ABS-CBN dominated the 32nd Star Awards for Television, winning a total of 34 awards including the coveted Best TV Station for the 10th straight year.
Leading the list of winners were Joshua Garcia and Jerome Ponce who tied for Best Drama Actor for their performances in "The Good Son," "Ang Probinsyano" stars Coco Martin and Yassi Pressman who won the German Moreno Power Tandem of the Year Award for their performance in consistently top-rating primetime series, and "ASAP," which was elevated into the Hall of Fame.
"TV Patrol" won Best News Program, while anchor Bernadette Sembrano won Best Female Newscaster. "The Bottomline" won Best Public Affairs Program while host Boy Abunda won Best Public Affairs Program Host.
Meanwhile, "Tonight with Boy Abunda" won Best Celebrity Talk Show, while host Boy Abunda also won Best Celebrity Talk Show Host. "G Diaries" won Best Travel Show while host Gina Lopez won Best Travel Show Host. On the other hand, Korina Sanchez-Roxas won Best Magazine Show Host ("Rated K) and Luis Manzano won Best Talent Search Program Show Host ("I Can See Your Voice").
"Umagang Kay Ganda" won Best Morning Show while "Matanglawin" won Best Educational Program. "Matanglawin" host Kim Atienza took home the award for Best Educational Program Host. ABS-CBN News' 2017 year-end special "Paglayang Minamahal" won Best Documentary Special.
Kapamilya stars also nabbed various special awards: Julia Barreto (Female Star of the Night), "It's Showtime's" Greg Hawkins (Male Star of the Night), Yassi Pressman (Female Face of the Night), McCoy De Leon (Glowing Guy of the Night) and Heaven Peralejo (Glowing Gal of the Night).
The Star Awards for Television is an annual award-giving body by the Philippine Movie Press Club that recognizes outstanding TV programs and personalities in the Philippines.


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Acknowledging the fact that we surely don't really want our project to fail, what does failing better actually mean?
It's surely about openness – in other words, admitting that things didn't go to plan, and having a frank discussion about what went wrong – so that everyone can learn from it and ensure it doesn't happen again.
Often projects that don't quite succeed are brushed under the carpet and never mentioned again, or worse, spun to pretend that everything was hunky dory.
So when reviewing a project which perhaps didn't turn out as expected, rather than covering things up, or apportioning blame, try to fail a bit better. Identity what went wrong, and how it could have been avoided – and tell people about it.
Fantastic stuff! Sharing what hasn't worked is so important – no point blindly going into dodgy ground when we can learn from others. Public service organisations do need to be very brave to do this in a world where failiures are magnified so intensely, but it's got to be worth sharing these lessons with others when it can save time and money and also improve quality.
Was thinking of starting a community of "failures" sharing what went wrong and giving advice to each other on how to bounce back / what they could have done better next time.
MVP is at http://www.fayl.io/ but not quite sure the approach is right (more just a collection of startup failure stories at the moment).
Would love you to take a look and send me your thoughts!


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Q: What happens during dask Client.map() call? I am attempting to write an grid-search utility using dask. The objective function calls a method of a class which contains a large datafame. I am attempting to use dask to parallelise the computations to a many-core solution without having to copy the original class/dataframe. I have not found any solutions in the documentation so I'm posting a toy example here:
import pickle
from dask.distributed import Client, LocalCluster
from multiprocessing import current_process

class TestClass:
    def __init__(self):
        self.param = 0

    def __getstate__(self):
        print("I am pickled!")
        return self.__dict__

    def loss(self, ext_param):
        self.param += 1
        print(f"{current_process().pid}: {hex(id(self))}:  {self.param}: {ext_param} ")
        return f"{self.param}_{ext_param}"

def objective_function(param):
    return test_instance.loss(param)

if __name__ == '__main__':

    test_instance = TestClass()
    print(hex(id(test_instance)))
    cluster = LocalCluster(n_workers=2)
    client = Client(cluster)
    futures = client.map(objective_function, range(20))
    result = client.gather(futures)
    print(result)

# ---- OUTPUT RESULTS ----
# 0x7fe0a5056d30
# I am pickled!
# I am pickled!
# 11347: 0x7fb9bcfa0588:  1: 0
# 11348: 0x7fb9bd0a2588:  1: 1
# 11347: 0x7fb9bcf94240:  1: 2
# 11348: 0x7fb9bd07b6a0:  1: 3
# 11347: 0x7fb9bcf945f8:  1: 4
# ['1_0', '1_1', '1_2', '1_3', '1_4']

I have the following questions:

*

*Why is the following pickle function called twice?

*I notice each of the iterations of the map function use a fresh copy of the test_instance, as you can see from the different class address on each of the iterations as well as from the fact that the test_instance.param attribute is set to 0 at each iteration (this behaviour is different from the standard implementation of multiprocessing.Pool I have highlighted here). I am assuming that during each iteration each process will receive a fresh copy of the pickled class - is that correct?

*Following from (2), how many copies of test_instance are in memory during computation? Is it 1 (for the original instance in main thread) + 1 (pickled copy) + 2 (instances present in each of the processes) = 4 ? Is there any way to get this value to 1?

I have noticed that some shared memory solutions are available via using Ray library as proposed in this github issue.

A:
Why is the following pickle function called twice?

Normally, python's pickle efficiently bundles the instance variables and reference to the class in an imported module. In __main__, this can be unreliable, and dask falls back to cloudpickle (which also calls pickle internally). It looks to me like the check for being in "__main__" in distributed.protocol.pickle.dumps could happen before the first attempt to pickle.

during each iteration each process will receive a fresh copy of the pickled class

Yes. Each time dask runs a task, it deserialises the inputs, creating a nw copy of the instance. Note that your dask workers are probably created via the fork_server technique, so memory is not simply copied (this is the safe way to do things).
You could "scatter" the instance to workers before computing, and they can reuse their local copy, but dask tasks are not supposed to work by mutating objects, but by returning results (i.e., functionally).

how many copies of test_instance are in memory

1 in the client, plus one per task being executed. Serialised versions may also be around, probably one held in the graph, which is temporarily on the client, and then held on the scheduler; it will also be temporarily in worker memory while being deserialised. For some types, zero-copy de/ser is possible.
If the tasks are very big because of the size of the object, you should definitely "scatter" them beforehand (client.scatter).

Is there any way to get this value to 1?

You can run the scheduler and/or workers in-process to share memory, but, of course, then you lose parallelism to the GIL.
Maybe you can try the Actor interface? The pattern seems to match your workflow.

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You and others have reported that Sarah Palin read your blog regularly while on the campaign. I read every single one of your posts throughout the whole process and find myself confused as to how someone could read all or some of what you wrote and still remain so devoid of self-awareness and self-criticism. How could someone be confronted with his/her own demonstrable falsehoods and erratic behavior, like she is supposed to have been, and not make any sort of change? It doesn't make any sense to me.
It only makes sense that she would continue to read your blog for a couple of reasons: 1) you were asking the questions that she was terrified of or 2) she is so arrogant or self-loathing that she would choose to read direct criticisms of herself for her own pleasure. But those reasons still don't answer why she read the Dish specifically. It really wasn't that difficult to find blogs critical of Sarah Palin in 2008, why the Dish?I am sure she had many more important things to read than your blog.
This for me is one more reason why you should continue to ask questions about her pregnancy. If she did adopt Bristol's baby - is there anything more beautiful than a mother who would risk public criticism to protect her child and grandson? Is there any more reason to admire her as a mother? No and no, it would be a beautiful act of selflessness. And had she not made her pregnancy such a central part of her appeal to the base then the question of her pregnancy wouldn't even matter. But she did, so it does.
I hope we can just get the facts out on the table and move forward. I would like us to move past the controversy so we can ask her substantive questions about her ideas, as an aspiring political leader, for the future of the country. That way she can be discredited for her lack of vision, intellect, and ideas instead of adored for her fearlessness in the face of the "Librul Media."


