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New Global Energy Adopts OriginOil Technology to Revitalize California Aquaculture Farms
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OriginOil's water treatment solution selected after successful field testing at Aqua Farming Tech in Coachella Valley
LOS ANGELES -- OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/QB: OOIL), developer of Electro Water SeparationT, the high-speed, chemical-free way to clean up very large quantities of water, announced today that New Global Energy (OTC/QB: NGEY) will implement OriginOil's water sanitizing and algae production technology as part of its strategy to acquire and restart shuttered fish farms in the Coachella Valley region of Southern California.
"Following OriginOil's field demonstration earlier this month, we have concluded that this technology is a strategic asset in our drive to restart the California aquaculture industry," said Perry West, Chairman of New Global Energy. "We believe that this technology, combined with solar panels for energy and algae for fish feed, may give us the competitive advantage to produce highly profitable, highly nutritional California seafood."
New Global Energy's decision came on the heels of a highly successful demonstration at Aqua Farming Technology a leader in sustainable fish farming since 1993. The field test demonstrated OriginOil's Electro Water Separation (EWS) process can eliminate virtually all ammonia and bacterial infestations in fish pond water, and produce a stream of nitrogen-rich water to feed algae.
OriginOil published a video of the successful field test at www.vimeo.com/68555948.
At the demonstration of OriginOil's system, Rocky French, veteran farm manager and aquaculture industry expert, said, "You're looking at the future of aquaculture. I wish we had started with this technology in the seventies. With this system, farmers like me can lower their operating costs and easily produce algae pellets, which make healthier fish at much lower cost."
By adopting EWS to sanitize water in a continuous loop process, farms can free up valuable land lost to filtration ponds, and reduce or eliminate expensive chemicals and antibiotics. The system also allows fish farmers to quickly harvest algae and pelletize it for highly nutritious and cost-effective fish feed.
Following a wave of farm closures in 2007 and 2008 due to high energy and feed costs, new solutions for improving energy efficiency and the overall health of the ecosystem are essential to the future of California's aquaculture industry. New Global Energy plans to replicate the Aqua Farming Tech model to revitalize these defunct Coachella Valley fish farms with sustainable technologies, including renewable energy, and algae harvested using OriginOil's technology. The end goal is to reduce feed and electricity costs, while also dramatically improving the nutritional value and taste of farmed fish.
OriginOil's EWS will support Aqua Farming Tech's innovative farming practices, which span two sites across 120 acres in the Coachella Valley. The company was the first to generate a significant portion of its farm's power needs from solar energy and the first to implement a water recycling system to reduce fresh water consumption.
An Earth Island Institute report recently noted that world farmed fish production topped beef production in 2011 for the first time in human history. The gap widened in 2012, with output from fish farming-also called aquaculture-reaching a record 66 million tons, compared with production of beef at 63 million tons. This may be the first year on record that people eat more fish raised on farms than caught in the wild.
About OriginOil, Inc.
OriginOil has developed a breakthrough process for removing up to 99% of contaminants from the very large quantities of water used by the oil & gas, algae and other water-intensive industries. Unlike other technologies for dealing with highly diluted contaminants, the company's patent-pending Electro Water Separation™ system rapidly and efficiently removes organic material from large volumes of water without the need for chemicals. In oil & gas, OriginOil is helping to clean up frack and produced water more efficiently to reduce harm to the environment. For the algae industry, OriginOil is making large-scale harvest possible. And in aquaculture, OriginOil is helping improve yields and make seafood healthier by slashing levels of toxic ammonia and bacteria. For a world short on fresh water, OriginOil is the lower-cost and cleaner answer. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.
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Summer intensive Italian courses
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All the summer intensive Italian courses are suspended.
Courses for A1 - beginner and A2 - elementary level consist of 50 hours of language teaching and take place over 3 weeks.
For B1 (pre-intermediate) and B2 (intermediate) each course consists of 70 hours of language teaching over 4 weeks.
Lessons will be held from Monday to Friday and are taught by qualified native language experts in classrooms with full multimedia access and air conditioning and with classes which are made up of no more than 25 students.
Upon conclusion of each module, students take a final test and will receive a certificate of participation. Please note that University credits are not provided; students coming from other Universities will need to request credit recognition at their home university.
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As a Florida family, we love having people over for outdoor get togethers .
This is especially true in the summer when the temperatures are hot, hot hot and we don't want to warm up the house by using the oven. So, this means that our BBQ gets a lot of use as does our pool.
However, it also means that with our super busy schedules, I don't have a lot of time to plan fancy meals or desserts. Most of the time we're throwing hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill, cutting up some cold watermelon and then we always have S'mores party fixins' in our cupboard, because for us any day can be a S'mores day!
Since it does get SO warm here in Florida during the summer, I was looking for a way to make our favorite S'mores into a cool treat.
Plus, it's always fun to change things up a bit.
This was the inspiration for my 10 Minute S'mores Ice Cream Sandwich cake.
This S'mores recipe really is super quick and crazy easy and yet earned a HUGE WOW and YUM from guests at one of our recent summer parties.
The 10 minutes is split into two five minute prep times. Early in the day or even the day before you are expecting guests, you want to set out your favorite brand of vanilla ice cream and let it soften up a bit.
Next, grab a square baking dish and cover the bottom with 9 graham cracker squares.
Once you've got your graham crackers covering the bottom of the baking dish, put one scoop of the softened vanilla ice cream on each square. To spread it out, I actually used the palm of my hand and just applied gentle pressure to smush it down and then I used a spatula to spread it out and distribute the ice cream.
Then pop it back into the freezer so it gets nice and solid again. (This is really important, because you want the ice cream to be really frozen when you get ready for the next step).
Alright, so it's almost time to serve dessert.
Now, you're ready for the second 5 minute prep in your 10 Minute S'mores Ice Cream Sandwich Cake recipe. Fire back up the grill if it isn't already on, because for this S'mores recipe you don't need a campfire. Then line a baking tray with aluminum foil and place nine graham squares on it with a little space between each one.
Place 3 sections of the chocolate on each graham cracker square and top with a square marshmallow.
The tray can go directly on the grill and you'll want to leave the squares on to cook about 3 minutes, just until the chocolate starts to get a little melty and you see the marshmallows starting to expand.
Finally, you'll need a spatula and the ice cream portion of the dessert that is waiting in the freezer.
Pull the tray off the grill and using the spatula, flip the chocolate and marshmallow squares one by one to top the ice cream in the baking dish.
It will get a little oozy and messy, which is just what you want.
Once you've covered the whole dish, quickly use the spatula to scoop out a serving for each guest. If you re-froze the ice cream it will stay solid even though you've added the warmed chocolate and marshmallows, but it's still best to serve right away.
However, as a little side note, I had some leftovers and so I just stuck the whole dish back in the freezer and the next day I was able to cut the remaining pieces out and serve them as individual ice cream sandwiches to my kiddos.
It wasn't all ooey gooey and good the way the original cake turned out, but still delicious!
How does your family make and enjoy S'mores for Summer Party fun?
This looks amazing Your photos are gorgeous too!!!
Thanks so much! I've been working on my photography. It's so much fun!


