While her rivals were in New York, battling for the last junior Grand Slam title of the season, the 17-year-old Iga Swiatek has won her second ITF $60,000 title in a row in Montreux, taking 160 points in the previous two weeks to enter the Top 200 as the second youngest player after Amanda Anisimova! Iga had won her first professional title on her debut in Stockholm in October 2016 at the age of 15 and this is already her fourth title of the season, second in a row at $60,000 level.
Last week in Budapest she suffered a bagel in the first set she played but then she grabbed the next 10 with ease to go all the way, continuing in the same style in Montreux and dominating in all sets she won. In the opening round, the Pole needed an hour and 22 minutes to oust Amandine Hesse 6-4 6-1, serving at only 44% but dropping just 13 points in her games.
Hesse broke her twice but that wasn't enough for a more positive result, getting broken five times from nine chances she gave to Iga to finish on the losing side. Iga was rock solid in the second round against Diana Marcinkevica, scoring a 6-0 6-1 win in 46 minutes after saving all three break points she faced.
Diana created some chances on the return and she managed to take just 12 points on serve, facing nine break points and suffering five breaks. Swiatek rattled off the first 11 games of the match and she closed the match soon after that to reach the quarters.
Elena Gabriela Ruse took a set away from Iga but the Pole prevailed 2-6 6-1 6-2 in an hour and 53 minutes to secure the place in the last four. Both players created eight break points but Iga was more effective in the crucial points, losing serve twice but scoring four breaks on the other side to dominate in sets two and three with four breaks in total.
The experienced Mariana Duque-Marino awaited in the semis and Iga claimed a 6-2 6-3 win in an hour and 11 minutes for the place in the final. The Pole made the big difference with her first serve and she gave her serve away twice while converting all five break points to control the scoreboard all the time.
Swiatek forged a 3-0 lead in both sets and that was enough to give her the momentum and confidence to overpower the rival and move closer to the title. Kimberley Zimmermann stood between Iga and the crown but she couldn't match the Pole's pace either, with Iga notching a 6-2 6-2 win in 68 minutes for her seventh professional title at such a young age.
A teenager dropped 10 points behind her serve and she never faced a break point, pushing her rival to the limits to score four breaks from eight chances for a commanding win. Iga earned breaks in games one and seven for the best possible start and she claimed the last five games of the match to seal the deal and celebrate another title and crack the Top 200 for the first time.


Mistakes are probably the best teachers that a person has, and in no way being self-critical is a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it takes great courage to be able to see that we are doing something wrong and if we try to fix it, it will improve the way we operate in the workspace and enhance our overall performance.
As I said before, interns are "allowed" to make mistakes without getting fired. However, it is important that we take the opportunity to learn from those mistakes and fix the things that need to be fixed before the internship is over. If we are efficient in doing this, a much more prepared professional will get out of the internship and into the workforce.


