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Figure 105 shows two men sizing each other up, using the characteristic hands-on-hips and thumbs-in-belt gestures. Considering that they are both turned at an angle away from each other and the lower halves of their bodies are relaxed, it would be reasonable to assume that these two males are unconsciously evaluating each other and that an attack is unlikely. Their conversation may be casual or friendly but a completely relaxed atmosphere will not exist until their hands-on-hips gestures cease and open palm gestures are used.
If these two men had been directly facing each other with their feet planted firmly on the ground, a fight would be likely to occur (Figure 106).
Figure 106 Trouble brewing
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Throughout history, we have been preoccupied with the eye and its effect on human behaviour. We have all used such phrases as 'She looked daggers at him', 'She has big baby eyes', 'He has shifty eyes', 'She has inviting eyes', 'He had that gleam in his eye' or 'He gave me the Evil Eye'. When we use these phrases we unwittingly refer to the size of the person's pupils and to his or her gaze behaviour. In his book The Tell-Tale Eye, Hess says that the eyes may well give the most revealing and accurate of all human communication signals because they are a focal point on the body and the pupils work independently.
In given light conditions, the pupils will dilate or contract as the person's attitude and mood change from positive to negative and vice versa. When someone becomes excited, his pupils can dilate up to four times their normal size. Conversely, an angry, negative mood causes the pupils to contract to what are commonly known as 'beady little eyes' or 'snake eyes'. The eyes are used a lot in courtship; women use eye make-up to emphasise their eye display. If a woman loves a man, she will dilate her pupils at him and he will decode this signal correctly, without knowing he does so. For this reason, romantic encounters are often arranged in dimly lit places that cause the pupils to dilate.
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Young lovers who look deeply into each other's eyes unknowingly look for pupil dilation; each becomes excited by the dilation of the other's pupils. Research has shown that when pornographic films showing men and women in sexual positions are shown to men, their pupils can dilate to almost three times the normal size. When the same films are shown to women their pupil dilation is even greater than that recorded by the men, which raises some doubt about the statement that women are less stimulated by pornography than men.
Young babies and children have larger pupils than adults and their pupils constantly dilate when adults are present in an attempt to look as appealing as possible and thus receive constant attention.
Tests conducted with expert card players show that fewer games were won by the experts when their opponents wore dark glasses. For example, if an opponent were dealt four aces in a game of poker, his rapid pupil dilation would be unconsciously detected by the expert, who would get a feeling that he should not bet on the next hand. Dark glasses worn bythe opponents eliminated pupil signals and as a result the experts won fewer games than usual.
Pupil watching was used by the ancient Chinese gem traders who watched for the pupil dilation of their buyers when negotiating prices. Centuries ago, prostitutes put drops of belladonna in their eyes to dilate their pupils and to make themselves appear more desirable. The late Aristotle Onassis was noted for wearing dark glasses when negotiating business deals so that his eyes would not reveal his thoughts.
An old cliché says, 'Look a person in the eye when you talk to him.' When you are communicating or negotiating with others, practise 'looking them in the pupil' and let the pupils tell you their real feelings.
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Sonia Gandhi: The Making of an Indian
Celebrating three quarters of a century of her life, much of it in a country where she was not born but which she embraced with the deepest sincerity and intensity and made her own.
Salman Khurshid
Published: 10 Dec 2022, 2:00 PM
As a Congress member and witness to the party's chequered history, I am privileged to have seen Sonia Gandhi and her unique political persona from close quarters. It is not for nothing that most people believe that even as she turns 76 and has now left the daily political grind to her gifted children and an experienced colleague, a credible grand alliance of secular opposition parties for Lok Sabha 2024 cannot happen without her. A week in politics, they say, is a long time and it might be yet too early to speculate but something seems to foretell a replay of the magic she produced for the birth of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) back in 2004, and the ten exciting years that followed. We all get tired in the body with passing years, and she too may say that, but recent interactions showed no signs of exhaustion but rather a great deal of hope and determination.
Some day, a definitive book will be written about the remarkable life of Sonia Gandhi to add to the body of short, perceptive commentaries by people who have known her well. For the present, we celebrate the three quarters of a century of her life, much of it in a country where she was not born but which she embraced with the deepest sincerity and intensity and made her own. The people of India reciprocated that love in full measure with only a few shortsighted political adversaries knowing no better than to question her origins for lack of any other handy weapons. They all surely rue their unsuccessful enterprise. For those of us who have enthusiastically accepted and admired Sonia Gandhi, it is not because she steered our politics to fulfilment but the grace and sense of belonging that she showed at all times—to some a sister, to some a daughter, to others a mother. Just as Annie Besant and C.F. Andrews left their footprints in the glorious history of our independence, so has Sonia Gandhi left a deep impression on the evolution of the Indian National Congress in our time.
Her remarkable life is also a powerful statement on the lasting virtues of Indianness or Bhartiyata and indeed the universal values of humanity. In a world subject to massive migrations of populations, for one reason or another, the cultural and political space is getting dramatically transformed. It is no longer unusual to see a person from the South Asian diaspora holding an important position in a western democracy where once the election of a Catholic or Black US President was thought impossible, till John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama broke through. More recently, Rishi Sunak has changed the face of conservatism in the UK. Sonia Gandhi had the nation beseeching her to take over the reins of power in 2004, but she chose to do something uniquely Indian, to refuse the comfort and trappings of office and continue to serve with a personal commitment. That was both an affirmation of the Indian philosophy of sacrifice and a clear public statement of a commitment beyond the pursuit of power for its own sake. These are, of course, features of her world view, but even in the everyday ordinary affairs of people, of her fellow Indians, the quality and character of her warmth and empathy, her sensitivity and special concern for children, women, the differently-abled and the grieving, her special intimate gestures bring to mind a very Indian aatmiyata; they are all reflections of her best Indian expression.
Many of us in modern-day Indian politics are considered Westernised because we went to English-speaking public schools. When I say that the words of Jawaharlal Nehru echo in the ears. He was deeply immersed in Indian culture and social tradition and yet determined to fight the regressive practices that had deep roots in the country. He saw no contradiction between being scientific, modern and intellectually liberal on the one hand and being proud of the uniquely Indian ethos that grew out of India's many religions on the other. Perhaps Nehru had to unlearn and discover simultaneously. Perhaps Sonia Gandhi did too: she came from a western civilisation but imbibed and absorbed the cultural ethos of India smoothly and quickly to become an icon for natural-born modern Indians.
The quality of grace in the face of extreme adversity or personal tragedy is the other most striking dimension to her understated personality. The kind of brutal personal tragedy Sonia Gandhi has weathered would have broken a lesser person. She never appears shaken and seldom even despondent when political developments are adverse. She has taken in her stride great betrayals, when party colleagues whom she nurtured and supported over long years deserted her in difficult times. There wasn't even a disapproving word in public.
Responding to the vicious campaign to undermine his uniquely inclusive UPA government, Dr Manmohan Singh once said: "History will be kind to us." The person who quietly, unflinchingly backed that social commitment to the welfare of the poor and dispossessed, behind the scenes but with everything at her command, was Sonia Gandhi. She set the stage for it even before Dr Singh's government took charge, in the 2004 election campaign itself, when she asked: 'Aam aadmi ko kya mila?' (What did the common man get?) to counter the BJP's loud and disingenuous 'India Shining' campaign. It was that deeply felt commitment to the most disadvantaged Indian that laid the foundations of Dr Singh's social welfare government. History will also remember that. Even as Indian history, past and modern, is sought to be re-written by the incumbent government and their ideological progenitors, that daring attempt to re-imagine India as a more inclusive, egalitarian nation will remain etched in the hearts of all those who love the country.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A plan to build a major new airport to the east of London was rejected by a government-appointed commission on Tuesday, dealing a blow to its high-profile backer, the city's mayor Boris Johnson.
The Airports Commission said having dropped the idea of building a costly new airport in the Thames Estuary, nicknamed Boris Island, it would now decide by next year whether to expand Heathrow airport to the west of London or Gatwick to the south.
With London's airports near the limit of their capacity, business groups say more runways are needed to handle traffic from fast-growing emerging economies and fear inaction could deter international investors and curb growth.
But the capital's skies are already crowded and the prospect of more noise and pollution has made it a toxic political issue eight months before a national election.
A decision on where to locate new runways has already been delayed for years because of u-turns by successive governments.
The Airports Commission said the Thames Estuary idea had not made the shortlist as it was too expensive and complicated - at up to 112 billion pounds, it would cost around five times as much as the other three short-listed options.
Heathrow, which is Britain's busiest airport by passenger traffic and Europe's busiest, is already running at 98 percent full. The airport says this means it is falling behind rival European hubs.
Johnson, who is seen as a potential successor to Prime Minister David Cameron, said he was dismayed by the move and would continue to fight for the project - potentially prolonging the uncertainty over airport strategy.
"In one myopic stroke the Airports Commission has set the debate back by half a century," he said.
Johnson confirmed last week he would try to run for parliament next year in a west London constituency, drawing attention to his long-held opposition to an expansion of Heathrow.
Manufacturing lobby group the EEF backed the decision not to shortlist the island project and said it was important that the decision-making process was transparent and not derailed by any change in government after the election.
The airline industry also supported the commission's move.


