PMEL's Undergraduate Students (Hollings and NSF-REU) during the 2016 summer.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds a large number of summer research opportunities for undergraduate students through its Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The students are hosted at various universities across the U.S. where they work closely with faculty mentors and researchers on individual research projects. Learn more about the NSF-REU program on the National Science Foundation website.
PMEL participates in the program through Oregon State University and the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Oregon State University offer students research projects that will advance their knowledge and understanding of marine, coastal and estuarine environments. During the 10-week summer program, students will participate in group field trips, seminars and science colloquia. REUs receive a weekly stipend, housing on-site and travel. Projects for interns to undertake in the Acoustic Program cover a diverse range of biological, natural and anthropogenic acoustic themes. Learn more about PMEL's mentors Bob Dziak and Joe Hazel.
Meet PMEL's 2017 NSF-REU Student!
Gabby is a rising senior at California State University, Monterey Bay studying Marine Science with an interest in ocean engineering. This will be her second summer working with PMEL and Dr. Joe Haxel in Newport, Oregon. This summer, her focus is on determining the practicality of using an autonomous glider as a platform for collecting acoustic data. Last summer she was working on an acoustic study performed by a glider that was flown down the continental shelf of the Pacific Northwest from southern Washington to southern Oregon.
In the summer of 2016, she annotated and analyzed the data to examine anthropogenic impacts on ambient noise levels, as well as identifying system noise and marine mammal vocalizations. This internship has given her meaningful relationships with her mentors and peers, and the knowledge she's gained thus far will set her apart as a researcher and a student. She has enjoyed working at PMEL and found a very strong sense of community here which she is grateful to be a part of. She has enjoyed being able to work independently and the tremendous amounts of support from everyone in the lab.


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Borja Bagunyà i Costes (Barcelona, 1982) és un escriptor català, fundador i director de l'Escola Bloom. També és l'editor de la revista Carn de Cap.

Tot i que va començar les carreres de Medicina i de Comunicació Audiovisual, és llicenciat i Doctor en Teoria de la Literatura i Literatura Comparada (2015) per la Universitat de Barcelona. Se'l considera la punta de llança de la literatura catalana i la seva obra ha merescut diversos elogis de la crítica.

Borja Bagunyà ha publicat cinc llibres i ha obtingut nombrosos reconeixements literaris. El seu llibre de relats Defensa pròpia (Proa) va ser guardonat amb el Premi Mercè Rodoreda i amb el Qwerty com a Autor Revelació. El mes de juny de 2011 publicà Plantes d'interior, sota el segell de l'editorial Empúries.

A principis del 2021 publica la seva primera novel·la, Els angles morts, a Edicions del Periscopi, protagonitzada per en Morella, un professor universitari mediocre, la seva dona, la Sesé, una ginecòloga que viu una experiència impactant la Nit de Nadal, i l'Olof, l'ultranebot, que arriba a Barcelona per passar-hi un temps. La novel·la ha estat aclamada unànimement pel públic i la crítica, rebent el Premi de la Crítica 2022. Ha sigut traduïda al castellà per Rubén Martín Giráldez amb el títol de "Los puntos ciegos". Obres
 Narrativa
 Apunts per al retrat d'una ciutat (Tarragona: Arola Editors, 2004). La síntesi a Llibres.cat: "Debut extraordinari de Borja Bagunyà, escrit als dinou anys. Vuit contes que desriuen els apunts de la ciutat de l'escriptor, que ajunta i separa, i que engendra monstres que li ocupen els racons."
 Defensa pròpia (Barcelona: Edicions Proa, 2007 - Premi Mercè Rodoreda 2007)
 Plantes d'interior (Barcelona: Editorial Empúries, 2011). La síntesi de l'editorial: "Plantes d'interior són tretze contes (o un mateix conte en tretze passos. O una novel·la que no sap comportar-se. O tretze variacions sobre alguna cosa que no és ni conte ni novel·la)."
 Trapologia, amb Max Besora (Ara Llibres, 2018)
 Els angles morts (Edicions del Periscopi, 2021)

 Premis
 2006: Premi Mercè Rodoreda per Defensa pròpia.
 2006: Premi QWERTY d'Òmnium Cultural a l'Autor revelació per Defensa pròpia.
 2011: Premi Fòrum Impulsa en l'àmbit de Cultura i esports pel seu talent en la creació literària. (Premis FPdGi)
 2022: Premi de la Crítica per Els Angles Morts.''

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Biografia de Borja Bagunyà  al Fòrum Impulsa, de Girona.
 Breu biografia a Proa espais, secció "Lletra per a camaleons".

Escriptors barcelonins contemporanis en català
Premis Mercè Rodoreda de contes i narracions
Premis Núvol de 2021
Alumnes barcelonins de la Universitat de Barcelona

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Q: CodeIgniter, Get URL Result I have php code in my VIEW like this :

<?php $i=1; foreach ($kelas_kuliah as $val): ?>

        <?php site_url('/admin/cdtkelas_kuliah/get_id_sms/'.$val->kdpsttrak);?>

<?php $i++; endforeach; ?>

it should return value like this :

7678c279-0656-4458-968e-9a1c5a8b0fdb

this is my CONTROLLER :
    public function get_id_sms($prmkode_prodi){
    $client = new SoapClient($this->wsdl);

    $username = '******';
    $password = '******';

    $token = $client->GetToken($username, $password);

    $prmtable  = 'sms';
    $prmfilter = "kode_prodi like '".$prmkode_prodi."'";

    $get_record = $client->GetRecord($token,$prmtable,$prmfilter);

    echo $get_record->result->id_sms;
}

but when I ran it, it shows nothing, why is that ? thanks.

A: It shows nothing because you missed echo . See the updated code

   <?php echo site_url('/admin/cdtkelas_kuliah/get_id_sms/'.$val->kdpsttrak);?>
         ^^^^^

Edited: Try this if you want values only

   <?php echo $val->kdpsttrak;?>

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SINCE YOUR CLAIM WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR SETTLEMENT DATED JANUARY 8. THE LETTER WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A REQUEST IN YOUR BEHALF FOR REVIEW OF THAT SETTLEMENT. YOU WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MITCHEL AIR FORCE BASE. YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WERE PICKED UP FROM YOUR RESIDENCE IN BROOKLYN. WERE PACKED. WAS SHIPPED TO FAIRBANKS. WAS SHIPPED TO GOVERNMENT STORAGE AT BELLBLUFF. YOU WERE REQUIRED BY PAY $207.94 REPRESENTING THE EXCESS COST OF THE LATTER SHIPMENT. 421 POUNDS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WERE SHIPPED FROM ALASKA AND THOSE IN STORAGE AT BELLBLUFF WERE SHIPPED TO YOUR NEW STATION. SINCE EXCESS COST AGAIN WAS INCURRED. YOU WERE CHARGED $152.18 IN CONNECTION WITH THE LATTER SHIPMENT. WHILE YOU WERE NOT ADVISED OF THE LATTER CHARGE UNTIL AFTER THE SETTLEMENT OF JANUARY 8.
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BY ORDERS DATED APRIL 13, 1949, YOU WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MITCHEL AIR FORCE BASE, NEW YORK, TO ALASKAN AIR COMMAND FOR DUTY. ON AUGUST 1, 1949, YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WERE PICKED UP FROM YOUR RESIDENCE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND WERE PACKED, CRATED AND SHIPPED IN TWO LOTS AS REQUESTED BY YOU UPON YOUR AGREEMENT TO PAY ANY EXCESS COST INCURRED. THE FIRST LOT, APPARENTLY WEIGHING 1,400 POUNDS, WAS SHIPPED TO FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, BY RAIL AND WATER. THE SECOND, WEIGHING 7,316 POUNDS, WAS SHIPPED TO GOVERNMENT STORAGE AT BELLBLUFF, VIRGINIA, BY RAIL. SINCE THE SHIPMENTS EXCEEDED YOUR AUTHORIZED WEIGHT ALLOWANCE, YOU WERE REQUIRED BY PAY $207.94 REPRESENTING THE EXCESS COST OF THE LATTER SHIPMENT. UPON YOUR SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNMENT TO DUTY AT BIGGS AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, UNDER ORDERS DATED JUNE 30, 1951, 421 POUNDS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WERE SHIPPED FROM ALASKA AND THOSE IN STORAGE AT BELLBLUFF WERE SHIPPED TO YOUR NEW STATION. SINCE EXCESS COST AGAIN WAS INCURRED, YOU WERE CHARGED $152.18 IN CONNECTION WITH THE LATTER SHIPMENT. WHILE YOU WERE NOT ADVISED OF THE LATTER CHARGE UNTIL AFTER THE SETTLEMENT OF JANUARY 8, 1953, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT IT IS YOUR INTENTION TO INCLUDE THAT AMOUNT IN YOUR CLAIM MAKING A TOTAL OF $360.12. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THE EFFECTS SHIPPED FROM BELLBLUFF WERE UNPACKED AT BIGGS AIR FORCE BASE YOU ARRANGED FOR THE SEPARATE WEIGHTING OF YOUR FURNITURE AND THE PACKING MATERIALS. ON THE BASIS OF SUCH WEIGHTS IT IS YOUR CONTENTION THAT YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, IF PROPERLY PACKED, WOULD NOT HAVE EXCEEDED YOUR AUTHORIZED WEIGHT ALLOWANCE AND THAT THE EXCESS WEIGHT WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF EXCESSIVE PACKING MATERIALS BY THE COMMERCIAL FIRM ENGAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE TO PACK YOUR EFFECTS.
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Casa Clara has set a new record for the most expensive sale on Venetian Islands, notching $22 million and sold to WhatsApp investor Jim Goetz. The previous record was $14 million in 2013. Located at 212 W Dilido Drive on Di Lido Island, Casa Clara is a contemporary design by Ralph Choeff, of Choeff Levy Fischman with interiors by Charlotte Dunagan Design Group. The home features 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and 2 powder rooms in addition to 2 full kitchens, two-story fireplace, glass-enclosed wine cellar, theater, 4-car garage and a private guest wing. The design features floor-to-ceiling glass pocket doors that blend the indoor-outdoor space into a "tropical modern environment" and highlight the amazing views of Biscayne Bay and Downtown Miami. The lot has 120 feet of water frontage with resort-style amenities including an infinity edge swimming pool and outdoor cabana. Photos via Paul Stoppi.


