One of the most common questions I get asked by people (especially children) is… "How did you become a veterinarian?" Well I can tell you, it was a long journey! Of course it all started with deciding that becoming a veterinarian is what I wanted, and that's covered in the last blog post (link here). Becoming a veterinarian takes just as much education as becoming a human doctor: 4 years (most of the time) of college and 4 years of veterinary school. After vet school, you have to take exams to make sure you learned everything you need to learn to practice veterinary medicine. I'll pick up the rest of my journey in middle school when I started to decide what type of veterinarian I wanted to be.
In middle school, I met Jane Goodall in person after one of her lectures. I was impressed by her intelligence and passion for helping animals and teaching people, and I dreamt of emulating her example. Going to exotic locations to study wildlife sounded fun and exciting! During middle school, I started to build a good foundation in studying math and science so I'd be ready for advanced courses in high school.
During high school, I really focused on my grades and gaining more experience with animals. I studied really hard and excelled in math and science courses. Veterinary Medicine is a lot of science, so gaining a strong background in the sciences is very important! For more animal experience, I started volunteering at the Little Rock Zoo. Since I love working with people and animals, I chose to volunteer in the petting zoo area with the sheep, goats, and miniature horses. I loved every minute of it, but I still wanted more of an intellectual challenge. During high school, I also started shadowing a few local veterinarians (including the zoo veterinarian). I kept a record of every hour of experience with animals. If you want to be a veterinarian, I recommend you keep a log too, because you will be able to list every hour of animal experience on your veterinary school application.
I decided to get my bachelor's degree in Animal Science at the University of Arkansas (I come from a long line of Razorback fans). During college, I made sure to always take a high course load (greater than 15 hours per semester) and get all the required courses to enter vet school. Every vet school has different prerequisite courses, so you should check with the schools you are interested in attending. I also took every animal science course I could fit in my schedule. During the summers I worked at a small animal veterinary clinic and I loved it! I loved the relationship humans and pets have, I loved the challenge of not knowing what cases would walk through the door. In college, I was also very involved with extracurricular activities (Pre-vet club, honors college, Block and Bridle, Equine training, and Sisters for the Lord). Taking difficult classes and being active in extracurricular activities demonstrates to veterinary schools that you can handle the rigors of vet school!
In June 2005, I engaged in my very own primate adventure in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. For two weeks, I observed the feeding habits of Central American Spider Monkeys. During those 2 weeks, I learned just how much I missed interacting with people on a daily basis (and not to mention how much I love running water and electricity).
Here's a picture of a spider monkey that Dr. Katie snapped while in the jungle.
Your application to veterinary school is due almost a year before you start vet school! Most schools use an online application system so you can apply to multiple schools at once. I applied to multiple schools, but after visiting Mizzou, I knew Mizzou was the school for me! My whole family came to visit with me, and we all just loved the faculty and facilities of the Mizzou Veterinary School. In 2008, I graduated with my Bachelors of Science from the University of Arkansas (4 years of undergraduate), and in August 2008 I headed out to start my first year of veterinary School!
Dr. Katie and her family during a visit to the Mizzou Campus before vet school.
Keep a record of every experience you have with animals. This includes all the farm work, volunteering at zoos, animal classes, shadowing veterinarians, and anything else with animals! Try to get as much experience in different areas as you can!
Study hard in school. You're going to need exceptional grades and an excellent foundation in education to get into and succeed in vet school. Study! Study! Study! This goes for students of all ages!
Volunteer! Volunteering not only helps your community but it helps you gain experience in working with a variety of people and animals.
Remember that people are important too! If you don't like people, veterinary medicine may not be the job for you! Be sure to explore many career options and get experience in the veterinary field to make sure it's the right fit for you!
Be well rounded. I know that I've stressed grades are important, but it's also important to get real world experience as well!
I'll be blogging next about what veterinary school is like, because I think that deserves a blog post or two all of its own!
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First Coast News and TEGNA Foundation Award $25,000 in Community Grants to Aid 10 Jacksonville-Area Nonprofit Organizations
30 Nov First Coast News and TEGNA Foundation Award $25,000 in Community Grants to Aid 10 Jacksonville-Area Nonprofit Organizations
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Jacksonville, FL – November 23, 2021 – First Coast News and the TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), has awarded 10 area nonprofit organizations community grants totaling $25.000.
Community grants in the First Coast area are aimed at addressing needs made more urgent by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including homelessness, domestic abuse, food insecurity, military employment and children's cancer care.
Among the grant recipients is Feeding Northeast Florida.
The grant will support the food bank's childhood hunger program which provides snack packs – packages of nutritious shelf-stable food products – to children who rely on the free and reduced lunch they receive at school. The snack packs provide a source of food to bridge the weekend meal gap. The grant from First Coast News and the TENGA Foundation will help provide 575 snack packs to children experiencing hunger in Duval County.
"Here at First Coast News, we believe in making the First Coast a better place to live every day", said Rob Mennie, President and General Manager of First Coast News. "The organizations we are able to help with Tegna Foundation grants are doing this and more. We are thrilled to partner with so many worthy organizations who are doing phenomenal things in our community."
"We are proud to partner with First Coast News to be a force for positive change in the First Coast area," said Dave Lougee, president and CEO, TEGNA. "We were recently named one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States for the second consecutive year by The Civic 50, an honor made possible by our people and their passion for serving the greater good in the local communities we serve."
The TEGNA Foundation Community Grants program addresses the diverse local community needs in communities served by TEGNA. Most grants awarded fall into one of the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Categories: Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, and Zero Hunger. Other goals supported include: No Poverty, Reduced Inequality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Life Below Water, Peace and Justice, and Strong Institutions.
Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors. For information or to apply for a TEGNA Foundation Community Grant, click here.
About TEGNA Foundation
The TEGNA Foundation is a corporate foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Through its programs, TEGNA Foundation helps to improve lives in the communities served by TEGNA Inc., invests in the future of the media industry, encourages employee giving and contributes to a variety of charitable causes. For more information visit www.TEGNAFoundation.org.