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Suya: A professor of Community and Public Health Nutrition has sounded a note of warning to Nigerians over the consumption of barbecued beef popularly called Suya. Consumers of barbecued beef popularly called "Suya" have been advised to always ensure that generous portions of onions, cabbage, tomatoes and other vegetables were eaten along with it. Suya is generally made with skewered beef, ram, or chicken. Innards such as kidney, liver and tripe are also used.
The thinly sliced meat is marinated in various spices which include peanut cake, salt, vegetable oil and other flavourings, and then barbecued.
Ngozi Nnam, Professor of Community and Public Health Nutrition at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.
Ms. Nnam said that there was a link between its consumption and increased risk of cancer, noting that consumption of suya garnished with onions and other vegetables has a strong cancer-lowering effect.
"Eating Suya can actually cause cancer. This comes from the reaction of meat and the smoke during Suya preparation which results in a toxic compound that can cause cancer.
"Smoking of the meat is what causes cancer. Some metabolites from food can cause cancer. What is important is to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables to increase antioxidants in the body.
"The antioxidants can neutralise or react with the toxic metabolite from food to prevent cancer," she said.
The nutritionist, however, urged Nigerians to consume more of fish than beef. She said that the major benefit of eating beef was that it provided needed protein for the individual.
"It is however healthier to eat fish than meat because some fish e.g. srumbia fish contain omega 6 fatty acid which is good for the body.
In addition, she warned against the consumption of smoked fish, saying "again the problem with smoked fish is the toxic substance produced by the smoke. "If we can grill it, it will be better than smoking it,'' she advised.
Ms. Nnam, also the President of Nutrition Society of Nigeria, said that the National Policy on Food and Nutrition has been implemented across the country.
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India Winning, China Happily Losing the Population Battle to India
By EurAsian Times Desk
India and China are among the most populated nations in the world, with China leading the list and India following behind at second spot. But the population of India is all set to overtake China, to emerge as Worlds' Most Populated Country on Planet. China' population at present stands at 137.8 crores while that of India is 132.4 crores. Chinese Experts believe that by 2050, China's population will only be 65% of India's population.
Which Country Beat India, Russia to Emerge World's 3rd Biggest Defence Spender?
Make in India Project Gets Big Boosts from Modi's "Hugplomacy" with South Korea
'Make in India' gone wrong?
The population explosion has become a critical issue for India to address. Seems like India's 'Make in India' initiative is taking India's population to places with children being the much-endorsed products under the Make In India scheme. India's massive population and the struggle to create proportional job opportunities, standards of living, education and healthcare facilities have been woeful. The analytics which hints at the fact that India is headed to be the most populous nation throws a big challenge at India.
Experts call for an end to China's family planning policy
Chinese experts argue that China must do away with its family planning policy as by 2050 China's population will only be 65% of India's population. Experts also stated that if China maintains a fertility rate of 1.2% then by 2100 China's population will just be 32% of India's population. As reported by Global Times, a Chinese researcher Yi Fuxian said that China must look to reform its social structure for which doing away with the family planning policy shall be the first step.
Yi Fuxian also stated that China has entered a low fertility trap and China's ageing population will hinder the economic growth of China. Hence, given the trends and keeping economic development in mind, China must scrap the restrictions on the number of Children for its citizens.
In May, a report from Bloomberg reported that China may quash all restrictions related to the number of Children. It even predicted that China may make an announcement for the same in 2019.
Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets Deployed Near the Indian Border
Nigeria Overtakes India To Become World's Poorest Country
Indian Navy's AIP Tech To Boost Submarines With Endurance & Stealth To Outdo Pakistani, Chinese Subs
US Air Force Successfully Tests Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) Missile – Pentagon
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MOBILE SITE REVIEWS SCOREBOARD RATINGS COMPOSERS AWARDS ARCHIVES ABOUT CONTACT SUPPORT
1994 Milan
2006 Varèse
Composed and Produced by:
Orchestrated and Conducted by:
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2006 Album Produced by:
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LABELS & RELEASE DATES
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ALBUM AVAILABILITY
Both albums were regular U.S. releases, though the 1994 Milan album is now out of print.
• Stargate SG-1
• Independence Day
• Godzilla
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Availability | Viewer Ratings | Comments | Audio & Track Listings | Notes
Buy it... if you want to hear a triumphant return to the massive, epic scores of Hollywood's Golden Age, as well as a breakthrough effort from an upstart David Arnold.
Avoid it... if you weren't impressed by the similarly rendered score for Independence Day or any of Arnold's other subsequent orchestral work.
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Stargate: (David Arnold) It was largely by luck that the team of Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin happened upon Stargate, but by comparison the far bigger surprise to Hollywood was composing newcomer David Arnold. Nobody predicted that the film would be such an influential success at the time, though with its own strong performance and two spin-off television series to its credit, the sci-fi concept by the Emmerich/Devlin team has become a lasting phenomenon. Merging mystical science from the age of the great Egyptians with a modern military and interplanetary travel, Stargate was essentially envisioned as a Lawrence of Arabia on another planet. There are differing viewpoints on how well that plot held up to critical standards; nearly everyone agreed that the first half hour of Stargate was immensely entertaining, while the rest of the film remains debatable. Of no debate whatsoever are the merits of Arnold's score. By the time one lucky connection suggested him to Emmerich and Devlin, young British artist David Arnold had scored exactly one feature film: Young Americans in 1993. Having been impressed by that melodic score and more than willing to give a new, young artist a chance in the industry, Arnold was hired on a whim (without much discussion) to score Stargate. So successful was the score (and not to mention a pleasant surprise for everyone involved with the project) that the same collaboration would lead to the subsequent scores for Independence Day and Godzilla, the first of which is commonly considered a modern classic. Nobody in the industry or in the film score community was expecting Arnold to haul off and produce one of the most impressive ethnic sci-fi adventure scores of all time for Stargate, but he did just that. Listeners cite many different reasons as to why Arnold's score for Stargate would become so enticing for collectors and an important element of the film. One widely accepted possible reason for the success is the score's return to the roots of classic Hollywood music.
