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Bhimtal Travel Guide Bhimtal Trips Nainital: A Mountain Story
Nainital: A Mountain Story
By Shailika Sinha
There's always something magical about the hills; a certain kind of calmness that exists there, smoothly takes you away from the busy lives to a different world altogether. This is exactly how I feel each time I travel to Nainital and other mountain wonders in Uttarakhand.
The beautiful Naini Lake
Nainital has a very special place in my heart. It was the first hill station I traveled to from Delhi many, many years back and since then it has become quite a regular experience for me. Whenever I wish to escape from Delhi's hustle bustle, I head to Nainital. A drive of 6 hours which I usually start as early as possible, brings me to the laps of nature where its beauty is splendid.
Ducks add to the beauty of the lake
Yes, one thing that I need to tell you is that I have always visited this hill station in the off-season – early March, last week of April and even in September. I now have plans to visit in the peak winters.
Nainital has a long list of popular attractions – Naini Lake, Tiffin Top, Naina Devi Temple, High Altitude Zoo, Hanuman Garhi Temple, Eco Cave Gardens, Governor's House. Khurpa Tal, Sattal, Tibetan Market and Kilbury Bird Sanctuary. You can spend the evenings strolling along the Mall Road which is dotted with shops selling a variety of things and an equal number of eating joints. Bhimtal, Mukteshwar and Sattal are places in close proximity to Nainital and are also a must visit.
The serene Bhimtal Lake
The aquarium at the centre of the lake is a must visit
Wherever you go, nature will greet you with open arms. The beauty of the hills, greenery, pine trees, steppe farming and the mesmerising views of the Himalayas offer a visual treat to the eyes.
Catch the glimpses of the snow-capped Himalayan peaks en route to Mukteshwar
One can enhance the travel experience by indulging in a whole lot of adventures ranging from adrenaline pumping paragliding to quiet fishing activities.
The picturesque Naukuchital
Candle shopping is an important indulgence besides buying souvenirs, Jim Corbett books and other stuff. I also collected a lot of pine cones on my way to Mukteshar. You can enjoy your moments in the hills here much in your own way.
Bird-eye views of the stunning landscapes
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5 Moments Ronda Rousey Proved She Can Hold Down Her Own Biopic
By Michelle Garcia
Right now, MMA superstar Ronda Rousey can do no wrong. She's knocking out her opponents in less than a minute, winning ESPYs and making movie cameos. But Rousey may take on her biggest role on the big screen — herself.
The UFC bantamweight champion was cast as herself in a biopic based on the New York Times best-selling autobiography My Fight/Your Fight, Variety reported Monday. And while most larger-than-life athletes don't necessarily transition to become the next Sir Laurence Olivier, some like LeBron James in Trainwreck and Dwayne Johnson in nearly every action movie ever have proven there's an exception to the rule. Here's how Ronda may join the club of elite athletes who transition to the big screen.
1. Rousey has all the confidence in the world.
She'll be the first to say she's feeling herself. "Just because my body was developed for a purpose other than fucking millionaires doesn't mean it's masculine," she said in a pre-championship training video diary series called Embedded. "I think it's femininely badass as fuck because there isn't a muscle in my body that isn't developed for a purpose."
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She added, "Being put in the position of being a role model, I don't think I'm infallible enough for that. I have this one term for the kind of woman that my mother raised me to not be and that's a 'do-nothing bitch,' or I call it a DNB a lot of the time. Like, the type of chick that just tries to be pretty and be taken care of by somebody else."
Just look at how much of a badass she is. After knocking out her bantamweight challenger Bethe Correia in 34 seconds Saturday, she turned to her and her fans and cooly quipped, "Don't cry."
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2. Rousey steals the show everywhere she goes.
Rousey with fans in Brazil. YouTube
A pre-championship fight workout in Brazil showed Rousey has a huge draw to people around the world. With her massive following and smart mouth, those in the know can't help but watch the captivating fighter, whose skills are nearly hypnotic.
3. Rousey changed the sport for women.
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Just as Rousey was transitioning from competitive judo to mixed martial arts (and bartending in Los Angeles), UFC president Dana White famously proclaimed women would "never" fight in his league. Not too soon after, Rousey cornered White at an event to tell him she would be the first female champion of the league, according to the Wall Street Journal. These days Rousey is a major draw to UFC fans and supporters around the world and has at least two major endorsements with Buffalo Jeans, and most recently, Reebok.
4. Rousey tackles everything full throttle.
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In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rousey recounted a judo match in which her opponent had dislocated her arm during the match twice. "In judo, you can't ask for the medics on the mat, or else you get disqualified, so I had to pop [my arm] back in myself," she said. "And then I had 20 seconds left, and I won the fight."
This sort of tenacity is emblematic of Rousey's nature, as she's climbed her way up through the ranks to become the women's bantamweight champion, and defended her title through hard work that comes off as effortless in the ring.
5. Rousey's no stranger to the big screen.
Rousey takes down Turtle in the Entourage movie YouTube
In addition to pummeling Turtle in the Entourage movie earlier this year, she appeared in other explosive action films, The Expendables 3 and Furious Seven. For 2016, she's in talks to star with Mark Wahlberg in Mile 22, which is about a CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer who have to transport an informant together.

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My first #Biml project: Optimizing & reusing code – did i say that?!
Especially if we're developing packages as part of en ETL process, the initial staging packages will all follow a similar pattern. While we could just copy and paste the relevant code snippets for all of these packages, there must be a better way to generate the Biml code.
Using one large Biml file to generate all our packages will be messy and difficult to maintain.
Many parts of the code will be repeated for each package (think about connections), and if there's a way to reuse the same code it will be much more elegant (and useful) as a solution.
Luckily for us, all of the above is possible with Biml and/or BimlScript. Instead of rehashing all of the details here, I'll briefly explain some of the concepts and point to other peoples' posts (who have done a much better job than I can).
Biml allows you to include the entire contents of another Biml file and reuse the code. Think about the scenario where you have the same connections in each SSIS package, and instead of copying the same snippet over and over again it would be easier to just reuse it.
For a more comprehensive explanation, look at the following blog from Catherine Wilhelmsen: Don't Repeat Your Biml – Include Files.
Before we go any further, you may have noticed that we slipped a few new elements in here…so let's explain them first.
The end goal is to automate the creation of SSIS packages, and in order to do that we are going to mix Biml code (which is XML that will generate the SSIS components) and procedural code (C# or VB.NET that we'll use to do other fun stuff). The Biml compiler needs to know how the code should be interpreted, and that's why we have to use the <# escape characters to indicate any non-Biml code nuggets.
Scott Currie explains the different types of code nuggets in more detail here, including the template directive we've used to indicate the language and tier of the Biml script file.
The final piece to the puzzle is automation, and with everything we've uncovered thus far it is only a matter of putting the pieces together so that we can fully automate SSIS package generation. As with many other things, the most difficult part is getting started…but we've done that here and in the next few blog posts we will focus on the different ways in which we can automate everything.
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Americans began to assemble another bomber of the new generation Raider
Ordo News EditorFebruary 11, 2022Last Updated: February 11, 2022
(ORDO NEWS) — Northrop Grumman Corporation began assembling the sixth B-21 Raider strategic bomber. They want to roll out the first car this year.
The next generation strategic bomber program has passed another milestone: the US Air Force has confirmed that another B-21 Raider is under construction. This aircraft will be the sixth.
The completion of the construction of the first two B-21s became known in 2021. They want to roll out the Raider before the end of the year. The first flight will follow soon after.
The aircraft will be subsonic, inconspicuous and built according to the aerodynamic "flying wing" scheme. It is conceptually similar to the B-2. At the same time, Raider should be cheaper and easier to operate. In total, the US Air Force plans to receive at least 149 new machines.
The new generation bomber should replace the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and the B-2 mentioned above in the Air Force.
Soft "omicron" and hard "delta": why does the first kill Americans more often than the second?
A photograph of a Soviet soldier before and after the war shocked Americans
199 Americans decide to freeze themselves for the future
Americans are 3D printing firearms and then selling them through a buyback program
Forest and steppe fires kill up to 20 thousand Americans a year
New app pays Americans $5 a day to fight addiction
Americans still suffering negative effects of pandemic
Americans will accelerate the development of aircraft thanks to the digital double
Americans presented the latest unmanned submarine Snakehead
Americans assembled a demonstrator of a quiet supersonic aircraft
Traces of potentially harmful pesticides found in the urine of one in three Americans
Americans have created a new howitzer for the AC-130 flying battery


