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The Statue of J.B. Priestley
The statue of John Boynton Priestley stands proudly outside the National Media Museum, Bradford as a tribute to one of the cities favourite sons. Unveiled in 1986 by his wife Jacquetta Hawkes, the bronze statue features a plaque on the granite plinth with a quotation from his novel Bright Day.
J.B. Priestley was a novelist, scriptwriter, playwright and social commentator born in Mannigham a suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire on the 13th September 1894. Some of his most famous works were An Inspector Calls, Laburnum Grove, and Jenny Villiers. He was still working in his 70's and died aged 89 on the 14th August 1984.
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Top Withens. Emily Bronte's Inspiration.
The abandoned farmstead of Top Withens (Also known as Top Withins) is said to have been the inspiration for Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights. There is a plaque at the ruins that reads,
''This Farmhouse has been associated with "Wuthering Heights", the Earnshaw home in Emily Bronte's novel. The buildings, even when complete, bore no resemblance to the house she described, but the situation may have been in her mind when she wrote the moorland setting of the Heights.''
- Bronte Society 1964. This plaque has been placed here in response to many enquiries.
The farm was thought to have been built in the 2nd half of the 16th century and was lived in by the Sunderland family when the novel was published in 1847. The last known inhabitant was Ernest Reddy in 1926.
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Wainhouse Tower, King Cross, Halifax.
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A little about Wainhouse Tower which is a folly in King Cross, an area of Halifax, West Yorkshire. It rises 275 feet making it the tallest folly in the world, has 403 steps from the bottom to the lower viewing area and took 4 years to build being completed in 1875. The tower is open to the public on bank holidays and cost's just a few pounds to enter with outstanding views across the Calder Valley the reward.
The tower was originally built to provide a chimney for the Washer Lane Dye Works but when the works manager bought the works he did not want to pay for the tower, so John Edward Wainhouse decided to add viewing platforms to it and the local tale of the Tower of Spite began. The tale goes that Wainhouse had a long standing feud with neighbour Sir Henry Edwards who was said to have the most private estate in Halifax, with Wainhouse adding the viewing platforms so that Edwards could never claim privacy again. The tower cost £14,000 to complete(£1.129428,00 at 2017 prices).
The chimney came under the ownership of the Halifax Corporation in 1919 and was used as an observation post during World War 2 and became the property of Calderdale Council 1974.
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Todmorden Unitarian Church.
Todmorden Unitarian Church is a redundant Unitarian church, now under the management of the historic chapels trust, which is located at Honey Hole Road, OL14 6LE, near the centre of Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
Work started on the church in 1865 paid for by brothers, Joshua, John and Samuel who built the church in the memory of there father "Honest John" John Fielden at a cost of £35,000 (equivalent to £3,074,555 at June 2017 on land that the family owned and only using the best materials they could find and in a gothic style with a tall imposing spire. The first sermon was in April 1869 and the church was continuously in use until 1987 when it fell in to disrepair due to decay and vandalism. In 1994 the Historic Chapels Trust took over the church and started a £1,000,000 refurbishment and repair program and the church began services began again in 2008. Grade I listed status was granted on the 22nd November 1966.
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The Calder & Hebble Navigation. Halifax Branch Canal.
The Halifax Branch of the Calder & Hebble canal is an approx. half mile waterway that stretchers from Salterhebble junction / locks to the Watermill bar at Salterhebble Wharf.
The canal opened in 1828 and rose through 14 locks to end at Bailey Hall close to where the train station and Eureka museum now stands. The Halifax Branch fell in to disuse with the rise of firstly railways and the road transport and the section from Salterhebble Wharf to Bailey Hall was abandoned in 1942 and this has now become a cycle / pedestrian route known as the Hebble Trail with a little evidence that it was once a canal.
There is a little support for reopening this stretch of canal to help boost tourism in Halifax and a more enlightened council may look at these proposals but sadly with limited finance, and an unambitious local authority this is unlikely to ever happen.
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Holly E. Brown, founder and owner of Clockworks Press™ is a Brooklyn-based artist specializing in collagraph printmaking. Inherently, drawn to architecture and strong black and white photography she uses her iPhone as a portable sketchbook. These images are then drawn on the surface of a recycled fiberboard and hand carved over many hours. Through a reductive process of tearing layers she creates a range of values. With eco-friendly practices already in place in her studio, it was during Holly's solo show at Ray Brandstore (2016) in Delft, Netherlands that the idea of printing on re-purposed denim came to fruition. Taken with the idea of creating a portable print she developed her first product, "The Denim Clutch" which launched at New York Denim Days, September 2018. Printed in a limited edition on recycled jeans and fully manufactured in NYC each bag is unique and sustainable. Holly has been working closely with Officina 39+, a sustainable dyestuff company in Italy to use a pigment made from textile production waste in combination with Speedball fabric inks.
Holly's etchings can be found in the permanent collections of The Library of Congress, Yale University and Princeton University, among others. Holly teaches visual art at Convent of the Sacred Heart, NYC and printmaking workshops at Atelier Indrukwekkend, Delft, Netherlands.
Speedball Fabric Block Printing Ink is my go-to for printing on textiles. With a wide range of colors and the transparent base, I have been able to use the ink in combination with a pigment made from textile production waste. It's eco-friendly cleanup of soap and water align beautifully with my studio practices.
In addition, I have been using Speedball rubber brayers for over 20 years and find them to be economical and versatile for the professional studio and the classroom. With a wide range of sizes they are ideal for working in any scale.


