Galaxy Fold at its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The Galaxy S10 Plus is Samsung's flagship of the year. It will be competing with the best of Apple, Google, Huawei, and other vendors. In the US and most European markets, the Galaxy S10 Plus will be competing with the iPhone XS Max and Google Pixel 3 XL for consumers' wallets. Here we dive into a detailed Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL specs comparison to see if Samsung's latest flagship has what it takes to beat the iPhone XS Max and Google's flagship.
It's worth pointing out that specs alone don't help you decide which phone is worth your money. But you'd want to compare them if you are in the market for a new flagship smartphone.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Design
Google Pixel 3 XL has the ugliest design of them all. It has a thick chin at the bottom and a notch at the top that makes it look like a cheap phone from one of those Chinese vendors. It has a two-tone rear panel with a single camera lens and a circular fingerprint sensor. The Pixel 3 XL measures 158×76.7×7.9 mm and weighs 184g.
The iPhone XS Max retains the design of the older iPhone X. It has a nearly bezel-less design with a notch at the top to house the Face ID sensors, front camera, and the ear speaker. Its front and rear glass panels are supported by a durable stainless steel frame. At 208g, the XS Max is heavier than the other two. It measures 157.5×77.4×7.7 mm.
The Galaxy S10 Plus has ditched the notch in favor of a punch-hole Infinity-O display that increases the usable screen area. There are two holes in the top-right corner to house the selfie cameras. The phone has a curved display and a nearly bezel-less design. Unlike the other two phones, S10 Plus retains the 3.5mm headphone jack. It measures 157.6×74.1×7.8 mm and weighs 175g.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Display
All three smartphones use some variant of OLED display technology. Samsung has been a global leader in OLED technology, and its phones have always been praised for their screens. The Galaxy S10 Plus is no exception. It gets a gorgeous 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 3,040×1,440 pixels. It has a pixel density of 438ppi. It also supports HDR+ to offer a better video watching experience.
In contrast, the iPhone XS Max features a 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED panel with 2688×1242 resolution and 458ppi pixel density. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a 6.3-inch flexible P-OLED display with 2,960×1,440 resolution and 522ppi pixel density.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Processing power
The Galaxy S10 Plus runs Qualcomm's latest octa-core Snapdragon 855 processor in the US and Samsung's in-house Exynos 9820 chipset in most other markets. Both the new processors are far more powerful than their respective predecessors. The chipset is coupled with 8GB or 12GB RAM. Samsung offers 128GB, 512GB, or 1TB of internal storage. There is also a microSD card slot to let you expand the memory by another 512GB.
The Google Pixel 3 XL runs last year's Snapdragon 845 with 4GB RAM, but it's capable of handling day-to-day tasks with ease. It comes in 64GB and 128GB storage options. Google doesn't offer external storage on its phones.
The iPhone XS Max, in contrast, gets an insanely powerful A12 Bionic processor. It has only 4GB RAM, but Apple has tightly integrated its software and hardware to deliver blazing fast performance. Despite its lower RAM than Galaxy S10 Plus, it could give Samsung's phone a tough fight or even outperform it.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Camera
Samsung has equipped the Galaxy S10 Plus with triple cameras on the back and dual selfie cameras. It gets a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 12MP wide-angle lens, and a 12MP telephoto lens on the back panel. On the front, the device features a combination of a 10MP sensor and an 8MP lens. The S10 Plus camera hasn't been tested in the real world yet, but we can expect it to be among the best.
The iPhone XS Max has one of the best smartphone cameras in the world. It features a 12MP wide-angle lens and a 12MP telephoto lens on the back, and a 7MP sensor on the front for selfies. Apple allows you to adjust the blur in portrait images even after clicking the photo.
The Google Pixel 3 XL features only a single 12.2MP lens on the back but it has shocked consumers with its camera capabilities. Google uses advanced AI and machine learning to enhance the photography experience. If you like taking photos in dim lights, the Night Sight mode on Pixel 3 XL could take great photos. The device has two 8-megapixel lenses on the front.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Software
The Google Pixel 3 XL runs the stock version of Android 9 Pie. It doesn't have any bloatware and it's among the first Android phones to get software and security updates from Google. The iPhone XS Max runs Apple's iOS 12 software, which is highly secure. The iOS 12 brings many new features such as Memoji, Digital Health, Group FaceTime, and Siri Shortcuts.
The S10 Plus runs Samsung's new One UI skin on top of Android 9 Pie. The One UI offers an intuitive experience even on smartphones with bigger displays. It displays content in the top half of the screen and navigation options near the bottom to ensure that they are within your thumb's reach.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Battery
The Galaxy S10 Plus packs a monstrous 4,100mAh battery with fast charging, wireless charging, and reverse charging technologies. You can use your S10 Plus to charge other smartphones, smartwatches, and accessories. It should easily get you through a full day of normal-to-heavy usage. The Pixel 3 XL packs a 3,430mAh battery with wireless charging support.
The iPhone XS Max offers a 3,174mAh battery that supports both fast charging and wireless charging. However, Apple ships it with a redundant 5W charger. If you want to take advantage of fast charging or wireless charging, you'll have to spend additional money on the relevant accessories. That's how Apple likes to make more money.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Security
The Pixel 3 XL has a rear-mounted capacitive fingerprint sensor for authentication and security. It's not the most convenient method, but it has proven to be reliable and secure. The iPhone XS Max gets an upgraded version of Apple's Face ID technology, which is extremely difficult to fool because it creates a 3D image of your face to recognize you.
Samsung has equipped the Galaxy S10 Plus with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor placed under the display. Users can unlock the device by placing their finger on the screen. The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is far more secure than the optical fingerprint sensor used in devices like OnePlus 6T. It works accurately even when your fingers are wet or dirty.
Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: Price
All three devices are premium offerings from their respective manufacturers. They reflect the best of each company's technological prowess. The Pixel 3 XL costs $899 for the 64GB variant and $999 for the 128GB model. It's the cheapest of the lot.
The iPhone XS Max is the most expensive of them, starting at $1,099 for the 64GB model. It goes up to $1,249 for the 256GB model and $1,449 for the 512GB model. The Galaxy S10 Plus starts at $999 for the base model. Samsung hasn't yet revealed how much the higher storage variant would cost.
Samsung has got almost everything right with the Galaxy S10 Plus, including the pricing. Which phone you should buy depends on the ecosystem you prefer (Android or iOS), whether you are OK with the display notch or the punch-hole, and your budget. Performance and camera capabilities of all three phones are top notch. If you want a significantly different phone, you might want to check out Samsung's new Galaxy Fold phone with a foldable display.


