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What is the Ed-U-Care Program?
Official Letters
Jo's Corner
Jo's Poems
Graduate Memories
Strolling Down Memory Lane
End Of Year Memories
Tribute To Little Explorers
Memorial Day – – – Let Us Not Forget
Memorial Day is a special day that has been set aside to honor our American soldiers who died fighting in the service of our country either in battle or as a result of sustained injuries in battle starting with the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom where our brave warriors are presently fighting in Afghanistan.
Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was originally called, was first observed officially on May 28, l868. Flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery while prayers were recited and hymns sung.
After World War I the holiday was extended to include all honored military personnel who died in any war while serving with the US.
In l971 Congress declared Memorial Day to be a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday in May. In December, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed the "National Moment of Remembrance Act," which designates that a moment of silence be respected at 3PM local time on Memorial Day. At 11AM the U.S. Army Military District of Washington conducts a presidential Armed Forces full-honor wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Sometimes Memorial Day is confused with Veterans Day. Veterans Day is the day we set aside to THANK and HONOR ALL the brave and courageous men and women who served honorably in the military, in wartime or peacetime. We thank and show appreciation to all the living veterans for their service along with those who died in action for the unselfish sacrifices and heroism they displayed.
Little Explorers has always been a supporter of our heroic warriors. The children have expressed their love and true feelings for our military through their card writings, drawings, patriotic murals and holiday video shows which were used as both entertainment and recreational therapy to help our military heroes while recuperating at both Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospitals, and over-seas. Last year Little Explorers became involved with sending murals to the USO. The children were overwhelmed each time they received a thank you from the military branches for the kind, loving and patriotic work they displayed in their work and actions. An American flag was flown over Afghanistan for them which we proudly display at Little Explorers. Nothing in life is ever to be taken for granted.
Little Explorers was totally honored when we were notified that the San Francisco 49ers took photos with our murals. Joanne Pasternack, Public Relations, wrote that "they love them!! They were adorable!"
Patriotism and respect for our military and country have to be instilled at a young age. I remember growing up in a family of military war veterans and listening to some of the stories they would share with us surrounding WWII. Military photos were treasured and I remember growing up with an enormous sense of pride and love for my country, America. We were taught how fortunate we were to be born and raised in America and what life was like in other European countries. We never lost sight of the opportunities and freedom that we were born with and should never take for granted!!!!!!
I would like to share a couple of our military murals for you to enjoy and share with your children. If you click into our Photo Gallery you will see many more pictures depicting the pride we share at Little Explorers.
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Moonfall may refer to:

Fiction
 Moonfall (film), a 2022 film by Roland Emmerich
 Moonfall (novel), a 1998 novel by Jack McDevitt
 Moon Fall series, a 2022 novel series by James Rollins
 Operation Moonfall (video game), a fan extension to The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
 Moonfall (videogame), a 1991 computer game released for the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST; see List of space flight simulation games
 "Moon Fall", a fictional weapon from MÄR; see List of MÄR characters

Music
 "Moonfall" (song), a song from the musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)
 "Moonfall" (song), a 2006 song by Marina Prior off the album All I Ask of You (album)
 Moonfall (album), a 2005 album by Sasha Lazard

Other uses
 Moonset, setting (falling) of the Moon in the sky, in a cycle of moonrise and moonfall (moonset), analogue to sunset
 "moon-fall", analogue of landfall, to arrive at a moon, in orbit or a moon landing

See also

 Fallen Moon (disambiguation)
 Falling Moon (disambiguation)
 Moon (disambiguation)
 Fall (disambiguation)

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A PCollection<T> is an immutable collection of values of type T. A PCollection can contain either a bounded or unbounded number of elements. Bounded and unbounded PCollections are produced as the output of PTransforms (including root PTransforms like Read and Create), and can be passed as the inputs of other PTransforms.
Some root transforms produce bounded PCollections and others produce unbounded ones. For example, TextIO.Read reads a static set of files, so it produces a bounded PCollection. PubsubIO.Read, on the other hand, receives a potentially infinite stream of Pubsub messages, so it produces an unbounded PCollection.
Each element in a PCollection may have an associated implicit timestamp. Readers assign timestamps to elements when they create PCollections, and other PTransforms propagate these timestamps from their input to their output. For example, PubsubIO.Read assigns pubsub message timestamps to elements, and TextIO.Read assigns the default value BoundedWindow.TIMESTAMP_MIN_VALUE to elements. User code can explicitly assign timestamps to elements with DoFn.Context.outputWithTimestamp(OutputT, org.joda.time.Instant).
Additionally, a PCollection has an associated WindowFn and each element is assigned to a set of windows. By default, the windowing function is GlobalWindows and all elements are assigned into a single default window. This default can be overridden with the Window PTransform.
See the individual PTransform subclasses for specific information on how they propagate timestamps and windowing.
Like apply(String, PTransform) but defaulting to the name of the PTransform.
Returns the Coder used by this PCollection to encode and decode the values stored in it.
Returns the name of this PCollection.
Returns the WindowingStrategy of this PCollection.
Sets the Coder used by this PCollection to encode and decode the values stored in it.
Sets the PCollection.IsBounded of this PCollection.
Sets the name of this PCollection.
Sets the TypeDescriptor<T> for this PCollection<T>.
Sets the WindowingStrategy of this PCollection.
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Sets the name of this PCollection. Returns this.
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Sets the Coder used by this PCollection to encode and decode the values stored in it. Returns this.
Applies the given PTransform to this input PCollection, using name to identify this specific application of the transform. This name is used in various places, including the monitoring UI, logging, and to stably identify this application node in the job graph.
Sets the TypeDescriptor<T> for this PCollection<T>. This may allow the enclosing PCollectionTuple, PCollectionList, or PTransform<?, PCollection<T>>, etc., to provide more detailed reflective information.
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Phones/Tablets/Mobile Tech
LG V20 Specs And Price Leak Online Ahead Of Official Release
Alexandra Burlacu, Tech Times 06 September 2016, 07:09 am
LG's latest flagship phablet, the LG V20, is about to make its official debut later today, but one last leak reveals the purported specs and pricing beforehand.
The rumor mill is always churning and the highly anticipated LG V20 has leaked on several occasions so far, trying to paint a picture of what to expect. Just a few days ago, the smartphone surfaced in a video, and now it popped up once more ahead of the big unveiling.
The latest leak now comes from a retailer called Overseas Electronics which, despite its name, seems to be based in the United States. It remains to be seen whether the listed specs and pricing are the real deal or are simply based on leaks that surfaced so far, but it nonetheless offers an idea of what could be on the table.
According to the retail listing, the LG V20 will feature a 5.7-inch display with a QHD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor paired with Adreno 530 graphics and 4 GB of RAM, and a hefty 4,000 mAh battery. The LG V20 is expected to sport a secondary display as well, and the latest leak notes that this display will measure 2.1 inches diagonally and have a resolution of 1,040 x 160 pixels.
In terms of software, the new LG V20 will run Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat straight out of the box.
The LG V20 is further expected to have a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front shooter, but this new leak makes no mention of the second rear camera. Previous rumors hinted at a dual rear camera setup with 16- and 8-megapixel rear shooters.
When it comes to pricing, Overseas Electronics lists the dual-SIM LG V20 with a price tag of $799.99 unlocked and even allows users to add the device to their shopping cart and make the purchase. Considering that it's not yet clear just how legitimate this listing is, however, it's highly advisable to wait until the device is official and buy it from trusted retailers.
Nevertheless, the price point sounds quite plausible considering that the LG V20 will hit the scene as a high-end smartphone with advanced specifications.
The LG V20 should formally break cover later today, which means that it will all become clear soon enough. As always, we'll keep you posted as soon as we get the official scoop, so stay tuned. In the meantime, take all leaks with a grain of salt.
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One each of these authentic BR goods wagons from the Graham Farish standard range. Since freight first travelled on the iron road back in the early Victorian era, railway companies had used wooden-bodied vans to carry boxes and crates and packages of all kinds. The goods inside would be protected from the weather outside, and from pilfering by any light-fingered miscreants who might otherwise have been tempted to help themselves to an item or two, while the vans made their leisurely way from A to B with a stop or two along the way. And a century or so later, in the post-war world of the 1950s, this was still pretty much the way things were done. By now the old private companies had been swept away, of course, and the railways of Britain had become British Railways. Wartime damage and neglect had left much of the system in a sorry state, with the rolling stock in desperate need of renewal and replacement. BR lost no time in embarking on a major construction program of every type of goods vehicle imaginable, and amongst these shiny new wagons were a batch of 12-ton vans designed for carrying fruit. The van bodies were made from the austerity era's top luxury material, plywood, and unlike most vans they not only had large ventilators on the ends but also a row of small ventilators low down on the sides. This kept perishable cargo such as fruit nice and cool, although in practice the vans were deployed just as frequently in general traffic as they were in the specialised role for which they were designed.
Fast-forward a decade or thereabouts, to the early 1960s, and the fruit vans were still going strong. But by now BR was looking to the future rather than the past, and building a new generation of goods vehicles for a modern era. To fight off ever-increasing competition from road transport, they had to move freight by rail as quickly and efficiently as they could, and they reckoned that the way ahead was containerisation. No more time-consuming loading and unloading from lorry to wagon and back again, instead the customer just loaded the goods into a shipping container at his premises. The container could then be loaded on and off lorries and railway wagons on its way to its destination without the goods ever being handled at all. Genius! So BR built containers in various shapes and sizes, and flat wagons called 'conflats' to load the containers on to. The wagons carried the bauxite livery denoting vehicles fitted with vacuum brakes, but the containers were painted up in a variety of colour schemes. Our model is of a larger 'BD' type container in the smart grey & yellow 'Speedfreight' livery. For a few years the conflats and the fruit vans would have run alongside each other, until containerisation took over and the old vans were shunted off to the scrapyard. Soon the containers would get much bigger, needing special bogie wagons to carry them, and the old containers and conflats would be gone too, along with the steam locos and the first-generation diesels which had hauled them. But you can recreate the changing world of 1960s freight trains on your layout with our BR Goods Set.


