Absinthe the interesting liquor with a lot of history and romantic links to nineteenth century art world is back after being suspended for up to a hundred years. Absinthe, a drink in a category of its own has stimulated a great deal of interest and it is common to hear a lot of versions with regards to absinthe's unique effects. The results of absinthe are different for different people. Nonetheless, one common experience that absinthe drinkers report is a special clear headed form of drunkenness.
Absinthe is made using several herbs, the most crucial being wormwood or Artemisia absinthium. Absinthe has also quite high alcohol content. It is actually widely thought that thujone a naturally sourced chemical in wormwood is in charge of absinthes exclusive effects. It was widely considered that thujone was answerable for inducing effects much like cannabis. This belief was centered solely on the undeniable fact that thujone's chemical structure is related to THC a substance found in cannabis, however, new research have proved that the outcomes of thujone are ridiculously overstated.
Absinthe's unique effects cannot be explained precisely, but it may just be the result of several herbs that are employed in its preparation. Each person have reported various effects. Perhaps the rationality why absinthe was so famously recommended by great artists and intellectuals was due to the so called unexplained effects. Absinthe was wrongly labeled as a narcotic in the beginning of the twentieth century and banned by almost all nations in west Europe as well as the United States.
Real absinthe causes not more than a light buzz and raises the clarity of mind and vision. The end results of absinthe don't go very far and start wearing off after about half an hour of ingesting it. There are several stories doing the rounds of cocktail circuits that recommend absinthe is able to influence the depths of the mind and take it to a new degree of awareness.
A number of the effects may be explained because thujone is a neurotoxin and once consumed in a small quantity behaves as a creative stimulant. Thujone as well as other ingredients from several herbs present in absinthe remove mental blocks thus increasing our cognitive and perceptive skills. It is no surprise that great experts of the nineteenth century attributed their creative genius to absinthe's special effects. It had been fondly nicknamed as the "Green Fairy" or "Green Muse".
Today nearly all European countries have removed the ban enforced on absinthe and it's once more produced and commercialized in Europe. The United States carries on to ban the production and sale of absinthe; on the other hand, the possession and intake of absinthe isn't illegal in the US. Absinthe should be drunk for its taste rather than for its supposed effects. This anise flavored liquor is among the most finest and features a great deal of culture and history connected to it.
US citizens can buy absinthe online from non-US makers or order absinthe essence and make their own unique absinthe in the home. Mixing genuine high quality absinthe essence in vodka as well as other neutral spirit is the best and most convenient way to produce your own personal absinthe.
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Beauty & The Geek: "Snowbound"
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"Snowbound"
TV Clubbers, I know you don't deserve this. I feel like we've gotten really close, and I deeply regret having to do this to you. I hope you can forgive me. But Claire bequeathed to me the Beauty and the Geek blog this week.
Much like reality shows in general, this week's B&tG; blog is a total gimmick. See, I don't watch the show. I watched the first half of the first season, three years ago — none since. So Keith said, "Hey, you know, you can talk about how the show looks to someone who doesn't watch it!"
You'll have to vote to either keep this crazy "virgin viewer" gimmick in the mansion, or send me to the elimination room. Let's get right to the challenge.
Apparently there was a big fight last week, and Cowboy Joe made everyone feel really uncomfortable before Big Gay Greggy got eliminated. And this week the sad, sad tension continues as Joe moons over Tara, who proceeds to accept massages from relatively-hunky geek Tom. To quote Bart Simpson, play it back in slow motion and you can actually pinpoint the moment when his heart breaks.
But perhaps the pain is mitigated by the fact that the whole show has been trucked up to a luxury lodge in Big Bear, snowy playground of the California elite. (I can't think about Big Bear without hearing Rip Torn say it in Defending Your Life — "Big! Bear!") For some reason the five couples think they're going to get a "vacation" from their stressful reality show life (which has lasted what, a week at this point?). And they get in some sad, sad sexually-charged snowball fights and flirtatious hot tub action before they have to sing for their supper.
The competition involves the girls building sleds and the guys fetching parts for them. Unfortunately no one realized that the hardest part comes after the sleds are built. Hauling them up to the top of the hill and then coasting down without falling off proved to be too much for Jason and Kristina. I was tired just watching them. But from this one episode, it appears to me that Tom and Amanda are the competent team. They seemed head and shoulders (pardon the pun) above the other teams in communication, physical ability, and just plain common sense. Looking at the Wikipedia page, it appears that Tom's won two challenges since the beauties and geeks paired off. So am I right? They're ringers?
The production team didn't feel like hauling the elimination room game-show set up to the mountains, so instead of a quiz we had an extremely awkward — and useless vote. One by one, each team stood near Mike (is he a beauty or a geek, by the way?) and apologetically named the team they were voting off. And then the next team stood up and apologetically named the previous team. And then the next two teams traded votes. Hey, everybody's got one vote! So Tommy and Amanda got to pick, and they sent Jason and Kristina home.
And I have no idea whether that's a shocker or what. Frankly, from this one episode, I got less of a handle on them as personalities than I did any of the other teams. I suppose it's a slight surprise since the whole Joe-and-Tara show was set up for us to provide a reason for the other teams to vote them out.
Here's my dilemma. I actually appreciate that the heart of B&tG; is a team competition. People who can forge a working bond and function effectively as a unit will succeed. I like reality shows where I can root for competence rather than simply sneer at failure. So there's something for the teams to do, to work on and make progress with, underlying all the silly tasks the contestants are asked to perform.
But the show is incorrigibly schizophrenic about its contestants and its premise. At every opportunity, it plays up the stereotypes — ditzy, bubble-headed women ("it's called a Jacuzzi, right?" "I don't know what kinds of screws there are — I know about the circle thing") and socially-impaired men ("negative copy! negative copy!"). The beauties make love to the camera while the geeks are denied the most basic makeup, hair, and wardrobe attention to make them as unattractive as possible. Why would I root for these cardboard cutouts for which the show has such obvious contempt?
It doesn't look like they've solved that problem in four and a half seasons since I last tuned in. In fact, if tonight's episode is any indication, the gulf between what the show thinks it's selling — an opportunity to feel superior to one's fellow man — and what its game format conveys — a chance to connect, grow, and learn about our common humanity — has only gotten wider.
Stray observations:
- I liked Matt, with his coke-bottle glasses. Was he the one who said that the craziest thing he'd ever done involved a horse "nudg[ing] me with his nose"? But pardon my ignorance: what was with the undergarment he was wearing in the hot tub? I appeared to be a brace of some kind, but I couldn't find any reference to it on his MySpace page or in a quick internet search. Enlighten me — has it appeared before?
- It's comforting to me, in some strange way, that all the beauties come equipped with Uggs for their snow adventures.
- My favorite moment was when Chris signaled his determination to play a serious game by emphatically closing a slightly-open sliding-glass door.
- In my completely uninformed opinion, the elimination round-robing out by the campfire was lame. They should have done something more with their snow theme if they were going to do a Survivor-type vote-off. Maybe each team could have built snowmen representing the pair they were voting off.
- Allow me to conclude by saying that I hope my utter ignorance has not offended you unduly. Claire will be back next week.
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This is a fine katana by Shodai Hizen (no) Kuni Saga Jû Minamoto Yoshifusa (肥前国佐賀住源良房). He is rated as a Jô-saku smith by Fujishiro. Yoshifusa worked around 1624 (Kanei) and was a student of the Shodai Tadayoshi. His given name was Mozaemon and his first signature was Tadafusa. Later changed it to Yoshifusa. His working style is like that of Ômi no Daijô Tadahiro.
This tachi is a wonderful example of his work. It is a long sword measuring 29.875 inches or 75.9 cm. The moto-haba is 1.12 inches or 2.9 cm and the saki-haba is 0.78 inches or 2.0 cm. It has a graceful torii sori measuring 0.64 inches or 1.6 cm.
The jitetsu (hada) is a combination of ko-itame, flowing itame, and some mokume. There is abundant ko-nie in the ji forming chikei. There is even a form of shirake utsuri along the shinogi-ji. The hamon at first glance appears to be a narrow suguha. Closer inspection reveals that it is really comprised of a very beautiful ko-gunome with abundant ashi and other activities. In fact, it reminds us of the fine Awataguchi blades of the Kamakura era. There is a chu-kissaki with a ko-maru shape and a short kaeri.
Of special note on this blade is the kirikomi (sword cut) on the mune about one-third of the way up the blade from the machi. As has been stated, this smith worked in the beginning of the Shinto era after the period of constant warfare was over. However, this blade was made around the time of the famous Shimabara Rebellion so it is reasonable to suppose that it might have acquired this cut at that time. After all, it is a Kyûshû made sword and the rebellion was in Kyûshû. Of course, a more likely explanation would be that one of its owners over the last 400 or so years got into a brawl and it was at that time that the blade acquitted itself well and obtained its mark of battle.
The nakago is long and tapered with the nine character mei signed on the tachi side of the blade. This is the prevailing side for the mei on the Tadayoshi school of Hizen blades.
Even though the Hizen blades of the Tadayoshi school are all signed on the "tachi mei" side of the tang, we most often call them katana. This is because they are mounted as katana with the cutting edge worn up. This blade, however, can be called a true tachi because it is mounted in an absolutely outstanding tachi koshirae. I think the photos below show the quality of this koshirae. It should also be noted that this sword and koshirae comes in a custom made box especially designed for the koshirae with a compartment underneath for the sword blade.
Finally, this sword comes with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers attesting to the authenticity of the signature and the quality and condition of the blade.


