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Astonishing Tales è stata una serie a fumetti antologica pubblicata dalla Marvel Comics per 36 albi dall'agosto 1970 al luglio 1976.

Uscì in contemporanea con un'altra breve serie antologica, Amazing Adventures vol. 2 (1970-1976) che durò per 3 albi in più (39) e chiuse anch'essa nel 1976, motivo per cui le due serie sono state definite "sorelle".

Storia editoriale
Nei suoi 6 anni di vita editoriale, Astonishing Tales uscì a cadenza bimestrale e ospitò alcuni personaggi Marvel quali Ka-Zar (negli albi dal # n° 1 al 20), It (n° 21-24) e il cyborg Deathlok (n° 25-36), che vide la sua nascita proprio nelle pagine di questa serie nel n° 25.

Tuttavia la serie iniziò come uno split-book, un albo diviso in due sulla falsariga di molte serie storiche della Silver Age Marvel degli anni Sessanta. Assieme a Ka-Zar, ma in una storia separata di 10 pagine, per i primi 8 numeri c'era la presenza del supercriminale Dottor Destino.
Le storie del Dottor Destino vedono le importanti firme di Roy Thomas ai testi e di Wally Wood ai disegni e chine (per i primi 4 numeri).

Tra i contributi agli altri personaggi si segnala Barry Windsor-Smith ai disegni di Ka-Zar nei nn. 3-6 e 10; Gil Kane, John Buscema e, nel n° 12, anche Neal Adams e John Romita Sr..

Il n° 29 contenne invece una ristampa della prima storia dei Guardiani della Galassia (da Marvel Super-Heroes n° 18 del gennaio 1969).

Webcomics e vol. 2

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Major companies like Samsung and LG are encouraging usage of cadmium free material for quantum dot display product and are investing into quantum dot display market due to increasing demand from various industry verticals. This is owing to the growing demand for enhanced display technologies and increasing awareness about adoption of energy efficient solutions. Samsung Electronics has been dominating the overall quantum dot display market owing to the increasing demand for consumer electronics.
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Quantum Dot Display Market has been segmented on the basis of material, product and application. The material is further bifurcated into cadmium free, cadmium based and others. Out of which, the cadmium free material has gained immense popularity owing to its efficiency. Growing demand of quantum dots in display devices and energy efficiency offered by quantum dots are some of the major factors driving the growth of quantum dots display market.
Quantum dots display products are made up of cadmium based material such as selenide, sulfide, telluride, and indium arsenide or cadmium free material. Earlier, cadmium based material was the most commonly used for manufacturing of quantum dot display product. As cadmium based material are heavy metal, toxic in nature and are restricted by the global environmental regulation. Many regulation authorities have limited the amount of cadmium material for usage in the consumer electronics devices for customers. This in turn has stimulated the production of the cadmium free material.
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Kallidus was looking for a new way to reach leads and cultivate contacts that match their ideal customer profile. Finding a platform that allowed for a targeted approach to prospecting was at the top of their wish list.
Kallidus started off using LinkedIn Sales Navigator for insights and targeting to support their business development team's phone and email tactics. Now, the company also uses the robust tool for researching, creating lists, and contacting prospects through InMail. The Recent Mover filter and the automatic updates were integral in identifying contacts with great potential. Kallidus has also made use of a gamification software to encourage adoption across the organization and create friendly competition to meet team objectives.
Kallidus leveraged LinkedIn Sales Navigator for insights and targeting, to build on their social selling, and to gain access to information on companies and contacts that they never had before. The computer software company has integrated the use of InMail as a key part of their outgoing strategy, and, as a result, has engaged with previously inaccessible large companies listed on the FTSE and NASDAQ. "We've seen some fantastic results," says Chapman-Walker.


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A: Use case is for showing WHAT will be done by WHOM and you can organize these what's and whom's in groups (organizations and subsystems). Do not try to express inner structure or sequence of actions, there are other diagrams for that.
Use include only if one action of user can include another action, again of a user. When that another action is called by the system itself, don't show it!
The same about extends.
As for uses, it is not a standard stereotype for Use Case diagram.
Notice, you shouldn't show that after the registration the user is automatically logged in - it is not information for Use Case Diagram level. Leave it in some text document an put it later into the State Machine diagram.

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Never miss an opportunity for adventure is my motto. When DJ posted on Facebook that he was headed to Utah for a conference and wanted to ski, I immediately jumped on it. We ended up skiing Brighton for a few days with his friends David and Jeffrey.
Day one: 15k feet of vertical in 13 runs before lunch.
Day two: 22k feet of vertical in 19 runs in the afternoon / early evening. Beer break midway.
Day three: 18k feet of vertical in 16 runs before lunch. Hot cocoa midway to defrost.
Brighton Lodge is a pretty sweet basecamp for skiing Brighton. It's literally right next to the lift. A four person dorm room runs $129/night.
Bring groceries and alcohol, as the evening dining options are limited and expensive.
Pray for snow. We got sun, but only a couple inches of fresh on Monday night. Had there been a dumping, much more of the mountain would've opened up.
It was fun thinking I could split skiing and work, but next time we're instituting a no-laptop policy. I ended up working more hours than I wanted to, and everyone else spent equal hours if not more on their posters.
Best of luck to DJ, Jeffrey and David on their presentations!
There's something to this remote work thing when you can do almost 20k vertical and get in a full day of work.
We're hoping to make it an annual (or even semiannual) event, so hope to catch you there again soon!


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California bishops and ballot propositions: Yes on 34 and 35
The state's Catholic bishops have declared their support for two of the 11 propositions on the Nov. 6 ballot, have taken "no position" on seven of them, and have made brief comments on their website concerning the Sales and Income Tax Increase Initiative (Prop. 30) and the Three Strikes Reform Initiative (Prop. 36).By logging onto www.cacatholic.org and clicking on "Initiatives" under the heading "Election 2012 Faithful Citizenship," online viewers can read short summaries of the text and the arguments of the proponents and opponents of the propositions, as well as relevant Catholic social teaching selected by the bishops.The California Catholic Conference's website includes the bishops' statements in support of Proposition 34 (the California End the Death Penalty Act) and Proposition 35 (the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act), designed to strengthen penalties against human trafficking and improve Megan's Law against online predators). The website also includes video messages in English and Spanish from Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles in support of Proposition 34.For Proposition 30 (the Sales and Income Tax Increase Initiative), the state's bishops' only comment was to direct people to their statement, "In Search of the Common Good" posted on the CCC website.As part of their reflections on church teaching concerning Proposition 30, the California bishops quoted from "Economic Justice for All," n. 202d (1986) by the U.S. bishops: "The tax system should be continually evaluated in terms of its impact on the poor. This evaluation should be guided by three principles. "First, the tax system should raise adequate revenues to pay for the public needs of society, especially to meet the basic needs of the poor. Secondly, the tax system should be structured according to the principle of progressivity, so that those with relatively greater financial resources pay a higher rate of taxation… Thirdly, families below the official poverty line should not be required to pay income taxes."Regarding Proposition 36 (the Three Strikes Reform Initiative), the bishops noted that they have previously commented positively on the principles contained in Proposition 36 as they supported a similar initiative in 2004 (Proposition 66).In their reflections on church teaching for Proposition 36, the state's bishops quoted from the U.S. bishops' 2000 document, "Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration," n. 38: "We believe a Catholic vision of crime and criminal justice can offer some alternatives. It recognizes that root causes and personal choices can both be factors in crime by understanding the need for responsibility on the part of the offender and an opportunity for their rehabilitation. A Catholic approach leads us to encourage models of restorative justice that seek to address crime in terms of the harm done to victims and communities, not simply as a violation of law."California's bishops have taken no position on the following initiatives on the Nov. 6 ballot: Proposition 31 (State Budget); Proposition 32 (Political Contributions); Proposition 33 (Auto Insurance); Proposition 37 (Genetically Engineered Food); Proposition 38 (Tax for Education); Proposition 39 (Tax for Multistate Corporations); and Proposition 40 (Redistricting).
Catholic bishops of Oklahoma support Medicaid expansion ballot measure by Catholic News Agency June 9, 2020
Citing pope's warnings about drugs, Catholic bishops speak on ballot proposals by Catholic News Agency October 29, 2020
Missouri bishops urge 'no' vote on ballot measure to legalize marijuana by Catholic News Service October 10, 2022

