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Stan Edwards, or "Mr Manhattan," as he is known, is in a class by himself. Stan is the last of the rare breed of Jazz Singers from his generation. When you listen to each track on this record, you are listening to the honesty and depth of the man himself. Stan does more than just sing a song; he becomes the song as if each tune is autobiographical. His voice is more powerful than a locomotive and just as gentle as rose petal. Listen to this record and you will hear what America's most beautiful music is all about.
~ King Edwards
In my opinion, Stan Edwards is king. King of Popular Song. He is the best singer remaining, in the tradition of the true greats - Sinatra, Bennett, Darin, etc. I have seen him perform live many times, and it was my pleasure to witness such a great performer. And now everyone has the chance to hear him sing by purchasing his CD that is as good as it gets. In the tradition of Sinatra's In The Wee Small Hours Stan Edwards Play Me Hearts and Flowers is a truly great concept album. And Stan Edwards is truly great. But don't just take my word for it, take a listen for yourself.
~ Vic Martino, Actor, Entertainer, and Dean Martin historian
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-- Ron Cannatella: WDAU New Orleans, LA
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Rock Hill Coca-Cola at the Turn of the 20th Century
Our look at the fascinating history of the Rock Hill Coca-Cola Bottling Company continues this month with a brief recap of the men and events that led to the company's existence. The bottling of Coca-Cola in the Rock Hill area closely follows the rise of the Coca-Cola Company to a world-wide concern. We then move on to a discussion of the early marketing efforts of the Coca-Cola Company.
A Brief Recap of Early Rock Hill Coke History
After Luther Snyder had completed his training in the Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, opened by bottler founder Jospeh Whitehead, he purchased the Charlotte North Carolina Territory from Mr. Whitehead and his brother-in-law, J.T. Lupton. Luther enlisted the help of his father-in-law A.D. Crisman, to manage counties in bordering South Carolina until he could locate the right person to purchase the exclusive right to bottle and sell Coca-Cola to the customers in the Counties of York, Chester and Lancaster. Crisman served as the first manager of the Rock Hill Plant. The first syrup shipment was made to the plant in 1906. Nine hundred thirty-four gallons were shipped in 1908. The plant was sold to William Mark Mauldin on November 24, 1908.
Coca-Cola Expands Operations and Marketing in the Early 20th Century
Through the early 1900's bottling operations were built in Cuba, Panama, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam. The expansion occurred under the enthusiastic leadership of Asa Candler. In 1906 the advertising genius of the William D'Arcy Agency and Archie Lee set the tone of Coca-Cola advertising. The ads depicted scenes that made people feel that Coca-Cola was an integral part of the interludes of everyday life (See Frederick Allen's excellent book Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing and Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola the Best-Known Product in the World).
The Slogans that Made the Brand
Even a quick look at the slogans shaping the brand in the first years of the 20th Century will demonstrate a clear brand identity. That strong sense of corporate identity has continued unabated. In 1904 the slogan was "Delicious and Refreshing" and in 1905, "Coca-Cola Revives and Sustains." The straight-sided crown-top bottles were used. In 1906 ads were "The Great National Temperance Drink" and in 1908 "Good to the Last Drop."

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Q: Interpreting NMDS environmental correlations in the context of spatial and temporal autocorrelation Do I need to account for autocorrelation when assessing correlations of environmental variables on an NMDS (nonmetric multidimensional scaling) ordination of species data? If so, how?
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*I've constructed an NMDS ordination from a Bray-Curtis distance matrix calculated from relativized abundances (basal areas) of trees. Samples include ~40 forested plots that have been resampled 13-15 times each.

*I also have ~60 environmental variables (soil, topography, etc.) that were measured from each plot in the last sampling year. Many variables relate and/or are correlated to one another.
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*I want to determine if any of my environmental variables explain the NMDS structure and if so to what degree.

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*I opted to use vf() from the ecodist package in R (though I know a lot of people use envfit() from the vegan package). - From the help page, vf provides the following:

matrix with the first 2 columns containing the scores for every
variable in each of the 2 dimensions of the ordination space. r is the maximum correlation of the
variable with the ordination space, and pval is the result of the permutation test.

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*Geographic coordinates (UTMN and UTME) are strongly correlated to my NMDS axes (i.e., they have significant large r values from vf output).

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*Do I need to control for this spatial autocorrelation when interpreting the relationship of my other variables to the NMDS ordination axes? (If so, what is the procedure?)

*Given that my samples are resampled (and therefore I have many samples representing each plot), I assume some degree of temporal autocorrelation is at play as well.

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In recent years there has been an unprecedented, widespread endorsement and application of interventions designed to foster gratitude. However, rigorous experimental research into the efficacy of gratitude interventions is only in its formative stages and much work is needed to determine not only if they are effective, but also how and when they are effective. Additionally, despite the inherently social nature of gratitude and robust evidence that social relationships are a key determinant of wellbeing, no research has utilized social or interpersonal gratitude as a strategy for improving wellbeing. This thesis, therefore, examines whether interpersonal gratitude interventions improve how people perceive their relationships with others and their overall wellbeing, and if so, how and when. Three research articles are presented in this thesis detailing the results of three robust, longitudinal randomised controlled trials. The key findings that emerged were, firstly, that shifting the focus of gratitude towards others leads to enhanced psychosocial wellbeing, compared to self-focused gratitude and neutral control activities. Secondly, these findings uniquely contribute to theoretical understandings of how gratitude interventions work by offering novel mechanistic evidence in support of both the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions and the find-remind-bind theory of gratitude. Gratitude appears to promote the maintenance and development of existing social relationships and friendships, which in turn improves markers of wellbeing. Thirdly, this thesis informs and updates the Positive Activity Model by examining intervention features (self vs. other oriented, behavioural vs. reflective) and person features (pre-existing levels of social support and depression) that would likely influence intervention efficacy. This thesis extends current knowledge and adds to a growing body of work emphasising the social and psychological benefits of being grateful, and the potential of gratitude interventions to foster positive mental health and wellbeing.


Some exciting news today – the West Yorkshire Archive Service [WYAS] submission to the InterPares 3 Research Project for a case study of the MLA Yorkshire archives has been accepted. MLA Yorkshire, the lead strategic agency for museums, libraries and archives in the region, closes this week (so that live website might not be available for too much longer! – In fact, I've been experimenting with the Internet Archives' Archive-It package as part of the MLA Yorkshire archives work) as part of a national restructuring of the wider organisation, and I've spent much of the past few days arranging the transfer of both paper and digital archives from the local office in Leeds.
InterPares 3 focuses on implementing the theory of digital preservation in small and medium-sized archives, and should provide an excellent chance for WYAS to build up in-house digital preservation expertise as we feel our way with this, our first large-scale digital deposit. I'm really excited about this opportunity, and I hope to document how we get on with the project on this blog.
Presentations from the successful open consultation day held at TNA on 12 November on digital preservation for local authority archivists are now available on the DPC website – including my report on my Churchill Fellowship research in the US and Australia. Also featured were colleagues from other local authority services already active in practical digital preservation initiatives – Heather Needham on ingest work at Hampshire, Viv Cothey reporting on his GAIP tool developed for Gloucestershire Archives, and Kevin Bolton on web archiving work at Manchester City.
Heather and I also reported back on the results of the digital preservation survey of local authorities and a copy of the interim report is also now available on the DPC site. A paper incorporating the discussion arising from the survey, from the afternoon sessions of the consultation event, will be published in Ariadne in January 2009.
A visit to Monash's University's Caulfield campus, just a short train or tram ride away from central Melbourne.
I'd asked to visit the Monash Museum of Computing History, which was established by the Faculty of Information Technology in 2000 as a resource for the study of computing history and to show how far information technology has developed in a very short space of time.
The museum has a small collection centered around one of the four Ferranti Sirius computers built in Manchester and shipped to Melbourne in the 1960s. The collection is attractively displayed in a public foyer, where there is a continual to-ing and fro-ing of both students and staff. Putting the University's Sirius on display immediately generated other offers for the museum, and even the donation of a home movie demonstrating the Sirius in use. The Director would like to obtain further funding to extend the use of the the museum as an educational tool for schoolchildren.
Monash integrates its teaching in archival and information science into the information technology faculty, obtaining an unusual but highly beneficial cross-fertilisation between pure computer science and informatics. I was introduced to several of the faculty staff, including Dr Joanne Evans who recently completed her PhD on building sustaintable, automated and re-usable recordkeeping metadata (as part of the Clever Recordkeeping Metadata Project), and is now on secondment from the eScholarship Research Centre at Melbourne University working on the Smart Information Portals Project. These projects have developed in part in response to Australian public sector recordkeeping audit reports which have demonstrated that metadata is often ignored in record creation.
We talked about the importance of collaboration amongst archivists and records managers in addressing issues of digital preservation, and the need for a coordinating layer to take in hand major digital preservation projects and transform these into something which can be applied in small Archive Services. In Australia, although the State Archives are comparatively large in comparison to UK local authority archives, there are still many small archives, particularly in schools, who lack the technical infrastructure and management processes necessary to take on real projects in digital preservation. Joanne's work at the eScholarship Research Centre looks at culture change and how digital recordkeeping influences, or needs to influence, organisational structures and research practice.


