I absolutely love pumpkin breads during the fall season - they are so delicious and it just feels so festive to be cooking with pumpkin In October / November (not that it wouldn't taste good year round)! My favorite part about this recipe is the bread comes out really moist not dry which I personally love!
All ingredients are listed below in directions below.
Optional additions of white chocolate chips and walnuts would be about half cup each, but you don't need to put these in the bread!
Preheat oven to bake 350'.
Mix and whisk together each of the bowls.
Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour powder mixture and full combine.
I use a hand immersion blender to really smooth it out but if you don't have one don't worry, just make sure there are no chunks as you stir it together!
Optional step: pour in some chocolate chips and chopped walnut and stir up. Feel free to use regular chocolate chips or different types of nuts if you prefer.
Grease a standard loaf pan and pour mixture in.
Allow bread to cool a little before removing it from the loaf pan carefully. This is easiest to do by running a knife around the edge of the pan to make sure nothing is sticking and then support the top of the loaf with your hand and tip loaf pan upside down.


Going global for small businesses was a daunting prospect some time ago. With the passage of time, being identified as a global enterprise is no longer a rocket science for these businesses. The international marketplace is now a playing ground for numerous developing, small-scale businesses.
These developing small companies are well-known as micro-multinationals and share similar characteristics with multinational corporations. Micro-multinationals are small and ambitious businesses that supplement domestic operations by opening offices or hiring staff in one or more transoceanic markets.
The innovation is encouraged by international trade that helps businesses of all sizes to take advantage of global opportunities, further strengthening the economy. Research on the subject has shown that confidence in overseas opportunities is increasing among micro-multinationals as it gives them a greater advantage over single market small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
It is in great trend nowadays and experiences a rapid increase due to the advancement in modern satellite and Internet technologies. Better connectivity and regular search for low-cost labor have helped the micro-multinationals to achieve competitive advantage.
In a worldwide context, it has been found that the micro-multinationals are growing faster as compared to the small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the same position. Numerous micro-multinationals all around the world believe having a presence in multiple markets makes it easier to sell goods cross-border.
The opportunities for these micro-multinationals are advantageous, as they are often quicker to introduce than competitors, and are better able to adopt new technology. They typically focus on their value recommendations around a product or competency in which they have a particular specialist expertise to keep their customer happy.
It has been realized that micro-multinationals have changed the aspects of global business across industrial sectors and geographical boundaries to a larger extent. This is an area where a majority of small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are venturing into.
The increase in micro-multinationals has resulted in small businesses spanning the globe and benefiting from cross-border trade. The results, however, are achieved by creating a seamless international value chain that can break down barriers to entry and helped small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) see the bigger picture beneath.
Ari Afilalo is a banker, musician, professor, and researcher based in New York City. He has research on different subjects associated with international trade, international business transactions, and E.U. Law. Additionally, he had practiced as a law clerk and focused on financial transactions, international commercial and intellectual property during his tenure. Currently, his research focuses on the relationship between international trade orders and the nature of the State.


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Federal judge declines to halt upcoming Oklahoma executions
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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Donald Anthony Grant. A federal judge has declined to temporarily halt the upcoming lethal injections of Oklahoma death row inmates Grant and Gilbert Postelle. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP, File)
January 14, 2022, 12:27 PM ·2 min read
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge on Friday declined to temporarily halt the executions of two Oklahoma inmates who are scheduled to die in the coming weeks.
In his order, U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot wrote that inmates Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle were not likely to succeed in their claims that Oklahoma's three-drug lethal injection method presents the risk of subjecting them to severe pain and suffering.
Friot oversaw a hearing on Monday that included testimony from several doctors and witnesses to the October execution of John Grant, who is not related to Donald Grant and who vomited and convulsed on the gurney after being injected with midazolam, a sedative that is the first of Oklahoma's three-drug method.
Friot, who also heard testimony from the prison official who oversaw John Grant's execution, said the inmate's consumption of significant quantities of soda and potato chips until shortly before his execution likely led to the problems.
"The result of that for Grant was that, soon after the first drug was pushed into the IV line, and as he lay unconscious, restrained in a supine position on the gurney, Grant's gastric contents flowed toward his head and out of his mouth," Friot wrote. "Combined with that was the fact that — also because he was unconscious and lying supine — Grant's airway was obstructed by his tongue, causing him to noticeably struggle to breathe while, at essentially the same time, regurgitating.
"The important point here is that all of this occurred while Grant was unconscious and insensate to pain as a result of the administration of a massive dose of midazolam."
Friot also determined that Donald Grant and Postelle selected an alternative method of execution, firing squad, too late to be included in a separate lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's lethal injection method as unconstitutional. A hearing in that case, in which more than two dozen death row inmates are challenging the state's three-drug method, is scheduled to begin next month. Friot, who was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, required all the plaintiffs in that case to select an alternative method of execution.
One of Donald Grant's federal public defenders, Emma Rolls, declined to comment on the judge's ruling but filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
Donald Grant, 45, is scheduled to die on Jan. 27 for the killings of two Del City hotel workers during a 2001 robbery. Postelle, whose execution is set for Feb. 17, received the death penalty for his role in the Memorial Day 2005 shooting deaths of four people at a home in southeast Oklahoma City.
NY Gov. Hochul issues warning to Manhattan DA: 'I have options'
New York Democratic Governor issued a warning to controversial Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and say that she has "options" to deal with the official, who has caused controversy by calling for prosecutors to find alternatives to prison sentences for some criminals.
Missing North Carolina mother and daughter found safe after five years
More than five years after a North Carolina mother and her then-1-year-old daughter vanished, they were found safe just 20 miles away from home. Amber Renaye Weber, then 21, and daughter Miracle Smith were found at a home in Bunnlevel, N.C., Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals announced. Weber and Smith were last seen on Dec. 4, 2016, in Fayetteville and reported missing several weeks later on Jan. 31. ...
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Dozens of officials were part of what has been called the worst corruption case in US navy history.
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It was a pleasure to welcome Lily Wright (c2016) back to the Art department at Queen's this week. Lily gave an energetic and informative talk about her recent experience on the Art and Design Foundation course at Central St. Martins. Lily will be continuing her studies on the BA Textiles course at Central St. Martin's, University of the Arts London. Good luck Lily.


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Yosemite Valley Chapel – A Landmark and Place of Worship
Posted on May 19, 2016 May 23, 2016 by Nancy Vigran
Tulare artist Robert Sutton's oil miniature painting of Yosemite Valley Chapel, exhibited during the 2016 Tulare Historical Museum's Miniature Exhibit. Photo/Nancy Vigran
For some, an early Sunday morning service communing with the majestic Giant Sequoia Redwoods and surrounding nature in Yosemite is a dream come true. For others, a more formal worship service is desired, and the historical Yosemite Valley Chapel provides just that.
The chapel was built in 1879 and is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley, still being used today. It was placed on the Natural Register of Historic Places in 1973 because of its "simple architecture" that was "a particularly fine example of the early chapels constructed in the Sierra Nevada Mountains."
It is also a favorite for photographers and artists including Tulare's Robert Sutton, who takes photographs everywhere he goes and then redipicts them in oils. Such was the case, for the Yosemite Chapel and two of the past miniature exhibits at the Tulare Historical Museum.
"It's nice a looking little chapel, and it's out in the middle of nowhere," Sutton said. "It was a perfect fit for a miniature."
He painted it once and put it in the exhibit, where all entries are also utilized as fundraisers for the museum, through a drawing. When he found an acquaintance had wanted to win, but didn't, he painted one for her as well. And then he painted it again, a third time, for the exhibit earlier this year.
The chapel originally was one room and designed to seat up to 250 people. It was moved in 1901 to its current location on the south side of Yosemite Valley, about a mile away from its former home.
It has been added on to in the back. Some restoration occurred in the 1960's and the foundation was raised to protect it from flooding.
However, in the flood of 1997, it did receive damage anyway and further restoration took place.
"It's an incredible privilege to be pastor there," said Brent Moore, who has been resident pastor for the chapel for 15 years.
Managed by the Yosemite Community Church, services at Yosemite Chapel are nondenominational. Sunday service hours are 9:15am, 11am (Memorial Day-Labor Day) and 6:30 pm. Wednesday services are offered at 7pm.
Special services and events are sometimes held including historic films and lectures, visit the chapel's website or Facebook page for more information.
The chapel is open 24-hours a day and is also available for weddings, however, there is no area for receptions.
The chapel is open year-round, weather permitting. Yosemite Chapel is located on Southside Drive not far from Yosemite Village, the lodge and hotel.
For more information visit yosemitevalleychapel.org, visit the Yosemite Valley Chapel Facebook page, or call (209) 372-4831.


Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has said that most Hong Kong students are Chinese people, regardless of their self-identification.
Leung was responding on Tuesday to the decision of some university students not to hold any events in commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, citing a lack of identification with China.
"Most people in Hong Kong – including university students – are Chinese people," Leung said at a regular media session.
CY Leung. Photo: RTHK screenshot.
Leung said "if the students gave it a thought, they should know that Hong Kong is part of China." He urged every Chinese national to contribute to the development of China.
The chief executive was also asked to comment on the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. A day after Beijing's violent crackdown on student protesters 28 years ago, Leung signed a statement "strongly condemning the Chinese Communist Party for butchering Chinese people." He was the secretary general of the Basic Law Consultative Committee at the time.
CY Leung "condemns the Chinese Communist Party for butchering Chinese people" in a statement in 1989. File Photo: Apple Daily.
CY Leung "condemns Beijing for killing people indiscriminately" in a statement in 1989. File Photo: Apple Daily.
On Sunday – which marked the 28th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre – Leung wrote on Facebook discussing housing issues. He made no mention of the event.
The Tiananmen crackdown remains a taboo in mainland China. The Chinese government censors books related to the event and blocks online searches of relevant terms.
At least eight activists who staged a tribute to the massacre in Hunan on Saturday were taken away by police the next day.


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Converging Lines: Tracing the Artistic Lineage of the Arab Diaspora in the U.S.
Curated by Maymanah Farhat. On view September 10 – November 17, 2021
Middle East Institute
1763 N St. NW, Washington D.C. 20036
Artists belonging to the Arab Diaspora in the United States have contributed to the development of American art since the early twentieth century, yet the story of this artistic community has rarely been considered. Converging Lines: Tracing the Artistic Lineage of the Arab Diaspora in the U.S. seeks to unearth this history by identifying some of the aesthetic threads that connect a diverse, multigenerational group of artists, thus offering a template for future scholarship.
One of the most prominent themes explored by Arab American and U.S based Arab artists over the last seventy-five years has been the process of migration and the state of in-betweenness that often results. Beginning with the work of Kahlil Gibran, a member of the earliest known Arab American creative community, the exhibition explores how artists have used concepts like third spaces, community building, hybridity, and memory formation in works that allude to the complexities of migration, including invisibility, alienation, intergenerational trauma, and changing identities.
Featured artists are Etel Adnan, Sama Alshaibi, Zeina Barakeh, Kamal Boullata, Huguette Caland, Yasmine Nasser Diaz, Dahlia Elsayed, Kahlil Gibran, Sherin Guirguis, Helen Khal, John Halaka, Jackie Milad, Mohammed Omar Khalil, Zeinab Saab, Jacqueline Reem Salloum, Nazar Yahya, and Helen Zughaib.
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You are warmly welcomed by our tour guide, transferred to your hotel and start half day city tour Reunification Palace, War Museum and Binh Tay market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
After breakfast at hotel, 08:00AM Mekong Delta trip provides you a good look at varieties of the life and scenery on the Mekong River itself as well as on the bank of the river. Start the trip by a drive to Vinh Long. On arrival, embark a boat cruising along Mekong river by passing floating Cai Be Market. Explore the local life, handicraft productions. The boat continues toward Can Tho, have a chance of enjoying sunset on the way to Can Tho. Overnight in Can Tho city.
After breakfast at hotel, The watery world of the Mekong Delta is home to many bustling floating markets. Explore the vibrant floating market of Cai Rang, where particular local productions are sold on each boat. After an impressive boat trip, drive back to Ho Chi Minh via My Tho with a stop at Bonsai garden. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Have breakfast at hotel, take a morning flight to Nha Trang and visit Long Son pagoda, Thap Ba Ponagar pagoda and relax on the beautiful beach. Overnight in Nha Trang.
Free time to enjoy Nha Trang and lay on the beach. After lunch, take a car to Phan Thiet. Overnight in Phan Thiet.
Free time for shopping until departure.


In this post, we are going to give you a clear analysis of the salaries of lawyers in South Africa. The different range of salaries we are going to provide here is the average amount not what is obtainable individually. This is because not all lawyers earn the same amount and the salaries vary from regions to regions, years of experience and the area of specialty of the lawyer. The post is made of two sections. The first section gives the lawyers salary in South Africa according to their area of expertise and then according to the years of experience.
The second section of this post indicates the lawyers salary in South Africa in general terms and not according to their area of expertise. This second section shows the salary that can be obtained from different regions of South Africa.
Salary is a major factor we all consider when faced with the decision of career choice. Jobs offering huge salaries are more attractive to us. Despite the popular cry of doing what you love, Few persons ever venture into the career they love if the salary is very low. This because a good income is guaranteed to give you a good life. Yeah, money is not a guarantee of happiness but it's a major ingredient and whether we agree with this or not, it's still a fact. We all know the why courses like law, medicine, and engineering are very competitive in the university- because they offer better salaries in practice.
The average patent lawyer salary in South Africa is R 1,062,521 or with an equivalent of R 511 hourly rate. The patent lawyer can also earn an average bonus of R 93,821.
The real estate lawyers represent clients in criminal and other legal proceedings. They prepare legal documents and manage and advise their clients on legal issues.
The average salary for real estate lawyers is R 472,695 or an equivalent hourly rate of R 227. Real estate lawyers can also earn an average bonus of R 26,755.
The average paralegal lawyer salary in South Africa is R 838,088 or with an equivalent of R 403 hourly rate. The Corporation Lawyer can also earn an average bonus of R 55,314.
The average staff lawyer salary in South Africa is R 838,088 or with an equivalent of R 403 hourly rate. The staff Lawyer can also earn an average of R 55,314 as a bonus.
The average associate lawyer salary in South Africa is R 312,350 or with an equivalent of R 150 hourly rate. The associate lawyer can also earn an average bonus of R 12,619.
The average immigration lawyer salary in South Africa is R 468,659 with an equivalent of 225 hourly rates. The immigration lawyer can also earn an average of R26,339 bonus.
The average paralegal lawyer salary in South Africa is R 209,644 with an equivalent of R 101 hourly rate. The paralegal lawyer can also earn an average of R 5,115 as a bonus.
The average Trial lawyer salary in South Africa is R 471,081 with an equivalent of R 226 hourly rate. The Trial lawyer can also earn an average of R 26, 569 bonus.
The average Trial lawyer salary in South Africa is R 408,933 with an equivalent of R 197 hourly rate. The Trial lawyer can also earn an average of R 20,447 bonus.
From the above, we can conclude that those who are experts in patent law receive the highest average lawyers salary in South Africa with R 1,062,521, while those who are specially trained in paralegal are the lowest paid with an average of R 209,644.
As we are all aware the salary of any profession varies from one region to another. We have collected the average salary for law in the major region of South Africa including Kimberly, Johannesburg, Capetown and Bloemfontein, East London and Durban. In general, lawyers salary in South Africa goes on an average between R 788 -915 (in thousands).
We found from our survey that the average salary in Kimberly, South Africa is R 614,883 or an equivalent of R 296 hourly rate. This average salary in Kimberly is about 28% lower than what is obtained from the calculation of the general average lawyers salary in South Africa.
We found from our survey that the average salary of lawyers in Johannesburg, South Africa is R 1,135,212 or an equivalent of R 546 hourly rate. This average salary in Johannesburg is about 33% (+R 283,597) higher than what is obtained from the calculation of the general average salary in South Africa. In addition to this, lawyers in Johannesburg can earn up to an average of R 76,854 as a bonus.
We found from our survey that the average salary in East London, South Africa is R 709,401 or an equivalent of R 341 hourly rate. This average salary in East London is about 17% lower (-R 142,214) than what is obtained from the calculation of the general average salary in South Africa. Lawyers in East London can earn up to R 48,026 as a bonus.
We found from our survey that the average salary of lawyers in Durban, South Africa is R 738,370 or an equivalent of R 355 hourly rate. This average salary in Durban is about 13% lower (-R 113,245) than what is obtained from the calculation of the general average salary in South Africa. Lawyers in Durban can earn up to R 49,988 as a bonus.
We found from our survey that the average salary of lawyers in Capetown, South Africa is R R 922,328 or an equivalent of R 444 hourly rate. This average salary in Capetown is about 8% higher (+R 70,713) than what is obtained from the calculation of the general average salary in South Africa. Lawyers in Capetown can earn up to R 62,442 as a bonus.
We found from our survey that the average salary of lawyers in Bloemfontein, South Africa is R 596,156 or an equivalent of R 287 hourly rate. This average salary in Bloemfontein is about 30% lower (-R 255,459) than what is obtained from the calculation of the general average salary in South Africa. Lawyers in Bloemfontein can earn up to R 40,360 as a bonus.
From this section one can safely conclude that lawyers in Johannesburg are the highest paid lawyers in the country with an average salary of R 1,135,212 which is 33% higher than the average country salary while you can find lawyers with the lowest salary in Bloemfontein with an average salary of R 596,156, which is 30% lower than the average lawyer salary in the country. The difference in salary is not due to the poor or exceptional skills of the lawyers in the different regions but due to the demand for such skills. Johannesburg is more developed and populated than Bloemfontein and has a higher cost of living hence the higher salary.


