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trees are spring / beauty without mercy : the music of kazuki tomokawa.
In a 40-year career that dives from from an early 70s folksinger scene membership increasingly deeper into the arcane and personal, Tenji Nozoki, who performs as Kazuki Tomokawa (literally translated as Friend River) has built a body of work that is both immediately recognisable and completely singular. On first listen, the most distinctive element is an intensity and power of voice – extended techniques combining with an unrelenting commitment to cathartis, a leap right down into deep emotional textures, a full and alarmingly dramatic inhabiting of the song.
Around this swirls a seemingly contrary musical world. The constant is always Tomokawa's own acoustic guitar, ranging from plangently dissonant picking through to a string breaking strum und drang – his guitars frequently bear the visible physical scars of the fury of the attack. Long term collaborators percussionist Toshiaki Ishizuka and pianist Masato Nagahata stretch the music to encompass ecstatic jazz-psych-noise and European cafe music respectively, often simultaneously.
Avant Gardening's Campbell Walker presents highlights of the long, strange career of one of the legends of the Japanese psych folk world, charting Tomokawa's progress from 70s pop star to elder statesman of the underground c.2011.


Crate training your dog is a practical and efficient way to house train your dog and protect the home at the same time.
The purpose of crate training your dog is to teach your dog to go into its crate (a rectangular enclosure which acts as a substitute for a den) on command for safety, obedience and general behaviour control. Dogs like crates, the same way dogs like going under tables, on sofas, or on beds. The crate also provides your dog with a place where it is comfortable and secure.
Dogs generally do not like to soil their resting area. Therefore a crate is highly effective in house training your dog. Crate training your dog is also useful when you travel with your dog as a crate can be used to transport your pet dog safely.
Overall, it is an effective training method used successfully by many dog owners and trainers alike.
Select a crate and make sure that it provides enough space, comfort and security for your dog. The size of the crate should be big enough for your dog to be able to stand up and move around. However, it should not be too big otherwise it might use one corner as a toilet.
If you have a puppy, it is more logical and economical to buy an adjustable crate that will accommodate him/her later as an adult dog.
Before proceeding with crate training your dog, place a crate pad, bed of some sort, a bowl of water and your dog's favourite toy in it. Secure the crate's door open so it won't hit and frighten him/her accidentally.
Dogs are social animals so place the crate where your dog can see you or the family members frequently but is in a nice quiet corner so it can have some peace and quiet if required. Do not place it somewhere isolated.
Start by playing with your dog near the crate. Entice your dog into the crate by placing its favourite snack or toy within it. You could even feed your dog's dinner in the crate. When your dog enters the crate, be sure to reward it further with praise and gentle patting. This will help associate positive feelings towards the crate. Repeat the process for the next few days until it is accustom to and uses the crate without any prompting.
Successfully crate training a dog is to associate it with all things positive with the crate, even when it is alone in it. Never send a dog back to its crate as a form of punishment for any misbehaviour. A dog's association with its crate must always be positive.
The crate offers your dog a sense of security, privacy and comfort.
With a successful crate-trained dog, you can be reassured that your dog won't destroy items in your house, cause any accidents or develop bad habits whilst you are out.
House training your dog will be much easier and quicker by using the crate to motivate your dog to wait until being taken outside, since all canines naturally avoid soiling their own den.
Travelling with your dog will also be much easier and safer as they will be secure and unable to distract you whilst you are driving.
If used incorrectly, your dog might become anxious and fearful if you put them in the crate for long periods of time.
Your dog might whine during the night, as he might feel alone, scared or ignored. If you are unhappy about leaving him to whine for long periods of time, you could move your dog's crate into your bedroom where he/she can see you. This way you can also hear your dog if he/she needs to go out. However, this all depends on which approach you are taking on crate training at night - the "leave him to cry" approach (where his toilet facilities have been catered for) or the "get up and let him out to toilet" approach.
You have to make sure that your dog doesn't get bored whilst it is confined in the crate in the day so ensure it has a number of toys and chews to play with. In addition, ensure you combine their time in the crate with good walks and other physical activities to mentally and physically challenge them.
Whilst it takes time, dedication and patience to follow through with the crate training process to ensure that your dog completely understands the meaning and usage of the crate, it will condition your dog to have the behaviours that you desire.