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MEPs voice GM cultivation 'loophole' concerns: Member states mustn't face corporate court action
By Annie Harrison-Dunn contact
03-Sep-2014 - Last updated on 04-Sep-2014 at 12:55 GMT
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Member states should not have to negotiate with big GM firms, members of parliament say.
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Legislation on the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops must be made "watertight" to avoid GM-opposing member states being taken to court, the European Parliament has urged in a European Council debate this week.
A Council compromise reached back in June, which must pass through parliament in order to become law, planned a two-step procedure that allowed member states to partially or totally ban GMO cultivation within their territory via an "opt out measure", without initially having to provide justification.
However several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) expressed concern about the legal certainty of such an arrangement at a debate with the Italian Presidency of the council yesterday, with one Belgian member fearing it could see big GM firms taking member states to court over losses as a result of an 'unjustified' ban.
Who said what?
Lynn Boylan, Irish MEP: "We shouldn't place the burden of proof on member states to negotiate with GM companies. The council text is weak, and has many loopholes. It leaves open the possibility of legal attacks".
Frédérique Ries, Belgian MEP responsible for steering the legislation through parliament: "The current system, to put it mildly, is deficient."
Giovanni La Via, environment committee (ENVI) chairman: "[T]he final legislation should leave member states the choice to allow or not such crops on their territory, without facing penalties".
Tania Venturelli, Italian presidency of the Council: "This file is a priority for the Italian Presidency, and we hope to conclude before the end of the year."
Elisabeth Köstinger, Austrian MEP: "[T]here is an increasingly vehement voice in public opinion that will not be satisfied".
Gilles Pargneaux, French MEP: "We need a clear list of reasons that will prevent any questioning, and a system for liabilities and damages for any problems arising from cultivation."
Bart Staes, Belgian MEP: "We should not allow for member states to be taken to court by GM producers."
Éric Poudelet, director at European Commission: "'Phase one' wasn't in our original proposal".
MEP and environment committee chairman Giovanni La Via welcomed the council's "long needed" move forward on the legislation, but added: "We can't accept to see a lack of regulation, leading to a situation where member states are being taken to court because they oppose GMOs. We would need to work a lot on some details of the file, but the final legislation should leave member states the choice to allow or not such crops on their territory, without facing penalties – and we want to make sure that the final text is crystal clear on this point."
One MEP called the proposals "deficient", while another warned, "there is an increasingly vehement voice in public opinion that will not be satisfied" by the compromise.
Meanwhile director of the Commission Éric Poudelet said 'phase one' - which covers GM growing zones - was not in its original proposals but was introduced to "unblock the situation in Council".
"It aims to clarify things between two stakeholders in a courteous manner. The European Commission does not intend to be a negotiator, but a facilitator in this process."
A second draft will be discussed on October 9 and voted on November 5/6, with a final agreement anticipated by the end of the year.
A 'watered down' solution
Frédérique Ries, the Belgian MEP responsible for steering the legislation through parliament, said: "The current system, to put it mildly, is deficient."
She added that the parliament's position voted in 2011 had been changed and "watered down" by the European Council, referencing in particular the addition of the text's 'phase one'.
"How can it be compatible with the primary objective of the text – to allow member states to ban GMOs if they wish? Some countries which are opposed to GMOs don't want to have to negotiate with companies," she said.
Austrian MEP Elisabeth Köstinger, who called the text a "second best solution", said parliament would now be seeking a, "watertight system of self-determination for the planting of GMOs" and greater clarity on the actual impacts of the 'phase one' procedure.
Law suits and health concerns
Belgian Greens MEP Bart Staes said: "Biotech companies are going to be involved in the process. We do not agree with this."
"The Council text is not legally solid. If we plan for a renationalisation of GM policy, then we have to ensure that concerns about health and biodiversity do not get lost."
Irish MEP Lynn Boylan said the burden of proof for these concerns should not fall on the member states, adding the issue of GM cross contamination had been neglected. "The council text is weak, and has many loopholes. It leaves open the possibility of legal attacks. […] The ability of sovereign member states to make the decision should not be treated lightly".
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But you will win very few arguments against Me in certain arenas, and even less against Them and The Big Path in just about every arena.
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There is an inherent tension between the goals of bankruptcy law and the state law doctrine of constructive trust. A central tenet of bankruptcy policy is that similarly situated creditors should be treated equally: because an insolvent business or individual will not be able to pay all creditors in full, a proper bankruptcy system must provide as equitable a distribution to each of them as possible. Constructive trust law, on the other hand, works to the advantage of a single creditor – which always means the detriment of the others when everyone is competing for limited funds.
Most restructuring practitioners are aware, either vaguely or through punishing experience, of the power of PACA creditors. PACA (or the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499a et seq. for those who hate brevity) requires that buyers of produce hold such produce – and their proceeds – in trust for the benefit of produce sellers. General creditors of the produce buyer receive nothing, even if they hold a lien on the buyer's assets, until produce sellers are paid in full on any valid PACA claims (including their interest and attorneys' fees in most instances).
But sometimes, or many times, the PACA trust assets needed to pay produce sellers are not present. Accounts must be collected, by use of employees, lawyers, collection agents, or other parties. Inventory must be preserved and then sold, incurring further costs. In short, assets to pay PACA claims don't magically appear, and if no one is paid to pound the pavement to sell that inventory and collect those funds, nothing will be collected, and nobody gets paid.
The Bankruptcy Code deals with the problem very simply. If assets are being collected for the benefit of unsecured or priority creditors, the post-petition costs and expenses incurred to liquidate such assets are granted first priority of payment. 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1)(A). Alternatively, if assets are being collected (or costs incurred) for the benefit of a secured creditor, the secured creditor's collateral can (and should) be surcharged. 11 U.S.C. § 506(c). If the secured creditor complains or balks, the trustee or DIP can (and should) abandon the collateral and force the secured creditor to pay its own costs to liquidate the collateral.
However, a recent Fifth Circuit opinion rejects this common sense approach when PACA is involved. In Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc. v. Stokes Law Office (In re Delta Produce), the Fifth Circuit held that the trust structure of PACA mandates that produce sellers be paid in full even prior to the costs of counsel which collected every single dollar needed to pay those very produce sellers' claims.
The case has limited reasoning. It borrows from cases holding that PACA creditors are ahead of secured creditors or other creditors, and expands that principal to cover everything. A utility keeps the power on at the food warehouse so the inventory can be preserved and sold? That is a foolish utility, unless it knows to a certainty the proceeds can pay PACA sellers in full, leaving funds left over to pay the utility bills. Employees show up to make collection calls, or process payments? Good luck getting paid for such efforts, if despite their work funds are insufficient to pay PACA claims in full. In short, Kingdom Fresh turns a food business in wind-down into a charity for the benefit of PACA claimants, with everyone providing pro bono service to enhance the PACA trust.
Kingdom Fresh recognizes this "free rider problem": why would anyone work even one iota for an insolvent produce buyer, if payment for their efforts comes behind all the PACA claimants? But while the Kingdom Fresh Court notes this problem, its proposed solutions are, frankly, illusory. The Court notes (remarkably, in the view of The Bankruptcy Cave) many professionals will be willing to work to collect assets for PACA creditors, and bear the risk of their fees being behind millions of dollars of such PACA creditors. Wow. Second, the Fifth Circuit states that a court-appointed Special Master could do the collections work. Yet this is not at all what Special Masters do under Federal Rule 53. Third, the Kingdom Fresh Court notes that PACA allows recovery of attorneys' fees – and so presumably attorneys working for the estate to collect A/R can get paid from the account debtors? We guess so, but this is also speculative. And who is to say the unpaid produce sellers cannot glom onto an attorneys' fee award the same way they have a senior interest in an underlying claim or judgment owed by a third party to a debtor? The opinion is silent.
Kingdom Fresh can be viewed as a victory for produce sellers and other beneficiaries of PACA – once again, such creditors are declared to be first among all other creditors. But its slavish devotion to PACA renders every insolvency case involving the sale of produce much harder – things will grind to a halt until professionals employed to collect and liquidate assets negotiate with PACA creditors to be paid. By depriving courts of the power to surcharge PACA trust assets, collection of those assets will be delayed or just won't happen at all. No one benefits, not even those which PACA is supposed to help. Kingdom Fresh is, in fact, one of the most anti-PACA cases we at The Bankruptcy Cave have seen, despite its protestations to the contrary.
 This is an astounding and unsupported assumption. People taking on greater risk need greater compensation. No one will take on risk of non-payment for free.


