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Public Speaking Hacks to Keep Your Cool and Present With Confidence
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Has this ever happened to you? — The night before an exam when you start to panic because you think you don't know anything, or the morning before you have to give a presentation and you forget all the words?
The reason why this happens is that when you're stressed; your body releases a hormone called cortisol, which interferes with the process of forming and recalling memories.
The memories are in there, but you've shut the door to that part of your brain. You're stressed and tense, and it's not letting you think clearly.
Now, I've worked in B2B sales, strategy consulting, and law, so I've watched and given my fair share of presentations. In fact, there were weeks during my role in consulting where my days consisted of just that — giving presentations to industry experts. And I can guarantee this — not every expert is good at presenting and not every presenter needs to be an expert.
Something that every good presenter does need, however, is confidence.
Last weekend, I helped my younger brother with his interview prep. He attended an assessment center earlier this week; a two-day event hosted by an international company during which young grads have to take part in a series of tasks. One of these tasks was a presentation. He prepared the slides and drafted a script last week so that he could practice presenting it to me over the weekend.
I would rate his first attempt a 7 out of 10. Not bad at all for a first go, but I noted a few points for improvement.
I gave him my feedback and we made some slight changes to his script.
He presented again — 5 out of 10.
Then again — 3 out of 10.
He went again — 0… he forgot his words. Complete mind-block.
On paper, my feedback should have improved his speech. But it also made him suddenly very self-aware; conscious about what I and other people might be thinking about him. The feedback wasn't the issue; the issue was the effect it had. He suddenly became extremely nervous.
He said he wasn't 'that nervous', but his performance spoke for itself. Clearly, he was, and his nerves weren't letting him think clearly. So, I tailored my approach. I focused on giving him a new set of feedback; this time, with the sole purpose of boosting his confidence. It worked wonders; he got the job!
Here are nine ways I helped my brother to regain his confidence and take his delivery from a 0 to a 10!
Adopt the Right Mindset — You're a Teacher
The most important thing to do at the outset is to adopt the right mindset. Pretend that you're a teacher. Stop thinking of your audience as people who are there to judge you, even if it is an assessment. During those ten minutes (or however long the presentation has to be), you're the teacher.
Even if you think your audience knows what you're talking about, explain what you're saying as though you're a teacher teaching your students about this for the first time.
This will help you above all with two things. The first is confidence. Shift the spotlight away from yourself and place it on them. Think — "how can I explain this as best as I can for them? What can I do so that they'll get the most out of this? How can I help them?"
The second is 'pace'. A teacher wouldn't rush through a presentation like they're reading from a script (or at least, I hope not). A teacher has to pace their delivery; pause at the end of every key learning point to allow the students to take it in before moving on to the next point.
If you're wondering — how could I teach them when they're the experts? Well, I was a 25-year-old with just one year's worth of work experience when I was giving presentations to experts in their industry. Just because I wasn't an expert didn't mean I didn't have anything valuable to say.
My team and I had done a lot of research to find a solution to a problem they were experiencing. We had tried and tested it before, and we were confident that it could help. No, I couldn't tell you everything there is to know about pharma, or about the energy sector. But so what? I can tell you what this solution does and how it can help you.
So never think that just because someone knows more than you, you don't have anything valuable to say. Just make sure that you do have something to say.
This is the best way I've found to engage an audience. You want to set the scene in their mind of what it is that you're talking about.
If you have enough, starting the presentation with a personal anecdote, or describing an occurrence that happened to someone, somewhere, is a good way to do it. It arouses emotion and serves as a hook that draws the audience to what you're saying; it's a connection between them and you.
If you don't have much time, then just make sure that you take a moment at the start to 'set the scene' of what you'll be talking about.
For example, my brother's presentation was pretty technical. He described a team project he worked on in college to engineer a plant that would turn seawater into drinking water for the people that lived on a remote island in the South Pacific.
His first attempt read like this:
"The objective was to build a nuclear power plant that would power a desalination plant on an island in the South Pacific."
We changed it to this:
"The objective was to provide clean drinking water to the people living on a remote island in the South Pacific. We designed a nuclear desalination plant, which sounds like a bit of a mouthful, but essentially provides a method for using their most abundant resource, seawater, into drinking water."
See how the second option sets the scene? The audience can imagine the people on the island. They can see the problem (not enough drinking water), and the solution (a method that will turn seawater into drinking water).
It adds a personal element to the presentation and gives the audience a holistic vision at the outset.
Define Key Terminology
In the example above, you can see that my brother explained what "nuclear desalination plant" means. It's a method used to turn seawater into drinking water.
You can't tell from the example, but he left a pause after he used the terminology; like this:
"We designed a nuclear desalination plant [PAUSE] which sounds like a bit of a mouthful, but essentially…"
The reason I suggested he pause is that as soon as the HR lady that was assessing him (i.e. not an expert in the area) heard the term "nuclear desalination plant," there was likely to be about a two-second window during which she thought "what the — ?"
Leaving a pause gives that terminology time to sink in, and it means whatever you were about to say in that two-second window doesn't get lost in the abyss.
Plus, adding a short phrase like "this sound like a bit of a mouthful, but — ", or "this sounds technical, but — ", or "this sounds complicated, but — " is a good way to show empathy, and let the audience know you understand them, and you're going to help them understand you.
Include a 'Contents' Slide and Leave Room for Questions at the End
People like it when you manage their expectations. They like to be told what you're going to tell them before you actually tell them. Bear this general structure in mind when you're planning your presentation:
1. Tell them what you're going to tell them
2. Tell them
3. Tell them what you've told them
Provide a structure for them to follow in their heads as they're listening. It's a good way to bring them on the journey with you and keep them engaged.
Perhaps most importantly of all — tell them 'there will be room for questions at the end.' The last thing you want when you're trying to keep calm and collected and focused on the message you need to deliver is to have someone raining their hand to interject with questions. It'll only make you more nervous and increase the chances of losing your trail of thought.
So just clarify at the outset that they'll have the opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Scrap the Script
I know this is probably the last thing you want to read, but seriously, scrap the script. By all means, use it when you're practicing; reading it out loud will help you memorize what you need to say at certain moments, but once you're comfortable, practice without the script.
Trust me — you know more than you think you know. If you're using a PowerPoint presentation, the information on the slides will serve as prompts to guide you throughout.
You don't have to say the exact same thing every single time you give the presentation; just explain what's on the slide. You don't need to read everything out, the audience can read for themselves. Just explain what you know about the information that's there, and use it to guide you onto the next slide. Then, just repeat.
If you're not using a PowerPoint presentation, and you're nervous about forgetting your words, by all means, take notes — but don't just read from them; use them as a back-up.
Some people like to summarize the main points on one side of A4 so that they can see the order of things. Other people prefer flash-cards. You can use these as you would the slides on a PowerPoint presentation; use one flashcard for every topic and move on to the next when you've finished.
Whatever you do if you're using notes, don't overcrowd the page. Write down bullet points that will serve as 'triggers' that remind you of the point you need to explain. They explain that point clearly, concisely, and feel free to change your wording. Trust me, by this point, you do know what you're saying.
Don't Panic!!!
I've seen a lot of people suddenly panic and become flustered when they stumble on their words, or when they pause to think for a moment. They assume the audience will think they've tripped up and they don't know what they're talking about.
If you think about it, there are two obvious reasons why this is totally irrational:
1. The audience doesn't know the script. They have no idea what you're going to say. You could start to improvise altogether and they would have no way of knowing (unless you go completely off-piste and start to talk about something random; don't do that).
2. When you have a normal conversation with someone, there are times when you forget a word, or you say the wrong word and just correct yourself, or you pause to think about something. These things are totally normal things to do; it's absolutely fine to stumble on a word, so just chill. Pause, say it again clearly in case they didn't hear, and keep going.
Be Aware of Your Body Language
You know the drill; it's the basics: keep your shoulders back, your chin high, and use your hands to add emphasis to key points. Also, importantly, look at the audience!
Whatever you do, don't rock from side to side, or back and forth. I hate to say it but it makes you look either crazy or in desperate need of the toilet. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
There are only three reasons why your feet should be moving:
1. You're pointing/gesturing at a particular point in the presentation and you want to leave room for the audience to see.
2. You're confident enough to walk from one end of the stage to the other (on occasion) to maintain engagement with different parts of the audience.
3. An emergency — e.g. a fire.
Otherwise, keep your feet still.
Use PowerPoints as a Visual Aid, Not a Script
Any graphs, tables, and words on the screen should serve as a road-map, not a road-block. You don't want to get stuck in the minutia of every single detail; you want to use the information on the slide to help you tell the story you're telling.
If there's a graph or a table or a diagram, define the axis or the columns and rows. What are we looking at? What's on the left? What's on the right? What's along the bottom, and what's on the top? Then broadly — what can we see and what does this mean?
Give the audience the information they need to interpret what they need to interpret from this, explain it briefly, and move on. If it doesn't add to the story, don't go into detail.
Practice, Practice, and Practice Again
No one single piece of advice will help you more than this. You simply need to practice over and over again until you're confident that you know what you're saying better than anyone else.
Ask a friend or a family member to watch you and give you pointers. If you're not confident enough at the start, just practice yourself. Practice in front of a mirror, or maybe even record yourself presenting and play it back.
Do whatever works for you. Just remember, not every round has to be the same. You don't have to use the exact same wording every time. Go off-script, and feel free to change your explanation.
All you need to remember are the key points to your story, not the manuscript.
These points have served me well over the years, and I'm sure they can help you too.
Remember — you're a teacher. Shine the spotlight on them, not on you. Focus on how you can best transmit the information so that your audience gains as much as they can from your presentation.
Think — how can you help them?


