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Home › DEATH NOTICES › SYLVIA A. LOY ›
SYLVIA A. LOY
APRIL 10, 1927 – DECEMBER 24, 2017
Sylvia Amy Loy, 90, of Benson, died Sunday, December 24, 2017, at the Glenwood Retirement Village in Glenwood, Minn.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson. Visitation will continue from 12-1 p.m., followed by the funeral at 1 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2018, at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Interment will be at a later date in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with Zniewski Funeral Home. www.zniewskifuneralhome.com
Sylvia Amy Steen was born April 10, 1927 in Clinton, Minnesota, the daughter of Sem and Amy (Giere) Steen. She was baptized April 15, 1927, and confirmed June 1, 1941, at St. Pauli Lutheran Church in rural Clinton, MN. Sylvia grew up in Clinton, graduating from Clinton High School in 1945 and from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1949.
On August 5, 1950, Sylvia was united in marriage to Raymond H. Loy in Clinton. She and Ray were married for 46 years until his death in 1997. After stays in Chicago and St. Cloud, Sylvia and Ray moved to Benson in 1958 and became active members of the community. Sylvia served as the Director of the Swift County Developmental Achievement Center and on their Board of Directors for over 27 years before her retirement. Faith and service to others were important to Sylvia. She was an active member of Our Redeemers Lutheran Church and she volunteered many years with the Lions Club, Meals on Wheels, Scofield Place Board, and the Benson Public Library.
Sylvia passed peacefully on Christmas Eve, surrounded by family, to follow the light of Christmas and join her beloved Ray. A strong, compassionate and independent woman, Sylvia will be remembered for her dedication to family and friends, her selflessness, her faith and her delightful, dry wit. She possessed a generous spirit and was smart, cheerful, and determined. A loving, supportive mother, grandmother and loyal friend, Sylvia could also be fiercely protective and competitive. In addition to family and friends, she loved bridge, crossword puzzles, theatre, travel and adventure. She would regularly break free from her usual Norwegian reserve and reveal an impish streak, displaying her fun-loving, often silly side. Sylvia lived a long, rich life and leaves behind a legacy of service and loving kindness. She touched the lives of many and will be dearly missed.
Sylvia is survived by her children: Diane (Rich) Wegner of Kasson, Deb Loy/Jim Colwell of Arden Hills, Steve (Faye) Loy of Willmar, and Doug (Sandy Olson-Loy) Loy of Starbuck; grandchildren: Amy (Paul) Beeman, Holly (Kenny) Grisim, Heidi (Adam) Webb, Caitlin (Lance) Waterstraat, and Eric Anfinson; great-grandchildren, Miles Beeman and Oliver Webb; sister, Ruth Hauck; sisters-in-law, Jean Velleu (Jim Law) of St. Paul and Kathryn Mack of Minnetonka; brother-in-law, Jerry (Marilyn) Loy of Indiana; and twenty-two nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray; parents; sister, Dorothy; twin brother, Sevrin; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and nephews.
Sylvia appreciated the staff and enjoyed all the activities at the Glenwood Retirement Village and earlier at Parkview Manor. Her family would like to thank the staff and all those who supported her for their compassion, care, and thoughtfulness.
Please sign the guest book at: www.zniewskifuneralhome.com
Matthew Spates
Ruby Fern Mazurek
Barbara Rae Riley
Arnold "Arne" Pederson
Mike Heinzig


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No optical pulses from the Geminga candidate
Kulkarni, Shrinivas R. and Djorgovski, S. (1986) No optical pulses from the Geminga candidate. Astronomical Journal, 91 (1). pp. 98-106. ISSN 0004-6256. doi:10.1086/113987. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20190731-141825769
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We have conducted several optical studies of a 21 mag star suggested to be the optical counterpart of the pulsed x-ray source IE 0630 + 178 and the γ-ray source 2CG 195 + 04 (Geminga). We report the absence of significant optical pulsed emission over the entire period range claimed from the analysis of high-energy data. We also find no significant variability on time scales from tens of minutes to a few months. We suggest that the true optical counterpart of the x-ray source is either one of the two fainter stars in the x-ray source error box or an as yet undetected fainter star. In either case, IE 0630 + 178 is a unique x-ray source because its ratio of L_x (0.2-2.0 keV)/L_v (3000-7000 Å) is at least 1100, which is characteristic of galactic-bulge x-ray sources. However, its absolute magnitude is at least about M_v ~ 20 and not M_v ~ 3 mag, typical of the bulge sources.
https://doi.org/10.1086/113987 DOI Article
Kulkarni, Shrinivas R. 0000-0001-5390-8563
Djorgovski, S. 0000-0002-0603-3087
© 1986 American Astronomical Society. Provided by the NASA Astrophysics Data System. Received: 26 July 1985; revised 6 September 1985. Based in part on research done at Lick Observatory, University of California. Dan Werthimer was principally responsible for the design and fabrication of the shutter-controller mechanism. We are much indebted to him for this and also gratefully acknowledge him for the loan of his synthesizer and help in observations. H. Spinrad made generous contributions of observing time at Lick. We would like to thank C. Heiles for discussion about the data analysis and J. Arons for stimulating conversations on theoretical issues. The "phased"-image observations required many changes at Lick. We are grateful to the staff of Lick for their cooperation and help, and in particular to R. Stone, K. Baker, W. Earthman, J. Morey, C. Clark, and B. Alcott. We thank A. Klemola for his help with astrometry. A major portion of the data reductions were done with vista, a software package developed by R. Stover, T. Lauer, and D. Temdrup of the Lick Observatory. This work was supported in part by NSF Grants Nos. AST 82-12058 and AST 84-16863 and a University of California Regents Fellowship to S.D.
NSF AST 82-12058
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August 5, 2020 August 5, 2020 LadyMcCool
Chrono Trigger made me an RPG addict
I'm feeling nostalgic today so I wanted to write about one of my favorite video games of all time, the game that got me into video games, Chrono Trigger. I was pretty young when my brother got it for our Super Nintendo, but I remember feeling so engrossed in the story, so much so that it has stuck with me more than 20 years later.
Chrono Trigger was originally released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo. In Chrono Trigger, you play as Chrono, a silent protagonist. If you are unfamiliar with the story, Chrono attends a carnival in town and meets a girl named Marle. The two go see his friend Lucca, who has been busy creating a teleportation device. Marle tries out the device and is sent back in time. Chrono and Lucca go on a quest to find her, ultimately traveling to five different eras.
Lucca's Teleportation Device at the carnival
I love this game not only for it's great story, but the music and graphics for it's time are phenomenal. Another unique attribute of Chrono Trigger is that it offers the player 13 different endings!
The lucky Japanese fans gained access to the second installment, Radical Dreamers, in 1996. The 3rd installment, Chrono Cross, landed a PlayStation release in 2000. Chrono Cross is excellent as well and focuses on parallel worlds. I hope to one day see a reboot of both or either of these games.
What game got you into gaming when you were young? Let us know in the comments. Don't forget to check out our sponsors and use code 101militia to get a sweet discount!
Published by LadyMcCool
Lauren was born and raised in east central Illinois. Currently expecting her first child with her awesome nerdy husband, John, she has a love for all things cats, horror, travel, RPGs, musical theatre, Harry Potter, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer...just to name a few. View all posts by LadyMcCool
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I played Chrono Trigger years after its release, but whenever I think about it, my mind nestles it in with the rest of my childhood memories. Interesting how memory works!
I would have to say FF3/6 is what really got me into gaming. I had no idea you could essentially play out a book before then. I think the music of all of those early JRPGs hooked my imagination — I still listen to them today.


