Dogs could be fearless protectors for us. Some dog breeds are born to be powerful and strong. A loyal dog will protect you wherever you go. Your dog also could be protector of your house. It will react to strangers that come to your house – some of them are barking, some of them are only sniffing. But, do you know some dogs terrify of some household items? Well, these 10 common household items that terrify your dog.
As your dog basically doesn't like noisy item, a grandfather clock could be a nightmare. Can you imagine the grandfather clock chimes every hour? Your dog will be terrified as hell. Your dog's body will be shaking inside like evil spirits come to its body. There are three options to help your dog: First, you obviously need to change your clock, no chiming clock would be better. Second, if you can't change it as your grandfather clock is your family heritage, set your grandfather clock to not chiming. Third, if you really need your grandfather clock chiming every hour, no need to worry, train your dog to get used to it.
Train your dog to get used to it at very young age. You can put your dog inside, and when the grandfather clock chimes, calm your dog down. Hug it or rub its head gently. Don't forget to give it snack when the chime is over.
Your dog will be startled when you rip the layer of duct tape off quickly. Your dog would come to the duct tape and stare at it. When you do that again, either your dog would be barking or running away. You can use the duct tape to train your dog. If your dog does something you don't like such as biting or barking, rip it off near its ears. But don't do that very often.
Are you cleaning your windows by spraying water from spray bottle? Look at your dog's reaction when you do that close to it. Beside noisy items, dogs are very sensitive with spraying items. If your dog is still a puppy, it will be terrified a little. It might happen to your dog if you have bathed your dog by spraying it with water and your dog was not ready yet. Indirectly, you scare your dog and your dog would remember it. Try to not scare it by spraying it with water slowly. Your dog would be one step closer to be fearless.
The sound of sodastream machine also could startle your dog. If you don't train your dog to get used to it, your dog will be terrified of it. Try to get your dog around when you start using the machine. First, your dog would be confused by staring at the machine, and then it barks to the machine. Calm your dog down by rub its head to show it that the machine is not dangerous. After you do that many times, the next step is to try putting your dog on your thigh when you're sitting to use the machine. If your dog feels uncomfortable, rub its head again until it gets used to it.
You will use this item when you are celebrating birthday or anniversary. It doesn't look dangerous at all until it pops and makes your dog startled. This item would be one of terrifying item if it happens to your dog. If it happens to your dog, calm your dog down. Get its bravery back by showing that the balloons are safe. But don't let your dog paws the balloon. When it pops because of the paws, your dog will terrify of it again. How to Train Puppies to Stop Fighting Each Other in The House and What to expect with an older dog?
Do you often reheat your food with microwave? When your food is ready after reheating, looks like your dog is terrified of it. Sometimes, the sound of microwave disturbs your dog. Nothing you could do but train your dog to get used to it. You only need to familiarize the microwave to your dog. If your dog barks to the microwave, calm it down. The more you use your microwave, the more your dog will know that the item is actually not dangerous.
Beside noisy and spraying items, dogs don't really like item that beeps. Digital scale usually beeps when the weight-in. The beeping sound attracts your dog. When it beeps for second time, your dog will be barking, that's the sign of startling and terrifying. Try to familiarize it to your dog is the only way to train your dog to not being terrified of it.
This household item is the most common item that terrifies your dog. The sound of the vacuum is annoying to your dog. When you are using this item, make sure your dog is not around. Otherwise, your dog will be terrified and you can't do cleaning properly. Put your dog in other room when you are cleaning a room. Or you can put your dog outside for a moment you're cleaning your rooms. Only make sure your dog will not run away when you put it outside.
If you want your dog to be fearless, this vacuum could be a good idea. Cleaning your rooms by vacuum right in front of your dog will train your dog to face the vacuum by chance. Do it many times until your dog stops barking to it. If your dog stops barking when you are cleaning by the vacuum, that's a good sign. That will show your dog's bravery level is increasing.
Smoke detector beeps and does watering if there is smoke or sign of burning. Your dog might probably not ready if it happens in your house. And of course you can't use smoke detector to train your dog to familiarize it. There are two solutions for your dog: First, try to not make any smoke in your house such as smoking or cooking. Second, if it must happen, it is your chance to recognize your dog how the smoke detector works.
Don't panic when the detector reacts, as your dog would panic too by barking to it. Keep your dog inside and do what you have to do like removing the smoke or call the firefighters. Some dog breeds will try to protects itself instead of being terrifying and do nothing.


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Michael K. Smith wins Kiwanian of the Year 2015!
by Thomas Long October 13, 2015
Fellowship, Our Foundation, Our Service
At our recent Kiwanis Installation Banquet, Michael K. Smith was named our 2014-15 Kiwanian of the Year! Unfortunately, Michael was unable to attend the banquet, so President Bill Friedman, our 2013-14 recipient, presented Michael with the Henry Heymann Memorial Award at today's meeting.
Michael has served as Club President for the 2012-13 year, and as CEO of the Kiwanis of Lafayette Foundation for the 2013-14 year where he provided oversight for the $1 million BCBS Healthy Living Club Grant.
Michael's most recent roles include "all around tech guru" and "go to speaker" in the event of a last minute cancellation.
Congratulations, Michael! We appreciate all that you do! #KiwanianoftheYear
Written by Thomas Long
Joel Robideaux – Guest Speaker – 10/13/15
Dr. T. Joseph Savoie – Guest Speaker – 10/20/15
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Be ready to be pleasantly surprised.
The 2018 Corolla will surprise you in every way from its stylish black honeycomb grill, rear spoiler, chrome tipped exhaust and premium interior that is the perfect blend of high tech and high style. The Corolla is a car that trends and fads have no effect on, that's why over 80% of Corolla's sold in the last 20 years are still on the road today.
The 2018 Corolla offers a standard cutting edge safety innovations, dynamic handling, and remarkable fuel efficiency to ensure that every ride is as memorable as the last. The 2018 Corolla – driving never felt so right.


