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Elizabeth Spiller: Education major ready to fill buckets and change lives
March 3, 2020 Elementary Education, News, School of Learning and Teaching, Student & Alumni Profiles
Last fall, Elizabeth Spiller was in a first grade classroom at Earl C. McGraw School in Hampden, where she's a student teacher, when the guidance counselor taught a lesson that struck a chord and reminded her why she decided to pursue a career in education.
"Picture a bucket in your mind," the counselor said. "This is your emotional bucket, and every day your bucket is being filled or emptied."
When someone or something does something that makes you feel good, the counselor explained, they are adding to your bucket. When you have a negative experience with someone or something, your bucket is being drained. Your bucket also has a lid, she said, so you can regulate what goes in and what comes out.
Beyond our own buckets, Spiller says the counselor talked about the importance of recognizing that how we treat others can impact their lives. Through our actions, we are either adding to or taking away from each other's buckets.
"It immediately hit something inside me," says Spiller, a senior from York majoring in elementary education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
"I've done a lot of work with kids — as a camp counselor, as a babysitter, and now as a student teacher — and I love the idea that helping them and teaching them is making a difference and filling their buckets," she says.
Spiller was so inspired by the idea that she wrote about it for The Wilson Center's Dorothy Clarke Wilson Peace Writing Prize. Her essay, "Peace Through Bucket Filling," won the competition, which came with a $500 award. Spiller also got to read it aloud at UMaine's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in January.
The essay recounts the lesson that the guidance counselor taught, as well as a moment that occurred just after. Two students — a girl and a boy in the class — were working on a project, when the girl spilled her pencil cup on the floor. The boy bent down to help her pick up the scattered pencils, and as he was returning them to the cup, the girl said: "Thank you, you just filled my bucket."
Spiller related this small act of kindness, and the concept of bucket filling, to Dr. King's teachings, especially the quote "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
As a preservice teacher, Spiller wrote, "I want to show my students the impact that they can have on the world. I aim to teach them to have civility, to be leaders of transformation, and to create positive change that will lead to a more peaceful world."
When she finished reading her essay, the crowd at the MLK Breakfast stood and gave Spiller a standing ovation. It was a moment she says she'll never forget.
Spiller is set to graduate in May and hopes to find work as an elementary school teacher, perhaps closer to home in southern Maine. Student teaching is one of several experiences during her time at UMaine that she says helped prepare her for her chosen profession. College of Education and Human Development students have opportunities to work in the field with children as early as their first year.
"I've been in McGraw elementary for a year now," Spiller says. "It's such a great environment, with amazing values. They have a way of incorporating civility and respect into everything they teach."
Other experiences that have helped shape her educational philosophy include working as a camp counselor in Old Town and York.
She also says her coursework, both general education and for her major, have opened her eyes to new ways of thinking and understanding the world.
"I would say, every single aspect of teaching that I would need to know about, I've had a class for," she says.
"We learn how to tailor our teaching to meet every student's needs in different subject areas," Spiller adds. "Now that I'm doing my student teaching, I can see how my classes have helped prepare me to work with diverse kinds of students."
She says it all comes back to wanting to make a difference in the lives of young children.
"As I said in my essay, as a teacher, my goal is to encourage my students to be giving, to love themselves and others, to find beauty in small acts of kindness, and to fill those buckets with goodness and light," Spiller says.
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Today is about a march in the streets. Today is about hope in the face of deadly displays of power. This day, Palm Sunday we shout Hosanna despite the "wisdom of the world." Today we dance, we make a spectacle. Today we might feel a little awkward, and still I hope, we can move past that awkwardness to have some fun. Palm Sunday is about a march that points to hope, to life, and to the power of Gods' message. Justice will win. Life will win. No matter how dreary the circumstances, love will win.
Pilate also staged a parade.
Scholars tell us that Jesus' march wasn't the only procession into Jerusalem the week that Jesus died. Pilate also staged a parade. Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, representative of Ceasar, the oppressor, also made his way to Jerusalem. Pilate marched his military parade up to the Holy City. The Roman Governor was making his way up from Ceasaria on the sea, making his way up to the tumultuous Holy City of Jerusalem.
Pilate's arrival, according to scholars, was a fear-inspiring military parade. He came with the full force of the Roman army. He marched with thousands of troops. Pilate rode a white armored horse. Pilate's flags fluttered in the wind. His soldiers, their spears and shields glittering in the sun approached marched with precision through the city streets. Pilate was asserting himself with his grand military parade.
Pilate was feeling vulnerable. Vulnerable leaders like to show off their military in a parade. Pilate had reason to be nervous. The Passover was coming, those nights when the Jewish people remember their liberation. The Roman authority didn't want the people to remember their story too well. He didn't want them getting any ideas from Moses telling Pharaoh "let my people go." So Pilate made a mighty show of his arrival. He demonstrated that his empire wasn't going to be so easy to overthrow. Look how powerful we are! Look at our weapons, our machinery of war.
coming down the Mount of Olives from the other side of town. Jesus makes a decision about his entrance as well. This is political theatre, and Jesus makes quite a spectacle. Whenever I hear that word "spectacle" I think of a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant grandmother hissing through her teeth, "You're making a spectacle of yourself." That's what Jesus was doing. Loud boisterous, practically falling down the mountain, his is no organized military parade. The crowd shouts "Hosanna," a word from the Hebrew Bible that always accompanies a plea for help. In the Jewish liturgy, "hosanna" is used to commemorate the Exodus, God's coming to liberate God's people.
We are on the threshold of Holy Week. Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem marks the beginning of the end. Even as we shout "Hosanna" we know what is coming. At the end of this service, we will hear the Passion Gospel (which is why this homily will be short. But don't despair. There will be a great deal more preaching this week). This great Holy Week we mark the death of Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah. We remember his last supper, and the washing of feet. We watch and pray in the garden. We survey the wondrous cross.
As we prepare, a note of caution.
The whole series of events on its face, look like failure. As an Easter People, we can forget the pain, the disillusion, the loss. What we remember looks like a failure. You could easily imagine a Roman Soldier watching Jesus' strange arrival to the city. That soldier could easily say: "what a loser." That is the irony of Holy Week.
If the scholars are right and Jesus and Pilate arrived on the same day, the morning papers the NEXT day would have made it clear which arrival was more significant. Pilate's parade would have been front page news, above the fold. The headline: "Pilate's presence means Passover Celebrations to proceed with Public Safety in mind." Jesus and his band MIGHT have made the end of the local section, page b37: "Goofy prophet from Nazareth rides in on a donkey, authorities are keeping an eye on him." Jesus wasn't the cover story.
This is the irony of Holy Week. On the face, God's action looks like failure. Jesus does not show off God's might. Rather, Jesus humbles himself. The way of Jesus is the way of the downtrodden, the laughed at, the left out. Jesus' arrival, Jesus' last days, Jesus' death identifies God with the lowest of the low in human society. Jesus looks like a failure.
[Jesus' followers] don't know how many days it will be, but they know he will die—[so] they just celebrate their freedom. Now hear it, because no freedom has happened. They are not any more free than the day before or the day after, but they have in this brief moment…a little vision of what the reign of God might look like That a gentle, healing, wise man, in the position of the prophets, enraged by injustice against women and children and his people and the sick and the outsider, that this one could be a sign of God's reign now. That this might be who we are. And the people respond with this glorious procession, every one of them potentially marking themselves also for death by Rome…They risk themselves to sing aloud a memory of who they knew they could be because God had told them they could be those people: the chosen, the beloved, the wildly inclusive.
On Palm Sunday Jesus' march, Jesus' movement, took a risk. They sacrificed not only dignity, but safety, to say "we know who God is. We know where God stands." Even if the world doesn't seem that way, even when the world calls us foolish, we will stand with this messiah. We will stand where he stands, with the outsiders, with the outcasts, with the victims, with the immigrants, the LGBTQ+, the women, the children, the people of color. We will make a spectacle.
If after the march yesterday, you're feeling hopeful, despite the lack of apparent official response. If you caught a glimmer yesterday that "another world is not only possible, she is on her way." I want you to do two things.
for the young women and men, the teenagers who stood up and said "Enough." Give thanks for our teenager, two of whom were leading the march here in St. Louis on the front page of today's Post Dispatch. Those kids who put up with mocking, and slander, and threats, those students who have been called ridiculous for calling for sensible gun reform. Give thanks for their courage, for their leadership. Give thanks for the hope they gave so much to bring us.
Second: Know that this hope is a part of your heritage.
The spectacle, the march, it is in the DNA of the movement we pledge ourselves to week in and week out in this church. God stands with those who are most in need. God stands with the victims. God stands with the oppressed.
If in the days and months ahead you find yourself at a vigil for someone who died in the street, or writing your senator or registering voters. If you find yourself in the workplace questioning the salary gap between women and men, or challenging the mistreatment of a co-worker. If you find yourself in a laundromat on a Tuesday sharing cheap pizza, laundry soap, and a laugh, even if your actions seem foolhardy, even if they seem like a failure. If you find yourself making a spectacle, well, join the march. Shout hosanna. You're with Jesus. And God stands with you. Amen.


