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Pope laments 'culture of insults,' decries church propaganda
Posted: Jun 9, 2019 / 06:04 PM CDT / Updated: Jun 9, 2019 / 06:04 PM CDT
Pope Francis meets the press aboard the plane to Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, June 21, 2018. The one-day visit is part of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday lamented what he called a "culture of insults" enabled by social media and warned against nationalism and other "exclusivist ideas" that he said to contrast with a Christian mission to foster harmony.
In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square, Francis also decried that "the more we use social media, the less social we are becoming."
"In today's world, lack of harmony has led to stark divisions," Francis said. "There are those who have too much and those who have nothing, those who want to live to a hundred and those who cannot even be born."
He warned of the temptation to cling to "our little group, to the things and people we like," concluding that it's only a "small step from a nest to a sect, even within the church."
The pope said that "nowadays it is fashionable to hurl adjectives and, sadly, even insults" in what's tantamount to "a culture of insults." He recommended responding "to malice with goodness, to shouting with silence, to gossip with prayer, to defeatism with encouragement."
He also warned against the Catholic church's neglecting its mission to spread joy, instead of becoming an organization with propaganda as its mission.
The Vatican after Mass released a papal message about the church's mission in the world. In it, Francis echoed a call a century ago by Pope Benedict XV, right after the devastation of World War I, for "an end to all forms of nationalism and ethnocentrism." He also cited a reminder by that same pope that "the church's universal mission requires setting aside exclusivist ideas of membership in one's own country and ethnic group."
Said Francis as he defined the church's mission today: "No one ought to remain closed in self-absorption."

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If these 3 things happen, the Chargers will beat the Titans in Week 7
By Travis Wakeman
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Austin Ekeler of Los Angeles Chargers is brought down by Jayon Brown of Tennessee Titans during the NFL International Series match between Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Chargers at Wembley Stadium on October 21, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 21: Derrick Henry (22) of the Tennessee Titans in action during the Tennessee Titans against the Los Angeles Chargers at Wembley Stadium on October 21, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Shut down Derrick Henry
Henry is the Titans' offense. There's no need to make things complicated. If a team shuts him down, it has a great chance of winning.
Last week, Henry rushed for just 28 yards on 15 carries against the Broncos (who allowed Leonard Fournette to go for over 200 yards just two weeks earlier). If they can figure out a strategy to shut Henry down, the Chargers can too.
The Titans are going to want to establish the run. They are playing Ryan Tannehill at quarterback and though some may argue that he's better than Marcus Mariota, it's really is a toss up. Neither guy has been great and if the Chargers lose back-to-back-to-back games to Joe Flacco, Hodges and then Tannehill, that's a story in and of itself. A bad story.
The Chargers need to load up the box to shut Henry down and make Tannehill beat them. IT's RYAN TANNEHILL! There should be no worries about him throwing down the field on them. But if Henry gets it going and pounds the ball down the field gaining six, seven and eight yards per carry, which will, in turn, open up the passing game, then the Chargers could be in for a long day.
Beating the Titans, for any team, starts with shutting down their power rushing attack. However, that will be a challenge for the Chargers, who rank No. 22 against the run in the league, allowing an average of 120.5 yards per game on the ground.
Both Justin Jones and Brandon Mebane will miss this game for the Chargers, making this task much more difficult to accomplish.


Vivo might be planning to soon introduce a new Vivo phone, two variants of which had recently surfaced on TENAA website. The images of V1818CA and V1818CT variants along with some specifications were revealed in the leak.
As you can see, the specifications of the upcoming phones are inspired by the Vivo Y93 which was launched recently and has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset.
There is no confirmation about the launch date of the leaked V1818CA/CT Vivo phones. As for the price, it might cost in the same range of the Vivo Y93. Stay tuned for more.


Good Samaritan: Someone who voluntarily helps someone else who is in distress.
The term "Good Samaritan" comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan related in the Book of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. The parable tells of a Samaritan (a resident of Samaria) who stopped to help a man who had been injured and robbed, while others passed him by.
A number of hospitals and medical centers bear the name "Good Samaritan." See also Good Samaritan law.


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31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia
The final round of visits of SC 130 for its Field Study on European perspectives took place in Zagreb. The participants were hosted by LtGen Slavko Barić, Commandant of the Croatian Defence Academy.
At the Croatian Defence Academy named after Dr Franjo Tudman, located within the Petar Zrinski Barracks, Course Members were given a first briefing on Croatia's security policy. The whole session was moderated by Mrs A. Hurum, Norwegian Senior National Representative at the NDC.
Dr Tomo Radičević from the Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence (MORH: Ministarstvo Obrane Republika Hrvatska, www.morh.hr) described the security environment of Croatia. Although the country does not perceive any direct military threat, potential for violence still exists in the Balkans. He described the region as now experiencing dynamic change and being historically turbulent. As a consequence, the security policy is based mainly on the development of a stable and secure environment. In view of these dynamic changes, he underlined the necessary evolution of the legal and conceptual framework (new security and defence legislation, a new national security strategy and a new law on homeland security). Besides these long-term challenges, the country faces short-term issues, for example halting the decline in the defence budget and renewing combat aircraft capabilities. At the end of the presentation, Course Members were shown how Croatia is involved in UN, EU and mainly NATO activities and operations.
Complementing the talk on Croatian commitment to the Alliance, participants received a detailed briefing and figures on the Croatian Armed Forces involved in NATO operations, for example in relation with the forward presence in the East. Dr Drago Kelemen also presented some figures about the involvement of Croatia in EU operations, in particular in those related to the migration issue.
After the coffee break Col Slobodan Čurčija, Dean of the Croatian Defence Academy, briefed Course Members on the history of the Academy and its different activities and courses. He stressed that this Academy, in cooperation with the University of Zagreb, is completely integrated into the Bologna process and this ensures the mobility of students, lecturers and the recognition of diplomas. He explained the type of officer training and education given at the Academy and also mentioned the courses for NCOs, which are very important for the Academy. At the end of his presentation, Col Čurčija spoke about multilateral and bilateral cooperation between the Academy, and the USA, Germany, Poland, Italy, Slovakia, France and Austria in particular.
The participants really enjoyed this last part of the Field Study, which consolidated their knowledge about the security and defence policy of the European countries visited. The whole Field Study was very positive. Course Members greatly appreciated the many discussions with experts and established contacts useful to their future careers.
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 SC 130 Course Members in the conference hall of the Croatian Defence Academy in Zagreb
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Dr Radičević during his presentation
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Dr Kelemen during his presentation
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Mr Jan Ballast from the Netherlands asking a question after the presentations
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Mr Fischer, civilian French Course Member, asking a question on Croatia's foreign relation
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Part of the NDC faculty participating in the presentations in Zagreb. From left to right: Col Jan Abts, (BEL A), Navy Capt. Paul Gelly, (FRA N), Col Manuel Rosa, (POR A), Navy Capt. Alexandros Bogiannos (GRC N).
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Mrs A. Hurum moderating debates in Zagreb
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 Col Slobodan Čurčija, Dean of the Croatian Defence Academy, during his presentation
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 : LtCol R. Ozanich (USA A) giving the concluding remarks
31.3.17, Zagreb, Croatia 03 Apr. 2017 MG Valentin, Director of the NDC's Academic Operations, with LtGen Barić during a gift exchange
SC130 - Field Study I - London 27 Mar. 2017


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Q: How to make Subscribe and give notifications to who the one subscribe on Android Application? i already tried search how to this but i didn't found it.
So, this is my story and my question.
i have and android application which is the app has user & channel (This is an online app, i'm using xampp to be my server and i'm using .php to retrieve and send data), got it ?
So, every user on there can make a channel, for example create channel about Gym, Fashion or something like that and the users can give more than one information to the channel(i'm using listview to show in the app).
Here is the idea, i want the user can follow to other channel or public channel, so when they are decided to follow the channel, they can receive notifications everytime the channel have a new information(information added from owner of the channel), the problem is, how to do this ?
I tried to make a table isFollow contains user, channel and isFollow(Y/N), but let say if i got the data like this :

