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Tonight is my first overnight away from Drew.
It's funny, because I didn't even realize this until last night, so on the one hand, it doesn't feel like a super duper huge big deal... Plus, we've been done nursing for about two months now (not my choice or hers, but that's the way it goes) and she sleeps through the night. So, the logistics are easy.
In other words, she won't miss me much. In her world, I will only be gone a couple of her waking hours. I guess I'm just going to miss her. I mean, how can you not miss waking up to this face?
Sweet baby of mine, I love you!
That moment when I woke up, normal, and had the little, silent aha moment of "It's my birthday!"
I was the first one out of bed, if only by a few seconds.
Addison came out of his room, pillow in hand, and he said, "This is my birthday present to you, mama! We can keep it in between our rooms." Melt.
Ben made me french toast for breakfast.
A million and one birthday wishes on facebook!
The quiet of a coffee shop. I got to read part of the newspaper, do as much of the crossword puzzle as I felt like, and write a blog post.
A man at the coffee shop came in with his white fluffy shitzu-type dog wearing a periwinkle sweater. He proceeded to show us his dog's tricks. The man would say a number and the dog would bark that number of times! Impressive!
Couple of bites of a cheddar bacon biscuit.
Discovering the absolute best antique shop I've ever been to, and finding a number of things I wanted. And, for once in my life, letting myself not worry about money and buying every single one of the things I wanted. Awesome.
Cup of lavender chamomile tea.
Quiet lunch with my husband and sister.
A vegan cupcake made by my sister and served on a china plate!
Cup of hibiscus ginger tea.
Dr. Mario, pinball, Frogger, and racing games.
A simple dinner and a Tigger movie for Addison for an overall easy evening.
Letting Drew eat food (mushy baby food) with her fingers and make a big mess.
Birthday cards from special people.
Phone call from my dad.
Living room dance party, and birthday ice cream with Addison and Ben.
Dang, sorry I left that last post up for so long while I have been running around like a crazy madwoman dealing with my busy life. Let's get on with some more fun things. Like me. And my birthday! It's a "big" one today and I'm excited to enter into the next decade!
I feel like playing the "list" game again this year, so here goes!
Stretch in the morning - doing it!
Hooray! Let's get started.... I have the whole day ahead of me! | c78b65b24019791a8502ec0bd28ca489 | 652 |
<filename>spec/grape/middleware_stack_spec.rb
require 'spec_helper'
describe Grape::MiddlewareStack do
subject { Grape::MiddlewareStack.new }
it 'should be able to add middlewares' do
subject.use Grape::Middleware::Error
subject.stack.first.should == [Grape::Middleware::Error]
end
context 'class uniqueness' do
it 'should not increase the stack size when doubling up on a use' do
2.times{ subject.use Grape::Middleware::Error }
subject.stack.size.should == 1
end
it 'should increase the stack size when a novel class is added' do
subject.use Grape::Middleware::Error
subject.use Grape::Middleware::Prefixer
subject.use Grape::Middleware::Error
subject.stack.should == [[Grape::Middleware::Error], [Grape::Middleware::Prefixer]]
end
end
describe '#run' do
class ExampleMiddleware
def initialize(app, say = 'what')
@app = app
@say = say
end
def call(env)
(env['say'] ||= []) << @say
@app.call(env)
end
end
before do
subject.use ExampleMiddleware
subject.use ExampleMiddleware, 'yo'
end
it 'should call the middlewares in the stack' do
subject.to_app(lambda{|env| env['say'].should == ['yo']}).call({})
end
end
end | 938732 | 514 |
AccèsLogis Montréal is a co-operative and not-for-profit housing program made possible by an agreement between the city and the Government of Québec. It aims to finance social and community housing projects.
The By-law for a Diverse Metropolis, adopted in 2021, aims to preserve the diversity in Montréal’s neighbourhoods and promote access to adequate housing for all.
From now on, anyone developing a residential project with an area greater than 450 m2 (about the size of approximately five dwellings) must enter into an agreement with the city to contribute to its supply of social, affordable and family housing.
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Moreover, other data, omitted from the Times article, contradict the impression that psychiatrists have given up on psychotherapy, or that most meetings with psychiatric patients are just 15 minutes long. For example, Reif et al (2010) found that, in a managed care psychiatric practice setting, two-thirds of claims involved medication management, and two-thirds involved psychotherapy — with an overlap of about 30%.6. | b50ac4cdc73d5bc9fe23dd25bde82ec0 | 85 |
You have reached Alcibiades Would Never Blog from the campus of Plymouth State University or you have just clicked the disclaimer link on my page. This website is the personal work, opinions and rantings of Vasken Hauri, with the exception of the disclaimer, which was stolen from Zachary Tirrell at NoSheep.net. There is absolutely no relation between this site and Plymouth State University. This site is updated and maintained as a personal website. Consider your experience and the things you encounter here similar to what you might find in someone’s home. If you find material here insulting or offensive in any way, I suggest you leave. If you want to read the content, you do so under your own decision and not through any direct encouragement of Vasken Hauri.
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A Low-Cost Environmental Nitrate Sensor
Nitrates are nutrients important to commercial, residential, and agricultural applications. However, nitrate loss from these applications, and animal manures, is a major source of water pollution, leading to algae blooms and hypoxic dead zones in coastal waterways. Low-cost nitrate sensors would aid in preventing over application of nitrate based fertilizers and in monitoring the environment for nitrate based water pollution. Printed circuit board (PCB) technology is being used to realize a variety of low-cost environmental sensors. Here, a capacitive PCB sensor was swept in frequency, yielding a distinctive equivalent capacitance versus frequency signature with a characteristic resonant peak. Concentrations of three different nitrate solutions were evaluated with the sensor, producing resonant peaks that decrease in magnitude and frequency with increasing concentration. The data was used to define equations that map nitrate concentration to either resonant peak frequency or magnitude, with R2 values greater than 0.95. | 229309258 | 199 |
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Aim: Create individual pdf reports for each user and email these to each users email address.
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Mattress and backache: How to be Conscious?The right mattress is what in the morning makes us wake up refreshed and without pain or sore back and neck. To achieve this you need to acquire some knowledge about the elements that make up the bed. Orthopedic mattress for many years has been synonymous with hardness. In fact for orthopedic years and industry staff have suggested the orthopedic mattress, and orthopedic network, and the harder they were, the better it was.It was a wrong concept and the problems caused to the back and the neck is still found among the patients. From the 2000s onwards, but also a little earlier, the concept of the ergonomic mattress has spread, which has to adapt to the curves of the body, favouring safety, pleasantness and comfort of use to give best mattresses for side sleepers.Basics of Side SleepingDuring the 8 hours of sleep, however, even unwittingly, unknowingly change position and it is good that this is so, so the areas of the pressure on the mattress can return to be sprayed by the blood. In fact, the body part that rests on the mattress receives less blood supply. If we find ourselves in an unsuitable position, correct it. Slowly our body gets used to taking the most suitable positions during sleep.When we talk about a bed, we should not mean mattress, net, and pillow individually, but the three must constitute a single functional unit that is the bed. Let’s take some examples. A person may like a slightly softer mattress and compensate with a harder slatted base. A harder mattress, which causes the shoulders to shoulder less, may require a higher cushion.Any Quality to Look For…Returning to the mattress this must provide adequate support through slats or mesh, and avoid at the same time holes caused by overly soft materials. The best mattress is that of medium rigidity because it follows the physiological curves of the spine and allows resting even for those suffering from back pain.Let’s not forget that in the bed we spend a third of our life.The position to be avoided certainly is the belly down because, in addition to causing significant problems in the neck, forcing it into a position of forced rotation or hyperextension, fatigue the breathing and also accentuates the wrinkles of the face, not much appreciated by women. | d9ab5a3f43678f71c8911e762c8e3725 | 478 |
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During summer, you need a swimming pool in your compound to cool down. However, not all swimming pools are created equal. To have the best swimming pool that meets your needs and expectations, you have to look for a competent swimming pool developer. The swimming pool developers should have the right skills to deliver on your goals. For instance, there are some clients who might be looking for a budget friendly swimming pool in their compound. This means that they do not have a lot of money on their disposal and would still want to own a swimming pool.
If this is the case, there are no reasons why their dreams should not become a reality. The swimming pool developer should be ready to work within the budget parameters of the client. However, there are instances when you might be looking for an exotic swimming pool in your compound. This usually happens when you have a lot of money at your disposal. This means that you would like to have the best swimming pool in the neighborhood that you are living in. If this is the case, you should look for the swimming pool developer with the with skills and experience to deliver on your objectives and goals. The design excellence of the company is something that should always be taken into account.
This means that the swimming pool developers should always have a lot of integrity when working on your goals. Moreover, it helps when the company is always dedicated to ensure that your dreams become a reality. The swimming pool developers should be able to anticipate most of the problems that might happen in the phase of the implementation of the project. When they can foresee such issues, they will be ready to take the necessary measures and ensure that the project goes on smoothly and effortlessly. The swimming pool developer should always embrace the use of the latest techniques in the industry. The technology of developing swimming pools has been changing in a fast pace.
This means that a developer who does not embrace such techniques will usually give you a raw deal. For instance, the use of salt-based systems has gained a lot of popularity since it is known for being extremely effective. The use of mineral ionization systems has become very common with regard to swimming pools. When these techniques are used, there are high chances that you will save lots of time that could have been spent on fixing the pool. It also means that you will end up saving lots of money in the long run. When the latest techniques are used, you will spend lots of time while relaxing at your pool and hence live the life that you always wanted. The special features of the pool are also important. For instance, there are some swimming pool professionals who develop pools with custom concrete. This will make the pool appealing and in fact increase the value of your house in the event that you decide on disposing the same at some later date. | http://finaly.info/valuable-lessons-ive-learned-about-2/ | 559 |
The actual shift of the summer solstice is neither here nor there, because life doesn’t wait until June 22 to start behaving like the season is well underway. Once you’ve got your SPF 50 on, your vacation booked, your three new under-$50 swimsuits in the mail (one must always take full advantage of a good deal), and a strong defense against the ill effects of day-drinking at the ready, the only thing left to do is your hair. As in, make it look like floating around in the surf all day is your reality rather than a thing you saw a model do in a magazine and have been trying to attain ever since.
If you could only get beachy waves by going to the beach, we’d all be sentenced to an existence of flat hair and frizz, and that would be very sad. That’s exactly why wave-enhancing beach hair products exist: to create the illusion that you spend most of your time on a shore in the south of France, even if you spend almost all your time trying to pick the subway car with the best ratio of number of people to quality of air conditioning.
Not quite a mousse, definitely not a spray, this one shirks the idea that tousled, wavy hair is best acquired by air-drying: The unique formula imparts big, beachy volume that only gets better when assisted by a round brush and a blowdryer. Fitting, considering it incorporates heat protection to defend hair against styling. The major, major texture it leaves behind makes it perfect for fine hair that has a hard time holding style.
As the saying goes, this is not your mother's standard-issue salt spray. You'll get gritty, sexy texture without sacrificing moisture, thanks to a formula that includes proven softeners alongside its salt-heavy base. It's the consummate sea salt spray, and it'll basically replace everything else in your routine.
Formulated to match the salinity of Pacific Ocean saltwater (and therefore somewhat legitimize your claim to beachy Big Sur hair), this Instagram-ready bottle contains a smart solution that combines the usual suspect—sea salt—with hydrating aloe vera and soothing lavender.
If you want serious style, this medium-hold formula is a good place to start. It gives hair a super texturized matte finish that lends itself perfectly to holding curling-wand waves all day long, and it creates a great base for a blow-dry to prevent hair from falling flat or looking just a little too polished.
Don't be so quick to write off mousse as a sticky, shellac-y product from decades past: This version is a one-step way to get soft, tousled texture without the salt, so even the driest hair can achieve windswept waves without the dehydration. There's no stiffness, crunchiness, or any other kind of unfortunate downside—but there is UV protection, so you can wear your beach waves to the actual beach without consequence.
This new spin on the standard wave-enhancing lotion coaxes texture and grip out of the finest hair types, making the disheveled-on-purpose look more democratic than ever before. It leaves hair soft to the touch and infused with the perfect amount of bounce, the way "nature" intended.
Once you look at the ingredients list, the magical properties of this instant cult classic start to make sense: Coconut water, rice protein, panthenol, and a heaping handful of plant and flower extracts give the spray its hydrating, hair-strengthening power and a scent so good you'll want to wear it as perfume.
For breezy, low-effort waves that last, douse dry hair in this lightweight mist and give it a scrunch. The natural sea salt and repairing ingredients like quinoa, green tea extract, kelp, and sweet almond will take care of the rest, so you don't even have to heat style unless you really want to.
This spray lends a ton of grit, which makes it ideal for coating thick hair, but the super fine mist works for finer hair types provided you don't go overboard. Spritz it on clean, damp hair, throw it up in a braid or two, and let it air-dry for a believable, slightly imperfect wave, or scrunch into dry hair for additional texture.
| https://stylecaster.com/beauty/best-beach-hair-products/ | 912 |
The daffodils and crocuses are just beginning to stick their little heads up through the thawing ground in some parts of the United States; frilly Easter dresses are appearing in many store windows; it’s staying light longer; and quite frankly, I’m getting a major case of spring fever.
If the coming of spring has you energized, take advantage and do a bit of spring-cleaning.
The wonderful book “Yankee Home Hints” by Earl Proulx is bursting with tips for cheap, easy and quick home cleaning. Here are a few of Proulx’s tips for getting your kitchen clean.
