Geek Girls Rule! #405 – What Kind of Writing Strikes a Chord in You? – Geek Girls Rule!!!
Geek Girls Rule! #405 – What Kind of Writing Strikes a Chord in You?
So, I'm re-reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, and I was struck by how very evocative her use of language is. Even in just the early chapters of the book, you get a sense that this is not the way it was, this is new, and even the women who supported it did not expect how it would effect everyone, not just 'those' women. Her use of color and texture in contrast, and her depiction of anxiety and unsureness, of dread and knowing that eventually it was going to be your turn on the block no matter how well you followed the rules.
I enjoy a good 'candy' read as much as the next person, but sometimes I enjoy reading someone who truly loves language and wielding it like a paintbrush or the chisel of a sculptor. I have several authors I love specifically for their use of language.
Cecilia Dart Thornton who wrote The Ill-Made Mute and following books in the Bitterbynde Trilogy uses language like a Victorian author who assumes that you will have no frame of reference for the things she talks about, and spends loving paragraphs describing the world, flora and fauna, of her imagination.
Chet Raymo, who is better known for his books on Astronomy, wrote a novel called The Dork of Cork. He also wields language exactly and evocatively. At one point he describes a dusk sky as the exact color of milky tea, and you can see it. His descriptions of the main character, are also so detailed you can picture him.
Tanith Lee's later works, post Vazkor Son of Vazkor and Drinking Sapphire Wine, more in her Lords of the Flat Earth period forward, used a lot of excellent descriptions and depictions of her otherworldly deities, and their capriciousness. Even in her earlier, shorter novels, you get flashes of this language, and her short stories.
I have always had a love affair with language. It's kind of my downfall in my own fiction, where I can't seem to ever be satisfied with what I've done, no matter how much I polish it. I'm trying to get over that. And I know a lot of what I've written here probably sounds pretentious as hell, but it's really not. I get the same thrill from well-written pop songs, or movies, with language that is period and location appropriate.
Musicians who are really amazing at this are The Menzingers, Iron Chic, Blue Scholars, Bobbie Gentry, and Dolly Parton.
I like well-turned phrases and ingenious uses of words. I like writers who understand the rules they're breaking when they write as they do. And maybe that is a little pretentious, but the books that stick with me tend to be the ones written by people who really get language.
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San Francisco based DJ and co-founder of Dirtybird Records Justin Martin return to Toronto's CODA Nightclub this Friday for what will surely be an exciting night of house music. After releasing his sophomore album titled Hello Clouds on Dirtybird in 2016 Justin has stayed busy in 2017 releasing a remix album to "Hello Clouds" as well as some remixing of his own, including notable remixes of Claptone's "The Music Got Me". Outside of his production work Justin is one of the genre's most in-demand DJ's seeing a steady stream of both festival and club bookings thanks to his playful and energetic musical style.
While Justin Martin might be enough to turn your head the night also features a wonderful lineup of Toronto-based artists/DJ's as well.
Talal and Zoi originally hailed from Pakistan but have come to call Toronto home in recent years. Their strong affinity for Deep Music has made them in demand DJ's around the city and landed them releases on Dirtybird, For The People, Traum and many others.
City Kid Soul is a Toronto duo comprised of Devin Rattie and Emma Pace brought together by a love for bass, beats and many other words that start with "B". After a very strong. After the release of their track Drum Machine as well as opening gigs for Dennis Cruz and appearances at Noise Freq's Nightshift parties City Kid Soul have made some serious waves in the last year.
Rounding out the lineup is Wess. The Toronto-based producer has made a name for his dark, minimal sound. With a steady stream of releases on major labels including Deep Tech Records and Baile Musik Wess has been flexing his creativity for some time now, focusing on perfecting his productions. Keep an eye out for more from him in the coming months!
And there you have it. The only way to find out more is to attend! To RSVP or check out more info on the event, head on other to the Facebook page. We hope to see you on the dancefloor!


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Here is a tutorial from Riftcat for using LEAP to simulate a Vive Controller.
Obviously, you must have Riftcat. I'll have to unpack my LEAP and see how this works. As it is hooking into the Steam software, this may well work with Sansar. But, that is another experiment.
Posted in Gear VR, General Computer Stuff, SANSAR.
This morning I see the Vive has dropped in price. The retail price of a new Vive is now a mere US$600. That is better than the previous $800. But still expensive. Vive headsets have been going on eBay for about $500 for some time. Gear VR units are going for $65 on eBay.
Sansar is supporting Oculus and Vive. I have neither. So, how well they are supported and how easy they are to setup with Sansar, I don't know. I have yet to get my Gear VR working with Sansar. So, I know that is difficult. I think I am down to a 'controller' problem. I have an Xbox 1708 controller on order (US$20-30±).
If you Google on Vive and SL, you may get the idea Vive and SL will work for VR. That isn't the case. The information is almost all 2016 stuff written before the Lab dropped their SL VR project and CtrlAltStudio stopped VR Viewer development. I have been able to get SL into 3D, not VR, with my Gear VR. Not really worth the effort. It's a nice novelty.
I have used the old CtrlAltStudio Viewer to see SL in VR. There is no Bento support. Until someone decides to merge the CtrlAltStudio code and an updated Firestorm there is essentially no 'native' VR support for SL. There is some third-party software for various games to get them into VR. Most of those are for DirectX games, not OpenGL.
Posted in Gear VR, General Computer Stuff, Hardware.	Tagged Gear VR, HTC Vive, VR.
Oculus is pushing updates. A beta update is available allowing a user to combine their Oculus and Steam games in one library. That will be handy.
As it is now I have problems getting Stream VR working on my Gear VR. It does not like the Gear VR's controller. So, I'll have to get the Beta and see if it relieves the problem. My hope is because Gear VR and the Oculus store are integrated that will carry over to Steam games in the library.
Get More information from Road to VR, Oculus 1.17 Update Will Let You Launch SteamVR Apps From Oculus Home.
This is for NVIDIA owners… sorry AMD peeps. It's a software limitation.
So, you want to see Second Life™ or any OpenGL game on your Gear VR. Well… you are going to have to learn a lot. You'll also find few are telling you what the result of their tutorials or apps actually provides. Advertising hype is everywhere. If O N E PC or OpenGL game will run or even sort of run, then PC and OpenGL compatibility is the headline. Expect disappointment. I'll explain what worked for me below.
Visual quality is the next point of disappointment. My S8 has a 4k screen. I normally run it at 2k to save battery. In everyday use, 2k is pretty much retina resolution, way sharp and crisp, beautiful. 4k is overkill. If I didn't tell you which mode the phone was in, you probably couldn't guess.
The Gear VR turns the phone up to 4k when connected. Most VR headsets are NOT 4k and thus most media is made for 2k and that media is fuzzy on my 4k screen. Looking at my 1k 24" Samsung monitor is way nicer.
Posted in Gear VR, General Computer Stuff, General News, Hardware, Second Life, VR Stuff.	Tagged Gear VR.