The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for an Ocean Modeller (Amundsen Sea) to join our Polar Oceans/Shelf Seas Team. The successful candidate will be developing, running and evaluating a regional ocean model of the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, including its ice shelves. They will use climate-model forcings to produce hindcasts of ice shelf melt rates since 1920, and projections of melting to 2100.
The successful candidate will validate the model against observations of the recent past, and interpret the implications for ocean melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This role is part of a joint UK-Japanese project focused upon ocean processes in the Amundsen Sea.
To be successful in this role, you must have experience in the use of numerical models of ocean circulation, and of coding in Fortan/Python/Matlab on Linux and PC-based systems.
To develop, test and run a model of the Amundsen Sea, under climate model forcings, in order to evaluate the historical and future projected melting of this sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
First degree in physical science/mathematics plus PhD (or equivalent experience).
- Develop a model of the Amundsen Sea and its sea ice and ice shelves, forced by atmospheric reanalysis output.
- Validate the model using observations of the recent past.
- Perform an ensemble of historical model simulations, using forcing from climate-model output.
- Perform an ensemble of future model simulations under climate model forcing.
- Interpret the implications of the model results for ocean melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
- Attend project meetings to report on progress and share results.
- Present model developments and scientific results in the peer-reviewed literature and at conferences.


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MidPoint 4.1 Development Branch
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General information:

MidPoint is a comprehensive Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform. It is used by the organizations around the world to deal with Identity Provisioning, Identity Governance & Compliance and also Access Management. As for the identity being a security perimeter, midPoint keeps safe both organization's internal network and external resources.
The most important features of midPoint are:

- Identity Governance
- Security auditing and reporting
- Organizational structure management
- Credential Management
- Request approval
- Entitlement Management

Read more about these features at https://evolveum.com/midpoint/about-midpoint/

Other features:

- User provisioning and deprovisioning
- Administration GUI
- Identity repository implementation (SQL)
- Custom schema extensibility
- Identity synchronization (liveSync, reconciliation, discovery, import)
- Support for expressions in synchronization mappings (Groovy, JavaScript, Python)
- Advanced RBAC support with temporal constraints
- Identity management process automation (workflow, notifications)
- Password policies
- Password reset
- Entitlements
- Archetypes
- Support for ConnId connectors
- Provisioning consistency and error handling
- Data protection (experimental)
- Reporting
- Notifications
- Local Java APIs, Remote web service interface (SOAP), REST API
- High availability (HA) support

For more information about midPoint identity manager please go to:
http://midpoint.evolveum.com/

For bugtracking system please go to:
http://jira.evolveum.com/

MidPoint source code is maintained on github:
https://github.com/Evolveum/midpoint

Latest source code can be obtained from our Git repository using one of the
following repository locations:
https://github.com/Evolveum/midpoint.git

git@github.com:Evolveum/midpoint.git

This project is dual-licensed under Apache License 2.0
and European Union Public License. See LICENSE file for details.


