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Pet Business celebrates the best that the pet care category has to offer with the 11th annual Industry Recognition Awards.
Pet Club has emerged from the desert to become a player in several markets across Arizona and Colorado. The chain's rapid growth and success are why it has been selected as the Pet Business Retailer of the Year.
For pet retailers, the ability to identify the hottest product trends is key to sustaining success through the fourth quarter of 2012 and beyond.


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Q: Conveniently randomize image via button from folder/slide? I often spend hours bringing pictures into PowerPoint templates one by one and trying to customize the way a presentation whose behavior is very different.
If there were a way to randomly select an image from all of the images on a different slide or excel file or folder and have them appear based on the probable weight assigned to them, it would be a huge time saver.
I've seen various methods of having a random object appear, and some of them don't even require a macro, but importing the images is always very time consuming. If anyone knows of a better/faster way to link a folder with a group of images or something along these lines to an object that is randomized, please help.
Importantly, showing a random image from a batch group without customizing the way each image is brought in is the hard part. Adding weight helps, but it could be done by duplicating important images repeatedly.

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In 2003, it was estimated that a mere 1,600 giant pandas remained in the wild. By 2014, that number had risen by as much as 17 percent, Now, the latest survey suggests the giant panda population has reached 2,060, allowing this once desperately threatened group of animals to be declared no longer endangered by a group of experts on Sunday.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has updated their Red List of Threatened Species, classifying the giant panda population as improved enough to be removed from that list, and downgraded to "vulnerable." The report claims forest protection and reforestation efforts in China have created more available habitats for the species, allowing them to slowly reestablish themselves.
"The improved status confirms that the Chinese government's efforts to conserve this species are effective," the IUCN's report noted. Unfortunately, it's still predicted that, over the next 80 years, more than one-third of the species' bamboo forests will be harmed by climate change, which will once again cause the population to diminish.
"To protect this iconic species, it is critical that the effective forest protection measures are continued and that emerging threats are addressed," the IUCN cautions.
Endangered since 1990, the giant panda has been a worldwide symbol of wildlife conservation for half a century, so the species' successful population growth shows the impact human efforts have had. And along with an expansion of the animal's protected habitat, there has been a marked decrease in poaching.
China has gone to great lengths to protect its panda population, with conservation efforts spanning decades. In fact, they now have 67 reserves protecting almost 5,400 square miles (14,000 square kilometers) of habitat and 67 percent of the panda population. Poaching, rampant in the 1980s, has been banned.
"The recovery of the panda shows that when science, political will and engagement of local communities come together, we can save wildlife and also improve biodiversity," Lambertini stated.
But as mentioned previously, this doesn't mean the giant panda is in the clear. The IUCN warned that climate change and a reduction in bamboo availability could reverse all the efforts that have been made to boost the population and allowed us all to celebrate the species' success.


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Year 6 had a fantastic Enterprise day in which, working in groups of three to fours, they were challenged to design and create a prototype of a futuristic mode of transport in one day. They had the added challenge of creating one that suited four very different environments: urban (city), desert, jungle and a city of ice. These were no ordinary places since much had changed by the year 3030!


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This Pakistan Bokhara design rug is hand-knotted with Wool on Cotton and has 126 knots per square inch.
The measurements for this rug are: 2 feet 6 inches wide by 9 feet 1 inches long.
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Glitter up a funkin to make this house number pumpkin! So easy to do with Mod Podge – customize with your favorite glitter color.
Fall is in full swing (though I can't tell here in California)! I, Holly, love incorporating pumpkins into my fall décor, so this year, I turned a craft pumpkin into a simple glittery house number pumpkin to display by my door throughout the season.
To make our apartment number pop, I outlined the outside of our numbers with Mod Podge and adhered brightly colored glitter. No one will ever get confused which number we are!
Display inside or outside your home (in a covered area) and use any colors you'd like to display your house or unit number for the season.
Step 1: Lightly draw large bubble letters/numbers of your house or unit number in the middle of the pumpkin.
Step 2: Apply Mod Podge around the outside of the letters with a paint brush, outlining the letters. Sprinkle with glitter and tap to remove excess.
For best results, work on one section at a time.
Step 3: Let the first layer dry completely before applying a sealant layer of Mod Podge on top of the glitter. Let dry before displaying.
Let the fall season commence!
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PhD Defence: Niels Joachim Gormsen
In order to obtain the PhD degree, Niels Joachim Gormsen has submitted his thesis entitled: Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing, which he will defend on June 15, 2018
FRIC/Finance seminar with Rui Silva, London Business School
On June 15, 2018, Rui Silva, London Business School will be giving a seminar on the paper: "Bankruptcy, Team-specific Human Capital, and Productivity: Evidence from U.S. Inventors"
AQR Top Finance Graduate Award at CBS 2018
Center for Financial Frictions (FRIC) and the Department of Finance are proud to announce the AQR Top Finance Graduate Award at CBS 2018, which will take place on June 8, 2018 at Copenhagen Business School
FRIC Practitioner Seminar with Kristian Kjeldsen, Head of Financial Stability, Single Resolution Board (SRB)
1 maj, 2018 - 16:00 to 17:30
Upcoming FRIC Practitioner Seminar with Kristian Kjeldsen, Head of Financial Stability, Single Resolution Board (SRB) on "Banking resolution in the Banking Union" on May 1, 2018 from 16.00-17.30
FRIC/Finance seminar with Jean-Edouard Colliard, HEC Paris
13 april, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:15
On Friday, April 13, 2018, Jean-Edouard Colliard, HEC Paris, will be giving a seminar on the paper: "Financial Restructuring and Resolution of Banks"
FRIC/Finance seminar with Tobias Moskowitz, Yale School of Management
23 marts, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:15
On March 23, 2018, Tobias Moskowitz will be giving a seminar on the paper "Yield Curve Premia"
PhD in Finance Information Meeting 2018
Are you interested in pursuing a PhD in Finance? Then join us for an information meeting to find out what it is like to be a PhD student in Finance, in which areas we are recruiting and what you can do with your PhD degree afterwards...
Nobel Laureate Lecture with Robert Engle, New York University (Stern)
CBS and the FRIC Center are happy to host the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (Videnskabernes Selskab)'s Nobel Laureate Lecture with Robert Engle, New York University (Stern) on "How much SRISK is too much?"
FRIC/Finance Seminar with Allen N. Berger, University of South Carolina
3 november, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:15
On November 3, 2017 Allen N. Berger will present: "Economic Policy Uncertainty and Bank Liquidity Creation"
FRIC/Finance Seminar with Wenxin Du, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
On October 27, 2017 Wenxin Du will present: "The dollar, bank leverage and the deviation from covered interest parity"


The Buy buttons with Fotomoto are not working with the Wordpress NextGen Gallery on our new site. I have tried thickbox and thinbox settings, as was suggested in other posting, as well as reseting the NextGen settings to try to match these settings but have had no luck. How can we get the Buy buttons to show within our galleries?
Looks like your gallery is on 4yellowfoundation.org and the domain you have listed with us is 4yellowfoundation.com - all you need to do to fix this is add the .org domain as an Alternate Site Address - here's an article that tells you how.
Thanks!! Always the simple code that takes someone else's fresh eyes to see it. Thank you!!
You're welcome =) and enjoy using Fotomoto!


