Want Larger Muscles? Follow This Helpful Advice - Somebody!
Is there something about yourself that you do not like? Do you think about it when you take a shower and look at yourself? Now is the best time to adjust your mindset so you can start working on your issues, and a good place to begin is your body. Read further to find out some ways you can build muscle more rapidly.
To increase muscle mass in the most efficient way possible, you need to warm up before each and every workout. As your muscles gain strength, they can become prone to injuries. By warming up, you can prevent this injury. Prior to serious lifting, try light exercises for around five or ten minutes, then three to four light and medium warm-ups.
Animal based products, such as beef and chicken, can help you increase your muscle mass. Consume enough meat to amount to one gram of protein per pound of body weight. The extra protein you consume will be stored and used to build muscle, giving you the results you are trying to achieve.
For success in building muscle, carbohydrates are essential. Your body runs on carbs, so they are essential to complete your workouts and do all the other tasks that you must do each day. People who engage in intensive daily workouts should eat 2 to 3 grams of carbohydrates per pound of weight. For example, if you weight 180 pounds, you need to eat 360 to 540 grams of carbohydrates a day.
Make sure that your diet is nutritionally sound on days that you are going to lift. Approximately one hour prior to exercise, eat an additional amount of calories than you normally would. This does not mean that you should overeat on workout days, but you should eat more than you do on days that you aren't in the gym.
If you want to get toned, then use lower weights and more reps and sets. Commit to lifting at least fifteen times while resting for about a minute before the next lift. Your muscle will be stimulated by the lactic acids that these repetitions produce. Repeating this again and again will build your muscles to their fullest extent.
When deciding which muscles to work, aim to work out opposing muscle groups within one workout. Combine chest and back exercises or quad and hamstring ones, for example. By doing this, one muscle can relax as another one works. This method is also more efficient and allows you to increase your intensity since your workout is shorter.
You will have something to like about yourself after reading what is here and making positive changes to your body. You will appreciate the improvements to your overall health, your muscle structure, and these changes will help you feel better about yourself. Start today and you'll soon see changes that you appreciate in your life.


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Our approach is tailored entirely to you and your business. While a full sale is a preferred option for some BCMS clients, others are keen to stay with their companies in the medium or long-term, but wish to de-risk or raise growth capital. In these situations, we help our clients to understand and assess all the options available to them. We then support our clients to find the right commercial partner, to enable them to build and grow their business, and take full advantage of opportunities in the marketplace.
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Q: Unable to create topic when kafkaProducer tries to send record for the first time INVALID_REPLICATION_FACTOR I am getting following error in the logs when trying to publish first message to a new topic.

[WARN ] [o.a.kafka.clients.NetworkClient][[Producer
  clientId=producer-1] Error while fetching metadata with correlation id
  766890 : {myTopic-1=INVALID_REPLICATION_FACTOR,
  myTopic-2=INVALID_REPLICATION_FACTOR}] []

The kafka fails hangs at:
"Hashed wheel timer #1" #521 prio=5 os_prio=0 tid=0x00007f932cd7d000 nid=0x199fa in Object.wait() [0x00007f9322b79000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: TIMED_WAITING (on object monitor)
    at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.Metadata.awaitUpdate(Metadata.java:177)
    - locked <0x000000047838b990> (a org.apache.kafka.clients.Metadata)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.waitOnMetadata(KafkaProducer.java:903)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.doSend(KafkaProducer.java:794)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.send(KafkaProducer.java:784)

The kafka jar version we are using is: 0.10.0.1
The server.properties on broker is:
broker.id=3
host.name=<>
port=9092

message.max.bytes=20971520
num.partitions=30
auto.create.topics.enable=true

# Replication configurations
default.replication.factor=2
num.replica.fetchers=2
replica.fetch.max.bytes=20971520

log.dirs=/mnt1/data/kafka/kafka-logs-3
log.retention.hours=48
log.flush.interval.ms=10000
log.flush.interval.messages=20000
log.flush.scheduler.interval.ms=2000
log.cleanup.interval.mins=30

zookeeper.connect=<>
zookeeper.connection.timeout.ms=1000000

# Socket server configuration
num.io.threads=8
num.network.threads=8
socket.request.max.bytes=20971520
socket.receive.buffer.bytes=20971520
socket.send.buffer.bytes=20971520
queued.max.requests=32
fetch.purgatory.purge.interval.requests=100
producer.purgatory.purge.interval.requests=100

inter.broker.protocol.version=0.10.2.0
log.message.format.version=0.10.0
delete.topic.enable=true

Why I am not able to send messages? The topic itself is not being created!
The producer properties being used are:
Properties props = new Properties();
        props.put("acks", "0");
        props.put("retries", "0");
        props.put("batch.size", "16384");
        props.put("linger.ms", "100");
        props.put("buffer.memory", "33554432");
        props.put("key.serializer", "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.IntegerSerializer");
        props.put("value.serializer", "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer");
        props.put("max.request.size", String.valueOf(ByteUnit.MB.toBytes(10)));
        return props;

A: How many brokers do you have in the cluster? The default.replication.factor is 2, which means that you must have at least 2 brokers running.

A: I experienced the same problem and on searching through the Kafka codebase I realized that in some instances, Errors.COORDINATOR_NOT_AVAILABLE is reported as Errors.INVALID_REPLICATION_FACTOR
In my case, the actual underlying problem was that the topic specified in the consumer config did not exist
Ref: https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/322b10964ce71eac81da9e574be7dec59c0fc93d/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/KafkaApis.scala#L1106