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Schools Begin To Infuse Media Literacy Into the Three R's
By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo — December 06, 2000 8 min read
Sweatshirt-clad students at Westgate Elementary School don't have to look far for a lesson on the powerful influence the media have in their lives: It is right under their noses.
The unwitting Lakewood, Colo., students proudly display the animated cartoon characters, professional-sports logos, and brand names that adorn their clothing. Their enthusiasm quickly fades, though, once teacher Sue Lockwood Summers suggests they have been duped into marketing the products, and the images they are designed to portray, for free.
Ms. Summers hopes the exercise is a step toward fostering a healthy skepticism in students who are bombarded daily by thousands of images from a host of telecommunications and print media.
"Students are sponges until you cause them to stop and think about things they see in the world around them," said the library specialist, who has written two books and organized a local group of parents and teachers to enhance students' media literacy. "When you grow up in a world of messages, you just take them in until somebody teaches you how to question what you are seeing."
Violent movies, sexually provocative advertisements, carefully packaged news programs, newspapers, magazines, and commercial Internet sites channel a steady stream of messages—3,000 a day by some estimates—before the eyes of media-hungry young Americans.
Some educators are working lessons into the curriculum to help students—as early as preschool—become media-savvy and able to evaluate critically the messages they get from the news, entertainment, and advertising industries. Moreover, most states have incorporated critical- viewing skills into their academic standards.
Such skills, educators say, are as essential today as the three R's.
"The average child watches three to five hours of television a day. Unfortunately, they only read about 20 to 30 minutes a day," said John Splain, an associate professor of education policy and leadership at the University of Maryland College Park. "It is educational malpractice of the worst sort not to prepare people for the world they go into."
Facade of Sophistication
For generations, English teachers have taught students how to evaluate sources for research papers, and the use of propaganda throughout history has become a staple of the social studies curriculum. But those lessons have not necessarily prepared students to deal with the explosion of information available through the Internet, as well as an ever-expanding number of print, broadcast, and entertainment sources.
"Students generally think that everything they hear on television or find on the Internet is true," said Tim Oldakowski, who teaches television production at University High School in Orlando, Fla. "Kids are being bombarded by media whether they know it or not, yet they don't think they are affected by it."
And with all they are exposed to, students are having more and more trouble discerning which sources are trustworthy. Even those adults and students who have learned to question marketing pitches and news reports can fall under the spell of a visually appealing Web site that delivers the desired information in an instant, according to Elizabeth Thoman, the president and founder of the Center for Media Literacy in Los Angeles.
"When a new technology like the Internet bursts into reality so suddenly, it is mesmerizing, fast, and graphic," Ms. Thoman said. "You say, 'Wow, look at that,' and you put aside your critical faculties. It was easier when you could just send students to the library to use a print resource, like the encyclopedia, which you knew had gone through several vetting processes."
In contrast, the Internet, Ms. Thoman said, requires the users to edit and verify the information.
As part of his class, Mr. Oldakowski asks students to review their favorite television programs for violence, sexual content, and other factors. He has them analyze popular magazines for messages in the ads and articles. He sends them on scavenger hunts to find credible and accurate information on the Internet.
The latter task is not always easy, even for technology-savvy students, say some educators.
"Teachers and parents are often fooled by students because they demonstrate some sophistication [in accessing] information," said Renee Hobbs, an associate professor of communication at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. "When you actually talk with kids in the classroom, you discover they have a variety of misunderstandings about who created the information, whether it is credible, how it communicates a point of view, and what's been omitted."
Over the past few years, a more intense effort has been under way to equip young people with the tools to view the media through a harsher lens.
Doing so, some experts say, can promote informed citizenship, build students' immunity to commercialism, and limit the appeal of risky behaviors.
"We need to help young people read more critically, to look at presidential debates more critically, view commercials more critically," said Mr. Splain, who helped produce a pamphlet and video guide to the 2000 elections, "View Smart To Vote Smart," sponsored by the National PTA, the National Cable Television Association, and Cable in the Classroom.
The confusion that marked the television coverage of the Nov. 7 presidential election, the aggressive political campaigns that preceded it, and the continuing struggle to claim victory for both Gov. George W. Bush of Texas and Vice President Al Gore provide a case in point, according to Mr. Splain. Americans get most of their information about candidates' views and intentions from political ads and sound bites from television news programs, he said.
"For citizenship purposes, people ought to know how the media work," Mr. Splain said.
Changing Perceptions
Anne Sinatra has been honing those skills in Mr. Oldakowski's class in Orlando. The junior at University High was appalled at discovering some of the tactics advertisers use to reel in teenagers. But the course changed the way she looks at movies, magazines, and news sources, she said.
As a correspondent for the Orlando Sentinel newspaper's weekly section for teenagers, Ms. Sinatra has urged her peers to look more critically at media: from the subtle placement of specific products in movie scenes to the portrayal of adolescents in magazines as mindless consumers.
"It concerns me that [teenagers] are really not aware of what's going on, and they will buy what's advertised without even thinking about it," she said.
The influence the media exercise in the lives of teenagers is particularly troublesome, some experts say. Congressional hearings over the past two years have examined, for example, advertising campaigns that marketed cigarettes and violent materials, such as movies, video games, and music, to adolescents.
"We know that Joe Camel worked, and we know that Joe Camel was designed to target 12-year-olds," said Bob McCannon, the executive director of the New Mexico Media Literacy Project, referring to the abandoned cigarette-marketing cartoon character. "If society really understood the media and children, there is no way it would allow them to target the most vulnerable human beings on earth," argued Mr. McCannon, whose nonprofit organization works with the state's education and health agencies on anti-substance-abuse initiatives.
Industry officials have disputed claims that advertisements and entertainment programming and products cause children to adopt violent or unhealthy behaviors. But experts on children's development argue that, while there may not be evidence to establish a causal relationship, research has documented a clear correlation.
The American Academy of Pediatrics launched a campaign three years ago to help pediatricians raise awareness of the impact of media messages—particularly tobacco and alcohol advertising—on children's health.
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded nearly $1 million in grants to 10 schools around the country to implement programs that promote media literacy.
State education officials are also beginning to tackle the subject.
The New Mexico project, for example, has provided curriculum materials and workshops in nearly every middle school in the state. Shortly, the organization plans to release media- literacy standards for each grade level.
A new program in Maryland, sponsored by cable television's Discovery Channel, which is based there, provides professional development and course materials to help teachers weave media- literacy concepts throughout the curriculum.
Moreover, most states include critical-viewing skills in their academic standards and frameworks, according to Frank Baker, a founder of the Alliance for a Media Literate America, a new initiative to promote media literacy.
An Elective Course
To the disappointment of its advocates, though, the torch for media literacy is being carried by relatively few teachers. Where offered, it is generally an elective course taken by relatively few students. To reach more students, media literacy must be integrated throughout the existing curriculum, some educators say.
"There just isn't time in the day for another course or another subject," said Westgate Elementary's Ms. Summers, "so the most effective way is to integrate media literacy into whatever topic you are already doing."
Teacher Ken Smith reaches students both ways. In an elective course and in government and history classes at Central High School in Landover, Md., he takes on the topics of racism and sexism in commercials, music lyrics and videos, television programs, and films. Mr. Smith points out the biases in news coverage and discusses what he sees as the subliminal messages in advertising.
But he draws the line at bashing the media, Mr. Smith said. His students also learn how television breathed new life into the civil rights movement in the 1960s, how the Internet has speeded the flow of important information, and how the media can inspire changes for the better.
"My classes teach students to ask critical questions of what is real and what is not. I'm not trying to give them a negative or positive view," Mr. Smith said. "I want them to look at the things they see and hear differently."
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo
A version of this article appeared in the December 06, 2000 edition of Education Week as Schools Begin To Infuse Media Literacy Into the Three R's
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A week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, teachers are helping students figure out how the country got to this point.
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Curriculum Theater Educators Struggle to Keep Shows Going Amid COVID-19
Convinced that the show must go on, high school theater troupes are turning to livestreamed shows, outdoor performances, and radio plays.
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Curriculum Letter to the Editor Curriculum as a Lever for Racial Equity
The special report "Big Ideas for Confronting Racism in Education" (Sept. 23, 2020) highlighted essential ingredients for creating anti-racist schools, including better teacher preparation, expanded anti-bias training, and universal internet access, among others.
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You may be prepped for the next 200 sessions. but if your players don't latch on to the story you so painstakingly crafted, all you have managed to accomplish is waste copious amounts of time making something no one will ever see.
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Thanks to 20-year-old college student Chris Sardinas, West Palm Beach is one of the five finalists (along with cities in Peru, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) for Google's Model Your Town competition. Voting is now open and runs through May 1st, 2010 and of course we want to support our hometown, right?
You can see more about the competition in this blog posting at the Palm Beach Post site or use the link above to see all the competitors.
This is remarkable work and no matter how the competition turns out Chris is to be congratulated on his outstanding work, modeling well-known landmarks such as the Phillip's Point building, Trump Towers, Good Samaritan hospital, and the historic Palm Beach County courthouse. Chris even stepped across Lake Worth to model The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach.
You can download the Google Earth file yourself at this link (KML format) and have a more detailed look, or view a video demonstration below.
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Home The Latest Psst . . . Mr. Trump, 97 Percent of Opioid Abuse is from Prescription Pain Relievers, Not Undocumented Immigrants
Psst . . . Mr. Trump, 97 Percent of Opioid Abuse is from Prescription Pain Relievers, Not Undocumented Immigrants
by Jud Lounsbury
When you have water dripping on your forehead from the ceiling above, the first step in fixing the problem is figuring out from where the water flows.
In the case of our current opioid crisis, the "water from the ceiling" is, without question, prescription drugs.
According to the latest data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 11.8 million people misused opioids in 2016, and the majority of that abuse (11.5 million) was pain reliever misuse rather than heroin use.
And where are these pain relievers coming from? Among prescription pain reliever misusers, 35 percent are getting them from doctor prescriptions and 53 percent are either given, bought, or taken from a friend or relative:
Bottom line: Only 6 percent of pain reliever misusers say they are getting their prescription drugs from "drug dealers or other strangers."
Where pain relievers were obtained, 2016.
However this reality isn't Trump's reality. In a crazed speech on March 19, he painted a picture of the opioid crisis that lays most of the blame on . . . Mexico. And undocumented Mexican immigrants.
"Ninety percent of the heroin in America comes from our southern border, where, eventually, the Democrats will agree with us and we'll build the wall to keep the damn drugs out," Trump howled to the New Hampshire crowd. The crowd chanted back, "Build the wall! Build the wall!"
What Trump leaves out is that more than 90 percent of opioid misuse is from prescription drugs, not heroin. It's true, curbing heroin use should be a top concern—it's more dangerous than prescription drugs and leads to more overdose deaths. But another bit of reality overlooked by Trump is that most heroin and other drugs from Mexico pass through at legal crossings, hidden away in vehicles.
Trump went one step further, asserting that undocumented immigrants are somehow central to the the opioid crisis. "My administration is also confronting things called sanctuary cities that shield dangerous criminals," he said, and added, "they're safe havens for just some terrible people. Some terrible people."
"They don't use guns. They'd rather use knives because it's more painful and it takes longer. These are bad people —in Boston, Massachusetts, which is a place where you have sanctuary cities."
As an additional touch, Trump offered a mental image of these "terrible people" by once again bringing up the gang MS-13. "ICE recently arrested 15 MS-13 gang members —these are not good people, folks. Okay?" he said. "These are bad, bad people. They don't use guns. They'd rather use knives because it's more painful and it takes longer. These are bad people —in Boston, Massachusetts, which is a place where you have sanctuary cities."
And what's Trump's big solution for these "bad" and "terrible" people?
The death penalty.
"These are terrible people," Trump said, "and we have to get tough on those people, because we can have all the Blue Ribbon committees we want, but if we don't get tough on the drug dealers, we're wasting our time. Just remember that. We're wasting our time. And that toughness includes the death penalty."
Considering that that African Americans and Latinos are already up to six times more likely to be punished for drug crimes than whites, Trump's threat of a death penalty carries quite the racial stench.
Imagine if he was threatening death to the (mostly white) drug company executives that produce the drugs for well over 90 percent of opioid addicts in this country? Or the (mostly white) relatives and friends that supply over half of the drugs? Or the the (mostly white) doctors that prescribe 37.5 percent of the misused opioids?
We all might need to pop some opioids to imagine that ever happening.
Jud Lounsbury is a political writer based in Madison, Wisconsin and a frequent contributor to The Progressive. Find him on Twitter.
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97% opioid sbuse to president story is fake news
Your story 97% opioid abuse is nonsense. <1%of pain patients are ever addicted. The majority of addicts were already addicted to meth cocaine alcohol and or heroin and found a way to get cheap or free drugs by faking pain, lying, as adicts do. The majority of deaths are proven to have been miscounted, 42% were intentional suicides, majority were mixed cocaine,alcohol,meth. The majority classed as fentanyl were found to be from illicit classes of the drug,obtained illegally.
Real people are dying from untreated pain. You think a cancer victim gives a f*** about addiction? Thats a bs concept perpetrated by the manufacturers.
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Бера I (*Berà д/н —844) — 1-й граф Барселони та маркиз Готії у 801—820 роках, граф Расеза і Конфлента (790—812 роки), граф Жирони і Бесалу (813—820 роки). Водночас був першим керівником Іспанської марки.