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Report: Like the weather, Seattle's spring real estate is just getting started
A slow Q1 doesn't look like it's going to stay that way forever
By Zosha Millman, SeattlePI
Updated 8:02 am PDT, Tuesday, April 2, 2019
This is a spacious, light-filled one-bedroom in the heart of the University District. It features a massive living space with oak hardwood floors, French doors leading to a bright bedroom with a giant walk-in closet.
4725 15th Ave. N.E., #19, listed for $275,000. See the full listing here.
This is a spacious, light-filled one-bedroom in the heart of the University District. It features a massive living space with oak hardwood floors, French doors leading to a bright bedroom with a giant walk-in
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A month out from "peak real estate season" in Seattle, and the local market is still not among the hottest in the country.
That is, likely, more than alright for a number of home-buyers, who might've been burnt out from last year's market which seemed to go nowhere but up in median price. But it's also a bit surprising -- and not confined to Seattle, according to a new monthly report from CoreLogic.
According to CoreLogic's numbers, Washington's growth in February 2019 for single-family home prices year-over-year was just 4.6%, only marginally more than the national average, 4%. Both those numbers represent something of a cooldown, according to Dr. Frank Nothaft, chief economist for CoreLogic.
"During the first two months of the year, home-price growth continued to decelerate," Nothaft said in their most recent report. "This is the opposite of what we saw the last two years when price growth accelerated early."
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That doesn't mean that housing is suddenly cheap, either locally or nationwide; CoreLogic's report also looked at the top 50 markets based on housing stock. They found 40% were overvalued, 18% were undervalued, and 42% were at value in February 2019.
And during the first quarter of 2019, CoreLogic found that 62% of residents in high-priced markets (the 15 metro areas with the highest median home prices) acknowledged housing was unaffordable -- up from just 11% of respondents across all markets last year.
And according to Nothaft, the peak season is primed for prices to go up even further.
"With the Federal Reserve's announcement to keep short-term interest rates where they are for the rest of the year, we expect mortgage rates to remain low and be a boost for the spring buying season," he said in the report. "A strong buying season could lead to a pickup in home-price growth later this year."
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And while Seattle had some other things on its mind in February that might've contributed to a cool down, local analysts agree that it's shaping up to be a good season too.
After all, even with the Snowmageddon, home prices in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties rose significantly, ending the month-over-month declines that started last May. And as CoreLogic notes in their report, Seattle's market was considered "at value" in February.
"Similar to previous months, prices are moving upwards the most consistently in exurban areas along the Interstate 5 corridor," James Young, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington, said in the latest Northwest Multiple Listing Service report.
"Look for prices outside the major urban areas to continue rising as the weather improves and the main selling season arrives."
Click through the slideshow above to see three cute homes on the market today that won't break the bank.


Learning how to run forefoot is easier than you think, mainly because forefoot running feels more comfortable than heel strike running, and forefoot running is hardwired in us –that is, we all have the ability to run forefoot! However, reprogramming ourselves to run this way takes time and you also need to acknowledge that YOU, not cushioned running shoes, are the best and ONLY defense against injury.
Bretta is interested in the neurobiological mechanisms of biomechanics in the context of running. Specifically, she is interested in the influences of landing strategies at the proprioceptive level and the underlying brain-behavior associations regarding landing strategies in habitual barefoot runners.
Because habitual shod runners seem to have difficulties acquiring a running technique that reduces impact, habitual barefoot runners are more resistant to injury via the use of a more sensible landing strategy. In principle, the barefoot landing strategy (i.e. forefoot strike) seems to prevent preventable running-related injuries.
Though the work of Dr. Steven Robbins (MD) and Dr. Daniel Lieberman (PhD) uncovered clues about how to run safer by running barefoot, unfortunately research is at the beginning of understanding the importance of proprioception on mediating safe running behavior.
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Q: Should Short Story Titles be italicized or put in quotes? I've googled this, and found conflicting answers. Should the title of a short story be italicized or put in quotes?
It will be both in the title and the body of a paper discussing the story.

A: In a serious essay or academic paper I would put any book title, whether fiction or non-fiction, or the title of any journal article, in italics. The name of the author should not be italicised. Publishing date and details usually go in brackets. So in the body of the text you could say something like:

In his study of camels which sleepwalk across the deserts of Arabia,
  G.K. Johnson in his book Do camels dream? refers to work he did in
  1986.

The footnote might read Johnson G.K. Do camels dream? (London 1987).
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This works for short stories assuming the short story concerned is the only content of the publication. If one is referring to a story from a book of short stories, then quotation marks rather than italics would be used, and there is a further system for referencing this. However I apologise that I may have got out of my depth on this as it is several years since I was writing academic essays.