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1  Christ feeds the people miraculously;
10  refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees;
14  admonishes his disciples to beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod;
22  gives a blind man his sight;
27  acknowledges that he is the Christ who should suffer and
rise again;
34  and exhorts to patience in persecution for the profession of
the gospel.
* Mt 15:32 *etc:
- compassion.
* Mr 1:41; 5:19; 6:34; 9:22 Ps 103:13; 145:8,15 Mic 7:19 Mt 9:36
* Mt 14:14; 20:34 Lu 7:13; 15:20 Heb 2:17; 4:15; 5:2
- and have.
* Mt 4:2-4; 6:32,33 Joh 4:6-8,30-34
* Jud 8:4-6 1Sa 14:28-31; 30:10-12 Isa 40:31
- From.
* Mr 6:36,37,52 Nu 11:21-23 2Ki 4:42-44; 7:2 Ps 78:19,20
* Mt 15:33 Joh 6:7-9
- How.
* Mr 6:38 Mt 14:15-17; 15:34 Lu 9:13
- to sit.
* Mr 6:39,40 Mt 14:18,19; 15:35,36 Lu 9:14,15; 12:37 Joh 2:5; 6:10
- gave thanks.
* Mr 6:41-44 1Sa 9:13 Mt 15:36; 26:26 Lu 24:30 Joh 6:11,23
* Ro 14:6 1Co 10:30,31 Col 3:17 1Ti 4:3-5
- fishes.
* Lu 24:41,42 Joh 21:5,8,9
- he blessed.
* Lu 6:41 Mt 14:19
- and were.
This was another incontestable miracle--four thousand men,
besides women and children, (Mat. 28 15:28,) fed with seven
loaves (or rather cakes) and a few small fishes!  Here there
must have been a manifest creation of substance--for, they all
ate, and were filled.
* :19,20 Ps 107:8,9; 145:16 Mt 16:10 Lu 1:53
* Joh 6:11-13,27,32-35,47-58 Re 7:16,17
- they took.
* 1Ki 17:14-16 2Ki 4:2-7,42-44
- straightway.
* Mt 15:39
- Dalmanutha.
Dalmanutha is supposed to have been a town east of the sea of
Gennesaret, in the district of Magdala, and not far from the
city of that name.
- Pharisees.
* Mr 2:16; 7:1,2 Mt 12:38; 16:1-4; 19:3; 21:23; 22:15,18,23,34,35
* Lu 11:53,54 Joh 7:48
- seeking.
* Lu 11:16; 12:54-57 Joh 4:48; 6:30 1Co 1:22,23
- tempting.
* Mr 12:15 Ex 17:2,7 De 6:16 Mal 3:15 Lu 10:25 Ac 5:9 1Co 10:9
- he sighed.
* Mr 3:5; 7:34; 9:19 Isa 53:3 Lu 19:41 Joh 11:33-38
- Why.
* Mr 6:6 Lu 16:29-31; 22:67-70 Joh 12:37-43
- There.
* Mt 12:39,40; 16:4 Lu 11:29,30
* Ps 81:12 Jer 23:33 Ho 4:17; 9:12 Zec 11:8,9 Mt 7:6; 15:14
* Lu 8:37 Joh 8:21; 12:36 Ac 13:45,46; 18:6
- had forgotten.
* Mt 16:5
- he charged.
* Nu 27:19-23 1Ch 28:9,10,20 1Ti 5:21; 6:13 2Ti 2:14
- Take.
* Pr 19:27 Mt 16:6,11,12 Lu 12:1,2,15
- the leaven of the.
* Ex 12:18-20 Le 2:11 1Co 5:6-8
- of Herod.
* Mr 12:13 Mt 22:15-18
* Mt 16:7,8 Lu 9:46; 20:5
- knew.
* Mr 2:8 Joh 2:24,25; 16:30; 21:17 Heb 4:12,13 Re 2:23
- perceive.
* Mr 3:5; 6:52; 16:14 Isa 63:17 Mt 15:17; 16:8,9 Lu 24:25
* Heb 5:11,12
- see.
* Mr 4:12 De 29:4 Ps 69:23; 115:5-8 Isa 6:9,10; 42:18-20; 44:18
* Jer 5:21 Mt 13:14,15 Joh 12:40 Ac 28:26,27 Ro 11:8
- do.
* 2Pe 1:12
- the five.
* Mr 6:38-44 Mt 14:17-21 Lu 9:12-17 Joh 6:5-13
* :1-9 Mt 15:34-38
* :12,17; 6:52; 9:19 Ps 94:8 Mt 16:11,12 Joh 14:9 1Co 6:5; 15:34
- Bethsaida.
* Mr 6:45 Mt 11:21 Lu 9:10; 10:13 Joh 1:44; 12:21
- they bring.
* Mr 2:3; 6:55,56
- to touch.
* Mr 5:27-29 Mt 8:3,15; 9:29
- by the.
* Isa 51:18 Jer 31:32 Ac 9:8 Heb 8:9
- out.
* Mr 7:33 Isa 44:2
- spit.
* Joh 9:6,7 Re 3:18
- I see.
* Jud 9:36 Isa 29:18; 32:3 1Co 13:9-12
- and saw.
* Pr 4:18 Mt 13:12 Php 1:6 1Pe 2:9 2Pe 3:18
- Neither.
* Mr 5:43; 7:36 Mt 8:4; 9:30; 12:16
- the towns.
- and by.
* Lu 9:18,19 *etc:
- John.
* Mr 6:14-16 Mt 14:2; 16:14 Lu 9:7-9
- Elias.
* Mr 9:11-13 Mal 4:5
- Elijah.
* Joh 1:21
- But.
* Mr 4:11 Mt 16:15 Lu 9:20 1Pe 2:7
- Thou.
* Mt 16:16 Joh 1:41-49; 4:42; 6:69; 11:27 Ac 8:37; 9:20 1Jo 4:15; 5:1
* :26; 7:36; 9:9 Mt 16:20 Lu 9:21
- he began.
* Mr 9:31,32; 10:33,34 Mt 16:21; 17:22; 20:17-19 Lu 9:22; 18:31-34
* Lu 24:6,7,26,44
- rejected.
* Mr 12:10 1Sa 8:7; 10:19 Ps 118:22 Isa 53:3 Mt 21:42 Lu 17:25
* Joh 12:48 Ac 3:13-15; 7:35,51,52
- and after.
* Ho 6:2 Jon 1:17 Mt 12:40 Joh 2:19 1Co 15:4
- openly.
* Joh 16:25,29
- Peter.
* Mr 4:38 Mt 16:22 Lu 10:40 Joh 13:6-8
- turned.
* Mr 3:5,34 Lu 22:61
- he rebuked.
* Le 19:17 2Sa 19:22 Ps 141:5 Pr 9:8,9 Mt 15:23 Lu 9:55
* 1Ti 5:20 Tit 1:13 Re 3:19
- Get.
* Ge 3:4-6 Job 2:10 Mt 4:10 Lu 4:8 1Co 5:5
- savorest.
* Mt 6:31,32 Ro 8:5-8 Php 3:19
- Gr.
* Jas 15 3:15-18 1Pe 4:1 1Jo 2:15
- called.
* Mr 7:14 Lu 9:23; 20:45
- Whosoever.
* Mr 9:43-48 Mt 5:29,30; 7:13,14; 16:24 Lu 13:24; 14:27,33
* Ro 15:1-3 1Co 8:13; 9:19 Php 3:7 Tit 2:12
* Mr 10:21 Mt 10:38; 27:32 Joh 19:17 Ac 14:22 Ro 6:6; 8:17
* 1Co 4:9-13; 15:31 Ga 2:20; 5:24; 6:14 Php 3:10 Col 1:24; 3:5
* 2Th 3:11 1Pe 4:1,13 Re 2:10
- follow.
* Nu 14:24 1Ki 14:8 Lu 14:26; 18:22 Joh 10:27; 13:36,37; 21:19,20
* Heb 13:13 2Pe 1:14 1Jo 3:16
- will save.
* Es 4:11-16 Jer 26:20-24 Mt 10:39; 16:25 Lu 9:24; 17:33
* Joh 12:25,26 Ac 20:24; 21:13 2Ti 2:11-13; 4:6-8 Heb 11:35
* Re 2:10; 7:14; 12:11
- for.
* Mt 5:10-12; 10:22; 19:29 Lu 6:22,23 Joh 15:20,21 Ac 9:16
* 1Co 9:23 2Co 12:10 2Ti 1:8 1Pe 4:12-16
- what.
* Job 2:4 Ps 49:17; 73:18-20 Mt 4:8-10; 16:26 Lu 9:25; 12:19,20
* Lu 16:19-23 Php 3:7-9 Re 18:7,8
- profit.
* Job 22:2 Mal 3:14 Ro 6:21 Heb 11:24-26 Jas 9 1:9-11
* Ps 49:7,8 1Pe 1:18,19
- ashamed.
* Mt 10:32,33 Lu 19:26; 12:8,9 Ac 5:41 Ro 1:16 Ga 6:14
* 2Ti 1:8,12,16; 2:12,13 Heb 11:26; 12:2,3; 13:13 1Jo 2:23
- adulterous.
* Mt 12:39; 16:4 Jas 4 4:4
- the Son.
* Mr 14:62 Da 7:13 Mt 16:27; 24:30; 25:31; 26:64 Joh 1:14; 5:27; 12:34
- when.
* De 33:2 Da 7:10 Zec 14:5 Mt 13:41 Joh 1:51 1Th 1:7,8
* Jude 1:14,15
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A new documentary about Rep. John Lewis traces the life of the legendary civil rights activist and congressman through interviews and rare archival footage. The film, John Lewis: Good Trouble, covers over 60 years of Lewis' work as an activist and lawmaker in the Democratic party, from protesting for voting rights to calling for gun control and health care reform.
Director Dawn Porter, whose previous documentaries include Gideon's Army and Spies of Mississippi, weaves together interviews with Lewis, now 80, and his family members and footage of his social activism, which spans thousands of protests and 45 arrests in total. She blends this with insight from his colleagues in Congress and across American politics, from the late Rep. Elijah Cummings to Stacey Abrams, who detail how his experience and influence have shaped his approach to political organizing, policy and legislation across 33 years as a U.S. representative for Georgia.
"If John Lewis as a 19, 20-year-old wasn't doing what he did, I would not be here," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the film's trailer.
John Lewis: Good Trouble takes its name from a quote by the congressman: "Good trouble is necessary trouble." The film will be released in theaters and on demand July 3. Watch the trailer above.
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I love making bruschetta because it's easy, filling and I usually have everything to make it. It's nice when I don't really feel like cooking, but I have the energy to take a few minutes to whip this up. I recommend using fresh baked bread, from the bakery at the grocery store. I have several variations depending on what we have on hand, but it's usually a combination of tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, basil, garlic and some melted mozzarella cheese on top of toasted bread.
At home, we always have fresh homegrown tomatoes in the backyard, but this year they ripened a little late. We just roasted a bunch of them and froze them for marinara sauces in the winter. The trick to a crunchy bruschetta is to toast the bread before adding the tomato mixture to the top.
I marinade the tomatoes in a mixture of half olive oil, half balsamic vinegar, and add some minced garlic to it. I finely chop some basil and throw that in as well. I slice the bread into 1/2 inch slices, and drizzle olive oil on it. Sometimes I get adventurous and use basil or garlic infused oil. The broil it until it's slightly golden brown. Top the bread with the tomato mixture, drizzling some of the liquid on top. Then thinly slice some fresh mozzarella to top with. Throw it back into the broiler, and remove when the cheese is melty. Then eat!