It ironically took a young Brit to storm onto the scene and remind the industry of the glory of its own classic epics, drawing several comparisons in reviews to the popular works of John Williams. With sweeping themes and a grand orchestral style, Arnold approached the film from the perspective of Maurice Jarre's Lawrence of Arabia, taking the Oscar-winning sound from that score and spicing it up with a chorus for the fantasy element. In doing so, he captured the high swings of emotion that old adventure scores delighted in delivering to audiences, with themes flexible enough to both grace the quiet interludes as well as explode during explosive action scenes with thousands of CGI extras. With the snare drum and layered brass already in full force, Arnold's flair for patriotic music would serve him well in Independence Day two years later. The action cues heard in the final fifteen minutes of Stargate would indeed foreshadow things to come for the composer, though the sound shared by these two scores would be largely lost by Arnold in the ten years following. A potentially more surprising reason for Arnold's success on Stargate is his seemingly total mastery of orchestral complexity. In addition to textured layers and exacting counterpoint, his effective manipulation of chord progressions to give the score an Egyptian twist is far more effective than its contemporaries... all from a man who had never written a note of anything like it before. Arnold's multilayered approach utilizes every corner of the orchestra and shakes the floor with power more often than not. The main title itself is a Egyptian variation of a somewhat generic heroic theme, with a natural essence of epic scope that greatly compliments scenes that overlook massive landscapes. A sizable adult chorus is beautifully integrated into a few select, key sequences; both "Stargate Overture" and "Giza, 1928" are highlights of the album because of the well-balance mixing of the Sinfonia of London and Chameleon Arts Chorus. The solo voice of Natasha Atlas is sadly undermixed, however, in her two performances. Comparisons between Arnold and John Williams were likely extended by the similarities between "Giza, 1928" and the Ark's theme in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
After the film progresses through the gate onto the alien world, the score unfortunately loses some of its grip. Individual playful moments, such as the "Mastadge" cues (another tip of the hat to similar fun in Lawrence of Arabia), are standouts. But Arnold wouldn't completely fine-tune his straight action material until Independence Day, leaving Stargate as a score of two halves. After the sense of awe and curiosity ("Unstable") established early in the score, it seems to finish its journey by simply going through the motions. On the whole, however, nobody expected Arnold to give the world such a adventuresome aural treat, and when combined with the merits of the score's stronger first half, Stargate is an easy recommendation. On album, 65 minutes of the score was available for a dozen years on the Milan label. While more music from the film was available, the demand for that music was never as great as the cries for Arnold's subsequent scores for Emmerich and Devlin. The sound quality of the score was merely decent, however, and the "We Don't Want to Die" cue was included out of order near the end of the album. In 2006, the Varèse Sarabande label would issue a "deluxe edition" of the score, selecting nine more cues (from the 58 recorded for the film... five reportedly remain missing) and placing the overall offering of 72+ minutes in film order. The sound quality would be refined as well, making the album a more tempting product for fans of the franchise. The additional cues, however, are not spectacular inclusions; only seven would be self-contained tracks, and most of them are particularly short. The action-oriented "Execution," "Against the Gods," and "Transporter Horror" near the end of the film are the only notable additions (though the opening to the end credits is a fun repetition to hear as a bonus track), and the insertion of the dissonant and uninteresting "Wild Abduction" in between the score's two best cues at the opening is startling and disappointing. Equally dissonant and irritating is "Bomb Assembly," a sharp contrast to the jubilance in the following cue. Still, the presentation on the Varèse Sarabande album, whether it makes for a better listening experience or not, is more faithful to the score and film. In the line of Varèse's deluxe editions, though, Stargate would be far from the first to seek. **** @Amazon.com: CD or Download
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A massive epic score for the composer's successful career
LordoftheFuture - November 13, 2012, at 7:08 a.m. 1 comment (959 views)
How improved is the sound quality of the 2006 release? Expand >>
My Name Is Tim. - July 22, 2007, at 10:29 a.m. 2 comments (3382 views)
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James Horner stole this big-time! Expand >>
Sam - January 1, 2007, at 10:21 a.m. 11 comments (12330 views)
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Stargate The Deluxe Edition
Pudgy - November 29, 2006, at 11:57 a.m. 1 comment (2343 views)
Stargate & 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Jeroen Admiraal - October 10, 2006, at 6:47 a.m. 1 comment (1704 views)
Excellent album
Sheridan - August 31, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. 1 comment (1731 views)
TRACK LISTINGS AND AUDIO
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• 1994 Album:
1. Stargate Overture (0:30) MP3 (242K) WMA (195K) Real Audio (151K)
2. Giza, 1928 (0:30) MP3 (243K) WMA (197K) Real Audio (151K)
8. Entering the Stargate (0:30) MP3 (241K) WMA (195K) Real Audio (150K)
10. Mastadge Drag (0:31) MP3 (246K) WMA (200K) Real Audio (153K)
28. Execution (0:30) MP3 (254K) WMA (200K) Real Audio (179K)
30. Against the Gods (0:30) MP3 (254K) WMA (200K) Real Audio (179K)
34. Transporter Horror (0:31) MP3 (254K) WMA (204K) Real Audio (179K)
37. Closing Titles (Intro) (0:30) MP3 (254K) WMA (200K) Real Audio (179K)
1994 Milan Album Tracks ▼ Total Time: 64:46
• 1. Stargate Overture (3:01)
• 2. Giza, 1928 (2:10)
• 3. Unstable (2:07)
• 4. The Coverstones (0:58)
• 5. Orion (1:29)
• 6. The Stargate Opens (3:58)
• 7. You're on the Team (1:55)
• 8. Entering the Stargate (2:57)
• 9. The Other Side (1:44)
• 10. Mastadge Drag (0:56)
• 11. The Mining Pit (1:34)
• 12. King of the Slaves (1:15)
• 13. Caravan to Nagada (2:16)
• 14. Daniel and Shauri (1:53)
• 15. Symbol Discovery (1:15)
• 16. Sarcophagus Opens (0:55)
• 17. Daniel's Mastadge (0:49)
• 18. Leaving Nagada (4:09)
• 19. Ra - The Sun God (3:22)
• 20. The Destruction of Nagada (2:08)
• 21. Myth, Faith, Belief (2:18)
