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Have you been making pesto this spring? If not with basil, maybe some kale or spinach? Or other fresh herbs? Pesto is a beautiful, early summer food—that is occasionally hard to use all in one sitting. There's always that little bit left over...
We usually douse a bowl of pasta in some pesto, and that takes quite a lot. But most pesto recipes make quite a lot, too, and we always find ourselves with a small bit waiting to be commandeered before it goes bad.
Remember, pesto can be frozen. But if you have a few big spoonfuls or so you're looking to use, here are our ideas:
1. Mix it into mayonnaise for a sandwich. A friend recently made us an amazing, warm turkey sandwich with pesto mayonnaise on it. You only need a tiny bit to add a lot of flavor and color.
2. Or just slather it on a sandwich. Don't like mayo? Just spread some pesto on one side of the bread.
3. Spread some on a piece of meat or fish. You can use it like a marinade on a piece of salmon or a pork chop that's going into the oven. Stuff your chicken breast with a bit of pesto, or maybe add a few spoonfuls to your burger meat. You might even consider adding some pesto to the baked feta Emily reviewed last week.
4. Use it on pizza. You really don't need a lot of pesto to cover a small pizza. Even if you're also using tomato sauce, a few dollops of pesto around the pie adds another element.
5. Make a quick crostata appetizer. Spread some pesto on a few rounds of bread, top with a slice of parmesan or a piece of prosciutto, then run under the broiler for a minute.
Any other ideas?
Related: Good Question: What Turns Pesto Brown?
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Back in early April I participated in a training as part of the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders. Not only was the group spectacular, but I came away with a fantastic team and a very interesting project! We are going to develop the international standards for harvesting bat guano. In many countries there are no standards or best practices that protect both the bats and the cave ecosystem and so it goes from a renewable resource to a devastating event. We’re hoping that through our research and collaboration we can work together and help Bat Conservation International develop these important standards.
As for the training session, we learned so much! I’m happy to share with anyone who is interested. Here is just a broad overview of what the training covered:
• Professional mission statements and goal setting
• Leadership skills and work-life balance
• Successful campaigning skills
• Communications and messaging strategies
• Planning tools for advocacy campaigns
• Adaptive management techniques
• International biodiversity funding opportunities
• Coordinated organizational response models
• On-camera media training
• Tools for dealing with conflict in the workplace
• Fundraising Advice
While I think the environmental movement keeps getting stronger, it’s important we stick together and help one another. We can do that online, in person, and through special events and trainings. We must do this, I think it is imperative to our future.
On the tech side of this whole project, I’ve been playing more with Google Sites and figuring out how to make it a friendly, collaborative place to share documents and information. It was very simple to select a template and then manipulate it to make it functional and relevant (bat photo).
Great collaboration tools so far:
1) Google Docs (both spreadsheet & docs)
2) Google Calendar
4) Google Sites
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|Keynote speaker, Sherley Cherenfant, |
addresses the audience at Hofstra's Black
History Month Reception last Wednesday (2/13).
The festivities continued this week, on Wednesday, February 20 as Hofstra students sampled delectable dishes from the kitchen of celebrity chef Cary Neff through an event cosponsored by MISPO and Lackmann Culinary Services. Hofstra University's Executive Chef, Kevin Kenny prepared one of Chef Cary's specialties: "Orrecchiette Pasta with broccolini, mushroom, artichokes, roasted red pepper and basil pesto." The dish took about 20 minutes to prepare and had students' mouths watering. Thankfully, they were able to sample the cuisine shortly after. | <urn:uuid:766ceb3e-cbd5-43ae-8518-8a739e99af51> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://family.blog.hofstra.edu/2013/02/hofstra-celebrates-black-history-month.html | 2018-05-21T20:20:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864544.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20180521200606-20180521220606-00602.warc.gz | en | 0.95047 | 154 |
Nintendogs was a very unique and very popular game for the Nintendo DS, so it's no surprise that Nintendo decided to release a sequel alongside the launch of the Nintendo 3DS. But aside from adding the other animal mentioned in the title, what else does Nintendogs + Cats bring to the table? I'll let you know if you should invest in another virtual puppy (and kitty!) after the jump!
Like its predecessor, Nintendogs + Cats is a pet simulator where you choose from a variety of puppies and bring it home to care for it and train it to compete in competitions. There are three versions of the game, all featuring a different selection of breeds. And at the kennel, you can even select the color style you'd prefer, making sure you can get just the right puppy. And in addition, Nintendogs + Cats eventually offers kittens at the kennel for purchase (though with fewer breeds to choose from). Yeah, your first puppy is free, and any subsequent animals will cost you! The first one is always free! It's fascinating to watch the puppy and kitten interact in the same space, and it's surprisingly realistic.
The graphics are extremely impressive. In the first game, the puppies acted real, but now they also look real. And not just because they're in 3D. The textures and fur look almost real enough to touch. And when you call their name and they come running up to the screen, putting their paws up on it and looking right at you with their shiny eyes, you can't help but go "Awww!" And one of the new features is the ability to use the AR Cards to make your Nintendog appear on top of it. Of course, that means while you can put your Nintendog on your real-world couch, he'll also be really tiny! Sounds are minimal, with realistic barks, growls and purrs, and the occasional inoffensive music. There are records you can buy at the store to play in your home that produce a variety of different tunes your animals will react to in various ways.
Gameplay is pretty straightforward. You have to keep your puppy fed and clean, and take it for walks where you can train it for the three different competitions. There are a variety of stores where you can buy food, treats, toys and accessories for your pets, and the way to make money is to win competitions. The obedience and disc competitions make a return from the original, but the agility competition has been replaced by the lure competition where you spin a control on the touch screen to draw a colorful lure across a course, keeping it just in front of your puppy so he runs at you and completes it in first place. There are multiple levels for each competition, culminating in the Nintendogs Cup, and each one becomes progressively more difficult, adding new wrinkles like sand traps, special tricks, or hurdles. Also, they changed up the obedience competition by using the AR Cards. You place any one of them down on a flat surface, and your Nintendog appears on it with a spotlight shining down on it as it performs your commands. It's a nice addition, and it's fun to see your puppy in the real world (sort of!).
In the first game, you would pet your puppy directly on the touch screen, and I was initially concerned that confining the animals to the 3D screen would cause a disconnect. But very quickly, I found myself getting used to rubbing the stylus on the silhouette on the touch screen while watching the disembodied hand pet my puppy on the top screen. You can also choose from different house interiors (I just unlocked a Mario-themed space that I'm going to save for), and you can buy furniture that your pets can interact with (couches, doggie beds, fishtanks, etc.), but you can only place four items, one in each corner of the room, so your decorating will be extremely limited.
Another place where they made some tweaks is when you take your puppy for a walk. Instead of mapping out a route, the areas through which you travel are randomly selected by the game. Although while walking through downtown, say, you might see a sign for a road to the beach and can select whether or not to turn there. So you're not completely without options. And this is where you can find parks to practice disc throwing or the gym to run lure course drills (obedience training is done in your home). You hold the leash on the touch screen and the walking happens in full 3D, as you walk towards the horizon. In an odd twist, your puppy is not supposed to pee on the mailboxes and fire hydrants, just on the small patches of grass that are oddly provided along the roads. Obviously, you're supposed to keep your puppy from playing in or eating garbage and puddles, but why can't they run after butterflies or birds? Why is that wrong? None of this is explained in the instructions, by the way. I learned about the mailbox/fire hydrant thing from in-game conversations with Miis walking their own dogs, and the rest from an online message board. Instructions have never been Nintendogs' strong suit.
Various Miis will cross your path with their dogs, and your pet will either befriend the other animal or react badly. Unfortunately, I recall the interactions in the original Nintendogs being much more realistic, with lots of sniffing and barking and jumping around, and you had to hold them back on the leash if it looked like they were getting too aggressive. In Nintendogs + Cats, they just jump a couple of times, maybe sniff, and then you're told whether or not they made friends. I miss the old way. Also, it would've been fun if the game used the Miis that you saved in your Mii Maker. Although you do encounter Mii Plaza Miis if you encounter them using Street Pass.
Instead of having to directly communicate with another Nintendogs user, Nintendogs + Cats takes advantage of the 3DS Street Pass feature to do the same thing with less effort. If you Street Pass someone with Nintendogs data in their 3DS memory, you exchange information, including a special message and present. You will also encounter this Mii and their puppy the next time you go for a walk. It's a much easier way to unlock new content, including the other puppy breeds, than in the first game. Unfortunately, there's no actual multiplayer that would allow you and a friend with the game to watch your puppies play together at the same time.
Obviously, you're meant to play with your pets frequently and make sure to feed them and give them baths when necessary, which is where the replayability comes from with Nintendogs + Cats. Because once you beat all the competitions and unlock whatever it is you want to unlock, there isn't much else to do except play with your virtual animals. But for fans of the original Nintendogs, this sequel should still be a lot of fun. I remember playing with the first game for a really long time after finishing the competitions, just to goof around with my puppies. We'll see how long Nintendogs + Cats lasts, but it's already the most played game in my 3DS according to my Activity Log! (Oh, and also forgot to mention that you can take 3D pictures of your pets at nearly any point in the game with an in-game camera, which is how I illustrated this review!)
The reviewer played a copy of Nintendogs + Cats purchased for himself and brought his original Nintendog pug, Wilbur, into 3D. Wilbur completed the Nintendog Cup in the disc competition, and is doing well in the lure competition, but still needs some work with the obedience trials! Also, a little orange kitten named Streaky was added to the family, and they seem to get along well enough. All of this took about 13 hours according to the Nintendo 3DS Activity Log. | <urn:uuid:f71a750f-4fc0-4842-9be3-5cc62a3d20e3> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://gaygamer.net/2011/04/review_nintendogs_cats.html | 2015-03-07T01:38:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424937406179.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226075646-00015-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9697 | 1,640 |
Dreaming not of the sea, but of living near it: a Tranio client on how she moved to Turkey
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I would love to know where you found that nugget out from,
I am trying to remember myself - was under the impression it was considered general knowledge. I think i read it on one of those telecommunication history of nz websites - but a quick google search isnt showing me anything.
Will have another look tomorrow.
Looks like it was ~5 years, depending on what you count as the start...
October: Bank debt that financed the construction of the network was repaid.
I still find it somewhat hard to believe that the returns from the cable paid for itself in such a short period of time. I would assume all investors would have chucked in a fair chunk of change to get it started and they may have topped up the bank loan with other profits as large loans like these are never helpful on the balance sheet.
I would have thought it was more like a 10-15 year investment sounds right to me. Plus you need to take into the account the operational support and upgrades they have and are still doing to increase capacity.
There was a great webcast I found a while ago which seemed to indicate it had only just been paid off. But as usual I can't find it now.
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Forget everything about the data needs for New Zealanders; this is about sending data out of the country, on the back of it we get free data coming into the country; read the article. This is due to our high amount of renewable energy which very few countries in this world can claim; and will be a killer for this industry in many places in the future. It is a great plan that even the government should get behind; but now that Kim Dotcom has his name on it they will not touch. | <urn:uuid:ca500951-3557-4f59-8ce4-6cb85bb900cd> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=49&TopicId=111460&page_no=4 | 2015-01-30T15:29:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422115858580.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124161058-00056-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982659 | 479 |
Clean Coal Technologies Inc. (CCTI), an emerging cleaner-energy company utilizing patented and proven technology to convert untreated coal into a cleaner burning and more efficient fuel, has signed a binding agreement with Wyoming New Energy Corp. (WNEC) for the build-out of its first commercial facility in Wyoming.
Wyoming New Energy Corp. has recently entered into an engagement agreement with Piper Jaffray to raise up to $80 million in debt financing to build a two million ton CCTI Pristine M Plant in the Powder River Basin.
George Longo, managing director and lead project finance banker at Piper, said, “We are excited about the opportunity to support WNEC and pursue funding for the use of CCTC's advanced technology for processing coal and waste coal in what we hope is this first of many such projects. We appreciate being a supporter of our client's monetization of an abundant U.S. energy resource.”
The timing of this engagement could not be better for CCTI said CEO Robin Eves as it coincides with a presentation to the Wyoming Miner's Association in Sheridan.
“This is a U.S.-designed, engineered and tested technology and we are very pleased to see it deployed here in the U.S., where we will continue to work with Wyoming on additional agreements and locations. We are working with Kiewit in completing some additional client requested tests at our test facility in Oklahoma. This also will enable Kiewit to design the first commercial module,” said COO Aiden Neary. “The financial support from Piper Jaffray echoes not only confidence in the Pristine M technology, but also confidence in the U.S. coal industry. The local knowledge from WNEC should ensure a seamless commercial build out.”
“U.S. Government and private finance will encourage our overseas interests from India, Indonesia, Turkey, Australia and China to take a more aggressive approach to building commercial units in their countries. We are looking forward to hosting them at our test plant in Oklahoma during the summer prior to its move to Wyoming in early Fall,” said Eves. | <urn:uuid:d8fe2e9c-73e5-4a57-b113-ba14869209a3> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/clean-coal-technologies-plans-to-build-its-first-pristine-m-facility-in-wyoming/34852 | 2018-05-20T15:44:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794863626.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20180520151124-20180520171124-00605.warc.gz | en | 0.951267 | 443 |
Terrorists Invade Kaduna Community, Abduct 47
According to a resident, the abductors came in large numbers and took seven vantage positions while shooting sporadically to scare the locals.
Terrorists invaded the Agunu Dutse community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted 47 people while one person sustained a gunshot injury.
The incident has also been confirmed by The PUNCH as a resident revealed that the terrorists invaded the community on foot in the early hours of Thursday at about 1 am.
According to him, the abductors came in large numbers and took seven vantage positions while shooting sporadically to scare the locals.
He explained that the Community was two kilometres away from Akada Barracks.
John said, ”The victims are 16 Men, nine Children and 32 women. The villagers could not repel them because of the kind of sophisticated weapons they were using.”
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The longtime Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who passed away Saturday at age 81, died from the same cancer as his colleague, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), did nine years ago.
The late Arizona senator died at the age of 81 of an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma on August 25, 2018—nine years after Kennedy died of the same cancer on August 25, 2009, at the age of 77.
Although McCain and Kennedy had been on opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, they had a close friendship.
“Ted Kennedy had this unique way of doing hand to hand combat on the floor of the Senate,” McCain said in a CNN interview following Kennedy’s death in 2009.
