Items: Growing different vegetables, berries, herbs etc. (potatoes, beans, cabbage, strawberries, basil, apples...). Total area for vegetation is ~3ha.
Items: Sheep farming, Eggs, vegetables, herbs.
Items: reach economically independent organization, which would promote ecologically friendly and traditional Saaremaa life style.
Period of internship: Summer or maybe late-spring/early-autumn.


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Well, that was what was meant to happen but in reality, Jude, Elsa and I would go to our allotment plot and I'd spend the whole time trying to stop them picking everyone elses' fruit or trample across land that wasn't ours. Elsa was only about 2 years old and Jude, a very Jude-like 5 so you can just imagine what the scenario looked like. Anyway, I forfeited our allotment when reality kicked in that they were just too young and I was already too stressed out.
Fast forward to today and we have just this morning collected the keys to the allotment site again as we have taken on a half a plot to grow lots of wonderful vegetables, create a bee and butterfly corner and to spend some time together in the fresh air. This is all Elsa inspired as she adores gardening and especially growing vegetables.
This is what it looks like…as you can see, it needs a liiiitle bit of work.
But it isn't as bad as it looks and the majority of this mess is just surface dried grass.
I took on the plot originally because I thought it would be a great thing to do with Jude and an ideal way for him to understand where food comes from and to see first hand something growing from nothing. He is quite interested but needs a bit of convincing to get involved. I don't think he understands what we are doing today but hopefully once things start to progress he will comprehend more clearly. We spent a bit of time there today but as it was so hot and we hadn't brought everything we needed with us, it was a short visit of just about an hour or so. Thankfully, there is a tap point right next to our plot and Jude kept himself amused filling a huge container of water and playing with that. Whilst I want him to learn about gardening, I don't want him to fall about with boredom and I'm sure he was watching us from his sheltered spot. Jude learns so much from watching and as I mentioned yesterday, his confidence is pretty low so he loves to watch and watch until he's certain he can do something successfully.
Jude playing with the water tub.
I never feel I do enough with the children so being here gives us the excuse to work exclusively together, to give time to one another and not be distracted by work, the tv, housework or sorting washing (a permanent full time job in our house!) and I felt a great deal clearer and calmer than when we arrived and as if we had achieved something.
In reality, we got very little done but it was a start and I now have a very excited daughter who wants to plan on paper what we are going to grow and hopefully a son who can learn something important in his life. I have said it many times before but for Jude it isn't useful to study topics such as Florence Nightingale, World War 1 or anything with conceptual ideas too abstract for his brain. He needs to learn the basics…how to grow food, how to pay for shopping at the supermarket, how to tidy up after himself. So we'll start with the simplest notion, growing vegetables, which will give him a skill as well as exercise for his mind and body holistically.


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package org.apache.lucene.analysis.ckb;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;

import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.BaseTokenStreamTestCase;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.MockTokenizer;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Tokenizer;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.core.KeywordTokenizer;

/**
 * Tests normalization for Sorani (this is more critical than stemming...)
 */
public class TestSoraniNormalizationFilter extends BaseTokenStreamTestCase {
  Analyzer a = new Analyzer() {
    @Override
    protected TokenStreamComponents createComponents(String fieldName) {
      Tokenizer tokenizer = new MockTokenizer(MockTokenizer.KEYWORD, false);
      return new TokenStreamComponents(tokenizer, new SoraniNormalizationFilter(tokenizer));
    }
  };

  public void testY() throws Exception {
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u064A", "\u06CC");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0649", "\u06CC");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u06CC", "\u06CC");
  }

  public void testK() throws Exception {
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0643", "\u06A9");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u06A9", "\u06A9");
  }

  public void testH() throws Exception {
    // initial
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0647\u200C", "\u06D5");
    // medial
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0647\u200C\u06A9", "\u06D5\u06A9");

    checkOneTerm(a, "\u06BE", "\u0647");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0629", "\u06D5");
  }

  public void testFinalH() throws Exception {
    // always (and in final form by def), so frequently omitted
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0647\u0647\u0647", "\u0647\u0647\u06D5");
  }

  public void testRR() throws Exception {
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0692", "\u0695");
  }

  public void testInitialRR() throws Exception {
    // always, so frequently omitted
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0631\u0631\u0631", "\u0695\u0631\u0631");
  }

  public void testRemove() throws Exception {
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0640", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u064B", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u064C", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u064D", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u064E", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u064F", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0650", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0651", "");
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u0652", "");
    // we peek backwards in this case to look for h+200C, ensure this works
    checkOneTerm(a, "\u200C", "");
  }

  public void testEmptyTerm() throws IOException {
    Analyzer a = new Analyzer() {
      @Override
      protected TokenStreamComponents createComponents(String fieldName) {
        Tokenizer tokenizer = new KeywordTokenizer();
        return new TokenStreamComponents(tokenizer, new SoraniNormalizationFilter(tokenizer));
      }
    };
    checkOneTerm(a, "", "");
  }
}

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Q: Get rid of duplicate record and calculated field The post is linked to the following
Sum and Substract column in same table
I've the following table "TableOfDelivery" in access 2016

Based on stackflow team member help, I worked out a query
SELECT t1.ref, t1.[delivery week], (t2.qty-t1.qty) AS QtyDiff, iif(t1.[delivery week] <> t1.[delivery week],t1.qty *-1, t1.qty) AS Diff
FROM TableOfDelivery AS t1 LEFT JOIN TableOfDelivery AS t2 ON (t1.[delivery week] = t2.[delivery week]
AND (t1.[reporting week] <> t2.[reporting week])) AND (t1.ref = t2.ref)
GROUP BY t1.[reporting week], t1.ref, t1.[delivery week], (t2.qty-t1.qty), t1.qty
ORDER BY t1.[reporting week];

This is close to my final outcome but I would like to have this result:
Only 3 columns (see bold box)
Get rid off the duplicate ref/delivery combination (see crossed lines)

I would very appreciate your help.
I précised the calculation rules:

A: EDIT
With the additional information you have now provided in your question, I would suggest the following SQL:
select
    t0.ref,
    t0.[delivery week],
    nz(t3.q1,0) - nz(t6.q2,0) as QtyDiff
from
    (
        tableofdelivery t0
        left join
        (
             select
                t1.ref, t1.[delivery week], sum(t1.qty) as q1
             from
                tableofdelivery t1
             where
                t1.[reporting week] =
                (
                    select max(t2.[reporting week])
                    from tableofdelivery t2
                    where t2.ref = t1.ref
                )
             group by
                t1.ref, t1.[delivery week]
        ) t3 on t0.ref = t3.ref and t0.[delivery week] = t3.[delivery week]
    ) left join
    (
        select
            t4.ref, t4.[delivery week], sum(t4.qty) as q2
        from
            tableofdelivery t4
        where
            t4.[reporting week] <
            (
                select max(t5.[reporting week])
                from tableofdelivery t5
                where t5.ref = t4.ref
            )
        group by
            t4.ref, t4.[delivery week]
    ) t6 on t0.ref = t6.ref and t0.[delivery week] = t6.[delivery week]
group by
    t0.ref, t0.[delivery week], nz(t3.q1,0) - nz(t6.q2,0)

Original Answer
Assuming I've correctly understood the result that you are looking to obtain, I would suggest the following code:
select
    t0.ref,
    t0.[delivery week],
    nz(t2.qty, 0) - t0.qty as qtydiff
from
    (
        tableofdelivery t0 inner join
        (
            select t.ref, t.[delivery week] as dw, min(t.[reporting week]) as rw
            from tableofdelivery t
            group by t.ref, t.[delivery week]
        ) t1 on
        t0.ref = t1.ref and
        t0.[delivery week]  = t1.dw and
        t0.[reporting week] = t1.rw
    )
    left join tableofdelivery t2 on
    t1.ref = t2.ref and
    t1.dw = t2.[delivery week] and
    t1.rw <> t2.[reporting week]
order by
    t0.ref,
    t0.[delivery week]

