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Confession: I don't like kids
There, I said it and it feels good to get off of my chest. I am now at an age where having them in the future isn't possible. I have passed the point of no return and it's a relief.
It seems that lately I am being asked more and more if I have kids. Over the years I have answered that question in a myriad of different ways (from a simple no to a more humorous, no that I know of), depending on who was asking, how they asked and the look of expectation on their face. Usually I try to answer in such a way as not to invite more questions, unfortunately that rarely works.
I don't understand why people think it's okay to pry into my reproductive life upon first meeting me. Let me take you on a little trip through a typical conversation upon meeting another woman who does have children.
Her- Do you have kids? (or the alternate, How many kids do you have? because she can't fathom a grown woman not having any)
Me- No (or none)
Her- Why not?
Me- It just wasn't in the cards for me. (but I'm thinking, none of your damned business)
Her- You know you can always adopt.
Me- Yes, I know.
Her- Or there's in vitro, or surrogacy.
Her- But you have kids in your life, right? Like Nieces and Nephews?
Me- No.
Then I politely change the subject so as to get that puzzled look off of her face.
I know that it would be more honest to just say I don't have kids because I don't want kids, but this seems to invite hostility from women who do have children and there's no need to push those buttons. Women who are mothers tend to feel that I am somehow negatively judging them if I say I never wanted children. Honestly, I think it's great that you had kids and that you are loving being a mother. I'm just not that kind of woman, so I chose not to have children.
I don't like children. Even when I was a child I played with older children. I never played with baby dolls, instead playing with Barbie dolls and dreaming of the day when I would be a big girl. I never dressed my cat up as a baby. I dressed him up as a groom and married him weekly (poor Softie), but that's another story. I had very little interest in my little brother when he was a baby. The one memory I have of any intrigue I had surrounding babies was when my Mother was breast feeding my brother. I was about 4. I recall just staring and trying to figure it out. Finally I had a eureka moment and said, "I get it! One is for milk and the other is for orange juice!" Even just a couple of years ago, I was walking down the sidewalk and almost tripped over a stroller while I was noticing a cute dog.
I am just not meant to be a Mother, that's my choice and that's okay.
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There aught to be a law.
I was bullied as a child. I was different. I was a nerd, a geek and a bookworm who was socially awkward and shy, also known as an easy target. I can't begin to count the number of times I came home crying because of the name calling and ostracizing. Oh, the good old days, when that's all bullies did. Verbal and psychological abuse is bad enough, but it seems that the bullies of today have taken it to a whole other level.
Last week, three teenage girls decided it would be appropriate to set a 12 year old girl on fire. The act was pre-meditated. You can read about it here http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111127/mtl_fire_111127/20111127/?hub=MontrealHome
This is just one example in a sad trend of torturous behavior committed by teenagers and young adults. While I applaud celebrities like Lady GaGa
and Rick Mercer
for taking this on as a pet cause, I can't help but wonder, where are the parents in all of this? Why are the parents of the victims not stepping forward and pressing charges? And what about the parents of the bullies, why are they allowing this behavior in their kids? Where were the teachers and faculty in all of this? In many cases this behavior happens right in front of adults who are supposed to be authority figures, yet they ignore it (just kids being kids). Where are the police in all of this? Why are the police not arresting these kids and making them pay for their behavior? Where is the legislature in all of this? There aught to be a law. If we continue to allow this behavior to go unpunished, then we have only ourselves to blame for the consequences. Isn't anyone doing anything to protect the victims of torment? Now I'm not talking about simple name calling, I'm talking about behavior like trying to set someone on fire, or behavior that causes a young gay teen to commit suicide.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2011/09/25/lemon-rodemeyer-suicide.cnn
Doing nothing because "it's hard" to do something is no excuse.
The statistics are scary http://www.bullyonline.org/stress/suicide.htm
I will leave you with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi,
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
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Will the stupidity never end? This week a "News Story" broke about a retired porn star, Sasha Grey reading to grade school children. Read what happened here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/11/sasha-grey-porn-star-read_n_1088017.html
In this blog I will make the argument that the folks on ALL sides of this event are showing their stupidity. Let me begin with the aforementioned Ms. Grey. It should be noted that I am not anti porn in any way. I consider myself a sex positive feminist, from the old school of feminism that believes a woman should embrace her sexuality, not be vilified for it. I do not judge Ms. Grey for her former profession, only for her behavior in this instance. As a former porn star she should know that society will not want her in direct contact with children unless they are her own. While I applaud her wanting to volunteer for a worthy cause, she picked the wrong one. If, however, she had gone into that classroom, read the story and left without feeling the need to be validated through tweeting about her good deed, chances are, we and the children's parents never would have heard about this situation. But, then Ms. Grey would not have had the publicity she so sorely desires. I am so sick of women playing the victim, especially when it's obvious that they cast themselves in the role. Oh, look at the poor former porn star, she's not allowed to do anything good without being reminded of all the bad she's done. It was stupid of her to tweet about reading to elementary school children under her performing name to all of her porn fans (and TMZ). What I really want to know is who took the pictures of her in the classroom? Can you say Publicist?
Then there's the school who claimed, when pressed, that Ms. Grey was never there. Could it be because she was there under her non-porn name and they just didn't put two and two together (not EVERYONE watches porn after all)? Could it be because they wanted to avoid the inevitable shit-storm from the parents? Or maybe they thought that if they denied it, no one could ever possibly prove otherwise. Enter Twitter and TMZ. Denial was possibly the most stupid route to take in this drama. Who do they think they are, politicians?
Now to the outraged parents. The collective complaint here seems to be that their innocent little angels were subjected to the horror that is being in the same room with a lady who read to them. Let's face facts, in the moment, all these kids were aware of was that some lady was reading to them. It's the parents who have made this an issue that they now have to explain to their kids, by voicing their outrage. And we all know how parents hate having to talk to their kids about sex. How do you explain pornography to a 6-year-old? This is a question the parents should have asked themselves before reacting emotionally. If they had just left well enough alone, then these little children would not have had to know the meaning of the word pornography and why the pretty lady with the long brown hair was a bad person. These parents in their stupidity are just breeding more hate and playing right into the hands of Ms. Grey and her quest for fame (or, in this case, infamy) through victimization.
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Decisive Moment for the Pro-Immigration Movement in the United States
It has been almost 30 years since the U.S. pro-immigration movement has gotten so close to witnessing the passage of comprehensive legislation. This post is part of our series on Latin America: Migrant Journeys in collaboration with Global Voices.
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It has been almost 30 years since the U.S. pro-immigration movement has gotten so close to witnessing the passage of comprehensive legislation. The immigration bill that has been circling the Senate since the start of 2013 cleared a hurdle when the border security amendment passed with a vote of 67-27 on June 24.
On June 27, a vote of 68-32 in the Senate backed immigration reform, a level of support that has not been seen since the 1986 law that legalized three million people. Now, the House of Representatives must decide whether it supports the Senate's decision.
The 2013 immigration bill seeks to create a roadmap for citizenship while strengthening border security and raising the cap on visas for high-skilled workers. It also intends to establish a new visa program for low-skilled workers on America's farms and elsewhere.
In 1986, then-President Ronald Reagan signed an immigration law that very much resembles that of the "Gang of Eight's": tighter security border, strict rules over hiring undocumented workers, and the opportunity for those who entered the country without authorization to regularize their status.
A major difference between the two immigration proposals is that President Reagan considered the 1986 measure an "amnesty" to millions of undocumented people. Twenty-seven years later, "amnesty" is the term immigration advocates want to avoid at all costs, given the negative connotation Republicans have given the word. Rather, the word "legalization" seems to be accepted.
Nevertheless, one of the most controversial parts of the immigration bill also managed to be passed on June 26, when the Senate agreed to double the number of officers on the United States' border with Mexico, despite the fact that the flow of immigrants to the United States has dropped considerably as a result of economic problems that the country has faced since the recession of 2008.
In fact, Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (R-OH) has promised that the immigration issue will not be resolved quickly and explained that said reform could be prolonged until next year.
InmigranteTV [es] says that despite the obstacle that the House of Representatives could present, it does not downplay the Senate's approval:
It is not that the Senate vote lacks importance. For starters, as it passed with a vote of 68 in favor and 32 against, the Group of 8—four Republican and four Democratic senators—proposal managed to go further down the intricate legislative path than any immigration initiative since the one that Ronald Reagan turned to law in 1986. And he did it, furthermore, with far from negligible Republican support: 14 conservative senators who, with their vote in favor, sent an important bipartisan message to their legislator colleagues in the Lower House.
For immigrants, the week of June 27 was full of important moments. Specifically, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to send the case of Fisher v. University of Texas back to the Fifth Circuit Court for further review. The case had challenged affirmative action in acceptance policies that allow universities to consider racial and ethnic diversity as one factor for admission. While the court did encourage further scrutiny of these policies, their decision does maintain these programs for increasing diversity in higher education.
On Twitter, members of Congress as well as ordinary people and media personalities share their opinions before Washington's decision.
Florida Republican representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (@RosLehtinen) said the following:
@RosLehtinen: Our immigration system does not work. The #reform will support families and create jobs. http://1.usa.gov/14duCQo
Still, some are skeptical of the Republicans' intentions to improve immigration reform, like Alonso Credes (@alcredes), who responded to Ros-Lehtinen with the following tweet:
@alcredes: @RosLehtinen then convince the members of your party not everyone else...
According to an article published in Politico, Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX) resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on July 2 in an apparent protest over the coalition's embrace of the Senate's immigration bill, which includes an unprecedented increase in security measures, including about 20,000 in new agents to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. A day later, he wrote the following in his Twitter account:
@RepFilemonVela: I am committed to immigration reform. I believe it is the primary domestic issue facing this nation http://tl.gd/n_1rl5gno
Representative Vela linked to his statement on the reform bill in which he outlines his opposition to the legislation. He explains that the border security measures only increase the environment of fear between nations, and is an irresponsible use of government funds, especially following sequestrations that have cut so many valuable services.
Finally, Luis Carlos Vélez (@lcvelez) claimed that the law opens the path to legalization:
@lcvelez: The #US Senate approves change to immigration laws, which opens the door to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants
Undoubtedly, the pro-immigration movement has come very far to bring a broken immigration system to the glaring national spotlight while calling on legislators to take action. Despite clearing a hurdle on the Senate floor, it is likely that the bill will die on the House of Representatives at the hands of Republicans. This, in turn, will spark an ongoing fight to regularize millions of immigrants who want to call the United States home.
Robert Valencia is a contributing writer for Global Voices Online. He was a former Research Fellow at the Council of Hemispheric Affairs and is a contributing writer for the World Policy Institute. His research on U.S-Latin American relations, conflict resolution, human rights, and government accountability have been cited by Al Jazeera English, The Atlantic, Yale Journal of International Affairs, The Coalition for the International Criminal Court, the Henry Jackson Society, and the Center for American Progress. His writing has been also used for academic purposes.