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Announcing the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Online Writing Workshop
May 3, 2020 /2 Comments/in Writer Articles /by Joni Labaqui
We are thrilled to announce the launch of "L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Online Workshop" coinciding with the Summer 2020 edition of Sci Fi Magazine coverage of the new free online writing workshop available on the homepage of WritersoftheFuture.com.
Sci Fi Magazine Announcement
"The new Writers of the Future Online Writing Course—an extension of L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future (WOTF) Contest, the world's preeminent competition for up-and-coming genre authors," noted Sci Fi editor Jeff Berkwits in the magazine's Summer 2020 issue, with the goal "to help budding speculative storytellers become future Hugo, Nebula, and WOTF award winners."
The free intermediate level writing course for the aspiring writer includes essays, assignments, and 13 video presentations featuring Writers of the Future judges: David Farland, Tim Powers, and Orson Scott Card.
International bestselling author and Writers of the Future Contest Judge Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game) stated, "I hope viewers will be encouraged to write, and to write better. There are great stories as yet unwritten; I hope the viewers of this course will write them so I can read them."
Created especially for the aspiring writer
With the current stay-at-home situation that many find themselves in, anyone aspiring to be an author will be able to learn from the Writers of the Future Workshop instructors, who are each long-term high school or university creative writing teachers. The workshop instructors walk an aspiring writer through the steps to write a short story making full use of L. Ron Hubbard's timeless articles on writing. That the course is free and encourages writers to complete and submit their story, makes it perfect not only for an aspiring author but anyone wanting to be able to write stories including homeschooled students or public schooled students.
Sign up for the writing workshop at Free Online Workshop.
Tags: aspiring author, aspiring writer, L. Ron Hubbard, Online Writing Workshop, Writers of the Future, writing workshop
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Edward Lang says:
I have almost completed the on-line workshop. It's worth your time. You'll get out what you put in, but even the most cursory completion will benefit any writer. I encourage you to take the course.
That's great Edward. I'm glad you are enjoying it and very much appreciate your endorsement. But most of all, I wish you success as a writer!
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Midway through March of 1974, the Atlanta Flames were in the final stretch of a pedestrian season. The Flames had a big-name coach, Bernie Geoffrion, and a promising young center, Tom Lysiak, but it's not as if they were a major attraction when they visited the Vancouver Canucks on a Monday night at Pacific Coliseum.
Perhaps the most notable aspect of the evening was the impact it had one of the young fans in attendance, a kid from nearby Burnaby, British Columbia. He was at the game with his father, Marijan, who had immigrated to Canada from his native Croatia.
For more of Joe Sakic's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here.
Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995.
Officially announced his retirement, July 9, 2009.


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I want to buy a vehicle. I don't know if I should arrange it here, or just look when I'm down there.. I don't really care what it is, as long as it lasts the 20 months. I'll be down August 23rd.
i have my stuff posted for sale. you can look at the descriptions. i will sell my car for $2000 (runs great) and ethernet equipment for $120. i am also selling some other stuff that is posted if you're interested. my username is kittycat and you can also e-mail me at kananiades@yahoo.com. i will be on island until august 30th. thanks.


Will McIntosh is a Hugo Award winner and finalist for the Nebula and twelve other science fiction/fantasy awards. His most recent books include Unbreakable, a dystopian novel with a twist you will not see coming; Faller, published by Tor Books; and a middle grade book (ages nine and up) titled Watchdog, which is being developed as an animated TV series by the creators of the How to Train Your Dragon TV series, Dragons: Race to the Edge. His previous book, Defenders, was optioned by Warner Brothers for a feature film, while Love Minus Eighty was named the best science fiction book of 2013 by the American Library Association-RUSA, and has also been optioned for a TV series. Will was a psychology professor before turning to writing full-time, and still occasionally teaches Introductory Psychology at the College of William and Mary. He lives in Williamsburg with his wife and their twins.


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Deseret NewsOpinion
Boyd Matheson: George Washington understood the fallacy of the indispensable
By Boyd Matheson @BoydMatheson
Published: February 15, 2019 11:00 am
Courtesy of Kamron Coleman, http://www.kamroncoleman.com/
"Washington, Old Nelson, and Providence"
Editor's note: A version of this column originally ran in November 2016 and has been updated in honor of America's first president on Presidents Day.
George Washington was an extraordinary leader, among the greatest in all of human history. Following the Revolutionary War, he had access to absolute power. He could have been, and scores of Americans wanted him to be, king. Many declared him the indispensable and irreplaceable man. Sadly, most men and women hearing such accolades of indispensability listen to that siren song, assume it is a choir of angels, and then begin to believe it and act on it. Washington knew better and rejected the throne of irreplaceability while setting a standard of servant-leadership for all to follow.
I regularly saw the fallacy of the "irreplaceable" in my work as a business consultant. Whenever I heard an executive say "Mary is irreplaceable" or "Steve is indispensable," I knew there might be a big problem. I would respond to such statements by asking what would happen if Mary quit tomorrow, or Steve tragically got hit by a bus. This usually drew a nervous laugh or long moment of silence as the executive realized the fallacy, risk and irresponsibility of allowing someone to become irreplaceable. (Of course, some people are harder to replace and their absence more difficult to overcome.)
The irreplaceable often became a constraining force for innovation, growth and improvement in the organization. It also inhibited the development of other leaders, created a dependency culture and in many instances undermined the mental muscle and personal commitment of others inside the company.
Sadly, the American people have also begun to buy into the indispensable leader syndrome. Currently, the United States Congress has an approval rating that hovers somewhere around 9-14 percent. Yet, incumbents in Congress are reelected at a rate of about 94 percent.
Despite a presidential election in 2016 that was a message from voters to change politics as usual and "drain the swamp," the status quo has mostly been maintained in the U.S. House and Senate, with few seats changing hands and even fewer changes in the leadership of either party.
It is easy to cast aspersions on the rest of Congress while convincing your constituents they cannot survive without you. This attitude fosters the belief that some political savior can waltz in from Washington and fix all our problems — further weakening the nation as more and more citizens absolve themselves of personal responsibility. Ultimately this ends in an imperial presidency with their political pals and pawns running, and often ruining, the nation. This never ends well for everyday citizens. A quick glance to Venezuela provides perspective where the irreplaceable leader turns strong man and transforms into a tyrannical dictator.
If we begin to view political leaders as replaceable, they will be, and elections will become less consequential to our lives because we will make government less consequential in our lives.
" If we begin to view political leaders as replaceable, they will be, and elections will become less consequential to our lives because we will make government less consequential in our lives. "
During my time in Washington, I regularly walked through the Capitol rotunda late at night. I would always pause and spend a few moments gazing at the majestic painting of Washington resigning his commission. In the quiet and stillness of the empty rotunda, you can hear and sense and know the principles that made Washington an authentic and extraordinary leader.
Monday, Feb. 18, is President's Day. But for and and every would-be leader — political or otherwise — the date of Dec. 23, 1783, is the day worth noting, remembering and studying. On that day, in the ultimate act of servant-leadership, Washington resigned his commission before the Continental Congress. In one of the few instances in history, the commander of the conquering forces did not assume complete authority, control and power, but instead returned it to the citizens and their representatives.
George Washington clearly understood that power is not something to amass, barter with or cling to, nor is it a tool for pursuing political purposes and self-promotion. While many proclaimed him to be indispensable and irreplaceable, Washington knew that the future of the nation wasn't dependent on him. He believed America's destiny would be secured, down through the ages, by individual citizens who would enter the world's stage, make a contribution in their homes, communities and country and then travel on.
It is individual Americans living and applying indispensable truths and irreplaceable principles that guarantee America will remain a nation indivisible with liberty, justice and opportunity for all.
Boyd Matheson Boyd C. Matheson is the opinion editor of the Deseret News.
@BoydMatheson
bmatheson@deseretnews.com
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A Leicestershire strongman has broken his 31st world record - by pulling a bus with his ears.
Manjit Singh smashed the existing record in Loughborough on Monday when he pulled the single decker over six metres (about 20 feet).
He is now planning to break another record in Derby this weekend by pulling a bus for 10 metres (about 32 feet) with just one hand.
Afterwards he admitted the feat had been extremely uncomfortable.
"It is very, very painful. It is not a little pain. You can see my ears... they must be very red, or purple," he laughed.
Amarilis Espinoza from the Guinness Book of Records said: "It is actually a record. He's done an impressive 6.1 metres.
"We actually expected him to do only two metres - that was the minimum to set this record."
Manjit Singh's existing world records include pulling a double decker bus with his hair and lifting 85 kg (just over 13 stone) with his ears.


