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Obama: 'Very real chance' of agreement with Iran
US president pushes international partnerships in confronting Tehran, Assad, and a decentralized but still dangerous al-Qaeda
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil	28 May 2014, 7:29 pm 18 Edit
US President Barack Obama, May 28, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/ Jim WATSON)
WASHINGTON — In a much-anticipated speech delineating his foreign policy for the remainder of his term in office, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration's refocus toward international cooperation provided a new opportunity to resolve tensions over Iran's nuclear program. While warning that the odds of success are "still long" in getting Iran to give up its nuclear weapons development, he said that "for the first time in a decade, we have a very real chance of achieving a breakthrough agreement."
"Despite frequent warnings from the United States, Israel, and others, the Iranian nuclear program steadily advanced for years," Obama recalled, explaining why his new policy emphasized cooperation rather than unilateral American action. "But at the beginning of my presidency, we built a coalition that imposed sanctions on the Iranian economy, while extending the hand of diplomacy to the Iranian government."
Obama said that the US-led international coalition has afforded "an opportunity to resolve our differences peacefully" with Iran.
"The odds of success are still long, and we reserve all options to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But for the first time in a decade, we have a very real chance of achieving a breakthrough agreement – one that is more effective and durable than what would be achieved through the use of force," he argued. "Throughout these negotiations, it has been our willingness to work through multilateral channels that kept the world on our side."
During his speech to the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Obama delineated the boundaries for American military action, telling the graduating cadets that "the United States will use military force, unilaterally if necessary, when our core interests demand it – when our people are threatened; when our livelihood is at stake; or when the security of our allies is in danger."
"In these circumstances, we still need to ask tough questions about whether our action is proportional, effective and just."
Striking an anticipated chord balancing between US engagement and internationalism, Obama told the graduates that "international opinion matters. But America should never ask permission to protect our people, our homeland, or our way of life."
Obama said that the "threshold" for military action "must be higher" in situations that are of "global concern" but "do not pose a direct threat to the United States." In the president's vision, the higher threshold means that the US must seek international partnership and collective action in such cases.
"We must do so because collective action in these circumstances is more likely to succeed, more likely to be sustained, and less likely to lead to costly mistakes," Obama explained.
Terrorism, said the president is "the most direct threat to America at home and abroad" for the foreseeable future. He warned, however, that "a strategy that involves invading every country that harbors terrorist networks is naïve and unsustainable."
Instead, Obama said that he drew upon "the successes and shortcomings of our experience in Iraq and Afghanistan" to shift Washington's counterterrorism strategy to one that will "more effectively partner with countries where terrorist networks seek a foothold."
Obama described al-Qaeda as a decentralized threat with extremist affiliates, many of whom have focused their energies on targets in their host countries rather than on far-off targets on American soil.
"This lessens the possibility of large-scale 9/11-style attacks against the homeland, but heightens the danger to US personnel overseas," he explained. "We need a strategy that matches this diffuse threat, one that expands our reach without sending forces that stretch our military thin, or stir up local resentments."
Obama discussed successes in combating the core of al-Qaeda and "an insurgency that threatened to overrun the country" in Afghanistan, but noted that the military successes had to be reinforced by strengthening Afghan institutions.
A day after announcing that the US was moving toward what he described Wednesday as a "train and advise mission" in Afghanistan, the president emphasized that the reduced presence in the country "will allow us to more effectively address emerging threats in the Middle East and North Africa."
Obama called on Congress to support a Counterterrorism Partnership Fund of up to $5 billion to bankroll a plan for what he termed "a network of partnerships from South Asia to the Sahel" in which the US will train, build capacity, and facilitate partner countries facing counterterror challenges.
Among those missions, he listed "training security forces in Yemen who have gone on the offensive against al-Qaeda, supporting a multinational force to keep the peace in Somalia, working with European allies to train a functioning security force and border patrol in Libya, and facilitating French operations in Mali."
Obama said that one "critical focus" of the US's effort would be the three-year-old crisis in Syria.
"As president, I made a decision that we should not put American troops into the middle of this increasingly sectarian civil war, and I believe that is the right decision," he explained. "But that does not mean we shouldn't help the Syrian people stand up against a dictator who bombs and starves his people. And in helping those who fight for the right of all Syrians to choose their own future, we also push back against the growing number of extremists who find safe-haven in the chaos."
Obama said that the additional resources would be used to support Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq — both in supporting refugees and battling extremists spilling over their borders.
"I will work with Congress to ramp up support for those in the Syrian opposition who offer the best alternative to terrorists and a brutal dictator," he promised, while assuring that the US would seek to do so as part of an international partnership.
Obama spoke to his more interventionist critics, saying that his new policy did not preclude taking direct action against terrorists. He did, however, warn that "in taking direct action, we must uphold standards that reflect our values. That means taking strikes only when we face a continuing, imminent threat, and only where there is near certainty of no civilian casualties."
US actions, he warned "must not create more enemies than we take off the battlefield."
The president said that the US should be "more transparent about both the basis for our actions, and the manner in which they are carried out – whether it is drone strikes, or training partners." In order to do so, Obama said, he would "increasingly turn to our military to take the lead and provide information to the public about our efforts."
"When we cannot explain our efforts clearly and publicly, we face terrorist propaganda and international suspicion, we erode legitimacy with our partners and our people, and we reduce accountability in our own government," he warned.
International cooperation was a major theme in Obama's speech, with the president still seeking to dispel international images of American unilateralism that plagued the administration of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
He called for reexamining institutions such as NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, in order to "evolve these institutions to meet the demands of today." Obama said that international monitoring and cooperation on both the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and in confronting the Iranian nuclear threat had achieved positive results, if not yet resolutions to either situation.
Climate change, Obama said, was one non-military application for his redirection toward international cooperation. The president said that in 2015, America intends to present a global framework for combating climate change. At the same time, he slammed Republicans in Congress, complaining that "we can't call on others to make commitments to combat climate change if so many of our political leaders deny that it is taking place."
American leadership, he continued, demands that Washington conform to international norms and the rule of law. In an effort to do so, he said, he would continue to push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and to "place new restrictions on how America collects and uses intelligence – because we will have fewer partners and be less effective if a perception takes hold that we are conducting surveillance against ordinary citizens."
Obama acknowledged that the Arab Spring had challenged American policy and its commitment to reinforcing democratic values worldwide.
"In capitals around the globe – including some of America's partners – there has been a crackdown on civil society. The cancer of corruption has enriched too many governments and their cronies, and enraged citizens from remote villages to iconic squares. Watching these trends, or the violent upheaval in parts of the Arab World, it is easy to be cynical," he noted.
America's fraught relationship with successive governmental successors to deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak earned a special mention, with Obama emphasizing that Washington's relationship with Cairo "is anchored in security interests – from the peace treaty with Israel, to shared efforts against violent extremism" rather than shared values. He warned, however, that US would continue to "persistently press for the reforms that the Egyptian people have demanded."
Strikingly, the president did not speak at all about Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, which collapsed last month after Secretary of State John Kerry spent nine months trying in vain to secure progress.
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Ving Rhames has the meats! Sorry, I saw that somewhere and I had to get it out. Ving Rhames has that deep, bass voice that is hard to mistake for anyone else and an acting style that kind of leans towards a more serious character more often than not. He can play a bit of comedy now and again and he can be funny, but it's more often that you see him as a serious or seriously demented character that knows how to get physical when he needs to and otherwise just seems like the guy you obey or the guy you stay away from based on the kind of character's he's played in films. Some of his best roles have made him seem a little less than balanced.
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3. Dawn of the Dead-Kenneth
This is where he gets kind of scary but awesome since Kenneth is no-nonsense and will straight up kick a guy's butt if he so much as twitches the wrong way. He's not a violent person but he's not shy when it comes to dishing out the pain. For much of the movie though he's far more reserved, though you can see the call to violence simmering in his eyes.
2. Mission Impossible-Luther Stickell
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If he's in a good mood he seems like a nice guy, but if he's got the full scowl on it's safe to say that the boogeyman might go running.
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With patients who seem stressed or in pain, Dr. Lori Weichenthal sometimes asks them to take a moment to concentrate on their breathing while she's assessing them.
Focusing on breathing has been shown in many medical studies to reduce anxiety, depression and pain. And nearly 300 studies in the past five years have shown a link between meditation and improvements for those with inflammation related diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
"That is the most basic form of mindfulness," Dr. Weichenthal, a UCSF professor of emergency medicine and a registered yoga teacher, said of deep breathing and focusing on the breath. She teaches weekly classes for young people with disabilities and weight issues.
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Those who meditated in this study saw their telomeres get longer, while the control group remained the same.
UCSF Department of Psychiatry professor Elissa Epel, Ph.D., explained that shorter telomeres have been linked to chronic stress and depression. And the length of these protective protein caps is related to how our immune system and cardiovascular system works. Cells die faster and are more prone to disease with shorter telomeres .
Get comfortable. You can sit in a chair or on the floor, lie down, or walk in a circle.
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Set a timer and start slow with 10 minutes. Build up time as you get more practice at clearing your mind. Setting a time to practice regularly is also key to seeing the benefits.
Try an app or online video to help guide you. Or join a meditation group or yoga studio if you need support in meditating. But in times of stress, remembering to take time for those 5-10 deep, slow breaths can work wonders.


