President Trump at a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday.
It still isn't entirely clear how much President Trump's reaction to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — which was criticized by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers after he blamed "many sides" for the violence there — has affected his job approval rating. As of Wednesday evening, Trump's approval rating was 36.9 percent, according to the FiveThirtyEight average, down only slightly from 37.6 percent on the day before1 a counter-protester and two police officers were killed in Charlottesville. His disapproval rating was 56.8 percent, up only slightly from 56.3 percent before Charlottesville. So perhaps there's been a little movement — but there hasn't been the sort of unambiguous decline in Trump's approval rating that occurred at earlier moments in his presidency, such as when Republicans began to debate their health care bill in March or after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May.
Approval ratings, of course, aren't the only way to judge a president's standing. The fact that Republicans in Congress have become much more openly defiant of Trump could spell trouble for him later on, whether or not rank-and-file voters were all that moved by Charlottesville. Nonetheless, approval ratings provide a reality check of sorts, as the media's guesses about what will or won't affect public opinion aren't always accurate. So let me walk you through a few propositions for what I think we've learned about Trump's approval through the first seven months of his presidency — and why his approval ratings' modest response to Charlottesville shouldn't have been all that surprising.
Proposition No. 1: It's easy to fight to a draw when your approval rating is only 37 percent.
The public gave Trump poor grades for his response to Charlottesville. In a CBS News poll conducted last week, for example, 34 percent approved of his response, compared to 55 percent who disapproved of it. Those are poor marks in a country where partisanship means that public opinion on many issues is divided about evenly.
But a 34-55 approval-to-disapproval ratio is not all that different from Trump's overall approval-disapproval rating. In fact, it's pretty darn similar. Trump's response to Charlottesville was quite unpopular, but he's not a very popular guy to begin with, so it didn't necessarily move a lot of voters.
Proposition No. 2: Be wary of claims that Trump has hit his approval rating 'floor' — so far, his numbers have been declining, not holding steady.
But let's not lose sight of the big picture. Despite the relatively small shift after Charlottesville, the overall trend in Trump's numbers so far has been toward decline. In fact, a simple linear trend line captures most of the variation in his approval ratings so far2 and implies that his approval ratings are dropping slightly more than 1 percentage point per month.3 If Trump were to continue losing ground at this rate — though he probably won't (see below) — it would be truly catastrophic for him, as his numbers would fall into the low 20s by midterms.
That's not to say the daily and weekly fluctuations in Trump's approval ratings are noise, necessarily. Many of them reflect responses to real news events. Sometimes Trump's rating will decline for a week or two after a negative news story and then partly recover. But if you repeatedly take one step forward and two steps back, you wind up losing a lot of ground over the long run.
Proposition No. 3: If Trump does have a floor, it's probably in the 20s and not in the 30s.
Although predictions of a floor for Trump's approval ratings haven't matched the evidence all that well so far, there are sound theoretical reasons to think that his numbers will be increasingly resistant to downward movement. I've already mentioned the most important of these: Partisanship is a strong force in American politics and will protect Trump to some extent. And Trump's ratings are already fairly low to begin with, with roughly three Americans disapproving of Trump's performance for every two who approve of him — so he doesn't have all that many more voters to turn off.
The lowest approval ratings achieved by past presidents are in the low-to-mid-20s. Richard Nixon was at 25 percent at the time of his resignation, for instance, while George W. Bush and Harry Truman bottomed out at 24 percent and 22 percent, respectively, late in their second terms.
Trump won 23 percent of everyone, regardless of party, who cast a vote in the Democratic or Republican primaries last year. Those are the people who were truly with him from the start.
About 20 percent of voters say they strongly approve of Trump.
Proposition No. 4: Expect bigger approval rating changes from issues that cut across partisan lines.
As I mentioned, the clearest declines in Trump's approval ratings came after he fired Comey and at moments related to the health care bill — first in March when the GOP began to debate its proposal, and then more recently following the collapse of the bill late last month.
Each of these issues cut across partisan lines in awkward ways. Republicans, including Trump, had praised Comey following his letter to Congress last October, in which he disclosed that the FBI was investigating further emails that could be pertinent to Hillary Clinton's email server,5 and Comey had been a Republican for most of his life. The White House's initial rationalization for firing Comey — which criticized him for speaking out so publicly about the Clinton case — didn't make a lot of sense. That's not to say that reaction to the firing didn't polarize itself along partisan lines — it eventually did. But the firing had to produce at least a little bit of cognitive dissonance for voters.
The various versions of the GOP health care bill, meanwhile, were oddly designed hybrids that didn't give Republican voters a lot of reason to get on board. The House and Senate plans neither fully repealed Obamacare (as Republicans had promised to do since 2010), nor did they replace it with the sort of health care program that Trump had promised to voters. And the GOP bills would especially have hurt lower-income, older voters in rural areas — exactly the sort of people who were most inclined to vote for Trump last year.
Reactions to Charlottesville followed a more predictably partisan course, by contrast. For better or worse, views on racial equality — which groups are advantaged and which are discriminated against — now strongly divide voters between the parties. And Trump has attempted to pivot the Charlottesville discussion into one about Confederate statues, which also provoke a highly partisan response.
Proposition No. 5: Be especially wary of expecting big changes in Trump's approval rating from 'cultural' issues.
This follows from the previous conclusion about partisan polarization. Issues related to race, gender, sexuality, religion and social class have long been an animating force in American politics, of course. But they've come back in an especially strong way in the Trump era, so much so that views on these questions tend to be stronger markers of support for Trump than views on economic and policy issues.
So it's not that issues like the ones raised by the events in Charlottesville are unimportant to Americans. It's that they're already "priced in" to voters' overall political orientations and assessments of Trump. When new controversies crop up along similar lines, they may not affect voter preferences very much.
Proposition No. 6: Expect bigger changes when Trump's behavior is truly surprising or defies promises he made to voters.
By contrast, the Republican health care bill was inconsistent with the promises that Trump had made to voters on the campaign trail. And Trump had also repeatedly promised to repeal and replace Obamacare, which he hasn't been able to do yet. It's not surprising, therefore, that health care hurt his numbers more than Charlottesville. By this rule, an economic downturn could be especially harmful to Trump given that he made very aggressive promises to voters about job creation.
Proposition No. 7: Trump's approval rating could change a lot before the midterms — and certainly before 2020.
Gerald Ford faced a midterm election after less than 216 days in office. Kennedy was assassinated before he had an opportunity to be re-elected. Lyndon Johnson became president after Kennedy's midterm.
Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, who didn't win re-election, were considerably more popular at this point in their terms than Barack Obama, Bill Clinton or George W. Bush, who did. Ronald Reagan was quite popular at this point at this term, but his job approval rating plummeted in advance of the 1982 midterm election — only to recover again, allowing him to win a landslide re-election in 1984. Presidential approval ratings shift by a median of 13 percentage points between this point in their terms and the midterm elections — which means that if he's at 37 percent now, Trump could very easily be at 50 percent in November of 2018 — or at 24 percent.
And while there are a couple rules of thumb for how presidential approval ratings behave over the long run, they're contradictory in Trump's case. On the one hand, approval ratings tend to decline over the course of a president's term, which would predict a further decrease for Trump. On the other hand — in part because of partisanship — approval ratings are mean-reverting, meaning that they tend to rise when they're lower than roughly 40 percent and to decline when they're above 50 percent, which would tend to produce an increase since Trump's ratings are below 40 percent now.
So far, the first rule — a president's rating tends to get worse during his term — has usually won out for Trump, and his approval rating has continued to decline. But the first rule won't necessarily keep winning the tug-of-war with the second rule. Partisan gravity could pull Trump's numbers back into the low 40s if he has a couple of relatively calm weeks or months — as he did this April, for example. Or an issue that Americans aren't thinking about very much now — say, a military confrontation with North Korea — could be pivotal in the 2018 and 2020 elections. The best news for Trump is that there's a long way to go before voters go to the polls again.
Specifically, I'm referring to Friday, Aug. 11. Heather Heyer, the counter-protester, and police officers Berke M.M. Bates and Jay Cullen died on Saturday, Aug. 12.
Specifically, it captures 87 percent of the variation, based on the coefficient of determination.
The chart uses our approval rating calculation for Trump from Jan. 27 (a week after his inauguration) onward. Before Jan. 27, Trump's approval rating was somewhat erratic from day to day because few pollsters had published completed surveys.
Sixty percent of 37 percent is 23 percent.
Yes, the Comey letter probably did cost Clinton the election.


