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Miss USA is not the only role model for Muslim women
From the Prophet's first wife to a Lebanese diva, here's my top 10 most inspirational women in the Muslim world of all time
Tue 25 May 2010 03.30 EDT
It surprised me last week that my article about Rima Fakih becoming the first Arab-American and Muslim to win the Miss USA beauty contest turned out to be Cif's most-read item of the day.
But quite a number of readers thought that Fakih, dependent as she is on her looks, is not the most rousing role model for Muslim female empowerment. They asked why no similar attention was accorded all those successful and inspirational Muslim women who have made inroads into what is still largely a man's world.
So, in tribute to the many remarkable women in the Muslim world (including non-Muslims) throughout the centuries – both remembered and forgotten, loved or ridiculed – here's my personal selection of 10 mould-breaking women. They appear in chronological order.
1. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (555–619): First wife of the Prophet Muhammad and the world's first convert to Islam.
2. Aisha bint Abu Bakr (died 678): A controversial figure, particularly in the west, because of the young age at which she appears to have been betrothed to the elderly prophet. Less well known is that she was a central figure in spreading Islam after his death and even led an army to battle.
3. Fatima al-Fihri (died 880): This Tunisian established, in 859, what is reportedly the world's oldest academic degree-granting university, al-Qarawiyyin in Fes (Morocco). But medieval Muslim women were not only patrons of academic establishments, they were also academics. A 15th-century Egyptian biographical dictionary lists over 1,000 prominent female scholars.
4. Shajaret al-Durr (died 1257): From modest beginnings as a slave of probable Turkic origin in the royal household, "Tree of Pearls" rose to become Egypt's only queen in the Islamic period. Although she ruled the country directly for only 80 days, her proxy reign continued through her husband until her murder. She not only repelled the Seventh Crusade, but she also instigated the unique Mamluk era during which Egypt was ruled by elite slave warriors. In modern times, a number of Muslim-majority countries – including Pakistan (Benazir Bhutto), Indonesia (Megawati Sukarnoputri), Bangladesh (Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina) and Turkey (Tansu Çiller) – have been led by women.
5. Malak Hifni Nassef (1886-1918): An early feminist who scored a number of impressive firsts in Egypt: the first woman to get a degree from a government college, the first woman to lecture publicly, and – at the age of only 13 – the first to publish poetry in a mainstream journal. Today, though, she is largely forgotten and overshadowed by Hoda Sha'rawi who is widely considered to be founder of the modern Arab feminist movement.
6. Nawal el-Saadawi (born 1931): Despite being a physician and psychiatrist by training, Saadawi describes herself as "a novelist first, a novelist second, a novelist third". She has, in more than 50 novels, revolutionised the treatment of Egyptian women in fiction, and wielded her pen as her mightiest weapon in the battle for female emancipation. Her writings have covered numerous controversial feminist themes, including women's inferior position in religion and female genital mutilation, and their author has endured imprisonment, death threats and attempts to forcibly divorce her from her husband.
7. Fairuz (born 1935): Known as "ambassador to the stars", Fairuz is not only the national pride of Lebanon but the most famous living singer in the Arab world. She was born with the name Nouhad Haddad into a poor Maronite Christian family in 1935. Throughout the 1960s, she was the "first lady of Lebanese singing", although overshadowed on the Arab stage by the giant Umm Kalthoum. Widely regarded as the enchanting voice of Arab nationalism, her output has been prolific and has included hundreds of songs and musical operettas. Fairuz never left her country during its tumultuous civil war.
8. Hanan Ashrawi (born 1946): Ashrawi played a pivotal role in the first Palestinian intifada and the subsequent peace process, where she served as the Palestinian delegation's spokesperson. She has also been elected numerous times to the Palestinian Legislative Council and established the department of English at Birzeit University. She currently runs Miftah, the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy.
9. Sana Hasan: Three years before the Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, made his audacious trip to Jerusalem in 1977, Hasan – a PhD student in her mid-20s – went to Israel as the Arab world's first and probably most unusual peace envoy (albeit unofficial and ostracised). Her six-week trip turned into a three-year sojourn, from 1974 to 1977, in which she seems to have met just about everyone in Israel, in an attempt to understand her people's enemy and build bridges to peace.
10. Asma Jahangir (born 1952): This prominent Pakistani lawyer has built a career defending the rights of women, children and religious minorities. Jahangir put herself in the firing line defending Muslims and Christians who have fallen foul of Pakistan's controversial and intolerant "Hudood" laws. She is currently the UN's special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
More information on these and other remarkable Muslim women is available here.
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• John Freeman from DownTheTubes on Who Owns What Comics.
• A celebration of 80 years of Superman.
• Barrie Tomlinson takes a look at classic Roy of the Rovers, as well as the plans for Striker following their successful £45,000 Kickstarter and he investigates Billy's Boots in Dutch.
• The work of Mike Western is revisited and they also remember Dredd artist Ron Smith.
• Eight pages on small press and indie comics courtesy of Pipedream Comics, including which ComicCons to look out for in 2019.
• Part One of a three part series on the first ten years of Marvel UK.
• Plus a a look at free gifts in comics and Pat Mills revisits Marshal Law in his regular Last Word column.
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Bristol City Council has recently released the latest iteration of the Bristol Local Plan review. This includes a significant enhancement of the sustainability policies which have been added as a result of the council declaring a Climate Emergency at the end of 2018. A brief review of these policies indicates that a framework similar to that in the current London Plan is proposed.
Development will need to assess potential of overheating using future climate conditions through thermal dynamic modelling.
These are significant enhancements on the existing policy framework, which although entirely laudable, present substantial technical and commercial challenges which must be supported with a robust evidence base. This should also generate substantial funds for Bristol Council to spend on carbon offsetting projects.
Should you wish to discuss any aspects of this policy with a member of the Turley Sustainability team please do not hesitate to contact us.


