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Rotary members aim to root out the global scourge of human trafficking
Combating human trafficking, a scourge which impacts an estimated 40 million people worldwide, is the goal of the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery and several cause-based Rotary clubs.
By Frank Bures
When Dave McCleary first heard about human trafficking, it seemed like something that happened far away, probably overseas. But not in the United States. And certainly not in his hometown.
Then one day he invited a speaker who knew otherwise to talk to his Rotary club in Roswell, Georgia. Her name was Melissa. She was originally from Roswell and had gone to the same high school McCleary's girls had attended. Melissa dropped out at 16 and was offered a modeling job by a man who turned out to be a sex trafficker. For two years, she was trapped and trafficked in downtown Atlanta before police and a local organization helped her escape.
Students on their way to morning class at Pace Universal, a school for girls in Piyali Junction, outside Kolkata, India, that is funded in part by Rotary clubs and The Rotary Foundation. It was founded by Rotarian Deepa Biswas Willingham to educate girls and protect them from slavery, trafficking, and early childhood marriage in a community where these are common dangers for girls.
Anindito Mukherjee / Rotary International
After the meeting, another Rotarian approached Melissa and gave her a big hug. McCleary asked him how he knew the young woman. He said she used to babysit his kids when she was 12, and he had wondered what had happened to her.
"For me, that was when it became real," says McCleary, who is now chair of the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery. "Now it wasn't someone else's problem. And I remember thinking at the time: Rotary — we're in 200 countries, with 34,000 clubs and 1.2 million Rotarians, and we tackle the tough issues. Why not slavery?"
Of the many global issues, human trafficking (or modern slavery, as it is sometimes called) is one of the toughest to combat. It's estimated that more than 40 million people are trafficked across the world. "It's probably the largest human rights travesty existing today," says Karen Walkowski, founder of the Rotary Club of District 5950 Ending Human Trafficking. "Bigger than all the refugees, all the displaced people. It's one of the three largest illegal industries, bringing in about $150 billion in revenue every year."
"I tell people to think of New York City or London or any major city in the world," says Sujo John, founder of the nonprofit YouCanFreeUs, which has partnered with Rotary clubs. "Now think of six or seven times the population of those cities that are now in slavery. These are people who have been kidnapped or cheated or told that if you come to the city, or go to another country, there's a better opportunity waiting for you."
Of the many global issues, human trafficking is one of the toughest to combat. It's estimated that more than 40 million people are trafficked across the world.
A student at Pace prepares to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi.
Sex trafficking is one kind of modern slavery, but there are others that fall under "labor trafficking," where people find themselves trapped in jobs in forestry, farming, restaurants, carnivals, and traveling sales crews of young people peddling magazine subscriptions, and they are not allowed to leave.
"People ask me where slavery is going on in America," John says, "and I say drive through any city in America late in the night. If you see a neon sign that says 'Massage,' chances are that is where slavery is happening. There might be foreign women kept there against their will and forced to provide sexual services."
Mark Little, a member of the Rotary Club of Norwich St. Edmund, England, didn't know any of this until his wife persuaded him to watch a BBC documentary about the subject. "I thought, 'Slavery in the United States? Surely not. Slavery in the United Kingdom? Never. Millions of slaves in India?'"
But sure enough, there they were.
People in forced labor, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, and forced marriages worldwide
Dollars made per second from forced labor
Percentage of people in forced labor who are women or girls
"That really shook me to the core," says Little. "Within four months, I was out in India to visit two of the child slavery rehabilitation centers which were featured in that documentary film. I listened to the testimony of some of the survivors I met on that first visit, who were in the process of rebuilding their lives. I thought, 'My God, what's going on in the world? We've got to do something about it!'"
Little founded the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery, whose newsletter reaches some 3,800 people and which has about 675 members in 49 countries.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., at least three new cause-based clubs have been formed to fight human trafficking. In addition to Walkowski's club, there is the Rotary Club of Community Action Against Human Trafficking, which was started in Kansas, and the Rotary Club of the Pacific Northwest Ending Sex Trafficking, based in Seattle.
The latter was founded by Virginia McKenzie after a speaker from a local anti-trafficking organization told her former club, the Rotary Club of Seattle, about a fake advertisement that posted a 15-year-old for sale for sex. Within two hours it received 250 calls, mostly from downtown Seattle businesses. "There was an audible gasp,"
McKenzie says. "For myself, it was like I was struck by lightning. Instantly I felt cold anger, red hot fear, and deep sadness, all at once."
For several years, McKenzie worked on her club's peacebuilding committee doing trafficking-related projects. Among other things, they trained 1,000 health care professionals to see signs that someone is being trafficked (such as marking tattoos, hypervigilant escorts, not knowing what city they are in or what day it is) and how to respond in a trauma-informed, HIPAA-compliant way. But she wanted to do more, so she started the new club, which was chartered last year with 25 members — most of them new Rotarians, along with several who had left Rotary.
"This is a very trending topic," she says. "It's like the whole world is waking up to this. I'm so proud of Rotary for taking this on, and I'm so optimistic about the role that Rotarians can play to make an impact."
RAGAS Chair Dave McCleary; 2021-22 RI President Shekhar Mehta; and Virginia McKenzie, founder of the Rotary Club of the Pacific Northwest Ending Sex Trafficking, at a Rotary institute in Tucson, Arizona, in November 2021.
Courtesy of Virginia McKenzie
Other clubs have been taking action as well. McCleary's club organized a training to help school bus drivers recognize signs of trafficking and learn how to respond. A fellow club member who owned a McDonald's restaurant had the National Human Trafficking Hotline number printed on tray liners, which resulted in five girls being saved in a month.
In Sacramento, California, there was a major Rotary-sponsored educational program, and in southern California, more than two dozen clubs have joined the Rotary Clubs Fighting Human Trafficking initiative. Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Community Action Against Human Trafficking received several global grants to create a drop-in center for victims in Topeka, Kansas, and a plan to educate people on how to spot victims. And in February, the RI Board of Directors approved an anti-human trafficking resolution that encourages Rotary members to become more familiar with the growing problem of modern-day slavery and to work toward solutions.
Some success stories aren't even project related: A Rotarian in Argentina got a message from a woman in Mexico she knew through her network of activism groups. The woman had learned of a girl who was being trafficked in the state of Michoacán, where she was chained to a bed and tortured. The Rotarian in Argentina got in touch with the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery. Members of the action group reached out to their contacts in Mexico City, and the girl was freed within 24 hours.
"That's the kind of impact that Rotary can have," says McCleary, adding that he wants Rotary to do even more. "We believe that this is a movement, not just a series of projects."
This story originally appeared in the July 2022 issue of Rotary magazine.
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well I just replaced the worn clutch and rear main seal of my 06 MK 2.8 TD with an exedy HD (I did most of the work and my mechanic the important bits) but now after a holiday of 4000 K's it is slipping again, not all the time but it does and usually in third, fourth and fifth gears.
The question is what could be wrong?
Re: new clutch slipping - what could be wrong?
I take it the flywheel was machined.? clutch disc could be slightly glazed.
Ive had this sort of thing happen to be before and it turned out to be the new rear main leaking a little oil.
Odd I know it came good after about a week and a oil change.
Thank you, no it turned out to be the pedal was too tight not letting the clutch engage properly.