This figure first appeared on the Return Of The Jedi 65 back card. Due to Lucasfilm?s desire to keep the Ewoks? appearance a secret, the Return Of The Jedi 65A card backs had both this figure and Logray blacked out. Despite this, Chief Chirpa was still released on the Return Of The Jedi 65A card.
Comments: The vintage Chief Chirpa figure, being a little less distinctive than his Ewok companion that shipped on the Return Of The Jedi 65 back card, served as the first example of Kenner?s ingenious new form of army building. Unlike other figures in the vintage line, this little guy sported a removable hood, and even though it seemed like nothing more than a little added detail, which, once additional Ewoks were added to the line, became a way of creating a huge army simply by switching the hoods and accessories. When all is said and done, that?s something 2048 possible combinations!
Major Variations: Though all vintage figures have minor variations, the Chief Chirpa did have one major production variation. Where the vast majority of Chief Chirpa figures are moulded in a light gray plastic, a small amount were produced in off white plastic. For the most part the white versions had turned up in early 1983 as prizes for a UK national newspaper?s contest. The contest winners received the figures in sealed Made In Hong Kong Kenner baggies and were accompanied with a light brown pointed-bottom staff. This wasn?t the only way to find this colour however, as it has been found on both Hong Kong produced Palitoy cards and Macau** produced Meccano cards.
Thus far all examples found of the carded Honk Kong version sport a different COO* stamp than the bagged prize figure, and was packed with a dark brown round-bottom staff. The Macau version was similar to the other two versions, but didn?t have a COO stamp. This version has only been documented being packed with a dark brown pointed-bottom staff.
Even though all examples documented indicate that their accessories are unique based on where they were produce, there is no way to prove that to be the case. To date there have been no examples of the round-bottom staff shipped on North American card backs.
** Usually, the packaging and COO stamps for toys produced there are labeled ?Macau?, some packages and COO stamps use the French spelling ?Macao?.


Folli HL, Poole RL, Benitz WE, Russo JC. Pediatrics. 1987;79:718-722.
This prospective study recorded the rate and potential for harm caused by errant medication orders at two teaching hospitals. Nearly 500 individual errors were captured with results reported per 100 patient-days and per 1000 medication orders. Pediatric patients younger than 2 years of age and intensive care unit patients experienced the highest rate of errors, whereas neonatal patients experienced the lowest rate. Incorrect dosage represented the most common type of error, with antibiotics most frequently involved. Although error rates occurred most in inexperienced physicians, no group was error free. The authors conclude that using specialized pharmacists to review every drug order can prevent medication errors and serious events.


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Zone 4: Distrito da Luta é um MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) free-to-play de luta desenvolvido pela Infovine, empresa localizada na Coreia. No Brasil, o jogo era distribuído pela Ongame.

No dia 30/11/2015 o jogo foi encerrado pelos servidores brasileiros, por conta de ser um jogo que depende completamente do apoio da desenvolvedora, e por falta disso, foi decidido junto à ONGAME e a desenvolvedora OGPLANET o encerramento das atividades do Zone 4 nos servidores Brasileiros.

História

Zone 4 já foi considerada a  capital das lutas. Era lá que Randy Heart, uma lenda das artes marciais, promovia o FFC (Free Fighting Championships), reunindo grandes lutadores de todo o mundo. Porém, com o tempo, lutadores gananciosos transformaram a cidade e o campeonato num reduto de gangues.

Para recuperar a fama que o Distrito da Luta tinha, os bons lutadores decidiram se unir para devolver a paz à Zone 4.

Interface e jogabilidade

Assim que acessa o jogo, o usuário deve criar seu personagem, vestí-lo de acordo com seu estilo, nomeá-lo e definir a classe que deseja jogar. Feito isso, o jogador passa por um tutorial, para dominar o jogo e as teclas, e depois o personagem é enviado para a vila, o primeiro mapa do Zone 4.

O jogador também pode incluir seu personagem em um Clube da Luta. Dessa forma pode se juntar a outros lutadores e derrotar seus maiores inimigos.

As moedas do jogo

No Zone 4 o jogador pode comprar itens por meio de gold (moeda adquirida dentro do jogo durante as partidas) e o cash, moeda oficial da Ongame, obtida apenas por meio de compra com dinheiro. Na Loja Cash são vendidos trajes, habilidades e consumíveis (usados dentro do jogo). O jogador também pode criar sua própria loja e vender itens para outros jogadores.
Os itens adquiridos são guardados em um inventário.

Divisões dentro do jogo

Golpes: (Taekwondo, Boxe, MuayThai ou Capoeira)

Agarrões': (ProWrestling, Hapkido, Judô ou Sambo)Premium: (KungFu, Sumo ou Dirty-X).

 Modos Vilarejo: é uma espécie de hall de entrada do jogo. Todos os modos de jogo podem ser acessados daqui.Área de Caça: dividida em três partes, o objetivo do jogador é coletar três chaves, libertar o Boss e derrotá-lo.Arcade: para entrar nos Arcades é necessário que o personagem tenha um ticket. Este pode ser obtido na Área de Caça, no PvP ou comprado na loja. O objetivo deste modo de jogo é manter os vilões fora das redondezas. Para isso, o jogador deve enfrentar diversas lutas e derrotar todos os oponentes.Arcade Challenge: local destinado aos jogadores que querem testar suas habilidades contra os NPCs. Ao todo são 50 etapas. PvP: luta Player vs Player com até oito jogadores. Existem duas modalidades de PvP: Death Match – Time (equipe contra equipe) e o Death Match – Solo (o jogador contra até sete outros jogadores). Eliminação: luta entre equipes sendo que os jogadores lutam um a um até que o último homem se mantenha de pé. Batalha Explosiva: divido em dois times, com até quatro lutadores, o objetivo é levar a bomba explosiva até o campo do time oponente. Vence quem fizer mais pontos.Modo Zumbi': para entrar nesse modo, o grupo de jogadores deve ter o Ticket de Defesa Zumbi e ir até o Cemitério do Distrito da Luta. Ao entrar na disputa, é preciso escolher uma arma e explodir a cabeça dos Zumbis. Ao final, além de itens, os jogadores podem receber os títulos de "Matador de Zumbi" ou "Vitima dos Zumbis".