For most people, the neck region is generally the first area to show its true age. For others genetics might take the blame. Fat deposits around your face and neck such as double or triple chins,and "turkey necks" can really take its toll on peoples' appearances. When the skin below your chin begins to slacken, you can develop a "turkey wattle neck" or "turkey neck." For some clients the double chins can happen due to sudden changes in weight resulting in a lack of elasticity of the new loose hanging skin. If you are suffering from turkey necks, band lines, excess fat or excess skin, TMV can help with an affordable neck lift surgery in Thailand that can instantly bring your chin and neck back into their proper shape at a price that you can afford.
It doesn't matter what your genes,age, gravity or mother nature has to say. A neck lift surgery or platysmaplasty can easily correct the problem areas by removing any excess or sagging skin beneath your chin,neck and jaw line. The platysma muscle located in your neck can easily be adjusted and tightened today in Bangkok or Phuket Thailand, eliminating any separations and/or sagging skin.
The least expensive but temporary technique for neck lift surgery is by using Botox. The platysma muscle (vertical bands under chin). Botox Dermal fillers can easily be injected into the platysma muscle to help reduce negative appearance of these undesired bands. This is a very simple and inexpensive solution and can be done in the doctor's office and doesn't requires any anesthesia, allowing you to get right back to normal life in as little as a few hours. This solution is temporary however with results lasting a few months.
During your liposuction procedure, one of our top plastic surgeons in Bangkok or Phuket will use Vaser or BodyTite Lipo to make small incisions directly below your chin to remove any excess fat. Neck Lipo is often perfumed alone but maybe combined with a facelift,lip augmentation, stem cell breast enlargements and nose surgery. If performed on its own, the neck lipo will only take about 1 hour depending on the type of liposuction you choose. The tiny incisions will be closed,stitched and bandaged immediately after treatment. The neck lipo in Thailand will require local or general anesthesia and you should plan on a 5 to 7 day Medical Vacation to allow proper recovery before going back home.
Neck Liposuction for men is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries for men and works really well on small to moderate sized deposits of fat. Men's skin is usually much thicker and much less elastic than woman's necks and therefore it doesn't retract well to its original shape when the fat is removed. Removal of neck fat deposits without repairing the damaged muscles may definitely still leave the dreaded "turkey gobbler" neck bands. The submental neck lift can addresses both issues that only men have to face. The popular submental neck lifts in Thailand can eliminate the fat and repair the muscles to allow for a clean neck and jaw line. Liposuction may be more effective, but older men may likely require a surgical lower facelifts to correct any defects or damage.
The neck Lift is often called cervicoplasty or platysmaplasty. This surgical neck lifts take about 2 to three hours and performed under general anesthesia. The time will vary depending on if you are having the neck lift surgery alone or in conjunction with other cosmetic surgery treatments like: brow lifts, Stem Cell facelifts,Thermage, Ultherapy, skin care or eyelid surgery.