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Policing the boundaries : issues of identity and community in New Zealand lesbian newsletters 1973-1992 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Women's Studies at Massey University
The concept of identity was taken for granted as a basis for political activity by lesbian feminist communities worldwide in the 1970s and 1980s. An examination of the history and implications of this concept, using the writings of Fuss, Cohen, Stein, Phelan and Alice, reveals that it has sometimes been deeply implicated in narrow, rigid, essentialist thinking. There is little evidence of attempts during those decades to deconstruct the notions of identity on which were based key theories such as the political implications of the personal, political correctness, and a notion of lesbian 'purity'. In New Zealand, some of the implications of understanding 'lesbian identity' as universal can be examined through the lesbian newsletters. The collectives which put together these newsletters from 1973 to 1992 wrote with an implicit faith in the notion of 'lesbian identity politics' and in the dictum 'the personal is the political'. This belief limited what they could see as in possibilities of relationships with other lesbians, with other feminists, with gay men, and with the wider community of New Zealand society at the time. A careful, detailed reading of the nationally available newsletters gives a picture of the emergence of 'political correctness', although there are also traces of evidence of other lesbians for whom the idea of political correctness is unacceptable. The presentation of the issues of the place of separatism, expressions of sexual desire, relationships with heterosexual feminists and with other 'queer' groups, reveals how the 'personal' was politicised in terms of narrow notions of identity. Political issues which the newsletters represented as especially affecting lesbians include Homosexual Law Reform and widening amendments to the Human Rights Legislation, some of the policies of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, and issues around race and racism. Examination of how these issues were dealt with in the newsletters shows how the framework of lesbian identity politics limited how these 'political' issues were made personal for readers.
Ward, Mary-Helen
Research Ethics with Gender and Sexually Diverse Persons
Henrickson, M; Giwa, S; Hafford-Letchfield, T; Cocker, C; Mule, NJ; Schaub, J; Baril, A
Lesbian style : designing a lesbian fashion collection : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Design, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
Browne, Neneh
Loneliness, social support and lifestyles in gay and heterosexual women : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University
Johnson, Janet


What would you do if you knew with absolute certainty that you would die in exactly 10 years time? It doesn't matter how you know this or what you will die of; in 3652 days you will drop dead. It's a new thought experiment from TheSavingNinja.
The way thought experiments work is by starting off with a question, like "What would you do if you got given £1 million?", and the blogger will have to write whatever they first think of. No pre-planning or major editing allowed and blabbering is definitely encouraged! It should read like an internal monologue.
Hey Marc! Nice to meet you. I won't beat around the bush. You will die in exactly 10 years from now. No time for a coffee unfortunately. There are some other personal finance bloggers I need to see. Enjoy the rest of your day!
WTF?! Wait! Why… how… Waiter! Can I have a large whiskey please!
Oh well, 10 years is actually quite a long time. It's maybe not an ocean of time, but definitely more than a pool. Imagine the countless sunrises I'd still be able to enjoy. And I could still spend 10 wonderful years with my loved ones before saying properly goodbye and checking out. Is it the most horrible message one could get? Or is it a blessing in disguise?
I'd be utterly shocked by this death-message (who wouldn't). But after the initial shock had faded (assisted by the whiskey) I'd make a plan. A 10 Year Plan.
You know what? I already have a 10 Year Plan. It's my plan for reaching financial independence and early retirement. I am 50 now, so 60 is the magic number. That's where the line is drawn. My Arctic circle.
The death-message is only a minor (ahem…) change of plan. One could still refer to it as retirement. And I'd still be financially independent. My expenses would drop to zero after all.
"Death is the ultimate state of (financial) independence and early retirement".
Your personal belief system (religious, social and cultural) colors your interpretations. One way or another. And the way I look at life (and death) would most certainly avoid one thing from happening: Sink into the bottomless pit of self-pity.
But this is not about what I wouldn't do. It is about what I would do.
I am really bad at making personal to-do lists (on paper, my computer or smartphone). Grocery lists are as far as I go. The main reason is that I am a very perceptive and intuitive person and I usually make spontaneous decisions based on inner moments of clarity (not that I have many). There is nothing spiritual about it. It's how I function.
I hardly have any moments of clarity when it comes to personal finances though, so here I am a bit more organized. This is plain planning and doing the math. The why, how, how much, when and where to invest my funds.
I do make mental lists however. But they're pretty organic and are constantly rewritten and reorganized in the deeper vaults of my mind.
The death-message would change that. I would think long and hard about how I would want to spend the remaining 10 years of my life. And write it down. Make a list. My guiding principles.
…with people in my "inner circle", family, friends. Their feelings and opinions are very important.
This is not only my plan. It's also their plan. Well, it's our plan. They will have to live through this as well. And for more than 10 years.
Don't spend every conversation talking about my deadline(!) It is important to be conscious about the limited time however and it should guide me when making decisions on how to spend my time and money.
Don't tell anyone about my death-message who isn't part of my small "inner circle". Unless it is absolutely necessary.
…more time with people close to me. This is not very different from the wish I already have today. But having a hard deadline increases the urgency.
The idea that "once I reach FIRE I will have more time to do the things that are meaningful to me and that make me and people close to me happy" still holds true, but replace the word FIRE with NOW.
Do whatever you can to have more time NOW.
…when implementing #2. As much as I would love to declare FIRE here and now (the death-message isn't exactly what I would call a work motivator), it would not be wise to quit my job from one day to another.
Look at work-life balance. Depending on the financial needs now and in the future, there will be room for reducing work. The more I can reduce it the better.
Make adjustments to my portfolio if needed. And revisit all the numbers. Death is a game changer after all. My financial needs are no longer the same if my expenses are reduced to zero.
Whatever I do, remember that this is not only about me.
…people. Think about the well-being of others. Make a difference.
…to taste life. Don't forget about yourself. Fill your own gas tank.
Travel more. Go on as many road trips you can.
Drink good wines and beer and try all the cocktails you haven't tasted yet but want to.
Read good books. See good movies. Go for walks and take in the splendor of nature.
Don't dwell in what you will lose. Be thankful for what has been given and what you still have.
Open your eyes for all the beauty that surrounds you.
And remember Marc, death is overrated.
Why wait with implementing the plan? Do I really need a death-message before I do anything? The future is unknown. I may live 100 years. Maybe arrows with my name on it are already whirring down from the sky. One thing is certain. We all have to die.
The things I wrote down have been bouncing around in my head for a long time already. And while FIRE would give me more time to do most of them, I shouldn't hesitate to start already today.
Especially with #6. Be happy.
Any thoughts? What would you do if you knew you would die in 10 years from now?
I love your approach. Good to see your plans wouldn't differ greatly with a hard deadline, that says your direction of travel is heading in the right direction already.
Thanks indeedably! It popped up in the right part of my brain and I kept the left part out of it (it would have censored it probably).
The more I wrote, the more I realized I wouldn't change direction at all. My conclusion is that although I don't know when my time ends, there is no time to lose (to do what I already plan to do).
Great post and a sound message: Why not implement the plan right now?
I guess that's what all FI seekers are looking for, a better life.
What I love about this Marc is that so much of it is about people. This sort of experiment pulls out what really matters to us, what is at the core of our values, and half of your list is about people.
In fact, even more than that, so much of your list is about giving of yourself to others in various ways even though you're the one that's dying!
It makes me feel humbled (and fills me with a desire to focus more on people as well).
Thanks a lot for your kind words Caveman! It is hard to know this, but I think I wouldn't be that upset about such a message. But I would be upset with myself if I don't use a fair amount of my resources for the good of other people.
So there is no time to lose!