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All-Star Game Crystal Ball: Running Backs
Welcome back to the Crystal Ball, where I take my guesses at which players end up in draft all-star games such as the Reese's Senior Bowl, the East/West Shrine game, and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. In this article I'm going to cover the running back group and who I believe will get a shot to impress coaches and scouts in January's segment of the draft circuit. Let's kick it off with the big one, the Senior Bowl. Note that I won't be including underclassmen who graduate and are therefore eligible. I'll also be avoiding adding fullbacks. There are good odds that Winston Dimel from UTEP and Britton Abbott from Oklahoma State end up at one of these, but I just don't know enough about them to make an educated guess.
Damien Harris, Alabama
Bryce Love, Stanford
Myles Gaskin, Washington
Karan Higdon, Michigan
Qadree Ollison, Pittsburgh
Nick Brossette, LSU
Damien Harris, assuming he decides to participate, is the one surefire pick for this. Every other player on this list has questions that could push them to the fringe if we see some late risers. The emergence of Tua Tagovailoa has limited his touches, but Harris has one of the most well-rounded skill sets in out of this group of backs. He won't break off home run plays, but his vision and leg drive are enough to create yardage for himself regardless of the offense he's working behind.
Bryce Love had probably the most expectations placed on him out of any senior back, considering he was coming off of a season with over 2000 yards rushing. Love's historic season where he averaged 8.1 yards per carry is a thing of the past. He's now averaging 4 yards a carry and will likely finish the season below 1000 yards on the ground. It's a stunning falloff for a player who was once arguably the most elusive back in college ball. The piles of injuries that have mounted on him could even prevent him from participating in this game. That said, you don't have one of the best seasons in NCAA history and get sent down to the Shrine Game. This will be a massive proving ground for Love.
Gaskin has never been considered a potential first round back like Harris or Love, but he has put together a remarkable career with the Huskies. He has posted over 1300 yards in every season with the team, and could end up eclipsing that mark once again as a senior. He has just enough speed to break long runs and some surprising shiftiness in the open field. It's unlikely his stock is elevated into rounds two or three with his performance at the Senior Bowl, but he could do it with an impressive showing in both Mobile and Indianapolis.
Another potential sub-200 pound back? I hope you're getting the theme of this senior class. A lot of these backs are too small to be considered feature guys for some NFL teams. I believe Higdon is the hardest running of them all, as he consistently lowers his pads and finishes his runs out strong. He hasn't been an player on passing downs, which will be key to a successful draft circuit. Watch out for Higdon to rise if he comes in over 200 pounds and plays physically throughout the week.
Qadree Ollison burst onto the scene in 2015 with a freshman season that surpassed 1100 yards as a runner. The following two seasons he disappeared behind other backs, tallying just over 500 yards between his sophomore and junior years. Now? He's pushing for the 1000 yard mark again. A powerful back at 225-230 pounds, Ollison is a battering ram who is on the rise in a group with plenty of questions. He's been a pleasant surprise.
Nick Brossette wasn't even a guaranteed starter when we kicked off the year. He waited patiently behind Leonard Fournette, Derrius Guice, and Darrell Williams. Rather than transfer he hung tough and finally got his opportunity. He came out banging the drums, rushing for over 100 yards against the highly touted Miami Hurricanes. Brossette is a meat and potatoes runner that has drawn James Conner comparisons with his style. He won't create on his own, but he runs tough and takes what is given. The SEC pedigree will be a big factor in boosting him to this spot.
How would I stack this group at the moment?
1. Damien Harris
2. Myles Gaskin
3. Bryce Love
4. Karan Higdon
5. Qadree Ollison
6. Nick Brossette
East/West Shrine Game
Ryquell Armstead, Temple
Bruce Anderson, North Dakota State
D.J. Knox, Purdue
Lexington Thomas, UNLV
Nico Evans, Wyoming
Ty Johnson, Maryland
Armstead has taken a similar path to Ollison, although not as severe. As a sophomore he reached the 900 yard mark while averaging 5.9 yards per carry. His production dropped significantly as a junior, as he only reached 3.9 yards per carry. As a senior he is on pace for over 1000 yards rushing. Earlier this season he had a stretch of four straight games topping the hundred yard mark. Armstead may not be the biggest back but he runs hard, often times creating for himself when his line can't. He's one of the many backs in this group that could be called up to Mobile.
North Dakota State has been a hotbed for FCS talent, and Bruce Anderson continues that tradition. He's currently averaging 7.1 yards per carry and should top the 1000 yard mark without much of an issue. Despite only having more than 12 carries in just one of the six games he has played this season he is already past the 500 yard mark. Taking on some higher level competition from the FBS level will be key to getting drafted late.
One of the least discussed backs in this class, Purdue's D.J. Knox has quietly put together a season over 540 yards rushing at the halfway marker. He's built stout and strong at 5'7" and 210 pounds. His timeshare with fellow senior back Markell Jones could hinder him from continuing his current pace, but both are names to watch for the upcoming winter.
Want another slim back who has been ultra productive? UNLV's Lexington Thomas has a career average of 5.9 yards per carry. He is likely going to pass the 1000 yard mark for a second straight season. He has surpassed 100 yards in four of seven games at the halfway point. At a very slender 5'9" and 170 pounds there will be questions about his ability to hold up, but his game screams change of pace runner.
Whew, Nico Evans has come out of nowhere. The Wyoming Cowboy had only 108 yards rushing in his career prior to 2018. He made the most of a week 0 matchup against New Mexico State, hopping onto the national stage with a 190 yard performance. He hasn't slowed down. Sitting on a cool 7 yards per carry, he has been explosive enough to hit long runs. He's no track speed specialist, as I'd guess he runs in the high 4.5s. He is a tough runner in the hole though, always squeaking out another yard or two. He could get the shot in Mobile with a good week at the East/West and some injury "luck" above him.
Ty Johnson's 2018 season can be characterized in a few ways. The one I've seen used most by fellow analysts? Underused. Johnson was seemingly shunned against Texas in the season debut, which drew the ire of some of the guys at The Draft Network. Johnson will likely finish his college career never topping 150 carries per season, but he's a dynamic runner who is always a big play threat. His health will be paramount to where he ends up.
1. Ryquell Armstead
2. Ty Johnson
3. Lexington Thomas
4. Nico Evans
5. Bruce Anderson
6. D.J. Knox
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska
Ryan Fulse, Wagner
Jordan Ellis, Virginia
L.J. Scott, Michigan State
Darrin Hall, Pittsburgh
Travon McMillian, Colorado
The thick 235 pound Ozigbo has been in competition for the starter job with the Cornhuskers for his entire career. Never before has he surpassed the 500 yard mark, but since the decimation of the team's RB corps he has taken the majority of the work since week four. Ozigbo posted 329 yards between his performances against Purdue and Northwestern, and could continue to put up numbers as the year drags on. As of this writing he's over 100 yards against Minnesota. A late day three selection may be the peak, but he deserves a shot at the bowl games.
We're hardly past the halfway mark for a lot of these teams, so most players are scrapping in the 600 yard range if they're playing at a high level. Although the FCS ranks aren't nearly as talented as the FBS, it's still rare to see guys running up outrageous statlines. Wagner's Ryan Fulse only posted 47 yards against Syracuse, but he's already over the 1000 yard mark despite only playing in seven games. Much of it has come on the back of a 271 yard massacre of the D2 Bowie State Bulldogs, but it's still shocking to see.
Jordan Ellis from Virginia has not been as effective against teams with better talent such as the Miami Hurricanes and North Carolina State Wolfpack, but he's averaging 5.5 yards per carry and sitting at over 500 yards rushing through six games. The most difficult stretch is over and Virginia still hasn't faced any killers in their schedule. A potential ACC Conference Championship berth or high level bowl game will be key to Ellis' stock. Testing and a shot at an all-star game will help to clarify where his athleticism lies. The 225 pound Ellis is estimated as a 4.64 40-yard dash rusher by NFLDraftScout.com.
L.J. Scott has done a lot of damage to his stock. I mean, a lot of damage. Over the summer he stated on Instagram that he thinks about quiting football every day. He has never topped 1000 yards as a runner, but has looked surprisingly lethargic as of late. Injured throughout most of 2018, he has averaged only 2.8 yards per carry as a senior. I've never been a big fan of his game, but he may not be draftable. He'll get looks on name alone, but it'd be stunning if he got taken considering the backpack of red flags he's carrying around.
The Robin to Qadree Ollison's Batman, Darrin Hall is the defined RB2 for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Despite that he is averaging 6.6 yards per carry and should have a shot at getting picked this April. Hill is slightly smaller than Ollison, but he's a comfortable 5'11" and 225 pounds. The lack of production throughout his career will be worrisome for a lot of teams, but he has faced James Conner and the aforementioned Ollison fighting for carries.
The former Virginia Tech Hokie Travon McMillian is now a member of the Colorado Buffaloes, and he has taken off. McMillian topped 1000 yards as a stud freshman, but decided to transfer after splitting time with other backs. Through 7 games he is over 600 yards and should top the 1000 yard mark once again as a senior. He struggled significantly in a matchup with USC, but has been stringing together 100 yard rushing games early on.
How would I stack them at the moment?
1. Darrin Hall
2. Travon McMillian
3. Devine Ozigbo
4. Ryan Fulse
5. L.J. Scott
6. Jordan Ellis
There are some talented players I had to omit from this list for a variety of reasons, but of course the ultimate decider is a lack of space on rosters. Here are some of the guys that just barely missed the cut.
Jalin Moore, Appalachian State (Injury)
Jacques Patrick, Florida State
Marcus Outlow, Coastal Carolina
Patrick Laird, California
Braeden West, SMU
Let me know what you guys think about these picks and who you would prefer getting in. Personally, Laird not making it into an all-star game was one of the most difficult choices I made, as I am intrigued by his vision. He may end up getting an invite as high as the Shrine game if he returns to his 2017 form.


