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What other great way to add a touch of international flair or schoolroom nostalgia to your home or office space than with an upcycled modern globe? In their original form, globes offer unique artwork, color, and pattern. Over the years, when country and name places change, globes are then updated and older versions are discarded.
Whether partially preserved or completely refinished with a new look, these old globes certainly deserve a second chance.
Take a look at this revamped version and I'll bet you will agree that it is out of this world!
We found a project to do with all the buttons that were saved up!
Using an old globe, a little paint, plenty of pretty buttons and lots of glue, this project can be duplicated!


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Indomyrma dasypyx is a species of ant that belongs to the genus Indomyrma. It was the only known species of Indomyrma until Indomyrma bellae was described in 2012.

Brown described the species in 1986. They are native to India.

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Myrmicinae
Hymenoptera of Asia
Insects described in 1986


Dental x-rays are used for pre-examinations and after treatments to give dentists a clear visual picture of what is going on inside the areas of the mouth surrounding the teeth. These radiographs (x-rays) are preventive tools that dentists and dental hygienists use to accurately identify and diagnose any hidden abnormalities or dental issues.
Because we strive to stay up-to-date with the latest in dental technologies, our dental x-rays serve as an incredibly useful tool. Compared to prior technology, the equipment we use has an 80% radiation reduction, no need for chemicals or film, a near instantaneous image, and the ability to contrast the image by using color and enlarge it to get a better look at any area.
Many people may ask, "Are dental x-rays safe?" The answer is yes. Each day, a person is exposed to radiation from the environment. A dental x-ray has very low radiation and exposes a person to the same amount of radiation that would be received in a single day naturally from the environment.
Regardless of the amount of radiation, dentists still take precautions to limit as much radiation as possible. Tried and true precautions include the use of lead aprons to block the body from radiation and fast film that makes each x-ray and the exposure time as short as possible.
A dental x-ray should be taken as often as necessary. Each individual's needs vary depending on dental health. A dentist or dental hygienist will recommend x-ray frequency based on dental records, examinations, and ongoing treatments.
For new patients to our Gainesville or Braselton office, a full-mouth dental x-ray is recommended. Supplemental x-rays should be taken every three to five years. Smaller x-rays of bite-wing, which show how the top and bottom teeth are biting together, are taken at the time of the bi-annual dental exam to monitor any possible changes.
If it has been more than five years since your last dental x-ray, you should schedule an appointment with one of our experienced Gainesville or Braselton dental professionals today. Call us at (678) 582-8099 to begin!


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The Shark Free Marina Initiative calls for end of recreational killing of sharks in U.S. waters
WASHINGTON—The Shark Free Marina Initiative released statistics showing that recreational fishing of sharks in the U.S. has contributed to the devastating decline in shark populations worldwide. Up to 73 million sharks are killed worldwide each year in commercial fisheries, mostly for their fins....
House approves bill prohibiting the trade of shark fins
WASHINGTON - The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (H.R. 737) passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 310 v 107. This critical bill, led by Reps. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, D-Northern Mariana Islands , and Michael McCaul, R-Texas, prohibits the commercial trade of shark fins...
What do wildlife need in winter? Plants!
As monarch butterflies and hummingbirds headed south this fall, I dreamt of following my favorite snowbirds to Mexico and Central America. But I stayed home instead, where I have a window onto the spectacular world of winter wildlife: northern flickers tossing maple leaves with their beaks in search...
New York becomes the first state to prohibit the sale of giraffe products
Albany, NEW YORK (December 13, 2019) -- Today New York became the first state to prohibit the sale of giraffe products. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law legislation that "designates giraffe and other certain species as vulnerable species and prohibits the sale of articles made from any part...
How to make your yard family-friendly
Decaying logs and miniature bogs, hollowed stalks and piled rocks, nutritious pollen and leaves fallen: They're not the stuff of traditional nursery rhymes and baby showers. But if wild mothers-to-be had gift registries, these natural supplies would top the list. Though the basic elements for...
U.S. House of Representatives passes pro-animal bill to combat wildlife trafficking
WASHINGTON—The Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 97 , "Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2019" to combat wildlife trafficking globally. Also known as the RAWR Act, H.R. 97 was introduced by Reps....
The woman on the phone was anxious but determined. She was calling City Wildlife, a rescue and rehabilitation center in Washington, D.C., because her dog had dug up a rabbit nest and killed three of the babies. There was one survivor. "I'm going to get some kitten formula and start feeding it,...
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Rob Stewart was 9 the first time he came face-to-face with a shark. While he was snorkeling along a reef in the Caribbean, the shark swam into view and quickly reversed direction. The encounter lasted mere seconds, but it changed Stewart's perception of the oft-misunderstood predator. "For me, that...
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Exploited into extinction
Seven years ago, Minnesota attorney Jack Fay went to Kenya to meet the orphaned baby elephant he had been "fostering" through online donations. The HSUS state council member waited at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, on the edge of Nairobi, as Naipoki's keepers brought her back from a day in the forest...
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Tech Transformers
Apple creates a new head of China role amid falling sales in the region
Published Wed, Jul 19 20175:09 AM EDT Updated Wed, Jul 19 20178:14 AM EDT
Arjun Kharpal@ArjunKharpal
Apple appointed Isabel Ge Mahe to the newly created role of vice president and managing director of Greater China.
Ge Mahe is moving from her current role as vice president of Apple's wireless technologies where she has already worked with the Chinese research and development teams.
The move comes as Apple grapple with stricter regulation and falling revenue in China.
Isabel Ge Mahe, Apple's new vice president and managing director of China.
Apple has created a major new executive role in China and appointed the head of its wireless technologies unit to run it, reporting to CEO Tim Cook as the technology giant struggles with falling sales in the world's second-largest economy.
Isabel Ge Mahe will take up the new role of vice president and managing director of Greater China, Apple said in a statement late Tuesday. Ge Mahe is moving from her role as vice president of wireless technologies to take up the new job, which is based in Shanghai.
The executive will report to Cook and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams.
