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Life Coach and KettleSpace Member: Devin Weafer
For years, people have sought the wisdom of sages, the know-how of mentors, and the clarifying skills of psychologists. The latest role designed to help people live their best lives is that of the life coach, and KettleSpace member and life coach Devin Weafer spoke to me last week about what he does and why it's important. He also shared some tips for changes you can make in your life in 2020. Or today!
Todd: Whatis a life coach?
Devin: A life coach is a guide that helps someone discover them selves and holds them accountable to their highest expression of self and potential, personally and professionally.
Todd: How did you get into this field?
Devin: From when I was a child, my parents were always pushing me to be introspective, to become my best self. And so I was raised in a very conscious family. My father's a psychologist, and my mother is a social worker. So you could say that what I do is sort of in my blood.
Todd: What is a common problem that your clients encounter?
Devin: They're not in alignment with their values. They get sidetracked. A business will go off the deep end if they're not paying attention to their values... Same as with people. Unless we're in alignment, unless all these different parts within ourselves are collaboratively working, we can't flourish. Because we're not in alignment and we're not driving towards the things that are really important to us.
Todd: What do you like about KettleSpace?
Devin: It has a really amazing pricing option [and] it's very convenient. Being able to meet someone at a [KettleSpace location] and then do my work, and pop back and forth, it's amazing.
Todd: Which KettleSpace venues do you go to most often?
Kevin: I like The Wilson. I like the setup. The environment is cool and I like the big picture that's on the wall. Things are a little bit more spread out there. I don't like being on top of somebody. Also, the Ribbon Times Square is cool. There aren't as many people there. I like how there's a lot of options at KettleSpace.
Todd : Some independent workers work from home. Do you think it's important to leave the house and work elsewhere?
Devin: I think it's great to get out of your house and separate your work self from your home self. They are two very different people. Some people compartmentalize and have good systems for working from home, but by and large, it's really good to have it separate. [Many entrepreneurs] are constantly in work mode. You're laying in your bed thinking that you need to work. But when you're in bed you should be sleeping, or doing other things. So it's allowing for that separation, which allows the nervous system and everything to regulate... you [should] make your home your palace, your temple, your place to come back to peace and serenity.
Todd: Did you ever work from home?
Devin: I worked from home for five years when I was in sales. And in sales you have to have really good habits around getting your stuff done and also taking care of yourself. And I was always out and about meeting people. I wish I knew Kettle Space existed years ago.
Note: Devin said that at the end of the day, he used to put on Christmas lights to create a different atmosphere. It meant that the work day was over.
Todd: What is a typical morning for you like?
Kevin: I get up between 6:30 and 7 a.m. and I do breath work. It's like an active meditation where you're with your emotions, with yourself. Then gratitude, usually some prayer, reading some text that inspires me or listening to a podcast that inspires me. They say if you win the morning, you win your day.
A lot of people just get out of bed, they just start thumbing through their phone and they just start allowing the day to sort of [come at] them, as opposed to the other way around. I have exclusively from 7 to 9 a.m., that's my hours. Those are times where I just take care of me, before the world gets a hold of me, so to speak. I often tell my clients to do that, to make sure that they fill their cup up as much as possible, because the world is going to demand a lot.
Todd: Have you attended any of KettleSpace's events?
Devin: Not yet. I've only been a member for a few weeks. But I'd like to. And I think that [these events] are really great because the most important part of running a business is also having community and connection with other people. So it's so important to connect with like-minded people and have a network. And as an entrepreneur, particularly a sole entrepreneur, that connection is often times missing because you can get really isolated if you're at home all day.
Todd: Do you have any tips for independent workers on how to be their most productive and efficient selves?
Kevin: Well, first and foremost, find a community of like-minded people, that you can connect with, and where there's a structure in which you can connect with them. Like going to [KettleSpace] workshops and happy hours. Those are really great. And be really interested in other people and what they're up to. Because there's always something to learn from another person.From a productivity standpoint, master your morning and master your habits. And get really clear and break down different days for different tasks and actions. Some people try to just do work as it comes, as opposed to being on airplane mode and be like, this is my day where I'm improving my operations. This is my day where I'm doing reach out and sales-generating activities. This is my day of rest or to connect with people and network.
Todd: People tend to make resolutions at the beginning of the year. With a new year right around the corner, do you think it's a good idea to focus on making changes on January 1st?
Devin: You don't need a new year to start a new habit. All you need is a Monday. Every single day is a new day to improve and look at how you can better set yourself up for success. Oftentimes, people don't assess their day and what they do, day-in and day-out. And at the end of the day, it's just really great to review. With my clients, I have them break down different areas of their life. I have them track their habits. Did I do it? Did I not? And if they're not doing it, I have a conversation with them about that conflicted area and what's going on. Usually there's limiting beliefs around it that are stopping them from being committed and [we] work through those things, the conflict, that is coming up.
Todd: What is the value in having a life coach?
Devin: A coach holds you accountable to your highest potential, or what you say that you want to become. And they help you create that vision. They help you break that down into measurable chunks, and get really specific... If you stay in alignment with what you're committed to, you're motivated, you're consistent, and someone's there to check in on you, you can get to where you want to be. But we give ourselves a pass. We don't give other people a pass, but we give ourselves a pass a lot.
Todd Stone is a freelance writer and a stand up comedian. He is also a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism and has written extensively about startups, coworking and the future of work.
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Above and Beyond KM
A discussion of knowledge management that goes above and beyond technology.
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Keynote: Not Knowing #KMWorld
November 17, 2020 November 18, 2020 VMaryAbraham
Speaker: David Weinberger, Author, Everything is Miscellaneous, Too Big to Know & his latest, Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, & How We're Thriving in a New World of Possibility
Session Description: How We're Thriving in a New World of Possibility Through stories from history, business, and technology, philosopher and technologist David Weinberger finds the unifying truths lying below the surface of the tools we take for granted–and a future in which our best strategy often requires holding back from anticipating and instead creating as many possibilities as we can. As a long-time KMWorld magazine columnist, Weinberger has often shared his views of knowledge flows and knowledge sharing as well as the technologies enabling transformation. In this talk, he helps us understand the possibilities that machine learning and other forms of AI are creating and how to harness the power of these breakthroughs to improve knowledge flows in our organizations.
[These are my notes from the KMWorld Connect 2020 Conference. Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the end of a session, they may contain the occasional typographical or grammatical error. Please excuse those. To the extent I've made any editorial comments, I've shown those in brackets.]
Dominant technology forms us. The Net conditioned us to chaos. AI now shows a way to make sense of the chaos.
Before the Internet, most of us followed the "paleolithic" strategy: You plan for a future event and then take action.
The Internet Effect — For the first 19 years of production, Henry Ford sold the Model-T car without making many visible changes. He anticipated his customers' needs so well, he did not need to change his product. By contrast, Dropbox launched with a minimal viable product and committed to make as many changes as dictated by the market. Dropbox did not anticipate the future and prepare for it the way Henry Ford did. Rather, Dropbox simply followed its customers.
The iPhone launched with a basic phone. The key to future sales was the App Store, which allowed others to increase the functionality of the phone.
Minecraft similarly allowed others to extend the game in new, and sometimes unexpected, directions.
The Internet is built on the principle of interoperability. So that allows an enormous number of unpredictable possibilities.
The final results could never have been anticipated by the originators of the tool. In fact, they didn't want to anticipate. They wanted to watch and learn.
Two Opposing Strategies
The paleolithic strategy assumes that the future has an immense number of possibilities and our best approach is to narrow our options, choose our path, plan and act.
By contrast, the post-Internet environment is about widening the possibilities in the future. So you start narrowly and then enable a broadening of options in unpredictable ways.
The impact of abandoning the paleolithic strategy is that we have organized our lives to make life more unpredictable.
Machine Learning — gives us a way of understanding the chaos we have created.
Traditional programming asks a developer to predict the relevant factors and then implement the logical relationships among these factors using code.
Machine learning consumes the data (the underlying factors) but is not given the logic regarding the relationships among the data. Instead, the machine iterates until it surfaces relationships. [This leads to results beyond the knowledge or planning of the developer.]
The Black Box Problem
The earth itself is a black box. We don't fully understand how it works.
That said, while we cannot understand how a black box system made a decision, we can test that decision to determine how correct those decisions prove to be.
The natural state of machine learning is to be a black box. This is a problem because machine learning systems are based on data from a culture or an organization. These data reproduce the biases in that culture or organization and then machine learning amplifies those biases. Unfortunately, this process is hidden from our view because of the black box nature of machine learning.
The black box nature of machine learning is resulting in a moral panic because "We don't know how it works!" But the deeper anxiety is that "It works!" It produces results beyond anything humans can produce. Machine learning systems work in such incredibly complex ways that we cannot replicate without machines.
Our brains made machine learning systems but our brains are insufficient to comprehend our creatures and their work.
Five Ways We Can Respond.
#1. Strategies are outdated.
Plato was the first to separate strategy and tactics. Tactics were comparable to what we call logistics. Strategy is more like improv or making music.
They require some stability for planning and execution. In an environment of unpredictability, strategy is less effective. For example, look at The Black Swan and Rita Gunther McGrath's work that tell us that strategies are too broad and lead us away from a more productive, narrower focus. So we need to shift our thinking to a Minimum Viable Strategy, which is the minimal amount of planning necessary to allocate our resources sensibly.