If you have a question/issue regarding any of the product related features of Marketo, STOP, and head over to the appropriate section of the community called PRODUCTS & SUPPORT (Products). There is a specific space called "PRODUCT DISCUSSIONS" for these types of discussions.
This is where the majority of the members of the community - especially many of the experts/champions - "hang out" to help/assist others with their questions/challenges. Meaning, you will have a much greater chance of having your question seen and answered.
MARKETING CENTRAL > MARKETING DISCUSSIONS is for discussing general marketing-related topics that are product independent. There are a couple other areas of the community that lead to this same confusion (PRODUCTS & SUPPORT > COMMUNITY HELP & FEEDBACK).
Hope this helps and saves us from constantly reminding users (mainly new users who aren't familiar with the community) to move their question to the appropriate section/space of the community. We're not trying to be rude - we simply want to direct you the most appropriate place within the community to help you get your questions answered as quickly (and accurately) as possible. And, of course, allow others to benefit from this as well.
Could we make this one stick as the first line when someone looks to Marketing discussion ?
Reader, if you have posted a product question to either "Marketing Discussions", you can (and should) move it to to products.
Could you post the same one to "Community Help and Feedback" ?
Done. Now if there only was a way to make this stick to the top of the discussion list. I'm sure there's a way to do it within Jive - it's just getting the community administrators to do it. Scott Wilder is that still you?
Thanks Dan Stevens., someone finally needed to say something! There are still loads of discussions sitting in purgatory in Getting Started or About Community that never get discussed because they should be moved to the more popular The specified item was not found. or Products.
I wish there was a way to prompt the author on a new discussion to instead of just choosing the place to post, they could be shown a guide on which place is appropriate.
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They *" say that evolution is incapable of taking one step back in order to move forward in a better direction. I'm going to claim this as the reason for my deep reluctance to fixing the afore-mentioned leak in my roof.
A rather intricate mosaic of burnt cedar wood, using the technique of yakisugi or sho sugi ban. This is me and a closeup of one of the pieces.
When this did not work, I tried to remedy it with huge blobs of tec7and sikaflex. I'll spare you the details.
And when this still didn't work, I tried to cover the atrocity with asphalt roofing felt.
In order to fix this I had to remove all the roofing felt, all the bits and pieces and replace them with something more whole, more practical and, alas, a less interesting solution.
But here, at least, is a glimpse of the resulting hygge, proving that evolution does not always know where it's going and might be highly overrated.
*There's no point to writing snuggles rather than the more obvious struggles, just that I'm tired of the endless yapping about evolution as some sort of special olympics. The universe cares nothing for your stupid games of dominance.
**I'm not really sure who 'they' are. Possibly Darwin, or my 8th grade biology teacher. It's just one of those phrases.
Rain, rain go, not away just on a slightly different route, like not down my sweater please.
Let's talk about rain. In Scandinavia, where I live, there has been a disastrous draught, so all rain is welcome. Of course, since the weather is wonky, it comes in floods. Also, winter was unusually long and wet this year, so there has been quite a lot of rain. Just not when needed. This has slowed down the building considerably, since it's either too wet or too hot to get much done.
And one thing I've learned about rain is that it's like cats. It always finds a way in, particularly inside my sweater, regardless of the amount of rain gear I put on.
Raindrops inside my windowpane. So many whys.
In my first post, I mused over how much a piece of air need to be sealed off in order to be named a house. While not wanting my house to suffocate, I don't want it to drown or rot either.
I did not think building a house would be a picnic. If I had, I would have brought several hampers, a deck chair and larger amounts of wine. I also realised early on that building light and beautiful is a lot more difficult than building ugly and heavy. This is not, of course, poorly hidden fat-shaming, but most materials available in shops are calibrated for much larger constructions and if they're light, they are intended for indoor use. Mostly, weight simply isn't an issue for normal housebuilders. So sturdy, light materials are hard to come by.
For my house, I'm using cedar wood. It smells nice. It weighs very little. And while a bit pricey, I dont' need so much that it becomes a great obstacle.
It is, however, not waterproof. As wood isn't or need be. This is not a great problem for the walls, where the water runs off, but for the roof it poses some problems.
Now, I know how to build a roof with the angles and materials etc needed to keep water out, but for this construction, I need something different. And that something different I've pretty much had to make up as I went along. Currently, the roof is one slighty slanted part of lacquered pine, one boat deck, flat, and the alcove, where part is cedar, soaking up water, but not dripping through, and part painted pine, for reasons that I ran out of cedar and also that I wanted to make a hatch for access to the roof terrace. This last bit is basically a sieve.
It does not help either, that I struggle with an intense feeling of guilt over every plank that has to be discarded or every possible damage to the house. There is generally too much disregard for the things surrounding us, matter matters too. There is not an endless amount of matter on earth. For everything made, something else ceases to exist or will never be. But to realise this while not being overwhelmed with responsibility is harder than I had thought. Much harder than making the house itself.
One construction problem is that there are too many bits, too many places where pieces are joined together, so now I have ordered more materials and will be redoing part of the roof. I will also have to rethink the hatch,and add more layers of lacquer to the terrace and pine. Not sure about the cedar though, if I should treat it, if it will season and adjust or if it will rot. This, I suppose, is a question we all face about our selves also.