Apple's move comes at a time when the world's second-largest smartphone maker by market share grapples with stricter regulation in China and struggling iPhone sales. In the quarter ended April 1, Greater China revenues fell 14 percent year on year, though iPhone sales were up 1 percent, pointing toward a slight recovery.
Local Chinese brands like Oppo, Vivo and Huawei have posed a big challenge to Apple in China, taking away market share. But Apple is hoping its upcoming device releases, especially the souped up iPhone 8 anniversary edition phone, will win back Chinese consumers.
Cook still sees China as a crucial market.
"We continue to be very enthusiastic about our opportunity in China," Cook said in Apple's fiscal second quarter earnings call.
Technology firms in China also have to grapple with ever-changing regulations, something that Apple has felt the effect of. Last year, for example, Apple's iBooks and iTunes Movies services were shut down.
But Apple has been making moves to appease regulators. Last week, Apple said it is setting up its first data center in China to comply with stricter cybersecurity laws that were introduced in June.
In Ge Mahe's role heading the wireless team, she focused on the development of cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, location, and other technologies for many of Apple's products. She has also overseen the engineering teams developing Apple Pay, HomeKit and CarPlay.
In China, she worked with Apple's research and development teams to develop features specifically made for that market.
In a statement released, Ge Mahe hinted that her role would include working with government, something that Apple increasingly needs to do.
"Everyone at Apple is proud of the contributions we make to the communities where we do business, and I am looking forward to deepening our team's connections with customers, government and businesses in China to advance innovation and sustainability," Ge Mahe said.
Ge Mahe, who is fluent in Mandarin, will begin the role later this summer.
"Apple is strongly committed to invest and grow in China, and we are thrilled that Isabel will be bringing her experience and leadership to our China team," Cook said in a statement.
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY H.E. MRS SARALA FERNANDO, AMBASSADOR/PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SRI LANKA AT THE PLENARY OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ON 8 JUNE, 2006
Since this is the first time my delegation is taking the floor under your Presidency of the Conference, I take this opportunity to extend our sincere congratulations and also to compliment the serious, careful manner in which your Presidency has been prepared. You may, of course, count on the full support of my delegation and myself personally as a Friend of the President to contribute to the successful conclusion of your task. We appreciate the impressive compilation of the basic documents on PAROS put together by the Secretariat and distributed today.
In your opening statement on June 1st, you had stated that today's plenary would be devoted to the subject of the importance of PAROS. Sri Lanka also supports the statement to be made shortly by the Indonesian Ambassador on behalf of the G21. Sri Lanka's active engagement on this issue, is well known and dates back at least to the early 80's when with likeminded developing countries in the Group of 77, we called for the preservation of outer space as the common heritage of all mankind, to be used in cooperation and solely for peaceful purposes by all states. The notion that outer space should be devoted "exclusively to peaceful and scientific purposes" has an even earlier resonance in the United Nations in the joint initiative by the major space faring nations in 1957 when the GA adopted its first resolution on Outer Space incorporating that language (Res. 1148).
Since the 1960's we have witnessed unprecedented advances in space technology coming within the reach of an increasing number of both developed and developing countries. Fuelled by globalization, some space applications such as in broadcasting, meteorology, navigation, education and health, environmental and crop management, have become crucial to the everyday functioning of a modern society. At the same time it is becoming increasingly clear that the line between commercial and scientific use of space technology and military use of such technology is fast blurring, to the point that there is an urgent need today to ensure that space, the last frontier of humankind, is used only for non-offensive and non-belligerent purposes. As the amazing photographs of new space exploration continue to inspire awe and wonder, we believe popular resolve will surely strengthen to keep this pristine world of space a peaceful arena for all mankind for all time.
Over the past 35 years, a number of treaties and agreements have been concluded to protect assets in space, among which, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 concluded in the early years of space exploration, remains the most important. In my statement to the CD on 30 June 2005, we had reminded of the approaching 40th anniversary of the signing of the Outer Space Treaty, and urged member states to work towards universalizing this important legal regime, which currently has 98 State Parties. The WMD Commission report recently presented to the UN Secretary General has in fact now recommended that a Review conference of the Outer Space Treaty be held in 2007 to mark this special anniversary.
Although so far no violation of international law in space has been detected, we cannot presume that no violation will take place in the future. Rapid scientific and technological developments have increased unpredictability in the world order. During a recent seminar on space security on the side lines of the CD, we heard from commercial space operators of preventive measures they were taking in the context of increasingly plausible threats of piracy not only from states but also non-state actors.
Over the years there has been much discussions in the CD and work done in the Ad-hoc Committee on PAROS established between 1985-1994 on how we may reinforce existing legal instruments. We thank the delegations of China and the Russian Federation for presenting a number of proposals and working papers on possible elements for a new multilateral legal agreement.
The PAROS resolution that Sri Lanka and Egypt co-sponsor annually in the First Committee states that the CD has the primary role in the negotiation of any multilateral agreement as appropriate and also recognises the growing convergence of views, on the elaboration of measures designed to strengthen transparency, confidence and security in the peaceful use of outer space. There has been a view which holds that there is no arms race in outer space and would question the relevance of PAROS on these grounds. One response Mr. President , could be, as my delegation has always held, that preventing an arms race in outer space is an easier task than attempting to control and decelerate such a race after it has begun. Can we really afford an expensive competition in outer space when there remain so many other challenges before us such as poverty, hunger, disease and deprivation?
Mr. President, I would also recall that as far back as 1985 Sri Lanka had proposed a moratorium on the testing and development of space weapons preceding multilateral negotiations on a treaty to prohibit all weapons in space. We see merit therefore in recent calls for a series of independent declarations from major space faring nations that they would not be the first to deploy weapons in space, which would provide considerable protection to existing space assets and help build confidence in the security of space.


