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Does your dog continually suffer with smelly ears and dry skin? Are you stopping up your vacuum from the hair your dog is losing every day during the spring? Does your dog chew his or her feet, or scratch a lot? Your dog could be suffering with an internal yeast imbalance. Learn how a yeast imbalance can cause chronic ear infections and substantial hair loss.
Diseases like hyper- or hypothyroidism and diabetes can create sugar conversion problems in your dog's system that lead to an imbalance of yeast.
Nutritional deficiency can cause yeast imbalance, especially if your dog eats a dog food that is high in cornmeal or wheat fillers. Feeding your dog people food can cause a greater level of starches and carbohydrates that are converted to sugars as well. This is especially true if your dog is experiencing an allergic reaction to corn and wheat fillers.
Dogs living in hot, humid climates can have more problems with internal yeast imbalances that lead to hair loss and ear infections.
Medications that work to suppress the immune system, like corticosteroids, can bring about the perfect internal conditions for yeast imbalance.
Allergic reactions to flea and tick bites.
Yeast lives naturally in the gut and on the skin in dogs. When your dog's body is converting a lot of sugars, it feeds yeast and causes it to grow out of control. Your dog may have scaly, dry skin and scratches until the skin is raw and bleeding. Many dogs chew their feet to ease the itching between their toes. Some dogs lose a lot of weight and lose their appetite when yeast is uncontrolled and imbalanced.
Chronic, smelly yeast ear infections, constant itching and remarkable hair loss are common symptoms of yeast imbalance. Taking your dog to an animal hospital to see a vet is the best way to combat an internal yeast imbalance. In this way, you have better chances of pinpointing the exact cause and receiving the best treatment for your canine companion.


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By Mike| 2017-12-10T16:49:15+00:00	November 25th, 2017|Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments
A Scale Drawing of Apatosaurus ajax
Further to a number or emails that we have received in recent days, we have posted up a scale drawing of Apatosaurus, specifically Apatosaurus ajax, the first species of Apatosaurus to be named and described by the American palaeontologist Othniel Charles Marsh (1877).
Everything Dinosaur's Scale Drawing of Apatosaurus (A. ajax)
Scale drawing of Apatosaurus (A. ajax).
Dinosaur model fans will recognise the fact that we have based our illustration on the highly popular Papo Young Apatosaurus dinosaur model that was added to the Papo "Dinosaures" range in 2015. 2015 was a special year for fans of diplodocids, as, following a systematic review, the genus Brontosaurus was resurrected. The Papo model has certainly proved to be a big hit amongst collectors and dinosaur fans.
From the Western United States
The first Apatosaurus fossils to be discovered were found close to the town of Morrison in Colorado (USA). Subsequently, fossil material assigned to the Apatosaurus genus has been found in Wyoming and Utah. Apatosaurus was one of the so-called "mega-herbivores" of the Upper Jurassic of western North America. A number of Sauropod fossils are associated with the Upper Jurassic sediments in this region, including Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Barosaurus, Haplocanthosaurus and Camarasaurus. Several different families of Sauropod have been identified and as a result, many palaeontologists regard the Morrison Formation fossil material as the high watermark for Jurassic Sauropoda diversity.
The Papo Young Apatosaurus Dinosaur Model
Available from Everything Dinosaur.
How Big was Apatosaurus ajax?
Everything Dinosaur team members estimate that Apatosaurus ajax grew to around 25 metres in length and would have measured between 3 and 4.6 metres high at the hips. Mass estimates indicate a body weight of around 30 tonnes. Size estimates do vary, for example acclaimed dinosaur expert and author Gregory S. Paul states that Apatosaurus ajax was around 23 metres long and considerably lighter at approximately 20 tonnes.

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The University of Northern British Columbia is unique in its northern and regional mandate. It is a university "in and for the north" and it is committed to serve the needs of northern people and significantly amongst northern people, First Nations people.
Regional Programs is the prime agent within UNBC to fulfill the northern, regional and First Nations community mandates. Regional Programs will forge partnerships with other units of the University and with external partners to achieve those mandates.


Vintage dressing table from Denmark with a beautifully designed mirror. The dressing table has one large and two small drawers. The condition is good considering the age, see the detail photos. The size is 89.5 cm L / 43 cm W / 68 cm H/ 159.5 cm high including mirror.


