We may have an ideal way of persuading the public through information drives, etc. But you will still be confronted by the reality: the current Bangsamoro (or even the Filipino) demographic is still not ready for this given their intellectual capacity. We may complain about how politicians put their faces and names larger than the YES vote they campaign. We may complain about how people use religion by making a YES vote synonymous to salvation and a NO vote a sin. But that's reality: we are still not politically mature. The ordinary people are still struggling to grasp salient features of the BOL and do not have time to understand it. At the end of the day, the Plebiscite is not a Board Exam. Advocates only need a YES or NO vote. Those politicking? It works! It gets people to say YES. That's what matters. Frustrated why most people don't engage in the intellectual discourse you want to happen? Let's not whine. Let's enlighten. Yes, it's a slow process. But we have to deal with it.
The Plebiscite is not supposed to talk about people, it's supposed to talk about an idea. But popular people are just irresistible not to talk about. Again, it's because of our current demographics. It's easier to mock, to praise, and to justify your YES vote according to the power, accomplishments, or even charisma of those who back it up. It's messy, but that's just the only convenient way the collective Bangsamoro or Filipino people, in general, can talk about issues.
During the campaign period, I saw a lot of tricks used by people to get people to say YES or NO. From spreading fear through fake news to threatening to cut the flow of resources between cities and municipalities. Some mocked how poor people could become by being associated with the Bangsamoro Region, some used it to justify why it should be settled through unity once and for all. But what will be counted as historic are those who were able to knock people's hearts: the gathering of the people who suffered for decades; house-to-house campaigns of women walking on the streets under the heat of the sun; the old and poor Bangsamoro people who have nothing to give but cold water in support of those who rally for a YES vote; and waving the Bangsamoro Flag beside the Philippine Flag on boats reaching the farthest and poorest residents of the city along rivers that surrounds it. Those are the ones who matter. After all, the Plebiscite is a game of persuasion, not a war of reasoning.
I remember the clamor of social media towards Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago during the 2016 presidential elections, but she turned out to have the least number of votes. The people we see in social media do not represent the poor majority who do not even have phones to speak their minds but are able to vote. Three years later, this is still true. We see overwhelming YES and NO comments, but how sure are we if they're even residents, registered voters, or those who are really going to vote? We're not even sure if those comments are even screened. Also, Facebook page admins can hide comments that negate what they campaign for, and what you read are those that they want you to see. So maybe spending your energy reacting to them, which do not really influence the result of the vote, is not worth it after all.
In a matter of months, people have gone from being clueless to being able to discuss heavy concepts like fiscal autonomy, political entity, justice systems, inclusive governance, parliamentary system, federalism, right to self-determination, constitutionality, and devolution of powers; because you need to immerse yourself with the issue before you can you say can YES or NO. For intellectuals, the concepts that they learned from books now make sense. For the ordinary people, it brought them new perspectives of how they understand the Bangsamoro struggle. In a matter of months, they went from thinking of it only as a path towards 'Muslim-rule' to realizing it's not that simple, as they began discussing the economy, geopolitics, good governance, and history. And that's good! The Bangsamoro people are evolving from being passive residents to being active citizens.
I remember the eagle's tale, where eagles pick up snakes and bring them to the skies. It makes them weak. One of the highlights of the campaign for the Plebiscite is the rise of hate pages against the Bangsamoro cause, using strategies irresistible to most people: Populism. They trigger people by spewing out hateful allegations. This triggers the natural instinct of people to correct it, by screen-capping them, shaming them. But they're still going to benefit from it because that's just what they want: Attention. In this game, I learned how to use their own strategy to steal the attention they have and use it against them by forming the campaign #CotabatenYES. Because aside from agitating comments, there's another way to get attention: creative visuals and visual hierarchy. Perks of being a former teacher, I guess? It made them abandon their established pages, and create a new one (Cotabaten-No) with the intent to confuse the people, not knowing they have started from scratch.
The people who made this Plebiscite historic are those who cared during the campaign. There are non-Bangsamoro who are not even part of the Plebiscite but expressed support for it. Others could've voted but they were out of the BCE (Bangsamoro Core Territory) or even the country, working or studying, but the organized their communities there and expressed support to their fellow Bangsamoro here. Some who are Bangsamoro could have utilized their power and influence to take part in the campaign, or at least represent what they supposed to represent, but they chose not to. Maybe they have personal reasons or simply do not care. Whatever it is, in this historic checkpoint of Philippine history, those who actively engaged during the campaign have something to tell their kids about with pride.
Today's the Plebiscite. Whatever the result is, we have tried our best. We will recall this moment in the future and smile, maybe not because we won, but because we did and witnessed things we thought we wouldn't. One way or another, the Philippines will gain something from this.
This Plebiscite will be one of the highlights of 21st-century history, and we will be proud we took our part in it.
Rex Alon is a Bangsamoro-Maguindanaon young professional in Cotabato City who manages Cotabaten-YES, a pro-BOL campaign page countering hate-based social media campaigns against BOL in Cotabato City. He was a Biology Instructor at Ateneo de Davao University, Special Science Teacher at the Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao, and a Fellow of the U.S. International Exchange. He currently works as a Training Specialist at the ARMM Development Academy.


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Development, Podcast
How to Deal with Competition in Your Business
Competition can heat up some steam, particularly in a business where it's survival of the fittest. It is not an easy world out there, especially when there are other players in the same playground. But no matter how much of a threat a competition can be, it also plays a vital role in improving a business and giving it an extra push.
After the very intense game of Rochambeau between the Matts, Watson started the podcast by asking, "How can competition paralyze oneself as a business owner?" and setting the tone of the episode to discuss how different businesses with different goals react to competition.
DeCoursey stated that there are many ways to look at it. Market size and competition actually means that there's a demand. In viewing competition, it is often asked, "How much further down the road are these people?" By then, you get to consider the amount of effort the business needs to exert to catch up.
Watson added that there's another way to look at it. He argued that some businesses that are already way up there, usually don't take as many risks, thus, allowing the smaller ones to take those opportunities that stable businesses are afraid to take. A Battleship reference from DeCoursey even pictured that it's always the bigger ship that is easy to hit than the smaller one. Watson narrowed it down to "taking the risks that big companies won't take."
Aside from the previous discussions, here are other questions that the duo addressed during the podcast:
What do you do when a big company enters your environment?
Although big companies entering your field of environment can pose a threat, DeCoursey said that it's actually a validation. He then continued by saying that when big businesses penetrate your industry, it means that what you've been doing is valid. And that is something that can be taught by your competition.
How do you take geography into consideration when it comes to competition?
Watson mentioned that it's always about knowing if it's worth it. It would take you a business to study how much effort and cost it would take to try and penetrate a foreign area that already has a similar existing company.
Do you think your way of solving the problem has everything to do with your success compared to your competition?
Watson said that both their companies, Stackify and Gigabook, solved a lot of problems for different people. Sometimes, it's the marketing aspect that takes a product further. It's in the marketing, product packaging, pricing, and all other things specific to the market a company is catering towards.
How do you solve the problem of coming in second?
DeCoursey addressed that one has to acknowledge being the first loser. Both agreed that it can become a good learning experience. In fact, Watson added that losing is part of the game and the more that one is trying, the more lessons one learns on what it takes to win. It can be very upsetting but it's not the most productive reaction. Losing should be a motivation to continue and be better.
How can competition stir things up for you?
The beauty of having competition is that a company can ride another (possibly bigger) company's wave. They talked about market leaders that are on top of their game. An example stated by Watson was on Uber and Lyft being the leading ride-hailing company in the market. In this case, localized versions of the business model started popping up such as zTrip in Kansas City. If these market leaders didn't exist, then it's going to be hard for smaller businesses to pave their way to stability.
Listen to Episode 4 of the Startup Hustle Podcast – Competition and the Rochambeau
Additional takeaways from this episode regarding competition include:
Rank up on search engines. It's always good to rank up on search engines. Practicing SEO principles on one's company website is a must. When customers and clients find everything they need on your website, all the rest would not matter as much.
Don't talk down competition. No one wants to see you hang dirty laundry. Negativity is not very attractive, especially for clients. DeCoursey mentioned about taking the high road and following the Features-Advantages-Benefits (FAB) approach. When talking about competition, he said, "I'm not an expert of what they do over there, but here are the advantages that you can get when you choose us."
Know where to lose and where to win. It's a game. A company needs to strategize. Check what and how your competitor is doing and play the game accordingly.
Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) for Startups
How to Start a Startup