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1ST Constitution Bancorp to Acquire Shore Community Bank
June 24, 2019 08:45 ET | Source: 1st Constitution Bancorp (NJ)
CRANBURY, N.J., June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1ST Constitution Bancorp (Nasdaq: FCCY) ("1ST Constitution"), the holding company for 1ST Constitution Bank, and Shore Community Bank (OTC PINK: SHRC) ("Shore") jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which 1ST Constitution will acquire Shore in a stock and cash transaction valued at $16.54 per share, or approximately $53.1 million in total consideration. Upon the closing of the transaction, Shore will merge with and into 1ST Constitution Bank. The merger has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both institutions, and is anticipated to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2019. The transaction is subject to approval by the shareholders of Shore, as well as regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Shore shareholders will receive 0.8786 of a share of 1ST Constitution common stock, $16.50 in cash, or a combination of 1ST Constitution common stock and cash, subject to adjustment as set forth in the merger agreement, for each share of Shore common stock that they own. 1ST Constitution expects to issue 1,509,348 new shares of common stock in this transaction and the mix of the consideration will be approximately 55% stock and 45% cash.
This deal value equates to approximately 166.8% of Shore's tangible book value as of March 31, 2019 and 13.3 times its net income for the last twelve months. The merger is anticipated to be 17.6% accretive to 1ST Constitution's earnings per share for 2020.
Shore operates five banking offices in northern and central Ocean County, is headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey, and serves its customers and communities through five full-service locations in Toms River (3), Jackson and Manahawkin, New Jersey. Shore has assets of $274 million, loans of $212 million and deposits of $240 million as of March 31, 2019. Following consummation of the merger, 1ST Constitution will have approximately $1.5 billion in assets, $1.1 billion of loans and $1.2 billion of deposits, with 26 full-service banking offices located in Bergen, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Ocean and Somerset Counties, New Jersey.
"We are pleased to be combining with Shore Community Bank and expanding our presence into several new markets in Ocean County. Northern and Central Ocean County represent attractive markets with desirable demographic characteristics and growth opportunities," said Robert F. Mangano, 1ST Constitution Bancorp's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mangano added, "Shore is a high performing community bank with strong core deposits and solid loan growth. The merger has strategic and financial merit and will generate a number of benefits to both our existing shareholders, and our new shareholders from Shore Community Bank."
Robert T. English, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shore Community Bank, said, "Our board considers this merger to be an excellent opportunity and partnership which will benefit our shareholders through ownership in a growing financial institution with shares that trade on a national exchange. Our customers and the community will benefit from the enhanced products and services offered by 1ST Constitution, its financial strength and its strong commitment to its customers and the communities it serves."
D.A. Davidson & Co. is serving as financial advisor to 1ST Constitution Bancorp and Day Pitney LLP is providing legal counsel to 1ST Constitution Bancorp in connection with the transaction. Raymond James is representing Shore Community Bank as financial advisor, and Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP is serving as its legal counsel.
About 1ST Constitution Bancorp
1ST Constitution Bancorp, through its primary subsidiary, 1ST Constitution Bank, has approximately $1.2 billion of assets and operates 21 branch banking offices in Asbury Park, Cranbury (2), Fair Haven, Fort Lee, Freehold, Hamilton, Hightstown, Hillsborough, Hopewell, Jamesburg, Lawrenceville, Little Silver, Long Branch, Neptune City, Perth Amboy, Plainsboro, Princeton, Rocky Hill, Rumson and Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
1ST Constitution Bancorp is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading symbol "FCCY" and information about the Company can be accessed through the Internet at www.1stconstitution.com
About Shore Community Bank
Shore Community Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey. The bank was founded in 1997 and operates five full-service banking offices in Ocean County, New Jersey. The bank provides traditional commercial and retail banking services to small businesses and consumers. Information about the bank can be accessed through the internet at www.shorecommunity.bank
Information set forth in this communication, including financial estimates and statements as to the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger between 1ST Constitution Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1ST Constitution Bancorp (the "Company"), and Shore Community Bank ("Shore") (the "Merger"), constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the rules, regulations and releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the Merger, including future financial and operating results, and the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact, including statements containing such words as "will," "could," "plans," "intends," "expect," "believe," "view," "opportunity," "allow," "continues," "reflects," "typically," "anticipate," "estimated," or similar expressions, should also be considered forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Readers should not place undue influence on these forward-looking statements, which are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of the Company and Shore. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements.
Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 23, 2019, by and among the Company, the Bank and Shore (the "Merger Agreement"); (2) the risk that Shore's shareholders may not adopt the Merger Agreement; (3) the risk that the necessary regulatory approvals may not be obtained or may be obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; (4) delays in closing the Merger or other risks that any of the closing conditions to the Merger may not be satisfied in a timely manner; (5) the inability to realize expected cost savings and synergies from the Merger in the amounts or in the timeframe anticipated; (6) the diversion of management's time from ongoing business operations due to issues relating to the Merger; (7) costs or difficulties relating to integration matters might be greater than expected; (8) material adverse changes in the Company's or Shore's operations or earnings; (9) potential litigation in connection with the Merger; (10) a decrease in the common stock price of the Company under certain circumstances which could give Shore the right to terminate the Merger Agreement; and (11) the inability to retain Shore's customers and employees. There are important, additional factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements, including the factors described in the Company's Annual Report on From 10-K, which was filed with the Commission on March 15, 2019. Although management has taken certain steps to mitigate any negative effect of the aforementioned items, significant unfavorable changes could severely impact the assumptions used and could have an adverse effect on profitability.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update, alter, or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed Merger, the Company intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Commission. The Company may file other documents with the Commission regarding the proposed Merger. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the shareholders of Shore. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the registration statement (when available), including the proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents containing information about the Company at the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of these documents may also be obtained from the Company (when available) by directing a request to Robert F. Mangano, President and Chief Executive Officer, 1ST Constitution Bancorp, at 2650 Route 130 North, P.O. Box 634, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, telephone (609) 655-4500.
Certain Information Regarding Participants
The Company, Shore, their respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Shore's shareholders in respect of the proposed Merger. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of the Company may be found in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Commission on April 19, 2019 and can be obtained free of charge from the Commission's website at www.sec.gov or from the Company by directing a request to Robert F. Mangano, President and Chief Executive Officer, 1ST Constitution Bancorp, at 2650 Route 130 North, P.O. Box 634, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, telephone (609) 655-4500. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of Shore may be found in its proxy statement relating to its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which can be obtained free of charge from Robert T. English, President and Chief Executive Officer, Shore Community Bank, at 1012 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, New Jersey 08753, telephone (732) 240-5800. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the Commission when they become available.
Robert F. Mangano
1ST Constitution Bancorp
rfm@1stconstitution.com
Robert T. English
Shore Community Bank
renglish@shorecommunity.bank
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes of skeletal and dental structures in mild to moderate skeletal Class III children following the use of a new magnetic orthopedic appliance (MOA-III).
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of etching time with 15 % hydrochloric acid (HCl) on the enamel surface destruction by studying the resulting roughness and erosion depth.
This study aimed to establish norm values for facial proportion indices among 12-year-old southern Chinese children, to determine lower facial proportion, and to identify gender differences in facial proportions.
To evaluate the accuracy of CAD/CAM generated splints in orthognathic surgery by comparing planned versus actual post-operative 3D images.
The Editors of Head & Face Medicine would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 10 (2014).
Aim of this investigation was to analyze the frequency and range of indications of orthodontic treatments using one palatal implant for skeletal anchorage, in a time frame of four years.
The aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength of Biodentine, ProRoot MTA (MTA), glass ionomer cement (GIC) and composite resin (CR) on dentine.
Sealant application during fixed appliances orthodontic treatment for enamel protection is common, however, reliable data on its durability in vivo are rare.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate and compare early biofilm formation on biomaterials, which are being used in contemporary fixed orthodontic treatment.
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the surgical technique of coronectomy for third molars extraction in close proximity with the inferior alveolar nerve.
To analyze the interradicular trabecular bone density of the lateral maxilla regarding the insertion of temporary anchorage devices (TADs).
To quantify average angular measurements that define the soft tissue profiles of 12-year-old southern Chinese and to determine gender differences.


