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import * as ActionTypes from './actions.js';
import {combineReducers} from 'redux';

function data(state={}, action){
	const {type} = action;
	if((type === ActionTypes.EXPIRE_DATA && !action.datapointer)||
		type === ActionTypes.AUTH_COMPLETE ||
		type === ActionTypes.LOGOUT){

		let merge = Object.assign({},state);
		Object.getOwnPropertyNames(merge).forEach(function(val, idx, array) {
			if(merge[val].auth){
				delete merge[val]
				delete state[val]
				}
			else {
				merge[val].expires = 0;
				}
			});
		return Object.assign({},state,merge);
		}
	else if(type === ActionTypes.EXPIRE_DATA && action.datapointer){
		let merge = Object.assign({},state);
		const {datapointer} = action;
		if(merge[datapointer].auth){
			delete merge[datapointer]
			delete state[datapointer]
			}
		else {
			merge[datapointer].expires = 0;
			}
		return Object.assign({},state,merge);
		}
	else if(type === ActionTypes.API_REQUEST){
		const {endpoint} = action;
		const { datapointer=endpoint } = action;
		return Object.assign({},state,{[datapointer]:{IS_LOADING:true}});
		}
	else if(type === ActionTypes.API_RESPONSE || type === ActionTypes.API_ERROR){
		const {endpoint} = action;
		const { expiresMinutes = 60, datapointer=endpoint} = action;
		if(type === ActionTypes.API_ERROR){
			let {error} = action;
			error.expires = 0; //auto expire an error'd request, but put it in the state for display purposes
			return Object.assign({},state,{[datapointer]:error});
			}
		else {
			let {response} = action;
			const {auth} = action;
			response.expires = new Date().getTime() + expiresMinutes*60*1000;
			response.auth = auth;
			return Object.assign({},state,{[datapointer]:response});
			}
		}
	return state;
	}

function user(state={}, action){
	const {type} = action;
	if(type === ActionTypes.AUTH_REQUEST){
		return {};
		}
	else if(type === ActionTypes.AUTH_COMPLETE){
		const access_token = action.accessToken;
		return {access_token};
		}
	else if(type === ActionTypes.LOGOUT || type === ActionTypes.AUTH_ERROR){
		return {};
		}
	return state;
	}

function version(state="0",action){
	return state;
	}

const rootReducer = combineReducers({
	data,
	user,
	version
	});

export default rootReducer;


