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What does clan mean in Scotland?
The Scottish clans were originally extended networks of families who had loyalties to a particular chief, but the word 'clan' is derived from the Gaelic 'clann', meaning literally children. In Scotland a clan is still a legally recognised group with an official clan chief.
Why were there clans in Scotland?
From ancient origins in the Celtic, Norse or Norman-French traditions, by the 13th century, the clans had grown firm roots in the Highlands of Scotland. The clans lived off the land, with cattle being their main source of wealth and, along with border disputes, the prime cause of inter-clan unrest.
What is clan system definition?
clan, kin group used as an organizational device in many traditional societies. Membership in a clan is traditionally defined in terms of descent from a common ancestor. This descent is usually unilineal, or derived only through the male (patriclan) or the female (matriclan) line.
Do clans still exist in Scotland?
Today, Scottish clans are celebrated across the world, with many descendants making the pilgrimage to Scotland to discover their roots and ancestral home. Clans names, tartans and crests are recorded by Lord Lyon for official recognition.
How did the Scottish clans begin?
The clan system of Scotland has ancient origins in the Celtic, Norman-French and Norse traditions, and can be traced back to a time when people lived off the land, and border disputes were a common occurrence.
Why did Scottish clans fight each other?
There was no shortage of blood spilled as Scotland's ancient clans fought for reputation, wealth, territory and survival with countless lives lost as a result. While the clan system offered kinship, identity, food and livelihood it also created a ready supply of men willing to fight for their chief.
What is an Aboriginal clan system?
Clan has been used to designate social groups whose members trace descent from either male or female ancestors. For the Indigenous people in Canada, the term has been used most often to designate groups based on unilineal descent. This means that a person belongs to the clan of either parent.
How does the clan system work?
The Clan System. 'Clan' is the Gaelic for 'family' and clans belonged to the Highlands. In simple terms, clan society evolved from the earlier Celtic tribal society. Each clan had its own land-owning chief who leased it out to 'tacksmen' who then rented it to the tenant farmers within the clan.
What happened to the clans in Scotland?
The clan system was already dying by the 18th century; it was extraordinary that this 'tribal' system had survived so long. The clans lived by the sword and perished by the sword, and the last feeble embers flickered out at the battle of Culloden in 1746.
How to determine Scottish clan?
How to Figure Out My Scottish Clan You Don't Necessarily Have a Connection. First, you need to understand that knowing a great-grandparent or other ancestor arrived from Scotland doesn't mean much. Scottish Clan Names and Septs. The Special Problem of Clan Gregor. First, Work From Your End. Next, Work From the Clan Side. The DNA Option.
Who were the original Scottish clans?
Clans were generally associated with a geographical area of Scotland , for example, the Armstrong Clan originated in the Borders, the MacGregors in Argyll, and Clan Campbell ruled the roost across much of the Scottish Highlands. Clans often had ancestral castles too, such as Clan Murray 's Duffus Castle in Blair Atholl . Today,…
How do you Find Your Scottish clan?
Select the first letter of your Clan or Family name, then scroll through the list to find your name. Click on your name and you will be shown the Clan connection with a colour picture of your crest. THE TOP 100 SCOTTISH NAMES BY FREQUENCY. Please report any errors on these pages to o[email protected] Thank you.
What are some Scottish clan names?
Clans can be Highland and Island or Lowland and Border clans. Some of the best known Scottish clans are Clan MacLeod, Clan Mackenzie, Clan Mackintosh, Clan Eliot, and Clan Wallace. Crest badge of Macleod Clan.
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'I got a PPI reclaim of 2p' – is this the smallest reclaim ever?
Callum Mason, News Reporter
A MoneySaver has been sent what could be the lowest-ever PPI payout – for a grand total of 2p.
Usually, MoneySavers tell us of their mis-sold PPI reclaims for £1,000s or £10,000s – we even heard from a businessman who reclaimed almost £250,000 – but Londoner Debbie Gillbert got in touch as she was so shocked to receive a cheque for 2p.
She put in a PPI complaint earlier this year to MBNA for a credit card she took out over 15 years ago. She couldn't remember the details of the card or PPI she'd taken out, so she didn't have any idea what sort of payout to expect.
Lloyds Banking Group, which took over MBNA two years ago, said the payout was so small as Debbie had only taken out PPI on the card for a very brief amount of time, and only paid 1p towards the policy.
See our PPI: Can I still reclaim? guide to see whether you can get cash back.
'It must have cost more in postage'
Debbie contacted us last week asking if her payout – which she received last month – was the smallest ever.
She said: "My payout from MBNA was a whopping 2p.
"The only thing that perplexed me was it must have cost them more in postage, and typing the letter about what the amount was for.
"I actually think the letter said I was owed around 1p but they rounded it up to 2p, but I don't have the final letter – it must have been thrown out in disgust."
What's the lowest payout we've seen?
Back in March, we reported on a MoneySaver who received a cheque worth 34p for mis-sold PPI.
This was the smallest reclaim we'd seen, though a Google search throws up a 2015 article in which a journalist writes about being paid just 3p.
On our forum, some users have also told stories of successful reclaims that have resulted in no payout. This is usually because the customer never paid any premiums.
Can you still reclaim PPI?
PPI stands for payment protection insurance. It's designed to cover your loan or credit card repayments for a year in the event of an accident, sickness or, in some cases, unemployment. About 64 million policies were sold, mainly between 1990 and 2010.
In itself PPI isn't a bad product, but it was widely mis-sold. People could reclaim if they were mis-sold, but the reclaim deadline for most people was in August this year, so the majority can no longer reclaim.
For a handful, exceptional circumstances might mean it's still possible, but for the majority, the door is firmly shut. However, many can still claim £100s in tax deducted from payouts.
See our PPI: Can I still reclaim? guide for full information.
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The Invoice forms are designed to provide uniform invoices for the University for the billing and recording of charge sales of materials and services (as authorized by Policy FN14 ) by departments of the University to entities outside the University (i.e., having no University budget) where settlement cannot be made by an IDCC .
The Bursar maintains the Accounts Receivable via CARP (Central Accounts Receivable Portal) for areas of the University that have NOT been authorized to maintain their own accounts receivable. For areas that HAVE been authorized, the respective Business/Finance Office will maintain its own accounts receivable. For more information on Charge Sales and Billings, refer to University Policy FN02 .
NOTE: To maintain their own receivables, areas must request authorization and receive approval in accordance with Policy FN02 and Procedure CR2066 - Guidelines for Accounts Receivable .
Credits covering the cancellation or adjustment of invoiced charges are to be reported in the same manner as the original charge sales. A "Credit" Invoice covering the adjustment should include the reason for the credit and reference to the original invoice number, in addition to the information normally required on the Invoice. The "Credit" Invoice must also be clearly marked, "CREDIT."
All invoices in use other than those exhibited here must comply with the criteria in Procedure CR2066 - Guidelines for Accounts Receivable . This also applies to reorders of existing invoices now in use.
Invoices are not to be used for student billings. Charges concerning students should be made via LionPATH directly to the student's account through the Bursar.
NOTE: Available only to those areas authorized by the area Budget Executive and Financial Officer to maintain an Accounts Receivable System according to the provisions of Procedure CR2066 and FN14.
Retain the last two copies as indicated below and send the original and first copy to the customer.
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You will be proceeding to Paypal for payment processing. You do NOT need to use a Paypal account, but if you ARE going to log in to a Paypal account, please give us the email associated with it so we can match up payment with your troop!
Rain Date: April 13, 2019.
Event will take place with showers or light rain, but if forecast is for downpours and/or storms, Girl Scout Day will be moved to the rain date, Sept 22, 2018 Please make sure your troop sets the rain date aside, as well as the event date. If your troop cannot make the rain date, you can receive credit towards a tour at the Center.
Everyone attending should bring a water bottle and a bag lunch, and girls should bring sit-upons (adults will get priority at our picnic tables). After you register, you will receive an information packet that includes your troop's customized schedule, items to bring, and important reminders.