• 22. Procession (1:43)
• 23. Slave Rebellion (1:00)
• 24. The Seventh Symbol (0:57)
• 25. Quartz Shipment (1:27)
• 26. Battle at the Pyramid (5:02)
• 27. We Don't Want to Die (1:57)
• 28. The Surrender (1:44)
• 29. Kasuf Returns (3:06)
• 30. Going home (3:09)
2006 Varèse Sarabande Album Tracks ▼ Total Time: 72:36
• 2. Wild Abduction* (1:19)
• 6. Translation and Orion** (1:49)
• 10. The Other Side (1:45)
• 11. Bomb Assembly* (1:09)
• 16. The Eye of Ra* (0:41)
• 28. Execution* (1:16)
• 29. The Kiss*/The Seventh Symbol (1:50)
• 30. Against the Gods* (0:34)
• 33. Surrender (1:45)
• 34. Transporter Horror* (1:49)
• 37. Closing Titles (Intro)* (1:13)
* previously unreleased material
** contains previously unreleased material
NOTES AND QUOTES
The insert notes for both the albums include extra information about David Arnold and the score.
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It's criminal: Why data sharing lags among law enforcement agencies
12 predictive analytics screw-ups
5 World Problems Too Big for Big Data
What IT recruiters know about you -- whether you're looking or not
Predictive policing gets personal
Data mining can predict who will reoffend, not just where and when the crimes will occur.
The consolidation of data in a common data warehouse such as N-DEx is just the first step in improving nationwide investigations. The next steps involve the use of data mining techniques to predict where and when crime will occur. This sounds like a page from the script of the movie Minority Report, but the objective isn't to arrest people but to anticipate and remove the opportunity to commit crimes before they can occur.
"9-11 triggered a major paradigm shift in the policing world. It had been a response mission. Now it's a prevention mission," says Steve Ambrosini, executive director of the IJIS Institute, an industry consortium of vendors of law enforcement software.
"Predictive policing is at the top of a lot of people's lists," says Commander Scott Edson of the Los Angeles Police Department, which uses a commercial software program, Coplink, for its incident management database. "It's something that Coplink and N-DEx will mature into."
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This story was updated and corrected on October 24, at approximately 3:50 PM eastern time, to fix several errors. Among them: The vendor whose system is in use at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, the location of that city (North Carolina, not South Carolina) and the correct name of Police Chief Rodney Monroe (not Moore). Computerworld apologizes for the errors.
Initiatives are already well underway at the local level in areas such as Los Angeles, where the PredPol algorithm developed by UCLA has been used to analyze seven years of incident information to predict where, within 500 foot by 500 foot areas, or "predictive boxes," certain types of property-related crimes are most likely to occur during an upcoming patrol shift. And then the department can concentrate on those areas during their shifts, or can redeploy police person-power appropriately.
We're not just looking for crime. We're looking for people. Police Chief Rodney Monroe, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C.
In a 2012 pilot phase, the Los Angeles Police Department Foothills area recorded a 25% decrease in burglaries in a six-month period over the previous year, according to Sean Malinowski, commanding officer of the Real-time Analysis and Critical Response division. "The idea is to prevent crime."
Mathematicians developed the model based on an algorithm that's used to predict earthquakes, says Jeffrey Brantingham, chief of research and development at PredPol, a startup formed to market software that uses the PredPol algorithm to make predictions about where crimes are most likely to occur during a patrol shift to other police departments.
Like earthquakes, crime occurs along certain fault lines, and events tend to cluster together into a predictable pattern. Work now is expanding beyond car theft, burglary, and burglary from a vehicle, which represent 65% of all crimes, to predict other crimes that fall under the FBI's Part 1 classification, including robbery, rape, assaults and homicide.
The Seattle Police Department, another early user of PredPol, started out with property crime predictions, which rolled out to all five of its precincts in May. A planned July rollout of a citywide predictive model to anticipate where and when gun violence is most likely to occur has been postponed due to "conflicting priorities within the agencies," says Sergeant Christi Robbin. "Our goal is to still roll out gun violence but we do not have a set date," Robbin says.
The department hopes to stem the tide of violent crime, which has been increasing in recent years, Robbin says. But the jury is still out as to how effective it will be: "With gun crimes you have fewer incidents, so the predictions aren't as strong," she says. Within the predictions, she explains, the first three to five boxes are usually where experienced officers would expect trouble. But it's boxes 8, 9 and 10 on down the list that they never would have anticipated, she says.
Since implementing a similar predictive policing system four years ago, the City of Richmond, Va. has seen a significant reduction in all violent crimes and property-based crimes.
The results were so good, in fact, that police chief Rodney Monroe implemented a similar system soon after taking on his current position as chief of police in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C. This system, developed by Information Builders, includes historical data and refreshes every two hours to adjust predictions for 39 response areas. "We've had a 20% reduction in violent crime and a 30% reduction in property crime," he says.
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Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival
Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2018-2019
High Maternal Dietary Glycemic Index and Sugar Consumption and Their Association with Birth Defects and Pregnancy Complications
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Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalitiesObjective: The purpose of this systematic review was to look at existing peer reviewed articles regarding high maternal dietary glycemic index (DGI) and/or sugar consumption (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose) and the risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications. Methods: PubMed was the primary database used to search for relevant articles. Other related articles were found in the reference sections of the articles screened in the original search. Results: Nine case-control and cohort studies were used in this review. Five of the six case-control studies found a significant risk between high maternal DGI and/or sugar intake and birth defects, mainly neural tube defects. The three cohort studies found a link between high sugar intake and pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia (2) and pre-term delivery (1). Conclusion: Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are encouraged to limit their sugar intake to reduce the risk for birth defects and pregnancy complications. Keywords: Pregnant women, pregnancy, glycemic index, congenital abnormalities