Ligações externas

 Zone 4: Distrito da Luta

Para conhecer mais

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Here is my take on the sketch. This kit is full of beautiful papers with wonderful textures. This is a very masculine kit. This is a photo taken a my dh retirement party. It's my bff and his bff, you would think they are a couple but they aren't.
The kits and add-ons are jam-packed, so I used very few things from my stash. The swirl die cut and the piece of torn music paper. I really stuck to the design of the sketch.
Next up is another layout. This is another masculine layout.
I started with the text paper and added layers of torn paper to create the design. I used some burlap flowers from my stash. My dh hates it when I add flowers, so when I do I try to make them more manly (textured) and less girly.
Next up is another layout.. more of dh.
I had so much fun creating this. I did just a bit of stamping on the background as the paper has lots of texture.. I add lots of layers to this. The tiles from the main kit, layers of paper, added some burlap and drywall tape from my stash.
Next up is my lantern from the Project Add on. I am so in love with how it turn out, considering I didn't have a real plan when I started. It was one of those grab some supplies, turn on the video camera and let's see what happens.
I have a a 2 part video on how I created it. Below is part 1, how I created the color and texture on the outside. Come back on Saturday for part 2, how I created the Butterfly Sanctuary on the inside.
Now to share my projects created with the July kit of the month. I loved the Scrapberry papers. Didn't you? So, first I'll share the layout created with Kim's awesome sketch.
I left the chipboard naked and added some cardboard (from the box my kit came in) underneath the photo. The "happy" is an acetate piece from Heidi Swapp. The word strips are Tim Holtz. I added some Prima Art Stones and Mini Art Stones to fill in some around the flowers. Then, painted them with Prima watercolors.
I liked how the cardboard looked so I used it on this layout, too.
I cut the 49 and Market flower spray apart to use it around the picture. There are lots of distressed layers on this one.
Here's a tribute page to my grandfather. This is more of a grungy, masculine layout.
Ok, here's the Anatomy of a Layout that is posted in the Swirlydoos forum.
You can find the SnapGuide here.
I decided to make the page interactive. So, it has a hidden flap that opens to reveal more photos and journalling.
Stay tuned for my video tutorial on this OTP project.
August is almost over which means some of our challenges are almost over.
Have you entered the ATF challenges yet? The deadline is 8/31.
The card challenge "In stitches" will end on 8/31, too.
Here's an entry from Step.
The July kit of the month "Sprocket" sketch challenge will end on 8/31, too.
Check out this beauty by Ginny.
Ginny's take on July "Sprocket" sketch immediately caught my eye this week. She has scrapped this adorable photo of her son and daughter so well with the layers and layers of die cuts and ephemera and other details and just the right amount of splattering and shadowing and touches of gold to form a truly gorgeous layout!!!!
Jan has prepared an awesome step-by-step photo tutorial using the July Main Kit! You can find this tutorial (as well as other months) in the "Anatomy of a Layout" section of our forums! Follow along as she creates this beautiful page using the exact same kit you have!
This beautiful sketch is your inspiration, now get creating! Our February sketch challenge runs until August 31th, and is open to EVERYONE!
Hi all Heather here today. I want to share a mixed media layout I made for Swirlydoos Kit Club using elements from the Main kit "Spring Grunge" along with goodies from the Add-On kits.
I made a video of the creative process , I hope you enjoy!
Along with a number of background techniques I did some simple layering and focused more on the picture. This is of Olivia on an old ship sailing through the harbor in Oslo Norway. I just happened to be a gorgeous day and the weather was perfect for a sail in the harbor.
Thank you for stopping buy today!
So, how are you doing with the monthly challenges?!
Here's a beauty created by Bec for the sketch challenge.
You've got until 8/31 to enter your creations here.
We all like to use butterflies so why not enter the All that Flutters challenge here.
Here's the latest entry from Swirlydoos member, Steph.
No time for a full 12x12 layout? Well, we do have card challenge again this month. Check out the details here. See what the special twist is, too.
There were so very many gorgeous layouts posted this week that it was really hard to narrow it down to just one!
In the end, Bec's page featuring her adorable son captured my heart. The background mixed media, the layers of 7 Gypsies stickers and fussy cut images, the chippies and flowers and the "tick tick tick boom!" alphas all come together to form a stunning page, perfect for this little guy!