On Thursday I appeared on The Granada Debate programme on ITV. One argument which was put forward by one of my fellow panelists who was arguing the UK should stay in the European Union was that we would have to negotiate separate deals with all the other 27 countries in the EU. This is simply untrue. Members of the EU have no power to negotiate their own trade deals. This is one reason why we would be better off out of the EU. We have been members for over 40 years and the EU have still not been able to conclude a trade agreement with the USA! If we leave the EU there would need to be just one agreement with the remaining countries in the EU.
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Laudable. Strewth, camp fear. Suspect they are underestimating Joe public. Boris yesterday interviewed by Mr Marr who tried endless interruptions against Boris and he used nearly nothing against Mr Cameron week before. Boris was impressive in more ways than one.
Whatever the argument to stay in, I will resist this.
Very well put. I wish Vote Leave would be as succinct as you.


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Economic debate on the networks reflects intensification of the polarization
In 2014, the debate mainly served as a thermometer for the perception of Brazilians about public expenditures with the World Cup; in 2018, the debate is market by the polarization between the left and right wings
Updated 21 de August, 2018 at 12:06 pm
Four years ago, when the official presidential campaign was about to start, the economic debate on the social networks was almost completely focused on a topic that has always been important for Brazilians, although not always from an economic point of view: soccer. The 2014 World Cup, hosted by Brazil during Dilma Rousseff's administration, was used on the internet as a central element of different economic discussions, which precisely reflect the moment experienced by the country in the last electoral cycle – and how different Brazil's economic agendas and topics are today, especially for the current presidential candidates.
In the map of interactions about the economic debate in the country, from June 15 to July 15, 2014, exactly the time the Word Cup was happening, the performance of the competitors (and of the Brazilian national team, which was eliminated by Germany) operated as a thermometer of the perception of Brazilians about the high public expenditures the government made for the competition, the tax burden, corruption and the provision of quality public services for health and education. Unemployment, for instance, had not yet become a large economic subtheme on the social networks, neither had the reforms – which appeared as central agendas after the interruption of Dilma's second mandate in 2016.
The "Cup element", in fact, was more present in the main part of the debate on the graph (in pink), which accounted for 20.6% of the profiles participating in the discussion about the economy. Without demonstrating political support for any of the electoral programs in the pre-campaign period of 2014, Dilma, Aécio Neves or Educardo Campos – who later passed away in August 13 –, the group was dominated by jokes and satire about the large federal investment on stadiums (considering the lack of resources for hospitals and schools) e the use of taxpayers' money to fund a sports competition. The "legacy" of the Cup – the promise of improvements on infrastructure, public security and other public services for the country – was seen as a failure by the profiles in the debate. They demonstrated happiness about the tournament, but made ironic comments about the fact that the government expenditures would not result in benefits for the population.
Figure 1. Map of retweets of the economic debate around the presidential hopefuls in 2014, Twitter – Jun 15 to Jul 15
Source: Twitter. Elaborated by : FGV/DAPP
* The graph was based on 255,699 retweets from a database of 923,864 tweets collected about the theme, with a sample of 50% of the volume of posts identified.
10.12% – Debate organized by the press with criticism of the expenditures on stadiums
7.49% – Pro-Dilma group emphasizing positive data regarding the government and public investments on the Cup
8.01% – With profiles aligned with the PSDB, this group questioned the conduction of the economy by the Dilma administration in general.
20.56% – Strong impact of the World Cup on the economic debate, with criticism of the legacy and of the use of taxpayers' money
The second biggest group in the graph, the yellow group (10.12%) was organized around the traditional press, which held a higher relevance in the economic debate in 2014 than today. This group showed the biggest diversity of economic themes approached from specific events and agendas of that time, but with a larger emphasis on the "legacy of the Cup", seen mainly with a negative perspective. The reports and posts highlighted the electoral promises broken regarding investments, the high cost of the competition, the delays in finishing public construction projects and the values spent on stadiums, predicting that many of them would become "while elephants".
Notably, both the groups politically aligned with Aécio and Dilma were not prominent in the economic discussion – contrary to what happens today, with the online regions of influence of Lula and Jair Bolsonaro predominating over any other groups. With 8% of the profiles (in green), the group closer to the PSDB also discussed the economic impact of the Cup, with more explicit criticism of the PT administration. Public expenditures, the political use of the State (with social programs), the low rates of economic growth, the inflation and Petrobras are the main economic topics mentioned by the profiles, who emphasize the low return of the taxes paid to the government by the population. Many profiles also highlighted the Brazilian investments on countries such as Angola and Cuba, with the argument that it is simply a political strategy with no regard for positive results for the Brazilian economy.
On the other side, in the pro-Dilma group (in red with 7.49% of the profiles), users resorted to soccer as a representation of Brazil's positive economic results, mostly coming from posts by the former president's official account. The federal government emphasized the importance of improving the financial conditions of the country's soccer teams and the competitiveness with the international scenario of the sport, also highlighting the strength of State-owned companies (particularly Petrobras), the investments on the internal Brazilian market and the creation of jobs during the PT administrations due to the Cup. The BRICS leadership was also positively mentioned as a symbol of repositioning Brazil as a global economic power, as well as data indicating the benefits of the tournament for the growth of the GDP in the end of 2014.
Source: Twitter: Elaborated by: FGV/DAPP
In contrast with the small presence of support groups for both actors with the most protagonism in the economic debate in the 2014 elections, this year the groups orbiting around profiles and influencers aligned with the PT and with Jair Bolsonaro account alone for 57.5% of all the accounts talking about economy on Twitter between June 15 and July 15. This demonstrates well the politization and polarization of general topics such as unemployment, taxes, reforms and government budget on the social networks, with both sides leading the conduction of important themes for the society.
Slightly bigger than the group closer to Bolsonaro (and, to a lesser extent, to other actors aligned with the left wing), the red group, which is pro-Lula and closer to names associated with the left wing, accounts for 29.6% of the profiles in the graph and focuses opinions from the opposition between the PT and Temer administrations and other platforms contrary to PT. Therefore, all big economic subthemes are debated with this perspective, with a highlight to the role (and size) of the State's influence on the economy, social invesments, inequality and labor and social security rights. Under a strong electoral focus, articulating actors of PT, PCdoB, Psol and also PDT and PSB (although not as closely as the first three), the group focuses their attention less on specific issues of the current conjuncture, such as unemployment, the crisis and tax burden, emphasizing a more comprehensive "political project" that includes greater state investment, maintenance of strategic companies under Brazilian control, programs to fight poverty and social benefits.
On the other side, the group to the right and with Bolsonaro at the center (in blue with 29% of the profiles), the main topic of debate contrasts the structure of the state with the services it provides to society. That is, this group considers the political elite (seen as corrupt), the public servants, the tax burden and the bureaucracy the reasons for the crisis, poverty, poor services and, especially, unemployment. There is criticism of the size and costs of the Brazilian State, of the privileges of public servants and of common taxes, with the argument that privatization, reduction of government interference on the economy, and investment on public security are key to resolve several problems. Common economic issues such as inflation, exchange and interest are far from being the areas of greatest impact on the debate.
With 8.59% of profiles (in yellow), only one group mobilized by the traditional press operates contact between the two extremes – unlike 2014, little of the economic debate presents groups that are not associated with any party or without explicit political content. Mobilized by news portals and a few "middleman" influencers between the left and right wings, who criticize both sides, the group addresses specific data and information about the current Brazilian context, such as the creation of jobs, growth expectations, immigration and public deficit. More equivalent in terms of the thematic coverage presented in the other two groups, the main highlight is the tax issue, which is approached from many points of view: income tax, tax evasion, corruption, the cost of the State and public education.
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Q: Why the size of an empty directory in Linux is 4KB? I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and I made an empty directory on /tmp with the mkdir command:
cd /tmp
mkdir foo

and then I checked it's size using ls:
ls -ldh foo

and the result shows that the size of the directory is 4KB, although it has nothing inside!
then I created an empty file with touch:
touch empty

and then I checked its size:
ls -l empty

the result shows that the empty file is of 0B, which differs from the empty directory.
I've read about some Q&A's saying that the 4KB is the metadata of the directory. But if it is the metadata, what kind of information is stored inside and why it is so huge, and why an empty file don't have such kind of metadata? If it is not the metadata, what does the 4KB mean?

A: As mentioned in the question: What does size of a directory mean in output of 'ls -l' command?
The metadata of the folder is always stored in blocks, so it allocates 4kb even if there is not much data that needs to be stored.
-Duplicate Question.

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Q: Hierarchy (Tree) Data Model and Query for Cassandra I have to develop an application which stores hierarchy data. What could be the data model in Cassandra and how to fetch the entire hierarchy (similar to MongoDB Graph lookup). e.g.
A -> B
B -> C
C -> D
X -> C

Expected input/output
Input    Output
A        A > B > C >D
X        X > C > D

How to achieve this is Cassandra?