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Starks Signifies How Special 2022 Can Be
With the commitment of Malaki Starks, Georgia Football now has 10 total commits in the 2022 class, a cycle that is shaping up to be one of the best in some time for the Bulldogs.
Evan Crowell
Mar 26, 2021 2:03 PM EDT
Head coach Kirby Smart has made a few things abundantly clear when it comes to the 2022 recruiting class: he is going to recruit the Peach State hard, and he wants to take a full class. On his way to at least 25 commits in 2022, Smart has landed 10, with eight months to go before early national signing day. Of those 10 commits, nine hail from the state of Georgia.
The 10th commit came by way of Jefferson High School, where on Thursday night Malaki Starks pledged his services to the Bulldogs. Georgia recruited him to play both sides of the football, which was unique among his three finalists: Georgia, Clemson and Alabama.
Starks could be the most impactful Day-1 commit from the entire group, because it will be impossible to keep him off the field wherever he plays, be it wideout, running back, safety or corner. There isn't anything Starks can't do at this point.
Commits in the 2022 cycle:
Gunner Stockton, QB
Malaki Starks, ATHLETE
Deyon Bouie, CB/WR
Marquis Groves-Killebrew, CB
Tyree West, DT
Bear Alexander, DT
C.J. Washington, ILB
Darris Smith, OLB
Donovan Westmoreland, DE
That is an impressive early list of commits for the Dawgs. There is a special quarterback talent in Stockton, two players that will be dynamic on both sides of the ball in Starks and Bouie, and a headliner corner on the defensive side with Groves-Killebrew.
West and Alexander kick-started what promises to be an impressive interior defensive line class for Georgia, while Smith and Westmoreland show promise as edge rushers to provide balance. To tie a bow on it all, Washington, from Cedartown, Ga., projects to be a great inside linebacker on the next level.
It's already top-end heavy with SI99 candidates in Stockton, Starks, Bouie, West, Alexander and Killebrew, but there's a variety of prospects at key positions.
The Bulldogs have the best of both worlds and have only a few more things to address before we can definitively call this the best class in the nation.
Here is what is perceived to be the biggest needs remaining in this class and how the Bulldogs can address them:
Top-Flight Defensive Line Talent
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BREAKING: UGA Lands World Class Speed in Latest Commit
Solutions: Walter Nolen, Travis Shaw, Mykel Williams, Christen Miller
Both are on the interior and each are likely two of the top four players in America. Nolen was at the Under Armor All-American camp in Atlanta this past weekend and looked like the best player on the field.
Shaw is a name that isn't new to the national landscape, but he's not a name that has circulated in the Georgia space very often. That's mostly because he's been considered a heavy Clemson lean for such a long time. There's hope here for Georgia. Keep an eye on Shaw.
To continue our theme of a variety of prospects, Nolen and Shaw project to be dominant interior defensive linemen, Williams and Miller provide something a bit different. Miller projects as a 6-foot-6, 300-pound 3-technique with athleticism, while the 6-foot-5, 260-pound Williams has the ceiling of a player that resembles Chase Young.
Game-Changing Offensive Weapon
Solutions: Oscar Delp, Kojo Antwi, DeNylon Morrissette
Starks and Bouie could be talented offensive players, but since they are expected to play mostly defense, let's keep this strictly to offensive players.
Delp is the No. 1 tight end in the country by all accounts and for good reason. He brings everything to the table at the tight-end position and would continue the Bulldogs' run of success in the tight-end room.
Offensive Line Help
Solutions: Addison Nichols, Tyler Booker, Qae'Shon Sapp
The 2022 class of offensive linemen is still developing, but the good news for Georgia is that they are rather young at the position on their current roster. If there's one position that seems to have a backlog of talent, it's the offensive line group.
Nichols, Booker and Sapp are the initial names to look out for. Beyond that, the board appears to be scattered.
Time will tell on all of these, but at the moment this is the board for the Bulldogs at the offensive-line spot after taking so many in the 2021 class.
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One of the most immaculately crafted stage comedies of all time.
A new production of one of the funniest plays in English, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, will be captured live at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End. Wilde's much-loved masterpiece throws love, logic and language into the air to make one of theatre's most dazzling firework displays. Jack, Algy, Gwendolyn and Cecily discover how unsmooth runs the course of true love, while Lady Bracknell keeps a baleful eye on the mayhem of manners.
A fresh take on Wilde's 'comic masterpiece' (Guardian), this 'hilarious' adaptation breaths 'new and vital' life (★★★★★ WhatsOnStage) into 'one of the most immaculately crafted stage comedies of all time' (The Stage). Don't miss the 'magnificent' (★★★★ Sunday Times) final installment of Classic Spring's critically acclaimed Oscar Wilde Season, a year-long celebration of the brilliant Victorian playwright.


The idea for Du Maurier Watches was conceived by Ned and Marianna du Maurier Browning. Their company designs and produces luxury Swiss-made watches, which are all inspired by generations of the du Maurier family and their achievements.
Ned's ancestry includes George du Maurier, the famous Punch illustrator and author of Peter Ibbetson, Trilby and The Martian; Guy du Maurier, military officer and playwright; the matinée idol and actor-manager Gerald du Maurier; the Llewelyn Davies family which has become part of literary history as the Darling family in Peter Pan; Frederick Browning, Olympian, military officer and aide to the Royal Family and, of course, Ned's grandmother Daphne du Maurier.
The first watches in the collection took inspiration from Daphne's most famous novel Rebecca, the ladies' watch being the Rebecca and the gentlemen's being the Maxim.
These have been followed by the Daphne Signature for ladies and the Commodore for men. All the watches are beautifully designed and made using only the finest materials, including rose gold, diamonds and sapphire glass.