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Q: What RSS parser should I use in PHP? I am searching an RSS parser written in PHP. The problem is not that I cannot find one. The problem is that there are too many and it's hard to decide which one to use (especially when I have no experience with them and to try them is too time consuming).
Can anybody recommend me a "good" RSS parser?
The following requirements are important to me (given in order of importance):

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*It's able to extract all information given in the feed (not only title, description and link but everything what is there, for example feeds author, feeds icon, items tags and so on).

*It should be able to read not only RSS feeds but also Atom feeds.

*It should be tolerant to "broken" RSS (Atom) feeds.

*It should be simple to use.

A: My defacto answer will be "have you tried SimplePie?", it's a very good XML parser but you'll have to have a look at their demo to see how it handles broken feeds :-)

A: In addition to SimplePie already mentioned, there is Zend_Feed (which can be used standalone) and since this is XML anyway, you can also use any of the native XML extensions, like DOM or XMLReader.

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Jose Mourinho the Media Guy, Funnies Comment He made to
#5 Ironic in handsight: Mourinho criticize his opponent defensive football. They didn't play football, One thing defend well, but try to win the game and play some football, Another thing is just defend and defend and defend and kick balls away and kick balls away and kick balls up and fall down and wait for the Medical Department and I think nobody should give credit from what they did
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Why All Manchester United's Managers Appointed After Sir Alex Ferguson's Era Struggled
Following Sir Alex's retirement, there were five managers (Moyes, van Gaal, Mourinho, Solksjaer, and the current one, Rangnick). During the time Van Gaal and Mourinho were in charge of Manchester United, the club won only three major titles. In 2013, they were crowned champions of the league for the first time.
Opinion: Why All Manchester United's Managers Appointed Struggled After Alex Ferguson Era
After Sir Alex retired, there were five managers left (Moyes, van Gaal, Mourinho, Solksjaer, and the current one, Rangnick). Van Gaal and Mourinho only won three major trophies at Manchester United during their time in charge of the team. There was a time when they won the league.
Opinion: Will Jose Mourinho Make A U-turn And Lead Super Eagles To 2022 World Cup?
Following its decision to hire a top technical adviser to tinker with the Super Eagles, the Amaju Pinnick-led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) wants to put all of its eggs in one basket in a bid to win public praise. The NFF has hired a home-grown manager who is known for his preference for attacking football.
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Opinion: Is Mourinho Still Among The Best Coaches In The World?
The word 'best' is a literal word. Mourinho is undoubtedly a very good coach. One of the best in the world in terms of teams built on great defenses and counters. Also, mental games. But in order to win against unexpected teams, only Porto and Inter have to qualify.
Opinion: The Premier League's five most egregious VAR errors in 2021
The use of video assistant referees (VAR) has been condemned by many football fans and players, primarily because of poor rulings that have cost a side one or two points. The following are the five most common EPL VAR blunders expected in 2021. The first incident occurred during the April premier league encounter between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, when Scott was involved in a collision with Son, which resulted in a fight between Ole and Mourinho.
Magical player of the moment Lionel Messi:
I think you are trying to talk about Ronaldo because he is the one the public denies the most, not Messi, people always say that Messi is the best, but when you watch Renaldo's magical abilities and skills you will be confused with who, I think you will conclude like me both are good in their own way.
Opinion: Jose Mourinho's Top 10 Best Moments As Chelsea Manager
Jose Mourinho's meteorological prowess at the helm has impressed the sporting world. His incomparable beauty and pride are evidenced by his charismatic success, and he has attracted the attention of fans around the world. Mourinho's European road trip has made him one of the most famous managers in the world.
Opinion: 2 Ways Nigeria May Lineup If Jose Mourinho Becomes Nigeria's Head Coach
Nigeria, as we all know, is interested in bringing AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho to Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, Nigerian Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick said that the NFF had approached the Portuguese manager over a possible move to Nigeria. This would be a great opportunity for him to join the Nigerian Super Eagles because of his reputation for making superb tactical decisions and executing them perfectly on the field.
OPINION: Did Ronaldo's Presence Contribute To Olè Gunner Solskjaer Manchester United Failure?
According to the latest English premier league news, Ole Solskjaer was sacked following Saturday's awful result against Watford. Solskjaer reveled in Ronaldo's absence based on Manchester United's success at the end of last season. The Portuguese signing should strengthen them but despite the fact that he has scored some key goals, United, which we have seen under Solskjaer this season, is not the same as last season.
Mkhitaryan happy with his new role in Mourinho's Roma
Mkhitaryan happy with his new role in Mourinho's Roma: "I'm playing a lot more with the ball at my feet. There is more space than when I play up front or as a winger." "I like this new position lot because I'm playing more with the ball at my feet.
Before You Praise Rangnick, See How Ole, Mourinho and Moyes Performed In Their Debut Games
Before You Praise Rangnick, See How Ole, Mourhino and Moyes Performed In Their Debut Games Manchester United's new manager, Ralf Rangnick, won his first game in charge of the club this afternoon, defeating Crystal Palace 1-0 at Old Trafford. Red Devils struggled to find a way past Rangnick's defense in the opening 45 minutes, but they couldn't break through until Fred scored a fantastic goal in the second half to secure all three points for Rangnick's team.
How Mourinho's prediction about Barcelona 11 years ago is coming true
Barcelona's on-field struggles in recent years may have surprised many football fans, but Jose Mourinho has not been surprised by them. According to a comment he made 11 years ago, the Portuguese football manager is, in reality, one of those who predicted Barcelona's present predicament.
Opinion: Mourinho Sets Unwanted Record As Glimt Defeats Roma 6-1
Opinion: Mourinho Sets Unwanted Record As Glimt Defeats Roma 6-1 Shamelessly Jose Mourinho has established himself as one of the most successful managers in the history of the sport. He has set numerous records during his managerial career, including sixty (60) Premier League games without a defeat at home during his tenure as manager of Chelsea FC between 2004 and 2007.
Opinion: 6 Things Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Got Right During Manchester United Managerial Career
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's success as Manchester United manager will be remembered for his failure to close the gap between rivals Manchester City and Liverpool and his lack of tactical intelligence. That's not to say that every aspect of Solskjaer's time as manager has been a failure - far from actually that, and Solskjaer should leave with his head held high for some impressive achievements during his nearly three-year tenure.
OPINION: One Character Mourinho Should Learn From Arteta Playing Tavares Ahead Of Tierney
ARTICLE SOURCE: MY OPINION After a dismal defeat against Liverpool FC last Saturday, Arsenal FC is looking to get back on track. Arsenal FC had previously lost the game by a score of 4-0. The players put the loss to Liverpool FC behind them and put forth a strong showing against the Magpies at the Emirates Stadium.
OPINION| Ole Will End Up Like Mourinho If The Performances Don't Improve
Manchester United had a strategy in place when they fired Jose Mourinho in December 2018, but even the best-laid plans can go awry in sport. The challenge with teams of United's magnitude replacing managers in the middle of the season is finding a suitable replacement. It's incredibly tough to convince another great manager to switch teams during a season unless they are presently unemployed.
Mourinho's Latest Outburst Further Proof All Is Not Well At Roma
Rome - AS Roma are in freefall, with the breaks proceeding to broaden as a similar Jose Mourinho fuss remain feature news in the Italian capital. Everything was going so well for Mourinho on his re-visitation of Serie A toward the beginning of the period. Back to mentor in Italy, where he had guided Inter Milan to an extraordinary high pitch during his last spell in the country, Mourinho drove Roma to six successes from his six opening matches in all contests.
Jose Mourinho: Manchester United's greatest mistake.
Manchester United fired their former coach, Louis van Gaal, less than twenty-four hours after winning the FA Cup, and replaced him with Jose Mourinho because they were keen to have at least the look of talent in their side. No one could have predicted that he would be fired less than three years after being hired.
One Character Mourinho Should Learn From Arteta Playing Tavares Ahead Of Tierney Against The Magpies
Arsenal FC bounced back to win after a disappointing game against Liverpool FC last Saturday. Arsenal FC lost the game 4-0. The players put the loss to Liverpool FC behind them and delivered an impressive performance against the Magpies at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli scored goals to help the club win the game.


Anxiety is an uncomfortable inner feeling of fear or imminent disaster. Most of us experience some temporary degree of anxiety in our lives, sometimes with just cause and at other times without. It can be a common normal human reaction to stress, and being anxious over appropriate things may help to make us more responsible, caring people. Some people, however, are constantly anxious to the extent that it is abnormal and interferes with their lives. Severe cases of anxiety can lead to panic attacks or hyperventilation.
Various physical illnesses—such as high blood pressure, coronary disease, asthma and perhaps cancer—can be related to persistent stress and anxiety. It may aggravate a drug problem such as smoking and drinking excessively. It can cause a breakdown in relationships and work performance. It can lead to the serious disorder of depression. Because an overactive thyroid can mimic an anxiety state, it is important not to overlook it.
It is best to avoid drugs if possible and to look at factors in your lifestyle that cause you stress and anxiety and modify or remove them (if possible). Be on the lookout for solutions. Examples are changing jobs and keeping away from people or situations that upset you. Sometimes confronting people and talking things over will help.
and others; express yourself and your anger. Resolve all personal conflicts. Make friends and be happy. Keep a positive outlook on life, and be moderate and less intense in your activities. Seek a balance of activities, such as recreation, meditation, reading, rest, exercise and family/social activities.
Learn to relax your mind and body: seek out special relaxation programs such as yoga and meditation. Make a commitment to yourself to spend some time every day practising relaxation. About 20 minutes twice a day is ideal, but you might want to start with only 10 minutes. • Sit in a quiet place with your eyes closed, but remain alert and awake if you can. Focus your mind on the different muscle groups in your body, starting at the forehead and slowly going down to the toes. Relax the muscles as much as you can.
• Pay attention to your breathing: listen to the sound of your breath for the next few minutes. Breathe in and out slowly and deeply.
• Next, begin to repeat the word 'relax' silently in your mind at your own pace. When other thoughts distract, calmly return to the word 'relax'. • Just 'let go': this is a quiet time for yourself, in which the stresses in body and mind are balanced or reduced.
Doctors tend to recommend tranquillisers only as a last resort or to help you cope with a very stressful temporary period when your anxiety is severe and you cannot cope without extra help. Tranquillisers can be very effective if used sensibly and for short periods.