Am I too old to start playing the violin?
You are never too old to learn the violin. Becoming a professional classical violinist takes a lifetime of learning, and even then there are no guarantees one will make a living, the field is too competitive. However, that has nothing to do with learning the instrument. I have seen amazing things from adult (and late teen) learners who became good enough to join a community orchestra. I've also seen several adults learn to play old-time fiddle. Never, ever let anyone tell you you can't! Find a teacher who is good with older students and go for it.
Since I am a teacher, I tend to think it's a good idea. I understand that some people do learn to play an instrument by themselves, and even consider it a a badge of honor, but I believe that nothing happens is a vacuum. These self-taught musicians have probably picked up many ideas by socializing with other musicians, watching videos, reading method books, etc. I realize this is not the same thing as formal lessons, but it is a transfer of knowledge. If you can find a motivational teacher that helps you, who is organized and can plot a course of studies for you, you will have a better chance of attaining your goals. When choosing a teacher remember this: You are buying a product. If the relationship isn't right for you, move on.
Do you teach live on-line lessons?
On occasion, but when I do they are not cheap. I have a large studio at the college and am not looking for more students.
I'm having trouble with a specific technique. Can you help?
I usually do not answer help requests unless I think the answer would apply to the majority of viewers. I had to shut down my Youtube personal messages after checking them one day to find 66 messages. I would love to be able to help everyone, but it isn't possible.
What type of chinrest do you use?
I use a modified Flesch model with the hump. I have added wood to the base of the rest, making it much higher.
Why didn't you make videos of all of the Wohlfahrt Op. 45 Etudes?
My goal was to introduce a new technique with each video, using works that were accessible to a wide variety of students. Since many of the the Wohlfahrt etudes are redundant, I found it unnecessary to video-record all of them. I also found the variations to be too time-consuming to include, but I do use them in my teaching.


Cash awards of a total of Rs 90 lakhs for the Rio Paralympics 2016 Medal Winners have been announced by Shri Thawaarchand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment under Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) scheme of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
Gold medal winner Shri Mariyappan Thangavelu and Shri Devendra Jhajharia will be awarded Rs 30 lakh cash prize, Silver medallist Ms. Deepa Malik will be facilitated with Rs 20 lakh and Shri Varun Singh Bhati will be honoured with Rs 10 lakh for winning bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics 2016.
"Indian para-athletes bagged impressive four medals at the Rio Paralympics 2016 and made history. The success of para athletes has made India proud.
It is worth mentioning that it was India's best ever performance in Parlympics history. Mariyappan Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89 metres to bag the gold medal while Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86m to finish third and won Bronze. Devendra Jhajharia clinched Gold in Javelin throw while Deepa Malik bagged Silver in historic short put (first ever Indian women to win a medal at the Paralympics Games).
India sent its biggest-ever contingent of 19 athletes to the Rio Paralympics 2016. More than 4400 athletes from 160 countries participated at the Rio Paralympics 2016 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Sep 7-18, 2016.
I think this is a great move by the Govt. This should encourage more paralympic athletes to take part from the next event.


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Study Links Hurricanes to Global Warming
Fiercer storms may be due to greenhouses gases, but more data needed, scientists say
Amanda Gardner
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2005 (HealthDay News) -- An increase in the ferocity of hurricanes around the globe over the last 35 years may be attributable to global warming, a new report states.
The study, which appears in the Sept. 16 issue of the journal Science, is perhaps one of the strongest scientific statements yet on a connection between hurricane activity and global warming.
"I'm heading towards being a little less cautious," study lead author Peter J. Webster, professor at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, said at a news conference Wednesday. "I think [rising] sea surface temperature is a global-warming effect and I think the change in [hurricane] intensity, which is a universal thing, is following sea surface temperature."
Webster was referring to a demonstrated increase in the sea surface temperature (SST) of about half a degree centigrade since 1970. Scientists have hypothesized that higher sea surface temperatures result in greater hurricane intensity.
Not everyone is convinced by the new findings, however.
"The question is, is [the increase in intensity] real?" said Chris Landsea, a meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "Are we seeing a big increase the last 15 years or is it an artifact of the data? I'm afraid it's probably not a real change that's going on."
Even one of Webster's co-authors, Greg Holland, director of the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., hedged his bets a little. "There is a reasonable chance that this is consistent with global change but one can never say for sure with this amount of data," he said.
All of which reflects the ongoing debate in the scientific community as to whether changes in hurricane tempers are due to natural variability or to the effects of global warming.
The Science article comes as U.S. rescue efforts continue in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Katrina, a category 5 hurricane that battered parts of Louisiana -- most notably New Orleans -- and Mississippi and Alabama earlier this month. The authors of the study said the fury of Katrina on its own, however, cannot specifically be pinned on global warming.
"Katrina was one of those we've seen increasing in intensity but we can't say Katrina by itself was part of this factor," Holland said. "There is a substantial amount of natural variability."
The study authors analyzed the frequency, duration and intensity (maximum wind speed) of hurricanes over the past 35 years in the five major ocean basins. The time period 1970 to 2005 was chosen because equivalent data was available for all years.
The number and frequency of hurricanes grew until 1995, then fell after that, leaving the overall rate steady.
The largest increases in intensity occurred in the North Pacific, Indian and Southwest Pacific Oceans, while the smallest percentage increase occurred in the North Atlantic.
"In all basins including the Atlantic, category 4 and 5 hurricanes have increased enormously, almost by a factor of two," Webster said. "It's not too far from the imagination to be able to ascribe changes in hurricane intensity to SST [sea surface temperatures]."
Hurricanes are rated on a scale of one to five, based on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale. A category 1 storm has winds ranging from 74 to 95 mph; a category 5 hurricane has winds exceeding 155 mph.
The number of category 1 hurricanes remained about the same, the study found, while the most severe hurricanes have not become any more intense.
Landsea contested some of the data and some of the findings.
"At the start of the study, in 1970, there was no way to even estimate what the winds were of hurricanes over open oceans," he said.
And information on the Atlantic, where planes have been flying since the 1960s, should be the most reliable and that's showing the smallest change of all six ocean basins, he pointed out.
Also, Landsea said, it makes no sense that there would be more category 4 and 5 storms yet no change in peak winds. "Other studies suggest that if global warming is going to have an impact, that the strongest hurricanes will get even stronger and we're not seeing that," he said.
According to Landsea, one of the best studies on what might happen in the future suggests that, in 100 years, a doubling of carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere and a 3 to 4 degree warming of the ocean temperature would cause an increase in winds and overall rainfall on the order of only 5 percent.
"The global warming impacts are so tiny today that they can't be measured although they might be measured in 100 years," Landsea said. "Compared to the natural swings of hurricane activity and compared to the huge population increase and infrastructure build-up along the coast, any global warming effects are likely to be so tiny that they're lost in the noise."
But the study authors dispute such thinking.
"We do see this trend in SST that's relentlessly rising and the hurricane intensity that's relentlessly rising. So, with some confidence, we can say that these two things are connected and there's probably a substantial contribution from greenhouse warming and not just a natural variability," said Judith Curry, another co-author and chairwoman of Georgia Tech's School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
"Even with imperfect data and some uncertainty, it's hard to imagine what kind of errors might be in the data set to give you a long-term trend."
Webster added: "The National Weather Service did one heck of a job in forecasting Katrina and, with all the problems that we have with the response of FEMA and so on, we sometimes forget we do something with hurricanes very well. There was an enormous warning given to the region."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has more on global warming and hurricanes.
SOURCES: Chris Landsea, Ph.D., meteorologist, National Hurricane Center, Miami; Sept. 14, 2005, news conference with Peter J. Webster, Ph.D., professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta; Greg Holland, Ph.D., director, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo.; and Judith Curry, Ph.D., chairwoman, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta; Sept. 16, 2005, Science
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When Jesus came and died on a cross, He paid the ultimate price so we could receive eternal life ABSOLUTELY FREE. Why then, do we still work for Heaven? We try to grow spiritually by reading our Bible more, attending every church function, and listening to every sermon. We can follow all the "laws," but without the Holy Spirit bringing life to those things, we are never transformed.
Could it be that, like the Galatians, we have made the traditions and processes more important than God himself?
We judge others for how well they do/do not measure up and "look" like a Christian. We hold them to a law that we aren't even held to by God! We even judge other believers or churches for not being "just like us." Why not let God refine us, not us refine others?
Rules without relationship are exhausting and ridiculous. Jesus sacrificed his life so that we didn't have to earn our way into heaven. He set us free, and the process of refining keeps us free.
1.) Read all of Galatians 5. As you read verses 22-23, do you feel like you possess the fruits of the Spirit listed? Choose one fruit that you are struggling to experience and ask God why it is difficult for you. What is holding you back?
3.) Pray for God to renew your mind and change the obligation of Christianity to an affection for Christ.