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By now you've probably read other peoples' laments about Bloglines closing down. It makes me sad because I've depended on it for years, personally and for work.
Anyway, the two I looked at were Tiny Tiny RSS (tt-rss) and NetVibes. There are also others like Google Reader, Pageflakes, FriendFeed, but I already knew I wasn't interested in those.
One catch with tt-rss is that it's not just an online reader like Bloglines, but software you install and host yourself - or, if you're like me, ask someone else to host for you (word up, Chris). But listen to this: Blake Carver of LIShost.org has created LISfeeds.com to host tt-rss for librarians to use! So if you can't host it yourself but would like to use tt-rss, contact Blake to create an account. Thank you Blake!
It looks like Netvibes' online RSS reader is just one portion of what they do. It's all I want though, so I just ignored all the widgety dashboard parts.
have to either scroll past a post or manually click to mark things as read?
At the moment, I'm leaning towards using Netvibes. Mainly because it's a little bit faster, it lets me email posts (I'll have to work on the link issue though), I can set individual feeds to show either just titles or entire posts, and it seems closest to what I was used to Bloglines. I'm still sad about Bloglines, but I think I could get used to either of these.
Oh, but something else: since I've been using Bloglines for 5-6 years, I have hundreds of posts bookmarked in there, which I now what to retrieve somehow. Sigh, change.
It looks like Alikewise.com has been around all year, but I only heard about it this weekend - it's a dating website that matches people based on the books they like.
This is a great idea for a dating website - it seems a much better way to get at someone's true nature than filling out a profile by guessing what will make you attractive. I checked around the site a bit (without creating a profile), and wonder if there's a way to tie-in with sites like LibraryThing and Good Reads to capitalize on peoples' full libraries. LibraryThing sort of already does this, with their You and None Other meme.
But here's something funny: at my first library, we toyed with the idea of a "singles night" book group. We thought it'd be a perfect program for Friday nights, after work, to come and meet other single people interested in books. It never happened, but I always liked the idea. Maybe that'll eventually manifest in Alikewise meetups.
And wouldn't this be a heck of a social networking widget to add to a library catalog? "Like this book? Click here to meet other patrons that do, too."
I've had ebooks on the brain lately for a few reasons, so I thought I'd pull together some resources I've been bookmarking.
The IT Section of the New England Library Association is devoting our spring workshop to ebooks. Speakers will range from libraries already circulating ebooks and ereaders to a certain library that made waves by going digital to a book store that takes digitized books and makes them print again. It will be a great day, and I'll post more details soon.
The eBook Buyer's Guide to Privacy from the EFF talks about how each of the most popular ebook readers rate as far as privacy, tracking of purchases, sharing of information, etc.
This is worth watching, because low prices means lots of people purchased the hardware, but rising prices means people will be coming to the library for ebooks instead of purchasing the content themselves.
A few places where people can download ebooks for free - please list additional resources in the comments.
Of course, as soon as I finish typing this post, I'm going to pick up the old-fashion made-of-paper book I'm reading and enjoy flipping through the pages.
My library started a new readers advisory program this summer, so I've been updating our reading suggestions webpage. A neat website I just added is bookseer.com.
Bookseer is like many "what should I read next" websites, except it is impressively simple. Just type a title and author into their fun interface, and it gives reading suggestions based on Amazon.com and Librarything.com data.
Of course, the suggestions will only be as good as the data. But I like that it's building on something already available, and automatically updated, rather than relying on manual edits. And it's simple, free, creative, and doesn't require an account.
The second one might not be all that new, but I just learn about it a few weeks ago. ReadingTrails.com and provides a reading suggestions by linking related books into a chain.
Sound odd? I first heard of this form of readers advisory during an RA workshop in the SLIS program at Kent State University. The idea behind it is to identify one theme from the book that the reader likes, then find another book that contains the same theme. Next, pick something from that second book the reader likes and, based on that second criteria, link it to a third book that has that criteria, and on and on and on in a long chain of connected books.
An example: for someone who liked the magical aspect of the Narnia books, you might suggest they read Harry Potter. Then, since the Harry Potter series is based in England, you could link it to Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.
Because a book can appear on more than one trail, trails intersect. The result is a network of trails that can be browsed to find unexpected reading pleasures.
I checked out the site, and it seemed typical of new and innovative ideas - it's a great idea, and I got some useful information from it, but the site doesn't always work the way I expect.
It can be used without signing into an account, which is good. And you can search for books or themes, and from there scroll up and down the "reading trail" of that book to find other reading suggestions. Great.
Get the Reading Trails widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!
Most of these cons are probably due to the newness of the website, and will likely be improved as the site grows.
I don't think I'll use these much on a personal level (unlike LibraryThing), but I will keep both in mind for readers advisory at the reference desk.
Last week's Reference Question was about me finding a new source for suggesting good books for patrons - the Mass Book Awards.
I'm sure there are tons of others - even my library also has a readers advisory webpage. If I missed one of your favorites, please share it with a comment below.


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Daniel Johnston Dead at 58
Daniel Johnston, the lo-fi singer-songwriter and visual artist who rose to underground fame in the '80s, has died after suffering a heart attack, his former manager manager Jeff Tartakov confirmed to The Austin Chronicle. He was 58 years old. Johnston was a prolific musician, recording numerous albums primarily on homemade cassette tapes. His simple, sincere, and childlike music was revered and highly influential.
Born in Sacramento, California, Daniel Johnston grew up in New Cumberland, West Virginia. He began creating music in high school, recording piano, vocals, and chord organ on a boombox. Johnston dropped out of Abilene Christian University in West Texas after being enrolled only a few weeks, but later attended Kent State University's art program. During this time, he recorded his first LP, 1980-1981's Songs of Pain. After about two years, Johnston dropped out again and eventually moved to Austin, Texas where he began cultivating a following by constantly passing out his cassette tapes to passerby. His local success landed him an appearance on MTV's The Cutting Edge series in 1985.
Johnston traveled to New York City in 1988 to record his eleventh album, 1990, with producer Mark Kramer. Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley contributed to the Shimmy Disc records release. That same year, Johnston was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Over the course of recording of 1990, his mental health deteriorated drastically. He was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital after playing at a music festival in Austin, Texas in 1990. During that time, a label bidding war began after Kurt Cobain brought attention to his music by sporting his Hi, How Are You artwork on a T-shirt. Elektra Records and Atlantic Records were among the bidders, but Johnston ultimately signed with Atlantic because he believed Elektra signees Metallica to be Satanic.
Though Atlantic dropped Johnston from the label in 1996—two years after his Paul Leary-produced album Fun—he continued to record and collaborate with high profile musicians. In 2004, he released the two-disc compilation The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered with renditions of his work by TV on the Radio, Jad Fair, Bright Eyes, Tom Waits, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, Sparklehorse, and more. In 2005, Jeff Feuerzieg directed the award-winning documentary about his life called The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Around this time, he formed his own label, Eternal Yip Eye Music. He released his last album through Yip Eye, Space Ducks: Soundtrack, in 2012. He embarked on his final tour in July 2017. In 2018, the city of Austin honored Johnston by naming January 22 "Hi, How Are You?" Day.
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This article was originally published by Pitchfork.com. Read the original article here.
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Positioned between the 25-year old Excellence and the 35-year old XO stands this 30-year old 100% Borderies cognac.
Vieilles Borderies is part of Godet's Réserves de la famille series. Still sadly undervalued as a Cognac region, the area produces some stunning eau-de-vie and is known for its almost nut-like character.
Exclusively from the Borderies area which is the smoothest cru of cognac. Typical from the Borderies, this cognac shows notes of dried figs and a violet nose with a smooth taste of honey and flower.


