text:
Limbaugh's Remarks About Jews Echo "Mein Kampf"
Rush Limbaugh's recent remarks about Jewish people gave me a sense of deja vu. Where, I wondered, have I heard this sort of thing before? Then, it struck me: Adolf Hitler's manifesto, Mein Kampf.
Take, for example, Limbaugh's Jan. 20 remarks about Jewish liberals:
"Anyway, if you've--if you have often asked that question, if you've been puzzled by so many Jewish people vote liberal or vote Democrat, you--give (Norman Podhoretz's) book a shot."
Here, Limbaugh trots out the "Jews are liberal" stereotype. Hitler did the same thing in Mein Kampf:
"But even more: all at once the Jew also becomes liberal and begins to rave about the necessary progress of mankind."
Limbaugh's recent remarks also drew criticism when he talked about Jewish bankers:
"To some people, bankers--code word for Jewish--and guess who Obama's assaulting? He's assaulting bankers. He's assaulting money people. And a lot of those people on Wall Street are Jewish."
Of course, the topic of "Jewish bankers" was also an obsession of Hitler. In 1939, Hitler famously made a prediction:
"Today I will once more be a prophet: if the international Jewish financiers in and outside Europe should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world war, then the result will not be the Bolshevizing of the earth, and thus the victory of Jewry, but the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe."
Labels: GOP bigotry, Nazis, Rush Limbaugh
Vitter Continues To Tout "Family Values"
Remember Republican Sen. David "Diaper Dave" Vitter? You know, the hypocritical politician who endured a public scandal in 2007 after being outed for visiting prostitutes?
Well, Vitter is still a sitting senator. And he's running for re-election in November. What's more, he could very well win. A Rasmussen poll currently shows Vitter holding an 18-point lead over his likeliest Democratic opponent, Congressman Charlie Melancon, in Louisiana's race for the U.S. Senate.
And guess what? Vitter is still touting "family values." Indeed, he still sees himself as a paragon of virtue.
While other hypocritical GOP politicians (from Larry Craig to Mark Foley) have been forced from office, Vitter continues to hold his Senate seat. As far as he and his followers are concerned, the past is the past.
As Vitter said in a 2007 statement:
"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible. Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and from my wife in confession and marriage counseling."
How touching.
It's a shame, though, that GOP hypocrites like Vitter were never willing to forgive the sins of other people, like Bill Clinton. (Oh, and the last time I checked, having a mistress isn't illegal, but prostitution is).
Recall that in 1998, Vitter called on Clinton to resign for having an extramarital affair.
You see, "family values" is real important to Vitter. On his official Web site, he claims he is "dedicated to making life better for his young family and all Louisiana families."
I looked real carefully over his site, though, and I didn't see anything that would actually help America's struggling families in any way. All I saw was Vitter's ramblings against abortion and same-sex marriage.
Vitter has no problem presenting himself as a big champion of "family values" (at least as the GOP defines the term).
For example, Vitter has long backed abstinence-only sex education. It's a shame he didn't follow his own advice on this issue.
In 2007, Vitter wrote:
"Abstinence education is a public health strategy focused on risk avoidance that aims to help young people avoid exposure to harm...by teaching teenagers that saving sex until marriage and remaining faithful afterwards is the best choice for health and happiness."
You've gotta love the Republicans. They have no sense of irony. Or shame.
Vitter was also one of the top backers of a failed constitutional amendment that would have banned same-sex marriage.
"This is a real outrage," Vitter said in 2004. "The Hollywood left is redefining the most basic institution in human history...We need a U.S. Senator who will stand up for Louisiana values, not Massachusetts's values."
The far-right "Christian" group, the Family Research Council, founded by James Dobson, agrees that Vitter is a family values kind of guy. In 2008, the FRC gave Vitter a 100 percent approval rating, a fact that Vitter loves to tout on his Web site.
However, when it comes to anything remotely resembling actual "family values," Vitter has come up short over the years. Take, for example, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides health care to low-income kids. In 2007, Vitter opposed an increase in funding for the program.
Come November, I hope the voters of Louisiana have the good sense to vote this hypocrite out of office. If you'd like to contribute to the campaign of Vitter's Democratic opponent, Charlie Melancon, go here.
Labels: David Vitter, GOP hypocrisy
George Carlin: "You Have No Rights"
Four months before he died, George Carlin (1937-2008) made one final live appearance in his It's Bad for Ya HBO special. On this program, he offered up his take on the state of the nation, including his observation that Americans don't really have any rights.
Labels: comedy, George Carlin


Any 7th or 8th Grade girl interested in playing Volleyball will have an Informational meeting on Tuesday March 19th during their Advisory periods. If you are not able to attend, please stop by the office for assistance.
The game time for MS Volleyball has been changed to 5:30pm for 7th grade and 7:00 for 8th grade. The game location has also changed to WESTERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.
The time for MS Volleyball Tryouts has changed. Tryouts will be held 8/1 thru 8/3 from 9:00am – 11:30am in the Middle School Gymnasium.
We will be holding MS volleyball open gyms on June 14, June 21, and July 12 at the HS from 6:30-8:30 PM for any interested upcoming 7th or 8th grader. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Depugh @ katiedepugh@bwls.net. GO EAGLES!!


MJER Help has arrived at KITCHEN COUNCIL!
We've all been there. A busy day of work, meetings, errands and other obligations. Finally, you get home exhausted with one more thing on your list. Cooking dinner. Other options – you could microwave a frozen meal or maybe reach for some crackers and hummus – but the most healthy thing to do is cook and that requires you to invest at least an hour more of your time … until recently. With the advent of meal services like Blue Apron you could reduce your cooking time, or you could enlist MJER Help to save all your time and do the hard work for you.
MJER Help owners, Michelle J. Elson-Roza and Anthony Roza, went to the same high school (Omaha Burke) and later began dating when they both lived in Chicago. While many new couples come together to plan vacations and outings with friends, Michelle and Anthony had a bigger dream — to work together and own a business. They wanted to combine their love of sustainable food practices, quality guest services, healthy living, and fresh vegetables, but neither knew the perfect avenue for their vision just yet. Michelle worked in the finance industry and her soon-to-be husband had worked in hospitality his entire career, starting as a line cook and server in Omaha's Old Market and working his way up to restaurant and hotel management.
After getting engaged and deciding to get married in Omaha, they looked for a caterer and venue that was excited about farm-to-table that could provide both vegetarian and vegan options, a task that proved more difficult than they imagined. With Omaha growing and developing a more sophisticated food scene, they saw an opportunity to respond to the same needs they had as busy professionals and when scouting for wedding vendors. After spending 10+ years in the financial industry, Michelle took a leap of faith and applied to culinary school, a long-time dream of hers that came from her love of food and bringing people together.
We love planning and executing the best parties you've ever thrown in the your home. And we clean up, too, so there's no mess the following day!
A few months before starting culinary school, a last minute work trip set the course for MJER Help. Michelle prepped meals for her sister, a small business owner, whose husband would be gone for a conference. Without this help, her sister realized they would have been eating takeout for days. Michelle experienced firsthand just how stressed today's working professionals are and that the first thing they sacrifice is healthy eating and home cooking. She saw a real need to have healthy food options for both families and professionals who want to balance life and work, but couldn't afford a full-time personal chef.
While in school, MJER (co-owner, Michelle J. Elson-Roza's initials) Help quickly expanded from customized meal prep to include event planning and corporate lunches for local startups in Chicago. After Michelle graduated from Kendall College, the culinary duo moved back home to Omaha (around the same time No More Empty Pots (NMEP) and Kitchen Council were launching) to focus on the MJER Help brand. Knowing the shared kitchen model was perfect for them (they are not interested in owning a restaurant, but eventually would love to have a farm to be a event venue), they expanded their business and became one of the first tenants at NMEP.
After further development of their business model to focus more on the highly personalized, weekly chef services and with the addition of new staff members and more partnerships with local brands (this Thanksgiving they will be providing locally sourced turkeys and sides alongside baked goods from Farine + Four and desserts from The Confectionist for purchase) it was time for a bigger space and greater flexibility. It was time to join Kitchen Council. MJER Help is now much more than just a meal prep service. They focus on offering just the right culinary service solution to individuals and are always looking for ways to provide more benefits to their clients (like adding a dietician to their staff in the future). The membership benefits at Kitchen Council – from 24/7 kitchen access to marketing and outreach resources to expert council in other business areas – all support MJER Help's overall vision for their business.
You shouldn't have to sacrifice you health to be a successful professional. We understand the hectic schedules of busy professionals and families and our primary goal is to alleviate stress from your lives so you can spend more time excelling at work, taking care of yourself, and most importantly, having additional time to spend with your family and friends!
Dari Henderson, current founder and head chef of Butter's Sweet Treats, has always had a fascination with baking. Dari was Inspired by her memories of being a little girl baking in the kitchen with her grandmother. She decided to join the Culinary Workforce Training Program (CWTP) to share that same joy bringing homemade treats to children. Part of the inaugural cohort of the CWTP, housed in the No More Empty Pots Collaborative Community Centered Food Hub, Dari networked with happenings in the next kitchen over, only a dishroom away, to land her first gig as a sous-chef.
Michelle Elson-Roza, founder, and owner of MJERHelp was the first to enter and lease the Food Hub's shared commercial kitchen space as a local food entrepreneur. She was located in the next kitchen over from CWTP and Dari's work caught her attention. Often Michelle would wander into the training kitchen to observe the students' progress. She found herself drawn to Dari due to her zeal and eagerness to learn how to cook and eventually offered her a position within her team as the holidays approached. Over time, Dari provided support to Michelle in her catering gigs, which exposed her to the inner workings of a small food business. Thanks to daily culinary training, hours of knife work and on the job experience in the kitchens, Dari's skills were honed and sharpened in preparation for a true feat of baking: 5,000 individually packaged treats.
Working together, Michelle and Dari fulfilled the massive order for healthy holiday treats in just one weeks' time. MJERHelp provided three cookie recipes (Hopi Blue Corn and Lemon, Organic Rolled Oat Cookie, Pumpkin Snickerdoodle), while Dari provided one, a Pumpkin Oatmeal Bite. This was the first recipe and item sold under Dari's new business, Butter's Sweet Treats. Shipping had to be timed just right as the cookies had no preservative and were made of primarily locally sourced ingredients. After a test shipment to herself, Dari adjusted the recipe to ensure maximum tastiness upon delivery.
This whirlwind experience led to a sense of pride in accomplishing something that seemed impossible given the time frame and the required freshness of product. Both Dari and Michelle were happy to have made a new connection with a major corporation in hopes of building new clientele to order local food from their businesses.
The week ended on a high note for both Michelle and Dari. MJERHelp went on to win the Wells Fargo Entrepreneurship Invitational for 2017, taking home $1,500 in seed money. Dari graduated from the CWTP in December and has since returned to work for No More Empty Pots as a Lead Production Assistant while continuing to create and promote Butter's Sweet Treats through the shared-use kitchen.
You Can Make Great Things Happen!
Omaha Gives! is a 24-hour, online giving event where your donations fuel programs in the community. Our goal is to raise $20,000 to apply towards the NMEP Culinary Workforce Training Program. Meeting this goal supports the needs of one full cohort of eight participants!
ROCKBROOK ORGANIC FARMERS MARKET POP-UP RECIPES!
Last week, MJER Help handed out samples at the Rockbrook Organic Farmers Market in Omaha that showcased the farmer's organic produce. We made zucchini and leek soup with mint oil, cauliflower tabbouleh, and tahini nutella with bread for the kids. We handed out copies of the recipes to create at home with the produce, but now you have them here, too! Just click on the name of the recipe!
No More Empty Pots article highlighting MJER Help!
The kitchens served its first tenants at the Collaborative Community Centered Food Hub in April. Michelle and Tony of MJER Help rented the first hours in the kitchen to cater a birthday party. The smells were wonderful – bacon and cupcakes wafting through the hallways! The next week, Velma of Suzan's Sweet Potato Pie, LLC prepared pound cakes, apple pies and sweet potato pies to provide Easter treats for customers. From scratch apple pies with juicy Granny Smith apples, pound cakes with literally pounds of butter and cream cheese and sweet potato pies with a flaky crust and just the right amount of spice graced the racks in the kitchen. We are thrilled to support food focused entrepreneurship.
More good news! As Michelle and Tony were preparing for their birthday catering, they met Chef Brian O'Malley of Metropolitan Community College's Institute for the Culinary Arts, who was graciously sharing his time and expertise interviewing kitchen manager candidates with us. The next week Chef O'Malley received an email about a healthy food catering opportunity at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and shared it with MJER Help who decided to audition with a tasting. You can guess what happened next – they got the gig! With only a week to prepare, they developed a menu, sourced food and providers, booked kitchen time, hired some help and went to work to provide two meals per day for 50 people for almost a week. No More Empty Cups was excited to provide coffee (Archetype roasted beans), tea (Tea Smith), and organic herb infused water for each meal.
On MJER Help's first day of service to UNMC, our neighbor to the north of the food hub kitchens, Mouth of the South, experienced a devastating fire. We are grateful that there were no casualties or injuries. You can read more here. After regrouping, MJER Help finished the week strong with exemplary service to their clients.
In April, nearly 10 new tenants completed the paperwork and paid deposits to rent the kitchens over the next few months. Another five are expected to enroll in May. We are so excited for them and our community. We can hardly wait to introduce you to the super talented providers who will deliver technical assistance to our entrepreneurs as they start and grow their businesses. Check the blog and Facebook for updates.