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PayPal Pledges to Overhaul Approach to Crowdfunding
PayPal this week promised to review how it handles crowd-funding efforts after several projects had their funding frozen by the online payment service.
In a blog post, PayPal said that crowd-funding campaigns – made popular in the past year or two by services like Kickstarter and Indiegogo – are a new concept and therefore "potentially open to abuse."
"PayPal has a responsibility to ensure that the system remains secure, in compliance with government regulations around the world, and that consumers who contribute to these campaigns understand where their money is going," wrote Tomer Barel, vice president of risk management at PayPal.
The company is not opposed to helping crowd-funding projects. "When done right, crowdfunding is a powerful catalyst for innovation ," Barel wrote. "However, it's clear that our existing policies and processes aren't working quite right for this particular fundraising model."
Among those who ran into trouble with PayPal was Norway-based Red Thread Games , which saw ticket sales for its first fan convention, Journeycon One, frozen by PayPal for about a day this week. That came after the firm raised more than $1.5 million on Kickstarter back in March for its game Dreamfall Chapters.
Iceland-based Mailpile ran into the same problem with an Indiegogo campaign for its email client. It successfully raised more than $160,000 of its $100,000 goal this week, but last week, PayPal froze about $45,000 of the $135,000 it had raised at that point. Ultimately, PayPal reversed course and even donated $1,000 to the Mailpile campaign.
Part of the problem was that the firms were based abroad, PayPal suggested in an interview with Ars Technica, though it could not go into detail about exactly what prompted the crackdown. Indiegogo provides the option of paying via PayPal, but Kickstarter relies on Amazon Payments.
For now, PayPal said it is "in the midst of overhauling our policies in this space" to come up with a permanent solution that avoids frozen accounts. Until then, "we will ensure that each crowdfunding campaign is reviewed by a senior member of my team before any action is taken. It's a small, but important step," Barel wrote.
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Malayalam Cinema Quiz- General Knowledge Questions for PSC
1. The first film society in Kerala:
2. The first film to get the award of Govt. of Kerala for best film:
3. The Malayalam film in which Latha Mangeshkar was a playback singer:
4. Which is the award winning Malayalam film directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan in which no woman has acted:
5. The first Malayalam film to get President's silver medal:
6. The first Malayalam film that was nominated for Oscar:
7. A film directed by Priyadarshan that depicts a story in the back ground of freedom struggle of India:
8. The Malayalam film based on the theme of 'Count of Monte Christo' by Alexander Dumas:
9. The Malayalam film based on the theme of 'Othallo' of Shakespeare:
10. The first film directed by M T Vasudevan Nair:
11. The first Malayalam film to get Golden Camera award in Cannes film festival:
12. The film 'Yugapurushan' depicts the life of renaissance leader:
13. The first Dolby sterio film in Malayalam:
14. The first digital Malayalam movie:
15. The youngest Malayalam actress to get national award for best actress:
16. The film by Shaji N.Karun based on the theme of the controversial Rajan Case:
17. The film 'Neythukaran' depicts the life of:
18. The film based on the theme of Kayyur strike:
19. The film 'Guru' depicts the life of:
20. Which beach is the back ground of the novel 'Chemmeen'?
21.The first woman to win the award of Best Award in Kerala State Film Awards?
22. Who won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the Malayalam film 'Minnaminungu' in 2017?
23. The movie directed by Kamal based on the life story of J.C. Daniel, the father of Malayalam cinema?
24. Who portrayed the character J C Daniel in the 2013 movie, Celluloid?
25. For which film Balachandra Menon won the National Film Award for Best Actor in the 1998?
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Regimental Roster—Move to Columbus, Ky.—Engage in Garrison Duty—Time Expires — Return Home—Muster out—Statistics.
Colonel-FRITZ ANNEKE. Lieutenant Colonel—Henry Orff ; Jl/cyor-George H. Walther ; Adjutant SERUAtf Hasse; Quarter)naste7-—J. a. Bec:h.er; /Si/rfireon-J. E. AVeinern; First Assistant Surgemi — James S. Kelso ; Chaplain—'Rev. F. A. Beckel.
A—H. Eugene Ferslow, B —James N. Ruby, C-0. G.AVnmot, D—Noble W.Smith, E — Cornelius Kuntz, F —Heinrich Kenkel, G —Charles A. Lang, H—Isidore de St. Ange, I—F. A. B.Becker, K—William Walther.
First Lieutenants. Henry T. Calkins, Henry B. Fox, F. H. J. Obladen, Elliot M. Scribner, Charles F. Bauer, James Lonergan, Robert Strohman, William T. Barclay, Edward J. Kelley, Erhard Weber.
Second lAeutenanls. Michael A. Leahy, Dennis J. F. Murphy, John W. Johann, WiUiam H. Pettit, Charles F. Lachmnnd, Rudolph Kirschner, G. F. Blumenstein, Leonard Laplaunt, G. C. Noumeister, August Beecher.
The regiment arrived at Columbus, Ky., on the 2d of Febru¬ ary, where they were engaged in garrison and fatigue duty until the latter part of August. At that time, their term of service having expired, they returned to Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, and Avere mustered out of service on the 8th of September.
Eegimental Statistics.— Original strength, 961. Loss—by death, 20; deserted, 283; discharged, 186; mustered out, 472.
Description This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats.
Full text OHAPTEE XLII. REGIMENTAL HISTORY—THIRTY-FOURTH INFANTRY. Regimental Roster—Move to Columbus, Ky.—Engage in Garrison Duty—Time Expires — Return Home—Muster out—Statistics. THE Thirty-fourth Regiment, composed of men drafted by the State authorities, under General Order No. 94 from the War Department, AA^as organized at Camp Washburn, Mihvaukee, under the direction of Colonel Fritz Anneke. This regiment, the only organization from Wisconsin whose term of service was less than "three years or during the war" was mustered into the United States service for nine months, by companies, their muster being completed on the 31st of December, 1862. The regiment left the State on the 31st of January, 1863, with the following roster: Colonel-FRITZ ANNEKE. Lieutenant Colonel—Henry Orff ; Jl/cyor-George H. Walther ; Adjutant SERUAtf Hasse; Quarter)naste7-—J. a. Bec:h.er; /Si/rfireon-J. E. AVeinern; First Assistant Surgemi — James S. Kelso ; Chaplain—'Rev. F. A. Beckel. Co. Captains. A—H. Eugene Ferslow, B —James N. Ruby, C-0. G.AVnmot, D—Noble W.Smith, E — Cornelius Kuntz, F —Heinrich Kenkel, G —Charles A. Lang, H—Isidore de St. Ange, I—F. A. B.Becker, K—William Walther. First Lieutenants. Henry T. Calkins, Henry B. Fox, F. H. J. Obladen, Elliot M. Scribner, Charles F. Bauer, James Lonergan, Robert Strohman, William T. Barclay, Edward J. Kelley, Erhard Weber. Second lAeutenanls. Michael A. Leahy, Dennis J. F. Murphy, John W. Johann, WiUiam H. Pettit, Charles F. Lachmnnd, Rudolph Kirschner, G. F. Blumenstein, Leonard Laplaunt, G. C. Noumeister, August Beecher. The regiment arrived at Columbus, Ky., on the 2d of Febru¬ ary, where they were engaged in garrison and fatigue duty until the latter part of August. At that time, their term of service having expired, they returned to Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, and Avere mustered out of service on the 8th of September. Eegimental Statistics.— Original strength, 961. Loss—by death, 20; deserted, 283; discharged, 186; mustered out, 472.


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We meet for the eighth year in a row, my brothers and I, to ride and camp off our motorcycles for a few days in Idaho mountains. Fires and a funny forecast mean we aren't sure what we're getting into. For the first day of five, we ride from our mother's house on forest roads to tiny Calder, Idaho, along the St. Joe then up the tributary Big Creek.
The drive from Boise to my mom's house in the forested hills between Troy and Moscow is punctuated by fire camps and emergency services laboring under thick clouds dragging welcome showers across central Idaho meadows.
I am on my way to meet my three younger brothers for our eighth annual mountain motorcycle ride. Jeremy is making a similar drive today from Camano Island, Washington.
"Are you making us cookies?" I joke.
A bag of homemade cookies is bungie netted attop my bags as we set out.
For one of our typical St. Joe Ranger District rides, such as we've not done for a few years, we might start out over Moscow Mountain. But it's not a typical year. North Idaho is burning in a dozen places and the mountain closed until long absent rains return.
Instead we follow gravel roads toward our old countryside home on Orchard Loop Road then across the same fallow fields we crossed as kids to Spring Valley, the little local reservoir I haven't set eyes on for a decade.
"I can't believe how much the trees have grown in these fields," I remark. Bare rolling hills we once sped across are now thick with trees taller than I am.
We stop there a minute and talk of adventures past. We remember when Spring Valley seemed little more than a big puddle in our back woods around which we had free reign to ride and camp. Now it has facilities and rules.
The tracks are dusty and sometimes overgrown but connect as expected.
I slow to an idle to allow three turkeys running panicked on the path ahead to find refuge. They're indecisive so we make a little parade for a while.
We stop for a break at a large pond hidden behind trees. If it has a name, I couldn't find it — just a video of some bass fishing here.¹ It looks like it's well known to locals.
A sign at the head of Little Bear Creek Road says "No Public Access"¹ so we trade continuing dirt roads and trails for a bit of highway to Laird Park.
My old seven inch tablet is working well as a GPS this year.
From Laird Park we ride along the Palouse River over the Palouse Divide to follow Emerald Creek. We speed between open meadows and deep forest shade toward Clarkia.
Our plan to replay some greatest hits, such as Lost Lake and Marble Creek, was thwarted this year by all the fires. Nearly the whole forest district is closed, Marble Creek to Red Ives, Clarkia to Avery. The only north Idaho forest I can find open is between the St. Joe and Interstate 90 so we're following unknown roads through the mountains to get there.
The bright red line is our new route. Maroon lines surround fire closures (square areas are generally private timber land). Yellow and orange areas represent active fires. Closures were even more extensive when I plotted the route.
The waddling porcupine and gangly juvenile moose are quicker than the turkey trio to escape the roadway, quicker than I am to brake, unzip and draw the camera.
"Do you have any butter?" I ask the lady behind the glass-top counter inside the Calder Store entrance. I already scanned the small cooler. She looks up curiously through glasses perched below frazzled grey hair.
"I don't think so," she starts.
"I got a glob of pitch in my hair," I explain. "I've always used butter to get it out. Do you know of anything else that will work?" My brothers had kindly suggested gasoline.
She returns with a small plastic cup of butter. "Fifty cents," she says.
"We're close," I assure my brothers. I brake as I see the GPS line forking from Big Creek Road and come to a stop a dozen feet past the marked trailhead.
It looks like riders have cut from road to trail at a few spots, not unusual, so we just enter between the boulders beside us and head upwards on the dirt track.
I pause to asses a steeply canted switchback, decide momentum should make it easy, then find myself tipping slowly toward a deep hole after I stall the motor. Darn.
"I'll need some help picking this up," I suggest as my brothers arrive a moment later. I'm standing in the hole keeping the bike from sliding further.
A little heave-ho gets us all safely past the pit.
"I guess it's to discourage ATVs," I suppose of the many poles and logs placed intentionally across the trail. This is meant to be a motorcycles-only trail but it still seems an odd solution.
Our youngest brother Jesse deserves a backwoods commendation for trucking up on the inch-and-a-half too tall, snatchy Husky. He's burning bonus calories today.
All the debris on the trail makes the climbs and switchbacks tricky on loaded bikes. Time and teamwork finally brings us to flatter ground. I speed ahead expecting to reach an intersection but instead find full trees cut to criss-cross the trail as far as I can see. It doesn't make sense.
We have no choice but to retreat to the road. While waiting for my brothers to arrive, I eat a few of mom's oatmeal cookies and go to look at the trail marker, perhaps find an explanation. I am surprised to find it's not the same trail! A new trail has recently been cut between trees and into the hill, so new the dirt is still loose, so new it's not marked on Idaho trail maps. Its trailhead is only feet from the other. Argh.
"The trail formerly known as 44" Jeremy decides to call the subject of our last hour-and-a-half. A sign would have been nice. I already planned an alternate route to Elsie Lake, should something like this happen, but we lost a lot of time on Former 44 and decide just to follow the road up Big Creek to a campsite.
The road turns to an ATV track for a hundred yards then to rocky singletrack with a bit of exposure. It's beautiful but we're done with climbs and switchbacks for the day.
We settle into a nice spot along the creek about a mile from the road's end. I regarded the many back-and-forth brother messages about cords and tarps with mild ridicule. Who needs all that? Now they're the only thing allowing us to enjoy the evening instead of ducking into tents to escape rain. Good call, guys.
We knew restrictions might keep us from having a fire so I brought a small lantern we could circle around for a bit of warm light.
Respite from a night of rain gives us time to pack up. Thick clouds suggest a wet day of riding. "At least it won't be dusty," I suggest enthusiastically. We're hopeful rain will permit a real one so we leave our make-believe fire behind for others.
Text, images and video are © Copyright 2018 Jason Abbott. All Rights Reserved.


