As the development market picks up again it's time to look at your assets and get a fresh perspective on what the market value could be, especially if you look at options for change of use.
Providing initial planning assessments to show the planning applications likely to be successful.
Analysing all the issues relating to the site and evaluate its worth.
Giving guidance on where opportunities lie, such as residential development or student housing.
If you're looking for land search here for all the sites on the market.
We have been advising VION Food Group since 2010 on their programme of converting obsolete commercial land and properties into attractive assets for development.
In Tameside we sold a factory on a 2.2 hectare site for conversion to 92 housing units and in Broxburn the former Hall's plant is being prepared for sale.
A shortage in housing supply in Scotland can be tackled through more brownsite conversions.
We were brought in to help Ibstock sell their manufacturing site.
They wanted to secure planning permission for residential development before seeking offers from housebuilders.
We managed the entire planning application process and once approval was given, marketed the site to residential developers, set a closing date and negotiated a sale price close to levels achieved prior to the economic downturn.


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One careless Roman.. one Norfolk wonder find
A stunning exhibition beginning at Norwich Castle next weekend will throw fresh light on the most famous empire of antiquity.
Trevor Heaton
Source - http://www.edp24.co.uk/norfolk-life/one_careless_roman_one_norfolk_wonder_find_1_3217276
You don't expect a children's sock to have an emotional wallop. But this one does.
It so perfect and colourful that it looks like it was knitted last week by a loving grandma. But, incredibly, the child who wore it lived and died perhaps 1,800 years ago.
Preserved in the arid desert soil of Egypt, this stunning find is just one of the many highlights of the biggest archaeology exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum since 2005.
Roman Empire: Power and People, which begins next Saturday, brings together hundreds of objects from the British Museum and the castle's own collections for a unique new look at this ever-fascinating period.
We are so lucky to have it on our doorsteps - tribute to the long-standing and warm relations which exists between our local experts and those at the iconic national museum.
And it underlines yet again that Norfolk is one of the most important counties in Britain when it comes to history and archaeology.
Running from February 1 until April 27, this touring exhibition, two years in the planning, will bring new insight into the most famous empire of ancient history.
Everyone knows the Romans, or they think they do. Even the most history-averse of us has heard of mighty Julius Caesar, decadent Nero or cruel Caligula, or the brave gladiators or invincible legions.
But be prepared to have your preconceptions changed when you discover that there was a lot more to this vast empire than the power games of the rich and mighty.
A Roman bronze pan handle with the figure of the Roman God Mercury which was excavated from the site of the Roman town at Caistor St Edmund and is now looked after by the Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service. Picture: James Bass Copy:
The empire's scale was huge - by AD 117 it had grown to encompass the territory now taken up by 50 modern countries. That brought together perhaps 60 million people of vastly different backgrounds and cultures. Those peoples lived in lands as far apart as modern Scotland and the Caspian Sea, yet all were proud to be described as 'Romans', and this exhibition will help tell us why.
Dr John Davies, chief curator for the Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, is expecting the exhibition to be hugely popular. "Everyone is excited by the Romans, so we are really looking forward to bringing it here," he said. "It's a real coup for Norfolk."
He added that the exhibition would also underline the network of international trade links which existed, and in which Roman Norfolk played its part as a centre for rich imports from the Mediterranean world via the River Rhine.
"What's really hit me about the exhibition is that we talk about the Roman Empire but we only really focus on it from a Romano-British point of view - we don't look at it internationally. That's something we Brits are not very good at sometimes.
"The exhibition is very good at conveying that sense of the exotic - everything is Roman, but it's somehow 'different'. It gives us a real sense of the Roman world."
That sense of their world includes examples of the Romans at their most formal, with statues, gold coins or fine glassware, but also at their most down-to-earth. Exhibits include a scrap of papyrus from Egypt in which a man called Apion invites a friend to dine on the '13th of the month and the ninth hour'. So it wasn't just the emperors who were party animals...
The desert conditions have perfectly preserved the party invitation, as they have the child's sock, and its dazzling colours.
For me it's finds like that sock which really connect us to the past, a short-cut which connect us straight to the lives of Romans. Suddenly, 2,000 years seems like nothing. Its very ordinariness reaches out to touch us across the centuries.
I predict this will be one of the most popular exhibits at this must-see exhibition, rather like the burned loaf of bread from Pompeii at last year's display at the British Museum. And just like that burned loaf, it could have stepped out of yesterday.
It's only a children's sock. What's special about that? I'd say: Everything.
Roman Empire: Power and People runs at Norwich Castle Museum from Saturday February 1 to Sunday April 27. It will be accompanied by an extensive programme of events. Find out more from www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk.
A History of the Roman World in Six Objects: Dr John Davies talks about some of the stunning exhibits
1 Funerary portrait of a well-to-do Roman Egyptian, AD 55-70, Trustees of the British Museum
"It's magnificent - timeless. It communicates to us in a modern style that could have been painted yesterday, and yet it's nearly 2,000 years old.
"It crosses the centuries like nothing else can, the equivalent of a Roman photograph. It's very moving to us today."
2 Children's sock from El-Sheikh Ibada, Egypt, AD 200-400, Trustees of the British Museum
"It's a very humble object. It makes me smile every time I see it - it's just the same bright colours that a naughty, rebellious schoolchild would want to wear today.
"But I find it very touching, too, to think that it belong to a child who lived nearly 2,000 years ago. It could only have been found in the desert conditions of the East - we just don't get this sort of preservation in northern Europe."
3 Figure of the Egyptian falcon god Horus wearing Roman military dress, Egypt, Roman period, Trustees of the British Museum
"I love this. There's a real sense of the exotic with this. Take away the head and it's a Roman military figure, beautifully crafted... but then there's this bizarre bird's head.
"The falcon is associated with the Egyptian god Horus, and this one has a big beak and prominent eyes - it's quite scary really and very powerful - power expressed through religion."
4 Reconstructed glass flask, Hockwold, Norwich Castle Museum
"This is from a hoard of glass vessels at Hockwold, found with some pewter vessels. It was almost certainly imported along international trade routes. So many North Anglian treasures have been found from this period - Mildenhall, Thetford, Water Newton [near Peterborough] but those are all metal. It would definitely have belonged to a wealthy household.
"The other glass hoard found in Norfolk - from Burgh Castle - is now in the British Museum."
5 Goat figurine from temple site at Great Walsingham, bronze, Norwich Castle Museum
"We've had postcards made of this one because we think it's going to be so popular with visitors to the exhibition. It's the personality of it which appeals so much. It was probably made by a local craftsman - it's really quirky."
"It could have been an offering - or a souvenir, like the pilgrim's badges from medieval Walsingham. And I think that's really significant that here was a temple site too. It just maybe that we'll be able to find some sort of continuity of religious belief in the area."
6 Bovine tremina (end of a horn drinking vessel), found at Needham, Norwich Castle Museum
It's Iron Age - but it's Roman too. "It was found at Needham a couple of years ago. We think it must date from the time of the client kingdom" - that brief but ultimately bloody time when the Icenian king Prasutagus thought he could work with the Roman invaders, only for his death to spark Boudica's rebellion. "It's a very special object - this sort of thing just doesn't turn up often. I'd describe it as 'local exotic'. It's very likely that the person who owned this would have known Boudica personally."