I have a Christmastime confession for you. Are you ready?
Many years ago when I was selling cookies, I was so exhausted from making Christmas cookies for other people that we set out a store-bought cookie assortment for Santa at our house. How terrible is that? A cookie maker feeding store-bought cookies to Santa?
This year Santa is getting these: Speculoos & Chocolate Button Cookies.
They feature my all-time favorite bittersweet chocolate for eating straight: Lindt Dark Swiss Bittersweet Chocolate Bar. I keep it in my "chocolate basket" in the pantry at all times. The size of the pieces just happen to be perfect for the cookies.
Speculoos: I know it sounds funny, but I bet you've eaten it before. You know those crunchy cinnamon cookies they serve on Delta Airlines? Those are Speculoos cookies; the brand is Biscoff. You can also buy Speculoos spread....which is like peanut butter MADE FROM COOKIES. Look for Biscoff brand or Trader Joe's Cookie Butter.
The cookies are a little crispy around the edges, chewy in the center, covered in cinnamon-sugar, and topped off with the perfect piece of Lindt chocolate. It's the chocolate that just catapults them from really yummy to ohmygoodness so delicious.
Preheat oven to 375. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper.
Combine the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and set aside.
Cream the butter and Speculoos spread together until smooth. Beat in the sugars. Add in the egg and milk and beat until combined.
Add in the flour mixture on low, in three additions.
Roll into 1 to 1.5 inch balls, then roll through the extra cinnamon-sugar.
Press a piece of chocolate onto the top of each cookie.
PS...I have it on good authority that if you put a few Lindt LINDOR truffles out with the cookies, Santa leaves extra goodies.
I love cookie butter/biscoff and making cookies with it is the BEST! These are great! Pinned! Merry Xmas, Bridget!
Bridget, as always, they look delicious! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I basically go weak in the knees with anything involving Lindt chocolate. Add Biscoff? Swoon. Merry Christmas!
Very cute Christmas cookie plate for Santa and a great looking cookie too! He'll be happy this year :) All the best for a beautiful Christmas to you and your family Bridget. May the New Year bring you as much joy and sweetness as you bring to others.
Sounds like a classic case of the shoemakers children going shoeless! these cookies, though, look fabulous. I'm a big fan of the black lindt truffles - they're so dark and delicious!
I LOVE Biscoff and TJ's Cookie Butter!! As a matter of fact, I got 4 jars for Christmas from 3 different people so these cookies are definitely going to be baked sometime this week. I can't wait!
Love these cookies and will be sharing on my blog for Valentine's Day!


Sending a mass email in Salesforce is one of the easiest ways to reach the highest number of contacts for businesses. Salesforce, a mass email application has become very useful for many businesses who intend to send emails to a large number of recipients. They might be employees in a large organization or simply customers which can be quite large in number.
There are some tips that can help you make the most out of Salesforce and enable your communication process to go smoothly. Some things that you can do to help you along are as follows.
It is possible to create a letterhead in your email that can be used multiple times for communication. It can comprise of your branding colors, logo and an emphasized message such as "URGENT PLEASE". Salesforce contains an email template capability that allows you to integrate your business letterhead with the mail merge fields. This gives your email a more personalized look. Another option is simply creating a full HTML email that will not require a letterhead.
Salesforce also allows you to monitor activity on your emails. You are able to know the emails that have been delivered and which ones were actually opened. This is very important information because from it you will now if you're the mass messages you are sending are having any effect on the recipients.
There are two ways in which you can send mass emails through Salesforce, you can either use the Leads or Contacts tab and choose only the emails under the tools section. You can always use filters when it comes to creating an email list. Always select an email template and review beforehand the number of emails you intend to send and whether you want the action to be posted as a completed activity. Select a delivery option and click on the send button.
Remember if you select the option that notifies you when every mass email completes, you will always receive an auto-generated status report from Salesforce every time you send one. Also remember that all attachments in the emails will be sent as links and not physical files. The recipients of the messages will have to click on the links which will open in separate web tabs and enable them to download them. Those attachments that are sent as links via salesforce will only be stored for 30days and after that they will not be accessible.
Despite the effectiveness of sending mass emails through salesforce, there is just one limitation. You are limited when it comes to sending the emails, only 1,000 emails are allowed per 24hours and not more. This maximum number of emails is available only if you have the Salesforce Unlimited Edition. This requires you to divide up your emails and send them in a couple of days if you have more than a thousand contacts. This might be limiting especially if you are running a marketing campaign that has a time limit. You might not reach your intended number of target audience something that can force you to seek other options.
Sending mass email in Salesforce is simply the best thing that ever happened to businesses despite its limitations. This is because it serves its purpose efficiently.
Reads interested in learning more about mass email, should visit send mass email in salesforce. Good Luck.


I am real easy person to talk to and a loving and outgoing person.I enjoy playing sax which I do often at my leisure time. I like watching movies in my room or Cabin, I like swimming, listening to music and dance to any kind of music, I sing, sailing, going bowling and also a good cook. I am a family oriented person, love children and there is more, but it would be better for you to find some things out for yourself.