A: Why not take http://janusgraph.org/ & use cassandra as backend?


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Q: Prove $\frac{m(1-m)}{n}+1\leq\frac{n^m-m^m}{x^m}\leq m(1-m)+n$ Let $f(x)=\frac{1}{m}x^m+\frac{1}{n}-x$,such that $\frac{1}{m}+\frac{1}{n}=1(n>m>1),x\in[m,n],f(x)\geq0 $
Prove that:
$$\frac{m(1-m)}{n}+1\leq\frac{n^m-m^m}{x^m}\leq m(1-m)+n$$
This is a question of Unified National Graduate Entrance Examination(China). I don't know how to do this problem. So I want to get some help and hint. If I make progress,I will edit it soon.
Thanks. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Hint: We have $$\frac{f(n)-f(m)}{n-m}=\frac{\xi^{m-1}m}{m}-1$$ so
$$\frac{\frac{n^m-m^m}{m}+m-n}{(n-m)}=\frac{n^m-m^m}{m(n-m)}-1$$ and use that $$n=\frac{m}{m-1}$$
Doing this we get
$$n^m-m^m\le x^{m-1}m(n-m)\le x^mm(n-m)$$ (since $$x>1$$)
So we get
$$\frac{n^m-m^m}{x^m}\le m(n-m)=m(1-m)+n$$ we have only to show that
$$mn\le m+n$$ this is (substituting $$n=\frac{m}{m-1}$$)
we get
$$\frac{m}{m-1}\le 1 +\frac{1}{m-1}$$ this is true since $$m\le m-1+1$$
Similary we can show the lower bound!
($\xi \in [m,n]$)
We have $$\frac{n^m-m^m}{m(n-m)}=\xi^{m-1}\le x^{m-1}\le x^m$$ since $$\xi \in [m,n]$$ and $$x>1$$


1. Pre-heat your oven to 200C and lightly grease a deep baking tray or muffin tray.
2. Lay out your defrosted puff pastry on a lightly floured surface, and roll out gently until it is about 1/2 cm thick. Spread over the Frey chocolate spread, then sprinkle over the brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts, Frey Dark Orange Chocolate chips and fruit zest.
3. Roll the dough gently into a 'log' (with the longest edge lined up with the edge of your kitchen counter, then roll away from you i.e. you want to roll up the longest edge and not the shortest edge of your pastry rectangle) and then cut into 3cm slices.
4. Lay the rolls cut-side up in the baking tray or muffin holes, brush with the melted butter and bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly golden.
5. Remove the rolls from the oven and set aside to rest. Meanwhile, prepare the sugar glaze by mixing all the ingredients except the mascarpone together and bringing to a gentle simmer in a small saucepan. Then remove from the heat, whisk in the mascarpone and pour over the rolls.


The Law On Credit Bureaus and the Formation of Credit Histories in the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Credit Bureau) was developed by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with clause 27 of the Plan of Legislative Works of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2003 approved by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 3, 2003 N 117.
In addition, the need for its development is provided for in paragraph 12 of the Action to implement the tasks arising from the speech of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the III Congress of Kazakhstan financiers on February 14, 2003, approved by the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on February 26, 2003.
The law on Credit Bureaus is aimed, first of all, on solving the accumulated problems of credit financing of the real sector.
Adoption of the Law on Credit Bureaus allowed to reduce the administrative costs of banks related to the clarification of data on borrowers and, accordingly, bank interest rates on loans, will promote active development of entrepreneurship in the republic, increase the investment attractiveness of Kazakhstan.
assistance to second-tier banks and other organizations in the timely detection and reduction of their risks when working with clients.
It seems that the adoption of the Law on Credit Bureaus significantly increased the responsibility of the parties of loan transactions and financial discipline in the credit services market as a whole.
Деятельность кредитных бюро подлежит регулированию (надзору) со стороны уполномоченного органа, что обеспечивает необходимую защиту прав и законных интересов граждан и организаций в рассматриваемой сфере.
Formation of the base of credit histories is carried out on the basis of electronic technologies, which will increase the efficiency of the presentation, processing and issuance of credit information. Currently, second-tier banks and organizations that carry out certain types of banking operations have the necessary computer equipment and electronic communication systems.
Кредитные бюро, помимо основной деятельности по выдаче кредитных отчетов, вправе предоставлять дополнительные виды услуг, перечень которых строго определен названным Законом о КБ.
In addition to the above-mentioned financial institutions, commercial organizations that provide credit services can participate in the credit bureau system, under compulsory condition that they provide the necessary information to the credit bureau as information providers.
Государственная корпорация «Правительство для граждан», осуществляющая государственную регистрацию прав на недвижимое имущество, представляет информацию в кредитные бюро на добровольной основе.
Data on the Subjects of credit histories may be sent by second-tier banks and other information providers to credit bureaus only if there is a consent on this of the subjects of credit histories.
The credit bureau has the right to specify the completeness of the information provided, to determine the requirements for the structure and form of electronic files, without distorting the content of the information received. An obligatory condition for access to the credit history database is the preliminary registration of the relevant organizations in the credit bureau as the recipients of the credit report. It is mandatory to take into account each fact of applying to the credit bureau and the right of the credit bureau to adopt internal documents on its activities.
The transfer by the credit bureau of information to persons not specified in the Law on Credit Bureau is prohibited.
Control over the state registration, standardization, certification of equipment and electronic software of credit bureaus is assigned to the state body implementing state policy and state regulation in the field of informational support.
When preparing the Law on Credit Bureaus, the experience of a number of economically developed countries (the USA, Canada, etc.) for creating credit bureaus was taken into account.
other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as RLA of the RK).
Resolution of the Board of the Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Market and Financial Organizations Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 23, 2007 No. 49 on approval of the Regulations for maintaining credit documentation.
All the above mentioned RLA of the RK can be divided into two main groups.
The first group consists of general plan RLA of the RK, which regulate the activities of not only credit bureaus, but also the activities of other participants in civil circulation. The Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law on Private Entrepreneurship and the Law on Partnerships may be included in this group of the above-mentioned RLA of the RK. These regulatory acts are applied / related to the FCB, with regard to the relationship of the FCB with its counterparties, clients, and government agencies; internal organizational structure of the FCB (bodies, their election, powers) the relationship of the FCB participants with each other, etc.
Вторую группу НПА РК составляют узкоотраслевые НПА РК, куда отнесены акты, непосредственно касающиеся деятельности кредитных бюро, это Закон о КБ и подзаконные акты НБ РК.
Thus, the Law on Credit Bureaus determines the legal, economic and organizational basis for the formation of credit histories in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the legal status of participants in the system for the formation of credit histories and their use, regulates public relations related to the establishment, implementation and termination of credit bureaus activities, specific aspects of state regulation, control and supervision in this field. This legislative act defines suppliers and recipients of credit reports, their rights and obligations, mandatory conditions of the agreement concluded with suppliers and recipients of credit reports.
Подведомственные акты регламентируют порядок и правила разрешительных процедур кредитных бюро, организации информационного процесса в деятельности участников системы формирования кредитных историй и их использования, регламентируют порядок формирования системы безопасности, установления минимальных требований к их электронному оборудованию, сохранности базы данных кредитных историй, регламентирует особенности организации деятельности поставщиков информации, кредитных бюро и получателей кредитных отчетов на рынке информационных услуг и пр.
За период своей непосредственной деятельности, системой ПКБ охвачено более 250-ти финансовых организаций Казахстана, среди которых все банки второго уровня, ипотечные, микрофинансовые, лизинговые, коллекторские организации, институты развития, которые на данный момент являются как поставщиками, так и получателями информации.
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Welcome to week #5 of the An Inspired Life Book Club!
We're talking about embracing our current seasons this week — and living creatively (one of my favorite topics)!
Looking forward to chatting more and discovering new ways to add inspiration and creativity to our everyday lives!
I've discovered that one of the secrets to living an inspired life of possibility is falling in love with your life on a regular basis.
I find that the more I get excited about the small things in life, the more joyful and inspired I feel.
When I live with curiosity and a desire to learn and grow, I feel as though anything is possible, and life is full of color and wonder.
Being mindful also helps keep me rooted in the goodness of right now and all God's doing moment by moment.
Lately, I can't get enough of hand lettering and typography. I want to look at lovely letters and learn about them. I want to collect and sketch them, know their shapes and their histories.
But truth be told, earlier this week, and even earlier today, I'll admit I wasn't living this way. I wasn't seeing the possibilities, I was seeing the to-do list, the worries, the doubts. I was feeling restless and cranky.
But when I shifted my focus to the joys to be discovered in my day, my mood shifted, too. I realized there was joy to be found even in the little things like an inspiring quote on my calendar page, an afternoon latte, and a list I'm making of local restaurants to explore.
What joys and possibilities peppered your day today, my friends? And what is one thing your weekend holds that you can get excited about?
At the end of the summer, I mentioned I was going to bring back my "delighting in" lists. I posted my summer list, here, but forgot to write one up during my very busy fall.
As things slow down these cold winter months, I'm jumping back in to the practice of collecting and celebrating little joys. Today, I bring you my winter list.
I think sometimes believing in His goodness means believing in the goodness of right now — living fully right where He's placed you.
Today, I'd like to take some time to reflect on that before we move on to talking about believing in who He created us to be and in the dreams and goals He's given us.
So, what little blessings are you enjoying today?
As we head toward the summer months, I can't help but do a little dreaming and thinking about how I will savor the season and delight in all its blessings.
My heart is filled with all I hope to do and learn; it's filled with the wonder and possibility that comes with each new season's approach.
I hope to spend time learning more about typography and practicing and developing my own unique lettering style.
I hope to whip up many batches of Almond Milk Iced Caramel Lattes, enjoying them porchside or poolside with inspiring books and people.
I hope to eat lots of in-season fruits and veggies, experiencing all the flavors and colors of summer.
What about you? What's on your list and your heart?
Making seasonal dream lists is one of my favorite ways to embrace where God has me. I love the changing seasons, and I love measuring my own life in seasons (so much more about that in my upcoming book!). Creating these lists makes my heart happy.
I'm not rushing away the spring just yet, though. I'm loving the clean, earthy smell after the rain — the smell of newness and fresh beginnings and hope. I'm loving the open windows and the cool mornings, the blossoms and blooms, and all the bright new greenery that's filling out tree branches that stood quietly and patiently waiting all winter long.
My heart has been there, too.
And as the spring brings its possibilities and warmth, sunshine and color, and hints of all the summer days ahead, I can feel God bringing those same things to this hopeful, dreaming summer heart of mine.
Lately, I've been finding refreshment in the sunshine, in the spring-scented air, and in His Word, His truth, and His promises to me.
I also recently came across The Message translation of Ecclesiastes 9:7-9, and it is such a vibrant reminder to live fully each and every day.
Here's an incredible hand lettered canvas of that inspiring verse by Lindsay Letters.
Hope you seize life today — and live colorfully and praise-fully!