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9 Mistakes That Make You a Bad Listener
You have two ears and only one mouth for a reason.
By Amy MorinAuthor, "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do"@AmyMorinLCSW
Communication problems are often at the heart of the issues that lead people to enter my therapy office. Whether it's a parent struggling to "get through" to a teenager or a couple who feel like they're falling out of love, the inability to communicate effectively causes tension, anger, and serious relationship problems.
But of course it's not just families that suffer when communication problems arise. The key to keeping business relationships healthy and productive also involves healthy communication.
In my 14 years as a therapist, no one has ever entered my office claiming to be a bad listener. But the truth is, most people's listening skills could use a little sharpening.
Messages: The Communication Skills Book by Matthew McKay is often used as a therapy tool to aid clients in having more meaningful conversations. The book identifies a variety of communication skills and tools, including the importance of being a good listener.
Here's a summary of some of the bad habits McKay says will cause you to be a bad listener:
1. Mind Reading
Mind reading involves making assumptions about what the other person thinks or feels. Instead of asking questions, you draw conclusions about why someone behaves in a certain manner.
2. Rehearsing
Rather than listen to the other person's point of view, you might be tempted to start forming your argument. Rehearsing what you're going to say--and how you're going to say it--makes it impossible to hear the other person's message.
3. Filtering
Filtering may involve zoning in on the points that reinforce your argument, or discounting anything you don't want to hear. Filtering out the rest of the message can lead to unnecessary disagreements and hurt feelings.
4. Daydreaming
It's easy for your mind to drift--especially when you're involved in a lengthy conversation. Daydreaming, however, will cause you to miss out on the conversation.
5. Judging
Passing judgment--such as when you label someone a jerk--keeps you from listening with an open mind. You won't be able to understand how the other person sees the world when you've already drawn your own conclusions.
6. Advising
Jumping in to offer a solution prevents you from gathering more information. Showing that you understand what is being said is often more important than the advice you have to offer.
7. Debating
You can't listen when you're invested in debating. Interrupting, arguing, and disputing everything doesn't add value to the conversation.
8. Placating
Saying things like, "Yes, you're right," without putting in an effort to understand, comes across as uncaring. Minimizing the seriousness of the situation will likely cause the other person to feel dismissed, rather than appreciated.
9. Derailing
Changing the subject--whether it's to bring to the focus back to the things you want to discuss or because you don't want to tackle a tough topic--won't do you any favors. While it sometimes works in the short-term, deflection creates bigger problems over time.
Just because you're silent doesn't mean you're listening. Listening shouldn't be a passive activity--it requires active participation.
So before you decide someone else is a bad communicator, consider the steps you could take to improve your listening skills. Reflect what you hear, ask questions, and strive to gain clarification and your conversations will become much more meaningful and productive.
Published on: Feb 22, 2016


The house, consisting of two units, dates back to the '60s and was entirely renovated in the' 80s. It has been recently retrofitted, replacing the old gas boiler.
Today K18 serves a primary circuit with the existing radiators and is combined with boiler for the production of DHW.
K18 has avoided a burdensome installation of solar panels on the rooftop, as required by the initial project. K18 provides for the production of DHW at high temperature suitable for the existing radiators, avoiding PV system installation and upgrading of electricity meter.


Both you and your child should be educated on the dangers of drowning. Childhood drowning is the number one unintentional cause of death in Florida for children under the age of four. Teach your child to swim and be safe near or in the water. The Swimming Instruction, Water Safety Instruction & CPR Directory can be a helpful tool you should use.