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Flirting with coworkers helps reduce stress, study reveals
by: Michelle Hambiliki
Researchers have found that flirting with your coworkers could help reduce stress at work and potentially boost your self-confidence.
A new study, published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, shows that "casual flirting" can have the effect of making people feel good about themselves. And this feeling of positivity around the office protects them from feeling overwhelmed by stress.
According to researchers from Washington State University, the study's findings perhaps signify that companies should reconsider any zero-tolerance policies as far as sexual contact between colleagues is concerned.
This is the moment Ryan Seacrest - who did not realize the cameras were rolling - flirted with Katy Perry live on air. Could this be considered appropriate workplace flirtation?
For instance, Netflix has reportedly put in place a five-second stare limit, while employees at NBC are banned from sharing cab rides and have to adhere to strict guidelines even where platonic forms of physical contact - such as hugging - are concerned.
They say that flirting, for example, suggestive jokes and banter among coworkers can make for a positive experience in the workplace.
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"Some flirting is happening, and it seems pretty benign," Prof. Leah Sheppard, the first study author at WSU, said in a statement. "Even when our study participants disliked the behavior, it still didn't reach the threshold of sexual harassment. It didn't produce higher levels of stress, so it is a very different conceptual space."
As part of the study, a team of researchers examined the participants' response to non-harassing social sexual behaviors in the workplace. These included sexual anecdotes, jokes, innuendoes, suggestive glances and compliments based on physical appearance. The researchers carried out a number of surveys with hundreds of employees in the US, Canada, and the Philippines.
While the findings indicated that the majority of the workers were fairly neutral about the telling of sexual anecdotes, they had a positive reaction to flirting at work.