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Apple developing original TV & Movies
Apple announced in August 2017 that it would be spending 1 billion dollars on original content. What shows does it have and when can I get it?
Apple's worldwide video programming division is rumoured to launch a video streaming service in March 2019. Apple has traditionally launched this type of service in the US first with other countries like Australia to follow later. Don't expect the sex and violence of some HBO content as Apple will be careful to avoid controversy.
Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and NBC Universal will bring the anthology series Amazing Stories to Apple. The original show runner for the series was replaced as Apple felt the series was a little dark.
Amazing Stories April 1926 – Volume 1 Number 1
Are you Sleeping?
Based on the novel of the same name by Kathleen Barber it explores people's obsession with true crime stories and the recent popularity in podcasts dedicated to exploring unsolved or controversial cases.
An adaption of a French series, which uses audio but few visuals to tell its story. Apple is partnering with the French network Canal+ on the series and has acquired the rights to the original.
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
An adaptation from a segment on James Corden's late night talk show but without Corden in the drivers seat. Instead it is now or a pair of celebrities in the car. It has been renewed for a second season and the first is currently available for free.
From the creator of Bob's Burgers, Central Park is an animated musical comedy series with Josh Gad and Kristen Bell.
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob is a crime thriller about a father whose teenage son is accused of murder and will star Chris Evans.
A comedy series based on the life of writer Emily Dickinson.
Based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation series of novels and short stories. A sci fi series that explores a coming dark age.
Isaac Asimov's Foundation book – Photo by RA.AZ
A one hour documentary series within an inside look at extraordinary homes.
Little America
A drama series about immigrants by husband and wife team Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon.
Little Voice
10 episode musical drama/comedy series produced by J.J. Abrams.
Losing Earth
A series based on New York Times Magazine series "Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change".
A drama series based on Jin Lee's best-selling novel Pachinko, about multiple generations of Koreans who migrate to Japan.
Planet of the Apps
Apple's first original show was a reality TV show where app developers pitched their ideas for a chance to be mentored by influencers. I say was because it launched last year and will not be renewed for a second season.
Jason Momoa, of Game of Thrones & Aquaman, has been cast in a Sci Fi series set in the future where humans are born blind.
Shantaram
The rights to Gregory David Robert's novel Shantaram has been secured by Apple to develop into a drama series.
Apple is developing a series based on the early life American basketball player Kevin Durant with the involvement of Ron Howard.
Time Bandits
A new series based on Terry Gilliam's fantasy film Time Bandits.
Apple will be unlikely to be making a Lego version 🙂 – Photo by Guy H
Other Untitled Projects
Damien Chazelle of La La Land fame is set to write and direct the first series of a new drama series.
Apple announced in June 2018 a multi year partnership with Oprah Winfrey to create original programs.
A new comedy series by a 30 Rock producer and based on Curtis Sittenfeld's short stories You Think It, I'll Say It.
It's Always Sunny stars Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day are developing a new half hour comedy series for Apple.
Apple and Sesame Workshop have entered a partnership to create multiple children's programs but will not involve the long running Sesame Street.
A morning show drama series starring Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon. Rumours suggest it has been delayed as it was a little too racy for Apple's tastes.
A space drama series that explores a different take on the space race with Ronald D. Moorem, the creator of the reimagined Battelstar Gallactica series.
A drama series based on the life of Hilde Lysiak, a child journalist.
Apple has secured Wolfwalkers, an animated movie made by Cartoon Saloon.
The Elephant Queen, a nature documentary.
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Mark time tracks as "Billable" or "Non-Billable"
When you first navigate to the "Times Explorer" page, you will see a list of pre-configured "Layouts" that display for every user (the screen shot, above, shows pre-configured layouts for an administrator user). You can edit, rename, and/or delete these pre-existing "Layouts" as you choose. If you have already configured your "Times Explorer" page prior to the new "Layouts" feature being introduced, you will see an additional layout added to the list displayed in the above screenshot; "My Layout" will show the "Times Explorer" page as you last customized it before the "Layouts" feature was added.
Note: Pre-configured layouts are created and display per user and depending on the user role that user has when they first visit the Times Explorer page. If a regular user accesses the page but then gets increased permissions (like an administrator, for example) later, the admin-specific pre-configured layouts are not added (but can be created manually by the user).
The "Layout" section is collapsible. By clicking the "<" icon above the "New Layout" link, the list of layouts can be collapsed to give you more real estate on the "Times Explorer" page.
The date range or timeframe of tracked time details currently displaying on the Times Explorer page. The grid pre-loads the defined number of rows into the browser's memory for the quickest response time.
By default, the page displays the tracked time details for the timeframe that you set in Configuration -> Timetracker System Settings. This timeframe is the total number of months prior to the current date. For more information, see "Settings": Timetracker System Settings.
By clicking this link, you can temporarily change the timeframe of displayed tracked time details on the "Times Explorer" page. To learn how an admin can permanently change this, see "Settings":Timetracker System Settings.
IMPORTANT: If you change the "To" or "From" date range on the calendar-picker, you must specifically click on a date within the calendar because the action of changing the month or year automatically de-selects any date from the calendar. Once you select a specific date within the calendar and click "ok", your selected date range will display in the results.
When you click on this button, the "Select Columns to Display" box appears, allowing you to cherry-pick not only columns from the Timetracker database, but also custom columns from your TFS or VSTS project.
For more information, see "Times Explorer": Exporting Time Records.
For more information, see "Times Explorer": Importing Time Records.
For more information, see "Times Explorer" Page: Changing the Timeframe of Displayed Time Records.
When a row is checked, #4, #5, #6, and #7, below, display as options.
This selection only displays when a row or rows are selected/checked. This opens a dialog box that allows you to assign a budget to the checked time records.
By default, each work item inherits the budget assigned to the corresponding iteration. However, you can assign different budgets to a specific work item.
Budget Name: This indicates the name of the budget assigned.
NA: This indicates that there is no budget set for the time record.
Budget name displayed in blue, preceded by an exclamation mark (!): This indicates that the budget assigned to the work item is different than the budget assigned to the iteration of that work item. The work item is not inheriting the budget from the iteration.
(No Budget Set): This criteria displays the work items that are not assigned to any budget.
(Custom Budget per Time): This criteria displays the work items that do not inherit the budget assigned to the iteration. These are the work items to which you have assigned a different budget.
(Inherited): This criteria displays all work items that inherit the budget assigned to the corresponding iteration.
(!<budget_name>): This criteria displays all work items to which you assigned a budget different than the iteration budget. All such custom budget names are listed only if you have assigned them to a work item. For example, !DistributeMe budget is listed only if you have assigned the DistrubuteMe budget to a work item.
For more information, see "Budgets" Page Overview and other articles related to "Budgets".
This selection only displays when a row or rows are selected/checked. You can cherry-pick/select specific tracked time details on the page, click on the "Billable" button, and then choose "Mark as Billable". These specific tracks of time can then be billed to your customer. Alternatively, you can also click this "Billable" button again and choose "Mark as Unbillable".
Once selected and marked as "Billable", the billable hours data is then available when you create reports via the "Times Explorer" export, "Budgets" export, and the Reporting API export process.
On the "Time" tab of the work item form, under "Work Item", an ( ) icon displays next to "Hours" tracked on that work item.


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BLACKSTARKIDS, PTV and Wednesday are our tracks of the week
Welcome to Sound Station, where we're highlighting the best new tracks that came out this week. Head into the weekend with songs from BLACKSTARKIDS and more.
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Holy Wars drop "SUCK IT UP" featuring Dana Dentata, announce debut album
Holy Wars have released a new video for their latest single "SUCK IT UP" featuring Dana Dentata. Alternative Press is giving you the first look. Additionally, the band have announced their debut album, EAT IT UP SPIT IT OUT, which drops April 29. Read more...
Bad Suns play an unforgettable secret show in Los Angeles—live review
On Tuesday at a secret location, tucked away in the hills of Los Angeles, Bad Suns performed an intimate set for a select group of their die-hard fans and industry peers in celebration of their fourth studio album, Apocalypse Whenever. The event was organized and presented by Rock Night Out, Epitaph Records and Alternative Press. Addition...
Holy Wars detail the making of their new synth-heavy single "GET MINE"
Holy Wars have released a new music video for their latest single "GET MINE." The new track is just a taste of what is to come from their highly anticipated debut full-length, EAT IT UP/SPIT IT OUT, which drops in early 2022. Read more: Fall Out Boy release 'Evening Out With Your Girlfriend' for streaming Holy Wars are the project of Kat Leon (vocals) and Nick Perez (guitar/production). The group
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Hear Ataris, Kill Hannah and more team up for a pandemic benefit track
Acclaimed producer Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) and artist Brandon Zano were feeling the pandemic depression hard. So they wrote "It's Gonna Be OK," a melodic mantra that aims to calm people coping with what may be the world's "new normal." The duo invited members of ...
Jason Pettigrew
Dropkick Murphys announce tour dates and other news you might have missed today
Angel Du$t share two new singles—plus, don't miss Ryan Knight's song from his solo project. Check out the news you might have missed today below! 1. grandson shares new live music video In response to a chronic slew of mass shootings in America, grandson shared a new video for "Thoughts & Prayers." The video was shot at an ...
Maria Serra
Stand Atlantic drop single and other news you might have missed today
Holy Wars drop new single—plus, All Time Low released a new Green Room Session covering "Drugs & Candy." Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Ultra Music Festival gets evicted by the City of Miami 1. Stand Atlantic relea...
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The Messenger® defies its compact size - at 24" wide and a mere 24.5lbs, it's easier to maneuver than your average briefcase - projecting the power to easily captivate a conference room. Travelers will love its featherweight portability and completely self-contained design. This convenient PA companion also sets up in seconds and includes ample storage space to secure your microphone and accessories.
Best of all, from shareholder and staff meetings to press conferences and after-hours entertaining, the Messenger is every bit as flexible as it is portable. And with exclusive Peavey audio technologies built in, you can make full use of its 100 watts and stunningly clear sound with the confidence of Peavey's legacy of innovation behind you.
5-band EQ with FLS® (Feedback Locating System) • Split Track MIXTM with independent and master volume controls and 3-band EQ • Storage space for mic and cables • Lid lifts up to be used as a lectern • Complete "Super Portable" PA system includes two speakers, 100 watt, 5-channel mixer/amplifier, PV®i 100 microphone, XLR microphone cable and two 15' speaker wires.


What were the thoughts of our parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and ancestors when they were giving gifts? Did holidays always equate to giving someone, something? For some reason, I feel we have lost a bit of the magic that comes with the act of giving a gift.
I was watching a TV show recently where the boyfriend interviewed said he did not want to do anything fancy when proposing as each following year, more would be expected.
There are other instances where women are upset at the size of their engagement ring because it is not of a particular size or loved ones receiving the "wrong" gift and putting on a fake smile to please the other.
But what is gift giving anyway? What is the point of gifting someone? As this commercial shares, depending on our intentions, it can be a life-altering moment. Something humble or grand, yet meaningful. It doesn't have to be big, doesn't have to be glamorous, doesn't have to be the latest, but to be from the heart.
I remember laughing when my mom said to me one year near her birthday, "If you are planning to buy me something for my birthday, ask me. Let me know what you are thinking and I'll let you know if I want it. There is only so much space in our house and the last thing I need is something I can't use or want." Hilarious! And love how straight up she can be. Gangster.
But it got me thinking — that's true. We have so much stuff in our lives, so much stuff outside of our lives, and find ourselves getting stuff to figure out how to use the stuff we have too much of. I'm not saying we have to all go completely monk-style, but believe there is a need to reevaluate.
They say a consumer has the dollar power to shift what and how things are created, but perhaps we can also include why we decide to give — is it for our benefit to feel good about ourselves or is it about creating, giving, enhancing happiness in the life of another. Gifting, after all, is another language of love.


