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Marc Benedict Steiert
PhD Researcher in European Union and Social Law
You're still young, that's your fault? The concept of the young worker in EU Law
The young people of Europe carried a large share of the economic downturn in the euro-crisis. A flood of youth unemployment brought young workers to the legislative agenda on the national and European level.
In July 2013, EU youth unemployment stood at a maximum of 24%, peaking in Greece with 62,9%. The adverse effects did not stop there: 17,5% of young Europeans between 15 and 25 were neither in education, employment nor training, as well as atypical work situations were (and still are) a feature of youth employment. Although youth employment was less affected in some Member States, the picture emerging from the crisis is shattering and even exacerbated when thinking about youth unemployment in the long run. Indeed, early unemployment lowers the chances of becoming employed over time, the so-called effect of 'scarcification'. Integration into the labour market resembles to a window of opportunity: either the young person finds employment on its 'other side' or the window closes with time and they will continue struggling.
The Council of the Union recognized the importance of this window of opportunity and urged that a young, "lost" and "vulnerable" generation was "hit particularly hard during the crisis". This is the factual setting for my PhD project and starting with this recent EU activity, I will explore the concept of the young worker and its labour market integration as represented and shaped by Union law. My main claim is that the integration of young workers is not only influenced nationally, but that Union law offers multiple figures, or statuses of the 'young worker' which, in turn, influence their integration into the labour market. The term 'figures' transmits that the Union's vision of young workers is not uniform, but rather constituted by a multitude of legal sources of diverging pedigrees.
The Young Worker
Though, the definition of what characterizes a 'young worker' is a difficult one. Is it age? Their living or working conditions? Legally speaking, neither EU nor national law propose a uniform definition of the young worker, but rather advance a multitude of views. Defining what constitutes the young worker, thus, sets the scene for understanding the legal sources of the concept and their implications on the young worker.
Preliminarily, the definition of the young worker should relate to a broader concept than simply young people working under a relationship of subordination. Work by young workers is often characterized by instability and precarity as they are transitioning from education to work or between their first employments. Moreover, young age discrimination is a widespread phenomenon as they are considered to lack practical expertise. The concept of the young worker surely includes young economically active people like those in formal employment relationships, the young self-employed or jobseekers. Relationships on the boundary of young work, such as traineeships and apprenticeships, should be included as they factually constitute a working contribution to society. My definition of the young worker is thus factual. On the other, labour market integration should be understood as a process and not an irrevocable step in the transition to adulthood. Most young workers are not simply thrown into working life but undergo a process of specialization through education and training that determines their prospects as young workers. More specifically, this excludes primary and secondary general education, but includes tertiary education and professional training, which are often intertwined with periods of work. Such young persons will be considered as soon-to-be-workers and cannot be left out when analysing the
concept of the young worker as a set of socio-legal statuses that determine integration into the labour market.
Tracing Young Workers in EU Law
To conclude, my project was designed with two research aims. First, it shall expose how EU law shapes the statuses of young workers, hence how it possesses a multitude of approaches to young workers that determine their living and working conditions in different ways. Second, this finding shall expose the progressive, but inconsistent construction of the status of the young worker in EU law after its first appearance in the 1957 Treaty of Rome. Thus, it is also a project about the evolution of EU law and its often inconsistent constructions in different fields of law.


BlackBerry DTEK50 is the company's second Android-powered smartphone. This one has no physical keyboard. It is a rebadged Alcatel Idol 4, with some minor hardware differences and extensive software tweaks. BlackBerry says it is the "world's most secure smartphone." Check out the full BlackBerry DTEK50 Specifications below.
surely you mean it has no physical keyboard?
BlackBerry yet to learn from previous mistakes.
Almost 100k for a plastic phone? Who does that? Blackberry I guess. Look at that battery 2610mah!
Lol @fast charging 50% in 51mins (I.e 1305mah). So without their charger it will probably take 3hrs to charge.
Blackberry it was when your Q10s, Z10s dropped to their real market value in terms of prices that it was truely embraced especially here in Nigeria. I guess you are still primarily after the US market.