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The Rise of Identity Crimes Creates a Major Opportunity in Banking
Driven by a pressure-cooker competitive environment, shifting consumer perceptions and growing security concerns — a not-so-new opportunity in banking has re-emerged.
Identity protection has once again become an optimal opportunity in banking. As cybercrime costs the financial services sector more than any other industry, and consumers increasingly demand engaging financial wellness experiences, financial leaders are starting to take a proactive approach to both by providing targeted identity protection offerings.
While this offering has been floated within the industry for some time, the growing threats are now far too great to ignore. It's forcing financial institutions to re-evaluate and re-invest.
I recently visited this idea in EZShield's webinar, "The Rebirth of Identity Protection in Banking." EZShield's whitepaper, independently produced by Javelin Strategy & Research, took an in-depth look at the problem and the resulting opportunities for banks and credit unions. It sparked some insightful discussion and led me to further investigate the matter at hand.
(Missed the webinar? Find the key facts and figures in the "Rebirth of Identity Protection in Financial Services" whitepaper).
The State of Identity Crimes
Last year was a record-breaker in terms of identity crime. There were 79.1 million* identity crime victims in the U.S. alone — a staggering 24 percent of the population impacted by identity theft, fraud or a data breach.
These threats don't just target consumers, but also the financial institutions themselves. Leaders are now tasked with building robust, comprehensive cybersecurity plans that include ways to isolate attacks, eliminate vulnerabilities and mitigate financial loss for both themselves and their account holders.
Why the Spike in Identity Crime?
Data has become digital, and criminals couldn't be happier.
Today, consumers are more connected than ever. The average American spends five hours on mobile devices alone.
While their digital activities may seem harmless, individuals interact with online services (e.g. online banking profiles, shopping accounts and social media pages) – ultimately building their digital footprint. This footprint acts as a digital identity, one rich with personal information and ripe for identity thieves to pick apart.
And it's not just consumers readily digitizing their sensitive personal details. It's the organizations they entrust to keep their information safe. Major retailers, technology giants, government organizations and even mom-and-pop shops have come under fire for poor security that's leading to a rise in data breaches.
Data breaches expose sensitive information like Social Security numbers and passwords. The number of data breaches tracked in 2017 topped 1,579 — exposing more than 178 million sensitive records.
Hackers are now incredibly skilled at evading an organization's security (or lack thereof) protocols to capture the data needed to commit identity theft and fraud. It's now safe to assume that three out of every five Americans have been a victim of a data breach. And one out of every five of these victims is ultimately the target of identity theft or fraud.
In a world where we increasingly rely on digital technologies, we are more susceptible to these types of attacks. It's causing consumers to shift their perceptions and seek a trusted source of protection against these growing concerns.
Financial Institutions Have the Opportunity to Protect
The financial services industry sits in a unique position in this debacle. Unlike other organizations that have been unwillingly weaved into this narrative following a breach, banks and credit unions have been cast in a new light — potential protectors.
Consumers are often inundated with numerous options in a DIY approach to identity security. While they can take proactive measures to safeguard their own activities, the fate of their information is largely out of their control once it's in the hands of an outside entity.
Consumers already look to their financial institution for financial guidance and security. It's a natural progression to search for a more comprehensive form of protection from an already established, trusted relationship. In fact, three in five* account holders report that they trust their financial institution to keep them safe, regardless of where the threat originated from.
Analyzing the Competition: Gifted Protection
Data breach victims are often gifted complimentary services following a breach to avoid legal ramifications and rebuild goodwill with the offending organization. On the surface, it sounds impossible to compete with a free service — but that's just a surface-level look at the story.
Only one-third of data breach victims accept these services, and only 8 percent renew this protection. These gifted options generally offer limited protection and are normally only available for one to two years, yet the data exposed is out there forever.
This lack of acceptance is a strong indication of a lack of trust. And as shown in the abysmal renewal rates, this watered-down protection leaves account holders with dangerous blind spots.
Building Better Identity Protection
Answer this call-to-action by differentiating your identity protection product from its complementary counterparts. This starts with finding the right partner who can help align trusted protection with strategic business goals and develop a program that's right for you.
Light identity protection offerings that focus on credit monitoring and resolution leave unwanted gaps in protection. As consumers increasingly see the security of their identity tied to the security of their data, providing tools to help secure users' everyday activities is key to building a valuable user experience.
Your program should take a full-circle approach to identity protection. This means focusing on elements of their complete identity — not just their credit score. When you deliver products that secure, monitor and restore their identities, you'll help them streamline their personal security and further build your relationship.
This amplifies the established sense of trust and provides key opportunities to engage and ultimately better retain consumers.
To provide a comprehensive look at their financial wellness
To help prevent identity theft event from derailing their goals
Financial Transaction Monitoring
To notify consumers of suspicious activity on their accounts
Public Records Monitoring
To catch early signs of identity theft, like a fraudulent change of address
Engaging Fraud Education
To empower account holders and strengthen trust
Proactive Dark Web Scanning
To detect if personal information surfaces on the dark web
To add an extra layer of protection to social media accounts
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The History Of Dr Williams' School
→ Headmistresses
Achievements & Events Links
Miss Emily Armstrong
As the first headmistress, she established the school's reputation and attracted pupils from all over the UK. She ensured that the school curriculum offered a challenging and balanced approach to female education in comparison with the usual domestic subjects for girls in that era.
The school in the 1880s
Pupils in the 1880s
Prize Day 1885
Miss Eliza Fewings She became a prominent figure in the campaign
to further the cause of higher education for Welsh girls, pressing for more scholarships for girls and for improving teachers' training in Wales. She became a member of many public education bodies in Wales and encouraged parents to provide a proper education for their daughters.
When she left the school in 1896 Miss Fewings went to Australia to become the Headteacher at Brisbane Girls' Grammar. In 1899 she set up the Brisbane High School for Girls, which still today has the original Dr Williams' School motto 'Honour before Honours'.
Scholarship examination
Success in public examinations 1887
Sampler - 1890s
1896-1897 - Miss Lucy Thompson
Green & white were adopted as the official school colours in 1896. The official school motto became "Honour before Honours".
The school magazine was published for the first time in 1897 as a link between the pupils and the old girls. It included an article by Eluned Morgan Jones (see link)
A school rebellion
Mattie Roberts and Miss Rutter sail to Australia to work at Miss Fewings' school
1897-1906 Miss Diana Thomas The field was bought between the School & Trem Hyfryd for use as a hockey pitch. A new wing was added to the school in 1906, with an official opening by Mrs Lloyd George, who visited the school with her husband, David Lloyd George.
The whole school went to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at the Marian in 1904. Hockey on the new field
Programme for Prize Day 1902
Croquet on the lawn 1903
The new buildings 1905
1906-1924 Miss Florence Anstey
The new school wing was completed in 1910, comprising a large dormitory, 2 classrooms, studies, staff rooms & cloakrooms, so the school could now accommodate 80 boarders. Tremhyfred was bought & opened as a boarding & house craft centre.
The 1st World War saw the girls sewing articles for numerous charities to help the war effort and refugees in the local area. Bazaars were held for the Red Cross, and a concerts for the wounded soldiers at the Military Hospital near Dolgellau. The Prince of Wales visited the school in 1923 & signed the visitors' book. Old Girls Association Meeting at 10 Downing Street
Hockey Team, 1910
How DWS celebrated the Armistice 1918
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1923
The Prince of Wales visits the school 1923
1924-1940 Miss Ellen Constance Nightingale
Miss Nightingale was a Quaker and believed in the brotherhood of man and the worth and dignity of the individual. More day girls attended the school and Welsh increased in importance in the curriculum.
'Ardua Semper', the new school crest and motto was introduced in 1934.
A gymnasium, dormitories and a staffroom were added in 1928 in time for the Golden Jubilee. The school bridge was opened in 1938 to enable the pupils to walk to Penycoed, the new school house. The new Hall was built in 1939, principally designed by Miss Nightingale. The furniture was designed by Edward Barnsley of the Arts & Crafts Movement.
The number of pupils increased to 295.
Letter 1931
'Woolly stockings' diary entry 1930
Diary of an 11 Year old 1931
A Walk up Cader Idris in 1934
Pupils sitting on the school bridge, 1939
1940-1946 Miss E M C Orford The wartime years saw an increase in boarders as the location was in a 'safe' area & Llys Mynach was bought for use as a junior school. New societies were set up such as the Guides, Rangers, & Training Corps. The school was affected by the rationing & blackout (see linked stories). There was a visit by the Old Vic Company in 1941 with Dame Sybil Thorndike & Lewis Casson, playing Macbeth and in 1942 for Medea. Hear Elinor Owen, a pupil talking about it.
Guides & Rangers attended a rally in 1945 at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff and were presented to Princess Elizabeth.
Letters home in World War II
Safety of the mountains
Picnic with Miss 'Do' Davies 1942
'Jottings' of DWS in wartime 1939-43
1946-1969 Miss D B Lickes Glyn Malden & Dolrhyd were bought as boarding houses, with Glyn Malden becoming the junior school. The 1949 National Eisteddfod was held in Dolgellau and the school building was used for this.
'Do' Davies, ex pupil (1906-12) and teacher (1919-61) retired.
The school swimming pool was opened in 1961 and a state of the art Language Laboratory followed soon after.
The railway line between Ruabon & Barmouth closed in 1965, a huge blow to the school.
Trem Hyfred became the Senior House in 1968.
With the establishment of Ysgol y Gader as the new comprehensive (and now coeducational school) for the area in 1962, it was necessary to concentrate on attracting more boarders. Day girl numbers fell to 80 due to local competition.
Teatime at Glyn Malden 1956
Parti Deuddeg 1949
School Library & Hall in 1956-7
A swimming lesson 1966
Memories of The Golden Lion in the 50s
'The Roar of the Greasepaint'1967
1969-1974 Miss N L Lloyd-Jones Glyn Malden was sold & Llys Mynach became the Junior House.
Many rules were relaxed making life for boarders easier, giving the senior pupils more responsibility & freedom.
Pillars of the school retired: Miss Lee, (Lotty) Deputy Head (staff 1941-73). Miss K M Thomas (Ma T.) Head of Music (staff 1944-71). Sponsored walk 1969
Skiing in Leysin 1969
An Upper Third's notelet home 1970
Girl guides with Miss Lloyd-Jones 1970
School was an adventure 1972-73
1974-1975 Miss V E M Shepherd The closure of the school was announced early in 1975. The reason given was financial reasons, caused by the Houghton Committee pay award to teachers. Parents fought to keep it open but the increase in fees would have been too steep to attract more pupils in the future. The 229 pupils had to find alternative schools, school buildings had to be sold, and items were sold or donated. The proceeds of the sale formed the Dr Williams' Educational Fund to provide grants for educational purposes to old girls and local residents.
A Thanksgiving service was held at St Mary's Church, extracts from which can be heard on the Audio page 'Sick Wing' 1973-75
Last days of 1975's Upper IIIrds
Last Supper at DWS
'A summer serenade' 1974