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Quote for the day...George Bush and Reality
This quote from the start of John Horgan's review in Nature of "Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration," by Seth Shulman, University of California Press: 2007.
"Two years ago the journalist Ron Suskind offered a disturbing insight into the presidency of George W. Bush. In an article in The New York Times Magazine on 17 October 2004, Suskind quoted a senior White House adviser mocking journalists and others in the "reality-based community" who believe that "solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality". The adviser added: "That's not the way the world really works anymore. We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality." "
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Oh my god...someone has finally said what's been true for quite some time now. How terrifying...it's bad enough that this IS the state of affairs and has been for quite some time, but for someone in his administration to say it out loud and so casually like that is scary as hell. It's like they really don't give a sh*t about democracy or anything anymore, they KNOW they're all-powerful.
I wish 2008 would come SOONEST, he/they scare the pants off me and I want them GONE asap to see what we can salvage of our country. I heard a long time ago a whisper about attempting to extend the two-term limit for him...I pray that idea is dead as a doornail, tho' I think the day has passed when he could pull it off. Or at least I pray it is!
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Podesta's scarlet letter is gone this week, because Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee have lifted the ban."Things have already changed," said Podesta, while mingling at a brunch put on by her firm at the swanky Philadelphia restaurant Fork on Tuesday with members of Congress, the Obama Administration, and, yes, lots of lobbyists.
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Podesta is just one of a legion of lobbyists coming out of the proverbial closet this convention, free to raise money, support candidates and be proud of it for the first time in nearly a decade. For many influence brokers, the distinction is an important one. Facing a fundraising shortfall after Congress ended public funding for the conventions, the Democratic National Committee eased the ban in 2012 to allow corporate funding of external convention events. That led to lobbyists and private industry largely funding much of the 2012 Democratic convention.
Tony Podesta, Heather's ex-husband and fellow lobbyist, says the shift in rules from the conventions in Charlotte and Denver have only led to changes in the amount of money he spends. "There was no ban having parties in 2012," he said, at his own swanky brunch at Barbuzzo on Monday morning. "The 'lobbyist ban' meant that I couldn't buy Obama T-shifts. That made the administration seem a little crazy, to say I couldn't buy a T-shirt for my niece and nephew." He is the brother and former business partner of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. T-shirts and official campaign swag are still considered direct contributions under Federal Election Commission guidelines.
In February, the restrictions were further eased to allow lobbyists to directly raise money for the various Democratic committees, the convention and any events that don't directly involve President Obama, Vice President Biden or their wives. The move was controversial at the time as it was supported by former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, opposed the change.
Both Dittus and Heather Podesta agreed that there is a more prominent business presence in Philadelphia for Clinton than there was in Cleveland last week for Donald Trump's Republican National Convention. "There were fewer executives in town at the Republican convention, but the business community is present at both," said Heather Pedesta, who held one brunch in Cleveland and two in Philadelphia to accommodate demand. Her clients include Home Depot, Red Bull and Cigna.
Emails to the Clinton campaign for comment on this story went unanswered.