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Q: How to pass more than one parameter to url in django HTML page has 2 button to process payment, I need to pass 2 parameters to url for a reason. Below is the method I tried but it's not working. Can someone help me here..??
 Cash on Delivery
Pay through Card

views.py
def process_payment(request, order_id, button_id):
    if id == CashOnDelivery
     # directly take order
    return redirect (reverse('update-records', kwargs={'order_id': order_id}))

    else
     # process the card payment then update transaction
    return redirect (reverse('update-records', kwargs={'order_id': order_id}))

urls.py
urlpatterns=[
 path('payment/<order_id>/<button_id>',views.process_payment, name='process-payment'),
]

A: This is because your variable is not defined.
 Cash on Delivery.
Pay through Card.
Also there seems you are not checking right id.
def process_payment(request, order_id, button_id):
    if button_id == CashOnDelivery
     # directly take order
    return redirect (reverse('update-records', kwargs={'order_id': order_id}))

    else
     # process the card payment then update transaction
    return redirect (reverse('update-records', kwargs={'order_id': order_id}))```

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Transcendence & Technology: A Talk on Induced Psychedelic States for Healing
Sun 19th May 2019, 7pm – 9pm
The Psychedelic Society, The Greenhouse, 8 Macintosh Lane, E9 6AB
Enquiries to alistairsiddons@gmail.com
The Psychedelic Society is honoured to host a discussion with Dr Dirk Proeckl, psychologist and clinical neurologist.
Dirk Proeckl is co-founder of the Lucia no. 3 hypnagogic light machine, which he uses in his practice in Wörgl, Austrian Tyrol. He has also taken the light round the world, including to Burning Man Festival.
The Lucia3 has been featured at three sell-out events at the Psychedelic Society as a platform for several profound experiences.
Expect a lively, informal discussion on topics such as:
* Neuro-physiological aspects of the Lucia No.3 and how it compares to the spectrum of LSD, DMT and psilocybin.
* The historic use of neuro-psycholotics in treating patients.
* The evolution and development of psychedelic therapies.
* The origin and story of the Lucia No. 3, how it works and its use in healing
* The mysterious and transcendent nature of healing with the Lucia No.3
* Accessing the healer inside us.
Dirk Proeckl studied psychology and medicine at the Universities of Regensburg, Freiburg, Saarland and Munich (Technical University and Ludwig Maximilians University). He also worked in research groups at the University of Munich and Basel on sensory evoked changes in the brain measured by means of the EEG.
He is a leading expert on the use of the Lucia no.3 in treating patients in a clinical setting.
Please note that we do not offer refunds or exchanges. You are, however, welcome to sell your ticket on TicketSwap.
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And like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself—
Yea, all which it inherit—shall dissolve,
And like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made of, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
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Empowerment, parent partner groups begin at Middletown church
Posted On Monday, 12 October 2009 15:41
Middletown Community United Methodist Church is hosting new groups to support community members. Courtesy photo.
MIDDLETOWN – Two new groups serving women and parents are beginning at Middletown Community United Methodist Church.
Rae Eby-Carl, senior deputy director of operations and programs at the Lake Family Resource Center, will facilitate a weekly Women's Empowerment Group at the church beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
"I am delighted to return to Middletown – I used to facilitate (a women's group) 13 years ago and found that it was very well attended," Eby-Carl said.
There is no cost to participate in this group.
In addition to this program, a new parent support group will be held Mondays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Middletown Methodist Church beginning Oct. 26, facilitated by Kathy Herdman, a parent partner.
A parent partner provides support and resources to other parents who may be experiencing difficulties managing and accessing services for their child with special needs. They can offer assistance to families in times of confusion and help the family find their own voice as they seek access to services.
A parent partner also understands firsthand the daily stresses of meeting the needs of a challenging child and is a liaison and a voice for parents throughout the "system."
"I am thrilled to facilitate a parent support group in the South County area and happy the Methodist Church of Middletown is offering us a facility," said Herdman, who currently facilitates a parent's group in Clearlake on Wednesdays known as Koffee with Kathy.
"It is our responsibility as a church to address the spiritual well being of individuals and also assist with needs of the whole person," said Pastor Voris Brumfield of the Middletown Methodist Church.
Brumfield said that, as the church council becomes aware of issues within the greater community, they will develop outreach programs and also work with other organizations to meet these needs.
She said the purpose of the church and its people is to put into action the goals that the council approved in September 2009: Passionate worship, radical hospitality, risk taking mission and service, intentional faith development, and extravagant generosity.
For more information about the Women's Empowerment Group contact Rae Eby-Carl at 707-262-1611
The Middletown Community United Methodist Church practices "Open Hearts, Open Minds, and Open Doors." Where ever you are on your journey of faith, you are welcome to join them.
The church is located at the corner of Washington and Armstrong, one block off Calistoga Street east of the Middletown Post Office.
For information about programming, prayer, services and facilities schedule contact the church at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-295-7174.


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Is John McTiernan's Nomads an Allegory about the Jews?
March 26, 2017 icareviews 4 Comments 80s, allegory, christianity, cinema, eighties, film, horror, Jews, John McTiernan, Lesley-Anne Down, Mary Woronov, movie review, movies, Nomads, Pierce Brosnan, rootless cosmopolitanism, Symbolism
Lesley-Anne Down freaks out in John McTiernan's Nomads.
John McTiernan, director of Hollywood blockbusters Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990), began his movie career rather more humbly with the flawed and eccentric but nonetheless entertaining debut Nomads (1986). Notable as McTiernan's only credit as a screenwriter, Nomads was eviscerated by the critics when first released, and still has only a 13% green splat at Rotten Tomatoes. "Was there any sense in it?" asks leading lady Lesley-Anne Down in an interview included on the Nomads Blu-ray. "I don't think there was very much sense in it at all for anybody." Is Down correct in dismissing the film as a shallowly offbeat curio – and were the critics who panned the movie motivated only by an objective assessment of its merits?
Nomads stars Pierce Brosnan as a French anthropologist, Jean Charles Pommier, who in the opening sequence dies in the care of Down's character, Dr. Eileen Flax, in a Los Angeles hospital. He appears in a beaten, bloodied, and seemingly insane state, and his enigmatic last words initiate what will be a strange paranormal ordeal for Flax, who over the course of the film will both investigate and experience what befell Pommier, with most of the story told in flashback. The anthropologist and his wife (Anna Maria Monticelli) had only recently moved to the U.S. and purchased a house that, as it turns out, has a horrible history attached to it. Soon after moving in, the Pommiers discover Mansonesque graffiti on the garage door and more graffiti inside: "Gutman's a Hero". The home, they learn, was the site of a horrific child murder, and a band of elusive antisocial misfits who live out of a van have adopted the house as a holy site.
Pommier, being an anthropologist, follows the titular "nomads" around Los Angeles with the intention of documenting and studying them in order to gain a better idea of the threat he faces and to understand "what kind of people could think of a murder as some sort of shrine." He determines that none of them have employment and watches them from a distance as they laze at the beach, party, and generally terrorize people. The nomads become aware of Pommier's surveillance after he witnesses them murder a man and put the body in a dumpster. After first being pursued by them and escaping, Pommier again works his way into proximity with the group – at which point they seem to accept his presence and stage an impromptu photo shoot, with one of them, Mary, played by Mary Woronov, doing an exotic dance. When Pommier develops the film, however, he finds that none of the nomads appear in the exposures, which invites a comparison with vampires – although the nomads, who have no problem frolicking in the daylight, are clearly not vampires at least as conventionally depicted.
These quasi-vampires – vampire lore comprising a traditional understanding of the eternal Jew – are nomads, or what Pommier, drawing on Eskimo legends, describes as an urban variety of Innuat. As related in the film, "It has to do with wandering the desert. […] It's all the same. Nomads live in deserts, whether it's a desert of ice or sand or whatever doesn't make a difference. […] They were supposedly hostile spirits. According to the myth, they were capable of assuming a human form" and traveled from place to place, bringing ruin and madness with them wherever they went. As Pommier tells his wife:
None of this may mean anything. None of it at all. […] But I may have found people who are living outside – outside any structure. They do not participate. No exchange, no constraints. They resort to violence with no provocation and then get away with it. It is as if to the official world they did not exist.
Adam Ant appears as the leader of the nomads.
All of this rootlessness, in combination with the confluence of ritual, child murder, the reverence for a killer with the Jewish name Gutman, as well as the general depravity and destructiveness, contributes to an accumulation of clues that the nomads may be the Jews. Curiously, composer Bill Conti mentions during his Blu-ray interview that the soundtrack includes what he describes as a "Middle Eastern sound" – though to this reviewer's untrained ear such a flavoring is difficult to detect in the synth-and-guitars music cues.
"You must not try to fight them," a sinister nun (Blue Velvet's Frances Bay) tells Pommier. This encounter takes place in a dilapidated cathedral where, in a sequence of nightmarish phantasmagoria, a flock of satanic women in habits is seen running through the halls in masks, one of them flashing her bare breasts at Pommier – all of which points to a faith corrupted. Dancing Mary, the nomad portrayed by Mary Woronov, wears a cross that glints in the sun, and later, when she is seen at night, she wears an even larger crucifix so that the viewer can hardly help but notice it as she cavorts like a stripper. Are these Christian elements ironic and indicative of cultural subversion, or have these been added as fig leaves to hide the almost naked Jewishness of the menace? Woronov's features, it must be noted, are rather evil and arguably Semitic-looking.
In a key moment toward the end of the film, Pommier says to his wife with an air of wistfulness as they survey the Los Angeles skyline from a rooftop, "We are so very far from home, you know. All of us." He laments his "bourgeois" life in a "civilized" world – in short, bemoans his condition of rootless cosmopolitanism. Both he and his kindred spirit the doctor, another childless middle-aged professional in the process of moving into a new and foreign home, have agricultural surnames, Pommier ("apple tree") and Flax, that betray their simple origins and relatedness to the earth – Flax also connoting blonde and distinctively northern European looks – that set them apart from the dark, mysterious wanderers who move in their midst. Pommier's polyglot cosmopolitanism, peripatetic ways, and sophistication nevertheless present a thematic parallel with the lifestyle of the nomads, so that it comes as no surprise when Pommier finally succumbs to them. The horror of Nomads is loss of a sense of belonging to a place and one's own native culture – the horror of an alienated world in which, for instance, Dr. Flax's colleague Cassie Miller (Jeannie Elias) complains about the "meshuggenah lunatics" who people the city. Whatever the meaning of the film, it may be worth observing that it is set in the entertainment capital of the world and that the final nomad antagonist Dr. Flax encounters is unable to pursue her beyond the California state line.
Rainer Chlodwig von K.
Originally published at Ideological Content Analysis
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immortal aryan
vampires/demons? christianity etc is demonic from the beginning, not a corrupted faith just a corrupt faith.
Joe Badoglio
I remember seeing this movie when it was in the theatre, at the time. It did affect me then, I'm sure it still holds up.
Interesting analysis. I never heard of this film before.
Just watched this on account of your article. Very interesting! I think you're right.