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Which of the following is not a search engine?
You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the
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(1) Backspace key (2) Default font (3) Format painter (4) Formatting toolbar
Which MS-DOS command displays current directory name or change from one to another?
Which MS-DOS command displays current directory name or change from one to another? (1) chdir (2) cd (3) Mkdir (4) Both (1) and (2)
A menu driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the menu of choices it displays on...
A menu driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the menu of choices it displays on the screen. What is the name given to the images which are used in such image oriented menus? (1) Model (2) Figure (3) Symbol (4) Icon
Which of the following file name extension suggests that the file is Backup copy of another file ?
Which of the following file name extension suggests that the file is Backup copy of another file ? (1) TXT (2) COM (3) BAS (4) BAK
What is the flow of electrons from one atom to another called?
If the displayed system time and date is wrong, you can reset it using :
If the displayed system time and date is wrong, you can reset it using : (A) Task bar (B) Menu bar (C) Desk top (D) Control panel
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How can you create a uniform appearance by adding a background image to all slides?
How can you create a uniform appearance by adding a background image to all slides? (1) Create a template (2) Edit the slide master (3) Use the autocorrect wizard (4) All of these
In a step-up or step-down transformer, electrical power is transferred from one circuit to another without change in
The 8086 fetches instruction one after another from _____ of memory.
The 8086 fetches instruction one after another from _____ of memory. (a) Code segment (b) IP (c) ES (d) SS
By which of the following connections, one-bit binary counter can be obtained from a JK flip-flop?
By which of the following connections, one-bit binary counter can be obtained from a JK flip-flop? A) J = K = 0 B) J = K = 1 C) J = K' D) None of these
A keyword can be used as an identifier by using the
A keyword can be used as an identifier by using the A) prefix # B) prefix @ C) prefix $ D) prefix x
Thyristor can be protected from over voltages by using
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voltages
What type of data can you send by e-mail
What type of data can you send by e-mail (1) audio (2) video (3) pictures (4) all of these
Which component of the .NET Framework allows you to create character-based applications that can be...
Which component of the .NET Framework allows you to create character-based applications that can be executed from the command line? (1) Common Language Runtime (2) Console Applications (3) Web Forms (4).NET Class Framework
Using the AutoSum button will replace in the selected cell….
Using the AutoSum button will replace in the selected cell…. (1) the sum of values in the cell's column (2) nothing until you select a range of cells (3) the sum of the cell's row unless you change the range (4) a formula which will add values in the range Excel guesses you want to add
Using the AutoSum button will replace the selected cell with
Using the AutoSum button will replace the selected cell with (1) the sum of values in the cell's column (2) nothing until you select a range of cells (3) the sum of the cell's row unless you change the range (4) a formula which will add values in the range Excel guesses you want to add.
Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to
Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to another? (a) FTP (b) SNMP (c) SMTP (d) RPC
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One of the following Memories has the highest speed in terms of data transfer to and from the processor.
One of the following Memories has the highest speed in terms of data transfer to and from the processor. (1) Cache Memory (2) Primary Memory (3) Secondary Memory (4) External memory
Transient stability can be improved by using governors attached to the turbines, should be
Transient stability can be improved by using governors attached to the turbines, should be (a) fast acting (b) slow acting (c) no function of governors in improving stability (d) nothing can be said
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Electric ovens using heating elements made of can produce a temperature up to 3000°C.
Electric ovens using heating elements made of _________can produce a temperature up to 3000°C. (A) nickel (B) graphite (C) chromium (D) iron
A 1ms pulse can be stretched to 1 s pulse by using
A 1ms pulse can be stretched to 1 s pulse by using (A) an astable multivibrator (B) a monostable multivibrator (C) a bistable multivibrator (D) a Schmitt trigger circuit
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If a variable can take only integer values from 0 to n, where n is a constant integer, then variable can be ...
If a variable can take only integer values from 0 to n, where n is a constant integer, then variable can be represented as a bit-field whose width is the integral part of (assume base 2) (1) log(n) +1 (2) log(n + 1) + 1 (3) log(n – 1) + 1 (4) none of these
_________allows to execute the methods of an object in another machine or JVM?
_________allows to execute the methods of an object in another machine or JVM? A) Protocol handler B) Streaming C) RMI D) IPC
Switching the CPU to another Process requires to save state of the old process and loading new process ...
Switching the CPU to another Process requires to save state of the old process and loading new process state is called as __________. (1) Process Blocking (2) Context Switch (3) Time Sharing (4) None of the above
A class can be converted to a thread by implementing the interface ___
A class can be converted to a thread by implementing the interface ___ (1) Thread (2) Runnable (3) both a and b (4) none
Which is an instrument which measures insulation resistance of an electric circuit relative to earth and one another?
You are developing a web application that is retrieving historical library information from a database server...
You are developing a web application that is retrieving historical library information from a database server and displays it to the users of your application. What cache strategy will give you the best performance? (1) Use the output cache. (2) Use the cache object. (3) Use the ASP.NET central cache. (4) Use the client cache
Which of the following permutation can be obtained in the output (in the same order) using a stack assuming...
Which of the following permutation can be obtained in the output (in the same order) using a stack assuming that the input is the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in that order? (1) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 (2) 3, 4, 5, 2, 1 (3) 1, 5, 2, 3, 4 (4) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
The cell reference fro a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over to column G and down to row 10 is…
The cell reference fro a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over to column G and down to row 10 is… (1) B1-G10 (2) B1.G10 (3) B1;G10 (4) B1:G10
The measurement range of an ammeter can be increased by using a:
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The power of a n-phase circuit can be measured by using a minimum of
The frequency can be measured by using:
On a systems flowchart, the online manual keeping of input data is identified by using the
On a systems flowchart, the online manual keeping of input data is identified by using the (a) online storage symbol (b) online keyboard symbol (c) keeping operation symbols (d) manual operation symbols
Protection of transformer from all types of faults is by using
Protection of transformer from all types of faults is by using (A) over current relay (B) differential relay (C) distance relay (D) Buchholz relay
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Explain how sinusoidal AC voltage is generated by using simple one loop generator.
To Charge a 120 V battery from a 600 V DC source using a DC chopper, The average battery current should...
To Charge a 120 V battery from a 600 V DC source using a DC chopper, The average battery current should be 20 A, with a peak to peak ripple of 2 A. If the chopper frequency is 200 Hz, calculate the duty cycle. (A) 0.2 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.6
The state equations in the phase variable canonical form can be obtained from the transfer function by
The state equations in the phase variable canonical form can be obtained from the transfer function by (a) Cascade decomposition (b) Direct decomposition (c) Inverse decomposition (d) Parallel decomposition
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The sum of product expression for a Boolean function can be derived from its truth table by
The sum of product expression for a Boolean function can be derived from its truth table by (a) AND operation of the product terms. (b) NOR operation of the product terms. (c) OR operation of the product terms. (d) NAND operation of the product terms.
Which one of the following is another name for common-collector amplifier?
Which one of the following is another name for common-collector amplifier? A) Source follower B) Collector follower C) Base follower D) Emitter follower
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common-collector
The way a card game player arranges his cards as he picks them up one by one, is an example of
The way a card game player arranges his cards as he picks them up one by one, is an example of (1) Insertion sort (2) Selection sort (3) Bubble sort (4) Merge sort
The internet standard that allows you to exchange files with other computers on the Internet is known as
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What is the fastest way to concat strings in ASP.NET ? What should you do?
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You need to make an inventory management system for a store which will start from 1st ...
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Draw and explain the measurement of torque using Torque Cell
The EMF of Weston standard cell is measured using
In order to recover the original signal from the Sampled one, what is the condition to be satisfied for sampling ...
In order to recover the original signal from the Sampled one, what is the condition to be satisfied for sampling frequency ωs and highest frequency component ωm? (A) ωm < ωs ≤ 2 ωm (B) ωs ≥ 2 ωm (C) ωs < ωm (D) ωs = ωm
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A satellite that simply reflects back the signals from one region of the earth to the other region is known as
A bi-stable multi-vibrator can be built by using
A bi-stable multi-vibrator can be built by using (A) NAND gates (B) AND gates (C) AND or OR gates (D) Excusive-NOR gates
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Turn on time of an SCR can be reduced by using a:
A 1 ms pulse can be converted into a 10 ms pulse by using ...
A 1 ms pulse can be converted into a 10 ms pulse by using A) An astable mutivibrator B) A monostable multivibrator C) Bistable multivibrator D) J-K flip flop.
A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can be used as what by using a low resistance shunt?


It may no longer be summer in the Philippines, but the aggressive box jellyfish, one of the deadliest creatures in the world, is expected to be visible in the shores this time of the year.
A statistic showed by Mens Health reveals that about 20-40 people from the Philippines alone die from its sting. It can kill a human in less than ten minutes – even actress Anne Curtis experienced a near-death experience while filming in the waters of Batangas last 2014 from a box jellyfish sting.
After the recent demise of a 7-year-old Italian-Filipina swimmer caused by stepping on a box jellyfish by accident in Sabitang Laya island (Caramaoan, Camarines Sur), Rappler reports that the country vows to "boost tourist safety", including "an advisory regarding preventive steps and emergency response" set to be issued to all stakeholders in the region.
Traveler Rey de los Reyes shared on his Facebook page that during a recent vacation at the beach, he was educated by a certified tour operator and coordinator about the deadly box jellyfish.
Let's be cautious when we visit the beach, since it's now box jellyfish season. These are the jellyfishes we caught at Sabitang Laya island located at Caramoan [Camarines Sur]. These creatures are dangerous and many die because of the venom of the box jellyfish.
If you are planning to go to Caramaoan, make sure that you hire a legitimate tour operator. It's also important that you have a trained and licensed local tour guide to assist you. Most importantly, it's important you have a first-aid kit with you when you go on tours especially during island hopping.
de los Reyes also shared a video of his tour guide Rene Imperial educating him about box jellyfishes, holding one in each of his hands.
"This is how big the jellyfishes are here nowadays. To my fellow tour guides, please be aware if you are taking care of tourists or guests, please make sure none of these comes near them. Just recently, the other day, last week, someone already died because of these creatures," he says in Filipino.