• Give the racks a bath. If your oven is not self-cleaning and those racks are pretty gross, put them in the bathtub with hot water, a quarter-cup of automatic dishwasher detergent and a quarter cup of white vinegar. Soak for an hour; rinse; and dry. Drain and rinse the tub immediately.
• Vacuum the refrigerator. Your refrigerator will chill more efficiently if the condenser coils are kept free of dust. The condenser is located either in the back or at the bottom and looks like a big grill. If yours is at the bottom, pop off the bottom panel and use a hose attachment to get to that dust buildup.
• De-gunk the range top reflector pans. If those little pans that sit under the burners resemble charred ruins, here’s how to get them looking like new: Run them under the faucet to get them wet and coat them with a layer of baking soda. Let them sit for 10 minutes or so, and scrub them clean with a sponge.
• Wash the washing machine and dishwasher. Lime and other mineral deposits clog the drainage systems in these large appliances. Run cycles through each machine without clothes or dishes. In the washing machine, run a full cycle using hot water, and add a gallon of white vinegar at the beginning; in the dishwasher, set a bowl containing three quarts of vinegar on the bottom rack, and run a cycle with the hottest water possible.
• Remove lime deposits from chrome fixtures. If you have hard water, your chrome may have a buildup of hard white lime deposits. To get rid of them, douse a rag with white vinegar and place it on the deposits overnight. The next day, rub the chrome with the rag, and rinse.
• Clean that grout. To whiten tile grout, mix together fresh hydrogen peroxide (if the expiration date has passed, it has lost its punch) and some powdered cleanser to form a thick paste. Use an old toothbrush to rub the paste into the grout. After a few minutes, rinse with a scrub brush and warm water.
• Flip the mattresses. It’s a perfect time to turn all of the mattresses in the house to make sure they are wearing evenly. And here’s how to do that: Give each mattress a one-quarter turn clockwise. Now flip each mattress over, and finish with one more quarter-turn clockwise. This completes a side-to-side and top-to-bottom turn and should be repeated once every three months.
Mary Hunt is the founder of DebtProofLiving.com and author of 17 books, including “Debt-Proof Living.” You can e-mail her at |||EMAIL_ADDRESS||| or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, Calif. 90723. To find out more about Mary Hunt and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
| https://www.bangordailynews.com/2009/03/02/business/lsquoyankeersquo-spring-cleaning-is-quick-easy-and-cheap/ | 774 |
A year after the CCP Virus outbreak in China’s Wuhan city seeded a global pandemic, Beijing has redoubled its efforts to spread unfounded theories that the virus originated in the United States.
The disinformation offensive propelled by Chinese diplomats and state media came as a World Health Organization (WHO) team arrived in the country to investigate the origins of the virus. Meanwhile, Chinese state media have stirred up a smear campaign against U.S. vaccines as the regime’s “vaccine diplomacy” has suffered setbacks around the world.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was the first to revisit the conspiracy theory. She said during a Jan. 18 press briefing that the United States should invite WHO experts to “conduct origin tracing” in the country.
Chinese state media then piled on, raising questions about the activities at Fort Detrick, a prominent military biomedical research lab in Maryland, which helped make the topic go viral on Chinese social media.
“In desperation, Beijing is trying to divert global attention to our Fort Detrick,” Chang said in an email.
According to a Jan. 2 Daily Mail report, then-U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger told a group of global politicians that the latest U.S. intelligence has indicated the virus which causes COVID-19 leaked from the WIV.
“There is a growing body of evidence that the lab is likely the most credible source of the virus,” Potttinger said, according to the outlet.
Beijing’s swipe at U.S. labs marks the latest attempt to deflect blame after its coverup of the outbreak in Wuhan, which enabled the disease’s global spread. Last March, a Chinese diplomat infamously suggested, without evidence, that U.S. soldiers could have brought the virus into the city. Hundreds of athletes from the U.S. military were in Wuhan for the Military World Games in October 2019.
Those claims sparked a fiery backlash from the United States and Western governments, but it didn’t stop the regime from peddling other unsubstantiated theories throughout the year that the virus originated from outside China.
In the past few months, Chinese state media have misrepresented comments by foreign experts to suggest that the outbreak came from overseas, such as Italy. A now-retracted paper by Chinese researchers also claimed that the outbreak started in India before spreading to China.
Officials have also fanned the theory that the virus was brought into China through frozen food imports, despite the WHO saying there is no evidence that people can catch COVID-19 from food or food packaging.
The disinformation front took aim at another target in recent weeks: U.S. vaccines.
The regime, keen to use its COVID-19 vaccines to burnish its global image, suffered a setback earlier this month when a late-stage trial in Brazil found that a vaccine developed by Chinese state-run drug company Sinovac was only 50.4 percent effective, just enough to pass the 50 percent threshold required for regulatory approval.
Days later, Chinese state media and personalities seized on reports of deaths in Norway and Germany after people received the Pfizer vaccine, to question the safety of the vaccine. The media reports also suggested that Western media were suppressing the news. In Norway, its health agency has since said there is no evidence so far of a direct link between the vaccine and the deaths. In Germany, the deaths were determined not linked to the inoculations.
Beijing is “trying to discredit America’s COVID-19 vaccines because their vaccines are only marginally effective and perhaps unsafe,” Chang said.
Earlier this week, disinformation stoked by Chinese state media and official social media accounts alleging that “WHO does not recommend Moderna COVID-19 vaccine” started trending on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. The online posts were actually misrepresentations of a WHO guidance issued on Jan. 25 which advised against use of the Moderna vaccine for those under 18 or who are pregnant.
The YouTube logo (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration) BY THE EPOCH TIMES January 29, 2021 On Jan. 20, 2020, YouTube demonetized The Epoch Times’ account without prior warning or specific explanation as to why. | https://human-synthesis.ghost.io/2021/01/29/beijing-again-suggests-us-to-blame-for-pandemic-as-who-probes-virus-origins/ | 893 |
Our paper argues that a move away from the linear approach adopted in transitional justice scholarship is required to the question of ‘moving on’, or the way in which a post-dictatorial or a post-conflict regime addresses the past injustices of the predecessor regime. We consider this question in relation to two important case studies that on the surface do not seem to be connected at all: post-dictatorial Albania and post-conflict Sierra Leone. Both examples point to important factors that underpin the meanings of ‘moving on’ and of justice, when analysed though a law and aesthetics lens. It has long been established that legal scholarship that makes use of works of art aids and clarifies the points that it wants to make. We examine the power of certain art forms, namely the way in which space ‘speaks’ and the narratives found in an image in the Albanian context and the use of film to provide a deeper appreciation of the conflict in the Sierra Leonean context. Different aesthetic practices have been used as a way to respond to historical injustice and mass atrocity, also when partial justice (through the law) has been achieved. Our article argues that law’s limitations can be overcome by a turn to affective justice.
| https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/83866/?template=browse | 256 |
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Out of the Loop!
Sorry, everyone! I’ve had some internet problems as well as a few unexpected events that have kept me off-line over the past week and some. I’m working on a new chapter of Open Door Policy and will hopefully have it ready to post by the end of this weekend, devil willing. Stay tuned and I’ll have something to share as soon as I can. In the meantime, I added a new link from a reader who decided to start his own blog to share a story he’s put a lot of time and spunk into. Go visit his blog at TabooTales.kinky-blogging.com and cheer him on!
No worries. We appreciated your every effort. Antiicipation only sweetens the pleasure.
Good to hear that everything is okay. Life can be hectic at times and sometimes you have to focus on what’s most important at that time and let the other stuff go. We’re all just glad that everything is okay and you’ll be back when you can.
Take it easy on yourself. You have a real life like the rest of us. You are fine. As for ‘fucking all of us’ – now, that would be an awesome orgy. Perhaps you should consider a story about that.
We’ll be here waiting for those times when you can cum for and with us.
Darlin’,you are always worth the wait! Hope to see you soon!
Take your time. We are all here for you. We will wait for you. If you need more time I will understand and a lot other will too.
Hurry up dammit,I’m tired of waiting. Just thought I’d be honest. | https://dirtymind.kinky-blogging.com/2015/11/18/out-of-the-loop/ | 377 |
From this day forward, every person who comes in last place in their fantasy sports league should have to create an embarrassing calendar of him or herself. It’s a phenomenal idea, though I’m not sure anyone could pull it off as well as Henry Stern here did.
A Deadspin reader recently shared his fantasy football league’s hilarious punishment for the last place owner, and I can’t stop laughing.
Henry, who missed the playoffs and finished in last, had to create a calendar of himself in compromising and embarrassing positions. This was part of an agreed-upon punishment for the last-place owner in the league. Stern told the New York Daily News all his friends who compete in the league agreed upon the punishment because they wanted a consequence so owners missing the playoffs would have incentive to continue trying.
The first year they began doing the punishments, the last-place owner had to get a tattoo. The second year they did it the last-place guy had to perform standup comedy. Last year the punishment was posing for a “;Titanic’-style, full-frontal nude portrait,” according to Stern.
The nude portrait appeared on the cover of the calendar, which saw Stern in many great poses.
The Prince Fielder Body Issue imitation that you see above was probably the best, though there are plenty more on Stern’s Instagram page.
That’s what we call owning a last-place finish. | https://larrybrownsports.com/everything-else/guy-lost-fantasy-baseball-league-calendar/238697 | 304 |
As an "argument" that's about as valuable as saying "I'm right and you're wrong, so there".
>they eliminate those diverse opinions by death threats, by assasination, by burning alive, by burning children in boilers to name a few of possibly thousands of events.
Thank you for proving my point. All of the victims in the cases you listed were Muslims or born to Muslim parents. When you lump everyone Muslim together and talk about "them" you include them, despite their differing beliefs.
And no, the extremists are not successful in eliminating diverse opinions. There are ten million Alevis in Turkey, of those Muslims living in Western Europe a similar percentage are Alevis. Depending on which study you look at about a third of the Muslims living in Western Europe are secular. | 5d44e5c9df4a44fca19809399df14d17 | 172 |
Lestallum is the main town of the first half of Final Fantasy XV, located in Cleigne area and first accessible in Chapter 3. A modern bustling town of tropical climate, Lestallum has palm trees lining the main street, numerous street food joints and restaurants, musicians, a bustling market place and winding narrow streets, as well as a breath-taking view over the Taelpar Crag. The town is home to the EXINERIS Industries power plant who operates a ropeway that leads to west from the area. The town has a Leville hotel and shops for the player to use. The party can gain information and secure goods at Lestallum while traveling the surrounding areas.
The city's prosperity derives from the energy of meteorshards harvested from the Meteor of the Six.
Lestallum was the location for the Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival free DLC event.
On a table near the lookout spot overlooking Duscae.
A bustling industrial town in northern Cleigne. Despite imperial attempts to overtake the city, Lestallum remains the largest autonomous urban area on the Lucian continent.
Compared to the long history of the country as a whole, Lestallum's own is comparatively short. The town was founded around the largest meteorshard in all of Lucis. Engineers discovered they could harness the heat generated from the glowing fragment to produce electricity. Residential and commercial districts sprung up around the new power plant, and before long, people flocked to the fledgling city.
The first and founder of the town was a brilliant woman who continues to inspire citizens to this day: the prominence of women in the work force today is largely seen as resultant of her impact. Though work at the plant can be challenging, the pay is good, and many women support their families through their jobs at EXINERIS.
Iris gives Noctis a tour of Lestallum.
Gladiolus's sister Iris arrived in Lestallum after Insomnia was invaded by Niflheim. Prince Noctis's party meets up with her there, along with the Amicitia family butler, Jared Hester, and his grandson, Talcott. Iris shows Noctis around town, and when they plan their next move, Talcott tells of a legend of a royal tomb behind a waterfall. Noctis follows the tip to the Greyshire Glacial Grotto, but while on his quest experiences dizziness and visions of the Disc of Cauthess as a result of the Astral Titan calling for him.
The Disc has been barricaded by the empire, but they meet Ardyn Izunia in Lestallum who claims he can open the way. Noctis goes along with the plan unaware Ardyn is the chancellor of Niflheim, although he doesn't trust him. Noctis forges a covenant with Titan at the Disc, but in the mayhem loses his car, the Regalia, and they waste several days on their quest to retrieve it from the empire. When they return to Lestallum they learn that Niflheim has been there and Jared was killed when soldiers were looking for Noctis. Iris is determined to flee the town with Talcott. Niflheim airships now patrol the skies above Lestallum, and the town atmosphere turns sombre as Niflheim's flags are put up everywhere in the city.
Noctis in a thermal suit at the power plant.
Later, after acquiring the mythril required to repair the royal vessel, Noctis, Ignis, and Prompto return to Lestallum, where an emergency has occurred at the power plant. Noctis is suited up and sent inside to fight daemons that have invaded the plant, where he works with a likewise suited hunter that doesn't identify himself. This hunter turns out to be Gladiolus, who had briefly departed the party. Once the daemons in the power plant are cleared out, he rejoins the others.
The party arrives in Lestallum during the Assassin's Festival, held in honor of an old tale of a hero who rose in resistance to oppression. Though no historical account exists, the legend nevertheless survives, telling of a nameless hero known "the Assassin." Noctis and Prompto shadow Loqi Tummelt, an imperial general they beat back in Duscae. Loqi takes Holly captive when she doesn't let them access to the power plant, and Noctis feels his magic powers fading. The party hatches a plan to save Holly that involves Noctis covertly assassinating magitek troopers around town, as he cannot use the power of kings as long as Niflheim's Wallbreaker Wave is in effect. To get access to the power plant where the Wallbreaker Wave generator is, Noctis and his friends collect keycards from MTs until Loqi himself arrives.