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Stroud Township acquired the 224 acre Glen Brook Golf Club off Hickory Valley Road with the main goal of preserving and protecting the open space surrounding the golf course, especially the two miles of McMichael's Creek corridor. Township Supervisors committed themselves to making improvements to the golf course and its amenities.
A big change in 2006 was reversing the front and back nines to the original 1929 through 1978 configuration. Re-designing the ninth hole (previously the 18th hole) is being considered. A snack and beverage cart circulated the course for golfers' convenience. Glen Brook's motel units, The On-The-Fairway Guest Suites, offer Stay and Play packages, and will remain open through the winter.
A full service Golf Pro Shop and Golf Bag Storage Area is open throughout the year. Stop in for some great gifts for the avid golfer.
The historical, gracious Stroud House Restaurant, which serves as the Glen Brook Golf Course Clubhouse, during golf season, underwent renovations and offers a contemporary menu. This elegant, classic building, erected in the 1790's, offers beautiful views, a friendly dining atmosphere, and bar.
Glen Brook Golf Club is located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains on the outskirts of Stroudsburg, PA, just 90 minutes west of New York City.


Wind, which most simply described is the motion of air molecules—the air in motion—bring us more than just extra leaves to contend with. It is a powerful pollinator, for example.
The US Forest Service says that about 12 percent of the world's flowering plants are pollinated by wind, along with most conifers and many other trees.
Grasses and cereal crops are the most common types among the flowering plants. Since they don't need to attract animal pollinators, those flowers have no need to come in flashy colors or even to have petals for anyone to land on. Think about it. Such examples of co-evolutionary strategies between plants and animals are what make me love gardening in a deeper way than just the mere aesthetic.
The wind can move not just pollen but also seeds around to some extent, and more significantly, it moves birds. Its force (or lack of it) at a given time helps them chart courses and attain their destinations (or not), impacting not just everyday flight but also their migratory efficiency.
The birds, of course, in turn move seeds, replanting elsewhere as they digest and disperse (to put it nicely).
THOUGH THIS NEXT STATEMENT is probably grossly inaccurate for being too general, without wind, we would not have weather change. Despite my rudimentary understanding of how this works–no, that's not me on top of the U.S. Weather Bureau station at National Airport in 1943 measuring wind speed and direction–I know that when the pressure gradient (or difference in pressure) between adjacent high- and low-pressure areas is greater, the wind speed is greater, too—and whoosh, in comes different weather. NOAA (weather [dot] gov) explains it more scientifically, and with charts and maps.
The explanation I like best, though, comes from veteran meteorologist Dan Satterfield of WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, where they have some serious weather to keep track of. Satterfield's personal site, Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page, is built for kids ages 6 to 16, but it's just right for me. Here's what it says about wind (with similarly helpful pages on other primary aspects of weather, like precipitation and lightning).
WIND IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE in some environments for serious erosion of the soil, among its other powers, and I haven't even mentioned the potential impact when it meets up with with water, such as the dramatic weather they create in concert near the coasts.
Where I live, I'd have to count wind—not cold, despite my Zone 5Bish climate—as the most destructive force in the garden, bringing down or splitting apart woody plants when it roars, and desiccating evergreens in winter. Particularly when it combines with or follows drought, as it is this year, it's a force to be reckoned with.
For now, all that means is a few stray sycamore leaves (Platanus occidentalis). We'll see what it other tricks it has in mind this winter. Batten down the hatches, won't you?
Whether you love weather stuff or not (oh, but I do!), understanding it indeed helps the gardener. My personal weather records since I moved to Virginia 13 years ago (from Honolulu — no need for records there….) are like a journal, cataloguing my thanks and epithets thrown at the weather outside. You would enjoy "The Invention of Clouds" by Richard Hamblyn," about the man who gave clouds their names.
I too am fascinated when leaves blow in from elsewhere.
Margaret, every time there is mention of a storm, I think of you down in Columbia County, and all the people who live in the Saratoga-Lake George region. Your area, and points north of here, seem to be hit the most. We here in the Capital Region, get bad weather, but seem to be spared of EXTREME STORMS. Columbia County, seems to be a BAD weather magnet! Dorthy, don't let one of those BIG WINDS blow your house back to Munchkin Land (New York City).
Good post, now if only the weather man understood the weather a little better!
Welcome, Sunny. I had to laugh at the name "Sunny" when the wind over here is about to try to blow in something other than sunny weather! :) Hope to see you and the sunshine soon again.
I am hoping the wind will blow in some super exotic seeds into my gardens. (Like yellow peony seeds.) Also that it will blow away all of the stink bugs that have plagued our area this last year. We are on a flood watch today…so maybe high waters will bring some different perennial seeds, like flag iris.
I was amused some years ago when a soon to be good friend moved to Iowa from western Maryland. Never in her life had she experienced such wind–she came to understand why the homesteading pioneer women went MAD! Being a native Iowan, I had never ONCE thought that the wind (or rain, thunder, or any other aspect of weather) could possibly be that different from place to place. I now understand how incredibly clueless I was. It does seem as if our weather "events," as they call them now, are becoming more spectacular. Glad you battened down the hatches! I always welcome an opportunity to take a new look at nature and all its serpentine twists and turns!