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Founded in 2013, the YI Midwest Office works out of Chicago to expand economic opportunity for young adults in Illinois and to elevate Millennial voices in the political process. Since its founding, the team has worked on top issues related to jobs, higher education, and health care.
The Midwest office has provided thousands of young adults in the Chicagoland region with health insurance information, brought hundreds of students to Springfield to speak to elected officials, and launched the StreetLight Chicago mobile phone app (available for iphone and android), which provides up-to-date information for homeless youth and service providers on critical services including health centers, emergency beds, and drop-in shelters.
YI Midwest is leading campaigns to make higher education more affordable and reduce youth unemployment. Our "Fund Our Future" campaign calls for higher education funding to return to pre-recession levels and need-based aid (MAP grants) to cover costs for all eligible students. We are also working to expand employment opportunities for young adults through data-driven workforce training programs, including apprenticeships.
Read below for research, policy ideas, and fact sheets related to our health, employment, and higher education campaigns, check out our 2019 legislative agenda. Interested in learning more? We hope you reach out, because we want you at the table as decisions about our future are made.
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Chris most recently held the position of Academic Director of Wits Business School and prior to that he was a Senior Fellow at Cambridge University and a Senior Lecturer at Cranfield School of Management in the UK. He has also been a visiting academic at 10 different business schools including the Stockholm School of Economics, Kentucky Business School in the US, Nanjing University in China, Paul Cezanne University in France, Mannheim in Germany and Cranfield in the UK. Locally Chris has taught strategy and innovation at UCT GSB and GIBS.
Chris has a BSc from the University of Cape Town, MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a PhD from Cambridge University. He entered academia in his late 30's after moving to the UK, following a prior career with Group 5 and Eskom in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. His academic field is Strategy and Innovation Management and he has wide-ranging international experience having worked with top teams on leadership and transformation in the field of Customised Executive Education in more than 40 different countries.
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> Miami, Florida (AP)
Miami, Florida#
by Sergey Semenov, member of the AirPano Team that is a member of the global-geography Consortium.
We start this virtual tour description in a not quite predictable manner. The song Miami by Will Smith colorfully illustrates this city's atmosphere. And then, when the song is read, you will be able to read the story about the shooting in Miami by Sergey Semenov.
Will Smith — Miami
Verse 1: WillSmith
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Miami, uh, uh
Southbeach, bringin the heat, uh
Haha, can y'all feel that
Can y'all feel that
Jig it out, uh
Here I am in the place where I come let go
Miami the base and the sunset glow
Everyday like a mardi gras, everybody party all day
No work all play, okay
So we sip a little something, lay to rest the spill
Me an Charlie at the bar runnin up a high bill
Nothin less than ill, when we dress to kill
Everytime the ladies pass, they be like (Hi Will)
Can y'all feel me, all ages and races
Real sweet faces
Every different nation, Spanish, Hatian, Indian, Jamaican
Black, White, Cuban, and Asian
I only came for two days of playing
But everytime I come I always wind up stayin
This the type of town I could spend a few days in
Miami the city that keeps the roof blazin
All night, on the beach till the break of dawn
Buenvenidos a Miami
Bouncin in the club where the heat is on
I'm goin to Miami
Verse 2: Will Smith
Yo I heard the rainstorms ain't nothin to mess with
But I can't feel a drip on the strip, it's a trip
Ladies half-dressed, fully equipped
And they be screamin out, (Will we loved your last hit)
So I'm thinkin I'ma scoot me somethin hot
In this south-sea merengue melting pot
Hottest club in the city, and it's right on the beach
Temperature get to ya, it's about to reach
Five-hundred degrees
In the carribean seas, with the hot mommies
Screamin (Aii poppy)
Everytime I come to town, they be spottin me
In the drop Bentley, ain't no stoppin me
So, cash in your door
We flow to this fashion show
Pound for pound anywhere you go
Yo, ain't no city in the world like this
An if you ask how I know I gots ta plead the fifth
Don't get me wrong, Chi-town got it goin on
An New York is the city that we know don't sleep
An we all know that L.A. and Philly stay jiggy
But on the sneak, Miami bringin heat for real
Y'all don't understand
I never seen so many Dominican women with cinnimon tans
Mierda, this is the plan
Take a walk on the beach, draw a heart in the sand
Gimmie your hand
Damn, you look sexy
Let's go to my yacht, in the West Keys
Ride my jetskis, loungin in the palm trees
Cause you gotta have cheese for the summerhouse piece on SouthBeach
Water so clear, you can see to the bottom
Hundred-thousand dollar cars, e'ybody got em
Ain't no surprise in the club to see Sly, Stallone
Miami, my second home
Chorus to fade
(*) Mardi Gras is French for «Fat Tuesday», it is the last and culminating day before Ash Wednesday and beginning of the catholic Lent. Mardi gras refers to events of the Carnival celebrations in most Europe countries(France, Czech Republic, Belgium etc), in the USA and other countries. In the USA the most pompous and mass celebrations take place in New Orleans now.
(**) Meringue is a kind of Latin-American dance (like Rumba, for example)
And here it is the story by Sergey Semenov
Several times I have been on business to Miami, Florida, USA. And, of course, I was charged with shooting a virtual tour over this beautiful city. But, in fact, it was not easy at all. And the reason was...
The first attempt was made in November of 2009. That time, I thought that the weather was always fine in that paradisiacal corner of the planet and November, according to the Internet forecasts, was nearly a hot touristic season. But in reality everything was little different.
In general, Florida is famous for its hurricanes (and it's not strange that the National Hurricane Center is situated exactly in Miami). Fortunately, there was not any hurricane (or contrary — unfortunately — because in that case it could have been a sphere with a hurricane) but the strong wind was blowing and from time to time it was raining. It took me 30 minutes to get from the city center to the closest heliport and, as we usually charter helicopters with the doors off to shoot spheres, I had to accept of being wet.
But the worst happened near the ocean: the wind became much stronger and gustier than at heliport and the helicopter was in lack of power and couldn't realize a full torsion round its axis simultaneously not moving aside. But the most vexing was when we tried to realize the maneuver of turning the tail to the wind direction: the helicopter was sharply loosing height (the pilots often say that a helicopter "falls hard and fast"). Therefore, I asked the pilot to hover in the most stable position — against the wind — and began to shoot the hemispheres often changing my location inside the helicopter from the right side to the left one and vice versa. But, unfortunately, having returned to Moscow I found out that it was really difficult to stitch the material shot.
However, a month later, on the New Year's Eve, I was going to leave for Miami once again and reshoot all the spheres. Instead of celebrating I chose to find time for the shooting. That trip had its zest too. A manager, whom I talked with about the future flight, represented himself as Chico but, as soon as he had known that I was from Russia, he enthusiastically announced that his original first and last names were Alesha Orlov. At the same time, he looked like a typical Latin-American inhabitant of the USA and didn't speak Russian. Having seen my surprise and doubts, he ran out to his car and took his documents. Yes, he was absolutely right, there were stated: Nationality — Cuban, Names — Alesha Orlov...
So, on the 3-d of January, when the weather was unusually cold for that season in Florida — 10 degrees above zero (50 Fahrenheit), we took off the helicopter doors and I, having put on my Moscow winter jacket, took equipment and sat in the helicopter while the pilot was laughing and joking at me. But he laughs best who laughs last! While we were flying I heard the noise of the pilot's chattering teeth who had underestimated the "unusual cold weather": as higher we were flying as colder it was.
That was the story of how this virtual tour had been shot. I can't stand to tell you that the weather was so cold that day that it broke all the records in the meteorological history of the region having dramatically damaged citrus plantations and other plants all over Eastern coast.
My sufferings were not in vain and efforts led to success. Here it is Miami, one of the best beach resorts in the USA, which counts a great number of luxurious clubs and hotels made in Art Deco style, the highest apartment buildings in the USA constructed with money of drag barons, and many villas of famous people including Al Pacino, Anna Kurnikova, Jennifer Lopez, Julio Iglesias, Lenny Kravitz, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Damon, Shakira, Silvester Stallone and Madonna!
The city itself, located on the Atlantic Ocean's coast, is the most populous in Florida and the 42-nd in size in the USA. Its main territory is either coastal or suburban and artificial barrier islands. The oceanic warm current — Gulf Stream — flows only at a distance of 24 kilometers from Miami Coast and it makes the climate warm and mild.
The most part of population is the Spanish-speaking inhabitants, largely the Cubans, escaped from Castro's regime to Florida which is the nearest territory to Cuba. Nowadays, there is the whole district named Little Cuba with its habits and laws and if anyone wishes to park a car for a night, in the morning it could be found without wheels and audio system. In fact, 82% of population belongs to the national minority and it makes it the most multinational city in the world.
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Ясное — посёлок в Бабаевском районе Вологодской области.