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You'll find a friendly attitude from all your colleagues, but it's nice to identify one person as your primary sounding board. Your mentor is specifically chosen to be relevant to you and your areas of interest. They can answer technical questions, introduce you to people you need to know and help you feel settled and supported.
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Attention Long Distance paddlers! Are you interested in representing Canada at the 2017 IVF World Distance Championships? This inaugural event will be hosted in Tahiti from June 3-5, 2017. Subsequent IVF World Distance Championships will be held every 2 years, offsetting years of the IVF World Sprint Championships. For detailed information consult the IVF website.
The CORA board would like to gauge member interest in attending this inaugural IVF World Distance Championship event. We are asking all interested individuals to fill out the online intent-to-compete registration form by June 15, 2016 to determine if there will be a need for crew selection race-offs.
The IVF site states that only 1 crew per country in Junior, Open and Masters (40) can be entered. Is there any prospect of older categories being added, or does the IVF have the idea that us wrinklies couldn't handle the distance?
Correct, age categories are as stated. No categories for the 'oldies' as of now. Age categories are the same as sprints therefore 40's means paddler must be atleast 40 years of age. Older paddlers may race down, therefore Canada could have crews that are 50's 60's but they would have to race down to 40's or Open.
In addition to the IVF Long Distance comments, here is a better option for the over 40 paddlers.
Paddlers can participate in outrigger and Dragon Boat. Check it out.
hmmmm… Looks interesting. Are others interested?
There may be some interest for the 40+ crew. We have some strong Masters paddlers who are interested in exploring this race.


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Q: How can i shape a Möbius Strip into another curve? The normal parametrisation of the Möbius strip:
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x(u,v) &= (1+\frac{v}{2}\cos(u/2))\cos(u) \\
y(u,v) &= (1+\frac{v}{2}\cos(u/2))\sin(u)\\
z(u,v) &= \frac{v}{2}\sin(u/2)\end{align}\\
0\leq u \leq 2\pi\: \text{and} -1\leq v\leq 1$$
gives me a Möbius stripe shaped in a circle form, I would like to have it shaped in the form of a different curve $g: [0,2\pi] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^3$
Is it possible to do this? Where do I apply the parametrisation of my curve $g$? The naive approach to just apply the parametrisation of $g$ to the variable $u$ didn't go so well...

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Anórien was a region and fiefdom of Gondor.
During the Elder Days, the region was occupied by Pre-Númenóreans. These were separated relatives of the House of Haleth while the Edain migrated to the west during the First Age. The aboriginal Woses fled to the forests of that region, hunted by the Men of Darkness.
At the end of the Second Age, the region was given to Anárion as part of the Realms in Exile and was named 'Anórien' after him. Anárion built Minas Anor on Amon Tirith of the Mindolluin.
Peoples from Anórien, as well as from Ithilien and Calenardhon joined with Eldacar against Castamir in the Kin-strife.
As the Great Plague spread, cities were evacuated and many fled to Ithilien and Anórien.
Steward Túrin II fortified the isle of Cair Andros to defend Anórien.
During the War of the Ring, when Sauron released a secondary force from the Morannon, they overwhelmed the defenders of Cair Andros, and used the island to cross into Anórien. They blocked the eastward progress of the Rohirrim as they rode to Gondor's aid, though after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Elfhelm and 3000 Rohirrim chased them down and pushed them back out of Anórien.
Anórien lay north of the line of the White Mountains, and formed a narrow strip of land consisting of the valleys of the White Mountains, and its borders were the Mering Stream in the west, and the Mouths of the Entwash in the north. Its eastern border was the border of Gondor at the Anduin.
After Calenardhon was given to the Éothéod to become the Kingdom of Rohan, Anórien remained as the only part of the northern half of the realm.
The Greenway road traversed the fief.
The land contained the Drúadan Forest and fertile farmlands. Except Minas Anor, no cities were in Anórien, but following the line of the North-South Road that led through Rohan to Arnor were built the Warning beacons of Gondor.
The name is Sindarin for 'Sun-land'; Anor "sun" and -ien place name suffix. Called Sunlending by the Rohirrim.
The name does not refer to the Sun or the climate, but is 'heraldic', related to the name and the emblem of Anárion, son of Elendil: the land is immediately attached to the Minas Anor.
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MAEER's MIT Arts, Commerce and Science College (MIT ACSC) got incorporated in the year 2007, with a motive of imparting quality and intellectual education in the sector comprising of Arts, Commerce and Applied Sciences under the supervision of Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research (MAEER) Pune. It has its tie-ups with University of Pune and is certified and supervised by Government of Maharashtra. The college offers several UG (BCA, BBA, BFT, BA, and B.Sc. & BBM) & PG (MCA, M.Sc. ) level education in the selective sectors itself.
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Meet the Robinsons is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive Studios. It is based on the 2007 film of the same name.

Console version

Storyline
The game begins with Wilbur Robinson doing some time-traveling of his own, risking both his safety and the time stream in the process. Despite his father's warning not to mess with the time machine while he's away on a business trip, Wilbur doesn't seem fazed. Soon, the second time machine is stolen by the Bowler Hat Guy and Wilbur ends up following him into the past. It is here where Wilbur accidentally knocks down Stanley and Lizzie, disrupting the time stream in the process. With their projects ruined and their dreams crushed, an alternate future develops.