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An Acoustic Blue
Oct 2, 2013 by Laurie Gallardo
There's a mystique to Unknown Mortal Orchestra, like music in a summertime dream state. You get the best of many worlds because it's not exactly indie-pop and not altogether psychedelic, although the sound leans more toward the latter. The New Zealand trio (by way of Portland) has a sound that's almost haunted, especially on their second full-length II, caught up in swirling visions of varying shades of rock, psych…even jazz.
UMO is taking things a step further with their follow-up to II, a five-track EP called Blue Record – named figuratively and literally. It will be available digitally and on blue vinyl, featuring stripped-down versions of three songs from II: "Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark)," "Faded in the Morning" and "So Good at Being in Trouble"; and two other songs by different artists, "Swing Lo Magellan" (Dirty Projectors) and "Puttin' It Down" (Beck). Each track was recorded straight to tape with a single mic and an acoustic guitar in songwriter Ruban Nielson's basement.
Blue Record's official release date is October 29th, but they'll have copies available before then on their current tour. UMO's next stop is in Austin for a show tonight at the Mohawk, 912 Red River, on the outdoor stage. Jackson Scott starts the show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to stick around for the aftershow on the inside stage, featuring Golden Suits, Strangelandic and Genuine Leather. Doors open at 9 p.m.
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Q: php password_hash (problems when store in db) I've been reading about password hash functions and it's said: use a salt to make harder the hacker's work, use a height cost algorithm, etc
I've found this password_hash function but... it returns this (letters are an example to explain)
AAAACCCSSS....SSSHHH.....HHHH
Example:

Where:

*

*AAA is the algorithm

*CCC is the cost

*SSS....SSS is the salt

*HHH.....HHHH is the hash we get

It is supposed (I think) that the algorithm, cost and salt is used to make the life harder to hackers, and if I use that my hash will be safer
But, what happened if I use all of them but I say to the hackers that I'm using this salt, algorithm and cost?
Doing that I'm giving the hackers a lot of clues
I mean,
can I store in my database all the string?
or
must I to store the hash and the (algorithm,cost,salt) in different places?
If somebody gets my DB he has all the hash passwords.

A: The security does not come from the information being secret. It comes from the algorithm being very computationally expensive.
The attack here is to guess a plaintext which, when hashed with the given algorithm and salt and cost, will result in the same hash value. Even with all the information given (except the plaintext obviously) and assuming a strong (random) plaintext password, it takes many many years, possibly millennia, to find one such value. And that's just for one password hash, to say nothing of a whole database of hashes.
The protection is in using an algorithm costly enough to make guessing infeasibly slow, not in keeping details of the algorithm (which salt and cost are) secret.

A: The purpose of salt is to make sure that hashes are uniquely generated and cannot be looked up in an existing database such as MD5 Decrypt. Even if a salt is leaked the attacker would have to break each hashed password individually.

can I store in my database all the string?

Yes, you may store it in the database as whole just like WordPress does.

If somebody gets my DB he has all the hash passwords.

Yes but as I mentioned the hashes are of no use unless the passwords are individually cracked using brute force and that would take an insane amount of computation cost.

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He's struggled with weight, diabetes, and high blood pressure for years, going on fad diets and over-exercising for quick weight loss … which he gained back just as quickly.
Now he's working with Dr. Wells and NP Angela McLaughlin toward a permanent change.
"For me, it's about perseverance and the long term." He and his wife have cut out soda and candy, switched to skim milk, and added V8 to their daily routine. They started doing aerobics in December and now it's something they do every morning. Across the board, he's working toward developing habits that he can enjoy for a long time.


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Q: Julia: How to use the @assert macro with a struct? @with_kw vs Base.@kwdef I want to use the @assert macro with a struct. The @with_kw macro from package Parameters can be used with no explicit method built on top of the struct, whereas Base.@kwdef needs an explicit method. Did I understand this correctly?
# 1. outer constructor with "semi-colon" keyword + no keyword macro + @assert
struct myStruct1
    a :: Float64
end
function myStruct1(;a::Float64=1.0)
    @assert a > 0 "must be positive"
    myStruct1(a)
end
myStruct1().a
## 1.0
myStruct1(a = -1.0).a
## ERROR: LoadError: AssertionError: must be positive

# 2.1. Base.@kwdef + no outer constructor + @assert
Base.@kwdef struct myStruct2
    a :: Float64 = 1.0
    @assert a > 0 "must be positive"  # was hoping this would work
end
myStruct2().a
## ERROR: LoadError: UndefVarError: a not defined

# 2.2. Base.@kwdef + outer constructor + @assert
Base.@kwdef struct myStruct22
    a :: Float64 = 1.0
end
function myStruct22(;a::Float64=1.0)  # explicit method just to @assert
    @assert a > 0 "must be positive"
    myStruct22(a)
end
myStruct22().a
## 1.0
myStruct22(a = -1.0).a
## ERROR: LoadError: AssertionError: must be positive

# 2.3. @with_kw + outer constructor + @assert
using Parameters
@with_kw struct myStruct23
    a :: Float64 = 1.0
    @assert a > 0 "must be positive"  # works without explicit method
end
myStruct23().a
## 1.0
myStruct23(a = -1.0).a
# ERROR: LoadError: AssertionError: must be positive

A: Currently, Base.@kwdefdoes not support that, since, as you said, it uses an outer constructor. You can check the generated code with @macroexpand macro:
julia> @macroexpand Base.@kwdef struct myStruct2
           a :: Float64 = 1.0
           @assert a > 0 "must be positive"  # was hoping this would work
       end
quote
    #= util.jl:472 =#
    begin
        $(Expr(:meta, :doc))
        struct myStruct2
            #= REPL[3]:2 =#
            a::Float64
            #= REPL[3]:3 =#
            if a > 0
                nothing
            else
                Base.throw(Base.AssertionError("must be positive"))
            end
        end
    end
    #= util.jl:473 =#
    myStruct2(; a = 1.0) = begin
            #= util.jl:450 =#
            myStruct2(a)
        end
end

As you see, the assert code in the struct definition but not in the outer constructor.


Mr. Hintlian recognizes that tropical forestry is the most efficient manner to extract CO2 from the atmosphere. He has followed the science close enough to understand that emission reduction efforts alone will not be sufficient to reverse the dangerous climactic trends that we are now witnessing.
Now that Superior Nut Company has achieved 100% carbon neutrality, Mr. Hintlian's next step is to convince peer businesses to do the same through partnering with Reforest The Tropics. Mr. Hintlian believes that collectively, through quick decision making ability and ready financial assets, business leaders have many times more ability to effect positive outcomes in the world's environment than any other force for change. Mr. Hintlian will continue to actively demonstrate his leadership on the issue by making a push to offset 200% of Superior Nut Company's emissions in the coming years.
Mr. Hintlian may be contacted at harryhnh@aol.com for more information.