Rotary Garden/Food Pantry Garden committee has begun planning for the 2019 garden. At a recent planning meeting members of the committee reviewed the work which has been completed and discussed operations for 2019. The garden will feature raised beds this year. Also, the use of student volunteers was discussed as well as which crops would meet the needs of the St. Mary of the Lake Food Pantry patrons. Chairperson Dorreen Carey reported that to date $1,443 have been spent on the garden. Gary Rotary received a grant from Rotary District 6540 of $1500.


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Filipino Chef Brings Lechon To London's Soho
Lechon, pork barbecue, and kinilaw will be among the Filipino favourites Chef Budgie will cook up at Sun & 13 Cantons. Photo courtesy of Sarap London
04 January 2019 LONDON—The world can now sink their teeth into the Philippines' famed lechon and pork barbecue in Central London as chef and founder of hit Filipino pop-up Sarap London Ferdinand 'Budgie' Montoya takes up residence at corner pub and restaurant Sun and 13 Cantons in Beak Street, Soho beginning 19 January.
More lechon for everyone. Lechon will be available in Soho starting this January thanks to Chef Budgie Montoya and Sarap London. Photo courtesy of Sarap London
Sarap will be serving its signature lechon—slow-roasted, brittle-skinned suckling pig stuffed with spices—and Filipino pork barbecue together with extra dessert options in its new location, which is a who's who hangout of the United Kingdom's stage and screen stars such as Oliver Reed, Peter O'Toole, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Sean Pertwee, Russel Crowe, Gemma Arterton, Lars Ulrick, Mick Rock, and Kasabian, among others.
Lechon is a popular Filipino pork dish that is cooked and prepared slowly over low fire and hot, glowing embers. Although traditionally a dish served during celebrations, lechon skyrocketed to international acclaim as Filipino chefs brought the tradition overseas and as celebrities like the late Anthony Bourdain raved about it in their shows and social media accounts.
"Our lunch menu will revolve around rice plates incorporating some of our regular dishes such as the best-selling lechon liempo and in-house pickles," said Budgie in an interview with Adam Coghlan of Eater London.
Since his illustrious IT career in Australia for his calling in the kitchen, Budgie has been keen on whetting Britain's appetite for lechon and other roasted and grilled Filipino fares. Through his pop-up Sarap London, Budgie has been spearheading a monthly supper club called aptly Pulutan Nights, which easily became the talk of the town in the UK's foodie circles.
While supper clubs allow for limited engagement and a smaller number of diners owing to its traditional format of dining and social club, Budgie's residency at the Soho joint will open the doors wide for people around the world to feast on lechon and pork barbecue all day, every day. Sarap's new location is very strategic in that Soho is London's culinary epicentre.
"Lechon, Filipino pork barbecue and other small plate Filipino dishes that pair well with beer and cider have been warmly received in the UK's pub circles," said Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo. "Chef Budgie's innovative take on Filipino food has also been a powerful way to encourage people to discover the joy of savouring Filipino cuisine."
Following a successful residency at Coffee is my Cup of Tea in Dalston Lane, Budgie will is ready to feed the hungry at Soho. Photo courtesy of Sarap London
Man of the Kitchen
Chef Budgie left his IT career in 2012 to study culinary arts at Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in Sydney, Australia. He spent his weekends working alongside master chefs in different kitchens to hone his skill and master his craft. He eventually moved to the UK where he was able to cook in top restaurants such as Story and Soho House. Budgie served as a commis chef of Dean Street Townhouse of Soho and eventually as a head chef of Foley's Restaurant in Fitzrovia, Central London. Budgie established Sarap London, a Filipino pop-up and supper club that has become his chief vehicle in promoting Filipino cuisine in the UK.
Having come of age in Australia, Budgie uses cooking as a way to rediscover and reconnect with his Filipino heritage. His mother's cooking has been a primary source of inspiration in his culinary undertaking. Yet despite growing up surrounded by culinary traditions, Budgie is fearless when it comes to reinventing Filipino food.
"I think tradition should always be respected but should never be a restriction. In order for Filipino cuisine to move forward we need to not only look at our culinary traditions but to inject our own personal experiences," he said. "I look at tradition as a minimum standard, a starting point if you like. Tradition and authenticity are both words that are too often used to critique something or someone trying to do something outside of the box. But how can we move forward if we remain the same? I don't need to convince Filipinos that our cuisine is delicious, the challenge is convincing the rest of the world without compromising on the authenticity of the flavours."
For more news and updates from the Embassy of the Philippines in London, visit their website at http://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph.
Tags: Chef Budgie, Department of Foreign Affairs, London, Sarap London
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WAKE UP WITH A SMILE IN 2019!
We love the idea of a theme for the year- That's why we focused on WAKE UP WITH A SMILE in 2019!
Instead of another ho-hum year with resolutions that seem to break down for many of us by mid-February, an annual theme is a great way to serve as a guiding light and help you make decisions so you remain on purpose for your focus for the year.
Declaring our theme for the year was inspired by the everyday moments and the knowledge that WAKING UP WITH A SMILE each day can reset your mood and give you a sense of positive purpose to face your day.
The early bird catches the worm, but getting out of bed is a major challenge for some people. Putting better habits in place for the morning will leave you more energized and in control to handle your day.
A healthy and great start to the day with a SMILE sets the tone for the rest of it, helping you to feel more joyful, focused, and in control.
Yes…this is you! Stop touching your phone from the minute you wake up. You don't need to check out your social media, messages, news stories. Studies point to the first two hours after waking as the most productive of your day, so it seems a shame to waste that potential on social media. Take 10 minutes and clear your mind with a simple meditation.
Give yourself a sense of accomplishment before you've even started your day. Charlie Duhigg, the author of The Power of Habit, says that morning bed-making is a 'keystone habit' that leads to the formation of other good habits and that it's linked to increased productivity and helping people stick to their budgets. "It's not that a family meal or a tidy bed causes better grades or less frivolous spending. But somehow, those initial shifts start chain reactions that help other good habits take hold," he writes.
It is always great to roll into a crisply made bed at the end of the day!
We are too busy or running late, but take a few minutes and enjoy some breakfast. There are studies that say a nutritious morning meal can lower cholesterol levels, improve concentration and breakfast eaters are generally healthier people than those who don't eat it.
Citric acid contained in the lemons help with digestion and lemons are an excellent source of potassium, needed for brain and nerve health. It has immune system boosting vitamin C, it helps stimulate the liver to flush out toxins, it's great for sore throats and it's good for the skin. It can also reduce 'morning breath' and can even help with hunger cravings because it contains the soluble fiber pectin. Squeeze half a lemon into a glass of water and have that first thing.
Streamline your morning. Take some time the night before to organize yourself so you can get up refreshed and not frazzled. Write your top 5 items to focus on for the day so they don't get away from you, pick out what you are going to wear (iron it if needed), turn on the dishwasher, and put a load of laundry in the washer so you can dry it in the morning. Pack your lunch if you take one to the office or school and know what you are going to have for breakfast. This will put a smile on your face and get you ready for a great day and a great night's sleep.
Sometimes you need to force that 1st smile, especially when you want to put your alarm on snooze. Keep smiling through your simplified morning routine and your positive attitude about the day will unfold.
Your sleep quality and quantity are essential to waking up refreshed. Invest in yourself this year and make sure you have proper pillows and bedding, including a cozy comforter.
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It's Official: Wells Fargo to Pay $1 Billion Fine
April 20, 2018 • by Tariq Kamal
Wells Fargo will pay $1 billion to settle charges pertaining to the sale of two products to auto- and home-loan customers. Photo by Laimerpramer via Wikimedia Commons
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo has officially entered into $1 billion worth of consent orders with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). At issue are collateral protection insurance (CPI) for auto loans and interest rate-lock extensions for home buyers.
As many as 570,000 car buyers who financed their purchases through Wells Fargo from 2012 to 2017 were erroneously charged for CPI under a policy that called for the bank to purchase comprehensive and collision insurance if a customer failed to do so. For as many as 20,000 such customers, failure to pay the charge may have triggered a repossession.
As many as 110,000 Wells Fargo mortgage customers were charged a late fee for purchasing interest rate-lock extensions after their initial interest rate expired. In 2016, four former employees blew the whistle, alleging the bank caused the delays. Their claims were backed by findings from an internal review.
The fine does not address the ongoing investigation into Wells Fargo's sale of guaranteed asset protection (GAP).
News of the $1 billion figure overshadowed the bank's first-quarter earnings call earlier this month. President and CEO Tim Sloan struck an upbeat tone throughout the April 13 meeting with investors, even as the bank reported diminished originations and performance on its auto lending business, including the sale of its Puerto Rican Subsidiary, Reliable Financial Services, to San Juan-based Banco Popular.
In a press release announcing the $1 billion fine, Sloan said he and his team of executives and managers are "committed" to putting past and present scandals behind them and ushering Wells Fargo into a new era of transparency and good corporate citizenry.
"For more than a year and a half, we have made progress on strengthening operational processes, internal controls, compliance and oversight, and delivering on our promise to review all of our practices and make things right for our customers," he said. "While we have more work to do, these orders affirm that we share the same priorities with our regulators and that we are committed to working with them as we deliver our commitments with focus, accountability, and transparency. Our customers deserve only the best from Wells Fargo, and we are committed to delivering that."
National Auto Care Adds to Product Lineup
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As a chiropractor it has become increasingly important to maintain and retain "your" patients. As patients look for more holistic and natural methods to deal with illness, pain and discomfort, your ability to guide and help them will be a critical component to your long-term success and their health.
The Trigger Point Therapy Program is an ideal way for a chiropractor to offer their patients a value-added service within house, which offers true pain relief and works best in conjunction with chiropractic care.
The following pages explain what Trigger Point Therapy is and how it helps patients break their cycle of pain.
Your patients receive a value-added service, thus helping to increase the value per visit at your office.
No need to send patients out of your office and out of your control.
No additional billing, office expense to start the program in your office.
Patients generally begin to feel better after one visit, so results are almost immediate.
Many patients tend to be so happy with the treatment and the results that they often refer friends, family, co-workers, thus potentially increasing patient flow to your office.


