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Chambers's narrative series of standard reading books, Book 6
By Chambers W. and R., ltd
was a great delight to me to help him to weed his beds of a pleasant sunny morning, to arrange his glasses, and to listen to him while he praised his favourite flowers. I verily believed that no such flowers were to be found elsewhere in the kingdom. But the place into which I should have desired to penetrate more than all, was his bedroom. This seemed to be a perfect treasury of all sorts of good and curious things. Nuts and apples, walnuts, stuffed birds, walking-sticks, fishing-rods, flower-seeds of curious sorts, and various other desirable things from time to time came forth from thence in a manner which only made me desire to see how many others were left behind. But into that sanctum honest William never took anybody. If my father wanted a walking-stick, he had only to give the slightest hint to William, and presently he would be seen coming in with one, varnished as bright as the flower of the meadow-crowfoot. Indeed, his chief delights were to wander through the wood with his eyes on the watch for good sticks, or for curious birds, or to saunter along the meadows by the stream-angling and gossiping in a quiet way to some village listener like myself about a hundred country things. People called him an idle
man, because he never was at work on anything that brought him in a penny. But he had no family to provide for, and his wife got enough, and they might have something besides for aught I know, and why should he work for what he did not want? In my eyes he seemed, and seems still, one of the wisest sort of men. He passed his time in innocent and agreeable occupations His flowers, and his bees, and his birds—for he had always two or three that used to hang by the side of his cottage on fine days, and sing with all their might were his constant delight. He knew where a fish was to
be caught, or rare bird to be seen; and if you wanted a fishing-rod or a stick, he was happier to give it than you were to receive it. There were a hundred little things that he was ever and anon manufacturing, and giving to just the people that they would most please. A screw nut-cracker, was it not the very thing to delight a lad like me? A bone apple-scoop, why it was a treasure to some old person. A mouse-trap, or a mole-trap, or a flycage—he was the man that came quietly walking in with it just as you were lamenting the want of it. Nay, he was the man to set them, and come regularly to look after them, till they had done what they were wished to do; and if you wanted a person to carry a message, or go on some important little matter to the next village, you thought directly of William Worley, and he was sure to be in the way, and ready to take his stick and be off about it as seriously and earnestly as if he were to have ample reward for it. And an ample reward he had—the belief that he was of service to his neighbours. Honest old William, he was one of a simple and true-hearted generation, and of that generation himself the simplest and truest. Peace to his memory!
THE THRESHER.
1. Oh! his limbs are strong as boughs of oak,
And his thews like links of mail. How his quick breath streams while round him gleams
With a whirl his mighty flail !
2. For it's thump, thump, thump, with right good-will,
From morn till set of sun;
And his arm and flail will never fail
Till his daily task be done.
With the first glad birds that hail the morn,
He is up at work amain,
Till the old barn-floor is cover'd o'er
With the sweet and pearly grain.
Oh! his heart is light as hearts will be,
With a purpose good and strong,
And his strokes keep time to catch the chime
Of his blithely carolled song.
5. For it's thump, thump, thump, with right good-will, From morn till set of
sun; And his arm and flail will never fail
While the boys that 'mid the corn-stacks hide,
Echo back his gleesome lay,
As they toss the chaff, and shout and laugh
In the golden noon of day.
But a lesson they may read and learn,
And the Thresher makes it plain,
For the chaff he finds he gives the winds,
But he garners up the grain.
Then it's work, work, work, with a right good-will,
And store the sheaves of truth;
From the precious seed strike husk and weed,
In the harvest-time of youth.
G. BENNET.
A STRANGE FRIEND.
[The scene of this tale is laid in South Africa.] I once passed two days and nights under circumstances which, I think, were as trying to my nerves and patience, as any that I have ever experienced. I will give you, as nearly as I can, a detail of the events that happened, and of the effects produced upon me.
It happened, then, that I was walking out one day, and was about six miles from home. I had my gun with
me, and was on the look-out for rietbok.* On the slope of a hill up which I was walking, there were some large rocks and long grass, and I was surprised to see a plentiful stream of water running out from between the rocks. I took a good drink, and then ascended the slope, the long grass reaching up to my middle. After I had
about fifty yards, I started a fine rietbok, fired, and struck him on the shoulder, so that he staggered forward on three legs. I rushed on, so
as not to lose sight of him, and suddenly found the ground give way under me. I dropped my gun, and grasped at the grass ; but although I was
* A kind of deer.
below the surface, and merely rested for an instant against a bush, this gave way beneath me, and I fell a depth of several yards on to some soft sand and water. When I first found the ground give way under me, I fancied I must have fallen into a wolf-hole, and was merely annoyed at losing sight of my wounded buck. When, however, I found myself falling again, I began to think it was all over with me, and that I must be tumbling into a well or down a precipice.
When I came to the bottom, I was much bruised and scratched, and felt so shaken that I scarcely knew whether some of my bones were broken or not. But I soon came to myself, and got up with the intention of clambering out of the hole. When, however, I attempted to stand up, I found that my left ankle was either broken, or so badly sprained, that it was impossible for me to bear my weight on that leg. I therefore concluded that it would be useless to attempt to follow the buck, and that I had better rest a little while.
I sat down and looked about and above me at the place into which I had tumbled, and then I saw that it was much deeper than I had supposed. I must have fallen more than thirty feet. Seeing this, I considered that it was fortunate I had not been killed by the fall, or at least had not broken an arm or a leg. The top of the hole was not more than five or six feet across, but the bottom was nearly fifteen feet in width.
It was rather dark, still I could distinguish objects plainly.
As I sat rubbing my ankle, and looking round me, I gradually became aware that the place I was in would be a very awkward one to escape from. The more I looked at the wet, smooth sand, the more did the difficulty of escape force itself upon me. At last I felt certain that


