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A quick and easy crochet pattern for a crochet clutch with a bias color block flap.
This is so much more than just a crochet clutch. Pencil case? Perfect size. Cosmetics bag? Absolutely! Purse organizer? A great one! An actual handbag for a night out? Oh, you bet! Book cover, notebook cover, e-reader cover? Check, check, check.
Whatever you choose to use your crochet clutch for, be sure to make a couple extras to give away. I cannot imagine a woman over the age of 12 who would not appreciate such modern yet thoughtful and practical handmade present this upcoming gift-giving season.
This crochet clutch pattern will be a joy to work with, no matter what your skill level. It may be clear upon closer examination that I used granite stitch to make the whole bag, but I played a little with the construction in order to create an interesting effect that makes the stitch quite a bit less obvious. While an experienced crocheter may glance over the written instructions and complete a handbag within an afternoon; a novice crocheter will appreciate the satisfaction of being able to follow the written instructions and corresponding pictures to complete this small project within a weekend – all the while mastering a few new stitches and techniques.
In addition to material list, pattern overview, gauge tips and yarn substitution tips, this PDF contains a detailed visual guide. I wrote the guide with a novice crocheter in mind. I wrote it for someone who has yarn, hook, and desire to create something beautiful from scratch – and who perhaps doesn't know where to start. This crochet clutch is an amazing place to start. Grab it for yourself, or gift the pattern along with the materials needed to a crochet enthusiast dear to your heart.
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Generalization of fear responses in C57BL/6N mice subjected to one- trial foreground contextual fear conditioning
Jelena Radulovic*, Jens Kammermeier, Joachim Spiess
C57BL/6N mice were trained in a foreground contextual fear conditioning paradigm by a single exposure to a context (context 1) paired with an electric shock. Conditioned mice exhibited a strong fear response, indicated by increased freezing and low locomotor activity after subsequent re- exposure to context 1, which had been used for conditioning as well as in a novel context (context 2). The fear responses to contexts 1 or 2 required the temporal sequence of the conditioned (CS) and unconditioned (US) stimuli and did not differ significantly. The intensity of the fear response was maximal 24 h after conditioning, when long-term memory was fully established. The response to context 2 was interpreted as conditioned generalization, which was also observed in the elevated plus-maze representing an environment which differed in its spatial design significantly from contexts 1 and 2. Contextual discrimination of C57BL/6N mice was enhanced after extinction of the generalized fear. Strain studies employing C57BL/6J and Balb/c mice in addition to the C57BL/6N strain revealed that Balb/c and C57BL/6J mice acquired significantly weaker conditioned fear and generalized significantly less than C57BL/6N mice. It was concluded that the intensities of the context-specific and generalized fear responses were interlinked in a strain- specific manner.
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Radulovic, J., Kammermeier, J., & Spiess, J. (1998). Generalization of fear responses in C57BL/6N mice subjected to one- trial foreground contextual fear conditioning. Behavioural Brain Research, 95(2), 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-4328(98)00039-4
Radulovic, Jelena ; Kammermeier, Jens ; Spiess, Joachim. / Generalization of fear responses in C57BL/6N mice subjected to one- trial foreground contextual fear conditioning. In: Behavioural Brain Research. 1998 ; Vol. 95, No. 2. pp. 179-189.
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Alexander Leonidovich Chizhevsky (, also Aleksandr Leonidovich Tchijevsky) (7 February 1897 – 20 December 1964) was a Soviet-era interdisciplinary scientist, a biophysicist who founded "heliobiology" (study of the sun's effect on biology) and "aero-ionization" (study of effect of ionization of air on biological entities). He was also noted for his work in "cosmo-biology", biological rhythms and hematology."

Chizhevsky used historical research (historiometry) techniques to link the 11-year solar cycle, Earth's climate, and the mass activity of peoples.

Life and career

Chizhevsky was born in the town of Tsekhanovets (Ciechanowiec in Polish) in Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Poland). His father Leonid Vasilievich Chizhevsky was a Russian military general. He spent his early years, and later his teenage years, in Kaluga. As a youth he met Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a noted space scientist, who also lived in Kaluga. Chizhevsky was educated at the private modern school of F. Shakhmagonov. In 1915 he spent his summer observing the sun and first hypothesized the effect of periodic changes in solar activity on the organic world. In 1916 he entered World War I as a Russian, fighting on the Galician front and earning a Cross of Saint George. There, he observed directly that battles tended to wax and wane with the strength of solar flares and geomagnetic storms during the concurrent height of solar cycle 15.

In 1918, Chizhevsky graduated from the Moscow Commercial Institute with a degree in archeology. His Moscow State University Doctorate of Philosophy thesis was "On the periodicity of the world-historical process". (He would later call his view point heliotaraxy or heliotaraxia.) He lectured at Moscow University and Moscow Archaeological Institute on the History of Science in the Ancient World and the History of Archaeological Discovery. He attended lectures in physics and mathematics and studied at the Medical Department of Moscow University while working at the Lazarev Biophysical Research Institute. Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Svante Arrhenius invited Chizhevsky to work for him. At a home laboratory Chizhevsky performed research on the influence of ionized air on animals, establishing the physiological action of negative and positive ions in the air on living organisms. (Negative ions making them more excitable and positive making them more lethargic.) He went on to work in the Duorv Zoo-Psychology Laboratory as a senior scientist and professor. During this time he compiled statistics on biospheric processes and their connection with cycles of solar activity.

In 1926, Chizhevsky worked with Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in the world's first experimental research in the field of space biology. In 1929 he was elected to the Tulan Academy of Sciences and He lectured on biophysics at Columbia University in New York City. In 1931 he set up the Central Research Laboratory for Ionisation in USSR.  His work in aero-ionification was supported by the Soviet government and was recognized by a Resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of USSR. In 1935 he discovered the metachromasy of bacteria – the so-called "Chizhevskii-Velkhover effect" – enabling solar emissions that were hazardous to man both on Earth and in space, to be forecast. He was head of two aero-ionisation laboratories. In 1939 he was the Honorary President of the International Congress of Bio-physics held in New York City.

In 1942, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin became aware of Chizhevsky's research work, including Physical Factors Of The Historical Process, and Chizhevsky was asked to retract his writings on solar cycles, which contradicted Soviet theories of the reasons for the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917.  He refused, was arrested and spent eight years in a forced labor gulag in the Ural mountains. He was released in 1950 and resettled in Karaganda in Kazakhstan where he underwent eight years of Soviet "rehabilitation" where he conducted science work in coal mines of Karaganda. While he no longer wrote on solar cycle theory, he returned to Moscow and introduced aero-ionic therapy (similar to negative air ionization therapy) into some medical establishments. He became a scientific consultant and ran an aero-ionification laboratory under the USSR State Planning Organisation.

Chizhevsky also was a painter of water colors shown in Soviet galleries and the composer of hundreds of poems. Chizhevsky died in Moscow in 1964 after a long illness. An "In memoriam" in the International Journal of Biometeorology stated that he had "carved new paths and approaches to the vast expanse of unexplored fields." He is buried in Pyatnitskoye cemetery in Moscow with a headstone featuring an engraved carving representing the sun.

Air ioniser

In 1918, Chizhevsky created the first air ioniser for ion therapy. It was originally used for animal health in agriculture.

Sunspots and mass excitability

Chizhevsky proposed that not only did geomagnetic storms resulting from sunspot-related solar flares affect electrical usage, plane crashes, epidemics and grasshopper infestations, but human mental life and activity. Increased negative ionization in the atmosphere increased human mass excitability. Chizhevsky proposed that human history is influenced by the eleven-year peaks in  sunspot activity, triggering humans en masse to act upon existing grievances and complaints through revolts, revolutions, civil wars and wars between nations.