Does meteoric rise make Dow rising or falling star?
Only twice in the last decade has the Dow's performance, on a relative basis, been so much better than the broadly based Standard & Poor's 500. And those times, said Byron R. Wien, the chief U.S. equity strategist for Morgan Stanley, were not great times to buy stocks.
The first time was in the early fall of 1987, shortly before the 1987 stock market crash, which drove the entire market down sharply and hurt the Dow even more sharply than other indexes.
The Dow, with only 30 stocks, is computed on a price-weighted basis. That is, the higher the price of a given stock, the higher its weight in the index.
That can mean that the hottest stocks, as they rise in price, take on an added weight in the Dow and help push it up even more. By contrast, the S&P; 500 includes 500 stocks and is weighted by market capitalization.
Should investors really take such indexes seriously? Mr. Wien quotes Sam Steadman, a market guru at Loeb Rhodes more than a generation ago, in speaking of his own charts: "These things are to raise questions. When you go hunting, you take your dog along, but you don't give him the gun."


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"You do not eat rice."
不 Bu - Do not pursue Lu Bu.
This is the first comment I read on Duolingo and it's gold!
The first comment I read in days and its gold!
So since rice is sometimes used as a standin, this could also just mean "you do not eat"?
I too would like to know the how to distinguish when someone means rice or generally food?
In my experience, it's context. Generally when fan (飯) is paired with 吃 chi, it means "to eat food". If you want to say rice, you would say 米飯(mi3fan4) or just 米(mi3). I've never seen 吃飯 mean "to eat rice" in any media or when speaking to native chinese speakers.
Yeah, saying "eat rice" for 吃饭 is really weird. It's pretty much always used for "to eat". Eating rice on its own is 吃米饭 or 吃大米. It means "rice" in dish names, such as 红烧牛肉盖浇饭, but even in words and phrases like 一顿饭, it should be understood as "meal"
饭 can also mean 'food' in general, but especially main courses.
It's cumbersome, but at least is better than no tone indications at all.