HP delivered new printer drivers (version 1.1) to Mac OS X users last week via Software Update. The 405.1MB download is only available if an HP printer is connected to your system. It includes "the latest drivers for printers you have used on your system."
Apple has started delivering updates to 3rd party printer drivers in the recent past with Brother and Canon updates similarly released in June.


Enter a code in the "Zazzle Coupons/Gift Certificates" box at the checkout. Promo codes will only work if "Choose a country for products" is set to "USA", but you can still choose international shipping!
Not all products qualify for these promotions. These offers do not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in the offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offers valid on Zazzle.com only. For more infomation on each deal, please visit Zazzle's coupons page.


post #33 DRESS UP & WIN!
Such as the Gypsy, Maori, Gaucho, Yunnan, Massai, among other well rooted cultures.
Get inspired and create your own interpretation of the tribal look.
On WeChat - Upload a photo of yourself dressed up in vintage tribal style to your WeChat moments. Name the post "My KTGA Vintage Tribal Fest @kickthegongaround". Take a screenshot of your post and send it to our official WeChat account: kickthegongaround.
That's it! The most amazing tribal looks will win prizes, win free tickets, and be featured in our posts.
Gama Bikes design city bicycles that will always be in line with the current trends. Because like anything else you own, your bike also needs to reflect your personality. Your bike needs to reflect who you are.
Glam Bikes constantly strive to collaborate with local talents in the fashion, design and artistic industry to provide you the freshest bicycle you would ever get on the market.
Kampong Glam. Inspired by two things. Kampong is Malaysian for village. Those wooden houses on stilts. And Kampong Glam is a district in Singapore where the whop houses are painted in bright colors. The colours you see in the collection. Kampong Glam is about taking simple materials such as paint and wood and 'slamming' them up.
COB ORIGINALS explores the fun and funky side of Chinese culture from the heart of Shanghai. Created by English/Canadian partners in crime, Chris O'Brien and Deanna Wong, COB ORIGINALS is dedicated to sharing the cheeky side of life in China with a playful East-meets-West casualwear aesthetic.
Whether worn out on the street, at a bar, or while lounging at home, our clothing is made with the everyday guy and girl in mind.


Chambray shirt with a denim jacket layered with a faux fur jacket. Denim really lasts forever. They are also great layering pieces.
The faux fur jacket looks great. The price versus quality ratio is awesome too. It is currently 15% off for less than $80.
Love there denim and fur combo.
Gorgeous outfit! That jacket is such a statement. Really stunning!
Nice colorful faux fur jacket, so original in this color, nice choice! Bonjour from France, Sand.
I absolutely adore this look! need to pin it on Pinterest as well!!!
Amazing style and I heart those oversized sunnies. Thanks for sharing and check out our Valentine's Day Special!
Love those boots! I need them.
DYINGGG over that gorgeous jacket!!
Such a lovely look! That faux fur is so luxe!
Looking so great! The coat is perfect color choice for you!
Been looking where to get this kind of coat, thanks for the lead.
I've recently redesigned my site and posted on my collaboration with The Woolmark Company for Chinese New Year and would love to hear your thoughts!!
What a gorgeous fur coat!


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You would think moving to a new country, it would be easy to make friends with the locals . . .
Unless you know local Singaporeans through work relationship it is difficult, I mean face it, they have their own friends, who hang out in their own groups, and to be totally honest, it would be odd if someone randomly went up to them and started chatting away.
We were told to try the online forums for Expats. At first we thought "it's kinda like online dating", but we went ahead, and to our surprise we found an Australian couple, who had arrived here about a month after us, we found each other through the following online forum - Singapore Expats.
Yes, there are HDB Flats and Condos somewhere in the horizon.
At first I thought it was smog, but then remember that you don't get smog here in Singapore. It is indeed smoke.
The haze is caused by fires lit to clear land for palm oil plantations on Sumatra, Indonesia. (Indonesia is the world's top palm oil producer).
We have experienced about two days of this, it's unbearable. The quality of the air drops significantly, wearing a face mask is suggested if you are outdoors and people with respiratory symptoms tend to be most at risk.


I first stumbled upon Kangaroo Care via a friends Facebook post. I instantly was drawn to how cute the necklace was. But something that could help keep Lilly focused while eating, you know I was instantly gravitated towards this product.
My first order from Kangaroo Care was the Light Grey and Charcoal Flower Mama Necklace. My first purchase, and still my favorite. There is so much I love about this necklace. First, I love that wearing it I don't look like I am wearing jewelry to appease my child. It is just plain cute no matter what, and if you follow me on Instagram you see I wear it quite often. But this is where it really grabbed me. When the juniper wood (maybe others, I am not sure) gets wet from the baby chewing on it there is a tingling sensation. How awesome is that for teething! Lilly loved this, she would be hysterically crying and all I had to do was give her the necklace and she was content.
All this is amazing, I mean it alone is enough to buy one of these necklaces, but there is a reason why I go to Kangaroo Care instead of the many other shops out there. The wood from Kangaroo Care is untreated natural wood, not just some wood beads picked up at Michaels or the local craft store. I am not saying that is necessarily a bad thing, but I personally prefer to know my child isnt chewing on treated wood.
Since my first order I have also purchased two bracelets, and one more necklace. Without a doubt we love our products from Kangaroo Care and I am sure there will be many more. I alwasy keep an eye on their Instagram and Facebook page because this company is so awesome and constantly having sales of some sort. If I see they are having a sale, I usually grab something new for me, I mean Lilly.


MANCHESTER UNITED defender Phil Jones has revealed he is copying Ryan Giggs by taking up yoga in an effort to overcome his injury woes.
The 22-year-old's Old Trafford career has been plagued by 12 different injury problems in his three seasons at the club.
He has been limited to just five appearances under Louis van Gaal, and made his comeback in the 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday after spending two months on the sidelines with shin splints.
And Jones believes taking up yoga and pilates will stand him in good stead fitness wise for the rest of the season.
"I've been doing a lot of work in the gym and hopefully that will stand me in good stead for the rest of the season," said Jones.
"It's strength work - yoga and pilates and loads of stuff like that.
Jones is also desperate to shred his 'sicknote' reputation.
He added: "I could stand here and list 10 players who are always out injured, and that is just the nature of football.
"People don't wake up one morning and say 'I fancy being injured today'. It's just the way it is."