Less shame, He whispered. Less shame. Less shame, less shame, less shame. But more of what? Less shame, more grace? Less shame, more freedom? More laughter, more joy, or maybe more risk??
More living. Because shame robs you of so much life.
Shame has been a recurring theme in my life lately. After my book club struggled through Brene Brown's I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) – so, so good but so, so dense! – I felt like a new person. Brown's research revealed so much that I had accepted as normal, so much that I had buried down deep, was actually affecting my relationships and my life. Her shame resilience (as she calls it) is powerful stuff – as is knowing your shame triggers, shame web, and the power of empathy. I recently started a Theodyssey course at my church, and have been delving deeper into truths that I hold near and dear to my heart. Some truths, it turns out, are lies – false claims that I believe without hesitation and hurtful words that I tell myself daily. It's a scary realization. But it's also freeing.
In that strange way learning sometimes get forced upon you as you read about something in a book, and then hear it on stage at church, and then a completely unrelated friend brings it up and the next day you happen to stumble upon an article about it… (Does that ever happen to anyone else?? Just me? Cool.) I've been learning that although we know we are created in God's image, we tend to create Him in our own image. We take our personality traits and our flaws and our imperfections, and we project them onto a holy, perfect being who has no flaws to speak of. We mistakenly believe He is only capable of the conditional, broken love that we know; we box Him into our little, limited understanding. We can't fathom how truly great our God is, instead we create and worship and serve a god that we can fathom.
I far too often think that God is just and jealous and a judge. He is these things – but first and foremost He is love. I tend to think of Him as the God who creates the wind and the rain and the waves pounding down, instead of remembering that He is also the Jesus who calms the storm. If I'm Elijah, I mistakenly think I see God in the earthquake, the wind, and the fire. I totally miss Him in the silence.
It's been a season of growth and maturity for me. Aka it's been a season of pain, hurt, attempts at healing, unanswered questions, learning to grieve, and questioning my worth. And, if we're being honest, a lot of shame. I like to think that if I can understand my pain – if I can find the logic why my life feels off and see the reasoning why my anxiety is through the roof and understand the cause behind my soul cringing – that it will make it less painful. Spoiler alert: it doesn't work.
Then, out of no where (aka the Holy Spirit has my back), I realized something extraordinary. Those words may be true, but they weren't coming from my Father. It was shame talking. And you know what? Shame is a liar. Shame is a bully. Shame is not your friend.
After I told shame to shove it, I realized the beautiful truth that shame was trying to cover. God wasn't upset with me or critiquing me or belittling me for my mistakes and my pain, He was far too busy caring for me. He was hurt that I was hurt, and heart broken that I was broken hearted. He was mourning that His child has to live in broken world full of broken humans, He was weeping on my behalf. I mistakenly had placed Him on a heavenly throne – distant, unreachable, indifferent. Instead, He was beside me, wrapping me in His embrace, breathing hope into my weary wounds.
There's a lot of lies I'm still unlearning. There's a lot of characteristics that I still mistakenly project on God, on others, on myself. There's a lot more mistakes I'm going to make. And that's okay. Transformation is an on-going process. You can take three steps forward and two steps back and then a few sideways and end up somewhere you never imagined. If God led you there, don't sweat it. Focus on Him – not on the destination, not on the person you think you have to become, not on the shame that is trying to steal your happiness.
Shame is isolating. Shame is fear invoking. Shame is gut punching and soul wrenching and life draining. And this year, I'm working on having less of it. Less hanging my head, less apologizing for who I am, less holding people at an arm's length away. Instead, I'm choosing more life. More deep breaths and deep soul work and deep belly laughs. More vulnerable conversations and vulnerable soul searching and vulnerable risks. More proclaiming truth, more sharing truth, more living in the Truth.
2016: Less shame, more living. Care to join me?
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I love this SO MUCH. I think we can all use a little bit less shame and a little more living this year. I can totally relate to thinking I'm hearing God and it's really just my inner critical voice; not God's generous and kind voice.


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> Miniature Wargames>Admiral>Nippon Kaigun
The Japanese Imperial Navy was perhaps the only one to enter the war perfectly prepared, since the expansionist ambitions of Japan had involved the country in a war much earlier, in the Indochinese sector. Unlike the army, which remained always very conservative in structure and means, the navy gave proof of great openness and wisdom towards the...
The Japanese Imperial Navy was perhaps the only one to enter the war perfectly prepared, since the expansionist ambitions of Japan had involved the country in a war much earlier, in the Indochinese sector. Unlike the army, which remained always very conservative in structure and means, the navy gave proof of great openness and wisdom towards the "external" realities of the island of the Rising Sun, which brought it in relatively little time, to in 1918, it was the third naval force in the world after Great Britain and the United States. Already in those years Japan was planning and building battle units of great conception and power that, unlike the units built by other marinas in the same period, had a good balance between speed, protection and armament. The fleet, after the Washington Naval Treaty, grew in means and preparedness becoming a frighteningly efficient war apparatus, with excellent quality units and completed by highly motivated and prepared crews: its purpose as destroyer of the adversaries and conqueror of overseas territories was pursued through the development of an efficient boarded aviation, landing vehicles and departments and adequately prepared units.
Despite the presence of a strong core of aircraft carriers, the Japanese navy set its tactics still basing on the idea of frontal collision with the enemy: the air forces had to engage, weaken and slow it down, while the bulk of the fleet would have to later , engage and destroy it with large battle units, cruisers, torpedoes and submarines.
From this idea derived the heavy modernization of the old battleships and the construction of the two supercorazzate Yamato and Musashi. All this led to the lack of exploitation of the potential of airplanes and submarines, both designed with auxiliary functions rather than real protagonists which should have been (and were in the other fleets).
Instead, much care was devoted to the construction and refinement of the torpedoes, the speed of the "heavier" units made them sometimes use them as cruisers, demonstrating their quality and the preparation of their crews; on the other hand, there was a modest degree of development of detection and pointing technologies and navigation equipment. The ships were always used with decision and accuracy, achieving many successes in the first phase of the Pacific campaign. The Japanese navy always sought direct contact with the enemy in a comparison of calibers and armor, in an approach to the battle that reflected the ideals of glory, honor and devotion typical of the samurai.
Nippon Kaigun There are 4 products.
Takao - CA
Fuso - BB
Agano/Sendai - CL
CL ship Pack of 2 Model in laser cut, require assembling and painting.
Minekaze - DD


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namespace NQuery.Symbols.Aggregation
{
    public abstract class MinMaxAggregateDefinition : AggregateDefinition
    {
        private readonly bool _isMin;

        protected MinMaxAggregateDefinition(bool isMin)
        {
            _isMin = isMin;
        }

        public override string Name
        {
            get { return _isMin ? @"MIN" : @"MAX"; }
        }

        public override IAggregatable CreateAggregatable(Type argumentType)
        {
            return typeof(IComparable).IsAssignableFrom(argumentType)
                ? new MinMaxAggregatable(argumentType, _isMin)
                : null;
        }

        private sealed class MinMaxAggregatable : IAggregatable
        {
            private readonly bool _isMin;

            public MinMaxAggregatable(Type argumentType, bool isMin)
            {
                ReturnType = argumentType;
                _isMin = isMin;
            }

            public Type ReturnType { get; }

            public IAggregator CreateAggregator()
            {
                return new MinMaxAggregator(_isMin);
            }
        }

        private sealed class MinMaxAggregator : IAggregator
        {
            private readonly bool _isMin;

            private IComparable _result;

            public MinMaxAggregator(bool isMin)
            {
                _isMin = isMin;
            }

            public void Initialize()
            {
                _result = null;
            }

            public void Accumulate(object value)
            {
                if (value is not IComparable comparable)
                    return;

                if (_result is null)
                {
                    _result = comparable;
                }
                else
                {
                    var comparison = _result.CompareTo(comparable);

                    if (_isMin)
                    {
                        if (comparison > 0)
                            _result = comparable;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (comparison < 0)
                            _result = comparable;
                    }
                }
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            public object GetResult()
            {
                return _result;
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STEP #5: Slowly lower your left leg back so that it is hovering right above the floor. As you lower your left leg, slowly lift your right leg off the floor.
STEP #6: Continue to repeat this movement until you feel your lower abdominals start to fatigue.