Carl immediately calls Wilbur back to the future, realizing that their world is now under the dangerous control of Emperor Stanley and Queen Lizzie. It is up to Wilbur to fix the time stream before he can go back to pursue the Bowler Hat Guy, events which lead straight-up to Wilbur's entrance in the movie.

Gameplay
The game follows Wilbur through 40 missions and 6 different locales, a few of which are revisited in the movie. Secret Blueprints allow the player to "build" different Cheats and Extras, using Cornelius Robinson's Transmogrifier. This machine creates items using Base Components which Wilbur collects during his adventure. A Breakout like game called Chargeball is both featured in the game itself and as an extra gameplay option. Different Chargeball "maps" can be found throughout game and it is up to Wilbur to become the Chargeball champion.

Original actors such as Wesley Singerman, Harland Williams, Adam West, Nicole Sullivan, and Stephen Anderson reprise their roles for the Robinson family, while Daniel Hansen (Lewis) doesn't appear in the game at all.

The locations in this game include: Ancient Egypt, the Robinsons' house, the Robinsons' basement, Joyce Williams Elementary School, the alternate future, Magma Industries, and Old Town.

Game Boy Advance version

Storyline
After Lewis returns to the past and prepares for his new life, Wilbur arrives back home only to find that his house has been invaded by several hundred Mini-Doris hats. He learns that Mini-Doris, which Frannie's Frogs originally captured, has made its way to Robinson Industries to begin cloning herself. Wilbur travels back into the past in the hopes that Lewis will be able to help him again, an offer which Lewis is at first reluctant to take.

Gameplay
Exclusively developed for the Game Boy Advance, the Climax Studios game features a completely different storyline and uses a mix of side-scrolling, top-view, and flying levels (for the Time Machine) throughout. Both Wilbur and Lewis are able to create and activate several different inventions by finding invention pieces throughout the levels. In addition, InventCo Egg-Timers and Gift Boxes are hidden throughout; collecting enough of these will unlock special "Goodies" on the main menu. In addition, a "Battery" meter serves as both a life gauge and a power gauge for the many different inventions.

The events of the game take place immediately after the movie, rather than before like in the Disney Interactive Studios version. Inexplicably, this is also the only Meet the Robinsons game which features Lewis as a main playable character, similar to the film. Due to the limitations of the Game Boy Advance, no voice-acting is featured.

Nintendo DS version
The Nintendo DS version is a third-person shooter with a simplified version of the console storyline, borrowing familiar game elements, such as the Dissembler and Charge Glove as well as adding exclusive ones. It follows the console version in four different worlds; Egypt, Lizzy, Stanley, and finally the Bowler Hat Guy's robotic hat - Doris, that ensures a final battle for the future. The Nintendo DS version also includes chargeball as well, just as the console version.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to Metacritic.

GameSpot gave the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PC and GameCube versions a 6.9 out of 10, while the Wii version was given a 6.7 out 10, the Nintendo DS version a 6.7 out 10 and the Game Boy Advance version a 4.3 out of 10.

GameZone gave the Xbox 360 version a 6.5 out of 10, while the PlayStation 2 version was given a 5.0 out of 10.

IGN gave both the PlayStation 2 version a 7.0 out of 10 and the Wii version a 6.8 out of 10. Nintendo DS version received a 6.5 out of 10, writing: "Time travel has never been easier... or shorter".

See also
List of Wii games
List of Nintendo DS games

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Come closer! I have huge secrets to tell you. No matter what do you specialize in, if you sell painted sea shells or offer your web design services this applies to you all. I know you already spend so many hours working on your products/services, but what about the time you spend focusing on the other parts of your business?
As a designer, I do spend a lot of hours building brand strategies and marketing concepts, but there's a lot more to my business than just that. Like everyone else who decided to take the self-employed path, we have to think about content creation, social media strategy, marketing, accounting, promotion and so much more besides just CREATING. It's surprising how many hats you start to wear in order to develop a successful business. If you are reading this posts I imagine you are trying to do more than just survive, you are here to climb to the top of the success mountain. That's why it's so important to focus your efforts on all those aspects of your business that aren't just creating pretty things.
Every week you should write down a list of goals and place them somewhere visible (yes, visible! Not behind your door). Keep track of your goals and measure your success. Be clear regarding what you wish to achieve, check them every day if possible and keep them visible.
Start every week planning how will your days look like. Plan all your meetings, due dates, tasks, and breaks; and focus yourself on the rights (so you can do more of) and wrongs (so you can think about how to improve them) of your previews week. Maybe you didn't handle a problem with a client in the best way possible (how can you make it better?), maybe your social media scheduling was a total success with thousands of followers and engagement. Place yourself in the position to make this week the best working week you've ever had.
Staying in track with your business goals will help be more receptive to tackle tasks and work to get you closer to where you need to be. Planning ahead on a weekly basis will also help you to improve your productivity and allows you to delegate and prioritize work.
One of the best ways to ensure you are going in the right direction is by tracking your success. You can create your own spreadsheet and add the results from your social media engagement, blog views, website traffic, sales online, etc. from that week. Keeping an eye for growth indicators will give you an understanding of how your strategies perform and help you see what needs to be changed.
You have no clue how important it is to create a sense of community and how it pays off. Take a couple of minutes every week to engage with others, whether they are in the same niche, clients or just strangers looking for some direction. Offer value anytime you can and you'll be surprised by the reaction. Sharing your knowledge of topics that surround your niche will make you seem like a professional and will portray confidence and loyalty around your audience.
Make sure your audience knows you, stay in front of them so they remember who you are.
This is the topic that has always scared me the most.
Set aside 1 or 2 hours a week to go over all of your expenses is a must!, running a business is not easy especially if you get money from more than one source. Log all your income and expenses, organize your invoices and receipts and keep track of your account balances. Organization a measuring are the top priorities for business owners (or they should). If you stay on top of your finances every week you'll be more likely to reach your financial goals and growing your business. You'll be able to see exactly what happens and smile at your bank account every time you land a new client.
The key to business success is consistency and improvement. Modify everything that won't work and do more of all that get's you more business. Checking on your business connately will keep you focused on your goals and clarify what measures need to be taken.
Learn from the failure and celebrate every win, no matter how small you think it is, it takes you a step closer to your goal. Business is hard and good vibes go a long way.
I would love to hear from you, what do you do on a weekly basis to get your business in track?.