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Nabor held out his visa and waited for the border agent to let him into the US. Everything seemed to be going fine so Nabor returned his thoughts to the long bus ride to Los Angeles and to playing cat and mouse with La Migra for hours. Just as Nabor was beginning to worry about temporarily leaving his family behind in Mexico, the border agents began to explain that his visa was unsatisfactory. Nabor had made it across the border…if you consider being detained in San Diego as "making it."
In 1960 Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, over 300 thousand braceros were brought into the US on work visas, and there were eleven people living in the home of Nabor and Emilia Preciado. The entire purpose of this second trip to America was to make money, not to waste it by hanging around the border. For the entire night, Nabor sat and fought off thoughts of imprisonment. It was quite difficult since his own father was incarcerated for illegal immigration when Nabor was still a child; a child who needed his father just as his own children needed him now, including his fourth born son who just happens to be my dad. Geez, my neck is hurting from all of this generational whiplash.
Mexican workers await legal employment in the United States. "MexicaliBraceros,1954" by Los Angeles Times photographic archive, UCLA Library.
Nabor was not incarcerated, but he was deported back to Tijuana. Now he had a difficult decision to make. Go back home or risk imprisonment trying to cross the border again. Nabor hung around T.J. for a few days as he was making up his mind. Lately, the ice delivering business was not doing so well. Everyday Nabor lost more and more customers to the latest breakthrough technology to hit Mexico…refrigeration. This trip had to succeed so he decided to risk it.
Once again, Nabor held out his visa and tried not to look as nervous as he felt. Once again, everything seemed to be going fine, but the last time everything seemed to be going fine he ended up detained and deported. This time, however, no one stopped him, no one detained him, and he made it into San Diego with no problems. He still kept trying to spot where La Migra was hiding, waiting to swoop-in and arrest him, but they never showed. Nabor decided to make his way to the bus stop and look for the trap that La Migra was setting there. He didn't find them. There was no one after him; no one was trying to keep him away from his kids.
Once again, he decided to enact his simple and yet effective plan of changing into a suit, buying an English language newspaper, and making the long bus ride all the way to LA. It went off without a hitch; well, at least for Nabor it did. There were plenty of people who were pulled off the bus and deported, but they kept overlooking this young man who barely knew how to speak any words in English let alone read them.
Nabor made it to LA and then to Oxnard where his brothers Ramon and Ismael were, just as he did a decade ago. And he went to work trucking lemons as he did a decade ago except that this time, as he was getting into the truck yard to begin his first day, he began to have excruciating pain in his stomach. Excruciating is putting it too mildly. How did Grandpa Next Door describe it again?
"I thought I was going to die…"
That's right. That's how my grandfather described it to me and as I previously mentioned, he is a beast. It must have hurt pretty badly for Grandpa to describe it as a feeling of impending death.
Ismael, Nabor's brother, wanted to take him to the hospital right away, but he refused. Nabor needed to make money remember? Just because he thought he was going to die didn't mean that he got to take a sick day. Ismael stopped listening to his refusals when Nabor began to vomit uncontrollably.
They got Nabor to the hospital and the doctors rushed him into emergency surgery, saving his life. When he came to, he learned that he had appendicitis and most likely would have perished if they hadn't gotten him to the hospital so quickly. Come to think of it, he probably would have died if he had been treated in Mexico. I mean didn't the ice delivery man before him die of a botched appendectomy and its resulting infection? What was with the ice delivery guys getting appendicitis? Was it something in the water? Or ice? Ice is still water right?
As much as I would love to continue this line of ridiculous ponderings, something important actually happened after Nabor learned how close to death he had come; he learned that there was an immigration officer there at the hospital that wanted to imprison him. Nabor wasn't quite out of the woods yet. As he was laying in his hospital bed trying to recover from surgery he learned of a battle that was being waged over his very soul; Nabor's doctor wanted him to stay put so that he could heal properly and not die from being moved too soon; the gung-ho immigration officer of doom wanted to throw Nabor in a cell regardless of his state of health. After arguing for a few days, Officer Doom backed off and permitted Nabor to remain in the hospital until he was healthy enough to be deported. Whew! Dodged a bullet on that one!
The doctor pushed it as long as he could, but even after 17 days in the hospital Nabor was still in no condition to make the long trip back to Magdalena. True to his word, the doctor discharged Nabor and arranged for his brother Ramon to drive him back to the border. Not wanting to risk the slammer again, Nabor agreed. What other choice did he have? The ride with Ramon was bad enough, but the bumpy bus ride when he made it across the border was almost unbearable.
"I almost died," Grandpa Next Door said. "I stayed in the hospital for 17 days and then the doctor sent me back to Mexico. My stomach was like a balloon. Full of gas."
"From the surgery?" I said.
Grandpa nodded in agreement.
"Tio Ramon took me to Tijuana and from there, Mexicali," Grandpa said. "On the bus…every bump…I thought I was going to die."
When he made it to Mexicali he had to wait for several hours for the next bus to Santana. This gave him plenty of time to think about how miserable he was. His stomach was still blown up like a balloon and he had absolutely no money to buy any kind of medicine.
"Finally a man in Mexicali bought me a 7-up and that made me start burping," Grandpa Next Door said.
See what I mean when I say that Grandpa Next Door was fortunate to have been treated in America? This was the extent of medical help in Mexico.
Recovering from major abdominal surgery? Just drink a soda! That should do the trick!
To say that it was a miracle that Nabor made it home alive would be an understatement, but he did. Against all odds, Nabor drank that 7-up, burped, took another bus to Santana, and then a cab to Magdalena. Nabor was finally home.
It took him almost 6 months to recover completely from the surgery leaving him no doubt that the doctor had saved his life twice; once with the emergency surgery and again when he insisted that he remain in the hospital as long as he did. After such a harrowing experience, you would think the last thing anyone would have wanted was for Nabor to try to cross the border again, but you would be wrong. For the entire ride back to San Diego, Ramon never stopped harping on Nabor to get his green card so that he could cross again…legally. Even Emilia began telling Nabor to get his green card. Wow! My grandparent's must have been really desperate if they still wanted to come to America after all that, but they did! And that's why I'm here writing about this today. I'm here because of my Grandpa Next Door's exploding appendix. Go figure…
Categories: Family History, Immigration, Mexico, Non-Fiction
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Josiah,
You've done it again! I can picture it all in my head, which is quite lovely because I have a good imagination, BUT I want to see it as a movie or a television show!


Gary LaBranche, CAE, FASAE, has held executive leadership positions at a number of associations, including serving as president and CEO of Association Forum. Gary joins Michelle to discuss his new book The Association CEO Succession Toolkit.
He was named an ASAE Fellow (FASAE) in 1995. He was the ASAE Key Award winner for 2007, the highest award in the profession. ASSOCIATION TRENDS named him the 2012 Association Executive of the Year. He is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Association Committee of 100 and is past chairman of the Chamber's Institute of Organization Management. LaBranche has served on ASAE's 4 governing boards and continues to serve on the board of ASAE's for-profit subsidiary, ASAE Business Services, Inc. of which he is past chairman. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center at American University.
He is the author of 300+ articles, podcasts and columns, including "The Association CEO Succession Toolkit" published by ASAE in 2018. He authored the chapter, "Managing the Complex Association Enterprise" in ASAE's Handbook on Professional Practices in Association Management, 3rd edition. He has consulted/presented to 300+ associations.
LaBranche was profiled as an innovative leader in the book, Hope: How Triumphant Leaders Create the Future, by Andrew Razeghi. He has also been featured in Strategic Transformation: How Boards Achieve Extraordinary Change.