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El Instituto Pedagógico Nacional es una institución colombiana de carácter Nacional y oficial con sede en Bogotá, que actualmente ofrece desde educación preescolar hasta media con énfasis en distintas ramas de las ciencias y el arte; además es centro de prácticas de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia, entidad que se fundó en 1955 y que actualmente es cabeza del Instituto.

Historia

En el año de 1872 llegó a Colombia la Primera Misión Alemana, cuyo encargo fue crear las primeras Escuelas Normales del país, dando lugar a la apertura de la primera Escuela Normal de Mujeres que funcionó hasta 1927.  El año de 1926 arriba al país la Segunda Misión Alemana dirigida por Franzisca Radke, quien el 9 de marzo de 1927, durante la presidencia de José Abadía, crea y pone en funcionamiento el Instituto Pedagógico Nacional para señoritas en la ciudad de Bogotá en las inmediaciones de lo que hoy es la calle 72 con carrera 11. Entre 1927 y 1929, se construyó la edificación donde se inició la preparación de maestros para primaria en la que se formaron más de 300 profesoras.

Algunos dirigentes políticos que comprendieron la importancia de modernizar la educación pensaron en promover reformas parciales, entre las cuales figuró la creación de una Escuela Normal en Bogotá. Para iniciar su organización sus promotores recurrieron a la Ley 25 de 1917, en donde se ordenaba la creación de los dos Institutos Pedagógicos Nacionales, así pudieron captar los recursos oficiales que se requerían para la organización del Instituto Pedagógico Nacional para señoritas, plantel que empezó a funcionar en 1927.

Educación para la mujer

Con un colegio dirigido por pedagogos laicos para preparar algunas profesoras con métodos de enseñanza modernos y dándole un carácter nacional, como ocurrió con el Instituto Pedagógico Nacional para señoritas, se estaba dando un primer paso en la intención de reformar la educación, pues las maestras que se formaran allí serían necesarias más adelante para ejecutar parte de las recomendaciones de la Misión Pedagógica. A pesar de las dificultades que tuvo que soportar este colegio para su organización, el apoyo del Estado a la iniciativa de sus directores fue fundamental; pues
durante sus primeros años logró destacarse por la eficacia de sus métodos de enseñanza.

Algunos trabajos han señalado el papel que desempeñó este plantel en la formación del magisterio, llegando al punto de constituirse en una de las primeras instituciones que le ofreció educación de calidad a la mujer en Colombia

Construcción del edificio

Para la construcción de su sede se destinó un terreno que había sido donado por el
municipio de Bogotá a la nación en 1919 para la creación de una de las Escuelas
Normales que de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en 1917 debía organizarse en la ciudad. El
diseño de su planta física estuvo a cargo del arquitecto Pablo de la Cruz, quien siguiendo
las recomendaciones de los pedagogos europeos y norteamericanos lo proyectó como un
colegio campestre ajustado técnica y estéticamente a los requerimientos de un
establecimiento educativo moderno.

Inicialmente el colegio estuvo ubicado en la Avenida Chile con carrera 11, donde está
operando actualmente la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, lugar que por esa época quedaba a
las afueras de la ciudad, y a unas pocas cuadras del Gimnasio Moderno, establecimiento
privado fundado por algunos miembros del partido liberal en 1914 para formar a un sector
de la élite, y que a diferencia del Instituto Pedagógico Nacional, conservó su diseño
original y en 1978 fue declarado patrimonio arquitectónico del país.

Primera planta

La dirección del Instituto Pedagógico se le encomendó a la pedagoga alemana
Francisca Radke, quien poseía la preparación académica, la experiencia docente y la
capacidad de organización suficientes para desempeñar esta función. Con ella llegaron
las profesoras María Hasebrink, Karolina Schmidt, Gertrud Fuesers y los profesores
Richard Ostermayr y Hans Huber. La nómina se completó con varios profesores
contratados en Colombia. Algunos de ellos, como Tomás Rueda Vargas, Rafael Mallarino,
Manuel Piquero y Henry Yerly estaban vinculados al Gimnasio Moderno; los primeros eran
miembros de prestantes familias de la capital y no tenían formación pedagógica, Piquero y
Yerly sí la poseían, pues se habían formado dentro de las orientaciones de la Escuela
Activa en Europa, razón por la cual fueron contratados por este colegio. Además, estos
docentes conocían las propuestas de la Escuela Activa, pues en el Gimnasio Moderno se
estaban aplicando desde 1914.