#2. Rethink Corporate Knowledge Flows.
Corporate hierarchies were created to filter information until the ultimate decision maker had just the right information to make the right decision. Therefore, people lower down in the organization spend their time discarding whatever they consider to be irrelevant information. With the current explosion of information, this means that they need to ramp up their exclusion tactics and may, in the process, throw out valuable information.
#3. It takes a Network to Make Sense.
The smarter approach is to set up a series of sensors who are able to notice and report on butterflies (the key insights that are valuable). The wider and more open the network, the more effective it is. They also need to be rewarded.
#4. Make more possible.
Increase open source and access. Increase the opportunities for learning in public. Make it interoperable.
#5. Reify Knowledge.
To reify is to make something abstract more concrete or real.
Reify knowledge means "turn knowledge into a thing." Although everything is constantly changing, we have believed that there are universal laws that govern and survive. This is where truth resides.
Now truth resides in linked open data.
Models are the new Body of Knowledge.
Traditionally, knowledge is content. But a software program is not content. AI models are not representations (in the same way) of knowledge. They learn by being used. This is new for a body of knowledge — it is a body of knowledge that can "eat" and grow.
Before machine learning, a body of knowledge (a domain) could only be extended by human effort.
There a price to this efficiency. We may end up reifying bias. Because a body of knowledge becomes a thing, it can be owned. And accessed can be limited or made expensive.
Chaos is the Truth.
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David Weinberger Keynote: Too Big to Know #KMWorld
October 18, 2012 VMaryAbraham
David Weinberger is Senior Researcher at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, author of Too Big to Know, and columnist at KMWorld.
[These are my notes from the KMWorld 2012 Conference. Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the end of a session, they may contain the occasional typographical or grammatical error. Please excuse those. To the extent I've made any editorial comments, I've shown those in brackets.]
What Knowledge Has Been. From the beginning, knowledge has been about filtering signal from noise; it has been that which is settled (if people are still arguing about it, it's not yet knowledge); it is settled (if we don't know its place, it's not knowledge); knowledge has been a system of stopping points (you stop your search for knowledge after you ask a certified "expert" who has mastered a "brain-sized chunk of the world" and asnwers your question). In addition, there have been several limitations imposed on knowledge by its physical medium: it must be permanent and preserved in permanent physical forms (e.g., books, newspapers); knowledge can be physically placed in only one place, therefore, it can't be put in a different places at the same time; knowledge is in a final form (the author must convey the extent of her expertise on a specific topic within the covers of a single book — another stopping point).
The New Knowledge. New media have unmoored knowledge and allowed it to expand beyond it old physical limitations. We've moved from knowledge contained in single physical objects to knowledge found in networks. For example, instead of placing scientific knowledge in a peer-reviewed journals, it can now be placed in a wide open network (arXiv.org) which can be linked into and out out of.
Lessons from Science. (1)Peer review, for all of its goodness, does not scale. It has it place but is not robust enough to let science and knowledge get big enough fast enough. (2) Networks flood the ecosystem. (3) Knowledge contains differences. (4) At our best, we are learning how to deal with our differences.
Lessons from Developers. When developers run into a problem they can't solve, they post the question on a shared site like stack overflow where others can respond. Then the answer can be posted on another shared site like github. Lessons: (1) learning together requires humility and generosity. (2) One of the powers of iteration is that is scalable. (3) Public learning allows every interested person to learn together. In this way, every act of education leaves a track that everyone else can follow so they can become smarter too.
Library of Congress Photo Collection. The Library of Congress posted collections of photos on Flickr.com so that the public could tag it with all relevant tags. The public jumped in enthusiastically and filled in the 75 available tags quickly. Some of these tags are factual (the date of the photo), aesthetic ("Red") and on its face, wrong (e.g., tagging a photo of a woman at work as "Rosie the Riveter" even though it clearly is not a photo about Rosie). This range of tags creates messiness, which allows for a wider range of meaning and connection that was possible with the cleaner and disciplined approach provided by "experts."
The Echo Chamber Problem. When you give people lots of media choices, they tend to go towards choices that ""echo" their own views, thereby leading to confirmation bias. In addition, there is a concern that this tends to make us more extreme in our views…leading to "the death of democracy." Weinberger mentions Reddit in which people can post and comment, all of which can be voted up or down by the readers. At its best, it leads to wonderful conversations that surface a variety of views and insights. (Weinberger points to the IAMA — "I am a…" conversation threads where there have been several open, respectful, occasionally humorous, often enlightening conversations.) Even though Reddit welcomes conversation among people with differences, the reality is that most people who participate share more than they disagree — at least with respect to how to interact with each other.
How to Make Rooms/Networks Smarter. (1) Appreciate the power of difference. If we can maximize our networks for "fruitful disagreement," we open the possibility of getting closer to "truth." (2) Public learning allows more people to get smarter. (3) Embrace mess and inclusion — while we might like the clarity of cleanly organized systems, we miss a lot when we don't permit messiness and inclusion. (4) Open a damn window! Rooms get stuffy unless you let new information/perspectives/air into the room.
What are the characteristics of Networks and Knowledge?. Overwhelming, unsettled, unresolved, messy, deeply & loosely-connected, held together by our own interests. These are also the characteristics of a searcher of knowledge.
What Do We Know?. What we have in common is not a single knowledge about which we agree, but a single world that we share and can disagree.
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Learning from the State Department's Past
It is always instructive to study history when analyzing current events in the Middle East. For U.S. policy, it is particularly useful to look at documents released by the State Department, the most recent of which concern the years 1967-1968. Besides getting a behind-the-scenes look at American diplomacy, it is possible to find fascinating insights into the thinking of the major players in the region.
One thing that is crystal clear in reading the State Department records is how antagonistic most officials were toward Israel. While this may come as no great surprise, the documents bolster the conventional wisdom. For example, a key member of the National Security Council staff saw President Johnson's decision not to run for reelection as a great opportunity to "bring pressure on Israel and begin re-balancing our position toward the Arabs. No successor will have such freedom to create public doubt that Israel can count on us in a Soviet-backed effort to get Arab territory back, curtail our support in the UN, tamper with tax exemptions for Israel bonds, or whatever else might occur to us."
The Arabs have always been good at playing on State Department fears that they might turn off the oil spigot or join in an anti-American alliance. Thus, for example, Jordan's King Hussein threatened in February 1968 to purchase arms from the Soviet Union if the United States didn't "meet his legitimate defensive arms requirements."
A number of points reverberate today. For example, in 1968, Israel was the target of numerous terrorist attacks, especially from Jordan, and launched several retaliatory strikes. This was typical of the State Department's response: "We are aware of problems that terrorism and shelling of civilian centers cause for GOI [Government of Israel]. To avoid jeopardizing peacemaking efforts, however, we are urging parties to exercise utmost restraint. Latest Israeli air operation strikes us as dangerous over reaction."
Interestingly, that same document from December 5, 1968, also contained a reference to observers that suggests an Israeli willingness to accept them. Then Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin explained that Israel "could not tolerate shelling of civilian settlements" and that "unless cease fire was observed by Jordanians, Iraqis and Fedayeen there would be further incidents." He is quoted as adding that "while Israel had never requested UN observers on cease fire line with Jordan, it was GOJ [Government of Jordan] not Israel which had refused to accept them." When asked if Israel would accept observers, Rabin said Israel didn't believe "UN observers could bring tranquility" but had accepted them on the Syrian and Egyptian cease fire lines.
Contrary to the myth that Israel never wanted to relinquish the West Bank, there is a December 11, 1968, telegram in which Israel laid out the following proposal: "no Arab army should be west of Jordan River. Jordan would get back 90 percent of population and 85 percent of territory on West Bank. Only 17,000 Arabs would be left in the territory which Israel required. Re Jerusalem, it must remain united and capital of Israel. Good progress had been made with Vatican re Christian Holy Places and Israel would be glad to give sovereignty (sic) over Christian Holy Places to appropriate bodies. Any agreed sovereign (sic) for Moslem Holy Places would be agreeable to Israel but Jordan was nearest and second best choice."
That document also mentions discussions Israel had with Palestinians about a possible West Bank state. Abba Eban said Israel wasn't optimistic and didn't like the idea of a buffer state. He also said "most Palestinians wish to be with whoever is in charge of East Bank."
On the subject of the Arab states' interest in peace, there is an April 8, 1968, telegram from the Embassy in Jordan relating that Egyptian President Nasser said the peace process led by UN representative Gunnar Jarring wouldn't succeed and that "only military solution was feasible and that UAR military was therefore preparing for that solution." Nasser said six other Arab states (Algeria, Syria, Sudan, Kuwait, South Yemen and Saudi Arabia) also opposed a political settlement. In an aside, King Hussein told the U.S. ambassador, "Your friend [Saudi King] Faisal is more opposed than anyone to peaceful settlement."
Perhaps the most important decision made in 1968 was one the State Department opposed, and consistently tried to make conditional on a variety of Israeli actions, and that was the sale of Phantom jets. Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Warnke explained in a November 4 document the significance of President Johnson's decision to make the sale: "We will henceforth become the principal arms supplier to Israel, involving us even more intimately with Israel's security situation and involving more directly the security of the United States." In fact, this was the largest arms sale to Israel, the first time the U.S. sold Israel a weapon that was not counterbalanced by a sale to the Arabs, and marked the beginning of the policy of insuring that Israel maintains a qualitative edge over its neighbors.
What is perhaps most striking about reading these 33-34 year-old documents is how little has changed. The quality of the U.S.-Israel relationship has certainly improved, but that is largely despite the State Department, rather than because of it. If there are any mysteries about the reasons for the statements and policies emanating from Foggy Bottom, they can be quickly cleared up by perusing Volume XX of the Foreign Relations of the United States.


