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Porto receives Goldstein Family Memorial Fellowship in Physical Therapy Award
Congratulations to first year DPT student Hillary Porto on receiving the Goldstein Family Memorial Fellowship in Physical Therapy Award. This scholarship is awarded to a matriculate who demonstrates evidence of leadership, strong communication or public service, perseverance through unforeseen or uncommon obstacles while completing undergraduate degree, and financial need.
Hillary Porto
How does it feel to be selected as the recipient of the Goldstein Family Memorial Fellowship in Physical Therapy Award?
I feel extremely honored to have been selected for the Goldstein Family Memorial Fellowship. This scholarship highlights individuals' leadership and public service roles, both passions, and dedications of mine. I am very pleased to be recognized for my efforts through this prestigious award.
What do you look forward to most as a future Physical Therapist?
As a future physical therapist, I am looking forward to educating my patients to lead a better quality of life. I would like to inspire them to approach their health by embracing freedom and knowledgeable decision-making. Upon graduating, I hope to work with members of the community and instill holistic perspectives in them while they grow through adversity.
In what ways do you demonstrate leadership, public service, and perseverance in pursuit of your education?
Being part of several groups within my doctoral program allows me to actively serve the Gainesville public. Through my community health REACH group, we use exercise initiatives to positively influence local residents. Similarly, when working with my Putting Families First team we determine ways our selected family can improve their health. Within a planned home visit, I am able to lead my group and deliver the vision of interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare. I persevere as I manage these diverse student roles in my pursuit of education.
How will this award help you as a DPT student?
Receiving this award makes my dreams as a student and professional more attainable. It will help me focus on my commitments as a DPT student. I am confident that this scholarship will shape me into a better student as I exemplify what it stands for.
What would you like to say to the donors of this scholarship?
I wholeheartedly thank the Goldstein Family for their generous support. I am grateful for your willingness to invest in my education. This award will help me and those I care for in my future endeavors. It is a privilege to receive this award.
Click here to learn more about the funding opportunities available through the DPT program.
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Predatory publishing
Rise of scholastic and academic fraud
Thousands of budding researchers and academics are unwitting victims of predatory publishers. After authors pay upfront, they receive little of what the publishers promise them. And many more desperate doctoral candidates and academics trying to earn tenure willingly turn to these shady publishing options because the competition for prestigious positions is intensifying. Universities often look the other way, and academic rigor suffers.
After teaching for several years in a small university, Mukesh was eager to have his finance theory published in an academic journal. He hoped to boost his chances of moving to a prestigious university and a more rewarding career. He knew that Ph.D. teaching jobs were hard to come by and so was publishing in leading academic journals.
Mukesh received a flattering email from an academic publisher, The Journal of Finance and Economics saying he could have his theory published in the journal for $495. The publication promised him the services of industry-respected reviewers; an editorial staff; Google, Scopus and Web of Science indexing; reference validation; and much more. For an additional $1,500, the journal's academic conference would invite Mukesh to present his paper with influential researchers in his field. Mukesh submitted his paper with a check for $1,995. He was overjoyed about the promise of finally being published in a respected journal and presenting to a conference of peers.
However, Mukesh faced a major problem. The Journal of Economics and Finance is an esteemed Springer publication. The similar-sounding Journal of Finance and Economics, is a less-than-legitimate journal — one of many thousands in the predatory publishing industry.
Happy 80th birthday to the term 'white-collar crime'
You might not know it, but today is an important day for you. On Dec. 27, 1939 — 80 years ago — criminologist Dr. Edwin Sutherland, while speaking to the American Sociological Society, coined "white-collar crime" and placed the cornerstone in the foundation for the fraud examination profession.
Indefatigable investigator
Jules Kroll assembles diverse professionals — fraud examiners, forensic accountants, academics, investigative journalists, former prosecutors and attorneys — to fight fraud. That's been his modus oprandi since 1972. As chairman and cofounder of K2 Intelligence, he continues that course.
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2019
The ACFE believes that large, noteworthy fraud cases like Enron or Bernie Madoff will live on in infamy and provide valuable lessons for fraud fighters and the general public. That is why we, along with input from our members, have selected the following five stories as the most noteworthy frauds of 2019. The stories were chosen based on the amount of money lost, the number of lives impacted and/or the relevance to the anti-fraud profession.
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Bruno "The Dandy Line" Model Soprano Ukulele, made by Harmony, c. 1929, made in Chicago, dark brown lacquer finish, birch body.
A nice example of the decorated ukes which were quite the rage in the late 1920's and early 1930's. For the manufacturer or dealer it was an easy way to diversify the product line without much extra effort! Essentially the same instrument could be offered in multiple finishes with different design motifs, which ranged from the whimsical to the truly eccentric.
This is a fairly typical Harmony-made soprano uke with nicely stenciled cosmetics. The top and soundhole are bound with white celluloid; there are stenciled designs around the soundhole edge and behind the bridge. The headstock is marked with a decal reading "The Dandy Line" over a dandelion flower, and there is a colorful C.Bruno label inside, along with the "Standard Approved" label that was the mark of Harmony at the time. Bruno was one of New York's largest jobbers and "the Dandy line" was one of their many midline brand names.
Overall length is 20 7/8 in. (53 cm.), 6 in. (15.2 cm.) width, and 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 13 in. (330 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.).
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Education is all about creating responsible, productive citizens
Written by Grateful American Book Prize
Washington, DC - In an article she wrote in 1930, Eleanor Roosevelt concluded that good citizenship is the purpose of education. Eighty-nine years later, it is still the primary reason we send our children to school. Certainly, the classroom is also where kids learn the skills they need—eventually--to get good jobs.
But, it is also where children learn how to be industrious and conscientious citizens—a lesson that would be hard to learn without a knowledge of the successes and failures of past.
America's dire need for a history lesson has been revealed in numerous studies. Most recently, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation reported that Americans don't possess the history knowledge they need to be informed and engaged citizens."
The Foundation had 41,000 Americans from every state take the U.S. Citizenship Test; Vermont was the only place where a majority of those who were tested -- 53 percent -- passed.
It's not a question of whether history teachers are doing their job, or if history is being taught in the schools. "This is an issue of how we teach American history," according to Foundation President, Arthur Levine. The problem is the way in which it's taught is "boring."
The late Dr. Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, recognized early on that the source of the nation's history "deficit" was from boredom.
There's nothing like a page-turner to help tap the innate desire in each of us to learn about the past, and Dr. Cole realized that. Children in particular are curious and interested in how they got here, and what it means to be an American. But often their textbooks fail to catch their attention. He felt the solution was to show just how exciting the subject could be. He believed "history could use the help of a 'good read' to generate enthusiasm among young people."
Dr. Cole came up with the notion for the Grateful American Book Prize, and along with author, publisher and education advocate, David Bruce Smith, implemented the project in 2015. According to Smith, "our focus was on getting writers and publishers to produce more works of historically accurate fiction and nonfiction; books that could capture the imaginations of kids and adolescents. And, based on the growing popularity of the Prize, it has worked."
Valerie Tripp writes historical fiction for children. In a blog at the Teachinghistory.com Web site she wrote, some years ago: "Historical fiction helps us fire up our students and readers because it uses emotion to make the facts matter. It uses emotion to teach gentle life lessons, and to form a ribbon of connection between the child in the classroom and the characters in the story."
About the Grateful American Book Prize
The winners of the 2019 Grateful American Book Prize and Honorable Mentions will be announced shortly. Meanwhile, the panel of judges for the 2020 Prize will begin accepting submissions on January 1, 2020. Historically accurate books of fiction and nonfiction written for middle schoolers and published between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020 will be eligible.