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Oh lord, they've done it again.
San Bernardino, June 19, 2000 -- When Yamaha came out with its YZ400F, it turned both the four-stroke and two-stroke worlds upside down -- there was a new Sheriff in town, and his name was Doug Henry: Piloting a once-thought-clunky four-stroke, Henry won the 1998 Mazda Trucks Motocross National Championship. Yamaha basked in the glory, winning the AMA's Mechanical Excellence award that year, proving themselves the first modern manufacturer that could make a competitive four-stroke racer. Other manufacturers were left scrambling, trying to design and produce a competitive "diesel" to compete head-to-head with Yamaha's new marvel -- as well as for the important California off-road market, which banned two-strokes.
In 1999, when the competition started to catch up, Yamaha simply bumped displacement up to 426 cubic centimeters and bought themselves some more time.
(Cannondale, KTM, Husaberg and rumors about new super-thumpers from Kawasaki and Honda), and Yamaha intends to remain king of the diesel hill with an improved YZ426F, and an all-new baby super-thumper, the YZ250F.
Now, don't confuse this mini-thumper with the two-stroke YZ250 -- it won't be replacing their smoker. Rather, the YZ250F was purpose-built to compete in the Supercross and Outdoor National series where it is allowed to compete against 125cc two-strokes. We have heard reports that one of the Yamaha of Troy racers is faster on the little thumper than on the YZ125, but word from Yamaha is that nobody but Doug Dubach and Ed Scheidler's boys have ever thrown a leg over the thing. Hmmm.
We had the opportunity to join the Yamaha boys at Glen Helen in San Bernardino, California, site of the first round of the AMA Outdoor Nationals and a portion of our own 250 Shootout, as they showed off their entire off-road line-up to the assembled press. Also on hand were Yamaha riders Doug Dubach and Dustin Nelson who would be putting in a few laps aboard the new bikes after tech-meister, Ed Scheidler, explained what was changed on each bike and why.
The smallest competition Yamaha, the YZ80, gets the "bold new graphics" treatment (BNG) and little else, unless you consider perforated graphics something to write home about. But, just north of the 80cc tiddler, the YZ125 received a number of changes to retain its status as one of the best motocross bikes to ever roll off a production line.
Both the YZ125 and YZ250 received numerous changes to keep them at the head of their respective pack. Both bikes (actually, all YZ's except for the YZ80) feature upgraded suspension with anti-stiction dust seals, outer tubes with low-friction internals and a lightweight aluminum piston rod. Also of significance is a new nylon spacer and a change in the bump rubber which are supposed to eliminate a metal-to-metal feel when bottoming the forks. In the rear, unsprung weight has been reduced by using a needle bearing on the lower mounting section, as well as an aluminum guide and a new bump rubber. Yamaha claims that there have been many such weight-savings throughout the bike and, even though a couple ounces here and there may not seem significant, in the aggregate, it adds up to a respectable amount.
Yamaha now employs the use of a "works-style" clutch lever design to allow on-the-fly adjustment as well as Excel rims which not only look cool, but are stronger than the previously used items. Brake upgrades include a new Nissin front master cylinder and the addition of a 250 mm floating disk (a Yamaha dirtbike first) to get braking power up into Honda's neighborhood.
Yamaha feels the most impressive feature about the new YZ125 is the motor they claim makes even more power than last year's version which, as it was, was no sleeper. Changes were made to the shape of the cylinder head as well as in the routing of the water which cools the top end. The exhaust ports have been re-worked and the YPVS ( Yamaha Power Valve System) has been changed "to improve air tightness." To compliment these changes, a new 38 mm Keihin carburetor has been installed to increase "low to top end punch without sacrificing any mid range power."
The YZ250 received a new cylinder head which features a higher compression ratio that works in concert with a new exhaust pipe to provide - according to Yamaha - more hit off the bottom as well as more over-rev. Internally there is a lighter piston pin which reduces reciprocating mass. Feeding the cylinder this year is a Keihin PWK38 carburetor with a new Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) and a repositioned power jet system. The TPS sends signals to a new 3-D mapped CDI that constantly adjusts ignition timing to suit conditions and, claims Yamaha, provides, "throttle response that is second to none."
The big news in Yamaha's line up is the YZ250F which we first reported on in our Daily News article and, from what we understand, has caught more than one manufacturer completely off guard. Not only is the 250F the first production motorcycle with titanium valves, it's also legal for competition in AMA 125 Supercross and the Outdoor National series. Remember Doug Henry and the YZ400F? The other manufacturers sure do.
Yamaha calls their new 250F an "extreme performance four-stroke motocross bike" that's claimed to weigh less than most 250cc two-strokes. In addition to titanium valves (which will be featured on all of Yamaha's four-stroke dirtbikes) the YZ250F is an all-new machine which only shares some suspension componentry with the other YZ models. It has liquid-cooling and a five-valve head with dual overhead cams. Yamaha claims the motor has "quick engine response and dramatic acceleration" and will rev to 13,500 rpm.
In addition to a YZ250F, Yamaha will also sell the WR250F alongside its motocross sibling. Changes from the YZ include a "specially designed" wide-ratio five-speed transmission, enduro-legal lighting, larger fuel tank, resettable tripmeter and an 18-inch rear wheel.
When queried about whether or not the new 250 four-stroke will steal many of their own 125cc two-stroke customers, Yamaha responded that it didn't think the YZ125 or YZ250 sales would be greatly effected. Instead, they expect that people who feel the YZ426F is too much bike will opt for a 250F instead. They also expect the bike to take sales from a few other manufacturer's 400cc four-strokes and expect the bike to be just another option for Yamaha customers. One spokesman we talked to said that at a few dealerships, the day after they learned of the bike's existence, they sold their entire bike allocation, sight unseen.
While we didn't have the opportunity to ride any of Yamaha's new moto-weapons, from what we saw and heard, we ca nnot wait until we are sitting where Dr. Dubach and Dustin Nelson where sitting. Yamaha looks to have given itself some more breathing room in what has become increasingly tight classes these past few years. Lets see; an R1, an R6, a YZ426F and now a YZ250F. We've only just begun to get a glimpse at what other manufacturers are going to offer this coming year, but at this rate, it's going to take some very special motorcycles to eclipse the efforts of Yamaha.