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    end

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        return
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        return error("API disabled in the current context")
    end

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        return error("unsupported HTTP method: " .. method)
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        if not r then
            return error("no request found")
        end

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        else
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                value = tostring(value)
            end

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            return error("API disabled in the current context")
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Here is this week's list of comic strips, poems, short stories, recipes, and other links from my favourite corners of the web.
How to Make Sure You Don't Gain 10 Pounds Over the Holidays. This made me grin.
Christmas Gingerbread. My mouth watered as I read this. Doesn't it sound good? It's dairy-free, too.
A South Floridian's Guide to Moving North via SickChristine. Now we need a similar post from someone who was used to cold, northern weather and then moved down south.
Children on the Mammoth Steppe. Take the time to look through this guy's site in general. He specializes in paintings of paleolithic scenes, and they're really beautiful. Children on the Mammoth Steppe is my favourite painting of his so far, though.
Uplifting Words: The Constructive Power of Words via RavenHeart81. This was good stuff.
The Green Knight's Wife. I first found this story last August and saved it to share with you today. It's the perfect way to begin the month of December.
And that's the thing that causes people stress this time of year—running out of time, and wanting to get the absolute perfect gift for everyone on their list that they lose their damn minds at Christmas shopping time. And do you know who takes the heat for it? The cashiers and staff in the stores.
People, your stress over the holidays is no reason to be nasty to people who are just trying to do their jobs. It's not the cashier's fault if a store policy doesn't go your way.
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'Clone Firm' Fraudsters Stealing Millions From UK Investors
Authorities Warn Investors of Rise in Clone Sites During COVID-19 Pandemic Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • January 29, 2021
In Britain, the National Crime Agency and Financial Conduct Authority are warning that the number of "clone firm" scams has significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over a six-month period, these fraudulent schemes have led to more than 78 million pounds ($107 million) in losses for victims.
A clone firm is a fake entity created by fraudsters that uses the name, address and Firm Reference Number - a unique identifier assigned to every financial or investment firm in the U.K and issued by the Financial Conduct Authority - of a legitimate organization, according to the alert. In some cases, the scammers will clone or spoof the entire website of a legitimate firm.
Once these fake and spoofed websites are created, the fraudsters then send sales and marketing materials to would-be investors that appear to originate from legitimate firms. The scammers also advertise on social media, according to the alert.
The fraudsters use phishing emails and social engineering techniques to lure victims, and their use of the legitimate sales materials gives the scheme a sheen of authenticity. Once a connection is established, the fraudsters attempt to get victims to send money to the cloned firm, the NCA notes.
"Fraudsters use literature and websites that mirror those of legitimate firms, as well as encouraging investors to check the Firm Reference Number on the FCA Register to sound as convincing as possible," says Mark Steward, executive director of enforcement and market oversight for the Financial Conduct Authority. "Last year, we issued alerts in relation to over 1,100 firms including clones, which has more than doubled since 2019."
Reaction to COVID-19
Since the U.K. went into lockdown in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of clone firms has been on the rise. The NCA also warns that there has been a significant uptick as British citizens and investors have become increasingly concerned over their finances.
"The ongoing financial impact of COVID-19 may also make people more susceptible to these types of clone scams," the NCA says, adding that a recent study by the Financial Conduct Authority found that 42% of investors report that they are worried about their finances because of the pandemic, and 77% have made or plan to make an investment within the next six months to help improve their financial situation.
The NCA also notes that the average individual loss for these clone firm scams is about 45,000 pounds ($62,000).
Alan Greig, special projects director for Business Resilience International Management, which works with organizations and law enforcement agencies to assess risk, notes that clone firm scams can take advantage of average citizens and experienced investors.
"From my experience, this is about risk and resilience; we must all be wary," Greig says. "Whether you are a sole trader or national business, I would recommend reaching out to your regional police-led Cyber Resilience Center that is focused on sharing guidance and awareness from multiple agencies in the wider fight against crime."
Other investment and financial organizations have also warned about fraudsters that spoof the domains of legitimate firms.
In October 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private organization that helps U.S. brokerage firms and exchange markets self-regulate, warned its members about phishing emails originating from websites that spoofed its domain (see: FINRA Warns Members of Scams Using Spoofed Domain).
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And especially when it comes to medicine. It's more common to have arguments than conversation. We have a position, a method, a process, or protocol. A theory to prop up, a brand that requires endless burnishing.
Listening is not hearing, and it's not passive. If you look into the traditional form of the Chinese character for listen, you'll see it's made up of the characters for ear, eyes, and heart. It's a multi-sensory experience. And there's another twist, as the character for heartis also the character for mind.
Listening, then, is more than taking in the sound of the outside world; listening is also about the resonances struck with your inner world.
Our sound-byte, scanned-attention world leaves little room for slow consideration, and the stance of "knowing" – especially in the world of medicine – has us more focused on protecting our domain and proving ourselves right than softening to another perspective that might make us question our own foundation.
Qiological is an invitation to glimpse into the workings of minds that might be quite different from your own. These discussions reveal and examine the landscape of East Asian medicine as it unfolds in our modern day.
For practitioners who are students of the medicine, and for students who seek the kind of experience not found in books, these discussions inquire into the intertwined threads that engage the tapestry of theory, practice, and the delight of endless learning.
We enter the stream of any tradition by learning from those who have come before, and we truly become part of a living tradition when we add our own voices and experiences.
Here, the perpetually curious find nourishment in the edge where beginner's mind meets seasoned stability. Here, we value dialogue over debate, plurality over doctrine, and inquiry over answers. Here, we share an opportunity to listen into the currents – and undercurrents – of our rich and vibrant medicine, and to experience its vast complexity and connectedness.


Get to grips with Slovenia's capital Ljubljana from the centrally based Lesar Hotel Angel. From the hotel's traditional lounge, you're surrounded by beautiful sights of the old town, the famous Hercules fountain and the Church of St James.
This cute family run four-star hotel is a stylish and luxurious option when visiting Ljubljana. Owner Mr Luka Lesar is the brain behind wonderful interior design of the hotel, equipping the hotel with every finer detail considered. Friendly welcomes, huge breakfasts and plenty of insider advice await.
Set in the heart of the Old City, down a quiet pedestrianised street, the hotel's a secret you'll be glad you were let in on. From here you have everything literally on your doorstep. Step out and enjoy the walk.
With a mix of rooms and suites, this small townhouse hotel features wooden floors, a neutral palette and period features. Mod cons include a Nespresso machine. Stay in the recently opened Loft Suite; extremely spacious, luxurious and modern, the area is full of natural light to make your stay in the old town as enjoyable as possible.
Pop by Lesar's Pr'Noni situated on the outskirts of Ljubljana offering pristine Slovenian cuisine. The entire design concept is a work of art created by Mr Luka Lesar, owner and interior designer of both Lesar Hotel Angel and the Lesar Living brand.
Guests who love the interior design of Lesar Hotel Angel can also purchase the same decor in the owner's decor shop, Lesar Living. Pick the hotel as the perfect setting for seminars, business congresses, cultural events or any kind of private meeting.
Discover a medieval city still shrouded in myths and legends and one of the greenest capitals in Europe. The hotel prides itself on being home to a 500 metre-squared private garden that runs underneath the castle tower, offering tremendous views over the rooftops of Ljubljana.