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StowTown Records Celebrates Strong Release Numbers for Triumphant Quartet's Yes
April 10, 2019 Absolutely Gospel Music News & Scoops 0
Nashville, TN (March 28, 2019) – The numbers are in, and StowTown Records and Triumphant Quartet have several reasons to celebrate. Yesreleased on March 15, and the highly-anticipated project was well received by fans whose downloads and streams propelled it up the charts to debut in the top 5 on the iTunes Christian & Gospel chart.
After a strong week of in-store and concert sales, Yes entered the Nielsen Christian SoundScan (a division of Nielsen Entertainment) Current Contemporary Christian chart at #7 and on the Southern Gospel chart at #1.
Triumphant Quartet could not be more pleased. "We are completely blown away by the support that we've been shown," shared Scotty Inman. "Fans and friends wrapped their arms around us and loved on us, and we are very grateful. Our prayer is that this album makes a true difference in the life of each person who listens to it."
StowTown Records also recognizes that these particular successes are beyond their efforts. Co-founder Wayne Haun said, "While I am always thankful for the staff at the label and the distributor for all their efforts and hard work, I have to really thank the fans for this. They are the ones who go to the stores and purchase the product that we so passionately promote. Without them, we wouldn't be at number one, and it feels really, really good."
Yes is available now at all retail and digital outlets worldwide and is distributed exclusively by Sony/Provident.
Going There
Even Me
What He's Done For Me
Give You All the Glory
All Things Good
Only God Knows
ABOUT TRIUMPHANT QUARTET:
From their beginnings at the Louise Mandrell Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN, in 2003, Triumphant Quartet, comprised of Eric Bennett, David Sutton, Clayton Inman and Scotty Inman, has shown what consistency and quality look like in Gospel Music. Their smooth harmonies and rich quartet sound quickly gained national attention, creating a demand for concert appearances outside of their home theater. In 2008, they left the theater to take their music on the road nationally. As the recipients of multiple fan and industry awards, Triumphant has also achieved great success on radio. They excel in diversity and expand their musical borders to a wide variety of styles that are enjoyed by church audiences and music lovers of all ages. Audience goers find themselves smiling, laughing, crying, encouraged and uplifted, but most of all, they walk away having had the gospel message presented to them in a powerful way. Jesus Christ is Triumphant Quartet's focus, and it is their hope that many will receive Christ as their Lord and Savior, because He is the reason they sing.LINKS:
www.triumphantquartet.com
www.facebook.com/TriumphantQuartet/
www.twitter.com/TheTriumphantQt
www.instagram.com/triumphantquartet/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLLbxTomiUSruFmmW7idWA
ABOUT STOWTOWN RECORDS:
StowTown Records was founded in 2011 by Ernie Haase and Wayne Haun and then expanded in 2014 with the addition of partners Landon Beene and Nate Goble. With each person bringing their individual expertise, StowTown has become a powerhouse independent Gospel Music label. As the creative home for many of today's top artists, the StowTown family of artists includes Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Doug Anderson, Charles Billingsley, The Browns, Cana's Voice, Tiffany Coburn, The Collingsworth Family, The Erwins, TaRanda Greene, The Guardians, Trey Ivey, The Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Tim Lovelace, Jody McBrayer, Devin McGlamery, The Perrys, Rambo McGuire, Southern Raised, The Taylors and Triumphant Quartet. Distributed worldwide through Provident/Sony Distribution, StowTown Records has garnered industry attention with multiple GMA Dove Awards and chart-topping releases from their highly respected roster of artists.
https://www.stowtownrecords.com/
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Formed over 19 years ago by Deon & Susan Unthank originally as SoGospelNews.com, the site was birthed from an email discussion group by the same name. The SoGospelNews email discussion list was created by the Unthanks after the Singing News shut down its extremely popular discussion list. SoGospelNews started as a simple webpage listing artists, fans, individuals, etc. that were avid supporters of the newly formed SoGospelNews talk list. The site eventually took on printing news for Southern Gospel artists, and eventually took on reviewing the latest recordings from both signed and independent artists within the small genre. SoGospelNews became the most viewed Southern Gospel website on the Internet with over 4,000,000 hits per month.
The Unthank family are now involved in the site, as well as the addition of over two dozen staff writers. The website is based out of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In April 2010, SoGospelNews changed its name to AbsolutelyGospel.com. The name change allows them to cover news items of not only Southern Gospel, but also Country Gospel, Inspirational, and Black Gospel.
On January 5, 2011, Susan Unthank passed away, leaving the website in control of Deon, their son, Chris, and their daughter Amy.
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This past Friday night, I went to an Andrew Bird concert. If you don't know him, you should start listening. He's interesting because his main instrument is violin. He'll play it like a guitar, record it, and loop it, then play over it with another violin line, loop that, then add another line and loop that. And then sing and play guitar over that. It's quite cool. One of the most innovative things I've ever seen, actually. But this, though incredible, is a digression from the topic at hand.
Point being, I love Andrew Bird. Though not usually a merchandise buyer, I could not help myself in this case. So, I bought my shirt (it's quite pretty, in fact), and was surprised to note that it was 100 percent organic cotton. Organic cotton?! In a concert T-shirt?! Unheard of. Well, this led me to further research.
Turns out, Andrew Bird is one of the many musicians advocating going green. Last spring, he led an environmentally-friendly tour, using only vegetable oil biodiesel for his tour bus and making it his goal to be carbon neutral (having a carbon footprint of zero) throughout the two-month tour.
His songs are littered with references to the environmental state that the world is currently in, and he makes strong statements in them advocating a move towards green–making actual changes to help curb global warming. He sells pins saying, "Dear Dirty. Be carbon neutral" at his shows, from which the profits go to Reverb, which supports alternative energy sources. He argues for sustainability, for green.
This, of course, only makes me love Andrew further. But he is one of many musicians advocating green; popular musicians are in an invaluable position to make the cause for green and for eco-friendly lifestyles, for they are in the public eye constantly and have a huge impact on their fan bases. Other musicians doing an incredible job of spreading the word "green"–and, of course, implementing green themselves–are Jack Johnson, Green Day, Pearl Jam, The Roots, Sarah Harmer, Thom Yorke, Willie Nelson, KT Tunstall, Sheryl Crow, Cloud Cult, and Guster, among others.
Take a look for yourself at the stances these bands are taking, and make a point to support them. Grist's list of 15 green bands has something for everyone–country, hip-hop, pop, rock, alternative, indie. Cool to think that so many different kinds of musicians could be united by green. So check them out!
Note to self: Green music for the win.
Great article - thanks! It's good to read about green musicians and I hope that more musicians will follow their example.
Thanks for this!! Andrew Bird is my all-time favorite musician, and I can't even describe the amazingness of his music!
I saw andrew bird when he played in the greek theater in berkley. It was amazing! When he started his last song it began to rain a little, it was an awesome atmosphere. He was touring with death cab for cutie and ra ra riot. They were all good. I didnt know this about him, thats awesome!
Or even sending these musicians a note to thank them would probably encourage them to continue to be green!
wow. Im happy, because of Green Day - its my favorite band and the are great - about music and theyre green!
ps: i love my didge. i have a hard time finding eco-friendly jammers. do you know of any east coast green rockers?