I only recently started using spiral blades myself. A few things will determine a resulting opinion.
I have a +20 yr old Ryobi saw with the set screw to clamp the blade ends. So I don't expect miracles from the saw as a tool is only as good as the person using it. First is blade quality.
I started out using the only available blades at the local store, Vermont brand. If that was the only brand I could get I would not use spiral blades. I was breaking blades every 5 minutes it seemed.
So I ordered online from two different companies, both Olson and Pegasus. The Pegasus blades came first so I tried them first. Huge difference in blade quality led to huge difference in experience in cutting. I cut out small maps from recycled pallet wood. So lots of twists and turns for the map coastlines, and the unknown wood types in the pallet wood makes it a guessing game with each piece.
The Olson brand blades eventually showed up and they are just as good if not a bit better than the Pegasus brand. Spiral cutting requires patience, and the knowledge that after 10-15 min of cutting that part of the blade will start to dull so its time to move up the blade. I just use a piece of 3/4″ plywood to do that.
And I discovered the saw has a sweet spot in that the closer to the top part of the blade I get, the better and long laster cutting I can do. So with some quality blades, patience and a little bit of experimenting, the spiral experience can be worthwhile. It will open up a whole new area of scroll saw cutting.


Longtime collaborator to Bonobo, Alice Russell and Basement Jaxx - Jack Baker is an internationally acclaimed drummer, writer and producer. Blending genres from jazz through hip hop, he creates rhythmic masterpieces overflowing with energy, flair and unstoppable momentum. An expressive, technical drummer, Baker is a true vanguard of his inimitable style.