Your troop will have the opportunity to earn the Conservators' Center Participation Patch, designed by Girl Scouts! If your troop has already earned the patch, the girls can opt for a beautiful Conservators Center magnet, featuring our new logo.
This event will be fun and educational for girls who have already been to the Center, as well as those who will be meeting our awesome animals for the first time.


CSU IP is the system-wide study abroad program for California State University students. Operating from within the CSU Chancellor's Office and serving the 23 CSU campuses, CSU IP offers a wide variety of yearlong study abroad programs for undergraduate and, in some cases, for graduate students. CSU IP is not only open to currently enrolled CSU students, but also to students eligible to transfer from a California community college.
Study Abroad enhances your education.
Study abroad adds a new perspective to your studies. You will see things from another point of view, which will help you to develop your analytical and critical thinking skills.
Study Abroad builds your résumé.
In an age of global economies and information super-highways, the unique, international experience acquired while living abroad provides students with a competitive edge that sets them apart in the job market.
Study Abroad leads to developing your self-awareness.
We sometimes impose limitations on ourselves, curbing our progress toward our goals. By leaving the familiar behind to encounter different people and places we gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Study Abroad teaches understanding of another culture.
Living and learning in another culture in the midst of the unfamiliar adds to our understanding of the variety of cultures in our world and gives us a maturity and perspective that can be gained in no other way.
CSU IP has something for everyone.
Begin your study abroad CSU program search to find a program that fits your needs.
CSU IP has programs in over 18 countries around the world.
Courses are available for a variety of majors; including programs designed with specific majors in mind.
Class-level specific programs are also offered; including programs for graduate students.
While abroad, you can choose to learn a foreign language, study abroad in English or study in the country's native language.
Review the Step-by-Step Guide to Study Abroad to get started.
Read the academic information to get an idea of the programs offered, eligibility requirements and the crediting process.
Meet with your IP Campus Coordinator throughout your decision-making process. Inform yourself about the online application. Plan to speak with your Academic Advisor to ensure that you fulfill all of the course requirements needed to graduate.
Be aware of application deadlines and understand that there is no application fee. You will apply online after meeting with your IP Campus Coordinator. Pay close attention to the requirements for faculty recommendations and the need to provide official university transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended. Consult carefully with your IP Campus Coordinator for more instructions.
Once complete, your application will first be reviewed at the home CSU campus by a local selection committee. The campus-based selection committee makes its recommendations to a system-wide CSU faculty committee, which makes final selection decisions on all candidates. Selection is based on academic, linguistic and personal qualifications, and on the appropriateness of the students' proposed plan of study to their degree objective. Applicants will be notified of the final decision in early March (late August for Australia and South Africa).
CSU IP is committed to providing programs whose costs are comparable to studying on a CSU campus. All campus financial aid is applicable (except for work study).
Read more in our Finance Section and learn how you can afford to study abroad.
For complete information on CSUIP visit the CSU IP website.


Excellent video… Especially the part where you color in the cambium on both bud and rootstock. Thanks for sharing!!
This video is the best ever. The enlarged pictures show all the details needed to guide and help us understand how to make a successful graft. Many thanks for the trouble you have taken to make this a truly worthwhile illustration.
You are welcome! Thank you for the feedback, Vivienne!


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Four rescued, a dozen displaced after five-alarm fire in New Orleans
by: Jonathan Freeman
Posted: Mar 26, 2019 / 12:45 AM CDT / Updated: Mar 26, 2019 / 12:45 AM CDT
(3/25/19) At least 17 people were displaced, some of them rescued, after a fire broke out Monday morning in Central City, spreading to a building the residents called home, officials said.
New Orleans firefighters worked Monday to extinguish the five-alarm fire, which broke out after 5 a.m. on Baronne Street near Felicity Street.
Investigators believe the blaze started in a small building and moved to a neighboring home, also threatening a third structure. WDSU reporter Heath Allen said officials told him the building where the fire broke out was abandoned and possibly home to squatters.
Neighbors told fire officials they would often see vagrants entering and exiting the vacant building where the fire originated, but officials were unable to confirm those reports.
The neighboring Central City building that also caught fire houses several apartment units, and four people had to be rescued from a second floor balcony, officials said.
The focus was on containing the fire and keeping it from spreading. Officials said multiple firefighters were brought in, increasing it to a five-alarm fire.
No injuries were reported, officials said.
Baronne Street was closed from Felicity to Jackson as firefighters battled the blaze.
SOUTH ARKANSAS (KTVE/KARD) 1/15/21-- Monday is the day for school employees and others in Phase 1B to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Arkansas but we know not all have chosen to get the shot. We're hearing from parents about what his could mean when teachers get those vaccinations.
"School teachers have been like superheroes this year. They've made so many sacrifices. They are absolutely deserving to be one of the groups that will be receiving the vaccine," El Dorado School District parent, David Reuhr said.
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WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the city of West Monroe is organizing a day of service. Local volunteers gathered at Riverbend Elementary to pick up trash and waste from the Riverbend area.
Volunteers ranged in various backgrounds from middle and high school students to public servants. Everyone pitched in, in an effort to continue beautifying West Monroe.
by Jenn Hensley / Jan 15, 2021
JACKSON PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- The State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies are investigating the circumstances that caused a mobile home fire in Cartwright.
Deputies say the mobile home fire claimed the life of the elderly female homeowner.
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I am beyond excited to share an artist interview with you today! Beth Cyr creates unique organic metal jewelry and custom nature inspired wedding bands in 100% recycled gold and sterling. It is so refreshing to see engagement rings and wedding bands that aren't manufactured by a large company, to know that the couples who wear them will be wearing something as one-of-a-kind as they are. Not to mention Beth's designs are gorgeous! So kick back and read on to learn about her inspirations, process, and some fantastic ring shopping advice.
1) When did you start making engagement and wedding rings / what is your background in jewelry?
I took my first jewelry class while studying at the University of Georgia, though initially I planned on majoring in photography, I ended up graduating with a BFA in jewelry and metalworking! The move to making engagement and wedding rings was fairly gradual. A customer really liked the design of my tree bark rings and asked if I would make a set for her and her fiancé. I'd never actually considered making wedding rings before, so I was really honored, and it started from there. I created a custom order listing from the photos of her rings and as the orders increased, I started making new designs, different widths and metals until the wedding bands overtook my regular jewelry and became my full-time focus. That was about 4 – 5 years ago.
That is an easy one! The vast majority of my designs are based in nature, particularly earthy type things like trees, leaves, rocks, flowers, etc. I also try to design with wear in mind, keeping things a bit more organic and planning for future wear and texture that will be added (or worn away). And since I don't use molds for my designs, but make each wax individually, I try to come up with designs that can be easily made over and over with only slight variation – making them similar enough to the photos, but different enough so each person will be getting a unique ring made just for them.
3) What materials do you most enjoy working with?
Though it used to be my least favorite, I do love working with yellow gold. I don't wear a lot of it and customers don't either! But it is really so much fun to work with – more malleable and kind of buttery and a little more forgiving.
4) What is your dream project?
I haven't really given it much thought before. In the realm of wedding ring making, being given a theme and full artistic license with 6 months to a year to finish it and an unlimited budget…that would be a dream project!
5) Any advice for couples shopping for rings?
I love giving advice! If looking online, read as much as you can either about a ring or a seller. Don't simply compare based on price or photos. Decide what is important for you.
Does it matter to you that the seller uses recycled metals?
Is it fabricated or cast? Is a casting an original wax or just a design produced from a casting company?
What metals work best for you? Price, lifestyle, etc.
Are you buying rings for now with the intention of replacing them on a 10th or 15th anniversary, or do you plan on wearing them forever?
Do you want a ring that needs to be maintained or do you want something you can wear and forget about?
How easily can the ring be resized?