IO Interloper is a desktop-based corporate espionage hacking game. Your goal is to infiltrate an office building and steal valuable company secrets -- all from behind a computer terminal thousands of miles away. Fly drones, peer through security cameras, invade secure databases, and log out without a trace. Your clients are depending on you.
Make a name for yourself in the world of corporate espionage. Hack into corporate networks to control everything from a robot vacuum to the sprinkler system. Switch your perspective and look into the real world by accessing live security feeds.
IO Interloper began as a project for an experimental game design course at RPI and is currently being expanded beyond the single level created for the class. It was one of a handful of games chosen for display at RPI's booth at GDC 2018, and one of the nominees for IGF 2018's Best Student Game.
Every device can be used in a unique way, whether you're redirecting a race car or piloting a drone. New environments bring new challenges, and you can navigate them however you like.
Take a look at some of the gameplay above!


What should I consider before I start renovating?
Renovations require thorough and meticulous planning. Before you start, it is crucial to identify the features and additions that you require. Careful planning will help develop a realistic understanding of the work to be done and the costs involved.
Do I need approvals before I renovate? Who should I approach?
Interior renovations do not require approvals. However, for renovations that involve changes to the existing structures (eg. extensions), approvals are required from architects and/or engineers and the local town council.
Is there a need to engage an architect or interior designer?
Depending on the scope of work and design, you might need to hire qualified professionals such as architects, interior designers and contractors to help you design a plan to best meet your existing and future needs.
How long would a renovation take?
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On it I discovered that one hour is long enough to go to Westfield, do some (very minimal) shopping and still have time for Pret soup of the day and a chocolate brownie.
I shall rather miss my 35 minute commute next week, when the long treck back to Camden once again ensues. But the I figure, the week after that I shall be missing my Camden-travels and the tales that go with it.
You can never win really.
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Lithium and sodium sulfur batteries will be used for the first time in new territories, after NEC ES and NGK inked deals to deliver projects to an island archipelago in Brazil and in Dubai respectively.
ESS Inc, US maker of the only flow battery that uses a battery chemistry based on iron and saltwater electrolytes, is making its first incursion into the Brazilian energy storage market.
Multinational utility Engie will install a 1MW / 4MWh Eos Energy Storage zinc hybrid cathode battery system in Brazil and is expected to "exercise the system to its operational boundaries".
Around 90 companies, including EDF, Enel and Engie, have expressed interest in financing and implementing research and development (R&D) projects relating to energy storage integration in Brazil, according the country's energy regulator ANEEL.
Brazil's energy agency ANEEL has approved the creation of a strategic report on how to integrate energy storage systems into wind and solar applications in the country.


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In 2020 EEF made an investment of $ 181,262.00 in fifteen participants in the Chicago Teacher Residency class of 2020 program of The Academy for Urban School Leadership. These fifteen participants are now teaching high-needs students in high-needs Chicago Public Schools.
The participants received funding essential to their participation in the program. In September 2020 the residents were hired as CPS Step 1 Lane 2 teachers. In 2020-2021 they will earn CTU scale, $60,075.00/ year, plus benefits.
The EEF will reinvest participant Income sharing obligations into more student investments.
Our community gains highly trained diverse teachers who are prepared to effectively teach for the long haul in schools where the need is great.
In May of 2021 EEF purchased its second portfolio of ISAs. The second portfolio consists of 20 ISAs from members of the CTR class of 2021. EEF paid $ 298,032.00 The class of 2021 CTRs will started teaching in CPS in September of 2021 as Step 1 Lane 2 teachers.
May 2022: EEF completed the $233,737 funding for its third class of future K-12 educators. The Chicago Teacher Residency class of 2022 includes 16 residents that utilized funding from Education Equity to help meet the cost of living while participating in the year-long joint Master's Degree and clinical training program.
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Franc D'Ambrosio's "Christmas in New York"
The Bay Club
Port Ludlow, WA
This concert is sold out. A wait list is maintained at 360-437-2208.
Affectionately known as "The Iron Man of The Mask," Franc D'Ambrosio retained the title as the "World's Longest Running Phantom" for a decade. Joining the ranks of a handful of Phantom alumni to successfully cross over to solo careers, he has toured continuously for 11 years and performed recently as a special music guest at ice shows in Brazil and Mexico.
Now in its 25th season, Port Ludlow Performing Arts celebrates the holidays with its annual Sunday matinee concert preceded by a complimentary wassail party at 3:00 p.m. The Bay Club auditorium will be beautifully decorated in its holiday finery.
Making his third appearance in Port Ludlow, Mr. D'Ambrosio's "Christmas in New York," with piano accompaniment, will begin at 4:00 p.m. The show is a joyous celebration of the magic of the holiday season filled with seasonal pop standards from the Great American Songbook and other favorites, including "We Need A Little Christmas" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Familiar carols, the beloved "Ave Maria" and "O Holy Night" round out the program.
While D'Ambrosio was singing in the chorus of his first Broadway show early in his career, he was cast by Francis Ford Coppola as the perfect Anthony Corleone, the opera-singing son of Al Pacino in Coppola's seven-time Academy Award nominated film "Godfather III." He had the honor of singing the Academy Award winning theme song, "Speak Softly Love" (Brucia la Terra) both in the film and on the original motion picture soundtrack. D'Ambrosio's performance so impressed the late Luciano Pavarotti that the legendary tenor invited him to study with him one summer.
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San Marcos and Galveston police arrested a 24-year old fugitive and recovered a 14-year-old runaway at a San Marcos hotel early Sunday morning.
Jailed at the Hays County Law Enforcement Center is Kevin Allen Richter, 24. He was charged with sexual assault of a child, a second degree felony, and harboring a runaway, a class A misdemeanor.
Richter was also arrested on felony warrants for theft under $100,000, a second degree felony, issued in Galveston County, and forgery, a state jail felony, issued in Chambers County. He is being held under a total of $112,000 bond on the various charges.
A tip that a suspect wanted in Galveston County was staying at the LaQuinta Hotel at 1619 North I-35 led Galveston police detectives and San Marcos police to make the arrest around 2:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.
A 14-year old runaway was found at the hotel with Richter. She has been returned to her family and is reported to be in good condition, police said.
A vehicle reported stolen in Gonzales, Texas was also recovered at the hotel. Police are continuing their investigation and may file additional charges against Richter.


I've heard discussion of using a token, or something else, on the bottom of your landing pages to mark the year in your copyright. That way, when the new year beings, you don't always need to create a new template, or update existing templates, and then re-approve all of the pages. Seems like a great idea but unfortunately I can't figure out how to do it. I feel like there's an easy solution, I'm just missing but any assistance you could give me, would be greatly appreciated!
Sorry, to clarify, if you replace your copyright year with that script in the template, it should automatically populate the current year.
Dory's method seems the best since it sounds like you do it once and your done. Just wanted to let you know that I'm pretty sure the solution you were thinking of was to use a snippet. Then all you would need to do is change the snippet every year and save it with the "no draft" option.