text:
Your Online Friend
CLICKWAY
_THE CITY
_GLOBALONE
_TELENOR
_MEDIATECH
_MT
_BLOG GLOBAL
FAKE MAIL USING TERMS
Receive Email Online
_SERVER 1
_SERVER 10
Home / Unlabelled / 20 Things You Didn't Know About Duolingo
20 Things You Didn't Know About Duolingo
Duolingo is an online platform that consists of both a website and an app. It teaches multiple languages to speakers of a variety of languages, and there is the opportunity to take proficiency assessment exams. The company was founded in 2011 as a private beta and then released to the public the following year. It is now one of the biggest and most successful companies of its kind with more than 300 million users around the world. Since it was founded, the company has expanded rapidly, achieved any things, and has some unbelievable statistics. Here are 20 things that you probably didn't know about Duolingo.
1. Luis Von Ahn is One of the Co-Founders
Luis von Ahn is one of the co-founders of Duolingo and he is also the CEO of the company. This Guatemalan entrepreneur is also known for being one of the pioneers in crowdsourcing and as the founder of reCAPTCHA, which he sold in 2009 to Google. Although he was raised in Guatemala, he moved to the United States to study for a degree in mathematics from Duke University, and then studied for his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Luis von Ahn is also a Consulting Professor in the Computer Science Department of Carnegie Mellon University. He has won multiple awards for his research and has been recognized as one of the most influential people in his field.
2. The Other Co-Founder is Severin Hacker
Alongside Luis von Ahn, Duolingo's other co-founder is Severin Hacker. Born in Zug, Switzerland, Hacker achieved his BS in Computer Science at ETH Zurich, When he had completed his degree, he moved to Pittsburgh to study for his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. This is where he met Luis von Ahn, who was his graduate advisor. The pair were initially trying to translate websites into other languages, and Duolingo was a by-product of their initial idea. Hacker has also been involved in the development of many other technology businesses and apps. He has won multiple awards for his research and innovations.
3. It Was Inspired by Poor Education in South America
Luis von Ahn told Life Hacker that the idea doe Duolingo was inspired by his upbringing and education in Guatemala. For children growing up in Guatemala and many other areas of South America, there is only a 30 percent chance of them learning to read and write. One way that people who live in this part of the world try to broaden their learning opportunities is to learn English. Most who do this learn online or through local courses. However, these come at a cost, and this means that poor people do not have the same opportunities. Von Ahn wanted to give people from all socio-economic backgrounds the same opportunities to learn by providing a free language-learning platform.
4. Duolingo Was Funded by Grants
Luis von Ahn was awarded a MacArthur fellowship for his innovative work in the field of computer science. The money from this fellowship along with a National Science Foundation grant was used to sponsor the development of Duolingo. Money was then raised from other sources to launch the product. They raised $15 million from a Series B second-round of funding while they were still an 'Early Stage Venture'. This round of funding was led by New Enterprise Associates. Their total funding was brought to $18.3 million thanks to the participation of Union Square Ventures. In 2014, the venture entered its 'Late Stage Venture' phase and raised a further $20 million, led by Kleiner, Caufield, and Byers. The following year, a further round of funding led to investment from Google capital and brought the total funding raised to $83.3 million.
5. The Courses Are Free
Most language-learning platforms make money by selling their courses. However, Duolingo is different because all the language courses are completely free. This does not mean that the company does not make money, though, as they have income streams from several sources. Some of their money is made from advertising revenue. They also make money from add-ons and exams. Although users must pay to take the exams, these are priced much lower than the exams provided by competitors.
6. They Focus on the Product
Von Ahn told Geek Wire that the reason they stand out from the competition is that they focus on the product. He used competitor Rosetta Stone as an example of how his company differs. Rosetta Stone was already a well-established language-learning platform when Duolingo was founded. This company had more than 1,000 employees and much of the focus was on marketing to make money from course sales. Von Ahn says the focus at Duolingo has always been on the product and this is what helped them to surpass the results of their competitors. Most of the workforce at Duolingo works on product improvement.
7. Volunteers Create Courses
Although almost half of the staff at Duolingo work directly on the product rather than on marketing, technology, or any other aspect of the business, it is not only the employees who contribute to the content of the course. There are also volunteers who provide course content because they are passionate about the mission of the company. Many of these are users of the app who are trying to learn new languages.
8. There Are More Than 200 Employees
Duolingo began as just Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker working together. The product was then developed with the involvement of Vicki Cheung, Antonio Navas, Brendan Meeder, Marcel Uekermann, Jose Fuentes, and Hector Villafuerte. Now, the company has more than 200 employees. Von Ahn has said that although the headquarters of the company is based in Pittsburgh, approximately 85 percent of the employees are from elsewhere. They attract the best employees by offering them an excellent package, which includes relocation fees for when they move to Pittsburgh for the job.
9. Duolingo Uses Amazon Web Services
Duolingo uses a wide range of services that are part of the Amazon Web Services suite of products. Some of these include Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Relational Database Services, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Simple Storage Service.
10. A Green Owl is the Mascot
The mascot for Duolingo is a green cartoon owl called Duo. This mascot has been the subject of an Internet meme. In the meme, users of the app are threated and stalked if they do not continue to use the app. Duolingo acknowledged this meme as part of an April Fool's Day joke when they released a video. The video featured a fictitious premium feature where are users are reminded to use the app by a visit from Duo in person.
11. It Was the Subject of an SNL Skit
Duolingo has become a topic that has been highlighted in popular media. One example of this is when the website became the subject of a skit on Saturday Night Live, says the Duolingo Forum. In an episode of SNL that was hosted by Kristen Stewart, the skit parodied Duolingo in a skit that showed parents using a fictitious app on Duolingo called 'Duolingo for Talking to Children'.
12. The App has Won Awards
The Duolingo app has won multiple awards since it was launched. The first of these was in 2013 when Apple named it the iPhone App of the Year. Crunchies then awarded it the Best Education Startup Award in the following year. In both 2013 and 2014, Duolingo was the most downloaded app in the education category on Google Play. Finally, it won the 2015 Play & Learning category by Design to Improve Life.
13. The Company is Also Award-Winning
The company itself has also won multiple awards and accolades. It has been listed as one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies, both of which are lists by Fast Company. IN 2018, the company won Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces Award and was included in Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Company Culture List. In the same year and the following year, Duolingo was included on CNBC's Disruptor 50 lists. Duolingo was named by Forbes as a Next Billion-Dollar Startup 2019 and TIME Magazine included it in their list of 50 Genius Companies.
14. Schools Can Use Duolingo
Duolingo is not only something that individuals can use to teach themselves a new language, but also something that can be used as a learning tool by teachers in the classroom. Duolingo for Schools is a tool that teachers can create an account for and then use in the classroom as part of the learning experience. It allows teachers to monitor and track their students' progress while learning a new language.
15. There Are Two Courses in Fictional Languages
While most of the language courses available from Duolingo are for educational purposes and intended to serve a practical purpose, there are also some courses that are just for fun. These include the two courses in fictional languages; Klingon and High Valyrian. The former is the fictional language spoken by the Klingons in the Star Trek Universe. High Valyrian is a fictional language that is used in some of the novels by George R. R. Martin.
16. The English Course for Spanish Speakers Has the Most Active Users
There are currently 96 language courses offered by Duolingo in 23 languages, with many more courses in beta or being developed. As of December 2020, the most popular course available teaches English to Spanish speakers. There are 27.3 learners who access this course on the app or website. This course was released in March 2012.
17. English is Available in the Most Languages
The 23 languages that you can learn with Duolingo are delivered in a number of different languages. While some are available only for speakers of one or two languages, others are available to speakers of four, five or more languages. In most cases, the courses are available in at least English. The course that is available in the most language variations is Spanish as this is available for speakers of English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Catalan Guarini, Esperanto, Russian, and Swedish. The only courses that are not available to English speakers are the Catalan and Guarani courses, as these courses are currently only available to Spanish speakers.
18. The Duolingo Database is Constantly Updated
According to the statistics on Expanded Ramblings, the Duolingo database is constantly updated to keep track of its users and statistics relating to the various courses. It is mindblowing to learn that the database is updated a staggering 300,000 times per second. This constant updating is important as the product is constantly being developed and it allows the company to track the popularity of different courses.
19. The Company is Worth $700 Million
Considering all the Duolingo courses are free to users internationally, it is surprising to learn that this company has now been valued at a whopping $700 million. In terms of both usage and value, it has surpassed all its competitors in its field to become the most valuable online language education company in the world. As the popularity of Duolingo continues to grow and they are continuously adding more courses, it is likely that the value of this company will continue to increase.
20. Seven Billion Exercises Are Completed Each Month
As more than 300 million people use Duolingo each month and each user spends approximately ten minutes per day learning a language, this amounts to a lot of exercises completed over the period of a month. In fact, the combined total of the number of exercises completed by all the users is approximately seven billion each month. This number will continue to increase as more courses are added and more people begin using Duolingo.
Why Productivity and Customer Experience go Hand-in-Hand
Why US may have bad news for Indian IT companies: 15 things to know
Setup Custom Domain In Blogger (with Images)
Copyright © BOTECH