This curry is perfect for a Saturday curry festival. I love BB, its surely one of my favourite Indian dishes and is always a delight. This is one of those recipes that I will surely be cooking for the rest of my days. When we look at Indian recipes, they can look a bit long, but most of the ingredients are spices and when you break it down, this is a very straightforward recipe and packed with gorgeous smoky flavours.
Baingan Bharta is eaten all over India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Its like an Indian version of Babaganoush (or is Babaganoush a Mediterranean version of BB?). There are many variations, they use plenty of mustard oil in West Bengal of course and it is eaten in many parts of the sub-continent at weddings. Brinjals (Aubergine) in India normally come in quite a small size, but its alot easier and convenient in Europe to use the larger varieties of aubs for this dish, more delightful aubergine flesh and less skin to deal with. You can imagine that traditionally, a warm flatbread is the best accompaniment to this dish.
Some would call BB a dip, but I cannot get to grips with the word dip. Especially for something so majestically tasty as BB or Babaganoush. I always think of a supermarket bought '90's style dip medley' (those four shades of dodgy dips that come in plastic trays) and these dishes are light years away from that kind of fare. BB has serious heritage and is a feast in puree form.
Because aubergine breaks down so much when cooked, this seems like one (only one I may add) of the finest ways of treating an aubergine. In Turkey they do amazing things to aubergines and its known as the 'Sultan' of vegetables. In Wales we'll call it the 'Tribe Leader' of vegetables! I made a version of Babaganoush a couple of days ago and will post it somewhere soon. You can never have too much aubergine on one blog! Impossible!!
I like to caramelise the aubergine in the pan, making it stick to the bottom a little. A crust will form, this is fine and adds to the richness and depth to the sauce. Just make sure that it doesn't burn too much! As with so many recipes, the pan scrapings are the best bits for making sauces/ gravy, basically concentrated flavours.
Traditionally Baingan Bharta is made a little like Babaganoush in that the aubergines are cooked over open flames. Unfortunately, in the Beach House Kitchen we have an electric hob. No open flames, so this technique is a decent option and more straightforward. It also means that you get the benefits of all the goodness found in aubergine skins.
If you are getting a BBQ going this summer, I cannot recommend smoking a load of aubergines highly enough. The flavour is wonderful and you can always freeze any excess aubs. This gives you the base ingredient to make either of these delicious vegan dishes. I mentioned on twitter recently that there is nothing as decadent as a well roasted aubergine and a few of you commented that you can probably think of a few things slightly more decadent. This is probably true! But aubergines to me are a sensational veg, especially for a vegan. They have so many qualities, a wonderful vegetal creaminess and when mixed with something rich like olive oil or tahini, for example, I've got one foot in Nirvana.
Genetically Modified (G.M.) crops are becoming a huge problem in India as large multi-national agriculture businesses, with a myriad affiliates and branches, try to introduce GM crops to India. There are many people fighting against this unnatural invasion, one of the main spokesperson in Vandana Shiva. In 2011 to protest against the introduction of GM Brinjal (Aubergine) into India, the Meridien Hotel and Greenpeace volunteers in Delhi cooked a world record 342 kilograms of organic aubergine and presented a portion of the dish to the president at the time, Manmohan Singh. A very tasty protest!
Its a lovely day up here on Tiger Hill and Jane is facilitating a Feminine Workshop, so I am home alone. Jane has been working really hard on her new website this week, Womans Wheel. It looks beautiful! I'm off for a walk up 'Myndd Mawr' (Big Mountain, also called Elephant mountain because it looks like a massive sleeping Elephant or 'Yr Eliffat') and will then plant Percy, our new Snowdon Pear Tree in the garden. We've picked a nice sunny spot for him. I'm also making tofu today and am seeking a nice firm tofu texture. I'm going for a different salt to coagulate the beans and hopefully this will help. Homemade tofu is really easy and cost effective, I'll post the recipe soon. Anyone got any top tips for homemade tofu?
We had a delicious meal at Jo Pott's last night. Each month Jo puts on a fantastic five course menu, served in a very cosy and stylish attic space above her cafe in the Kiffin area of Bangor. Last night, the theme was South Asia and we enjoyed all kinds of traditional delicacies with a twist. I loved the Aduki, rice and ginger balls and I think Jane was quite taken with the Watermelon and Vodka crush (which I ate half of because Jane was driving). The Lentil Cakes in Citrus Broth was also really interesting. Jo's food is always creative and looks beautiful. Jo does this every month and the fact that Jane and I could sit down to a 5 course vegan meal in a beautiful space was a real treat. Nice one Jo!
On a medium heat, add your coriander seeds to a pan, toast for two minutes and then add your cumin seeds and toast for one more minute, until fragrant and slightly brown. Bash up well in pestle and mortar. Use ground spices if you're in a hurry.
In the same pan, add 2 tbs of cooking oil on a medium high heat and fry the aubergines. Stir/ toss them regularly and add 1 teas salt. Cook for 12-15 minutes, until nicely soft and well caramelised. They will stick to the bottom a bit, but this is perfect. That crust equals deep flavour. Set the aubs aside and cover with a plate.
Now put the pan back on the heat and add your tomatoes to the remaining oil on a high heat, stir them well and try to scrape up the aubergine crust to combine with the tomatoes. Fry for around 5 minutes. Set aside and cover.
Wipe out the pan and add 1 tbs of oil and on a medium heat, fry your mustard seeds for 30 seconds, they will pop a little, then add your onions and lower heat slightly. Cook the onions until they are becoming golden, 8 minutes, then add your garlic, chilli and ginger, cook for three minutes, then your spices hit the pan, stir them well, not allowing the spices to stick to the bottom, add 1 tbs of water if this happens. Saute for two minutes and then add your tomatoes, aubergine and 125 ml water and cover cook on a fast simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste.
We love it with fresh, homemade super simple chapattis (recipe here). They are really easy once you get into a flow. We also love Baingan Bharta with pulao and pickles, or with daal, why not go the whole shebang and get a Indian feast together, Beetroot Raita and all. It is Saturday night almost after all!
One of our new neighbours – Not sure what to call him yet? Trev?!
Aubergine is just one of those veggies that has it all, good lucks, charisma, tastiness, and dashing nutritional properties. I love all veggies and when I learn about their nutritional benefits to body and mind, I get even more excited.
Aubergine has loads of dietary fibre, which is amazing for the digestive system and is one of the most important factors in detoxifying our body. Vitamins are important, fibre equally so.
Aub is a nightshade, like tomatoes, peppers and potatoes. Called 'eggplant' in many parts of the world, I think the coolest type of aubergine is surely the 'graffiti' aubergine, with its purple, speckled skin.
Aubergine is a good source of B1 and B6, potassium, copper and magnesium.