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At Long Last, Sevco Is Facing Enforced Austerity As UEFA FFP Regulations Loom On Their Horizon.
Date: 2nd March 2020 at 6:44pm
The best article of 2020 so far – and what I'm sure will make the top ten for the year as it unfolds – was published on Celtic Quick News last week.
It is a storming piece, the sort that ought to be saved, bookmarked, shared and used as a reference point for a long time to come.
It dissected the financial situation at Ibrox in forensic detail, and in particular as that situation relates to UEFA and Financial Fair Play. There will not be a better article written on that subject until Europe's governing body imposes sanctions on the Ibrox club.
Trimmed down to its basics, that article points out that Sevco has gilded the lily on FFP about as much as UEFA's regulations will allow them to. The debt-to-equity switcheroo was a one shot deal and the club has now played that card.
In spite of this, they are still several million pounds over the licensing line. The SFA will be aware of that. So will UEFA.
As Paul67 points out, there will not be any sudden ban from Europe. What UEFA will do instead is make a demand that Sevco moves towards "breaking even". This means cutting. It means reducing their spending. It means that the £10 million "investments" in the team over the last two summers are over with. It means that, finally, the cupboard at Ibrox is bare.
It's clear that King knows this full well, and it's one of the reasons why he wants out. Mark Allan was sacked for failing to drum up interest in their dreck last season; his replacement is already being primed for offloading top players in the summer.
Amusingly, this is why the unravelling of Morelos is so damaging to them. As self-inflicted wounds go this one is a beauty. They fed his ego, making him unmanageable. They inflated his price tag, making him unsellable. Now, with it all crashing down, his stock is plummeting and the club has very little hope of getting even modest money for the player.
On top of that, Barasic is angling for a move and neither he nor his agents will accept the club pricing interested parties out of a deal. This is the downside of their stupid insistence on getting Celtic style cash for their players who simply aren't worth that outlay.
So if player sales look unlikely to bring in cash, where can Sevco turn for it? The short answer is nowhere at all. Because Paul67 also elaborates on what it means for the club to have crossed the FFP threshold, and I've been telling folk this for years, whenever there is talk about Murray coming back or the mystery "investors" from beyond these shores.
It means that even if such people existed and were willing to deposit tens of millions in the Ibrox bank account that the club would not be allowed to spend the money if it meant accruing more losses. UEFA FFP regulations exist specifically to prohibit this, and Manchester City's current troubles have come about because they tried to get around those regulations via massive "sponsorship deals". That is a path entirely closed to the Ibrox board now too.
In short, the fantasy that Sevco fans cling to is a non-starter even if it had some basis in reality. Nobody is going to sink tens of millions into their bottomless pit, and even if someone were so inclined UEFA will never allow them to benefit from it.
Austerity is finally coming to Ibrox, years after the club was first established out of the wreckage of OldCo Rangers. It will be forced on them from Europe, which we all thought was probably the most likely outcome, as the SFA were never going to do it.
Tomorrow I'll write about why Ibrox is facing a confluence of events which casts the future of the club into doubt. But for now, well done to Paul67 for his excellent piece.
You can read it right here.


Previously filming two dramas at the same time, Jeannie Chan (陳瀅) said she fell ill and cried due to the lack of sleep and stress from filming. But now that her part in ICAC Investigators <廉政行動> is done, she feels a little better and can focus on filming Golden Crime <黃金有罪>. The new TVB drama stars Eddie Cheung (張兆輝), Edwin Siu (蕭正楠), Tony Hung (洪永城), Elaine Yiu (姚子羚), and Yoyo Chen (陳自瑤).
She also could not visit her grandma in Guangzhou to celebrate Winter Solstice, so it was a very stressful period. But Jeannie felt a lot better after she cried, and gaining the comfort and support from her friends, she motivated herself by saying the hard work will pay off later. Passionate about acting, Jeannie thinks it's a good experience and may challenge her stamina by going 60 hours without sleep.
I don't see Jeannie Chan lasting in ebiz, to be honest. Not that she's a bad actress or anything, but I think this field is too hectic for her pace of life. I see her going the way Linda Chung did.
Not a fan of her but if she wants to succeed, she's got to tough it out. Gain the recognition in HK and then follow the path of all the TVB ladies that have left.
@mike Not no sleep for 48 hours. That's inhuman. She can reject roles but she's up and coming and like being forced to entertain rich guys and sitting at tables so to speak, she can't say no.


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Johnese Spisso, CEO of UCLA Hospital System, on raising the bar
Johnese Spisso has devoted her career to building world-class health care organizations.
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After more than two decades working to build University of Washington Medicine into the premier health system in the Pacific Northwest, it was a tough choice for Johnese Spisso to uproot and move 1,000 miles south to take the reins as president of UCLA Health and CEO of UCLA Hospital System. "I am definitely not someone who job hops," she says. "I get so connected to the mission of the organization, it becomes a passion. Truly, the only place I would have left for was UCLA."
Spisso arrived from Seattle, Washington, last February to oversee the operations of UCLA's hospitals and clinics. She brings with her a national reputation and more than 30 years of leadership experience in academic health care — 22 years at UW Medicine in progressive leadership positions, with the past eight years serving in the top role as chief health system officer and vice president for medical affairs. Prior to UW Medicine, she worked for 12 years at UC Davis Medical Center, where she directed critical care; trauma, burn and emergency services; and the Life Flight Air-Medical Program. Spisso has a master's degree in health care administration and public administration from the University of San Francisco.
Before moving into leadership roles, Spisso worked as a registered nurse in critical care. "My background in nursing and patient care has served me well throughout my career in administration and leadership," she says. "It has given me the perspective to understand the full continuum of care and the needs of the patient, as well as the needs of care providers so they can best serve patients."
She talked with U Magazine editor David Greenwald about the opportunities ahead for UCLA Health and her vision for the future.
What makes this the right time for you to leave an institution you have spent nearly a quarter-century working to build and come to UCLA?
My excitement about coming to UCLA is not just because of where UCLA Health is now, but because of where it is going in the future. The level of support that UCLA has in the Los Angeles community is remarkable, and that creates real opportunities for us to be leaders — locally, nationally and internationally — in transforming care for our communities. Today, consumers expect value-driven health care. The innovation and leadership that UCLA has shown in using evidence-based medicine to cure diseases and identify new ways to treat injury and illness put us in a leadership role. It also is a time when we are seeing changes in the health care marketplace, changes that are happening faster than they ever have before. We are seeing provider networks narrow and many different types of affiliations and collaborations taking place. With the expansion of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, we are seeing many more patients coming to us for the first time for healthcare. It is really a remarkable and exciting time to be in health care.
How does that affect UCLA's approach to health care delivery?
Our goal is to deliver on the triple aim of better access to care, better population health and more affordable health care. To address this goal, UCLA is taking steps like expanding access into communities, opening clinics closer to where patients live so that we can affect the health outcomes of a group of individuals, what is known as population health, in a more meaningful and affordable way. We now have more than 160 outpatient locations throughout the Southern California region, which enable us to provide prompt access to care and really to begin to influence the health of these communities. In addition, UCLA Health partners with many other community organizations to expand access for underserved patients. For example, we provide physician staffing for the Venice Family Clinic that provides care to more than 10,000 individuals.
What larger opportunities does that present?
They are multifold. Our mission as a leading academic health system is to provide high-quality, value-added health care, complete the bench-to-bedside translation of our research efforts and to train the next generations of health care professionals. UCLA Health is well-positioned to lead the way in advances and the transformation of the health care-delivery system to make health care accessible for all, in convenient locations. Our ability to deliver on our vision of healing humankind, one patient at a time, by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness is what makes patients and families choose us for care. Going forward, we continue our efforts to make health care more affordable and eliminate inefficiency and waste, while improving the experiences and outcomes for our patients and families.
UCLA's presence in communities throughout the region is increasing. What is behind this expansion?
This really is part of a nationwide movement. As we progress toward population health and away from what used to be a very siloed model of health care in which people came in only when they were sick, expanding in the community allows us to deliver preventive health care close to people's homes in an affordable and accessible way. At the same time, as we enter areas where there are opportunities to serve the community better, we continue to work with a variety of community agencies to broaden the scope of services we can provide. At the Venice Family Clinic, for example, we provide medical staff to help care for more than 10,000 residents who are among the most vulnerable populations in Los Angeles. Our work in settings like the Venice Family Clinic also enables us not only to provide care, but also to study innovations to remove barriers in access to care for underserved populations. As we work with organizations in the community to promote wellness to help populations stay healthy, we also are looking at how we can become more involved in such areas as food and nutrition services, so we have a whole portfolio of activities that we provide and partners with whom we work to help make these improvements a reality.
Over the past several years, UCLA has become a national leader in evolving a culture of patient-centered care. Do you see ways to elevate that culture to another level?
Much of our effort has been focused on leadership and staff training, about what we need to do to make the patient experience better. As our culture evolves further, we are looking more at patient empowerment — listening and learning from the voice of the patient. So now, we are creating advisory councils that include patients and members of their families, as well as physicians and leaders. Sometimes, as health care providers, we think we know what is best, but, really, it is the people who are using our services 24/7 who recognize how we can improve. Groups like advisory councils can provide us with the best information about what goes right and also about what goes wrong and where we can make improvements. They can identify the hurdles that patients feel are barriers to efficient care. We learn a great deal from when things don't go exactly as we would have liked, and we don't meet a patient's expectations.
The strategies we are using for patient empowerment are even more important as we move more into population health, and we ask patients and their families to be accountable and to be partners with us for their own health care. As the public becomes more educated about health care and such things as quality and safety, consumers are asking different questions. As we enter into the realm of price transparency, they will be focusing more on cost and value. That is driving us to look closely at our systems and at how we can take out waste and inefficiencies, while providing care in an environment that is error-free. We are moving toward an approach, I think, that will be very similar to what the airline industry did years ago, building an infrastructure that supports quality and safety, one that ensures we are training our staff at every level to report any near-misses, any errors in the system that they feel lead to undesired events for patients. We want to have a culture in which staff members who identify an issue are not blamed or punished for doing so. We know from studying events and errors in health care that the process of errors begins at a very basic level, and it snowballs if no one says, "Stop." We also want a culture in which patients and their families are empowered to speak up if they observe something that causes them concern.
Read the rest of this conversation in U Magazine's summer 2016 issue. U Magazine is a publication of UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine.


