Spectrum Chemistry Content: Science Grade(s): 7th – 10th Perspective: Christian Prep Time: Minimal Teacher Manual: Available Teacher Involvement: Minimal Cost: $ || ? Pages: 290 Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: www.beginningspublishing.com Review Last Updated: May 28. 2017 Common Core Aligned: No ** From the Publisher's Website: ** Spectrum Chemistry is one-year student-directed chemistry course is done three days a week, one of which is a lab day. It is the equivalent of an honors chemistry for college-bound students. The textbook is concept-oriented, concise, colorful, and pictorial. Daily exercises reinforce the concepts while challenging the students to derive solutions to real chemistry problems. There are 32 labs in the year. The labs come complete with everything you need to do them, except a gallon of distilled water. Ten quizzes are distributed throughout the course. A study guide is provided to assure that your student knows before each quiz for what he/she will be held accountable. About the Author: Durell C. Dobbins is a homeschool father and a scientist who wrote the Spectrum Chemistry curriculum with his children in mind. Because one opinion is never enough! Have you ever used Spectrum Chemistry? How did it work for your family? Share your review below.
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with individual set-up temperature programs, e. g.
Using an appropriate syringe, oil samples are injected through the septum into the heating oven. It is possible to apply sample volumes ranging up to 20 ml.
The high sensitivity of the Aquamax KF system allows precise detection of the moisture down to 1 ppm range. After analysis, the used oil sample flows off through the valve.
With closed-loop carrier gas circulation, any additional gas drying is no longer necessary: the carrier gas is continually titrated to dryness within the closed loop. The total dryness of the gas enhances the moisture desorption from the sample.
Moreover, sensitive samples can be heated out very gently. Moisture liberation becomes possible even at ambient temperature. All these advantages result in reducing reagent consumption considerably.
Heating chambers for solids are useful especially for small amounts of samples (1 - 10 mg sample) due to small blank value of the oven. Heating with temperature program reveals in which way the moisture in question is bonded to the sample substance. You can distinguish between chemically bonded water of crystallization, adsorbed surface water, or water formed by other chemical reactions.


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from __future__ import division, unicode_literals, print_function

import os
import sys
import operator
import warnings

from pymatgen.ext.matproj import MPRester

from monty.serialization import loadfn

__author__ = "Kiran Mathew, Joshua J. Gabriel, Michael Ashton, " \
             "Arunima K. Singh, Joshua T. Paul, Seve G. Monahan, " \
             "Richard G. Hennig"
__date__ = "March 3 2017"
__version__ = "1.7.0"

PACKAGE_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)

try:
    MPINT_CONFIG = loadfn(os.path.join(PACKAGE_PATH, 'mpint_config.yaml'))
except:
    MPINT_CONFIG = {}
    warnings.warn('mpint_config.yaml file not configured.')

# set environ variables for MAPI_KEY and VASP_PSP_DIR
if MPINT_CONFIG.get('potentials', ''):
    os.environ['PMG_VASP_PSP_DIR'] = MPINT_CONFIG.get('potentials', '')
MP_API = MPINT_CONFIG.get('mp_api', '')
if MP_API:
    os.environ['MAPI_KEY'] = MP_API

MPR = MPRester(MP_API)
USERNAME = MPINT_CONFIG.get('username', None)
VASP_STD_BIN = MPINT_CONFIG.get('normal_binary', None)
VASP_TWOD_BIN = MPINT_CONFIG.get('twod_binary', None)
VDW_KERNEL = MPINT_CONFIG.get('vdw_kernel', None)
VASP_PSP = MPINT_CONFIG.get('potentials', None)
QUEUE_SYSTEM = MPINT_CONFIG.get('queue_system', None)
QUEUE_TEMPLATE = MPINT_CONFIG.get('queue_template', None)

if not QUEUE_SYSTEM:
    QUEUE_SYSTEM = 'slurm'

def get_struct_from_mp(formula, MAPI_KEY="", all_structs=False):
    """
    fetches the structure corresponding to the given formula
    from the materialsproject database.

    Note: Get the api key from materialsproject website. The one used
    here is nolonger valid.

    Note: for the given formula there are many structures available,
    this function returns the one with the lowest energy above the hull
    unless all_structs is set to True
    """
    if not MAPI_KEY:
        MAPI_KEY = os.environ.get("MAPI_KEY", "")
        if not MAPI_KEY:
            print('API key not provided')
            print(
                'get API KEY from materialsproject and set it to the MAPI_KEY environment variable. aborting ... ')
            sys.exit()
    with MPR as m:
        data = m.get_data(formula)
        structures = []
        x = {}
        print(
            "\nnumber of structures matching the chemical formula {0} = {1}".format(
                formula, len(data)))
        print(
            "The one with the the lowest energy above the hull is returned, unless all_structs is set to True")
        for d in data:
            mpid = str(d['material_id'])
            x[mpid] = d['e_above_hull']
            if all_structs:
                structure = m.get_structure_by_material_id(mpid)
                structures.append(structure)
        if all_structs:
            return structures
        else:
            mineah_key = sorted(x.items(), key=operator.itemgetter(1))[0][0]
            print(
                "The id of the material corresponding to the lowest energy above the hull = {0}".format(
                    mineah_key))
            if mineah_key:
                return m.get_structure_by_material_id(mineah_key)
            else:
                return None