He analyzed sunspot records (and approximated records), comparing them to riots, revolutions, battles and war in Russia and seventy-one other countries for the period 500 BCE to 1922 CE. (A process known as historiometry.) He found that a significant percent of what he classified as the most important historical events involving large numbers of people occurred around sunspot maximum.  Edward R. Dewey, founder of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, analyzed and published his data in 1951 in the  Foundation's publications. In a 1971 book Dewey described the "four components" of Chizhevsky's eleven-year cycle and their approximate lengths: 1) a three-year period of minimum activity characterized by passivity and autocratic rule; 2) a two-year period during which masses begin to organize under new leaders and one theme; 3) a three-year period of maximum excitability, revolution and war; 4) a three-year period of gradual decrease in excitability until the masses are apathetic. Dewey questioned Chizhevsky's theory because in Chizhevsky's data, the sunspot cycle height lagged about a year ahead his "mass excitability index."

In 1992 Arcady A. Putilov, a researcher in Animal and Human Physiology, published a paper empirically testing Chizhevsky hypothesis analyzing events described in Soviet historical handbooks. Putilov found that the frequency and "polarity" of events, including revolution, is the highest in the years of the solar cycle maximum and the lowest in the year before the minimum. In 1996 professor of psychology Suitbert Ertel (University of Göttingen) corroborated a "substantial" relationship between solar activity and revolutionary behavior through statistical analysis of a "Master Index of Violence from Below" (MIVE) for the period 1700–1985 CE.

Legacy

A main-belt asteroid (or minor planet) discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978 is named  3113 Chizhevskij after Chizhevsky.

The Chizhevsky Science Center opened in Kaluga, Russia, in 2000, in the home where Chizhevsky lived and worked for a number of years. It is part of the Tsiolkovsky Museum. There Chizhevsky researched sun-earth relations and conducted experimental research on the effects of ionized air on a living organism, laying down basics of air-ionization. The center features exhibits, photographs and films, lectures and tours.

Bibliography
 Alexander Chizhevsky, "Physical Factors of the Historical Process," (paper) Kaluga, 1924. (Included in a downloaded file from Astrotheos.com.)
 Alexander Chizhevsky, The Terrestrial Echo of Solar Storms,  366 pp. 1976, Moscow, (First published in 1936 in )
 Alexander Chizhevsky, Space Pulse of Life. (Originally titled The Earth In The Embrace Of The Sun), Moscow: Misl, 1995 (in Russian) with preface to by L. V. Golovanov.
 John T Burns, Cosmic Influences on Humans, Animals and Plants: An Annotated Bibliography, 1997, Magill Bibliographies, .
Prof. L.A. Blyumenfel'd, editor, Solar Activity & The Biosphere: Heliobiology. From A.L. Chizhevsky To The Present by Boris M. Vladimirsky, N.A. Temuryants/Temurjants.  Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. 1999. 30 pages, 93 figures, 24 tables, and Bibliography with 500 items. Distributed by: International Independent Ecological & Politological University, Ulitsa Krasnokazatskaya 44, Zdanie MEI Moscow Power Generation Institute Building, Moscow, Russia.

See also

Heliobiology
Chronobiology
Solar variation
Geochemistry
Biogeochemistry
Radiogeology
War cycles
Revolutionary wave
List of astronomical cycles
Edward R. Dewey
Nikolai Kondratiev
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

References

External links
Chizhevsky Science Center

1897 births
1964 deaths
People from Ciechanowiec
People from Belsky Uyezd (Grodno Governorate)
Soviet biophysicists
Cosmists
Moscow State University alumni
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics alumni
Burials at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery

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Mercy College Signs Proclamation For Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention And Awareness Month
DES MOINES, Iowa, January 12, 2022 — Mercy College of Health Sciences demonstrated its commitment and leadership again as the first college in Iowa to sign a proclamation for prevention and take a public stance against human trafficking. Interim President Tom Leahy signed the proclamation this week alongside Mercy College Cabinet members, faculty, and staff.
Mercy College proclaims the month of January as the Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month. In addition to the campus proclamation, Mercy College is the first college in Iowa to join other organizations as an Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (IBAT) coalition member. Furthermore, Mercy College's Center for Human Flourishing on campus has committed funding toward the production of a general human trafficking training video available to all 300,000 businesses in the state of Iowa. The video will be used as an educational piece for coalition employees as they work toward the elimination of human trafficking and slavery in the state of Iowa. This new video will follow the current training video utilized by hotel and motel employees that showcases warning signs for human trafficking and steps to take if one is concerned that someone may be in a related situation.
Dr. Joseph Moravec, long-time Mercy College professor and member of the Board of Directors of the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking (NAHT), has led the College's efforts against human trafficking. In April 2020, Moravec hosted the 15th Annual Research Symposium, an event focused on Child Trafficking and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Jordan Greenbaum.
Read the full article from Mercy College of Heath Sciences.
Group, UD Professor Honored For Anti-Trafficking Efforts
A local coalition and a University of Dubuque faculty member have been recognized for their efforts to stop human trafficking.
The Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Kim Hilby, a UD assistant professor of sociology, were among five entities recognized by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' office this week with Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Awards. The awards were presented as part of Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
"I'm very proud of the coalition," said Sister Marilou Irons, co-chair of the coalition. "There are so many well-organized, enthusiastic, passionate women on this group. Pretty much all of us are former teachers. We know how to organize and move mountains."
The coalition was founded in 2014 by five area congregations of women religious: Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sisters of St. Francis, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters and Sisters of Mercy.
Sister Mary Lechtenberg, cochair of the coalition, said the group has worked hard to educate the community about human trafficking and how to spot it, despite not having an in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
"Our focus is raising awareness and helping (community members) know the indicators," she said. "It's what we're continuing to do with hotel employees."
An Iowa law passed in 2020 requires hotels and motels to train employees to spot signs of human trafficking in order to be included on a list of places public employees can stay while traveling on government business. The effort was supported by all Dubuque area women religious. She said coalition leaders hope to gain new members as they continue educating local residents about human trafficking, noting that members do not have to be sisters of a religious order.
Read the full story by Kayli Reese on Dubuke Telegraph Herald.
Human Traffickers Target Young People Who Are Vulnerable
CLINTON — During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people are looking for ways to stay connected, especially teens who have been inside for the last two months. They use popular apps such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter to communicate with their friends.
But, a danger lurks in social media, said Lori Freudenberg, a community outreach director, last week.
Most people think human trafficking is when an adult abducts a person and make them into a sex slave. But traffickers are engaging with youth on social media, Freudenberg said.
Traffickers convince young people to send pictures and videos of themselves performing sexual acts, then use the photos and videos to blackmail the children into a digital version of human trafficking.
Freudenberg gives warning signs parents should look out for.
"Say your kid is gone, and they come home, and they have some new jewelry," Freudenberg said. "Or they got a new purse, or new clothes, or tattoos [that you didn't pay for]. All these are signs they are getting money from somewhere."
Freudenberg said human traffickers lure young people by promising to send them money or buy them things. Often it never happens but is used to start a conversation.
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BACKGROUND: The statements of both rival leaders suggest that the participation of Chechens, as well as other North Caucasians, in the Syrian civil war has gained momentum in recent months, a fact that many foreign observers have increasingly pointed out. According to some estimates, hundreds of North Caucasians along with natives of Central Asian republics, particularly Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and to a lesser extent the Volga-Ural region and Azerbaijan have been fighting on Syrian battlefields, with Chechens and Dagestanis in the numerical lead.
Recently, Andrei Konin, the head of the FSB's regional branch, admitted that about 200 residents of Dagestan are currently in Syria, most of which are fighting alongside the rebels. The actual number of Chechens is likely even higher. The majority of post-Soviet Muslims recruited to the Syrian jihad come from their respective native countries. However, due to strict surveillance and a threat of collective punishment for insurgents and their family members imposed by the pro-Moscow Chechen authorities as part of the highly controversial counterinsurgency policy within the republic, the majority of Chechen fighters stem either from among the ethnic Chechen community in northern Georgia, Chechen diaspora groups in Europe (particularly Norway, France, Austria, and Poland), or Chechen students of Islamic theology in the Middle Eastern countries.
The increasing numbers of North Caucasian fighters have been paralleled by a growing inflow into Syria of mujahedeen from across the Islamic world, not least from Arab countries and Turkey. This illustrates the increasing appeal of the Syria jihad, whilst multiplying reports of inhuman treatment of innocent people at the hands of the Assad forces and pro-regime militia has caught the imagination of pious Sunni Muslims from Morocco to Indonesia. Accordingly, anger toward the Putin regime's blatant support of the "Assadites" along with the brutal counterinsurgency practices in the North Caucasus seems to play a leading role among the North Caucasian volunteers who decide to join the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Post-Soviet insurgents usually form distinct groups fighting on their own with leaders stemming from their native areas, and the extent of cooperation with the FSA varies significantly from group to group. As a rule, North Caucasian volunteers are inclined to acting on their own, showing relatively little subordination to the FSA's divided leadership, even some of their units have recently started to merge with the FSA's unified battalions. This is the case of the recently formed Jaish al-Muhajireen corps, which is composed of the mostly Arab Hattab and Jaish brigades and the mostly Chechen Muhajireen Brigade.
On average, the North Caucasian fighters are regarded as more professional, experienced and well-equipped than Syrian fighters. They have earned a reputation as fierce warriors and hence enjoy respect among the international network of jihadi fighters, even though their involvement has sometimes sparked controversy among the local population.
IMPLICATIONS: According to some local sources, a quite effective network of Salafi activists has recently been established in Russia with the aim of coordinating the recruitment of North Caucasian, Central Asian, and Tatar fighters to Syrian battlefields. They are increasingly adopting a virtual mode of operation. In this regard, a Russian media outlet has recently alleged that Salman Bulgar, also known as Ayrat Vahitov, an ethnic Tatar originally from Naberezhnie Chelny in Tatarstan who is himself a Salafi with military experience from the Afghanistan war, is considered one of the "recruitment officers" in charge of headhunting through internet resources, running a Facebook profile and several other virtual resources as a sort of recruitment department. Yet sources believe that some sort of recommendation is still needed for the application to be taken seriously by the "recruitment officers." In order to prevent Russian agents from infiltrating the recruitment process as well as fraud, the potential recruits usually need some previous experience with membership in Salafi communities and thus a recommendation from the leaders of those communities. However, other sources assert that such activities cannot take place without at least surveillance by the Russian secret services.
Indeed, at the time being, the Russian authorities appear to avoid impeding the process of recruitment, although according to some sources, they routinely monitor the activities of the Salafi activists in the Internet and elsewhere. It seems that their major aim is to allow for would-be Jihadists to travel from Russia in relatively large numbers to ensure they do not join the ongoing insurgency in the North Caucasus or the Volga-Ural area, which would aggravate the security of the forthcoming Olympics in Sochi. Albeit enabling the transfer of young Russia-based Jihadists to Syria possibly suits Moscow's interests in the short term, this will potentially create a serious problem for Russian authorities after the civil war in Syria is over and the jihadists, trained in guerilla warfare, will seek to return to their homeland in Russia's predominantly Muslim areas with the ultimate aim of continuing the jihad. It will hence be crucial for Russian authorities to either prevent their return to Russia or imprison them on arrival. On the other hand, a part of the jihadists are likely to die on Syrian battlefields, which could be another explanation for Moscow's relaxed attitude towards the engagement of North Caucasians in the conflict. Russian authorities have seemingly concluded that the outmigration of jihadists from the country will reduce the vitality of the domestic insurgency.
Some sources claim that experienced jihadists are likely to travel also to areas like Afghanistan and Iraq in an effort to carry out Jihad. This could help destabilizing West-supported regimes in both countries and constitute a relative blow to U.S. interests, which might also suit Moscow's agenda of weakening U.S. positions in those key areas. The fact that the Russian secret services routinely record the identities of Russian citizens traveling abroad is crucial for effectively hampering their return to Russia.
CONCLUSIONS: The involvement of North Caucasian fighters in the Syrian war is also sponsored by Persian Gulf countries. Moscow's concerted efforts to disable international support for the Sunni insurgents, its material support for the Assad regime, and the growing number of Iran-backed and Moscow-approved Shia fighters in the war have infuriated the sheikhs who have become eager to provide solid support for the North Caucasus insurgency, centered on logistical issues. Salafi activists obtain financial resources from Gulf countries, most notably Saudi Arabia and Qatar, that enable the fighters to travel to Turkey and then cross the Turkish-Syrian border to join the ranks the FSA. Money is usually transported from Istanbul to Moscow, Rostov-na-Donu, Kazan and some other Russian cities through a network of agents, some of whom pose as Turkish or Russian businessmen. Given the deterioration of relations between certain Gulf countries and Russia, the forces of the Caucasus Emirate might in the foreseeable future enjoy solid financial support and possibly also a safe haven from the sheikhs. Along with the hundreds of experienced fighters that will soon seek to return to the North Caucasus, this might pose a serious threat to Moscow's interests in the region in general, and Russia's internal security in particular.
AUTHOR'S BIO: Emil Souleimanov is Associate Professor with the Department of Russian and East European Studies, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He is the author of Understanding Ethnopolitical Conflict: Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia Wars Reconsidered (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming 2013) and An Endless War: The Russian-Chechen Conflict in Perspective (Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2007).


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375 F. 2d 402 - National Labor Relations Board v. Mooney Aircraft Inc
375 F2d 402 National Labor Relations Board v. Mooney Aircraft Inc
375 F.2d 402
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,
MOONEY AIRCRAFT, INC., Respondent.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
April 5, 1967, Rehearing Denied May 5, 1967.
Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen., Counsel, NLRB, Dominick L. Manoli, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, NLRB, Theodore J. Martineau, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.
Hal Rachal, Midland, Tex., for respondent.
Before RIVES and BROWN, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, District Judge.
Based on the Board's determination that George E. Mays had been discriminatorily discharged in August 1962 by Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 142 NLRB 942, this Court earlier entered judgment enforcing the Board's order for reinstatement with backpay. NLRB v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 5 Cir., 1964, 337 F.2d 605.1 Following an extensive supplemental evidentiary hearing before a trial examiner whose decision was upheld by the Board, this cause is once again before the Court. The Board seeks a supplemental decree enforcing its backpay award of $2,952.30. This included, with appropriate computation,2 a finding that Mays, had he not been discriminatorily discharged, would have been promoted from mechanic A to leadman on August 4, 1964.
Considering the public interest objective in backpay orders and the narrow issue involved, arising as it does out of a detailed factual hearing, the Court is of the view that this 1962 unfair labor practice should now be vindicated without further delay.
There is substantial evidence in the record from which the Board could conclude that Mays, by virtue of his seniority, in all probability would under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement3 have been promoted to leadman on August 4, 1964. There is no merit to the contention that this exceeds the scope of the Board's remedial powers under its order which provided, inter alia, that Mays be reinstated 'without prejudice to his seniority or other rights and privileges.' These included Mays' prospect of, and right to, promotions.
This determination likewise forecloses theEmployer's assertion that the Board erred in awarding wages for the period subsequent to the date of reinstatement. Failure to promote to leadman was, the Board found, itself discriminatory. The relief granted4 was therefore necessary to extinguish the effects of the discrimination.
The Employer's final assertion, that the Board's allowance for Mays' absence record was insufficient, is groundless.
Order enforced.
Mooney Aircraft is no stranger to such litigation. See Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 138 NLRB 1331, enforced, NLRB v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 5 Cir., 1964, 328 F.2d 426; Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 132 NLRB 1194, enforced, NLRB v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 5 Cir., 1962, 310 F.2d 565
Backpay was computed on the basis of mechanic A wages through the period of reinstatement on November 27, 1964. From and after August 4, 1964, down through March 31, 1965, the last quarter prior to the hearing, there was added to the award an amount equal to the differential between the wages of a Mechanic A and those of a leadman
'In cases of transfer, lay off, promotion, shift assignment or recalling employees temporarily laid off, greater length of service governs if ability and efficiency are equal.'
Testimony of the Employer's witnesses disparaging Mays' ability and efficiency were discredited by the trial examiner and Board.
This portion of the award related solely to the wage differential between the wages of a mechanic A and leadman, an award which Mays was, and will be, entitled to until the Company offers the promotion


Alves-Pinto, A., Turova, V., Blumenstein, T., Hantuschke, C., & Lampe, R. (2017). Implicit Learning of a Finger Motor Sequence by Patients with Cerebral Palsy After Neurofeedback. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 42(1), 27-37.
Hartmann, T., Lorenz, I., Müller, N., Langguth, B., & Weisz, N. (2014). The effects of neurofeedback on oscillatory processes related to tinnitus. Brain topography, 27(1), 149-157.
Ros, T., Moseley, M. J., Bloom, P. A., Benjamin, L., Parkinson, L. A., & Gruzelier, J. H. (2009). Optimizing microsurgical skills with EEG neurofeedback. BMC neuroscience, 10(1), 87.