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Connor Woodman breaks down the mainstream British intellectual culture incapable of coming to terms with the UK's role in the Iraq War.
From what, precisely, must the UK defend itself? There is no country waiting across the Channel to invade. Britain still clings to the nine-strong nuclear family, in violation of its international legal obligations.1 It has one of the most sophisticated militaries in the world. The evidence that the Iraq invasion was built on lies and deception is so overwhelming that it needn't be reviewed; but as we know – as media commentators should have known at the time, and as decision-makers did know – Iraq didn't have any WMD in 2003.2 Any serious analyst knows that the Iraq War had nothing to do with "defence" or "national security"; in reality, it almost certainly increased the threat of terrorism within the borders of those nations which carried it out. Blair even concedes that it facilitated the rise of ISIS. The mantra of "national security" is wheeled out by apparatchiks to discredit literally every threat to the status quo: from Corbyn to investigative journalists, local council boycotts to Indonesia's invasion of East Timor. Whenever anyone uses the words "national security", mental sirens should be whirring.
Why is the establishment closing ranks on the investigations? The principle that we ought to be held accountable for our crimes is a dangerous one for the powerful. If we actually take the time to reflect on our crimes in the Global South – even sticking merely to the so-called post-colonial era – then we may be forced to radically reconsider our role in the world. Rather, for the establishment, the reality of the British state's actions overseas must be suppressed and obfuscated in a barrage of irrational patriotism.
The crimes which are being investigated are of a systematic and horrific nature. As one of the few sober commentators on the events, Warwick's Andrew Williams, details, the evidence suggests that abuse, torture and disregard for civilian life were routine and systemic during Britain's occupation of Iraq. In stark contrast to the blinkered nationalism of our most high-profile, frothing-at-the-mouth media commentators, Williams describes what he calls a case of "wilful political blindness" with respect to British abuse during the war. Suspected looters were drowned following the disintegration of Iraq, children as young as ten were held in rat-infested torture camps in Basra, and detainees mysteriously died during aerial transport. Last year, Williams asked whether the mounting evidence was "enough to pierce the conscience of a nation?" Now we have the answer.
The most vivid public face of torture during the Iraq War. Abu Ghraib, 2003.
In the media frenzy, little concern is shown for Iraqis whose country was wrecked, or for those who suffered greatly at the hands of the invading British army. In 2015, Physicians for Social Responsibility carried out a careful review of available mortality studies in Iraq since the commencement of the 'War on Terror'. PSR faced a shortage of reviewable studies because, as they note, "virtually nobody" is willing to finance them. Nonetheless, they concluded with a high degree of certainty that around 1 million people died from all war- and occupation-related causes in Iraq. The Costs of War project at Brown University estimates that around 7.6 million people were displaced by the conflicts of the 'War on Terror'. Such findings are of little concern to the pampered elite who propagated these aggressive wars.
Up to 1 million people march against the Iraq War in the UK in 2003. Image: xrichx.
This, then, is the state of British intellectual and political culture in 2016: invade and destroy a country on the basis of a lies and distortion, hide the consequent chaos from the public, and when the victims have the audacity to litigate for compensation, deride them as money-driven liars. Not only that, but pledge that, when we launch our next devastating invasion, we will suspend human rights law. One would be hard-pressed to conjure up a more backward and disgraceful culture in the pages of dystopian novels. Jeremy Corbyn, to his great credit, has a long record of violating the bipartisan imperial consensus – one reason for the overwhelmingly hostile reaction to him by the media and political elite.
Since Britain's rulers have shown little willingness to learn from their past crimes, expect more of the same moving forward. Just a few weeks ago, a parliamentary foreign affairs committee report into Cameron's war in Libya found that the intervention undermined viable diplomatic options, sent the country – once again – into a spiral of instability and ruin, was based – once again – on a central justification of dubious veracity,5 and – once again – contributed to the the rise of ISIS. As I write this, British-made weapons are pummeling Yemen into ruin as our close ally Saudi Arabia sets out to destroy the entire agricultural infrastructure of the country. The RAF is currently bombing Iraq and Syria once more –6 how much longer until we embark on our next noble intervention to wreck a foreign country and immiserate its people?


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<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace PhpSchool\PhpWorkshop\Solution;

use InvalidArgumentException;
use RecursiveCallbackFilterIterator;
use RecursiveDirectoryIterator;
use RecursiveIteratorIterator;
use SplFileInfo;

/**
 * Solution which can contain multiple files, the file to execute is defined as the entry point.
 */
class DirectorySolution implements SolutionInterface
{
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    private $entryPoint;

    /**
     * @var array<SolutionFile>
     */
    private $files;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    private $baseDirectory;

    /**
     * Build an instance from a given directory. Requires a file name to be used as the entry point,
     * and optionally can take an array of files to exclude from the solution. For example you may want to
     * ignore some dot files or `composer.lock`.
     *
     * @param string $directory The directory to search for files.
     * @param string $entryPoint The relative path from the directory of the entry point file.
     * @param array<string> $exclusions An array of file names to exclude from the folder.
     * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the entry point does not exist in the folder.
     */
    public function __construct(string $directory, string $entryPoint, array $exclusions = [])
    {
        $directory  = (string) realpath(rtrim($directory, '/'));
        $entryPoint = ltrim($entryPoint, '/');

        $dir  = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($directory, RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
        $iter = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
            new RecursiveCallbackFilterIterator($dir, function (SplFileInfo $current) use ($exclusions) {
                return !in_array($current->getBasename(), $exclusions, true);
            }),
            RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST
        );

        $files = [];
        foreach ($iter as $file) {
            /** @var \SplFileInfo $file */
            if ($file->isFile()) {
                $files[] = trim(substr($file->getPathname(), strlen($directory)), '/');
            }
        }
        sort($files);

        if (!in_array($entryPoint, $files, true)) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
                sprintf('Entry point: "%s" does not exist in: "%s"', $entryPoint, $directory)
            );
        }

        $this->files = array_map(function ($file) use ($directory) {
            return new SolutionFile($file, $directory);
        }, $files);

        $this->entryPoint    = sprintf('%s/%s', $directory, $entryPoint);
        $this->baseDirectory = $directory;
    }

    /**
     * Static constructor to build an instance from a directory.
     *
     * @param string $directory The directory to search for files.
     * @param array<string> $exclusions An array of file names to exclude from the folder.
     * @param string $entryPoint The relative path from the directory of the entry point file.
     * @return self
     */
    public static function fromDirectory(string $directory, array $exclusions = [], $entryPoint = 'solution.php'): self
    {
        $directory = InTempSolutionMapper::mapDirectory($directory);
        return new self($directory, $entryPoint, array_merge($exclusions, ['composer.lock', 'vendor']));
    }

    /**
     * Get the entry point. This is the PHP file that PHO would execute in order to run the
     * program. This should be the absolute path.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getEntryPoint(): string
    {
        return $this->entryPoint;
    }

    /**
     * Get all the files which are contained with the solution.
     *
     * @return array<SolutionFile>
     */
    public function getFiles(): array
    {
        return $this->files;
    }

    /**
     * Get the absolute path to the directory containing the solution.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getBaseDirectory(): string
    {
        return $this->baseDirectory;
    }

    /**
     * Check whether there is a `composer.lock` file in the base directory.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasComposerFile(): bool
    {
        return file_exists(sprintf('%s/composer.lock', $this->baseDirectory));
    }
}

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Books Colin McAdam wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for 2013
Colin McAdam wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for 2013
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Colin McAdam in 2009.
FRED THORNHILL/REUTERS
Simon Houpt
Published November 20, 2013 Updated May 11, 2018
The Writers' Trust Awards brought the curtain down on a long season of literary prizes Wednesday evening with an implicit declaration that there is no single best Canadian fiction book of the new year.
Colin McAdam took home the most prominent award of the evening, winning the $25,000 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for his novel A Beautiful Truth, a narrative high-wire act about an infertile couple who adopt a chimpanzee. The jury remarked that it, "is the kind of book you finish just to pick back up again, if only to figure out how he pulled it off."
McAdam bested Lynn Coady, who had taken home the Giller Prize earlier this month for her short-story collection Hellgoing. But another one of their fellow finalists received her own Writers' Trust prize: Lisa Moore, nominated for both the Giller and the Writers' Trust for her novel Caught, was honoured with the $25,000 Engel/Findley Award, given to a writer in mid-career for a body of work.
"While Moore's canvas is contemporary Newfoundland – in particular the city of St. John's where she lives – her understanding and portrayal of human character and relationships is universal," the jury said in a statement.
The $20,000 Matt Cohen Award, given "in celebration of a writing life," was presented to Andrew Nikiforuk, a tireless Alberta-based journalist whose books include Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent and The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude. "As a journalist and author of major investigative books, Nikiforuk cares deeply about accuracy, government accountability and the cumulative impacts of policies that affect all citizens," said the jury.
Naben Ruthnum won the $10,000 Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize for Cinema Rex, a short story about three young friends published in the Summer 2012 issue of The Malahat Review.
The children's author Barbara Reid, who frequently builds the illustrations for her books out of Plasticine, won the $20,000 Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People.
Publisher McClelland & Stewart received the award for Distinguished Contribution, given to an individual or organization with a long involvement in the Canadian literary community.
'Terrific storyteller' Eleanor Catton nabs Governor-General's Literary Award
Edmonton author Lynn Coady wins 2013 Giller Prize
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist revealed
A Beautiful Truth: Colin McAdam's latest asks us to consider the ape in the mirror
Follow Simon Houpt on Twitter @simonhoupt
Toronto council changes direction on cycling strategy


