If you in Manchester Maine have been wary of taking a keen look in Manchester at your credit report then we are glad to inform you in Manchester that there is no reason to be afraid in Manchester. After all, it is only debts reporting of what you already know in Manchester all about. It should not come as a surprise in Manchester ME that you either have earned a great credit score in Manchester and rating or definitely have earned a negative one! A credit card debt management program will clear things in Manchester you if you have forgotten what that credit score in Manchester really happens to be these days in Manchester. From time to time, there is a lapse in Manchester of selective memories of this we are well aware in Manchester Maine of and sympathize with as well in Manchester.
With every monetary growth, individual expenditure fires over the top in Manchester. With every crisis, arrives an upswing in Manchester of numerous brand new consolidate debt in Manchester providers. Throughout a rate of growth in Manchester, banks may give unguaranteed credit readily in Manchester and become pleased to provide cash advance lenders to actually just about anyone in Manchester. This particular shot associated with debts implies that debt consolidating customers will probably be pleased spenders in Manchester Maine as well as nourish any economic climate in Manchester by using money they do not really possess in Manchester. Quite simply, this really is money in Manchester with absolutely no actual worth powering this in Manchester.
Are you in Manchester sitting there all comfortable in your home in Manchester, happily tapping away on the laptop oblivious to the bills damage in Manchester that is being inflicted upon one in Manchester of the most important money barometers' in Manchester in your life? A glimpse at your free debt report in Manchester today and get a credit negotiation will set you back in the right frame in Manchester Maine of mind in and point you in the right direction in Manchester for any future big ticket in Manchester purchases and plans. The ability in Manchester to fund a big project such as a college education in Manchester for your child is a very important part in Manchester of being all grown up! If this in Manchester has hit you in the head in and heart in Manchester then check out consolidate debt in Manchester services today.
When the growth in Manchester has ended and individuals remain along in Manchester with several charge cards to repay in Manchester, after that anxiousness increases, telephone calls in Manchester ME throughout supper arrive non stop, and also debt management companies begin their own marketing in Manchester. What's missing out of the majority of individuals in Manchester Maine thoughts is they may also take advantage in Manchester of consumer consolidate debt in Manchester.
In contrast to debt settlement, consumer credit counseling providers in Manchester don't cause you to buy their goods in Manchester or even move the charge card amounts to these people in Manchester Maine. A good number of operate in Manchester out of an charitable perspective and may work in Manchester nicely along with consolidate debt in Manchester providers. They'll educate you on methods in Manchester and provide you with the training in Manchester ME you require to see how in Manchester better to repay all of our monetary cash advance loan within the quickest fashion in Manchester.
Do you dread the daily visit in Manchester of the mailman? Have you turned the ringer in Manchester on your phone off because of the constant calls in Manchester Maine? Deep debt and don't know what to do in Manchester. Don't worry consolidate debt in Manchester is your best answer..
Almost every person in Manchester has gotten into some kind of bills trouble at some point in their lives in Manchester ME. That doesn't define you, it is how you get out of it in Manchester. That is why credit card consolidating is so good for you. In consolidate debt in Manchester you are still paying off what you rightly owe in Manchester, but at a slower pace. It's not like bankruptcy in Manchester were you lose everything and it's on your record for years in Manchester.
There are so many credit settlement companies that offer debt settlement out there now. Make sure you understand how each credit card consolidation service is run and what their credit card counseling terms are before you agree. Most will take all your credit card debts information and send letters to the places in Manchester you owe after you have entered this debt consolidating program and get them to agree to a lower credit cards payment. Then they will give you a credit card consolidating payment amount that you pay when you consolidate debt in Manchester once a month with credit counseling. Once you enter into a credit card management program and the consolidate debt in Manchester company notifies the creditors in Manchester that you have enter the credit card debt management program, they are suppose to stop calling you.
Not only does it make the consolidate debt in Manchester payments smaller and more manageable in Manchester Maine, but it gives you some peace and less stress from the credit card debts phone calls. Credit relief Manchester is the best way to get out of debt, no matter how small or large the debt is in Manchester. If you are having trouble keeping up in Manchester with your bills payments, then you need to talk to consolidate debt in Manchester company today.


The King Range National Conservation Area (NCA) is a spectacular meeting of land and sea as mountains thrust straight out of the surf with King Peak (4,088 feet) only 3-miles from the ocean. The King Range NCA encompasses 68,000 acres along 35 miles of California's north coast. The landscape was too rugged for highway building, giving the remote region the title of California's Lost Coast. It is the Nation's first NCA, designated in 1970.
The King Range NCA's Douglas fir-covered peaks attract hikers and hunters, while the coast beckons to surfers and anglers. World-class mountain bike trails, and 42,585 acres of coastal wilderness are two of the highlights of this incredibly unique area.


Ex pupil Hannah Shakespeare goes from strength to Strength Strutting her stuff on the cat walks of Paris, London, Milan and New York.
Hannah started at Vestry when she was only 3yrs old and left at 18yrs to pursue a modelling career. She took all her RAD Ballet exams up to grade 8 and Advanced 1 in ISTD Tap and Modern.