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High quality testosterone boosters are built on ingredients that have been proven to work in the most rigorous of scientific trials. Whilst vitamins D and C are often talked about in mainstream media, fitness magazines and supplement reviews, K2 tends to get much less attention.
But it really is one nutrient to pay attention to if your goal is to increase your testosterone levels.
In this article we'll break down vitamin K2 and tell you all you need to know about its abiliy to push your T-boosting boundaries.
What foods will you find it in?
How does it improve testosterone?
Vitamin K is a fat soluble nutrient essential for blood coagulation (the K comes from the German word Koagulant). There are thousands of forms of this vitamin but the two main forms you need to know about are phylloquinone, otherwise known as K1, and menaquinone which is better known as K2.
Up until recently, scientists thought that its benefits were limited to blood clotting only. It is however, a co-factor of Vitamin D meaning it is also an important nutrient for other processes too. It has effects on the body that are very similar to steroidal hormones and neuroregulators.
Studies have found that menaquinone can inhibit vascular calcification and therefore reduce the risk of coronary heart disease . It has also been shown to stimulate osteoblast activity in bone – these are specific cells that build bone and increase mineral density . It therefore has the potential to provide anabolic effects on bone tissue.
The biggest benefit of all of course, is that K2 intake is inversely associated with cancer and mortality risk – getting plenty of menaquinone in your diet reduces risk of death .
Key Point: Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin important for not only blood clotting, but overall health too.
Which Foods Provide Vitamin K2?
Whilst you'll find K1 primarily in leafy greens, K2 can be found in a larger range of foods.
The best source of the menaquinone compound is goose liver pâté. Other sources of this powerful nutrient include ground beef and egg yolks which are also a great source of vitamin D3.
Fermented foods such as cheese, sauerkraut and yogurt are also great sources and it is also found in high amounts in Natto – a fermented soybean food. Soy has been found to have estrogenic effects though so this food might be one to avoid if you're wanting to boost your T levels.
It is also worth noting that although you can obtain enough K2 from foods to optimize the blood clotting process, it can be difficult to get enough from the diet to maintain other important processes. As many as 80% of Americans may not be getting enough of the nutrient, which has big implications.
Vitamin D is another fat soluble nutrient. It is essential in supporting cardiovascular and metabolic health as well as stimulating the production of testosterone.
One of D's main roles is to absorb calcium and use it to form new bone cells. K2 assists in this process by directing the absorbed calcium into your skeleton – it works a little bit like a sat nav, showing calcium the exact route to bone tissue. Without it, you'd not be able to get the right amount of traffic to build strong bones.
Having high levels of vitamin D can be problematic if you aren't also getting enough menaquinone in your diet to compliment it. One study found that low levels may lead to heart attacks if calcium levels are too high, without the transporting effects of K2 to send it to the right places .
Studies show that both vitamin D and K2 work in a 'tandem relationship' to improve metabolic health. With that in mind, it is important to aim for dietary sources that not only contain menaquinone, but vitamin D too.
The problem is though that you'll not find too many foods with sufficient amounts of these nutrients to make a difference. Whilst you could focus on combining foods the better option might be to supplement a test booster which has both nutrients in the listed ingredients. Testofuel would definitely be your best option here.
As you can see, this nutrient has a number of health benefits that you don't want to miss out on. It get's even better though as it also boosts testosterone too. Not only does this nutrient bathe the liver and bones, it is also found in gonadal tissue too so is an important regulator of male health.
Those that are deficient in vitamin K2 typically show low levels of testosterone . Conversely, those that boost their levels find dramatically higher T levels.
A recent study found that giving male Wistar rats the human equivalent of 12mg per kg of bodyweight for 5-weeks boosted testosterone by an average of 56% – and by a massive amount of 70% in some rats . Over such as small time period that is quite an impressive amount. An even greater amount of 88% was found in tissue concentration within the testes which increased direct related to the amount of K2 in the testes.
Similarly, a study published in Food & Function  found that K2 increased testosterone by boosting testicular steroidogenesis.
Whilst you might think that animal studies could be unreliable, the testicular tissue of rats is very similar to humans so we can take these results as both promising and transferable to us.
Key Point: Vitamin K increases testosterone levels by boosting testicular steroidogenesis.
Vitamin K2 is involved in promoting the process of blood clotting – but very few people realise that it is an important regulator of cardiovascular and bone health too.
Where this supplement really comes into its own though is in its ability to support testosterone production. By ensuring you have a diet rich in this nutrient you will be ensuring that your male hormones reach optimal levels.


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The Everglades Foundation today announced Liz Amore as its new Director of Marketing & Communications. Liz will serve as the principal communications liaison for the Foundation, promoting the mission of advancing Everglades restoration.
Previously Liz worked at the University of Miami for more than 12 years and served as Executive Director for Communications and Public Relations before joining the Foundation. She graduated from the University of Miami in 2007 with a master's degree in Public Relations. She holds an undergraduate degree in Business from Florida International University. Liz also teaches adjunct at local colleges and universities.
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Though Two-Spirit may now be included in the umbrella of LGBTQ, The term "Two-Spirit" does not simply mean someone who is a Native American/Alaska Native and gay.
Traditionally, Native American two-spirit people were male, female, and sometimes intersexed individuals who combined activities of both men and women with traits unique to their status as two-spirit people. In most tribes, they were considered neither men nor women; they occupied a distinct, alternative gender status. In tribes where two-spirit males and females were referred to with the same term, this status amounted to a third gender. In other cases, two-spirit females were referred to with a distinct term and, therefore, constituted a fourth gender. Although there were important variations in two-spirit roles across North America, they shared some common traits:
• Specialized work roles. Male and female two-spirit people were typically described in terms of their preference for and achievements in the work of the "opposite" sex or in activities specific to their role. Two-spirit individuals were experts in traditional arts - such as pottery making, basket weaving, and the manufacture and decoration of items made from leather. Among the Navajo, two-spirit males often became weavers, usually women and men's work, as well as healers, which was a male role. By combining these activities, they were often among the wealthier members of the tribe. Two-spirit females engaged in activities such as hunting and warfare, and became leaders in war and even chiefs.
• Gender variation. A variety of other traits distinguished two-spirit people from men and women, including temperament, dress, lifestyle, and social roles.
• Spiritual sanction. Two-spirit identity was widely believed to be the result of supernatural intervention in the form of visions or dreams and sanctioned by tribal mythology. In many tribes, two spirit people filled special religious roles as healers, shamans, and ceremonial leaders.
• Same-sex relations. Two-spirit people typically formed sexual and emotional relationships with non-two-spirit members of their own sex, forming both short- and long-term relationships. Among the Lakota, Mohave, Crow, Cheyenne, and others, two-spirit people were believed to be lucky in love, and able to bestow this luck on others
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Today we will be playing both Havant as well as a XI from Waterlooville in what seems to be a lopsided fixture on paper!
Tuning in Poolside from sunny Playa Blanca in Lanzarote. UTST!
Afternoon/morning all. Continue the hard work with a comfortable 3 pts today, please. Games like this we need to win, not because we should, but because we need to. COYR!
I think Rich Williams has got it wrong.
Pearson is playing according to the line up on Facebook.
Decent looking side. Glad Young is back in midfield.
He is. Rich Williams had him missing originally but has amended his tweet.
Trains stuck in shrews, any radio links??
Because if it's just Pearson and Young we won't win!