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One millionth Fiat Grande Punto rolls off production line
The one millionth Grande Punto has just rolled off the production line at Fiat's factory in Melfi, Italy.
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Grande Punto was launched in 2005, following in the footsteps of two highly popular cars – the original Punto (from 1993 to 1999) of which 3,500,000 were built, and the second series (launched in 1999 and currently still on sale in some markets under the name Punto Classic), whose production exceeded three million.
A successful model across Western Europe, the 2008 Grande Punto has recently been improved with the adoption of several new features aimed especially at younger drivers. The sports line (GP and Sporting) accounts for a quarter of total sales, while 14 per cent of these drivers customise their cars with their own choice of stickers.
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Q: show input text only on specific value selected I have a form that it has one select, one input (text), a datepicker and the submit button. I would like to show the input text only when I m selecting one specific option on the select. I ve searced and I found a similar solutions (with radio input) , I ve made some mods but unfortunately it does'nt works..
My html form it looks like:

<select class="form-control" name="bulk_options_cust" id="action_sel">
<option value="">Choose..</option>
<option value="bulkCreateRdv">Option 1</option>
<option value="bulkCreateCall">Option 2</option>
</select>
<input class="form-control" type="text" name="fav_filter" id="">

<input type="date" id="datepicker" name="new_date" value="">
<button class="btn btn-success" type="submit">
submit</button>

The modified script that I ve found is:
$(document).ready(function() {
  var h = $("#fav_filter");
  $("#action_sel select").change(function() {
    if (this.checked && this.value == "bulkCreateCall") {
      h.show();
    } else {
      h.hide();
    }
  }).change()
});

I have no knowledge on Javascript so if anyone is able to find me the error or suggest another solution it will be great for me.
Cheers!

A: How are you sending the form?  You don't have form tags in your html.  You going to use AJAX?  The following works, modify as you need to.  Use this fiddle https://jsfiddle.net/MaineMathMan/cufkscx8/

<select class="form-control" name="bulk_options_cust" id="action_sel">
<option value="">Choose..</option>
<option value="bulkCreateRdv">Option 1</option>
<option value="bulkCreateCall">Option 2</option>
</select>

<input class="form-control" type="text" name="fav_filter" id="">

<input type="date" id="datepicker" name="new_date" value="">
<button class="btn btn-success" type="submit">
submit</button>

A:

$(document).ready(function() {
  var h = $("#fav_filter");
  $("#action_sel").change(function() {
    if ($(this).prop( "value" ) === "bulkCreateCall" ) {
      h.show();
    } else {
      h.hide();
    }
  }).change()
});

<select class="form-control" name="bulk_options_cust" id="action_sel">
<option value="">Choose..</option>
<option value="bulkCreateRdv">Option 1</option>
<option value="bulkCreateCall">Option 2</option>
</select>
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For the first time in 38 years there will be a full moon shining down on us this Christmas . The previous full moon on Christmas fell on 1977, the year the first Star Wars was released and Jimmy Carter was in the White House. Take the opportunity before opening presents to step outside and appreciate our unique place in the solar system.
You can witness the moon at its peak at 6:11 a.m. EST on Christmas day if you are too excited to sleep. If you miss this one, you'll have to wait another 19 years until 2034 to witness the next full moon on Christmas. NASA has calculated that a more uncommon occurrence, a Christmas lunar eclipse will next occur on December 25, 2531. However, if you're not keen on waiting that long, you can view a solar eclipse on Christmas day 2307 instead.
The 'Full Cold Moon' presents a perfect opportunity to learn interesting facts about our moon, it's rotation around Earth, and how it was formed.
The Moon and Earth are in a cosmic dance as they orbit around their common center of mass (barycenter). In this case the barycenter lies about three quarters the distance from the Earth's center to the surface.
The Moon takes 27.322 days to orbit around the Earth and at a tilt of 5.14 degrees compared to the plane of Earth's orbit. This rotation of the moon around Earth results in our daily tides as the Moon's gravitational force acts upon the Earth's oceans. The Sun and other planets have much less influence on the gravitational forcing upon our oceans and thus tides have a cyclical pattern that matches the Moon's orbit.
There are a variety of theories that exist to explain the origin of our Moon. One theory is that early on in the formation of Earth a large body collided with Earth, ejecting pieces of Earth into orbit around our planet. Eventually, those pieces coalesced to form the Moon, as we know it. Another theory suggests that the Moon was captured in Earth's orbit and was formed elsewhere in the solar system. This theory explains several differences seen in the geologic composition of the Earth and Moon. However, at present the impact theory remains the most probable and fits the best with scientist's data of the Moon.


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AC Milan Have Opened Contract Renewal Talks With Captain As He Remains Key To The Side
Milan have a strong defender in Romagnoli despite the poor form last season and him remaining is a massive win.
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Gianluca di Marzio speaking to Sky Italia via MilanNews.it is reporting that AC Milan are now looking to open contract renewal talks with captain and centre back Alessio Romagnoli after previously letting the matter slide. The defender joined the club in a difficult period from AS Roma in 2015 and was our standout player in his section of the pitch for years and was a dominant figure in the 2018/19 season where he even scored two winners. He was made captain at the start of the season following the departure of Leonardo Bonucci but struggled in 2019/20 and 2020/21 with fitness and form. Dialogues have kicked off as per the report as the management want to make an attempt to keep the defender.
In my opinion, this is the right move. Romagnoli has received lots of stick since the arrival of Simon Kjaer and Fikayo Tomori but declines in form are normal in football, these do not take away from his quality and he has shown that in the current season. He is only 26 years old and has a wealth of experience in Serie A, he has been the captain who led us to 5th, 6th in his first two seasons in the role to a 2nd place finish last year. He has 227 appearances under his belt and would be an immense defender partnering with Tomori for the coming years. This is the right move and we need quality players all across the rotation.