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How Aid Groups Are Working to Stop a Cholera Outbreak in Mozambique
"It doesn't mean it's going to become a full-blown disaster."
Cyclone Idai has affected millions of people in Southern Africa, and the relief effort will go on for months and years. The United Nations' Global Goals call on countries to work together to prevent and mitigate the damage from natural disasters. You can join us in taking action on this issue and more here.
Three weeks after Cyclone Idai struck Southern Africa, aid groups are shifting to prevent and contain the spread of cholera, which has already affected a reported 1,000 people in Mozambique and killed at least one person, according to the New York Times.
Cholera is a waterborne disease, spread by water contaminated by feces, that causes a person to rapidly lose fluids. It can be easily cured with antibiotics and access to clean water.
But in the aftermath of natural disasters and conflicts, the breakdown of critical infrastructure, contamination of water supplies, and widespread displacement of families can make outbreaks extremely likely.
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Cyclone Idai has created ideal conditions for cholera to flourish. The storm displaced more than 2 million people, destroyed whole cities and vast swaths of farmland, and flooded large parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.
But aid workers, armed with knowledge from past disasters, are doing all they can to stop the spread of cholera.
More than 900,000 cholera vaccines have been shipped to the country, nine emergency rehydration and medical facilities have been set up by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the International Red Cross, and humanitarian workers are rapidly mobilizing supplies to keep people protected from the disease.
Read More: 4 Ways You Can Help the Victims of Cyclone Idai
"Cholera is something that spreads and contaminates through lack of good hygiene," Craig Jaggers, director of programs at relief organization Food for the Hungry, told Global Citizen from Mozambique. "The prevention piece is so critical — even though you have a few cases of cholera, it doesn't mean it's going to become a full-blown disaster.
"We're starting to pivot to longer-term programs," he said. "We're starting to bring in important items like hygiene kits, water packets, and food items."
Jaggers said that making sure people have shelter and connecting them with basic resources is critical to preventing an outbreak. He said that Food for the Hungry is installing basic handwashing devices called "Tippy Taps" for affected communities and advising people on hygiene methods.
Read More: Yemen's Cholera Outbreak Hits 1 Million Cases
Large-scale efforts are also underway.
In the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, which was hit hardest by the storm, the government has restored water access for most of the city, the Times reports.
The World Health Organization, meanwhile, is calling for $40 million for relief operations over the next three months.
For the organizations on the ground, past outbreaks of cholera loom as tales of warning over Mozambique. In Haiti, for example, mismanagement exacerbated a cholera outbreak that killed as many as 30,000 people in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Read More: 7 Years After a Cholera Epidemic, Haitians Are Fighting for Accountability
Jaggers said that coordination is essential to a successful relief effort, and emphasized that the United Nations has created systems for organizations to effectively work together.
"This kind of disaster isn't over in just three months," he said. "This takes a long time to recover from, the support thats coming in now is great, but we need to make sure that there's a multifaceted approach and we're linking up in a really coordinated manner."
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Equatorial Guinea Minister of Health received a delegation from the U.S.
Minister of Health – H.E. Tomas Mecheba Fernandez and his ministry, meeting with Philadelphia International Medicine with United States Delegation led by MAECI.
After the meeting at the Chamber of Commerce of Bioko, the delegation from the United States was received by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Tomas Mecheba Fernandez, in his office at the ministry headquarters.
Among the U.S. businessmen, there are medical specialists who have shown interest in investing in the health sector in our country.


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The 1st Cavalry Division was formed in 1921 and participated in the famous Louisiana Maneuvers of 1940, where it became obvious that the days of horse-mounted soldiers were numbered. After spending 1942 patrolling the US-Mexico border, the First Team (as it was nicknamed), retired its last horses in February 1943 and shipped out that summer with all four dismounted cavalry regiments: the 5th, 7th, 8th, and 12th. Its first action was invading the Admiralty Islands in February 1944, followed by Leyte and Luzon, where in February 1945 it participated in the bloody battle for Manila (an action being depicted elsewhere).
Then almost five years of occupation duty in Japan saw its training deteriorate and its combat capabilities degrade. The 12th Cavalry Regiment was deactivated, and the division was reorganized into the now-standard triangular structure. With the crisis in Korea, they hastily shipped out to the Pusan Perimeter. First Team quickly earned a reputation as second rate but just as quickly re-earned respect while first leading the breakout and then charging into North Korea. Surprised (like everyone else) by the Communist Chinese forces in November 1950, they were thrown back into South Korea with heavy losses. Reversing the momentum, First Team took the fight to the enemy for the rest of 1951, regained some of its swagger, and rotated back to Japan in December after almost 18 months of hard fighting.
These 16 scenarios tell the story of First Team across two different wars, but they describe more than just the combat results. The First Team were fighting men, and these scenarios showcase some of their individual stories. There is plenty of action in this pack, and plenty different kinds of it, more than enough to challenge every level and style of ASL play.
ASL Action Pack #17 Contents
The following ASL components are required to play the scenarios in Action Pack #17:
2, 2a, 3, 5b, 6a, 9b, 13b, 15a, 17z, 18, 38, 49, 50, 61, 67, 68, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, b, d
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Nationalities represented:
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Scenario breakdown:
American vs Japanese (3)
American vs North Korean (6)
UN (American/ROK) vs North Korean (1)
American vs CPVA (5)
UN (American/Greek[OUNC]) vs CPVA (1)
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ZAYO EXECUTIVES TO PRESENT AT JUNE INVESTOR CONFERENCES
BOULDER, Colo. – June 5, 2017 – Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) announced today that executives from the company will present at two investor conferences in June. The links to the live webcasts for the conferences will be available on the "Events & Presentations" page of Zayo's website at: http://investors.zayo.com.
Ken desGarennes, CFO, will present at the Barclays High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs on Thursday, June 8. desGarennes' presentation will be webcast live at 1:25 p.m. MDT.
Jack Waters, CTO and president of Network Solutions, will present at the Wells Fargo 5G Forum at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York on Thursday, June 22. Waters' presentation will be webcast live at 3:15 p.m. EDT.
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Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) provides communications infrastructure services, including fiber and bandwidth connectivity, colocation and cloud infrastructure to the world's leading businesses. Customers include wireless and wireline carriers, media and content companies and finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. Zayo's 122,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. In addition to high-capacity dark fiber, wavelength, Ethernet and other connectivity solutions, Zayo offers colocation and cloud infrastructure in its carrier-neutral data centers. Zayo provides clients with flexible, customized solutions and self-service through Tranzact, an innovative online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth and services. For more information, visit zayo.com.
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A Heritage Lottery Fund grant of �3.33 million is the last, and largest, major piece in an �8 million funding package for the regeneration of Rothesay Pavilion.
The widespread delight on Bute and beyond at this week's news of a £3 million-plus grant for the rebirth of Rothesay Pavilion looks likely to last for a while yet.
Among the latest figures to welcome the Heritage Lottery Fund's announcement on Tuesday are figures from across the political spectrum, including local Liberal Democrat MP Alan Reid.
"It is wonderful news that the Pavilion team have secured all the funding needed for the refurbishment," Mr Reid said.
Local SNP councillor Isobel Strong added: "I am delighted that the £3 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund has now been approved. This, the largest contribution, means that the major redesign and refurbishing of the Pavilion can start later this year.
Jamie McGrigor, Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands, said: "This is tremendous news for Rothesay and for Bute as a whole and a real boost to the community.
"I know the Pavilion building well having been at many events in it over the years and I agree that it is a wonderful building and one of the most important examples of a surviving Art Deco building in Scotland.
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After getting rained out on Saturday evening, Brittany and her Aunt Lisa braved the 90+ degree heat today for Brittany's photo session.
Brittany is a very sweet 10 1/2 year old child, who was a joy to photograph. Brittany thought it was funny to try to hide her face from me as I was trying to take her photos. She kept Lisa and I on our toes trying to get her to look at the camera!
Brittany is defying all of her doctors and staying strong and healthy past their expectations. Go Britt!! In celebration, Lisa arranged a photo session. Completely awesome, right?!
Thank you, Lisa, for allowing me to photograph Brittany! It was a pleasure meeting both of you and spending the evening taking your photos.
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The M4 carbine
Before running into the history and specifications of the M4 carbine, let's take a glance at what the carbine itself is. A carbine is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less powerful cartridges. A firearm does not require a stock or arm brace in order to be considered a carbine. The smaller size and lighter weight of carbines make them easier to handle. They are typically issued to high-mobility troops such as special-operations soldiers and paratroopers, as well as to mounted, artillery, logistics, or other non-infantry personnel whose roles do not require full-sized rifles, although there is a growing tendency for carbines to be issued to front-line soldiers to offset the increasing weight of other issued equipment. An example of this is the U.S. Army's standard issue - the M4 carbine.
The M4 carbine is extensively used by the United States Armed Forces and is largely replacing the M16 rifle in United States Army and United States Marine Corps combat units as the primary infantry weapon. The M4 carbine is a shorter and lighter variant of much older, full barrel length M16 assault rifle. It has not too many details inherited from it`s ancestor – this one has much more new technological decisions used. It has a 14.5 inches barrel and a telescoping stock – much shorter and therefore much more convenient in use than the old one.
-The first model called XM4, which was renamed to M4 in May 1991, was given even shorter 11.5-barrel, but later it was given a longer 14.5-inch barrel for the possibility to install the bayonet and the a grenade launcher. -There have been some criticisms of the carbine, such as lower muzzle velocities and louder sound due to the shorter barrel, additional stress on parts because of the shorter gas system, and a tendency to overheat faster than the M16. But nevertheless, a design of the M4 is handy and more convenient to carry than a full-length rifle. While the M4's maneuverability makes it a candidate for non-infantry troops, it also makes it ideal for close quarters battle. -The M4 have mostly replaced the M16 in the U.S. Army and Marines, and was later taken to the armories of approximately 90 countries.
The M4 is capable of firing in semi-automatic and three-round burst modes, while next, more famous version - the M4A1 is capable of firing in semi-auto and fully automatic modes.
The reliability of the M4 has increased as the design was upgraded. In 1990, the M4 was required to fire 600 rounds between stoppages. In 2013, the current M4A1 version can fire 1,691 rounds between stoppages. That is a huge increase!
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It is most easily and quickly approachable from all directions as it is located on the highway (Bemina, bypass). Thus making it ideal place for a modern trauma unit to be set up.
It has a huge campus which can be developed with a futuristic plan as most of it is still unclaimed land.
It has adequate Faculty strength for a 150 student in take.
Infra structure wise the requirement is for immediate increase in bed strength by 250.
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"Grace, God's generosity is beyond human imagining. We want God to show love to us and those like us, but not to them. Not to that guy over there. Not to that poor person. Not to that rich man. Not to that conservative. Not to that liberal. Not to that gay man. Not to that black person."