noun Alternative form of banderole.
In the Northern tradition the tablet is often replaced by a banderol with inscription.
The silver baldrick was belted on, and the lance, with its pointed banderol, was placed in the hand, and the seven Saxon lords became Norman knights.
Haco leading towards him up the slopes, a monk, and a warrior whom, by the banderol on his spear and the cross on his shield, he knew to be one of the Norman knighthood.
Samento, cumanda, quina, and banderol are a few which are excellent.
Berdasarkan informasi yang dikumpulkan Adinoto, ada kemungkinan Telkomsel akan menjual iPhone 3G dalam dua versi, yaitu versi bundling dengan banderol Rp 2,5 juta dan versi bebas seharga Rp 6 jutaan.
There can be funny or cute pictures on that banderol that goes around the room.
"I don't want to be crowned king, rude man, with your laidly moustache: I want to be made knight, and have banderol and baldric.


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Q: How is the "empty string" sequence represented under the hood in Java? Throughout my career I've often seen calls like this:
if( "".equals(foo) ) { //do stuff };

How is the empty string understood in terms of data in the lower-levels of Java?
Specifically, by "Lower-levels of Java" I'm referring to the actual contents of memory or some C/C++ construct being used to represent the "" sequence, rather than high-level implementations in Java.
I had previously checked the Java Language Specification which lead me to this, and noting that the "empty string" wasn't really given much more definition than that, this is then what led to the head-scratching.
I then ran javap on some various classes trying to tease out an answer through bytecode, but the behavior in regards to "How is the machine dealing with the sequence "" wasn't really any more clear.  Having then excluded byte code and Java code I then posted the question here, hoping that someone would shed some light on the issue from a lower-level perspective.

A: There's no such thing as "the empty string character". A character is always a UTF-16 code unit, and there's no "empty" code unit. There's "an empty string" which is represented exactly the same way as any other string:

*

*A char[] reference

*An index into that char[]

*A length

In this case, the length would be 0. The char[] reference could potentially be a reference to an empty char array, which could potentially be shared between all instance of String which have a length of 0.
(Code such as substring could be implemented by detecting 0-length requests and always returning the same reference to an empty string, but I'm not aware of implementations doing that.)

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Christian Grindheim (Haugesund, Noruega, 17 de julio de 1983) es un exfutbolista noruego que jugaba de centrocampista.

En noviembre de 2020 anunció su retirada al término de la temporada tras 20 años como profesional.

Clubes

Palmarés

Títulos nacionales

Referencias

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Futbolistas del FK Haugesund
Futbolistas del Vålerenga Fotball
Futbolistas del Sport Club Heerenveen
Futbolistas del FC Copenhagen
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol de Noruega en los años 2000
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol de Noruega en los años 2010
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Between rocking out to Glee covers, in fond memory of Cory Monteith,(RIP, man! You were a great inspiration to me! <3) I'm working on getting "Starkeeper" to go viral. Going viral involves posting daily updates on my Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads, Facebook and other social networks, learning SEO, as well as sending "Starkeeper" to book reviewers. This is going to be a lot of work for me, but I'm committed to making this happen, so I have no complaints!
I was so frustrated yesterday, because I have to rely other people if I want to promote my book offline. You see, earlier in the week, my publisher emailed me a flyer to take into stores, schools, libraries, etc. and ask them if they would like to carry "Longing." My parents said that they would help me distribute these flyers yesterday, but then things happened, and they were unable to assist me. This frustrated me, then my friend said, "focus on what you can do, Andre. You have ways to promote your book yourself, so don't worry about the things that are out of your control." These words are spot-on, because the reality is that I have a physical disability, so I have to rely on others for help sometimes. Plus, I can promote my book by myself, I can promote it online, which I've started to do since its release!
Today's post is inspired by Jordan David's latest video, "The Journey Continues" which summarizes the adventures that he had this year. I feel called to do the same.
Things aren't flowing right now, so I'll save the recounting for another time. However, like Jordan, I want to travel around, form connections and help people, and hopefully, Starkeeper will facilitate that. So, I think it's time for another transformational challenge, because the last one seemed to work well.
I changed my life through the 90-day challenge that I did, though this time, my focus will be on getting my book, and myself out there. I'm going to continue working on the second installment "Longing Part Two", and see where blogging every day, for 30 days on Goodreads takes me.
Hey guys, happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians out there! I have been rather busy lately, and some pretty awesome things have been happening. I won't say too much about it now, however, I'll say two things, and then leave you with the following youtube videos.
Thing One: Starkeeper (part one) will be released really soon, so I'm uber stoked about that!!
Thing Two: I can honestly say that I'm currently quite happy with how my life has been turning out, thus far! Life is good!
There is going to be a part two to this post, so stay tuned!


As most of my bills, etc come electronically, it seems I check my mail maybe every couple of weeks. Yesterday, I checked my mail and found I had received a package from The Ride to Conquer Cancer organizers. The theme for 2016 is "Be Epic"
If you want to "Be Epic" too, Team Finn is always looking for good people to join us as we raise awareness and funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. Send me an email at mikealford@telus.net or call me at 604-880-6419 and lets get together and chat!
Riding your bike from Vancouver to Seattle is a life changing experience. Join and find out how for yourself!


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Hirnsdorf è una frazione di 677 abitanti del comune austriaco di Feistritztal, nel distretto di Hartberg-Fürstenfeld (Stiria). Già comune autonomo (appartenente al distretto di Weiz), il 1º gennaio 2015 è stato fuso con gli altri ex comuni di Blaindorf, Kaibing, Sankt Johann bei Herberstein e Siegersdorf bei Herberstein per costituire il nuovo comune, nel quale Hirnsdorf è capoluogo.

Altri progetti

Comuni dell'Austria soppressi
Frazioni della Stiria
Feistritztal


There are many advantages associated with owning rental property and they are powerful. To put it in simple words, if everything goes well you can end up making a lot of money by putting property on rent.
Income from all renters: The biggest benefit you get from owning a property is that the renters will give you a direct stream of income for which you don't have to put in any hard work. These monthly rents go straight into the business account which is a lot more than setting back any expenses for the given month. For example if you're renting out a flat for 25,000 a month, it is a given that when it is fully occupied, you will be getting a sum of 3,00,000 per annual without working for it. Seeing such monetary figures, it becomes very difficult for people to not just dive straight in. However, one must always keep in mind that these figures don't always work out and one mustn't take it up as it is. However you will definitely get good results, just don't go into the whole thing being too optimistic. Keeping a flat rented even seventy five percent of the entire year will still give you a good return.
Income from growth in the value of property: Since you own the given property, you stand a very good chance to gain money from the increase of the property value over a given span of time. Your pre rented property for sale in Ghaziabad will remain as it is, but if high end malls and shops start coming up in the area where your property is located, then the value of it immediately increases. However this is not always positive because it heavily depends on the area where the rental property is located. In some areas the value may rise significantly or it may simply remain flat. The value you bought it at usually doesn't go down because it either remains flat or it goes up and holds good pace when inflation is at minimum. Being in an above average area allows you to beat inflation and being in a stagnant area will not allow you to keep up with it.
Sweat Equity: One major factor you must always consider is the sweat equity and how much it adds to the value as you do things like maintaining and upgrading. You must do things like landscaping, painting the walls, furnishing the place and other basic things that won't cost you too much and will also increase the value of your house. This way you get to charge more for rent and also get property to reach an upgrade in case you want to sell it to someone later on. If you're into home decoration, improvement projects and interior designing, then this should be right up your alley. You'll get to do fun things with your pre leased commercial property in Ghaziabad and will end up earning dividends in the long run.
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I've just put some finishing touches on the Solarus 1.6 snap release.
If you're on Ubuntu, you can search for "Solarus" in the software center and install it from there. That's it!
For other distros, you need to first install snapd. It's probably as simple as sudo <yourPM> install snapd, but you can click the link for more info.
Once you have snapd installed, just run sudo snap install solarus and you'll be good to go!
Please report any you find to that. Thanks!
Thank you! This is a big day!
Thanks! Theses images will be used in the upcoming new Solarus website.
Btw, I've posted Twitter and Facebook news about the snap!
I didn't know you made a Mastodon account for Solarus! Thanks!