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Unseen scene: 'Mayor of Baltimore'
For the past nine years, I've been in the TV pilot game. That means every summer, I conceive an idea for a new drama series, then go pitch that idea to various network executives. If the pitch gets bought, I then write the pilot script… and hope and pray that it gets produced.
That's usually where I fall off the merry-go-round. I've got a lot of unproduced pilots laying around.
Just so all that work doesn't go to waste, I'll be sharing some scenes here on the blog, and I'll talk about the art and the business of television writing. First up, a scene from "Mayor of Baltimore," which almost got made.
In 2000, director-producer Dan Sackheim approached me with an idea. He wanted to do a city-hall show. "The West Wing" was hot, so Dan imagined a cross between "West Wing" and "Hill Street Blues." Sounded good to me. (Still does.) Dan and I developed the idea together, and CBS bought our pitch.
Having just produced "The Corner" for HBO with David Simon, I figured Baltimore would be a good setting for a gritty show about urban politics. And with Jesse Ventura in office as governor of Minnesota, I figured our mayor could be an ex-athlete. An ex-Baltimore Oriole. Get a nice manly white actor in his 40s, like a Chris Noth… hey, who wouldn't watch it?
My first two drafts of "Mayor of Baltimore" didn't rock CBS's world. But boss Nina Tassler liked the concept enough to carry the project over into the 2001 development season. My third draft really rang her chimes, and CBS gave us a "cast-contingent" pick-up. Which meant they would pay to produce the pilot if we found the right star to play MAYOR TOMMY OSINSKI. (Our character was a Polish working-class salt-of-the-earth type.)
Well, we never did find the right star, and the pilot never got shot.
There's a scene I like early in the script, where Tommy goes to lead a group of Catholic-school teenagers on a personal tour of City Hall. With him is his right-hand man, BOB CHANG. (I made him Asian because I patterned him after "Homicide" writer-producer Jim Yoshimura.)
Series television is all about the characters. Viewers tune in every week because they like spending time with these make-believe people. And my greatest fun professionally is figuring out how to make a character come alive on the page. I think this scene demonstrates that:
INT. CITY HALL ROTUNDA - DAY
Twenty EIGHTH-GRADERS -- male and female, black and white, all low-income -- from Mother Seton Academy. And the principal, SISTER MARY BADER. Tommy hugs her; Chang smiles.
Sister Mary, I'm sorry I kept you waiting.
SR. MARY BADER
It's good to see you. Everyone, say hello to Mayor Osinski.
The Eighth-Graders greet him with mild enthusiasm.
This is Bob Chang, my Press Secretary. We're both big fans of Mother Seton Academy. So, any questions before I start the tour?
BLACK KID
You really played for the Orioles?
Yes, I sure did. But that's ancient history.
WHITE KID
My dad said you rode the bench a lot. He said you couldn't hit right-handers.
Your dad said that? No, the Orioles had a 'platoon' system...
He said you couldn't throw either. He said you had a rag arm.
Toby...
I was no superstar, we'll leave it at that. Now let's talk about this cool building, it's almost a hundered years old. Look overhead, this beautiful rotunda...
(then, to WHITE KID)
Tell me one thing, though. Does your dad have a World Series ring?
Tommy shows off his HUGE RING; the Students gather around. Chang's cell phone BLEEPS, he moves aside to answer it.
You only got one hit.
One hit, right. Why don't you tell everybody what that hit was. A two-run double. Off who? Off who, you smart-ass? Steve Carlton! Go home and ask your daddy who Steve Carlton is...
Chang moves to pull Tommy aside. At first, Tommy thinks it's about his outburst. But Chang has a look of deep anguish.
Tommy... Wozniak got shot.
On Tommy, shocked speechless,
Labels: Scenes
Mr. Mills,
Thank you for your blog. I would have loved this show, nevermind that I'm partial to anything that draws attention to the O's glorious history.
Platoon system. Earl Weaver was so "Moneyball" way before it was cool.
Thanks for dropping a line, anon.
Ever since this failed pilot, I've been looking for an opportunity to put the phrase "Andy Etchebarren's used jockstrap" into a script.
No luck yet.
Luna said...
I'm late to the party, but I would also have loved this show, I can feel it. I lived for a while in Northern VA and spent lots of time in Baltimore, so I sort of worshipped at the feet of Homicide for years, and the fact that you guys are actually blogging and talking and posting deleted scenes, no less? I think I might have found out what swooning is.


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The Children's Advocacy Center of Lawrence County (CAC), a multi-purpose, child and family friendly, fully accredited, private non-profit agency, was founded in 1989 and has been affiliated with UPMC Jameson since 1996: The CAC has four primary purposes:
About the Children's Advocacy Center of Lawrence County
The CAC operates programs out of New Castle, Ellwood City, and Sharon. The mission of the agency is to strengthen families and empower children through collaborations with parents and communities that care.
Our history began in 1989 with a group of caring citizens concerned about the welfare of abused children. The CAC has evolved during the past 20 years into a multi-purpose agency passionate about serving children and families in Lawrence and Mercer counties and continues to offer programs and services intent on stopping child abuse and promoting great childhoods.
The CAC is accredited through the National Children's Alliance and is a proud member of the United Way of Lawrence County.
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I don't very often feature news in this blog, but this one is feature-worthy.
I woke up to the best news this week: Scientists reverse memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's.
As someone who has a family background of this illness, this is probably one of the better news ever. I am now itching to look up and read what they did with their gene therapy experiment. I am just overjoyed.
I hope this paves the way for the development of a drug or a cure to Alzheimer's. As much as I agree that pictures last longer, memories mean more. And this is just… amazing.
Thank you for the good news, AFP and Rappler!
GENE THERAPY. Spanish scientists injected a gene which causes the production of a protein that is blocked in patients with Alzheimer's, into the hippocampus in mice that were in the initial stages of the disease.
MADRID, Spain – Spanish scientists have for the first time used gene therapy to reverse memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's, an advance that could lead to new drugs to treat the disease, they said Wednesday, April 23.
The Autonomous University of Barcelona team injected a gene which causes the production of a protein that is blocked in patients with Alzheimer's into the hippocampus – a region of the brian essential to memory processing – in mice that were in the initial stages of the disease.
"The protein that was reinstated by the gene therapy triggers the signals needed to activate the genes involved in long-term memory consolidation," the university said in a statement.
Gene therapy involves transplanting genes into a patient's cells to correct an otherwise incurable disease caused by a failure of one or another gene.
The finding was published in The Journal of Neuroscience and it follows 4 years of research.
"The hope is that this study could lead to the development of pharmaceutical drugs that can activate these genes in humans and allow for the recovery of memory," the head of the research team, Carlos Saura, told Agence France-Presse.
Alzheimer's, caused by toxic proteins that destroy brain cells, is the most common form of dementia.
Worldwide, 35.6 million people suffer from the fatal degenerative disease, which is currently incurable, and there are 7.7 million new cases every year, according to a 2012 report from the World Health Organization.