“As soon as we stopped our speech-making, he’d come over and put his arm around you and — and make everybody appreciate that we had our differences politically, but personally, we could be friends and work together as colleagues and friends for the good of the country,” he added.
When Kennedy’s widow heard of McCain’s passing on Saturday, she released a statement echoing McCain’s kind words:
“Tonight we lost an uncompromising patriot and a man of immeasurable courage. Getting to know John McCain was one of the great privileges of my life, and I know my late husband Ted felt the same way.” @VickiKennedyMA statement on the passing of Senator John McCain. pic.twitter.com/k1yKsKX2ks
— Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate (@EMKInstitute) August 26, 2018
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We’ve got some really big hitters as part of this week’s New Music Fridays. From stylised vocal tracks to raw indie pop and heavy guitars, this is all you need to make you forget about the world’s troubles for a few minutes. As always click the pics to listen, enjoy, and repeat!
somegirlnamedanna – hello i am
Debut single hello i am is a track that introduces us to a superb new talent. The electronic vocal layers bring out unique tones and sounds as a basis for the track, with the singer’s main vocals providing the jaunty melody and extremely addictive style that is both intricate and intriguing. It’s amazing how much she has done with just vocal tracks and testament to a keen ear for a catchy tune.
Marlin’s Dreaming – Outwards Crying
Based around lead singer and guitarist Semisi Maiai’s desire to leave his hometown, New Zealand band Marlin’s Dreaming have created a deeply personal indie rock track in Outwards Crying. Heavy guitars wash over the dreamy atmosphere when necessary to add depth to the track with the vocals able to stand on their own in the quieter moments. Bass and drums help lead the track forward in this track steeped in 90s nostalgia that grows in stature with each listen.
Mike McKenna Jr – The Town
Canada’s Mike McKenna Jr has soul in his voice, strength to his tones and an overall demeanour that makes for some outstanding music. New track The Town has a slow-paced Country vibe that’s brought out of its shell by intermittent sliding guitar and rhythms that switch up at the drop of a hat. The chorus manages to pull everything together nicely as Mike’s raw but powerful vocals are able to raise everything up against a folky undertone. Delightful.
The Medium – Sugar Shark
Sugar Shark is one of the tracks the band worked on when they first formed, which has now been reworked and reshaped into an addictive indie-pop classic. From the opening riff you know this is going to be something special with the Nashville four-piece pulling together raw guitars, breezy vocals and an energetic atmosphere with the skill of a band that knows their stuff. With shades of The Strokes but a livelier mentality, the track ebbs and flows to a strong conclusion that leaves you wanting more. | <urn:uuid:349dc4bc-0117-4f1f-a5fa-56e64edf0c36> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://www.vinylchapters.com/new-music-fridays-27th-march-2020/ | 2021-10-18T14:05:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585203.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018124412-20211018154412-00450.warc.gz | en | 0.960253 | 495 |
A virtual machine image for ROSE has been made available online. Created by using VMware Player, the image contains Ubuntu 10.04 and a pre-built ROSE. The intended users of this image could be first-time users who want to test drive ROSE without installing everything from scratch.
The image has 4.8 GB, with the following contents:
- sourcetree, cloned from github.com/rose-compiler/rose on July 21, 2012: /home/demo/rose
- buildtree: /home/demo/buildrose
- installation tree (–prefix path): /home/demo/opt/rose-inst
- A script to set environment variables to use the installed ROSE tools: /home/demo/set.rose.env
- A test translator: /home/demo/myTranslator
- Some dot graphs of a simplest function: /home/demo/dotGraphs
A demonstration user account (sudo user in Ubuntu) is provided as follows:
- account: demo
- password: password
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The Idelsohn Society believes that music creates conversations otherwise impossible in daily life. This is why they incite a new conversation about the present by listening anew to the past. They do this by unearthing lost classics from the archive, sounds that are languishing in thrift-store crates across the nation. The stories that accompany them have yet to be told: hybrid identities, eclectic communities, racial dialogue, and pioneering musical style. This is music that forces listeners to ask themselves who am I, what have I inherited, and what am I going to do about it?
The Idelsohn Society is named after Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, a legendary Jewish musicologist and writer of everybody’s favorite classic, “Hava Nagila.”
Why we chose Idelson Society for Musical Preservation for Maccabim 2011? Idelson Society for Musical Preservation represents the core of preserving Jewish culture, by re-releasing Jewish golden-oldies and compiling collections of old hits, releasing books and orgenizing exhibitions. | <urn:uuid:b1112f8b-8e9c-4a2d-a750-5b772b1fb14f> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://www.abbanibi.com/nonprofit/idelson-society-for-musical-preservation/ | 2015-03-06T08:55:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936466999.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074106-00286-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926121 | 215 |
Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
- Released: April 25, 2019
- Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Simulation
- Number of players:
- Offline: 1
- Developer: Cotton Game
- Publisher: ORENDA
- Download size: 912 MB
- Metacritic: tbd tbd
- ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
- Play modes: TV, Tabletop, Handheld
- Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
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Like its sequel, Isoland 2 is an adventure game where the player who loses their memory searches to solve the secrets that lie on a small, mysterious island.
“Who am I? Why am I on this island?” The player worries as he searches factories, steamships, huts, rockets, lighthouses, and more scattered about the island. By talking with the island dwellers who move like characters in a picture book, the unknown stories of the past will be unraveled...
An unpredictable story that goes beyond space and time awaits players with this game. Everything – the challenging puzzles, strange setting, and usual hidden ending - all surpass the original game creating a fun and quality game.
- Original setting plus cute and surreal island dwellers
- Lots of puzzle elements
- Hidden ending
- Secret elements that pay homage to SciFi movies and books
- Available in 11 different languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified), Korean, Alien?, etc.! | <urn:uuid:a5dd7b47-4a09-420a-aab4-5f526e6bfe64> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dekudeals.com/items/isoland-2-ashes-of-time | 2022-08-15T15:53:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00108.warc.gz | en | 0.856929 | 379 |
Finding success as an entrepreneur can be hard, but it’s not impossible. With the right connections and enough hard work, success can be achieved.
However, if you’re looking to ease the process a bit, consider a co-founder. A business with two founders is more likely to be successful. Having a business partner can help relax some of the start-up woes.
Before selecting a partner, you’ll want to ensure that you are choosing wisely.
Picking a business partner isn’t a decision to take lightly. Read on to learn about the benefits of a co-founder and how to pick one.
Benefits of a Co-founder
There are a number of benefits to having a business partner. Let’s discuss a few of them.
1. It becomes a team effort.
Managing the early stages of a company can be difficult. From paperwork to networking, there are an endless amount of tasks.
With a partner, you can split the workload. This makes the process much more manageable. A partnership also keeps both parties accountable.
At the same time, you both bring different experiences and knowledge to the table. When it comes to delegating tasks, it’s much easier if one of the founders has more experience than the other.
2. More networking opportunities.
Having connections as a start-up is a must.
As time passes, you’ll have new questions and face new challenges. On your own, you only have your network to consult.
With a business partner, there is another network to tap into. Having two communities for support can make all the difference.
3. One on one support.
Building a business requires plenty of outside support.
With a business partner, you’ll get more personalized help. You’ll receive the benefit of having someone who is on the journey with you.
Ideally, your co-founder will be there to support you and to guide business decisions.
What to Look for in a Business Partner
Once you’ve decided to seek a business partner, don’t take the decision lightly. Your choice can make or break your startup.
When selecting a partner, keep this information in mind:
Your business partner should fill in gaps.
Take a look at your background. What experience or knowledge are you missing? The co-founder you choose should provide what you are lacking.
Maybe you have an MBA, but have no technical knowledge. Your business partner will need to bring technical experience to the table.
Think with the future in mind.
As an entrepreneur, making business decisions is vital. Every decision you make should consider the future. The business partner you choose should be one that makes sense in the long run.
Do your personalities mesh? Do you trust this person? Can you envision long-term business with him/her?
Answer these questions before making your decision.
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Furthermore, admission screening questionnaires should be routinely used, including a children's depression inventory, a trauma assessment inventory, a substance abuse screen, and an incomplete-sentence form. Children may be willing to disclose their concerns on written forms rather than to an unknown professional. Screening for medical illnesses must also be routine and under the direction of a pediatrician who works closely with the child psychiatrist to identify chronic conditions, such as hepatitis, anemia, hyperglycemia, and obesity. In addition, a structured collaborative teaching and treatment environment should be created for the delivery of care. "A CBT Approach to Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization" (5) describes an effort developed to achieve these goals. Designed for stays of five to 12 days, the program is compatible with managed care treatment limits. | <urn:uuid:cd51791a-58fa-4926-b62c-61d710669380> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=102304&RelatedWidgetArticles=true | 2014-07-26T17:29:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1405997903265.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20140722025823-00064-ip-10-33-131-23.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94305 | 160 |
What is a Real Estate Sales Funnel? It’s the buying process that companies lead customers through when purchasing products. In real estate, it’s a series of web pages that customers navigate through, starting as anonymous visitors and ending as qualified leads.
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The publishers of Battlestar Galactica Online have teamed up with HBO to create a browser-based Game of Thrones MMO. It's built in the Unity Engine by ArtPlant, the same team behind Battlestar Galactica Online's 3D space battles. It's due to tie in with the Game of Thrones TV show, the second series of which is set to kick off in April.
Battlestar Galactica Online
If you're not already in the market for a slick new war machine to take down toasters or meatbags in Battlestar Galactica Online, this should help convince you that you should be. Today, the gods are on the side of those who say that the already-large ships of BSGO aren’t big enough. BigPoint’s upcoming addition, scheduled to release this fall, is an even-bigger hornet's nest crawling with strike craft you can launch at your enemies. My life for the swarm!
There’s not a huge downside to having games run in your browser nowadays (thanks in no small part to the magic of the Unity engine). Take BSGO for example: it may run in your browser, but it’s a legitimate space sim MMO with great off-the-rails combat in an attractive, 3D environment. I've been playing in the beta, defending the colonies as Captain Santa, Viper pilot. The beta is open at this stage, so you can join the fight to preserve humanity (or you can be a toaster if you’d rather fight for the Cylons) at http://battlestar-galactica.bigpoint.com/, but you should know three things before you do.
Battlestar Galactica Online developers Bigpoint have announced that in just six weeks of being live, the browser-based MMO has gathered one million registered players.
The announcement comes as Bigpoint release their latest patch, which allows you to command Battlestars and Basestars, as well as other new ships.
If you'd like to sign up for the Colonial fleet, or cause mass human genocide as a flying toaster, join BSG Online at the game's official site.
Bigpoint - the studio behind Battlestar Galactica Online and Ruined Online - have announced that their browser-based MMO's are now available in full stereoscopic 3D. Holy frak!
"With the right hardware, stereoscopic 3D technology will take online browser-game graphics to new heights. Today, Bigpoint is demonstrating once again that conventional PC and console games have nothing on Bigpoint browser games with demonstrations of Battlestar Galactica Online, Toon Racer and Ruined Online in full 3D," the company said in a press release.
A new trailer showing off the the gameplay in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica Online MMO has hit. See below for the trailer.
There's a closed beta currently running for the new browser-based MMO Battlestar Galactica Online, and the developers are looking for more people to sign up and test the game. If you fancy blasting some Cylons, read on for details of how to sign up. | <urn:uuid:a00e7982-cf60-49fb-821f-3d82fe138193> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://www.pcgamer.com/tag/battlestar-galactica-online/ | 2014-07-31T13:18:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510273012.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011753-00050-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931068 | 662 |
When you think of police officers, you probably picture them slapping handcuffs on someone or being involved in a highspeed chase. You probably don’t picture them walking into prom dressed in their uniforms and escorting special needs students.
A group of police officers in Boynton Beach, Florida, recently went out of their way to make some local kids happy.
They put away the handcuffs and got out the flowers and dance shoes. They also showed up their fancy dance moves.
When the police officers found out that some of the special needs students at a local high school weren’t planning on attending their prom, the police officers decided that it just wasn’t acceptable.
They wanted to show them how fun could be, and they came up with a way to convince them to go.
So, one warm May evening, the police officers met up with some of the students and accompanied them to prom. The students looked great and were happy to go. The boys wore tuxes, and the girls wore beautiful gowns. They all had ties and flowers, and their hair was done up right. They looked amazing. The officers wore their uniforms, but they didn’t hesitate to get a little dolled up, too.
The idea to escort the students to prom came from Officer Scott Harris, whose wife is a special education teacher at the high school.
When he asked some of the other officers if they would like to go, too, they all volunteered. Many of them were just as excited to go as the students.
Officer Harris said:
“It’s amazing to see these young kids that don’t have the opportunity to come do this be here today. They’re awesome kids and now they’re mingling with all the other kids doing the same thing that the kids that don’t have the disabilities are doing.”
The officers went by the books when it came to prom.
They pinned on boutonnières and put corsages on wrists. They all walked into prom proudly and ready to have a great time. The students were a little shy at first when it came to hitting the dance floor, but it didn’t take long for the police officers to talk them into it. Before long, everyone was out there busting a move, and the smiles were contagious.
The police officers made sure these kids had the time of their lives and that they were making prom memories that they would never forget.
The kids who weren’t even planning on going to go to prom ended up being the life of the party. Everyone wanted to get photos and videos of themselves dancing with the police officers and their dates.
While the students clearly had a good time, the police officers all insisted that the pleasure was all theirs. It had been a while since any of them had stepped foot in a prom, and most of them were happy to take a little time away from fighting crime and spend some time laughing and joking around with some of the youths in the community.
The police department posted on Twitter:
“As much as tonight means to these students, it means the world to us to be able to escort them to their prom.”
The other students and teachers were amazed when they saw the police officers dancing and acting silly just like teenagers.
It was good for everyone to see the officers off duty and to know that they have a fun side, too. It’s not often that you can get to see officers in uniform letting loose and enjoying life like this. They may have decided to go to prom to help out the students, but in the end, they also had the times of their lives. They made memories with each other and some of the local school kids.
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Continuing my Asian dishes, I love this one. It is a plant-based take on beef and broccoli using my gluten-based beef substitute. This recipe is to show the many ways this substitute can be used. I usually make the patties and cube them up. This serves about four people, depending upon appetite.
Broccoli has a great amount of nutritional value. It has fiber water and many nutrients, including Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, folate, potassium, manganese, iron, among many others. In addition, it benefits gut health, eye health, bone health, pregnancy, weight loss., and lots more. Please read this article on the “Broccoli 101” from healthline.