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Походив з династії Гільємідів, гілки королівського роду Каролінгів. Був правнуком Карла Мартела, сином Вільгельма, графа Тулузького, та Кунегунди, вестготської аристократки. Про дату народження достеменно невідомо.

У 790 році він отримав від батька графства Расез і Конфлент. У квітні 797 року в Аахен до короля Карла I Великого з'явився Саадун аль-Руайні, валі (намісник) Барселони, і пообіцяв віддати йому місто в обмін на допомогу у війні проти аль-Хакама I, еміра Кордови. Навесні 800 року до Барселони виступило військо на чолі з Людовиком Благочестивим. Серед командирів був Вільгельма Тулузький і його син Бера. Втім, коли військо підійшло до Барселони, виявилося, що Саадун зрадив Карла I і замирився з еміром. Восени франки почали облогу міста. Саадун спробував втекти з Барселони і пробратися в Кордову за підмогою, але його було схоплено. Після кількох місяців облоги готи-християни, які жили в Барселоні, вирішили здати місто і 3 квітня 801 року відкрили перед франками міські ворота. Новим правителем Барселони було призначено Бера. Він також призначається маркізом Готії.

Бера для початку зміцнив Барселону, значно розширивши її межі. Тривалий час вони обмежувалися кордоном римської тріумфальної арки (відома також як Арка Бера, сьогодні біля національного шосе N340). Межі графства були відсунені до теперішнього округу Баш-Любрагат.

У 804, 808 та 809 роках брав активну участь у військових кампаніях Франкської імперії проти Кордовського емірату. Завдяки досягнутим успіхам межі Іспанської марки було відсунуто до річки Ебро, що стала природним захистом земель Бера. Разом з тим спроби захопити Толозу і Таррагону виявилися невдалими.

Незабаром він уклав з маврами перемир'я, схвалене Карлом Великим. У травні 812 року помер батько. Ставши повноправним власником Расеза і Конфлента, Бера віддав їх в управління старшому синові Вільгельму. Незабаром після цього графу довелося відправитися в Аахен, щоб захищатися перед імператором Карлом від звинувачень у несправедливому стягнення податків, висунутих проти нього землевласниками Іспанської марки. Карл Великий визнав правоту Бери.

У 813 році після смерті графа Оділо Бера прибрав до рук його володіння — графства Бесалу і Жирону. Того ж року оженився на представниці вестготського роду. У 815 році закінчилося перемир'я з мусульманами, і ті направили до Барселоні армію під командуванням Убайдаллаха Абу-Марвана, стрийко еміра аль-Хакама I. Однак Бера за допомогою війська, що складалося з найманців-вестготів, відбив напад. Ця перемога ще більше підняла престиж графа серед місцевої знаті.

У лютому 817 року за підтримки Бери в Аахені було підписано 3-річне перемир'я з маврами, що викликало незадоволення прихильників війни на чолі із зведеними братами Бери — Жосельмом Руссільонським та Бернардом Септіманським. У лютому 820 року на традиційній асамблеї в Ахені готський магнат Саніла, прихильник Жосельма і Бернарда, звинуватив Беру в підступі та зраді імператорських інтересів. За тодішньою традицією суперечка мала бути вирішена судовим поєдинком, в якому перемогу здобув Саніла. Беру повинні були стратити, проте імператор Людовик I не вважав його зрадником і відправив у почесне заслання до Руану, де він помер у 844 році.

Новим Барселонським графом і очільником Іспанської марки було призначено Рампо.

Родина
Дружина — Ромелла

Діти:
 Вільгельм (д/н-827), граф Расеза і Конфлета у 812—827 роках
 Аргіла (д/н-846), граф Расеза і Конфлета у 844—846 роках
 Мілон (д/н-866)
 Ротруда (д/н-844), дружина Аларіха I, графа Ампуріас

Джерела
 Jean Alain Sipra, Le comte Béra, marquis de Gothie, 1998
 Gerhard Seeliger, Conquiste e incoronazione a imperatore di Carlomagno, in «Storia del mondo medievale», vol. II, 1999, pp. 358—396

Графи Барселони
Померли в Руані
Гільєміди

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If you choose to live in the North, you choose to be a sacrificial lamb | Nnamdi Kanu tells Igbos
July 25, 2017 | Azeez
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Monday said Igbos vacating the North was not a condition for the actualisation of Biafra.
Kanu spoke in an interview with journalists in Enugu, where he received awards from a number of pan-Igbo groups, including the Igbo Women Assembly, the Eastern Consultative Assembly and the Igbo Students Union.
While reacting to the quit notice issued to Igbos in the North, Kanu said secession does not imply that Igbo must leave any part of Nigeria.
He said, "You are aware that Scotland is seeking to leave the United Kingdom? Are you remotely implying that every person from Scotland, who lives in England, should now return to Scotland?
"Britain just left the EU. Are you now implying that every British citizen in the EU should come back to Britain in order to finalise that process of extraction of Britain from the EU?"
[Read Also: Nnamdi Kanu gives conditions for Anambra election to hold]
He described the Arewa Youth who have the ultimatum as 'inconsequential'.
Kanu, nonetheless, warned that Igbo, who resided in the North, were doing so at their own peril.
He stated, "It is up to them. They have been in the North, and they (northerners) have been killing us (Igbo) since 1945.
"If you choose to live in the North, you choose to be a sacrificial lamb because one day, they will kill you. It is a choice they have made and they will have to live with it."
He further insisted that the governorship poll in Anambra State, scheduled to hold on November 18, 2017, would not hold.
[Read Also: DSS are the ones flouting court orders not me – Nnamdi Kanu]
He added, "No, I'm not (bothered) because the people are with us. We control the people 100 per cent and come Anambra, on the 18th of November, 2017, the whole world will be amazed."
Kanu said IPOB did not intend to stop anybody who decided to vote.
"We are entirely peaceful. We are not stopping anyone from voting. If you want to vote, you can go and vote. We are democrats," he said.
The IPOB leader added, "We are calling for a referendum so that the people can actually decide, once and for all, what they want, for themselves; not anybody deciding for them.
"I have not argued Biafra from the standpoint of absolutism. I am not saying you must vote for Biafra. I am asking the powers that be in Nigeria to allow the people to determine for themselves."
Tags: anambra election, igbos, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, north, referendum, savrificial lamb