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Hydro Usage Penalties, and How Businesses Can Avoid Them
Posted on April 10, 2018 by Web Master in Information
Thousands of Canadian businesses are unwittingly paying hydro penalties which are, in most cases, buried in their monthly hydro bills
By Scott Anderson, | Broker, Senior Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield Waterloo Region Ltd., Brokerage | Commercial Real Estate Insider | Originally Appeared in Property Biz Canada | 2018-04-05
These charges – which can be excessive – relate to the unused portion of energy supplied by hydro companies to their customers. If the used portion is below a certain threshold, these penalties are applied.
This revelation prompted Team Anderson-Palmer at Cushman Wakefield Waterloo Region to take a proactive approach in alerting both past and prospective clients about this little-known phenomenon – and how to deal with it.
By applying something called a Power Factor Correction on industrial buildings, energy bills can often be substantially reduced. The correction can be implemented through the use of more efficient hydro equipment, which better converts electric current to usable power.
I learned about this at an intelligent buildings forum looking at ways to improve building efficiency for our clients. It hosted a seminar on power correction and after hearing this I just went, "Wow, this is something a lot of our industrial clients probably really don't understand and it could help out their business."
I am willing to bet that if you talked to 90-95 per cent of building owners, they probably don't even realize there is a penalty — and ways of eliminating or minimizing how much is paid. It's not uncommon for businesses to get these penalties, pay them, and not understand them.
We immediately realized this knowledge about how to correct the situation would prove beneficial to our clients.
What exactly is Power Factor?
Power Factor is part of the service brokers provide. In addition to brokering leasing and sales of industrial buildings, we are constantly looking at ways to help landlords and users reduce their expenses.
By dealing with this power correction issue, you can definitely reduce expenses.
In technical terms, Power Factor is the ratio of active or usable power to the total power available to the building. Ideally, the ratio is one-to-one; all available power is used and not wasted. But this is rarely the case, hence the need for a Power Factor Correction.
Power Factor Correction on industrial buildings
We got in touch with Alec Rancourt of Schneider Electric, a Power Quality Sales Expert, whose company presented the data at the conference. Schneider Electric is one of several companies active in Power Factor Correction, and has now developed a relationship with Cushman Wakefield.
Rancourt travels widely across the country to consult with companies, both large and small, on this topic and is surprised how uninformed many landlords and business owners are on the matter.
"In a perfect world, you would have people within companies who cared about energy management and energy efficiency," Rancourt explained. "Now, that's rarely the case unless there is a designated energy manager involved.
"That has been done with municipalities with lighting projects, it has been done with major corporations, with banks, federal and provincial governments. The level we are looking at with Cushman Wakefield, they can't afford to have a designated energy manager."
Capacitors often part of solution
Rancourt said avoiding these penalties and reducing monthly energy bills starts with the installation of capacitors. Ranging from small 10x12x10-inch blocks to giant units which can be 20x20x7 feet for major industrial buildings, they can normally be installed in a day. Capacitors reduce the amount of electrical current the building's power system draws from the grid, thereby saving energy.
Typically, the cost of installing capacitors will pay for itself over a period of between six months to three years. This is something companies which employ a specialized energy manager quickly understand.
"The minimum installation cost would be $1,500 to $2,000 up to about $70,000," Rancourt explained. "A lot of big motors are used by some of the major factories. Those guys have multiple systems around that price. We work with virtually everybody."
Buildings which don't have motors or HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) equipment to maintain the interior temperature don't really need the Power Factor Correction capacitors. But if they are running motors, they'll benefit from installing the devices. The savings in penalties can be substantial, he says.
"The penalty for one particular client was $67,000 over a year," Rancourt said. "I did two small sawmills in Northern Ontario two months ago and they were each spending about $12,000 a year in penalties. One morning I went to see a place where they put together wood furniture and they were paying about $5,000 a year in penalties.
"There are other guys who will spend $300 a year. There is a whole spectrum of penalties."
While capacitors can make a building more energy-efficient and reduce energy bills by removing these penalties, there is another benefit. A company's carbon footprint can also be reduced because there is less heat loss from transformers within the building.
Scott Anderson of Team Anderson-Palmer at Cushman Wakefield Waterloo Region is a contributing columnist with Property Biz Canada. Scott's columns touch on a wide range of topics of interest to commercial real estate professionals.
Disclaimer: This article is for general information purposes only. Seek professional advice in your local jurisdiction to assist with individual situations.
The Anderson Palmer team at Cushman & Wakefield Waterloo Region has been instrumental in strategic acquisitions, sales and leasing of commercial properties across Canada. For information, contact Scott Anderson.
Graybar Canada has been assisting Cushman & Wakefield with its outstanding knowledge and advice relating to commercial building systems. For information, contact Jacqueline Mote.
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I decided to take the Virtual Pet genre, and strip it to its basics. This ended up reminding me of spinning multiple plates, and making sure none of them fall. Then I added a weird "win" state, because feature-creep I guess?
My only problem in development this time came at the end (figures…). When testing it in the editor, and even playing on the Web, or on Android, it runs fine. In Standalone .exe version however, the buttons don't work properly. The area to click on is to the left of the buttons, in some cases more than others.
Nevertheless, I've uploaded every version (and hopefully have done the source code correctly). I'll try to fix the Standalone version ASAP, but for now, I sleep.
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Q: Get Gravity from Android Accelerometer I'm working with the Accelerometer Sensor from my Android, but I have a problem.
I need to get only gravity and i don't know how to do.
I read in the official documentation of Android the following method:
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event)
 {
      // alpha is calculated as t / (t + dT)
      // with t, the low-pass filter's time-constant
      // and dT, the event delivery rate

      final float alpha = 0.8;

      gravity[0] = alpha * gravity[0] + (1 - alpha) * event.values[0];
      gravity[1] = alpha * gravity[1] + (1 - alpha) * event.values[1];
      gravity[2] = alpha * gravity[2] + (1 - alpha) * event.values[2];

      linear_acceleration[0] = event.values[0] - gravity[0];
      linear_acceleration[1] = event.values[1] - gravity[1];
      linear_acceleration[2] = event.values[2] - gravity[2];
 }

So I guess would be good if I take the gravity[] values.
I'm I right?
Sensor is: BMA250 3 axis accelerometer, documentation is in:
BMA250

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The French-inspired interiors of Colleyville's Montclair took on a British bearing Wednesday afternoon for a "High Tea & Royal Conversation" directed by the Colleyville Woman's Club. Proceeds from the event benefited the causes of the club, including GRACE.
Regaling the guests packing the ballroom with touching history and anecdotes of Diana, the Princess of Wales, was Patrick Jephson, Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, and private secretary to Princess Diana.
Jephson served the Princess for eight years (1988-96), and was responsible for every aspect of her public life, charitable initiatives, and private organizations. He travelled with her to five continents, working with the highest ranking government officials including US presidents and other heads of state.
Chivari chairs, champagne, chandeliers, and massive chapeaus set the scene for CWC's "High Tea".
Under relentless media scrutiny, Jephson's tenure covered the period of Princess Diana's greatest popularity as well as the constitutional controversy of her separation from Prince Charles.
Jephson was born and raised in Ireland and holds a master's degree in political science from Cambridge University. He is a keen amateur historian, and his ancestors include notable courtiers to Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and William III.
As an officer in the British Royal Navy, Jephson served all over the world before being selected for royal duty. In March 2015 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
The Colleyville Woman's Club has supported GRACE since 1992, giving more than $450,000 to support the GRACE mission. The organization is led by President Karen Deakin. Kim Harrison and Ruth Ann Meek lead fundraising initiatives, and Zoe Kirby is in charge of special fundraising.
Next up for the organization is "It's Time to Shine!", an evening—Thursday, November 4—at Haltom's Fine Jewelers in Grapevine. Among wine and appetizers, and smooth jazz by David Carr, Jr., will be 20% off shopping and a chance to win a Lagos bracelet valued at $2,200. A pair of Roberto Coin 18k earrings valued at $4,200 will be raffled.
To learn more about the organization and its leadership, visit Colleyville Woman's Club.
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Q: How can remove the file upload script from this php without disturbing the INSERT I have this code, and it works with the File upload in it, but not without it. In other words I have to upload images in this script in order for the script to complete.
I have tried taking out the if section for it, but it just returns a blank page.
Here is the code...
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

require 'scripts/php/db_connect.php';

$password = $_POST['password_entry'];

$hashPass = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
    function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "")
    {
        global $link;

        if (PHP_VERSION < 6) {
            $theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue) : $theValue;
        }

        $theValue = mysqli_real_escape_string($link, $theValue);

        switch ($theType) {
            case "text":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
                break;
            case "long":
            case "int":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
                break;
            case "double":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? doubleval($theValue) : "NULL";
                break;
            case "date":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
                break;
            case "defined":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
                break;
        }
        return $theValue;
    }
}

$username_entry = $_POST['username_entry'];

if (empty($_POST['username_entry'])) {
    die('Username must be given');
}

$user_image_dir = "user_images";

mkdir($user_image_dir."/".$username_entry, 0777, true);

if (isset($_FILES['upload']) === true) {
    $files = $_FILES['upload'];

    for($x = 0; $x < count($files['name']); $x++) {
        $name = $files['name'][$x];
        $tmp_name = $files['tmp_name'][$x];

        move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, "$user_image_dir/{$username_entry}/{$name}");