Without further ado, here is the recipe…
No-Beef and Broccoli
- 1/3 c. soy sauce/liquid aminos
- 1 tsp. beef-like seasoning
- 2 Tbs. agave nectar or to taste
- 1 Tbs. molasses
- 1 Tbs. ginger, grated and divided
- 1 tsp. garlic minced, divided
- ½ tsp. coffee-substitute
- 2 Tbs. organic cornstarch divided
- 6 beef-substitute patties, cubed (See recipe)
- 2 Tbs. roasted sesame seed oil, divided
- 2 frozen bags broccoli florets or 8 cups fresh
- ¼ tsp. pure salt or to taste
- ½ c. scallions sliced, optional
- sesame seeds, optional
- In a tight lid jar, add soy sauce/aminos, beef-like seasoning, agave nectar, molasses, half of the ginger and garlic, coffee-substitute, and half of the cornstarch. Shake well and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, toss cubed beef substitute with remaining corn starch.
- In a large skillet/wok, heat 1 Tbsp. sesame oil over medium-high heat and add the rest of the ginger and garlic along with the frozen broccoli. Toss and cook for 4 minutes. Mound broccoli in the middle of the skillet and lightly salt, stir to season all the broccoli.
- Add beef substitute on top of broccoli and drizzle in the remaining oil. Toss and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add remaining cornstarch liquid mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. Add scallions, if desired, and toss.
- Remove from heat and serve over brown rice. Garnished with more scallions and/or sesame seeds. | <urn:uuid:85a29976-fb11-44cc-ba73-4b0b49a232cb> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://simplepreparations.com/index.php/2023/04/19/no-beef-and-broccoli/ | 2023-12-10T01:52:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100989.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209233632-20231210023632-00008.warc.gz | en | 0.87219 | 549 |
Today we celebrate the legacy of the foremost leader of the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Lord used this man to inspire a nation, and move a people towards equality. There is still work to be done, but his contribution was invaluable. No hero is perfect, and Dr. King was no exception, but I admire him in many ways and I’m inspired by his legacy. Here are three things about his life that inspire me.
1. Passion for Justice
Dr. King was disgusted by the injustice that was rampant in our world, and dedicated his life to fighting against it. In the Bible, he saw God’s vision for His world, He saw the prophets call for the end of oppression, and He was passionate to see that justice come to pass. I admire this passion for justice, and pray God would continue to work it in my own heart. I want to fight for the oppressed and preach Good News to the hopeless.
Despite his youthfulness, Dr. King’s prophetic speeches and crystal clear vision led him to emerge as the leader of the movement. He didn’t sit back and complain, he stepped up and led. He was clear on what he thought would help black people move forward, and he led others in that direction. This resulted in the non-violent resistance that helped change the United States forever. We can all learn from this kind of leadership. Vision is only valuable when it’s married to leadership. His leadership helped the vision come to pass.
当然, his fight was not met with smiles and embraces. He risked his life every time he marched, spoke, or protested. He knew what he was doing was dangerous, yet he had the courage to put his life on the line for his people. The opposition he faced did not cloud his vision, or dampen his leadership. It only reminded him why he was fighting. I pray that the Lord would work in me an unshakeable courage that stands for His kingdom and fights for His glory.
I hope you’re inspired by his example as well, and I hope you’ll join me in praising God for what He accomplished through Dr. King. | <urn:uuid:7c29fbf0-63a2-42d3-854b-d4216deb93bd> | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | https://builttobrag.com/inspired-by-the-lowercase-king/?lang=yue | 2018-01-19T07:16:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887832.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180119065719-20180119085719-00457.warc.gz | en | 0.991229 | 453 |
New technological innovations and affordability of electronic devices on the market has resulted in the wide availability of mobile devices for people across the globe.
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have had spare time from studying and working, admittingly spending their time watching TV and using electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, or tablets.
Looking at screens for a long period of time and receiving app notifications, the brain will release a hormone called dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter, stimulating nerves in the brain.The chemical is a contributing factor to happiness and satisfaction when people use their phone; however, prolonged stimulation can affect the impulse control system.
Long amounts of screen time will also affect the frontal cortex of the brain, a similar effect to caffeine addiction. Once you are able to use electronic devices, you feel relieved and satisfied, but leaves you with the opposite effects without access to the devices.
What is the healthy level of electronic device usage?
In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised that children aged between two to five years should spend a maximum of one hour per day on screens, while infants under two-years-old should not be given any screen time. Young adults should also limit themselves to 2 hours of screen time per day.
What are the negative impacts of over screen time?
A study from the Child Mind Institute, an independent nonprofit dedicated to children and family healthcare, indicated negative effects of screen time on children and teenages to include:
- Eye problems
- Poor mental health including anxiety and depression
- Poor cognitive skills
- Insomnia and sleeping disorders
- Negative behaviour
- Physical health problems like back pain, should pain, spinal pain
- Poor communication skills
Why should you minimize screen time to a healthy standard?
According to Mayo Clinic, an American nonprofit academic medical centre, health benefits associated with reducing screen time include:
- Improved physical health
- Lower risk of obesity
- Opportunity to discover new activities and hobbies
- Improved feelings
- Better communication skills
How to avoid screen time addiction during the pandemic?
Cutting down screen time to zero can be difficult for day-to-day life, as all types of information are available online. Some strategies to reduce screen time, especially during the Covid-19 crisis, include:
- Screen-time routine change: you can gradually reduce or halve your daily screen time, which is more effective than an instant reduction to zero
- Outdoor activities: even if it is a short distance, taking a walk outdoors (without a phone) can increase endorphin levels, helping with mood lightening and brain enhancement
- Phone-free time: you should create a routine to put your phone down when you spend time with your family and friends to not only build stronger relationships, but to set an example for others
- Co-use devices: sharing electronic devices can lower individual screen time as well as allow you to check your children’s internet search history
- Turn notifications off: receiving constant messages due to notification settings can distract you from work, decreasing concentration and work efficiency. | <urn:uuid:f7c01fb5-d5ae-4637-9b96-d77279a57439> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://focus-cambodia.com/article/how-to-manage-healthy-screen-time/ | 2024-02-21T22:15:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473558.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221202132-20240221232132-00216.warc.gz | en | 0.94237 | 633 |
Austin Visitors Center & Self-Service Kiosks
Austin Visitors Center in Austin, Texas, is run by the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. Ryan Holbrook, IT Support Manager, is in charge of the development and implementation of technology at the AVC. The ACVB recognized a need for visitors to get all the information they needed instantaneously, and without the reliance of busy staff members. This includes food, drink, hotels, music, events, information centers, press kits, and more. In large cities like Austin, visitor centers can get chaotic and tourists end up leaving without knowing the city’s flourishing culture. As a solution, Holbrook worked closely with Advanced Kiosks to implement a kiosk in the Austin Visitor’s Center.
“It’s being used for tourists and clients when they come into the visitor’s center as a main point of reference. If someone comes in and all the employees are busy, or the visitor would rather find out on their own, they’ll go to the kiosk. I have certain icons set up on the homepage including a tour tab with times and information about the tours. I also have a tab for event planning, so people can see the upcoming events going on in Austin” , said Holbrook.
Austin Visitors Center has benefited greatly off of self-service technology by providing their clients the ability to serve themselves. It is cost-efficient, time efficient, and ecofriendly. Kiosks have improved visitor satisfaction while keeping costs low, which is something every visitor center can profit from.
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Sky Air-ship Digital Printing Equipment Co., Ltd is one of pioneers who specializes in research and development of digital printing equipments in China. We have been approved as the high and new technology enterprise by state. As the printing technology developer, we have much technology patents, especially in wide format outdoor digital printing. "SKYJET" printer adopts a unique cylinder & arch-shaped printing structure, which is equipped with synchro double-side printing function. It is the exclusive type of printer that is applied for national patents on transmission structure as well.
"SKYJET", as the trademark of Sky Air-ship Company, has become the most famous brand by the effort through all SKYJET staff in 16 years. In 2008, "SKYJET" is authoritatively assessed the first session of "Chinese Printers Top Ten Brands". It is conferred as the "Golden Kylin Award" by InkJet Printing Sub-Association of PEIAC and Inkjet Printing Association of China. Furthermore, Sky Air-ship Company wins the medal of "Excellent Exports Enterprise". As the member of council of Sub-association of Inkjet Printing Association of China, Sky Air-ship Company participates in drafting out "National Standard of the Chinese Wide Format Digital Printing & Press Machine" and we have awarded two famous certification: ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification and CE certificate.
Sky Air-ship Company, occupying 12000 square meters as the manufacturing base, has more than 150 employees. We have strong R & D team, which leads to more than ten exclusive patents technology and independent production ability, and cooperates with international companies. As the professional, productive and creative printing equipment manufacturer, "SKYJET" has been praised by all the customers around the world. SKYJET UV Flatbed Printer has the largest market share among the similar products in China. SKYJET has exported all series of printers to more than 50 countries, including USA, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Africa, etc. | <urn:uuid:1cb3b448-8ed7-4045-bb49-0eaa240ad0c8> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://www.tradesparq.com/users/107169/mr-song/company/98039/Shenyang-Sky-Air-Ship-Digital-Printing-Equipment-Co-Ltd | 2020-05-29T02:49:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347401260.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20200529023731-20200529053731-00063.warc.gz | en | 0.941693 | 419 |
Composer Vishal Dadlani claims harassment
Mumbai: Composer Vishal Dadlani, of popular musical duo Vishal-Shekhar, says he is having a tough time dealing with a yet unknown person who has been harrasing him and others associated with hit song ‘Sheila ki jawaani’ for the past two years by making crank calls.
Dadlani says the unknown person has been calling singer Sunidhi Chauhan, choreographer-director Farah Khan and his composer Shekhar Ravijani ever since the song ‘Sheila ki jawaani’ was released.
Now Dadlani has put up the concerned person`s number on Twitter to seek revenge.
"This guy, +31613566735, has been harassing Shekhar, Sunidhi, Farah, me, ever since `Sheila` came out. He`s very irritating. Time for payback," tweeted Dadlani.
He has urged his Twitter followers to irritate the person by either messaging or calling him.
"Thank you all for your... I`ll remind you all again tomorrow. I wanna harass this m***n, as much as he`s been harassing us. +31613566735
"This guy is utterly nuts, keeps crank-calling. See if he can take it! I had no choice but to let him see how it feels. He`s a psycho, and deserves a taste of it," added the composer, who is behind hit songs like ‘Chhammak challo’ and ‘Desi girl’. | <urn:uuid:ab37d88b-ab20-4490-a2d6-c524a33e1f58> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicindia/composer-vishal-dadlani-claims-harassment_109784.html | 2015-08-28T10:47:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644062760.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025422-00250-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972698 | 336 |
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Having someone tell you that you have bad breath can be humiliating, but it can also be a sign that you need to see your dentist. Bad breath (or halitosis) can be a sign of an underlying dental or health problem, so before you run out and stock up on breath mints, make an appointment with our office. Using breath fresheners will only disguise the problem and not treat the root cause.
It's important to remember that if you have bad breath, you're not alone — it's the third most common reason people seek a dental consult. We use a systematic approach to determine the cause of your halitosis and offer a solution.
Causes: Ninety percent of mouth odors come from mouth itself — either from the food you eat or bacteria that may be present. Most unpleasant odors originate from proteins trapped in the mouth that are processed by oral bacteria. When left on the tongue, these bacteria can cause an unpleasant smell. Dry mouth, sinus problems, diet and poor oral hygiene can also cause bad breath. In rare cases, a medical condition may be the cause.
Treatment: The best solution will depend on determining the real cause of your halitosis. If bad breath emanates from the mouth, it most commonly is caused by gum disease or even tooth decay, which need to be treated to correct the problem. If halitosis is of systemic (general body) origin, a more detailed examination might be needed from a physician. But the solution may also be as simple as demonstrating how to effectively remove bacterial plaque from your teeth, or offer instruction on proper tongue cleaning. If the cause is gum disease, we may suggest a deep cleaning and possible antibiotic therapy.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment to discuss any questions you may have regarding bad breath. Read more about this topic in the Dear Doctor magazine article “Bad Breath: More Than Just Embarrassing.”
Sleeping disorders impact people in different ways. For some people, they may feel they do not have a problem — except for the fact that their sleeping partner complains about their snoring. For others, they may know they have a snoring issue because they constantly wake themselves up gasping for air. This is a dangerous condition known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA (“a” – without; “pnea” – breath). If any of these scenarios sound like your experience, then you may have OSA or another type of Sleep Related Breathing Disorder (SRBD). However, before jumping to conclusions, you need to obtain a thorough examination from a primary-care physician who is trained in sleep medicine in conjunction with our office. We have received training in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. But the good news is that sleep apnea is a treatable condition.
As for your question, yes, there are many things we can do to treat your snoring after the cause of your problem is properly established. One helpful approach is through the use of a specially designed oral appliance that we custom make and fit to your mouth. It is easy to use during sleep. Once in place, it will keep your lower jaw in a forward position so that your tongue is held forward to stop blocking your upper airway (i.e. the back of your throat and area causing your snoring and hindering your breathing while you sleep). Another option is to use a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine. This specialized machine requires you to sleep with a mask that covers your mouth and/or nose. While you sleep, it delivers continuous pressure to your windpipe so that your tongue is forced away from your airway.
If your snoring is keeping you or your loved ones awake, we are a good place to start. Contact us today to discuss your questions about snoring or to schedule an appointment. You can also learn more about snoring and sleep disorders when you continue reading the Dear Doctor magazine article “Sleep Disorders & Dentistry.”
If you wake yourself by snoring or have been told by others that you snore, you should share this fact with us during your next visit. Why? Many people are shocked to learn that their dentist is a vital resource for treating snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a condition that occurs when the upper airway (back of your throat) is blocked or obstructed causing significant airflow disruption or even no airflow whatsoever for 10 seconds or more.
Self Test For Sleep Apnea
While your responses to the following questions are not a diagnosis for OSA, they can be warning signs that you may have OSA or another condition that is impacting your sleep.
- Are you a loud habitual snorer?
- Has anyone ever witnessed you holding your breath, gasping for air or even choking while asleep?
- Do you regularly feel un-refreshed or tired even after waking from eight or more hours of sleep?
- Do you find yourself easily falling asleep throughout your day at work or at home?
- Do you suffer from poor concentration or judgment, memory loss, irritability and/or depression from lack of sleep?
- Are you 15 pounds over the normal weight range for your height and/or does you neck measure more than 17 inches around if you are male and 16 inches if you are female?