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Create a spa-like, uncluttered bathroom — replace mix-matched product containers with glass bottles and jars in a color that complements your bathroom dcor. This listing is for the black 32 oz straight sided jar. See our other listings for our 16 oz jar and for a variety of colors and sizes of bottles to make your own set!
The jar is great for cotton balls, bath bombs, makeup brushes and other larger items. For the kitchen, use it to store flour, sugar and other foods (the inside is food-safe uncoated glass). Note that the opening is 89mm (3.5 inches) and wide enough for slender to average sized hands to fit through.
The coating: Our bottles and jars feature a durable and eco-friendly powder coating. The chemical-resistant powder coating is smooth, sleek, and glossy. Simply clean spills of product onto the surface with clear or soapy water.* Wash before use. The color is black with a very subtle metallic shimmer.
The label: Printed with smudge-proof thermal transfer technology on durable, water-resistant laminated tape. Choose your material (clear, white, or metallic), and provide the text you'd like on your label. Your jar comes with the label neatly applied for you.
*Note: The powder coating is extremely durable and chemical-resistant. However, we cannot guarantee resistance against the chemicals in any and all products you may use. Acetone, for example, is used to strip powder coatings.
Glass bottles and jars are not recommended for the shower unless secured on a shelf. Also check out our plastic shower bottles!


Are you considering selling your work internationally? Wondering where to start? WorkInCulture teamed up with Craft Ontario to produce a series of video tips and resources to help artists and craftspeople prepare for exporting their work internationally.
ANDREA GRAHAM: Andrea Graham is a multi media artist residing in rural Ontario, Canada. Andrea exhibits, teaches and lectures internationally and is recognized for her technical skill and innovation. Andrea is a 2013 Niche Award Finalist as well as being named as one of the top influences in contemporary fibre art by Fiber Art Now magazine. Her work is included in the Sonny Kamm collection and three of her sculptures have recently been acquired by the Bronfman family for the Claridge Inc. corporate art collection. Her work has been shown in Museums in Canada, U.S.A., France and Italy and in many international exhibitions and galleries.
HEATHER SHAW: Heather received most of her training as an artist outside of the city. Always knowing that she would go into the arts, she began by studying fine art but chose to concentrate on textiles and the art of functional objects for the home. p i ' l o was started while still at art school (twenty years ago) and has evolved over the years as heather settled in her birthplace of Toronto. Always based on a cottage industry model of producing and sourcing everything locally, the business has remained small and true to its simple vision of creating long lasting pieces that would make people happy. The downtown studio was replaced with a coach house studio behind the Victorian home where she lives with her partner, two boys and where deliveries and outgoing orders come and go quietly as she supplies to over 400 stores in north America. Heather 's work, art, business and family are all intertwined into a common preoccupation with process, lifestyle and the reintegration of hand-made objects into our daily lives and she feels very lucky to be doing what she does.
KIM McBRIEN: Kim McBrien Evans is a lifelong textile artist and educator, fluent in dyeing, surface design, knitting, spinning, embroidery, contemporary basketry and sculptural textiles. Kim's career has straddled both the creative and business management side of the arts world. She has held a number of positions in arts and not-for-profit organizations such as Visual Arts Ontario, the Arts Network for Children and Youth, the Laidlaw Foundation, Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. She has also served on faculty at the Haliburton School of The Arts, teaching Marketing, Presentation and Portfolio courses.
EMMA QUIN: With 20 years at Craft Ontario, Emma Quin has developed valuable and healthy relationships with the cultural sector. She has an important grasp of Craft Ontario's history as an organization, and understands issues and concerns faced by craftspeople. Emma's leadership and dedication to the organization have instituted major changes. Specifically, in terms of the organization's overall financial health, she is recognized for accurate budgeting practices in both creating and managing a $1.7 million operating budget. She has also initiated a revitalized engagement between the organization, makers, and the public. Emma has helped Craft Ontario redefine its goals and business practice, as well as what it delivers and how it functions - effectively making Craft Ontario a valuable cultural institution that gives back to the community.


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Bx trigger: Ruger's new BX Trigger for the 10/22 rifle drops in easily and has a trigger pull of about 2 3/4 pounds pull.
I have to hand it to Ruger for its constant innovation—especially applying new ideas to time-proven products. Polymer-frame revolvers and the new delta ring/nut on the AR-556 are just two examples of this innovation. Right on the heels of the AR-556, Ruger has done it again with the introduction of the BX-Trigger for the ubiquitous 10/22 and the Elite 452 MSR trigger for the AR-15.
The BX-Trigger is completely drop-in. Simply take the barreled action out of the stock, push out the two pins retaining the trigger group and swap it out with the BX group. It takes about 5 minutes and it reduces the trigger pull to a really sweet 2 3/4 pounds pull.
Elite 452 MSR: While it looks like a drop-in unit, the pistol grip of new Elite 452 MSR trigger is a slave housing Ruger uses to test each trigger that is passed along to the consumer to store their old trigger.
Turns out it costs about as much to pay someone to take the parts back out of the slave housing as it does to just make a new one, so once function is tested Ruger just packages the whole thing and uses a new housing for testing the next trigger and so on. The cool thing is that the housing gives you somewhere to keep your old trigger parts, and if you're so inclined, you can use it with your old trigger to practice your trigger pull.


Great, new lakefront property on HORN POND (voted most scenic lake in York County). Very quiet location on private road. Swimming, kayaking, boating from your private dock.
Stone fire place. New island kitchen. Extra high ceilings. Ceiling fans. Master bedroom with walk-in closet and large walk-in shower is located on ground floor.
20 Min. from Wolfboro NH (Lake Winnipesaukee). 1 hour to Manchester or Portland airports.
30 Minutes to Hospital and supermarkets.
Close to skiing, hiking and White Mountains.
Ready for high speed internet.