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Simple Wrist Test Shows Whether Your Body Type Is That of a Model, Athlete, or Sumo Wrestler
Grab your wrist and find out what kind of body frame you have. Some people can stuff themselves full of snacks without any repercussions, while others seem to gain weight without so much as batting an eyelid, making achieving that vaunted "Cinderella weight" a distant dream.
Perhaps it has something to do with our body types, as some tend to remain skinny while others possess extra fat by default. What kind of body you have is as simple as wrapping fingers around your wrist.
"Grip your opposite wrist using the thumb and middle finger. If you're right-handed, use your right hand to grab your left wrist.
Ectomorph — Thumb and middle finger overlapping with ease. (Difficulty in gaining body fat and muscle)
Mesomorph — Thumb and middle finger touching each other. (Loses body fat easily and gains muscle quickly)
Endomorph — Thumb and middle finger doesn't come into contact. (Gains both body fat and muscle easily)
This is just an impression, but ectomorphs have the bodies of full marathon runners or models, mesomorphs gymnasts or athletes, and endomorphs professional wrestlers or sumo wrestlers."
While the names may sound like aliens out of a sci-fi horror movie, it turns out the method does have a scientific basis. The concept of such body types — known as somatotypes — was first introduced in the 1940s by Dr. William H. Sheldon, whose assistant went on to develop a more robust system that's still used to evaluate athletes today.
The theory is that calculating the wrist's circumference in relation to height determines what kind of body frame one has. But since most people have a combination of the three body types, wrist measurements provide a rough estimate at best. Still, it's a quick way to find out why some people have trouble shaving their weight.
"If only I knew about the wrist test earlier. At least it's never too late to become a sumo wrestler!"
Japanese netizens were eager to share their findings, though some remain skeptical:
"I see. So that's why I can never seem to gain weight even after eating so much."
"This is great! Except… only my arm is like a model's and nothing else!"
"So this is based on the length of our fingers?"
"Mine overlaps easily, but I'm so fat."
"Nice! Mine's like an athlete!"
So which body type are you? Let me know in the comments
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Boise Y swimmer and Team Captain Christopher Patrick, a Boise High School senior, was named a 2019 Boise Rotary Scholar by the Treasure Valley Rotary Club Program. Only 100 graduating seniors from all Boise School District seniors were selected. Each student being recognized exceeded the minimum program grade point average of 3.75 and represents the best in music, the arts, service to community, athletics, and academics. Click HERE to access the Rotary Scholar Magazine.


A sweet, florescent lump that bobs in a jar full of syrup in some forgotten corner of your fridge. You might think they're evil, or you might think they're wonderful. Certainly, when Paul Clarke wrote about them in this space in December, commenters were of decidedly mixed opinions. Some love them, some hate them; the consensus by a nose seems to be, though, that people loved them as kids but hate them now, and that's an opinion I'll admit to sharing.
As a kid, I couldn't get enough of them. Now, I can't even imagine having a jar in my house.
What are these things? As Paul points out, the original maraschino cherry was simply a Maraska cherry that's been preserved in maraschino liqueur. Various European regions have a history of preserving fruit in liquors and liqueurs; the maraschino cherry is simply an Italian adaptation of that idea.
Over time, beginning in the late 1800s and continuing up until Prohibition, bar owners and commercial producers began to tinker with the basic recipe of cherries in maraschino. Other boozes were substituted; easier-to-find (and cheaper) cherries were swapped in. Eventually, food scientists came up with a way to both brine and bleach the cherry using a single solution. The brine helped to preserve and firm up the fruit, and the bleaching allowed manufacturers to color the poor cherry in any available hue.
The process of eliminating the liqueur from the recipe began well before Prohibition, probably as a cost-saving measure, but once the Great Experiment started, the use of liqueur was doomed, and the DayGlo orbs took over.
Today, we're lucky enough to have other options available: Luxardo, for example, makes a spectacular maraschino cherry, a true example of the original. Other people swear by the product by Toschi Amarena, although I've never tried them.
Make a syrup of sugar, water, and spices.
Once the sugar dissolves, remove the pan from the heat and add alcohol.
Add cherries and then remove to a jar.
You can use this technique as a template for many different variations. First, think about how you'll be using the cherries. Last week, when I described how I make cocktail onions, I mentioned selecting herbs that complement the flavors in a Gibson, by echoing the botanical flavors in gin.
You can take a similar approach when making cherries. If, for example, you'll be using them in a Manhattan, think not about the base spirit this time (bourbon and rye don't have botanical flavors in the way that gin does), but about the vermouth or the bitters. Many cocktail cherry recipes call for cinnamon or cloves. As it turns out, cinnamon and cloves are common ingredients in cocktail bitters, whether commercial or homemade.
As for booze, you have options there, too. You can use maraschino liqueur, as the original recipe did. Or you can substitute brandy (grape, apple, cherry, or whatever makes you happy), rum, or a combination of liqueurs and spirits.


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4) Equipped with air filter regulator & lubricator for easy air controlling, filtering, and lubricating.
5) The large manifold filter will always ensure equal and nice finishing without pressure fluctuation meanwhile reduces the tip clogging also.
6) High transfer efficiency for saving paint materials and being environmental-friendly.
7) The silencer low down the exhaust noise.
8) Equipped with the inflating pneumatic wheels for easy moving on rugged jobsite roads.


The Man of Steel made his first appearance in 1939, and has been serving justice and taking names ever since. The classic diamond crest design used on this officially licensed Superman rashguard has been in use since about 1940, and has changed only slightly over the years.
Perfect for repelling nasty bacteria (but unfortunately not kryptonite), these officially licensed Superman short sleeve rashguards have a tight compression fit and make it tough for your opponent to grab you. They are also great for wicking moisture away from the body, and will dry very quickly. They can be worn with just a pair of shorts or spats for no-gi grappling, or under a gi to keep you nice and cool.
High quality flatlock stitching makes them great for resisting even the toughest wear and tear. They've been printed with a sublimation process meaning that the design will never crack or peel off. The material is a high-end 88% polyester, 12% spandex blend.


Since its publication a decade ago, Let the Nations Be Glad! has provided thousands of seminary students, missionaries, and pastors with a sound theological foundation for missions.
Piper now offers a revised and expanded edition of this theological and biblical defense of God's supremacy in all things.
Piper explains who this book is for: "This book is not just for missionaries. It is for pastors who (like me) want to connect their fragile, momentary local labors to God's invincible, eternal, global purposes. It's for lay people who want a bigger motivation for being world Christians than they get from statistics. It's for college and seminary classes on the theology of missions that really want to be theological as well as anthropological, methodological, and technological. And it's for leaders who need the flickering wick of their vocation fanned into flame again with a focus on the supremacy of God in all things."
Required reading for every believer!
Would you listen to Let the Nations Be Glad again? Why?
Yes, I would listen to it again, in fact I have gone through certain portions of it a few times! I don't read/listen to books, I study them, so it takes time to work through them.
What other book might you compare Let the Nations Be Glad to and why?
The Bible, but not saying this book is equal to Holy Scripture, but that it lines up with it. The Bible is the final rule of authority!
Have you listened to any of Raymond Todd's other performances before? How does this one compare?
This book is on Christian Evangelical Missions, but first it's a book about the Glory of God. Piper sets a stage for his reader to keep "first things first" which is God's majestic glory and, His sovereignty over all of life, including missions. In fact, God is most concerned about His own glory! Piper says it this way, "The chief end of God is to glorify God and to enjoy himself forever." (using the first question of the Westminster Catechism).
1. The focus of worshipping a holy, mighty, powerful, just, glorious, merciful, loving God!
2. The necessity and the power of prayer! We so underestimate prayer in all of life and Piper nails it here!
3. The purpose, joy, and worth of suffering for the sake of Christ.. I went through this section a number of times.
4. The section on hell was important since we live in an age where this doctrine is falling by the way side. People don't read and know their Bibles and John Piper clarifies, Biblically this doctrine.
5. The significance of Jesus' work for the salvation of all who believe in Him! What a chapter!!
This was a painfully dry recitation of one thesis in a research-paper style book that seemed heavier on the references than the supported statements. I'm so glad it's over I can't even spend time articulating my rebuttal to the thesis itself, except to say that to love God and one another is the first mission of the Church. This was likely my last Piper book.


