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What does blowing the shofar symbolize?
And a long and loud shofar blast marks the end of the fast day of Yom Kippur. While the blower must first take a big breath, the shofar only sounds when the air blows out. This is a symbol for Rosh Hashanah: we must turn inward to fix ourselves so we can then burst out and contribute to the world.
When should shofar be blown?
The Talmud specifies that the shofar is blown on two occasions on Rosh Hashana: once while "sitting" (before the Mussaf prayer), and once while "standing" (during the Mussaf prayer). This increases the number of blasts from the basic requirement of 30, to 60.
Is blowing the shofar a mitzvah?
Although Rosh Hashanah is referred to as a "Day of Blowing", the actual mitzvah is to listen to the shofar sounds. This is proof that the essence of the mitzvah is actually hearing every blast of the shofar, not the act of blowing.
What do you say before blowing the shofar?
The commandment is to hear the shofar blowing in order to fulfill the mitzvah (commandment). The shofar blower recites two blessings; the community must listen to the blessings and respond, "Amen"; to each one. (One should not say the usual "Baruch hu uvaruch sh'mo"; to these blessings.)
What does the Bible say about shofar?
The shofar is mentioned frequently in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud and rabbinic literature. In the first instance, in Exodus 19, the blast of a shofar emanating from the thick cloud on Mount Sinai makes the Israelites tremble in awe. The shofar was used to announce the new moon and the Jubilee year.
What does the shofar represent in the Bible?
In biblical times the shofar sounded the Sabbath, announced the New Moon, and proclaimed the anointing of a new king. This latter custom has been preserved in modern Israel at the swearing in of the president of the state.
What is a shofar in the Bible?
Shofar, also spelled shophar, plural shofroth, shophroth, or shofrot, ritual musical instrument, made from the horn of a ram or other animal, used on important Jewish public and religious occasions. In biblical times the shofar sounded the Sabbath, announced the New Moon, and proclaimed the anointing of a new king.
What is the name of the person who blows the shofar?
Baal Tekiyah
Listening to the Shofar is one way Jewish people celebrate Rosh Hashanah. The person who blows the shofar is sometimes called the Baal Tekiyah. Baal Tekiyah means shofar blower in Hebrew.
What is a shofar horn used for?
The shofar is made from the horn of a ram, or other kosher animal, and is used on Rosh Hashanah to help Jews repent and prepare for the upcoming year.
What does the Bible say about the shofar?
What is the person who blows the shofar called?
The person who blows the shofar is sometimes called the Baal Tekiyah. Baal Tekiyah means shofar blower in Hebrew. Created for Gateways by Rebecca Redner. Page 3. There are four different ways to blow the shofar.
What does the horn represent in the Bible?
Horns represent salvation and immortality as well, as the horn is extremely durable.
What does the ram's horn represent?
The very first reference is in Genesis when Abraham was about to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac. As an angel stops Abraham, we are told that a ram gets caught as his horn is tangled up in a thicket. The animal gets substituted for Isaac. Hence, we are taught that the shofar represents continuity and a hopeful future.
What is the difference between a shofar and a trumpet?
As nouns the difference between trumpet and shofar is that trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of b-flat while shofar is (judaism) a ram's-horn trumpet.
What was the shofar used for in biblical times?
What does a horn mean spiritually?
Horns represent salvation and immortality as well, as the horn is extremely durable. Notions of protection and asylum are carried with the horn, and it also means the beginning to Egyptians and Jung. Madness and rage are often associated with the horn, especially from that of a charging animal.
What are the seven horns in the Bible?
In the Book of Revelation, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by John of Patmos (Revelation 1:9) in his vision (Revelation 1:1). The seven trumpets are sounded by seven angels and the events that follow are described in detail from Revelation Chapters 8 to 11.
What are the 7 plagues of the 7 angels?
First Bowl. Loathsome Sores.
Second Bowl. The sea turns to blood.
Third Bowl. The waters turn to blood.
Fourth Bowl. When the fourth bowl is poured out, the sun causes a major heatwave to scorch the planet with fire.
Fifth Bowl.
Sixth Bowl.
Seventh Bowl.
How would you lead your family spiritually?
What effects did the caste system have on Indian society?


The Hallucinogens attempts to provide a detailed description of the hallucinogens in a single volume. Hallucinogens are chemicals which in nontoxic doses produce changes in perception, in thought & in mood, but which seldom produce mental confusion, memory loss, or disorientation for person, place & time. These latter changes are characteristic of organic brain reactions following intoxications with alcohol, anesthetics & other toxic drugs. The book covers the following hallucinogens: plant ß-phenethylamines, d-lysergic acid diethylamide, ololiuqui, indole hallucinogens etc.
Alex Greys erster Bildband "Sacred Mirrors" – mit Texten und Essays von Ken Wilber und dem Kunstkritiker Carlo McCormick über die Bedeutung von Greys Werken und seinen Werdegang – ist mittlerweile zum Kult geworden. Der Künstler ist eine Art Schamane: ein geheimnisvoller Heiler der Gruppenseele und der dunklen Seiten, die unsere hypertechnisierte, körperlich und spirituell entfremdete Kultur gegenwärtig durchläuft. Alex Greys Kunst stellt einen Weg der Selbstentfaltung dar, der die Polaritäten des menschlichen Lebens aufnimmt und vereint. Die Kraft seiner Bilder liegt darin, dass er uns die gesamte Bandbreite der menschlichen Erfahrung vor Augen führt und sie mit seiner "Vision vom kosmischen Bewusstseinsgitter" verbindet. Der Künstler zeigt jede Ebene des menschlichen Organismus – vom Skelett über das Gefäß- und das Meridiansystem – anatomisch detailgetreu, bis hin zu den Energiekörpern und der Aura, die nur in einem veränderten Bewusstseinszustand wahrgenommen werden können. So ergibt sich ein erstes vollständiges Bild vom Universum "Mensch".
The last decade has seen a newfound interest in the clinical applications of psychedelic substances such as LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, ayahuasca and ketamine – an interest not seen since pre-prohibition days. Back then, these substances were widely used as adjuncts to psychotherapy in the treatment of severe psychiatric and psychological problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and substance abuse.
The current results are extremely promising, and many believe we are on the verge of a new psychedelic revolution, which will transform the field of psychiatry. There is now a push to make these substances legal again, and a lot of great researchers are working to gather evidence of their safety and efficacy in various patient populations.
"Medical Psychedelics" presents an in-depth analysis of what is currently known about the possible medical applications of psychedelics. It examines the pre- and post-prohibition medical literature as well as the manuals used in clinical research, and it focuses on the practical aspects of psychedelic-mediated therapy.
The aim is to update this analysis annually and thus to develop it – along with the ever-expanding body of evidence – into a textbook that can be used when/if these substances again become legal. It is intended for medical and psychological professionals, science-minded psychonauts and any other members of the public who want to know more about psychedelic substances.
"Medical Psychedelics" is authored by Oliver Rumle Hovmand (1990), who is working as a doctor in psychiatry in Denmark. He have for several years been interested in psychedelics such as MDMA and LSD, and the possible medical applications of these drugs.