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
The Mochi Girls finally bringing Japanese style donuts to downtown Oakville
Oakville | Halton | Food Openings | New Openings |
By Jeffrey Allen
Published December 30, 2022 at 2:39 pm
The Mochi Girls donut shop is opening soon at 335 Lakeshore Rd. E. THE MOCHI GIRLS PHOTO
It may be half-a-year later than first expected, but @themochigirls are finally opening their downtown Oakville donut shop next week.
Insauga.com first wrote about the anticipated opening last April, but some unforeseen circumstances forced the delay.
But now it's been confirmed that the soft opening for the store at 335 Lakeshore Rd. E. will be Tuesday, Jan. 3. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or whenever they're sold out).
Crispy and fresh with the chewiness of mochi on the inside, the bubble-ring shaped donuts became popular in Japan and are also known at "pon de ring."
Mochi donuts have a deep-fried crust and a chewy texture on the inside. They are different from regular donuts in both texture and taste.
While regular donuts, made with all-purpose flower, are denser and bread-like, the texture of mochi donuts is chewy and light, making them much easier to eat.
Wet Coffee shop has something brewing for Oakville residents
Hamilton's culinary atmosphere is about to take a flavour-filled journey
Large Dollarama finds new home at an Oakville plaza
Mochi is a type of rice cake made of short-grain glutinous rice, sugar, water, and cornstarch. After the rice is cooked, it's pounded into a sticky paste and formed into different shapes.
The donuts are drizzled with all sorts of tasty flavours including peach, strawberry, raspberry, durian, mango, watermelon, chocolate strawberry, vanilla and much more.
The Mochi Girls have already developed a following thanks to their pop ups.


Today our guest is Carolyn Kiel, who is the host of Beyond 6 Seconds and she is here to tell us all about her own journey since starting a podcast just over a year ago. Beyond 6 Seconds is focused on showcasing people's unique stories and how they have learned from their situations. For Carolyn, the podcast is a great way to pass on information and underline the work and lessons that her circle of friends and guests can share. What started as a way to bring together her own interests, skills, and curiosity and help individuals she knew, has now become a great platform for the trading of ideas and personal narratives. We would love to support Carolyn by raising money for her charity of choice, She's the First.
She's the First fights gender inequality by supporting girls who will be the first in their families to graduate high school and by training students everywhere to be global citizens.


Kepler Wolf is built on a network of legal professionals who prefer to do business like humans. To us, that means mutual respect, shared values and a personal investment in our clients. Some of the reasons why we're trusted by key industry bodies and leading businesses and their founders.
Our founding partner is John Haggis, who has over a decade's experience in commercial, intellectual property and technology law.
We operate on a business model of equal reward for our consultant lawyers that forms our team, and we have removed the traditional law firm hierarchy and pressure to maximise how our lawyers charge clients. That's the old approach to how lawyers have worked and assisted their clients. The results are lawyers who are personally invested in their client and who are free to work without restraints to always get the best results for their client.
Outside of our own team of consultants, we have relationships with firms and businesses that provide complimentary services to our clients which are outside of Kepler Wolf specialisms and who, importantly, share our same approach and values and are trusted by us to deliver for our clients.


At Country Allure, we love designing and creating. With pieces often evolving from one season to the next. Our extensive leather range boasts some of the most unique patterns in the world. Designed in rural Queensland, our stylish pieces are handcrafted with the love they deserve.
From cowhide leather bags & décor, to an exclusive range of raw silver jewellery. We believe that being unique is a great gift which should translate through your style choices.
From humble beginnings, Country Allure has cemented its place as one of Australia's leading lifestyle brands. We are always proud of the products we create, our designs and collections, but, we are most proud of the ethical way in which we conduct our business and how we give back to the community. We are constantly striving to support those who support us, choosing to work with charities that are close to our hearts, as well as yours.
Follow us on Facebook & Instagram to keep up to date with our latest designs and announcements.


Want to show your Beaver Dam Youth Wrestling support? Does your little wrestler want a cool beanie to show off his pins? Or even warm up in some sweet BDYW sweat pants? You can order from a bunch of different clothing options! Download the form below and bring it to practice with payment, Jan 20th!
Thanks for all of the kids and parents who showed up on a very cold Saturday evening for the BD Holiday Parade! Extra thanks to Josiah & Kerri Jacobs, Nate Bartlett and Jason Jameson who helped put our float together. Also thanks to the Neal family for use of the truck and trailer.