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Nothing brings the staff and volunteers of AIM (Autism Involves Me) greater joy than providing resources and awareness to the local autism community. Since 2002, the nonprofit organization has worked with families, schools, medical providers, congress and senate members to serve those touched by autism.
The rise in the number of children identified with autism represents the importance of autism awareness nationally and locally. To boost autism awareness and knowledge, AIM hosts a number of grant programs and local events throughout the year, such as the upcoming AIM Weekend on May 13 & 14.
AIM Weekend is a community event featuring a Golf Tournament and Walk to raise funds allowing AIM to serve families impacted by autism. The Golf Tournament, held on May 13 at Big Sugar Golf Club, includes lunch, craft beer and more. The 7th annual Walk will take place at NWA Community College on May 14 and will include family-friendly activities such as a family fun walk, kids zone, resource fair, silent auction, local food trucks and much more. You can get involved in the weekend's festivities here.


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Q: There is a way to register service which is given as implicit type and has constructor with more then one parameter of primitive type I am using dryloc and want to register service which is given as implicit type and can has constructor (or it may has not) with more then one parameters of primitive types like string or int
I have tried the following

var container = new Container();

Type serviceType; // some service type
Type serviceKey; // some serviceKey
var param1 = "some param1";
var param2 = "some param2";

container.Register(serviceType, Reuse.ScopedTo(serviceKey: serviceKey),
    made: Parameters.Of.Type(_=> param1));

Using this API i can specify only one parameter of primitive type to be injected in constructor of service but not more. I can not use factory delegate and other similar approaches since i do not know details about type of service.
There is any way to implement this scenario?
Update
I have resolved this problem using child scopes.
Some clarifications

*

*My initial example wasn't fully correct.  In fact parameters have
different types so there is no ambiguity.

*ServiceType could has constructor which requires param1 and param2 or
may has constructor which doesn't require them
var container = new Container();

Type serviceType; // some service type
Type serviceKey; // some serviceKey
var param1 = "some param1";
var param2 = 5;

container.Register(serviceType, Reuse.ScopedTo(serviceKey: serviceKey));

////

// parent scope which is created outside
IResolverContext context;

object service = null;

using (var scope = context.OpenScope("my-child-scope"))
{
   scope.UseInstance(param1);
   scope.UseInstance(param2);

   service = scope.Resolve(serviceType);
}

A: Either use parameter by name: Parameters.Of.Name(x, ...).Name(y, ...)
Or the full blown Made.Of which accepts primitive constants (or any value via Arg.Index):
Made.Of(() => new Blah(param1, param2, Arg.Of<RemainingParamTypeToInject>()))
Update: the full example
using System;
using DryIoc;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        var container = new Container();

        // variant 1
        container.RegisterInstance("1", serviceKey: "x");
        container.RegisterInstance("2", serviceKey: "y");
        container.Register<A>(made: Parameters.Of.Name("x", serviceKey: "x").Name("y", serviceKey: "y"));

        // variant 2
        //container.Register<A>(made: Parameters.Of.Name("x", _ => "1").Name("y", _ => "2"));

        var a = container.Resolve<A>();

        Console.WriteLine(a.X + ", " + a.Y);
    }

    public class A
    {
        public string X, Y;
        public A(string x, string y)
        {
            X = x;
            Y = y;
        }
    }
}

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distributable = FastLmmSet(
    phenofile = 'datasets/phenSynthFrom22.23.N300.txt',
    alt_snpreader = 'datasets/all_chr.maf0.001.N300',
    altset_list = 'datasets/set_input.23.txt',
    covarfile  =  None,
    filenull = 'datasets/all_chr.maf0.001.chr22.23.N300.bed',
    autoselect = False,
    mindist = 0,
    idist=2,
    nperm = 10,
    test="lrt_up",
    nullfit="qq", #use quantile-quantile fit to estimate params of null distribution
    outfile = 'tmp/lrt_up_two_kernel_mixed_effect_linear_qqfit.N300.txt',
    forcefullrank=False,
    qmax=0.1,      #use the top 10% of null distrib test statistics to fit the null distribution
    write_lrtperm=True,
    datestamp=None,
    nullModel={'effect':'mixed', 'link':'linear'},
    altModel={'effect':'mixed', 'link':'linear'},
    log = logging.CRITICAL,
    )

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var groupRectangle = function(objectProperty, raphael) {
	// パラメータチェック log吐き出し
	var logMessage = "";
	if (objectProperty) {
		if (wgp.common.log.isDebugEnabled) {
			logMessage = "<groupRectangle>:objectProperty=" + objectProperty;
			wgp.common.log.debug(logMessage);
		}
	}
	if (raphael) {
		if (wgp.common.log.isDebugEnabled) {
			logMessage = "<groupRectangle>:raphael=" + raphael;
			wgp.common.log.debug(logMessage);
		}
	}

	// 設定が取得できない場合は処理を終了する。
	if (!objectProperty) {
		return this;
	}

	// intに直す。
	objectProperty.pointX = parseInt(objectProperty.pointX, 10);
	objectProperty.pointY = parseInt(objectProperty.pointY, 10);
	objectProperty.width = parseInt(objectProperty.width, 10);
	objectProperty.height = parseInt(objectProperty.height, 10);

	// ポジションのリスト
	var positionArray = [];
	// 左上ポジション
	var firstPosition = new Position(objectProperty.pointX,
			objectProperty.pointY);
	positionArray.push(firstPosition);
	// 右上ポジション
	var secondPosition = new Position(objectProperty.width, 0);
	positionArray.push(secondPosition);
	// 左下ポジション
	var thirdPosition = new Position(0, objectProperty.height);
	positionArray.push(thirdPosition);
	// 右下ポジション
	var forthPosition = new Position(-1 * objectProperty.width, 0);
	positionArray.push(forthPosition);
	this.createObject(positionArray, raphael);
	this.groupChildObjectList_ = {};
	if (!objectProperty.color) {
		objectProperty.color = "#FFFFFF";
	}
	if (!objectProperty.lineType) {
		objectProperty.lineType = "";
	}
	// 透明のオブジェクトとして扱う。
	objectProperty.opacity = 0;
	this.setProperty(objectProperty);