Multiple private lenders for one deal, is it legal?
ForumsArrowBuying & Selling Real Estate DiscussionArrowMultiple private lenders for one deal, is it legal?
depends on how you structure it... if your state allows multi beneficiary loans you could do it that way.
now in CA the threshold was 10 investors per deed of trust .. kind of unwritten rule.. after that you were selling a security.
pretty hard to put 20 people in an LLC without it being a security.
but there are much smarter people on this site about this than me..
@Jillian Sidoti may want to comment..
Thank you for the feedback. Im locates in New Jersey so I'll have to look up the regulations here.
If it was you and two buddies you could probably make it fly as a simple partnership (using an entity such as an LLC). With 20 people, its much dodgier. Further, you say $20-30K each, which is a small amount. That makes me think these are not accredited investors and perhaps not even sophisticated investors. If that's the case you really need to formalize this. If you're unfamiliar with those terms, again, you want to formalize this. Its not a difficult or complex process, though it will take some time and something like $10-20K in legal costs. But this will give you protection WHEN one of these investors gets unhappy.
You may think, "that's won't happen". You CANNOT afford to think like that. At this point you must assume something will go wrong and take the necessary steps to protect yourself. That means a property LLC operating agreement and a proper private placement memorandum.
If any of these investors are not people that you already know socially, then, that's yet another reason to get an attorney and do this correctly.
Thank you for the response. Yes I was looking to make a legal entity for protection. Wasn't sure exactly what structure would fit with this investment model. Maybe partnership with general and limited partners but I'll have to talk to a lawyer about it. Doing an LLC would be less complicated, but it's worth it to set up the correct structure at first because like you said it's only time until someone is unhappy and the correct structure will protect me.
Also in Jersey and there was a thread that included @Jillian Sidoti and my lawyer @Jessica Zolotorofe that seemed to generally conclude about 10 is the reasonable limit you can look at before you really start to push your risks in terms of regulations. 20 people just in and of itself is a lot to get to agree to and be content with the terms of any agreement. You might start a fight just getting that many to agree to a single dinner appetizer.
You might want to just start by compiling what kind of terms you are imagining in case of every possible catastrophe you can think of (death, debt, theft, lawsuit from within, lawsuit from without, members wanting to sell off their interest, etc) which may weed some out to begin with and then approach a lawyer who may have other things to offer that you should consider as well as what type of formalization you should have.
Hey @Andrew Wenman - I just noticed the "shout outs" to me. Please let me know if you want to discuss. My recommendation at minimum is to provide a SOLID operating agreement and subscription agreement with risks. You should file form Ds if you are crossing state lines and/or not securing a note with a DOT or mortgage.


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Monocistronic mRNA: Definition, Importance, and Examples
Published by Admin on July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021
What are Monocistronic mRNA?
Monocistronic mRNA is a mRNA that encodes just a single protein and all eukaryotic mRNAs are monocistronic.
The improvement of the develop monocistronic eukaryotic record includes a few diverse handling steps.
Heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) refers to the large pre‐mRNAs of various nucleotide sequences transcribed by RNA Polymerase II.
hnRNA transcription is only a small portion of the transcription which occurs in the nucleus.
Up to 90% of the transcription is for the production of rRNA. But if we limit our discussion to hnRNA some important observations can be made.
First, the complexity of the hnRNA is 4 to 10 times greater than that of the mRNA. This suggest two possibilities.
One, we already know and that is that splicing of genes reduces the size of the final mRNA product in comparison to the original transcript. But this does not account completely for the differences in complexity.
Monocistronic mRNA Features
The majority of the difference appears to be accounted for by destruction of hnRNAs before they develop into mature mRNAs.
hnRNAs are a broad class of products:
• Average size – 8000 – 10,000 bases
• Range – 2000 – 14,000 bases
Since the mean mRNA length is 1800-2000 bases, a sustainable amount of cutting must occur. hnRNA doesn't really exist in the core as bare RNA however is really connected with protein.
This complex is assigned hnRNP and is called heteronuclear ribonuclearprotein.
hnRNP is related with the nuclear matrix. Since chromatin is connected to the nuclear matrix it appears to be intelligent that the essential transcript will likewise get appended to the matrix soon after transcription.
Processing of Monocistronic mRNA
The lifetime of hnRNA is very short generally from one minute to one hour and no more. The initial phase in handling is the expansion of a cap.
The cap is a 5′ methyl guanosine that is added following the beginning of transcript. Capping happens so rapidly that we seldom see the original 5′ base of the message.
The linkage between the 5′ methyl guanosine isn't the commonplace 5′- 3′ linkage yet is a 5′- 5′ linkage. The reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme guanylyl transferase.
The guanosine that is attached is consistently methylated at the 7 situation of the guanine base (7mG). This is called cap 0.
Likewise, a methyl bunch is added to 2′- OH of the first base in the mRNA. This is catalyzed by 2′- O-methyl-transferase, and this methyl group is alluded to as cap 1.
Other methylations can takes place, however we will not think about them. About 25% of hnRNA in the end develops in polyadenylated mRNA.
Not all mRNAs are polyadenylated. The histone mRNAs are a remarkable exemption for the standard. In the event that an inhibitor of polyadenylation is added to a response hnRNA isn't changed over into mRNA.
In this way polyadenlyation is a prerequisite for mRNA to show up.
End of transcription isn't perceived in any way. One succession that is invariant in eukaryotic mRNA is the sequence 5′- AAUAAA-3′ that is seen around 10-30 bp upstream of the poly A tail.
The inquiry that this raises is whether this sequence is needed for polyadenylation. Erasures or mutation of this sequence will kill polyadenylation.
Yet, astounding, point mutation incredibly decreased the quantity of molecules that are divided.
In any case, those that are separated are polyadenylation. Consequently, this sequence is by all accounts needed for cleavage of the essential transcript.
The poly-A tail is added by the compound poly(A) polymerase.
Monocistronic mRNA Characteristic
Monocistronic mRNAs are the standard mRNAs in eukaryotic cells are perpetually monocistronic, and the size of the mRNA is normally corresponding to the length of the encoded protein.
This is genuine likewise of most plant and animal viral mRNAs, despite the fact that there are, among viral messenger, a few exemptions for the monocistronic rule.
These mRNAs are basically polycistronic: they encode at least two overlapping proteins. Anyhow, in every such case, save one, interpretation is restricted to the 5′- proximal cistron.
(The solitary archived special case is simian virus 40 late 16 SmRNA, in which the 62-aminoacid "agnoprotein" is encoded up-stream from capsid protein VP1 and the two proteins are translated.
These mRNAs are in this manner adjust to the standard for eukaryotes in that they are practically monocistronic. Few eukaryotic mRNAs comprise a third category.
These mRNAs encode and express two proteins. Much of the time, these outcomes from commencement at the first and second AUG trios – interestingly with most of eukaryotic mRNAs.
Monocistronic Rule
The 5′- proximal AUG works as aninitiator codon. Considering the scarcity, they present just a minor inconsistency to the monocistronic rule.
The monocistronic rule for gene expression in eucaryotes states not just that a single mRNA coordinates synthesis of a single protein yet in addition that the protein encoded nearest to the 5′ end is the one that gets expressed.
This remains constant for the entirety of the naturally occurring viral mRNAs recorded, just as for misleadingly constructed messengers that encode two proteins.
The 5′- terminal restriction is imposed not by the structure of eukaryotic mRNAs yet rather by the properties of eukaryotic ribosomes.
This was astutely shown by brooding wheat germ ribosomes with a polycistronic mRNA from bacteriophage lambda.
Though E.coli ribosomes promptly translate the first and second cistrons in that message, wheat germ ribosomes decipher just the first.
Inability to decipher down-stream cistrons suggests that eukaryotic ribosomes can neither tie straightforwardly to internal initiation sites nor reinitiate at a subsequent cistron in the wake of crossing the first.
Plainly, eukaryotic ribosomes work under restrictions that don't happen in procaryotes.
The failure of eukaryotic ribosomes to start at destinations in the inside of a message implies that eukaryotic cells can't organize synthesis of a bunch of proteins by grouping the genes behind a single transcriptional promoter.
Polycistronic transcripts, which are the transcendent regulatory device utilized by procaryotes, won't work in eucaryotes.
Taking into account this restriction, it is fascinating to ask what compensatory mechanism eukaryotic cells have formulated to organize gene expression.
Eukaryotic genes are sometimes fused, hence creating, in lieu of a polycistronic mRNA, a "polyprotein" which is gotten from a single longsome cistron.
Monocistronic mRNA Example
Tryptophan synthetase is one such model: the alpha subunit (Mr28,727) and 32 subunit (Mr42,756), which are encoded by isolated genes in E.coli, are fused in S. cerevisiae to form a bifunctional protein of Mr76,000.
Different instances of fused genes encoding multifunctional proteins are the arom gene cluster in Neurospora, which incorporates five enzymes associated with the polyaromatic biosynthetic pathway, and the his4 gene in S.cerevisiae which encodes a trifunctional protein.
Maybe the most noteworthy model is mammalian unsaturated fatty acid synthetase (Mr240,000), which relates to a set of 7 individual polypeptides in E.coli (2%).
Albeit the reasoning behind gene combination is more managable to speculating than to experimentation, it is conceivable that fusion of genes makes up for the failure of eukaryotic ribosomes to utilize polycistronic transcripts for the coordinate synthesis of polypeptides.
Monocistronic mRNA Citations
Translation of the RNAs of brome mosaic virus: the monocistronic nature of RNA1 and RNA2. J Mol Biol . 1976 May 5;103(1):77-88.
Gene Gangs of the Chloroviruses: Conserved Clusters of Collinear Monocistronic Genes. Viruses . 2018 Oct 20;10(10):576.
Identification of novel monocistronic HTLV-1 mRNAs encoding functional Rex isoforms. Retrovirology . 2015 Jul 2;12:58.
A promoter within the E6 ORF of human papillomavirus type 16 contributes to the expression of the E7 oncoprotein from a monocistronic mRNA. J Gen Virol . 2003 Dec;84(Pt 12):3429-3441.
Polycistronic mRNA: Definition, Examples, Types, Advantage
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This family owned, self-service shoe store features a wide selection of footwear for men, women and children, including athletic, dress, and office wear. Located in the Hampshire-Langley Shopping Center. Ample free parking.