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Q: Data transmission in optical fibers Im reading though my Network Architecture lecture notes and it states optical fibers need a repeater every >10km. Repeaters are used to amplify digital signals but the notes do not explain or state what signal type this medium transmits. I would like to know what signal type do optical fibers carry

A: it actually transmits pulses on light through the optical fibers which can be considered as zeros and ones. Like if there is light it is one and otherwise it is zero.
Eventhough you are transmitting the light there are loses due to the quantun short noise and TIR loses. So in order to modify the signal to its orginal state the network uses the optical repeter which uses stimulated emmission of light and regenrates the power to older signals

A: An optical fiber is neither digital or analog; It's just a conduit for a beam of light.  But, in any kind of long-haul telecommunications application, it most likely will be transmitting a baseband-modulated bit stream (i.e., digital data) at many gigabits per second.

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Locate the front and center most spot on your forehead where your growing hairline would naturally begin. To find that spot on your forehead raise your eyebrows as if your're looking up at the ceiling. Gently run your fingers along your forehead until you find the area where the soft facial tissue meets the harder cranial tissue.
Your hairline will begin approximately 1/2 inch above this border of hard and soft tissue. Hold your index finger directly on the edge of the softer tissue, using your nose as the center point. With your other hand, mark a spot above your finger.
After your guide point is marked in the center of your forehead use Adjust A-Bond and generously spray down your scalp. This is crucial because the alcohol will give you a few extra moments after the unit is placed onto your head to adjust it into the right position.
This is an essential step! Without it, the unit may immediately stick to your scalp as soon as it makes contact with your skin. This will make a terrible mess and a terribly crooked hair system.
You are now ready for placement. Grasp both sides of the hair system and slowly lower the unit down onto your head so that the entire base touches your scalp at about the same time.
Once resting on your head, you should be able to move it freely over your scalp in all directions until it is aligned with your forehead guide dot or indentation and all around the edges of your natural growing hair.
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PATTIE CANOVA: JOURNEY THROUGH THE MYTH
Genre: Solo Performance, Other
Carrie-Anne Gonzalez ©2020
Pattie Canova
On the road of life, we are all Fools
If you're seeking an experience unlike any other, join Pattie Canova in her latest show, Mythic Journeys, on Sunday, May 1st. Described by her fans as the "rock star of tarot," Pattie Canova: Mythic Journeys is scheduled to run exclusively at Stage Left Studio on May 1st and June 5th, at 4pm.
Formerly known as Souled Out, Mythic Journeys promises to be a provocative and intimate evening of myth, magic, and mayhem, as the audience reveals their deepest secrets. Recommended by both Time Out New York, and The Village Voice, Actress Parker Posey describes Pattie Canova as "brilliantly, psychically gifted." A humorous, intuitive storyteller and profound public speaker, Pattie Canova has performed at prestigious venues such as the Ars Nova Theater, and has been a guest speaker at the Red Book Series at the Rubin Museum of Art. Recently, Canova spoke at fashion designer Norma Kamali's salon in New York City on Love, Sex and Getting Naked: Dialogues with Venus, Goddess of Beauty.
An evening that promises to be both exciting and entertaining, Pattie Canova will take her audience on the mythic journey through the tales of philosophers, gods and goddesses along the labyrinth of life, love and relationships with the self, others, and the Divine. Join her at the Stage left Studio, located at 214 W. 30th Street, 6th Floor, NYC. Due to popular demand, tickets will be sold in advance, and there is limited seating on a first come-first served basis.
An evening full of tarot, tales, humor, and candor—Mythic Journeys will be a thought provoking and interactive evening where anything is possible. For more information on how to join her on her journey of self-discovery, log onto: www.stageleftstudios.net and select Mythic Journeys under current shows. For more information about Pattie Canova, visit her website at www.pattiecanova.com, or to view her latest video online, log onto:
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4:00-5:30 Theater: Stage Left Studio
Address: 214 West 30th Street
Conveniently located between 9th and 10th Avenues, near the Port Authority and Penn Stations A, C or E line.
Buy Tickets Online or Call: Stage Left Studio at 212-838-2134.

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The Orbán Government
The fourth government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was formed on May 18, 2018, following the victory of the Fidesz–Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) alliance in the National Assembly Election held in Hungary the previous month.
Six of the fourteen ministers in the government are members of Fidesz, while two are members of the KDNP and six are nominal independents.
The Fourth Orbán Government
Viktor Orbán /prime minister
Zsolt Semjén /deputy prime minister/minister without portfolio in charge of national policy, ecclesiastical affairs and nationalities
Mihály Varga /deputy prime minister/national economy minister
Sándor Pintér /deputy prime minister/interior minister
Antal Rogán /minister in charge of the Prime Ministerial Cabinet Office
Gergely Gulyás /minister in charge of the Prime Ministry
Péter Szijjártó /minister of external economy and foreign affairs
General Tibor Benkő /minister of defense
László Trócsányi /justice minister
Miklós Kásler /human resources minister
László Palkovics /national innovation and technology minister
István Nagy /minister of agriculture and rural development
János Süli /minister without portfolio in charge of the expansion of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant
Andrea Bártfai-Mager /minister without portfolio in charge of handling national assets
Note: Andrea Bártfai-Mager is the third woman to serve in the four Orbán governments (Mrs. László Németh served as national development minister in the second Orbán cabinet from 2011 to 2014 and Ibolya Dávid served as justice minister in the first Orbán cabinet from 1998 to 2002). None of these three women have been members of Fidesz: Bátfai-Mager is an independent, while Mrs. László Németh was also an independent and Dávid Ibolya was affiliated with the Hungarian Democratic Forum.
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In case you've been living on Mars these last 300 years, the Rothschild dynasty are the most powerful banking family on earth – and "Jewish".
For me, it's very significant as Kerry Stokes is well known to me – perhaps not to you. Generally regarded as a "nice guy" and loyal Western Australian, there are of course, a few people who will beg to differ with me. There are rumors Stokes is a high level Freemason. To many, this will hardly come as a surprise.
Kerry stokes (real name John Patrick Alford) has a claim as Australia's true rags to riches stories. Assuming a faithful recounting of events, you cant help but admire the man.
At one stage, at the height of the slaughter, both the Seven Television Network and local West Australian Newspaper (both owned by Stokes) completely ignored the IDF war crimes. On one night they did not mention Gaza at all.
Instead, Stokes's media outlets pushed ISIS day and night. It never stopped. It was so shockingly one sided it indicated something about Kerry Stokes and who his friends were. Other Australian newspapers at least "tried" to make balanced reporting efforts.
IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE TIMING OF KERRY STOKES'S PURCHASE OF THE ROTHSCHILD FAMILY PRAYER BOOK?
For one, I have always believed that Kerry Stokes is "Jewish". A fully accepted "Jew". Another Irish/Scottish "Jew" – Richard Pratt (billionaire) – turned out to be anything but 'Scottish' or 'Catholic' when he died and he had a Jewish funeral.
Mr Pratt was born in the Polish city of Gdansk in 1934 and came to Australia when his parents emigrated to the Victorian town of Shepparton in 1938.
They changed their name from Przecicki to Pratt upon arrival, and the family set about settling into their new Australian surrounds.
Will Kerry Stokes be surprising us like Richard Pratt surprised so many when he died and didn't have the Pope attend?
Anything is possible and I'll wager $5 on a yamulke in the cupboard.
The jig is up. Israel has ten years (if that) and Americans are armed to the teeth and wondering what happened to their Christmas tree's on the White House lawn.
Perth is a number one destination for Jews seeking some safety due to the performance of Israel.
Easily defended island continent. Massive reserves of oil, gas, rare metals, coal, iron ore, uranium. Only 24 million people sitting under the largest economic and population expansion in recorded history. You dont need to have a degree in economics to work it out.
PERTH WILL BE HOME TO LEGENDARY $15M BOOK?
Kerry Stokes plays with his new $15 million dollar Jewish Banker prayer book.