As DC Comics reinvents the Bat-Verse with Tony's Daniel's "Battle for the Cowl" event miniseries, the publisher turned to Ladrönn to further flesh out the seedy underbelly of Gotham City and the various monsters that inhabit its walls, with the fan-favorite Mexican artist providing a series of covers for "Battle for the Cowl's" spin-off books.
Already enjoying a solid professional career highlighted by a two-year run on "Cable" by James Robinson and Joe Casey in the late nineties, Ladrönn received an Eisner award in 2006 as Best Painter/Multimedia Artist for his work with Richard Starkings on "Hip Flask: Mystery City."
Ladrönn, who serves as cover artist "Green Arrow/Black Canary," contributes covers for five "Battle for the Cowl" one-shots: "Commissioner Gordon," "Man-Bat," The Underground," Arkham Asylum" and "The Network."
With an eclectic cast including Doctor Phosphorus, Kirk Langstrom, Dr. Jeremiah Arkham, Catwoman, the Riddler, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, The Penguin and Ra's Al Ghul, Ladrönn will no doubt know Batman's Rogues' Gallery better than any heir to the cowl. CBR News checked in to see how much Ladrönn did know, or was at least willing to share, about DC's plans for Batman.
CBR: First off, how did you get involved in this massive project for DC?
Ladrönn: I was contacted by Batman Group Editor Mike Marts and he invited me to collaborate in the "Battle For The Cowl" project. Mike briefly told me about the characters involved in the books, Commissioner Gordon, Dr. Arkham, Man-Bat, as well as some well-known Batman villains and heroes, and the basic concept for the project and then I started to work on some rough sketches.
I'm fan of the Batman but I don't pay attention to the myths around any characters. In this case, as an artist, I like to see The Batman and all the Bat-verse characters in my own way, but always respecting the original concept. I always want to see every character in its pure form and then I just go beyond that line. The myths are boring to me, I prefer to understand and enjoy the psychology of the characters I'm working with.
Do you remember the first time you drew Batman?
I'm not sure when I drew The Batman the first time, but when I was just a little kid I used to draw a lot of things all the time. I loved to draw machines, boats, planes and trains more than other things but I also remember doing comic characters. I'm sure The Batman was included along with some other comic characters.
What inspires you creatively when working in the Bat-verse?
As a creative artist, the most important thing is when you have in your hands the opportunity to create. There is nothing more important than that. If you are working on something where you can not explore beyond the current and traditional boundaries there is no reason to continue on that; I love to create, and I always feel attracted to projects where I can do that. The Bat-verse is full of hidden and twisted passages so, you have to take the time to go into Gotham's darkest places and get from there the real essence of the characters.
What do you love about working with the heroes and villains of Gotham?
I always enjoy working with complicated characters and in the Bat-verse you always find fantastic personalities. Gotham City has plenty of them, the Joker, the Riddler and Catwoman are formidable villains. And I like Commissioner Gordon. He is a very cool cop. At the end of the day, it is like a simple mathematical equation, there can't be a great hero without an important cast of good and evil characters around.
Is there a character, or two, you have enjoyed working on in particular?
That is a very complicated question for me to respond because there are a lot of characters that I love, and my heart is divided in two parts, North American and European comics. About what characters I love most; I like the characters with a strong psychological profile, maybe for that reason I have always been attracted more to the fantastic European anti-heroes, like the ones created by mythical Alejandro Jodorowsky in the "Incal," or characters like, Nikopol, Ranxerox and Blacksad, just to mention some of them. I also love very much the Jack Kirby characters: Kamandi, Mister Miracle, The Demon and The New Gods. In the "Battle for The Cowl" covers, I enjoyed painting Dr. Arkham and Commissioner Gordon.
Will you be working on any other Bat-books in the future?
Well, I don't know. If my schedule permits it, I think I will be able to work on it. But I think at this time, nobody knows. I always say, the good planets must align so that all good things happen and everything works out well.
I'm working on three projects right now. In the U.S., I'm drawing the second issue of "Hip Flask: Ouroboros," and in Europe, "The Final Incal-T2." These two books drain most of my energies. I also paint covers for a DC book, "Green Arrow/Black Canary" and recently, I did some illustrations for the "Faces Of Evil" books.
Ladrönn's first "Battle For The Cowl" covers strikes March 25 with the release of "Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Commissioner Gordon" #1 by Royal McGraw and Tom Mandrake. CBR News will have more from McGraw in the coming days.


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Shallow Space dev gives crowdfunding post mortem
7 May, 2015 Dan Morse	Leave a comment
The real-time strategy genre sort of died a death in the mid 2000s. EA/Westwood (RIP) did their best to suffocate the Command & Conquer brand by first simplifying it for consoles, then making it free-to-play (and cancelling the latest). Blizzard Entertainment had been a bit preoccupied with some other game in their armoury. The genre was struggling to innovate, people stopped playing and it went dormant. Turn-based took over for a while. But then something happened… First, the long-awaited StarCraft II came out, reinvigorating excitement for real time strategy, and recently, Gearbox Software took some spit and polish to the now-legendary Homeworld series with Homeworld Remastered, a beautiful rebuild of the original two games. There's also Shallow Space: Insurgency, 3D space RTS with a nod to games like Homeworld.
In a post-StarCraft II era, I've hoping we see a renaissance within the RTS community. It's easy to fall into the rut that there's nothing new to try within the genre, but that's just not the case. Really, we saw a shift to multiplayer online battle arena type games like League of Legends, which, funnily enough, started life as a mod for Warcraft III called Defence of the Ancients, which focuses on the hero characters and their fights, rather than base-building and resource management. Now whether there's renewed vigour within the RTS genre, or just that fans are taking more notice, there's certainly more to play!
Shallow Space is a 3D Real Time Strategy game inspired by Nexus: The Jupiter incident and Homeworld.
Shallow Space is already looking promising. There's a meaty alpha build offered up to convince you if the screenshots and busy YouTube channel don't already. The game also got success on Steam Greenlight, paving the way for a full Steam release (or perhaps Early Access?). The developers, Special Circumstance Games, launched a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo, asking for $85,000, just before the Easter Holiday started. The campaign ended on Monday 4 May, hitting just above 10% of their target, at $9,047.
There's a decent post-mortem, written by the lead developer, over on their indiedb section, which is totally worth a read if you're either looking to run a crowdfund campaign yourself, or like me, find these things fascinating. The crux of the matter can be summed up by a very bad decision made by the team at the very start:
So the launch was botched for a start, we made a bad decision. I enlisted the help of a marketing agency who said 'do not launch on a weekend and do not launch near a holiday' I spread those words amongst the team and we concluded that 'hey it means there will be more people by their computers, lets do it anyway.'
As a PR professional myself, I know how tempting it is to clients to disregard tried and tested methodology, thinking it's brave and edgy. It's not. You're paying people to make these proposals for you and you need to trust them. They're based on a very long list of successes and failures: tried and tested formulas. So many of these campaigns get launched, powered by passion for their concept and a large dose of naivety.
Personally, I think the reality of a very crowded market for (ahem) crowdfinding sites like IndieGoGo or Kickstarter is starting to set in. We've gone past the honeymoon period (or gold rush, if you prefer) and there's just so much going on now that your game has to really stand out, either by having a very slick and well planned campaign, being at the right place at the right time or having an already established catalogue. From here on out, successful crowdfunding (and this applies outside of games too!) is going to be even less forgiving than grafting off your own back. Sure, the payout might be bigger, but so will the pressure.
Grab the Linux, OS X or Windows demo for Shallow Space: Insurgency on indie DB and give it a whirl!
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USMNT Jan 15, 2023
USMNT captain Tyler Adams named 2022 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year
CHICAGO – Tyler Adams has been voted the 2022 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year after captaining the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to cap off an excellent year for club and country.
Selected by his teammates to wear the armband in Qatar, the midfielder led the USMNT in minutes played this year and featured in every minute of the USA's successful World Cup run while winning the DFB-Pokal with RB Leipzig and making a massive impact since joining the English Premier League with Leeds United last summer.
Adams received his third nomination for the award, following his first full year with the USMNT in 2018 and after helping propel RB Leipzig to the UEFA Champions League Semifinals in 2020. He joins a long list of USMNT stars to win U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year, which was first awarded in 1984 to Rick Davis.
"Receiving this type of recognition is certainly special, but for me the team's success is the most important thing," Adams said. "Having the experience of going to the World Cup, performing well as a group and moving the sport forward in the United States was super important to me this year, and I couldn't have done it without my teammates."
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🏆 @BioSteelSports Male Player of the Year pic.twitter.com/CP29sQKH5H
— U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (@USMNT) January 13, 2023
The award was revealed during the pregame broadcast of the Aston Villa-Leeds United match earlier today. U.S. Soccer legend Tim Howard – who is a two-time winner of the award – recorded a video that was shown as a surprise to Adams in front of his teammates at Leeds.
"Tim Howard is an absolute legend in U.S. Soccer history and the Premier League as well," Adams continued. "To hear those words from him was very special, and I'm very thankful."
The USMNT midfielder was critical to the team's success at the World Cup and Adams was electric in the middle of the park, his seemingly endless engine earning him Man of the Match honors in the USA's first two games — a 1-1 draw against Wales and 0-0 deadlock against No. 5- ranked England.
Who better than 2-time U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year @TimHowardGK to deliver the news to @tyler_adams14 in front of his @LUFC teammates? 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/DOu4xcNPH6
The youngest captain at the tournament and the youngest USMNT captain at the World Cup since 1950, Adams was one of three players to play every possible minute in Qatar. Against the Netherlands in the Round of 16, Adams became the youngest U.S. captain ever in a World Cup Knockout Round match. The Wappingers Fall, N.Y., native also covered more ground than any other player on the field twice during the tournament, running 8.2 miles against Wales and eight miles in the Knockout Round-clinching victory against Iran.
On the year, Adams led the team with 1,131 minutes played and 14 starts while tying for the USMNT lead with 14 appearances. During World Cup qualifying, Adams played in 13 of 14 matches, tied for the team lead, including 12 starts.
This summer, the midfielder made a big move to the English Premier League with a $24 million transfer to Leeds United. Adams made an immediate impact at Elland Road, establishing himself as a mainstay in the line-up as he appeared in 13 of 14 matches for the club before the World Cup break.
In spring 2022, Adams wrapped up a three-and-a-half-year spell with RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. In his final appearance with the club, he helped Leipzig win its first-ever DFB-Pokal title against Freiburg. In total, Adams made 17 appearances and added one assist during his final stretch in Germany.
For the second time, fans were able to vote for the U.S. Soccer Player and Young Player of the Year Awards with those votes weighted at 15% of the total. Of the five finalists for the Male Player of the Year Award, Adams earned 71.6 percent of the overall tabulated votes followed by Christian Pulisic (14.7%) and Matt Turner (8.2%).
Votes for U.S. Soccer Male and Young Male Player of the Year Awards are collected from respective National Team coaches, National Team players who have earned a cap in 2022, members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, U.S. Soccer Athletes' Council, professional league (MLS and USL) head coaches, select media members and former players and administrators.
First awarded in 1984, 26 players have been awarded U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year. Current U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Earnie Stewart won it in 2001. Landon Donovan holds the record for most awards, winning it four times, while Clint Dempsey won it on three occasions. Then eighteen-year-old Christian Pulisic became the youngest player to win the award in 2017.
Year Male Player of the Year
2022 Tyler Adams
2021 Christian Pulisic (3)
2020 Weston McKennie
2018 Zack Steffen
2017 Christian Pulisic
2016 Jozy Altidore (2)
2015 Michael Bradley
2014 Tim Howard
2013 Jozy Altidore
2012 Clint Dempsey (3)
2010 Landon Donovan (4)
2007 Clint Dempsey
2006 Oguchi Onyewu
2005 Kasey Keller (3)
2003 Landon Donovan
2002 Brad Friedel
2001 Earnie Stewart
2000 Chris Armas
1998 Cobi Jones
1997 Kasey Keller
1996 Eric Wynalda
1995 Alexi Lalas
1994 Marcelo Balboa (2)
1993 Thomas Dooley
1992 Marcelo Balboa
1991 Hugo Perez
1990 Tab Ramos
1989 Mike Windischmann
1988 Peter Vermes
1987 Brent Goulet
1986 Paul Caligiuri
1985 Perry Van der Beck
1984 Rick Davis
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Forty-eight players were selected in the NWSL Draft.
NWSL Jan 13, 2023
New England Revolution sign 18-year-old Jack Panayotou to Homegrown Contract
He becomes the 10th Homegrown in club history.
MLS Jan 10, 2023
St. Louis CITY SC signs 15-year-old Caden Glover as club's first MLS Homegrown Player
Glover is a U.S. Youth National Team roster pool member.
U.S. Soccer appoints Anthony Hudson as USMNT head coach for January camp
Hudson is serving in place of Gregg Berhalter.
U.S. U-19 Men's Youth National Team opens January camp at the University of Miami
Head coach Marko Mitrović called up 23 players.
Youth MNT Jan 06, 2023
U.S. U-17 Men's Youth National Team begins 2023 with training camp in Florida
Twenty-three players have been called up.