The Human Resource department has quickly developed into one the most important departments of any business today. With a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resources from Rasmussen College you can now become a part of this exciting and challenging field.
Graduates from this online Human Resources program will be able to interact with a variety of organization and social groups regarding open position, trainings, and procedures.


Why all the excitement about PRP? PRP permits the body to take advantage of the normal healing pathways at a greatly accelerated rate. During the healing process, the body rushes many cells and cell-types to the wound in order to initiate the healing process. One of those cell types is platelets. Platelets perform many functions, including formation of a blood clot and release of growth factors (GF) into the wound. These GF (platelet derived growth factors PGDF, transforming growth factor beta TGF, and insulin-like growth factor ILGF) function to assist the body in repairing itself by stimulating stem cells to regenerate new tissue. The more growth factors released sequestered into the wound, the more stem cells stimulated to produce new host tissue. Thus, one can easily see that PRP permits the body to heal faster and more efficiently.
PRP has many clinical applications.
PRP also has many advantages.
Frequently asked questions about PRP.
Should PRP be used in all bone-grafting cases? Not always. In some cases, there is no need for PRP. However, in the majority of cases application of PRP to the graft will increase the final amount of bone present in addition to making the wound heal faster and more efficiently.


Summary: Today, we are going to study the book of Esther. If you have never read it or if it has been a long time and the details have become a little fuzzy, get ready, because this is an exciting story.
Today, we are going to study the book of Esther. If you have never read it or if it has been a long time and the details have become a little fuzzy, get ready, because this is an exciting story.
There are five major characters in this book, and I'll introduce them now to make things easier to follow.
Xerxes is the 5 th king of the Persian Empire and he is in the 3rd year of his rein, which began in 486 BC, after the death of his father, Darius the First.
Vashti is the Queen of Persia. She is a woman of character and conviction.
Mordecai is a Jewish man, whose family was exiled when Jerusalem fell. He is a cousin of Esther, and has been raising her ever since her parents died.
Esther is an orphan girl, who is being raised by Mordecai. She is a woman of both inner and outer beauty.
Hamon is the villain of the story. He is dressed in black and wearing a black hat. He is the second in command of the Persian Empire.
As we study this thrilling account from the word of God, we will see that though God's name is never mentioned in this book, that His presence, His providence, His moving, is very apparent as the story unfolds.
It is like God is off stage, directing those who are on stage. He is setting the scenes and guiding the action.
You know, it is so easy to see God in the spectacular and the miraculous, but it is a lot harder to see God in the seemingly mundane and ordinary times of our life. But God is also present there, weaving a plan and working in our lives.
This drama, from the word of God, opens in 483 BC, during the 3 rd year of King Xerxes rein, in the city of Susa, in what today would be the country of Iran.
God's people have been scattered throughout the Persian Empire since the fall of Jerusalem, which occurred in 587 BC at the hands of the Babylonians.
So here we have King Xerxes in his capital city. And I think we would have to call him the ultimate party animal.
He is throwing a party for all of his nobles, officials, princes and military leaders; one commentator said it was a group of 10,000-15,000.
And do you know how long his party lasted? For 180 days. And do you know what he did right after the party? He threw another one for ten days in the enclosed garden of his palace.
And while this party was going on, the ladies were having their own party, given by Queen Vashti.
And as the party was nearly over, the King (no doubt drunk) thought, "Hey, I have a great looking wife; I think I'll have her get all prettied up and come in and walk around in front of my drunken friends." So he sent his messengers to get her.
So they remove Vashti's crown and issue a decree that all women in the empire, must respect their husband. It is as if they thought that they could demand that their wives respect them. But that's not how it works; respect cannot be demanded, it must be earned.
They are looking for a replacement for Queen Vashti. Xerxes' attendant suggests sending out commissioners to all 127 provinces, and that they should bring back to Susa the most beautiful women they can find.
It is here that we see the invisible hand of God begin to move, and it stops at Esther.
Esther is chosen as one of the girls from her province. Mordecai, her adopted father, tells her to keep the fact that she is a Jew hidden.
Regardless of the odds, Esther would win. After she had gone through the prescribed beauty treatments, 6 months of oils and 6 months of perfumes and cosmetics, she was brought before Xerxes.
17 Well, the king loved Esther more than any of the other girls. He was so delighted with her that he set the royal crown on her head and declared her queen instead of Vashti.
18 To celebrate the occasion, he threw another big party for all his officials and servants, giving generous gifts to everyone and making grants to the provinces in the form of remission of taxes.