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One Story to Rule them all: From Prozac to Abilify
Paul John Scott's review of :
Prescription for Sorrow: Antidepressants, Suicide and Violence
by Patrick D. Hahn
(Samizdat Health. Available in Print or Kindle )
Prozac, arguably the most famous drug of our lifetimes, was never approved for sale.
Rather, Prozac when combined with anti-anxiety medication was approved for sale. In an unpromising design that seems so very much at home with the rest of the strange deeds set forth in this clarifying, well-curated new book, for a third-to-half of the patients studied, the antidepressant fluoxetine was studied as part of a cocktail, even though the approval went to Prozac alone.
This was because, when taken by itself, Prozac made people too agitated.
It's a remarkable detail – how the antidepressant that supposedly saved the world had to be studied with a benzo chaser in order not to make trial subjects jumpy – and yet it's but a minor trespass among so many here. The news that early trials of Prozac were hobbled in this way is by now something of a fossil in the sand. An artifact of a siege that has already been cataloged by countless others.
So why put the checkered path to market of SSRI's and their well studied harms under the glass once again? This book offers a fair answer to that question, or it did for me anyway, with its welcome skill in gathering such an unwieldy set of events in a coherent narrative. Our late-twentieth-century tale of SSRI capitalism and loss, it suddenly seems, needed a handbook that gets the science but more importantly the gall.
It comes along in an opening chapter on Prozac, within a section reserved for the testimony of Dr. Peter Breggin during the Wesbecker case, an early-90s lawsuit filed by the survivors of the deadliest murder-suicide in Kentucky history.
Our reminder that sedatives compromised the foundational Prozac data arrives in the narrative after the disturbing detail that the drug, when given to animal research subjects, made cats hiss and growl. Faced with the numbing morass of moral violation that greets all who set out to write about meds and harm, Hahn has an eye for the images that make you wince.
By this point in the narrative, Breggin had been attacked as an alarmist and loon in the New York Times and Time magazine. As a good hearted participant in the 1990s ever willing to embrace the popular consensus, I probably read those pieces and nodded along at the time.
Hahn's excerpts of the psychotropic cheerleading found throughout magazines and other print media — the inexplicable drive-bys and water-carrying from journalists of the period — are some of the more effective elements of Prescription for Sorrow. You can't really understand the tunnel vision shared by clinicians, regulatory bodies and pharmaceutical manufacturers without it.
The marginalization of Breggin comes along in a chapter on Prozac, which is followed by a chapter on Paxil, with later chapters covering the research of Irving Kirsch, the campaign to invalidate the Black Box Warning, the harrowing use of SSRI's by some rampage shooters, and the problem of SSRI withdrawal.
The chapter headings are organized around simple questions that seem to cut to the goods: Do Antidepressants Help? Are Antidepressants Addictive? Did the FDA Black Box Warning Increase Suicides?
Here is where Prescription, with the double meaning in its title and a pop-art cover-design by Billiam James finds its place. We have plenty of worthy books by expert witnesses, clinicians and researchers, and while they are all on my shelves, for reasons I can't seem to explain, none of them managed to so tidily corral the salient variables like this one.
My copy is marked up with a parade of low events that accompanied the high regard of these pills and the self-regard of their promoters. It notes how in the chapter on Paxil, the part where David Healy, seeking answers in a murder-suicide, is led into a room with a quarter million pages of manufacturer data, remembering how, "my heart literally sank." He somehow found something. The jury returned "the first ever verdict for the behavioral effect of any drug."
Five pages later, the story of Study 329 told so well as an academic exercise this year in Children of the Cure, by Healy and Wood and The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine, by Jureidini and McHenry, becomes briefly illuminated for something else: the vanity it exposed in the KOLs who authored the now-notorious paper purporting to prove the safety and effectiveness of Paxil in children and adolescents.
Those details are soon eclipsed by the reader's growing realization that the FDA acted with palpable boosterism of the drugs. And yes, it's all been said before — the FDA is not interested in biting the hand that feeds them — but it took Prescription for Sorrow for me to actually get it enough to write Why? in the margin.
I must have wrote that in the margin three more times.
I am here for the human beings behind these experiences, so at times when clinicians and even drugmakers express self-pity that their products are not subject to continuous praise, something finally clicks: the emotional haplessness linking regulators with the regulated.
After a GSK executive says the firm has been bullied by the state of New York lawsuit, an FDA panelist tells the New York Times that "sitting up there and having the public yell at you that you're killing their children is no fun. But I suppose that has become part of the process now."
Their retreat into victimhood when faced with customers who have had to bury family is telling. It places a distance between the listener and the harmed, allowing the healing arts to continue ahead untroubled.
Paul John Scott pauljohnscott.com
Early day motions…
GlaxoSmithKline and Seroxat
https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/30692
Motion text
That this House condemns GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for concealing for 15 years evidence that their anti-depressant drug Seroxat increases the risk of suicide and leads to `persistently worse' depression; congratulates the US Food and Drug Administration for forcing GSK to confess that users of Seroxat `experience emergent suicidality or symptoms that might be precursors to worsening depression or suicidality' and that `these symptoms may be severe and abrupt in onset'; and regrets the likely loss of life that has resulted from repeated denials of the lethal side effects of Seroxat by GSK, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and the Medicine and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency in spite of the vigorous campaigns to reveal the truth by Professor David Healy, hon. Members, the Seroxat Users Group and Panorama.
Short memories –
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/6291947.stm
Updating the Misery Caused by Modern Antidepressants
https://samizdathealth.org/updating-the-misery-caused-by-modern-antidepressants/
Patrick D Hahn@PatrickDHahn
They certainly are effective at inducing worsening #depression, #akathisia, #suicidality, completed #suicide, and truly horrendous #birth_defects.
But are those the kind of effects we want?
'Confessing' is the hardest part…
Justin Oxley says:
There are too many books I would like to read, I will read A Prescription for Sorrow but I would like to read some books about the AI in medicine stuff as well plus I would like to create a Biothesiometer prototype and I'll imagine that I can do all this whilst simultaneously tapering off Fluoxetine and taking my supplements. I have a tendency to overload myself quite a bit but that is how I work, I work all the time, the Government give me enough to live on and that is fine. I really think universal basic income would be a good idea, I don't work any better if someone pays me more. I think most people just don't like having to accept low income dehumanising work where they are continually treated like machines, exploited and abused by unconscionable lunatic managers.
You haven't lived, until you have heard Kim Witczak
Kim Witczak: Advocacy in the Wake of Loss
Ad Campaign Increases Awareness of Akathisia to Save Lives
New billboards in West Virginia increase akathisia awareness.
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/542051121/ad-campaign-increases-awareness-of-akathisia-to-save-lives?r=paUMX7LU6yiuTyUDWt
Fancy a movie, mum?
In Victoria, BC, in we went and everybody was lying down, horizontal. I had no idea and the last in, we were right at the front. I was organised to lay down horizontal.
When I walked in not expecting a new to me 'type cinema experience', I thought, this is just like a military hospital…
Everybody lying down – with popcorn – Billboards, one of the greatest films…hook-on to the trailer…
I'm starting to wonder which will be more dangerous artificial intelligence or genuine stupidity. Either way regulation of both is probably a very sensible thing.
Justin, the whole world is dangerous at the moment. We are all living in a totalitarian universe, being hoodwinked by charlatans.
Some Lawyers, some Doctors, some people in politics, some journalists, some health professionals who work on behalf of the Governments and the list goes on and on, are all playing their part in this nonsensical game of lies and deceit.
We are all being 'hoodwinked' and going along with it because we fear the consequences of speaking up.
They are using this Covid -19 as a propaganda to deflect all people in the universe from the truth.
I am very worried where Big Pharma and all people in positions of power, are going with all this?
BIG BROTHER is keeping an eye on all of us and controlling our every moves.
Why don't they have BIG BROTHER keeping an eye on all the CORRUPTION that is going on in this whole entire universe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsntlJZ9h1U
When is all this madness going to end?
Yeah it's all corrupt institutions, crooks, chalatans and lunatics I'm not even sure what I can trust anymore. Are shapes like triangles still real and trustworthy ? Shape-shifting triangles would screw up trigonometry possibly causing planes to drop out of the sky. What about numbers have they started to play up ? Willie Soon is the fella who is a climate denier, the thing is stuff like climate is so complicated you can cheery pick a way of thinking about it to suit powerful people who fund your work. Willie Soon Willie Ever research has been largely discredited now I think but there are still people who sing his praises as revealing the truth. Stuff like drugs or climate science is dealing with very complicated science, I think that leads to a situation where you can drop inconvenient results and cherry pick data to your hearts content. It is difficult to lie about something like a ball bearing on a spring that is a very straightforward thing. You want clear and straightforward experimental data presented honestly without any distortion usually. You have the huge drug company lobbying problem, it's difficult to imagine how it might stop.

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And the same is true about destinations! Before arriving to Nashville, my expectations were high: world class country music, dazzling barbecue, and the Tennessee Titans, but I didn't know a whole lot more than that!
My good friend Mary, was going to be in the area and I convinced her to fly in and join me in seeing how those expectations would be met! We stayed with the great John and Ellen Oden at Heidtke House, a contemporary ranch home about 15-minutes from downtown Nashville.
And like most people who visit Nashville, we certainly got to experience all that. But on top of it, we were exposed to a second, totally unexpected layer to this place. In choosing to stay with John and Ellen, we got to know their Nashville: a city, a people, a style through their personal lens. This visit was a masterclass on the new power of hospitality. A lesson that the best people and businesses and places a lot of times aren't predictable at all.
Each destination and host has multiple layers to its success. So we decided to pull back the curtain and share commentary on the people, places, and best industry practices that made this destination so unique.
To record this video, I've used the Logitech c920 webcam, the Blue Snowball microphone, and Camtasia screen recording software.
Validation is huge. And seeing the result of hard work is a really important thing. In many industries, professionals don't get enough of it. But in vacation rentals, our work is directly validated -- reviews are the vehicle for this validation and John considers his collection one of the most precious things he owns.
Ready for the most enjoyable market research ever? John recommends investing in a stay at the nicest vacation rental you can find. Take notes about the experience and how you can improve. Ask the host questions about how they operate and what products they use. Sit down at the end of the stay and create an Action List of next steps. Oh and in the process, don't forget to sit back and relax: this is the vacation rental industry after all.
Constantly look to improve your guest experience -- don't ever sit still or get complacent: this is one of the universal attitudes we've observed about the world's most successful vacation rental professionals. John is always on the look out for amenities or upgrades to his home -- in fact, he aims to have at least one improved element before any guest stays a second time. Not sure what to upgrade? Abundle (this episode's sponsor) is an easy go-to. Invest a few hundred bucks and assess your response from guests.
Upgrades to your vacation rental properties should be viewed as investments. Not only are they generating better reviews, commanding a higher price per night, and setting you apart from the competitor down the street. But they are actually investment assets, increasing the overall value -- on paper -- of your business.
"The cost of doing business" is a phrase we heard from John several times. It can be easy to disregard small gestures like welcome snacks or courtesy drinks as additional expenses. But John views them as integral elements in the guest experience -- and so they are not added costs, but rather costs of doing business. Calculate these costs into your total nightly rate so that it's quite literally a line item in your business expenses.
One of the biggest "disrupting" factors about the vacation rental industry is that many hosts define success in ways other than cash flow. This "lifestyle" element of the business — getting to meet new people, pursuing passions, creating one's own schedule — changes the terms of the playing field. It means hosts are making decisions through a different lens and the results are surprising.