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package io.youi.image

import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
import scala.concurrent.Future

class AnimatedImage(frames: Vector[Image], delay: Double) extends Image {
  assert(frames.nonEmpty, "AnimatedImage.frames cannot be empty")

  val index: Var[Int] = Var(0)
  val frame: Val[Image] = Val(frames(index))
  override val width: Double = frames.head.width
  override val height: Double = frames.head.height

  private var lastFrame: Long = System.currentTimeMillis()

  override def draw(context: Context, x: Double, y: Double, width: Double, height: Double): Unit = {
    val time = System.currentTimeMillis()
    val delta = (time - lastFrame) / 1000.0
    if (delta >= delay) {
      if (frames.length > index + 1) {
        index.static(index + 1)
      } else {
        index @= 0
      }
      lastFrame = time
    }
    frame.draw(context, x, y, width, height)

    modified @= time
  }

  override def resize(width: Double, height: Double): Future[Image] = {
    Future.sequence(frames.map(_.resize(width, height))).map(new AnimatedImage(_, delay))
  }

  override def resizeTo(canvas: Canvas, width: Double, height: Double, resizer: ImageResizer): Future[Canvas] = {
    frame.resizeTo(canvas, width, height, resizer)
  }

  override def isVector: Boolean = frame.isVector

  override def toDataURL: Future[String] = frame.toDataURL

  override def dispose(): Unit = frames.foreach(_.dispose())
}

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Dr. David Weil of the United States Department of Labor listens to employees' overtime concerns.
Posted Jul 31, 2014 by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters, U.S. Department of Labor
I was very pleased yesterday to participate in a "listening session" conducted by Dr. David Weil, administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Dr. Weil spent an hour on the phone with several employees from around the country who shared their experiences and opinions on the topic of overtime laws and regulations.
President Obama issued an order on March 13, 2014 requiring the U.S. Department of Labor to revise regulations governing overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Currently, under the FLSA, most workers receive overtime pay (1.5 times their regular rate of pay) for any time worked in excess of 40 hours a week.
However, there are exemptions to this requirement which exempt "white collar" employees who are classified as executive, administrative or professional employees and who make at least $23,660 a year (or $455 per week). Under the presidential memorandum, many of these employees may be reclassified as hourly, eligible for overtime pay.
At the session, employees shared their feedback on the potential impact of the presidential memorandum and the future DOL rules implementing this memorandum. Most told stories about being classified as exempt despite the fact that the spend most of their time performing hourly labor. Some reported being forced to work 70 or more hours without extra pay. One woman complained that she wanted to quit but couldn't because she was a single mother and needed the job.
Dr. Weil said that he was conducting outreach to the employee community to solicit their views. He said that they wanted to gather feedback on three general areas: two features of the existing rules—the salary threshold and the duties test—and how to simplify the rules and make them more clear. Although DOL did not provide information on what the new minimum salary threshold would be, outside groups have recommended a threshold of up to $50,000.
Under current rules, to qualify under the executive exemption, an employee's primary duty must be to manage the company and supervise at least two full-time employees. New rules may require that these managers primarily engage in a certain percentage of their work as exempt work to qualify. For example, California has a 50 percent rule, which means that to qualify for this exemption, this manager must spend half of their time engaged in exempt or managerial work. This would mean that managers would have to keep track of their daily activities.
The participants at the session included employees from a variety of industries, such as restaurants, grocery stores, retail, health care, construction and human resources. Overall, the workers expressed concern that the current rules were unfair and resulted in them being forced to work excessive hours without fair pay.
The presidential memorandum can be found at www.whitehouse.gov