Referencias

Centros educativos de Colombia


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Dhadak has a fantastic weekend at the box-office
Bollywood by Vedanshi Pathak | Jul 23, 2018
Team Dhadak should take a bow already as the film starring newcomers has raked in big moolah in its first weekend itself. In just three days the film has earned Rs 33.67 crores. The film saw an upward curve in its collection with each passing day. Dhadak earned Rs 8.71 crores on its opening day and it further jumped to Rs 11.04 crores on Saturday. The film jumped big and earned Rs 13.92 crores on Sunday making the grand total a whopping Rs 33.67 crores within a span of three days. These collections are extremely impressive for a film which is totally dependent on the shoulders of two newcomers.
Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter are winning hearts all across the country and that's the reason behind the film's success at the box-office.
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Complete discrete 2-D Gabor transforms by neural networks for image analysis and compression
by John G. Daugman , 1988
"... Abstract-A three-layered neural network is described for transforming two-dimensional discrete signals into generalized nonorthogonal 2-D "Gabor " representations for image analysis, segmentation, and compression. These transforms are conjoint spatiahpectral representations [lo], [15], which provide ..."
Abstract-A three-layered neural network is described for transforming two-dimensional discrete signals into generalized nonorthogonal 2-D "Gabor " representations for image analysis, segmentation, and compression. These transforms are conjoint spatiahpectral representations [lo], [15], which
Survey on Independent Component Analysis
by Aapo Hyvärinen - NEURAL COMPUTING SURVEYS , 1999
"... A common problem encountered in such disciplines as statistics, data analysis, signal processing, and neural network research, is nding a suitable representation of multivariate data. For computational and conceptual simplicity, such a representation is often sought as a linear transformation of the ..."
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A common problem encountered in such disciplines as statistics, data analysis, signal processing, and neural network research, is nding a suitable representation of multivariate data. For computational and conceptual simplicity, such a representation is often sought as a linear transformation
A survey of general-purpose computation on graphics hardware
by John D. Owens, David Luebke, Naga Govindaraju, Mark Harris, Jens Krüger, Aaron E. Lefohn, Tim Purcell , 2007
"... The rapid increase in the performance of graphics hardware, coupled with recent improvements in its programmability, have made graphics hardware acompelling platform for computationally demanding tasks in awide variety of application domains. In this report, we describe, summarize, and analyze the l ..."
the main body of this report at two separate audiences. First, we describe the techniques used in mapping general-purpose computation to graphics hardware. We believe these techniques will be generally useful for researchers who plan to develop the next generation of GPGPU algorithms and techniques. Second
A Survey of Computer Vision-Based Human Motion Capture
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number of general assumptions used in this research field are identified and the character of these assumptions indicates that the research field is still in an early stage of development. To evaluate the state of the art, the major application areas are identified and performances are analyzed in light
Detecting faces in images: A survey
by Ming-hsuan Yang, David J. Kriegman, Narendra Ahuja - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE , 2002
"... Images containing faces are essential to intelligent vision-based human computer interaction, and research efforts in face processing include face recognition, face tracking, pose estimation, and expression recognition. However, many reported methods assume that the faces in an image or an image se ..."
Images containing faces are essential to intelligent vision-based human computer interaction, and research efforts in face processing include face recognition, face tracking, pose estimation, and expression recognition. However, many reported methods assume that the faces in an image or an image sequence have been identified and localized. To build fully automated systems that analyze the information contained in face images, robust and efficient face detection algorithms are required. Given a single image, the goal of face detection is to identify all image regions which contain a face regardless of its three-dimensional position, orientation, and the lighting conditions. Such a problem is challenging because faces are nonrigid and have a high degree of variability in size, shape, color, and texture. Numerous techniques have been developed to detect faces in a single image, and the purpose of this paper is to categorize and evaluate these algorithms. We also discuss relevant issues such as data collection, evaluation metrics, and benchmarking. After analyzing these algorithms and identifying their limitations, we conclude with several promising directions for future research.
Face Recognition: A Literature Survey
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... This paper provides an up-to-date critical survey of still- and video-based face recognition research. There are two underlying motivations for us to write this survey paper: the first is to provide an up-to-date review of the existing literature, and the second is to offer some insights into the studies of machine recognition of faces. To provide a comprehensive survey, we not only categorize existing recognition techniques but also present detailed descriptions of representative methods within each category. In addition,
The Elements of Statistical Learning -- Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction
by Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman
An introduction to variable and feature selection
by Isabelle Guyon - Journal of Machine Learning Research , 2003
"... Variable and feature selection have become the focus of much research in areas of application for which datasets with tens or hundreds of thousands of variables are available. ..."
Variable and feature selection have become the focus of much research in areas of application for which datasets with tens or hundreds of thousands of variables are available.
Greedy Function Approximation: A Gradient Boosting Machine
by Jerome H. Friedman - Annals of Statistics , 2000
"... Function approximation is viewed from the perspective of numerical optimization in function space, rather than parameter space. A connection is made between stagewise additive expansions and steepest{descent minimization. A general gradient{descent \boosting" paradigm is developed for additi ..."
Function approximation is viewed from the perspective of numerical optimization in function space, rather than parameter space. A connection is made between stagewise additive expansions and steepest{descent minimization. A general gradient{descent \boosting" paradigm is developed for additive expansions based on any tting criterion. Specic algorithms are presented for least{squares, least{absolute{deviation, and Huber{M loss functions for regression, and multi{class logistic likelihood for classication. Special enhancements are derived for the particular case where the individual additive components are regression trees, and tools for interpreting such \TreeBoost" models are presented. Gradient boosting of regression trees produces competitive, highly robust, interpretable procedures for both regression and classication, especially appropriate for mining less than clean data. Connections between this approach and the boosting methods of Freund and Shapire 1996, and Frie...


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This girl needs help with Nintendo 64!!!!
So I REALLY am trying to get some of my favourite SCUMM games on the Nintendo 64 SCUMMvm and they are NOT working for me!
I'm really not much of a coder or patcher?
Any help with these for a sister?
I tried reading the N64 read me and I am SO confused??
Have you read the Wiki pages on this?
I wish I was better at this stuff!
Well, the only way to get better is to try it.
The critical item there is a "Flashcart". If not, then you will need one to do this.
Apart from that, you should get a Linux VM setup or just use MSYS / Cygwin to run the commands listed in order. You will need to vary these slightly based on the game and the image you are creating, but this should be possible to work out.
If you can't understand the commands, try Googling or using Youtube to find a basic Linux command line tutorial on how these kind of commands work.
Can this be used with an Everdrive 64 v3?
Not with SD2SNES as that is designed for SNES, not N64.
The Everdrive 64 v3 looks like it _should_ work, but the instructions only mention Myth N64 or DoctorV64, so your mileage may vary.
I have no direct experience of running this so am only talking in theory.
If The Curse of Monkey Island doesn't work well on the Dreamcast version of ScummVM, I wouldn't expect that it's going to work at all on the Nintendo 64 version.
Full Throttle works but is not completable on the Dreamcast version, so I wouldn't hold my breath on that one either.
The other games _should_ work, but it is unlikely that any "high resolution" i.e. more than 320x200 games will work.
Yeah I meant the everdrive 64 v3 not the SD2SNES I got retro games on the brain haha!
Demos of monkey island and beneath a steel sky work for the N64 port of scummvm. I understand if full throttle and some of the others are too memory intensive.
What other scummvm games do you think the n64 could handle???
Anyone one want to go this girl a post-christmas gift and pre-patch some SCUMMVM games for the N64?
The latest version for N64 I think is 1.6, so only the games supported by 1.6 or earlier will work.
Second, the game HAS to be able to fit onto a ROM image 64 megabytes or LESS, otherwise the N64 will not be able to load the ROM. This unfortunately rules out larger titles like COMI or Full throttle. Not that they would run anyway I think since the N64 has at most 8MB of RAM. Oh, also you have to have the expansion pack installed.
Lastly, saving the game is finicky on N64, it works the best on the everdrive but sometimes saves will disappear, especially if you load other ROMs before finishing your Scumm game, I find it easier just to play through the game in one sitting honestly.
tl;dr is that if you have a scumm game that is supported by ScummVM 1.6 and can be smaller then 64MB it will run on the N64. And the N64 is certainly a hobby port to use.
Re: This girl needs help with Nintendo 64!!!!
Did anyone manage to get ScummVM to work with N64? What games and how?