Do you need matching rings or would it be enough to be the same metal and different designs or different designs in the same metal, or maybe just completely different? If one person works in an office and the other is a white water rafting guide, the same design might not make sense.
Shop around and search for a lot of different designs, you may just stumble upon something totally different that is just perfect for you.
One last tidbit (though if you're reading this, you're probably already thinking in a different way) – think twice before buying from some big jewelry store. Their prices are so largely inflated – the company makes a lot of money off of mass produced rings and goes towards fancy ads, overpriced ring boxes and all the overhead that goes into having a lot of stock and display. Buying from an independent jeweler may be more expensive, but the money goes to an individual who has bills to pay and is most likely doing something they really love. Buying a wedding ring from someone who puts love in to it has a much nicer feel than buying from some big company and having no idea where it really came from. And look for someone local – just because an artist/jeweler doesn't have a store front doesn't mean they won't be able to meet with you and show you work in person.


All that remains of our old community is one house, a Catholic church, and a handful of trees that we fought to protect. The rest has been completely demolished. The area where most of our homes once stood is now a large concrete car park that is usually empty and insufferably hot. It is sad. There used to be 650 families here. Today, there are 20.
Keeping even those was a hard-fought battle. We made history. We set an example as the first families to resist the Olympics. Though there are not many of us and our old homes were demolished and replaced, it was a big victory. We overcame powerful interests to defend our right to remain in our neighbourhood.
Of course, in the process, there was suffering. They smashed up my face, demolished my home and called me crazy. But I knew the value of my land. I like living here and you cannot put a price tag on happiness. If I left this land, I would not find anywhere like it, because here I have my history, my roots. This is where I raised my daughter. This is where I have a story to tell.
I am not against the Games. I think they are a nice idea, but only if they are really for everyone. But they are not. The Rio Olympics has not left a positive legacy. We were fighting for 40 to 50 years to secure some rights for the people, then along came the Olympics.
The Games lasted 17 days. I lived in my house for 23 years. Even though our land had previously been legalised and declared an area of special social interest, they still removed most of the community. I had a large plot – 300 square metres, including two storeys and a roof terrace. We had a few trees inside that we used to call the orchard – avocado, acerola, guava, mango, passion fruit and banana. We loved making juice from them, and they gave us shade to stay cool, so we didn't need air conditioners. That was all knocked down. Now I live in a smaller house on a plot of 180 sq m. Of course I prefer my old house and not just because of the size. The new one feels different. I didn't design it, I didn't build it, I didn't dream it. This should count. History is important.
There are whole areas of my old neighbourhood that are completely unused, empty. That proves they removed people without any necessity. Before we had eight bars, 10 protestant churches, a market, a bakery and beauty salons, but there is no commerce left now and only one church. We managed to save a few trees, thanks to our constant vigilance, because the developers even came at night and in the early morning to try to chop them down.
The people that left got money, but they aren't happy. Two weeks ago, an elderly woman cried when she came back to visit. She told me: "I'm in a nice house now which has everything I need, but I'm not happy because I miss it here, because I built my home and history here." The eviction took its toll on others. Most of the elderly people that left have already died. Mr Pernambuco fought even when his family had already gone. He passed away two months after he moved. He was 70 years old.
The same happened to Mrs Paula, another resident who left reluctantly. She died around the same age, eight or nine months after she left. There are so many cases like theirs. People had their routines; they would go on walks, talk to the neighbours, swing by the market. When those routines are suddenly destroyed, it has an impact. You can't put a price on the story of a community. Our rulers don't realise this.
I hope the next country to accept the Olympics first consults its people. No one here was asked what they thought. I did not even know that my country had signed up as a host. It was shoved down our throats, and that is wrong. Hosting was a mistake. When the Games were over, those that already had money and investments – the hotel owners, businessmen, building companies, tourist agents and government officials – were better off, while the country and the people were left with the bill.
This land here was passed on to the large construction companies which already own half of Barra da Tijuca. They plan to build 60 apartment buildings here, overlooking this lagoon. So why couldn't our houses stay here? They said that our houses were harming the environment. But who is going to pollute this lagoon more – us or the 60 towers that will dump their sewage into the water?
We are now paying much higher taxes and the government is cutting public services. If you go to a hospital now, it is a disgrace. The only small benefit for ordinary people was a public transport upgrade – the rapid bus system and the metro extension. And even they should be much better considering how expensive they were.
I am glad I fought against the Olympic development even though I lost a great deal. Eviction was the worst experience of my life. It wore me down. The process left us feeling violated and marginalised. They treated families like trash that had to be removed. Faced with such cruelty, most residents gave in. It's a lot easier to sell your rights than to claim them. But I am very stubborn. When rights are not respected, I believe you have to fight to defend them. If people claimed their rights more often, things would be better and the government would respect their people.


What is CPAN Testers 2.0 (CT 2.0)?
CPAN Testers 2.0 is the next generation infrastructure for CPAN Testers. Reports are submitted via web instead of email and the backend archive uses a new, flexible framework instead of NNTP. See the official announcement for more.
When does CT 2.0 go live?
It's live now. Beta testers have been feeding reports to it, which are being fed to the CPAN Testers stats database. The old email system for submitting reports had shut down on August 31, 2010.
How do I switch to CT 2.0?
How do I make sure my old CT 1.0 reports and CT 2.0 reports are counted together for the leaderboard?
High-volume testers were issues pre-generated "profile" files that will help link their reports. New testers can get started by creating a new CT 2.0 profile following the instructions in the QuickStart guide. Use the same email address you used previously and your reports counts should link up.
Does CT 2.0 have a lot of dependencies?
On the tester's side, it has a few more dependencies than the old email-based submission approach. We're working on reducing these where possible or providing alternative configuration that requires very few (if any) non-core dependencies. Check back on this FAQ page for any new developments.
Help! CPAN::Reporter still claims to be sending reports by email!
That was a boilerplate message. Upgrade to CPAN::Reporter 1.18 and the message will show the actual transport mechanism being used.


So I've been participating in a lot of projects over the past months, and I found out about a lot of them through friends. So I thought I'd put together a list of sites that are good for artist and printmaker's to check out.
There are many more of course. If you have any good ones you feel like sharing, please post them as comment! :) THANKS A MILLION!
you are a superstar! thanks for sharing all of these!


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ISO/TS 25740-1:2011 is applicable to escalators and moving walks that are intended to carry persons.
ISO/TS 25740-1:2011 does not specifically cover all needs of users with disabilities, nor risks arising from work on escalators and moving walks under construction and during alterations and dismantling, vandalism, and fire in the environment outside the LCU.
The objective of this technical specification is to define a common global level of safety for all people using, or associated with, escalators and moving walks and provide a uniform process for assessing their safety. The requirements will help:
Developers of safety or safety-related standards for escalators and moving walks
Designers of escalators and moving walks, manufacturers and installers, and maintenance and service organizations
Independent third-party conformity assessment bodies
Inspection and testing bodies and similar organizations.
ISO/TS 25740-1 facilitates innovation of escalators and moving walks not designed according to existing local, national or regional safety standards, while maintaining equal levels of safety (if such innovations become state of the art, they can then be integrated into the detailed local safety standard at a later date).
Developed as a product safety standard, the technical specification will help users and non-users to be protected from the effects of falling, shearing, crushing or abrasion, or other injuries. The objectives of the safety requirements are to:
Introduce a universal approach to identifying and mitigating potential safety risks on new designs of components for escalators and moving walks that use new technologies, materials or concepts that are not adequately addressed in existing standards
Stimulate harmonization of existing safety standards for escalators and moving walks.
specifies global essential safety requirements (GESRs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and functions, and
establishes a system and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that might arise in the course of the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks.