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Season 17 2005 - 2006
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Premiered 2005-09-12T00:00:00Z on FOX
Runtime 22 mins
Total Runtime 8 hours, 2 mins (22 episodes)
Genres Animation, Comedy, Family, Drama
The Simpsons' seventeenth season originally aired between September 2005 and May 2006, beginning on Sunday, September 11, 2005. It broke Fox's tradition of pushing its shows' season premieres back to November to accommodate the Major League Baseball games airing on the network during September and October of each year.
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Season Regulars
Hank Azaria
Ned Flanders
Tress MacNeille
Angela Dare, Gwen the waitress, Homer's cousin's wife (voice)
Marcia Wallace
Russi Taylor
Maggie Roswell
Pamela Hayden
Saultery Stevens, Psychiatrist, Milhouse Van Houten
Karl Wiedergott
Bum #1, Jetskier #3, Additional Voices
Antonio Fargas
Sal Bando
Gene Tenace
Dr. Caleb Thorn
Joe Mantegna
Fat Tony
Sideshow Bob (voice)
Dr. Budgie (voice)
17x01 The Bonfire of the Manatees
— 2005-09-12T00:00:00Z — 21 mins
After Homer gets into trouble over his football gambling debts, he allows the Springfield Mafia to shoot a "snuggle film" in the house without Marge's permission. When she and the kids return home from a trip to "Santa's Village" and find production still going on, a furious Marge leaves for the beach and encounters a marine biologist named Caleb Thorn who has dedicated his life to saving manatees.
17x02 The Girl Who Slept Too Little
2005-09-19T00:00:00Z — 22 mins
After the family successfully protest against a stamp museum being built next to their house, a cemetery is built near the Simpson house instead, making the normally unflappable Lisa realize that someone as smart as her can be afraid of something.
17x03 Milhouse of Sand and Fog
Never one to miss the opportunity to make a quick buck, Homer cashes in on Maggie's bout of chicken pox. He decides to host a Pox Party and charges parents to infect their children.
17x04 Treehouse of Horror XVI
Bart ends up in a coma after attempting to jump from the roof to the swimming pool at Spinster Arms Apartments, while attending a hunting party at Burns Manor, Homer panics and believes the prey is the hunting party, and after losing a Halloween costume contest to Dr Hibbert as Dracula, a real witch puts a spell on the people of Springfield.
17x05 Marge's Son Poisoning
When Bart decides to spend a bit of time with Marge, it's not long before he's buying tea sets and singing duets. Has he turned into a mummy's boy?
17x06 See Homer Run
Homer becomes Springfield's safety guru and before long he's challenging Mayor Quimby for office. Until, that is, there's an embarrassing mishap with his costume.
17x07 The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
Marge is shunned after Homer has an altercation with the Easter Bunny at the mayor's egg hunt. A lonely Marge joins a women's group who plan to steal $1 million from Mr Burns.
17x08 The Italian Bob
Homer brings the whole family along when he is sent to Italy to pick up a new sports car for Mr. Burns, when they find themselves in a small town that Sideshow Bob has become the mayor of.
17x09 Simpsons Christmas Stories
The Simpsons re-enact the Nativity; a World War II tale stars Grampa, Mr. Burns and Santa; a musical features "The Nutcracker Suite."
17x10 Homer's Paternity Coot
Mail from forty years earlier is discovered, and a letter from Homer Simpson's mother's old boyfriend states that he is Homer's true father. Homer sets out to find his supposed new father, leaving Abe behind.
17x11 We're on the Road to D'ohwhere
After Bart steals a key from Principal Skinner's office and gets himself into hot water, Marge and Homer send him to a behavior modification camp.
17x12 My Fair Laddy
Mr. Krupt is the school's new gym teacher and introduces Bart and the kids to "BOMBARDMENT!" Bart's attempt to get back at the new gym teacher results in the destruction of Groundskeeper Willie's shack and the family takes him in. Lisa decides to make Willie the focus of her science fair project and tries to turn him into a "proper gentleman" with surprising results. Meanwhile, Homer has ruined his last pair of blue pants and attempts to generate interest in them so the manufacturer will start making them again.
17x13 The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
The family is on a nature walk through "Carl's Dad Caverns," when Homer tries to get a piece from a stalactite. This results in the family falling through the cave floor and winds up with Homer getting stuck in the ceiling of one of the lower chambers of the cave. Marge, Bart and Maggie go off to find help, while Lisa stays behind and tells her father a story to pass the time. Her story involves running from a bighorn sheep and into Mr. Burn's mansion. The pair evades the tenacious sheep by finding refuge in the mansion's attic, where Mr. Burns tells her the story of how he came to work at Moe's Tavern by losing a scavenger hunt with a rich Texan. While there he learned (and tells to Lisa) the tale of the Moe's treasure. The stories within stories culminate in the fate of the treasure being determined in the cave.
17x14 Bart Has Two Mommies
The family is at a church fund-raiser, where Homer tries to ensure his rubber duck onto victory, but Flanders wins the big prize, which he doesn't want and gives it to Marge. In return Marge agrees to watch Rod and Todd while Ned is attending a left-handed convention. While Marge is spending all her time with the Rod and Todd and trying to let them learn how to be boys; Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a home for former celebrity animals and a monkey kidnaps Bart. Marge's ability to be a mother comes into question when Ned discovers what she is doing with his boys and the local news covers Bart's current predicament.
17x15 Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife
Homer is stoked for a party, where Lenny shows off his new plasma screen HD TV. Three days later and Homer still hasn't left Lenny's apartment. Lenny eventually gets him to leave and Marge enters them in a contest where they can win a plasma TV of their own. They don't win, but 3rd place gets them a tour of the FOX studios, where Homer learns about a wife-swapping show where he can win enough money to buy his own plasma TV. Marge agrees to appear and they exchange wives with the Heathbar family. Charles Heathbar winds up falling in love with Marge (who is giving him what he needs), while his real wife Verity finds Homer detestable.
17x16 Million Dollar Abie
Homer spearheads the effort to get pro-football to bring a new franchise to Springfield. The football commissioner, on his way to officially award the franchise, stops at the Simpson house where Grandpa (mistaking him for a burglar) attacks him. Springfield loses out and Abe becomes the town's pariah. After trying and failing assisted suicide, Abe decides to live his life without fear and when the town decides to reuse their football stadium as a bullfighting ring, he volunteers to be the toreador. Ever the activist, granddaughter Lisa protests his new profession.
17x17 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore
At the power plant a movie is shown where the workers endorse outsourcing and Mr. Burns announces that he is closing the plant and moving the work to India. Homer is the only union employee left on the payroll and he is sent to India to train the replacement workers, when he succeeds beyond expectations, he is given total control of the plant and declares himself a god. Meanwhile, Selma & Patty take Bart and Lisa to their MacGyver convention. When they discover Richard Dean Anderson doesn't like MacGyver and much as they do, they kidnap him in retaliation. Anderson escapes only to enjoy the thrill and he turns himself back in so that he can escape again. When it happens over and over again, soon Patty and Selma are the ones who need a means of escape.
17x18 The Wettest Stories Ever Told
As the family waits for their food at "The Frying Dutchman," they pass the time by telling stories. Lisa tells about the Mayflower's journey to America, where Marge and her kids are Pilgrims and they are joined by a knave named Homer who joins their family to escape the authorities. Bart recounts the story of Mutiny on the Bounty featuring Skinner as Captain Bligh and Bart as Mr. Christian. Homer tells the tale of the maiden voyage of a cruise ship in the 1970s featuring of a ship that can't flip over, which of course it does and the attempts of the survivors to get out of the ship alive.
17x19 Girls Just Want to Have Sums
The family attends "Stab-A-Lot: The Itchy and Scratchy Musical." The musical's director is a graduate of Springfield Elementary and Principal Skinner puts his foot in mouth when he makes sexist comments about her education and that of women in general. He tries to make the situation better, but only buries himself deeper and deeper until he is fired and replaced by Women's Educational Expert Melanie Upfoot. The first thing she does is split the school into girls and the boys. Lisa dislikes the way girls are being taught math and she ventures over to the boy's side of the school in search of a challenge. Disguising herself as Jake Boyman she starts attending the boy's school but while she finds the math problems more interesting, it is being a boy that is a greater challenge.
17x20 Regarding Margie
Marge goes on a cleaning frenzy before the housekeeper she's won the services of comes to the house. One spot remains and she mixes a number of toxic cleaners together to tackle the job. The noxious mixture knocks her out and she wakes up suffering from amnesia. Marge is taken home and the family tries to bring back her memory. She starts to get back memories of her children and other insignificant things, but when it comes to remembering her husband, nothing he does seems to jog her memory. When he can't get her to remember him, he tries to win her all over again, especially after Patty and Selma get her back out on the dating scene.
17x21 The Monkey Suit
Working through their checklists of things to do before summer ends, Lisa gets the family to go a museum. At the Springfield Museum of Natural History there is an exhibit Lisa is excited to see on Women's History turns into an exhibit on the history of weapons, which excites Homer and Bart. When Flanders sees the exhibit of evolution and another that mocks creationism, he raises an alarm. Reverend Lovejoy gets Skinner to have creationism taught in school. Lisa is the only one who holds onto the scientific theory. She brings the topic up at the town meeting and the town votes to teach only one theory, creationism. Lisa decides to hold her own class on evolution, until she is arrested. The ACLU gives her a lawyer who is up against a slick Southern lawyer, but ultimately it's a family member that is a key to her defense.
17x22 Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play
When Homer hears that the Isotopes are on a winning streak, he takes the family to the game. The first baseman's game is going bad, caused by his sexy singing wife Tabitha embarrassing him during the game's national anthem. Buck Mitchell sees Marge and Homer's kiss on the game's Kiss-Cam and comes to them for marital advice. They start working with the couple and Buck's baseball career turns around, but it and the Simpson marriage goes awry again when Buck catches Homer giving Tabitha a neck massage. While Marge and Homer try keeping their marriage together they also try to get Buck and Tabitha back together.