Lowi and his magitek troopers in Lestallum.
Noctis shadows Loqi to the power plant. After reclaiming the last keycard from him, Loqi escapes, and Noctis makes his escape as well, as the magitek infantry begins to attack Lestallum to catch him. Noctis rendezvouses with his friends, and while one of them accompanies Cindy Aurum to the power plant to dismantle the Wallbreaker Wave generator, the others defeat Loqi in his magitek armor. Noctis reclaims the power of kings and drives Loqi and his infantry away from Lestallum so the festival can continue.
After Noctis disappears inside the Crystal the world is overcome by darkness and Lestallum becomes humanity's primary refuge. People from all over Eos come to Lestallum, which is dubbed the "City of Light", as the EXINERIS power plant continues to supply power derived from the Meteor. The Hunters move their headquarters to Lestallum, and the Hunter HQ becomes something of a de facto government, taking care of various matters, such as routing electricity to areas and the refugee crisis.
Six months after Noctis's disappearance few Kingsglaive members arrive to deliver meteorshards, and they team up with Cor Leonis, the leader of the Crownsguard, to fight an iron giant outside the city. Libertus Ostium gives the meteorshards to Holly, allowing EXINERIS to power up more of the city. Two members of the Kingsglaive, Elea and an amnesiac Glaive, are tasked to fix a cable car to completely power the plant, allowing EXINERIS to begin powering up other parts of Lucis and allows the Hunters to establish new outposts.
After Noctis awakens from his ten-year slumber, he learns Lestallum has become humanity's primary refuge from the long night, as its power and bright lights keep the daemons at bay. In Final Fantasy XV -The Dawn of the Future-, a daemonic Lunafreya is brought as captive to Lestallum for the Glaives and Hunters to ponder what to do with her, but her friends Solara and Aranea free her.
The player can stay at the hotel for 300 gil for a x1.5 EXP yield. This is where Jared, Talcott and Iris also initially stay. There is a Cosmogony book on the table outside the hotel.
Lestallum is the only outpost to have more than one restaurant, and one of them doesn't offer hunts.
Surgate's Beanmine is at the middle of the town.
Tostwell Grill is at the back of the market place.
Tozus Counter is the only restaurant with no tipster and the player can't accept hunts here. It is located along the main road, near the tunnel leading to the east.
Lestallum has the most shops of any town visited. The market stalls sell various foodstuffs and there are numerous quests the player can start here as well. The player can find the Ebony Sticker decal for the Regalia in the southwest corner of the market, just across the Tastwell Grill restaurant.
Veenon's Trading is a shop at the Lestallum market operated by a grandfather-grandson duo. The prices will be cut by 30% after the player completes the Mind the Trap quest for the grandson. This shop sells protective accessories and a cactuar statue the player can give to Talcott Hester in Caem.
The Covenant Cosmogony entry is found outside the hotel.
Entry 2 of Oric's Culinary Chronicles is found on a red checkered table across from where the Cup Noodles food truck is parked.
Quest with Iris.
When the player first visits Lestallum Iris wants to give Noctis a tour of the town, and the player's dialogue choices determine Iris reactions and whether the player gets AP or EXP; picking the unfavorable options yields the AP reward.
After the tour the player return to the hotel and choose between three options: "Agree with Iris" gains 500 EXP, "Make light of the subject" scores 2 AP, and "Change the subject" yields an Elixir.
Many of the merchants in Lestallum offer sidequests. When all sidequests are completed, that merchant will offer discounts.
Vyv is a journalist who is looking for photographs to publish in his magazines for Meteor Publishing, and sends the party out to various locations for photos. Completing his quests yields EXP and gil, and the photos he requests can only be taken during daylight hours.
Randolph is found in Chapter 15 when following the path up from the weapon shop to a dead end.
Scraps of Mystery XI is in the remains of a ruined house in Pallareth Pass. From the Alpine Stable parking spot, the player can climb the hill to the west to find the house. The map is in the western corner. The treasure is in Lestallum, in a metal grate on the steps leading down from the weapon shop near the quest marker.
Approaching a dining woman teaches a new recipe.
Watching a woman eat on a table near Lestallum's lookout teaches Mother & Child Rice Bowl. Revisiting the spot and observing a woman eating on bench near the lookout teaches Papa Bird & Baby Bowl.
Approaching the Cup Noodles food truck teaches Cup Noodles as a "recipe" for camping. In Chapter 8 the player can get a quest by approaching the food truck for a modified version of the dish; the version depends on the player's answer on their favored topping.
Eating Bird-Broth Rice with Curry in Surgate's Beanmine teaches Peppery Daggerquill Rice. Eating Offal Stew at Tostwell Grill teaches Lestallum Stewed Tripe, and eating Spicy Skewers teaches Seasoned Midgardsormr.
Noctis learns about Semur Skewers.
The recipe for Semur Skewers can be found posted on the market. It was originally a new recipe from the Assassin's Festival.
Entry 2: An Egg Can Dream of Oric's Culinary Chronicles is found in Lestallum on a red checkered table across from where the Cup Noodles food truck is parked, at the entrance to the city. It teaches Fried Rookie on Rice to Ignis.
Spot to take a photo.
The player can ask Prompto to take a photo at the lookout.
Portrait of an EXINERIS worker.
There are four drawings by an artist who resides in Altissia in Lestallum. Three depict workers for EXINERIS Industries, two depicted wearing thermal suits. They are found on the walls of Lestallum. One of the merchants at the market also has a portrait of himself among his wares.
According to the Almanac entry for Old Lestallum, the name was derived from an ancient word meaning "a warship's ram," chosen as an homage to the literally groundbreaking spirit of the first settlers.
Distant town in Episode Duscae.
A town can be seen to the northwest of the playable area in Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae. It is possible it is Lestallum. It is more visible at night and can be seen from the Ausace Haven campground.
), and the background music no longer plays. These changes were introduced in the Crown Patch.
There is also a sign for "Adamantoise Paradise", an allusion to Turtle's Paradise from Final Fantasy VII.
Unlike other Lucian outposts, Lestallum has two radios: one by the street food vendors on the main avenue, and one on the fountain near the Leville.
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Can You Clearly Articulate the Impact of Your Work?
I’m often confused when talking to authors and thought leaders when I ask them to tell me how their work impacts the lives and businesses of their clients. Many times they’ll immediately dive into a thorough explanation of models, processes and the latest iteration of the work they do. Other times I’ll get an update on research they’ve done that further validates a theory they’ve had or a new theory that they are focusing on. These are all good things, but there’s a big difference between creating something powerful and being able to clearly and concisely communicate the impact of your work to clients and prospects.
There’s often a gap between what is of interest to the thought leader and the needs of a client or prospect. Clients are concerned about the struggles and business issues at hand and they express an interest in your work (for the most part) not out of intellectual curiosity but out of a need to determine if your work can help them resolve those struggles and issues. Organizations pay for training and learning solutions not so that they can make their employees smarter for the sake of being smarter, but so that employees can use that knowledge in a way that has a measurable impact on the business. If you’re not sure about the impact your work has I’d suggest that you take the time you need to be able to articulate the impact effectively.
One of the easiest ways I’ve found to do that is to ask what is it that you hope people will be able to do, think, act, behave or believe differently as a result of consuming your content? There is usually more than one answer to this question. Once you’ve answered that question the next question is: Given that my client will be able to do X differently, what impact does that have on them as an individual? As a team? As an organization? This may seem a bit overly simplistic but the reality is it’s better to start by being able to simply and clearly state the impact that your work can and does have on your clients as opposed to diving in deeply into the “how” of your work.
Regardless of how novel, interesting, innovative or fascinating your work is, if it can’t be bridged to a measurable, sustainable behavior change that drives a business result, it will remain a “nice to have” versus a “must have” in the eyes of your clients.
Peter, this post is so spot on!
My key question, to myself and to clients: “What significant, beneficial difference will that make?” If our words and our work don’t impact in quantifiable results (either or both qualitative and quantitative), then I say we’re like the supply teacher at school: novel, interesting, fun, a change of pace, informative, but without lasting impact…in, out and gone.
I really enjoyed this article, and I will be sharing it. I believe that so often we spin our wheels trying to pitch ALL of the benefits we believe our product has without considering which is the most relevant to our customer. What is the consistent tie that all of our customers have that will benefit from our product? If you can define that clearly you can succeed at the idea of a “must have” product.
It’s difficult for creatives to focus on outcomes. In our busy world, the old WIIFM question is more crucial than ever.
Peter…simply brilliant. We are working directly in this gap…and the discoveries have been profound and a bit shocking.
2) we are what we repeatedly do.
2) people won’t quit if it’s important.
It’s all about execution. Thoughts and theory without execution are simply entertainment.
Very interesting post peter. But the biggest challenge that most thought leadership marketing initiatives face is that they typically have a longer gestation period before they can show a clear business impact & more often than not clients expect quick results & hence dong completely invest time, effort money in sustaining a project & hence may not end up getting desired results & blame the thought leadership marketing program instead! So I believe thats the challenge for thought leaders to show value they have generated to clients!
Peter – I really enjoyed your post. I’m working on a #thoughtleadership strategy for a mid-sized educational charity. I’m definitely thinking about how succinctly the org. can articulate its impact on students, teachers, policy, and the broader community.
This is an issue the performing arts has faced for about 100 years, primarily because in much of the West the outcome reality (and desires, if remembered) is undervalued as essential element for fundamental human existence. It’s often just “too hard” for consumers to be bothered with, and therefore any impact the performing arts have on us seems to be a “nice to have” bit of distracting “entertainment,” when the reality is quite the opposite! I’m glad to see many of the comments above reiterate a struggle with… “lethargy” in consumers.
I have a slightly different view. If the person happens to be an author, there is no one way their work will affect someone. It will affect each reader differently. That’s part of the magic of books. You can’t apply this method to art.
I may be coming from a different realm than quite a few authors, but my book definitely speaks of results. It is a tool which is used to help pinpoint emotional effects on the reader’s behavior and is something that creates leverage for the therapist or counselor. Knocking on doors of counseling and behavioral establishments is working to open the way so far, because it addresses a daily struggle, especially in the line of problematic child behaviors (which are not typically bad, but confusing to most therapists, teachers and parents alike). But it is a journey of door-knocking, which becomes more fun as I go along. Like my publicist told me “Everyone is needing help with something and this is what is to be targeted”. Great post Peter!
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package org.hammerlab.iterator.start
import hammerlab.iterator.start._
import org.hammerlab.Suite
class BufferedTakeWhileTest
extends Suite {
def check(fn: Int ⇒ Boolean,
expectedElems: Seq[Int],
expectedRemainingElems: Seq[Int])(
implicit elems: Seq[Int]
): Unit = {
val it = Iterator(elems: _*).buffered
==(it.takewhile(fn).toList, expectedElems)
==(it.toList, expectedRemainingElems)
}
{
implicit val elems = 1 to 10
test("[1,10] half") {
check(
_ < 5,
1 to 4,
5 to 10
)
}
test("[1,10] none") {
check(
_ < 1,
Nil,
1 to 10
)
}
test("[1,10] one") {
check(
_ == 1,
Seq(1),
2 to 10
)
}
test("[1,10] almost all") {
check(
_ < 10,
1 to 9,
Seq(10)
)
}
test("[1,10] all") {
check(
_ < 11,
1 to 10,
Nil
)
}
}
test("empty") {
check(
_ ⇒ true,
Nil,
Nil
)(
Nil
)
}
{
implicit val elems = Seq(1)
test("one, all") {
check(
_ ⇒ true,
Seq(1),
Nil
)
}
test("one, none") {
check(
_ ⇒ false,
Nil,
Seq(1)
)
}
}
}
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This blog is dedicated to Stephen Lawrence,
Bernie Katzman and Sigal Chen
George Elliot, a famous 19th century British author had a very special sentiment for me: "you are never too old to be what you might have been." This quotation is special to me because I began my life's work of writing stories in my late 50's and music in my early 60's. So... I got a late start...not as late as Grandma Moses perhaps, (she started painting in her late 70's when some arthritis made it difficult to continue her embroidery) late for a writer and composer. I was a school librarian and that gave me the motivation to write stories for children ( ) and ().
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Tampa Bay Downs Released this Thursday, June 25th.
Oldsmar, Fla. – Full-card simulcast wagering returns to Tampa Bay Downs on Thursday, July 2. Wagering areas will include the first floor of the Grandstand, The Silks Poker Room, which reopened June 14; and, beginning July 3, the Legends Bar on the second floor of the Grandstand, which will be open each Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and on Thursday, July 2 with Thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing seven days a week.
Food and beverage service will be available. The Riders Up! bar on the first floor of the Grandstand will be open every day from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Patrons must have their temperatures taken at the track entrance. Individuals with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will be denied admittance. Facemasks are required and social distancing will be enforced. Tampa Bay’s current race meet will end on Wednesday, July 1st, and resume again in late Novermber.
Beginning July 3, programs and Daily Racing Forms will be on sale from 11:15 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fridays through Sundays, on the first floor of the Grandstand. Mutuel tellers will sell programs and forms on the remaining days. Bettors can wager with mutuel tellers and through self-service terminals.
Online Florida Lottery sales will not be available. Clubhouse areas, including The Sports Gallery and the Carrels area, remain closed until further notice.
The Fourth of July weekend includes Thoroughbred racing at such major tracks as Belmont Park, Gulfstream, Monmouth, Laurel and Woodbine, as well as a number of other race tracks.
Since Tampa Bay Downs closed to spectators in mid-March due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, all areas of the track have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected to offer customers a safe, welcoming environment. Those efforts continue on a daily basis.