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/* SQL Query to Return a databases Row Count; Reserved Pages size; Data Pages size; Index size; Unused size */
-- Similar to the System Stored Procedure sp_spaceused; or sp_spaceused 'TableName'
-- Script goes through each Table in a Database and reports on the Row Counts and Sizes

DECLARE @ShowResultsInKB1_MB0 BIT
SET @ShowResultsInKB1_MB0 = 0; -- Results format: Select "1" for KB or "0" for MB --
WITH TableSizes AS (
    SELECT
        a3.name AS [schemaname],
        a2.name AS [tablename],
        a1.rows as row_count,
        (a1.reserved + ISNULL(a4.reserved,0))* 8 AS reserved,
        a1.data * 8 AS data,
        (CASE WHEN (a1.used + ISNULL(a4.used,0)) > a1.data THEN (a1.used + ISNULL(a4.used,0)) - a1.data ELSE 0 END) * 8 AS index_size,
        (CASE WHEN (a1.reserved + ISNULL(a4.reserved,0)) > a1.used THEN (a1.reserved + ISNULL(a4.reserved,0)) - a1.used ELSE 0 END) * 8 AS unused
    FROM
        (SELECT
            ps.object_id,
            SUM (
                CASE
                    WHEN (ps.index_id < 2) THEN row_count
                    ELSE 0
                END
                ) AS [rows],
            SUM (ps.reserved_page_count) AS reserved,
            SUM (
                CASE
                    WHEN (ps.index_id < 2) THEN (ps.in_row_data_page_count + ps.lob_used_page_count + ps.row_overflow_used_page_count)
                    ELSE (ps.lob_used_page_count + ps.row_overflow_used_page_count)
                END
                ) AS data,
            SUM (ps.used_page_count) AS used
        FROM sys.dm_db_partition_stats ps
        GROUP BY ps.object_id) AS a1
    LEFT OUTER JOIN
        (SELECT
            it.parent_id,
            SUM(ps.reserved_page_count) AS reserved,
            SUM(ps.used_page_count) AS used
         FROM sys.dm_db_partition_stats ps
         INNER JOIN sys.internal_tables it ON (it.object_id = ps.object_id)
         WHERE it.internal_type IN (202,204)
         GROUP BY it.parent_id) AS a4 ON (a4.parent_id = a1.object_id)
    INNER JOIN sys.all_objects a2  ON ( a1.object_id = a2.object_id )
    INNER JOIN sys.schemas a3 ON (a2.schema_id = a3.schema_id)
    WHERE a2.type <> N'S' and a2.type <> N'IT'
)
SELECT SchemaName, TableName, row_count
    , CAST(ROUND(CASE @ShowResultsInKB1_MB0 WHEN 1 THEN reserved ELSE reserved / 1024.0 END, 2) AS DECIMAL(18,2))  AS reserved
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There are about 11 adult day care providers in ANTIOCH.
The Bedford Center provides quality Adult Day Health Care services for the frail elderly, disabled adults, and adults with Alzheimer's and other related dementia, and respite for their caregivers. We serve the communities of Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Oakley, Brentwood, Knightsen, Bethel Island, and Discovery Bay.
Mission-Hope Day Program is an Adult Day Care licensed by Community Care Licensing, and a Behavior Management Program vendored by the Regional Center of the East Bay. We are operated by a team of "pro-participant" individuals with valuable and productive years of experience that helped them succeed in the health care services field. We have a back-up of consultants experienced in their fields; a Psychologist, a Recreational Therapist, an Occupational Therapist, and a Speech Pathologist. Community resources in our midst are also part of who we are. We are all here for the purpose of enhancing our participants' lives.
To support the enhancement of the quality of life for people with autism and other developmental disabilities, their families and their communities by delivering programs with compassion, generosity of spirit and excellence!
The philosophy driving our program is the belief that building skills affords individuals the opportunity to gain control and make choices in their lives. Our goal is to assist program participants to develop the skills that will best allow them to become fully contributing members of their communities.
We are a nonprofit community-based organization - our mission is to enhance and enrich the lives of children with special needs and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and similar conditions. Toward that end, we provide direct services and advocacy to assist those we serve in achieving their highest level of personal independence and self-sufficiency. CAP is part of Contra Costa ARC which has provided high quality services to children and adults with developmental disabilities in this county consistently since 1965. Our stability and our reputation have grown steadily.


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Deworming Medicine During Pregnancy Reduces The Risk Of Neonatal Mortality By Around 14 Per Cent: Study
The study measured the impact of routine deworming medicine during antenatal care on subsequent neonatal mortality and low birth weight for births between 1998 and 2018 in 56 lower-income countries
Over 25% of global population infected by soil-transmitted helminth: Study
Intestinal worms impact health of women & girls of reproductive age: WHO
WHO recommends deworming women after their first trimester of pregnancy
Washington: Researchers from Syracuse University, the World Health Organization, and SUNY Upstate (The State University of New York Upstate Medical University) measured the impact of deworming medicine during pregnancy on the subsequent risk of neonatal mortality and low birthweight. The study has been conducted on 95 Demographic Health Survey data collected on more than 8,00,000 births and the results are published in the current issue of the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. More than 25 per cent of the world's population (greater than 1.5 billion people) face the burden of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, a species of an intestinal parasite whose eggs develop in the soil before finding a new host.
Also Read: National Deworming Day: A Manual On Intestinal Worms And Their Prevention
The main cause of this high infection rate is lack of access to adequate sanitation facilities (toilets) and the consequent contamination of the environment with human faeces. While universal access to adequate sanitation is one of the sustainable development goals, parasite burdens are still causing harm. Fortunately, deworming medicines are highly effective and safe.
When women receive deworming medicine during pregnancy, we find two specific benefits for the baby: first, the risk of neonatal mortality (a baby's death within the first 4 weeks of life) decreases by an estimated 14 per cent; second, the odds of low birthweight are an estimated 11 per cent lower in countries with the lower transmission of soil-transmitted helminths.
These results vary somewhat by transmission rate across different countries. Given the low cost of deworming medicine and fundamental health advantages, these findings call for an increased global effort toward the widescale distribution of deworming medicine for pregnant women. Global effort toward reducing STH infections is affordable, and the benefits far outweigh the program costs.
A recent study has found that mothers receiving deworming treatment during pregnancy reduce by 14 per cent the risk of their child dying within the first four weeks after birth. Another benefit is that treating pregnant women with anthelminthic medicines can avoid low birth weight. The study, conducted on 95 Demographic Health Survey datasets and collected on more than 8,00,000 births, utilized birth histories to measure the impact of routine deworming medicine during antenatal care on subsequent neonatal mortality and low birth weight for births between 1998 and 2018 in 56 lower-income countries.
Also Read: Deworming For Children In India: Here Are Five Things To Know
Pregnant women who received deworming medication were associated with a 14 per cent reduction in risk for neonatal mortality, with no difference between high and low transmission countries, said Bhavneet Walia of the Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, New York, USA.
"We also found that in countries with low transmission of soil-transmitted helminths, the deworming treatment decreased the odds of low birth weight by 11 per cent, although these somewhat varied in relation to transmission rates across different countries," Bhavneet Walia added.
Routine deworming during antenatal care decreases the risk of neonatal mortality and low birth weight: a retrospective cohort of survey data (to hyperlink) authored by Syracuse University, the World Health Organization (WHO) and SUNY Upstate is published in the journal, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
The researchers matched births on the probability of receiving deworming during pregnancy. They then modelled birth outcomes with the matched group to estimate the effect of deworming during antenatal care after accounting for various risk factors. They also tested for effect modification of soil-transmitted helminth prevalence on the impact of deworming during antenatal care.
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"Intestinal worms impact the health of women and girls of reproductive age and this study supports the fact that treating pregnant women can be beneficial," said Dr Antonio Montresor, Medical Officer, WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
He said, WHO has long recommended the deworming women of reproductive age after their first trimester of pregnancy and in areas where the prevalence of worm infections is 20 per cent or higher.
Soil-transmitted helminths is transmitted by ingesting microscopic eggs that are passed in the faeces of infected people and disperse in the environment. Adult worms live in the intestines where they produce thousands of eggs each day. In areas that lack adequate sanitation, these eggs contaminate the soil.