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LITA FORD – "Wicked Wonderland" Is Naughty And Bad Combined
Posted in 1980's hair metal bands, 1980's heavy metal ballads, 1980's heavy metal bands, 1980's heavy metal music, 1989 heavy metal music, Album Review, creepy album covers, current heavy metal albums, current heavy metal bands, current heavy metal music, guitar legends, hair metal music, hard rock music, Heavy Metal, heavy metal album covers, heavy metal album review, heavy metal albums, heavy metal albums 2009, heavy metal guitarists, heavy metal music, heavy metal music 2009, Heavy Metal Reviews, heavy metal solo albums, heavy metal solo artists, heavy metal solo vocalists, heavy metal vocalists, Metal, metal odyssey, Music, new heavy metal album, old school heavy metal, rock music, scary album covers with tags 1980's female heavy metal vocalists, 1980's hair metal music, 1980's heavy metal, 1980's heavy metal bands, 1980's heavy metal guitarists, 1980's heavy metal music, close my eyes forever duet song, female heavy metal vocalists, Heavy Metal, heavy metal album review, heavy metal albums 2009, heavy metal music, heavy metal songs 2009, jim gillette vocalist, lita ford, lita ford guitarist & vocalist, lita ford wicked wonderland album, metal odyssey, Music, ozzy osbourne vocalist, wicked wonderland album review on October 29, 2009 by Metal Odyssey
Ah, Lita Ford. Reflecting on the 1980's would not be quite the same without her being in the Heavy Metal world. Lita Ford proved back in those glorious '80's that she was more than just eye candy, she really did shred on the guitar for her albums. Plus, Lita Ford's vocals always had the harmonic, Heavy Metal diva flare happening. Lita Ford even did a very sappy duet with Ozzy Osbourne, Close My Eyes Forever, that I honestly could never stomach back in 1989 and my opinion has not wavered since. Well, it is 2009 and Lita Ford is back, uh, yeah. Wicked Wonderland is her new album, the title really sums it all up quite well. The lyrics throughout this entire album are wicked indeed… with nuances, imagery and flat out references to sex and lust galore. I want to taste your goddess flesh and I penetrate you are two lines taken from the song Indulge… pretty hot stuff if you are a young dude that can't buy a date for Saturday night. Lita Ford should have known that the majority of her audience buying Wicked Wonderland are the Old School Heavy Metal crowd and we are no longer eighteen and pissed off at our parents anymore.
In the very recent issue of Revolver Magazine, (December 2009), Lita Ford states that "There's no law that says just because you grow up, you have to stop being naughty". Oh, it gets better… "The album is pretty much based on our home life". Lita, Lita, oh, Lita Ford. I will interject here by saying – and this is my quote here – there is a Metal law that says just because you grow up, YOU HAVE TO STOP making annoying music. Plus, it is NOT a turn on for me, to know what goes on in your bedroom. Ew. Now, this is coming from a middle aged Metalhead who is extremely open minded to all Metal Music that has ever existed, plus I kinda like to keep the intimacy that occurs in my home, with my wife, a secret. That is the REAL turn on for me. Sure, there will be a crowd out there that wants to know what Lita Ford does in her, um, spare time, I am not one of them.
To actually listen to all fifteen songs on Wicked Wonderland was like listening to a once glorified Heavy Metal star just pushing out tunes because she's famous and she can. It appears that Lita Ford's husband Jim Gillette lends his background vocals throughout Wicked Wonderland. Man, this guy sounds not just creepy, he is a major league part of the ANNOYING FACTOR that this album illuminates. Ugh. I guess Jim Gillette used to be the lead vocalist for some band called… Nitro. Nitro? Does not ring a Metal bell for me. Let me put this in perspective here… Bed is the worst song I have ever listened to in my life. Wicked Wonderland is without question, the worst "Heavy Metal" album that I have bought since, well, since ever. "Tie me to the bed"… these lyrics alongside some of the most bothersome guitar you will ever listen to, throw in the constant ANNOYING keyboards and you have the epitome of BAD.
Is there at least one song on Wicked Wonderland that is at least… tolerable? Uh, let's see… maybe Scream 4 Me is a bit groovy. Metal truth be told, if Lita Ford created more songs like Scream 4 Me on this album, it would have been a more credible project in the end. It is extremely rare for me to put any album or band through the Metal wringer on Metal Odyssey. Really, it has to be a monumental bad listening experience in Heavy Metal for me to bark this fierce. After listening to Wicked Wonderland twice, I felt an obligation to the Metal world to give my fair warning regarding this Lita Ford album, uh, disaster. In the end, Wicked Wonderland makes for a decent comedy album, the ending song is Push. Uh, yeah, there is sexual innuendo stacked up to the ceiling on Push. Weeeeeeeeeee! I'm selling my Wicked Sensation CD first thing Thursday morning to the used CD dealer, (I hope he buys it). Sometimes immaturity is best expressed through song, yet to combine it with lack of integrity as Lita Ford did with Wicked Wonderland is simply astonishing.
To my best Metal buddy Scott… I should have heeded your warning about this album, Metal lesson learned.
My Least Favorite Ozzy Osbourne Song Ever Is…
Posted in 1980's heavy metal albums, 1980's heavy metal ballads, 1980's heavy metal hits, 1980's classic rock music, 1980's heavy metal bands, 1980's heavy metal music, 1980's heavy metal songs, classic heavy metal, classic heavy metal albums, classic rock music, cool album covers, creepy album covers, guitar legends, Heavy Metal, heavy metal album covers, heavy metal albums, heavy metal albums 1983, heavy metal guitarists, heavy metal music, heavy metal music 1983, heavy metal solo vocalists, heavy metal songs 1983, heavy metal vocalists, Metal, metal music, metal odyssey, Metal Reviews, Music, old school heavy metal, rock music, scary album covers, spooky metal album covers, vintage heavy metal albums, vintage heavy metal songs with tags 1980's heavy metal albums, 1980's heavy metal ballads, 1980's heavy metal, 1980's heavy metal bands, 1980's heavy metal music, 1980's heavy metal songs, 1980's metal music, bark at the moon album, bark at the moon album 1983, Black Sabbath, classic heavy metal, classic rock, classic rock music, heavy metal ballads, heavy metal music, heavy metal songs, jake e. lee guitarist, master of puppets tour, Metallica, mtv, Music, Ozzy Osbourne, ozzy osbourne vocalist, queensryche, so tired ballad, so tired music video, so tired song on October 25, 2009 by Metal Odyssey
Ozzy Osbourne, the Heavy Metal Prince of Darkness. Ozzy Osbourne – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with Black Sabbath. Honestly, I revere the living hell out of this Heavy Metal legend. I did get to see Ozzy Osbourne live in concert twice during my lifetime. For me, those two concerts were unbelievable, with Metallica opening up for Ozzy in New Haven Connecticut, (at the spooky New Haven Coliseum) – it was The Ultimate Sin Tour for Ozzy and Metallica was promoting their legendary Master of Puppets album. The other Ozzy concert I saw had Queensryche open for Ozzy in Springfield, Massachusetts, (at the Springfield Civic Center), on this same Ultimate Sin Tour. Alright, so it is obvious I think the Metal world of Ozzy Osbourne… fine. However, by process of elimination, there has to be my least favorite Ozzy Osbourne song out there and there is one. I do not think much of the song, uh, ballad So Tired from Ozzy's Bark At The Moon album. This song, ugh, ballad is responsible for my distaste of most Heavy Metal ballads ever released since, by any band. This album was released on December 10, 1983. Don't get me wrong here, the Bark At The Moon album as a whole, is unreal good. Three songs on this album are incredible for me… Rock 'n' Roll Rebel, You're No Different and of course – Bark At The Moon. These three Ozzy songs I can hold up on a Metal pedestal forever. Plus, Jake E. Lee on guitar is a Metal bonus to listen to.
So Tired is a song that in my Metal opinion, is overwhelmingly dull and depressing and does absolutely nothing but annoy me beyond belief. Who exactly is supposed to be so tired in this song? Is it Ozzy himself? Someone that Ozzy knows? I really do not care in the darn least who is tired. I get tired too, yet I never whine about it like Ozzy did in this song. Sure, maybe the tired theme was about waiting around for a love lost… who cares. So Tired is a perfect example of what happens when a Heavy Metal icon decides to go the Pop and Bubble Gum Music route with a song. Sappy city is open for tourists with So Tired. Get out the kleenex, So Tired is now playing… sniffle, sniffle, I am so moved. The orchestration in this song only annoys me more.