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*Bert    Gym      Y

*David   Gym      Y

Then, what should i do to the data ?
Please help me if someone know the solution to do this, thankyou so much!
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Home / Security / Keerom Regional Police Help Guard Distribution of Grocery From Local Government
Keerom Regional Police Help Guard Distribution of Grocery From Local Government
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Keerom Regional Police helped oversee the distribution of 19,000 food packages by the Keerom District Government to the community. Keerom Police Chief, AKBP. Baktiar Joko Mujiono, SIK, MM said that escorting the distribution of the aid was not only to prevent conflict, but also to secure aid so that it reached the target.
"By involving babinkamtibmas, we secure assistance from the local government to the place so that it reaches the target. If there are still those who feel they have not yet received it, every district is now making a statement. It is possible that if something is missed, if that happens, then we will convey it to the regional government and will be given supplementary assistance, "he said, Wednesday (05/05/2020).
In addition to helping overseeing the distribution of food packages, the police station also helped maintain the security of every village and district so that there were no wayward and law-abiding people. "We are still committed to the task force, not only the police but there are local governments, the military, the health department and so on. We are together, "he said.
But Baktiar admitted, if there are still people who are stubborn, his party will continue to provide appeals repeatedly. "If there are still those who are stubborn, we will never stop giving appeals. Maybe there are still messages that have not yet arrived, we are not tired of giving an appeal about the dangers of co-19, "Baktiar said.
Although there are still people who are stubborn, Baktiar explained that it was very minimal. "With the posts in every village that are now active for preventive actions, the level of public awareness is getting higher," he concluded.


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Amandine Dewasmes est une actrice française.

Biographie

Carrière
Amandine Dewasmes suit une formation au cours Florent avant d'intégrer le Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique de Paris. Elle y étudie pendant trois ans avec Dominique Valadié et Philippe Adrien. Lors de sa troisième année, elle participe aux ateliers de Serge Tranvouez, Catherine Anne et Andrzej Seweryn. Par la suite, elle joue au théâtre à la fois dans les répertoires classique et contemporain.

Elle fait des débuts au cinéma  en 1992 et à la télévision en 1995. En 2004, elle interprète un petit rôle dans Les Amants réguliers de Philippe Garrel.

Par ailleurs, elle participe à des lectures comme celles de La Mousson d'été, lecture de textes d'auteurs français et d'Amérique Latine dirigée par Michel Didym, en août 2002, à la Semaine de l'aide à la création d'œuvres dramatiques au Studio-Théâtre de la Comédie-Française, en 2004, et, en 2007, aux côtés de Sagamore Stévenin, Johan Libéreau et d'autres comédiens, à la manifestation Littératures urbaines à la BnF.

Engagement
Elle milite avec Europe Écologie Les Verts à Vanves.

Théâtre
Source
 Noces de corail de Laure Loäec, mise en scène Frédéric Thibault, Zakariya Gouram (2022)
 D'autres mondes, texte et mise en scène Frédéric Sonntag (2020-2021)

 Müller-Factory d'Heiner Müller, mise en scène Michel Deutsch (2005)
 Les Débutantes, mise en scène Christophe Honoré
 Beautiful Guys, mise en scène Christophe Honoré, Festival Frictions à Dijon (2004)
 Dans l'intérêt du pays de Timberlake Wertenbaker, mise en scène Matthew Jocelyn (2004)
 Edgard et sa bonne et Le Dossier de Rosafol d'Eugène Labiche, mise en scène Yves Beaunesne (2002)
 L'Éveil du printemps de Frank Wedekind, mise en scène Yves Beaunesne
 Les Euménides d'Eschyle, mise en scène Antonio Arena
 Des siècles à Grenade de G. Astor, mise en scène Antonio Arena (2002)
 Le Malade imaginaire de Molière, mise en scène Philippe Adrien
 L'Achat du cuivre de Bertolt Brecht, mise en scène Philippe Adrien

Filmographie

Cinéma

Longs métrages
 1992 : Les Enfants du naufrageur de Jérôme Foulon : Marion
 2005 : Les Amants réguliers de Philippe Garrel
 2009 : Le Bal des actrices de Maïwenn : une élève du cours de théâtre
 2010 : L'Arnacœur de Pascal Chaumeil : Florence
 2010 : L'amour, c'est mieux à deux de Dominique Farrugia et Arnaud Lemort : l'hôtesse du bar
 2010 : Qui a envie d'être aimé ? d'Anne Giafferi : la caissière
 2010 : Une exécution ordinaire de Marc Dugain : la patiente d'Anna 2
 2011 : Toutes nos envies de Philippe Lioret : Céline
 2012 : À cœur ouvert de Marion Laine : Christelle
 2016 : La Confession de Nicolas Boukhrief : Danièle Fouchet

Courts métrages
 2004 : Dans l'ombre : Julie
 2010 : Jeux de mains de Myriam Moraly
 2012 : Ad Nauseam d'Aurore Paris : Iris
 2012 : Leur jeunesse de David Roux : la professeur
 2014 : Attends-moi j'arrive de Pierre Glémet

Télévision
 1995 : Charlotte dite 'Charlie' : Babou
 1996 : Le Poids d'un secret : Anne
 1996 : Paroles d'enfant : Lucie
 2000 : Le Miroir aux alouettes : Marie
 2001 : Gardiens de la mer : Solène
 2004 : Coup de vache : Mélanie
 2004 : Courrier du cœur : Lola
 2008 : La résistance : Eva Durleman
 2009 : PJ : médecin pompier
 2011 : La Bonté des femmes : Laetitia
 2012 : Climats : Renée
 2012 : Engrenages : Magali
 2012 : Le Fil d'Ariane : Dolorès
 2013 : Un village français (saison 5) : Marguerite
 2014 : Méfions-nous des honnêtes gens de Gérard Jourd'hui

Distinction
 2011 : Meilleur second rôle féminin au festival Jean Carmet de Moulins (prix du jury et prix du public) pour son rôle dans Toutes nos envies de Philippe Lioret

Notes et références

Liens externes

Élève du Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
Actrice française de cinéma
Date de naissance non renseignée (XXe siècle)
Actrice française de télévision
Actrice française de théâtre