The name means "tree of life" which was given for its medicinal properties. Other common names include palo santo, greenheart, ironwood, and verawood, but ALL of these names are also used by several other, unrelated, species. Verawood (as opposed to Guaiacum spp. CALLED verawood) is a fairly similar wood with both woods being very dense and very hard and it is from the same family (but a different genus). Verawood and lignum vitae are often confused with each other, BUT they are easy to tell apart via the end grain. I had been sold several different batches of wood as lignum vitae and only much later when I improved my end grain processing (see END GRAIN UPDATE) did I realize they were mis-identified and moved them all to the verawood page.
This wood is one of the world's most dense and will readily sink in water. It is quite hard and takes a high natural gloss. Because of a pervasive oily substance in the wood that reportedly does not dry out over VERY long periods of time, it has been widely for support bearings for very heavy things like propeller shafts in boats (including submarines) and, likewise, support bearings for power generator shafts.
In woodworking, it is widely used as a mallet wood because of its weight, strength, and durability. It is fairly readily available, but expensive.
both sides of a sample plank of lignum vitae / Guaiacum officinale --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. NOTES: (1) the sample is labeled with the common name "guayacan" but since that name is used as all or part of one or more of the common names of at least 70 different species, I consider it utterly useless as a designation. (2) the labeled side is raw but the 2nd side has been lightly sanded to 240 grit and shows a slightly redder tinge. The end grain update below as been sanded even more and shows a strong change from green to red. Over time it will revert to green.
both sides of a sample plank of lignum vitae / Guaiacum officinale --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
a small log-end cutoff loaned to me by Mark Peet for identification. The interlocked grain, the density, and the end grain characteristics make it conclusively lignum vitae but I have no idea which of the Guaiacum species it is.
I noticed that at least a few days after I had done the end grain update sanding and taken the pic directly above, the surface had developed numerous obvious cracks. I find that the heat generated by the fine sanding sometimes does this with dense wood but usually the appearance of the cracks is immediately after the sanding.
HIGH GRIT END GRAIN CLOSEUP of the piece directly above; this was only done to 400 grit (unlike my normal 1200 grit) but clearly shows the characteristics of lignum vitae. Sanding this stuff in general, and the end grain in particular, is VERY unpleasant because it clogs the sandpaper immediately because of its natural oil and you spend more time cleaning out the sandpaper than you do using the sandpaper.
slabs listed as lignum vitae / Guaiacum spp.
this pic said the piece was green (as in "recently cut-off a live tree") and that's why it's colored green, but personally, I'm pretty sure it's verawood mistakenly identified as lignum vitae.


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About the Retro Film Series
RetroFantasma
(Horror, Fantasy, and Science-Fiction from 1920-1999)
Genre movies should be fun to watch, plain and simple. For that, they need to have all the other ingredients of a good movie. A compelling story to pull us in. Intriguing characters whose fate we must know, and movie makers who respect their audience and have something to say. Just when we think we have the plot all figured out, a good genre movie throws us for a loop and leaves us gasping. A new revelation is exposed, with startling implications. Or a character is not what he or she appears to be. Even directors whom aren't really considered as genre directors have contributed some of their best work in the form of the genre movie. Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Steven Spielberg's Jaws are not only some of the best genre films ever made, but also some of the best movies ever made, period.
RetroClassics
(Dramas, War, Westerns, and Action-Adventure from 1920-1999)
Some of the best movies ever made don't contain a single moment of special effects. It's all about a good story that can make you think, reflect, feel, and react emotionally. If the movie doesn't have a juicy, complex, emotional, heart-wrenching, personal, intelligent, connectable theme for the audience, it's dead in the water. The human adventure has illuminated films that sometimes make us laugh, tremble or nod in recognition. Whether set in the Old West, a deserted island with ten strangers, or a simple Chicago suburb, there's something commercial about these films; something that connects instead of detracts. And this is what a good dramatic movie should do.
RetroTreasures
(Comedies, Musicals, Cult and Animation from 1920-1999)
The old adage is true: Drama is easy, but comedy is hard. Moviegoers love to laugh, but not everyone has the same sense of humor. Not everyone likes it when someone bursts into song in front of them, either. A good comedy or musical has characters people can relate to and come off as genuine. They can range from the light-hearted satires to the absurd. While comedies can gain material from serious life situations, most end happily and resolve any conflicts that arise throughout the film. What's the purpose of this series? To leave the theatre feeling happy.
RetroNoir
(Crime-Thrillers, Potboilers, and Melodramas from 1920-1999)
Film Noir means "dark movie, indicating a sense of something sinister and shadowy, but also expressing a style of cinematography, and with a dark twisted wit. Often adaptations of American crime novels, the classic era of film noir dates between the early 1940s and the late 1950s and contains roughly 300 or so movies in its canon. So, brace yourself. Here enters the private detective---a scarred, brooding fella who for his considerable flaws is sympathetic. And the ladies? They're brazen, sexual femme fatales, more often than not smarter, and more powerful, than the guys. Later editions will explore "Neo-noir" (Body Heat, LA Confidential), but this season will focus mainly on classic films with dark, pessimistic themes and alienated antiheroes, rain slicked streets, dark shadows and seductive dames. If you like your films hard-boiled, this is the series you've been searching for.
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Special Thanks January-June 2019 to Waheeda Ali, 20th Century Fox Repertory, Bret Berg, American Genre Film Archive, Liam Berney, Universal Pictures Repertory, Chris Chouinard, Park Circus Repertory, Ben Crossley-Marra, Janus Films, Eric Di Bernardo, Rialto Pictures, Jack Durwood, Paramount Pictures Repertory, Kevin Gardner, Lionsgate Repertory, Tiffany Greenwood, Swank Motion Picture Repertory, Jonathan Hertzberg, Kino Lorber Repertory, Dave Jennings, Sony Pictures Repertory, Ryan Kane, GKIDS, Sharon Lester, Rainbow Releasing, Tracey O'Brien, Criterion Pictures, Wyatt Ollestad, MPI Media, Carter Rummage, Lionsgate Pictures, David Szulkin, Grindhouse Releasing, Clemence Taillandier, Film Movement, and Imani Wilkinson, Warner Brothers Repertory.
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RetroTreasures Film Series Presents
Joseph Ruben's DREAMSCAPE & Carl Gottlieb's CAVEMAN
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Steven Spielberg THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS & Peter Hyams CAPRICORN ONE
RetroNoir Film Series Presents
Frank Tuttle's THIS GUN FOR HIRE & Richard Fleischer's THE NARROW MARGIN
RetroFantasma Film Series
Peter Hyams' 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT & Michael Crichton's LOOKER
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Sidney Lumet's 12 ANGRY MEN & Alfred Hitchcock's THE PARADINE CASE
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Robert Aldrich's THE FRISCO KID & Michael Crichton's COMA
Dan Curtis' BURNT OFFERINGS & Dan Curtis' HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS
Ernst Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE & Rene Clair's I MARRIED A WITCH
RetroFantasma Film Series Presents
Stephen King's CHILDREN OF THE CORN & Lucio Fulci's DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING
Hammer Films' HANDS OF THE RIPPER & Hammer Films' VAMPIRE CIRCUS
Retro Film Series Presents
Robert Wiene's THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
With Live Score
(NR, 1920, 75 min)
Fred Dekker's THE MONSTER SQUAD & Jim Henson's THE WITCHES
James Signorelli's ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK: 2K Digital Restoration & Ate de Jong's DROP DEAD FRED
The 2nd Annual ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW HALLOWEEN BALL
(R, 1975, 100 min)
Martin Davidson's EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS & Robert Zemeckis' I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
RETRO FILM SERIES & NCCOMICON PRESENT
Walt Disney's THE ROCKETEER & Walt Disney's TRON
Jules Dassin's NIGHT AND THE CITY: 4K Digital Restoration & George Marshall's THE BLUE DAHLIA
Clive Barker's HELLRAISER: 2K Digital Restoration & Bob Clark's BLACK CHRISTMAS
Bob Clark's A CHRISTMAS STORY & Robert Mulligan's KISS ME GOODBYE
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Sunday, September 8
Friday, October 4
Tickets for Retro Film Series double-features are $9.50. Retro Season Passes cost $80 and are good for either January through June or July through December. Retro double-feature films are not sold individually. Retro passes are available at the beginning of each new season. New seasons begin each January and July.
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MOVIEDIVA FILM SERIES: $7 per single feature