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When does gaming become a problem? New online test predicts risk of gaming disorder
Summary: The WHO recently recognized video game addiction as a mental health problem. A new online test can help detect those most at risk of developing gaming disorder. New research suggests personality traits and socioeconomic factors may contribute to gaming disorder.
Source: Birbeck University of London
Addiction to video games has been recognised as a new type of mental illness by the World Health Organisation (WHO), one associated with extreme cases of uncontrolled gaming behaviour and excessive game playing. In line with the criteria developed by the WHO, researchers have developed the first psychological test to check for 'gaming disorder'– which they now plan to expand to produce the largest study to date on gaming disorder.
Now available to the public and accessible online, the test can tell participants if they meet the WHO criteria for gaming disorder. The results will provide gamers with feedback on their video game habits in comparison with the rest of the population.
Lead researcher Dr Bruno Schivinski, Lecturer in Marketing at Birkbeck, University of London, said: "We want to understand the point at which gaming becomes a health problem, and which factors contribute to the development of gaming disorders, exploring sociodemographic variables, personality and motivations. We hope there will be thousands of participants in the next phase of the study."
Anyone who can no longer control their gaming behaviour prioritises computer games over other activities and does not change this behaviour despite negative consequences could be suffering from gaming disorder according to the WHO definition. A pattern of gaming behaviour which has had significant impairment in family life, education or work performance must have been evident for a minimum of 12 months in order to meet the criteria.
A 34-year-old male who took the test, and wishes to remain anonymous, said: "I had no idea I was playing too much… no one says anything about that, you know? You just keep playing and everything is fine…
"I was playing every day for six hours or more after getting home from work. I was not sleeping much, not going out with friends, not eating much, and when working from home, I was not doing anything but playing games. That is not good, I am changing it now, but it is not easy without support."
The test has been trialled on an initial group of over 550 participants from Great Britain and China, with the results published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. This found that the prevalence of gaming behaviour did not differ significantly between the British and Chinese groups and that on average, gamers played for 12 hours a week; and that almost half of this gaming time (46%) occurred alone on weekends. A total of 36 participants (6.4%) reported major problems in everyday life due to their gaming behaviour and could, therefore, fulfil the WHO's diagnostic criteria.
"Excessive video gaming is already a serious health risk in Asian countries and an emerging problem in Europe. In order to conduct large international studies, we designed the new instrument in a cross-cultural way and tested it in China and Great Britain", explains Professor Christian Montag, head of the Department of Molecular Psychology at Ulm University.
A pattern of gaming behaviour which has had a significant impairment in family life, education or work performance must have been evident for a minimum of 12 months in order to meet the criteria. The image is adapted from the Birbeck University news release.
ESL, the largest esports company, with close ties to the gaming community, is helping to recruit further test participants. Rodrigo Samwell, CMO at ESL said: "ESL wants to support responsible gaming. We believe in a world where everybody can be somebody and being somebody means you can be dedicated to the game but also to your family and achieve a positive gaming-life balance. As the leader in the esports market we want to contribute to responsible gaming, and that is why we are supporting this study to help individuals understand better their behaviours towards gaming."
The researchers are from Birkbeck, University of London, Beijing University in China, the University of Electrocis Science and Technology in China and the Medical Faculty of the University of Tasmania (Australia).
· October 5, 2022 ·2 min read
Petting Dogs Engages the Social Brain, According to Neuroimaging
The online gaming disorder test is available here.
About this neuroscience research article
Birbeck University of London
Bruno Schivinski – Birbeck University of London
The image is adapted from the Birbeck University news release.
Original Research: Open access
"Measurement and conceptualization of Gaming Disorder according to the World Health Organization framework: The development of the Gaming Disorder Test". Pontes, Halley & Schivinski, Bruno & Sindermann, Cornelia & Li, Mei & Becker, Benjamin & Zhou, Min & Montag, Christian.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. The study is available via ResearchGate.
Measurement and conceptualization of Gaming Disorder according to the World Health Organization framework: The development of the Gaming Disorder Test
Previous research on Gaming Disorder (GD) has highlighted key methodological and conceptual hindrances stemming from the heterogeneity of nomenclature and the use of non-standardized psychometric tools to assess this phenomenon. The recent recognition of GD as an official mental health disorder and behavioral addiction by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) opens up new possibilities to investigate further the psychosocial and mental health implications due to excessive and disordered gaming. However, before further research on GD can be conducted in a reliable way and within a robust cross-cultural context, a valid and reliable standardized psychometric tool to assess the construct as defined by the WHO should be developed. The aim of this study was to develop The Gaming Disorder Test (GDT), a brief four-item measure to assess GD and to further explore its psychometric properties. A sample of 236 Chinese (47% male, mean age 19.22 years, SD=1.57) and 324 British (49.4% male, mean age 26.74 years, SD=7.88) gamers was recruited online. Construct validity of the GDT was examined via factorial validity, nomological validity, alongside convergent and discriminant validity. Concurrent validity was also examined using the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF). Finally, reliability indicators involving the Cronbach's alpha and Composite Reliability coefficients were estimated. Overall, the results indicated that GDT is best conceptualized within a single-factor structure. Additionally, the four items of the GDT are valid, reliable, and proved to be highly suitable for measuring GD within a cross-cultural context.
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A 24-year-old student in the Faculty of Biology in University of Miami has been brought to the authorities after exhibiting a crossbreeding of two plant species between strawberry and marijuana in his practical class.
He has been fanatic of this plant for a long time. Also he says he hasn't consumed any kind of marijuana "I've never smoked, nor one puff, I just think it'd be cool to create this crossbreeding of species, just like there are flavored tobacco products I think it would be a good idea to combine strawberry flavor with marijuana". The teacher was very surprised so he came immediately to the principal's office. In view of the situation, they decided to report to the authorities, so as not to jeopardize their image.
The police have taken the plant, but it was not easy, many students were trying to take it "Some of my classmate gone crazy; they wanted to cut some leaves and make a joints. But police came too soon, just I hope justice can be merciful, I'm not a junkie, just I am a student and I have been trying to play God.
Previous articleTHC kills cancer cells by causing mitochondria to stop making energy.


Join author Todd McLeish as he shares adorable photos and describes his adventures studying sea otters from California to Alaska. Nearly driven extinct for their thick fur pelts, the "champions of cute" have returned to the West Coast in big numbers but are still threatened by sharks, killer whales, fishermen and native hunters. Todd's book about sea otters, which will be published in March 2018, will be available for purchase and signing. Free. Refreshments served.