To me, So Tired just never seemed to fit in with the Bark At The Moon album. So Tired is a downer in the midst of some riveting Heavy Metal songs, a huge let down, like the depressed dude at a party trying to bring everyone else down with him. The video for So Tired, (which was on MTV too often back in the day), was so ridiculous that even I felt embarrassed for Ozzy. When the Bark At The Moon album was reissued, So Tired should have been omitted from the track list… it is that lousy – for me. In my Metal opinion, So Tired is the lowest moment of Ozzy Osbournes unparalleled and ultra legendary Heavy Metal career.
Some SCARY SONGS to Search Out for this Halloween Season
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Halloween is coming and there are scary songs aplenty out there, to get me in the spooky spirit. I came up with a list of my favorites, each song a true Classic in it's own frightful right. Heavy Metal, Hard Rock and Punk Rock are all represented here well with cool and frightening songs… go ahead… peruse and enjoy this list – if you dare!
Monster Mash – Misfits – I really get a kick out of the Misfits cover version of this 1962 Bobby "Boris" Pickett original. The Misfits cover version can be found on their albums Project 1950 and Cut's From The Crypt. The Bobby "Boris" Pickett original version of Monster Mash reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart on October 20, 1962. I covet the original version just as much as the Misfits cover.
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon – this song is originally found on Warren Zevon's 1978 album Excitable Boy. I just bought the live version of Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London on itunes a week ago… the live version is unreal good. Since I first heard this song in 1978, it never ceases to put me in the Halloween mood, no matter what time of year I listen to this great song.
Godzilla – Blue Oyster Cult – this song is found on the Blue Oyster Cult album Spectres, released in 1977. The live version of Godzilla is found on their 1978 album Some Enchanted Evening… I lean towards liking the live version more, always have. The live version just seems to have more total heaviness – a Classic Rock gem.
Halloween – Helloween – alright, now we are talking about some serious Metal here. The 1987 album Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1 is where you can find this song, truly an amazing Power Metal epic… at 13 minutes & 18 seconds long, yet every second is Metal brilliance. This song exploits the vocal excellence of Michael Kiske, he was an incredible singer for Helloween, period.
Boris The Spider – The Who – Released in 1966 (the year that I was, gulp, born) – A Quick One is The Who album where this legendary song is found. A short song, at 2 minutes & 29 seconds, the late John Entwistle gives this creepy little song it's Rock character through his bass and vocals too.
The Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden – Whoa, this song gets better each time I hear it… I am sure I am not alone in stating that. Released on the Number of the Beast album from 1982, it seems like yesterday to me.
Old Carver's Bones – CKY – From the 2009 CKY album Carver City, this song is scary with multiple exclamation points. The music and lyrics of this song makes the creep out meter catch on fire.
Dead Skin Mask – Slayer – In 1990, Slayer released Seasons in the Abyss – just the title of this song says enough… F'n Slayer rules.
This Is Halloween – Marilyn Manson – I practically inhale this song every late September up until Halloween night. This Is Halloween sung by the legendary Marilyn Manson, can be heard on the re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack, (re-released in 2006). Metal truth be told, this is probably my most favorite Marilyn Manson song ever… and I like a ton of Marilyn Manson songs a great deal. Marilyn Manson sounds so damn mean, nasty and scary on this song that it creates a thunderstorm in the sky above, wherever it is played.
Frankenstein – Over Kill – this Thrash Metal cover of the Edgar Winter original is frighteningly unreal good. An instrumental, there is no need for lyrics… the music is alarmingly spooky to the maximum. I embrace the Edgar Winter original as much as the Over Kill cover version… bear in mind the Over Kill cover version is damn heavier!! The Over Kill cover version is found on their 1991 album Horrorscope. The Edgar Winter Group original version of Frankenstein is on their 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night.
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – from the debut self titled album Black Sabbath, (released in 1970), the song Black Sabbath carries me through a nightmare that I never mind revisiting. Everything about this song spells chillingly scary… from Ozzy Osbourne's vocals to Tony Iommi's doom laden riffs, the godfather of creepy Metal songs without a doubt in my Metal mind.
I could go on until Doomsday with a master list of scary and horror laden songs that get me pumped for Halloween. These songs are the ones that I seem to listen to the most, (or so it seems). Maybe you agree with this list of shock and scream songs, maybe you have a song to add to this list too… don't hesitate to give your suggestion or two for songs that are just as frightening or more so. Happy Halloween.
My favorite Ozzy Osbourne album is…
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I would like to take this opportunity, to let the entire world know, which Ozzy Osbourne album is my favorite of all time. Oops, it is a tie. "Blizzard Of Ozz", (1980) and "Diary of a Madman", (1981). Why, you may query? These first two Ozzy albums to me, represent the real, original, building block, style of Heavy Metal sound, that energized the 1980's into the powerhouse Metal decade it was. Plus, lest we never forget, the greatness of the late Randy Rhoads on lead guitar, on both of these essential Heavy Metal albums.
It is very important to note that on the reissue version of "Blizzard Of Ozz", during the re-mastering process, Mike Bordin is now on drums and percussion with Robert Trujillo on bass. The original drummer, on the original album, was Lee Kerslake and on bass was Bob Daisley. They are all fabulous musicians, I am not swayed either way. Don Airey is on keyboards for the original album. The key is that the legendary, late Randy Rhoads is the guitarist! Just to hear Randy play his signature sound on "I Don't Know", "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" still sends chills 28 years after this release. Randy Rhoads and his unique guitar sound and style truly helped shape the evolution of Heavy Metal and it's many prominent guitarists for decades. This album is not just a turning point for Ozzy, it is a focal point of reference and reverence for so many Heavy Metal musicians and fans alike. A bonus track is added into this reissue, "You Lookin' At Me Lookin' At You". This song is similar in structure to "Rock & Roll Rebel" from Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark At The Moon". It is a song that is a welcomed addition to this classic album, any song is – that has Randy Rhoads playing. This album has stood the test of time, it feels strange for me to now say that the lyrics, song structure and arrangements with Randy Rhoads leads and riffs are powerhouse. Yet, with the new generation of Ozzy, Randy Rhoads and Heavy Metal fans, getting the word out after all these years is worth every second if it means passing this Heavy Metal jewel on to new listeners.
I know that I do reflect a couple of decades back, (quite often), in my posts… the reason is simple, this incredible Heavy Metal music was created and released decades ago! That is my point of relevance for me, so much of the Heavy Metal that I was into in the late 70's onward, I still listen to this very day and is now considered classic and vintage. I can remember having the coolest algebra teacher back in High School, Mr. Z. was his name. Mr. Z. allowed his students to bring into class – albums to play on his stereo. How cool is that? It is not too often, with any generation, to reflect on any Algebra teacher from High School as being cool. Well, one of my buddies back then, brought into our class one day, the "Diary Of A Madman" album. This was really the first time I gave this Ozzy gem a thorough listen. I was ecstatic, thrilled beyond Metal belief upon hearing these tunes on this album. (Mr. Z. seemed to dig this Ozzy album too, I can still remember seeing his face showing the appreciation, while the Metal blared). Needless to say, my grades in Mr. Z.'s Algebra class were very respectable, due in part to the cool nonconventional way of teaching, using Heavy Metal as an inspiring teaching tool. Mr. Z. rocked back then, I hope he is still as cool today, wherever he may be.
With tracks such as "Over The Mountain", "Believer", "Little Dolls", "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll", "Flying High Again" and "S.A.T.O.", the odds of ever hearing such amazing Heavy Metal songs this potent and on one album again, are pretty slim. Back in 1982, after listening to this Ozzy album, I was set Metal straight – for a lifetime.