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Ten people were killed and 27 injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack at a market in the southern Helmand province, a district administrative chief said.
The suicide bomber blew himself up near a police vehicle at the central market killing several civilians, a district police chief, a police officer and an Afghani serviceman.
The radical Islamic Taliban movement has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Indian troops on Friday evening stormed a Jewish center in Mumbai
Russia's Central Bank has allowed the national currency to weaken against
One police officer was killed and five others wounded
Indian commandos killed the last terrorists holed up in the landmark
Opposition in the impoverished Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan demanded
Choir and orchestra members at the legendary Milanese opera house,
The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries approved ahead
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Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov criticized the Russian leadership's domestic policies
Ukraine's president was formally elected leader of the People's Union
Residents of the Crimean city of Sevastopol in south Ukraine
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has deferred a decision
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NFL Loosens Rules On End-Zone Celebrations After Touchdowns
For years, NFL players have grumbled that NFL stands for No Fun League. A big part of that was the league's increasing intolerance of touchdown celebrations, the dancing in the end zones. Well, some fun is coming back. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced yesterday that certain celebrations will be allowed. NPR's Tom Goldman reflects on the return of pro football's touchdown jubilation.
TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Three-point-six - that's the average number of touchdowns per game by the Atlanta Falcons last season - only 3.6. And that was tops in the NFL. In other words, the most important part of a football game really doesn't happen that much. And think about all that leads up to that rare moment - the blocking, hitting, crunching, the risk to limb, brain and, yes, life. The dangers of football have been well-documented in recent years. So when you get through all that and an opponent doing everything they can to stop you - when you break through and cross the goal line, of course you want to dance like Billy White Shoes Johnson did in the 1970s and '80s or Victor Cruz does in today's NFL.
UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #1: Caught for the touchdown - time to salsa.
GOLDMAN: Now, of course a few players over the years have turned end zone celebrations into performance art. Steve Smith Sr. changed a ball's diaper. Terrell Owens has taken a nap with the ball as a pillow, grabbed popcorn and eaten it in the end zone, pulled a sharpie from his sock and autographed the football for a fan and dropped a ball into a Salvation Army kettle in the end zone.
UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #2: That's his donation to the Salvation Army Red Kettle drive.
GOLDMAN: Over the years, a lot of fans laughed at the show while the penalty flags flew.
UNIDENTIFIED REFEREE: Unsportsmanlike conduct, excessive celebration, number 22.
GOLDMAN: No fun. But now get ready for players without fear using the football as a prop after touchdowns, players celebrating on the ground - yay, snow angels - and group demonstrations. With OTAs - organized team activities - underway as part of offseason training, it wouldn't be surprising if ideas for new and hilarious group demonstrations are starting to percolate.
Now, before we crown Roger Goodell the new cool dad of the NFL letting the kids have their fun, he of course has his limits. Prolonged celebrations that delay a game, celebrations directed at an opponent - hey, nobody likes a jerk - and what Goodell calls offensive demonstrations - Antonio Brown and you other pelvis thrusters, we're talking to you - all of that stuff still will get a penalty flag. But in a few months, the 2017 season should be the start or return of something fun - still dangerous as hell but fun. Tom Goldman, NPR News.
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Letter: Chestnut tree restoration
April 25, 2012 Updated: April 25, 2012 10:06 a.m.
TThe Fairfield Garden Club would like to recognize its partners in the Arbor Day project in Fairfield's open spaces. The Town of Fairfield and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station joined the club in planting 100 American Chestnut trees in eight locations. These trees are a new hybrid developed over several decades that is resistant to the blight that a century ago virtually wiped out the eastern forest of chestnuts, once the dominant hardwood species in our state.
Sandra Anagnostakis, a scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology of Connecticut's Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, has devoted the last 46 years of her distinguished career to bringing back the American chestnut. For over two years she worked closely with members of the Fairfield Garden Club's Centennial Tree Committee headed by Barbara Geddes Wooten, along with Edward Jones of the Fairfield Conservation Department and Ken Placko, the town's tree warden. On the day of planting, April 20, club members were aided by personnel from the Conservation and Public Works departments and Lindquist Landscape Design. A. Perce Garden & Landscape Design kindly donated personnel and the use of its water truck to give the saplings a head start. We are most grateful to all for their help.
This project celebrates a new beginning for the America chestnut tree, honors the Garden Club of America's 100th Anniversary in 2013, the 25th Arbor Day in Fairfield and leads to the fairfield Garden Club's 100th Anniversary celebration in 2015. We will continue to monitor growth and success of the trees.
Peggy Moore, president
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Chrome will stop supporting XP, Vista and old OS X
By Farrha Khan 2015-11-11T01:30:00.314Z Operating systems
Vista support ends early
Google has announced it will no longer support Chrome on older, unsupported platforms – and Windows Vista.
Starting April 2016, the Chrome browser will no longer be receiving updates or security fixes on Microsoft's Windows XP and Vista, as well as Apple's Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 devices, the search giant said in a blog post.
Google explained that these operating systems will not be supported "since these platforms are no longer actively supported by Microsoft and Apple".
Interestingly, though, Microsoft has committed to supporting Vista until April 2017, but Google says "Such older platforms are missing critical security updates and have a greater potential to be infected by viruses and malware."
Chrome will still be fully functional on the affected operating systems after Google ends support for the browser, but with no updates or security fixes incoming after April next year, Google is urging users to upgrade their machines.
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First graders made these clay birds. We learned all about texture and used different fabrics, stamps, and found objects to press into the clay to give it unique texture.
We learned how to slip and score to attach a wing and eyes and a mouth/beak.
I poked the holes for the hanger and the legs when they were done. After the clay had been bisque fired, we used florescent oil pastels to color them. The kids watched as I dipped each bird into a bucket of watered down black india ink. There were many 'ohh's and ahhh's' as the ink filled in all the white spots on their birds. We learned that the oil pastels colors resist the watery ink. After they dried, we use pipe cleaners to make a hanger and feet for our birds. Thank you Cassie Stephens for this project idea!


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In 18 years of professional experience, I have worked with some of the largest and best-known organisations in the world, and some of the smallest. Past clients include major business schools, government departments and Big-4 accounting firms, among others.
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Also coach individual managers and executives on the same topics.
My focus is on communication as the keystone of commercial success, particularly its impact on our own performance and that of others. Building on the tools and techniques of NLP, and almost 20 years of professional experience, I adapt my training style to the individuals in the room to maximise learning and retention.
At the same time, the breadth of my professional experience allows me to communicate with staff from all areas of an organisation, and at all levels from the shop floor to the boardroom.


Thryallis flowersThe word Galphimia is an anagram of Malpighia (after which this family is named), to which it is closely related; gracilis is Latin for 'thin, slender'; the common name Thryallis is Greek, θρυαλλις (their name for Verbascum, mullein).
Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants of some 75 genera and 1,300 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics; about 85% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World.
Galphimia is a genus of some 26 species of large herbs, shrubs, and small trees. They originate in central America, many of them in Mexico. Eight of these species are distinctive in that their petals become stiff and papery, and persist past the stage of fruit maturation.
Galphimia gracilis detail of flowers flowers & fruitsis native to eastern Mexico, and is widely cultivated in warm regions throughout the world. It is a great little shrub if you need constant yellow flowers with light green foliage. The common names Rain of Gold, Shower of Gold may seem a little over the top, unless you have seen this plant flourishing in a garden situation; in that case you might think it a little understated! On a mature specimen in full flower, the reddish stems are literally weighed down by terminal spikes of tiny golden star-flowers for weeks at a time. The shrub's very long display is enhanced by the rapid fall of individual blossoms, which carpet the surrounding garden in a vivid yellow.
It grows moderately quickly to a height of about 2 m, with very little maintenance required. It does best in full sun, and very well-drained soil, but will tolerate shade. Dense shade will result in fewer flowers and a very scraggly appearance, requiring more frequent pruning to maintain a dense shrub. The photographs show a very dense shrub growing on the verge at the far end of Mandalay Avenue in Nelly Bay.
The opposite leaves are ovate, shiny, about 5 cm long, and evergreen. The flowers appear virtually year round in warm climates. They bloom on terminal spikes, and many flowers of the inflorescence are open at one time, with petals 8–14 mm long and 4–8 mm wide.
The plant can be propagated from seeds, which are produced in abundance, or from cuttings of ripe wood, which should be struck in a sharp, sandy mix with warmth and humidity. Once established, it likes to keep quite dry, requiring only light waterings in very dry periods. If the plant is grown in a container, the soil should be very well-drained, and allowed almost to dry out between waterings. This is an excellent xeriscape plant – where landscaping is done in ways to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation.
There is much confusion between Galphimia gracilis and its similar relative Galphimia glauca, even among nurserymen. They can be told apart by their fruits: in G. gracilis the petals fall off as the fruit matures, but in G. glauca the petals persist, even in fruit.
Galphimia can be clipped into a hedge. For hedging purposes, the plants should be only 60 cm or so apart.