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Microsoft president Brad Smith speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon in November 2018
Companies>Microsoft
Want Microsoft as Your Customer? Clean Up Your Carbon
For the giant to hit its "carbon-negative" goal, all its suppliers will have to pitch in.
Scott Fulton III | Jan 21, 2020
Is it feasible for a global manufacturer and data center operator to consistently remove more carbon dioxide particles from Earth's atmosphere than it emits?
That's the challenge Microsoft pledged to tackle at a news conference from its global headquarters in Redmond last week. The company has set 2030 as the year it expects to be able to remove more greenhouse gases than its combined operations emit, making it "carbon-negative."
Related: Google Takes Big Step Toward Powering Itself With Renewables Around the Clock
"We need to continue to advance human prosperity," declared Microsoft President Brad Smith. "We will need to continue to generate and use more energy. But we need to cut the cord with carbon."
The company's plan will involve a myriad projects pursued in parallel, including extending its existing internal carbon tax program to include more indirect energy expenditures, investing in technology projects that aim to literally suck carbon dioxide particles out of the air with fans, and incentivizing its own partners and suppliers to reduce their carbon emissions.
Related: Greenpeace: China's Data Centers on Track to Use More Energy than All of Australia
Since 2012, Microsoft has been saying that its Azure data centers have been carbon-neutral. In May 2018, the company stated that about half the energy from some 1.2GW of Azure's energy sources are directly supplied by wind, solar, or hydroelectric generators. Last week, the company said it intends to complete the transition throughout the organization to 100 percent of its energy supplied directly through renewable sources — as opposed to through the use of Renewable Energy Credits, which has been the currency for the most so-called "green data centers."
In explaining how Microsoft plans to calculate net emissions, Smith presented the scale used by the US Environmental Protection Agency to categorize direct and indirect sources of GHG emissions. On this scale, Scope 1 emissions are those a company would generate using its own processes (during manufacturing, for example, or by burning fossil fuel on its own premises). Scope 2 covers emissions caused by the consumption of electricity usually generated by second-party power companies.
Scope 3, however, incorporates any number of indirect emissions that occur as repercussions of energy consumption. The EPA lists employee travel, solid waste disposal, and electricity lost during transportation to the purchaser site as examples of Scope 3 emissions. As Smith indicated last week, Microsoft's categorization goes somewhat further.
"It's really the supply chain," he remarked. "One of the big things is cement. When our new buildings are being built, and the concrete is being poured, it comes from cement. When cement is created, carbon is emitted. The same thing is true of steel; the same thing is true for the electrical components that go into Microsoft's products. The same thing is true for the beef that we consume and the greenhouse gasses that are emitted to raise those cattle."
He even included carbon emitted as a byproduct of customers using Microsoft's hardware: "We love Xboxes. But we all know that an Xbox only works when it's plugged in and it is using electricity. So, when our customers are running an Xbox and it is using electricity, when that electricity is generated by creating carbon emissions, that too is part of our Scope 3."
Microsoft's "carbon math," Smith stated, accounts for emissions in all three EPA categories. Of the 16 million metric tons (mt) of carbon the company estimates it will emit in 2020, only about 4.1 million collectively belongs to Scopes 1 and 2 – the remainder falling under Scope 3.
As a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Data Center Knowledge, "Our calculations of what it will take us to reach carbon-negative are based on our emissions reductions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, which includes our suppliers' emissions."
This opens up a new and curious line of inquiry: Can Microsoft (or any company for that matter) accurately estimate how much GHG is not being emitted through the indirect use of its products and services? And should it be permitted to count these estimates in its favor as it sums the amounts of GHG it removes from the Earth's atmosphere?
Tech that Sucks… A Lot
Microsoft made a pledge to begin actively removing carbon from the atmosphere and supporting technologies that help remove it.
"We have a variety of well-thought-out approaches to pursue this," said Smith. One such approach is to expand the company's tree planting efforts, although he did admit that "it only really is impactful if you plant trees that somebody else wasn't already going to plant; if you plant trees that nobody is to cut down; if you plant trees with an eye to the use of data science to maximize the impact in removing carbon from the atmosphere."
Another option on the agenda will be investment in carbon removal and other technologies totaling $1 billion over a four-year period.
Smith said one of these technologies will be Direct Air Capture. While he avoided mentioning any DAC projects in particular, one prominent example is by a Vancouver-based company called Carbon Engineering. Its system is literally a giant vacuum cleaner being held up to the air — an array of fans which capture air jets, expose the incoming air to an aqueous solution by means of what it calls an "air-liquid contactor," and trap CO2 particles in that solution.
According to CE's own projections, however, for each metric ton of CO2 the system captures, it will consume some 8.81 gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas, or, alternatively, a combination of 5.25 GJ plus 366kW of electricity. According to conversion figures from Natural Resources Canada, 8.81 GJ is the equivalent energy produced by burning about 60.5 gallons of gasoline. Other sources indicate that this natural gas expenditure would result in GHG emissions of about 494 kilograms of CO2 per 1 metric ton collected — almost half as much GHG particles by weight as the system would capture.
Theoretically, the system could collect its own emissions, or at least most of them, like a giant turbocharger. But they're still emissions.
By Smith's logic, those 494 kg would have to count as Scope 3 emissions. And if Microsoft extends its carbon tax from Scope 1 to Scopes 2 and 3, at its current rates, were it to use the CE DAC system, it would have to tax itself an additional $7.41 for each metric ton of CO2 removed in addition to the $15 for each metric ton originally emitted.
Even wind and solar power generation is not carbon neutral if you include the generation technology suppliers' own carbon footprint. For example, companies in the wind space, including GE, have set the end of 2020 as their deadline for achieving carbon-neutral operations. Even then, however, GE says it intends to use some creative accounting to achieve that goal, including "balancing the remaining emissions with carbon offsets to achieve a net-zero footprint."
Microsoft expects to have processes in place enabling its partners and suppliers to measure and report on their GHG emission levels by next July. If the company were to partner with a DAC firm, that partner would have to be treated as a supplier and would be subject to the same transparency and carbon taxing requirements as Microsoft applies to its own operations.
"The planet's preservation is an issue so big," the company spokesperson told us, "that no single company, individual, or country can solve it by itself. Everyone should do what they can, and companies like Microsoft who have the resources to do more, should."
"We know that our most important contribution will come not just from our actions, but how we empower our customers around the world," stated Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. "Digital technology will play a crucial role in tackling these issues, and we will work to develop and deploy technology that helps our customers, from all sectors, reduce their own carbon footprints. This is the decade for urgent action, for Microsoft and for all of us to take bold steps forward to address our most pressing challenges. We hope you will join us on this journey, because each of us must commit to do more in order for us to collectively achieve more."
Katerina Fulton, the correspondent's daughter and a graduate in Environmental Science from Wittenberg University, contributed insight to this report.
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Middlebury Consignment & Home Design receives consigned products from all over New England. While the majority of the products consigned come from homes in Connecticut, we also receive many items from New York and Massachusetts.
What Items Can be Consigned?
We take all types of furniture, lighting, home décor, and rugs – as long as the items are in excellent condition. We only take items in "like new" condition and therefore do not take any items that are damaged, stained, appear worn, or in need of serious repairs.
To start the process, please email info@theshoppes.net with pictures of the items you wish to consign, as well as any other information you have on the items (original cost, date of purchase, brand, etc.). We will respond to your email as promptly as we can and let you know if we think your item will be a good fit for our store.
If we think we can sell your items, we will work with you to set up a time for us to pick up the items or for you to drop them off. There is a fee for pickup depending on where you are located. If your items have not been approved for pick up/drop off via email and an appointment time has not been agreed upon and scheduled, your items will not be accepted! We also do not accept any items until they are inspected by our staff, in person, at time of pick up/drop off.
For further information, please see the "Consignor Contract" below.
After your consigned items have sold, you will receive a check at the end of the following month. For example, if your item was sold on April 8th, you will receive a check at the end of May.
You (Consignor) agree to leave the items for an initial period of 90 days. If you request to pick up an item before the 90 day period has expired, a handling fee of 10% of the retail price of the item will be charged. It is your responsibility to contact The Company at the end of the 90-day term to claim your items. If we have not heard from you after 90 days, unsold items that have not been picked up will become the property of The Company. Consignor agrees to compensation of 50% of the net sales price, less credit card fees if applicable, for each item sold.
Consignor agrees to compensation of 40% of the net sales price, less credit card fees if applicable, for larger furniture items and sets as determined by The Company. These include, but are not limited to hutches, armoires, wardrobes, entertainment centers, chandeliers, dining room sets, bedroom sets, etc. Consignor agrees to compensation of 30% of the net sales price, minus credit card fees if applicable, for all accessories as determined by the company. From time to time items may be included in a layaway sale, and the Consignor's compensation will not be payable until the layaway has been paid in full.
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After a quick hotel breakfast, we loaded our tour bus with our luggage and headed to the Eurostar. There was a little time at the station for us to spend the rest of our British currency or have it exchanged to Euros. I bought a few snacks for the train. We had to go through customs and security before we headed to the boarding area.
When we were seated backward, I got a little nervous, as Clay and I both have been known to get carsick. I also didn't realize that going through underground tunnels would make your ears pop worse than going up in a plain! I had to get out some gum for us to chew and it still didn't help all that much. There wasn't much of a view on the train ride but we arrived quickly.
After arriving in Paris, we loaded another bus and drove through the town for a bit of sight seeing. We were given a bit of free time so Clay and I bought a few souvenirs, checked out Notre Dame and it's gardens.
We also found the bridge of love locks. The story goes that you and your love put a lock on the bridge and throw the key in the river and nothing can ever separate you. There are so many locks on the bridge that it is starting to lean and break. It was a really neat sight to see.
After our free time, we loaded the bus and were treated to an organ concert by Humpus Lindwall at the Saint Esprit Cathedral.
Supper was GREAT! We had turkey with mushroom sauce and potatoes, then apple tart for dessert while dining at Cafe de' New York.
After another quick sightseeing tour via bus, we headed towards our hotel. We stayed at the Hotel Novo. This was upscale and modern compared to where we stayed before. There was free wi-fi and a Kinect in the lobby.
The rooms were good size with a queen bed and a queen pull out sofa. The shower was different. I had a hard time figuring it out and accidentally sprayed water all out into the bathroom floor! Finally made it to bed around 2:30 AM to prep for a long day in Paris. Stay tuned to see the visits to the Louvre, Eiffle Tower and our cruise on the Seine River.