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require 'spec_helper'

describe 'Storing Files', type: :feature do
  let(:image)    { File.open('spec/fixtures/image.png', 'r') }
  let(:instance) { FeatureUploader.new }

  before do
    instance.aws_acl = 'public-read'
  end

  it 'uploads the file to the configured bucket' do
    instance.store!(image)
    instance.retrieve_from_store!('image.png')

    expect(instance.file.size).to eq(image.size)
    expect(instance.file.read).to eq(image.read)
    expect(instance.file.read).to eq(instance.file.read)

    image.close
    instance.file.delete
  end

  it 'uploads a StringIO to the configured bucket' do
    # https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/wiki/How-to:-Upload-from-a-string-in-Rails-3-or-later
    io = StringIO.new(image.read)

    def io.original_filename
      'image.png'
    end
    image.rewind

    instance.store!(io)
    instance.retrieve_from_store!('image.png')

    expect(instance.file.size).to eq(image.size)
    expect(instance.file.read).to eq(image.read)
    expect(instance.file.read).to eq(instance.file.read)

    image.close
    instance.file.delete
  end

  it 'retrieves the attributes for a stored file' do
    instance.store!(image)
    instance.retrieve_from_store!('image.png')

    expect(instance.file.attributes).to include(
      :metadata,
      :content_type,
      :etag,
      :accept_ranges,
      :last_modified,
      :content_length
    )

    expect(instance.file.content_type).to eq('image/png')
    expect(instance.file.filename).to eq('image.png')

    image.close
    instance.file.delete
  end

  it 'checks if a remote file exists' do
    instance.store!(image)
    instance.retrieve_from_store!('image.png')

    expect(instance.file.exists?).to be_truthy

    instance.file.delete

    expect(instance.file.exists?).to be_falsy

    image.close
  end

  it 'gets a url for remote files' do
    instance.store!(image)
    instance.retrieve_from_store!('image.png')

    expect(instance.url).to include(ENV['S3_BUCKET_NAME'])
    expect(instance.url).to include(instance.path)

    image.close
    instance.file.delete
  end

  it 'uploads the cache file to the configured bucket' do
    instance.cache!(image)
    instance.retrieve_from_cache!(instance.cache_name)

    expect(instance.file.size).to be_nonzero
    expect(image.size).to eq(instance.file.size)

    image.close
    instance.file.delete
  end

  it 'moves cached files to final location when storing' do
    instance.cache!(image)
    cache_name = instance.cache_name
    instance.store!

    instance.retrieve_from_cache!(cache_name)
    expect(instance.file).not_to exist

    instance.retrieve_from_store!('image.png')
    expect(instance.file.size).to eq(image.size)
    expect(instance.file.read).to eq(image.read)
    expect(instance.file.read).to eq(instance.file.read)

    image.close
    instance.file.delete
  end
end


GREENWICH — Everyone has a complaint about traffic — from delays on I-95 and the Merritt to backups in central Greenwich. But as the Western Connecticut Council of Governments begins to work on an updated transportation plan for the region, its calls for input are going unheeded.
The plan is important: All transportation projects that receive federal funding must be included in or consistent with the plan, which will be finalized by spring.
The council wants to involve "as many people as possible" in developing the plan, Executive Director Francis Pickering said Monday night at the Greenwich meeting.
No one attended the council's public meetings on the plan held Monday in Greenwich and Stamford, but there is still time to give input. Meetings are scheduled in all the 18 municipalities that make up the council. If residents want to voice their views on what is needed in Greenwich, the council said it will set up another meeting in town.
Residents are more likely to turn out for an immediate plan in a specific neighborhood, he said. But with a long-term plan, it's harder for residents to understand how it will affect them directly, Pickering said.
Ideas under consideration include widening of I-95, changing the Merritt Parkway, adjusting service on Metro-North trains and local buses, installing more bicycle routes and sidewalks, and improving access to Westchester County Airport, he said.
The plan will look at all surface transportation, which includes cars, buses, trains, bicycles and even pedestrians, he said. The overall goal is to develop a vision for what the region's transportation system of the future will look like.
Residents can send input to the council via email at plan@westcog.org. Project updates and more information can be found online at www.plan.westcog.org, along with a schedule for future meetings.
Pickering said if people want more parking at train stations? Or more places to walk? What about more early-morning trains or better access to the airport? That's the type of information the council wants to hear, said Kristin Floberg, the council's associate planner.
The plan's last update had a much more suburban focus, Pickering said. With the development happening in cities such as Stamford, there will now be more of an urban focus, he said.
The Western Connecticut Council of Governments is made up of 18 municipalities, including Greenwich. One of its responsibilities is transportation planning. To use federal funds for any of the transportation projects, Pickering said, the federal government requires the plan to be updated and to look forward 30 years.
To do this, Pickering said, the existing plan needs an overhaul to be compliant with the new federal standards. The plan needs information on the conditions of roads, bridges, and train and bus routes as well as data on traffic congestion and safety.
The public comment phase is just part of the overall process. The plan will be drafted through the fall, and it will be shared with the public for an up to 45-day public comment period in the winter. It should be up for final approval in spring 2019.
Once the plan's text is complete, it must be approved by the municipalities in the Western Connecticut Council of Governments and then sent for final approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation.


"I ate ice cream every night at 9:00, like clockwork. Since my session with Sanna, I have not touched ice cream in a year and a half. I don't miss it either. Don't want it. Unbelievable! Ice cream is a food I overindulged to the point of a sugar stupor. I did not substitute anything else either. Fascinating, just fascinating." S. M., Moon Township.
"I never realized how difficult it was to have a meal with my parents when I was little but it was all right there. They fought and I ate. They bickered and I ate. They drank and I ate. Today I still eat! It made sense. I can stop now" Erin S., Cleveland.
Managing Food Choices: "Sanna! Meeting with Sanna and her constant inspirational emails were a huge part of my success. I would print out her daily emails and put them on the fridge or in my journal. Sanna helped me realize that being accountable to me was the key to the success of my journey. Sanna continues to send my motivational emails which are so important and makes me feel that she really cares about me and my continued success. Thanks, Sanna! You are Amazing!" M.A.C. Cannonsburg.
Food Management: "Thanks for this year! For the first time in my life, I can say I've met the perennial goal of losing what was weighing me down. I am the only one who can change my life. What you have done, Sanna radically changed the way I respond to my life. All hail to you!" T.C., New Hampshire.
"My little inner child believed that eating cookies would keep my tears away." S.L.K., Pittsburgh.
"When I walked into the class, I could smell and taste the cookies sitting on the tray. I wanted to eat those cookies. After EFT, I couldn't smell the cookies and no longer had any desire to eat them. I have been around cookies and pie all weekend and haven't had any interest in eating them. It's amazing! I am FREE!"
"I'd also say the session taught me some simple, useful techniques that will help me to manage myself throughout the holidays. I'm so glad that I came. There definitely has been a shift. The next morning I woke up dreaming about the EFT session."
"Yesterday I baked cookies and I wasn't tempted to eat any. So, I tried one just to see what would happen and it didn't taste good. I didn't want it and threw it out."
"After listening to Sanna's talk (at Baldwin Women's Chamber Meeting) on HypnoDining, I decided to experience a session. I am not sure why I decided to do it since it would seem that eating is the most natural thing a person does and there is an abundance of information on healthy eating everywhere!
"But I soon learned that I was completely unaware of how I was eating—too fast and too much, why I was eating, and what I was eating!"
"Sanna's voice can melt chocolate. Good audio." Don, Pittsburgh.


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Transformers: Galaxies es una serie de cómics de antología de IDW Publishing. Es un spin-off de la serie Transformers de 2019, que presenta varias historias sobre muchos otros personajes fuera de la historia principal.