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Maine House GOP's Gripe With Dems: It's kind of like the skunk calling the rose stinky?
May 3, 2018 Bruce Wetherbee
Augusta, Maine – Republicans in Maine's House of Representatives tried to grab the high ground when they voted against extending the legislative session by three days, killing a number of measures important to many residents of the state.
Their argument: Democrats had wasted time earlier in the session when matters could have been worked on.
The vote to extend the session came in the form of an amended joint order requiring the support of at least two thirds of the members voting. (Click here for link to recorded vote.)
And that enabled the minority party to accomplish what they were really after – thwarting the implementation of the voter approved expansion of Medicaid coverage in Maine.
Disingenuous Attack on Speaker Gideon by Governor and Minority Leader Fredette?
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon.
To be clear, House Minority Leader Ken Fredette (R-Newport) and Republican Governor Paul LePage never hid their opposition to the Medicaid expansion.
But as they put up obstacles to reaching any compromise they also worked to re-direct criticism away from their plan to prevent the Medicaid expansion by attacking Speaker Sara Gideon, claiming she had failed to lead.
However, chastening the Democrats by claiming they dragged their feet during the session to force a compromise on Medicaid expansion – all while the Republicans were themselves throwing sand in the gears of governing – seemed more like "the skunk calling the rose stinky.*"
In the end, all but three House Republicans voted not to extend the legislative session, killing the Medicaid expansion, as well as an important bill providing help to victims of opioid addiction.
Details of How the Extension Would Have Worked.
Speaker Sara Gideon's original version of the joint order called for four days to be added to the legislative calendar – two days for committee and floor action on bills and appropriation items needing to be worked up, and two days to deal with expected vetoes from Governor LePage on some of the measures.
According to debate on the floor, budget related line-item vetoes would have to be taken up on one "veto dedicated day" and any other non-line-item vetoes would require a separate day.
Minority Leader Fredette lectured the Democrats, insisting they had wasted time, and encouraged his minority caucus to oppose any extension.
Representative Matthew Pouliot (R-Augusta), offered an amendment to the joint order to limit the extended session to one-day, suggesting his compromise offered enough time to get the work done.
While open to an amendment to lessen the number of days in order to reach a compromise to address what members acknowledged was important unfinished business, Speaker Gideon pointed out that they would still need the two additional days to deal with the threatened vetoes from the governor.
Pouliot's amendment failed, by a vote of only 32 in favor and 115 against (click here for link to vote).
Then Representative Robert Duchesne (D-Hudson) offered an amendment for a three-day extension.
The Speaker and all but two Democrats voted for Duchesne's compromise amendment.
It passed by a majority vote of 81 in favor and 68 opposed, with three Republicans voting in favor of the Duchesne compromise (click here for vote on the Duchesne amendment).
Although the amendment needed a simple majority to pass, the joint order, amended to three days – one on legislative committee action and floor debate, and two for dealing with expected veto messages from the Governor – needed a two-thirds majority vote of at least 99 votes in favor to pass.
It failed on a vote of 82 in favor and 66 opposed – all but three of the Republicans voting no to the compromise measure.
That vote essentially ended the legislative session, with the following matters left undone:
Additional Assistance for Opioid Victims
Tax Conformity
School Funding Measure
Transportation Matters
The Candle reached out to the Fredette over a week ago seeking a statement regarding the House Republicans' position should the order for an extension be offered.
He called back and told The Candle to speak with his press person, Rob Poindexter.
But that had already happened. Poindexter outlined the House Republican's position, and when pressed for a more detailed explanation, he said he would try to set up a conference call interview with his boss.
Poindexter also suggested the Medicaid expansion funding was a deal-breaker – the Democrats wanted it to be part of the compromise, while the Republicans were against it (unless cuts were made elsewhere in the budget to offset the Medicaid increases).
When asked why the Republicans not budging on Medicaid expansion wasn't just as much a hurdle to a compromise as was the Democrats' position of not wanting to link Medicaid to a minimum wage debate, Poindexter suggested the conference call with Fredette would provide more answers.
Classic Diversionary Tactic.
But Fredette avoided the conference call.
The Candle sent Poindexter an email re-stating our request for an explanation, in part:
Could you provide me a statement from the House Republican leadership, or from Leader Fredette (or arrange a time I could call him) for the following questions:
1.) Why they chose to dig in and prevent the extension.
2.) What was the pitch made by the Minority Leader Ken Fredette to his fellow House Republican Caucus members to take a stand that left the above mentioned maters along with what one Maine newspaper reported to be "dozens of bipartisan measures left unresolved."
3.) Will the House Republican leaders and caucus continue to fight efforts to address measures left unresolved when the legislature returns for the so-called 'veto session' as it's being reported that through some parlimentary procedures, the House and Senate Democrats and I beleive the leaders of the Senate Republicans will try to address same? …
In another response to our request to speak with Fredette, Poindexter responded, "Rep. Fredette is balancing the state house and his two law practices. We have a citizens legislature here in Maine so time can be pretty limited. I'll see what I can do."
Fredette never called back.
No further explanation was sent to The Candle by the Republicans.
And in the debate on the floor Wednesday, the Republicans were as partisan as they claimed the Democrats were.
But by the end of the day, the Democrats had at least offered a reasonable, workable compromise.
Gideon went halfway, but Fredette's team played the Governor's hand – thwarting Medicaid expansion, defying the voters of Maine, and killing other bills they claimed they supported.
Gideon released the following statement at the end of the session:
"Today, the House Republicans chose to go home, relinquishing responsibility and creating uncertainty around the issues that matter most to our people and our economy.
"Bottom line, we just needed to take action. But today, because of unclear motives and an unknown agenda, House Republicans voted against their own values. After eight years of partisanship before progress, I was still so gravely disappointed to watch House Republicans walk away from their responsibilities. I had hoped for more."
The Candle left a phone message for the Republicans' press staff Wednesday, seeking an explanation as to how the Republican leaders wanted their caucus members to vote on the order – we never got a return call.
It was followed up with an email to the Republicans' press office after the session ended for a comment – there was no response by the time we published this story. (Our email had an admitted snarky comment about not expecting an answer given our experience – however we will post any update should we get one).
*The Candle did not coin this phrase, and wants to acknowledge the individual who did – someone identified as Thoth, who wrote it and claimed authorship on the website WordReference.com (click here for link).
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The Art Of DM-ing Celebrities On Instagram
The Strange & Beautiful Art Of Engaging With Celebrities On Instagram
Anabel Pasarow
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The most inadvertently bad thing I have ever done on the internet was in 2015, a time when I was naive to the lasting power my own simple words could possess in the comment section of Taylor Swift's Instagram. She posted an innocuous photo of herself playing guitar on stage, and beneath it, I wrote: "This is the real Taylor's cell phone! Call it, she answers!" followed by my then-boyfriend's phone number. (Don't worry, he was in on the joke. I'm not a monster.) Of course, the texts and calls from Swifties the world over asking if it was, in fact, the real Taylor came rolling in. It was funny for a day. But what I could never have predicted is that the phone continued to ring — for weeks. People, I have learned, pay attention to celebrity comment sections. And as it turns out, their contents reveal a lot more about us as fans than about the celebrities in question.
The comment section of almost any celebrity Instagram post is like a party at 3 a.m. once they turn on all the lights and there's a half-eaten cake on the floor: a cornucopia of dripping thirst, messy bros who want to punch stuff, and drunk girls who have declared themselves best friends despite having just met in the bathroom line. Which is to say, it's fun to hang out there. The imagined intimacy between all parties — celebrity and disciple, troll and stan — leaves much to be analysed: Who are the laypeople among us commenting on celebrity Instagrams and DM-ing them, and what drives them to do it? Why do people I know comment single fire emojis beneath Busy Philipps's holiday selfies? I posed the question on Twitter, and the responses came back in droves.
"Instagram makes me feel closer to celebs because you see so much of their lives documented. I know so much of it is a show, but I definitely feel a greater sense of 'connection' to celebrities who are on Instagram than those who aren't (a la J. Law)," Meghan, a 26-year-old marketing manager who often DMs the men of the Bachelor universe, tells me via DM.
"Ideally, it'd be the dream if they saw my DM, looked at my profile, and then thought I was just the girl they were looking for. I assume they won't see my DMs, but every time there is a little sliver of hope that maybe *this* time will work and kickstart my love story."
My coworker told me of a time a few years ago when she unabashedly commented "I had a sex dream about you last night" on one of Pete Davidson's Instagram photos.
My coworker told me of a time a few years ago when she unabashedly commented "I had a sex dream about you last night" on one of Pete Davidson's Instagram photos, which her brother immediately discovered, screenshotted, and called her out on. While she felt embarrassed by the exposure — she didn't know that her comment would be so easily visible to the people who followed her — she didn't delete it, because she did have a sex dream about Pete Davidson, and she still wanted him to know.
Another such response I got was from Christina, a 25-year-old student who showed me a screenshot of her drunk DM to Timothée Chalamet, which she first followed up to him with an apology blaming her behaviour on a strong Aperol spritz, and then rounded out with a compliment on how good he looks in the Little Women trailer (very good).
Of course, while this unprecedented accessibility affords us the opportunity to slide right on into any celeb's DMs, it also provides a prime pranking environment. Andrew, a 26-year-old in the entertainment industry, told me that his favourite platform on Instagram is Live, where he often comments ridiculous things with the hope that the celebrity hosting the Live story will recite them out loud.
"I think it's funny to make up a funny name and try to get them to say it. So I'll get, like, a cast member on Are You the One? to say 'Hi Jabooly, hope you feel better.'" Andrew also pulled a stunt, not unlike my Taylor Swift comment, where he wrote, "Hey Justin, see you on set tonight" on Justin Bieber's photo, and in return, got many teen followers who then DM-ed him asking: "Hi sir, do you really know Justin?"
No matter your motive — whether to entrap additional followers through trollery, bathe the object of your desire in thirst, or gas up Busy Philipps for her post-vacation glow, he synthesises all of these behaviours by stating simply: "If you comment on an Instagram, it's to be seen."
The Art Of Commenting On Celebrity Instagram Posts
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In swapping Mubarak for Morsi, Egyptians find the same old tyranny
Morsi's latest moves concentrate power in the hands of the Egyptian president, just like the hated Hosni Mu
Araminta Wordsworth
Aug 15, 2012 • Last Updated August 15, 2012 • 1 minute read
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Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today: It's increasingly looking as if Egyptians have swapped one tyranny for another — and at least that of Hosni Mubarak was secular.
Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood alum who is the country's first democratically elected president, is starting to show his true Islamist colours.
First he took on the media and the military, replacing editors at newspapers deemed unsympathetic to his rule. Then he fired the Mubarak-era generals who headed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
Now he's set his sights on parliament and the judiciary. He's appointed an Islamist as his new justice minister and given himself the right to control drafting the new constitution.
The effect is to concentrate power in one man's hands — just like the much-hated Mubarak. More worryingly, many observers believe Morsi is little more than a MB puppet. In an editorial, The Washington Post offers advice:
Mr. Morsi will need to be more than shrewd if he is to lead Egypt in a democratic direction. His action against the generals was extralegal, and in a twilight period without a permanent constitution or parliament, he will have extraordinary sway, both legislative and executive, over how the new Egypt is constructed. The Muslim Brotherhood's history as a closed, secretive society is not a viable method for governing. [The Egyptian president] probably had no alternative but to face off with the generals and consolidate his political standing. The military council would not have permitted a democracy to flourish. But Mr. Morsi must avoid the temptation of absolutism, and that means respecting other centres of power.
The Associated Press's Hamza Hendawi says there are fears Morsi is already unstoppable.
The question now is whether there is any institution in the country that can check the power of Morsi and the Brotherhood and stop them from taking over the nation's institutions and consolidating their grip. "Are we looking at a president determined to dismantle the machine of tyranny … or one who is retooling the machine of tyranny to serve his interests, removing the military's hold on the state so he can lay the foundations for the authority of the Brotherhood?" prominent rights activist and best-selling novelist Alaa al-Aswani wrote in an independent daily. "He must correct these mistakes and assure us through actions that he is a president of all Egyptians."
At Time magazine, Abigail Hauslohner reports many Egyptians believe the Brotherhood is really in charge.
[T]he bigger picture is this, says Mamdouh Hamza, a prominent businessman and pro-democracy advocate: the reshuffle plays into the broader strategy of Morsi's powerful Islamist alma mater, the Muslim Brotherhood, which most analysts agree is still calling the shots in the presidential kitchen. "They are the only ones in the kitchen, 100%," says Hamza. "In fact, Morsi might only be the coffee boy in the kitchen … The Muslim Brotherhood doesn't do anything off the cuff. Everything is according to plan and may be known for a few months before."
The British newsmagazine The Economistbelieves it's too early to count the generals out.
[The firing of the military] does not signal an end to the long-term Brotherhood-SCAF dynamic, nor to Egypt's extended post-revolutionary season of political uncertainty. The country still lacks a constitution and a parliament, after the Supreme Court dissolved the People's Assembly, deeming it unconstitutional. Rather than an absolute triumph the latest developments represent a reshaping of the existing deal — with the military retreating a bit from its own recent power grabs. The military is keeping quiet for now; but its civilian backers, like former parliamentarian and newspaper editor Mustafa Bakri, are already denouncing a naked Brotherhood power grab. Those complaints will gain some traction among the 49% of voters who opposed Mr. Morsi — many of whom saw the military as a necessary bulwark against the bearded hordes.
In contrast, Dina Rashedat Foreign Policy magazine says Morsi has bought off the military, removing the old guard and promoting younger officers who will be beholden to him. Democracy is the likely casualty.
[The] decisions show that the new president is making a consistent effort to reshape the security sector apparatus, instating officers who are more loyal to the new presidency than to the old regime. In addition to changes within the military and the intelligence leadership, in early August a new minister of interior with little affiliation to the Mubarak regime was sworn in. The new appointees are expected to show more loyalty to Morsi as the elected president of the country even if they are not MB loyalists … Like [president Anwar] Sadat, Morsi may prove to be more politically shrewd than first anticipated. The current president won one more battle in the war against the Mubarak regime, but there are no guarantees that his decisions will be in the interest of a democratic transition given the concentration of legislative and executive powers in his hand. The battle for the new constitution remains the real battle for democratic change.
compiled by Araminta Wordsworth
awordsworth@nationalpost.com