A complete translation of an important classic (Garrison-Morton, No. 1025) in the physiology of nutrition, energy metabolism, and heat regulation. The significance of Max Rubner's work and the qualities of this historic monograph are reviewed briefly in a foreward by the editor, R. J. T. Joy, who supplies a short bibliography. For a more detailed, but still brief, account of Rubner's contribution, see editorial "Max Rubner (1854-1932) Energy Physiologist" on p. 86, JAMA, October 4, 1965.
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Q: How to add next and previous in a quiz [python] I've got the following code that converts a list into a multiple choice quiz:
def practise_test(test):
    score = 0
    for question in test:
        while True:
            print(question[question])
            reaction = input (question[options] + '\n')
            if reaction == question[answer]:
                print ('\nright answered!')
                print('The answer is indeed {}. {}\n'.format(question[answer], question[explanation]))
                score += 1
                break
            else:
                print ('\nIncorrect answer.')
                print ('The correct answer is {}. {}\n'.format(question[answer], question[explanation]))
                break
    print (score)

But now I have to add some code to the practise_test function so that when you type: 'previous' you go to the previous question. Anyone have an idea to fix this?

A: You can exchange the for loop with a while loop and change the index i in case the user writes "previous". Btw. the double loop you are using seems unnecessary to me.
example_test = [
        {"question": "1 + 1", "answer": "2", "explanation": "math", "options": "2, 4, 6, 8"},
        {"question": "2 + 2", "answer": "4", "explanation": "math", "options": "2, 4, 6, 8"},
        {"question": "3 + 3", "answer": "6", "explanation": "math", "options": "2, 4, 6, 8"},
        {"question": "4 + 4", "answer": "8", "explanation": "math", "options": "2, 4, 6, 8"},
        ]

def practise_test(test):
    score = 0
    i = 0
    while i < len(test):
        question = test[i]

        print(question["question"])
        reaction = input(question["options"] + '\n')
        if reaction == question["answer"]:
            print ('\nright answered!')
            print('The answer is indeed {}. {}\n'.format(question["answer"], question["explanation"]))
            score += 1
        elif reaction.startswith("previous"):
            i -= 2
            i = max(i, -1)
        else:
            print ('\nIncorrect answer.')
            print ('The correct answer is {}. {}\n'.format(question["answer"], question["explanation"]))
        i += 1
    print (score)

practise_test(example_test)

What also seems to be missing is using the dictionary keys as string, but that is just as guess as I do not know the remaining implementation.

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Spa therapies are a large area meant to encompass holistic therapies, beauty therapy, fitness and nutrition. With such a large area for consideration, we focus on the holistic therapies we can use in a beauty therapy context, that is building upon the skills and techniques we have learned to further relax and enhance our clients' well-being.
Spa therapies are not a new to the world. Humans have used water since prehistoric times for its healing properties. This grew to include rituals in some religions, but overall, humanity still utilizes water in spa therapies as a cornerstone.
Spa therapies sometimes focus on specific areas, i.e. aromatherapy works on the senses of smell and touch. To holistically treat a person, treatments should attempt to balance the client.
What Type of Treatments Does a Fully-Qualified Spa Therapist Perform?


Emma's Place, the Megan House Foundation's second Success Home, will provide 9 units of sober apartments for families with parents in recovery. Residents will be participants in Megan House Programming managed by an on-site Success Coach. This exciting project is a partnership with Coalition for a Better Acre, City of Lowell, MassDevelopment and AT&T. This property is slated to open in the fall of 2018.


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Q: Whitelist subdomain (*.example.com) from Linux server I need to do some file migration to Google Drive and our problem is that during this process Drive need to contact our images server. We have this images in a regular Apache server listening on port 80.
I tried with some fqdn in Iptables but whilst it works for the domain, Google reachs us though different proxies every time, making it impossible to whitelist due to the way iptables work. google proxies syntax: google-proxy-xx-xx.google.com
Is there any way to allow only these subdomains to access our server? thank you!

A: We made it using Squid3 and a port redirection from port 80 to 3128 (default Squid port) in IPtables.
Then we configured the wildcard in Squid config file following this article:
https://kudithipudi.org/2015/12/15/how-to-enable-wildcard-domains-in-squid/
This is the most relevant part from the squid doc:
http_port 3128 accel defaultsite=<your server name> vhost
# And the IP Address for it - adjust the IP and port if necessary
cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 80 0 no-query originserver name=hp
acl <acl-name> srcdomain .google.com
http_access allow <acl-name>

where it says  change it by your dns name, if you don't have any just modify your /etc/hosts file to point to 127.0.0.1
Keep in mind that this solution is for apache servers running in the same machine.

A: iptables can filter traffic based on static information, so it wont fit you needs.
What you can do is to protect you images folder in Apache with and IF statement
like <If "req('Host')...">
More about this directive here
Still it is possible (at least in theory ) for an attacker to craft an HTTP request with a header matching exactly you security settings