Welcome! Lock it or lose it.
The contrast between these 2 signs struck me as funny. The "lock it or lose it" sign is part of an OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) promotion, not a bad idea at all, however, I would question whether this is really the best place to put this sign. Am I welcome, or not? If I was in the market for a house, would I want to consider this village? Clearly, this was not an intentional plan, and I think that's part of the reason that I had to grab this shot. Intentionally funny signs are fun (google funny church signs), but to me, the unintentional ones bring it to the next level..
I'm reminded of another sign that I saw, back in my high school days. It was 40-ish years ago, but as I recall, a store had a lighted sign suspended from a pole mounted straight out from a building. I don't know the name of the store, but the term "Safety Supplies" was in the name. For a couple of days, one of the mounts was broken, so the sign hung precariously from a single mount directly over the front door. This was long before cell phone cameras, it would have been a great humor shot.
This time, when I saw these 2 signs together, I did stop, turn around and get the shot. So often I see glimpses of 'great shots' along the highway, and they live for a short term in my memory, cause I just won't stop and shoot. Cathy (my wife) often tells me at the beginning of a trip to stop if I see something, but I rarely do. Someday, I may learn that the joy of capturing and reliving these images may be as important as the objective to get to our destination, but as an male Engineering type, it may be a difficult thing to learn. Maybe the 'humor' shots will help me learn this. .


Neverclaim opens Encounter with the amazing and powerful Our God Wins, a song that reminds the listener of their faith that can overcome all things because God always wins. There's a joyful and gleeful hype to this album that's both uplifting and contagious. Clearly, Encounter was prepared with the heart and purpose of reminding the Christian of his/her place in God, and how wonderful and life-changing this encounter could be (no pun intended).
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cd "$APP_FOLDER"
if [ -a src/main/docker/couchbase.yml ]; then
    docker-compose -f src/main/docker/couchbase.yml up -d
    sleep 10
fi

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Functions
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
launchCurlOrProtractor() {
    retryCount=1
    maxRetry=10
    httpUrl="http://localhost:8080"
    if [[ "$JHIPSTER" == *"micro"* ]]; then
        httpUrl="http://localhost:8081/management/health"
    fi

    rep=$(curl -v "$httpUrl")
    status=$?
    while [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$retryCount" -le "$maxRetry" ]; do
        echo "[$(date)] Application not reachable yet. Sleep and retry - retryCount =" $retryCount "/" $maxRetry
        retryCount=$((retryCount+1))
        sleep 10
        rep=$(curl -v "$httpUrl")
        status=$?
    done

    if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
        echo "[$(date)] Not connected after" $retryCount " retries."
        return 1
    fi

    if [ "$PROTRACTOR" != 1 ]; then
        return 0
    fi

    retryCount=0
    maxRetry=2
    until [ "$retryCount" -ge "$maxRetry" ]
    do
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        if [[ -f "gulpfile.js" ]]; then
            gulp itest --no-notification
        elif [[ -f "tsconfig.json" ]]; then
            yarn e2e
        fi
        result=$?
        [ $result -eq 0 ] && break
        retryCount=$((retryCount+1))
        echo "e2e tests failed... retryCount =" $retryCount "/" $maxRetry
        sleep 15
    done
    return $result
}

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Package UAA
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if [[ "$JHIPSTER" == *"uaa"* ]]; then
    cd "$UAA_APP_FOLDER"
    ./mvnw verify -DskipTests -P"$PROFILE"
fi

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Package the application
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
cd "$APP_FOLDER"

if [ -f "mvnw" ]; then
    ./mvnw verify -DskipTests -P"$PROFILE"
    mv target/*.war app.war
elif [ -f "gradlew" ]; then
    ./gradlew bootWar -P"$PROFILE" -x test
    mv build/libs/*.war app.war
else
    echo "No mvnw or gradlew"
    exit 0
fi
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Error when packaging"
    exit 1
fi

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run the application
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if [ "$RUN_APP" == 1 ]; then
    if [[ "$JHIPSTER" == *"uaa"* ]]; then
        cd "$UAA_APP_FOLDER"
        java -jar target/*.war \
            --spring.profiles.active="$PROFILE" \
            --logging.level.io.github.jhipster=ERROR \
            --logging.level.io.github.jhipster.sample=ERROR \
            --logging.level.io.github.jhipster.travis=ERROR &
        sleep 80
    fi

    cd "$APP_FOLDER"
    java -jar app.war \
        --spring.profiles.active="$PROFILE" \
        --logging.level.io.github.jhipster=ERROR \
        --logging.level.io.github.jhipster.sample=ERROR \
        --logging.level.io.github.jhipster.travis=ERROR &
    echo $! > .pid
    sleep 40

    launchCurlOrProtractor
    result=$?
    kill $(cat .pid)
    exit $result
fi

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On October 8, 2021 By Author Edmond GagnonIn Entertainment
After over a year of pandemic-related delays, the latest installment in the James Bond 007series has finally hit the big screens. This movie is Daniel Craig's last fling as the British Agent who's licensed to kill. The movie starts with Bond living out his retirement in Jamaica, but he's soon drawn back into service by his old friend Felix Leiter, of the CIA.
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James has grown older and a bit tired of saving the world, but as usual he stops at nothing to complete his mission. He only beds one woman in this story, the same one he tried to settle down with, but left behind after he felt betrayed by her. She shows up later in the story with a little surprise.
Ernst Blofeld and Spectre are still a formidable force for evil, but Rami Malek's Lyutsifer Safin has his own plans for taking over the world. The movie runs 2hours and 43 minutes and may have you fidgeting in your seat, but there's no time to fall asleep.
The cinematography, film locations, and action scenes were second to none, as per usual in a 007 movie. Although I guessed what was coming at the end, the music and actors played heavy on my emotions. All I can say is that the conclusion was a surprise, and a shock to some viewers around us.
Cathryn hated the ending and refused to rate the movie, but I know she enjoyed the majority of it. I thought it was excellent, and a must-see to any James Bond fan. 10 out of 10 from me. Having said that, I can't say I agree with those who want the next 007 to be a female.
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