More than 1.5 billion people, or 24 per cent of the world's population, are infected with soil-transmitted helminths. Infections are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, with the greatest numbers occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, China and East Asia.
Approximately 688 million girls and adult women of reproductive age live in areas that are endemic for intestinal worms, in more than 100 countries. The greatest number is found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas and Asia where reinfection is frequent in areas of high transmission.
WHO coordinates shipment of donated medicines to countries requesting them. They are then distributed freely by national disease control programs during mass treatment campaigns. Periodic deworming should be available to children and to all pregnant women in endemic countries. Deworming is not the only answer, however. A permanent solution can only be obtained by a substantial improvement in access to sanitation – a process that is normally slow and expensive.
Also Read: Why Breastfed Babies Have Improved Immune Systems? Research Reveals
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
NDTV – Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign is an extension of the five-year-old Banega Swachh India initiative helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. It aims to spread awareness about critical health issues facing the country. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign highlights the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children to prevent maternal and child mortality, fight malnutrition, stunting, wasting, anaemia and disease prevention through vaccines. Importance of programmes like Public Distribution System (PDS), Mid-day Meal Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyan and the role of Aganwadis and ASHA workers are also covered. Only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and become a Swasth or healthy India. The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene.
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House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Review
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Horrorific content by adrian on September 23rd, 2019 | Movie Review | Halloween, Killer, Gore, Dysfunctional Family, Maniac, Firefly Trilogy
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It's about a group of unlucky bastards who stop off at a killer roadside attraction run by the deranged Captain Spaulding.
House of 1000 Corpses was directed by Rob Zombie (who also directed Halloween, Halloween II and The Devil's Rejects) and stars the late Sid Haig (from Abruptio, Cynthia, Death House), Bill Moseley (from Boar, The Horde, Almost Mercy) and Sheri Moon Zombie (from The Lords of Salem, 3 From Hell).
You'll never get out alive.
House of 1000 Corpses introduces us to a lovely family of psychopaths who are featured further in the follow up movie The Devil's Rejects, and even further in 3 From Hell . In this one, a group of unlucky bastards are pulled into the world of Captain Spaulding and friends, who unleash their deranged horrors upon the young travelers who do everything they can think of in desperate hopes of escape. This movie is creative brutality and utter depravity at its finest. In other words, it's a typical Rob Zombie flick.
House of 1000 Corpses follows a couple of guys working on a book about unique roadside attractions across the country. He asks Captain Spaulding about the legend of Dr. Satan, who the Captain reluctantly helps him find. Of course, searching out Dr. Satan turned out to be a really, really big mistake. These people find themselves held captive in a dingy filthy house by the most wild, deranged, and strangely likable family imaginable. Well, maybe not "imaginable" since the Firefly family are clearly inspired by the Sawyer family from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Bill Moseley who plays Otis Driftwood, actually played essentially the same looking character as Robert "Chop Top" Sawyer in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
But back to the depravity. House of 1000 Corpses is a gritty, grungy and grotesque movie to say the least. The atmosphere is dingy and dirty, you can practically smell the filth in this house. The characters are wild and playful and the cinematography is creatively psychedelic. There's fun interactions, brutal torture and gore everywhere you look. Overall it's an amazing accomplishment for being Rob Zombie's directorial debut.
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.. ariables is examined (Nieswiadomy, 1998, p. 127) The experiences of nurses implementing the University of Wisconsin Childrens Hospital Pain Scale for Preverbal and Nonverbal Children are the phenomena being described in this study. The nurses involved in the study will attend an inservice describing and explaining how to use the UWCH Pain Scale for Preverbal and Nonverbal Children. The scale will be implemented for one month. At the end of the month, the nurses implementing the scale will be interviewed and data will be collected.
Sample The sample will be a convenience sample of all thirty registered nurses working on the pediatric unit at a regional medical center. Data Collection Data for this study will be the self-report experiences of nurses participating in the study and will be collected through a semi-structured interview. Set questions will be asked, but the researcher also will be able to ask probe questions to further clarify the responses. Both closed and open-ended questions will be used. The data will be collected by the researcher one month after the implementation of the scale into practice in a controlled environment, such as a conference room, obtained by the researcher.
The researcher will make appointments with each nurse involved in the study to allow for adequate time for the interview and to ensure that all nurses are interviewed. The interview schedule is located in Appendix A. Analytic Procedures Data collected will be compared across all participants of the study. Experiences will be analyzed for major themes, similarities, for opinions as to whether or not this scale is feasible to use in the clinical setting, and suggestions for improvement to the scale or means of implementation. Ethical Considerations This proposal will be submitted to the Institutional Review Board of the medical center for approval. Informed consent will be obtained from all participants by having the participants sign a statement of informed consent (Appendix B). The nurses as employees of the hospital are vulnerable subjects.
They will be guaranteed that their participation will in no way negatively affect their job. Participants will be guaranteed anonymity and confidentiality. The researcher will be the only person who can connect any data collected to the person it was collected from. All results will be generalized and in no way linked to any one nurse. All subjects will participate of their own free will without the use of coercion.
The benefits of this study appear to outweigh the risks. The benefits will be the reflection of nurses on their means of pain assessment of the preverbal population. There are no known significant risks in this study. All participants will be able to ask questions about the study and were given a means of contacting the researcher if any questions arose at any time before, during, and after the study is completed. Also, all participants will be informed as to how to obtain the results of the study once completed. Plan for Communication of Results The results of the completed study will be submitted to The Journal of Pediatric Nursing for publication. Results will also be presented to the Pain Management Panel at the regional medical center. References Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative. (2000, June 8).
Assessment and diagnosis of pain in children. Houston. Retrieved July 11, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://bayloraids.org/resources/childpain/assess.s html Broome, M. E., Richtsmeier, A., Maikler, V., and Alexander, M. A.
(1996, May). Pediatric pain practices: A national survey of health professionals. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 11, 312-320. Brown, R. E., Jr.
(1997). Care of children with pain. In M. Cahill (ed.), Expert pain management (pp. 348-357). Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corporation.
Fuller, B. F. and Conner, D. A. (1995, August).
The effect of pain on infant behaviors. Clinical Nursing Research, 4, 253-273. Hudson, D. C. (1997).
Pain management in the hospitalized infant. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, 2, 93+. Retrieved July 11, 2000 from Firstsearch database on the World Wide Web: http://firstsearch.oclc.org Jacob, E. and Puntillo, K. A.
(1999, May-June). A survey of nursing practice in the assessment and management of pain in children. Pediatric Nursing, 25, 278-286. Jorgensen, K. M.
(1999, December). Pain assessment and management in the newborn infant. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 14, 349-256. McCaffery, M., and Pasero, C. (1999). Pain: Clinical manual. St.
Louis: Mosby. Nieswiadomy, R. E. (1998). Foundations of nursing research. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange. O Conner-Von, S. (2000, July 11).
Pediatric pain assessment. Iowa City: University of Iowa. Retrieved July 11, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://coninfo.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/PedsPain/As sess?chiast.html Soetenga, D., Frank, J., and Pellino, T.E. (1999). Assessment of the validity and reliability of the University of Wisconsin Childrens Hospital pain scale for preverbal and nonverbal children.
Pediatric Nursing, 25, pp. 670+. Retrieved July 11, 2000 from Firstsearch database on the World Wide Web: http://www.firstsearch.oclc.org Soud, T. E. and Rogers, J. S.
(1998). Manual of pediatric emergency nursing. St. Louis: Mosby. Appendix A Interview Schedule Educational background (diploma, associates degree, B.S.N, advanced degree)? Number of years in nursing? Years in pediatric nursing? What shift normally worked? Does unit have written standards for pain assessment? How did you assess the pain of the nonverbal child prior to implementation of the UWCH pain scale? Did you ever take into consideration the behavioral actions of the child to be indications of pain? If so, what behavioral characteristics? Do you feel that adequate explanation and/or instruction were given in regards of using the UWCH pain scale? Was the scale easy to use? Explain, how.