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Stonehenge may have been first erected in Wales, 'amazing' finds suggest
'Evidence that bluestones were quarried in Wales 500 years before they were put up in Wiltshire prompts theory that Stonehenge is 'second-hand monument'
Archaeologists at one of the Stonehenge quarry sites in Wales. Photograph: UCL
Evidence of quarrying for Stonehenge's bluestones is among the dramatic discoveries leading archaeologists to theorise that England's greatest prehistoric monument may have first been erected in Wales.
It has long been known that the bluestones that form Stonehenge's inner horseshoe came from the Preseli hills in Pembrokeshire, around 140 miles from Salisbury Plain.
Now archaeologists have discovered a series of recesses in the rocky outcrops of Carn Goedog and Craig Rhos-y-felin, to the north of those hills, that match Stonehenge's bluestones in size and shape. They have also found similar stones that the prehistoric builders extracted but left behind, and "a loading bay" from where the huge stones could be dragged away.
Carbonised hazelnut shells and charcoal from the quarry workers' campfires have been radiocarbon-dated to reveal when the stones would have been extracted.
Prof Mike Parker Pearson, director of the project and professor of British later prehistory at University College London (UCL), said the finds were "amazing".
"We have dates of around 3400 BC for Craig Rhos-y-felin and 3200 BC for Carn Goedog, which is intriguing because the bluestones didn't get put up at Stonehenge until around 2900 BC," he said. "It could have taken those Neolithic stone-draggers nearly 500 years to get them to Stonehenge, but that's pretty improbable in my view. It's more likely that the stones were first used in a local monument, somewhere near the quarries, that was then dismantled and dragged off to Wiltshire."
The dating evidence suggests that Stonehenge could be older than previously thought, Parker Pearson said. "But we think it's more likely that they were building their own monument [in Wales], that somewhere near the quarries there is the first Stonehenge and that what we're seeing at Stonehenge is a second-hand monument."
There is also the possibility that the stones were taken to Salisbury Plain around 3200 BC and that the giant sarsens – silicified sandstone found within 20 miles of the site – were added much later. "Normally we don't get to make that many fantastic discoveries in our lives," Parker Pearson said. "But this is one."
Parker Pearson heads a project involving specialists from UCL and the universities of Manchester, Bournemouth and Southampton, among others. Their findings are published on Monday in the journal Antiquity alongside a new book by the Council for British Archaeology titled Stonehenge: Making Sense of a Prehistoric Mystery.
Prof Kate Welham, of Bournemouth University, said the ruins of a dismantled monument were likely to lie between the two megalith quarries. "We've been conducting geophysical surveys, trial excavations and aerial photographic analysis throughout the area and we think we have the most likely spot. The results are very promising. We may find something big in 2016," she said.
The long-distance transport of the bluestones from Wales to Stonehenge is one of the most remarkable achievements of Neolithic societies. The archaeologists estimate that each of the 80 monoliths weighed less than two tons and that people or oxen could have dragged them on wooden sledges sliding on rail-like timbers.
Parker Pearson said people in Madagascar and other societies were known to have moved such standing stones long distances and that doing so created a spectacle that brought together communities from afar.
"One of the latest theories is that Stonehenge is a monument of unification, bringing together people from across the many parts of Britain," he said.
He recalled the moment he looked up the near-vertical rock-face and realised that this was one of the quarries. "Three metres above us were the bases of these monoliths that were actually sitting there ready simply to be lowered out of their recesses," he said.
"It's the Ikea of Neolithic monument building. The nice thing about these particular outcrops is that the rock has formed 480 million years ago as pillars. So prehistoric people don't have to go in there and bash away … All they have to do is get wedges into the cracks. You wet the wedge, it swells and the stone pops off the rock."
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These powerful meditations illustrate God's readiness to help people through times of loneliness and struggle. By focusing on men and women of the Bible, Michelle illustrates how He wants people to seek His best in difficult times. From Daniel's "standing alone for God" to Thomas' times of doubting, these devotions encourage readers to find joy and comfort by spending time with God. Formerly His Love Always Finds Me.
- Publisher Michelle's powerful meditations illustrate God's readiness to help people in times of loneliness and struggle. Using examples from the Bible-Daniel's standing alone for God, Thomas' time of doubting-these devotions encourage and uplift.
- Publisher Prepare your heart to find the Lord in solitude. Focusing on men and women of the Bible who spent transforming moments alone with God, this refreshing devotional encourages you to seek his best during times of doubt and struggle. Heartfelt prayers and probing questions bring reassurance that nothing can separate you from the love of Christ. 320 pages, softcover from Harvest.
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Michelle's powerful meditations illustrate God's readiness to help people in times of loneliness and struggle. Using examples from the Bible-Daniel's standing alone for God, Thomas' time of doubting-these devotions encourage and uplift.
Prepare your heart to find the Lord in solitude. Focusing on men and women of the Bible who spent transforming moments alone with God, this refreshing devotional encourages you to seek his best during times of doubt and struggle. Heartfelt prayers and probing questions bring reassurance that nothing can separate you from the love of Christ. 320 pages, softcover from Harvest.
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Barack Obama and Melania Trump speak out in support of their presidential candidates
By Euronews with Reuters • Updated: 04/11/2016
Both US presidential candidates brought out the big guns as the race for the White House entered its final days.
Melania Trump made a rare speech in which she highlighted the dangers of social media comments, which can be "too mean and too rough."
In Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee's wife pointed out that people are too often bullied for their "looks and intelligence."
She was also keen to remind the public of her Slovenian upbringing after a campaign in which accusations of racism have been fired at Donald Trump.
"I'm an immigrant and let me tell you no one values the freedom and opportunity of America more than me," she said.
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton didn't appear to be convinced.
"He has said that he thinks the lives of black people are all crime and poverty and despair," she told an audience in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"He has no idea, no idea about the strength of the black church, the vibrancy of black-owned businesses, the excellence of historically black colleges and universities."
Current President Barack Obama, who was out campaigning on behalf of the Clinton camp, called her Republican rival "uniquely unqualified" for the job of President of the US.
His appearance in Jacksonville, Florida, comes at a crucial time.
In the space of a week, Democrat Hillary Clinton has seen her national opinion poll lead shrink dramatically as the FBI announced a fresh investigation into her aide's emails.
Also in North Carolina, Donald Trump was quick to capitalise on the situation.
"Hillary created the server to shield her criminal activity and her corrupt pay for play scheme where she sold her office as Secretary of State to donors and special interests and the FBI has it all," he told those assembled in Selma.
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Missouri Technology Corporation Helps to Recruit Life Science Startup to Missouri with IDEA Funds Program
NEWS RELEASE FROM: Missouri Department of Economic Development
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY, MO: The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) today announced a significant investment in a life science startup company through its IDEA Funds program. MTC made a $200,000 investment in Adaraza BioSystems, Inc, a life science technology company that has developed a disruptive biosensing technology applicable in a wide range of industries including medical diagnostics, life science tools, agriculture, and environmental testing. The startup company will primarily use funds to develop their first commercial products and hire key personnel in St. Louis.
The Missouri Technology Corporation, housed within the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), is a non-profit corporation focusing on promotion of entrepreneurship in Missouri and fostering the growth of emerging high-tech companies.
"We're excited to welcome Adarza BioSystems to Missouri's extensive network of technology startup companies," said Bill Anderson, Executive Director of Missouri Technology Corporation. "Investing in tech startups keeps us on the forefront of innovation and stimulates Missouri's economy. With the state's highly skilled workforce, low cost of doing business and strategic investment initiatives, it's no surprise that high tech startups are looking at Missouri for growth opportunities."
Adarza BioSystems is currently located in Rochester, N.Y., but will expand to St. Louis to take advantage of the area's extensive life sciences assets. MTC's diverse recruitment tool kit offers promising tech startups, like Adarza, opportunities for rapid growth and expansion in Missouri. Missouri has benefitted from MTC investments, helping launch successful startups like MediBeacon and Confluence Life Sciences.
Adarza will initially target opportunities in life science research tools and diagnostics. The Company's Arrayed Imaging Reflectometry™ technology is ideally suited for developing a rapid and label-free biological assay platform for measuring clinical and point-of-care (POC) samples. The company's proprietary chip-based platform diagnostic capabilities ranging from allergy testing to cancer diagnostics, and serves both commercial and at-home purposes.
In addition to MTC's investment, Adarza received a matching investment from BioGenerator, a private entrepreneurship and seed capital fund based in St. Louis. The combined $400,000 investments from MTC and BioGenerator are part of a larger financing to launch Adarza in St. Louis.
The Missouri IDEA (Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurship Advancement) Funds promote the formation and growth of businesses that engage in the transfer of science and technology into job creation.