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feature from Business
Coinbase Survey Shows 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency
Aug 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC Updated Aug 29, 2018 at 11:05 a.m. UTC
University students are clamoring for more courses about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
That's according to a nationwide survey of 675 students, commissioned by crypto exchange Coinbase and released today. According to the survey, 21 of the top 50 U.S. universities, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, now offer a class on blockchain technology or cryptocurrency, and at least 11 colleges offer more than one.
"Students today are really thinking deeply about economic issues and alternative economic futures," Bill Maurer, the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California Irvine, said.
"Teaching about this kind of stuff now can be really powerful for students that are trying to find their own way and envision what kind of possible alternatives there might be to the prevailing economic system."
And that interest in alternative economics isn't just relegated to the expected departments, such as finance or business or even computer science.
Instead, the Coinbase survey found that there's high demand for crypto and blockchain courses across a diverse spectrum of students.
While 34 percent of computer science and engineering majors indicated interest in learning about the nascent technology, 47 percent of social science majors are interested in the same, according to the survey.
Speaking to the enthusiasm within the social sciences, or those related to the study of human society and social relationships, Maurer said, learning about financial systems prepares students in all programs for the job market today.
"There's a huge demand out there, especially in the design space, for people that have the skills that we train anthropologists with, understanding the human side of technology," he said.
Increasing interest
Meanwhile, universities like Cornell, Stanford, and Georgetown are beefing up their blockchain research opportunities to accommodate swells in curiosity.
And at New York University, David Yermack from the Stern School of Business said that to meet growing demand, his blockchain course will now be offered both semesters (when it was originally only taught during one), according to a blog post published by Coinbase outlining the results.
During the first session of the course in 2014, only 35 students enrolled. But in the spring of 2018, 280 students had enrolled.
Not only are students eager to learn, but an increasing number are also trying the technology out for themselves – 18 percent of respondents in the survey said they own some cryptocurrency.
Dan Boneh, a computer science professor at Stanford, who is also seeing rising demand for blockchain and cryptocurrency-related classes, told CoinDesk:
"It's a pretty exciting time. It feels like the beginning of something."
Marketable skills
The surge in interest in education surrounding the technology is, in part, a reaction to the broader job market.
Benedikt Bunz, a doctoral student at Stanford, who spoke to Coinbase about the survey results, said cryptocurrency experts have an easy time finding jobs after graduation since such skills are in high demand.
Case in point, Coinbase is ramping up its efforts to recruit college students and recent graduates throughout this academic year.
"It's exciting to see widespread interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology taking off in the global academic community, including students attending the top universities in the world," Nat McGrath, vice president of people at Coinbase, told CoinDesk. "That's one of the reasons we're focused on building partnerships with underrepresented student groups across college campuses, and we look forward to expanding these efforts in the spring."
Beyond the Ivy League schools included in the Coinbase survey, Howard University, a historically African-American college, and the women's liberal arts school Smith College are two notable additions to McGrath's recruitment plan.
Given the high quality of students that are showing an inclination towards the field, Boneh said he's sure something groundbreaking will emerge over the next few years.
He concluded:
"I think [demand] has to do with a lot of talent going into the space. Very smart people are working on blockchain projects."
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The doughnut chain's shares declined 13% on Wednesday amid weakening profits. The company also plans to close 10 weak locations and acquire a 6-unit franchisee. By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 17, 2022
Krispy Kreme's stock price fell Wednesday after it lowered its profit outlook. / Photograph: Shutterstock.
Krispy Kreme on Wednesday said that it bought out another franchisee and plans to close 10 stores that don't fit with its evolving model, but investors appeared more concerned with the company's thinning profit margins and a diminished outlook.
The company's stock fell more than 14% through early-afternoon trading on Wednesday. The company said that its net income, after adjustments for one-time events, declined 28% in the period to $14.6 million, or 8 cents per share.
Adjusted EBITDA declined 9.6% to $47.4 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin fell 240 basis points to 12.6% of revenues.
But the company also lowered expected revenue for 2022 and said that net income and adjusted EBITDA would be substantially lower than initially projected.
All of that sent the chain's shares falling 15% at one point during the morning, nearing its all-time low on Wednesday. The stock is down by more than 25% so far this year.
Company executives often found themselves on the defensive in speaking with analysts on Wednesday.
"So nothing has fundamentally changed from the model, right?" CEO Mike Tattersfield said. "The macro environment is challenging consumers everywhere in the world. It just shows you the resilience of our brand. It's actually growing in every single one of our countries where we operate today."
Still, executives blamed its problem on challenges in the U.K., where the economy has been faltering, along with the strong dollar. But it also said its legacy shops underperformed during the period because of high labor and food costs.
Krispy Kreme has been working to shift its U.S. business from a "traditional doughnut shop" into one in which its larger shops operate as factories that ship doughnuts daily to various outposts, including smaller shops and kiosks in grocery stores and gas stations.
Yet the Charlotte-based company has 118 locations, or "hubs," that do not have these outposts, which the company calls "spokes." Those are the locations that underperformed, leading Krispy Kreme to say it plans to close 10 such shops that do not have any spokes.
"There are 118 shops in the U.S. without spokes," CFO Joshua Charlesworth told investors on Wednesday. "A significant number are still performing well. But there's also a significant number that aren't, hence our decision to close approximately 10 that are not sustainable in the long run."
Executives believe that their hub-and-spoke model generates stronger profit margins over time because it makes those larger shops more efficient and productive.
In the U.K., where the company has already converted into such a model, profit margins are more than 20%. That included the second quarter when the market faced challenges due to difficult comparisons and a weak economy.
"Sales per hub" in the U.S. and Canada are up 22% over the past 12 months to $4.4 million. But in international markets, where the model is more developed, those sales per hub totaled $9.8 million over the past 12 months.
"The uniqueness of the model is, how do you drive a business from a traditional doughnut shop, which is what it was in the past, into a hub-and-spoke system?" Tattersfield told investors. "When we do that well, and we get more access points, we can really drive the business."
To do that, the company has been de-franchising, buying out operators so it can better control the market.
Krispy Kreme announced plans to acquire a 6-unit franchisee in the Midwest for $18.5 million, which it said will over time lead to the creation of another 100 outposts, which it also calls "DFD Doors," or "delivered fresh daily."
Over the past three years, Krispy Kreme has acquired well over 100 units from franchisees. The number of franchisee locations has declined by more than two-thirds over that time, from 205 in 2019 to 66 at the end of last year. The more recent acquisition will bring that down further.
Krispy Kreme believes the acquisitions will help it to speed the move to the hub-and-spoke model, which works better under corporate control rather than a franchise. The company believes that its six-unit Midwest acquisition could yield more than 100 of its low-capital "DFD Doors," or the small shops and kiosks where its doughnuts are delivered daily.
"The whole plan was [to] evolve the system more to this omnichannel model and the hub-and-spoke," Tattersfield said. "The hub-and-spoke model really allows us to drive our revenue per hub, which you start to see happen."
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Join Eric Forget of Hine, Alexandre Gabriel of Ferrand Cognac and Catherine Tercinier of Vallein-Tercinier to discover the intricacies of France's finest spirit. Each maker has selected two Cognacs from their range and reserves to share and discuss with you in this special masterclass at Cognac Show.
Not available on the stands at show, sample Vallein-Tercinier Lot 40 Hommage, aged 77 years in cask, and Pierre Ferrand Ancestrale Grande Champagne Cognac - the only bottle in the UK. This rich mahogany coloured Cognac is the result of blending some of the oldest reserves in the Ferrand cellars where production is limited to just 300 bottles per year.
Few cognacs such as these reach such great ages and continue to improve. Guided by the makers themselves who meticulously blend these special expressions, this tasting is not to be missed.


How do you eat so much protein?!
I can't tell you how often I have heard that question.
The most common issue I notice when reviewing a new client's current diet is the lack of protein. I was one of those people as well. I thought I was eating TONS of protein and it would total less than 50 grams per day. After some time, finding quick and easy ways to get your protein in, and gradual increases, you'll see you are able to consume the amount of protein that you once thought impossible.
I can't emphasize enough how convenient it is to have a tub of protein powder on hand for those instances when you are on the go and need a fast and easy protein source.
My brand of choice is Metabolic Nutrition. You can save 20 percent at check out with code Karey. I die for the Peanut Butter Cookie Protizyme. I have been using it for over 4 years.
I like to get low sodium and nitrate free deli meats. Having a pound of high quality meat in the refrigerator is a sure fire way to sneak in extra protein if you are pressed for time.
Eat it straight out of the bag!
Totally underrated. This can go anywhere with you, is low carb and typically low fat, and can bail you out if you get hung up somewhere for hours past your meal time. A complete life saver if you go hog wild on your pantry when you come home hungry.
Extremely portable (unless they have chocolate coating and you live here in Arizona) and with such a very large variety to choose from there is something for everyone. Choose a bar with at least 20 grams of protein. Some "protein bars" don't have very much protein when you take a closer look. You will want to keep an eye on the serving size and the carbohydrate amount in protein bars. Some protein bars will have 2 servings listed for 1 package and the carbohydrate count can be high making them more of a meal replacement verse a snack.
This is the beauty of flexible dieting, my friends.


If anyone knows of a good CPA who is creative, responsive, and investor-friendly, I'd a love a referral. Greater Cinci area. Thanks in advance!
2. Keyword Alerts - Add the keyword alerts "Cincinnati" and/or "Ohio". You will notice that there are certain members frequently respond to posts that have these keywords. Send a message to these members and see who they use as a CPA. Connecting with members who have a pro membership have a higher tendency so be more serious and provide you a good recommendation.
I've been using @Phillip Weickert for the past two years and he's done a great job. He is an investor himself and is always very responsive.
At this time of the year every decent accountant is going to be extremely busy so no matter who you go with just make sure you have a little patience.
Second what @Kyle Burnett said. I also use @Phillip Weickert and he is always responsive and does a great job for me.
@Basit Siddiqi - Thanks for the reply. Tried several of these methods already, but hadn't really considered the out of state option. Appreciate the insight, and agree. My current CPA and I aren't fitting for exactly that reason- I don't think she understands the investor mind set.
@Kyle Burnett @Craig J.- thanks for the referral! I will check him out.