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Spring may have sprung, but the evenings are still pretty chilly so this warming and comforting mushroom and pea risotto is the perfect antidote to just those evenings. It takes a bit longer than your average weeknight dinner but it's really worth the patience when it comes to risotto, or why not bookmark it for the weekend?
Place a pan over a medium heat, add the olive oil and, once hot, add the shallots and fry for a few minutes.
Next add the garlic, fresh thyme, and mushrooms and fry for a further 4 minutes, until softened.
Add the risotto rice and stir to combine.
After a couple of minutes pour in the vegetable stock, season with salt and let gently simmer for 40 minutes, until the stock has been absorbed. Stir occasionally. You can add more water should you wish for it to be runnier in consistency.
Add the rocket, parmesan, peas and stir for a couple of minutes until the leaves have wilted and peas have cooked.


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Women's History Month: Mary Voytek
BYT at large March 25, 2016
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March is Women's History Month. Throughout the month we'll be profiling D.C. based women you should know. Amy Morse, the founder of Ideas Club, is heading the project. Today she profiles Mary Voytek. -ed.
Mary approaches science with curiosity and wonder. Her research explores deep questions such as the evolution of life in the universe. Through her post in the Astrobiology department at NASA, she investigates "habitable worlds," ways to search for life beyond Earth, and of course – Mars! When Mary isn't exploring extreme environments on earth, testifying before congressional committees, she is likely thinking about outer space – wayyyy outer space. She has the dream job of any sci-fi writer, Mulder wannabe, or human being that has ever gazed at the stars and spent more than 5 seconds pondering the extraterrestrial. She directs the Astrobiology Program at NASA and has implemented a cross-divisional science initiative called NExSS, the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science. NExSS brings together planetary scientists, astronomers, astrophysicists, heliophysicists, biologists, biogeochemistry, and Earth scientists to work together to understand exoplanets as systems and to explore exoplanets as potentially habitable and inhabited worlds outside our solar system (which makes Elysium look local yokel).
If you are wondering what Astrobiology is, check out Mary's cool graphic novel, Astrobiology: The Story of Our Search for Life in the Universe.
Her curiosity, leadership and prolific publishing, have prompted her to start some badass work at NASA. She considers herself a "science activist." She wants to change how science is done and believes that the most important science questions will be answered through multidisciplinary collaborations and inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches. Mary finds that women's approaches to problem solving are especially conducive to this type of collaboration. Mary is passionate about science communication, and in addition to her contributions to rad graphic novels, she supports FameLab USA, an international science communication training and competition program for early-career researchers. She is also giving back to her community with research on the Chesapeake Bay.
Women Who Inspire Mary
Three women in history who have greatly inspired her – Rachel Carson (similar to Mary, Rachel wrote and recorded creative communications to stir interest in science and researched the Chesapeake Bay), Eleanor Roosevelt and Beryl Markham. They were all strong women of conviction who were true to themselves and followed their principles and goals, despite any barriers raised because they were women.
Many science organizations provide opportunities for women to get involved in science education, career development, mentoring, and advocacy for science programs, diversity in the sciences, and science literacy – like the American Geophysical Union (the president, executive director, and five-eighths of the board of AGU are women), the American Astronomical Society (has a female president and a Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy), and the American Society for Microbiology (which also has a committee on the status of women in the field).
I F#!&$ing Love Science – Elise Andrews started the Facebook page to share her passion for science when she was a 22-year-old college student studying biology – with no experience in journalism.
xkcd.com – A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Mary recommends nurturing and maintaining our sense of humor and wonder.
NASA's Astrobiology Program – Simply fascinating! More graphic novels too.
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Athens cannot join the BRICS bank at the moment, Russia's economic development minister said.
UFA (Sputnik) — Greece cannot currently join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Tuesday.
In May, Russia invited Greece to become an NDB member. Earlier this week, Greek Deputy Defense Minister Costas Isychos told Sputnik that Greece welcomes the possibility of joining the NDB but there remains a lot of work to be done before this can happen.
"No, I do not think that is possible. I do not think that the BRICS bank should solve Greece's problems… Expanding a number of BRICS Bank's members is possible only hypothetically," Ulyukayev said, answering a question of whether NDB members would consider expanding membership of the bank, including an accession by Greece.
He added that Greek aid was not discussed at the current BRICS summit underway in the Russian city of Ufa.
On Monday, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said it was too early to talk about other countries joining the NDB until the bank is fully functional.
The agreement on the creation of the New Development Bank was signed on July 15, 2014, at the BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil.
BRICS member states have also agreed to establish a $100-billion liquidity reserve to ensure the bank's financial stability.
During the Ufa summit, the BRICS leaders are expected to officially launch the bank.