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Sun Sine Solution is the first Indian company to develop in-house proprietary technology for Module Level Power Electronic (MLPE) devices, namely Micro Inverters and DC Optimizers. We are probably the only manufacturer of micro inverters and DC Optimizers in India.
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Remote Sensing from the International Space Station
RFP Reissued January 13, 2014
Welcome to the ISS National Lab Request for Proposals
RFP No. CASIS 2014-1 | RFP Reissued January 13, 2014 | Proposals Due: March 27, 2014
The ISS National Lab is pleased to reissue this Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking to identify projects within the field of remote sensing. The ISS National Lab is confident that this RFP will attract both experienced and new-to-space investigators for the development and deployment for testing (for 90 days or less) of sensors or instrumentation for remote sensing or for the utilization of existing hardware for remote sensing on the ISS U.S. National Laboratory. Proposals should seek to use the National Lab for development of sensors and/or use of existing hardware for studies of Earth, Earth's atmosphere, and astronomy and planetary science with the goal of benefiting life on Earth. The ISS National Lab will support this process through grant funding, facilitation of service-provider interactions and flight coordination to and from the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.
*Please Note* This solicitation has changed from the previous version issued on October 17, 2013. The ISS National Lab strongly suggests that applicants read the entire reissued solicitation carefully before submitting proposed projects to ensure compliance with the goals of this reissued RFP.
The ISS National Lab staff has developed a step-by-step process to ensure potential proposers an easy, efficient submittal process. Please follow the steps below:
Download the PDF to review the ISS National Lab's Request for Proposals:
Letters of Intent are required in order to submit a proposal in response to the CASIS Remote Sensing RFP 2014-1.
Letter of Intent Due Date: February 21, 2014
Letters of Intent will not be accepted before February 14, 2014.
Click the "Letter of Intent Required" button for more information:
Click the button to read answers to frequently asked questions.
Submit questions regarding this RFP to info@issnationallab.org
Questions regarding hardware options should be submitted to the ISS National Lab Operations team at opsinfo@issnationallab.org
Proposed project submissions will be accepted March 17-27, 2014 by selecting the SUBMIT RFP button.
This Step has concluded.
All submittals must be made in PDF format electronically. The ISS National Lab must receive proposals by 5:00pm EST on March 27, 2014. Additional information regarding the Principal Investigator, including affiliations and contact information, will be required at the time of submission, so please allow time to complete the online forms and upload your files.
For relevant research and additional information on Remote Sensing, Hardware and Facilities, Payload Development, Flight Certification, the ISS National Lab and the International Space Station:
The ISS National Lab encourages applicants to read the entire solicitation carefully before submitting
proposed projects to ensure compliance with content and submission guidelines.
We thank you for your interest in conducting research on the ISS National Lab!
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1) Start a new animation, make sure you're holding the camera as still as possible.
2) Try aiming your device so that the motion you'd like to see in the animation is near the center of the screen.
4) While trying not to move your device, either hold your finger down on the screen or single tap the red record button.
5) When the movement you're capturing has finished, either let go of the camera screen or tap the red record button again.
6) Tap the green "play" button to begin previewing.
7) Trim any excess animation by tapping on an already-focused frame and choosing "trim after" or "trim before".
8) Tap the little hand/finger icon toward the bottom of the screen to enter cinemagraph mode.
9) Draw on the part of the screen that contains the motion you want to see, making sure to include any shadows. You can pinch and pan with 2 fingers for detailed masking. Tap the eye icon to preview the masked animation (this hides the temporary red mask).