The May G2C program hosted by Vertical Hold climbing gym in San Diego and facilitated by Golden State Guiding is underway for the month of May and has been well received by all! 24 participants enrolled in the May G2C series where they've been undergoing technical clinics taught by certified AMGA instructors involving top rope anchor building, rappelling, self rescue and lead climbing. These important skills are what's needed most to climb safely and efficiently outdoors and we couldn't be more happy with our participants progress!
That being said, the first round of G2C was such a success that Golden State Guiding and Vertical Hold are offering another round of the Gym 2 Crag series to Vertical Hold members for the month of June! Clinics are limited to the San Diego and Poway locations and spots will fill up quickly so make sure to sign up early! Visit any of the Vertical Hold climbing gym facilities for inquiries and registration or email Golden State Guiding to sign up direct. Looking forward to another fun month of courses!


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La plus petite des résidences du Groupe Montagnettes est idéalement située dans le quartier le plus calme de la station de Val Thorens, dans la rue de la Lombarde, sur le haut de la station. Orientée plein Sud, elle profite d'un ensoleillement optimal.
Ce chalet est parfaitement adaptée aux familles avec des enfants et propose des appartements, spacieux et chaleureux avec cheminée, pour 6 à 8 personnes. Un petit coin de tranquillité, un accueil personnalisé, tous les ingrédients pour passer un excellent séjour aux sports d'hiver.
Vous aurez à votre portée tous les commerces et les activités de la station tel que son centre sportif ou encore l'école de ski et la garderie. A seulement 50m des pistes, vous profiterez de l'intimité de 9 appartements avec entrées indépendantes et parking privé pour les appartements 8 personnes.
• Certains appartements 8 personnes disposent de sauna privatifs ou de garage.
Montagnettes Lombarde est fermé pour la saison d'été.
Orientée plein Sud, elle profite d'un ensoleillement optimal. Une résidence parfaitement adaptée aux familles avec enfants, elle propose des appartements, spacieux et chaleureux avec cheminée, pour 6 et 8 personnes.
Pour votre location de ski à Val Thorens, notre partenaire Sport 2000 vous garantit un rapport qualité - prix optimal parmi un large choix de gamme de skis, snowboards en location. A 150m de la résidence, le magasin est situé à l'hôtel le Fitz Roy, au sommet de la rue.
Notre établissement Montagnettes Lombarde est situé sur le Haut de la station de Val Thorens, rue de la Lombarde.
On ne devrait peut être pas mettre un si bon avis, histoire d'être surs de pouvoir réserver un appartement l'année prochaine sans problème :) Tout était top, l'appartement, spacieux et confort, l'acceuil, chaleureux et hyper conscilliant, la localisation, près des commerces,bars et pistes ( départ ski au pieds, 50m à marcher au retour) !! Bref une super expérience, je recommande 1000 fois!!
Apartamento espacioso, cómodo, bien situado, tranquilo, y bien equipado. El trato de recepción perfecto, Solo dos problemas: -Conexión a Internet. Solo funcionó un día. A pesar de las gestiones de la recepción, no tuvimos conexión. -Poca luz; hay zonas poco iluminadas, principalmente en comedor y cocina.
Again, we still love the chalets of Montagnettes! Also the staf are lovely. Hope to be back next year!
Bonjour les voyageurs, Les Montagnettes situées en plein centre des pistes sont une merveille. Les appartements dont super biens conçus. Garage en bas idéal pour ranger les skis. 1 cuisine et salon avec une immense table et TV idéal pour partager des repas pantagruéliques 2 2 Sdtb et 2 chambres aux extrémités 3 dortoirs avec plusieurs chambres Tout le monde doit pouvoir trouver son espace de vie,en plus le matin on chausse et on est partis. Cela va faire 10 ans que je vais au même endroit. Maintenant il est vrai qu'un rafraîchissement des appartements les plus vieux serait s actualité mais je crois savoir que cela est prévu. Donc pour conclure pas d hésitation tous aux MONTAGNETTES LOMBARDES.
As somebody else noted these really are not apartments, they're more like 4-story townhouses. A group of six of us took one of the 8 person "apartments" earlier this month, two couples and two guys. You could put 8 adults in one of these, but as per below the big room with the 4 single beds might be a bit dorm-like and the main living space could be a bit crowded with 8, but there are certainly enough chairs around the table so totally doable. It worked very well for us with 6 people because you have two two person rooms on the 2nd floor (one a double, one a twin) with their own doors, then on the 3rd floor there were four single beds in a large open-plan room. It's worth noting that the 3rd floor does not have its own door, you walk up the stairs straight into this room, so it is not completely private noise wise. Bathroom wise there was a toilet on the 1st floor, then on the 2nd floor a room with a shower and sink, another room with a bath (with shower head) and sink and finally another room with just a toilet. There were also two sinks in the big room on the 3rd floor. The garage/ski area on the ground floor is great as you walk right in off the road to leave you car/skis in there, then just ascend the stairs to the 1st floor (common area) of your house. The staff were really helpful and friendly. The location is also great, you can ski away from the back of the building (20m walk) and coming in at night it's 150m walk from the top of the magic carpet to the building. Bread/pastry delivery to the building is also possible, but to be honest we were really disappointed with the quality of the bread and pastries. The Carrefour which is right outside the door (up a lift) does much better quality, or if you want slightly better you can walk out through the Carrefour to the Peclet shopping building and there is a Sherpa store which is a bit higher-end again, or finally (and my recommendation by far) is if you walk in through the Peclet shopping centre there is a boulangerie in there (La Cime Gourmande) which does fantastic bread and pasties and is open from 7am, well worth the walk each morning! I think it's worth noting that while the photos here on Tripadvisor look very impressive (the little bear sitting on the chair etc.), the reality is this accommodation is 10+ years old and these decorations or of course not present, so it does not have a super high-end feeling as the photos might make you think it will. There were some broken tiles on the floor in our common area apartment (really common with ski gear around of course) and that kind of thing. However they are very clean, spacious and well equipped - if we go to Val Thorens again we would stay in them without question!
Très bon accueil et appartement superbe avec sauna ! Très bien équipé, dommage qu'il faut payer en plus le parking lorsqu'on prend l'appartement plus cher avec le sauna..sinon rien à dire...tout était parfait !
Repetimos en Les Montagnettes - Lombarde, y de nuevo una magnifica experiencia. Bien situado, con acceso directo a pistas, cómodo, bien equipado, buenas vistas, luminoso. Es conveniente confirmar las medidas de la plaza de aparcamiento, ya que no es muy grande. La sala de estar, comedor, cocina, es un espacio muy acogedor.
We stayed in 'apartment 1' as 1 grandparent, 2 parents and 3 children. There was plenty of space, the apartment (over 4 floors) would easily have taken the 8 advertised - in beds, on dining chairs and in the living areas. This apartment is one with a garage rather than a sauna but our car didn't fit anyway (we have a ford Galaxy and we knew it wouldn't fit before we went). However we used the garage for the ski boots and skis and it worked very well. The location is such that you can ski down from the back of the building and this path is posted every night. Using the Castor & Pollux lift you can ski a little way down and walk roughly 100 yards down hill back. Across the road there is an elevator to the supermarket which we used for the daily bakery run, although you can also order this for a little more money to the door. The apartment was clean when we arrived and, yes, some of the fixtures have seen better days, but nothing that would stop me staying there again. We had a few issues on arrival, we found a bathroom bin was broken and the sheet did not fit the double bed (it was a single sheet). We reported these things and they were fixed immediately by very friendly staff. The kitchen contained everything we expected and a bit more. However we do always travel to self catering apartments with either a sharp kitchen knife or a knife sharpener. We arranged ski hire and lessons through montagnettes and that worked very smoothly with both being handled by the shop at the top of the road. Temperature was easily manageable with individual electric heaters in each room... Didn't use the fire (although it wasn't very cold in resort at Easter either). As we had all 4 stories there was no noise from others above or below us just some noise from the apartment next door. Overall a great stay, not quite 5 star but not far off.
We were in apartment 1 on the end with dual aspects. Mum, dad, 20yr old and girlfriend, and 2 teens. This isn't an apartment. It's a four storey house!! Brilliant!! Garage in basement - which easily fitted our C4 Grand Picasso (roofbox removed and stowed alongside) and then served as ski and boot store and changing area. Access to slope at side of building and v short walk up via Castor & Pollux carpet. Fabulous open plan living space with everything needed and plenty of seating. Kitchen v well stocked - we always pack the stuff these places forget, but didn't need any of our extras. The tin opener was better than ours from home!! As others have said, more than enough crockery and cutlery. We did use the fire for comfort rather than necessity in April and had lovely evenings snuggling up on big sofas. (wood from Carrefour over the road is cheaper than reception) Incidentally, great reception - although it's not always staffed you leave a note in the desk and they respond very well - I managed to get confused by the safe - v friendly helpful guy came round later and sorted it. Hadn't realised how close to pistes we were - right on front, with glorious view from lounge and small balcony and also the master bedroom. V nice bedrooms and bathrooms (1 shower, 1 bath - great for aching joints) Eldest son and girlfriend appreciated the privacy of the top floor as their own space - as someone said, no door but heavy curtain and a flight of stairs is sufficient. This would also make a great dormitory for four kids. (Not sure they'd sleep much!!!) Tiny niggle in this day and age is that wifi only allows 2 devices at a time, which took some negotiation between the four youngsters. But that's not enough to stop us giving 5 stars. Fabulous!!
De locatie kan niet beter, achter je appartement is de piste met een directe verbinding naar de winkelstraat, voor de deur een supermarkt met een directe verbinding naar barstraat. Wat wil je nog meer.
On a loué l'appartement pour 8 personnes avec garage, sans le sauna (le no 5). L'appartement était très bien (spacieux et chaleureux). Propreté impeccable, literie confortable, superbe vue. Cuisine bien équipée. Chose pratique, le garage est directement relié à l'appartement. L'accès aux pistes ne peut pas être plus proche. Le quartier est calme et à proximité de tout (bar, commerce, restau). Très bon service. Réponse rapide aux demandes. On nous a même prêté un four à raclette. La grande chambre pour 4 personnes et spacieuse et bien équipée (il y a des armoires et 2 lavabos). Seul bémol est la hauteur sous plafond sur les côtés de la pièce. Après 2 ou 3 bonnes cognées de tête on apprend à faire attention... En résumé très bon rapport qualité prix. Il y a juste la connexion wifi qui est mauvaise.. mais franchement, vu l'endroit, c'est tout de même plus cool de surfer dans la poudreuse. (le domaine des 3 vallées est juste incroyable)... à recommander aux amateurs de freeride..