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Europe|Does the Messaging Service Telegram Take Privacy Too Far?
https://nyti.ms/2cevKj3
Letter From Europe
Does the Messaging Service Telegram Take Privacy Too Far?
By Celestine Bohlen
PARIS — The encryption of digital information is considered the best protection against hackers, snoops or potential enemies looking to poke around into private exchanges of all sorts.
That is why technology experts and privacy advocates in Europe went on high alert last month when the French Ministry of the Interior suggested that it might limit encryption as part of the fight against terrorist threats.
That fear abated somewhat on Aug. 23 when the French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, at a joint news conference with his German counterpart, Thomas de Maizière, stepped back from a more sweeping proposal. Instead, he pressed for a coordinated international effort to get messaging services to comply with judicial warrants for information.
Mr. Cazeneuve named one such service: Telegram, a three-year-old messaging application, that is a favorite of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, which has claimed responsibility for a series of terrorist attacks in Europe in recent years.
According to news reports, killers in two attacks in France this summer — one against two police officers and the other in a church in Normandy, during which they slit the throat of a Catholic priest — were exchanging messages on Telegram, even boasting of their plans. In August, Telegram was again used in two abortive cases, one involving a 16-year-old girl.
Telegram's vaunted privacy safeguards, involving multiple servers in different countries, are designed to prevent access to information about its users, even by the service itself.
At the news conference, Mr. Cazeneuve admitted as much but claimed that French investigators, armed with a court order, had been unable to even contact "an interlocutor" at Telegram.
In response to a query on his Telegram account, Pavel Durov, co-founder of the service, batted back the widely reported French claims.
"We haven't received any such request and have no idea what the French officials are after," he wrote. "In any case, Telegram Secret Chats and information on them are not logged on our servers."
Pavel Durov, a founder of the Telegram messaging application, in 2015. He left his native Russia in 2014 after refusing to give intelligence information about Ukrainian protesters.Credit...Steve Jennings/Getty Images
Last November, after attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, Telegram scrubbed 78 Islamic State- related public channels hosted on its servers, but Mr. Durov insisted that privacy would remain paramount on the rest of the service.
Mr. Durov's background explains his die-hard libertarian attitude on privacy. He left his native Russia in 2014 after refusing to give intelligence information about Ukrainian protesters.
However, most privacy advocates agree that messaging services should cooperate with court-issued warrants, even if they are unable to provide investigators with complete information about their users.
"There is an issue with Telegram," said Mounir Mahjoubi, president of the National Digital Council, an independent advisory group established by former President Nicolas Sarkozy that focuses on privacy issues. "They had done everything to make it a technological nightmare to find where their server is."
At a time of heightened public anxiety over terrorism, technology companies and privacy advocates are wary about politicians looking to mandate "back door" access to encrypted data.
This, they say, would not only violate privacy rights but put the wider public at an even greater risk, leaving users even more vulnerable to terrorists and other criminals.
Mr. Mahjoubi, for one, supports alternative approaches, such as an international network that could call on judges in individual countries to swiftly react to requests from antiterrorism investigators.
These ideas also are also backed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a lobbying organization that counts Amazon, Google and Microsoft among its members.
"Cyberspace blurs the notion of national jurisdictions, and companies are caught in the middle," said Christian Borggreen, the organization's Europe director. "The tech industry encourages like-minded nations to develop international frameworks for quicker response to law enforcement requests while respecting users' right and the rule of law."
That kind of targeted approach — aimed at criminals, not at privacy — would be more effective than a blank check for law enforcement to break open encoded messages, Mr. Mahjoubi said.
"I am deeply and heartily against any effort to limit encryption," he said, "and I will fight my whole life against that possibility."


October has already begun, and it means that the OpenLedger team will arrive in Barcelona in less than two weeks to participate in a three-day event with focus on blockchain.
Decision-makers, institutional investors, venture capitalists, angel and retail investors, technology enthusiasts, blockchain and crypto companies, public and private sector representatives will be among those attending the conference and exhibition.
On October 16, OpenLedger's VP of Business Development, Yury Cherniawsky, will discuss our vision of the DAO concept and cover OpenLedger's DAO platform at the Crypto Economy World.
OpenLedger's CEO, Ronny Boesing, will speak at the Blockchain Solutions World. To see his presentation "From the Fringes to the United Nations: Blockchain's First Decade", come to Fira de Barcelona on October 18.


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Q: Can't Access Imported Class Method I am trying to create a new Path using the following method:
Path path = new Paths.get(path_name);

I've imported both Path and Paths and I have confirmed that the method get exists in Paths, but Eclipse is telling me that the method does not exist. It says: Paths.get cannot be resolved to a type
What should I do? I restarted Eclipse and my PC but still no luck.
Thanks in advance.

A: get(..) is a static method. Call it like this:
Path path = Paths.get(path_name);

Cite:
'This class consists exclusively of static methods'
API

A: Your code snippet is incorrect: invoking a static method does not require new
Path path = Paths.get(path_name); // get(...) is a static method

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Elemental Science offers easy-to-use plans that feature the three keys for teaching science, 1.) performing hands-on scientific tests, 2.) gathering information, and 3.) keeping record.
Hands-on experiments provide the chance for students to interact with science face-to-face. These experiments and demonstrations come with a supply kit and have step-by-step instructions, expected results, and clear explanations.
Each program contains reading plans that will teach the students the facts they need to know. Depending upon the series, your students will be reading from living books or encyclopedias. Lastly, each of our programs includes customized notebooking pages and experiment sheets to help the students organize and share what they have learned.
educational resources including literary fiction and nonfiction, biographies, illustrations and hands-on experiments to deliver an engaging and complete education that extends beyond textbook memorization.
Bookshark is easy for parents to teach, providing a 36-week, 4-day schedules designed to save one day a week for sports, field trips or other extracurricular activities.
BookShark combines a proprietary History, Science and Language Arts offering with a wide range of math options, to ensure you have everything you need for an entire school year.
Timberdoodle kits are perfect for students who want their school at home life to be creative and fun. Games, arts, and activities are all included in this kit along with specific instruction in every academic area.
Parent needs to have time to prep.
Story of the World presents world history through narration and storytelling in a four-volume series. While these books are written at increasing levels of difficulty, they might be read aloud to younger children and read independently by older. Provides a classical education approach to history.
You have the option to listen to the stories on CD instead of reading.
Vol. 1 -4 will give you a chronological account of history.
Singapore Math Is extremely clear, highly logical and sequential, and has a strong focus on mental math. Students get a good amount of practice without too much repetition. Challenging word problems build thinking skills and help students apply math in a variety of situations.
We offer the US Standards Edition or the Common Core Edition.
Visual math "concepts explained through models" to achieve higher conceptual understanding.
For students who want text instruction and a workbook to help with organization.
Avoid if you are not willing to learn and teach math a bit differently than you were taught.
Saxon Math program is a classical math program that teaches new concepts daily while making sure old concepts are covered again as well. A great traditional program for every type of student.
The daily lessons are all in similar format which enables students (who can read) to work independently.
Nancy Larson Science incorporates highly structured lesson plans, hands-on activity, and a variety of types of interaction. The lessons are completely scripted with explicit instructions, worksheets, and assessments. Real books (three to six books per level) and hands-on activities mix with structured discussions, worksheets, drawing activities, and assessments to provide challenging science content in a format that is easy for the inexperienced parent to use.