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FC Viitorul Constanța was een Roemeense voetbalclub uit Ovidiu. Al verwijst de clubnaam naar de nabij gelegen grotere stad Constanța.

De club werd in 2009 door Gheorghe Hagi opgericht en kocht de licentie van CS Ovidiu in de Liga III. In 2010 werd de club kampioen en promoveerde naar de Liga 2. Daar werd de club in 2012 tweede en promoveerde naar de Liga 1. Op 13 mei 2017 behaalde de club het allereerste landskampioenschap uit haar bestaan. In juni 2021 werd bekend dat de club zou fuseren met vergane glorie Farul Constanța dat de plaats van Viitorul innam en ook de naam Farul bleef behouden waardoor Viitorul verdween.

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What You Need To Know About Depression At Every Age
The mental health condition is hardly one-size-fits-all.
Lindsay Holmes
Senior Wellness & Travel Editor, HuffPost
Feb 23, 2017, 11:21 AM EST | Updated Sep 27, 2018
Depression is an all-consuming nightmare, no matter your age. How it manifests, however, could depend on your life stage.
Signs of this mental health condition, which affects an estimated 350 million people of all ages worldwide, can appear differently when you're young compared to when you're older. And according to Michelle Riba, a professor of psychiatry and the associate director of the University of Michigan Depression Center, some of them may not be so obvious.
"Depression is incredibly complex," Riba told The Huffington Post. "People may not understand a lot of the symptoms. But it's important to identify and seek professional help for these issues."
Below are just a few ways the mental health condition affects each age differently.
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While depression doesn't appear as frequently in children as it does in other age groups, it's not unheard of: Approximately 2 percent of elementary school children have the disorder, according to Riba. Studies show it can even start as early as pre-school in some children.
Parents often misread mental health symptoms in their kids. If a child seems to be more defiant or moody than usual, is having difficulty progressing in school and gets frequent headaches, they might be dealing with depression.
"We tend to think of depression symptoms as sleeping or eating too much or even voicing it, but it's different with kids," Riba said. "Kids may not appear depressed and the symptoms may not show every day. The word 'depressed' may not even be in their lexicon."
Data shows that approximately 11.5 percent of teens have had at least one major depressive episode in a given year, with girls experiencing mental health issues more frequently than boys. Factors like bullying and academic pressure can add to the risk of developing depression around this time.
Experts have been devoting more energy and resources to targeting and treating teen depression, particularly in the digital age. Research shows that excessive social media use is linked to depressive symptoms. The current tech-focused culture puts teens "in a cauldron of stimulus they can't get away from, or don't want to get away from, or don't know how to get away from," Janis Whitlock, director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery, told Time magazine last year.
Fortunately, mental health experts are catching up when it comes to developing treatments that work. Services like the Crisis Text Line and organizations like Project UROK make support more accessible for adolescents who are dealing with the complicated nuances of psychological well-being.
Nearly one in four young adults have experienced at least one depressive episode, Riba explains. But for the most part, depression commonly appears around age 25.
The most prevalent symptom for young adults is changes in mood or motivation, Riba says. They can also experience other typical effects like sleep loss, lethargy and tearfulness or anger.
Middle-Age Adults
At its worst, depression puts people at a higher risk of dying by suicide. This is extremely consequential for midlife adults: Middle-aged men have seen the highest increase in suicide over the last 15 years, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Like with any age group, there are multifarious reasons why depression may develop, but Riba says middle-aged adults may be more likely to deal with environmental stressors like economic problems or greater social isolation. Treatment, whether it's through therapy, medication or a combination of both, is the most effective way to manage the disorder.
"Depression shouldn't be left untreated," Riba stressed. "When people are in pain or experiencing depression, just like with high blood pressure, they should get that evaluated."
Riba says it's not uncommon for a person's first depressive episode to appear after age 60. In this age group, there's typically a comorbidity of the mental health condition with other illnesses, such as cancer or diabetes. Depression can also develop due to a loss of a partner, loneliness or general physical decline.
Regardless of age, it's critical to prioritize psychological well-being, Riba says. That includes talking to a clinician if there are any changes in mood ― especially if it's been chronic or the symptoms persist.
"There's no health without mental health," she explained. "It goes hand-in-hand with all other aspects of health."
If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-8255 for the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You can also text HELLO to 741-741 for free,
24-hour support from the Crisis Text Line. Outside of the U.S., please
visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention for a database
of resources.
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We've had good and bad bottom brackets with both standard and ceramic bearings, and the best way to split the wheat from chaff is to subject them to many, many hours of filth.
This bottom bracket has suffered months of hard riding while being submerged in trail filth and washed with regular hose-downs. Six months of that grease killing treatment results in a clear answer.
This reasonably priced Uberbike ceramic bottom bracket passed the test when we unshipped the chain and span the cranks – they whizzed round as if on ice, with no catching or hollow clunking, both frequent signs of impending bearing doom.
The seals/shields work well. With a quick wipe down and regrease of the cleanly-cut cup threads, this is ready for another six wet months.
Description • Lighweight CNC machined alloy cups (BC 1.37") with replaceable bearings, anodised finish with laser engraved logo, supplied with matching alloy spacers on MTB bottom brackets (as pictured) Note - Road compatible bottom brackets are supplied with stainless steel spacers. • Advanced bottom bracket design, lengthened space between bearings, enhances stability under pedalling load. • Composite centre tube double O-ring sealed, external custom lipped outer seals. • Uberbike ceramic bearings offer the highest standard of rotating performance, not only greatly reducing the loss of power but also enhancing the best performance of water-resistance. The ceramic bearing system provides better power distribution and provides extra smoothness when pedaling, thus dramatically reducing abrasion and friction. • Benefits over stainless steel bearings • Smoother operation than stainless steel ball bearings. More efficient power delivery at each pedal stroke. • Increased durability. • Water resistance. • Lower friction coefficient.


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SIPCO is the Franchise bottler for Pepsi-cola in the Western region of Saudi Arabia. Since 1952, we have been the franchise operator for Pepsi-Cola. We make, sell and deliver Pepsi, Pepsi Diet, Mirinda, 7up, Shani, Mountain Dew and Aquafina Water to name a few.


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U.S. Postal Service reveals World Stamp Show stamp design
Apr 21, 2015, 4 AM
Two new stamps will promote World Stamp Show—NY 2016 later this year. The stamp design is getting mixed reviews from collectors. The nondenominated first-class stamps will be officially issued Aug. 20 during the American Philatelic Society's annual Stampshow, which takes place Aug. 20-23 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The United States Postal Services revealed the designs of two stamps promoting the upcoming World Stamp Show-NY 2016, taking place May 28-June 4, 2016, in New York City.
The stamps will be offered in panes of 20 with the two vertical designs laid out in a checkerboard pattern. The two stamps share the same design, with one printed entirely in red, and the other in blue.
The design has no pictorial elements. It has a star inside a circle in the center, with text around the star reading "2016 World Stamp Show" across the top, and "New York City" along the bottom.
Additional design elements include a small tablet centered at the top containing "USA," and a tablet centered at the bottom containing "Forever."
The preliminary design was first revealed at the recent American Stamp Dealers Association Spring Postage Stamp Show, April 16-18 in New York City. Plans call for the stamps to be issued later this year.