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Hobo Johnson announces sophomore album, US tour dates
The Fall of Hobo Johnson arrives in September
The Sacramento-based rapper/poet Hobo Johnson has announced the release of his sophomore album along with a supporting US tour.
Entitled The Fall of Hobo Johnson, the album will arrive on September 13th via Reprise Records.
Spanning over 30 dates, Johnson's US tour kicks off October 9th in Seattle and runs through the end of November. You can get tickets to the upcoming dates here.
Johnson's tour docket also includes festival appearances at Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Orleans' Voodoo Experience.
See the complete itinerary and watch Johnson's video for new single "Uglykid" below.
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers 2019 Tour Dates:
07/31 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
08/01 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/23 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/24 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
10/09 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
10/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
10/11 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
10/16 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
10/21 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/22 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
10/23 – Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/24 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/25 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Experience
11/02 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/04 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
11/06 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
11/07 – New York, NY @ Playstation Theater
11/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
11/10 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
11/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/13 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth
11/14 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak
11/15 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/16 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/17 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
11/19 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
11/20 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/22 – Saint Louis, MO @ Pageant
11/23 – Kansas City, MO @ Truman
11/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11/26 – Denver, CO @ Ogden
11/29 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers
2019 Tour Dates
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Home | In a new TED Talk, Trebor Scholz highlights the success and scalability of platform cooperatives
In a new TED Talk, Trebor Scholz highlights the success and scalability of platform cooperatives
By: TED Talk & Isabelle Shinsato/ NCBA CLUSA Published: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Share: Print: Subscribe
Co-ops date back almost 200 years, run by groups of people that work together to own and operate a company. What does it look like when this tried-and-true business model merges with the digital economy? Trebor Scholz introduces the "platform cooperative," a new way to create democratic companies of empowered workers — and develop a better, fairer alternative to the gig economy.
Trebor is an advocate of platform cooperativism and an associate professor at The New School in New York City. In his TED Talk, Trebor uses the real-life example of Esmeralda Flores, a cleaner at the Up & Go cooperative in New York City. Esmeralda makes $25 an hour, which is significantly higher than the average rate, and her cooperative connects with clients through an app like most gig companies. Unlike other companies, Up & Go provides training to its members in finance, management and conflict resolution to support personal and professional growth. The members of the cooperative also meet consistently to decide how the business is run, like a traditional co-op. Platform co-ops, however, are unique because the worker-owners also collectively own the intellectual property of the software they use. This allows decisions about the scale, cost and impact of the software to be made collectively and thus stays in line with the best interests of the cooperative as a whole. Platform co-ops have been wildly successful. The Up & Go cooperative was founded in 2018 and has already increased its revenue by 97%. Trebor also discussed The Drivers Cooperative, an NCBA CLUSA member, which is a ride-hailing cooperative in New York City. Since its founding in 2020, The Drivers Cooperative already has 3,500 drivers that make between 10 and 30 percent more than the drivers on large ride-hailing platforms. The passengers also pay five percent less. And already, despite this being a very new company, it's one of the largest worker cooperatives in the United States.
Now, I'm not here to tell you that this one model will eradicate economic inequality forever. It's not, right? But what we need is more variety in the economy. We need small, unionized private businesses, we need employee ownership, and we need platform cooperatives.
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When attendings at Denver Health Medical Center (DHMC) were asked to be available to help supervise the teams of residents and interns with the hand-off process, Eugene Chu, MD, director of the hospital medicine program, quickly knew there was a problem.
The house staff did want to learn to give safe, effective, and efficient hand-offs. "Giving a lecture on renal failure was not really the point of the hand-off," says Dr. Chu.
Resident duty-hour limitations have increased the number of hand-offs, which creates greater risks for discontinuity of care and patient safety.2, 3 "Hand-offs occur two or three times a day and a patient presentation only occurs once—when the patient shows up," says Dr. Horwitz. On top of that, when residents appear in their clinical duties, the attendings tend to forget residents don't have the skills to execute a comprehensive and well-communicated hand-off. "The first thing to remember is that people need to be trained," she says.
In a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 2006 (for which Dr. Horwitz is first author), the investigators asked internal medicine chief residents whether their program provides direct training in how to perform sign outs. Sign-out training varied considerably, and fewer than half the 202 programs that responded (62% of all U.S. residency programs) provided formal sign-out skill training: 40% of the programs taught sign-out skills through a lecture or workshop, 45% supervised oral sign outs, and 38% reviewed written sign outs.4 Residents in 27% of the programs received no training or supervision. Further, in more than one-third of training programs they found hand-offs were left to interns. "Residency programs need to recognize the problem and address it in some way," Dr. Horwitz says.
Provide ongoing evaluation and feedback of residents' performance.
For example, residents may tack the form up to a wall or leave it on a computer, he says, because this may be more convenient than meeting for a verbal, face-to-face sign out. "It is important that residents receive training about how to best sign out patients, so it is viewed as a priority area," he says.
The initial training should cover best practices for hand-offs, says Dr. Kripalani. "It may not be intuitive, especially to new residents, that poorly executed hand-offs can be perilous," he says.
Modeling best behaviors is also an important part of training, says Jay Routson, MD, a teaching hospitalist and clinical assistant professor of medicine in the Idaho State University Department of Family Medicine in Pocatello, Idaho. Dr. Routson, trained in internal medicine, thinks opportunities to train residents and students in transfer of care are also a chance to model what you expect of them.
This is particularly important in Dr. Routson's circumstances because of the nature of his university's family medicine residency: It is conducted at a number of locations. At morning report on the first day of a block, residents who have been on the previous rotation are to transfer patient care to the incoming residents. But they may have already left for their new pediatrics or NICU assignments, for instance, not only elsewhere in Pocatello but perhaps in Boise or Logan.
Another problem in his program's training for transfer of care, says Dr. Routson, is that less-experienced residents are not always aware of the important things to check. What one resident thinks is important to follow up on the next resident may put at the bottom of his or her list.
In August 2006, the one-hour curriculum was implemented within the internal medicine residency program at three hospital sites. Teaching strategies included facilitated discussion, modeling, and observed individual practice with feedback and an emphasis was put on interactive communication, a mnemonic to facilitate structured sign out, consistent inclusion of key content items such as anticipatory guidance (contingency planning), and the use of concrete language. In 34 post-course evaluations the mean score was 4.44 ± 0.61 on a one-to-five scale and the participants' perceived usefulness of the format was 4.46 ± 0.78. Participants rated their comfort with providing oral sign outs significantly higher after attending the session than before.
Supervised evaluation of performance and feedback are key aspects of training for transfer of care.
"Training residents means supervising them," says Dr. Horwitz. "Are they getting the concepts? Are they incorporating the key points into everyday communication and actions?" Having more senior and experienced doctors present during sign out or at the very least prepare people for sign out is crucial, she says, because an issue such as anticipatory guidance/contingency planning is difficult for less-experienced residents.
Do the residents meet face to face in a dedicated time and place?
Do they fill out a standardized template and updating it appropriately, especially with regard to medications?
Do residents measure aspects of hand-offs to ensure they are being done?
That is a first step to encourage greater training all around. She urges collaboration between SHM and a national organization, such as the American Academy on Family Practice, and hopes SHM will open that dialogue.
In that regard, some steps have been taken.7 Dr. Kripalani is a member of the SHM Hand-off and Communication Standards Task Force, which is developing national standards (The Hospitalist, August 2007, p. 17). There is a working list of nine best practices for hand-offs at shift changes or rotation ends, and the group plans to publish a final list in the upcoming year. The list is designed primarily for practicing hospitalists but will also be suitable for residents. The task force hopes other groups, such as internal medicine program directors and chief residents, will disseminate the best practices to trainees. National best practices are also likely to affect providers in the community.
"Training for transfer of care and transfer of care are very different things, says Dr. Chu, "but they're interrelated." He and his colleague Gregory Misky, MD, a hospitalist and instructor with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC), have been disseminating that training program throughout the UCHSC internal medicine residency program for the past three years.
Having learned many lessons their first year of training the trainers and the trainees, the Colorado hospitalists regrouped the next year. Because there were two interns coming on duty each evening, both taking cross cover, one attending could supervise only one of the interns. And, those hospitalists were getting called away to handle their clinical responsibilities.
"We felt it was important that attendings were available to guide the process safely," says Dr. Chu. Therefore, because the evening hand-offs were conducted at 6 p.m. and a hospitalist was in house daily at that time, they began having the evening person, who was on each night until about 11, supervise the interns.
To improve the quality and consistency of the teaching, only four of the Division of Hospital Medicine's eight attendings focused on supervising intern hand-offs. Also, in a series of focus-group meetings with attendings and house staff, they discussed supervision and identified several structures and standards for teaching hand-offs.
With these protocols in place, attendings now had distinctions to watch for and a clear-cut means by which to supervise. In the third year of training at UCHSC, the hospitalist attendings provided training and feedback on the first night of call for the first four months beginning in July and in small-group sessions during the first week of the ward month.
In response to a survey, the vast majority of UCHSC internal medicine residents said the new protocols were useful or extremely useful. Responses also revealed that training increased interns' self-perceived hand-off skills and knowledge. The common denominator of a same time and place for hand-offs was judged the most useful element of the program; lectures were considered the least useful element.
Word got around of the program's success. Eva Aagaard, MD, associate chair for education in the department of medicine, approached the originators to incorporate the program into the medical school's interclinical curriculum, given to students between the third and fourth years as additional skills they would need in their sub-internships. Originally offered as an elective, demand for the course exceeded the class limit. Plans are under way to make this course mandatory.
"This past year, for the first time, we specifically taught our medical students hand-offs," says Dr. Chu. He and his colleagues presented an abstract at SHM's annual meeting in Dallas and are preparing a manuscript for publication.
Andrea Sattinger is a frequent contributor to The Hospitalist.
Horwitz LI, Moin T, Green ML. Development and implementation of an oral sign-out skills curriculum. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug 3.
Kripalani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, et al. Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: implications for patient safety and continuity of care. JAMA. 2007;297(8):831-841.
Vidyarthi AR, Arora V, Schnipper JL, et al. Managing discontinuity in academic medical centers: strategies for a safe and effective resident sign-out. J Hosp Med. 2006;1(4):257-266.
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Halasyamani L, Kripalani S, Coleman E, et al. Transition of care for hospitalized elderly patients—development of a discharge checklist for hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2006 Nov;1(6):354-360.
Pantilat SZ, Lindenauer PK, Katz PP, et al. Primary care physician attitudes regarding communication with hospitalists. Am J Med. 2001;111(9, Supplement 2):15-20.
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This over-the-top Chinese wedding is attracting jealous comments online
Chinese netizens are pretty used to garish shows of wealth, but this lavish wedding is still managing to raise eyebrows on Weibo.
Pictures of a southern Chinese wedding are going viral on Chinese social media. The story started circulating after Bob Lam, a popular Hong Kong TV host, posted this photo of the bride with her jewellery. Lam was hired by the couple to host the wedding.
TV host Bob Lam with the bride with gold bracelets around her neck.
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According to a report by the Southern Metropolis Daily [link in Chinese], the bride's dowry was worth several million yuan. This is a picture of the money and gold bracelets stacked:
The bride's dowry worth millions of yuan.
The report did not disclose what the groom's family's source of income is, but just said the family runs its own business.
Luxury cars at the wedding.
Since pictures started circulating, the story has largely drawn ire and jealous comments.
One netizen said: "Is this a wedding or Qin Shi Huang's funeral?" The latter was the emperor of China that unified the country in 221 BC from its fragmented warring states.
This commenter said: "If I had the money, I'd rather have a romantic wedding on a lawn or beach. This couple has money but is shameful."
"This wedding was put on as an outward show (of wealth)," said a Weibo user.
But some users were ambivalent. This user said he felt the couple was free to display their wealth at the wedding if they pleased, and that the negative reactions were unnecessary.
Topics: china, Photography, Culture, Sex & Relationships, weibo


The Real Vince Everett gathers the original recordings from one of the best Elvis Presley style performers ever.
Taking the name Vince Everett from Presley's character in the movie Jailhouse Rock, he was signed to ABC-Paramount and released a string of fine Presley style records - even using The Jordanaires as his vocal backing group.
A great CD complete with detailed liner notes and session information.