To create an experiential marketing campaign in line with Finlandia's latest platform "1000 Years of Less Ordinary Wisdom", and to generate a lot of PR and word of mouth.
The Bulgarian audience reacts very passionately to topics concerning national identity and the way foreigners see our culture.
Bulgaria already has its own wisdom — collected in numerous peculiar proverbs.
But how would a foreigner understand these proverbs without any local context?
Cabinets of Wisdom is an exhibition showcasing the physical interpretations of Bulgarian proverbs by Finnish artists.
With the help of Studio Komplekt we selected six Finnish creatives and gave them the task to interpret a popular Bulgarian proverb as a work of art.
Each artist had to display their interpretation as the contents of a Cabinet of Wisdom — exposition design, inspired by the Renaissance period Cabinets of Curiosities. The Cabinets were created by stage designer Eva Ventova, using vintage Bulgarian furniture.
The final works were displayed in a pop-up exhibition in the centre of Sofia.
The exhibition was recreated as an abstract online experience further encouraging the exploration of Bulgarian wisdoms and their artistic interpretations.
A limited-edition zine was designed for visitors to keep after the event.
Eero Lampinen and Marjukka Takala trying out the special Finlandia cocktails.


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Considering situations in which it might be advantageous to settle a lawsuit, this DVD offers factors to consider when deciding whether to settle. It details the elements of a settlement and looks at the role of the attorney in settlements.
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Defining class action, this program details the risks of class action, considers the circumstances that lead to class action litigation, and offers steps that employers can take to protect themselves against class action litigation.
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Reflections from a seasoned peacebuilder on a decade engagement with nonviolent social change in Nepal as the country navigated war and peace. Lederach, well known for his practical and theoretical contributions to the fields of peace studies and conflict transformation, opens up toward a personal exploration of his accompaniment of philanthropy and system's change with local Nepali communities focused on natural resource conflicts, rural women's empowerment, and community mediation. Written as a memoir, the book follows the story of The McConnell Foundation's decade pledge to peacebuilding in Nepal that began in the midst of the civil war. The author walks through key decision points faced by emergent philanthropy and provides an overview of the insights into a system's approach to social change using primarily methods of sustained participatory action research. Among the few international theorists and practitioners with access to deep community processes and national political dialogue Lederach provides insight into the dilemmas and lessons from sustained peacebuilding engagement. The Memoir comes to life with photography, biographical profiles and stories of local colleagues addressing the deep and pressing issues of social conflict.
John Paul Lederach has been engaged in peacebuilding, nonviolent social change, and conciliation work for nearly four decades. He is currently a Senior Fellow at Humanity United and Professor of International Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. He is author of 22 books and manuals including The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace (Oxford University Press). He lives with Wendy near Boulder, Colorado.


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http://luis-almeida.github.io/unveil/
https://codepen.io/parkerbennett/pen/Cmfvk
RATHER not include jQuery ...

Some options:
https://css-tricks.com/case-study-boosting-front-end-performance/
http://developer.telerik.com/featured/lazy-loading-images-on-the-web/
https://varvy.com/pagespeed/defer-images.html  **epic**
https://robinosborne.co.uk/2016/05/16/lazy-loading-images-dont-rely-on-javascript/
https://www.giftofspeed.com/lazy-load-images/
- http://dinbror.dk/blog/blazy/
- https://toddmotto.com/echo-js-simple-javascript-image-lazy-loading/

Sticky header:
https://adactio.com/journal/10877
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18382496/sticky-header-after-scrolling-down
https://github.com/cara-tm/simple-sticky-header
https://css-tricks.com/scroll-fix-content/

On performance:
https://css-tricks.com/case-study-boosting-front-end-performance/
- https://css-tricks.com/authoring-critical-fold-css/
- https://github.com/filamentgroup/loadCSS

Typography:

http://fontpair.co/

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https://startbootstrap.com/template-overviews/clean-blog/

Plugins:
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/160255/how-to-include-plugin-without-activation
http://alexking.org/blog/2012/07/09/include-plugin-in-wordpress-theme

https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/

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http://www.jacklmoore.com/colorbox/

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On Wednesday, the nursing students from Rochester College made a visit to our first grade classrooms. They presented information on Allergic Reactions, Nutrition, and Hand Washing. All of the presentations were engaging and informative. Our first graders were introduced to the food pyramid and they found out how long to wash their hands. How long? As long as it takes to sing their ABC's.