In many ways, digital innovation is already upon us in ASEAN but so far, except for a few areas affected by headline grabbing services like Facebook, AirBnb, Netflix and Uber, our businesses (Singapore excluded) have been largely spared from the huge disruptions across many sectors experienced by developed economies. While we have seen the proliferation and some significant successes of tech start-ups in ASEAN (e.g., Lazada, Grab and Zalora), their overall impact remains minor at present.
However, this may be about to change. The virtual earthquake has occurred offshore and the digital tsunami is on its way to disrupt our businesses. We must look into innovating and disrupting our own businesses to compete in this new digital world of doing business. Amazon and Alibaba are halfway inside the front door already and there are hundreds if not thousands more behind them spanning all types of businesses.
Some may reason out that ASEAN has time to change to adapt to the digital tsunami. There are conditions here that hamper such from taking full effect including low broadband accessibility, low credit card penetration, inefficient logistics, and the lack of credit facilities. On the other hand, Alibaba has successfully demonstrated in China how it resolved all of these problems within a short period of time.
What is different in this digital age is that physical borders are becoming less and less significant.
What is different in this digital age is that physical borders are becoming less and less significant. For example, services are being provided to local consumers and businesses by offshore companies that most haven't even heard about. Competition in many sectors is becoming increasingly global. Who would have thought that "taxi" services or retail services would be provided by global companies in our domestic markets?
The pace of innovation and disruption is not abating but instead it is speeding up. Over the next decade with the advances in artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud services, image recognition, battery technologies, driverless vehicles, and additive manufacturing, expect to see major disruptions in the retail, banking, energy, manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare sectors among others.
What can companies do? First, we must embrace digital innovation and live and breathe it ourselves. We need to understand and learn very quickly what this digital world is all about. We need to upgrade our people and their skills. We need to recreate our organizations to be more flexible and agile so that changes can happen in months instead of years. We must digitize data to the fullest extent to support an agile organization.
Governments have key roles to play as well. National laws have to be upgraded to enable local businesses to compete and thrive in an increasingly digital economy. There are many examples such as taxation matters of local companies hampered by laws that do not apply to foreign-based players. In crafting new laws, such as those on data privacy, local legislators must take extreme care that the new laws and regulations do not unduly burden the local companies from competing with their foreign counterparts in the domestic and international markets.
And this is where ASEAN plays a significant role. A coordinated policy and legal environment (e.g. tax fairness between local and offshore entities, easier cross border movement of goods and services within ASEAN, common data privacy and data security rules) across all ASEAN states will have a huge positive impact on helping ASEAN businesses achieve a successful transition to a digital economy. It is timely that Singapore – the digital technology leader in our region – [the] ASEAN Chair in 2018. As Chair, Singapore [is pushing] for the digital economy agenda as one of the pillars of its chairmanship.
Teresita Sy-Coson is the vice chairperson of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), a Philippine company with interests in retail, banking and property development. She is the chairperson of BDO Unibank (BDO), the Philippines' leading bank, to date. Her expertise has helped transform the Group's retail business. She is also an advisor to the board of SM Prime Holdings, one of the largest integrated property developers in the Philippines that is into mall, residential and commercial, and leisure and tourism development. She serves as the vice chairperson of SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), which takes the lead in effecting a community impact template that improves the quality of life of its host communities and promotes initiatives to enhance the sustainability of the environment. She is currently the Philippine representative to the ASEAN Business Advisory Council.


Al Campeggio Le Port de Limeuil di Limeuil (Dordogna), soggiorni a soli €16,- a notte in bassa stagione grazie alla CampingCard ACSI. In una delle 90 piazzole itineranti del campeggio nel periodo 27-04-2019 - 05-07-2019 e 24-08-2019 - 24-09-2019 a tariffa ridotta. Oltre ad offrire prezzi vantaggiosi ai titolari della CampingCard ACSI, il campeggio accetta anche l'ACSI Club ID (sostitutivo del documento di identità).
Il camping Port de Limeuil si trova alla confluenza del fiume Vézère e della Dordogna, di fronte al noto e tipico villaggio francese di Liemeuil. Il sito offre spiaggia privata di 400m per nuoto e pesca, e canoe in affitto. In loco spaccio, bar e snack bar. Wifi e tennis gratis. Bella piscina e Jacuzzi riscaldata. Piazzole rinforzate per motorhome.
We stayed 2 nights in our Motorhome in June. Friendly, efficient reception. We were left to choose our own pitch from the available free pitches. Pitch was grassy and very good size. Toilet facilities adequate and clean. Only 2 showers in the block near us so these were often busy. Plentiful hot water for shower and washing up. Friendly and well used bar and snack bar. Food of reasonable quality. Lovely long pebble beach with access to the Dordogne. Swimming pool clean and well maintained but possibly on the small size. Easy walk into Limeuil with small shops and a number of restaurants. Two of these were closed on Wednesday evening and the third was \"finished\" at 8pm. Site promotes recycling and we were given a bag for recyclable rubbish at the beginning of our stay.
Great location over looking the gorgeous village of Limeuil. Situated on the River with access for swimming. Large pitches and a great pool. Strongly recommend.
Fabulous site. Can't fault anything. It's neat and tidy with lovely big pitches, very quiet, nice bar and delicious food. Nicest pool area we've ever seen with toddlers pool and jacuzzi. The staff are really pleasant and helpful. Small shop and fresh baguettes all day. Lovely little private shingle beach on the river Dordogne, it's heaven. Small village 5 mins away on hill so may be difficult for some. Would definitely recommend this site.
Beautiful surroundings, peaceful and well maintained site. View across river to Lemeuil. All facilities well maintained and could not ask for better. We intended to stay for 2 nights but ended up staying for 4 as it was so nice.
Excellent site in Beautiful surroundings set on the river bank where the Dordogne and the vezere meet , you can swim , canoe here ,the pitches are of good size , red hot constant showers not your push button here.
Very pretty swimming pool with a kiddy pool attached .
A short walk over the two bridges brings you to the very picturesque village of limeuil which has bars / restaurant and Entertainment in high season , plenty of shops in Bugue about 5 miles away ie , Intermarche , lidl , Aldi , bread shops and petrol .
A truly outstanding campsite. I have spent two months touring France in my motor home and this is by far and away the best site I have found. Well stocked shop, great showers, good value and varied food in the snack bar. Cannot recommend highly enough.
There is no doubt this is one of the best campsites we have ever visited. The site is conveniently situated between Bergerac and Sarlat and is beautifully quiet in June and early July. We went for a week and stayed two.
The site is beautifully laid out and kept immaculate. The staff from the owners to the gardeners and cleaners are both friendly and helpful. The swimming pool area is beautiful and well laid out.
The Wi-Fi is still free by the bar, but we bought a 24-hour card which lasted us the two weeks with some hours left to spare as the system does log you off as soon as your device goes to sleep, in case you forget.
The showers and toilets were very clean with plenty of hot water and campsite shop had a good selection of basic items and fresh fruit and veg.
You can canoe from the site if arranged with reception. The village of Limeuil is a short walk across the river and is a lovely place for a coffee or a meal.
There is nothing I can add to all the positive comments on this site. The nearby village is wonderful and the staff in the tourist office were really helpful. We have visited many lovely campsites in France and this certainly in our top 10. We had stayed on Acsi site 1731 which was also superb. Two wonderful sites in a row.
Absolute favourite of ours magical location lovely bar and staff. We were there in June so low season. and this year the weather was terrible so couldn't use the river but this is unusual and we will definitely be back.
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Included Oxandrolone, Anavar as it is generally recognized is a Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) anabolic steroid with virtually no androgenic top qualities and also light anabolic properties. An oral steroid, Anavar resembles a lot of dental steroids a C17alpha-alkylated medication (17-aa) implying it has been altered at the 17th carbon placement to enable it to survive ingestion by making it through the initial go through the liver; without the 17-aa alteration the steroid would be destroyed before it ever got in the blood stream.
By this alteration the steroid is enabled to endure and get in the blood stream where it ends up being energetic as well as the advantages are gotten. As you might recognize the 17-aa procedure can be toxic to the liver, consequently lots of individuals will prevent oral anabolic steroids yet as it concerns Anavar we need to make an exception. Unlike a lot of 17-aa medicines Anavar appears to be extremely moderate on the liver, so light that the majority of that use it experience little to no altitude in liver enzymes.
When in the blood Anavar ends up being active really promptly, as prevails with many dental steroids, especially those of a DHT nature. Even more, this fast task time is mainly because of its extremely brief half-life which is approximately 9 hrs. Due to the fact that the half-life of Anavar is so short everyday administration of the medication is necessarily frequent with twice daily intake of the medicine being ideal. You can conveniently administer the drug just when each day and also still get the benefits of Anavar, nevertheless, if we are to maintain blood levels secure two times each day will be more effective as when daily management would cause hardly any of the medicine still being active in the body as soon as a 24 Hr period has actually passed. Granted, for lower end doses, especially for ladies when each day will prove to be adequate.
Anavar doses differ based upon your experience with anabolic steroids and also your tolerance to the substance. The best Anavar dosage likewise depends upon whether you use it for weight loss or bulking. Novices could wish to attempt an Anavar just cycle initially to establish their individual resistances. The Anavar fifty percent life is eight hours, so you could take a solitary daily dosage or divide the dose and also take it two times per day. Females generally start with a dosage of 10mg per day; men might take 20mg or 25mg daily. The optimum suggested Anavar dosage for ladies is 40mg per day, and the maximum dose for males is 120mg each day. Remember that this details ought to never ever replace valuable medical recommendations from your doctor.
For many healthy and balanced individuals, it is. Although the general Anavar dose is fairly flexible, it is essential to keep a number of points in mind. Your present wellness, your diet plan, as well as your level of exercise play an immense duty in your body's capability to endure an Anavar supplement without danger. If you have a preexisting heart condition, liver trouble, kidney problems, or diabetic issues, you ought to not utilize Var offer for sale.
Due to the fact that this steroid is quite mild, users, especially men, have to take it in bigger dosages in order to understand optimum benefits. The minimal dose for men is 50mg per day. A lot of body builders in the United Kingdom normally take 100mg daily. Ladies, on the other hand, need to take reduced dosages, as they tend to be sensitive to anabolic steroids. While the steroid is fairly moderate, taking reduced doses makes sure that no unpleasant adverse effects will take place. The best feature of this steroid is that, unlike other steroids out there, it can be utilized for a long period of time without any problems. Nevertheless, it's typically used for around 6 to eight weeks. Although no matter when Anavar is used, it's recommended to utilize the steroid near or at the end of your cycle if your objective is to attain and also keep a lean number. Taking the medication when you're currently lean will permit you to gain better advantages.
Originally designed for medical usage only, after seeing the weight development as well as stamina structure characteristics of Anavar, the muscle building area began using the steroid to test its impacts. The outcomes have actually declared, raising protein synthesis and also nitrogen retention, when combined with a high protein diet regimen and regular lifting routine.
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Making use of Avanar rises stamina as well as lean muscle mass after intake and also training. One advantage of using Anavar while training is that with low doses it does not dramatically raise testosterone levels. Some studies have found that Anavar is fantastic for decreasing undesirable abdominal fat in guys. Throughout cycles, Anavar is not normally used, considering that there are less pricey alternatives to select from.
However, Anavar is useful throughout the bridging process between cycles. Making use of the steroid effectively, with the right doses, training as well as diet plan will certainly enable body builders to keep weight off, after they stop working out for some time. Women utilizing Anavar must prevent huge dosages to prevent serious boosts in testosterone degrees, nevertheless with the ideal dosage and also diet, females could see outcomes such as weight loss and solidified muscular tissues.
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If you have a preexisting liver issue, kidney illness, diabetic issues or heat condition do not take Anavar supplements without speaking with a physician. In excess, Anavar has actually been seen to cause some contradiction in client with preexisting troubles of kidneys, liver and also heart conditions.
Unlike various other steroids, Anavar advantages are better when compared with the side effects. One of the very best Anavar advantages includes boosted body endurance, decreased muscle mass exhaustion as well as boost in body stamina. When you begin taking Anavar with the best diet, you will see a radical boost in body toughness that will certainly assist you to perform your workouts without really feeling so weary. An additional excellent benefit of taking Anavar is that, it assists to cut off fat at subcutaneous as well as natural levels.
Anavar – chemical name Oxandrolone, is among one of the most preferred dental steroids as well as most extensively used anabolic steroids today and this has actually held true of 10 years. Anavar is renowned for being a fairly safe anabolic steroid as compared to others, as it utilized by those performing first cycles, women and also by those who are even more seasoned and also compete consistently on muscle building phases. With an all rounded excellent reputation for lean bulking cycles, cutting and utilize in low doses for females, one could comprehend why its so popular in the steroid making use of globe.
The cost of this compound could vary on the marketplace depending initially on whether it is a pharmaceutical grade or UGL quality item. Second of all, price is affected by the type of resource purchased from. 2 primary resources exist: those that call for minimal order limits to be placed, and those that allow small orders. Minimum order restrictions usually mean that the rate each item is reduced, and little orders without minimal restrictions enforced typically indicate higher rates per thing got.
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package io.prestosql.plugin.jdbc;