La serie comenzó el 25 de septiembre de 2019 y concluyó el 30 de diciembre de 2020.

Historia de publicación

Antecedentes
IDW Publishing anunció por primera vez Transformers el 18 de diciembre de 2018. El título fue escrito por Brian Ruckley, e inicialmente fue ilustrado por Angel Hernández y Cachét Whitman (reemplazando a Ron Joseph), y comenzó a publicar números dos veces al mes desde marzo de 2019. Ruckley describió la oportunidad de escribir como un "privilegio", y declaró que el título sería una gran oportunidad para que los nuevos lectores se familiaricen con el universo y los personajes de la franquicia Transformers, que él describe como el "más grande [y] mejor que la ciencia ficción tiene que ofrecer".

Desarrollo
Transformers: Galaxies se anunció por primera vez en junio de 2019, con el primer arco de la historia basado en los Constructicons, y está escrito para ser escrito por el cofundador de Vox Media, Tyler Bleszinski, con arte de Livio Ramondelli, y se lanzará en septiembre de 2019.

Bleszinski dice que ha "soñado con el día en que de alguna manera podría estar involucrado en el universo de Transformers. Humanizar a los Constructicons en una historia de origen renovada con Livio Ramondelli, uno de los artistas de Transformers más talentosos de la historia, será uno de los mejores momentos de mi vida y me dará la oportunidad de compartir mi pasión por estas increíbles creaciones con la generación de mis hijos. Este es realmente un sueño hecho realidad ". Según el editor de IDW, David Mariotte, "Transformers: Galaxies profundiza en lo que está sucediendo lejos de Cybertron. Tyler y Livio están trabajando en una historia sobre promesas incumplidas y futuros perdidos, sobre aquellos que se quedan en el camino para mantener una utopía".

Argumento

Capítulos 1–4
Después de que terminó la Guerra de la Threefold Spark, Termagax reclutó a los Constructicons (Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Hook y Long Haul) para reconstruir las ciudades dañadas, a pesar de que Wheeljack insistió en demoler esos edificios de forma permanente. Con el tiempo, los Constructicons encontraron el Enigma de Combinación en el Campo de Remaches, permitiéndoles combinarse en un "Combinador", pero a costa de perder inicialmente el control. Termagax le pide a Scrapper y a los demás que se concentren en sus deseos internos, para que puedan tener control sobre sí mismos durante la Combinación. Tiempo después, los Constructicons continúan con sus deberes en el planeta Mayalx, mientras se preocupan por cómo otras personas les tienen miedo. Mientras tanto, Bombshell los mira en secreto, ya que tiene una agenda oculta para ellos.

Mientras los Constructicons intentan enfocarse en el entrenamiento en un intento de controlar su Combinación, Bombshell (que trabaja para The Rise) aprovecha para contarles sobre su origen: Bombshell y sus socios Insecticon fueron forjados con un apetito imparable por las materias primas, por lo que fueron enviados a metabolizar Energon para Cybertron. Se les prometió ser celebrados y recompensados, pero cuando sucedió la Guerra, los Insecticons consumieron Transformadores muertos, lo que provocó que el Senado actual les tuviera miedo. Entonces el Senado envió a los Insecticons a una colonia remota, sin ninguna promesa de regresar a Cybertron. Bombshell también insiste en que los Constructicons fueron enviados por esa misma razón, y él les promete libertad.

Hace mucho tiempo, los Constructicons ayudaron al Senado a construir la mayoría de los edificios de Cybertron, a pesar de ser escépticos al principio. A pesar de perder el control de su combinación varias veces, se ganaron la confianza del Senado. Después de la Guerra, Nominus Prime les ordena buscar nuevas reservas de Energon en el planeta Mayalx, a costa de abandonar Cybertron.

Los Constructicons están decepcionados de cómo Cybertron los abandonó por miedo y se combinan en "Devastator" al usar Energon inestable suministrado por los Insecticons. Devastator destruye la estatua de Nominus Prime y mata a varios guardias de seguridad. Los Insecticones se aprovechan de los cadáveres de las víctimas. Varios ciclos después, los Constructicons recogieron Energon de Cybertron y lo entregaron a The Rise, y Shockwave los dejó en otro lugar, con la esperanza de reclutarlos en el futuro. Los Constructicons ahora sienten el mismo miedo que los Cybertronianos tenían contra ellos, pero también admiten que ahora son libres.

Capítulos 5–6
En el planeta Probat, Deathsaurus ha hecho su rutina como embajador del planeta para recoger Energon para el Senado. Un día, él necesita Cliffjumper para sustituir temporalmente a Bumblebee como parte de una reunión con Natalus, el capataz de los Probats. Mientras Bumblebee ayudó a los Probats a instalar una refinería Energon en el pasado, esas personas literalmente lo adoran. Por lo tanto, cuando llega Cliffjumper, los Probats lo confunden con Bumblebee, lo que le recuerda todos sus malentendidos anteriores debido a su apariencia similar. Sin embargo, Cliffjumper se entera de que los Probats han evolucionado después de haber estado expuestos a Energon, y han estado utilizando sus propios desechos orgánicos para cosechar nuevos suministros de Energon; por lo tanto, solo Deathsaurus usa la refinería para proporcionar cristales de Energon. Al mismo tiempo, Deathsaurus descubre que Natalus estaba escondiendo otros cubos de Energon en caso de un desastre y lo mata como castigo. Cuando Cliffjumper llega, le dice a Deathsaurus sobre el Energon hiper refinado, pero se sorprende por los motivos de este último de matar a los Probats para crear más Energon para él. Tras esta revelación, Deathsaurus amenaza a Cliffjumper para que lo ayude.

Cuando Cliffjumper amenaza con informar al Senado sobre sus acciones, Deathsaurus lo empuja directamente a través de una pared hasta dejarlo inconsciente. Deathsaurus aprovecha la ventaja para exponer públicamente la identidad de Cliffjumper y enmarcarlo por el asesinato de Natalus. Después de escapar de una mafia equivocada de Probats, Cliffjumper conoce a una joven Probat que le cuenta lo que sucedió en el pasado: cuando Cybertron colonizó Probats, los nativos se vieron obligados a despojarse de sus alas. Luego cree que Cliffjumper es inocente y lo ayuda a encontrar a Deathsaurus, que planea quemar las varias chimeneas de los Probats y robar sus cristales de Energon, por lo que cuando la ciudad se reconstruya, repetirá la misma acción para cada megaciclo. Durante su pelea, la niña Probat toma un trozo del cristal y lo mete en el tablero de instrumentos de Cliffjumper, lo que le permite tener la energía suficiente para incapacitar a Deathsaurus en un estado de coma. De vuelta en Cybertron, Cliffjumper les miente a Prowl y Chromia acerca de que los recursos Energon del planeta se están agotando, para que nadie vuelva. Mientras tanto, los Probats celebran su libertad de volar y presentan una nueva estatua que honra a Cliffjumper.

Capítulos 7–9
Gauge es un cura de los reversionistas, dirigido por su Planery, Heretech. También se la considera la más joven de todos los Cybertronianos y aprendió todas las instrucciones de tareas y devoción que se le dieron. Los Reversionistas abandonaron Cybertron a través del Éxodo después de que comenzara una nueva guerra. Sin embargo, Gauge descubrió recientemente un código misterioso con un mensaje oculto dentro de la nave, lo que la lleva a sospechar de los motivos de Heretech. Luego, Gauge decide buscar la sala de máquinas restringida, donde encuentra a Arcee y Greenlight, los responsables de enviarle ese mensaje.