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Announcing our latest community projects
Time to Change Wales is pleased to announce details of nine new community projects to get people talking about mental health across Wales.
27th February 2014, 4.20pm | Written by: Time to Change Wales
Time to Change Wales (TTCW) is pleased to announce details of nine new community projects to get people talking about mental health across Wales.
The projects are funded by TTCW and delivered by Champions, people with experience of mental health problems.
TTCW Programme Manager Ant Metcalfe said:
"Time to Change Wales is proud to fund a programme of exciting new projects led by Champions in communities around Wales, designed to bring together people who have experienced mental health problems and those who have not.
It's great to see such a diverse range of projects using art, music and video production among other activities designed get people talking about mental health and help end stigma in Welsh communities."
Dual control is a film based project exploring the experiences of people with a 'dual diagnosis' of alcohol or substance misuse and mental health problems.
Project lead Charles explains:
"Our aim is to film people from as many different backgrounds as possible across Wales who are in recovery from substance misuse or addiction and who have suffered or are suffering from mental health problems talking about their past lives, their present and their plans for the future.
We will combine these interview stories with compelling testimony from leading professionals in the field of addiction and mental health.
We will also interview and record the stories where possible of the participants family members, friends and work colleagues who have seen that person travel their journey – one thing we can be sure of is that many of these 'associates' often started with one perception of mental health and addiction and ended up with a completely different one!"
Mad Caff
MaDCaff is a great new music and dance project working in Ceredigion. The project will bring together people with and without experience of mental health to come along and enjoy the music and dance performances.
Project lead Miranda Betts from New Quay said:
"The main aim behind the project is to give musicians and dancers with mental health problems a safe space to share their stories, skills and talents, and to get people together talking about mental health.
There will be a 'swap-shop' at each café event, where people can bring and swap cds, books, clothes etc, as well as time to talk and meet new people, and of course, tea and cake!"
Shana Bashana
Shana Bashana is led by the Ashiana women's group who are working in conjunction with Newport Mind. The project aims to raise awareness of mental health issues within Asian communities and to encourage open conversations to bring about better understanding of how stigma and discrimination can affect family life.
The project includes a public event with stalls and workshops and will produce a TTCW banner with positive messages of wellbeing created in different languages, along with awareness raising workshops, holistic therapy sessions and creative art.
Project Lead Rahila Hamid says "Ashiana was the first of its kind set up 16 years ago to support women from the Asian community with their mental health. This project gives that group a voice and an opportunity to raise awareness which may have a lasting impact".
Mental Notes Beyond Words
The project is led by a group of diverse creative artists who have come together to deliver Mental Notes. The project aims to raise awareness of mental health issues within the Butetown area and encourage open discussions through the medium of music, prose and song.
The group includes artists experienced in music and film making, radio, drama research and mentoring. Through these mediums the project aims to encourage participants to speak without shame and present their thoughts, fears aspirations around mental health recovery through artwork which will be presented as an exhibition in Butetown History and Art Centre.
Project Lead Tony Wright says
"By it's staging in Butetown, an area associated with multi ethnicities and by using multi ethnic casts, teachers, practitioners and people with mental health problems, Mental Notes will include groups that are marginalised and will offer a chance to explore myths and concerns that various groups harbour on the subject of mental health."
Making Minds Creative Challenge
Making Minds is led by mental health activist Mark Smith. The project will primarily take place in the Rhondda Cynon Taff and will involve up to 15 participants in a range of creative workshops, which will produce outputs such as an exhibition or film that will be disseminated online and in community and health settings.
The central element of the project is the use of a range of evaluation methods to capture whether participants' feelings, attitudes and perceptions have changed as a result of the project as they explore the complex issues around mental health recovery. The findings will be used to inform a report to better inform health practitioners to improve mental health service provision.
Project Lead Mark Smith says that Creative Challenge will:
"help provide an alternative route to recovery for those affected by mental illness, increase their involvement in the community and to develop a better social structure, by giving them space, time, materials, tools, and support to gain a greater confidence to talk about, and manage, mental illness."
Changing Faces
Changing Faces is a Llanelli based project based around filming interviews with people with mental health problems and show how managing mental illness has impacted upon their work, training and family life.
Jonathan from Changing Faces said:
"I started the project because I suffer from mental health problems and over the last few years thought I was the only one who suffered. I was a victim of discrimination and at the time didn't feel strong enough to speak up. All these issues also affected my family and caused a considerable strain on our lives.
We'd like to get people talking openly about mental health issues and change people's perceptions. There always seems to be the perception that sufferers are incapable of achieving anything and are naturally written off.
We'd like to show that that is most definitely not the case!"
The project offers open-to-all music-jamming sessions in pubs, clubs and community centres around Aberystwyth where people will be encouraged to talk about mental health issues.
Y Babell Goch
Y Pabell Goch is a new Ceredigion based experiential women's empowerment training programme, which offers training to 18 women from mid-Wales to return to their communities to set up women's empowerment groups along similar lines.
Mental health is still an area of life that people are frightened of and this causes stigmatisation and judgement. By offering spaces where women can talk freely and have their experiences heard and accepted, Y Babell Goch is taking a valuable step in challenging this entrenched discrimination.
Jenny Smith co-ordinator of Y Babell Goch said:
"Supportive groups can help breakdown experiences of isolation and self-doubt. It's easy to imagine that you are alone with what you are going through but all women face challenges at certain times and through coming together we can support each other to grow stronger and bring a much needed challenge to the extremely common experiences of mental distress."
Meddwl am ddrama
Meddwl am Ddrama is a Welsh language project which aims to get people together to write a new drama about mental health, which would then be staged in Gwynedd later on this year.
"The idea is that we can use people's real life experiences to create a drama which will, hopefully, say something very important about mental health in today's society" says Aled G Jôb, Time to Change Wales Champion and project leader.
"Each of us who has experienced these conditions has our own personal story to tell, and there is a great deal of research which shows that sharing experiences with others and writing about those experiences can be a very beneficial process. Hopefully, the finished drama can emphasise the point that mental health problems aren't something that happens to someone else and that, in reality, mental health is very important to us all".
For futher information about these projects, to find out how you can get involved or for press enquiries, please contact us.


ASTORIA, N.Y. - Oct. 24, 2018 - PRLog -- Astoria has a new hot spot with pizza restaurant / hookah lounge The Smoking Pie. Owner Michael Laboy isn't new to creating "good vibes" in the area. Laboy has established several lounges and clubs throughout the years and is very excited for the pizza restaurant that opened up last weekend.
"Astoria is the hottest neighborhood around the city right now; New York is famous for its pizza, why not?" said owner Michael Laboy. "It was important for me to stay true to my vision of creating good nightlife vibes as well, so we have hookah, drink specials, and more every single night."
Some of New York's hottest influencers including Chris Smith, DJ Famoso, and more have already wined and dined at The Smoking Pie, all claiming they love the food and the atmosphere. Laboy also has plans to add a philanthropic edge to his new restaurant by partnering with charitable organizations, youth groups, and more.
All of this before opening his second venue Amour Cabaret in November, Laboy has made his mark as one of New York's most established nightlife and restaurant gurus.