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Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar
Private Dining & Events
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Why Mulino?
Join Our Hospitality Team
Not Your Average Chicken Dinner
August 13, 2020 By Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar
There is a little something for everyone at Mulino. Not in the mood for your traditional Italian pasta and pizza? No problem. We have an extensive menu that goes beyond the average Italian food offerings. One of our favorites we'd like to highlight is Pollo.
More Than Your Average Pizza and Pasta Restaurant
July 18, 2018 By Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar
Learn more about the Carne & Pesce section of Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar's menu that includes delicious seafood, lamb, steak, chicken, and more.
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Martin Waser (* 14. März 1954 in Winterthur) ist ein Schweizer Politiker (SP). Von 2002 bis 2014 war er Mitglied des Zürcher Stadtrats. Anschliessend an seine Stadtratstätigkeit war er 2014 bis 2021 Präsident des Spitalrats des Universitätsspitals Zürich.

Biografie
Martin Waser verbrachte die Kindheit und die Schulzeit in Winterthur. Er besuchte das dortige Wirtschaftsgymnasium. Er zog 1974 in die Stadt Zürich nach Seebach. In den Jahren 1974 bis 1987 zog er innerhalb der Stadt Zürich zuerst nach Oerlikon und dann nach Schwamendingen und schliesslich 1987 nach Affoltern, wo er heute noch wohnt. Zwischen 1974 und 1995 betätigte er sich als Reallehrer. Danach war er selbständig erwerbend und arbeitete in Projekten für Stadtentwicklung, wie auch für Bildung und Soziales. Er war Co-Leiter im Projekt "Teilautonome Volksschulen" und Ausbildner in einigen Non-Profit-Organisationen. Vor seiner Wahl in der Stadtrat war Waser stellvertretender Chef des kantonalen Volksschulamtes. Er ist verheiratet und Vater von zwei erwachsenen Söhnen.

Politische Tätigkeit
Waser war ab dem 16. Lebensjahr in linken politischen Organisationen tätig. 1991 wurde er Mitglied der sozialdemokratischen Partei (SP). 2002 wurde er in die Exekutive der Stadt Zürich gewählt und ab 2008 war er Vorsteher des Sozialdepartements. Für die Wahlen 2014 stand er nicht mehr zur Verfügung.

Im September 2013 machte Waser von sich reden, weil er aus seinem privaten Vermögen die Garantie für den Fehlbetrag von 120'000 Franken zur Realisierung des Kunstprojekts der Aufstellung eines Hafenkrans an der Limmat übernahm.

Waser war 2014 bis 2021 Präsident des Spitalrats des Universitätsspitals Zürich. Im November 2020 gab er seinen Rücktritt per Ende Juni 2021 bekannt.

Für die Amtsperiode 2018–2021 ist er Präsident des Verwaltungsrats der Asyl-Organisation Zürich (AOZ).

ERZ-Affäre
Im Rahmen der Planung eines neuen Logistigkzentrums gelangte ein Whistleblower an den Gemeinde- und Stadtrat mit dem Vorwurf über Unregelmässigkeiten in der Grössenordung von 15 Millionen Schweizer Franken bei der Dienstabteilung Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich (ERZ). Diese betrafen unter anderem schwarze Kassen, eine Anlage für Wildvögel, eine Badelandschaft aus einem umfunktionierten Klärbecken und einem Oldtimer-Museum. Martin Waser führte das Tiefbau- und Entsorgungsdepartement von 2002 bis 2008 als verantwortlicher Amtsvorsteher. Gemäss der PUK trägt Waser eine gewichtige Mitverantwortung zur Überfinanzierung der ERZ in dieser Periode. Er habe einen "besonderen Instinkt für das politisch machbare" aber vernachlässigte rechtliche Aspekte. Weiter führt die PUK aus "... verfügte er über einen kongenialen Partner, der in der Lage war, initiative Projekte mit politischer Resonanz marketinggerecht zu verknüpfen. Das nutzte sowohl der Dienstabteilung ERZ als auch Martin Waser."

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Stadtrat (Zürich)
SP-Mitglied (Schweiz)
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Geboren 1954
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Band of the Week: New Mexico punk rock trio Mendel & Meosis
The band: Mendel & Meosis
Members: Eddie Preciado on bass/backup vocals, Julio Barrera on drums/backup vocals, and Johnny Chavez on lead vocals/guitar.
Where do the members of your band live? The band is a bit spread out. Julio lives in Vado, New Mexico, while Johnny resides in San Miguel, New Mexico. Eddie is the only member who lives in Las Cruces.
What type of music do you play? A desert storm of high powered punk rock.
What do you think makes your band's music unique? We try to find ways to incorporate different kinds of music styles and mix it with our punk rock sound. We try our hardest not to let genre hold us back from what we want to play and how we're feeling at that moment in time. There's definitely a lot of experimenting that goes on, but we somehow find a way to make it work, and it's great. We also, most importantly, want to keep it as energetic as possible. In the end, it's about having fun, and that is exactly what we're doing.
What's a fun fact about your band/the story of how your band got started? Mendel & Meosis officially started in 2011. Johnny had found the name of the band in a biology book and had originally wanted to use it to create a comic strip about two dysfunctional characters; a boy named Mendel and a female named Meosis. However, the comic strip idea was discontinued and the name was used later when a high school acquaintance approached Johnny to form a band. Since the band's formation, Mendel & Meosis has gone through several lineup changes, with Johnny being the main songwriter. The band had the opportunity to play a few out-of-state shows during the mid-summer of 2015 at places like SKR studios in north Hollywood, Maverick Bar in Yuma, Arizona and The Flux Capacitor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
What are your hopes and dreams for the future of your band? We hope to gain attention from as many people as possible — whether it be support from our local community or support from those out of state. We want to influence those who listen to our music to get out there and do things for themselves regardless of what it is. We've noticed a lot of individuals feeling discouraged and feeling like they aren't good enough. We hope we can help change all the negative feelings individuals are going through with our music, or even our story, in some way or another. We hope that Mendel & Meosis will have some sort of an impact in Las Cruces and perhaps even further.
When and where is your next gig? We have two shows booked for September so far; both will be in El Paso:
• Saturday, Sept. 8 at RockHouse Bar & Grill, 9828 Montana Ave., 18+, $3, doors open at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Sep. 30 at Neon Rose Bar, 2430 Wyoming Ave., 21+, free show, doors open at 9 p.m.
Learn more: Music is available at mendelandmeosis.bandcamp.com. Follow the band at on Facebook at facebook.com/mendelandmeosis and on Instagram at instagram.com/mendel_and_meosis.
To be featured as Band of the Week, email Pulse editor Alexia Severson at aseverson@lcsun-news.com and she will send you the link to a Band of the Week Google form. Fill out the form and submit it. It only takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. You can also access the form directly, by visiting goo.gl/forms/RKzZOXxytKNfrkxt1.
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from pyramids import categorization

if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from pyramids.model import Model

# TODO: Consider moving this to _categorization.pyx
def extend_properties(model: 'Model',
                      category: 'categorization.Category') -> 'categorization.Category':
    """Extend the category's properties per the inheritance rules."""
    positive = set(category.positive_properties)
    negative = set(category.negative_properties)
    more = True
    while more:
        more = False
        for rule in model.property_inheritance_rules:
            new = rule(category.name, positive, negative)
            if new:
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                new_positive -= positive
                new_negative -= negative
                if new_positive or new_negative:
                    more = True
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    return categorization.Category(category.name, positive, negative)