Arcee y Greenlight usaron un parche psíquico en Gauge para restaurar sus recuerdos. Ella recuerda ser la Cybertroniana más joven bajo el cuidado de Arcee y Greenlight, pero después de que llegaron al Éxodo, los Reversionistas la capturaron y alteraron su memoria para convertirla en una de los suyos. Arcee y Greenlight advierten a Gauge que Plenary Heretech está planeando algo. Gauge ingresa al mainframe para encontrar información y libera a Arcee y Greenlight mientras escapa de los guardias de Accelerator. Pronto escucharon el anuncio de Heretech: está planeando matar a todos los Transformadores en Cybertron para que los Reversionistas puedan apoderarse del planeta.

Como Heretech planea usar un cañón de plasma para cambiar el estado geológico de Cybertron, Gauge aprovecha la oportunidad de usar un puesto de comunicaciones local para enviar un mensaje tanto a los Cybertronianos como a los Reversionistas sobre los planes de Heretech. Cuando intenta atacar a Arcee y Greenlight, Gauge extrae una masa de cristales de energon en bruto y los usa contra Heretech, incapacitándolo permanentemente. Mientras algunos Reversionistas reparan el Éxodo con Accelerator como su nuevo Plenario, Gauge y algunos otros deciden permanecer en Cybetron.

Capítulos 10–12
Ultra Magnus es uno de los cuatro grandes generales durante la guerra contra la chispa triple. Recientemente, recibió un mensaje encriptado de Alpha Trion, quien desapareció en el Sector Decimus. En el extranjero en el Iacon y con la ayuda del teniente Chromedrome, interceptan una nave hostil sobre el planeta Kworia. Mientras busca en algunas colinas, la tripulación de Magnus encuentra un mensaje oculto: Trion estaba buscando antiguos artefactos Cybertronianos que quedaron después de la Era de la Expansión. Luego, Magnus explora el planeta solo, cuando encuentra algunos kworianos liderados por Spinister, un Cybertroniano que fue exiliado hace eones. Para sorpresa de Magnus, Spinister ya ha atacado a Iacon para hacerle una oferta: Spinister también quiere encontrar a Trion, que está atrapado en Black Spehere, un sistema solar rodeado por un enorme agujero negro. Magnus acepta a regañadientes después de que Spinister amenaza con matar a los miembros de su tripulación.

Al ingresar al Sistema de la Esfera Negra, la tripulación de Iacon detecta una señal del planeta Obsidar. Con la esperanza de buscar a Alpha Trion, Ultra Magnus ingresa solo al planeta y, después de enfrentarse a varios Obsidians, investiga la otra nave espacial, la Krm'zik de Kaon, pilotada por Octane, un traficante que contrabandeó partes del cuerpo después de la caída del Tether. Magnus se entera de que Trion hizo un trato con el jefe de Spinister, Soundblaster: a cambio de Energon, Soundblaster ayudará a Trion a buscar una nave de depósito Cybertroniana perdida. Luego, Magnus recibe una transmisión de holograma de Trion y Soundblaster, que están en otra nave espacial y están siendo atacados por una gran flota.

Ultra Magnus tiene una pelea con Soundblaster pero logra salvar a Alpha Trion y escapar del Black Sphere System. Sin embargo, Chromedome revela que estuvieron ausentes durante setenta ciclos. En su camino de regreso a Cybetron, la tripulación de Iacon recibió el mensaje de Megatron después de que cayera el Tether, lo que llevó a Magnus a reconsiderar su propia causa, pero Trion revela que estaba encontrando códigos secretos en los artefactos antiguos que buscaba para encontrarlos. redimir Cybertron. Mientras tanto, Soundblaster regresó a Cybertron sesenta y seis ciclos antes, habiendo recolectado suficientes materias primas para Shockwave para asegurar el futuro de los Decepticons.

Lista de capítulos

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Another way I was thinking was to set a broadcast to all devices on a particular port, at the same time all apps with the same app will be listening for broadcast and reply. But is this a good idea as port will be hard coded and app will be broadcasting and listening at the same time.
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MALAYSIA TAX UPDATES : MAY 2019
Malaysia keeps June crude palm oil export duty at zero percent
Malaysia kept its export duty on crude palm oil for June unchanged at zero percent. Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer of palm oil, calculated a palm oil reference price of 2,018.76 ringgit ($484.2) per tonne for June. Any price above 2,250 ringgit incurs a duty.
The Southeast Asian Nation in May had announced it would defer the imposition of export duties on crude palm oil to Dec. 31 in efforts to boost palm oil exports and expand into new markets.
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Malaysia sugar tax: Carlsberg promises no price hikes for bikes for beers and 'minimal' impact on other brands.
Carlsberg Malaysia had raised its product prices by 3% to 6% earlier this year on 01 April, being the initial date that the country's sugar tax was supposed to be enforced. It was later postponed by three (3) months to 01 July. The main reason for the price hike was escalating malt and barley prices, which still remains as lead concerns for the company, even though it appears that no problems are foreseen with their supply for the rest of the calendar year.
As of last month, contraband beer still made up 25% of the total beer consumption market share in Malaysia.
More than 500,000 taxpayers declare income over tax amnesty.
More than half a million taxpayers have declared their income through the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia's (IRB) Special Voluntary Declaration Programme (SVDP). IRB CEO Datuk Seri Sabin Samitah said the programme focuses primarily on taxpayers with overseas bank accounts and employees with income derived from Malaysia.
Sabin highlighted that the programme is a "golden opportunity" for taxpayers to reduce their income burden through reduced penalty rates.
Under the SVDP, individual taxpayers are required to disclose all undeclared incomes made until 31 December, 2017, while corporate taxpayers have to disclose all incomes for the accounting period which ended on 31 March, 2018. The individuals or companies, who are participating in the SVDP, will also not be subjected to any audit or investigation. For any declaration made after 30 September, taxpayers will be penalised with rates ranging from 45% to a maximum of 300%, as provided under the existing tax laws.
Companies get tax incentives in 100% renewable energy initiative
The Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry will roll out a framework that will allow companies to receive tax incentives if they commit to being part of the RE100, a global initiative that has corporations committing to use 100% renewable energy. The framework is said to be ready within three months' to prepare companies as they enter into the third quarter of the year. Malaysia is committed to reducing carbon emission by 45% by 2030, after signing the Paris Agreement in 2015.
By 01 January, 2020, RE100 companies will be able to buy electrons, so that all their energy can be renewable energy.
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The National Higher Education Fund Corp (PTPTN) deputy CEO suggests re-implementing the travel ban on PTPTN loan defaulters.
Among the suggestions made were to bar defaulters from renewing their passports, driving licenses, road tax and business licenses, which means that loan defaulters can literally lose their car/job/business.
There's a valid reason for PTPTN to consider this seriously; to date the total PTPTN debt is RM39 billion, according to the Malay Mail. Adding on interest, that debt balloons to RM42 billion.