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When it comes to storage capacity, the OCZ Vertex 2 100GB SSD has a free capacity of 93.1GB as shown above. The drive has 128GB of MLC Flash memory on the PCB, so about 27% of the drive’s capacity is reserved for the Sandforce DuraWare wear-leveling technology.
The OCZ Vertex 2 is an ideal successor to the original Vertex series as it has proven to 280MB/sec. and write speeds
of up to 238MB/sec in ATTO on the Vertex 2. We have been benchmarking SandForce controllers now for several months and they appear to be very strong and have so far proven to be one of the contenders in the SSD controller market. In fact, it is no wonder that Corsair, Patriot, Super Talent and other SSD companies have followed OCZ’s lead and begun using the SandForce controller in their own SSDs.
When it comes to pricing, the Vertex 2 100GB drive that we tested here today was $398.99 shipped. With a total free capacity of 93.1GB this means that you are paying $4.29 per GB of
storage space. This is price competitive with other SSDs with the SF-1200 controller as the Corsair Force 100GB uses the same controller and is listed at $409.99 shipped. If you want a SandForce SF-1200 based drive the OCZ Vertex 2 is the best buy on the market this very second. If you have $400 to spend on an SSD then you might find yourself looking at the Intel X25-M Gen 2 160GB SSD as well. That was one of the
drives that we compared this one to and while it couldn’t compete in the write speeds it makes up for it with capacity. The Intel X25-M has 149GB of free space with a street price of $419.99
shipped, which comes out to be $2.82 per GB. The OCZ Vertex 2 is clearly the faster drive, but be ready to give up some storage space for the extra speed.
After spending a few weeks with the OCZ Vertex 2 we have found it to be a very impressive SSD and we like it so much it will be going into our notebook for some long term use to see how it performs with daily use and abuse. We have an upcoming trip to Taiwan to cover Computex 2010 and this drive should improve battery life while performing better than nearly every SSD on the market. What more could you want?
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Writer. Coach. Poet. Story-teller. Lover of life. My greatest joy and keenest passion is helping men and women over 40 tap into their creative genius, write stories with passion and live a happier more fulfilling life.
I grew up in the Bronx and spent my childhood playing stoop-ball, running through alleys, and eating homemade Italian pasta and Polish sausage. I have driven six times across the country for school, rock climbing, and adventure.
I went to NYU for writing and found deep inspiration from my writing mentor, Ann Hood. I went on to receive my MFA from Eastern Washington University at the Inland Northwest Center for Writers MFA Program at EWU . When I moved Portland, Oregon in 2001, I had the honor of becoming a founding member for the Bill Gates project Gateway College Program (GTC). There I worked as an instructor and life coach for at-risk youths. GTC was one of the most fulfilling jobs I’ve ever had and it inspired me to start my own practice helping adults get unstuck and flourish in creativity.
For more than ten years I’ve been a transformational life coach and writing coach. I attract people from around the world who value excellence and are searching for a way to explore deeper meanings through their writing. I offer one-on-one coaching (via phone or Skype,) group coaching, and consultation. My passion and keenest talent is educating and inspiring my clients to find their true genius and teaching them proven skills to assure them a lifetime of ease and well-being. My specialty is working with men and women over forty who write memoir and nonfiction and are brave enough to cut through their resistance to get to the heart of the story they are trying to tell.
Art saves lives. Poetry is my go-to for inspiration and relief. I love poetry for both page and stage. I’ve been published in The Clark Street Review, Jeopardy Magazine, Minetta Review, Crack the Spine, Gargoyle Magazine and other literary magazines. I also have a book of poetry called Stay With Me, that celebrates poetry for both page and stage. I also came in first place for the Wordstock Poetry Contest in 2006 and was accepted and attended the Tin House Summer Writer’s Workshop in 2010.
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Abstract:
A classical language set used by a security specialist included assembly and C, sometimes joined by C++ and usually quite a lot of Bash as well. A few years ago it seemed that Perl, and later Ruby, will become the scripting language of choice in the security field, however another contender - Python - was gaining user base too. Today it's rather obvious that Python won its place in the hacker's toolbox, especially given that a great deal of important tools of trade allow to be instrumented/scripted using it - examples include even the most basic utensils - IDA, GDB and Burp. Furthermore, Python with its set of standard libraries makes it extremely easy to create ad-hoc tools whenever they're needed. At the same time, due to rich introspection mechanisms, the language itself is an object of fascination from the security scene. The talk will focus on a few selected cases of Python intertwining with the security world.
The talk is basically a mix of Python related topics I've touched during other talks I gave (commonly with j00ru) - this includes:
■ "Data, data, data..." (English, blog post + video)
■ "On the battlefield with the dragons" (English, blog post + video)
■ "Ataki na systemy i sieci komputerowe" (Polish, slides)
■ "Pwning (sometimes) with style - Dragons' notes on CTFs" (English, slides)
Video:
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Hi,
I am trying to try the free version of Microsoft Power BI.
I have successfully downloaded the application and built some models. However when deploying them it asks me to sign in, I sign in with my Office 365 account which is purchased from Godaddy and get a message "Your IT Department has turned off signup for Microsoft Power BI".
Has anyone knowledge on how to resolve the issue?
Solved! Go to Solution.
We've received a lot of feedback on this topic and we're listening! We are reviewing the Ad Hoc subscriptions for the services we offer and are looking for the best solution. Keep an eye out for updates on this topic.
To everyone here,
I recently received an update from our Office Teams that we can now assist with enabling Ad Hoc Subscriptions to your account. If you're still needing this, please reach out to our live support so we can help complete this update for you.
Hi @leviya. Thanks for being part of GoDaddy Community!
That message suggests that the feature has been disabled from the version of Office 365 that we provide. Unfortunately, if that's the case, you wouldn't be able to use the account you have with us to sign up for that product.
This is an issue that one of my power users brought to my attention yesterday. Discussions (and strong feelings) about GoDaddy "locking out" our users after we've purchased our Office 365 subscriptions from GoDaddy.
Can anyone from the company give me a plausible explanation why this isn't available? Subscriptions from Microsoft for this service are (I've been told) $9.99/month.
I'd hate to migrate our thirty-odd users out of our GoDaddy accounts into another vendor's service.
Hi @Speakeasy. Thank for reaching out. After doing a little more digging, I was able to confirm that all ad hoc subscription services are disabled by default on our Office 365 accounts. There are many such services out there, many of which we can not guarantee their functionality. However, there is a way to enable this on accounts hosted with us. I won't be able to provide the instructions on how to do that here but if you reach out to our support team, they can go over this information for you. Hope that helps.
@leviya Just wanted to make sure you saw this too since you originally asked the question.
A week ago, prompted by your post, I spent some time online with mid-business support, JesseW and they say it MAY be possible, but Justin with mid-business support said he'd dig and would get back to me with some word.
I've sent him three emails in a week and no response.
If you DO have access to anyone in support who might help me with this (and confirm what you're posting here) I'd appreciate it.
Otherwise, I think this is a bust, and those of us who want to USE Microsoft BI are going to have to move our Office 365 subscriptions (we have 33 of them) to another provider.
So until I hear otherwise, I'm giving this response a thumbs down. Thanks.
GoDaddy Office 365 customers are unable to add PowerBI as the ad-hoc subscriptions is disabled. GoDaddy customers use the GoDaddy login system and the risk with enabling ad-hoc subscriptions is that neither GoDaddy nor Microsoft would be able to support customers who need help with these products such as PowerBI. GoDaddy can enable ad-hoc subscriptions which will allow a customer to add the free Power BI product, but customers would be unable to upgrade to PowerBI Pro without moving to another Office 365 provider.
Hi @harish, so does this mean that you will enable an ad-hoc subscription for Power BI (only)?
If not, it defeats the key objective of me signing up with GoDaddy.
Also renders the Microsoft Power BI Reporting course I just bought pretty useless as even their lab wants an actual business logon.
Thanks
Scott
A lot of gibberish...
"neither GoDaddy nor Microsoft would be able to support customers who need help with these products such as PowerBI".... It is a Microsoft product????
"GoDaddy can enable ad-hoc subscriptions which will allow a customer to add the free Power BI product, but customers would be unable to upgrade to PowerBI Pro without moving to another Office 365 provider. " Sooooo a GD O365 account is not a real O365 account????
Will someone at GD give us a clear answer!!! PLEASE!!!
All,
I was promised 4 Months ago that Godaddy would look into this for me and get "right back to me", well still nothing. I only have 18 Users, but I now have full access to my ERP system direct with using PowerBI. Now I need to get BP up and running on in Office 365 online so I can have reports automatically directly sent to staff daily, weekly, months...
I am at the same WALL. either Godaddy finds a solution (IN ONE MONTH) or I pack my bags and move.
Oh yea I will get messy about it also on social media that "Godaddy can not even provide the FREE products a company needs to grow..."
So Godaddy I am calling you out. Please work with your partner Microsoft and find us a solution or start loosing customers. I will make it a personal task to embarrass you on this point.
I mean its the FREE version I am looking for (HELLO)....
Ed South (COO) GoSwimmingClub
Maybe this is the reason....
In the last year Graves' organization has ramped up 900 users on Tableau...
Graves said GoDaddy also considered Microsoft's Power BI when it was looking at new platforms, but found that it was not as intuitive to use.-...
AGAIN...
GoDaddy please listen to this...
This is a Microsoft product that can ONLY work with O365
Get on board!
Attention Mrs. Sharon Graves.
You need to re-think your position.
I have used both PowerBI and Tableau. Both work very well. I actually find PowerBI easier to use. (but I started with it first.
I do see Tableau can work with larger data sets better but your business model (Godaddy) is for small to mid size business. Well that is what PowerBI is great at. Oh and works flawless with Office365...
Oh and is FREE where Tableau you have to pay for..
If you don't re-consider allowing the FREE PowerBi use the you will start to loose customers and as I said earlier I will make it a personal mission to call out how Godaddy is limiting the FREE use of Microsoft BI Tools.
This is in reff to:-...
Ed South COO GoSwimmingClub
unbelievable that godaddy doesnt allow a free service. im already lobbying to leave godaddy. 50+ users.
User: va8,
How can I join this group to push Godaddy to support Power BI or leave? I have 18-19 users...
Ed south (GoSwimmingClub) domain @Suzhouyoyo.com
*duplicate
As I previously mentioned, GoDaddy Support can enable ad-hoc subscriptions so that our Office 365 customers can add PowerBI to their tenant. Please call support if you need to add the free PowerBI product to your account.
The reason why I stated that neither GoDaddy nor Microsoft would be able to support PowerBI for these customers is that GoDaddy doesn't sell/support PowerBI (as we don't offer it) and it would be difficult for Microsoft to troubleshoot any issues that a customer may have with PowerBI as GoDaddy Office 365 customers login with GoDaddy credentials versus Microsoft (AAD) credentials. I should have mentioned that Microsoft should be able to provide basic support on the PowerBI product, but it may end up that they require to access the account itself which they would be unable to.
per SwimSuzhou "I was promised 4 Months ago that Godaddy would look into this for me and get "right back to me", well still nothing."
Seems like GD dropped the ball if it is as easy as harish EMPLOYEE says.....
I will give it shot tomorrow, calling support during business hours, and report back my results to this thread
stay tuned.......
We've received a lot of feedback on this topic and we're listening! We are reviewing the Ad Hoc subscriptions for the services we offer and are looking for the best solution. Keep an eye out for updates on this topic.
I spent 20 minutes on the phone yesterday. I had to quote 3 times
"GoDaddy Support can enable ad-hoc subscriptions so that our Office 365 customers can add PowerBI to their tenant. Please call support if you need to add the free PowerBI product to your account."
He finally got it and said he was referring it to "Advanced tech support"
Let see what happens...
Tuesday and no response... who would of thought... EVERYONE!
I did find this...
@pcox @harish Are you listening????
Enough is enough GD. What is the verdict? What is the hold up? We are waiting!
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Leptospirosis in Dogs
At this time of year, there is always an increase in the number of dogs presenting to the veterinary hospital showing signs of Leptospirosis. According to MSD Animal Health; “Leptospirosis is now considered to be the most widespread Zoonotic Infection in the world”. It is important to us that our clients are aware of this disease as it potentially life threatening to a dog, but also it can be transferred from an infected animal to us.
What causes it?
Leptospirosis is caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream through ingestion or the mucous membranes – nose, mouth, eyes, cuts etc. Rats are well known vectors of Leptospirosis; they can carry the disease without showing clinical signs and shed it through their urine. This is why there can be a spike in the amount of dogs coming into contact with the bacteria from September through the winter as rats and other rodents seek shelter on farms and closer to food sources – bins etc. when the weather gets cold. Most commonly, animals drink or swim in water that contains the bacteria. The bacteria travel to the kidney, liver, spleen and reproductive system and begin to replicate. These bacteria are then shed into the environment through this animal’s urine.
Quite soon after infection, the dog will develop a fever as a result of the blood infection, the dogs immune system will then begin to defend the body against the bacteria, however the dogs ability to fend off the bacteria depends on the strength of their immune system and as it is a dangerous disease, vaccination is one of the best ways to strengthen the animals immune response.
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This 2 Ingredient Cashew Cream Recipe is the key to many vegan pasta dishes. It’s healthy and easy, and completely delicious!
I like to make it sweet as well and use place of heavy cream in baking dishes (see notes below on how to).
This healthy vegan cream alternative is also freezer friendly. Add to freezer containers, or ice cube molds and freeze. This way you have vegan cream available anytime you need it.
The cubes are especially handy, just toss 1-2 in a pan for a quick and easy creamy pasta recipe!