text:
Posted in Site Navigation
Csula Undergraduate Academic Journals
Boysen, who lives in O'Fallon, was selected for the university's William Norman Grandy Faculty Award, which was given by the.
With tuition among the lowest of all private universities in the state, Davenport provides high academic quality, small class sizes, conveniently located campuses, faculty with real-world experience.
The UGC has also said it received complaints from faculty, researchers, other members of academic. Journals," the notification said. The removed journals include Vidha: The Delhi University Journal.
Parker received a basket of awards that night, ranging from community service activities to academic excellence honors.
Colorado Springs, I had the responsibility of providing advising and academic support for all disciplines, as well as leading the recruiting for all undergraduate programs. The ability to provide academic leadership depends on gaining the trust and respect of the faculty, department chairs, and academic leadership. At CSULA I've
The Philosopher Full Movie 1 day ago. Even though fans love the films for the most part, there's still a lot that got left out of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Without knowing their full backstory, it becomes
Apr 25, 2017 · The Minnesota Undergraduate Research Academic Journal (MURAJ) is an opportunity to enhance the undergraduate research experience and will offer an electronic platform for UMNTC student researchers to communicate their work to peers, faculty, and employers!
The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral programs and master's degrees in 85 fields; more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors.
Among other types of publications, Unisinos publishes scientific journals in various fields related to its graduate and.
Berger, E. J. and Pan, E. PD, "Technology Usage and Academic Performance: A Study of Blogging Video in Undergraduate Mechanics", International Journal of Engineering Education, in press 2018, Tier 1.
See the most popular majors at California State University–Los Angeles and learn about available academic programs and class sizes. Undergraduate data are based on the 2017 school year.
The attorney said he represented a dozen clients involved in Title IX sexual assault investigations at Rhode Island colleges.
undergraduate students from Private and Government Universities in Dubai, and to compare the identified Anxiety Sources. Furthermore, to examine significant Academic Anxiety differences. The study sample consists (150) Undergraduate students from private and government Universities, (74) male and (76) female. Data is
Research Paper Guide Questions Mar 6, 2016. I've always found "how to write a research paper" guides to be underwhelming, since they're usually so general and high-level that they're. consisted of the following tests- • Paper I General Paper
3. Students entering the Nutritional Science program did not have access to a current DPD handbook informing them that the DPD was removed from the undergraduate program. 4. CSULA websites and informational materials were not updated on the status of DPD verification, other than a note at the top of the current website.
(Oct. 4, 2017) – The University of South Florida announced today the appointment of Paul Atchley, PhD as senior associate vice president and dean of undergraduate studies. in national and.
In addition: UCLA tied for No. 2 among public universities (tied for No. 23 overall) among "high school counselors' top college picks," which is calculated based on guidance counselors' assessment of.
California State University-Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Los Angeles, CA. It is classified as Master's College and University (larger programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree – research/scholarship.
Mount Union, with more than 50 undergraduate majors, more than 70 undergraduate minors and graduate and online programs, also has reorganized its academic structure into three colleges under.
Selections for the Phi Kappa Phi undergraduate fellowships are based on academic achievement, service and leadership.
Dec 19, 2017 · Questioz (Questioz | Home) is an international online journal of high school research, dedicated to the cause of promoting research and the spirit of intellectual, academic enquiry among high school students, globally. In keeping with our overarching mission to promote research itself, we showcase excellent articles across all academic disciplines.
The Mentor is Changing. April 23, 2018. The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal is now The Mentor: Innovative Scholarship on Academic Advising.A full archive of articles published prior to 2018 will be maintained here on this website.
American Journal of Undergraduate Research Berkeley Undergraduate Journal BGSU's List of Journals for Undergraduates Council on Undergraduate Research Undergraduate Student Journals | Cleveland State University
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Tuition is increasing for Ferris State University students for the 2019-20 academic year. The university's board of trustees Monday, June 17 signed off on new tuition rates that.
Jul 21, 2010 · The academic journal (in question) publishes the work of professors and independent scholars. Occasionally, perhaps twice a year, they publish high quality graduate and undergraduate.
"Among her impressive contributions" at Northwestern, Zukoski said, was her leadership of "a cross-campus initiative to launch the Academic Resource Center, a hub for undergraduate. access to.
The Berkeley Undergraduate Journal is the oldest undergraduate research journal at UC Berkeley. Undergraduate Scholarship Biannually, the BUJ publishes carefully reviewed and edited scholarly work from the humanities and social sciences, highlighting the strength of undergraduate scholarship on the UC Berkeley campus.
The program provides scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. designated the University an Academic Center of Excellence in Cyber Operations, making it the only college or universi.
The late Geri Allen, who led Pitt's Jazz Studies program from 2014-17, will be remembered in an academic journal that she helped to revive. Jazz and Culture — founded in 1993 as the International Jazz Archives Journal by Pitt's first Jazz Studies director, Nathan Davis — is seeking proposals and submissions for a special issue on Allen.
was to explore the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A descriptive correlation, cross sectional research design was utilized to conduct the current study on a convenience sample of 277 undergraduate nursing students from all academic levels at College of
Table 4 shows suggestions by the respondents on how to improve the use of journal publications. journal articles should be organized to improve students' knowledge/skill. students to use journals from 100 to 400 levels. means to educate undergraduate students to utilize journal publications effectively.
All undergraduate research is produced in conjunction with a faculty mentor and is peer reviewed. The journal is open to undergraduates from all Colleges and Universities. Volume 2, Issue 1, 2019
On any given day, more than 4,000 people pass through the library at California State University-Los Angeles. On April 11, one of them had measles. The building has only one entrance, which means that.
May 02, 2019 · PARMITA DAS – MAY 1ST, 2019 Background Mediatization is the process of social change in which media becomes increasingly influential and deeply integrated into different spheres of.
Cal State LA offers two tools to help undergraduate students plan their degree roadmap: Degree Planner and My Planner. In many cases, students with quarter units (i.e. pre-Fall 2016) can use My Planner, while students who began in or after Fall 2016 can use Degree Planner.
"ruined Our Relationship" Student Grad Professor" The Princess And Professor Episode 1 Stonewall 50: Looking back but moving forward (Episode 4, Part 1) June 28, 201909:50 Stonewall became a national. a. Professors Who Married Students Aug 18, 2010 · Many of the
The Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal (OURJ) is an open access undergraduate research journal at the University of Oregon. It showcases some of the best research and publications by UO undergraduate students across all disciplines.
But Trump, who questioned the academic standing of then-President Barack Obama. Nolan, who later became director of.
Ancient Philosopher Thought On Music And Cutler My book explains the bare essentials about ancient Indian philosophy you must understand to do philosophy today. This book does not assume you know much about philosophy. It does not discuss every aspect or interpretation
He will replace David Chapman, who is retiring at the end of the current academic year. In addition to his role as dean, Hall will also be the title professor of history. Howard College is Samford's.
WIU School of Agriculture director Andy Baker says undergraduate students will be able to earn the degree in one year. College of Business and Technology academic adviser Ember Keithley says students.
← Rate My Professor Fitchburg State
How Did Social Contract Theory →


text:
Mail Online goes native with Home Office sponsored editorial deal
'His criticism has been theatrical Viagra of another kind': Theatre critic Charles Spencer steps down after 25 years with the Telegraph
Why Press Gazette is signing up to IPSO
By Dominic Ponsford Twitter
With the Press Complaints Commission set to close down on 8 September to be replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation, the time has come for publishers who are still sitting on the fence on the issue of press regulation to make their minds up.
That means chiefly the Lebedev titles and Guardian News and Media. Together they represent three out of the top ten most read UK national newspaper brands.
Ex-IPSO chairman Sir Alan Moses says BBC 'far too wet' in face of Government criticism
Mail on Sunday rapped by IPSO over article wrongly framing Labour plans on capital gains tax
Outgoing IPSO chairman Sir Alan Moses says group discrimination 'greatest issue' regulator has grappled with
But there are also an unknown number of smaller publishers who have previously been under the umbrella of the PCC and must decide whether to throw their lot in with IPSO or, like the Financial Times, opt to regulate themselves.
Among those are Press Gazette.
We have not been shy about criticising IPSO.
It was clear that the major problem with the PCC was that it was too closely controlled by the major publishers (specifically News UK, Telegraph Media Group and the Mail titles). When the News of the World hacking scandal began to unfold from 2009 onwards, the PCC appeared to be more concerned with defending the reputation of the industry than with getting to the bottom of the matter.
Despite the first word of its name, IPSO is not fully independent of the press industry. Publishers (via the Regulatory Funding Committee) help appoint the IPSO board and the Complaints Committee and they also convene the Editors' Code Committee.
The process by which IPSO has been created has been too secretive: with no public consultation, no wider industry involvement (beyond the top executives and editors) and no attempt to meet with the victims of past press excesses to address their concerns.
The importance of press regulation was brought home to me at a practical level last week when we had a rare serious complaint from a reader who felt he had been unfairly treated in a book extract (you can read all about it here).
He was upset about the way he had been portrayed and said he wanted to take the matter to the Press Complaints Commission.
Press Gazette has the Editors' Code, which underpins the work of the PCC and IPSO, pinned to our notice board. It is a document which emerged unblemished from the Leveson Inquiry as a set of ethical rules which go beyond the law to govern responsible journalism.
If we fall short of living up to that code those who feel they have been wronged should be able to take their grievance to an independent third party.
Not everyone has the means, or the resolve, to engage lawyers. And in any case, not all inaccuracies and mistakes are actionable under the law.
I think it is right that people who feel they have been wronged by journalists should have a "fast, free and fair" way of getting redress (to quote the old catchphrase of the PCC).
Once or twice Press Gazette has been on the receiving end of unfair coverage written on small unregulated news websites. It is intensely frustrating to call the editor of such a site and know that there is little you can do because they are regulated by no-one.
The most harrowing testimony of the Leveson Inquiry came from the Watsons, whose daughter was murdered by another school pupil in 1991 and whose murderer was painted as the victim by articles in the The Herald newspaper. The Watsons' son killed himself 18 months after his sister's death, when he was also aged 15, and cuttings from the Herald were found by his body. Their complaints to the newspaper were ignored.
I fear that if more publishers follow the FT and refuse to sign up to any form of third-party regulation they risk allowing this sort of high-handed arrogance to take root again.
Campaign group Hacked Off says that no regulation at all would be better than signing up to imperfect regulator IPSO. I fear they are doing future victims of press excess a disservice by creating more publishers who provide no independent third-party route for the settling of complaints.
The Complaints Committee of IPSO will comprise Sir Alan Moses (a retired appeal court judge whose independence and robustness no-one has doubted) plus six independent members and five industry representatives (not serving editors).
I have no doubt that it will do a good job of fairly interpreting the Editors' Code (as, in fact, the existing PCC has done).
IPSO also has the power to ensure that the industry deals with cases of major wrongdoing to ensure that we don't have a repeat of the disaster at the News of the World.
With the UK's largest Sunday newspaper gone, and 63 journalists arrested and/or charged since April 2011, the consequences of not acting are clear.
The industry has shown its seriousness with the appointment of Sir Alan as IPSO chair and it will be up to him and the other members of his board (six independents and five publishing industry representatives) to ensure that they use their new powers – to launch their own investigations and issue fines of up to £1m – effectively.
We can continue to argue about the finer points of press regulation for years to come, and no doubt we will. But in practical terms I have no doubt that IPSO will provide an effective and fair way of settling complaints that can't be resolved in-house.
That's why Press Gazette intends to sign up to it
Update: I may have over-egged the influence of publishers' body the Regulatory Funding Committee on IPSO. I am told that under IPSO rules its appointments committee must take into account the views of the RFC for appointments which require industry experience, but that it is free to ignore the RFC's advice. On the issue of lack of consultation over the formation of IPSO, all the major press industry trade associations were involved – with some meetings involving more than 90 people. My point was really that it was devised by publishers without input from ordinary journalists, which it could have sought via bodies like the National Union of Journalists and the Chartered Institute of Journalists.
External review of IPSO finds press regulator is independent, effective and largely compliant with Leveson
IPSO third-party complaints on climate change 'empower bullies and curb press freedom'
IPSO chair Sir Alan Moses: 'A fearless press can also be a fair press'
Lord Grade: 'Exemplary damages a dead parrot...catastrophe if publishers don't join IPSO'
No comments to display
Mirror set for 3am shake-up after Sun's Bizarre revamp