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It's August and it's hot. Since we don't have an A/C, our whole house fan is the only thing that gets us through the sweltering heat of summer. We installed it ourselves two years ago, and it has been a life saver every summer since.
It used to frustrate me how cool it would get outside at night, but inside the house would stay like an oven. We would open all the windows and turn on all our little fans and still it would be 90 inside and 70 outside. Now the whole house fan brings all that cool night air inside. Oh, the relief!
The whole house fan pulls outside air into the house.
Our whole house fan cost us around $300, which is much less than installing an air conditioner. Plus, it only costs pennies to run each evening which keeps our summer energy bill extremely low, even in southern California.
A whole house fan works by pulling air from inside the house up into the attic, then the hot air in the attic gets pushed out through attic vents. As the hot air gets pulled up out of the house, air from outside the windows gets pulled inside and cools off the house. We open the windows of the rooms we want cooled down, usually our bedrooms and the family room.
Just FYI, there are companies that sell, and will even install, near-silent whole house fans. Their price tag is a little higher, and we were desperate to install one ASAP that summer, so we went with the cheaper, though very loud, DIY option. The graphic to the left is from AirScape, which offers quieter fans.
Our house is about 1400 square feet, so we bought a 24-inch direct drive whole house fan. We bought ours from Home Depot because we needed to install it that day, and they had it in stock, but this is a similar whole house fan from Amazon so you can read more information about the requirements and the reviews.
When we upgraded our electrical system, we installed an outlet in the attic, which now powers the house fan.
I wish I had some great pictures to show how a whole house fan is installed, but unfortunately I was pregnant and sick and lying on the couch giving moral support during the installation. So, here's my best description. Please ask questions in the comments section below if anything doesn't make sense. It was a fairly simple process.
First we picked a place in the center of our house for the fan to go, then my awesome DIY husband poked a nail through the ceiling there. The nail showed him where the fan would go when he went up to the attic. It's hard to tell exact locations up in the attic, so the nail helped a lot. Once he found the nail, he figured out which joists the fan would sit on and push down through the ceiling along those to mark the spot. You could probably also use a stud finder and save a trip up to the attic.
The installed fan before the vent cover was put on.
The fan came with a cardboard template, which he traced onto the ceiling, then used a Sawzall reciprocating saw (like this one) to cut along 2 sides of the square, being careful not to cut into the joists he had marked. There is a third joist that goes along the center of the fan, so he cut out two rectangles between the three joists, leaving the middle joist uncut.
Next, he pushed the whole house fan up into the attic through one of those rectangular holes and placed it on the center joist and attached it to all three joists. The fan came with corrugated plastic to cover the gaps between the fan and the ceiling. We duct taped that all together with the fan onto the ceiling to prevent hot air from coming back down into the house from the attic.
The whole house fan in the attic, surrounded by insulation.
Finally, he attached the pull cord to the fan and put the shutter vents (the cover) on the ceiling. When the fan is off, the vents are closed. When the whole house fan turns on, the suction opens up the vents.
The shutter vents and pull cord.
On those hot days with cool evenings, we turn on the fan around 7 or 8pm and let it run for a few hours until we go to bed. I think it's actually great white noise for the kids to fall asleep to, but it keeps me awake, so I turn it off right before I climb into bed. Occasionally, we will turn it on for a half hour or so in the morning to get the house as cool as possible before the heat of the day sets in.
When the fan is turned on, the shutters open and the fan pulls in hot air.
What do you do to stay cool in the heat of the summer? Please share any low cost ideas in the comments below.
The post DIY Whole House Fan appeared first on SimplePracticalBeautiful.com.
That house fan looks ingenious. What a wonderful idea. I have seen smaller versions but never a whole house. Thanks so much for coming to our party we love new ideas like this I hope you have more next week.
Thanks! It has been a life saver for us. And thank you for hosting a great link up party. I had a lot of fun reading several of the links posted and some of your posts about blogging.
I have wanted a whole house fan for a long time. Definitely pinning this for later.
Thank you! We've loved having one, especially this week. I don't know how we would have made it through this heat without one.
Good ventilation for your attic is definitely important. The whole house fan is a great idea! My grandmother's home had one and I noticed a huge benefit from it. Thanks so much for sharing.
My grandmother's home had one of these and I loved it! I would love to add one to my house. I may just have to give it a shot. Thanks for the idea.
Your welcome. Thanks for stopping by!
It is best to use these types of fans to quickly remove over-heated air from homes into attics. These fans bring cool, fresh air into the home from the outside.
The best part of the blog is the images and the explanation of every single image..
Whole house fans with intake ventilation can help reduce attic mold and mildew.
Thank you! I didn't realize that a whole house fan would reduce mold and mildew in the attic. It makes sense. What a great side benefit.
Yes, you are right .. Whole house fans work by pulling in large amounts of cool air from outside and circulating it throughout the house while all the nasty hot air inside is pushed up into the attic and expelled.
Most people find the most efficient way to use them in summer is to run the whole house fan during the cooler night and early morning hours and then shut them off and seal the house up during the day to keep as much of the cool air in as possible. That way even if you still feel the need to run the AC it will have to do far less work and will use a lot less energy.
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Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Movie Release Date Announced
February 16th, 2022 Chris Jones Entertainment, Featured, Movies, News 1 comments
It seems like yesterday when the original Lord of the Rings movie burst across theaters. In reality, the popular franchise came out over 20 years ago with our Fellowship friends. We have been hearing a lot about the popular fantasy franchise coming to Amazon Prime Video with its new series called The Rings of Power. Fans got a small glimpse into what the TV series would look like. Shortly after that, we got the release date announcement for an animated movie. This movie will be called Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
Going Deep into the War of the Rohirrim
The War of the Rohirrim animated movie was a surprise to some. But fans have been eating good with a year full of Lord of the Rings news to satiate most appetites. War of the Rohirrim is being developed by both New Line Cinema and Warner Bros Animation. This anime will dive into one of the many stories not yet told. The storyline is set in the legendary Helm's Deep Fortress. As we dive deeper into this untold story, we will find out the life of King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand.
Last year in December, the original cast pulled off a shocking reunion nearly 20 years after the movies were released. This came after lots of information began pouring out about the new TV series. Fans of Lord of the Rings can be happy to know that no stone apparently will be left unturned when it comes to J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world. The War of the Rohirrim will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama and the Oscar winner Philippa Boyens.
Philipa was actually part of the original screenwriting team of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. She will be an executive producer for the animated movie along with producer Joseph Chou. War of the Rohirrim is said to be set around 250 years before the events of the Fellowship of the Ring.
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With all the amazing news surrounding the Lord of the Rings franchise, The War of the Rohirrim is just icing on the cake. We have the Gollum game and Rings of Power TV series both releasing in 2022. The animated movie's announcement will get fans even more excited than before. The Lord of the Rings world is so magnificent and filled to the brim with lore. We could potentially see many more projects in the future. Fans of the Lord of the Rings can expect War of the Rohirrim to release in cinemas on April 12, 2024!
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New Ohio State Lima engineering technology program builds local ties
An Ohio State Lima student in the campus' new engineering program got a close up look at one of Lima's top manufacturing facilities that few get a chance to see.
Prior to the start of autumn semester, Nick Vulgamott spent the day at General Dynamics Land Systems of Lima investigating what his future could look like when he graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology.
Brian Westerfield, section manager of manufacturing engineering at General Dynamics, took Vulgamott through the plant, letting him investigate the different manufacturing processes and how the 30 engineers in his unit support those processes, including tooling design, tooling build, robotic welding and other new technologies.
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Michel Roux Jr: I dread Brexit and vegans baffle me
There isn't much that the chef struggles with — but he won't do the weekly shop
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Thursday October 19 2017, 12.01am, The Times
Michel Roux Jr is worried about the effects Brexit will have on the hospitality industry
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When Michel Roux Jr was at school, no one wanted to be his friend. His lunchbox contained "either a smelly Camembert or a garlic sausage" — strong enough to mark him out as the strange French boy who didn't have a jam sandwich and a pack of Frazzles for his lunch.
He is now married to a Frenchwoman, Giselle, and spends holidays in France. But he was born in Britain, has lived all his life here, has presented many shows on the BBC, notably MasterChef: the Professionals, and runs three restaurants in London, including Le Gavroche, and a pub, the Wigmore, serving scotch eggs and buttered crumpets.
So, is he French or English now? "It depends who is winning the rugby," he says, laughing.