Входит в состав Дубровского сельского поселения, с точки зрения административно-территориального деления — в Дубровский сельсовет.

Расстояние по автодороге до районного центра Бабаево составляет 51 км, до центра муниципального образования деревни Дубровка — 14 км. Ближайшие населённые пункты — Званец, Клавдино, Костяй.

Население по данным переписи 2002 года — 48 человек (22 мужчины, 26 женщин). Преобладающая национальность — русские (98 %).

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Urban Mixed Use is no longer a simple collection of different functions. It has become an urban destiny where families, couples would like to spend their time there, and where the urban lifestyle is celebrated.
The central retail plaza for Ping Lin project, the semi outdoor retail street that we tried to create in the Ma An Shan golden eagle project, and the rain forest in the Wuxi mixed use are the good samples of the Place Marking.
The interesting indoor space, the astonishing outlook and the seamless planning are the essential ingredients for success.


"The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship aims to activate a dynamic community of young global leaders across the Commonwealth to create lasting impacts both at home and abroad through inter-cultural exchanges encompassing international education, discovery and inquiry, and professional experiences."
The University of Alberta International (UAI) distributes QES scholarships each year. These scholarships are funded through a unique partnership with Rideau Hall Foundation, the Government of Canada, provincial governments, the private sector, and individuals.
The QES scholarships are expected to provide funding to 61 University of Alberta graduate students for a minimum of 90 days. The scholarships are valued at $6,000 and are available until December 2018.
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Olsen, Hopper Recall Efforts Boosted by Non-Wisconsin Elements
By MacIver Institute - July 8, 2011
Campaigns and Elections, Labor Unions, Recalls, We Are Wisconsin
MacIver News Service | July 8, 2011
[Madison, Wisc…] Democrats' efforts to win control of the Wisconsin state senate through a series of recalls here is drawing millions of dollars and dozens of key campaign operatives from out of state, an ongoing MacIver News Service investigation has learned.
The group named "We are Wisconsin" has a decidedly non-Wisconsin infrastructure, with more than $1 million in PAC donations transferred to it earlier this week from national union sources and many of its key operatives coming from out of state.
Patrick Devney and Viet Shelton are two of We Are Wisconsin's communications directors working on the recall elections. Neither man appears to be from Wisconsin.
Devney is working to recall Senator Olson. According to the Baraboo News Republic, Devney is from Appleton. However, he cannot be found to have a Wisconsin address in online phone directories, which tend to go back at least 10 years. Devney has worked on campaigns in Nebraska, Washington, Virginia and Louisiana as recently as February of this year.
Shelton is working to recall Senator Hopper. He comes to Wisconsin from the State of Washington where he was labeled a rising star in Democratic politics. Shelton was the campaign director for Transportation for Washington, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire's deputy communications director, and worked for the Democratic National Committee. He describes himself as a "campaign addict" and "for the summer, in Wisconsin" on his twitter profile.
Democrat efforts, in general, have turned to out-of-state help. Click here to see an online form specifically looking for "Wisconsin Out-of-State Volunteers."
Hopper and Olsen will face their Democratic challengers in a general election recall contest on August 9th.
Second in a series of reports by the MacIver News Service.
MacIver Institute


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Q: Orientation preserving diffeomorphism on $T^n$ Given $S \in GL_n(\mathbb{R}^n)$.
Show that $x \mapsto Sx$ is an orientation preserving diffeomorphism on $\mathbb{T}^n$ if and only if $S \in SL_n(\mathbb{Z}^n)$.
I'm working on the only if part. Orientation perserving implies $\det(S) > 0$.
How can I prove that we must have $S \in SL_n(\mathbb{Z}^n)$. I can see that when $S \in SL_n(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is not enough to be surjective, but can't prove that $S \in SL_n(\mathbb{Z}^n)$.

A: As we showed here the simple fact that $S$ induces a diffeomorphism on $\mathbb T^n$ forces $S \in \text{GL}_n(\mathbb Z)$. Then $\text{det}(S) \in \{\pm 1\}$, hence $\text{det}(S) = 1$.


I often hear group leaders and counselors say, "Where are all that have graduated from the Leadership School or Training Route? Why aren't they serving? What are all the supposed trained leaders doing that they do not get involved in the vision? As pastors we tend to have some frustration because we would like to see many, if not all, the people involved in the small group ministry and to build a great leadership team. But in many cases, this does not happen. What can we do?
I asked myself this question many times, and in some occasions, I encouraged the discouraged, and in the worst case, I scolded the idlers. The problem is that those who do not collaborate do not reach the meetings and the ones who are working end up receiving the exhortation. However, I discovered something that helped me a lot. I found that Nehemiah was a man of prayer and goals, and he organized, motivated, planned and provided a climate of trust and teamwork. Achieving goals, winning people for Christ and involving people in a vision always require certain skills.
In chapter three of the book of Nehemiah, we read about essential principles for leadership. Nehemiah tried to involve all the inhabitants of the city in the reconstruction of the wall. The religious leaders set the example. Among those who got involved were men and women, artisans, intellectuals, perfumers, goldsmiths, government leaders and business people. Everyone was mixing mud and carrying bricks. Well, not all, because, "The people of Tekoa reconstructed the next section of the wall, although the nobles did not want to collaborate with the leaders" (Nehemiah 3: 5). It seems that the "nobles" thought that they were too good to do this kind of work. Getting to move bricks was inferior to their position.
In every visionary project we will find people like that. People who are selfish, vain, critical or simply think that they are too good to get involved. In the small group vision, we will always find two kinds of people: those who work and those who avoid it. What Nehemiah did when he confronted apathy? He focused on those who wanted to work. This is a good lesson. Instead of trying to spend effort with the apathetic, focus on those who want to work. As you work with those who are willing, you will grow in your own enthusiasm.
Sometimes we spend our time trying to involve the lazy, apathetic and those who do not want to work. The solution is to focus our energies with those who are willing to work. If you want to achieve the goals for this year, worry about those who want to get involved; work with those who want to work. However, this does not mean that you should not love those who do not want to get involved…but do not let them knock you down.
Here is another principle: Leaders love everyone, but they move with those who move. I realized that when we persist with those who work, two things happen: First, we find the ideal team to carry out the vision, and, second, the apathetic ones end up getting involved because the enthusiasm is contagious. Do not be discouraged, work with the best team–those involved.