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My small company just received a grand jury subpoena for documents and the grand jury subpoena seems to call for us to produce every piece of paper we ever created whether it is in hardcopy or whether it is contained on a computer, zip drive, DVD or thumb drive. What should we do?
Contact an attorney immediately. Your attorney will want to sit down with at least your IT professional and you, in order to determine the amount of what you have and whether there are permissible ways of narrowing what is required to be produced by the subpoena. He or she is likely to advise you that you need to take affirmative steps immediately to prevent the purposeful or inadvertent destruction of documents called to be produced. It can be extremely expensive to extract, examine and produce documents. Productions for small companies are rarely under $10,000 and larger companies can be made to pay millions for document handling. There are creative ways to reduce these fees while still complying with government agency demands.
So, take an example, a price fixing case in which the government suspects that the Widget Division of Jones Industries, a conglomerate, has conspired to fix widget prices. A reasonable offer to the prosecution would be to say that you will produce all of the files of the division's manager, his immediate superior, the director of sales and marketing, as well as the five regional reps. And if you can say as well that your organization and its attorney froze all document deletion processes throughout the division and with upper management the day you received the subpoena, and you have the right to ask us for more at any time, the offer may have added credibility.
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Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness Essay
Setting: The author placed the novel's setting on a stream boat on a river near London. "The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest" (1). Then the narrator tells his story in a flash back which he tells about Marlow's experiences in the African jungle specifically on the Congo river. The majority of the story is told in flash back about the voyage in to the heart of darkness.
Characters: The central character is obviously Marlow. He is a man of modesty and courage, which are not stereotypical traits of a sailor which he has become. The book focuses morally on his personal character and then describes to the norm ...view middle of the document...
The story line then goes into a flashback, and tells Marlow's story of his adventures in the Congo. He has a connection to become a steam boat captain, but when he arrives at the first station he finds out that his boat is at the bottom of the river. Also Marlow has to rise the boat and repair it with inferior tools. "That, and the repairs when I brought the pieces to the station, took some months (79)." For it to take so long it must have been second rate help and labor. Marlow secretly hears about a man names Kurtz and become interested in him. He wanted to know about how he became such a good successful ivory trader. One day the boat was traveling down the river and they were attacked by natives. [H]e,[the helmsman] became instantly the prey of an abject funk, and would let that cripple of a steamboat (106)." Finally they arrive at the inner station, where a Russian speaks of the ! illness that Kurtz has. Then the sicken Kurtz is brought on the boat. The Russian suggest that Kurtz be taken away from the village. Kurtz had strange taste in personal wants. Marlow suggests that Kurtz was warped by the jungle and would account for the heads on top of post, his lust for blood, and the raiding parties on other villages. The Russian then takes a rifle and disappears into the jungle. Now that the Russian is gone, the boat starts its way back up the river. The natives gather and the men open fire, after Marlow blows the whistle to scare them off. Kurtz later talks to Marlow and confides in him. Kurtz believes he will be dying soon. Marlow attempts to soothe him, but he is unchanged. That night Kurtz dies. "Suddenly the manager's boy put his insolent black head in the doorway, and said in a tone of scathing contempt: 'Mistah Kurtz -- he dead.'" Feeling the way Marlow did he went to Kurtz's wife to be and told her the news. She was astonished and as Marlow said his last words, the story went back to the boat and Marlow was meditating like a Buddha. "Marlow ceased, and sat apart, indistinct and silent, in the pose of a meditating Buddha (157)."
Style: The Heart of Darkness looks deeply into the mist of man's soul. Conrad's depth suggests that he was telling society about today's problems with peoples true feelings. Furthermore Conrad makes to opposing main forces, deception and honesty. Through the application of structure, tone, and symbolism Conrad explorers the dark interior of men. Heart of Darkness was divided into three...
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INTERVIEW: CEO David Yeung of Green Monday — "The way we live now is simply not sustainable"
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21 December 2020, 2:50 am ·6 min read
David Yeung, founder of OmniMeats. (PHOTO: Green Monday)
SINGAPORE — If anyone is in any doubts about the viability of plant-based meats in food-obsessed Singapore, point them to the nearest NTUC supermarket where they can now find an affordable plant-based alternative to pork in the form of OmniMeats. Having launched the first in their range of healthier plant-based meats back in January this year to critical acclaim, OmniFoods has added to their repertoire the OmniMeat Luncheon and OmniMeat strips—both Halal-certified, non-GMO, and contains no added hormones.
This quick proliferation into the mass market is a sure sign that Singaporeans are finally ready to take that first step towards adopting a diet that is more sustainable for the planet, and more importantly, for the body.
It is in line with the various other 'your-body-is-your-temple' movements that seem to be taking Singapore by storm—vegetable-forward menus, non-alcoholic spirits, mindfulness workshops. I had the great fortune to pick the mind of David Yeung, Founder and CEO of Green Monday, the parent company of OmniFoods, on the burgeoning plant-based diet movement in Singapore and what this means for the dining scene in the world today.
How do you describe what you do to someone you're meeting for the first time?
David: I am a plant-based, environmental advocate and a social entrepreneur! I'm also the Founder of Green Monday, a multi-facet social venture that is trying to bring positive change to our food system and the world.
How has the world's reception towards plant-based diets changed since Green Monday's inception in 2012, and what do you reckon lead to this change?
The reception towards plant-based is night and day when you compare 2012 to where we are right now - particularly in Asia, where the awareness was severely lagging at that time. There was no awareness of the correlation between food and sustainability, and that meat consumption does so much damage to the environment, especially with the growing global population.
Today, we are very happy to say that 34% of the people in Hong Kong have reduced their meat consumption regularly, and we are growing this movement and our social venture from Hong Kong to all across Asia and the World.
OmniMeat Strip & Luncheon (PHOTO: Green Monday)
What do people misunderstand the most about plant-based meats, and what are some of the steps you've taken to correct this misconception?
There are a lot of misconceptions. People often wonder if plant-based products taste good or if they are nutritious enough or how much healthier they are compared to real meat. The quality of plant-based 'meat' has evolved tremendously over the last few years. Most meat-eaters are amazed by the variety and quality of plant-based choices we have today versus 10 or 20 years ago, and they are pleasantly surprised by just how good these products are!
People used to be concerned that vegetarians and vegans do not get enough protein and nutrition, but this is entirely not the case nowadays. Most of the plant-based products are loaded with protein and are highly nutritious. And, if you ask how much healthier plant-based options are to real meat, I would always use this opportunity to remind people that animal products nowadays are loaded with hormones, antibiotics and are high in fat, calories and cholesterol, which are directly related to many health issues, including cancer and heart disease.
No doubt, the majority of plant-based products are going to be quite an upgrade in terms of healthier choices to meat. Through our innovation and education, Green Monday is trying to change such misconceptions.
Singapore is now seeing a rising demand for vegetable-forward menus and plant-based meats— more so than in previous years. Coincidentally, there's also been a new interest in non-alcoholic spirits, with mainstream bars readily adopting such spirit-free drinks into the menu. Do you think these two phenomena happening concurrently is merely coincidental or is there something more to this situation that we should be more aware?
In general, consumers' choice towards healthier options is holistic. Whether they become a frequent member of the gym, do yoga, eat less meat, or even consume less alcohol, it's a holistic lifestyle shift, and the new generation of consumers is looking for healthier options in general.
OmniMeat Luncheon Sushi (PHOTO: Mikuni)
Is OmniMeat's venture into Singapore an indication that the country is already as vegetarian- friendly as LA, London, and Melbourne, or are we still a work in progress owing to our reputation of being a haven for heritage food?
LA, London and Melbourne are fast becoming vegetarian friendly, but the majority of Asian countries and cities are still lagging behind. However, as we make plant-based products more widely available, it means we unlock the potential for adapting our beloved heritage recipes to a more sustainable lifestyle.
I am a huge believer that food must be localised, and having access to these meat-free substitutes – such as the new OmniMeat Luncheon and Strip in Singapore – allows us to make dishes that we have been eating all our life but in a version that is kinder for our health and for the environment. Hence, having these ingredients will be instrumental in leading Asia towards being more vegetarian-friendly.
While technology has greatly helped in creating products such as OmniMeat, has this advancement in innovation and technology created unrealistic expectations of the direction that plant-based meat should take?
People now expect tasty, nutritious plant-based options that can satisfy their meat cravings. The similarity in taste and texture to traditional meat really depends on the brand and product, but we are still in the early phase of this movement, so the quality of plant-based meats will only improve. It would be unrealistic to expect the mass population to turn plant-based suddenly; that's why we advocate 'flexitarianism' at Green Monday—it's about practical transitions to sustainable living.
When you look at the state of dining in the world today, apart from the rising acceptance of plant-based diets, what is the one thing that gives you hope?