Schooling Square Cushion Pad - 1"-1/2"
Engineered to provide outstanding back protection and shock absorbency, Cashel? Cushion pads are made with a unique closed cell foam originally designed for the aerospace industry for weight distribution and shock reduction. They will not collapse or absorb moisture and bacteria the way open cell foam pads do, nor will they retain heat or add unnecessary weight the way liquid gel pads do. Extremely lightweight and conforming to your horse?s back, Cashel? Cushions will help relieve pressure points and are tapered at the edge to eliminate uncomfortable ridges, allowing closer contact with your horse. They go label side up with your saddle directly on top. Recommended for use over a navajo, felt liner, or quilted pad. Clean with water and store on a smooth surface.
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How Many am I Supposed to Eat???
It's recommended that we eat 5-9 fruits and vegetables every day. Every day. If you have 5 small meals a day, and have one at each meal, that's five right there. It's entirely doable!
I counsel clients all the time and they tell me they eat plenty of fiber, but once we run down their usual list, it consists of some low fiber Cheerios, an apple with the skin peeled off and mashed potatoes at dinner. Women need 25 gms of fiber and men need 38 gms of fiber every day. Food labels will tell you how much fiber a product contains per serving. Although fruits and vegetables do not have labels, they are naturally high in fiber and for an added benefit, they provide water and fluid to keep all that fiber flowing smoothly though your intestines.
Fruits & Veggies are full of nutrients and fiber to promote good healthy eating and therefore prevent various diseases. The brighter and darker the colors, the more nutrients. Opt for a variety of all colors. If you fill up on these powerful foods, there will be little room left for less nutritious foods.
After buying fruits and vegetables, cut them up into individual portion sizes right away and store in reusable containers for quick and easy grab & go snacks. Keep fruit on the table for visual reminders as a quick snack.
Buy fresh varieties, but also keep frozen vegetables and fruits in the freezer as back up for when you run out. Frozen is just as nutritious, if not more nutritious than fresh produce and has no sodium as compared to canned varieties. If you must choose canned, opt for low sodium or no salt added brands.
Every time you sit down to eat, make sure there is a fruit or vegetable in front of you, meals and snacks.
Make half your plate full of vegetables and/or fruits. The other quarter should be a lean protein, and the other quarter a serving of nutritious whole grains.
Eat fresh fruits and vegetables instead of drinking them to get the needed fiber. Juice has no fiber.
The brighter the color, the more nutrients, i.e. sweet potatoes are better than white potatoes, romaine lettuce or raw spinach is better than iceberg lettuce.
Choose fruit for dessert instead of other high calorie options. Make it interesting: drizzle a little chocolate syrup over fresh strawberries, make fruit kabobs, or at least add fresh fruit to your ice cream, yogurt, and angel food cake.
On hot days make a large salad with grilled chicken, but add lots of different colors and varieties of both fruits and vegetables: raw spinach leaves and arugula, red peppers, watermelon, carrots, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, walnuts, dried cranberries, etc. Leave out "white" toppings such as mayonnaise based foods, croutons, and large amounts of high fat cheeses.
On cold days add blueberries and walnuts to your oatmeal.
Add berries to your cereal.
Make veggie kabobs on the grill.
Have a fruit smoothie for breakfast.
Add vegetables to your pasta.
Add fruit to muffins or cakes.
Make fresh salsa for dipping or for a topping on chicken and fish.
How about you? How many colors did you eat today? What new tricks will you try in order to incorporate more fruits and veggies?
Nice ideas. I love the idea of the more colorful the betters. I'll share this with my kids.
Thank you Marcia! Which ones do your kids love?
Thanks, I passed this on to a momma building a baby!
Is that a website? Thank you. I hope it helped. Let me know what else i can help you with Donna.
My kids love almost any fruit. They're slightly pickier about veggies, although carrots, broccoli and cucumbers dipped in guacamole are a hit. Thanks.
Mmm, yum. My kids will only eat veggies if they're raw. Which i guess is good. I LOVE avocado!
I need to eat more fruits and veggies. Thanks for the helpful info and great tips!
You're welcome. I hope you fond some good ones!


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'Naccflip': National anti-corruption commission bill passes Senate after Greens backdown
Minor party resolves to support a crossbench amendment instead of Coalition on key appointment
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Greens senator David Shoebridge and independent MP Helen Haines appeal to Labor to relinquish total control over appointments to the national anti-corruption commission. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
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Tue 29 Nov 2022 03.22 EST First published on Mon 28 Nov 2022 20.55 EST
The national anti-corruption commission bill has passed the Senate after Labor successfully stared down a Greens threat to support a Coalition amendment on the appointment of the Nacc commissioner.
On Monday, Guardian Australia revealed the Greens' threat to combine with the Coalition to require a super majority of three-quarters of the Nacc oversight committee to appoint a commissioner, in a move that could have derailed the bill.
Greens threaten to support Liberal amendment in move that could derail passage of key integrity bill
But on Tuesday, the Greens resolved not to support the Coalition but instead push a crossbench amendment requiring the government to get the support of one non-government MP or senator to make an appointment.
The "naccflip"paved the way for the passage of the bill in the final sitting week of parliament this year, fulfilling Labor's election pledge to legislate the anti-corruption body by the end of 2023.
On Tuesday evening, Labor and the Coalition combined to defeat crossbench amendments, including a bid to remove the "exceptional circumstances" test for public hearings and to explicitly include pork barrelling in the Nacc's scope.
In the Senate debate, the Greens justice spokesperson, David Shoebridge, argued Labor and the Liberals were prepared to cop "one bad headline" for teaming up to limit public hearings to avoid tens of negative stories about alleged corruption.
Independent senator David Pocock accused Labor of doing a "deal" with the opposition on "exceptional circumstances" which experts have warned would make it "nearly impossible" to hold public hearings.
The only successful crossbench amendment was a Greens proposal to expand the powers of the inspector that oversees the Nacc, which the Coalition supported.
The bill will now return to the House of Representatives for it to approve the Senate version. Labor is not expected to oppose the minor change.
Earlier, Shoebridge and the independent MP Helen Haines made a last-ditch appeal to the government to relinquish total control over appointments, although Shoebridge conceded that Labor is "not minded" to support it, and the Greens will not obstruct the Nacc bill.
Under Labor's bill, the government's proposed Nacc commissioner and inspector must be endorsed by the Nacc oversight committee, made up of six government, four opposition and two crossbench MPs and senators.
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But with a government member in the chair holding the casting vote, the executive retains control of the committee and appointments.
The Coalition proposed to raise the threshold to a three-quarters majority, which the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, warned would give the opposition an effective veto of appointments and could prevent the Nacc from being established.
Dreyfus said the amendment amounted to the Liberals "trying to frustrate the will of the Australian people" after Labor was elected with a mandate to implement its model.
"It's completely unacceptable wrecking behaviour from a party of blockers and wreckers and we're gonna call them out," he told Radio National. "The bill will pass this week and I'm calling on the opposition to drop their ridiculous amendment.
"It is a ridiculous amendment that they never included in their own proposed model when they brought a model forward as a draft in 2021."
Dreyfus warned the Coalition's "new allies, the Greens party" that if the amendment were successful, Labor would "reject it when it comes back to the House and send it back [to the Senate] again".
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The fighting words had the intended effect – as the Greens resolved at their party room later on Tuesday morning not to support the Coalition amendment and recommitted to passing the Nacc bill this year.
Instead, the Greens and senator David Pocock proposed an amendment requiring a simple majority on the oversight committee to appoint the Nacc commissioner and inspector, meaning the government will need one non-government MP or senator to approve its pick.
Shoebridge told reporters in Canberra transparency experts agreed the government should not have "complete power" to make appointments "because obviously one of the critical jobs for the national anti-corruption commission is to hold the government of the day to account".
He said the government would have "three alternatives" to find the votes for their appointments, with the opposition members, crossbench MP or senator on the oversight committee able to give the green light.
Only time will tell if the Nacc will be the 'big broom' promised to sweep through our corridors of power | Katharine Murphy
"[The amendment] removes the absolute power from the government of the day for this critical appointment," he said. "But it also removes a veto from the opposition. No, opposition of themselves can simply [withhold agreement]. And we think that gets the balance right."
Haines said the crossbench amendment was "modest" and would be "good for the nation, [and] good for the longevity of the national anti-corruption commission".
"Whoever is in government … we need to make sure that this anti-corruption commission is fully independent, that no government nor no opposition can stymy its operation.
"So I stand here today, calling on the attorney general, calling on the prime minister, Please listen to this. You will regret this if you can't back it.
"This is a good faith amendment. It will make the Nacc stronger and it will embed your legacy, immemorial, I would say, if you listen to this and get this right."
The Greens-Pocock amendment was defeated by Labor and the Coalition.
Helen Haines