Iran refused to leave the island Алтис. NATO forces come into effect.
Participate in special operations represented by the commander of the group Phantom 220.
Step and defend in the face of the commander of a tank platoon "Dandy chief and commander of infantry platoon "Tau-2".
Command your troops in the face of the commander of the Operational Tactical Group "70-2-30".
Approximately 45-60 minutes of gameplay.
Extract the folder to your Steam/SteamApps/common/ArmA 3/Missions folder.
The group Phantom 220 ordered to open the way for landing of NATO strike force.
Your actions depends on the success of the operation, according to oppose the forces of Iran.
It is advisable to play with disabled assistants, symbols, views from the 3rd person and other pills to facilitate the game.
Tips: re - read the briefing.
Group "Phantom 220" continues the execution of combat missions in enemy territory.
You need to scout the area and destroy the communication hub of the enemy.
The impact forces have practically come to the shore.
Not discover yourself before destroy the communication node.
As always, it is advisable to play without help the player bonuses.
Take care of their people Commander.
And Yes, try to reduce the loss of shock forces to a minimum.
Tips: be maybe we should better explore the situation?
Group "Phantom 220 allowed to disembark impact powers, under the command of Major brown, Callsign 70-2-30 and captured the city of Molos.
Officer! Now Your task is to keep the city, before the arrival of the main forces.
Group "Phantom 220" empowered to ambush and destroy valuable cargo and high-ranking officers.
Destroy the enemy dagger fire!
This will help You clicks "Guard".
If the opponent will notice your people before you open fire from an ambush on a convoy, then most likely the convoy or go another route and intercept it, commander, You will not succeed.
U.S. forces went on the offensive.
Command the various divisions and destroy the enemy.
The tanks are CAP *Complex of Active Protection*.
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Beautiful names! Classic, solid, saintly.
"I have had 3 miscarriages, 2 of them before our 4th child and then one just last year … NOW again we got a happy surprise and I conceived in Aug! I say surprise but I know its God's plan and will, we are due May 4, it's a boy! I never found out the gender before but with this one I just felt like I wanted to know to plan on names and at least get some clothes up from the basement sitting in boxes!
*** here is one more weird twist on this: My oldest brother died this past July at age 46. I conceived about one month after his death, and my due date is one week after his birthday! God took my brother away but also gave us new life! I am brought to tears just saying that.
So now we are stuck! Do I name this boy after my brother who died, Jeffrey Paul (my dad's name is Paul) or would that be too weird for my parents and siblings to see a little Jeff run around, or use Jeff as his middle name? Or do we stick to another boy's J name, like Jacob, Jason, Joshua, or do we choose a Saint name around when he is born May 4? My father-in-law's name is Ronald Michael, and my grandfathers names were Anton or Andrew.
I was so inspired by Theresa's story! I love how the timing of this baby coincided so amazingly with the passing of her brother — what a light this little one is in such a dark time for her family!
I can see why naming this baby after Theresa's brother is an appealing idea. I don't know if it would be too weird or too difficult for her parents and siblings to have a new little Jeff in the family — every family's different, and probably the only way to know whether it would be too painful or not is to ask them. But I cautioned Theresa to only ask the question if she's ready to adjust her actions based on their answer, you know? If she asks the question and they respond enthusiastically and happily that they would love that, then she'll probably feel required to do so, even if she wasn't totally sure she wanted to use Jeffrey as the first name. If she really loves Jeffrey and it's meaningful to her to use it but her family responds negatively, it might be hard for her to switch to something else, where if she didn't ask them and just did it, they would probably eventually come around (I mean, they'd have to — they couldn't just not call him by his name forever!). But I could see how Theresa might not want to put them in that position.
If Theresa and her hubs decided to use Jeffrey as a first name but were still worried about how it would be received, they could consider using a different nickname than Jeff. Jay is the first one that comes to mind as a fairly natural one as it's Jeffrey's initial spelled out. Or J.P., if they did Jeffrey Paul. Or even if they didn't want to call him that all the time, it might be nice to give family members the option.
I do like the idea of using Jeffrey as a middle name — it's the natural spot for honor names that maybe aren't quite right for first-name use, and it would allow her to use her brother's name without the issue of whether or not it would be too painful for her family to use/hear on a daily basis. I like the idea of Paul Jeffrey a lot, especially if Paul was her brother's middle name.
In fact, if Paul was Theresa's brother's middle name, my very favorite idea for her is either Michael Paul or Paul Ronald/Michael, after the two grandfathers, like Mary Kathryn is for both grandmothers (I thought Michael was more Theresa and her hubs' style than Ronald, hence my thought of Michael Paul if they were going to do the first name for her father-in-law. If they put a name for Theresa's father-in-law in the middle, I think both Paul Ronald and Paul Michael are fine). How cool to be able to work in both grandfathers and Theresa's brother in one name!
If Paul wasn't Theresa's brother's middle name, I still love the idea of naming after both grandfathers with her little guy's name, since both grandmothers were honored with her oldest. If Theresa still wanted to work in her brother, she could consider two middles: Michael Paul Jeffrey, or Paul Michael Jeffrey, or Paul Ronald Jeffrey, etc. I wrote about double middle names here: https://sanctanomina.net/2017/10/04/double-middle-names/.
Another way to honor Theresa's brother without using his exact name is to give her son the same initials. If Jeffrey Paul is her brother's full name, then maybe something like Jacob Peter, Jason Pierce, or Joshua Patrick would do the trick — any time she'd tell her son's name story, Theresa could say that they started with J.P. initials for her brother (or whatever his initials were) and went from there, so her brother would be an integral part of her son's name story. Some people love this approach, and others think it's too much of a stretch; if it helps, I always think intention is the most important part of baby naming (I wrote about that here: https://nameberry.com/blog/good-intention-baby-naming).
Theresa mentioned her grandfathers' names Anton and Andrew — of those two, I feel like Andrew fits the style of her other kiddos' names pretty well.
If Theresa and her hubs decide not to give their son Theresa's brother's first name, nor one of the grandfathers' or great-grandfathers' names, the other ideas Theresa mentioned were using another J name or using the name of a saint born around her baby's due date. Regarding using another J name, I would only do so if they had a J name they really love. We already discussed Jeffrey, which of course would qualify, but unless they love Jacob, Jason, or Joshua (or James, which seems a better match for their family to me than Jacob, Jason, or Joshua), I don't think there's any need to consider a J name just because their other boys have J names. In fact, if they only had two children — John and Joseph — I might recommend against another J name, because it would really seem to lock them into a theme. Since Theresa and her hubs have four children, two of whom don't have J names, and the two J's aren't even next to each other in the lineup, it's far less of an issue — I think they could choose to use a J name or to use a different initial with no problem whatsoever either way. All this just to say again, I wouldn't choose a J name just because their other boys have J names. But if they want to, they should go right ahead.
I looked up the saints/blesseds with feast days around May 4 (which, incidentally, is Star Wars day! Haha! "May the 4th be with you" and all that! If he was actually born on the 4th, I would be really tempted to suggest they use Luke! What a fun nod to Star Wars day AND an amazing Saint's name! And I consider Luke to be a Marian name too, since his gospel is the most Marian, as it contains the Annunciation and Magnificat! But then, Luke is probably too similar to Lucy anyway, oh well). Anyway, back to the Church calendar, I actually thought it was a better idea to find names that really fit their taste/style, and then see if there are any saints with feast days around their due date with those names — they likely won't have to choose between using a family name/name they like and choosing a saint's name whose feast is near the baby's birthday — there are so many saints and blesseds that I'm sure they can find a match!
Theresa's kiddos' names are as classic and saintly as they come, and Thomas fits right in with that! He's a natural brother to Mary, John, Lucy, and Joseph — as soon as I saw what a big match Thomas is for their style, I knew it would make my final list of suggestions!
I was interested to see that the Charles family of names showed up as style matches for almost all the names they've chosen so far and those they like as well! Of those (Charles and Carl), I thought Charles fits their style best, and its nickname Charlie was actually a match for Lucy!
I'm including these three together because Thomas and Charles were really the big winners in terms of style matches for Theresa and her hubs, but Edward, Robert, and William also did fairly well for them, and they all have feast days within a week (before or after) of Theresa's due date.
And those are all my ideas! What do you all think? What name(s) would you suggest and/or advice would you give Theresa and her husband in naming the little brother of Mary, John, Lucy, and Joseph?
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I think it makes sense to use Jeffrey as a middle, because John and Joseph also got middle names that honor their uncles (David and Stephen).
This new baby can have another initial. Maybe Philip for the Apostole (feast day may 3rd). So Philip Jeffrey.
But Michael and Paul are great, too (I like your idea, Kate: Paul Michael to mirror Mary Kathryn's name by including both grandfathers).
Good catch! I like that idea. Although it's an obvious honor name, because it follows the brother/uncle middle name pattern, there's less emotional weight.
I logged on to suggest Philip as well!
How about James Jeffrey? Too much alliteration? Maybe it could work!
I was going to suggest that! I think JJ is a cute nickname, and alliteration is not a bad thing at all. If you want to break away from J boy names, using Jeffrey in the middle would be meaningful and clever, so you could give a J middle to future boys and all your boys would have a J name (and a honour name).
well guess what! we did have our baby boy on May 4, and we did name him James Jeffrey!


After several weeks of hype, Samsung made the Galaxy S4 official tonight.
There's a laundry list of new software and hardware features to go over, so we'll hit the most important stuff first.
The Galaxy S4 will have a 5-inch full HD display and a plastic body. It runs the latest version of Android called Jelly Bean with Samsung's TouchWiz "skin" that adds several more user interface tweaks and software features.
The hardware design doesn't look that much different than the Galaxy S III, but the device is noticeably thinner and lighter than before. And even though Samsung stuck with a plastic casing, the materials don't feel cheap. It's not as ideal as a metal and glass body, but it's definitely not terrible either.
On the software side, the GS4 will run Android Jelly Bean, the latest version of Google's operating system, but Samsung added a slew of extra features on top of it. The camera app has been completely redesigned to match the interface on the Galaxy Camera. And there are several new shooting modes, including one that lets you automatically "erase" a blurry figure in the background.
Samsung also added a feature called Hover that lets you hold your finger a centimeter or two over the screen to view extra content. This was most useful in the email app. When you hold your finger over a message in the inbox, you get a pop-up preview of the message. You can also use a waving gesture over the screen to scroll through photos or songs.
And yes, the Galaxy S4 does have that rumored eye-tracking feature for scrolling through pages, but it doesn't work quite as we had imagined. When looking at the phone, you have to tilt the device to make the page scrolling. It didn't feel very natural when we tried it though and it's still easier to use your finger to swipe on the screen.
Samsung says the GS4 will launch in the second quarter of this year and will be available on all four major U.S. carriers. Samsung did announce pricing or a specific launch date.
Samsung would not comment on the processor speed, but did say it will vary by region.
Fitness app called S Health that monitors your steps, diet, etc. There's also an optional Nike FuelBand-like accessory that connects via Bluetooth.