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Filmmaker Alan Zweig reflects on life and meaning in '15 Reasons to Live'
August 6, 2013 Uncategorized15 reasons to live, Alan Zweig, Canada, CIUT, documentary, film, Hot Docs, Interview, life, meaning, Ray Robertson, The Public, toronto, Vinylkevincaners Leave a comment
For those who know his work, Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig isn't exactly renowned for seeing the brighter side of life. Indeed, through his previous films such as Vinyl and I Curmudgeon, he has built a reputation for exploring life's darker aspects, including his own personal struggles and vulnerabilities.
Toronto Director Alan Zweig
It might, then, come as a surprise to some to learn of his most recent film, 15 Reasons To Live, in which he instead turns his eye to what makes life worth living; the various facets of the human experience which make our time on this planet worth holding onto and cherishing.
The film was inspired by a book of essays of the same title Why Not: 15 reasons to live, by Alan's friend Roy Robertson. As soon as he heard the title, knew he wanted to make a film based on idea.
Based on this inspiration, the film takes the viewer through a sequence of chapters, each one adapted to one of the fifteen themes in Ray Robertson's collection of essays Adventure, Art, Intoxication. Rather than being an abstract meditation, in the film each point is illustrated by a portrait of a person and a particular experience they have had, which brings to life the theme in question.
The portraits are both poignant and revealing, and the end result is a heartening film of meditations on the nature of life and resilience that will leave you thinking long after you've left the theatre.
The film premiered at Hot Docs in May, and will be coming out to Canadian theatres this October. I sat down with Alan Zweig during Hot Docs in May for our interview.
To find out more visit www.15reasonstolive.com/
Filmmaker Matt Anderson, "Fall And Winter" – A survival guide for the 21st century
May 24, 2013 UncategorizedCIUT, Climate Change, documentary, Documentary Film, environment, Fall & Winter, Fall And Winter, Hot Docs, Matt Anderson, Nature, SXSW, torontokevincaners One comment
At this years Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, I had the chance to catch the beautiful documentary Fall & Winter. The feature debut by Vancouver raised director Matt Anderson is a captivating journey into the complex web of unfolding global crises facing our modern civilization and the mindset and path that brought us here.
And although in many respects Fall and Winter could be called an environmental film, it's not what you might expect. Rather than a barrage of facts and figures, or a focus on one specific environmental disaster or another, Fall & Winter is something much bigger.
Over four separate trips and 16000 miles Matt Anderson and his team traveled across American looking for answers, conducting interviews, and filming the breathtaking landscapes and devastating scenes of industrial ruin that they encountered along the way.
The result is both an intellectually powerful and visually stunning indictment of a civilization in peril. And the answers aren't what you might except.
Rather than looking at the direct superficial cause of any one specific environmental catastrophe, Fall & Winter takes a much broader perspective, and peers into the psychological, historic and spiritual factors that lie at the heart of the looming environmental catastrophes we're confronting. It's not just a matter of oil spills or greenhouse gases, but a much more basic but profound question, of how we view ourselves as humans and imagine our relationship to the natural world.
As with any film confronting enormous problems, Fall and Winter has its share difficult messages, but this is not a story of despair. Rather it's a call to reimagine how we live our lives and construct our societies. The film looks both to past wisdom as well as to a range of strategies being developed by committed groups and individuals all across America who are experimenting with new ways of living, from finding new uses for abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit to learning how to construct cobb houses in Oregon.
Filmmaker Matt Anderson
All the while Fall & Winter manages to not only be insightful and important, but an engaging joy to watch. It had its Canadian debut at Hot Docs earlier this month to sold out crowds and before that played at SXSW in Austin Texas. While he was in Toronto accompanying the film I took the chance to sit down with director Matt Anderson and speak with him about the film, the journey of making it, and about our changing relationship with the earth.
There are plans in the works to tour Fall And Winter around to various cities across America and (hopefully) Canada this summer. If it comes to a town near you, I highly recommend it. To find out more about the film and to keep up on news of upcoming screenings, check them out at http://www.fallwintermovie.com/
And, remember to make sure to subscribe to our Podcast!
Canadian Children's Performer Fred Penner – Making a positive difference in the life of a child
May 13, 2013 Uncategorizedarts funding, Canada, Canadian, CBC, CBC TV, CIUT, Culture, Down's Syndrome, Fred Penner, Fred Penner's Place, Interview, Intro, Kevin Caners, kids, Music, Musician, politics, Raffi, television, The Cat Came Back, toronto, TV, Winnipeg, Word Birdkevincaners Leave a comment
Well if you're like me, and belong to a certain generation of Canadians, who grew up in the 80s and 90s, there's a good chance that hearing the name Fred Penner triggers a series of fond memories from childhood. That's because Fred Penner was the man behind Fred Penner's place, a popular children's television show that ran on CBC from 1985 to 1997.
Over the course of almost 1000 episodes, Fred Penner entertained his young viewers with stories, music, and words (you might remember the famous "Word Bird") and in the process influenced an entire generation of young Canadians.
Fred Penner with The Cat Came Back
Fred Penner grew up in Winnipeg, and from a young age developed a love for music. But it was through playing songs for his younger sister Suzy, who was born with Down's Syndrome, that he came to see music as a way to connect and make a positive difference in the life of children.
After graduating after from the University of Winnipeg, he started performing and touring around Canada both as a solo musician and as a member of various groups and acts. But it was in 1979 when he recorded His first LP of songs for children, The Cat Came Back that his career really took off. The album became hugely popular, and went on to sell more than 150,000 copies in Canada alone.
The success got him noticed by popular childhood musician Raffi, who invited Penner to tour with him around North America. And after a few years of performing both with Raffi and as a solo artist to ever increasing audiences, Penner was approached by the CBC and asked if he would be interested in developing a children's show based around his musical performances.
And so Fred Penner's place born, and it quickly became one of the most popular and beloved children's shows on TV. His warmth and his obvious love for music endeared Fred Penner to a generation. And although the show was abruptly cancelled by CBC 1997, Penner never stopped believing in the importance of what he was doing, and continued performing and positively connecting with young people right up to the present.
He's recipient of the Order of Canada and multiple Juno Awards. And when he's not busy performing, he's actively involved with numerous children organizations and causes. I can only imagine how thoroughly impressed my 5 year old self would be that I had the great pleasure of meeting and speaking with Fred Penner in person!
Fred Penner with Kevin Caners
Journalist Carl Honoré on 'The Slow Fix': Finding Our Slow Mojo
April 13, 2013 UncategorizedBusiness, Carl Honore, CIUT, Creativity, In Praise of Slow, Interview, Journalism, Kevin Caners, politics, Problem Solving, Productivity, Slow Momvent, Speed, The Public, The Slow Fix, Work Smarterkevincaners Leave a comment
It's fairly safe to say that we are a society enamoured, if not outright obsessed, with quick and easy solutions. Practically everywhere you turn we're bombarded with promises of how in 5-easy-steps or 6-minutes-a-day we can achieve a flat stomach, earn more money from home, or cultivate the perfect marriage.
You can see it in how we treat our problems from business to politics. Underperforming sports team? Fire the coach! Rising crime? Put in mandatory minimums!
But in his new book The Slow Fix: Solve Problems, Work Smarter and Live Better in a World Addicted to Speed Journalist Carl Honoré makes a compelling case that our problems are rarely as simple as we like to imagine, and that when we go for the quick fix, often it means we've failed to undertand the complexity of the issue we're trying to solve.
The Slow Fix
So how to overcome this impulse to just do what's easy? How can we learn to better deal with the issues at hand?
Using a blend of case studies from around the world, science, as well as a touch of philosophy, Honoré delves into the type of qualities that typify successful approaches to finding solutions to complex problems. From looking at the big picture, and fostering collaboration, to admitting mistakes – Honoré lays out a manifesto for a new way of approaching problems, and shows us that to solve well, often it means we need to solve slow.
To find out more about The Slow Fix, or see some of Carl Honoré's other writings, visit him online at http://www.carlhonore.com/
Filmmaker Daniel Cross & on Arts Funding in Canada and Toronto Star Columnist Rick Salutin on Democracy, Citizenship and Obama
March 22, 2013 Uncategorizedarts funding, canadian politics, CIUT, columnist, Culture, Daniel Cross, documentary, film, filmmaker, Interview, politics, Rick Salutin, Toronto Starkevincaners Leave a comment
Episode two of The Public!
This week award-winning Canadian filmmaker Daniel Cross on the recent culture cuts by the federal government and what it means for the future of documentary filmmaking in Canada, and in the second half of the program, writer, playwright, and Toronto Star Columnist Rick Salutin shares his thoughts on democratic renewal and talks about some of his formative experiences growing up in Toronto.
Activist and Feminist Judy Rebick: On Occupy, Historic Social Movements, and Becoming A Radical
March 20, 2013 UncategorizedActivist, Canada, Candian Politics, CBC radio, CIUT, democracy, Feminism, feminist, Interview, Judy Rebick, Kevin Caners, maple spring, media, Occupy Movement, Occupy This, politics, Q, Q media panel, Rabble, Rabble.ca, Radio, reproductive rights, Stephen Harper, The Public, toronto, women's rightskevincaners Leave a comment
Activist, author, and media commentator Judy Rebick
For the very first episode of The Public, a full hour interview with writer, political commentator and Q media panel member Judy Rebick.
Judy has been one of the leading progressive voices in Canada for years. She has been involved with many issues from social justice and labour rights to woman's rights. She also is the founder of Rabble.ca, the progressive online news magazine.
She has recently published an ebook called Occupy This! which looks at the Occupy movement in a historical perspective. I spoke to Judy speaks about Occupy, the Quebec student protest movement, the state of democracy in Canada, as well as about her early transformative years traveling around the world from India to Iran, and how she started getting involved in political action.
Her new e-book Occupy This is available from Penguin Canada here.
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Литература
 Мастило, Наталија (2005): Речник савремене српске географске терминологије, Географски факултет, Београд.
 Дуцић, Владан и Анђелковић, Горан (2007): Климатологија - практикум, Географски факултет, Београд