Which, for your supplied sample data:
+----------------+---------------+---------------+-----+
| reporting week |      ref      | delivery week | qty |
+----------------+---------------+---------------+-----+
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-31       |  19 |
| 2018-41        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-31       |  20 |
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-33       |  50 |
| 2018-41        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-33       |  13 |
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-35       |  50 |
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-39       | 100 |
| 2018-41        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-43       |  13 |
+----------------+---------------+---------------+-----+

Yields the following result:
+---------------+---------------+---------+
|      ref      | delivery week | qtydiff |
+---------------+---------------+---------+
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-31       |       1 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-33       |     -37 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-35       |     -50 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-39       |    -100 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-43       |     -13 |
+---------------+---------------+---------+

Here, the innermost subquery first obtains the earliest reporting week record for each delivery week and ref combination. The qty associated with this minimum record is then subtracted from the qty associated with the other (non-minimum) records for the given delivery week and ref combination.
Alternatively, reversing the calculation based on your subsequent comments, you could try the following:
select
    t0.ref,
    t0.[delivery week],
    t0.qty - nz(t2.qty, 0) as qtydiff
from
    (
        tableofdelivery t0 inner join
        (
            select t.ref, t.[delivery week] as dw, max(t.[reporting week]) as rw
            from tableofdelivery t
            group by t.ref, t.[delivery week]
        ) t1 on
        t0.ref = t1.ref and
        t0.[delivery week]  = t1.dw and
        t0.[reporting week] = t1.rw
    )
    left join tableofdelivery t2 on
    t1.ref = t2.ref and
    t1.dw = t2.[delivery week] and
    t1.rw > t2.[reporting week]
order by
    t0.ref,
    t0.[delivery week]

Which, for your supplied sample data:
+----------------+---------------+---------------+-----+
| reporting week |      ref      | delivery week | qty |
+----------------+---------------+---------------+-----+
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-31       |  19 |
| 2018-41        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-31       |  20 |
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-33       |  50 |
| 2018-41        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-33       |  13 |
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-35       |  50 |
| 2018-37        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-39       | 100 |
| 2018-41        | DTR0000182433 | 2018-43       |  13 |
+----------------+---------------+---------------+-----+

Yields the following result:
+---------------+---------------+---------+
|      ref      | delivery week | qtydiff |
+---------------+---------------+---------+
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-31       |       1 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-33       |     -37 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-35       |      50 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-39       |     100 |
| DTR0000182433 | 2018-43       |      13 |
+---------------+---------------+---------+

A: First, build your first query as a way to filter the minimal quantity difference (qtydiff). For reading clarity, I've used TableOfDelivery to summarize the inital query, the one you've put above. You will need to replace TableOfDelivery with your query, to make it work.

Query 1

I've put deliveryweek, instead of [Delivery Week]. You will need to change it back to [Delivery Week]. I did it as it was easier for me, for testing purpose.
    SELECT  a.*
FROM    TableOfDelivery AS  a
    INNER JOIN
    (
        SELECT deliveryweek, MIN(qtydiff) AS "min_qty_diff"
      FROM TableOfDelivery
        GROUP BY deliveryweek
    ) AS b
        ON a.deliveryweek = b.deliveryweek
        AND a.qtydiff  = b.min_qty_diff

However, as first filter, you need to make also sure that the difference (diff) is also minimal as there maybe equal differences. Put the query above (Query 1) into a subquery
SELECT
 sub_query.ref,
 sub_query.deliveryweek,
 sub_query.qtydiff,
 MIN(sub_query.diff)
FROM
(the query above) AS sub_query
GROUP BY
    sub_query.ref,
    sub_query.deliveryweek,
    sub_query.qtydiff

Which gives you the final result
    SELECT
    sub_query.ref,
    sub_query.deliveryweek,
    sub_query.qtydiff,
    MIN(sub_query.diff)
FROM
(
SELECT  a.*
FROM    TableOfDelivery AS  a
    INNER JOIN
    (
        SELECT deliveryweek, MIN(qtydiff) AS "min_qty_diff"
      --, MIN(diff) AS "min_diff"
      FROM TableOfDelivery
        GROUP BY deliveryweek
    ) AS b
        ON a.deliveryweek = b.deliveryweek
        AND a.qtydiff  = b.min_qty_diff
) as sub_query
GROUP BY
    sub_query.ref,
    sub_query.deliveryweek,
    sub_query.qtydiff
;

SQL Fiddle here

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On September 4, 2018, a true gentleman left this valley for a better one. Richard A. Avent, 85, passed away after a short stay at The Willows in Red Lodge, MT.
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India's largest airline expects to reach pre-Covid international capacity by end-2021, CEO says
SINGAPORE — Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo's international operations may be struggling, but the division could make a full recovery by the end of the year, the airline's chief executive told CNBC this week.
Ronojoy Dutta of IndiGo, which is operated by InterGlobe Aviation, said the split between domestic and international segments for the airline has been a "tale of two cities."
Domestic recovery has been strong, while international recovery has "all the challenges of Covid and testing and quarantine," he told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Monday.
The country last week extended a ban on international commercial passenger flights until the end of February. Local travel was allowed to resume in May.
IndiGo is a low-cost carrier that primarily operates internal flights, and is India's largest passenger airline.
Aircraft operated by Go Airlines Ltd. and IndiGo, a unit of InterGlobe Aviation, stand at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, June 28, 2020.
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"We are struggling at only 28% of our pre-Covid capacity," he said of international flights. However, domestic operations have reached 80% of pre-pandemic levels.
"I think we should be at 100% of domestic capacity by April at the latest," Dutta predicted. "International will open slower, but by the end of calendar year 2021, we should be at pre-Covid levels internationally as well."
That projection is more optimistic than that of other airline executives. AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes told CNBC that passenger capacity is unlikely to reach pre-coronavirus levels until 2023.
Emirates President Tim Clark in November said the carrier is eyeing a return to profitability in 2022.
'Opportunities for growth'
IndiGo's Dutta is also positive about the airline's outlook after the coronavirus situation ends.
"Once the pandemic crisis is behind us, we see lots of opportunities for growth," he said.
He said India has very low air travel penetration and that there will be a "huge amount of pent-up demand" when the economy recovers.
"International is [an] even brighter picture," he said, adding that profit margins for international flights are higher.
Dutta said he sees "lots of room for growth" for travel to and from countries within a six to seven hour flight from India such as Russia, Egypt, Malaysia and China.
"We are very excited about those growth prospects, and as you know, we have a big fleet expansion coming," he said. "I'm just itching to get to 2022 and [to] keep growing rapidly."
— CNBC's Saheli Roy Choudhury, Dan Murphy and Emma Graham contributed to this report.
This article was originally published by Cnbc.com. Read the original article here.
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Q: Prove that, for any two positive integers $x$ and $y$, the value of $x \pmod y$ equals $x$ or is less than $ \frac{x}{2}$. I started by taking three cases viz $x<y$, $x=y$ and $x>y$. The proofs for the former two cases were pretty easy but I can't figure the same out for the remaining case. I have an intuition but it isn't too solid for formal proof.

A: For $x>y$: you can say $x=yq+r$, where $q$ is the quotient in division of $x$ by $y$.
We can see that $q\ge 1$ (as $x\gt y$), and $r=x\mod y$ is the remainder in that division, so $0\le r\lt y$.
Now we have $x=yq+r\ge y+r\gt 2r$, therefore $r\lt x/2$.