Born July 28, 1941, in Noumea, New Caledonia; son of John Edward and Joy (Kelly) Higgins. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Michael Ovitz, Creative Artists Agency, 1888 Century Park E., Los Angeles, CA 90067.
Nine to Five, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Universal, 1982.
Co-producer, Out on a Limb, ABC, 1987.
Harold and Maude, Paramount, 1971.
Silver Streak, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
(with Patricia Resnick) Nine to Five, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.
(with Larry L. King and Peter Masterson) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Universal, 1982.
Harold and Maude, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1980, published bySamuel French, Inc., 1981.
(with Denis Cannan) The Ik, produced in 1974, French translation by Jean-Claude Carriere, published by Librairie Plon, Paris, France, 1986.
(With Shirley MacLaine) Out on a Limb, ABC, 1987.


And we are officially underway with the haunt reviews for 2015 and, as is customary, our first visit is to The Mortuary Haunted House.
In our previous reviews, we had been enjoying the steady progress The Mortuary had been making and really loving the story arc that they had been building over the years.
However, this year has an all-new theme with a lot of major changes inside. Does the upward trend continue or was this a rare misstep for a haunt that's been doing some great things in the New Orleans area?


Family, friends, readers, wanderers. You have no have idea as to the monumental secret that I have been keeping from you. As someone who has been spilling on everything for the last year and a half, not being able to divulge any narratives on this particular adventure has been nothing short of torturous. Not physically, thank goodness, but certainly mentally. So what am I rambling on about? Well, perhaps the title might have tipped you off. WE ARE GOING ON VACATION TO AMERICA!
Ok, you're probably thinking that I should calm down. No, I will not! The reason why I am so darn excited is because Geoffrey and I haven't left the country in 4 years. The last real vacation that we went on consisted of us driving from Saskatchewan, Canada, through Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, and North Dakota for 6 days. It was our honeymoon, which we took a year after our wedding, and our goal was to stay at the Stanley Hotel in CO, since we are both Stephen King and paranormal enthusiasts. We stayed there for four nights, in a haunted room, and came back with the most insane stories ever. It was probably the best honeymoon that we could have ever had.
Now I require something from you. Please list in the comment section everything that you feel that we should see along the way. We need suggestions for amazing sites, spectacular meals, and possible meet-ups! Keep in mind that dog-friendly places are a must.
What do you think? Do you think that these are good states to visit?


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Q: How to perform Pose estimation for 3D object rendering in Android I am developing a simple AR application which renders a 3D image on top of camera view. I could successfully implement that in Windows 7.I used OpenCv's native POSE estimation functions which internally uses POSIT algorithm, so as to give Translation, Rotation matrix, which could be applied on the the 3D modal.
I want to implement the same functionality in an Android application. The problem I am facing is, one of the arguments to the POSE estimation function is the Camera intrinsic and distortion parameters. Which i am not able to find out.
I tried studying various AR platforms - AandAR, ARToolKit etc. But after reverse engineering their Sources, i could get to any conclusion about usage of these in POSE estimation.
Please suggest me an appropriate method for POSE estimation (if it involves camera distortion parameters, then how would i determine it) and hence 3D object rendering over camera view in an Android application

A: OpenCV is a great library, which gives you the methods to perform camera calibration, if you want to figure out what the intrinsic parameters of your camera are, see Camera calibration documentation. Many of those functionalities are also implemented in the Android OpenCV library.
Finally you can also use the internal sensors Android ships with to obtain Gravity, Linear Acceleration and Orientation. See this inspiring talk by David Sachs on how to use Sensor Fusion on Android.

A: I was successfully able to perform Camera Calibration for the mobile device. I clicked chessboard snaps using the mobile camera, from various angles,and then used them in C++ Camera calibration code.
Then using these intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters, I was trying to make the POSE estimation module.

*

*I parsed the XML files and build the matrices.

*Then using this OpenCv tutorial - OpenCv POSIT .I was able to perform POSE estimation.

However, I am yet to check its credibility over an actual program. But theoretically its achievable and code doesn't give any build or compilation error.

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Members of Parliament narrowly voted through two significant amendments to the Brexit plan: one says there should be no "no deal" Brexit, while the other demands the removal of the contentious "Irish backstop" from the withdrawal agreement struck between Prime Minister Theresa May and her European counterparts. That backstop plan was an "insurance policy", meant to confirm that there will be no return to a visible border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic after Britain leaves the EU.
The Irish Taoiseach will meet with European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk for crisis talks to discuss "intensifying" preparations for no deal.
"On the 14th we'll probably end up with either with a prime minister's statement with a letter of assurance from the European Union or a question of what is Parliament going to do in response to yet more impasse", they said.
In a speech to members of her party in Kesh, County Fermanagh today, Mrs Foster warned the European Union are "tough negotiators" but they must now take a "pragmatic approach" to avoid no deal. The EU would have to significantly change their stance on reopening the Withdrawal Agreement if legally binding changes are to be made on the backstop.
The pound steadied yesterday, to recover to be up 0.25pc at $1.3101, suggesting investors remained hopeful that a chaotic Brexit could still be avoided even though Brussels indicated just after the vote and yesterday that the divorce deal is not up for renegotiation.
This week we learned that support in the House of Commons for remaining in the European Union is weaker than initially thought: MPs voted down an amendment to request an extension to the Brexit deadline should a deal not be agreed soon.


This 300mm fan is great for smaller to medium size rooms. Can be used with 300mm ducting to extract dust from your working environment.
It is also often hired out as an circulation fan with dehumidifiers to help dry timber framing in new builds.


We'd like to invite you to join the LivePlan team for our #LivePlanChat on Twitter, every Tuesday from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EDT, where we discuss topics and questions that matter to small business owners and entrepreneurs. You can think of the #LivePlanChat as a free one-hour group chat with an industry expert who can give you advice on how to improve your small business!
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Bruce Prichard Reveals The Story Behind That Vince McMahon "Ear Tug"
"I was listening to the latest Something to Wrestle last night and Bruce told the story about the Ric Flair return to the WWF in 2001 after the Survivor Series in which Flair announces that he and Vince are storyline partners, having purchased Shane and Stephanie's stock in the WWF.
Remember that iconic moment when Flair hugs Vince and Vince does that wide-eyed, mouth open ear pull? Turns out that it was a cue for Bruce and Kevin Dunn to hit Stone Cold's music!
Vince had told Bruce originally that he was going to pull his ear as a cue to hit the music, but apparently it was never fast enough for Vince's liking (Bruce explains that it takes a little time to "hit the music" once you get the cue since you're giving direction to the truck, so it's a chain), so Vince decided to exaggerate the tug, which only made Bruce and Kevin lose it in the back and not hit the music any faster than Vince had intended.
So there you have it! The ear tug of 2001 is finally explained in this week's episode of Something to Wrestle with...."