Image caption Tha am poileasaidh an gnìomh aig Comhairle Dhùn Phris is Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh.
Tha draghan gan togail air a' Ghàidhealtachd mu na dh'fhaodadh tachairt ma tha nas lugha de rathaidean gan sailleadh thairis air mìosan a' Gheamhraidh.
Bha Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd a' moladh nach bu chòir rathaidean air a bheil nas lugha na fichead car a' siubhail eadar 9:00f agus 06:00m a shailleadh.
Tha tighinn air a' Chomhairle an tuilleadh airgid a chùmhnadh, agus iad ag ràdh gun sàbhaileadh leithid de phlana £500,000 dhaibh.
Ach ann am beachd Thormoid MhicLeòid a bha na Shuperintendent air a' Phoileas, dh'fhàgadh sin beatha dhaoine ann an cunnart.
"Tha seo ciallach gu leòr, mur a bheil thu air aonan de na carbadan sin agus a' fuireach suas sna glinn iomallach seo," thuirt e.
"Ma thachras tubaist air na rathaidean sleamhainn, agus gun tèid dràibhearan a leòn, bidh cosgais na cois.
"Gu seachd àraid na seirbheisean tasgaidh is slàinte 's na Poilis a thoirt a-mach, agus air a' cheann thall bidh a' chosgais tòrr nas motha na bha iad a' smaoineachadh.
"Mar sin tha mi den bheachd gu bheil an iomairt seo a' faighneachd barrachd cheistean na tha i a' freagairt.
"Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gum bu chòir dhaibh coimhead air seo cuideachd, dè tha e a' dol a chosg dhaibh, chan e idir ann an salainn, ach ann am beatha dhaoine, agus a' chosgais airson na seirbheisean eile a thoirt a-mach.
"Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gum biodh e gu math tàmaillteach dha na daoine a tha a' fuireach thar bhliadhnaichean ann an àiteachan iomallach 's a' pàigheadh nan cìsean aca, 's nach eil iad a' faighinn nan seirbheisean seo," thuirt e.
Tha am poileasaidh an gnìomh aig Comhairle Dhùn Phris is Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh, ach chan ionnan suidheachadh na sgìre sin agus suidheachadh na Gàidhealtachd, a rèir Mhgr MhicLeòid.
"Ged a tha e a' tachairt ann an Dùn Phris is Gall-Ghàidhealaibh, chan ann mar sin a bu chòir dha a bhith shuas air a' Ghàidhealtachd, far a bheil barrachd rathaidean saoilidh mise, àite nas motha.
"Agus ma thòisicheas iad a' gearradh sìos aon àm, bidh iad an uair sin, ma gheibh iad às leis, a' gearradh sìos tuilleadh ann an àiteachan eile," thuirt e.


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Ericsson's BOARD names Börje Ekholm new President and CEO
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Börje Ekholm President and CEO, effective January 16, 2017. Börje Ekholm will also remain a member of the Board of Directors of Ericsson.
Chairman of the Board Leif Johansson says: "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Börje Ekholm. He has a solid understanding of both the technology and business implications of the ongoing convergence of telecoms, IT and media. Having served on Ericsson's Board of Directors for the past ten years, Börje Ekholm has full understanding of the challenges and the opportunities Ericsson currently faces."
Börje Ekholm joins Ericsson from his current position as CEO of Patricia Industries, a division within Investor. Prior to assuming this position in 2015, Börje Ekholm held the position as President and CEO of Investor AB between 2005 and 2015. Previous positions also include President of Investor Growth Capital Inc., as well as positions with Novare Kapital AB and McKinsey & Co Inc.
Johansson continues: "In the middle of a significant company transformation I am confident that Ericsson will benefit from Börje Ekholm's world-class ability to forcefully execute on strategic direction and plans. Börje Ekholm brings years of experience from leading a publicly listed company with a strong track record of driving shareholder value."
Börje Ekholm says: "I am very excited about this opportunity. As the networks and applications become even more important in a 5G connected world, our customers, and the industry, look for continuous innovation. I look forward to joining the great team at Ericsson and work closely with existing and new customers around the world in shaping the future of our industry."
Börje Ekholm is a member of the Board of Directors for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Alibaba Inc., NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. and Trimble Navigation Ltd. He is also a member of the University Board of KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Born in 1963 Börje Ekholm holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, as well as a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, France.
Jan Frykhammar will remain interim CEO until January 16, 2017.
PRESS BRIEFING AND LIVE WEBCAST
Ericsson will hold a press briefing, which will also be available via a live webcast, starting at 10:30 AM CEST / 4:30 AM EDT on Wednesday 26, 2016, at Ericsson Headquarters, in the Ericsson Studio, Grönlandsgatan 8, Kista, Sweden.
Chairman of the Board Leif Johansson, and Börje Ekholm, will comment and answer questions. The press briefing is open to journalists and analysts.
You can follow the press briefing and ask questions via the live webcast at:
www.ericsson.com/investors and at: www.ericsson.com/press.
The replay will be available shortly after the event, via the same link. Direct URL for the webcast: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/h6sa99p6


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"When Men Wore Earrings"
Posted on September 22, 2006 by Shannon Larratt
In this history series I've mostly been covering tattoo stories (in part because they're easy to find because the basic language hasn't changed), but I'll try and include some piercing and other body modification themes as well in these history pieces. I'll start with this story from the Stevens Point Daily Journal, published December 5, 1904.
In Obedience to a Notion That Piercing of the Ears Was Good for the Eyes.
The Mohammedans [this is an archaic term for Muslims -ed.] have a curious legend to account for the beginning of the custom of wearing earrings. They say that Sarah, being jealous of Hagar, vowed that she would not rest until she had imbrued her hands in the blood of her bondmaid. Abraham quickly pierced Hagar's ear and drew a ring through it, so Sarah was able to fulfil her rash vow without danger to the bondmaid's life.
From that time on, they say, states the London Globe, it becomes customary for women to wear earrings. The story of Rebekah's earrings is only one of many early Biblical allusions to the ornament. When Aaron made the golden calm, it will be remembered, he called upon the Israelites to "break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons and of your daughters, and bring them unto me." And out of these and other golden ornaments the calm was made. From this it is plain that earrings were worn by the Hebrews without regard to sex or age.
In our own country the familiar ornaments have been worn for many centuries, and not by women only. Charles I., it is said, wore pearl earrings of considerable value, and the day before his execution took one from his ear and gave it to Bishop Juxon for transmission to his daughter, the princess royal. Rabelais tells us that it was in his day — the era of our Henry VII — that men in France first began to wear earrings. It is worth noting that at least one existing portrait of Shakespeare represents him as wearing such an ornament. This is at Wentworth Park, Yorkshire, and shows the poet with mustache and beard, and an earring in his left ear. Lord Sherborne possess at Sherborne house, near the old world town of Northbeach, a portrait of one Thomas Dutton, a sixteenth century worthy, who is represented, says his lordship, "in the prime of life, and wearing a remarkably fine pearl in his left ear. The right ear is not shown, but presumably he wore a corresponding earring in it."
Nowadays, in the country, few men wear them, save some sailors and fishermen and navvies. Among southern peoples their use by both sexes is more common and often begins at an early age. In Spain babies' ears are bored soon after birth. The family doctor performs the operation and inserts a gold ear wire. Boys wear these ear wires till they attain manhood, when the wires are removed. The idea is that the procedure has a most beneficial influence on the eyes.
A Spanish lady writes: "Ophthalmia and scrofula are very rare in Spain, and the natives maintain that freedom therefrom is owing to ear-piercing." In Portugal and Italy, and very frequently France, children usually have their ears pierced at an early age. Many men in the south retain their earrings after reaching manhood. Cardinal Mezofanti, famous as for his powers as a linguist, is said by his biographer to have worm them from infancy as a preventive against and affection of the eyes to which he had been subject.
The popular notion that piercing the ear exercises a beneficial influence upon the optic nerve is very widespread. An English traveler of little more than a century ago noticed that men in Vienna wore earrings, and was told they were worn a good deal for the eyes — "the hole in the ear and the weight of the earring drawing any humor in the eyes to those parts" — which is hardly scientific. Village folk in England believe in the good effect of ear piercing on the eyes just as firmly as their like in Italy and elsewhere abroad. In fact, in some places ear piercing is regarded by the rustics as a remedy for many troubles. At the other side of the world boys have their ears pierced from a different motive. A writer on Chinese superstitions says that that John Chinaman pierces his little boy's ears and makes him wear earrings, for if an evil spirit happens to see him he will mistake him for a girl and will not take the trouble to carry him away.
Hey, sometimes the trend is powered by fashion, sometimes it's powered by folk medicine notions! I wish I could dig up more information on Western piercing trends of the past — I have minor documentation of them, but because the majority predate the newspaper archives I can search (and the terms used to describe piercing are less obvious searches), it's quite difficult.
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Leroy on September 22, 2006 at 4:15 pm said:
I guess doctors were a little more pro-piercing back then.
DungBeetle on September 22, 2006 at 8:41 pm said:
"John Chinaman", I love it.
Shannon Larratt on September 23, 2006 at 12:34 am said:
Leroy, a lot of family doctors still offer piercing services, and these days many will do all piercings…
Leroy on September 23, 2006 at 1:18 am said:
Really? I've never really heard of it, apart from a few ear piercings done sometime ago, nothing recent. Maybe it's not very popular here.
pr0ncess on September 23, 2006 at 3:30 am said:
Rabelais tells us that it was in his day — the ear of our Henry VII
Nice punnage =D or was it just a typo…
Ha, it was a typo… fixing it now.