For the most part, everything around us is getting progressively less quiet.
If the wellness boom of the past several years has suggested anything, it's that there is no human deficiency that cannot be massaged away via a spirited commitment to transcendental meditation, expensive tubs of dust, or activated charcoal. This makes the immutable truth about noise-induced hearing loss—that, once a person's hair cells (the sensory receptors of the inner ear, which are responsible for detecting sound waves) are damaged, there's no pill or procedure that will reverse the affliction—all the more devastating. If you are a person who feels reliant on music to get through the day, the idea that the thing you love can also destroy your capacity to love it feels not poetic but merely cruel.
My beleaguered physician has assured me that I'm doing O.K. in this department, though I nonetheless regularly indulge in online hearing tests and do a silent, triumphant jab at the air with my fist when I pass. ("Your results suggest that you may not have a hearing problem.") A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in 2012, estimates that perhaps as many as forty million adults in the U.S. under the age of seventy suffer from some hearing loss because of noise exposure, and I worry that a lifetime of truly irresponsible listening practices—long runs with "Appetite for Destruction" roaring from my headphones, rock concerts at which I flicked my earplugs out of my ears so I could do a fully unencumbered jig directly in front of a speaker—will inevitably have repercussions. What if I can no longer hear the whistled part at the end of Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," or Lou Reed's ghostly warbles on "I Can't Stand It," or when the backing vocalists ("Oh yeah-ah-ahh!") pipe in during the chorus of "Pressure Drop" by Toots and the Maytals? I imagine the Grim Reaper, cloaked and clutching a scythe, his hollowed eyes fixated on my ear canals. I imagine a cold and colorless life.
If you are, like me, entirely paranoid about preserving the integrity of your hearing, and if you also live in a midsize or large city, you have likely realized that true quiet—much like true darkness—is in horrifyingly short supply. Sirens, idling trucks, other people's irate phone calls, crying babies, construction crews cracking up the pavement, lonesome dogs tied to fence posts, buskers whacking upturned plastic buckets, the gruesome screech of subway brakes: it is an ugly and relentless symphony. Some days, I calm down only by locking the door to my apartment, slapping on my noise-cancelling headphones, and comparing prices for plane tickets to the quietest places on Earth (a nature reserve in Russia, a cenote on the Yucatán Peninsula, a national park in Botswana).
Some have suggested that the Baby Boomers are responsible for seeding the notion that volume itself can be a countercultural act—the idea of blasting music as a show of impassioned rebellion—but loudness is also a contemporary problem, further enabled by new technology. In recent decades, mastering engineers have been tasked with making studio albums louder via the application of something called dynamic range compression; essentially, the volume gets turned up on the quiet bits, and turned down on the loud bits. The cumulative effect is a song that sounds bigger and punchier, and is easier to hear in a moving car or via a laptop's tinny built-in speakers. Of course, compressed songs also sound squished—in art, at least, the push toward a democratic mean tends to erase friction and nuance. Dynamic range compression is essentially the audio equivalent of writing in all capital letters. Legibility is sacrificed, but the results are so exaggerated that they're difficult to ignore. By the early aughts, the popularity of dynamic range compression led to something called the Loudness War, in which major labels were competing to out-blare one another, a development that benefitted no one. In 2008, Metallica's "Death Magnetic," which was produced by Rick Rubin, was so aggressively compressed it was also plainly distorted. More than twenty-two thousand fans signed a petition asking that the album be remastered.
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The last time I posted was at 20 weeks. Feels like so much time has gone by since then. I've been off work for the past week, wanted to do a few more extras before officially going on maternity leave, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. So I am now officially off work, and I've had time to get back into social media, which I've neglected so badly. And so many things have changed. Part of me wonders if it's worth is keeping a blog – seems so old school now, especially since my website doesn't seem to have any clear focus anymore. Perhaps I should keep it for random thoughts?


The short answer is 'Dark Energy', but then the obvious next question is "what's dark energy"? It's named that basically because we know very little about it. We can observe that the Universe is expanding by measuring the speeds of distant galaxies; we find that all are receding from us, and that the further away they are the faster they are receding. In addition, by looking at the nearby universe Astronomers have managed to determine that the universe recently (a few billion years ago) entered an era of accelerating expansion. This acceleration must require an energy source, and we call it dark energy.
One idea is that dark energy might be associated with the vacuum energy of free space. Due to quantum mechanical fluctuations (a whole other topic) even completely empty space has a non-zero energy associated with it. This being the driving force would make sense because as space expands you get more empty space so the dark energy driving expansion would increase, leading to accelerating expansion. However, attempts to connect the two have thus far been unsuccessful. This may well be because currently there is no theory of quantum gravity, and Cosmology is fundamentally about gravity, and the vacuum energy (probably source of dark energy) is fundamentally a quantum effect.