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To slow down climate change, speed up gender equality
Leadership, policy, and strategy about climate change could be more effective if explicitly incorporating gender equality. These are two of the great challenges of our time, which are intricately related and may be better considered and tackled together, according to a new article authored by four scholars from the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and Villanova (USA).
29 July 2022. Real progress in environmental sustainability requires solutions that also incorporate social sustainability and, in particular, gender equality. This is the conclusion of the author team Eugenia Bajet Mestre and Winfried Ruigrok from the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and Corinne Post from the School of Business at Villanova University in an article led by Jamie Gloor (HSG) published online in the Harvard Business Review (HBR.org).
Women are particularly affected in times of crisis
In their review of the literature, the authors reviewed and integrated work from climate research, geology, political science, psychology, economics and business administration. For example, a report by United Nations (UN) Women points out, "women are disproportionately impacted by most if not all of the challenges highlighted in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." Even more, many policies and initiatives designed to address environmental issues "ignore or even actively harm women and other underserved groups."
But, women in leadership positions may also be particularly effective leaders. Indeed, companies with more female executives and board members perform better on both environmental impact and overall corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.
Six recommendations for business and political leaders
Based on this reasoning, the researchers proposed six recommendations to facilitate positive change and empower a more explicit cross-fertilization of social and environmental sustainability:
promote women's representation in politics, climate policy and decision-making
inspire girls and women to pursue and innovate in STEM
narrow the gender data gap (e.g., "invisible women")
report on your performance for E, S, G… and their intersections
normalize men caring about climate
self-educate
What is needed is an in-depth understanding of the complex interdependencies between ecological and social sustainability to develop integrated solutions for our present and the future.
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"I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King, August 28, 1963.
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This is the famed speech whose final cry, "Free at last, free at least, God almighty we are free at last!" secured the Civil Rights movements national recognition in the United States. (From US Constitution.net) "King helped organize a massive march on Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963...King's appearance was the last of the event; the closing speech was carried live on major television networks. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, King evoked the name of Lincoln in his "I Have a Dream" speech, which is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The next year, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."


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Q: jCarousel dynamically changing the number of items scrolled on window resize We are using the the new jCarousel and wanted to dynamically change the number of scrolled items if user resizes the window. Can this be achieved. We have looked at the documentation but cannot figure out if this is possible.
Many thanks

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$( window ).resize(function() {});

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Documentation for JQuery .resize() can be found here: https://api.jquery.com/resize/
Here is more info about changing the number of visible items in a jcarousel: Setting number of visible images in jCarousel
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The traditional performance management process is built around an annual cycle and tied to strategic planning and compensation. This system was developed when employee performance could easily be measured and rewarded based on output (e.g., number of bolts riveted, hours worked, dresses sewn, etc.). There are still jobs that rely heavily on these metrics, however, most of the workforce (over 70%) "work in service or knowledge-related jobs. Their performance is driven by their skills, attitude, customer empathy—and by their ability to innovate and drive change by working through teams. These skills must be built over time, and successful performance management must be focused on constantly developing these capabilities rather than ranking them at a moment in time" (2014, Deloitte).
In addition, businesses move too quickly, restrategizing throughout the year, to make use of an annual cycle. To be "agile" in all things is the goal of most organizations and the right performance management software and system will support this objective by being agile itself.
The Human Capital Institute (HCI) identified six key characteristics of an agile performance management system: strengths-based development; real-time, continuous goal setting; effective, continuous feedback; coaching for performance; rewards; and recognition.
Let's take a look at each characteristic in more detail below and how performance management software and people systems can ensure it is achieved successfully.
Traditionally, performance management overly focused on developing or correcting weaknesses in employees. HCI states that "cultivating the innate strengths of employees will have a significantly greater impact on their engagement." However, too much focus on strengths can can be a mistake, an article in HBR warns us of not balancing this focus with the improvement of weaknesses or creation of new strengths, and placing greater emphasis on the development of high potentials (versus the entire employee population). This is a question of performance management philosophy, and managers should be trained on how to support this balance during development discussions and through the use of the overarching performance management system.
Managers and employees must change their priorities and daily work focus along with the organization and business environment. This strategy cascade is an essential part of effective strategy execution, every individual employee must understand how their work connects to the strategy and direction of the company.
What makes this even more difficult is that our environment is continuously changing, so this translation has to be done quickly and continuously in order to help employees make decisions and continue to move in the same direction as the company. The best performance management software today supports this frequent strategy cascade process – couple this with a framework like Google's OKR approach and you will be able to rapidly provide managers and employees with the clarity they need to contribute to the strategy.
Getting feedback when it is too late to make a meaningful change is incredibly frustrating for any employee, especially for one that wants to make a difference and contribute to the organization's success. HCI tells us that we must try to minimize or eliminate the feedback gap as much as possible to give our employees the best opportunity for growth. In companies where employees work remotely, are spread out geographically, or where communication could be more transparent – a performance management software tool may be necessary that makes real time, 360 feedback easy and efficient. But remember to partner any software tools with the right training to ensure the managers and employees know how to effectively give and receive feedback.
Coaching in the past was something that was saved for executives or high-potential leaders. Today, organizations are seeing the value of adopting coaching like behaviors into their day-to-day culture. It is important to consider these behaviors when selecting a performance management software tool and provide access to all employees, instead of a select few.
HCI recommends that HR leaders work to "give managers latitude to allocate salary increases and bonuses beyond what the market dictates" (with appropriate oversight of course). When done strategically, it pays off for individuals to change companies.
An article on Forbes claims that "Staying employed at the same company for over two years on average is going to make you earn less over your lifetime by about 50% or more." Whereas, typical raises in 2016 were around 2-3%.
Managers know their employees best and need to be empowered to do what they need to keep high performing employees at the company. We know that there is more to motivating human beings than just money, however, if this isn't at least part of the discussion you may lose your best employees. You can read more hear about the employee engagement metrics that matter in 2016.
Agile performance management means recognizing "smaller, meaningful contributions" along the way versus waiting for those "epic achievements" to be completed – this means performance management happens throughout the year, not just every six to twelve months. HCI recommends finding a tool that will support continuous and social recognition systems – as encouraging feedback from those working most closely with you is often the most valid and meaningful. Performance management software tools can enable this in your organization – just imagine if every employee could give and receive immediate, achievement specific recognition.
In addition to these "agile" requirements, performance management software for 2016 must still integrate with other HR systems, provide useful talent analytics, and facilitate employee management. With all of these factors to consider, what will you be looking for in 2016 and beyond?