It is a fact that any manufacturing company would want to make sure that the flow of the production is continuous. With this, a company can guarantee that their profits will not be put at risk. However, there are instances wherein your machinery don't work the way they should. That is why it is a must to conduct regular machine maintenance. Through this process, a company will be able to detect small malfunctions and prevent them from worsening and ultimately reduce the risks of accidents. Thus, make it a habit to regularly check the condition of your equipment. In the end you can expect to experience countless benefits. To learn more about machine maintenance visit here.
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for a spell in abysses of contemplation.
the voice of the sea speaks to the soul."
the devil and the deep blue sea"
till the end of time"
is a liar, or a fool"
"it's time to start living the life you've imagined"


I have so many friends who are pregnant right now, none of which are bloggers, but I do have several other bloggy friends who have been documenting their pregnancy through blog posts and pictures, which I love! Such a great idea to document this amazing time in our lives so that we can look back and share it with our kids and family someday! I knew that I HAD to do this after seeing this very popular pin that I pinned onto my Little Child of Mine Pinterest board almost a year ago! I also found inspiration in these Pinterest pins, here, here, and here, too! You ladies did a fantastic job! I have no idea who started this trend of pregnancy documentation, but I do know, whoever she is, she is a genius, and women will be doing this for many years to come!!
I really liked all of the cute chalkboards, but I wanted to do something different, something personal and something that I could compile into a book for Baby K for when he or she was older. For my blog posts I'll be starting a new series called "Letters to Baby K". I'll be sharing new posts each week with a letter to Baby and a new bump photo! It might not be everyone's cup of tea sharing personal letters, but my blog is special to me, which makes this new series even more special to me! I can't wait to one day share these letters and photos with our baby and show them just how special they are, how loved they are and how they have fit like a perfect little missing puzzle piece from the very start. I'm having so much fun with this new series! I really hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them! So, lets get started with week 12!
What a fantastic week! I finally was able to share the big news with all of my family and friends through Facebook and I was able to tell my new co-workers! Everyone has been so wonderfully supportive and happy for Justin and I and that just makes my heart happy. Do you know how hard it has been to keep this little one a secret?! Jeez Louise it has been a toughie! Anytime someone would mention baby this or baby that I would want to just blurt out, I'M PREGNANT! What a sweet relief is has been to finally share the good news.
Next week Justin and I will be going in for our first trimester screening which will alert us to any possibilities that Baby K could have any chromosome abnormalities/downs/or Trisomy. I pray pray pray that nothing is wrong and that little Baby K is healthy and strong. I'm pretty sure baby is just fine. The heartbeat is healthy and I'm actually measuring a few days ahead of where I should be, which tells me baby is growing strong! Not that I would love our baby ANY less if there was something wrong, nor would it change my mind on keeping the pregnancy, but it is important to know if something could be wrong so that I can mentally and emotionally prepare myself for that situation. Like I said though, I'm sure all is well!
AAANNNNDDD in 26 days we will officially know the gender of Baby K!! Eeeeekk!! I absolutely cannot wait!! My original gut feeling was boy, but now everything is telling me it's a girl. Only God knows for sure, but hey I have a 50/50 chance of guessing right either way! We will be doing a fun gender reveal to share the news with some of our closest family and friends...the only catch is I have NO idea how it is going to be revealed, what the shower theme is, heck I don't even know what the invitations look like because my sweet friend Mandy, who I love, is throwing the shower for us and won't tell me a SINGLE detail! Ugh, I can't wait!!
Come back next week to see the growing bump and to read week 13's letter!
Congrats!!! What a great way to document your pregnancy!!!
Thank you, Hannah! I thought so too :) I wanted to try and do something different/original since the whole pregnancy chalkboards have become so popular.
so sweet!! you will love looking back at this. my first baby is one month old today and i already love looking back at my "bumpdate" pictures and posts. also you look amazing :) maxi dresses and skirts were my best friend throughout pregnancy.
Baby K Is On The Way!!!


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Q: qgrid + Voila with JupyterLab on ml-tooling/ml-workspace docker image Does anyone have cucessful experience/solution with installing qgrid on the latest "ml-tooling/ml-workspace" docker image (or any other relatively new image/environment), and working with voila from jupyterlab?
I've tried several workaround suggestions from diferent forums with no luck :(
I am new to python and docker, so I am sure it is my fault :)
Thanks,
Istvan


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COLIN CHAPMAN introduced European Formula One technology to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the early 1960s and almost won the Indianapolis 500 on his first attempt. Inspired while a spectator at the 1962 race, Chapman returned in 1963 with light-weight, rear-engine Lotus cars powered by Ford engines; he placed second with Scotland's World Champion-to-be, Jim Clark. This combination snared the pole position a year later. In 1965, they led 190 of 200 laps to score the first Indianapolis 500 win by a rear-engine car. Chapman's influence was far-reaching. In addition to numerous class wins in the 24-Hours of Le Mans, Team Lotus drivers won no less than 74 World Championship Grand Prix races; six world titles, with Clark (1963 and 1965), Graham Hill (1968), Jochen Rindt (1970), Emerson Fittipaldi (1972), and Mario Andretti (1978); and the constructor's title seven times.
Year Inducted: 2003