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Fasta Pasta – the original microwave pasta cooker was recently acquired by SCS Direct Inc., a consumer products company based in Milford, CT. Fasta Pasta perfectly cooks Al Dente spaghetti, fettucini, linguini, macaroni and lasagna quickly in any microwave. In fact, Fasta Pasta was recently awarded best microwave pasta cooker by Cooks Illustrated, August 2014, beating out products costing two and a half times as much. In addition, Fasta Pasta has been featured on dozens of TV shows including Rachel Ray.
The Fasta Pasta transaction was sourced and negotiated by Little White Dog Inc based in Norwalk, CT (http://www.LittleWhiteDoginc.com). Fasta Pasta is SCS Direct's third successful transaction in the previous twelve months, including Camerons Products and Itzbeen Innovated. Little White Dog continues to search for additional strategic partners with proprietary, quality products and strong retail distribution that can enhance SCS Direct's platform.
SCS Direct Inc. is a product development company and creator of best selling brands that include: Flyebaby, Ride Along Dolly, Simple Cups, Deco, Good Cooking and numerous others. SCS products are featured in countless independent stores and many mass retailers including Amazon, Bed Bath and Beyond, William Sonoma, BJs Warehouse, ToysRus, and more.
Going into 2013, I set the goal of reading twenty books and through the end of July I have completed twenty-five. My top 7, as well as my entire 2013 reading list, is outlined below (basically in the order they were read). I highly recommend the top seven. as each is a fun, thought provoking, and worthwhile read.
Makers, The New Industrial Revolution; by Chris Anderson -Genuinely fun, fast read.
Fabricated, The New World of 3D Printing; by Hod Lipson an Melba Kurman – Well done book with lots of worthwhile information. There is less cheerleading than Makers, with more meat about future 3D printing areas including Bioprinting, Food processing and environmental.
Makers, The New Industrial Revolution; by Chris Anderson -Genuinely fun, fast read. See Makers review.
Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, and the Coming Stock Market Boom; by Dr Alexander Elder – Short blurb which gives solid background info on 3D and also discusses the few 3D printing companies that are public.
It Will Be Awesome If They Don't Screw It Up: 3D Printing, Intellectual Property, and the Fight Over the Next Great Disruptive Technology, by Michael Weinberg – Short white paper (30 pages) mainly concerning Copyrights, Patents, and trademarks with respect to 3D printing.
From Bits to Pieces: The Business Innovation of 3D Printing, by Peter Keen – Discusses 3d printing for larger corporations.
The Tinkerers: The Amateurs, DIYers and Inventors Who Make America Great, by Alec Foege – Not about 3D printing, but celebrates the American innovative spirit.
Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Kids Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire and How It All Came Crashing Down, by Ben Mezrich. Fun read, but a slight let down from Ben Mezrich's prior works Bringing Down The House, Busting Vegas, Ugly Americans or even Rigged.
Loyalty 3.0: How to Revolutionize Customer and Employee Engagement with Big Data and Gamification is a fantastic read, probably my favorite of 2013. The book was published in late May and written by Rajat Paharia, founder of Bunchball. It builds on the gamification theme with genuinely implementable ideas. Loyalty 3.0 is the combination of Motivation (behavioral science), Big data, and Gamification. It stresses intrinsic motivation over external motivation, although there are definitely appropriate uses for both. Loyalty 3.0 discusses game mechanics (Fast Feedback, Transparency, Goals, Badges, Leveling Up, Onboarding, Competition, Collaboration, Community, and Points) using real world examples and provides a roadmap for implementing a Loyalty 3.0 game plan (Plan, Design, Build, Optimize), weaving in case studies throughout. This book is a must read for all marketers, especially anyone interested in gamification.
Knowing what truly motivates people – and what doesn't – enables us to create stronger engagement and true loyalty.
People often wonder why others dedicate their time and efforts such as contributing to open-source projects and writing and editing on Wikipedia for no financial gain…. Because there is a strong sense of purpose, of making a dent in the universe.
Gamification is not about creating games at all. With gamification, your core experience is the centerpiece, and the gamification mechanics go around it.
It takes talking to fewer users than you think to find most of your problems. "Once you talk to one user, you're already getting valuable insights. By the second user you're hearing some of the same things you've heard before. Beyond the second user, you increasingly hear the same things from each subsequent user so that by the time you reach the sixth user, you're learning very little that's new".
Think with Arcs – people need beginnings and endings.
Put Levels and Goals on a Curve – Consider making the first few levels achievable in a fast, easy progression to get user engaged and create a sense of accomplishment and progress. The goals and levels should then get increasingly more difficult.