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Monterey Optimist Basketball has the first of three signup opportunities scheduled for today. Those interested may register from 6-9 p.m. at Cardinal's Sport Center, located at 6524 Slide Road.
Registration times also are scheduled from 6-9 p.m. Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at the same location.
Players also may register online at caprockmob.com.
These registration periods are for seventh- through 12th-grade boys.
The fee is $115. A late fee of $10 is added after Feb. 8.


There are over 100 desktop computers distributed throughout the Library. A username and password is required to access all Library computers, and all users must comply with the University's acceptable use policy.
Printing is free for all current Western New England students, faculty and staff.
*Alumni and other guest users will need to purchase a $5.00 printing card in order to print.


A somewhat rare Vekoma Enigma model. When it opened, X:\ No Way Out was a small yet feisty coaster, delivering thrills in the dark, coupled with flashing lights, mist spray and sound effects.
A disorientating dark queue line, a fake lift batching system, loud robotic sound effects and UV lights created a unique and interesting experience.
It was also (and still is to this day) the world's first and only backwards roller coaster in the dark.
After a decade of operation, Thorpe Park appeared to neglect the ride. The old queue line effects were removed, the light and sound effects were always broken and subsequently never repaired.
What was once a interesting ride soon became nothing but a dog turd on the bottom of Thorpe Park's shoe.
Riders used to travel backwards on X:\ No Way Out through a series of swooping up and down turns. Unfortunately these turns are short lived as the trains stop several times throughout the ride.
This spoils the flow of the ride and leaves guests feeling underwhelmed and thinking more "X:\ WTF" and glad that there is a actually a way out!
On 12th March 2013, Thorpe Park announced that X:\No Way Out would be transformed; the trains will face and travel forwards with new lighting and sound effects.
On Good Friday 2013, the transformed ride, billed as "a ride on a wave of light and sound", opened to the public.
The queue line was refurbished and new effects were put in place. The ride is essentially the same as before (it still stops every 10 seconds) but now is less nauseating as it travels forwards.


Origin and Habitat: Gymnocalycium hamatum was discovered by Friedrich Ritter near Palos Blancos, Tarija, Bolivia in 1958. Up to now this species has only been found near its type habitat at Palos Blancos.
Altitude range: 730-870 metres above seal level.
Gymnocalycium delaetii subs. marsoneri (Y.Itô) H.Till & Amerh.
Gymnocalycium tortuga R.Blossfeld ex Backeb.
Gymnocalycium marsoneri subs. matoense cv. Multiproliferum hort.
Gymnocalycium matoense f. prolifera hort.
Description: Gymnocalycium hamatum (firstly described as by Friedrich Ritter in in "Kakteen in Südamerika" vol 2, 663-664, 1980) is a local or morphological form of Gymnocalycium marsoneri. It has an olive green, tuberculate body. The pale coloured spines are all radial, standing out from the body, straight but slightly hooked at the tip. However the distinguishing characteristics of Gymnocalycium hamatum, appear to fall within the natural variation of Gymnocalycium marsoneri and it should be synonymized with the latter.
Note: Gymnocalycium hamatum has been made synonymous to Gymnocalycium marsoneri subs. megatae by G. Charles without specifically justify that choice.
Stem: Usually solitary (not clustering), globular flattened, 6-18 cm in diameter grey-green, olive green to coppery brown.
Ribs: 9-16 with blunt tubercles.
Areoles: 5-8 mm long, 3 mm wide, 10-18 mm apart, with a cream to white wool.
Spines: All radial, 5 to 9, 15-20 (or more) mm long mostly creamy-white or light yellowish brown, some-times reddish-brown, stiff, straight but slightly hooked at the tip, hence the specific name (Latin adjective "hamatus", "hamata", "hamatum" = hooked).
Fruits Red, with a blue bloom, fusiform, 25-30 mm long , 15-20 mm wide. Pulp pinkish.
1) Terry Smale, Cactus and Succulent Society of Great Britain "Notes on the 1977 seed distribution" Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain", Volumes 39-43 page 17, 1977.
2) Gymnocalycium hamatum F. Ritter <http://www.richtstatt.de> Web. 9 May. 2015.
3) Demaio, P. H., M. H. J. Barfuss, W. Till & J. O. Chiapella. 2010. "Phylogenetic relationships and infrageneric classification of the genus Gymnocalycium: insights from molecular data. Gymnocalycium" 2010: 925–946.
4) Navarro Sánchez, G. 1996. "Catálago ecológico preliminar de las cactáceas de Bolivia." Lazaroa 17: 33–84.
5) Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. "Cat. Pl. Vasc. Bolivia", Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Cultivation and Propagation: Gymnocalycium hamatum is a summer grower species that is easy to cultivate.


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Tommy Körberg (né le  à Norsjö) est un chanteur et acteur suédois. Il a représenté la Suède au Concours Eurovision de la chanson en 1969 avec le titre Judy, min vän (Judy, mon amie) et en 1988 avec le titre Stad i ljus (Ville dans la lumière).

À 16 ans, Tommy Körberg fonde le groupe Bootleggers. Ils changent leur nom, deviennent les Maniacs et leur titre Somebody's taken Maria away se classe dans le hit parade suédois. Puis l'artiste forme un duo avec Michael Johansson, Tom & Mick.

En 1968, Tommy Körberg entame une carrière solo avec l'album Nature Boy. Dans les années 1970, il travaille avec les groupes de musique expérimentale Solar Plexus et Made in Sweden.

Il s'est fait connaître au niveau international pour sa participation dans Chess, comédie musicale écrite par Tim Rice et les deux membres d'ABBA Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus en 1984.  Ensuite, il joue dans la versions suédoise de La Mélodie du bonheur en 1990.