If you answered, “yes” to any of the above questions, you should share your responses to all of these questions with both your physician and us so that you can receive a thorough examination to address your sleep concerns. And if you are diagnosed with OSA, we can help with specific oral treatment options that may work best for you.
Do you constantly feel like you are running on empty? Do you snore, feel like napping every day, or even drink multiple cups of coffee just for the caffeine boost? You may have a sleep related breathing disorder (SRBD) or Sleep Apnea (“a” – without; “pnea” – breath) in which your airways become obstructed causing chronic loud snoring. The good news is that we can help both diagnose and treat this disorder, which means you will be able to finally get the rest that you (and your sleeping partner) so desperately need.
The reason that sleep apnea is so disruptive to daily living is that it causes awakening for a few seconds up to 50 times per night, significantly decreasing the amount of deep sleep that is necessary for full rejuvenation. Airway blockage during sleep commonly results from obesity, an enlarged tongue or tonsils, and other factors that can cause your airway to close off when you lie down, all increasing the likelihood that you will suffer from sleep apnea. These conditions are dangerous and impair the brain and heart from receiving adequate oxygen, increasing your risk for both stroke and heart attack.
The study of sleep and its disorders is relatively new. One successful way to treat sleep apnea is with a “CPAP” machine which uses a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure mask overnight to keep air passages open while sleeping. Another more comfortable, less noisy, and unobtrusive method is to use Oral Appliance Therapy, which features an appliance like a retainer that can be custom fitted to your mouth made by a dentist trained in sleep medicine.
And yes, dentists are increasingly being recruited to help study and treat sleep disorders. There are actually several ways in which we can help. Because we see our patients on a regular basis, we are uniquely qualified to diagnose early signs of SRBDs. For example, if you start to snore almost immediately after falling asleep in the dental chair, we will be able to discuss this important warning sign with you. We can also examine the back of your mouth to see if you possess any of the traits that point to SRBDs, including large tonsils and/or an elongated uvula — the tissue in the back of your throat that looks like a little punching bag.
So, if you want to stop snoring and start sleeping well or you think you may have a SRBD, call our office to schedule a basic oral exam and consultation. If you would like to learn more about the link between dentistry and the treatment of sleep disorders, read the Dear Doctor magazine article “Sleep Disorders & Dentistry.” | <urn:uuid:e6155256-aeb9-4b69-b95c-4ae4ddd2ae81> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://www.yourbeautifulsmile.com/blog/tag/common+symptoms.html | 2020-01-19T16:32:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250594662.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200119151736-20200119175736-00166.warc.gz | en | 0.948339 | 1,715 |
Last Sunday, on the eve the wireless industry's largest tradeshow in Orlando, AT&T announced its plan to buy rival mobile service provider T-Mobile USA for $39bn. Were this merger allowed to proceed, AT&T would control more than 40% of all US wireless subscribers. (By way of comparison, the combined T-Mobile UK and Orange will control 37% of the UK mobile market.) Together, AT&T and Verizon Wireless would be an effective wireless duopoly, controlling nearly 80% of the market.
The significance of this type of consolidation can hardly be overstated: in a society where policymakers prefer to rely on competition – rather than regulation – to protect consumers, AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile could have serious ramifications for mobile phone users. Consumers' pocketbooks will likely be the hardest hit. T-Mobile caters to more price-sensitive customers; with its affordable monthly plans out of the picture, AT&T and Verizon will feel less pressure to compete on price with the far smaller Sprint, a company that the Wall Street Journal noted would be "a marginal No 3 player".
And this merger could lead to even greater price hikes for visitors to the US from abroad and Americans who travel frequently. Since T-Mobile and AT&T are the only major US carriers that use the GSM standard – the most popular mobile standard worldwide – AT&T could soon find itself with virtually no competition for these two classes of users. Overall, mobile phone users can expect higher bills, longer contracts and more hidden and confusing fees, if this merger comes to pass.
But the harms to consumers wouldn't just be monetary. In addition to its lower prices, T-Mobile is also known for its more user-friendly data policies. Unlike AT&T, which caps monthly data use, T-Mobile offers unlimited data plans to its users. What's more, AT&T's most generous data plan, which allows for 4GB of usage a month (roughly 12-24 hours of streaming video), will cost you one-and-a-half-times what T-Mobile's unlimited plan will. And while T-Mobile has never prevented its users from accessing the sites and services of their choice over its network, AT&T has, blocking access to Skype, Slingbox and Google Voice at various points during the last few years.
This last point could prove especially harmful given the current state of net neutrality in the United States. The phrase "net neutrality" refers to the idea that all internet traffic should be treated equally and that service providers should not be allowed to block, slow or degrade traffic based on its type, point of origin or destination. Though net neutrality has many vocal supporters in the US, including Minnesota Senator Al Franken, thus far, policy solutions that would write the principle of net neutrality into law have excluded mobile data providers from the rules. A lack of competition in the wireless marketplace, combined with a lack of strong net neutrality rules, could allow AT&T to block popular, high-bandwidth services like Netflix.
Still, even as AT&T works to cultivate an air of inevitability around this proposed merger, the company's acquisition of T-Mobile is anything but a fait accompli. Unlike the last large communications merger in the US, that of Comcast and NBC Universal, AT&T's merger with T-Mobile would be a "horizontal" merger – that is to say, a merger of two companies that compete to provide the same types of services. The New York Times and the Washington Post have already expressed scepticism about the merger and the Economist – a publication known for it market-friendly views – advocates that it be blocked. Historically speaking, it is horizontal mergers that have attracted the most scrutiny from the federal government.
It remains to be seen whether the department of justice, the Federal Communications Commission and the Obama administration possess the political will to deny this merger, but if they are to keep the best interests of wireless consumers in mind, then they should. | <urn:uuid:095ccc3a-1293-446b-be93-1c0bf4370cb9> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/apr/01/net-neutrality-mobilephones | 2015-03-29T19:45:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298684.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00211-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947294 | 819 |
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An experienced team of Pelonngwe Wellness specialists guides you through new approaches to diagnosis and treatment of wellness challenges. The latest clinical advances are available to help balance hormones and chemistry, and evaluate behavior that governs defeating life style patterns. This approach goes far beyond the frenzy of many unsustainable weight loss programs found these days and unlocks the door to healthy thought patterns about self, rejuvenation, spiritual revival, increased energy and optimal aging. Support for your new, healthy patterns after your return home is included. | <urn:uuid:5fd1a157-6301-4fbf-bd99-75dc1b0ad77f> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://www.pelonngwespa.com/spa-services-retreat-program/ | 2017-11-22T07:02:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806509.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20171122065449-20171122085449-00458.warc.gz | en | 0.924018 | 107 |
Ok, with the help of JP and Melissa (I used their truck/car trailer) I was able to take the old pickup that Dad once owned, the 800 miles to see my him (WT Haynie). He expected my visit, but not the surprise that sat on my trailer.
My first plan was to drive it up to his house, but as I neared figured that I would simply back the trailer with the truck just outside of his sliding glass door where he begins each day viewing the world and contemplating direction. This was the better plan.
So at 7am (and hoping that he would soon be in his chair) I made it to the house and parked it quietly outside of his door – after 50 years, this truck had unexpectedly returned into his world.
It was kinda neat because as I stepped out of the tow vehicle (he was at the table) I could heard him hollering to someone else in the house to “come-look!, come-look at this!!!” I figured he either had an eyebrow hair that needed pulled or had indeed noticed his old truck – it was a good sound; and one of surprise.
As I looked in from outside I didn’t see a grumpy man of 82 taking his morning punch at the changing world outside, but I saw smiles and through out the day heard lots of seldom used chuckle’s – as a matter of fact it was that way the entire visit.
I’m not sure how it would be for any of us to see the same vehicle that we had owned and cared for FIFTY YEARS earlier, but I can tell you that as a mechanical-minded person; it meant alot to my father.
We took several rides that day, even drove it over to several of his local friends places of business (they had Hot-Rod projects too) and swapping stories of years and cars past. Dad would always begin by saying “I told you I had one,” and how he had traded that riding mower (which had thrown him off) for it in 1959.
Dad had stories about it all day…….(how he once used it to buy/sell Cadillac engines, how he ran it for two weeks without water (he would just stop and visit with a friend as it cooled – then go on, returning the same way) how he mixed concrete in the back of it after Hurricane Donna) and so on ……. even made me go get the neighbor immediately next door (rebuilding a later model pickup) so that he could tell his stories once again.
It was an active day for Dad right up until dark, at which time he was worn out (for good reason) and in bed by eight – all was very good.
Wasn’t a bad day for me either – plus I even found time (during his noon siesta) to take a ride to the nearby marina and walk the docks.
One more day in “Boca-Boca” (all the Seinfield facts are true) and I’ll head home…….. | <urn:uuid:e5baed2c-7ff4-4bc7-8ec5-2b88684c8943> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://tomhaynie.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/trip-to-dads-boca-boca/ | 2018-10-23T21:31:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583517376.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20181023195531-20181023221031-00362.warc.gz | en | 0.992466 | 636 |
Depending on the motherboard, you can add video and graphics cards, a Solid State Drive and extra. The CPU motherboard also determines the sort and quantity of Random Access Memory you can use. Pair motherboards with CPUs of the same technology for the best efficiency, and to ensure they can work collectively. When constructing a brand new computer or upgrading an old one, concentrate on the computer’s Central Processing Unit first, because it defines many of the components a computer can use. It will also determine what you can do with the computer.
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Reuse of tin, silicon, iron, aluminium, and a variety of plastics that are present in bulk in computer systems or other electronics can reduce the prices of setting up new systems. Components regularly include copper, gold, tantalum, silver, platinum, palladium, and lead in addition to other useful supplies appropriate for reclamation. A mainframe computer is a a lot larger computer that usually fills a room and may price many lots of or 1000’s of times as much as a private computer. | <urn:uuid:3e7a0211-8c6a-41a5-addd-7929418cb049> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://customtermpapershelp.net/computer-parts-pc-components-laptop-computers-led-lcd-tv-digital-cameras-and-more-5/ | 2021-05-10T18:10:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991759.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20210510174005-20210510204005-00630.warc.gz | en | 0.94242 | 718 |
'Excuse me for a second. I have to deal with this,” she tells me - and because I am working for her, I excuse her. Practically anything she suggests is going to be fine with me. “All right! Boys in this room and girls in that room!” I hear her order over the phone. She comes back, and once again we are back to business. Rather, I'm back but I'm pretty sure she is not entirely with me. I hear another voice in the background, quite clearly communicating a complaint. I recognize that self-righteous whine. My children also used to turn informant on each other. “The girls get one and the boys get one!” the mother instructs in a tone she never uses with me. “Sorry,” she sighs, back with me again. “We re-discovered the walkie-talkies, but only have two. My children each have a friend over.” I remember those days, I tell her. Walkie-talkies are great for spies and rescue missions. “I'm going to start the laundry,” she continues, taking the phone with her. “Fine with me,” I answer. “Well, you're going to hear the water,” she warns and, in fact, I do. I laugh to myself because I recognize the soundtrack to her life. Mine sounded like that. For more than 17 years, I have also worked from home. I have talked to editors jiggling toddlers on my hip. I have closed the door to my office in a suicidal bid for silence while I conducted an interview over the phone. I never knew which was more ominous: screaming or sudden silence on the other side. I have taken my children along on stories. I have taken my children and their friends along on stories. I have promised magnificent adventures, rewards and treats - all after Mommy finishes just one more thing. I, too, worked with the push of the wind at my back and a tug on my sleeve, urging me to go faster - before something happened, before I ran out of time. Now I have plenty of time; I'm closer to the closing credits. Still, when I talk to these other mothers, I love to eavesdrop on their lives. I can relate to their multi-tasking. “One day I was unloading the dishwasher during a conference call when my boss asked about all the noise,” another woman recounts. “Now I mostly fold laundry.” I have nothing but sympathy and understanding for this sorority of mothers, working at home with one foot in each world. “Do you need to go?” I ask another writer as the crescendo of background cries hits a peak. “Hey, go play!” she yells, her mouth barely off the receiver. I hear a whispered conference call just off-stage. “It's OK,” she resumes. “They're hungry so I just told them to make peanut butter sandwiches. They have a friend over, and he says his mother makes his peanut butter sandwiches. “I told him that in this house, mothers do not make the peanut butter sandwiches for 8-year-olds.” We get back to discussing our project. “Hope those sandwiches came out OK,” I tell her as we say good-bye. “I'm sure they made a mess,” she laughs. “I'll just have to wipe up the jelly.” Don't we all? Teryl Zarnow writes about families for the Orange County Register and is the mother of three children, two boys and a girl. Write to her at The Orange County Register, P.O. Box 11626, Santa Ana, CA 92711. Or e-mail her at [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:84c343af-fa95-409b-b9d1-41d439a0ae45> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2007-10-14/news/26390899_1_mothers-sandwiches-teryl-zarnow | 2016-10-24T20:11:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719754.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00178-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983723 | 811 |
He is yet to repeat the feat with his beloved Spurs, but Teemu is hoping victory at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday will provide some early Christmas cheer for all his fellow fans.
The 28-year-old said: “North London derbies are always exciting games. We’re yet to beat them during my time here, but I’ve already beaten them once before with Auxerre, so I know what it’s like!
“They’re always tough games and for the fans they’re massive because we haven’t beaten Arsenal in a while. It could be a very good Christmas present for the fans if we could beat them.
“The games are extra special for me because I was a Spurs fan growing up, and beating Arsenal with Auxerre is still a special memory for me. To do it again on Saturday would be very special, and a good Christmas present for us as well.”
Teemu is still buzzing from the heroic 2-0 Carling Cup quarter-final win over Manchester City on Tuesday and hopes we can carry this form into Saturday’s clash.
The Lapland-born midfielder was asked to fill in an unfamiliar right-back role after Didier Zokora’s early sending-off, but Teemu was just pleased to be involved.
He added: “It was only the second time I’ve ever played at right-back, but every game is the same. It went okay, but I was just happy to be playing. Maybe that gave me a bit of extra motivation.
“If you don’t win your cup games, you’re out, and we really wanted to go through against City, and now we’ve got Arsenal in the semis. Hopefully that result will give us a lot of confidence going into Saturday.”