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The henna artist / Alka Joshi.
Joshi, Alka, author.
Toronto, Ontario : Mira, [2020]
"Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist--and confidante--to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own ... Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. As she pursues her dream of an independent life, she is startled one day when she is confronted by her husband, who has tracked her down these many years later with a high-spirited young girl in tow--a sister Lakshmi never knew she had. Suddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened. Still she perseveres, applying her talents and lifting up those that surround her as she does."-- Amazon.
Abused women -- Fiction.
Henna (Dye) -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Artists -- Fiction.
Upper class -- Fiction.
Jaipur (India) -- Fiction.
Backmatter includes: acknowledgments, glossary of terms, the story of henna, the caste system in India, and recipes.
Includes questions for discussion.


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Q: Convert bytes into list I am new to this sort of stuff, so sorry if it's really simple and I am just being stupid.
So I have this variable with some bytes in it (not sure if that's the right name.)
data = b'red\x00XY\x001\x00168.93\x00859.07\x00'
I need to convert this to a list. The intended output would be something like.
["red","XY","1","169.93","859.07"]
How would I go about doing this?
Thank you for your help.

A: We can use the following line:
[x.decode("utf8") for x in data.split(b"\x00") if len(x)]

Going part by part:

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*x.decode("utf8"): x will be a bytes string, so we need to convert it into a string via `.decode("utf8").

*for x in data.split(b"\x00"): We can use python's built in bytes.split method in order to split the byte string by the nullbytes to get an array of individual strings.

*if len(x): This is equivalent to if len(x) > 0, since we want to discard the empty string at the end.

A: This code may help you to understand if you want exact same output using the pop() function.
data = 'red/x00XY/x001/x00168.93/x00859.07/x00'  # I change "/" mark from "\" because i'm  using Linux otherwise it will give error in Linux

new_list = []  # There is a variable that contain empty list

for item in data.split('/x00'):  # Here I use split function by default it splits variable where "," appears but in this case
    new_list.append(item)        # you need list should be separated by "/" so that's why I gave split('/x00') and one by list appended

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Grant opportunities to increase internet service in rural areas
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday about grant opportunities for underserved rural communities to apply for funding to increase access to E-Connectivity and Broadband.
"E-connectivity is essential to the economic vitality and quality of life in rural communities," said Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett Hazlett. "Investing in broadband can strengthen rural economic growth and improve critical access to jobs, education, healthcare and social services."
Applications will be accepted through May 14 in the Community Connect program. Grants range from $100,000 to $3 million for state and local governments, federally-recognized tribes, nonprofits and for-profit organizations. A 15 percent match is required by applicants on the desired grant amount.
The funds must be used to provide broadband service at a minimum rate-of-data transmission of 25 megabits downstream and 3 megabits upstream, which is the speed benchmark that the Federal Communications Commission has officially adopted for broadband connectivity. Awardees must use USDA funding to offer free broadband service to all critical community facilities in their proposed service areas for two years and provide a community center with free broadband service for two years.
For more details on this grant opportunity, see page 11494 of the March 15 Federal Register (PDF, 247 KB).
This grant is part of the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities established in 2017 by President Donald Trump.
Tax increase approved; Mayor Harvey speaks against increase
Glynn County Board of commissioners approves tax increase and Mayor Harvey speaks against the increase…
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The Chicago Police Department has scheduled a block club training for Beat 2513 and 2531 on Saturday April 11. The training will start at 9 a.m. Meet at the CPD's 25th District auditorium at 5555 W. Grand Ave. Please contact Maria Chavero at maria.chavero@chicagopolice.org or the 25th District Community office at 312-746-5090 to RSVP.


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El término «No controles» puede referirse a:

 No controles (1983), canción compuesta por Nacho Cano- popularizada en España por Olé Olé, y en Latinoamérica por Flans, Café Tacvba y otros.
 No controles (2011), película cómica española que hace referencia a la canción- dirigida por Borja Cobeaga y protagonizada por Unax Ugalde y Alexandra Jiménez.