A mystical call takes you to the astral realm, a world full of magic and wonder.
On a wide and forbidden ocean, a dragon rises in the night sky.
Below, hidden in the depths of the forest, the purest of the elves hide its essence.
In the center of the continent, you can see the Tower of Babel, which extends from a large city.
This is the JRPG fantasy, where you want to challenge fate and push back time. The call of adventure sounds; Is this a new beginning or another way to shake?
Embark on an adventure trip through the Astral Kingdom. Explore an open world with varied maps, expanding landscapes, rewarding quests and epic booties, reveal an intrigue and live an impressive story in the Astral Realm.
Choose from 5 different and customizable classes: Warrior, Guardian, Ranger, Sorcerer and Chanter. Switch to other classes if you want to build a new alignment.
Recruit more than 100 unique heroes.
More than 100 legendary heroes with a stellar cast of voices from Japan. Recruit these heroes with personalities and unique stories, and take on a diverse team by putting together powerful combinations of heroes!
Transform your own spells in combat by drawing runes with the tips of your fingers. Unleash more than 200 unique skills you learn from your heroes.
Increase your squads improving your heroes, improving the team, strengthening your fairies and more. Build your best team and prepare them for the next battles!
Download Astral Chronicles and you can install it on both your Android device and PC. Android device installation is very simple, just go to any third party APK provider and Download the APK and Simply Tap it to install and as for the PC version, you will be needing an emulator. Follow the Guide below to Download and Install the App on PC.
Step 1: To download and install Astral Chronicles for PC, you need an Android emulator such as Bluestacks to start with. I have given the links to their official sites at the end.
Step 3: If you find the application you are looking for, continue and download it; otherwise you just get APK of Astral Chronicles from any third party APK providers.
Step 4: That's it for installing Astral Chronicles for PC. Stay up-to-date for more comparable tips at DroidWikies.


by Lawrence Kwok, Lead Designer | Komodo OpenLab Inc.
Komodo Openlab Co-Founder and Technical Lead, Jorge Silva approached me to assist in the design of the new enclosure for the Tecla Shield. Having already previously worked with George Brown College, he was looking to develop the concept further into something with more commercial appeal and some functional improvements, all in a low-cost niche device that would ship only 1000 units annually.
Early sketches, where I'm trying to imagine the absolute simplest enclosure possible taking into account material cost, manufacturing method, ease of assembly, durability in use and product aesthetic. Originally, I had envisioned a hard 'skeletal' frame, with a soft, malleable 'shroud', making the assembly reliable but also very simple.
Simple cardboard bounding box, attempting to come to terms with the size of the internals of the Tecla Uno and how rearranging them affects both the handling and the product perception.
This is a previous prototype developed in partnership between Komodo Openlab and George Brown College, using laser cut acrylic. This is where Tecla's form 'DNA' originates, as well the the method of using Chicago-style screws for assembly. Anyone familiar with the PiBow case for Raspberry Pi can instantly see the similarities and inspiration.
Building off of the George Brown model, I started taking into consideration brand aesthetics, attempting to use the existing material and manufacturing method to speak a more mainstream and commercial language.
Jorge wanted to explore what injection moulding would cost, so we quickly translated the model in order to obtain early quotes. The tooling required to develop a working model would have increased the cost enough for this to be a healthy indicator of what the initial investment would be.
Because the electronics were constantly changing, the CAD model was made up of, 'floating' datums and volumes. This meant that anytime things changed, a new model could be generated quickly.
Injection molding proved too expensive at the time, so Komodo decided to buy a Makerbot for manufacturing purposes instead. This wasn't my first time 3D printing, but it was my first time operating a printer myself and blurring the boundaries between a prototype and a finished product.
Having a printer made it very easy to check the design in real world conditions, but consistency in print quality was always a concern.
I suspected that while we were pursuing 3D printing as the sole method of production, we hadn't established confidence that it would work, that at any time we could change channels back to injection moulding, so the design had to be flexible in the face of contradicting immediate concerns vs. future concerns.
One of the biggest concerns with 3D printing was quality and consistency with respect to the first few layers of the print. Surface quality, texture, flatness and build plate adhesion was a moving target. It would have taken at least 30 hours to manually develop a raft and a method for those first few layers to work properly. The Makerware software updates weren't at the point were this was a quick fix and confidence was shaky.
It was at this time that the decision was made (based on Mauricio's feedback) to deviate from the two part assembly into something more manageable for the printer, helping to decrease print times and increase print quality and consistency. Thankfully by this time, Makerbot's firmware was fast improving upon the community's (specifically, 'Sailfish') own innovations in slicing algorithms. These two events made realizing a 'finished' product much more within grasp.
We decided to split the assembly into 4 parts, and I decided to bring the acrylic back into the equation, knowing full well that this meant we would be 3D printing AND laser cutting. The tradeoff in number of processes was made up by the fact that this was an opportunity to revisit the brand aesthetics - a return to the original PiBow inspiration, and a nod to the George Brown concept.
3D printing a finished product means having to audit gcode to ensure the slicing algorithm is giving you exactly the kind of structure and quality that the customer expects and that the printer can deliver quickly, consistently and reliably, while at the same time minimizing material usage and waste.
Gcode visualization is a great way to simulate what your printer is going to do line by line, layer by layer, before ever starting up the printer. You can catch trouble spots before they ever materialize, alter the printer settings in response to those errors, or any other situational constraints that may arise.
Now that I was getting good results and able to optimize print times, we were able to construct, 'Beta Boxes' for the developers, and I started prototyping the wheelchair mounting clip. Jorge came up with the brilliant idea: Who doesn't love magnets?
The target for Komodo was 100 units a month, so I sat down and calculated how much time each part needed for printing/finishing, how many parts could be simulaneously printed, how much time each unit required for assembly and testing, how many printers would be required, what print speeds were within reason, as well as how many failures to expect. It was an amazing feeling to already know all the significant numbers rather than an uneducated or abstract notion.
After considering a number of palettes based on Makerbot's own plastic selection, Komodo opted for colours that were in accordance with their brand, as well as deviated from the more, 'medical-device-looking', colours.
The, 'final' product. These units were considered ready for customer use. Although the 3D printer creates imperfections in each print, the nature of the design allows the materials to play to their strengths, communicating a strong sense of intent.
Having to design a prototype that functions as a final product, while also taking into consideration that the prototype method is also the production method was an amazing opportunity to think both conceptually and pragmatically.
Having an established workflow meant being able to quickly prototype/produce new accessories like this phone mount, which utlizes industrial-grade velcro, hidden from view.
Prototyping is not always a clean, linear or glamourous activity.
I believe that materials and objects communicate a lot of information, especially in their imperfections with respect to both form and function.
So things were all set to go, but new funding became available and we had to quickly pivot back to injection moulding. Because the design was made to accommodate both possibilities, it stepped back into its roll as a prototype that could be quickly translated. Due to my lack of experience with injection moulding, a professional was called in.
Stopher Christensen, Founder of Tensen Design, did an amazing job of translating the design intent and quickly refining it for injection moulding. Read more about it on Tensen's thorough blog post.
3D print on the left took 45min on the makerbot, injection mould on the right took 6 hours on the makerbot, but less than a minute in final production. The material behaves so differently in each process, but the parts perform the same 'essential' functions: Ensuring structural integrity, holding the internals firmly in place and enabling ease of assembly.
Mauricio Meza (Co-Founder and Business Development) and Jorge Silva, assembling the first production batches. The daily output of Tecla Uno was roughly 7 or 8. On the first day of Tecla Dos, these two made over 50. They now have someone dedicated to assembly among other duties.
To me, being, 'in the bubble' always involves a little bit of wandering.
You just do what it takes to get from A to B.