You’ll need just 2 ingredients to make this easy sauce. Plus, a few items of equipment. Let’s go over those quickly so we can get to making the simple sauce.
You’ll also need water, but I don’t count that as an ingredient. I usually don’t count salt either… but it seamed appropriate here.
In a 3 cup jar or medium bowl add the raw cashews, cover with water. You’ll want them submerged, with an additional 2-3 inches of water above for expanding.
Cover and place in the the fridge to soak overnight (8-12 hours).
After 8-12 hours of soaking, drain the cashews and discard the water.
Add the cashews, salt, and 1/2 cup of water to a food processor or high-speed blender.
Pulse to get moving, then blend until completely smooth. Scraping down the sides as needed, and adding extra water 1 tablespoon at a time as needed to get to your desired consistency.
Will hold in he fridge for 4-5 days. Or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
This simple cream sauce is completely delicious and easy to make. Each serving is 1/4 cup, and as noted above you can freeze leftovers. Making this a great meal prep sauce!
This extra simple cashew sauce is great for pasta dishes! It makes about 1 1/4 cup of cashew cream sauce. One serving is 1/4 cup.
Swap out the salt for sugar if you want to make a sweet cashew cream.
Special Tip: For best results you want raw cashews, not roasted or salted.
In a 3 cup jar or medium bowl add the raw cashews, cover with water. You'll want them submerged, with an additional 2-3 inches of water above for expanding.
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You're mid-corner, and that pesky traction control light is blinking at you, again. You just want to power out of the corner, but the nannies are getting in the way. You hold down the ECS button until you hear the chime and aim for the next apex. You feel spot on and confident and begin to apply power, only this time the front end pushes out. Alas, the canyon run has left you wanting.
Whether you’re just starting out as a car enthusiast or you’re deep in, hopefully one of your first thoughts has been upgrading the suspension. An obvious place to start might be springs or coilovers, both of which can get expensive very quickly either via install cost of just the price of parts. So, do you really need to invest in a $1000+ coilover setup to dramatically improve the handling characteristics of your Mk7? The short answer: No. Today’s topic: The magic of rear sway bar upgrades!
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Recall, understeer bias is when the car is at the edge of grip, the front tires give up first. In this case, you understeers the corner, and the car does not rotate properly to meet the arc of the corner. From the factory, most cars have a modest understeer bias as it makes cars more predictable, forgiving, and overall easier to drive at the limit. The Mk7 GTI is no exception to this rule, and from the factory has a fair bias toward understeer at the limit.
On the other hand, oversteer is when at the edge of grip, the rear tires give up grip first. In this case, the car oversteers the corner, by rotating more than the arc of the corner. Correcting oversteer is usually a more puckering moment, especially if you’re not prepared for it. However, oversteer bias can be advantageous for cars on extremely tight courses, makes cars generally more “playful”, and can improve turn in.
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If you live in the north-east, Spring not only brings fresh things to life, but it also gives birth to potholes and huge cracks as reminders of the winter that just passed. That’s one of the reasons I like to be in the warmer climates during the colder months of the year. I love skiing and hockey, but when the snow clears and grass is green, the huge gaping potholes bloom well before local gardens, so I like to avoid them until they are filled in.
That got me to thinking about some of the potholes and ruts that I’ve run into while playing craps while Precision-Shooting in recent years. Fortunately, I haven’t hit too many, but they sure seemed huge, deep and costly at the time.
I started out with a very light breakfast of café au lait and a croissant at the Boulangerie that is nestled amongst the French-styled shops. It was a busy weekend, and the lowest table-limit available was $10. I had previously enjoyed some accurate shooting here, so I took my spot at an otherwise crowded table.
The dice were many players away from my position, so I whiled my time away on what was a very choppy table. There was never more than one Pass Line win in a row, but then again, there were never more than two Don’t Pass winners in a row either. Predictably both “sides” were being killed. My bankroll fluctuated a little bit, but I was never down by more than $50.
I was getting impatient, not so much because I wanted to shoot, which was also true, but moreover, because there was no discernable pattern that I could capitalize on. When the dice finally came to me, I let a frustrated sigh of relief out. Establishing the Point of 4, and backing it up with $30 in odds, I immediately bet my “$220 Inside” method, with the intent of regressing each bet down to $44 Inside after one hit. Needless to say, I never got that far. A quick 7-Out was all I had to show for that $260 loss. Once more around the choppy table, my bankroll remained relatively stable until it was my turn again. I’ll spare you the gory details, but another VERY quick $260 loss was enough to drive me out of the casino, and back to my suite for what in the past I would have thought of as an “un-needed” break.
Choppy tables combined with impatience, usually add up to unfocused and hurried shooting on my part. The results are never good, and almost never profitable. For that reason, if I find myself getting impatient, obviously I haven’t settled and focused myself, not only as a professional player, but also merely as an ADULT. If I start to have childish impatience, that thought alone is usually enough to re-center me, if not I take a break.
I have traditionally done exceptionally well on all of the tables here. They have various sizes, but that hasn’t deterred my success. It was my ninth time playing here, and the profit from each of my previous sessions had averaged over $1700, so I was expecting VERY GOOD things.
My casino host had set me up with all the perks for staying and playing there: a decent suite, front-row tickets for Micheal Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, tickets to their Wheel of Fortune show at the MGM, tickets for the Tyson fight at the MGM, all the gourmet food I could handle, free Cuban cigars from George Hamilton’s Cigar Bar, even vouchers to the game arcade and unlimited roller-coaster rides.
Though I was staying there, I always spread my playing action around. I did fine at other houses, but for the three days at NYNY, I did LOUSY! It wasn’t a matter of shooting opportunities, I had PLENTY of those. But for 81 hands with the dice, I not only never made one Point, I didn’t hit one single, solitary 6 or 8 in all the time I threw in that casino over those three days! Yet I kept going back to their tables to try to prove myself right, and prove my fear wrong.
How did that happen? I have no idea whatsoever. I was totally disgusted with my shooting. I began to wonder if maybe I had “lost it”. That is, lost the ability to accurately shoot the dice. I would go to a neighboring casino like MGM, or Monte Carlo, or Excalibur or Luxor, and my faith and ability would be quickly restored. Then I would wander back to NYNY to try again and again, but to no avail.
I already knew that if my shooting wasn’t working somewhere, that I could easily switch houses. That part turned out to be quite successful, but my ego kept leading me back to the place where all my failure and frustration were focused. For those three days, every cent of profit that I made at the other casinos was viciously sucked-up by NYNY.
If I had been willing to accept that one casino wasn’t working for me on this trip, but all the others were, then I would have had a bulging $8,300 profit in my pocket instead of a small loss. Well, it was a small loss for my bankroll, but a HUGE loss to my ego. After that trip, I took a couple of weeks off to really think about my battles with not only one set of tables in one casino, but more importantly, my battles with myself. The effect of trying to prove myself “right” can be extremely costly. Subsequent successful trips back to NY-2 provided incontrovertible evidence that it wasn’t a problem with the tables, it was a problem with ME and my ego.
It was during COMDEX’99, when 250,000 computer guys flocked into town to see the Computer Dealer’s Expo. It’s the largest annual convention/trade-show in Las Vegas, and the place is tightly-packed and harried. Sometimes getting a cab or buffet lines can mean a two-hour wait. Even with my own car, the normally heavy traffic of the Strip becomes totally grid-locked for up to eighteen hours each day. Normally I avoid the city when a show like that is in town, but a shorter-than-expected set of meetings in Palm Desert, California saw me in town at the peak of that gathering. I originally planned to stay Downtown at the Golden Nugget. They, as well as nearly every other decent joint, was filled to capacity.
My Casino Host at the GN gave me a lunch comp to the California Pizza Kitchen, and said that he would call around to see if there were any openings. Over a passable meal at CPK, I thought that perhaps I would take the long drive up to Reno and spend some time there. I had pretty much resigned my mind to that arduous journey when I checked back with him about one-hour later.
He informed me that a senior-executive show participant at the Mirage had to leave town early and his suite would be empty by mid-afternoon. It was mine for the taking if I choose. After checking-in and freshening-up from my high-desert drive from California in a convertible, I was suitable ready to take a look at the tables.
To my surprise, they weren’t as busy as I had anticipated. I started play at one table with four other players. None of them threw with any luck OR skill, and they were all on the darkside. I threw a hand with 16 rolls, and followed it up on my next go-round with 21 rolls.
By this time, they had been joined by their computer brethren, each still wearing their plastic-sheathed name and company tags from the show. They all agreed that the “don’t” side was far superior to the “do” side, and they bet accordingly. I never made much money on their tosses, but then I never lost any money on their tosses either, so I was unfazed by their whooping, hollering and high-five-ing when one of them 7-ed Out.
When it was my turn to shoot, I was still the only one on the Pass Line. The camaraderie of a shared mission against the lone “right-side” shooter was enough for even the box-man to say, “I don’t envy you Mr. X”. I smiled and said, “This bothers me about as much as a cloudy day.” I had another great hand, which ended after 19 rolls. By the end of it they were booing, jeering and generally trying to throw off my concentration.
I’m not easily spooked, and that irritated them even more. By the time the dice came around again, the mean-spirited comments were beginning to bother me quite a bit, but I wanted to shoot one more time just so I could watch them LOSE! Soon enough, the dice were in my hand. I put out some huge bets because I was determined to kick their dicks in the dirt, and make a pile of money at the same time. Too late to put the dice back down, the die was cast, and all my bets were quickly swept up with the knock-out 7 punch.
Instead of focusing on my game, I was more interested in proving them wrong. I wanted to have a little revenge on their bad behavior by “teaching them a lesson.” Instead, the lesson was mine for the learning. I still walked away with a profit, but I left about 30% of it with the casino on that final roll. Now, if people truly irritate me, I take a break. By the time I get back, they have usually lost all their money and they have simply evaporated as simply as my frustration has.
I’m not easily muscled into anything. I’m not the biggest, or the strongest, but I’m not easily intimidated, panicked or brow-beaten by ANYONE. However, a couple of years back a long-time associate put a challenge in front of me that seemed too good to be true.
Sammy (not his real name) has been a gambler for all of his life, and he’s been under federal indictment more times than most people have been in a church. He runs with a bunch of old-time hoods from the New York/New Jersey area.
All of my dealing with him had been legitimate, and he knew of my affinity to craps. Sammy came up with a plan to make some “serious” money honestly. He and a couple of guys from his “crew” would accompany me to Vegas, where they would bet on my rolling, and produce a hefty profit for everyone. I knew these guys as high-rollers, and they offered a 15% “commission” for everything that I won for them. In theory this looked good.
They wanted to start at someplace where they weren’t “known”. So we avoided the obvious choices of MGM, Mirage, Caesars, Binion’s, etc. They had called ahead and got the table limits at the Strat raised to their liking. When we bought in, the boxman/floor-man immediately recognized and greeted me as old friends. He had started out at the Plaza some year’s prior, and was working his way up the ladder here.
Don’t try to prove anything to anyone but yourself, and even then, BE CAREFUL! If someone says that they need you to make some money off of your shooting, or they want you to prove that you really are a skilled Precision-Shooter, or you want to impress friends or business associates: DON’T! Play your own game to your own plan on your own time. Otherwise, your motivation and focus will be on the wrong things at the wrong time.
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Combining strong project management, technology expertise and user interface capabilities, this center has provided Project Solutions o our customers all around the world.
Since its establishment in 2000, it has risen from a 3-member company to a 30-member company. To broaden its areas of expertise, Elton changed its name from Elton Web Solutions to Elton Technologies.
We are continuously expanding our expertise and capabilities, to be a leading end-to-end IT Management and IT Enabled Service provider. Over the years Elton has invested significantly in upgrading this center, making it a world-class facility, with state-of-the-art infrastructure. | 6bade787ee3c4447f3254483b4a94fcf | 191 |
Three settings: Soothe your soul. Warm your soul. Scorch your soul. However they fiddle with the thermostat, the Branford Marsalis Quartet keeps the musical temperature exquisitely cool.
Following the SFJAZZ Collective’s listless opening of the Cabaret Jazz room, the new venue got the true launch it deserves courtesy of the Marsalis collective. Had The Smith Center not been constructed of such sturdy stuff, this foursome—sax man Marsalis, pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and superhuman drummer Justin Faulkner—would have blown the roof off the place and sent it hurtling into Symphony Park.
Facing a packed, rapt house, the ensemble put the crowd into orbit via “The Mighty Sword,” a seven-minute rocket ride of propulsive riffs with soaring solos from the ensemble’s new album, Four MFs Playin’ Tunes. Butter could melt inside the bell of Marsalis’ horn, warmth commingling with virtuosity to produce his singular, signature sound.
“We’re going to do this song by Barry Manilow,” Marsalis deadpanned to audience giggles—yes, he was joshing—but there was nothing “Copacabana”-like about this night and this place, which echoed more with the vibe of the legendary Birdland.
Three-time Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis performed an incredible concert Saturday night at Cabaret Jazz in the new Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown’s Symphony Park. Four master musicians each starred as solo experts, yet united in a fusion of joyful sound. The drummer, the pianist and the bass player were as remarkable as the saxophone star.
Those expecting a one-man show must have been disappointed.
But for those who had come to see — and hear — the Branford Marsalis Quartet, the what’s-in-a-name question took a back seat to the music.
Playing two sold-out shows Saturday night at The Smith Center’s intimate Cabaret Jazz club, the Marsalis quartet demonstrated that jazz is nothing if not a team sport — and that a solo in the spotlight is no match for an in-sync team grooving in top form.