The readers who continually support us and small, local publications alike! For Issue 6, we focused on making sure the stories that made the Bay Area a better place to live were told wholeheartedly. So without further ado, a note from our editor and founder about issue 6.
Being a 38 Rapid rider frequently, I've experienced more of the human spirit than one usually does in their daily life. The rawest emotions come out when a stop is missed, when a city-wide event occurs, when the carriage is elbow-to-elbow with people young and old, tall and short. It's amazing to witness. When I look around, I see people with history, a story to be told, a vision to be met—but most are concerned with missing their bus. When you take a bus line that stretches the main vein of the city, you also witness a dynamic between the a uent and those in need. For some, a twelve-minute bus wait is an annoyance. To others, it's a quick shelter out from the cold. Geary Boulevard doesn't discriminate, rich or poor.
When our editors sat down to compile the stories to tell in our 6th issue, we focused on actually telling the stories. Doesn't that seem simple? Unfortunately, it is not entirely so. In our various meetings, we often discuss the idea that "content is king." These are stories that may not drive clicks, tra c, or overwhelming click-bait engagement in the digital world at large, but they are stories that need to be told. Why? Because they have credible points—without the sound of a doubt — to further narratives that truly encapsulate the spirit of being, belonging, and living in the San Francisco Bay Area. What does it mean to live in the Bay Area in 2018? Are you moving into town for your rst or fth tech job? Are you a Bay Area native wanting to move closer to the action? Whatever the case may be, the resounding statement is that the Bay Area — San Francisco itself — is getting harder and harder to live in. How can we better our space?
When I look around on a crowded 38 Rapid at 6:30pm, it has always been the people. Making sure that their stories are being told in an authentic and unapologetic way. Yes, you may be moving here for all the right or wrong reasons, but they are your reasons nonetheless. In issue 6 of Bob Cut Mag, we hope to push your narratives. Everything from intersectional feminism to diversity in a small commercial art community, making dialogue about topics that impact your life is what Bob Cut aims to achieve.
Welcome to Issue 6, we want to continually push you, our neighbors, and our city into a brighter, more narrative-based future. Hats off to you, really.
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It may sound crazy, but when it comes to home improvements your most important job won't be in the actual work — it will be choosing the right supplier.
Trust me, I know! My wife, Stacy, and I are tackling our latest home improvement project: renovating our bathrooms. As you can see form the photos above, we were due for an upgrade. We recently bought our first home in Clifton Park and it's got great bones but needs some updating.
We love working with Chas G. Burch Supply Company in Schenectady. The most important aspect of any home reno project is achieving the right look and feel, one you will be happy with after all the hard work and money spent. From the moment we stepped into the Chas G. Burch showroom, we knew we were in the right place.
Danielle, one of their bathroom and kitchen pros, sat down with us to learn our likes and dislikes, the features we wanted and helped us along with details we didn't even think about. Then she took it all and distilled it down to achieve all of our goals within our budget. She also did this all with a smile while we were dealing with our two crazy kiddos running around the showroom!
As you can see, we have done a lot of work along the way but still have a little work to do to get to the finish line of the first bathroom! But as plumbing and wiring come together and we start getting everything into place so we can double check all our measurements before a final install, we can really see the vision that Danielle helped us to create coming together.
Their showroom features several displays for inspiration, but they suggest making an appointment with a designer. That way, you can bring photos of your bathroom, measurements of the space (especially if they were taken by your contractor), photos of designs and materials you like and your ideas, and your designer can put together a plan that fits your space and your budget.
Of course, they have plenty of experience with kitchens, too! So whether you want to renovate a bathroom or a kitchen, their slogan really is true – they will help turn your house into a home. YOUR home.
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On Valentine's Day 1900, a group of pupils and teachers from Appleyard College, an exclusive girls' school, went for a picnic at Hanging Rock, near Mount Macedon, in the State of Victoria. Four of them went up the rock to explore, despite having been forbidden to do so. By the end of the day, three girls and a teacher had vanished. One of the girls turned up a week later. But the other two girls and their teacher would never be found.
You can actually buy this shirt.
Before I start: I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks. A combination of illness (mine and each of the members of my family, in turn) and a short term work contract I couldn't turn down meant that I either couldn't find the time to write or couldn't, period. The film reviews will resume tomorrow, probably with a piece about Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Simeon Smith's guest post about Pan's Labyrinth.
But today let's talk about the world being flat, or round, or whatever shape it is, which was triggered when I read a couple of weeks ago that basketball legend turned sports pundit Shaquille O'Neal had made a statement to that effect. In fact he was kidding, but he wasn't the first prominent American – and all of them people of colour – to say that.
In this post, as well as talking about brainwashing and cults in a general sense, I'm going to talk about Faults, which is a good, interesting and everso slightly disturbing film that came out a couple of years ago, but in order to do that, I'll have to nest in a discussion of another film which is not very good.
When you're writing about a film based upon historical events, especially one that sticks as (relatively) closely to the bare facts of a narrative as Ken Russell's masterpiece The Devils, the idea that there might be plot elements to give away becomes a nonsense. The important thing with a film like this is not the content of the plot, but the way in which the story is used, the statement it makes.
All you have to do with some directors is to say the name and the average cinema fan will immediately have a picture in their head of the sort of films the director in question makes. Tim Burton has his signature aesthetic, so much so that it arguably chokes all the good out of his later movies; you could probably say the same for Wes Anderson. David Lynch and David Cronenberg raise expectations of certain sorts of tension by simply having their names on film posters. But what about Martin Scorsese? He's of the same generation as Spielberg, but unlike the latter, who makes all sorts of movies and isn't pinned down to any stereotype, when you think of Scorsese movies, you think of mean streets and wise guys, good fellas and mobsters; you think of New York hustlers, you think of wannabe kings of comedy and vigilante taxi drivers demanding to know whether you're looking at them. You think of something gritty and grimy and street level, full of flawed antiheroes and the painful consequences of violence.
And this is something you get in reviews, even reviews by critics in respectable newspapers, and this is almost completely wrong.
When you call a story The Exorcism, you raise the expectation of such a thing happening, but of course, the word "exorcism" has many more meanings than the first one that comes to mind. It refers to the laying to rest of a spirit, and while this single television episode from a series junked long ago, one of only three rescued from the bin, has a vengeful ghost in its ancient house, there will be no bells or books, and no candles lit by ritual.
The Navigator is one of my favourite films. Fair warning, right?
I first caught Vincent Ward's 1988 masterpiece on a rare TV showing in my late teens, taped on a Sunday night off BBC2, and kept for years until the tape wore out. Finding a DVD copy isn't an immediately straightforward affair, unless you find an import, since it's not purchasable in any format on the primary market in the UK, and hasn't been since a single VHS release in the 1990s. I'm able to wait until Masters of Cinema or Criterion or Artificial Eye or whoever do a lovingly restored Blu Ray and accept that the Spanish DVD I have with the shoddy pan and scan transfer is better than nothing.


You can use Tyro for integrated credit card and EFTPOS transactions.
To connect your Tyro terminal to Simple Salon, go to the Account page, choose the Actions menu and click Tyro.
On the right side panel, you'll need to add your terminal.
Note: If you don't have a Tyro account, click Sign-Up which will take you to the Tyro website.
Enter the terminal Merchant ID and Terminal ID then click Pair Terminal.
When you see the following pop up, you'll need to go into your EFTPOS terminal's settings and press Pair. Once you've done that, click OK in the pop-up window.
Under Terminal Settings, you can tick Integrated Receipts if your terminal doesn't have its own built-in printer.
The Print Report settings are for printing an end of day summary. Enter the details and click Print to print the terminal report.
Now you're ready to process transactions via Tyro in POS. Click here to see how you do so.


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Q: How to make border for sparkline highcharts table? I have to put the output in a table with complete border, I have tried with border=1, but it's not changing. Can anyone tell me how I can change it?
I am attaching highcharts sparkline code in it. Please check why border is not coming outside of the table. I am unable to the border part in this. I have tried putting border spacing also but again the table is coming without external border.