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Twitter Suspends Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes One Day After Reinstatement
Far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes had his Twitter account restored by the platform on Tuesday, but he's apparently already been subjected to another suspension.
Fuentes, a Holocaust denier who caused controversy for former President Donald Trump when he joined Kanye West for a dinner with the Republican leader at Mar-a-Lago in November, received a permanent ban from Twitter in 2021. A Twitter spokesperson told Newsweek at the time that the ban was for "repeated violations" of the company's rules.
Fuentes was allowed back on Twitter on Tuesday, and he celebrated the news by posting an image of the cartoon character Patrick Star from the show SpongeBob SquarePants pushing open a set of doors.
The image and the rest of Fuentes' account was not available as of publication time. On Wednesday, a notice was attached to Fuentes' official @NickJFuentes account that stated it had been suspended. No other information has been made available for why Fuentes was again punished by the platform.
Nick Fuentes is seen during an interview with Agence France-Presse in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 9, 2016. In inset, Twitter owner Elon Musk during the 020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Fuentes was suspended from Twitter one day after he was allowed back on the platform.
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News of Fuentes' reinstatement on Tuesday was met with backlash against Twitter CEO Elon Musk from users of the platform.
Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism, also denounced the move in a statement provided to Newsweek.
"There is no excuse or reason why someone as antisemitic as Nick Fuentes has been rewarded with exponential reach to spew his bigotry on Twitter," Rez wrote. "Someone who's been known to incite real acts of violence and spread misinformation about a marginalized group of people should never be given a platform, period."
Speculation for why Fuentes was suspended includes that his account was subjected to mass flagging by people angry about his reinstatement. Other Twitter users also reported that he made comments on Twitter Spaces on Tuesday about Adolf Hitler and domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.
On his Telegram channel, Fuentes addressed his suspension by encouraging his followers to tweet #FREENICKFUENTES and tag Musk, Ella Irwin (Twitter's head of trust and safety) and Esther Crawford (Twitter's director of product management).
Fuentes asked his fans to "[b]e nice" in their messages to Twitter.
Ali Alexander, who organized the Stop the Steal campaign in support of Trump's efforts to fight the 2020 president election results, was reinstated on Twitter this month after he was banned following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. His account was also found to be suspended on Wednesday.
Newsweek reached out to Twitter for more information and comment.
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University Quiet Spaces - Oxymoron or Necessity
Sound privacy issues are definitely not new on college campuses but there are several trends converging that are making the problem worse. Having dedicated quiet spaces is a crucial part of the solution and many universities are taking action to support their students and faculty.
One word you always seem to hear when people talk about being on a college campus is "energy." Lots of young people, lots of movement, lots of action. For a student body, that can be inspiring. And for visitors of the campus and the faculty working there, it can be invigorating and heartening to see students trying to make something better of themselves and their community. One drawback to all that energy is a whole lot of noise.
Universities are where people hold rallies, conventions, concerts, and sporting events that demand large concentrations of people to yell all at one time. That noise can often be felt all across the campus, especially by people that are trying to focus on something they consider important. Even the libraries aren't safe from disruption and noise-making events, as they are often right next door to them. It is safe to say, college life and crescendos of sound are inextricably tied.
So, what kind of value do quiet spaces on campus provide to students and faculty? Let's first look at different facets of the problem and the benefits of having a private, quiet spot for anyone that regularly finds themselves at a university.
Noisy Situations on Campus
People set in an environment where they are allowed to focus will typically be more productive than some surrounded by noise and nonsense, that's a given. We've discussed in a previous blog post about the shocking cost of workplace distractions, and there's a natural link between that cost and how distraction may affect the education of a university student, or the performance of a university faculty member.
Focus is crucial to retaining information, and keeping a certain level of productivity. Providing students and faculty with every opportunity to focus and thrive is paramount to the success of that university. Those that fail to create that focused environment are likely to see similar negative trends that businesses do when they fall short of this task.
Surge Crowds
Unlike a typical office environment, a university campus is going to have surge crowds that generate a lot of noise throughout the day. These surges are most often triggered during periods between common class hours or an event going on around a particular location. This means that no matter what is going on in the active classrooms (tests, lectures, presentations, etc.), there's a crowd of people passing by the door, and that many people are only able to keep the volume down so much. Consider the fact that some of the people in that crowd are teenagers, and noise levels are going to be unpredictable at best.
Even Libraries Don't Stay Quiet
Libraries and private study hall areas are already supposed to be a calm, quiet environment. And, for the most part, they are. But what about the occasion when people need to make a small, reasonable amount of noise for a phone call or for two people to have a private conversation?
Many of the layouts to libraries you'll find on a college campus will force the person that just received an important call to walk out of the room, or even out of the building. That can really break up the flow of a stable working/studying environment, and unnecessarily puts a hassle on students that are trying to do the right thing. Even in these traditionally quiet spaces, there is an increasing need to provide more sound privacy for those that need it.
A Learning Environment that is Fair For All
The number of college students with attention deficit disorders and other learning related issues continues to rise. And the reality is, many non-traditional learners need quiet spaces for focusing, studying and even test taking. With so many distractions in the dorms, common areas and even study halls it is a challenge to find places to concentrate, especially for these students. This underscores the importance of creating quiet spaces in and around campus. Accommodating this segment of the student body with sound privacy solutions is an effective way of boosting morale, grades and even graduation rates!
University Offices and Faculty Needs
At many colleges, administrators, professors and other staff spend a lot of their time in busy offices that resemble modern open offices. Here they experience many of the same frustrations that the business world does. This is especially true in the bursar's office where financial information is being discussed. Often a student will need to call their parents to discuss issues related to tuition or other private matters. In fact, with any sensitive topics that arise in open air conversations, it is important that university offices have privacy options available.
Escape To Privacy During Events
There are plenty of times that people on a university campus will need privacy and focus even if they're actively attending a game, a concert, or any other loud events. Not every phone call can be ignored and people will need more privacy than jamming a finger in their ear with their non-phone hand offers. And, sometimes, a private conversation needs to be taken care of without the burden of forcing people out of the building. Even when a high level of noise is expected in an area of a university campus, there's value in offering these patrons a quieter, calmer environment, if only for a few minutes.
Phone Beeps Buzzes and Dings are Everywhere!
These days there is no place safe from smartphone notifications, alerts and ringtones! And to make matters worse the trend towards less and less cell phone etiquette has made the distractions more prevalent. With students spending 8 to 10 hours on their phones and an average of about 150 "pick ups" a day, it is clear they need a place to use their phones. Not only for themselves but also to save the people around them from endless interruptions. It doesn't seem right that hard working students and faculty often don't have a quiet place to focus, but it doesn't have to be that way. Smartphones are not going away, however the way they are used can definitely be shaped by presenting clear privacy options.
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Building Out For Privacy
One option that administrators have is to do construction and build out extra rooms around campus dedicated to this kind of seclusion. This often means a lot of paperwork, permits, and getting a lot of people whose job it is to say "no" to say "yes." This is one option that can certainly work, but the hoops you have to jump through to get it done makes it a difficult one. And that's before we even get into the huge expense and how the school is going to pay for it.
Once you've built these rooms, you're now stuck with them in that location. With many college campuses undergoing seemingly unending construction, who knows what the university layout will look like after these privacy rooms are built? It leaves you hoping that they're utilized to their maximum potential without any ways to adjust course in future when needed.
The Classic Cubicle Solution
Corporate thinking would tell us to simply put up some walls made of metal and foam and people will keep to themselves just fine. The reality is quite different, as anyone that's worked next to a chatty Kathy at the office will be able to tell you.
These partitions are certainly going to be more flexible than the fully built rooms discussed in the previous section, but they're not nearly as effective at separating focused people from distraction. While there are certainly some exceptions out there, it's difficult to find a cubicle partition that you could describe as "attractive" to the eye. If you're trying to sell a big, gray, ugly solution to someone that cares about the aesthetics of the university, you are fighting an uphill battle.
TalkBox Privacy Booths
When you need privacy and focus, but need to create that environment in a flexible way that can be used all over campus, you're looking for a TalkBox Privacy Booth. These space-efficient booths offer students and faculty a way to separate themselves from the campus chaos by reducing noise by up to 40 decibels (which is a night and day difference). Each booth comes equipped with a spacious desk with room for a laptop, notebook, phone, and other necessities. They also include charging outlets, adjustable lighting and ventilation fans to create a very comfortable setting to focus in. And a TalkBox can be moved and even reassembled with only moderate time commitment, so they can be taken from the library during finals and out to the basketball game for a totally different purpose.
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TalkBox booths can be matched to your school colors and customized with your school logo to fit right in with the enthusiastic energy of your university campus. Notre Dame, Penn State, Butler, University of Oregon and University of Colorado are just a few of the colleges that are already providing Talkbox Privacy Booths to their students and faculty.
Bringing "the Quiet"
Facilitating a focused, studious environment is something that every university community is striving for, and Talkbox offers the highest quality solution with the best value and versatility. Take a look at which booth model may work best for you, and reach out to us so we can help you bring privacy, focus and quiet spaces to your school.
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Macrobenthos consists of the organisms that live at the bottom of a water column and are visible to the naked eye.  In some classification schemes, these organisms are larger than 1 mm; in another, the smallest dimension must be at least 0.5 mm. They include polychaete worms, pelecypods, anthozoans, echinoderms, sponges, ascidians, crustaceans.