Despite his past pop and funk forays, however, there’s no mistaking his serious commitment to, and serious command of, a wide-ranging jazz repertoire.
During the first of two Saturday night sets, Marsalis led his equally accomplished bandmates — pianist Joey Calderazzo , drummer Justin Faulkner and bassist Eric Revis — through a stylistically varied but consistently rewarding program, one that showcased all four players delivering everything from blues to bop. And beyond.
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type : string = 'RingBufferGeometry';
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thetaStart : number = 0, thetaLength : number = Math.PI * 2 ){
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phiSegments = Math.max( 1, phiSegments );
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this.addAttribute( 'uv', new Float32BufferAttribute( uvs, 2 ) );
}
}
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Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
Analysis: What's Up With the Ending?
We thought the first book ended on a cliffhanger, but this one – yeesh. District 12 was destroyed? Peeta is stuck in the Capitol?! Hand over Mockingjay – right now!
In other words, the ending of this middle book in the Hunger Games trilogy has totally done its job: it has gotten us all fired up for Mockingjay. All good middle books face this challenge. They have to get the characters out of one jam and into another. The more interesting the next jam, the more excited fans will be to get their hands on the third book.
Let. Plus, all the rules of the Games have just been broken. For the first time in Panem's history, there was no clear victor in the Games. Katniss already bent the rules once in the last Games. Now when the Capitol comes back after her, as they're sure to do, she'll be in even more danger than before.
As an extra bonus, we find out that the mysterious District 13 does exist. It's not a pile of rubble but a stronghold for the rebels. And boy are there rebels – way more than Katniss had anticipated.
The final bombshell of the book is that Katniss' home district has been thoroughly destroyed. This is definitely a game-changer, and it sets the groundwork for an explosive beginning to book three. | a837cc0b025c70ec6c646026c853d759 | 301 |
In 2016, for the first time, EU registered/listed extractive companies reported their payments to governments in countries where they have extractive activities (including their taxes), country by country and project by project. One of the main objectives of the directive setting these obligations is to raise awareness about the activities of extractive companies in resource-rich countries and help citizens and activists follow the money.
Oxfam France, ONE and Sherpa – members of Publish What You Pay France – analyzed the disclosure of 6 French companies (Areva, EDF, Engie, Eramet, Maurel&Prom and Total) in a report. They analyzed whether the data disclosed gives a better understanding of the activities and contributions of extractive companies in countries (answer: it partially does but they need more, such as public CBCR J), pointing out gaps and improvements.
They also provided two case studies using the data to hold companies accountable for their activities.
Niger: this case study assesses the outcome of the renegotiation of the uranium contracts of French nuclear company Areva in Niger. For those who don’t remember, Oxfam and a local organization called ROTAB held a campaign in 2013/2014 to force Areva and Niger to renegotiate a better deal out of the extraction of uranium – in particular regarding the royalty system. The new data released by Areva as part of the EU obligations not only suggests that Niger got a very bad deal – Areva actually pays less royalties than before for a similar volume of activity – but also under evaluates the price of uranium it exports – in what could be a profit shifting between Areva operations in Niger. They estimate that new provisions in the deal cost Niger 15m€ in royalties in 2015 and that the under-evaluation of uranium export represented a tax loss ranging from 10 to 30m€ in the same year – that would then be worth 18% of the health budget in a country where the average life expectancy is just above 60 years old!
Angola: The second case study explores the discrepancies between the payments disclosed by Total in Angola and what the authorities claim they have received. From there, they analyzed that Total may have shifted some of its profit from Angola to Switzerland, leading to a potential tax loss of €93m to Angola in 2015.
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Thanks for replying, Huffpost...
You asked me to provide a link. I can't find the article I referred to in my first posting, but there are dozens of examples of a heading on one topic being followed by a video on another topic followed next by the body copy on the heading topic.
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Buying a diamond can be very confusing with such a wide range of shape, size and colour of diamonds available in the market. But what can be more confusing is shopping for ethical diamonds. Earth mined diamonds are losing their popularity due to their association with funding wars and negatively impacting the environment. This has made people shy away from purchasing naturally mined diamonds since they do not want their choices to contribute to wars and damage the environment. As an alternative, lab grown diamonds have slowly started making their way into the hearts of people. However, the jewellery industry is an extremely competitive industry and therefore it is full of several myths about lab grown diamonds to prevent people from buying it. Let’s have a look at some of the popular myths about lab grown diamonds.
This myth about lab created diamonds have been doing rounds for a long time and it seems to have propagated from the people who have invested heavily in the mined diamond industry. This has been done to make people believe that lab created diamonds are fake products and what they are buying in inferior to the naturally mined diamonds. In reality, lab grown diamonds are identical to the naturally mined diamonds when it comes to their physical, chemical and optical properties.
Diamonds are one the hardest material known to man and this fact led to the creation of the phrase “Diamonds are forever”. This phrase indicates the strength and durability of diamonds. However, many consumers have been led to believe that lab created diamonds are not as durable as the mined diamonds and may fade or discolour over time. This is completely untrue because the lab grown diamonds have the same optical, chemical and physical properties as that of mined diamonds because of which they are as durable as the naturally occurring diamonds.
Since their inception, lab grown diamonds have been labelled as synthetic diamonds because they are created in laboratory. The truth is that the science and method by which diamonds are created in a lab and the way they are created under the Earth’s surface is the same. Hence, calling the lab grown diamonds as synthetic diamonds is simple wrong.
Lab grown diamonds are certified by the same regulatory boards, such as the GIA, that certify the naturally mined diamonds. Since lab grown diamonds are real diamonds, it is imperative for the boards to certify them so that people can buy them without any doubts.
Lab grown diamonds are not eco-friendly diamondsThe misconception regarding lab grown diamonds not being eco friendly is completely false. In fact, it is the opposite. Lab grown diamonds used to make lab diamond rings and other jewellery are more eco friendly than mined diamonds because they do not damage the soil and its surrounding areas in the process of mining and extraction. Lab grown diamonds are created in a laboratory with practically no ill effects to the environment.
| https://willtiptop.com/5-myths-about-lab-grown-diamonds/ | 556 |
Title: Beadle's Dime Song Book No.. any apostrophes and quotation marks appear as garbage, make sure your text reader’s “character set” or “file encoding” is set to UTF-8 (Unicode). You may also need to change the default font. Additional notes are at the end of the book.] 4 BEADLE’S 4 DIME [Illustration] Song Book No... 4. Page Ain’t I Glad to get out of the Wilderness, 22 A National Song, 11 Answer to Katy Darling, 42 A Merry Gipsy Girl Again, 47 A Parody on “Uncle Sam’s Farm,” 34 Ben Fisher and Wife, 9 Bonnie Jamie, 17 Broken-Hearted Tom, the Lover, 39 By the Sad Sea-Waves, 58 Columbia Rules the Sea, 29 Come Gang awa’ wi’ Me, 13 Commence you Darkies all, 28 Cottage by the Sea, 8 Daylight is on the Sea, 59 Don’t Cry so, Norah, Darling, 6 Erin is my Home, 31 Gal from the South, 27 He Led Her to the Altar, 66 Home, Sweet Home, 53 I am a Freeman, 55 I’ll Hang My Harp on a Willow-Tree, 18 I’m not Myself at All, 30 Indian Hunter, 50 I’ve been Roaming o’er the Prairie, 16 I Wish He would Decide, Mamma, 32 Jane Monroe, 69 Johnny is Gone for a Soldier, 19 Jolly Jack the Rover, 23 Kate was Once a Little Girl, 60 Kitty Tyrrel, 61 Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother, 48 Linda’s Gone to Baltimore, 15 Maud Adair and I, 5 Molly Bawn, 51 My ain Fireside, 49 My Boyhood’s Home, 53 Nora the Pride of Kildare, 51 O God! Preserve the Mariner, 46 Oh, Kiss, but never Tell, 21 Old Uncle Edward, 64 Paddy on the Canal, 68 Poor Old Maids, 45 Ship A-hoy! 56 Somebody’s Courting Somebody, 24 Song of the Farmer, 37 Song of Blanche Alpen, 57 Sparking Sunday Night, 41 Sprig of Shilleleh, 43 Stand by the Flag, 36 The Farmer’s Boy, 36 The Hazel Dell, 52 The Harp that once Through Tara’s Hall, 31 The Indian Warrior’s Grave, 50 The Little Low Room where I Courted my Wife, 25 The Low Backed Car, 44 The Old Brown Cot, 12 The Old Kirk-Yard, 54 The Railroad Engineer’s Song, 14 They don’t Wish Me at Home, 38 Tom Brown, 70 Terry O’Reilly, 40 Uncle Gabriel, 65 Uncle Tim, the Toper, 71 We were Boys and Girls Together, 33 We are all so Fond of Kissing, 20 We are Growing Old Together, 7 Where are now the Hopes I Cherished? 64 Within a Mile of Edinburg Town, 62 Would I were a Boy Again, 35 Would I were a Girl Again, 35 Would I were with Thee, 63 5 BEADLE’S DIME SONG BOOK. No. 4. Maud Adair and I. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. One year ago were we sixteen, Maud Adair and I, With lightsome tread we tript the green, Maud Adair and I; But Maud Adair is lying low, She left poor me three moons ago; We ne’er shall meet again below, Maud Adair and I. _Chorus._--My Maud Adair! Sweet Maud Adair! We’ll meet again up in the sky, Maud Adair and I. One year ago, with hand in hand, Maud Adair and I, We roam’d the sunny hill and strand, Maud Adair and I; But one sad eve, with tearful eye, She whisper’d low a last “Good-by,”-- We’ll meet again up in the sky, Maud Adair and I. _Chorus._--My Maud Adair, &c. How happy were we, and how true, Maud Adair and I, Like elm and ivy, upward grew Maud Adair and I; Oh, be thy spirit ever near To whisper softly words of cheer! While God doth guard, what can we fear, Maud Adair and I? _Chorus._--My Maud Adair, &c. 6 Don’t You Cry so, Norah, Darling. Copied by permission, of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. Don’t you cry so, Norah, darling, Wipe those tears away, Don’t you cry so, Norah, darling, Smile on me to-day; See the wind is freshly blowing, And the ship longs for the sea, Be to-day your smiles bestowing Sweetly, love, on me. _Chorus._--Don’t you cry so, Norah, darling, Wipe those tears away; Don’t you cry so, Norah, darling, Smile on me to-day. Though ’tis sad to leave you, darling, I must no more stay, Think of me, Norina, darling, When I’m far away; And, although to part brings sadness, Keep your young heart light and free, Your sweet face adorn with gladness, Thinking still of me. Don’t you cry so, &c. Don’t you cry so, Norah, darling, Wipe those tears away, Don’t you cry so, Norah, darling, Smile on me to-day; When from work I rest a-weary, All my thoughts on you will be, And my life will not seem dreary, If you’re true to me. Don’t you cry so, &c. 7 We are Growing Old Together. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. We are growing old together, thou dearest of the dear, The morning of our life is past, and evening shades appear; Some friends we loved are in their graves, and many are estranged, But in sunshine or in shadow, our hearts are never changed. We are growing old together, thou dearest of the dear, The morning of our life is past, and evening shades appear. We are growing old together, the ivy and the tree A fitting emblem is dear, of the love ’twixt you and me; To be worthy of each other in the past was all our aim, And ’tis pleasant now to know, dear, our hearts are still the same. We are growing old together, thou dearest of the dear, The morning of our life is past, and evening shades appear. We are growing old together, together may we die-- Together may our spirits soar to our home beyond the sky; For we loved as few can love, dear, when life’s flowery paths we ranged, And though we’ve wander’d long here, our hearts have never changed. We are growing old together, thou dearest of the dear, The morning of our life is past, and evening shades appear. 8 Cottage by the Sea. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. Childhood’s days now pass before me Forms and scenes of long ago, Like a dream they hover o’er me, Calm and bright as evening’s glow, Days that know no shade of sorrow, There my young heart pure and free, Joyful hail’d each coming morrow In the Cottage by the Sea. CHORUS. In the Cottage by the Sea, In the Cottage by the Sea, Joyful hail’d each coming morrow In the Cottage by the Sea. Fancy sees the rose-trees twining, Round the old and rustic door, And below, the white beach shining, Where I gather’d shells of yore. Hears my mother’s gentle warning, As she took me on her knee; And I feel again life’s morning, In the Cottage by the Sea. In the Cottage by the Sea, &c. What though years rolled above me, Though ’mid fairer scenes I roam, Yet I ne’er shall cease to love thee, Childhood’s dear and happy home! And when life’s long day is closing, Oh! how pleasant it would be; On some faithful heart reposing In the Cottage by the Sea. In the Cottage by the Sea, &c. 9 Ben Fisher and Wife. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. Ben Fisher had finish’d his hard day’s work, And he sat at his cottage door; His good wife Kate sat by his side, And the moonlight danced on the floor-- The moonlight danced on the cottage floor, Her beams were clear and bright, As when he and Kate, twelve years before, Talk’d love in her mellow light. Talk’d love in her mellow light. _Chorus._--The moonlight danced on the cottage floor, Her beams were clear and bright, As when he and Kate, twelve years before, Talk’d love in her mellow light. Ben Fisher had never a pipe of clay, And never a dram drank he, So he loved at home with his wife to stay, And they chatted right merrily-- Right merrily they chatted on, Her babe slept on her breast, While a chubby rogue, with rosy smile, On his father’s knee found rest, On his father’s knee found rest. Right merrily, &c. Ben told her how fast the potatoes grew, And the corn in the lower field, And the wheat on the hills was grown to seed, And promised a glorious yield. A glorious yield in the summer-time, And his orchard was doing fair, His sheep and his flock were in their prime, His farm all in good repair, His farm all in good repair. A glorious yield, &c. 10 Kate said that her garden look’d beautiful, Her fowls and her calves were fat, The butter that Tommy that morning had churn’d, Would buy him a Sunday hat. That Jenny for pa a new shirt had made, And it was done, too, by the rule, That Neddy nicely could the garden spade. And Ann was up head at school. And Ann was up head at school. That Jenny for pa, &c. Ben slowly raised his toil-worn hand, Through his locks of grayish brown: “I’ll tell you, Kate, what I think,” said he, “We’re the happiest folks in town.” “I know,” said Kate, “that we all work hard Work and health go together I’ve found, For there’s Mrs. Bell does not work at all, And she’s sick the whole year round, And she’s sick the whole year round. I know,” said Kate, &c. “They are worth their thousands, so people say, But I ne’er saw them happy yet; ’Twould not be me that would take their gold, And live in a constant fret. My humble home has a light within, Mrs. Bell’s gold could not buy-- Six lovely children, a merry heart, And a husband’s love-lit eye, And a husband’s love-lit eye. My humble home, &c.” I fancied a tear was in Ben’s fine eye, The moon shone brighter and clearer, I could not tell why the man should cry, But he hitch’d up to Kate still nearer. He lean’d his head on her shoulder there, And he took her hand in his, And I guess (though I look’d at the moon just then), That he left on her lips a kiss, That he left on her lips a kiss. He lean’d his head, &c. 11 A National Song. All hail! Unfurl the stripes and stars! The banner of the free! Ten times ten thousand patriots greet The shrine of Liberty; Come, with one heart, one hope, one aim, An undivided band, To elevate, with solemn rites, The ruler of our land. Not to invest a potentate, With robes of majesty-- Not to confer a kingly crown, Nor bend a supple knee. We now beneath no scepter’d sway-- Obey no royal nod-- Columbia’s sons, erect and free, Kneel only to their God! Our ruler boasts no titled rank, No ancient, princely line-- No legal right to sovereignty, Ancestral and divine. A patriot--at his country’s call Responding to her voice One of the people--he becomes A sovereign by our choice. And now, before the mighty pile We’ve rear’d to Liberty, He swears to cherish and defend The charter of the free! God of our country! seal his oath With thy supreme assent. God save the Union of the States! God save the President! 12 The Old Brown Cot. Among the scenes to memory dear, To which my fancy oft returns, And for those long-lost days of joy My spirit in its sadness dreams. There’s none which seems so dear to me As that where past life’s early morn; There’s none for which I sigh so oft, As for the cot where I was born. CHORUS. The old brown cot, the low brown cot, The moss-grown cot beneath the hill; Though years have pass’d since I was there, I love it, oh, I love it still. It stood beside the running brook Whose waters turn’d the noisy mill; And close beside the tall old oaks That nodded on the sloping hill. The woodbine creeping o’er the walls, The sunshine on the grassy plot, How beautiful were they to me, When home was in that old brown cot! The old brown cot, &c. Though I may view the fairest land On which the sun in glory beams, And dwell in climes more beautiful Than poets visit in their dreams, Still will affection linger round That loved and consecrated spot, And tears will fall as I go back To boyhood and the old brown cot. The old brown cot, &c. 13 Come, gang awa’ wi’ me. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. Oh! come my love, the moon shines bright, Across yon rippling sea, Come let thy heart be gay and light, And hasten love wi’ me. ’Tis mony a night sin’ first we met Beneath the greenwood tree, Then let thy heart be lighter yet, Come, gang awa’ wi’ me. ’Tis mony a night sin’ first we met, Beneath the greenwood tree, Then let thy heart be lighter yet, Come gang awa’ wi’ me. Oh! tarry not, my only love, I’ve pledged myself to thee, And by yon stars that shine above, Forever thine I’ll be; ’Tis mony a night sin’ first we met Beneath the greenwood tree, Then say, ere yonder stars have set, Thou’lt gang awa’ wi’ me. ’Tis mony a night sin’ first we met Beneath the greenwood tree, Then say ere yonder stars have set, Thou’lt gang awa’ wi’ me. Thy features are so fair my love, Thy mind is ever free, Oh! let thy willing heart still prove The love thou bear’st to me. ’Tis mony a night sin’ first we met Beneath the greenwood tree, Then say ere yonder stars have set, I’ll gang awa’ wi’ ye. ’Tis mony a night sin’ first we met, Beneath the greenwood tree. Then say, ere yonder stars have set, I’ll gang awa’ wi’ ye. 14 The Railroad Engineer’s Song. I love--oh, how I love to ride The Iron Horse in his fiery pride! All other joys seem dull and vain, When I lay my hand on his misty mane. Fear him not! with his ribs of steel, His flaming throat, and his brushing wheel; And his smoky crest, so black and tall, Like a pillar cover’d with a funeral pall. Though his stamping shakes the solid ground, And he scatters fire-flakes all around, He’s gentle as jennet in lady’s rein When he feels my hand on his misty mane. Set me astride of the Iron Horse! Full of fierce fury, speed, and force; And hark how he pants, and blows, and snorts, While my skill his eager bounding thwarts. But when I’m mounted on his back, And you see him coming--clear the track! Nothing can check him on his course, As he thunders along--my Iron Horse! Then huzza! the Iron Horse for me! The eagle scarce flies as fast as he; He skims the valley and scours the plain, And shakes, like a cloud, his misty mane. He tracks the prairie, climbs the hill, The wild woods echo his neighing shrill; And when the fierce tempest lashes the shores, Louder than ever the storm he roars. 15 Linda’s gone to Baltimore. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. Oh, Linda’s gone to Baltimore, To stay a week or two, And till she comes safe home again, I don’t know what to do. I take the banjo on my knee, But can not hear to play, For music only makes me sad, When Linda’s gone away, When Linda’s gone away. CHORUS. Oh, my heart am very lonely All the night and day, For every thing seems sad and drear, When Linda’s gone away. I think of all the olden times We’ve had when she was here, I did not know ’till she was gone, That she was half so dear. The flowers are blooming all around And all but me are gay, For all the time I think or dream Of Linda far away. _Chorus._--Oh, my heart am very lonely, &c. Though many years have pass’d and gone Since we were in our prime, I loved her more as on we roam’d Adown the Vale of Time! How very much she thinks of me, I should not dare to say; But oh, it always breaks my heart When Linda’s gone away. _Chorus._--Oh, my heart am very lonely, &c. 16 I’ve been Roaming o’er the Prairies. I’ve been roaming, roaming o’er the prairies wild Plucking dewy blossoms, happy as a child; Casting care and sadness very far away, For the earth rejoices on this pleasant day. I’ve been roaming, roaming where the lilies sleep, On the tiny lakelet sparkling cool and deep, Where the brooklet singeth o’er the pebbles white, Making gladsome music glancing in the light; Where the brooklet singeth o’er the pebbles white, Making gladsome music glancing in the light. I’ve been roaming, roaming through the wild wood deep Searching for the flowrets when the prairies sleep; In the tiny blossoms swaying to and fro, Whispering to each other very soft and low. I’ve been roaming, roaming o’er the dewy grass, Gemm’d with fairy blossoms waving as I pass, For the breeze was flitting o’er the grassy lea, Whispering many a story to the flowers and me; For the breeze was flitting o’er the grassy lea, Whispering many a story to the flowers and me. 17 Bonnie Jamie. The twilight hour is stealing, The day is dying fast, Neath the birken tree I’m kneeling, Where Jamie met me last. Where Jamie met me last; While tears fell from mine e’e, But my bonnie, bonnie Jamie Has cross’d the stormy sea. The war’s alarms were sounding, For soldiers brave and true, My deary’s heart was bounding, He join’d the army too. He join’d the army too, To fight for liberty, Oh, my bonnie, bonnie Jamie Has gone to war to dee. Sin e’er I was a bairnee, My Jamie I ha’ known, The fire of his bright e’e, His voice sae saft and low. His voice sae saft and low, So snood and braw look’d he, Oh, my bonnie, bonnie Jamie, Will I nae mair see thee? I gave unto my dearie A lock of my gowden hair, His sword I buckled cheerie, And kiss’d his brow sae fair. And kiss’d his brow sae fair, Which he gave back to me, Oh, my bonnie, bonnie Jamie, Is a’ the world to me. Brave Mars, thou God of Battle, My heart now speaks to thee, When cannons loudly rattle, On my dearie keep thine e’e. On my dearie keep thine e’e, My prayers I’ll gie to thee, For my bonnie, bonnie Jamie, He’s a’ the world to me. 18 I’ll Hang my Harp on a Willow-Tree. I’ll hang my harp on a willow-tree,. Oh, why, &c. She took me away from my warlike lord, And gave me a silken suit, I thought no more of my master’s sword, When I play’d on my master’s lute. She seem’d to think me a boy above Her pages of low degree; Oh, had I but loved with a boyish love, It would have been better for me; Oh, had I, &c. Then I’ll hide in my breast every selfish care; I’ll flush my pale cheeks with wine; When smiles awake the bridal pair I’ll hasten to give them mine; I’ll laugh and I’ll sing, though my heart may bleed, And I’ll walk in the festal train, And if I survive it I’ll mount my steed, And I’ll off to the wars again. And if I survive, &c. But one golden tress of her hair I’ll twine In my helmet’s sable plume, And then on the field of Palestine, I’ll seek an early doom. And if by the Saracen’s hand I fall, ’Mid the noble and the brave, A tear from my lady love is all I ask for the warrior’s grave. A tear from, &c, 19 Johnny is Gone for a Soldier. I’ll trace these gardens o’er and o’er, Meditate on each sweet flower, Thinking of each happy hour,-- Oh, Johnny is gone for a soldier. CHORUS. Shool, Shool, Shool, agrah! Time can only ease my woe, Since the lad of my heart from me did go Oh, Johnny is gone for a soldier. Some say my love is gone to France, There his fortune to advance, And if I find him it’s but a chance,-- Oh, Johnny is gone for a soldier, Shool, Shool, &c. I’ll sell my frock, I’ll sell my wheel, I’ll buy my love a sword of steel, So in the battle he may reel,-- Oh, Johnny is gone for a soldier. Shool, Shool, &c. I wish I was on yonder hill, It’s there I’d sit and cry my fill, So every tear may turn a mill,-- Oh, Johnny is gone for a soldier. Shool, Shool, &c. I’ll dye my dress, I’ll dye it red, All over the world I’ll beg my bread, So my parents may think me dead-- Oh, Johnny is gone for a soldier. Shool, Shool, &c. 20 We are all so Fond of Kissing. Oh, kiss me quick and let me go, Don’t keep me here a waiting, For if by chance we should be caught, It would set the gals a talking. I vow, I quite in passion get, To see you act so silly, I think I’ll have to kiss you first, For I’m getting very chilly. CHORUS. Oh, kiss me quick, and let me go, Don’t keep me here a waiting, For if by chance we should be caught, It would set the gals a talking. She’s fond of kissing, that I know, So often as I meet her, She says, “Kiss me quick, and let me go, You’ll love me all the better.” At evening when the room was dark, And time was getting later, I thought I’d steal a kiss from her, And I kiss’d the Nigger Waiter. Oh, kiss me quick, &c. Oh, now I’ll give you good advice, When you go a sparking, Don’t do your kissing in the dark, For fear your lips of marking. But choose the day and fear no shame, If its not distressing, I’m sure its nothing very new, For we’re all so fond of kissing. Oh, kiss me quick, and let me go, &c. 21 Oh, Kiss but never Tell. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. When love grows warm there is a charm, And oft a sacred bliss, When fond hearts greet for lips to meet In sweet affection’s kiss; But to reveal the sacred seal Which hallows it so well, May quench love’s flame with breath of shame, So kiss, but never tell. CHORUS. Oh, kiss, but never tell, oh never! Breathing breaks the spell. True lovers pledged to keep forever, Kiss, but never tell. At night, when eyes like stars beam bright, And kindred souls commune, And heart to heart love’s vows impart, Beneath the smiling moon: At such an hour of magic power, What hallow’d raptures dwell, In each true breast by honor blest, To kiss, and never tell. CHORUS. Then kiss but never tell, Breathing breaks the spell, True lovers pledged to keep forever, Kiss, but never tell! 22 Ain’t I Glad to Get Out of the Wilderness. Music-- Tum, Tum, Tum, Tum. Chorus.-- Ahaa--Ahaa--Ahaa--Ahaa. Solo-- Way down south in Beaver Creek, In Beaver Creek, in Beaver Creek, De niggers-dey grow about ten feet, Way down in Alabam. Chorus.