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Motion Capture and the "Uncanny Valley"
Since its technological and artistic breakthrough in the character of Gollum from Lord of the Rings, filmmakers have experimented with the possibilities and limits of the technology, with varying success. From single characters (like King Kong) to whole races and worlds (like Avatar and several Robert Zemekis films), motion capture elicits anything from wonder in the face of its breathtaking realism, to criticisms that overuse of the technology dumps the audience smack dab in the center of "Uncanny Valley." Why does motion capture draw from critics and audiences such polarizing responses? What films use the technology wisely, and which overuse it to the extent of alienating its audience? Look at both the original instances, like Gollum, and more recent instances, such as Alita in Alita: Battle Angel, and analyse how the different instances work and how they avoid or encapsulate "Uncanny Valley" in their films and characters.
I wonder if this is an issue with veracity, a sense of truth in what we're seeing. One of the most unerring examples I remember was 2001's Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, a film with such weirdly photo-realistic animation it made little sense that real actors were not simply used. It's different with physical creatures or aliens, or say Caesar in the Planet of the Apes trilogy, as they can benefit from strong motion capture, but humans? I suspect it feels like a blurred line. – A J. Black 4 years ago
Interesting topic. It would be topical to tie it into the upcoming "Cats" adaptation. I suggest you check out Patrick Willems' recent YouTube video essay on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1nQoWnFBSw&t=1264s – Matt Hampton 3 years ago
I think it's important to define a "wise" use of technology. How much is too much? Is it possible to draw a line applicable to all films or do we have to take it on a case by case basis? We rush to embrace technology for all of its spectacle and newness, but do how often do filmmakers ask themselves, "Is this really necessary?" I'm of the opinion (for what it's worth) that technology should be used as sparingly as possible. As an audience member, too much technology overwhelms me and creates an emotional distance from the narrative. – fspinelli 3 years ago
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AMC Raises Another $300 Million To Help Survive Shutdown
By Howard Smith
Theater chain AMC Entertainment said in an SEC filing that it has reached an agreement with some bondholders to restructure debt deals and inject a new $300 million into the company. The company has been struggling financially and adding to its debt load as its theaters have remained closed during the pandemic.
In the first quarter, it drew down $325 million from its existing revolving credit facilities, and in April, issued $500 million in debt at a 10.5% interest rate.
The latest announcement said that $200 million will now be provided via a rights offering to existing debt holders allowing them to exchange existing holdings for new debt at a discount, with the goal being overall reduced debt load for the company. Another $100 million will go to AMC from a purchase of first-lien notes by existing debt holder, private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, in exchange for more favorable repayment terms if AMC should have to eventually file for Chapter 11 protection.
Financial struggles for the theater operator have continued as reopening plans keep getting pushed back. Currently, the company plans to begin reopening U.S. theaters on July 30, 2020, with 450 locations scheduled to open. Another 150 locations will open the following week. The schedule follows the delays of the releases of two highly anticipated movies. Warner Bros. plans to release Tenet on Aug. 12, while Walt Disney has pushed the release of Mulan to Aug. 21.
This article originally appeared in The Motley Fool. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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Sam Mertens
Sam makes both jewellery and objects and these two practices often play off one another. His work is currently focused on the examination of how light interacts with his work. Sam does this by carefully selecting his materials and surface finish in conjunction with acknowledging how people will touch, feel and interact with his work.
Sam Mertens is a jeweller and metalsmith whose interest in metalworking began with the goal of becoming an engineer. In 2000, Sam undertook a practicum with Airbus Industries in Germany, where he developed his attention to detail whilst learning many of his basic metalworking skills. Sam discovered he enjoyed making and creative process far more than engineering, so upon his return to Australia he enrolled in Jewellery and Silversmithing at Charles Sturt University. After completing two years at Charles Sturt, he transferred to the Art School at the Australian National University where he studied under Johannes Kuhnen, graduating with honors in 2007. Since finishing Art School, Sam has utilised his training in an eclectic range of jobs. He has taught jewellery making at Sturt in Mittagong, worked as a technician to develop diamond ceramic composite materials for Ringwood Diamond Material Technologies and worked as a technician at the Australian National University's Research School of Earth Sciences. During this time Sam also worked as a metalsmith for Johannes Kuhnen. He later completed a Diploma of Education at the University of Canberra and worked as a secondary school teacher in Art, Design, Wood and Metalwork.
Sam has kept up his own metalworking practice partaking in several group shows and doing commissions. He has had studios in Canberra including at ANCA where he was on the gallery committee for three years. At the start of 2012 Sam moved to Melbourne to focus solely on his practice. He now works as a metalsmith and technician for artist Susan Cohn, works at RMIT university as a gold and silversmithing technician and has his own practice based at Workshop 3000.
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Dewsbury Rams v Halifax: Quarter-final prize driving Rams' Cup derby charge
Lee Greenwood.
A HUGE prize is on offer for Dewsbury Rams if they can overcome visitors Halifax in the Coral Challenge Cup tonight (8pm) – but coach Lee Greenwood admits: "That is a big if."
Halifax are eighth in the Betfred Championship, two places and seven points ahead of Rams and have won both their league games since parting company with team boss Richard Marshall last month.
Richard Marshall.
Tonight's victors will go into the quarter-final draw and while Greenwood knows a win would be huge for Rams, he warned: "We aren't playing a Super League team, but Halifax have quickly hit some form.
"I can't speak why they made a change of coach, but it looks like straight away they have gone back to the sort of form that has made them a top-four team in this division for the last few years.
"That makes it more difficult. They have been a bit inconsistent before they made the change and you were unsure what sort of Halifax would turn up. Now we know what Halifax will turn up. It is a massive challenge and we are massive underdogs."
But Greenwood added: "We are one step away from a massive game. How many players in this division get close to a Challenge Cup quarter-final?
"It is a definite TV game so both sets of players will be thinking about that. We know what the game is going to be like and how good we need to be to pull off a bit of a shock, but it is not impossible. It is definitely do-able."
Rams are on the back of a 38-0 home defeat by Toulouse Olympique, but that came a week after a shock win at Widnes Vikings.
"When you are playing this level of teams it is hard," Greenwood said. "It is not a case of 'let's do that every week and we will win them all'.
"You are relying on teams being slightly off it and you need to be nine out of 10 to have a chance. Against Widnes we were nine out of 10 and they were slightly off; against Toulouse they were nine out of 10 and we were slightly off. That happens and you get scorelines like that. The effort was still there, but we do need to be better to have a chance [tonight]."
Paul Sykes remains on Rams' injury list and Sam Day (shoulder) and Toby Richardson (back) will also miss out.
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Today I finished Graham Scarr's fantastic book on biotensegrity, Biotensegrity - The Structural Basis of Life (Scarr, 2014). In his book, Scarr deftly outlines the history, theories and functional implications (therapeutic and performance) of biotensegrity. It's a must read for the therapist and exercise professional alike.
Near the end of the book, Scarr's chapter entitled, "Biotensegrity: a rational approach to biomechanics," includes "A new reality." In this section, he proposes that the old terminology, traditionally used in the study of human anatomy and biomechanics has, through its lexicon, "reduced human anatomy down into a collection of distinct 'parts' which are then regrouped into functional units." (Scarr, p. 102). He argues that these regrouped units are well-meaning but misguided efforts, leaving out many important structures (e.g. connective tissue, blood vessels, etc.) that have important roles in human locomotion and stability.
Scarr then proposes a term credited to Stephen M. Levin, MD and himself, mesokinetics. (Levin & Scarr, 2012). Mesokinetics, he says, is a term that is much more inclusive of structures involved in human locomotion, and it also describes their origins and functions.
The term Meso refers to the embryonic mesoderm from which connective tissues (fascia and bone) and muscles evolve. Kinetics is the branch of mechanics concerned with the study of bodies in motion.
As a student of Voyer, this term - mesokinetics - instantly appealed to me. Voyer, at his roots, is a traditional Osteopath (as is Scarr). His therapeutic and exercise interventions are based on the idea that all structures - muscles, fasciae, tendons, ligaments, organs, etc. have equal importance as they are part of a connected whole. Pathological structure precedes pathological function and vice versa.
Voyer's methodologies also respect and follow the ideas of biotensegrity. Voyer, like Scarr, speaks of how biotensegrity and complex systems go hand in hand. The result of this pairing is that there are no therapeutic or exercise algorithms. The body is a complex system and as Voyer states - all is possible.
Treating and prescribing exercise in a biotensegritous, complex paradigm demands that the practitioner has a command of detailed relational anatomy and a commitment to real-time problem solving, as treatment and diagnosis happen almost simultaneously. This model is not easy, but it lends itself to undeniable, long lasting results rooted in Scarr's ideas and outlined in his new reality term - mesokinetics.
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The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free-software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The license allows developers and companies to use and integrate a software component released under the LGPL into their own (even proprietary) software without being required by the terms of a strong copyleft license to release the source code of their own components. However, any developer who modifies an LGPL-covered component is required to make their modified version available under the same LGPL license. For proprietary software, code under the LGPL is usually used in the form of a shared library, so that there is a clear separation between the proprietary and LGPL components. The LGPL is primarily used for software libraries, although it is also used by some stand-alone applications.