En 1994, il participe à la revue Lovers and Covers au Hamburger Börs de Stockholm, aux côtés de Tommy Nilsson et Marie Bergman. En 1995, il est invité au concert anniversaire des dix ans des Misérables au Royal Albert Hall à Londres, aux côtés de tous les chanteurs ayant interprété le rôle de Jean Valjean. Il joue  en effet dans la version suédoise de cette comédie musicale de 1995 à 1997.

Il a également enregistré des albums en hommage à Jacques Brel.

En 2003, il participe à la première version suédoise de la comédie musicale Chess. Il fait également partie du Benny Andersson Orkester, un orchestre créé en 2001 par Benny Andersson avec lequel il enregistre régulièrement des albums et fait des tournées.

En 2017, il chante For Every Step pour le groupe de Metalcore Dead by April.

Discographie

Albums
 Rakt upp och ner (2007)
Bao På Turné   (2006, participation avec d'autres artistes, album live)
Gränslös – Det Bästa Med Tommy Körberg (2003)
Chess På Svenska   (2002, participation avec d'autres artistes à la version suédoise)
Stilla Natt   (2000)
Hits (2000)
Levande På Slagthuset  – Sånger För Ensamma Älskare
Från Waterloo Till Duvemåla (1998, concert avec d'autres artistes)
Ur "Aniara" – En Revy Om Människan I Tid Och Rum (1997)
Evergreens (1996)
The Sound Of Music (1995)
Ravaillac – Tommy Körberg Sjunger Bo Nilsson (1994)
Chess In Concert   (1994, participation avec d'autres artistes)
Live In London (1993)
Jag Skulle Vilja Våga Tro   (1993)
Les Misérables (1990 avec d'autres artistes)
Livslevande (1990)
Julen Är Här (1989)
Är (1988)
Tommy Körberg And Tolvan Big Band   (1985)
Musica Sveciae – Barnvisor   (1985)
Chess (1984, participation)
Brel – En Föreställning Som Går Rakt In I Hjärtat   (1983, participation, hommage à J. Brel)
Tommy Körberg Och Stefan Nilsson Tolkar Jacques Brel (1982)
Den Vackraste Visan   (1976)
Made In Sweden: Where Do We Begin (1976)
Solar Plexus 1971-1975 (album jazz, participation avec d'autres artistes)
Solar Plexus: Hellre Gycklare Än Hycklare   (1975)
Solar Plexus: Det Är Inte Båten Som Gungar – Det Är Havet Som Rör Sig (1974)
Solar Plexus: Solar Plexus (2) (1973)
Tommy Körberg Sjunger Birger Sjöberg (1973)
Tommy Körberg (1971)
Tommy (1970)
Spotlight (1969-73)
Spotlight (1969)
Judy Min Vän (1969)
Tom: Nature Boy (1968)
Tom & Mick: Maniacs   (1967)

Filmographie

1980 - Sverige åt svenskarna
 1984 : Ronja Rövardotter de Tage Danielsson (adaptation du roman Ronya, fille de brigand d'Astrid Lindgren)
1993 - Drömkåken (som sig själv)

Liens externes

Naissance en juillet 1948
Chanteur suédois
Acteur suédois
Participant au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1969
Participant au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1988
Participant au Concours Eurovision de la chanson pour la Suède
Participant au Melodifestivalen
Gagnant du Melodifestivalen

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Saudi Aramco restores oil output earlier than expected - sources
DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restored its oil production capacity to 11.3 million barrels per day after Sept. 14 attacks on oil facilities, three sources briefed on Saudi Aramco's operations told Reuters.
Crude output from the Khurais field is now at 1.3 million bpd and the Abqaiq field is currently at about 4.9 million bpd, the sources said. (Reporting by Rania el Gamal; Editing by Louise Heavnes)