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Coheed and Cambria Bassist Michael Todd Leaves Band Following Arrest
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In the wake of his July arrest for allegedly robbing a Walgreens in Massachusetts, bassist Michael Todd has decided to leave Coheed and Cambria.
The move has been described by the band as a mutual decision.
"Michael was a great contributor; our hearts go out to his family and to all those who appreciate his talents," the band said. "We wish him nothing but the very best."
Wes Styles, who had been handling bass duties recently, will continue in that role for the band's upcoming shows in South America and Mexico.
In the statement, Coheed and Cambria also took the opportunity to talk about upcoming projects.
"We are currently writing and recording songs for a new album, as well as a couple compilations this fall. We are very excited about how the songs are shaping up and can't wait to share them with you."
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Collaboration services are changing the landscape of the virtual business world. Are you ready?
The classic scenarios of traditional managers holding meetings around a big conference table with department heads and a projector are changing. And so are the standard outsourcing delivery models that most companies are used to. In fact, if trends continue as research suggests, cloud-delivered services will represent 35% of the total collaboration services market by 2018.
According to research conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Cisco Systems, old management styles are increasingly coexisting and blending with new ones, creating a sort of hybrid business model that will reflect a mixed bag of corporate tricks. And the unification of collaboration and communication plays a central role in all of it.
Goodbye old-school, hello new virtual business world.
Collaboration services on the rise.
As organizations increasingly need tools that allow for easy information exchange – among employees and with clients or associates – they will rely more and more on collaboration services. This includes everything from video conferencing, and voice or collaboration platforms to integration capabilities. In 2012, the size of the collaboration services market was at an estimated $42 billion, and is expected to continue to grow at 14% annually over the next four years – reaching roughly $67 billion. That's huge!
Collaboration services will be adopted at an accelerated rate, thanks to cloud computing.
Collaboration services will be utilized on multiple devices by information workers.
IT workers will have great influence within their company or organization, as they drive innovation in this area.
Voice. Although basic services like voicemail have been an integral part of collaboration services for decades, related voice services will be the slowest-growing segment in the near future. In other words, workers find other modes of communication (like chat or email) more suitable for quick conversations and higher productivity.
Conferencing. This includes both web- and audio-conferencing, and while this segment will continue to grow, it will not accelerate as quickly as videoconferencing.
Social/collaboration. Collaboration platforms are included in this category, along with productivity application services and social software capabilities. Redbooth, for example, is a platform that provides a single place for discussions, file sharing, shared tasks, HD video conferencing, chat and virtual team interaction. The right platform should be simple to use for all team members, and take into account different work styles in order to improve collaboration and productivity.
Email/IM/presence. As more companies utilize collaboration software and workers adopt multiple mobile devices, email, IM, and presence services will be used more for collaboration and communication between workers, clients and colleagues. Companies will also continue to transition email systems from self-managed, on-premise models to hosted, cloud-based models.
CC/CRM/IVR. This includes CRM-as-a-service, IP contact centers, and interactive voice response.
Videoconferencing. This category started with the smallest base but is the fastest growing, and includes traditional in-room, HD in-room, immersive, desktop videoconferencing and multipoint bridging.
Figure out what type of specific collaboration services are needed in order to foster desired business results.
Interview department heads and information workers in order to determine the features and benefits that will most serve your teams' needs.
Solicit input and feedback from management and team members regularly in order to achieve a positive level of support.
Based on your research and team feedback, select service providers that serve your users and complement the needs and goals of your company.
Utilize trial periods when possible to properly test applications and software before you commit and transition over to a collaboration service provider.


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Among the nations on the Zemurian continent, the mighty Erebonian Empire has been quick to outwardly stake its claim militarily; yet politically, ugly bouts of internal conflict between the upper class and commoners attempting to rise to power have been steadily intensifying day by day. The Noble and Reformist Factions have been none too kind to one another over the years, and tensions between the two only stand to worsen if compromises aren't made in the very near future.
Rean Schwarzer, like any other citizen of the Imperial Nation, is no stranger to these rising conflicts: the class system has been deeply embedded into the hearts of every Erebonian since the days of old. As a seventeen-year-old student preparing for his new life at Thors Military Academy, however, he notices that his crimson uniform differs from the standard ones issued to his peers—typically green for commoners, and white for nobles.
Enter, Class VII of Thors Military Academy. For the first time in the prestigious academy's history, rank means nothing and skill means everything. With nine hand-picked students of various backgrounds and abilities, Rean included, Class VII readies itself to dive deep into the political quagmire that threatens not only them, but the Empire as a whole.
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May 05–MORGANTOWN — The flowing water of the Monongahela River brought all the trash accumulating behind the Morgantown Lock and Dam into the city, and according to the Pittsburgh District Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), it's going to have to take it out.
Hawk said this isn't the solution the corps wants, but it's the one it has.
Hawk said that if something is spotted in the trash that is particularly harmful — for example, a barrel with a hazard placard — the corps would try to work with local agencies or private firms to identify and remove it.
The already sizable job of keeping trash from accumulating behind navigation facilities is made more difficult by the fact that the corps is mandated to have environmental testing done on anything it pulls out of the water, be it soil on the bank or trash in the drink.
"It's not even that the debris is necessarily hazardous; it's just a requirement that we would have to follow," Hawk said.
During negotiations with Republic Services, the city's trash and recycling hauler, the city included transport of the river trash from the bank. It's getting it collected on the bank that's the trick.
City Manager Paul Brake has previously said that the uncertainty of what is actually in the water makes it too dangerous to allow volunteers in boats or wetsuits to tackle — which is exactly how the issue was addressed in the past.
Jenny Selin, the city's 4th Ward councilor and regular contributor to the Morgantown Municipal Green Team, said a former city resident, Tim Terman, would assemble a flotilla of volunteers to snag trash from the river after the ACOE would open the floodgates.
The Green Team recently identified addressing the garbage patch as a priority in its strategic planning for 2018-'22.
Selin referenced the solution used in the Baltimore Harbor — known to locals as "Mr. Trash Wheel" — which uses flowing water and solar power to lift trash onto a platform.
She said simply letting the trash float down the river ends with garbage deposited along the banks throughout Morgantown and every municipality down the line.
"I think we're looking for partners to help get this figured out. There have been many, many people over the years who have worked on this. I think they'll get close to a solution and realize it's going to be really, really expensive," Selin said, explaining that ultimately the city and any potential partners will have to find funds through grants, spend their own money or simply consider the garbage a fact of life.


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Leaders unimpressed by May's offer to EU citizens
Theresa May (l) and Angela Merkel (m) exchange views ahead of the second day of the EU summit (Photo: Council of the European Union)
By Eszter Zalan
Brussels, 23. Jun 2017, 18:00
EU state and government heads have warned that UK prime minister Theresa May's initial offer on post-Brexit EU citizens' rights is lacking in detail and fail to provide appropriate safeguards and certainty.
"My first impression is that the British offer is below expectations, and risks worsening the situation of citizens," European Council president Donald Tusk said Friday (23 June), at the end of the two-day EU summit in Brussels.
"But it's going to be for our negotiating team to analyse it line-by-line," Tusk added.
Malta's prime minister, Joseph Muscat, said that May's offer is a "good start, but we need to see the details".
He added that he is concerned about "pitfalls" that might be created if details are not ironed out. "For example, what about non-EU citizens who are related to EU citizens? Everyone would like a situation where there is a blanket fair treatment of citizens," Muscat said.
The Brexit issue did not take up much time during the two-day EU summit.
The EU leaders emphasised that Brexit talks should be conducted between the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, and the UK's Brexit minister, David Davis, instead of at summits.
"The work of 27 member states should be given priority over Brexit negotiations," German chancellor Angela Merkel said after the summit at a joint press conference with French president Emmanuel Macron.
Merkel called the British positions "a good start". "But it was not a breakthrough."
Macron said it is for Barnier to examine the offer.
The Irish premier, Leo Varadkar, called the British PM's proposal a "positive gesture".
Echoing Muscat, Varadkar said leaders would like to see more details, for instance on what happens to family members of EU citizens who may wish to join them in the UK.
Earlier on Friday, Belgian prime minister Charles Michel called May's proposals "particularly vague". "We don't want a cat in the bag," he said, adding: "We want the rights of EU citizens to be permanently guaranteed."
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said there were still "thousands of questions to ask".
Reassurances
Theresa May laid out on Thursday to EU leaders the highlights of what she called a "fair and serious" offer for EU citizens living in the UK.
The plan would allow EU citizens already living in the UK to stay, and May insisted she does not want to break families apart.
A more detailed plan is due to be made public on Monday (26 June).
May's offer was characterised as "pathetic" and "unacceptable" by a grassroots organisation, the3million, that represents EU citizens in the UK.
They would like to see a separate deal on their rights, so that even if there is no final Brexit deal, their rights would be "ring fenced".
On Friday, May said she wanted to "reassure" those citizens, insisting: "No one will have to leave, we won't be seeing families split apart."
One of the outstanding questions is which public body will guarantee those rights after Brexit.
The EU wants the European Commission to monitor the implementation of those rights and have the European Court of Justice (ECJ) - the EU's top court, which is despised by Brexiteers - to protect and enforce the rights.
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker noted on Friday that he does not see the ECJ being excluded from the Brexit settlements, but it is for the negotiations to resolve.
In the meantime, George Osborne - the former UK finance minister and current editor of The Evening Standard newspaper - reported on Friday (23 June) that May, in the days following the referendum last year, was the only cabinet minister to block a unilateral offer to EU citizens, which would have ensured that they can remain in Britain.
David Cameron, the UK prime minister at that time, had prepared an offer to give EU citizens certainty after the Brexit referendum, but it was not supported by his home secretary, Theresa May.
Dutch liberal MEP Sophie In't Veld reacted to the report by tweeting: "Ruthless, heartless, calculating. Total disdain for human rights."
May's offer on citizens' rights dismissed as 'pathetic'
May to soothe EU leaders' post-election Brexit worries
Brexit-affected citizens want special deal on rights
UK agrees to EU conditions on Brexit talks
Taking back control at home, not from EU
UK previews offer on EU nationals' rights
May promised to create certainty as she outlined to EU leaders her offer on post-Brexit citizens' rights, but the organisation representing the EU citizens currently residing in the UK say her proposal is not serious.
The British PM will try to calm EU nerves over her fragile cabinet, as EU leaders discuss Brexit, migration, security, defence, sanctions and trade at the two-day summit.
Facing two years of uncertainty while Brexit negotiations are underway, EU and UK citizens caught up in the political battle want a separate agreement to secure their rights and future.
In their first meeting, the EU's Michel Barnier and Brexit minister David Davis agreed that talks on future relations will start only when "sufficient progress" has been made on divorce proceedings.
Brexit Briefing
A year after British voters chose to leave the EU, "taking back control" from the bloc is firmly on the back-burner, as May government's main ambition is its immediate survival.
EU nationals in the UK could get almost the same rights as British people after Brexit, but an EU deal might not happen, the British government has said.