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Football Manager 2021 Returns to Xbox – Release Date Confirmed
By Chris Wray
Sep 24, 2020 13:00 EDT
It's been a long time coming, but Football Manager 2021 finally has a release date. More than this, in a twist that even I didn't expect, Football Manager 2021 will also be returning to the Xbox for the first time in thirteen years, bringing a custom version based on Football Manager Touch to the Xbox Series X, S and Xbox One.
In addition to the core and Xbox release, Football Manager touch will be launching on the Nintendo Switch and Football Manager Mobile will launch on iOS and Android. This expansive launch means that Football Manager 2021 will be the widest launch in the series' history. Miles Jacobson, studio director of Sports Interactive, had this to say:
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Football Manager 2021 is a historic release for us as a studio. We're bringing FM to more platforms than ever before and giving more people the chance to manage their favourite club – whether that's on their PC, from the comfort of their sofa or on their phone or tablet.
Football Manager, for the PC, will be made available via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Football Manager Xbox Edition will be available via the Xbox Store as a Play Anywhere digital title, meaning one purchase will give players access on both the PC and Xbox consoles as well as allowing the use of the same save file across both platforms. As is standard for the series, the Touch version will also be on the PC and available free for those who have purchased the core game and will be on sale as a separate release for the Nintendo Switch.
These versions all launch on the 24th of November, with the iOS and Android versions of Football Manager Mobile to be launched on a yet-to-be-announced later date. I, for one, cannot wait, being a fan of the beautiful game and also being a fan of the Football Manager series. Until then, feel free to watch the trailer below and any further information can be found on the official site.
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Sophie Beyer asks when will education adopt headsets and which will be their preferred reality; VR, AR or mixed?
Hannah Vickers
Wearable devices have had a chequered history over the past few years, but the rise of Google Cardboard demonstrates education can see the benefits of headsets and virtual reality if the tech companies get the offer right.
One million schoolchildren will have a VR experience on a Google Cardboard headset this academic year. The Expeditions programme has been a success so far: they hit their halfway mark in January and are well on their way to reaching their target.
VR is now offering education a range of exciting possibilities. However, for those who are sceptical about the benefits of VR the educational benefits are still unclear.
Different headsets offer a different experience. VR usually offers full immersion, great for engagement, but teachers could prefer a shared experience with 'augmented' or 'mixed' reality.
Before VR is adopted wholesale, tech companies still need to address pressing issues such as cost and safety. A report from NAHT said that 85% of heads were considering restricting spending on equipment. In an era of reduced funding, most schools can't justify huge outlay on devices that simply offer an engaging intro to a topic.
Where does VR fit in ethically and pedagogically?
According to Sarah Lima, senior associate in the TMT team at law firm Dentons, there are a variety of legal issues and ethical challenges ahead. Laws may struggle to keep up and existing laws designed for a non-virtual world will have to be applied in ways that were never foreseen.
Sarah says; "As gadgets interact with users in closer proximity, privacy is a major concern. Eye tracking, reaction times, ease of movement and facial recognition are all ways in which the VR/AR products interact with consumers, however, the data that is stored and processed may amount to sensitive personal data. A number of VR/AR applications focus on shared experiences, with repercussions for the sharing of user details including location with appropriate permissions. The changes in data protection and privacy laws as a result of the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union mean that the legal and financial consequences of data collection and sharing and privacy practices may be significant. Appropriate safeguards need to be in place and educational institutions will need to ensure that they choose their software, hardware and content providers with a view to their data protection practices. These may include the collecting of explicit consent, age gating and 'privacy impact assessments'."
Graham Low, Deputy Head at the Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching at Birmingham City University has, like many, tried the headset demos. He said: "At the moment there is much 'buzz' around AR and VR. My personal view is that VR, in mainstream educational settings, is something of a solution looking for a problem. I'm struggling at the moment to see how VR fits in with what we know about the importance of social constructivist theories of learning. It seems to me to be an isolating experience. Conversely, I can see much potential for AR, in terms of layering additional information and content on the real world, at all levels of education. However, as both these technologies advance and mature, who knows what may happen?"
Should schools adopt VR now? The headsets vary, so educators will need to think about their aims. Some are suitable for all ages, others for 13 years plus. Will teachers want an arresting intro to a new topic, or an in-depth experience such as dissection or experimentation without needing a lab?
Cost – one of the seeming drawbacks of VR – might be a benefit in an era of reduced funding. Sophie Bailey, from The Edtech Podcast puts forward an interesting benefit of VR in allowing access to expensive learning scenarios without the high outlay. She says: "VR is still an early stage technology and its translation into a pure-play educational product has yet to be seen. Whilst it is interesting as an engagement piece, some of the real potential may lie in its ability to increase access to expensive real-life environments such as science labs or medical simulation environments. To this effect, companies like NanoSimbox, and Labster are worth a peak. On the flip side, simple AR products like Curiscope or Blippar offer an ease-of-access for learning without the hardware necessary for VR."
Google has developed a low-cost, immersive and shared experience that hundreds of thousands of children are trying for free. Cardboards are very cheap but they need a smartphone to operate, and many schools have invested in tablets, not phones.
Launched in December last year, Microsoft's HoloLens offers education much of the functionality of a laptop and more as a wearable device. Microsoft say it is a fully self-contained head mounted holographic computer. It allows the user to interact in real time, and as the user is very much present in the room, so Microsoft prefers the term 'mixed reality'. There is an education pilot, but it is not yet available for educators to buy, currently there is an untethered version being offered to developers for around £2,500.
There are companies willing to enter the market with content and hardware packages that might appeal to schools, challenging the dominance of the huge tech companies such as FaceBook's Oculus Rift, and Samsung's Gear.
Veative Labs launched Veative VR Learn, the first all-in-one educational virtual reality (VR) headset at Bett 2017. The devices include 3D models, 360-degree videos, tasks, exercises, simulations and other interactive activities, all complemented by smart analytics and classroom management apps for teachers. Veative say the VR Learn is the first headset to include both a wireless controller and a built-in mobile device – eliminating the need for a separate mobile phone. Ankur Aggarwal, CEO of Veative, says, "It's a very exciting time for VR right now, [with] digitally savvy students along with teachers wanting to experience how technology can enhance learning. VR will expand very quickly in industry use and we'll see the integration of some high-end hardware. This will bring low-end education with it very fast, and vocational training could be a channel that'll utilise VR faster than academic education."
Perception is reality
Children have quietly adopted VR for years now; many young people make sophisticated online worlds on games like Minecraft.
Teachers can choose between an immersive VR experience or an augmented reality which enables easier interaction with students. And, of course, we have institutions adopting huge wraparound screens that put the students in a realistic scenario for role-play and training.
Educators will test and try what suits their educational aims.
The tipping point might come when headsets are ubiquitous outside education, and when the content and functionality is more persuasive for teachers. Tech companies are working hard to appeal to schools, colleges and universities to ensure we reach that point sooner rather than later.
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UK Fintech Startup Expands to US Market
UK Fintech startup, Curve, announced it will launch an office in Brooklyn, New York, as a move to expand operations in the United States.
Curve is the first-ever fintech firm to open an office in Brooklyn, which is expected to create about 185 jobs by 2024. The company closed enough funding from the Series B funding last year, pushing its valuation to $250 million.
Since its launch in 2018, the company has achieved a number of business triumphs. From its founding year up to date, there are more than 900,000 users of the Curve card. The company also recorded £1.2 billion user purchases on the Curve card.
"New York City has long been known as the center of the finance industry—and our rapidly growing tech ecosystems is building on that strong foundation to support some of the most innovative, interesting, and successful fintech firms," said President and CEO Eric Gertler.
The US expansion needs to be planned out with the help of industry experts like Amanda Orson, who was appointed VP and Head of North America office. Orson will be based in the Brooklyn Office. "I am honored to join the team and lead Curve's product expansion in the United States and be able to start this adventure from the world's premier financial hub, recruiting from a pool of the best tech talent in the world," said Orson.
Given the expansion, Orson mentioned how US consumers looked at quality over anything. "[US consumers] want their financial products to provide a better experience," added Orson.
Curve said it will invest in research and development to study US consumers. The company will allot $17 million over the next decade of research.
The company joins other UK fintech firms like Monzo, Revolut, N26, and Raisin, that are expanding in the United States.
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The standard 1.4L MultiAir® Turbo engine on the FIAT® 124 Spider is highly responsive, with twin intercoolers, 16 valves, a fresh-air induction system and dual stainless steel exhaust tips. It delivers 160 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels, achieving peak power and torque at very low RPMs. The 1.4L MultiAir Turbo engine on the FIAT 124 Spider Abarth is teamed with the six-speed manual transmission. It delivers 164 horsepower and includes chrome sport-tuned quad exhaust tips.
All FIAT® 124 Spider models deliver exceptional peace of mind. The steel safety frame includes crumple zones designed to help absorb energy in the event of a collision and redirect it away from passengers. The occupant protection system includes four airbags6 that help reduce the chance of injury.
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