I'm not sure how many of you have had to drive in countries using the "wrong side" of the road. My first experience was in Ireland. After taking a red eye from Boston at about 6:30 in the morning local time, we headed out in our rental car. It was amazing to realize something usually done instinctively now required thinking. Decisions had to be made when entering roundabouts, making turns, etc. Habits were so engrained I went to get in the wrong side of the car multiple times. The conclusion I made early in this driving experience was that my first impulse was almost always wrong. For example if approaching a car head on, veering to the right (an American instinct) can make you wish you'd opted for the insurance.
It may be time for vendors to give more thought to what they have done for decades in providing sellers so much product training. I appreciate that competent sellers must be knowledgeable about offerings. That said, few vendors have taken a step back and realized the role of sellers has changed over the last 15 years. My question: How often is the product training helpful to B and C Sellers?
Given a choice, most mid to low-level staff within prospect organizations prefer to delay talking to sellers. They do their own research of offerings via the Internet and social networking. I believe this is partly due to baggage about stereotypical salespeople and the belief they are more concerned about earning commission than addressing buyer needs. User-level buyers that have done research are likely to find sellers aren't especially helpful. My view is an increasing percentage of opportunities start with "expert" buyers contacting sellers later in buying cycles than ever before.
If and when B and C sellers call at Key Player levels (whether proactive or reactive contacts), how useful is extensive product knowledge? Most executives have little interest in learning all about offerings. A Players realize these buyers want to know how business results can be improved through the use of offerings and therefore are able to align with buyers.
When making calls at high levels, B and C Players mimic the behavior of people driving on the other side of the road. Their instincts and comfort levels because of all of their training is to start by talking about product.
When calling at all levels, sellers must help buyers identify business issues. For that reason vendors should consider changing the mix of product/business training so that the latter becomes more of a comfort level. It's painful for buyers when calls degrade into product pitches, the equivalent of veering right in Ireland to avoid head on collisions.


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Subject: Where is Joe Merchant?
TSGT J.B. Merchant worked in the orderly room of the 6984th Security Squadron on Shemya (the second to last inhabited island in the Aleutian chain) in 1972-73. While out-processing from the Alaska theatre at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage I was surprised to run into J.B. Merchant again. J.B. had volunteered to RETURN to our Aleutian Alcatraz & Alcohol paradise (I would not see as many Al's in the same sentence again until "All Al All the Time" news coverage after the 2000 presidential election).
J.B. Merchant was not nuts. He was the best card player on the island. He would carry around a briefcase containing over a thousand dollars in search of the next gambling session. J.B. considered his alternative futures and hired himself a body guard for protection. J.B. probably made more money on that island than anyone else below the rank of Colonel.
J.B. Merchant was from Cincinnati, Ohio. It was his intention to open a bowling alley after he retired from the Air Force. Does anybody out there know where J.B. Merchant is?


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În fonetică, consoana sonantă velară este un sunet care apare în foarte multe limbi vorbite. În cuvinte joacă rol de consoană, dar întrucît articularea sa seamănă foarte mult cu cea a unei vocale (vocala ) face de asemenea parte din categoria semivocalelor. Simbolul său fonetic este .

Consoana  este sonoră și nu are o pereche surdă.