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Pets are adorable and once you have them, it's near impossible to get rid of them no matter how inconvenient they can become. Most can tolerate the additional cost of pet food and the additional time necessary to care for pets. However, it can be a drag to have them wreaking havoc on your furnishings or having accidents on the floor or carpet. No matter how well they are toilet-trained, it is almost certain there may be times they will not be able to hold it and ruin your carpet. And as most pet owners are aware of, once they have staked a claim on a certain spot on the carpet, it becomes their territory where they will likely get used to relieving themselves on the very same spot.
Some people say it is almost impossible to get rid of pet urine in your carpet on your own. Most would suggest replacement of the carpet padding before getting a professional cleaner to remove any traces of the urine. Nevertheless, there may still be home remedies that can work together with diligent cleaning.
What you can use to remove the odor of pet urine from your carpet can be found on your cupboard. They are the same materials often used to get rid of smells in other parts of the home. First thing you need is a vinegar solution of 1 part white vinegar and 4 parts water and place this in a spray bottle. Saturate the spot on your carpet where your pet had the accident and make sure it goes through the padding or cushion. Let the solution sit for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Then blot the area with paper towels and try to get out as much as you can from the carpet. Let it air dry.
Once the vinegar solution has dried, pour baking soda on the spot and let it sit an hour. This will remove the whatever remaining odor is left and the vinegar on your carpet.


"Role of Fungal Biomass in N-Hexane Biofiltration" by Mena M. Botros, Ashraf Aly Hassan et al.
The biofiltration of n-hexane is studied to optimize determinants factors of hydrophobic VOC filtration efficiency. Four trickle-bed air biofilters (TBABs) were employed; two of which were supplied with nutrients buffered at a neutral pH, while another two at an acidic pH of 4 to induce and enhance fungal growth. The loading rate of n-hexane was kept constant in all TBABs at 13 g/m3/h. At each pH levels studied, the biomass of the TBABs was pre-acclimated using different ratios of n-hexane and methanol. The fungal biomass responsible for the degradation of n-hexane was then examined and quantified. Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol agar was used for fungi quantification, and optical microscopy for classification. Effluent biomass was validated by measuring volatile suspended solids. Fungal counts resulting from n-hexane biodegradation were related to nitrate and carbon consumption. It was found that n-hexane elimination capacity closely followed biomass growth, and reached a steady-state at an optimum biomass density of roughly 3000 cfu/ml. Major shifts in fungal species were observed in all TBABs. Dominant fungal species grew slowly to become the most numerous, and were found to provide maximum elimination capacity, although TBABs pre-acclimated to higher methanol concentrations took less time to reach this steady-state. It was concluded, therefore, that steady and monitored growth of TBAB biomass is an essential factor in maximizing fungi's ability to metabolize VOCs and that a new ecological biofiltration model may be the most effective at VOC purification.


Recording of the Keep Calm and Carry on debate at the Plymouth e-Learning Conference.
During the Second World War, the British government sought to use appropriate communications tools to convey policy to the populace, whether via posters, newspapers, radio, or legislation. Resource restrictions meant that there was not always a free choice in which to use.
As James Clay indicated in a blog post on January 10th snow, floods and swine flu all have the potential bring our physical campus to a halt, for valid health and safety reasons. Institutions announce via local radio and the web that they are closed to students and staff. In most institutions such crises effectively bring the entire workforce to a halt. Despite the digital options available, the word 'closed' implies that no (formal) activity will take place, and sends the message to staff and students that they do not need to go to work, or even do any work, even if they could.
With James Clay, Bex Lewis and Carolin Esser and of course delegates from the Plymouth e-Learning Conference.
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Missed opportunity for some "Technology Enhanced Learning" me thinks?
The Sky is broken so use Skype?
heheheh @SolentRoger – damn right!
James – Thank You for your continued inspiration at Plymouth and on this blog!


I'm Running a Fabric Giveaway!
If you head over to my quilting and sewing Instagram, @orangeroomquilts, you'll see that I'm running a giveaway through this Saturday, January 28th at midnight. I just rearranged my studio this month, and I have a huge pile of fabrics that I pulled from my stash and decided not to keep. So, I'm packing up a large USPS flat rate box and giving it away as a prize!
Head over to Instagram, follow me @orangeroomquilts, and like the post. You have to do both of those to enter, then tag a friend in the comments for another bonus entry. I'll pick a winner this weekend! And if it works, I might do another one really soon…I have quite a lot of fabric.


Delicious chocolate swirl cheesecake on a wooden board.
Basket star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
Close shot of the boom of a large and powerful crane, on hire in a residential area of Lincolnshire, England, UK.


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Q: Dual OS onHDD. Standard Linux boot hangs. Safe boot option to retry standard loads fine. what's up? New install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from disk from Linux User magazine.  Standard boot hangs. Safe boot displays option to retry standard boot and when selected loads fine. Have updated OS. Any suggestions to get standard boot to work? Ubuntu is on disk along with Windows XP. Thanks....

A: First does windows boot properly?
If it does then maybe the Grub boot loader just made a mistake somewhere.
With what little information you suppled thats the only thing I can think of.
You can try this, as sometimes it repairs a Grub error.
While Ubuntu is running open the terminal, Type sudo update-initramfs -u
Enter your password when ask for it (don't worry that you do not see any "*'s " just type it)
Let it finish then type sudo update-grub
Enter your password if ask for it
let it finish then close terminal and reboot.