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1-) Logistics as a business concept began to gain ground in the 1950s, particularly in the US. This was because, as businesses expanded and reached out both to far-flung markets and sources of materials, the need for expert logisticians became imperative. Logisticians applied their own ingenuity to create companies that aimed to deliver the right item in the right quantity at the right time in the right place for the right price. ----. Indeed, with increasing globalization and ever longer and more complex supply chains, logistics companies have become ever more sophisticated and adaptable.


High purity - PBDB-T is purified by Soxhlet extraction with methanol, hexane and chlorobenzene under an argon atmosphere.
Organic semiconducting materials, Medium band-gap polymers, Organic Photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells, Perovskite solar cells, Hole-transport layer materials, NF-PSCs, All-polymer solar cells (all-pscs).
Chemical structure and product image of PBDB-T (PCE12); CAS No. 145929-80-4, Chemical formula: (C68H78O2S8)n.
PBDB-T (PCE12) is one of the highest-performing donor polymers for OPVs, having reported efficiencies exceeding 12% [1, 2], and a certified efficiency approaching 11% . These efficiencies were achieved when PBDB-T was used in conjunction with recently-reported non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs, including ITIC) in inverted architecture devices. These devices also exhibited excellent thermal stability, making the combination a promising candidate for the proposed 10/10 target of 10% efficiency and 10-year lifetimes.
PBTB-T (PCE12) is easy to process, simplifying device fabrication while simultaneously providing high performance.
Due to good HOMO alignment with the valence band of commonly-used perovskites, this polymer could also be potentially used as a hole-transporting material in perovskite solar cells .
Ternary Polymer Solar Cells based on Two Acceptors and One Donor for Achieving 12.2% Efficiency, W. Zhao et al., Adv. Mater., 29, 1604059 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604059.
Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells with over 11% Efficiency and Excellent Thermal Stability, W. Zhao et al., Adv. Mater., 28, 4734–4739 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600281.
Efficient Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells Based on Alkylthio Substituted Conjugated Polymers, Q. Wang et al., J. Phys. Chem. C, 121 (9), 4825–4833 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11848.
Fine-Tuned Photoactive and Interconnection Layers for Achieving over 13% Efficiency in a Fullerene-Free Tandem Organic Solar Cell, Y. Cui et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139 (21), 7302–7309 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01493.


CarePortal bridges the gap between children in need and churches who want to help. Child welfare workers uncover the needs of local children and families in crisis and CarePortal works to connect these families with churches.
Over the past two years, CarePortal has served 2,988 children through 32 local faith-based communities in Colorado. Next week, Arapahoe County Department of Human Services and CarePortal are partnering to launch this resource in the Arapahoe County community.
Cofee, tea and light refreshments will be provided.


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Pastor Scott Thompson, Senior Pastor
Dr. Scott E. Thompson was born in Slidell, Louisiana and raised in Shreveport, LA. Scott's family is originally from Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree where he received the Outstanding Senior Preacher award, and from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry degree..
Scott has served as pastor of churches in Alabama and Louisiana. Scott has served Southern Baptists as trustee for the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home and as the former First-Vice President and President of the Louisiana Baptist Convention.
Scott has been involved in several short-term mission endeavors to include evangelism and/or church planting in Mexico, Ukraine, Zambia, Malawi, India, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and the Navajo Indian Reservation. Scott has also served as adjunct professor of preaching for the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in Ryazan, Russia.
In 2008, Scott returned to the Louisiana Army National Guard as a Chaplain for the 527th Engineer Battalion. He has also served the 1/244th Aviation Battalion, and currently serves the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group. Scott also serves as a law enforcement Chaplain for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. He is very proud to serve his country, the state of Louisiana, soldiers, their families, the state of Alabama, state troopers, and their families.
Scott became the pastor of Ridgecrest Baptist Church Ozark, Alabama on January 1, 2018. His desires are to preach God's Word and work with Ridgecrest to love God, love people, share the Gospel, and make disciples.
Scott is married to the beautiful and godly Renee' Thompson. They are the parents of a son and daughter.
You can hear Dr. Thompson each week at Ridgecrest Baptist Church at one of our two Sunday worship services: 10:30 am and 6 pm. Sermons can be watched live at the church's YouTube channel
Scott Thompson email: Pastor.RBCOzark@gmail.com
Johnny Anderson, Music & Worship Pastor
Bro. Johnny was born in Troy, Alabama on January 13, 1955 and grew up in the small Coffee County community of New Hope. He graduated from New Brockton High School in 1973. He attended Enterprise State Junior College, receiving an Associates Degree in Secondary Education in 1975. He graduated from Troy State University in 1977 with a B.S. Degree in Science and Music Education. He received a Masters in Science Education degree from Troy State University in Dothan in 1981. He is a retired high school science teacher. Johnny has served 5 churches, beginning in 1975, when called to Ariton Baptist Church as Minister of Music and Youth. In June 1999 he was ordained into the Gospel Ministry.
He married the former Barbara Batchelor on December 17, 1977. They have two sons, Jesse (deceased) and Joshua. Johnny began serving Ridgecrest Baptist in September 2000 as Minister Of Music.
Brother Johnny's Email: Music@RBCOzark.org
Scott Matthews, Youth Pastor
Bro. Scott was born in Ozark, AL June 29, 1970. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1989 and pursued a graphic design major at Enterprise State Junior College and Auburn University at Montgomery. He married Julie in 1995. They have 2 children, Wesley and Brooke.
He was saved in January 1996. He was ordained and licensed to preach in 2004. Having served churches here in Dale County, Bro. Scott began his ministry at Ridgecrest in August 2016. He also serves as the Youth Director of the Dale Baptist Association and current Chaplain/Sheppard for American Heritage Girls and Trail Life troops here at Ridgecrest.
Scott's Email: Youth@RBCOzark.org
Mia Jones, Children's Director
Mia was born in Ozark, Al on August 7, 1980. She is a 1998 graduate of Carroll High School. She pursued a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Troy University. She taught for three years in the Ozark City School System before pursuing her masters in Elementary Education. After teaching for five years she received her Masters in School Psychometry. She is currently the School Psychometrist for all Dale County Schools.
She was saved in September 2007 and has served in multiple capacities within the children's ministry program.
She is married to Jason Jones of Ozark, Al and together they have two sons, Slade (born May 2007) and Fisher (born August 2012).
Mia's email: Children@RBCOzark.org


Start Making it Livable for Everyone (S.M.I.L.E.) is an educational program to provide information for separating/divorced parents with minor children. It is one session, a two and one-half hour program for adults, sponsored by the Judges of the Fourth and Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota.
Pre-registration and pre-payment of $20.00 is required. Please fill the fields below, click submit and complete payment information.
All classes are held from 6:00-8:30PM. Sorry we have no childcare available for this class.


This TV is worst. Stopped working after 1 year. No spare parts available with Micromax service team.
Mi 43" Smart FHD LED TV is better @ 22999, bought Yesterday.
Please don't but any Micromax TV. Worst service and faulty. Mi Smart TV is at same price.
They stated selling on Saturday too?
Exactly. Even I am not getting parts. Micromax Tv stopped working after 2 years.
What was the price when you posted bro ?
Mine stopped in 1.6 months.
I have extended manufacturer warranty of 3 years. Still they don't have spare parts. In local repair shop, they are asking 5k to repair the IC.
How much costed for you, for repair ??
Don't buy Micromax bro, telling from personal experience. Go with Sony or vu or mi.
Any personal experience with VU ?
Have bought new vu 40 FHD tv in dark room with black screen or background, there is screen light bleeding visible at edges in right lower most.
I suspect it'll get worse with time and it's just 10 days old.
No personal experience with vu, LG.
My friend bought LG with better specs and at same price of my Micromax TV, some months later I bought. Felt guilty now, on buying this foolish brand. Even their mobile – yureka is worst in market.
No Indian company is good now a days. Jio should come to tv market.