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Simon Stevens' NHS Confederation speech: 'I'll accelerate redesign of care'
By Dave West, Judith Welikala, James Illman2014-06-04T14:10:00+01:00
Simon Stevens has said he wants to "accelerate the redesign of care delivery" and create "far greater local flexibility" in services, structure and system rules.
The new NHS England chief executive, in his speech at the NHS Confederation conference today, also indicated he was working on changes to payment rules, including making "a steadily increasing proportion of payments [to providers] tied to performance, quality and outcomes".
He told the conference in Liverpool he wanted to "accelerate the redesign of care delivery… Rather than constantly debating the reorganisation of our management tiers, let's now ask the more profound questions about how care is actually being delivered".
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Mr Stevens used stark language to set out his approach.
He said the NHS needed to "tear up" silos between primary, secondary and community services.
In relation to financial incentives – such as the GP quality and outcomes framework, commissioning for quality and innovation payments and commissioners' quality premium – he said: "I can tell you now, we're going to be taking a very hardnosed review of what we're actually getting for that money and whether we can do better."
Mr Stevens said that while he wanted "far greater local flexibility to better match the health and social care needs of the people we serve", his approach would not be only to "let a thousand flowers bloom", which would be "chaotic" and could end with "poorly designed" services.
He said: "Yes, we need local adaptation but we need to do so in the context of national thoughts about the kinds of changes that are required. That is easier said than done."
He also called for a much more rigorous and "quantitative" approach.
Mr Stevens said: "We do not apply the same disciplines to the way we go about innovating in our service delivery that we would expect clinical professionals to apply.
"We do have too many pilots that are not rigorously conceptualised and effectively managed.
"We need to get much more quantitative about how we do things in the NHS. If we did that I think we would get much more support from our clinical partners."
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Simon Stevens in his first major interview in post on service change, commissioning, finance, competition and more
Mr Stevens reiterated his message that, while in some cases services needed to be concentrated, he believed in others they could be redesigned to make facilities such as district general hospitals more viable.
He said: "Rather than uncritically adopting the merge and centralise as our overriding 'meme', let's go with 'horses for courses'. In some places mergers and traditional reconfigurations will – after careful stress testing – clearly be needed, and they will have NHS England's full support.
"But let's also allow complementary models to emerge, be tested, and adapt over time, in different communities, reflecting their different legacy care patterns and the heterogeneity of their patients."
Many of his comments echoed those made in his first major interview in post, published on hsj.co.uk on Thursday.
Mr Stevens also said:
NHS England will launch a competition for teaching hospitals and research centres to join a new 100,000 genome programme. An initial wave will begin work early next year. It will also consult on introducing a new model for regional genetics labs.
He wants to see "a steadily increasing proportion of [providers'] payments tied to performance, quality and outcomes". NHS England will be "undertaking a hardnosed review" of incentive schemes including commissioning for quality and innovation, the quality premium, and GPs' quality and outcomes framework.
NHS England, with Monitor, will also explore changes to payment systems. These include "different approaches to sharing utilisation risk… from volume based payments at one end through to delegated capitated budgets at the other" and "new reimbursement models for some elective conditions, an expansion of 'year of care models' for people with long term conditions, and alternative funding arrangements for emergency and urgent care".
NHS England would, in its commissioning of specialised services, "on grounds of quality or efficiency for some tertiary conditions… choose to work with a smaller number of leading hospitals". These will be selected "by the maturity of the relationships these hospitals exhibit, both in terms of win/win contractual behaviours over the next 12-24 months, and their shared understanding of the medium term financial context" for the NHS.
He wants "to see – and I'm confident this is a shared view with Monitor and [NHS Trust Development Authority] – an NHS that is more flexible, more adaptable".
In the autumn he will publish a "five-year 'forward view'", which will include "the sort of new care models that could succeed" and "more locally permissive policy and regulatory environment that would support them". It will also include "alternative scenarios for demand and for efficiencies – and what both imply", and "the comparative advantages that a National Health Service offers – and how we can further capitalise on them. And how investment in the NHS supports a prosperous and growing Britain."
Different commissioning approaches NHS England will explore include "working with the third sector on new ways to commission services"; "flexibly supporting new models where the commissioner-provider split is differently placed along the demand/supply continuum"; "beginning to measure and manage not just the 'flow' of healthcare consumption, but the 'stock' of population health risk"; and "giving consideration to population-based virtual commissioning budgets that blend primary care, local hospital and community, and specialised services".
The NHS should "embrace and harness… three quite fundamental shifts in the practice of modern medicine". These are: personalised medicine, the use of data and the role of patients and communities.
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Israel Houghton Reveals Divorce From Wife, Accepts Blame: 'I Failed And Sinned In My Marriage'
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Multi-Grammy®, Stellar and Dove Award winning artist, songwriter and producer, Israel Houghton has announced his divorce from his wife Meleasa Houghton after more than 20 years of marriage.
Though the worship leader did not give specific reasons for the split, in a Feb. 22 Facebook post, he acknowledged it was due to his own failure.
"It is with a collective heavy heart that we announce that after over 20 years of marriage and a long separation, Meleasa and I are officially divorced," the 44-year-old "Friend of God" singer wrote on Instagram—finally going public with marital issues he and his wife have been dealing with privately for quite some time.
"Several years ago I failed and sinned in my marriage. Though this is new to many, it is not new to us as we have been working through this for over 5 years. Although we tried, the challenges in our relationship have proven too much to overcome," the worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood church explained.
According to Houghton, who won the Best Gospel Album Grammy® last week for his album, Israel Houghton & NewBreed – Covered: Alive in Asia, he is now working to get his life back on track after his marriage-ending indiscretion.
"We have always handled our family and ministry with grace and generosity toward others, discretion, and privacy. So, for the sake of our amazing kids, we are also handling this privately with pastoral oversight and assistance," he said.
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I'm trying to work on a low power mode for my project based off the S32 FRDM board (S32K144 and MC33905D SBC), and I'm having issues putting the SBC to sleep.
Currently the LPSPI seems to send the message when setting the CAN mode, but time out and get caught in an interrupt. I'm still looking into the issue, but my knee-jerk assumption is that the SBC is going into a sleep mode and not acknowledging the SPI communication. Does this sound logical?
I'm pretty new to both components, and really hoping someone can point me in the right direction here.
Found the issue! During my initialization of the SBC, I wasn't aware that the structure lpspi_master_state_t was going to be used as a global pointer. Once I realized that the global state pointer was set to that structure's location on initialization my error became pretty apparent. Moving it out of my init function and making it static kept the location from moving around during execution!