A: If $y\geqslant x$ then clearly the claim is true.
Otherwise assume that $x=ay+b$ form some non-negative integers $a,b$ such that $y\geq b$. Then for the sake of the contradiction assume that $b\geqslant x/2$. Then, $ay$ is less than or equal to $x/2$ and so is $y$ itself. Then we will have $b\geqslant (x/2)\geqslant y$ but this contradicts $y\geq b$.

A: Let$$r \equiv x \pmod y$$
If $y > x$, clearly $r = x$. Now, assume $y < x$. Then
$$r \equiv x \equiv \underbrace{x - \left[\frac xy \right]y}_{<y} \pmod y$$  So, what we need to prove is $$r=x - \left[\frac xy \right]y \le \frac x2 $$or$$ \left[\frac xy \right]y \ge \frac x2$$
Since $x - 1 < [x] \le x$, it is enough to show that
$$\left(\frac xy - 1\right) y \ge \frac x2 $$or$$ xy - y \ge \frac x2 $$or$$ y \ge \frac {x}{2(x-1)}$$ which is obvious since $$\mathbb N \ni y > \frac 12 \ge \frac {x}{2(x-1)}$$

A: First case $ : x<y$
$$x\mod y =x$$
Second case $ : x=y $
$$x\mod y =0$$
Third case $ : x>y $
$$x=ny+r \; with\; 0\le r <y \; and\; n\ge1$$
$$\implies x< (n+1)y$$
$$\implies x<2ny $$
$$\implies \frac x2 < ny$$
$$\implies \frac x2 < x-r$$
$$\implies r < \frac x2$$
$$\implies x\mod y < \frac x2$$


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Home News Could Ukraine nuclear plant REALLY trigger a blast '10 times larger than Chernobyl'? Experts say 'contained' reactors at Zaporizhzhia won't explode like 1986 disaster - but damage to cooling system may mirror 2011 Fukushima accident
Could Ukraine nuclear plant REALLY trigger a blast '10 times larger than Chernobyl'? Experts say 'contained' reactors at Zaporizhzhia won't explode like 1986 disaster - but damage to cooling system may mirror 2011 Fukushima accident
Nuclear experts have quelled fears that Europe's largest nuclear power plant is at risk of becoming 'another Chernobyl', after Russia's 'reckless' overnight shelling attack sparked a fire at the site.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the offensive 'nuclear terrorism', while Foreign Affairs minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted: 'If it [the plant] blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl!'The latest chapter in the ongoing conflict has raised fears of a nuclear blast that could affect all of central Europe for decades, similar to Chernobyl near Pripyat in Ukraine in April 1986 – the worst nuclear disaster in history.
But experts say this is very unlikely, in part because of the differences in design between Zaporizhzhia and Chernobyl.
The six nuclear power reactors at Zaporizhzhia are not Chernobyl-type reactors, but pressurised water reactors, brought online between 1985 and 1995.
Unlike Chernobyl, the reactors are also housed in thick steel reinforced concrete containment units which are built to withstand extreme explosions, such as an aircraft crash.
One nuclear expert said the 'worst-case scenario' for Zaporizhzhia would be similar to what happened at Fukushima in Japan in 2011, a disaster which unlike Chernobyl did not result in any direct fatalities.
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Zaporizhzhia's nuclear reactors are contained – they have a shell of metal and cement around them. Chernobyl had NO containment around the nuclear reactors. Also, Zaporizhzhia's nuclear reactors are water-moderated; Chernobyl's were graphite-moderated. (Nuclear reactor moderators reduce the speed of neutrons and allow a nuclear reaction to be sustained)
Nuclear experts have quelled fears that Europe's largest nuclear power plant is at risk of becoming 'another Chernobyl', after Russia's 'reckless' overnight shelling attack sparked a fire at the site (pictured)
Six power units generate 40-42 billion kWh of electricity making the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant the largest nuclear power plant not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe
Russian armoured vehicles and troops attacked the nuclear power plant in the early hours of Friday, shooting and shelling guards holed up in administrative buildings near the nuclear reactors - setting one of them on fireAt Fukushima, water from a 33ft (10m)-high tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 people overwhelmed the defensive sea wall and flooded the power plant.
It also knocked out emergency generators which provide power to the cooling system.
Professor David Fletcher, who previously worked at UK Atomic Energy and is now at the University of Sydney, said: 'At present it seems as though it is only ancillary buildings that have been damaged by Russian missiles.
'The real concern is not a catastrophic explosion as happened at Chernobyl but damage to the cooling system which is required even when the reactor is shut down.
'It was this type of damage that led to the Fukushima accident.'
While Chernobyl had graphite moderated reactors, Zaporizhzhia uses water moderated reactors which are generally considered safer.
In nuclear reactors, a moderator is used to reduce the speed of fast neutrons. (At Zaporizhzhia, the moderator used is the same material as the coolant – water.)
'At Chernobyl, the graphite moderator (an essential part of maintaining the nuclear chain reaction) caught on fire and burned for 10 days,' Professor Claire Corkhill, nuclear materials expert at the University of Sheffield, told MailOnline.
'The radioactive smoke from the reactors was taken high up into the atmosphere, which is the reason why the spread of radiation was so vast, all over Europe.'
'The same could not happen at Zaporizhzhia because there is no graphite. Any release in radiation would be much more localised.'
Another advantage in the design of Zaporizhzhia, when compared to older style nuclear plants, is that the core of the reactor contains less uranium.
This lowers the risk of additional fission events happening and therefore makes the reactor safer and more controllable.
It stops the reaction from 'running away with itself' and exploding like it did at Chernobyl, when a sudden power surge caused by human error resulted in a massive reactor explosion.
This exposed the core and blanketed the western Soviet Union and Europe with radiation.
According to Dr Mark Wenman, Reader in Nuclear Materials at Nuclear Energy Futures, Imperial College London, Zaporizhzia's six pressurised water reactor units produce a fifth of Ukraine's electricity.
Unlike Chernobyl, they are well-protected in the event of a direct strike — although whether doing this would be in Russia's interests is questionable.
'The plant is a relatively modern reactor design and as such the essential reactor components are housed inside a heavily steel reinforced concrete containment building that can withstand extreme external events, both natural and man-made, such as an aircraft crash or explosions,' Dr Mark Wenman said.
'The reactor core is itself further housed in a sealed steel pressure vessel with 20cm [8 inch] thick walls.
'The design is a lot different to the Chernobyl reactor, which did not have a containment building, and hence there is no real risk, in my opinion, at the plant now the reactors have been safely shut down.'
But despite the reassurance, some experts have warned that the containment structure may not hold up against
WHAT WAS JAPAN'S 2011 FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER?
In 2011, a 33ft (10m)-high tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 people crashed into Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.
This led to several meltdowns, allowing harmful radioactive fuel rods and debris to escape from contained areas.
Approaching a decade after the disaster, researchers are still struggling to clean up fuel in the waters of the wasting reactors.
Pictured is an aerial view of the reactors of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant stand in Okuma, Fukushima
It's estimated that plant officials have only located 10 per cent of the waste fuel left behind after the nuclear meltdowns.
And the damaged plant is believed to be leaking small amounts of the radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean, which could be travelling as far as the west coast of the United States.
Researchers are now pinning their hopes on remote-controlled swimming robots to locate the lost fuel in order to work out the safest way to remove it.
The government has lifted evacuation orders for much of the region affected by the meltdown, except for some no-go zones with high radiation levels.
Authorities are encouraging evacuees to return, but the population in the Fukushima prefecture has more than halved from some two million in the pre-disaster period.
Russia is continuing to advance in southern Ukraine, with Mariupol under bombardment and Odessa and Mykolaiv under threat. Chernihiv, in the north, and Kharkiv, in the east, continue to come under heavy bombardment. The capital Kyiv is also under threat, though Ukrainian counter-attacks took out some Russian forces early on Friday
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), points on a map of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as he informs the press about the situation of nuclear powerplants in Ukraine during a special press conference at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 4, 2022
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Sixty-one teams defied dire forecasts to compete in the mid-winter 4 hour event. They were blessed with relatively benign weather, but it was definitely very wet and treacherous under foot. Snow was visible on surrounding hills. (Lots of photos of the event are available on Smugmug).
Thomas Banks and Thomas Brazier emerged as strong overall winners with 1730 points ahead of Mark Euston and James Bailie on 1640. Julie Quinn and David Baldwin finished third and took honours in the mixed with 1610. Supervets Mike Hotchkis and Neil Hawthorne came in fourth with 1550, while Laure Gauthiez Putallaz, Alice Bates and Sarah Buckerfield won the women's open and the award for the most colourful clothes with 1450. Hannah and Alistair McClusky won the family event with 890. Full results are here.
Thank you to all participants who braved the weather and for making a great event, especially our NSW friends. Our many thanks to all the volunteers who made it all possible, including the setters and vetters Doug Collier, Neets Pluschke, Damien Ayers and Glenn Bridgart, and to Ron Simpson who masterfully managed the computer. A particular thank you to Susie Sprague, who once more cheerfully and capably led the team.
We now look forward to the metrogaine on 16 August and the ACT 8/24 champs over 5-6 September.