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IT STARTED WITH DRACULA
MEMOIR / TRAVEL ADVENTURE
ePub: 978-1-936332-11-3
330 pgs, trade paper, $15.95
BISAC: SEL018000 • OCC019000 • TRV010000
RIGHTS: WORLD WIDE
IT STARTED WITH DRACULA:
The Count, My Mother, and Me
Unfinished business can surface when we least expect it. It Started with Dracula is the inspiring story of two parallel journeys: one a carefully planned vacation and the other an astonishing and unexpected tour in repairing a wounded heart. –Charles Whitfield, MD, Bestselling author, Healing the Child Within
The terrifying legend of Count Dracula silently skulking through the Transylvania night may have terrified generations of filmgoers, but the tall, elegant vampire captivated and electrified a young Jane Congdon, igniting a dream to one day see his mysterious land of ancient castles and misty hollows.
Four decades later she finally takes her long-awaited trip—never dreaming that it would unearth decades-buried memories of life with an alcoholic mother, and trigger a life-changing inner journey. Unfolding in 18 days as she followed the footsteps of Dracula from Bucharest to the Carpathian Mountains and to the Black Sea, Dracula's legend becomes the prism through which she would revisit her childhood and finally lay claim to a happiness she had never known.
A memoir full of surprises, Jane's story is one of hope, love—and second chances.
An elegantly written and cleverly told real-life adventure story. An electrifying read.—Diane Bruno, CISION Media
"He was startlingly close to me now in the front seat, his eyes boring into mine. Suddenly I knew I'd seen too many Dracula movies. Nobody had to tell me what usually happened next in Transylvania!
There are places in our minds, vistas of the imagination where fantasy and reality come together. The landscapes of Romania were like that for me. I had imagined them so many times from the movies that there was a magic about the land. I'd never seen this country before, and yet I had. Layers of memory tied the Carpathians to the hills of West Virginia, my childhood, and the little movie theater where I first sat mesmerized by one Christopher Lee playing the most enduring character ever created: Count Dracula.
This story began on a moonlit night nearly fifty years ago, on the silver screen in a town nobody'd ever heard of. A swish of the cape, a bite to the neck, a full moon rising in the sky: Who knows the reasons for what we choose, or what chooses us?"
Thrilling! Dracula fans will love the movie references and devour the adventures of one of their own in Romania. —C. Dean Andersson, author, I Am Dracula
A touching memoir filled with hope, forgiveness, and the audacity to follow your dreams. In fact, Jane Congdon does a superb job of interweaving her dreams with her nightmares! —Bram Stoker Award-winning author and editor, Michael Knost
Stunning! An elegant memoir of discovery, of dark secrets dragged into the light. —Catherine Watson, Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel editor and author
I love this book for many reasons, but as an editor I especially appreciate the structure—the brilliant interweaving of stories and locations. This is a beautiful book.—Mary C. Noschang, Editor-in-Chief, Peter Li Education Group
As a Romanian who grew up in Transylvania, I was fascinated by this story and the idea that someone wanted so badly to see my country when I only wanted to leave it. We weren't so different after all; both of us had to escape our own nightmares, and both of us followed our dreams. I loved the story and especially appreciated the intricate description of the beautiful Romanian countryside.—Aura Imbarus, author, Out of the Transylvania Night
This is a perfect book club selection! Our group had some great discussions about travel, relationships, and even the supernatural.—Karen Caldwell, Fabulous Book Babes, Mason, Ohio
Dracula is a brilliant metaphor for the author's past as she confronts the dark forces that have shaped her life. Brilliant!—June Sarpong, MTV
I thoroughly enjoyed It Started with Dracula and plan to recommend it in the next issue of our newsletter, The Borgo Post.—Dr. Elizabeth Miller, President, Transylvanian Society of Dracula
This beautifully written memoir will speak to anyone who has ever:
• Been separated from loved ones by more than time and distance
• Lived with addiction
• Searched for her own long-lost child inside
• Loves Dracula and vampires
• Likes to travel—whether solo, armchair, or otherwise
• Had to forgive a parent, a child—or herself
• Searched for her own truth
• Wanted to make things right while a parent was still alive
• Had a dream that wouldn't die
• Is curious about Dracula, the myths, and Romania—the land of Dracula
Jane Congdon was a book editor for 30 years before retiring from one of the largest educational publishers in the world. She is a graduate of Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, a member of West Virginia Writers, and a veteran of writing workshops including the prestigious Split Rock Arts Program. She likes bats–and all things Dracula.
"Yes, it starts with Dracula, as Jane Congdon's title suggests, but the intriguing road leads the reader in many surprising directions. It's quite the emotional journey—and a most rewarding one, too." —Mark Dawidziak, Television Critic, Cleveland Plain Dealer
© 2009- Bettie Youngs Books
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RocCity Coalition is a collection of people from various facets of the community whom are connecting with one another to achieve a stronger Rochester. Jonathan Nwagbaraocha is a transplant who works at Xerox and is president of YP NeXus, the company's young professional group, which is one of RocCity Coalition's member organizations.
YP NeXus is one of Xerox's caucus groups; others include the National Black Employee Association, Hispanic Association for Professional Advancement, Asians Coming Together, The Women's Alliance, Black Women's Leadership Council, GALAXe Pride at Work, and Veteran Service Members Association.
With YP NeXus, Xerox does more than promote volunteerism among its young professionals. Jonathan explained that YP NeXus is not only a way to get involved with projects that benefit the community but gives members a direct link to senior management, the creative space to plan events, and a launchpad for outside volunteer interests.
What got you involved in YP NeXus?
What sort of group is NeXus within Xerox's culture?
We want to make sure Xerox retains young professionals, so we have YP NeXus. We're only one caucus group. Corporate culture is encouraging of diversity. There's the black women's association, GALAXe, a hispanic caucus, and more. When you're a member of a community it's not just about you or your family but the larger family as well. One thing that shines through whenever the caucus presidents meet is that we want to understand one another because we're all part of the same community. We ask, "How can I be a better advocate for you?" I've been able to speak with senior executives I wouldn't have been able to speak with otherwise. One thing that shines through is you sit at the table and no corporate champion is unapproachable.
What is your takeaway from your direct line of communication with senior management?
I think you have to assess what your values are as a company. Beyond making money, what are our corporate values? That's where you start. Some companies haven't done that and are willfully ignorant about what values they should have to be a company you want to work for – or they just sound good on paper.
I haven't come across an organization that gives that level of support. Before Jeff Jacobson started as CEO he met with some of us. The caucus groups meet with high senior executives in the company. They want us to be engaged. Jeff Jacobson even offered me a ride between buildings on campus.
At Xerox, there's a from-the-top commitment to being a good citizen. There is a foundation of diversity and inclusion that predates the caucus groups. Joseph C. Wilson set the ball rolling that the company thinks about the community. We did a round table recently with the CEO, who wants to hear from young professionals. We have regular diversity trainings. Our next topic is unconscious bias.
What is the role of volunteerism in YP NeXus?
Part of what I love about my role as president is encouraging people to volunteer. We're always trying to reach out to other young professional groups in the city. We want to encourage members to go to events in the community, whether or not we organize them. Maybe you don't want to be president but if there's something you want to do and invite other people, do it. As a partner with RocCity Coalition, I let members know about those events.
Each November we have YP NeXus Random Act of Kindness Week. This year we will make Disney countdown calendars for Make-a-Wish Foundation children, put together paracord ropes for deployed soldiers through Operation Gratitude, and make fleece blankets to warm hospitalized children of Project Linus.
Is Rochester's NeXus group an example for other chapters?
The Rochester chapter is the flagship NeXus chapter. For years we have participated in United Way's Day of Caring. We have the support of HR and management to be released from work to volunteer. Everyone gets excited. This year the Rochester chapter volunteered with the Genesee Land Trust to spring clean the El Camino Trail in downtown Rochester.
In Rochester this has been going on for years but we did it nationally for the first time this year. What was going on when we reached out to the Norwalk, CT and Wilsonville, OR chapters was that they weren't going out in the community. Now we're making that national. They're talking to the United Way in their areas and making it happen.
What else excites you about YP NeXus?
We're all kind of mentoring each other. We mentor to encourage translating eagerness to help into action. Part of the key in taking energy into action is to look at "what do we want to achieve" and then say "this is how we're going to do it." If there's a good idea, we talk about it and then agree to do it. As YP NeXus grows we want to make sure we are setting good groundwork for future actions [by other chapters]. The Rochester chapter is the largest chapter. Other cities have young professionals doing great things but haven't been made official chapters yet.
What led you to Rochester?
I graduated from law school and spent time in Baltimore representing families with lead-poisoned kids. That took me to DC, consulting multinationals on environmental compliance. That job took me to Belgium, and then I got the opportunity at Xerox. My wife and I were looking for new opportunities on the east or west coasts. I didn't know when I applied the Xerox job was in Rochester.I was pleasantly surprised by Rochester. I didn't have low expectations but I only knew RIT, and it's a little different. The city has a lot of charm. My wife and I love city living. We lived in the East Ave area and recently moved to the South Wedge.
Outside of work, what keeps you in Rochester?
My wife and I have found it's very easy to get involved in things. It's an affordable city. Every time my in-laws visit they are amazed. You'd think a city this size wouldn't have much, but they're always finding something new to do when they come here. It's very easy to get involved in different organizations here. The resources are there and it's an easy city not just to live in but to get involved in.
What's your best advice for other young professionals, wherever they may work?
Don't feel afraid to get involved. You don't have to have a leadership role if you don't want to. Just get involved and plan something. For me it started with YP NeXus. I was new to the area and wanted to meet other young professionals. Then I looked at other opportunities and also became involved with Pillars of Hope. Getting involved is the key.
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Q: Android: When to bind controls to database When is the best time during an activity to bind my controls (such as textview) to values in my SQLite database?  I thought I remember reading that you should do this in onStart() but most of the examples I have seen set the values in onCreate().
Here is an example of the code:
//I think this always goes in onCreate
MyDb db = new MyDB();
db.open();
Textview tvTextView;
tvTextView = findViewById(R.id.tv1);

//I'm not sure whether to put this in onCreate(), onStart(), or onResume()
tvTextView.setText(db.getMyText());

Normally MyDb and TextView would be variables for the whole class.