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Researchers glimpse pathway of sunlight to electricity
(Nanowerk News) Four pulses of laser light on nanoparticle photocells in a University of Oregon spectroscopy experiment has opened a window on how captured sunlight can be converted into electricity.
The work, which potentially could inspire devices with improved efficiency in solar energy conversion, was performed on photocells that used lead-sulfide quantum dots as photoactive semiconductor material. The research is detailed in a paper placed online by the journal Nature Communications ("Coherent two-dimensional photocurrent spectroscopy in a PbS quantum dot photocell").
Andrew H. Marcus, left, and Mark C. Lonergan, both of the University of Oregon, stand by UO spectroscopy equipment that was adapted to study photon interactions in photocells that used lead-sulfide quantum dots as photoactive semiconductor material.
In the process studied, each single photon, or particle of sunlight, that is absorbed potentially creates multiple packets of energy called excitons. These packets can subsequently generate multiple free electrons that generate electricity in a process known as multiple exciton generation (MEG). In most solar cells, each absorbed photon creates just one potential free electron.
Multiple exciton generation is of interests because it can lead to solar cells that generate more electrical current and make them more efficient. The UO work shines new light on the little understood process of MEG in nanomaterials.
While the potential importance of MEG in solar energy conversion is under debate by scientists, the UO spectroscopy experiment -- adapted in a collaboration with scientists at Sweden's Lund University -- should be useful for studying many other processes in photovoltaic nanomaterials, said Andrew H. Marcus, professor of physical chemistry and head of the UO Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Spectroscopic experiments previously designed by Marcus to perform two-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy of biological molecules were adapted to also measure photocurrent. "Spectroscopy is all about light and molecules and what they do together," Marcus said. "It is a really great probe that helps to tell us about the reaction pathway that connects the beginning of a chemical or physical process to its end.
"The approach is similar to looking at how molecules come together in DNA, but instead we looked at interactions within semiconductor materials," said Marcus, an affiliate in UO's Institute of Molecular Biology, Materials Science Institute and Oregon Center for Optics. "Our method made it possible to look at electronic pathways involved in creating multiple excitons. The existence of this phenomenon had only been inferred through indirect evidence. We believe we have seen the initial steps that lead to MEG-mediated photo conductivity."
The controlled sequencing of laser pulses allowed the seven-member research team to see -- in femtoseconds (a femtosecond is one millionth of one billionth of a second) -- the arrival of light, its interaction with resting electrons and the subsequent conversion into multiple excitons. The combined use of photocurrent and fluorescence two-dimensional spectroscopy, Marcus said, provided complementary information about the reaction pathway.
UO co-author Mark C. Lonergan, professor of physical and materials chemistry, who studies electrical and electrochemical phenomena in solid-state systems, likened the processes being observed to people moving through a corn maze that has one entrance and three exits.
People entering the maze are photons. Those who exit quickly represent absorbed photons that generate unusable heat. People leaving the second exit represent other absorbed photons that generate fluorescence but not usable free electrons. People leaving the final exit signify usable electrical current.
"The question we are interested in is exactly what does the maze look like," Lonergan said. "The problem is we don't have good techniques to look inside the maze to discover the possible pathways through it. The techniques that Andy has developed basically allow us to see into the maze by encoding what is coming out of the system in terms of exactly what is going in. We can visualize what is going on, whether two people coming into the maze shook hands at some point and details about the pathway that led them to come out the electricity exit."
The project began when Tonu Pullerits, who studies ultrafast photochemistry in semiconductor molecular materials at Lund University, approached Marcus about adopting his spectroscopic system to look at solar materials. Khadga J. Karki, a postdoctoral researcher in Pullerits' lab, then visited the UO and teamed with the Marcus and Lonergan groups to reconfigure the equipment.
Source: University of Oregon
Bacteria shredding liquid metals to fight drug-resistant superbugs
Divorce in a one-dimensional world
Generation and manipulation of spin currents for advanced electronic devices
'Superdiamond' carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties
An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic
Researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores
Growing strained crystals could improve performance of perovskite electronics


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The Lou Ellen Parmelee House is a historic Queen Anne style house located at 570 Archer St. in Monterey, California.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.  The house was deemed significant "as the best remaining example of Late Victorian Queen Anne high style residential design in Monterey", and also for the craftsmanship of its interior and exterior finishes, artistically.  Built in 1896, it is well-preserved, with a 1946 extension removed in 2006.

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The Punisher (2004) #37, Man of Stone, Part 1 (of 6)
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Leandro Fernandez is back on the art, inking himself, and he's better than he's ever been before. There are still some panels where it's clear colorist Dan Brown is doing a lot of the shading, but overall it's a big improvement over Fernandez's usual art.
The issue brings together a lot of the series's leftovers—there's ex-CIA assassins Rawlins and O'Brien, there's the Russian general, there's Yorkie. Well, Yorkie gets a name drop towards the end. He's promised.
Rawlins is trying to team up with the Russians, only to discover the hardass, Wilson Fisk lookalike general from the Mother Russia arc. This arc, Man of Stone, well, the general is said Man of Stone. He doesn't take to slimy American fixer Rawlins and most of their subplot is spent with the general, Zakharov, torturing him. Until Rawlins is able to come up with a plan to take on Frank. Zakharov's still mad at Frank for the whole killing Russian troops in a nuclear weapon silo thing.
Meanwhile Frank is working his way through some drug dealers, which then puts him on a collision course with the Russian mob. The Russian mobster name-drops O'Brien, who skipped last arc, as a person of interest, though Frank doesn't know O'Brien's out there killing the off the Afghanis who kidnapped and assaulted her.
Now, post-9/11, these guys are all American assets because… America.
It's a lot of setup, with most of the humor in how vicious sociopath Rawlins being no match for Zakharov and his crew. Initially Ennis gives Frank a lot of narration but mostly drops it after the first scene, which is an action sequence; he's interrogating people, no need for narration, just talking heads.
So other than the soft cliffhanger with O'Brien and maybe a couple pages of Frank's shootout, it's all talking heads. Just one talker about to have the other talker castrated talking heads. Ennis is really good at keeping it moving, with Fernandez all of a sudden able to keep up. Whatever Fernandez did while talking the last arc off helped.
So far Man of Stone is a gritty, realistic espionage thriller juxtaposed against Frank being Frank. It's perfectly solid stuff, engaging as a prologue to whatever's coming next. Even if the only thing Fernandez can't seem to figure out how to reliably draw in Punisher MAX is The Punisher.
Also weird is how it's following up on the arc where Ennis embraced pulp for Frank's narration and takes an entirely different approach here.
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Pretzel chain Auntie Anne's to open in the north west
Anne Bruce · 24 January, 2018
Franchise business Auntie Anne's has revealed expansion plans for the next year that will see it open its first stores in the north west of England.
The Bucks-based soft pretzel specialist is set to open a total of 11 sites in 2018, on top of its current tally of 34 stores across the UK, including Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The £8m-turnover company also plans to launch food-to-go vans in the UK, with finding the right franchisee and determining territories the first step, said marketing manager Victoria Gale.
Gale said that, during 2018, many of older sites will also be refitted to bring them up to date with the new style of Auntie Anne's.
The chain was seeing good sales after being hit by the downturn in consumer confidence in the UK at the start of 2017, she said.
Gale commented: "As a grab-and-go snack food business, we rely on impulse purchases and therefore are affected by footfall levels in the shopping centres in which we trade. In the first quarter of 2017, we were impacted by the macro influences thought to be caused by Brexit which affected consumer confidence."
However, after a strong Easter and a good summer Auntie Anne's saw positive sales year on year for the rest of 2017, she reported. A highlight of 2017 was launching its first airside store in 2017 at Luton airport in April.
The Auntie Anne's chain was founded in 1988 in Pennsylvania, US, and now has 1,800 shops across the world, run by master-franchisees. The Burton family hold the UK and Ireland franchise.
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Pretzel retailer opens largest UK store
Supermarkets to review bakery allergen labelling
Almost 360 bakery jobs under threat at Asda
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end-roller grills G 20¼ x 20 mm The two cent stamp paid the local or drop letter rate with carrier service, and was often used on unsealed circulars. It also saw frequent use with other stamps to make up a higher rate. Between 5,000 and 25,000 covers are thought to exist.
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and points up grill varieties G 20¼ x 20 mm Three cents was the domestic First-Class letter rate. This stamp was the workhorse of the Series of 1869. About 175,000 covers are known.
and end-roller grills G 20 x 19¾ mm The six cent stamp paid the rate to Canada, Great Britain (after Jan. 1 1870) and other foreign destinations. It also paid the double-rate on domestic letters. About 1,350 covers are known.
About 1,500 covers are known.
(12¢ from Jan. 1868 to Jan. 1870). Although it paid the quadruple rate on domestic letters, such usage is not common, nor is registry usage common.
About 900 covers are known.
primarily on mail to France.
1 blue brown (dark brown) and blue/type II; double transfer; double grill; split grill G 21¾ x 21¾ mm The fifteen cent type II stamp was used on mail to pay various fifteen cent rates to Europe. It also paid the domestic registry fee. About 550 covers are known.
* Types I and III do not frame the vignette, Type II does. Type I has horizontal brown lines of shading behind the vignette, Type III does not.
1869 120 4/7/1869 248,925 12 National Plate No.20 (2 plates)also plate 24 for thevignette only green (bluish green) & violet; without grill; double grill; split grill G 22 x 22 mm The 24¢ stamp paid multiple weight rates and was also used as a make up stamp. Covers are very rare, with only 76 known of which only 23 are domestic uses. Of the others, 16 are to Peru and 10 to Spain.
(2 plates) ultramarine (dark ultramarine) and carmine; split grill; double grill G 22 x 22¼ mm The 30¢ stamp paid double the treaty rate to France. Covers are very rare, with only 58 known and of those only 8 were domestic.
(2 plates) carmine (carmine rose) and black; split grill G 21¾ x 22 mm There is only one cover known with the 90¢ 1869 Pictorial, the famed "Ice House" cover.
See the Siegel #973A sale.
The following information applies to all of the 1869 re-issues, except Number 133. The Special Printings were issued to showcase a complete set of the U.S.issues for the first World's Fair officially held in the U.S., at the Centennial International Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia and also to provide stamps for collectors and others to satisfy numerous requests. Reissued stamps were valid for postage.