How the younger generations are becoming exceptionally environmentally conscious and are demanding new ideas, and are supporting those new ideas. This is a holistic global change among our new generation that gives me a lot of hope that change will happen because they are our future, and they know the way we live now is simply not sustainable.
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Ingeteam wins control center contract with leading Mexican renewable energy company Zuma Energía
Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced today that it has been awarded a substantial contract by leading Mexican renewable energy developer Zuma Energía to provide a state-of-the-art control center for its operational wind farm in Oaxaca, PE Ingenio. The platform will collect all the relevant information on the infrastructure of the wind farms in real time, enabling the operator to effectively manage and optimize the operation and maintenance of its wind turbines.
The control center will be the cornerstone of Zuma's asset performance management. It will allow them to gather and analyze a vast array of essential operating data, not only on the wind turbines and substations but also on the electricity market and the variations of meteorological conditions. The control systems collect the continuous stream of information that each wind turbine generates every second. All key condition parameters, such as temperatures, vibrations, operating conditions and alarms are monitored and stored in "Big Data" databases optimized to work with large volumes of data in real time in a scalable way. The Control Center will be located in the offices of Zuma Energía in Mexico City.
"Currently, Zuma Energía has 725 MW in its portfolio, which were awarded to the company In Mexico's second clean-energy tender held in September 2016. This accounts for a quarter of the tender's total and is a major achievement for our company. It is a privilege to contribute to the sustainable transformation of Mexico's electricity system, benefiting the generations to come", said Zuma Energía's CEO Adrian Katzew.
Over 1 GW of installed wind power in Mexico is currently being managed through the Ingeteam control center platform. With its maintenance equipment covering almost half of the country's total installed wind power capacity, Ingeteam has positioned itself as an undisputed leader in O&M services in this market. The Spanish company has more than 400 technicians servicing customers throughout the country. Together with Zuma, they aim to continue advancing the industry's optimization of wind farms through innovative techniques, with the clear ambition of becoming benchmark companies not only in Mexico but also in the rest of the world.
"We are very pleased to support Zuma Energía in their goal to contribute to the sustainable transformation of Mexico's electricity system. The project consolidates Ingeteam's position as a leader in the monitoring and analysis of wind farms in Mexico. Currently, the Ingeteam platform is monitoring and analyzing in real time more than 1 GW of installed wind power in Mexico", explained Jorge Acedo, R&D Director of Control Systems, Ingeteam Wind Energy.
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Ingeteam will participate yet another year in the most important event of the wind sector in the country: Mexico WindPower 2018, taking place on February 28 and March 1 at the Banamex Center in Mexico City. During the event, Ingeteam will present its latest advances in predictive maintenance through its Ingeboards data analysis platform and its reactive energy compensation solutions, competitive and adapted to meet the demanding network code in Mexico and PCyM systems for protection, control and measurement of elevating substations of renewable installations and CFE manoeuvres. In addition, the company located at stand #414, will showcase its innovations in energy storage systems and SCADA solutions.
Leader in the Mexican renewables sector
Ingeteam is a pioneer in the development and maintenance of monitoring technologies, operation and analysis of wind farms and has more than 20 years of experience in this field. Currently, its technology monitors more than 11 GW of wind power distributed worldwide. Ingeteam, thanks to its experience as a leading independent supplier of key turbine components and specialized services in operation and maintenance, has developed and incorporated advanced algorithms based on artificial intelligence into its Control center platform. These functions provide the system with predictive functionality and allow the optimization of wind farm performance thanks to the early detection of abnormal behavior.
In addition, the company, present in the Aztec country since 1998, has established itself as the undisputed leader in the Mexican renewables sector, both wind and photovoltaic. Ingeteam is the first company in the country to provide operation and maintenance services with almost 2 GW of wind power maintained, which means being responsible for the maintenance of 49% of the total installed power in Mexico and the number one in the supply of power electronics with almost 2 GW.
About Ingeteam
Ingeteam is a Group specializing in power and control electronics (inverters, frequency converters, controllers and protections), generators, motors and pumps (under the Indar brand), electrical engineering and automation projects. The company completes its offer with operation & maintenance services.
Ingeteam develops its products in the following key sectors: wind, PV, hydro and fossil fuel power generation; metal processing industry; marine; rail traction; power grid, including substations, always seeking to optimize energy consumption and to maximize generating efficiency, also covering energy transport and distribution.
The company operates throughout the world, employing 3,800 persons. R&D is the backbone of Ingeteam's business activity, in which 5% of the company's turnover is invested annually.
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About Zuma Energía
Zuma Energía was established in 2014 by Actis, a leading investor in growth markets. It is an independent Mexican energy producer that develops, acquires, finances, builds and operates renewable projects (wind and solar) across Mexico. With the financial backing of Actis and Mesoamerica and a highly-experienced leadership team, we strive to carry out our projects with a strong sustainable commitment, social engagement and business integrity.
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With a net worth of over $70 billion, Warren Buffett is the second-richest person in the world, behind only his good friend Bill Gates.
But to those who knew him from the beginning, Buffett's success comes as no surprise: He was picking out stocks at 11 years old and had amassed the equivalent of $53,000 in today's dollars by the time he was 16.
Inspired by a Quora thread asking "What are some mind-blowing facts about Warren Buffett," we rounded up 24 astonishing facts about the "Oracle from Omaha" and his massive amount of wealth.
Buffett's legendary career all began with an epiphany at age 10 when he was on a trip to New York City with his dad.
Dining with a member of the NYSE planted the idea in young Buffett's head to organize his life around money.
When Buffett was a teen, he was already raking in about $175 a month -- more than his teachers (and most adults).
Paper delivery was just one of many small businesses teenage Buffett orchestrated: He sold used golf balls and stamps, buffed cars, set up a pinball machine business and turned a horse track into a lucrative playground.
Buffett, confident he nailed his admissions interview, had already told a friend, "Join me at Harvard."
"I looked about 16 and emotionally was about nine," he recalled of the in-person interview. Forced to look elsewhere, he settled on Columbia University, which only required a written application and no interview.
Buffett originally wanted to work with his idol, and author of The Intelligent Investor, Benjamin Graham, but Graham rejected him because he wasn't Jewish (Graham was saving a spot at his firm for someone Jewish, since at the time Jewish people had a tougher time landing work on Wall Street).
Buffett wouldn't take no for an answer, and continued pitching Graham ideas until he eventually hired him.
His house is a humble five-bedroom in Omaha, Nebraska, that he bought in 1956 for $31,500.
If you want to be Buffett's neighbor, the house across the street will cost you about $2.15 million.
Buffett doesn't keep a computer on his desk, and he chooses to use a flip phone rather than a smartphone.
The most high-tech gadget you'll find in his office is a land line. There is, however, a World Book Encyclopedia set on his shelf.
In fact, he's only sent one email in his life, to Jeff Raikes of Microsoft.
He spends 80 percent of his day reading.
When he's not playing bridge, he's reading. "I just sit in my office and read all day," he says.
The business magnate is a notoriously unhealthy eater: "If I eat 2,700 calories a day, a quarter of that is Coca-Cola. I drink at least five 12-ounce servings. I do it everyday."
He also likes to double-fist salt shakers, and don't put it past him to enjoy a bowl of ice cream for breakfast.
99 percent of Buffett's wealth was earned after his 50th birthday.
And he doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
The longevity of Buffett's outperformance is greater than that of other savvy investors, such as David Einhorn and Walter Schloss.
$1,000 invested in Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stock in 1964, when Buffett took over the company and shares cost just $19, would be worth about $13 million dollars today.
Buffett's net worth is greater than the GDP of Uruguay.
Uruguay's 2014 GDP was estimated to be $57,471,277,325.
Though Buffett spends frugally, he gives generously. In 2010, he teamed up with Bill and Melinda Gates to form The Giving Pledge, an initiative that asks the world's wealthiest people to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.
As of June 2016, more than 154 affluent individuals have signed the pledge, including Michael Bloomberg, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison.
Buffett has also so far donated nearly enough money in his lifetime to build six Apple 'Spaceship' Campuses, which are $5 billion endeavors.
The Apple Campus, one of the last major projects Steve Jobs worked on, is a futuristic-looking company campus that will feature curved glass panels, an underground parking lot, a private auditorium for keynotes and product launches and a 360-degree view of nature.
Buffett has donated nearly $30 billion -- the second-highest amount (following that of Bill Gates).
In 2013, Buffett made on average $37 million per day -- that's more than what Jennifer Lawrence made the entire year.
In July 2016, Buffett broke his own giving record when he donated $2.9 billion to various charities, including The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which is named for his late wife.
Every year, Buffett donates billions to charity.
The multi-billionaire reportedly earns only $100,000 a year at Berkshire Hathaway -- and spends it frugally.
People are so fascinated with the legendary Buffett that they'll spend millions of dollars to eat lunch with him.
Buffett has been auctioning off a "power lunch" since 2000 at his charity event for GLIDE Foundation.
The highest bidder gets to bring up to seven people to dine with the steak-loving business magnate at Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Manhattan, and the most recent winner paid $3,456,789.