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Single word to describe "fixed" and "variable"?
In economics there are things such as "fixed" and "variable" costs. In math there are "fixed" and "variable" slopes. Is there a single word that's best to describe both of the terms at once? I've come up with measurability, gradient, and quantifiability, but I don't feel super comfortable with any of them. An example in Economics would be "The ____ of the cost is fixed."
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My initial thoughts have to do with describing rate of change - elasticity and delta. However, I like neither term because they mean something else within economics. – TaliesinMerlin Feb 14 '19 at 21:32
Value? Or does that l)+0+ – max pleaner Feb 14 '19 at 21:41
@TaliesinMerlin I think those two are close. What about dynamics? I don't know if that's used in economics though. – David B Feb 14 '19 at 22:02
I feel that in general, it makes the most sense to think of "fixed" as one degree of variability. So in my opinion the word you're looking for would just be "variability." (That's kind of a non-answer though.) – senderle Feb 14 '19 at 22:41
This is like asking for a single word for black and white. In accounting (not economics really), there are fixed and variable costs and never the twain shall meet. They are different in essence. The type of cost is a fixed one. – Lambie Feb 14 '19 at 22:48
You said in a comment under the question:
Variability works, and it's most likely the one I'll accept, but it is definitely odd to say "The variability of the temperature is variable".
The easiest thing to do is pick a synonym that also sounds natural—and which doesn't reuse the base words fixed or variable.
I suggest changeability. From the adjective changeable:
[Merriam-Webster]
: capable of change: such as
a : able or apt to vary
// changeable weather
b : subject to change : ALTERABLE
// changeable plans
While still slightly odd, it suggests the following in your sentences:
The changeability of the cost is fixed.
🠆 The cost cannot be changed.
The changeability of the temperature is variable.
🠆 The temperature can change.
Note that in all cases, however, the meaning is slightly different than you intend.
If the variability of the temperature is variable, it could mean that the amount of variation can change. For instance, temperatures that used to vary between 20 degrees now vary between 40 degrees: the amount of variability has increased.
Similarly, the same could be said for the amount of changeability.
Whether it sounds odd or not, whatever word you use to come up with an abstract is going to be open to some level of ambiguity.
Therefore, it's best to simply say:
The cost is fixed.
The temperature is variable.
Or if you're thinking of a table with headings (for example), just use Fixed or Variable as the heading instead of a different word that tries to encompass both things.
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Thank you. I think you've given the best way to look at it. – David B Feb 19 '19 at 0:03
the type or main characteristic (of something) [Cambridge]
The nature of this cost is fixed.
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You might prefer to say "The cost is fixed" or "The cost is variable"
Otherwise it seems like you want to talk about "variability".
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Are you looking for "degree of stability"?
Fixed or variable cost stability.
stability - "resistance to change"
e.g. "a degree of stability becomes a linguistic variable assuming terms such as "unstable", "weakly stable", "more or less stable", "strongly stable", "completely stable ...1
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Representing the Corporation for National and Community Service, Bill Basl presented two very special awards. President Jackie Jenkins-Scott received the 2014 Presidential Award in Education on behalf of Wheelock College. Additionally, Jerome McKoy, employed at Wheelock College Dining Services by Sodexo, was presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award. McKoy, a United States Army Veteran with nearly twenty years of service, displayed fortitude and dedication during the winter's many the frigid storms. Despite blizzard conditions, McKoy walked to and from work, never late or missing one scheduled shift.
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As an experiment, I tried above. The HFD results are worse. I assume the problem is that you start to spread the star flux. A star of one pixel could be spread on four pixels making the image less sharp.
Nevertheless, By doing so, I found a way to make the stacking process MUCH faster. Will release this afternoon as 0.9.124. On my system it is 8 times faster.