        //echo '
', print_r($files['name'][0], true), '
';

        $image_upload1 = ($files['name'][0]);
        $image_upload2 = ($files['name'][1]);
        $image_upload3 = ($files['name'][2]);
        $image_upload4 = ($files['name'][3]);
        $image_upload5 = ($files['name'][4]);

    }

    $insert_upload1 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload1";
    $insert_upload2 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload2";
    $insert_upload3 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload3";
    $insert_upload4 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload4";
    $insert_upload5 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload5";

    $editFormAction = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

    $editFormAction .= "?" . htmlentities($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);

//----------------------------------------------------//

      //--// DEFINING THE TABLE VARIABLE ACCORDING TO BUSINESS TYPE AND BUSINESS SPECIFICS//--//

//----------------------------------------------------//

//CATCHING THE MAIN VARIABLE

$business_type = $_POST['business_type'];

//DEFINING THE $business_specific VARIABLE

// if ($business_type == "Service"){$business_specifics = $_POST['business_specific_service'];} // TYPE OF TRADESPERSON

// if ($business_type == "Service"){$business_specifics = $_POST['business_specific_hairbeauty'];} // TYPE OF SALON

// if ($business_type == "Restaurant"){$business_specifics = $_POST['business_specific_restaurant'];} // TYPE OF FOOD

// FOOD AND DRINK TABLE VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Restaurant"); {$table_name  = "food_and_drink";}

if ($business_type == "Pub"); {$table_name  = "food_and_drink";}

if ($business_type == "Take Away"); {$table_name  = "food_and_drink";}

// HOTELS AND B&B TABLE VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Hotel"); {$table_name  = "somewhere_to_stay";}

if ($business_type == "B&B"); {$table_name  = "somewhere_to_stay";}

// SERVICES VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Service"); {$table_name  = "services";}

if ($business_type == "Hair & Beauty"); {$table_name  = "services";}

if ($business_type == "taxi service"); {$table_name  = "services";}

// ATTRACTIONS VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Attraction"); {$table_name  = "attractions";}

// EVENTS VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Event"); {$table_name  = "events";}

// CHARITY VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Charity"); {$table_name  = "charities";}

// SHOPS VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Shop"); {$table_name  = "shopping";}

// INSERT QUERY

 $insertSQL = sprintf("INSERT INTO di_ssenisub (timestamp,
         username,
         password)

         VALUES (NOW(), %s, %s)",

        GetSQLValueString($_POST['username_entry'], "text"),
        GetSQLValueString($hashPass, "text"));

        if (mysqli_query($link, $insertSQL)) {
            echo "New record created successfully $username_entry";

        } else {
            echo "Error: " . $insertSQL . "
" . mysqli_error($link);
        }

        mysqli_close($link);

    }

How do i remove the File upload section without disturning the rest...

A: In youre code insert statement is inside if (isset($_FILES['upload']) === true), so you need to change it to if (!empty($_POST)) for example (as simple validation, then you can remove all about fileuploading inside )
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

require 'scripts/php/db_connect.php';

$password = $_POST['password_entry'];

$hashPass = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
    function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "")
    {
        global $link;

        if (PHP_VERSION < 6) {
            $theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue) : $theValue;
        }

        $theValue = mysqli_real_escape_string($link, $theValue);

        switch ($theType) {
            case "text":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
                break;
            case "long":
            case "int":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
                break;
            case "double":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? doubleval($theValue) : "NULL";
                break;
            case "date":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
                break;
            case "defined":
                $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
                break;
        }
        return $theValue;
    }
}

$username_entry = $_POST['username_entry'];

if (empty($_POST['username_entry'])) {
    die('Username must be given');
}

if (!empty($_POST)) {

    $editFormAction = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

    $editFormAction .= "?" . htmlentities($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);

//----------------------------------------------------//

      //--// DEFINING THE TABLE VARIABLE ACCORDING TO BUSINESS TYPE AND BUSINESS SPECIFICS//--//

//----------------------------------------------------//

//CATCHING THE MAIN VARIABLE

$business_type = $_POST['business_type'];

//DEFINING THE $business_specific VARIABLE

// if ($business_type == "Service"){$business_specifics = $_POST['business_specific_service'];} // TYPE OF TRADESPERSON

// if ($business_type == "Service"){$business_specifics = $_POST['business_specific_hairbeauty'];} // TYPE OF SALON

// if ($business_type == "Restaurant"){$business_specifics = $_POST['business_specific_restaurant'];} // TYPE OF FOOD

// FOOD AND DRINK TABLE VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Restaurant"); {$table_name  = "food_and_drink";}

if ($business_type == "Pub"); {$table_name  = "food_and_drink";}

if ($business_type == "Take Away"); {$table_name  = "food_and_drink";}

// HOTELS AND B&B TABLE VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Hotel"); {$table_name  = "somewhere_to_stay";}

if ($business_type == "B&B"); {$table_name  = "somewhere_to_stay";}

// SERVICES VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Service"); {$table_name  = "services";}

if ($business_type == "Hair & Beauty"); {$table_name  = "services";}

if ($business_type == "taxi service"); {$table_name  = "services";}

// ATTRACTIONS VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Attraction"); {$table_name  = "attractions";}

// EVENTS VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Event"); {$table_name  = "events";}

// CHARITY VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Charity"); {$table_name  = "charities";}

// SHOPS VARIABLES

if ($business_type == "Shop"); {$table_name  = "shopping";}

// INSERT QUERY

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        if (mysqli_query($link, $insertSQL)) {
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            echo "Error: " . $insertSQL . "
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        }

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    }

A: just remove the following line:
and Im not sure where the if ends
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        $name = $files['name'][$x];
        $tmp_name = $files['tmp_name'][$x];

        move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, "$user_image_dir/{$username_entry}/{$name}");

        //echo '
', print_r($files['name'][0], true), '
';

        $image_upload1 = ($files['name'][0]);
        $image_upload2 = ($files['name'][1]);
        $image_upload3 = ($files['name'][2]);
        $image_upload4 = ($files['name'][3]);
        $image_upload5 = ($files['name'][4]);

    }

    $insert_upload1 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload1";
    $insert_upload2 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload2";
    $insert_upload3 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload3";
    $insert_upload4 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload4";
    $insert_upload5 = "$user_image_dir/$username_entry/$image_upload5";

and remove the last "}" at the end


You don't move from the small town of Dawson Creek in northern British Columbia to Southern California without learning the value of having a vision. "It was a tremendous culture shock," Dennis M. Craig recalls, having made that trip with his dad, brother and sister in 1965. All these years later, Dennis is the guy with the vision, and it's for your success in Redlands and San Bernardino real estate, as well as the surrounding communities.
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Semaan, B., and G. Mark, "'Facebooking' Towards Crisis Recovery and Beyond: Disruption as an Opportunity", ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW'12), Seattle, WA, February 11-15, 2012.
Semaan, B., and G. Mark, "Repairing Infrastructure During Ongoing Crisis: Technology- Mediated Social Arrangements to Support Recovery", ACM Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction (TOCHI)ACM Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction (TOCHI), vol. 18, no. 4, December, 2011.
Mark, G., and B. Semaan, "Collaboration Resilience: Technology as a Resource for New Patterns of Action", ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2008), San Diego, CA, ACM Press, November 8-12, 2008.