	if (objectProperty.objectId) {
		this.object.node.setAttribute(raphaelMapConstants.OBJECT_ID_NAME,
				objectProperty.objectId);
		this.objectId = objectProperty.objectId;
	}
	this.objectType_ = raphaelMapConstants.GROUPRECTANGLE_ELEMENT_NAME;
	this.setScaleSize();
	// スケールの変更に伴い、四角が大きくなるため、補正をかける。
	var path = this.createPathString(positionArray);
	this.object.attr("path", path);
};

groupRectangle.prototype = new rectangle();

groupRectangle.prototype.setProperty = function(propertiesInfo) {
	var raphaelObject = this.object;
	var positionArray = [];
	var firstPosition = new Position(propertiesInfo.pointX,
			propertiesInfo.pointY);
	positionArray.push(firstPosition);
	var secondPosition = new Position(propertiesInfo.width, 0);
	positionArray.push(secondPosition);
	var thirdPosition = new Position(0, propertiesInfo.height);
	positionArray.push(thirdPosition);
	var forthPosition = new Position(-1 * propertiesInfo.width, 0);
	positionArray.push(forthPosition);
	var path = this.createPathString(positionArray);
	raphaelObject.attr('path', path);
	raphaelObject.attr("fill", propertiesInfo.color);
	raphaelObject.attr('opacity', propertiesInfo.opacity);
	this.refactorConnectLine();
};

groupRectangle.prototype.addChildObject = function(object) {
	// パラメータチェック log吐き出し
	if (object) {
		if (wgp.common.log.isDebugEnabled) {
			var logMessage = "<addChildObject> : ";
			$.each(object,
					function(index, target) {
						logMessage = logMessage + '[ objectId='
								+ target.objectId + ',';
						logMessage = logMessage + 'objectType'
								+ target.objectType_ + ']';
					});
			wgp.common.log.debug(logMessage);
		}
	}
	var instance = this;
	$.each(object, function(index, target) {
		instance.groupChildObjectList_[target.objectId] = target;
	});
};

groupRectangle.prototype.getChildObject = function() {
	if (wgp.common.log.isDebugEnabled) {
		var message = '<Get Group ChildList> : ';
		if (!this.groupChildObjectList_) {
			message = message + 'no group object';
			wgp.common.log.debug(message);
		} else {
			$.each(this.groupChildObjectList_, function(index, object) {
				message = message + object.toString;
				message = message + ', ';
			});
			wgp.common.log.debug(message);
		}
	}
	return this.groupChildObjectList_;
};

groupRectangle.prototype.getFrontChildObject = function() {
	var frontObject = null;
	var isStateObject = false;
	$.each(this.groupChildObjectList_, function(index, object) {
		if (object.objectType_ == raphaelMapConstants.OBJECT_TYPE_FIELD_NAME) {
			isStateObject = true;
			return false;
		}
	});

	$
			.each(
					this.groupChildObjectList_,
					function(index, object) {
						if (isStateObject) {
							if (object.objectType_ != raphaelMapConstants.OBJECT_TYPE_FIELD_NAME) {
								return true;
							}
						}

						if (frontObject) {
							var targetZIndex = object.getZIndex();
							var maxZIndex = frontObject.getZIndex();
							if (targetZIndex > maxZIndex) {
								frontObject = object;
							}
						} else {
							frontObject = object;
						}
					});
	return frontObject;
};

groupRectangle.prototype.toString = function() {
	var toStringObject = this.object;
	if (!toStringObject.attrs) {
		return "groupRectangle is null";
	}
	var property = "groupRectangle [";

	if (toStringObject.attrs.pointX) {
		property = property + "pointX=" + toStringObject.attrs.pointX + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.pointY) {
		property = property + "pointY=" + toStringObject.attrs.pointY + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.height) {
		property = property + "height=" + toStringObject.attrs.height + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.width) {
		property = property + "width=" + toStringObject.attrs.width + ", ";
	}
	if (this.objectId) {
		property = property + "objectId=" + this.objectId + ", ";
	}
	if (this.objectType_) {
		property = property + "objectType=" + this.objectType_ + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.lineType) {
		property = property + "lineType=" + toStringObject.attrs.lineType
				+ ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.path) {
		property = property + "path=" + toStringObject.attrs.path + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.fill) {
		property = property + "fill=" + toStringObject.attrs.fill + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.stroke) {
		property = property + "stroke=" + toStringObject.attrs.stroke + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs["stroke-dasharray"]) {
		property = property + "stroke-dasharray="
				+ toStringObject.attrs["stroke-dasharray"] + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs["stroke-width"]) {
		property = property + "stroke-width="
				+ toStringObject.attrs["stroke-width"] + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.opacity) {
		property = property + "opacity=" + toStringObject.attrs.opacity + ", ";
	}
	if (toStringObject.attrs.scale) {
		property = property + "scale=" + toStringObject.attrs.scale;
	}
	property = property + "]";
	return property;
};