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Hi guys Leona Age: 23. I admit i enjoy being spoilt but i also get immense satisfaction from lavishing you with lots of special attention too.
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Nice subject here. Actually in the state system most criminal trials are without a jury. This means the Judge decides guilt or innocence. In the federal courts, almost all not guilty trials are with a jury. Why the difference. One systems all juries another system, it's rare.
As they say, the devil is in the details. All defendants have a right to trial hoe kom ik aan cialis by jury. But in the Virginia state system, the jury also recommends a sentence on a finding of guilt. In the federal system, the issue of punishment is left entirely to the Judge.
Personally, I don't try cases in federal court anymore. The "why" is a subject for another note.
But in the state system. We have a case of PWID (possession with intent to distribute). This offense is punishable by statute from 5 to 40 years. Yeah, a lot of time. No parole must serve 85% and then you get out. The least a jury can recommend under this system is 5 years. A judge trying the case can give probation. Actually sentencing guidelines for a defendant with no record ranges from 7 months to one year 6 months, or so. But if the jury recommends 5 years, the judge will impose it even if he would have imposed a sentence in accordance with the sentencing guidelines. God help you if the jury recommends 30 years. The judge will impose that 30 years. See you in about 2037. No foolin. The judge almost always imposes the sentence recommended by the jury. Doesn't have to, but will. Doesn't want to be the subject of critical comments in the media. Talk about judicial courage.
But the state system saves money. Jury trials are expensive. We would need more judges, more courtrooms, more DAs, more defense lawyers, public defenders. So no one complains.


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Angolan Refugees
Thousands of refugees escaping the renewed conflict in southern Angola are streaming into northern Namibia. Some 8,000 refugees have already crossed the border since December, and a total of 12,000 is expected. Camp facilities are already overburdened. The Namibian Red Cross and the International Federation are working with the UNHCR, and need immediate donor support to provide urgently needed help. The majority of the refugees are women and young children. The security situation is getting worse along the border, with reports of shooting incidents and attacks on civilians and humanitarian workers. Two new transit camps are being set up and the Osire camp, first established in 1992 to accommodate 2,000 refugees, is housing nearly four times that number. With as many as 100 more people arriving every day, sanitary conditions in the camp are poor, tents are overcrowded and there is a lack of water and health facilities to meet the immediate and urgent demand. The British Red Cross and DFID provided 700 tents which recently arrived in Windhoek. Some of them have been immediately erected to host the new refugees.
"Should the influx continue, an urgent need of increasing the geographical capacity of the Osire camp will be seen as a vital priority and necessity," Richard HunlÚdÚ, team leader for the southern Africa region.
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Synthesis Report on the state of food and nutrition security and vulnerability in Southern Africa 2020, December Update
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WFP and Government of Angola support nutrition for over one million children in the province of Luanda
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FAO and Belgium support Southern Africa in the fight against the African migratory locust
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The metabolism of Fluoxetine can be decreased when combined with Fosamprenavir. Risque d'apparition d'un syndrome sГ©rotoninergique* (voir supra). Sandhills Packaging Inc. Enalapril may increase the hypotensive activities of Penbutolol. Glimepiride may increase the anticoagulant activities of Ethyl biscoumacetate. Desreumaux P, Ghosh S: Review article: mode of action and delivery of 5-aminosalicylic acid – new evidence.


Is there something missing from your life? Maybe you have a reclining-male-with-deer-head sort of deficiency thingy.
Megan Bonovich can help you!
*Geeez. See what I mean?
Nice eh? I've had my eye on these for a while, they remind my of kina (sea urchin) from back home. They are from Element Clay Studio.
The first time I remember flying above the clouds I was eight years old. We left a grumpy, grey day below but above the clouds I couldn't believe what I saw -- an enchanting world of blue, white and gold -- a beautiful, sunny day! I guess I've had a bit of a thing for that cloudy realm ever since, not in a religious sense, I just think it would make for a lovely place to hang out from time to time.
I thought these colours were kind of funky and upbeat. It all came out a bit "care bears" in the end but I stand by my choice!
What jaunty little hats! If I were to own one, I think I'd be just as happy to admire it as an ornament as to use it as an article of clothing. From Dadaya.
It seems that everyone's number one way of being earth-friendly these days is taming the evil plastic bag.
So, our consumerism is encouraged, we stock our environment friendly Walmart tote* to the max with stuff produced in sweatshops and packaged in non-recyclable plastic, but it's okay because we're not using a plastic bag! What the? While our attention is focussed on things like plastic bags, "big business" continues to commit terrible environmental atrocities on a daily basis, how convenient.
Here's someone else (Joshua Allen -- street artist) 'taming the bag' but in a most ingenious way.
* yes, Walmart has jumped on the green bandwagon and it now produces it's own "earth friendly" tote. Can you imagine?
Thanks, Heather for showing me this!
Yeah, well I wish I had done these myself. Check out the work by littlebirdesigns -- stunning stuff!
A celebration of all parts of the journey but especially the vintage years!
Images of perfect youth abound so I wanted to create something that acknowledged the grandeur of those grand in years.
My mother would tell me that it's all very well discussing old age in rosey terms from the advantageous position of being in one's 30's but it is my hope that one day I get to be old and fabulously bold at that!
Certainly in many other cultures older people get to hold a privileged position in society and their thoughts and presence are revered. By respecting our elderly there is a good chance that we will in turn be respected and if not, well, we can always be old and bold!
I really like these. These are cool!


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Wysock (ukr. Висо́цьк) – wieś na Ukrainie w rejonie lubomelskim, w obwodzie wołyńskim.

Wiszoczko było wsią starostwa lubomelskiego w 1570 roku. W II Rzeczypospolitej miejscowość wchodziła w skład gminy wiejskiej Bereźce w powiecie lubomelskim województwa wołyńskiego. Do II wojny światowej na południe od miejscowości, nad Bugiem, znajdowały się dwie duże wsie Binduga i Bystraki, a w okolicznych lasach chutor Murawa.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Wysock na stronie Rady Najwyższej Ukrainy
 Relacja mieszkanki Jasienia z II okresu Wojny Światowej, przywołująca epizod z Wysocka

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 Mapa WIG 1:100000 "Pas 44 Słup 38 LUBOML" Warszawa 1933