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Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
Dec 18 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
ONE PAUSE POETRY SALON is (literally) a greenhouse for poetry and poets, nurturing an appreciation for written art in all languages and encouraging experiments in creative writing.
We meet every Weds in the greenhouse at Argus Farm Stop on Liberty St. The poems we read each time are unified by form (haiku, sonnet, spoken word), poet, time / place (Tang Dynasty, English Romanticism, New York in the 70s) or theme / mood (springtime, poems with cats, protest poems). We discuss the poems and play writing games together, with time for snacks and socializing in between.
Members are encouraged to share their own poems or poems they like – they may or may not relate to the theme of the evening. This is not primarily a workshop – we may hold special workshop nights, but mostly we listen to and talk about poems for the sake of inspiring new writing.
Whether you are a published poet or encountering poetry for the first time, we invite you to join us!
$5 suggested donation for food, drinks and printing costs.
8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop greenhouse, 325 W. Liberty. $5 suggested donation. onepausepoetry.org, 707-1284.
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Zine Workshop @ AADL Downtown (Secret Lab)
Join us in making Zines!
Zines are small booklets made of simple materials and contain text, art, or anything you can put in a book.
Supplies are provided – bring photos, magazine clippings, or other materials if you want to personalize your project!
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Thomas Lynch: The Depositions, and conversation with Keith Taylor @ Literati
We're pleased to welcome the beloved author of The Undertaking in support of his latest, The Depositions: New and Selected Essays on Being and Ceasing to Be. The author will be in conversation with poet Keith Taylor. Signing to follow. Free and open to the public.
For nearly four decades, poet, essayist, and small-town funeral director Thomas Lynch has probed relations between the literary and mortuary arts. His life's work with the dead and the bereaved has informed four previous collections of nonfiction, each exploring identity and humanity with Lynch's signature blend of memoir, meditation, gallows humor, and poetic precision.
The Depositions provides an essential selection from these masterful collections—essays on fatherhood, Irish heritage, funeral rites, and the perils of bodiless obsequies—as well as new essays in which the space between Lynch's hyphenated identities—as an Irish American, undertaker-poet—is narrowed by the deaths of poets, the funerals of friends, the loss of neighbors, intimate estrangements, and the slow demise of a beloved dog.
As Alan Ball writes in a penetrating foreword, Lynch's work allows us "to see both the absurdity and the beauty of death, sometimes simultaneously." With this landmark collection, he continues to illuminate not only how we die, but also how we live.
Thomas Lynch has authored five collections of poetry, one of stories, and four books of essays. His first, The Undertaking, won the Heartland Prize for Non-Fiction and the American Book Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Granta, Harper's Magazine, and the New York Times, among other publications. He works as a funeral director in Milford, Michigan, and teaches at the Bear River Writer's Conference.
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Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement @ Literati
We are delighted to welcome the publisher and three contributors to this intersectional collection of essays, fiction, and poetry featuring black, Latinx, Asian, queer, and trans writers for a panel discussion!
About the book: "Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter," said Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford when she testified to congress in September 2018 about the men who victimized her. A year earlier, in October 2017, the hashtag #MeToo shone a light on the internalized, normalized sexual harassment and abuse that'd been ubiquitous for women for generations.
Among the first books to emerge from the #MeToo movement, Indelible in the Hippocampus is a truly intersectional collection of essays, fiction, and poetry. These original texts sound the voices of black, Latinx, Asian, queer, and trans writers, to name but a few, and says "me too" 23 times. Whether reflecting on their teenage selves or their modern-day workplaces, each contributor approaches the subject with unforgettable authenticity and strength.
Together these pieces create a portrait of cultural sea-change, offering the reader a deeper understanding of this complex, galvanizing pivot in contemporary consciousness.
Nandi Comer is the author of the American Family: A Syndrome (Finishing Line Press) and Tapping Out (Northwestern University Press, May, 2020). She is a Cave Canem fellow as well as a Callaloo fellow. She is a 2019 Kresge Artist Fellow. Her poems have appeared in Crab Orchard Review, Green Mountains Review, Muzzle, The Offing and Southern Indiana Review.
Emily Jace McLaughlin is a fiction writer and screenwriter. Her short stories have appeared in Catapult, VICE, Cutbank, and Fiction, among other journals. She is a graduate of the Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan, where she won Hopwood Awards for her novel, short fiction, essays and play, and where she currently teaches. She formerly wrote for Warner Brothers Television.
Polly Rosenwaike's story collection, Look How Happy I'm Making You, was named one of Kirkus Reviews' "Best Short Story Collections of 2019," and Glamour's "Best Books of 2019." She works as a freelance editor in Ann Arbor and is the Fiction Editor for Michigan Quarterly Review.
Amanda Uhle is Executive Director and Publisher of McSweeney's, known for its award-winning quarterly literary journal, humor website and eclectic book publishing program. She is co-founder, with Dave Eggers, of The International Congress of Youth Voices. For more than 11 years, Uhle was executive director 826michigan, a nonprofit tutoring and writing center for school-aged students in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Ypsilanti. Trained as a journalist, she writes independently and is sometimes host of the author interview radio program and podcast, Living Writers. She remains involved with numerous youth writing organizations in Michigan and around the world, supporting their fundraising and programming as a volunteer consultant. She's a board member of Choose Yourself, a youth-led organization working to raise fearless girls and young women in the nations of Africa and in the United States
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Frithjof Bergmann: New Work, New Culture @ AADL Downtown (First Floor Lobby)
There was a time when the word "job" was a pejorative term. Now, many people around the world think a job—any job—to be a blessing, essential to thrive; even, survive. Frithjof Bermann will give a short reading from his book, recently released in English, New Work, New Culture, in which he skewers what he calls the "Job System" of organizing work, as being outdated and dysfunctional. He proposes an alternative. After his reading, there will be an audience discussion.
Frithjof H. Bergmann is emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan.
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Emerging Writers: Meetup: Merrie Haskell @ AADL Westgate, West Side Room
Come with questions, a work in progress, or an empty notebook and meet other writers! ALL writers are welcome in this casual, supportive environment. NEW: in 2020 we will now have a special guest each month who specializes in one area. This month, author Alex Kourvo will be joined by Merrie Haskell, who specializes in Middle Grade Novels for children. Both authors will answer questions, share resources, and provide private, one-on-one critiques if you choose to have them read your work. Sharing your writing with other attendees is not required and is completely voluntary.
The Emerging Writers Meet-Up is an excellent opportunity to meet your fellow Ann Arbor writers and get feedback from published authors. This monthly meet-up welcomes all writers to ask questions, connect with other writers, or simply have a dedicated time and place to work on their projects. Do you have a completed manuscript? Consider submitting it to the library's new imprint, Fifth Avenue Press.
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Amy Auscherman: Herman Miller: A Way of Living @ AADL Downtown (First Floor Lobby)
Amy Auscherman, Corporate Archivist for Herman Miller, Inc, discusses her new book Herman Miller: A Way of Living, a chronicle of the rich history of the innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early twentieth century to today.
For more than 100 years, Michigan-based Herman Miller has played a central role in the evolution of modern and contemporary design, producing timeless classics while creating a culture that has had a remarkable impact on the development of the design world. Ten chapters and thousands of illustrations in this new book tell the Herman Miller story as never before, documenting its defining moments and key leaders.
Amy Auscherman has managed the company's extensive design archive since 2014, She also served as an editor for WHY Magazine, curated exhibitions, and contributed to design history scholarship through writing and lecturing. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, AIGA's Eye on Design, AXIS, Curbed, Dwell, Fast Company, PIN-UP, Surface, among many others. Podcast and television appearances include TED's WorkLife with Adam Grant and Viceland's Nuts+Bolts with Tyler, The Creator.
The event is in partnership with the Michigan chapter of Docomomo US and will be hosted by Martin Bandyke, morning drive host on ann arbor's 107one. It includes a signing with books for sale.
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3D radar image provides new insights into Mars' north polar cap
Ordo News EditorDecember 4, 2022Last Updated: December 4, 2022
(ORDO NEWS) — According to an article by Nathaniel Putzig, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Planetary Sciences, the new improved 3D radar image significantly improves visibility of the interior of Mars' north polar cap.
Putzig's team, which included researchers Matthew Perry, Isaac Smith, Aaron Russell, and intern Isabella Muller, prepared and analyzed a 3D radar image using observations from the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The study was published in the journal Planetary Science.
"When creating 3D radargrams, we collect all the data from many 2D profiles in the area of interest and apply advanced 3D imaging techniques to eliminate all interference present in 2D profiles by placing echoes at their origins to obtain a geometrically corrected 3D image subsurface images," said Putzig, lead author of the study.
"The new 3D radar image focuses on many objects that were previously difficult or impossible to display due to the initially incomplete display of 3D objects using a set of 2D profiles.
So far we have only scratched the surface of what this new body of data tells us about the history of Martian polar processes and climate, and much more detailed mapping work remains to be done."
SHARAD explores the subsurface layers at a depth of up to 4 kilometers, emitting radar waves in the frequency range from 15 to 25 MHz.
The reflected radar waves picked up by the SHARAD antenna are sensitive to changes in the electrical characteristics of rocks, sand and water ice that may be present above and below the surface.
Also visible are changes in the reflection characteristics of subsurface layers caused by layers deposited as a result of geological processes in the ancient history of Mars.
"The 3D imaging results allow for a better understanding of Mars by providing a clearer view of subsurface features that can be used to substantiate geological interpretations of the origin of polar deposits and implications for Martian climate history.
Details of the geometry of the subsurface layers can be used to determine the processes associated with the deposition and erosion of layers over time," said Putzig.
Excavations of 20 ancient tombs in China's Hunan province completed
Shark tooth and ancient Egyptian deity found in ancient Spanish settlement
Weighing human souls – theory 21 grams
Scientists have created a method to predict the decline of newfangled trends
Now we can hear the "sound" of one of the most beautiful stars
Professor Nick Bostrom: Humanity lives in a giant hologram
Early morning on Mars: Detailed panorama from NASA Curiosity
How big is a spacecraft needed to travel to the stars?