49 members set out on a cold and overcast day with rain showers and winds forecast. The coffee stop was at Heighley Gate Garden Centre. At Branxton, 18 members alighted for the 'A' walk which included following the Flodden trail and onwards to Coldstream. The coach travelled to the far end of Coldstream to the Hirsel, the home of the Douglas Home family. After lunch 27 members set out on the 'B' walk while 4 members did 'their own thing'. The walk followed grassy tracks and a quick trek over the golf course to reach a tree lined path. There were a few ups and downs with mud in places due to heavy rain the day before. Glimpses of the huge family home could be spied through the trees. We left this track and followed an uphill climb into woodland. The track became very clarty and water logged in places but we took our time and managed to negotiate the mud. It was lovely and calm and peaceful as we trekked through the wood. Instead of flowers, there was plenty of fungi to spot especially fairy rings around some of the trees. There was also a number of broken white egg shells lying on the ground. We descended to reach an old pack horse bridge across the Leet Water and entered a grassy field. As we climbed through the field we encountered a herd of highland cattle, all youngsters and lying down under the canopy of a large tree. However, they some jumped to their feet when our party passed by and watched us intently. We followed a level track and stopped for a fruit stop but the cows had decided to follow us and kept inching further along the track so we decided to move on. The final stretch of the walk was around the lake in front of the main buildings. There was a lovely tea room, information room with great photographs, a few gift shops and a museum of artefacts from estate life in the past. The coach then travelled to Coldstream to pick up the 'A' party and we had an evening stop in Morpeth.
Flowers: broadleaved willowherb, convolvulus, enchanters nightshade, greater knapweed, harebell, honeysuckle, oxeye daisy, ragwort, silverweed, tufted vetch, white campion, wild aster, yellow vetchling.
Other: brambles, mallard ducks, mute swans, owl, parasol fungi.
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#summerofscienceCAN
Open Letter: A crisis for new investigators in health and biomedical research
A PDF of the letter in French and in English is available here.
"Early-career investigators" (ECIs) are typically assistant professors at research universities and hospitals who have held their positions for 5 years or less. Like many other researchers in Canada, ECIs rely on CIHR for grant funding. However, increased competition, declining success rates, and recent changes to the grant programs at CIHR have severely disadvantaged early-career scientists. The Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the Canada Research Chairs program, and universities invest millions each year to recruit these scientists and equip their labs. These investments are squandered when ECIs are not given adequate opportunities to obtain funding to operate their labs and conduct research.
Under the previous CIHR grant system, ECIs received approximately 18% of the funds. Starting in 2015, however, CIHR transferred 45% of its grants budget to the new Foundation Scheme. In the first year of the Foundation,ECIs received just 5% of the funds awarded. While a quota guaranteed that 15% of grants were awarded to ECIs, these awards were on average a third the size of those given to established researchers. CIHR is the only major health research agency in the world whose current granting system awards systematically smaller grants to early-career investigators.
The remaining 55% of the CIHR budget goes into the new Project Scheme, launching this year. At current budget levels and with increased application pressure, success rates will be at an all-time low. Even if ECIs do as well in the Project Scheme as in the old system (~18%), an optimistic assumption, low funding in Foundation means that CIHR will decrease overall support for ECIs by over 30%, from approximately $90 million per year to $60 million.
ECIs face obstacles at grant review due to a lack of documented experience compared to established investigators. In the previous system, CIHR review panels had a culture of actively promoting ECI success. These in-person panels have been disbanded in favour of an online system where reviewers are not required to consider career stage, which is likely to reduce ECI success in the Project Scheme.
SOLUTIONS: Most funding agencies like CIHR have compensatory mechanisms to ensure ECI success, yet CIHR's Project Scheme has none. At the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), for example, the "fundable score" cut-off is adjusted so that ECI success rates match those of other applicants. This simple solution does not require a special funding program or changes to the peer review process, and it has worked well since its implementation in 2009.
On behalf of current and future new investigators in Canadian health and biomedical research, the signatories of this letter request immediate action to fulfill CIHR's legal mandate to build research capacity through equitable investment in the next generation of scientists:
Guarantee that ECI success rates match those of non-ECI applicants in the Project Scheme through an NIH-style adjustment to the fundable score for ECIs.
Set a minimum ECI quota in Foundation of 15% of funds rather than 15% of grants.
Renew Canada's commitment to health research by bringing CIHR's budget back to a level where it can support the growth of discovery and innovation in health and biomedical sciences.
These steps are essential for the recruitment and retention of the best young scientists in Canada and for the future of Canadian health research.
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Providence School Stallion JV fell to Sandalwood 7-6 on Friday on the final play of the game. The game was tied at six with Sandalwood batting in the bottom of the seventh when #23 was struck by a pitch, driving in a run.
Providence School Stallion JV lost despite out-hitting Sandalwood seven to five.
Providence School Stallion JV fired up the offense in the first inning, when Cole Gassman singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.
Colin Woods took the loss for Providence School Stallion JV. He went one and one-third innings, allowing three runs on two hits and striking out one.
Providence School Stallion JV scattered seven hits in the game. Gassman and Mason each racked up multiple hits for Providence School Stallion JV. Gassman led Providence School Stallion JV with four hits in four at bats.


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We have produced important guidance for practitioners representing children in the youth justice system.
These materials will help you comply with the Bar Standards Board's Youth Proceedings Competences.
In December 2016, Charlie Taylor produced his Review of the Youth Justice System in England and Wales.
The Government Response states that it shares the Taylor Review's concerns about legal representation in the youth court and welcomes the recent steps taken by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to improve standards.
The statistics
Significant attempts have been made over the last decade to reduce the number of children who find themselves in trouble in the criminal justice system. Since 2010, the number of child arrests has decreased by 59%, however England and Wales still has the highest number of children in custody in the whole of Western Europe. Around half of those have spent time in care and over 73% of convicted children go on to re-offend.
Specific vulnerabilities
Children and young people who do find themselves in trouble are generally some of the most disadvantaged in society with acute and complex educational, social and financial vulnerabilities. According to the Taylor Review, many of the children in the system come from dysfunctional and chaotic families where drug and alcohol misuse, physical and emotional abuse and offending is common. Often they are victims of crimes themselves.
The Justice Committee has reported on the treatment of young adults in the criminal justice system. Brain development and the propensity to criminal behaviour is an important feature of their findings.
Barristers representing young adults into their early 20s should be aware of the very large body of evidence which indicates that brain development is far from complete and that immature skills in empathy, remorse and planning, for example, affect decisions taken by young adults.
Youth Justice Advocacy should be an area of specialism
Representation of young people, whether in the youth court or the crown court, is an area of practice which requires considerable skill and expertise. The consequences for children who cannot properly engage with the process and communicate or be understood can have negative impacts for them.
ICCA's guidance
The Inns College is working closely with the BSB, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), Just for Kids Law, ECPAT and the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) to make sure that there are valuable and practical resources available for practitioners as they prepare for youth justice cases.
We have produced a number of guides dealing with some of the most complex areas of practice in youth justice. These cover:
General Guidance for First Hearings in the Youth Court
Bail and Remand for Children
Anonymity and reporting restrictions
Sentencing of Young Offenders
Application for Certificate of Assigned Advocate
Child Traffiking and County Lines. Please note the addendum added October 2018
Sexting and Sexting Glossary
Accompanying Film
We have also produced a film addressing communication and engagement with children in the youth justice system. This is one of the BSB's Youth Proceedings Competences.
The film aims to:
give practitioners more insight into the complex needs of young clients
provide guidance on how to obtain valuable information from them
empower practitioners to effectively advise children in such a way as to enabling them to engage fully with the process and to understand what is happening to them
Over time, the College aims to add more materials to this section. You are actively encouraged to share your experiences of work in the youth court to highlight concerns, systemic difficulties and best practice. Please get in touch via email, quoting "Youth Justice Advocacy" on the subject line.
It should be noted that as a result of the Taylor Review and the Government's Response setting out the need for reform and its intentions to take forward Taylor's recommendations, there is likely to be significant changes made to the way in which youth justice cases are managed, conducted and resolved. It is all the more important that practitioners in this field keep abreast of developments.
A list of recommended reading is provided below to assist your understanding of some of the important issues surrounding representation of children and young people. Knowledge and understanding of some of the wider issues will inevitably make you a more efficient and effective advocate resulting in better outcomes for your young clients.
This guidance is only the tip of the iceberg and the ICCA would encourage any practitioner practising in this area of work to undertake advanced training, an example of which is currently offered by Just for Kids Law.
Justice Committee – The Treatment of Young Adults in the Justice System, October 2016
Youth Proceedings Advocacy Review Final Report, November 2015
The Michael Sieff Foundation – Independent Parliamentarians' Inquiry into the Operation and Effectiveness of the Youth Court – Chaired by Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC
Howard League – Children and Policing
Prison Reform Trust – In Care out of Trouble, 2016
Centre for mental Health Traumatic Brain Injury and Offending
Carlile Report – 10 years on – The use of restraint, solitary confinement and strip-searching on children
Independent Parliamentarians' Inquiry into the Operation and Effectiveness of the Youth Court – Chaired by Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC
September 2015 update on IPI (above)
Review of the Youth Justice System – Interim Report, February 2016
The Zahid Mubarek Trust
The Secret Life of Prisons – Cutting Edge
The Advocate's Gateway – Effective Participation of Young Defendants Toolkit
The Advocate's Gateway – Identifying Vulnerability Toolkit
The Advocate's Gateway – Witnesses and Defendants with Autism, Memory and Sensory Toolkit
The Advocate's Gateway – Working with traumatised Witnesses, Defendants and Parties Toolkit
Lighting the way – ReACT project's report by Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT)