In this last picture it got just a little too windy haha! I definitely gave whoever was looking a treat! Opps!
In this post I'm wearing my 2nd purchase from the television show Fashion Star! This dress is the winning dress by Sarah Parrott for H&M from episode 3! Again, this style sold out within minutes online after the show aired so I stopped into H&M the following day to check it out! I'll admit I was a bit disappointed when I saw the color because on the show the colors for this dress were much brighter but I did like the mesh back and draping of the dress so I decided to give it a try! When I tried it on I was quite pleased. I can picture wearing it to a formal dressy occasion or wearing it casually on the beach! This dress is very versatile so I didn't mind the color anymore 🙂 The price wasn't bad either. It sold for $29.95! In this look I paired the dress with hidden platform pumps and tassel earrings also an H&M find!
I can't wait to see the designs tonight! It seems like H&M adores Sarah Parrott's designs and so do I! Fashion Star airs tonight at 10PM on NBC!
Working near H&M is so dangerous! Looks amaze on you!


April 15, 2014 // Franchising.com // NEW ORLEANS – Planet Beach, the first and only fully automated spa, is proud to announce its support of bill HB746. This bill, which is making its way through the Louisiana Senate, would no longer allow minors under the age of 18 to use UV tanning services, regardless of parental consent. The Senate Health and Welfare committee will hear the bill at 1:00 P.M. at the Louisiana State Capital on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
Stephen smith, CEO and founder of Planet Beach will be attending and testifying at the hearing. "Planet Beach has chosen to support bill HB746 for several reasons," said Smith. "Our company's services have evolved away from our past tanning roots. More importantly, we support this legislation because of our concern for all of our customers' skin, health and overall wellness."
The Planet Beach core member has an average age of 30, is a professional, educated female that utilizes services for beauty, skincare, relaxation and wellness.
"We are focused on the Spa and Wellness industry. By banning minors from UV services, Planet Beach continues to set the bar as the leader in the automated spa industry, even with roots in UV therapy." said Smith. "Planet Beach predicted the decline in the popularity of UV tanning and saw the health concerns that began to arise. To counter this, the company repositioned the brand in 2005 to include automated spa and spray tanning services. Planet Beach has grown with its customers' demands."
Planet Beach is the largest franchise in the industry to stand behind this type of legislation and will continue to focus on automated spa services and the health and wellness of our members, rather than its past tanning salon image. The company continues to build brand awareness to the fact that Planet Beach is no longer a tanning salon, but actually a fully automated spa.
Effective immediately, current members under the age of 18 will no longer be allowed to use UV services in Louisiana. They will be upgraded to a spa membership at no additional expense.
"We decided to lock in the rate for the membership for those clients that are affected by this policy change," said Smith. "Once a member turns 18, they have the option of reactivate their UV membership, if they so choose."
Editor's Note: To speak with Planet Beach's CEO & Founder, Stephen Smith, or to obtain more information about Planet Beach, please contact Paige Davila at (504) 371-3690 or paige.davila@planetbeach.com.
Planet Beach, based in New Orleans, La., is the leader in self-automated spa services and creator of the automated spa concept. The international franchise is dedicated to changing the way the world rejuvenates by providing affordable and high quality skincare and spa treatments. Founded in 1996, Planet Beach has grown to more than 250 locations worldwide. Planet Beach has competitively ranked on Entrepreneur magazine's 'Fastest Growing Franchise' list and is consistently recognized as a top franchise company. For more information, visit www.myplanetbeachfranchise.com.
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How would you like to pay? - ___ credit card.
Look at this sign. It says that this house is ___ sale. Let's have a closer look at it!
I forgot my credit card so I'll just pay ___ cash.
Have you got enough money ___ you to buy some more chocolate for me?
How much was it? –Only $5. She bought it ___ half price.
How much is this jacket? – It's just over $100. It's 20% __today.
What are you looking __? – Well, a nice dress for your wedding, of course!
-How can I help you? – I would like to exchange it __ something else.
If you like these trousers you should try them __. The changing rooms are over there.


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Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections--between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's later novels is his attack on an uncaring society more imaginatively embodied, but nowhere either is the mixture of comedy and angry satire more deftly managed.
Stephen Gill is Reader in English Literature at Oxford University and Fellow and Tutor at Lincoln College.