text:
FSU Outstanding Faculty Honored with Faculty Achievement Awards
Fairmont State University's outstanding faculty members were recognized during the Faculty Achievement Reception for their exemplary efforts throughout the academic year.
"Fairmont State truly is set apart by this tremendous faculty. While we can tout an excellent faculty-to-student ratio, as compared to larger institutions, that statistic only becomes meaningful when we consider the quality of our faculty," said FSU Interim President Maria Rose.
The following faculty members were honored at the event: Dr. Kenneth Millen-Penn, William A. Boram Award for Teaching Excellence; Dr. Rebecca Giorcelli, The Harold and Roselyn Williamson Straight Award; Dr. G.H. "Budd" Sapp, Excellence in Academic Advising Award; Amanda Beafore, Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. Fellow Award; Amanda Beafore and Connie Moore, Regional Service and Engagement/Economic Development Grant; Julie Reneau, Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. Grant; Pat Snively, Bob Cable and Dr. Frank Lee, Instructional Improvement Grant.
William A. Boram Award for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Kenneth Millen-Penn
Dr. Kenneth Millen-Penn, Professor of History, received all of his degrees in the State University of New York (SUNY) higher education system, earning a B.A. in History from Oneonta State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Binghamton University. His doctoral dissertation, titled "From Liberal to Socialist Internationalism: Konni Zilliacus and the League of Nations, 1894-1939," explored through the eyes of one its civil servants, the rise and fall of the League of Nations during the interwar years.
Prior to joining the faculty at Fairmont State in 1995, he taught history at Binghamton University, as well as Bloomsburg University, Lycoming College and Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. During a leave of absence in 2000-2001, Millen-Penn taught history at the Alabama School of Math and Science, a magnate residence high school in Mobile, Ala., designed to serve students seeking pre-college advanced study in science, math and the humanities.
Millen-Penn has presented numerous papers at professional conferences and has numerous publications in the form of articles, encyclopedia and dictionary entries and book reviews. In 2006, he gave the FSU Presidential Lecture for that year titled, "So Help Me God: American Presidents, Christianity and the American Nation," which was published in 2007 by the Fairmont State Occasional Papers. Most of Millen-Penn's research deals with U.S. and European political history.
Since coming to FSU, Millen-Penn has taught numerous history courses, from U.S. and world introductory history courses to upper-level courses in American and world history. He developed courses dealing with the religious views of American presidents, a history of criminal justice in American history, a graduate course in criminal justice in American history, a course on the 1960s, as well as restructuring, revising and teaching the African-American history course. He, along with now Emeritus Professor and past Boram Award winner Jack Pulsifer, revamped the history major, allowing students to obtain a B.S. as well as B.A. in History thereby providing more opportunities and options for history majors at FSU.
A student nominator wrote that: "He has displayed all of the key attributes for being a successful teacher: devotion to his students, thorough knowledge of his field, a gentle humor, and a willingness to engage in complex questions, choose a side, and still attribute value to the other side's opinion."
Apart from having excellent professors and attending excellent universities as an undergraduate and graduate student, Millen-Penn credits part of his teaching success at FSU to his own family background. Like many students at FSU, Millen-Penn was a first generation college student, having been raised in a working class family, in Binghamton, N.Y. He understands the culture out of which many of FSU's students come, and he relates his own experiences as a student to theirs, allowing him to better connect with them and influence their education and intellectual experiences.
The Harold and Roselyn Williamson Straight Award
Dr. Rebecca Giorcelli, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Coordinator of Information Systems, is also a graduate faculty member. She earned her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University.
Prior to joining the faculty at Fairmont State in 2005, she gained more than 10 years of experience in research and development in the field. Positions held include Research Engineer within the Division of Safety Research at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1995-2001) and Senior Scientist and Operations Branch Supervisor at the Institute for Scientific Research, Inc. (2001-2005).
Giorcelli was one of the first faculty members within the FSU School of Business to work through the Learning Technologies Center to design and teach online undergraduate courses. She was also instrumental in designing and delivering the Student Projects with Applications in Concept Engineering (SPACE) course, a multi-disciplinary course funded through NASA to expose students to science and technology concepts. As the Information Systems Program Coordinator, Giorcelli has taken the lead to review and revise the program curriculum to better align with industry needs and accreditation criteria.
Giorcelli has taught a number of different Information Systems courses, including many upper-level courses. She developed an online version of Information Systems 2235 and also teaches a Project Management course in the MBA program.
Giorcelli has been highly active in research since her arrival to FSU and has been awarded more than $525,000 in research grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Title II program. She completed a Faculty Fellowship through NSF in the summer of 2006. She is currently the Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Advancing Computing Curricula and Expanding Learning Experiences through Re-engineered and Accelerated Technology Education (ACCELERATE) project, a collaborative effort among the computing disciplines at FSU to revise the curricula for the 21st century. Giorcelliis a founding member of the Undergraduate Research Advisory Council (URAC) and has regularly participated as a research reviewer for the Undergraduate Research Program, the NASA Space Grant Scholars Program and the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program.
She is married to Mark Giorcelli and they have two sons, Trey and Tyler.
Award for Excellence in Academic Advising
Dr. G. H. "Budd"Sapp is a Professor in the School of Education at Fairmont State University. He was a summa cum laude graduate of Fairmont State and its Teacher Education Program. His Master of Science degree and doctoral degree were earned at West Virginia University.
Sapp teaches both undergraduate and graduate professional education courses and his courses are offered as online courses, enhanced courses and face-to-face courses. The courses he instructs include the following: Advanced Educational Psychology, Advanced Human Growth & Development, Secondary Classroom Organization & Practices, Advanced Secondary Classroom Organization & Practices and Online Course Management Strategies. In his tenures a college faculty member, he has been named a Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. Teaching Fellow, was awarded the Fairmont State Faculty Achievement Award, was selected as the American Legion College Educator of the Year in West Virginia, was named the recipient of the Fairmont State University William A. Boram Award for Teaching Excellenceand has now been selected as the Award of Excellence in Academic Advising.
Sapp began his teaching and coaching career at Fairmont Catholic School. He came to Fairmont State after 17 years of public school teaching experience at North Marion High School, where he taught science, biology, anatomy and physiology, as well as sports medicine and first aid. He coached football, basketball and golf and was also the athletic trainer at North Marion. In addition, he was the president of Faculty Senate and was the advisor for several co-curricular activities. As a high school teacher, Sapp was named RESA VII Teacher of the Year and was selected Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
Sapp has served as an evaluator for several grants including the following: Learning FAST funded by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and CITERA and ExPEDITE funded by the National Science Foundation. He has served as president of the Fairmont State Alumni Association Board of Directors and is also member of the Fairmont State Athletic Association Board of Directors. He has served on numerous school and institutional committees. Sapp is the chairperson for the Salvation Army advisory board in Marion County, as well as a volunteer and member of a variety of civic and community organizations. He is a Board of Examiners Chairperson for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Sapp is the treasurer for the West Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. He is a member of a variety of professional associations and has presented papers at the local, state, national and international levels. In addition, Sapp is the Director of Leadership Marion, which is primarily sponsored by Fairmont State and the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, along with Pierpont Community & Technical College.
He is the son of Marian Meale Sapp and the late Gerald H. (Bud) Sapp. He is married to Robin L. Dalton Sapp and they have two daughters, Brigitte and Brooklyn.
Fairmont StateFoundation, Inc. Fellow Award
Amanda Beafore is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Coordinator of the Simulation Lab. Following in her mother and grandmother's path, Beafore became a third generation registered nurse, earning an Associate Degree in Nursing in 2002. While working full-time at Fairmont General Hospital in the Special Care Unit, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from FSU in 2004.
In 1993, the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. initiated and funded a program for faculty development called the Fairmont State Foundation Fellow Program. The Faculty Development Committee recommends one person to be named a Foundation Fellow for the calendar year. The person so named receives a $4,000 stipend.
Beafore's proposal request was to obtain funding for comprehensive training on the state-of-the-art Simulation Center currently used by the School of Nursing and Allied Health Administration. The training is in addition to that which she has already received and is required through the simulation vendor. Beafore's teaching strategy is not only timely, but also directed toward improving critical thinking skills and collaborative behaviors of future graduates.
Regional Service and Engagement (RSEED) Grant
Amanda Beafore is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Coordinator of the Simulation Lab.
Connie Moore earned a B.S. in Nursing in 1972 and an M.S. in Nursing in 1988 from West Virginia University. Moore served as an Associate Professor/Senior in the School of Nursing and Allied Health Administration at FSU before she began phased retirement in 2009.
Beafore and Moore applied jointly for a grant to support a new program using the FSU Nursing Simulation Center in collaboration with area hospital pediatric staff. This project will make use of the lab located in Colebank Hall to challenge the healthcare providers with realistic pediatric emergency scenarios without risk to patients, refresh existing and develop new, pediatric management skills, familiarize healthcare providers with simple and effective management plans for the critically ill child and develop crisis resource management skills and improve appreciation of teamwork's contributions to improving patient care.
Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. Grant
Julie Reneau, Temporary Assistant Professor of Education, received her Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University in 1987. She continued her education at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, where she received a Master of Education degree with an emphasis in elementary education. She plans to complete a doctorate in special education at West Virginia University in spring 2012. Reneau's grant proposal was titled "Focusing with the Flip: Using Video Analysis to Enhance Supervision of Practicum Experiences." She was awarded $2,000.
Instructional Improvement Grant
A new grant was offered this year to fund projects with direct instructional benefits. Two proposals from Fairmont State University were selected for funding.
Pat Snively and Bob Cable in the Department of Athletics submitted a proposal requesting instructional materials focused on providing students with access to vital technology. Snively and Cable plan to purchase six training units, which will allow students access to hands-on learning with an Automated External Defibrillator. The training is necessary for students to receive their American Red Cross and American Heart Association certifications.
Dr. Frank Lee, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, submitted a proposal to purchase two Tablet Personal Computers for instructional use. Lee will investigate how Tablet Personal Computers can improve classroom instruction through added accessibility. He will also evaluate and select appropriate and expedient apps for use in the classroom.
Promotion and/or Tenure, Sabbatical and Emeritus Status
The following FSU faculty members have been awarded promotion and/or tenure, sabbatical, and emeritus status:
Awarded tenure were T. Jean Engebretson, Rebecca Giorcelli and Jaci Webb-Dempsey.
Promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure were Joseph Blankenship, Constance Edwards, Veronica Gallo, Debra Hoag and Richard Pierce.
Promoted to professor were Andreas Baur, Denise Kirchoff, Donna Long, Deborah Nestor, Rhonda Sanford and Elizabeth Savage.
Awarded Emeritus Status were Gary K. Bennett, Ronald Goodwin, Joan Lawrence, Jeffrey Poland and Rebecca Shaupp.
A sabbatical was granted for Deborah Nestor.
About the photo: From left to right are Connie Moore, Dr. G.H. "Budd" Sapp, Amanda Beafore, Julie Reneau, Dr. Frank Lee and Dr. Rebecca Giorcelli.
Connie Moore
School of Nursing and Allied Health Administration
Kenneth Millen-Penn
Rebecca Giorcelli
Amanda Beafore
Julie Reneau
Pat Snively
Frank Lee
G.H. Bud Sapp
Mountain State Invitational hosts hundreds at Fairmont State
Fairmont State works to make West Virginia a destination of choice
It's not too late: Become a Falcon today
Summer Research Fellows named for Department of Language and Literature
Fairmont State participates in United Way's Day of Action
Art professor paints portrait of "lost history"—first female president in higher ed
University Relations and Marketing receives award from West Virginia PRSA Chapter
Request Media Coverage
If you have written a news release and would like to have it posted on the news site or sent to media outlets, please send the release to news@fairmontstate.edu 7-10 days in advance of your targeted release date. Please include a photo when possible.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


TAGPAY has now landed in Dubai by connecting with Ultra Sports UAE and It's Just Football.
With a presence across the UK and in the United States, we are delighted to welcome our latest member of the TAGPAY network in the Middle East.
Ultra Sports UAE is a multi-sports club that is structured around creating a healthier and happier community.
The company covers a range of sports and activities which includes football, tennis, swimming, gymnastics and dance.
It's Just Football was started in 2013 by Chris Brown merging the Umbro Academy he founded at the Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence in 2006. IJF continues to run its academy and programmes at the Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence along with 4 other locations with a participation of over 350 kids.
IJF runs the FA courses for training football coaches and helping them earn the FA licenses. Recently IJF joined hands with KOOH Sports – a leading sports education and training company headquartered in India.


BIM or Building Information Modelling (sometimes referred to as Business Information Management) is a process for creating and managing information on a construction project across the project lifecycle. When BIM was first introduced, it was primarily architects that used the software. With it, they could put together a 3D model of a building design. This model is easily shared with key stakeholders to show what they could receive for their investment. Creating a digital Building Information Model also enables those who interact with the building to optimise their actions.
BIM is not just a way of representing buildings but also utilities, and roads and could theoretically extend to other areas of design. BIM doesn't just build a 3D computer model; it shows how certain building materials will hold up over time. These three-dimensional images can be manipulated to see how they fit before expensive materials are ordered, significantly helping to reduce risk and potential additional costs.
The goal of using BIM is to increase collaboration in the early design phase of a construction project, which simplifies the building process. It's also a way to identify issues before they become costly.
Construction projects that incorporate BIM often fare better than those that don't. It can predict job costs better than traditional methods because it knows how much building materials should cost. It can also give a better estimate of how long a project should take. It can be used to help understand various risks around the site. This can help Project Managers with risk assessments that mitigate them before stepping foot on the jobsite.
Now the teams will know if something fits or not before it gets to the jobsite so the risk of serious delays can also be avoided because. All of this can save projects money because they won't have to worry about last-minute change orders and delays.
BIM brings together all of the information about every component of a building, in one place. BIM makes it possible for anyone to access that information for any purpose, e.g. to integrate different aspects of the design more effectively. In this way, the risk of mistakes or discrepancies is reduced, and abortive costs minimised.
BIM data can be used to illustrate the entire building life-cycle, from cradle to cradle, from inception and design to demolition and materials reuse. Spaces, systems, products and sequences can be shown in relative scale to each other and, in turn, relative to the entire project. And by signalling conflict detection BIM prevents errors creeping in at the various stages of development/ construction.
What is the future of BIM?
The future of the construction industry is digital, and BIM is the future of design and long term facility management; it is government led and driven by technology and clear processes; and it is implementing change across all industries.