Employers often use interim or "springboard" injunctions to protect confidential information after employees decide to leave. But they are not always straightforward, as two recent cases illustrate. Michael Bronstein, a partner at Dentons, and Olivia Iasonos, a trainee at Dentons, explain.
Interim injunctions can be powerful weapons for employers in protecting their business but they must know how and when to use them.
What could be the potential impact of banning restrictive covenants?
In the recent employee competition cases of Utilitywise Plc v Northern Gas & Power Limited & Others and MPT Group Limited v Peel & Others, the employers failed to satisfy the court that an injunction was an appropriate remedy.
The court took a stringent approach in each case, usefully reminding employers that the need to act swiftly in applying for an injunction must not displace careful analysis and preparation. So what can HR professionals learn from these examples?
In this case, the defendants, Mr Peel and Mr Birtwistle, were employed in senior positions with the claimant, MPT Group Limited.
MPT is a leading producer and supplier of mattress machinery, equipment and parts to the mattress manufacturing industry. Both defendants were subject to restrictive covenants that prevented them soliciting or dealing with customers with whom they had personally dealt with for a period of six months after their employment with MPT ended.
Mr Peel and Mr Birtwistle gave notice to MPT on 4 August 2016 and their employment ended on 1 September 2016. MPT had asked them what they planned to do when they left.
They denied that they intended to go into partnership together and neither admitted their plans to set up a competing business. Six months after leaving, they set up MattressTek Limited, in direct competition with MPT.
The restrictive covenants had expired, but MPT applied for a springboard injunction prohibiting the defendants from soliciting, dealing or contracting with MPT's named customers and suppliers.
It also applied for an unlimited injunction prohibiting the defendants from disclosing or using MPT's confidential information. MPT alleged that the pair had misused its confidential information to gain an unfair competitive advantage and that an injunction was therefore justified to neutralise the "springboard" they had unlawfully given themselves.
The defendants admitted copying MPT's confidential information. However, they denied misusing it and stated that they had disposed of the hard drives onto which they had copied the claimant's information.
The court dismissed the application for a springboard injunction, holding that the claimant's case was built largely on inference and did not demonstrate that MPT was likely to show sufficient misuse of its data to justify a springboard injunction at trial.
The judge was also far from satisfied that Mr Peel and Mr Birtwistle were under a duty to disclose their true intentions to MPT.
The fact that the employees had taken confidential information was not enough to justify a springboard injunction. An unfair advantage would only have been gained by actually using it. The employer lacked any evidence that the employees had done so.
In this case, Utilitywise Plc applied for a blanket interim injunction restraining Northern Gas & Power Limited from poaching 75 of its staff, in alleged breach of non-competition clauses in their employment contracts.
The court refused to grant the injunction. Although Utilitywise had a strong case that the defendant had been involved in unacceptable strategies to attract its employees, not all of the employees had a non-competition clause in their contract, and those who did had it in different forms.
The application for a blanket injunction saved Utilitywise the effort of analysing the contracts of each of the 75 employees individually.
But that meant the court could not be certain that Utilitywise was legally entitled to stop each employee from joining Northern Gas. The court also held that it was unfair that the employees were excluded from the hearing and the lack of specificity in the proposed order would also be unfair to them.
Utilitywise should have prepared more rigorously and should only have sought an injunction against those employees who were likely to have been in breach of their employment contracts.
In one sense this might well have been a case where a springboard injunction could have been justified.
It might have been argued that 75 employees do not coincidentally resign together to join the same competitor unless there had been an unlawful conspiracy or other unlawful conduct during their employment which had created an unfair advantage that the law should neutralise.
In a 2008 case, UBS Wealth Management (UK) Limited v Vestra Wealth LLP & Others, the court granted a springboard injunction against Vestra following a mass poaching of staff (coincidentally, there were also 75 resignations) from UBS.
The court accepted that it was extremely likely that UBS would be able to establish at trial that the poaching had involved breaches of the implied duty of fidelity by defecting staff and possibly an unlawful conspiracy.
You cannot rely on asking departing employees about their plans, as they may not have any legal duty to tell the truth.
You need to ensure a consistent approach to the drafting and inclusion of restrictive covenants in your employment contracts.
Check that your contracts of employment contain enforceable restrictive covenants and confidentiality clauses tailored to the needs of your business.
Direct evidence of wrongdoing is needed in support of an injunction application wherever possible – the court might or might not rely on inferences drawn from primary facts – and employers should avoid a blanket approach where more than one employee is implicated.


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Robert Gordy interview, 1986 Feb. 15
Gordy, Robert, 1933-1986
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Summary: Interview of Robert Gordy conducted by Mitchell Kahan. Gordy speaks of changes in his painting style over the previous five years; printmaking media he worked in; materials he experimented with; the influence of his interest in African art; views of women in his work; humor in his work; the New Orleans environment and its effect on him; and artists who have influenced him.
Robert Gordy (1933-1986) was a painter from New Orleans, La.
Donated 1986 by Mitchell D. Kahan.
Location of original tape unknown.
Item is a transcript.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Robert Gordy interview, 1986 Feb. 15. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Kahan, Mitchell Douglas, 1951-
Painters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Interviews


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Mapping stables with flats above
I would like to map a building which is a stables with 2 flats above. What's the best way of doing this?
I was going to map the whole building as stables, and then use nodes for the 2 flats, but then you can't see what areas the flats cover. Is that the best way of doing it? Or should I do the stables and flats all as overlapping building ways?
The stables are currently mapped as a node, but I don't like that as it doesn't show the whole area that the stables cover: http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1011636463
You can see a photo here - the stables are on the ground floor and the 2 flats are the first floor.
buildings stables
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abeverley
I've heard that the building tag should reflect the style or type of the building, not the usage. E.g. we still map a church that is turned into lofts as building=church.
This does not look to me like a typical stable, more like a residential building. But it has to be compared with the style of residential buildings in the area, if this is the case, map the building with building=residential
The tag building:use can be added to reflect the current use. Since there are 2 uses in this case, you could add building:use=stable;residential
If you want to add more detail, you can start thinking to using some aspects of indoor mapping.
I would always keep the POI for the company operating the stables.
answered 01 May '17, 11:01
Hi, you should not split a building so leave it just as building=yes. The users as stable and households should get a node with the special items as addresses and the use as stable with its special tags. There is a node stable but there seems to be no building, start adding the building and its neighbours and add the separate nodes to it the building with the stable inside, but don't map for the renderer. By the way the whole Bathurst Mews seems likely to be residential as well and some building seems to be missing.
Hendrikklaas
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buildings ×54
stables ×3
question asked: 01 May '17, 08:47
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Isolating buildings (and all member ways) using the Filter objects tool
Mapping a University Campus
bold building names
building functions....
adding companies to a building
How to tag residential properties garages, sheds etc?.
How to tag/group buildings that are made up of more than one area
Why did my buildings disappear?
Magical Buildings, but how?
Selecting multiple area ways


a new place to live, and started work by self-building our own house and studio in 2008.
What work do you have? We have four new-build houses and a number of domestic-scale projects in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh. We are working on a playgroup for under-fives, which we hope will be a springboard to other work.
What are your ambitions? Our ambition is to work on as wide a range of projects as possible (a challenge in an increasingly specialist profession). We want to continue work on the domestic scale but also on education, arts and 'place-making' projects. We'd like to maintain our university links and develop research ideas. Our main goal is to produce a creative, distinctive body of built work.
How optimistic are you? We are ignoring the recession (as it didn't figure in our decision to start up). We are enjoying work and are confident that there is more out there to do. The challenge for us is to expand our workload to non-domestic projects.