7/16/09 "Everyone remembers Knocked Up right?"
>Indeed I do, at the public library for a job working as an after school leader. Cool cool.
"I didn't know what I was waiting for. That day came like a rolling thunder and we were waiting for the sun."


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Kewaunee County Board reviews landfill options
Karen Ebert Yancey
Future options for the county landfill were presented at the Feb. 17 Kewaunee County Board meeting.
Kewaunee County Chairman Ron Heuer said the board was examining three options: continue to operate the landfill, sell it to a private enterprise that would operate it, or turn it into a transfer station and haul waste to another site.
The landfill's current capacity will be filled in about three years, said Larry Kirchman, chairman of the Highway/Solid Waste Committee. After that, continued operation of the landfill would require a Phase III plan involving the creation of up to two more cells to provide another 15 years of capacity at a cost of $5.5 million to $6 million, Kirchman said.
Kirchman said the county would have to borrow this money, adding to the county's $17 million debt.
The county currently accepts as much garbage from out of county as it does from county residents to meet its operating expenses, he said.
In January, the county posted a request for proposals to sell the 217-acre landfill or have it operated by a non-government entity, Kirchman said. At least three parties have expressed interest to date, and the deadline for filing a proposal is March 2, he said.
"When you look at it from a financial standpoint, we want to do what is in the best interests of the county," Kirchman said.
But Supervisor Charles Wagner said the public has not been provided enough information about the future options for the landfill.
"Everyone I have talked to wants to keep the landfill county-run," Wagner said. "They said they would rather pay higher taxes than have the landfill turned over to a private enterprise."
Wagner said that some residents feared that if the landfill is bought by a private company, residents would pay higher costs for garbage disposal.
Tom Kruse, West Kewaunee town chairman, said that because the landfill is located in his town, he planned to schedule a March public hearing to provide more information about landfill options and obtain residents' input.
•In other business, the board approved the hiring of Scott Feldt as a new county administrator replacing Ed Dorner, who retired at the beginning of the year. Corporation Counsel Jeffrey Wisnicky has served as interim county administrator for the last two months. The County Board also approved the creation of a groundwater task force.


Last week's surprise Avengers: Endgame trailer left Tony Stark stranded in space, seemingly beyond the reach of his fellow Avengers. But NASA - who have dealt with bringing home stranded astronauts themselves - have chimed in with some advice to Marvel Studios on how to bring Iron Man home safely.
"Hey Marvel, we heard about Tony Stark," tweeted the official NASA Twitter account. "As we know, the first thing you should do is listen in mission control for 'Avengers, we have a problem.' But if he can't communicate, then we recommend ground teams use all resources to scan the skies for your missing man."
"Avengers, we have a problem," is of course a reference to a slightly altered version of the famous phrase spoken by Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert. Swigert's quote, "Houston, we've had a problem," was adapted into "Houston, we have a problem," as a catchphrase for the 1995 film Apollo 13 in which the phrase is spoken by Tom Hanks' Jim Lovell, the Apollo 13 Mission Commander.
Meanwhile, in the private sector, SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk has a slightly different idea on how to reach Tony Stark, tweeting simply "Machete!!"
This is a reference to the 2013 film Machete Kills in which Musk has a cameo, and which culminates in Danny Trejo's titular vigilante catching a ride into space on a SpaceX rocket - with Musk's tweet itself inspired by a fan posting a clip from the scene.
As for how Tony Stark will actually make it home (assuming he does...uh oh), we've got our own theory - but we'll all find out when Avengers: Endgame hits theaters on April 26, 2019.


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U.S., Taiwan Agrees on Negotiating Mandate for Trade Talks
Situation in Taiwan StraitChina-U.S. Relations
The first round of negotiations is expected early this fall.
The U.S. and Taiwan authorities have agreed to negotiate the terms of a series of bilateral trade agreements. The Chinese government strongly opposes this, saying that Taiwan is part of China's inherent territory.
"We plan to pursue an ambitious timeline to achieve high standards of commitment and meaningful outcomes covering the 11 areas of trade in the negotiating mandate that will help build a fairer, more prosperous and resilient 21st century economy," Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said in a statement.
The first round of negotiations is expected to take place early this fall. They will take place under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative in Washington.
Bianchi said the U.S. hopes the agreement "will deepen our trade and investment relationship, advance shared trade priorities based on common values, and promote innovation and inclusive economic growth for our workers and businesses.
The two sides formally launched the U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative in early June, and Bianchi and John Deng, the top trade negotiator for Taiwan authorities, have held a round of high-level talks in Washington in late July.
However, following China's harsh reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwanese authorities, U.S. officials reaffirmed their commitment to the initiative and promised an "ambitious road map" for the negotiations.
The negotiating mandate released Wednesday by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is consistent with previous statements on expected areas of negotiation. The two sides agreed not to discuss possible tariff cuts, a politically sensitive issue in the United States, but will seek to reach agreement in areas such as agriculture, customs procedures, regulation, anti-corruption and small and medium-sized businesses.
Other areas to be negotiated include protections for labor and the environment, rules for digital trade and the operation of state-owned enterprises.
The United States, through negotiations with Taiwan district and separate talks with 13 other countries on a proposed Indo-Pacific economic framework, hopes to put pressure on China by raising trade standards in the region.
Source: POLITICO