We were approached to help consult on the launch of a new education company. Having worked on several projects with CO: including their launch photography, we were excited by the challenge. We worked closely with their expanded team informing broad ideas and specifically focusing on a launch film that captures the causality of the new firm. We collaborated with TY Montague on a formula and approach all the way through to the final execution which involved a collaboration lead by Co:Collective with motion branding firm Trollback and Co., illustrator Felix Sockwell and typographer Graham Clifford.


partnerships useful both in investment and trade. The program paired British small and medium sized enterprises with American firms, allowing each to benefit from the other's technical know-how, product expertise, marketing savvy, and/or financial support. The UKDTI adopted many of our proposed programs and developed a three-year effort to assist their small and medium sized enterprises. A couple of million pounds sterling, together with substantial manpower, were devoted to this effort by the UKDTI.
For the first part of the project, Parter International, Inc. developed the strategic alliance programs for the UKDTI to help British and American firms develop partnerships useful both in investment and trade. The program provided for matching British small and medium sized enterprises (SME's) with American firms, which could use each other's technical know-how, product expertise, marketing savvy, or financial support. The UKDTI adopted many of our proposed programs and developed a three-year effort to assist their small and medium sized enterprises. A couple of million pounds sterling, together with substantial manpower, were devoted to this effort by the UKDTI.
For the second part of the project, Alan Parter was the author of the sections on market entry strategies, conducting market research, getting the product ready for the market and getting the market ready for the product in the aforementioned book. He explained how companies should gather information, segment the market, utilize primary data, consult secondary data, access government data and hire consultants. Some of the sources described in the article were business directories, looseleaf services for business law, databases, university sources, trade and professional associations, chambers of commerce, Wall Street analyses and off-the-shelf studies.
Parter International worked with ETOL to identify industries beyond the traditional chemical sector and seek companies that were high-energy users and would benefit from Wilton's feed stocks and infrastructure.
We established a 600-contact database of US and Canadian companies in chemicals and specialty chemicals, packaging, paper and pulp, glass, rubber, and plastics, among others. We created direct marketing materials and managed three direct mail campaigns in a twelve-month period.


Two anonymous donors helped out a furloughed federal employee who was forced to make a heartbreaking decision between her health and her home.
One of 800,000 furloughed federal employees last month, Quashawn Latimer of Maryland found herself facing dire circumstances and a devastating choice: Either pay for her chemotherapy -- or pay her rent.
Though Latimer still had her health insurance during the government shutdown, it only covered a portion of the expenses, and she was left with a bill.
The Navy veteran is suffering from stage two Breast Cancer and was set to attend her last chemo session when she received a phone call from the hospital on January 24 stating that an anonymous donor had paid off her entire balance.
"A stranger just called, and he zeroed out your balance. He took care of your account. All of it."
"I was overwhelmed," Latimer said. "I was literally in tears. It was an amazing moment."
The donor, an Oregon resident, paid off Latimer's chemotherapy balance after viewing her story on MSNBC. When word spread of what had happened, another anonymous donor tracked down Latimer through a legislator from Virginia and paid her February rent. She no longer has to worry about losing her home.
Latimer said she was relieved when a temporary lift to the shutdown was announced, but she is afraid of the potential of another shutdown come February 15. She works in program analysis for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
If you had the money to help someone like Latimer, would you have done the same thing? Have you helped out a furloughed worker? Let us know in the comments below!
Is money tight for you, too? Here are four free things you can do in Maryland this month!
Head to Maryland's Our Community Now homepage for more local news and features that bring us all together!


Living Room — This living room, is one of the 20 designs published under the gallery: Awesome Floral Living Room Sets. In the next page, we have the ... living room decor, floral living room furniture blue floral design modern and neutral combination with ... floral print sofa and loveseat [ ... ]. While in	the previous page, we have the floral sofas manufacturers floral couches jcpenney [ ... ].


text:
CAR OF THE WEEK: Jeep Compass is a solid family car
By Southern Star Team
BY TRISH WHELAN
JEEP, which had been part of Chrysler, is now owned by Stellantis Group that also owns Peugeot, Opel, Citroen, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo. My latest Jeep test drive was the Compass 4xe S plug-in hybrid.
The car retains the model's muscular but refined lines and the solid design, including a seven-slot grille and rugged rear styling. My S version had a black roof, privacy glass, roof rails, LED headlights, sunroofs, 40/20/40 folding rear seats, air con, 8-way power adjustments on the driver's seat and lumbar adjustment. A tall vehicle, you get a high driving position with good visibility.
The interior is quite airy with a large sunroof that allows light into the cabin. It's spacious up front but somewhat tighter in the rear, suitable only for three adults on a short journey, or two adults (and a child) to travel in comfort. But they enjoy good head- and leg-room. The cabin boasts nice quality materials and finishes and comfy seating. Leather upholstery adds a nice touch and is easy to wipe clean.
I liked the whole sweep of the dash and the use of silver patterned trim. Screens include a 7-inch instrument panel that provides all the relevant hybrid stuff as well as your speed and the remaining range for both petrol and EV. The UConnect interactive system with an 8.4-inch high definition touchscreen allows access to functions through the steering wheel controls as well as by touch and voice controls. Below the central screen are temperature up and down arrow controls and a knob for the fan.
Drive operating modes include a hybrid button, an electric one and an e-Save button on the lower row of controls. Activating the hybrid mode optimises fuel consumption. An e-Coasting system allows you charge the battery while driving, allowing charge to be saved for use in urban areas driving quietly. The car comes with charging cables that allow you plug it into a domestic socket.
A full charge with a home Wallbox will take 240 minutes. A Mode 3 cable for public charging stations is an optional extra. The 11.4 kWh battery comes with an 8-year or 160,000kms warranty. The warranty can be extended up to five years.
A 'real' 4x4, the Compass PHEV comes with 4WD Low, Downhill Descent, and 4WD Lock functions while the Select Terrain system includes Sand/Mud, Snow, Auto, and Sport driving modes. Jeep claim up to 70 state-of-the-art active and passive safety systems are installed in the car.
I found the Compass 4xe a good car to drive especially for family use. The steering is a tad light for me. If used as a family car, it would allow a bit of an adventure, taking in some rough terrain or a sandy beach, though I didn't make enough use of its 4x4 system on this occasion. Maybe another time.
No slouch, it can do 0-100km/h in 7.4 seconds. Annual road tax is €140.
What I liked:
The flexibility of driving modes offering efficient fuel consumption.
From €43,995; Car as tested €54,995.
Tags used in this article
West Cork,
Southern Star,
The Southern Star,
Trusted legal advice for 80 years


text:
Actor Daniel Stisen: How to prepare yourself for a role in an action film
Daniel Stisen (on the left) and Mark Epstein (on the right) in "The BOX". Photo by Nick Wall. Used by permission.
The former bodybuilder and actor Daniel Stisen has many experiences in action film roles.
by Sabina Nasic (article) and Anne Sewell (video)
3 May 2018 at 19:43 Updated on 3 May 2018 at 23:05
Actor Daniel Stisen on how to prepare for a role in an action film - Video
Daniel shares his training techniques including a special diet as he prepares for action roles in Film and TV. He is a former bodybuilder who has won a number of bodybuilder awards including some championships. His team in the film Retribution won an award for the Best Action Film and Best Fight Scene combining different types of fighting techniques which made the choreography even better. Daniel told us about his preparation and stunts which can be at times quite dangerous.
Sabina: What kind of a mindset is necessary to have to prepare yourself for an action role?
Daniel: "To prepare yourself for a leading action role, you need to be mentally and physically fit and strong.
There are lots of responsibilities on your shoulders. If you fail, the film will fail and the studio and the investors would want your head on a pike. I like to prepare myself the same way I did as a bodybuilder before a contest. 3-4 months before the shoot, I make sure I don't drink alcohol. In my case, I don't drink anyway. I eat very lean, healthy and organic food because I think you become what you eat. Physically and mentally, good food also gives you higher and more stable energy levels and faster brain function. I go through the role and the scenes mentally, many times like a sportsman goes through the route before the contest, but at the same time, not lose the spontaneity you need in an acting performance. I do the analyses of the story...the character, get into his brain.
Ask simple questions you need to answer, like why, when, how, where, etc. Use psychology to understand the character you want to become and how you can use your own personal experience to achieve that."
Action techniques
Sabina: Which techniques are the best for someone who would like to play a role in an action film?
Daniel: "I go to my own acting coach and we work on any weakness; to strengthen them and test out some of the scenes.
The good thing is that my acting coach knows me almost as well as I know myself and knows my strengths and weaknesses. I work hard on my memorisation; I need it to be good, so I'm able to memorise the lines, something I can find difficult sometimes. I start to pick up some basic stunt training with my stunt buddies in London in group training. The basic for me is hand-to-hand fighting, use of weapons; medieval and moderns and basic falls.
The riskier stunts, I will leave for the stunt double."
Sabina: How much time does an actor usually need for the preparation?
Daniel: "I'll spend five days in the gym, I'll structure my gym sessions, to increase my muscle size and decrease the fat. I'll do more cardio to get the better condition and I'll do more stretching than normal, so I don't risk getting any injuries in some of the fight scenes."
Daniel: "My food intake is measured and weighed. The basic of my food intake is oats, rice, green veggies, fruits, berries, nuts, coconut, olive and fish oils, chicken breast, eggs, and protein powder, vitamins and minerals supplements. Usually around total 3000-3500 Kcal of quality food."
Sabina: What kind of sport can contribute to a better action performance?
Daniel: "I think good sports make you a good action actor. In some of the same sports, that many stuntmen do, I'll say the most important ones are martial arts, weightlifting/fitness and weapon training. Martial arts is the basic; you need to be able to fight as most of your scenes include some form of hand-to-hand fighting. Other sports that come in handy are like gymnastics, dancing, mountain climbing. I've not done those sports myself, but I've seen how handy they can be at least for the stunt guys and girls and something I would recommend doing if you have the time."
An award for the best action choreography
Sabina: Your team won an award for the best action choreography in Retribution. How did you prepare for the action film?
Daniel: "Yes, correct.
Retribution won Best Action Film and Best Fight Scene and I used the same methods mentioned earlier in my preparation. In Retribution, I was lucky I was fighting two of my friends; actors and martial artists Grant Stevens and Phillip Ray Tommy, who both are very good martial arts performers and a good eye for action choreography. We knew our styles and we had time to talk through the scenes. Grant did his Bruce Lee fighting style and I went to the Hulk fighting style and then blocked it before we shot it. We had an excellent DOP, Yiannis, who let us fight and followed us with the camera and not the opposite, where we'd need to adapt to the camera. It made it much easier for us and the result was amazing and we won an award for it."
Follow the page Film
Sabina Nasic
Read more on the same topic from Sabina Nasic:
British 'X Factor' star Coco Lloyd is an up-and-coming Hollywood actress Interview with actress Nadia Lamin, star of new horror film 'Hosts' Tilda Del Toro signs with Emerging Talent Agency in New York
Anne Sewell
This article has been curated and verified by
Jan M Morgan
Reviewer of the news article
Follow jan m on Linkedin
Blasting News recommends 'Steven Universe' special: The return of Lapis Fortnite Battle Royale: Season 4 release date officially confirmed by Epic Games Star Sports live cricket streaming India vs NZ 1st T20 at Hotstar.com Video