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Leeds Trinity University launches new Nursing programmes to support the NHS
The University is introducing three Nursing degrees to respond to key public sector workforce needs in the Leeds City Region and beyond.
Leeds Trinity will be offering three Nursing degrees, starting in January 2024 subject to approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), in Adult Nursing, Learning Disabilities Nursing, and Mental Health Nursing.
The programmes are aligned to the principles and values of the NHS Constitution and are being co-designed by Leeds Trinity's academic experts in partnership with clinical practice partners, service users and carers to respond to demands on the NHS in Yorkshire.
Nursing students at Leeds Trinity will spend approximately half of their time in practice in a variety of different settings. Placements will reflect the integrated care system to ensure that students are able to work confidently across all parts of it.
The programmes will prepare students to provide personalised care to people in hospital, their homes and the community, as well as maximise the use of digital health technology.
Specialised teaching facilities including a clinical skills suite, simulation ward, and a replicated, digitally enhanced community flat will also provide students with the equipment to practise clinical skills in a safe and controlled environment.
Associate Professor (Professional Practice) and Academic Lead for Nursing at Leeds Trinity University Abigail Lancaster has over twenty years' experience in clinical practice, as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in both hospital and community settings.
Abi said: "The innovative Nursing degrees we are introducing at Leeds Trinity University will enable students to develop the knowledge and skills needed for this rewarding career, where each day gives you the opportunity to make a difference to people's health and wellbeing.
"In a recent YouGov UK poll*, nursing was chosen by members of the public as the profession which makes the biggest contribution to society, which demonstrates the high regard people have for the work that nurses do.
"With a focus on holistic and interprofessional practice, Leeds Trinity University students will be compassionate, competent, highly knowledgeable and skilled future nurses able to provide personalised responses which put people at the centre of care delivery. This is a very exciting development for Leeds Trinity and I look forward to meeting students at Open Days soon."
The introduction of this subject area is part of a programme of growth and transformation at Leeds Trinity University, aligned to its Strategic Plan 2021-26.
Professor Malcolm Todd, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Leeds Trinity University, commented: "This is a pivotal moment for Leeds Trinity as we widen our provision and seek to support the NHS in the Leeds City Region and beyond.
"As a career-led University with values rooted in care, service and social justice, our new Nursing programmes will equip even more of our graduates with the skills and experience to make a positive contribution to society.
"With our new courses, we are also investing in our facilities to provide an outstanding educational experience, develop our learners for careers of the future, and meet skills needs. This is an example of the University's Strategic Plan coming to life and I look forward to making continued progress."
In addition to Nursing, Leeds Trinity University is also introducing a new degree in Biomedical Science, starting in September 2023.
Leeds Trinity University is holding Open Days on 1 and 22 October and 19 November for prospective students. For further information visit leedstrinity.ac.uk/open-days.
*Nurses top UK poll on who makes biggest contribution to society