Ivorian international Yao Gervinho scored a sensational goal in his side Parma's Serie A fixture against Cagliari. Parma won the fixture by two goals to zero.
The striker picked a clearance deep in his own half before racing across the pitch to fire a shot that went against the cross bar before nestling in the post. The club put together a count of touches leading to the goal, 11 touches in all.
The entire stadium could not hide their admiration for the effort that was reminiscent of a goal scored by former world footballer of the year and current Liebrian president George Weah.
Weah, at the time playing for AC Milan picked a ball in Milan's penalty box before skipping past and holding off all opposing players eventually slotting home. His side won the fixture by four goals to one against Verona in 1996.
It was in August 2018 that Gervinho returned to the European topflight after two years in Asia. He last played in the Serie A with Roma having transferred to Rome after three years with English Premier league side, Arsenal. He joins on the final day of the Italian transfer window.


replica - Designer Louis Vuitton Reviews, Tips, Guides and Shopping.
A couple of weeks ago a happy reader sent me this review of her two new replica Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM bags and her excitement was simply contagious!
I never recommend a site I don't know anything about, it's only fair to mention this to my readers. You can find high quality Louis Vuitton replicas on other replica sites as well, of course, but in my opinion PurseValley offers a very good price-quality report. The two Louis Vuitton Neverfull replica – the Louis Vuitton Damier Neverfull replica and the replica LV Neverfull MM Epi were both bought during PV's Black Friday sale. They had an amazing promotion that I wrote about where they offered a 50% discount for all orders over $500. An offer that's almost impossible to refuse, really.
First, thank you, thank you for all of your help!!!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate everything you do with the bags. Your blog is great!! I recently received two new bags from PV and they are PERFECT, I mean PERFECT! ! At least I think they are, I'm not the expert though. I am including pictures. I know how helpful pics are for you and your readers. They certainly have been for me. It does seem like a lot of sites have been shut down recently. Do you know how PV avoids that? I'm always afraid that could happen. I don't understand what they do differently. I am still a bigger C****l fan than LV but they are so hard to find.
I forgot to mention…I got those bags when they had the half price sale at the holidays and they arrived, packed beautifully about 14 days later! I'm sorry they didn't have the LV agenda MM though, I would have liked that too!
I can't explain how happy reviews like this make me! They show me that Spotbags is really helping people and that all the work I put into this blog is worth it! I'm really glad you are so happy with your new LV Neverfull replica bags. It's been a while since I received a review of their Louis Vuitton Neverfull replica Epi and I wish they had more colors for this model. This bag is the Neverfull MM Epi Indigo and even though you might think the color is darker than the one shown on the official LV site, you need to take into account that the way the color looks depends a lot on the light. Here's how the bag looks on the LV site and here's how it looks with on a darker background. Notice the difference?
What could have been better about both these Louis Vuitton Neverfull replica bags is the size of the handles. They are a bit thicker than the original. Other than this, I think they look great! I especially like the texture of the Damier Azur Canvas and that of the Epi leather.
About what my friend said that many replica sites got shut down lately, it's true unfortunately. But replica bag sites such as PurseValley have been in this business for many years and are prepared for situations like this. They have backup plans in case this happens, so they will simply move to a new site domain.
As for the brand-that-shall-not-be-named, the reason why there are so few sites that sell replica bags from this brand is because they are extremely strict when it comes to replicas. This is why the sites that sell C****l replica bags usually get shut down really fast. Still, there are ways to avoid this, like not mentioning the name of the brand or protect the brand category with a password. But it's a risk not many are willing to take.
So what do you girls think about the two Louis Vuitton Neverfull replica my friend bought?
Are you looking for a chic, but functional city handbag, perfect for stylish days at the office or lively nights on the town? Then your searches are over! The new Louis Vuitton Tournon is a supple calfskin hobo that captures all the advantages of a versatile shoulder bag, but surprises with luxurious shapes and materials and distinctive signature details.
The IT bag is here. Louis Vuitton Tournon Hobo Bag is spectacularly designed as a spacious handbag with a tall rectangular shape that evokes perrenial style and extravagant feminine touches. This over the shoulder purse features a sophisticated workmanshio, intricate metal fittings, distinctive leather covered Capucines closure, leather knots and amazing sophistication. Fashionistas from all around the world love it because it is a body-friendly bag manufactured from a soft calfskin that encapsulates a rare refinement.
The LV Tournon comes in a very practical size version that when paired with its clever shape and inner compartment turn this city bag into one of your most spacious style companions. The purse measures 13.8 x 11.0 x 5.1 inches ( length x height x width ) and no matter how active and crazy your life style may be, you will always have plenty of rooms for the things that matter to you.
The body of the Louis Vuitton Tournon is crafted from gorgeous calfskin leather. This very soft and supple material is used for making the LV Tournon in several color versions, such as black, red, beige and light pink. All of them look stunning and frankly it is difficult to pick just one.
What I love the most about the Louis Vuitton Tournon Hobo is a beautiful play between the calfskin leather and the python details. For instance, the elegant arched handle is made from gray python leather and it features gray stitching on the upper side-line. To complete the sophisticated look of the bag, the articulated handle is connected to the body of the bag by using gold color hooks that are very visible to the eye.
All the metallic pieces on the bag are gold color.This color choice enances the glamorous look of the LV Tournon, but the key element is the Capucines leather covered LV signature. This is practically a LV metallic logo that is located on the upper end of the front of the bag, which has been covered at the outside with leather. Its top and caseback were left uncovered as to accentuate the mystery and uniqueness of the bag.
The feminine touch of the Louis Vuitton Tournon bag is given by the two decorative leather knots that are placed on the upper corners of its body. The are made from gray python leather and create a beautiful contrast between the simple and elegant texture of the calfskin leather the exotic pattern of the python material.
At the inside of the LV Tournon there is a large sipper inside pocket. Just as the rest of the gold mettalic parts available on this bag, the zipper is engraved with the company's name and logo.
This large Louis Vuitton Tournon Hobo bag is the perfect city bag. You can wear it either over the shoulder or on your arm. You can take it at work or at parties, with your formal attires or casual looks. It is modern, but timeless. Simply put, it is a spectacular purse that will age stunningly, thus becoming a beautiful heirloon that you will proudly pass to your daughter.
The Louis Vuitton Lockit MM is one of the newest stars within the handbag world. This simple looking, classy and versatile purse has conquered out hearts instantly and now where ever you look there is at least one celebrity wearing this fabulous chich-city bag. And why wouldn't we? I mean, it is spacious, sophisticated and easy to accessorize.
Louis Vuitton speaks of this splendid model with beautiful words, declaring it as the perfect example of understated style and lines, a purse that fascinates with its ability of exuding feminine elegance. I must agree with this very famous designer and admit that out of the numerous chich designs ever created by LV, the Lockit MM is my favorite. I absolutely adore its simplicity and natural look. You could wear this bag without too much efforts at the office, while shopping, when you go out or even at a very special event. All you need is a pencil dress or an elegant blouse and pencil skirt and you are set!
If you too love the new Louis Vuitton Lockit MM then I bet that you need a few tips for finding a perfect replica. As this refined bag made out of full-grain Taurillon leather is perfect for carrying around your everyday essentials I am determined to tell you everything about buying a beautiful and authentic looking LV Lockit MM fake purse.
Let's start with the leather. As I was saying earlier, Louis Vuitton uses a very special type of leather for this bag- full-grain Taurillon leather. This material has a special feel when you touch it and it offers extra sturdiness. Plus, it defines its special structure. The Louis Vuitton Lockit MM has an arched shape that is very original and difficult to replicate. The top and the base of the bag are slightly curved anf you need to pay attention to this when you are purchasing a fake.
Also, the size of the LV Lockit MM is 18.1 x 11.8 x 6.3 inches( length x height x width ). It is enough to carry around all your important stuff and still very discrete to wear it with elegant and stylish clothes. It goes without saying, when you buy a replica bag of this model, pay attention to the dimensions and make sure these are respected.
The Louis Vuitton Lockit MM is also very comfortable due to its thin and supple handles made out of python leather that feel great on the shoulder, elbow or hand no matter how full the bag may be. It also comes with an adjustable and removable shoulder strap.
On the front side of the LV Lockit MM replica bag there should be the inconic Louis Vuitton Paris palladium signature, on the top part there should be a zip closure and on the base the protective bottom studs. The hardware is represented by shiny palladium brass metallic pieces that carry engravings with the brand's logo. The replica LV Lockit should also include a padlock. Also, check the inside of the Lockit replica bag. Here there should be 2 open side pockets and 1 interior zipped pocket. These are very versatile and functional.
Just in case you were curious, the original Louis Vuitton Lockit MM costs $3,700 in the mono-block versions and $4,300 in the snake skin-handles version. So at this prices, you've better learn the basics of this beautiful purse and start searching for a good quality replica bag.
It's summer and this is the perfect time for wearing a backpack style handbag such as the Louis Vuitton Noe BB purse. This bag is perfect for casual days in the city or spectacular moments on a perfect holiday. Even though its size is pretty small, it is a very spacious and functional LV purse. As soon as I realized this I knew that I must have one so I ordered a Louis Vuitton Noe BB Damier Azur replica bag online. The knockoff came in the mail last week and since then I have been wearing it daily. Until now I can honestly say that I adore this LV handbag.
I like the fact that it is not flimsy and light as most Louis Vuitton replica handbags. It is made from a sturdy and thick canvas that feels very authentic and durable. This very good quality canvas allows the bag to stand tall even when it is empty. It doesn't bent or make any creases. This is how an actual LV bag keeps its shape when it isn't filled. Low quality replica purses do not maintain their shape so it is very important to check the quality of the canvas before you submit the order.
Another thing you should check closely at a Louis Vuitton Noe BB Damier Azur replica handbag are the trimmings. The authentic purse has a brown seal on the sides of the cowhide trimmings so this is what you want to find on your fake LV. The low quality knockoffs have a red lacquer finish on the edges. This was used many years ago on the old styles of authentic Louis Vuitton bags.
A Louis Vuitton Noe BB Damier Azur replica handbag should have a yellow gold hardware and each metallic piece should have the brand's name or logo engraved. This version of the LV Noe BB comes with beige leather on the belt, upper side, bottom and outer sides. Basically, where's a trim there is a strip of leather. The closing system of this purse is represented by a smooth string that you pull to close the bag. And do not forget to check the stitching of the Noe BB LV fake bag. This should be even, straight, without any loose threads and in a discrete yellow, not in a bright one as the poor quality replicas usually have.
The inside of the Louis Vuitton Noe BB Damier Azur replica handbag is as simple as it gets. There are no compartments, no flashy pockets, tags or lining. Just like the authentic purse is.
Do you love wonderfully colorful and stylish bags? Then you will simply adore this Louis Vuitton Neverfull In Epi Leather. I have recently seen an ad of this LV purse and I can't get enough of it. You have probably noticed that I have a thing for Louis Vuitton handbags. Well, I can't deny it. I like so much the way it designs the most surprising purses using very elegant and simple lines, and once in a while it surprises us with bold color accents that revive the whole concept of modern city bags. So no matter what other brands I try, I always come back to my everlasting love- Louis Vuitton.
Now, I'm crazy about the hypnotic Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather collection, but the trouble is that I can't decide on a color. These gorgeous bags are available in numerous bright colors, colors that have a very fresh and youthful vibe. So, naturally, I can't decide on what color to choose for my Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica bag. Should I get a red one? An orange one, yellow or blue? I just can't make up my mind.
This is why I am asking for your opinion. What color do you think I should choose?
Until you come up with an answer, let me present this beautiful Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica bag. It is the first leather version of this ever-popular-tote LV model. The Epi Neverfull Leather is available in medium size also known as MM which is the most popular size because it can easily adapt to all needs, outfits and occasions. The purse was launched in 7 different colors, varying from the classic black to the boldest tones of orange and yelow. Also, the interior is made from stunning microsuede.
Of course, a Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica bag is just the right type of purse for a woman with a very active lifestyle who is always running between her home, the office and social events. She wants to look sophisticated, to be always prepared with her essential stuff which are well hidden inside a stylish bag and to mix and match her purse with her clothing easily. It sounds and looks like the perfect accessory for a modern fashionista, right?
So by now you have a pretty clear picture of what a Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica baghas to offer to the one who chooses to buy it. It is such a lovely bag and I can't wait to have it in my collection, but first I want to hear your advice. What do you think? What color should I get?
Rei Kawakubo is the owner of the Comme des Garçons group; she is an art creator and an iconic figure with an amazing spirit of innovation, collaboration and daring. She said she always wanted to create unique things, nontraditional ones. She always wanted to redefine disciplines of art, to make it even more diverse and extraordinary and to create exclusive collections.
She created a lot of amazing purses and a lot of other art objects, but today she surprised the whole fashion world with a new and very uncommon bag: The Bag with Holes. I am not kidding; it is a regular rectangular LV bag with asymmetrical cutouts and raw-edged details, in other words with 6 large holes in the textile. The bag is streamlined, large size and made of the durable Monogram canvas. The personal belongings are secured in a practical insert pouch. The dimensions of this bag are 13″ X 16.5″ X 5.5″ and it is sold for the incredible price of $2790. Some will consider that the bag is overpriced but I don't think so, after all it is a bag that looks like a piece of holly cheese and till now nobody else had the dare to simply cut the textile of a bag and create something unique. And if there are people that are interested in this product, why not? Why not sell it with the LV regular price?
A replica of this bag may seem very easy to make, but is it? There are not just some holes in a bag. They have to imitate the genuine bag and be located in the exact same places like the ones on the original purse. They also have to have the same shape and size and the stitches on the edges have to be very clean and even. If the stitching is bad the bag look fake and if the stitching is missing then the textile will break or fall apart.
I think this is a beautiful bag, one that has all the rights to be considered an important fashion accessory. It is large enough to carry all your regular stuff but you'll have to make sure you'll place them in the practical insert pouch and I am positive that you'll turn all the heads when you'll wear it.