North London derby days are always that little bit extra special for Teemu Tainio, being a lifelong Spurs fan.And the Fin has the happy memory of beating Arsenal in a Champions League match with previous club Auxerre back in 2002. | <urn:uuid:7380a345-245f-4e00-a139-92a5e833f64c> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/extra-special-for-teemu-211207/ | 2016-10-28T06:23:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721558.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00529-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967043 | 446 |
The peace lily is an ornamental plant generally sold for the home interior. It produces a white spathe or flower, which is forced by commercial growers to make it more appealing at market. Once the spathe is gone, you are left with lovely glossy green leaves, but what if you want that flower back?
Often, a peace lily won’t flower no matter how you care for it. This can be frustrating but there is a very good reason for this condition.
Peace Lily Facts
Peace lilies are members of the same family as philodendrons, both of which are Aroids. They are very popular tropical houseplants. Peace lily’s flower is especially appealing set amongst the dark green leaves. It lasts for at least a month but eventually fades and dies. A peace lily never flowers until it is mature. Professional growers know how to get a peace lily plant to bloom on command. They use a natural plant hormone to stimulate the plant into production.
It is not uncommon to find a peace lily not blooming, even when it is a healthy plant. They are native to the tropical Americas and found in dense forests where dappled sun is the chief source of light. They need humus rich soil and moderate moisture. The optimum growing conditions are between 65 and 86 degrees F. (18-30 C.). Warmer conditions encourage blooming.
The white spathe is actually not the flower but a modified leaf that encloses the actual flowers, which are tiny and insignificant. A peace lily won’t flower unless it is moist and warm enough with gentle lighting.
When Do Peace Lilies Flower?
Peace lilies are sold with a flower or spathe. It is an attractive feature, rising up creamy white from the center of the arching sword-like foliage. They are forced to bloom with gibberellic acid, a natural plant hormone that stimulates cell division and elongation.
The plants used to be raised to maturity and natural flowering before the appearance of gibberellic acid. The process could take up to a year before there are sellable plants. Your plant is usually not mature when it comes from a commercial grower today. That means it is not old enough to flower naturally. Additionally, site conditions need to be ideal and the plant needs to be fertilized.
When do peace lilies flower? They naturally flower in spring or early summer.
How to Get a Peace Lily Plant to Bloom
Your best chance if your peace lily never flowers is to check that you are giving it the correct cultivation. It needs well-draining potting soil, rich in organic matter. Water the plant two or three times per week. It is best to use distilled water, as these plants can be sensitive to some minerals and chemicals found in tap water.
Try feeding your plant a balanced houseplant fertilizer every two to three months.
Keep the plant in a low light situation out of direct sunlight, but bright enough you could read a book. Gradually move the plant to brighter light if it is in a very dark room. This could spur a non-blooming peace lily to flower just by virtue of more candles of light. | <urn:uuid:4591a839-77ee-4bea-bc26-f05808d0d572> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/peace-lily/peace-lily-blooming.htm | 2023-06-09T07:22:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655446.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609064417-20230609094417-00180.warc.gz | en | 0.942861 | 662 |
The program will begin at 10 a.m. with Pam Metts, regent of James Thomas Chapter KSDAR calling the meeting to order. Assisting the local DAR Chapter with the program include, Trigg County Judge-Executive Stan Humphries, members of American Legion Post 70, VFW, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary and W.O.W. Humphries will be the featured speaker. Veterans, Gold Star Mothers and wives will be recognized during the program. Members of the Pennyrile Color Guard will post the colors.
Special seating for Gold Star Mothers and wives is being arranged. The public is encouraged to attend this Memorial Day program. Clara Lawrence, chairman of the refreshment committee and members of James Thomas DAR chapter will serve refreshments at the conclusion of the program. | <urn:uuid:55552689-a4e2-40e7-85ff-d69182ecb885> | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | http://www.cadizrecord.com/view/full_story/18685490/article-County%E2%80%99s-Memorial-Day-program-set-for-Monday-at-Renaissance-Center?instance=left_column | 2015-11-28T02:32:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398450745.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205410-00001-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917665 | 164 |
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It’s the darkness. It’s only 5:00 pm and the black curtain over the sky has dropped for the night. Slight depression slips in and laziness is at its all time high.
It’s the cold and you’ve noticed that you are suddenly gaining weight, you’re craving the sweets and starches; you are tired and constantly trying to stay focused in class but cannot; the worst part of it all: final exams and the stress on you make you irritable and increase in your anxiety.
What you are experiencing may be SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). The change of the seasons is the cause, and you’re not alone.
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, as many as half a million people in the US are diagnosed with the full-blown SAD disorder. While another 10-20% of the US population experience a milder form.
As the seasons change, the loss of light usually causes some strange effects.
“I don’t know why, but now I’m pissed off a lot, like all the time,” said freshman Addison Myer.
Other students said they noticed no change in their emotion and behavior, but some said the winter makes them feel “sad or depressed for no reason.”
The effects are stronger in women than in men, but anyone can experience the symptoms.
The tolerances are short, and the fuses are even shorter.
Irritability and short-tempers are common in the hallways of Penn Manor, especially now with the on-set of winter.
“I’ve noticed it a lot in my friend,” a sophomore here at Penn Manor said. “Tension is really in the air now. I feel like anything I say she’ll snap and get mad at me for, and then I get mad because she got mad at me for nothing!”
“I think I mostly get grumpy and unhappy because it’s getting colder, and exams are coming up.” said senior Marie Ondeck.
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Gabriel Haritos on the shifting geopolitics of the Cyprus-Turkey-Israel triangle
"Cyprus, Turkey, and Israel: Changing Realities and Dilemmas"
The author, Gabriel Haritos, is "a doctoral candidate in the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece and an intern at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University". From some follow-up correspondence with Haritos, I gather that he is currently in Jerusalem doing research in the Israeli national archives. (For people who read Greek, he also has a blog.)
I once had an e-mail exchange with a former British diplomat who repeated the standard "realist" slogan, usually attributed to Palmerston, that states don't have permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Actually, those "national interests"—perceived or objective, real or alleged—aren't permanent either. They also change, for various kinds of reasons—political, ideological, and otherwise. Sometimes those reasons are partly geological, as in this case.
=> Some highlights from the Haritos piece, which is brief and worth reading in full:
Over the past year, the Cypriot government has been implementing a dramatic pro-Israeli shift in its foreign policy. Not long ago, such a pro-Israeli orientation would have been inconceivable, given that Cypriot foreign policy and public opinion have traditionally favored the Arab parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Interestingly, the newly elected President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastassiades, does not face any domestic opposition to this change. In the wake of Cyprus’s economic crisis, which is radically affecting the Cypriot banking system and domestic economy, and also against the background of the sharp deterioration in Turkish-Israeli relations following the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, Anastassiades and his political opponents agreed that creating strong ties with Israel on common oil and natural gas exploitation projects in the South East Mediterranean was the best political course."I can't help reflecting that "Israeli diplomatic skills" have been in very short supply for a while now.
A clear indication of Cyprus’s pro-Israeli regional policy occurred on February 11, 2013, when the Cypriot government signed an agreement according to which the Israeli companies Avner Oil & Gas and Delek Drilling were granted 30% of the US-based Noble Energy Oil Company's exploration and exploitation rights on Cyprus’s EEZ (exclusive economic zone) [...] Block 12, which borders Israel’s EEZ Leviathan Block in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Cypriot Minister of Commerce Neoclis Silikiotis emphasized the political dimensions of this agreement, noting the importance of regional political cooperation with Israel. [....]
The first President-elect of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, fashioned a distinct Cypriot foreign policy [....] As a result of Makarios’ priorities, Cyprus became an active member of the anti-western Non-Aligned Movement and strengthened its political ties with Nasserist Egypt by Makarios would gain the support of numerous Afro-Asian and Arab states’ votes at the UN in order to change the intra-Cypriot bi-communal constitutional status and to strengthen the political role of Cyprus’s central administration.
At the same time, Cyprus was the only country in the Near and Middle East region that maintained full and formal diplomatic relations with Israel [....]"
After the Turkish invasion in 1974, Cypriot foreign policy was directed at achieving the reunification of the island, the return of the Greek-Cypriot refugees to their properties in the Turkish-occupied north and the withdrawal of Turkish troops. On the regional scene, Cypriot foreign policy continued to follow pro-Arab tendencies, still hoping to obtain broad Arab support in the UN and other international organizations. [....]
Since 2002 Ankara has gradually adopted a new foreign policy doctrine based on the ruling AKP’s perception of the country’s historic leadership role in the Middle East, which aims to expand Turkey’s political and anti-Israel voices were multiplying amongst Turkish decision-makers.
In June 2010, Turkey used the Mavi Marmara flotilla incident to clarify its new pro-Arab regional policy objectives. It was surely not a coincidence that according to the Mavi Marmara’s itinerary, the port of Famagusta in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus was the last stop before the port of Gaza. In this way, Ankara aimed to connect the Israeli embargo on the port of Gaza, which exclusively serves a Palestinian population, with the international embargo on the Muslim support for Ankara's interests in Cyprus.
Turkey’s use of the port of Famagusta has always been a thorny issue for the Republic of Cyprus. As a result, Cypriot authorities denied the Mavi Marmara flotilla entrance into their territorial waters. This decision was the first sign of Nicosia’s new regional foreign policy. It was Turkey’s new Middle East doctrine that prompted Nicosia to re-evaluate its position in the region: shortly after the incident, Israeli-Cypriot cooperation on oil and natural gas exploitation was announced, followed by substantial steps promoting further political and diplomatic cooperation. An unprecedented military agreement was signed between the two countries on February 16, 2012, according to which Israeli military planes and vessels can use Cypriot military bases in order to protect common natural gas projects within the Cypriot and the Israeli EEZs.
[....] Because Turkey disputes Cyprus’s maritime borders, Cypriot natural resources exploitation projects add even more disputed areas between Cyprus and Turkey, the most important of which is on Block 12 within the Cypriot EEZ, where Israel and Cyprus are already collaborating.
Israel, on the other hand, cannot disregard the fact that while its partnership with the Republic of Cyprus within the Cypriot EEZ is important for its economy in the decades to come, Turkey's geostrategic role is extremely important for its national security. Repairing and renewing ties with its geostrategic ally (Turkey) while further developing its energy partnership with Cyprus and seeking ways to develop broader regional cooperation in the natural gas sector will surely challenge Israeli diplomatic skills in the months and years ahead.
In that regard, achieving the long-elusive solution to the Cyprus issue would be a boon to regional stability. In its absence, Cyprus’'s offshore energy reserves, rather than guaranteeing a prosperous future for all parties involved, are likely to provide a new focus of tensions in the always volatile Middle East.The latter option strikes me as more likely. But I guess we'll see. | <urn:uuid:0d268a91-5b83-4255-a915-c7dd1ca42067> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://jeffweintraub.blogspot.com/2013/05/gabriel-haritos-on-shifting-geopolitics.html | 2017-01-23T12:35:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282926.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00386-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946559 | 1,392 |
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August 8 is the big day. One year ago my babies entered the world not knowing what to expect in the weeks to come. Without your love, support, and dedication, the quints’ first year would not have been possible. We appreciate you being a part of our lives and making us a complete family. Please help us celebrate this special day. We request only your attendance In saying this, I am attaching their invitation to their birthday party. I want each and everyone of you to attend. Please. This is a celebration event. We want to thank everyone! We are not asking for presents just your attendance.
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SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price $ 29,505 Price As Tested $ 30,119 Engine Type 4.3 Liter V6 w/SCPI* Engine Size 262 cid/4293 cc Horsepower 190 @ 4400 RPM Torque (lb-ft) 250 @ 2800 RPM Wheelbase/Width/Length 107.0"/66.5"/180.9" Transmission Four-speed automatic Curb Weight 4240 Pounds Fuel Capacity 19.0 gallons Tires (F/R) P235/70R15 Brakes (F/R) Disc (ABS)/drum (ABS) Drive Train Front-engine/all-wheel-drive Vehicle Type Five-passenger/four-door Domestic Content N/A Coefficient of Drag (Cd.) N/A PERFORMANCE EPA Economy, miles per gallon city/highway/average 16/21/18 0-60 MPH 11.3 seconds 1/4 Mile (E.T.) 17.8 seconds @ 78.4 mph Max towing capacity 5000 pounds * Sequential central port fuel injection
(General Motors is a great one for getting as much mileage from one design as possible. With the Oldsmobile Bravada, it entered the upscale segment of the sports/utility market. Bob Hagin thinks that's just fine but Matt Hagin still prefers having a low-range transfer case on hand - just in case.)
MATT - When the marketing guys at Oldsmobile say that they're going for the upscale end of the market with the Bravada, they aren't kidding. According to their press kit, the Average Bravada owner family is in the $100,000 per year income category, college grads and in white collar "professional" jobs. They also point out that 60 percent of their new Bravadas are titled to females.
BOB - True, but I don't think that the sales guys require a copy of a buyer's 1040 income tax form or a diploma, Matt. For what it is, it's a good buy for any family looking for a multi-purpose vehicle. The Bravada is really comfortable and has all kinds of luxury stuff like leather seats and power lumbar adjustments on the front seats. In '96, GM went over to the "aerodynamic look" for this very fancy truck. It's even more sedan-like in that it's got full-time four-wheel-drive so the driver doesn't have to play with buttons or levers when the road gets rough, wet or slippery.
MATT - The system that works it is pretty slick, Dad. The differences between the front and rear tire road friction on dry pavement is automatically taken care of by a liquid-filled viscous coupling in the transfer case, and there's also an Eaton-brand limited slip differential in the back axle, in case things really get slippery at low speeds. It's all one system and it also includes an anti-skid brake system. The ABS works independently in the front, but works on both rear brakes at once. The company calls the system "SmarTrak" and when I'm going skiing and I spot a patch of snow and ice on the road, I don't need to panic, because Bravada will automatically engage 4wd as soon as it detects slippage. That's real-world driving.
BOB - And that includes not having to shift the Bravada. The Oldsmobile plan to market this vehicle to Baby Boomers is evident in the fact that a five-speed transmission isn't offered and the driveline doesn't have a transfer case with a low range for going over boulders and such. The Bravada isn't just a fair-weather friend since it's obviously designed to operate on snow, ice and rain. But don't be in a hurry to plan a trip down through the desert in Baja California. Bravada is better suited for negotiating the slippery highways of Lake Tahoe.
MATT - That lack of a transfer case would bother me a bit, Dad, but maybe my rough-road days are coming to a close. The Bravada is indeed a paved-road SUV and it's 4.3 liter V6 engine is more proof. Its acceleration is amazingly quick and with 190 horses, it can blow the doors off of lots of very good sedans. It's a vintage pushrod design and appears to be a three/quarter version of the old reliable GM "small block" V8, except that the V6 has a built in countershaft to cancel out any engine vibration.