I have been reeeeeally bad about cooking dinner lately.
I get in these all-or-nothing ruts that does not bode well for my family at meal time. A plate full of brownies and a pan full of sweet rolls? Got those. Salad? Got it. A full plate with veggies, starch, and some kinda meat? Yeah… not so much.
The problem is really that I don't care a thing about eating dinner. I love breakfast. Lunch is great! I am totally a soup, salad, sandwich eater. Fruity snacks are fine for my afternoon and I am totally cool with a bowl of popcorn at 5 p.m. Unless we are going out somewhere, I am pretty utilitarian about my own dinner.
But I live with dudes. Dudes like dinner. Like they want the whole shebang with a big slab of protein and a pile of vegetables and some bread. And then they want seconds. I kind of dread 5:30 p.m. because it is a rare day that I have my act together when the hungry masses start drifting through the kitchen asking me what's to eat.
The whole process was much easier when my boys were small. Grilled cheese and baby carrots? Yeah! That's totally a meal!
I am always really excited when I find a compromise — these sandwiches are IT. Totally low key, quick, minimal mess, but still meeting all the meaty man requirements this testosterone-filled house deems important (when we move I am totally painting a whole room bubblegum pink, just to prove a point). Also – let's talk about that CHEESE SAUCE for a second. It is every bit of the best part.
I used Cabot's Horseradish Cheddar to make it (full disclosure: I love Cabot cheese and I say so pretty often, so they sometimes send me free product to say thanks, but it is a brand I truly use and buy and then add to everything I cook). You might remember these same flavors from my Philly Cheesesteak Macaroni. Horseradish and steak are a fabulous pair – if you have ever ordered prime rib at a steakhouse it was most probably served with horsey sauce on the side. If you can't find Horseradish Cheddar then your favorite sharp white cheddar will do – same crazy melty creamy result.
Philly style steak cooked with onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, and garlic smothered in a fantastic and easy horseradish cheese sauce and then grilled on sourdough bread.
Slice the steak very very thinly -- I cut mine into 2-3" strips, as thin as my knife would allow. Toss the sliced steak with the Worcestershire sauce. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the steak, sprinkle it with the salt and pepper, and cook over medium high heat, turning occasionally to brown on all sides, about 8 minutes.
While the steak cooks, slice your vegetables.
Place the butter for the cheese sauce in a small saucepan and let it melt over medium low heat. Stir the cold milk and cornstarch together and then pour it into the melted butter. Let it heat up slowly.
Remove the steak to a plate and add the onions, peppers, and mushrooms to the skillet it was in. Let them cook over medium high heat until they are tender, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
When the milk mixture is warm (it will be frothy - careful not to scorch it), remove it from the heat and stir in the cheese until it's smooth.
Once the vegetables are cooked, add them to the steak and toss to combine.
Melt a little butter (I just rub the stick in the pan) in the same skillet you used for the steak and vegetables. Add one slice of sourdough bread. Top the bread with the steak and veggie mixture. Spoon the cheese sauce over the steak. Top with the second slice of bread.
Turn the sandwich to grill the second side and repeat with the other 3 sandwiches.
'Partially frozen' is called for to make the slicing easier. You can place your meat in the freezer 45 minutes to an hour before cutting OR you can take it from the freezer and slice it before it has thawed completely.Once you slice the steak and toss it with the Worcestershire sauce it will thaw completely pretty quickly.
Best looking grilled cheese sandwich I've ever seen…hands down!!
I love a good sandwich and this one just got better with the philly cheesesteak.
I'm eating breakfast now and already craving this for lunch!
I have no words for how amazing this looks.
This is the best looking cream cheese, love it!
I meant to say grilled cheese! LOL!!!!
Haha Angie. Cream cheese, grilled cheese — I'll take it all. Thank you!!!
I know I've been living on water and cough drop the past two days, but jeez!! These sammies look AMAZING. Even my dog is licking my laptop screen. Pinned!!
haha thank you Meghan!! I hope you are feeling better! Sandwiches are in order.
Oh my gosh Heather. That cheese! I need like 10 of these in my life right now!
When I worked at a cheese shop, you could not keep me away from the horseradish cheddar. SO AMAZING. I don't even like beef all that much but giiiiirl, I'd go to town on these philly grilled cheese sammies. YUMMMMMMMOOOOOOO.
I don't really like beef either but it is sooo perfect with the horseradish cheddar! My first thought was to write a whole post about horseradish cheddar and crackers. Thanks Hayley!!
Haha Thanks Julie!! The cheese sauce. Do it.
It's lunch time here and I NEED one of these badly! Looks fantastic!!
awww that was so nice! Thanks Kelly!
Can Steak-umms be substituted for the flank steak?
Hi Rich! Of course! But the cooking method for the steak will differ because Steak-Ums offer package instructions. If you are a Steak-Ums fan or it's what you have on hand, go for it!
please do not put "philly" in this recipe. when u make a grilled cheese sandwich with beef, that is what it is. stop confusing people and also stop ruining a staple with "fusion" New world order bs.
Hi. Not sure who made you the "Philly" police, but I'll call my recipes whatever I like and then you go on and do the same for yours. Okay? Okay. Also — your comment is a special kind of rude. Just thought you should know.
I love your response! It was classy and no-nonsense at the same time! I wouldn't care if you called it a Philly Steak Grilled Cheese or a Podunk Grilled Cheese. it looks (and sounds) amazing, and that's all that matters!
Is the horseradish cheddar in the cheese section ?
I died. This was undeniably the best philly I've ever had and the best meal I've ever cooked in my life. I am completely devoted to you and your blog! When you say something is good I'll be nodding my head in allegiance — these were awesome!!!! I keep pestering my dude to come up with something to describe how good they were and all he's managed to put together was "izzz goood." I hope my love for you and your amazing recipes has transcended through text ( at least a tad more eloquently than him ;). ) i am also glad you like my comments! I love your blog! Haha. Thank you again Miss Heather for giving the dude and I another good night of full tummies and for helping me with my 'naive' questions on how to get the steak! This was my first time ever cooking red meat! If you need me I'll be creeping on the rest of your posts!!
Hahaha Nikole. Thanks so much! This sandwich has gotten a pretty good bit of pub and I'm glad cause it's seriously soooo easy and soooo good. I'm thrilled you guys enjoyed it. First time ever cooking red meat? Yeahhhhh for you!


Which application can read Barnyard log_pcap output plug-in files?
To accept input from Snort and produce various forms of output, the Barnyard architecture consists of which components?
Barnyard has a mode of operation that reads the most current unified log file and processes new unified files as they become available. What is this mode called?
What does the log_dump output plug-in do?
Which output method is the fastest for Snort?
Which command-line argument can you use with Snort to produce a binary output file?
Which command-line argument can you use with Snort to read a previously created file?
What must you do to produce ASCII-formatted output from Snort?
Do nothing because Snort produces ASCII output by default.
Use the -K ascii switch when you start Snort from the command line.
Compile Snort with the -K ascii flag in the configure command.
Use a third-party application to convert native Snort output to ASCII.
For which application is Snort output suitable?
When you instruct Snort to place ASCII-formatted log data in a specific directory, what does Snort use to organize the alert data?


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Big News from Cladrite Radio!
We've got big news! Cladrite Radio has taken the Patreon plunge, and we wanted you to be the first to know.
Patreon is a website that allows creative types to receive monthly support from their fans, followers and, in our case, listeners. We've set up several contribution levels, starting as low as $1 a month, and with a thank-you gift (or gifts) at each level.
Cladrite Radio is a labor of love, but it costs us a good deal of money, time and energy. A little support from our listeners, readers and followers will go a long way toward making things a bit easier for us.
If you listen to our toe-tapping tunes, enjoy our posts here on our blog and on our various social media platforms, or both, we'd very much appreciate if you'd at least pay a visit to our Patreon page and consider chipping in what you can—you'll receive some swell stuff in return, in addition to our deep gratitude. We love exploring the pop culture of the first half of the 20th century with you, and your support can help us dig even deeper.
Cladrite Radio's New Home Sweet Home
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You may have noticed that things look a bit different around these parts, and there's a good reason for that: We've been hard at work for weeks, revamping our website.
Cladrite Radio is now a fully secure, mobile-friendly website and we have a brand new streaming player for you to enjoy our toe-tapping tunes of the 1920s, '30s and '40s. We hope you'll put the new site through its paces and let us know if you experience any technical issues.
Moving the site to a new server and springing for increased security wasn't cheap, so if you'd like to show your support by chipping in a few clams, you'll see a link to the right of this post that allows you to do just that. And thanks!
Dame Vera Lynn's Still Got It
We were tickled pink recently to learn that the recent greatest-hits release from Dame Vera Lynn has sold more copies than any other album released by a female artist in the U.K. this year.
Not bad for a 100-year-old songbird!
Lynn, known during World War II as "the Forces' Sweetheart" for the inspiring wartime songs she sang and her dedicated efforts to entertain the troops, celebrated her centenary birthday in March of this year, and though she's no longer recording, her reissues and greatest-hits packages have always done very well.
But the top-selling female artist in the U.K. more than 65 years after her heyday? That speaks to the deep affection and high esteem in which Dame Vera is held.
Longtime Cladrite Radio listeners and readers know very well how we feel about Dame Vera; her music has been a big part of our playlist since we went "on the air" years ago. So you can imagine how excited we were to receive in the mail last week this lovely autographed picture, direct from Dame Vera herself.
In the brief note that accompanied the picture, Dame Vera wrote, "My P.A. [personal assistant] Susan has told me about your radio station, and I commend you for keeping alive the memory of that bygone era."
It's our great pleasure, Dame Vera, and we're grateful you're still here with us. You're an inspiration to us all.
If you'd like to show your appreciation to Dame Vera for the joy she's brought us all over the years, consider supporting Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity, which is dedicated to supporting families with children under 5 years old with cerebral palsy and motor-learning difficulties. Dame Vera thanks you, and so do we.
The Latest from the Streaming Wars
07/17/2017 cladriteLeave a comment
We've been talking to you of late about the technical troubles our streaming provider, Radionomy, has been experiencing, and here's the latest: Our stream is currently available via all the popular browsers via this website, our page on the Radionomy.com website, the Internet Radio feature in iTunes (look for us under Jazz), and via the free Radionomy app that's available for Android and iOS.
However, it's still not available through many third-party apps (like Reciva and Nobex—though Android users of the latter may be able to access the stream), and that has impacted our listener hours rather drastically. This matters because Radionomy has a daily minimum number for listener hours and any stations that fall below that mark get 86'd.
We're not that close to the danger point just yet, but we're closer than we'd like to be. So we humbly ask you to make it a point to give us a nice, long listen or two (or twelve) over the next few days to get our average back up a bit. Choose whichever method mentioned above that works for you; it's all the same to us (and to Radionomy).
We may look into switching to another streaming provider one of these days—Radionomy is not only buggy, but their communication with their broadcasters is almost non-existent. But the service is free, which matters to us a great deal—a money-maker Cladrite Radio is not. We're lucky when we break even.
So unless and until we switch, please keep us streaming in the background whenever you're able (heck, stream us on your computer or phone and mute the sound, if you're not in the mood for our toe-tapping tunes at just that moment, though honestly, when are you not in the mood for great music from the 1920s, '30s and '40s?). And thanks!
Los Angeles' Bunker Hill, Then and Now
The Bunker Hill neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles was once a fashionable area where the many of the city's elite resided. By the late 1940s, the Victorian homes those well-to-do families had occupied had been transformed into boarding houses and apartment buildings, and the people who called them home were decidedly not high society.
Today, the neighborhood would be all but unrecognizable to those who lived there in either the good old days and the bad old days, as is demonstrated in this film by Keven McAlester, which juxtaposes 1940s footage (shot, we're guessing, as background for some of the many films noir of the day that featured scenes shot in the neighborhood) with contemporary footage of the same streets that are captured in the earlier footage.
It may come as no surprise to you that, given the choice, we'd opt for the Bunker Hill on the left in a heartbeat.