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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to move its publications to Literatum, Atypon's online publishing platform
(3 October 2017, New York, NY & Santa Clara, CA) The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world's largest computing society, has selected Atypon's online publishing platform, Literatum, to house The ACM Digital Library (ACM DL).
The ACM DL is the official guide to computer science research and literature, comprising not only all ACM publications, including journals, conferences proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and books, but also a comprehensive bibliographic database with over two million entries from nearly all scholarly publishers in computing. ACM's new publications website will be designed in cooperation with the Atypon Design Studio.
"As a software company, there's no greater honor than to be approached by ACM, the international authority in computer science," said Georgios Papadopoulos, founder and CEO of Atypon. "Many of our employees, two-thirds of whom are computer engineers, are ACM members."
For the last 20 years, The ACM DL has run on ACM's own platform. The move to Atypon will allow ACM to reallocate time previously spent on product maintenance to new product development in partnership with Atypon. All Atypon publishers benefit from client-specific enhancements to Literatum.
"ACM has always focused on leveraging technology to deliver greater value to our members. We're looking forward to accelerating our trajectory by taking advantage of Atypon's advanced platform," said Wayne Graves, Director of Information System, ACM. "We've already started sharing exciting ideas for Literatum enhancements with Atypon engineers to re-envision the computer science research experience."
The announcement in full is here.
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Ivan L. Preston (1995) ,"Reply to Jacob Jacoby", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 22, eds. Frank R. Kardes and Mita Sujan, Provo, UT : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 54-55.
This responds to the references made to me by Jack Jacoby in the publication version of his 1994 Fellow Address. He said I misrepresented his research in the following statement in an article: "In another example of avoidably erroneous evidence, Kraft Inc. tried to establish that the presence of calcium is not regarded as material by consumers who purchase cheese." The reason for the misrepresentation, Jack said, is that "the purpose of my research was not to determine whether the presence of calcium was material to consumers. Rather, it was to determine whether consumers thought the difference in calcium [between two sources] was material."
To begin, my statement did not mention Jack explicitly. I mentioned no one but Kraft in the cited statement or elsewhere because I was describing Kraft's overall defense against charges by the FTC. That defense included but was not restricted to Jack's actions, and Jack had no overall role nor responsibility for the whole. Jack's survey was of course part of Kraft's defense. But it was not all of it, and Jack was not Kraft's only witness.
Although Jack's expertise was certainly solicited and used, the law firm that hired him and supervised his work had oversight over, and responsibility for, everything that he did. In turn, Kraft had oversight over, and responsibility for, everything that the law firm, as its agent, did. Everything Jack did, then, was what Kraft chose to have him do, and again, what Kraft did was more than what Jack did.
Accordingly, a mention of Kraft can scarcely be interpretable as an implied mention of Jack. Many readers could not have seen Jack identified because of not even knowing of his role in the case. And of those who did have such prior knowledge, many would also have known that the case consisted of other elements besides Jack's survey. Indeed, it would seem quite unlikely that those readers most sophisticated with legal cases in general or most informed about the Kraft case in particular would think that a reference to Kraft's defense must constitute a reference narrowly to only one element of that defense. Thus, while one of the commonsense expectations about a statement that offends a person is that it should identify that person, it would appear unlikely in the given context that my statement would be taken by any significant number of readers as identifying Jack specifically.
Jack says the reference elsewhere by a co-author and myself to an action taken in the Kraft case by "Jacoby" shows that I knew it was him all the time. Of course I knew of his participation, and in the co-authored piece we cited him by name because we specifically wanted to comment on what he did. In my own piece I did not.
Peripherally, Jack seems incorrect in describing my action as "Mis-characterizing a published work." I have never seen his survey in published form, nor known it to be published. I have never seen a copy of it in any form, but have only read what the legal decisions said about it.
My statement said that Kraft used "avoidably erroneous evidence," defined in my article as that which its submitter could predict in advance will be rejected in court because rejection of similar evidence had occurred earlier. I stand behind the statement, for it was surely within the legal expertise of Kraft's or its outside lawyers to know that similar evidence had been rejected before and therefore was subject to rejection again.
However, it was not within Jack's consumer behavior expertise to know that. The difference in type of expertise absolves him of any charge of error on the point while also amounting to still another reason why my statement is unlikely to be taken by readers as identifying him.
My basic reason for calling "avoidably erroneous" Kraft's contention (that a presence-of-calcium claim was not material) is reflected in the comment by the judge that it is a "common sense conclusion that ads which make nutrition claims, which are disseminated over an extensive period of time, and which help to increase sales, make claims which are material to consumers." That is not only commensensical, but the point had appeared previously at the FTC, even if not specifically concerning calcium in cheese. The judge said that Kraft commissioned a materiality survey despite that. He attributed the decision to Kraft, as do I.
I doubt that my statement would be considered offensive to Kraft in the context. Even if it were so to a researcher, it would not be to a law firm. Lawyers often take steps they know have failed in the past. Reasons for such actions are speculated upon in my article, and examples are given of such actions in advertising cases. I don't think lawyers should be allowed to do such things, but that's another topic.
Returning to Jack's objection that it was not the purpose of his research to examine the materiality of a presence-of-calcium claim, the initial decision shows that the judge interpreted him as showing an interest in that. Also, although Jack wrote that "All parties...agreed that calcium was material," the opinions of judge and commissioners and appellate court all appear to have interpreted Kraft as disputing that point.
The judge wrote that one of the purposes of Jack's survey was "to determine ... whether ... in general, calcium was claimed to be important by consumers in their decision to purchase Kraft Singles slices...." He probably thought that because Jack asked his subjects a question about the important of the presence of calcium apart from considering any difference in amounts available from different sources, "thereby showing," the judge wrote, "according to Dr. Jacoby, that calcium is, in fact, relatively unimportant to their purchase...." Thus while Jack's stated purpose was to examine the materiality of differences in calcium in different cheeses, he nonetheless offered on the basis of his survey evidence what the judge interpreted as a conclusion about the materiality of the presence of calcium.
"I reject his conclusion," the judge wrote, because, although Jack had emphasized that subjects rated various other cheese attributes as more important than calcium, they had also rated calcium as important (71% said "extremely" or "very" important). The Commission opinion said "We agree with the ALJ [judge] that the results of Kraft's materiality survey confirm the importance of calcium as a factor in consumers' purchase decisions...." Later the appellate court said "Kraft's arguments lack merit. The FTC found solid evidence that consumers placed great importance on calcium consumption...."
Overall, then, the case certainly discussed the materiality of the presence of calcium, and Jack's survey was in the middle of that discussion whether he intended it to be or not. If his stated intent was misunderstood, it was by the judge, commissioners, and appellate court. Perhaps it was difficult for those jurists to interpret a situation in which a party participated in an activity while claiming he intended not to. Meanwhile, there seems no doubt that Kraft involved itself with the materiality of the presence-of-calcium claim by intent.
In summary, Jack Jacoby involved himself, by legal conclusion although not by his stated intent, in the materiality of a presence-of-calcium claim. That involvement, however, was not "avoidably erroneous" to him, and for that and other reasons cited my statement was not about him. There would thus seem to be no basis for the statement to offend him.