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Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census, down from 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Edwards is named for Dick Edwards, owner and proprietor of the Edwards House in Jackson, Mississippi.

Edwards was originally named "Amsterdam" and settled in the 1830s. In 1832 it suffered from a cholera epidemic and was then bypassed by the Alabama and Vicksburg Rail Road. This happened in 1839 when R. O. Edwards' plantation became a stop on the railroad known as Edwards Depot.

The depot was burned to prevent its use during the Civil War in 1863. The current site of Edwards was chosen in 1866 and was incorporated in 1871.

In 1882 the Southern Christian Institute was opened by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the town to educate African-Americans. It later became Bonner-Campbell College. In 1897 Edwards suffered an attack of yellow fever that killed many residents of the town.

Geography
Edwards is in western Hinds County, on high ground  east of the Big Black River, which forms the Warren County line. Interstate 20 runs along the northern border of the town, with access from Exit 19. I-20 leads east  to Jackson, the state capital, and west  to Vicksburg.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Edwards has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 995 people, 404 households, and 193 families residing in the town.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,034 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 82.4% Black, 15.4% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian and 0.6% from two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,347 people, 461 households, and 335 families living in the town. The population density was 808.2 people per square mile (311.4/km2). There were 505 housing units at an average density of 303.0 per square mile (116.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 78.92% African American, 20.19% White, 0.15% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 461 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were married couples living together, 33.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,231, and the median income for a family was $31,786. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,308. About 19.0% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Edwards is served by the Hinds County School District, and is zoned to Bolton/Edwards Elementary-Middle School in Bolton and Raymond High School in Raymond.

Jackson/Hinds Library System operates the Lois A. Flagg Library in Edwards, adjacent to the Edwards Head Start Center.

Notable people
 Rev. Carnella Barnes, pioneering African-American Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister
 Betty Currie, personal secretary of Bill Clinton, moved to Waukegan, Illinois as a child
 George Flaggs Jr., mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi
 Johnny Fuller, blues and rock 'n' roll musician
 Otis Harris, track and field athlete who won gold and silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics
 George W. Lee, vice-president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership
 Fiddlin' Joe Martin, blues musician
 Charlie Patton, blues musician and inductee in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame; born near Edwards in 1891
 Melvin Powell, Negro league baseball pitcher
 Aurelius Southall Scott, educator and newspaper editor
 Norman Francis Vandivier, aviator

References

External links

Town of Edwards official website

Towns in Hinds County, Mississippi
Populated places established in the 1830s
1830s establishments in Mississippi

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Extrait "La prima volta"
Born and raised in the surrounding area of Lecce, these six musicians took their first steps into the alternative music circuit, catching the attention of the public mainly thanks to the large amount of live shows they performed. Their debut album was released in 2003 with the self-titled album "negramaro". However, it was with the album "000577" (from 2004) that the band began to establish itself. The album who saw Corrado Rustici produce some of the songs, built an artistic collaboration which would be repeated for "Mentre tutto scorre" (2005) and "La finestra" (2007). Between January and April of 2007, negramaro moved to the United States to follow the production of the new album "La Finestra". The CD was recorded at Plant Studios in San Francisco and mastered at the Sterling Sound Studio in New York. In January 2018 negramaro were the first Italian artist to gain a cover on Billboard. That summer the "Amore che torni stadium tour 2018" negramaro played in six stadiums for 175,000 people: no other Italian band had ever played six stadiums in the same tour. That following Autumn they set off on another big indoor arena tour of 20 concerts for 150,000 fans. In October 2019, to celebrate their 20yr career they held a special event in collaboration with Vanity Fair, where a preview of their documentary "L'anima vista da qui" was presented at the 'Festa del Cinema' in Rome. On the 29th of May 2020, following a series of messages on Instagram, "Better days" was published, an original song recorded long distance together with One Republic. The 9th of October 2020 "Contatto" was released, the first single and title track preceding the bands 10th studio album which was then published on the 13th of November. negramaro dedicated and exclusive event to present the new album: A live streaming from inside a Hypercube which offered the viewers a technological, interactive experience. On February 14h 2022, the new Italian tour was announced, a tour that will travel to 14 Italian cities and 10 large European ones.
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Embedding has now become the norm when it comes to sharing content on websites. In WordPress, embedding content from sites like Youtube, Twitter, and SoundCloud is downright easy, thanks to the oEmbed API. Simply add the link into the post content and, WordPress immediately parses the link and renders it into a presentable format.
But, what do you think of the idea to embed a WordPress post, in a way similar to how we would embed a Tweet or a Youtube video? Allowing readers to embed your post would certainly increase your site engagement and viewership coming from other websites.
This genuine idea is under discussion, in the WordPress development group, to be added into the WordPress Core functionality in the future. But as of now, we can apply it into our blog with the help of a plugin called oEmbed API.
First of all, this plugin requires at least WordPress 4.3 so ensure that your website has been updated. Install the oEmbed API plugin. The site must be accessible online, otherwise the embed could fail.
The embedded content is nicely laid out. It shows the post title, the excerpt, the site name, the number of comments, and the Share button which will display the post permalink for embedding the content. And that is essentially all you have to do.
If you are fine with the default output you can stop here. But if you want more customization options, here are a couple of things you can do.
One of the reasons this plugin requires the latest WordPress version is the Favicon. The ability to add favicon natively through the dashboard has only been introduced in 4.3. but this also means that your embedded content will be displayed with the WordPress icon inline with your site name.
For us, this seems irrelevant since the content comes from our site, not WordPress icon. We'd like to see our site logo inline with our site name instead. To do this, we go to the Appearance > Customize > Site Identity tab.
Yet, it provides a rest_oembed_output action that we can leverage for adding new content as part of the final output, including an inline style. It isn't ideal, but at the very least, it lets you override the styles of the embedded content.
The following is an example of a code that you could add into your theme functions.php to turn the font to serif type.
Just change the return number, as needed.
You can follow the development progress in the Github issue tickets as well as in the WordPress Dev thread. All in all, this will be a great addition for WordPress.


Why choose One Harley Street Dental Practice?
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They offer Dental Implants, Dental Veneers and Crowns, Tooth Whitening and a full range of Cosmetic Dentistry procedures to improve not only peoples smiles, but in many cases their lives also.
Cosmetic dentist Jonathan Hall has a unique arrangement with his world renowned Master Ceramist in Paris bringing to London the skill and attention of smile design before available to only a select few.
Using Crowns, Veneers, Dental Implants and advanced Cosmetic Dentistry techniques. London dentist Jonathan Hall and his team produce outstanding results.
Harley Street dentist Dr Jonathan Hall is the appointed Dental Surgeon to a number of Royal families across the world which is in recognition of his high level of care and attention and holistic approach to dental care.
London dentist Jonathan Hall believes that the finest of dental care should be available to as many people as possible. One Harley Street fees are affordable and reflect the level of dental care provided. The dental practice also offers Interest Free Credit facilities for those who wish to spread out the costs of their dental treatment.