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5 Questions: Blackjack Table
What group had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. in 1989 with "Stand"?
Which of the following is NOT a component of KFC's Double Down sandwich?
Sesame seed bun
Stan Musial played first base for what Major League Baseball team for 22 seasons?
Who starrred as Chicago Cubs hopeful Roy Hobbs in the 1984 film The Natural?
What former Nickolodeon star was charged in two separate hit-and-run accidents in 2012?
Melissa Joan Hart


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NC State College of Education to Graduate 157 Students Thursday, Dec. 19
Graduating students Greg Cheney '19PHD and Walaa Sarsour '19 will deliver the keynote addresses during the NC State College of Education's graduation ceremony Thursday, Dec. 19.
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NC State College of Education junior Nicholas Schwankl is one of two students awarded a Library Leaders Scholarship from the NC State University Libraries for his exemplary contributions. Schwankl is a technology, engineering, and design education major and N.C. Teaching Fellow, who plans to become a technology teacher.
Stories About Extraordinary Experiences with the NC State College of Education
During American Education Week, we asked our alumni, students and friends to share about their extraordinary experiences with the NC State College of Education and what experiences left a big impression on them. Read what they had to say about these extraordinary experiences.
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Photos, Videos and More from NC State Athletics' Educator Appreciation Day Game Nov. 16
The NC State College of Education kicked off American Education Week 2019 on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Pack's Educator Appreciation Day football game versus Louisville. During the game, several of the NC State College of Education's alumni and students were recognized on the field and all alumni and other educators were honored. Here's a look back at the night.
American Education Week 2019
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Technology, Engineering, and Design Education Student and Wolfpack Offensive Lineman Liam Ryan '21: 'The College of Education Has Given Me So Many Opportunities to Learn and Show My Skill Set'
As an offensive lineman on the Wolfpack football team and a technology, engineering, and design education student in the NC State College of Education, Liam Ryan '21 has had the opportunity to build things, work with his hands, play football and give back to the community that raised him -- all things that make him the happiest.
Middle School Math Teacher Nick Musgrave: 'Nothing Has Prepared Me or Advanced My Career Like Pathway to Practice NC Did'
Nick Musgrave was two years into teaching math at Thomasville Middle School when he began Pathway to Practice NC, a joint program offered by UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University designed to help lateral entry teachers like him earn their full teaching license. "The program has absolutely changed the way I teach," he says.
Teaching Fellow and Science Education Major Caroline Alexander '20 Selected for STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarship Program
NC State College of Education student and Teaching Fellow Caroline Alexander '20 has been awarded the STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarship through the North Carolina Space Grant. A science education major, Alexander will receive a $4,000 scholarship.


Welcome to NotTober, the month that, in all but three of their 23 seasons of subsistence, signals the conclusion of the Colorado Rockies baseball season.
Of course, the Rox season is usually over long before October and this year was no exception, with the usual May fade and June swoon effectively ending the Blake Street Boys' (Among Men) season before the summer solstice and ensuring their third last-place NL West finish in the last four years.
I know, I know. No one writes about baseball in October in Broncos Country. It's like growing red wine grapes in Germany.
And everyone gets momentarily hot and bothered in March and writes about how the Rox didn't make any significant offseason moves but how, if everything goes just right, they'll be contenders this season. And pigs will fly first-class.
But since there is virtually no Hot Stove League in Denver (see below), now seems like the best time to write about baseball. Fill a void, so to speak, although perhaps a void that few see the need to fill.
I'm tired of everyone trying to fix the Rockies and I don't feel irresponsible for accepting their losing ways. I've learned over the years that winning is overrated and overemphasized in our culture. It beats losing but you can't win all the time.
And I was attacked for those words. "Un-American!" "Loser!" ["Sissy."] "Democrat!" It appears that fixing the Rockies is not only an inalienable right but also a civic responsibility.
Ridicule, as the man once said, does not a comfortable overcoat make.
But, I have since seen the light. I have been to the mountain. My trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame (see September MHSM, "Stepping Into the Bucket [List]; Pencils Hits the Hall") has changed my perspective. As noted last month, I won't try to fix baseball, but the Hall did remind me what was right about the old game and wrong about today's version. I will, however, offer my suggestions on how to fix our local nine.
So, after exhaustive research – a three-hour, forty-seven minute Rockies' game that was spent "sort of" watching the game but more importantly talking to my Coors Field constituents on The Rooftop, in front of Helton's Burger Stand, and in line at the kids soft-serve ice cream stand – here is my Presidential Platform.
First things first: Fire everyone from the training staff, the coaching crew, the press and marketing folks to the front office personnel. The only way to create a new culture is to exterminate the old one, top to almost bottom.
Manager: Hire a manager who won't be surprised when he learns his star shortstop has been traded. Walt the player was one of my favorites. Walt the manager doesn't seem to have much pull. You've got to have a tough SOB who would have been ticked to learn that he was the last to know when Tulo was shipped to Toronto. I'll bring that guy in.
General Manager and Assistant General Manager: (Sorry Jeff Bridich, it was fun while it lasted.) These spots will be filled by the visiting team batboy and clubhouse manager, both of whom are actually current Rockies employees. Who knows more about the other teams' players than the guys who get their bats and gloves, shine their shoes, and get them locker room food? Plus, it will be easy for them to figure out which players get paid well based on tipping habits.
Special Assistant to the GM: He's got to specialize in baseball Sabermetrics, which is why I'm promoting the right field manual scoreboard operator. Who better knows the numbers in baseball than this guy?
Stadium Operations Director: The person inside the Dinger costume, who has been all over the ballpark, hears all, says nothing, and can still be anonymous in a corner office running the ballpark day-to-day will be my choice here. Dinger will be unceremoniously dinged ("00" will not be retired) and an obscene offer (or gesture) will be made to the Phillie Phanatic. We'll also bring Nuggets Supermascot Rocky in for special guest shots with the Phanatic, to be renamed Loopy in honor of the former Denver mayor who put the flavor back in beer. Except with the kids (who can't vote anyway), the axing of the world's most annoying mascot will be my most popular act and should, by itself, land me the job.
Stadium PA Announcer: I'm going with the vendor they call Opera Man. We'd no longer have a need for microphone, amplifier, or stadium speakers. He could just announce lineup and bellow out player changes walking up and down the aisles of Coors Field.
First and Third Base Coaches: Call in the ball boys down the first and third base foul lines. They're the closest on-field people to the base coaches, are well suited to argue fair and foul calls, and have significantly more experience with the Rockies than the current base coaches. Also, since they already wear protective batting helmets, they can double as hitting coaches. Think of all the money we'd save on coaching salaries (EY and Stu Cole must be making a combined half mil).
Pitching Coach: I'd hire Dave Duncan away from the Diamondbacks as pitching coach. I could also hire nobody, because "nobody" would come in and avoid screwing up every pitcher in the system, which would be an inexpensive upgrade.
Look, for all the heat the Monforts take, it's still a business. And business is good. Not only will I, as president, improve the on-field product, I'll be a good steward of the business and its banks accounts. At the end of the day, we'll need more money to hire better pitchers. Here's how I'll do it.
Add Concerts. The first solo concert held at Coors Field, Zac Brown Band, drew a crowd larger than all but two Rockies home games this year. Solution: 81 home baseball games, 82 home concerts. It's an ingenious way to maximize revenue over all 162 days in the major league baseball season (plus one date to cover rainouts).
Transform the entire upper deck into the world's biggest party deck. Nightclubs, theme rooms, fine non-chain dining, fast foods, amusement park, roller coasters, water rides and petting zoo. Am I missing anything? If I am, let's schedule a meeting to discuss it. If the party deck in right field generated eight figures in its first season, there's no reason this plan for the entire upper deck can't fund the entire pitching staff.
Hire kids who graduated last in their class at Harvard Business School, Wharton, and Greeley West to run the business operations of the Rockies. Pay them intern wages to perform all the business analytics necessary to maximize revenue and cut every last cent of costs in this modern age. When not overheating their computers, the recent grads can host parties on the Rooftop Deck, write press releases and sell beer.
Change the name of Coors Field to Echo Park, after the burgeoning Echo Brewing Company in Frederick, Colo. Since the craft beer industry is growing at double-digit annual rates in Colorado, maybe it can use some of its marketing expertise to grow the Rockies fan base at the same rate. And in the worst case, my constituents will have better ballpark beer.
Ax DJ Otzi's rip-off "Hey Baby" 7th inning stretch song. In its place, let's go with Linda Ronstadt's "Carmelita" ("I'm here in Echo Park… and I'm all strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town…"). The kids will love that one.
Open Seating. If you bother to show up to my game, and you want to move down to fill up the seat belonging to the guy who didn't, great. If he shows up, you'll have to move, but no longer will fans seeking a better vantage point be treated like felons for sneaking down a row or two.
New uniforms. Orange and blue. Hey, if it works for the Broncos… And full socks with vertical stripes, please.
Unplug the humidor. We were the original "Deflategate" and now Tom Brady and the NFL get all the pub; what a copycat league. I will make a trade: The humidor to the New England Patriots in exchange for the two equipment boys to get the air "just right" in the baseballs for our pitchers at Coors Field.
If elected President, I would even support a coup d'état, or at least a leveraged buyout of the ownership group to bring greater value to all my constituents (like black market October home playoff ticket prices and reasonably priced concessions).
Perhaps Professor Bob the Beerman, who's been around the Rockies since Day 1 (and wears Vendor Badge No. 0001) could head up the ownership group, along with the private equity guy sitting behind home plate, the corporate lawyer who sits in the row in front of me, three DraftKings Fantasy Sports pros, and my bookie's accountant from the tough side of Brooklyn. These guys can make the owners an offer they can't refuse.
While tempted to try to lure Clint Hurdle from Pittsburgh, I think for job security, I'll hire Josh "Hoodie" McDaniels for a return engagement in Denver as Rockies manager.
After all, a fall guy will be needed if none of this works out.