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Hi, I am a newbie dimer posting a question for the first time , so few months back i saw a post on credits cards here on desidime in which a person explained a trick in which you wont spend anything from your pocket if you have 5 credit cards . so i would like to learn this trick as i am unable to find the post . now i have 5 credit cards in my family i would like to learn how to do it .
I hope i am posting in the right section .
thanks for the tip but there was some kind of trick where you could pay your credit card bills using other credit cards and this circle keeps on going and you wont spend anything from your pocket .
That's called credit transfer and it has associated interest charges and are really steep. Don't ever think about it.
What about the very last payment u have to make? What if the rotation trick stops somehow and you dont have the money to pay back your last outstanding on time? And what if your rotation of money leads to high enough usage to attract Income tax notices?
Why would you want to get into this cycle at all?
so one should stay away from these kind of tricks ? it is not beneficial ? i am asking these things because i am new to credit cards.
Brother, i am asking you guys about this because i dont have enough knowledge about it , one thing that i remember from that trick is never use your credit card to the full potential only use 40% . so it will help in repayment .
Lol they are not my role models, i dont have enough knowledge about it so i want you guys to enlighten me .. if you say its not good i wont do it .
Nothing good comes out of doing the wrong thing.
@Dealcharmer Buy this – https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01B...9Y, then convert each credit card into 4 (pieces). Make a one time payment of all outstanding. After that for the rest of your life, you don't have to pay anything for your pocket or wallet.
CIBIL does not track anyone. They just consolidate and and analyze data provided to them by Banks and NBFC.
So, In a nutshell Doing this kind of rotation or circulation of credit is not advisable ?
I personally wud refrain from …..
Hey Here is the Trick Completely Explained.
2> Spend as much as you can aggressively.
3> Go and get in touch with Bank Manager and request him or her that you will pay you dues every month with credit card, it depends on your talking and convincing skills.
4> On due date before 1 day a person from Bank will visit your home to collect the card from which you want to make the payment to clear your dues.
That's it, the circle continues till the death of the credit card holder.
Enjoy it and enjoy life and credit card. Don't leave opportunity to grab credit cards as much as possible. The more the credit card the more you are on top of the world.
Transferring funds from the credit card fo paytn or phone pe and then get that fund into bank is good thing to do ( i know paytm take 3% cut ) but i have heard phonepe doesnt take any percentage ??
I mean my info is right ?


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U.S. to outline strong support for self-driving cars at CES
LAS VEGAS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday will signal strong support for self-driving vehicles as it releases new guidance from federal agencies at the annual CES tech conference.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is unveiling the administration's latest principles for autonomous vehicles -- dubbed 4.0, which she says unifies autonomous efforts across 38 U.S. departments and agencies.
"The takeaway from AV 4.0 is that the federal government is all in -- for safer, better and more inclusive transportation, aided by automated driving systems," Chao plans to say, according to a copy of her remarks reviewed by Reuters.
White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios said in a statement the principles will "help foster an environment for innovators to advance safe AV technologies, and put the U.S. in a position of continued leadership in the future of transportation."
The 51-page 4.0 policy document being released Wednesday says the U.S. government will adopt and promote "flexible, technology-neutral policies that will allow the public, not the federal government or foreign governments, to choose the most economically efficient and effective transportation and mobility solutions."
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the March 2018 death of a pedestrian in a crash with an Uber Technologies Inc test vehicle, the first-ever attributed to a self-driving car. The NTSB faulted the distracted back-up who failed to intervene when the vehicle did not properly identify the pedestrian and Uber's safety culture.
The NTSB said in November U.S. regulators should make those assessments mandatory and ensure automated vehicles have appropriate safeguards. Chao said she is still reviewing the NTSB recommendations.
Consumer Reports, an influential U.S. magazine, argues U.S. and state regulators "are utterly failing to make sure self-driving car testing is being done safely. It's the Wild West right now."
Chao will say Wednesday that "automated vehicles have the potential to save thousands of lives annually... and would restore mobility for millions of people who face transportation challenges."
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing how it can remove regulatory barriers to self-driving cars and considering whether to let General Motors Co deploy some vehicles without steering wheels. Automakers must meet nearly 75 auto safety standards, many of which were written with the assumption that a licensed driver will be in control of the vehicle.
"I want the federal government to support innovation but not at the risk of safety," Chao told Reuters.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Lisa Shumaker


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Neil deGrasse Tyson goes woke for Christmas, insists Santa 'misgendered' his reindeer
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton December 26, 2020
Liberal science author Neil deGrasse Tyson decided to Grinch up Christmas on Twitter this Christmas Eve by pointing out, in his opinion, that it isn't scientifically possible for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to be male. Yes, he brought gender into the woke midst of what is 2020.
"Santa doesn't know Zoology: Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well-before Christmas," observed Tyson, before offering his followers the big kicker: "So Santa's reindeer, which all sport antlers, are therefore all female, which means Rudolf has been misgendered."
He also alluded to Santa being a knowledgeable physicist since Rudolph's nose is the perfect color for navigating poor weather. "Santa Knows Physics: Of all colors, Red light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig."
Twitter melted down over the un-Christmasy proclamations by Tyson. He was roasted over an open fire.
Santa doesn't know Zoology:
Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well-before Christmas.
So Santa's reindeer, which all sport antlers, are therefore all female, which means Rudolf has been misgendered. pic.twitter.com/fkHqhJM7dY
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2020
Santa Knows Physics: Of all colors, Red light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig. pic.twitter.com/RddOficvWx
One commenter states: "Neil doesn't know Rudolph's history. He first appeared in 1939 and he had no antlers." Many more followed suit.
"Been studying this extensively for months – According to 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' (copyright 1949), Rudolph had "only tiny stubs" for antlers. He most likely dropped them late fall and they grew back early due to genetic mutations."
Been studying this extensively for months – According to 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' (copyright 1949), Rudolph had "only tiny stubs" for antlers. He most likely dropped them late fall and they grew back early due to genetic mutations. pic.twitter.com/lhDkHcNTMq
— Matt (@SchaafMFG) December 25, 2020
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) lit the fire: "Next you're going to tell me he doesn't fly all around the world in one night, come down all our chimneys, and leave presents for good little boys & girls. Bah humbug. A lump of coal for you."
Next you're going to tell me he doesn't fly all around the world in one night, come down all our chimneys, and leave presents for good little boys & girls.
Bah humbug. A lump of coal for you.
🎄🎄🎄#MerryChristmas https://t.co/90lw7SmyHn
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 25, 2020
Big names lined up to take a torch to Tyson over crushing the dreams of little children on Christmas.
The National Security Advisor for Ted Cruz, Omri Ceren, left a mark.
"The amazing thing about this tweet – and it has to be deliberate, so I sort of respect the hustle – is it gets progressively more obnoxious the further along you read. About midway through you say to yourself "wow there's no way this could get more obnoxious" then bam, punchline."
The amazing thing about this tweet – and it has to be deliberate, so I sort of respect the hustle – is it gets progressively more obnoxious the further along you read. About midway through you say to yourself "wow there's no way this could get more obnoxious" then bam, punchline. https://t.co/QuHNsMikzG
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) December 25, 2020
Jonah Goldberg nails Tyson… precisely.
"I'm a thief of joy because someone told me that made me cool when I was 12."
"I'm a thief of joy because someone told me that made me cool when I was 12." https://t.co/HnzjFcvUWu
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) December 25, 2020
The Director of Communications for the President, Tim Murtaugh, threw a zinger as well.
"This guy must be fun at Christmas parties."
This guy must be fun at Christmas parties. https://t.co/5M13nG2BFd
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) December 25, 2020
In the midst of all the lambasting, Tyson's tweets still went viral. It was probably a mixture of disgust and wokeness.
Santa is magical and so are his reindeer. Gender never had a thing to do with it, nor did physics. And let's not forget the point of Christmas which is celebrating the birth of our Savior. But Tyson dissed that as well.
Tyson is not alone in missing the point of Santa and his reindeer. New York's Governor Cuomo took steps to ensure Santa Claus was able to travel around the state this Christmas Eve. He magnanimously announced that the New York State Department of Health has granted Santa a waiver to travel to New York for Christmas.
"Santa Claus asked for an exception for the 14-day quarantine requirement because it would be impractical for him to be in the state and then quarantine and still get all his gifts delivered on time," Cuomo said. "We normally do not do waivers of quarantine…but DOH has been considering it for the past few days, and they have actually granted the request."
While the state has granted the waiver, Santa was required to wear a mask this year.
"I think you will still be able to recognize him even though he'll be wearing a mask because he does have a fairly distinct outfit that he wears plus his body style is fairly distinct," Cuomo said. "So I don't think there will be any issue in identifying Santa this year. He'll be able to do his job, but do it safely because he'll be wearing a mask."
Even Dr. Anthony Fauci went on Sesame Street to reassure Elmo that Santa was safe. "I measured his level of immunity, and he is good to go," Fauci said. "He can come down the chimney, he can leave the presents, he can leave and you have nothing to worry about."
It would seem that the liberal trolling of Christmas this year was widespread and very politically correct.
The tweet also earned Tyson a nomination for one of the worst takes of 2020, as part of the annual 'List' compiled by commenter Siraj Hashmi.
✍🏼nominated✍🏼for✍🏼the✍🏼List✍🏼 pic.twitter.com/s5RiC3yBJa
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) December 25, 2020
Man arrested after allegedly hitting Gov. Cuomo staffer in the head with cinder block
Trump to sign order requiring negative coronavirus test for UK travelers, CDC says