import com.google.inject.Binder;
import com.google.inject.Module;
import com.google.inject.Scopes;
import io.prestosql.spi.connector.ConnectorAccessControl;
import io.prestosql.spi.procedure.Procedure;

import static com.google.inject.multibindings.Multibinder.newSetBinder;
import static com.google.inject.multibindings.OptionalBinder.newOptionalBinder;
import static io.airlift.configuration.ConfigBinder.configBinder;

public class JdbcModule
        implements Module
{
    @Override
    public void configure(Binder binder)
    {
        newOptionalBinder(binder, ConnectorAccessControl.class);
        newSetBinder(binder, Procedure.class);
        binder.bind(JdbcMetadataFactory.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
        binder.bind(JdbcSplitManager.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
        binder.bind(JdbcRecordSetProvider.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
        binder.bind(JdbcPageSinkProvider.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
        binder.bind(JdbcConnector.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
        configBinder(binder).bindConfig(JdbcMetadataConfig.class);
    }
}


Have you ever been so swept up in the heat of the moment that your emotional outburst made things worse?
Have you ever wished you had just waited a bit or 'slept on it' before you reacted?
We've all had these moments, I'm sure.
It's that hostile e-mail from a client, that disruptive request from a friend or relative that caught you off-guard or the 'pop-up' abrasive guest at a dinner party that set your fireworks off.
When you've got your knickers in a knot over something, the best thing you can do (because, obviously, your buttons are being pushed for a reason) is to take a time out to reflect on it.
Why are you being emotionally triggered?
Is it something you can alchemize (read more about that here: 3 Ways to Alchemize Chaos) — which simply means transmute (can you dowse the flame)?
Is burning that flame necessary or is it something you can let go of?
Is this a battle worthy of your energy or can you let this one go (i.e. choose the battles your fight)?
Do you have to be right or can you simply be the still presence without reacting?
Can you say what you need to say, be impeccable with your word and then let it go — whatever the outcome?
If you can sense a situation heating up, can you send out calming energy? Give it a try — it can really work.
If you're in a situation where you can't simply say, 'let me get back to you' — or where you can leave replying to a text message or e-mail until the morning, when you have had time to calm down and reflect — simply say or do nothing. Try and sneak a 'time-out' by excusing yourself to go powder the old noggin, so you can take a few deep breaths and regroup.
Never react to something when you are in a heightened emotional state. Even if you think your wording is sound and diplomatic, your energy will come through and it will be perceived in the emotional state you're in.
I've had countless experiences where I have written a perfectly straight-forward e-mail but have been in a raging temper and the recipient has picked up on the hostility even though the words were PC. I now know never to write in any kind of altered emotional state — I only respond when I am in a place of balance and calm.
The situations I have dealt with in a calm state of balance have turned out well. It also helps exponentially when you can visualize the outcome you desire. Practice holding that vision every time you slip into worry about something (always clearly see the desired outcome).
Patience, in these matters, can truly temper a volatile situation.
When 'the water clears' you will be able to see the situation from more than your emotional reactive state. You can glean different perspectives which will give you a more transparent picture of how to handle the situation. Always speak from your place of truth and integrity.
It is perfectly fine for you to take your time over giving an answer or reacting to a situation. Don't let others pressurize your cooker into exploding.


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Summer has officially started at the Hobbs house, bring on the BBQ's, flip flops, sun kissed skin, gardening, yard work, a visit from grandma, our trip to Utah, outdoor workouts, days at the pool, swimming lessons, library reading groups, late nights, a trip to an amusement park, bonfires,snow cones, and the best of all Quality time with my kids!!!
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Tomorrow is the last day of our 2017 farm stand season. Thank you to all of our wonderful customers for supporting the stand and for making the choice to eat local and healthy! We appreciate you and look forward to seeing everyone again next season!
Today's produce menu: silver queen corn, beets, native tomatoes, sungold tomatoes, sweet peppers, honeycrisp apples, macoun apples, empire apples, acorn squash, pumpkins, kale, and bread from Hartford Baking Co.
Closing for the season Saturday October 28!


Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in an area rich not only in beauty but in history with a variety of cultures (including Ute, Spanish explorers, miners, ranchers, settlers….) have an opportunity to vote on a November 7th ballot issue in Garfield County to recognize and protect our incredible history.
A YES on 1A will demonstrate a commitment to saving our historical societies throughout Garfield County and protecting our special places… places like the Thompson House in Carbondale, the 'historic downtowns' of our communities, the Railroad Museum in Glenwood Springs, and the unique and special sites between Parachute and Carbondale.
Become informed….check out the 1A proposal on the November Ballot in Garfield County, Vote Yes on 1A, and be part of the movement toward recognition and protection of our historic qualities and the responsible development of Heritage Tourism in Historic Garfield County.


2 collectors, Valérie de Marotte and Vicenç Boned, launched Galeria Tagomago in 2009 in Barcelona. The gallery is dedicated to contemporary photography including in its exhibition program confirmed artists as well as young authors. From the beginning, all kind of processes ( XIXth century wet collodion plates to iPhonegraphy, digital as well as analogical photography) and all kind of narrative ( documentary, fashion, personal, experimental photography) have been selected in order to enhance the power of this medium in our society. By its geographic position, Galeria Tagomago is naturally working with Spanish photographers but has also the aim to present authors from all around the world. This year, Galeria Tagomago has opened a showroom in Paris.


A picture of the recipe!!
I know it is already past November (but not to late to participate in the challenge!), but I still feel the need to recap my awesome Turkey Day!!
I also am including an awesome recipe from my cousins, Jojo and Paul!
We woke up that morning, and I did an awesome leg workout to start the day off right. We headed out to my grandmother's house, about an hours drive away, in East Texas. We were going to be staying until Saturday, because there was another family get together that day that we all were going to.
Because the Saturday get together was going to be bigger, we decided to not do much for Thursday. It was going to just be my mom, sister, uncle, grandmother and I on Thanksgiving day, so there really was no need to do anything special food wise when Saturday would make up for it!
Anyways, I made a dish for myself (and the others, if they wanted it!) while everyone else had squash and broccoli casserole, some quick make stuffing, and mashed potatoes. My grandmother ordered half a smoked turkey from a local barbecue shop (SO DELICIOUS!). Dessert was some Mary Calender pie.
Like I wrote about in my "Healthy Thanksgiving" guide, many home made dishes are indeed, not so "home made". All these items had such processed, pre-made, and canned ingredients (trust me, I helped my grandmother make them). I was more than happy to make some separate, whole food items for myself and anyone else who wanted it.
My dinner was half an acorn squash stuffed with a raisin-pecan stuffing, and some turkey!
That morning, I woke up and did a shoulder and cardio workout before heading out to the get together.
My breakfast was simple, lettuce wraps with some egg and leftover turkey.
I was SUPER excited to get to see all the family and friends at the party! I knew at least some dishes I could enjoy, because my whole-food enthusiast cousins, Jojo and Paul, always bring healthy stuff.
Seriously... these guys are AMAZING. Paul used to be a chef, for one thing! They also make their own jams and hot sauces, pictured above (from the fruit off their own fruit trees, and the vegetables from their own garden!!).
Oh, did I mention they pickle their vegetables too?
My plate ended up looking like this: A leg from the turkey (I actually ended up eating both...), some sprout salad, pickled veggies and hummus, and some goat cheese topped with some of my cousin's home made jam!
I also decided to treat myself. Paul made a coconut cake... an incredibly non-healthy one at that. He used sugar, regular butter, and other milk products... things I ALWAYS steer clear away from.
However, I eat 100% clean and healthy 365 days a year. You know my feelings towards the 80/20 rule, and how "moderation" doesn't work for me. So if I ever crave a sweet, I make my own healthy version... but, this cake was not processed. Sure, he used sugar... but it wasn't the fake, harmful kind. Yes it had other ingredients I didn't agree with, but you know what? It was anything BUT something that I could buy from the store, full of chemicals.
Now, on to the recipe I promised!! This is the recipe for the hummus Jojo and Paul brought.
process first in food processor to chop garlic fine.
2 15 oz cans garbanzo beans (good store brand or Progresso) drained but reserve liquid.
Process with garlic in food processor until smooth adding reserved garbanzo liquid as needed to get desired consistency.
And there you have it folks!! A recap of my awesome Thanksgiving, plus a super yummy recipe that I suggest trying NOW. It is so much cheaper, and tastier, than buying store bought. It is even better than my past hummus recipes!
How was your Thanksgiving? What did you eat?


This book examines in detail the special relationship of letterforms and type styles to logotypes. This is a topic that has grown in importance since the introduction of desktop publishing, because new computer technology and graphics software have created a greater public awareness of and access to the application of fonts and letterforms. Intended for graphic design professionals and students, "Logotypes and Letterforms" is a useful reference on the process of type formation as it applies to logotype development. The book illustrates the development of logotypes for specific industries which have common characteristics and displays a wide selection of hand-lettered logotypes, corporate alphabets, and scripts, with an analysis of each and their relation to typeforms. Wherever possible, fonts are shown next to logotypes as an immediate frame of reference, and many are shown in various stages of development to demonstrate their evolution. Each chapter is prefaced with a 1500-2000 word essay by a preeminent professional discussing the role of logotypes in their particular field. "Logotypes and letterforms" covers all major fields of logotype design, including academia, corporate, entertainment, hotels and resorts, cosmetics, and product names.


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How Food Shaped One Family's Pursuit of the American Dream
More than four decades after immigrating from Korea, three siblings' memories of adjusting to their new lives in America involve food.
Bridget Lancaster
When Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee and her family immigrated to America from Korea in the 1980s, there was lots of change. The one constant? Food. More than four decades later, all of Lee and her siblings' memories of adjusting to their new lives in America involve food.
There's the first bite of American food—a bright, yellow-orange brick of cheese—that they tried while still in Korea. The coveted bananas that they were given on the airplane on the flight to America. The Hungry-Man frozen dinners that felt luxurious after they settled in Los Angeles. The Chinese food their mom snuck into a movie theatre while the siblings were watching Star Wars. The peanut butter and banana sandwiches that they ate for lunch. And finally, after five years in America, the fancy steak dinner that their father had dreamed about—which they had at Sizzler, complete with an all-you-can-eat salad bar.
In this episode of Proof, based on an essay Lee wrote for Eater, she and her siblings recall their first few years in the US, and how food shaped their family's pursuit of the American Dream.
Proof Podcast Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream
In this memoir, Cecilia and her siblings recall their first few years in the US, and how food shaped their family's pursuit of the American Dream.
Listen to Episode
Read Cecelia Hae-Jin's essay, Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream, in Eater.
From left: Hae-Ran, Sang and Cecilia Hae-Jin at a playground in Korea in 1976; the Lee family in the parking lot of their church in America after Cecilia Hae-Jin's first communion, 1979.
The Lee family at the beach in August 1977, just before moving to America.
Hae-Ran, Sang and Cecilia Hae-Jin with their cousins, who immigrated to America at the same time.
Cecilia Hae-Jin's 11th birthday, in 1981.
Photos provided by Cecilia Hae-Jin.
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Includes dress, pair of pom poms and headband. Does not include shoes. Perfect for every day dress-up, Halloween trick-or-treating and as Holiday/Christmas gift. This is an officially licensed Mickey Mouse Clubhouse product.