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Refugees from Syria create "development crisis" in Jordan
The pressure of having more than a million refugees from Syria living in neighbouring Jordan has created a full-blown "development crisis" there.
That's the view of Edward Kallon, UN Humanitarian Coordinator, and Resident Representative in Jordan for the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
He said that public services such as health, sanitation, water and education are "at breaking point" because so many Syrians rely on them.
Mr Kallon spoke to Basma Baghal.
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Lose Your Life... ...And Find It!?
A man was on his way home from work. He was a half hour late for the third time that week and he knew his wife wouldn't be happy. He wasn't happy either. It seemed like every time they had a few moments together a fight would break out about how much time he was spending at work and how little time he was spending with his family. He reached over to the passenger seat and grabbed the flowers he had picked up for his wife and the bag with four stuffed animals—one for each child. He hoped the flowers and presents would help avoid another fight—perhaps even buy him enough good will to last to the family vacation that was just around the corner. He knew that was the real problem. It had just been too long since their last break. They were so busy they didn't have time for each other. The flowers and stuffed animals would help, but the vacation—that would make all the difference in the world. Things were going to get better.
A young lady was on her way to her ninth job interview in the last three weeks. She had finally earned her degree. She completed a fantastic internship opportunity and had strong recommendations. This would be the one. After all, she was smart, motivated and driven—nothing like all her deadbeat friends. The interviewing panel was going to pick up on that this time and offer her the job right there on the spot. Things were going to get better.
It's Tuesday morning and the papers and envelopes on the desk keep piling up. Retirement is close enough to dream about but still a few years away. And yet for some reason, on that particular Tuesday morning, you can't think about anything but retirement. The more the pile rises, the deeper you sink into that day-dream. You've got it all figured out. You're going to sell the house, buy an RV and hit the road. There won't be any more piles on your desk. No more headaches at home. Just you, your spouse and the open road! It's going to be amazing! Things are going to get better.
It's the story of our lives, isn't it? "Things are going to get better. Just wait until this happens—wait until I get that new tablet or phone. It's going to make life so much easier. Just wait until I move into the new house and get things settled. After I take care of this headache at work THEN I can make things better at home. Just wait until I retire and finally I'll be able to live life the way I want to live it. Just a little more time and things are going to get better!" We grind, we work harder, we push through often motivated by the better times we think we see over the horizon. We're often so focused on getting through today—through tomorrow—through this week—maybe even month or year! We're chasing this "life" that we want but don't have!
That's what America is all about, isn't it? Just read the Declaration of Independence! "Life! Liberty! And the pursuit of happiness!" Grind, work harder, push through—this country provides us with hope! In this great country it really doesn't matter if you're born rich or poor, you'll have the opportunity to pursue happiness. That's a blessing. Many human beings around the world don't have the kind of opportunities we have. But if we're not careful, abuse of these freedoms and opportunities can lead us to go directly against what Jesus says to his disciples in our text.
You see, Jesus was warning his disciples about idolatry, but you might not catch that at first, because it looks so different from the kind of idolatry we saw in our Old Testament lesson. (Exodus 32:15-29) "I mean, what were those Israelites thinking when they fell down and worshiped hunks of gold? That's idol worship, going against the very first commandment that God gave to them! The first commandment should be the easiest one to keep! Just don't bow down to wood or stone! How hard could that be!? Did they really think these hunks of gold could do anything for them? It's ridiculous!
Blatant idol worship, as we often see in the OT, may seem absurd to us—and rightfully so—but it's not the only kind of idolatry—definitely not the only way to break the 1st Commandment. For example, Jesus' summary of the law in Mathew 22. "Love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and Prophets hang on these two commandments.'" That means that I should love my spouse, my children, my parents, everyone. But realize, to love anyone more than God—even the closest of relatives—is blatant idolatry.
That's tough for us to hear because there are so many people, places, things and ideas that we love about this world. We want to enjoy them! We want to experience them like we once did or hope to in the future. If only this would happen or that would happen—things would get better—I might actually find my life!
Even though we so often let our God drop to the bottom of our priority list, he didn't let us drop to the bottom of his. We are our God's number one priority! Your God proved it by being born one of us all so he could lose his life. All so he could give up his perfect life and offer it up as a sacrifice on behalf of every human being to ever live. This is what your God has done for you! He came!
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come..." Don't miss the beautiful good news at the very beginning of this text! 3 times! "I have come! I have come! I have come!" Jesus came! He came for you! He came for me. He came to free us from the mess created by Adam and Eve's sin. Not some temporary fix—not some momentary enjoyment—life with him in heaven—a perfect existence without end!! Like Jesus says in John chapter 10, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full!" LIFE!! That is what Jesus came to bring. He came to give us the ultimate life! He came to bring us a life without all the things we try to escape in this world.
So, stop trying to find perfect happiness in this life. You'll never find what you're looking for! You'll always want something more! For the sake of Jesus—and the life in heaven he's won for you—give up the pursuit. Lose your life and you'll find it! Thanks to Jesus, you know beyond a shadow of a doubt, things are going to get better!
God's blessings as you enjoy another beautiful summer weekend! See you Sunday!
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Channel your dog's curiosity and intelligence into the Trixie Activity Poker Box Interactive Dog Toy, Level 2. Created to challenge your dog, this toy is designed to hold treats, and your dog will have to figure out how to get to them. There's four different boxes, and they can be individually placed on the base or used together—and each one leads to the tasty reward that you'll hide inside, using lids, flaps, knobs, ropes, and drawers. This game requires patience and concentration, making it an excellent outlet to expend energy in a positive way.
Interactive dog toy requires your dog to use patience and concentration to get to the treats you hide inside.
Designed for the intermediate canine gamer with four boxes that can be individually placed on the base or used together.
Dogs will have to use different techniques for opening the treat-hiding compartments, using lids, flaps, knobs, ropes, and drawers.
Vary the number and placement of treats to increase the level of difficulty; includes a booklet with tips!
Non-slip rubber feet keeps the toy in place; dishwasher safe and measures 12" wide x 12" diameter x 4" high.
For intermediate canine gamers. Every dog plays differently and, since not all toys are created equal, it's always best to keep a close watch on your pup in case things get ruff. Supervised play will help toys last longer and most importantly keep your pal safe. No dog toy is truly indestructible, so always remove the toy from playtime if pieces begin to break off.
4 boxes can be individually placed on base or used together, vary the number and placement of treats to increase level of difficulty.
I bought this for my cat to keep her occupied. My cat watched me put it together, then took it apart while I went to get the treats to put in. She enjoys when i hide treats in it. Cat did not have any experience with any hide a treat things before. When I put treats in it, the other cat came over and took them out. Even without treats this rummages through it playing instead of going into my cabinets, mostly.
I look at many reviews before making on line purchases and most reviews were good but This activity Trixie box was a total waste of my money! A rip off! It just arrived, today and I assembled each box with treats and as my one year old PooChon (small dog) attempted to open the boxes he ripped the black pull strings assembled on 2 of the boxes off within 15 minutes of receiving this product.
This puzzle is fun and challenging for my smart Collie. It took him about 25 minutes to get all the treats the first time, but then he got his time to under a minute! We can change the challenge by sliding the boxes into different positions. It's fun to watch him work it out.
The girls (hounds) like searching for treats. Our American Foxhound mix solved all in under 10 minutes and our Treeing Walker Coonhound mix enjoys waiting for her to open.
Gave this to my almost 2 yo Siberian Husky and he got this figured out so fast! I put a little bit of kibble in each box, so it took him about 4 minutes to get through all the boxes (he's a slow eater). If I put one treat in each box, he would've gotten through it in about 90 seconds.
Our dog Gabby cant wait to get her treats when I load them in the four compartments. She was able to open two right away and started barking at the othrr two in frustration. With a little fatherly help, she figured them out and now opens all four with ease. Still likes to play with it and not bored at all.
Sadly, this toy was no match for our Lab. He figured it out right away and didn't want to play with it after the first time. Sadly, this toy was a dud.
My dog like playing with it but one side slides. When I got my friend to get her to buy one for her dog we found out why mine slides it was broken it was missing a piece to hold it in place. Well I've had it too long to do any thing its shame . Bailey might of bin able to do the last puzzle but it would move on her and she couldn't get it.


This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma's interview with Father Frank Pavone, a prominent leader in the pro-life movement. He has spoken on life issues throughout the world, including addressing the pro-life caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. He's the author of two books, Ending Abortion: Not Just Fighting It and Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day.
"I'm convinced that the learning happens before a person consciously sets about the task of learning public speaking," says Father Frank Pavone. In this episode, he shares his Public Speaking Superhero's journey, as well as tips on how to nurture a passion for your topic, maintain excitement for your presentation even after giving it many, many times, and the importance of using your own life stories to enhance your speeches.
Father Frank Pavone's Big Tip: "My key advice would be that they that they really give themselves to the topic that they're going to be speaking about," says Father Frank. This immersion in your topic gives you unique life experiences that can enhance your presentations.


On Christmas Eve, a neighbor kid wandered over asking if he could borrow a knife and advice on how to cape a buck he'd shot. Guess his intention was to have a European mount done. I started to tell him he could have taken the head and antlers to most taxidermists with the hide attached, but he was clearly in Project Mode. Having acquired a Havalon from Santa, I figured if he tore it up I could easily replace the blade.
Busy with the Christmas Storm about to blow in, I'd almost, to my shame, forgotten to ask him his story. He said he killed a buck and a doe – his first two deer – on one of FWC's Youth Hunts. The crew in camp all shot something – he was the only one with antlers. I asked him where he was hunting. He said he wasn't sure, but it was on thousands of private acres somewhere near the Barge Canal.
After the gift wrap settled the next morning, I hopped on the computer to see if I could find what he was talking about. I know there are special Youth Seasons for waterfowl and turkey – but deer on private land?
Sure enough, I stumbled across the Youth Hunting Program of Florida. What is this? Glad you asked!!
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other concerned conservation organizations have joined forces to offer mentored youth hunts that are safe and educational. We sponsor introductory, instructive youth hunts for deer, turkey, hogs, waterfowl, small game and other species.
Be 12 to 17 years old.
Complete the Florida Hunter Safety Program, regardless of your age, and be able to provide a copy of your completion card.
Be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The Youth Hunting Program of Florida was established to increase the number of youth involved in educational, safe, mentored wildlife and hunting activities through the opportunity to participate in the hunting heritage.
Upload the hunting heritage in Florida for present and future generations.
Promote the highest ethical standards in hunting.
Give our youth an initial, positive, safe, educational mentored hunting experience.
Teach the basic skills, values, techniques and responsibilities of hunting.
To promote and encourage wildlife habitat access, enhancement and management.
Learn how to hunt safely, legally and ethically.
Develop your marksmanship and firearm skills.
Learn how to track and process game.
Learn the relationship between hunting and conservation.
Spend quality time with family, friends and other experienced hunters.
Leave with experiences and memories that will last a lifetime.
Only through the work and resources of volunteers can the Youth Hunting Program of Florida provide thousands of safe, educational and memorable hunting experiences. The program is based on volunteer landowners who graciously open their property up to youth hunting, and other volunteers who plan and facilitate the hunts. The Youth Hunting Program of Florida provides everything for a successful hunt except hunting opportunities and dedicated people. To help preserve hunting for future generations, today's youth must be provided quality hunting experiences. There are many volunteer opportunities for you to participate in the Youth Hunting Program.
From now until April, available hunts include trips for quail, hogs, coyote, alligators, and wild turkey.
If drawn for one of these hunts, they do ask for a $75.00 donation to help cover the cost of food and supplies for the youth and supervising adult. Scholarships are available for families in need to ensure that all youth have the opportunity to attend.
One further requirement to be eligible – besides age/hunter safety/adult supervision – is that the youth has not harvested the animal for which the hunt is conducted, which is a fair move.
To learn more about this program, please click here. Click here for the calendar of hunts. And if you're interested in volunteering, check that out here.