Rise & Shine Interview: Tamarisk Saunders-Davies | Arianna Merritt, M.Ed.
Today, I'm pleased to announce that Tamarisk Saunders-Davies (a connections catalyst) from London, UK, is sharing her thoughts on perseverance with us. One of my favourite things about blogging is the people you randomly connect with from around the world. Tamarisk and I have so much in common, and I'm blessed that she is sharing her lessons with us!
I have interviewed many people for my #FuelPersistence series about how they persevere through many types of obstacles. After Tamarisk reached out and shared her story with me, I had to ask her to be part of this series. She is a brave indidivual who perseveres despite the challenges she is presented with in life. Tamarisk has really inspired me, and I thank her for talking about difficult subjects. It was really fitting to hear from an individual who is at high-risk of developing cancer, as many people in my life have been affected by cancer. As Tamarisk describes herself: "I'm a Connections Catalyst. Awesome title, right? Yeah, I made it up because 'life coach' doesn't remotely sum up who I am, what I believe, or how I show up in the world. My purpose is to help you get more of what you want by showing you how to create the foundation from which to get it. We're talking: greater confidence, clarity, and commitments around your emotional and spiritual well-being."
The best pieces of advice are deceptively simple, I find. While I've had countless superb pieces of advice in my life, the piece that's stuck with me is this: "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
One of my counselling supervisors said it to me in a conversation where I was discussing my client cases. It's obvious; it's simple; but man is it true!
Crucial. One of my values and one of my strengths is a love of learning, so having mentors (both formal and informal) has always appealed to me.
No way am I picking just one! Moments that seem the most precious either involve lots of laughs with my loved ones or moments when I've been able to be of service to someone else. Being a coach and a therapist means I've been blessed with some amazing moments of having nothing more than luck to ask the right question at the right time. Being the person who facilitated someone's light bulb moment never gets old.The thing about my best moments is that they're pretty ordinary…they're the moments when I'm either deeply connected to the people that matter to me or when I feel like I'm being of service in the world. I think lots of our best moments are like this, rather than being Hollywood-glossy with can-can dancers and fireworks. It's the ordinary moments of beauty and connection that are the most special.
Always attend to the fundamentals! The fundamentals in my life are eating healthily, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, and reflecting on my life by journaling. I am conscious of making those even more a priority when life is busy and hectic. Usually when life is crazy-busy, the tendency is to abandon all the self-care basics. You'll tell yourself that you don't have time, start eating too much processed food because it's convenient, stay up late trying to get it all done, and convince yourself you don't have time to work out. All of that results in feeling much more stressed out because you're not attending to the basic elements of caring for yourself. They are even more important when life is stressful. I also think we don't prioritise pleasure, play, and fun. I work with so many clients who feel like they're running on fumes and when I ask them when was the last time they had fun just for the sake of it…they can't remember! Playing is a crucial part of living a healthy life, I believe!
First, a word on the word "setbacks." Something about that word feels disempowering to me. The language we use in our own self-talk and out-loud matters which is why I am tireless at rooting out words such as can't, must, have to, should, and ought. They immediately make me feel constricted, deprived, guilty, or without choice. So instead of setbacks, I'm using "challenges."
Now, how do I motivate myself? Massive amounts of self-compassion. When challenges happen, we can slip into some pretty negative self-talk…blaming and shaming ourselves and saying things to and about ourselves that are really unkind.
Once I'm back in a place of being kind to myself, I remind myself why doing what I'm doing is important to me, what it's in the service of, so that I can recommit to it.
I've had plenty of challenges in my life; it's hard to single any one of them out as the biggest!
The challenge that has taught me the most has been discovering I've inherited the breast cancer gene from my mother. It resulted in her getting breast cancer at 24 and dying of ovarian cancer at 41. Carrying the gene puts my risk of developing an aggressive cancer at a younger age at around 85% and my risk of developing ovarian cancer at 40%. I've got a legacy to leave behind, and I don't want to go a day before I have to. So, I chose to mitigate my risk of breast cancer by having a double mastectomy and reconstruction. But more than that, my gene has become one of my biggest teachers.
It became the catalyst I needed to step up and be the best patient I could possibly be. My surgeon and his team may have had six hours of work to do on my first surgery, but so did I! It was my job to be as fit and healthy as I possibly could be during the surgery and after to ensure I gave myself the best possible chance to recover fast and recover well.
My gene has also been the clarion call I needed to take my health seriously. If you let it, food CAN be your medicine. I've modified my diet to make sure I'm giving my body the best possible chance of beating my genetic destiny. That means cutting down on processed food, dairy, gluten and sugar and making sure I have a diet that's rich in vegetables and lean protein.
And of course, it doesn't just stop there…exercise and being mindful of the negative effect that stress has on my life is something I am constantly paying attention to.
I'm with Dr. Brene Brown on this one. In her new book, Daring Greatly, she shares that she's only open to feedback and criticism from people who are in the arena getting kicked around by life too. If I'm getting feedback from critics who are sitting safely on the side lines of life, who are too afraid to show up for life and are cowardly criticising those of us who are doing our damnedest to live with courage…then I simply ignore them.
I want to hear feedback from people who've been in the trenches, who try and fail and get back up. I'm all about shortening my learning curve, so hearing from people who've done it before me and are generous with their wisdom is what it's all about for me.
Objectively, my answer to this question is "very important." But it's never as simple as that, is it? Asking for and receiving help from others is hard for lots of us. It feels SO vulnerable to ask. I have a strong independent streak and my default position is to figure things out on my own, so this year I started a mastermind group with the express intention of practicing asking for and receiving help.
Stop doing it the way 99% of the population tells you to do it.
Ask yourself why you want what you want. Why do you want to run a marathon, why do you want the corner office? If you ask yourself 'why' an annoying amount of times, you'll eventually get to a feeling. All of our goals are ultimately about wanting to feel a certain way. Once you actually get clear on how to want to feel, you begin to realise that there are ways to get that feeling today…now. Not at some far-off future date.
Make 'cultivating compassion for yourself' your top priority.
Once you get better at feeling your feelings, you'll start feeling better.
Thanks, Tamarisk, for sharing your "random" thoughts and life lessons with us! We really do think alike, and it's wonderful to connect with such a like-minded soul. Keep writing, inspiring, and sharing!
Dec 3 Happy Monday Everyone!


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So-called "experts" and pundits will always try to pigeon-hole you. They will try to categorize you as they see fit, in order to make themselves feel good. If you are pursuing your passions or mission, you'll notice people trying to "put you in your place." Some alleged "authority" will try to cut you down.
Don't be rattled by them, and don't be intimidated by their perceived air of authority. The man in the arena is the one who drives history. It is not the critic or the hater. Do what you need to do, and keep moving forward.
We go into more detail in this podcast.
It really bothers me how little exposure you have. You deserve more Quintus, and I honest to God hope you´re rewarded for your hard work.
Thanks much, man. Things can take time…one has to stay in the game for the long haul. Keep putting the word out, and be patient.


Selling music online in Europe could currently require an online music operater to get up to 25 licenses (one from each country) in order to operate, a situation Brussels seems strongly bent on changing: Collecting agencies in other European Union member states could face fines of up to 10 percent of their total revenue if they fail to open up in a similar manner, the official said.
Interesting to see the EU is tackling hurdles to running a digital business. Are they doing enough?
UPDATE: wiki page to follow up discussion.
I think this is good news. It's a step in the right direction. The collection agencies typically have a very hard time giving up control and it is nice to see the EU focusing on making online businesses easier to run.
I guess you can call it good news if you have't heard the Dutch news. It was reported that the European Commission was asking advice from the collecting societies.
This sounds very strange to me considering the rigid attitude and monopolostic behaviour of the collecting societes towards viable alternative solutions such as Creative Commons.
Is a collecting society still representing the artists?
A lot of the music I like for instance could be called underground. It doesn't get airplay except for the hours after 20:00 on public radio or maybe on some alternative radiostation if I'm lucky. Thanks to the Internet I can listen to a lot of 'netstations' that do play music I like and allow me to discover new music.
A lot of these 'netstations' are doing it for fun. In other words they are amateurs or professionals that are actually losing money on it. Due to bandwidth issues, time etc. Still the collecting society went as far as to ask people who have a netstation for fun and do not earn any money of it to pay a monthly fee.
- Bye bye new ways of discovering music without the corporate agenda.
I can understand from a business perspective, if somebody earns money of the artists represented by the collecting society some of the money needs (belongs) to go to the artists been played. That's fair for business, collecting society and off course the artists.
However the approach the collecting society has been taking with 'netstations' and IS taking with podcasts makes me believe that the collecting society is actively against new innovative ways of music distribution and by killing it in its infancy also destroying possible new business models. Or as the saying goes, they are throwing away the baby with the bathwater.
Therefor I can't really call this good news because it sadeness me that the EC is asking advice from these dino's.
You really make some great points!
Collecting societies are supposed to represent artists, but - given digital developments - WILL they represent artists.
Collecting societies were started in the pre-digital era.
I know very little about the music industry or collecting agencies, but as you mention it would be great to hear the position of artists.
2- Can they ever adapt to the digital era or are they a model based on selling vinyl and CDs?
I started out writing my response and after a while I noticed I already had written more than five full pages! I think I really need to write an essay to fully explain the pro and cons of the current situation with the rights collecting societies. However a comment on Joi's blog is -in my view- not the right place for such an essay ;). Therefor my answers to your questions will be incomplete due to the complexity of the situation. But I'll try to answer your questions nonetheless.
-asking a ridiculous fee for streaming music even for non-profit hobbyists!
Bjorn, put your essay on my wiki. I created a page for this topic. here.
Just had a collecting society official (from brussels, but I think from a french collecting society) who came to my office very excercised about the article I wrote.
He very unhappy that collecting societies are portrayed as getting in the way of digitization.
Nice to have such a strong reaction and I look forward to learning what the collecting society point of view is.
Perhaps I should write a feature on how they intend to make themselves relevant and last in the digital era.
Joi Ito - " 2 states in EU ease sales of songs over Internet" by Joi Ito is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