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The Drews come to West Leipsic
WEST LEISPIC — Is it a tattoo parlor? A church? Or one thing sinister?
Reasonably, it's the Drews.
Mycala and Tobe Drew are a novel sight in rural Putnam County. Coated in tattoos and often carrying no less than one shade of black, the Drews took up residence in an previous church just some steps away from city corridor in West Leipsic. They haven't any plans of leaving any time quickly.
For them, it's only a return to their roots.
Tobe Drew, 46, mentioned he's initially from Continental (his father, Paul Drew, owned the Peg Leg Bar), however he had his sights to come back again to rural Putnam County to calm down after 30 years of being a well-regarded skilled tattoo artist. Right this moment, he's on monitor to opening up a parlor, Handcrafted Physique Artwork, in Defiance.
"I grew up right here and I by no means thought that I might wish to come again." Tobe Drew mentioned. "At 18, you wish to be wherever however Putnam County. After which at 46, I don't wish to be wherever however Putnam County. Yeah. It's loopy. I by no means thought I'd hear myself say that."
The rumor is that he's there to transform the previous church right into a tattoo parlor — he's needed to push away some prospects knocking on the door — however Tobe Drew mentioned that may't be farther from the reality.
As a substitute, the church is their private residence, which he and Mycala Drew have known as the Black Cat Manor after their two rescue cats, Jack Skellington and Onyx. The 2 darkish creatures wander concerning the extensive open dimly lit area, and so they undoubtedly match the décor.
Since taking up the property, the Drews are working to flip what was as soon as a church into an ode to the gothic and macabre. Tobe takes satisfaction within the small touches that he and Mycala have slowly been making to the place. On one wall, Edgar Allen Poe stares down into the area. As a substitute of ceiling followers, bat wings flow into the air. The sunshine fixtures have been aged and changed with Edison bulbs. Darkish artwork in Tobe's type hangs on every wall.
Actually, Gothic artwork and callbacks to mysticism linger all over the place all through the residence now, and Drew mentioned he expects a serious overhaul — together with a Victorian type wrought iron fence for the yard — within the subsequent few years.
"You assume individuals are speaking now, you wait 'til subsequent spring. I obtained plans for this place. Yeah, it will appear to be a museum. Okay. It should appear to be a museum," Tobe mentioned.
"Persons are not gonna prefer it," his to-be spouse Mycala chimed in. "However they're going to have a very arduous time not liking it, as a result of it's going to look so fairly."
No matter occurs, there's going to be black concerned.
A Black Wedding ceremony
Like Tobe, Mycala additionally likes black. It'll be the colour of her marriage ceremony costume, which she plans to put on throughout her Halloween marriage ceremony.
A whole bunch are being invited for the shindig, and so they anticipate to double or triple the inhabitants of the small city only for that day. The 2 pulled a allow from the city to shut down a road to make it occur.
"She's obtained a black costume. She's coming into her form of music. We're having a masquerade afterwards as an alternative of a regular reception. It's what her dream is," Tobe Drew mentioned. "Oh, and she or he's having a potato bar. Her different dream at her marriage ceremony is to have 5 completely different sorts of potatoes."
And all of it's being made for tv. On prime of flipping the church, the 2 at the moment are engaged on making a actuality tv docudrama about their masquerade gothic marriage ceremony. Known as "Certain by Ink," the characteristic is anticipated to hit quite a few streaming providers sooner or later.
The factor is, due to Tobe Drew's tattoo profession, he additionally runs with some well-known of us. Resulting from consumer confidentiality, he couldn't drop too many names, however there's a video of him on-line giving Dustin Diamond, or "Screech" from Saved by the Bell, a spooky pumpkin tattoo. He mentioned he obtained his begin on the celeb facet of issues by tattooing Two Reside Crew, and folks have been impressed along with his "fashionable macabre" artwork type, which options loads of snakes, spiders, skulls and girls.
It's form of his factor.
"My faith is artwork." Tobe Drew mentioned. "And I see the wonder in all the things. I sit down and take footage of flowers and bugs, and I see magnificence in all the things. I don't wish to say I'm classically educated, however I'm a educated artist that discovered how you can break issues down. Whether or not it's scary, whether or not it's stunning, I sit down and I map it, and I discover the wonder in it."
The Response
Some on the town aren't elated concerning the Drews' plans. An area group of ministers preserve monitor of the church buildings on the town, and when the Drews grabbed it, they weren't precisely anticipating the form of adjustments the Drews had in thoughts.
Throughout a latest mass, Father Invoice Pifher, of St. Mary Catholic Church, dropped their names right into a homily primarily targeted on Halloween and Halloween imagery, which some Christians contemplate to be "spiritually harmful."
Pifher mentioned he's by no means met the Drews nor has any intention of attempting to be unfair towards there way of life, however from a non secular perspective, he mentioned such imagery that the Drews are inclined to thrive on will be dangerous.
"We do contemplate the occult to be spiritually harmful and never one thing we wish our youngsters to be dabbling in, even out of curiosity," Pifher mentioned.
He mentioned he understands the attraction because of the "edginess" and "riot" related to gothic artwork, however as he described it, those who dabble in it might open themselves as much as being influenced by evil spirits.
"Our free will is essential when it comes to what we let into our life. Once you have interaction in one thing within the occult in no matter means, you're opening your self freely of your individual free will of an engagement with that actuality," Pifher mentioned.
Tobe Drew emphasised repeatedly that he's in no way a satanist, however that form of occult spirituality and its associated imagery does permeate all through the home. Mycala Drew, particularly, has some curiosity in these areas, and she or he plans to make a profession out of being a mystical investigator by learning demonology in the identical vein because the well-known Ed and Lorrain Warren.
She initially was on monitor to be a vet tech on the College of Findlay.
"I began trying on-line looking for programs that might enable me to do one thing that I truly wished to do, with my curiosity within the occult, in with the meta-physiology and my spirituality and all the things else that I'm focused on," she mentioned.
"That's not me," Tobe chimed in. "I name it her hoobie joobie stuff, and it freaks me out. I'm not a fan. I've by no means been a fan of that. She will be able to. That's her. I paint fairly footage and stuff."
Corners of the previous church have been arrange as completely different seating areas, and loads of creepy objects of curiosity have been used as decorations.
Mycala and Tobe Drew have transformed a church into their very own gothic lair as an ode to among the identical scary media they each take pleasure in.
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HomeBrowse LibrarySisu: How to Develop Mental Toughness in the Face of Adversity
Sisu: How to Develop Mental Toughness in the Face of Adversity
Face your challenges with valor and determination.
Sisu: How to Develop Mental Toughness in the Face of Adversity by James Clear
Without warning, Soviet Union planes came roaring over the city of Helsinki, Finland on November 30, 1939. Finland was about to receive a violent shove into World War II.
The Soviets dropped more than 350 bombs during the raid. Innocent civilians died. Entire buildings were turned to dust. And it was just the beginning. Three hours before the air strike, more than 450,000 Soviet soldiers began marching across the Finnish border. The Soviet soldiers outnumbered the Finnish army almost 3-to-1. That wasn't the worst of it. The Soviets also commanded more than 6,000 armored tanks and almost 4,000 aircraft. Finland, meanwhile, had just 32 tanks and 114 aircraft. [1]
It was the beginning of what became known as the Winter War. For the Finns, there was no question whether some of them would die. The question was whether any of them would survive.
The Winter War
The winter was brutal that year. In January, temperatures dropped to 40 degrees below zero. Furthermore, at that time of the year and with Finland being located so far north, the soldiers were surrounded by darkness for almost 18 hours per day. Vastly outnumbered, fighting in a brutally cold darkness, and facing near certain death, the Finnish soldiers relied on a concept that has been part of Finnish culture for hundreds of years: Sisu.
Sisu is a word that has no direct translation, but it refers to the idea of continuing to act even in the face of repeated failures and extreme odds. It is a way of living life by displaying perseverance even when you have reached the end of your mental and physical capacities. During the Winter War, the extreme mental toughness of Sisu was all the Finnish soldiers could rely on.
The Finns would suffer more than 70,000 casualties during the Winter War. But that number would pale in comparison to the 323,000 Soviet casualties during that same time. By the end of winter, the Soviets had seen enough. The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed in March 1940. In total, the Soviets had attacked with over 900,000 soldiers during the Winter War. By the end, 300,000 Finns had managed to fight them to a standstill. [2]
Emilia Lahti, a PhD candidate at Aalto University in Helsinki and former student of Angela Duckworth at University of Pennsylvania, studies the concept of Sisu and how it applies to our lives. According to Lahti, "Sisu is the concept of taking action in the face of significant adversity or challenge. It is not so much about achievement as it is about facing your challenges with valor and determination." She goes on to say, "Sisu provides the final empowering push, when we would otherwise hesitate to act." [3]
In many ways, Sisu is similar to grit, which has been shown to be one of the best predictors of success in the real world. For example, Angela Duckworth's research on grit has shown that…
• West Point cadets who scored highest on the Grit Test were 60% more likely to succeed than their peers.
• Ivy League undergraduate students who had more grit also had higher GPAs than their peers — even though they had lower SAT scores and weren't as "smart."
• When comparing two people who are the same age but have different levels of education, grit (and not intelligence) more accurately predicts which one will be better educated.
• Competitors in the National Spelling Bee outperform their peers not because of IQ, but because of their grit and commitment to more consistent practice.
But Sisu runs even deeper than grit. It is a type of mental toughness that allows you to bear the burden of your responsibilities, whatever they happen to be, with a will and perseverance that is unbreakable. It is the ability to sustain your action and fight against extreme odds. Sisu extends beyond perseverance. It is what you rely on when you feel like you have nothing left.
Failure is an Event, Not an Identity
Joshua Waitzkin, a martial arts competitor and champion chess player, says, "At a high level of competition, success often hinges on who determines the field and tone of battle." [4] It is your mental toughness—your Sisu—that determines the tone of battle.
Most people let their battles define them. They see failure as an indication of who they are. Mentally tough people let their perseverance define them. They see failure as an event. Failure is something that happens to a person, not who a person is. This is attitude is what helped carry the Finnish soldiers through the Winter War. Even when surrounded by failure, by death, and by insurmountable odds, their Sisu did not let them see themselves as failures.
We will all face moments when our physical and mental resources feel tapped out. There will always be times when we are hammered with failure after failure and are called to find a fire within. And perhaps even more frequently, there will be many moments when we want to achieve something, but it feels as if we face incredibly long odds. In those moments, you have to call on your Sisu.
• When you start a business even though you have nobody to look to for guidance. Sisu.
• When you are two miles from finishing your race and it feels as if you can't make it another step. Sisu.
• When you are running on fumes and bleary eyed from caring for your young children, but still need to find the strength to nail your presentation at work. Sisu.
• When you step under the bar and prepare to squat a weight that you have never tried before. Sisu.
• When you're in the middle of a season slump that never seems to end. Sisu.
• When you feel as if you have tried everything you can to achieve your goal and still you haven't made it. Sisu.
We all experience failure, but mentally tough people realize that failure is an event, not their identity. Sisu.
1. Wikipedia entry on the Winter War.
2. During the Winter War, the Finns employed a series of guerrilla warfare tactics that used the constant darkness and deep snow to their advantage. According to one account, "Small squads of Finnish troops would infiltrate enemy lines between larger divisions and set up machine gun lines pointing outward, towards each division. After short bursts to the left and right, the guerrilla squads would retreat and leave the two, recently alerted adjacent divisions to open fire upon each other thinking they were firing on the enemy when in fact they were firing upon the neighboring division."
3. Wikipedia entry on Sisu, which includes the work of Emilia Lahti.
4. Conversations on Creativity with Repeat Bloomer Joshua Waitzkin by Scott Barry Kaufman. November 27, 2008.
Thanks to Emilia Lahti for originally telling me about the concept of Sisu.
James Clear writes at JamesClear.com, where he uses behavior science to share ideas for mastering your habits, improving your health, and increasing your creativity. To get useful ideas on improving your mental and physical performance, join his free newsletter.
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I have become interested in aspects of creating art travel journals. This is particularly the case since my travels earlier this year. One aspect of art journalling is a desing technique that involves framing small aspects of a scene or image and concentrating on that .
Milliande calls this framing 'grid' journalling and has produced a video demonstrating it in her travel journal. It is a simple but very effective technique on its own but particularly interesting when travelling as the experience of travel is often to notice a jumble of little things.
I hope you enjoy the video Grid Journaling London Rooftops presented by Milliande.


Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-San Fernando Valley) recently introduced legislation to protect patients by requiring physicians to include the purpose of any prescription medication on the medication's label, unless the patient opts out.
Labeling medications will help to avoid confusion and reduce the risk of adverse drug events—including medication errors, adverse or allergic reactions, and overdoses for patients taking multiple medications, said Gabriel, whose district includes Calabasas.
The bill is known as AB 387.


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TOP > Movies > THE WOLVES OF EAST
THE WOLVES OF EAST
The village of Higashi Yoshino is known as the place where the extinct Japanese wolves were last seen over 100 years ago. Carlos and his writer partner Abel Arcos visited the village for the first time in March 2015, and spent a month there to research about the village and write an original screenplay. They were inspired by the story of the extinct Japanese wolves as well as the movie "La Novia De Cuba," the story about a Japanese sailor who falls in love with a Cuban revolutionist, and the new film "The Wolves of the East" is positioned as a sequal to "La Novia De Duba." A highly distinguished Japanese actor Tatsuya Fuji plays the main charactor Akira, along with other professional and non-professional actors including some local villagers.
Higashi Yoshino village resident Akira (Fuji Tatsuya) becomes so obsessed with the phantasmal Japanese wolves that he loses his job and his friends. Consumed by delusional fantasies about the wolves and recollections of his travels to Cuba, Akira heads ever deeper into the Yoshino woods.
Director: Carlos M. Quintela (Cuba)
Location: Higashiyoshino Village, Nara
Japan, Uk, Switzerland, Brazil, Cuba / 2017 / DCP / 79min / Japanese with English subtitle
Carlos M. Quintela
Born in 1984 in Havana, Cuba. Received degree in Mass Media from Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana. Studied screenwriting at EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión) in San Antonio de los Baños. Wrote and directed several award-winning short films.
Nara Internatinal Film Festival 2016
Havana Film Festival
Theatrical release at Japan
World Cinema Amsterdam
Yoshino Japan Heritage Symposium in Shinjuku
Higashi-Yoshino Village
The ancient capital city of Japan "Nara".Among them, Higashi-Yoshino village is located in the east part of Yoshino which has Japanese history and myths .It is a natural rich mountain village surrounded by Yoshino cedar of Japan's three great beautiful forests, nurtured by the Takamigawa River and the Shigogawa River, the rich flow of the Yoshinogawa River. Extinct japanese wolf which people afraid as a vertex of food chain, was living to the end there, it is also the place where the "Tenchu Gumi" finished too early as a pioneering for the Meiji Restoration that triggered the growth of Japan as one of the world's leading powers. However, now under the creative village concept, that young people move to and settled villages is increasing.
THE NIKAIDOS' FALL
The Iranian director Ida Panahandeh is shooting a film in Tenri city in 2017.
At the Nara International Film Festival in 2016, her film NAHID was screened as an opening feature-length film in the competition genre. The film was awarded the Grand Prix (Golden Deer award) in the festival.
She visited Tenri to make field research in March 2017. After returning to Iran, she has been writing a scenario for the next film.
Her new film will be screened as a premier in the opening ceremony of the 5th Nara International Film Festival scheduled for September 2018.
Korean filmmaker Jang Kun-jae was a runner-up for the Golden SHIKA Award at the Nara International Film Festival 2012, and eventually he was given the right to make a film for NARAtive 2014, as the original winner had a schedule conflict. In the summer of 2013, Jang came to Gojo city, Nara, together with this crew members. "A Midsummer's Fantasia" is a fiction based on his own experience.
Pedro González-Rubio, the winner of the Golden SHIKA Award at the Nara International Film Festival 2010, directed "Inori," set in Kannogawa in Totsukawa Village, Nara. The Great Eastern Earthquake on March 11, 2011, the disastrous flooding in Totsukawa Village 120 years ago, and "Hojoki" (an essay wrtitten by Kamo no Chomei in the 13th century) which laments the transience of this world... Pedro received these incidents as being directly connected to himself and thus his journey began. As if following "Hojoki," Pedro conducted his camera like Kamo no Chomei put his writing brush on paper. In September 2011, the Kannogawa region was subjected to disastrous flooding due to a large typhoon and suffered devastating damage. Rubio heard of this disaster just as he was about to start editing his film. Facing the reality the scenery of the small community he filmed will never come back, the filmmaker showed his determined responsibility and gave his full focus in editing. With profound feelings attached to the villagers and the director himself, "Inori" is completed in 2012, the year marking the 800th anniversary since the Hojoki was written.
Pedro won the Golden Leopard Award with this film at the 65th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in 2012.
LAST CHESTNUTS
Two directors were selected by recommendation as a new creator active in the world, made the first NARAtive project.


アニマルズ - S. T. S.
Here's to a new manga; a new fandom; a new cannon. Also; a new drinking game. Pick a major Hellsing character. Every time a new drifters character appears that looks very much like him or her, take a drink. Depending on your choice you may already be quite intoxicated.
I think that the only character that looks very much like any character in Hellsing is the man at the desk, who looks like Sir Islands on acid.
Toyohisa, on the other hand, looks like a cross between Alucard, the Captain, Schrödinger (especially on the cover), and Yumie. His design incorporates elements of each of theirs and combines them with other, original elements, creating something truly unique.
Agreed. I would have taken a drink for any of the above.
Dunno. Toyohisa reminds me of Pip rather than the others, although the Alucard vibes are also strong on him.
Really? I don't see any Pip in him.
I must say that I'm extremely impressed by this new series. It's so strange, yet so familiar.
So far, it seems that the plot will revolve around a group of adventurers who are recruited from various points in time and space by the man at the desk, or by someone else through him, for some specific purpose that has yet to be revealed. It's hardly original, but I'm sure that Hirano will make it his own in some unique and interesting way.
Like I said, "hardly original".
I'm not. It just seems that way because you can't hear my laughter.
sweet! so far so good!
I hope Hirano learned from his mistakes in Hellsing, tho. If its what it appears, however, Drifters may just be episodic like The Exiles, without a super-signicant overarching plot, so he may have found a way to just avoid the whole '50 chapters and three sunrises of nazis invading England' problem altogether.
I'd prefer the overarching plot.
I do not! Overt plots that run through a whole series are stifling. They mean you have to read every. single. issue. to get caught up if you ever want to take up reading the story! Now, let's take Sandman's episodic format instead - every 6 or 7 chapters there is a new story, and only really fuckoffimportant ones are much larger than that - but, at the end of the series, the resolution Gaimen was working towards played out neatly anyway, from plot points and hints (both obvious and subtle) left in the rest of the series! Winwin!
Hirano should do Drifters like that, probably.
I'm obsessive-compulsive, so I'd read every single issue, anyway. I'd only like an episodic format if all the episodes had something in common, like a common theme or a conflict that leads to a common climax.
Hirano tried that in Hellsing. It didn't work out so great, in the end!
No no, anything as far and away removed from Hellsing as possible is cool with me.
Whether it did or did not work is a matter of opinion.
Oh, I'm really happy with this. I love Hirano's art--no one does big, crazy grins quite like him--and a time-travel story just opens up HUGE swaths of potential stories. It starts off with a bang, doesn't it? That last page definitely left me wanting another chapter.
By the way, where is the next chapter? Is Drifters monthly, or bi-monthly, or "Whenever"?