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SCOTUS Opinion: Undocumented Immigrants face Higher Hurdle To Challenge Prior to Deportation
In 1988, a Mexican-national was convicted in California for felony DUI and then deported because at the time such a crime was an "aggravated felony" permitting removal. That same person illegally re-entered the United States and was indicted for unlawful reentry. The immigrant sought a collateral challenge of his prior removal order on the basis that the Court had since ruled in 2004 that felony DUI was not an aggravated felony. The statute permitting the collateral challenge, 8 U.S.C. sec. 1326(d), required that the challenger show (1) "any administrative remedies that may have been available" were exhausted, (2) "the opportunity for judicial review" was lacking, and (3) "the entry of the order was fundamentally unfair" in order for the challenge to proceed. The district court and the Ninth Circuit held that the immigrant did not have to prove the first two prongs to garner relief.
The Court, in a unanimous decision by Justice Sotomayor, reversed, and held that the plain language of 1326(d) required proof of all three prongs. In other words, the removal order's error on the merits did not absolve the immigrant from having to exhaust administrative remedies available or seek judicial review that may have cured the error. The language of the statute being unambiguous, the immigrant would have to prove all three prongs of 1326(d) to escape criminal sanction.
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3 Pieces of Wisdom from Jim Carrey + The Effects of Gratitude
BY Harry Levin | Published January 22, 2021 | Updated February 05, 2021
We are here for you this Friday and we are grateful you are here with us, creatives. As the below study by Harvard Medical School will show, practicing gratitude can have a palpable effect on your quality of life. We are grateful to have insight from artists like author Rupi Kaur and classic comedian, Jim Carrey to help guide our journeys as artists.
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The Effects of Gratitude
Practicing gratitude has been known to increase one's quality of life. To acknowledge things to be grateful for is to acknowledge positive aspects of life. According to a study conducted by Harvard Medical School, below are some easy methods for introducing gratitude into your daily life:
Write a thank-you note.
Thank someone mentally.
Keep a gratitude journal (We do gift y'all a spiffy journal for Art of Flow).
Count your blessings.
Pray. People who are religious can use prayer to cultivate gratitude.
What we're grateful for:
In the spirit of gratitude, we want to say thank you to you! We're grateful you are pursuing your dream of being an artist and contributing your creative energy to the world. We're grateful you're reading this blurb right now to further your artistry and hone your craft. We are grateful with the power of the internet we can collect all this inspiration and provide it in one home for you in hopes to aid even just one person on their journey.
If you are keen on trying some of these practices, hit us up on socials and let us know about your experience! You can see how other people fared in the results of the study.
Don't create something. Just create.
Rupi Kaur rose to prominence at the young age of 21 with her debut collection of poems entitled milk and honey. An immediate sensation, Kaur went from being a university student to an international icon, selling millions of copies and reaching millions of people.
Then she started writing her second book.
Enter Definitions.
Suddenly, there were all these definitions and requirements attached to her work. She was now considered a "successful writer". She had to meet a deadline. She had to satisfy the requirements of her recently signed book deal. Kaur described this process as "debilitating".
Definitions are Limitations.
These are some definitions Kaur referred to in writing her second book:
She felt she had to write a "book." What makes a piece of writing a book?
She felt pressure to follow up on the popular milk and honey. Suddenly she was defined as a "professional" or a "best seller." She saw everything she was writing through that lens.
What turned it around for Kaur was simply writing one page at a time. She did this for no reason other than that she loved it. Not to write a book. Not to satisfy her deal. By focusing on creating, she realized those definitions were all in her head. See how Kaur overcame this process in her interview with CBC.
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Top 3 Takeaways From Jim Carrey's MUM 2014 commencement Speech
Beneath decades of classic comedic roles, Jim Carrey is a fountain of wisdom. That wisdom has carried him to where he is today, and in 2014 he shared some of that wisdom with Maharishi University of Management's graduating class as their keynote speaker.
Check out three profound quotes he gave during address:
Fear. "What we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect so we never dare to ask the universe for it. I'm the proof you can ask the universe for it."
Carrey asked the universe to be able to express his wackiness every day. Now he's universally beloved for that. You can ask the universe for your music to fulfill your dreams, but you have to give the universe your hard work in exchange.
Meditation. "There's a huge difference between a dog that's going to eat you in your mind and a dog that's going to actually eat you."
So many people let the fear of the dog in their minds prevent them from going outside. Meditation can help you see the difference whether it's a dog, a bear, a shark, or anything else.
Purpose. "The purpose of my life had always been to free people from concern."
Carrey didn't say his purpose was to be an actor or a comedian. His purpose was to free people from concern. Once he realized his purpose, all he had to do was follow his bliss. Follow yours.
These are just some of our favorite quotes from his address, but there is so much more insight to enjoy. Check out the full speech here.
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Quarterback Controversy in Seahawks Country
By nwsportsjunkiesjim • June 27, 2012
We gotta competition brewing in Seattle like a micro beer at Pike St Brewery. T-Jack, Matt Flynn, and Russell Wilson, all three capable men who are trying to be the man to lead our beloved Seahawks back to top of the NFC West. Pete Carroll is keeping it a secret who the starter is going to be, so we should look at all three NWJUNKIE style, and voice our opinion, and let be heard who the true fans want to see lead this team back to it's winning ways!
T-Jack our current starter. Pete Carroll handed him the ball last year while bringing in Derrell Bevell and Sydney Rice. T-Jack should have had his best year, not many times does a team bring a Quarterback, number one receiver and Offensive Coordinator, all from the same team. While Sydney Rice was on the field T- Jack looked confident in his decisions, poise in the pocket, and he took some control of the offense. When Rice was out, things seemed to change for T-Jack in the worst way. He looked about three steps slow in the pocket, he decisions changed, and he was slow to read what his receivers were doing. Rice to T-Jack is like Linus with his security blanket I don't want Linus leading my Hawks!
Matt Flynn, he sat as back up to Arron Rogers ( whom would be a pretty good mentor to me) for four years before the Seahawks signed him this year to a three year deal. Matt as a starter has two games, (1-1) his second game he passed for 480 yds and 6 Td's, both are Green Bay records. That says a lot, doing something Brett Farvre, hasn't done! Flynn doesn't have the game experience I know, but there is only one way to gain experience and that is to play in the damn games.
Russell Wilson, the rookie. The biggest thing talked about him so far is his height, 5'11". Not very tall for a guys who is playing behind one of the biggest lines in the NFL. He had a very good college career, throwing for over 11,000 yards, 109 TD's and only 30 int's.
There is one more man that needs to be talked about, Josh Portis. I am not calling for him to be the leader yet, but the guy is big and has a huge arm. In collage he was looked as a duel talent athlete, his senior year in college he threw for almost 3,000 yards and 36 touchdowns, but he ran for 865 yards and 13 touchdowns. Last year in the preseason I thought he actually looked the most comfortable of all the three QB's we had. Now that Clipboard Jesus is back to San Diego, he should really get a good look and some play time.
T-Jack had his shot last year, and I wasn't that impressed, he was the best of what we had, kind like the tallest midget. This is one of the strongest teams the Seahawks have put together in a long time, I want to see a leader to take control and push the team. I don't see T-Jack being that guy. To give him credit he did play last year with the torn peck. His ability is not in question, its his decision making. The guy is always a little slow and looks lost. The Hawks just signed Flynn to a good size contract. He shows up to his first visit, suits up and throws with Pete, that says a lot. He wants to impress, and be a leader. Wilson is making this an interesting competition which says a lot. He comes in as a rookie and wants to play. I look at him right now as the younger brother not letting the bigger kids push him around, good for him, I want to see him sit for a year or two and learn as much from the older guys as he can. Three years from now, I would let it be Wilson's team. It's going to take an act of God for Portis to play, and that is unfortunate. The man has the potential to be a very solid player for our team. Personally for me I am for "FLYNN TO WINN!"
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Great stuff! I agree its too bad Portis is gonna get lost in the shuffle… there just isnt room for the 4th string qb to get any reps, especially with 3 guys splitting up the starter reps in camp. Portis, while it was against guys who are now working for mortgage companies and driving UPS trucks, looked really good in last years preseason opportunities. He is big and athletic and looked to have a good arm… the only way he has a chance of sticking is if we move one of the 3 other QB's. T-Jack did prove he could be a serviceable QB last year and certainly showed he has a lot of value as a veteran back up or emergency starter for a team with an injured QB. I think best case scenario is we try to trade him for a late round pick during preseason or early in the season. Id be pretty happy about our QB situation with Flynn starting, without any distractions from T-Jack, and continue to develop Wilson and Portis.
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One of the joys of living in Ellensburg with no cable or satellite (way too much $$$) is that I spend way too much time watching a local (as in primarily meant for the TriShitties) station called SWX, which is dedicated to covering only sports and weather. I bring this up because they constantly cover AFL and IFL teams. The Spokane Shock (of the AFL) has a great veteran starting QB named Kyle Rowley . The dude has had a hell of a career in the AFL and it would be nice to see him get a shot somewhere. I'm telling you, these teams are untapped resources that should be paid attention to.
That being said, I can't help rooting for a guy like T-Jack. You have to respect someone that busts their ass off like that, despite that excruciating injury. If he can't make it in Seattle (which he won't), I could see him competing for a job in somewhere like KC or back in MN (Ponder???). If Flynn experiences some growing pains, I just hope some of our notoriously impatient fans give him a break for this first season.
The only QB controversy in Seattle is who has the hotter chick… Flynn or Wilson??? As for our best QB, its Flynn.
Haha… A great debate, Wilson's is hot but… Flynn's is Miss Louisiana isnt she? Tough to beat that. I wonder what T-Jack is workin with.
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I haven't seen Wilson's girl, but if she is competing with Flynn's than I don't think you can loose either way!


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February of this year became a landmark for Turkey (the city of Aksaray) – there were put into operation 2 sites for generating electricity through the use of sunlight. New stations connected 12 new models of trackers, which got the name S250. This model is uniaxial and eventually with its help in this project it was possible to achieve a capacity of 2.43 megawatts.
It should be noted that the location of sites is quite unusual – more than 1200 m above sea level. Tracking system was created in such a way that it seemed possible to install it in places where negative temperatures prevail, and there is an impressive amount of precipitation in the form of snow. The model of the tracker was designed taking into account that it should last as long as possible under these extreme operating conditions.
Each new site includes six trackers model S250. Each tracker in turn has 12 sections, which consist of 69 photomodules.
According to preliminary estimates of specialists, the increment in energy generation with the connection of this innovation to the process will be about 20 percent. It is interesting that investments in such implementation increased by 12 percent, and this fact means an improvement in the return on investment and leads to an increase in the net present value of the investment component.
Using models of the new tracker S250 increases the total estimate for the solar power plant project by only 10 percent. At the same time, the amount of generated energy will increase by 25 percent.
The tracker has a hinge on six axes, which makes it possible to compensate the displacement of the mounting pipes to ten centimeters in one direction or another. The six-axis hinge allows you to mount the system on platforms with hilly terrain.
In addition, innovative trackers have a more sophisticated control system (GSM). This allows you to connect using Wi-Fi. The method of this kind of control makes it possible to connect in a short time and in a simplified version, and immediately start working, excluding long tracker settings.
In addition, the GPS system is able to monitor the location of the sun and rotate the solar panels in the most productive position.
Produces solar trackers S250 is Company "Solar Stalkonstruktsiya." The partner of the company in the field of development is Mechatron. Trackers comply with all EU norms and are specially adapted to the conditions of use in our country and in Eastern Europe.