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Your classes will prepare you for a variety of careers in the film and television industry that include new opportunities in streaming, social media, and digital content. It's an industry with higher than average job growth and higher than average median salaries (according to the U.S. Department of Labor).
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I wouldn't be where I am today if I didn't take full advantage of my internships, and the people I met on the way to graduation.
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Executive Assistant to SVP - Alternative Series, Specials & Late Night at ABC Entertainment
I work in both post and field production following and helping define episode story lines. When I am field producing I conduct interviews with the cast, produce scenes, and create story documents that are sent to the network. When I am working in post production, I work with editing technologies to prepare the footage for an editor. I make sure the best footage and moments are used in order to create a television series.
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Freelance Story Producer
Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Studios have increased demand for original content, opening up opportunities for graduates to work in a variety of production roles. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, film/video editors, producers and directors have forecasted higher than average growth over the next decade, and have higher than average median salaries.
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In my classes, I gained multiple semesters worth of experience using Adobe Premiere Pro which I now use daily in the workplace. I was not familiar with Adobe Premiere Pro prior to attending Cal Lutheran. In my News Broadcasting class, I was introduced to news and TV terminology that I use now daily in the workplace. He also had us create news "packages" throughout the semester which I now create daily at KEYT TV.
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I had my BHR at the age of 15 due to perthes disease. It has been absolutely fantastic since I have had it. Mr Treacy was my surgeon. I think this year will be a milestone, I will have lived longer with a BHR in my right hip than a normal one!


At the Egg Museum in Montelimar.
If I ever get to own a museum, it'll be a Miniature Museum. Because then if I have to move location, I'll only need a shoebox to put all my displays in!
- Musee de la Miniature (Miniature Museum) - where almost everything was displayed under a microscope.
- Egg Museum - which featured anything and everything that had to do with an egg.
- Chateau de Grignan (Grignan Castle) - 12th-17th century - which was enlightening, and featured a ballroom big enough to build 6 small houses in.
But my favourite was the Miniature Museum.
One display after another featured amazing skills and artistry, as the displayed item hid its identity until you viewed it through its personal microscope. Some pieces were extremely small replicas of common artworks such as oil paintings, portraits and sculptures. But it was the clever and witty ones that intrigued me most of all.
Flea With Golden Slippers - a flee (quite dead) had been shod with 2 pure gold shoes. There was no mention as to whether the flea was already dead before being shod, or whether it died as a consequence of the shodding.
Camel Through The Eye of a Needle - This display settled the argument for me, once and for all. Because there in front of my eyes, were not one, but 12 camels (made of metal) standing inside the eye of a fairly standard sized needle.
Elephants on a Grain of Rice - Seven finely detailed elephants were engraved into the wall of a solitary grain of rice � with room for at least 2 more!
Bulls on Gnat Antenna - Two metal bulls were standing on a single gnat antenna.
Crucifix on a Human Hair - A metal crucifix was fixed to a strand of human hair, with no part of the crucifix exceeding the width of the hair.
Noah's Ark - This was my favourite display, even though a microscope wasn't necessary. Beautifully arranged in a glass-cased representation of Noah's Ark, were hundreds of animals � made from origami! (the ancient Japanese art of paper folding). Finely detailed pieces measuring mostly 5-10mm (�-� inch) in size, were easily identified as: kangaroos, elephants, giraffes, camels, cheetahs, pandas, bears, hippos, rhinos, sheep, pigs, cows, chickens, geese, cranes, ostriches, armadillos, snakes, birds in flight, birds roosting in trees, and many other animals that now elude my memory. And they were all made relatively proportional, so while the giraffes were the biggest at 15mm (3/4 inch), the chickens were the smallest at 5mm (� inch) in size.


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Place warm milk into Kitchen Aid bowl and sprinkle yeast on top. Let sit for 3–4 minutes to activate it (it will begin to foam).
Once yeast begins to foam, add sugar, salt, egg, egg yolk and melted butter. Mix well with dough hook attachment.
Add flour and mix on medium speed for 8 minutes.
Dough will form a ball and be slightly sticky. Transfer dough to an oiled bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and place in a warm area to proof for 1 1/2 hours. The dough will double in size.
After dough has doubled in size, place dough on a well-floured surface and roll out to 20" x 18" rectangle.
Spread soft butter over dough. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over butter evenly, leaving a 1/2 inch boarder along the edges. Sprinkle chopped pecans over top, reserve 1/4 cup for topping after baking.
Begin rolling the dough tightly into a cylinder begging on the 18-inch side.
Cut about 1/2 inch off each end and then cut the cylinder into 12 equal portions using a large sharp knife.
Place cinnamon rolls in a 13" x 9" greased and parchment-lined baking dish. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and place in a warm area to proof until doubled in size. This should be 1-1 1/2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350º and bake for 20–23 minutes. The edges should be slightly browned.
While rolls are baking, combine the cream cheese and butter in Kitchen Aid mixer with paddle attachment. Beat until smooth and add powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Combine until fluffy.
Cool rolls for 3–4 minutes out of the oven and then spread icing on top of the rolls. Top with remaining chopped pecans. Serve warm.
CHEF'S TIP: Keep any leftover cinnamon rolls in an air tight container and reheat in the microwave for 15-20 seconds until warmed. Use a food processor and pulse the pecans to get a fine chop. Overnight method — once cinnamon rolls are cut, placed in the greased pan and wrapped with plastic, they can be put in the refrigerator overnight until the next morning. In the morning, remove from refrigerator and let them rest at room temperature, still covered, until they double in size. This will take about 2 hours. Bake as directed.