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LTU students to display solutions to society's biggest challenges in Dec. 9 research event
An LTU student shows off her research in the pre-pandemic December 2019 Grand Challenges event.
LTU file photo
SOUTHFIELD—More than 100 students at Lawrence Technological University will show off their work to help solve some of the most vexing problems of the 21st century in a federal "Grand Challenges of Engineering" presentation program Thursday, Dec. 9.
The student presentations will be on display at LTU's Taubman Engineering, Architecture, and Life Sciences Complex from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is open to the public. (The Taubman Complex is Building 8 at www.ltu.edu/map. Free parking is available nearby in Lots D and E.)
The Grand Challenges of Engineering program was developed by the National Academy of Engineering and top engineering schools to educate a new generation of engineers equipped to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing society.
The challenges include advancing personalized learning, making solar energy economical, enhancing virtual reality, reverse-engineering the brain, engineering better medicines, advancing health informatics, restoring and improving urban infrastructure, securing cyberspace, providing access to clean water, providing energy from fusion, preventing nuclear terrorism, managing the nitrogen cycle, developing carbon sequestration methods, and engineering the tools of scientific discovery.
Lawrence Tech is one of only two engineering schools in Michigan to implement the Grand Challenges Scholars Program—and the only university in the entire nation to include humanities majors in the effort, according to Jason Barrett, chair of the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communications in LTU's College of Arts and Sciences. The Dec. 9 event is the fifth year LTU will show off its students' work on the challenges. They're competing for $1,000 in prizes.
"The problems of the 21st century are too big for people in any one field to solve," Barrett said. "Solutions will come only through working across disciplines, including engineering, the sciences, entrepreneurship, and design."
At Lawrence Tech, first-year College of Arts and Sciences students taking a required class in "Pathways to Research Careers" were asked to design a research project that would help someone in their major solve one of the Grand Challenge's problems facing society. Second-year engineering students taking a course in entrepreneurial engineering, called the Engineering Design Studio, also participate. LTU dual-enrolled high school students are eligible to receive college credit for the freshman Pathways to Research Careers/Grand Challenges Scholars program as well.
More than 25 LTU faculty and staff are serving as judges.
Said LTU Provost Tarek Sobh: "The Grand Challenges Scholars Program, with its vision of solving the major problems facing humanity in the 21st century and its emphasis on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, service, and global engagement, truly epitomizes what Lawrence Technological University is all about. LTU is the creative university of the future that ensures eminent high-paying professional careers for its alumni, the university that produces technologically savvy graduates no matter what degree they attain or discipline they choose to study, the creative university that prepares students for 21st century interdisciplinary careers and job titles that do not even exist yet."
Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, and Engineering. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation's top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation's top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best in the Midwest. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, "theory and practice" education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech's 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.
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O Projeto Afripédia foi lançado em meados de junho de 2012 e está em andamento. O objetivo é expandir o acesso off-line à Wikipédia na África francófona e incentivar os africanos a contribuir para a Wikipédia. O projeto instala servidores sem fio e intranet Kiwix-serve locais e fornece treinamento e suporte de manutenção.

Os sócios fundadores são a Wikimedia France, o Institut Français e a Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.  O francês é falado por cerca de 120 milhões (2010) de pessoas na África, espalhadas por 24 países francófonos.

O acesso à Wikipédia a partir de chaves USB não era novo na África, mas as chaves costumam estar muito desatualizadas, onde a Afripédia é atualizada regularmente. Muitas das universidades parceiras não têm internet banda larga, e algumas sequer têm acesso à internet.

O projeto oferece conteúdo adicional além da Wikipédia, como o Wikcionário. Qualquer conteúdo que seja empacotado primeiro em um arquivo ZIM pode ser retransmitido pela rede Afripédia; Project Gutenberg e Wikisource, por exemplo, estão disponíveis como arquivos ZIM.

O projeto também incentiva a formação de clubes Afripédia para usuários locais.

O projeto foi descrito como uma medida paliativa digna, até que o acesso à Internet possa ser desenvolvido em toda a África.

Linha do tempo

 Outono de 2011 - Primavera de 2012: Preparação do projeto, formação de parceria, desenvolvimento do algoritmo Kiwix
 15 de junho de 2012: Acordo assinado em nome da Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, o Institut français e a Wikimedia France, por Bernard Cerquiglini (AUF), Xavier Darcos (IF) e Rémi Mathis (WMFr).
 Julho de 2012: Apresentação do projeto e do protótipo no Forum mondial de la langue française, em Québec:
 6 a 9 de novembro de 2012: formação de 15 líderes de 12 países da África Oriental e Central realizada no Campus numérique francófono da Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, em Abidjan, na Costa do Marfim; implantação de 15 pontos de acesso offline (plug computador + chave USB + roteador wifi);
 24 a 28 de junho de 2013: Segundo treinamento e implantação, em Kinshasa;
 14 a 18 de outubro de 2013: Terceiro treinamento e implantação, em Yaoundé;
 29 de setembro a 3 de outubro de 2014: Quarta, Antananarivo.

Veja também

 Internet-na-Caixa
 AfroCrowd

Referências

Francofonia
Wikipédia

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An alumni choir event is being planned for the weekend of October 3-4, 2014. Anyone who sang with the North Hills Choirs under Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gilsdorff, Mrs. McKinney, Miss Valliant, or Mr. Cloonan is invited to participate. Social events will take place as well as a rehearsal and concert, keeping the strong tradition of great choral music going. For more information about the event, click on the "Alumni Choir" link to the left.
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TK from Ling Tosite Sigure will release his new song P.S. RED I on March 6, but in the meantime you can catch a teaser for the music video which was released today.
It was revealed last month that the singer's newest track will be used as the main theme for the Japanese dub of the internationally acclaimed animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse which won 76th Golden Globes for Best Animated Motion Picture. The film will hit Japanese theatres on March 8.
The music video's teaser incorporates scenes from the film itself alongside clips of TK. Check it out below.
The artist is set to embark on his 2019 "katharsis Tour" tomorrow with performances in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shanghai.