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Lessons in leadership from The Lion King, by Charles Assisi
25 years since the Disney movie, and with a remake out in July, a look at Mufasa, Simba and Scar's very different management styles.
ht weekend Updated: Jun 15, 2019 17:51 IST
Charles Assisi
Mufasa knows he is a king. He talks like one, walks like one. He feels no need to exaggerate or diminish his authority. Meanwhile, his brother Scar is fixated on perceived past injustices, and this has made him bitter, petty and short-sighted.
On the face of it, The Lion King is a warm and fuzzy animated film about Simba, a lion cub born to the beloved Mufasa, king of the jungle. Simba grows up being told that he will one day inherit the kingdom; his father tries to teach him to rule it wisely.
But waiting in the wings is Simba's bitter uncle Scar. He assassinates Mufasa, implicates Simba and convinces the guilt-ridden cub to flee. Scar takes control and the jungle goes to weed. Until Nala, Simba's childhood friend, sets out in search of him and convinces him to return and take his rightful place.
The film is funny, tender, evocative and happy-ending. But read between the lines, and a masterclass on leadership emerges.
Lesson #1: Keep your eyes on the road ahead of you
Mufasa knows he is a king. He talks like one, walks like one. He feels no need to exaggerate or diminish his authority. He embraces both his power and the responsibilities that come with it.
Scar believes he was unjustly denied the crown, is fixated on the past, always conspiring. Over the years, he has become bitter, petty. His thirst for power makes him illogical and short-sighted. He'll torture a rat to try and prove who's boss; shake paws with the hyenas even though he knows they'll strip him to the bone given half a chance.
And through it all, he remains so trapped in the past that he cannot build a narrative for himself. Everything he is becomes rooted in what could have been.
Lesson #2: Own your strengths
Unlike his regal father, Simba wants to be seen as humble. All he can hear are the voices of those who whisper that he will be king solely because of his lineage. He looks outward for approval and validation, and this turns him into something he's not — hesitant, easily manipulated. Only when he is alone, staring at his reflection, does Simba realise he is fooling himself. It takes him a long time to stop rejecting his past.
Lesson #3: You are the sum of the people around you
In running from his past, Simba surrounds himself with idiots Timon and Pumbaa. Their motto is 'Hakuna matata', Swahili for 'No worries', and they convince Simba that life is to be lived only in the now — all else be damned.
It doesn't take too long for him to morph into a very un-king-like creature. The lion starts to sound like a pipsqueak and all of his time is spent on childish activities, a function of the voices in his echo chamber.
Lesson #4: Always watch your back
Prodded by Nala, Simba finally battles Scar for control. He smells victory and, in a magnanimous display, gives in to Scar's plea for mercy. The conspirator in Scar then attempts to kill Simba; history is about to repeat itself. This time around, though, Simba hits back in time and eliminates his uncle. He's learnt that it doesn't pay to trust a traitor. And that if you're taking the high road, you must be sure to watch your back.
(The writer is co-founder at Founding Fuel & co-author of The Aadhaar Effect)
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Food Standards Agency
School Food Standards compliance pilot underway in 18 local authorities across England
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Department for Education (DfE) have launched a School Food Standards Compliance pilot across 18 participating local authorities in England.
The pilot was initially announced in the Levelling Up White Paper earlier this year, which set out the Government's mission to transform the UK into a more equal society. The joint initiative, supported by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), aims to design and test a new approach in supporting schools to comply with the existing School Food Standards.
Local authorities taking part this term have begun introducing some additional questions, as well as making observations related to the School Food Standards. This could include nutrition-focused questions and observations such as menu checks. These additional questions and observations would identify any potential non-compliance with the School Food Standards. Local Authorities will then work with schools to instigate supportive interventions to aid compliance with the standards. The pilot will run in line with the full academic year.
Professor Susan Jebb, FSA Chair, welcomed the 18 local authorities' participation, yesterday said:
"Schools play a crucial role in providing children with healthy food to help them concentrate and thrive in the classroom and beyond.
"We all want to ensure that the food served in schools meets the standards that have been set. This project will give insight into what's happening in schools today and identify whether additional support is needed to help them to do the very best they can for children and drive positive change in the school food system."
Schools Minister Nick Gibb yesterday said:
"A healthy school meal supports a child's development. This pilot will help schools meet the school food standards and will ensure more schools offer balanced and nutritious meals to support education throughout the day."
The authorities selected to participate in the pilot are:
Blackpool Council
Lincolnshire County Council*
City of Lincoln Council
Plymouth City Council
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Derbyshire County Council*
Derbyshire Dales District Council
City of Wolverhampton Council
Herefordshire Council
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Telford and Wrekin Council
Newham Council
Chelmsford City Council
South Tyneside Council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
* Lincoln City and Derbyshire Dales are the only district councils within Lincolnshire and Derbyshire whose Food Safety Officers will be participating in the pilot.
Channel website: https://www.food.gov.uk/
Original article link: https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/school-food-standards-compliance-pilot-underway-in-18-local-authorities-across-england
Open Meeting of Welsh Food Advisory Committee – 8 February 2023
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FSA statement on The Times Health Commission
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FSA has shared research on students food safety behaviours in shared kitchens
Students are finding it difficult to maintain cleanliness in shared kitchens, with many students not following recommended food safety and hygiene behaviours and putting themselves at risk of food poisoning.
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Lone workers face greater risks than those who have co-workers nearby. Without support they may be unable to get immediate assistance in case of injury, incapacity or another type of emergency situation.
Why do I need a lone worker app?
A work alone safety device, such as a lone worker app, ensures employees have a direct line to help, but what happens when workers face unexpected situations that place them at even greater risk?
Even if no obvious risk is present, sometimes people on their own feel a real sense of unease about going into a situation. They want a little boost of protection to help them carry on with their jobs. Or perhaps they just want to take charge and make an important decision regarding their own safety.
How can lone workers get more control?
For most people, lone worker safety policies are agreed on once, and then left to run. Schedules, check-in frequencies, and hazard assessments just seem to happen in the background without a lot of additional input from the lone worker.
In high-risk situations however, giving your team a lone worker app is not just about providing additional assurance that help is readily available. On one level, it's about giving them control of their environment and managing the risks associated with it. Sometimes this comes down to training, experience, and risk management. Equally, it's also about giving workers control of their own emergency response.
If a worker ever finds them self in a scenario like one of those mentioned earlier, they need the power to take control and switch on the high-risk safety features of a professional grade lone worker app.
With a well designed lone worker solution, they can safeguard themselves by checking in before going into a high risk situation, sending a short message or voicemail to their monitor explaining exactly what is about to happen and then shortening their next check-in time to something appropriate for the situation. Anything from 10 minutes to an hour usually does the trick. Of course, should a worker need immediate assistance, the safety app must let them send an instant call for help.
What happens if a lone worker misses a check-in or calls for help?
If a worker fails to check in or uses the help button, their monitor(s) need to be notified immediately. Good systems let you do this in a number of ways. For example, monitors can be notified online, with a text message, an email, by phone, or any combination, whatever works best for them.
Once the monitor is notified, they can carry out the appropriate escalation procedure to resolve the situation as quickly and safely as possible.
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Chastity Belt Time to Go Home
Matt Ho
Sounds like: The Breeders, Grooms, Surfer Blood
Tags: female vocalist, indie rock, psych-rock
It's obviously too late for me to place a submission for our Artists To Watch In 2015 playlist, but had I been able to offer a contribution, I'd have Chastity Belt right up there with the rest of 'em.
The Seattle-based quartet recently announced on Facebook that they signed with Sub Pop imprint label Hardly Art to release the follow-up to their acclaimed debut, No Regrets. And along with the happy news, the ladies kindly shared their upcoming sophomore record's title track, "Time to Go Home."
The word "bipolar" comes to mind when it comes to first impressions of the song. There's an oscillation between a melancholic verse that trudges with guitarist/singer Julia Shapiro's languid vocals, and a chorus of mellifluous "oohs" over quick picked melodies that becomes an unexpected, but welcoming surprise. The setup is there to lead you in, but the synchronized beat of the guitar strum and kick drum is passive enough that it doesn't quite prepare you for the single's sprightly section.
The mood swings don't quite end there though. The band makes room for a mellower moment with a mid-tempo bridge, then heads back into the chorus that crescendos into an aggressive outro where chords are really hammered out as Shapiro repeatedly belts "time to go home."
Chastity Belt's second album will be released on March 24. Keep an eye out, I know I will.
- Google Matt Ho
Streaming source: https://soundcloud.com/hardlyartrecords/chastity-belt-time-to-go-home/s-FSfEK
Chastity Belt - Joke
Tags: female vocalist, indie rock, post-punk
By Matt Ho on Mar 9, 2015 | From the bio off their Hardly Art page, Chastity Belt's latest single "Joke" has been described as a "parallel-universe stoner anthem." Certain lyrics ("nothing serious / everything's a joke") do seem to reference the sort of carefree attitude that c... read more →
Major Leagues - Silver Tides
Sounds like: Yuck, Dum Dum Girls, The Breeders, Twerps
Tags: female vocalist, indie rock, indie pop
By Hugh McClure on Nov 4, 2013 | Brisbane garage pop band Major Leagues are an act that is rightfully starting to turn some heads as they begin preparing themselves for a busy last few months of the year. The four-piece's earlier releases (including their previous single "Endless Dr... read more →
Mac DeMarco - Freaking Out The Neighborhood
Sounds like: Sondre Lerche, Surfer Blood, Beach Fossils
Tags: indie rock, lo-fi, psych-rock
By Zach Connett on May 20, 2013 | So the dude giving us one of the most epic peace signs in the picture to the upper left is Mac DeMarco, a 23-years-young Canadian-born musician. As good as he is at splitting that index and middle finger to form the universal greeting, he's even bett... read more →
Mac DeMarco - Passing Out The Pieces
Sounds like: Makeout Videotape , Deerhunter, King Krule
Tags: indie rock, synth-pop, lo-fi
By Nicholas Preen on Feb 4, 2014 | "Passing Out The Pieces" is the first single released off Mac DeMarco's third album, Salad Days.The Canadian-born musician has garnered increasing amounts of success since releasing his first two solo albums Rock And Roll Night Club and 2, which both... read more →