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Advantages & Disadvantages of Discounted Cash Flow
By: Cam Merritt
The Definition of Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
The discounted cash flow method has a place in just about every finance professional's toolbox. Discounted cash flow allows you to express any investment as a single number, the equivalent to its cash value today. Investors, analysts and corporate managers apply it to all kinds of investments: individual, such as stocks or bonds; and business, including acquisitions and expansions. For all the advantages it offers, however, there are some well-recognized dangers.
How the Method Works
A quick look at how the discounted cash flow method works makes it easier to understand its strong and weak points. You start by projecting the cash flow you expect an investment to produce for each year going forward. You then discount each year's estimated cash flow to present value. That means you express the future amount in "today's dollars" using a discounting formula. Add up all the years' discounted cash flows, subtract any upfront costs, and you're left with the net present value of the investment -- what the investment is worth in today's dollars.
A Single Value
A big advantage of the discounted cash flow model is that it reduces an investment to a single figure. If the net present value is positive, the investment is expected to be a moneymaker; if it's negative, the investment is a loser. This allows for up-or-down decisions on individual investments. Further, the method allows you to make choices among significantly different investments. Project each investment's cash flows, discount them to present value, add them up, and compare them. The one with the highest net present value is the most profitable alternative.
Corporate finance textbook authors Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo say that using discounted cash flow to reduce investments to net present value is "the most accurate and reliable" method there is for making investment decisions. Provided that the estimates that go into the calculations are more or less correct, no other method does as good a job at identifying which investments produce maximum value.
Vulnerable to Estimation Errors
Discounted cash flow valuation is only as good as the estimates that go into it. If those estimates are flawed, the net present value will be inaccurate, and you may make bad investment decisions. The model offers multiple opportunities for error. All projected cash flows are just that: projections. They're estimates -- educated guesses. Plus, the discounting formula used to convert those cash flows to present value includes another estimate -- the discount rate, which is the rate by which you assume a certain sum of money will change in value over time.
No "Real World" Link
The discounted cash flow method produces a number in isolation. But you'd be wise not to look at that number in isolation. Say you're trying to estimate the value of a company. You can use the discounted cash flow method to come up with a value for the company. You can test how realistic that number is by performing a reality check, looking at how the value derived from discounted cash flow compares with the company's market capitalization; with the book value of the company as shown on the balance sheet; or with the value of similar companies. Berk and DeMarzo note that while about three out of four companies use net present value in making investment decisions, they often use it in combination with other methods of analysis.
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Street Date: May 4, 2004
Demon Hunter is big. They've headlined their own tour, had huge success with their single "Infected" on the now defunct mp3.com, and they're one of the premier names in Christian hardcore. So what's next on Demon Hunter's list of things to do? Release a disc as stellar as their debut, of course.
That's right. All of the hype, all of the praise, and these guys only have one record to their name. But that no longer remains the case. So, is Summer of Darkness as loud, in-your-face, and passionate as their self-titled debut?
The disc opens with the explosive "Not Ready to Die." Ryan Clark screams and growls his way through the verses, before moving into more of a melodic tone as he chants "I'm not ready to lay. I'm not ready to fade. I'm not ready to die" during the chorus. The song, talking about getting life right before the end, has a dark tone, as does most everything Demon hunter has recorded. But optimism is far from lost, "If 33 years could save my life, I've had 23 more to make things right…I'm burning bridges for the last time. I'm breaking habits for the first time."
"Not Ready to Die" fades and "The Awakening" begins, continuing the "growling verses and melodic chorus" formula. "Beheaded" is much more aggressive and features a guest appearance from Michael Williams of The Agony Scene.
Continuing the tradition of one peaceful ballad among the havoc of the rest, "My Heartstrings Come Undone" somehow fits perfectly with the rest, as "My Throat Is an Open Grave" did on their self-titled album. This time around, the subject matter is a bit cryptic, however.
The rest of the disc is jam-packed with blaring guitar and Clark's screams (As well as another guest appearance. This time from Trevor McNeven of Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static). But this entire disc seems a bit more laid back, if there is any way to say that properly. Most of the tracks will leave you wanting to catch your own breath, but melody is carefully instilled in opportune places to make this release more accessible to rock fans.
Still, if you didn't dig Demon Hunter's first try, you won't find much to like about this one either. But the rest of us will feel right at home in this Summer of Darkness.
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Arqiva secures UK distribution deal with France 24
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has won the contract to distribute the France 24 news channel in the UK. The five-year contract sees Arqiva providing multiplexing, uplinking and satellite services that deliver the channel's English language feed to the BSkyB and Freesat platforms as well as to an extensive network of hotels.
Following its launch five years ago France 24 has built a 30 million-strong weekly following for its 24/7 news content which brings a French perspective to world events. With global distribution reaching 160 million homes worldwide its programming is produced in Paris in French, English and Arabic.
Arqiva uses its facilities in France and its global terrestrial fibre network to bring the channel's feeds to the UK. The English language feed is then uplinked onto Arqiva's Eurobird 1 satellite capacity through one of its international teleports. Exclusive delivery of the service began on 1 November.
David Couret from France 24 said: "France 24 broadcasts extensive live prime-time content so it is crucial that our broadcast chain is as robust and reliable as possible. Arqiva is widely recognised as the UK broadcast specialist so we are pleased to be able to utilise their expertise in distributing our content into this essential market."
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Meeks, McCaul Statement on the Upcoming United Nations Security Council Vote on Humanitarian Access to the Syrian People
Washington, DC – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement ahead of the United Nations Security Council's vote on humanitarian access to the Syrian people:
"The UN Security Council is currently considering the vital issue of humanitarian access to the Syrian people. For more than a decade, the Assad regime has waged war on Syrian civilians, leaving more than 13 million people in need of humanitarian aid. We cannot give Assad and Russia a veto over lifesaving humanitarian access to the very people that their regimes maim, torture, and starve. This is a critical test of the UN system and the lives of Syrian children, women, and men hang in the balance. In the strongest possible terms, we urge all Members of the Security Council to support re-opening the Yarubiyah crossing and a 12 month renewal of the Bab Al Hawa crossing to ensure consistent, reliable, humanitarian cross-border access to Syrian civilians when the authorization resolution is put to a vote. Failure to renew these crossings amounts to a death sentence for thousands of Syrians."
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Home Latest NYT: Boko Haram Now Stronger, Well Armed with Sophisticated Drones
NYT: Boko Haram Now Stronger, Well Armed with Sophisticated Drones
•Controls 4 of 10 zones in northern Borno
•Nigerian military demoralised, on defensive, as weapons, vehicles fall into disrepair
•West African leaders agree billion-dollar anti-jihadist plan
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A report just published in The New York Times (NYT) has painted a depressingly grim picture of the Nigerian military in their battle against Boko Haram, claiming the terrorist sect has returned to the battlefront stronger and better armed. The story follows hard on the heels of audacious raids on military brigades at different times by Boko Haram, using more sophisticated weapons, including drones, to aid their operations.
Meanwhile, West African leaders on Saturday announced a billion-dollar plan to fight the rising problem of jihadist violence in the region, at a summit in Burkina Faso.
The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou, where the ECOWAS nations were joined by Mauritania and Chad.
ECOWAS had decided to mobilise "the financial resources of up to a billion dollars for the fight against terrorism", said Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou.
The money, paid into a common fund, would help reinforce the military operations of the nations involved — and those of the joint military operations in the region.
Full details of the plan would be presented to the next ECOWAS summit in December.
The fight against the rising tide of jihadist violence in the region has so far been hampered by a lack of funds.
The G5 Sahel, a joint taskforce, was created in 2014 to try to tackle the problem, backed by former colonial power France.
From July 2017, it pooled troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger in a bid to drive back the jihadist groups.
But a lack of finance, training and equipment, limited their effectiveness and their numbers. For the moment, the force numbers 4,000 troops, when 5,000 were originally planned.
ECOWAS — the Economic Community of West African States — brings together 15 countries whose economies range from regional heavyweights Nigeria and Ivory Coast to the impoverished Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Landlocked Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are non-coastal states.
The September 13 report by NYT, authored by Dionne Searcey, and titled, "Boko Haram is Back. With Better Drones," claimed the war against insurgency might have suffered a major setback, as the insurgents still roamed the countryside of the North-east with impunity.
According to the report, Nigeria's war against the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, was meant to have been over by now, a situation President Muhammadu Buhari also boasted about when he alluded to the progress so far recorded in the fight against the sect.
The report noted that despite repeatedly declaring that Boko Haram had been "technically defeated", "A full decade into the war, however, Boko Haram militants are still roaming the countryside with impunity.
"Their fighters now have more sophisticated drones than the military and are well armed after successful raids on military brigades."
NYT report quoted local politicians and security analysts as some of its sources.
Contrary to recent reports by the Nigerian military that there was no territory under the control of the insurgents, the New York Times report said, "Militants control four of the 10 zones in northern Borno State, near Lake Chad," adding, "They are pulling off almost-daily attacks, including opening fire last week on the convoy of the governor of Borno State (Babagana Umara Zulum).
"To people in villages, like Konduga, Boko Haram's defeat seems distant. The attack on June 17 that wounded Abdul and his friends (his last name is being withheld to protect him from reprisals) also killed 30 people — eight of them children."
Citing corruption, lack of motivation and seeming poor leadership as some of the factors responsible for the military's pitiable battlefield performance, the report noted, "By many accounts, the Nigerian military is demoralised and on the defensive. Some soldiers have complained they haven't had a home leave in three years.
"Their weapons and vehicles have fallen into disrepair. In August, the new commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, which means 'Peace by Force', publicly reminded his field officers to give food and water to troops. He is the eighth commander in 10 years.
"The military announced in August that it is pulling back its troops from far-flung outposts in the countryside and gathering them into fortified settlements it calls 'super camps'.
"The super camps are inside of garrison towns, where the Nigerian military in recent years settled tens of thousands of civilians — either after Boko Haram chased them away, or soldiers burned their villages and rounded them up, saying it would secure the countryside."
Continuing, the report explained that though the garrison towns were ringed with trenches to contain militant invasions, the pullback had also given free rein to Boko Haram fighters in the barren countryside.
"Inside the super camp in Bama on a recent afternoon, a camouflaged tank lurched down the street, blue smoke pouring from its underside, its tracks looking like loose teeth about to fall out – it was piloted by helmetless soldiers with open shirts, and a gunner wearing a crown of leaves, who plowed into a parked minivan, partially blocking the road, smashing the vehicle," the report observed.
One of the sources approached by The New York Times, Major Ak Karma, told the newspaper that a Boko Haram attack there had been thwarted days earlier, downplaying the threat.
"We have one or two problem attacks by Boko Haram, but that doesn't mean they have a grand offensive," said Major Kama, who reportedly added, "Bama is a fortress."
Unfortunately, for Major Kama, the camp was attacked the following day, The New York Times noted, adding, "The war with Boko Haram has devastated the population in rural northeast Nigeria, one of the poorest regions on earth.
"More than two million people have fled their homes, tens of thousands have been killed and many more injured, abducted and conscripted to join the fight. The International Committee of the Red Cross said this week that nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported missing during the crisis."
The New York Times report was soon seemingly accorded credibility after the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on Thursday carried out deadly attacks on military formations and civilians in three towns of Gubio, Gajiganna and Gajiram in Borno State, killing six soldiers and a civilian militia leader.
The attack also came three days after ISWAP ambushed Nigerian soldiers in Gudumbali town, also in Borno State, killing nine soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole, while 20 others could not be accounted for.
Curiously, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, in his response, Friday, only ordered troops to go all out and deal decisively with Boko Haram and ISWAP. He was silent on the setback, reportedly, suffered by military in Gudumbali, Gubio, Gajiganna and Gajiram, where six soldiers were killed during a Boko Haram attack.
"The bodies of six soldiers and the local head of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in the town were recovered outside the town with bullet wounds," a security source was reported as confiding to AFP.
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Sleep deprivation is common in teens and adults around the world. Among the many negative health and behavioral consequences of sleep deprivation, drowsy driving has the most immediate risk for serious injuries and death. Drowsy driving happens when a driver of a motor vehicle is too sleepy to stay alert. A sleepy driver will have slower reaction time, reduced road attention, and impaired ability to make good driving decisions. Research shows that driving after being awake for 24 hours is comparable to driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.10, above 0.08 which is the legal limit of intoxication.
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimates that more than 6,000 fatal crashes are related to drowsy driving every year. Although not all of these drowsy drivers are teens, the National Safety Council estimates that drivers under the age of 25 are involved in at least 50 percent of drowsy driving crashes.
Teens and young adults have a higher risk of drowsy driving because they are newer drivers who are often chronically sleep deprived. The combination of sleepy teens driving with limited skills and little experience poses a danger to drivers and pedestrians.
As a high school student, I am familiar with sleep deprivation and the constant need to balance schoolwork, extracurriculars and social activities. As a new driver, I am aware of the risks of drunk driving, but drowsy driving was never on my radar. On school days I leave the house at 7:20 a.m. (often sleep deprived) and drive a short distance to school. A rarely discussed topic, driving while sleepy has almost as high of a risk as driving while drunk.
Drunk drivers experience reduced and slower brain function. Alcohol consumption negatively impacts the central nervous system resulting in impaired thinking and reasoning, reduced muscle coordination and slower reaction, all are critical abilities of safe vehicle operation. As the amount of alcohol consumption increases, the risk of crashes becomes higher. Sleep deprivation has similar effects on the brain. Teens are taught to avoid driving after drinking; why not teach them to avoid driving while sleepy?
Successful campaign tactics to prevent drunk driving could be applied to reduce drowsy driving. Another way to tackle drowsy driving in teens would be to provide them longer sleep duration by delaying school start times. I believe that both strategies could reduce incidents of drowsy driving. Other strategies include developing technology to alert drivers with slower reaction times or reduced road attention. To prevent more victims, efforts to raise awareness of drowsy driving should start now.
Talia, well done on such an important piece! Sleep deprivation and driving in teens is not something that most people think about - probably because many people don't realize that a teen's body clock is delayed so they are much more sleepy than an adult at 7:30am! All teens (and their parents) should be aware of the information in your article! Great post.
Talia what an important article and subject! This is an eye opening statement- drivers under the age of 25 are involved in at least 50 percent of drowsy driving crashes. I hope that this makes think more on a later school start time and for teens themselves to prioritize sleep when they can. Excellent post.