Coincidentally, at the same time that the Chicago teacher's union was going out on strike, my own union job came to an end (official termination letter). In 2008, I accepted a job at Comair, a regional airline that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta and that flies passengers as "Delta Connection". My job included a membership in the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), one of the most successful unions other than those representing government workers (see "Unions and Airlines" for why).
Comair's union agreement was more favorable to workers than the contracts at regional airline competitors, to the point that it cost Delta less to pay independent regional airlines to fly Delta Connection flights than to use its own in-house regional airline. Most of the airplanes themselves are owned either by Delta or by a leasing company, so the assets of a regional airline are its FAA air carrier certificate and a group of employees.
Due to the fact that Comair had shrunk so much since the Collapse of 2008, coupled with union agreements that the newest workers be laid off first (I was furloughed in the fall of 2008) and that the newest workers be paid the least, Comair had a much higher than average cost workforce. The company was in the middle of contract negotiations with pilots when a decision was made to shut the whole thing down.
The effect of the shutdown is that pilots who had formerly been on 10-year pay at Comair, perhaps earning $40,000 per year, will now be applying for jobs at 1-year pay ($20,000 per year) at another regional airline. Unlike the Chicago teachers, Comair pilots were not entitled to a defined benefit pension and therefore the airline industry will not realize any pension savings by sending all of these folks to another carrier with their 401k plans intact. It would have been a lot less turmoil if the airline and pilots could have agreed that the pay scale could be revamped so that Comair's labor costs were about the same as competitors, but psychologically it was apparently easier for all to pretend that somehow there was a defect in the Comair corporate shell and that the world would be a better place if everyone moved to work for a different corporation with a different FAA air carrier certificate. Unfortunately, this means that a lot of people will have to move from their northern Kentucky homes in order to find work (Comair headquarters is at the Cincinnati airport and no other airlines are based at CVG).
So I am bidding farewell to this job and my life as a union worker. I am grateful to the Comair dispatch and scheduling team. Pilots are expected to live as nomads but these folks reasonably expected to go to work every day in Comair's glass corporate headquarters ("the Kremlin" and home to those with "ten pound heads" according to my "basic indoctrination" trainer, Mark Martin). It is not pleasant to get a phone call at 4:45 am in a Hilton Garden Inn near the Baltimore airport, but the schedulers did their best when asking me to adapt to the absurd lifestyle of a junior pilot. The dispatchers did a great job calculating our fuel requirements and keeping us informed regarding the weather. I'm also grateful to the Comair simulator training team and the check airmen that flew with me during my "initial operating experience" (IOE). It takes a lot of courage to watch someone who has previously flown slow four-seat airplanes and helicopters try to land, for the first time and with 50 passengers in back, a jet weighing 47,000 lbs. It did not help that the Canadair Regional Jets we flew had no leading-edge devices ("slats") and therefore had to be pointed nose-down at the runway for a blistering final approach speed of 170 mph (substantially faster than a Boeing 737 for example). Finally, I am grateful to the flight attendants with whom I flew. The toughest job at the airline is definitely to be alone in the inadequately air conditioned back with 50 passengers complaining about their kids' peanut allergies and wondering why we were parked on a taxiway for two or three hours at JFK or DCA.
This (and the linked article) leaves me curious why a retired successful tech executive would take what looks like (at least on paper) an unpleasant, low-paying job. Would you still be flying for Comair if the 2008 furlough had not occurred?
It is pretty difficult to get good at flying jets and flying in weather unless you work for an airline at some point. Even if you're rich enough to have your own jet and keep topping it off with fuel, probably you won't be flying a lot at night and in bad weather. Why wouldn't you wait a day?
Would I still be at Comair in 2012? Probably not, unless I were still learning a lot. It would be a great half-time job, but it is too much time away from family and friends as a long-term full-time job.
John: Another way to look at it is that Delta gave me a $30 million airplane, filled up with jet fuel, and a carefully thought-out plan for a flight. That should be appealing to any aviation enthusiast, regardless of wealth. Maybe not for a lifetime or entire working career, but certainly for a few years.
I second Mr. Rothlisberger's dissonance! I had no idea whatsoever that you were involved in the regionals. Despite all of your accomplishments, I think that I may respect you now more than ever for your willingness to keep going out into the unknown and truly live, experience, and adventure. Hats off, sir.


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That mentioned, do we actually want telephone equipment? Sure we do – whether or not for enjoyable or for defense of our cell phones.
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CHRISTMAS PROM NIGHT, December 13, 2011
August 25, 2018 February 11, 2012
On the 13th of December, 2011, the International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea organized a reception on the occasion of the forthcoming winter holidays.
The event took place in Hilton Athenee Palace, hall "Le Diplomate" and gathered together the representatives of social, public and political life of Romania, the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Bucharest, academics, rectors of the most famous universities, representatives of the largest Romanian companies, civil society, NGOs. The event was also attended by ex-President of Romania H.E. Emil Constantinescu, Presidential Counselor on National Security Andrei Daniel Moldoveanu, Department of Strategic Affairs, Security and Foreign Policy Iulian Chifu, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Dusko Kovacevic, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Republic of Moldova H.E. Iurie Renita, Charge d'Affaires of Republic of Belarus, Mr. Sergei Molunov and other distinguished persons.
During the ceremony, on behalf of the Board of Directors, the BSCSIF Vice-president Iulian Fota and the BSCSIF Secretary General Eldar Hasanov awarded Diplomas of Honor for the merits to the Fund. For supporting the initiative of creation and distinguished contribution to the International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black and Caspian Seas were awarded to the President of Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the President of Romania H.E. Mr Traian Basescu, the President of Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, the BSCSIF President Viktor Khmarin, the BSCSIF Vice-president Iulian Fota and the BSCSIF Vice-president Akkan Suver. For contribution to the development of cooperation between nations and peoples of the Black sea – Caspian sea region the diplomas were awarded to the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Teodor Bachonschi, the Director of the Institute of Political Science, Defense and Military History, Mihai Ionescu, the founder of the Institute of Turkology and Central Asian Studies, Tasin Gemil. Also the diplomas of honor were given to the project team of the BSCSIF headquarters, editor –in –chief of the magazine "Dialogue of the Seas" V. Samoshkin, the BSCSIF lawyer Adrian Ibrahim, the President of the Academy of Science, Republic of Moldova, Gheorghe Duca and companies –members and partners of the Fund: UTI GRUP, SIVECO ROMANIA, UPETROM, OZTASAR, AZVIRT.
The event organized on the occasion of the coming winter holidays contributed to promoting of the image and expanding the sphere of influence of the International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
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DFL Super Cup : Bayern Munich Vs Dortmund Match Preview, Line Up, Team News, Live Info
September 29, 2020 DFL Super Cup, football
Bayern Munich Vs Dortmund
V/s.
(DFL Super Cup)
12.00 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
Allainz Arena
BAYERN MUNICH [3]-[2] DORTMUND
Man Of The Match - Joshua Kimmich
Bayern Munich XI:
Neuer; Pavard, Süle, Hernández, Davies; Kimmich, Martínez, Tolisso; Müller, Lewandowski, Coman
Dortmund XI:
Hitz; Emre, Hummels, Akanji; Meunier, Delaney, Dahoud, Passlack; Brandt, Reus; Haaland
Bayern Munich have the chance to add more silverware to their collection on Wednesday evening when they take on Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup at the Allianz Arena.
Hansi Flick's side have won four major honours already this year, but they lost to Dortmund in this fixture last season and enter the game on the back of a heavy defeat.
This match will be staged behind closed doors, which is a first for the competition, due to the coronavirus infection rate in the state of Bavaria.
Just when it was looking as though Bayern were pretty much invincible, they were sent crashing back down to earth by Hoffenheim in a chastening defeat on Sunday.
Fatigue inevitably played a part in the 4-1 loss at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, with Robert Lewandowski benched for a league game for the first time in two years.
That defeat ended Bayern's 32-match unbeaten run since last December, a streak that has seen them win the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup.
Flick will not be too downbeat, with the loss coming three days after being taken to extra time by Sevilla in the Super Cup, but his players have to quickly pick themselves up.
Dortmund also enter this match on the back of a league defeat at the weekend, going down 2-0 to Augsburg on Saturday in what was a hugely disappointing team display.
BVB have been second best to Bayern in recent times in terms of major honours, although they did come out on top in the 2019 DFL-Supercup thanks to Paco Alcacer and Jadon Sancho.
That was Dortmund's sixth triumph in this competition and ended a run of three successive victories for Bayern, who are the record seven-time winners and six-time runners-up.
Lucien Favre would of course love to see Lewandowski benched once again, but Flick is expected to go with his strongest possible XI on Wednesday, as will Dortmund.
Consistency is proving to be a major issue for Favre's men, having followed up each of their last three league victories with a defeat.
That has not been a problem for Bayern - the shock loss to Hoffenheim aside - and they will enter this one-off match as favourites to add yet another trophy to their collection.
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Lewandowski is the DFL-Supercup's leading all-time scorer with five goals and will almost certainly replace Joshua Zirkzee in attack on Wednesday.
Leroy Sane has started all three matches for Bayern this season but picked up a knock at the weekend and is unlikely to play a full part here.
That frees up a spot for Champions League final matchwinner Kingsley Coman, while Leon Goretzka is another pushing for a recall in central midfield.
Predicted XI : Neuer; Pavard, Sule, Alaba, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Gnabry, Muller, Coman; Lewandowski
Dortmund, who lost home and away to Bayern in the league last season, could bring in Julian Brandt and Marco Reus on the back of the defeat to Augsburg.
Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland seem certain to retain their places in attack, with the latter scoring two goals in three outings so far this campaign.
Elsewhere, Manuel Akanji should start in defence alongside Mats Hummels and Emre Can due to the injury absence of Lukasz Piszczek and Dan-Axel Zagadou.
Predicted XI : Burki; Can, Hummels, Akanji; Meunier, Brandt, Witsel, Guerreiro; Sancho, Reus; Haaland
BAYERN MUNICH [ 2 ] - [ 0 ] DORTMUND
DRAW : 18