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In the new academic year, University of Westminster academics from the Department of Computer Science and Westminster Law School (WLS) hope to pilot, with the help of WLS students, a high-tech and innovative computer game using virtual reality that they have been developing in partnership.
This interdisciplinary project, which won the Best Paper Award at the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN2016) conference, is the result of a highly ground-breaking collaboration between the two departments. The project titled 'REVRLaw: An Immersive Way for Teaching Criminal Law using Virtual Reality' will test the effectiveness of the game in assisting WLS students with the Law of Murder on the Bachelor of Law (LLB) and the Integrated Master's in Law (MLaw) Criminal Law module.
REal and Virtual Reality Law (REVRLaw) is the proposed framework in which Law students will be able to explore a real case scenario using Virtual Reality technology. They will discover important pieces of evidence from a real scenario and make up their mind over the crime case if it is a murder or not. The game-based platform integrates the immersion into Virtual Reality as the perception of being physically present in a non-physical world.
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The Westminster scientists involved are Senior Lecturer Markos Mentzelopoulos, Senior Lecturer Dr Daphne Economou and Games Development student James Parrish from the University's Department of Computer Science, and Senior Lecturer Dr Paresh Kathrani from Westminster Law School.
The pre-release testing of the game will be tested with the help of the University's Computer Games Development and Law students, making the project an interdisciplinary collaboration between Westminster students and academics. The students will identify and address any development and mechanical issues, as well as any imperfections related to user-experience.
Learn more about the Department of Computer Science and Westminster Law School.


May Forster has been a familiar face around our area hospitals for the last five decades. She has been volunteering in countless positions for over 50 years, and has no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
You may recognize May Forster from the gift shop, ultrasound department, day surgery, or even the information desk at our area hospitals. She's worked in countless roles over the last 50 years that she has been volunteering with the hospitals in our community. SooToday caught up with May at the Sault Area Hospital to chat about what keeps her dedicated to volunteering after all of these years.