My number 1 priority is YOU and getting you a home in a volatile market. Assisting buyers and sellers with their real estate needs is what I do best. Customer and client satisfaction and performing with excellence and diligence are my priorities. I am professional, prompt and very knowledgeable in the Central Texas (Killeen , HarkerHeights,Copperas Cove,Tempe Belton) market. Your trusted source in buying and selling real estate. I am your best mate in Real Estate.
I look forward to assisting you with the purchase of your new home or selling your existing home. Best yet, if you are a buyer my services are FREE to you. My services are not sales, but rather promoting the American Dream of Home Ownership. Build wealth, stability, and financial FREEDOM! Call me now to get your piece of the pie.


text:
using namespace boost::multiprecision;

int main()
{
   number<cpp_int_backend<> > a;
   number<cpp_int_backend<>, et_off> b;
   number<cpp_int_backend<64, 64, signed_magnitude, checked, void>, et_off> c;
   number<cpp_int_backend<128, 128, signed_magnitude, checked, void>, et_off> d;
   number<cpp_int_backend<500, 500, signed_magnitude, checked, void>, et_off> e;
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Awais Iftikhar, a young Pakistani who is hearing and speech impaired, joined our Khalidiya Theatre tribe on 1 April 2015. We discovered Awais when his father's colleague, who had heard about our Challenged Employee programme, passed on his CV to our Sales Manager. Following the interview we immediately offered him the position of part-time Salesperson Assistant and were thrilled when he accepted. Awais turned out to be a real all-rounder. Eager to learn, he quickly adapted to all his tasks and soon made friends with everyone in the Theatre. Working six hours a day, five days a week, his responsibilities include pricing products, replenishment, cleaning and packing, but he regularly goes the extra mile by also supporting other departments, like Decoration with painting. In his spare time, Awais enjoys going out with friends, playing cricket and working out in the gym, which seems to be doing the trick as he is able to carry around a sofa as if it was a loaf of bread!


To mark the World Day theme "No to Child Labour – Yes to Quality Education," hundreds of events will be organized in some 55 countries on 12 June. In Geneva, Kailash Satyarthi and the First Lady of Panama, Ms. Lorena Castillo de Varela, will join a panel discussion with delegates attending the International Labour Conference. The event will also draw attention to a new campaign for ratification of the ILO's Forced Labour Protocol.
-Policies that ensure access to quality education and investment in the teaching profession.


Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Card is a Loyalty Program operated by Reehat Al Atoor in Bahrain and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a member, you will get discounts when making qualifying purchases at participating Reehat Al Atoor Stores, when showing your Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card at the time of purchase. These terms and conditions relate to the membership, earning and redeeming of discounts under the Program from its launch.
Reehat Al Atoor reserves the right to withdraw or cancel any or all of the Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Cards issued without prior notice.
Reehat Al Atoor reserves the right to modify or close the Program, or to change, cancel or withdraw any of the terms and conditions, without assigning any reason whatsoever at any point of time at its own discretion. It reserves the right to discontinue Program memberships - existing or new - temporarily or permanently for a period of time, as decided by the management.
You are responsible for notifying the Reehat Al AtoorPrivilege Member Services Centre, of any change in your address or contact details.
Reehat Al Atoor has the right to contact members for the purpose of providing membership information and other communications relating to the Member as deemed fit by the program management even if you have opted out of receiving communications.
Reehat Al Atoor will not be liable for any unlawful or misuse of a Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card or account, and it is your responsibility to ensure that your Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card is kept in a safe and secure location at all times.
Any loss of Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card or misuse of lost Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card shall be your sole responsibility and Reehat Al Atoor will not be held responsible. The loss should be advised immediately through Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Member Services Centre and the lost Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card will be suspended within 96 hours of receipt of such a request to prevent any fraudulent use. A new membership card will be issued to you with a new Membership Number to prevent any fraudulent use of the previous card and it will be charged @ BHD 1 or equivalent currency as per company policy.
Conversion rate for all GCC countries where our business operations exist will be applied as per the company policy.
Any dispute will be resolved as per laws of respective region of the company having business operations.
Reehat Al Atoor reserves the rights to change the terms and conditions at any point of time.
The Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card shall always remain the property of the Reehat Al Atoor W.L.L. and you will only be the custodian of the same.
The membership to the Program is free and the membership card is not a corporate card/corporate membership and is not valid for Reehat Al Atoor staff.
Membership is non-transferable and can only be used by you, as the authorized cardholder. You may cancel your membership at any time by giving Reehat Al Atoor a written notice.
The Membership will be allotted purely at the discretion of the management and final decisions on all matters relating to the Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card shall rest with Reehat Al Atoor.
A member who has not transacted within a 12 month period will be deemed by the Program as 'Inactive'. No communications will be sent to members in Inactive Status. To avoid becoming an "Inactive Member", ensure that you have at least one transaction within a 12 month period. Members in Inactive Status will be re-activated to Active Status as soon as they make their next transaction.
A member shall at all times hold only one valid Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card in his name. If found otherwise, Reehat Al Atoor reserves the right to cancel all Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Cards held by the Person in his name and the points accrued in such cards cannot be redeemed. Once an existing member applies for a new Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card his existing temporary account will be merged with the new Reehat Al Atoor Privilege account within 30 days of filling the application form. On issuing the new Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card, the old membership card stands cancelled and points can be earned only in the new Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card.
On the purchase of BHD 50 and more, Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card will be offered on free of cost with 5% discount loaded to the card (equivalent to BHD 2.5 ) to be redeemed later.
After that, at the time of every purchase, 5% discount will be credited to your account only upon presentation of your Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card.
All discount earned under the Reehat Al Atoor Program are valid for 12 months. All unused earned discount over 12 months will expire and shall not be available for redemption.
5% discount once redeemed against a purchase cannot be re-credited. All purchase returns must happen as per Reehat Al Atoor terms of purchase.
Reehat Al Atoor reserves the right to change all or some of the discount percentage without prior notification.
Discount can only be earned when the Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card is produced at the time of making the purchase. No retrospective claims for the transactions made in the past will be entertained.
Members can redeem discount accumulated in their accounts by visiting any of our outlets. A member should have completed the purchase of 200 Bahraini Dinar or its equivalent in other GCC countries to become eligible for redemption, that means member should have minimum10 Bahrain Dinar or its equivalent in other GCC countries consolidated in his account to become eligible for the redemption.
After crossing initial limit, the Members may choose to redeem the points in full or in part in future. Members need to have a complete updated profile in our system to redeem their points.
After that, at the time of every purchase, member has to accumulate minimum BHD 10 to redeem. Members will not be able to redeem until the initial points i.e. BHD 10 has been accumulated.
Members must show their Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Card, at the time of redemption of their points. The name mentioned on the valid ID and our POS system should match in order to redeem.
Reehat Al Atoor Privilege discount available for redemption cannot be exchanged for cash.
Reehat Al Atoor Privilege discount once redeemed cannot be used again.
If the value of the purchase is more than the value of the Reehat Al Atoor Privilege discount the balance amount must be paid by the member using a valid payment method.
Conversion rate for redemption of discount in all GCC countries where our business operations exist will be applied as per the company policy.
Reehat Al Atoor reserves the right to modify, cancel or withdraw the terms and conditions at any point of time at Reehat Al Atoor's own discretion, which inter alia includes the right to withdraw or cancel any or all of the Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Membership Cards issued, refuse to award Points, withdraw Points, refuse the right to redeem Points collected for any breach of these conditions or failure to pay for the purchases without the prior notice.
Contact us to get support on your Reehat Al Atoor Privilege Card memebership.
Subject Line "Privilege Card membership"


text:
(async function() {
  TestRunner.addResult(`Tests that editing is canceled properly after incremental editing.\n`);
  await TestRunner.loadLegacyModule('elements'); await TestRunner.loadTestModule('elements_test_runner');
  await TestRunner.showPanel('elements');
  await TestRunner.loadHTML(`

Text

    `);

  var treeElement;
  var treeOutline;
  var section;

  TestRunner.runTestSuite([
    function selectInitialNode(next) {
      ElementsTestRunner.selectNodeAndWaitForStyles('inspected', next);
    },

    async function testFreeFlowEdit(next) {
      await ElementsTestRunner.dumpSelectedElementStyles(true);
      treeElement = ElementsTestRunner.getElementStylePropertyTreeItem('color');
      treeOutline = treeElement.treeOutline;

      treeElement.startEditing();
      treeElement.nameElement.textContent = 'color';
      treeElement.nameElement.dispatchEvent(TestRunner.createKeyEvent('Enter'));

      // Update incrementally, do not commit.
      treeElement.valueElement.textContent = 'rgb(/*';
      await treeElement.kickFreeFlowStyleEditForTest();
      next();
    },

    function testCommitEditing(next) {
      // Commit editing.
      treeElement.valueElement.textContent = 'green';
      treeElement.valueElement.firstChild.select();
      ElementsTestRunner.waitForStyleCommitted(next);
      treeElement.valueElement.dispatchEvent(TestRunner.createKeyEvent('Enter'));
    },

    function testNewPropertyEditorIsCreated(next) {
      var blankTreeElement = treeOutline.rootElement().childAt(1);
      if (!UI.isBeingEdited(blankTreeElement.nameElement)) {
        TestRunner.addResult('No new property editor active!');
        TestRunner.completeTest();
        return;
      }