Just two days away from the official reveal of Battlefield V, the series' official Twitter has posted a short teaser which looks like it confirms a World War II setting for the game.
The video clip itself doesn't show very much at all, as a man hovers over the player in first-person view and shushes him. The man is wearing goggles on his head, but not much else can be extrapolated from the setting.
What is very telling, however, is in the in-game HUD. On the top of the video, you can see the multiplayer scoreboard, and the logos for each team. Those logos are for the British and German armies, which heavily suggests that Battlefield will be heading back to World War II.
The Battlefield series has gone all over the place when it comes to time and settings, all the way from 1942 to 2142, and everything in between including Vietnam and modern combat. Most recently, Battlefield 3 and 4 focused on a modern setting, while 2016's Battlefield 1 brought the series even further back to World War I.
Rumors about the next entry in the series have been circulating for a few months now. Suggested details include the World War II setting, cosmetic loot boxes, and even a Battle Royale mode akin to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or Fortnite.
The full reveal for Battlefield V will take place in a live stream this Wednesday, May 23, so fans don't have much longer to wait to see which rumors come true and which fall by the wayside.


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Kyle Lake (June 12, 1972 – October 30, 2005) was an American Baptist pastor and author. He was pastor of University Baptist Church in Waco, Texas until his death in 2005. He was considered part of the Emerging church movement.

Biography
Jeffery Kyle Lake was born on June 12, 1972 in Tyler, Texas to David and Shirley Lake. He attended Andy Woods Elementary and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1990 where he was co-captain of the state runner-up Lee Soccer Team.  On May 30, 1998, he married Jennifer Gornto of Clear Lake, Texas. Lake earned a Bachelor's degree in Speech Communications and Religion from Baylor University in 1994 before receiving a Master of Divinity degree from George W. Truett Theological Seminary in 1997.

Ministry
Kyle Lake was pastor of University Baptist Church, founded in 1995 by Chris Seay and Christian recording artist David Crowder. Crowder is also a main worship leader in the collegiate Passion movement.

Lake closed his sermons with the phrase "Love God, Embrace Beauty, and Live Life to the Fullest," a benediction that is still recited by the church at the end of every service.

Lake was known for his ability to reach out to younger audiences such as the college-age crowd. Many students said they were drawn to his ability to preach the gospel in a way young people could understand and easily relate to their own lives.

Personal life
He was married, and the father of three children – a daughter named Avery, and twin boys, Jude and Sutton Lake.