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Resolutie 283 van de Veiligheidsraad van de Verenigde Natiess werd op 29 juli 1970 aangenomen met dertien stemmen voor, geen tegen en de onthoudingen van Frankrijk en het Verenigd Koninkrijk. De Veiligheidsraad vroeg alle landen om een einde te maken aan hun diplomatieke- en handelsrelaties in Namibië en Zuid-Afrika duidelijk te maken dat ze hun bestuur in dat land illegaal vinden.

Achtergrond

Zuid-Afrika had na de Eerste Wereldoorlog een mandaat gekregen om Zuidwest-Afrika, het huidige Namibië, te besturen. Daar kwam tegen de jaren zestig verzet tegen. Zeker nadat Zuid-Afrika een politiek van apartheid begon te voeren, kwam er ook internationaal verzet, en in 1968 beëindigde de Verenigde Naties het mandaat. Zuid-Afrika weigerde Namibië te verlaten en hun verdere aanwezigheid werd door de VN illegaal verklaard.

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De Veiligheidsraad:
 Bevestigt andermaal het recht van het Namibische volk op vrijheid en onafhankelijkheid.
 Bevestigt de resoluties 264 en 276, waarin de beëindiging van het Zuid-Afrikaanse mandaat over Zuidwest-Afrika en de overname van de verantwoordelijkheid over het territorium door de VN werd erkend en de blijvende aanwezigheid van Zuid-Afrika en zijn handelingen illegaal werden verklaard.
 Herinnert aan resolutie 269.
 Merkt tot zijn bezorgdheid dat Zuid-Afrika de geëiste terugtrekking blijft weigeren.
 Is bezorgd dat de afdwinging van Zuid-Afrikaanse wetten de internationale status van het territorium schendt.
 Herbevestigt resolutie 282 over het wapenembargo tegen Zuid-Afrika en het belang daarvan voor Namibië.
 Herinnert zich de beslissing van 30 januari om een subcomité op te richten om manieren te zoeken om de VN-resoluties af te dwingen.
 Heeft het rapport met de aanbevelingen van dat subcomité bestudeerd.
 Denkt aan de speciale verantwoordelijkheid van de VN voor de Namibische natie en haar volk.
 Vraagt alle landen geen relaties met Zuid-Afrika aan te gaan die erkenning van Zuid-Afrika's bestuur van Namibië impliceren.
 Roept alle landen die diplomatieke betrekkingen hebben met Zuid-Afrika op om dat land formeel te verklaren dat ze hun bestuur in Namibië niet erkennen en hun aanwezigheid illegaal vinden.
 Roept deze landen op om diplomatieke betrekkingen die verbreid zijn tot Namibië te beëindigen en terug te trekken.
 Roept alle landen op om te zorgen dat de door hun staat gecontroleerde bedrijven alle handelsactiviteiten met Namibië stopzetten.
 Roept alle landen op om bedrijven buiten hun controle leningen, garanties en andere steun te ontzeggen die handel met Namibië zou ondersteunen.
 Roept alle landen op te verzekeren dat bedrijven onder hun controle alle investeringen in Namibië stopzetten.
 Roept alle landen op om bedrijven buiten hun controle te ontmoedigen om dergelijke investeringen te doen.
 Vraagt alle landen om onmiddellijk alle bilaterale verdragen die ze hebben met Zuid-Afrika en die ook op Namibië slaan te herbekijken.
 Vraagt secretaris-generaal U Thant om onmiddellijk alle multilaterale verdragen waarvan Zuid-Afrika partij is en die mogelijk ook op Namibië slaan te bekijken.
 Vraagt de VN-Raad voor Namibië haar studie en voorstellen inzake paspoorten en visa voor Namibiërs aan de Veiligheidsraad over te maken en voorstellen te doen voor speciale paspoort- en visaregelingen die lidstaten moeten aannemen inzake reizen van hun burgers naar Namibië.
 Roept alle landen op om toerisme en emigratie naar Namibië te ontmoedigen.
 Vraagt de Algemene Vergadering om tijdens haar 25e sessie een fonds voor Namibiërs die hebben geleden door vervolging en een opleidingsprogramma voor Namibiërs met betrekking tot hun toekomstige administratieve verantwoordelijkheid voor het territorium op te zetten.
 Vraagt alle landen om te rapporteren over de maatregelen die ze hebben genomen om deze resolutie uit te voeren.
 Beslist het subcomité over Namibië opnieuw op te richten om manieren voor te stellen om de VN-resoluties te doen afdwingen.
 Vraagt het subcomité om de antwoorden van de overheden aan de secretaris-generaal in verband met paragraaf °13 te bestuderen en hierover te rapporteren.
 Vraagt de secretaris-generaal om het subcomité bij te staan.
 Beslist actief op de hoogte te blijven van deze zaak.

Verwante resoluties
 Resolutie 269 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties
 Resolutie 276 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties
 Resolutie 284 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties
 Resolutie 300 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties

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I wish now I'd come up with a better title for it -- "Heritage" is kind of bland. It doesn't particularly induce you to check out the story. Nor is it really the right word for what the story is about, exactly.
I hadn't intended to continue the story -- the whole point of it was the last two lines -- but now that people have suggested it, I've been preoccupied for the last forty-eight hours with story ideas and bits of dialog. It's been an amazing experience -- like people say, it really is almost like the characters are out there, undiscovered, and I'm just opening a door and listening to them. This hasn't happened to me in years.
The unnamed narrator has a name, now, and a bit of history. I'm going to have to find someone who works or has worked in a research institution, so I can ask some questions related to what I see her job as being. And I will presumably have to educate myself on both botany and organic chemistry, neither of which I know anything about.
I have run into a problem, though. The way the story is tending (and I haven't done more than jot down three or four pages of dialog and comments), John tells the narrator his version of what Rose told him about his father, and makes comments about what of it he believes or doesn't believe. But in the original story, it's clear that he doesn't know much about his father, or he'd know exactly what Rose had been hoping he'd be. In the continued story, he's less forlorn and a bit more angry. And we ultimately witness a confrontation where John gets to say some things he's apparently been storing up for years.
I suppose I could retrace my steps and see if I could continue the story in the original vein, but I've got engaged in the story as it's been unfolding over the last few days.
There's also the question as to whether a story where the main characters are both OCs can sustain people's interest for very long. Many original main characters are failures (Jacob in kalleah's stories is a notable exception, as is spastasmagoria's Violet Tyler) if only because original characterization is a place where an author's weaknesses really show through. With two OCs as leads, and the series characters merely wandering through, wouldn't there be a certain "Why should I care?" factor?
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Indeed, I have nothing to complain of. I've received some wonderful comments.
What brings you to my journal at 8 in the morning?
Well, feel free to stop by this way anytime you like! Sorry there's not much in my journal to look at.
How are you doing since the operation?
No need to apologise. I'm just snooping about, lol.
I'm doing pretty well ... this is my first week off crutches and I'm two days into it. I'm doing my physio like a good little patient. I'm hopeful of a full recovery.
With a bit of luck, indeed. Best of luck to you, to be sure.
This week I've been getting ideas to use in the rest of the story and "laying down" passages to use later. But I haven't made much progress on Chapter 13. I have about 2000 words of text, but it needs to be restructured and it just won't come together properly. *sigh*.
Tell me about it! I've got over 40,000 words together for the rest of the Interaction Locations series, but do you reckon I can write the first chapter of the third story?
Good thing I'm only a third of the way through posting the second story, lol!