It's Good to Visit! It's Good to Visit!
"Fran! Fran! Has anyone seen her?" It was 1931 and my mother Fran Hillukka was four years old. Aunt Minnie had come to visit and brought Fran her first box of animal crackers.
Have you ever had a box of animal crackers? In 1902, animal crackers came to America and were named "Barnum's Animals" after a famous circus owner.
My mom was so excited to have her own box, but she didn't want her brothers and sisters to see her treat. She went to hide under her parents' bed to eat her crackers and listen to the ladies visit. By suppertime the whole family was looking for her, calling out, "Fran! Fran!" They finally found her—fast asleep under the bed holding her box of animal crackers!
Now that I'm a mom and grandma, again we've had many guests in our home visiting, talking, laughing, and sharing stories. We've made lasting friendships with young people, older people, people from Finland, Sweden, and all over America and Canada.
We even got to have four generations living in the same house for a few years. Great-grandma Fran helped care for her great-grandchildren by rocking, singing, and talking with them. She sometimes even bought each child his or her own animal cracker box! When great-grandma lived in assisted living, her great-grandchildren visited her and told her stories. They sang with her, shook her hand, and greeted her with God's Peace!
I asked a couple of my grandchildren what they think visiting means. "Talking!" they said. All our life we visit or talk with people. Part of visiting is building relationships and friendships. We learn about each other. With friends we can freely talk about our hopes and dreams, our trials, and disappointments.
Even having one true friend to talk about our walk of faith is a gift. True friends in God's kingdom help us get to heaven. We can preach the gospel to each other and believe our sins forgiven!
1. Have you gone to visit someone in the hospital or a nursing home? What was it like?
2. Can you be friends with people of different ages? Share thoughts about this.
3. How does it feel when a good friend invites you to a birthday party?
4. How do you feel after you say hello to someone sitting alone? Or, after shaking the hand of an elder and saying, God's Peace? How do you think they feel?
5. Have electronics changed how we visit? If so, how?
6. Have you ever had a box of animal crackers and laid on the grass to watch the clouds go by?


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The Ginger Wolverine is man enough to ride a tiny pink bike.
Let's be real: even though they're important, you can't take these guys too seriously. I mean, they're on the field for like eight plays a game. Nevertheless, they are on the roster and they do actually play football, so the kicking game specialists get their own preview. Barring injury, these are going to be the guys the Packers stick with this year, given that there's nobody else on the roster at each of their positions.
Mason Crosby - Crosby posted career highs in just about every possible kicking category last year, which is nice, but comes with a pretty significant caveat: it's almost impossible to evaluate a kicker based on a single season performance. They perform their duties so rarely that to weigh any one season more than another is to rely on a ridiculously small sample size. So to that end, I don't put a lot of stock into Crosby's career year last year. That said, he's been steadily improving since he came into the league, and I don't know if there's any reason to expect anything but another solid year from the former Colorado Buffalo.
Tim Masthay - Hey, did you know that the Packers have a punter? You might be forgiven for forgetting Tim Masthay exists, since there were 27 players in the league who punted more often than he did last year. In his brief cameos on the field, though, Masthay was solid. Do you remember his solid performances at home against Chicago and on the road against New York last year? No, probably not, because you don't pay attention to things like that. But they still happened and Masthay's punts were important parts of those games. Hopefully he punts even less this year, but puts up equally good numbers.
Brett Goode - I learned something today. Brett Goode's last name isn't pronounced like the normal word "good." According to his team bio, it's pronounced (emphatically) as GEWD. I wish he had that on the back of his uniform. I think that would look nice. Anyhow, other than snapping the ball for field goals and punts, Goode is about as anonymous as a football player can be. He's only recorded 10 tackles in four years with the team, but I guess that's okay for a guy who doesn't play a ton. On a random side note, I wonder if Goode every tries to convince the coaches to let him do other things, like play tight end or linebacker or something. I suppose that depends on how much he's getting paid to do literally one thing. I guess my point for this whole paragraph is there's not a lot to say about long snappers.
Conclusion - As I said in the beginning, there's nobody but these three guys on the roster as far as kickers, punters, and long snappers go, so aside from the possibility for an extremely unfortunate injury, these will be the guys. However, considering that an injury is how Brett Goode got his job, I suppose you can't really rule it out. Aside from an injury, though, the Packers' specialists are basically set, and in all honesty they're about as good of a group as you could hope for. Also, this:
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Essay On European Integration
1.1	Introduction The idea of a unified Europe is something lawmakers have been striving towards, for numerous years. Various forms of integration have taken place, enabling free movement and the creation of the Eurozone has consolidated different sectors, allowing for the flow of Europeans through the 26 nation states composing of the European Union. Initially it was believed that top down Europeanization (how EU integration would affect member states) would lead to the convergence of Europe but it has been seen that the member states play a much larger role, leading to bottom- up (actions of the member states) Europeanization. While there have been obvious signs of integration, it seems to be indefinitely stalled by numerous factors, including…show more content…
Enlargement is seen as an act of duty, to include all of Europe under one institution. Through the multiple enlargements, the sense of unity has been pushed aside. More now than ever, we see a push towards nationalism. A European collective identity entails a cognitive and emotional dimension (Kuhn, p. 69). Essentially norms need to be created, "European Integration literature links the values and norms of political actors in diverse ways to identify, legitimacy and governance" (McMahon, p.7). More specifically, civic and ethnic norm. These are what is accepted in the society you are accustomed to. This has an everlasting impact on the perception one has to the rest of the world. Here is the issue, throughout the European nations there are severe clashes in regards to social and economic norms. The basic norms that the EU promotes is democracy and justice. But, these norms differ country to country. There is no sense of unity within Europe, including no universal language. Before there can be "one Europe", a viable European identity requires an emotional belief in an 'ethnic' community of destiny with an ancient and eternal common cultural heritage (McMahon,
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The rise in the number of transactions between consumers and traders and the growing economic power of traders prompted the provision of safeguards in favour of purchasers . The European Community undertook to address those needs by developing its consumer protection policy. It covers a number of substantive and procedural law measures aiming to confer rights on individuals and providing them with the means to enforce those rights. Examples of remarkable legislation include measures prohibiting unfair contract terms, tools ensuring product-safety, measures against misleading advertising . Despite those substantive privileges, the losses incurred by consumers due to problems with purchased goods or services were estimated at 0.4% of EU GDP .
Asim Karim: A Backlash Against Multiculturalism
As Asim Karim quotes Vertovec (2010) in his article "Multiculturalism": there has emerged in public discourse across numerous settings- especially in Europe- a broad backlash against multiculturalism. From the political Right many critics now see multiculturalism as a foremost contributor to social breakdown, ethnic tension and the growth of extremism and terrorism (cited in Karim 126). Kymlicka and other theorists of multiculturalism have claimed that antidiscrimination law falls short of treating members of minority groups as equals; because states cannot be neutral with respect to culture. Yet we can find state support for some cultural groups over others in culturally diverse societies. As Jeremy Waldron (1995, 100) argues, "We live in a world formed by technology and trade; by economic, religious, and political imperialism and their offspring; by mass migration and the dispersion of cultural influences.
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Scientists Bash Trump Admin for Stopping Contract to Buy Aborted Baby Parts for Research
National | Micaiah Bilger | Dec 10, 2018 | 4:37PM | Washington, DC
Several scientists complained this week about the Trump administration putting a halt to a taxpayer-funded research grant that used aborted baby parts.
Pro-life advocates have been putting pressure on the Trump administration to stop funding research projects that use aborted baby parts, and it appears the administration is listening. It canceled a Food and Drug Administration contract in September, and earlier this month, the administration sent word that it may not renew another.
Some of these contracts use tax dollars to purchase the body parts of late-term, healthy aborted babies and then create "humanized mice" for experiments. The Trump administration has said it is exploring ending troubling practice and promoting ethical alternatives instead.
But some scientists are not happy.
The Washington Post reports researcher Warner Greene blamed Trump for "pulling the rug out from under" his research on HIV. He called the matter "scientific censorship."
Here's more from the report:
A senior scientist at a National Institutes of Health laboratory in Montana told colleagues that the Health and Human Services Department "has directed me to discontinue procuring fetal tissue" from a firm that is the only available source, according to an email he sent to a collaborator in late September.
"This effectively stops all of our research to discover a cure for HIV," the researcher wrote. …
The shutdown of the HIV research at the federal lab in Montana, first reported in the journal Science, was never disclosed publicly by government officials, who have forbidden affected researchers from discussing what happened. But colleagues say they are incensed by the action, which has fanned a controversy that pits the biomedical research community against anti-abortion activists and other social conservatives pressing the administration to stop the flow of federal grants and contracts for work involving fetal tissue. Such tissue comes from elective abortions.
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Greene, who runs an HIV research lab, planned to collaborate with the Montana lab, according to the report. He blasted the Trump administration move as a political "whim."
"This is scientific censorship of the worst kind," Greene said. "You spend your life trying to do good experiments and organize your science carefully, and suddenly, at the whim of some politicians in Washington, D.C., they remove a critical piece of your scientific armamentarium."
Other scientists, however, point to evidence that research using human fetal tissue has been going on for decades but, by and large, it has not been successful. Dr. David Prentice and Tara Sander Lee of the Charlotte Lozier Institute said there are ethical alternatives available to scientists that do not involve the destruction of a human life.
Details uncovered by CNS News earlier this year shed light on a University of California San Francisco contract, which provides money for fetal body parts to conduct experiments involving "humanized mice."
Aborted baby body parts used in the experiments were taken from healthy, later-term unborn babies. According to the report, the aborted babies were 18 to 24 weeks gestation from "women with normal pregnancies before elective termination for non-medical reasons." Another article indicated aborted babies' livers and thymuses also were used. They were between 20 weeks and 24 weeks gestation.
A 2017 journal article indicates researchers also used aborted babies' intestines in their experiments.
In September, the Trump administration canceled an FDA contract to acquire body parts from aborted babies to be transplanted into mice. The now-canceled contract was with Advanced Bioscience Resources, a company that obtains aborted baby parts from Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses.
The NIH, an agency under HHS, has given about $100 million in research contracts to scientists who use aborted baby parts in their research. Pro-life groups have been urging the federal government to end the taxpayer-funded commoditization of human lives, but some scientists are pushing back with claims that fetal tissue from healthy aborted babies is the best material for their research.
Nonetheless, Trump administration leaders have been exploring options to end the contracts and support research that uses ethical alternatives.
A November letter from HHS assistant secretary of health Brett Giroir said they are "fully committed to prioritizing, expanding, and accelerating efforts to develop and implement the use of these alternatives." He also said the department is "pro-life and pro-science."
The Trump administration also said HHS is conducting an audit of all acquisitions involving human fetal tissue to "ensure conformity with procurement and human fetal tissue research laws and regulations."
Pro-life groups have said more protections are needed to ensure the FDA and HHS do not sign other agreements to purchase aborted baby parts in the future. Earlier, 48 national and state pro-life leaders urged HHS to end the practice. Earlier this month, 74 members of Congress also urged the U.S. government to stop giving money to researchers who use aborted baby parts.


I am a list maker – If I don't write something down I usually forget. One thing I am really bad at is remembering birthdays. The only birthdays I have memorized are my kids, parents and siblings. I am forgetful of the birth dates of my nieces, nephews, friends and cousins. I like to wish a Happy Birthday to my friends and family and hate it when I forget. So I thought making a Birthday Calendar Mini book would help me – plus it is super cute!
I have been planning on making this for awhile now and when I was introduced to Project Life I knew that was exactly what I wanted to use for this project. I chose the Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Project Life Core Kit because I just love the colors, phrases and overall look of the paper line. 5th and Frolic Core Kit features an array of light blues, pinks, greens, yellows and airy neutrals. The fun icons include birds, trees, foxes, houses, keys and clipboards – plus it has a distressed fell (which I love).
Isn't it lovely! I knew this would be perfect for my Birthday Calendar!
First let me tell you a bit about Project Life. The reason I love Project Life is because it is super simple to use. You really don't need all the extra scrapbook tools – no special scissors, glue etc. When I want to get some pages done fast I usually only need my paper cutter (if I want to cut some pictures down to size).
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with all of the pictures I need to scrapbook – and Yes I do still love to spend hours on a scrapbook page for that perfect picture. But there are times I have a ton of pictures of one event (you know the 100 pictures you may have from a trip to the zoo) and I want to get them all into the book – and spending hours on pages just seems so overwhelming.
Project Life is PERFECT for this!!! I love this back-to-basics approach that I can use – plus I love how it looks!
Okay now let me show you how I made my Birthday Calendar!
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I already had some chipboard left over from another project. These pieces of chipboard are 4″ tall and a little under 3 1/2 " wide. You will need 13 of these. Punch a hole in the upper left corner of each chipboard piece. Make sure the hole is in the same spot on each piece so they line up nicely. Paint the edges white and let dry.
Now from your Project Life kit pick out 26 of the small papers – they measure 4″ x 3″. This size is perfect so you won't need to do any cutting.
Now tape your first paper on the first chipboard piece. Before you tape the second paper on the back be sure to use the hole punch to punch a hole in the paper. Now put your back piece on and punch your hole. Repeat until all of the papers are on your chipboard.
Isn't this cute??!! I think this would make a great gift or you can keep for yourself. Now all you need to do is write in the birth dates for each month!
If you are wondering where you can get some Project Life core kits, albums and page protectors? Michael's carries one of the largest selections of Project Life – including two exclusive core kits and several exclusive albums. I just love the Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Kit that I used for my Birthday Calendar. I also want to get the Vintage Travel Core Kit for all the pics I have of my boys, our camping trips, etc. This kit has deep blues, reds, browns and a variety of darker neutrals. The icons in this kit includes trains, airplanes and maps.
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Such a cute project! I love the Core Kit!
Thanks so much Tara – it is such a fun kit!
Oh my gosh, that's adorable! You. are. brilliant.
Absolutely adorable! I LOVE this. I think this would be a great Christmas present. Great idea.
Oh my goodness. This is sooo adorable. I need to check out Project Life!
Such a fun & adorable idea!!
I love this idea and that all the cards/pretty designs are premade! I'm going to have to check Project Life out!
What a fun idea :)!! I love that it comes as a kit for you to just put it together! Easy and simple! looks adorable too!
Thanks for all of the nice comments everyone!
That is really pretty and so handy I'm hopeless at remembering things, pinned it!
This is so pretty! I'm so bad at remembering birthdays so this is such a great idea!
This is such a pretty DIY-I could certainly use something like this!
What a cute thing! It would be perfect for non-scrapbookers like me.
Oh My!! This is such a FABULOUS idea! I love the soft colors of the 5th & Frolic kit I really need to open and use mine now!
I really like your birthday calendar! It came out awesome!
I like that a lot, very nice!
I would like to try out this kit! Love how your calendar came out!
So cute, this would be a great gift if it doesn't turn out so cute I can't bear to part with it!
I made several – one fo me and a then some for gifts.
Very cute idea! So crafty… and functional! Thanks for sharing on the #ShareTheWealthSunday link up!
That's such a cute calendar!
What a delightful project – thanks for sharing your creativity at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy!
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…Round number two will be rolling into Northwest Ohio during the morning hours on Sunday. As the case is tonight with the snow, tomorrow morning will be featuring light to moderate snowfall once again across Northwest Ohio. By the time we reach Sunday afternoon, the total snowfall across Northwest Ohio, on average, should range from two to four inches. There could be a spot or two that see around five inches of snow.
By the time we get to Monday morning here in Northwest Ohio, it will be turning downright frigid once again. Low temperatures could easily bottom out to around zero degrees. Some spots could even dip below zero on Monday morning. Keep in tune with Weather or Knot for the latest weather information for Findlay and Northwest Ohio.
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The relaxation session on this CD begins with a centring and calming breathing RelaxforSleep200practice from the yoga tradition known as alternate nostril breathing. The practice requires you to sit up with your spine straight but if this is tiring for you it could be done in your imagination while lying in bed.
The second practice on the CD is a sequence of gentle exercises designed to be done lying with your bed covers over you. Combining deep breathing with simple movements and soothing visualizations of light, Gillian guides your consciousness downwards from your face to your feet.
The session ends with a ten minute relaxation practice in which you rotate your awareness passively through your body allowing it to relax. The practice is a powerful one from the yoga tradition known as yoga nidra or psychic sleep. It takes you into the healing interface between being asleep and being awake. Gillian's soothing voice and a subtle use of sound vibrations help you to surrender to the experience.