Pronunție

Sonantă velară, Consoană

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A Troll Insulted Sarah Silverman On Twitter. Here's Why She's Paying His Medical Bills.
"I believe in you."
Outspoken comedian Sarah Silverman likely receives many insulting tweets a day, but when one user called her an offensive slur, she took time to acquaint herself with the individual and eventually began a productive dialogue with him.
#TBT hanging out with someone I admire very much
A post shared by @ sarahkatesilverman on Dec 28, 2017 at 3:33pm PST
When Twitter user Jeremy Jamrozy from San Antonio, Texas, used the expletive in reference to Silverman, she seemingly had a peek at his timeline, which included tweets about the physical pain he's in as a result of several slipped discs as well as sexual abuse he endured as a child. Silverman then replied back with a level of compassion seldom seen on social media, especially after insults have been hurled.
"I believe in you. I read ur timeline & I see what ur doing & your rage is thinly veiled pain," she wrote. "See what happens when u choose love. I see it in you."
I believe in you. I read ur timeline & I see what ur doing & your rage is thinly veiled pain. But u know that. I know this feeling. Ps My back Fucking sux too. see what happens when u choose love. I see it in you.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017
When Jamrozy replied he couldn't choose love because of the sexual assault he experienced when he was just 8 years old, Silverman empathized with this stranger. She told him she could imagine his rage and subsequently referred him to sexual abuse support groups in his area. "You deserve support," she said.
Even though Jamrozy quickly apologized for insulting Silverman, she was less concerned with his mea culpa and more focused on getting him the help he so desperately needs. "I see something in you. My gut tells me you could have a great life," she tweeted. "My shrink says we don't get what we want, we get what we think we deserve. I'm telling you, you deserve so much more than you know."
Dood I don't care. I'm fine. I see something in you. My gut tells me you could have a great life. My shrink says we don't get what we want, we get what we think we deserve. I'm telling you, you deserve so much more than you know.
"Don't give up on yourself," she added after Jamrozy said he'd give one of the support groups a try. "Be brave enough to risk getting burned. It's what happens when u fight for yourself. But it's worth it. I promise."
When Jamrozy asked Silverman why she took such an interest in him after he sent her a mean tweet, she admitted to being a bit surprised in herself but then reiterated an early claim she had made about her new social media pal. "I saw the rage and pain," she said. "And looked at your avatar and just... saw so much in you."
And believe it or not, Silverman wasn't done yet. Upon learning about Jamrozy's painful slipped discs, she asked the Twitterverse for a hand in getting him some medical attention, not an easy feat since he doesn't have health insurance. "Let's get him back on his feet!!" she wrote. "Who's in?"
Yo SAN ANTONIO! Any kickass back/neck care specialists willing 2 help my friend @jeremy_jamrozy He has several slipped discs, no insurance, & can't work bc of severe pain. Let's get him back on his feet!! Who's in?
Before long, an area clinic got Jamrozy an appointment, though it was eventually determined that his condition was worse than expected, and will require a considerable amount of money and therapy to fix.
Not about to give up on her newfound friend now, Silverman shared a link to the GoFundMe page Jamrozy had created to help cover his medical costs. As of press time he'd already raised nearly $2,900 — far more than the $150 initially requested.
However, My San Antonio reports Silverman has offered to pay for Jamrozy's medical treatment, so he now intends to donate the money he's raised to other San Antonians who need assistance.
Jeremy went for a consult and it's worse than we hoped. If you're so inclined, help get him on his feet and working again.
He's in San Antonio if you're an actual expert that can help with ur skills.. https://t.co/M61SdGWZh9
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) January 2, 2018
Overwhelmed by all of the financial and emotional support he had received, Jamrozy took to Twitter on January 5 to thank all of those who wished him well. "Thank you to all the support financially, emotionally, and donations. This is more than I could have wished for," he tweeted, per Daily Dot. Thank you nicos organics I received ur package am excited to try the products out. Thank u everyone. U showed me a lot within a few days. Love u all."
While Silverman certainly didn't have to engage with Jamrozy after the tweet he sent her, the fact that she was able look past the hate and pain and find humanity should be an inspiration to us all.
Tags: jeremy jamrozy, twitter, twitter troll, sarah silverman , charitable celebrities
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Meet Adam Rippon, A Figure Skater Who Is Team USA's First Openly Gay Male Winter Olympian
"I feel that my experience will help me have my best performances at the Olympic Games."
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Women Talk About Their Complicated Relationship With A Scale Before Taking A Sledgehammer To It
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LeBron James Turned A Racist Ad Into An Inspirational Message To Black Kids Everywhere
"I see a Young King!!"


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Q: Android Studio emulator shuts down after launch Android Studio installed a few days ago. First project.
Worked fine, but after being in the background for a couple of days, the emulator was frozen. Had to force it down with Task Manager.
There was some message about "partially.." something. Then starting the emulator, it shut down after few seconds. Not even running an app. Just launching it fails.
Tried setting AVD (Nexus 5X API 26) graphics to software, no difference.
Tried uninstalling/reinstalling Nexus 5X AVD, no difference.
Tried uninstalling/reinstalling Android 8.0, no difference.
What to try next..?

A: Try restarting the adb server by :-
adb kill-server
adb start-server
from your adb cmd prompt, I guess it should work.

A: As of Android 3.4.1 update, you can solve these types of issues by right-clicking on the name of your virtual device and select "wipe data". Then run your device once complete.
It should work.

A: Sometimes it happened to me too. The solution is to update all the required components. To do that go to the "Tools" menu at the top in "Android Studio" and choose "SDK Manager". Click on "System Settings" in the left menu and go to "Android SDK".

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*Go to "SDK Tools" tab and see any update is required. If required update those by clicking the tick mark and pressing OK or whatever it requires.

*Go to "SDK Platform" tab and tick the checkbox "Show Package Details". Then If you see any update is required/available then update those also.
After all that mentioned previously, restart "Android Studio" and try to run the emulator and it should work hopefully and not shut down after launch.