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With just four athletes, Lincoln Leopards still manage to bring home trophy – Presented by The Alley
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By Matt Browning
VYPE Kansas Correspondent
Aubry Donley, Jaycee Vath, Raegan Stewart and Shelby Ford completed one of the most decorated running seasons in the history of Lincoln.
In the fall, the foursome led Leopards to their first-ever cross country championship and last month, they finished second at the Class 1A state track tournament.
Head coach Steve Crist figured his team would be in the mix for a state title, even though only those four were going to get the points.
"I thought it was a great accomplishment for four girls to score that many points," Crist said. "To be able to have those four girls shine in those events; four girls in five events is quite the accomplishment."
Donley took first in the 800 meters and second in the 400, while Vath won both the 1,600 and 3,200. Stewart and Ford joined Donley and Vath for the first place 4×800 relay team.
Throughout most of the season, Crist thought his relay team was the best in 1A, as they were putting up times just above 10 minutes.
However, he began to notice that Berean Academy's times were similar to the Leopards and he was not as sure going into state about his team's chances.
"I really thought we were the favorite for most of the season," Crist said. "But at the league meet, Berean went under 10 minutes. I figured it was going to be a tough race. At regionals we ran a 10:14 and made it look easy, so I felt more confident."
Donley and Vath had polar opposite running styles and abilities, but both made their unique approach work.
"Jaycee is an amazing competitor," Crist said. "She hates to get beat. I wouldn't have guess that she would be a great runner, because she is not the typical build. But she shines when it's time to compete."
"Aubrey is a natural, smooth runner. I remember thinking there were times when I thought she wasn't working hard, but it was because she is so smooth."
Class 3A – Both the Smoky Valley boys and girls teams placed inside the top three.
The girls team took third, while the boys took second.
"It was just incredible and amazing at the same time," Smoky Valley coach Jay Myers said. "Looking at the teams, we thought we had the chance. We were just hoping to have the opportunity. But the kids still have to go and do it and they did it with focus and grit."
Tim Lambert was dominant in his events.
He won the 100, 200, 300 hurdles and was a part of the 4×100 relay team.
Also on that team was Carson Windholz, who took second in the long jump. Lane Schrag and Andrew Peters were also on the relay team.
Seven of the 11 boys who qualified for state earned medals
"They are a great group of guys," Myers said. "Tim has an unbelievable work ethic. Lane had been playing baseball, so this is his first year in track since middle school, so his success was unexpected. Carson had an awesome meet, Andrew Peters took frustration from pole vault in the relay."
Isabelle Peters finished second in the 100 hurdles and then won the pole vault.
Abby Rose took third in the 400.
Eight of the ten girl participants took home a medal.
"We've been expecting this from our girls for awhile," Myers said. "Last year, we were a few points from a trophy. But we knew our eighth graders would give us a run for the trophy."
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Atlanta exploring affordable housing with surplus land
An Atlanta City Council committee delayed action Tuesday, July 25, on an ordinance setting aside surplus land as affordable housing to get more information on how many city-owned properties might be available.
While the city owns 1,419 parcels that have been deemed surplus, 1,188 are under the purview of the city Public Works, Parks and Recreation or Watershed Management agencies, Katrina Taylor Parks, deputy chief of staff for Mayor Kasim Reed, told the council's Community Development & Human Services Committee.
"Those departments may have some future need associated with these parcels," she said.
Parks asked the committee to postpone a decision on the ordinance to give the city's staff time to perform a "deep dive" analysis to find out how many city-owned properties might be available for use as affordable housing and where those parcels are located.
"We need to honestly know what we have," she said.
Councilman Michael Julian Bond, the ordinance's chief sponsor, asked Parks to expedite the administration's research because Atlanta faces an affordable housing crisis.
"Most of our employees don't live in the city because they can't afford to," Bond said. "We want people who work for the city to live in the city. But that doesn't happen by happenstance. It takes purposeful effort."
Another part of the debate involves where the affordable houses would be built. The surplus sites are said to be located in all council districts. But developers have resisted taking the city's incentives to build even 20 percent affordability in their housing projects, said Councilmember Cleta Winslow. The result is that the majority of affordable housing projects are located south of I-20.
"I could take some people to NPU-S, where there are not abandoned homes, there are abandoned blocks," Winslow said. "When you talk about affordable housing, I've got affordable housing. I've some some abandoned blocks."
*Portions courtesy of Atlanta Business Chronicle and Saportareport.com


For the 5th Generation Subaru Forester the weekend's too far away. So stop waiting for Saturday and squeeze more out of every drive. With a stack of 'firsts' - for both Subaru and for its class – Forester reaffirms its legendary status.
Loaded with enhanced tech, entertainment and safety that thinks for you, the new Forester is designed so you don't miss a moment.
Which Forester will you do?
There's a feeling that only your favourite song can give you. And with even more intuitive tech in the new Forester, you can plug in and lose yourself in sound.
Integrated, touchscreen infotainment makes taking control child's play. While superior connectedness helps you keep your eyes on the road, so you can focus on what's important, like finding the best spot to catch that epic sunset on the way home.
With an undisputed safety focus, Subaru has incorporated innovative passive and preventative safety into the Forester. Revolutionary facial recognition technology1 monitors the driver's attention, Reverse Automatic Braking2 detects trouble you don't see coming and all variants now boast the world-renown EyeSight® Driver Assist system. Plus with amazing all round driver visibility, there's a new vista to appreciate around every corner.
1. Driver Monitoring System performance and capability dependent on environmental and technical conditions. Refer to Owner's Manual for full details.
2 . Reverse Automatic Braking standard on all variants except Subaru Forester 2.5i AWD.
There's nothing standard about the 5th generation Subaru Forester, the ultimate reincarnation of Subaru's most popular and awarded car. The legend continues with the new Forester available in four unrivalled variants.
Transforming the heart and soul of the Forester is Subaru's next generation 2.5L Direct Injection, horizontally-opposed Boxer engine. Demanding the seemingly impossible, improved fuel efficiency and a more responsive on road performance, the Subaru engineers over delivered. The result is enhanced power and torque to make light work of rutted roads and switchback mountain passes. So you can escape to that hard to get to picnic spot on a whim.


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Heaven Solutions is actively participating in various social and career-focused events. In this blog, we, therefore capture the most significant moments for our team and news about Heaven Solutions activities in Romania, US, Finland, and Malta. Moreover, we will communicate the latest trends of the IT industry and upcoming technologies. If you cannot find what you are looking for or would like to know something about a specific topic, just contact us and we are more than happy to help.
Stay tuned for our new blog posts.
Heaven Solutions participated on 19 March 2016 at the national internship program, Stagii pe Bune (Internships for Real).
Heaven Solutions was the main sponsor of the Cross and we participated with 7 people from our team which represented with pride our company.
On 1st of July 2016 Heaven Solutions participated in a career event organized by the Faculty of Computer Science in Iasi.
On the 26th of July, it finally happened; Coder Dojo Iasi visited the Heaven Solutions offices.
On 20. February 2016, Heaven Solutions participated at the conference of the national IT and Business student organization FII Practic.
Following our culture and one of our values, Kaizen, continuous learning is meant and encouraged for everybody. This month, from 6th until 9th February, our sales team from North America attended the Medtech Conference for design and manufacturing in Anaheim, California.
Heaven Solutions participated in the academic event STARTUP EUROPE COMES TO UNIVERSITIES. The purpose of the event was to encourage students in making entrepreneurship a valid and respected career choice, use their enthusiasm and ideas in creating their own start-ups.
Heaven Solutions participated on 3rd of March 2018, at this national internship program, Stagii pe Bune (Internships for Real) and presented it's projects and the opportunities offered for students which are seeking for a challenge and continuous improvement.