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Tagged: Frank Howard
Big Frank Howard Punished the Competition
Frank Howard made John Wayne look like the runt of the litter. He stood 6-feet-7-inches, sans cleats. He weighed in at 270 pounds. Howard boasted forearms the size of biceps and biceps the size of Volkswagens.
When Frank held a Louisville Slugger in his hands, he wasn't a ballplayer. He was a weapons system. Big? Howard custom-ordered bats from the Redwood forest. "Just take a little off the top."
Infielders demanded hazard pay when Frank came to bat. Howard stepped into the batter's box, and the guy sitting 20 rows back in the left-field bleachers feared for his life. Frank smashed line drives that could outrace a Ferrari.
The Columbus, Ohio, native broke in with the Dodgers in 1958. Writers voted him N.L. Rookie of the Year in 1960. The Big Guy cracked 32 homers in 1962 and drove in 119. Frank smacked 24 dingers the following season and helped the Dodgers sweep the New York Yankees in the World Series.
In Game 1, Howard belted a double off Whitey Ford at Yankee Stadium. The ball settled in left-center field, near the ballpark's fabled monuments. Frank crushed a long home run off Ford in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium. It traveled, as they say, from here to Pasadena.
Dodgers executive Fresco Thompson once said this of Frank Howard: "One of these days, (Frank) Howard will unleash a line drive at the opposing pitcher, and the only identification left on the mound is going to be a laundry mark."
But, Frank Howard was never a great fit in L.A. He'd trot from the dugout to his spot in rightfield and activate the earthquake sensors at Cal Tech. He threatened to send southern California into seismic shock. Not only that. Every time Frank swung his bat, he stirred up a stronger breeze than a Santa Ana wind rushing out of the desert.
Dodgers skipper Walt Alston complained about Howard's defense. Frank patrolled his outfield position like Col. Klink patrolled Stalag 13. Poorly. He used his glove mostly to protect his left hand from getting sunburned.
The Dodgers shipped Howard cross country to the Washington Senators after the 1964 season. (That had to cost a bundle.) L.A. needed more pitching. Koufax and Drysdale weren't enough. (Big Frank topped L.A. in home runs in '64 with 24. Runner-up Tommy Davis hit 14. Your cousin Herbie scored more often than the Dodgers.)
The Senators parted with talented left-hander Claude Osteen. The rubber-armed starter won 147 games in nine seasons in L.A. and threw more than 250 innings seven times. Osteen won 20 games twice and made two NL All-Star teams. But. He looked like TV's bumbling U.S. Marine. People called him "Gomer." People called Frank "The Capital Punisher." He looked only slightly smaller than the Washington Monument. In fact, that was another one of Frank's nicknames – "The Washington Monument."
Frank Howard was so strong …
Well, doesn't Frank Oliver Howard make for some great hyperbole? The gentle giant of a slugger—one of the early bespectacled stars—smacked 382 career home runs, just for the record. Not surprisingly, he enjoyed some terrific power-hitting tears during his time in the major leagues.
His greatest one began on May 12, 1968. That day, Howard cracked one home run off Mickey Lolich in the sixth inning and another off Fred Lasher in the seventh. The Senators won 6-3 and improved their won-loss record to 13-15. Frank now had nine homers on the season.
Following a travel day, the Senators played the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Not surprisingly, Frank liked the Green Monster. He probably didn't think it looked that big. Howard hit a solo home run in the first inning, off Ray Culp, and another solo job in the sixth, against Lee Strange. The Red Sox won 5-4.
Boston beat Washington again on May 15 by a score of 6-4. Howard launched a first-inning solo homer off Jose Santiago, his 12th dinger of 1968. The Senators' road trip continued with a May 16 game against the Cleveland Indians. Washington won 4-1 with 5,447 fans watching at 78,000-seat Cleveland Stadium. Frank knocked a two-run home run off flame-throwing Sam McDowell in the third inning. He got McDowell again in the fifth with another two-run homer. Howard had now hit seven homers in four games.
Washington headed back to Detroit after that one-game affair in Cleveland. Howard waited until the ninth inning to slug a two-run round-tripper off Joe Sparma on May 17. The Tigers still won 7-3. Frank enjoyed the best game of his homer-hitting binge on May 18. He hammered two off Mickey Lolich, collected three hits altogether, and drove in four runs as Washington beat Detroit 8-4.
The Tigers held Howard homerless on May 19 and won the game 5-4. Frank did not homer again until May 24 against the Baltimore Orioles, a two-run dinger off Dave McNally. Fittingly, the struggling Senators still lost, 5-3, and dropped to 16-23 on the season. Frank was batting .354 following the day's action. He had set major-record for most home runs in four games (seven), five games (eight) and six games (10).
Frank Howard led the American League with 44 home run in 1968. The Senators still ended up a dismal 65-97, in 10th – last — place. Howard hit a career-high 48 homers the following year and finished second in the A.L. to the Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew, who belted 49. Big Frank smacked 44 home runs again in 1970 for the Senators and once again led the league. He finished eighth, fourth, and fifth, respectively, in the league MVP vote between 1968 and 1970.
Howard, a modest man, said this about his power surge in May of '68: "All I'm trying to do is get three good cuts each time up. I haven't changed my swing, and I don't kid myself. I'm streak hitter, and I'm hot."
Written by Glen Sparks Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized	Tagged with Frank Howard, Washington Senators
Howard Punished Pitching as a Senator
Frank Howard talks baseball with fans.
(Part II of II)
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, two of baseball's best, topped the Dodgers rotation in the mid-1960s. So, what did the team need? More pitching, of course. Frank Howard, he of the strong bat and weak glove, served as bait.
The Dodgers traded Howard to the Washington Senators before the 1965 season. It was a big package deal. Mainly, the Dodgers wanted pitcher Claude Osteen, a veteran workhorse and the spitting image of popular comic actor and baritone Jim Nabors. (Fans called Osteen "Gomer.")
Osteen flourished in L.A. (posting a career-high ERA+ of 117 in 1965 and following up that with a 116 in '66. The lefty won 147 games in nine seasons as a Dodger.) Howard sputtered early on in D.C. He hit just 21 homers in 1965 and 18 in '66, in 149 and 146 games, respectively. Senators skipper Gil Hodges, a former Dodger, suggested that Frank change his swing. Go with more of an uppercut, Hodges said. You'll hit more flyballs. Step closer to the plate, Hodges suggested. You'll be able to pull the ball a little easier.
Big Frank went to work in 1967, much to the disappointment of A.L. pitchers. He only hit .255 and struck out 155 times, but he blasted 36 home runs (third in the league). The next season, Howard hit more home runs than anyone (44). He also led the league in slugging percentage (.552 in 1968, the Year of the Pitcher). This time, he fanned 141 times, good for third in the league. Fans dubbed Howard the "Capitol Punisher."
The Senators hired Hall of Famer Ted Williams to manage the club in 1969. This is what bugged Williams about Howard: He didn't draw enough walks. Big Frank usually only walked 50-something times every season. Take a few pitches, Williams said. Work the count. Get a good pitch to hit.
Howard, an amiable sort, listened. He hit a career-high 48 home runs in 1969 and walked 102 times, 42 more walks than ever before. He also batted .296. His on-base percentage, usually in the .330s, rose to .402. Big Frank sent 44 baseballs out of the ballpark in 1970, leading the league again.
Washington's clean-up hitter also knocked in more runs than anyone (126), walked 132 times, batted .283 and had an on-base percentage of .416. Williams called Howard "the biggest, strongest guy to ever play the game."
The Capital Punisher dropped to 26 home runs in 1971 and hit 22 total homers in his final two seasons before retiring. He finished with 382 home runs and 1,119 RBI. He made four All-Star teams (1968-71) and stayed on the Hall of Fame ballot for one year (1.4 percent of the vote in 1979).
This says something about Howard the hitter and Howard the fielder: He retired with 51.2 oWAR but -24.1 dWAR As Hodges said: "Frank's getting paid to hit."
Baseball analyst Bill James ranked Howard the 19th best left-fielder of all time in his 2003 Historical Baseball Abstract. In retirement, Howard did some coaching and managing (San Diego Padres, New York Mets). He eventually settled in northern Virginia; he remains a popular gentle giant.
Nationals Park opened in April 2008, the new home of D.C.'s latest baseball team. Three statues stand outside the park. The one of Walter Johnson represents the old Washington Senators. The one of Josh Gibson represents the Homestead Grey's, a long-time Negro League team in D.C. The statue representing the expansion-era Senators is of "Big Frank Howard."
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Dodgers' Howard Blasted His Way into the Majors
Frank Howard was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1960.
(Part I of II)
"Big Frank Howard." How many times have people said that over the years?
Frank stood 6-feet-1 at age 14 and worked a jackhammer, making a buck-25 an hour in his native Columbus, Ohio. He inched up to 6-6 by time he walked onto the basketball court to play at Ohio State University.
When he finally quit growing, and stepped into the batter's box for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the summer of 1958, Howard measured a full 6-7, maybe 6-8. Skinny early on, he filled out to 260 pounds or so in his baseball prime. "Big Frank Howard." (Willie Mays stood 5-10. Hank Aaron and Mickey Mantle were 5-11.)
The Dodgers began scouting Howard in 1956. Good arm, below-average fielder, below-average runner, according to the report. Big-time power. Howard signed in '58 for $108,000, or $100,000 for himself and $8,000 for his parents to put a down payment on a house. Big Frank hit .333 and belted 37 home runs for Green Bay of the Class-B, Three-I League, the league MVP. Oh, and he met his future wife at a Green Bay pizza joint. It was a good year for Big Frank Howard.
The left-fielder (blond and, from 1963 until the rest of his career, bespectacled) finally made it up to the Majors for good in 1960. He hit some home runs and grumbled a lot. He often struggled to stay in the line-up. For one thing, the young slugger didn't know the strike zone. And, Big Frank had an awfully big strike zone. He swung hard and frequently missed. Over his 448 at-bats in 1960, Howard fanned 108 times, third most in the National League. Even so, the promising young power hitter smacked 23 homers and took home Rookie of the Year honors.
A thumb injury limited Frank to just 92 games in 1961. He still clubbed 15 home runs and batted a robust .296 in limited duty. His hard-swinging career was taking off.
In 1962, Manager Walt Alston put Howard into 141 games. Much obliged, Big Frank responded by leading the team with 31 home runs and driving in 119 runs. He struck out 108 times, but he hit .296. Howard finished ninth in the MVP voting.
Over the next two years, Howard hit a total of 52 home runs. Most memorably, he smashed a 460-foot double to deep left-center field in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series at Yankee Stadium and a 450-feet shot into the left-field upper deck of Dodger Stadium in Game 4, both hits off Whitey Ford. The Dodgers swept the Yankees and claimed their second title in Los Angeles, third overall.
Even so, Frank wasn't happy. Alston was platooning him, and Frank wanted to play every day. He knew his limitations. You can do five things on a baseball field, he said. You can run, throw, field, hit and hit for power. Frank, by his own admission, wasn't very good at four of those five things. "But, I can hit with power," he said in a SABR bio article. (A shoulder injury had ruined his throwing arm.) Just how many home runs could he hit if he could get into 145-150 games in a season? He found out by moving 3,000 miles away.
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I have built my business using a Facebook group only and will be sharing everything I know.
There will be regular Q & A sessions, videos, PDFs, sample questions and so much more. I will be on hand for a whole month to answer your questions and help you to make your group successful.
Amanda has created a well structured course to take you through the stages of setting up and growing your fb group. She is very responsive to questions, knowledgeable and extremely helpful with anything you throw at her – nothing is too much trouble!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST AND WHAT TO DO NEXT?
You probably know this, but i will say it anyway: This course SHOULD cost a lot more than I'm selling it for. A Facebook Group is a fantastic way to build your own community, grow your email list, get your audience into one place and ultimately sell more of your stuff.
You don't have to figure it out on your own. I have spent the last 4 years figuring it out. I have learnt the hard way. I didn't have a course like this or access to somebody like me!
This is an ONLINE course running for 4 weeks and all from a private Facebook group.
There is a one-time payment of £97. Business Girls Members Club will receive a 10% discount.
Module 1 – Setup – Live Teach – Wednesday 16th January.
Module 1 – Setup – Live Q & A – Friday 18th January.
Module 2 – Grow – Live Teach – Monday 21st January.
Module 2 – Grow – Live Q & A – Friday 25th January.
Module 3 – Engage – Live Teach – Monday 28th January.
Module 3 – Engage – Live Q & A – Friday 1st February.
Module 4 – Sell – Live Teach – Monday 4th February.
Module 4 – Sell – Live Q & A – Friday 8th February.
Course Close – Live – Wednesday 13th February.
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On this course Amanda shares her extensive knowledge and experience of successful facebook groups to help you create, build and sustain a community online for your own business. She shows the importance of a personal business community when running a small business and how to turn this community into your customers. I have gained so much support, encouragement and ideas from Amanda and the others on the course. The live teaching and Q&A as well as many other technical video tutorials have been so valuable. I now have a thriving Tribe I am enthusiastic about and know how to develop and nurture them to ultimately grow my customer base.
OK, I WANT TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP PARTY!
When I decided to start a Facebook Group I searched for a course to support me with this. I feel very lucky to have found Amanda's course as it has given me all I hoped for and more. It has made the rather complex process of setting up a facebook group much easier. I felt reassured by Amanda's clear guidance and step by step process of how to get the group up and running and make it a success. I am still in the process of setting up my group but I feel confident that I will do it as I have Amanda's support in the future.