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Keshikule v S (CC 16 of 2008) [2009] NAHC 59 (27 May 2009);
CC 16 of 2008
[2009] NAHC 59
NO.: CC 16/2008
IN THE HIGH COURT OF NAMIBIA
HELD IN OSHAKATI
SHIKOYENI KESHIKULE
CORAM:
LIEBENBERG, A.J
Heard on: 04 March 2009 – 26 May
Delivered on: 27 May 2009
SENTENCE:
The accused, now 18 years of age, pleaded guilty to a single charge
of Rape in contravention of section 2(1) (a) of the Combating of
Rape Act, 2000 (Act 8 of 2000) in that he, on the 23rd
day of September 2006 at Ohakatiya Village in the district of
Eenhana, committed a sexual act with a girl aged 9 years, while the
accused at the time, was 15 years of age.
[2] In a
statement prepared in terms of section 112(2) of the Criminal
Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977) by Mr. Bondai, who appeared for
the accused on instructions of the Directorate: Legal Aid, amplified
the accused's plea of guilty in the following terms: During
September 2006 the accused was employed at the home of the
complainant as a cattle herder and shared a bedroom with the
complainant and other children. On the night of 22nd
or the morning of the 23rd
September 2006 the accused stood up from his bed and went to where
the complainant was lying and after pulling her panties aside, he
inserted his penis into her vagina where after he engaged in a sexual
act with her. He furthermore admitted the age difference between him
and the complainant being more than 3 years and stated that he knew,
when committing the crime, that his actions were unlawful and
punishable by law.
[3] In view of
the young age of the accused, the Court requested a pre-sentence
report compiled by a social worker. This report was compiled by a
social worker, Ms Ilunga Muyinda employed by the Ministry of Gender
Equality and Child Welfare: Directorate of Child Welfare Services.
gist of this report is that the accused is one of a family of 9
members and he grew up with his biological parents. During these
years they did not experience any behavioural problems with him.
Accused has no formal education as he apparently was too old when
sent to a public school the first time and only attended a Literacy
Programme for a few months before dropping out for no apparent
reason. He thereafter started herding the cattle of his family which
he was still doing at the time of committing the crime in question.
In her assessment
of the facts Ms Muyinda came to the conclusion that the accused, when
committing the crime, could have been vulnerable owing to the fact
that he was far from home and the family members with whom he was
living, did not support him emotionally and furthermore, that the
accused at the time possibly lacked parental guidance and
supervision. She did however emphasise that the accused at no stage
displayed any behavioural problems. He is a first offender and
besides acknowledging the wrongfulness of his act, has also expressed
remorse for his wrongdoing. Because the accused being a minor when
he committed the crime and without him fully appreciating the
consequences of his actions, Ms Muyinda recommended that the accused
be sent to a rehabilitation centre where he could receive
reconstruction services. In her evidence however, she conceded that
she was unaware of a rehabilitation centre that could provide the
necessary reconstructive services.
[4] In sentencing
the Court has to take cognizance of those factors relevant to
sentencing namely, the personal circumstances of the accused; the
crime and the interests of society, while at the same time the Court
will endeavour to satisfy the objectives of punishment being
prevention, deterrence, rehabilitation and retribution. (S
v Zinn 1969(2)
SA 537 (A))
The courts,
when sentencing, have adopted an approach of mercy or compassion,
which should not be interpreted to mean that the Court has sympathy
for the accused. It has been said that "mercy
is a balanced and humane quality of thought which tempers one's
approach when considering the basic factors of letting the punishment
fit the criminal as well as the crime and being fair to society."
(S v Narker and
1975(1) SA 583 (AD))
[5] With regard
to the accused's personal circumstances, the young age of the
accused weighs very heavy with the Court especially when taking into
account that he was only 15 years of age when he committed the crime.
Until then he had not displayed any behavioural problems or
misconduct, despite his upbringing and background being far from
ideal. It is not clear since what age the accused started herding
cattle or moved away from his parents' home, but it seems to me
that the accused already at a very young age, was left to fend for
himself and had to go without the guidance and emotional support of
his parents and siblings. Therefore, Ms Muyinda's evaluation of
the accused having been quite vulnerable at the time of committing
the offence of rape is not without merit.
[6] Another
aspect of the accused's personal circumstances which carries
considerable weight is that at no stage did the accused make himself
guilty of misconduct or do someone mischief other than the
complainant in this case. I am therefore inclined to disagree with
the view taken that the accused has to be rehabilitated,
as he has no history of misconduct, criminal behaviour or the
propensity to commit crime. The crime he committed, albeit serious,
was his first and given the circumstances of this case, it would in
my view, be wrong to equate the accused with the majority of
criminals daily appearing in our courts on similar charges.
Accused has now reached the age of 18
years and there can be no doubt that he at this age has a better
understanding of the law as well as the moral and social values
expected from all in society.
Rape is always a serious crime for which lengthy custodial
sentences are generally imposed other than in wholly exceptional
circumstances. The circumstances in which the rape was committed
will determine the degree of seriousness of the case and in the
present matter the age of the victim being 9 years, is regarded to be
an aggravating factor. On the other hand, the accused himself was
only 15 years of age and a youth himself. This, in my view,
distinguishes this case from other cases where women and young
children fall prey to adult offenders who either assault or force
their victims into submission only to satisfy their sexual desires.
Although it can be said that the accused in this case did the same,
sight must not be lost of him being very young and, bearing in mind
that he was sharing a room with other children, it is clear that
those adults living in the house with him and the complainant,
approved of the situation, probably because they regarded the accused
to be still a child. A matter of concern to this Court is that the
accused did not attend school as was expected of a boy of his age,
but instead, was a herd boy looking after cattle. It cannot be said
that therefore, the accused should no longer be treated as a juvenile
and has to be punished like an adult.
It will only be in exceptional cases where the courts will follow
such course, for instance in the matter of Director
of Public Prosecutions, Kwazulu-Natal v P
2006(1) SACR 243 (SCA) where the accused was 12 years old at the time
of murdering her grandmother and 14 years old upon conviction. The
passing of sentence was postponed on certain conditions of
correctional supervision, against which the State appealed. The
Court of Appeal held that on the facts, the accused acted like an
'ordinary' criminal, despite her age and background, and should
have been treated as such. The Court further held that neither the
Constitution nor the international conventions forbade incarceration
of children, and it was not inconceivable that there might be cases
in which incarceration of a child was required. Even in the case of
child offenders, it was said, the sentence had to be in proportion to
the gravity of the offence. The Court proceeded and imposed a
sentence of imprisonment, suspended on certain conditions.
juvenile offenders, the courts have, through the years, placed
emphasis on 'care and rehabilitation' rather than retribution and
deterrence as objectives of punishment. This is evident from the
words of Wessels J in S
v Smith
1922 TPD 199 who said: "…the
State should not punish a child of tender years as a criminal and
stamp him as such throughout his after life, but it should endeavour
by taking him out of his surroundings, to educate and uplift him and
to make him gradually understand the difference between good conduct
and bad conduct."
endeavour to find a suitable sentence, it must have regard to the
circumstances in which the crime was committed as well as the
seriousness thereof; while at the same time, decide what punishment
would be best for the young offender that will also serve the
interest of society. In S
v Jansen
1975(1) SA (A) at 427H – 428A Botha JA stated: "In
the case of a juvenile offender it is above all necessary for the
court to determine what appropriate form a punishment in the peculiar
circumstances of the case would best serve the interest of society as
well as the interest of the juvenile. The interest of society cannot
be served by disregarding the interests of the juvenile, for mistaken
form of punishment might easily result in a person with a distorted
or more distorted personality being eventually returned to society."
As a matter of principle, the Court must as far as possible avoid
imposing a sentence of imprisonment on the juvenile offender and
should bear in mind especially
that the younger the accused, the less appropriate imprisonment will
be, (b) that imprisonment is inappropriate in the case of a first
offender, and (c) that short-term imprisonment is rarely
appropriate. The court should thus always consider the
appropriateness of other sentencing options. However, if, in all the
relevant circumstances and upon a consideration of the objects of
sentencing, imprisonment appears
to be the appropriate sentence, the court must impose it."
v Z 1999(1)
SACR 427 (E))
When applying the aforementioned principles to the present facts
the Court has to ask itself whether, bearing in mind the accused's
personal circumstances as well as the circumstances of the case, a
custodial sentence is called for? The complainant did not sustain
serious injury and from the medical report handed in, it would appear
that the only injury was to the hymen which was no longer intact.
Unfortunately, this loss to the complaint will always stick to her
mind, especially when she becomes older. After having given due
consideration to all the factors relevant to sentencing as well as
the principles set out herein, I have come to the conclusion that it
will neither be in the best interest of the accused nor society, to
impose a custodial sentence where the accused has to go to prison.
The nature of the crime committed however, dictates the imposition of
a deterrence sentence; one that would personally serve as a warning
to the accused and other likeminded persons.
[12] In the result, the accused is
sentenced as follows:
imprisonment wholly suspended for 5 years on condition that the
accused is not convicted of Rape or Attempted Rape, committed during
the period of suspension.
_____________________________(Signed)
LIEBENBERG, A.J.
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
Adv. O.
Sibeya
Instructed by:	Office
of the Prosecutor-General
ON BEHALF OF DEFENCE	Mr
Bondai
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CONF Jan 23, 2023
Women in the Museum. Shattered Ceilings (Amsterdam, 7 Mar 23)
Josephina de Fouw
On the 7th of March 2023 the Rijksmuseum will host the annual symposium 'Women in the Museum – Shattered Ceilings' (live and online), as part of the research project Women of the Rijksmuseum.
This symposium is about current museum ambitions, role models, gender diversity and about quality. International museum professionals from The New-York Historical Society, the Nationalmuseum Stockholm, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the National Portrait Gallery London, among others, will share their experiences and expertise. After three sessions, there will be room for discussion and exchange of views.
Women in the Museum is a series of annual symposiums organised by the Rijksmuseum as part of the Women of the Rijksmuseum project. The 2022 symposium 'Best Practices' was mainly about many initiatives that embed the gendered narrative in the museum world.
This project is made possible in part by the Women of the Rijksmuseum Fund.
09.00 - 09.30: Registration, coffee and tea
09.30 - 09.35: Welcome by Hendrikje Crebolder, Director Development and Media, Rijksmuseum.
09.35 - 09.50: Introduction 'Shattered Ceilings', Dr. Jenny Reynaerts, senior curator Paintings and chair of Project Women of the Rijksmuseum. "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
09.55 - 11.00: Session 1: Looking up: Role Models
Are there any role models to follow when trying to incorporate women's stories in the practice and presentation in museums? And on another note: which role models do museums present to our public? The heroine, the gamechanger? Or women whose daily actions define history in a less obvious way? And what about hidden or even forbidden role models?
- Margaret K. Hofer, Vice President and Museum Director of the New-York Historical Society. Black Dolls: Expressions of Creativity and Resistance
- Silvia Rottenberg, former director of the Dutch Institute in Buenos Aires. Female artists taking charge: South American bravura or example for all?
- Dr. Flavia Frigeri, Chanel curator of the collection at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Women, Women, Women: Reframing Narratives at the National Portrait Gallery
11.05 - 11.35: Coffee and tea break
11.35 – 12.45: Session 2: Questions of Gender
Today, the awareness of gender fluidity is rising. Consequently, it becomes clear that there is a great deal of untold and unacknowledged history, and that (art) historiography is gendered. How to approach the diversity of gender in a world that most of the time was considered binary? How do we find and tell stories from the lhbtq+ community without stereotyping? What is the consequence of the frequent lack of definite sources about these, by historical necessity, invisible gender positions? And how to deal with possible resistance when opening gender narratives?
- Dr. Rosalind McKever, curator of Paintings and Drawings, Victoria & Albertmuseum, London. "Can I ask what it is like to be a woman curating a menswear exhibition?"
- Dr. Fanny Wonu Veys, curator of Oceania, National Museum of World Cultures, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. What a Genderful World - Thinking through the making of an exhibition
- Sander Heithuis, Research Institute Women Inc., Amsterdam. Telling the untold story: towards gender equality in Dutch musea
12.45 - 14.15: Lunch break / TOUR Print Cabinets
14.15 – 15.30: Session 3: The Elephant in the Room: Quality
The obvious criterium when acquiring new (art) objects in our museum is quality. Is quality a static or a fluid concept, subject to historical conjuncture? More than anything, quality has been denied to women's work. This has been seen as inevitable and a consequence of insufficient schooling, a lack of sparring partners and rivalry, and above all, a limited outlook on life.
What are the consequences of the use of this category as the foremost criterium for art? How do museums choose and present women's work: do they redefine quality and the historical context that goes with it, or do women have to fit into the so-called neutral, yet inherently male narrative?
- Carl-Johan Olsson, curator 19th-century Visual arts, National Museum Stockholm. Balancing Gender?
- Rein Wolfs, General Director Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Insights in the new collection presentation of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Dr. Katrin Dyballa, curator of the Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg. On the upcoming exhibition Ingenious Women: Women artists and their companions
16.00 - 17.00: Panel debate, chaired by Ilona van Tuinen, Head of the Print and Drawings Department, Rijksmuseum
17:00 -18.00 Drinks
Further information: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/lectures-symposiums/women-in-the-museum
CONF: Women in the Museum. Shattered Ceilings (Amsterdam, 7 Mar 23). In: ArtHist.net, Jan 23, 2023 (accessed Jan 29, 2023), <https://arthist.net/archive/38405>.