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No More Concrete Cage – Lawsuit Wins Permanent Sanctuary for Ricky the Bear
Lawsuit Convinces Shop Owner to Finally Release Ricky the Bear to Wild Animal Sanctuary
Contact: Natalia Lima, nlima@aldf.org, 201 679 7088
York, PA — A female black bear named Ricky will finally feel grass under her feet, after a settlement in the national nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund's lawsuit led to her release to the Colorado-based Wild Animal Sanctuary. The lawsuit was filed by the Philadelphia office of the law firm Baker-Hostetler in December 2014 on behalf of concerned Pennsylvania residents against Jim Mack's Ice Cream, where Ricky had lived for 16 years in a small, concrete cage, eating a mix of corn and dog food funneled onto the floor of her enclosure.
Today, under the supervision of Dr. Mary Denver, DVM, former head veterinarian at the Maryland Zoo and former president of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Ricky is on her way to her new home at the sanctuary.
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Ricky's suffering in her tiny enclosure was confirmed by veterinary experts, who warned of a "slow and torturous decline in physical and mental health" if the bear remained in these conditions. National attention was drawn to her plight, and tens of thousands signed petitions requesting her release, including comedian Ricky Gervais. Local residents had asked for Ricky's release for years.
Ricky's new habitat at the Wild Animal Sanctuary, located in Keenesburg, Colorado, features 15 acres of rolling grassland at the 720 acre sanctuary. Bears require large, environmentally complex spaces in which to engage in their natural behaviors, such as bathing, exploring, foraging, and denning—and that's what Ricky's new life holds in store for her at the sanctuary.
Special care is given to new residents like Ricky, who will be slowly transitioned into her new life in a large acreage sanctuary through custom enrichment and a climate-controlled rehabilitation center. Ricky's future now includes plenty of space to be undisturbed by humans and traffic. She will in time be able to run and play with other bears.
The lawsuit, filed by Carl Hittinger and Brian Saunders of BakerHostetler and attorney Brian LaManna, accused James H. McDaniel, Jr. of violating state regulations that require the humane care and treatment of wild animals and of posing a threat to public safety by holding a bear at the Lincoln Highway-based store.
"BakerHostetler was pleased to bring this case on behalf of our local clients and ALDF to right this animal abuse and release Ricky to a reputable, independently-certified sanctuary where she belongs," said Carl Hittinger, a partner at BakerHostetler. In the settlement, Mr. McDaniel agreed to release Ricky, and the plaintiffs agreed to drop the lawsuit as a result.
"Our legal team is thrilled that Mr. McDaniel has made the ethical choice to send Ricky to the experienced professionals at the Wild Animal Sanctuary," said Matthew Liebman, senior attorney for ALDF. "We were prepared to litigate until Ricky was free, but this decision will save everyone time and money and Ricky won't have to wait any longer to feel the earth beneath her paws."
Photos and video of Ricky in her new home will be available by request on Tuesday.
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Coalition Urges Humboldt County to Void Illegal Lethal Contract with Federal Wildlife-Killing Agency
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Former Roadside Zoo Bear, Ricki, Reunites with Rescuer Whose Lawsuit Freed Her from Concrete Cage
For 16 years, Ricki, a black bear, lived alone in a bare 250-square-foot cage outside of an ice cream shop in Pennsylvania. In 2014, Bennett and the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit on Ricki's behalf.
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If your business sells online or to customers from all over, it can be tougher to figure out how to be "local" and how to connect with all those local searches. But there are other ways to do it.
Local can also be "temporary local." If your business is based on tourism, you have temporary locals. People visit your community because they love something about it. They are temporary locals with a stake in your community. When you use video to show off your destination community, you're strengthening your ties with potential visitors, and you're connecting with their local searches.
Local can also be "someone else's local." By showing your connections to your local community, you're also establishing that you are a small business worth supporting, no matter where your customers are. Marketer Jane Quigley told me that when she shops online, she looks for local independent businesses to support, even if they are local to somewhere else. When I was looking for chocolate covered pecans, I chose to buy from Nuts.com because their website showcased their local ties in their New Jersey community. They weren't local to me, but they were someone else's local, and that earned my business. All the video you create to show your local connections increases your appeal to distant customers, too.
Local can also be "a member of our community online." Take the WordPress community, for example. The developers, designers, and consultants that work with the WordPress framework are all part of a network and online community. There are also offline community events like WordCamps and developer events. To show that your business is "local" to the online community, use video to show your participation at in-person events, your connections to community leaders, and your support of community causes. You can also go further by using all the local video techniques here.
You never know which geographic names people have associated with you, so it's best to include more than just your town name. And phrases like "tri-state area" are used so many different places, it pays to also explain them. Don't assume viewers know which state you're in. Remember those "someone else's local" searches? Those potential new customers won't know exactly where you are until you tell them.
Start with your store, or office, or what ever physical location you work from. Give your customers a tour, a peek out your window, or an inside view into where you do the magic. Even if your work is location independent, you can feature "today's workplace" in your videos.
Extend that to field locations. Show where your product is used, or where your services make a difference. Show demonstrations from the field. I promise you a product video is always more interesting when it's a product demo from the field, rather than a "talking head" video from behind a desk about the same product.
Your products are made from other ingredients or supplies. Show where they come from. Show the local businesses or suppliers you buy from. The easiest way for you to picture this is following food products from the farm to someone's plate. You can use this idea with any business. In fact, you don't have to be a product-based business. If you provide services, other local services support you. Show them. Where do they come from? Who are the people involved?
OK, now go the other way along the supply chain. Who buys from you? What local businesses or people rely on you? Make videos featuring them and what difference they make locally.
You're part of some local community, and you want to show that. The best way to connect to locals is to feature locals. Look to local causes, activities, and events. You're already participating in events, so take your video camera with you.
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At its core, being local is all about people. That's why video matters so much to create local ties. Flat words on a screen can only convey so much. But moving images make you much more real to people. And when you're building local ties, being real is perhaps the most critical element. If you take any of these local ideas, capture some simple honest video about them, and share them with your local community, you'll build a much stronger connection and ultimately build your business.
Thanks Becky – terrific post that redefines how the term "local" applies to small business! To read more about Becky, she shares useful lessons for urban and rural businesses in her new book, Small Town Rules, written with Chicago entrepreneur Barry Moltz. Becky publishes the popular website Small Biz Survival. She also owns a liquor store and a cattle ranch in Oklahoma.


So somehow in the context of my homily for Sunday, as I reflect on Isaiah (God helps me), James (we all make mistakes, but do we learn?), and Mark (get behind me Satan, Peter), I'm going to reflect on God showing up. Because God does show up. Maybe not when, or how we want. But God comes.
What are you reflecting on? Are you with the RCL or pondering the Call of Abraham in NL? Scroll back to this blog from Tuesday if you're looking for more discussion on either of these.
I'm here for the Preacher Party, so pull up a chair, grab a mug, and lets see where we go. I have plenty of coffee and tea, and chocolate….
I hope that inspiration found its way to you. I'm not sure what you do when you're hoping for inspiration. I am usually helped if I take a walk outside. Or better yet, walk to yoga. Whatever it is that helps you move through being stuck, I hope you can do that.
Teri, Thank you for the fact that God does show up. I need to hear that today. I'm trying to focus on the sermon after a week of hurricane prep for a hurricane that went south and didn't touch us, and learning the loss of my lifelong close friend, and finally still trying to get feet back on dry ground two weeks after being at sea for a month.
I think I'm going with 'take up your cross' and follow me. But, I also can't shake the words of Jesus, 'those who are ashamed of me and my words' I wonder what that looks like today in the way we live our faith. Pondering how that fits with all that's happened this week.
Just finished a dinner of old fashioned American classic-meatloaf. But, now on to ice cream.
I've been reading on the Gospel and much of the reflection, of course, is on the very words you are pondering. Here's what my reading is stirring up in me: take up one's cross has been used to reinforce oppression and suppression, so I can readily reject that interpretation. However, taking up MY cross looks different. For me it is a question of how authentically am I living my faith? And for me this means, am I working to be healthy in mind, body, and spirit? Am I working to really, fully, understand that God loves me and wants me to live a full life and to live full out? What does it mean for me to be authentic, to not be stuck in my anxieties, but to become aware of how they limit me, how I have allowed my anxieties to define me and influence how I react to complaints or criticism or problems? How can I lean fully into what I believe, that God loves me and that I am always showing up, doing my best. Not that allows me be stuck, but propels me to always keep growing in awareness of self and others. Thus, I turn being ashamed of Jesus and his words, from the notion of shaming, to the notion of accountability. Jesus calls us to be fully healthy, fully mature, fully able to be accountable but not shamed and not blaming. It means I need to speak up for my faith, grounded in my values and beliefs, not so that I can convince others, but so I can be fully who I am.
This perspective is all grounded in family systems and some leadership training I am doing (Faithwalking) which is speaking to me these days.
I hope that you find the way these words are speaking to you and let them guide you full on.
And yes. God does show up. That I believe.
Wow, Teri, you are spot on. Thanks for your feedback. The sermon is slowly, slowly unfolding. And no what words are put to paper or spoken, God is in the midst of them. And that promise keeps me going Sunday after Sunday. Peace, sister in cross carrying.
Terri good story about the homeless woman. I have a question to ask you that was asked to me by an agnostic friend of mine… If God is a God of love who provides a beautiful place world for us to live in and is a healer then why does he allow suffering such as incureable cancers, earthquakes, droughts, floods, fires etc ?.
This is one of those tough questions, right? We think that if God is with us then God will only allow one way of being, healthy, peaceful, good. However, God is a God of relationship and of the incarnation. God shows up in and through US. God works through us. We hear that in Abraham and Sarah and all the way through to Mary (God-bearer) and Jesus and then into the disciples and now us. So God has chosen to only enable a world that works as we do…which means its messy because humans only see dimly and unevenly and it takes great work to begin to see more deeply into the human condition, to manage our anxiety in order to work for some greater good for self and others.
John MacQuarrie, an Anglican systematic theologian, wrote about this. As I have interpreted his system, this is what I understand: in the beginning there was a swirling mass of chaos and God. God scooped into this chaos and pulled forth order: night/day, sun/moon, water/earth, people. In the process of pulling forth order a remnant of chaos also come through, which God allowed to stay. This chaos has become known as "free will." The free will of humans and all creation. Sometimes free will enables more of God's created order to thrive and sometimes it goes the other way and moves back toward chaos. Some chaos is always good – biologist recognize that a little chaos in creation enables ongoing creativity, our capacity to thrive and survive, adapt, and grow in new ways. Without a little chaos all of life would become stagnant.
Chaos in creation like hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. are always tragic. They are for me, nature exhibiting free will that is a turn back toward chaos in unhealthy ways.
However, into every example of chaos, God shows up and works to once again restore order. God works, almost always through human beings, who clean up messes, rescue people, are first responders and people who strive to help.
In the process, God and human beings grow. We hear examples of God learning from the chaos God created after the flood and Noah, or when Abraham or Moses argue with God. God learns and changes. Jesus learns too from people like the Syrophoenician woman in our Gospel last week. And we learn. The hopeful news of the remnant of chaos in creation is its invitation to be in relationships that grow through challenges. None of us ever want to have these challenges, but they are part of life, and if we engage them (at least for me) through the lens of my faith, then I can grow more mature as a human being and as a person of faith.
Thank you Terri for your most welcomed informative reply to my question…much appreciated.
almost 9 pm on Saturday night and sitting down to write about Abram and Sarai. i have a few dot points – family dynamics, God's call asks us to change [place and name]. there will be a small lesson to outline the next few generations.
I posted and nothing happened, so this is a test.
We are doing Faith, Hope, and Life Suicide Prevention Sunday. The sermon, based on James and the Gospel, is entitled, "What Do We Say?" I saw in yesterday's Weekly e-Reader that Rachael Keefe has broached the topic similarly in "Changing the Answers." I am trying to address why the church, in which we are absorbed in matters of life and death, is a good place for this; offer some reminders about meeting grief and teach a little about suicide prevention; and emphasize that we are a beloved resurrection people, no matter the circumstances.
I finished some days ago; after I experienced some self-irritation at having decided to stick with the week's texts, the sermon suddenly appeared in a flurry. I tweaked it the next day, and am hoping that I am not plagued by despair when I take another look in a little while!
And I would add, even in the rebuke Jesus gives to Peter in this reading, what Jesus is aiming for is deeper, more honest, more authentic, relationships. Peter has aligned with a simplistic, grandiose idea of Jesus. Jesus brings him back to reality. Life is messy, but in the messes, God shows up, reminding us to wade in, reach out, and love.
during the NL Old Testament readings i am including some background material and a timeline each week as well as the sermon. I did this last year and it was well received, also included maps for some of the NT readings.
time for a cuppa and bed, good night from down under.
I have spent this week in the company of Revgals as we spent four days on retreat on the Isle of Arran; it has fed my soul.
I am trying to translate the feeling of well-being into the sermon – when Jesus asks us (me) "Who do you say I am?" what is my answer?
he (Jesus)/God/Spirit in all the things we do?
She was ever present with us as we beach walked; prayed in colour and created beauty out of the discarded trash the eventually turns into sea glass….
I am inspired by your comment Terri – "Jesus is aiming for is deeper, more honest, more authentic, relationships. Peter has aligned with a simplistic, grandiose idea of Jesus. Jesus brings him back to reality. Life is messy, but in the messes, God shows up, reminding us to wade in, reach out, and love." That speaks into my thoughts… right now it's all a bit messy – but I am hoping that in the tumbling of thoughts something beautiful will come.
And then… who do you, the congregation, say Jesus is? Who is he to you?