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San Francisco is an employment hub for a region with booming jobs and population growth. Population growth in the Bay Area, and San Francisco in particular, is outpacing projections. At the same time, employment is growing faster than population: since 2009, population in San Francisco has increased by 65,000 residents and over 100,000 jobs. From 2014 to 2016 alone, there was an increase in 20,000 residents which brought the total population to 870,000 with a daytime population of over a million people. Employment during this time was also tremendous, but housing production, on the other hand, is lagging. This means that a growing number of people are coming to San Francisco for work but live elsewhere and commute into the city.
Vehicle miles traveled, a measure of the total amount of driving, in San Francisco has been declining for over a decade, but there has been an increase since 2011 following the 2008-2009 recession. Luckily, San Francisco has a strong backbone of regional transit, but the economic upturn has resulted in increases in vehicle miles traveled since 2011, resulting in increased congestion and decreased vehicle speeds during peak periods over that timeframe. The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) conducts the Congestion Management Program, which is a bi-annual program conducted in accordance with state law to monitor and mitigate traffic congestion.
Speed is one metric used to measure congestion, and is measured on the Congestion Management Network, which is a set of key driving routes in San Francisco that provide important access for residents and workers. Average speed is measured separately for urban arterial streets and freeways, and is measured during the morning and evening "peak periods," or rush hours.
The recent increase in vehicle miles traveled corresponds with an increase in congestion, although over the last 15 years San Francisco is well below the peak vehicle miles traveled of the early 2000s. Average travel speeds have decreased for most measured time periods and road types. Between 2015 and 2017 the average arterial speeds have decreased; the morning speeds have decreased 1 mph (7 percent) from 14.6 mph to 13.6 mph and the evening speeds have decreased .5 mph (4 percent) from 12.7 mph to 12.2. The average morning freeway travel speeds have decreased 3 mph (8 percent) from 38.8 mph to 35.8 mph. However, the average evening freeway speeds have increased by .2 mph (1 percent) from 26.2 mph to 26.4 mph. While the overall decline in speeds indicate a continuing degradation of roadway performance (since 2009), the declines from 2015 to 2017 were less significant than the previous reporting period (2013-2015). In the downtown core of San Francisco and freeways approaching downtown, where roadway expansion is neither feasible nor desirable, traffic speeds are particularly slow. Travel speeds have decreased both for autos and transit, though the increase has been greater for autos.
The Congestion Management Program monitors performance on a network of important driving routes in the city, and links transportation network performance to transportation decisions that are made to inform better land use and investment decisions. Efforts across the City to improve performance of the road network include robust travel demand management (TDM) programs, land use and transportation planning projects to prioritize development and investments across the city and region, and funding and delivering transit and highway infrastructure projects to support near- and long-term transportation needs.
In addition to the average speeds of all vehicles on the road, data is available on the speed of transit vehicles, which is used to calculate a Transit-to-Auto Ratio. This ratio provides a direct comparison of auto and transit travel speeds. If the Transit-to-Auto Ratio is 2, then travel times on transit are twice as long as in a private vehicle for the same length trip (i.e., private vehicles are twice as fast).
Recognizing that the San Francisco's transportation infrastructure can be used more efficiently to move more people, and in accordance with the city's Transit First Policy, San Francisco has invested in prioritizing transit. Since 2013, as part of Muni Forward, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) implemented service increases on 17 lines, expanded service hours on 10 lines, made changes to route alignment for multiple lines, and created new connections to BART on 2 lines. Those investments have begun to pay off, and transit is becoming measurably more competitive with driving. Continued success at improving transit will not only move more people with existing transportation infrastructure, but will also decrease the number of vehicles trying to use scarce roadway space, leading to a better experience and less congestion for those who choose to drive.
The SFCTA uses INRIX data, a commercial dataset which combines several real-time GPS monitoring sources with data from highway performance monitoring systems, as the primary source for official speed and Level of Service (LOS) calculations. INRIX data is supplemented with floating car data where INRIX data is not available. This method was adopted in the 2013 CMP after initial conducted as part of the 2011 CMP found that results calculated from INRIX were appropriate for use in speed and LOS calculations. The 2011 analysis found that speeds from INRIX data were, on average, higher than speeds from floating car runs, but fell within the range of variability of floating car results for a given segment and time period. Prior to 2013, the SFCTA used the floating car method to collect travel time data on the CMP network.
The AM peak period is defined as 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m., and PM peak as 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Congestion monitoring is conducted in the spring season, and is scheduled to take place at times that are representative of overall traffic conditions. Monitoring is scheduled to avoid holidays, during periods when school is out of session, or during major events.
Transit-to-Auto ratios are calculated on CMP segments where at least 50% of the segment is covered by a transit route. The overall ratio is calculated as the weighted average by length of segment for all segments.
The number displayed on the scorecard page represents the most recent data from the average speeds chart above.
Read about the Congestion Management Program on SFCTA's website.
Learn more about congestion throughout the region on the Metropolitan Transit Commission's Vital Signs website.