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Great Yarmouth, Yarmouth to locals, situated at the mouth of the River Yare and founded by the Angles, is much older than Norwich. By the time of the Domesday Book, in 1086, it had become a settlement with a population of a few hundred. In the Middle Ages the town's prosperity was based on herring fishing which for decades continued to be a major food source and industry. In the 19th century the town became a centre of tourism when the railway was built in 1844.
Until the 19th century, building was only permitted within the medieval town walls and the limited space hence led to rather cramped spaces in that houses were built as closely together as possible. The origin of the rows is not clear. It is thought by some that the rows may have developed from a Scandinavian type of street layout (similar street systems are recorded from Kirkwall, in Orkney, Birka in Sweden and parts of Hanseatic Bergen in Norway) and indeed many street names in the town are of Scandinavian origin, but others have suggested that the rows are a variant of classic medieval waterfront development, where plots are lengthened by constructing wharves out into the river. Parcels of land known as rengatae (ranges) are documented to have existed in the late 12th century, and evidence suggests that the rows proper already existed in the early 13th century and had been established by 1280, when the first mention of a row was made in a reference to le spitalrowe (Hospital Row).
A manuscript dating from 1286, part of which has been lost, lists 99 rows as having existed in the southern part of the town. The playwright and poet Thomas Nashe (ca 1567-ca 1601) mentions 140 rows, a number which is confirmed by the historian Henry Manship who in 1619 completed his history of the town. Dr Cooper, the Minister of Great Yarmouth, in 1784 recorded 156 rows. 150 rows are documented to have existed at the beginning of the 19th century but as some were blocked up or absorbed into neighbouring buildings, and new ones created, this number was by no means constant. Some of the rows were cul-de-sacs, ie they had one entrance/exit only. They were called half rows and numbered accordingly.
In the Middle Ages, the layout of the town was based on three main streets all running north-south, with the buildings between them arranged in blocks and lanes or rows arranged on both sides of alleyways running east-west, dividing them. The rows at that time occupied much of the land inside the town's walls. To begin with, both rich and poor people lived there side by side, but when during the 19th century wealthier families gradually moved out, their houses were subsequently divided up into smaller properties, and many of the poorer row dwellers inhabiting these small houses took in lodgers to supplement their income.
The rows were all aligned in an east-westerly direction and separated by narrow lanes paved with beach pebbles, frequently with open gutters and sloping downwards gently in one direction for rainwater to run off and sewage to be swept away but also often leaving the ground rather muddy. Salt water pipes for flushing stood at strategical locations. By the the 19th century most rows were paved, some full width, but many down the centre only. Because of the extreme narrowness of many of the rows it had been decreed as early as in 1618 already that all doors had to swing inwards or else the constables would charge a fine of 5 shillings and nail the doors shut until the owner complied. For centuries the rows remained the only means of traversing the town from east to west, and only after the first two rows (Row 68 and 69) were demolished in 1813 to make way for a road (today's Regent Street) which linked South Quay and King Street, a thoroughfare wide enough for transporting goods was finally available. Many rows had wooden posts or rails fitted to prevent damage caused by carts. More often than not, though, the alleyways were too narrow for a horse and cart to pass through. A special cart, called a troll cart or Harry carry, had for this reason been designed as early as the 14th century to facilitate the transport of goods along these. Troll carts were long and narrow, and with their two wheels placed underneath the carriage (so that they did not catch on buildings and damage the brickwork) resembled oversized wheelbarrows, albeit horse-drawn.
All the rows were given names derived from local property owners or tradesmen, or from the pub on the corner. Over the centuries many of the rows had, however, acquired a number of successive names and mirroring the changes in a row's population its name also often changed. In 1804 the authorities therefore decided to assign each row a number, allocated from north to south, before things would become even more confusing, although Broad Row, Market Row and Priory Row never received a number, presumably because their names were not as susceptible to changes as any of the others. In the summer of 2018, following an initiative of the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust, the 62 rows parts of which remain received name signs.
Clearance of the worst of the rows began in 1933, when the town council declared the area between Rows 17 and 21 to the north and the midline of Rows 28 and 27 to the south a clearance area and made a compulsory purchase order. Altogether 135 houses accommodating some 144 families, all in all about 600 people, were affected. In 1936 the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Norfolk and Norwich Society proposed that about a third of the rows should be preserved. The outbreak of WW2 in 1939 and intense German bombing raids notably in 1941, however, destroyed or damaged beyond repair large areas of the old town with the area most affected being that of the rows situated between South Quay and Middlegate Street, and by the 1950s most of the remaining row houses had been demolished to make way for new housing and shopping developments. The entrance passages to many rows can however still be found along South Quay, Market Square, King Street, Howard Street, Middlegate Street and Northgate Street, and many of the rows' network of alleyways still exist and provide convenient shortcuts around the town today where examples of early doorways, windows and walls can still be seen. The whole area of the rows is now covered by conservation orders.
Row 1 (Rampart Row aka Ramp Row) was the longest of all the rows (ca 135 metres). The houses, described as hovels, were demolished in the 1860s and Rampart Road, which links Northgate Street and North Quay further to the west, was built on the site in 1902. The row's name was derived from its location immediately within the town's wall although in some old deeds it is occasionally mentioned as Common Ramp. The row was demolished when the road was built, and as is evidenced by an old photograph, one of the wall's towers had been converted to stabling. CJ Palmer in his Perlustration records that in 1641 a committee had been appointed to enquire who caused the tumbledown cottages and almshouses supported by wooden struts to be erected in the row, and also that the large archways in the town wall, some more than two metres (7ft) deep against which the houses had been built, were most useful to the inhabitants many of whom apparently used them as bedrooms. Despite the unfavourable living conditions some of the row dwellers reached advanced ages, such as Maria Bowles, who died in Ramp Row in 1869, aged 91.
Row 2 (Black Horse Row) ran from North Quay to Northgate Street and was named after the Black Horse public house located at its north-east corner. It was also known as Bird in Hand Row and (in 1925) as East and West Flegg Row. A short north-south passage turning off this row linked it with Row 3, which ran parallel in the south. The passage is still in place but the row houses are long since gone. CJ Palmer records that the row was almost as long as Row 1.
Row 3 (Boulter the Baker's Row aka Doughty's Row) ran from Northgate Street to Laughing Image Corner adjacent to its western end. It was named after Boulter's bakery which until 1865 was located at its north-eastern corner. About halfway along the party walls of some of the row houses appear to still be in place, hidden behind a high fence. Palmer reports that in the process of sinking a well the workmen struck a layer of sand about 4½ metres down and embedded in it found the remains of a crudely constructed boat.
Row 4 (Thornton the Grocer's Row) ran from Northgate Street to Laughing Image Corner and was named after Thomas Thornton, whose shop was located at its eastern end. At various times the row was also known as Ecclestone the Grocer's Row, Rolling the Baker's Row and Wiltshire Arms Row (after a tavern located at the north-eastern corner. The row was demolished and only a short section of the alleyway is still in place at the eastern end. CJ Palmer records that an old house with round windows, locally called "cowmouths", was situated in this row and also that a large half-timbered house had been converted into a place of call for cadgers and tramps.