Pregnant Women Counted as a household of 1 plus the number of expected children. Always counted as a household of 1.
Relative Caregivers Claiming Dependent Children Relative caregivers' income is not included when determining income eligibility of the children. Relative caregivers' income is included with the children's income when determining income level of the household.
Unmarried Parents of Common Children Both parents' income is used to determine the income eligibility of the children. The unmarried parents are separate tax units. Their child in common is only included in the unit of the parent who claimed the child as a dependent, and the income level of this household determines the child's eligibility.
In addition to the differences in defining households depicted in Table 3A, Medicaid MAGI differs from tax MAGI in its treatment of lump sum income and certain income received by American Indians and Alaska natives. Medicaid and CHIP agencies will continue to count lump-sum income only in the month received, and will continue to exclude various forms of taxable income specific to American Indians and Alaska Natives, such as distributions from federal trust lands, when determining eligibility for Medicaid.
Child support received is currently counted for determining the Medicaid eligibility of the recipient household, after disregarding the first $50 a month (with higher disregards in some states). However, child support received is not taxable to the recipient household, and therefore is not included in MAGI.
Workers' compensation and some kinds of veterans' benefits are also counted for determining eligibility under pre-MAGI Medicaid/CHIP rules but are not taxable, and therefore are not included in MAGI.


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"I was Literally Surrounded by Them When I was 14″ – Corey Feldman Exposes Hollywood Pedophilia
For those who haven't already heard, Corey Feldman (arguably the biggest child actor of the 80′s) went public about being sexually abused by Hollywood moguls, multiple times. He describes how he and fellow former child star Corey Haim were constantly fed drugs and taken advantage of. Feldman started speaking out after the death of his friend. He says that the trauma Haim experienced as a child played a large role in his death.
This isn't the first time an actor or actress has come out, Allison Arngrim, the former "Little House on the Prairie" star also wrote about her own experiences in the book "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," where she also expresses how she was abused multiple times.
Sex abuse charges have been laid multiple times against Hollywood employees. Martin Weiss is one of them, a 47-year-old Hollywood manager who represented multiple child actors. Another one is Jason James Murphy, 35, a casting agent who frequently worked with young clients.
On a personal note, based on everything I have looked at over the years I have no doubt in my mind that Hollywood is filled with pedophiles and occultists. The same group of corporations that own Hollywood, also own major oil, energy, pharmaceutical companies and more. This group controls the entire military industrial complex, including Hollywood. You can read more about that here, an article that outlines one major shareholder of the few corporations that control the entertainment industry, among others as mentioned above.
I'd also like to mention that Randy Quaid went on the record saying that there are a group of "star whacker's" in Hollywood. He said that actors are killed, and many others are being tampered with. He expressed how he believes Hollywood is controlled by the big bankers. This isn't a conspiracy, I provide some links to that information in an article I wrote last year ( again,the link is in the paragraph above.)
I echo Roseanne Barr's words that MK Ultra rules in Hollywood, that children within the entertainment industry are constantly subjected to trauma based mind control on multiple levels, controlled, abused and used their entire life.
For anybody who has researched ancient philosophy, occultism and history, you will be aware of rituals that these secret societies perform. Sexual rituals described by Corey are one of many ritualistic tendencies of secret societies that still exist today.
"I can tell you that the number one problem in Hollywood was and still is and always will be pedophilia. That's the biggest problem, for children in this industry. It's all done under the radar, pedophilia is the big secret. I was surrounded by them when I was 14 years old, surrounded, they were everywhere like vultures." – Corey Feldman
"There was a circle of older men that surrounded themselves around this group of kids. They all had their own power or connections to great power in the entertainment industry." – Corey Feldman
http://missiongalacticfreedom.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/i-was-literally-surrounded-by-them-when-i-was-14%E2%80%B3-corey-feldman-exposes-hollywood-pedophilia/27456hollywoodboys/
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Every now and then our body tells us we need to slow down and take an additional rest day and that is perfectly ok! There are several physiological as well as psychological reasons why we should schedule regular rest days. Here are few great reasons why it's so important, and why you shouldn't beat yourself up if you have to take an extra day here and there if you're body is begging for it.
When we engage in strenuous physical activity our muscles break down. It's during that time that our muscles repair themselves, becoming stronger and more efficient. Your muscles need that time to rebuild, without it they will continue to tear. This continuous break down of your muscles leads to several issues (as stated below) but most importantly it will negatively effect the improvements to your strength you are working so hard for. This is also why it is important not to train the same muscle groups on consecutive days (when it comes to weight lifting). So when it comes to cross training, be sure to alternate your strength training days and do not neglect the importance of a rest day!
We exercise so that can look good, be stronger but more importantly to feel good. Exercise, along with proper nutrition and sleep, help boost our energy levels and our mood. But there is such thing as too much of a good thing. When we over-train and neglect rest, our bodies become fatigued. This causes us to lose energy, have trouble sleeping and it even effects our mood. It becomes a vicious cycle because when we are fatigued, we will not have the energy to workout. Without the energy to workout, we will not meet our goals and of course our mood will be negatively effected by that as well. Listen to your body, take rest days and your body will thank you for it with the energy it needs to keep going in the gym, out on the trail and in life!
Your mind can get just as burnt out as your body. Life is all about balance. We have to be able to physically and mentally enjoy what we do otherwise it will soon feel more like a daunting task than enjoyable activity. Taking proper rest not only helps you physically, but emotionally as well. It helps prevent boredom, rekindle your hunger for exercise (you know you miss it when it's gone ;-)), and of course recharge your psyche. Not to mention when you are physically tired, your brain cannot function at full capacity, so rest days are win-win for body and mind.
Over-training has been known to weaken your immune system, making you more susceptible to fatigue and illness. When you engage in consistent strenuous activity, your body's immune system is there to help make the necessary repairs to your muscles and joints. Without proper rest, your immune system can not keep up with the demands you are putting on your body. Without an efficient immune system, you are more likely to become ill and then you will have no choice but to take additional rest days to re-cooperate. Do not wait until you're already sick to take rest days, be sure to take them weekly in order to prevent a hit to your immune system.
From running to weight lifting, and everything in between, rest days help prevent the overuse of muscles and joints. Without allowing the proper rest, this overuse will eventually make you more susceptible to injury. There is only so much our muscles and joints can take at any given time before they begin to wear down. It is important you not only allow yourself regularly scheduled rest days, but also that you are listening to your body when it is telling you that you have had enough. Pushing ourselves through extreme fatigue and pain will only set us back in the long run because we will become injured and, of course, have no choice but to rest then, whether we like it or not.
The key to rest days is to schedule them in your regular workout routine. Chose a day of the week where it will fit best and commit to it. If an opportunity arises for a race, workout or strenuous physical activity, plan in advance and reschedule your rest day, but don't skip it that week. Also, it is tremendously important that you listen to your body. Some times it will be begging you to slow down and take an extra day or two of rest. Trust me here, a few days off will certainly not set you back in your goals. In fact, the much needed rest will have you coming back stronger than before and ready to go out and crush it!
Greetings, Coach Christina here and I'm in the final countdown for marathon number 5 which means full out taper madness! I am by no means a pro at this, even with 4 full marathons, several half marathons, countless mid-distance races and even a few triathlons under my belt, but I have certainly become much more comfortable and confident in the days leading up the the big event. Don't get me wrong, the nerves still can get the best of me, but fortunately not quite as bad as they did in the past. This of course, is thanks to experience as well as becoming more proficient at tapering. Having learned from my mistakes as well as kept what I found to have been successful, I am continually getting more and more relaxed and ready for the race rather than freaked out like I often did in the past. Although I do believe the tapering process will differ not just for every person but also for every race, there are definitely some key essentials that can be helpful for anyone in taper mode. So here are some things that continue to be helpful for me and hopefully for you and your next race as well.
Regardless of your training program, one thing is certain, you will need to decrease your mileage and intensity in the last few weeks leading up to your big event. You do this to ensure you have fresh legs and are not over trained come race day. If you're like me and a big fan of hitting the weights, swimming, spinning, etc., you will want to apply these same principles to your cross training. Those last couple of weeks before your half or full marathon is not the time to max out or try a new intense workout routine. Your muscles need time to regenerate post workout and this can take several days. While your muscles are working hard to rebuild, you may experience soreness, feel tired and have decreased range of motion, all of which can effect your running from form to stamina. Now, I am a huge fan of going hard in the weight room and continue to do so all throughout marathon training. But as my event approaches, I start to scale back, especially with lower body exercises to ward off soreness as well as decrease the risk of injury. You certainly don't want to be insanely sore, or worse, hurt come race day!
Being sore and tight on the day of your race can not only lead to sub par performance but can also hinder your recovery. Tight muscles often lead to weak muscles, so it is important that you are proactive about keeping your muscles loose and your joints limber. Foam rolling, dynamic stretching and yoga are staples in my marathon training, especially as race day approaches. Do not wait until you are stiff and sore to work out tight muscles, but sure to engage in some form of fascial release on a regular basis all throughout training and even more so as the race approaches. Investing in a foam roller is a great place to start, you can even do it in the comfort of your own home. It will also be your best friend post race when those muscles are pretty unhappy with you.
We have all heard about carb-loading and increasing your caloric intake leading up to the race. This can, however, be a little misleading. I've made the mistake in the past as seeing this as an opportunity to eat everything in sight to prepare for race day. Pizza, chips, beer, anything I figured could pre-fuel my body for the big event, I devoured. Yes, your body will need some additional carbs, salt and calories to run for that amount of time, but it will need it in a healthy way. Unhealthy, processed foods will give you extra calories and carbs, no doubt, but these foods lack the essential nutrients to support your race day needs. They can reek havoc on your digestive system, cause gastric issues and effect your energy levels. Be sure to stick with real, whole foods such as lean proteins, whole grains and fruits and vegetables. Increase your carb in take with good carbs such sweet potatoes, quinoa, oatmeal and bananas. Add a little extra salt (I prefer pink Himalayan salt) to your food the day or so before your race to help with electrolytes. And be sure to drink extra water, you will want to be well hydrated heading into the event. Also, the last few days leading to the race is not the time to introduce new foods into your diet. You do not want to risk any sort of reaction from new cuisine that can effect your body on race day!
It happens, I can attest to that. You put in months of training, you are ready to go out and crush your race and then BAM, you wake up under the weather! Sometimes it is just inevitable, we get a cold, or the flu or a stomach bug, etc. We have been putting our bodies through so much stress over the past few months that we end up being more susceptible to catching whatever may be "going around" as the saying goes. But just like stretching, you do not want to wait until it is a problem to do something about it. Be proactive when it comes to your immune system. Here are a couple of ways I like to help build up my immune system.
As tempting as this may sound, it is obviously just not possible, hehe. But as a precautionary, it may not be a bad idea to refrain from any new activities as well as ones that you may be used to but could post a potential threat to your body. I know this may sound a little silly and actually pretty obvious, but it is a good reminder to not get too creative with your workouts and extracurricular activities right before your marathon. You will have plenty of time for adventures post race, so schedule your activities wisely beforehand. I guess your sky diving and swimming with the sharks will just have to wait a bit.
Whether this your first long distance event that you're just hoping to finish within a certain time frame, or you have a done this before and have a major PR in mind, it is important to not only have a goal, but to visualize yourself accomplishing it. The saying goes "The body achieves what the mind believes." Your nerves will be all over the place leading up to the race. You don't want them to get the best of you so it is important to keep your eye on the prize. Having a strong mental game will not only keep those nerves at bay but will also be what you need to turn your dream into a reality. Close your eyes and visualize yourself crossing that finish line. What does it sound like? Who will be there? What does it feel like? Imagine all of those things leading up the race and focus on how great it will feel. Hold onto those feelings all throughout the race as well, especially when it becomes daunting, and trust me it will at times. But having that vision of what your own personal "victory" feels like will be what you need to get you through.
Easier said that done, but very important. Sleep not only helps rest your body but your mind as well. When we lack sleep, and we are just not ourselves physically or mentally, it can effect everything from our mood to our immune system. All of which are important for being effective on race day. Finding time in our busy lives for some extra hours of sleep can be very tricky (especially if you're like me and have small children who stay wake periodically throughout the night). But what you can consider doing is going to be 15-30 minutes early each night the week or so leading up to the race, and try sleeping in a day or two as well. The extra minutes of sleep will add up to a few hours and will hopefully help you feel rested come race day.
You've spent the past several months of your life preparing for this one day. The early wake up calls, countless miles and hours of cross training. You've studied programs, read articles and talked to seasoned runners to gain knowledge, insight and motivation to do this. At this point, you have done all you can to prepare. You've done your miles, you put in the work, you are ready, whether you think you are not, you can and will do this. You just have to believe that and trust in yourself and your training. Committing to and training for a distance race is an accomplishment in itself. It takes a lot of dedication and sacrifice as well as stepping out of your comfort zone. You have done what you once thought to be impossible by simply signing up for the race and then tackling all the training that is involved to prepare for it. Knowing that you have already accomplished such an amazing feat before you even toe the line should give you the confidence to see you to the finish. When you start to doubt yourself before hand or even out on the course, think back to all the miles you have already done, all the long runs you have completed and how you have survived it all. You have done this before cumulatively in your training leading up to this event, and you can do it now on race day. Don't for a second doubt yourself and your abilities, you have come this far and it's time to go out and finish strong!
Good luck and happy running!
Coach Christina is a certified strength and conditioning coach, marathoner, mother of 2 young sons and along with her husband, own and operates CWSC Performance. When she is not coaching, running or spending time with her family, she is blogging about it all!