      // Test Styles pane editor looping.
      ElementsTestRunner.waitForStyleCommitted(next);
      blankTreeElement.nameElement.dispatchEvent(TestRunner.createKeyEvent('Enter'));
    },

    function testCycleThroughPropertyEditing(next) {
      if (!UI.isBeingEdited(treeOutline.firstChild().nameElement)) {
        TestRunner.addResult('Original property name editor not active!');
        TestRunner.completeTest();
        return;
      }

      ElementsTestRunner.selectNodeWithId('other', next);
    },

    function testNodeStyles(next) {
      ElementsTestRunner.selectNodeAndWaitForStyles('inspected', next);
    },

    async function dumpStyles(next) {
      TestRunner.addResult('After append:');
      await ElementsTestRunner.dumpSelectedElementStyles(true);
      next();
    }
  ]);
})();


As ridiculous as it is, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is more like a two-hour amusement park ride, fun and thrilling while it lasts, but rather forgettable once the ride is over.
That line pretty much sums up Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom the fifth film in the Jurassic Park and second in the Jurassic World franchises. Shortly after the Jurassic World theme park was forced to close down due to the dinosaurs pretty much taking over the park, a volcano on Isla Nublar has become active, threatening an extinction-level event on the island. Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell) and his assistant Eli Mills (Rafe Spall), who are now responsible for the financially strapped Masrani Global, already have a team of mercenaries on the island, lead by Ken Wheatley (Ted Levine), and dispatches Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) to the island so that Claire can activate the location trackers in the dinosaurs and Owen can help trap Blue, his prized trained velociraptor. The plan is to evacuate the dinosaurs to a remote island as a nature preserve and allow them to flourish untouched by man. As one expects in the Jurassic movies, things do not go as planned, as someone has a hidden agenda to thwart that plan. That person, which comes to no surprise in the film, is Eli Mills, who plans to hold a secret auction to sell off the dinosaurs in order to finance the company's research in weaponizing their genetically modified creations to earn even more money at a later auction.
The Jurassic series has always asked its audience to buy in to some sort of scientific theory, and Jurassic Park novelist Michael Crichton originally asked us to believe that cloning and genetic modification were possible, even with incomplete DNA. The screenplay for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly asks much more from its audience, such as creating new species (something touched upon in the previous film), but this time as potential weapons with trained cues genetically imprinted on the animals. That is one of many suspensions of disbelief asked upon the audience, but comes much later in the story that you just have to go with it. The movie also tries to ask some serious questions, such as global warming and whether genetically created and previously extinct creatures really animals and deserving of preservation, but the movie itself is so over the top that the preaching doesn't feel all that serious. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is more akin to a two-hour amusement park ride, fun and thrilling wile it lasts, but ultimately forgettable shortly after it ends.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the first in the series to be shot in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. The movie was captured in 6.5k and 3.4k resolutions on Arri Alexa 65 and Mini cameras, then completed as a digital intermediate at an unspecified resolution (although with all of the visual effects work, I suspect it was finished at 2k), with Dolby Vision HDR added for some of its theatrical exhibitions. Universal's 4K UHD Blu-ray features a h.265 encode at 2160p with both Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range. Viewing the movie on equipment only capable of HDR10, the result is very cinematic. Colors are vibrant and consistent with no visible banding whatsoever. Contrast is excellent, providing deep inky blacks that retain strong shadow detail and bright whites that never clip. When comparing to the included Blu-ray edition, the UHD can appear much darker, while blacks on the Blu-ray often appear as dark grey.
Both the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions include the same excellent DTS-X track. This is a reference-quality track, offering strong LFE throughout, as well as taking full advantage of all capable speaker channels. I viewed the movie on a 5.1.2 configured speaker layout, and it truly rocked the room. Dino roars often pierced the room in sonic clarity, and their stampede nearly vibrated the floorboards loose. Heights are used to great effect, providing a fully immersive experience, while dialogue remained clear and understandable throughout.
This may be a first for Universal, but all of the extras have been included on the 4K UHD disc as well as the included Blu-ray edition.
On Set with Chris & Bryce (2160p; 3:05): A look at the chemistry between the two leads.
The Kingdom Evolves (2160p; 4:33): How Fallen Kingdom fits in to the entire Jurassic franchise.
Return to Hawaii (2160p; 2:41): Shooting on location in Hawaii.
Island Action (2160p; 6:01): More location shooting, focusing more on some of the action sequences.
Aboard the Arcadia (2160p; 5:53): Creating the ship on a soundstage.
Birth of the Indoraptor (2160p; 4:09): A look at the franchise's newest creature.
Start the Bidding! (2160p; 3:18): A look at the auction sequences.
Death by Dino (2160p; 1:33): A look at one key character's death.
Monster in a Mansion (2160p; 3:06): Director J.A Bayona discusses some of the influences he used in a key scene.
Rooftop Showdown (2160p; 3:48): Shooting the big climax to the film.
Malcolm's Return (2160p; 3:07): Shooting Jeff Goldblum's cameo.
VFX Evolved (2160p; 7:08): A look at the visual effects and how they have changed since the first film, Jurassic Park.
Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation (2160p; 10:16): A roundtable discussion with Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, J.A Bayona, and Jeff Goldblum.
A Song for the Kingdom (2160p; 1:26): Justice Smith, who plays computer whiz Franklin Webb, performs a song during some downtime on set.
Chris Pratt's Jurassic Journals (2160p; 12:08): Pratt talks briefly to several cast and crew members – Vivian Baker, Makeup Artist; Mary Mastro, Hair Stylist; Chris Murphy, 1st Assistant Sound; Dean Bailey, Stunt Edge Car Driver; Peter Harcourt, Diver; Daniella Pineda and Justice Smith, Actors; Jody Wiltshire, Set PA; Kelly Kreig, Assistant Script Supervisor; J.A. Bayona, Director; James Cox, Stunt Performer, Rachelle Beinart, Stunt Double; and Bryce Dallas Howard Chris Pratt, Actor.
Jurassic Then and Now – Presented by Barbasol (2160p; 3:06): A montage of clips from all five Jurassic films so far.
Interactive Baby Blue: Scan the insert using Facebook Messenger and the camera on your smart phone, and you can send and post pictures of yourself or your friends with Blue the velociraptor.
Digital Copy: An insert contains a code to redeem a digital copy on Movies Anywhere. When I redeemed my code, I received UHD versions on Vudu, Google Play Movies, and FandangoNow, HD on Amazon Prime Video. I do not own an Apple TV or an XBOX One so cannot confirm the resolutions on iTunes and Microsoft Movies, respectively.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a fun ride, but full of empty calories. The 4K UHD provides an excellent video and audio presentation, and it is really nice to see the studio include all of the special features on the UHD disc.
Is there any bass to the roars in this film? That's always been a major disappointment for me in most of these films, that the tyrannosaur roars and other large animal sounds don't seem to engage the subwoofer.
I watched the DVD of The Ghost and the Darkness a few weeks back, and the growls of the lions were really noticeable in the sub. Giant dinosaurs, not so much.
But my 3D blu arrived yesterday, so I guess I'll find out shortly.
I somehow haven't ordered this yet, will have to grab a copy. I liked it in the theater, but agree it's pretty empty. Definitely lags once they get to the mansion, there's no timer running the melodrama! If it's got Dinosaurs and Atmos I am all for it tho. Wait, what? DTS:X only? Bleee.
Isn't X the DTS equivalent of Atmos?
Rather than define a fixed number of channels, one for each speaker, DTS:X allows the "location" (direction from the listener) of "objects" (audio tracks) to be specified as polar coordinates. The audio processor is then responsible for dynamically rendering sound output depending on the number and position of speakers available. Dolby Atmos uses a similar technique, although the speaker layout employed by cinema DTS:X is the sum of Dolby Atmos and Auro-3D.
On sale at Amazon for $19.99, probably price-matching somebody like Best Buy.


text:
Sonalleve MR-HIFU is a medical system developed by Philips Healthcare for the treatment of uterine fibroids without surgery. The system uses non-invasive high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) guided by magnetic resonance (MR), whence the acronym MR-HIFU. The procedure involves volumetric heating of fibroids with real-time feedback. In June 2017, Philips and Profound Medical announced an agreement to transfer Philips' MR-HIFU business, which includes the Sonalleve system, to Profound Medical.

Technology overview
The Sonalleve high frequency focused ultrasound uses a special transducer to focus a beam of ultrasound waves on to the fibroid located within the body. The focused ultrasound waves generate high temperatures within smaller areas. The temperature when maintained for sufficient a period of time results in the ablation of the fibroids. The therapy procedure guided by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with real time feedback helps in the focused ablation of the target location. The real-time feedback loop ensures that adequate heating takes place, treating every bit of tissue that has been targeted and volumetric ablation (a Philips proprietary technology) helps treat larger volumes efficiently and quickly.

Device approvals
The Sonalleve is approved for treating uterine fibroids in Europe, most of Asia, the Middle East and South America. Philips has received CE Marking for its Sonalleve MR-HIFU system. Equivalent to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the U.S., CE Marking is recognized by countries in the European Economic Area, Asia, South America and Africa and signifies that a product complies with the essential requirements of relevant health, safety and environmental protection legislation.

The company has also applied for FDA approval for the system. The process for clinical trials and study are already underway. The device is also approved for the treatment of bone metastasis and is undergoing development for the treatment of prostate cancer and breast cancer.