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The highest recorded temperature on Mars (35° C) is higher than the highest temperature on record for Scotland (33.2° C).
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October 28, 2020 October 27, 2020 | Trivia
Richard Feynman tangled regularly with military censors at Los Alamos. Playing one day with a computing machine, he discovered a pleasing little pattern:
1/243 = 0.004115226337448559670781893004115226337448559670781893004115226…
"It's quite cute, and then it goes a little cockeyed when you're carrying; confusion occurs for only about three numbers, and then you can see how the 10 10 13 is really equivalent to 114 again, or 115 again, and it keeps on going, and repeats itself nicely after a couple of cycles. I thought it was kind of amusing."
Well, I put that in the mail, and it comes back to me. It doesn't go through, and there's a little note: 'Look at Paragraph 17B.' I look at Paragraph 17B. It says, 'Letters are to be written only in English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, German, and so forth. Permission to use any other language must be obtained in writing.' And then it said, 'No codes.'
So I wrote back to the censor a little note included in my letter which said that I feel that of course this cannot be a code, because if you actually do divide 1 by 243 you do, in fact, get all that, and therefore there's no more information in the number .004115226337… than there is in the number 243 — which is hardly any information at all. And so forth.
"I therefore asked for permission to use Arabic numerals in my letters. So, I got that through all right."
(From his reminiscences.)
October 28, 2020 October 27, 2020 | Science & Math
In 1995, Alma College mathematician John F. Putz counted the measures in Mozart's piano sonatas, comparing the length of the exposition (a) to that of the development and recapitulation (b):
Köchel and movement a b a + b
279, I 38 62 100
279, II 28 46 74
279, III 56 102 158
280, II 56 88 144
282, I 15 18 33
282, III 39 63 102
283, III 102 171 273
332, I 93 136 229
533, I 102 137 239
He found that the ratio of b to a + b tends to match the golden ratio. For example, the first movement of the first sonata is 100 measures long, and of this the development and recapitulation make up 62. "This is a perfect division according to the golden section in the following sense: A 100-measure movement could not be divided any closer (in natural numbers) to the golden section than 38 and 62."
Ideally there are two ratios that we could hope would hew to the golden section: The first relates the number of measures in the development and recapitulation section to the total number of measures in each movement, and the second relates the length of the exposition to that of the recapitulation and development. The first of these gives a correlation coefficient of 0.99, the second of only 0.938.
So it's not as impressive as it might be, but it's still striking. "Perhaps the golden section does, indeed, represent the most pleasing proportion, and perhaps Mozart, through his consummate sense of form, gravitated to it as the perfect balance between extremes," Putz writes. "It is a romantic thought."
(John F. Putz, "The Golden Section and the Piano Sonatas of Mozart," Mathematics Magazine 68:4 [October 1995], 275-282.)
October 27, 2020 October 26, 2020 | Art · Science & Math
A charming puzzle from Crux Mathematicorum, December 2004:
If all plinks are plonks and some plunks are plinks, which of these statements must be true?
X: All plinks are plunks.
Y: Some plonks are plunks.
Z: Some plinks are not plunks.
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(Solution by Geneviève Lalonde, Massey, Ontario:)
In this diagram the various regions are numbered. Since all plinks are plonks, there can be nothing in region 1 or 6. And since some plunks are plinks, the regions 6 and 7, considered together, cannot be empty. Combining these conclusions shows that region 7 can't be empty. Now:
Statement X says that regions 1 and 4 are both empty. We know nothing about region 4, so we can't say whether this statement is true.
Statement Y says that regions 5 and 7, considered together, can't be empty. We know that region 7 is not empty, so this statement is true.
Statement Z says that regions 1 and 4, considered together, can't be empty. We've established that region 1 is empty, but again, we know nothing about region 4, so we don't know whether this statement is true.
Hence the only statement that must be true is Y.
October 27, 2020 October 26, 2020 | Puzzles
"A little boy and a little girl were looking at a picture of Adam and Eve. 'Which is Adam and which is Eve?' said one. 'I do not know,' said the other, 'but I could tell if they had their clothes on.'" — Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912
October 26, 2020 October 25, 2020 | Quotations
Podcast Episode 317: Lateral Thinking Puzzles
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October 26, 2020 November 2, 2020 | Podcast · Puzzles
This image turned up in the subreddit Confusing Perspectives back in February.
One user wrote, "Someone needs to make this into real sheet music and see how it sounds. I'm curious now."
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October 25, 2020 | Art
Only a few years back those who carried Umbrellas were held to be legitimate butts. They were old fogies, careful of their health, and so on; but now-a-days we are wiser. Everybody has his Umbrella. It is both cheaper and better made than of old; who, then, so poor he cannot afford one? To see a man going out in the rain umbrella-less excites as much mirth as ever did the sight of those who first — wiser than their generation — availed themselves of this now universal shelter.
— William Sangster, Umbrellas and Their History, 1855
In 1899 Notes & Queries reprinted an account, now thought to be apocryphal, of "the first silk hat in London":
It was in evidence that Mr. Hetherington, who is well connected, appeared upon the public highway wearing upon his head what he called a silk hat (which was offered in evidence), a tall structure, having a shiny lustre, and calculated to frighten timid people. As a matter of fact, the officers of the Crown stated that several women fainted at the unusual sight, while children screamed, dogs yelped, and a young son of Cordwainer Thomas, who was returning from a chandler's shop, was thrown down by the crowd which had collected and had his right arm broken.
Supposedly Hetherington argued that he'd broken no law, and the Times backed him up: "In these days of enlightenment it must be considered an advance in dress reform, and one which is bound, sooner or later, to stamp its character upon the entire community."
October 24, 2020 October 25, 2020 | History · Society · Technology
The Curse of Billy Penn
For years, under a "gentleman's agreement," the Philadelphia Art Commission would approve no new structure that rose higher than the statue of William Penn atop city hall. Then, in March 1987, it approved One Liberty Place, a steel-and-glass skyscraper that rose 121 meters above Penn's head.
In the next 22 years no major professional sports team based in Philadelphia won a championship.
Finally, in 2007, during the completion of the 297-meter Comcast Center downtown, workers John Joyce and Dan Ginion attached a small figurine of Penn to its topmost beam. The following year, the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series.
In 2017 another Penn statuette was placed atop the newly completed 342-meter Comcast Technology Center. "They did not want to take the chance and wait for the jinx," said the building's construction manager. A few months later, the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
October 23, 2020 | Oddities
A Glass Darkly
In "The Adventure of the Empty House," an old book collector visits John Watson's house, "his precious volumes, a dozen of them at least, wedged under his right arm." He says, "Maybe you collect yourself, sir; here's British Birds, and Catullus, and The Holy War — a bargain every one of them. With five volumes you could just fill that gap on that second shelf."
Now, this must mean either that two of the titles comprised two volumes apiece or that one comprised three volumes, a point first made by Magistrate S. Tupper Bigelow. But which is it? In the strangely half-specified world that Holmes and Watson inhabit, the fact of the matter seems not to exist.
Philosopher Terence Parsons asks whether Holmes has a mole on his back. Since the stories are silent on this point, it seems that he neither has one nor doesn't.
See Truth and Fiction.
October 23, 2020 October 22, 2020 | Literature
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We have been providing a temporary home for a dog rescue group since last May.
Last week, after a disappointing meeting with a potential permanent family for him, we got another call from Pets for Vets.
They're interested in taking Yogi, giving him a couple months 1-on-1 training and sending him out to a combat vet.
We've never had a dog as loving and licking.
As soon as they figure out which of their vets is the best match, it looks like he'll be off to his new life.