BOB - The Bravada has its headlights on all the time that it's on the road and for a long time, I thought it was a foolish gimmick. But as I get used to daylight running lights being a feature on a lot of modern cars, I find that it helps identify cars that are in moving traffic, especially in the twilight hours. In this era of heavy traffic, an old guy like me needs all the visual help he can get. Another helpful feature that I really liked on the Bravada was the built-in garage door opener that's in a console over the windshield. You put your hand-held opener up to it, push its button a couple of times and that sets the one in the Bravada. From then on, you can park in the garage without having to play with the old hand-held opener on the visor.
MATT - I don't see how that would help you, Dad. You've got so many old car parts in your garage, you had to hang Mom's bicycle from the rafters.
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Winooski is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, in the United States. Located at the mouth of the Winooski River, as of the 2000 census the city population was 6,561. It is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Game of Thrones: Episode Six - The Ice Dragon Reviews
We knew this wasn't going to end in happiness for the Forresters - if it had, I'd be crying foul that it didn't feel like Game of Thrones at all. The problem is that sense of inevitability mixes with the lack of resolution for major parts of the plot in an unappealing way. Most of what this uneven season finale has to offer is found in a few strong moments and continued hope for answers to questions in a hypothetical season 2.
An unsatisfying end to what has been Telltale's weakest game of recent years, with Game Of Thrones proving a poor fit for their usual formula.
The finale races by without pause, stuttering periodically with character logic, but is largely successful in making the player want to see more
Game of Thrones' finale includes surprising twists, gut-wrenching decisions, and myriad branching paths, encouraging you to return to Westeros one more time.
The Ice Dragon caps off a year of fretting and worrying. Telltale's take on Game of Thrones has been spot-on in that regard. Now that it's over it's almost a relief, even with a bleak end.
Out of the six episodes, The Ice Dragon stands head and shoulders above the rest. Although this was to be expected, as with most story-driven games, this final instalment does a grand job in showing just how cinematic Telltale's adventure series have grown while passionately adhering to source material.
Game of Thrones: Episode 6 is a fitting conclusion, but the series as a whole has faltered to the point that many will find it unsatisfying. If you were seeking redemption from this finale you will find a little, but not enough to put this into the usual realm of Telltale excellence.
TellTale's meandering Game of Thrones ends with an episode that is very much like the rest of the series. Just "alright".
Telltale has put together an incredible Game of Thrones story. I've said all along in my previous reviews that I am happier with this than the television show proper, and I stand by that. I still can't wait for HBO's next season to debut, but I'm far more interested in seeing what happens with this story.
The final episode in Telltale's episodic series raises more questions than it answers, but doesn't lack for action or drama
As a big fan of Telltale's work, and a Game of Thrones aficionado, I found this to be a dismal letdown. I expected better – hell, I at least expected to feel something at the end of this chapter. Instead, I feel nothing. I'm just completely apathetic to the whole thing, and I feel no reason to be excited about a second season because, well… it'll just be more of the same, if past experience is any indicator.
As far as season finales go, The Ice Dragon brings no shortage of excitement to the table, but fans looking for confirmation that their choices really mattered will be left disappointed. For the rest of the crowd, there's ample amount of action and plot developments to keep things moving at a staggering pace, and Game of Thrones fans should be left satisfied – though perhaps not ecstatic – with the end result.
Game of Thrones: Episode 6 – The Ice Dragon offers an alright ending to a slightly disappointing spin-off overall. We struggled to care about a lot of the deaths here, but the story moves along reasonably well and it sets up what we hope will prove a superior second season. It can't light a candle to some of Telltale's finer work, but it's never been outwardly bad. If that's the best that can be said about a six episode series, though, it's not a resounding endorsement, is it?
Game of Thrones finale has the big, brutal moments you'd expect, but they are diluted by technical issues and a feeling of unfinished business.
Games of Thrones Episode Six The Ice Dragon is an awesome narrative of a family that does everything in its power to keep it. Thanks to a variety of choices and characters you care about, it's an emotional ending to a wild first season.
Although it's been a bit uneven as a whole, Telltale's Game of Thrones series concludes with multiple bangs thanks to a deep and memorable final episode. Multiple outcomes -- including some rather sad ones -- also combine to create a replayable and continually interesting finale.
Likewise, the season-long trial for Gared Tuttle to discover the fabled "North Grove" detailed by his family also comes to its conclusion, with its end in particular providing plenty of promise and airs of spectacle. While Gared's storyline was never in particular one of my favorites in the series – given its heavy resemblance to that of Jon Snow's in the television series – the finale provides some great closure in Gared's story, despite his action having been so secluded from the rest of the Forrester clan in comparison. Despite some of the more uneven aspects of the series as a whole – its mixed visual style and its sometimes over reliance on recreating events similar to the original television series – "The Ice Dragon" proves to be a finale as satisfying as much as it is incredibly bloody and heartbreaking in many ways. Though Game of Thrones' experience wasn't always at the level of some of Telltale's previous efforts like The Walking Dead or this year's Tales from the Borderlands, Episode 6 brings the Forrester's tale to a close, but leaves more than a few loose ends to clearly suggest that their tale may be able to continue for additional seasons. Even though winter is coming, it's clear that the Forrester's tale of vengeance and redemption is just beginning.
Although Telltale's "Game of Thrones" series started out on a promising note, the constant barrage of shocking and depressing developments involving its protagonists will test even the most well-adjusted person. The fact that episode six fails to provide a resolution to House Forrester's story and kicks the can down toward a second season also leaves players hanging. Fans who enjoy Game of Thrones' gritty and brutal storytelling might enjoy the ride. For others, however, the unyielding narrative formula eventually gets a bit old.
It's been an tumultuous journey to get to this point, to be sure, but no one person's story in Game of Thrones ever goes quite the way it was envisioned.
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God's Provision for Our Salvation and Sanctification
by Bob DeWaay
"And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Acts 2:42)
A soldier in Iraq emailed CIC a few weeks ago. His message exposes an alarming trend in evangelicalism: to replace the Bible with man-made programs. Here is a portion of the email:
I am currently serving in Iraq. I am in the Army National Guard. "A lot" of PDL [Purpose Driven Life] study groups have sprouted up at various camps around Iraq. The people in my unit have done the PDL study 3 times now! They started for 3 months, then again started again for 3 months, and AGAIN started the “same” study. (continuous back-to-back-to-back) At no time have I EVER seen one of them carry a bible into the study. I finally decided to join them on their 3rd study (I was given the book before we deployed on Dec. 1, 2003 and I have never looked at it until mid-August 2004)...I didn't know anything about the book and I was the only one who brought their bible and used other bible passages that pertained to the chapter that day. It just seems like this “study” is sweeping quickly and people are replacing the ever-living Word of God for a man-made book. A good friend and I have been talking a lot about the principles and teachings of Rick Warren and his ‘light’ approach to the gospel. It seems no one is preaching the Word of God.
Critical Issues Commentary has received dozens of similar emails from around the world. These emails express alarm that “Bible studies” no longer study the Bible and that sermons are no longer based on sound exegesis of Biblical texts. Literally, the Word of God is too often being pushed aside in Christian circles.
This article focuses on the Biblical means God has provided for all Christians to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord. These means may not be flashy, popular, or trendy, but they will always be effectual when practiced in faith. The following are NOT God’s means of changing lives: mystical practices, self-help groups, Purpose Driven Life study groups, contemplative prayer, twelve step groups, or going to meetings where people are “slain under the power.” These and other popular programs are sad, unbiblical substitutes that eventually lead to spiritual impoverishment.
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I have my order for pop rocks placed, but just recently decided to send my mare off for a month's worth of training starting Sept. 1st, and I think she would greatly benefit from having the PBR during training. Unfortunately they aren't going to arrive until about half-way through.
Does anyone have some extra packets they'd be willing to ship to me? I have Paypal and will send money immediately, just let me know how many you can send and what you're asking for them via PM!
Thanks COTHers! The training is putting enough of a dent in my college student budget that I don't want to add a dozen $40 UlcerGuard tubes on top of that!
Pardon my ignorance, but what are blue pop rocks? \:-0!!??
Blue pop rocks are Abler enteric coated omeprazole granules which are often used for prevention and treatment of Equine Gastric Ulcers. They are called as such because they kind of look like blue pop rocks! (however considering how fizzy pop rocks are, real blue pop rocks seem like the exact opposite of what you'd want for ulcers.)
I'm looking for some, too. Horse is going to training in Nov. and I suspect he may have ulcers. Ordered the pop rocks but of course they're on back order and won't arrive for 3-4 weeks. If anyone has some they can part with, I'd be ever so grateful. Thanks!
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New Interactive Maps Powerfully Illustrate the Post-Roe Abortion Care Landscape
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, new interactive maps from Power to Decide’s Abortion Finder provide a compelling illustration of the terrible new chapter for abortion access that’s unfolded over the past year.
“January 22 would have—and should have—marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade,” said Power to Decide CEO Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD, MPH. “But instead of reflecting on the progress made in improving reproductive well-being for people over the last half-century, we are again fighting for the right to access abortion care. The new abnormal for abortion as well as reproductive well-being more broadly can be described in only one word: chaos.”
The Abortion Finder interactive maps convey the chaos sparked by the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, 2022, which rolled back generations of reproductive rights by overturning Roe v. Wade—and now jeopardizes the reproductive rights of generations to come.
In some states, the impact was felt well before the actual decision was released. For instance, following the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft decision in May, Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to begin enforcing a total ban on abortion, and South Dakota’s sole abortion provider closed in anticipation of Dobbs.
Only 48 hours after the ruling, abortion care providers had closed across nine states. The following months were filled with legal confusion and uncertainty, as abortion bans and restrictions were variously implemented, challenged, enforced and/or lifted in states across the country.
As a result, 14 states are now without a health center that offers any abortion care, impacting more than 72 million people, including more than 15 million people who could become pregnant.
“The barriers to abortion access have always been disproportionately high for young people, people of color, people living in rural areas, and people struggling to make ends meet,” said Dr. McDonald-Mosley. “These new abortion bans and restrictions put people’s health at risk and ignore the critical need for such care.
“Abortion care is every bit as necessary as it was before Dobbs, or Roe, or at any point in history. It is essential, time-sensitive care that protects people’s health, their families and their lives. With Abortion Finder and other resources from Power to Decide, we will continue to connect people with information and access to care as quickly and seamlessly as possible.”
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Since 1989, the Arkansas government has pursued public school choice by requiring public and charter schools to accept inter-district transfer students. But with a lack of mandatory reporting on seating capacity, a failure to ensure that state and local dollars flow with the child, and an arbitrary three percent cap on how many inter-district transfers a school district can allow in a year, there is still much to improve when it comes to the state’s open enrollment policy.
Under the current legislation, public and charter schools must have open enrollment policies, with few exceptions – including those subject to court-ordained desegregation orders. School districts can’t charge tuition to open enrollment students and must give priority to students transferring districts to be with a sibling and those unable to transfer in prior years. While parents remain responsible for transporting children to their new district, districts willing to cooperate in providing public transport options can do so.
Data provided by the Arkansas Department of Education shows large numbers of open enrollment students, confirming the program’s popularity. Only 48 of the state’s 266 traditional public school districts accepted no transfers in 2018-2019.
The three percent cap should be abolished to provide further opportunity and choice to parents and students across the state. Instituted in 2013, the cap was intended to replace a previous rule which explicitly prevented students from enrolling in school districts where members of their own race are more represented than in the one they reside within. This rule, to prevent students from sorting into schools along racial lines, was deemed unconstitutional for violating the 14th Amendment’s ‘equal protection’ clause. Arkansas legislators then instituted a cap without reference to race as a means of preventing rapid “re-segregation” while ensuring a constitutionally valid Public School Choice Act.
However, school districts that are subject to desegregation orders are already exempt from the program and maintaining caps or other caveats on public school choice only undermines the interests of the marginalized communities that desegregation policies intend to support.
Public school choice plays an essential role in remedying social inequality. Wealthy parents already exercise their own form of school choice, as they can afford to relocate their families to areas with preferable schools or enroll their kids in private schools of their choice.
When desegregation orders were first introduced in Arkansas’ schools, white families, who were typically more affluent than their black counterparts, responded by moving out of urban areas and into the suburbs. This perversely increased segregation not only of school districts but entire communities. In 1970, three in four residents of Little Rock, the state capital and its most populous city, were white and one in four residents were black. By 2010, less than half of the city’s population was white, and 42 percent was black.
The central tenet of school choice is divorcing the link between a student’s zip code and their school. This has the potential to support desegregation efforts by encouraging diverse communities. But an arbitrary cap limits this effect.
Public school choice is more popular among African American families than those of other demographics. In the 2012-13 school year, 72 percent of school choice transfers in Arkansas were by white students, with whites accounting for 77 percent of Arkansas’ population in 2010. African Americans were the second-highest demographic for school choice transfers, accounting for 20 percent of transfers in that year despite comprising just 15 percent of the Arkansan population. This is a significant overrepresentation.
As African Americans tend to be in the public schools with worse outcomes, it’s not hard to see why school choice programs are appealing. In 2018, African American kids in Arkansas public schools graduated high school at nearly a four percent lower rate than average. Almost three in four African American children in 10th grade required additional support in mathematics and over half required additional support in literacy. Less than half of their Caucasian and Hispanic peers reported the same. Strong correlations also exist between economic disadvantage and below-average graduation rates and test scores.
Giving disadvantaged or marginalized families more choice in finding public schools with the right support can be life-changing, and it’s no wonder then that consistent majorities of African Americans in Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and other states express support for school choice.
Arkansas could also foster school choice by eliminating, or reducing, the role of local revenue in public school finance. Schools would be incentivized to engage in school choice if they received the same revenue for accepting inter-district transfers as they would for educating a local child. Mandatory reporting on seating capacity and other factors would also ensure that schools aren’t turning away inter-district transfers on spurious grounds.
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Thou shalt have no other dogs before me.
Thou shalt not closeth the bathroom door.
Thou shall not utter the “G” word in vain (go?)
Be not miserly with the belly rubs, yea, continue on until I hearken “enough!”
Thou shalt not feign sleep when I would rise, neither shalt thou rise when I would slumber.
Thou shalt not replace carpet with wood flooring, as scooting without friction is merely smearing.
Thou shalt not commit adultery(if I cannot, why shalt thou?)