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Wsie w obwodzie wołyńskim
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Devil's Bargain: Trump's Hypocritical Reliance on US Evangelical Christians
The administration of US President Donald Trump relies heavily on the support of followers of evangelical Christianity as a "motivating force" behind their... 13.01.2019, Sputnik International
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The administration of US President Donald Trump relies heavily on the support of followers of evangelical Christianity as a "motivating force" behind their policies, and that could prove dangerous to global stability, according to a recent report by The Guardian.
During a Thursday speech in Cairo, Egypt, at the American University in Cairo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, himself an avowed evangelical Christian, referenced text from the Christian Bible and noted that a copy of one is kept on the seventh floor of the US State Department, in his office.
Trump Furious Over Dems 'Having Fun' Amid Government Shutdown
"This trip is especially meaningful to me as an evangelical Christian," Pompeo — a former American businessman with deep ties to the US religious right wing — said.
"I keep a Bible open on my desk to remind me of God and His Word, and The Truth," Pompeo declared, noting that the US "will not retreat [from the Middle East] until the terror fight is over," also stating that the Trump administration has "learned that when America retreats, chaos often follows."
Pompeo's belief in the Christian evangelical version of 'truth' is noted by many to be at the heart of what makes the Trump administration a danger to global stability.
According to a recent report by the Guardian, the "apocalyptical Christian vision of the future" held by many US evangelical Christians is deeply linked with Israel and the world's Jewish population. This belief, known as "premillennial dispensationalism," or "Christian Zionism," directly impacts US foreign policy in Palestine and Iran, according to the current political evangelism personified in the policies of the Trump administration.
"He [Pompeo] knows best how his faith interacts with his political beliefs and the duties he undertakes as Secretary of State," commented Stan van den Berg, the senior pastor of Pompeo's personal church in Wichita, Kansas. "Suffice to say, he is a faithful man," the priest added, cited by The Guardian.
Many see this reliance for Trump's political survival on the approval of US evangelical Christians as an achilles' heel, threatening any intelligent Washington DC conversation about foreign policy through a dependence on a 2000-year-old system of beliefs.
"Many [evangelical Christians] relish the second coming, because for them it means eternal life in heaven," noted Andrew Chesnut, a professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.
A 'second coming,' as described in the Christian Bible, refers to a belief that the Christian messiah, Jesus Christ, will return from heaven to judge humanity.
"There is a palpable danger that people in high position who subscribe to these beliefs will be readier to take us into a conflict that brings on Armageddon [the Christian description of the end of the world]," Chestnut observed, cited by The Guardian.
Many white US evangelicals, Chestnut observes, believe in a form of Christian Zionism, pointing to a return to the so-called Holy Land by those who believe in the Jewish faith.
An estimated 80 percent of white US evangelicals voted for Trump in 2016 and his popularity among this particular demographic has remained constant at around 70 percent, the Guardian reported.
An estimated quarter of the population of the US is thought to profess to some form of Christian evangelism, while some half a billion devotees of sect exist worldwide, according to Pew Research.
Joe Biden's Brother Says His Family Voted for Trump in 2016 – Reports
Some evangelicals view Trump as a latter-day King Cyrus, the founder of the first Persian empire, under whom a Babylonian captivity was ended.
This comparison was made in The Trump Prophecy, a pseudo-religious film posted online in October 2018 concerning the character of a retired firefighter who claims to have heard God telling him, "I've chosen this man, Donald Trump, for such a time."
Lance Wallnau, featured in the film, describes Trump as "God's Chaos Candidate" and a "modern Cyrus," the Guardian observed.
Trump's choice of prominent Christian evangelical hardliner Mike Pence as his Vice President is indicative of the latter's loyalty to evangelical preachers, alongside of Trump's recent order to move the US embassy in Israel from the city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, revealing the heavy evangelical influence on foreign policy in his administration.


Don't Let the Mountain Move Your Faith!
Pastor Stephen F. Smith encourages the Saints of God to keep Mountain-Moving Faith in a world full of Faith-Moving Mountains!
Holiness in practice. Enjoy the preaching of Pastor W. James Campbell from years past. You better hold on to your mouse.


13 flowers of Canada - finished at last!
Finished the last of the 13 provincial and territorial flowers of Canada - what an amazing project! I love them all - my babies. Two of them have sold already - PEI's Lady's Slipper, and Saskatchewan's Western Red Lily; my thanks to EE, DM & CM.
The last flower painted was the Pacific Dogwood of BC, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. I'm happy the series is finished and they are ready for Heather to use in her book, so I know I'm not holding up the publishing. Can't wait to see the finished product - "Positively Canadian - A Fun Guide to Canadian Language, Culture and History" by Heather Ann Pattullo.


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This program provides the knowledge and skills needed to enter the fields of public, private sector, corporate and governmental accounting, or to pursue advanced degrees in accounting, business or law. For public accounting, you must pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination, which in Florida requires 30 credit hours beyond degree. Graduates are able to prepare and interpret financial statements for business, non-profit, and government enterprises; use accounting data to evaluate performance and enable decision making; apply principles related to the design, integrity, and effectiveness of accounting information systems; understand the role of auditing in society, including procedures and reporting requirements; and analyze legal, ethical and legislative constructs which govern the conduct of business.
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Our undergraduate students from all over the world realize the value of our College of Business Administration, which is accredited by AACSB International, and its leading-edge curriculum of both traditional and online courses. They view our college as Miami and South Florida's top business school and are proud to be educated at a College recognized around the world as a leader in entrepreneurship and international business education. Our Bachelor of Business Administration provides students a solid general education, a fundamental understanding of business concepts and practices, a deeper knowledge of the major areas of business and an appreciation of the role of business in society both in the United States and globally.
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The accelerated Master of Architecture program provides a seamless course of study that begins freshman year with pre-graduate studies, commences graduate studies in the third year, and leads to the conferral of the Professional Master of Architecture degree (M.Arch). The program is centered on an exciting sequence of design studios that leads the student from the basics of design through advanced architectural projects that explore structure, materials, building systems, site conditions, history/theory, digital design, and cultural context. Students are encouraged to study abroad in our Genoa center, take classes at our Miami Beach Urban Studio, and explore related fields in the College. Architects enjoy work in the private and public sectors and contribute in numerous ways to our built environment.
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Here is video of Joe Scarborough this morning on MSNBC where he balked at being identified as a "Republican," or as "Eric Cantor's friend." Scarborough was reacting to a statement by Democrat operative Bob Shrum who described GOP House Minority Whip Eric Cantor as his "friend." Scarborough said, "Eric Cantor is not my friend," and even said he is "trying to figure out why the hell I would be a Republican."
Newsbusters reached out to Scarborough for clarification of his comments, and he said he is coming at this out of his belief that the GOP should stand for less government, lower taxes, balanced budgets, and a "less Wilsonian foreign policy."
I became a Republican because I believe in less government, tax cuts, balanced budgets and a rejection of Wilsonian foreign policy.
For the past five years, the GOP in Washington has increased deficits, doubled the national debt, championed a $7 trillion explosion in entitlement programs, and promoted a foreign policy that would make Woodrow Wilson blush.
The Republican Party in Washington needs to reform itself or die. I admire people like Paul Ryan, Ron Paul and John Shadegg but I am waiting to see if the Republican leaders in DC will follow their approach to championing less government and mean it.


Every Sunday, I take my Downser son Aaron out for lunch, then an outing of some sort, generally a movie, and then dinner, before we return to his group home. The movie is chosen by a process of negotiation. One recent Sunday, I lobbied for the Norwegian creature feature "Trolljegeren" (The Trollhunter), but instead we ended up at Aaron's first choice, the new Michael Bay extravaganza "Transformers 3 ---Dark of the Moon." We took in "Trolljegeren" on another day.
For those who have spent the last 20 years in a Tibetan lamasery, let me quickly summarize the back-story of the Transformer series, from their start as a line of toys, through umpteen TV cartoons, finally reaching the present incarnation as bloated film spectacles. The basic theorem is that there are several races of giant extra-terrestrial robots running around our galaxy, and when not busy demolishing planets, these robots hide out on earth disguised as our own cars! I have long suspected something of the sort, particularly in the case of SUVs. On the other hand, I would be amazed if my own little Nissan Versa were to transform into anything more threatening than a toaster-oven, while the Fiat-600 I drove long ago would barely qualify to disguise itself as a Mr. Coffee.
The present film's plot, to stretch that word's meaning to the breaking point, had something to do with a war between good giant extra-terrestrial robots and bad giant extra-terrestrial robots, providing for 2-1/2 hours of CGI mayhem. The details sketched in the few wisps of exposition quite escaped me, since the noise-canceling earphones I wear to all these productions mercifully blot out every line of dialogue, and reduce the noisier parts to a soft background rumbling conducive to sleep. When I awoke, refreshed, a giant extra-terrestrial robot (one of the good ones, I suppose) was declaiming something to the puny figure of the film's human star. At this point Aaron exclaimed "jack-rabbitt!" indicating that the film was about to end. "Jack-rabbitt," I should explain, is Aaron's highest film accolade, equivalent to the Golden Leopard at Locarno or the Silver Bear at the Berlinale.
A concern with burning social issues --- such as giant extra-terrestrial robots disguised as cars --- has a long history in American film. Think of the 1930s, when Hollywood's greatest blockbuster was a daring exposé that General Sherman's Union army had burned Atlanta back in 1864. Or 2009, when "Avatar", another Hollywood blockbuster, raised public consciousness about the perils of mining the precious mineral unobtainium ... at a time when the resident tribe of 9-foot tall blue cat-people doesn't like the idea.
In Europe, too, there is a tradition of socially conscious cinema. The new wave French films drew attention to the lives of under-represented minorities such as hit-men (played by Alain Delon) or visiting American gun-molls (played by Jean Seberg). "Trollhunter," a recent entry in this category, takes up the plight of the trolls ... a minority group that has long been marginalized in northern Europe. It squarely addresses the question of what the Social Democratic welfare state can do to best include these historical outcasts in the social fabric.
Trolls follow specific, traditional occupations, such as turning dead animals into loam, kidnapping children and maidens, and throwing stones at churches. However, when times are slack in these industries, trolls ought to qualify for unemployment benefits just like anyone else. Unfortunately, they generally lack a personnummer, the numerical code by which the Nordic states keep track of citizens and deliver benefits. Senior trolls should also receive a retirement pension, but inasmuch as they live about a thousand years, nobody knows whether they should retire at the age of 650, 700, or 750. In short, trolls constitute what social workers call an "under-served population."
"Trollhunter" follows the footsteps of Norwegian social worker Hans Jespersen as he searches the forests and mountains for trolls to sign them up for their government benefits. In one episode, he acquaints an old troll living in the traditional hollowed-out tree stump with the opportunity to obtain a state housing allowance. In a larger stump, he finds an entire troll family of a mother, father, and troll child. Since the mother and father troll have never been married to one another, they might qualify for the single parent allowance, and Hans helps them fill out the application forms for Transitional benefit, Child care benefit, and Educational benefit.
In the film's exciting climax, the intrepid social worker discovers an underground cavern where the troll king has imprisoned an entire harem of kidnapped maidens. Hans enjoys a short dalliance with one of the maidens, informing her about the national dental insurance scheme, when the troll king unexpectedly returns, casts a spell on the maiden, and eats Hans.
At the film's conclusion, Aaron awarded it a rating of "Sølv Pinnsvin" (Silver Porcupine in Norwegian), and added "Jeg likte denne her" (I liked this one). Drawing on my tiny store of Norwegian repartee, I replied "Hvor er herretoalettet, vær så snill?" (where is the men's room please?), to which Aaron responded "Det er ikke langt" (it's not far). With that, we clapped each other on the back, donned our bowler hats, and did a soft-shoe routine out to the lobby. There, we joined up with my little Nissan Versa, which was awaiting us at the snack counter disguised as a popcorn popper, and headed home. "Hvorfor," Aaron mused as we sped away, "er din Nissæn en pøpcørn pøpper?" What could I say but "Jeg vet ikke."