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New Directors Appointed to OCI Board of Directors
The Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) welcomes two new appointees to its Board of Directors as it
works together with the Government of Ontario to support the province's economic recovery priorities.
TORONTO, ON – June 7, 2021 – The Ontario Centre of Innovation, formerly the Ontario Centre of Excellence, is pleased to welcome Andrea Mandel-Campbell and David Cunningham as new Government of Ontario appointees to its Board of Directors.
Andrea Mandel-Campbell is a senior business executive, public affairs strategist and best-selling author of "Why Mexicans don't drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business From the Suds of Global Obscurity." She is currently Senior Vice President and Practice Lead of Capital Markets at NATIONAL Public Relations and has previously held senior roles in corporate and political communications, and as a journalist for media outlets including the National Post, the Financial Times and BNN Bloomberg. Ms. Mandel-Campbell also serves as a Board Director of the Canadian Club of Toronto and is a past Board Member of Startup Canada.
David Cunningham is a parallel entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience in CEO, Chairman, Board advisory and Investor roles. Mr. Cunningham's most recent work has been concentrated in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science & Analytics, with other work in EdTech, MarTech, Healthcare and as current CEO of DeveloperMedia, where he advises leading technology platform companies on Developer Marketing and Platform evangelism. Mr. Cunningham is known in having led numerous startups, acquisitions and exits, including providing a Data Visualization platform to Microsoft for inclusion in Microsoft SQL Server.
The appointments fill existing vacancies on the Board and are part of the recently passed Innovation Centre Governance Act, which permits the Government of Ontario to appoint up to six of OCI's thirteen-member Board of Directors. The legislation is intended enhance the scope of expertise of its Board members and better position OCI to support the province's economic recovery priorities.
"On behalf of the Government of Ontario, we are excited to welcome Andrea Mandel-Campbell and David Cunningham to The Ontario Centre of Innovation's Board of Directors," said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. "Their contributions will directly support OCI's mandate of 'prosperity through innovation' and ensure that the people of Ontario are able to reap the economic and social benefits of made-in-Ontario technologies.
"We welcome today's announcement of the new directors to our Board," said Dr. Dan Patterson, Board Chair of OCI. "As we work closely with the Government of Ontario to support the province's economic recovery priorities, we welcome the unique skills and experiences that these individuals offer not only to OCI, but to Ontario's broader community of innovators and researchers.
The OCI Board appointments were made effective June 1.
About the Ontario Centre of Innovation
The Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), formerly the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), maximizes the commercial impact of research developed in Ontario's colleges, universities, and research hospitals, and accelerates the commercialization of made-in-Ontario intellectual property and technologies. A pan provincial collaboration platform, with a broad and deep network across industry, academia and government, OCI initiates unparalleled partnership opportunities, develops and manages successful
industry-academic collaborations, supports high-potential SMEs in commercializing ground-breaking research, and provides hands-on training and skills development opportunities for the next generation of highly-skilled talent. For more information: https://www.oc-innovation.ca/
Braden Root-McCaig
Director, Communications & Strategy, OCI
broot-mccaig@oc-innovation.ca
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