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The can't-miss smaller acts we'll be checking out in Barcelona this weekend.
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De La Soul, Danny Brown, Vince Staples, and more to play Gorillaz's Demon Dayz Festival
The English festival will also feature the likes of Kali Uchis, Popcaan, and Kilo Kish.
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Rio Tinto's Blair Athol Mine to finish production
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Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Blair Athol Mine, near Clermont in Central Queensland, will finish mining operations this year after almost 30 years of production.
Clermont Region general manager operations Dawid Pretorius said the mine has been progressively scaling back production in a transition towards closure since 2010.
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"After close to three decades, Blair Athol Mine's coal seams are largely mined out and the time has come to finish production," he said.
"Coal mining has a long and proud history at Blair Athol, dating back to the late eighteen hundreds when coal was first discovered in this area. At its peak, Blair Athol Mine was Australia's largest exporter of thermal coal, blessed with uniquely thick coal seams.
"Since 2005, Rio Tinto had planned to close the mine at the end of this year and consulted with its community consultative committee and workforce. However, as coal prices rose in recent times we looked to extend the life of the mine by mining a poorer quality coal and harder to reach seam for a few more years. Unfortunately, the recent significant drop in thermal coal prices, and other factors such as rising costs and the foreign exchange rate mean this is no longer a feasible option and we will keep to the original plan to finish production in 2012.
"The final day of production at Blair Athol Mine will depend on the progress of mining operations over coming months, but we expect it will be before December."
Rio Tinto Coal Australia has consulted with workers over several years about their futures after mining stops at Blair Athol Mine.
There are currently around 170 employees and contractors working at the operation.
There will be around 30 roles after production finishes at the site. These will include work in the coal handling and preparation plant and rail load-out facilities, which will continue to be used for coal from the nearby Clermont Mine, as well as care and maintenance work in the lead up to a rehabilitation programme.
"We have been planning for the eventual closure of Blair Athol Mine for many years, as we know it will be a significant adjustment for our workers, their families and the local community," said Mr Pretorius.
"Rio Tinto is committed to providing support for employees and will continue to contribute to the strength of the local community through its nearby Clermont Mine and ongoing investment in a wide range of partnerships.
"A programme called My Future Plan has given employees a chance to discuss their preferred options with their leaders and obtain assistance with seeking other employment. The majority of employees have expressed interest in taking redundancy and we will try to accommodate other preferences such as redeployment where possible.
"We have also started holding information sessions to support family members of Blair Athol employees through the closure process and will run similar sessions with the local community."
Planning for a rehabilitation programme for the Blair Athol site is underway and further details of this programme, including the final landform and use, will be determined in consultation with the Queensland Government over coming months.
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In 2011 our operations employed more than 2400 employees and spent over $1.9 billion with close to 1700 Queensland businesses. To date our community development funds have invested more than $10 million into Queensland community projects and partnerships in areas including health, training and education, along with additional investments such as $10 million towards upgrading the Clermont airport. Rio Tinto Coal Australia partners with the community to build stronger, smarter and more sustainable communities around our operations.
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Designing the Future is a roadshow event that explores how, as engineers, we can help to shape the future of the built environment.
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A Must Read on the U.S. Government in Africa: "Pack like its Arizona"
AFRICOM / Development in Africa / media / US
There is so much that could be said in regard to a blog post I read and saved last week, but my policy on things related to the U.S. military is not to editorialize but to stay in "I report,…
GAO says U.S. Dept. of Defense needs to determine future of Horn of Africa Task Force; report highlights challenges regarding coordination and effectiveness of civil affairs/development work
AFRICOM / Development in Africa / Ethiopia / Kenya / Somalia / Somaliland / Sudan / Tanzania / Uganda
Government Accountability Office release.
The full 45 page report is here.
When we met with CJTF-HOA officials in October 2009, they estimated that, in addition to other tasks, about 60 percent of the task force's activities focus on civil affairs projects. To conduct these quick, short-term projects, CJTF-HOA has established small civil affairs teams (for example, five or six personnel) who deploy to remote areas to engage the local communities and perform activities such as medical and veterinary care for local communities. While deployed, the teams generally nominate project proposals based on assessments they conduct as to what the communities need. The proposals are reviewed for approval by USAID, the embassy, CJTF-HOA, and AFRICOM prior to execution. During our October 2009 visit to the U.S. embassy in Ethiopia, we learned of several project proposals from civil affairs teams deployed in the country, ranging from under $10,000 to about $200,000—including the construction of a teaching farm, school renovations, training for local mechanics,
construction of an orphanage, and renovation of a bridge. None of the project proposals in Ethiopia had been approved at the time of our visit. CJTF-HOA officials told us that the project approval process can be lengthy, potentially lasting an entire year. This is generally longer than the tour rotations of some CJTF-HOA civil affairs team personnel.
Furthermore, CJTF-HOA is coordinating with the Navy and coalition partners in CENTCOM's Coalition Task Force 151, which conducts maritime security operations to protect shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean. AFRICOM has also established a socio-cultural research and advisory team on a semipermanent basis at Camp Lemonnier. The team consists of one to five social scientists who conduct research and provide cultural advice to the command.
Other CJTF-HOA proposed activities may not consider the full range of possible effects or may not be clearly aligned with AFRICOM's mission. For example, Department of State and USAID officials we contacted at one U.S. embassy expressed concern that some of the activities that CJTF-HOA had previously proposed, such as building schools for the partner nation, did not appear to fit into a larger strategic framework, and said that they did not believe CJTF-HOA was monitoring its activities as needed to enable it to demonstrate a link between activities and mission. These officials told us that instead of leveraging long-term data to guide future activity planning, CJTF-HOA may be proposing activities without considering the full range of potential consequences. The embassy officials cited a past example where CJTF-HOA had proposed drilling a well without considering how its placement could cause conflict in clan relationships or affect pastoral routes. Officials at other embassies described similar problems with CJTF-HOA proposals. To mitigate such issues, U.S. embassies have steered CJTF-HOA toward contributing to projects identified by USAID, which are better aligned with embassy and U.S. foreign policy goals. Moreover, some CJTF-HOA activities appear to be sporadic, short-term events that may not promote sustained or long-term security engagement. (more…)
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AFRICOM / Kenya / Somalia / Somaliland / US
AFRICOM took over the Djibouti-based Combined Joint Task Force--Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) from CENTCOM in October 2008. Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) includes the US portion of the military effort to combat piracy at sea and commenced operations in January 2009. The Navy…
Obama, Oil and AFRICOM–Pambazuka
AFRICOM / Development in Africa / Security / US
"Obama, Oil and AFRICOM" from Daniel Volman in Pambazuka. No real editorial comment here--lots of key budget numbers relating to AFRICOM, and Defense and State Department military training/assistance/ etc., for African states. Important stuff. The existence of and significant budgetary…