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The DPT program has 19 full-time faculty, 58 associated faculty members, and the faculty to student ratio is 1:5.35.
Program will use percentile rankings for verbal and quantitative scores.
UD scores range from 150-170, not 130-170. They do not utilize the analytical score.
The highest percentile ranking for each section will be used.


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Learners will be taught the skills required to effectively promote the full integration of disadvantaged people into the mainstream of community life by using an empowerment model of case management. This involves introducing learners to empowerment theory and its implications for practice; highlighting legal and ethical issues in case management; and learning skills specific to empowerment-oriented case management. These skills include critical awareness of systemic issues; engagement, not assessment; listening to and understanding others' stories, not intake; barrier identification, not a problem identification focus; reinforcing internal strengths; developing informal support systems; connecting to formal supports; making community connections, not service linkage; mutual review and follow-up, not monitoring; individual and systemic advocacy skills based on an understanding of power relations; building community capacity to assist devalued people; and empowerment-oriented crisis intervention, which has become a crucial aspect of case management practice in an era of cutbacks to human services.


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Q: translate3d causing longer recalculate style phases than positioning with top/left? I'm trying to dive deep into browser rendering and came up with this little demo in preparation for a talk.
I put together a animation demo where you can easily switch scheduling from requestAnimationFrame to setInterval and also positioning from top/left-based to top/left-based in combination with translate3d(0,0,0) or even entirely translate3d(x,y,z)-based.
Now I know that stranslate3d isn't a silver bullet and especially that it can become costly if applied to too many elements. However, there is one particular thing that caught my attention. If I switch the positioner from DefaultPositioner to Translate3dPositioner it seems that I get much longer Recalculate Style phases than before. I couldn't find any information about that so I'm wondering if anyone can share more info about what's going on here?
Here is the link to the demo: http://plnkr.co/edit/TKwKBk?p=preview
Just switch implementations inside the app.js file.
One more thing: When you click on resume to kick off the demo, you should wait a little bit until all boxes moved a bit apart. I know it's a poor demo ;-)


I love this concealer, I can't get enough of it! I've never tried the rest of the products, but I really like their All Day Luminous Weightless foundation and their lip pencils, and their audacious lipsticks, and their glosses, and the laguna bronzer. Practically everything haha !
I've never bought anything from Nars but I was planning to stop buying low quality drugstore makeup and start splurging on high end makeup that'll last long so I think I'll kick on my collection with either a blush or the concealer.
I've never bought anything Nars yet but I do have my eye on their lipsticks!
P.S. The photography on your blog is just gorgeous! Do you use a DSLR?


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The £6 Christmas gift from Tesco that the Queen gives to all her staff has been revealed
It is a tradition that was established by her grandfather
Ian Molyneaux
The queen has over 1,000 members of staff and they all get the same gift (Image: John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
This Christmas the Queen will once again be busy wrapping yuletide gifts for her staff.
Following a tradition established by her grandfather, and then passed down to her father the present will be exactly the same as it has always been.
And what is the magical gift that Her Majesty bestows on all her loyal workers?
A photo of her beloved Corgis perhaps? Or a free friends and family pass to Windsor Castle?
No, sadly none of these.
What time EastEnders will air on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
As Wales Online reports the Queen actually buys her staff Christmas puddings and also gives them a greeting card from herself and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Queen Elizabeth II with two corgi dogs at her home in 1936 (Image: 2009 Getty Images)
Her Majesty reportedly used to buy the 1,500 Christmas puds from Harrods and Fortnum and Mason - the royal grocer for more than 150 years - but now goes to supermarket Tesco.
Sounds a bit tight, but every little helps.
The Queen and Prince Philip present each employee with the shop's Finest Matured Christmas Pudding, according to Hello! Magazine.
It is not clear when the change - which will have cut costs - first took effect.
The now famous Christmas pudding (Image: Tesco)
As well as being gifted a pudding, those who have worked for Her Majesty, 91, for a considerable length of time are said to also receive a voucher.
The official website of the royal family reveals how giving Christmas puddings to staff members is a tradition that the Queen's own father followed. It says both King George VI and King George V did the same.
London Underground weekend closures: The Tube lines shut on December 21 and 22
"About 1500 Christmas puddings paid for by The Queen (through the Privy Purse) are distributed to staff throughout the Palaces, staff in the Court Post Office and Palace police," the website states. "Each pudding is accompanied by a greeting card from The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh."
It adds that Her Majesty personally hands out presents to some members of the royal household at Buckingham Palace and at Windsor Castle.
Lucky old them.


Pre-pack administration: good or bad for employment figures?
Most employment practitioners will have dealt with redundancies and TUPE issues following a company going into administration. This week's File on 4 was an interesting look at whether the current insolvency regime might not be counter-productive in the current downturn.
The 2003 Enterprise Act was designed to make going into administration easier, quicker and cheaper with the aim to help companies and save jobs. But BBC File On 4 has heard claims that it is now easier for failing companies to dump their debts leaving thousands of creditors and suppliers owed millions of pounds they may never recoup. Julian O'Halloran asks if UK insolvency law could deepen the economic downturn instead of bringing about a recovery.
The programme is available through iPlayer and as an mp3 podcast download for the next week.
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From experience (current and historical) working with a large number of vulnerable SME's its a very tempting thought to simply dump the business, the debt and the obligation towards the staff – for once morally sound employers, when faced with a choice between protecting their own personal assets (their home, lifestyle and family welfare) they are becoming tempted to use current insolvency practices as a get out clause from their legal obligations to provide workers with statutory payments. As a practitioner you have to seriously question what incentives are in place to encourage employers to do the right thing – rather than cut and run.
In business you pay your bills , not cut and run.
My firm in Hong Kong will no longer trade with companies in the UK , two of our former customers complain they will have to close if we do not continue to grant credit terms .