The LGPL was developed as a compromise between the strong copyleft of the GNU General Public License (GPL) and more permissive licenses such as the BSD licenses and the MIT License. The word "Lesser" in the title shows that the LGPL does not guarantee the end user's complete freedom in the use of software; it only guarantees the freedom of modification for components licensed under the LGPL, but not for any proprietary components.

History
The license was originally called the GNU Library General Public License and was first published in 1991, and adopted the version number 2 for parity with GPL version 2. The LGPL was revised in minor ways in the 2.1 point release, published in 1999, when it was renamed the GNU Lesser General Public License to reflect the FSF's position that not all libraries should use it. Version 3 of the LGPL was published in 2007 as a list of additional permissions applied to GPL version 3.

In addition to the term "work based on the Program" of GPL, LGPL version 2 introduced two additional clarification terms "work based on the library" and a "work that uses the library". LGPL version 3 partially dropped these terms.

Differences from the GPL
The main difference between the GPL and the LGPL is that the latter allows the work to be linked with (in the case of a library, "used by") a non-(L)GPLed program, regardless of whether it is licensed under a license of GPL family or other licenses. In LGPL 2.1, the non-(L)GPLed program can then be distributed under any terms if it is not a derivative work. If it is a derivative work, then the program's terms must allow for "modification of the work for the customer's own use and reverse engineering for debugging such modifications". Whether a work that uses an LGPL program is a derivative work or not is a legal issue. A standalone executable that dynamically links to a library through a .so, .dll, or similar medium is generally accepted as not being a derivative work as defined by the LGPL. It would fall under the definition of a "work that uses the Library". Paragraph 5 of the LGPL version 2.1 states:

A program that contains no derivative of any portion of the Library, but is designed to work with the Library by being compiled or linked with it, is called a "work that uses the Library". Such a work, in isolation, is not a derivative work of the Library, and therefore falls outside the scope of this License.

Essentially, if it is a "work that uses the library", then it must be possible for the software to be linked with a newer version of the LGPL-covered program. The most commonly used method for doing so is to use "a suitable shared library mechanism for linking". Alternatively, a statically linked library is allowed if either source code or linkable object files are provided.

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One feature of the LGPL is the permission to sublicense under the GPL any piece of software which is received under the LGPL (see section 3 of the LGPL version 2.1, and section 2 option b of the LGPL version 3). This feature allows for direct reuse of LGPLed code in GPLed libraries and applications.

Version 3 of the LGPL is not inherently compatible with version 2 of the GPL.  However, works using the latter that have given permission to use a later version of the GPL are compatible: a work released under the GPLv2 "or any later version" may be combined with code from a LGPL version 3 library, with the combined work as a whole falling under the terms of the GPLv3.

FSF recommendations on library licensing
The former name GNU Library General Public License gave some the impression that the FSF recommended that all software libraries should use the LGPL and programs should use the GPL. In 1999 essay Why you shouldn't use the Lesser GPL for your next library Richard Stallman explained that while the LGPL had not been deprecated, one should not necessarily use the LGPL for all libraries, as using GPL can give advantage to free-software developers.

On the other hand, the FSF sometimes advocate for even less restrictive licenses. For example, Stallman endorsed the use of BSD-style license by the Vorbis project in its libraries in 2001.

Programming language specifications
The license uses terminology which is mainly intended for applications written in the C programming language or its family. Franz Inc., the developers of Allegro Common Lisp, published their own preamble to the license to clarify terminology in the Lisp context. The LGPL with this preamble is sometimes referred to as the LLGPL.

In addition, Ada has a special feature, generics, which may prompt the use of the GNAT Modified General Public License (GMGPL): it allows code to link against or instantiate GMGPL-covered units without the code itself becoming covered by the GPL.

C++ templates and header-only libraries have the same problem as Ada generics. Version 3 of the LGPL addresses such cases in section 3.

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Some concern has risen about the suitability of object-oriented classes in LGPL-licensed code being inherited by non-(L)GPL code. Clarification is given on the official GNU website:

The LGPL does not  contain special provisions for inheritance, because none are needed. Inheritance creates derivative works in the same way as traditional linking, and the LGPL permits this type of derivative work in the same way as it permits ordinary function calls.

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GNU Free Documentation License
GNAT Modified General Public License
GPL linking exception
Software using the LGPL (category)

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Lisping Copyleft: A Close Reading of the Lisp LGPL, 5 International Free and Open Source Software Law Review 15 (2013)

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Environmental Philosophy
We are a community of graduate students and faculty in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University (MSU) who are engaged in research, teaching and outreach in environmental philosophy and ethics. Our work covers topics such as agricultural ethics, environmental justice, values in environmental sciences, food sovereignty, ecofeminism, environmental education, animal ethics, ecological restoration, climate justice, epistemic integration in environmental sciences, sustainability ethics and environmental pragmatism. Much of this work is in active dialogue with environmental and agricultural sciences and other humanities disciplines on campus, nationally and internationally. Faculty actively contribute to institutions such as the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council, Department of Interior Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science, National Research Council Advisory Committee on Biotechnology, the Landscape Conservation Cooperative National Council, the Northwest Climate Science Center and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition. Graduate student and faculty work has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Shalom Center for Justice and Peace, Spencer Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Sloan Foundation, Kellogg Biological Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Sustainable Michigan Endowed Program. This community offers the opportunity for advanced study, research and engagement in environmental philosophy and ethics at the doctoral level, for students enrolled both in the Department of Philosophy and other doctoral programs at MSU.
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12/31/12 New Year's Resolution for Life!
12/20/12 Let's Give Anima as Gift!
12/15/12 Solidarity 269
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12/07/12 My Name Is Rea
12/03/12 Hunt in the City Center
11/09/12 Animal Friends Needs Your Help!
11/05/12 All Shelters are Closing?!?
11/02/12 Vegetal Milks Instead of Cow Milk!
10/27/12 Network Against Animal Abandoning
10/23/12 Appeal to End Cosmetics Animal Tests
10/19/12 How to Help Animals?
10/16/12 More Meat, the Hungrier the World!
10/10/12 The Lush Prize
10/04/12 Changes Of The Animal Protection Act
10/01/12 Animal Friends Days 2012
10/01/12 World Vegetarian Day
09/07/12 Come All to the ZeGeVege!
09/01/12 Protest Against Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
08/31/12 Picnic On the Main Square
08/23/12 IFEEL Vegan
08/16/12 Veggie Challenge
08/09/12 ZeGeVege Festival 2012
08/03/12 Veggie Oasis in Rijeka
07/13/12 Veggie Oasis
06/28/12 Let Adoption be Your Choice!
06/26/12 Shelters have Reopened!
06/26/12 Urgent Reopening of Shelters!
06/22/12 Stop Killing and Reopen the Shelters!
06/20/12 Thousand Kilometres, Zagreb Stop
06/18/12 Maniacal Killing of Dogs and Cats
06/12/12 Emergency Aid for Animals
05/31/12 Kill Our Heart
05/26/12 Horror on the Final Journey
05/23/12 S.O.S. for Captain Paul Watson
05/10/12 Plastic Bags are no Longer Free
05/08/12 Dogs in Public Transportation
04/24/12 Blindness For "Beauty"
04/22/12 Change Habits and Save the Planet
04/06/12 Males are Suffocated, Females are Imprisoned
03/29/12 Purebred Dogs are Victims of Abandoning, too
03/20/12 Meatout 2012
03/12/12 Carnism in Croatia
02/29/12 Green Monday at the Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection
02/23/12 Fur Free Retailer
01/29/12 List of the Most Cruelly Dressed
01/18/12 Wearing and Selling Fur is Shameful!
01/06/12 Black Chronicle 2011
12/10/12 From Twilight to the Break of Dawn
Animal Friends presents a new PETA ad which calls for a change in diet
- "Twilight" actress Christian Serratos calls for respecting life
Actress Christian Serratos of the Twilight saga is celebrating life in her latest ad with PETA, which will be published in Croatia by Animal Friends. Christian previously spoke up for animals by stating that she would rather go naked than wear fur, and now she is speaking out for animals killed for food.
With the new ad, Christian is urging us not to treat our bodies like graveyards and to respect life by choosing vegetarian meals. By eating vegetarian, Christian has more energy, helps combat environmental devastation, and saves animals used by the meat industry from a painful life and death.
Cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and other animals used by the meat industry die slowly and in pain. They are crowded onto trucks and transported over many miles through all weather extremes, typically without food or water, to the slaughterhouse. Those who survive this nightmarish journey will have their throats slit, often while they are still conscious.
Christian has been helping animals and PETA since she was 14 and says this about her switch to a vegetarian diet: "I just felt better and brighter and lighter, and I had more energy... It was a big deal to me, being an animal lover."
In the behind-the-scenes video from Christian's shoot, which Animal Friends translated and subtitled into Croatian, we can learn all the ways she is trying to get people involved, why she will never go to the circus, and how she came to realize that all animals are equal (www.youtube.com/afcroatia).
Thanks to PETA, the City Lights ad with Christian Serratos will be placed in Croatian towns too, carrying a clear message that each and every one of us can start helping animals, the environment and our health. Just like Christian did – we can start with vegetarianism.
Let us show respect to life and go vegetarian, or even better vegan. Our bodies do not need to be graveyards. Choose the dawning of our conscience and make our life and the lives of others more beautiful.
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English country home décor supports the owner's relationship with nature. The traditional English country home is about the massive gardens and manicured grounds. They often emphasize the warmth and a love for both family and everyone who come over. Whatever its size, whether a small cottage or estate, it has a main focus to its function better than decorative aspects.
All of the colors of English country home decor are resemblance the color of nature, such as green, pink and yellow of the roses. Englishmen love floral and they bring it to their homes, for example for the beddings, curtains, wallpaper, and cushions. The color and pattern blend there gives the lively and inviting feel. For the kitchen decoration, English country home usually put on the white cabinets and add the color to the countertops and accessories. Besides loving the garden or natural things, Englishmen adore books so much. There is no reason that no English country home doesn't have shelve books. Even now, modern Englishmen keep reading while raining outside, as we all know that England has a bunch of rains. Another Englishmen habit that is popular and prevails up to now is a tea time. So, you need to set up the cozy seating for this tradition.