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For The Posse Foundation, forward movement started with just one sentence.
And so began The Posse Foundation, an endeavor to send groups of bright students to colleges and universities together as a posse: a support system to ensure each student persists to graduation. Its first partner institution, Vanderbilt University, is now in good company, with 51 colleges and universities across the United States forming the Posse consortium. Its scholars, more than 5,500 in total, have met with great success, winning coveted fellowships (including 35 Fulbright scholars since 2007) and job placements after graduation.
"I don't think I've ever met a Posse scholar and not been in awe of what they've done—on campus, in a professional setting, how they're giving back," says Karen Matts, Posse Chicago Senior Development Officer.
Posse Chicago works with all of Chicago Public Schools to solicit nominations of talented, hardworking students. The interview process, called the Dynamic Assessment Process, is a nontraditional way to find students who can be successful in college. The interviews hone in on leadership abilities and non-cognitive characteristics in addition to GPA and academic standing. Around 100 promising students are selected annually from a pool of more than 2,500 and awarded a four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarship to a partner institution.
While in high school, Posse students attend regular workshops within their peer groups, emphasizing team building, leadership and academic excellence. Throughout their college tenure, students meet regularly with mentors to support their continued success, and such support continues past graduation, as students transition from campus to the workforce. Posse also offers 10 graduate school partnerships, including Northwestern's School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management, which provide scholarships and other forms of financial assistance to Posse alumni admitted on their own merit.
Posse Chicago has 11 college and university partners, including Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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A significant and interesting property in a beautiful location. The outdoor swimming pool, breakfast areas, patios and a very helpful owner.
"Lovely place", said our 1 year old son, when we arrived, and he is definitely right. So peacuful place, where you can "live like a local", but if you need help, you'll get it right away. Niccolò was very helpful and made us feel like we are home. The apartment was perfect: It was very clean, and it was lovely to cook in the kitchen and eat outside staring at the sunset. The pool was amazing, and there is good tennis court also. Already planning a new trip!
Lovely pool within a garden where you can relax and get away or have fun in the water with your children. Stunning sunsets and beautiful starry night skies. Delicious home cooked dinners can be requested in advance. Large rooms, living areas and outdoor dining. This area is a more natural and raw area of Tuscany with lots of appeal within easy and cheap train ride of Florence or Arezzo. Niccolò and his family have lots of great recommendations for activities, site seeing and delicious restaurants in the area.
We have had an amazing time here. Celebrating our daughters birthday party with family and friends. The place, Niccolo and his family gave us a memory we will keep in our heart for the rest of life. We will be back.
We had 4 wonderful nights at Agriturismo Petrognano. Niccolo's hospitality exceeded our expectations. The farmhouse accommodations were everything we hoped for - spacious, quiet, peaceful, relaxing. With only a 5 minute drive to the San' Ellero train station, this place was perfect for accessing Florence as well as for touring the villages of Tuscany. Niccolo went out of his way to ensure we had everything we needed for a great stay. He was extremely responsive and offered many suggestions for places to see, eat, visit and explore. We would definitely stay here again. Thank you Niccolo for making our trip to Italy a great one!