Treatment procedure
The method is quicker and comfortable compared to the conventional procedures currently done for the treatment of uterine fibroids such as hysterectomy, myomectomy or uterine artery embolization. The procedure is usually done on an outpatient basis with the patient leaving the hospital on the same day. The patient may be kept for observation for another 24 hours.

The procedure is performed in three stages:

Planning stage
The patients are evaluated using three dimensional MR imaging which is used to determine if the patient is eligible for treatment. If the patient satisfies the criteria for treatment, the condition is evaluated and the treatment time is planned accordingly. The patient arrives at the stipulated time and is placed in a prone position on the MRI table. The device is positioned correctly so as to achieve acoustic coupling and the regions of treatment are marked using the MR images.  The patient may also be given IV fluids or conscious sedatives. A test delivery of a non lethal dose of ultrasound waves may also be focused to ensure accuracy.

Non-invasive treatment stage
High-intensity ultrasound waves are focused onto the fibroids which elevates its temperature and causes the tissue to coagulate. The process is done in multiple sonications with the number and duration depending on the size and extent of fibroids. The process will be closely monitored and controlled by MR imaging and feedback to confirm the accuracy and effectiveness of the treatment. In case of any discomfort, the patient can stop the process through a hand held device button.

Therapy verification stage
At the end of treatment, contrast enhanced MR imaging is used to assess the effectiveness of the procedure. These images are used to determine the Non-Perfused Volume (NPV) of the fibroid, which is the volume of tissue that is non-viable (has no blood flow to it).

Treatment setup
The Sonalleve MR-HIFU system uses the Philips Achieva 1.5T, 3.0T MR, 3.0T TX or Philips Ingenia 1.5T, 3.0T platform, and comprises the following interconnected subsystems:
 Achieva MR system to monitor the procedure and provide real-time images
 MR-HIFU patient tabletop with integrated MR compatible high power phased array transducer with mechanical and electronic positioning
 MR-HIFU therapy console to plan treatment, calculate real-time temperature maps, and control HIFU delivery
 HIFU electronics for ultrasound power (energy) delivery and beam positioning

Treatment benefits
For the doctors it offers easy planning, treatment with real-time feedback and a solution to those who would otherwise decline surgical treatment. For the patients it offers an alternative non-invasive treatment mechanism involving no anesthesia and a short recovery time.

Locations
The system was initially installed in about 16 locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia for research purposes. Philips has installed around 50 of its Sonalleve MR-HIFU systems worldwide with most of the systems in Asia and Europe.

India has seven installed systems in five cities. Apollo Hospitals has the setup installed at three of its facilities Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi. The treatment is also available in Clumax Diagnostics, Bangalore, Bharat Scans, Chennai, SRL Jankharia Imaging, Mumbai and Sunrise Hospital, Kochi.

See also
 High-intensity focused ultrasound
 Philips
 Hysterectomy
 Myomectomy

References

Female genital procedures

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


After installing your refurbished medical equipment, training is an important component in the ultimate success of its use for your facility and your patients.
That's why ROS offers on-site operations and applications training for your staff to ensure that they are comfortable and confident with its operation, and allowing you to reduce your long-term service costs.
Contact us to learn more about how we can help you train your staff on the use and operations of your equipment.


When you want to lose weight, changing your diet is an obvious place to start. If you're like some, you'll move methodically from a general regime of healthier eating to increasingly restrictive habits. Unfortunately, this can lead to eating disorders like binge eating.
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a form of compulsive overeating that plagues many who follow a strict diet and exercise regime, and even some who don't. The disorder affects 2 percent of the general population and if you think "that could never happen to me," you could easily be mistaken.
BED is a condition where a person feels compelled to overeat on a regular basis, causing them to consume excessive amounts of food. The disorder is thought to encompass both weight and eating disorder concerns, meaning a multifaceted approach to the problem is required.
People who battle with BED sometimes struggle to be taken seriously. This is because BED doesn't manifest itself in the same way as other eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia do. It doesn't include purging or fasting and so is often linked with other issues, like obesity. To be diagnosed with the condition, a person must binge an average of twice a week for six months.
BED is often a major concern for those trying to lose weight and take control of their well-being. But before you can take proactive steps to overcome the problem, it's important to understand why it occurs in the first place.
Understanding why binge eating occurs is more important than treating the weight gain associated with the condition. Without examining what prompts you to binge eat, any efforts to lose weight are most likely to fail because you'll likely put it straight back on with the next cycle of bingeing.
Psychological – Anxiety, stress, and depression are amongst the most common causes of binge eating disorder. Some people turn to eating or drinking to cope with unhappy feelings. However, some rely on bingeing because of more serious issues such as low self-esteem, poor impulse control, and the inability to cope with and manage feelings.
Chemical – The brain releases dopamine when you eat fat or sugar, and when you drink alcohol. Dopamine can be addictive, meaning you'll continue to seek the feeling it creates. Some with low dopamine and serotonin levels binge for the positive feelings it brings and to help cope with issues like depression.
Cultural – Today, more than ever, society puts a massive amount of pressure on individuals to look a certain way. Because some may feel troubled or worthless if they aren't "skinny enough" or don't conform in other ways to societal standards, they may use binge eating as a crutch for the resulting anxiety.
Lack of Mindfulness – People who binge are considered by some experts to "lack mindfulness." Put simply, this means they are out of touch with their feelings and unable to manage stress in a healthy manner. As such, they use food as a way to handle emotions as they surface, instead of trying to deal with the underlying problem.
If you've been struggling with binge eating and are unsure how to resolve the problem, there are a few simple steps you can take each day to steer you in the right direction. It's important to remember as you begin this process that BED is a potentially serious disorder, and you shouldn't expect to beat it overnight.
Eat Regular, Healthy Meals – Many who binge eat restrict meals throughout the day and use this self-denial to justify their subsequent bingeing behavior. Therefore, one of the best ways to prevent a binge is to eat regular, balanced meals. Consuming foods rich in fiber and protein will regulate blood sugar, promote a healthy metabolism, and keep cravings for the unhealthy foods that prompt a binge under control.
Understand Your "Triggers" – What situations prompt you to binge eat? Is it a certain mood or feeling? Perhaps an interaction or relationship you are struggling with? Knowing what triggers a binge is one of the easiest ways to better manage your behavior. If you can be consciously aware of how you're feeling, you can then do something constructive to distract yourself – like talking to a friend or going to the gym.
Remove Temptation – People who suffer from BED usually enjoy bingeing on certain foods. By removing these foods from your home, you can support your efforts to end bingeing, even if you can't stop the urge when you encounter a trigger.
Find Other Sources of Pleasure – Binge eating is a pleasure-seeking habit, although it's often followed by guilt and other negative feelings. Find non-food sources of pleasure like a hobby or physical activity to immerse yourself in during the times you would usually binge. This will boost your mood and improve your self-confidence, therefore addressing two significant causes of the disorder.
Implement Time Restrictions – The easiest way to succumb to a binge is to tell yourself you're just going to eat a small amount, but then proceed to overdo it. If you feel hungry, force yourself to wait 10 minutes or to drink a glass of water first. This can help you avoid bingeing unintentionally and is a good strategy to use, particularly when you're first dealing with the problem.
If you've been struggling with binge eating disorder or just binge occasionally, it's important to confront the problem immediately and not let it take over your life. The above tips should help you to shed the excess weight you've gained through this behavior while addressing the underlying causes of the disorder.
Typically, excess weight from bingeing leads many to feel even more anxious and stressed about their appearance. If this is the case, you may want to use a comprehensive weight loss supplement like PhenQ to trim excess fat and keep your appetite under control.
You are more than your eating disorder. And by implementing the tips above, you can overcome it easier than you might think.


text:
Soccer player returns to the field after heart transplant
Posted: 3:52 PM, Dec 23, 2016
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — For any high school coach, all you can ask from your athletes is to play with heart. East Pennsboro Senior Joe Mansaray embodies that sentiment in a way you can't even imagine.
Two years ago, Mansaray was a rising star in high school soccer. But the summer before his junior year, he started having trouble breathing and he didn't know why.
The Pennsylvania teen thought it was just a cold. It turned out to be something much more serious . It's called cardiomyopathy and it results in an enlarged heart that doesn't pump as efficiently as a regular heart.
It's also hereditary. At the time Joe was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, his mom was already waiting for a heart transplant. Both of them were battling the same disease at the same time.
Joe had an LVAD (a pump in his heart) to keep him alive until they found a heart for him. His father Peter described an emotional scene at the hospital.
"Joe was standing on the bedside of his mother who had just gone through her own surgery and was fighting for her life," he said.
At that point, after almost dying in the operating room, Joe looked at his dad and asked, "What did I do to deserve this?"
It was hard for Joe to watch. "Things that I saw happen to her bothered me," he explained. "I would think, is that how I'll end up? I got very scared, not just for me, but for both of us."
Joe had every reason to be scared. In September of last year, his Mom did get a heart transplant, but there were complications after the surgery. Diseases were building up inside her body and her white blood cells were going up rapidly. Her hands, her fingertips, her toes, they were all purple.
Peter and his family gathered at the hospital. "When my daughter said let's pray for Mom, we formed a circle around her bed, joined hands with Joe standing there and then we prayed," Peter remembered. "After the prayer, my wife passed away."
Only two months after losing his mom, Joe found out that he too would need a transplant. At that point, after almost dying in the operating room, Joe looked at his dad and asked, "What did I do to deserve this?"
After surgery, Joe's stamina was horrible and he would get tired just changing his clothes. The rehab sessions that followed were often frustrating for Joe. But there was one thing that motivated him more than anything else, Soccer.
Just six months later, Joe shocked everybody by returning to the field. His head coach was more worried about the new heart than Joe. "I did worry," admitted East Pennsboro Head Coach Randy Rich. "I worried when he took his first hit, how he'd respond. But he got up and actually let the guy know he didn't like it." Rich called Joe's return "miraculous" and said he was once again the fastest guy on the team.
Peter is equally amazed at his son.
"The strength that people think I have, I got most of that from Joseph," confessed Peter.
Joe isn't sure what's next for him, although he does plan to go to college next year, maybe joining his older brother at Temple. But whatever path he takes, considering what he's already been through, Joe will likely do just fine.