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Piers Morgan Insists It's His Body In New Burger King Ad
Piers Morgan insists a body double was not used in his new advertisement for Burger King in the United Kingdom.
Over the weekend, a photo of the "America's Got Talent" and "Britain's Got Talent" judge wearing nothing but a small, well-placed towel and a Burger King medallion surfaced, the pic an ad for the hamburger chain's shortly-to-launch meat-scented cologne. And on Monday, Piers told Billy the toned chest is most definitely his own.
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"I've been showing off this physique on Malibu Beach for years and no one's ever fully caught it. This is it. This is the real me," Piers told Billy Bush in an interview for Access Hollywood and "The Billy Bush Show."
When asked point blank if his frame was sculpted for the ad in Photoshop, Piers said the photo is a true rendition of his likeness.
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"I don't want to get too into the methodology used for this photo shoot," Piers said. "All I would say is the picture doesn't lie… I know there's a bit of jealously creeping in here, but the whole campaign is based around the fact that they've identified me as a pure piece of prime British flame grilled beef."
Piers said he is proud of showing off his figure, but his fellow "Britain's Got Talent" judge, Simon Cowell, isn't too happy with the picture.
"Simon Cowell's not laughing because everyone's really, really goading him that I've got a better body than him. He's really depressed," Piers laughed.
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And the British media don't seem to believe the photos either, questioning the authenticity of Piers' shape.
"The British papers have all been, I think unusually skeptical for them," he said. "They don't seem to think it's my real body, but obviously they haven't been as close to me as you have Billy, I mean you know how ripped I am. I've been in your little studio there."
For those who want to get a closer look at Piers' Burger King campaign, the judge suggests traveling to London.
"I've actually just been told they put a billboard poster up in Leicester Square, which is like our Times Square in London, which is bigger than the one for 'Terminator.' So if you want to get into London, now's the time because you'll find my half naked body staring back at you in Leicester square," he said.
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Mandy Baynett thinks her chance to find love is long over. When her high-school boyfriend abandoned her with a baby to raise, she had to grow up fast and set her personal desires aside. Now her daughter is off to college, and Mandy is going to do something nice for herself for a change: a vacation in the beautiful beach town of Los Cazadores. But she didn't expect to meet a gorgeous Latino baker, tempting her with tasty treats ... and more!
Jaguar shifter Nicolas Roja has built a successful business in the form of a cozy café, but all he really wants is a mate and a family to call his own. Just when he's given up on love, his one true mate walks through the door! But she's only here to visit Los Cazadores, not to stay ... and since she isn't a shifter, she doesn't recognize the fated attraction pulling them together.
Mandy doesn't want to trust Nico with her wounded heart, but she's never been drawn to anyone the way she's drawn to him. Every delectable touch whets her appetite for more. Can Nico convince Mandy to take a chance on love, or will she let the bitterness of her past starve her of a future?
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Nice Renovations to the Hotel!
"We stayed here to celebrate a friend's mother's 60th birthday. Although the lobby is under construction, it was no problem with check in. They have added Continental breakfast to make up for any inconveniences. Great added touch. They have painted all the hallways and replaced all the carpets. We had a great time and will be back. The prices of the rooms were amazing. We haven't seen those rates in quite some time. Thanks Cove for making my friends 60th birthday very special."
"The Cove is an outstanding value, always spotless and well maintained. It has two pools, weekend entertainment and an good restaurant attached. Centrally located, it's an easy walk to all of a Lake Geneva's attractions and entertainment. The suites make it a great choice for affordable family getaways."
"We enjoy The Cove and Lake Geneva to get away from the everyday. Rooms are nice and affordable. Love the kitchenette and separate bedroom. Plenty of space for hanging out and relaxing. We had a view of the river this trip and we spent time on the deck relaxing and watch the water flow by us."
Nice weekend stay. Close to everything.
"This is the 4th time staying at the Cove. It usually is reasonably priced. They are close to all the shopping and restaurants in Downtown Lake Geneva. The rooms are spacious and the kitchen area is great. Overall a nice place to stay close to everything."
Probaby my favorite hotel in Lake Geneva.
"Probably my favorite hotel in Lake Geneva. Been staying here for at least 12 years now. Right in the center of everything, and like the fact that it is walking distance to downtown lake geneva. As a kid growing up, we always did family getaways to lake geneva. really like the peace and tranquility of the town, and the old time feel."
"Helpful and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to The Cove of Lake Geneva and plan on returning many times in the future."


Vancouver is filled with many well-known restaurants like West and Hawksworth, but you don't have to break the bank to get a great meal. Indeed, there are plenty of hidden gems out in the suburbs too. So, prior to Adalynn's arrival, Susanne and I went to visit a couple such restaurants. We're always up for something new!
Living in North Burnaby, we've walked past King Mahal Restaurant on Hastings Street more times than we can count. We just never thought anything of it. When we had a hankering for Indian food one night, we decided to give it a try and we're sure glad that we did. With the help of an Entertainment Book coupon, we ordered the lamb vindaloo and the chicken korma.
Like many other East Indian restaurants, both of these curries were served in metal dishes and we ordered some naan for soaking up all that delicious flavor. The spices were just right and we were particularly impressed by how juicy they were able to keep the chicken. Curry is never something that is particularly photogenic; you just have to taste it to love it. It would have been nice if the naan were a little more toasted, though.
Service was prompt, friendly and attentive. Perhaps if the interior were a little more open and welcoming from the outside, King Mahal would be a little busier. In any case, we'll definitely be back for the $10 lunch buffet. It's vastly superior to the pricier and less satisfying Atithi for sure.
Speaking of places we've seen dozens of times and never tried, we've driven past Safari Snack House on Canada Way near Deer Lake Park several times too. Unlike King Mahal, I did make a mental note to try Safari "some day" and that "some day" came a couple weeks ago. The menu at Safari is best described as East Indian, but with an African spiced flair. Seating is limited and the decor is decidedly humble.
In addition to a rotating daily menu of specials, Safari features a $5 dine-in lunch special during the week. For five dollars, you choose a couple of items and they're accompanied by a small side.
You might look at those plastic baskets and equate Safari to some trashy cafeteria. And you'd be wrong. While I wasn't exactly blown away by my kabab (crispy fried meat ball) or my daal bhajia (deep friend crushed lentils), I was satisfied with the "exotic" spices contained within. The cassava fries (mogo) were very lightly seasoned, allowing the natural flavor to come through. Susanne said that her samosas were fine, but she would have liked more potato in the stuffing.
If you're looking for a light lunch that's a little bit different, Safari Snack House is worth checking out. It's humble and honest food and the $2 chai comes with unlimited refills. We plan on returning at some point to try their grilled items, like the beef mishkaki and tandoori chicken.


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One does not have to hold an MBA or be a management expert to know that the dislike of a function, perhaps caused by a lack of training on how to properly do the function, combined with a reluctance to enforce company policies on controlling costs will inevitably result in what is known in the insurance claims business as "leakage" in the claim files. In some product lines, this leakage can be quite large as average legal expense can often exceed the average indemnity expense.
A company that is intent on eliminating such a large source of leakage in litigated claim files can choose from among these three solutions: establish a separate legal bill review (LBR) unit, train (and monitor) all litigated file handlers on proper legal bill review techniques, outsource the legal bill review. It may also possible to utilize a combination of these three solutions.
Future postings will focus on what is involved in deciding which solution is right for a company. This will include a discussion on when using a combination of solutions may be the right approach for a company to take.


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Book Review: Mr. Parnell's Rottweiller: Censorship and the United Ireland Newspaper 1881-1891 (Myles Dungan)
Michael Foley
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Foley, Michael (2014) "Book Review: Mr. Parnell's Rottweiller: Censorship and the United Ireland Newspaper 1881-1891 (Myles Dungan)," Irish Communication Review: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 9.
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Paul Redekopp, the former general manager of two Upper Fraser Valley Restore locations, has announced he is running for council.
Redekopp said in a press release that "our current council under Mayor Braun has done a great job over the past four years, and I want to add to their successes.
Redekopp said his experience in the non-profit sector both at the Restores and as a director on local boards, will help him provide a new perspective to council.
He said the city must work to reduce crime and provide more available affordable housing. He suggested the development of a "Fraser Valley Housing Initiatives, that would bring local municipalities, contractors and non-profits together.
"Abbotsford, by nature, is a hospitable, generous city, where we need to welcome investors so we can become the most desirable place in B.C. to start a business, raise a family and retire," he said in his release.
Redekopp ran for office in 2014, finishing 11th of 30 candidates with 8,597 votes – about 1,000 shy of what was needed to earn a seat on council. He also unsuccessfully ran provincially in the 2013 election for the B.C. Conservatives.
In June, Redekopp sued his former employer, Habitat for Humanity, for wrongful dismissal and alleged he has not been paid money he is owed. The claims were denied by Habitat for Humanity. The lawsuit came soon after a similar lawsuit was filed by the former CEO of the branch.