What were your experiences in using the UWCH pain scale for preverbal and nonverbal children? What were the advantages/disadvantages of using the scale? Are there any areas where you feel the scale could be modified to ease use or improve the assessment of pain in this population? How would you compare the level of pain assessed using the UWCH pain scale to how you would have previously assessed the pain? Would you have assessed a higher or lower level of pain than what was assessed using the scale? Appendix B Statement of Informed Consent BRADLEY UNIVERSITY Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research I, , am being asked to participate in a research project entitled Experiences of Nurses Using the University of Wisconsin Childrens Hospital Pain Scale for Preverbal and Nonverbal Children: A Descriptive Study. This project is being conducted under the supervision of Brandee Witbracht and was approved by Bradley Universitys Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research on . From this project the investigators hope to learn the experiences of nursing implementing the UWCH pain scale. An interview will be conducted after the scale is implemented and responses will be analyzed for themes, similarities, and opinions as to whether or not the scale is feasible for practice. As a participant in this project I shall be asked to attend an inservice explaining the scale and describing how to implement the scale.
After the inservice, I will be asked to use the scale in my everyday assessment of pain in the nonverbal population for a period of one month. At the end of the month I will be interviewed by the researcher in a controlled setting obtained by the researcher. The nature of this study has been explained to me by Brandee Witbracht. I understand that the anticipated benefits of my participation in this study are my reflections on my own practice and the protocols of my unit on the assessment of pain in the nonverbal population. There are no known significant risks in this study. The investigators will make every effort to safeguard the confidentiality of the information I provide.
Any information obtained from this study that can be identified with me will remain confidential and will not be given to anyone without my permission. If at any time I would like additional information about this project, I can contact Brandee Witbracht at Bradley Universitys Nursing Department. I understand that I have the right to refuse to participate in this study. I also understand that if I do agree to participate I have the right to change my mind at any time and stop my participation. I understand that grades and services I receive from Bradley University or my employment at will not be negatively affected by my refusal to participate or by my withdrawal from this project.
My signature below indicates that I have given my informed consent to participate in the above-described project. My signature also indicates that: I have been given the opportunity to ask any and all questions about the described project and my participation and that all of my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. I have been permitted to read this document and I have been given a signed copy of it. I am at least 18 years old. I am legally able to provide consent.
To the best of my knowledge and belief I have no physical or mental illness or weakness that would be adversely affected by my participation in the described project. Signature of Participant Date Signature of Witness Date Medicine Essays.


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Anatomy of a Magnum Marine Yacht
Router bits from the woodwork shop at Magnum Marine Shipyard
The uncommon marriage of a fast, bulletproof hull with a designer interior.
In 1993, Katrin Theodoli and a client were cruising the Intercoastal Waterway in Miami near the Magnum factory on a newly launched Bestia 50.
The client, who had just purchased the boat was anxious to take the wheel, but as he brought the boat back into the canal on 188th street, he inadvertently jammed the throttles forward and ran into the seawall.
Katrin recalls the sickening crunch of fiberglass on concrete as the 50,000 lb. boat ran up on the seawall. " We'd never had a boat sink before," she says. " I took the wheel and was able to reverse back to our dock." Katrin and the shaken client returned to her office while workers hauled the stricken Bestia to see what damage had been done. Katrin was expecting the worst, but shortly thereafter her manager came into the office to reassure everyone. "Bestia is fine. There is not a scratch on the hull."
From the very beginning in the mid 60s, Magnums were built to handle brutal sea conditions." This boat was designed for offshore use," says Bernard Weisner, a multiple Magnum owner who also restores classic Magnums. "They don't deteriorate. The hulls are super-tough. That's why there are still so many around."
Lamination samples from bottom and transom of Magnum hulls
The latest generation of Magnums, made with high-tech materials like carbon fiber, Kevlar and high-strength epoxy resins, are considered the most seaworthy boats ever built. The heft of the Magnum hull, along with the twenty-four degree deadrise tend to part seas rather than leap over them.
"Magnum's deep-V gives you a magic carpet ride," Dag Pike comments on the qualities of the strong , heavy, deep-V Magnum hull.
Most Magnums are heavier than their competitors, but the excess weight increases the boat's structural integrity and the quality of the ride.
The solid fiberglass bottom may be considered old school by some, but Magnum's history of zero hull failure proves its effectiveness. Mike Smith of Boating Magazine commented: " The boat's construction isn't super exotic; it's just super strong."
" The bottom is made of hand laminated layers of solid fiberglass for exceptional strength", says Michael Peters, the highly regarded naval architect who designed the Magnum 80 hull shape and many of its mechanical systems.
Jay Coyle, yacht designer and Editor-at-large for Yachting Magazine notes: "Unlike many builders who have sought to reduce weight to achieve higher speeds, Magnum has chosen a more conservative path for reasons of comfort and safety. Indeed, mass is a key factor in Magnum's comfortable ride." "The Magnum hulls are practically unsinkable", says Katrin. " Each hull has an average of 23 separate individually laid glass or Kevlar or carbon layers and is between 2″ to 4″ thick depending on the location. A hand layup takes a great deal of time and a Magnum hull can take anywhere from a minimum of one to four months to build. By comparison, the hulls of other boats can be built in less than a day and the chopped fiberglass is simply sprayed or infused.
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situation because of the choices you made. No one but you is responsible for your current results. "Yeah but Sterling there are so many scam educators out there…they got the best of me!" Are you kidding me? How many EA's are you going to have to buy before you realize its a scam? How many BS indicators are you going to try before you realize its a scam? Most people are looking for one thing, an easy way out. They would rather buy 100 strategies, EA's, and indicators from people telling them forex is easy than invest the time into a real education that might take a few months. You must start applying the old saying that if it sounds to good to be true it probably is. In forex if it sounds to good to be true it ALWAYS is. You cannot cheat hard work…effort is a price all successful traders must pay.
Solution – First and foremost you have to accept responsibility for your current situation. If you can't do that then there is really no point in moving forward. Next you need to avoid the multitude of forex scams. Here are two very simple steps to insure you don't get scammed moving forward.
1.) Has this educator A.) traded live in front of traders or B.) produced a profitable track record? Ask yourself, if someone is profitable don't you think they would want do one of those two things to prove what they do works? The reason both Chad and I traded live in front of members for three years straight is so that we could not only say that what we do works, but more importantly we proved it live for years and hundreds of trades. If an educator hasn't in the past or won't do one of those two things then you know immediately they are a scam. If you still buy what they are selling you deserve to have your money taken, simple as that.
2.) Look at the reviews! Forex Peace Army has one of the largest selection of hand verified reviews in the fx market. Again, if you buy a product and don't look at the review you deserve to lose your money.
One question….do you have a detailed, written out trade plan? This is a yes or no question, you either do or you don't. If you find yourself saying "well…" then let me stop you right there and say, YOU DON'T! What is the first thing you do before you go on a road trip? You get directions! You have a path, a plan! It literally baffles my mind at the amount of traders who trade day in day out without a clearly detailed trade plan. If your trading without a plan and your losing money, you should stop wondering why. Without repeatable rules, consistent successful trading is simply not possible.
Solution – Make a commitment to yourself right now that you will not place another trade until you have a written out detailed trade plan. Next you need to do some serious self analysis. This is where things get real. This is where ego and pride simply cannot exist. So what is the fix?
1.) Write down everything you trade with. Every strategy, indicator, forex robot, ect. Next to each item write "profitable" or "losing". There are only two answers. Like I said before if you start to answer this with "well…" then the answer is NO it is not profitable. The hardest thing your ever going to have to do is admit that you might have just wasted the last 2, 3, 5 years or more of your life. You might look down at that piece of paper and see "losing" next to every item you wrote down. I should have started by saying, don't write out this list if your working in a tall building….I don't want anybody jumping:) If you have items that are working and profitable then simply remove all the rest and hyper focus on how to make what is working better. If you have nothing that is working then move to step 2.