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When booking with Colwick Hall, you will be choosing to host your wedding in a building that dates back to the Saxon times, and with extensive additions built in the 18thcentury that overlook a serene and tranquil lake, there will be no shortage of timeless wedding photos for you to look back on and cherish. The wedding team at Colwick Hall have worked hard to provide you with an exclusive list of different wedding packages to suit any and all needs. They cover all aspects of the catering and the ceremony, and many even include their luxurious and comfortable Bridal Suite.
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Where can I start? My partner and I got married here on 23/02/19 and we just had the most fabulous experience thanks to the amazing team at Colwick Hall. Firstly, we had the lovely Birgit looking after us once we had booked the wedding, and she was on hand to make sure all of our planning was going well and answering all my millions of questions in the months leading up to the wedding. Nothing was ever too much hassle and her quick and prompt replies meant that everything went smoothly in the preparation. Thanks Birgit!! Secondly, as the big day got closer, we met with the duty manager - Pramod. This was to finalise everything and ensure we were happy. Again, Pramod was really helpful and answered any questions we had. My family and I all stayed at Colwick Hall Hotel the night before the wedding - what can we say about the rooms other than WOW. They are all so luxurious, comfortable and full of character. We also had dinner in Byron's Brasserie the evening before which was absolutely spectacular, some of the best food we have eaten. Now the wedding day. Absolutely perfect and amazing which was down to the fabulous team at Colwick Hall Hotel. We were so well looked after in a completely unobtrusive way. Everything went exactly to plan and all our guests commented on the amazing service and look of the venue. The food served during the day was gorgeous as well. I couldn't recommend Colwick Hall enough, both as a wedding venue and somewhere to stay for a weekend away. We already can't wait to come back for our anniversary next year. Thank you everyone!
Me and my husband had our wedding here on Saturday 26th and it was absolutely perfect! Communication with Birgit and the room bookings team was spot on from the start. Me and my bridesmaids stayed the night before and they were so accommodating (we were ringing to ask for mugs, extra coffee, champagne glasses, ice buckets etc) On the day everything ran so smoothly, the duty manager on shift (sorry I can't remember his name) was incredible! Again accommodating, everything on time, turn around amazing, food out so quickly! The food all day was incredible, canapes plentiful and varied & the waiting staff made a beeline for bridal party which was lovely. Wedding breakfast (especially sticky toffee pudding) and evening food was gorgeous, served hot and plenty of it! Apart from that the day was perfect! Recommend Colwick to anyone, thank you so much!
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How long will Georgina Sparks be around? Will it be Dair or Chair in the end? Will everyone be romantically paired up by the end? Goodman and I talked about all that and much more so keep an eye out for the rest of the interview coming Monday on TV Fanatic.
THE WALKING DEAD When we start the new season of AMC's zombie-tastic adventure - on October 14! - some time has passed since we last saw Team Rick depart Herschel's farm and seek a new safe haven - and the first few episodes take place at an abandoned prison... well, abandoned of any humans! But we also have the tense relationship between Andrew Lincoln's Rick and Sarah Wayne Callies' Lori and the two actors talked about it at the show's press junket yesterday in Beverly Hills.
The rest of my Walking Dead coverage – including a chat with the new big bad of the season played by David Morrisey – will be posted early next week on TV Fanatic.
THE SIMPSONS Moving from zombie thrillers to animated ones, The Simpsons' 'Treehouse of Terror XXIII' airs this Sunday and Executive Producer Al Jean told me when I sat down with him recently, "I'm thrilled that it airs in October" since Fox has often aired the holiday episode post-Halloween.
Then, in another Simpsons tradition of paying homage to a classic film, the show does so with one that helped make Michael J. Fox an international superstar.
PARENTHOOD The Jason Katims series has never shied away from a weighty subject, but when it was revealed that Monica Potter's Kristina has breast cancer, an even heavier-than-usual dose of reality burst onto the show's canvas for the first half of the new season. On a press call earlier this week, Katims said that he knew that not only could the show do the story justice but that also goes for his talented cast.
Katims also revealed what was said during his first conversation with Potter; "She said, 'I want to find the humor in the situation too. We don't want to get to a place where I'm crying all the time and that's all I'm doing.'"
CHICAGO FIRE The new NBC firefighter drama kicks off next Wednesday, so expect to see lots of heated fires to be put out both on the job and in some of the relationships between the show's characters. On a press call earlier this week, Jesse Spencer - who plays Lt. Matthew Casey alongside actors Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, David Eigenberg and Eamonn Walker - explained how the personal and professional lives would coexist on the series.
Spencer added that there is also a family component to the characters on the show, which isn't just a construct for the series but taken from the reality of firefighters.


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Inflation up to almost 16% in September, the highest level in the last 19 years
The annual inflation rate in September 2022 compared to September 2021 is 15.9%, according to the latest report by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Consumer prices were up 1.3% in September 2022 from August 2022, while the inflation rate since the beginning of the year (September 2022 compared to December 2021) is 13.1%.
INS also says that the average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (October 2021–September 2022) as
compared to the previous 12 months (October 2020–September 2021) is 11.8%.
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in September 2022 compared to August 2022 is 100.93%, and the HICP–based annual inflation rate in September 2022 compared to September 2021 is 13.4%.
The HICP–based average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (October 2021–September 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (October 2020–September 2021) is 10.2%.
Gas, sugar, oil and potatoes were the products that rose in price the most in September, followed by electricity, flour and air transport. Food goods went up in price by over 19%, non-food goods by over 16%, and services by 8%, INS data also show.
Other countries in the CEE region also reported high inflation. In Hungary, prices increased in September by 20.1%, and in the Czech Republic by 18%.
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5 Fast Facts You Might Not Know About Karina Bautista
by Leika Golez | May 26, 2022
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A lot of our favorite budding Gen Z stars are celebrity children and former child actors, but there are also those who still manage to shine in the industry as showbiz newcomers. For example, one young talent who's quickly rising to fame this year is Karina Bautista. Also called Kare by her fans, the 20-year-old has definitely come a long way from her first-ever Star Hunt audition. Now, Karina's an up-and-coming actress, an influential social media star, and a full-fledged Gen Z icon.
If you're thinking about joining her loyal legion of fans, here are five fast facts that you might want to know about Karina.
1. Karina lived independently as a teen.
Karina was born on April 29, 2002 in Santiago City, Isabela. Notably, however, Karina learned to live independently at a very young age because both of her parents were working abroad. While her mother is a caretaker in Hong Kong, her Japanese father (yup, that means Karina's half-Japanese) is working as a businessman in America. Consequently, Karina was raised by her grandparents for most of her childhood, but she ended up leaving their home when she was 12 years old because they didn't get along well together. She went on to live with her aunt afterward but her stay there was also short-lived.
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Determined to make it on her own, Karina decided to stay at an acquaintance's apartment as a bedspace renter. The apartment owner—fondly called Mamita by Karina—eventually treated Karina like her own daughter because she was juggling work and school all by herself throughout her teen years. Karina would only move again in 2020 when she managed to buy her own condominium unit following several successful showbiz projects.
2. Karina used to join beauty pageants.
Karina enjoyed participating in various beauty pageants hosted by her school and her city government. In 2018, she was even hailed as the third runner-up for Mutya ng Santiago. She had to take a break from pageantry when she officially joined the entertainment industry because she felt that she was too young to join a national pageant for now. Nevertheless, the Catriona Gray fan has previously stated that it's her ultimate dream to grace the Binibining Pilipinas stage before she turns 25 years old.
3. Karina is a student overachiever.
Although it was difficult for Karina to look after herself, these circumstances never stopped her from excelling in school. As an Accountancy, Business, and Management high school student at the University of La Salette, Karina was a student leader who had a penchant for public speaking. Throughout her high school life, she won several debates and public speaking contests because she was skilled in giving impromptu speeches and declamations. In fact, she delivered an impressive declamation while chewing calamansi for the special talent portion of her Star Hunt audition!
4. Karina is a former Pinoy Big Brother housemate.
Unlike most celebrities her age, Karina didn't dream of being an artista when she was younger. She was never really that interested in entering the entertainment industry until she saw a Star Hunt casting call in one of her group chats. She then decided to audition for Pinoy Big Brother in an attempt to encourage her parents to live with her in the Philippines instead. After impressing the producers with her eloquence and humility, Karina was given the opportunity to be a Pinoy Big Brother housemate. She was also one of the candidates with the highest number of viewer votes, so it wasn't long before she officially joined the reality show as "The Miss Independent of Isabela."
While Karina didn't end up winning the competition, the exposure she gained from the show still opened up numerous acting opportunities for her. Following her eviction, Karina appeared in various series such as Sandugo and Ampalaya Chronicles to prove her potential as a rising actress. A year later, she inked a deal with Star Magic's Rise Artists Studio to work on other ABS-CBN projects, including Hoy, Love You and Viral Scandal.
5. Karina's love team partner is Aljon Mendoza.
During her stay in the PBB house, Karina was linked to housemates Seth Fedelin and Aljon Mendoza. While Karina has already clarified that she and Seth are only friends, Aljon became Karina's love team partner after they got paired in Sandugo. They also share a lot of off-screen kilig moments, making eagle-eyed KarJon fans wonder about their official relationship status.
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The need for a functioning social security system in China is now more pressing than ever
The Chinese economy grew by just 7.4 percent last year, its lowest level since 1990, and there is little sign the economy will improve in the near future. It is during times of economic hardship like this that the need for an effective and beneficial social security system becomes ever more apparent. In China, however, it is obvious that the system is not working.
In a completely updated survey and analysis of the social security system in China, published today, CLB examines the provision of pensions, unemployment and medical insurance, and the difficulties faced by rural migrant workers in particular in getting the benefits they are entitled too. We separately report on recent government attempts to reform the pension system for public sector workers.
The economic downturn has led to a corresponding rise in the number of strikes and worker protests across China. One of the hardest hit industries has been the construction sector, and workers have stepped up their protests in an increasingly desperate bid to get paid before the Chinese New Year Holiday next week.
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Every employee in China is supposed to have a pension, medical and unemployment insurance, and a range of other welfare benefits. In reality, the system has failed to provide workers, rural migrant workers in particular, with the social security they need and are legally entitled to. (Photo: Retirees in Dongguan) Continue reading...
Wages and benefits for public sector workers said to increase after pension reform
Just five days after the Chinese government revealed ground-breaking reforms to the country's pension system, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced that both wages and pensions for public sector employees will go up in order to compensate them for any losses caused by the reform plan. (Photo of teachers' protest in Huzhou from Sina Weibo) Continue reading...
Strikes and worker protests continue to surge across China in fourth quarter
Construction workers, teachers and miners joined factory workers in a wave of strikes and protests across China in the final quarter of 2014. China Labour Bulletin's Strike Map recorded 569 incidents during the fourth quarter, more than three times the number in the same period in 2013. (Photo: H3C Technologies workers on strike) Continue reading...
People's Daily tries and fails to understand problem of wage arrears in China
After two tragic deaths in the last two months that were directly related to the failure of employers to pay construction workers' wages on time, the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, has demanded that employers respect the rights of their employees and respect the law. (Cartoon from CRNTT.COM) Continue reading...