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CEA Singapore Guide: What Is The Council for Estate Agencies and 5 Things They Do
18 October 2021 • 4 mins read
If you keep up with property news and regulations, you may have heard of an authority called the Council of Estate Agencies, or CEA for short. There is also a CEA Public Register, which lists all licensed property agents and salespeople, along with their track record and transaction data, for people to check.
Most recently, the CEA Public Register has been updated to show the names of HDB towns in full.
Here's a 101-guide on what is the CEA, what they do, and how it can help property buyers and sellers like you.
Related article: What Is The Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) in Singapore?
What Is the Council of Estate Agencies (CEA)?
The Council of Estate Agencies (CEA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development (MND). CEA was established in late-2010 to put in place a new regulatory framework for the Singapore real estate industry.
Simply put, CEA is a watchdog formed to regulate the real estate market. This was following a sharp rise in complaints against property agencies leading up to 2009. Between 2005 and 2009, such complaints rose by 60%.
What Does the CEA Do?
CEA's mission is to strengthen the professionalism of the real estate agency industry and to protect the welfare of consumers. CEA aims to do so by working with the industry on development programmes, as well as educating the public through a variety of schemes.
According to CEA's official website, their responsibilities include:
Administer licensing regime for estate agents, including the registration of salespersons applied through licensed estate agents;
Regulate and control the practice of estate agents and salespersons in estate agency transactions;
Promote the integrity and competence of estate agents and salespersons through the Code of Practice, and Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care;
Develop measures to equip consumers with the necessary knowledge to conduct their real estate transactions prudently and with due diligence;
Conduct investigation and disciplinary proceedings in relation to offences and unsatisfactory conduct or misconduct in relation to estate agency work;
Administer the examination and continuing professional development framework
Specifically, these are the key elements of the CEA's regulatory framework. The CEA...
1. Oversees the Licensing for Estate Agents
The CEA ensures Appointed Key Executive Officer (KEO) and business entities are properly registered, experienced, qualified and have a good track record.
2. Manages the Registration of Salespersons Through Their Agents
The CEA ensures estate salespersons are qualified and have a good track record.
3. Regulates the Conduct of Estate Agency Work
The CEA ensures good conduct among industry members, with the Code of Practice, Ethics and Professional Client Care, and standard prescribed estate agency agreements.
4. Sets Up Mechanisms for Discipline and Dispute Resolution
The CEA also manages disciplinary actions such as warnings, fines, suspension and revocation, and have in place dedicated dispute resolution mechanisms that cover mediation and arbitration.
5. Helps With Public Education
Finally, the CEA helps with public education through the Estate Agent Card, Online Public Register of agents and salespersons, as well as seminars, forums and online consumer guides for the public.
Related article: Demystifying 9 Legal Terms You May Encounter While Getting A Home Loan
Who Are the CEA Council Members?
Mr Quek See Tiat is the president of the CEA. He is also the chairman of Singapore's Accounting Standards Council (ASC) and audit committee chairman on the board of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, amongst other roles.
My Quek leads the Council of esteemed professionals hailing from adjacent sectors of the real estate agency industry. It also has representatives from the public sector dealing with the property industry.
Council members include senior representatives from the Housing & Development Board (HDB), Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Consumers Association of Singapore, Edmund Tie & Company, as well as our very own PropertyGuru Singapore Country Manager, Dr Tan Tee Khoon.
CEA Website and Resources You May Find Useful
A large part of CEA's work involves educating the public. You can find a large and diverse repository of resources on CEA's website targeted at both professionals and consumers.
CEA Public Register
For example, you can check if your agent is registered through the public register. You can also download CEA forms required to engage a real estate agent.
If you're interested to find out more about a certain topic, you can find a host of useful guides and brochures. These include tips on engaging a salesperson, buying foreign properties, and how to resolve disputes.
If you have specific questions that you need answers to, you can visit CEA's FAQ page. The page is grouped into 17 categories and covers a wide range of topics ranging from rental transactions and commissions to regulation and consumer education.
Do's and Dont's of Property Agents
There are many things to take note of regarding how one should work with real estate agents. However, here are some essential takeaways to remember,
Agents are not allowed to hold any transaction money.
Agents are not allowed to direct you to any moneylenders.
Agents are not allowed to represent you as a buyer, seller, tenant, or landlord.
Read more about their duties and responsibilities here.
In the event something goes wrong, CEA has guidelines and resources on dispute resolution. These include a list of approved dispute resolution centres, fees, and CEA dispute resolution schemes.
Need help to sell your property? Find a reliable property agent on PropertyGuru.
How to Contact CEA
Due to COVID-19, visits to the CEA office are strictly by appointment only. For enquires, you can, however, contact them via the following channels:
Website Enquiry & Feedback Form
The general feedback and enquiry form is for enquiries around CEA and industry regulations, licensing, etc.
Website Complaint Form
If you have complaints about a specific agency or agent, use this CEA complaint form instead. You'll need to log in with SingPass.
CEA Quality Service Manager Email
If you have service-related feedback about your experience with CEA and its officers, you can send an email to qsm@cea.gov.sg.
CEA Hotline Number
Finally, if you wish the speak to someone at CEA, you can call their hotline at 1800 643 2555 or +65 664 32555 (for overseas calls).
More FAQs about the Council of Estate Agencies (CEA)
What Is CEA Singapore?
CEA stands for the Council of Estate Agencies, which is a government watchdog of the real estate industry.
How Do I Get a Real Estate Agent Licence in Singapore?
There are many criteria for applying to be a real estate agent. You must have a licensed leader (Key Executive Officer, or KEO), and not have any past records of fraud and/or dishonesty. You can check the full requirements on CEA's website.
How Do I Complain About a Property Agent in Singapore?
You may complain about your negative experience with a property agent through CEA's complaint form.
For more property news, resources and useful content like this article, check out PropertyGuru's guides section.
Are you looking to buy a new home? Head to PropertyGuru to browse the top properties for sale in Singapore.
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Hand on with the Nextbit Robin and Galaxy S7 Edge along with thought on what Apple is expected to launch on March 21.
MoTR 368 is 81 minutes long and is a 80.7 MB file in MP3 format.
Did Matt buy a Pixel C?
Apple even this week: What's on tap?
We each have the new Galaxy S7 as well as Android N installed on a phone and tablet. Plus, we finally get a close up look at the Fitbit Blaze.
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Seventy Five percent of heatwaves now attributed to climate change
The original of this article was published at nofibs.com.au
The latest study of extreme weather events has concluded that 3 out of 4 heatwaves and extreme heat events and nearly one in five heavy rainfall events, on a global scale, can be attributed to human contributions to global warming through greenhouse gas emissions. As temperatures continue to rise, the percentage is set to increase even further.
The researchers looked at 'moderate' extremes, which they defined as events expected to occur on 1 in every 1,000 days under present conditions. It involved examining data on extreme weather events around the globe in a dataset going back more than 100 years, and using two dozen climate models.
There has been a growing ability to attribute some single extreme weather events via Fractional Attribution of Risk (FAR) to anthropogenic climate change. Some of the specific individual extreme heatwave and precipitation events that have directly been attributed include the flood risk in England and Wales in autumn 2000 (Pall et al 2013), the European heatwave of 2003 (Stott et al 2004), the 2010 Russian heat wave (Otto et al 2012), and Australia's record summer temperatures of 2013 (Lewis and Karoly 2013).
This study, rather than looking at individual events, examined the change in extreme weather events on a global scale for the statistical attribution to climate change.
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"Climate change doesn't 'cause' any single weather event in a deterministic sense," said lead author Erich Fischer, "But a warmer and moister atmosphere does clearly favour more frequent hot and wet extremes."
The study was published in Nature Climate Change on 27 April 2015, authored by Erich Fischer and Reto Knutti from the Institute for Atmospheric & Climate Science in Zurich. According to the conclusion of the study:
"Already today 75% of the moderate hot extremes and about 18% of the moderate precipitation extremes occurring worldwide are attributable to warming, of which the dominant part is extremely likely to be anthropogenic. The fraction increases nonlinearly with further warming such that the probability of hot extremes at 2C, for example, is double that at 1.5C global warming. With every degree of warming it is the rarest and the most extreme events - and thereby the ones with typically the highest socio-economic impacts - for which the largest fraction is due to human induced greenhouse gas emissions."
The earth's atmosphere has warmed globally by about 0.85C since industrialisation. At 2 °C of warming above the pre-industrial level, human-caused climate change would drive 40% of rain and snow extremes and 96% of heat extremes, the researchers found. Climate scientist Michael Mann argued in Scientific American in March, 2015 that Earth Will Cross the Climate Danger Threshold by 2036. That is just in 21 years time.
We are already seeing signs of increased storm intensity and extreme rainfall events with Increases in rainfall extremes linked to global warming according to Seth Westra from the University of Adelaide on The Conversation.
"The number of short but intense summer rainfall events in Sydney is on the rise" http://t.co/aUeiCr0gW3 #climate pic.twitter.com/IljD0rITGn
— Seb Henbest (@SebHenbest) April 29, 2015
Warmer means wetter - "For every degree of temperature increase, the atmosphere can hold 7% more water." https://t.co/M9utGR4jFE
— Tanya Ha (@Ha_Tanya) April 29, 2015
Extreme heat is by far the largest cause of death from any Australian natural hazard. With rising temperatures heatwaves are are likely to start earlier, last longer, and be more intense. Heatwaves also amplify the urban heat island effect. We need to take steps to adapt our urban environment in response.
So what will this mean for our cities? I reviewed the literature on heatwave impact on Melbourne. It means we need to not only escalate emission reduction to reduce the long term increase of temperatures, but we will also need to adapt our urban environment and personal behaviour to adjust to rising temperatures and use water sensitive urban design to prevent or lessen the impact of flash flooding from torrential storms.
For developing countries, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics, as more people improve their income, air conditioning will become part of their lives in dealing and adapting to heatwaves and rising temperatures. This will increase energy demand globally.
A study released March, 2015 by Lucas W. Davis and Paul J. Gertler - Contribution of air conditioning adoption to future energy use under global warming (abstract) - used high-quality microdata from Mexico to examine the empirical relationship between temperature, income, and air conditioning.
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"We describe both how electricity consumption increases with temperature given current levels of air conditioning, and how climate and income drive air conditioning adoption decisions. We then combine these estimates with predicted end-of-century temperature changes to forecast future energy consumption. Overall, our results point to air conditioning impacts being considerably larger than previously believed." conclude the authors.
The authors model, using conservative assumptions about household income, predicted the near-universal saturation of air conditioning in all warm areas within just a few decades.
"Temperature increases contribute to this surge in adoption, but income growth by itself explains most of the increase. What this will mean for electricity consumption and carbon dioxide emissions depends on the pace of technological change. Continued advances in energy efficiency or the development of new cooling technologies could reduce the energy consumption impacts. Similarly, growth in low-carbon electricity generation could mitigate the increases in carbon dioxide emissions. However, the paper illustrates the enormous potential impacts in this sector, highlighting the importance of future research on adaptation and underscoring the urgent need for global action on climate change." say the authors in the study abstract.
This paper underscores that solutions to reducing emissions and adapting to climate change will need to occurr prominently in our cities and urban areas in both the developed and developing worlds.
Lucas Davis said on his blog about the study, "there are broader adaptations that over a long time period could substantially reduce the need for air conditioning. Previous studies have found that people move away from regions affected by extreme temperature, so migration could mitigate the need for air conditioning. Demand for cooling also depends on how we build our homes and businesses, norms that can evolve over time in response to changes in climate as well as the availability and cost of cooling technologies."
The study provides all the more reason to rapidly expand utility scale renewables and solar PV to meet this increase in electricity demand globally.
Additionally, air conditioning provides a positive micro-climate feedback by actually increasing urban temperatures by up to 2C dregees. Hence the need to counteract increased air-conditioning with increased use of urban vegetation as part of streetscapes and urban roofs to add shade and evapotranspiration to cool and moderate the urban heat island.
Indeed. Even in first world nations we are going to need to adapt our urban areas through increase in urban forestry like Melbourne is doing, and perhaps do such things like France in mandating that all new buildings in commercial areas must either incorporate green roofs or solar panels.
Actually, I don't think France got it entirely right. The advantages of green roofs are many including reducing the amount of energy needed to heat a building in winter and cool it in summer, retaining rainwater and reducing stormwater runoff, and favouring increased biodiversity for birdlife and bees to prosper.
And solar roofs are pretty cool too! But combine the two gives even greater efficiencies.
Combining vegetation green roofs with solar PV together, further increases plant viability by providing shade and increases energy efficiency by cooling the ambient atmospheric temperatures around the panels and the micro-climate around the building. Hui and Chan from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, found that an integrated approach could generate 8.3 per cent more electricity than just stand alone solar panels.
High temperatures, such as in a heatwave, can decrease PV panel efficiency by up to 25 per cent. This is also the time when electricity production is in greatest demand due to air conditioning load. Electricity production and transmission efficiencies also decrease in extreme heat. So improving panel efficiency during those really hot days can make a large difference in electricity output.
Hui and Chan outlined in their 2011 paper that they conducted experimental measurements in Hong Kong to verify their modelling predictions, and then ran cost calculations to highlight the cost benefit of the energy efficiencies gained. They concluded:
"Integrating green roofs and solar PV systems can enhance their functions and effectiveness by cooling and shading effects. The results of literature theoretical study, field measurements and case study in Hong Kong indicated a positive influence for this integration. It is found from field measurements that green roof surface and soil temperatures are reduced from the PV panel shading and higher power output of PV panel is achieved from the green roof cooling effect. The findings of year-round building energy simulation using EnergyPlus indicated that the energy consumption for air conditioning of the integrated system is slightly lower than the stand-alone system and the PV system on integrated approach generates 8.3% more electricity than the stand-a-lone option. The extent of the benefits depends on the system design and how to determine the optimum arrangement for a particular building site."
We are going to need to change and update our building codes for more efficient buildings, change the structure of our cities by going carbon neutral, design and innovate solutions such as combining Green roof vegetation with solar panels to increase urban mitigation and adaptation.
Australia is currently reviewing it's climate targets to take to the Paris climate conference in December, 2015. The Climate Change Authority urged:
"a 30 per cent reduction by 2025 remains reasonable and achievable even if Australia does not strengthen its 2020 target beyond the minimum 5 per cent reduction. If Australia is able to do more than 5 per cent by 2020, this would allow a more gradual acceleration of effort beyond 2020….a 2030 range of 40 to 60 per cent below 2000 levels, and a long-term emissions budget to 2050. These goals would help Australia make a fair contribution to global climate action to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees."
Climate organisations like the Climate Institute (submission) and the activist Climate Action Moreland (submission) are calling for even higher climate targets as our fair share. Christine Milne, as leader of the Greens, called for the adoption of ambitious post-2020 pollution reduction targets of 40-50 per cent by 2025 and 60-80 per cent by 2030, with a trajectory to reach net-zero pollution by 2040.
These are exciting times and we need to make many changes. As Naomi Klein makes clear in this March, 2015 Guardian article everything changes with climate change.
John Englart (@takvera) and his teenage daughter Tarryn Clancy (@climateteen) will be travelling to Paris to report on the United Nations COP21 climate talks (including for Nofibs), and in particular what role Australia plays in those negotiations. Over $1400 was successfully raised from 20 backers through crowdfunding to help meet their living costs while covering the climate talks.
Fischer, E.M., and R. Knutti (2015), Anthropogenic contribution to global occurrence of heavy-precipitation and high-temperature extremes, Nature Climate Change, 10.1038/nclimate2617. (abstract)
Quirin Schiermeier, Nature, 27 April 2015, Global warming brews weird weather
Davis, L.W. and Paul J. Gertlera (2015) Contribution of air conditioning adoption to future energy use under global warming. PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1423558112 (abstract)
Lucas Davis, 27 April 2015, Energy Institute at Haas, University of California Berkeley, Air Conditioning and Global Energy Demand
Dr. Sam C. M. Hui and Miss S. C. Chan (2011) Integration of green roof and solar photovoltaic systems. Paper submitted to Joint Symposium 2011: Integrated Building Design in the New Era of Sustainability, 22 Nov 2011 (Tue), Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong. (Full Paper)
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New Elvis Movie to Feature Major Hip-Hop Stars including Doja Cat and Eminem
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Elvis may be known for the blues, but the new movie about his life will feature some of hip-hop's hottest names including Doja Cat, Eminem, CeeLo Green, Tame Impala, Swae Lee, Diplo, Jazmine Sullivan, and more.
The biography about the famous late artist aptly titled Elvis, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The biopic is directed by Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby, Romeo & Juliet) and stars Austin Butler in the lead role as Elvis. The movie also stars Tom Hanks and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The soundtrack, which will be released on June 24, the same day the movie hits theaters, is already getting almost as much hype as the film itself, namely for its eclectic mix of artists, many of whom have integrated his music into their own original works.
While the soundtrack itself is still under wraps, Doja Cat already teased her piece at Coachella last month. She performed her song "Vegas," an interpolation of Elvis's 1956 hit song "Hound Dog," receiving rave reviews from the audience and critics alike. A sample is available on YouTube.
The other artists have not yet teased their work on the album, but it appears based on an Instagram post that Eminem and CeeLo Green have a collab on the soundtrack. In addition to the previously mentioned hip-hop artists, other notable names on the soundtrack include 70's icon Stevie Nicks, Europe's Måneskin, country artist Kacey Musgraves, new rapper Nardo Wick, Australian dance music trio Pnau, and other emerging artists.
In addition to gracing the album of what is already likely to be one of summer's hottest films, Doja Cat has a busy summer coming up as she prepares to embark on The Weeknd's Dawn FM arena tour.
Elvis Presley, often dubbed "The King of Rock and Roll" or sometimes just "The King," was born in 1935 and died on August 16, 1977.
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The Current: Alta Motors Crapshoot Dragster
|In Motorcycles, The Current
|By Gary Boulanger
John McInnis is a designer working under Alta co-founder Jeff Sand, the Chief Design Officer and original architect of the Alta Redshift motor. McInnis came to Alta from Lightning Motorcycles, where he was responsible for Class A surface modeling on its LS-218 electric superbike that broke records at Bonneville (the '218' was its top speed on the salt) and kicked the ass of every dinosaur-powered factory racer on Pike's Peak in 2013.
At Alta, McInnis' role bounces between surface/solid modeling, concept sketching, and a little bit of graphic design. All of which are his favorite aspects of the design process. "I definitely feel fortunate to have found myself here; it's an absolute dream job," he told me from his office in Alta's Brisbane, California headquarters – eight miles south of downtown San Francisco. "Alta is definitely doing some of the raddest things in motorcycling and it's great being a part of it."
And it doesn't get any radder than a silent dragster called the Crapshoot.
Q: John, how and when did the Crapshoot project begin?
We knew we wanted to bring another bike to The One Moto show in Portland, the question was obviously "what?" Jon Bekefy, our marketing director at the time, had challenged me to come up with something unexpected; something you wouldn't see any other electric OEMs do. We agreed it wasn't going to be a café or a scrambler, because that felt just a little too obvious. Some other ideas we threw around were an `80s GP-inspired muscle bike or a speedway bike before we landed on one of the most niche segments: vintage drag bike!
After looking through the history books, some of the builds that stood out to me were by Boris Murray with his twin-engine, fully-faired Triumph and Leo Payne, creator of the awesome "Turnip Eater" Ironhead Sportster. These guys built these fantastic machines out of garages in the `60s, and I wanted this build to reflect that "handmade-ness". My mission was to prove that a regular guy with regular tools and basic fabrication skills can take a Redshift and turn it into something pretty wild, without needing to be an electrical engineer. So in that spirit, all of the electronics and the core of a bone-stock Redshift remained unchanged.
Q: How many different versions were explored before this one was built?
I had only done a handful of pen sketches and one digital sketch before people were pretty excited about it and the rough silhouette was solidified. I had planned on it being a hardtail from the beginning, and getting it as low as possible was a priority. Once I created the hardtail section in CAD, that part stayed the same. The bodywork changed based off of what I could get in the limited time and what would fit best on a 250cc equivalent dirtbike (not much..) but the people at AirTech have quite the selection of fairings, and ended up with their AJSM5 three-piece fairing.
Q: Who laid hands on this project, and what were their contributions?
Once I had a sketch to work from, I took it to our assembly line supervisor, Vinnie Falzon, who's a proficient welder and fabricator. He was instantly excited to be part of the project and ordered material to build the hardtail that day. We bent the tubing using Jeff Sand's old Hossfeld that was in a container behind the shop. He's responsible for all the major fab work on the hardtail section, plus the sleek, hand-formed aluminum seat section that he didn't even start until about two weeks before the bike was to be displayed in Portland. [And, it should be noted, Sand's design/fabrication chops are massive; he basically invented the step-in snowboard binding at Switch – ed.]
Once I figured out the mounting brackets and trim lines for the body work, I sent the fairing to Dennis Hodges of DK Design in San Francisco, who didn't bat an eye when I told him exactly how much metal flake I wanted on this thing. He's responsible for all the clean up work and paint on the fairing, and converting it to a single piece, eliminating the unsightly part line. His accomplice, Jon Bradford, was able to turn our "crapshoot" logo into a sweet decal for the side of the bike.
The seat was a total custom job by Frances Midori, also from SF, who does a lot of work out of Hodges' shop. We basically dropped off our seat pan and said "make it look like grandpa's smoking chair" and she totally nailed it. It was the cherry on top for this little retro futuristic period piece, from the future.
Q: How many hours total were invested?
We started bending the tube for the hardtail around the middle of January, and from then until we were doing final assembly in the van on our way up to Portland was nonstop. Vinnie has 40 hours into the seat section alone and I'm pretty sure Dennis didn't sleep a few days while doing paint and bodywork. There's at least 100 total man hours into the build.
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March 13th 2018, 12:25 am
I wish I could dream that. I wish I could build that. I wish I could ride that
james w. roberts
May 10th 2019, 3:42 am
another POS paper weight… why do they call it a dragster, how about "soy-boy wet dream"