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From the Land of Green Ghosts
I have just finished another of the wonderful books my teacher, Lila, recommended I read in preparation for going to Burma. (Reading list here.) This one, non-fiction, is called From the Land of Green Ghosts, in which the author–Pascal Khoo Thwe, a member of a tiny, remote tribe in the hills of Burma famous for their "giraffe-necked women"–recounts a chance meeting with a Cambridge don and the correspondence the two strike up, leading to Pascal's rescue from the jungles where he has had to flee after opposing the corrupt military dictatorship and his subsequent admission to Cambridge where he receives a degree in English Literature!
And on top of all that, the writing is gorgeous!
Here's how the story begins:
'My ancestors told me it was after the beginning,' said my grandmother, Mu Tha, adjusting her head on the log she was using as a pillow. Her brass neck-rings gleamed in the candlelight. The rings were fourteen inches high and rose to her head as though they were supporting a pagoda stupa. Hanging from her ears and neck were several silver chains holding coins and charms. The holes in her earlobes were big enough to put a bottle cork in. We sat at her feet massaging her legs and shoulder as we listened to her story.
'The male and female winds were blowing through space, but the female wind was pregnant and could not keep up with the male. The male wind circled her until she gave birth to a golden egg, from which emerged the goddess of creation with her children. Sitting on the empty shell of the egg, the goddess watched the faraway stars coming into existence. They appeared in the deep blue-black sky like tiny but brilliantly luminous red, white and yellow flowers, their petals falling to the ground in a gale, filling the firmament.'


Before they were strangers, Matt and Grace were friends. And then maybe something more. But then something happened and now they haven't spoken in fifteen years. After a chance sighting on a subway platform, Matt reaches out to Grace in the form of a missed connection ad and it is from there we get to see the story of how they met, what they meant to each other and how things went so wrong.
I was excited to read this book. I adored the concept of getting to see where Matt and Grace were now and then going back to where it all began. And for a large part of this book I was in love. In love with how they met and who they became to each other.
But then slowly I found myself falling out of love with the story because of how certain things came to be. And it isn't Before We Were Strangers fault. I think it's a flaw consistent with this kind of story.
We got to know Matt and Grace as young adults, both studying their passions at university. Matt wanted to be a photographer and Grace was a gifted musician. They were young and optimistic about the future. Grace came across as a bit of a manic dream pixie girl who's idea of a good first date is donating blood but Matt was happy to follow her as long as he got to be with her. They fell in love and it was beautiful to watch. And then came the problem. For the beginning of the book to work and having Matt and Grace become strangers to each other, there needed something to happen which would cause their relationship to fall apart catastrophically.
This is where the book fell down for me.
After making me fall in love with them and their story, I needed something good to believe the break up. Something so momentous and epic that even the strength of true love couldn't overcome it. But when it came down to it (especially considering some of the circumstances) these two just didn't fight hard enough. They didn't even battle.
When an author works so hard to have couples come together and the readers are fighting for the characters – there needs to be more than just a miscommunication to end true love. MORE I TELL YOU!
The rest of the book does pick up after this but I was heartbroken and found myself less invested with the story the more I read.
Before We Were Strangers is a wonderful story and I blame myself for getting too involved too early on. It's emotional and tears at your heart in a way really well written writing does. This is a book with a stronger start than finish but the ending is satisfying to a point. Perfect for fans of KA Tucker and contemporary adult reads, Before We Were Strangers is a strong romance and interesting take on relationships.
Before We Were Strangers in less than ten words: Great premise and a good story about love andrelationships.


Prosciutto and Melon Recipe. The saltiness of the prosciutto and the sweetness of the melon make a perfect match. The great thing is it takes no time to make.
Wrap the prosciutto slices around the melon slices and serve.