On its 28th edition, during 10 days in June (from June 19 to June 28, 2014), the TD Toronto Jazz Festival presented more than 350 concerts across more than 50 locations, as half a million music lovers united for one of the city's largest music festivals. Over 1,500 musicians were in charge of entertaining large audiences of jazz lovers throughout the Great Toronto Area (GTA) this summer.
Our contributing photographer, Atael Weissman captured through his camera's lens the atmosphere and the excitement that only live music can provide. Check out the performances of the following artists: Bobby McFerrin, Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana, and the Stanley Clarke Trio.


text:
Kennedy Half Dollars (1964-Date)
< 2019 D 50C MS
1966 SMS 50C MS
NGC Universal ID: 24WH
Category: Kennedy Half Dollars (1964-Date)
Mintage: 2,261,583
Obverse Designer: Gilroy Roberts
Reverse Designer: Frank Gasparro
Fineness: 0.4000
Weight: 11.5000g
ASW: 0.1479oz
Melt Value: $2.62 (1/23/2020)
In 1964, the United States faced a coinage shortage. Due to this, the mint ceased production of normal proof coins, which required significantly more work with die and planchet preparation. As a substitute, they created the Special Mint Set, which contained coins that weren't quite proofs, but were clearly of a higher quality than normal circulation coins. This allowed the mint to place more resources into producing coins for circulation. These special sets were issued in 1965, 1966 and 1967 before normal proof production started once more in 1968.
Base $ - - - - - - - - - 5.25 5.50 6.75 6.75 10.00 15.00 30.00 75.00 320 1350 -
$ - - - - - - - - - - - - 100.00 -
1966 SMS 50C MS CA
Base $ - - - - - - - - - - - 9.00 15.00 25.00 60.00 110 160 1180 3750 -
$ - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 125 340 -
1966 SMS 50C MS UC
Base $ - - - - - - - - - - - - 125 250 510 675 1900 14500 - -
$ - - - - - - - - 150 285 540 1150 3200 -
Total Graded: 18180
NGC CENSUS DETAIL Last Updated: 1/21/2020 1966 SMS 50C MS
Base - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 1 5 17 144 466 3182 10645 1456 19 - 15938
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 5 56 197 35 - - 295
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 25 3 - - 29
Total - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 1 5 18 145 471 3239 10867 1494 19 - 16262
- - - - - - - - - 0 % 0 % - 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 3 % 20 % 67 % 9 % 0 % -
Base - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 25 151 555 1127 193 8 - 2062
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 13 31 2 - - 47
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 - - - 5
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 25 152 569 1162 195 8 - 2114
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 % - 1 % 7 % 27 % 55 % 9 % 0 % -
Base - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 12 46 98 22 - - 180
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 3
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 12 47 99 23 - - 183
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 % 7 % 26 % 54 % 13 % - -
NGC Registry Score 1966 SMS 50C MS CA
Base 9 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 24 28 32 37 67 115 258 426 661 2161 2409 3296
11 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 19 25 29 34 47 83 163 314 504 1161 2244 2705 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 19 25 29 34 47 83 163 314 504 1161 2244 0 0
Base 12 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 28 32 41 59 469 774 1242 1627 2754 6767 7141 8610
16 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 29 35 47 196 571 930 1370 2003 4092 6892 7631 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 24 25 29 35 47 196 571 930 1370 2003 4092 6892 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 24 27 31 38 53 332 672 1086 1499 2378 5429 7016 0 0
Base 9 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 24 28 32 41 72 135 278 874 2368 3303
11 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 20 21 25 29 35 51 93 183 477 1372 2680 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 17 20 21 25 29 35 51 93 183 477 1372 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 19 20 23 27 31 38 62 114 230 675 1870 0 0
Competitive Registry Sets
Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Proof Issue 1042
US Type Set, including Modern Issues 840
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070) 547
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5) 497
Half Dollar Type Set 318
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs 281
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs - No Gold 271
Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver, 1964-1970, Circulation and Proof Issues 199
20th Century Series Type Set, Non-Proofs Only - No Gold 194
Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Complete Set 191
Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Proof Issue (Incl. Varieties) 188
100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, First Edition 183
Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Complete (Incl Varieties) 174
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs Only 154
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs Only - No Gold 151
1965-1967 Special Mint Sets 115
1966 Special Mint Set 86
100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Second Edition 82
100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Fourth Edition 79
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070), Circulated Coins Only 57
100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Third Edition 57
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5), Circulated Coins Only 47
Registry Image Gallery
Grade: MS 68 ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: J.D.A.
See Coin Details
Owner: lightningsquid
View the Registry Image Gallery
Dancing with Dates, Part Six
3/17/2009 — This month, David W. Lange wraps up his look at 20th-century date styles with a focus on the Kennedy half dollar series.
Not What They Seem
9/21/2007 — In the years since the U.S. opened multiple mints, there have been a number of instances in which coins have been struck without a mintmark letter. NGC's David Lange examines the history of these anonymous coins.
The "Anonymous" Coins of 1965-67
10/1/2003 — The mid-1960s was a rollercoaster ride for coin collectors. Prices, particularly for proof and uncirculated coins of recent years, peaked in the spring of 1964.


We know you want to think about your furnace as little as possible. If it's running correctly, you probably aren't thinking about it almost ever. When things get to going wrong and your furnace is experiencing problems, it's the only thing you can think about, together with all of the worst-case scenarios about what the problem may be. Put your mind at ease! A painless way to keep from stressing (or even thinking about) your furnace is to continue your annual furnace service.
Think of your furnace service as getting your oil changed in your car, it is needed to keep your system working properly and extends the life of your investment. Our certified professionals will check to ensure that everything is functioning properly, clean, check your electrical connections and adjust any of your system's components or ducts if necessary. At your yearly furnace service, we are able to discover any minor problems before they develop into future headaches.
Along with the advantage of being less likely to have an unanticipated breakdown, a well maintained furnace will also function more efficiently. If you have been seeing an increase on your utility bills of late, your furnace may be to blame. A furnace in need of service has to work more to do its job and that can indicate an increase in energy use.
Something else to think about is your furnace's warranty. Depending on your system, not having a scheduled furnace service by a licensed pro could reject your warranty. Manufacturers recognize the value of routine maintenance on your system's performance.
Deserting your furnace service could lead to problems down the road and it could get expensive. Let us help keep your furnace off your mind. If you've seen any difficulties with your furnace or just haven't planned your annual furnace service yet, give us a call at 318-671-5355.


text:
cd /srv/cobl/deployment/backups/
t=$(date)
name=$(date -I)
echo "Creating backup $name…"
pg_dump cobl > $name.sql
echo "Compressing backup $name…"
bzip2 -f $name.sql
# Keeping only 10 latest dumps:
# Compare https://stackoverflow.com/a/10119963/448591
ls -tr *sql.bz2 | grep -v 'create\|dump.sql' | head -n -10 | xargs --no-run-if-empty rm

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The Pian del Re area which is part of the Unesco Mab, Monviso's cross-border biosphere reserve, occupies 465 hectares around the Po's springs, located at 2,020 meters above sea level and at the foot of the Monviso. The richness of water and the morphology of the soil have given rise to a bog, a habitat of particular botanical interest, where there is a rich variety of species, among which stand out "fossils" of glacial flora dating back to two hundred thousand years ago.
It is also the territory of a rare and small endemic amphibian, the black salamander of Lanza.
In 2017 a team of Canadian, Estonian, Irish scholars funded by National Geographic conducted a study consisting of small excavations and land surveys to show that Hannibal passed through here almost 2200 years ago.
According to William Mahaney, professor emeritus of the University of Toronto in Canada, Annibale entered Italy via the Colle delle Traversette, a pass at 2950 meters separating Piedmont from the French Guil Valley.
Studies have shown a dark layer about 30 centimeters deep, composed of organic material that emanates a bad smell. Probably it comes from horse dung, present in massive numbers and not explained in normal conditions.


http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3918550 | Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com!
Sorry, you missed Ha Jin: The Banished Immort... at Hillside Club.
Demand that Hillside Club gets added to the next tour!
You missed Ha Jin: The Banished Immort... at Hillside Club.
We're generating custom event recommendations for you based on Ha Jin: The Banished Immort... right now!