/**
 * Create a constructor for sparklines that takes some sensible defaults and merges in the individual
 * chart options. This function is also available from the jQuery plugin as $(element).highcharts('SparkLine').
 */
Highcharts.SparkLine = function (a, b, c) {
    var hasRenderToArg = typeof a === 'string' || a.nodeName,
        options = arguments[hasRenderToArg ? 1 : 0],
        defaultOptions = {
            chart: {
                renderTo: (options.chart && options.chart.renderTo) || this,
                backgroundColor: null,
                borderWidth: 0,
                type: 'area',
                margin: [2, 0, 2, 0],
                width: 120,
                height: 20,
                style: {
                    overflow: 'visible'
                },

                // small optimalization, saves 1-2 ms each sparkline
                skipClone: true
            },
            title: {
                text: ''
            },
            credits: {
                enabled: false
            },
            xAxis: {
                labels: {
                    enabled: false
                },
                title: {
                    text: null
                },
                startOnTick: false,
                endOnTick: false,
                tickPositions: []
            },
            yAxis: {
                endOnTick: false,
                startOnTick: false,
                labels: {
                    enabled: false
                },
                title: {
                    text: null
                },
                tickPositions: [0]
            },
            legend: {
                enabled: false
            },
            tooltip: {
                backgroundColor: null,
                borderWidth: 0,
                shadow: false,
                useHTML: true,
                hideDelay: 0,
                shared: true,
                padding: 0,
                positioner: function (w, h, point) {
                    return { x: point.plotX - w / 2, y: point.plotY - h };
                }
            },
            plotOptions: {
                series: {
                    animation: false,
                    lineWidth: 1,
                    shadow: false,
                    states: {
                        hover: {
                            lineWidth: 1
                        }
                    },
                    marker: {
                        radius: 1,
                        states: {
                            hover: {
                                radius: 2
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    fillOpacity: 0.25
                },
                column: {
                    negativeColor: '#910000',
                    borderColor: 'silver'
                }
            }
        };

    options = Highcharts.merge(defaultOptions, options);

    return hasRenderToArg ?
        new Highcharts.Chart(a, options, c) :
        new Highcharts.Chart(options, b);
};

var start = +new Date(),
    $tds = $('td[data-sparkline]'),
    fullLen = $tds.length,
    n = 0;

// Creating 153 sparkline charts is quite fast in modern browsers, but IE8 and mobile
// can take some seconds, so we split the input into chunks and apply them in timeouts
// in order avoid locking up the browser process and allow interaction.
function doChunk() {
    var time = +new Date(),
        i,
        len = $tds.length,
        $td,
        stringdata,
        arr,
        data,
        chart;

    for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
        $td = $($tds[i]);
        stringdata = $td.data('sparkline');
        arr = stringdata.split('; ');
        data = $.map(arr[0].split(', '), parseFloat);
        chart = {};

        if (arr[1]) {
            chart.type = arr[1];
        }
        $td.highcharts('SparkLine', {
            series: [{
                data: data,
                pointStart: 1
            }],
            tooltip: {
                headerFormat: '' + $td.parent().find('th').html() + ', Q{point.x}:
',
                pointFormat: '{point.y}.000 USD'
            },
            chart: chart
        });

        n += 1;

        // If the process takes too much time, run a timeout to allow interaction with the browser
        if (new Date() - time > 500) {
            $tds.splice(0, i + 1);
            setTimeout(doChunk, 0);
            break;
        }

        // Print a feedback on the performance
        if (n === fullLen) {
            $('#result').html('Generated ' + fullLen + ' sparklines in ' + (new Date() - start) + ' ms');
        }
    }
}
doChunk();
#result {
    text-align: right;
    color: gray;
    min-height: 2em;
}
#table-sparkline {
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-collapse: collapse;
}
th {
    font-weight: bold;
    text-align: left;
}
td, th {
    padding: 5px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
    height: 20px;
}

thead th {
    border-top: 2px solid gray;
    border-bottom: 2px solid gray;
}
.highcharts-tooltip>span {
    background: white;
    border: 1px solid silver;
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888;
    padding: 8px;
}

            State
            Income
            Income per quarter
            Costs
            Costs per quarter
            Result
            Result per quarter

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            296

            -42

            Alaska
            246

            181

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A: You are setting border styling for the bottom portion only. You need to change your CSS styling for td and th tag to this
    td, th {
    padding: 5px;
    border: 1px solid silver;
    height: 20px;
}

/**
 * Create a constructor for sparklines that takes some sensible defaults and merges in the individual
 * chart options. This function is also available from the jQuery plugin as $(element).highcharts('SparkLine').
 */
Highcharts.SparkLine = function (a, b, c) {
    var hasRenderToArg = typeof a === 'string' || a.nodeName,
        options = arguments[hasRenderToArg ? 1 : 0],
        defaultOptions = {
            chart: {
                renderTo: (options.chart && options.chart.renderTo) || this,
                backgroundColor: null,
                borderWidth: 0,
                type: 'area',
                margin: [2, 0, 2, 0],
                width: 120,
                height: 20,
                style: {
                    overflow: 'visible'
                },

                // small optimalization, saves 1-2 ms each sparkline
                skipClone: true
            },
            title: {
                text: ''
            },
            credits: {
                enabled: false
            },
            xAxis: {
                labels: {
                    enabled: false
                },
                title: {
                    text: null
                },
                startOnTick: false,
                endOnTick: false,
                tickPositions: []
            },
            yAxis: {
                endOnTick: false,
                startOnTick: false,
                labels: {
                    enabled: false
                },
                title: {
                    text: null
                },
                tickPositions: [0]
            },
            legend: {
                enabled: false
            },
            tooltip: {
                backgroundColor: null,
                borderWidth: 0,
                shadow: false,
                useHTML: true,
                hideDelay: 0,
                shared: true,
                padding: 0,
                positioner: function (w, h, point) {
                    return { x: point.plotX - w / 2, y: point.plotY - h };
                }
            },
            plotOptions: {
                series: {
                    animation: false,
                    lineWidth: 1,
                    shadow: false,
                    states: {
                        hover: {
                            lineWidth: 1
                        }
                    },
                    marker: {
                        radius: 1,
                        states: {
                            hover: {
                                radius: 2
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    fillOpacity: 0.25
                },
                column: {
                    negativeColor: '#910000',
                    borderColor: 'silver'
                }
            }
        };

    options = Highcharts.merge(defaultOptions, options);

    return hasRenderToArg ?
        new Highcharts.Chart(a, options, c) :
        new Highcharts.Chart(options, b);
};

var start = +new Date(),
    $tds = $('td[data-sparkline]'),
    fullLen = $tds.length,
    n = 0;

// Creating 153 sparkline charts is quite fast in modern browsers, but IE8 and mobile
// can take some seconds, so we split the input into chunks and apply them in timeouts
// in order to avoid locking up the browser process and allow interaction.
function doChunk() {
    var time = +new Date(),
        i,
        len = $tds.length,
        $td,
        stringdata,
        arr,
        data,
        chart;

    for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
        $td = $($tds[i]);
        stringdata = $td.data('sparkline');
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Hold on to the edge of your seat as we hunt for clues and solve the case with these exciting new mystery and thriller books for the week! There are so many bestselling authors with new novels for you to dive into this week including Cate Lawley, C.S. Harris, J.A. Jance, David Downing, and many more. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. Happy reading!


My husband and I recently join some old friends for dinner and a ballet performance at a local university. Since we moved further away from them several years ago, we don't see them often. She was a significant confidant and advisor to me for many years. This evening is a special treat.
My husband and I have adopted a guideline that helps us get our priorities straight when making decisions: People before things.