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Need illustrations for a 14 page children's book. Ne...for a 14 page children's book. Need print / high quality illustrations of a whimsical variety for each page. I know what I want for each drawing and can provide a simple sketch/description for each. Need pricing for entire project. See attached for ideas and type of drawings I am looking for.
We recently moved from a 3rd-Party IT company-managed Mi...some admin on their archives :) TrendMicro Protection - we were getting this on our email before - we have started a trial with Trend for <25 users - need to confirm it will work / protect us I would like to propose an hourly rate of pay, so as to easily manage costs and reduce scopre creep.
1. Change from a bitmap to...point, but looking for something a little more creative. Please give estimates of both vectorising and card design, or rate per hour or suggest another metric you'd prefer to work with. A complete redesign is not entirely out of the question. .PSD file is available (22MB and not uploadable on this site at the moment).
I need assistance in taking the existing logo ([kirjaudu nähdäksesi URL:n]) and enhancing the colors to a deeper red, green and blue combo. Enhance the 3-D effect of the logo and emphasis more highlights as shown in ([kirjaudu nähdäksesi URL:n]). I would like the final files to be vectorized as well as provided in the following formats (layered PSD, AI, EPS, JPEG and PDF).
I am in the military and designed this logo for my unit. I drew it by hand, scanned it into my computer and colored it on paint. I woul...unit. I drew it by hand, scanned it into my computer and colored it on paint. I would like the drawing to look a little more realistic or just colored better but also rough it up a little. I have attached my design.


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NBA season now in full swing, race for championship begins
With finals right around the corner, it's easy to get distracted by some action in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The 2014-2015 season officially started in October, and is now in its third month. The biggest headline has been the return of LeBron James to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He's gotten his team off to a slow start, but it's expected amongst a group of new guys early on in the season.
For other teams like the Memphis Grizzles who don't come up on ESPN programming too often, are having one heck of a start to their season as they bring in 15 wins.
NBA player Zach Randolph sat down with ESPN along side a few teammates to discuss their goals.
"We were always the underdog, they believe in themselves and trust each other like brothers and have each others back."
He goes on to talk about his team and how they all share one goal: to win without outshining one another.
More teams who we seem to see this from are the San Antonio Spurs who recently beat the Pelicans at a close game 109-103 game.
The Spurs have made the NBA Finals two seasons in a row, facing off against the Lebron James' Miami Heat. They'd lose in 2013, letting game six of the finals slip through their fingers, but come back and dominate Miami in 2014.
Spurs Head Coach Greg Popovich, as usual, sat out point guard Tony Parker and power forward Tim Duncan to let them rest, because they are some of the oldest players in the league.
Some teams claim this part of the season is not the most important, however many other teams would disagree.
Teams like the Golden States Warriors are approaching this season with the all for nothing motto. Player Stephen Curry constantly puts up an average of 20+ points to keep his team in the top two of the Western Conference standings.
This year is already showing that really any team can take the ring and nobody is backing down.
Despite different tactics the teams are taking on approaching this year, they all share the same desire in bringing home the title.
Arsenal FC lead Premier League with crucial climate change pledge
NHL's Chicago Blackhawks commit to reading land acknowledgement in honor of team's deep rooted history
ATX turns verde: Austin FC's first ever primary jersey release met with record-breaking response, excitement for debut season
Los Angeles becomes city of champions after Dodgers wins World Series
Players Tribune provides athletes with the platform to speak out on important issues during Presidential election
Approved athletics waivers grant athletes additional season of competition
With slow start to 2020 season, is Patriots' dynasty over?
Cowboys lose Prescott to serious injury, quarterback undergoes surgery
Breanna Stewart leads Storm to fourth franchise Championship, a year after tearing achilles
Erik Spoelstra cements a place in NBA history after fifth Finals trip


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Many times, Life (God/Love) is a rainbow and we miss it, and can't enjoy it/Him, because we've been programmed to see in terms of black or white.
We have all been programmed to see through these learned/inherited filters, and because we do not stop to question our filters, we in turn bombard each other with the projections of such filters.
Now with the many social media platforms, we can all be teachers, we can all be right, we can all voice out our opinions, we can all be judges of some sort.
But what if we were more interested in being students than teachers? More interested in being loving than being right? More passionate about listening to others than always being the ones being heard? More excited about being a compassionate friend than a self-righteous judge?
Why cant we all agree that what we all want is love? To love and to be loved.
Without the HUMILITY to be able to admit when we are wrong, or when someone else is right, and without the WISDOM to accept that life (God/Love) is not about right or wrong, but about experience, there can't be no growth.
When we experience life/love/God (same thing), we are fulfilling our purpose. There is absolutely no point in us being in this planet without experiencing life/love/God.
The greatest miracles/things that I've seen in this life so far, are things that I can not explain. That a book, science or any person other than God, can't explain. And I've grown to be fine with that..
Don't be afraid to be wrong, or admit that you have no clue about certain things. And don't be so quick to want to always be a teacher or a judge (your value and worth doesn't come from what you do or how much influence or popularity you make think you have with others).
Be a child at heart, a student, a friend, a brother/sister first.
I write this as a brother, as a friend, and as a child learning/remembering love, that's it.
Much love to you, peace!


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HC directs CPI(M), DYFI to pay compensation
JudiciaryFebruary 1, 2006
Kochi, Feb. 1 (PTI): The Kerala High Court today directed the CPI(M) and its youth wing – Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) – to pay a compensation of Rs 10,500 to a man who suffered loss when his textile shop was damaged during a strike called by the organisation.
The direction was issued by a Division Bench, comprising Justice J B Koshy and Justice V Ramkumar, on a writ petition filed by the Merchants Association of Kodungalloor and C K Rajan, seeking compensation for the loss suffered by the latter.
The bench directed that the compensation should be paid within a month, failing which the petitioners could initiate appropriate proceedings including contempt of court.
In view of the High Court's earlier judgement that political parties and organisations who call for strike (hartal) and bandhs and who enforce such calls are liable to pay compensation for the loss suffered by them, "CPI(M) and DYFI 'vicariously' are liable to pay compensation to the petitioners," the court held.
Though both CPI(M) and DYFI denied having made a call for hartal, the bench, however, said there was no reason to disbelieve newspaper reports in this regard.
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