Misleads Nation's Ob/Gyns -Covering-up Of The Most Massive Fetal Death Reports Associated With The Influenza Vaccine in the History of Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) Dr. Goldman study: Comparison of VAERS fetal-loss reports during three consecutive influenza seasons: was there a synergistic fetal toxicity associated with the two-vaccine 2009/2010 season?
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Time to invoke the RICO act. If this isn't racketeering, I don't know what is!
Hey, I forgot to mention that I contacted Marie McCormick's office multiple times through phone and email, to ask her to explain her denial of fetal harm from flu shots in the face of the contradictory VAERS reports. She did not respond to any of my messages.
This seems to be pure evil. The system is rigged: Fascism and tyranny.


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People seem to be "either-or thinkers"; either this must be true or that must be true. As opposed to this there are people who believe that nothing is absolutely true and it is the time and the place which will determine the choice of an idea or a strategy. The approach of this book is opposed to both these extremes and alternatively takes a position which may be termed dialectical. It posits the possibility that both "X and not X" may be true at the same time and place. It conceives of social reality in the critical-conflict perspective and presents a model of behaviour control-mechanisms that may be effective in an organizational context. Besides being useful to the managers and union leaders of various government and non-government manufacturing and service organizations it has attempted to steer out a theoretical approach that may be adopted in understanding, predicting and controlling the behaviour of personnel of any hierarchy in a organization.