Not everyone enjoys reading information and reference packed sentences, and if you throw in too many references too quickly, most people that can understand all that you are saying will not enjoy reading it, it makes them think too much. This is rather interesting because the same folks might click on 100 different links online in the matter of an hour or two, and yet when they find a ton of information in one place in a few sentences, an entire group of thoughts, they find it too much to take in.
Not long ago, an acquaintance read just such an informational packed mini-paragraph and he told the writer; "Another well- and organically-received point, keep it up buddy. I'll gladly consume all you care to produce in this regard."
Perhaps you feel this way too, I know I do. Still, most people are not so keen on such writing, especially the internet crowd, so you'll turn on a few people, but turn off the masses if you write like that too much. As a writer, I do enjoy creating such work and let me explain why, as perhaps you might learn something and add it to your base of knowledge?
You see, that type of writing is enjoyable to write and the sentences, well they are indeed fun to put together, but the reason I don't do it often in my online writing is that most people don't get it, so it runs over their heads. I am happy when some readers appreciate it, because my mind works like that sometimes, unusually when I get tired. And because I see the world as "all" as one, stream of consciousness, like Virginia Woolf, but with punctuation; it is fun to slip into that kind of thinking, it levels out the spikes and the "Ah ha" moments, stuck between N400 Brain "Rouge" Waves.
The problem is when the brain gets firing from all directions, and you cannot write fast enough to get it all down, well, at least it is an enjoyable experience, even if you cannot share it all at the speed it's produced. My theory on this is that your mind runs around scanning all the directories and categories, associations where you've stored memory or burned events, people, places, and concepts into permanent status. And all this stuff pops up, and you choose what's suitable or what isn't.
It seems it is a way the brain communicates with itself between hemispheres, but only works like that when it's relaxed or you send commands which require both sided thinking. Not sure if everyone's brain works the same, my thinking is "NO" and that the owner of the brain can train it to work anyway he wants it too, but it is capable of nearly anything.
What triggers such writing? Here is my theory, something one reads or sees triggers an "anomaly" or a red flag. Like "It rained all day the night I left, the weather it was dry." And your mind says whoops, something is not right, that last word was unexpected semantically. Some people just read the words without thinking. These days, I've come to the point; I cannot read a research paper without dreaming up 3-new potential future applications for the data rendered.
And so, if your mind occasionally works like this, and you cannot turn off the flow of innovation or creativity, then let it rip, then send me what you wrote and we can analyze it and consider how to find tune this awesome ability of yours. Anyway, please think on this.