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Savannah blood drives
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Savannah Blood Donation Center, 25 Tibet Ave.
Springfield blood drive
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Nov. 15 from 2 to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Springfield, 1435 Highway 119 North.
Caregiver Coffee
9:30 a.m. Nov. 15, lobby, Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute, Memorial University Medical Center. Caregiver coffee offers you a time of relaxation and a break from caregiving. Coffee, treats, and entertainment provided by the Steward Center for Palliative Care, Hospice Savannah, and the Anderson Cancer Institute. Info: Suzy Buelvas at 912-350-7845.
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
1 p.m. Nov. 16, Conference Room, Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute, Memorial University Medical Center. For those with cancers of the head and neck area and their caregivers. Brief discussion from experts in the treatment of head and neck cancer; group discussion. Info: Suzy Buelvas at 912-350-7845.
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives at the Savannah Blood Donation Center, 25 Tibet Ave., on Nov. 16 and 17 from noon to 7 p.m., Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Nov. 19 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What is the Slow Food movement?
Nov. 18. Armstrong State University will host a free lecture by McKinley Thomas, associate professor of public health. "You Want Broccoli With That? Obesity, Lifestyle and the Slow Food Movement"will be presented at noon Nov. 18 at ASU Ogeechee Theatre,11935 Abercorn St.Thomas will discuss the Slow Food movement and its associated value system, which has the potential to restructure the nation's approach toward sustenance and diminish the health risks associated with poor lifestyle choices. Free and open to the public.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19, Memorial University Medical Center. For first-time parents. Many topics are covered, including basic newborn care, feeding, infant hygiene, life with a new baby, safety in the home, car seat safety, and infant CPR. Cost: $45 per couple. Info: 912-350-BORN (2676).
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives:
Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Savannah Blood Donation Center, 25 Tibet Ave.; and
Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Queensboro Bank, 7393 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite 100, and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Savannah Blood Donation Center, 25 Tibet Ave.
Basic breastfeeding class
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Memorial University Medical Center. To educate and support the mother planning to breastfeed. Information on preparing to breastfeed, basic breastfeeding concepts, nutrition, and a discussion of common concerns. Issues such as family support for the breastfeeding mother, the father's role in feeding, and how to breastfeed and continue to work. Your support person is encouraged to attend. Cost is $20 per couple. Register: 912-350-BORN (2676).
Richmond Hill blood drive
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Nov. 23 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Richmond Hill United Methodist Church, 9050 Ford Ave.
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives at the Savannah Blood Donation Center, 25 Tibet Ave., on Nov. 23 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 26 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sisters Network
6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 28, 2nd floor Conference Room, Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Sisters Network is a national organization committed to raising awareness about the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African-American community. Info: Annie Quarterman at 912- 224- 2561 or Elaine Johnson at 912-695-8009.
Nov. 29 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Nov. 30 from noon to 7 p.m. at the Savannah Blood Donation Center, 25 Tibet Ave.; and
Nov. 30 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.
Free HIV testing
The Chatham County Health Department, 1395 Eisenhower Drive, offers HIV testing at no cost from 8 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. No appointment is needed; results in 15-20 minutes. A follow-up visit, along with counseling, will be scheduled for anyone testing positive. All testing will remain confidential. Info: 912-356-2441.
Alcoholics Anonymous daily meetings
Savannah Area Alcoholics Anonymous hosts meetings daily. To find a meeting near you, call 912-356-3688, 24 hours a day, or go to www.savannahaa.com.
Alzheimer's caregiver support group
10:30 a.m.-noon first Monday of the month. Skidaway Island United Methodist Church, Room 111, 54 Diamond Causeway. Families caring for individuals with memory loss diseases are encouraged to attend the free, confidential caregiver support group. Info: 912-920-2231 or call the 24-hour helpline at 800-272-3900.
St. Mary's Health Center open
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays; 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays; 8 a.m. to noon Fridays. St. Mary's Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Open for primary health for the uninsured of Chatham County. Info/appointment: 912-443-9409.
The Good Samaritan Clinic open
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at 4704 Augusta Road, Garden City. Affiliated with St. Joseph's, the clinic provides health care to uninsured and financially qualified patients. Info/appointment/application: 912-964-4326.
The Transplant Advocacy Group
7 p.m. Second Tuesday (March, June, September and December). Savannah LifeLink office, 117 Park of Commerce Blvd., Suite 203. Info: Tracy Ide, 912-341-0000 or 800-365-2066.
The organization's Reach to Recovery program helps breast cancer patients deal with their situations. Volunteer breast cancer survivors act as role models to breast cancer patients by sharing their personal experiences and providing them the opportunity to express and verbalize their own feelings and fears. Reach to Recovery is a free peer support program. This and other programs and local connections, call 800-227-2345 or online at www.cancer.org.
Cancer support group
11 a.m.-noon first Wednesday of each month. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion, 225 Candler Drive. Info: 912-819-8784.
Blood pressure screenings
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. St. Joseph's/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Info: call 912-447-6605.
10:30 a.m. Monday and Friday. St. Joseph's/Candler's Center for Well Being, Heart & Lung Bldg., 5356 Reynolds St. Info: 912-819-8800.
Free Zumba low impact adult fitness
Zumba low impact adult fitness: Burn the calories with a blend of dance and aerobics at 4:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410-B Richards St. Free but must register at www.savannahga.gov or call 912-525-2166 for eligibility.
6:30 p.m. Fridays. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.; 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. A nonprofit support group of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope in the battle against compulsive overeating. No fees. Info: 912-844-4524 or go to www.oa.org.
Rincon weight-loss surgery support group
6-7:30 p.m. third Thursday of each month. 613 Towne Park Drive West, Suite 103, Rincon. Support group for those who have had weight-loss surgery and those considering it. Free and open to the public. Info: 912-826-0918.
Eating disorders support group
7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. This is the only free support group in the city to offer a place for individuals struggling with anorexia and/or bulimia to come together in their recovery. Info: email edasavannah@yahoo.com.
Take Off the Pounds Sensibly
5:30 p.m. Thursdays. The Woods, 7364 Hodgson Memorial Blvd. TOPS (Take Off the Pounds Sensibly) nonprofit weight loss support group meets every Thursday. Weigh in beings at 5 p.m.; meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. Dues: $32 per year and $4 per month. "Loser of the Month" gets dues paid. First meeting free. Info: Valeri at 912-920-8519, www.tops.org.
Parkinson's support group
5 p.m. first Thursday of the month. A Parkinson's support group meets at Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Info: 912-819-2224.
Multiple sclerosis support group
6 p.m. second Tuesday of the month. PRYME2 support group for people with multiple sclerosis meets at Marsh Auditorium, Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Info: Virginia Morrison 912-308-5384 or Geneva Golden 912-398-8570.
Essential tremor support group
3-4:30 p.m. first Thursday of the month. Meets at the conference room, second floor, Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion, Reynolds Street. Open to those with essential tremor disease, caretakers, family and health care workers. Discusses issues of managing the disease, new treatments and therapies, and maintaining quality of life. Info: Fran McCarey at 912-819-2224.
Medical Needs Registry
The Functional and Medical Needs Registry is made up of residents who may require transport and medical assistance during a hurricane evacuation and have no other resources such as family, friends, neighbors, or church members to help them if they need to evacuate. Residents must apply to be on the registry. To apply, call 912-691-7443. Download application and protected health information authorization form at www.gachd.org/chatham, click on Functional and Medical Needs Registration Information link under Chatham County Information.
Free hearing screenings.
Thursdays. The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, a nonprofit organization serving clients with speech pathology and audiology needs, offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1206 E. 66th St. Children ages 3 years old to adults of all ages are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. Call 912-355-4601 or visit www.speechandhearingsav.org.
Vision loss support group
Second and fourth Tuesday of the month, peer support group for people living with any type of vision loss. Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision, 1141 Cornell Ave. Info: Lesley Eatherly, 912-236-4473.
Free information on Medicare
GeorgiaCares provides free information and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers with health and drug plans the first Monday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon at Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. To schedule an appointment, call SCI at 912-236-0363. Applicants must bring a photo ID, Medicaid and/or Medicare card and proof of income.
Caregiver support group
A Caregiver Support Group at 1:15 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive, a program of nonprofit Hospice Savannah Inc. The group provides a safe place to connect with other caregivers. Exchange practical information on problems and possible solutions, and learn about available community resources. Info: www.EdelCaregiverInstitute.org or call 912-629-1331.
Family caregiving course
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. second Friday of each month. The Edel Caregiver Institute, a community resource for family caregivers, offers a free family caregiving class at 6000 Business Center Drive. Attend any of the four sessions: Practical Hands-on Caregiving Skills; The Financial Costs of Caregiving; Making Long Term Plans for Yourself and Your Loved One; and Self-care – Being a Healthy Caregiver. Info: www.EdelCaregiverInstitute.org or call 912-629-1331.
Mental health support groups
National Alliance on Mental Health support groups. Mental Health Education: 6-8 p.m., second Tuesday every month at The Reed House, 1144 Cornell Drive; Connections Group: 6-7:30 p.m., the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month, for anyone with a mental health diagnosis, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd. This moves to Reed House effective Aug. 16. ; Family Support Group: 6-8 p.m., last Monday of the month at The Reed House, call Lisa Breitberg at 912-313-3272 to confirm meeting. All other NAMI Savannah info: 912-353-7143
Effingham County Navigator Team
6:30 p.m., second Tuesday of the month at The Learning Treehouse, 250 Goshen Road, Rincon. Effingham County Navigator Team is a support group and recreational program for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Info: Pauline Shaw at 912-659-9855, email effinghamcountynavigators@comcast.net and visit www.effinghamcountynavigatorteam.com.
A full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge through Hospice Savannah's Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. Appointments are also available in the United way offices in Rincon. Info: www.HospiceSavannah.orgor call 912-303-9442.
Yoga for cancer patients, survivors
6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 12:45 p.m. Thursdays, FitnessOne, 3rd floor, Memorial Outpatient and Wellness Center. Free for cancer survivors and those in treatment. Info/register: Katy Keyes at 912-350-9031.
Hatha yoga classes
5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. St. Joseph's/Candler Center for Well Being, Heart & Lung Bldg., 5356 Reynolds St. Info/register, call 912-819-8800.
Free yoga for cancer patients
1:30 p.m. Mondays. St. Joseph's/Candler's Center for Well Being, Heart & Lung Bldg., Suite 100, 5356 Reynolds St. To pre-register, call 912-819-8800.
Hand in Hand support group
Hand in Hand is a support system for children in families affected by cancer that helps children deal with the uncertainty, stress and anxiety when a parent or loved one faces cancer. Held at the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. Info: Skye Cossio at 912-704-8588 or Jennifer Fournier at 912-819-6404.