The marine macrobenthos community is a critical component and reliable indicator of the biotic integrity of marine ecosystems, especially the intertidal ecosystems. On the one hand, macrobenthos plays a vital role in maintaining ecosystem functions, such as material cycling in sediments and energy flow in food webs. On the other hand, macrobenthos is relatively sedentary and therefore reflects the ambient conditions of sediments, in which many pollutants (e.g., heavy metals and organic enrichment) are ultimately partitioned.

Heavy metal pollution is one of the most common anthropogenic pressures that impact marine ecosystems (e.g., intertidal zones, coastal waters, and estuaries), which has been documented by many studies throughout the world. Heavy metal contaminants can result in adverse toxic effects on benthic organisms, leading to the changes in composition, structure, and ecosystem function of macrobenthic communities. For example, in Aveiro Lagoon (Portugal), with the increase of mercury contamination, the total abundance and species richness decreased, and tolerant taxa increased; in Incheon Harbour (Korea) and the coastal zone south of Sfax (Tunisia), macrobenthic community gradually changed with the pollution levels, and species diversity decreased with decreased distance from the pollution source. However, most of the studies were conducted in the subtidal zones other than intertidal zones, which are more vulnerable to human activities.

Macrobenthos consists of numerous taxa, and different species have a different tolerance to environmental pressures. For example, polychaetes Capitella capitata and Heteromastus filiformis are naturally tolerant to environmental disturbance, which could live well in a highly organic enrichment and/or heavy metal polluted area, while some taxa (e.g., polychaete Magelona dakini and amphipods Perioculodes longimanus) are inherently sensitive to environmental disturbance, and could not survive in such highly polluted zones.

This indicates that each species has evolved a unique survival strategy to adapt to different environmental conditions, even though it may be similar in some ways with other species. When facing loads of contaminants, such as metal(loid)s and organic enrichment or other contaminants gradients, macrobenthos have to make some reactions to resist such adverse environmental conditions. Therefore, macrobenthic responses may reflect different types and levels of pollutant impacts.

A visual examination of macroorganisms at the bottom of an aquatic ecosystem can be a good indicator of water quality.

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The 5G Lie: The Network Is Still Slow
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There is a lot being said about the big switch from 4G to 5G. No, 5G does not cause Coronavirus. No 5G will NOT cause cancer or brain tumors. But is the new 5G network actually faster and better?
Geoffrey A. Fowler is a techonology expert with The Washington Post. He's taken several 5G phones, along with a fist full of 4G phones, and gone out to test them.
Mr. Fowler says that "5G may hold promise for the years ahead — but across most of America in 2020, a 5G phone does diddly squat. Testing 5G phones, I've been clocking download speeds that are roughly the same as on 4G LTE ones. And in some places, like inside my house and along the California highway, my 5G phones actually have been slower."
But wait, after all of the promises, how can that be? You can watch his explanation in the video at the top of this story.
Mr. Fowler explains, "When I asked executives at the networks about speed, they acknowledged a truth their advertisements carefully omit. "Our 5G experience initially is as good or better than our 4G LTE experience," said Chris Sambar, AT&T's executive vice president for technology operations. Let that sink in: At least for now, 5G is … only as good as 4G."
So it seems the answer here is - don't rush out to buy 5G just yet. They have a lot of work to do before it's better.
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Facebook and Microsoft Are Laying a Giant Cable Across the Atlantic
Cade Metz
Internet giants are starting to build enormous networks of their own, taking over the role traditionally played by telecom companies.
Facebook and Microsoft are laying a massive cable across the middle of the Atlantic.
Dubbed MAREA---Spanish for "tide"---this giant underwater cable will stretch from Virginia to Bilbao, Spain, shuttling digital data across 6,600 kilometers of ocean. Providing up to 160 terabits per second of bandwidth---about 16 million times the bandwidth of your home Internet connection---it will allow the two tech titans to more efficiently move enormous amounts of information between the many computer data centers and network hubs that underpin their popular online services.
"If you look at the cable systems across the Atlantic, a majority land in the Northeast somewhere," says Najam Ahmad, Facebook's vice president of network engineering. "This gives us so many more options."
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The project expands the increasingly enormous computer networks now being built by the giants of the Internet as they assume a role traditionally played by telecom companies. Google has invested in two undersea cables that stretch from the West Coast of the United States to Japan, another that connects the US and Brazil, and a network of cables that connect various parts of Asia. Rather than just leasing bandwidth on undersea cables and terrestrial connections operated by telecoms, the likes of Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are building their own networking infrastructure both on land and across the seas.
The fact that these Internet giants are laying their own cables---at their own expense---shows just how much data these giants must move. Consider the services they run: Google offers its eponymous search engine, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Maps, and so many more. Microsoft offers Bing, Office365, and its Azure cloud services. Facebook has its social network along with Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The data moved by just a few online giants now dwarfs that of most others, so much so that, according to telecommunications research firm Telegeography, more than two thirds of the digital data moving across the Atlantic is traveling on private networks---namely networks operated by the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. That's up from 10 percent just a few years ago. "It's a tremendous change," says Telegeography analyst Tim Stronge.
With so much data flowing across their systems, these companies are scrambling to build new infrastructure. In addition to building its own undersea cable, Facebook is buying up what's called "dark fiber"---unused terrestrial cables—so that it can control how its data moves from place to place and move it more efficiently. According to Ahmad, Facebook is now using dark fiber "pretty much everywhere" as the company expands its network into new regions. And the same likely goes for Google and Microsoft.
"We're starting to see more of the large Internet content providers looking to build more of their own networks---whether they are leasing dark fiber or laying down new cables to build new routes," says Michael Murphy, president and CEO of telecom consultancy NEF. "It makes sense."
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Going It Alone(ish)
In the past, Facebook has joined consortia that operate other undersea cables---groups typically made up of telecom companies---but this project is different. Rather than letting a group build and control the cable---that is, rather than sharing lines with others---the company is laying its own dedicated lines and it has the power to use them however it sees fit. In the end, this allows Facebook to expand its online empire much quicker than in the past. "The consortium model is much slower than what we would like," Ahmad says.
Much the same applies to Microsoft. That said, the two Internet giants aren't abandoning the telecom industry altogether. The pair have brought in another partner: Telxius, a subsidiary of Spanish telecom Telefónica. Telxius will operate the cable, and Facebook and Microsoft services will command most of its bandwidth. But Telxius will sell some capacity to other companies in need of trans-Atlantic connections.