HomeAll About BloggingHow to start a blog. Step by step guide to create a blog.
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1- Choose a good domain name for your blog.
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7 – Write awesome blog posts. Showcase your talent when you create your own blog.
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10 – Monetize after you start a blog.
Do you want to start a blog online? You are fond of writing articles and want the world to read them. Perhaps you've heard of people who make money blogging and you want to create your own blog.
Maybe the Lord has blessed you with excellent writing skills and you want to know how to publish a blog on WordPress and share your Christian faith online or start a Christian blog for your ministry.
You are not alone. How to start a blog is one of the most searched phrases online. There are many who seek to make money online, as a secondary source of income and some even become full-time bloggers.
Some have other reasons to start a blog, like a hobby, sharing experiences, expertise, knowledge, outreach, recipes, etc.
Many Christians would like to start a blog to preach the gospel if God has put it in their hearts.
Whatever your reason may be for wanting to start a blog, I am here to help you every step of the way.
Although this article is intended for Christians, the details in this article can be used by anyone who wants to start a blog and be successful.
The information I am about to share has been learned, tested and proven. I have been blogging for several years and am sharing all of my knowledge and experience so that you can start a successful blog.
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8. Submit your blog to search engines.
9. Promote your blog through social media.
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This is by far the most important step when you create your own blog. Your domain name should be short and easy to remember.
Think of what kind of a blog you want to start. Fashion blog, recipe blog, food blog, travel blog, a Christian blog, etc.
Then think of a domain name that relates to your blog.
For example, if I want to start a blog about the many Christian vacation destinations around the world and write about my travel experiences, I would choose a domain name that has the keywords Christian, vacation, destinations, travel, experiences in it.
Now no one likes long domain names. They are not easy to remember. So you can pick and choose at least 2 keywords for your domain name.
These domain names although already registered are easy to remember and contain keywords related to the blog.
Choose a domain name wisely and take your time, as once you register a domain and start your blog, there's no turning back.
Short – three words maximum.
When choosing a domain name, please make sure you do not violate any other brands names or trademarks.
Choose a domain name that does not conflict with other commercial registered names.
There are many domain lookup tools online. You can search on Bluehost or Dreamhost, but don't buy one yet, I'll show you how to get it for free for your first year.
Now that you have chosen your domain name, it's time to purchase and register it.
It's best to purchase and register a domain name for a longer period of time, like 3, 5 or 10 years as search engines favour that.
You may also not fall victim to an expired domain if you register it for longer periods of time.
Just in case you register your domain for a year and forget to renew it after a year and someone else buys it. All your hard work will go down the drain.
But it's your choice. Do what's best for you.
It's also advisable to purchase and register a domain name that ends in a .com extension as opposed to .net and other extensions. If your blog is a non-profit organization, feel free to use the .org extension.
Register a domain name with a reputable domain name registrar.
Continue reading below and I will show you how to get a free domain name for your first year, as part of your web hosting plan.
Now that you have registered your domain name, the next step is to signup for a good hosting plan.
A hosting company will host your blog on their servers.
Now before we dive into blog hosting let's talk about which blogging platform you want to use for your blog.
A blogging platform is a software and content management system that will enable you to publish your content to the internet in the form of a blog post.
Some of the best and well-known blogging platforms are WordPress.com, WordPress.org, Drupal, Blogger, Wix, Weebly, etc.
Feel free to test each blog platform and choose the best for you and your business.
Lookup Google for each blogging platform and learn more, compare and decide which best fits your needs.
Here at Mindonjesus.com, we use WordPress.org. To us, it is simply the best blogging platform. WordPress powers about 30 percent of all internet sites.
It is a robust platform, stable and capable of withstanding massive internet traffic.
With WordPress, you can add numerous plugins to enhance and take your blog to new heights.
The WordPress community is extremely large and there are thousands of websites that offer WordPress help, tips, tutorials and resources.
Our advice is to go with WordPress as your blogging platform. We totally love it and have never looked back.
Now back to choosing the best hosting when you create your own blog.
Hosting your WordPress blog can be done in two ways.
You can host your blog directly with WordPress.com or you can install the WordPress blogging platform from WordPress.org on a server with another hosting company.
Difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.
1- 100% open source and free for anyone to use.
2- You have full control over your website and can customize it to fit your taste.
3- You own all of your website including all data and can install any amount of WordPress plugins.
4- You get to keep 100% advertising revenue and can sell advertising to anyone.
5- You can create your own membership site or an online store and sell your products, ebooks, etc.
6- You can choose who to host with and change your website hosting provider whenever you want.
7- You are responsible for all updates on your WordPress site and have to fix things if something goes wrong. However, there are many sites online that provide such WordPress maintenance services.
1- You are not allowed to sell advertising directly to other clients. You have to use ads from WordPress' own advertising program called Wordads unless you go with their business plan.
2- You are not allowed to install your own plugins unless you have signed up for their higher paying plans.
3- Your site can be deleted anytime if it violates their terms.
4- You cannot install an online store to sell your products unless your a business plan customer.
5- You have limited themes to choose from and limited customization options unless you upgrade to their higher priced plans.
6- Easier to manage if you are not tech savvy.
7- Best suited for those who do not have time to manage their blogs technical aspects.
If you prefer to create your own blog with WordPress.com, by all means, do so. It is an excellent web host. You can signup here with WordPress.com. Plans start at just $5 a month.
Our advice is to go with WordPress.org when you start a blog and install their blogging platform on the web hosting server of your choice. Scroll up for a list of benefits.
You do not even need to install the WordPress platform yourself. There are many hosting companies online that offer to install and even maintain your WordPress installation for you.
Such services are called managed WordPress hosting. Hosting companies that offer managed WordPress hosting will install WordPress for you.
– Content delivery network for faster website speed.
– SSL certificates to make your site secure.
– Protection against malware and hacking.
– Fast support anytime you need help.
– Peace of mind, knowing your website is in good hands.
Which is the best-managed WordPress hosting company?
There are many hosting companies online that provide managed WordPress hosting.
We had along the years different experiences with many managed WordPress hosting companies. We changed our hosting companies often as required.
We have now found a web host that meets all our requirements and have been happy since switching to them.
Below are some of the best-managed WordPress hosting companies.
You may have to spend a little more with a higher paying plan but the end results will be much better in terms of security and speed of your website. Cheap is not always the best.
The managed WordPress hosting companies below also include a free domain name when you create a blog.
Nothing better than something free when you decide to start a blog.
All the hosting plans below and heavily discounted and come with a risk-free money back guarantee.
Starting at just $35/m. WP Engine signup. This is a powerful hosting plan for larger blogs.
Don't forget to install WordPress once you have signed up with a web host. Most web hosts like the ones above have one button install feature. Click the WordPress install button and you're done.
Review the articles on how to install WordPress in the help section or directly contact their customer service agents who will assist you.
A WordPress theme is simply your front-end design and style of your website. It lets you pick the colours, font style, widgets, layout and other appearance details.
Feel free to develop your own WordPress theme if you know how to code. If not you can choose a free theme from the WordPress admin area.
Ready for a better, more stable WordPress theme when you start a blog?
If you want a perfect WordPress theme which is built with superior coding, stable, always updated and has awesome reliability then below are three of the best places to buy a WordPress theme.
Each of these companies sells awesome themes for every type of blogger. There are themes for business, real estate, gaming, food, recipes, and so on.
Each theme will have different colours, designs, layouts, options, widgets, and more. Choose a WordPress theme that suits your taste and purpose. If you have signed up for WordPress.com hosting, depending on your plan, you will have access to free and premium themes.
Best WordPress themes for blogs.
If you want to start a ministry blog then Church themes is a good option.
How to install a WordPress theme? Click the link or this video for a complete tutorial.
Once you have installed your WordPress theme, play around, choose your colours, font styles, layouts, widgets, etc.
A WordPress plugin is a software, written in a programming language called PHP and can be uploaded to your WordPress site.
Depending on which WordPress plugin you upload, it can add new features to your WordPress site.
For example, say you want to have a link at the bottom of your blog post that will give your readers the ability to share your blog post on their Facebook page.
In this case, all you have to do is search for a Facebook sharing plugin, inside your WordPress backend and install it.
Depending on what extra features you need for your website blog, there most probably will be a plugin for it.
Below is a small list of the necessary and highly recommended plugins to get you started and give you a solid heads start. Check out this article on how to install a WordPress plugin correctly.
What are the most popular and recommended WordPress plugins to install after you start a blog?
This plugin will help you organize your website, write better blog posts and optimize your WordPress blog for search engines to index them quickly.
If you will be making and uploading videos to your blog, this plugin is for you. It will help you index your videos with search engines.
Want to collect an email list? Collect your visitor's emails and send them a weekly or monthly newsletter. This plugin helps you build traffic, revenue and keep in touch with your website visitors.
This plugin will help you easily add affiliate links to your blog posts. Good for affiliate marketers and anyone who wants to promote an affiliate program and make money.
This plugin is written by the WordPress team and is loaded with awesome features like site security, backup, social sharing, preventing spam, and so much more.
This plugin will protect your contact forms from incoming spam. It will save you a lot of time and prevent spammers from attacking your website.
With this plugin installed, your readers will be able to share your blog post on their social media accounts. This will increase the number of visitors to your website.
Don't you hate slow loading websites? These plugins will help you speed up and optimize your website, so it is fast and performs better. For optimal website speed, we recommend WP Rocket.
This plugin is for managing your ads. If you want to put ads on your blog to generate some income, this plugin will help you with ad placement and management.
This plugin will create an AMP (accelerated mobile page) for your pages and blog posts. AMP helps speed up your site instantly.
Some of the above plugins have free options. Some of them have pricing plans.
No one likes a website that takes longer to load. You will lose a lot of visitors if your website takes long to load.
Here are some tips to speed up your website.
1 – Do not install a lot of plugins. Just the ones you absolutely need.
2 – Choose a good reliable web host. I have written a few names above.
3 – Choose a fast theme. Under the theme section above I have written down three trusted theme companies.
4 – Cut down on the number of widgets on your site.
5 – Cut down on the number of ads on your website. More ads – slower speed. Fewer ads – faster speed.
6 – Install a cache plugin like WP Rocket on your site.
7 – Clean and optimize your WordPress database often. You can install a database optimization plugin for that.
8 – Optimize your images on your site. Download and install a good image optimization plugin from the WordPress repository.
9 – Install the AMP for WP plugin. This will almost instantly speed up your site.
You can check your website speed on, GTmatrix, Pingdom and Webpagetest.
Write articles that are clear and easy to understand. Your blog posts should always have a heading, main information and summary.
Define your goals and what you want to communicate to your readers.
Keep your sentences short with no more than three sentences in a paragraph.
Ask questions in your blog posts. Use words to grab the attention of your readers.
Make your blog posts personal and engage your readers. Make them laugh, make them guess, surprise them, teach them, give them the information they were looking for.
Be honest in your posts and do not copy from another person's blog posts. Be on topic and use your topic keywords in your posts.
Write frequently, help others and enjoy life.
How will people find you unless you are listed in major search engines like google and bing?
Use the links below to submit your site to search engines. Submit your blog sitemap and resubmit your site every now and then. We have also written an article on how to rank well on google and bing.
Social media is a great way to promote your blog.
1 – Sign up for a social media account on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and others.
Share your blog post on these social media sites each time you publish new posts.
You can also reshare your blog posts again to your social media pages on a periodic basis with a tool called Revive Social.
As you start to get a lot of followers and friends on these social media sites, your blog posts will reach more readers.
Your followers and friends can also share your posts on their social media sites thus bringing in more readers to read your articles.
How do I get more followers and friends on my social media pages?
Share your post often. Engage with your followers. Curate other similar content articles from other blogs and share on your social media pages.
Use tools like Hootsuite, or Buffer to automatically curate and post interesting articles to your social media pages so more and more people join you as your friends and followers.
2 – Install the Social Warfare plugin on your site. With this plugin, your readers can easily share your blog post on their social media profiles and increase traffic to your website.
Some bloggers prefer not to monetize their blogs for personal reasons and that's awesome. For the rest who wish to make some money selling ads on their blogs, you have two options.
1 – Sell ads to potential advertisers directly from your website.
With this option, you are fully responsible to find advertisers, process payment and provide reporting analytics to your advertisers.
You keep 100% of your income and you can choose which advertisers to accept or decline.
All you need is an ad managing software like OIO Publisher or AD Inserter installed on your website. For accepting payment you can use PayPal.
2 – Join ad networks and show their ads on your Christian blog.
With this option, all you have to do is copy a simple ad network code to your website and you are done.
Revenue is shared with you the publisher and the ad network. Different ad networks have different revenue sharing programs.
There are many benefits to joining ad networks. Plenty of advertisers, no need to gather reports, no need to accept payment.
You can also block certain advertisers from showing certain ads on your website. This is beneficial for Christian and like-minded bloggers.
Below are some of the best ad networks to join. Make sure you have the required traffic requirements before applying to the ad networks.
There are many more ad networks but the above two are the largest and most reputable.
You can watch a short video on how to start a Christian blog on our Youtube channel.
I hope the above article will help you in your quest to start a blog. As you continue on your journey you will learn more and more and gain insightful skills and knowledge required to start, publish and maintain a WordPress blog.
I wish you all the best and may your dream of starting a blog not only materialize but prosper.