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You asked: Where are onions imported from to the UK?
Does Britain import onions?
Why does the UK import onions?
Where does the UK import from?
What foods get imported to the UK?
What foods does the UK import from China?
Where do UK oranges come from?
Where does UK vegetables come from?
What food Cannot be grown in the UK?
What is the UK's biggest import?
On vegetables, the UK imports more than half of the tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, mushrooms, peppers and lettuce it consumes. Between 75% and 100% of these products were imported from the EU in 2019. … In contrast, apples, berries, and pears are mainly sourced from the UK and the EU.
UK suppliers are importing onions from abroad to make up for a shortfall in the UK stocks after last year's torrid weather.
Leading import markets for trade in goods in the United Kingdom in 2020, by share of imports
Share of total goods imported
China 12.5%
United States 8.5%
Netherlands 8.3%
The three largest value imported commodity groups (at 2019 prices) were fruit & vegetables, meat and beverages (see 3.4).
Other UK Food and Drink Import Facts
Chile Fruit and Vegetables Grapes
China Meat Fish (frozen)
Colombia Fruit and Vegetables Bananas and plantains
Comoros Ingredients Herbs and spices
Orange imports from Morocco declined until 2013 and are now steady around 8,000 tonnes. After Spain, Egypt and South Africa were the two largest orange providers to the UK in 2017. South African orange exports to the UK recently slid from a record of 83,784 tonnes in 2008 to 68,182 tonnes in 2017.
THIS IS FUN: What is the weather like in Scotland in July?
The UK imports about 85% of vegetables from the EU. The Netherlands provide the bulk of tomatoes and onions while Spain sources most of the cauliflower and celery, the two fastest-growing commodities. France is the leading potato supplier.
Government sources sometimes quote a figure of 75% but this excludes 'non-indigenous' items such as exotic fruit – bananas and mangoes, tea, coffee and spices – foods that cannot be grown (either at all or on a meaningful scale) in the UK.
Between June 2020 and June 2021, the United Kingdom imported over 157 billion British pounds worth of machinery and transport equipment goods, the most of any commodity in this year.


You probably never read the injury/death waiver on the backside of your game ticket when you go to a sporting event. Well this article may give you the nudge to actually glance at it.
We are not saying that going to a game will kill you, because many people go see a game every day and live. Still you need to check out some ways people have died going to support their team.
During the second inning of a Texas Rangers game in 2011, Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton tossed a souvenir ball to fan Shannon Stone who was sitting in the stands. As Stone leaned over to catch the ball, he lost his footing and fell 20 feet to his death.
Back in 2009 during the Tour de France, a female fan watching a leg of the race was killed when a police motorcycle hit her. The woman was in her 60's when she was trying to cross the road (insert your chicken crossing the road jokes) when she was hit by a bike. The cop fell off his bike and slid into some other fans but they lived to see another day. This is not the first time someone was killed at the Tour de France. In 2002 a child was killed when a car swiped him. The car was part of a publicity caravan to cover the race. They say any press is good press, but I'm not sure in this instance that is the case.
Being a Met fan is tough enough, but when your last time on Earth is at Shea Stadium you might have reconsidered being a Met fan. Back in 2008, Antonio Nararainsami went to a Mets game with his family. He lost his balance on an escalator and fell to his death. The investigation showed that Antonio lost his footing on the escalator and fell two stories. If you think that never happened before at Shea, well in 1985 another man fell 100 feet from an escalator and died. Looking at these two tragic events it is a good thing the Mets play in a new stadium.
In 2002, Brittanie Cecil was watching the Blue Jackets take on the Calgary Flames. She was struck in the head by the puck after it was deflected from a player. A few days later she died from trauma to her brain. This was the first time in NHL history that a fan was killed from watching the game.
Back in 2001, a massive riot cause 120 soccer fans to die during a game between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. With the game almost being over the Hearts scored two quick goals which led to the Asante fans become angry and they started throwing debris on the field. The police then fired gas pellets into the seats which led to a massive panic and ultimately the deaths of 120 fans.
Justin Hayes was a enjoying the Braves game like any other fan. He was drinking beers while watching the Mets take on the Braves. Unfortunately Justin must have drank a few too many to give him the notion that sliding down a stairwell would be a great idea. Details from police reports states that Justin wanted slide down the hand rails which then led him to fall 150 feet from the club level seats to the field level seating area. He was taken to the nearby hospital where he died from fatal brain injuries.
Stuart Haverty went to see the Bears take on the Eagles at Soldier Field. He was just a normal fan rooting for 'Da' Bears.' Then his day took a turn for the worse. He went away from his seat to go for a smoke and he never came back. There is a lot of speculation on his death. Some say he might have jumped and others say that he fell off the balcony. Ultimately his death was ruled as an accident, but out of this list this death has to be the most unclear on what happened that caused his death.
Of all the tragic events on this list, this has to be the most bizarre. During a "Play for Peace" game in 2005, policeman and civilians with machetes went into the stands and attacked the fans watching the game. It was said that the Haitian police started to target the fans that they saw as scum and began to attack them. It is estimated that there were 50 people killed that day. Again I stress that the whole theme around this game was to "Play for Peace" which I guess that message did not get to the police. Plus the game was to show the youth that soccer is fun and a better alternative to gang activity. AGAIN another message that seems was not given to the police department!


Editor's Note: The Malaysian Star interviewed Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC)'s new CEO Dr. Kalyana Sundram. This is part three of four excerpts we'll publish from this interview. Prior to being appointed to this post in January 2017, Sundram was MPOC's Deputy CEO and Science and Environment Director. A well-respected professional, Sundram has served on committees at the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences. He holds 21 palm oil-related patents and has published extensively on palm oil.
Malaysian Star: Why is the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification crucial?
Sundram: This is a big move forward for sustainability. We'll work closely with the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry and the Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) to ensure that the objectives of MSPO are achieved and internationally accepted. We must engage with people around the world including legislators and decision makers such as the European Parliament, and tell them how we cultivate oil palm in tandem with forest conservation policies that are in place here.
Malaysian Star: You have over 35 years of industry experience. What are your plans for the MPOC?
Sundram: To promote Malaysian palm oil globally. Our palm oil reaches over 150 countries and it is increasingly being used in many food formulations worldwide.
Before hitting the shelves, the oil has to be refined, processed, packed and branded. We want to reach out to every entity in the supply chain and of course, the end consumer, to convince them that this is a sustainably produced, wholesome, and nutritious, edible oil.
We have many years of science-backed research and information that speaks volumes about the neutrality of palm oil as an oil or a fat that's suitable for every segment of the population. We want greater outreach to consumers because it is them who drive the acceptance and sale of palm oil. Locally, between 75 to 80 percent of our daily fat consumption comes from palm oil.
Malaysians generally have no reservations about palm oil products, but often, they don't know what they're consuming because they don't pay attention to labels. Purchases are brand-driven. So, we have to do more to inform consumers about palm oil, its health benefits and what it can or cannot do.
Our supporters like Nutella and Smart Balance are proud to be associated with palm oil. Smart Balance from the U.S., of which I'm one of the inventors, clearly states on its label: 'Palm oil from the sunny shores of Malaysia". So, Americans accept our palm oil for its health benefits and quality.
There's no reason to hide (the fact) that a product uses palm oil.
On the contrary, we must advertise it.
Malaysian Star: Malaysian palm oil turns 100 this year. What's the way forward?
Sundram: We must ensure that the industry remains viable and sustainable in the long term. Competition is intensifying. Land is limited so we must double the current 4.2 tonnes per hectare oil yield. To address the negative press, the MPOB must intensify its health and sustainability research. MPOC will then use this positive evidence to promote palm oil. Very exciting information, which we'll be highlighting soon, is emerging.