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The tower was awarded to ENGIE Solutions in 2009 to commence services as part of the pre-opening and handover from construction to operations. As part of this project, ENGIE Solutions supported the client property team by assisting in the closing out of snags prior to the structuring of the maintenance service delivery.
Managed by Emaar Properties, the contract for the Burj Khalifa included interim handover services and a 5-year service contract from 2009-2014, to undertake the operations and maintenance of the electrical, mechanical and HVAC systems in the tower.
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A mouse by any other name would still be a mouse. Except Carlin is no mouse—it's just her nickname. Kidnapped by a Kodiak bear shifter and his gang, they demand Carlin shift into the mouse they think she is to help them rob a bank. When she's unable to shift, her captor, Balor, assumes she's merely frightened and she will eventually shift…or die.
Tarvor has been on Balor and his gang's tail for years. The bounty hunter wasn't in any rush to capture the thieving nuisances, but now they have his mate. No more will Tarvor let the shifter gang run loose. Tarvor wants Carlin, and he wants her now.
Lord of the Hunt by Juliet Cardin
For generations, the men of the Cole family bloodline have turned into wolves. Balen Cole has relentlessly searched for an end to the transformation. He becomes especially desperate when his betrothed arrives earlier than expected, seeking his protection.
Alena Harford had to rush to Balen's side when another man sought to claim her as his own. Though she has heard the dark rumors about the Cole family, Alena is willing to risk anything to be Balen's bride. She plays the role of a delicate lady, but she isn't as helpless as she leads others to believe.
The pair finds love and desire in each other's arms. But how long can they hope to survive when a vile menace arrives threatening to expose their secrets and endangers their very lives?
Moonlight by Ashlynn Monroe
Joslyn Jamison is a human woman that was raised by werewolves. After graduating college, she returns home, trying to decide if she should marry her long-time boyfriend. The man she really desires is Kane Wolfe, the secret crush of her teen years, but he's very off-limits. She's lived a life straddling two worlds, but she can never belong to Kane.
Kane Wolfe is used to getting what he wants. He patiently waited for Jossy to grow up and see that she belongs to him, but he waited too long. Convincing the human that she's a fit mate for a werewolf is harder than he thought it would be.
When Joslyn is thrown into the middle of a pack war Kane is prepared to do whatever it takes to protect her and claim her as his mate, even if she's too stubborn to claim him back. She's brave enough to live in his world, but is she courageous enough to accept him as her mate?
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Hunter Mike Conner let a werewolf slip from his grasp. Then he finds Trinity stranded in the forest after being attacked by the monster, and he's riddled with guilt. She's been served a death sentence—one he'll have to carry out himself in a few short weeks before she shifts.
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Thirteen years ago, Lucy walked away from Seth on the dance floor of their senior prom, and she hasn't heard from him since. Now it looks like the sparks that flew between them in high school will finally have a chance to catch fire. The heat is escalating, and Lucy is not in a hurry to put out the flames.
That is until she finds out that Seth is a land developer with big ideas for Shelby. She's convinced that he's back to bulldoze Shelby to the ground, ruining the town she loves. Lucy is determined to stop Seth's plans at any cost, and she's just as determined to resist the heat that's building between them…but it may be too late for either.
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At the exhibit's entrance is wall, with a child-like drawing of a person, accompanied by a dictionary definition of the term 'human being'. Next to this drawing is one of an owl; following, is an image of a box coloured in grey, which the accompanying caption tells us represents the colour 'red,' rendered in grey nuances. This theme characterizes the remaining drawings that form this introductory portion of Sayeh Sarfaraz's exhibition at the Montréal, arts interculturels (M.A.I.): Étrange dictature.
While these initial images seem innocent and infantile, devoid of any overt political associations, the tone later changes when we see drawings labelled 'democracy', 'military dictatorship', and 'political power' all paired with short and concise definitions. Along the three other walls that make up Sarfaraz's installation, forming an open cubic structure in the middle of the exhibition room, more drawings appear. These are coupled with with labels such as 'human rights', 'Ayatollah', 'freedom of expression', 'prison', and 'video-surveillance'. Despite the seemingly unassuming medium of the simple, child-like drawings, the political nature of the exhibit gradually but surely unfolds: Sayeh Sarfaraz, who is of Iranian origin, has created a language allowing her to critically engage with the political system in her home country.
Her message reaches its climax with the centrepiece of the installation, which, much like the drawings, appears at first to be nothing more than the creative results of a child's playful imagination: hundreds of miniature Lego-figures form a long queue, starting as a small, insignificant group at the top right-hand corner, and culminating in a mass-assembly in the bottom left. Upon closer inspection, however, it is no ordinary grouping of people. Confronting the small yellow Lego-figures are hundreds of soldiers: they point their weapons at the Lego-civilians from the other side of a military line of battle, as well as from the top of an archive-box at the fore of the installation, representing the central political power of the country. The numerous small drawers of the archive-box are labelled with the names of Iranian journalists and defenders of human rights, all of whom have at some point been subject to imprisonment by the political regime for exercising too freely their right to freedom of speech.
Formally known as the Islamic Republic of Iran, the state is presented by Sayeh Sarfaraz as an Islamic dictatorship: the Supreme Leader, accompanied by the President, has unrestricted powers, denying citizens their right to participate in a democratic political process, with freedom of expression as its most important founding element. Using seemingly apolitical and simple media to convey her message, she creates a language that is as universally accessible and accommodating, as the regime she portrays is obscure and uncompromising.
Étrange dictature runs from Jan. 19 to Feb. 16 at M.A.I. (Bureau 103, 3680 rue Jeanne-Mance). Admission is free.