This time of the year I love to decorate with the Easter egg. There is something fun and whimsical about Easter eggs, don't you think? Today I have for you 5 easy ways to add Easter eggs to your Spring home.
1 – In a bird cage, I scored this one on Christmas clearance at Michaels, make a bed of shredded yellow packing paper (yes, I saved those from some package as the color was so pretty) and silk flowers, and add some colorful watercolor eggs for a conversation piece on your coffee table.
2 – Gold foil never disappoints when it comes to adding a festive touch. Fill a vase with Spring flowers and pop in a few gold foil eggs as fillers.
These came attached to a wire (from Michaels) so are easy to plop into a vase as accents.
3 – Make a fun Spring terrarium complete with a faux green house, moss, plants, and a nest.
I bought the faux greenhouse from a local Facebook yard sale group for $5 last year. The nest is an abandoned robin's nest from our backyard.
The moss and flowers were repurposed from old wreaths. The colorful eggs were left over from project #4 (scroll down).
4 – Make a fun and easy Easter egg wreath or an even simpler Spring wreath.
5 – Last and the simplest of all just display them as is on your mantel or table. I just love the clean look.
Easy peasy, right? We are all set to welcome the first day of Spring this weekend with some snow but in my house as you can see we are already in full on Spring mode.


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Single 51yr old man who lives near Kenora Ontario. I have 2 dogs but they seldom travel with me. One is a golden retriever and the other is a bichon/shitzu. Both get along with other animals.
Work as a maintenance man for 88 houses and apartments. Can fix almost anything.
I like to travel to various motorcycle events in Canada and USA and love Mexico.
I have an old ambulance converted into a toy hauler for my Harley Davidson motorcycle and I pull a 21' Flagstaff trailer behind.
We had a very nice chat with Jaysjoint and his friend. Very nice people and would have them back again.
Jay was a great host. I stayed at his beautiful lake side home in August. He even invited me to share dinner with him and a friend. We build the pictured bond fire after dinner. If you are in western Ontario you might want to contact jaysjoint.
We spent one night at Jay and really enjoyed beautiful view of the lake and in particular the sunset.
Jay was away so we unfortunately did not get to meet him but we appreciate his generosity.
We stayed one night (on our own, as our host was away) and although it rained, it was very pleasant, right by the water, very quiet, nestled among the trees, listening to the loons.
Thanks Jay. Felt like coming home, very welcoming and comfortable.
We were delighted to be able to stay at jaysjoint just outside Kenora. His large lakefront property was quiet and perfect for us. Loved meeting his two delightful friendly dogs and Jason himself who was very welcoming and accommodating. Thank you! Highly recommend.
we already were in kenora when we texted jaysjoint spontaneously if we could stay with him. he answered within minutes, and we had a great stay at his summerhouse at the lake. He's a fun guy and we shared some good stories. the next day, he even introduced us to his friend on our way to the eastcoast. thanks a lot for all your help.


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In Kansas last week, I challenged the people to be good tippers at restaurants as many servers are being stiffed more and more during the economic downturn. I also told them about a pastor friend who tips whatever the bill is. If the bill is $20 he leaves a $20 tip. If the bill is $100, he leaves a $100 tip. And so I encouraged the people to look for ways to pray for business people and to expand the Kingdom outside of the church walls, in their city and area.
Later that evening we went to Pizza Hut, the only place open in that small town – and after dinner as we were about to leave, and even though I was a guest, I felt led to give an extra $10 to our server. Her name was Laura and two other friends of mine and myself struck up a conversation with her, and I ended up praying for her. I asked her if she was a friend of Jesus, and she responded by saying that He was more than a friend, He was her Savior.
What a wonderful day. Begin to plan right now how you might encourage and cheer up one person today to help them have a wonderful day too. Look for ways to bless, honor, be kind, demonstrate love, show compassion, give, help, assist, promote, share, smile, and just change the atmosphere for someone or some group and in doing so, you will be blessed back in amazing ways. You'll see.
"Therefore, let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another." Romans 14:19..


FIELD NOTES: Today there are more frequent RARE TORNADO incidents in areas of the world that are not normally hit. Tornado experts are studying whether global climate change is the cause because climate change increases levels of energy, as well as increases clashes between cold air masses and warm humid air masses. Chances are that the El Nino in 2014 will lead to a record breaking year on many weather fronts.
Danielle Nelisse is an abstract artist noted for painting large scale contemporary abstract art in oil on canvas. She also happens to be a private investigator and an immigration attorney, an unusual combination of skills and interests that gives her a unique perspective on the human condition. Her Urban Ecology | Climate Change Series was recently shown at the Encinitas Civic Center Gallery in Encinitas, California. A follow-up to her Transformative Geopolitics Series, which "was inspired by discussions in California and elsewhere about how to resolve international border issues, multiple identities, inequality, and the ways that exclusion of foreign nationals can dominate contemporary geopolitics," Danielle's Climate Change Series expresses "her inner reflections about the complexities in dealing with urbanization, climate change, and natural disasters." Bold-colored, dynamic and complex, her work makes it impossible to intellectualize an issue we so easily (and sometimes, readily) like distance ourselves from. Instead, it invites us to deeply and courageously feel our feelings, and perhaps recognize that there is beauty even in sadness.
In addition to being an abstract painter, you are a private investigator and an immigration attorney. How do these different roles inform your work?
As a private investigator I am asked to obtain information from people in creative – but legal – ways. As an attorney I must also gather facts about a case, apply the law, and then edit the facts down to the most relevant. In other words, in my legal work there is a tension between facts, rules, and creativity.
As an artist, there is also a tension between structure and creativity. I express my emotions through color harmony, composition and line. Both my legal work and art work involve the same skills: creative discovery; strategic editing; thoughtful rule application; all while allowing passion and creativity.
What was the inspiration behind your Urban Ecology | Climate Change series?
I have always felt that I have a say in my destiny and that even though I am only one person, I can make a change. My past is filled with work where I was able to champion the rights of others. The issue of climate change looms large and I am getting nervous because it does not yet seem to be considered an important global issue.
Recently I moved to a new studio in Bonita, California, which is located down by the border of Mexico in a beautiful desert area – and year round my studio is atypically warm. My clients live all over the world and provide me with firsthand accounts about their struggles with uncommon weather events, which are reinforced by media reports. Recently one of my clients was separated from her husband due to the 2013 typhoon in the Philippines. Another was waiting for weeks in the summer of 2013 for a U.S. Consulate to issue his work visa during an abnormal intense heat wave in India that resulted in continued temperatures of 110 F. I may not always be directly impacted by every weather event, but I am indirectly impacted as I experience intense emotions after observing how climate change impacts people worldwide.
FIELD NOTES: Desert cities typically record a cooler temperature than the surrounding area. Studies suggest it may be due to the URBAN OASIS effect where irrigated plants in the city help it stay cooler than the dry desert region surrounding it. Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability is studying five sub-tropical desert city region – Las Vegas, USA; Beer Sheva, Israel; Jodhpur, India; Kharga, Egypt; and Hotan/Hetian, China to measure the amount of climate change caused by urban desert cities.
What is your process? What happens between the original idea and the finished painting?
I initially set parameters for myself, such as the size of the canvas and the palette. For this series I decided upon oil paint on large scale canvas. For the most part I am not looking to paint the literal equivalent of a figure or a landscape, but in a nonrepresentational way to gradually balance formal elements such as color, light and space with psychological and conceptual issues. I alternate between gestural action painting strokes done with a large brush or piece of charcoal, and careful thick oil paint applied with a palette knife. There are many stages of editing and layering until I feel satisfied that it is balanced in composition, color and movement.
I think that uncertainty about climate change is causing everyone increased anxiety as our concerns accumulate over time. The situation appears to be so overwhelming and effective solutions so complex that it is easier to either avoid thinking of how to deal with it or deny climate change is happening at all. It will take massive cooperation on a global level to make changes and that sounds daunting, if not impossible. Increased discussions about our emotions and how to adapt to the new climate may reduce worry, anxiety and stress and lead to creative solutions. If artists can inspire even a single conversation about emotions caused by climate change, I believe they have made a difference.
It is very encouraging to learn about artists of all types who are expressing themselves about climate change. For a long time it felt like I was the only person concerned about it and of course that was not true. I think, just like all unpleasant issues, the more we discuss the reality of climate change and how to adapt to it, the more people will not feel so helpless or sad about the issue. I believe that heightened awareness and a sense that we are all in this together will lead people to take responsibility and stop denying there is an issue as a psychological defense mechanism. Through my art I hope to inspire creative ideas about how to cope by inducing curiosity, concern, or even skepticism – anything to keep the conversation about climate change going.
FIELD NOTES: A recent study finds that WATER VAPOR is distributed at different heights in the atmosphere, causing fewer clouds to form as the climate warms. Researchers from Australia's ARC Centre for Climate Systems Science found that 2013 levels of WATER VAPOR resulted in less clouds, which made the atmosphere far more sensitive to heat-trapping gases such as CO2.