Anyone do some fresh water fishing? If I'm not working, rehearsing or playing a show guaranteed you can find me at the lake down the street from my house. The lake is full of large mouth bass, chain pickerel, channel catfish, bluegill, yellow and white perch. Also stocked with trout twice a year. Been hooking into some decent bass...caught a ton of 3 pounders the last few months and a 6 pounder last week. Heard rumors of some 8 pound bad boys out there but haven't had the pleasure of catching one yet. Anyone else a bassaholic?
Got a couple ponds on the farm here...One has 3+ lb crappie (what they call "barn door" crappie) and 5 lb bass.
Carp? Never been able to catch one on a rod and reel....I usually just jump in and grab 'em. You know you can eat them, even though most folks say you can't.
First, scrape off the scales (I usually use a regular pair of pliers, opened up , and scrape "against the grain" of the scales with the rough part of the inside of the pliers). The scales just sorta pop off. Then you cut the fillets off and pressure cook them for about an hour and a half. After that you just crumble it up with cornmeal, onion, and some seasonings and fry them up like salmon patties. Delicious, and surprisingly less fishy than salmon.
BTW whatcha catching the carp on?
Caught him on a red/black shad zoom u-tail worm rigged shakey head, happened by total accident actually. I fish in a stream thats about 15 feet wide and 2 miles long and theres 4 carp that swim around (2 about 10lbs, 1 about 15lbs and another around 20)...they never EVER bite on any of the lures I have, no matter how many times I throw on top of his head or in front of him. About 3 weeks ago I see one of the 15lbers about 30 feet away from the fallen tree I'm sitting on, where I had literally just had a 6lb bass come off my hook before I could get him in my hands. So out of the pure f*** it moment, I threw my line down next to him and within 3 seconds I was reeling him in. Jumped off the tree, into the water, grabbed him, had half his body on the bank and he shook hard, snapped my line and swam away FAST. lol. I was so angry.
Bare hands, my man....They're slippery, but if you can corner one you can usually catch it. Since they have no teeth they can't bite you, so I usually try to get a thumb in their mouth.
I'm thinking about buying a small bass boat since there are about 7 good lakes within an hour of me. But I'm gonna wait until winter, you can usually find better deals out of season.
Do what now?! Straight Bear Grylls style, huh? That's so awesome, haha. Whats the biggest you've ever bare handed? My fishin buddy and I have been out in the salt water lately, catching some good sharks lately. Can't wait for striper season...it's right around the corner.
Biggest carp I've caught bare handed was around 10 lbs. I've never caught a catfish bare handed, the big ones have little pointy teeth like kittens from hell and razor sharp fins that can stab pretty far into you....I'm no Bear Grylls, but my buddy Ross has a lot more nerve than I do, I've been thinking about filming him and putting it on youtube.
We have pretty good stripers at Lake Texoma about 45 minutes from me, but I haven't done a lot of striper fishing.
About an hour and a half north of me is Paul's Valley, Oklahoma where there is an annual catfish noodling contest in mid July. There are 40+ lb catfish brought in every year.
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ARRI, IBC 2014, Amsterdam: Since it started shipping earlier this year, the ARRI Ultra Wide Zoom UWZ 9.5-18/T2.9 has been enthusiastically embraced in countries including China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Germany, Sweden, the United States, Canada and Denmark. Customers are utilizing the lens's unique wide-angle images for commercials, aerial and underwater shots, plate shots for VFX-heavy shows and crane or Russian Arm shots.
The UWZ is the first super wide-angle zoom lens for the professional cine market. With an unusually accommodating image circle of 34.5 mm, it has been designed for both existing and future generations of large-sensor digital cameras, incorporating patented, cutting-edge lens technologies that overcome known problems with previous wide-angle zooms. It is available in ARRI LDS PL mount or Canon EF mount.
The optical performance of this new telecentric design is comparable to, or even exceeds, that of high-end wide-angle prime lenses, offering very high resolution and contrast, and virtually no image breathing. For maximum flexibility and cost efficiency on set, the UWZ can easily replace a complete range of wide-angle primes, though it is color matched to other current ARRI/FUJINON and ARRI/ZEISS lenses.
Optimized for the requirements of VFX applications, the UWZ is ideal for plate shots or any other situation where maximum image quality is vital. Distortion is at a level of less than 1% at 9.5 mm and less than 0.1% at 18 mm, which means that straight lines stay straight, even at close focus. Due to a new multilayer, anti-reflective coating, flare and veiling glare are reduced to an absolute minimum, while exchangeable matte box interfaces ensure adequate sun protection whether filters are in use or not.
The telecentric optical design means that the UWZ has a highly uniform field illumination, from the center to the very corners of the image, even at close focus. Built-in ARRI Lens Data System (LDS) functionality provides frame-accurate lens metadata for zoom, focus and aperture settings, smoothing postproduction workflows and making visual effects work more efficient.


Workers are holding simultaneous rallies at DOLE offices in key cities as part of a campaign by labor groups who are calling for the signing of an executive order (EO) to abolish contractualization. Members of Partido Manggagawa (PM) and the labor coalition Nagkaisa are picketing this morning the DOLE offices in Intramuros, Calamba, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod and Davao City.
The rallies will also call on the Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello to act on major labor disputes at firms Lakepower, Coke and Philippine Airlines. Last week the DOLE main office was rocked by rallies of workers of electronics firm Lakepower Converter and employees of Coke. Women workers of Lakepower in Cavite ecozone have been on strike for more than two months now. They are calling on the office of the Labor Secretary to intervene to resolve the protracted dispute. The workers are calling for a stop to the termination and suspension of union officers and members. The dispute has become a litmus test of freedom of association at ecozones.
Last year, the DOLE released a new department order on contractulization called DO 174. "DO 174 however is no different from previous orders which allow contractualization, and give wide latitude to capitalists to subcontract and replace regular employees with contractual workers. Thus we are asking President Duterte to issue an EO to implement his campaign promise of ending contractualization," Magtubo explained.
The Philippine Airlines union PALEA is also asking the Secretary Bello to expedite the labor inspection report on the use of contract workers in the national flag carrier. Last year, the DOLE conducted a labor inspection of Philippine Airlines and its sister company PAL Express. PALEA, which observed the inpection process as the duly accredited union, insists that the assessment uncovered clear acts of illegal labor-only contracting in the outsourcing program of PAL and PAL Express.
"Massive subcontracting and outsourcing at PAL that has reduced its plantilla of regular workers and bloated its army of contractual workers is not different from PLDT which the DOLE already found as guilty of illegal contracting," argued Magtubo. The DOLE has also released an order to regularize 8,000 workers and pay millions in money claims.