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The Diocese of London implements a Sexual Abuse Policy (one of the first in Canada to do so). A Sexual Abuse Committee is formed, consisting of a civil lawyer, a licensed psychologist, a canon lawyer and a director of education.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) releases From Pain to Hope–Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Child Sexual Abuse.
The Diocese implements a Sexual Harassment Policy, incorporated as an addendum to the Personnel Policy Manual.
The Diocese reviews its policy in the light of the CCCB document, F r o m Pain to Hope. (No revisions were required.)
An alternate dispute resolution process is used to reach settlements in civil suits pertaining to incidents of clergy sexual misconduct.
The Most Rev. John Sherlock, Bishop of London from 1978-2002, makes a public commitment to support victims of sexual misconduct by paying for counselling.
Bishop Sherlock writes a letter to the priests and people of the Diocese acknowledging incidents of sexual abuse by clergy. He states such behaviour must be condemned, urges support for victims and acknowledges the negative impact of clergy sexual misconduct on the majority of priests who serve faithfully and well.
The Diocese implements Called, Gifted and Sent, a program of screening for all volunteers who help in parishes and all diocesan offices and organizations, aimed at providing a safe environment for children and other vulnerable persons.
Bishop Sherlock makes a public apology to victims and to the people of the Diocese. A full screening program, including police checks, is completed and filed for all persons who minister in the Diocese.
The Most Rev. Ronald Fabbro, C.S.B., Bishop of London from 2002- present, agrees to dispense with the "confidentiality clause" in legal settlements for all persons who request it. The Sexual Harassment Policy is updated.
The Diocese begins a process of reviewing its sexual misconduct policy. A special CCCB task force submits its report on the review of From Pain to Hope.
Bishop Fabbro delivers a public apology to victims of abuse and announces his decision to apply for the dismissal of certain priests from the clerical state. Bishop Fabbro brings his experience to the discussion of clergy sexual abuse during the Canadian Bishops' plenary assembly.
Revisions to sexual abuse policy are completed and promulgated by Bishop Fabbro.
Minor updates are applied to the policy.
Bishop Fabbro made a written statement concerning clergy sexual abuse of minors, and our diocesan response. His Excellency's Letter to the Faithful was in the form of a homily and shared with every Diocese on the weekend of September 15-16, 2018. Click here to see the letter in French and English.
In October, 2018, the The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released a document called "The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Releases New Document to Protect Minors and Vulnerable Adults from Sexual Abuse." Bishop Fabbro was asked by his fellow Bishops to write the Forward. He also served as the national English-language media contact. To read the document please click here.
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Lying to Win at the Supreme Court: Obama Administration Continues to Pursue More Secrecy and Less Privacy
Posted on October 7, 2010 by Dave LIndorff
The crazed obsession with secrecy, security, and ever-increasing intrusiveness by government policing and intelligence authorities into the lives of ordinary Americans has continued apace under the Obama administration. This madness can be illustrated by a case currently before the US Supreme Court involving the scientists who work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
The case began back in the Bush/Cheney years when scientists at JPL objected vigorously to a new order that they all submit to deep background checks in order to receive new identity cards that would allow them to go to work. They were warned, when they complained about a security check that would involve looking back all the way to their college days, into not just arrest records, but student drug use, sexual histories, political activities, etc., based upon wide-ranging interviews with past employers, acquaintances, friends, family, etc., that failure to agree to the investigations would mean they could no longer come to work.
What made the whole thing ridiculous from the outset is that NASA is by law a civilian agency. It does not engage in national security activities. The scientists at JPL run the deep space probes like Viking, Cassini and the other planetary exploration programs, as well as other civilian satellite projects. Yet they were being told that even people who had worked at JPL and NASA for decades, back to the days of the Apollo Program, would be fired if they refused to submit to the new security checks.
Robert Nelson, JPL scientist and lead plaintiff against government-imposed security checks
The JPL scientists rallied against the plan and filed suit, winning at the district and appellate court levels, and many assumed that with the arrival of the Obama administration, the whole idea would be dropped.
No such luck.
The Obama administration and the Attorney General's Office filed an appeal to the US Supreme Court, where arguments were heard last week, with the New York Times reporting that the government's attorneys appeared to be getting a sympathetic ear from the High Court's right-wing majority.
The Obama administration ways JPL scientists must agree to intensive security probes to keep their jobs
Now it turns out that in its monomaniacal desire to further intrude into citizens' private lives in the name of anti-terror security, the Obama Justice Department has even misrepresented its case to the eight Justices on the Supreme Court. (New court member Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from hearing this case because she helped develop the government's position as Solicitor General herself.)
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Lead Plaintiff Robert Nelson, writing on behalf of the class of JPL scientists fighting the new security vetting procedure, is demanding that Holder send a letter to the Justices retracting the testimony of Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal. The 30-year JPL veteran and former head of the American Astronomical Society says Katyal incorrectly invoked the potential risk of terrorist actions by the scientists against the Space Shuttle should the security checks and badge requirement not be implemented. As Katyal told the High Court in his argument, "And the even more important point about this is the badge that the Plaintiffs are seeking access to…doesn't just give them access to JPL. It will also give them other access to all other NASA facilities. And it's such an important credential that it would allow them to get within, for example, 6 to 10 feet of the space shuttle as it is being repaired and readied for launch. So this is a credential not just for JPL and getting onto JPL, but other places as well."
Nonsense, Nelson writes in his letter to Holder. He says that the badges already used by the JPL scientists, which are accepted at most NASA facilities, do not allow the JPL scientists into sensitive locations, including the vicinity of the Shuttles. Sensitive locations, he writes, require specific authorization. Furthermore, he says, "Extensive care is taken at JPL and other NASA facilities to safeguard 'flight hardware' (i.e., anything that goes into space), and the space shuttle is certainly no exception. No one without the right training and authorizations can get close to the space shuttle, no matter what kind of credential he or she carries."
Speaking at the annual meeting of the division of planetary sciences of the American Astronomical Society today in Pasadena, an angry Nelson said, ""Katyal's remarks reflect the Justice Department's astounding ignorance of basic NASA rules and procedures. This ignorance has been demonstrated by the DOJ throughout the case. It is regrettable that the Supreme Court will decide an important case like this one with false information in hand."
But it's not just a matter of ignorance. NASA executives, including NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his staff, allowed Solicitor Katyal to make his misleading comment to the justices about an alleged risk to the security of the Shuttles, without correcting him.
Other JPL scientists are also outraged at the sworn misrepresentation presented as argument by the government to the High Court in this case. Said Larry, D'Addario, a JPL principal Engineer working on electronics for space communication, "Perhaps Mr. Katyal's misstatement about the space shuttle arose because he was given false information by someone. But he intentionally tried to mislead the court about the nature of the work at JPL when he described Appeals Court Judge Wardlaw as 'underestimating how important security is there,' and also when he said, 'The information at JPL is sensitive, quite sensitive, both, you know, in terms of scientifically and with respect to our nation's secrets.'"
D'Addario responds, "In reality, the vast majority of the work at JPL is in support of science that benefits all mankind. Indeed, such science can only succeed and be credible in an atmosphere of openness. The idea that it might be declared 'sensitive' and subject to suppression is one of our fears, and that fear is echoed in the amicus curiae briefs filed by scientific societies in support of us."
When Barack Obama was running for president, he criticized the Bush/Cheney administration for its obsession with secrecy, and for its history of running roughshod over Constitutional protections of privacy, and First Amendment freedoms. But in this case, and many others, and in the actions of its intelligence and law-enforcement operations like the FBI, NSA and other agencies, his administration has not just continued most of the practices adopted by his predecessor; he has actually been expanding upon them.
Where there were cases still being pursued in court left over from the Bush administration, such as one seeking information about the customer records that the telephone companies had provided to the FBI, or this current one seeking to require civilian scientists at JPL to submit to pointlessly invasive security checks, instead of withdrawing the cases, this administration has continued to pursue them aggressively.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the JPL scientists' case in the next few months. If the conservative majority rules in the government's favor, NASA may find that some senior scientists who have been with the space program for decades may decide to quit the program rather than submit to the indignity of the security checks.
That would be America's, and science's loss.
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Industrial property of all shapes and sizes exists. Dock loading, ample yard, small spaces, you name it.
The current inventory in industrial throughout the city sits at a total of 2,045,071 SF. Which represents a citywide vacancy of 11 per cent.
The lowest vacancy exists in Airport (2.8 per cent) and Agriplace (5.6 per cent); Marquis, the northernmost tip of the north industrial, has the crux of new inventory options with a total of 21.2 per cent vacancy.
The retail market is continuing to hum along with 412,245 SF in total vacancies. This represents 3.1 per cent for the whole of the Saskatoon retail sector.
Downtown is the most competitive spot to find space, at a rate of 1.7 per cent; while options in Sutherland and Broadway are a bit higher than usual at 6.3 and 6.5 per cent respectively.
Saskatoon office vacancy is 15 per cent total, with 687,322 SF available on the market.
Class A, which would entertain the highest lease rates, has a low vacancy of 4.5 per cent downtown; while Class B office is at 15.5 per cent vacant.
Tenants seeking efficient, turnkey space can still find the options limited. Landlords remain competitive in their leasing incentives to attract tenancies, however.