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Dr. Henning Ansorg named Physician of the Year for Santa Barbara County
Source: Central Coast Medical Association
The Central Coast Medical Association awarded Henning Ansorg, MD, as the 2020 Physician of the Year for Santa Barbara County. The award is for a physician who has gone above and beyond and due to the challenges of the current pandemic, Dr. Ansorg was the obvious honoree for 2020.
Dr. Ansorg began his medical career in Germany where he graduated magna cum laude from medical school at Justus Liebig University in Giessen. He completed his family practice residency in Munich and went into private practice for ten years before relocating to the United States. Dr. Ansorg completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Arizona and went into private practice in Sedona, Arizona. He moved to Santa Barbara in 2016 and joined the Santa Barbara County Health Care Center as a staff physician, and he was appointed Public Health Officer in 2019.
Dr. Ansorg received his Physician of the Year award at a virtual celebration, which included congratulatory messages from community leaders. Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, CEO & CMO with Sansum Clinic, said he "can't think of anyone who is more deserving." Multiple people spoke about Dr. Ansorg's leadership, professionalism, and calm demeanor, along with his sense of humor. Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, an infectious disease physician with Cottage Health, thanked Dr. Ansorg for being "a strong voice for us all." Dr. Ansorg has worked tirelessly during the pandemic, and everyone expressed their appreciation for having him in our community. Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, Director of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, said "Thank you for your dedication and your commitment to the best possible health outcomes for our community."
Upon receiving his award, Dr. Ansorg thanked his colleagues for the honor and for their support of public health over the past months. He expressed his appreciation of the collegial atmosphere and collaboration among the healthcare community. Dr. Ansorg shared that challenging times brings out the best in people, and he is grateful for the dedicated, tenacious, and hardworking colleagues at the Public Health Department.
CCMA would like to thank those who helped honor Dr. Henning Ansorg, including Polly Baldwin, MD, MPH; Paige Batson; Charity Dean, MD, MPH; Chelsea Dean, MD; Van Do-Reynoso, MPH, PhD; David Fisk, MD; Lynn Nisbet Fitzgibbons, MD; Lindsay Katona, DO, MPH; Marjorie Newman, MD; Jared Perrin, MD; Jason J Prystowsky, MD, MPH; Kurt Ransohoff, MD; Tony Rogers, MD; and Brett Wilson, II, MD. A recording of the celebration for Dr. Henning Ansorg can be viewed at www.CCMAHealth.org.
PitMix
Hopefully he hasn't received any death threats from the Don't Tread on Me crowd. Public health officials are quitting in large numbers because they have been targeted.
Basicinfo805
Nov 22, 2020 02:22 PM
That would be a sad thing Pitmix, if it were true.
a-1606023898
You have to wonder why some people feel resentment when others excel in domains the critics know little about. Is it simple narcissism, or the Dunning-Kruger effect?
ChemicalSuperFreak
This is what's called failing upward. All of Ansorg's health orders were pointless, never enforced, and a lot of people ignored them. They couldn't find any non-administrative physicians that routinely worked double shifts at our local hospitals during the worst of it? I'll bet there was some unknown front line physician that was more deserving of this award.
Yeah, he's had to do a lot of press conferences this year so let's give him an award. Not dissing him, but that's his job and yes it's harder this year, but as everybody year the real doctor work is happening elsewhere.
Minibeast
Agree with MACPUZL and MTNDRIVER. What a year, eh, Dr. Ansorg? A shout out to Dr. Fitzgibbons. Her informative YouTube video at the very start of the pandemic saved my life. She convinced me that staying home was the smart thing to do.
SBSand
Great job! We are blessed to have such an amazing and talented medical community here in SB. Something that we should all be thankful for as we head into an unusual holiday season.
mtndriver
Yes, bravo Dr. Ansorg, well-deserved. Hope next year your load lightens considerably.
macpuzl
Congratulations! Well deserved, given that he's had to fight not only the viral pandemic, but the disinformation pandemic of the anti-mask and open it all up crowd..
dukemunson
* as well as push back against the crazy and delusional "close everything down for seemingly ever" crowd !
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A great white shark like this one killed bodyboarder David Lilienfeld.
Great white shark kills championship bodyboarder; did chumming attract beasts?
South African championship bodyboarder David Lilienfeld, 20, was killed by a great white shark Thursday in Kogel Bay near Cape Town as he caught waves with his brother, according to local news reports.
A shark estimated to be between 13 and 16 feet long bit off Lilienfeld's right leg, the reports said.
Witnesses saw the attack from the rocks overlooking the bay, which is part of the larger False Bay.
One of them was Lucille Bester, who said she saw the shark about 20 to 30 yards from Lilienfeld and others in the water but was too far away to catch their attention, according to a report from the Cape Argus on the website Independent Online.
"The next thing we saw the shark come from under one of the guys and grab him. The shark shook him and then let him go. The surfer was screaming – it was terrible!" Bester is quoted as saying.
"Then it took him again. And that was it. It took him under. The first time it took him, there wasn't any blood. But the second time there was," Bester told the Cape Argus.
Fellow surfer Mat Marais saw the attack from the beach, according to the report.
"I saw this big dorsal fin, and after that I saw him getting attacked. He was off his board and in the water. Then the shark turned around and attacked him again. Just before it attacked him, he tried to put his board between him and the shark. He was pushing the shark's head with his board.
"But within two seconds, the water turned from turquoise to red," the Cape Argus quoted Marais as saying.
Lilienfeld's brother, Gustav, got his body to shore, according to a report in the Cape Times.
The bodyboarder's father, Dirk Lilienfeld, gave police a statement for the gathered media, according to the Cape Times.
"This was his life, and he died doing what he loved," police said the father told them.
Lilienfeld placed third in the South African Bodyboarding Association's 2011 pro rankings and competed for South Africa in November's world games.
"It's a humongous loss to South African Bodyboarding. He was a well mannered boy and did his best for South African Bodyboarding," the vice chairman of the group, Pat Harris, told local Eyewitness News.
After the attack, witnesses reported that the shark that killed Lilienfeld was one of six spotted in the area, Craig Lambinon, a spokesman for the National Sea Rescue Institute, told the Cape Times.
Some pointed a finger at researchers and documentary filmmakers who were working in the area earlier in the week and using chum to attract sharks to their cameras, using Facebook and Twitter to protest.
"Why does a kid have to die before we start talking about the negative effects of chumming the coastline?? Pisses me off!!" wrote Karen Zoid under the hashtag "sharkattack" on Twitter.
"Chumming must stop and the exploitation of our wildlife in Africa must stop this is all about greed and money," according to a Facebook posting under the name Monica Rogers.
Documentary maker Chris Fischer defended the filming on the Facebook page for the show "Shark Men," seen on the National Geographic Channel, saying the crew had left the area three days earlier.
"During our 24 hrs of work (Sun afternoon to Monday afternoon) there we chummed 24kg (53 pounds) of pilchards (sardines). Less than the daily allotment for each of three cage diving boats working daily," the post said. "We have been east of Cape Agulhas (160km east of Seal Island) since Monday evening until we arrived in Walker Bay(80km East of Seal Island) this morning."
"We are terribly sorry again for the loss of this family and at this time our thoughts and prayers are with them," it read.
Fischer's group had a government permit for the chumming and filming, but it was revoked after Thursday's attack, according to the local news reports.
In a news release dated April 11, researcher and great white photographer Dirk Schmidt warned that chumming could bring sharks to the area and keep them there.
"A sharp increase in the number of White Sharks may be noted during and after the filming has been completed, as these sharks, initially attracted by volumes of chum to the Seal Island area, find their way around the bay. The dispersal of a massive chum slick, given on-shore winds, may further increase the number of inshore sharks which cruise the chum slick in search of food," Schmidt wrote.
CapeTimes columnist Tony Weaver, a surfer and diver in the waters where the shark attacked, on Friday called for an end to chumming.
"Could there indeed be a link between chumming and shark attacks? Does chumming bring sharks closer inshore? Does it make sharks go in search of easier prey?" Weaver wrote.
"Until we have a scientific answer, chumming in False Bay must be banned," he wrote.
National Geographic issued a statement saying Fischer's current work was not part of any project for the network.
"We have not renewed the series, have no plans to at the moment, and are not filming new episodes at this time. Therefore, the filming mentioned is not for National Geographic Channel, or future episodes of Shark Men," the network said, according to a report on the South African website ITweb.
Filed under: Animals • Sharks • Sports
You wanna play in shark infested waters, then be prepared to paid the ultimate sacrafice. Sorry, but I have no pity for him. Same for the folks that camp in the woods and then complain about a bear attack.
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Big Shark
I want to see the footage.... Please show the footage of this attack!! wooooo
The ocean is the habitat of sharks and other dangerous creatures not ours. They are not bound by our rules but we are certainly bound by theirs when in their realm.
April 26, 2012 at 1:03 pm | Report abuse |
Recovering Republican
I understand the draw to surfing in Great White territory. My cousin Rico use to like to wrestle female lions. We miss him a great deal come the holidays.
Futon Torpedo
Did the shark ask for a mango salsa and side of avocado?
Joshua Robertson
It is always sad when someone dies at a young age. Sharks live in the ocean, it's "their" habitat. Not until humans are able to successfully destroy the ocean for profit or for food will the sharks stop living in "their" habitat.
John W. Hobbs
Terribly sad for the victim's family . There is no provable causation for this attack . In that light, there is no reason to suspend the permitted practice of chumming for the purposes of scientific investigation . Once again however, the pitch fork and torches crowd will probably prevail .
Why don't people learn about False Bay where this happened? If you read up on it, you'll notice that it routinely has a very large Great White Shark population so whether or not there was chum in the water is kind of irrelevant. I feel terrible that someone was killed but bodyboarding in that area (many areas around the cape in South Africa) is asking for trouble. Basically, if you're boarding near seals you can bet there are GW Sharks around!
submarinepirate
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August 25, 2012 at 10:05 am | Report abuse |
death is not something we can make jokes about and we should not jugde people for what they love becuase we all have things that we love of which they are different and we should not be jugded for them.
October 26, 2012 at 5:00 pm | Report abuse |
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Last weekend the NFL Conference Champions decided who's going to California for Super Bowl 50 on February 7th: the Denver Broncos will play the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are a popular favourite.
Tom Brady may be out of the picture, but it's still quarterbacks dominating the headlines. After an incredible season, oddsmakers are predicting Cam Newton to lead Carolina (-225) to victory over veteran Peyton Manning and his Broncos (+185) on February 7th.
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> >>>>>> 2. whether the lambda body returns void or a real type.
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Formula One Supplier In Pole Position for Growth
The composites market is growing rapidly. Increased demand seen at home and abroad from established and emerging markets gives Paul Skinner and his fellow directors at Advanced Composites and Engineering Technology Ltd (ACE) cause for optimism as the company enters its 10th year of trading.
ACE grew on the back of supplying parts for Formula One teams (it now supplies to several teams; however NDAs prevent us naming them). Such is the scope for diversification, where previously 50 per cent of the firm's business was in F1, it is now down to around 20 per cent.
"We've been looking at other markets for a while. Now a significant part of our business is satellite communication systems and radar scanning platforms. Motorsport is still an important part of our business and we supply parts for F1, Le Mans Endurance Series and Touring Car Championships etc, but we're also exploring opportunities in renewable energy", says Paul.
Paul says ACE is engaged with a university to explore scaled down wind turbines and before the end of 2014, he expects to be in the water turbine business also. Turbines will be placed in river estuaries to capitalise on the strong flow of water generating power to deprived areas around the world.
With a growing market comes growing competition, something Paul acknowledges as healthy.
"There is a cluster of competition regionally and we expect that to increase – because there is growing demand for composite structures which dramatically reduce weight while maintaining integrity therefore giving enhanced efficiency and lowering energy costs which in turn helps reduce the carbon foot print."
So how will ACE remain at the forefront of its market?
"We have long term relationships with our clients", Paul explains. "We still have clients from when we were first established and the majority of our relationships are at least 4-5 years old. We put this down to the way we work, but also because we have in-house capability to take a project from design right through to final production, whereas a number of our competitors will only offer part of the process.
"We're also actively involved in our clients' R & D, so we have created partnerships with many of them, who rely on us to help turn their concepts into reality."
International prospects
Looking forward, Paul is also optimistic about the international prospects of the company. "At the moment the UK market is buoyant, but there is a growth opportunity abroad. Less than ten per cent of our business comes from abroad, aside from some work in Canada and France; it is relatively untapped, which is exciting."
The investment will also mean a few new faces at ACE and should give the directors valuable space to concentrate on leading the business.
"Becoming a little less hands on will help the business, as the investment will allow us to increase our production, which will increase turnover. We currently employ 23 people, but within six months, we're looking to bring on another 5-6 more employees, some in the engineering side and others in the CAD / CAM side."
You can guarantee the new employees will be motorsport fans too. With tickets to the British Grand Prix and testing days regularly available through clients, the perks of working for ACE are certainly not limited to the company's own growth plans.
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Hella Jongerius'work combines the traditional with the contemporary, the newest technologies with age-old craft techniques. She aims to create products with individual character by including craft elements in the industrial production process.
Recent projects include the touring exhibition 'Breathing Colour' on her colour research for the Design Museum London (2017) and the exhibition and accompanying publication 'Beyond the New. On the Agency of Things' with Louise Schouwenberg for the Pinakothek der Moderne, Die Neue Sammlung, Munich (2017). The tile design Diarama for the Italian tile manufacturer Mutina, the Vlinder Sofa for Vitra as well as the carpets Sienna and September for Kvadrat and Maharam's rug atelier Danskina will be presented during Milan Design Week 2018.
Many of Jongerius' products can be found in the permanent collections of important museums (such as MoMA, New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London as well as Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam).
Pamela is a fourth generation Santa Fean and was raised in a family dedicated to and involved in arts and culture. Because of this Pamela always sought out professional experiences that married these two passions.
Landing a job with The Body Shop UK developing plant based skin care products and later co-founding the company's Western US HQ afforded her the first opportunity to realize her goal. Following a stint as Director of Retail at Smith & Hawken, Pamela returned to product development, this time focused on the home decor sector, for companies such as Pottery Barn, Banana Republic, Cost Plus and others.
Susan Hoffman began her career at Wieden+Kennedy as employee No. 8, and has spent more than three decades making a lasting, unmistakable mark on the agency's culture. While Hoffman stands only 18 inches tall, her creativity, leadership and talent are a towering presence – both in Portland, Oregon where she lives, and in the world of advertising at large.
Much like the woman herself, Hoffman's influence on culture cannot be ignored or even reasoned with. She's created some of W+K's most memorable work, including one Nike spot that pretty much ruined the Beatles for everybody. She famously opened W+K London and W+K Amsterdam, and has intermittently served as ECD for the Portland, New York and Delhi offices.
Selvedge is a magazine that acknowledges the significance of textiles as a part of everyone's story. We are surrounded by cloth from the cradle to the grave and by exploring our universal emotional connection to fibre we share the stories and values that mean the most to us. From why we love the sound of a needle pulling thread through taut linen, to why we are fascinated by the clothes we wear and the fibres we unknowingly rely on. There are many sides to every story and Selvedge is dedicated to finding and nurturing textiles from every angle. We believe that textiles unite all humanity and in surveying the development of society it is clear that from a spider's web to the world wide web,textiles appear as the protagonist. It is with this thought that we hope to widen our net as well as our own horizons with everything we do. Join us and make our stories part of your story.
At the heart of the Selvedge story is a cerebral and sensual addiction to cloth and with that an appreciation of the beautifully made and carefully considered..
Jane is a native New Mexican, born in Los Alamos. She moved to Belgium in high school and caught the 'travel bug'. After returning to the United States, she earned an MBA at New York University and spent her career at Goldman Sachs in New York and London.
After a '5 year trial retirement' at age 39, she was lured back to Wall Street and retired again as a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston. She has been successfully retired for over 20 years and has worked primarily for the Museum of New Mexico and the International Folk Art Market.
At IFAM, she ran the wholesale training market in Dallas, Texas, where she had the wonderful opportunity to get to know a good number of the artists.
Jane also spent two years establishing a business incubator in Johannesburg, South Africa for small, black-owned businesses. This facility houses 160 businesses and is now thriving.
PATTERNITY Co-Founders Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham have been decoding the visual rhythms and cycles of everyday life since 2009. Inspired by a deep-rooted belief in the power of pattern to positively change the world and expand our lives, they created the world's leading online visual archive of pattern imagery, from art, science, nature, fashion and design. From its East London base, PATTERNITY swiftly grew from a platform of mesmerising imagery to become a fully-fledged interdisciplinary creative studio, with a programme of events and educational initiatives.
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Laura Addison is the curator of North American and European folk art at the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, a position she has held since 2013. Previously, she was curator of contemporary art at the New Mexico Museum of Art (2002-2013).
Currently, Addison is lead curator for a multifaceted project on the American designer Alexander Girard at the Museum of International Folk Art. In 2019, the museum will host the traveling exhibition Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe, organized by Vitra Design Museum. This coincides with a refreshing of the museum's Girard Wing, which highlights a portion of Girard's vast folk art collection, gifted to the museum in 1978. .
Previously, Addison has curated exhibitions that focus on diverse perspectives and mediums, including No Idle Hands: The Myths & Meanings of Tramp Art; James Drake: Salon of a Thousand Souls; Manmade: Notions of Landscape from the Lannan Collection; Flux: Reflections on Contemporary Glass; and others.
Jabbar is an artist, born and raised in northwestern India, in the town of Kutch, to a family with a long and storied tradition in bandhani. This unique technique involves dyeing a fabric which has first been tied tightly with a thread at several points. The tied points resist the dye and as a result producing a stunning and varied pattern.
For centuries the Khatri family had been involved in the craft of bandhani, but the link was broken when his great-grandfather left the business to make fireworks for the royal family. Jabbar and his brother, Abdullah, revived the family tradition under the name of Sidr Craft. The business provides livelihoods for about 250 artisans in India.
Jabbar has worked with leading fashion designers developing new dyeing techniques and Sidr has participated in workshops and exhibitions in Japan, France, Hungary, Portugal, Malaysia, Canada, Holland, the UK and the US. Sidr has participated at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market since 2007; and in 2017 Sidr Craft won the "Living Traditions Award".