How to behave with Chinese partners?
Do you want to do business in China? Then, you need some advice to know how to behave with Chinese partners.
The Chinese 'GuanXi' has been diabolized by a lot of people. In the western countries, people participate in networking activities and when they detect opportunities, negotiations will follow. However, in China, the most profitable collaboration needs time to build, which is illustrated perfectly by the meaning of 'GuanXi'. 'GuanXi' can be translated in 'Relationships' with your personal network, connections and trust.
Presentation materials: you can easily observe that a lot of Chinese people use 'physical prosperity' images in their visual support. Those pictures can be a photo of the building, the factory, the laboratory, the storage facility, etc. You can also do the same, this will give a trust feeling to the counterparty as they virtually saw your company.
Keep in touch: Would you like to have a long-term successful partnership with Chinese? You have to spend a lot of time, discuss and exchange with them about business and no-business topics. Lack of ideas of conversation? Publish your 'life' on the social media. Sharing your news is another way to keep in touch with your partners, eliminate strangeness, and they will know more about 'you'.
A lot of western businesses complain about the opportunistic behavior in China. If you do not have a long-term goal, your Chinese partner will easily switch to another cheaper, innovative product which will maximize his profits.
Want to avoid that? You have to build a reliable relationship with your partner, communicate with them, ask them the market reactions constantly for your products, the new market trends, etc. The collaboration will be more successful when both parties invested time and efforts.
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1 Penn State World Campus Centre County, PA
2 Northeastern University Boston, MA
3 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
4 University of Houston, Clear Lake Houston, TX
5 Regis University Denver, CO
6 Missouri State University Springfield, MO
7 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX
8 University of Minnesota, Crookston Crookston, MN
9 DeSales University Center Valley, Pennsylvania
10 Southern New Hampshire University Hooksett, NH
11 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN
12 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA
13 National University La Jolla, CA
14 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
15 University of Maryland University College Largo, MD
16 Franklin University Columbus, OH
17 Post University Waterbury, CT
We have ranked the best online bachelor's degrees in Finance in the U.S. This ranking is designed for students to make informed college and degree decisions. Our rankings are designed by our machine learning algorithm, which uses data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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An online bachelor's degree in finance provides students with a specialized skill set. Graduates can find careers in the finance industry, government agencies, financial companies, nonprofits, and consulting organizations.
Finance Career Fields
corporate and international financial management
Popular finance careers include Credit Manager, Financial Analyst, Financial Officer and Financial Planner.
Financial managers have a median annual wage of $134,180 per year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 17% (118,000 new jobs) employment growth for Financial Managers to the year 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Top Industries for Financial Managers
Professional, scientific, and technical services $154,790
Management of companies and enterprises $149,300
Manufacturing $135,820
Finance and insurance $130,600
Government $117,940
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Top Industries for Financial Analysts
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities $98,850
Professional, scientific, and technical services $86,300
Management of companies and enterprises $86,000
Insurance carriers and related activities $82,190
This Best Online Bachelor's Degrees in Finance ranking was created using Successful Student's ranking algorithm. This algorithm uses the following data points to calculate a school's ranking placement:
Penn State World Campus
Centre County, PA
With an enrollment of about 18,000 students, Penn State World Campus is the second largest campus in the Pennsylvania State University system. Through partnerships with Penn State's academic colleges and units, Penn State World Campus offers more than 150 degree and certificate programs.
The online Bachelor of Science in Finance degree program features a comprehensive curriculum, providing students with a solid foundation in principles of economics, business and accounting. This program has an in-depth focus on knowledge and issues of financial management and finance.
Designed to prepare graduates to pursue or advance careers in financial analysis, banking, corporate finance, personal financial planning, or security analysis, the program helps students develop conceptual and analytical skills needed to add value to finance-based positions.
The online Bachelor of Science in Finance degree program prepares graduates for the Chartered Financial Analyst or Certified Financial Planner designations. The CFA Institute University Affiliation Program has accepted the program.
Credit requirements: 120
Core courses: Students complete 89-92 credits required for the major, including:
Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
Corporation Finance
Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
Investment and Portfolio Analysis
Intermediate Financial Management
Basic Management Concepts
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Students entering the Finance major must have completed at least 29.1 credits. Students also must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher on several pre-requisite courses.
A current Penn State student must hold at least a 2.0 GPA to enter the major.
Applicants must submit high school or GED transcripts and official college or university transcripts, if applicable. International students also must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.
Accreditation: Penn State World Campus received accreditation from AACSB.
Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies has a history of providing access to education to those older than 22 years old as well as part-time students. The college offers a range of academic programs that incorporate theory and practice and provide a rich academic curriculum for today's working professionals and ambitious learners.
Designed to prepare students to manage budgets, leverage assets, maximize investments and achieve financial efficiencies, the fully online Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting Management degree completion program integrates accounting, finance, globalization, technology, sustainability and the impact of new forms of regulation with an experiential learning experience in the accounting and financial industries.
Credit requirements: 120 total semester hours; students must earn at least 60 semester hours at Northeastern University
Core courses: 28 semester hours of major courses, including:
Financial Reporting and Analysis 1 and 2
Financial Institutions and Markets
Business Strategy capstone course
Admissions and transfer credit information: The University offers three entry dates per year. Applicants must submit official high school or GED transcripts as well as official associate degree transcripts.
Northeastern University considers awarding transfer credits for courses with at least a C or 2.0 course grade. Credits earned in science and technology are valid for seven years; the University applies credit earned more than seven years ago as open electives.
Accreditation: Northeastern University and its programs have accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Collat School of Business offers an engaging learning environment. Students gain real-world experiences through an award-winning faculty that integrates practical experiences into its programs as well as a number of internship opportunities.
The Collat School offers dozens of undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, including 10 programs students can complete 100 percent online.
The Collat School's online Bachelor of Science in Finance degree helps students develop strong mathematical skills, business savvy and social perceptiveness needed to lead in the finance career field. The curriculum features technology-driven instructional methods.
Credit requirements: 51 to 55 credit hours
Core courses include:
Equity Portfolio Management
Principles of Real Estate
Basic Marketing
Management Processes and Behavior
Strategic Management Capstone Experience
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official high school transcripts and ACT or SAT scores. The school offers three start dates each year – fall, spring and summer.
Transfer students must submit official transcripts from each college or university they've attended. They must hold a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher after completing 24 semester hours of transferrable college-level work and be in good academic standing at all of the colleges they've attended.
Candidates with fewer than 24 credits of transferrable work also must meet minimum admission requirements for entering freshmen.
Accreditation: The Collat School of Business holds AACSB accreditation.
University of Houston, Clear Lake
The University of Houston, Clear Lake's College of Business offers undergraduate and graduate programs designed to create leaders for today's business challenges. Students receive individualized instruction and a curriculum focused on rigorous academics and wide-ranging industry experiences.
The online Bachelor of Science in Finance degree completion program allows students to gain hands-on experience through projects and case studies.
As a degree-completion program, students must have completed freshman-level and sophomore-level requirements before pursuing the degree.
Credit requirements: 90 hours
Core courses: 48 hours of business core courses, including:
Principles of Accounting I and II
Principles of Microeconomics
Management Theory and Practice
Principles of Marketing
Written Communication in Business
Strategic Management capstone course
Admissions and transfer credit information: The School offers three admission deadlines – fall, spring and summer. Applicants to the online finance degree must submit official transcripts for every college or university they've attended.
Accreditation: The UHCL College of Business' degree programs have accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The Anderson College of Business builds on Regis University's Jesuit tradition of values-based experiential learning and cultivates leaders of integrity.
The College offers nearly two dozen degree programs, including many degree programs students can complete online or with an accelerated format.
With a focus on current trends, techniques and practices of modern corporate finance, the Bachelor of Science in Finance degree program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of financial management. The program examines effective financial management, such as forecasting and planning, financial analysis, and managing technologies for business strategies.
The online bachelor's degree in finance prepares graduates for careers in investment companies, banks, consulting firms, government agencies and corporations, among others. The program also prepares graduates for specialty certificates such as the Series 7.
Students also can work on their Bachelor of Science in Finance in tandem with one of the College's graduate degree programs.
Credit requirements: 120 credit hours
Core courses: 63 to 64 credit hours, including:
Marketing Principles
Business and Professional Communication
Principles of Macroeconomics
Advanced Corporate Finance
Business Policy and Strategy (or Capstone Applied Project)
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, transferrable credit from a regionally accredited college or university, and evidence of work experience. Applicants must submit official transcripts and a personal statement essay.
Students can transfer up to 87 credits toward their degree program.
Accreditation: Regis University receives accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission.
Missouri State University's Finance and General Business Department provides students the opportunity to gain real-world experience through internships. The Department designed the programs to help students work toward professional designations before graduation.
The Bachelor's degree in Finance helps students develop the skills to become a money manager. The program prepares graduates to serve as caretakers of monetary, investments and real estate affairs of people, companies and agencies.
Core courses: 32-33 hours of major requirements, including:
Financial Markets and Intermediaries
Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
Business Enterprises, Rights/Liabilities
Legal Environment of Business Organizations for Professionals
Financial Decision Making
Management of Financial Institutions
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent and meet core curriculum requirements. Students who hold college credit must also have at least a 2.0 GPA in those courses.
Applicants must submit official transcripts. The College of Business considers students in good standing for admission to a specific degree program upon the completion of at least 54 hours including at least ten of the preparation courses.
Students who've completed an Associate of Arts in Business degree meet the general education requirements.
Accreditation: Missouri State University, Springfield holds AACSB International accreditation.
The Dallas Baptist University's College of Professional Studies has a history of meeting the demands of adult learners. With a Christ-centered scholarship, the University blends academic learning with biblical faith.
The online Bachelor of Business Studies in Finance program incorporates the latest technologies. The curriculum features a field-based service-learning component.
Credit requirements: 120 total credits
Core courses: 30 credit hours, including:
Principles of Financial Accounting
Principles of Managerial Accounting
Securities Analysis
Business and Public Law
Information Systems for Management
Corporate Financial Management
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official transcripts from all colleges they've attended and a personal statement.
Students with fewer than 30 transferable credit hours also must submit an official high school transcript or GED documentation. Students must complete 30 of the last 36 credit hours at DBU.
Accreditation: Dallas Baptist University received accreditation for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
University of Minnesota, Crookston
Crookston, MN
The University of Minnesota Crookston's Business Department helps students develop their ability to recognize and solve business and organizational challenges. Students also gain a stronger understanding of the role marketing, business, entrepreneurship, and finance play in the world.
With more than a dozen business-related majors and minors, the Business Department features a stimulating, technology-rich, student-centered learning and teaching environment.
The online Bachelor of Science in Finance program gives students the skills and knowledge to understand dimensions of performance and risk relevant to financial services companies; describe and apply financial theories, concepts and tools; and evaluate the role of technology and the legal, economic and ethical environment as it relates to financial services.
The online finance degree program helps students develop strong technology and communication skills.
Core courses: 65 credits within the major, including:
Income Tax I and II
Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
Introduction to Management Information Systems
Financial Modeling and Valuation
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official high school or college transcripts, if applicable, as well as official SAT or ACT scores. The program requires summer terms.
Accreditation: The Business Department is a candidate for accreditation from the ACBSP.
DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
DeSales University's Division of Business offers future business leaders the opportunity to engage in meaningful, real-world business challenges, providing relevant experience employers respect.
The ACBSP accredited finance program combines a comprehensive exploration of the field with a strong foundation in the tenets of business, such as economics, accounting, law, and marketing, as well as real-world experience through hands-on projects in different courses. DeSales offers a CFP Board Registered track in financial planning in addition to the core business track.
The Bachelor in Finance online program helps students hone strong communication and critical-thinking skills.
Credit requirements: 120 credits
Core courses: 16 required courses for the major, such as:
Investments and Portfolio Management
The Legal Environment of Business
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official transcripts as well as SAT or ACT scores.
DeSales University accepts up to 75 transfer credits as well as credit for experience.
Accreditation: DeSales University has accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Hooksett, NH
Southern New Hampshire University offers more than 200 programs ranging from certificates to doctorates, including those in education, business and STEM. The University boasts more than 90,000 online students.
The online Bachelor's degree in Finance prepares graduates for entry-level to mid-level finance positions in a range of industries. The program incorporates ethical and legal practices with real-world experience.
Students receive a solid foundation in core business knowledge with an emphasis on communication, collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, global orientation, and personal and social responsibility.
The University offers an accelerated BS-to-MS pathway option, which enables students to take up to two graduate-level courses during their bachelor's program.
Core courses: 30 credits of Business Core, such as:
Multinational Corporate Finance
Financial Regulations and Ethics
Finance Capstone Course
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official transcripts from any schools they've attended. The university offers rolling admissions with six undergraduate terms. Students can transfer up to 90 credits toward an undergraduate degree.
Accreditation: SNHU receives accreditation from the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
Metropolitan State University
Metropolitan State University's College of Management offers student-centered undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs designed to serve a diverse student population. Through an applied, globally oriented curriculum, the program helps graduates achieve career goals as strategic and ethical leaders and managers in government, business and non-profit organizations.
The online Bachelor's degree in Finance integrates theory and real-world application. The program helps students gain proficiency in financial theory and application as well as enhance their critical-thinking, quantitative and communication skills.
Core courses: 20 credits of business core:
Introduction to Operations Management
Management Principles and Practices
Principles of Finance
Principles of Management Information Systems
Students also complete a Case Studies in Strategic Management capstone course.
Admissions and transfer credit information: Before declaring the finance major, students must complete foundation courses with a C- or better. Students must complete at least 20 credits from the business core, major required courses, major electives and capstone courses at Metropolitan State.
Applicants must submit transcriptions and official test scores.
Metropolitan State University offers rolling admissions.
Transfer students must have at least 16 transferable college-level semester credits attempted with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Accreditation: Metropolitan State University holds ACBSP accreditation.
Fayette, IA
Upper Iowa University's School of Business and Professional Studies offers undergraduate majors as well as a Master of Business Administration degree. Through the School of Business, students can complete majors in accounting, graphic design, marketing, and financial management, among others.
Designed to prepare graduates for careers in public or private companies, the online Major in Financial Management helps students develop skills to manage and foster teamwork, create and understand financial statements, provide analytical assessment of financial opportunities, and conduct financial analysis and management.
Credit requirements: 120 semester credits
Core courses: 39 credits of business core as well as 18 credits of Financial Management core courses, such as:
Personal Financial Management
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Intermediate Financial Accounting
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must have graduated from a regionally accredited or state-recognized high school or completed a GED equivalent. Students must have at least a 2.0 grade point average on any previous college coursework.
Applicants must submit official transcripts from any high school or college they've attended as well as official transcripts documenting experiential learning.
Students can transfer up to 78 credits from an accredited two-year college or up to 90 credits from a four-year college. Students also can earn up to 30 semester credits for prior learning experience.
Accreditation: UIU receives accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission.
La Jolla, CA
National University's School of Business and Management offers flexible online and on-campus programs, including degrees in finance and economics, accounting, leadership and human resource management, and marketing and management.
The School offers four-week classes so students can focus on one subject at a time and earn their degree faster.
The online Bachelor of Science in Financial Management degree program provides students with a broad perspective of the global financial and economic environment. The program also enables students to gain hands-on experience and develop strong critical-thinking, analytical and communication skills.
Credit requirements: 180 quarter units
Core courses: 11 courses/49.5 quarter units of core finance courses, such as:
Analysis of Financial Statement
Valuation of a Corporation
Capital Structure and Financing
Financial Project (Capstone)
Admissions and transfer credit information: National University offers rolling admissions and classes start monthly.
Students must complete at least 45 quarter units at National University. Applicants who have not earned an associate's degree or have completed less than 90 quarter (60 semester) units of transferable college credit must have graduated from high school, passed a high school-level proficiency test or received a GED.
Accreditation: National University has accreditation from the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.
Purdue University Global's School of Business and Information Technology offers more than a dozen undergraduate degree and certificate programs, such as those in business administration, accounting, cybersecurity and information technology, among others.
The online Bachelor of Science in Finance degree program focuses on helping students gain technical skills and knowledge in a host of financial areas. Students develop an understanding of factors that influence financial decision-making.
The rigorous curriculum incorporates assignments, presentations, reports and group projects to help students gain skills needed to solve real-life financial problems.
Core courses: 106 credits, including:
Accounting I and II
Internship or Capstone course
Admissions and transfer credit information: Purdue University Global offers multiple start dates each year. Applicants must hold a high school diploma, a GED certificate or its equivalent.
Accreditation: Purdue University Global holds ACBSP accreditation.
University of Maryland University College
Founded more than 70 years ago, University of Maryland University College has a long history of serving working adults and military personnel. The School offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs with free digital course materials.
The online Bachelor's in Finance degree program helps students develop the expertise to apply finance theory to real-world situations. The curriculum combines a foundation in economic, business and accounting principles with an in-depth focus on finance and financial management through case studies.
The CFP Board-approved course of study prepares students to sit for the Certified Financial Planner exam.
Core courses: 33 credits, including:
Management and Organization Theory
Security Analysis and Valuation
Contemporary Issues in Finance Practice (Capstone Course)
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit proof of high school graduation or its equivalent. Applicants who provide official college transcripts with at least 24 semester hours of transferrable college credit are not required to submit high school transcripts or GED scores.
Students can transfer up to 70 credits from community colleges or 90 credits from four-year colleges and universities.
Accreditation: University of Maryland University College holds accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education.
Franklin University, one of the largest private universities in Ohio, has a long history of helping adult learners finish their degrees.
The online Bachelor of Science in Financial Management degree program teaches students to analyze an organization's financial performance to ensure good financial health.
Students gain knowledge and skills in forecasting and financial analysis, cash management, international finance, portfolio management, and financial risk management. Students also gain real-world experience through a capstone assignment.
Credit requirements: 124 semester hours
Core courses: 20 hours in the major area, such as:
Money, Banking and Financial Markets
Advanced Financial Management
Financial Policy Seminar
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official high school transcripts or the equivalent and official college or university transcripts, if applicable. Students who hold 24 hours of transferable credit do not need to submit a high school transcript.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours at Franklin University. Franklin will accept up to 94 credit hours of transferable credit.
Accreditation: Franklin University holds IACBE accreditation.
Post University's Malcolm Baldridge School of Business offers a range of market-relevant degree programs designed to provide students with the abilities and skills for business careers.
The online Bachelor of Science in Finance degree program enables students to develop their skills in analyzing financial situations, determining potential problems and making suitable and profitable solutions.
Students learn about the global, ethical and cultural environments businesses operate in and gain foundational knowledge in communication, business fundamentals and ethics, financial policy making, and more.
The program also prepares graduates to sit for the Series 6 and Series 7 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority exams.
Students in the online finance degree program can tailor the degree program to their personal and professional goals through completing a concentration in financial services and banking, personal financial planning, or corporate finance, among others.
Admissions and transfer credit information: Applicants must submit official high school transcripts or proof of GED or its equivalent. Applicants also must participate in an admissions interview.
Students with less than a 2.0 cumulative GPA also must submit a personal statement.
Post University accepts up to 90 credits toward a bachelor's degree and up to 45 credits toward an associate's degree from students transferring from a four-year institution.
Post University accepts up to 75 credits toward a bachelor's degree and up to 45 credits toward an associate degree from students transferring from a two-year institution.
Accreditation: Post University holds ACBSP accreditation.
Association for Financial Professionals (AFP)
The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), a professional society, strives to advance the success of finance executives globally. AFP established and administers the Certified Treasury Professional and Certified Corporate FP&A Professional credentials. Every year, AFP hosts the largest networking conference worldwide for corporate finance professionals.
American Finance Association (AFA)
The American Finance Association (AFA) serves as an academic organization devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics. The AFA encourages the study of finance in colleges and universities. The Association publishes the Journal of Finance.
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), brings together executives and financial managers from physician practices, provider organizations, and health plan markets to collaborate and address financial challenges in the US healthcare system. HFMA provides networking opportunities, industry news and perspectives and practical tools. The Healthcare Financial Management Association creates and delivers education to its members via an array of programs and channels.
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The subjects are primarily business and management focused. They include: Business Calculus, Business Law, Business Principles, Corporate Finance, Corporate Financial Management, Cost Accounting, Financial Decision Making, Financial Institutions and Markets, Financial Management, Financial Markets, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Fundamentals of Investments, Information Systems for Management, International Finance, Investments, Management of Financial Institutions, Money and Banking, Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Managerial Accounting, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, Risk Management and Insurance, Securities Analysis, and Taxation.
Graduates with a bachelor's in Finance can work in a variety of work areas. These include: Asset Management, Capital Budgeting Analysis, Commercial Banking, Corporate Finance, Credit Analysis, Financial Analysis, Government Financial Management, Insurance Companies, Investment Banking, Investment Companies, Pension and Investment Fund Management, Personal Financial Planning, Real Estate, and Securities Management.
Some common jobs for Finance graduates include: Chief Financial Officer, Controller/Finance Director, Credit Analyst, Director of Finance, Financial Analyst, Financial Manager, Financial Reporting Specialist, Investor Relations Specialist, Treasurer, and Vice President in Finance.
Many of the programs take students about two years to complete, however students can complete some programs in 18 months.
Corporate finance jobs include: Federal agencies including the IRS and U.S. Department of Treasury, Foundations, Hospitals, Non-profit organizations, Private businesses of all sizes and types, Schools and universities, and State and local governments.
Investment banking offers a variety of employment areas. These include: Advisory Services, Equity & Debt, Mergers & Acquisitions, Research, Sales and Trading, and Underwriting.
Some typical jobs in investment backing include: Analyst, Block Trader, Floor Broker, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Sales Assistant, Sales Trader, Trading Assistant, and Underwriter.
Some typical jobs in Commercial Banking include: Bank Examiner, Branch Manager, Commercial Lending Specialist, Credit Scoring Specialist, Loan Officer, Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist, Mortgage Loans Specialist, Sales Manager, Trust Manager, and Trust Officer.