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Q: Will using Sorbet's ruby type checker have an impact on a ruby app's performance? Maybe a newb's question but if you never ask youll never know
Will using Stripe's Sorbet (https://sorbet.org/) on a RoR app, can potentially improve the app's performance?
(performance meaning response times, not robustness \ runtime error rate)
I did some reading on dynamically typed languages (particularly Javascript in this case) and found out that if we keep sending some function (foo for example) the same type of objects, the engine does some optimising work on that function, so that when it is invoked again with the same types, there interpreting work would be quicker.
I thought maybe ruby interpreter does a similar work which can potentially mean that type-checking may increase interpreting speed

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I thought maybe ruby interpreter does a similar work which can potentially mean that type-checking may increase interpreting speed

It doesn't yet, but one could potentially build this one day.
Goal of Sorbet was to build a type system for people, compared to building a type system for computers(compiler). It can introduce some performance overhead, but as Stripe runs it in production, we keep it in check. Internally, we page us if overhead is >7% of cpu time.

I did some reading on dynamically typed languages (particularly Javascript in this case) and found out that if we keep sending some function (foo for example) the same type of objects, the engine does some optimising work on that function, so that when it is invoked again with the same types, there interpreting work would be quicker.

Yes, this can be done. What you're describing is a common optimization in Just-In-Time(JIT) compilers. The technique that you seem to refer to uses run time profiling and actually is a common alternative technique that allows to achieve this result in absence of type system. It's also worth noting that well-build JITs can do it more frequently than a type system, as type system encodes what could happen, while profiling & JITs can optimize for what actually happens in practice.
That said, building a JIT is frequently much more work than building an online compiler, thus, depending on amount of investment one wants to put into speeding up Ruby, either using building a JIT or using types can prove better under different real-world constrains.

I thought maybe ruby interpreter does a similar work which can potentially mean that type-checking may increase interpreting speed

Summarizing the previous paragraph, Sorbet typesystem does not currently speedup Ruby, but it doesn't slow it down much either.
Type systems could be indeed used to speed up languages, but they aren't your only tool, with profiling & JIT compilation being the major competitor.

A: the optimizations you are talking about apply more to the JIT that is beeing worked on for the ruby runtime.
in general, sorbet aims at type-safety by introducing type interfaces or method signatures. they enable static type-checks that are applied before deploying the application in order to get rid of "type errors".
sorbet comes with a runtime component that can enforce type checks at runtime in your runnable application, but those are going to decrease the applications performance as they wrap method-calls in order to check for correct types https://sorbet.org/docs/runtime#runtime-checked-sig-s

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Jan van Horne (1531 - Utrecht, 11 november 1606) was een Nederlands edelman ten tijde van de Opstand.
Hij was van 1542 tot 1578 heer van Baucigny, Lokeren, Kessel, Boxtel en Liempde.

Levensloop
Jan was de zoon van Filips van Horne (1500-1541) en Clara van Renesse van Elderen.
In opdracht van keizer Karel V werd hij opgevoed door René van Chalon, die hem echter ook anti-Spaanse denkbeelden bijbracht. Hoewel hij de heerlijkheden erfde was hij in 1541 nog minderjarig, zodat Clara tot haar dood in 1554 het beheer erover waarnam. In hetzelfde jaar ging hij op Kasteel Stapelen wonen.

Hij was een studiegenoot en vriend van Hendrik van Brederode van wie hij, na zijn dood, de nagedachtenis verdedigde.

Jan was een bondgenoot van Willem van Oranje en was een van de edelen die in 1566 het Smeekschrift der Edelen aanbood aan Margaretha van Parma. Toen in 1567 de Hertog van Alva in de Nederlanden arriveerde moest hij dan ook vluchten naar Kleef. Hier bekeerde hij zich tot het calvinisme. Uiteindelijk werden al zijn bezittingen in 1578 in beslag genomen door koning Filips II.

Zijn zoon Gerard, die wél trouw aan de koning was gebleven, verkreeg in 1580 de heerlijkheden Boxtel, Liempde, en Baucigny.

Hij was gouverneur van Dordrecht en 's-Hertogenbosch, maar moest van daaruit vluchten toen de geuzen verjaagd werden. Men oordeelde over hem: Wij achten hem geen gouverneur. Laat hem tot Boxtel knollen braden en zijn boeren regeren.

In 1579 waren bovendien zijn bezittingen in Boxtel, waaronder Kasteel Stapelen, deels vernield door toedoen van de troepen van Hohenlohe.

Uiteindelijk kwam Jan in Utrecht terecht, waar hij kennis maakte met de geleerde Arnold Buchelius die van 1591-1592 als secretaris in zijn dienst was.

Hij werd begraven in het familiegraf van de familie Brederode dat zich bevond in het koor van de Grote Kerk te Vianen.

Huwelijken en kinderen
In 1555 trouwde hij met Maria van Sint-Aldegonde (1535-1564). Hun kinderen waren:
 Anna van Horne (1560-)
 Clara van Horne (1560-1599)
 Maximiliaan van Horne (1560-1613), die heer zou worden van Lokeren
 Gerard van Horne (1560-1612), die heer zou worden van Baucigny en Boxtel
 Maria van Horne
 Walburga van Horne, die kanunnikes werd te Bergen

Op 22 juni 1575 volgde een tweede huwelijk, nu met Anna van Vlodrop. Hun kinderen waren, o.a.:
 Willem Adriaan van Horne (1580-1625) heer van Kessel, trouwde met Elisabeth van der Meer, de dochter van Philips van der Meer heer van Seventhem en Wilhelmina van Beieren-Schagen.
 Johanna van Horne
 Anna Maria van Horne

In 1596 trouwde hij met Anna van Brederode, die 20 jaar jonger was dan hij.

Heer van Boxtel
Heer van Kessel
Huis Horne
Horne, J
Horne, J
Horne, J