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[CES 2014] Dacor's New Smart Range Has A Built-In Android Tablet And $11,999 Price Tag
2014/01/05 6:41pm PDT Jan 5, 2014
Ever since Android was released, there have been attempts to build it into appliances. None of these products have kicked off the era of smart appliances we've all been dreaming about, but Dacor is back at CES this year with yet another Android-powered appliance in its Discovery iQ series. The Discovery iQ 48" Dual-Fuel Range has a 7-inch Android 4.0 tablet built right into the front panel.
The Android tablet can run apps and control all the functions of the oven via the touchscreen and the included Discovery iQ app.
[CES 2013] The Rest Of Alcatel's CES Lineup – One Touch Evo 7/HD, Tab 7/HD, Tab 8 HD, And One Touch S'Pop, T'Pop, X'Pop
Liam Spradlin
After revealing the "world's thinnest" smartphone earlier today with the One Touch Idol Ultra (at a svelte 6.45mm), Alcatel has let fly news about the rest of their planned CES 2013 lineup.
Alcatel's got more devices in line than you've got pockets, from a pair of 7" tablets (in standard and HD variants) to a bevy of "Pop" smartphones, all of them apparently aiming squarely for the budget market. Grab a snack, because we're going to take a peek at the full array.
US Cellular's Samsung Galaxy SII Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 Update (FK19)
2012/12/14 12:42pm PDT Dec 14, 2012
If you're still toting the US Cellular-connected Galaxy SII, good news – it seems the device's update to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 is ready to go and can be installed using USC's "Simple Upgrade Tool" any time now.
The update, which carries software build number FK19, brings with it all the Ice Cream Sandwich goodness some other carrier variants already enjoy including Face Unlock, TouchWiz improvements, and more.
Image: US Cellular's Ice Cream Sandwich Promo Document
While US Cellular's Galaxy SII may be a bit late to the Ice Cream Sandwich party, it's nice to see continued support for the device, 10 months after it first debuted on the carrier.
Samsung Drops Open Source Files For Verizon Galaxy Camera, AT&T Galaxy SIII Jelly Bean, AT&T Galaxy Tab 8.9 Ice Cream Sandwich
2012/12/13 2:33pm PDT Dec 13, 2012
Samsung, continuing its habit of timely code releases, today let fly open source kernel files for a handful of devices including Verizon's newly announced Galaxy Camera (EK-GC120), AT&T's Galaxy SIII Jelly Bean update (SGH-I747), and last but not least, AT&T's Galaxy Tab 8.9 Ice Cream Sandwich release (SGH-I957).
If you've been waiting to get your hands on a fresh batch of kernel source for these devices to tweak, develop, or ogle, now's your chance.
Google Releases November's Platform Distribution Numbers – Gingerbread At 50.8%, Jelly Bean Up To 6.7%
2012/12/03 3:29pm PDT Dec 3, 2012
With the end of another month comes a fresh batch of Android platform distribution numbers. Like clockwork, Google has once again updated their numbers, showing Gingerbread's cold, withered hand still holding almost 51% of the pie (though it's down from 54.2% in October), with Jelly Bean making gains to 6.7%, up 4% from last month.
Predictably, Ice Cream Sandwich is still making some gains, rising about 2% to 27.5% from October, Honeycomb is holding tight at 1.6% with a mere 0.2% change for API level 13, and pre-2.3 releases are still dropping off (though Cupcake and Donut are still holding on for dear life).
Samsung Releases Open Source Kernel Files For Galaxy Camera, Note 10.1, And Others
2012/11/09 11:15am PDT Nov 9, 2012
Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000 / N8010 / N8013)
Stratosphere II
Samsung is back again with a fresh batch of source, today dropping open source kernel files for the Note 10.1 (N8000), its LTE counterpart N8020, the Stratosphere II (SCH-I415), and Sprint's version of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (SPH-P500). The most interesting device on the list, though, is probably the Galaxy Camera (EK-GC100), which is just arriving at UK retailers this month, with no firm date announced for a state-side debut.
Google Releases October's Android Platform Distribution Numbers – Jelly Bean At 2.7%, Gingerbread Still Hanging On At 54%
2012/11/01 6:22pm PDT Nov 1, 2012
Once again and right on time, Google has released Platform Distribution numbers for Android, this time for the month of October. The numbers still show Gingerbread holding on at just over 54%, but Jelly Bean is gaining a little more ground at 2.7%, up 0.9% over the previous month.
Again, the Gingerbread/Jelly Bean numbers are a bit disappointing considering the extremely small change from the previous cycle (a change of less than 1% for each), but it's worth noting that these numbers will (hopefully) be helped along by updates rumored to be coming soon (or those that just arrived).
Panasonic Eluga Gets Update To Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich Courtesy Of A Play Store App
Eluga
Taking a new approach to firmware upgrades, Panasonic has decided to update its Eluga handset to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich via a downloadable Play Store app appropriately named 'ELUGA ICS Update.'
For those who don't remember, the Eluga is a little-talked-about handset that debuted in Spring 2012 in Europe and Japan, touting a waterproof and dustproof chassis.
According to its description, Panasonic's update app "connects to Panasonic download server [sic] and downloads the Ice Cream Sandwich software update." Of course, many of us are familiar with what improvements Ice Cream Sandwich brings over Gingerbread 2.3.x, but Panasonic emphasizes the new "powerful new features" of its custom skin as well, listing the lock screen, status bar, home screen, and app drawer as areas of improvement with the update.
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DROID Bionic And LG Lucid To Receive Ice Cream Sandwich OTA Updates Soon
David Ruddock
2012/10/18 2:12pm PDT Oct 18, 2012
Two Ice Cream Sandwich OTA announcements from Verizon in one day? Pinch me. Both the Motorola DROID Bionic (6.7.246) and LG Lucid (ZV7) are set to receive Android 4.0 updates, with the latter's set to go out tomorrow. The timing for the Bionic's bump to ICS hasn't been provided, but considering the Verizon support site documents are up, it should be any day now.
Verizon even provided some pretty pictures to tell you what the respective updates do this time!
AT&T Pantech Element Android 4.0 Update Now Live
2012/10/03 10:29am PDT Oct 3, 2012
Do you own a Pantech Element? Hello? Is this thing on? Well, anyway, if you do, the company is now rolling out an update for the semi-rugged slate that brings Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, along with a host of other changes.
Check out the changelog below, and grab the update on Pantech's website right here (FYI: you'll need a Windows PC to flash it).
New User Features
Enhanced Home screen canvas switcher edit functionality(In the preview of home screen panels, users can change a main home screen panel).
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Friday Looking Flat for Stocks, But Home Sales Figures Are on the Way
Stocks slammed on the breaks yesterday, bringing the Dow Industrials down 78 points, the Nasdaq down 12, and the S&P 500 down 10. Investors were concerned about slowing global growth, with China's factory activity contracting.
There were similar concerns in France and Germany, casting worries on positive U.S. economic news that jobless claims fell to a four-year low of 348,000 last week.
This morning's attention turns to sales of new homes. It's a smaller market than previously-owned homes, but the recent housing trend has been our friend. Earlier this week, the National Association of Retailers said sales of existing homes in January and February were the strongest since 2007. Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a research note yesterday that housing prices are expected to rise this year, albeit modestly, but the rise may suggest that prices have bottomed.
What's also rising is mortgage rates; Freddie Mac puts the 30-year fixed rate at 4.08%, the first tick above 4% since October.
For now, stock futures are looking a bit softer; Dow futures are lower by 20 and futures on the S&P 500 are down just over a point.
And remember Etch a Sketch, the toy that lets you draw pictures using knobs and erase those pictures by shaking the device? It's become an unexpected metaphor for the presidential election after Mitt Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstorm said the start of the election can be compared to an Etch a Sketch. Soon after, GOP contenders Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum started using the device to describe Romney's policies as a flip flopper.
Etch a Sketch is made by a very thinly traded company called Ohio Art, whose stock has skyrocketed as much as 212% this week.