A few years ago I was driving back from a US Army base where I had given a daylong lecture on shoulder dysfunction. I was looking forward to getting home and relaxing a little over the weekend. Then my cell phone rang. It was Ellen and she was quite excited.
"I have tickets to the Eagles in Little Rock. I think we should go!" she exclaimed. I asked her when and she said, "Tomorrow! I've already checked the airlines and we can fly into Little Rock and be there in time for the show!" I hesitated for a moment and then she said, "Our seats are in the 8th row!" Off to Little Rock - what else could I say!
I can still recall the concert. It was outdoors on a warm and breezy August night. I was an Eagle that night, singing all the hits and coveting Joe Walsh's guitar. An awesome event. Ellen had made a great choice.
But I have always wondered, why are hit songs hit songs? Why have the Eagles remained so popular for so many years? And why do certain things seem to completely captivate us?
Roy Williams, in his book "Magical World's of the Wizard of Ads", proposes an answer he calls a Third Gravitating Body. Not a simple concept to grasp and one I read several times before I finally got it - or at least I think I do. In a nutshell, a Third Gravitating Body is an exceptionally small item introduced into a system (and a system could be a book, a song, a meal or even a treatment) that creates a "pattern within a pattern" thus subconsciously captivating the right side of our brain. Huh? These patterns are too complex and big for the analytical left brain. So the work is shifted to the imaginative right brain to allow us to make sense of these large, wonderful patterns. A Third Gravitating Body is found in crashing ocean waves, sparkling campfires, majestic mountains, and even in the fluffy clouds that whisp by each day. Have you ever found your self attracted to these examples? Why is that? It's the Third Gravitating Body. A Third gravitating Body, claims Williams, is what draws us to sing "Witchy Woman" a million times. I think he is on to something that could benefit us all.
Think for a moment how monumentally boring straight leg raises are. Why? The movement is predictable. We aren't required to focus to achieve the task. But if I add one small thing - a tiny laser strapped to the leg and a target for you to hit with the light, the boring movement suddenly becomes much more interesting. The laser acts as a Third Gravitating Body.
Of course, we have no idea if performing straight leg raises with a laser is more effective but it sure is a lot more fun. Which would you rather do? Where can you find a Third Gravitating Body in your day?
How do I strengthen a muscle if the effort produces joint or tendon pain? To produce muscular strength, don't I have to take the muscle to the point of exhaustion? And if the effort is painful, am I truly taxing the muscle or am I stressing something else?
Assuming I can produce muscular exhaustion, how long does it take to produce muscular strength?
Does it matter to my muscles whether I gain that strength in any particular manner? In other words, are my muscles a non-discriminating group? Are they an equal opportunity functional employer?
These are things that keep me up at night.
Muscles are highly discriminating. Ask my muscles to do one thing and I will learn how to do it really well like cycling. But, ask for a run in a 10k race after spending my training time cycling and I'll be lucky to finish 2k of it. Even though the muscles I used in the cycling are exactly the same muscles in running, the training effect of cycling has little transference to running. I am what I do.
The challenge is to change physical function not from "strength" but from neuromuscular learning. The good news is that practically anyone can do it. To better understand this, I conducted a small experiment a few years ago. I asked a student (a great resource for experimentation by the way) to serve as a subject for my study of the quadriceps mystery. I attached surface EMG electrodes to the right quadriceps. I then asked my student to perform a maximum, volitional isometric contraction of the quadriceps to produce a baseline EMG reading. I used this to later reference electrical activity during other tasks.
I discovered when I applied a second line of force, a vector, the EMG activity was much higher than any of the other tasks. When I tried this with patients, I found many of them with "anterior knee pain" were initially unable to step up and down a 9 inch step. But if I applied the second line of force, the step became pain-free. I was then able to "push strength" but do so in a functional and pain-free manner. I had found a way to take advantage of the body's inherent learning ability and accelerate it. This technique has worked literally hundreds of times in my clinic as well as others around the country.
The next time you see a patient with "anterior knee pain", try adding a second vector. What do you have to lose? You might just surprise your client and yourself.
"It hurts right here," as Jim pointed to a region of his lower back extending down over the right side of his sacrum. "I've had this thing for a while and now it's really getting in the way of things," he said.
I talked with Jim for about 30 minutes using my standard set of questions: who, what, when, where, how and why. The following story unfolded: About two years prior he moved his household and did much of the heavy lifting. About two days after the move, he noticed an intense pain in his lower back and pelvis. Any bending or turning was very painful as was the use of his arms. The pain subsided upon lying or sitting down, but he could not stay in one position very long. If he did, he noticed soreness and stiffness in is back. He took some over the counter pain relievers and anti-inflammatories for a few weeks and tried not to aggravate his back. Slowly, he began to feel better but whenever he exerted himself, such as in raking the lawn or house cleaning, his back would hurt.
Jim was otherwise in good health. However an interesting discovery was made during the interview. About six years ago, Jim underwent spinal surgery for a herniated disc at L4-5. From his perspective, he recovered from the surgery (this becomes an important piece of information a bit later on).
Tender to palpation over the region of the right side of the sacrum and lateral to L5.
So, what is Jim's problem? Since his complaints and history did not suggest anything ominous, let's think about his complaints from a functional perspective. He has pain with movement and an increase in pain with an increase in tension loads (the pain with resisted trunk rotation). This could occur with joint disease since the contractile forces also load the joint surfaces, but Jim's symptoms subside when he sits down. Most individuals who have lumbar joint disease do not like to sit. He also hurts mostly with activity that is inconsistent with joint disease (activity causes symptoms to subside then increase later after the activity stops).
After lumbar surgery, a large percentage of people experience atrophy of the multifidus muscles. Depending on the type of surgery, the muscle may even be resected. Just as a reminder, the multifidus is the single largest, secondary stabilizer of the lumbar spine (primary stabilizers being intervertebral disc and ligaments). It is only palpable below L4 and it is most superficial over the sacrum. It serves to guard against anterior-posterior gliding of the vertebral bodies. It is an anti-shear muscle. Jim has all of the classic signs of tendinitis. If his complaint had been in the shoulder, we would have easily identified it. But, how often have you had a referral for multifidus tendinits? I've never had one. Ever.
Based on the evidence, I suggest Jim has multifidus tenditinis as at least one of the components to his problem. If you can treat tendinitis elsewhere in the body, surely you can treat it in the spine. The question is how?
Stay tuned. We'll cover that part next week.


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El cementerio redondo en Sayalonga
by pepelum | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog, Andalusia, Axarquia, Chilches, Culture, Malaga, Oleotourism | 0 comments
Cementerio Redondo en Sayalonga
On the eve of the Feast of All Saints, the cemeteries of Spain are filled with people who clean and tidy the niches and tombstones of their loved ones, a panorama that is not alien to one of the most singular fields of the country, that of Sayalonga (Málaga), the only one with a round shape.
El denominado cementerio redondo en Sayalonga posee en realidad planta octogonal y fue construido hacia 1830 a raíz de la pragmática real que obligaba a trasladar los lugares de enterramiento desde el centro de las ciudades a las afueras por motivos de higiene y salubridad.
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Valentin Fernandez, tourism technician of the City of Sayalonga, told Efe today that the romantic theory to explain the round shape of the cemetery is that the builders wanted the people buried there not to turn their backs.
However, according to Fernandez, the thesis that is most important today is that from the cemetery you can see the tower of the church of Santa Catalina, which is octagonal, and the cemetery "would have been built imitating this structure, since they could be executed by the same person. "
However, regardless of the theory that is given to justify its form, Fernandez has argued that it is a "symbolic cemetery, which was intentionally made simulating an octagon, a symbol widely used, even by Freemasonry, in the century XIX ".
Recent research confirms that it is "a symbolic cemetery, perhaps the only symbolic of Spain," he added.
Another peculiarity of the round cemetery of Sayalonga, a municipality of about 1,500 inhabitants located in the interior of the Axarquía of Malaga, is that its niches were built domed and one above the other, so that they resemble a "white honeycomb" of bees ".
Each family was united for their eternal rest in a certain area and the wealthiest tried to demonstrate their economic and social power with a slightly richer construction, although all within a great simplicity, "which is what gives true originality to this space, "said Fernandez.
This enclave receives some 3,000 visitors a year and also has an interpretation center about its origin.
Since the eighties of the last century this cemetery has not been used, which has at its center several rows of niches with a square structure and similar to those of other cemeteries, which were made around 1950.
Source: laopinióndemalaga.es