LASIK Eye Surgery is commonly thought of as a guaranteed solution to poor vision, and the answer to not wearing glasses anymore. Stories have gone around about people that have had good and bad experiences with it. Perhaps you know someone that got the procedure done and now does not have to wear glasses. Or you might know someone that tried to get the procedure done and now has permanent vision problems. This can make it hard to decide whether to go through with it.
Laser eye surgery has been around for several decades now, and the technology used in it goes back to the 1950s. They've had plenty of time to make improvements, upgrades, and advancements on how they perform the procedure and the equipment that the use, so you'd think that they'd have it down to a science. However, you'll quickly notice that there are a lot of people that will tell you it's not as perfect as you might believe, and a moment of pause would do you well rather than just rushing into it.
When inquiring about LASIK eye surgery you'll probably get pitched by someone that wants you to get the procedure done, namely your ophthalmologist. From the doctor's point of view, doing a laser procedure is big money. So how can you be sure that you're getting accurate information on all of the risks, and just how guaranteed you are of getting better vision after having the surgery performed.
This creates a serious conflict of interest because people that you need to get answers from our highly motivated to steer their responses towards shedding a positive light on LASIK. That's why it's important to do your own research and to come up with your own conclusion as to how safe you feel the procedure is, and whether it's worth the risk to try to get the rewards.
Going from very poor vision to not needing glasses anymore is enough hype to drive people to spend thousands of dollars on this laser procedure. It only took the first person to go in with glasses and come out without them to cause something of a craze. It's been around long enough now that a lot of the hype has died down, but there are still plenty of people that plan on getting this done just as soon as they can afford it.
LASIK Eye Surgery is not cheap, nor would you really want it to be. There are advertisements you might hear on the radio or see on TV that get the price down to just a few hundred dollars per eye, but you have to ask yourself if bargain shopping for laser eye surgery is the best idea. You might think that since it just involves a few zaps with the laser that anyone can do it. However, no matter how routine or safe a procedure is, it is still being performed on your eye which is one of your most crucial organs and not something you want to take lightly.
One of the biggest draws to getting this procedure done is that it will reduce your commitment to your eyes by a great margin. If you wear contact lenses or glasses you probably dream of a life without them. That is basically the promise of getting laser eye surgery. The other draw is that you don't have to do much other than suffer through a few days worth of pain after getting the surgery done.
You've only got two eyes, which is why they will only perform LASIK eye surgery on one of them at a time. This is just common practice when having any type of surgery done to your eyes. It's a way for them to hedge their losses if something goes wrong. This way at least you'll have one good eye to look out of. It's not as if you should be overly concerned that you'll be in the minority of people who experience damage done to their eyes. That would be a bit paranoid, so you want to walk the line between paranoia and blissful ignorance, and luckily it's a thick line.
If the thought of having your vision worsened by getting surgery done to it is something that you just can't reason away, you might want to go with the program designed to strengthen your eyes and correct your vision without the need for surgery. We reviewed two of them so far, Vision Without Glasses and Natural Perfect Vision. You might also find that making small changes render environment might help. Something like the EZ Eyes Keyboard could reduce your eye strain.
LASIK eye surgery has proven effective in the majority of cases, but there are still risks to be aware of before jumping into it. Informing you of all the possibilities is something that your doctor should do before signing you up for it, so make sure that they are giving you straight answers and not simply pitching the procedure to you as if you are a customer.
It's important not to hold laser eye surgery up on a pedestal as the quintessential solution to all of your eye trouble. It works in the majority of cases, but there are risks involved and it is not a foolproof way to correct your vision. That being said, when it works it works very well and you can go from straining to read without your glasses to having 20/20 vision without a lot of hassle.
What do you think? Does LASIK Eye Surgery work or not?
I wish I had a couple of thousand to spend on Lasik — I'd do it in a heartbeat. Better yet, I wish insurance covered it! My brother and several of my friends have had Lasik done and couldn't be happier. What a wonderful thought of not having to put my contacts in every morning and take them out at night, not have to buy contact solution…. almost thirty years of this, and I'm so over it. I did hear from one woman that she had major problems with her surgery, but that was years ago, and she had gone to Canada to have it done for less than she could get it for here in the States. Everybody else I know who has had this done couldn't be happier with the results. As soon as I get a couple extra grand, I'm making my appointment!
HAD BOTH EYES DONE LAST SEPTEMBER  HAVE TO TAKE DROPS EVERY DAY. WILL NEED MORE SURGERY IN ONE YEAR DOC. TOLD ME.