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SLUUG Steering Committee Agenda - 3 March 2010
STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 20
SNUG - April 21
Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of February 2010:
Attendance numbers, as of end of February 2010:
6 5 6 6 7 8 6 4 5 9 9 - 5
23 18 32 21 15 22 19 17 36 30 15 28 22?
? 8 13 - (7) 15 6 4 6 9 4 7 -
? - 2(172) (6) 10 ? 6 6 - (4) 15 - ?
32 18(21) 20 21 14(15) 24 19 22 25 22 25 23 15
12 9 10 8 11 11 8 6 (9) - - (2) 7
2 8 7 11 10 12 10 11 11 11 9 (13) 10
Short - finished early.
Demo - whirlwind tour, fast-paced.
Canceled - presenter was unable to attend.
Went OK.
TOPIC: Open discussion.
Limited to Steering Committee attendees
There were 2 board seats expiring:
Craig, Barry, and Jerry volunteered to run for the open board seats.
Craig printed out ballots.
Got them to all the meetings.
Ballots were counted
28 ballots were counted
1 person voted a 2nd time – we threw out his earlier vote
1 ballot was thrown out due to no name on the envelope
Barry Morrison and Craig Buchek were (re-)elected to the board
Officers were appointed by the board, per the advisory votes:
President - Carl Fitch
Vice President - Stan Reichardt
Secretary - Craig Buchek
Treasurer - Lee Lammert
STLLUG Chair - Craig Buchek
STCLUG Chair - Noah Lance
Craig had suggested that folks could write suggestions for the group on the back of their ballots.
1 person wrote that he'd like to see more UNIX (non-Linux) topics at the SLUUG meetings.
Aimed more toward professional sysadmins.
Per bylaws, we had an official annual meeting on February 10.
Gary added Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain.
Craig renewed STLLINUX.ORG and updated to show 3 names in WHOIS data.
Noah has loaded VMware ESXi 4.0
Noah and Craig will install it on Wednesday 3/10 at 2:00 PM.
Everything going smoothly.
Needs some people there at about 9:30 to help set up.
Stan and Gary worked on election, balloting, and collecting ballots.
Craig printed out the ballots and got them to the SLACC meeting.


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The 11th session of the Sadsbury Cooper Book Singing was held at the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House in Christiana, Pennsylvania, on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in October. Connie Webster began the day by leading 54t. Lamar Matthew offered the opening prayer.
Leaders: Barb Hohenstein 42; Laura Densmore 380t; Lamar Matthew 504t; Guy Bankes 505; Elizabeth Patton 316; Harry Scott 168; Rachel Hall 492; Roland Hutchinson 587; Ina Shea 98; Leon Pulsinelle 577; Jan May 575; Gina Balestracci 38t; Maria Cramer 31t; Tom Stokes 432; Robin Banerji 32b.
The class resumed singing with Kimberly Haas leading 155. Leaders: Barb Hohenstein 442t; Elizabeth Patton 583; Ted Stokes 559; Connie Webster 107; Lamar Matthew 485; Laura Densmore 210; Guy Bankes 391; Harry Scott 40; Rachel Hall 279; Roland Hutchinson 350; Ina Shea 393; Leon Pulsinelle 449; Jan May 364; Gina Balestracci 137; Tom Stokes 501; Maria Cramer 408; Robin Banerji 524; Ted Stokes 594; Connie Webster 410; Laura Densmore 463 (while Carol Stevens signed). Laura then introduced the class to Heidi Harper whose grandfather, Francis Harper, connected with the singers from the Okefenokee Swamp at that time. Lamar Matthew offered the blessing before the noon meal.
Leon Pulsinelle called the afternoon session to order leading 28b. Leaders: Lamar Matthew 328; Joyce Forry 348t; Guy Bankes 269; Craig Wiley 45t; Tom Stokes 511t; Hollie Long 60; Harry Scott 132; Rachel Hall 482; Laura Densmore 133; Robin Banerji 376; Ina Shea 89; Roland Hutchinson 484; Leon Pulsinelle 30b; Gina Balestracci 522; Barb Hohenstein 563.
Laura Densmore called the class to order leading 336t. Leaders: Connie Webster 573; Jan May 430; Maria Cramer 428; Elizabeth Patton 571; Ted Stokes 147; Joyce Forry 72; Laura Densmore 552; Hollie Long 440b; Lamar Matthew 199; Craig Wiley 49t; Ina Shea 208; Jan May 367; Maria Cramer 62; Gina Balestracci 276; Robin Banerji 142.
Laura Densmore, Connie Webster, Carol Stevens, and Barb Hohenstein led 527 as the closing song. Lamar Matthew offered the closing prayer.