This apartment is in Apple Valley. Nearby parks include Loma Park and Bass Sports Center.
12913 Navajo Rd. has a Walk Score of 17 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
Centrally Located Six-Plex unit - - 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, stove, dishwasher, disposal, carpets, window coverings, gas wall heater, wall mounted A/C unit, fenced back yard, attached single garage with dryer hook up, washer hook up in kitchen.
Additional deposit for one small to medium dog, no aggressive breeds, no cats and no birds.
Requirements: Income must be at least double the rent, verifiable on paper, credit report(s) must have more current positive credit than negative, clear criminal background report(s) and good rental references and no evictions.
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On being ready when the telephone rings!
I have started to keep a notebook/calendar with me at all times. I have my cell phone map app at the ready to look for the location of the job being discussed so I can calculate how far away it is. I envy inner city CSAs - living in the outer suburbs (and I mean outer!), travel can be a big expense. Twice in the last week I have had calls for 25 mile rides that would take place in an hour, and the caller wants me to print the documents - it is so hard to say no to a job. Be ready to ask the questions: who, what, when and where (and how many pages) - and have a place to write it all down!
This is very good advise! The most important thing you can do Always, is to answer your phone. Carry your phone with you no matter where you go, including next to the shower when you are in there. Over the years I have actually taken assignments with shampoo in my hair.
For newbies this is crucial. By not answering your phone you may not just be missing out on one assignment but the beginning of a whole relationship with a company trying to hire you for the first time.
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Ditto on having a personal calendar near you at all times to schedule the appointment. Also, I have empowered my wife to answer my phone when I am away from my desk and she can book appointments for me.
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Elon Students Create Campus-Only Social App
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By Rhea Kelly
In this Web 2.0 age, we expect information to beimmediate and distilled into readily digestible pieces.
I just read something disturbing: WhenSteve Jobs was asked at the recent Macworld Expo what he thought of Amazon's Kindle eBook reader,he said (as reported by The NewYork Times), "It doesn't matter howgood or bad the product is; the fact isthat people don't read anymore. Fortypercent of the people in the US readone book or less last year." (According tothe Times, that figure is really more like27 percent-still cause for concern.)
How is that quarter of the US population consuming information? I'll bet many of those people do their reading on the web. Why read someone's 300- page memoir, for instance, when you can follow a person's daily musings on his blog? Better yet, why read individual blogs, when you can jump on an aggregator site like Technorati.com to see only the most tantalizing blog posts and news stories that other people have discovered and linked to, hour by hour? In this Web 2.0 age, we expect information to be not just immediate, but also distilled into readily digestible pieces.
And the pieces keep getting smaller. Twitter, for example, allows individuals to blog their thoughts by the minute via cell phone; the missives can be read by others as text messages or RSS feeds. Each posting, or Tweet, is limited to 140 characters, making following someone on Twitter a far cry from reading a novel.
That's why I was pleasantly surprised to read a blog post from Dave Parry, an assistant professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, about "Twitter for Academia". Like me, Parry initially thought that Twitter "represented the apex of what concerns me about internet technology: solipsism and sound-bite communication." Indeed, recording the minutiae of one's daily life might seem the ultimate in self-absorption, yet after trying Twitter with his students, Parry came up with some very interesting academic uses for the technology. Among them: getting a sense of the world (what people around the globe are paying attention to at any moment); tracking language trends (how a word is used from post to post, or how the 140-character limit can affect spelling, grammar, and communication); and utilizing a "public notepad" (gaining inspiration from the creativity of others).
What impressed me most was Parry's notion that Twitter can enhance a sense of classroom community. He wrote: "Once students started twittering I think they developed a sense of each other as people beyond the classroom space, rather than just students they saw twice a week for an hour and a half." As a result, he said, students were more willing to speak up in class, and were more respectful of others. What's more, those discussions continued beyond classroom walls. "When something came up outside of class that reminded [students] of material from class time, it often got twittered," Parry wrote. "This served as a reinforcement/connection between the material and the 'real world.'"
Why stop with the classroom? Twitter could also help foster discussion and create a sense of community within an academic department, or between IT and its users. I, for one, will be twittering some book recommendations, to help re-introduce that 27 percent of the US to good, old-fashioned reading.
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National Squadron / Escuadra Nacional
The National Squadron [Escuadra Nacional] has its home port in Valparaiso and is composed of combat logistical support and surface ocean-going vessels. Units of the squadron have capacity to operate on the high seas, exerting the supervision and control of the sea, to the edge of the 200-mile which comprises the exclusive economic zone of Chile.It protects also the national interests in the ocean, Easter Island and Juan Fernández archipelago island Territories. In support of the foreign policy of the State, the ships of the squadron participate in international efforts to maintain peace and stability, in the regions where the interests of Chile are present.
In the 1990s the Escuadra Nacional was a small force of four County class destroyers and four Leander class frigates. Despite the average age of the ships (35 years) they were well maintained and kept in good working order. They all had sustained major refits which enhanced significantly their performance, specially in the weapon system area and electronics. All of the Fleet ships used a C3I system, called SP100, completely developed in Chile by Sisdef using COTS equipments like Intel x86 chips and the code has been written in ADA following international standards. The exact characteristics of the system are not well known by the public but it can assumed to include complete data links between all of the Fleet units. Two of the former County destroyers have seen their SeaSlug systems removed and their helicopter decks extended transforming them in practice in Helicopter Destroyers. This is a poor substitute to the carrier the Navy desired, but still represents an increase of capability to be reckoned with. The more serious drawback of these ships is the age of their engines which are difficult to maintain. Maximum speed has been reported has been around 26 knots and not the original 30 knots.
The Fleet seemed to operate all together or in two task forces of a DLG, a DLH and a couple of frigates escorts, as a way to balance the capabilities of the ships. The air defense of the fleet is assured by the SeaSlug system on the medium to long range and by the IAI Barak system for the short range. This should represent an adequate defense against foreseeable foes.
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Bordered by both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, France is the largest country in Western Europe. With a rich cultural and architectural history, it is the world's top tourist destination with more than 80 million visitors every year. French art in its many forms, including literature, music, applied art, fashion and cuisine, are influential around the world. As a secular country, freedom of religion is a constitutional right, but many estimates show that only 5 percent of the country attends religious services regularly.