Obviously, candidates who will find this easiest are people who have passed the GCSE and/or the AS level.
Those who have passed Japanese Foundation Grade 2 exam should also not find it too hard.
When does the exam take place?
How much should candidates study before the exam?
An able student who has passed the AS should study at least four hours a week for a year; anyone with the GCSE should study for a similar number of hours over two years and if you are a complete beginner it will probably take three to four years of hard study.
Is it difficult to pass?
Candidates have to be motivated and enthusiastic about studying, especially kanji (Chinese characters).
What skills does the exam test?
What do you have to know to pass this exam?
Grammar for post-intermediate Japanese so that the candidate can express his/her opinion on current issues clearly.
Are there any listening/speaking papers?
There is just one 3-hour-paper, ( Reading and Writing).
Are candidates allowed to use a dictionary?
The use of any kind of dictionary is not allowed in the exam.
You must read a Japanese newspaper article (440 letters or so) that is written for young people and answer around nine questions in Japanese. The article embodies more kanji, more complex grammatical structures and is more interesting than the Adavanced Subsidiary paper.
You are asked to translate an approximately 300-word-English essay into Japanese.
The structures that are employed in this English article are not as complex as those you find in quality British newspapers. The article could be one that was written by a young British student.
Quite often, the nature of the article in this question is broadly related to the topic in Question 1, so that candidates can benefit from both articles in terms of lexicon.
For example, in the 2005 paper, Question 1 is about HIV-positive patients and Question 2 writes about two boys, one boy from South Africa and the other from Japan, who express their opinions on this issue.
You need to write two 300-letter essays chosen from eight different topics.
Half of these topics are fact-based and the other half fictional such as short stories. Each topic has two options. Thus, in total, there are 16 different topics (2×8=16) to choose from.
These broadly defined topics have not changed recently, so candidates can practise writing essays based on the following.
Topics 1 to 4 require students to know some facts about Japan.
For example, to write an essay about the seasons in Japan, one should know what Japanese people eat/drink/see/go to in each season.
For topics 5 to 8, candidates should read the stories well in advance, so that they are able to deal with various types of questions on each story.
Whichever topic is chosen, candidates are required to write two essays that are relevant to the questions. At the same time, an appropriate amount of kanji/nouns/grammatical structures has to be included. Regular and systematic practice on these topics will definitely make a huge difference on the exam day.
Please bear in mind that a systematic approach to this exam will enable you to pass with a good grade despite the challenging nature of the exam.
Increase your knowledge of Kanji up to 2000.
Read easily written Japanese texts on various current topics.
Enhance your awareness of Japan by reading articles written in English.
Choose four topics for your two essays.
Two topics that you genuinely would like to write about and another two for back-up. Once you decide on these topics, keep writing practice essays.
Learn all the tips for good essay writing – planning ahead, writing clearly, justify your statements, etc.
Practise translating English articles into Japanese.
You need a good teacher who can guide you on all these points.
Visit Japan to expose yourself to its culture, so that you will be able to naturalize your language more easily.