Christmas is nearly upon us, 7 days away in fact and I am beyond excited! When it comes to Christmas day I feel there are two types of people: those that like to get a little dressed up, whether it be a nice festive dress or a donning a Christmas jumper and then there are those that like to just stay comfy in their pyjamas whether they be gifted or not. A few years ago I would say my family and I were the latter, but now I love nothing more than putting on a dress and a bit of make-up ready to start the Baileys at 10 in the morning and dance around to "All I Want For Christmas Is Youuuuuuu" until it's time for the anticipated dinner of the year, trimmings and all and it's only when it's all been consumed do we sometimes change into pyjamas to allow for the food babies to thrive and I think this years Christmas dress is this little number from Topshop.
I saw many a blogger rave about it, and it was around the time I also needed a dress for a party and so I went and snatched it up and it's just perfect. I feel it hits me in all the right places, the back is a little open with a tie up at the top for an extra flare, plus not to mention it has ruffles both front and back so it is right on trend! If I was going for a few drinks with friends then I'd definitely wear it how I've styled here but I will definitely be throwing it on with a chunky cardigan or jumper, tights and boots when I'm teaching in January. Not to mention how perfect it will be for this time next week, especially considering the pattern is actually ditsy stars and not polka dots like the photos perceive, I can definitely not wait to slip back into this! What do you like to wear Christmas day? Have you got an outfit planned?
I'd also like to give a little mention to my other half for helping me with these and possibly the next lot of photos as I really wanted to blog a lot more but always feel it's hard to get a hold of people to help with taking photos and I have always been a little self conscious in prancing around in front of him and a camera, but for his first time these were pretty good, although we will figure out a little more together I'm happy with how these turned out and how comfortable I felt, so hopefully expect a few more posts these next few months, although I am not promising anything as I start a 3 month teaching placement from January so we will try and shoot as much as possible in the week he has off, but I am excited!
I hope everyone is in the Christmas spirit and if not go and crack open that box of chocolates and stick a good festive film on!
We don't really dress up on Christmas Day, we stay in our pj's for like half the day and get dressed later on, deffo gonna wear my comfy Christmas jumper this year though! Absolutely adore your dress, the print is so cute and it looks lovely on you!
That dress is beautiful, love this post & photos!


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Sales intelligence and analytics: the two pillars of inside sales
Nicolas De Kouchkovsky, CaCube
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When it comes to investments, spring showers are bringing inside sales flowers. In March and April, more than $200 million was invested in nine inside sales related companies, a $50 million increase from the $150 million of company funding in January and February.
Above: VB Profiles Inside Sales Landscape. (Disclosure: VB Profiles is a cooperative effort between VentureBeat and Spoke Intelligence.)
A high-resolution version of the VB Profiles Inside Sales landscape is available for download here.
Sales intelligence remains a hot space
Four funding events related to sales intelligence illustrate the importance of data in the sales process and the diversity of approaches needed to realize a meaningful dataset of information.
CrowdRiff took in $2 million in seed funding. The startup focuses on building an influence platform, mostly used for curating visual assets based on social activities. Its Riffle chrome extension provides a useful sidebar for visualizing someone's Twitter activity when prospecting on the web.
Mattermark received a $7 million B round of funding. The company has made itself an indispensable source of insights for companies prospecting startups.
HG Data snagged $12 million to expand its "technographic" analysis. It provides intelligence on technologies installed at companies. This information can be used either directly by vendors pursuing displacement or augmentation strategies or as an indicator of an enterprise approach to buying technologies. The latter is a powerful proxy to define Ideal Customer profiles or explore propensity to consider certain purchases.
The value of DiscoverOrg's recent investment round was not disclosed. The company has become a visible player in the space, exemplifying a new breed of providers combining list building with web crawling for additional insights and timely signals. The company is also known for its high-quality standards and for having invested in building analyst teams to verify information gathered. It has announced plans to broaden its coverage of companies and to make acquisitions in adjacent markets.
The rediscovery of phone calls
In the analytics space, Domo got a whopping $131 million to continue its aggressive reinvention of the business intelligence and visualization markets. It used the occasion to announce it had reached $100 million in billings. Invoca received $30 million led by Morgan Stanley, with additional investment from Accel Partners and Upfront Ventures. The company addresses the challenges of identifying calls from mobile phones and marketing attribution. Indeed, smartphones are driving 50 percent of web searches, and, according to BIA/Kelsey, will be used to make 162 billion calls by 2019 as more consumers engage with businesses with a click to call button right after a search.
Above: Source: BIA/Kelsey
Meanwhile, outside sales intelligence and analytics firm Consensus, formally known as DemoChimp, raised $4 million to personalize video demos to engage the diverse stakeholders involved in a purchasing consideration. Lesson.ly is a new entrant in the sales training category. Their $5 million A-series will be used to to deliver great learning experiences.
Predictive Analytics sits at the crossroad of analytics and sales intelligence
Before receiving its $15 million round, Mintigo was a modestly funded company among its peers in the predictive analytics space. But its impressive list of customers sets it apart.
This notable investment prompts us to examine the broader predictive analytics market, where 20 companies have received $722 million of investment. This figure arguably includes $200 million received by InsideSales.com, which is being used across numerous segments beyond predictive analytics. All companies are private and I estimate this segment to be generating between $150 million and $450 million in revenues.
Above: Source: VB Profiles, April 2016
Most predictive analytics providers address targeting and scoring use cases. In particular, their technology can uncover patterns among existing customers and help define ideal customer profiles. To do so, these firms augment in-house information coming from CRM and other systems with third party data. This combination is particularly powerful and makes predictive analytics companies participants in the sales intelligence category.
Many of these investments are tied to the renewed importance of account based approaches, requiring more customer insights and better intelligence. We can expect it to remain a key theme in the foreseeable future.
Nicolas De Kouchkovsky is the principal of CaCube Consulting. You can track his 340+ company Inside Sales Landscape on VBProfiles.com.


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After three years of conflict in Syria, international attention about the issue had waned. The devastating humanitarian crisis engulfing Syria's children was being ignored.
Save the Children UK partnered with Don't Panic and UNIT9 to create a compelling short film to help raise support for the victims of the war in Syria. The video earned over 21 million views on YouTube in its first five days, with more than 43 million views to date. The video, set in a dystopian London, shows the tragic impact that violence and terror can have on a child's life.
A major component of the video was finding the right talent. UNIT9 told the story of a child affected by war, supported by a stunning performance from a talented young actress named Lily. The video creates a subtle tension by keeping Lily's performance in the foreground while allowing the action to unfold in the background. All 60 scenes of The Most Shocking Second a Day Video were filmed in just two days, with each scene lasting for just one second. It was a production process that required a great deal of planning and precision.
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Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange sue SEC over planned overhaul of public data feeds
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Nasdaq Inc and the New York Stock Exchange have each sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to block a plan by the regulator to overhaul public data feeds that broadcast stock prices to investors, court filings show.
Under the SEC plan, approved in December, supply and demand data for stocks would be added to public feeds, broadening access to the information which the exchanges currently sell to professional traders at a premium.
"Nasdaq believes the SEC exceeded its authority by adopting an ill-considered remake of market structure," a Nasdaq spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. The plan "would make equity markets overly complex and increase hidden costs for investors", the statement said.
The filings were made in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Of Columbia Circuit.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Cboe Global Markets, which operates the Chicago Board Options Exchange, was also suing the SEC over the issue. Cboe did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The lawsuit is the latest legal action taken by the exchanges against the SEC in recent years, which include a successful challenge to a proposed experiment by the SEC to cap trading fees on 1,400 different stocks.
The SEC is also dealing with other suits. In October, Citadel Securities sued the commission over its decision to approve a new mechanism for trading stocks at exchange operator IEX Group Inc.