text:
Agnes Martin - 'The Untroubled Mind'
Agnes Martin, Untitled (Perfect Day),
c. 1993-1994, acrylic on linen, 60 1/16 in. x 60 1/16 in., Gift of the Artist.
Photograph: © Collection of the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico
Cradled on the mountain I can rest
Solitude and freedom are the same
under every fallen leaf
Others do not really exist in solitude, I do not exist
no thinking of others even when they are there, no interruption
a mystic and a solitary person are the same
Night, shelterless, wandering
I, like the deer, looked
finding less and less
living is grazing
memory is chewing cud
wandering away from everything
giving up everything
not me anymore, any of it
retired ego, wandering
no more conquests, no longer an enemy to anyone
ego retired, wandering
no longer a friend, master, slave
all the opposites dead to the world and himself unresponsible
perhaps I can now really enjoy sailing
adventure in the dark
very exciting
—Agnes Martin, 'The Untroubled Mind'
Mystic Meandering - The Exquisite Ineffable...
Deeply, deeply return to the
Realm of the Exquisite Ineffable,
the Great Ocean of Primordial Silence
that pervades all life...
Quiet yourself into It and
recognize the pulse of Silence
reverberating through the body,
and the soul of your being.
Notice the subtle nuances of the
Ineffable's signature vibrations...
Feel a new aliveness rise up from the root of
manifest existence,
from the subtler realms of the Ineffable -
the unborn Living Silence...
Awareness heightens to this
Reality underlying all reality - all existence;
the deep Awareness of Being
where "Truth" is reborn within -
as a living, spacious, open-ended "knowing" -
that just "knows"...
Hold fast - be still - allow this "new" sense of Life
to give birth - to rise from The Deep
through your being, until the Ineffable
ItSelf becomes your Reality, your life,
your way of being in the world...
And so it is...
https://mysticmeandering.blogspot.com/
Francis Lucille - What Is Love?
The word "love" refers to a lived experience. It is a paradoxical experience because even though we have all experienced the reality of it, it appears to escape every attempt to grasp it, to describe it or to repeat it. The tender delight we had in our childhood when we looked at a beautiful colored illustration, the soft emotion when we think about a loved one, the impulse that moves us to encourage a stranger in deep sorrow and to help when in danger, the repulsion that grips us when cruelty is committed against oppressed innocence. All these circumstances among many others point to a common experience that cannot be described or defined. If we want to go deeper into the discovery of this central experience it seems that our investigation evaporates due to a lack of objective support. If we do not have the words to express it and there are no images to describe it, it is because there are no perceptions or sensations to experience it objectively. Nevertheless we do have this experience. That is the paradox: it is unmistakably present. It has the same undeniable and ethereal character as conscious presence. We know this experience in the same way we know that we are conscious. If we try to describe the trajectory up to the very last moment where it crosses over into the inexpressible, it seems as if the I feeling dissolves, perhaps only temporarily, into a more spacious reality, infinite, a blessed peace that brings an end to all the emotional or intellectual agitation. We are not strangers to this new dimension. It is not the discovery of a spiritual America. It is immediately recognized as absolute intimacy and tenderness. It is the center of our self and the world, simultaneously. This presence is love.
Is there some particular condition before this quality of authentic love and compassion is revealed? The condition is the temporary or permanent disappearance of the idea of a separate I. This disappearance can never be the result of an action done by this I. Love flies on its own wings and knows no laws. It is the emergence of grace that wrests us from the hypnosis of separation. Liberation arises out of freedom itself. But you should not conclude from this that every act and practice intended to establish us as love is useless. Such a decision would confine us to intellectual dullness. The longing for love comes from love itself, not from the separate ego. On the contrary, we have to surrender to everything that takes us to love. In this surrender we discover true life, the inner peace that we have always sought.
Can love exist without an object? Love exists only without an object. Love is the love of the objectless by the objectless. An object puts clothes on love, and dressed veils it. What we love in a person is neither the physical body nor the thoughts. It is the conscious presence that we have in common with him or her, the self, the objectless. The veil can exercise a temporary power of attraction, but only the true self that remains in the background can bring us what we seek. We don´t love the other, we love the love in the other. This does not mean that we have to turn away from the other to turn towards God, the objectless, but rather that we see the other as an expression of love. Relations with our partner, son or daughter, a stranger, a foreigner then take on another dimension. Daily life becomes a field of experience that is forever new. If we approach the other as potential divine consciousness, we force God to remove the mask, which he does with a miracle; and the miracle is the smile of God.
http://advaitachannel.francislucille.com/en/home/
Adi Shankara - In the Morning I Remember
Here is a beautiful prayer composed by Adi Shankara around the 8th century. These three verses, meant to be recited in the early morning, are a beautiful and touching summary of the heart of Advaita. I have chosen here a simple version, devoid of the Sanskrit terms.
प्रातः स्मरामि हृदि संस्फुरदात्मतत्त्वं
सच्चित्सुखं परमहंसगतिं तुरीयम् ।
यत्स्वप्नजागरसुषुप्तिमवैति नित्यं
तद्ब्रह्म निष्कलमहं न च भूतसङ्घः ॥१॥
prātaḥ smarāmi hṛdi saṃsphuradātmatattvaṃ
saccitsukhaṃ paramahaṃsagatiṃ turīyam |
yatsvapnajāgarasuṣuptimavaiti nityaṃ
tadbrahma niṣkalamahaṃ na ca bhūtasaṅghaḥ ||1||
At dawn, I meditate in my heart on the truth of the radiant inner Self.
This true Self is Pure Being, Awareness, and Joy, the transcendent goal of the great sages.
The eternal witness of the waking, dream and deep sleep states.
I am more than my body, mind and emotions, I am that undivided Spirit.
At dawn, I worship the true Self that is beyond the reach of mind and speech,
By whose grace, speech is even made possible,
This Self is described in the scriptures as "Not this, Not this".
It is called the God of the Gods, It is unborn, undying, one with the All.
At dawn, I salute the true Self that is beyond all darkness, brilliant as the sun,
The infinite, eternal reality, the highest.
On whom this whole universe of infinite forms is superimposed.
It is like a snake on a rope. The snake seems so real, but when you pick it up, it's just a rope.
This world is ever-changing, fleeting, but this eternal Light is real and everlasting.
Who recites in the early morning these three sacred Slokas,
which are the ornaments of the three worlds,
obtains the Supreme Abode.
~ Adi Shankara (8th century)
Vimala Thakar wrote a beautiful translation and commentary on these lines, starting eloquently:
"In the morning as I meet the dawn, I remember that my heart contains the God, the Beloved, who has not yet been defined and described. I remember that it is He who vibrates within my heart, enables me to breathe, to talk, to listen, to move."
Sanskrit language has infinite subtleties that don't always appear, even in the best translations. Here, Vimala gives the beautiful analogy of the swan present in the original language:
"I arrive at a state of being that has been called by the ancient wise Indians "Paramahansa", a swan that swims through the waters of duality."
Further down, she exposes the impossibility for the mind to attain the reality of Presence by these beautiful lines:
"On the frontiers of the mind I give the mind a job to explore that which lies beyond its own frontiers, that which is not accessible to the word, to the speech, as well as to the mind."
"I ask the mind to travel back, through the word, to the source of the word, the sound, and find out how the sound is born."
"The source can only be experienced, the source can only be perceived and understood, but never defined and described. That is how the mind becomes silent."
She then exemplifies the famous vedantic analogy of the serpent and the rope, and ends up with a perfect conclusion:
"I had mistaken the rope of duality for the snake and cobra of misery and sorrow. But the light dispels the darkness and I see that the duality is only a rope that cannot bind me in any way unless I bind myself with it."
"The perfect eternity. The God divine. That is really my nature. I had mistaken the tensions of duality to be me, but then the light dispels all the darkness, and I get rooted back into the 'ajam', the 'aychuta' – that which can never be swept off its feet. Ajam – that which was never born, and can never die. I am that."
Prayer by Adi Shankara (8th century)
Translation & Commentary by Vimala Thakar
(Hunger Mountain, MA – October, 1972)
– The prayer by Adi Shankara comes from Aghori.it.
– Here is the full commentary from Vimala Thakar.
– 'The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom' – by Shankaracharya / Translated by Charles Johnston – (The Freedom Religion Press)
– 'Blossoms of Friendship' – by Vimala Thakar – (Rodmell Press)
Science and Nonduality
Watch the full documentary HERE
Simone Weil - All that I conceive of as true
"All that I conceive of as true
is less true than these things of which
I cannot conceive the truth, but which I love.
That is why St. John of the Cross calls faith a night."


Leora A. (Miller) Kennell, 89, Siemon Lakeview Manor Estate, Somerset, formerly of Jefferson Township, died Jan. 8, 2005, at Siemon's. Born Feb. 7, 1915, in Boswell, daughter of James H. and M. Elizabeth (Henry) Miller. Preceded in death by parents; husband, William K. Sr., in 1977; daughter, Jane L. Brown; four sisters and three brothers; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter and sons-in-law, Glen W. Brown and Wade L. Thomas. Survived by children, Velmer "Boots" Thomas, Thomas Mills, William K. Jr., married to Myrtle Berkley, Jenner Crossroads; Donna L., married to Roy E. Sheeler, Brotherton; Robert D., married to Linda D. Loughrey, Somerset and Sandra J., married to Edward L. Staats, Somerset; 15 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was a lifetime member of the New Life Nazarene Church, Boswell. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Hoffman Funeral Home, Allegheny Street, Boswell, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Grandson, the Rev. Randy Brown, officiating. Interment, Horner-Mt. Tabor Cemetery.