We're all being played by Deathwing!
With all the fuss lately about Deathwing rising from the cavernous deeps and wrecking Azeroth, we've all been thinking about his titanic, adamantine-plated form and how he towers above the majestic buildings of Stormwind. And we're right to be concerned - as one of the five Dragon Aspects, he's basically a god on Azeroth, and is much, much more than "just" a dragon. The cinematic trailer clearly demonstrates that he is more than capable of shredding Azeroth's mightiest strongholds with his bare claws.
However, we should also remember that he isn't just a big mean dragon. A long time ago, during the Second War, he was more commonly known as Lord Daval Prestor, a highly influential noble in King Terenas' court. More than merely a simple diplomat, Prestor represented the nation of Alterac in Terenas' inner circle of leaders, which included important dignitaries such as Daelin Proudmoore, Thoras Trollbane, and one Genn Greymane, who you may have heard of lately. Terenas trusted Prestor deeply, so much so that he named him ruler of Alterac, and promised him the hand of his daughter in marriage. Prestor eventually disappeared "mysteriously," when Deathwing was forced to flee from the other Dragon Aspects, who had been freed from the curse of the Dragon Soul by Rhonin.
Think about this a bit. Deathwing spent YEARS on this disguise, infiltrating the upper echelon of the Alliance and slowly earning the trust of its most powerful, influential leaders. He is very capable of subterfuge, smooth-talking, and intricate manipulations, something I think we are all overlooking in the wake of his I'M A BIG SCARY INTERNET DRAGON RAWRRR display of power.
In fact, if we look at "Lord Prestor's" actions during the Second War, we can see that he had his claws in every pot - he was involved with the Alliance leadership, he partnered with the Dragonmaw Orcs (the orcs who held his fellow Dragon Aspect Alexstrasza prisoner), manipulated Rhonin into furthering his goals, and attempted to turn the Alliance nations against the Kirin Tor. Deathwing wasn't just playing both sides against each other - he was exploiting everyone. This is an Internet Dragon that knows his trickery.
I think all the bravado and fury we saw from him in the trailer, while genuine, is an act of misdirection, a ruse to make us underestimate him. The Grumpy Elf mentioned how the trailer left a distinct Godzilla or "raging beast" impression. I think this is exactly Deathwing's goal - to make us forget how devious and intelligent he actually is, so we don't discover what he's really up to until it's too late. He's spent years hiding in Deepholm, licking his wounds and plotting...I doubt his master plan is to just rampage across Azeroth like a brainless Gronn. He's got some tricks up his metal-plated, magmatic sleeves, mark my words.
This entry was posted on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 4:42 AM and is filed under alliance,deathwing,lore,npc spotlight,predictions. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response.


text:
The Property Line: Avoid These Costly Home Selling Mistakes
Here's how to avoid home selling mistakes that could slow the process, cause frustration and cost you money.
Holden Lewis
It's a seller's market in real estate, which means that buyers have much to feel anxious about. But sellers have reasons to lose sleep, too. What if they make an expensive mistake?
It's easy to find lists of common homebuying mistakes, but home selling errors are harder to describe. They're subtle, often involving mindset and attitude.
Here are six home selling mistakes and how to avoid them.
Thinking of it as your home
Even if you still sleep and shower in your house while it's on the market, it's not really yours anymore.
"A mistake is still thinking that their home is a home when they're putting it on the market for sale. It is now a product," says Terri Robinson, a real estate agent with Re/Max Select Properties, in Ashburn, Virginia.
Part of Robinson's job is persuading sellers to showcase the house to appeal to the masses, the way a model home in a new housing development is designed to do, she says.
Ideally, she says, home staging will:
Depersonalize the property "so that persons are not getting enamored with your baseball collection, but they're enamored with the house."
Make the dwelling a blank slate so buyers can imagine putting their own imprint on it: "That wonderful mauve that you put on the walls of the living room may not be as appealing a product to potential buyers."
Robinson believes some buyers will continue to prize adaptable spaces that can be set up as bedrooms, dens, offices or for remote learning, so it might be advantageous "to lightly stage a home to show a place that can be an office space — if you don't have a dedicated office in your home."
Selling as-is without an inspection
You're more likely to sell your home as-is, without paying for repairs or renovations, when you're upfront about its condition.
Sherry Chen, a San Diego-based Realtor with the Kappel Realty Group at Compass, recommends getting an inspection before you list the home. Share the report with prospective buyers "so then there's no surprises during escrow. We can tell them, 'Hey, offer a price based on these issues that the home has.'"
Smart buyers will get their own inspection reports. If your inspector did a thorough job, the subsequent inspections shouldn't uncover anything major. "If we do end up accepting an offer, they can't really tell us, 'Hey, I want a $10,000 credit for this item that I already knew about,'" Chen says.
Overpricing the home
Home prices are zooming upward because demand is greater than supply. The median resale price of an existing home went up 23.6% to $350,300 in the 12 months ending in May 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors.
It's tempting to predict where neighborhood home prices will be in a few weeks or months and set an asking price based on that. But that's a recipe for pricing the residence too high. It could sit on the market longer than necessary and yield a lower-than-desired price.
Your agent, if you use one, can find prices of pending sales: deals in which the seller has accepted an offer, but the sale hasn't closed yet. Base your asking price on pending sales of comparable homes.
"Even though this is a seller's market, you have to put a product out that a buyer wants," Robinson says. "And that means condition and price — even in this market. Don't make the mistake of just throwing a house out there and think you're going to get top dollar because there's an inventory shortage."
Seeking multiple offers as an end, not a means
Dana Bull, a real estate agent in Boston, says that when clients aim to receive multiple offers, she responds, "What's the goal?"
Your goal is to capture the best price and terms. Encouraging a bidding war is one way to get what you want, but it's not the only way — and it carries risks.
A classic method to incite a bidding frenzy is to set a deadline for offers. When this tactic works, a bunch of people submit bids and then they wait for their phones to vibrate with the good news that you've accepted the offer. But if the tactic doesn't work, you can end up with one or two tepid bids, or no offer at all. And your next offer is likely to be lower.
"You need to be sure there will be a lot of interest in the home, from more than one buyer, if you give a deadline for offers," Bull says. "This might be harder to accomplish if your home isn't similar in construction, time period and style in the neighborhood."
Not taking yes for an answer
Before listing a house, Bull says to clients, "Think of your dream scenario. Not just price, but what sort of timeline do you want? What sort of flexibility do you want to be offered? And if we meet that goal, are you going to be happy?"
If an agent asked you that, you probably would say yes, you'd be happy to get your dream offer. But what if you realize your dream scenario within hours of listing your home for sale? Will you accept it, or will you gamble that an even better offer will arrive soon?
Bull once had clients who got a best-scenario offer, with one condition: that the sellers cancel a scheduled open house. The sellers held the open house anyway, and ended up having to accept an offer from another buyer for $20,000 less. She says the clients knew the risk they were taking, and accepted the result with aplomb.
If you know you wouldn't be a good sport about such a turn of events, maybe you should go ahead and accept that great offer.
Being impatient
Sometimes delays creep into the mortgage process. One common source of delay is an "appraisal gap," when the house appraises for less than the purchase price. The buyer typically has to come up with cash to bridge the difference. And that can delay the closing.
"Most of the buyers I work with, they do everything in good faith to close on time," says Shashank Shekhar, CEO and president of Arcus Lending, a mortgage lender in San Jose, California. "It's not as if they're intentionally trying to delay the process."
Instead of nixing the deal, putting the home back on the market and risking selling it for a lower price, "I would advise the sellers to be more flexible when some things do go wrong but the buyer is working on it in good faith," Shekhar says.
Sellers tend to favor buyers who pay cash or have big down payments — even if they're not the highest offers — on the assumption that the transaction is more likely to be consummated. But Chen says it pays to ask about the finances of buyers with small down payments. Some people make smaller down payments by choice, and can pay for appraisal gaps and repairs by liquidating investments.
Be confident, yet humble
A lot of seller errors are born of overconfidence. Yes, we're in a hot real estate market, and sellers have the upper hand in negotiations. But things will go more smoothly if you lightly stage and depersonalize your place, inform buyers of the home's condition, price it correctly, know which offer to accept and roll with it if the buyer hits a bump on the road to getting the loan.
About the author: Holden Lewis is NerdWallet's authority on mortgages and real estate. He has reported on mortgages since 2001, winning multiple awards. Read more
Estimate Your Home's Value
What Are the Closing Costs for a Home Seller?
Curb Appeal Ideas to Attract Home Buyers
Dive even deeper in Mortgages
How to Find the Best Listing Agent
by Linda Bell
Choosing Between Multiple House Offers
by Holden Lewis, Margarette Burnette


Danger! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations this substance causes severe skin burns and eye damage, is very toxic to aquatic life, is very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects, may cause fire or explosion (strong oxidiser) and causes serious eye damage.
This substance is used in the following products: non-metal-surface treatment products, pharmaceuticals, washing & cleaning products, pH regulators and water treatment products, laboratory chemicals, metal surface treatment products, textile treatment products and dyes, coating products, inks and toners and semiconductors.