A: It depends on the behavior you desire. If you only want the text to be set a single time, onCreate() will suffice. If you want the text to be updated each time your activity is brought back to the foreground you can use onStart(), onRestart() or even onResume(). Obviously if you want the text to be updated even more often (e.g. every time the database changes) you'll need to do something more elaborate.

A: I suggest using laoders in the fragment support library.  This example shows how to use loaders (using the ones in the HC API) to load a cursor from the contacts DB and update a list adapter when you get the first result and as it updates:
http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/app/FragmentListCursorLoader.html
Using this to fill in your own data is basically the same, but instead of setting it in an adapter when you get the cursor back you can just pull the data you want out and set it in your fields.
Article on how to get the support library version of these:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/fragments-for-all.html
I strongly recommend this as the preferred, modern way to load data from cursors and other sources.  It takes care of a lot of things for you to make sure you are doing things the best way: it does the query asynchronously so your UI doesn't block waiting for it, it monitors the data for changes and gives you a clean way to update from a new cursor when there is a change, it takes care of integrating with the activity lifecycle, it propagates previous data across activity instances when an activity is destroyed and new instance created due to a config change, etc.


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Thanksgiving is almost here. It's a time of gratitude and reflection, and an opportunity to reconnect with family. You're excited to see everyone…except for your cousin Jamie. He stopped responding to your texts months ago and still owes you the $500 you graciously lent him while he was between jobs. Anxiety sets in. What are you going to say to him? Will you just let it slide for the sake of avoiding an awkward conversation? Was lending money a mistake?
When someone close owes you money, we often find ourselves regretting the decision to help them out. According to a recent money etiquette survey, 57% of people said they have seen a friendship or relationship ruined because one person didn't pay back the other. When someone asks to borrow money, whether it's $500 or $5,000, take a moment to consider the consequences before your altruistic instincts kick in. Here are just a few of the pitfalls that often come with lending money to friends or family.
Often loans are open-ended when lending to friends or family, meaning there is zero expectation setting around repayment. There might be a handshake agreement that it will be repaid as soon as possible, but that can lead to wildly mismatched expectations between the lender and the recipient. Without a repayment deadline, there's no sense of urgency for repaying the loan and as time passes, and tension may begin to weigh on your relationship.
It's hard to ask for your money back.
Lending money to someone near and dear usually means asking for money back is be really tough. If they're already in a stressful and desperate financial situation, you might even feel guilty. You don't want them to feel awkward or ashamed about borrowing money, so you avoid it. And soon, you realize you start avoiding a lot more than that awkward question. You withdraw, communication breaks down, and things become even more awkward. Luckily, there are some handy payment apps that can make this easier.
You start judging their choices.
When a friend owes you money, it can create a cloud of judgment over their behavior. Any time they post a photo of a dinner out, a fun trip, or a new outfit, your first thought will likely be, "Um. Why are they spending money on THAT when they owe me a ton!" Their conspicuous spending choices could leave you feeling resentful.
You may also start to question how they interact with you and you may experience a weird power dynamic. If she picks up the bill, you may think, "Wait. Is this her trying to pay me back? Or is this just her being nice?" Anytime she offers to do a favor, you may question her intention as a way to avoid paying you back.
If you want to avoid these awkward issues, the best thing you can do is say no when a friend or family member asks for a loan. But it's not always as easy as that. For those times when you decide lending the money is OK, here are some tips to ensure you don't sacrifice your relationship as a result.
Be clear that you want to support them by offering the loan AND you also want to ensure you don't jeopardize the relationship. Ask them to commit to open communication. Ask them how they will work with you to avoid any awkwardness so that you can keep an open dialog about repayment.
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To access the different functions of the Clerk's Office, choose below.
Below are the offices that will be on the various ballots in 2018.
NOTE: The filing period for all offices to be on the primary election ballot begins on January 10, 2018, and ends at noon on February 9, 2018. These detalis will also be published in both the Elkhart Truth and the Goshen News in mid-December.
The Elkhart County Election Board is announcing the change of two vote center locations for 2016. Calvary Assembly of God Church in Elkhart and Faith United Methodist Church in Goshen are no longer vote center locations. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 3300 Benham Ave, Elkhart and Sugar Grove Church at 58512 Old County Road 17, Goshen are now part of our Vote Center Family. The Election Board would also like to thank both Calvary Assembly of God Church and Faith United Methodist Church for their years of service to the voters of Elkhart County.
2015 General Election Official Results.
2015 General Election Official Statement of Votes Cast.
The County Clerk's office is charged with managing the clerical portion of court business. The department keeps records of judgments, orders of the court, wills, and matters of trust in probate proceedings; issues marriage licenses; receives money for child support; accepts filing of commencement of actions in litigation; and performs other miscellaneous duties.
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Payments made to the Clerk can be by CASH, money order payable to the Clerk, or now by credit/debit card. Payment by credit/debit card can be made in person at our office, by phone to PayGOV (1-866-480-8552) or on-line at www.paygov.us. A convenience fee applies to all payments by credit/debit card. Corporation or Company checks are ONLY acceptable for payments on garnishment orders. Payment by coin in excess of $5.00 is not acceptable.
The vote center model provides flexibility to a voter as they are no longer required to cast their ballot at a specific location based on the neighborhood they live in. Instead an eligible voter may cast their ballot at any designated center within the County that is convenient to them - close to their job, close to their child's school, on the way to run errands, in other words at any vote center they choose. Vote centers require the use of an electronic poll-book, which is instantaneously updated as ballots are cast.
There is no longer a "wrong" place to vote! Your ballot will be available at any vote center within the County.
Vote centers provide convenience to the voters, and also reduce the number of workers each political party needs to recruit, thus reducing payroll costs for the county election board.
Vote centers allow for up-to-the minute tracking of voter turnout, which is useful for parties in their "get-out-the-vote" drives, and also allows the election board to provide turnout information to the media throughout the day.
Vote centers drastically reduce the number of provisional ballots cast, as every ballot style is available for any voter at every center.
Vote centers provide additional savings to the counties due to decreased precinct supplies, payroll costs and ballot waste.


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