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9. Don Diamont's Advice For Chris Rock
With everyone eager to chime in on Will Smith's Oscars meltdown, Don Diamont's advice to Chris Rock might seem like more white noise. However, it turns out Dollar Bill has first-hand experience when it comes to falling on the wrong side of the Smith family. To prove it, Diamont shared his cameo from the 90s film A Low Down Dirty Shame, in which Jada Pinkett punched his character in the face. "Be glad it was Will who threw the cheap shot, and not Jada," Diamont advised Chris Rock on Instagram. "I'm speaking from experience. We both should've ducked!"
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Sean Kanan (Deacon) also reacted to a Hollywood headline, as news spread about Bruce Willis's decision to step away from acting due to his aphasia diagnosis. "Saddened to learn that the legendary Bruce Willis has retired," Kanan posted on Instagram with an image from their film Survive The Game. "I had the honor of working on two films with Bruce. He was kind and a gentleman."
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While Sheila tries to keep her ghastly shooting a secret, portrayer Kimberlin Brown has already made her getaway… to Minnesota! "Heading cross country to pick up my new freshwater fishing boat in Minnesota," Brown shared on Instagram. "I'll be posting photos from along the way." True to her word, she's been documenting many roadside stops from her trip, including shots at Badlands National Park and a cattle ranch in Wyoming.
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Questions regarding the possible return of Maya Avant were addressed in a new interview with actress Karla Mosley. "There are so many stories to be told by Maya, but I don't think they should be told by me," Mosley told Soaps.com, "because I am a cisgender person. And I really believe that trans people should be playing trans characters." So, if Maya were ever to return – and we really think she should – it won't be Mosley playing her. Catch her full comments on the role, here.
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4. Tanner Novlan's Exit
If any B&B fans were clinging to the notion that Finn may have survived being shot by his birth mother, we have sad news: Tanner Novlan has wrapped up his time with the CBS soap, according to Soaps.com. Although it's sad that the good doctor will no longer be on the canvas, he will be remembered as an upstanding guy who fathered Kelly and Hayes as best he could. But Sheila had better pay for what she's done!
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Finn may be a goner, but we'll always have Biberty! Tanner Novlan has reprised his role as Liberty Mutual's struggling actor, and the commercial – which is really a series of "bloopers" – is below. "Biberty is back!" Novlan shared on Instagram. "And he's worse." Notice how Scott Clifton (Liam) commented, "Never gets old. Ever." We tend to agree!
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On the heels of Novlan's exit, there have been unverified rumors that Diamond White (who portrays Paris) might be the next actor to exit B&B. White has a budding singing career, so perhaps she is choosing to leave daytime television behind. Alternately, B&B could be looking to move on from her character's string of unpopular romances. Time will tell whether these rumors are true!
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Kyle Lowder, who formerly played Rick Forrester, has just announced a career change! The former soaps star made it official on his Instagram, stating, "As someone who has had a 22 year love affair with Montecito and Santa Barbara, I could not be more grateful to be taking my business here." Will he still make time for the occasional daytime drama stint? Let's hope so.
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Former Senate President, Attorney General, Governor headline Ayade Civic reception
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A former Senate President, Dr Joseph Wayas, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Attorney General of the federation, Kanu Agabi as well as retired Brig.-Gen. Anthony Ukpo, former military governor of Rivers State are among dignitaries expected to grace a civic reception in honour of Governor Ben Ayade in Ogoja on Feb. 24.
Mr Peter Ojie, Chairman of the publicity committee for the reception, said in a press conference on Monday in Calabar that the reception was organised to honour Ayade as a son from northern Cross River.
Ojie, who is the Senior Special Adviser on Political Affairs to Ayade, said the reception is in appreciation of the governor, being the first son from the northern of the state to be governor since the creation of the state in 1976.
``The governorship of the state is something that the people of the northern senatorial district had yearned for. This is the first time the district would be producing a governor since the state was created.
``It is a great recognition, responsibility and opportunity to serve the state. It is based on this that we want to receive our son and honour him.
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SUBMARINERS AS BATTLE GROUP COMMANDERS
RADM Ddvid M. Goebel, USN
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Recent changes within the OPNAV organization have bad as one of its goals the removal of warfare branch parochi-alism. Then Secretary of the Navy O'Keefe commented to this effect at the initial press conference when the reorganization was announced. One result of the reorganization bas been that the three star barons have been replaced by two star mini-barons and budgetary dollars, which used to be distributed to the warfare specialists for individualized spending, are now only done so after all warfare priorities are integrated. In support of this, the fleet bas been encouraged to take a much stronger role in determining future warfigbting requirements which should also lead to a more integrated approach to determining acquisition priorities. Addi-tionally, it is rumored that there is support in some camps to follow the Admiral Ike Kidd model and require flag officers to remove their warfare specialty pins when they attain flag rank. The mood is clearly one of barrier reduction in the best Deming manner (Point 9), putting the goals of the organization, (in this case, Navy) above the goals of the individual (in this case, individual warfare specialty). In this environment of increased professional integration, is it not time to consider assigning a submarine flag officer as a Battle Group Commander? A second but related question is, can this flag officer also be a Submarine Group Commander just as today's Battle Group Commanders are Carrier Group and Cruiser-Destroyer Group Commanders?
In today's world the Battle Group commands are restricted to surface warrior and aviator flags. It is evidently felt that the ships which comprise the Battle Group and/or the taskings assigned the Battle Group are sufficiently unique that officers reared outside the Battle Group main stream will not be capable of commanding such a force. It is clear that this kind of thought is old think and there are numerous examples to indicate this point. Additionally, assignment of a submariner would not result in a Battle Group neophyte as some might think. In the first place, submarines are now assigned as members of Battle Groups and whole wardrooms are thereby gaining first hand experience in Battle Group opera-tions. Their bosses must keep pace in order to properly train and equip them for this mission. The submarine community also fills supporting roles on the Battle Group staff with junior officers as Submarine Liaison Officers. We do likewise on numbered fleet staffs where Commanders/junior Captains serve as ASW officers and C'I officers. Additionally, for several years now submarine qualified Captains have served successfully as CARGRU or numbered fleet Chief Staff officers, working Battle Group issues day in and day out. Several of these officers have gone on to become flag officers, including Vice Admiral Emery and Rear Admirals Oliver and Clemins. Submariners have also served with distinction as Fleet Commanders. Looking only at those who have so served in the recent past, the list includes Admirals McKee, Kelso and Larson, and Vice Admirals Williams and Owens. In each case these officers directed fundamental Battle Group actions without the benefit of a prior Battle Group command. And who would argue that any of the other submarine three and four star officers over the years could also have performed well in the fleet commander role had the opportunity presented itself. It is there-fore a natural follow on question: Why not assign a submarine flag officer (possibly also a Submarine Group Commander) as a Battle Group Commander?
In fact, such an assignment would be a natural extension of the current assignment policies for it would plug a hole between the major command and fleet command positions if a submariner were to move into the Battle Group Commander slot. The submarine community is already integrally involved in Battle Group and numbered fleet supporting roles. Therefore, possibly a more germane issue would be whether the Submarine Group staff is structured as well as the Carrier Group staff or the Cruiser-Destroyer Group staff for running a Battle Group. And if not staffed as well, are they adequately staffed to perform this tasking?
Before this issue is undertaken though, it is instructive to first look at the differences in the missions and responsibilities between the Submarine Groups and the Carrier Groups and Cruiser-Destroyer Groups today. The Submarine Group is an administrative commander to one or more submarine squadrons as well as ships in related shipyards, responsible for conducting various operational and administrative certifications (e.g., supply manage-ment inspection. tactical readiness, communications readiness, post shipyard readiness for reactor operation. as well as at sea opera-tions, etc.) for the assigned submarines. In the case of Submarine Group TWO this has included 56 submarines in four submarine squadrons and four shipyards, with the operational examinations being conducted at an approximate 15 month interval. Submarine Group staffs do not deploy routinely (RADM Oliver deployed once to Alaska when he was SUBGRU FIVE) and are not in the operational chain of command for deploying submarines, but clearly stay current on operational matters by virtue of their certification responsibilities, as well as the frequent times they go to sea on assigned submarines to observe underway operations.
On the other band, Carrier Group staffs and Cruiser-Destroyer Group staffs do deploy (as part of their assigned Battle Group) and serve as the operational commander for the units assigned during that deployment. However, when not deployed, they do not routinely have ships assigned and devote the time between deployments to preparing the staff for the next deployment. Neither ship training, training certification nor maintenance responsibilities are vested in the Carrier Group staffs or Cruiser-Destroyer Group staffs during the periods not actually assigned to a Battle Group. In many respects then the Submarine Group, who spends time at sea year round, is as operationally prepared as its Carrier Group or Cruiser-Destroyer Group counterparts, and perhaps more so, when the Battle Group predeployment workup begins.
Recognizing the natural extension of the assignment process, COMSUBLANT (Vice Admiral Chiles) started to work with CINCLANTFLT (Admiral Mauz) in October 1992 to factor the Submarine Group Commander into rotation as Commander Task Group 4.1 (CTG 4.1), leading the Navy's drug interdiction efforts in the Caribbean for Commander Joint Task Force FOUR (CJTF FOUR) (Rear Admiral Gee) in Key West. Although shifting priorities have recently deleted that underway flag assignment and directed CJTF FOUR to control the operation from ashore, it is instructive to review the span of control of CTG 4.1 , to examine how it might compare to a Battle Group.
CTG 4.1 was a joint command, routinely consisting of 8-10 Navy ships in the Caribbean and along the Pacific coast, possibly a U.S . and a Dutch ship, at least two Coast Guard cutters and about 40 Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard aircraft, including E2s, E3s, P3s, F15/Fl6s and EC130s. And, although not directly controlled by CTG 4. 1, the TG interfaced daily with the U.S. Customs Agency and their fleet of aircraft (P3s, Citations) in the AOR, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and various civil law enforcement agencies. It also interfaced frequently with foreign governments via the State Department (using a middle man), not unlike the Battle Groups and the numbered fleets, for that matter.
But is CTG 4.1 a Battle Group? It doesn't have a carrier some might say, and therefore can't be a Battle Group. However, these nay sayers must remember that the Sixth Fleet frequently doesn't have a carrier, and the remaining Mediterranean assets are often diluted to numbers equal to or less than those assigned to CfG 4.1. It follows then that, although CTG 4. 1 did not have the same structure as a Battle Group, it could certainly pass as a reasonable facsimile of a Battle Group, but with joint responsibilities. In fact, some of our assigned Battle Group Commanders have never had the opportunity to deploy with their Battle Group over the past few years for one reason or another, and assignment as CTG 4. 1 was the only Banle Group deployment they or their staffs received.
Although COMSUBLANT had started to work the process to have a submariner assigned as CTG 4.1. success was not anticipat-ed until Spring-Fall 199T.-ooter staffs had already been scheduled to fulfill this commitment. However, in November 1992 an unexpected gap in coverage occurred. A replacement was needed. COMSUBLANT was tasked to fill in behind this loss and he assigned Commander Submarine Group TWO the responsibilities to prepare for and conduct this mission.
Earlier mentioned was the need to look at whether the Subma-rine Group staff was adequately prepared to perform as a Battle Group staff. Without going into excruciating detaiJ about each and every staff billet, let's look instead at where holes might be on the Submarine Group staff. Intelligence, legal, messing, and adminis-trative support are comparable. Submarine Groups can even provide SEWC trained individuals. What is missing is coverage in the air operations area and the expertise to step in and immedi-ately assume the duties as the Staff Tactical Action Officer (STAO). These deficiencies are manageable with advanced planning. For example, the air operations job can be covered by assigning an aviation experienced officer(s) to the Submarine Group staff similar to those assigned to a Cruiser-Destroyer Group staff. Concerning the STAO job, it can really only be learned in situ, but a concentrated training regime at T ACTRAGRULANT (or PAC) with a professional TAO team on the flagship can make this transition imminently doable. This is not intended to belittle the extensive TAO qualification, which ultimately vests in this experienced individual weapons release authority. The STAO can be lesser qualified and certainly would not need to be a super TAO, although it would be nice. The six month Battle Group workup would upgrade the Submarine Group watchstanders significantly in this arena and thereby help mitigate the obvious lack of experience.
Some might think that the duties of surface operations would also confound the Submarine Group, but naval officers with experience in submarine routing can perform this function once the concern for fuel bum rates-not normally a consideration in the nuclear Navy-is integrated with the overall operational needs of the Task Group/Battle Group Commander. Clearly some learning would be required here. Unique characteristics/capabilities of various ship types needed to effectively fight the ships can be gleaned from an experienced Surface Liaison officer, similar to the Submarine Liaison officer. Again, the six month Battle Group workup would upgrade the Submarine Group staff significantly.
From a CTG 4.1 after action report type approach, the Submarine Group TWO staff met the basic mold and was therefore adequately prepared to assume the duties aboard the flagship for drug ops. To make up for the lack of unique Battle Group type experience and the fact that there was no workup per se (1-1/2 days at TACfRAGRULANT) members of the Carrier Group SIX staff were integrated with members of the Submarine Group TWO staff for the deployment, with Commander Submarine Group TWO as CTG 4.1. Heavy reliance was placed on the prior drug ops experience of the Carrier Group SIX officers for the first half of the deployment, with the Submarine Group TWO officers assuming the primary responsibilities on the second half. The Carrier Group SIX staff continued to provide the air operations expertise. There appeared to be no lapse in professionalism when the shift occurred. A POA&M had been prepared prior to the deployment to maximize the efficiency of preparation by the Submarine Group staff, as well as the implementation of a shortened STAO qualification card and syllabus intended to bring the submarine qualified officer up to speed on air contact tracking and coordination as rapidly as possible. As a result of superb cooperation between the two staffs and the flagship, USS DALE (CG 19), the deployment was successful. And because of a well qualified staff left behind, the Submarine Group TWO normal functions did not suffer during the deployment.
So, although CTG 4.1 was not exactly a Carrier Battle Group in the purest sense, since there was no carrier associated with the other forces, the span of control of CTG 4.1 was sufficiently broad that there was a very close resemblance to a Carrier Battle Group. The Submarine Group 1WO staff clearly required augmentation for the deployment to be successful and this augmentation served the dual purpose of enabling additional officers to be left behind to carry out the normal routine. Such augmentation on a permanent basis is an achievable event and would go a long way toward enhancing submariner cross training as well as preparing the Submarine Group staff for eventual Battle Group deployment. When this occurs, possibly we could do away with the terms Carrier, Cruiser-Destroyer and Submarine Group Commander and retitle the job as, for example, Commander Naval Expeditionary Task Group. Submariners have demonstrated the ability to perform well on both sides of the Battle Group spectrum, that is as members of a Battle Group and as junior officers on Battle Group staffs, as well as serving as numbered fleet staff officers and as numbered fleet commanders . The next natural extension is to assign a submarine qualified flag officer and his staff (augmented) to the Battle Group (Naval Expeditionary Task Group) role. It is an idea whose time has come.