Safeguarding one of the world's rarest sharks through fisher-participation, heritage and citizen-science.
Angelsharks (Squatina squatina) are large, flat-bodied sharks that can reach 2.4m in length belonging to the angel shark family (Squatinidae), which rank as the second most threatened family of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays) in the world. Angelsharks are normally found submerged in sandy habitats in coastal waters.
Check out at www.angelsharknetwork.com to understand major threats and conservation projects for the angel shark family across their range.
It is illegal to target Angelsharks, but if you accidentally catch one when fishing follow our best practice guide to release it in a good condition.
Information from you will help us to better understand the ecology of Angelsharks in the waters around Wales. We encourage anyone with historic, current and future records of Angelsharks in Wales to report their data.
We have a number of opportunities to join the project as a volunteer citizen scientist!
Keep an eye out on our social media pages for upcoming events and opportunities to learn more about Angelsharks in Welsh waters.
Fishers in Wales are stewards of Angelshark conservation, providing vital data on current and historic encounters of this species. Fishers are most likely to accidentally encounter Angelsharks in Welsh waters as bycatch when completing their normal fishing activity, therefore working in collaboration will aid collection of important data as well as opportunities to conduct further scientific research. It is important to note that direct targeted fishing of Angelsharks is illegal.
Regular contact will be maintained through informal events to help raise awareness of the species and the promotion of the which was produced in collaboration with fishers. The guidance provides information on how to handle and reduce the impact on Angelsharks that are accidentally caught as well as how to report the capture.
During this project, fisher data will improve the understanding of the population of Angelsharks in Welsh waters and in turn contribute to safeguarding the species.
Share your Angelshark stories, memories or photos to improve understanding of Angelshark ecology in Welsh waters by contacting the team.
Join the Angelshark History Roadshow and meet the project team as it travels around Wales from January to March 2019. Bring your Angelshark photographs, memories or information about the fishing industry when you were growing up and see how it helps discover the story of Angelsharks in Welsh waters.
Volunteer with our History of Angels research project, to unearth clues in local libraries, archives and museums. We will train a team of citizen scientists in archival research and guide them through a 3 month research project to scour local libraries, archives, historic magazines and museums for information on Angelsharks and other shark, skate and ray stories.
Information captured through this project will be digitalised and used to create a History of Angels iBook and display exhibit to inspire generations to learn more about Wales' rich maritime heritage.
The Angel Shark Project: Wales are working with Sea Search North Wales to recruit citizen scientist divers and snorkelers to get involved with 'Dive for Angels' surveys and collect data at key areas for Angelsharks in Wales. Data collected by citizen science divers will provide vital information on the status and ecology of Angelsharks.
The project will end by bringing all stakeholders together to develop the Wales Angelshark Action Plan, highlighting key steps to secure the future of Angelsharks in Welsh waters.
The action plan will contribute to the wider Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Angel Shark Conservation Strategy.


text:
New: Hate for Hire campaign holding the architects of the family separation policy accountable.
Press Release // January 11, 2021
Delays on Biden's Secretary of State Nominee Put National Security At Risk
Reports show Blinken's nomination has been stalled by Senate Republicans in Committee
"It is unacceptable that Senate Republicans wasted valuable time dragging their feet on Antony Blinken's nomination, putting our national security at risk"
Washington, DC – Today, reporting revealed that delays in the Senate make it unlikely that President-elect Biden's nominee for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, will have a confirmation hearing before Inauguration Day. This would be the first time in 10 transitions of power that the incoming president's pick for State wouldn't have a hearing or have already been confirmed prior to January 20th. Blinken was one of President-elect Biden's first Cabinet picks on November 24, 2020. According to reports, Blinken completed paperwork on December 31, but his nomination has stalled as Senate Republicans worked to obstruct a speedy confirmation process. By contrast, President Trump's pick for secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, came before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 11, 2017, and President Obama's first pick for the department, Hillary Clinton, had her hearing on January 13, 2009.
Since President-elect Biden's victory, President Trump and his allies in the Senate have done everything in their power to block a smooth transition to the next administration — including on matters of national security — and to slow-walk the confirmation process for Biden's nominees. Senate Republicans have known since the election that they were going to maintain control of the Senate during the transition period, meaning the delays for Blinken and other national security nominees lay squarely at their feet. Earlier today, the Accountable Senate War Room released an in-depth memo outlining how, with less than two weeks until Inauguration Day, Senate Republicans are already dramatically behind on the Cabinet nomination process and why these delays put Americans' national security and public health interests at an even greater risk.
"It is unacceptable that Senate Republicans wasted valuable time dragging their feet on Antony Blinken's nomination, effectively putting our national security at risk when President-elect Biden takes office in nine days," said Mairead Lynn, spokesperson for the Accountable Senate War Room. "It is time for Senate Republicans to stop slow-walking Blinken's nomination and get to work advancing the President-elect's steady, competent choice for secretary of state."
Read more in Accountable Senate War Room's MEMO
Watchdog group Accountable.US recently launched the Accountable Senate War Room to fight back against those lawmakers who seek to overturn the will of the people by standing in the way of the smooth transition of power and the swift approval of nominees to ensure that the government can function and deliver results for the American people.
DEIJ


text:
Nearly a third of the days he's been president, Trump has visited a Trump-branded property
Philip Bump • Dec 30, 2019
Philip Bump, The Washington Post
President Trump's day began Monday the same way each day had begun for more than a week: He woke up at Mar-a-Lago, the property he owns in Florida that he has dubbed the "winter White House." That's fitting so far this winter: Trump has not been to the actual White House once since before the season began on Dec. 21.
Over the course of his presidency, Trump has visited a Trump-owned or branded property on three out of every 10 days. Slightly more: Of the 1,075 days on which he has been president, he has visited Mar-a-Lago or a Trump Something-or-other on 331 of them, 31 percent of the time. Barring a sudden change of heart late Monday, he'll spend at least part of Dec. 31 at Mar-a-Lago, too. That means he will have visited a Trump property on 117 days in 2019, the same number as in 2017.
In the abstract, it's a striking figure but, perhaps, one that's hard to intuit. Expressed visually, though, the effect is dramatic.
Although his trips overseas often limit his ability to pop over to one of his golf courses for a round, he has included stops at Trump properties while visiting other countries (including his golf clubs in the U.K.).
Generally, the pace at which he visits Trump properties has been steady. There have been two noticeable lulls, though. One came in the summer of 2017, after hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast and Puerto Rico. The other came at the end of last year, when the government shutdown made travel to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays a politically unsound proposition.
That second gap meant that Trump didn't visit one of his properties at all in December 2018, the only month since January 2017 (when he was president only 12 days) when he hasn't paid such a visit. On average, he visits a Trump property on about 30 percent of the days in a month, making this month (when he will have spent more than 40 percent of days at a Trump property) above average. Generally, August is the month in which Trump spends the most time at one of the property he owns, a function of his summer vacations at his club in Bedminster, N.J.
It's worth remembering that this was not the promise Trump offered voters in 2016. At a rally on Aug. 8, 2016, Trump assured the audience that, "because I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to go play golf." He added a "believe me," to make the point.
One year later to the day, as president, Trump likely played golf at Bedminster. Two years later, on Aug. 8, 2018? Trump likely played golf at Bedminster. Three years later, on Aug. 8 of this year, Trump was at the White House — but he left for Bedminster the next day.
We use "likely" in the sentences above because the Trump administration is loath to acknowledge when he's playing a round of golf, for perhaps obvious reasons. Just last week, Trump insisted in conversations with members of the military that during his time away from the White House he "really pretty much work[s]."
That was on the morning of Dec. 24. Within an hour, he was headed to his golf club in Palm Beach.
But because the White House rarely acknowledges when Trump is playing, we can only estimate (based on social media posts, news reports and the weather) when he has played. That makes it slightly harder to compare Trump's propensity for golf with President Barack Obama's, a comparison Trump very much enjoyed making before becoming president.
As he did on Dec. 21, 2015.
"Obama, it was reported today, played 250 rounds of golf, and he's going to be in Hawaii, I think that they say for three weeks," Trump said. "How can a president — for three weeks! I don't have time for that. I love golf. I think it's one of the greats but I don't have time."
Trump, who is in his second week of vacation, apparently played a round of golf on Dec. 21. He arrived at Mar-a-Lago the prior day (compared with Obama's departure for Hawaii on Dec. 19, 2015) and will apparently remain there until Jan. 5. (Obama was back in D.C. on Jan. 4, 2016.)
As for those 250 rounds? Trump is getting close. Our estimate has him at just over 200 rounds, with another 40-plus visits to golf clubs where he didn't play. That's well over twice what Obama had played by the same point in his presidency.
What's most remarkable about the discrepancy between Trump's campaign-trail insistence and his behavior as president is how unremarkable it is by now. We're simply used to Trump ducking out of the White House over and over again to visit one of his properties for a round of golf or a political fundraiser. He has spent all or part of nearly 120 days of his presidency at Mar-a-Lago alone.
Which, really, reinforces Trump's point. It is the winter White House, if one expands the definition of "White House" to simply reflect the place where the president happens to be living.
You can read the full article by Philip Bump here.
1 thoughts on "Nearly a third of the days he's been president, Trump has visited a Trump-branded property"
Philip Bump published this page in Press 2020-02-03 14:06:22 -0500


Writing a script plays a major part in the storyboarding process, but it can often be a tricky thing to get right. When there's revisions, rewriting, rewriting again (and again!), things can get confusing pretty quickly. Keeping track of your script can become a chore in itself!
Well, worry no more! The Boords Script Editor is here to save the day 💪 By bringing your whole script together in one single view, it helps make the process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
Here's a run-down of where to find the Script Editor and how you can use it to make scripting a whole lot easier!
To access the Script Editor, click the Script icon in the right-hand corner of your storyboard.
The Script Editor corresponds with the notes in the Label, Sound and Action fields, which means that if you make changes to the text in these fields, the Editor will automatically update (and vice versa).
Filter between the fields by using the separate tabs for All, Label, Voiceover and Action.
Before adding your script into the Editor, be sure to organise it into separate lines or paragraphs for each frame. Then, paste the entire thing in - no more need to copy & paste line by line!
👆Top Tip: Use slashes ( / ) to create new lines in the fields. Make sure to add a space before and after the slash.
When you're finished, hit "Save" to save any changes and you'll be good to go!
Still having trouble editing your script? We can help! Send us a direct message by clicking the chat bubble in the bottom corner of your screen.


text:
Q: Excel vba - Compare two ranges and find non matches I've got two Excel sheets where one sheets consists of a list of users. And the other list contains the same data, only the same user is listed several times. Now, I need some way of comparing the second list with the first one and delete the rows that contains a user that's not found in the first list.
The first list looks like this:

*

*Paul Mccartney

*John Lennon

*George Harrison

*Ringo Starr

The second list might look like this:

*

*Paul Mccartney

*Paul Mccartney

*Paul Mccartney

*John Lennon

*John Lennon

*John Lennon

*George Harrison

*George Harrison

*George Harrison

*Ringo Starr

*Ringo Starr

*Ringo Starr

*Ringo Star

*Ringo Star

*Ringo Star

So, comparing these two lists, you see that the name Ringo Star is NOT in the first list, and I want to delete those rows. I've tried with several loops, but I can't quite get this to work. I guess I could add these items to an array of some sort, and run it though a function. But is there an easy way of doing this without that much code?