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Succulent; what a great sounding word. It rolls off of your tongue, like "undulating" or "juggernaut". Succulent in Latin is "succos" meaning juice. Succulents store water in their leaves, stems and roots which makes them exceptionally resilient to drought. Succulents can be found in almost any climate from scorching hot deserts, which we typically relate to these plants, to cold alpine regions with strong winds and poor soil.
Becky has been making this pie as long as I can remember. It is another easy recipe. Let us know how it goes for you and your family.
Don't let box blight limit your plans to borrow garden design ideas from the renowned British event.
Smalls Landscaping hand-picked by Frank Organ, one of the Houzz writers, to be featured in an editorial ideabook on the homepage of Houzz.
Nothing shouts Spring to me quite like the blooming of Azaleas and Rhododendron in May. Way back in our day (I don't care to say how long ago) our dad Walter Small had Rhododendrons imported from Holland as small baby plants. To this day a few of those old glorious beauties still alive in LaPorte.
When planted in masses, the flowering stalks can be breathtaking. Rhododendrons can also be utilized as foundation plantings. They can be a backdrop for perennials. Small groupings of Azaleas can have a similar effect with a different texture.
I remember back when we were kids (ed. Really?) There were about 5 channels on the television and the only thing you wanted in life was for Lawrence Welk to NOT be on. My dad loved that show and since homes didn't have a TV in every room we all had to watch what dad wanted to watch. That wish rarely worked out for us kids. Ole Mr. Welk seemed to be on at every waking moment. It was like the 60s version of The Kardashians, It was inescapable. Kids today don't have a clue. To get away from the TV we went outside. We were outside hours upon hours every day, chasing lightning bugs, making snowmen, climbing trees, playing tag with work trucks, you know, the normal stuff of the time. We were rarely bored.
I don't really remember when this dressing came onto the scene at Smalls, but I know I have enjoyed it for quite a while. We usually make it in a mason jar because it is easy to shake it up really well.
Okay, so this is a little pedestrian, but there are a couple small tweaks that can take a regular cosmo to a new level. If your bartender gives you one that looks like regular cranberry juice go to a new bar.
Life is all about perspective. Here is a new perspective on the polar vortex we had to endure this winter. The arctic weather we experienced this winter was difficult for us humans and we have the heating bills to prove it. Well, the weather also had a positive impact on the population of unwelcome insects.


This beautiful, unique and collectible pendant features a collage of Jane Seymour by Tiffini Elektra X of Jane holding The Tudor Rose with pieces of an antique botanical of White Lily flowers and ornamental papers and bookplates. One of the symbolic meanings of White Lilies is "chastity and virtue". The minuscolo pendant is available in an mini oval or mini round shape.


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These are all the codes I have for now (the ones with no printed indication of who made it were made by me); sorry if it's not much. I'll try to provide a wider variety later on. If you'd like to donate a code, send it to me at sailorsaturn95@yahoo.com. Appropriate credit, and a link back (by site or email if you'd like) will be given to you, of course.