The Spiritree is a biodegradable cinerary urn that takes a loved one's ashes and transforms them into a living memorial tree. The two piece urn is made up of an organic bottom shell and a chemically inert, all weathering ceramic cover. The bottom half of the Spiritree holds the cremated remains whilst the top part keeps them in place and protects from dispersion. When planting the Spiritree, the plant feeds itself from the biodegradable base and calcium rich remains. Eventually the tree will be large enough to break the ceramic cover and over time this will degrade.
The Spiritree is a biodegradable cinerary urn that takes a loved one's ashes and transforms them into a living memorial tree. The two piece urn is made up of an organic bottom shell and a chemically inert, all weathering ceramic cover. The bottom half of the Spiritree holds the cremated remains whilst the top part keeps them in place and protects from dispersion. When planting the Spiritree, the plant feeds itself from the biodegradable base and calcium rich remains. Eventually the tree will be large enough to break the ceramic cover and over time this will degrade. This biodegradable urn comes with a choice of the following free seeds, Beech, English Oak, Gingko Biloba, and Norway Maple.
To use the Spiritree, dig a hole in the ground or planter where you are planning to lay to rest and plant the sapling of your choice inside. Place the fertiliser packet next to the plant. This will dissolve over time releasing vital nutrients to the tree. Pass the base of the Spiritree over the top of the sapling and spread the ashes around the central protrusion. Place the ceramic cover over the tree sapling and water as per tree care instructions. The Spiritree must be covered with soil and watered regularly to nurture the new tree life.


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This page displays sold house prices for Cypress Close in Newport.
Cypress Close in Caerleon, Newport consists predominantly of detached houses. Properties on Cypress Close typically have values around £200,000 - £300,000, but larger detached houses can command upwards of £300,000.
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The University of Pennsylvania Law Review
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is published six times a year (November, December, January, April, May, and June) by students of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Journals in JSTOR from The University of Pennsylvania Law Review
University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1945 - 2011
University of Pennsylvania Law Review and American Law Register 1908 - 1944
The American Law Register (1898-1907) 1898 - 1907
The American Law Register and Review 1892 - 1897
Website: http://www.law.upenn.edu/lrev/
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
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You are here: Home / Uncategorized / You're almost certainly a hostage of your business and don't know it....
You're almost certainly a hostage of your business and don't know it.
March 7, 2009 /in Uncategorized /by chuckblakeman
During the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980, I listened to an expert describe why being a hostage for a short period of time was exponentially worse then being sentenced to prison for many years.
A hostage lives without clear rules, never knowing what each day might bring – anything from death to freedom, from promises for release to wondering if they will ever be free. The most damaging thing is the lack of a definitive ending date – it could go on forever. A prisoner on the other hand, knows very clearly what the rules are for daily living, and most importantly, there is a clear end date leading to freedom.
When you know the daily rules and there is a clock leading to freedom, it's immeasurably easier to stay encouraged and work toward that end date.
If you don't have a clear Strategic Plan, or a Business Maturity Date for when you're business will make money without you being around, you are a hostage of your business; no clear rules, no end in site. Thoreau said "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Is it any wonder why we feel we're on a "quiet desperation" treadmill? We're so busy making money that it never dawns on us to do the things that will help us build a business that makes money.
I'm no longer a hostage to my business. I have clear daily rules (my 12-month rolling Strategic Plan) and a clear end in site (My Business Maturity Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 10:00am). It makes the journey itself a whole lot more exciting and meaningful. And as a result, quiet desperation has become quiet resolve.
Are you a hostage to your business, experiencing quiet desperation on the treadmill? Or do you have a Strategic Plan that runs your business, and a Business Maturity Date? Get off the treadmill and get back to the passion that brought you into business in the first place.
Get a clear Business Maturity Date (the day your business will start making money when you'renot around) and a clear Strategic Plan for getting there. You'll make more money in less time.
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Rio Tinto moves to renewable electricity
Rio Tinto will reduce the annual carbon footprint associated with its Kennecott Utah Copper operation by as much as 65 per cent through purchasing renewable energy certificates and permanently shutting its coal power plant.
Kennecott's electricity needs will now be paired with 1.5 million megawatt hours of renewable energy certificates supplied by Rocky Mountain Power, primarily sourced from its Utah allocated portfolio including wind power from Wyoming.
The change will reduce the annual carbon footprint associated with the operation by over one million tonnes CO2.
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said "Rio Tinto is committed to playing a part in the transition to a low-carbon economy. This move will significantly reduce emissions associated with our operations in Kennecott and allow us to offer customers copper, gold and silver with a reduced carbon footprint.
"The materials we produce, from infinitely recyclable aluminium and copper used in electrification to borates used in energy-efficient building materials and our higher grade iron ore product, all play a part in this transition to a low-carbon economy. Rio Tinto will continue to work with partners and customers to develop new sustainable solutions".
The move to support renewable power is the result of collaboration with the Utah government, local communities and Rocky Mountain Power to improve air quality and deliver an alternative power solution.
The Governor of Utah Gary Herbert said "Rio Tinto's decision to retire their power plant is a win-win for our community. Their decision will simultaneously support Utah's shift toward a low carbon economy and improve air quality in the Salt Lake Valley."
This is the latest initiative to make Kennecott greener. Since 2005, it has been smelting scrap metal such as old copper wiring into its smelting process. In 2018, it processed more than 2.8 million pounds of copper from recycled scrap metal, enough to provide the electrical wiring in 6,400 new homes.
The renewable energy certificates are Green-e Energy certified and meet the environmental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. Learn more at www.green-e.org.
Renewable energy certificates are proof that renewable energy has been generated and delivered to the electricity grid on the owner's behalf from renewable sources such as solar or wind power. For each megawatt-hour of renewable energy generated, a certificate is created. The move to using renewable energy certificates at Kennecott is subject to regulatory approval by the Utah Public Service Commission.
The coal power station operated for 75 years and has been idle since 2017 as part of managing seasonal air quality and maintenance requirements. The decision to permanently shut the plant has been made over other options such as moving to gas. After electricity, the other main energy sources at Kennecott are diesel power in mining fleet and natural gas in processing facilities.
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I meant to comment on the mirror scene with Londo and Vir and forgot. I was just reminded when I watched Z'Ha'Dum, which has a mirror scene involving Sheridan. In "And the Rock Cried out No Hiding Place", there's a fairly extended scene of Londo and Vir talking, but we see almost the whole scene in a big mirror in Londo's quarters. It's not the first time, either. There was an earlier episode (and I can't quite remember which one right now) where we see Londo talking, while getting dressed in front of a mirror.
It is truly disturbing how often I think of that song playing while Refa is running through those tunnels and smile.