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Home People Hemi Q+A 20 Years Later, Norah Jones Looks Back at 'Come Away with Me'
Illustration: Hanoch Piven
20 Years Later, Norah Jones Looks Back at 'Come Away with Me'
By Phoebe Reilly June 22, 2022
The singer celebrates the 20th anniversary of her landmark album, Come Away with Me, with a U.S. tour
Norah Jones knows that the mere mention of "Don't Know Why" is probably enough to get the tune stuck in your head. That soothing hot water bottle of a song was the centerpiece of her spectacularly pleasant debut album, Come Away with Me. Released in 2002, when Jones was just 22, Come Away with Me brought home eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year for "Don't Know Why," and Best New Artist for Jones. Since then, it has sold nearly 30 million copies worldwide and anchored countless Sunday morning playlists. "It will always be my biggest success," says the fiercely private Jones, 43, speaking via Zoom from the Brooklyn home she shares with her husband and two children. "It might be the only thing that some people know about me, and that's fine."
Come Away with Me turned 20 this year, an anniversary that occasioned the release of a "super deluxe" three-disc box set featuring never-before-heard demos and alternate versions of popular tracks, as well as a 25-date U.S. summer tour. Jones grew nostalgic sorting through old photos of the band, which included an ex-boyfriend, as well as her frequent collaborator Jesse Harris, who penned a portion of the album. "I only wrote two songs on my first album, because I was so embarrassed by a couple of songs I wrote in high school that I just shut down and stopped," explains Jones, who grew up in Texas before moving to New York City. "When I listen to Come Away, I hear something that is so far from what I think of as the kind of music I make now. Each album has had steadily more of my songs."
Photo: Joanne Savio
Not counting side projects, Jones has released 10 albums, a few of which share the jazz-pop DNA of her debut, with others evincing her diverse taste. Take 2012's Little Broken Hearts, on which Jones brought her sultriness to the eldritch arrangements of artist/producer Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, U2): to hear her gently whisper "I'm going to smile when I take your life" on the murder ballad "Miriam" is to witness another side of the singer/multi-instrumentalist entirely. "I've had amazing opportunities," she says. "I feel lucky. I feel heard."
How does it feel to be talking about Come Away with Me 20 years later? Have your thoughts about the record changed over time?
I don't really pore over the past often, so it was bittersweet. That's the thing about time: It makes you want to go back, and you know you can't. But at this point in my life, it feels really nice to revisit it. I was in a much different place around the 10th anniversary. I was putting out the album I did with Danger Mouse and I wasn't quite ready to embrace looking back. I can appreciate the record in a different way now. I feel like [Come Away with Me] had a more hopeful circle around it than I ever realized before. Even though it was a very mellow album, mood-wise, and it had a lot of ballads and it had some melancholy moments, the songs and the lyrics are hopeful. Maybe because I was so young, starting my adult life out, and excited for love.
"Don't Know Why" remains one of your best-known and most beloved songs. When you recorded it, did you know instantly that it was a hit?
No, I didn't think in terms of hits back then. I didn't think anything I did was going to be a hit. That's not the kind of music we heard on the radio. It was basically the first thing we recorded—a snapshot of what we were trying to do, but we weren't even sure yet what we were doing. It was me moving away from singing old jazz standards, playing piano, and singing Jesse's songs. We knew it was a great take. We knew it had something special. It was like catching fish. We caught it and then we looked at it and decided, yes, this is what we want. Any session after that was chasing that energy, that vibe. There was no trying to beat it.
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Obviously you couldn't have known how successful this record would be. What were you doing for money at the time?
I started waiting tables when I moved to New York City in the summer of 1999. When I got this record deal, it wasn't a lot of money. I was still waiting tables. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't great. I will say, I preferred it to playing music I didn't want to play. For instance, I got called to do a bunch of weddings. I remember being asked to sing a lot of songs that I might've liked, but it wasn't what I was trying to do with my life.
Like what, the "Chicken Dance" and "Shout" and that sort of thing?
Yeah, and there's nothing wrong with that! But it didn't make sense for me.
Presumably, the success of Come Away with Me came to define you in a lot of ways. But you've worked with so many great collaborators, including Foo Fighters, OutKast, and Jeff Tweedy. Do you feel you've gotten equal amounts of attention and respect for these projects, or do you get the sense that people still equate you with this first record?
Both. I don't have a weird defensiveness over the other stuff I've done, because I feel like enough people have heard it and responded to it. But, yeah, I know Come Away with Me is always going to be my definitive thing. Good thing I liked it at the time. I'm proud of it. It's a testament to following what you want to do and not compromising. What if you become successful with something you hate? That would suck. I really learned how to let go of other people's definitions of me early on. I had to, to be able to thrive in this new environment. You can't please everybody.
So you don't mind that more people don't know about El Madmo, your indie-rock side project?
Aww, no one ever asks me about El Madmo. I loved it. That was at sort of the peak of the second album [2004's Feels Like Home]. I was a little depressed; I felt a little lost. So, yeah, I didn't even put my name on the album, because we didn't want it to be a Norah Jones thing. I don't think we would have been able to do that with a bunch of weird expectations. That's what I've been striving for with most things. That's why I try not to let in other opinions. It shouldn't matter.
What has been the biggest change you've seen in the industry over the last two decades?
Streaming and social media. Everything's completely different now. I feel glad I got to sell records when you could still sell records. And I didn't have to worry about my Instagram account. I probably would have had a nervous breakdown.
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Was it ever strange to be in your early 20s but not to be in the same spaces as your peers—like, say, at the MTV Video Music Awards or in the tabloids?
I was in the world I was in. I didn't covet that stuff necessarily. I got nominated for an MTV2 award that year [2002], and I went, and it was so fun because I grew up watching them. I didn't grow up in a basement with just a record player. I grew up with MTV. But, yeah, I don't think I would survive in a tabloid life. I certainly didn't have any regrets there.
Maybe you didn't grow up in a basement with just a record player, but was there an album that was particularly inspirational to your own pursuit of music?
I loved Aretha Franklin. When I got into jazz, I was really into Bill Evans and Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan, but I also listened to alternative radio. I got obsessed with Nevermind, and I used to air drum to "Smells Like Teen Spirit." I loved the Violent Femmes. But when I was listening to that music I never thought, like, Oh, I'm going to do this. And then in high school I started playing jazz and playing gigs, and people seemed to like the way I sang. It seemed very natural. That was my calling. I didn't have another interest. I had no backup plan. It wasn't even a plan. I was just doing it all of a sudden.
You starred with Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, and Natalie Portman in the 2007 Wong Kar-wai film My Blueberry Nights. What was that like?
That was a crazy experience. That's one of those things I wish I could time-travel back to. I was so stressed and freaked out the whole time and trying to stay skinny. I guess you could say I was slightly out of my element. I'm not an actor. But it was life-changing. It was so amazing to watch Wong Kar-wai work, and getting to hang out with movie stars. We had a ball. I still have very good friends from the crew from that movie.
Photo: Diane Russo
Have you been tempted to do 0ther public-facing projects, like The Voice or a podcast or something?
I don't think I've ever been asked to be a coach on The Voice. I just hate being on camera, you know? I think the biggest annoying thing for me is being asked to talk on camera. Because that's not my job, necessarily. I feel out of my own skin when I have to do that.
You're happily married with two children, but you've also done two breakup records. Do you think the saying holds true that the best art comes out of pain or heartbreak, or do you feel just as creative when you're happy?
I definitely think being in pain doesn't hurt the art. The way I create and write songs has changed a lot over the years. I felt very consistently creative for the last five years, and I think it's because of the way I think of ideas. They don't always come from a deep feeling. It comes from a little melody, and you can't get it out of your head. But I've also had periods where I'm not in a lot of pain but the whole world is, and it's really easy to look outside yourself and feel that. At this point, it's hard to write a song that's hopeful.
You're about to go on tour for the first time since the pandemic. How do you feel about it?
I'm excited. I think it will be a combination of being weird and also like nothing ever happened. Not in a dismissive way; sometimes when you fall back into life it feels like, Oh, yeah, this is normal. You pick up where you left off. It's going to be special to feel that energy again.
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With only two weeks left before the payroll tax cut expires, Democratic and Republican Senate leaders reached an agreement late yesterday for a temporary extension. It's a positive development, but there's quite a bit of work left to do.
Senate leaders said on Friday night that they had reached a deal that would extend a payroll tax cut for two months — falling far short of the yearlong extension they had been seeking. The agreement would also speed the decision process for the construction of an oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast, a provision necessary to win over Republicans who opposed the tax break.
A senior administration officials said the deal announced Friday night met the test that President Obama had set out: that Congress would not go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million Americans.
However, rank-and-file members of the House said on Friday that they were opposed to a short-term extension. Approval in that chamber, even with the provision on the Keystone XL pipeline, is no sure thing.
In the meantime, I'd say this generally isn't a bad deal. Democrats get the middle-class tax break they wanted and an extension on unemployment insurance benefits, at least for two months. Republicans get the Keystone XL pipeline measure they wanted, but it's not a green light for the project itself — the provision only calls for an expedited review process. The measure could be signed into law, only to have Keystone XL rejected soon after.
The prospect of having this same fight again in February is unappealing, but as far as congressional Dems are concerned, it's not that bad. After all, as Democrats see it, they're likely to have the upper hand — the debate in February would put Republicans in the awkward position of fighting for a middle-class tax increase in an election year.
And what about financing? The two-month package, if approved, would cost about $40 billion and be paid for with higher fees on mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
In a year in which we've seen plenty of awful deals in which Democrats conceded far too much, this one seems relatively good.