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Chinese investors waiting to snap up Australian property once travel restrictions are lifted
Henry ThomasMay 4, 2020
Chinese property investors are lying in wait to snap up cheap real estate deals in Australia once coronavirus travel restrictions are lifted
Chinese property investors are lying in wait to snap up cheap real estate deals in Australia when coronavirus travel restrictions are lifted.
Chinese real estate firm Juwai IQI said they expected foreign buyers to Australia's capital city markets where prices are expected to stagnate or fall.
New data from the property portal showed that while inquiries from China are down 14 per cent, demand from local buyers has fallen even further, The Australian reported.
We still have strong demand from Chinese buyers for Australian property, but getting them to the transaction is harder than normal at the moment, the company's executive chairman Georg Chmiel said.
Australia, so far at least, has managed the pandemic well and looks even more appealing to foreign buyers than in the past. Marketers in China are already using Australia's good performance to persuade parents of children who have been studying in the U.S. and the UK to look at Australia instead, Georg said.
Under foreign investment regulations buyers from overseas are only permitted to buy new dwellings.
But with Australia already facing an oversupply in off-the-plan apartments, Core Logic's latest figures suggest Sydney and Melbourne are at 'higher risk' of a significant downturn.
And given that migration is all but non-existent at the moment with travel bans and border closures in place, it's likely vacancy rates will continue to shoot up in 2020 causing real estate prices to sink.
Auction clearance rates have halved from 76.6 per cent in the week ending March 1, to 33.8 per cent in the week to April 19.
This is partly due to the shutdown of in-person auctions on March 24 and the closure of Australia's border to Chinese travellers which was enacted on February 1.
But on Saturday May 9 the restrictions on in-person auctions will be eased in New South Wales and a number of other states, while staying in place in Victoria.
Although rental yields are tipped to be lower as the crisis rolls on, China expert Professor James Laurenceson said cashed-up property investors are likely to maintain an interest in Australian apartments.
Traditionally they have focused on the big capital cities, so it would be Sydney and Melbourne with the Gold Coast a close third, he told Daily Mail Australia.
Professor Laurenceson, the acting director of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology, Sydney, said the Chinese economy would also better withstand COVID-19 – giving its citizens more money to spend abroad.
Despite the coronavirus shock to the Chinese economy, its wealth hasn't disappeared, he said. There's been no property price collapse in China and property is one common form of asset for Chinese households.
While the influx in capital from international investors could be a good thing which may help drive Australia's economy through the coronavirus crisis, some Australian politicians have sounded the alarm and warned the government body charged with approving foreign takeovers to be vigilant.
Federal Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie said the Foreign Investment Review Board needs to 'keep its guard up'.
We've taken some big economic hits and we need to protect ourselves from predatory behaviour, he told Daily Mail Australia.
Authoritarian states will be looking to snap up distressed businesses and assets, particularly ones that are critical to global supply chains — like aviation and cargo freight, the member for Canning said.
But when it comes to the real estate sector, some economic experts say the threat posed by China is over-hyped.
Martin North, the Principal economist at Digital Finance Analytics, told Daily Mail Australia on Monday there is no evidence to suggest there will be a surge in Chinese property investment when travel restrictions are eased.
There have been a lot of events and fairs to try and attract Chinese buyers back into the Australian market, that is quite clear, he said. That is because the local market [in Australia] is quite weak, there are apartments that have already been built but haven't sold yet.
But the economic base in China is not that strong and the Chinese economy, and households, are struggling themselves post COVID-19 and the debt numbers in China are a lot higher than they were, he said.
North says the authoritarian regime will also look to make it much harder for investors to get money out of China.
China has had issues with too much money flowing out of the country so they are trying to get people to invest in China rather than internationally, he said.
Henry Thomas May 4, 2020
U.K. prime country house market faces tough future in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak
UK property market on away to phased return
People moving out of Sydney and to regional areas amid Covid
Henry ThomasDecember 31, 2020
Countrywide accepts £130m takeover offer from Connells
Stenprop sells Berlin property for £27.93 million
Rich expats drive Australian property prices to record highs
UK landlords concerned about impact of Brexit on foreign buyers
House prices in London to bottom out by the end of 2020
Renfrewshire property prices continue to rise
Wide ranging Scottish commercial properties up for sale
London property market picking up steadily as lockdown eases