A: This time, you could use a collection.
Here is a try based on your previous file:
Option Explicit

Sub test()
Dim i As Long
Dim arrSum As Variant, arrUsers As Variant
Dim cUnique As New Collection

'Put the name range from "Summary" in an array
With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Summary")
    arrSum = .Range("A2", .Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
End With

'"Convert" the array to a collection (unique items)
For i = 1 To UBound(arrSum, 1)
    On Error Resume Next
    cUnique.Add arrSum(i, 1), CStr(arrSum(i, 1))
Next i

'Get the users array
With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Users")
    arrUsers = .Range("A2", .Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
End With

'Check if the value exists in the Users sheet
For i = 1 To cUnique.Count
    'if can't find the value in the users range, delete the rows
    If Application.WorksheetFunction.VLookup(cUnique(i), arrUsers, 1, False) = "#N/A" Then
        With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Summary").Cells
            .AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=cUnique(i)
            .Range("A2", .Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp)).EntireRow.Delete
        End With
    End If
Next i
'removes AutoFilter if one remains
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Summary").AutoFilterMode = False
End Sub

A: You can use a simple MATCH formula to detect any non matches, then delete them with AutoFilter
If your first list was in Sheet 1 Column A, your second in Sheet 2 Column A then in B1 of Sheet 2 put
=ISNA(MATCH(A1,Sheet1!A:A,0))
and copy down
this returns TRUE where the second list cant be matched against the first. You can then delete these TRUE rows with autofilter
Note that you could also use
=COUNTIF(Sheet1!A:A,A1)=0
for the same effect to identify not matches (as TRUE)
xl2010 pic shown here

[VBA added]
Sub QuickKill()
    Dim ws1 As Worksheet
    Dim ws2 As Worksheet
    Dim rng1 As Range
    Set ws1 = Sheets(1)
    Set ws2 = Sheets(2)
    ws2.Columns(2).Insert
    Set rng1 = ws2.Range(ws2.[a1], ws2.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
    Rows(1).Insert
    With rng1.Offset(0, 1)
        .FormulaR1C1 = "=COUNTIF('" & ws1.Name & "'!C1,RC[-1])=0"
        .AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:="TRUE"
        .EntireRow.Delete
        .EntireColumn.Delete
    End With
End Sub

A: See this question. Using that technique, you could easily query SELECT * FROM [Sheet2$] WHERE columnX NOT IN (SELECT columnY FROM [Sheet1$]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Choosing new flooring for your Carmel, IN home is a big decision. You want to know all your options and get a good idea of what type of flooring will work best in your home and with your lifestyle. Plus, getting a price quote is always helpful!
However, trying to make a decision in the flooring store can be even more challenging. The lighting is never the same as at home. Plus, you want to know what different flooring products look like in your space, up against your cabinets, or next to your furniture.
To help our customers make their flooring decisions, we at Integrated Flooring Solutions of Indianapolis offer free in-home estimates. We'll bring several of our flooring options—including carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, or even tile—to your Carmel home so you can see them in person, move them from room to room, and make a decision you feel good about.
While we are at your home, we can measure your space and give you an estimate. We can also include a quote for installation services, so you can make a well-informed decision. We'll do our best to get you all the information you need as you pick the perfect flooring.
At Integrated Flooring Solutions, we put our customers first; you can see for yourself what satisfied customers are saying about our products and installation service. Contact us today at (317) 547-3333 to schedule your free in-home estimate.


The NH2 Tractor is powered by Nuvera fuel cell technology and is a key element in New Holland's Energy Independent Farm concept. It is the first tractor in the world to be powered by hydrogen. A perfect fit for harnessing renewable bio methane sources or other renewable sources stored as hydrogen.
Enabling hydrogen is the key. Unlike other farms using renewable energy sources, New Holland's independent farm is not forced to sell energy back to the grid. Rather, it uses compressed hydrogen to store energy for use when needed to power farm machinery, generators, electrical and heating systems. The NH2 project has yielded exciting results over the past five years: Energy, economic and environmental impacts that meet full compliance with EU targets for renewable energy.


text:
Greenfield National College
Sitapaila, Kathmandu
Tribhuvan University
http://greenfield.edu.np
College Query
Humanities and Social Sciences Colleges
Ongoing Admissions
Admission open for MBS and MPA programs at Tribhuvan University(Open: 2019-12-20 Close: 2020-01-17) Exam day: 2020-02-01
Greenfield National College (GNC) is a confluence of experience and enthusiasm. The college's founders and promoters are young intellectuals with passion and zest for academic excellence, and they are backed and guided by experienced academicians with enviably distinguished career in the education field. This encounter of zeal and skill is focused upon making a significant mark not only by promoting excellent Humanities and Management Education, but also by instilling values, morals and spirituality in young students.
Greenfield National School
GNC has connection with Greenfield National School (GNS) which was established in 1998 by some educational devotees and experts, many of whom are involved in running GNC too. The school has envisaged providing an environment with new scientific methods of teaching and learning, and has already been recognized nationally as a center of academic excellence.
Greenfield National College (GNC) is committed to becoming one of the leading center of Higher Education in Nepal serving the intellectual, cultural, social, environmental and economic needs of the country. As a result, GNC will cause human development through its educational program, research initiatives and outreach efforts.
Greenfield National College (GNC) is devoted to discovering, disseminating and applying knowledge for the advancement of the Nepali society in perspective of global changes. The GNC identifies and attracts undergraduate and graduate students of high potential, especially those who have been historically under-represented because of limited financial resources. Through commitment to excellence in teaching and educational services, GNC prepares students for lifelong learning and for constructive participation in the community.
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) - Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Arts-BA - Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) - Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) - Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) - Tribhuvan University
Master of Business Studies (MBS) - Tribhuvan University
Students club:
To promote the spirit of leadership, team work, event management, and to give a platform to the various talents of the student, the college has established four students' clubs which organize events in their respective fields round the year.
Research and Development Program:
With a conviction that expansion of knowledge cannot take place without proper training and facilities in research, GNC has established an independent research wing. The wing provides research opportunity not only to the students and professor of the college but also to the independent researcher
Beyond The Boundary:
Rather than focusing the students' attention on class room activity and text books, we aim at giving them a broader outlook on their subject matter and life as a whole through interactive seminar , talks, conference and field study. The programs aim to groom the talent and skills in students with the exposure to the experts in various fields.
Excellent result in Tribhuvan University
TU topper in BA (JMC) - 2010
96.4% Result in BA 2010
98.6% Result in BBS 2011
TU Second and Fourth Toppers in BBS 4th Year- 2018 A.D ( 82.2% and 81.0 % respectively )
College of national talents
Guardianship of reputed national and international scholars/ intellectuals
Higher education courses aided with self development programs
Students from diverse social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Dynamic, young and enthusiastic faculties
Scholarship:
"Greenfield diligent Student Scholarship" Awarded to students securing top position in the examination
"Greenfield Scholarship for National Talent" Awarded to students recognized as national talent in any field
"Greenfield Social Welfare Scholarship" Awarded to the students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds
Message from College
Prof. Thakur Parajuli
Education should be employment–oriented. But, the education of the twenty first century should not be limited only to that. We are standing at the frontiers of the third millennium. Therefore, education of today should develop the skills that can bring into use the overall means and resources of the nation. Our strong conviction is that today's education should be able to enhance the inherent qualities and intuition of the individual, and prepared a creative manpower alert not only of the global needs but sensitive about our unique national spirit too. We don't find much attention given to promote higher education with the aim to make significant difference in the university education in the country. Therefore, our focus is directed to that area. our aim is to begin bachelor's level programs with ample emphasis in researches and practical implementation at first, and then to move on to masters and M.Phill Levels gradually .Our efforts, on
Prospectus of Greenfield National College
Counseling Psychology and Social Studies College
K and K International College
Khwopa College
Modern Nepal College
Saraswati Multiple Campus
Masters Program in Counseling Psychology, Tribhuvan University, CEDA Building
Sirjana College of Fine Arts
Samarpan Academy Institute of Crisis Management Studies
International School of Management and Technology (ISMT)
Quest International College


Subscribe now to Leadership Agenda for insights on company culture, leadership, talent, and organizational & team acceleration delivered to your inbox each month.
Leaders who have been most successful at shifting their company culture employ four key principles for culture. This video interview shares insights from the field.
The 2017 demographic study of global chief executives from the FTSE 100 profiling today's leaders and looking at how those profiles vary from country to country.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit Broadway musical, exemplifies the vitality, growth mind-set, and clear sense of purpose of a successful "superthriver".
A conversation with Nick Earle of Hyperloop One, a futuristic transit system described by Elon Musk as a cross between a Concorde jet, a rail gun, and an air hockey table.
The META approach can be used to spur acceleration at four levels: Strategy, Organizations, teams, and leaders.
By subscribing to Leadership Agenda, you are allowing Heidrick & Struggles to send you ongoing marketing materials to the email address provided.