I just wanted to let everyone know that right now my wife is in the hospital. I'm spending most of my time with her, so until she recovers, updates may be slow going. I hope you'll all be patient while we get through this, and wish her well.
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Later Today: MediaNama's Launch Seminar & Mixer: "Surviving A Downturn"
We hope to see many of you later today, at the MediaNama Launch, which starts off with a discussion on the current market situation, and seeks advice from those who experienced the downturn post the dot-com-boom.
We're pleased to announce that Sanjeev Bikhchandani, MD & CEO of Info Edge Ltd (Naukri.com Group) will be joining our panel. Relevant to our discussion, do read a couple of his posts – here and here.
Kushan Mitra, Assistant Editor of Business Today has kindly agreed to co-moderate the panel with me. To offer their perspective and advice, I'm pleased to introduce our panelists:
Mahendra Swarup, Chief Mentor of Smile Interactive has guided group companies like Quasar Media, Tyroo Media, Zoomtra, among others. Quasar Media was acquired by the WPP Group, and Tyroo Media received investment from Yahoo. He was previously the MD and CEO of Times Internet Ltd (Indiatimes), and during his 30 years of business experience, has worked with ACC, Nestle India, Sun Breweries–Moscow and PepsiCo India at the senior-most functional levels.
Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO of Consim Info (Bharatmatrimony Group), launched Bharatmatrimony.com in 1997, and today it is among India's leading matrimonial sites. The companys diverse portfolio now includes ClickJobs.com, Mobile 5050, IndiaProperty.com, IndiaList.com, Indiaautomobile.com, LoanWala.com, BharatMatrimony Centre, among others. Consim Info has been funded by Canaan Partners and Yahoo.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the MD and CEO of Info Edge India, which is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. Their portfolio includes Internet sites like Naukri.com, launched in 1997, 99Acres.com, Jeevansathi.com, Shiksha.com, among others. Bikhchandani has worked in Lintas India, Glaxo SmithKline, and The Pioneer. Last year, the company invested in StudyPlaces Inc, and after Info Edge got an approval from its board to raise money for further investments, and they put those plans on hold.
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Q: Get N number of columns from datatable c# I have a datatable where I need to take n number of columns. For ex: From the below datatable I need to take first 10 columns alone with data and put it in another datatable.
Code:
DataTable dtRecord = DAL.GetRecords();

I tried this and this doesn't take the required column.
var selectColumns = dtRecord .Columns.Cast<System.Data.DataColumn>().Take(10);

A: You can also use this
private DataTable GetNColumnsFromDataTable(DataTable tblSource, int outputCols)
    {
        DataTable columnOutput = tblSource.Copy();
        if (outputCols > 0 && outputCols < tblSource.Columns.Count)
        {
            while (outputCols < columnOutput.Columns.Count)
            {
                columnOutput.Columns.RemoveAt(columnOutput.Columns.Count - 1);
            }
        }
        return columnOutput;
    }

A: To copy from one DataTable to another, you can extract the columns of interest
var moveCols = dtRecord.Columns.Cast<DataColumn>().Take(10).Select(c => c.ColumnName).ToArray();

Then you must create new DataColumns in a new table, then create new DataRows in the new table:
var newTable = new DataTable();
foreach (var c in moveCols)
    newTable.Columns.Add(c);
foreach (var r in dtRecord.AsEnumerable())
    newTable.Rows.Add(moveCols.Select(c => r[c]).ToArray());

Which you can make an extension method on DataTable:
public static DataTable Slice(this DataTable dt, params string[] colnames) {
    var newTable = new DataTable();
    foreach (var c in colnames)
        newTable.Columns.Add(c, dt.Columns[c].DataType);

    foreach (var r in dt.AsEnumerable())
        newTable.Rows.Add(colnames.Select(c => r[c]).ToArray());

    return newTable;
}

Now you can call
var newTable = dtRecord.Slice(moveCols);

With a nice extension method, you can convert from Dictionarys to a DataTable dynamically:
var newTable = dtRecord.AsEnumerable().Select(r => moveCols.ToDictionary(c => c, c => r[c])).AsDataTable();

I have some for converting ExpandoObject and anonymous objects as well, as well as an extension to convert those to anonymous objects dynamically. Here is the code for Dictionarys to DataTable:
public static DataTable AsDataTable(this IEnumerable<IDictionary<string, object>> rows) {
    var dt = new DataTable();
    if (rows.Count() > 0) {
        foreach (var kv in rows.First())
            dt.Columns.Add(kv.Key, kv.Value.GetType());

        foreach (var r in rows)
            dt.Rows.Add(r.Values.ToArray());
    }
    return dt;
}

public static DataTable AsDataTable(this IEnumerable<Dictionary<string, object>> rows) => ((IEnumerable<IDictionary<string, object>>)rows).AsDataTable();

A: You can do it like this:
var selectColumns = dtRecord.Columns.Cast<DataColumn>().Take(10);

var dtResult = new DataTable();

foreach (var column in selectColumns)
    dtResult.Columns.Add(column.ColumnName);

foreach (DataRow row in dtRecord.Rows)
    dtResult.Rows.Add(row.ItemArray.Take(10).ToArray());

Perhaps you should create a column of the same type and with the same expression:
dtResult.Columns.Add(column.ColumnName, column.DataType, column.Expression);

A: Get 10 columns:
 var tbl = new System.Data.DataTable();
var cols = tbl.Columns.Cast<System.Data.DataColumn>().Take(10);
// if you wish to get first 10 columns...

If you want to get the data, then you have to loop through the columns to get the data.
var data = cols.SelectMany(x => tbl.Rows.Cast().Take(10).Select(y => y[x]));

of course, this will dump all the data into an ienumerable, if you want to use strong typed object or a list of one dimensional array, believe it's fairly simple, for example:
var data2 = cols.Select(x => tbl.Rows.Cast().Take(10).Select(y => y[x]).ToArray());