Recently, a very talented glass blower, Doug Frates' work was brought to my attention. His pieces have an amazing sense of movement as the colors and shapes spiral outward. His body of work has been referred to as liquid color, a very appropriate title. His pieces almost seem frozen in time, as if they were still in the process of being heated and expanding outward into crazy and interesting shapes.
I had the opportunity to ask Doug a few questions about his journey to the world of glass blowing. At a time when art seems to be moving into the digital world, with digital photography, graphic design, and computer animation on the rise, I love seeing traditional artists and crafters still at work. Doug's artistic journey doesn't take the typical path through art school, but instead, through a war in Iraq, an admiration for handmade glass, and an apprenticeship with two accomplished glass blowers, Tom Philabaum and Fritz Dreisbach.
–When did you become interested in art?
I really did not know this would be a Career until I saw that people were recognizing my work as something different. I probably really started as a professional artist in 2003.
–Was there a particular person or people who helped guide you towards a career in art?
I have worked for a phenomenal artist by the name of Tom Philabaum in Tucson, Arizona. I also was guided by Fritz Dreisbach. It was through their commitment to me that made this possible. I thank them very much for the opportunities that led to the direction we are heading.
–Did you go to college and study art or learn through an apprentice like experience?
I guess you could say that I was lucky enough to apprentice under Tom Phillabaum. It was a paying job, but I was taken under his wing.
–What is your favorite part of working with glass?
The colors and the options available to me are what is most interesting. Between transparent and opaques there are so many variations allowed. The hard part is the characteristics of making those colors work within the style we work. It can get very tricky and sometimes they just don't work.
–What are you trying to accomplish through your artwork? Do you have a particular statement your are trying to make or is it more about pushing the glass into different forms that you find interesting?
I love creating! I am always trying to push myself into unknown directions. This allows us to concoct new style and flair in the industry.
-Do you have a particular piece you like best or are most proud of?
I am proud of everything we send out the door. If it does not look right or has the slightest flaw it will not work for the client. I have learned over the years that only quality will pay.
-How do you live off of your work? Is it primarily through commercial sales, gallery sales, or commissions?
We are primarily commission based. This allows us to constantly be creative. We work closely with our customers to get the what they want. That is the fun part about my job!!!
–What do you say to people who say you can't make a living with art?
People can be skeptical about art as a living. Truth is everywhere you look there is art. Without it there would be no sense of creativity and prosperity within life. Yes it is very hard to make a decent living with art, but understanding that you have to run a business first is very important. So you make it work. Just like any other small business it can be challenging. We have found a way to do it and others can to. We employ 6 at our shop and they love what they do. Surrounding yourself with employees that are team oriented is key. As a veteran myself we have half employed that are veterans. This really makes for a great team atmosphere within our business.
–Do you have any advice for students interested in pursuing art?
For the students. Give it a try, if you don't succeed at least you tried but you did not fail because you tried. This happens all the time in the art world and I think it only makes you better as an individual.
Looking through Doug Frates' work, I am very impressed by his range and creativity within the glass medium. I love introducing new, interesting artists to my students, and I can't wait to add Doug to my list of inspirational, working artists. Thank you Doug for this interview, your amazing talent, and good advice to upcoming artists. Doug's list of awards and recognition is proof enough that it is never to late to pursue your passion.
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The Story Behind That Famous Photo of Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon
President Nixon and Elvis Presley meet at The White House, December 21, 1970.
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By Olivia B. Waxman
Though Elvis Presley's music has largely been responsible for sustaining fans' burning love for the 40 years that have passed since his Aug. 16, 1977, death, one of the most popular photos of the star is not an image of him performing.
Instead, it was taken with Richard Nixon in the Oval Office at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 21, 1970 — and it was, as of 2015 at least, the most-requested photograph in the entire U.S. National Archives.
Both men were at the top in their careers at this point. As The Telegraph has pointed out, Presley was in the middle of a successful comeback, selling out shows in Las Vegas and had just been nominated as one of the country's Ten Outstanding Young Men by the United States Junior Chamber, an award he was particularly proud to have received. Nixon, meanwhile, who had not yet been tainted by Watergate, was experiencing a wave of popularity for vowing to get America out of Vietnam and to desegregate schools.
But why did the King want to meet the President?
When Presley had showed up that morning at the White House — decked out in a purple velvet suit, a gold belt and a Colt. 45 pistol — he came bearing a personal letter to the President explaining his reasons. "I have done an in-depth study of drug abuse and Communist brainwashing techniques and I am right in the middle of the whole thing where I can and will do the most good," the 35-year-old singer wrote in the letter, which noted that young people see him as one of them, thus making him the perfect person to help fight the war on illegal drugs. "I would love to meet you just to say hello if you're not too busy."
Presley, a collector of police badges, wanted a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and to be named a "Federal Agent at Large."
"The narc badge represented some kind of ultimate power to him," Priscilla Presley, Elvis' then-wife, wrote in her memoir Elvis and Me. "With the federal narcotics badge, he [believed he] could legally enter any country both wearing guns and carrying any drugs he wished."
The fact that there was no transcript of the meeting has left much to the imagination (as explored most recently in the 2016 film Elvis & Nixon, starring Kevin Spacey as Nixon and Michael Shannon as Elvis.) What is known about what happened in the meeting comes from a memo that an aide who was in the room, Egil "Bud" Krogh, wrote up:
The President mentioned that he thought Presley could reach young people, and that it was important for Presley to retain his credibility. Presley responded that be [sic] did his thing by "just singing." He said that he could not get to the kids if he made a speech on the stage, that he had to reach them in his own way. The President nodded in agreement.
Presley indicated that he thought the Beatles had been a real force for anti-American spirit. He said that the Beatles came to this country, made their money, and then returned to England where they promoted an anti-American theme. The President nodded in agreement and expressed some surprise. The President then indicated that those who use drugs are also those in the vanguard of anti-American protest. Violence, drug usage, dissent, protest all seem to merge in generally the same group of young people.
Presley indicated to the President in a very emotional manner that he was "on your side." Presley kept repeating that he wanted to be helpful, that he wanted to restore some respect for the flag which was being lost. He mentioned that he was just a poor boy from Tennessee who had gotten a lot from his country, which in some way he wanted to repay. He also mentioned that he is studying Communist brainwashing and the drug culture for over ten years. He mentioned that he knew a lot about this and was accepted by the hippies. He said he could go right into a group of young people or hippies and be accepted which he felt could be helpful to him in his drug drive. The President indicated again his concern that Presley retain his credibility.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Presley again told the President how much he supported him, and then, in a surprising, spontaneous gesture, put his left arm around the President and hugged him.
The badge, aides later wrote, was an "honorary" one, but Elvis thought it was the real thing.
Both men would face swift falls from grace in the mid-1970s, between Nixon resigning in 1974 and Presley's reliance on prescription drugs — which, a former employee later explained, he saw as separate from the illegal drugs he was so eager to help police — worsening in the lead-up to the heart attack that ultimately killed him. But the photograph would live on, as Nixon might have put it, in the nation's collection of special mementos.
Write to Olivia B. Waxman at olivia.waxman@time.com.
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Noureddine Ben Ticha, born in 1973 in Jemmal, is founder, owner and editor of the online newspaper Al Jarida. At the same time he is a senior advisor to the President, in charge of relations with the Parliament and political parties. He is an active member of Nidaa Tounes. He studied at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of Tunis and began early to revolt against the dictatorial regime for which he was imprisoned. He went into exile at the invitation of Amnesty International and moved to Paris where he resumed his studies and continued his activism. When he returned to Tunisia, he created a company of Livestock and Meat Production with his family in Jemmal. He was a columnist at Mosaique FM. In 2011 he founded the newspaper Al Jarida. In 2014, he announced to leave the management to ensure the independence of the newspaper and free himself for his political activities. Despite the appointment of a new manager and a new editor-in-chief he is still involved in the newspaper as director of publication.
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Businessnews (2016), Noureddine Ben Ticha, conseiller principal à la présidence de la République
Noureddine Ben Ticha quitte la rédaction d'Al Jarida
L'arme secrète de Noureddine Ben Ticha Noureddine
JORT (2008), Annonce publiée au Journal N° 35 du 29 avril 2008, identifiant : 2008A00337SRLB1
L'économiste Maghrébin (2012), Le site « Al-Jarida » attaqué par des hackers
Registre du Commerce (2016), Le Journal


Well hello dear readers, it's been a while hasn't it?….For those of you who wonder where the heck I've been and why I haven't been posting, my most sincere apologies.
If it makes a difference at all, know that I have been using my time away from blogging in a very responsible way: I was studying. That's right, these past couple of months were the last two of my Nutrition program. Good news is, I am officially done! Yayyyyyyy!!! (trumpets) I am now a Certified Holistic Health Coach! So exciting! And what better time to make a come back than spring?! Frankly, I couldn't ask for a more perfect timing….I love this time of the year even without the excitement of being done school, so this is a wonderful little bonus! It's sunny and warm out, there's flowers in the yard, the garden is slowly growing, boating season is at our doorstep, oh my gawd, could I be more excited? I highly doubt it.
Actually yes, I could be more excited, because it's asparagussss season!!!!! I wait for these babies to grow for about 11 moths of the year, then I eat them every day for a month, and then boom, they're gone. It's kind of sad really. I kid you not, when I saw these at my local produce market, I let out a small scream. A couple shoppers turned around to look at me and I'm pretty certain they thought I was insane but I could not help it. I mean come on look at these beauties.
Another little bonus this time of the year; it's time to start barbecuing! Cedar plank Salmon has to be one my favourite things to make on the grill, so I thought I would try a new recipe and share it with you. I typically have my go to marinade for cedar planking (is that even a verb?) but I just wanted a simple, sweet and spicy rub to enhance the flavour of the wood. Turned out really really tasty, partly because I got some fantastic Coho Salmon from my local fish store, but the rub really worked well (especially if you let it sit for a couple hours with the spices on).
My only fail with this whole recipe is that the minute I walked away from the barbecue, I had a small fire situation to deal with as soon as I got back. There was a little bit of a panic in the house for a second as I ran across the living room screaming "fire" to grab some water. Thankfully, this small incident only seemed to have enhanced the flavour of the fish, and had given it a beautiful caramelized texture with only the edges being very slightly blackened. Yay! I may have wanted it a smidgen less done but it was still very moist inside.
Cedar planking tip number one: stay posted to your station with a water bottle in hand in case it catches fire (it most likely will). Ps., I did soak my plank for about 4 hours prior to using it so I guess that would be tip number two: soak your plank, for at least a few hours. If you use a completely dry plank you may have a much bigger fire on your hands than I did.
I made a sweet pea & spinach puree with this and some blistered tomatoes, yum!
First things first, soak your plank baby! If you didn't read my blog post above, know that skipping this step might leave you with a fun little fire to deal with. Just let it soak for a few hours either in the sink or in a shallow dish.
Then mix all the spices together in a small bowl, and pat each individual fillet with the rub, gently massaging the flesh. Let it sit for a while (at least 30 minutes).
Now time to start the barbecue. Preheat the grill on high heat and place the soaked plank on the grill. Leave it on by itself for a few minutes or until it starts crackling. The plank should turn black.
Flip the plank over and place salmon fillets skin-side down along with the lemon halves.
A good trick with salmon (or any meat for that matter) is to remove it from the cooking surface when you think it needs about 1 or 2 more minutes. If anything salmon is better a bit underdone so remove it sooner than later.