Teamwork can be defined as an activity or a set of inter-related activities done by more than one person to meet a common goal. Teamwork is not followed only in the corporate world today, rather it is one of the oldest things known to man. Mankind has worked in teams and groups since the primitive days of civilization. Hunting and wandering together in groups is an apt example of teamwork during those days. It is only in recent times, that it has been developed as a 'concept' in the management jargon.
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Top 5 TV Weddings That Pointed Us Toward The Altar
By Samantha Mykyte February 17, 2018 View all posts (23)
3 words, 8 letters: I. Love. You. Beautiful relationships are ones that should be celebrated, and, in the case of television romances, celebrated for all the world to see.
Weddings take couples on a journey from one stage of their relationship into the next chapter of their lives. This journey is one that we as viewers are a part of. After the awkward first date, the fights, breakups and makeups, moving in together for the first time, TV weddings are the ultimate step in this journey – and you get an invitation to watch with a prime seat .
On-screen relationships give us a sense of hope that perhaps one day we, too, will find our perfect ending. Plus, who isn't a sucker for a good happy ending when our favorite characters when the characters finally say "I do"?
If you're about to exchange vows with that special someone, let these prime-time nuptials give you some love-spiration. Whether you've seen them, or not, these epic TV weddings are sure to have to you reaching for the tissue box.
Below you'll find five of our favorite TV wedding episodes to get you started.
5.) Leslie And Ben From 'Parks and Recreation'
It was a rocky start for these two when Ben moved to Pawnee in season two, but after a friendly beer after work, the two realized they had a lot in common. Starting out as a secret romance, they were forced to choose between their careers and love – they opted for love. Although their careers were in flux, their love continued to grow, and in season five, Ben proposed, and the two moved in together. Later on, they had a spontaneous wedding ceremony at town hall. The phrase "I like you, and I love you," truly shows how perfect this couple are for each other.
4.) Miranda And Steve From 'Sex and The City'
This one's another one-night-stand-turned-long-term-commitment. The relationship between Miranda and Steve was far removed from the will-they, won't-they love Carrie and Mr. Big had, but it was so much more. When Steve lost a testicle to cancer, Miranda had sex with him to help him feel like a man. They went from dating to friends with benefits to friends to co-parents. Let's just say it was a bit of a rollercoaster. As they raised their newborn baby together, Miranda began to develop feelings for Steve and ended up blurting out, "I love you" to him. To which he replied, "Miranda, you're the one." She was the one to propose to Steve, over beers. And the wedding itself was simple, no frills required. Instead of a church or reception hall, this couple decided on a community garden, the perfect venue to host their intimate wedding ceremony.
3.) Alex and Izzie From 'Grey's Anatomy'
For the 100th episode of Grey's Anatomy, creator Shonda Rhimes gave fans a monumental surprise. While battling cancer, Izzie was given something to distract her: planning the wedding of Meredith and Derek. As the date drew nearer, Derek discovered something upsetting, an inoperable tumor. Instead of Meredith walking down the aisle, she gave Izzie the only chance she had to do the same. Dressed to the nines in a gorgeous white wedding dress, she was able to live the wedding of her dreams – she did plan it after all – to the dreamy Alex Karev. Akin to a fairytale, the entire church was covered in flowers and candles, making the ceremony all the more magical. Meredith still got her place on the altar, though it was as best woman for Karev. Although she was barely able to stand, Izzie made it down the aisle with the help of George. Alex's vows will melt your heart, and their first kiss as husband and wife will make you swoon.
2.) Haley And Nathan From 'One Tree Hill'
The relationship between "Naley" was a rocky one, but one for the ages. Haley met Nathan when she started tutoring him in season one. Although they were from hugely different backgrounds and had different dreams, the two fell hard for each other. These high school sweethearts were ready to go the extra mile very quickly and were married at 16 years of age. As with any young romance, there were many trials and tribulations that came along with marriage. They had never had sex, lived together or had another relationship to learn from – it was a series of firsts. The first year of marriage was hard for both parties, and they grew apart, Haley going on tour and Nathan returning to his old ways. In season three, the two rekindled their romance, and Nathan proposed to her again. The result was a beautiful wedding between these young, devoted lovers.
1.) Chandler And Monica From 'Friends'
First came friendship, then came a one-night-stand in London during Ross and Emily's wedding. This, of course, didn't stay true. After returning to New York, Chandler and Monica continued a secret relationship that took them from friends with benefits to full-blown love. As their relationship grew, Chandler overcame his fear of commitment because they were just perfect for each other. The proposal was IMO one of the most heartfelt proposals on television. Richard, Monica's boyfriend from the earlier seasons professed his undying love for her, while Chandler was trying to make her believe he wasn't one for marriage. It culminated in Monica dropping to one knee and asking Chandler, "Will you marry me?" Although the 24 hours leading to the wedding were a bit rocky – Chandler almost ran off, Joey couldn't make it to officiate the ceremony – the vows were worthy of the prime-time slot in which they were aired. Monica got her happy ending, and Chandler learned that commitment isn't as scary as he thought.
Are there any TV weddings we may have missed? We'd love to hear which ones are your favorite in the comments below!
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Painted Aluminum
184 x 8 x 6 feet
Beauty in Becoming is comprised of a series of five sculptures, each one representing a step in folding an origami Scissor-tailed Flycatcher bird. The five aluminum sculptures are each 8-feet high and painted in a white automotive paint to contrast with the colors of the sky, the levee, and nearby Trinity Park.
Cravens is a fine art photographer investigating autobiographical narratives through contemporary self- portraiture. She has long utilized elements of origami in her ongoing studio practice and was inspired by the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers she saw on an early visit to the site. The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher's habitat is specific to Texas, Oklahoma, parts of other southern states and Mexico and it can readily be found along the Trinity River during the spring and summer months. Known as the Texas Bird of Paradise, the imagery ties this artwork uniquely to its site and our region.
Conceived as an artwork to be primarily viewed by drivers along Forest Park Boulevard, the sculptures also act as a traffic calming device for commuters as they make their way in and out of downtown along this beautiful river corridor. The artwork is also visible to trail users in Trinity Park.
About ION Art Inc. Beauty in Becoming was fabricated by ION Art, Inc., which was founded in Austin, Texas in 1986 for the purpose of creating neon art. The company has since expanded into the design and custom fabrication of sculpture and architectural décor with more than 35 years of implementing creative projects of all sizes. For more information, please visit www.ionart.com.
About Fort Worth Public Art Fort Worth Public Art is a City of Fort Worth program created to enhance the visual environment, commemorate the city's rich cultural and ethnic diversity, integrate artwork into the development of the City's capital infrastructure improvements, and promote tourism and economic vitality. Established in 2001 and managed by the Arts Council of Fort Worth with oversight of the Fort Worth Art Commission, Fort Worth Public Art strives for artistic excellence and meaningful community engagement. For more information, please visit www.fwpublicart.org.
About Arts Fort Worth Founded in 1963 as the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, DBA Arts Fort Worth is a nonprofit organization with the mission to promote, nurture, and support the arts in Fort Worth. Arts Fort Worth administers a competitive grants program, manages the Fort Worth Public Art program, and operates the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, a dynamic arts complex with theaters, galleries, studios, and office suites, on behalf of the City of Fort Worth. Arts Fort Worth also provides educational programming and supports arts advocacy at all levels of government, rents the facilities for a wide range of private and public events and programs. Arts Fort Worth is supported in part by the City of Fort Worth and the Texas Commission on the Arts. For more information, please visit www.artsfortworth.org.