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Dr Boje receives second PhD at 83
Dr Boje, middle, with his supervisor Dr Idette Noome, right and his wife Elizabeth, left
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Dr John Boje recently received his second PhD in 10 years at the age of 83. He wrote his thesis on his translation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from Middle English into Afrikaans. He would have graduated on 6 April, after submitting his thesis, '"Save oure tonges difference": reflections on translating Chaucer's Canterbury tales into Afrikaans at the end of 2019'. PDBY spoke to Dr Boje about his work, what lay ahead for him, and his advice for young students.
Why do you think an Afrikaans version of the Canterbury Tales is useful?
The Canterbury Tales is in Middle English, a form of the language which makes this major literary work inaccessible to most present-day readers. There are modernisations, but I think translations are more successful. The Tales have been translated into more than fifty languages, so an Afrikaans version is part of a world-wide tribute to a great poet.
How will your translation be used?
The Canterbury Tales provides a window on the Middle Ages, a time when people just like us coped with very different circumstances. The text is therefore of interest to the general reader. A more likely readership, though, will be students of English who battle with the Middle English.
What did you enjoy most about writing your thesis?
The thesis came long after the translation, so it was fascinating to see how the theory of translation, of which I was ignorant when I worked on the translation, meshed with decisions I had arrived at intuitively.
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What advice do you have for young students who are daunted by writing a PhD thesis?
It's vital to choose a topic that is of sufficient interest to keep one going. Then, once you've started, do just that. Keep going; don't despair and don't give up.
What advice do you have for other multi-lingual South Africans who are struggling to bring together differing cultures and ideologies?
Live fully in both worlds. Don't use one to measure or to denigrate the other but let different perspectives on the same reality deepen your understanding and enrich your life.
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This is the most common of all gardening techniques. If you are just a beginner and not yet inclined to produce vegetables for industrial reasons, then residential gardening is for you. The primary purpose of residential gardening is to sustain a family or two of a steady supply of vegetables and at the same time, render aesthetic appeal to your backyard.
Residential gardening does not require too much space. It can also be cultivated in window sills, balconies and other small areas that have sufficient light source, easy to monitor and at the same time, easy to maintain or free from pests. The good thing about residential gardening is the ease with which it ushers the gardening wannabe from having no knowledge of planting to expanding to other gardening styles, whichever deems the fancy of the budding gardener.
Specialized gardening involves non-residential areas that are known for its green quality and are often marketed as such. Parks, botanical gardens, amusement parts and other tourist attractions fall under this category. Often a staff is required to maintain due to its size, so effective administrative skills on top of gardening expertise may be required. It is also tailored for delivering in profit to certain causes or organizations.
If you are up to the challenge of blocking weeds with minimal costs, then impact gardening is for you. It involves using a relatively small space and maximizing its gardening potential. The plants are often crowded together.
Residential gardening is under the huge scope of indoor gardening. Other types under this category include the gardens of conservatories, greenhouses and academic institutions. Systems for heating and air conditioning may also be found for certain breeds of plants. If you are the type of gardener who really loves cultivating plants in and out of season, then indoor gardening is for you.
If you want to garden with minimal supervision and love water organisms, then water gardening is for you. This is a bit of a challenge for most gardeners because it usually doesn't involve the initial conditions of other traditional gardening techniques. The novelty of water gardening appeals only to those who have ample water facilities to cultivate this type of gardening style.
If you are motivated by group efforts, community gardening may be for you. It involves concentrated efforts of the different members of the community to be able to help make a greener place. It involves a huge scope, but the members of the community are given autonomy to style their areas in whichever way they choose.


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Lexikon steht für:

 Lexikon, ein Nachschlagewerk oder Wörterbuch:
 Enzyklopädie, ein besonders umfangreiches Nachschlagewerk
 Nachschlagewerk, ein Buch, das schnellen Zugang zu Wissen liefert
 Wörterbuch, im engeren Sinn ein Buch mit sprachlichen Informationen über Wörter
 Wortschatz (oder Vokabular), der Bestand an Wörtern in einer Sprache