The variation in optical texture, electro-optic, and dielectric properties of iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) embedded ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) with respect to change in temperature and electrical bias conditions are demonstrated in the current investigations. Improvement in spontaneous polarization and response time in nanocomposites has been attributed to magneto-electric (ME) coupling resulting from the strong interaction among the ferromagnetic nanoparticle's exchange field (due to unpaired e(-)) and the field of liquid crystal molecular director. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of FLC material gives a broad resonance signal with superimposed components indicating the presence of a source of spin. This paramagnetic behavior of host FLC material had been a major factor in strengthening the guest host interaction by giving an additional possibility of (a) spin-spin interaction and (b) interactions between magnetic-dipole and electric-dipole moments (ME effects) in the composite materials. Furthermore, the phenomenon of dielectric and static memory effect in these composites are also observed which yet again confirms the coupling of magnetic NP's field with FLC's director orientation. We therefore believe that such advanced soft materials holding the optical and electrical properties of conventional LCs with the magnetic and electronic properties of ferromagnetic nanoparticles are going to play a key role in the development of futuristic multifunctional optical devices.


LOOK: VJ SHARLENE Gets Noticed By JADE THIRLWALL! - MYX | YOUR CHOICE. YOUR MUSIC.
LOOK: VJ SHARLENE Gets Noticed By JADE THIRLWALL!
Jade Thirlwall gave VJ Sharlene a touch of her love!
We all know that the girls of Little Mix are equally gorgeous! And at times, we ask ourselves: How can these four ladies be all so beautiful and talented at the same time?
What can you say about VJ Sharlene's fangirl moment with Jade? Tell us in the comments!