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Q: How can I display the current SharePoint user from a c# Web Form hosted on IIS I'm stuck on my project. I have Web Forms published in IIS that are shown in SharePoint 2010 site.
From that Web Form, I want to show the current user in SharePoint.
My solution is from [http://www.sharepointdeveloperhq.com/2009/04/how-to-programmatically-impersonate-users-in-sharepoint/][1]
but it is not working for me.
I tried changing the target framework to framework 3.5 and
tried changing platform to x64bit.
But it is still not working and is showing a lot of errors.
My current code:
using Microsoft.SharePoint;

        string username;
        string sspURL = @"Sharepoint URL";
        SPSite site = new SPSite(sspURL);
        SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb();
        SPUser user = web.CurrentUser;
        username = user.LoginName;
        site.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;

Error: The Web application at "my url" could not be found.
What am i doing wrong?
note: visual studio is running in the same server where sharepoint is installed with user administrator

A: Your website is running outside of SharePoint and as such does not have SharePoint context. It knows nothing about anything going in SharePoint. I
f you instantiate a new SPSite object from outside SharePoint in another site (running on the same server), whatever user the AppPool (or if impersonated, the user opening the webforms site), the current user would become the AppPool account of the user logged into the webforms site.
If the AppPool account does not have permissions on the SharePoint web app / site collection or site you are tying to open, it will fail.
But getting whoever is currently logged on is not possible, it does not matter if you are displaying the webforms site in SharePoint through say a pageviewer, thee 2 sites are logically (and physically) completely separate entities, running in their own memory spaces

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UK Reverses Course, Bans Huawei Gear From 5G Networks
U.S. Sanctions Against Chinese Firms a Factor in Decision Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 14, 2020
The British government officially reversed course Tuesday and will now ban Huawei's telecom gear from its 5G networks. The ban against use of the Chinese vendor's equipment will go into effect Dec. 31, with the goal of removing all Huawei equipment from the nation's 5G networks by the end of 2027.
The U.K. Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport made the announcement in conjunction with the National Security Council chaired by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The decision was prompted, in part, by White House sanctions announced in May that ban Huawei from using U.S. manufactured processors in its gear.
The U.K. National Cyber Security Center found the new U.S. restrictions against Huawei make it impossible for the British government to guarantee the security of Huawei equipment, according to a statement.
"Following U.S. sanctions against Huawei and updated technical advice from our cyber experts, the government has decided it is necessary to ban Huawei from our 5G networks," says U.K. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden.
In January, British leaders went against U.S. wishes and decided to allow "limited" use of equipment from China's Huawei for the nation's emerging 5G networks (see: UK Approves 'Limited' Role for Huawei in 5G Networks).
U.S. Action
Since then, the White House, federal agencies and U.S. lawmakers have ratcheted up the pressure on Huawei and other Chinese firms, citing concerns over national security.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission officially designated Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, barring American telecommunications companies from using certain federal funds to buy their equipment (see: FCC: Huawei, ZTE Are 'National Security Threats').
In May 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the purchase of telecommunication equipment from nations deemed to pose a spying risk (see: Trump Signs Executive Order That Could Ban Huawei).
Then in March, Trump signed a federal law that banned telecommunication firms from using federal funds to buy equipment from companies that are deemed a "national security threat" (see: Trump Signs Law Banning Federal Funding to Buy Huawei Gear).
Huawei's Reaction
A Huawei spokesperson says Britain's new stance is based on U.S. politics and trade policy and not security. The company is urging the U.K. government to reconsider its decision.
"Over the past 20 years, Huawei has focused on building a better connected U.K.," a Huawei spokesperson tells Information Security Media Group. "As a responsible business, we will continue to support our customers as we have always done. We will conduct a detailed review of what today's announcement means for our business here and will work with the U.K. government to explain how we can continue to contribute to a better connected Britain."
UK 5G Rollout Now Delayed
On Tuesday, Dowden informed the U.K. Parliament of the decision to start banning Huawei equipment by the end of the year.
"Today's decision to ban the procurement of new Huawei 5G equipment from the end of this year will delay rollout by a further year and will add up to half a billion to the costs," Dowden says. "This means a cumulative delay to 5G rollout of two to three years and costs of up to two billion pounds."
Although U.K. leaders initially approved in January a limited role for Huawei equipment in 5G rollouts, by May, they began reconsidering as a result of the increased White House sanctions against the Chinese telecommunications giant (see: Britain Re-Evaluating Huawei's Role in 5G Rollout).
The U.S. also threatened to cut off intelligence cooperation with the U.K. unless Britain dumped its plans to use Huawei gear, the Associated Press reports.
Other Implications
The decision to ban Huawei gear within 5G networks will also have an effect on the development of Britain's broadband networks.
"As a result, following security advice from our world leading experts, we are advising full fiber operators to transition away from purchasing new Huawei equipment," according to the government statement. "A technical consultation will determine the transition timetable, but we expect this period to last no longer than two years."
The decision will have no effect on equipment already in use for 4G networks, according to U.K. officials.
Weighing Security Threats
Thomas Hatch, CTO and co-founder at SaltStack, a Lehi, Utah-based cybersecurity firm, says governments around the world need to scrutinize whether tech vendors have close ties to governments that pose a potential security threat.
"Any time that we build a reliance on specific technology, it needs to be asked: 'Who controls this technology and how much control will they have over it in the future?' It is wisdom to be wary of allowing corporations associated with foreign powers who are ideologically opposed to us to have deep technical access to our communications infrastructure."
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