I recently heard our dean of academic affairs use the term "shovel ready" to refer to the progress of a campus construction project. I'd never heard that term before… A group of English faculty members experimented with remediating it to mean "ready to dig your own grave," but I don't think that meaning will stick.
7 May 2004 in Humanities, Language.


Another hardware project! This one doesn't even look like hardware related, which is one of my favorite aspects of this necklace. I made it on a whim, and I'm pretty happy with the outcome.
1) Cut a long strand of wire – mine was 18 inches (45.72 cm) and was more than enough. Using the round nosed ends of the jewelry pliers, create a loop. I twisted it several times to ensure security.
2) Thread pearls onto the wire, until 7 inches (17.78 cm) is reached. Insert the strand of pearls through the coupling.
3) Trim the end of the wire, leaving about an inch (2.54 cm).
4) Form a tight loop, as you did in the beginning.
5) Connect to the strand of pearls to the chain with a jump ring. If you haven't already, separate the chain so that you have two equal lengths. Connect the other end of the pearl strand to the second half of the chain.
6) Attach the clasp and jump ring to the ends of the chain.
Hope you like it! I love the metal coupling because it doesn't even look like what it really is. It can just pass for a metal tube jewelry finding. In person, the copper hue is a bit like rose gold – which we all know is an all around fave!


On 5 December 2018 representatives of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG signed the contract for the upgrade of 18 further MARS rocket launchers to MARS II.
Numerous experts from 15 nations used this unique forum for an intense exchange of information on research results in the field of indirect protection (camouflage, concealment and deception).
During a rollout ceremony on 4 September 2018 at the IVECO-Magirus plant in Ulm, the 100th production vehicle of the protected IVECO Trakker 8x8 was handed over to the field units by the Federal Office of BAAINBw.


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Emory Old Theology Building
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If the walls of the oldest building on campus could talk, what would they say?
This was the premise behind an architecturally-embedded storytelling system we designed for Emory University in conjunction with the renovation of a one-time campus centerpiece. Throughout Convocation Hall—now home to the university president—thoughtfully integrated canvases turn walls into portals for exploring campus culture and Emory's impact on the global community.
In the foyer, a large digital mosaic, whose form mimics the building's unique patchworked marble exterior, welcomes students, faculty, and visitors. Modern media mosaics continue throughout the interior—passage through ordinary hallways becomes an immersive encounter with current campus happenings.
In the former office of the chancellor, the artfully etched panels of an analog mosaic invite visitors to slow down, lean in, and learn about the building's past lives in the whisper of the original wooden wainscoting. With its innovative fusion of past and present, Convocation Hall has once again become a forward-looking showpiece for Emory University.


Chris and Anthony are back this week to discuss the BGG.com top 100 board games. We get asked a lot which of these we've played and which we haven't, and whether we'd recommend one particular hot game or another. So, we figured, why not do them all!
To kick things off, we ask everyone our question of the week, "What game has been sitting on your shelf unplayed the longest?" We got dozens of responses – apparently a lot of games are going unplayed out there!
Next up, we dove into our acquisition disorders for the week. Anthony looked at Detective: City of Angels, and Chris looked at Small World: Sky Islands – another round of new content for the classic Days of Wonder game.
At the table this week, ANThony reviews BrilliAnts, a game he's been filled with ANTicipation about for weeks. Chris discusses Fog of Love and The Terrifying Girl Disorder, both unique themes with clever takes on mechanics you may know from others in the genre.
Finally, we dig into the first five of the BGG.com top 100 and let you know what we think – buy, play, dodge, or burn (hint, none of them are burned!).


The AAAS science book list.
The AAAS science book list for children; a selected and annotated list of science and mathematics books for children in elementary schools, and for children's collections in public libraries.
The AAAS science book list; a selected and annotated list of science and mathematics books for secondary school students, college undergraduates and nonspecialists.
The AAAS science book list for children.
The science book list for children.
By: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Office of Science and Technology Education.
The AAAS science book list for young adults. Compiled under the direction of Hilary J. Deason. Consultant: Nora Beust.
Washington, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1964.
Young adult literature > Bibliography.
"Replaces the AAAS science book list, published in 1959."
xv, 250 p. 24 cm.