Checking my twitter feed a couple of days ago I came across a comment by Historian Marc Morris, quoting fellow historian John Gillingham concerning the effigies of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart at Fontevraud Abbey in France. Gillingham said: "I do not know on what evidence if any (apart from later tradition) one effigy is identified as Henry II's and one as Richard's."
And this one, bearded, is Richard the Lionheart.
I have often pondered about the effigies of these two Angevin kings. In an era when beards were a powerful symbol of masculinity and authority, how come Henry II's effigy doesn't have one? The more so because we know he was bearded in life. Chronicler Gerald of Wales drew an impression of him. Gerald was well acquainted with his appearance. Of course, that doesn't stop him from shaving off his beard on another occasion and whether bearded or not, it's no proof as to who the bearded effigy is representing.
It is highly likely that the effigies of Henry II and Richard were commissioned by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who spent her later years at Fontevraud in semi retirement. I often wondered if she chose to emasculate Henry by depicting him without a beard, and giving Richard one in order to subtly (or not so subtly) hint at who was the greater man. But now it seems that there are no solid markers beyond tradition to nail down who is actually who.
The effigies themselves have suffered from the vagaries of time and politics. Originally they (including an effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine by a different sculptor) stood in the choir. but the extent of the choir in the late 12th century and the effigies' exact location is not known. The effigies are made from tuffeau limestone that comes from the Loire valley. Historian Kathleen Nolan in her article on the tombs 'The Queen's Choice' in Eleanor of Aquitaine Lord and Lady edited by John Parsons and Bonnie Wheeler, (A tremendous book of essays on Eleanor of Aquitaine and well worth the read) suggests that Henry and Richard are dressed as kings lying in funereal state and in their coronation robes. The bearded effigy, usually presumed to be Richard has dark hair, but we know that both he and his father were red-heads. I am assuming that later restorations are responsible for that one.
Richard has a second tomb in Rouen Cathedral where his heart is buried, but that effigy too is a matter of more questions than answers. The current effigy has a 19th century look about it, but is thought to be a representation of the earlier medieval one as drawn in 1730 by Bernard de Montfaucon, sometimes called the father of modern archaeology.
Here in black and white is the current clean-shaven depiction of Richard in Rouen Cathedral and below it, de Montfaucon's 1730 sketches. One is of the bearded effigy that Montfaucon identifies as Richard at Fontevraud. He doesn't say why he identifies the bearded one as Richard, only that it is him. The effigy drawing to the right of the bearded Fontevraud Richard is clean shaven and made by Montfaucon at Rouen. This tells us that the identification of who was believed to be who (rightly or wrongly) dates back at least to 1730. I do not know at this stage if anyone can date the tradition earlier than that. Montfaucon's work is titled 'Les Monumens de la Monarchie Francoise qui Comprennent L'Histoire de France ave les Figures de Chaque Regns.' It's Vol 2.
and white photograph above this drawing is actually posed as Montfaucon's sketch of the Young King, not Richard.
Above: Montfaucon's sketch of the effigy of King Henry II's eldest son Henry the Young King, which has actually been taken as the model for the current tomb sculpture of Richard the Lionheart, (black and white photo). It's the top right effigy on the sculpture sketch above this one with a different hand position that Montfaucon identifies as Richard in his book. Labelled number 5. To further muddy the water, Albert Way in his work on the excavation of the tomb of Richard 1, identfies Richard's effigy representation as the one now in situ as Richard. (which all adds to the confusion!).
It's also interesting to note that a manuscript illustration showing Richard being captured on his return from crusade shows him as clean shaven on his travels. Whether or not this is an indicator for the Fontevraud depiction is another matter. If one switches one's notion of who is who on the Fontevraud effigies and ascribes Henry II the beard, then all the ducks line up in the known illustrations and Richard then appears clean shaven at Fontevraud, at Rouen and in the pilgrim manuscript. However, from this point so far away in time we're never going to know. You pay your money and you choose what you want to believe.
A clean shaven Richard I about to be captured on his way home from crusade.
Now onto my next food for thought item this week.
I was reading through a History Girls blog I'd written some time ago about the death of Henry I A Surfeit of Lampreys and reading down to the end of the comments came to one by Dunkit42 who remarked on a letter in The Times of London in December of 1785 commenting on the discovery and subsequent destruction of Henry I's tomb. While we don't know it for certain, again because of the passage of time and lack of recording, it seems a decent possibility. Strange that there's been no mention in the modern press, not a even a qualifier or disclaimer. I looked up the article and here it is.
From The Times. Thursday 8th of December 1785.
"It lately happened that the workmen employed in digging a foundation for the erection of a house of correction at Reading in Berkshire on the spot where the old abbey stood, that diverse bones were thrown up. This being the burial place of Henry I, each bone was seized as a kind of treasure, contemplating it as one of the King's, till at length a vault was discovered, the only one there, and which was of curious workmanship. In the vault was a lead coffin almost devoured by time. A perfect skeleton was contained therein, and which undoubtedly was the King's, who died at the castle of Lyons in Rouen on the 2nd September 1133 (they have the wrong date, it was November, but that's newspapers for you!), was then embalmed, and sent from thence according to is own desire to be interred in the Abbey of Reading. Antiquaries have frequently inquired where this monarch's remains might be found but time has effaced every possible mark, though it must be presumed heretofore, the spot had been royally and peculiarly distinguished. After a series of 650 years, and upwards, it was hardly probable anything but dust could remain; but the distinguished appearance of the coffin and the vault in which it was interred, put it out of doubt. The account given us in Rapin of the King's death, and embalming the body, further justifies the presumption that this coffin was the King's, especially as he says, his body was cut in pieces, after the rude manner of those days, and embalmed. And Gervase of Canterbury, confirms this account by saying they cut great gashes in his body with knives, and then powdering it well with salt, they wrapped it up in tanned ox hides, to avoid the stench, which was so great and infectious that a man who was hired to open the head, died presently after. The gentleman to whom I am obliged for this account adds, that fragments of rotten leather were found in the coffin. His curiosity was great, and so was that of the persons assembled insomuch that the bones were divided among the spectators, but the coffin was sold to a plumber. The under jaw bone has been sent to me, and a small piece of the leaden coffin. The jaw contains sixteen teeth, perfect and sound; even the enamel of them is preserved."
Yes or no? I remain on the fence, ruminating the information and thinking very possible, but again no absolute proof.
I do love a good delve into the past. We think we know things but we don't!


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May 26, 2021 - Venkata Karthikeya Jangal
Case Study: How One Company Used DataVisor to Combat Food Delivery Fraud During COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people around the world fell on hard times. Businesses closed, paychecks ceased, and fraudsters emerged from the woodworks to exploit the situation for their financial gain.
One of the largest food delivery services in Asia was experiencing high levels of fraud that were largely occurring via mobile devices. In a recent interview with DataVisor, Technical Account Manager Venkata J illustrates how the company turned to DataVisor's Device Intelligence solution and Enterprise ML to eliminate vulnerabilities among the food delivery platform and affected restaurants.
The Many Faces of Food Delivery Fraud During COVID-19
When the pandemic hit Asia, the government imposed a lockdown that impacted many of the country's restaurants. To further reduce the spread of the virus, cash-on-delivery options were eliminated. This was a major problem for many residents in Asia, as the majority of transactions are made with cash, not credit cards. This was also a problem for those who don't have or use credit or debit cards as they were unable to order food through delivery platforms.
Fraudsters saw this as a unique opportunity to cater to cash-paying customers while filling their own pockets at the restaurant's expense. Many fraudsters are turning to social messaging apps and other marketing campaigns to conduct seemingly legitimate business with users. They offer a discount on food from a restaurant (e.g. offering a $20 pizza for just $10), place the order, and deliver it to the customer. Once it's been delivered and the money has been collected, the fraudster will contact the food delivery platform stating something was wrong with the order and request a full refund.
Venkata mentions that during this time, the number of fraud cases remained relatively the same or saw a slight rise, but the number of non-fraudulent transactions has dropped. "It used to be that this food delivery platform would see about 20 fraud cases out of every 100 orders. But because many restaurants had closed during the pandemic and not as many people were ordering, the valid orders dropped nearly 80% but we're still seeing relatively the same number of fraudulent transactions. This affects the profit and loss margin for restaurants, and it's growing day by day."
How Food Delivery Fraud Goes Unaddressed
Before DataVisor, many of these refunds were flying under the radar because users could "talk" with chatbots to receive a refund. "All you have to do is tell the chatbot your food was bad or received a hair on your pizza, and you could get a full refund. As long as you respond appropriately, machine learning would take over and cater to fraud."
And as for the consumer ordering the food, they're usually none the wiser about their actions and how they are contributing to the spread of fraud.
"These fraudsters are basically behaving as middle managers," says Venkata. "They charge the customer $10 for a $20 food order, get a $20 refund from the platform, and end up pocketing $30 for the deal." And that's just for one transaction. It's a great deal for the consumer, and Venkata notes that people are more likely to start telling their family members and friends about it – inadvertently lining the pockets of wrong-doers. Fraudsters can avail new user promos by creating several accounts as well leading to promo-abuse fraud.
"They're acting as a company, not a fraudster," Venkata says. "You might not even know they're committing fraud. All the consumer is concerned about is that they got their food and a great discount. If you're happy about the experience, you tell others and they get the same treatment. It's genuine for you, and that's all you care about. But ultimately, it's affecting the food delivery companies being scammed out of food and money."
Using DataVisor to Combat Professional-Grade Fraud
To fight back against fraud, Venkata brings up the fact that supervised machine learning can only take the process so far. "When customers perform certain fraudulent actions, these actions get labeled appropriately so that when they occur again, there's no doubt that these activities are fraud. But that's not how fraudsters work. They're constantly evolving their tactics and techniques, so supervised machine learning isn't as effective. Unsupervised machine learning can withstand these varying fraud patterns and detect underlying fraud rings to effectively mitigate at a large scale. However if the input signals to Unsupervised machine learning are better, then the output results could significantly catch larger fraud."
This is especially essential when dealing with professional con artists. They're creating hundreds of fake accounts using multiple devices. They constantly change IP addresses on these devices. They use emulators, app cloners, jailbreak the devices, or hook it to hide their real identity of the device. Imagine hundreds of devices which are auto refreshed programmatically through various ways mentioned above to place fake orders. It is really important to identify that the transaction happened through the same device in order to find fraud..
DataVisor Device Intelligence is designed to provide accurate device fingerprinting and reliable device-level risk score by capturing the manipulation techniques applied on the device. Identifying bad actors from good fundamentally changes the game and helps these platforms be ahead of the fraudsters.
Accurate SDK signals in Unsupervised Machine Learning models synergy will be greater than sum of their parts
Venkata notes that the food delivery platform had previously invested in DataVisor's Enterprise ML to detect fraud patterns and recently added Device Intelligence to their mix to specifically get accurate sdk signals to target fraud occurring via mobile devices. DataVisor's Device Intelligence collects device data signals accurately so that devices using multiple accounts can't fly under the radar.
DataVisor's Device Intelligence assigns each device a unique ID that never changes, even when apps are deleted and reinstalled, emulated, or otherwise concealing fraudulent activities. These signals can be effectively used in internal rules engines or on the other hand, they can be fed to an unsupervised machine learning model to identify the hidden linkages/patterns of fraud.
Since implementing SDK signals into the Unsupervised Machine Learning model, the platform has seen a 20% uplift in the number of fraud cases detected with a > 90%+ accuracy rating. The average detected fraud case results in roughly $5-$7 in savings, or about $2,000 per day.
"It's important to stay in the game and focus in the long term," agrees Venkata. "Reducing fraudulent transactions, especially in desperate times, is key to longevity and improving overall profitability. Fraudsters know that during these tough times, fraud goes unnoticed because of focus on growth. It is really important to tackle fraud to remain in the game and emerge as a winner"
Download the case study to learn more!
How to Use Identity Data and Behavior Intelligence for Fraud Detection
about Venkata Karthikeya Jangal
Venkata is a Technical Account Manager at DataVisor. He is responsible for customer success and is a technical advisor for DataVisor customers. Previously, he worked in UEBA space and used SIEM tools extensively. Venkata is passionate about using anti-fraud solutions and cyber security analytics to combat threats.