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Chinese Hackers off to a Busy Start in 2020 With Massive 1Q Cyber Espionage Campaign
Scott Ikeda· April 15, 2020
The world of cyber espionage is not slowing down at all during the COVID-19 pandemic. China-backed APT41 has been on a tear since near the beginning of the year, targeting over 75 organizations throughout the world even as the country grappled with containing the initial pandemic outbreak. The team of Chinese hackers is among the most skilled and prolific in the world, and this recent campaign has focused on specific vulnerabilities in various routers and cloud services.
China's early 2020 cyber espionage binge
Researchers with leading cybersecurity firm FireEye have been tracking the campaign, and characterize it as "one of the most widespread" they have seen in recent years.
The FireEye report observed APT41 between January 20 and March 11, as the group targeted a wide range of industries all over the world. Rather than particular targets, the Chinese hackers appeared to be focusing on particular vulnerabilities. They exploited previously unknown or recently published weaknesses in Cisco RV320 routers, Citrix's Application Delivery Controller (ADC), and Zoho's ManageEngine Desktop Central. Most of these vulnerabilities had just been published in the weeks prior to the beginning of the campaign, and the Zoho exploit was only three days old when the group began using it.
The campaign appears to have been a sprint to use these vulnerabilities to their advantage before they were widely patched out, and it swept up organizations in at least 20 countries around the world. The Chinese hackers appeared to be attacking whatever targets were available, covering nearly every sector of the economy from petrochemicals to education.
The attacks on the Cisco routers appeared to be a form of custom malware that FireEye researchers indicated had not been seen before.
Though the campaign was aggressive and wide-ranging, the FireEye researchers remain somewhat puzzled as to its overall intent. They indicate that there is no clear evidence that any data was exfiltrated from any of the targets. The researchers speculated that the Chinese hackers may have been seeking intelligence related to the COVID-19 pandemic or the ongoing trade war with the US, but there is no way to know for sure.
Wide-ranging, highly skilled Chinese hackers
Though the motivations for this current cyber espionage campaign are unclear, the methodology is consistent with APT41's established cyber espionage patterns. The group has been active since at least 2012, and has attacked a wide range of industries throughout its history. APT41 is thought to have started as a private team of two Chinese hackers that specialized in hacking online games for clients via the dark web, expanding in headcount and scope after being recruited by the government. The group is known for its agility and for making use of vulnerabilities very quickly after they are published or leaked.
There was a strong focus on exploiting vulnerabilities in Citrix Netscaler, with entire days of activity devoted to this purpose. The researchers noted that the Chinese hackers had a particular focus on Citrix controllers on January 20 and 21, February 1 and February 24 and 25. The attackers first probed the controllers to see if the vulnerability had been patched, and then attempted to install a backdoor for future use.
The Chinese hackers also leapt into action in exploiting the then-new Zoho vulnerability on March 8. A patch had been issued on March 7, but given that it had just been disclosed on March 5 there were likely many unpatched targets still available. Here the attackers also appeared to focus on depositing payloads on target systems rather than exfiltrating data. This is consistent with past actions by the group, which have focused on quietly establishing backdoors to be used for cyber espionage purposes over an extended period.
Though the group has had periods of focus on specific missions, such as tracking political dissidents via SMS messages in late 2019, it has been known to range far and wide and follow current opportunities in terms of target selection and activity. In general, the group tends to engage in cyber espionage activities that align with China's current five-year economic plan.
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The attribution to APT41 is strengthened by specific notable periods of inactivity during this time; the attackers reduced or ceased their cyber espionage activity entirely from January 23 to February 1, the Lunar New Year celebration period, and during the initiation of strict quarantine measures in China from February 2 to February 19.
The importance of keeping everything patched
This expansive cyber espionage campaign illustrates the importance of keeping all hardware and software current with patches, even though it may be a challenge in a time of restricted movement and manpower. Some of the world's best hackers are hustling to exploit new vulnerabilities within days of discovery, and the Chinese hackers have demonstrated that they are happy to simply install backdoors for possible later use while an unpatched vulnerability exists. No target would appear to be too small for some group or another to take interest.
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Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.


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Wow, thanks so much for all the comments and ideas. I was busy playing with RCS and hadn't checked the forums. Let me read through and see what's all here.
This is what I wanted to do!!
Thanks for the recommendation and examples!! I just downloaded orbit and am ready to try it out. I just made a 5 slide picture show with RCS and was trying to figure out how to embed it when I saw your post. Given Orbit is a component of SDv3, I suspect it will be easier to integrate. Can't wait to give it a try.
Wayan - thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Using orbit-plain, I was able to add a slideshow. Orbit is quite a bit easier. I think it took me less than an hour to download, add pictures and upload the revised website.
I'll check out your other examples and get even fancier.
I think it would look good if you made the images a bit smaller. I have a 22 inch monitor, and in order to see the images properly, I have to keep scrolling up and down. It would also help if you could position the slideshow a bit closer to the top of the page. Maybe some of the contents above it could be put side by side instead of below each other?
I saw that. I'm playing around with the settings, trying to figure out the best way to fix it. If I limit width to a set number of px, it places the orbit to the left. If I limit the height to a set number of px, it cuts off the picture. Or is there a better way?
I changed the max width on the orbit container and that seems to have fixed it. If you see anything else that could make the site even better, please don't hesitate to say. Thank you again!!


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Leo ni birthday ya mshindi wa Big Brother Africa 2014, Idris Sultan.
Kupitia pongezi alizopewa na swahiba yake wa Afrika Kusini, Samantha Jay, tumegundua kitu – isingekuwa tofauti ya kidini kati yao, Idris angefikiria kumfanya mrembo huyo mke wake.
After the stunt you pulled on my birthday . I now feel like I need to write a poem and have it co written by the likes of Maya Angelo and post it on a Billboard .May her soul rest in peace . But since she's not around I figured I only have my 'talents' and honesty to depend on . Happy Birthday !!! The day we met properly was the day you asked me if I'll marry a Muslim and I said no while laughing deep down cause I knew you were Muslim you then walked away and said kill yourself . I knew then even though we in a show nothing about you was scripted.
You are one of the most sincere, genuine, kind hearted , funniest ,humbled sinners I know and even though you can be a douche sometimes I appreciate that. You've become a part of my life and I can't go a day without talking to you, most of the time one telling the other 'Kill yourself" You make me laugh even if I don't want to. You have my back even when i don't expect it or feel I deserve it. You show me right from wrong.