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Texas Football
Big 12 Expansion: On Florida State, Clemson And College Realignment
If Florida State and Clemson leave the ACC for the Big 12, it could potentially set off major conference realignment -- something that the University of Texas might not support.
By JP Starkey Jun 11, 2012, 9:00am CDT
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Florida State. Clemson. The Big 12.
Ever since Chip Brown mused in May that Florida State might have interest in the Big 12, and a move by the Seminoles to the Big 12 might make sense, we've been exposed to a month of rumors that have more fiction than fact, athletic directors denying reports and various university boards meetings to either fuel or quell rumors.
In addition to Florida State and Clemson, Notre Dame, Miami and Georgia Tech have been linked to the Big 12, with Texas' athletic director DeLoss Dodds essentially openly courting the Fighting Irish to join the Big 12.
Since then, Miami has refuted any interest in leaving the ACC, Georgia Tech never seemed to gain traction and Notre Dame, well, the Irish are simply too complicated to deal with in terms of realignment, while they have an exclusive television contract with NBC.
So, we've been left with Florida State and Clemson, with kind-of-sort-of-maybe mutual interest between the Big 12 and the two ACC institutions. Despite the fact that the Big 12 A.D.s came out and said they're happy with 10 schools and are 'committed' to 10 schools in the conference, there's no reason to think they wouldn't be equally or more committed to 12 schools.
Let's assume for a few minutes that Florida State and Clemson leave the ACC and join the Big 12. The move would make the Big 12's name appropriate again, giving the conference 12 teams. Once again, two divisions could be set up, and a proper Big 12 title game could be held to determine the conference's champion.
This, however, would potentially set off a domino effect around the collegiate landscape.
If the college conference merry-go-round starts up again, do you really think the SEC and PAC-12 will stand pat? Probably not. Virginia Tech and North Carolina State have had an on-again, off-again flirtation with the SEC -- and the SEC could definitely use another two teams to help make scheduling easier.
Such moves probably would either end the Big East or ACC as we know them. If the ACC lost Florida State and Clemson, there's no guarantee that Syracuse and Pittsburgh would join the conference. If they did, then the Big East would be on the ropes even further, and Connecticut could be a candidate to leave the Big East for the ACC -- should Boston College allow such a move.
As Brent Musburger would put it, it would be BCS chaos, with all sorts of schools looking to join either the Big 12, SEC, Pac-12 or Big 10.
What would happen for sure? There's no way of knowing, and it's merely just speculation. But the point is what would ensue if Florida State and Clemson left for the Big 12 is likely exactly the opposite of what Texas would want -- at least right now.
Peter Bean explained it a few weeks ago over at Burnt Orange Nation. If Texas wanted to start the chain reaction for super conferences, the Longhorns would have done so last year, and joined the Pac-12 with Oklahoma, letting the Big 12 effectively fail. They didn't. Instead, the Longhorns stayed in the Big 12, even with 10 teams.
It's impossible to forecast what will happen a year, two years or three years from now. A lot depends on the new BCS playoff system that has still yet to be determined. If the system ends up favoring big conferences, it will likely serve as a catalyst to super conferences.
What we do know now is that there appears to be a little mutual interest between Florida State, Clemson and the Big 12. We know that it would have to make financial sense for the current 10 members to invite either or both of Clemson and Florida State. We seem to have a decent idea that such a move could set off major college conference realignment.
It's unknown how much the University of Texas, which has plenty of clout within the Big 12, would support Florida State and Clemson coming to the Big 12 -- if at all. The chain of events that it would set off might just begin the super conference era in college sports -- something that Texas might not support at all.
The next month and year will be telling. Once the BCS playoff system is hammered out, dominoes should begin to fall into place. Both Syracuse and Pittsburgh have a year to wait before joining the ACC -- and it is unlikely they'd leave the Big East for a conference that could be on the way out.
One thing is for sure, though: money talks. And if the money is right for the Big 12, Florida State, Clemson, and Texas, something will eventually happen. When something happens, though, is anybody's guess.
Conference Realignment: Big 12 Still Interested In Notre Dame
How Notre Dame's ACC Move Affects Big 12, Big East
Big 12 Expansion: Florida State President Says 'No Steps Taken' Toward Realignment


How will you make a difference in the world?
To help you think that far out and plan different outcomes, I created a simple Personal Legacy Worksheet.
1. Who or What Do You Want To Impact?
This basically describes your tribe or sphere of influence. People or items that fit into your niche. This may be children, family, customers, contacts, users, followers, readers, viewers or other people that are impacted by you. In the worksheet, it's helpful to be specific about people that you can truly help. Your goal may include animals or pets or possibly environmental items such as trees or plants. Be as specific as possible.
2. How Do You Want To Instill Change?
What will you do to instill changes and make a difference? For example, you may want to impact your children, by sending them to college. You may want to start a business, church or organization that will affect hundreds or thousands of people. You may want to plant trees, save pets, or clean up the environment. List the change you want to see.
3. What Will You Do/Create That Will Outlive Your Life?
Maybe you want to start a long term savings plan for your children's college fund. You might want to write a book, start a business, create an outreach. What you put here should continue on, even if you pass on. Financially you might include items like life insurance or annuities. For information items, you might include writing a book, creating a video, or outlining a song. Physical items may include things like building a house or school, planting trees or plants, or creating a new product, such as a computer or music player.
4. What Will Be The Results?
This is where you get to extrapolate the results of your plans and actions. 50 Years is a long time, and the multiplier effect of networking, leadership, and compound interest can lead to some spectacular results. This is where you get to dream a little. For inspiration, take a look at my previous post, that includes three examples of people who are truly making a difference.
5. What Action Steps Are Necessary To Make This A Reality?
This is where the rubber meets the road. Write down some milestones here. Just outline the main steps. You don't need to get too specific, you'll do that as you plan out your shorter term items. Write them down by decade or by specific event.
Fill out the sheets starting from the top and working your way to the bottom. Try to pick specific areas of interest if you can, and realize that technology and the world will certainly change over the years. Picking evergreen, people based goals will help.
Take a step back and visualize what you wrote down. This particular goal sheet will change over time, as your life evolves. I like to review this sheet at least once a year or at major milestones along the way. You can three hole punch this and keep it in your goal setting notebook.
I love starting with this 50 year sheet, as it really helps you see what is important in the world and how you can make a difference. It moves a lot of the personal goals down a notch, to the five or ten year levels. In my life I've been involved with a few legacy projects. When my dad died, his estate left some funds for a couple of projects. One was to plant 5,000 trees in Africa, where deforestation had ruined the land. My dad was always planting trees when he was alive, with over 30 in his backyard. Trees are a wonderful example of a legacy goal. In my dad's project, the trees are now nine years old, and have completely changed the landscape and brought life back to a struggling community in Kenya.
My dad also had a love for kids, so some funds were set aside to build a small playground for children in Murrieta. Every time I drive past it, I can see my dad smiling, just like the kids who are using it. Both of these continue on my dad's memory as a kind and caring person.
I have some friends at my old church that have built homes and a school for the needy in Mexico. They create them in the Church parking lot and take them by trailer to a remote farming community, inland of Ensenada in Baja California. These home will last for decades and provide housing and shelter to people who were literally living in cardboard boxes. Certainly changing the legacy of almost everyone involved.
Writing your ideas and dreams down is the first step to accomplishing them.
What amazing goal will you put on your personal legacy worksheet?
We will continue this series as we look at setting 5 and 10 year goals in our next post.


Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine says the upcoming debate presents three critical points: policy specifics, questions from voters, and truthfulness. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said on Sunday that the upcoming debate between his running mate, Hillary Clinton, and Republican opponent, Donald Trump, will present the opportunity to hit three critical issues: getting specific on policy proposals, answering questions from voters and getting challenged on truthfulness of the candidates' claims. "I think the debate issue, obviously, let it be an even standard for both, but that issue about specifics, answering those unanswered questions and checking people on truthfulness, that's going to be very important," Kaine told "Face the Nation" on CBS. Among the unanswered questions for Trump, Kaine pointed out issues such as the state of Trump's tax returns, his ties to Russia and allegations of wrongdoing by the Trump Foundation. Democrats have sought to pressure Trump to release his tax returns, but the Republican has said he will not release them until a federal government audit has been completed. Clinton has released her tax records. Clinton's campaign repeated this week its call for Trump to release his tax returns after The Washington Post reported Trump's charitable foundation had spent thousands of dollars to settle lawsuits involving his businesses.


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Q: Stack Exchange API inconsistently causes CORS errors for client applications after a certain number of properly throttled requests (again?) After a certain number of sequential requests made in short bursts (normally around 180 requests but I managed to get it down to 50 if the first batch of more than 180 requests succeeds) respecting the API throttle (only 10 concurrent requests with a delay of 1.1 seconds between each batch), the API, seemingly with a random chance, returns an empty response with CORS headers not set resulting, obviously, in a CORS error for the client application.
Here is a screenshot of the error happening after 176 requests:

And here is one of the errors happening after 50 requests:

And here is some info about the error response that follows a normal one:

Name
Value

Request URL
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/search?=<query here>

Response headers
cache-control: no-cachecontent-type: text/html

API key provided?
Yes

Free daily quota
more than 8500 as per the last successful request

At no point before the error occurs a backoff field is returned but that shouldn't have mattered either way because the code I first reproduced this on was set up to properly handle encountering backoff in a given response. It should also be mentioned that according to the API docs, making less than 30 requests in a second should be fine (however, the reproducing code was specifically designed to only make 10 requests per second):

If a single IP is making more than 30 requests a second, new requests will be dropped.

A very similar set of issues were reported before, and some were even supposed to be fixed:

Year
Post
Outcome

2019
API has been failing with CORS errors since 11/13
status-completed

2019
SE API is randomly responding with "site is required" errors and now CORS errors
status-completed

2019
After successfully retrieving 180 pages, the API gracelessly, semi-silently, fails
unknown

2021
The SE API fails with a CORS error when hitting the rate-limit
unknown

See this MSO answer of mine for the code that reproduces the error (user id 674039 will result in 191 requests to make) - if it succeeds on the first try, rerun it, and you will likely get the error much earlier (please be weary of your daily API quota if you are a userscript user).
Can this be looked into?

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StarHub acquires a stake in mm2 Asia to expand pay TV offering
StarHub is looking to take a 9.05% per cent stake in Catalist-listed mm2 Asia for SG$18,040,000.
Headquartered in Singapore, mm2 Asia is a producer of content for TV and online platforms, and films. mm2 Asia also has a presence in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan through its group of companies and/or strategic working partnerships. mm2 Asia has co-produced and/or distributed more than 50 films across Asia since 2008.
StarHub has been partnering mm2 Asia since 2012, through successful investments in the Ah Boys To Men and Lion Men movie series which were co-produced by mm2 Asia. The two companies are currently collaborating on Hear Me Sing, an online Chinese singing competition to be launched in April, presented by StarHub and produced by mm2 Asia.
Tan Tong Hai, CEO of StarHub, said: "Taking a stake in mm2 is a strategic move. It unlocks opportunities to expand our pay TV offerings through original content creation that will set us apart in the cluttered content space."
"mm2 can also potentially extend the reach of our localised content through marketing and distribution efforts beyond Singapore shores. In addition, we may choose to tap on mm2's cineplex business to showcase our content, as well as gain access to top-rated concerts and artistes through UnUsUaL of which mm2 owns a stake."
Melvin Ang, CEO of mm2 Asia, said: "We're honoured to have StarHub as one of our shareholders. For many years, mm2 has been working closely with StarHub across many areas. This equity participation by StarHub in mm2 cements our working relationship and is a significant endorsement for our company."
"Leveraging StarHub's multiple platforms, this strategic partnership would further strengthen our ability to create 360-degree content for our target audience. We're confident StarHub will play an important role in mm2's progress to forge a greater regional presence in the media industry."
StarHub's acquisition of a stake in mm2 Asia is expected to be completed in May 2016, subject to the fulfillment of mutually-agreed conditions.