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Modern-day Ghana, which gained its independence on March 6, 1957, consists primarily of the former Gold Coast. The colony's drive for independence was led by nationalist and Pan-African leader Kwame Nkrumah, who viewed Ghana's sovereignty as being important not only for the Ghanaian people but for all of Africa, saying "Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the.
How Many Children Does Faith Hill Have January 1, 1987 "Dear children! Today I wish to call on all of you that in the New Year you live the messages which I am giving you. Dear children, you know that for your sake I have remained a long time so I might teach you how to make progress on the way of holiness. I couldn't have been more than seven or eight when my mother explained to me that when she was
May 15, 2019 · Kenya, country in East Africa famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves. Its Indian Ocean coast provided historically important ports by which goods from Arabian and Asian traders have entered the continent for many centuries. Along that coast, which holds some of the finest beaches in Africa, are predominantly Muslim Swahili cities such as Mombasa, a historic centre that.
ACCRA, Ghana (Reuters) Ghana is embracing the Christian faith with a fervor that is increasingly shaping its national identity. The country is central to a wave that puts West Africa at the heart of.
Ghana's industrial base is relatively advanced. Import-substitution industries include electronics manufacturing. Rlg Communications is the first indigenous African company to assemble laptops, desktops, and mobile phones, and is West Africa's biggest information and communications technology (ICT) and mobile phone manufacturing company. Ghana began its automotive industry with the.
Jun 29, 2010 · Image caption Swami Ghanananda Swaraswati established the temple in 1975 "I was born in a village nearby into a native Ghanaian faith," he says. But his parents converted to Christianity.
What is African? Is it un-African to search for truth in religion? Is it un-African to want to leave old ways and seek better progressive ways of living? And more importantly: Is Christianity not a.
Nov 25, 2018 · As a Ghanaian archaeologist, I have been conducting research at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle is a former seventeenth century trading post.
10 hoodlums arrested over Jos killings 'Take action or allow bandits kill our people', Aisha charges security agencies to end banditry: Atiku Petitions Appeal.
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Explore Ghana holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. | Hailed as West Africa's golden child, Ghana deserves its place in the sun. One of Africa's great success stories, the country is reaping the benefits of a stable democracy in the form of fast-paced development. And it shows: Ghana is suffused with the most incredible energy.
He noted that, the Islamic religion sought peace so there was the need for all Muslims to fear Allah and lead exemplary lives. He urged the youth to cultivate the habit of tolerance as they.
Two satellite images encompassing most of Ghana reveal extensive flooding. The view on the left taken on 12 September 2007 shows river systems throughout the length and breadth of the small country swollen compared to conditions in June (right) before the rainy season started.
The Fourth National Eucharistic Congress in Ghana is being marked in Jasikan with a call on. parts of the world to look into the traditional patrimony of faith and religion of their people and.
Traditions more than 1,000 years old still thrive in Ghana. Ghanaian boys are perfectly at home with traditional masks. Between the 9th and 11th centuries C.E., the kingdom of Ghana was so rich that its dogs wore golden collars, and its horses, which were adorned with silken rope halters, slept on.
"The fact that Kaaba is in Saudi Arabia doesn't mean it can regulate us on how the religion is practiced or make laws for Ghanaians. It doesn't mean if they don't sight the moon there we can't begin.
Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC. According to him, "any move to move into the regulation of religion and.
Christianity is the largest religion in Ghana, with approximately 71.2% of Ghana's population being member of various Christian denominations as of 2010 census. The religious composition of Ghana in the first postindependence population census of 1960 was 25 percent Muslim, 23 percent traditionalist, 41 percent Christian, and the rest (about 9 percent) other.
Rapper Sarkodie has revealed that the Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka automobiles, Apostle Dr Engineer Kwadwo Safo aka 'African Star' offered to put an end to one of Ghana's biggest.
Voodoo spirituality, known in Ghana as Vodun, does. Vodun is a traditional religion that connects not only West Africans in Togo, Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana, but is spread throughout the diaspora. It.
Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker and Member of Parliament for Nadowli/Kaleo has cautioned against politicising issues on grounds of ethnicity and Religion. "Ghana is a unitary.
Aug 18, 2018 · Rename a house in Parliament after Bagbin- Some Western Chiefs September 17, 2018; University of Ghana saddened by the death of Kofi Annan August 18, 2018
May 12, 2019 · Ghana's chief imam is a man of few words, but the 100-year-old Muslim cleric certainly knows how to make waves – by attending a Catholic Church service as part of his birthday celebrations.
Spiritual Quotes About God Spiritual Quotes. This page is a collection of inspirational spiritual quotes. Spirituality is connecting with the truth of who you are.It can contain religious teachings, but it is not contained by any one religious teaching or teacher. And it's into this battle-scarred landscape that "Learning to Speak God from Scratch" bravely proceeds. not all of whom are regular travelers in the religious or spiritual domain. And that, perhaps. Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain
Religion, Family Law, and Recognition of Identity in Nigeria M. Christian Green ∗ Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University School of Law. The author would like to express her thanks to colleagues at the Religion and World Affairs Working Group at the Social Science Research Council and at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the.
The ban on noise making and drumming is rooted in the traditional religion of the Ga people hence everybody. the ban on.
Contributing on the same show, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Opuni Frimpong said religion should not be allowed to frustrate "our national growth and development." "We.
In Ghana for example, the two main religious groupings – Christians and Muslims – tend to associate everything to their faith. To the Christian, even poverty is the will of God. To the Muslim, death,
From one point of view South Africans cannot boast about building Axum, KMT, or Timbuktu, because they, as a group, played no role in it. The only 'race" in Ancient Egypt that built the pyramids was the Egyptians themselves.
The subject of crucifixes has been hotly contested in Quebec for weeks following the decision of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Hymns Online Lutheran Book of Worship Online Hymnal from (Lutheran Hymnal Midi Project) Lutheran-Hymnal.com Our hymn of the week soars with the majesty and power of the King of Kings, If you enjoy listening to our hymns online, you can buy a CD and support us at. "It happens almost inevitably in every [online] discussion of hymns," Haglund, a former professional choir singer, said in a phone chat from her Boston-area home. Mormons for decades were leery
From the various discussions, it is clear that our religious places of worship are becoming unsafe due to the complex dimensions crime and religion have assumed over the years. Mosques and.
The followers of the Islamic religion in the Sunyani Municipality have observed the. Bono East and Ahafo Regional Deputy.
May 29, 2019 · Rough Translation How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into.
I am an open-hearted, open-minded tourist in God's vast lands, who embraces all colour, race and creed: Religion; Atheist. Few hours after the news broke in Ghana, the broadcaster took to his.
"Testing the laws on the infringement of others, in Ghana is equated to an attack on God. on drumming and noise-making at certain times of the year as imposing their religion on other religions. He.
Dec 18, 2006 · Faiths, people, worship and issues in pictures. Around the World in 80 Faiths on Flickr. Our Flickr group features images of religious rituals from around the world.
While commending the Muslim population for the spiritual exercise, the president in the wake of terror alert in Ghana, also.
In the view of the lawmakers, it was time the state stepped in with a legislation to clamp down on what they consider to be an abuse of congregants under the clog of religion. The lawmakers were.
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On July 16th 1991, Sandy Bennett started to feel a sharp knife-stabbing pain and began to severely hemorrhage. "I called 911 and was rushed to the hospital. They couldn't stop the labor. It was too late to stop it," said Sandy Bennett, Ashley's Mom.
Ashley was born at 25 weeks and she only weighed 1lb 8 oz. Unfortunately, her lungs stuck together on the first exhale. "The doctors and nurses all looked at each other and immediately went to work to save her life. They fought for her life," said Sandy.
Ashley is now 27 years old, is living a happy life, loves eating burgers, and loves to watch Lethal Weapon!


Two friends we met at Sunbeam RV Park dropped by here in SKP Park Sierra on their way home to Washington state.
They've been special friends for several years, and we were delighted for such a treat.
Once they "checked in" at their motel, we picked them up showed them the beautiful SKP Park Sierra where we are camped. The SKP park has a large and accommodating clubhouse, and we found it comfortable to sit in the nice sofas and chat the afternoon away! How good it was to see them (mother and daughter) and to get caught up on what was going on in their lives, and other Sun Beam friends.
During our conversations around the table, we discovered that although Nancy had visited Yosemite with her husband many years ago, daughter Amy has never seen it! Well, we knew straight away we would have to change that, and offered to drive the two of them to Yosemite on Saturday. That meant that they would have to extend their stay, but it was apparent to us that they were "game" for the adventure! When we parted company, we agreed to pick them up at 9:00 am the following day.
The two of us have a long-standing love affair with Yosemite, and nothing gives us more pleasure than sharing this love with others. We made plans on what would be high on our list of "must sees" – Wawona tunnel (and the spectacular view from the parking lot, showing the whole of Yosemite Valley,) the Ansell Adams studio, El Capitan, the Awhanee hotel, and hopefully some travel on the free shuttle in the valley. We are not sure who was most excited to visit Yosemite – Amy and Nancy or us!
The weather in this area, since we arrived in February, has been DRY – like much of California. No rain, no showers, and no indication of it. Although last week the weather forecasters promised some rain/snow in the higher elevations (like 8,000 feet!) The promises were for last Tuesday, Wednesday – and for sure for Thursday. As usual, nothing came. Then, horror of horrors, when we awoke on Saturday morning, we had cold and (dare I say it?) RAIN. Not a soft, light rain, but a real downpour. Kathleen immediately checked the Internet: CHAINS on hwy 41 – snow in the valley and higher elevations – likelihood of dangerous roads. OMG!!! We reluctantly – most reluctantly - felt the need to change our plans. NO YOSEMITE TODAY! We drove into Oakhurst and informed our dear friends, that the trip was cancelled. They had plans to spend the extra night at the motel, but thankfully, were able to cancel without extra cost.
Paul suggested a decent route for them to get back to I-5 and the ability to skirt Sacramento on a weekend – traffic then being lighter than a weekday.
We bade "goodbye" to these two special friends and promised another date to take them to Yosemite. Perhaps next season when they go from WA to Sunbeam – or when they return home in the spring.
"Man proposes; God disposes" – I suspect.
We are so grateful that Amy and Nancy stopped by to see us, and we are determined to introduce Yosemite to Amy next year.
BTW, today - the day following the proposed trip has been a bright, sunny day… haven't checked conditions in Yosemite yet.
We have some happy memories of their visit and look forward to the next time we meet! Good friends are hard to find!