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Ask most Ivy League applicants why they have applied to these schools, and the answer will most likely be "well, because they're the best!" But what does this actually mean - in what areas should Ivy League schools be considered "the best"? In this article we'll look at why people go to Ivy Leagues, which should provide some helpful insight if you're considering whether to apply to these institutions or not.
1. Financial aid
This might come as a surprise considering the high sticker price of every Ivy League school, when taking into account the total costs of room, board, and tuition. On average, the cost of attendance will be over sixty thousand dollars a year, but this should not deter you from applying. All of the Ivy League colleges have a need-based application, and the majority also guarantees meeting 100% of a family's demonstrated financial need. Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale all offer this guarantee.
In terms of a small case study, let's compare the costs between an Ivy League school versus a similarly priced non-Ivy League one.
On the basis of a family earning $100,000 a year, with no other savings or student contributions available, here is the estimated financial aid one might receive and the total costs to the student.
Harvard:
- Total Annual Cost: $77, 091
- Estimated Financial Aid: $68,591
- Student/Parental Contribution: $5,000
- Student Term-Time Work: $3,500
- Total Cost to Student: $8,500
- Student/Parental Contribution: $14,800
- Student Loan: $3,500
- Total Cost to Student: $20,300
As you can see, there is a vast difference between the amount of aid available between Harvard and Boston University, especially over the course of an entire undergraduate degree.
Not only this but Ivy League will meet 100% of financial needs for even international students, while even some high-ranked schools (Northwestern for example) specifically rule this out for international students.
2. Network
For many people, college is first and foremost a place of learning and academia, with a degree at the end of it to demonstrate your intellectual prowess. However, at the Ivy League, it's about so much more. Only the most able and most talented gain admission, so within your college accommodation, lecture halls, tutorials and extracurricular activities, you will be surrounded by gifted peers. You will be able to learn, connect and network with talented individuals that will go on to achieve many successes after college, and who might well prove to be influential and invaluable connections for you later on.
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3. Quality of teaching
It's no secret that together with their high tuition fees and large endowments, Ivy League schools have a level of resource that other institutions could only imagine. This trickles down into the quality of facilities and teaching available at these colleges, that will be first rate and can stand head and shoulders above their competition. Most offer top-tier academic resources, such as state-of-the-art laboratories, specialized libraries, as well as smaller class sizes and one-on-one academic guidance. For example, Princeton has a 5:1 student-faculty ratio, while Texas A&M has that ratio placed at 20:1, and the US college with the most number of Nobel laureates associated with it (i.e. both teaching there and producing winners) is indeed an Ivy League school, Harvard, at 160.
4. Career prospects
There are half a dozen studies every year that compare average salaries from Ivy League schools in comparison to non-Ivy League ones, all saying different things. What is clear however is that the prestige of these schools and their name-recognition are invaluable, and while won't guarantee you a job position, can create a more immediate level of distinction as set against other applicants. At the same time, the alumni networks of Ivy League colleges are extremely strong - they have been over many, many years, and probably always will be, and again creates an extended network of individuals in the professional world who might be able to give you the small advantage to find the right opportunity for you. In terms of black and white figures, the average starting salary for a student from the Ivy League schools is $75,000 for 2019, while the average starting salary from US colleges overall is $50,000.
As with most things in life, the value of what you put in to something creates the value of what you get from it. However, it is clear that admission into an Ivy League school will provide many benefits that are not so widely available from other schools. At the end of the day, however, it's important not to forget that ultimately it is the student that makes the college, and not the other way around.


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Usage for Tor doubles in wake of secure email shutdowns, arrival of the PirateBrowser
By Brad Chacos
Senior Editor, PCWorld | PT
The Tor anonymity network is enjoying a massive uptick in popularity after two significant privacy-minded events took place earlier this month
First, there were the sudden shutdowns of Lavabit and Silent Circle's Silent Mail, two secure email services that voluntarily closed their doors on Thursday, August 8, rather than allow the U.S. government access to their users' messages.
On August 10, mere days after Lavabit and Silent Circle took one for the team, the popular Pirate Bay file-sharing site released its PirateBrowser, a web browser that allows users to hop onto the Tor network in order to circumvent government firewalls to access torrent sites and other banned parts of the Web.
By August 18, the number of users accessing the Tor network started creeping up, and it has only climbed higher and higher (and higher) since. Tor now regularly sees more than twice as many daily users as it did before the email shutdowns and the PirateBrowser's release.
Tor's daily users skyrocketed just after Lavabit and Silent Circle shut down.
Differences between Tor browser and the PirateBrowser
While the PirateBrowser and standard Tor software both rely on the Tor network, they use it in very different ways.
Once you've installed Tor's software on your PC—most often in the form of the Tor browser bundle—the service allows you to surf the web anonymously by encrypting your Internet connection requests and bouncing them between numerous "relay nodes" before finally sending them on to the final destination.
No node knows the identifiable information of any nodes in the chain aside from the ones they're taking information from and passing information to and., just to be on the safe side, each hop along the way gets a whole new set of encryption keys.
"The idea is similar to using a twisty, hard-to-follow route in order to throw off somebody who is tailing you—and then periodically erasing your footprints," explains the Tor website. All the hip-hopping makes for a very secure (yet very slow) browsing experience, assuming you're smart about your usage habits. It's also great for bypassing government firewalls.
Tor's "onion-routing" technology also enables the creation of "hidden services," or websites that can also hide their server identity from its users and are only accessible while using Tor. This extreme level of anonymity makes the so-called "Onionland" darknet a haven—not only for seedy types, but also for people who want (or need) to stay anonymous, such as political dissidents and whistleblowers—the type of people who may have relied on Lavabit and Silent Mail previously.
[Now read: Meet the Darknet, the hidden, anonymous underbelly of the Web]
The PirateBrowser behaves a bit differently, however. From its website:
No, it's not intended to be a TOR Browser, while it uses the Tor network, which is designed for anonymous surfing, this browser is ONLY intended to circumvent censorship. The Tor network is used [in the PirateBrowser] to help route around the censoring/blocking of websites your government doesn't want you to know about.
To drive home the point that the PirateBrowser isn't designed for anonymity, it doesn't include the encryption-providing "HTTPS Everywhere" plugin found in the Tor Bundle.
Additionally, the PirateBrowser only accesses Tor when you're using the browser to try to access a blocked website. Non-blocked websites are delivered to your browser normally, rather than hopping all around.
Anonymous messaging with Tor
While the drastic uptick in usage is probably mostly attributable to the PirateBrowser—the Pirate Bay's custom browser was downloaded more than 100,000 times in a matter of days—the Lavabit and Silent Circle shutdowns likely also drove privacy-minded people further underground.
Tor itself isn't an email provider, though—it's just anonymizing routing technology, pure and simple. What's more, the most popular Hidden Service email provider in Onionland, Tormail, was recently killed by the U.S. government. It was collateral damage in the takedown of a service provider hosting many of the Web's child pornography sites.
That's not to say Tor can't be used to send secure messages online, however.
Signing in to a webmail account while using Tor will obviously give your identity away, but using Tor in conjunction with dummy email accounts and PGP encryption would deliver a relatively strong level of privacy. Privacy buffs can also take advantage of Onionland's messaging services, which deliver a very high level of anonymity.
No matter what accounts for Tor's dramatic spike in popularity, one thing's for certain: More people than ever are turning to technology to spite Big Brother.
Senior editor Brad Chacos covers gaming and graphics for PCWorld, and runs the morning news desk for PCWorld, Macworld, Greenbot, and TechHive. He tweets too.


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Films and Lectures to Mark 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Mission
(BLOOMINGTON) – To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission and humanity's first steps on the moon, which took place on July 20, 1969, Indiana University Bloomington will host public talks and film screenings on July 15 and July 19, 2019.
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The films include a 2000 film starring Sam Neill and Patrick Warburton about the role of Australia's Parkes Observatory in the Apollo 11 moon missions and a 2019 documentary about the mission comprised solely of archival footage from the time, including previously unreleased material.
The events will occur at the IU Bloomington campus and Monroe County Public Library. The campus sessions will also feature two 15-minute public talks related to the moon and the Apollo 11 mission. Library events are screenings only.
On July 15, 2019 the events featuring the 2000 film will begin at 4 p.m. at the Monroe County Public Library and 7 p.m. at Swain Hall West, Room 119, on the IU Bloomington campus.
The talks accompanying the free campus screening are "Math and the Moon Landing: the three-body problem," delivered by Kevin M. Pilgrim, a professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Mathematics and "Indiana University Research with Moon Rocks" delivered by Abhijit Basu, a professor in the College's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
On July 19, 2019 the events will begin at 4 p.m. at the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium and 7 p.m. at Swain Hall West, Room 119, on the IU Bloomington campus.
The talks accompanying the free campus screening are "Math and the Moon Landing: the three-body problem," delivered by Shouhong Wang a professor in the College's Department of Mathematics and a different talk from Basu titled "Moon Rocks and the Origin of the Moon".
All events will also include brief introductory remarks from Constantine Deliyannis of the College's Department of Astronomy, as well as a question and answer session. The library events will end promptly at 6 p.m. No registration is required for any events. Children are welcome.
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