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Part-time Ph. D will be allowed provided all the conditions mentioned in the Ph. D Regulations are met as per the UGC Regulations 2016. The minimum programme duration is 3 years including period of registration. Registration in Ph. D is subject to passing qualifying examination, which will be based on the course work in the first year of the programme.
Programme has four important mile stones; namely; course work with 16 credits; writing and presenting research proposal, data collection and thesis writing, presentation and submission. The candidate will have to re-register if s/he does not complete Ph. D in 6 years which is the maximum duration permitted.
- Relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Able and other categories of candidates as per UGC Guidelines from time to time, or for those who had obtained their Master's degree prior to 19th September, 1991.
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Recently I found a 1932 edition of Pinocchio by C. Collodi which grabbed my attention. I picked it up quicker than a wink, anxious to read the original story of one of these great Disney cartoon classics. I fully expected that Disney would have taken some liberties with this story. He always did. What I didn't expect was to finish the book and wonder how on earth Walt Disney ever got away with calling this particular film "Pinocchio"!!! Sure, the name of the main character was the same and there is a wooden craftsman named Geppetto. There is even a "talking cricket" but he met a rather violent end when Pinocchio, in a fit of rage, threw the handle of a hammer at him so that the cricket "remained dried up and flattened against the wall." (The ghost voice of the cricket appears a few times during the story but he's not whistling and he's not "Lord High Keeper" of anything.
Neither is Geppetto all that lovable an old man. There is some conflict within this character. Pinocchio would seem to come by his violent temper (displayed throughout the book) from his "father". I do, however, absolutely love the hilarious way that the author introduces the character of Geppetto as coming to inquire after a piece of wood from his friend in order to make a puppet. The piece of wood in question was a rather feisty thing in its own right, clubbing Geppetto on the leg and sparking a war between friends based on a misunderstanding of who and what hit who and when.
"I want a little wood to make my puppet; will you give me some?"
Master Antonio was delighted, and he immediately went to the bench and fetched the piece of wood that caused him so much fear. But just as he was going to give it to his friend the piece of wood gave a shake, and wriggling violently out of his hands struck with all its force against the dried-up shins of poor Gepetto.
"Ah! Is that the courteous way in which you make your presents, Master Antonio? You have almost lamed me! . . ."
"I swear to you that it was not I! . . ."
"Then you would have it that it was I?. . ."
"The wood is entirely to blame!. . ."
"I know that it was the wood; but it was you that hit my lets with it! . . ."
It's so much more calm and peaceful when in the Disney movie , Gepetto wishes on a star that his puppet will become a real boy. It's more beautiful when the blue fairy appears, tapping dear, sweet little Pinocchio on the head saying, "Little puppet made of pine, wake! The gift of life is thine!"
However, the intent of both the Disney version , and the original story remains the same - Pinocchio was only to become a real boy once he proved himself brave, true, honorable and a hard worker who loved his father. They just went down different paths to portray that little life lesson.
The original story was published in 1883. At this point in time, young men who had nothing better to do that goof off all day being useless were called "boobies" and children apparently were not as put off by characters, in fits of rage, biting body parts off of one another. (Sound Mike Tyson-ish to you? It's kinda bizarre.) I personally found this story rather hilarious in light of what Disney made of it . I grew up thinking Pinocchio was a charming and lovable little puppet that everyone liked and easily took advantage of. When I rode the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland (just this year, mind you) I screamed when Monstro the whale was suddenly upon me! Geppeto was to be loved and adored. The blue fairy was angelic (as opposed to what she is in the book - which is a dead girl . . . seriously). I LIKE the Disneyfied version. A lot. The book? Well, I do like it but in a completely different way.
The actual and true story of Pinocchio , I think, is a good moral lesson. Collodi makes a very clear distinction between right behavior and wrong behavior. He paints a very blunt picture over character traits that are desirable and those that clearly are not. This is a great book for boys. I'm a big fan, truly. The culture of the (1883) day can be a bit put offish at times. Language has changed a bit and definitions have shifted since then. (Thankfully, Disney made "The Land of Boobies" into "Pleasure Island." Still, that's something that the modern reader has to deal with in the book and something I think parents should be aware of when reading the story.) Regardless of the differences in words and definitions, the desire to have young boys grow up to be responsible, honorable men has not changed and that gives this story a timeless quality to it.
Pinocchio of the Book drove me crazy with his disobedience. At the same time, Collodi was so straightforward in his condemnation of bad behavior that I could tolerate this book quite well and feel excited about having "discovered" it. I anticipate we'll be enjoying both the book AND the Disney movie version in our household.
And when we get the chance to go back to Disneyland, you'll find me on the Pinocchio ride once again, with deeper appreciation for what it stands for.
Sounds intersting, Carrie. We have on of those Chic-Fil-A abridgements of the original Pinnochio, so I knew it was quite a bit different from Disney.
That is really interesting. Pinocchio is one that I haven't let in the house yet. The girls have asked about it once or twice and I've just told them it's about a little boy that doesn't obey. Maybe down the road someday ... :) But that books sounds wild!
I had NO idea-- what a crazy story! Thanks for sharing!
Great post, Carrie. I have a Pinnochio doll in my kitchen. Now I want to read the book again.
My kids haven't seen the movie (mostly because I don't want them to pick up the word JA, even if it is in reference to a donkey). Reading this book, however, might be a good intro to this story. And, we are going back to Disney World later this year, so perhaps I need to start a Disney book reading project!
Actually, as a girl, I did not find the Disney film calm and peaceful--it scared me! I guess the Lost boys?
Interesting contrast between the book and movie.
This book is on most of the classics lists, but I found it a bit too dark when I tried to read it a few years ago. In fact I was reading it outloud to my little boys and they begged me to stop! It's on my list of "someday but not too soon" books. Thanks for a great review.


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The Pennsylvania State Police has cancelled an Amber Child Abduction Alert that was issued Friday.The Vernon Township Police Department was searching for a 2-year-old girl who police say was abducted by her father in Meadville.The girl was safely located.
MEADVILLE, Pa. —
The Pennsylvania State Police has cancelled an Amber Child Abduction Alert that was issued Friday.
The Vernon Township Police Department was searching for a 2-year-old girl who police say was abducted by her father in Meadville.
The girl was safely located.


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Road blocked outside Retford after reported accident
A witness says it was "stomach churning to see"
Police investigators at the crash scene just after the railway bridge at Sutton crossroads
An accident has reportedly shut the main road drivers use to head north out of Retford.
North Road has been closed by police who are turning vehicles around between Randall Way, Sutton Lane and at Barnby Moor.
There is queuing traffic along North Road and on other routes linking to the scene, including at Sutton-cum-Lound and Barnby Moor.
Aircraft flipped over after "heavy landing" at Headon Airfield
Witnesses took to social media to report on the reported crash, which is thought to have happened around 4.30pm on Tuesday, September 19.
"Looked like a cyclist and a van when we passed earlier hope everyone is ok," said one.
Another wrote: "It's bad. They're diverting traffic through Sutton-cum-Lound back through to Barnby Moor. A lot of queuing traffic. Stomach churning to see. Hope all involved are ok."
Someone else who passed said a cyclist was on the ground and the windscreen of a van was broken.
The incident happened between Sutton Lane and Barnby Moor on North Road
A man who lives near where the road is blocked at Sutton Lane said: "I don't know what has happened. We have seen three or four police cars go up that way but other than that I can't tell you anything."
Another local resident, who did not want to be named, said: "I think it happened about an hour and a half ago. What you can see from the road block is about as much as I know. They are diverting people here and at Barnby Moor - which I just found out when I came home."
Plans for "new town centre of the future" underway in Harworth and Bircotes
There is queuing traffic on Babworth Road too, with tailbacks leading past the mini roundabout outside Retford Oaks Academy.
The AA reports: 'Road closed and entry ramp closed due to accident on the A638 North Road. Both ways between Randall Way and Sutton Lane. Detour in operation - Lorries are being directed from the A638 Southbound towards the A1.'
Police have not yet confirmed details of the incident.


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Robin Padilla Inform The Public Of Second Miscarriage Of Wife Mariel Rodriguez
Mariel Rodriguez, the wife of Action Star Robin Padilla, suffered another miscarriage on Aug 12,Wed 6:30 pm.
The information was reported by Robin Padilla, through the Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP).
It was the second miscarriage of Mariel Rodriguez, after the first miscarriage happen on May of this year also.
Mariel, who is expected to have a tripplet baby, is suffering from a delicate pregnancy.
unfortunately , the worst case scenario happen once again. It is also reported that the couple was on and off in a hospital which was related on Mariel pregnancy before the incident happen.
Meanwhile, Robin Padilla, who recently backs out on a movie "Nilalang" just a few days ago, due to taking care of her delicate wife's pregnancy.
But due to unexpected and unfortunate miscarriage of her wife, will Robin, now continue to film the movie "Nilalang"? which he will be star with Japanese Adult Video star Maria Ozawa.
Robin, who recently take apology to the public, producer, financier and to Maria Ozawa after quiting the movie "Nilalang" which happen to be one of the movie which will show on the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
Maria Ozawa called upon on Robin Padilla "Unprofessional" after withdrawal of the said movie which is her first starring role in the Philippine cinema.
Padilla, apologized on Ozawa, and said that he understand the reaction and emotion of the former Japanese porn actress.
On the other hand the couple Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez, are very emotional right now on what happen. But never loose hope, if God's will sooner or later they will have a baby that they always wanted.
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These pots are for slow cooking but what is in them?
And the real mystery: the food seems cooked but why is the fresh rosemary sprinkled on the top?
French, lives on the Island of Crete.
Food is an essential part of culture and its cuisine is what makes it distinct. The daily life and the economic structure of society are the factors that shape it. Cuisine is a reflection of culture. For example, how someone prepares vegetables and fruits to make a meal is a signature of their homeland. Beyond cooking, food provides a venue for people to gather and share. When it comes to Cretan cuisine, the traditions that people use to prepare and cook food, as well as the tools and the techniques used show us that cuisine in Crete has it's own identity.
Turkish, lives, cooks, and creates in Istanbul, Turkey.
Smells of honey, vinegar, lentils, lamb, almond, fennel, rosemary, and oregano escape each pot as its individual ingredients simmer. These aromas mingle deliciously with the smell of barley crunchy cakes that are perfumed with thyme. They swell as the roast over the coals.
The use of fire and cooking on it, either directly or in pots, has always been a field of research that has interested historians, scientists, and even famous chefs. But what no research will ever unveil is the ingenuity and the need of a mother to find ways through food to offer all her love and affection to her family. It remains complicated and almost impossible to compare the memory we have from "mother's food" to even the the most expensive, rare, and perfectly executed dish we can enjoy.
- Stelios Fanourakis, Chef de Cuisine.
Greek, lives and works in Rethymno, Crete.
Octopus is a Cretan delicacy in coastal and rural towns. It is a valuable protein source. Since it is bloodless, the Orthodox Church allows it to be consumption during Lenten seasons—Christmas, Easter, August 1-14. When I look at this image the memories and emotions that come first are not linked to seaside summers. Instead, the warmth of the parastia (charcoal heat) and the smell of burning wood, together with the boiling sound of octopus and seeing the olive oil jar reminds me of Easter. The anticipation, sound, and smell create a fulfilling meal after a hectic day. This anticipation is what we feel knowing that the Easter feast is close. This combination results in a meal that offers a promise that something spectacular will happen.
Greek, from the Island of Crete.
The Cretan mountains are backdrop to outdoor cooking at its best. In this timeless scene, cooks companionably chat and test the readiness of their meal — pork, slow-cooked in a Minoan-style lekani over a bed of coals. Along the fence, Minoan-style tripod cookpots, stained with dripped food and smudged from smoke, await their next event. Plastic water-bottles weigh down the branches of a mulberry tree, slowly training them into a cool, green, leafy canopy to shade the cooking area. An olive tree provides shade, food and fodder. The outdoor sink with water brought in by a black irrigation hose completes the picture.
American, works and lives on the Island of Crete...much of the time.
The ladies of Kavousi are used to cooking... they've been cooking since they can remember. But today was different. Today they cooked as their Minoan ancestors cooked 3000 years ago. Same ingredients, all found on the island... same slow cooking method, for the Minoans were the founders of slow cooking, but this time, outside on an open fire using a single pot – a clay replica of an ancient Minoan cooking pot. This link with their past is their heritage for it's the foundations of the Mediterranean Diet – the world's healthiest diet, which hales from their tiny island of Crete.
Australian, lived and raised family on the Island of Crete.
Pottery is an ancient craft that connects us to our past through cooking.
--Nafsika Antypas, food activist, producer & creator of TV series Plant Based by Nafsika.
Canadian-Greek, works and lives in North America with ties to Greece.
What culinary delights are bubbling inside these fascinating Minoan-style cooking pots? Octopus, goat, wild greens, and lentils stewed in a rich broth of exotic spices. These vessels contain many stories—stories of the creators of this cooking technique and the suppliers of the ingredients. Stories about the cooks, hunters, gatherers, fishers, beekeepers, and tradespeople that traveled far to bring precious goods and insight to their communities. Stories about the people that enjoyed these feasts, the revered writers that described these experiences, and the archaeologists that devote their lives to discovering them. Connecting with our past provides invaluable insight into our future—a seemingly simple ancient cooking vessel is an important messenger.
That day Oino thought she would cook the seafood that had been caught by Velchis, her son, at the beach. She lit the fire and put in the clay pots the catch of crabs, snails and the head of a big fish. She also added oil from the olives she had ground on the stone wheel. While the food was boiling over the fire, suddenly the earth began to tremble, the house on the beach of Crete was shaken and began to collapse. Oino ran for safety and did not return.
The pot of food remained beneath the ruins until the day the archaeologists found it about 3,500 years later.
Greek, from, lives and works in Lassithi, Crete.
Archeologically-correct Minoan urns likely cooking the lentils that Jerolyn Morrison and Minoan Tastes has resurrected and preserved from ancient times. Though this is a modern photo, I can't help but think of ancient women communing with women today about the age-old celebrations and traditions. Women have long been keepers of the hearth and original cultures around the world better understand the value of health and home as central to our societies. By honoring these traditions, we honor these women and all they have contributed.
-- Gloria Steinem, writer, activist, organizer.
American, traveled to Crete for 80th birthday celebration.
Complicated...Jerolyn and Matina prepare a meal full of Cretan nature with the essence of Minoan memories, at least in our imaginations. Behind them there are our colleagues (archaeologists) and friends whose we love to meet every summer. But in this image there is also the magic of common eating and drinking, which always played (and plays) an important role in human society.
Czech Republic, raises Czech-Cretan family in Brno and on the island of Crete.
A magical, mysterious, once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience was graciously served to my family in these pots. This culinary and educational adventure gathered us around a glowing campfire. It was amazing. A bountiful Minoan-inspired dinner simmered in replicas of ancient cooking pots. Sipping wine from the handmade cups given as gifts allowed us to take our adventure home. This evening of ancient and modern Greek hospitality, history, food, wine, and the Cretan culture remains among my most treasured memories of 23 years of State Department life overseas.
American, lived in Greece and visited Crete with family.


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The LIFE Award recognizes the most innovative, inspirational and effective LIFE projects in the fields of nature protection, environment, and climate action. Winners from each of these 3 categories will be announced on the night. The ceremony is part of the EU Green Week 2019.


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Q: How to install relink wireless driver for LG X130 nebook how to install relink wireless driver for LG X130 netbook in Ubuntu 10.04

A: Another possible option, while probably not as good as what the person above is suggesting, would be to use ndiswrapper to install the Windows driver. Only use this if the above suggestions don't work. You can download the XP driver from LG's official site at
http://www.lg.com/ae/support/product/support-product-profile.jsp?customerModelCode=X130-G.ASB7E1&initialTab=drivers&targetPage=support-product-profile
and uncompress it to whatever location you prefer. You can install ndiswrapper from the Software Centre. Once installed, you will see a "Windows Wireless Drivers" button under System - Administration. From there, just click install new driver and select the .INF file which you previously got from extraction. If everything went well, your wireless should be up and ready to go.

A: I believe your wireless card is a Ralink rt3090.
To check this, you can run lshw -c net in a terminal.
If this is indeed your card, there is a ppa that someone has created for the driver. Unfortunately, it is only supported up to Ubuntu 9.10. However, there is anecdotal evidence that it works on Ubuntu 10.04.
You can attempt to add the ppa or download the .deb file and double-click it. This is not an ideal way to install it - it is better to install things through the official repositories, but it appears you have no other option.
Before you do any of this, make sure you update all of your packages (System -> Administration -> Update Manager) and check System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers to see if there is an available driver there.
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Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Zakopane is a center of Góral culture and is known informally as "the winter capital of Poland." It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing and qualified tourism.
Thanks to Ms Paula. She says its the most beautiful place in her country. Indeed it looks like one. I would love to do mountaineering in Tatra mountains.


I got a problem trying to activate my 30-day trial. Each time I try I get the message: "Licens activation server is not available. Please try again later."
Do anybody know if there is a generel server problem at this moment or if I am doing something wrong?
Restart your camputer and make sure the Internet connection is running.
Note: If you've enabled 30-day trial before, then you can not do it again.


I am an EZ going, independent yet caring pet lover who would be honored to be selected to sit your home and brood. I currently share my own home in a California desert with 2 affectionate goldens, (Keeper and Boomer), 2 cats, (Hank and Harmony) and most often either a service dog in training or a foster pup or kitten from the local animal shelter.
I'm eternally optimistic and an overall happy person and have been an active volunteer in one form or another in gratitude. Though I've had no children of my own, I was a foster parent for children at risk, ages 8 to 14, shortly after my early retirement. I served on the Board of Directors for a mobility service dog organization based in Washington state, and over the years have raised and trained 12 pups for them. I started with two cherished Newfoundland dogs of my own, Tiggrr and Pooh, who I trained to team with me as volunteer animal assistance therapy dogs visiting schools, hospitals, convalescent centers and supporting young Special Olympics events. In between excursions and puppy raising, I volunteer locally for a no-kill animal shelter, walking big dogs, many with bite or abuse histories. My specialty there is working with young frightened timid pups, some who have already suffered abuse by only 4 months of age. It's heartbreaking but immensely rewarding as I see challenging pups transform into loveable family pets who find their forever homes through trust and gentle handling. I've also fostered cats and dogs from neonatal stages to senior, for multiple animal shelters.
I'm a bit of a homebody, enjoying the company of my animals where our days typically start with a hike up the mountains just blocks from home, some ball retrieving or swimming laps in the pool when the weather permits (I do the laps, the dogs paddle circles around me!). as an avid knitter, i usually have an inviting lap for the felines, and I knit away while listening to audio books on my mobile device. As a foodie, I enjoy cooking, and when I travel I venture out mostly to enjoy the local restaurants. I enjoy gardening, too, if the owners welcome it.
I will treat your pets like family and If you'd like me to try obedience or trick training with your cats or dogs while you're away, i'm tickled to oblige. I use only positive reward based training. Regardless I love each and every one just as they are.
I would respect your wishes as to animal manners in and around your home. Being tidy myself, you'll be happy to return to a clean home and relaxed animals. I would love to wrap my arms around your loved ones!! I kiss noses, bump heads, rub ears and throats, massage tummies and chat with my entrusted pets throughout the day. They will enjoy their own vacation with me while you're away!
I retired early and after a wonderfully successful yet intense career in IT, I'm eager to fully embrace my passion for pets, travel, meeting new people, knitting and volunteerism!! Why not all at once!?
Growing up, my family relocated across multiple countries so I don't feel like I have deep roots in any particular place but am always excited at the prospect of the next adventure. Since childhood, I have traveled to over 40 countries and lived in Japan, France, the UK and now the US. I was extremely lucky to have parents who early on encouraged my independence and diversity. It is now in my DNA to explore, particularly in the company of animals. I have found being with animals is every bit as character building and fulfilling as being with people. But animals can be more tolerant and forgiving!!
While this would be my first gig petsitting with Trusted, I often sit for up to 2 months in the summer for my best friend and her geriatric kitty. Im extremely lucky in that she opens her home to my brood as well so we're one big happy family and get to escape the burning desert sun for 2 months. I had also a long stint as a housesitter while I was living and working in Buckinghamshire, UK. The remote homeowners had a cacao farm in Brazil and the only hiccups I experienced while sitting was a plumbing issue, some unwieldy crawling roses, a feral cat and a pesky swan that would waddle up from the canal and steal my cherry tomatoes while I was at work!!
As I've owned and relocated multiple homes over the years I feel I can competently handle almost any situation that might arise.
As a couple that spends 2-3 months each summer away from our home in California, my husband and I know the value of having someone we trust live in our home and care for our pets. Scottie Kuper is not only a long-time friend of ours but has spent the last three summers in our home fulfilling that need.
Ms. Kuper has had extensive experience in caring for dogs and cats. She not only has two dogs and two cats of her own but for several years has been part of the Summit Assistance Dogs program-bringing a 3 month old puppy into her home and giving them training and socialization. They then return to Summit for further training and hopefully placement as a service dog.
Concerning home care, our experience again has been outstanding. Whenever there has been a minor problem (clogged drain, green water in the swimming pool) she has notified us promptly, solved the problem and followed up. Whenever we return home we find the place spotless and our cat thriving.
We have absolutely no reservations in recommending her to anyone who needs a house sitter or pet sitter.
I first met Scottie about 14 years ago when I applied to be a puppy raiser for a service dog organization in Anacortes WA. Scottie was on the board and did my home evaluation. Then, as now, Scottie remains devoted to the animals in her care; whether they're her own, service puppies she's raising, or shelter dogs and kittens she's helping them become the best pets they can be. Scottie is a great pack leader with a big heart, compassion and patience.
In addition to her devotion to her animals, Scottie is also a community leader; when the favorite local yarn shop closed she applied her leadership and organizational skill to start membership-driven club for locals, renting out a commercial space and creating a haven for knitters who wanted a place to gather, create, and grow in their craft.
Your home and pets will be in expert hands with Scottie.
I met Scottie while volunteering at our local animal shelter. We worked together developing programs for training volunteers and providing Tender, Love and Care for the the dogs and particularly puppies. She is a wealth knowledge on dogs and dog training. I have learned much from her. I would totally trust Scottie to care for my own dog. She is a special person who really "gets" dogs and is sooo kind and gentle.
Scottie has been a volunteer puppy raiser with Summit Assistance Dogs for over 10 years and she has raised several dogs for our organization over the course of this time. Scottie has always done a wonderful job caring for and training our service dog puppies and we are so fortunate to have her in our foster home community. Scottie is totally committed to our dogs and takes the job very seriously. Along with going over and above to provide excellent general care, she also continually seeks to remain current with the latest dog training information. She attends training classes and seminars, and also does a tremendous amount of reading.
Along with raising service dog puppies, Scottie also remains active with her pet dogs, providing them with great care, exercise and mental stimulation through continued training classes and other activities. Her pet dogs are so easy to be with, well trained and well socialized. They are a testament to her abilities.
I have also had the pleasure of staying in Scottie's home, which is very well tended to, and always clean and organized. She is a home owner who obviously takes pride in her house and yard. I have no doubt she would provide the same great care to any home she would stay in.
I highly recommend Scottie as a house and pet sitter. I think anyone would be lucky to have her caring for their pets and home. Her friendly, outgoing personality would simply be an added bonus.


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Max Ajl, "Palestinian Gandhi, mark II", Jewbonics, February 20, 2011.
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It is so important to really learn and understand who yourself first. It is also an endless journey. Once you begin a deeper understanding of yourself, you can more easily have compassion for yourself and grow into the person you want to be, without judgment and blame, but with acceptance and appreciation for who you are created to be. But this is often a daunting task and people usually ask, "Where do I even begin?" While that will be a different answer for everyone, I think one good place to start could be by realizing that everything we do, we do to meet a need. Once you have an idea what your needs are, you can discover why these needs exist. There is a void in our lives that creates the need, and then we seek to fill it.
Another beneficial way to use this perspective is to observe the actions of others –whether positive or negative. They are also acting out of their own needs. If you can understand them better, you can have compassion for them instead of being angry, frustrated , or impatient with them.
But this calls upon us to be mindful and present and not REact automatically to the actions of others. Find space to pause and examine the situation without judgment or prejudices and see it from the other person's perspective. Then we can be PROactive and communicate more positively.
We all have needs. We all react to words and events around us differently. So instead of focusing on judging and blaming or defending, if we focus on needs, we find the common ground for understanding all people.


This Gift voucher may be used as the deposit on any of our courses or as part payment.
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1 Send an email to Pepie pepie@oldchairs.ie and let her know how much you'd like to spend, the name of the recipient and recipient's contact details.
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3 On receipt of payment, the voucher will become active.
The recipient may then use the voucher to book any course.
We run weekend workshop courses in antique restoration and beginner's upholstery, clock and clock case restoration and repair and country chair-making.
In two days a novice can learn a lot of the basics. The antique restoration courses include explanations about the social history of furniture. A novice can begin to learn the rudiments of how to spot the fake from the genuine article.
We provide all materials except the covering fabric that you need to restore or re-upholster the project you bring.
If you'd like to know about how French polishing you can learn all the basics in a weekend.
The courses are held in West Clare throughout the year.


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Former BBC site rebranded Circle Square
Joint venture partners Bruntwood and Select Property have announced Circle Square as the new name for the former BBC site in Manchester's Oxford Road, and have released a series of artist's impressions of the proposed development.
Explaining the choice of brand, a statement from Bruntwood and Select said: "Circle Square is set to be a diverse and unique place where discoveries and ideas can thrive, and the name is an intentional contradiction that invites curiosity and perfectly depicts the vision for the area."
A series of public consultations outlining the ethos for the site are being held this week ahead of submitting the second planning application for the scheme in January. The first planning application was submitted earlier this year and is due to be approved early in 2016. The total estimated development value is £750m.
Bruntwood and Select announced a masterplan and phasing programme for the 2.5m sq ft project in September, following the acquisition of the six-acre site by Bruntwood from Realty Estates in April.
Central to the site will be two collaborative spaces designed to encourage a blend of people and businesses to come together. 'The Green' and a 20,000 sq ft pavilion will provide additional events space for the city, offering opportunities for staged and pop-up events.
The 617,848 sq ft residential space, which spans four buildings, will be operated under Select's Affinity Living brand and the 390,000 sq ft of commercial space will be delivered by Bruntwood.
The offices are due to be targeted at technology companies, which would complement the existing dominance of health, science and tech occupiers along Oxford Road, including within Bruntwood's Citylabs at the former Royal Eye Hospital.
The ground floors of both the residential and commercial spaces will include 82,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space.
Construction on the student flats is due to start in the first quarter of 2016, subject to planning approval, and will complete in late 2017. The commercial element will form the second phase of development.
The project team includes architect 5Plus, joint masterplanners Planit-IE and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, structural engineer Curtins, engineer Cundalls and cost consultant Appleyard & Trew. Office agents are Savills, CBRE and Knight Frank.
There will be five phases in all. Later stages include hotel, apartments, and a 1,000-space multi-storey car park. The final phase is scheduled for completion in 2025.
To view the public consultation document click here
This looks pretty special.I hope that this is what it looks like when finished.
December 15, 2015 at 5:13 pm By Elephant
… there is nothing like a good name for a new scheme and that is nothing like a good name …
… marketeers must do better … Bruntwood keep up the good work …
December 15, 2015 at 8:49 pm By Norman Davies
Really pleased with the out come of this, the current car park situation on the site is pretty grim. A little disappointed with the name though… Circle square?… I'm sure we can do better than that!
December 16, 2015 at 1:53 pm By Francesca


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Left side ice didn't look like it would go. Instead, opted to climb the snow ramp on climber's right. Deep snow low on the route so continued in snowshoes until we reached a stopping spot among trees to switch to crampons. Following the rock straight up led to a broken portion of the ridgeline but not the summit. Crossed ridge on climber's right to the south side of the summit block. Climbed two different rock gullies to summit. Made about four gear placements, plus anchor, but there were also several horns that could be slung. Single rope rappel from summit block. Descent via standard east ridge route back to Reflection Lakes.
Carpooled in two vehicles from Longmire parking lot. Chains required on Paradise road beyond Longmire. Although web site posted an 8:00am opening, Paradise road gate opened a little after 9:00am. Web site posted gate closing 9:00pm but sign on the gate still showed 6:00pm.
Carried and used snowshoes, ropes (60m), ice axe, crampons, rock pro. Carried but did not use pickets, screws, second tool.
Morning weather was mostly broken clouds. Light snowfall around noon. Afternoon was mostly sunny with blue skies.
NWAC forecast: Moderate, with primary risk factor loose, wet slides on south aspects, and cornices on north aspects.


Making fun of Africa may be an effective way to bring attention to Africa. That's the goal of a new satire show, What's Up Africa, co-produced with the BBC.
ISIS is dominating the headlines, but how much do we really know about the brutal terrorist group? How did ISIS become a major force so quickly? You may be shocked to learn that their startling rise to power may be followed by a relatively quick fall from grace.
Is there hope for resistance in North Korea?
Producer James Jones and Columbia University North Korea scholar — and former CIA analyst — Sue Mi Terry participated in a live chat on Wednesday to answer questions about Frontline's new documentary, "Secret State of North Korea." They were joined by guest questioner, The World's Aaron Schachter.
The music world has paid tribute to singer and former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed, who died on Sunday aged 71. To many fans, Lou Reed represents the dark and dangerous side of the Lower East Side in New York. But in 1973, Lou Reed recorded an album that moved the doom and gloom to East and West Berlin.
Dozens are dead and as much as two-thirds of the country has been affected as Mexico has been battered by a series of tropical storms this week. Host Aaron Schachter gets the latest from reporter Jennifer Collins in Mexico City.
The World's Aaron Schachter speaks with correspondent Marine Olivesi in Hatay, Turkey about what happened in the town of Azzaz and how Syrian rebel groups are fighting each other more than ever.
The residents of the Australian town of Tecoma are fighting against a proposed McDonald's restaurant opening in their community. The group, known as Burger Off, took a petition of 95,000 signatures to McDonald's international headquarters in Chicago.
The World's Aaron Schachter reports on a new road in south Lebanon that was paid for by Iran and which links Hezbollah strongholds in south Lebanon, and there's speculation that it may be a supply route for re-arming the Shiite militant group.
The World's Aaron Schachter introduces us to one of Lebanon's chief exports, Lebanese divas.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the "Bawabet Dimashq" or Damascus Gate restaurant in Damascus, Syria. The place can seat over 6,000 people. The World's Aaron Schachter went there to check out the menu.
The World's Aaron Schachter introduces us to a new type of steel drum designed in Berne, Switzerland. That's the answer to the Geo Quiz. The instrument is called the hang.
Today's answer is Lebanon, where food industry leaders are trying to claim exclusive rights to falafel, hummus and other Middle Eastern delicacies as authentically Lebanese. The World's Aaron Schacter has the story.
The World's Aaron Schachter recently met Pakistani singer Arieb Azhar. Azhar is not your typical Sufi singer. This vodka-drinking, bandana-wearing singer is breaking down barriers in Pakistan.
The World's Aaron Schachter profiles musicians Zeb Bangash and Haniya Aslam. They're cousins from the tribal areas of Pakistan.


I'm an all-in type of guy - 100% or nothing - so when I commit to something whether it be work or pleasure, I give it my best crack - always.
In my coaching career I have long used the mantra - "Attitude is Everything"
The key here is your understanding of Attitude – as many great coaches have attitude and ego however not always good or even the right attitude to groom their teams for sustained success.
The right attitude delivers greater outcomes - especially when working with teams.
The best football managers have great support teams.
Good Attitude followed by Good People is a key part of any team success.
With the right support and process we can obtain clarity on where we want to get to or what we want to achieve (goals) and we have identified how we want to get there (strategy), however more often than not I see individuals trying to do it all - the "no-one can do it better than me" attitude.
Brian Clough one of England's greatest football managers was only half as effective when he worked without his trusted assistant Peter Taylor - as seen in Dammed United. Whilst mainly fictional, this terrific story covers Clough's ill-fated 44 day tenure as football manager of Leeds United in 1974.
Be clear and honest in assessing your key strengths, and get some 360 degree feedback also - the results may surprise you as often how we are perceived by others is not how we perceive ourselves to be - so that you can be effective in adding value and then recruit good people around you to undertake the critical roles you cannot undertake due to either skill set, desire or both.
Know your people - I mean really know what makes them "tick"
Good support teams get the best results from each other's efforts and always in the team's best interests.
Make sure you really get to understand what's important to your people - their values, their fears, what they feel they can truly deliver, their life events and background - for we are all a product of our environment - and then ensure you tailor your delivery to each of them.
I know in the dressing room there are some players I can "verbally dress down" in front of their team mates knowing that I will get a positive response because of who they are whereas with others a calming word one-on-one is more effective.
Success through others is a great skill and you'll be surprised by the results.
Good People with Common Values and Purpose is the final piece of any successful team.
Don't suffer "fools" - they are like a cancer in your team.
Another one of my coaching methodologies and one I was intrigued to learn recently is actually one of the rules the mighty New Zealand "All Blacks" use within their team code.
Players lead and hold each other accountable with humility and respect, something NRL and AFL sides may well benefit from adopting.
It takes strong leadership to move on your best team member if their behaviours are not aligned with the team ethos but it needs to happen. Too often I see bad and destructive behaviour tolerated and it only leads to the long term detriment of a team's performance and ultimately the destruction of team dynamics and relationships.
After all, neither party should win at the others expense so take the time to understand yourself and those closest to you for whether it be in life, business or sport - "it's all about relationships"