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US Mint Releases War in The Pacific National Historical Park Quarter
October 8, 2019 May 3, 2019 by Clinton
At an event in Asan, Guam, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder announced the release of the latest America The Beautiful Quarter. The War in The Pacific National Historical Park, which is in the United States Territorial island, is a place of remembrance and to honor those who fought, suffered atrocities, or died in World War II during the Japanese occupation of the Island.
War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established to commemorate the bravery, courage, and sacrifice of those who participated in the Pacific Theater campaigns during World War II. The reverse (tails) design honoring the site depicts American forces coming ashore at Asan Bay, strengthening the number of troops on the island in the fight for Guam and its eventual liberation. Inscriptions are "WAR IN THE PACIFIC," "GUAM," "2019," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
Asan Bay Overlook is perhaps the most iconic memorial in the park. The Memorial Wall lists the military personnel and local residents who died or suffered atrocities during the Japanese occupation. In his remarks, Director Ryder noted, "The American liberation of Guam hastened the end of the war, but came at a price of thousands of casualties. May this quarter stand as a tribute to the memories this park preserves."
United States Mint Press Release
2019 War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter Reverse
The War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter is the 48th release in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program. In all, there will be 56 Quarters released as part of the 12-year program. Each year, five new Quarters as part of the program are released.
The Mint has not started selling the War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter yet. That won't happen until June 3, 2019. There will be a 3-coin set available for $9.95 as well as rolls and bags sets.
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Adrian (Jadran in Slovenian), was the initiator and the leader of the Music school of the Slovenian Association Adelaide during the years 1970 to 1983.
Adrian is as well Editor and producer of the SLOVENIA South Australia Newsletter in Slovenian and English languages.
Slovenian migrants were one of over fifty countries that passed through Bonegilla reception centre between 1947 and 1971, before being dispersed to other areas in Australia to build a new life. Many people started their Australian life at Bonegilla, including my mother Leopolda who also gave birth to me at the centre. Bonegilla was the largest migrant reception centre in post World War II Australia where during its twenty four year history more than three hundred thousand people passed and today, when considering spouses and children, has a direct impact on over 1 million people in Australia. Bonegilla, situated in the precinct of the twin cities of Albury Wodonga on the Victorian and New South Wales border celebrated its 65th Anniversary in 2012 as a migrant camp. Today, Block 19, the last surviving block at the Bonegilla Migrant Centre, was given heritage listing in 2002 and is managed now by Parklands Albury-Wodonga. The word Bonegilla is Aboriginal, from the Koori people, and it means "place of the meeting waters". This is a symbolic location to hold a migrant reception centre where you have an immigrant and an Australian culture meeting and sometimes colliding. It is with this description that I introduce my song "Two Streams". It is about living and growing with two cultures. The accordion in the song represents the Slovenian way of life and the piano, the Australian way of life. This song is dedicated to our Slovenian immigrants, who have significantly contributed to Australia's social and economic prosperity, since first setting foot on Australian soil.
where did she get her smile?
the strength that's in his bones?
blood flows through my veins.


It's no secret that we crave success around Chesapeake Bay Management Group Inc HQ. We're doing our part to bring clean energy to more communities on behalf of our partner, Inspire Energy. Our team members are motivated go-getters, which is why it's our pleasure to announce that three of them have been promoted to leadership positions.
Rachel, our administrator, shared that Nate Lema, Alyssa Chl, and Johnny Walker were all tapped to advance to the next level due to their hard work, determination, and passion for success. Each day, they showcase the ethos that has earned Chesapeake Bay Management Group Inc a stellar reputation for our customer acquisition excellence.
Of course, our Chesapeake Bay Management Group Inc promotion policy inspires our people to learn and apply that knowhow to get results. We want our team to grow their careers with us. Therefore, we give them the tools they need, such as training and coaching. Because they know that good work is rewarded, they do whatever it takes to reach that next step on our company ladder.
What's more, every time we promote individuals, others see the opportunities in store for them to realize their professional ambitions. It's this cycle that continues to keep our team fresh, yet experienced.
We know that in 2019, there will be more associates promoted to leadership. Check out our Newswire for updates.


Electricity demand in Mexico is expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% each year. Recently, the government of Mexico has set an ambitious target of reaching 35% clean energy generation by 2024. Mexico has significant untapped geothermal energy resources and is estimated to range in between 5 and 25 gigawatts of untapped conventional and unconventional geothermal resources. Historically, electric power generation, transmission and distribution have been designated exclusively as state activities. However, the comprehensive policy reforms enacted in 2013 by the government of Mexico opened up its energy sector to private investment and have since accelerated the deployment of renewable energy generation technologies. The expectation of this policy change is 900 MW of new geothermal energy generation by 2029.
As a result of this policy reform, Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission is no longer the monopoly over electricity generation, transmission and distribution. Private and foreign companies are now allowed to openly participate as developers and independent power producers. However, it is still the Ministry of Energy's responsibility to grant geothermal registrations, permits and licenses. The government has also enacted several other mechanisms to boost investment, which include tax incentives, an exploration risk mitigation insurance product, tradable clean energy certificates, a renewable energy resource atlas and faster permitting via a web portal. Private geothermal power producers are also permitted to bid in electricity auctions or sell their electricity output in wholesale markets.
The most significant impact under Mexico's Geothermal Energy Act of 2013 is policies that created specific incentives for geothermal deployment through the entrance of private and foreign companies investing in the geothermal technology. As a result additional 900 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy generation is expected by 2029. Reforms aim to lower electricity costs via competition and to also increase the share of natural gas and clean technologies in the production of electricity. However, some barriers still remain for foreign companies interested in entering Mexico's geothermal market: uncertainty of long-term prospects, high investment levels and market saturation, to name a few.