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AD Slaton is Principal Architect at Turner Broadcasting System, where he is the leader of the CNN Digital Architecture Organization. AD is a technology leader with over a decade of diverse experience building world-class software. He is a technology expert with a proven track record of delivering data-infused digital services that enrich people's lives. AD is a thought leader and change agent committed to the concept of possibilities.
Alex is the head of engineering for the Online Grocery business and the Application platform team at WalmartLabs. Online Grocery is currently the fastest growing business within Walmart and Application platform is responsible for the development of Electrode, an open source project that made it possible for Walmart.com to transition from Backbone/Java to React/Node.js. Last year, Alex's team successfully launched Electrode Native, the framework that is powering mobile react native applications in native apps. Alex has over 15 years of experience working in software engineering with companies of various domains. Prior to @WalmartLabs, Alex was leading the team in charge of building the checkout experience at PayPal.
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Jessica Chan is a senior software engineer at Pinterest focusing on the web platform. She works to build and maintain the web infrastructure that serves hundreds of millions of users worldwide. She launched one of Pinterest's first Node.js production systems and built a template rendering service that today still serves up all of Pinterest.com's server-rendered HTML. She is currently the tech lead of web performance at Pinterest, and is part of the first team in the company's history to be fully dedicated to making the Pinterest experience faster. Jessica is a self-taught engineer who is happiest when she's learning something new, and passionate about building systems and being part of the mentoring community, both as mentor and mentee. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons.
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Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular: THE WDW ESCAPE PODCAST (EPISODE 61)
by WDW Magazine | Jul 7, 2021 | Podcast, WDW Blog
This week on WDW ESCAPE, take a journey of the imagination with us, as we IMAGINE the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular.
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IMAGINE- The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
This show is full of epic, spectacular stunts! Photo by Cliff Wang
When you ask yourself what Walt Disney World experiences can truly be called "Extreme", you can't overlook the shows.
The parks are full of spectacular performances of all shapes and sizes, filled with music and fireworks, huge casts of talented singers, dancers and other performers, all creating whole worlds of the imagination for the entire family.
But if there is one that springs to mind as the most extreme of them all, it has to be the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, which has been blowing up carefully controlled bits of Disney's Hollywood Studios since 1989.
All Disney shows are spectacular, but this one has fisticuffs, swordplay, ancient deathtraps, pyrotechnics and lots and lots of talented stunt performers.
There is one particular performance of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular that stands out to me as the most extreme of them all, it was the day that the show starred Indiana Jones, Marion Ravenwood and… me!
Don't get caught under the boulder, Indy! Photo by Mike Billick
I didn't have to wait long for my big Walt Disney World stage debut. It happened on my family's very first Disney trip, on our second day in the parks. We came directly over from what was then called Jedi Training Academy.
My son is a pretty outgoing fellow these days, but back then he was a very shy little guy, and he amazed me by getting up in front of a crowd of people and playing his part, swinging his lightsaber and fighting Darth Vader.
For him, that was as extreme as anything that Indy was about to do, and I was feeling pretty proud of him. As we settled in to the massive open-air auditorium where the Indiana Jones show was about to begin, an actress playing the role of a casting director took the stage soliciting volunteers to take on the role of extras.
I guess my padawan inspired me with his bravery, and instead of hesitating in the slightest, I threw my hand up as high and as fast as I could– And a star was born! …except not really.
My young apprentice was so astonished that he almost followed me, but my wife managed to intercept him, but in so doing she lost the opportunity to remind me that I had my camera in one pocket and her cellphone in another.
Which means there is no photographic record of anything that happened next, and you'll just have to take my word for it.
Photo by Cliff Wang
I had to fill in a few gaps later myself, because while the crowd settled in to enjoy the action, I and a dozen or so fellow extras were hustled off to the back right side of the house to get wardrobed.
We were playing the roles of passersby in the marketplace in Cairo, and a fine line was very carefully walked to have a selection of robes that would fit the bill while remaining culturally non-specific.
In a nutshell, they were all a bit like stripey bedsheets with arms, but everyone was pretty excited to try theirs on, nonetheless. It was an exciting opportunity, and we could tell from the music that was coming from the theatre that things were heating up for Indy as well.
When a show has both the words "epic" and "spectacular" in the title, a person could be forgiven for coming in with some pretty high expectations, and the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular does not disappoint.
From the moment that Indy enters the room from high above, descending a rope in a style that is somewhere between "climbing" and "plummeting", the stunts are nothing short of spectacular.
In the show's first few moments, in a scene loosely inspired by the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy dodges deadly spikes appearing from the floor, evades the blows of ancient axe-swinging statues and flees from a massive rolling rock, all to John Williams' iconic score that has come to be synonymous with adventure for generations of movie lovers.
Photo by Mike Billick
As for the title's promise that the show would be Epic, that is well and truly kept by the scale of the piece.
Massive sets move quickly and quietly, allowing a cave in Peru to transform into the Cairo marketplace and finally into an enemy camp, complete with machine guns, explosions and an out-of-control airplane that only looks slightly scaled down from the original film.
The transitions are made seamless with the addition a scenario that fits perfectly into Disney's Hollywood Studios.
That was not actually Indiana Jones being crushed by a massive boulder, but "Harrison Ford's Stunt Double", and we are schooled in the arts of movie magic by actors playing members of the Second Unit, filming an Indiana Jones adventure.
The Assistant Director, the Stunt Co-ordinator and the Casting Director all pitch in to keep the audience entertained while the massive sets transform; covering the time largely by taking the mickey out of the volunteer extras, namely me and my new bathrobe-wearing friends.
As we took the stage, several of my fellow citizens of Cairo looked a bit like things had got too extreme for their tastes. That is a very big crowd of people to get up in front of, even if you don't have any lines to remember, but no one backed out.
We were taken through our comic paces, and everyone was so intent on what was happening in front of us that we were startled when we finally turned around to discover the transformation that had taken place.
How would you like to be part of this? Photo by Brett Svenson
In a quick, on-stage huddle with the Casting Director, we were given our instructions, where to stand, when to run, when to cheer as Indy fought the sword-wielding marauders with his trusty whip, and climbed with Marion to an escape from a dizzying height over the rooftops.
It all went by so quickly it seemed to be over in an instant, but when I finally saw the show from the audience, I was amazed by everything that was executed to such thrilling perfection, though at the time all I can remember thinking is how very HOT those explosions felt on stage, even standing at a very safe distance as we were.
After helping to cover the final scene change, which we did by being legitimately terrified as "Karen Allen's stunt double" beat the tar out of a stuntman who had been planted in our midst, we were released back into the crowd to return our robes and marvel at the final fight sequence, feeling vey glad that there was no role for "Man #2" in that beautifully choreographed mayhem.
Indiana has to get the idol from the altar! Photo by Cliff Wang
And that is the entire story of my on-stage career at Walt Disney World, in spite of all my efforts to get picked for the final act of the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. But even that glory would be hard-pressed to equal the most spectacular moment of my day in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.
There was a moment, when another character was talking, when they brought Indy and Marion over to shake hands with the extras. Up to that moment, I didn't really understand Character Meets. I mean, I thought they were great photo ops, but we all knew what was really going on there, right?
Until they brought Indiana Jones over to shake my hand. I knew this wasn't the "real" Indy, or Harrison Ford, or even anybody's actual movie stunt double. I understood that this was a talented stage performer doing what he does every day.
Except THIS WAS INDIANA JONES, AND HE WAS SHAKING MY HAND! I was a stammering, blushing, incoherent mess and I loved it as much as my daughter had loved meeting Anna and Elsa the day before, or my son had when he fought Darth Vader.
And that is what is truly extreme about the experience. The depths of true Walt Disney World Magic never fail to delight. It is Epic, it is Spectacular, and it is what brings us back, time and time again.
Written by WDW Magazine
At WDW Magazine, our mission is to help you feel the magic of Walt Disney World at the touch of a button, or the turn of a page. Whether you prefer the instant access of our Digital Edition, or the glossy pages of our Print Edition, WDW Magazine will make you feel like you're in the middle of the magic.


Abstract: Existing studies on happiness in consumer research argued that brands should contribute to consumers' happiness through experiences, yet they have failed to discuss how individual brand experience dimensions could contribute to consumer happiness, leading to increased brand loyalty and price premium. Bridging brand experience and consumers' orientation to happiness literature together, this thesis theoretically argues and empirically proves that brand experience could influence brand loyalty and price premium through the mediating effect of consumer happiness. Survey data collected from 1086 participants based on their restaurant dining experiences in the UK show that each brand experience dimension affects consumer behaviour outcomes differently. Relational brand experience contributes the most to happiness, brand loyalty and price premium, followed by emotional brand experience. The findings support the mediating role of happiness and its orientations between brand experience dimensions and consumer behaviour outcomes. Further, the result validates the three different orientations to happiness in a consumption context, and demonstrates that pleasure is the dominant route to happiness, compared to meaning and engagement. The thesis aids new light to existing understanding on brand experience and happiness. Marketers are recommended to focus their effort on delivering certain brand experience dimensions more effectively. For restaurant brand managers, relational and emotional brand experience dimensions are considered most important to acquire customers brand loyalty and price premium.


One of the most common questions that a vegan will get: Where do you get your protein? We don't know when or exactly why protein became the Almighty Ingredient that we must be careful to get. Are plant-based eaters in danger of becoming protein deficient? We take this episode to challenge this common misconception. Spoiler alert: YOU CAN GET ALL THE PROTEIN YOU NEED ON A PLANT-BASED DIET. Listen in to learn how.