Death
Lake was electrocuted on October 30, 2005 as he stepped into baptismal waters and reached out to adjust a microphone. The event corresponded with homecoming activities at nearby Baylor University and more than 800 people were present when the tragedy occurred. Several doctors in the congregation rushed to Lake when he collapsed, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center around 11:30 a.m. The woman Lake was set to baptize was also rushed to the hospital, but she was not seriously injured and it is believed that she had not yet stepped into the water when the electrocution happened.

"At first, there was definitely confusion just because everyone was trying to figure out what was going on," Ben Dudley, former community pastor at University Baptist, told the Waco Tribune-Herald. "Everyone just immediately started praying."

At a remembrance attended by about 1,000 people that night at First Baptist Church Waco, Dudley told the UBC congregation that they would move forward as a church. "I don't know how, when, why, where or what's going to happen, but we will continue as a church in the community because that is what Kyle would have wanted."

Movie
In the spring of 2006, several Baylor University students and friends of Kyle created a short film based on his last sermon titled "Kyle's Film". David Crowder Band and Robbie Seay Band provided the music for the film, which features a montage of artistic images narrated to Lake's last sermon.

Book
In 2011, a book about his life, "That's Kyle", is published by his father, David Lake.

See also
Emerging Church

References

Published works
(RE)Understanding Prayer: A Fresh Approach to Conversation With God, 2005 (Relevant Books)
Understanding God's Will: How To Hack The Equation Without Formulas, 2004 (Relevant Books)

External links
 The Kyle Lake Foundation
 UBC Waco
 "Kyle's Film"
 Footprints project: The Legacy of Kyle Lake

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The Red line, or "to cross the red line", is a phrase used worldwide to mean a figurative point of no return or line in the sand, or "the fastest, farthest, or highest point or degree considered safe."

Origins
The origin of the phrase in English traces back to the "Red Line Agreement" in 1928 between largest oil companies of Britain, the USA and France at the time of the end of the Ottoman Empire. At the time of signature, the borders of the former empire were not clear and to remedy the problem an Armenian businessman named Calouste Gulbenkian, took a red pencil to draw in an arbitrary manner the borders of the divided empire.

The expression remained significant to global diplomacy and was reused during the UN's founding after the WWII, especially in the English-speaking world. Uniquely, in France one would "cross the yellow line" (franchir la ligne jaune).

History of usage

In Israel, the phrase was notably used as a political metaphor by Foreign Minister Yigal Allon, in 1975, when said that Washington "has managed to draw a red line which all the Arab countries know they must not cross - that America is not going to sacrifice Israel for the sake of Arab support." Yitzhak Rabin later used the phrase to refer to the line past which the Syrian Army should not be allowed to cross after the 1976 occupation of Lebanon.  On September 27, 2012 at the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City in a speech addressing Iran's nuclear program Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly added a red line to a prepared bomb cartoon.

According to Ben Yagoda, a professor of English and journalism at the University of Delaware, in 1987, there are references to "red lines" in conflicts between Chad and Libya, and in a 1999 New York Times article, Muslim clerics in Iran are reported to draw a "'red line for the revolution' that no one should cross." These references occurred earlier as well, appearing a Milwaukee Sentinel article of 26 January 1984 regarding French intervention in Chad and a "red line" held by French forces in southern Chad.

The phrase has been used by U.S. diplomats going back to the 1990s. For example, U.S. officials, quoted by Reuters news agency in May 1994, used the term in reference to negotiations with North Korea over the withdrawal of reactor fuel; and Martin Walker in The Guardian used the same phrase in June, in reference to statements by United States officials. Secretary of State Warren Christopher used the phrase in reference to NATO control over the peace-keeping mission in the Bosnian War on the CBS program Face the Nation on 22 October 1995.  Barack Obama used the phrase on August 20, 2012, during the Syrian civil war in relation to chemical weapons, saying that "We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation."

In the US, the phrase then became a source of contention when political opponent John McCain said the red line was "apparently written in disappearing ink," due to the perception the red line had been crossed with no action. On the one year anniversary of Obama's red line speech the Ghouta chemical attacks occurred. Obama then clarified "I didn't set a red line. The world set a red line when governments representing 98 percent of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use even when countries are engaged in war," in reference to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Thin Red Line

From British English, an entirely different figure of speech for an act of great courage against impossible order or thinly spread military unit holding firm against attack, or the "thin red line", originates from reports of a red-coated Scottish regiment at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. A journalist described a "thin red streak tipped with a line of steel" with the appearance of the 93rd (Highland) Regiment and parts of the Turkish army as they stood before (and repelled) a vastly superior force of Russian cavalry. The reference was soon shortened into the thin red line, and famously described by Rudyard Kipling in the poem Tommy as "the thin red line of 'eroes [heroes]."

Notable literary uses included George Orwell who in A Clergyman's Daughter invented a book-within-a-book called the "Hundred Page History of Britain, a 'nasty little duodecimo book' of 1888, which declared anachronistically that Napoleon 'soon found that in the "thin red line" he had more than met his match.'" American author James Jones later used The Thin Red Line as the title of his 1962 novel about the Battle of Guadalcanal, helping to further popularize its usage.

Its popularity of this use in the USA has increased since the Andrew Marton's 1964 movie and Terrence Malick's 1998 movie of Jones's novel, the latter of which was ranked as one of the 10 best action and war films of all time.

The basic idea has been extended in the 20th century to apply to police officers, as The Thin Blue Line, in reference to the frequently blue color of police uniforms.

See also
Redline - maximum engine speed before probable engine damage

References

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Political catchphrases


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It offers numerous advantages over conventional order picking methods such as paper lists or wireless terminals. Rather than communicating visually via paper or computer monitors, Pick-to-Voice relies on voice instructions through headphones and a microphone.
By freeing the operator's hands to handle the stock items, Pick-to-Voice ensures an ergonomic and efficient pick sequence. Without the need to handle wireless data terminals and paper lists eliminated, the order picker can focus entirely on retrieving the required items.
No more manual keying of data or time-consuming scanning of stock locations. Instead, the instructions to and responses from the picker are entirely by voice. Delays caused by the picker having to stop retrieving items in order to enter data into a device are a thing of the past. The operation is streamlined – and productivity increases.
Voice picking systems are designed to service fast-medium and medium-slow full case and split case products, making them a flexible choice for order fulfillment.
Use of the technology has shown standard-based picking rates increase by up to 35%, with accuracy rates of 99.9% or higher. Voice picking systems are an economical choice where there are a large number of SKUs to be serviced.
Due to the hands-free, eyes-free operation, workers are able to hear instructions and perform tasks without having to look down at a hand-held computer screen or sort through a pack of picking labels. The voice terminal interacts wirelessly and in real time with the host computer or WMS, prompting the operator through a task with audible commands, and waiting for a verbal confirmation or request.
Our experience has shown that Voice systems require very little training. The operator simply slips on the headset and voice computer, spends around 15 minutes familiarising the computer with their voice, and they can begin work almost immediately. This is very attractive in distribution operations where a large number of temporary staff are often required during peak periods.
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Over the past few years, the number of drug overdose deaths continues to rise. Recently, government and health officials began placing a significant focus on battling this dangerous and unfortunate epidemic. To do your part to reduce this frightening number, you must learn what to look for in a loved one if you suspect an addiction. If you live in Pennsylvania, it's also vital to understand how high the number of drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania are.
While all drugs are dangerous and can lead to drug overdose deaths, some are more dangerous than others. One of the most common deaths comes from a heroin overdose. Heroin use is on the rise, which also causes the number of fatalities to rise. Heroin drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania are also so common because of how dangerous relapsing can be. If an individual stops usage and then goes back to the drug, they risk taking too much. This comes from never knowing how much of the pure drug you're using.
More serious symptoms include heart attack and seizures, which can be fatal.
To avoid your loved one becoming one of the numerous drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania, you need to know how to help. Knowing the signs of drug abuse can help you find help before they risk overdose.
Once you determine your loved one needs help, it's time to look for drug detox programs. This initial phase of treatment will allow the loved one to remove the drugs from their system safely. Once they're clean, other treatment programs can begin.
Don't let your loved one become another statistic when it comes to drug overdose deaths. Get them the help they need by calling Steps to Recovery today at 866-488-8684.
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