The location of the cable also suits the specific needs of Facebook and Microsoft. Myriad undersea cables connect North America with Europe, but they don't typically originate in Virginia. Even though Northern Virginia has long served as a major hub for Internet data centers, including facilities used by Facebook as well as dedicated data centers built by Microsoft and Amazon, the data itself typically flows through cables anchored in the New York area. With MAREA, Facebook will be able to more efficiently move information not only from facilities in Virginia but from its Facebook-owned and -operated data center in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
"To have a direct connection from Virginia lowers latency," says Murphy---that is, the time it takes for data to flow from data centers to its ultimate destination. "And that probably provides better quality service." Other companies are planning cables anchored in this same area, but MAREA will likely be the first. Construction is set to begin in August and completion is expected in October 2017.
Connecting Its Own Way
In connecting to Bilbao in Spain, Ahmad says, the cable will provide a more efficient path not only to Europe but to Africa, the Middle East, and even Asia. All three geographies are increasingly important to Facebook and other Internet giants as they seek new audiences and new sources of revenue. Spanning more than 1.5 billion people, the Facebook social network has saturated the US and European markets, so now the company must focus on new frontiers. And in many respects, that involves building new infrastructure.
The project expands the increasingly enormous computer networks being built by the giants of the Internet.
Facebook is also working to fashion all sorts of new hardware that more rapidly pushes the Internet into those parts of the world that don't already have it, from solar-powered high-altitude drones to a new breed of wireless antenna. Rather than relying solely on the world's telecoms and telecom hardware makers, the company is fashioning its own hardware. And in the hopes of pushing this gear into the market, it intends to open source the designs, freely sharing them with the rest of the world.
A similar dynamic is at play with the new undersea cable. Rather than just use what the telecoms provide, the company is building on its own. And a key aspect of the project is that it's free to use whatever equipment it pleases to plug into the cable. This isn't necessarily the case with the consortium model. "You're stuck with whatever system was built initially. And if there has to be an upgrade, all the partners in the consortium have to agree to that upgrade," Ahmad says. "[The MAREA Project] gives us more control of our own destiny."
The Real Telecoms
In some ways, this eats into a market once controlled by the big telecoms. "It's going to get interesting. Who is the real telecommunications provider?" Murphy says. "It's going to take some of their business away."
Murphy compares this shift to how Amazon has gained greater and greater control of the infrastructure needed to ship physical packages from place to place, building its own distribution centers, launching its own fleet of trucks, and even exploring the possibility of delivering packages via drone. "The move is similar in the data space, where companies get to an economy of scale where it makes sense for them to handle their own traffic."
But it should also be said that the Facebooks and the Googles and the Microsofts aren't taking existing business from the telecoms. They're just taking potential business. "This does mean that telecoms are carrying somewhat less of the content provider traffic than they would in the past," says Telegeography's Stronge. "But a lot of this capacity wasn't even around a few years ago."
When you consider that these Internet giants are also using their own dark fiber on land, the upshot is that they are, more and more, taking control of their own destiny. As Murphy points out, if they aren't beholden to the telecoms, they aren't beholden either to the whims and the prices of the telecoms or to any disputes over net neutrality (the notion that no company should receive preferential treatment on shared Internet lines.)
With its Fiber division, Google has even gone so far as to become an Internet service provider itself, laying down faster lines all the way to American homes. That means it can potentially control the length and breadth of the network, from you to its many data centers in many parts of the world, and back again. Google doesn't quite control the entire path from its own data centers to everyone's front doors. But that's the direction it's headed. And, well, so are Facebook and Microsoft.
Cade Metz is a former WIRED senior staff writer covering Google, Facebook, artificial intelligence, bitcoin, data centers, computer chips, programming languages, and other ways the world is changing.
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We're just a few short months out from Lollapalooza 2012 and now we finally have the complete lineup. Bits and pieces have been leaked for what seems like months now, but now fans can really get a look at what they can expect this summer at Grant Park. Before the lineup had even been released, hardcores bought up the entire lot of early bird passes ($200) within minutes of them going on sale. The high demand for this year's Lollapalooza has made ticket prices some of the most expensive of the summer. Fortunately, there are many other great festivals in Chicago this summer, such as the North Coast Music Festival and Pitchfork Music Festival (you can check out a listing of all 2012 summer music festivals here).
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This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the first Lollapalooza, started by Jane's Addiction front man Perry Farrell. Lollapalooza 2011 will be held at Grant Park in Chicago, IL. The festival will take place over the course of three days, Friday August 5th through Sunday August 7th. Lollapalooza initially began as a tour, but has since morphed into a three-day music and arts experience. The festival will be held on over 150 acres of land right next to Lake Michigan and includes a myriad of booths and exhibits to check out in between seeing your favorite artists. Concert-goers from last year were treated to great performances from the Arcade Fire, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, and The Strokes. This years lineup is quite eclectic and looks like it has potential to be one of the best festivals of the summer. Don't miss out, tickets are available now at SeatGeek.com.
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Timeline is a trip through time, past dinosaurs, Vikings, Aztecs and spaceships. It looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists, explorers and leaders; shows us living in castles, yurts and skyscrapers. And it does not neglect the imagination—here too are dragons, mythical figures and TV characters, alongside world-changing inventions borne from the imaginations of scientists and explorers. Each scene puts global events in perspective, in space and time.
A perfect introduction to history for young and old, this illustrated journey through our world's culture and events travels from the Big Bang to the iPod and into the future.
Well, supersize me! 2015 has brought a wave of large-format non-fiction books – but none as comprehensive in scope as this.
An explosion of information in giant, annotated montages of imaginatively represented detail, from the Big Bang to Charlie Hebdo. Stylish, comical and serious, it deserves to be pored over.
Kim Hill: I'm going to read Peter Goes's Timeline again and again until I know everything.
Kate De Goldi: For any child who learns through graphics or through pictures, this is a gift… I can't recommend it more highly.
By combining chunks of text with infographics and delightful cartooning, Goes creates a rich, accessible treasure trove of facts and figures. Hugely informative, hugely entertaining.
Peter Goes's stunning Timeline: A Visual History of Our World, with its ribbons of pitch black winding through subtly-coloured, deeply involving pages, perfectly lives up to Gecko Press's avowed championing of work 'rich in language and illustration'.
Utterly breathtaking and bursting with detail. … No stone is left unturned in this graphical feast for the eye.