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This month, Death Cab for Cutie's guitarist and producer Chris Walla will be releasing his first solo LP on Barsuk Records. Some die hard Death Cab fans may remember some solo songs featured on cassette and others under Martin Youth Auxiliary, but Field Manual marks his first "official" release of sorts.
In May, Death Cab for Cutie will release their 6th studio album. The record sounds like it's going to be one of my favourite Death Cab albums, based on all the news and interviews about it. The words loud and weird are being thrown around. Ben Gibbard spent time at the "Big Sur" cabin writing songs for the new album, where author Jack Kerouac spent time to wind down, so it should make for an interesting listen with the possible return of the "Barsuk Mens Choir"?
– Ben Gibbard acting in Brief Interview with Hideous Men, written and directed by The Office's John Krasinski.
– Ben Gibbard guesting on the new Nada Surf album Let Go.
– A possible Postal Service album late this year, but I'm going to guess next year.
Such a hipster comment….what is this blog coming to? You used to be about the music.
how can you give the new album a positive review before you've even heard it? but thanks for the other updates, those are sweet.
I havn't really gave it a review… Just saying that from all the news growing around it, this album sounds like it's gunna be something I'm really going to enjoy.
and another update i forgot, the new So Many Dynamos record is produced by Chris Walla as well.


Listening to happy music may help generate more innovative solutions compared to listening to silence, according to a study published September 6th 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Simone Ritter from Radboud University in The Netherlands and Sam Ferguson from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
A release from the publisher notes that creativity is an important quality in our complex, fast-changing world, as it allows us to generate innovative solutions for a wide range of problems and come up with fresh ideas. The question of what facilitates creative cognition has long been studied, and while music has previously been shown to benefit cognition, little is known about how listening to music affects creative cognition specifically.


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Journalism to PR to Marketing to Sports
In a world where PR and content marketing is important to SEO, the sports market can bring about some learnings for anybody in the digital marketing field.
Karina Barriga Albring of FIFA joins me on the SEJ Program to go over the world of sports development and sports marketing. She shares her journey from traditional journalism to PR and marketing.
Have a look at how sports can offer some valuable marketing insights and how marketing can gain from sports too.
We know how passionate people are about a sport, whether football, soccer, or basketball. Individuals often have an unreasonable accessory to this activity, myself consisted of. We do not utilize our minds when we process a sport. The fan base is not something reasonable. So when you have such an accessory to something. The psychological connection is so strong that, naturally, brand names will wish to be involved. Sports marketing is tagging along to the tremendous love, attachment, and relationship we have for sports.— Karina Barriga Albring, 11:44
We're going to begin seeing brands line up with athletes whose message and online persona align with the worths that the brand wishes to spread.— Karina Barriga Albring, 24:31
Brands like to have ambassadors who are relatable and who are genuine individuals. So if you are a professional athlete who takes pleasure in theater, go to the theater and get involved in regional community activities. Attempt to recognize the other enthusiasms that you have. All of that assists you build your personality. Make people discover you more relatable and pleasant, which will equate into brands wishing to deal with you.— Karina Barriga Albring, 30:30
[00:00]– About Karina.
[03:40]– How working with other markets helped her in sports.
[06:57]– What PR is all about.
[10:54]– What is Sports Marketing?
[16:12]– To what level is certifying a part of Sports Marketing?
[19:14]– The importance of individual branding in Sports Marketing.
[27:26]– Opportunities for professional athletes to construct their brand.
[33:28]– Sports Marketing tips that can be used to marketing.
Resources discussed:
FIFA– https://www.fifa.com/
In the time that we're living in, we're no longer contending for an audience. We're not only
competing with our direct rivals but for the attention of the audience. You're contending for individuals's times. So if you are trying to get one of your fans' attention, you are competing with the music they listen to. You're also taking on Spotify and so various things. These days that is something that we require to consider when we evaluate our methods and our positioning. It's not only about our direct competitors but about who our audience is offering their time and interest to.— Karina Barriga Albring, 48:29
In website advancement or SEO, it's always nice to examine what your main competitor is doing and your smaller competitors. And it's constantly great to have a "side project" to try out. But, of course, you might be not able to do it on your business's website. Still, the ability to have some side task and after that turn it into an organization case and then pitch the capability to do it on your business's website may also be practical.— Loren Baker, 47:23
The primary thing is understanding the audience. Who are you trying to reach, and after that determine the best channels to reach that audience? With influencers and content developers online, when we consider PR, we don't only think about standard media. We think of anybody with a platform to make your message prevalent.— Karina Barriga Albring, 8:27
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Greek: "mys" - mouse; "ous"- ears.
Fur: Yellowish (or reddish) brown above, pale (yellowish) below; hair-dark base, yellowish brown tip.
Tail membrane: Dark brownish, few hairs.
Ears: Long (16+ mm), extending more than 2 mm beyond nostrils when laid forward, darkish, naked and pointed.
Tragus: Longer than one-half ear length; pointed, not obviously curved.
Total length: 76-87 mm. Forearm: 32-39 mm. Wingspan: 228-258 mm. Total weight: 5-9.5 g.
Tooth number and formula: 38 total; I 2/3, C 1/1, P 3/ 3, M3/3.
Similar in size and appearance to other Myotis; little brown myotis (M. lucifugus) and Indiana myotis (M. sodalis) have shorter ears «16 mm), shorter and blunter tragi.
Overall: From North and South Dakota, southern Canada, and Maine to Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia. Iowa: Statewide, but few records from western counties.
Although similar in size and appearance to the little brown myotis, the northern myotis has a very different lifestyle. It is more of a forest dweller and, in summer, can be seen foraging for insects over water and clearings, often flying low under the tree canopies. Because of its largish ears, the northern myotis is thought to locate some of its prey on surfaces. Foraging activity begins shortly after sunset and continues throughout the night, peaking before midnight and again just prior to sunrise. The little food data available suggests consumption of a variety of insects, including several kinds of true bugs, leaf-hoppers, ichneumon wasps, moths, and flies.
In summer, females primarily utilize forested hillsides, rivers and streams, and cluster in groups of 50 or more to form nursing colonies in tree cavities or under loose bark where they give birth to their young. Occasionally, this species is also found in buildings. Males usually roost singly, often in tree cavities, caves, mines, and small caverns in the vicinity of nursery sites.
Most mating probably occurs in fall with uterine storage of sperm cells until fertilization in spring. Usually a single young is born in June and the earliest born begin flying by the first week of July. The nursery colonies disband shortly thereafter; by early August most individuals have left their summer roosts. In late summer, some congregation occurs, perhaps associated with mating. During both spring and fall migration, males and females may roost in or on the sides of buildings, increasing human contact with the bats.
Although many migrate southward in the fall, some of both sexes spend the winter in eastern Iowa caves and mines, hibernating either singly or in small clusters.
They often locate near the little brown myotis, big brown bat and eastern pipistrelle.
To maintain Northern Myotis populations in Iowa, there must be preservation of both summer and winter habitats. This species requires forest and forest-edge sites in summer, including roost trees, and caves and mines throughout the year.