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Археологические памятники античного и средневекового Крыма — памятники археологии причерноморских городов-государств Крыма, принадлежащие к греческому (вторая половина VII — середина I в. до н. э) и римскому (I в. — середина IV в. н. э.) периоду.

История
Греческие поселения возникли в Причерноморье в VIII—VI ст. до н. э., когда избыточная часть населения Греции активно основывала колонии в Средиземноморье, а затем — на берегу Чёрного моря. В причерноморских городах сходились торговые пути, соединявшие Европу и Азию. Все эти города-государства (полисы) представляли собой рабовладельческие демократические республики.

В IV веке Римская империя установила политический контроль над Тиром, а после своей победы над войсками Митридата VI — над Понтийским царством.

Государства имели развитую экономику, чеканили бронзовые, золотые и серебряные монеты (на рубеже VIII—VII вв. до н. э. первые деньги имели вид наконечников стрел или дельфинов, как в Ольвии), были незаменимыми посредниками между материковой Грецией и варварами. Колонисты производили много предметов из золота, серебра, бронзы (зеркала, гребни, бусы, подвески, серьги, кольца и т. п.).

Эллинская эра в Южной Украине оказала большое влияние на культуру и быт местных племён. Общий кризис античного мира после распада империи Александра Македонского отразился и на причерноморских государствах.

Для исследования археологических памятников в 1948 году при Крымской научно-исследовательской базе АН СССР был создан сектор истории и археологии. В 1952 году Крымская научно-исследовательская база была реорганизована в филиал, а сектор — в отдел истории и археологии. В 1956 году отдел истории и археологии был включён в состав Института археологии НАН Украины как «Отдел античной и средневековой археологии Крыма».

Самые известные памятники:

 Бакла
 Бахчисарай
 Генуэзская крепость (Судак)
 Ени-Кале
 Инкерманский Свято-Климентовский монастырь
 Каламита (крепость) (турецкое название — Инкерман)
 Качи-Кальон
 Керчь (славянское название — Корчев)
 Кутлакская крепость
 Кыз-куле
 Мангуп-Кале
 мечеть хана Узбека
 мечеть Муфтий-Джами
 Монастырь Сурб Хач
 Неаполь Скифский
 Пантикапей (античный город на территории города Керчь)
 Свято-Георгиевский монастырь (Старый Крым)
 Сюйреньская крепость
 Тепе-Кермен
 Херсонес
 Челтер-Мармара
 Чембало (крепость) (турецкое название — Балаклава)
 Чобан-Куле
 Чуфут-Кале
 Шулдан
 Эски-Кермен
 Эски-Юрт

Примечания

Литература
 Журнал «Материалы по археологии, истории и этнографии Таврии» (ВАК)
 Журнал «Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья» (Web of Science, Scopus, ВАК)

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WITNESS welcomes runners of all levels and backgrounds, from dedicated multi-marathon champions to first time runners. Cumulatively, our past teams have raised close to $100,000 in support of human rights defenders everywhere. They have empowered thousands of activists and average citizens to fight for change on some of the most pervasive human rights issues of our time – from war crimes in Syria to police brutality in the United States to sexual and gender-based violence around the world. And they did this while running the race of their lives…sometimes multiple years in a row!
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Birmingham Royal Ballet's critically acclaimed Swan Lake Glides into 2020
Birmingham Royal Ballet's critically acclaimed Swan Lake, first created in 1981 by Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova, will tour the UK from 29 January 2020.
Ballet's greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet's lavish production. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky's legendary score played live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, has bewitched audiences for generations.
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By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince witnesses the transformation of a swan into a beautiful princess. Compelled by an evil spell to spend her days in the form of a bird, she can only be saved by the power of love.
Filled with exquisite ensembles, lyrical pas de deux and bravura solos, this Swan Lake is atmospheric, romantic and beautiful – an unforgettable experience.
The cast will include Céline Gittens and Momoko Hirata in the double principal roles of Odette/ Odile, partnered respectively with Tyrone Singleton and César Morales as Prince Siegfried.
In partnership with the Hippodrome, Birmingham Royal Ballet is presenting a relaxed performance of Swan Lake during its Birmingham run on 25 February 2020. Pioneers in making ballet accessible for all audiences, this is a carefully thought through experience that can be enjoyed by everyone, whatever their access needs.
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Alongside the full Swan Lake production, Full Steps: Swan Lake on Friday 21st February is an hour-long, interactive afternoon show features excerpts from the ballet, performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet's amazing dancers and full orchestra. These are interspersed with scenes in which a storyteller sets the scene, introduces the children to the music and characters, and shares some of the technical magic surrounding the ballet. A feast of dance, music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a perfect introduction to ballet.
Birmingham Royal Ballet has been rolling out its large-scale performance project, Swan LakeDreams, to ballet students of all ages and abilities in two of its touring regions as well as from across the Midlands. Catch in during the Hippodrome's run on Sunday 23rd February.
Swan Lake is at Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 18 – Saturday 29 February 2020
For further information visit www.brb.org.uk
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has agreed to water down (pun intended) the proposed new 1am lockout laws, which were expected to be implemented from February.
Apparently the PM's primary concern was the rollback of alcohol service hours. So, instead of a 1am lockout, licensed venues in Queensland will roll back last drinks to 2am – 3am in a nightclub precinct.
Shots are also banned after midnight.
A new ID scanning system will also be enforced, helping venues and authorities identify and deal with troublemakers. Mandatory scanning was supposed to be implemented last year, but was delayed while the powers that be decided how the plan would best work.
While venues, bands, staff and many punters are rejoicing at the announcement, some are apparently wary.
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education yesterday released a poll it conducted of 300 Queenslanders that found about two-thirds of those polled wanted the 1am lockout to go ahead.
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Meanwhile, our New South Wales cousins are still trying to #KeepSydneyOpen.


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A Superliga Kosovar de Basquetebol () é a liga mais importante do basquetebol masculino do Kosovo organizada pela Federação Kosovar de Basquetebol (). Foi fundada em 1991 e tem o Sigal Pristina com 11 títulos.

Clubes atuais

Detentores de Títulos

 1991-1992 Sigal Prishtina
 1992/1993 Peja
 1993-1994 Peja
 1994-1995 Peja
 1995-1996 Peja
 1996-1997 KB Drita
 1997-1998 Liga interrompida por causa da Guerra no Kosovo
 1998-1999 Liga interrompida por causa da Guerra no Kosovo
 1999-2000 KB Trepça
 2000-2001 KB Trepça

 2001-2002 Sigal Prishtina
 2002-2003 Sigal Prishtina
 2003-2004 Peja
 2004-2005 Mabetex
 2005-2006 Sigal Prishtina
 2006-2007 Sigal Prishtina
 2007-2008 Sigal Prishtina
 2008-2009 Sigal Prishtina
 2010-2011 Sigal Prishtina
 2011-2012 KB Trepça
 2012-2013 Peja
 2013-2014 Sigal Prishtina

 2014-2015 Sigal Prishtina
 2015-2016 Sigal Prishtina
 2016-2017 Sigal Prishtina
 2017-2018 Bashkimi Prizren

Finais

Títulos por clube

Basquetebol do Kosovo
Ligas de basquetebol