When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the king's mercy–exile to the Colony of North Carolina–he's indentured to Englishman Edmund Carey as a blacksmith. Against his will Alex is drawn into the struggles of Carey's slaves–and those of his stepdaughter, Joanna Carey. A mistress with a servant's heart, Joanna is expected to wed her father's overseer, Phineas Reeves, but finds herself drawn instead to the new blacksmith. As their unlikely relationship deepens, successive tragedies strike the Careys. When blame falls unfairly upon Alex he flees to the distant mountains where he encounters Reverend Pauling, itinerate preacher and friend of the Careys, now a prisoner of the Cherokees. Haunted by his abandoning of Joanna, Alex tries to settle into life with the Cherokees, until circumstances thwart yet another attempt to forge his freedom and he's faced with the choice that's long hounded him: continue down his rebellious path or embrace the faith of a man like Pauling, whose freedom in Christ no man can steal. But the price of such mercy is total surrender, and perhaps Alex's very life.
This book isn't due to release until June, but I was able to read an early copy via NetGalley. I had just finished Many Sparrows, and found myself fallen in love with the way Benton tells a story, as well as the setting she paints so vividly. It was then I remembered that newest novel waiting on my Kindle.
The King's Mercy is a little different from what Lori Benton normally writes, but it still contains her signature elements. Though it begins in the Old World, the story quickly moves to a plantation in North Carolina, and the troubles there. I loved the characters in this book. Alex is a hero who possesses strength and leadership, but he also is deeply flawed in several ways. The same with Joanna. While strong, she's also distinctly human, and able to be hurt just as any other.
The plot of this story was engrossing. As it progressed, I was trying to figure out who was causing the troubles at Severn, and though I was right on a couple things, it unfolded into so much more. The villain's intentions and background speak to real-world situations that grieve the characters, and my own heart.
The romance in this book is also spot-on. It felt like a natural progression of shared hopes and dreams and mutual respect for the other's strengths.
Last, I loved the secondary characters in this book. They were colorful, meaningful, and added so much to the story. The King's Mercy focuses on just that: mercy. The mercy God gives us primarily, but also mercy toward others, and giving up control and surrendering to Him.
In all, this is a satisfying tale that once again leaves me looking for more books from Lori Benton.
LORI BENTON was raised east of the Appalachian Mountains, surrounded by early American history going back three hundred years. Her novels transport readers to the eighteenth century, where she brings to life the Colonial and early Federal periods of American history. When she isn't writing, reading, or researching, Lori enjoys exploring and photographing the Oregon wilderness with her husband. She is the author of Burning Sky, recipient of three Christy Awards; The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn; Christy nominee The Wood's Edge; A Flight of Arrows; and Many Sparrows.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
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Discover Where God is Leading You!
How can I know God's will for me, personally? It's a question that haunts us all at times–maybe when we're looking for the right job, thinking about moving to a new city, or deciding whether or not to get married. At every stage we have difficult decisions to make, and we long for God's direction and His warm reassurance that we're heading the right way.
A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night captures A.W. Tozer's teaching on the will of God. Taken from sermons he preached just before he left his successful church in Chicago, the title comes from the story of God leading His people out of Egypt and into the promised land.
Tozer was no stranger to facing difficult decisions. His wisdom and biblical insight will help guide you in decisions of your own and reassure you of God's presence every step of the way.
I've enjoyed A.W. Tozer's insight and easy-to-follow style in previous books, so I jumped at the opportunity to review one that had been compiled from sermons and writings of his.
The premise of this book is based on how God led the Israelites through the wilderness, and the lessons and trials they faced along the way. Each chapter looks at their experience in a different way, while constantly moving forward in that journey.
While there is much to be gleaned from this book, there were some things that made it difficult for me to engage as a reader. Some chapters felt like repetitions of previous ones. I'm sure there was an enormous amount of material to condense and include in this book, but there were parts that seemed like mere restatements of previous chapters. It also felt vague at times, like uncollected thoughts, not the well-thought out works that I'd read from him before.
There is plenty to glean and learn from in A Cloud by Day and A Fire by Night, there were just a few things that I personally struggled to get past.
A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) was a self-taught theologian, pastor, and writer whose powerful words continue to grip the intellect and stir the soul of today's believer. He authored more than forty books. The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy are considered modern devotional classics. Get Tozer information and quotes at www.twitter.com/TozerAW.
Reverend James L. Snyder (www.jamessnyderministries.com) is an award-winning author whose writings have appeared in more than 80 periodicals and 15 books. He is recognized as an authority on the life and ministry of A.W. Tozer. His first book, In Pursuit of God: The Life of A.W. Tozer, won the Reader's Choice Award in 1992 by Christianity Today. Because of his thorough knowledge of Tozer, James was given the rights from the A.W. Tozer estate to produce new books derived from over 400 never-before-published audio tapes. James and his wife live in Ocala, Florida.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
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Montana rancher Knox Marshall's danger years are behind him. A former bull-rider, he now runs the Marshall family ranch, raising champion bucking bulls for the National Professional Bullrider's Expo (NBR-X). Wealth and success are his, but life is stable, expected, and…ordinary. He can't help but wonder if his best years are behind him.
Kelsey Jones just wants a safe life, a family, a home. Onstage, the beautiful rising star of the Yankee Belles becomes the person she longs to be – vivacious and confident – burying the brokenness she carries from a violent assault. Becoming NBR-X's next country act is key to outrunning her past and achieving the success and security she craves.
Knox and Kelsey's paths collide when an explosion at an NBR-X event traps them in the rubble and leaves them reeling. Kelsey's crippling nightmares return, but for Knox, an obsession to find the bomber is ignited.
When Kelsey's past threatens Knox's family, he'll have to choose between saving the Marshall legacy or becoming the protector he's always longed to be.
Susan May Warren delivers another action-packed adventure in Knox, the first novel in the Montana Marshalls series. I love when I pick up a Susan May Warren book that I can expect certain things: a strong family element, strong characters, and a strong romance. Those key things that I love are present in Knox.
The Marshall family is fascinating in their own right, and I'm looking forward to learning more about them. Knox is an interesting character, but Kelsey was the character that pulled me in. The pain of her past is her true enemy in this novel, and I thought Susie did a good job of exploring that.
There were a few things that pulled me out of the book. It felt like the main characters all began to sound alike by the end of the book. And like I said, I enjoyed Kelsey's character, but Knox didn't capture my interest as much.
Knox isn't my favorite novel by Susie May, but is a good book and one that I enjoyed as a long-time fan of this author.
Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and RITA award-winning novelist of over sixty-five novels. An eight-time Christy award finalist, a three-time RITA Finalist, she's also a multi-winner of the Inspirational Readers Choice award, and the ACFW Carol Award.
A seasoned women's events speaker, she's a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer's workbook: The Story Equation.
She is also the founder of http://www.MyBookTherapy.com, and Novel.Academy, a school for aspiring novelists. You can find her online at www.susanmaywarren.com.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
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Oooh, Haakon. I fell in love with the first novel, Sons of Blackbird Mountain, and the ending left me longing for more of Haakon's tale. This story brings that and so much more.
My heart ached for Haakon as he drifted, a prodigal longing for a home he no longer thinks he can have. I thought Joanne did a great job handling Haakon's past actions, his grief over them, and the healing that needed to take place for reconciliation to happen. It wasn't an easy thing, and it would have cheapened the story if it was.
Joanne's prose is heavy with meaning, and not a single word is put on the page without deep intent. This isn't a novel to breeze through, but one to savor and enjoy. This story will sink deep within and settle down into the places of the reader's soul that long for redemption, reconciliation, and peace with both God and man.
I am not a crier, but the end of this book had me sniffing back tears. And that's all I can say without giving away spoilers!
The only drawback for me was, I wished I was given more of a look into the woman who captured Haakon's attention, to get to see her point of view.
Daughters of Northern Shores is a satisfying, though heart-rending conclusion to the questions that were left over from book one. If you do decide to read these books, be aware, they'll leave you longing to return again and again to Blackbird Mountain and the sons and daughters who found their home there.
In 1918 England, Lieutenant Colin Mabry spends his days decoding messages for MI8 after suffering injuries at the front. When he receives an urgent summons by carrier pigeon from Jewel Reyer–a woman who saved his life and whom he believed to be dead–he can only hope he'll regain the courage he lost on the front lines as he's driven back into war-torn France.
But Jewel isn't the one waiting for him in Paris. Instead, it is a stranger who claims to be her half sister, Johanna, who works at a dovecote for French Army Intelligence. She found Jewel's diary and believes her sister is alive and in the custody of a German agent. With spies everywhere, Colin is at first skeptical of Johanna, but as they travel across France and Spain, a tentative trust grows.
Kate Breslin is a master at taking little-known events and details from WWI and weaving them into high-stakes adventures with compelling characters and just the right amount of romance. I think Far Side of the Sea is now my second favorite of her books, surpassed only by Not By Sight, which is connected to this novel.
Far Side of the Sea is complicated by characters who are guarded for many reasons, not the least being that a war is going on and spies abound. I love that this story is written in such a way that I had to keep guessing who the true allies were and who were enemies in disguise.