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Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear
ARTIST: Sia
TITLE: 1000 Forms of Fear
CHART ACTION: #1 US, #5 UK
SINGLES: Chandelier (#8 US, #6 UK), Big Girls Cry (#103 US, #77 UK), Elastic Heart (#17 US, #10 UK), Fire Meets Gasoline (#193 UK)
OTHER SONGS YOU MAY KNOW: Burn the Pages, Cellophane.
LINEUP: Sia and Greg Kurstin. Jessie Shatkin and Nick Valensi helped on a track each.
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT: After taking a break (or retiring) from performing because of mental health issues, a surprise hit led her back to the studio after a while and she released her most focused album yet.
SOME WORDS, PHRASES AND CLAUSES ABOUT THIS RECORD: After writing "Titanium" with hopes of it landing with Alicia Keys, and finding it released by David Guetta with her demo vocals on it, Sia became more famous than she had been, especially in the US. So having stepped back from recording to write songs, she found herself in the studio again with Greg Kurstin and delivered this set of passionate, bombastic pop songs.
While over the top at times, the production fits Sia's intent on the tracks, especially on the smash "Chandelier". Yet the album touches on a lot of subjects and touches on them well. Sia's songs are personal, and at times heart-rendering, as she was fighting demons upon demons in her life, which led to her original retirement.
The deep cuts, like "Hostage" and "Straight to the Knife", are where the meat of the album lives. She poured everything into all of the songs, telling a story and not just gunning for hits or radio play. But with her natural ability for hooks and melody, she got them. This is a much better record than her earlier efforts, and improves with multiple listens.
NOTES & MINUTIAE: It was at this time where Sia decided to cover her face, and let her art speak for herself.
IS THERE A DELUXE VERSION: Yes, acoustic piano cuts and other mixes.
GRADE A-: This is a modern pop album that grows on you.