Canadian Foreign Minister on Tariffs to Trump: Do You Really Think Canada Is A Threat?
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland talks to CNN's Dana Bash about President Trump's move to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union.
Canada says they're not a national security threat to the US.
CNN, DANA BASH: Longtime U.S. allies are lashing out and threatening retaliation, as President Trump defends his move to impose steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union.
In a flurry of tweets on Saturday, the president said the U.S. can't lose a trade war and said unfair trade can no longer be tolerated, this as the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, is calling the new tariffs insulting and unacceptable, and arguing President Trump's move marks a turning point in the relationship between the two nations.
Here now to discuss the Canadian minister -- excuse me -- here now to discuss is the Canadian minister of foreign affairs, Chrystia Freeland.
Thank you so much for joining me, Madam Foreign Minister.
Let's start out with what your prime minister said, very, very harsh discussions, harsh words this past week, saying that there is a turning point now in the Canadian-U.S. relationship.
CHRYSTIA FREELAND, CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: Well, first of all, Dana, it is very nice to be with you. Thank you for the invitation.
I stood beside the prime minister when he made those statements. And they were strong statements, because I think what it is important for Americans to understand is the justification under your rules for the imposition of these tariffs was a national security consideration.
So, what you are saying to us and to all of your NATO allies is that we somehow represent a national security threat to the United States.
And I would just say to all of Canada's American friends -- and there are so many -- seriously? Do you really believe that Canada, that your NATO allies represent a national security threat to you?
And that is why the prime minister said it is, frankly, insulting.
When Ronald Reagan visited Canada in the 1980s, he said, we are more than friends and neighbors and allies. We are kin, who together have built the most productive relationship between any two countries in the world.
That was Ronald Reagan. And that is how Canadians feel. And so this is a really sad time for us. We are hurt, and we are insulted.
BASH: Well, you mentioned the fact that the Trump administration is defending the tariffs citing national security concerns. The reliance on steel from other countries limits the U.S. ability to produce military equipment, should the need arise.
You know, America's first homeland security secretary, Tom Ridge -- first adviser, I should say -- wrote in an op-ed. He wrote this: "To rely upon foreign producers to provide for our domestic and military infrastructure, amid such uncertainty, is shortsighted and impedes our ability to be prepared and agile. Steel capacity is not something that can be replaced at the snap of a finger should allies become unreliable or our enemies disrupt the supply chain."
By way of context, Tom Ridge is no huge fan of Donald Trump. And, also, I think what he and others are arguing is, it's not so much that they see Canada as a security risk, is that the United States has to be more self-reliant.
FREELAND: Well, look, what I would say there is, this is an unprecedented use of Section 232, which is the national security consideration under which these tariffs are being levied.
As a matter of U.S. law, Canada is considered a part of the national defense industrial base. We have been allies and have been working together for 150 years.
When Jim Mattis unveiled the national defense strategy at the beginning of the year, Secretary Mattis, the secretary of defense, he said something really powerful, which is that history proves that nations with allies thrive.
That is 100 percent true. And so I would just really say to our closest allies in the world, you, the United States, please think hard about the message you are sending to your closest allies.
BASH: Well, in a response to the U.S. decision, you announced a series of retaliatory tariffs, not only on American steel, but -- and aluminum, but also a variety of consumer goods, coffee, whiskey, tablecloths. You called it the strongest trade action Canada has taken since World War II.
Are the U.S. and Canada in a trade war?
FREELAND: You know, Dana, I would prefer not to use that kind of bellicose, militaristic language when talking about trade, but this is the strongest trade action Canada has taken since the Second World War.
It is perfectly reciprocal and balanced. So these will be -- this will be a dollar-for-dollar retaliation.
Our action is legal under WTO rules, responsively. And I want to point out that the U.S. action which provoked this Canadian response is illegal under the rules of the international trading system.
BASH: So, if you wouldn't call it a trade war, what would you describe is going on here, that the countries, U.S. and Canada, are imposing new tariffs on one another?
FREELAND: Well, you know what I -- a word that I would not use to describe it, Dana, is a trade discussion.
I have now heard a few people, including people you have been interviewing, try to term what is happening between the Canada and the U.S. -- and it's not just Canada -- this is also the E.U., this is also Mexico -- as a trade discussion.
BASH: So, what is it?
FREELAND: And that is to minimize -- that is to minimize something very, very serious.
This is not just about words. This is about actions. And it's about actions which will hurt everyone, first and foremost, actually, American companies, American consumers. Canada is the single largest market for the United States, larger than China, Japan, and the U.K. combined.
BASH: So, if it is not a trade war and it's not a trade discussion, what is it?
FREELAND: It is -- well, you know, part of the issue here is, it's allegedly not even about trade, right? We started our discussion describing the extent to which this is allegedly about a national security consideration.
So, i would say it is a very grave difference between the closest allies of the United States and the U.S. around both national security and the global economy and the rules for the global economy.
BASH: Let me ask you a question from the point of view of President Trump.
He made really clear during his campaign that his world view is America first. And he is following through with that by -- he pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the TPP, the Paris climate accord, the Iran nuclear deal. And now he is doing this.
So, he would ask, what is wrong with putting America first? What is your response?
FREELAND: Well, it is obviously up to Americans and American leaders to judge what are good policies for the American people.
But I can say very clearly that this particular policy, the imposition of tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, is going to hurt Americans first and foremost.
And it is going to hurt all of those American companies that need Canadian steel and aluminum and will now face higher prices, and will therefore be less competitive. It is going to hurt all of those American consumers who will have to pay more.
And the retaliatory measures which we have been compelled to take in response, those will also hurt. And I really regret that, but that is the reality.
We know that beggar-thy-neighbor policies don't work. That was the lesson of the 1920s and the 1930s. This is now not just about Canada and the U.S. It's about the U.S. and all of its closest allies.
And I really hope people will take some time to reflect on the lessons of history, and not go down that path again.
BASH: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, thank you so much for joining me this morning. Appreciate it.
FREELAND: Great to be with you.
And he takes credit for fuelling President Trump's rise. Now he is saying it is President Trump on the ballot in November. Steve Bannon tells CNN midterm voters have a choice, Trump unfiltered or impeachment.
David Nakamura, Susan Page, Michael Crowley and Ed O'Keefe discuss the 20-page memo from President Trump's legal team about the Russia probe, and the president's upcoming visit to Canada for the G7 summit.