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Jamie Stephen Quarry  (born 15 November 1972) is a British former decathlete.

Biography
Quarry was raised in England and qualified to represent Scotland as his mother is from Stirling. He is also of Jamaican descent, with his father's cousin being Olympic gold medalist Don Quarrie.

Involved in multiple sports growing up, Quarry captained a Crystal Palace schoolboys team in football and was selected to represent Kent in rugby union. He competed in his first decathlon at the age of 14.

A three-time Commonwealth Games representative, Quarry earned a bronze medal at his farewell appearance in Manchester in 2002, which was Scotland's first-ever medal in the event. His previous Commonwealth Games finishes were eighth in 1994 (Victoria) and tenth in 1998 (Kuala Lumpur).

Quarry was involved in Glasgow's successful bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

References

External links
Jamie Quarry at World Athletics

1972 births
Living people
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Q: fetch data from multiple tables using single query
G'day everyone,
This is my first question to this community, as I am stuck for this task in the company where I am working as part time intern. I am very new to working with SQL and can't figure out the solution.
Consider we have following 5 tables in the DB: (removing irrelevant fields)
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desc jobs;
+-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field                 | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id                    | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| name                  | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| job_queue_id          | int(11)      | YES  | MUL | NULL    |                |
| job_action_id         | int(11)      | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| user_id               | int(11)      | YES  | MUL | NULL    |                |
+-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

desc organisations;
+------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field      | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id         | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| name       | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| enabled    | tinyint(1)   | YES  |     | 1       |                |
+------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

desc job_queues;
+-----------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field           | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+-----------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id              | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| name            | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| organisation_id | int(11)      | YES  | MUL | NULL    |                |
+-----------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

desc attached_files;
+------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field      | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id         | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| kind       | int(11)      | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| location   | varchar(255) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

desc job_attached_files;
+------------------+----------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field            | Type     | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+------------------+----------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id               | int(11)  | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| job_id           | int(11)  | YES  | MUL | NULL    |                |
| attached_file_id | int(11)  | YES  | MUL | NULL    |                |
+------------------+----------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

Now I have to fetch
jobs.jobid, jobs.name,
attached_files.id, attached_files.kind, attached_files.location
where the job has the organisation name "organisation1" which has ID "1".
The job table has job_queues id job_queues has got organisation id, organisations has got organisation name.
In simple words, I need to get all jobs from job table (and its relevant data from attached_files) where organisation name = organisation 1.
I don't know if I have stated and explained the question correctly and using right/professional approach, but it would be highly appreciated if you could figure out a single mega query to join all these tables and fetch the desired result.
Cheers,
Khan

A: For the above requirement, following query should work.
SELECT j.jobid, j.name, af.id, af.kind, af.location
FROM jobs j
INNER JOIN job_queues jq ON jq.id = j.job_queue_id
INNER JOIN organisations o ON o.id = jq.organisation_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN job_attached_files jaf ON jaf.job_id = j.id
INNER JOIN attached_files af ON af.id = jaf.attached_file_id
WHERE o.Id = 1

P.S: I am posting this query without any testing, so if there are any compilation errors or any unwanted results, please correct the query if you want or notify me, so that I can edit my answer accordingly

A: Unless I misunderstand your question, you just want to join more than 1 table like on this other post?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14995000/sql-inner-join-more-than-two-tables

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Food Standards Agency sets deadline for the CBD industry and provides safety advice to…
Food Standards Agency sets deadline for the CBD industry and provides safety advice to consumers
The FSA has set a deadline for CBD businesses to provide more information about CBD products and their contents. It also advises vulnerable groups not to take CBD, and healthy adults to take no more than 70mg a day.
View Food Standards Agency sets deadline for the CBD industry and provides safety advice to consumers as PDF
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is giving the CBD industry a deadline of 31 March 2021 to submit valid novel food authorisation applications. After 31 March next year, only products which have submitted a valid application will be allowed to remain on the market. The authorisation process ensures novel foods meet legal standards, including on safety and content.
Local authorities enforce the novel food legislation. They have been advised that businesses should be able to sell their existing CBD products during this time provided they are not incorrectly labelled, are not unsafe to eat and do not contain substances that fall under drugs legislation.
In addition, the FSA is today advising those who are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking any medication not to consume CBD products. Healthy adults are also advised to think carefully before taking CBD, and the FSA recommends no more than 70mg a day (about 28 drops of 5% CBD) unless under medical direction. This new precautionary advice is based on recent findings by the government's Committee on Toxicity (COT).
Emily Miles, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency, said:
'CBD products are widely available on the high street but are not properly authorised. The CBD industry must provide more information about the safety and contents of these products to the regulator before 31 March 2021, or the products will be taken off the shelves.
'Also today, we are advising that CBD could be risky for vulnerable groups, and suggesting an upper limit of 70mg a day for everyone else taking the product.
'The actions that we're taking today are a pragmatic and proportionate step in balancing the protection of public health with consumer choice. It's now up to industry to supply this information so that the public can be reassured that CBD is safe and what it says it is.'
Professor Alan Boobis, Chair of the Committee on Toxicity, said:
'My committee has reviewed the evidence on CBD food products and found evidence there are potential adverse health effects from the consumption of these products. We are particularly concerned about pregnant or breast-feeding women and people on medication.
'We don't know enough to be sure about such a risk but I am pleased with the sensible and pragmatic approach the FSA is taking. The committee will continue to keep these products under review in the months ahead.'
CBD is a chemical found naturally within the cannabis plant, it has only very recently been removed and sold as a separate CBD extract. CBD extracts can be found in a range of products such as oils, confectionery, bakery products and drinks.
CBD was confirmed as a novel food product in January 2019. Under the novel food regulations, foods or food ingredients which do not have a history of consumption before May 1997 should be evaluated and authorised before they can be placed on the market. More information about novel foods is available on our website.
Today's announcement by the FSA on CBD extracts applies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Novel food regulations in Scotland are covered by Food Standards Scotland.
The FSA is responsible for regulating CBD as a novel food. This does not include cosmetics, vapes, products making medicinal claims or products containing controlled drugs such as THC. Where CBD extracts also contain THC (or other controlled cannabinoids) then they will likely fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and further guidance is available from the Home Office, which has provided a factsheet on Cannabis, CBD and other cannabinoids.
There will be no impact from this announcement on those who take medically prescribed CBD or cannabis.
The FSA is the Central Competent Authority (CCA) for food safety, however local authorities are responsible for the day to day enforcement of food law. The FSA issues guidance to support consistency in approach, but ultimately it is for local authorities to make specific enforcement decisions based on the facts of individual cases and circumstances.
Committee on Toxicity
The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) is an independent scientific committee that provides advice to the FSA, the Department of Health and Health Care and other Government Departments and Agencies on matters concerning the toxicity of chemicals.