2.) Go back to steps 1 & 2 under "Stop Blaming Other People". Use those two fool proof steps to find a strategy that is proven with great reviews. The reviews are important! There are many profitable traders out there that trade a strategy that simply cannot be taught. You can't teach gut feel. The reviews will show how well this strategy is positively or negatively effecting those that are learning it. Let me save you a few steps and direct you to a proven trading strategy with tons of positive reviews.
must have written out goals. Its not good enough to say you want to be profitable. If you don't know exactly what you want and the small goals/steps you must achieve to get them, then your chance of success is almost non existent. One of the most powerful tools we have is conscious direction of thought. Without a clearly defined chief aim or goal, it is impossible to direct that power.
Solution – Why do you want to be successful trading forex? Many people would say the money but isn't the real goal the lifestyle the money can create? With that in mind do you have a definite vision of what you life is going to be like when you are trading successfully? These three steps will help put you on the right path.
1.) Write down what your perfect average day would be like. I'm not talking about going on an exotic vacation or some one off thing you might do once a year. The key is to envision an average day once your a profitable trader. This exercise only works if your as detailed as possible. Start with the time you get up, how you feel, what you eat, what you wear, where do you live, ect. Write up the entire day all the way until you go to bed. Most of you won't do this exercise and quite frankly its a shame. If your going to achieve something you have to first envision it. If you can't literally feel yourself there, then you are very unlikely to ever achieve that goal. Read the success story of ANY person who built dynasty wealth or achieved something great and guess what happened before they found success? How long do you think Henry Ford envisioned an affordable automobile before he made his dream a reality. How long do you think Thomas Edison envisioned creating light with electricity before he made it happen. This list goes on an on. The key is they all have one thing in common, a clear vision of exactly what life will be like after the goal has been reached. There is a pattern for success but its up to you to start following it…start with this step and be as detailed as possible. Hint….this should be a few pages long.
2.) Know your exact goals you expect to achieve from the forex market (this goal is about $$$). Napoleon Hill said that "a goal is a dream with a deadline". It fine to dream but you need a deadline. Again detail is key! Exactly how much do you want to make per month? Exactly when do you want to achieve this goal? These two questions have one thing in common, that is the word exactly. If you don't know exactly what you want then how can you expect to achieve it?
3.) Make sure goal one and two are written out by hand. Do not type your goal, write them by hand! Every morning when you get up and every night right before you go to bed you should read the exact goals you have for your forex trading. When it comes to your 'perfect average day' that we discussed in step one, you should read that at least once per week.
Jim Rohn said that "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with." When it comes to trading are you on the forums or other chat groups that lack direction? Guess what, they are all losing traders. The bottom line is if you hang around losing traders you will be a losing trader. When you read about the Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, JP Morgan, John Rockefeller or anyone else who was a titan in their field you will quickly find out that they ALWAYS surrounded themselves with the smartest people. If you were able to sit in a room with those 5 men and brainstorm ideas everyday for a year do you think you would be better off? On the other hand what would happen if you surrounded yourself with 5 people who are content spending the best years of their life making someone else rich? I think you get the point.
Solution – You may be the person responsible for your success or failure but the people you surround yourself with can either increase or decrease your odds of success. Two steps will help you surround yourself with people more likely to help you achieve your success.
1.) Get out of the forums and any other areas where masses of losing traders gather. If you want to lose money then keep frequenting the forums….if not then get out and stay out!
2.) Find a community of successful forex traders that are striving towards the application of a strategy meets the criteria we discussed earlier, and that you believe in. If you are trading a strategy that you believe in and you have made it work then start your own group! If your doing well you owe it to all those who are still searching.
3.) Read! You may not be able to get in a room with millionaires but you can sure read what they write. If I could read only one book it would be Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I promise you this book will change your thinking. How many hours a day do you spend watching television? How many hours do you spend listening to music in the car? Make the commitment today to better yourself! Take an hour a day and read! If you do this for a year you will spend what amounts to over 15 days reading. Buy audio books and listen to them in the car. Success never comes without sacrifice. Start replacing things that do nothing but keep you working for the man, and start replacing them with things that are going to better equip you to meet your goals. Start now!!
UPDATE – I just finished The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone. If people applied the principals in this book consistently things would change for them massively!
Solution – Obviously you don't want to be committing time to something that doesn't work. The very first step before you give a single second of your time to any trading strategy is knowing its the right one, knowing it is profitable, and knowing most importantly that it can be taught. How do you do that? Again, refer to the 2 steps in the "Stop Blaming Other People" section of this article. Not only does that strategy need to be PROVEN and have quality reviews but the part most people leave out is you have to believe in it. If you don't believe in it 110% then find something else.
1.) Once you have found the forex training or strategy you are set on using then make a commitment! If you can't make a 6 month commitment to a proven strategy with great reviews then you shouldn't be trading. If you think you can learn to trade forex in a week, in two weeks, then you shouldn't be trading. Gold is where gold always has been….at the end of a shovel and a ton of hard work. Is it any wonder why the most precious metal on earth is the ALWAYS buried below layers of worthless rock and dirt? Do you think it might be the universe's way of telling you that the most valuable things in this world are always the hardest to reach? If gold sat on top of the dirt do you think it would be valuable, NO! The effort required to achieve something is what determines its value. A stick of gum holds little value because its easy to obtain. A Ferrari on the other hand holds great value because its difficult to obtain. Again, make the commitment TO YOURSELF that once you find the proven trading strategy your going to use, that you will work at it 110% to make it work. If you can't do that then forex isn't your passion, and in that case its best to save yourself the time, effort, and money and find out what is.
Its been said that if you want to know how tall a building will be simply look at how deep they dig the foundation. Greatness in any aspect of life always stems from a solid foundation. You want to be like Chinese Bamboo tree. Unlike most trees the Chinese Bamboo tree doesn't grow steadily each year. For the first 4 years in fact it doesn't grow at all, or so it seems. Then on the fifth year it grow 80-90 feet in 6 weeks. How is that possible. While most people see nothing happening for the first 4 years, the bamboo is actually growing a massive root system or foundation. Nature knows you cannot support a 80-90 foot tree without an equally massive root stock. Most forex traders jump into trading with very little and many times no foundation. The principles in this article discuss 5 extremely important keys to successful forex trading.
What's unique about success is that it is a repeatable formula. If you spend the time to study the most successful in any industry, even though they all are reaching for different goals in different industries they all apply the same principals of success as their foundation. They all accept responsibility for their current situation, they never shift blame. They always have a well defined goals for their life & a business plan for how they plan on achieving them. They all surround themselves with the brightest people possible. And finally they are all committed to success. Many of the most successful people in their industry started with nothing, took a giant leap of faith, and put it all on the line. Learning to trade forex for a living is possible but only if you follow the road map of success. If you want to receive daily support and learn the proven trading strategy of tracking the banks then check out our forex training course and I look forward to working with you!
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This is right in sync with principles from "The Law of Attraction". Envisioning your goal. Experiencing the feeling of what it is like to have achieved that goal, thereby attracting that situation into your life by maintaining a similar vibration. And finally, allowing it to happen.
p.s. By observation I'm surprised at how often this last step messes people up…..myself included. Lol.
Well said Sterling. I'll be honing these skills by associating with you, Chad, this program and it's members.


KOORONG MUSIC MANAGER'S VIEW 2006: With a Masters degree in jazz performance and backed by the Cool Springs Quartet, the chief musician on this album is Juju Song. This CD is great value and well worth a listen, with excellent renditions of classis like 'It Is Well With My Soul', 'Nothing But The Blood' And 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'. If You Like: Jazz Music, James Morrison, Idea of North.