How Do I Run My Own Self-Retreat?
Spend time with yourself for some major self-renewal and self-transformation!
Have you ever gone on a holiday then wished you could go on another one? Perhaps you returned exhausted because you had organized too much to do on your holiday? Alternatively, you were too occupied accommodating the requests of those you travelled with, or with accompanying them? If so, how about going on a self-retreat, where you can focus on yourself?
A self-retreat, as opposed to a group retreat, is obviously one where you go by yourself. You take the time you need to re-group and reconnect with yourself, so as to re-discover what you do or do not need in order to feel fulfilled. When you take the time to engage in some self-caring and self-nurturing, more self-awareness of your life may emerge. Also, self-reflection may lead to some self-discovery, not to mention self-development, as well as increased self-confidence, self-esteem and ultimately self-love. Therefore, the good that can come from spending time with yourself can be self-renewal as well as self-transformation.
Just how do you run a self-retreat?
Make it a priority. Although it takes a few days to really calm the mind, set an amount of time that feels right for you and which you can manage. It may be a few hours, while the kids are at school, or it may be between 1 to 10 days. Alternate between short and long retreats and see what works best for you. Remember you are worth it and when you feel good, good things will happen to you and those around you.
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Lukashenko: Belarus ready to host Hockey World Championship if IIHF withstands pressure
Swiss-based newspaper Watson reported in late December that the IIHF administration made a decision to relocate matches of the 2021 IIHF World Championship from Belarus to another country
MINSK, January 11. /TASS/. Belarus is ready to host the IIHF (the International Ice Hockey Federation) World Championship at any time if the global ice hockey federation is able to withstand an unjust pressure, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday.
"Answering the main question about my attitude to all the recent developments around the IIHF World Championship in Belarus, I will tell you frankly: I will be OK with any development of the situation," Lukashenko said during his meeting with IIHF President Rene Fasel in the Belarusian capital of Minsk.
"If the International Ice Hockey Federation succeeds in fending off unfair pressure, then we will host the championship," Belarusian BelTA news agency quoted Lukashenko as saying. "If Latvia refuses to co-host, then Belarus will hold the IIHF World Championship on its own and it will be the best world championship in history."
However, Lukashenko also said that in case the International Ice Hockey Federation "cannot cope with the pressure of some political circles from individual countries, there will be no World Championship in Belarus."
"Everything depends on you today," Lukashenko said addressing Fasel. "I agree with your recent statements: sport should unite nations, not divide them, and sports and politics should not mix, as much as it is possible. We will act in this vein."
IIHF President Fasel admitted that the global hockey federation was under a pressure today, however, it was under a pressure as well in 2014, when the Belarusian capital of Minsk hosted the IIHF World Championship.
"We are very happy to be here today and to have an opportunity to discuss the situation," Fasel said. "The situation is a little bit different from the one we had in 2014. You remember that in 2014 there was pressure as well but we came here and held a great championship together."
"The situation has changed a bit. When Belarus has faced problems, we have come under a lot of pressure," he continued.
"We have a clear position, though: as you said, we do not want to mix sport and politics. Sport should unite nations not divide them," Fasel added.
President Lukashenko also assured Fasel that the country would provide all preventive and safety measures against the novel coronavirus as well as security measures.
"I want to assure you as the IIHF president and as a friend of Belarus that there will be no issues on any front in Belarus: neither coronavirus, nor in terms of political security or physical security of people who live here and people who will come as guests," Lukashenko said.
The 2021 IIHF World Championship was initially scheduled to be co-hosted by Latvia and Belarus between May 7 and 23, 2021. However, the IIHF Congress on June 22, 2020 announced new dates for the 2021 World Championship in Latvia and Belarus, taking into account the ongoing global spread of the novel coronavirus.
Matches of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in the Latvian capital of Riga and the Belarusian capital of Minsk were moved to be played between May 21 and June 6, 2021.
Swiss-based newspaper Watson reported in late December that the IIHF administration made a decision to relocate matches of the 2021 IIHF World Championship from Belarus to another country.
IIHF Vice President Kalervo Kummola said last August in an interview with Finland's daily Ilta-Sanomat that he had proposed to relocate the championship from Belarus, which was hit last year by nationwide protests.
However, Viesturs Koziols, the general secretary of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation, told TASS in early August that the organization of the 2021 IIHF World Championship by Latvia alone would be impossible without the participation of partners from Belarus.
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Dogs, on the other paw, live only in the present ' in the moment. Living in the moment means dogs are only concerned with what's happening to them right now, not what happened to them last week or what's going to happen next Tuesday. It's a very simple, instinctual way to live and it's part of what keeps dogs connected to Nature.
We can vividly see this in dogs that have lost a limb, hearing or sight. They don't lament or mourn the absent abilities or wonder where they went. They deal with the abilities they have right now and move on with life.
To achieve balance in our relationship with our dogs, we need to learn how to live more in the moment ourselves. For humans, there are a number of ways to do this.
Many find meditation and similar mindful practices very helpful, as they can quiet the past and future that distract us from the present. Physical exercise ' walking our dogs, jogging, yoga, dancing, whatever — can help too, because it brings us more in touch with our bodies and instincts. And one of the best ways to learn to live in the moment is to immerse ourselves to Nature, whether it's a beach, park, or hiking trail. Leaving the busy and complicated human world for an hour or two can help us recapture the awareness of the moment.
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Mitchell's big game bests Cincinnati in 8-1 St. Louis win
St. Louis\' Zach Mitchell had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing two assists in his team\'s 8-1 win over Cincinnati.
Mitchell scored on the power play at 16:32 into the first period to make the score 2-1 St. Louis and again while 8:42 into the third to make the score 7-1 St. Louis.
St. Louis racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with six minors and one major for 47 minutes in penalty time. St. Louis had been averaging 21.0 minutes in penalties per game. St. Louis put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cincinnati to score on any of its five power plays. St. Louis kept Cincinnati\'s goalie busy throughout the game, and Timothy OSullivan made 39 saves on 47 shots. St. Louis bested its season scoring average. St. Louis has scored at the pace of 5.9 goals per game during the current campaign.
St. Louis additionally got points from Bayley Marshal, who also tallied one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. St. Louis also had goals scored by Alex Klaesner, who had two and Tomas Loeffelman, Frankie Cardinale, and Alex Werdmuller, who each put in one. In addition, St. Louis received assists from Joe Nolan, who had two, Cameron McAtee, who had four, and CJ Nitchen and Hayden Smer, who contributed one each.
Cincinnati forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up eight minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 22.0 minutes per game Cincinnati had been spending in the box. Cincinnati did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Cincinnati puts an average of 3.3 pucks into the net per game.
Cincinnati was led by Taylor Hamilton, who scored the team\'s only goal. Hamilton scored 7:03 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Cincinnati. Brenden Williams provided the assist.
Ian Dvorak rejected 20 shots on goal for St. Louis. St. Louis registered three goals on seven power play opportunities.
St. Louis takes care of Cincinnati early, wins 11-2
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Closing The Skills Gap
Today's post comes to us courtesy of board member Dan Schawbel, Research Director at Future Workplace and author of Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation.
The skills gap continues to persist in America and on the last business day of February of this year, there were 6.1 million job openings, with little changed from the previous month. Companies, and employees, both suffer when job openings go unfilled, especially over a long period of time. The average cost HR managers say they incur for having extended job vacancies is more than $800,000 annually. In a new survey by Future Workplace and The Learning House of 600 U.S. HR leaders, with half representing small businesses of fewer than 1,000 employees, we found that almost half of companies are blaming colleges for not preparing students for jobs. A third of those surveyed agree that colleges are most responsible for getting an employee _work ready' yet more than 40 percent of companies have not collaborated with colleges to make curriculum more responsive to workplace needs.
With the intense pressure to fill critical job roles, some companies are bypassing colleges altogether. The failure to close the skills gap has resulted in stalled growth, a stressed workforce and a lack of innovation. The study found that companies are turning to other channels and technologies to solve this problem. An entire 90 percent are dropping the four-year college degree requirement and are now more open to hiring candidates with a recognized certification (66%), online degree from a MOOC (47%) or even a digital badge (24%). Both EY and PwC have already dropped the traditional college degree requirement and are hiring non-traditional candidates to broaden their talent pools. The smaller companies surveyed that have less of a brand presence, and fewer resources, were more open to hiring untraditional candidates because they have to be more agile and less selective.
In addition, 40 percent of employers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will help fill the skills gap by making hiring more efficient, eliminating unconscious bias and taking over routine tasks. The study found that employers are only investing $500 in the training and development of each employee and 40 percent are outsourcing to vendors to handle it instead. The smaller companies surveyed have less money to invest per employee, which skewed the results, while companies like AT&T, who announced they are investing more than $1 billion to retrain over 100,000 workers.
Companies are under pressure to fill their skills gap in new ways out of desperation and a realization that colleges simply can't keep up with the ever-changing demands of the marketplace.
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