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Our collaborative is blessed with a great many ministries and volunteers. Have you heard God's voice prodding you to volunteer or offer your gifts and talents to the Lord? As you scroll through the various ministries listed below pray on how you can serve the Lord.
Some of these ministries are collaborative wide while others are church specific. Please call the Collaborative Pastoral Center (781-648-0220) to inquire about a particular ministry you wish to join.
NOTE: All volunteers must submit to a criminal background check (CORI), sign a Code of Conduct, and attend child safety training (VIRTUS).
This ministry of service during Mass is inclusively "staffed" by both boys and girls. Altar servers are scheduled for each of the weekend Masses and for special celebrations such as Holy Days or the special Evening Prayer Services and Masses during Advent and Lent. In addition, altar servers are often available by request for weddings and funerals.
Contact: Fr. Micheal Sheehan
Arlington Eats
In 2017 Arlington EATS and the Arlington Food Pantry merged to accomplish one incredible mission, to eliminate food insecurity by providing nutritious and culturally appropriate food in a respectful and compassionate manner to any Arlington resident in need. We make sure that our students have healthy, nutritious food over the long summer vacation, February and April vacation and over the weekends.
The Arlington Food Pantry started in 1991 when a group of individuals from the Town, churches, and community leaders got together as a response to the first Iraq war, realizing things like fuel and food may be rationed. After an initial food drive everyone realized that hunger was an issue in Arlington and the food pantry became an ongoing monthly service offered out of the basement of Church of Our Saviour in East Arlington for 26 years.
In 2014, a group of churches, nonprofits, and the town met to discuss how to make the Food Pantry more sustainable to meet the needs of the community. As a result, the Pantry hired its first paid staff and opened a second site at 117 Broadway thanks to the generosity of several local churches and businesses.
Arlington EATS began in 2014 when a teacher at the Thompson Elementary School in Arlington, MA realized some of her students were experiencing behavior issues because they were hungry and began by offering snacks in the schools. In addition to our snack program, Arlington EATS has evolved to offer vacation and summer lunches as well as a monthly community dinner. We have donation baskets at the entrances of both churches.
Contact: Arlingtoneats.org.
St. Camillus sponsors B.S.A. Troop 313
Contact: Charlene Camara
Fatima Apostolate
These prayer groups, organized as cells, each with 8 to 10 members, strive to fulfill
the requests made by our Blessed Mother at Fatima, Portugal in 1917. The members
do this by offering up a Cell Hour of Holiness once a week before the Blessed
Sacrament in a spirit of penance and reparation for their sins and for those of the
whole world.
Contact: There are no in-person meetings during the COVID-19 closure.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are active, confirmed Catholics who wish to serve their fellow parishioners, and have a love of the Eucharist. Extraordinary Ministers are ordinary Christians who model Christian living in faith and conduct in their ministry and in their daily lives. EMHCs are not serving during COVID-19.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop
Faith Formation - Online for the 2020-2021 Season
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is an approach to the religious formation of
children. It is rooted in the Bible, the Liturgy of the Church, and the educational
principles of Maria Montessori. Children gather in an "atrium," a room prepared for them, which contains simple yet beautiful materials they use to help them absorb the most essential proclamations of the Christian faith. The Saint Agnes Atrium accepts children ages 3, 4, and 5. There are no in-person gatherings during the COVID-19 closure.
Contact: Jean Keiselbach
K through Grade 8
The Faith Formation Process for children in Kindergarten through eight is designed to support families in the religious development of their children. Our goal is to lead parents/caregivers/guardians to reflect on the life of Christ as they lead their children to a closer relationship with God. Mass attendance, in-person, or online is encouraged as a companion to building faith formation in our children.
Each year the children have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. In addition, prayer services, guest speakers, service projects, parent
meetings, and other special activities are important to this program. First Eucharist is celebrated in May. Parents and others interested in serving our Faith Formation Process are strongly encouraged to volunteer. This service signifies the presence of Christ to the students and others in our lives.
Contact: Meredith Smith
Grades 9-12 and Youth Confirmation Preparation
We have a team of adults who serve as small group leaders in our youth confirmation preparation process. This was formerly called CCD or Religious Education and the adults were referred to as Teachers/Catechists. Youth Ministry can't happen without the great support of adult volunteers! The role of the small group leader is to lead discussion groups using provided materials and create a welcoming and encouraging environment for teens. We are expanding the sacramental preparation of our young people beyond classroom-style learning… Join us for this exciting new online process for the 2020-2021 season.
Contact: Meredith Smith/Scott Morin
Family Liturgy Committee
Throughout the school year, a committee meets monthly to prepare the Children's
9:00 AM Sunday liturgies at St. Agnes as well as the 6:00 PM Family Christmas Eve Mass, the Passion, and Easter Sunday. There are no in-person meetings during the COVID-19 closure, but this group will begin meeting in October 2020 to plan for the new Liturgical Year. Join our team, we would love to have young families get involved.
Contact: Tara Fanning/Dawn Terry/JoAnne Curran
Giving Tree (Advent / Christmas) - Online for the 2020 season
This annual project is designed to encourage parishioners to give from their
hearts at Advent/Christmastime so that others who are needy may continue to know they are loved as the Christ Child was loved.
Contact: Scott Morin/Fabiola Aguilera
Homebound Visiting
Each week a number of parishioners bring the Eucharist to the home-bound, who cannot by reason of illness, infirmity, or age, get to Mass. Prayers are said, Scriptures are read, the Eucharist is given, bringing healing, strength, and a source of unity with Jesus and one's fellow parishioners. Those engaging in this ministry are trained, approved, and commissioned by the parish.
Members of the clergy go out to area nursing homes and celebrate Mass, bring Eucharist and offer Anointing of the Sick. Homebound visits are suspended during the COVID-19 closure.
Contact: Fr. Robert Sahayaraj
The Knights of Columbus are a group of men dedicated to the parish and collaborative in many ways. Many Knights serve as ushers. Membership in the Knights is open to Catholic men who are interested in committing themselves to works of charity, unity, and fraternity.
Contact: Paul Buckley
Lectors proclaim the Word of God at liturgical celebrations and Prayers of the Faithful. With deep faith and confident voice, they announce the good news of salvation to their sisters and brothers in the parish. Lectors read at all weekend masses and holy days. Lector workbooks are provided that contain all the readings for the church year and may be studied at home if desired. Lectors are participating in liturgies during the COVID-19 closure.
Contact: Jean Edgerly
Life Ministry Team
The Life Ministry Team works towards the sanctity of all life from conception until natural death. This collaborative committee promotes the Respect for Life through public awareness and events geared toward bringing attention to issues that endanger the concept of a dignified life for all: "from womb to tomb". There are no in-person meetings during the COVID-19 closure.
"As sacred song united to the words, music forms an integral part of solemn liturgy. Yet the function of music is ministerial; it must serve and never dominate." This is the premise upon which our liturgical music programs are based. The collaborative is very fortunate to have an active music ministry of all ages who strive to be ministers of faith and prayer. Our goal is to enhance sung prayer during the liturgy and encourage the community of faithful to worship in song. Virtual gatherings are planned during the COVID-19 closure. Contact Roger for more information.
Contact: Roger Mansen
Offertory Counters
Volunteers in both parishes give of their time to tally up the weekly and special collections throughout the year.
The Sodality seeks to foster authentic devotion to Mary in the life of the parish as well as to encourage and enrich the social lives of the members. The Sodality meets
monthly and includes Mass with a social gathering afterward. In addition, the
Sodality offers a number of other activities to its members such as the annual banquet, the annual day of recollection, and a variety of both day and overnight trips.
Contact: There are no meetings during the COVID-19 closure.
Ushers and Greeters
Ushers welcome, sign-in, and attend to the needs of the congregation, as well as being responsible for seating and dismissing. Ushers are a group of dedicated men and women of all ages who faithfully greet our parishioners as they arrive for Sunday Mass. We are accepting new ushers - Training is provided.
Contact: Chris Doyle/Dave Moran/Bob Tosi
Vocations Committee
The Catholic Parishes of Arlington Vocations Committee promotes and prays for life Vocations: Priesthood, Diaconate, Religious Life (female and male), Marriage, and Single life. There are no in-person gatherings during the COVID-19 closure.
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