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Q: How to disable foreign key checks while migrating to google cloud sql due to circular references I'm trying to migrate a production database to google cloud sql using the replication method described here. However, when importing the mysql dump file google cloud sql returns the error ''Cannot Add Foreign Key Constraint''.
I've checked if there are any foreign key vialotions using this method. However, there are no violations in the database.
Therefore, I've tracked down the problem to be due to circular references. The only option seems to be to disable FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS during the import. However, I cannot find any method to set this flag.
Are there any recommendations on how to continue from here?

A: SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS := NOT @@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS
;

Will toggle FK control in mysql.

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Dinotrema consuetum är en stekelart som beskrevs av Vladimir Ivanovich Tobias 2007. Dinotrema consuetum ingår i släktet Dinotrema och familjen bracksteklar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The tech jobs hiring boom is real -- for these skills
After some tough years for IT and tech pros, high demand for tech workers is here in some areas -- and is expected to continue
By Bill Snyder
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Talk to anybody in tech and you'll hear analogies to the dot-com boom. A lot has changed since then, but today's job market is nearly as hot.
One way to gauge the growth is to look at job listings on Dice, one of the oldest and likely the largest techie job board in the country. At the beginning of 2010, there were 48,571 listing for tech jobs, including contract and part-time positions. That total has climbed steadily every month. At the beginning of October 2011, Dice listed 83,567 openings, an increase of 72 percent over January 2010, and 18 percent higher than October 2010.
Dice is admittedly an imperfect barometer of the job market. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were just under 3.3 million people working in IT-related technology jobs in the United States as of May 2010. But because the bureau has been hurt by budget cuts, it will not publish more current statistics until well into 2012.
Amar Mann, the chief regional economist in the bureau's San Francisco office, estimates that the tech job market has grown about 10 percent in the last year, slower than the Dice estimate, but given that overall unemployment in the United States has been stuck in the 9 percent range for some time, it's a very bright spot in the national economy, he adds.
In any case, employers are having to work harder to find the new hires they need this year. "It is an incredibly competitive job market. Finding the right people is hard," says Woodson Martin, Salesforce.com's senior vice president for employee success. Martin has a lot of jobs to fill. At the end of October, the company's career site listed 718 openings, including 36 under "information technology"; 30 in "technical operations," including the likes of Linux network system administrators; and 127 under "research and development," with jobs for software engineers in security and user interface development.
Akamai, which provides a platform for the delivery of Web content and applications, has about 200 job openings at the moment, about half in engineering, says Harold Prokop, senior vice president of the company's Intelligent Platform Group. Many smaller companies are hiring aggressively as well.
"Software engineers are the hottest," says Bill Reichert, managing director of Garage Technologies, a venture capital firm. "The higher the software level, the harder it is to fill those jobs."
Not surprisingly, salaries are inflating, sometimes significantly, says Reichert. How much they're increasing is hard to quantify; anecdotal evidence indicates that although there's good money to be made, companies are not repeating the mistake (from the employer's point of view) of paying unsustainably high wages. It's worth noting that a too-rapid, and too-expensive, ramp-up of the workforce helped kill many of the Silicon Valley startups founded in the year 2000, the height of the dot-com frenzy, according to a recent report by Mann and colleagues at the BLS. Tech companies have seemingly learned that lesson.
The tech jobs boom favors developers, cloud experts, and business strategists
Are we back to better times in the tech job market? Certainly. But that's not to say everyone who wants to work in tech is employed. In June, for example, 9.9 percent of the full-time workforce in Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Santa Clara, the California cities regarded as the Silicon Valley tech heartland, found themselves unemployed. It's unclear how much of the out-of-work population are techies, but given the heavy concentration of IT-related jobs in those communities, it's likely that the hiring boom has yet to make up for the massive job losses in tech that followed the financial crisis of 2008.