Thou shalt not giveth me of the dry bread of the burger, nor of the pickle, but of the beef and cheese thereof.
Thou shalt not close the lid on the porcelain bowl, that I might quench my thirst without so journeying across the wasteland to the kitchen.
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Nova10009 Aprile 2008
factors issues should future car interfaces take into account? The need to monitor the driver and to
mitigate driver distraction and inattention came out often in talking with Brian
Lathrop (Volkswagen Electronic Research Lab) Brian is one of the organizers of the special interest group
“Interaction in the Automobile” which is meeting this morning at CHI 2008.
Here’s the interview:
computers, the number of functions that cars are offering to drivers is
increasing. Is this always for good?
inevitably place more cognitive, motor, and visual resource demands on the
driver, leading to increased opportunities for driver distraction – and
possibly increased accident rates. In order to counteract these additional
demands it will be important to develop appropriate distraction mitigation
strategies in the form of variable driver assistance systems. Such strategies will need to take into
account the nature and severity of the distraction and deploy the appropriate
warnings and countermeasures. Additionally, designing the appropriate HMI to
mediate interaction between the driver and in-vehicle systems will be equally
important. Using internal and external vehicle sensors can help to inform
whether in-vehicle systems should be operated in the current driving conditions
automotive industry is approaching the design of in-car interfaces?
automotive industry uses a number of approaches to design in-vehicle
interfaces. One common method for designing and evaluating driver assistance
HMIs is to prototype the system in a driving simulator and test its
effectiveness with users. A common approach
for designing and evaluating HMIs for infotainment systems is to perform
usability studies with prototypes of the system (e.g., A-Samples, B-Samples,
etc). In addition to these two common
methodologies, heuristic evaluation, design guides, and market reviews (e.g.,
via JD Power) are applied to the design of the infotainment and driver
What is the
NHTSA 100 Car Naturalistic Study and is it important for interaction design?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a summary of the
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study of pre-crash naturalistic driving
data collected through instrumented vehicles. Drivers used these vehicles in their normal daily routines, were given
no special instructions, no experimenter was present, and the data collection
instrumentation was unobtrusive. According to the report, nearly 80 percent of all crashes and 65 percent
of all near-crashes involved driver inattention, just prior (within 3 seconds)
to the onset of the incident.
important for interaction design because it suggests that important design
considerations for future driver assistance systems should be the inclusion of
a driver monitoring system. By
monitoring driver eye gaze and/or head position/orientation (proxy for driver
inattention), appropriate HMI warning types and strategies can be devised for
purposes of mitigating driver distraction. Additionally, these systems can
serve a double-use for certain types of user interactions with in-vehicle
speech and manual interfaces (e.g., gaze-dependent).”
How do you
imagine the interaction between driver and car in the future, thanks to the
research that is being discussed at your special interest group?
in autonomy will increase, leaving the driver the opportunity to engage in an
increasing number of non-driving activities (e.g., work, entertainment,
communication, etc). It is unlikely, however, that the driver will be
completely removed from all driving related tasks. Responsibilities will likely
change from full control to system and state monitoring. This is similar to the
way pilots’ responsibilities have changed in the aviation industry with the
emergence of automated flight. The HMI will still be very important for safe
travel, as strategies will need to be devised to ensure that the driver is
rapidly and accurately brought back into the driving loop when critical events
arise (e.g., system failure, decision points, etc).”
If you found this interview interesting, do
not forget to read the one with David Krum (Bosch Research).
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I can’t believe I am not tired at this moment! The house is quiet. I almost stepped on those two cats sleeping right outside my bedroom door. I simply amazed by my “explosion of passion” for writing. I cannot sleep, and I cannot hold back what is happening to me.
A good friend suggested that I start a blog. This was because I was emailing all of my friends like crazy. I was writing to friends from childhood and all parts of my life. It was therapy for me, and I received such an amazing array of heartfelt support while my mom was on a respirator for two months starting last November. I didn’t think that 50-year-old women blogged!
Her suggestion had me wondering. I asked her, “What would I write about?” Her response was that I could write anything I wanted. The blog would be about me! That sounded very peculiar. I’ve been caring for so many people for such a long time. While I was living it, I never dreamed I would someday write about it. Who would want to read what I’ve written? That didn’t matter, since the therapy was truly “getting it out.” I wanted to share because I felt it would help connect me with other people. I’m surprised at the many positive things that have happened for me since I’ve begun writing this blog. I’ve discovered that my sense of humor is still intact.
I just finished writing the prior post, “Grief 101.” So it seems that therapy for post-traumatic stress was the whole purpose behind this blog. It has been a way to release the trauma that has remained inside me for many years. I am a perfectionist, and a creative person; I’ve lived my whole life with boundaries, but decided to let those go..
My own parents were the ones that truly helped me carry the bricks on my back. My mother and father felt my pain. They helped me with my challenging children. They came along on vacations to help us. My mother listened to me share with her every little joy and pain regarding her grandchildren. Gradually, starting about ten years ago, my parents began to change. It was slow and imperceptible. They started needing me more. And that began to only increase with their age. I was patient and loving, as they have always been that way with me.
As strong as I was, it was hard for me to stomach my mother’s pain and suffering. I thought I was stronger, and I thought that since losing parents was a part of life – it shouldn’t be hard for someone who has survived the death of a child. And I had survived it so well, I thought!
From hypnotherapy, I learned the simple phrase “Up and out.” Up and out simply meant that it was so much better to gets things out, rather than to let them fester. Because so many years had gone by since my son died, I was surprised that I still had so many feelings surrounding my grief. Initially, expressing my feelings through writing was so cathartic that it was like throwing up and feeling better after.
In the past, I used to stuff my feelings inside. When I became connected to my heart and I transformed, I became much more honest. I want to share a story that demonstrates what happened when I was honest about my feelings. Once a month, I planned a dinner with some wonderful women. We called ourselves “The Special Moms Group” because we had met at a weekend retreat held for mothers of children with special needs.
At one of our dinners, a mother brought her new baby to the restaurant. I had always hoped this mother would take a chance and have another child, despite her very real worries that he might have autism like his older brother. It was such a courageous and beautiful decision she had made after many years. All the other mothers were quite excited about seeing the new baby.
As everyone cooed over her baby and took turns feeding him, I shared my honest feelings. I mentioned that I was uncomfortable when it came to holding babies. The other mothers looked at me with surprise. They didn’t believe I could share something like that.
In the past, I would not have said anything. Now, as all of these mothers took a turn, I became uncomfortable because I was the only one there who didn’t hold the new baby. For the rest of the evening, I felt very disconnected. The next day, I casually confided to a mom who wasn’t at that dinner how I had felt so distant from all the other mothers that night.
This ultimately led to an “up and out” feeling for me. I pondered why I had made the statement of being so uncomfortable holding her baby. But then I explained to my friend why I thought that way. Before I had my children, I was very inexperienced and hadn’t had much exposure to infants. In my family, I was the baby. When Jason was born, I had few good memories of his infancy because he was so very sick and I was often overwhelmed. Then I reminded her that the new baby’s name was Jason.
My friend’s response was very touching. She told me that she was very sorry for how alone and isolated I felt. She also understood that it wasn’t the time to fully share where I was coming from. She said, “My dear Judy, so many memories you have of your Jason, and missing him. Having things like this trigger it all can be more than a mother’s heart should have to endure. I am so sorry for your loss, for your sorrow. Thank you for trusting me enough to share this.”
My friend’s words were very helpful for me. I thanked her because our exchange really helped me understand and “unstuff” my feelings. Even though I was disconnected because I admitted my frailty, I was absolutely thrilled to see this mom’s joy about her new baby, which she most certainly deserved.
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More and more, London is turning into a city of memory.
That concept first took root in my mind when I played volunteer auxiliary tour guide to 10 Japanese women in Boston circa 1998. Ten years had already passed since the nine I lived there. Wherever I took those women, wherever I looked – every attraction, every restaurant, seemingly every street corner — I could mentally replay a significant scene from my life. A few years ago, I realized the same was becoming true of New York, where I’ve now been a native for 22 years. Last week, London joined the list.
Except for the occasional day trip to New York in my teens and college years, London predates both those cities in my life. I made my first two forays down from Manchester in the spring of 1975 – an incredible 35 years ago – and that doesn’t even count the many times I had already encountered London through literature. Then I was a 20-year-old college student on her study-abroad, with, she presumed, a brilliant career in journalism ahead. I return now as woman well into middle age, that career behind her and not quite so brilliant as her younger self expected.
It’s already been six years since my last time in London, which was the first time I felt the city had finally shaken off its postwar mentality of stoically making do and jumped into the contemporary world of gleaming glass towers by Norman Foster and breakfasts where yogurt with granola and fruit have replaced the baked beans. (I missed the Swinging ‘60s and thus can’t speak for the zeitgeist back then.) Some things about the new London are easily recognizable, some barely at all – in the city and in me.
For one thing, I’m no longer willing to tackle the stairs and escalators of the Underground system with Big Blue. so I let myself be whisked to Paddintgon Station in 15 minutes on the Heathrow Express ($50 round trip, and worth every penny). I also seem to have abandoned my traditional walk: I would start at Westminster, stop to pay tribute at the statue of the suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst where she used to chain herself to the fence, stroll through the Parliament Gardens, cross Lambeth Bridge and finally head east along the South Bank directly across the Thames from the Houses of Parliament. Now that my baggage includes a mild but chronic disc problem and possibly a bone spur in one foot, it seems advisable to save my strength for a long day ahead, in this case a theatrical double-header. So I alight from the Tube at Westminster as usual but go straight over that bridge, walking east along the entertainment center that is the “new” South Bank, past the old London County Hall that now houses the aquarium, past — or to — the London Eye, the National Theater, the OXO Tower, the Tate Modern, perhaps as far as Shakespeare’s Globe Theater.
I still navigate using Geographia’s “Pocket Guide to London,” the tiny book I bought 35 years ago. It carves central London into a grid of small maps, each numbered and marked with the numbers of those for adjacent areas; it requires no folding or unfolding, and therefore does the double service of being easy to handle and making me look somewhat less like a tourist. It has accompanied me on every trip to London and even made the trip a few times without me, with people – once my brother, once an unusually reliable friend – who swore a blood oath that they would bring it back safely, and did. Notations may date back to anytime since 1975. “Strand station closed for construction” on the Underground map in the back is from either that year or 1978, I forget which, and refers to a station that, to the best of my knowledge, no longer exists, having been subsumed by Charing Cross and Embankment. There is no Jubilee Line. (A small folding Tube map dated 2004 fits neatly into the book.) The National Theater does not exist, though the nearby Royal Festival Hall does; nor does the Globe, which was reconstructed only in 1997. The Tate Modern is there, but identified merely as “power station,” which it was before it was converted into a showcase for art. The London Eye, the giant Ferris wheel visible from Trafalgar Square, was not even thought of. Never mind; I know where everything is.
Kings Road in Chelsea is circled, from the time I was to meet a colleague in the London bureau for lunch; was he was there for The Boston Globe in 1984, or The New York Times in 1996? I can just as easily locate hotels where I’ve stayed over the years: the Royal National near Russell Square, from my student and young-adult (read: poor) days; the very traditional No. 16 Cadogan Gardens near Sloane Square and my poshest London lodging to date, the Pelham in South Kensington, from my employed days; the Vicarage Gate from 2004; and now a B&B on Pembridge Square in Notting Hill.
As I made my progress through the city, I could see signs of my past everywhere, even – perhaps especially – where they no longer existed. Off Leicester Square, I passed Wyndham’s Theater, where I saw Paul Scofield’s Prospero in 1975 from a 50-pence balcony seat. Chez Solange, which made the world’s best chicken in cream sauce, has long since disappeared from Cranbourn Street; so has Cadbury’s Old Jamaica from the newsstand where I used to stock up on 10 large bars at a time. (And so has my Wedgwood shop in Piccadilly.) At Seven Dials near the Donmar stands the theater where I saw “Jerry Springer — The Opera” six years ago, when it seemed destined for Broadway that fall and I, being the conscientious worker bee I was back then, thought I should see it to have some story ideas ready. Heading back to the Tube after the show, I looked across Charing Cross Road to see the Prince Edward Theater, where I was probably one of the first Americans to see “Evita” in 1978 and took in a matinee of the original production of “Chess” on Thanksgiving Day 1986.
Dining at the Ivy that evening on my favorite menu item, a kedgeree of smoked haddock and salmon in curry sauce, I had already thought back to lunch there that same Thanksgiving Day. Then it was the old Ivy of dark wood paneling and businessmen in suits, being served roast beef and Yorkshire from a silver tray on a rolling cart, rather than the new Ivy, updated into an light-toned, airy hangout for the media set. Outside, I tried to find the exact spot where I stood to snap a picture that is in my living room today, the golden twilight photo of the Ivy and the Ambassador Theatre across the street, its marquee dominated by a giant V for “Vita and Virginia,” when my friend Lois and I were in town around 1993. Then I headed for Monmouth Street and Dress Circle, the theatrical music-and-souvenir shop where I’ve make a point of looking in ever since it was in Covent Garden — back in 1984, I think. That stretch between Covent Garden and Seven Dials, once a warren of vacant storefronts, is now one café and boutique after another – one of them purveying fashion in women’s, i.e. larger, sizes with prices to match — as the shopping mall born of the old market buildings spreads to the streets beyond.
I can’t say I love everything about shiny new London; being American, I still want my England to look old and quaint. But I can comfortably contemplate the passage of time from the terrace at a seafood restaurant along the Thames on a sunny (yes, sunny!) late September afternoon. As I enjoyed a fine plate of fish and chips, the traditional mushy peas served neatly in a small ramekin instead of a green blob, 20 or so teenagers – clearly a school group, the latest of many seen along the South Bank that day — walked by, backpacks in tow. They probably think this is the real London. Well, I suppose it’s their turn. | <urn:uuid:4af27886-43b1-429c-8037-eaad84c9b957> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://dianenottle.com/2010/10/03/london-through-the-lens-of-time/ | 2023-02-08T20:38:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500904.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208191211-20230208221211-00049.warc.gz | en | 0.966331 | 1,747 |
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
“Mark Twain” was a frequent call of the leadsman. It meant that the water was 2 fathoms (12 feet) deep and indicated safe water.
A leadline is used to determine water depth and the type of material which makes up the bottom or riverbed. A 30-foot-long line is attached to a pipe filled with lead, except for the bottom 2 inches. (Modern leadlines are simply a solid round pipe-shaped piece of lead with a concave bottom) Material from the riverbed…mud, sand or potentially hazardous rock…collects in the lower, hollow end of the pipe.