Revel in this glorious geek art gallery!
I've been eyeing this adorable Dalek from autogeography for quite some time now. EXFOLIATE!
How freakin' adorable is this Harry Potter S.P.E.W. propaganda art from EntropyTradingCo?
I guess I really like this Etsy shop – this is the third time I've featured one of their prints.
This Tale of the Three Brothers painting by NerdArtforNerds is absolutely stunning.
I really love that Hellboy poster. You can see more of Ïve Bastrash's work on her personal website, but be forewarned – it's all in French.
I couldn't leave out some of the awesome nerd art I've shared in the past.
Now it's your turn! Any amazing geek artwork or artists I should know about?
I LOVE THE THREE BROTHERS PAINTING!!!


Liquid cavitation is a process of various substances mixing for the purpose of identical consistence in receiving mix. Also under this process means of receiving homogeneously mixes from substances which aren't dissolved in each other, badly mix up or under usual conditions don't mix up at all. Blending is one of the operations, which is involved in various technologies and branches, pharmacology, painting technology, food production, the fuel industry and other spheres of human activity. Liquid cavitation process consider as homogenization, as a result of which the infinitesimal tests of the mix, which have been selected in any place of mixed system, will have identical structure. In traditional options of the equipment with use of drum rotation with "optimum" number of drum turns find for a simple reason that the gravity of spheres remained slightly more centrifugal force, and spheres the weight could influence on mixed (or crushed) material. In practice such equipment found broad application, but for example fuel at addition of separate components of parts has properties to be stratified, so, such installations don't suit for a certain type of liquids. More effective are installations with hydrodynamic cavitator. Feature of such installations is that applying an injection method and hydrodynamic blow stratifying of the received product doesn't occur within 180 days. The mixing process is allowing at the same time to give all components in the set prescription ratio, in the general mixing collector on which the ready-made product moves in tank. Advantages of such technology are exact control of each component dispensing, considerable reduction of mixing cycle duration and refusal of mixing capacities use for ensuring homogenization of a ready-made product. During mixture process in the line mixer there is consumption of each component which constantly regulated for the purpose of providing at the exit from a mixing collector of a ready-made product with stable quality indicators according to the set compounding. The GlobeCore blending company is intended in production of Liquid Cavitation systems. Basic purpose of installations is the intensification of dispergating processes. Our installations of compounding possess a number of advantages, and first of all it is the whole complete unit of the equipment which is easily integrated into any type of production. Use of hydrodynamic mixing equipment and system of automation allows to reduce batch duration and number of employees occupied in a mixing cycle and in implementation of laboratory analyses. If you want to reduce expenses of you company for mixes production, "USB" cavitation blending system could help you to do that. To receive extra information contact us and technical manager will call you back or download inquiry list and receive free catalog.


Dennis Nelson and Brian Ferrilla bring 40 years of gaming industry experience to Playport.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (May. 15, 2018). Playport Gaming Systems ("PGS"), a digital marketing and game technology company, today announced Dennis Nelson and Brian Ferrilla have joined the PGS management team.
Dennis Nelson joins PGS as Senior Director, Business Development, leading the Company's deployment efforts within the Indian Gaming sector. Nelson is a 30-year veteran of the gaming industry, with experience as both a regulator for multiple tribal gaming authorities and consultant for companies and new products entering the U.S. gaming markets.
Brian Ferrilla joins PGS as Senior Product Management Advisor, tasked with offering guidance on the Company's strategic technology, product development and system deployment initiatives. Ferrilla has significant and multifaceted experience working with the industry's most prominent tribal and commercial casinos. Ferrilla brings over 10 years of proven enterprise software innovation, legacy system integration, and product commercialization expertise within the gaming industry to the PGS Team.
"Having recently been certified by BMM Testlabs for launch of our digital Class II gaming system in U.S. tribal casinos, we are fortunate to now add two of the industry's highly-respected professionals to our team," said Frank Rash, PGS's Chief Operating Officer. "We look forward to benefiting from Dennis and Brian's fresh, cutting-edge perspectives and deep-rooted experience in Indian Gaming.
Playport Gaming Systems LLC ("PGS"), digitally connect players with lottery retailers and casinos for the sale of instant win and linked progressive games. Through its patented Playport gaming technology, PGS provides a real money wagering and marketing software platform that allows lottery retailers and casinos to sell digital custom-designed and branded instant win and progressive games, that integrate seamlessly with their existing POS systems and digital properties. Playport is regulatory compliant, requires zero capital expenditure and all ticket sales remain at retail, bringing retailers more revenue, customer insight and loyalty.
PGS is changing how instant win games are played and sold by providing players more choice and a better game play experience through use of mobile based ecommerce. PGS currently supplies technology to operate a federally licensed lottery in thousands of retailers across Mexico, is certified by BMM Testlabs for launch in U.S. tribal casinos and is an active associate member of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA). PGS offices are located in Overland Park, Kansas. For more information, visit www.playport.com.