Follow these steps to put a smile on your instructor's face – and more importantly, to correctly format your essay.
After Microsoft Word loads, click on "Format" at the top of the screen and then on "Paragraph"
Click on "View" at top of screen and then click on "Header and Footer"
Click on the "Close" button. You should now see your last name and the numeral 1 in a light gray in the upper right hand corner of your document (ex. Doe 1).
Click on "Insert" at top of the screen and then on "Date and Time"
Before ending your work session, remember to save back up copy to A:drive or flash drive.
Go down to end of ype your course name, number, and section (ex. English 021-06) and press the "Enter" key, type professor's name, enter, and the date.
You've just created a "hard page break" that will keep your Works Cited page separate from the rest of your essay.
Press the "Back Space" key once and begin adding your entries in alphabetical order.


Ok, grades are finally up.
They are now final, so please don't ask me to make any changes at this point.
Many of you will be very disappointed with your grades. If you are one of them, please use the fourth quarter to finish on a high note.


Introduced by the Scottish government to support all those struggling to keep their debt in check, a Trust Deed Alloa is a formal insolvency contract which permits you to convert a number of outstanding debts into one reduced monthly payment plan. The arrangement occurs over a set interval, usually 48 months, after which all excess debts will be wiped out if all conditions have been met.
When your payment system is established and becomes 'protected' we will bring an end to creditor harassment. They are unable to burden you with legal action, and, each time they have to contact you, they are required to do so us. This means an end to stressful telephone calls and threatening letters asking for cash from you. Trust Deeds exist to assist the countless Scots all around the country who are having debt trouble to build a fresh beginning – without needing to make an application for the more severe measure of sequestration.
To meet the requirements, you have to be resident in Scotland, or have been within the last 12 months, possess outstanding debts in excess of £5000 in unsecured loans, and be in a position in which you are unable to settle the complete amount which you owe.
You will also need to pay a monthly repayment out of your earnings or assets, which is enough to satisfy your creditors. We can establish all of this, however creditors will usually need at minimum a payment of 10p of every £1 they are owed.
Organising the contract is merely a series of effortless, easily understandable stages.
Step 1: After you pick up the phone and get in touch, our advisers will take some details from you and assess your situation. When we have got all of the data we require, we can work out what you are able to fairly pay to every month without having practically nothing left over.
Making contact with our team is completely free of charge and everything we will explain to you is entirely impartial. You will be under no pressure to take any more steps towards a financial solution after discussing things with us, and no charges will apply.
Step 2: If you choose to carry on moving forward, then we will be appointed as your trustee. Once we write a deal we will submit it to your creditors, showing the way in which assets will be managed, what monthly instalment you will be able to offer, and exactly how much of the money owed they can anticipate recouping over the fixed term. Typically, your house and motor vehicle will be protected.
The creditors includedwill then have five weeks to consider the proposal and either agree to or reject the conditions. The Trust Deed will go forward if we do receive objections, so long as they do not comprise in excess of a third of the money you owe – now the contract will have attained protected status. Should creditors not respond at all, this is thought of as an approval.
If the proposal is not recognised, then there will be additional options available to you which our staff can outline for you in detail.
Step 3: The trust deed Debt Advice Glasgow will now have achieved protected status. From this stage, your creditors are unable to threaten you with legal action or attempt to get in contact in any way.
The only thing that you have got to do is deliver your single reduced monthly payment; we will deal with everything else.
Step 4: All going well, following the 4 years fixed term you'll have paid, meaning than any of the debt that stay will probably be written off entirely. It is prohibited for the creditors to attempt to get any more money from you.
We will be able to transfer your unmanageable debt into a reasonable single payment, dependant upon what you can afford.
The pressure of continual unwelcome telephone calls and intimidating letters will disappear – is illegal for creditors to try and get in touch with you directly.
The risk of legal action will be gone entirely.
Any fees that are connected with our services will be obtained out of the regular payment or from any assets which might be sold – there is zero upfront charge.
All of the debt that is not paid off in the course of the 4 years, in other words up to 80 percent of it, will be cancelled.
The procedure gives you a chance to reset your credit score so that you can build up from there, instead of allowing it to continue to drop as you battle to meet the minimum repayments.
A Trust Deed is an effective way to protect your most vital assets, while paying off your debts as a result of the flexibility it will offer.
Your Home – Unless you opt to, it is extremely unlikely that you will have to sell your own home. Our advisers will deal with your assets with the aim of keeping you in your own home.
On the other hand, it may be necessary to release some equity (the gap between the market value of the house and the debt to be paid on it) to satisfy creditors included in the settlement. The equity, that we will have analysed at the outset of the process, may need to be converted into cash as part of the agreement, but there are many approaches to do this without having to lose the property. These techniques we can use to protect your home will be detailed to you by our consultants.
Your Car – It is also unusual to lose your vehicle if you need it for work or for family responsibilities.
However, if the vehicle is brand new, or worth a significant amount of money, then you may be required to swap it in for a less valuable model, releasing cash to contribute towards your repayments to creditors. If you are in some form of finance arrangement to pay for your vehicle, such as Hire Purchase, this will be included in your regular expenditures.
Again, if the value of your car is extreme, it might have to be reconsidered, but generally we can ensure you keep the car.
See whether you are eligible for a debt solution by getting in contact with one of our consultants today, and let us help you to join the thousands of Scots across the country in taking the journey towards a debt free life.


Politics & Healthcare – Sick Bedfellows?
I am A Nurse Practitioner, For Gosh Sakes! Hire Me…Please!
Talk about a catch-22! Let's use Sally, the average Nurse Practitioner (although there's nothing average about NPs), as an example. She has been a nurse for many years and has been working on her MSN for quite a while. The happy day arives when she has earned her MSN. She then sits for her national certification and passes. She is so thrilled now because she is officially a certified Family Nurse Practitioner!


NDTV - Profit will telecast the TATA Crucible Quiz - National Finals on Saturday - 30th July 2005 at 22:30hrs and will repeat on Sunday - 31st July 2005 at 12:30hrs.
Will watch. Might get to see glipmse of me too on TV. BTW, dont let your friends words come tru. Pass the pic to me.


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Gregory R.C. Rainey
Gregory R.C. Rainey, 58, of Duck Hill died at his son's home in Duck Hill on Wednesday, Nov. 21.
Visitation was from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, at Oliver Funeral Home and service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel and burial following in the Rainey Family Cemetery in Duck Hill. Rev. Tim Buchanan officiated the services.
Mr. Rainey was born to R.C. and Betty Pannell Rainey in Ripley on Sept. 21, 1960, He was a self-employed mail contractor with the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Rainey was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of Eskridge Baptist Church near Duck Hill. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandchildren, Bentley Rainey and Aubrey Rainey.
Mr. Rainey is survived by his daughter, Krystina Chu (Aaron) of Van Cleave; two sons, Matthew Rainey (Vanessa) of Duck Hill and Andrew Rainey (Michelle) of Duck Hill; three sisters, Deborah Tartt of Grenada, Tammie Taylor and Bridget Williams both of Duck Hill; brother, Ronnie Rainey of Duck Hill; four grandchildren, Maddox Rainey, Berkley Chu, McKinley Rainey, and Jordy Chu; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Jerry Lucius, Archie Flowers, Alvin Brown, and Irby Bailey Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Aubrey Rainey Fund for Biliary Atresia Research, c/o Texas Children's Hospital, 1919 S. Braeswood, Suite 5214, Houston, TX 77030