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SAD! Popular Actor Commits Suicide At 34 (Photo)
Lifestylegist June 14, 2020
An Indian actor, Sushant Singh Rajput, who rose to become a formidable presence on the big screen, was found dead on Sunday afternoon.
The 'Kedarnath' actor was found hanging at his Bandra residence in Mumbai. Mumbai Police is investigating the death of the 34-year-old actor as a case of suicide.
The Patna-born Rajput became an instant hit with his good looks and boyish charm when he was noticed in the famous soap on Zee TV's 'Pavitra Rishta' in 2009.
He made his Bollywood debut in the buddy drama 'Kai Po Che!' in 2013, for which he also received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut.
The same year, he was also seen in the romantic comedy 'Shuddh Desi Romance' 2013, which was followed by the titular detective in the action thriller 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!' in 2015.
Last week, the 'MS Dhoni' actor had posted a highly-evocative post on Instagram invoking his mother's memories. In a slightly-cryptic note, he remembered his mother who had passed away in 2002.
His post with the hashtag Mother in Hindi, read: Blurred past evaporating from teardrops /Unending dreams carving an arc of smile/And a fleeting life,/ negotiating between the two.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences on the micro-blogging platform, mourning the demise of 'a bright young actor gone too soon'.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Four Blu-ray Review
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Season Four is another fantastic chapter in the "Trek" franchise. In the third season, there were signs of greatness in many episodes and this season offers even more amazing chapters in the saga where even the "worst" episodes sometimes rivaled the first and second season's best.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Four (1990-91)
Genre(s): Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Paramount | NR – 1181 min. – $129.99 | July 30, 2013
Writer(s): Gene Roddenberry (created by)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden
Features: Episode Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, Episodic Promos
Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), German (Dolby Digital 1.0), Castilian (Dolby Digital 1.0), Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0), Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Video: 1080p/Full Frame 1.33
Subtitles: English SDH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Castilian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish
Disc Size: Various
Region(s): A, B, C
THE SEASON – 4.75/5
Early on in the fourth season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", it became obvious what the theme would be for the season: family and relationships. You can look no further than the second episode entitled, well, 'Family' where the Enterprise, after being damaged in its encounter with the Borg, goes on shore leave. This allows Captain Picard (PATRICK STEWART), still experiencing the traumatic side effects at the hands of the Borg, goes back to his home village in France to stay with his estranged brother Robert, Robert's wife and son. There, the brothers argue and come to blows, but Picard also faces the cruel atrocities committed while the Borg controlled him including the deaths of 11,000 souls.
And in the following episode (4×03), 'Brothers', finds Data (BRENT SPINER) being hijacked and leaving the Enterprise and rendezvousing with his maker, Dr. Noonien Song (also played by Spiner), who was thought dead three years earlier in an attack. Song has summoned Data there as he is dying and has created the ultimate gift: an emotions chip tailored for Data. However, the homing beacon that sent for Data also brought Song's original creation, and Data's brother, Lore who was created with the emotions chip but malfunctioned leading to Song disassembling Lore and in turn, making Data. It's quite the episode and if not for 'Best of Both Worlds, Part 2', 'Remember Me', 'Final Mission' and 'Redemption', amongst others, this would be a stand out episode especially because of Brent Spiner's performance playing three distinct roles, one of which in thick, old man, make-up.
Outside of the episodes mentioned above, the rest of season four are mostly standalone stories and although there are a couple of missteps, 'Clues' for one was great… until the cop-out ending, but they're all quite entertaining and each attempts to give the main cast members, and in the instance of the wonderful 'Data's Day', Chief O'Brien (COLM MEANEY) gets some meat to his usually limited role. Another highlight amongst the second tier episodes is 'Devil's Due' where Picard must prove a woman is a fraud; the mysterious 'Night Terrors' is a lot of fun as the Enterprise crew must figure out why they can no longer dream which in turn leads to hallucinations; 'Identity Crisis' has a fine performance from LeVar Burton and some impressive make-up designs; and 'Half a Life' has plenty of emotion and interesting dilemma where a colony's resolution says that populace who hit the age of 60 must commit suicide. What stood out in that episode is that its emotional base lays with two guest stars in Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett in a recurring role that began in season one's 'Haven') and Timicin (David Ogden Stiers).
The season isn't without its problems or ho-hum storylines and, of course, the always dispensable Wesley Crusher (WIL WHEATON) rears his head. In 'Remember Me', one of his experiments goes awry (of course!) sending his mother into an alternate reality of sorts in which those around her, including Picard and Wesley, begin vanishing and she must try to uncover the how and why while on the other end, Wesley with the help of the Traveler, attempts to get her out. The episode on the whole is quite good but the fact it was partially Wesley's fault and he receives no crap for it, is another example of why I find him annoying. However, with 'Last Mission', an excellent episode in fairness to actor Wheaton, Wesley leaves the show only to return a handful of times until the series end.
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Season Four concludes with part 1 of 'Redemption' as Warf (MICHAEL DORN) comes face to face with his family as he attempts to regain honor lost. Meanwhile, Klingon Civil War grows closer as the Romulans try to install their own puppet while Picard was chosen to oversee the installation of the new head of the Klingon High Council. Although not as suspenseful as 'Best of Both Worlds, Part 1', 'and Redemption' is another brilliant chapter in "Star Trek" lore.
Episodes (favorites marked with an asterisk):
1. The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2*
2. Family*
3. Brothers
4. Suddenly Human
5. Remember Me*
6. Legacy
7. Reunion*
8. Future Imperfect
9. Final Mission*
10. The Loss
11. Data's Day*
12. The Wounded
13. Devil's Due
14. Clues
15. First Contact
16. Galaxy's Child*
17. Night Terrors*
18. Identity Crisis
19. The Nth Degree
20. Qpid
21. The Drumhead
22. Half a Life
23. The Host
24. The Mind's Eye*
25. In Theory
26. Redemption*
As with seasons one, two and three, this release comes with a matted slip cover. The 6-disc set is housed in an HD Keep Case (wider than a standard Blu-ray case).
Audio Commentaries
'Brothers' – Director Rob Bowman and Mike & Denise Okuda
'Reunion' – Writers Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga and Mike & Denise Okuda
Episodic Promos – Each episode comes with a cheesy preview of the upcoming story.
Mission Overview: Year Four (16:41; SD) is an old featurette, probably made for the DVD release, looking at highlights from the fourth season and the challenges producers and writers faced, particularly with concluding the second part of 'Best of Both Worlds'.
Selected Crew Analysis: Year Four (17:04; SD) features more sound bites with various members of the cast and crew. Included is Wil Wheaton talking about his final appearance as a regular cast member, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and others chatting up some of the more memorable moments of the season.
New Life and New Civilizations (13:45; SD) looks at the various locations introduced in the fourth season and provides some cool behind-the-scenes footage and photos.
Chronicles from the Final Frontier (18:12; SD) – This archive featurette takes a look at the transition from the third season into season four in its storytelling and focus on characters.
Departmental Briefing Year Four: Production (16:46; SD) has some more archival interviews with different members of the cast and crew. One aspect is the actors' (Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart) experiences directing "The Next Generation" episodes.
Select Historical Data (10:25; SD) is some cool gallery images of production designs, behind-the-scenes footage, and more interwoven around crew interviews speaking about specific episodes.
Inside the Star Trek Archives (11:14; SD) – This is more of an odds and ends kind of featurette with more old cast/crew interviews speaking to some of the story aspects, even hiding the pregnancy of Gates McFadden, in different episodes.
In Conversation: The Star Trek Art Department (1:07:29; HD) is a newly produced, and extensive, featurette where those in the department (including Mike & Denise Okuda) reunite to reminisce about their time working on "Star Trek". It's an informal gathering but like the new features on seasons 1-3, it's just as fascinating.
Relativity: The Family Saga of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (56:50; HD) is a two-part featurette, Homecoming (29:05) and Posterity (27:45), recounting the series and how it came into its own in the fourth season. It features new interviews with members of the cast and crew including Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Wil Wheaton and others.
Wrapping the features up are a selection of Deleted Scenes (TRT 23:30; HD) and an amusing Gag Reel (3:34; HD).
VIDEO – 4.5/5
Paramount once again releases "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Season Four on Blu-ray presented in brilliant 1080p high-definition. The restoration work done here is simply impressive. As with seasons 1-3, the picture shows no signs of specs or artifacting, the color array is nicely balanced, especially noticeable on the uniforms, and the detail work on the Enterprise exteriors is remarkable. Compared with seasons one and two, this one is markedly better and most certainly leaps and bounds better than the DVD versions. Having recently watched the third season, this one is pretty much on par in terms of quality.
AUDIO – 4.75/5
Each episode once again receives a robust 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track which comes through with excellent clarity from one episode to the next. As with the third season, the audio here comes through quite well between the computer noises, the blaring score to the action scenes where phasers often get used. Also neat, is the subtle tremor of the ship which can be heard. The dialogue levels are crisp and clear throughout being able to understand everything to be heard.
Overall, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Season Four is another fantastic chapter in the "Trek" franchise. In the third season, there were signs of greatness in many episodes and this season offers even more amazing chapters in the saga where even the "worst" episodes sometimes rivaled the first and second season's best. The Blu-ray has an incredible amount of features, delving deep into nearly every aspect of developing the fourth season and once again, the audio/video transfers are incredible.
The Movieman
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El Distrito de Sanagorán es uno de los ocho que conforman la Provincia de Sánchez Carrión, ubicada en el Departamento de La Libertad, bajo la administración del Gobierno regional de La Libertad.

Desde el punto de vista jerárquico de la Iglesia católica forma parte de la Prelatura de Huamachuco.

Historia
El distrito fue creado mediante Ley del 3 de noviembre de 1900, en el gobierno del Presidente Eduardo López de Romaña.

Etimología
La palabra «Sangorán» proviene del verbo sanar, originado por las vivencias de un hacendado, su hija, un visitante y las flores amarillas de retama

Geografía
Abarca una superficie de 324,38 km².

Autoridades

Municipales

 2011 - 2014
 Alcalde: Santos Melquiadez Ruiz Guerra, del Movimiento Nueva Izquierda (MNI).
 Regidores: Severino Lavado Garcia (MNI), Martín Bonifacio Bernuy Toribio (MNI), Gregorio Vera Paredes (MNI), Luzmila Guerra Polo (MNI), Otilio Arenas Henríquez (Partido Nacionalista Peruano).
 2007 - 2010
 Alcalde: Santos Melquiadez Ruiz Guerra, del Partido Alianza para el Progreso.

Policiales
 Comisario:  PNP.

Religiosas
 Prelatura de Huamachuco
 Obispo Prelado de Huamachuco: Monseñor Sebastián Ramis Torres, TOR.
 Parroquia
 Párroco: Pbro. .

Atractivos Turísticos

Catarata La Julgueda
Esta catarata también es conocida como la bella encantadora por los pobladores locales. La catarata se encentra ubicada a 2672  y  está ubicada en el caserío de Caracmaca, se encuentra rodeada por abundante vegetación tiene una altura de 50 metros.

Baños Termales El Huayro
Esta fuente termal se encuentra ubicada en el caserío del Huayro, al costado de un rio, estas aguas contienen mangnesio y fierro es por eso  que sus aguas son de color naranja rojizo; Son utilizada para aliviar enfemedades reumática y artitrícas.

Referencias

Véase también
 Organización territorial del Perú
 José Faustino Sánchez Carrión
 Huamachuco

Enlaces externos
 INEI Perú

Sanagorán