The two countries will jointly construct a barrier against cross-border crime.
Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to build a wall along their common border next year amid growing concerns about human trafficking.
The 640-kilometer Malaysia-Thailand border has long been the site of transnational crime, including the rampant smuggling of weapons, drugs, and people. In May, the issue sparked international furor following the discovery of mass graves in jungle camps in Malaysia near the border used by suspected smugglers of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar (See: "Can Southeast Asia Tackle its Human Trafficking Problem?"). Similar graves were discovered in Thailand, which again received the lowest ranking in the U.S. annual trafficking report this year.
On Monday, Malaysian Armed Forces chief Zulkifeli Mohd. Zin announced that the two countries had reached a pact to build a border wall at the General Border Committee Meeting.
The idea of building structures to contain cross-border crime itself is not new to the two countries. Most recently, in 2013 both countries separately proposed constructing their own fences along the border for this purpose. As Zulkifeli pointed out, this new agreement is different because both nations would embark on the initiative together rather than individually, thereby increasing coordination and reducing costs.
"From the aspect of patrolling, Thailand will inspect their side and we, on ours. It is more practical and saves costs for both countries," he said following the conclusion of the 32nd Malaysia-Thailand High Level Committee Meeting.
The agreement will now be referred to Malaysia's parliament for the provision of funds. Sections along the border have reportedly already been identified for constructing the wall by both sides.
But while a border wall will no doubt be an imposing physical barrier to cross-border crime, it is unclear to what extent it will actually help reduce it. There are many other factors beyond physical infrastructure that contribute to the problem, most notably corruption. As I reported before, in June Malaysia's police intelligence agency noted in a report compiled over ten years that a startling 80 percent of law enforcement officers in Malaysia's borders were corrupt, with many of them directly involved in smuggling drugs, weapons, and people (See: "US Upgrades Malaysia in Trafficking Report: Boost for TPP, Blow to Rights?").
Suffice to say it will take more than any physical wall to solve this aspect of the problem.


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Stanowi odcinek niemieckiej serii telewizyjnej pt. Tatort (z niem. miejsce zbrodni) oraz osobną kinową wersję polskiego serialu sensacyjnego Ekstradycja.

Obsada
 Marek Kondrat – Olgierd Halski
 Peter Sodann – Bruno Erlicher
 Radosław Pazura – policjant Tadeusz, asystent Halskiego
 Bernd-Michael Lade – Kain, policyjny partner Bruno Ehrlihera
 Iwona Bielska – żona Jana
 Edward Linde-Lubaszenko – Jan, przyjaciel Erlicherów
 Jan Monczka – recepcjonista hotelowy
 Jerzy Grałek – barman
 Aleksander Trąbczyński – Grenczuk, człowiek Gerbera
 Piotr Cyrwus – policjant
 Krzysztof Fus – mężczyzna bijący na ulicy Erlichera
 Dariusz Gnatowski – mężczyzna w barze
 Leszek Piskorz – chłop, u którego znaleziono wrak samochodu

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The Elms Café offers students a place to refuel and congregate. Breakfast, lunch, coffee/tea, beverages, and snacks are available Monday through Friday. Chef proprietor of Loaves and Fishes catering company, Leah Surprenant, and her talented team prepare fresh, delicious specialties daily.
Full breakfast items are available including omelets, breakfast burritos, pancakes, fruit, and pastries. Lunch offerings include homemade soups, salad bar, grilled favorites, quesadillas, as well as specialty and traditional wraps and sandwiches. Also available are healthful on-the-go snacks, which cater to our busy students: yogurt, fruits, ready-made sandwiches, fresh salads, and decadent deserts. Gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options are offered, and all efforts are made to accommodate specific food-allergies when notified.
Loaves & Fishes Catering, operating out of the Elms Café, provides full service catering for your on-campus event. We specialize in proposing creative menus, comprised of only the freshest ingredients and artfully arranged to impress all of your guests. We offer breakfast buffets, entree salads, traditional and specialty sandwiches and wraps, freshly-made soups, pizza and calzones, as well as dessert and fruit platters, and beverages. There are several options to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian diets as well as specific food allergies.
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As we saw in The Basics of DISC Graphs, it is not unusual to see changes from one graph to another within a person's profile series. The important changes are those between the 'Internal' and 'External' Profiles, as we can see in the example below.
This rather extreme example describes a person who seems to be trying to fulfil a role completely at odds with their natural style. We can see this because the Internal Profile (the natural style) is considerably different from the External Profile (which describes the kinds of reactions that they feel are appropriate to their current circumstances, and particularly their work life).
In the diagram above, we have graphically illustrated the changes (or 'shifts' as they are more usually known) between these Internal and External Profiles. In this case, Dominance and Influence are shifting upwards, while Steadiness and Compliance shift downwards. This suggests a person trying to show themselves as more assertive and communicative than is actually the case, while also attempting to demonstrate a more urgent, responsive style (the downward shift in Steadiness) and a greater willingness to take the initiative (the shift in Compliance). As you might imagine, this type of pattern is not unusual in the modern workplace.
Each shift has a different significance - some are relatively common (such as the downward shift in Steadiness we saw above) while others can represent a more difficult adaptation. The size of the shift is also important. Small shifts of a few percent are very frequent, and unlikely to represent serious difficulties, while larger shifts (nominally, larger than twenty-five percent or quarter of the graph) will have greater significance. In this section, we list the eight possible shifts and comment on their likely implications.
An upward shift in Dominance suggests that the person concerned is attempting to present themselves as more direct and assertive than would normally be the case. This means that they perceive their role as requiring a more independent and self-motivated style than they are naturally comfortable with. This shift in Dominance is often difficult to maintain, and may result in stress over the long term.
This effect indicates that a person is attempting to present themselves as less direct and assertive than would normally be the case. This means that they perceive their role as requiring a more submissive and compliant type of behaviour, often as a result of the need to work with even more highly Dominant individuals. Shifts in Dominance of this kind are not normally maintained in the long term, and more independent behaviour can be expected to develop.
This shift shows a perceived need for communication skills in an individual's current role, and they are displaying a more apparently confident and friendly approach than would normally be the case. The permanence of this shift varies according to circumstances - if the candidate perceives a positive response to this style, it is not unusual for it to continue in the long term, and the individual concerned may actually adopt this style as a true Internal factor.
A downward shift in Influence suggests that there is a perceived need for formality and discipline in this person's current role, and they are displaying a more structured and organized approach than would normally be the case. Extremely outgoing individuals trying to mask their approach in this way often find it hard to maintain this style over long periods of time.
This relatively common shift, seen often in individuals with relatively high Steadiness on their Internal Profile, simply reflects the need in many types of work to react responsively and perform tasks within set timescales. It is usual for a Steadiness shift of this type to persist over time, and it may even become a permanent feature.
A drop in Compliance on the External Profile suggests that independence or self confidence appear to be necessary under this person's current circumstances, to the extent that they feel the need to demonstrate a higher level of these factors than might be natural to them. Levels of co-operation and caution will tend to decrease while this shift is maintained, as the individual is attempting to demonstrate their ability to work without support.