So you've made that first decision that it's time to go back to school and pursue a Master's in Business Administration; congratulations! But, there is a nagging suspicion in the back of your mind that your "nontraditional" background is going to hold you back. Don't worry, I was you. With a degree in Political Science and career as an intelligence analyst, my path to business school is not typical. In all honesty, the summer leading into my first semester, I was a little intimidated. I had excelled in my undergraduate studies, but the vast majority of my courses were qualitative in nature. I was worried that I would be behind my classmates and wondered if I was at a disadvantage.
Now, with less than a semester left until I graduate, I can proudly say that I haven't failed out yet. Just joking. Actually, I'm doing quite well, and while it hasn't always been easy, I feel proud of what I have accomplished. Sometimes being a liberal arts student in a business world can feel daunting, but I have picked up some tips and tricks to help me keep it in all in perspective.
While my essay writing skills from undergrad haven't been particularly useful, my ability to manage time has been crucial. Nothing independently about our curriculum is impossible. The most difficult thing is balancing all the demands: recruitment, extracurricular, social, and networking, among others. I thrive with structure, so I keep a weekly planner and write monthly goals in addition to the daily tasks. Quantitative classes are all about practice, so keeping up with the work on a daily basis makes a huge difference for me.
In my senior year of college, I had found my groove. I felt confident in my Poli Sci classes and largely knew what I was doing. B School is a new ball game, and each class has had a little bit of a different twist. If there is a concept I'm just not getting or a problem that is particularly difficult, I make sure to pool my resources by reaching out to classmates, finding more information on the internet, or going to a professor's office hours. Additionally, I am aware of the gaps in my technical skills, and I am taking classes, both through my program and in my free time, to bridge those gaps and prepare me for success in the business world.
They told us from day one not to obsess about grades, instead placing grades in context with everything else we are learning beyond the classroom. Confession: that is still difficult for me to do. We have been told in every academic environment that grades equal success, but in business school, that isn't always true. Whenever I am feeling frazzled about a quiz score or upcoming exam, I try to take a step back and focus on the skills I am developing and how they will help me in the longer-term.
I'll leave you with one last parting thought. Those of us who are "nontraditional" are increasingly common for business school. My classmates are teachers, lawyers, doctors, and veterans, in addition to the more traditional professions. In a competitive and globalized job market, quantitative acumen is not only important but many times a prerequisite. Students from all walks of life and backgrounds can benefit from a business education.