I'll never forget my first job in the corporate world. I worked under an Executive Vice President who wore many faces. In front of other leaders, she was pleasant, charming, and kind. In front of customers, she was helpful, humble, and amiable. But in front of her employees, she was condescending, controlling, and coercive. Her in-authenticity caused division, derision, and dereliction on the team. I believed in the mission, vision and values of the organization, so I confronted her to tell her how her leadership was affecting the team. I was told "you don't know what you don't know" and "you don't have the right to confront me." After the 3rd failed confrontation with her, I decided to confront the President. He listened, but made the same retorts as my EVP. It was clear that the leadership did not align with the mission, vision, and values of the organization and shortly after I resigned and started my own business.
Over the years I've spoken to myriads of people who have gone through similar experiences. Authenticity is hard to find in leaders, because there's poor philosophy that leaders have to be separate, elite, and better-than-you. This poor philosophy puts pressure on leaders and creates a tumultuous environment for employees. And what happens to organizations who have poor leadership philosophies? They lose the employees who care and willing to do whatever it takes for the organization to succeed.
People want to follow authentic people. They don't want to follow someone who parades around like a hero unmatched. They want to follow someone who looks into their eyes and sees the best in them. They want a leader who cares more about their success than sharing their successes. They want a leader who admits their weaknesses and knows their strengths.
I've spend thousands of hours coaching, training, and speaking with leaders and here's the reality—leaders are just people. They laugh, cry, sneeze, bleed, eat, sleep, and drink like everyone else. When I begin coaching with leaders, most of them feel tired, depressed, and alone because of poor leadership philosophies. So, we start by going through the 5 keys of Authentic Leadership.
Most leaders are wounded, but don't want to admit it. The fact is, if the organization is not set up properly leaders hear bad news 90% of the time. Some of the bad news: The markets changing, cash flow is low, the merger isn't going as planned, the acquisition was put on hold, an employee is disgruntled, a project failed, and the list goes on. Leaders are never short of bad news, but most leaders aren't authentic about how this hurts them emotionally, psychologically and physically. Most bury their hurts which turns into destructive behaviors. I encourage leaders to admit the truth. If it makes them mad, sad, or glad, admit it. Once they admit it I ask them to forgive whomever/whatever caused it. Then, I ask them to be positive about helping the team find a solution.
"Know thyself" was Socrates main message to his students. He believed in order to have a great perspective of the world a person had to know themselves. Leaders must know their strengths, weaknesses, fears, and passions. They have to know their own tendencies when facing fears, trials, and people. Leaders should take as many personality profile tests as possible. They should study the results in depth and focus on their strengths and think about how to utilize their teams to mitigate their weaknesses. Leaders should also journal. Journaling is a journey to the interior and self-discovery is a journey, not a destination.
Once a leader has a fair knowledge of themselves, they need to tell their team who they are. It is vital for leaders to share their strengths, passions, weaknesses, pitfalls, and personality profiles with their teams. Leaders need to be vulnerable and allow their teams to see their hearts. It's scary, but once a leader sees how their team reacts, they will never be the same.
After a leader tells their teams who they are, it's important they get to know their direct reports as deeply as they can. They should have their teams take as many personality profile tests as possible and share the results. They should create an environment that is honoring and free, where people can admit their hurts, forgive them, and be positive about finding solutions. Environments like this are only possible with authentic leaders.
When leaders discover their team's strengths and passions, they need to systematize and make sure their people are working at least 70% of their time in their strengths. This will exponentially increase employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity. Knowing yourself and others is important, but you must put the knowledge into action to enjoy the full benefits of authentic leadership.
Authenticity is key to increasing a leaders influence. It is also a key to connection. Leaders must know, understand, and practice authenticity if they will have a lasting effect. Poor leadership philosophy has produced so much fear, doubt, and worry in the marketplace. It is time to tear down these walls and to be open and free and create environments where people love going to work.


Nowadays, you can find thousand different Android hacking apps on the Internet – all claiming to provide full access to info stored on a device, to track its location, record history of operations performed on Android smartphone. Are all of Android hacking apps effective? What information is possible to track with the help of Android hacking app; how does spyware work; how to select an effective program? These are questions many users wonder about.
The main advantage of hacking apps for Android is that the installation process on mobile phone is quick and are easy to manage. You can hack any Android device using your computer, just transfer information from phone to your email. Data are transmitted through NMAP DNS port. There is an extra benefit – modern Android spyware app works in a hidden mode; it will be difficult to detect them on mobile. In this post, we will reveal everything you need to know about spyware solutions. Also, get all of most powerful hacking Android apps reviewed on our website.
Before installing Android spyware app on a mobile phone, you should ensure that the device meets the system requirements. Firstly, it should have GPS; you can find out if there is GPS built-in your Android phone in device instructions. Another important requirement is the Internet configuration. Note that it will be impossible to hack a mobile that has no Internet network connection and is not connected to wi-fi. In order to set up the Internet on a device, contact your mobile operator and configure settings. The check is necessary. If your phone meets requirements of Android spyware application, you can proceed with having spyware installed on a device.
How Does Hacking App Work?
There is nothing complicated in the work principle of Android hacking tool. Using built-in GPS of the device, the app collects coordinates of the mobile phone's location and transmits them to the tracking server via the Internet. Access to the data stored on the server can be obtained through Web interface. In your personal account, information about call log, internet history, text messages both sent and received in any messengers and social networks can be reviewed. Some advanced keylogger apps can even record code passwords or comments a user typed on his smartphone. Each comment is saved by default.
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After installing the application on Android smartphone, you must register the device in the system; that is why it is necessary perform some simple registration steps. More detailed information about what is to be done you can find on official website of a spyware solution. Be aware of one nuance. Without registering Android device in the system, it will be impossible to receive any info being hacked.
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Intercept SMS and MMS – With the help of Android phone hacking app, you can easily see history of text messages both sent and received by a user. Spyware apps also save media files users share. Hacking programs forward them to your account in the system.
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Record the environment (both sound and video) – In some spyware apps, there is a function making environment records and transmit them to you in real time. The device owner will never be aware of the hack. You can also set up a feature to make environment records at any point of time and automatically save them on a server.
In other words, Android hacking tools give you a chance to establish a remote control over the phone and its owner. You can track most important aspects of life of the person – his communication. But that's not all – Android spyware app goes much further, offering more sophisticated management and information collection functions.
You can block Android device from your online personal account. For example, someone took your mobile phone; to protect data stored on a device, you can simply disable your smartphone in a few clicks made in your personal account. You can also set up "forbidden" zones. Spyware will send you notifications each time a user is in a "taboo" place. The map of app functions can be more extensive depending on Android spyware app you use.
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Record of telephone conversations – it will record and store any conversation on the server. You can check it at any time convenient to you.
Text messages – The app can hack any kind of communication – chats in Viber, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook, etc.
Location of the mobile devices – Owing to GPS tracking feature, the app provides you with information about the current location of Android mobile phone owner. You can also hack routes of a person.
Web browser history – Android hacking app allows you to review web browser history. What pages a user visited, what actions he made, what websites he added to bookmarks – this information is accessible.
Application control – The app can monitor applications on the device.
Once you install mSpy app on Android device you want to track, you can remotely access functions and data on device from any computer or communicator. It is enough to access control panel. From here, you can configure necessary settings, check data, and view location of Android device as well as routes of travel on the map in real time.
mSpy is one of the most functional spyware apps. The cost of using the app service is $ 40 (one month) or $ 60 (three months). The company claims that more than one million users are using the app today. The app is compatible with any device and software operating systems (Linux or Windows).
There may be many purposes for installing Android hacking apps; it is a good way to establish parental control over movements and actions of children. Hacking with these Android apps is an effective solution to locate a lost or stolen phone. You can perform reconnaissance of what your spouse does when you are away or not with him. Whatever your case is, any of the above apps for Android or the hacking helps you establish constant tracking of a person.
They are easy and comfortable in use. You only need to download, install the hacking application, register a mobile, create an online account, and configure settings. Before installing scanning technology, we recommend you to google hackers' reviews and start its testing. Play with spyware and do exploits to understand if it is what you need. Being a tester, you can select the best option.
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