Siehe auch:
 Mentales Lexikon, Repräsentation des Wortschatzes im menschlichen Gedächtnis und im Gehirn
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E844: Language and literacy in a changing world
1 Talk and the processes of teaching and learning
1.1 A sociocultural perspective on language and learning
1.2 What is meant by 'discourse'?
1.3 The nature of educational discourse
1.3.1 IRF exchanges
1.4 The meaning of 'context'
1.5 Discourse strategies used by teachers
1.6 Language as a tool for social action
1.7 Evaluating classroom discussion
1.8 A sociocultural perspective on talk in the teaching of second or other languages
1.10 Reflection activity 1
2 Literacy and learning
2.1 Perspective 1: Literacy as cognitive skill
2.1.1 Oral and literate modes
2.1.2 Literacy and ways of reasoning
2.2 Perspective 2: Literacy as social practice
2.2.1 Autonomous and ideological models of literacy
2.2.2 Literacy and cultural capital
2.2.3 Literacy or literacies?
2.2.4 Literacy, diversity and access
2.3 Drawing on research to offer an integrated approach to literacy pedagogy
2.4 The discourses of literacy
2.5 Research focus
2.7 Reflection activity 2
3 Discourse and identity
3.1 Language and identity
3.2 Language variety, style and identity
3.3 Communities of practice
3.4 Voices, diversity and intertextuality
3.5 Discourse and critique
3.6 English as a second language and identity
4 Multimodal communication and information technology
4.1 What is multimodality?
4.2 Traditions of multimodal practices
4.3 Widening interest in multimodal texts
4.3.1 The increase in multimodal texts
4.3.2 Understanding multimodal texts
4.3.3 Understanding how and why texts are produced
4.4 The notion of 'design'
4.5 Information technology and language: Access and participation
4.5.1 Computer keyboards
4.5.2 HTML source code
4.5.3 Working in call centres
4.5.4 Text messaging
4.5.5 Email and computer mediated communication
4.6 Information technology, literacy and education
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Events bring women of the Bar together
By Brigid O Gorman|24 April 2013
Kylie Nomchong SC of Denman Chambers will be one of a number of speakers to share some of their career experiences at a Bar-focused event to be run by the Women Lawyers Association of NSW (WLANSW) next month.
Nomchong (pictured), a former president of NSW Young Lawyers, is currently a member of one of the Bar Association's professional conduct committees. She is also a committee member of the Women Barristers Forum and is on the board of directors of the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation.
Before joining the Bar, Nomchong worked as a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Relations at Sydney University. She also worked as a solicitor with Turner Freeman. In 1991 she was appointed as in-house solicitor for Actors' Equity of Australia, which later became the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
Other speakers who will share the direction their career has taken at the event, Law as a Career – Coming to the Bar, include Larissa Andelman of 15 Wardell Chambers and Sarah Blakelok, a senior associate at Ashurst.
Margaret Holz, president of WLANSW and a barrister at Jack Shand Chambers in Sydney, will act as MC of the panel discussion, which will take place in Sydney on 15 May.
The WLANSW will also hold another Bar-focused event in May.
The biannual Janet Coombs Lunch for New Female Barristers will take place on Friday 17 May in the Law Society of NSW offices on Phillip St in Sydney CBD. The luncheon costs $25 and is an opportunity for barristers to connect and meet new women who have joined the Bar.
Brigid O Gorman
Last Updated: 03 May 2013 Published: 24 April 2013


Getting to and from green buildings: People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, and another part wants to share rides. What are the current best practices and what are people looking forward to? What is Mobility As A Service? What are we doing about reducing parking demand other than charging more for it?
Meet an architect who knows green buildings and the changing demand for parking garages, a district manager who deals with mobility issues on a daily basis, and a representative for our regional transit authority, who will share the current and emerging opportunities for moving around the area.


The Pan American Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays at a professional level, has made for itself a small but solid place in Washington's musical life, specializing in music of Latin America. This is a growth field, not only because the local Hispanic population is expanding but also because the musical life of our southern neighbors has a depth and richness that we have hardly begun to grasp.
Saturday evening at the Lisner Auditorium, the PASO and conductor Sergio Alessandro Buslje launched the musical portion of a festival titled "Mexican Journeys 2002" with a program of orchestral works by Mexican composers, plus the "Concierto Andaluz" of Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo. Two of the composers on the program, Jose Elizondo and Arturo Marquez, were present to accept the warm applause for the world premieres of works commissioned by the PASO. The orchestra not only played with impressive skill but clearly enjoyed itself at a level seldom seen in professional orchestras.
Marquez played the piano in the premiere of his bright, folk-flavored Danzon No. 7 and in his Danzon No.2, which was heard as an encore. Mexican folklore is also a primary element in Elizondo's music. "La Leyenda del Quetzal y la Serpiente," which had its premiere, was inspired by an Aztec myth.
Rodrigo's Concierto, for four guitars and orchestra, using Andalusian folk motifs, was the centerpiece of the program and its most substantial work. The Aurora Guitar Quartet, a young and very proficient ensemble, made its first appearance with an orchestra in this work. Its four members, hailing from Japan, Cuba and Columbia, Maryland, play together with an intuitive coordination. Buslje effectively handled the tricky challenge of balancing four guitars with a large orchestra.


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Insurers want Trump to rethink shortening open enrollment
Virgil Dickson
Insurance companies are calling on the Trump administration to rethink a proposal to shorten the open-enrollment period over their fears that it will result in only the sickest individuals signing up for coverage.
Several insurers and providers including Kaiser Permanente weighed in on a Trump administration proposed rule aiming to stabilize the individual marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act, voicing concerns about several provisions of the wide-ranging rule. The CMS received more than 2,500 comments on the proposed rule before the deadline passed on Tuesday.
The rule, issued last month, contained provisions that would shorten the ACA's open-enrollment period by six weeks, shift authority to states to determine whether health plans have adequate provider networks, and give insurers more flexibility in covered benefits.
The rule also proposed to shorten the enrollment period for 2018. Instead of lasting three months, it will run for six weeks, starting on Nov. 1 and ending Dec. 15. That would allow consumers' coverage to begin Jan. 1 for a full calendar year, and makes it easier to process enrollment since all policies would begin Jan. 1. It is also expected to improve the risk pool, the CMS said.
Kaiser Permanente said in a comment posted on March 6 that this proposal could actually reduce plan sales, which would impact the overall risk pool and could result in higher premiums.
If the Trump administration does decide to move forward with the idea, Kaiser suggested that open enrollment begin two weeks earlier to accommodate issuers' need to process enrollees during an abbreviated open-enrollment period.
MVP Health Care, a plan that insures people in upstate New York and Vermont, said a shortened open enrollment would likely discourage healthier people from signing up for coverage. Internal plan data from MVP suggests that enrollees who signed up in January and had a Feb. 1 effective date, were healthier on average than those with a Jan. 1 effective date.
If the CMS finalizes the proposal, the federal regulator should give states the flexibility to decide if they want to implement a shorter enrollment period, MVP said.
The proposed rule also would allow insurers to refuse coverage to individuals who miss premium payments until they pay those bills. Centene Corp. urged the Trump administration to go further with that proposal. The payer supported implementing a 12-month continuous coverage provision, which would require consumers to provide proof of continuous coverage for the year prior to enrolling in a new plan or with a new issuer.
This revision would help mitigate the risk that consumers are only enrolling in coverage because they have fallen ill while still allowing those who need coverage to obtain it, Centene said.
In addition, the proposed rule would eliminate redundancies in the current network advocacy requirements. Insurers currently must meet both federal and state standards on network adequacy, but the proposal would shift the review to just the states. That change was expected to reduce administrative burdens for plans.
Plans praised this proposal in comments to the agency, but groups like the American Medical Association warned it would put patients at risk.
"The proposed rule would undo progress made toward ensuring adequacy of provider networks, and, as a result, will impede access to care for patients," the trade group said. "In efforts to reduce premiums, insurers are increasingly narrowing their provider networks. As a result, strong network adequacy requirements and regulations are more important than ever."
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