We posted in the spring that we treat the eye when there is a rash from shingles on the face. If you've had chickenpox, you can get shingles at any time. It is typically very painful. We have recently seen many patients in their 50's with shingles, and we don't want you to have to go through this. There is a vaccine for adults 50 and older to prevent shingles. We recommend pursuing the vaccine with your pharmacist or PCP.
As of this month, both Vicki and Susan have been part of the practice for 10 years! They join Louise who passed the 10 year mark last year. Our patients have certainly benefited from their expertise and service.
Our Vicki was very impressed with Jimmy Choo's latest line of eyewear, so we have added his collection to our showroom! Patients have been very enthusiastic as well. Please stop by to check them out.
A recent study found that caffeine appears to temporarily increase tear volume. The effect is small, however for those with dry eye who love their caffeine, this could be another excuse to indulge!
You voted, we listened! We have added both Ray-Ban and Prada to our showroom. Both brands are now available and in stock in our optical. We invite you to come in and see the latest.
We treat the eye when there is a shingles outbreak on the face. Shingles is absolutely no fun. There is a vaccine that is effective and well tolerated. The CDC recommends the vaccine for everyone 60 and older. If you are in this age group, please ask your primary care physician about this important vaccination.
We are seeing more traumatic eye injuries from Airsoft guns. These guns are similar to BB or pellet guns and are typically used by young men for paintball style gaming. We just cared for a young boy who was struck in the eye while "sniping" his friend from a deer stand. The injury is significant and caused a bleed inside the eye. Another young man was hit in the eye while simply walking home from the bus. Airsoft guns should be treated as real firearms and if used by minors, eye protection and adult supervision are mandatory.
The macula is the tissue inside the eye responsible for central vision. If that area breaks down and becomes wrinkled, it is called macular degeneration. Smoking is the biggest risk factor, and family history plays a role as well. Green leafy vegetables help keep the macula healthy. For those with risk factors that don't eat their veggies, adding a vitamin can be helpful. This new one from Centrum contains the recommended amounts of lutein (10 mg) and zeaxanthin (2 mg). We have samples at the office if you are interested.


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How do you feel about giving to charities?
There is no better feeling than knowing that you have helped make someone's life better. But when it comes to financial contributions I am always concerned how much of my donation goes to those that need it and how much is used to line the pockets of those that manage the charity.
I won't even touch the outright scams, I am talking about legitimate charities that are simply managed inefficiently. For example, Charity Navigator an organization that tracks the performance of charities provides a list of the 10 charities that are drowning in administrative costs. Currently the top of this list is the American Tract Society with administrative costs of 68%.
The majority of our donations in the past have been to a few different cancer organizations, and The Make-a-Wish Foundation. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation was on the Charity Navigator's list of Most Consecutive 4-Star ratings. None of the charities I recall were on the "bad charity" lists but not one of them is as efficient and I would think a charity organization should be.
For many, deciding who to donate money to is based on finding a cause that you are passionate about. It dawned on me recently that I could be much more passionate about an organization that is more efficient, a group that gets more dollars to those that can use it. To that end, I think I have found a program which will put 100% of your donations to work.
This is possible when you contribute to an Individual Development Account. Under the federally sponsored program, people that live in near poverty or below are provided education, guidance and financial support while working towards their goal of obtaining additional education, saving to buy a home, or raising seed money to start a business.
Participants are not simply handed money. They have to earn their charitable contribution! An Individual Development Account (IDA) is essentially a special savings account. If the participants meet certain goals and accept specific training and/or one on one support, each dollar they save is matched, sometimes 2 for 1, with your dollars and money contributed by sponsoring organizations.
Currently there are over 500 IDA programs in existence around the country today. A partial list of IDA programs can be found at the Corporation for Enterprise Development website. Program guidelines and criteria may vary from community to community. But in each case, your donations are tax deductible and are used 100% by people that not only have a need but have also demonstrated their commitment to improving their lives.
This was an excellent idea for a post. I didn't know IDA's existed and I'll have to spend some time looking through the list to find one I like. They've been pushing us at work to donate to the United Way but I think I like this idea better, because I have the same concerns as you about charities' overhead.
Didn't realize there was an IDA thing either. Thnx for sharing! Kind of like the "Care not Cash" program for the homeless here in San Fran.
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FS – Care Not Cash also looks like an innovative way to help those that need it. I imagine SF has a line on some cheap properties that can be used. Seems to me these same people could be candidates for the IDA program. Check out the SaveTogether.org program in SF.
LeanLifeCoach – great post and thanks for the link to our organization – SaveTogether. We have savers from 6 programs across the country (Boston, Washington DC, Spokane, WA, and San Francisco).
You can make a donation on our site and 100% of our funds will be used as a match to support a saver in one of partner programs.
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Do chefs make better food in open plan kitchens?
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It's easy to understand why restaurateurs are wary of an open kitchen.
Every move from their chefs are exposed, available to be scrutinised by the waiting diners who are paying to eat the food.
This means no chatting, no checking of mobiles, and certainly no dropping the ingredients and slyly putting it back on to the plate (not that we're saying any of your staff would do such a thing).
However, a recent survey from students at Harvard Business School and University College London revealed customers rate their food higher when they can see it being prepared.
The surveillants used ipads and video conferencing between the dining area and the kitchen to set up four different viewing scenarios in a real cafeteria within a two week period.
In the first scenario diners and cooks couldn't view one another; in the second, the diners could see the cooks; in the third, the cooks could see the diners; and in the fourth, both the diners and the cooks were visible to one another.
The results were compelling. Customer satisfaction with the food shot up 10% when the cooks could see the customers, even though the customers couldn't see the cooks. In the opposite situation, there was no improvement in satisfaction from the baseline condition in which neither group could see the other. But even more striking, when customers and cooks both could see one another, satisfaction went up 17.3%, and service was 13.2% faster.
It appeared transparency between customers and providers appeared to significantly improve service.
Human connection
However, according to Tami Kim, a doctoral student at Harvard Business School, this was less to do with chefs being kept an eye on and more to do with them feeling valued.
We found that reciprocity plays a much bigger role than stress or accountability," Kim said. "This is more about gratitude—which is a powerful force. Cooks constantly said how much they loved seeing their customers. Many wanted to keep the iPad setup. One said, "When the customers can see the work, they appreciate it, and it makes me want to improve.""
Ryan W. Buell, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, added "Being appreciated makes work meaningful. People feel what they do matters. Human connections seem to trigger that."
It certainly makes sense for chefs who spend all day slaving over a hot stove being able to see their work appreciated.
During the experiment, chefs who usually grilled their eggs in advance adding them to plates as needed, often overcooked, began to make them to order when they saw the customers on the screen watching them.
Just seeing the customers motivated them to do better.
"What's exciting is that these are often subtle alterations," Chia-Jung Tsay, an assistant professor at University College London, said. "It's not expensive or difficult to create transparency between consumers and producers. Just by opening up the work environment, you could improve value and quality. Transparency becomes a low-cost strategic advantage."
Words to consider when you plan your next kitchen redesign.
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· Its economy fell deeper into recession betweenJuly and September, shrinking1.7% from the previous quarter, the government announced.
· It's Brazil's third consecutive quarter of contraction, making it thecountry's longestrecession since the 1930s.
· The largest economy in Latin America andeighth largest worldwide, has gone bust this year. The global economic slowdown has hurt the country badly.
· Brazil's economy has suffered from theslowdown in commodities pricesfor things like oil, iron and copper.Brazil rapidly increased its exports to China over the past decade. That means the slowdown in China is extra painful for Brazil.
· New IITs will be set up at the following states,Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Karnataka.
· The total cost for running these IITs isRs 1,411.80 crore and will be incurred between 2015-16 and 2018-19.
· Each new IIT will have an initial intake of 180 students in its first year which would increase to 450 in the second year and to 928 (840 Undergraduates, 80 Postgraduates and 8 PhDs) in the third year of their operation.
· There arealready 16 IITs one each at Gandhinagar, Bombay, New Delhi, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Indore, Kanpur, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Patna, Ropar, Mandi and Varanasi.
· Consequent upon this, upon presentation of an official note by the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the visa application, the resident Diplomatic Missions in the host country would, within20 working days, issue a gratisvisa valid for 90 days for the holders of valid Diplomatic/Official/Service passports, assigned on long-term missions to the Diplomatic Missions or the Consulates General.
· Appropriate gratisvisas of three months' validity for visiting close family members (blood relations such as parents, siblings, adult children as well as in-laws) and visas for other close relatives of the assignees, on payment of visa fees due would be issued.
· Under the Chairmanship ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi Union Cabinet has approvedsigning and ratification of Protocolbetween India and Japan for amending theDouble Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) signed between the two countries in1989.
· Aim: To avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
· The Protocol will facilitateexchange of information, as per the accepted international standards, on tax matters including bank information and information without domestic tax interest.
· This Act is likely to bring more thanone third population of the coastal state into legal entitlements of existing food security programmes and schemes of the Central Government.
· The Act also includes theMidday Meal (MDM) Scheme,Integrated Child Development Services(ICDS) scheme andPublic Distribution System (PDS) under it to provide subsidized food grains.
· His name wasrecommended byJustice Dattuon 18 November and today he sworn in as the43rd Chief Justice of India by PresidentPranab Mukherjee at an elegant function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Thakur (63) who was the senior-most judge of the apex court.
· He was born on January 4, 1952, he would have the tenure as CJI for a little over one year and would retireon January 4, 2017.
· Prime Minister Narendra Modivisited Chennai to take stock of the flood situation. After an aerial survey, he met with Tamil NaduChief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and announcedRs.1,000 crore for Tamil Nadu flood relief.
· And this is in addition to the Rs. 940 crore which were released by the Centre earlier.
· Gujarat government's ambitiousDholera airport project atNavagamvillage near the city has received environmental clearance from the Centre.
· The proposed airport project, which is part of proposed Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), will come up in1,426 hectares of land near Navagam at a cost of Rs1,712 crores.
· This project of building a world-class airport, about30 kmsfrom here, will be developed in three phases. As per the project report prepared by the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Rs 716 crore would be spent in the first phase of the project.
· Vijay Kumar Choudhary, five-time MLA andSenior Janta Dal United (JDU)leader has been unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
· The pro-tem Speaker andCongress MLA Sadanand Singh announced election ofMr. Chaudhary as the new Speaker.
· Previouslyhe had severed as JDU Leader of Legislature Party and also had served as theMinister for Water Resources, Agriculture and Information& Public Relations Departments in the cabinet under Nitish Kumar.
· He was the lastKing of Chettinad andco-founder Chettinad Group of companies.
· He was popularly known as MAMR, was born on 30 September 1931 into a respected family in the Nattukottai Chettiar community, also known as The Rajah Family.
· TheAnnamalai University in Chidambaram, founded by his family in 1929.
· He also served as theMember of the Parliament of India representing Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha.


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Television turns workaholic
Written by The Barman on 01 March 2014 .
Sublime guitar band Television re-awakened after years of inactivity in 2013 with gigs all around the world - including its first in Australia. 2014 looks even busier with the band embarking on what looks like a world tour.
Courtesy of the ultimate Television website The Wonder, here are the dates so far:
Saturday, March 29 as part of the "Big Ears" Music Festival in Knoxville, TN.
Monday Mar 31 - Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN.
Wednesday April 2 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA.
Friday, April 4 - Greenville Municipal Auditorium, Greenville, TX.
Thursday May 8 - Metro, Chicago, IL.
Monday, May 12 - the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA.
Sunday April 13 - Garden, Tokyo, Japan.
Friday April 18 - The Doors, Tokyo, Japan.
Saturday May 10 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON. Spain:
Saturday, May 31 - Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona.
Tuesday June 3 - Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Portugal:
June 5-7 - Optimus Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal.
Sunday June 8 - Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
Finland:
Wednesday June 11 - The Circus, Helsinki, Finland.
Norway:
Saturday June 14 - Bergenfest 2014, Bergen, Norway.
Saturday, June 14 - 02 ABC, Glasgow, Scotland.
In other news, the band has a new album recorded with Tom Verlaine's vocals to be added. Anyone want to offer odds on it coming out this year?
Tags: television, tom verlaine, tour
Rescheduled date
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Over the past few days I've had a few posts in my 12 days of Christmas series that the following video could have fit ntot. Yes I could have added it to my Christmas beer commercials post yesterday, but I thought it was so good it needed its own day on the blog.
On the second day of Christmas I showed you the Bowen Beer Bottle Band and what they did with some Christmas tunes.
Today I give you a commercial from Grolsch that combines a beer bottle orchestra and a bottle Christmas tree. It's a very cool commercial, enjoy.


Chicken feet may look a little scary, and confronting at first but they make a most nourishing, and nutrient-rich stock. It is yellow in color, and gels up beautifully — a sign of a good broth.
Think of this: When you are using the feet, you are making the most of the whole chicken, and not throwing anything away — isn't reducing waste a positive thing?
When you next prepare chicken soup from scratch, add chicken feet they will give you an enriched, connoisseur's broth.
Real chicken soup is a mineralizing tonic that boosts your body's immune system from within the stomach, which is where good health begins.
In traditional Chinese medicine, chicken broth nourishes qi, which tonifies the blood, and increases fertility.
Chicken feet broth is both healing, and strengthening for the body — so it's an ideal food for recovery, such as after falling ill, recovering from surgery or after childbirth.
Rich in calcium, and folate, this broth also contains smaller amounts of minerals iron, copper, and zinc.
Condroitin, and glucosamine are two other nutrients found in chicken feet stock — you may have seen these mentioned in the blurb of supplements for arthritis, and joint support. These two substances support healthy bone, and joint health, diminish osteoarthritis pain, and help the body re-grow new cartilage, and connective tissues. These also work to minimize inflammation, and stiffness in your back for their anti-inflammatory actions.
Most supplements containing condroitin, and glucasomine are made from shark cartilage. With the many shark populations under threat due to fishing, and the shark fin industry, a good chicken broth — which has been allowed to simmer for many hours — contains enough of these two substances for your health requirements at a fraction of the cost.
There has also been research showing exactly how chicken feet stock prevents cancer, and increases longevity in general.
Chinese medical practitioners believe that quality chicken stock boosts the immune system, and enriches the blood.
Collagen, or gelatin, found in bone broth, acts to heal the mucus membranes within your gastrointestinal tract. This lining may be chronically inflamed if you have leaky gut or irritable bowel syndrome. In this case, chicken feet soup is a medicinal food that will help to return your digestion back to normal, and reduce your bowel pains, and discomfort in your stomach.
As well as internal support, collagen helps to heal wounds on the body's surface. Vitamin C aids in the synthesis of collagen, so keep this in mind, and include daily fruit or vegetables in your diet, such as bell peppers.
According to the Chinese, bone broth is the ultimate food to build kidney qi. With ample kidney qi, you will improve your sexual function, and fertility, build up your blood, support your brain — and improve the luster, and health of your skin, hair, bones, and teeth.
When your kidneys are out of balance, and your qi is low you will feel fearful, depressed, fatigued, and will take a long time to recover from sickness.
If you don't like eating soup often, but want the benefits of broth, you can add a little lemon juice to the stock water, and stew your bones, and feet over several hours.
Once cooled, put your broth into the refrigerator, and let it congeal. You can now add this jello to sauce, gravy, stew, risotto or alternatively make a clear soup — an energizing afternoon pick-me-up.
In this video chicken feet, and vegetables form the basis for a slow-cooked stock of high quality. The end product is a collagen gel that can be added to an array of dishes for extra sustenance.
Firstly, you need to remove the skin on the feet. To do this blanch the feet in boiling water for 10 seconds, then put them straight into cold water. This hot/cold bath will loosen the skin, making it easy to peel.
Place the feet into a large pot, and add any vegetables you would like to make the broth tasty. Carrots, celery, onion, and garlic will enhance the flavor.
Fill the pot with cool water, and gently heat to a temperature that is just below boiling point. In addition, add a small amount of either lemon juice or vinegar — this acid will help to draw out the nutrients into the water.
Let the stock simmer for approximately six hours.
When finished, strain the stock, and remove any bones, and vegetables from the liquid.
Pour the liquid into smaller containers, and store in the fridge to solidify.
Once thoroughly chilled, inspect the stock. A good stock, when chilled, forms jello. This indicated that important nutrients, such as collagen, has made their way into the broth. You can now add this jello to your cooking.
Chicken feet are the best part of the chicken for stock-making, as they are made of cartilage, tendons, and bones. If you are currently exploring ways to make a quality stock, and want to include this in your diet — look no further: Chicken feet stock is where it's at!


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Credit: Blondie
What is 'new wave' music? Debbie Harry and Blondie explain...
Mon 5th Oct 2020 14.00 BST
Debbie Harry became the poster-girl of the new wave scene when Blondie managed to re-shape punk into pop-friendly radio hits, a genre that didn't compromise the ethos that the band had put in stone when they began back in 1974—but what exactly is 'new wave'?
New wave would somewhat become a redundant term by the early 1980s after almost every single act that gained popularity was deemed unceremoniously branded with the tag. People struggled to get to grips with understanding with the new sound, a movement which banded a certain group of artists together in a booming new direction. The term can be dated back to 1973 when the new wave tag had begun to be used to classify some New York-based groups but, in reality, it didn't really kick on for another couple of years until the likes of Talking Heads, Mink DeVille and Blondie began to gain more prominence.
What made an artist be classed as being part of this new sound, in the early days at least, was down to the aforementioned artists performing live at CBGB's and, crucially, that their music didn't fall into what would traditionally be described as punk—although they did still share the same DIY ethos, one which saw new wave born out of rebellion. Former CBGB owner, Hilly Kristal, referring to the first show of the band Television at his club in March 1974, said, "I think of that as the beginning of new wave."
By 1978, the term was internationally recognised and this was largely down to the success of acts like Blondie, a band who ushered in a new sound into the consciousness of the public. Debbie Harry and the group had been making waves in Europe and Australia for a number of years thanks to the group's self-titled debut and sophomore record Plastic Letters, creations which had seen Blondie flourish abroad but they were yet to crack America.
When the band appeared on the Australian television programme Nightmoves in 1978, the interviewer was curious to understand exactly how they viewed the new wave movement, an attempt to explore the differences between the British version of new wave with the American one. "I think there are more influences in the American new wave," Chris Stein started his assessment by saying. "It's like the assimilation of the last 20 years of radio whereas the English new wave, I think is New York Dolls influenced."
Debbie Harry then intervenes the conversation, adding: "It seems like a lot of the new wave label has been coined and interpreted through the Sex Pistols and there's a lot more bands than that who have songs that are not very interesting," she scathingly said.
Stein then went on to define new wave in very simple terms by saying, "I actually think it's just a lot of new bands coming out at once, a lot of new blood from people who weren't in the business before and just coming out now. It's making an impact and snowballing because it's more than one band, it's like a great amount of bands. That's actually what new wave is," Stein added.
"It's a reaction against bands like Led Zeppelin or Rod Stewart but apart from that no other," Stein added on the sonic similarities between bands in the new wave camp.
Keyboardist Jimmy Destri then provided a fascinating answer to when he was asked what was the next wave of music to come in a few years once tastes and culture moved on once more. "I think it's gonna be completely synthesized, I think it's going to be computer-controlled music where the artist is just gonna sit on a bank and do weird things," Destri foresaw, seemingly accidentally predicting the advent of EDM.
Judging from their appearance on Nightmoves, Blondie saw new wave as a movement rather than a genre. It was about new acts entering the system and changing it for the better. There was no scene or collective in reality but the tag of new wave was a way of grouping these acts who thought similarly about music together.
See the full interview, below.


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Central Nebraska is in 'full recovery mode' after flooding
Monday, July 22, 2019 - 10:09am
By Susan Szalewski / World-Herald staff writer
South-central Nebraska communities that were hit with heavy rain and flooding last week were in "full recovery mode" Sunday, an emergency management official said.
Residents ripped out soggy drywall and other materials from their homes. And those who were forced to stay in shelters were moving back home or were staying with family or friends.
Authorities were still assessing damage in cities like Kearney, Gibbon and Wood River after heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday caused flash flooding, swollen streams and a rising water table.
Determining the full extent of the damage might take some time, said Darrin Lewis, emergency management director for the City of Kearney and Buffalo County.
In Gibbon, the flooding was worse than in March, when widespread flooding affected much of Nebraska and Iowa. About 60 homes and businesses were damaged this time, compared with 32 in March, Fire Chief Rick Brown said.
Two homes might be beyond repair, he said, and four others were heavily compromised after basement walls fell in.
Firefighters, neighbors and volunteers all pitched in with cleanup, including crews from Lancaster and Sarpy Counties.
"This community is awesome," Brown said.
The Wood River was back in its banks Sunday and slowly going down, Brown said, but groundwater was still seeping into basements because of the high water table.
Kearney still had some standing water in the south part of town, mostly in the streets, Lewis said.
The damage was spread across the county, he said.
Lewis said he expected shelters to begin shutting down after Sunday.
Organizations like the Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus — as well as the University of Nebraska at Kearney — took in about 400 residents and hotel customers displaced by the flooding, Lewis said.
The university opened up two dormitories to house flood victims and the student union to feed them, he said.
Officials will be going door to door and reaching out online to assess the damage, Lewis said.
Residents are waiting to hear if the state or federal governments will declare an emergency in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Lewis said, recovery efforts will continue "one day at a time."
https://www.omaha.com/news/public-safety/disasters-fires/central-nebraska-is-in-full-recovery-mode-after-flooding/article_7827f9ce-baa8-5fc2-a81c-4cd29aefa7f9.html#1


RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Jewish ritual object that initially was believed to be a Torah scroll was seized from criminals during a police raid of a Rio slum.
Jewish representatives were called Monday to identify the object, which was determined to be a sefer Haftarah, or readings from the books of the prophets that go with each section of the Torah and is read on Shabbat following the Torah reading. It was found last Friday at a drug dealer's bunker in the Parada de Lucas shantytown in the midst of an abundant amount of ammunition "that could shoot down a helicopter," reported Extra newspaper.
"This is not a Torah. We have found the signature of a Rabbi David Basri, a great Sephardi spiritual leader of the Sucat David community in Jerusalem. Usually this type of sefer was given in as a gift to large community donors," said Rabbi Mendy Aboutboul, of the Edmond J. Safra Ipanema synagogue.
The sefer Haftarah was found among some 1,000 bullets — including 350 powerful 30-caliber ones — at a basement hidden under a secret passageway between two shacks revealed when some 20 police officers raided the slum in an armored tank.
"Taking into consideration the religious content of the object seized during the raid, it will be sent to specialists for a descriptive criminal investigation with the proper care that a holy book deserves, and then it will be returned to the Jewish community to keep in its custody," said Rachel Glatt, legal representative of the Rio Jewish federation.
Rio is home to some 30,000 Jews, who experience one of the world's highest urban violence rates, under a continuous risk of death due to stray bullets from both criminals and police.
In 2017, Brazil saw a record-high in the number of immigrants to Israel since 1948. Most of the nearly 700 people left Latin America's largest country behind seeking better quality of life and peace.
The post Sefer Haftarah scroll seized from Rio criminal den appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
This story "Brazil Cops Find Jewish Holy Book In Raid On Rio Drug Den" was written by Marcus M. Gilban.


The Ft. Wayne & Allen County, Indiana Wall Map measures 57-in. x 60-in. (4-ft.9-in. W x 5-ft. H) in complete street detail. Provides up-to-date cartography with new streets and changes.
Printed in color with a markable and washable laminated surface. Streets are indexed in a separate book. Covers all of Allen County with the following boundaries: North: to the DeKalb County line; South to the Allen / Wells County line, including Zanesville; East: to the Indiana / Ohio State line; West to the Whitney County line, including Churubusco. Map details: all streets and highways, water features, shopping centers, recreational parks, township/section/range lines, township names and boundaries, government buildings, fire/police stations, educational facilities, golf/country clubs, city limits & annexations, ZIP codes/boundaries, airports, hospitals, railroads, post offices, cemeteries, libraries and points of interest.


This was a really busy and somewhat tough week for us. Rocky hurt one of his teeth and couldn't close his mouth due to the way his teeth were hitting each other, so our vet recommend putting him under anesthesia to have some teeth extracted and get a dental cleaning. We were so nervous for him to be put under anesthesia, but thankfully all went well and he's feeling much better now! They did have to do a biopsy on a cyst that he has in his mouth (he's had it for years and it was never a concern-but now that it's grown they wanted to check it out), so we've been on pins and needles this whole week waiting for the results from it but still haven't heard yet. Please keep Rocky in your prayers!
Clearly I'm on a big muffin kick because I made these strawberry muffins (thank you Ruthie!) last night. And just like the spinach banana muffins, they did not disappoint! They are so tasty!!
They are the perfect sizes and so adorable! Love them so much! It should come as no surprise, they both come from my favorite personalized shop, Simply Made With Love.
PS: The lunchboxes are on sale right now for only $13!!
I think he will love it! Now it just needs to stay warm so we can play outside all the time!
We have a date night tonight so we're going to Easton for dinner and a movie, and tomorrow I'm getting a facial! I think that means it's bound to be a good weekend!
The backpack and lunchboxes are so cute. I should look into getting something to take Olivia's things to daycare in besides the reusable bag we've practiced with. Have fun on your date night!
I LOVE SMWL! I'm curious though - what is the quality like on the lunchboxes/backpacks? While I love the look of the seersucker fabric, I feel like it's often flimsy and doesn't have much structure.
It's good quality! I don't foresee any issues with them at all and I love how soft the fabric is! The lunchboxes are insulted and have a pocket on the inside.
Aw I hope Rocky is feeling better! and those muffins look delicious!
1. LOVE those strawberry muffins... I have some in the freezer now and pop them in the microwave in the morning. I added lots of chocolate chips.
3. LOVE Oh Mint backpacks! We have the duffels for the kiddos too!
Oh, no! Poor, Rocky! I hope he's feeling better!
Those muffins look absolutely delicious!


Our minds are always busy interpreting life's events. Sometimes our thoughts are so habitual, and happen so quickly, that it doesn't seem like there was any thought at all. We practice some thoughts and reactions so many times that certain ways of thinking become almost automatic. For example, you miss an important appointment and powerful feelings of frustration, guilt and self-loathing begin to mount. If you slow down the tape recorder in your mind you might see that you've been telling yourself repeatedly, "I'm a complete idiot. That was an unpardonable screw-up. I can't do anything right this week!" The feelings of frustration and self-loathing stem directly from your interpretation of the event. You have thought them into being. Your thoughts have produced a mood. That mood will influence behavior.
We are always telling ourselves something. The only choice you have in the matter is whether you'll do it consciously or unconsciously. Today, try taking the role of a neutral observer – of yourself. At intervals throughout the day watch your mind as if from the outside. Try labeling what you're thinking at different points as if witnessing someone else. For example, after you miss that appointment, your witness might comment dispassionately and without judging, "anxious, self-hating." At another point during the day the witness might note that you are "worrying" or "planning." You may wonder what the point of this is, but I encourage you to try it. The witness stance by its nature facilitates change. Simply observing from a neutral perspective that we're worried and anxious can sometimes help those thoughts and feelings to arise, crest, and depart. Practicing detached observation can help our negative thoughts to lose some of their compulsive hold and toxicity.
However, the benefits of learning to pay more attention to the constant stream of "mind-chatter" running through your head go beyond just being able to cultivate detachment. When you can identify what you're thinking, you can consider the possibility that your first thought and reaction may not be accurate or helpful. You can challenge your thinking and look for other explanations for what happened. You can choose more balanced and positive thoughts.
Today: practice being a neutral observer. Make notes. Don't judge!
This month: Look at your notes. What patterns do you see? What other options are there of messages to tell yourself?
Adapted by Fara Choi from our Peace by Piece series written by Lisa McKay. For more from the Peace by Piece series check the resource index.