PRE-ORDER period for our upcoming compilation album by ARTISTIC CONTROL, ONLY 165 copies !!!!
Hey! We are taking PRE-ORDERS for our upcoming compilation album by DAYS OF SORROW, entitled WHATEVER HAPPENS. This special pre-order deal is for the extremely limited clear vinyl run, with the option of an additional silkscreen art print. Album will be released mid-December. Go for it now!
Ladies and gentlemen! So excited to inform you that our V.A. – A MATTER OF CONCEPTS album is OUT NOW!! Available in standard BLACK (205 copies) and ORANGE translucent vinyl (95 copies, very few left of this one!). Get inside, go for it now!
PRE-ORDER period for our upcoming A MATTER OF CONCEPTS various artists compilation is now open !! This special web-only offer is for the exclusive 95 COPIES IN TRANSLUCENT ORANGE VINYL. Remaining copies (if any) will be sold at a higher price after release date. Don't miss the chance to own this gorgeous and ultra-limited colour vinyl batch !!
Ladies and gentlemen! So excited to inform you that our TWIN TRIBES – SHADOWS album is OUT NOW!! Available in standard black (150 copies) and purple/magenta translucent vinyl (100 copies, very few left of this one!). Get inside, go for it now!
We are taking PRE-ORDERS for our upcoming TWIN TRIBES – SHADOWS LP now!! This special pre-order deal is for copies of the extremely limited translucent purple/magenta vinyl which comes with an additional silkscreen art print and two badges (Twin Tribes and DWR), these won't be available anymore when the record is released at the end of April. GO FOR IT!!
Ladies and gentlemen! We are glad to inform you that our FRÍO Y VACÍO album is OUT NOW!! It has arrived some days earlier than expected which was a nice surprise. Get inside, go for it if you like dark, drum machine driven post-punk with sharp guitar and thumping basslines!!
Dear friends, our 80s synthwave compilation DISTANT WAVES II is out now!! A hand numbered LP + 7" bundle, limited to 320 copies, filled with highly sought after 'holy grails' and previously unreleased minimal synth / cold wave song. Enter the site and grab your copy now! These won't last long!
Dear friends, great news!! After three years in the making our DISTANT WAVES II compilation is in the pressing plant already and coming out end of May. Stay tuned for the release of this very personal selection of rare and highly sought after Synth Wave songs, all made in the 80s. Get inside to read about it!!
here: https://deadwaxrecords.bandcamp.com/. We strongly recommend you to get inside our BANDS and OUR RELEASES sections now and learn everything about this short-lived but amazing cold wave project. They are virtually unknown but they deserve to be up there with Joy Division to say the least. Yes, so good they are. Stay tuned for the vinyl coming in December but enjoy the digital version now!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, our THIS COLD NIGHT – AN ENIGMATIC INDIVIDUAL LP + 7" is OUT NOW! Get inside to listen to this cold /dark wave / post-punk masterpiece by this prolific, young Texan promise. Like it dark but dancey? Grab your copy, you won't be disappointed!
NEVER MIND RECORD STORE DAY, HERE'S DEAD WAX WEEKEND!! Dear all, Sat. 16 and Sun. 17 we joyfully celebrate our own rendition of the f*cking Record Store Day, that stupid invention that collapses pressing plants and empties your pockets!! We call it Dead Wax Weekend, being not just one day but 48 hours of huge discounts on all our vinyl releases!! Moreover... for this occasion we have prepared a very special, hand crafted ultra-limited edition (60 copies only!) of our already deleted MARCIE'S STILL WAITING compilation LP. Get inside and enjoy your music weekend with us!
Ladies and gentlemen! Our brand new DW011 SILENTLY DOWN – SADNESS and DW012 FARBLOS – NOTHING ELSE FOR US TO SEE vinyl albums are now for sale! Know what? We have also included a download code with every copy for all of you finding it useful to have a digital copy! Enter, get them and enjoy them as much as we do!
Happy 2016 everybody! We have ended 2015 in the best possible way, putting up for sale our PASSIONS album. A gorgeous passion-red translucent vinyl, get inside to read about it and listen to the magical post-punk adventures of Brooklyn's wunderkind Ben Deitz, who sadly left us on May 9, hence making this a posthumous release. The album is soooooo good! Ben you're greatly missed!
DW006 and DW007 are NOW FOR SALE!! After a long, long delay due to all kinds of troubles and tribulations with their pressing, we finally launch our much expected BOYS SAY GO and MARCIE'S STILL WAITING albums. They are beautiful and they are fantastic!! Get inside to get them!!
Dear all! Today, April 18, it's this year's Record Store Day and we are offering HUGE price reductions on all our releases. If you were waiting for the right time to make an order, this is your great opportunity. Get inside and take advantage of this unique 24 hour chance!!
Ladies and gentlemen, our FARBLOS and CHA BOOM CHA releases are NOW FOR SALE! Get inside and purchase them while you can!! We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!! :o).
Dear friends, the awkward situation holding our BOYS SAY GO (DW006) and MARCIE'S STILL WAITING (DW007) at the Italian pressing are history now. Lawyers involved, we have taken these projects to another plant, a big hassle for us, but also a guarantee that our babies are going to be ready in April. It's been months of desperate waiting but we finally solved the issue! But this is not the only news! The best is that DWR didn't stop working during all this wait and our two new releases DW008 and DW009 are to be released before this month's end, actually before DW006 and DW007. Our brand new jewels are FARBLOS - … UND DER REGEN FÄLLT minialbum and CHA BOOM CHA - DANCING BRAVE 12" ep. Get inside to learn about these two new records and give them a listen! As usual in our line of work, things from the present and things from the past. Quality always! We hope you like them! .
Dear all, after MONTHS of desperate waiting and waiting again, we still have problems with our BOYS SAY GO (DW006) and MARCIE'S STILL WAITING (DW007) releases and can't confirm a release date. We can't ascertain why on earth the pressing plant in Italy just won't deliver our records, promise after promise, deception after deception. Endless excuses, the WORST service that one could get. We won't work, well, TRY to work with the Italian plant ever again. With everything paid in advance of course. One way or another we will be launching these fantastic records soon. Please accept our apologies for the delay.
DW004 is now out! DISTANT WAVES is a very personal various artists compilation of awesome tracks ranging from cold wave to minimal synth to goth pop. Already limited to 220 copies, only 100 of them feature THE ADDENDUM, a bonus 7" with three demo-quality songs, so good that we couldn't leave them out! Get inside to read about it an purchase your copy!
DW003 out now!! Finally we got the replacement for the damaged sleeves of our JOY MUST REMAIN – DIVE IN DEEP album. Ready to ship!! Remember it's limited to 100 copies only!! Go for it, now or never!!
We would like to apologize for the delay that DW003 Joy Must Remain – Dive in deep is suffering. First it was the almighty Record Store Day that caused delays at the pressing plant for heavy workload and when we finally receive it, unfortunately the sleeves are unusable and have to be replaced. We would like to thank immensely all the people who have pre-ordered the record and are having endless patience with these unpleasant events! We hope to release the album in the coming days!
Coming up next from Dead Wax Records… JOY MUST REMAIN – DIVE IN DEEP LP, an awesome discovery hailing from L.A.. Originally a one man outfit, JOY MUST REMAIN released its first digital only album DIVE IN DEEP in 2010. Powerful, bass driven post-punk influenced tunes for avid souls!! Get inside to read more and preorder your vinyl, it's limited to 100 copies and includes an extra song not on the original download so don't miss i!!
Remember to check out DW001 and DW002 also, cult classics from KINETIC IDEALS and REMAIN IN SILENCE!! Be quick before they sell out!! Listen inside!!
Remember to check out DW001 also, KINETIC IDEALS – THIS FACE 12" EP. Post punk with synths, a real smasher!!
Kinetic Ideals – This face e.p. (DW001) is for sale now!! Go to the 'Releases' section to purchase it! Digital download version available at www.deadwaxrecods.bandcamp.com. And in the coming days we will be revealing DW002, our second terrific release already in preparation!! Dark and haunting!! Stay tuned!!
Dead Wax Records is an utterly independent record label just like in the early 80s. We do everything ourselves out of pure passion for music, focusing mainly on post-punk, minimal & cold wave, goth rock. Quality music always, lost forgotten jewels in need of a second chance, recently discovered treasures that will see the light for the first time. Classic bands, new-born bands from all over the world, everything is welcome. Our main value and interest… vinyl, wax. It never died and for us it never will.
Dead Wax Records online shop will be up and running in the coming weeks on this site, featuring our own releases, records by other labels and even unique second hand items. Watch out for the news!
Music doesn't stop in the Dead Wax!!