All you really need to begin practicing yoga is your body, your mind, and a bit of curiosity. But it is also helpful to have a pair of sweat pants, leggings, or shorts, and a t-shirt that's not too baggy. No special footgear is required because you will be barefoot. It's nice to bring a towel to class with you. As your practice develops you might want to buy your own yoga mat, but most studios will have mats and other props available for you.
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On a physical level, yogic exercises strengthen, lengthen, and replenish muscle tissues, which helps to hold bones, and to align the whole body. Holding postures - burns fat and reduces cholesterol. Yogic breathing brings more oxygen to the heart and nourishes the whole system. The breath also aids in reducing toxin levels in the body by expelling unwanted stresses. Yoga's greatest benefits are felt in the mind.
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November 5, 2010 by Ken Ward Jr.
Back in May, among the flurry of responses to the deaths of 29 coal miners in the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, the U.S. House of Representatives granted its Committee on Education and Labor the authority to subpoena witnesses for private depositions for a broad investigation of mine safety issues.
The move gave Committee Chairman George Miller (above) and his staff the go ahead for a major review "into underground mine operator compliance" with the federal mine safety law "and into other related matters."
Now that the Republicans have taken back the House, I wondered what would become of this investigation — what would happen to any records obtained or the transcripts of any depositions taken … I wondered if Miller's capable and respected staff would have time to publish any sort of report on their findings.
Well, a committee spokesman told me he didn't have any information on this.
Keep in mind that Miller has already pushed through his committee a major piece of mine safety legislation and he played a central role in requesting that detailed Inspector General's report that blasted MSHA's enforcement — or lack thereof — of the "pattern of violations" provisions of the mine safety act.
And not so long ago, Miller's committee produced a remarkable report on the Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster and recommended criminal prosecution of those responsible for the deaths at that Murray Energy mine in Utah.
So, it seems like the public would have a great interest in learning what the committee has uncovered about Upper Big Branch or about other mine safety issues … perhaps we'll learn a little bit later this year, when committee staff is required to provide the House Rules Committee with a report on their activities. But it's hard to say. The House resolution requires only that the report include the number of depositions taken and the names of those interviewed — but only if the committee has previously made those names public.
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It was during the gold rush day in the Sacramento when the history of Galt started. A group of farmers arrived on the banks of a small stream known as Dry Creek, near Galt in 1850. Their plans were to raise dairy products and grow beef. The Western Pacific Railroad Company laid out the community of Galt in 1869. A local rancher named John McFarland named the community Galt after his hometown in Canada. It was formerly known as Dry Creek Township after the stream by which they settled. The community of Galt was comprised of cattle ranchers, dairymen, and blacksmiths by 1869. The primary occupation was raising cattle.
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There was one lawyer, three doctors, a Wells Fargo and Company Express office, one barley mill, one meat market, two saloons, two shoe stores, two barber shops, one livery stable, one wood yard, two carriage and wagon repair and manufacturing shops, two blacksmith shops, one harness shop, one hotel, one variety store, and two general merchandise stores in the community of Galt in 1880.
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In 2012, the approximate value of a condo or a house in Galt was $176492, as compared to $133,500 in 2000 and $349,400 in the state of California. In 2011, the mean cost of all housing units was $220,852, or detached houses was $230,889, of townhouses or other attached units was $176744, and of mobile homes was $63,881. In 2012 the median gross rent was $1,108. In 2012, the approximate median income for a household in Galt was $53, 733 as compared to $45,052 in 2000 and $58328 in the state of California. In 2012, the approximate income per capita was $20,083.
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Warner & Labuschagne 90s See Australia In Control Of Day 1 In Adelaide
Last Updated on 16 Dec 2021 8:33 pm (UK Time)
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne both got to 95 for Australia as they finished Day 1 of the Adelaide test on top in the 2nd Test of this winter's Ashes series.
Australia make 2 changes to their line-up from last week's test in Brisbane with Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson coming into the team as new captain Pat Cummins misses out after close contact with someone who's had Covid with former captain Steve Smith taking over for this game while Josh Hazlewood also misses out after picking up a side strain in the series opener.
England also make 2 changes with Stuart Broad, for his 150th test match, and James Anderson coming into the team as Mark Wood and Jack Leach miss out so there is no front-line spinner for the tourists.
Australia: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon
England: Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
On a morning of slow scoring, the only wicket came in the eighth over with Harris caught one-handed down the leg side by Buttler (pictured below) off the bowling of Broad for 3 with Warner and Labuschagne finishing the session on 20 and 16 respectively as the Aussies would finish 45/1 off 25 overs.
The afternoon session saw the Aussies on top with no wicket falling in the session as Warner (pictured below) and Labuschagne would be patient as they would move their scores onto 65 and 53 respectively as the hosts moved to 129/1 off 53 overs.
Evening Session
England would make a breakthrough early in the session with Warner caught by Broad at cover off the bowling of Stokes for 95, breaking a 172-run second-wicket partnership between the opener and Labuschagne. It would be tough work for the English seamers and part-time spin of captain Root as Labuschagne would finish 5 short of what would be his * test century with stand-in captain Smith 18 not out.
AUS 221/1 (89 overs)