There are multiple levels of security at Vault@268. To access your box, you first use a security card and provide biometric identification to enter a secure room. An automated machine then dispenses your personal safe deposit box – which you have to unlock with your own personal key – after you've keyed in your PIN number. Additionally, the facility is protected around the clock by numerous security and fire detection systems.
The boxes are dispensed by robots, and there is no staff present, so you won't have to worry about anyone peeking at your prized – and private – possessions.
3 It's easy to get to.
Unlike banks, which have restricted operating hours, Vault@268 is accessible around the clock. This means that you can easily deposit your valuables after hours. The facility is also centrally located in Orchard Road, just beside The Heeren.
4 It won't cost an arm and a leg.
You pay $888 per year for a small box (137mm x 325mm x 235mm) and $1,388 for a large box (206mm x 325mm x 235mm). A reasonable price to pay for maximum security and privacy, we say. Vault@268 is located at 268 Orchard Road, tel: 6737-7268, www.vault268.com.sg.


6 Bittersweets: Halloween Candy Giveaway from Oh Nuts!
Ohhh! I'd love some roasted pepitas! Yummy!
My goodness, I could go crazy over Halloween candy! The non-dairy chocolate-covered orange peels sound particularly exciting though. I mean really, how many places can you find such a delight?
Sour Yummy worms are my favorite candy ever. A pound of those would be heaven.
Chocolate Covered Orange Peel would be wonderful! Thank you!
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I just found your blog and love all the yummy desserts you make. I may have to try your spaghetti recipe as well. Thank you for letting me know about Oh Nuts website..I will be buying from them soon.
I would love the Milk Chocolate spooky spiders..as I have a treat table at work where the company daycare kids will come by and take a peak at my table..sure would love to have these out on display and give as a treat. you can contact me at janineryry@yahoo.com..Thank you!
I would love to win the assosrted sour worms...thanks!
I would love to try the Pumpkin spice malted milk balls...sounds so festive!
Would love the orange rock candy sticks!
Pumpkin Spice Malted Milk Balls!!
I'd love to win the milk chocolate autumn leaves!
I would love the roasted pumpkin seeds (the traditional kind) or purple rock candy sticks :) What a neat site.
Those Drac Kiss Jellies are awesome! I think I would need a pound of candy corn though... I have those on stock year-round. ;-) Thanks for the chance to win Xiaolu!
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Zemitrella siligo is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Columbellidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1964 door Okutani.

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Du poil sous les roses è un film del 2000 diretto da Jean-Julien Chervier e Agnès Obadia.

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La quattordicenne Roudoudou, desiderosa di perdere la verginità, sogna di avere un seno grande come quello di sua madre. I quattordicenni Romain e Francis, coinvolti tra di loro in continui giochi omoerotici, sono invece convinti che le loro madri abbiano una relazione lesbica e cercano di curarle cercando l'uno di sedurre e andare a letto con la madre dell'altro. Alla fine Roudoudou e Romain si incontrano e fanno sesso, ma non è certo se rimarranno insieme oppure no.

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¡Viva! returns for its 25th edition this month! With 21 new feature films (including ten UK premieres), theatre in the form of King Kong extravaganza Kingdom, as well as a Manchester Camerata ¡Viva! special, join us in celebrating the very best of Spanish and Latin American culture. There's also a big 25th birthday bash happening on Fri 22 Mar so we'll see you there!
We welcome three very different but equally entertaining shows to our Theatre 2 stage this month. Firstly, Sleepwalk Collective present their 'sort of opera' Kourtney Kardashian, a love/hate letter to outrageous luxury. Next, HOME Associate Artist Scottee triumphantly returns with Fat Blokes, a joyous and soulful dance show about flab and feelings. Finally, Papatango New Writing Prize winner The Funeral Director is here with a heartfelt story of sexuality, gender and religion.
On our Theatre 1 stage, Mark Thomas checks the pulse of our most beloved institution in Check Up: Our NHS @ 70, and Manchester poet Tony Walsh performs material from his brand new collection.
In the main gallery, David Bethell's Fleeting Flights continues, whilst on our Granada Foundation Gallery walls you can get an insight into the teenage experience with Sixteen; both close on Sun 17 Mar.
There are no art exhibitions or events on today but check our Art Guide to see what's coming soon.


The Micke Grove Park Expansion Project is located on a 32 acre site, immediately to the north of the existing Micke Grove Park and Zoo. The project improvements include a 7 acre lake, picnic areas, a fountain, children's water play fountain, entrance kiosk, access roads, parking areas, utility infrastructure and a fire pump system. Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck, Inc. was the civil engineering sub-consultant on the Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey design team, and provided all surveying, mapping, civil engineering and construction support for the project. The scope of the civil site improvements include site demolition, grading, paving, drainage, domestic water service, irrigation water service, curb, gutter, sidewalk, septic system, fire pump system and miscellaneous site appurtenances.


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While the digital age has ushered in brand new ways for artists to sell and promote their music, Dallas rapper Mo3's music is literally flying off the shelves the old-fashioned way; people are copping it at their local mom & pop. Not impressed? Well, Mo3 has been charting on several Billboard Charts for months now ("Shottaz Reloaded" and "4 Indictments") and with the high demand for hard copies of his latest project, "Gangsta Love Part 1", he is likely to hit them once again. Here is a new and very risque visual from that project that you might need to watch on your phone in the copy supplies closet or lurking in the stairwell at your job. You were warned.
Mo3 has been releasing music since around 2008 when he dropped "Uprising" but he really hit his stride with the 2014 release of "Hold Ya Tongue" off of 2015's "Shottaz Reloaded." The video for it has over 2 million views and it isn't a standalone. Mo3 had already hit Noisey's radar by 2015 and Pigeons and Planes listed him as the most streamed Dallas artist on Spotify in June 2016.
Regardless the reason, Mo3 has carved a lane and he isn't going anywhere but up. Peep the new visual and jump on the bandwagon now. It's bound to be very crowded in the near future.