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Association calls for mobile phone anti-theft protection policy
Olusegun Kugbayi
| 10 January, 2019 at 15:06
The Association of Mobile Communication Device Technicians of Nigeria
(AMCODET) has stressed the need for Mobile Phone Anti-Theft Protection Policy in the country.
The National President of the association, Mr Apara Ige, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
Ige said that a policy would help to regulate issues of phone theft in the country.
He explained that the mobile phone could be evaluated as being someone's identity, hence the need for protection.
According to him, there are over 10 million youths in the business of mobile device repairs, both members of the association and non members, who have mastery in unlocking phones in spite of the security embedded on the device.
He added that "these days, unlocking a cell phone when stolen is no longer an issue because we have so many people that are skilled in doing that.
"A mobile phone can have security lock and even International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), but if stolen, a technician can dismantle all that within few minutes.
"In our own little way, we have submitted a memo in Katsina State in 2017 on Mobile Phone Anti-Theft Protection Policy to create awareness that the mobile phone goes beyond making calls.
"Mobile phones have become part of our identity, our memo, there are so many things we use phones to achieve and we have to protect it.
"If there is a legislation in place that makes provision for people to give proper information before a phone is unlocked like filling a form, it will check the issues of phone theft in the country."
He further said that many AMCODET members had been arrested for unlocking stolen phones which had affected the credibility of the association.
The national president also said that members of the association were presently sensitising other members to avoid purchasing fairly used phones, especially from unreliable sources.
He said "we encourage our members not to buy fairly used phones, but you can buy from reliable sources so that in case of any issues, you can easily trace the person.
"If the technician buys from an unknown source and problems emanate from it, the association will not condone such."
Ige, however, said that the association was working toward reaching out to their members all over the country to ensure legitimacy and professionalism by establishing offices in different locations.
He said that the association had five location offices in Plateau, Edo, Lagos, Borno and Osun and was working toward establishing an office in Ogun.
"We are planning to diversify to other states because we have more than 10 million youths in this sector and we have not covered a reasonable number," he said.
According to him, the association makes effort to register and attend Information Communication Technology-related events as a way of sensitising technicians to be part of the association.
He said that being a technician was a job to be proud of, adding that mobile phones and devices had become part of existence.
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The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Green Lantern
9:30pm - Wednesday, May 11, 2016
The Gentlemen Hecklers return to the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, April 11 with that *other* Ryan Reynolds superhero comic book movie… THE GREEN LANTERN. Also starring Mrs. Reynolds, Blake Lively.
"In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before."
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THE GREEN LANTERN (Martin Campbell, 2011 / 114 mins) Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.