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Though the crisis within the corruption ridden BJP state government is nothing new, the land de-notification scam involving hundreds of crores worth of land being distributed to kith and kin of none other than the Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is of Pokhran proportions. It is definitely shameful on the part of the BJP (the party with a difference), which used to swear by the the name of discipline, patriotism and culture, has time & again proved that it is as corrupt (if not more) like the rest of the political parties in the country. It should instead call itself as the party that stands for chaos, nepotism, corruption, parochialism and of course not to forget its penchant for communalism.
The criticism of the BJP does in no way white wash the predecessors who were in charge of the administration in Karnataka, be it Dewe Gowda & sons Janata Dal (Secular) or the Congress, they are all nose deep in corruption. In fact it is the very same neo -liberal policies of these governments in the past that people of this state has time & again rejected them in election after election. Of course corruption is not merely a moral fall of the individual, but reflects underlying social & economic structures of the society especially in neo-colonial countries like India with co-existence of corporate forms of corruption with bureaucratic & petty bourgeois interests & the feudal power that still holds sway in the countryside.
It is only now that the entire rut is coming to open, thanks (though reluctantly) to the competing TV channels who have shown this "reality show" frame by frame to boost their own TRP rates. The issue of scams & corruption has rocked the state govt. ever since its inception from 2008, but in no way has this dented its appetite to loot the state resources.
As many as 3 ministers had to resign on charges of corruption & cases are still pending against many others including the infamous Reddy Brothers (BJP MLA's & mine owners from the iron ore belt district of Bellary). The issue of corruption came to its head as recently as June of this year when the Lokayukta (ombudsman) chief Santosh Hegde resigned (but later retracted) over the inaction of the govt. against the mining owners of Bellary over alleged irregularities involving crores of rupees.
But nothing can be compared to the drama that was enacted last month in the Karnataka assembly when the entire political system was brought to shame by the open use of money power by all the 3 parties to engineer defections from other parties to grab state power at any cost. The political opportunism of the so called representatives of the people especially the 'resort politics' (keeping legislators in luxury resorts in order to protect them (!) from being poached by rival groups) that was indulged by the rebel leaders, the oppositional parties & the BJP has clearly brought into question whether it is the law of democracy or law of the jungle that is prevailing in the state politics of Karnataka.
What is happening in Karnataka is not new and not restricted to only that state in India. In fact there is nothing to choose among the various players in the name of political parties who have mis-governed this country for the last 63 years. They have made a mockery of the parliamentary democratic model, the corruption is not just the huge amounts of money involved, but the corruption of principles, corruption of the faith that people repose in this system. Not a single structure on which the parliamentary democracy is built on is free from corruption, be it the executive, elected bodies , judiciary or the press and media not a single institution is free from the malaise of corruption. What do we do? How to fight back? How to reclaim democracy? What is to be done?
The 'democracy of the damned' is flourishing, CWG swindle & 2G spectrum scam at the centre, Adarsh Housing Society scandal in Maharashtra, and the series of scams in Karnataka, corruption is kicking in the most populous "democracy" of the world, kudos to the Indian breed of politicians they have made Asif Zardari, Imelda Marcos and scores of others internationally notorious for corruption look like a dwarfs. Time and again it is proved that there is a dire necessity to reclaim democracy and its institutions from these corrupt millionaire politicians to the millions of poor.
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Family Ties: A Contrast Between The First Christian Families And The Roman Family Environment
By Marc Zeisloft | April 30, 1996
Confronted with the breakdown of the traditional family, we as Christians wonder how to minister to people in non-traditional family structures, and we also wonder what standards we should uphold in our own families.
The Christian Family in Changing Times
By Carol J. Zechlin | June 04, 2002
"Perhaps it's time to rethink the evangelical sound byte we call the Christian family," says Robert M. Hicks in The Christian Family in Changing Times.
The Unity of Creation
By Allison J. Young | June 05, 2007
If God's design for male-female relationships was unity and interdependence, and if hierarchy in relationships came as a result of sin, perhaps we need to reevaluate teachings on male "headship" in marriage today.
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: 1 Timothy 2:11-15
By Allison J. Young | July 29, 2007
A brief summary of an egalitarian approach to 1 Timothy 2:11-15.
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: Ephesians 5:18-33
A brief summary of an egalitarian approach to Ephesians 5:18-33.
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
A brief summary of an egalitarian approach to 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: Genesis 1-3
A brief summary of an egalitarian approach to Genesis 1-3.
In Likeness and Unity: Debunking the Creation Order Fallacy
By Allison J. Young | April 30, 2009
The creation accounts in Genesis 1–2 are beautiful accounts of the interdependence of man and woman and the unity and partnership that they share.
Does Genesis 1-3 Teach Hierarchy?
By Allison J. Young | October 28, 2009
Adam calling Eve "woman" does not indicate Adam's authority over her; rather, it is an expression of the similarities that they share, as Adam exclaims "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called woman, for out of man this one was taken" (Gen. 2:23).
To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
By Allen Yeh | July 19, 2015
If William Carey was the "father" of modern missions, was there a "mother?" Certainly, many prominent women have made their mark. Lottie Moon is considered the patron saint of Southern Baptist missions. Ann Judson was every bit as capable a missionary as her husband Adoniram.


Attendance: See sign in sheet.
Brandon Beeter called the meeting to order at 1:04 pm.
has a couple of things to talk about. Deb wants to discuss the schedule and a couple of other things.
Inside barrier of the race track.
Huettl said to make money.
website is changing also. We would like to see more interaction with the fans/drivers and sponsors.
everything and see what resources we have and how effectively to use them.
them to kids also. She would like to have activities for the racers as well.
would like to watch her husband race who is in Arizona right now. Fans are going to come if they can.
it beneficial for all of us. Someone will do Facebook live if DarnTV doesn't broadcast the races.
with Nodak. Where is the money going? Gain back some fans? They may come back with wow factor.
How can DarnTV become asset to Nodak? Some people find it more convenient at home. M&S prices.
best attendance. We don't know what freebie attendance is. Adam is changing the ticketing system.
go to the races? Maybe make a deal with the bars. Someone far away shouldn't have to pay that much.
It may make them upset. If we raise it to much we may lose people.
it. We are the last track of the week so everything is magnified.
problem. Need to find a happy medium.
for DarnTV? Yes. We will make a contract for DarnTV. DarnTV owns the video rights for the race track.
Percent of DarnTV is maybe an option.
We use to have vendors in the middle of the track 15 years ago. They use to pay a flat fee to be there.
Do we want to go this way again?
Start time. Did 6:00 hurt or help? Its fine in May but not in June and July. Is two start times confusing?
the races everyone puts things away so there is nothing to see. Its late also. How cleat the pits out?
races. Lindsay Lawson said make it special and don't do it every night.
Robby said we are looking to buy a bus for the track also.
with that. They want a show.
There has always been a time limit. 6:00 allows for the unforseen. 7:00 doesn't have much of a buffer.
grandstand is always worse in August.
we want them all connected. What kind of tires? Some get so hard they rip off an oil pan.
berm. Berm won't cost us anything. Tires we could make work for us.
with car registration? We are seeing what everyone thinks about it. Are we doing away with plus one?
want to raise pit fees.
allowed? It needs to be okayed with M & S.
things. We need adults in the stands. Want all cars to track. Bring cards to track also.
2005. Those are illegal this year. We have to enforce it.
now. New process will be on the website and on Facebook shortly. There is still a fan vote.
Adam is changing from a Nodak employee to a contractor now.
Isaac Sondrol made a motion to adjourn. Steve Pierce seconded.
Meeting adjourned at 3:23 pm.


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Q: unordered configuration space of pointed space Let $(X,*)$ be a pointed topological space.
Let $F(X,k)=\{(x_1,\cdots,x_k)\in X^k\mid \forall i\neq j: x_i\neq x_j, \}$.
Let $F(X,k)/S_k$ be the $k$-th unordered configuration space.
Is there an inclusion $F(X,k)/S_k\to F(X,k+1)/S_{k+1}$ for each $k\geq 1$?
Note that $[x_1,\cdots,x_k]\mapsto [x_1,\cdots,x_k,*]$ is not well-defined.
This is true when $X=\mathbb{R}^n$. I want to try $X=S^n, \mathbb{R}P^n,\mathbb{C}P^n$...
Is there other way?

A: With your definitions, assuming you mean the configuration space of distinct points, and that the inclusions need to be compatible with the actual locations of the points in some way, there is not such a map for homotopy reasons.
I will write $C(X,k)$ for the unordered configuration space.
Let $X$ be the circle $S^1$. Then $F(X,k)$ is homotopy equivalent to a union of $(k-1)!$ copies of the circle, and $C(X,k)$ is a single circle. The quotient map to $F(X,k)$ is a covering map of degree $k!$; each component of $F(X,k)$ is maps to $C(X,k)$ with degree $k$.
There is an inclusion $C(X,1)$ to $C(X,k)$ for each $k$; it's easy to construct it explicitly, and it is a map of degree $k$ as a map from one circle to another.
There is not, however, a map from $C(X,2)$ to $C(X,3)$ that is compatible with the point positions. Such a map would have to be a covering map of "degree $3/2$", which is impossible.

I got a request for some more details on the reasoning. $F(S^1,k)$ breaks into connected components according to the cyclic ordering of the $k$ points $x_1,\dots,x_k$. There are $(k-1)!$ different cyclic orderings of $k$ points, giving the $(k-1)!$ connected components. On each component, we can take the position of $x_1$ as one of the coordinates, and then keep track of the successive differences between adjacent points (in the cyclic order) as the remaining coordinates. The successive differences are a choice of $k-1$ positive reals whose sum is less than one, which is a $(k-1)$-dimensional simplex. Thus this component of $F(S^1,k)$ is homeomorphic to a circle cross a simplex, which is homotopy equivalent to a circle, as claimed.
To find $C(S^1,k)$, we take the quotient of $F(S^1,k)$ by the symmetric group $S_k$. Some of the permutations will identify the different components of $F(S^1,k)$, but there is also a $k$-cycle in the given cyclic order, which takes that component to itself. As a result, $C(S^1,k)$ is connected, and is homeomorphic to a non-trivial simplex bundle over $S^1$. (For instance, $C(S^1,2)$ is a Möbius strip.) $C(S^1,k)$ is still homotopy-equivalent to a circle. The generator of $\pi_1$ of a component of $F(S^1,k)$ is a loop that takes $x_1$ all the way around the circle to itself, while the generator of $\pi_1$ of a component of $C(S^1,k)$ cyclically permutes the $x_i$.