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La Tagnière – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Burgundia-Franche-Comté, w departamencie Saona i Loara.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwały 274 osoby, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 8 osób/km² (wśród 2044 gmin Burgundii La Tagnière plasuje się na 639. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 122.).

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Since very early in my life I have been in the garden. Sometime because I wanted something to eat, like a carrot fresh from the ground. Sometimes because I had to weed between the rows if I wanted to stop for Ice-cream after baseball practice. In rural New Brunswick in the mid eighties, there was no "organic" gardening as we know it today. There was only gardening, and it was everywhere. Everyone gardened, at least in comparison to today, and everyone cooked with the fruits of their labour and shared any abundance with their neighbours and family.
Somewhere between then and now (though some would argue an even earlier start to the decline) we have lost the sense of fulfillment and gratitude that comes with planting and harvesting from your own land. Many if us now don't have the large swaths of land required to have a garden that would suffice our families needs for the year, or at least we don't believe we do. Many also don't believe that we have the required time to commit to tending to the garden throughout the growing season. We seem to live in an instant world. Gardening and land"scaping", have become more industrial and commercial and instant as time goes on. On Monday there could be a bare lot and by Tuesday, there is what appears to be an established lawn, and twelve year old tress!
But, if we can slow down, gardening and land "care", especially using what we now refer to as "organic practices", reminds us to enjoy the life that we work so hard to create for ourselves. And, with modern innovations, some of ancient technologies, the time and space commitment that has hindered us before, are becoming less and less of an issue. That trend will continue as more and more people are reminded of how things from the ground are supposed to taste, and how important it is to really think about what we put in out body for nourishment.
Out of that thinking for my own family, Eat MY Shrubs was created as a way to bring people back, at least in modern terms, to a way of living that was once just living, but now is considered "organic" or "sustainable".
In my work, there are no harsh chemicals. I think the roughest thing I use is cleaning vinegar. From time to time a small machine is required to complete a task economically, and I do move material with a pickup truck, so there is fossil fuel usage, however, only as needed, and rarely is it needed. Hand pruners and reel mowers, when properly maintained and used do a superior job than most gas powered tools, when looking from a plant health point of view. That is why essential oils have become an important part of my practice. They are what the plants use, nothing that foreign to throw off the chemical balance of the soil.
When we switch to organic practices, the soil begins to come alive once again. Rushed practices and instant remedies to our properties over the past years have stripped most of the life away from the soil. There is endless evidence of this. Every spring herbicides and pesticides, unnecessary fertilizers and enhancers, are sprayed and sprinkled all over the soil killing many beneficial animals, fungi, and bacteria. They then have to work all summer to recover their population, just to freeze or go dormant in the winter, and be bombarded again in the spring with another dose of death.
Organic Gardening teaches that everything is in the soil for a reason. Once you realize what that reason is, altering something in the land to discourage or encourage what we want to have happen will be much less daunting, and deadly. We must work with the garden to come to some sort of agreement as to what the space will look like. If we give the microbes and fungi that we want to have, the food they need, and deprive the microbes and fungi that we do not want of their food. We stack the deck for the beneficial life to win, and in turn, we get the results we desire, or some form of them.
Endless pulling of plants and spraying compacted ground is not going to keep the tap roots like thistle and dandelions away. Relieving the compaction and improving the microbial life that increase the water and air holding ability of the soil, that will. It just takes a bit of time.
The name Eat MY Shrubs came from my love of the idea that we can plant beautiful gardens that are completely edible! Growing food does not have to be in a rectangular shaped, tilled-row garden. The best gardens are interplanted species, or polycultures. Some plants are only there to benefit the plants that we want to eat. They may attract beneficial insects, or fool herbaceous animals away from the plant we actually want. And, all this can be achieved without the use of harmful chemicals, or practices that destroy, what we now have come to realize is, the delicate balance of life in the soil.
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Christmas shopping needing to be completed, my mother and her closest friend Mrs. R decided they would combine their efforts with a trip to the Mall. Mrs. R had a slight "My children are better than your children." attitude. She hesitantly left her son with his Partner in Crime, my brother John as they had been banned from Montgomery Wards for life the previous Christmas. They were only eight!
Not ones to miss an opportunity to eye spy their gifts, the boys hid themselves in the trunk of the car, a screwdriver handy to let themselves out once at the Mall. It worked like a charm; but the mothers were very slow shoppers, and the boys were bored and hungry. Money for the food court soon gone, the boys returned to the car only to discover their mothers had already left!
With not a dime between them they had no choice but to make a collect call from the payphone in the Mall. "Hi, Mom. Can you come and get us?" "Get you? Where are you??? At the Mall!!!!"
Partners in Crime, brothers at heart, the two boys could not be kept apart.
I love holiday baking and thought a penny rug would be the perfect way to capture these memories. Can you see my cookie jar is waiting for my Reindeer Sugar Cookies? He is traced from a cookie cutter I have used for years!
Supplies: 1/2yd white felt, 1/4yd red felt, 1 piece tan felt, 1 piece aqua felt, 2 skeins white floss, 1 skein red, 1 skein aqua, black. Large scissors, small pointed, pinking sheers. Button hole stitch, outline stitch, basting stitches. Print pattern to fit standard copy paper size.
STEP 1. Using circle pattern or 15" plate, trace on back of white felt. Place scallop pieces ABUTTING traced line, trace 19 scallops around circle. Repeat on second half of felt for back piece. Cut out.
STEP 4. Following natural curve of rooftops, lightly pencil mark same 1/2" from scallops to create complete circle. Use 3 strands red, outline stitch.
STEP 5. Use one strand white floss, long running stitch to create curve to write "dash-away all" about 1" from red circle edge. Use pencil to write words. Two strands red floss, outline stitch. NOTE: DON'T worry if your letters or spacing aren't perfect. This is why there is a "dash" and little blue snowflakes to "even things out". I call this "CHARM"!!!
STEP 6. Cut 1 tan, 1 white reindeer same size. Slightly trim white reindeer to create icing appearance. Button hole stitch icing to cookie 2 strand white. Apply nose with small tacking stitches, eye can be a bead or black satin stitch. Baste reindeer in place with LONG running stitches 1 strand white floss. SMALL running stitch cookie to background with 1 strand white very close to white felt edge.
STEP 7. Button stitch blue snowflakes where needed to please your eye (or cover any mistakes!) Snowflakes, 2 strands white through all layers.
Step 8. Sew snowflakes on each circle, 3 strands white.
Step 9. Button stitch circles in place, 2 strands aqua. ALMOST DONE!!!
Step 10. Baste finished top to bottom piece matching scallops. Baste together using long running stitches, 2 strands white. Button stitch around all edges, 3 strands white. NOTE:( I also used 2 strands white small running stitches just next to rooftops and red outline of circle to give stability. Optional) Remove all basting stitches. Iron lightly on back of penny rug.