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Der Steiner Siefen fließt im Südosten durch ein Waldgebiet, bis er nach 500 m bei Stein auf einer Höhe von  von rechts durch Wiesengrund fließend in die Dhünn mündet. Er fließt an der Steiner Mühle vorbei, die er früher angetrieben hat.

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Voucher Controversy Embroils Alabama Common Core Bill
By Joy Pullmann
UPDATE, 1:19 p.m. ET: As Alabama education politics roils over a surprise school choice bill that had lawmakers shouting at each other last week, the Senate Education Committee today decided it will vote March 13 on a bill withdraw the state from the Common Core.
Voucher politics complicate negotiations between the legislature and state board of education on who will handle what Rep. Ed Henry (R-Decatur) calls a "hot potato": whether national K-12 requirements for what kids learn in math and English constitute federal intrusion into curriculum.
"The word I'm getting from the state school board is they will pull us from Common Core without legislation," Henry said. Having the legislature do the board's job smacks too much of judicial activism and other government overreach, he said.
Alabama is unique among Common Core states in developing its own tests for the standards rather than participating in one of two national testing groups. State education board member Charles Elliott said he expects other states will use Alabama's independent tests as a model. Alabama also did not receive a Race to the Top federal grant, which required recipients to adopt Common Core after private organizations developed it.
Initially every Senate education committee Republican cosponsored the bill, but several have reversed their support after meetings with state Superintendent Tommy Bice and education board members, and the bill currently does lacks the votes to pass, said Ken Freeman, a grassroots organizer with the Alliance for Citizens Rights.
Bait 'n Switch?
Local grassroots leaders are simmering over a hearing on Core withdrawal bills Senate Bill 190/House Bill 254 last week in which they said lawmakers switched the ground rules for testifying with no warning.
Before the hearing, the House and Senate education committee chairmen told those testifying each side would have 30 minutes to speak, room for approximately six speakers, said Freeman and Elois Zeanah, president of the Alabama Federation of Republican Women, in separate interviews.
When they arrived, about 120 bill supporters were shooed away from the hearing room into the gallery because only those testifying could enter the room, Zeanah said. After one person on each side testified, bill sponsor and Senate Education Committee Chairman Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) announced 80 new people had signed up to speak, so everyone had to limit their testimony to two minutes each. Then committee members directed every question to Bice and his staff, Freeman said.
"Not once did either chair call one of our experts to give a comment or ask a question to refute the superintendent," Zeanah said. "We were all in disbelief. It seemed a setup, or a gross misunderstanding."
The effect was to divert visible support from the bill and force those testifying for it to slash their testimony on the spot, precluding two people who had flown in from out of state from testifying, Freeman said.
Bill proponents "got shortchanged," Henry said: "I'm not sure why Brubaker did that." He said to even things out legislators may give bill proponents another chance. Whether that will occur this morning during the committee meeting or later was put to every person interviewed, with varying answers. SRN contacted Brewbaker's office at least three times over five days, and received no response.
Abundant 'Misinformation'
State board members who support the Core and grassroots organizers who don't said the other side has been spreading "misinformation."
Board member Mary Scott Hunter said she heard a lunchtime presenter tell a Republican women's meeting that Common Core essentially means President Obama will be teaching in Alabama classrooms. Elliott has heard so many complaints about the three little pigs being used to teach socialism that his daughter gave him the children's book for Christmas as a joke.
"If any of this stuff that people were talking about—Mother Earth, fatherland, social engineering—were in Common Core, we would never stand for that," Hunter said.
Bill proponents said the education agencies copied Common Core, added some 10 percent, and called it Alabama standards. They also noted the bill precludes the state from, as others are doing in conjunction with the Core, sharing longitudinal student data with the federal government "beyond what is necessary for basic administrative needs or compliance with requirements of the United States Department of Education."
State education officials adamantly denied sharing non-anonymous student data with the federal government. Race to the Top aside, every state agreed to build data systems through receiving other federal money, according to the 2007 American Competes Act, and the U.S. Department of Education has recently reinterpreted privacy protections for such data.
Good Intentions, Frustration
About the only Common Core-related thing all sides seem to agree on is that their opponents mean well.
"These are good people, good mommies and daddies," Elliott said. "They don't want the president of the United States to tell their child how to diagram a sentence."
Because hastily passing the voucher bill damaged relationships between Republican lawmakers and the state superintendent, Henry said, legislators are trying to repair the damage by taking more time on other education-related bills, including the Common Core measures.
Having the state board handle the Core essentially kills resistance, Zeanah said, since the board consistently upholds it: "[Legislators] want to try to get rid of [this bill] to get constituents off their backs."
Alabama's board of education adopted the Common Core in 2010 in a 6-3 vote. Two of the Core's biggest current proponents—Hunter and Elliott—were elected to the board the following year. In November 2011, after a flurry of concerned calls from parents, the board passed a resolution 6-3 reinforcing its support for the standards and rejecting federal involvement with curriculum.
"We're all in agreement that a state should determine its own standards, and any kind of federal overreach would be unwelcome," Hunter said. "The question is do we upset the apple cart because we think it might happen in the future… I'm really not trying to have a fight that's bigger than me. I'm trying to maintain order for our teachers, our parents, and to stay on a good trajectory."
READ the transcript of interviews conducted for this article here.
Image by Larry Miller.
Joy Pullmann
Joy Pullmann is a research fellow on education policy for The Heartland Institute and managing editor of The Federalist, a web magazine on politics, policy, and culture.
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Fabrics that possess high-tech thermal properties and keep marathon runners cool or alpine hikers warm have already been on the market for some time now.
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UMD's fabric can automatically regulate the amount of heat that passes through it depending on conditions.
For example, when conditions are warm and moist, such as those of a sweating body on a summer day, the fabric allows infrared radiation to pass through.
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The new technology is based on infrared radiation which is a primary way the body releases heat.
The researchers created the fabric from specially engineered yarn coated with a conductive metal.
Under hot, humid conditions, the strands of yarn compact and activate the coating, which changes the way the fabric interacts with infrared radiation to allows more heat.
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