The weather has been crazy here, thunder storms one minute, then sun. Its been weeks since any of my high priority projects have been done but the little ones are going well. As I sit today I have about a grand to fully provision the boat. I’m still short proper ground tackle, water tanks ,stove, safety equipment… Each piece of the puzzle is critical so I re organize my list daily. There is a possibility to earn more before summer but since I cant count on it I have to be extreme with my budget.
Since letting go of my schedule all the pressure is off, I’m living life to the fullest each day knowing that the chains that bind me will fall to the depths of the ocean soon enough. While there are many huge decisions that need to be made in the next month or so, none of them have to me made today. When asked where I’m headed I point west to the islands and smile. When asked when I’m leaving I simply respond, when all my ducks are in a row.
Simplicity is the only constant in my life, with absolutely no electronics in the boat I am going to have to do it the way they did in the old days, I’m going to actually have to navigate. Each morning when I wake I wonder what the day will bring and where it will end, I’m completely living in the present and for once in my life everything is right.
He said, “I’m not a homeless man
I’m a gypsy by trade
And I’m travelin’ this land
I’m not a homeless man”
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Racer Family Programs
Wednesday, August 8th or Saturday, August 11th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Rocking Chair Lounge, 2nd Floor of the Curris Center across from the University Bookstore
PARENTS! This is your time to say it all and more with a letter to your son/daughter. Let them know how much you will miss them by stopping by our table in Winslow and writing a letter to your RACER! These letters will be sent to your student a couple weeks into the semester.
Meet and Greet Racer Families
Saturday, August 11th @ 1 - 2 P.M.
Location: Curris Center 2nd floor
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Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan said the health insurance fund would pay for HIV/AIDS treatments for people who have health insurance cards beginning on August 15.
HIV testing and treatment fees as well as medicine and other medical material fees will be covered.
More than 200,000 people across the country have HIV or AIDS, according to the Ministry of Health.
Tuoi Tre (Youth)
Quang Nam encourages locals to breed fish
Quang Nam Province's Bac Tra My District has encouraged local residents to breed fish in cages in the reservoirs of hydro-power plants.
The district's Agriculture and Rural Development Department, for example, has given financial support and offered instruction in techniques to dozens of households in resettlement residential areas to breed fish in the reservoir of the Song Tranh 2 hydro-power plant. The households have earned high profits from breeding fish in cages.
Nhan Dan (The People)
HCM City gives scholarships to needy
The HCM City Labour Confederation's Capital Aid Fund for Employment of the Poor (CEP Fund) will give 1,643 scholarships worth a total of VND7.3 billion (US$340,000) for poor students in the 2015-16 school year.
The CEP Fund has given 6,965 scholarships for needy students over the past seven years. It has also presented 2.9 million notebooks and 131,000 pens, worth a total of more than VND10 billion ($470,000).
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Manchester City youngster Jadon Sancho has completed a transfer to the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, the clubs confirmed on Thursday.
The 17-year-old was considered one of the stars of the City academy, but came into conflict with the club over a new contract.
Goal revealed earlier in August that the youngster had said his goodbyes to his City youth team colleagues in the middle of July.
The final breakdown in relations came when City left Sancho out of their pre-season squad that toured the United States this summer.
That stand-off proved to Dortmund's benefit, as they swooped to sign the former Watford trainee on deadline day.
Sancho posed with his new shirt after the transfer was confirmed, taking up Ousmane Dembele's old No. 7 for BVB.
While the transfer fee has not been disclosed for the teenager, it is believed that Dortmund and City settled on a figure higher than the £190,000 the Premier League club would have been entitled to in compensation had BVB negotiated directly with Sancho.
Several top English clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham, had shown interest in Sancho, but they would have had to agree a compensation deal directly with City.
It is understood that the Manchester club's desire not to sell their wonderkid to a Premier League rival led to them demanding an elevated fee which none of his suitors were willing to match.
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When it comes to grooming the Bernese mountain dog, keep it simple. According to the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, you only need to groom your show dog enough to give him a neat appearance, leaving him as natural as possible. One of a few breeds that can receive a penalty in the show ring for overgrooming, there are still a few things you can do to keep your Bernese looking handsome.
Caring for the Coat
The only breed of Swiss mountain dog with a long coat, the silky fur of the Berner, as they're commonly called, naturally sheds water and repels dirt and mud. Bathing too frequently can cause dry skin, so keep the baths to a minimum, usually no more than once per month. You will want to brush him frequently, removing as much loose fur as possible through regular grooming. The Bernese mountain dog sheds profusely, so routine brushing will help reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning up after him. A pin brush removes the loose hairs of the top coat, while a good slicker brush will remove the downy undercoat. If he develops mats or tangles, you may need to employ the use of a mat rake, which has sharpened teeth to cut through dense tangles.
The Bernese Pedicure
As with most dogs, you will need to trim his nails regularly. Use canine nail clippers or a grinder designed for use on pets. The nail has a vein, or quick, supplying blood to the toenail, so remove only the last quarter inch or so of the nail, even if your dog's nails have grown long. As you trim the toenail, the quick will recede back towards the toe after a few days, allowing further trimming. Trim the nails once every week or two until they reach an appropriate length, then trim them every two weeks as maintenance. You can trim the hair between his toes with blunt scissors, which will reduce the chance of him slipping on wet surfaces as well as show off the natural shape of his foot.
Caring for the Ears
As part of your Bernese mountain dog's basic hygiene program, you should clean his ears regularly to prevent health problems such as excessive wax buildup or infection. Use an ear cleaning product purchased from your local pet store and follow the directions on the label. Normally, a few drops of ear cleaner massaged gently into each ear will loosen wax and dirt, which the dog can then dislodge through head-shaking. Never place a foreign object into your dog's ear. Trimming your Berner's ears depend entirely upon your personal preference. If you show your dog, remember that the American Kennel Club encourages a natural look in the show ring and clearly states, "undue trimming is discouraged." Use blunt scissors to trim around the outer edges of his ears; or, leave them long, shaggy and natural, and use a soft brush to remove tangles.
A Summer Shave
If you show your Berner, leave his coat uncut and natural-looking. If, however, your Bernese mountain dog is simply a beloved member of your family and has no aspirations of fame, and you live in a warm climate, you can shave his body during the warm summer months to help keep him cool. Use clippers designed for use on animals, complete with a comb attachment to prevent saving too close to the skin, or take him to a professional groomer. The effects of shaving a double-coated dog can vary. Some Bernese mountain dog owners report no ill effects from shaving their dog, while others report the coat grows back unevenly, particularly the undercoat. | <urn:uuid:c19a37fa-5bc6-4766-ba66-e0c48d43f1f7> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://dogcare.dailypuppy.com/grooming-techniques-bernese-mountain-dogs-8243.html | 2022-05-24T11:54:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662572800.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524110236-20220524140236-00040.warc.gz | en | 0.960738 | 752 |
Heavy Metal Manly-Man Chain Bowl~
The Heavy Metal Manly-Man Bowls is made by combining a bowl form and that chain base before I add the thick mud-like consistency concrete. The color was achieved by using river sand and dark buff iron oxide in the concrete mix.
7"H x 7 1/2"W
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We are looking to create a web based dashboard to serve as a front end data parsing tool for automating a multi-touch system (Email / Print / Phone ) to be used in conjunction with the SaaS email client Benchmark Email API.
The code must be written in PHP5 / MySQL
API Description: [url removed, login to view]
The goal is to have a web interface that allows for an administrator to upload and manage data for multiple clients. The middleware will recognize what type of customer each record is based on a PATH field in the database.
Each client can have different options for what values PATH can be. Example:
• Client A = PROSPECT/UPGRADE/STUDENT/NEWSLETTER
• Client B = STEP_1/STEP_2/STEP_3
For email touch execution this field will then feed that record into a pre-determined data list in Benchmark Email using the API which will determine the course of marketing emails that they recipient will receive. No experience / set up with Benchmark Email is required. Execution will be handled by the system.
For manual touch execution (such as print / phone ) the middleware will need to keep track of the number of days the record has been in the system, and on predefined scheduled days trigger a notice to an account manager indicating that a set of data for a customer/client needs to be sent a postcard or needs to be called.
• Login Authentication – only authenticated users may log into the system.
• Client / Customer selection – all data in the system must be set up to allow for Multiple Clients which in turn can have multiple customers (which have multiple records)
• Reporting – the following analytics must be tracked from the system:
o Number of records in the system (By Customer / By Client)
o Activity by Date / Client / Customer – how many new records were added to the system for accounting
• Touch Automation: Allow for definition of what the type of touch is (Phone / Print / Email ) and when it is supposed to happen ( number of days from when the record was placed in the system).
Data Upload Process Flow:
• Data gets uploaded by client/per customer based on selected drop downs from Dashboard
• On upload the data gets parsed in the following steps:
o If the NAME/ EMAIL / PATH are found in the internal database, ignore the record (DUPLICATE)
o If the NAME/EMAIL are found but the path is different, remove the user from the PATH list in Benchmark, and add the record to the new PATH list on Benchmark and update the internal database
o If the NAME/EMAIL are not found insert the record newly for that Client/Customer and add the record to the PATH list on Benchmark
• When a new Data Record is added or modified, the start date is marked as the date of upload
I need your Suggestions/comments/changes this may need?
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I am all for balls-to-the-wall, crazy action films. Whether it be the remarkable choreography of the two The Raid films of the complete insanity of the two Crank films, I love an all out assault of non-stop action. I just ask two things from it: 1) Film the action in a way where I can admire the technical feat of it and 2) Give me a main character with a goal and motivations I can care about. Hardcore Henry, the first-person shoot ’em up from Ilya Naishuller, wants to be in this pantheon of chaos, but it miserably fails at meeting that criteria, making for a totally dizzying, jumbled mess that is far more tedious than it is awesome.
Henry, the man whose perspective we see the film from, has been resurrected from death and given bionic body parts (which comes with basically superpower strength). He also has had his memory wiped. His wife (Haley Bennett) is kidnapped by a warlord (Danila Kozlovsky) with telekinetic powers who wants to make bio-tech soldiers, much like Henry. With the help of Jimmy (Sharlto Copley), a man who can show up at any point with any look, Henry has to track down the warlord, stop him, and retrieve his wife, not unlike a Super Mario game (but, y’know, with a lot more blood).
The gimmick behind Hardcore Henry is shooting the film from a first-person perspective, supposedly making the audience the protagonist in a story. First-person storytelling is nothing new, particularly with the rise of first-person shooter video games in the last decade or so. Naishuller wants to get the same rise out of you that you would get playing a game with the movie, but he misunderstands the biggest reason why you can do that in a game. The person playing the game literally is controlling the story. With a film that has predetermined choices and pacing, the audience has zero control over where they want the story to go and, more importantly, how they want the character they are controlling to behave. Shooting the movie with a first-person perspective actually distances the audience more, as it gives the aesthetic of immersion without any of the substance. So, the titular Henry is purposefully made a blank slate and remains a blank slate instead of growing because of that lack of interactivity.
Shooting first-person also destroys my other criterion for enjoying a crazy action film. This is shaky-cam action to the extreme. The benefits of computer controlled visuals in a video game is you get some degree of smoothness in order to see your surroundings, even while running very fast. There is no such benefit with this film. There is a guy holding a camera and running really fast. Sure, it’s kinetic but disorienting. I don’t really get motion sick, but this had me teetering on it. You also do not get to see some of the truly great stunt work in the film.
There is one chase in particular, and I believe this moment is in the trailer. Henry jumps on top of a truck, throws some grenades in it, and it explodes. He then flies backwards and lands on the back of a moving motorcycle. That is an impressive stunt. Unfortunately, we do not get the benefit of seeing this in a glorious wide shot to admire the physical difficulty in pulling a stunt like that off. It’s shaky, fast, and close. It flies by so quickly that you could easily miss it. And because everything is shot exactly the same, it just blends in with the rest of the film rather than crafting a moment. It is the same visually as when Jimmy is informing Henry on a place he needs to go. It’s all pitched without variation.
It was only a matter of time before video game aesthetics drove a film. Yes, video game elements having been seeping in, from level structures to respawning, but a film hasn’t yet been entirely designed to look like a video game. Hardcore Henry perfectly shows us why those aesthetics belong in video games and do not suit themselves so much to a non-interactive medium. The game that will inevitably come out based on this movie will probably be pretty fun. As for the movie itself, there is not much to recommend about it. There is no character development, no story intrigue, and no well-filmed action. For a movie that solely wants to be a fun time in the theater, it misses the mark completely. I admire Ilya Naishuller for at least trying this technique, but now we know it never needs to be done again.
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MWC G10BH 12/24 50m Water Resistant Military Watch - Brand New Ex Display Watch
THIS WATCH IS BRAND NEW BUT AN EX DISPLAY WATCH FROM A TRADE SHOW
SKU Code: G1012/24
This MWC in 12/24 hour dial format model retains the battery hatch which has been discarded by most other manufacturers and is a very useful feature which saves considerable expense when a replacement battery is required. This model has impact resistant glass, using actual glass means that the watch is very resistant to minor scratches and also gives the watch a much cleaner and more streamlined appearance than perspex / acrylic crystals which with the exception of ourselves most other manufacturers still continue to use for their G10 watches. The watch also uses Super-Luminova for improved night time visibility. Super-Luminova operates like a light battery. After sufficient activation by sunlight or artificial light, they glow in the dark until the luminosity gradually diminishes although larger markings are often visible for the whole night. This activation and subsequent light emission process can be repeated again and again, and the material does not suffer any ageing. The other advantage is that Super-LumiNova pigments are absolutely free of radioactivity.
Our G10 is one of our most tried and tested G10 models and in its earlier variants has been in service for nearly 30 years. A large number of serving military have evaluated this well established model over lengthly periods in various deployments and all reports have been very favourable.
The back of the case bears various contract markings and the watch is supplied with two current pattern NATO webbing strap in both black and grey variants.
- Case Diameter: 40mm Exc Crown and 42mm Inc Crown
- Thickness: 11.5mm
- Weight 60g
- Dial Colour: Black
- Case Material: 316L Stainless Steel
- Caseback: 316L Stainless Steel
- Crown: 316L Stainless Steel
- Water Resistance: 5atm (50m)
- Battery: 371 with around 5 year battery life
- Glass: Hardened Mineral Glass
- Movement: Ronda 705/715 with date window
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