text:
Italian court ruling sends chill through science community
By atesmeh | October 23, 2012
(Reuters) – Scientists reacted with alarm to the manslaughter conviction of six earthquake experts in Italy for failing to give adequate warning of the 2009 earthquake in the city of L'Aquila that killed 308 people.
Scientists warned that researchers in areas involving unpredictable natural threats, like volcanology and even meteorology, will now be more reluctant to offer advice and insight to the public.
"If it stands, this verdict will have a chilling effect on earthquake science in Italy and throughout Europe," said Sandy Steacy, professor of earthquake physics at the University of Ulster.
"Who would now be willing to serve on an earthquake hazard evaluation panel when getting it wrong could mean a conviction for manslaughter?"
The ruling comes at a time when scientists are being coaxed into more active engagement with the public to demonstrate the importance of their work for the economy and the community.
"This case suggests that such engagement can be very dangerous," said Steacy.
Prosecutors had argued the experts gave inaccurate reassurances after tremors that preceded the 6.3 magnitude quake.
The six seismologists and one government official took part in a meeting before the quake in March 2009 where a risk assessment committee told city officials that a major quake was improbable, although not impossible.
"What those six scientists said was correct and any seismologists would support it," said Roger Musson at the British Geological Survey. "It seems to be wrong that they should be prosecuted for offering scientific advice to the best of their ability."
In the United States, Michael Halpern at the Union of Concerned Scientists lobby group said in a blog: "This is an absurd and dangerous decision that U.S. officials should rebuke, and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano should overturn."
Scientists warned the ruling could have repercussions beyond Italian borders and across other disciplines.
"This bizarre verdict will chill anyone who gives scientific advice, and I hope they are freed on appeal," said David Spiegelhalter, a professor for the public understanding of risk at Cambridge University.
"The lesson for me is that scientific advisors must try and retain control over how their work is communicated, and are properly trained to engage with the public."
In the last week, a broad coalition of British biomedical research groups, from universities to drug companies, signed a pledge to be more open and engage with the public to bolster support for animal experimentation. That coincided with a new Ipsos Mori poll showing a slight fall in backing from the public for the scientific use of animals.
At the time, Sir Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust medical research charity, blamed the decline on the reluctance of scientists to speak out after high profile cases of intimidation by sometimes violent animal rights activists.
Some scientists said the advice on the L'Aquila quake could have been communicated more clearly, with more emphasis placed on the small possibility of a major quake, but there was a chorus of condemnation for the verdict.
"Imagine if the government brought criminal charges against your local meteorologist for not being able to predict the exact path of a tornado," said Halpern. "Scientists need to be able to share what they know – and admit what they do not know — without the fear of being held criminally responsible should their predictions not hold up".
(Additional reporting by Deborah Zabarenko in Washington; Editing by Jon Hemming)


text:
Kryteria autorstwa – zgodnie z zaleceniami Międzynarodowego Komitetu Redaktorów Czasopism Medycznych (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors), autorem (lub współautorem) publikacji naukowej jest osoba, która brała znaczący udział w:
 planowaniu badań lub analizie i interpretacji wyników,
 pisaniu danego artykułu lub poprawianiu go w ważnych kwestiach merytorycznych,
 zaakceptowaniu ostatecznej wersji wysłanej do czasopisma.

Wszystkie te trzy kryteria muszą zostać spełnione.

Przypisy

Prawo autorskie

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


U.S. lawmakers grilled executives from Facebook and Twitter about international efforts to disrupt U.S. elections and the companies' ability to stop interference.
At the end of the hearing, there was an ominous warning that regulation may be coming to social media.
CGTN's Sean Callebs has the details.
The tone, from lawmakers to social media giants, was set early.
Nearly two years ago, Donald Trump was thrust into leadership.
But what effect did Russian meddling have in the presidential race?
Despite Russian denial, just last month the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Moscow is continuing to spread the kind of mayhem it did ahead of the 2016 vote.
Those problems are now well identified, misinformation, troll armies, abuse, bots, harassment. In the aftermath, Facebook said it shut down a whopping 1.27 billion fake accounts.
Congress wanted to quiz Google's CEO, but instead found an empty chair.
"I am deeply disappointed in Google, one of the most influential digital platforms in the world chose not to send its own top leadership," Vice-Chair of the Senate Committee Mark Warner said.
What they got instead was a statement from Google legal counsel Kent Walker, saying that Google "continued to work to identify and remove actors from our products who mislead other regarding their identity, including the Internet Research Agency and other Russian and Iranian-affiliated entities.
Republicans in Congress are concerned that social media sites have a built-in bias against conservative voices in the United States.
And the situation could be getting dramatically worse for social media entities.
After the hearing, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he was launching an investigation to see whether social media giants are deliberately hampering conservative voices – a warning that regulation of social media, is a possibility.
CGTN's Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Lester Munson, principal in International at BGR Group about the social media landscape and President Trump's unprecedented use of the sites.
CGTN's Mike Walter spoke to Mary Curtis about the hearing of social media giants on Capitol Hill. Curtis is an award-winning journalist, regular contributor on major U.S. media and columnist with Roll Call newspaper.


text:
Q: Facebook pixel integration between two websites, a main site and some pages in an iframe We have a main website that we have a FB pixel installed within it, for the purpose of conversion tracking.
We have as well a booking process that takes place via a 3rd party solution in an iframe.   Not ideal but that is how it is.
We want to be able to track people that switch between the domains back and forth.
Is this possible and if so how?   I've found surprisingly little online to clarify this and FB's own dev formums seem to have very little on the subject.

A: I think it can, by using the ip trace script or by linking it to the ip tracker website


text:
Man arrested after attempting to strike interracial couple with vehicle
50-year-old James Descant of Metairie is accused of attempting to hit an interracial couple with his truck.
By Tiffany Baptiste | April 20, 2019 at 3:01 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 11:03 AM
JEFFERSON PARISH, LA (WVUE) - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man has been arrested and booked with a hate crime after he attempted to strike an interracial couple with his truck Tuesday.
According to JPSO, the couple was walking to Birdies service station in the 3700 block of Airline Dr. when they saw the suspect, 50-year-old James Descant of Metairie. The couple says they had a previous run-in with Descant.
The 32-year-old male victim told police that Decant threatened to kill him earlier in the week because he is black and his 31-year-old girlfriend is white. Deputies say Descant, who has a "disdain" for interracial couples, also used a racial slur against the couple to describe the relationship.
Deputies say while the couple stood outside of the service station around 9 p.m., Descant allegedly swerved his truck in an attempt to strike the couple. The man managed to jump out of the way but the female was struck.
The female victim suffered injuries to her right hip, right wrist and left foot. She was taken to Ochsner Medical Center for treatment.
The male victim told deputies he and his girlfriend did nothing to provoke Descant and believe he attempted to run them over because of his hatred towards their relationship.
Descant was later arrested around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at a Metairie motel. He was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center for aggravated second degree battery, aggravated assault, hate crimes and simple criminal damage to property. He was also booked as a fugitive from Kenner Police.
JPSO says Descant is being held on $101,000 bond for the incident but is also being held without bond for the fugitive charge.
Tiffany Baptiste
Digital Content Producer


text:
package org.activiti.bpmn.converter.child;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;

import org.activiti.bpmn.converter.util.BpmnXMLUtil;
import org.activiti.bpmn.model.BaseElement;
import org.activiti.bpmn.model.BpmnModel;
import org.activiti.bpmn.model.Event;
import org.activiti.bpmn.model.SignalEventDefinition;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;

public class SignalEventDefinitionParser extends BaseChildElementParser {

    public String getElementName() {
        return ELEMENT_EVENT_SIGNALDEFINITION;
    }

    public void parseChildElement(XMLStreamReader xtr,
                                  BaseElement parentElement,
                                  BpmnModel model) throws Exception {
        if (!(parentElement instanceof Event)) {
            return;
        }

        SignalEventDefinition eventDefinition = new SignalEventDefinition();
        BpmnXMLUtil.addXMLLocation(eventDefinition,
                                   xtr);
        eventDefinition.setSignalRef(xtr.getAttributeValue(null,
                                                           ATTRIBUTE_SIGNAL_REF));
        eventDefinition.setSignalExpression(xtr.getAttributeValue(ACTIVITI_EXTENSIONS_NAMESPACE,
                                                                  ATTRIBUTE_SIGNAL_EXPRESSION));
        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(xtr.getAttributeValue(ACTIVITI_EXTENSIONS_NAMESPACE,
                                                         ATTRIBUTE_ACTIVITY_ASYNCHRONOUS))) {
            eventDefinition.setAsync(Boolean.parseBoolean(xtr.getAttributeValue(ACTIVITI_EXTENSIONS_NAMESPACE,
                                                                                ATTRIBUTE_ACTIVITY_ASYNCHRONOUS)));
        }

        BpmnXMLUtil.parseChildElements(ELEMENT_EVENT_SIGNALDEFINITION,
                                       eventDefinition,
                                       xtr,
                                       model);

        ((Event) parentElement).getEventDefinitions().add(eventDefinition);
    }
}


text:
NEWS RELEASE OCSTA Welcomes Commitment to Strengthening Rural and Northern Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO–June 28, 2017–The Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA) views today's announced changes to the Pupil…
By Ashlee Cabral
OCSTA Welcomes Commitment to Strengthening Rural and Northern Education
TORONTO–June 28, 2017–The Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA) views today's announced changes to the Pupil Accommodation Review (PAR) process and key funding enhancements for rural and northern schools as a positive step towards addressing the distinctive needs and concerns of many school board communities in Ontario.
"Catholic school boards have a long history of working cooperatively and effectively with communities, coterminous boards and the government to make the most efficient use of available resources for the benefit of students and families. We appreciate the Minister of Education and the government of Ontario for their commitment to enhancing rural and northern school funding and addressing issues within the current PAR process. OCSTA will carefully review the proposed changes in consultation with our Catholic school boards, and advise the government of any concerns and recommendations in the coming weeks," said OCSTA President, Patrick Daly.
OCSTA welcomes today's announcement of the new $20 million Rural and Northern Education Fund.
The Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA) is the provincial voice for publicly funded Catholic education in the province. OCSTA represents Catholic school boards that collectively educate approximately 550,000 students in Ontario, from kindergarten to Grade 12.
Sharon McMillan, Director of Communications
Tel: 416-932-9460, ext. 232 Fax: 416-932-9459 E-mail: smcmillan@ocsta.on.ca