The PaperPacks 02 offer you papers with a structured look in 24 different color hues, one pack for each hue. In every pack, always two papers fit together perfectly (five times) – making them ideal for double-page spreads. Each paper is unique: two different packs are NOT just recolored versions of each other. For other packs that fit the hue perfectly, just look up "Magenta" within YARs store.


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Велика-Ямницька () — населений пункт у Хорватії, у Загребській жупанії у складі громади Писаровина.

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Населення за даними перепису 2011 року становило 195 осіб.

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Середня річна температура становить 10,47 °C, середня максимальна – 24,92 °C, а середня мінімальна – -6,44 °C. Середня річна кількість опадів – 962 мм.

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Did you know that July is National Blueberry Month and July 11th is National Blueberry Day? It's true, you have a double dose of blueberries today.
In honor of the occasion, we have two mouth-watering recipes for you this morning from That Creative Mom Cooks! Enjoy your breakfast!
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add sugar. While beating, slowly pour in oil; add vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add alternately with sour cream to the egg mixture. Gently fold in blueberries. Spoon into greased muffin tins (or paper liners). Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
NOTE: To toast the almonds, place on a baking sheet at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until brown. Stir almonds halfway through baking to ensure even browning.


George Borovec, CEO of Treasure Chest Market Place, says the idea to invade the Valley catalyzed over lunch.
Sitting at one of the large tables in the Invest Ottawa lunchroom, Borovec, along with Michel Paquet (CEO of Aetonix), Deepak Dutt (CEO of Zighra) and David Ker (Head of Zination), began waxing poetic about the tech "Holy Land" and the mythology of its potential. It led to the realization that in order to determine what value Silicon Valley offered their businesses, they agreed there was only one way forward; hop on a plane and go.
So the group booked flights, found affordable accommodations in East Palo Alto for two weeks and set up as many meetings as possible. From the moment their plane hit the tarmac, the group encountered a whirlwind of networking with investors, famous entrepreneurs from big-time startups (ie: Uber, Bittorrent, Slack and TechCrunch) even public sector organizations like Canada's San Franciso Consulate.
And in between the madness, the Ottawa Consortium pulled all-nighters tweaking their pitches, analyzing their business model and setting up even more meetings. Reflecting on the experience Paquet said, "The first two days, felt like two weeks in itself".
However, was it worth the time, money and sleepless nights? If you ask the Ottawa Consortium, the answer is a resounding yes. The group says it's difficult to articulate why that is, but Borovec believes it boils down to one key difference in Silicon Valley business culture. He says,"Everbody always asks… How Can I Help?". Borovec says that's a fundamental difference from the traditional business focus on a win-win relationship. He says the ecosystem in the Valley is hyper-focused on helping YOU win.
In February, the group held a debrief session with other Invest Ottawa companies to share the experience and provide some insights into what start-ups can expect from a visit to the "Holy Land". There were dozens of observations to choose from, but some stuck out more than others.