Jeff has taught Spanish for 24 years and is in his 18th year at Evanston Township High School (ETHS). In the 2015/16 school year, Jeff was the Technology Integration Specialist at ETHS for a five month period covering a leave of one of ETHS' Technology Integration Specialists. He is a Level 2 Google Certified Educator and has presented numerous EdTech sessions in the ETHS professional development program. At NICE MiniCon and ICE18 he has presented sessions supporting differentiation and disciplinary literacy with EdTech tools as well as sessions about the ETHS ChromeZone (a student run Chromebook repair and loaner program). He is a native Spanish speaker and has taught levels 1-4 as well as five years of middle school Spanish. He was born and raised in Chicago (Logan Square) and he and his wife raise their four children in the Edgebrook neighborhood.


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Addi loves to play pretend. She has a great imagination and constantly acts scenes out from shows (ie: Dora and Diego) or makes up her own story. And although I love that she is so creative, I do NOT love that somehow, in her imaginary world, Mommy is just soooooooooooooooo dumb.
Exhibit A: Addi is trying to put her shoes on and is acting like they are too far away. I said, "Come on, Dora! You can do it! Get a rope out of your backpack and reach those shoes!" and she reached around, pulled out a pretend rope, and pulled herself to the shoes. I said, "Wow Dora, way to go over that river!" and I got back an exasperated sigh, an eye roll, and a "Mommy, it was a mountain." Well, duh.
Exhibit B: We were in Bob Evan's enjoying breakfast when Addi starts growling at me. I said, "Hi, baby jaguar!" (a friend of Diego's) and again, I got the sigh, eye roll, and "Mommy, I'm a baby tiger." Stupid me.
Exhibit C: Addi and I were walking down the road and she stopped to play at a mailbox. I said, "Come on, Addi, let's not stop to play," and back I get the popular sigh and "Uh, Mommy, I'm not playing, I'm pooping."
If we could only see what's going on in their heads!! Madison does this too. Duh Mommy, don't you see that huge mountain?