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When our twins were 2, we went out to dinner at our favorite local Italian restaurant. It was a nice place, and fairly quiet, but kid-friendly with a nice kids menu. Throughout dinner, our kids (including our oldest, who was 9 at the time) were well-behaved. If they started to bang on the table, or bang their silverware, we quietly reminded them that this was a restaurant and they needed to behave properly.
At one point, the older couple at the table next to us commented as to how well-behaved all 3 kids were. "We have two grandchildren, and they would never sit that nicely at a restaurant," said the grandmother. "Well, not without their iPads!" laughed the grandfather. They went on to tell us that when their son and daughter-in-law go out to dinner, each of their two kids gets an iPad at the table!!
That seems to have become the norm in our society. Parents no longer teach their kids about restaurant etiquette or the basics of public behavior. That takes work. That takes effort. That takes patience. It's much easier to put an iPad or smartphone in front of them and let them put their head down in the screen. And once you start that, well, it's pretty tough to go back!
From day 1, with our oldest, our rule was simple. No toys and no games in a restaurant. When we had the twins, the rule did not change! A child has to learn how to behave in a restaurant setting. They have to learn the sequence of events: we may have to wait a few minutes for a table, then sit and decide what to eat, then order and wait for our food, and likely wait after eating while Mommy and Daddy finish eating and relaxing. How is a child supposed to learn any of this if his/her head is in the latest game app? Sure, some restaurants have crayons with place mats to color on. And that's fine. The kids are still aware of their surroundings, and we parents can even engage and color with them. That's far different from the isolated world of an iPad or smartphone. Kids will transition more smoothly to nicer restaurants without crayons if they haven't been conditioned to bury their nose in a video game.
It's not easy. It takes tremendous patience. It takes consistency. And it takes a commitment. Sometimes, we even have to threaten with a consequence. You know, "do you want to go out and wait in the car?" But remember, you must be ready to carry out the threat or it's not effective! We have, in fact, taken a child out to the car and sat there. Carry out such a threat just once and it will work for a lifetime! But more on that in a future blog…
Until then, give it a shot. Take the kids out to dinner. Leave the electronics at home. Talk. Teach. Eat. Be Patient. And let them see that dining out can be fun!
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While this was a book about embracing life, it was also a sad book. And it just felt too close to home. The writing style of Steven Manchester is one that draws you into the lives of his characters. I felt like I was a part of the family. I laughed, but I also cried buckets throughout this book. While I enjoyed the book, I can only recommend it if you are not dealing with death in your own life right now. I gave it four out of five stars (mostly because of the sensitive nature of the content).
I love Chiaverini's historical fiction novels around the time of the Civil War. They draw me into a time period that I love reading about. This book didn't quite have the draw of her other books (Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, Mrs. Lincoln's Rival and Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule) that I had grown to expect. However, it was still very well written and had great characterizations. I felt it could have been a tad bit shorter as some places the book seemed to drag a bit.
Delightful historical fiction featuring a young woman determined to make a difference. She defies her family and gives up her comfortable lifestyle in order to do just that – and, of course, be near a man she has fallen in love with. This was an easy read and I cannot wait to read the next book.
Laugh out loud funny! The writing style was easy to read and the adventures and foibles of Daisy Fay as written in her diary were charming. Fannie Flagg never disappoints, and this book was no exception as it followed Daisy Fay from a young girl through adulthood. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a fun, easy read.
Continuing on with my period reads, The Butterfly and the Violin was a darker piece from Nazi camps. I can't say it was a totally enjoyable read, but it was definitely a toned down read from what it could have been. The Auschwitz camp stories of the women alluded to what was happening around them, but didn't have to give the details. We already know the horror and can fill in the blanks ourselves. This was a love story – a unique love story. I highly recommend this book to anyone who reads from that time period. The two points of view helped break up the horrors and added a different perspective.
I also read Dark Blessings by Sarah Cradit, which I had read earlier as a part of an anthology (Face the Music). A bit of a departure from the normal paranormal writing that Cradit excels in, this lagniappe delves into a world of vampires – but still within the Sullivan/Deschanel family. It was well written and weaves a story that is so believable as one of the Sullivan triplets pursues a vampire life.
My idea of a perfect vacation is plenty of time to read outdoors where it is warm. I have just returned from a week in Florida. I stayed with a girlfriend and she appreciates and understands my need to be quiet and do nothing but read. We did, however, enjoy plenty of time together laughing and eating and drinking. We went to a lighthouse and climbed to the top (and I survived!).
We also took the brunch yacht cruise up (maybe it was down) the intracoastal looking at the beautiful multi-million dollar mansions. I think I will stick with my house and six acres though.
And we lunched at the beach – the very crowded beach. I love the beach but I prefer a quieter beach so I'm not right next to other people.
But I also got lots of reading done. Be sure and see the next post with my book reviews of the things I was able to complete on vacation.
I have been lax in posting book reviews, both here and on Goodreads/Amazon. So, rather than just go on, I am going to post a few from recent books I've read.
I typically do not read non-fiction, or if I do, I only read the first half before I quit out of boredom. To me non-fiction is telling a story that I basically already know and am familiar with. I gave this five stars for the story content. I was compelled to keep reading. While the Wright Brothers is a story we think we know, there is so much more that is commonly not known. However, I only give this book three stars for the writing. I know that David McCullough is a popular biographer, but the sentence structure was really awkward in several places, causing me to re-read sections to be sure of the meaning. That is unfortunate because with improved writing this would be a five star book for sure.
I'm celebrating the 6 month birthday of my first published children's book. The whole experience has been more than a bit surreal. I never dreamed I'd see my book on the shelves of libraries and bookstores, let alone that people would ask me to sign copies. I also never thought I'd come up with another idea for a book. But, Kevin Richter and I are currently working on book #2 in what has now become a series of Dust Fairy books. Needless to say, I am blessed.
I'm also blessed to enjoy the company of such awesome blogging buddies. Your support and encouragement means a lot to me.


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Asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the psyche of such fresher or any other student.
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Lip Plumping Glosses and Scalp Psoriasis Treatments at Allure.com
Allure Magazine reached out to Dr. Michele Green for some recommendations on both "The 11 Best Lip Plumping Glosses and Balms for Hydrated, Full Lips" and "The 15 Best Over-the-Counter Scalp Psoriasis Treatments, According to Dermatologists" this week over the holidays at Allure.com.
She notes that for Scalp Psoriasis, the Scalpicin Anti-Itch Liquid is a wonderful addition to any psoriasis-focused scalp routine. "This contains one percent hydrocortisone to reduce itchiness," she says. "The liquid formulation is non-greasy and allows for easy application on the scalp, and works quickly to relieve itch flare-ups." In addition to that, she also mentioned what shampoo could work for sensitive scalps, including ones that are free of lanolin, parabens, phthalates, and sulfates.
As for the lip article, Dr. Michele Green, talks about the use of ingredients such as cinnamon, ginger, peppermint, and the same ingredient found in injectables, hyaluronic acid and how they create a plumping effect by temporarily swelling the lips. "The skin reaction [caused by these ingredients] results in localized swelling, which gives the lips a temporary plumping effect," Green explains in the article today which also looks at some of the best glosses recommended by dermatologists.
Find out more at "The 11 Best Lip Plumping Glosses and Balms for Hydrated, Full Lips" and "The 15 Best Over-the-Counter Scalp Psoriasis Treatments, According to Dermatologists"
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Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation organized to oversee the expenditure of 75 percent of all funds recovered by the Florida attorney general for economic damages to the state that resulted from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., is required to administer the distribution of the funds to be used for the recovery, diversification, and enhancement of the eight Northwest Florida counties disproportionately affected by the oil spill. Those counties include Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin and Wakulla.
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Triumph Awards $36.8 Million for Job Creation and Workforce Training
Destin – At its final meeting of 2021 in Destin, Triumph Gulf Coast approved over $36.8 million to create 6,448 Cyber and IT certifications requested by existing companies in the region and 717 high wage job that will pay an average wage of up to $61,000.
The Triumph Board moved forward with a grant proposal from Pensacola State College (PSC) for $11,998,919 to expand its existing Cybersecurity and IT Program creating 6,448 new industry certifications. The project will allow the college to integrate certificate attainment into course requirements, ensuring both a certificate high attainment rate and an academic curriculum that will match industry needs in the short term and into the future.
PSC began teaching Cybersecurity in 2013. The grant will be used to expand the program and facility at a total cost of $42,973,919 in partnership with funds from the State of Florida, Escambia County, Santa Rosa County and the City of Pensacola. Employers from diverse industries have indicated their support and the need for the College's expanded Cybersecurity and IT industry certificate training program.
The Triumph Board also unanimously moved to draft an agreement with the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) for a $2,500,000 grant to assist the PEDC in acquiring a facility to be leased by Project Pioneer. Project Pioneer is a life science company who will create at least 63 new jobs at an average wage of at least $61,000, which is 136% higher than the current 2021 Escambia average wage. The total project, including facility build out, will cost at least $17,665,000.
Santa Rosa County's request for $15,378,683 to acquire and improve the Milton Industrial Park was moved forward by the Triumph Board. To meet demand for industrial sites with easy access to 1-10, Triumph is participating in the development of its fourth industrial park with Santa Rosa County.
The Milton Industrial Park project will create at least 454 high wage jobs that will pay at least 115% of the average wage in Santa Rosa County. The Triumph grant will be matched by a minimum of $21 million in private funds.
The Triumph Board approved to move to term sheet for Bay County's request for up to $7,000,000 to support the recruitment of Project Lightning Strike, a 200 job manufacturing project. Project Lightning Strike will pay a minimum of 115% of Bay County's average wage and will contribute to the total project cost of $21,970,291.
The funds will be used by Bay County to acquire and improve land for part of Project Lightning Strike's operations and for property tax reductions.
Annual Board Elections were held with Don Gaetz being re-elected Chair, Collier Merrill elected Vice Chair, Reynolds Henderson elected Treasurer and Susan Skelton re-elected Secretary.
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors is appointed by the Governor, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General and presiding officers of the Legislature. The appointees to the Triumph Board are David Bear, Allan Bense, Chair Don Gaetz, Reynolds Henderson, Ben Lee, Collier Merrill and Matt Terry. All meetings of the Board are public.
STATUTORY WEBSITE NOTICE PURSUANT TO s. 288.8016, Florida Statutes (2017)
Please take notice that on December 16, 2021, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following amendment to an existing funding pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):
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Applicant: Gulf Coast State College
Additional Funding Request: $0
Amendment: Extend the Performance Metric #2 deadline for purchasing, installing, and operating equipment by one (1) year, from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022.
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Any person interested in being heard on these matters may attend and address the Board prior to a vote on approval of any award. Information regarding the time and place for the December 16, 2021, Board Meeting may be found by clicking here.
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El municipio de Huntington (en inglés: Huntington Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Huntington en el estado estadounidense de Indiana. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 20837 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 215,92 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Huntington se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 96.51 km², de la cual 94.43 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (2.16%) 2.08 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 20837 personas residiendo en el municipio de Huntington. La densidad de población era de 215,92 hab./km². De los 20837 habitantes, el municipio de Huntington estaba compuesto por el 96.7% blancos, el 0.53% eran afroamericanos, el 0.43% eran amerindios, el 0.5% eran asiáticos, el 0.03% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.56% eran de otras razas y el 1.25% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 2.15% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Localidades del condado de Huntington (Indiana)