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Top 10 Plant-Powered Comic Book Characters– Geek Culture Countdown Podcast!
By Sideshow Staff
On this episode, the Geek Culture Countdown is getting down in the dirt with the Top 10 Plant-Powered Comic Book Characters. Don't leaf until you find out who made it to the #1 seed!
We're taking a peek into geek culture and counting off our Top 10 fandom favorites. Let Your Geek SideShow presents… Geek Culture Countdown!
In this bi-weekly podcast, we're picking topics from across all of fandom- best catchphrases, top telepaths, coolest hero headquarters, and more! Join us as we count down a curated list of geek culture notables, and see if any of your favorites made the list!
This week, we are getting our hands dirty to bring you the Top 10 Plant-Powered Comic Book Characters. Many of these heroes and villains have their roots in horror origins and strange science, but one thing is for sure- their super powers are all organic!
So, plant yourself in your seat and don't leaf until we finish counting down these green guys and gals. Let's get started!
10) Klara Prast
Also known as Rose Red, Klara Prast is a young girl from 1907 with the power to control and talk to plants in Marvel Comics. Her name itself is a parody on "chloroplast". When her family discovered her powers, she was married off to a man moving to America and was later encountered by the time-traveling Runaways team, brought back to the present day. Displaced from her own time, her sensibilities are a bit outdated, but she eventually acclimates to the new century.
Klara is a human mutant whose favorite plants to manipulate are roses because she believes they talk back to her. She can control the movement of plants, manipulate their growth, and has an empathic relationship with the vitality of plantlife. Sometimes, her emotions can overwhelm her control on the plants, causing them to become violent and lash out at others.
9) White Mercy
White Mercy is a plant-based life form like no other. In fact, she lives inside the collective mind of a plant called the Black Mercy. The Black Mercy is a plant that creates a dream of a person's perfect life. In the Justice League Animated Series, it latched on to Superman and showed him his perfect life on Krypton, with his wife and two children. His parents were still alive, and Krypton was safe. When it attached to Green Lantern, he was able to save all of Coast City from destruction.
However, when it attached to the villain Mongul, he created a world where he defeated all of the heroes of the world to conquer the Universe, and even had a child—White Mercy. He used White Mercy and manipulated Poison Ivy in an attempt to actually defeat Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in the real world, but White Mercy saw the pain in the heroes, and chose to help them. She is able to possess other forms and manipulate their dreams.
8) Plant-Man
Samuel Smithers is a chlorokinetic villain from Marvel Comics, laughed out of the scientific community for trying to develop a device capable of communicating with plants. When a lightning bolt struck his Vege-ray device, it imbued it with the power to control and animate plant life. Plantman then tried to take revenge on the Human Torch and Iron Man.
In the Iron Fist comics, it was revealed that Plantman was given this gift from the H'ylthri, plant creatures from the mystical city of K'un-Lun. Plantman is famous for creating plant matter "simuloid" duplicates of himself to commit crimes and do mercenary work for cash. He has also been a member of the Thunderbolts team, a group of semi-reformed villains doing dangerous missions, and has been imprisoned by SHIELD on numerous occasions. The newest iteration of Plantman, a man named Paul, is also made of plants.
7) Mantis
There's a side of Mantis that we don't entirely get to see in the MCU, but it's hinted at when she helps control Ego, the living planet. She is surprisingly connected to plant life. Mantis is an empath who can understand and even control the emotions of people around her, whether she's getting Ego or Thanos to fall asleep, or even using telepathy.
But when it comes to plants, her powers practically double. She is able to travel through space by transferring her mind to plants anywhere in the universe. When she arrives, she can change the plant growth to make an entirely new functional body to fit her needs. Not only that, but even if she is killed, she can be born again in a new plant body. In some versions of her story, Mantis can control nearby plants through her unique plant-telepathy.
6) Floronic Man
Floronic Man is also known as the Plant Master, the Seeder, and Floro. In actuality, he is Dr. Jason Woodrue, originally an exile from a planet of dryads who was later reimagined as a world-class botanist who taught notable DC Comics characters like Alec Holland and Pamela Isley. His humanoid body is mostly plant-based, and he is able to control and manipulate plant life, as well as physically merge with plants.
He has been a villain against the likes of The Atom, the Flash, and Green Lantern, later joining the Secret Society of Super-Villains to combat the Justice League. Woodrue is the one who uncovers the truth about Swamp Thing being an intelligent mass of plants that absorbed the memories of Alec Holland. Floronic Man has a connection to the Green, a mystical force binding all plant life in the DC Universe, and once tried to drive humanity to extinction by overwhelming all life with too much oxygen before Swamp Thing forced him to realize that plants need animals to survive.
5) Krakoa
Krakoa is slightly different than most of the characters on this list because he is an entire island. He's not just the land, or even the plants on top of the island. He is a hive mind that can create humoid and animal-like life forms to walk around and communicate with inhabitants. Krakoa is alive and even feeds off of mutant powers.
Jonathan Hickman's new House of X series, Professor X decided to create a nation of mutants, interestingly enough, on Krakoa. It hasn't been revealed why, but there are a few theories. Number one, Krakoa controls plant life and growth, and the X-Men are using plants to secure their power in the world. Krakoa likely benefits from the plan as well. Another theory relates to one of Krakoa's lesser known powers: telepathy inhibition. He can block telepathic communication from leaving or entering his ecosystem. We'll certainly learn more about the mutant nation of Krakoa in the comic books to come.
4) Poison Ivy
Pamela Lillian Isley, also known as Poison Ivy, was originally introduced in Batman comics as a botanist named Lillian Rose who survived a poisoning attempt and became immune to all toxins and diseases. Neil Gaiman rewrote her origin as a part of the massive Crisis on Infinite Earths retcon, giving us the version of Poison Ivy that we all know and love today. Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley studied botanical biochemistry under Dr. Jason Woodrue, who injected her with toxin as an experiment, driving her mad and transforming her.
Poison Ivy considers herself an "eco-terrorist of global importance" and is known for her crimes against humanity with regards to the survival of plant life. She has a superhuman immune system but herself is poisonous to the touch. In some iterations, she breathes carbon dioxide and has aloe blood and chlorophyll skin, making her more plant than human. She can also control all forms of plant life on a molecular level and was recently reborn in Heroes in Crisis was a potential new Avatar of the Green.
3) Man-Thing
Dr. Ted Sallis was once just a biochemistry professor when he was recruited by the United States government to make a second Super Soldier serum. The serum had failed countless times before, and his should have failed too, but he crashed his car into a magical swamp that saved him and transformed him into the Man-Thing, full of nature's mighty powers.
He's made of swamp, and he can regenerate from any swamp. He's practically immortal and can resist nearly all types of physical damage. Since he became Man-Thing, Ted Sallis' neural pathways spread all throughout his body, changing his intelligence completely. He no longer thinks as a human, but as nature. Something about the change also gave him the incredible ability of an empath. He is able to understand and perceive the emotions around him. If someone acts with anger, he naturally secretes a corrosive acid to protect himself. Man-Thing packs quite the plant punch.
2) Swamp Thing (and the Parliament of Trees)
Swamp Thing is a shambling elemental creature connected to the Green in the DC Universe. Created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, he first appeared in House of Secrets in July 1971, two months after Marvel's Man-Thing debuted. Thought to be the mutated form of scientist Alec Holland, it was revealed that Swamp Thing was actually a sentient mass of plant matter that had absorbed Holland's memories and personality.
He has been rendered in live-action several times, most recently in a 1-season series on DC Universe. Swamp Thing is chlorokinetic and can easily regrow himself whenever damaged. He can also transport his consciousness into plants across the world- he once regenerated himself out of tobacco that John Constantine was carrying. He is immensely powerful and the upper limits of his strength have yet to be established.
With Swamp Thing, the Parliament of Trees serve as a council of elemental beings that serve the Green as protectors of plant life- among their numbers are also Eyam, Swamp Knucker, Bog Venus, Ghost Hiding in the Rushes, and more. They secretly had an agenda to remake the earth and destroy mankind, but Swamp Thing refused and protected humanity, and the Parliament was punished accordingly.
1) Groot
Groot hails from Planet X, the capital of branch worlds. He is an alien known as a Flora Colossus. Their language, like their skin, is as rigid as bark. Due to their rigid internal organs, it seems they can only repeat the phrase, "I am Groot." However, some heroes like Rocket Racoon and Thor are able to understand him, whether from practice or from an Asgardian language class. Despite the language barrier, Groot is hyper-intelligent and creative with all of his powers.
Groot can control all trees and plants and regenerate his own plant skin in any formation or density. He can create shields and vines to defend himself or others, on top of already being super strong and durable. With this regeneration ability, he can make any plant grow at high speeds, entangling foes in his grip, poisoning them, or even creating bioluminescent plant life on his own body. Groot is a light in the dark galaxy and can bring life where there was none.
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