What are Quakers trying to achieve when sitting together in silence? A Gathered Quaker Meeting is a particularly powerful experience.
Have you ever experienced a "Gathered" Meeting for Worship? What was the experience like?
What is the most significant or memorable Quaker Meeting for Worship you have experienced?
The potential for this worshiping experience that you're going to be walking into, it's one of the most inspiring things that I've ever witnessed and been part of, which I think is the reason I'm still Quaker with all the things that I struggle with. It's that potential that keeps us there. But the potential is this thing that we call a "gathered" meeting or a "covered" meeting.
If I was to describe what a gathered Meeting is, I first need to talk about the purpose of Meeting for Worship.
It is human response to Divine initiative. But in a Quaker Meeting for Worship, it's not individual meditation or individual prayer. It's really a communal mystical experience. It's an opportunity to experience for the group as a whole to encounter the divine presence in our midst.
So the gathered Meeting for worship describes a quality that might be achieved in a Meeting for Worship in which the body is gathered together. I imagine the arms of the holy spirit, the arms of God gathering us together.
A Gathered Meeting, in my experience, is one where all of our openness to the Spirit and therefore our availability to each other unites and there is a communion. There is literally a communion of Spirit in the room, and you can feel it. It feels as though the air gets thick and the silence has a quality about it that is very very different. It's almost like you could cut it with a knife.
For me, a Gathered Meeting is when we, as a community, are together, and very strongly feel the presence of God's Spirit in the room.
We start to become more sensitive to the folks around us and their process and what they are going through. As that communication, that nonverbal communication, increases, there starts to be this emerging presence in the center of the room.
There's also a tendering aspect of it, where the individual members become closer to one another as they are gathered up together closer to God.
There's this feeling like you are not just you, that you are with and are, maybe, those other people, and the way that you start feeling that and experiencing that is that what is being shared, it's like your own heart that's being shared out loud. But you're not even the one sharing it. And then you're seeing—from the peoples' reactions, maybe their face, maybe their body language—that it's actually resonating with those around you too.
There comes this point where your will starts to bend in the direction of that presence. Up until that point, you feel like you're in control and you're the one that's processing what's going on and you're the one that's making decisions about the content of your mind or you're making decisions about what your prayer looks like… but then something happens. Something shifts. Something emerges, that you're not in control anymore and there's just a gravity that you start to circle around.
It's just an act of grace that we can all just fall into something that is effortless, that is not about any of the things that we do to try and make something happen in our worship experience or in our relationship with God—we just fall into the arms of God together.
I can feel a subtle vibration in my body and throughout the room and it's deeply nourishing. Deeply, deeply nourishing and wonderful.
Maybe like you're listening to really loud music and it's kind of this vibrating, and everyone's there feeling it. So that inspiration is being shared and it's your heart and it's out there. And then someone else will stand and it's your heart again and it's another level. And you guys are building this wisdom, this shared experience. You've come together and you're being carried as one whole, forward into something that wasn't there before.
And I don't know why that happens sometimes or how it happens, but it's a little like Alice into the rabbit hole. You just stumble on it and fall and you're in something different that you didn't know was there, which is a powerful thing to get to experience with a group of people.
One of the best descriptions I've ever heard about what sometimes happens in Quaker worship. Thank you Quakerspeak and Friends who shared your experiences.
I like the description of falling into the rabbit hole like Alice did. What a playful description and yet so accurate. The experience is waiting and it can only be found in the rabbit hole which is the place we happen upon when we sit with together with friends and the sense of Presence keeps pulling us in.
Silent Worship as I understand it is arriving to the meeting house where we meet God, worship God, and anticipate God's Light, (Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, or Light of God). As we anticipate the presence and the Holy Spirit does come, if and when our hearts are open we may find our heart abundantly filled with God's Light. This is the Baptism of Fire as I understand it. The Baptism of Fire is an inward event that happens through a clear heart and anticipation. Silent Worship is part of that anticipation.
Once the human spirit is at one with God's light said person's will becomes God's will. This is when we see people in religious history acting in remarkable ways.


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A few weeks ago I ordered my own Christmas present on E-Bay. Today I picked it up at the local post office.
Today was unboxing-day and here's what I found when I opened the cardboard box.
Carefully wrapped in bubble plastic a bright orange bag with something inside it. A simple instruction sheet, a pair of quad handles, a quad line set, an extra spar and a bright yellow kite. Interesting!
The handles looks decent plus. Actually quite a step or two up compared to those included with my original REV 1.5 EXP. The foam grip is just right according to my likings. Soft, but not too soft, hard, but not too hard. They even come with leaders on both upper and lower ends. Good!
There was a line set included too. It looks decent, but you'll never know until you've length aligned and flown them. More on the lines later.
Ok, so far actually pretty good! How about the kite then?
I took a closer look at all the details and I'm pleased with what I found. All seams are good and do their job nicely. A mix between three steps zigzag and straight ones at the appropriate places.
Reinforcement at the usual places, on the LE at the vertical spar attachment points, at the wing tips an at the corners at the trailing edge. All seemingly black dacron.
I'm not sure what fabric is being used for the sail. It's a kind of ripstop and it seems somehow lighter and stiffer than icarex. So I suspect it's something else. However it seems sturdy enough.
One thing though. The "squares" in the fabric (ripstop) is not angeled perpendicular to the trailing edge, making the sail more prone to stretching. I believe this is to minimize scrap fabric. …and only time will tell if this really will have an impact on the sail long term.
But there's more on the plus side. The connectors looks neat and solid and looks clean and not (too) prone to snag anything. The bungee looks to hold up for some beating as well.
One really nice thing is the covered bungy at the wingtips!
I think this will prevent quite a bit of wear on the bungee and it really is a nice touch.
Come to think of it… A couple of the stopping knots one the bungee were a tad on the loose side. One came off while assembling, but thankfully this is easy to fix. Just make sure to look over all the knots and tighten them before assembly and you should be fine.
The bridle seems in order too. No sepcifications are given but I would assume it's a brided variant with a breakage point of 100kg … give or take.
I'm a bit sceptical to the mesh. It seems a little soft and … hmmmm… fragile? It might not be true, but somehow the gut feeling was a bit off. I hope I'm wrong, and I guess I'll find out over time.
The kite comes with a sheet with printed instructions and precautions. The instructions are very basic and unfortunately not good enough for a complete beginner. Plenty of room for improvement!
But anyhow, my conclusion after the inspection is that I'm quite pleasently surprised about this kite. It's good looking, it seems like the manufacturer has paid attention to the details and the sewing, it comes Ready to Fly with lines and handles, heck, even an extra spar is added.
The quality of the materials looks decent too, but I have to fly this thingy over a period of time to really conclude about the quality of the materials used.
But so far this kite looks like a bargain which I really am looking forward to fly!
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> One thing though. The "squares" in the fabric (ripstop) is not angeled perpendicular to the trailing edge, making the sail more prone to stretching.
I thought that the maximum stretch occurred along the downspars. And therefore having the main grain/warp directions parallel/perpendicular to the downspar was the preferred way (not that I ever have made any QLKs though)? To address the TE stretch, would adding (sewing) a thin strip of ripstop with the main grain parallel to the TE be something (you see, others problems are always easier to solve)?
Since I still haven't resumed my own kite sewing, I still don't have any QLKs stationed at work (if you hear me Santa, there is room for more kites/kite gear here as well). Is the inner diameter of the supplied Lanyork tube "Skyshark-like" i.e. 6.2mm, where the 6.1mm Skyshark connector* or Avia Micro Carbon (Solid) .240″ – 6.1mm pultruded carbon would be ideal inner ferrules? Is the frame Rev. 1.5-like with 78.5cm (79cm?) spar length (here thinking about compatibility with existing spars)?
I have never needed to replace a bungee on my 1.5 B-series, while I had a worn bridle leg where it goes around the nock. Looking carefully at the nock in your image here, there seen to be a ridge going around the nock to keep it more protected I assume (haven't seen that before). I piece of advice, if you consider to add heat shrink tubing around the bridle line to add wear extra resistance, bear in mind that the melting point of spectra/dyneema is awfully close to the temperature where the most common heat shrinking tubing shrinks. But the core fibre of the bridle line could be something else than spectra and then it would be easier to add heat shrink tubing.


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you just don't realize how much i love you
If only you'd knew, only you know
If only you'd knew, only you know, yeah If only you'd knew, only you know If only you'd knew, only you know, yeah Then, you wouldn't be trippin' bout my niggas Now say, you wouldn't be trippin' bout these bitches, now You don't know, you don't know Baby, you don't know, you don't know What's it gonna take for you to know you're the only one that I want around? What's it gonna take for you to know I know you're the only one that holds me down? Girl, you don't know that I know, you should know (you should know) Girl, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know Then, you wouldn't be trippin' bout my niggas Now say, you wouldn't be trippin' bout these bitches, now You don't know, you don't know Baby, you don't know, you don't know Is it love or lust?
I can't say though Why these snakes be on my mind? Why do lepradon see all these dadoes? Look, let me paint the story I don't play with toys Don't need no cellmate, on cellular phone That mean don't call me, don't be all up on me Don't grab me in public, but ride me in private I discovered is love. Then, you wouldn't be trippin' bout my niggas Now say, you wouldn't be trippin' bout these bitches, now You don't know, you don't know Baby, you don't know, you don't know I don't need a starting five now, Do it to me every night oh, You don't know, you don't know, you don't know Ain't no way I'm gonna never let you go.
If only you knew how much I do love you, oh I love you, I wanna love you, oh I love you Then, you wouldn't be trippin' bout my niggas Now say, you wouldn't be trippin' bout these bitches, now You don't know, you don't know Baby, you don't know you don't know The seed for GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU was planted during a conversation between Sam McBratney and his editor.
Sam explains how it all began. One day, my editor at Walker Books in London said, Why don t you write a picture book, Sam? I said, Do I not need to know an illustrator, Caroline? No. Wouldn t I have to work with an illustrator? You know, match text with drawing sort of thing. She shook her head. I said, You mean, you want me to send you. a page? Sam, said Caroline, we have illustrators who can render in exquisite detail whatever your imagination can dream up. What we don t have are people who can write a powerful story using hardly any words at all.
It looks as though it should be easy, Sam, but it s not easy. What she was saying was what I later came to believe: it s as difficult to write a fine picture book, one that stands out from the crowd, as it is to write a fine novel. I took up the challenge and the result was GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, published in 1994. About 400 words. And Caroline was right, it wasn t easy - it was a new experience over six months to have every word fighting for its existence in the finished text. But that s another story, a different story.
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young gunz take it how you want it
you've got what it takes' marv johnson
you ve got what it takes marv johnson
you can't always get what you want lyric
wonder why they call you bitch tupac
wonda why they call you bitch lyrics


These baby shoes are button fastening with a single strap and are knit flat on two needles, using aran (worsted) weight yarn They have a garter stitch sole, toe cap and heel feature and can be knit for either a boy or a girl. They are quick and easy to knit and use small amounts of yarn. Suggested yarns are Cascade 220 Superwash or Rowan Pure Wool Aran There are plenty of photos to guide you through the construction.


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U.S. surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths
By JORGE L. ORTIZAssociated Press
May 27, 2020 at 3:14 PM May 27, 2020 at 5:54 PM
It didn't take much longer than 100 days for the coronavirus to claim the lives of 100,000 Americans, an unimaginable toll when the first person in the U.S. died from COVID-19, believed to have been Feb. 6 in California.
The social distancing measures widely adopted throughout the country succeeded in slowing down the virus' spread, as borne out by the diminished rates of new infections and deaths in May – but not enough to keep the U.S. from reaching the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths Wednesday, according to NBC and the New York Times.
Now, public health officials fear that the loosening of those restrictions – which have devastated the economy – will lead to a resurgence in cases and fatalities.
USA TODAY consulted experts in a variety of fields, including public health, business, history, social sciences and the hospitality industry, to get an assessment of what the new normal may look like in the next 100 days.
The consensus: It's going to be a bumpy ride.
"There are going to be starts and stops,″ said Alexander Bay, who chairs the history department at Chapman University. "Because of the lack of guidance from the federal government, it's up to the states, and it will probably evolve into the cities and counties as well. Nothing's going to be uniform. These people will stay closed, these people will open up. You'll get some hot spots and flareups of infections.″
The model assembled by Covid19-projections.com, which has shown a high degree of accuracy, predicts the U.S. will maintain a steady pace of about 1,000 deaths a day through June after dipping below four figures three days in a row May 24-26 for the first time since March. The model forecasts a total of 178,000 deaths by Aug. 4.
The widely cited model by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation puts that figure at 132,000 by the same date.
"We have deaths decreasing all the way into early June, even though most states have already been open for a while by that point,″ said Youyang Gu, the data scientist who runs the COVID19-projections website. "This is because deaths lag infections by 3-4 weeks, so it will take weeks and perhaps even months to fully see the effects of the reopenings.″
Some health experts believe the virus was spreading – and possibly leading to deaths – even before the first official fatality on Feb. 6. While we may never have the answer, what is known is the virus will be around for a while. As a race for a vaccine and new treatment therapies accelerates in the next 100 days, Americans will be walking a fine line weighing risks every time they venture out from lockdown.
Even the states most eager to reopen have imposed conditions to prevent new flareups, such as limitations on customer capacity at businesses, increased sanitation requirements and recommendations that the public stick to social distancing guidelines. Wearing masks is also encouraged.
What will our world, our workplace, the economy look like?
Though the specific regulations may vary by jurisdiction, it's clear large gatherings like those for pro and college sporting events and concerts won't be coming back anytime soon. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force has suggested as much.
Considerably smaller assemblies at places such as restaurants and cafes will have increased restrictions for the coming months: more space between tables, partitions, smaller parties and waiters wearing masks and possibly gloves. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted new guidelines that include some of those recommendations as well as enhanced cleaning, disinfecting and ventilation.
As they have during the pandemic, takeout and delivery orders will remain a crucial component of restaurants' existence, even for high-end establishments.
Likewise, authorities in the field say workplaces will look significantly different by the time most workers return. Part of that will come from the required physical separation to avoid spreading the virus – desks set farther apart, meetings with fewer participants – but also from a reduced number of employees at the office, both because of downsizing and telecommuting.
The drastic economic downturn has prompted a large number of companies to lay off workers, resulting in more than 36 million unemployment claims nationwide since mid-March.
Kevin Hallock, dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, says it would be foolhardy to expect a quick economic recovery.
"The labor market has suffered a catastrophic shock, and the next 100 days are going to be dark for millions of workers in the United States,″ Hallock said. "The economy and the labor market came to a screeching halt in the last 60 days, more quickly than any time in recorded history and, unfortunately, there is absolutely no way the recovery will be as rapid.
"Even if a cure for COVID-19 were immediately available, and we know it is months or years away, the fear and unease from such a shock is going to lead many businesses to be more careful with investing and many workers much more careful in spending. More companies will fail, and more people will lose their jobs.″
Amid such a bleak forecast, there may be some positive developments on the work front. Many of those who have retained their jobs have been working from home, and analysts say that's bound to continue out of both convenience and necessity as employers try to provide more spacious workplaces.
Fewer commuters may in turn help ease the burden on mass transit systems – a major piece of the reopening puzzle – and diminish the deleterious impact on the environment of people driving to work.
Will schools be able to reopen?
The challenge in reopening schools at all levels may be more complex, especially when considering the difficulty of keeping children a safe distance from one another. On college campuses, the traditional housing setup of cramped dorms is bound to face adjustments to prevent contagion, if universities open at all.
The CDC guidelines for schools are similar to those for businesses regarding social spacing and cleaning, in addition to requiring the ability to conduct health screenings for students and employees and establishing protocols for when any of them get sick.
Alternating days of in-person instruction, temperature checks, staggered meal times, separated desks, some online teaching and the widespread use of masks all figure to be part of the picture at most school levels in the fall semester.
There are other pressing questions about reopening schools that need to be addressed, such as the safety of faculty and staff, who interact daily with students.
Hwaji Shin, who teaches sociology at the University of San Francisco, expressed concern about college employees feeling financial pressure to work in risky conditions, especially at a time of budget cuts prompted by the floundering economy.
Our biggest challenge to this end is not the virus itself,″ Shin said, "but the social inequality created long before the advent of the COVID-19 global pandemic.″