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Q: How to use two range sliders in one page? I'm currently using rangeslider.js. In my page, there are two inputs that I plan to convert to range sliders. Being new to the JS, I tried to convert one first, and it works. So initlayy, I had this in the HTML:

    <input type="range" min="0" max="100" value="40" id="txtInstruction2-2-2" class="inpBase"/>

And this code to make the slider work:
$('input[type="range"]').rangeslider({
    // Feature detection the default is `true`.
    // Set this to `false` if you want to use
    // the polyfill also in Browsers which support
    // the native <input type="range"> element.
    polyfill: false,

    // Default CSS classes
    rangeClass: 'rangeslider',
    disabledClass: 'rangeslider--disabled',
    horizontalClass: 'rangeslider--horizontal',
    fillClass: 'rangeslider__fill',
    handleClass: 'rangeslider__handle',

    // Callback function
    onInit: function() {
      $rangeEl = this.$range;
      // add value label to handle
      var $handle = $rangeEl.find('.rangeslider__handle');
      var handleValue = '
' + this.value + '%
';
      $handle.append(handleValue);

      // get range index labels
      var rangeLabels = this.$element.attr('labels');
      rangeLabels = rangeLabels.split(', ');

      // add labels
      $rangeEl.append('

');
      $(rangeLabels).each(function(index, value) {
        $rangeEl.find('.rangeslider__labels').append('' + value + '');
      })
    },

    // Callback function
    onSlide: function(position, value) {
        var $handle = this.$range.find('.rangeslider__handle__value');
        $handle.text(this.value + "%");
        $("#txtInstruction2-2").val(this.value);
        $("#txtInstruction2").val(this.value);
        $("#lblInstruction2").html(this.value);
        fnComputeAll();
    },

    // Callback function
    onSlideEnd: function(position, value) {
        $("#txtInstruction2-2").val(this.value);
        $("#txtInstruction2").val(this.value);
        $("#lblInstruction2").html(this.value);
        fnComputeAll();
    }
});

However, I ran into trouble when I tried to add a second range slider:

    <input type="range" min="0" max="100" value="40" id="txtInstruction10-2-2" class="inpBase"/>

It seems that the second slider isn't being recorgnized. I can't even get the sliding part to work.
Then, I tried to change the code up there to
$("#txtInstruction2-2-2").rangeslider({

I thought that it would solve the problem by specifying that particular input to work for those codes, but it didn't.
How do I use two different sliders in one page? Either sliders are supposed to represent different fileds and are supposed to do different functions.
Please help.

A: i think your problem lies somewhere else, I just entered your code on JSBin and noticed an error in the console: Cannot read property 'split' of undefined this is highlighted on this line:
// get range index labels
var rangeLabels = this.$element.attr('labels');
rangeLabels = rangeLabels.split(', ');

So something is wrong with how you're trying to access the date labels and this stops all further code from being executed, so the other sliders will never render. Once i fixed this issue, i was able to render multiple sliders without an issue.
Your problem is that your code is looking for a labels attribute and then trying to process it, but you did not actually set any labels. Either you'll have to remove the label related code in your javascript, or add some labels to the DOM elements e.g.
    <input labels="test,labels" type="range" min="0" max="100" value="40" id="txtInstruction2-2-2" class="inpBase" />

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The most commonly used area at home is the laundry room and it usually gets the least attention while building or redesigning your home. Laundry is everyone's basic need in life. Any family with tons of laundry to do wishes they had help with this never-ending chore. Some love to do this task and some try to avoid it at all costs.
But what if laundry could be super fun? Even relaxing? That's what is possible by designing a nice laundry room. In this article, we're going to teach you the different ways to create your dream laundry room. Plus, how to make it more manageable as well as comfortable.
When shopping around, go for a machine with larger capacity washer and pre-wash settings for stain- removal. The latest technology has now introduced sensors in machines which scan and read and adjust the settings for the perfect wash, rinse and spin. Now, why choose a large- capacity washer? – Because it will reduce your laundry time. You can get more done in a single load than what you used to do in two loads with the large capacity washer. This will cut your laundry time in half. It's better to Invest your money in a better-quality washer and dryer.
You can also have an ironing board in your laundry room. If you do not want to use your floor space, then you can design an inside cabinet ironing board. You can use large cupboard doors for this purpose where you can easily hang the ironing board. There are different kinds of cabinets available in the market in which you can hide the fold out ironing board.
The laundry room tends to be storage for everything in the house that doesn't have a home. Vacuums, litter boxes… You get the idea. Make your life stress-free by clearing the clutter. Use laundry room cabinets to store detergent, bleach, dryer sheets, stain & odor removers, softening liquid or anything else you need for your laundry. Bring other things that do not belong in the laundry room to their designated storage areas. Keep it a space that's actually a beautiful, clutter-free and calming place to be.
Like other rooms, the laundry room is also an important space in a home. We usually don't think to spend our time and money on laundry rooms. However, one should choose designs that emphasize comfort and practicality. Designing the perfect laundry room during your design-build makes laundry something to look forward to. Even investing in some fresh colored paint and a comfortable rug on the floor that keeps your feet warm can go a long way. These creative measures will make your laundry day a fun day.
Want to find out how much your project would cost?
We'd love to talk to you! Request a free phone consultation or in-home consultation and we'll go over all your ideas with you to ensure your new home build comes out perfect.