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Some simple happy pleasures from this week.
♥ A glowing heart in the hall.
♥ Simple card stars (I don't remember where we got them from).
♥ A weekend of music: a Christmas folk evening (Fairy Tale of New York played live), singing carols in a local pub and a dance or three to '80s hits at a friend's 18th party (the DJ eventually played the Mums' requests).


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Mackenzie's clarinet squealed like a startled puppy, __ she hadn't practiced in weeks.

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The presentation I'm looking at indicates "for" as the correct solution.
To me, "because" also sounds fine, but I would not use a comma after puppy in that case.
Is that essentially the reason "for" is best here, because of the way the fill-in is punctuated? Is "...puppy because..." valid also?

A: Your guess is right.
The exercise is trying to emphasize the difference between coordinator "for" and adverbial subordinator "because" in academic writing.
"For" is among a group of coordinating conjunctions best known by the phrase "fan boys." The group includes: F or, A nd, N or, B ut, O r, Y et, and S o.
When we combine clauses using one of the FAN BOYS, we normally put a comma after the first independent clause.

Independent clause + , + for + independent clause

On the other hand, "because" is an adverbial subordinator like although, if, while, when etc. Putting a comma between clauses depends on the position of your adverb clause. Like this:

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*Because ... + , + S + V. (with comma)

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Mackenzie's clarinet squealed like a startled puppy. She hadn't practiced in weeks.


Leading man David Boreanaz is back in his role as charismatic Bravo Team leader Jason Hayes in the latest season of AXN's SEAL Team. Premiering November 28 at 9.45pm, the stakes are sky high for Jason and his elite team as they venture to Mexico, India and Nigeria to execute the most dangerous missions on earth.
Glenn also hints at a character's death that will have ramifications for everyone, especially Jason. "It's devastating and presents him with a huge decision to make about who he is and what his future looks like," said Glenn.
Fans of SEAL Team can also look forward to more of Lieutenant Commander Eric Blackburn, played by Judd Lormand, who becomes a series regular this season.
"What I love about Judd as an actor is his naturalness, his ease of performance and his ability to disappear into the role," said Glenn. "Judd perfectly captures Blackburn as a compassionate advocate and vital leader for Bravo Team. His skill brings Blackburn into such three-dimensional life that we can't imagine the show without him.
SEAL Team follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous missions that the country can ask of them. SEAL Team season 2 premieres 28 November, Wednesday at 9.45pm on AXN ((Singtel TV Ch 304 and StarHub TV Ch 511).


Brakes are viewed as as the most critical security function of any vehicle. A substantial quantity of vehicular accidents are attributed to challenges associated to brakes. For the reason that of this, you really should never ever take brake repair for granted and really should have it performed as quickly as achievable the moment you start off to notice problems with your car's brakes.
Auto repair pros hugely recommend that vehicle owners get brake repair solutions performed for their automobiles as quickly as achievable. In this approach, right diagnosis is seriously critical so that precise repair procedures can be performed. When you get repair solutions performed for your car's brakes, make certain that you bring your vehicle to a shop that has the right permits and certificates that will prove that they have the knowledge that is necessary to get the job performed correctly. By bringing your vehicle to a certified repair shop, you can be assured that your brake challenges are going to be fixed in no time. Widespread brake problems contain squeaking sounds anytime the pedals are applied misaligned pedals and vibrations.
Warping of brakes is recognized as the most widespread brake concern that folks have in their vehicles. Warping suggests that the shape of the brakes has currently changed since of excessive heating and uneven cooling that is brought on by pressing the brake pads onto the rotor of the automobile for a extended time. When the shape of the brakes is altered, they will no longer be in a position to present even braking energy. Aside from this, brake warping also causes harm to the car's rotor disk anytime the brakes are applied. This ultimately leads to uneven put on and tear, which is recognized as a important lead to of a lot of vehicular accidents. Warping is usually addressed via replacement.
Scoring is yet another widespread brake trouble. This occurs when folks fail to replace their brake pads on schedule. For the reason that their cars' brakes are currently torn and worn out, the metal plates exactly where they are attached are currently the ones coming in make contact with with the rotor. This causes scoring and harm to take spot.
Even even though a lot of auto repair pros say that moderate brake harm does not influence how the brakes of vehicle operate in a important way, continuous harm and massive amounts of scoring can seriously be harmful. This goes to show that it is seriously critical that you replace your brake pads on time. If scoring has currently taken spot on your brakes, then you will need to take your vehicle to a repair shop and get it fixed.
The most effective way to avert accidents from taking place is via right prevention. You can do this by possessing your brakes checked on a common basis or by possessing them inspected anytime you get tune-ups. In this way, you can get rid of challenges ahead of they get the opportunity to lead to you nightmares.