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Best Telugu Meme Pages for Influencer Marketing
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By hashpro Marketing (Demo) April 24, 2019
In this blog, we are going to share the best Telugu meme pages in 2020 for influencer marketing. Read on the whole blog and don't be surprised.
An average Indian spends around 2.4 hours or 150 minutes on social media every day (source). Social Media Platforms had great growth over the years, which became part and parcel of everyone's life.
We all have seen Influencers which are usually people promoting various products or reviewing them. But there are 'Meme' pages which are also into influencer marketing.
These meme pages are very creative and target specific audiences also. The Telugu meme pages are highly popular among the two states and across all Telugu people in the world. They have got their original content which is the best part to connect.
Fukkard
Fukkard is one of the best social media pages in Telugu. It's a mix of memes, current news, Tollywood, and a lot more. It's a perfect mix which we all need to follow and one of the best posts with a killer watermark. Their editing skills are pro-level and up to date with the current trends. Fukkard has IG, Facebook, and Twitter profiles filled with great content.
CAPDT
It's an abbreviation for Comedy and Punch Dialogues Telugu. This page is a laughter riot with reference images of Telugu actors. It's retable to every millennial and has four more social media profiles under the same umbrella but different niche. Its content is great and also has a YouTube Channel.
Babu Nuvu Btech Ah
Everyone follows this page and it's one of the highest following Telugu meme pages with a following over 500K on Instagram. It has got its theme of black, white, yellow colors. This page can make trending news into a meme which is a good mix of knowing the facts in a fun way.
Thy View
This page is 70% of Tollywood memes/promotions/updates with 30% of the regional news. It also has a YouTube channel for its original content.
Manam Thopulu Ehe
It's a full-on meme page that connects with Millennials and Gen Z of the Telugu states. It has got memes on current news, movies, games, tv shows, cartoons, etc.
Economic Times stated a consumer brand spends Rs 1,000 – 50,000 per Meme.
Other popular meme pages are Unprofessional Trollers, aitheyenti, lite ba, so-called cinema, etc.
These meme makers are so creative enough to not reflect their meme to be a promotion. Nobody can find out what is just a regular meme and a promotional meme.
The amount they earn with the promotions is high and the more number of followers the more it takes for a single post. So, this is one of the most creative ways to earn money and influence the market which is all about influencer marketing.
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2003/04 New Zealand Home Leisure Rugby Shirt (M)
Size: Adults Medium
Chest Measurement: 39-41 Inches / 99-105 CM
Colour: Black, white trim
Official Adidas New Zealand home rugby shirt from the 2003/04 international season. This is the 'leisure' version of the jersey, heavier and made with slightly more cotton.
Condition of this original rugby shirt is 9/10 - Superb.
The All Blacks entered the 2003 World Cup as one of the favourites and dominated their pool, running up wins against Italy, Canada and Tonga, before winning one of the most competitive matches of the tournament against Wales. They defeated South Africa in their quarter-final, a team they had never beaten at the World Cup, 29–9, but lost to Australia 22–10 in the semi-final in Sydney. Afterwards, Mitchell had to reapply as coach, but the NZRU instead appointed Graham Henry.
Henry's tenure began with a double victory over 2003 Rugby World Cup winners England in 2004. The two games had an aggregate score of 72–15, and England were kept try-less. Despite the winning start to Henry's tenure, the Tri-Nations was a mixed success with two wins and two losses. The competition was the closest ever, bonus points decided the outcome, and New Zealand finishing last. The 2004 season finished with three wins in Europe, including a record 45–6 victory over France.


1. Not all men experience hair loss, but most do.
Up to 85% of men in the USA will experience some type of hair loss by their 50th birthday, according to the American Hair Loss Association.
2. Men and Women experience hair loss in similar numbers.
Women actually make up more than 40% of all Americans experiencing hair loss.
3. Men get hit hard with hair loss earlier in life.
DHT – a kind of testosterone – is the key player in most forms of hormonal hair loss. Men have more of it earlier in life and less estrogen to protect against it. Because of these two factors combined, about 25% of men experience some degree of hair loss before age 21.
4. Age plays a big role in female hair loss too.
Estrogen and lower testosterone levels protect most women from substantial hair loss during their reproductive years. This is why men appear to lose their hair earlier in life than women. Women catch up to men once they reach the years of perimenopause and beyond.
5. Children can experience hair loss.
Hair loss accounts for roughly 3% of pediatric doctor's office visits in the US every year.
6. Your hair is constantly falling out and regrowing.
Most people lose an average of 50 – 100 strands of hair a day! The crucial part is the regrowth. If the hair falls out and is meant to regrow, it will regrow. Simple as that!
The hair cycle – your hair is constantly falling out and renewing itself!
7. Stress and trauma can make your hair fall out – but it will most likely grow back.
Stress interrupts the normal hair cycle. This can be emotional or physical stress – because remember that your brain is part of your body too! If you're stressed to the max, this is just as hard on you physically as physical trauma. Try your best not to get too stressed about the shedding (easier said than done, for sure) because this can worsen or prolong the problem.
8. Radical changes to your physical condition can also encourage shedding.
A super high fever, child birth, or rapid weight loss are very good examples of physical changes or conditions that can cause you to lose a lot of hair quickly. Again, shedding is normal. It's whether or not it grows back that you should focus on – and that can often take several months before you notice improvements post-shed.
9. Normal shedding and hair loss are technically different.
Shedding is normal and something that happens every day of your life. We're mammals, after all, and hair serves many purposes. It needs to reboot and regenerate to be in tip-top shape. Hair loss, on the other hand, is when the hair doesn't grow back after it's been shed. This is called anagen effluvium.
10. LOTS of medications can cause hair shed as a side effect.
Get ready for a very long "short list" of some of the most common culprits. Bear in mind that this is not a comprehensive list. You will want to read the information pamphlet provided by you pharmacist – or call your doctor – for more details.
Antidepressants, mood stabilizers and anti-anxiety medications (Amitriptyline, Elavil, Endep, Amoxapine, Asendin, Clomipramine, Anafranil, Desipramine, Norpramin, Pertofrane, Doxepin, Adapin, Sinequan, Fluoxetine hydrochloride, Prozac, Haloperidol, Haldol, Imipramine, Janimine, Tofranil, Tofranil PM, Nortriptyline, Pamelor, Aventyl, Paroxetine, Paxil, Protriptyline hydrochloride, Vivactil, Sertraline hydrochloride, Zoloft, Trimipramine, Surmontil); Anticonvulsants or anti-seizure medications (Trimethadione, Tridione, Valproic Acid, Depakote); and, of course, a whole buffet of chemotherapy medications have been known to cause hair shedding.
11. Rogaine isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Rogaine is a vasodilator that can help prevent hair shed but does not normally cause lost hair to regrow. Plus, you have to apply the stuff every day of your life or the shedding will resume.
12. You probably have more hair follicles than you realize.
The average human scalp has about 100,000 to 150,000 hairs on it. The thickness and distribution of those individual strands of hair account for a lot of the appearance of thick, full hair.
13. Ethnicity – and its impact on your hair texture – influences your rate of hair growth.
For example, Asian women – who typically have silky, straight, durable hair – often see faster hair growth than women of African heritage – who often have very curly, easily broken hair.
14. Men in Asia seek surgical options for their hair loss more than any other demographic in the world.
The ISHRS puts the number of surgical and nonsurgical patients seeking help for hair loss issues at more than 971,000 as of 2012. Just over 86 percent of patients were male, although the number of women seeking surgical remedies jumped by 20 percent between 2004 and 2012.
While over 250,000 of them live in the U.S., Asia takes the largest share of the market with close to 400,000 people going through the hair restoration treatment process every year.
15. Not everyone is a good candidate for hair restoration surgery.
Many factors are generally taken into consideration including: gender, number of grafts required to meet expectations, density and health of hair in donor areas, blood supply to the scalp, color of hair and skin, the texture of your hair compared to the donor hair, and your future hair loss based on the doctor's projections.
16. Women are generally poor candidates for hair restoration surgery.
Most women have diffuse hair loss as opposed to the classic male presentation of Androgenic Alopecia. Men have better results with this surgery because they usually have very thick, healthy hair in the back of their scalps. Women typically lose from all over the scalp but with a higher concentration on the top, making it nearly impossible to take healthy grafts from existing hair. The chances of the grafted hair falling out are also higher for women due to this fact.
17. Even if the surgery works for a woman, it may not give her the results she's looking for.
According to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the most common complaints after surgery in 2016 were: less density than expected (54%), post-operative shock loss (36.9%), pain after procedure (24.5%), and post-operative graft shedding (18.4%).
18. This is probably why the largest supplier of hair restoration surgeries in the world also owns the world's largest wig company!
Aderans Hair Goods – parent company of Rene of Paris, Amore, and Noriko wigs, among others – also owns Bosley Hair Centers and The Hair Club (formerly The Hair Club for Men).
19. Reasons for hair loss differ greatly from person to person.
LOTS of things can cause or contribute to stopping the natural regrowth that occurs at the end of the hair cycle, resulting in permanent hair loss for men and women. These include: medications, genetic predisposition, hormonal factors, prolonged stress or trauma, autoimmune disorders, dermatological disorders, PCOS and a wide variety of other health conditions, child birth, trichotillomania, extreme weight loss, hair styles that pull the hair (such as braiding under weave extensions or really tight pony tails), and menopause.
20. August is Hair Loss Awareness Month.