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Penny was born in England with a good pair of lungs and a penchant for showing-off, so becoming an opera singer seemed an obvious career choice. Not feeling fat enough or serious enough to start, however Penny first became singer in a jazz band. She spent her teenage years receiving marriage proposals from inebriated men in bars and the occasional indecent proposal from dubious individuals describing themselves as 'in show-business', the most memorable of whom turned out to own a dog that had appeared in a television commercial.
After dabbling in Musical Theatre and finding that she really should have learned to dance a bit better Penny finally gave in to the inevitable and decided to study classical singing. Whilst playing her first role, Zerlina in Don Giovanni she fell in love, not only with the man singing opposite her but also with Mozart's music and opera in general and knew she was headed for life as a Prima Donna!
Penny's first singing teacher lived in Oxford so, when her parents suggested that a degree might come in handy one day, she applied to Oxford University and read Human Sciences as an undergraduate with a lot of singing on the side, miraculously passing with a 2.1. This has indeed turned out to be an extremely useful qualification, Penny learnt an immense amount about an awful lot of 'ologies' and is, consequently an invaluable addition to any cocktail party; she is also unbelievably hard to argue with and quite impossible to shock.
On graduating from Oxford Penny packed up her mortarboard and sparkly hot pants and moved to London with a list of ambitions. She was determined to sing the title role in La Traviata, have a top 40 single, appear on a poster on the London Underground, star in a film, have a role in a West End Musical and generally have a fabulous time. She completed her entire wish list in a few years with seemingly little effort and has since regretted not putting "secure world peace" on there too.
Having exhausted London, and indeed Europe, she moved South to Australia to breed; rather like a whale. On finding children bewilderingly time consuming Penny put her career as a soloist to the side and auditioned for the WA Opera chorus where she has been bitching and moaning/contentedly languishing in the back row (although to be honest often in centre front) for the last decade.
Working as a chorister she met Fiona, a beautiful blond soprano with a head for business and spectacular voice; in other words Penny's worst nightmare. Initially the girls eyed each other with suspicion but soon realised that they were kindred spirits, delighting in all things theatrical and musical and both determined to fight their way out of the kitchen singing all the way!
After more than a few glasses of champagne and a spectacular number of hissy fits DivaLicious was brought screaming and kicking into the world! So hold on to your husbands....DivaLicious has arrived!


This video, taken a couple of years ago, is for those of us who live in milder winter climates. Snow in the Huachucas brings out the chill and cheer of the season.
Mike Foster spends weekends as a docent at the Carr House in support of the Friends of the Huachuca Mountains.
He is also an ardent supporter of the Friends of the San Pedro River which serves to educate people about the value of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA). Please visit the site at: http://www.sanpedroriver.org and Friends of the San Pedro River on Facebook to join and learn more about conserving this important ecosystem.


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James joined the team in December 2016 and came from gaming sector, where as a Principal Developer, he worked on back end distributed systems. He has a BSc degree in Software Engineering from De Montfort University, England. For his final year project, he wrote a steganography tool to invisibly embed large quantities of information into animated GIFs. James is a trainer of our Hands-on Hacking Essentials (HOHE) and the Follow-Up (HOHE FU) courses.
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Q: SQL server: Can concurrent threads update same row? I have a stored proc that has this UPDATE query:
UPDATE TOP(1) Batch_tbl
SET locked = 1
OUTPUT inserted.batchId INTO #batchId
FROM Batch_tbl
WHERE locked = 0;

It updates the first row where locked = 0, and sets locked = 1.
If I have multiple threads, could there be a chance 2+ threads update the same row? This is assuming locked is never set back to 0 once it's 1.
If so, how can I make it such that 2+ threads always update distinct rows?

A: No. When SQL Server wants to update a row, an UPDATE lock is acquired. This is compatible with other locks, like a shared lock (to read), but it's NOT compatible with another update lock.
So if two concurrent users attempt to update the same row, one of them will "win" and get the UPDATE Lock, while the other user / transaction will have to wait until the first update is done.


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Azerbaijan sends note of protest to France
French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zacharie Gross was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, says the spokesperson of the MFA Leyla Abdullayeva, AzVision.az reports.
"Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev received the French Ambassador and presented a note of protest to him", she added.
On November 25, the French Senate adopted a biased resolution calling on the French government to recognize the so-called 'republic' in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
On November 18, at the Presidium of the French Senate, a group of senators influenced by the Armenian diaspora presented a draft resolution No. 145 "On the need to recognize the "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic", which was discussed and adopted on November 25.
The resolution came forward following Azerbaijan successfully liberating its territories previously occupied by Armenian Armed Forces.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its territories from Armenian occupation, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document. A joint statement on the matter was made by Azerbaijani president, Armenia's PM and the president of Russia.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is introduced at 00:00 hours (Moscow time) on November 10.
Under the agreement, a total of 1,960 Russian peacekeepers were deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh under a five-year mandate.
According to the agreement, on November 25, Armenia handed over the Kelbajar region which lies to the northwest of Nagorno-Karabakh, to Azerbaijan. On November 20, the Aghdam region was handed over to Azerbaijan.
Finally, on 1 December, Armenia will hand over the Lachin District.
More about: Azerbaijan France Nagorno-Karabakh


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Full List OF Celebrities Who Weve Loved The Most Of 2016. Full List of Most Popular CelebritiesFull List of 2016s Most Popular CelebritiesFull List of 2016s Most Popular Celebritiesfull list of the most popular celebrities of 2015.
This is a very competitive field, but the top two entries are extremely well-known:1. Jennifer Lawrence, with the highest-paid actress in Hollywood:As with any list of highest-paid celebrities, all figures are based on recent earnings. Since these lists have been compiled as of 2015, the total earnings for each celebrity include non-salary opportunities. Rakes in for her concert tours, the billions for the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, or the vast fortune that Justin Bieber is said to have made from his music. All of these figures are estimates based on what these stars are making recently and what they might make in a year where the box-office takes a dip. 611,000 from his debut tour, which includes live ticket and merchandise sales. 100,000 for starring in her own cosmetic company, Kylie Cosmetics. In fact, the only major woman on the list is Jennifer Lawrence, who was the highest-paid woman in Hollywood for three months in 2014. As of June 2015, that title is now shared by Blake Lively.
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