It was largely the week of the API for us.
Will Apps Disrupt Every Trad Media While Establishing a New One?
As Drew points out the value chain is shifting from the hardware–although the most elegant hardware can win massive share as we've seen with the iPad and iPhone–to the software or Apps on these devices. This content spans devices and channels jumping from Social/Web to Mobile and PC/Tablets and eventually connected TVs. This shift has been swift and taken the most immediately associated/impacted industries by storm and surprise. PC veteran, Michael Dell, admitted yesterday that he didn't see Tablets coming and PC-maker Acer reported 24% drop in sales as a result of tablet disruption. The primary utility for Tablets? Apps.
As a result of this consumer draw, we can anticipate new, creative business models and entertainment forms to emerge and become as large a part of popular culture as anything Hollywood has ever produced. And, of course, Hollywood may spawn and will appropriate these new entertain forms.
As we've seen with Social Media, consumer adoption and new behaviors will inspire enterprise adoption as well. So, my prediction started in the title with Media, the most obvious place for disruption as we see media transformed with superior features, connectivity and transaction abilities to change how we think about distribution and engagement with Print, Radio, TV and even the Internet media that came before Apps. In establishing a new medium and channel it's important to emphasize this is about disruption not replacing or destroying. Incombent business models will have to evolve and embrace the new medium to survive and thrive in the disruption.
Will Apps have their own mass-events like the Oscars, Grammy's, Cannes or Tony's? They already have their own conference. Hope to catch you at AppNation this week and every year going forward. Cheers!
In case you missed it, some breaking numbers and general overview of the state of an AppNation–Apps ecosystem .
Soon, all brands will have clearly articulated social missions as part of their go-to-market strategy. Join our experiment in Social Missions and take a close look at the leading corporate example in scale, vision and implementation, Pepsi Refresh.
Advertising virtually absent from Social Gaming at Gamer Confab – 225mm Monthly Average Users (MAUs) for Zynga alone need engagement. Good follow-up to last week's round-up w/posts on Playdom and SocialGaming; more soon on our take on the space for markters.
Confirmed: Twitter to Launch Real-Time Analytics Dashboard, for Free!
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Living With Technology
Before I hear people saying I'm trying to turn their families into couch potatoes, let me say now that I much prefer outdoor moving around games to ones played in front of a screen. But as winter comes upon us, some days it not only better, but safer to stay indoors.
What has been very good is the creation of video games that actually engage people more than just their fingers and thumbs on the controllers.
Nintendo's Wii system introduced the first commercially successful gaming system that got people out of their chairs and involved with the games. While its video wasn't up to the high definition that many of us now take for granted, the games are very successful in a broad range of ages and interests.
For example, the Wii system has exercise games for all age levels and has sports games crossing a similar broad spectrum of people.
This year, Sony released the "Move" add-on for its PlayStation 3 device. The Move controllers are similar to the Wii in that they're wireless, but they have an optical aspect and include a small camera that watches you move and play. To identify the different controllers, the Move controllers have a colored light on top the size of a ping pong ball that turns a color when connected to the PlayStation.
The Move system is still quite new and has very few games, but expect quite a few just in time for the holiday season.
The latest entrant into the move-around-the-room gaming space is Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360. Instead of having controllers that you hold, the Kinect actually watches you move with a number of lenses that track your motion and even recognize your face.
Each one of these systems has created a new way to play.
Right now, these systems tend to focus on sports and activities that require significant motor skills. And, on a cold, wintry day, these can be great fun.
I fully expect that as we see these technologies in consumer electronics, we'll see many other uses, say to teach a skill such as knitting, SCUBA diving, driver training and more.
I even expect at one point, these could be used to help you assemble that Ikea bookshelf that you just bought or help would-be-Santas assemble the toys on Christmas Eve.
If the weather outside is yucky, one of these game machines can make the day a bit brighter. But if the weather is good, nothing beats a wonderful day of running around outside.
Mark Mathias, a 30-plus year veteran of information technology and a resident of Westport, Connecticut, was named by Computerworld magazine to their inaugural list of "Premier 100 IT Leaders." This column was originally published in the Westport News on Wednesday 10 November 2010.
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Common Core Standards – ELA (K-3)
Hello, teachers!
Below are some suggestions on how to relate Whispers of the Wolf to Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. Whispers of the Wolf also comes with end notes which provide further informational text for each illustration.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
Since Whispers of the Wolf (WoW) is a picture book, there are many opportunities to discuss the relationship between the illustrations and the text. Some of the finer points are described below under grades 1 and 3. Some initial questions to ask might be: what can you tell about the setting based on the pictures? Is the climate hot or cold? Dry or wet? Is this a story that takes place today or a long time ago?
Craft and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
WoW uses onomatopoeia on numerous occasions to convey the main character's, Two Birds, sensitivity to his surroundings. For example, onomatopoetic words are used to depict the sound of heart beats, the wind, ululation, and the howling of a wolf.
Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
WoW includes both a story as well as several pages of end notes which provides additional informational text for each illustrated spread. How are these two sections different?
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Illustrations in WoW are used to describe the architecture and dress of the characters during the 1500's before the Spanish came, as well as the setting of the Desert Southwest around the Four Corners region of the United States. On the page where Gray Bear shows the wolf pup to the other children – can you tell whether Two Birds or Gray Bear is more confident from the body language used for? Two Birds arms are held close to his body and he is avoiding eye contact with anyone. Gray Bear, on the other hand, has a much more relaxed body stance and is looking directly at Two Birds.
Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Please note that WoW is not a traditional folktale or legend from the Pueblo culture. It is realistic fiction depicting Pueblo people as they really could have existed in that time period and setting. The central theme is one of respect and compassion for all living things, including oneself.
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Adoption of the wolf pup allows Two Birds to discover his own sense of self-worth and leads him to much greater involvement in his community. It is important to note that his initial limitations were self-imposed – he was never bullied or deemed "less than" by anyone but himself.
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
At one point, Two Birds tells Gray Bear that he is too noisy – "If you talked a little less, listened a little more, you might hear him. And you might also catch more rabbits!" The structure of his friendly advice is repeated by Gray Bear on the next page – "If you walked a little less, ran a little more, you'd get faster!" This exchange demonstrates both that Gray Bear paid attention to Two Birds' words, and that he is also not above a little teasing himself.
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
In the beginning, Two Birds cares a great deal that he is not a fast runner – does Gray Bear? Also, how do Two Birds and his wolf view the world differently at the end of the story? Although the wolf cannot actually speak, his point of view on being confined is certainly different than Two Birds'. How can a reader or listener tell this?
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
WoW is not a traditional folktale or legend from the Pueblo culture. It is realistic fiction depicting people as they really could have existed in that time period and setting. The central theme is respect and compassion for all living things, including oneself. Compassion for other living things is expressed by Two Birds when he frees his wolf. But Two Birds' greater struggle is giving permission to himself to be less than perfect when compared to his more athletic peers. At the end, he finally understands and accepts that there are traits unique to himself that are just as valued by his community.
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
Notice how in general, the time of day shifts from morning at the start of the story, to night. This emphasizes the beginning/middle/end arc of Two Birds' relationship with his wolf. It also allows the use of warmer colors during the initial honeymoon period of their relationship, culminating in the use of more unsettling green skin tones at the high points of Two Birds' internal conflict over the confining of an inherently wild animal.


Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! Sometimes it's easy to give in to the temptation of quitting and giving up. It's temping to just say, " this is just how it is" or " this is just the way I am, I'm not gonna change." You see your family members roll their eyes when you talk about the law of attraction or positive Affirmations. You feel you have to be jokingly sarcastic when tell a family member to speak positive. All of these things temp you to give up on changing your life. However, it's also temping to succeed. When you see how much better your life can be by remaining positive. There is so much at stake! Imagine your life remaining as it is. My is really ideal! I could teach for the rest of my days and retire then move back home to Florida. It's very tempting for me to let that be, but God has given me ideas, books, songs, and plays. I see myself doing those things that bring me the highest joy! I love what I do now, it just doesn't make my heart sing when I get up in the morning! But when have to a concert or a book reading, I'm happy to get up and out! Therefore, I have to let my temptation to succeed at your dreams overpower your temptation to sit back and let life live you. Give in to the temptation to win!
Let your temptation to be successful out weigh your temptation to settle! Thanks for Reading!


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With modern technology, you can watch your commercial video surveillance cameras from your phone!
No matter what store or business you walk into, it is likely that you will see a video camera at some point during your trip. In this day and age, commercial video surveillance is vital to ensuring a safe environment. However, with modern technology, video cameras can do more than just protect an establishment. Here is what commercial video surveillance can do for your business.
Even if your cameras happen to be turned off for some reason, the mere presence of them is enough to deter someone from trying to steal items from your establishment. With a few cameras in place, commercial video surveillance allows one person to view multiple areas of a business at one time. This makes it easier to catch a thief or intruder in the act and take action before they can get out of the store successfully.
As mentioned before, commercial video surveillance can do more than provide an extra security measure. It can also improve the productivity in your employees. This is because they know that they are being watched by the cameras present. This provides more incentive to work harder rather than slacking off because they know that no one will catch them.
In any business, there are bound to be some disputes and disagreements, and there are always two sides to every story. Commercial video surveillance keeps a manager or boss from having to decide which story sounds more believable. They can simply go back and look at the video footage so that they can see exactly what happened. This is also helpful if there are ever any investigations within a company. The cameras can provide the evidence to prove or refute any claims.
With commercial video surveillance, your customers will feel safer. In addition, you can observe your customers. This means that you can take notes on any shopping patterns that you notice. You can figure out which items and sections of your store get the most foot traffic. This allows you to modify your business and adjust your product placement to meet the needs and desires of your customers.
Though you will have to invest a good amount of money for your commercial video surveillance system, it will end up paying off in the long run. Security cameras can last you years with the proper maintenance. With cameras, you do not have to worry about paying security guards to monitor what goes on in your business. That consistent paycheck that you are dishing out for security will surely add up to more than the one-time cost of a commercial video surveillance system.


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Blue is the colour, Bugatti is the name..Osei Kwame Despite unveils Bugatti Chiron worth $3M to mark his 60th birthday [photos go viral]
Blue is the Color
Last week, Dr. Osei Kwame Despite celebrated his 60th birthday and it has been the talk of town ever since.
He visited his hometown, Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region during which he made huge donations to widows and the underprivileged. He also gifted his two sisters, Bee and Mary, two completely equipped five-bedroom mansions.
Those using ''Vudu and Juju'' on your relatives ''ayekoo'' you are bewitching your own Despite in the making.
Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong, his brother and business partner, also threw him an elaborate party in East Legon, the first of its kind in the history of Ghana.
This extravaganza party was attended by a large number of luminaries, musicians, movie stars, politicians, business moguls, TV and radio personalities and other dignitaries. Oh men, this party was lollapalooza, jamboree, spectacular and beyond description.
As if that wasn't enough, the CEO of the Despite Group of Companies has added a new Bugatti Chiron to his fleet of cars, money talks, ''who say money no dey Ghana''. Chairman always dey tension the 'so-called big boys'. The car was unveiled at East Legon on Sunday morning, February 6, 2022, at East Legon Executive Fitness Club gathering. The car was also spotted at a filling station within the vicinity.
This makes Dr. Osei Kwame Despite the first Ghanaian and West African to own a Bugatti Chiron. As the first Ghanaian and West African to possess a Bugatti Chiron, he has made history.
The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
It was announced in January 2022 that every Chiron had been sold. The car is estimated to cost above $3 million and is the most luxurious sports model with 1500 horsepower.
See also Media General gifts 2-bedroom house to 2021 GJA Journalist of the Year, Portia Gabor.
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Like a ship that sails new seas, Hotel Baia d'Argento resumed its activities with the opening for the new season, on Thursday, April 17th and offering its guests some news.
During the winter , in fact, we have not failed to give a new twist . Already entering the lobby or in the dining room you can see some corners of the walls or the desks of a different color than usual, a little more silver than in past year. And so in some of the rooms : Suites and rooms on the third floor we have "whitewashed " and "silver" the furniture and the walls. The images will be online soon.
A little big improvement you will note in wifi: if before we were at 99 % coverage, we are now 100% thanks to the optimization of the network. And for those who are always "maniac" of internet, we have provided "our" digital map of the area with the geolocation of points of interest : a guide that you can download on your smartphone or tablet and which will get simply choices to have the right tours in the Tuscan Maremma and Argentario.
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Whereas Saves the Day's previous albums were dripping with emotion, heartache and occasional disturbing imagery (listen to the lyrics of "As Your Ghost Takes Flight" from Stay What You Are), In Reverie, the band's fourth full-length album, is lacking in all of these. Although the album does maintain Saves the Day's penchant for sugarcoated melodies mixed with punk and pop, the angst that always followed the band seems to have disappeared. On the upside, this could mean that vocalist Chris Conley is finally happy, but on the downside it means that fans will have to accept a new Saves the Day, one that is mature, upbeat and a step down from the old Saves the Day.
Fans liked Saves the Day because they were so damn emotional. Conley always seemed to capture the listeners' feelings in such a raw and upfront manner that it was hard not to identify with him. It was Conley's down-to earth lyrics that made the band famous. True, they are talented musicians and they are great live, but everyone knows Saves the Day because of how desperate they were, or rather, their lyrics were.
In Reverie is not a bad album, but it is not the Saves the Day that fans know and love. Like other Saves the Day albums, In Reverie is a melodic punk record with hooks galore, but unlike their other albums, Conley seems removed and distant. The vocals for each song are practically the same, no matter how much the rhythm may change. As a result, Conley ends up sounding monotone and detached from the music, a far cry from past albums on which he often sounded as though he would burst in tears at the drop of a hat. Fans should be aware of this, and approach In Reverie with little or no expectations. And, even then, they should be warned that they may still be disappointed with the album. I know I was.
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Below are details on yet another recent ponzi scheme to be uncovered. One positive aspect of this financial down turn and recent redemption requests is that it helps us weed out a good percentage of these individuals. If the markets were always moving up only a small percentage of them would ever be exposed.
Idaho Falls resident Daren L. Palmer has been charged with operating a $40 million Ponzi scheme through his unregistered company, Trigon Group, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Palmer is being charged with solicitation fraud and misappropriation of pool funds after it was discovered he used client funds for personal expenses and failed to register with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator.