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Q: Windows unable to perform start-up repair I am not sure If I am putting this in the right place, but my desktop wont boot. I tried every mode option available and then I tried to do a start-up repair but It failed. It gave me a list of Problem Signatures, but I don't know what they mean. Could someone possibly explain what could be wrong and how I can maybe fix it?
Problem Event Name: StartupRepairOffline
Problem Signature 01: 6.1.7600.16385
Problem Signature 02: 6.1.7600.16385
Problem Signature 03: unknown
Problem Signature 04: 21200986
Problem Signature 05: AutoFailover
Problem Signature 06: 14
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A: If you have a spare PC, a friend willing to give you their PC, or you know where a cafe PC is, and you have a USB or an SD card with over 4GB, you can repair your system using Ubuntu Linux. If you don't know what Ubuntu is, go to the official site. Your computer should be using Windows XP, Vista/7 or 8/8.1

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*Download an Ubuntu live ISO here. As of 2021 January to March, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is recommended, but you can also use 20.10 if you prefer. Check if you have 64bit or 32bit. I suppose you are using a 64bit PC.

*Flash to a USB or SD card using software like Rufus or Etcher. The drive MUST be atleast 4GB.
2.5. Put the drive into the target system, in this case, your PC which needs to be fixed.

*Boot into the live system by following these steps:

3.1. After the flash, reboot.
3.2. Press the boot manager key as soon as the boot logo appears. This key is different on different computers depending on the manufacturer. For example, HP uses the F9 key, when Dell uses F12.
3.3. Choose your drive. It may be listed as something like SanDisk.
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sudo apt update

sudo apt install boot-loader

*This will install the Boot Repair application. To use it, click the 9 dots menu at the lower-left corner and search for the tool.
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A window will open.

*Click Recommended repair. This may take time, so get something to do.

*Reboot into Windows.

*You should be greeted by the login screen.

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That said, our 90-minute conversation went deep into two major projects: my ongoing tribulations with the Federal Communications Commission regarding its crazy foray into defining journalism, and my new book, Radio's Digital Dilemma.
There's been some new developments on the FCC front, thanks in part to inquiries made by at least two members of Congress on behalf of myself and Workers Independent News. In addition, there's been a glimmer of interest from the public-interest legal community about the apparent unconstitutionality of the FCC's news determinations. No commitments, but it leaves open that option if this absurdity can't be resolved commonsensically.
While Paul and I were able to unpack the essentials of Radio's Digital Dilemma, I'm most happy with the fact that we got beyond the story of HD Radio itself. In reality, that story just happens to vividly illustrate the larger forces at play which determine how pretty much all media policy gets made (and too often, made badly).
For the last twenty minutes or so we even tried mapping out the future of radio. TL;DL: it's complicated, there's no easy answers, but there needs to be more unity/consensus around what particular values of radio broadcasting from the last hundred years we want to preserve in the next hundred.
I've booked my early-bird reservation for the National Association of Broadcasters' annual Radio Show, which will take place in Indianapolis this September. Sure to be an eye-opening experience, I also expect to be a target of suspicion and scorn. So I'd just like to say, for the record, that I come in peace, seeking many of the same answers about radio's evolution that the industry is. And if there really is no room within the radio industry for meaningful criticism, that ultimately says more about the state of the industry than anything else. Here's hoping for a feisty time.
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In July 2015 Towards Hydrocitizenship will be approaching its mid waypoint and each case study area will be putting together plans for artistic work. This meeting in Borth and Tal-y-bont aims to provide an opportunity for team members to collectively reflect upon proposed practical methods and to develop shared strategies for documentation and dissemination.
provide an opportunity for the four case study teams to formally report on their progress to date and to outline plans for the future. This reporting will take the form of 4 x 20 minute team presentations followed by wider team discussion.
provide an opportunity for team members to engage in small group discussions around the 'emerging themes' identified in the previous team meeting in Shipley. These discussions will take place after the team presentations. Thereby allowing for team members to identify possible crossovers in programmed activity and methodology. In much the same way that the 'emerging themes' were identified in the previous meeting, this exercise might provide an opportunity to identify 'emerging points of connection' and opportunities for written and practical collaboration.
introduce team members to the local case study area of Borth and Tal-y-bont.
provide an opportunity for the wider team to engage in dialogue with national stakeholders.
begin conversations about documentation, dissemination and legacy.
In what ways are each of the case study teams approaching the current and future Work Packages and how is this work informed by earlier work?
How do the 'emerging themes' relate to the planned activities in each of the case study areas and what do the 'emerging points connection' offer by way of integration?
In what ways do the different case study teams plan to document and disseminate artistic process and product?
Borth is one stop short of Aberystwyth and can be and the accommodation is a ten minute walk from the station. If you are travelling in a group then we recommend sharing a hire car. This may be much cheaper and it will enable attendees to travel between the two case study locations without the need for public transport.
Thursday 5th - Yorkshire Water plc.
39A Kirkgate, Shipley, Yorkshire, BD18 3EH.
If you would like a contact telephone number for a local Hydrocitizenship team member please contact Lyze - lyzedudley@virginmedia.com.
We will be documenting the meeting and sharing our conversations through social media over the course of the two days. Team members who are unable to make it to the meeting in person will be able to participate online. After the event, this web page will provide formal documentation of our discussions.
Contribute to discussions online by visiting the Shipley Team Meeting Group on Hydrocitizens.
Follow Hydrocitizens and share events on Facebook.
Follow Hydrocitizens and share on Twitter.
Where we are now and how we do it?
Identify where we are/what we have achieved and what the stakeholders could support us with?
Questions will briefly be introduced at this stage for people to consider in more depth on the second day.
How are we measuring change across these projects?
Are the project looking to have an impact on 'behaviour'?
Or maybe none of this? Would we have a method across case studies that were the same?
Would we look to have a similar baseline of data to work from?
Questions for this session will be those that have arisen from the earlier session.
Pub quiz @ Baildon Woodbottom Working Men's Club.
What do we want to achieve and how do we do it?
Arts based methodologies & social science tensions.


I participate in several powerlifting forums and one of the ever-controversial topics that has come up quite a bit lately is high bar vs. low bar squats. Opinions range from "anything can work, just gotta find what works for you, brah" (the powerlifting broscientist) to "low bar is universally better for every single application, ever" (the powerlifting fascist). I tend to be somewhere in the middle, but, despite the fact I've already articulated my thoughts on bar position in my huge squat article, let's hone in on this one specific piece of squat technique.
To be clear, I'm going to draw heavily upon many biomechanical principles to make this argument. If you enjoy this type of thing, I cannot recommend that you pick up a copy of Starting Strength more strongly. This is the only book that I'm aware of that offers an actual biomechanical analysis of all the powerlifts (and a few others).
Whenever I'm evaluating the effectiveness of a powerlifting technique, I like to go beyond merely observing what the top guys are doing. Many people don't seem to consider that athletes can become very, very good using inefficient techniques. A casual glance at any sport will reveal this is the case. Plenty of pro basketball players have flawed jump shots, not everyone has a swing like Robinson Cano in the MLB, and comparing NFL QBs' throwing mechanics will easily demonstrate that some are much more proficient than others.
Why anyone thinks this whole scenario plays out differently in powerlifting is really beyond me; it absolutely doesn't. Let me be clear: with great genetics and a lifetime of hard training, you can easily overcome inefficient techniques in powerlifting. But why put yourself at that disadvantage? Rather than rely on tradition or copycat maneuvers, let's analyze our powerlifting technique through the lens of biomechanics. Let's actually use some science.
There are many important mechanical factors to consider in an analysis of powerlifting technique: range of motion, "leverage" on the system, joint angles at the positions of greatest inefficiency (mechanical advantage), total muscle mass used, the relative distribution of load amongst the various muscle groups, and many more. In order to get an accurate picture of "low bar" vs. "high bar", we really need to discuss the vast majority of these factors.
The typical high bar squat vs. the typical low bar squat.
First, let's talk about what the actual difference is between the high bar and low bar squat. The reality is that the low bar squat puts the bar about 3-4" lower on the back right above the spine of the scapula just above the rear deltoids. The high bar back squat places the bar on top of the trapezius muscles. What's the effect of the different position? The low bar back squat produces an effectively shorter torso than the high bar back squat. More on that shortly.
Bar Positions, in order from left to right: Front Squat, High Bar, Low Bar.
Before we can analyze the implications of a shorter vs. a longer torso, we need to talk about balance. Despite the fact that many coaches teach you need to "squat from your heels", the human body balances directly over the middle of the foot. A system comes into a balance when it finds a point where the least effort is required to remain stable and/or a point where the most force is necessary to disturb the system. For our purposes, this is the middle of the foot because the middle of the foot is the point where there is an equal amount of foot to the back and to the front. Sorry to be pedantic, but if you were any closer to your toes, or any closer to your heels, it would be easier for you to be pushed in either direction.
The mid-foot balance point. Photograph: Rippetoe, Mark (2012-01-13). Starting Strength (Kindle Location 377). The Aasgaard Company. Kindle Edition.
This fact is important because any time the lifter/barbell system comes out of balance, you create a moment arm between the balance point (the mid-foot) and the point of force application (the bar). This is why it is harder to pick up a deadlift when it is a foot in front of your toes, for example.
Moment is the force that causes rotation about an axis. Think of a wrench trying to turn a bolt. The force transmitted down the handle is the moment force. Now, a moment arm is the length of that handle from the hand on the wrench (point of force application) when measuring at 90 degrees to the bolt (point of rotation/axis). The longer the handle, the easier it is to turn the bolt. We've all experienced that, right?
The longer the moment arm, the stronger the moment arm. Photograph: Mark Rippetoe. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. Rev. 3rd ed. 2012.
Well, in the lifter/barbell system, the barbell is the hand on the wrench (point of force application), the distance between the barbell and the joints is the wrench handle (moment arm), and the joints are the pivot points (rotational axis). As such, we want to create the shortest possible moment arms, in terms of distance between the bar and our joints, to minimize the leverage we must overcome to complete a lift.
THIS is why you want to minimize moment arms. Photograph: Rippetoe, Mark (2012-01-13). Starting Strength (Kindle Location 958). The Aasgaard Company. Kindle Edition.
Consider the moment arms of the following three positions: front squat, high bar squat, and low bar squat.
Note: I'm not very flexible otherwise the difference would be a bit greater between all three forms. Still, notice how as the back becomes more vertical, the knees are pushed further forward and knee moment is increased.
Of all three positions, the front squat actually requires the least forward lean to keep the bar over the middle of the foot. However, notice what this does to the moment arms involved in the movement. The moment arm between the hips and the bar is greatly shortened and the moment arm between the knees and the bar is greatly elongated. This essentially produces a squat that is relatively easy in terms of hip extension but extremely difficult in terms of knee extension. This is why the front squat has a reputation as a great quad builder.
Note the length of the moment arm between the knees and the bar and the length of the moment arm between the hips and the bar.
You'll notice that low bar is somewhat the opposite. Most of the moment is shifted to the hips. High bar is somewhere in the middle. The implications here are that the low bar squat is a more hip dominant movement compared to either high bar squats or front squats.
Notice that the low bar squat trades a shorter lever arm at the knee for a longer one at the hips.
Let's break this down further. The longer a given moment arm between a joint and the bar, the more "leverage" that must be overcome by that joint to complete the lift. When the lever arm is longer between the knees and the bar, greater knee extension strength is required to complete the lift. And on the other hand, when the lever arms are shorter at the hips than at the knees, the hip extension portion of the movement will be easier and will thus require less hip extension strength. Hopefully it is now easier to understand why people refer to low bar as more "posterior chain dominant" and front squats as more "anterior chain dominant".
Now, let's consider back angle. Of all three positions, the front squat is actually the most upright squatting position. This is actually necessary. If you don't maintain your upright position, the bar simply falls off your shoulders. As such, the front squat forces you to use more quads. In fact, you will never miss a front squat due to overall weakness (for the most part), you will always miss a front squat because the weight got heavy enough that you simply HAD to recruit too much "hips" to finish the lift. The lift will always be dumped forward as a result.
A lot of people don't realize that high bar has a very similar effect. The high bar rack position is unstable. If you lean over too much, the bar rolls onto your neck and the lift is finished. You must maintain a certain degree of "uprightness" or the bar rolls.
This is simply not the case with a low bar squat. The low bar rack is highly stable. Though I'm not saying this is correct technique, it is entirely possible to finish a low bar squat with practically a good morning type back angle. When you squat low bar, you are not limited by torso angle; you are limited by strength.
And this is really where the trade-off between high bar and low bar begins. The high bar rack position produces a longer torso. A longer torso means that you do not have to lean over so much to keep the bar over the middle of your foot. A longer torso means a shorter moment arm as seen between the hips and the bar and the knee and the bar.
However, though the high bar position creates an effectively longer torso, the high bar position also REQUIRES an upright back angle which necessitates a certain degree of forward knee travel given a certain stance. There simply is no other way to keep your back upright when your stance is already locked in. More forward knee travel has two important implications for powerlifting technique: 1) a longer range of motion and 2) more leverage is shifted to the knees instead of the hips.
As you can see, I've squatted as low as is possible and I'm still no where near legal depth because of how far forward my knees have traveled.
If an upright back angle with maximum knee torque was the best way to squat for powerlifting, we'd all just front squat at meets. The reality is that there are other factors at play here. Remember, a longer range of motion means more work done against gravity because work is defined as force x distance. The anterior chain is simply not as big or as strong as the posterior chain. Shifting leverage preferentially to the anterior chain does not result in higher force production. Compare your front squat 1RM to your back squat 1RM if you want confirmation of this fact.
In a low bar squat, you can (almost) lean over as much as you feel like without worrying about losing the bar onto your neck, off your shoulders, or over your head. Leaning over a bit more allows us to do two things: 1) minimize knee forward knee travel and thus range of motion and 2) preferentially shift some of the leverage to the posterior chain instead of the anterior chain. Both of these things lead to more weight being lifted for reasons discussed in the preceding paragraph.
While I've really tried to keep this article (mostly) about bar position, I feel compelled to mentioned that producing "optimal" squat technique is really more of a balancing act than anything else. It is easy to get sucked into the extreme styles: 1) ZERO forward knee travel like a westside super wide stance squat or b) nearly totally upright like the perfect Olympic style back squat.
The Westside Style Squat: Notice how the Westside style squat basically eliminates forward knee travel. This makes the squat extremely, extremely hip dominant. Additionally, this is the shortest possible range of motion for a squat. The wide stance allows you to stay fairly upright even with the zero knee travel. Though it isn't relevant to this article, the Westside style squat is worth consideration for competitors who are not held to IPF depth standards, who get to use a monolift, and who also have excellent hip health/flexibility.
1) A non-vertical but fairly upright back angle; most of the best lifters have about ~55-65 degrees of trunk inclination in the hole.
2) A good balance between hip and knee moments; most of the best lifters have their knees within a few inches of their toes in the hole (either in front or behind).
3) The knees will be pushed "out" to better recruit the muscle mass of the hips and external rotators.
Note the knee travel and back angle of the greatest raw squatter to ever live: Andrey Malanichev. This is a very light weight for him; you'd expect slightly more trunk lean and slightly less forward knee travel at heavier weights.
Depending on your anthropometry (body proportions), hip flexibility, anatomy and health, shoulder flexibility, anatomy, and health, and individual muscular strengths and weaknesses (quad dominant vs. hip dominant), you'll want to select a form that falls somewhere within this general range.
For example, you can produce a more upright back angle in all of the following ways: a) standing wider, b) pushing the knees out more, c) allowing the knees to track forward more, and d) using a higher bar position.
You can see that stance width, hip abduction (knees out), and foot angle all impact what the final product looks like.
If your hips are in really bad shape, and you have a short torso, you might NEED to use a high bar position to produce that somewhat upright trunk angle that is observed in nearly all elite squatters. Perhaps your hips just can't handle a wider stance or more "knees out". Likewise, perhaps your shoulders are in poor health or you have extreme elbow tendonitis. In that case, low bar is probably out of the question as well (at least until you heal your elbows).
An intelligent coach, or an intelligent lifter who self-coaches, will consider all of the variables that are part of the equation when optimizing technique for a given individual. These variables include stance width, foot position, bar position, knee travel, and hip abduction. Knowing the difference between a form fault and a form tweak due to individual differences is something that can only be earned with years and years in the trenches. Novice lifters often become very entrenched in their particular technical ideals and don't realize how important nuance is to technical optimization. I have very often been guilty of this myself.
Once the lifter and coach find something that feels strong within the general model described above, the best practice is to stick to it and perfect the form over the course of 10+ years. This is, in my opinion, how technique optimization should be accomplished.
If you'd like more specific details on the process that I use to do this personally, as well as the squat technique that I recommend, read more here: http://www.powerliftingtowin.com/powerlifting-technique-squat-form .
In sum, low bar is nearly universally superior for powerlifting purposes because it preferentially shifts leverage to the hips, allows for less forward knee travel and thus a shorter range of motion, and it allows you to grind out weights without losing the lift due to an unstable rack position. There are exceptions of course, but they are called exceptions for a reason.
This is my low bar squat form. Note the back angle, knee travel, and bar position. In my opinion, this is a fairly balanced squat.
I said to start off the article, if you enjoy this type of biomechanical analysis, you'll LOVE Starting Strength . The book contains over 300 pages of discussion that is exactly like this article.


Formed on 6 February 1985, the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) was registered with the Registrar of Societies on 14 January 1986. The formation of CFM fulfilled the aspirations of local churches in Malaysia for a national body to represent the Christian community so that the united voice of Christians in Malaysia on national issues and other matters that affect or are of interest to them, could be heard, especially in Malaysia.
the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship.
Based on the 2010 Census report, CFM represents more than 2.62 million Christians (9.2%) within the Malaysian population. Of this number, more than 60% are Christian brothers and sisters from Bahasa Malaysia-speaking communities located mainly in the States of Sabah and Sarawak.
With strong organisational links and relationships with the Sabah Council of Churches and the Association of Churches in Sarawak, CFM represents more than 95% of the Christian churches in Malaysia.
So that CFM is accessible to the grassroots, a CFM State Liaison Committee works tirelessly in every State fostering unity among Christians and engaging with State authorities and others on issues affecting the Christian community.
CFM also collaborates, as an integral partner, in the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism at the national as well as the State level.
the Federal Territories Advisory Committee for Non-Islamic Places and Worship.


Rising Texas Country Music Sensation Jesse Raub Jr.
The Lone Star State has some skills when it comes to rising stars on the country music scene. Filled with an independent drive, passion to make unique sounds, and constantly changing with the times and the industry, Texas has some rising stars you need to be aware of and Jesse Raub Jr. is one of them.
Posted to the YouTube channel for When the Cowboy Sings, the song "Sittin' Here" is featured as track number three on the album of the same name. It has a drinking song appeal with a backstory that could be all too familiar for some and features the vocal talents of Cody Johnson in tandem with Raub. The beat is up-tempo and the recording is pure Texas quality. "I am beyond blessed to be one of few that can honestly say that I enjoy what I do on that stage every night. To see the smiles on the faces of my amazing fans really touches my heart in a way that is almost indescribable " states Raub on his website. And, the fans appear to be returning the love as he makes his way through the Texas music scene and onto the playlists of those that pack the venues he plays on a regular basis. His music is available on iTunes and can be found and heard on online. Check it out and give it a listen – he's most likely going to be seen on some larger stages, drawing even bigger crowds in the very near future.


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Gunmen Kill Two in Attack on Mali Camping Resort
DAKAR, Senegal — Four gunmen stormed a camping resort outside Mali's capital on Sunday, killing two people before escaping in a shootout with soldiers from an antiterrorism unit, a security ministry official said.
Shabab Kill 17 and Take Hostages in Somalia's Capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — An assault by militants in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, began Wednesday evening with a car bombing at the gates of a hotel popular with foreigners and continued with gunfire at a nearby restaurant.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Militants began an assault in the capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday evening with a car bombing at the gates of a hotel popular with foreigners, and continued with gunfire at a nearby restaurant.
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Namibian Independence Leader, Dies at 92
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, a Namibian nationalist leader who fought a long and dogged campaign for his land's independence and was jailed for 16 years alongside Nelson Mandela in
15 People Missing After Residential Building Collapses in Kenya
At least 15 people were missing on Tuesday after a seven-story residential building gave way in Nairobi, Kenya, highlighting once again the problem of shoddy construction in one of the world's fastest-growing cities.
Gunmen Storm a Congo Prison, Freeing More Than 900 Inmates
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Armed men stormed the Kangbayi prison on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, freeing more than 900 inmates, most of them charged with taking part in mass killings in the country's restive northeast.
Shabab Fighters Kill Dozens, Including Children, in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Shabab militants killed dozens of people — soldiers and civilians, including children — when they stormed a military base on Thursday in northeastern
Deadly South African Fires Leave a Landscape of Devastation
Wildfires that tore through a coastal South African town on Wednesday, killing at least four people and forcing about 10,000 to evacuate their homes, were still not fully controlled on Thursday, according to local news reports.
Nairobi Journal: Kenyans Fear Chinese-Backed Railway Is Another 'Lunatic Express'
NAIROBI, Kenya — With sloping, charcoal-gray walls that resemble the elegant curves of a luxury car, Nairobi's sleek new railway station, built by
Storm in South Africa Kills at Least 8
JOHANNESBURG — A storm pummeled the coastline around Cape Town on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rains and high winds that fanned fires and forced evacuations. At least eight people were killed. Many people in Knysna, a town on the scenic Garden Route east of Cape Town, fled as blazes tore through homes.

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"It's an old saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. What if doctors actually wrote prescriptions for patients to eat fruits and vegetables? Imagine hospitals routinely purchasing locally grown food, or using local food as an opportunity to inspire their communities and patients to eat delicious, simple meals for vibrant health. I'm excited to see these types of ideas growing in our region and state."
This medical conference offered local physicians and other allied healthcare providers opportunities to gain culinary skills though hands-on cooking experiences and enhanced nutrition science education in the areas of weight management, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In addition, participants gained a better understanding of our local food system by preparing meals using local and seasonal ingredients, toured a local farm and explored the resource available to community members of all income levels at the food cooperative. Sessions also addressed identifying hunger and food access needs for patients and where to find supporting community nutrition education resources and hands on cooking programs in our region.
Munson Medical Center attended the conferences and launched a fruit and vegetable prescription program in partnership with the Grand Traverse Commons Farmers Market. Munson is supporting efforts throughout the region.
A growing number of local employers are making it convenient for employees to get fruit and vegetable deliveries to their worksites. We support this trend by sharing good models, and work with Taste the Local Difference® to match farms with employers, and explore policies that support local food insurance benefits.
Health care organizations that are embracing local food strategies with us include Munson Healthcare & Medical Center, ShapeUpNorth, Priority Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, MSU Extension, Michigan Fitness Foundation, Healthy Kids Healthy Michigan, Michigan CSA Working Group, Taste the Local Difference®, Grand Traverse Foodshed Alliance, NMC Great Lakes Culinary Institute, Grow Benzie, Health Department of Northwest Michigan and more.


SUNY Fredonia's University Commons is a multi-use facility combining student housing, food service, and retail operations under one roof. Kideney Architects partnered with the State University Construction Fund (SUCF) and SUNY Fredonia to complete a comprehensive facility program and design options resulting in a highly energized center of activity on campus. The project included 18,000 SF of renovations to existing spaces and a new 76,000 SF residential addition that links to the new and existing buildings via the Commons' two-story lobby.


Their research revealed that social networks are the second most important source-of-hire according to 37 percent of those surveyed, (1 percentage point behind internet job boards in first place). But, it was the trend that was most important here, as there has been an 11 percent rise since 2012 compared to an overall 1 percent rise in importance across the other nine sources of hire.
The message here is that by 2014, social media should be the most important source of quality hires—assuming current trends continue—and ideally organizations should be both introducing and or reviewing their social media hiring strategy now, so you have programs ready to fully exploit social media hiring in 2014.
An overwhelming 83 percent of employers believe employer branding has a significant impact on their ability to hire great talent.
So, what's the action point here? Of course you need to up the stakes on your employer branding initiatives; you don't need me to tell you that.
But one area of branding where you can innovate is by linking marketing and HR, or in particular, linking consumer brand to employer brand. Consider larger employers, such as Intel and IBM, that have already started using their consumer brand to boost their employer brand by including employees in their TV adverts.
This approach of linking consumer brand to employer brand is an approach that can and should be followed by smaller employers too. You can do this by featuring your most engaged and brand resonant employees in multimedia advertorial presentations throughout your website and social media outlets, such as LinkedIn, YouTube and Slideshare. Let your own employees advertise the consumer brand (products and services) and at the same time promote the employer brand.
I am guessing that many talent management professionals were hoping that the confusing and arcane world of HR Big Data would wither away and die. There is not much chance of that, as although just 23 percent of companies are using big data to make a hiring decision, that is an 8 percent increase from last year. Interest in big data hiring is a growing and sustained trend and is not going away. My key action point here is to take action, and at the very least, hire a cost effective Big Data intern to come in and start capturing, grinding and reporting on HR data today to start building the momentum to get into the game.
Ninety-two percent of employers are increasing their investment in internal hiring to increase engagement, career advancement and retention. Other studies show that internal applicants outperform external hires, so its win-win.
My key action points here are not only to have transparent career pathways and ensure new roles are advertised internally, but to introduce a new metric relating to internal career mobility to see how effective your organization is at developing careers.
Eighty-seven percent of those surveyed believe their organizations are not investing enough in mobile friendly ways to find, manage and nurture talent. The action point here is to introduce or actively develop your mobile talent strategy to better engage with the majority of candidates who now use mobile to learn about opportunities and to apply for jobs. It's a mindset change. It's not just that candidates use mobile, it's that they themselves are mobile and out and about when they are learning about and maybe even applying for roles. Devise strategies to engage with the mindset of candidates who are on the move, which is time pressurized, curious and video hungry.


Between 20 percent and 50 percent of all pet gerbils suffer from epilepsy.
"Never underestimate the power of denial"
The artificial strawberry flavour in a Burger King shake contains 46 chemicals.
The male platypus is the only venomous mammal.
anotherone wrote: The male platypus is the only venomous mammal.
A polar bear's fur is actually clear and not white.
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Not quite true. The Almiqui (Solenodon cubanus), the Cuban Solenodon, in Cuba has a venomous bite. Although it was thought to have gone extinct in the 70s, they found some alive a few years ago.
The European Mole (Talpa europaea) uses venom to paralyse worms.
There are a few shrews with venomous bites, like the Eurasian Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens), Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda), and bot the Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis) and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina hylophaga) make venom.
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You a biologist or something dev?
Fortune cookies were invented in America in 1918 by Charles Jung.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will help prevent you crying.
In England in the 1880s 'pants' was considered a dirty word.
In 2003 there were 86 days of below-freezing weather in Hell, Michigan, US.


It was always the same old song and dance. Posturing first, then threats, and then violence. Nothing that would have even gotten you sentenced before the Fall. Anyone you meet that's not part of a larger outfit doesn't have the stones for much more.
"Well, you surely know best," I said. Gamely, I dismounted, took off my saddlebags, and let the bike fall to the ground. I half expected the man to order me to leave them, but his eyes were fixated on my aluminum and steel conveyance. He snatched it up, greedily.
"Get bent," sneered the other. "I got it, it's mine." Crucially, in pulling it up, he had let his gun's barrel point at the ground.
His pal pulled a gat of his own and pumped out two shots. Prudently, he scooped his dying compatriot's Glock up before I could help myself, though I stood with my hands up the whole time, even taking a step back.
"It's mine now," he said, partly to me, and partly to his friend as the latter gurgled his last.
With a self-satisfied nod, the highwayman mounted my bicycle and took off an at unsteady clip. I waited a few moments before following. Since the Fall, no one but me had managed to hold onto that thing for more than a day or two. And I suspected this would be no different.


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Cyprus checklist for young entrepreneurs
By Annette Chrysostomou March 4, 2018 March 3, 2018 9 87
Cyprus offers young entrepreneurs the ninth cheapest cup of coffee among 57 countries surveyed
By Annette Chrysostomou
Would you move to Cyprus to start your own business? A new study sheds some light on what you should consider.
Cyprus is number 32 on a list of the 57 best countries to move to if you're young and want to be your own boss, according to a study by Expert Market, a leading UK B2B comparison site.
"With analysts predicting that freelance employers will comprise the majority of workforces in both the UK and US by 2020, Expert Market's study is the first to determine the countries promising the best setups for people who want to pack in the traditional office and start making a living as their own boss," the study says.
The research investigates economic and lifestyle factors in 57 countries around the world by cross-referencing data on the cost of living, average internet speeds, the quality of the transport system, number of free wifi spots, the cost of a cup of coffee, individual income tax rates as well as the ease of starting a business and access to credit. Individual rankings from these factors were then combined to determine the best places for young people eager to be their own boss in 2018.
For Cyprus, some of the results will astonish those living here. For example, it came first in terms of access to credit, while the cost of a cup of coffee was listed as the ninth cheapest out of the 57 countries.
Other results are more predictable.
"While Cyprus scored well for some factors in the study, there were areas were the country struggled. Cyprus' high cost of living, (31st), slow internet speeds (39th) and poor access to wifi (42nd) pushed the country down our list," said Lucy Crossfield, the lead researcher from Expert Market.
Cyprus scored poorly in terms of internet speeds and wifi access
"Obviously these factors would have a huge impact on someone wanting to work remotely, so these are the aspects to address if Cyprus wants to compete for the influx of young people we can see looking to move abroad and work freelance."
The access to credit from domestic banks to the private sector has been calculated as a percentage of GDP by the World Bank. In 2016, Cyprus came first with 227.3 per cent, way ahead of any other country.
Cyprus scores 60.32 on the living index, which is based on New York City being 100, meaning living expenses in Cyprus are 60 per cent of those of the American city which makes it relatively high among the 57 countries.
When it comes to individual income tax rates, Cyprus' 35 per cent is average. In the United Arab Emirates people don't pay any income tax, but the rate can reach as high as 61 per cent in places like Sweden.
Transport was measured for its sustainability. The score is based on data taken from the World Economic Forum and includes a range of metrics including the quality of the air, road, port and railroad infrastructure in each city. Cyprus' score of 4.3 or 43 per cent is one of the poorer ones, while Hong Kong with 65 per cent has the best public transport system of any country used in the study, making it easy and affordable for millennials to get around when working remotely.
Expat haven Hong Kong is overall the best place to be self-employed when you are young and bored with the 9 to 5 office life, according to the study.
The former British colony scored in the top three for personal income tax rate which is a manageable 15 per cent and is placed in the top five in terms of ease of starting a fully fledged business.
As the report says, with flights out to many popular southeast Asian hotspots in less than four hours, young professionals can enjoy the flexibility of doing a few hours work in the morning and then heading off to explore an entirely new country by the evening.
The researchers explained to the Sunday Mail why they chose these 57 countries and excluded others.
"To give the most comprehensive view of the freelance environment in each place, countries were selected by the data available but we cross-referenced the list against countries ranked by GDP to ensure that the majority of the world's biggest economies were listed. Any countries where data was missing was discounted from the study," outreach manager Jessica Laporte said.
More details on the research can be seen at https://www.expertmarket.co.uk/focus/best-countries-own-boss
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Hurricane Season Begins
The annual Atlantic hurricane season began Thursday, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters predicting a 45 percent chance of above-average hurricane activity.
By staff June 2, 2017
Image: NASA, GSFC, and GOES Project/Wikimedia Commons
The annual Atlantic hurricane season began Thursday, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters predicting a 45 percent chance of above-average hurricane activity, a 35 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 20 percent chance of a below-average season. According to an Administration blog post, forecasters "predict a 70 percent likelihood of 11 to 17 named storms" this season. Of those, five to nine could become hurricanes, two to four of them major hurricanes. "An average season produces 12 named storms of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes," according to the post.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, environment, hurricanes, Biz Daily, hurricane season
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick on What the New Infrastructure Law Means for Climate Change and Electric Vehicles
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Militant Spirit
by James Traub
Pub Date: March 22nd, 2016
Publisher: Basic
The life of an early American statesman and president who served as the young nation's strenuous conscience.
Traub (Foreign Policy/New York Univ.; The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did), 2008, etc.) thoroughly explores the life of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), a "hard man" of deep erudition and conviction who descended from the American aristocracy and learned at the knees of an exacting father and mother what the great American governing principles meant for world leadership and peace. The author emphasizes his subject's long, somewhat reluctant middle career as a diplomat, from his first posting in 1794 to the Hague to St. Petersburg and then to the Court of St. James during a turbulent time in European history. Breaking with his father's Federalist Party over its Anglophilism at a time of trade and shipping tensions with Britain, Adams pursued an admirable, if tendentious, course of nonpartisanship over the course of his political career, from senator to secretary of state (under James Monroe) to one-term president to Massachusetts congressman (he was the first and only ex-president to serve in Congress). Traub examines how much Adams contributed to what became known as the Monroe Doctrine. "What Adams may have contributed most…was its astringency," writes the author. Although Adams was a proponent of American expansion, he became intensely concerned at the question of admission of slave versus free states in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. During the latter part of his life as a congressman, he "seized the role of chief tormentor of the slavocracy" and represented in front of the Supreme Court the mutinous African captives aboard the Amistad. Most of all, Traub depicts a fully fleshed character, an extraordinary man driven by his birthright principles, a voluminous diarist, scholar, poet, polymath, eccentric, and iconoclast. The author also offers a masterly portrait of Adams' wife, Louisa.
An impassioned biography of "a coherent and consistent thinker who adhered to his core political convictions across his decades of public service."


India is rapidly urbanizing. The nation's cities are expected to reach over 800 million inhabitants by 2051. The strain on resources and immense pressure caused by this growing population has resulted in congested, polluted, crowded cities with increasing motorization. Understanding what cities and city governments can do, and how they are positioned to address the issue of sustainable mobility or ecomobility is the core of this assessment, and a range of cities around the country have been assessed, and the list is still growing!


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Stories from Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Chase County teams sweep at Grant (High School Sports ~ 04/12/05)
GRANT -- The Chase County-Imperial boys and girls track teams swept the E. Lee Todd Memorial Meet Saturday at the Grant High School track. The Longhorn boys scored 161 points, easily outdistancing North Platte-St. Patrick's, which placed second with 116...
High court overturns hog rulings (Local News ~ 04/12/05)
Red Willow County commissioners will ask the Nebraska Supreme Court to rehear a case in which a Red Willow County man objected to the construction of two large-scale hog confinement operations near his home southeast of McCook. On Friday, the state's highest court reversed decisions by the Red Willow County Board of Adjustment in February 2002 and the Red Willow County district court in October 2003...
Will city drop jail facilities? (Local News ~ 04/12/05)
Admitting he's reading into the city manager's letter, Red Willow County Commission Chairman Earl McNutt said Monday morning the City of McCook probably won't have jail facilities at some point. "We've known forever that the county is responsible for handling all prisoners," McNutt said, during a weekly meeting of the commissioners. ...
Building costs top $6 million (Local News ~ 04/12/05)
The creation of McCook Public Schools' new preK-3 elementary school will cost $6,032,667, but the $5.8 million bond approved by voters last year will not increase. During a regular board of education meeting Monday evening, board members approved an agreement with Sampson Construction that sets the "guaranteed maximum price" for the construction of the elementary facility at $5,527,768, which is $272,232 less than the $5.8 million bond...
School calendar questioned (Local News ~ 04/12/05)
School makes plans to improve bus fleet (Local News ~ 04/12/05)
McCook Public Schools board of education members approved the specs for two new school buses during their regular meeting Monday evening. "We need to update our fleet, for safety's sake," said maintenance supervisor Chris Wallace. "We don't want buses breaking down."...
Voices of calm, reason needed to resolve disputes (Editorial ~ 04/12/05)
People with voices of calm and reason need to step forward in Furnas County to resolve the differences which have arisen in the area during the past several years. The need for reconciliation became even more apparent Saturday when Oxford Village Administrator Dennis Wolzen sent a letter to Furnas County Attorney Tom Patterson. ...
Bodywalk (Local News ~ 04/12/05)
Bryn Carriker, an East Ward third grader, pops out of the tunnel that leads to the first learning station in the "Bodywalk," a children's program that teaches and reinforces healthful behaviors during an interactive "journey" through the body's circulatory, digestive and respiratory systems. ...


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Tennessee joins suspension bandwagon
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee receiver James Banks remains suspended and will miss the season's first three games -- including a huge SEC East clash against rival Florida -- because he was cited for underage drinking and defying police orders to turn down his radio, coach Phillip Fulmer said Tuesday.
Banks, a junior from Indianapolis and last year's leading receiver, was indefinitely suspended in March for violating unspecified team rules. Fulmer said at the time Banks could rejoin the team if he accomplished certain goals.
"In the last two months, he made excellent strides in fulfilling requirements set by me to get off the indefinite suspension he was on," Fulmer said in a statement. "However, now we have another issue that has embarrassed this team and the university."
Banks will miss games against UNLV, Florida and Louisiana Tech.
He can be reinstated for the Oct. 2 game against Auburn if he meets certain conditions set by Fulmer, including completing 25 hours of alcohol-related community service work and going to alcohol counseling sessions, Fulmer said.
Banks was cited July 16 after police were called at 3 a.m. to break up an unruly crowd of about 50 people at Rocky Top Markets on Cumberland Avenue near campus. Officers asked people to stop blaring music from their cars, but Banks continued to turn up the volume, police said.
Officers found a six-pack of beer in his car, five of which were unopened. Banks turns 21 on Aug. 14.
Banks also was suspended for the first half of last year's Peach Bowl.
Banks led the Volunteers in receiving last season with 42 catches for 621 yards. He was a backup quarterback as a freshman and earned a start in one game while Casey Clausen was injured.
Re: Tennessee joins suspension bandwagon
Couldn't happen to a finer institution.
Watch out Big Orange, you aren't the big fish in the small pond of the State of Tennessee this year. Memphis has a better football team than you.
Like it or lump it, the Tigers are better than the Vols.
Ain't life grand?


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Q: What about allowing users with low rep posting comments to any question? It is quite common that users with no rep. want to react to old questions. Many times it is something like: "I have the same problem. Did you find a solution?". They posting it as an answer and I'm flagging it as "Not an answer - should be a comment". I would also like to notify the user that he should post it as a comment next time but posting comments to questions is priviledge of users with 50+ reputation. At the moment I just adding comment that if the user have the similar problem he should ask a new question and link the unanswered one. But I'm not sure that user will see my comment if a moderator deletes flagged answer.
So how to handle these scenarios? Should be all users allowed to post comments to questions (or at least to old questions with not accepted answer)?

A: Well, for your precise example, it shouldn't even be a comment. "Me too" doesn't help anybody.
My current policy for this particular case is:

If you have a NEW question, please ask
  it by clicking the Ask Question
  button. If you have sufficient
  reputation, you may upvote the
  question. Alternatively, "star" it as
  a favorite and you will be notified of
  any new answers

Here are some ideas for the other cases that may present themselves, and even (shameless plug) a userscript to help you remember.


Does it matter what words or names we use to describe things? I would contend that it does. Word meaning is a function of the way society uses them. While we might continue to want to use a word or phrase in a particular way, we don't get to determine their meaning. Society does that for us and it is our responsibility to conform our usage accordingly if we want to truly communicate. In some cases words or phrases become soiled by the usage of others and we will have to discontinue their use if we want the concepts we're espousing to remain palatable to our hearers. Words are containers for ideas. To help others understand this concept, I've concocted the following parable. I hope you enjoy the story and get the message.
Reginald was the steward over The Great House. His father had been the steward before him and his grandfather before his father. The Lord of the house was not only wealthy and wise, but generous as well. Every week, he would invite all of his servants and those from the surrounding villages to a great feast. As chief servant over The Great House, Reginald carried the honor of serving the wine. Promptly at 6 o'clock Reginald would go to the kitchen and fetch the decanter from the cupboard and take it down to the family vintage to fill it up. As he descended the stairs, Reginald would walk with almost a processional gate. There was something sacred about this ritual and about the decanter. For three generations his family had gone through this same routine carrying the same vessel. As Reginald entered the great dining hall with the decanter, he almost felt as noble as the host of the great feast. That beautiful container it seemed held more than wine. It held his rich heritage as a servant to the Lord of the house.
One week, just before dinner, a great commotion broke out in the kitchen. A new cook had taken on himself to include his own ingredients to the standard soup served before the main course. The chef was livid. He began to hurl anything he could get his hands on at the new cook. Hearing the commotion, Reginald shot into the kitchen just in time to see the chef fling the great decanter at the cook. The cook ducked and the decanter began its decent. Time seemed to stop as Reginald dove for it. He tipped its fat belly just enough to divert its path from the floor to the wall averting total destruction. The stopper flew off and shattered and the handle broke – along with Reginald's heart. He stood up holding the remainder of the decanter looking down at it. His body quivered partially out of grief and partially from rage. Then he looked slowly up at the chef. Something that sounded partly like a growl and partly like a hiss gushed through Reginald's bottom lip, "You fool! A man such as you does not deserve to prepare meals for our Lord. From now on you will wash dishes while this new cook will take your place as chef starting now!"The chef's face blushed, then blanched and then darkened. He said nothing but turned and skulked out of the room. The new cook gingerly slid over to the chef's station and continued final preparations for the great feast.
Reginald, still quivering, cradled the decanter close to his chest as he ambled down the steep stairs to the family vintage. Though, there were other ornate vessels in the household, Reginald entertained no alternative to the sacred decanter. The damage it had sustained did not diminish its worth for him and so just like the week before, he filled it with the best wine the Lord of the house possessed and began his ascent up the stairs. As he trudged upward, his aching heart pulled his shoulders together and his chin downward. The battered decanter would not allow itself to be held forth but now required a closer grip with one hand around the neck and another supporting the bottom. Reginald's thoughts wandered to his fore-bearers and their illustrious, lifelong careers. Shame and regret joined the grief and anger loitering in his heart. One event. One moment. Decades of glory were tarnished in an instant. How could this be?
As Reginald poured the wine, his pain began to subside. The guests marveled and raved over the exquisite vintage. Reginald comforted himself knowing that the real glory of the decanter had remained through the violence it had suffered. Reginald's thoughts turned from the legacy left him by his father and grandfather to his own descendants. His furrowed brow smoothed and the corners of his mouth lifted as he thought of how they would tell the story of the chef's tantrum and how the decanter had survived his assault. As the lamps in the great house were being extinguished and the watchman took his seat, Reginald had almost fully recovered from the trauma he had suffered. That night, his sleep was deep and his dreams were sweet.
The chef, however, could not sleep. The anger which had flared in him toward the new cook and his culinary presumption had dampened into a seething heat in his bones. That flame burned ever hotter as it fed on the memory of how he'd been disregarded, then violated and finally shamed. Over that steady, relentless heat the chef cooked up his revenge to be served quite cold the following week.
Coming into the kitchen late that night while all satisfied souls slept, the chef lit the main lantern and surveyed the filth which the new cook had left for him to relish. And relish it he did. With a giddy spring in his step he gathered two buckets and flew down to the well. He began to whistle a tune as he heated the water and gathered the greasy pots, the bloody knives and the soiled serving wear. When the water was sufficiently warmed, he filled the basin and with great flourish he scrubbed each item to spotless perfection, singing every tavern tune he could recall as he did. When the job was done, the chef took a step back to look at his glorious creation – not the stack of spotless dishes but the basin filled with grimy cess. Never one to let something go to waste, the chef put his concoction to good use. He took the old decanter from its housing and dropped it into the mottled, viscous ooze. Due to its specialized shape it floated for several minutes and then slowly sunk under the surface as the water filled its sacred chamber. At the sight, the chef's mirth exploded into outright hysteria as a deep laughter erupted from his throat.
By morning, the chef had contained himself and fled the scene leaving only the basin filled with sludge and Reginald's decanter filled with sludge. The angst and catharsis of the previous day had left Reginald depleted enough to make his normal waking time untenable. The maids could not afford such luxury and so they were the first to find the basin of dirty water. Two of them lifted the basin and sloshed it out into the yard to dump it. As they did, the decanter tumbled out onto the lawn. It's lifeless form lay there spilling its contents onto the surrounding lawn. The maids shrieked as if they'd seen a dead body.
The chef, who'd been waiting in his chambers to hear Reginald's reaction came running to their side. "What has happened?" he asked.
"Yes, what will happen to him, indeed?" The chef thought to himself. He had hoped that he would have already known the answer to that question by this time in the morning but perhaps, this series of events might afford an opportunity to inflict such pain on Reginald that he might never recover. After all, his family had served as chief steward for far too long. Perhaps it would be time for a new dynasty in The Great House.
"Ladies," the chef replied. "Why should your small minds attempt to entertain such large questions? The decanter, as you say, cannot be used for the master's purposes but that does not mean it has no use whatsoever. I will put it to work on other needful duties in this house. As for Reginald, leave him to me." And with that, he scooped up the pitiful container, tucked it into his overcoat and walked away.
The maids, however, failed to follow the chef's advice and concerned themselves a great deal over the decanter. They told every servant in the house about what they had discovered that morning until the entire house was abuzz with the questions they had originally posed. But since no one wanted to bring the news to Reginald and since the chef had offered to handle it, Reginald remained oblivious.
By afternoon, the household servants could no longer stand the suspense over how Reginald would react, so they went to the chef to ask for an update.
The servants were shocked. They struggled to believe that such a story could be true. Yet, they also knew that the decanter could no longer fulfill its time-honored purpose so they accepted the chef's story. After a few days, they also accepted his suggestion. It was very cold outside and the wide mouth and bottom of the decanter did lend themselves splendidly to the other half of humanity's liquid equation. By the time the week had passed, the vessel had been filled and emptied several times. On the eve of the great feast, the chef took the old decanter out of the broom closet, emptied it, and placed it back into its former place of honor.
The words rang in Reginald's ears, boring their way into his resistant consciousness until their full weight landed with a dull thud on his soul. Reginald became light headed and darkness began to close in toward the center of his vision. With his last shred of awareness, Reginald staggered from the room into the kitchen where he found a stool on which to sit, his head between his legs. While he collect himself, he could hear the guests shuffling out of the room. They had somehow lost their appetites and were each going to their own homes. Under the dull roar, Reginald's mind raced. How could he recover from this last blow?
Thankfully the Lord of the house had been away this evening. And why had he been away? Because he trusted Reginald to serve his great feast. He trusted Reginald because Reginald had always been perfectly faithful as had his father and his grandfather before him. Reginald thought, "And now it falls to me to decide how to proceed. To lose this great vessel would not only be a loss to me and my family but to the legacy and lore of The Great House. I will not allow it to be discarded. Everyone knows how careful and faithful I have always been. I will wash the vessel three times and fill it with the best smelling oils for the next several days. Then I will wash it again. It will be ready to resume its regular duties by next week." And so, after firing the chef, that is just what Reginald did.
Very good parable, or perhaps I should say– allegory.
Retention of CofC as identifier is indicative of how the congregation thinks of themselves. Do you think a name change would change that?
Whenever I drive by a CofC building I have a similar gut reaction as when I drive by a Kingdom Hall.


When the German architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus design school in 1919, few knew it would come to define modern design. From the German cities of Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin, the Bauhaus—where artists like Wassily Kandinsky, Johannes Itten, and Paul Klee studied—revolutionary ideas were brought to functional design, where simplicity won over decoration, until the Nazis forced the school to close in the 1930s.
This January marks the centennial of the Bauhaus, and to celebrate, the Bauhaus Archives Museum in Berlin is undergoing a $23 million renovation and is planning to open an expanded second building to the museum, to cost $36 million, by Staab Architekten. Funded by the German government and the city of Berlin, they're slated to open in 2022.
The current Berlin museum, designed by Walter Gropius, was built in 1979. A relic in itself, the exhibition space is just 7,500 square feet, a tight space for hundreds of Bauhaus objects, ranging from furniture works by Marianne Brandt to photos by László Moholy-Nagy.
A rendered look at the new building that's to be built by Staab Architekten and slated to be completed by 2022.
This new glass tower will compliment Gropius's original building with a tower that blends the past and present. "As we saw it, the challenge lay in how to develop a new building that would be able to accommodate almost all of the public functions of the museum without pushing the original building to the sidelines," says the architect Volker Staab.


BitSight transforms how organizations manage information security risk. The BitSight Security Ratings Platform applies sophisticated algorithms, producing daily security ratings that range from 250 to 900, to help manage third party risk, underwrite cyber insurance policies, benchmark performance, conduct M&A due diligence and assess aggregate risk. With over 1,200 customers and the largest ecosystem of information and engaged users, BitSight is the most widely used security ratings platform.


The kind of shop which specializes in selling swimming attires and other swimming equipment is one that is referred to as a beach shop. You will have an idea of the equipment that you will get when you take note of the shop you have chosen. For that reason, take note of the reputable shops on the beach when you want the best one for your services. The demand for the swimming facilities is high because several people love going to the beach when they are free. For that reason, several shops has been established along the beach since their products are demanded. Therefore, you will find it a bit hard when you want to locate the best beach shop for your services. There are certain considerations to make when you need to choose the best beach shop to use for your services. The following are the factors to consider when looking for the best beach shop.
Make the first consideration of the reviews you are given on a reliable beach shop which you can consider for the services you need. You will have the type of information you needed about the beach shops when you take note of consulting the people on the beach. Therefore, you will consider the services offered by the beach shop which has the right customer reviews for the services they offer. The beach shop with poor customer reviews will not be considered for the services you needed from them.
The second factor to consider is the licensing of the beach shop when you need to locate the right one to use. It is important that you verify if the beach shop is recognized by the local authorities to avoid problems by the authorities. For that reason, the license of the shop will be the only proof that it is approved by the authorities. The beach shop which is not licensed for the services they offer will not be considered for the services you need.
Make the third consideration of the quality of equipment that is sold in the shop when need the appropriate beach shop. The duration that you will use the products in the beach shop will depend on their quality. The beach shop that offers the equipment of the right quality is the one you will choose to use.
The other tip to put into consideration is the amount of money the beach shop value the products they sell. You will choose the beach shop that you can comfortably pay for the prices they value the facilities it sells. Take note of the appearance of the facilities you need.


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Chronic pain issues, whether it's headache, chronic neck pain and especially chronic back pain, is not always coming from those deeper sources like the spine but can be coming from more superficial sources like your nerves. We're finding that a lot of recent studies that there's a concept called neurogenic inflammation or neuropathic pain. In the past we treat that with like anti-seizure medications like Gabapentin or Neurontin or eventually the person has been in chronic medication because they can't get to the source of the pain. They tried nerve blocks. They've had their back viewed. They've had surgery but are still having problems. It's a lot simpler than you think it is. At Rejuv Medical we can go to the source of this pain which is often the nerves and get them blocked and treated appropriately to stop the source of that pain to kind of break that cycle of pain and get the body healing and stronger back on its own.
What Is a Nerve Block? A nerve block is an anesthetic or anti-inflammatory injection targeted toward a certain nerve or group of nerves to treat pain. The purpose of the injection is to "turn off" a pain signal coming from a specific location in the body. Imaging guidance using ultrasound technology may be used to help the doctor place the needle in the precise location. After all, we want our patients to receive the maximum benefit from these injections.
What are some common uses of the procedure? People who suffer from either acute or chronic pain might have a nerve block injection to achieve temporary pain relief. Often such pain originates from the spine. However, other areas commonly often impacted include the neck, buttocks, legs and the arms. Chronic headaches can also be broken with specific nerve blocks. Delivering a nerve block injection allows a damaged nerve the time it needs to heal from a state of constant irritation.
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A trigger point is an irritable, painful, taut muscle band or palpable knot in a muscle that can cause localized pain or referred pain. Referred pain from trigger points can mimic pinched nerves in the neck or low back. They can occur from direct muscle injuries, poor posture, repetitive strain or secondarily from spine conditions such as a herniated disc.
What are Trigger Point Injections? Trigger point injections are injections of local anesthetic (numbing) medication, saline and/or cortisone. The basis for a trigger point injection is to relax the area of intense muscle spasm. By relaxing the muscle spasm, blood flow to the area is improved, thus allowing the washout of irritating metabolites. Trigger point injections are an important part of treating myofascial pain syndrome and, in some cases, fibromyalgia. Many times multiple injections are performed in a series.
Trigger points are very easy to treat. A trigger point injection is basically injecting a substance down to that stub of muscle that electrically gets that muscle to relax, the electrical impulses, relax the tension to that muscle, bringing back normal function to that joint and balance and help the problem.
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New studies show that treatment with BOTOX® can reduced severity of migraine attacks, lead to fewer days using abortive/rescue medications, and produce fewer episodes of vomiting. This is achieved through the relaxation of the head and neck muscles that frequently trigger migraine attacks.
You get some people to get those lights down. You ever had a migraine headache? Bright lights kill you. All those sounds kill you. Migraine headaches are very, very difficult to deal with but there are treatments that are helpful. We have a lot of different treatments for migraine headaches. One of the treatments that are very effective is Botox migraines. People are always a little bit scared about Botox but actually chronic pain is how Botox was developed in the first place, not for aesthetics. Aesthetics came secondary to the benefits they got from the chronic pain treatments. So, migraine treatment is treated with Botox by decreasing the muscle spasms, often putting pressure on the nerves and blood vessels that feed the head to get those muscles to relax enough to decrease that tension.
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Hyaluronan (also called hyaluronic acid) is a substance in normal joint fluid that lubricates the joint, much like oil lubricates engine components. The knee continuously produces its own hyaluronan. In osteoarthritis, there is a decrease in the amount of hyaluronan in the joint fluid. Also, the hyaluronan molecules break down, becoming less effective at lubricating the joint.
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What is cortisone? Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory medication. Cortisone decreases pain because it reduces inflammation.By injecting the cortisone into a particular area, very high concentrations of the medication can be given while keeping potential side-effects to a minimum. Cortisone injections usually work within a few days.
What are some common reasons one might require a cortisone injection? Many conditions where inflammation is an underlying problem are amenable to cortisone shots. These include, but are certainly not limited to; Shoulder Bursitis, Arthritis, Trigger Finger, Tennis Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, SI Joint Dysfunction and radiating pain from Low Back Disc Disease.
Here at Rejuv Medical, we tend to avoid using cortisone, the long term affects can be damaging to the joint and tissues.


The organizers of IRONMAN Tallinn are searching to 100 ambassadors in honour of EV100 in 2018 (Estonia's centenary celebrations) to whom we could award a free entrance to IRONMAN Tallinn 2019 full distance triathlon or a special VIP package meant just for the ambassadors!
Use this opportunity because becoming an ambassador could not be easier! Find three friends, who are ready to register to and participate in IRONMAN Tallinn 2019 on 3rd August and enter their names and e-mail addresses in the campaign form. In the same form you can make your choice: free entrance to IRONMAN Tallinn 2019 or the VIP package. The latter includes accommodation in Original Sokos Hotel Viru on 1st -4th August, credit for transportation by taxis, entrance for two to the VIP lounges at the race centre, surprises from our partners and much more!
And that's it! When all three of your recommended friends have registered and paid their registration fee, you will officially become an IRONMAN Tallinn ambassador!
The campaign starts on 31.10.2018 and is open until 31.12.2018 or until the hotel rooms of the VIP package are fully booked.
To become an ambassador you can be already registered to IRONMAN Tallinn 2019, but you do not have to be.
It is not mandatory for the ambassador to sign up for IRONMAN Tallinn 2019.
If the ambassador has already registered to IRONMAN Tallinn 2019 (before the start of the campaign on 31.10.2018) then their participation fee will not be refunded and they will be awarded with the VIP package described before.
The free entrance or VIP package status is activated when all three friends have registered and paid their registration fees.
In order to participate in the campaign all three friends recommended by the ambassador must register and pay their registration fees within 10 days of filling in the campaign form.
A special registration link will be sent to the three friends by the organizers.
The ambassador cannot recommend friends who have already signed up to IRONMAN Tallinn 2019 before the beginning of the campaign.
The choice between free entrance and the VIP package must be made when submitting the campaign form and it cannot be changed afterwards.
If the ambassador chooses the VIP package they can also sign up to IRONMAN Tallinn 2019 with regular circumstances and participation fees.
If the ambassador chooses free entrance, they can book a room in Original Sokos Hotel Viru or Solo Sokos Hotel Estoria (if there are rooms left) according to the prices and conditions of the accommodation package of IRONMAN Tallinn.
If the ambassador chooses the VIP package, they can (if there are rooms left) extend their stay at Original Sokos Hotel Viru or Solo Sokos Hotel Estonia directly before or after the period of validity of the VIP package (1st-4th August 2019) according to the prices and conditions of the accommodation package of IRONMAN Tallinn.
The choices, services and products offered in the campaign are meant for the ambassador, meaning they cannot in any way be given to someone else.
The choices, services and products offered in the campaign cannot be exchanged for money.