The design is quick and easy to knit in a luxury wool blend chunky weight yarn, or using two strands of dk weight yarn held together (as was used for the model). You will need approximately 350-400 yards if you are working with a single strand of chunky weight yarn. This is an easy to wear reversible pattern that is perfect for beginner knitters, but also just as great for accomplished knitters wanting a portable project to work on while on the go.
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A total of more than 1025 snowmobile trail signs were put in place this year by members of the Rural Cass Snowmobile Club, in order to safely sign the more than 145 miles of snowmobile trails maintained by the club.
A HUGE thank you goes out to the handful of dedicated club members that helped with this large undertaking.
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JOBS, JOBS, JOBS...Why can't D.C. get this message...
Talking about jobs is one thing, Acting is another...
Democrats, "Don't BLINK!!"
Talking about jobs is one thing, Acting is another
Today's job report is a hard core reminder that things are not rosy out here on Main Street. In fact, things have not changed and are getting worse. As politicians are worried about the national debt, Main Street (where the votes are) is being drowned out here.
Unemployment ticked up to 9.1% with a measly 54,000 jobs being added. That is not only pathetic but downright sad. But the D.C. politicians could care less about the people on Main Street; they are slaves to the corporations and banksters out here.
The real people, the little people? Washington, D.C. could care less about us, until they want our vote. That is a real, reality.
Unemployment rose to 9.1%, only 54,000 jobs added.
Employment rose far less than expected in May to record its weakest reading since September, while the jobless rate rose to 9.1 percent as high energy prices and the effects of Japan's earthquake bogged down the economy.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 54,000 last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, with private employment rising 83,000, the least amount since June. Government payrolls dropped 29,000.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected payrolls to rise 150,000 and private hiring to increase 175,000 in May. The government revised employment figures for March and April to show 39,000 fewer jobs created than previously estimated.
The job creation slowdown confirmed the economic weakness already flagged by other data from consumer spending to manufacturing. It could stoke fears about the depth and duration of a slowdown that started early in the year.
Let's face it and be blunt, the time for a jobs program was when Barack Obama assumed the presidency in 2008. When President Obama walked into the Oval Office in January, 2009 the most pressing thing this country faced was the economy wrapped up with joblessness. Well, the opportunity was squandered. A stimulus package that did very little to help Main Street, which was laden with tax cuts that jump started nothing, has us all back at square one. Along with all of this, there are still over 14M upward of folk unemployed, many who have utilized their UI benefits and still don't have a job.
We also do not have politicians in Washington, D.C. with the political will to really change anything. Since, the Democrats took over in 2009 they walked in very tepid steps. With unemployment still a reality on Main Street, the fight was given to an over blown health care package that was bumbled in explanation from the very beginning. In the end, two years wasted on a health care package the public did not understand, thanks to the lack of communication from the Democrats and demagoguery from the Republicans which led to the GOP taking the House back.
And when President Obama was asked to fight more from Congressman Waxman, this is what was said:
"He was a little testy with the Waxman question. Essentially, Mr. Waxman was urging him to fight more," one legislator said. "The president reminded folks that he's the president sitting in that chair and he knows how to negotiate."
Obama also told the assembled Democrats not to count on more fiery rhetoric from the Oval Office.
"He said, 'There's a difference between me and a member of Congress,'" another lawmaker said, paraphrasing the president as saying: "When I say something the markets react, all of society reacts, other countries react. I've got to be careful with what I say. I can't just say it for brinkmanship. I've got to say it in a way so that I get what I want said, but I don't upset markets and so on."
My, scared to step on Wall Street toes, while Main Street is drowning. To read there will be no more fiery rhetoric, should be the hand writing on the wall for many Americans. There will be no job help for you. Forget about keeping your home, though you may be victim of the largest financial scam in history of this country, gas prices and food prices are not coming down soon, and folk you will just have to deal with it. It is obvious that the White House needs Wall Street money, now more than ever to win next year. We just have to deal with it.
That is the reality.
Along with all this crap swirling around, we now have to hear of repeated DEFICIT TALKS, while the country is drowning in high gas prices, high food prices, and a housing market so FUCKED UP that it will be decades to straighten out. How can anyone possibly help us, when they want to take everything we have left away from us? And we have a Democratic President willing to negotiate on that? As long as we have a President who is willing to let taxes for the rich remain in tact, there will never be a will to do the right thing for the common man. Believe me; it is being played out in state after state, city after city, street after street. With so many houses in foreclosure there now is not enough rental property to help the massive families that need it. Another reality.
What really hurts the most is that very little has been done to help folks on Main Street. Very little. Many promises were campaigned on but families and individuals don't see it or feel it. Case and point, I was watching the news last night here in Chicagoland and there was a housing forum here to help people behind in their mortgages. Members from various banks were there, but what got me was that people lined up the night before to speak with someone to help save their homes. Over 100,000 people, estimated showed up. One Latina woman spoke to a reporter on camera and said that she voted for Obama, but have seen no change in her life. Her husband lost his job and unemployment is not enough to pay for their mortgage. Lastly, she stated that people need jobs in this country and there are no jobs.
Folks, that is what 2012 is about. Not this other irrelevant bullshit flying around but JOBS.
Finally, we better hope and pray that the Republican Party does not find a way to come together. We better hope that the Republican Party continues on the path of inner destruction. If a real candidate from the Republican Party emerges one, who can strike a chord with the American people about creation of jobs, the Democrats, especially President Obama will be in trouble.
Cross-posted @ Daily Kos
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FROM SHATTERED PELVIS TO 100 MILES 'ACROSS THE SKY' August 22, 2017
"I did it! Wow, we did it!" Those were the first words out of Brian Vaughan's mouth after he pedaled across the finish line of last Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 MTB. This was his eighth-time completing the famous "Race Across the Sky," but it was by far the most significant. That's because last March, Brian was bound to a wheelchair with a shattered pelvis and fractured vertebrae.
2017 was going to be a big year. On top his duties as CEO of GU Energy Labs, Brian planned to tackle a big spring and summer of training and racing: a six-day stage race in New Zealand, the infamous Dirty Kanza 200, riding the Tour of California course, the Leadville 100 MTB, the Breck Epic Six-Day, Park City Point 2 Point… but a freak ski accident in late February cut those plans short.
In the weeks following his accident and eventual surgery, he didn't know whether he'd be physically able to ride a stationary bike in six months, let alone tackle one of the hardest bike races in the country. The Leadville 100 MTB attracts a competitive field of pro racers and committed elite riders, and before February, Brian had his sights set on the elusive sub-8-hour finishing time.
But after his accident, he became committed fully to the task at hand – recovery.
He would set a new goal for himself every day: navigating in a wheelchair, crutching to the barber for a haircut, 45 minutes on an upright stationary trainer, a light ride on roads, and finally, he realized he might actually be ready to set his sights on riding 100 miles on a mountain bike above 10,000 ft. "I didn't know if I could make it through 100 miles, I but was going to try."
Seven and a half weeks after his surgery, Brian set up a a bike rack over his trainer, so he could pedal while supporting his torso with his arms. He rode like this for four week before graduating to the roads. To jumpstart his training, he started using a portable Hypoxico system to limit his oxygen intake, which meant he could exercise at 80% of his maximum output and gain 100% of the overall fatigue to his body.
He also worked closely with InsideTracker to monitor his biomarkers and diet to ensure he was setting his body up for a speedy recovery. He focused on getting healthy omega fatty acids, an iron supplement, a vitamin D supplement, and B vitamin supplements as well as salts, minerals, magnesium.
It was a team effort! In the predawn light on the morning of August 12, Brian was cautiously optimistic about the day. The conditions were warm and windy, and Brian crossed the line in 10 hours and 4 minutes – over two hours slower than his original goal, but his giddy excitement would have fooled you into thinking he had just broken a world record.
Patience and extreme diligence over the last six-months had paid off.
Because he would be riding at a lower intensity with the goal being to finish, he was able to incorporate more slowly digestible carbohydrates and solid foods like Energy Stroopwafels. His trick during rides like this is to eat at the top of big climbs. That way his body can digest on the long descent.
GU VP of R&D Magda Boulet waited anxiously behind the finish line for Brian. The morning after finishing the Leadville 100 MTB, he woke up with a new goal – ride all six stages of the Breck Epic, a mountain bike race also in Colorado. His challenge to himself? "Finish my remaining races with a smile on my face, meet new people on the route and, pick up some stories, and share them with my community."
For Brian, the long-term goal is always longevity. "You get to a certain age, and you begin to count backwards. Just like in a race, you ask yourself how many more miles do I have left before the finish? For me, I want to be doing this into my mid-80s. I love the outdoors, I love the personal challenge that comes from competing in these events, I love the community and the camaraderie from like-minded goals and purpose. And that's really the takeaway – whether it's injury, or illness, or disease, we just want to overcome them and continue doing what we love."
After all, we don't call him the Chief Endurance Officer for nothing!