It's taken Yorkshire suspension and frame fanatics Pace nearly two decades of development to finally get their XC full suspension bike honed to their satisfaction. Yet it seems the best things are worth waiting for.
It's taken Yorkshire suspension and frame fanatics Pace nearly two decades of development to finally get their XC full suspension bike honed to their satisfaction. Yet it seems the best things are worth waiting for.
The new frame looks very similar to the superb RC303 hardtail, but every tube is altered in thickness or dimension to handle the bigger hits and higher speed of flat-out full suspension riding. It's slightly longer and higher than the hardtail and the head angle is also a degree slacker than the prototype bike we got to ride earlier this year. Plus the BB comes up 10mm for pedal clearance.
The top linkage has been deepened for maximum stiffness at the shock top, while the lower link is reinforced with a plate web-welded vertically inside the down tube. All cables and hoses route under the BB for easy access. The 303's top practical touches like 2.5in tyre clearance, Crud Catcher bosses and light cable guide are all retained, while the sealed SKF bearings are further protected by preloaded, O-ring sealed caps to keep Brit grit out. At 6.2lb for the frame it'll build up light enough to race or tough enough to steam downhill depending on your priorities.
All the years of fine tuning and suspension fettling certainly haven't been wasted either, as the RC405 feels totally sorted as soon as you sit on it. Long enough to leather it up climbs but short enough to throw your weight around and pump, jump and manual it all over the trail. We also found steering is spot on for aggressive riding. Sharp enough to surf for traction or snap 'n' steer through singletrack – several gears higher than normal – but stable enough to hit random rockeries flat out.
All the work on core strength and stiffness is obvious on fast cobbly sweepers, off-camber drops or washed out step sections. However sketchy we were riding or big the terrain became, the RC405 just stayed totally calm and controlled while delivering all the information you needed to get out safe however stupid we'd been.
The twin Free Floater linkages create a surprisingly supple initial feel with smoothly progressive track for superb control and clarity over mid-to-big hits. Early chain feedback for traction and firm pedal response morphs into a tall curved comeback for plush, kickback free end stroke as well. Impressive complete bike weight and the integrated head tube keeping the front end low, means it climbs really well whether it's a long spinner or a sudden rat-up-a-pipe trail moment.
There are a whole load of fantastic do-it-all 5in trail bikes around right now, but there's no doubt that the new Pace comes in right at the top of the heap. It's involving, encouraging, smooth, sharp, alert, agile, raceable, raggable with perfect techy handling manners, but most of all it's just got that rare and elusive 'Every ride is a riot' character that separates the best from the rest.
Look out for the 6in and 4in versions, plus rolling chassis Pace fork plus DT wheel packages soon.


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"The only woman in a sea of men"
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Seated at her console in the firing room at Kennedy Space Centre, JoAnn Morgan felt the building shudder and the windows rattle as the Saturn V rocket shooting the Apollo XI crew to the moon thundered into the sky 50 years ago tomorrow.
Yet a photograph snapped shortly after became iconic not only for the significance of what had just occurred three miles away on the launchpad, but for Ms Morgan's mere presence in the room.
"I was the only woman among this sea of men working the launch and it really shouldn't be remarkable, but in those days it was. It was a huge, big deal," she told The Times.
As the first female engineer at the centre, it was not a lack of skills that initially led to her being shut out of the firing room — the nerve centre of the countdown and lift-off operations. It was her gender.
So alien was it to the male-dominated workforce to have a woman among them at lift-off that it took special dispensation from the centre's director, Dr Kurt Debus, for her to be allowed in on July 16, 1969 to join the team launching Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon.
"The director of information systems called me down and said 'You're going to be on console' — he was quite excited; I didn't know at the time he'd had to get permission from the top," she recalled.
"I was thrilled. I had never been allowed to be in the firing room for lift-off, so I didn't have the physical experience of the shockwave hitting the building. That was an electrifying moment. I'd moved up to being a senior engineer as instrumentation controller and I felt like I'd earned it."
As a girl she dreamt of becoming a piano teacher. In 1958, aged 17, she changed trajectory after watching the launch of America's first satellite, Explorer-1, which discovered the Van Allen Belts — bands of radiation around the Earth.
"I thought 'Oh my goodness, this new knowledge is going to change the world we live in and I want to be part of it.' No other girls that were my friends, or grown women, thought that was a viable path for life. Not for a female."
She landed a summer engineering internship at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Cape Canaveral, Florida — which merged into the US space agency, Nasa, in 1962 — helping to test and launch rockets under the leadership of rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun and his team.
Her bosses were mentors and protectors, even sending a security guard to make regular walk-rounds to warn off ill-mannered colleagues.
"There were episodes like me opening the door to the supply cabinet and seeing nude pinups from Playboy magazine, cartoons, little ugly jokes. The first time that I went to get something out, the men all stopped to watch my reaction," she said. "They were told to take them down."
Sometimes she would get obscene telephone calls at her desk. She recalls a television cameraman suggesting that she should stop and put on some lipstick during a rocket test. She was also advised to avoid bending over at her desk, to avoid cameras zooming in on her backside.
Dr Debus recognised her for her talent, however, encouraging her to dump a history course at college and focus instead on spherical trigonometry, algorithms and trajectory analysis.
"He said 'You won't need that history, you're going to be making history,'" she remembered.
She broke one glass ceiling after another at Nasa during a 45-year career that took her right up to the rank of associate director at the space centre before her retirement in 2003. Now 78, she sponsors university scholarships for young women and men in science, technology, engineering and maths.
The firing room where she made history in 1969 is now led by Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Nasa's first female launch director, who is working on the Artemis programme to send the first woman astronaut to the moon.
"My career wasn't necessarily about being a trailblazer or pioneer; it wasn't a role I picked for myself, it was an accidental legacy," Ms Morgan said.
"The future makes it entirely likely that you can be whatever's inside you that you want to be and, especially for young girls, find what really makes your intellect perk. You don't have to be the only woman in the picture."
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