This is in response to Rosie Romero's article in the January 27 issue of the GV News (p. B8), What you need to know about radon.
It is wrong, just plain wrong. In the low concentrations encountered in homes, radon is not a cause of lung cancer, let alone "the second leading cause," as claimed by the EPA. On the contrary, in this setting radon acts like a vaccination and is actually protective against lung cancer, even though in a few uranium mines, where the concentration of radon in the air can be hundreds and thousands of times higher than that found in homes, it can indeed contribute to causing lung cancer.
Any attempt to mitigate the concentration in homes lowers that protective feature, and leads to a greater, not lesser, probability of developing lung cancer.
Sounds absurd? Perhaps an analogy will help. To claim that the low concentration of radon found in homes causes lung cancer, based on the fact that it has been found to contribute to lung cancer at very much higher concentrations, is like claiming that taking one aspirin a day (for cardiovascular protection) is deadly, based on the fact that swallowing an entire bottle will kill you. Or worse, that one aspirin a day is possibly "the second leading cause" of heart attacks. The fact is that small doses of radon and aspirin are beneficial to most people, while large doses can kill. This is true of most agents, from oxygen to water, from vitamins to sunshine.
In the early 1990s, University of Pittsburgh physics professor Bernard Cohen did a study of radon, examining homes in over 1,700 counties containing over 90% of the US population. He had hoped to measure how quickly lung cancer rates increase with higher home radon levels.
Much to his surprise and consternation, he found that the higher the average county radon levels the lower the lung cancer rates and, reciprocally, the lower the radon the higher the lung cancer rates. He enlisted the aid of a statistician to find possible confounding influences, such as smoking or other carcinogens, that might explain this unexpected and very strong inverse relationship. Together they examined hundreds of possible combinations of confounders but were unable to explain the result in that fashion.
At first Cohen was reluctant to conclude that it was the radon that was tending to protect, even smokers, from lung cancer, since it was so counterintuitive at the time. But eventually he grew to accept that explanation, since there was none other that arose. A number of scientists have repeatedly tried to refute Cohen's conclusion, but the best that their arguments could do was explain half the discrepancy between the expected positive correlation and the observed negative one, and even that required them to invoke an implausible and highly improbable coincidence of high smoking rates with low radon levels, and vice versa.
Furthermore, Cohen's discovery of radon's protective effect at low levels of exposure has been corroborated by dozens of studies since then. Still regulatory agencies like the EPA and the Arizona Radiation Regulation Agency, whose administrators have a stake in maintaining the status quo – as well as companies who profit from home foundation repairs – refuse to credit the science.
Indeed exemplifying the pragmatic, rather than scientific, basis of radiation regulations, one of my colleagues at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the FDA told me that he is well aware that low levels of radiation are beneficial but that it would be a nightmare to change the regulations. Furthermore, many scientists continue to seek, and obtain, funding to attempt to refute the science.
Two other researchers and I have just submitted to a scientific journal a paper– one of hundreds of ongoing attempts to inject reality into the field of radiation science – showing that all studies concluding that low doses of radiation are harmful either ignore biological reality (experimentally and observationally confirmed in countless studies) or distort and/or dismiss it.
Furthermore, we show that all such studies contain hidden circular reasoning, in which the authors start by assuming that which is to be proven. The "all radiation is harmful" paradigm, along with its extra-scientific reward system, is a powerful hindrance to scientific objectivity. It has justifiably been called "the greatest scientific scandal of the 20th century" by the former director of the Swedish Radiobiology Society, Gunnar Walinder.
As we said in our September 30 opinion piece (p. 7), Why low-dose radiation exposure is not to be feared – published also as a letter in the January 2016 issue of Physics Today – Low dose radiation exposure should not be feared.
In conclusion, contrary to Rosie's advice, spending money to test for, much less lower, the radon concentration in your home will not lower your probability of developing lung cancer, but rather will increase it. If you want to lessen your chances of developing lung cancer, quit smoking, which will also save you money.
I hasten to add that I do not attribute Rosie's assertions to any dishonesty on his part, but rather to the official paradigm that has us all trapped in its clutches – until we find an escape route. Escape ultimately requires our own investigation, for which there is no substitute.


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""" Converts .nnw files to a JSON file """

# Purpose: Assist users with learning trials and playback of learned parameters
# Author:  Brian Mirletz
# Date:    March 2015
# Notes:   Converts .nnw files to .json files as specified by users. Inputs include
# (1) The name of the config.ini file
# (2) The path to the .nnw files
# (3) The full name of the desired JSON output file
# (4) The name of the controller (default, 1, etc). 'suffix' in C++ parliance
# (5) The variable name that will be used in JSON
# (6) (optional) any additional suffix, assumed to be after an _ in the file name (such as node or edge)
# (7) (optional) an input JSON file, if the name is different than the output file

import sys
import csv
from operator import itemgetter
import numpy as np
import json

def printParams(path, controllerNum, suffix, numActions, numControllers):

    dataArray = []

    for i in range(0, numControllers):
        # Format requried by learning libraries
        if suffix != None:
            inFile = path + 'bestParameters-' + controllerNum + '_' + suffix + '-' + str(i) + '.nnw'
        else:
            inFile = path + 'bestParameters-' + controllerNum + '-' + str(i) + '.nnw'

        # We want to fail if this file doesn't exist
        fin = open(inFile, 'r')
        subList = []
        line = fin.readline()
        for k in range(0, numActions):
            subList.append(float(line.split(',')[k]))
        fin.close()

        print(subList)
        dataArray.append(subList)

    return dataArray

def getActionValues(configFile):
    try:
        f = open(configFile, 'r')
        for line in f:
            if line.partition('=')[0] == 'numberOfActions':
                act = int(line.partition('=')[2])
            if line.partition('=')[0] == 'numberOfControllers':
                cont = int(line.partition('=')[2])
    finally:
        f.close()
    return act, cont

if __name__=="__main__":
    configFile = sys.argv[1]
    path = sys.argv[2]
    outFile = sys.argv[3]
    controllerNum = sys.argv[4]
    varName = sys.argv[5]
    if len(sys.argv) >= 7:
        suffix = sys.argv[6]
        if len(sys.argv) == 8:
            inFile = sys.argv[7]
        else:
            inFile = outFile
    else:
        suffix = None
        inFile = outFile

    # Load existing JSON dictionary
    try:
        fin = open(inFile, 'r')
        try:
            obj = json.load(fin)
        except ValueError:
            obj = {}
        fin.close()
    except IOError:
        obj = {}

    nums = getActionValues(configFile)
    dataArray = printParams(path, controllerNum, suffix, nums[0], nums[1])

    print(dataArray)

    obj[varName] = dataArray

    fout = open(outFile, 'w')

    json.dump(obj, fout, indent=4)

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Harmony supports the UP Chair in rock engineering and numerical modelling
In June 2013, the University of Pretoria (UP) established a research chair in Rock Engineering in the Department of Mining Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. The initial aim was to conduct research on specific rock engineering issues, in an attempt to provide a safer working environment in deep level hard rock mines. To facilitate this research, Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) provided financial support required for the initial research period between 2014 and 2016.
Navin Singh, the mining and minerals resources manager of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) noted that "the technical challenges to mines have become even more severe, compounded by economic constraints and the increasing cost of labour". These concerns highlight the need for renewed research in the mining industry as expressed in the creation of a Mining Resilience Research Centre (MRRC) at the University of Pretoria. The MRRC is an active participant in the South African Mining Extraction Research, Development and Innovation (SAMERDI) strategy managed by the CSIR.
Universities, the industry and government work collaboratively to research critical issues within the mining industry – collectively called SAMERDI. The aim is to develop technological solutions to improve safety and productivity to reduce costs and extend the life of mines and their benefit to communities. In the process, mechanisation and non-explosive face advance methods are two of the thematic areas highlighted for research. In both these areas of research, the increase in advance rates to improve productivity are critical. The impact of substantial advance rates (continuous mining) on the safety of personnel within the working places, due to the perceived impact of seismic activity, could be significant.
Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony, noted that "The importance of this work in the current and future hard rock mining environment in the South African mining industry – and to ensure safer, deep level mining - has propelled Harmony to extend their financial support for this research to the end of 2019 by five million Rand (R5 million). This support will allow the research to calibrate the developed software with actual underground closure and seismic behaviour at selected Harmony operations".
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Of all the statements about life, Mother Teresa's seems to convey the enormity of what life is and means. Her last two statements were especially poignant to reflect on this past Monday, Memorial Day. There are some things that are impossible to fully comprehend until we have experienced their loss.
Life, I think, is one of these things.
Have you ever taken a life? Human or otherwise. Have you ever watched someone or something die?
Felt the finality of their presence here on earth? There is life all around us, and we are so very careless with it.
There is part of the quote above that I cannot agree with; life is not luck.
Life has a very definite purpose.
Personally, I believe that purpose is to know and love God. Knowing Him gives us the freedom to do and experience all the facets of life that Mother Teresa spoke about.
I love quotes by Mother Teresa. I have a clipping of them and I read them often.