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Hansen Ratings
Division III Football Ratings
Most- & Least Improved 2017
Logan Hansen
By this point in the season, we should be able to say with some confidence which teams are out-performing their preseason expectations. Several perennial bottom-feeders have multiple wins at this point, and some teams are surprisingly leading the race for their conference championship. My preseason ratings are inherently conservative--they can't extrapolate small improvements into greater improvements in the future, which would have been useful for a team like Allegheny. Despite this "flaw," my preseason projections generally are able to predict about two-thirds of teams end-of-season point differentials to within six points per game, so they provide a good benchmark for each team's expectations.
Most Improved Teams
After four weeks of play, the most-improved team (by nearly a touchdown per game) is Loras. Going back to 2013, when they went 1-9, the Duhawks had shown incremental improvement every season, culminating in a 4-6 record in 2015. In 2016 D3Football and the IIAC coaches both predicted the Duhawks would finish above 0.500 in the conference for the first time since 2008. Instead, they went 1-9 (1-7).
This season though, Loras has reignited the offensive spark that was missing last season (they still give up a lot of points). Their Week 1 win over Elmhurst was the most unexpected result from the first week, and their two losses so far are both by less than a touchdown.
This drastic change is undoubtedly powered by the passing game, which ranks 51st in the country in Points Above Average, a new metric I've developed that uses efficiency (first down & TD rate) and explosiveness (yards per play) to determine how much value a unit adds to a team. They're averaging over seven yards per dropback (including sacks, and adjusted for opponent), which is one yard per play above the national average. They're also picking up first downs through the air on nearly 40% of passing plays, compared to a national average of around 33%. The defense is still suspect at times, as noted by the loss to Aurora in Week 2 and the 42 points allowed against Nebraska Wesleyan, but overall, they're heads & shoulders above where they were a year ago.
Among the rest of the ten most-improved teams this season, Albion is another team bouncing back after a surprisingly poor showing in 2016. While it may be easy to assume it's the up-tempo passing game causing the jump up for the Britons, the running game actually ranks in the Top 40 in opponent-adjusted yards per play, and in the Top 25 in first down rate. Just like the Duhawks, the defense struggles at time, but they don't have any glaring holes to be exploited by offenses in the MIAA.
Some of the other teams in the Top 10 are probably little surprise to followers of DIII--Springfield is on its way to what could be an undefeated season in the NEWMAC. Allegheny has already won as many games in five weeks as they did in the last four years. Trine hasn't allowed more than 14 points in a game yet this season, and ranks in the Top 25 nationally in first down rate. SUNY-Maritime is undefeated and playing Husson in the de-facto ECFC championship game this week. George Fox nearly upset UW-Platteville at home in Week 1, and beat a different WIAC school and the heavy favorite to win the SCIAC. And Berry is in the Top 25 polls, able to maintain high-levels of performance after graduating their first recruiting class (George Fox is in a similar boat in that regard).
Least Improved Teams
This feels like a more diplomatic way of saying, "These teams are a huge disappointment." It's hard to fault teams like Brevard and Occidental for making the list. In my personal opinion, Brevard is actually vastly out-performing expectations coming into the season. Thomas More being in the bottom 10 shouldn't be any surprise either, they're 1-4 this season, after having won a share of the PAC every season for the last four years. Northwestern, too, won their conference last year, and appears to be completely out of the hunt this season.
McMurry by and large has the largest difference between their preseason projection and their current rating. They've been blown out twice against decent teams (Sul Ross State and Southwestern), and those were games the War Hawks were keeping close last season. None of their losses have been within one score, and they can't stop the run to keep teams from running out the clock. Not that it would matter much--McMurry doesn't rank above average in any of the following offensive categories:
Rushing Yards/Play
Rushing 1st Down Rate
Passing Yards/Play
Passing 1st Down Rate
Offensive Points/Drive
It's hard to gain traction in an improving ASC if you can't put up points, and without one unit to hang your hat on, you can be left floundering.
Most- & Least-Improved Conferences
By combining team ratings, we can also take a look at which conferences are improving their national standing. A conference with more non-conference games (like the MIAA & ODAC) has more of an opportunity to move around in the ratings, because I specifically designed my model to avoid overfitting. That makes the drop by the UMAC impressive for two reasons.
Each team only plays one non-conference game, and
They were already really, really bad.
The MIAA and ODAC had more games to show their improvement, but that also means they had more games to regress. The ODAC right now, despite not having a single team that would likely win a first-round playoff game, has the best worst team of any conference in the country. To say that another way, in a round-robin featuring the worst team in each conference, the ODAC's representative would be favored in every game.
The MIAA is obviously boosted by the rise of Albion and Trine. With fewer teams, the ascent of a couple has an out-sized affect on the average. Similarly, the Liberty League, without the members who left for the NEWMAC, is falling due to the struggles of the teams at the top of the conference--Hobart and St. Lawrence. Both teams consistently rated in the Top 40 last season, but neither is there this season.
And just in case you were wondering, yes. I included the Top and Bottom 6 (instead of 5) conferences just so that the IIAC made the cut. So much #disrespekt from the "national media." SMH...


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Meet Camera USA 2018 judge Christopher Jones
Meet Camera USA 2018 judge Paula Tognarelli
Meet Camera USA 2018 judge Mark Sloan
Camera USA 2018 opened June 1 at the Naples Art Association. This year, 218 photographers from around the country submitted images for inclusion in the show. From these, jurors Christopher Jones, Mark Sloan and Paul Tognarelli selected 75 photographs, with work coming from California (7), Colorado (1), Florida (21),Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts (3), Michigan (3), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (2), New York (8), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (1), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Virginia (2), Washington (4), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming (1).
Mark Sloan has served since 1994 as Director and Chief Curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. Over the course of his 34-year career, he has maintained a consistent engagement with photography. He curated No Man's Land: Contemporary Photographers and Fragile Ecologies featuring Edward Burtynsky, David Maisel and Emmet Gowin and is co-curator for Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South, which debuted in Charleston this year and will tour nationally. Several of his other shows have traveled to institutions such as the High Museum in Atlanta, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, the New Orleans Museum of Art and Presentation House in Vancouver. He has authored or co-authored 16 books on subjects ranging from Russian conceptual art to photographs of early 20th century circus life. In the 1980s he was Executive Director of The Light Factory in Charlotte, North Carolina and Associate Director of San Francisco Camerawork.
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HUE is the first game in the Pack O Game series and, in some ways, could be considered the ambassador for the series on a whole.
Every game in the series consists of thirty cards, each one cut to about a third the width of a regular card. That means you get stick-like cards and a deck looks literally like a stick of gum.
HUE is the tile laying member of the family. Every card is divided into three squares and three different colors, although about half the cards have the colors divided the long way, making them skinny lines.
Everyone gets five to six cards, including one with a poison symbol in the middle. Special rainbow cards are set out to start the board and then everyone takes turns placing a card on the board. Cards must share at least one edge with cards already out but they can cover one square of a previously placed card.
Now, here's the good bit. You don't play the last card in your hand. You score with it. For each color on the card, you score points equal the largest area of that color on the board. You score double points for the color in the middle of your scoring card. But any area that has a poison symbol is zeroed out and doesn't count for scoring.
The biggest hurdle HUE has to overcome is that there are a lot of time laying games out there and there are even a lot of pocket-sized ones. The Clever Pipe Game and Aquarius were two of the first games I picked up, before I even started collecting games seriously. It takes a lot to stand out in the pack.
But HUE does have a twist that makes it interesting. Your last card being your scoring card, particularly when you get your whole hand at the start. It gives you an end goal at the very start but also gives you the flexibility to change that goal if you have to.
None of the first series of the Pack O Game games reinvent the wheel. They all use tried and true mechanics, with just a couple twists to give them their own flair. By being a part of such a large family of tile-laying games, HUE doesn't stand out as much as some of the others like BUS or TAJ. But it is still a solid, well designed game.
HUE really is a good introduction to Pack O Games. It is easy to teach, even to non-gamers. However, the scoring makes it interesting, even for serious gamers. Honestly, the fact that it comes in such a portable package is just gravy.