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Q: Is there a timeout for a query over database link? Edit/Preface:
This question has been migrated from SO as I am particularly interested on the question on timeouts on DB link queries. The provided workaround from SO is somewhat OK, but I'm really interested in the question itself.
Motivation:
I've had one query running "forever" (more than 2 days, until I killed the session), which was using a database link.
Problem seemed to be that the remote database became unavailable and for some yet unkown reason no ORA-02068 was raised (not to be discussed here) and the query just waited and waited.
(The query is issued by a dbms_scheduler job, which executes a procedure in a PL/SQL package. As a consequence, the job was also stuck. But that's not of special interest for the core of this question)
I've simulated this situation by putting one of my test DBs in quiesce mode and queried it over a database link. As anticipated, the query was waiting until either manually canceled or the remote DB was unquiesced.
Question:
I have no control over the remote database's behavior and up-time, so I am in search for some possibility to set a timeout on a query which is using a database link.
I've already looked into profiles (CPU_PER_CALL etc), sqlnet.ora parameters, adding local naming parameters directly into the connect string (such as adding (connect_timeout=10) to the database link definition), running a command with ... for update wait 1, but they either work for busy or idle sessions, but not for sessions in wait.
So I am in search for some option on the "local" side of the database link, which kind of sets a timeout for queries over database links.
Some solution like alter session set xyz or select ... from a@b "wait 100" --(yes, I know this syntax doesn't exist) would be appreciated, as I have no DBA rights on these particular DBs.
I'm currently on 10gR2 but upgrading to 11gR2 in a few weeks, so ideas for any of these versions will be useful.

A: Since you're using dbms_scheduler, you can set the max_run_duration attribute of the job to some limit, and then have the scheduler email you if that event is raised.  Behind the scenes Oracle uses queueing tables (which can enable you to create jobs that fire when an event is raised, if you wanted to take the extra steps to do more automation around your response).  But basically any job that runs over the max_run_duration you setup will raise event type: JOB_OVER_MAX_DUR
The email piece is built in 11gr2, see here for good writeup.
Hope that helps.

A: I'm not saying I have a solution but I would also like more discussion on how to control a dblink timeout.  I suppose it could be conceivable to write code that fires an event, or waits for a TNS timeout event, and then executes:
ALTER SESSION CLOSE DATABASE LINK dblink;

You can of course poll the remote server before with:
select * from dual@dblink

to check if it's available, but that doesn't fix the issue of code running for too long on the remote.  The bad remote code should fire wait events, so I suppose those could be trapped (even at the class level in 12c).  That still doesn't give us an elegant solution of forcing a dblink session to timeout.


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VENUS, an habitable world long time ago?
Source: AGU100/Geophysical Research Letters
A climate simulation to determine the temperature at the surface of Venus during its early life was done, using data from a space probe (Magellan), orbital parameters and hypothesis like athmospheric composition, solar spectral irradiance, ocean volume,… It concludes that Venus could have had moderate/habitable surface temperatures – an average of 11°C to 56°C – during its early life, up to 715 million years after its formation.
Read More : AGU100
A new cyclic model for the cosmology of the universe
Source: ScienceDirect / Elsevier
A new theory of cosmology of the universe was published, which main feature is the cyclic aspect – expansion-contraction. Compared to previous identical theories, the characteristics of this new one matches with current observations. The cyclic evolution is dominantly classical; it does not require quantum domination period, therefore eliminating the multiverse hypothesis, well-known for its impossibility to be demonstrated (10 to the power 500 possible universes…). At the end of the contraction phase, dimensions never cross the Planck scale limits, therefore eliminating also the singularity of the current General relativity model.
When Taoist Cosmology Meet Modern Physics
Physics, Religion, Space Sciences
Date : July 2017
One of the latest theory on Gravitation (Quantum Gravity) is displaying a deep connection with Taoist Cosmology. A paper published by Steven M. Rosen proposes a comparison between some of the key concepts of both theories. Emphasis is put on similarities between Symmetry Breaking in Modern Physics (Strings Theory) and the Yin-Yang mechanism in Taoism. The proposed model includes the evolution of elementary particles through cycles of expansion and contraction of a spiraling universe.
Mindset inducing changes in the biology of the body
Source: Current Biology
Date : May 2015
Stress-related diseases like major depression is causing visible alterations on the individual's genome. A recent study demonstrated that stress and adversity can cause mtDNA amount and telomeric length reversible changes. One possible hypothesis linking stress/adversity to molecular changes could be through the hypothalamic pituitary axis.
Madame Blavastky explained to her students that : "The fourth cavity of the brain is the Pituitary Body, which corresponds with Manas-Antaskarana, the bridge to the Higher Intelligence; it contains various essence. The pituitary Body is the organ per se of the psychic plane." (Collected Writings, Vol. XII, p. 697)
Read More : Current Biology
Religion and Morality
Psychology, Religion
Date : Nov 2015
A new study published in Current Biology reveals that religious belief has a negative influence on children's altruism and judgments of other's actions. The survey covers some of the monotheistic religions only (Christian's and Moslem's). This study report was later on retracted from publication, but can still be accessed here.
Madame Blavastky wrote an article in The Theosophist, Vol. V, N° 2 (1883) about morality and religion : "Exoteric religions base their morality on the hope of reward and fear of punishment at the hands of an Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe by following the rules he has at his pleasure laid down for the obedience of his helpless subjects; in some cases, however, religions of later growth have made morality to depend on the sentiment of gratitude to that Ruler for benefits received. The worthlessness, not to speak of the mischievousness, of such systems of morality, is almost self-evident."
Read More : The Guardian
Universe expansion rate measurements discrepancy
Source: Nature
Measurements of the universe expansion rate are giving conflicting results. Since the discovery of the expansion of the universe (Edwin Hubble – 1920's), the measure of the expansion rate has been improved to a good level of accuracy . . . until a new evaluation method delivered a value with a significant departure from the estimated one. This could invalidate the current standard theory of cosmology (^CDM), which includes dark matter and dark energy.
Read More : Nature
Remote Viewing Psychology
Psychology, Parapsychology
Date : Jan 2017
An interview of Pr. Charles T. Tart about E.S.P. (Extra-Sensory Perception), where he is discussing his experiences/researches in the field of parapsychology, and specifically Remote Viewing.
Read More : YouTube
Honesty – An existing value of humanhood
Source: SCIENCE Magazine
Date : June 2019
Trading between honesty and self-interest is a good indicator of the state of maturity of our societies. A recent study using field experiment in 40 countries shows how honest behavior can be affected by a number of societal factors.
Read More : Science Magazine
Ideas about legalizing Nature's rights
Date : March 2019
A group of scientists is currently discussing the possibilities to define and legalize rights for Nature, in order to counteract the destruction of the natural world. The "Rights-of-Nature" movement is seeking to promote the rights of non-human life. Some countries, like Ecuador and Bolivia, have already started this process. The aim is to render illegitimate the most destructive activities.
Environmental heavy destruction may not be new. In May 1891, Madame Blavatsky wrote in her magazine, Lucifer Vol. VIII, N° 45 : "Owing to the triumphant march and the invasion of civilization, Nature, as well as man and ethics, is sacrificed, and is fast becoming artificial. Climate are changing, and the face of the whole world will soon be altered. Under the murderous hand of the pioneers of civilization, the destruction of whole primeval forests is leading to the drying up of rivers. . . The pure air of the country is polluted with smoke, the smells of greasy railway-engines, and the sickening odors of gin, whiskey and beer."
Clairvoyant Observations on atoms – The Occult Chemistry and Modern Science
Physics, Parapsychology
Source: ISJS
Jainism defines clairvoyance as one of the five types of knowledge and it classify it is direct knowledge. Ancient Jain Scriptures indicate that attempts where made to estimate the size of the smallest particles of matter through power of clairvoyance. The smallest particle was measured and its measurement is consistent with current scientific knowledge.
Recently, a new model has been developed by scientists, integrating matter, mind, space and time. More dimensions were added, including three dimensions for consciousness. The outcomes of this model is in good quantitative agreement with the number of "anu" seen by Annie Besant and co-workers some one hundred twenty years ago.
Read More : International School for Jain Studies


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