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Google Doodle Celebrates Chemist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge on Friday
The Google Doodle of Friday raises a coffee cup for the birthday. You may thank for making some discoveries, including one that's an integral part of our own lives 200 decades later Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. The German analytical chemist began conducting chemical experiments in a youthful age, differentiating the pupil-dilating effects of belladonna when he splashed a fall of their perennial, also known as deadly nightshade, into his eye.
But a stimulating is the reason Google will be observing Runge birthday Friday by means of the animated Doodle. For after Runge revealed his belladonna discovery to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, he had been invited to test the chemical makeup of java beans, leading a few months later to the identification of caffeine as its active ingredient.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 8, 1794, Runge earned his doctorate degree from the University of Berlin and went on to teach chemistry in the University of Breslau before 1831, when he moved to work for a chemical company till 1852. His other work included the first coal tar dye (aniline blue) and the first extraction of quinoline, which led to the derivative quinine, a drug used to treat malaria.
Despite his contributions to chemistry, Runge died at the age of 73 in poverty in 1867.
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Church / Mary / Prof Michael Ogunu
Why Mary Was Born Without Sin
by Michael Ogunu · Published December 8, 2018 · Updated August 6, 2020
The Immaculate Conception, painted around 1652 by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, in the convent of San Francisco in Seville, Spain.
For the feast of Our Lady's Immaculate Conception, Prof MICHAEL OGUNU explains how Mary was immune to sin.
The Immaculate Conception is, according to Catholic doctrine, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain (immacula, in Latin) of original sin. Hence Mary is sometimes called the Immaculata, or the Immaculate One.
The Immaculate Conception was solemnly defined as a dogma by Pope Pius IX in his Ineffabilis Deus on December 8, 1854 (hence her feast day on December 8).
"We decree, pronounce and define the doctrine which asserts that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, saviour of the human race, was preserved free from every stain of original sin is a doctrine revealed by God and, for this reason, must be firmly and constantly believed by all the faithful," Pius IX decreed.
The papally defined dogma declares that Mary possessed sanctifying grace from the first instant of her existence and was free from the lack of grace caused by the original sin at the beginning of human history.
The Catholic Church teaches that the dogma is supported by Scripture. Thus, Pius IX primarily appealed to the text of Genesis 3:15, where the serpent was told by God: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your seed and her seed."
According to the Catholic understanding, this was a prophecy that foretold of a "woman" who would always be at enmity with the serpent—that is, a woman who would never be under the power of sin, nor in bondage to the serpent.
Some Catholic theologians have also claimed the archangel Gabriel's salutation to Mary at the Annunciation (Lk 1:28) as scriptural evidence for the Immaculate Conception.
In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary revealed herself to St Bernadette Soubirous at the grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France, as the Immaculate Conception, thus giving heaven's approval to Ineffabilis Deus.
In order to be born into this world, Our Lord could not take flesh from any mere human being. Our Lady was prepared from all eternity to be the Mother of God through this privilege of the Immaculate Conception. God, having decreed that Mary was to be the Mother of his Son, could not allow her soul to lack those graces that would make her a fitting shrine in which his Son was to take flesh and dwell.
An ancient belief
The dogma of the Immaculate Conception developed throughout the history of the Church. Christians always believed in the holiness of Our Lady.
The feast of Mary's Conception was celebrated in the Eastern Church as early as the 7th century and in the Western Church by the 11th century.
But the belief in it precedes the feasts by many centuries, going back at least to the 3rd century.
The writings of the Fathers of the Church on Mary's purity abound. Hippolytus (170-235 AD) called Mary the tabernacle exempt from defilement and corruption.
Origen (184-253) called her worthy of God, the immaculate of the immaculate, of the most complete sanctity and perfect justice, neither deceived by the persuasion of the serpent, nor infected with his poisonous breathings.
Ambrose (340-397), that saintly bishop of Milan, said she was incorrupt, a virgin immune through grace from every stain of sin.
Maximus of Turin in the 5th century called her a dwelling fit for Christ, not because of her habit of body, but because of original grace.
Theodotus of Ancyra, also in the 5th century, termed her a virgin innocent, without spot, void of culpability, holy in body and in soul, a lily springing among thorns, untaught the ills of Eve, and, when not yet born already consecrated to God.
In refuting Pelagius, St Augustine (354-430) declared that all the just have truly known of sin "except the Holy Virgin Mary, of whom, for the honour of the Lord, I will have no question whatever where sin is concerned".
And this is only a small sample of Church Fathers confirming Mary's sinlessness.
The belief in Mary's immunity from sin in her conception was prevalent among the Fathers, especially those of the Greek Church.
Saints among sceptics
There were, however, theologians such as St Thomas Aquinas and St Bonaventure who opposed this teaching, stating that it removes Mary from the rest of humanity as needing salvation, and detracting from the universality of the redemption won for us by Christ.
Bl John Duns Scotus, a 13th-century Franciscan philosopher, resolved the confusion on this matter and stated that Mary was free from sin from the first moment of her conception in the womb of her mother, St Anne, only in anticipation of Christ's redemptive death on the cross. The merits and graces of Jesus transcend time and space.
This is how the Blessed Mother was able to partake in those merits at her conception, even though the Lord had not yet died on the cross.
The Immaculate Mother of God is our mediatrix before the throne of her Divine Son. As our loving Mother, she is eager to shower down graces and blessings upon her children in order to help us remain faithful to our Catholic faith and to walk in the ways of righteousness.
Protestants and other non-Catholic Christians assert that the Virgin Mary could not have been immaculately conceived and that if she were conceived without sin, she would not have needed redemption, as she herself acknowledged that she needed in her own words in the Magnificat: "My spirit rejoices in God my saviour" (Lk 1:47).
They also maintain that St John clearly states that "if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us" (1 Jn 1:8).
They therefore wonder how Catholics can claim that the Virgin Mary was sinless.
Another biblical text which Protestants and other non-Catholic Christians often cite is found in St Paul's Letter to the Romans: "Sin entered the world through one man, and through sin, death and this death has spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned" (5:12).
These texts raise a question: Does the Catholic teaching on the Immaculate Conception indicate that Mary was not in need of salvation?
The Church believes that God's Son, who was to come into the world through Mary's consent, was himself her saviour. Mary as a member of the human race was in need of salvation. However, her salvation was "singular" (unique).
In order to help us understand Mary's need for salvation, theologians distinguish between a "liberative salvation" and a "preservative salvation". Every member of the human race, with the exception of Mary, was liberated from sin and eternal damnation by the Cross of Jesus. In virtue of the Cross of Jesus, Mary was preserved from sin and eternal damnation.
Understanding salvation
Two illustrations might be helpful in coming to understand the significance of this distinction:
If you are wounded by a bullet and I remove it and help you to heal the wound, you might correctly call me your "saviour". However, would I not be more properly your "saviour" if I had preserved you from being shot in the first place?
Again, I might save you from being burned to death in a fire. I could liberate you from the flames and save your life. Would I be any less your "saviour" if I preserved you from even falling into the destructive flames?
Every member of the human race, except Mary, is wounded by the sin of Adam. We are liberated from Adam's sin by the grace of Jesus Christ.
Mary, also by Christ's grace, was preserved from being wounded by the sin of humanity in her conception. In this way, Jesus saved her from sin and the effects of sin.
You and I and all mankind are liberated from the "fire" of sin and eternal death in hell through the saving grace of Our Lord Jesus. We receive this grace in baptism and if we fall into mortal sin, through sacramental confession.
Baptism, so to speak, "pulls us out of the fire". When we deliberately fall into the fire again through our deliberate mortal sins, the Lord rescues us through the sacrament of reconciliation. Mary, by Jesus' grace, was preserved from ever falling into that fire.
Nature's solitary boast
The Catholic Church does not deny that the Virgin Mary needed redemption, for she was a child of Adam together with the rest of humanity. However, her redemption was effected in another, "more sublime manner", namely, "redemption by pre-emption".
Consequently, in reference to Mary, the Church strongly affirms these Scriptural truths: Mary is indeed saved from sin and Jesus is her saviour!
The Church finds support for the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception in the words of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women" (Lk 1:28).
She, who was to conceive the Son of God, the Holy of Holies, must herself be supremely holy, and therefore be preserved, not only from actual sin, but also from all stain of original sin. The angel's words would not have been entirely truthful had the Virgin Mary, for even one instant, been deprived of grace.
The Church, furthermore, asserts that God, immediately after Adam's fall, cursed Satan and said: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head" (Gen 3:15).
It was by the Virgin Mary's seed—that is, Jesus Christ—that the kingdom of Satan was demolished. It was not fitting that she, who was to cooperate in the defeat of Satan, should ever be infected by his breath or a slave to his kingdom of sin.
The enmity between the Virgin Mary and the serpent placed by God was her triumph over sin, her Immaculate Conception.
The sinlessness of Mary, the Church holds, is total and without exception.
Beginning with her conception, she was preserved free from the stain and effects of original sin, so that never for a moment of her earthly existence did she come under the dominion of the devil.
All other human beings inherit the consequences of the sin of Adam and Eve, and come into this world separated from God until restored to his friendship through the sacrament of baptism.
Hence, as the poet Wordsworth so beautifully puts it, Mary is "our tainted nature's solitary boast".
Prof Michael Ogunu is the coordinator of the World Apostolate of Fatima in Africa.
Michael Ogunu
Coordinator of the World Apostolate of Fatima in Africa
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