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Jenelle Evans Has Been Fired From 'Teen Mom 2'
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Nicole Pomarico May 8, 2019 at 11:23 AM
We never thought this day would come, but apparently, it's here -- Jenelle Evans's time on Teen Mom 2 is officially over. According to Us Weekly, MTV has fired Jenelle from the show following the incident involving David Eason shooting their family dog, Nugget, last week.
In a statement to the site, MTV made it clear that they will not continue to film Jenelle.
"MTV ended its relationship with David Eason over a year ago in February 2018 and has not filmed any new episodes of Teen Mom 2 with him since," a spokesperson for the network said. "Additionally, we have stopped filming with Jenelle Eason as of April 6, 2019 and have no plans to cover her story in the upcoming season."
Whoa -- no more Jenelle? That's a lot to take in.
Fans have been outraged since the incident with David & Nugget, and at first, it seemed Jenelle was too.
In fact, she even posted this photo and a tribute to Nugget on Instagram, writing:
Nugget... I'm crying everyday. I love you so much and I'm so sorry. I'm speechless. You were my side kick and knew the moment I felt bad and would cuddle with me. You still had a lot to learn and a lot to grow from your lessons. Everyday I wake up you're not here, when I come home you're not here, when I go to bed... you're not here. You're gone forever and there's no coming back.
We thought this might finally be the last straw and she'd leave David for good, but she ended up going back home, so it seems as if she and David have somehow managed to patch things up -- even though we can't understand how there's any coming back from this.
Meanwhile, Jenelle's only reaction to the news so far is to retweet a story from Us Weekly about how she's feeling right now.
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In the story, a source close to Jenelle says she is "shocked and really upset," adding, "The decision was given to her suddenly after a lot of back and forth with MTV."
But was it really sudden? Since David was fired, Jenelle hasn't been able to film the way she once could. This season has been full of pieced-together footage, and it's obviously been really difficult to make her segment happen. It seemed it was only a matter of time before something had to give, and the Nugget situation only served to push that to happen faster.
Whatever happens next, we just know there will be drama.
If we know Jenelle, we know she isn't going to go quietly -- but with David's track record, we just hope that she and her kids find a way to stay safe.
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Inside Google's shadow workforce
By From elsewhere | July 29, 2018
Bloomberg reports:
Every day, tens of thousands of people stream into Google offices wearing red name badges. They eat in Google's cafeterias, ride its commuter shuttles and work alongside its celebrated geeks. But they can't access all of the company's celebrated perks. They aren't entitled to stock and can't enter certain offices. Many don't have health insurance.
Before each weekly Google all-hands meeting, trays of hors d'oeuvres and, sometimes, kegs of beer are carted into an auditorium and satellite offices around the globe for employees, who wear white badges. Those without white badges are asked to return to their desks.
Google's Alphabet Inc. employs hordes of these red-badged contract workers in addition to its full-fledged staff. They serve meals and clean offices. They write code, handle sales calls, recruit staff, screen YouTube videos, test self-driving cars and even manage entire teams – a sea of skilled laborers that fuel the $795 billion company but reap few of the benefits and opportunities available to direct employees. Earlier this year, those contractors outnumbered direct employees for the first time in the company's twenty-year history, according to a person who viewed the numbers on an internal company database. It's unclear if that is still the case. Alphabet reported 89,058 direct employees at the end of the second quarter. The company declined to comment on the number of contract workers.
Other companies, such as Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc., some of the most cash-rich public companies, also rely on a steady influx of contractors. Investors watch employee headcount closely at these tech powerhouses, expecting that they keep posting impressive gains by maintaining skinnier workforces than older corporate titans. Hiring contractors keeps the official headcount low, and frees up millions of dollars to retain superstars in fields like artificial intelligence.
The result is an invisible workforce, off the company payrolls, that does the grunt work for the Silicon Valley giants with few of the rewards. [Continue reading…]
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Daisey Eileen Flurry
Homemaker and Bradlee's retiree
Daisy Eileen (Patten) Flurry of Everett passed away November 24 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere surrounded by her loving family. She was 83 years old.
Born in Chelsea, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel (Porter) Patten, Daisy graduated from Revere High School, Class of 1950. She was a homemaker and care giver to her family and her home and was also a sales associate for the former Bradlee's Department Store in Chelsea. She dedicated 20 years of service before retiring in 1990.
Daisy has been residing in Everett for the past 59 years and was a member of the Parkway Assembly of God Church in Revere.
She was the beloved wife of Felix A. Flurry with whom she shared 61 years of marriage; devoted mother of Eileen Fisher and her husband, William of Mississippi and James A. Flurry and his wife, Patricia of Revere; dear sister of Ina Pottle of New Hampshire and the late Audrey Taylor; sister-in-law of the late George Pottle and Edward Taylor. She is also lovingly survived by four grandchildren: Stephanie A. Fisher of Mississippi, James A. Flurry, Jr. of Lynn, Elizabeth M. Flurry and Joseph M. Flurry, both of Revere and two great grandchildren, Emma P. Flurry and Alexander R. Flurry, both of Lynn.
Funeral arrangements were by the Carafa Family Funeral Home, Chelsea. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.
Ralph Memmolo, Jr.
Member of Everett Knights of Columbus and many other organizations; former leader of Troop 20 BSA, Everett
Ralph W. Memmolo, Jr. of Everett entered into rest on November 25 in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Medford. He was 86 years old.
Born in East Boston, he lived in Everett for most of his life and retired from the Biagi Ravioli Company in the North End of Boston where he worked for over 20 years. He was a member of the Everett Knights of Columbus, #97, The Order of Alhambra El Nazir Caravan #132, St. Pius X 4th Degree and former Troop Leader of Troop 20 BSA, Everett and a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict.
The beloved son of the late Ralph W. and Nellie (Sacco) Memmolo, he was the dear and devoted brother of the late Br. Louis P. Memmolo, CSC, Marie A. Memmolo and Joseph F. Memmolo; loving uncle of Ann and Michael Hanlon and Barbara and Peter Roketenetz and great-uncle of Andrew Hanlon and Jonathan and Elyssa Roketenetz.
Funeral arrangements were by the Cafasso & Sons Funeral Home, Everett. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ralph's memory to the American Diabetes Association, 10 Speen St., Framingham, MA , 01701, would be sincerely appreciated.
Marie Bontempo
Her overwhelming generosity and crazy sense of humor will be greatly missed
Marie (Kaminski) Bontempo of Boston passed away on November 20. She was 65 years old,
Marie grew up in Everett and was a longtime resident of Boston.
Anyone who knew Marie, appreciated her crazy sense of humor and her overwhelming generosity. She will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her mother, Barbara Murphy of Florida; her sisters, Jo Brencola and her husband, Tony of Florida and Jane Kaminski of Revere; her brothers, Mark Kaminski and his wife, Goldie of North Attleboro and Shawn Murphy and his wife, Pat of Foxboro. She was also the loving aunt of Tom O'Loughlin, Mark Kaminski, Jr., Ashley Kaminski Gilpatric and Laura Murphy Badessa, as well as great aunt to Keira O'Loughlin, and Holly and Tiffani Gilpatric.
Donations in her memory would be welcomed at the American Cancer Society.
https://donate.cancer.org
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Every year general and subcontractors have to practice good heat stress management for their workers exposed to the conditions on jobsites nationwide. It is a topic that is addressed every year with more and more resources made available by OSHA. Common sense is that it affects worker productivity, which ultimately influences the bottom line, but the impact on productivity is much more profound than many superintendents, foremen, and project managers realize.
Time is money of course and there is a lot of pressure on general and subcontractors to get the job done on time. OSHA has guidelines regarding heat safety that are the minimums based on temperature. Just because more time has been allowed for worker rest and water breaks doesn't mean that workers are still able to get what's expected to be done on time and safely. The decision-making errors also rise significantly with the heat which is not only a safety issue, but potentially a time and financial issue.
If a worker loses just 2% of body weight through perspiring, they are considered to be in a heat-exhausted state. One study determined that there was a 12% productivity decrease between workers that were properly hydrated compared to those that had lost only 1% of body weight loss! Another study looked for impacts on the effects of dehydration on mental performance, decision making and work related accidents. With just a 2% of body weight loss, visual motor tracking, short-term memory, attention and reaction time were all impaired.
Cooling fans and other devices are becoming increasingly common on many jobsites. The inner core temperature of a worker will continue to rise for 30 minutes after work has stopped unless other means are used to cool the blood that has been pumped to the skin for cooling. In other words, fluid intake itself is not enough to prevent heat stress. While there are no specific OSHA standards for occupational heat exposure, many states have issued directives on dealing with the heat.
More and more studies are being done to measure the impact of heat stress on worker safety and productivity. Some studies have come to the conclusion that roughly 90% of heat stress plans/standards put in place by a company are not adequate. Other key points include improper use of the heat index and inadequate time provided to workers to acclimatize to the heat. Even when the temperature is lower, work in direct sunlight adds on average 15 degrees to the heat index.
Heat management is in a gray area because there is no "one size fits all" standard that any regulating body or employer can develop that will absolutely work all the time. This is the reason why there is no firm standard or regulation from OSHA or any state occupational and safety administration. Employers must however comply to the OSH Act and the Act's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)) which requires employers to provide their employees a place of employment which is free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm. This "catch all" standard makes dealing with jobsite heat stress an issue where an employer only knows when they get it wrong.
So this heat season remember when up against a deadline, the consensus is that more time resting, cooling and hydrating may just mean finishing a project in time, despite less time actually working. Having properly cooled and hydrated workers is not just for their safety and well-being, but it's also about the bottom line and safety for everyone on a jobsite.
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