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Hundreds of African migrants 'left to die' in 'hellish' Saudi deportation centres
September 1, 2020 at 4:03 pm | Published in: Africa, Ethiopia, Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Foreign workers wait with their belongings before boarding police buses transferring them to a deportation centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 14 November 2013 [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images]
Hundreds, if not thousands of black African migrants are locked up in squalid conditions in Saudi Arabian coronavirus detention centres, reminiscent of Libya's slave camps, according to an investigation by the Sunday Telegraph.
Images published by the newspaper, taken by migrants on their mobile phones show hundreds of emaciated men lying in rows inside small rooms with barred windows, many of the detainees were stripped down to their undergarments.
"It's hell in here. We are treated like animals and beaten every day," said Abebe, an Ethiopian who has been held at one of the centres for more than four months.
African migrants are being 'left to die' in Saudi Arabia's detention camps to stop spread of COVID-19. Inmates are suicidal and have a declining mental health as one reported that he would "take his own life if there was no escape". #BlacklivesStillMatter#BlackLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/lJfwony4Ip
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Another explained that the guards just throw the bodies out back "as if it was trash", while at least one 16-year old is believed to have already taken his own life, and can be seen hanging from a window, having been unable to continue living at the centre. Several of the migrants display scars on their backs and claim they are beaten by guards who hurl racial abuse at them. Other detention facilities are said to house women.
READ: IOM: African migrants being abused in Yemen
Most of the men are said to be Ethiopians who came to Saudi Arabia seeking to escape the poverty back home, some arrived after having been recruited by Saudi agents or human traffickers. Tens of thousands have made their way over the past decade, the report says. Some of the African migrants are from neighbouring war-torn Yemen.
Photos emerging from detention centres in southern Saudi Arabia show that authorities there are subjecting Horn of Africa migrants to squalid, crowded, and dehumanising conditions with no regard for their safety or dignity
Adam Coogle, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in the Middle East, was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Saudi authorities feared the African migrants, often housed in overcrowded conditions, would be carriers of the virus. Almost 3,000 were deported to Ethiopia in the first ten days of April and a leaked UN memo said a further 200,000 were to follow, according to the report.
The pandemic is not the only reason given for the treatment of the migrants. The "Saudization" of the kingdom's workforce, a policy introduced by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is also said to have led to a backlash against African migrants.
READ: Saudis remove top commander in Yemen war
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