Posted on April 13, 2011 by Michael T.
Chapter 2 jumped right into the heart of the discussion as to why many schools and educational systems are hesitant to approach social networks for learning environments. This chapter deals with the legal and ethical uses for social networking in classrooms and learning environments. The authors stated that they wanted to deal with the "controversies" surrounding the social networking tools.
The chapter begins by sharing a story of an instructor and a student assignment involving Myspace. The instructor was faced with a moral dilemma in which there were no clear lines between the classroom and personal life. The instructor chose to use social networks and the student chose to post very personal and disturbing content. The authors continued by addressing what social networks are and what they can do. They stated that social networks involve "virtual meeting places" and allow for greater connectivity than would be possible without the Web. The online social networks allow for people to join, input information they want to share, and connect with other users who have done the same. The network gets bigger and bigger as more people join and find connections with one another.
The authors then took that story and discussed legal issues that arise with the "ubiquity" of social networks. They offered some situations where educational institutions were faced with difficult decisions because of teacher and student actions online. The authors stated specifically that they were not out to solve this problem or offer "right answers" for confusing situations. They stated that they were only going to look at the issues and try to understand them better.
The authors then decided to look at the areas which can get hazy when dealing with the legal and moral issues of social networks. They discussed bullying, social humiliation, hazing, and other forms of discrimination that can (and does) take place on social networks. The authors stated that these types of behaviors would take planning and time in real world situations, but social networks make these actions relatively easy and seemingly safe from being caught. The false sense of privacy that social networks give was the next issue the authors addressed. Social networks blur the lines and boundaries of who is being addressed and who can view certain content. Interaction into each other's (students and teachers) causes a plethora of different reactions from both sides and cause nothing but trouble. They discussed many great issues in this section including the temporary sense of security of privacy and information, different identities online, and information disclosure. The authors also discussed in detail about professional and personal online identities, possible outcomes for using social networking in education, and what the future may be.
All I can say about this chapter is "Wow." This is one of the best reads that I've been given as an assignment since I've been a student in the ITD program. I think I enjoyed it so much because it is very real and very honest about the problems, the moral decisions, and what is (was) going on. Though this chapter was written in 2007, we are still grappling with those same issues today. There is an action committee on campus trying to understand how to deal with this very thing at Southern Miss. This chapter was very strong on the point of being honest, relevant, and covering the issues concerning social networking in education. I don't know of any weaknesses in this chapter except that I would like to see it updated to include some of the newer social networking sites.
I think this is the wrong question. I think the proper question should be how could teachers "not" use this material for professional development. The issue of social networks in classrooms is such an enormous "hot-button" topic right now that there should be monthly and professional developments about responsible uses of social networking tools and other similar technologies. The stories in the article, the advice, and the other resources are all pertinent to educators today.
I learned a great deal from another researcher's perspective about how people deal with social networking interactions. I do not often think of the moral implications and how they differ from one to another. I generally think that people would or should understand when an educational institution does something that it truly feels is in the best interest of the student. I guess I forgot too quickly the "mama bear" attitude that many parents and guardians have over their children. The legal implications and moral implications of these tools are great and this article did a wonderful job of bringing those to light.
This article/chapter did a great deal to help bring issues to light that I haven't thought about before concerning social networking. Naivety is dangerous when dealing with such a powerful and personal tool. I guess I feel now that we have to do some major research about this kind of tool before embarking on an educational venture too hastily. This chapter gave me lots to think about and will serve as a reference for many of my questions in the future I'm sure.
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7 of the Oldest Universities in the U.S.
Spend some time soaking up the history of one of the oldest universities in the U.S. and you will walk in the footsteps of revered political figures, famous scientists, poets, and writers. You can also visit some of the oldest universities in the world, which have hundreds of years of history. In no particular order, the seven oldest universities in the United States include:
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While obvious disagreement exists, many people view Harvard University as the most prestigious university in the United States. Located across the Charles River from the city of Boston, Cambridge has a rich history. Visitors can stop by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. A stroll around campus will ultimately lead you to Harvard Square, where you can find an eclectic mix of shops, cafes, restaurants, and bookstores.
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
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Founded in 1693 by King William III and Queen Mary II of England, the College of William and Mary is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, this university helps visitors connect with the Founding Fathers. Many of the Founding Fathers graced the campus at one time or another. In fact, George Washington was the University's first chancellor. Because of its importance in the American Revolution, the Williamsburg area is full of historical sites and events. It's also home to one of the nation's only living museums, Colonial Williamsburg. If you are a history buff or you want to take a fun and educational family vacation, the Williamsburg area will quickly win you over.
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Famous for its secret Skull and Bones Society and for being a prestigious Ivy League school, Yale University was created out of a colonial charter in 1701. Originally in Saybrook, Connecticut, Yale moved to today's New Haven location in 1718. New Haven has a rich history, tons of cultural activities, and a delicious and growing culinary scene. A visit to Yale, even if you don't have a college-bound teen, satisfies anyone who loves history, books, architecture, or art. Make sure to visit the three museums on campus: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University Art Gallery, and the Yale Center for British Art. After you work up an appetite walking around campus, you can have a burger at Louis' Lunch, which lays claim to inventing the hamburger. The New England area is also full of some of the most beautiful college towns in the United States.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania holds the title of "oldest university in [the] country." This Ivy League gem was founded in 1740 in Philadelphia. Evangelist George Whitfield wanted to build a charity school which also served as a place for his followers to worship. Whitfield began the project, but it was incomplete for almost ten years before Benjamin Franklin took over and finally opened its doors in 1751. In addition to the historic buildings and sites on campus, the surrounding city is full of early American history. After visiting the Liberty Bell, visitors can also view famous pieces of art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
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Washington and Lee University lies among the beautiful landscapes between the Allegheny and the Blue Ridge Mountains. After a handful of name changes since the school's founding as Augusta Academy in 1749, trustees settled on its current name in the late 1800s. It received part of its name in honor of Robert E. Lee, who served as president of the college for five years and died in 1870. Those who visit this picturesque campus can see shows at the Lenfest Center for the Arts and learn about the area's history at Lee Chapel and Museum. In addition to the rich history in Lexington, the area offers outdoor enthusiasts, hunters, and fisherman a wide array of options for their chosen sport. Hikers and campers can head the nearby famous Blue Ridge Parkway
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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Although the genesis of the University of Delaware occurred in 1743, it wasn't officially the University of Delaware until 1921. That was when a small girls' college combined with Delaware College, which had been a historic Land Grant college since 1867. Like the other oldest universities in the U.S., the University of Delaware has many distinguished alumni, including three who signed the Declaration of Independence. Those who visit the university will revel in Newark's small-town charm. The quaint shops, restaurants, and art galleries at the university draw locals and visitors alike. The area is also known for its many green spaces, which include Glasglow Park and nearby White Clay Creek State Park.
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
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Founded in 1746, Princeton was known as the College of New Jersey until 1896. This Ivy League school has a rich history linked to the Revolutionary War. The British surrendered to George Washington at Princeton, after the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. Visiting the hallowed halls of Princeton is a special experience. Make it even more exceptional by viewing the art at the Princeton University Art Museum and taking in the dramatic Gothic architecture of the Princeton University Chapel. When you explore Princeton after spending time on campus, you will most likely find yourself visiting the shops and restaurants along Nassau Street. Palmer Square is home to charming cafes with outside eating spaces and shops full of curios, gifts, and antiques.
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I have been trained in culinary school and tried by fire. I have wielded my knives and hot pans in many a restaurant kitchen. Now I'm going to share the knowledge I've gained to help you eat well.
cookdrinkfeast.wordpress.com features recipes, wine reviews, restaurant reviews, and whatever else in the food world I think you will find interesting. Butter, alcohol, and salt are a few of my favorite things. But I also include healthful swaps where they make sense.
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My son was doing a research project on Food and Fashion trends in South Africa and wanted a little survey from people connected with food and fashion. Is it okay if I take the liberty of asking you if you could help. If you have even a little idea of the general trends and tastes, you could help us. If it is a yes from you, I will forward the survey questions.


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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word drops.
Plural noun of the word drop.
She sprinkled drops of water over her head when it was warm to cool herself down.
The falling drops at last will wear the stone.
The field is narrowing, even if no one really drops.
In the middle of the storm, the 'a' of the atheist drops!
Every time one drops it makes it more challenging for the rest.
I am...a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.
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