In the last column, we discussed strategies to accelerate your development, including the need to focus on things that don't come easily. But how do you know what those "things" are? Is it always self-evident?
Self-awareness is a hallmark of emotional intelligence and highly revered leaders, but it's more behavior than trait, meaning it's something you can get better at. How? First, consistently ask others for feedback. Focus less on what you did in the past and more on what you can do going forward. In particular, ask questions that will reveal your blind spots, those things others know about you but of which you are unaware. A 360-performance review, which solicits anonymous feedback from people who see your performance from different frames of reference (peers, managers, subordinates and clients), is one way to enhance your self-awareness. No access to a 360? Read Goldsmith's What Got You Here Won't Get You Therefor insight about the key things leaders need to stop doing as they move away from an individual contributor role to one where they need to motivate and coach the performance of others. You might also try the Entrepreneurial Aptitude Test to gain insight that is particularly relevant for entre and intra preneurs. If you don't like what you hear, don't shoot the messenger. Say "thank you," then walk away—and reflect on what you heard (Goldsmith, 2007).
In the next few columns, we'll focus on the ever-popular topics of mentors and sponsors, including the difference between the two, how to get "one of those," how to manage the relationship(s), and how to make it/them mutually beneficial.


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Artens utbredningsområde är Peru. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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"""OAuth 2.0 utilities for Django.

Utilities for using OAuth 2.0 in conjunction with
the Django datastore.
"""

__author__ = 'jcgregorio@google.com (Joe Gregorio)'

import base64
import pickle

import oauth2client
from django.db import models
from oauth2client.client import Storage as BaseStorage

class CredentialsField(models.Field):
    __metaclass__ = models.SubfieldBase

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if 'null' not in kwargs:
            kwargs['null'] = True
        super(CredentialsField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def get_internal_type(self):
        return "TextField"

    def to_python(self, value):
        if value is None:
            return None
        if isinstance(value, oauth2client.client.Credentials):
            return value
        return pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(value))

    def get_db_prep_value(self, value, connection, prepared=False):
        if value is None:
            return None
        return base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(value))

class FlowField(models.Field):
    __metaclass__ = models.SubfieldBase

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if 'null' not in kwargs:
            kwargs['null'] = True
        super(FlowField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def get_internal_type(self):
        return "TextField"

    def to_python(self, value):
        if value is None:
            return None
        if isinstance(value, oauth2client.client.Flow):
            return value
        return pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(value))

    def get_db_prep_value(self, value, connection, prepared=False):
        if value is None:
            return None
        return base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(value))

class Storage(BaseStorage):
    """Store and retrieve a single credential to and from
    the datastore.

    This Storage helper presumes the Credentials
    have been stored as a CredenialsField
    on a db model class.
    """

    def __init__(self, model_class, key_name, key_value, property_name):
        """Constructor for Storage.

        Args:
          model: db.Model, model class
          key_name: string, key name for the entity that has the credentials
          key_value: string, key value for the entity that has the credentials
          property_name: string, name of the property that is an CredentialsProperty
        """
        self.model_class = model_class
        self.key_name = key_name
        self.key_value = key_value
        self.property_name = property_name

    def locked_get(self):
        """Retrieve Credential from datastore.

        Returns:
          oauth2client.Credentials
        """
        credential = None

        query = {self.key_name: self.key_value}
        entities = self.model_class.objects.filter(**query)
        if len(entities) > 0:
            credential = getattr(entities[0], self.property_name)
            if credential and hasattr(credential, 'set_store'):
                credential.set_store(self)
        return credential

    def locked_put(self, credentials, overwrite=False):
        """Write a Credentials to the datastore.

        Args:
          credentials: Credentials, the credentials to store.
          overwrite: Boolean, indicates whether you would like these credentials to
                              overwrite any existing stored credentials.
        """
        args = {self.key_name: self.key_value}

        if overwrite:
            entity, unused_is_new = self.model_class.objects.get_or_create(**args)
        else:
            entity = self.model_class(**args)

        setattr(entity, self.property_name, credentials)
        entity.save()

    def locked_delete(self):
        """Delete Credentials from the datastore."""

        query = {self.key_name: self.key_value}
        entities = self.model_class.objects.filter(**query).delete()


A corporate party should be given to an important person in your company who is retiring. IN a corporate retirement event, you don't plan the way you plan other types of events because here, the focus is on one person, the retiree. Special consideration should be given to the person being honored when planning the event. So, if you are planning your corporate retirement event, you can gain insight on the tips given below. You may seek the help of an event planner for this or you can do the planning by yourself and those around you.
Even if you are honoring a very important person, it is still important to have a budget. Although having a tight budget might not be appropriate for this very special event, having an unlimited budget is also very unrealistic. Base your budget on the importance of your guest of honor, the number of guests you will invite, the venue, food, and come up with a budget that will likely be approved by your bosses.
Planning should not only be your job. Anyone close to the retiree in your company should be included in your planning. With these people, you will know the preferences of your guest of honor.
Include the retirees family and close friends in your guest list. You can even ask the assistance of his family and close friends when it comes to providing names and contact information of people you need to invite to the event.
It would be a great idea to create an Instagram feed to your retirement event. There are moments in your event that you want to commit to your memory and photography is the best way to do it. Today, people bring their mobile devices and just shoot any photo they want. In your Instagram feed, let every guest upload their photos so that the retiree can enjoy this personalized album with uploaded photos from the event. These photos can also be posted on your company website.
Make sure to include a portion where the retiree is recognized formally. It is important that his contributions to the company success be highlighted. One way to do this is by highlighting his career through a video presentation. Or for a more personal gesture, ask coworkers to speak about his good contributions to the company success.
think about the best retirement gift you can give. You gift should impress to him your appreciation of the things he has done for the company. You can consider his hobbies and preferences when choosing a gift; his family and close friends may be able to help you with this. A golf package, airline tickets, or traditional gifts like a watch or a pen set can be possible choices for a gift. It should be a gift that will honor his contributions to your company.


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Q: Avoid application expanding to support iPhone X I recently converted my game to Swift 4, and it automatically expanded it when running on the iPhone X so some of it is cut off by the notch. Is there a way to shrink it back down for the iPhone X to make it look like it did when it didn't support it?
I am using the SpriteKit framework

A: I would suggest let it scale the view to cover the notch. But you can make a small change to prevent the notch covering the actual view.
Place your actual game view inside the safe-area in the storyboard, or if using constraints to set the view, use safe-area-insets to align it with the notch.
If you any how want to shrink the app back to its original size, UNCHECK the USE AUTO LAYOUT & USE SAFE AREA LAYOUT GUIDES from the FILE INSPECTOR in storyboard.


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Welcome to the Friends of The Australian Ballet (NSW).
We are a not-for-profit fundraising organisation, established principally to offer support to The Australian Ballet and The Australian Ballet School both of which are located in Melbourne.
The Australian Ballet has four Sydney seasons per year which is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a group and celebrate their wonderful work!
The Friends bring together lovers of ballet and dance from all walks of life to meet and share in the enjoyment of like minded people. We encourage and hope to develop a deeper understanding and knowledge of this beautiful artform through our fundraising functions and events and our relationship with the Ballet and the Ballet School.
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