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Category Archives: Productive Gardens
Category "Productive Gardens"
Allgemein, European Themes, Gardens, Productive Gardens, United KingdomBy Thomas Stolz 18. March 2022
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is one of the world's leading botanic gardens. Visitors can discover its history dating back to 1670, learn about its plantings and walk around 28 hectares of beautiful landscape. Founded in 1670 as a Physic Garden, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world-renowned centre for plant research,…
Forde Abbey
European Themes, Gardens, Productive Gardens, Somerset, United KingdomBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 15. June 2017
Forde Abbey, four miles south east of Chard, offers a fascinating history, a stately home full of rare treasures and, above all, one of the oldest and finest gardens in the south west of England. The abbey is particularly famed for its massive walled kitchen garden, full of colourful flowers, interesting vegetables and tender fruits…
East Lambrook and Margery Fish
East Lambrook was the home of Margery Fish, the mother of English cottage gardening. Margery Fish's articles and books are so popular that they are rarely out of print. Her ideas shaped gardening to the economic realities of post-war Britain, opening the joys of plants and simple design from a preserve of the rich to…
Bridgemere Garden World
Cheshire, European Themes, Gardens, Productive Gardens, United KingdomBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 30. May 2017
Starting as a family business over 40 years ago (in 1961), Bridgemere is now one of the most widely recognised garden centres in Europe. Its unprecedented size has also earned it the title "Biggest Garden Centre" in the Guinness Book of Records. Covering more than 25 acres, the site attracts around 1.8 million visitors per…
Loseley Park and Gardens
European Themes, Gardens, Productive Gardens, Surrey, United KingdomBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 9. May 2017
Loseley Park lies to the south of Guildford, close to the A3 with its direct links to the M25 and London and offers the visitor a peaceful and fascinating day out as well as being a highly regarded venue for corporate hospitality and shows. Loseley has been in the same family for over 400 years.…
Minack
European Themes, Gardens, Productive Gardens, Somerset, United KingdomBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 2. May 2017
Situated on the south coast of Cornwall Minack is the most dramatic setting of any of the gardens covered in this regional study. Minack is Cornish for 'rocky place' and until 100 years ago it was just another headland cliff. The arrival of Rowena Cade transformed this cliff into a remarkable working theatre, a stage…
Titsey Estate
European Themes, Gardens, Productive Gardens, Surrey, United KingdomBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 20. April 2017
Titsey is one of the largest surviving historic estates in Surrey. It dates back to the mid 16th century, though the first impression now is of a comfortable early 19th century house in a picturesque park, lying under the North Downs which hereabout rise to over 270ms. The surroundings of Titsey, as they are today,…
Helmert Private Garden
European Themes, Gardens, Germany, Hesse, North Hesse, Productive GardensBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 9. January 2017
An Enchanting Fairytale Garden Over the past 20 years, Siegrid and Klaus Ulrich Helmert have used their own individual ideas to transform what was once a kitchen garden and orchard into a garden with a special appeal and atmosphere. The site, covering 6000 m2 and running down as far as the village millrace, stretches out…
The show gardens Kijktuinen at Nunspeet
European Themes, Gardens, Netherlands, Productive GardensBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 4. January 2017
The floral heart of the Veluwe The show and experimental gardens of the garden architect Goedegebuure can be found hidden away on the edge of the town of Nunspeet. From late spring to autumn, visitors are welcomed by a rippling sea of blossoms in a range of colours, shapes and perfumes. Visitors find an oasis…
Trautmann Gardens and Arboretum
European Themes, Gardens, Germany, NRW, Productive Gardens, RuhrgebietBy Maren Hoffmann-Stolz 3. January 2017
A small hidden paradise has developed over a period of three decades on the five-hectare site of the former Kirchmannshof. Visitors are invited to enjoy the special horticultural experience offered by a wide variety of themed gardens, century-old beeches, oaks, chestnuts and ash trees, various shrubs – some of which are up to fifty years…
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Indoor stationary bikes are great for exercise and are a perfect addition to any home gym. At Flaman Fitness, we offer a large selection of workout stationary bikes ranging from recumbent bikes, spin bikes and upright exercise bikes to provide you with a high-quality cardio exercise that also helps strengthen your legs and improve your overall health.
Find the top-rated equipment for indoor workout bikes at Flaman Fitness, Western Canada's largest fitness store for exercise bikes and one of the largest nationwide with additional locations in Ontario. We carry the best stationary bikes for home exercises, including from top brands such as Freemotion, Nautilus, Progression Fitness, Schwinn, Spirit Fitness, SportsArt and Universal.
The selection of indoor stationary exercise bikes at Flaman includes dozens of models of recumbent workout bikes, spin exercise bikes and upright exercise bikes to provide you with a full range of options to outfit your at-home gym.
Choosing between different kinds of exercise bikes can be a challenging dilemma for many customers when contemplating home gym ideas, which is why we provide you with as much information as you need to make the right decision for buying an indoor bicycle exercise machine.
Seated exercise bikes, or recumbent exercise bikes, are designed for comfort, offering cushioned seats relatively level to the pedals, allowing your arms to feel relaxed. Flaman Fitness recumbent bikes perfectly combine exercise features and style, such as the Nautilus R616 Recumbent Bike, which looks great with its back-lit LCD monitor and features built-in Bluetooth connectivity for data transfers.
Indoor spin bikes simulate outdoor bike-racing outdoor environments by allowing you to stand up or lean forward for full-bodied workouts to tackle your core, legs and upper body too. The Progression Pro Club 23 Spin Bike is built to commercial-grade quality and is ideal for any home gym with its multiple exercise resistance levels and low-noise belt-driven base.
The main benefit of upright bikes is that they most resemble real bike experiences, allowing you to adjust resistance to match different types of "roads"; plus, the upright position of your body perfectly engages your midsection and your core, giving your abdomens a strong workout in addition to your leg muscles.
Buy cardio exercise bikes online or from one of our many fitness stores across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Working out on an exercise bike at home, whether it's a recumbent bike, a spin bike or an upright exercise bike, provides numerous benefits to your overall health as it's an excellent cardio exercise to get your blood moving. High-intensity cardio fitness workouts improve blood-flow efficiency by better moving oxygen around in your body, reducing the risk of heart disease and heart complications and increasing your lifespan.
Exercise bikes are convenient because they can be done in the comfort of your home, so you can avoid bad weather conditions, the dangers of car traffic or the risk of a flat tire!
Indoor workout bikes are also low-impact, which means that they're easy on your joints. Studies also show that they reduce stress levels and contribute significantly to daily calorie burns, even with only 30 minutes of use.


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#include <functional>

#include "envoy/event/dispatcher.h"
#include "envoy/event/timer.h"

#include "common/event/libevent.h"

#include "event2/event.h"
#include "event2/watch.h"

namespace Envoy {
namespace Event {

// Implements Scheduler based on libevent.
class LibeventScheduler : public Scheduler {
public:
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  LibeventScheduler();

  // Scheduler
  TimerPtr createTimer(const TimerCb& cb, Dispatcher& dispatcher) override;

  /**
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  /**
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  /**
   * TODO(jmarantz): consider strengthening this abstraction and instead of
   * exposing the libevent base pointer, provide API abstractions for the calls
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   * consider an alternative to libevent if the need arises.
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  timeval prepare_time_{};   // timestamp immediately before polling
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Workday Podcast: The Battle for Retail Talent
Frontline workers are a vital part of retail operations. But competition for retail talent is intense, and it's even harder to retain employees once they're on board. In this podcast, Greg Thomas talks with retail expert Chris Cameron about how retailers can attract and retain the best of the best.
Greg Thomas
Frontline workers are a vital part of retail operations. They're the first impression and the gatekeepers, in addition to being responsible for high-quality customer service. But competition for retail talent is intense, and it's even harder to retain workers once they're on board. So how can retailers attract and keep the best of the best?
I recently sat down with Chris Cameron, managing director at Deloitte Consulting, to talk about how retailers are winning the battle for talent in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Listen on SoundCloud: The Battle for Retail Talent
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Here are a few highlights of what Chris shared with me, edited for clarity. You can find our other Workday Podcasts here.
"In terms of how we engage and retain folks in retail jobs, it's about more than just money. How easy is it to see my schedule and get scheduled for hours I can work? How do I feel about being in this organization? Is it a transparent organization that promotes openness from management down? How are they placing themselves in terms of social responsibility? Do I feel like there's a path for me to succeed?"
"Sometimes job titles can be a little esoteric. It might say some type of 'associate' when I'm asking you to come in and clear carts from the parking lot. The more specific we can be, the more efficient we're going to be. And the happier the candidate's going to be because they have a sense of transparency through the hiring process."
"As organizations start to embrace more technology, they start to take some of the less desirable jobs, and they're automating them, and taking some mundane work from someone who now can focus on customer service."
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The Best Android Games of 2021 – Baba Is You
On Dec 30, 2021 4:00 pm, by Harry Slater
There aren't many puzzlers that make you think about gaming in completely different ways. Baba is You is definitely one of them – a breath of fresh air in an often fusty genre.
The game is all about manipulating the rules, pushing words around to create new sentences that alter how the world around you works. It's ingenious in so many ways that you really have to play it to understand it.
This is an experience that's packed full of eureka moments, little sparks of success and realization that push you onto the next challenge with a satisfied smile on your face.
It might look simple, but there's a level of complexity here that will have you scratching your head in the most pleasurable ways. It builds on its ideas, then shifts the ground under you, blocking the obvious and forcing you to think outside of the structures you're used to being boxed in by.
Baba Is You is a bright, engaging and gloriously intelligent puzzle game that is only too happy to abandon the rules. In fact, that's sort of the point, and this mobile version is a great way to play it.
Click here to download Baba Is You from the Play Store. It's a premium game without IAPs.
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