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Lecturer in Arabic
Job Title: Lecturer in Arabic
Location: UNG-Dahlonega, GA
Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia. UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages at the University of North Georgia invites applicants for a Full-time Lectureship (with benefits) in Arabic, primarily on its Dahlonega campus.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach a wide range of undergraduate courses in Arabic language and literature, with a minimum course load of 24 credit hours per academic year.
The ability to successfully incorporate technology at all levels of instruction is highly desirable.
Teaching assignments may extend to other campuses.
Earned Master's degree in Arabic Language, Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Language pedagogy, Arabic Literature, or a closely related field in hand by time of hire.
Native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and English
Excellent record of prior teaching experience at a U.S. institution, preferably in teaching Arabic as a foreign language
A strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and the enhancement of the Arabic program
Willingness to work collaboratively in a multi-language environment; to organize cultural activities for students both in and outside of the classroom; to offer evening or on-line classes, and to coordinate or teach in intensive immersion courses and programs, including Summer Language Institutes.
Experience with proficiency-oriented instruction.
Required Documents to Attach
Cover Letter, Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Unofficial Transcripts
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of North Georgia, as determined by University of North Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.
The University of North Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex or national origin, age, disability, religion, genetics or veteran status. Georgia is an open records state. Also, UNG is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.
Special Applicant Instructions
If you received any graduate degrees from an institution outside the United States, you must provide a foreign course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Find a full list of NACES members at http://www.naces.org/members.htm.
Please submit contact information of at least three professional references with application.
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Each year, Luther Seminary hosts lectures by renowned scholars who explore theology, Bible, faith and other topics from academic perspectives for the benefit of the seminary community.
All lectures are free and open to the public, and, unless otherwise noted, are held in the Chapel of the Incarnation in the Olson Campus Center. View a campus map.
July 26, 2018: Mark Teasdale, E. Stanley Jones Associate Professor of Evangelism at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Watch Mark Teasdale's lecture, "Stewards of God's Mysteries, Leaders for the World"
Jan. 25, 2018: Ron Choong, Director, Academy for Christian Thought in New York. "Religious Encounters along Chinese and Indian Silk Roads: Reflections on the Spiritual and Inter-Religious Issues in Christian Missions"
April 25, 2017: Ellen F. Davis, Interim Dean and Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School, followed by a conversation with Krista Tippett, host of "On Being"
Sept. 17, 2014: John Swinton, Professor, Centre for Spirituality, Health, and Disability, University of Aberdeen, U.K.
"Time, Hospitality, and Belonging: Towards a Practical Theology of Mental Health"


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Advisor Kumar Inaugurates Office Of State Spatial Data Infrastructure
Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar, on Thursday inaugurated newly constructed office complex of J&K State Spatial Data Infrastructure (SSDI) in Bemina here. He also launched the beta version of the Geo-portal 'ssdi.jk.gov.in'.
The State Spatial Data Infrastructure (J&K State Geo-portal) has been established to create infrastructure for availability of and access to organized spatial data and use of the infrastructure at Community, Local, State, Regional and at National levels. The Department of Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing is the implementing agency of the project in the State.
Head & CEO NSDI P S Acharya, PCCF J&K Suresh Chugh, PCCF/Director EE&RS B Siddhartha Kumar, Director Soil & Water Conservation P K Singh, Director SFRI Om Prakash, Chief Wildlife Warden Suresh Gupta, Additional PCCF Sarvesh Rai, MD JKSFC Vasu Yadav, CCF Kashmir S. F. A. Gillani, Secretary (Technical) K Ramesh Kumar, other senior officers of Forest and its allied wings and officers, staff of SSDI were present on the occasion.
Humayun Rashid, Scientist/Principal Investigator SSDI gave a detailed overview of the State Spatial Data Infrastructure project and its implementation in the state. The project is being funded by DEST, GoI and State Department of Science and Technology.
Regarding SSDI initiative in the state, it was informed that SSDI-JK visualizes a distributed electronic network of data producers and users, development of standards for data collection, collection, and exchange, formulation of procedures and partnerships to ultimately result in creation of a national digital geospatial data framework and development of new relationships that allow organizations and individuals from all sectors to work together to share geospatial data.
The spatial data is an important database for making sound decisions at the local, regional and state level, besides, implementation of action plans for infrastructure development, disaster management and business development.
It was told that presently different organizations are generating digital database in different formats which cannot be shared by different user agencies, besides, it leads to duplication of efforts and resources for generating one and the same thing.
To ensure the optimum use of spatial data, NSDI in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) initiated the SSDI project in the state.
The Advisor, on the occasion, also launched JK Geo-portal after which a demonstration of SSDI Geo-portal data and functionalities was also made by the Scientist/Principal Investigator SSDI.
It was told that with the help of this Geo-portal, the organizations can improve knowledge sharing, reduce duplication of efforts, direct people toward the best available data, and improve the overall quality of geospatial data and information. Also, an android based mobile application "POINTGIS" has been developed for data capturing.
The Advisor complimented the Department of Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing for successfully implementing SSDI-JK project and assured full support of the government for its sustenance.
He asked to replicate the successful SDI models being adopted by the leading states so that the best practices can be incorporated here. He also asked for holding regular training programmes and workshops for all line departments and capacity building programmes for the staff of SSDI.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr P S Acharya stressed on the need for coordination among the line Departments in generating and sharing of standardized geospatial data besides, providing of recurring budget and manpower to reap the benefits of geospatial technology.
Later, the Advisor along with other dignitaries also released a Vision Document of SSDI and GIS-based resource Atlas of Srinagar district.
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Commonwealth v. M.A.
M.A. was arrested after allegedly firing his gun three times at his in-laws' car from a distance of ten feet away. The in-laws had been concerned that M.A. had "abducted" his wife because she was not answering his phone. One of the in-laws called M.A. and demanded that they meet in a parking lot so that they could check on the well-being of his wife. The in-laws claimed that M.A. sped out of the parking lot, then made a U-Turn and pulled his car directly parallel to their car, aimed his gun at them, and fired three times. Fired cartridge casings were recovered from the parking lot that matched a gun that was recovered from M.A. when he was arrested shortly after the incident. M.A. was licensed to carry the gun. At trial, the defense introduced evidence that the in-laws had sent threatening text messages to M.A. and were intent on a physical altercation with him. Although conceding that the gun was fired, the defense maintained that M.A. made a U-turn and fired shots because he feared that the in-laws would chase after him in his car (on a prior occasion, one of them did engage in a high-speed chase, where M.A. had to drive to a police station to get rid of him), and he was concerned about putting his pregnant wife in danger. Therefore, the defense argued, M.A.'s intent was to scare, not seriously injure, the three victims. The defense also used the ballistic evidence to establish that the shots were not fired from the location the witnesses testified they were and highlighted the fact that there was no damage to the car the victims were in. Furthermore, the defense produced records from a firing range as well as other evidence proving that M.A. was skilled in his use of firearms, which further buttressed the defense argument that had M.A. wanted to harm the victims, he could have. A judge agreed with the defense and found M.A. guilty of misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and simple assault only. M.A. had spent five months in jail on this case after his arrest because his bail was almost 1 million dollars. After the preliminary hearing, Mr. Link was hired and was able to secure M.A.'s release on house arrest pending the trial. With the 5 months M.A. has already spent in jail, it is expected that he will receive a guideline sentence of "time-served" when he is sentenced in October. The pretrial "offer" from the DA had been for 7-14 years in jail.
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Sanne van Gool (Zeewolde, 20 november 1992) is een Nederlands honkballer.

Van Gool begon op zevenjarige leeftijd met honkbal bij de vereniging The Harriers in Zeewolde. Momenteel speelt ze honkbal bij de vereniging Almere'90 in Almere. Zij werd geselecteerd voor het Nederlands honkbalteam dat in 2010 uitkwam tijdens de wereldkampioenschappen die gehouden werden in Venezuela van 12 tot 22 augustus.

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