Whenever you go hunting your neighbor hood, you little uncertainty find which I phones are all across the spot. Individuals utilize them to get hearing songs, cellular web surfing, the myriad of applications available in in addition to quite as a status image. In case that you desire to utilize yours for additional than simply showing off you've it, even study on.
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Russia and alcohol have a long, intertwined history. Russian consumption of alcoholic beverages has long been high and so it remains. Even so, forget what you thought you knew about Russia's drinking habits. The market is going through some intriguing changes - creating a more varied landscape for exporters to navigate.
Consumption of alcohol has been a part of Russian life for centuries. Russians are the fourth biggest drinkers in the world in volumes of pure alcohol. In 2016, an average of 15 litres was consumed nationwide.
A survey from the Levada Centre, a Russian non-governmental research body, revealed that as many as two thirds of Russians regularly consume alcohol, at least twice a week. That's a potential market of over 98 million people.
So Russians like a drink. In fact, they enjoy alcohol so much to make it a $40 billion industry. Domestic production is thriving at present, with vodka production up 66% year-on-year in Q1 2017. Even so, it is not been entirely smooth sailing for the Russian alcohol sector in recent years.
The major issue facing Russia's alcohol market at present, though, is consumption of illegal alcohol. As much as 10% of the population drinks spirits distilled with dangerous ethyl-alcohol and industrial substitutes like methanol.
Russia's economic crisis meant its citizens had reduced purchasing power – meaning less money to spend on legitimate products. As such, the nation was hit by a deficit of premium, quality drinks in 2016.
Crucially, the rouble is stabilising, backed by a resurgence in oil prices. The market for properly labelled, legally manufactured alcoholic drinks in Russia is regaining its strength. After a couple of years in the wilderness, imports are showing the exciting green shoots of recovery.
Imports of crucial product varieties, including spirits, beers, and wines, were up in the first two months of 2017. This is great news for exporters, as levels dropped off in the wake of the Russian recession in 2014. After that, volumes remained stagnant.
Forgot those negative feelings though. Imports of spirits were up 58% in January and February of 2017, compared with 2016's levels. The value of imports amounted to $93.5 million during this time, with a physical volume of 28,300 tons (another increase of 67%).
During this time, total imports of alcoholic drinks matched spirits individual increase, posting a 58% rise in monetary values for a total of $226.7 million. In volume terms, this was a 44% increase against 2016's levels with Russian alcohol imports weighing in at 134,170 tons.
Surprisingly, vodka featured on import manifests during this period – even though the nation is a major exporter of the clear spirit. Selecting premium products from Finland, Sweden, France, and Belarus, meant importers spent $6.23 million on vodka in Jan-Feb 2016 – 2.43 times more than in 2015.
Alcohol imports collectively came to $1.6 billion in 2016 – exceptionally high given that Russia imports around $20 billion worth of food and drink products annually in the post-sanctions environment.
When you think of Russia's favourite drink, your thoughts will inevitably turn to vodka. While vodka has been ingrained in Russian culture and society for centuries, its days may be numbered. Beer and wine in Russia are gaining major ground.
Beer in Russia is particularly surging in popularity. 45% of 2016's total alcohol sales were made up by beer, and imports rose by one and half times this year as well.
Germany and Belgium, known the world over for their brewing culture and quality beers, have become the chief suppliers of beer to Russia, with their exports totalling $17.2 million across 2016. German and Belgian brewers rose their Russian bound export levels by 93% and 122% respectively this year too.
Elsewhere, we find wine is being imported, bought, and drank, in larger numbers by Russians. Last year, imports of sparkling and table wines grew in volume terms by 4.5%, totalling 174.73 million and 34.85 million litres each.
Viniculture, despite the government's best efforts, is comparatively underdeveloped in Russia, and any domestically-produced labels are often outstripped in price by foreign vintages. Russia's wine market is here to stay and growing stronger with every passing year.
Even with beer and wine emerging as essential market members, spirits are not going anywhere. 42% of alcohol sales across Russia were spirits. This includes drinks such as whiskey, rum, brandy, and, of course, vodka.
Premiumisation, i.e. consumers moving towards more expensive products, is re-establishing itself on the Russian alcohol market. 21.4% of Russian vodka drinkers deliberately went for higher-end luxury items in 2016, signalling that more money is the hands of Russia's drinkers than in previous years.
Likewise, as mentioned above, imported labels are scoring big wins in the beer and wine sector. Foreign-produced drinks are in an enviable position on Russia's alcohol market – even for those nations under embargo in other food and beverage sectors. The UK and Ireland, for example, accounted for 27% of total distilled spirit imports in 2016, showing how there is still the demand for products from sanctioned nations in Russia.
Russia's $40 billion alcohol market is strengthening every day – and its thirst for internationally-sourced goods is getting larger. If you want to meet Russia's leading alcohol importers, distributors, and retailers, to expand your operations, you need to be at WorldFood Moscow.
For over 25 years, the event has been connecting the leading lights of Russia's food and beverage industry with foreign producers. This is your chance to get your products in front of a dedicated audience of industry professionals while they are actively looking to source new suppliers and product varieties.
The deadline for exhibitor spaces is approaching fast. If you do not want to miss out on the opportunities Russia's newly confident alcohol sector holds, contact us now to book your stand.


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any idea how fast you were going: my gmod broke has anything happened?
I have visited the store to buy coffee but first I grabbed the 20 oz glass filled it with water and drank it standing next vending machine. Water was cold so I took little more time then I moved towards coffee selection and decided to make pumpkin spice. I moved to coffee making place - put some sugar, vitamin D milk and moved to filter to fill in pumpkin spice. I have time so first I tasted the coffee. I liked it what I make then I was drinking the coffee in the store and started exploring the store. At the final at the register when I was about to make a payment manager Matt added 2 more coffee to the bill without even asking me. On top that he said I made a refill twice and he is not ready to talk or listen to me. His attitude really hurted me. I want justice. I paid what they ask me for. They have monitoring and they can check my footage.


I've done park runs in Norwich and Bristol and I have no idea whether there were any loos so I'm not sure what the point of me posting is apart from to say I'm very pleased to see this is starting in my town. I'm a bit apprehensive about the mud, though.
I would not recommend Chris. Requires constant chasing to get anything done.
They were offering car washes 'from £5' today and have taken down the posts so cars can access the site from the A414 as well as St Andrew Street.
Sele Farm's got form for this sort of thing, hasn't it. The Bentley Road sinkhole apparently swallowed a whole lorry in the 1950s.
That picture baffles me, I can't work out where it will be. Is this the place they're working on right now next to the towpath which will offer stunning views across the river to a load of light industrial units?


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Fatherland is a bold, ambitious show about contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions. Created by Frantic Assembly's Scott Graham, Karl Hyde from Underworld and playwright Simon Stephens (Punk Rock, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), this daring collage of words, music and movement will transform the Lyric, animated by a 13-strong cast and a multitude of voices.
Fatherland is a vivid, urgent and deeply personal portrait of 21st-century England at the crossroads of past, present and future. Inspired by conversations with fathers and sons from the trio's home towns in the heart of the country, the show explores identity, nationality, masculinity - and what it means to belong in a world weighed down by the expectations of others.
Tender and tough, honest and true, Fatherland is a vital and necessary show about what we were, who we are and what we'd like to become.
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No food chain has had a worse run of things more than Chipotle. Today, the nationwide burrito and tacos chain is shutting down until 3 p.m. local time across the country for a meeting about food safety. A lot will be covered in the four hour meeting including how to bounce back after an E.Coli outbreak affected 50 people across the United States as well as a Norovirus outbreak in Boston that caused around 140 people to fall ill. Chipotle's stock prices have taken a hit, consumer confidence is at an all-time low. So how does Chipotle plan to make up for this?
Easy, they're giving away free burritos once they open up.
According to the Chipotle website, they're instituting a "raincheck" to anyone who's lunch plans got screwed up by the meeting today. To get your free burrito this week, text "RAINCHECK" to 888-222 and the company will hook you up. Will it renew confidence in the brand for those who frequent it? Who knows. All we know is this, a free burrito can't do any harm to anybody, especially if they're in dire straits.


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Pope Francis on one hand condemns proselytism (preaching the gospel to nonbelievers) but on the other hand he praises interfaith dialog. These are one in the same as far as Rome is concerned. It is through ecumenism that Rome will bring Protestants and Muslims under her influence and control.
The Pope is trying to bring "peace and unity" to the whole world through ecumenism. This is a subtle, charming proposal meant to seduce everyone by enticing them into her arms. It may sound positive and logical, but the ecumenical forum is an attempt to downplay doctrine, truth and history. Interfaith participants ignore facts and reality and embrace fiction.
They misrepresent Christ and portray Him as a non-doctrinal, non-judgmental, non-threatening spiritual guru who leaves everyone in error. When in reality, the preaching of truth is more important than peace and dialog.
"Woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel." 1 Corinthians 9:16.
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine." 2 Timothy 4:2.
"For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher." Romans 10:13, 14.
This is the mission that Jesus entrusted to His disciples. For centuries God has had faithful missionaries who have obeyed the Lord's command to proclaim the gospel to the world. But today we have Pope Francis and his ecumenical agents who are attempting to prohibit the mission of Christ from reaching the world.
The holy words of scripture are little appreciated today. Sharing the everlasting gospel with nonbelievers is looked upon by these ecumenical diplomats as a great evil. Pope Francis and his assistants are flying all over the world spreading interfaith unity and cooperation everywhere they go. They are working against God's holy commandments.
There is a universal attempt to destroy the faith of Jesus, to silence the Three Angels' Message and to make of none effect our unique distinctive truths. This is all being done by ecumenical diplomats who are working day and night. But we know who is ultimately behind all of this. It is Satan's plan to keep the world from hearing God's last message of mercy, and he has been successful in causing many of our people to lose sight of our present duty for this hour.
"We are not to make less prominent the special truths that have separated us from the world, and made us what we are; for they are fraught with eternal interests" (Evangelism, p. 121).