Though Colin is a wounded veteran of WWI, the struggles he deals with surpass the boundaries of time. I thought Kate handled his struggles with PTSD with grace, as Colin figured out the man he had become. Johanna's own journey was compelling and timeless as she fought to find those who loved her, and in the end, was blessed with more than she could have imagined.
Both of their journeys of faith were real and honest, which always resonates with me. The romance that develops as the book went on was sweet and avoided the tropes that so often can weasel their way into romance fiction.
I would certainly recommend this book to the reader who enjoys learning as they are entertained by a good story.
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical Fiction and tagged Bethany House, Christian Fiction, Espionage, Far Side of the Sea, Historical Fiction, Kate Breslin, PTSD, Romance, Soldier, Spies, WWI. Bookmark the permalink.
When fun-loving artist Willow West meets buttoned-up George Emerson, it's not exactly love at first sight. More like intriguing project at first sight. Willow makes it her mission to get the obsessive-compulsive, newly retired English teacher to loosen up and embrace life, but even she has to admit it seems like a lost cause.
Courting Mr. Emerson is a sweet, signature Melody Carlson read. It has that down-home feel that readers have come to expect, with sweet romance and a meaningful faith element.
First off, I just love the simplicity of that cover, don't you? It's straightforward, but it evokes just the right feel for me.
When I read the description of the book, I don't think I read it close enough, because I was surprised by a few things as I read the book. However, once I adjusted what I thought it was about to what it really was about, I enjoyed it.
The romance fiction I read generally have the couples in the age range of 20s-late 30s. So Courting Mr. Emerson was out of the norm for me there. I enjoyed the maturity of these characters, as well as the life experiences they'd already had that made them who they were. Both George and Willow are vibrant characters. They're unique, and yet realistic. I loved reading about Willow challenging George and George being the balance for Willow, especially in her relationship to her family.
Something I always enjoy is when there's some sort of subtle or not-so-subtle tie-in to why the book is titled what it is. I LOVED how Melody Carlson did that here.
While I don't know that Willow and I would agree on all theology, I did appreciate how this book emphasized each of us has our own journey to understanding who God is and what He's done for us. It's always on His timeline, not what we might expect or hope for others.
To wrap up, this was a sweet story that Melody Carlson fans will enjoy, as well as those who like small-town romance with a twist on family.
Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over 200 books with sales of more than 7 million, including many bestselling Christmas novellas, young adult titles, and contemporary romances. She received a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her many books, including Finding Alice. She and her husband live in central Oregon. Learn more at www.melodycarlson.com.
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Within These Lines peers past the popularized views of post-Pearl Harbor U.S.A. to the injustices that were happening even on American soil. It explores how it might have felt to be part of the evacuation of the Japanese-Americans and what those who loved them experienced.
This young adult novel is well-written and clearly well-researched. It truly felt like I was stepping back in time, though there were times when I wanted to pull back from the harsh realities of what these people experienced.
I loved how passionate a character Evalina was. She was stubborn enough to stand for the truth and speak up for those who had lost their voice. Taichi's point of view was my favorite, and Stephanie did a great job with his growth as a character.
The faith element of this book is pretty minor, with characters mentioning praying, but not much else.
If you enjoy well-written historical fiction that doesn't pull any punches, then Within These Lines just might be the book for you.
Stephanie Morrill lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with her husband and three kids. She is the author of The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series, Go Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft Into a Published Book, and the Ellie Sweet series. She enjoys encouraging and teaching teen writers on her blog, GoTeenWriters.com. To connect with Stephanie and read samples of her books, check out StephanieMorrill.com.
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How hiring a head coach could initiate a Sam Darnold for Jimmy Garoppolo trading
With the San Francisco 49ers' season already over, many of their leading assistant coaches and at least one executive are appearing on the cusp of jobs with other teams. No one has gotten more attention than 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. After receiving his second interview with the New York Jets, Saleh appears the favorite to become Gang Green's head coach.
Saleh will no doubt bring about 49ers assistants to New York, likely choosing Mike LaFleur (passing match coordinator) or Mike McDaniel (run match coordinator) to lead the teams' attack. If he does, it could open the door for an important transaction.
The Jets will have at least $ 70 million in cap space this low season and the second overall choice in the design. While fans are frustrated to miss Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, they are in a great position to draft the next best signal caller. Ohio's Justin Fields and BYU's Zach Wilson are the two names touted as the second-best QB prospect in this year's draft. While first-round 2018 Sam Darnold could serve as a bridge to a new QB in New York, a time-tested veteran option with fame in a Shanahan-esque system seems like a better match.
Of course, the 49ers have their own quarterback riddle. Nick Mullens and CJ Beathard have yet to look like capable starters, and Jimmy Garoppolo is bogged down with injuries and some consistent shortcomings on the field. With several pending salary cap decisions, Garoppolos $ 26.9 million in 2021 raises some questions. Although they have a reasonable salary for a starting quarterback, can the 49ers afford to make such an expensive bet on Garoppolo? On the other hand, identifying viable alternatives can be an even more cumbersome proposition.
But late last year, before the 49ers took to the Jets in Week 2, head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked about Darnold. Below is his answer:
I saw him a lot, whether it was college or last week's game. I am a big fan of Sams. He's a really good player. He will have a very good career in this competition. He makes a lot of plays. If you're not sitting on your stuff, if you let him get comfortable there, take you apart as well as any quarterback. He can throw it very well, and he sees the field extremely well.
If Shanahan is indeed that high on Darnold, it starts to make sense to move Garoppolo to acquire him.
A trade would cost the Jets a little over $ 19 million in cap space, a very reasonable price for a starter. Garoppolo has consistently received rave reviews for his presence in the dressing room. Saleh certainly wants to take a lot of what he helped build in San Francisco to his next job, and players like Garoppolo could do that. Plus, his familiarity with the offense could be of great help to a young quarterback like Fields of Wilson.
In addition, without a guaranteed salary remaining in his contract, Garoppolo gives the franchise sufficient flexibility.
If he returns next season, New York can trade him to recoup design capital. If he gets hurt again or fails to perform, he can be released without adding a lot of dead money to the Jets books.
The savings may not be that big for the 49ers, but it would be pretty significant. They would make the same $ 19 million in space, but would likely be more obliged to add a proven veteran, such as Andy Dalton, Jacoby Brissett, or Tyrod Taylor, to provide primary competition and insurance. But even if it required a $ 5 million one-year deal, the moves would yield more than $ 14 million in capital savings. Some may prefer Garoppolo over Darnold and Taylor, but $ 14 million in savings could go a long way to other parts of the roster.
Darnolds' contract expires after 2021. Technically, the Jets (or 49ers in this scenario) could exercise the fifth-year option on his rookie-scale contract to keep him for another season. However, that decision will have to be taken before May 1 of this year. The Darnolds fifth year option is worth approximately $ 25 million and is fully guaranteed. Without the chance to see him practice or play with the team before then, it is extremely unlikely the team would make such a move. Instead, the 49ers would have the franchise tag at their disposal to keep Darnold from leaving if they wanted to keep him for longer than next year.
The cost of creating space now, by moving Garoppolo for Darnold, would later cost the 49ers more if Darnold was a viable long-term option. That may seem like running in circles, but it's just what the 49ers need. The salary ceiling is dropping this year due to lost earnings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could explode off-season.
Saleh remains one of the most popular head coach candidates in the NFL. If he leaves the 49ers this year, it looks like no landing spot would be more beneficial to San Francisco than the Jets. He would be at another conference creating a hands-on way for the 49ers to get a young starting quarterback and get much needed cap space.
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Developing a Critical Study of Non-Religion
Can discourse analysis help scholars avoid the pitfalls of studying non-religion? In his new book, RSP Co-Founder Christopher R. Cotter argues it can. Speaking with co-host Breann Fallon, this interview highlights the challenges of studying non-religion while celebrating the promise of new methodologies.
Beyond Maps: Eoin O'Mahony's Geographies of Religion and the Secular in Ireland
We should be aware of the delocalising effect of attempts to remove religion from public spaces and the consequences this process has for those who dwell and invest meaning within these spaces. Eoin O'Mahony's work reflects a growing and consolidating movement in the Geography discipline over the last 15 years, which after a history of stops and starts, has made significant progress in attempting to understand spatiality of religion.
Geographies of Religion and the Secular in Ireland
In this broad-ranging interview, O'Mahony eruditely demonstrates what geography can bring to the academic study of 'religion' and presents Ireland as a fascinating context within which to examine processes of boundary-making between the contested constructs of 'religion' and the 'secular'.
A Field Little Plowed? The Study of Religion and the Built Environment Today
"[My dissertation] in Religious Studies [...] begins with the premise that the built environment has been over-emphasized to the detriment of other modes of creating and maintaining sacred space." Let me begin with a mythological allusion. The Roman god Janus was often depicted with two faces to signify his interstitial nature. He looked into the future and past, and oversaw beginnings and endings.
Peter Collins on Religion and the Built Environment
Buildings dominate our skylines, they shape the nature, size, sound and smell of events within their walls, they provide a connection to the recent and distant past, and they serve as a physical, material instantiation of any number of contextual discourses. But what about the relationship between 'religion' and these (generally) human-made structures?
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