-- Oh, ain’t I glad we got out of the wilderness Out of the wilderness, Oh, ain’t we glad we got out of the wilderness And left old Alabam. [Symphony with dance as above.] Solo-- Dey wet the ground wid bacca smoke, Wid bacca smoke, wid bacca smoke, When out of de ground dar heads do poke. Way down in Alabam, Dance & Chorus--Oh, ain’t I glad, etc. Solo-- My wife’s dead, an I’ll get anuder one, I’ll get anuder one, I’ll get anuder one, My wife’s dead, and I’ll get anuder one, Way down in Alabam. Dance & Chorus--Oh, ain’t I glad, etc. Solo-- I met a cat-fish in the ribber. In the ribber, in the ribber, I golly, it made dis nigger shiver Way down in Alabam. Dance & Chorus--Oh, ain’t I glad, etc. Solo-- I steer’d right straight for de critter’s snout De critter’s snout, de critter’s snout, Turned de cat-fish inside out, Way down in Alabam. Dance & Chorus--Oh, ain’t I glad, etc. Solo-- Oh, here we go now altogether, All together, all together, Nebber mind de wind or wedder, Way down in Alabam, Dance & Chorus--Oh, ain’t I glad. 23 Jolly Jack the Rover. Here I am one, and still will be, Who spend their days in pleasure, The tailor’s bill is seldom fill’d, For he’s never took my measure. _Chorus._--It must be while I do live, And I must not give over, Until old age doth me engage, From being a jolly rover. It’s on my vamps, I take my tramps, My shoes being in a bad order, My stockings down into the groun, For I seldom wears a garter. It must be, &c. If I would dress up in fine clothes, The ladies would adore me, The fops of beaux that wear fine clothes, They think to go before me, It must be, &c. It’s I can play at cards and dice, Let me be drunk or sober, Win or lose, I’ll have my dues, For I’m Jolly Jack the Rover. It must be, &c. Three tons of wool through a comb I pul All in the neatest order, As white as milk and soft as silk, To please the farmer’s daughter. It must be, &c. When my work’s done and finish’d off, I’ll take it to the owner, I have no doubt that she’s found out, That I’m Jolly Jack the Rover. It must be, &c, When I am old, if I have gold, I’ll set down by my table, With you my dear, I’ll toast good beer And drink while I am able. It must be, &c. When I am dead, and in my grave, It’s then I must give over, Let each jolly lass fill a parting glass, And drink a health to Jack the Rover. It must be, &c. 24 Somebody’s Courting Somebody. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. Somebody’s courting somebody Somewhere or other to-night; Somebody’s whispering to somebody, Under the clear moonlight, Near the bright river’s flow, Running so still and slow; Talking so soft and low, She sits with somebody. Somebody’s courting somebody Somewhere or other to-night; Somebody’s listening to somebody Under the clear moonlight, Under the clear moonlight. Pacing the ocean shore, Edged by the foaming roar, Words never breathed before, Sound sweet to somebody; Under the maple-tree, Deep though the shadow be, Plain enough they can see, Bright eyes has somebody. Somebody’s courting somebody Somewhere or other to-night; Somebody’s listening to somebody Under the clear moonlight, Under the clear moonlight. No one sits up to wait, Though she is out so late, All know she’s at the gate Talking with somebody; Two sitting side by side, Float with the ebbing tide, “Thus, dearest, may we glide Through life,” says somebody. Somebody’s courting somebody Somewhere or other to-night; Somebody’s listening to somebody Under the clear moonlight, Under the clear moonlight. 25 The Little Low Room where I Courted my Wife. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, publisher of the music. My brow is seam’d o’er with the iron of years, And the snow threads are gleaming the furrows among, My eyes have grown dim in the shadow of tears, Where the flowers of my soul have died as they sprung, But memory bears to me on its broad wings Bright images true of my earliest life, And there, ’mid the fairest of all that is seen, Is the little low room where I courted my wife, Is the little low room where I courted my wife. That low, humble room seem’d a palace of light, As love held his torch, and illumined the scene, With glory of state and profusion bedight, Where I was a monarch, my darling a queen; Ourselves were our subjects, pledged loyal were each, And which should love best was our heartiest strife; What tales could it tell, if possessing a speech, That little low room where I courted my wife, That little low room where I courted my wife. Warm vows has it heard, the warmest e’er spoke, Where lips have met lips in holy embrace, Where feelings that never to utterance woke, It saw oft reveal’d in a duplicate face; The sweet hours hasten’d, how quickly they flew, With fervent devotion and ecstasy rife! Our hearts throbb’d the hours, but how I ne’er knew, In the little low room where I courted my wife, In the little low room where I courted my wife. The romance of youth lent its rapturous zest, And fairydom knew no delight like our own; Our words were but few, but they were the best, A dialect sweet for ourselves all alone. So anxious to hear what the other might say, We neither could utter a word for our life; Thus the hours, in silence, pass’d quickly away In the little low room where I courted my wife, In the little low room where I courted my wife. 26 Long years have since pass’d o’er my darling and I, The roses have vanish’d away from her cheek, But the merciless moments, as onward they fly, Leave love still undimm’d in her bosom so meek; That love is the light to our faltering feet, Our comfort in hours with sorrowing rife, Our blessings in joy, as with joy ’twas replete, In the little low room where I courted my wife, In the little low room where I courted my wife. Stand by the Flag. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. Stand by the flag, its folds have stream’d in glory, To foes a fear, to friends a festal robe, And spread in rythmic lines the sacred story, Of freedom’s triumphs over all the globe; Stand by the flag on land and ocean billow; By it your fathers stood unmoved and true; Living defended; dying, from their pillow, With their last blessing, pass’d it on to you. Stand by the flag, though death-shots round it rattle; And underneath its waving folds have met, In all the dread array of sanguine battle, The quivering lance and glittering bayonet, Stand by the flag, all doubt and treason scorning, Believe with courage firm and faith sublime That it will float until the eternal morning Pales in its glories all the lights of time. 27 Gal from the South. My Massa had a color’d gal-- He brought her from the South, Her hair it curl’d so very tight, She could not shut her mouth, Her eyes they were so very small, They both ran into one, And when a fly lit in her eye, ’Twas like a June-bug in the sun. CHORUS. Ha, ha, ha, yah, yah, yah, The gal from the South; Her hair it curl’d so very tight, She could not shut her mouth. Her nose, it was so very long, It turn’d up like a squash, And when she got her dander up, She made me laugh, by gosh! Old Massa had no hooks or nails Or nothing else like that, So on this darkie’s nose he used To hang his coat and hat. _Chorus._--Ha, ha, ha, yah, yah, yah, &c. One morning Massa going away, He went to get his coat, But neither hat nor coat was there, For she had swallow’d both. He took her to a tailor shop, To have her mouth made small, The lady took in one long breath, And swallow’d tailor and all! _Chorus._--Ha, ha, ha, yah, yah, yah, &c. 28 Commence you Darkies all. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. White folks, I am goin’ to sing A song dat am quite new, Ob myself an’ banjo-string, An’ you, an’ you, an’ you! Oh, Sam, don’t laugh, I say, Our strings will keep in tune, Just listen to de banjo play For de white folks ’round de room! CHORUS. Den commence you darkies all, As loud as you can bawl! Commence you darkies all, to-night. Touch light de banjo-string, An’ rattle de ole jaw-bone, Oh, merrily sound de tamborine, An’ make de fiddle hum; An’ make de fiddle hum, old dad; De way dem bones will shake, Am a caution to all living niggs, An’ a deff to rattlesnakes. Den commence, &c. “Oh, for a piano or guitar!” I hear a fair one cry; But when I hear dese instruments, I tink I’d like to die. I tink I’d like to die, I does, I could lay me down to rest, For music hab such ’lodious sounds To soothe dis darkey’s breast. Den commence, &c. When I go to promenade, I look so fine an’ gay, I hab to take de dogs along Te keep de gals away; My busom am so full ob lub, Dis darkey can not rest, So I’ll bid you all good-by, at last, An’ trabble to de West. Den commence, &c. 29 Columbia Rules the Sea. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, owners of the copyright. The pennon flutters in the breeze, The anchor comes a-peak, “Let fall sheet home, The briny foam and ocean’s waste we seek; The booming gun speaks our adieu. Fast fades our native shore, Columbia free shall rule the sea, Britannia ruled of yore. We go the tempest’s wrath to dare, The billows’ madden’d play, Now climbing high against the sky, Now rolling low away; While Yankee oak bears Yankee hearts, Courageous to the core, Columbia free shall rule the sea, Britannia ruled of yore. We’ll bear her flag around the world, In thunder and in flame, The sea-girt isles a wreath of smiles Shall form around her name; The winds shall pipe her pæans loud, The billowy chorus roar Columbia free shall rule the sea, Britannia ruled of yore. 30 I’m not Myself at all. Oh! I’m not myself at all, Molly dear, Molly dear, I’m not myself at all, Nothing caring, nothing knowing, ’tis after you I’m going, Faith your shadow ’tis I’m growing, Molly dear, Molly dear, And I’m not myself at all. Th’other day I went confessin’, and I ask’d the father’s blessin’ But says I, “Don’t give me one entirely, For I fretted so last year, But the half o’ me is here, So give the other half to Molly Brierly Oh! I’m not myself at all.” Oh! I’m not myself at all, Molly dear, Molly dear, My appetite’s so small, I once could pick a goose, but my buttons are no use, Faith my tightest coat is loose, Molly dear, Molly dear, And I’m not myself at all. If thus it is I waste, you’d better dear make haste Before your lover’s gone away entirely, If you don’t soon change your mind Not a bit o’ me you’ll find, And what ’ud you think ’o that Molly Brierly? Oh! I’m not myself at all. Oh! my shadow on the wall, Molly dear, Molly dear, Isn’t like myself at all. For I’ve got so very thin, myself says ’tisn’t him, But that purty girl so slim, Molly dear, Molly dear, And I’m not myself at all. If thus I smaller grow, all fretting dear for you, ’Tis you should make me up the deficiency, So just let Father Taaf Make you my better half, And you will not the worse for the addition be; Oh! I’m not myself at all. I’ll be not myself at all, Molly dear, Molly dear, ’Till you my own I call. Since a change o’er me there came, shure you might change your name, And ’twould just come to the same, Molly dear, Molly dear, Oh! ’twould just come the same; For if you and I were one, all confusion would be gone, And ’twould simplify the mather entirely, And ’twould save us so much bother When we’d both be one another, So listen now to rayson, Molly Brierly, Oh! I’m not myself at all. 31 Erin is my Home. Oh, I have roam’d in many lands, And many friends I’ve met; Not one fair scene or kindly smile Can this fond heart forget; But I’ll confess that I’m content, No more I wish to roam; Oh, steer my bark to Erin’s isle,-- For Erin is my home. Oh, steer my bark, &c. If England were my place of birth, I’d love her tranquil shore; But if Columbia were my home, Her freedom I’d adore. Though pleasant days in both I pass’d, I dream of days to come; Oh, steer my bark to Erin’s isle,-- For Erin is my home. Oh, steer my bark, &c. The Harp that once thro’ but seldom wakes; The only throb she gives, Is when some heart indignant breaks, To show that still she lives. 32 I Wish he would Decide, Mamma. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. I wish he would decide, Mamma, I wish he would decide, I’ve been a bridesmaid many time, When shall I be a bride; My cousin Anne and sister Fan, The nuptial knot have tied, Yet come what will I’m single still, Yet come what will I’m single still, I wish he would decide. When shall I be a bride, When shall I be a bride, For come what will I’m single still, I wish he would decide. He takes me to the play, Mamma, And brings me pretty books, He woos me with his eyes, Mamma, Such speechless things he looks. Where e’er I roam, abroad, at home, He lingers by my side, Yet come what will I’m single still, Yet come what will I’m single still, I wish he would decide. When shall I be a bride, When shall I be a bride, For come what will I’m single still, I wish he would decide. I’ve thrown out many a hint, Mamma, I’ve spoke of other beaux, I’ve talk’d about domestic life, And sung “They don’t propose.” Then if he means to break, Mamma, My passion and my pride, Unconquer’d yet I’ll scorn regret, Unconquer’d yet I’ll scorn regret, Although he won’t decide, Although he won’t decide, Although he won’t decide, Unconquer’d yet I’ll scorn regret, Although he won’t decide. 33 We were Boys and Girls Together. We were boys and girls together In that happy time, When the spirit’s light shone brightest And the heart was in its prime; Ere the morning light was clouded, That beam’d upon our youth, And chill of worldly knowledge Had blighted childhood’s truth. We were boys and girls together, When the step was firm and light, When the voice was clear and ringing, And the laughing eyes were bright; Then our love sought no concealment, And our bosoms knew no art, And the sunshine of our childhood Cast no shadow on the heart. 34 A Parody on “Uncle Sam’s Farm.” Of all the reformations, in the east or in the west, Oh, the temperance reformation is the greatest and the best, We invite the whole creation our pledge to come and sign, And leave off drinking brandy, rum, cider, beer, and wine. CHORUS. Then come along, come along, make no delay, Come sign the temperance pledge, sign it right away, For if you do but keep it, you need not fear alarm But you will soon be rich enough to buy a handsome farm. The temperance cause is spreading o’er this our native land, And Alchy with his subjects know not where to make a stand. His army is decreasing, and soon there’ll be but few, Who to oppose the temperance cause on Alchy’s smiles get blue. The drunkard is so foolish that he will money waste, On liquor, when there’s water more pleasant to the taste; The water is much cheaper, and much more healthy too, And never makes a man a fool--which liquors often do. It never yet caused people to quarrel and to fight, Or come home intoxicated at twelve o’clock at night. Cold water never caused man in the gutter to be found, And never, as I know of, to feel upward for the ground. Now if you only hasten our pledge to come and sign, To leave off drinking brandy, rum, cider, gin, and wine, You can not help but prosper in your business through life, Provided you have with you a nice teetotal wife. 35 Would I were a Boy again. Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seem’d form’d of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was swept away in transient tears, Was swept away in transient tears. When ev’ry dream hope whisper’d then, My fancy deem’d was only truth; Oh, would that I could know again, The happy visions of my youth. Oh, would I were a boy again, &c. ’Tis vain to mourn that years have shown How false these fairy visions were, Or murmur that mine eyes have known The burden of a fleeting tear; But still the heart will fondly cling To hopes no longer prized as truth, And memory still delights to bring The happy visions of my youth. Oh, would I were a boy again, &c. Would I were a Girl again. Oh, would I were a girl again, With heart and spirit free, To gayly rove the village plain, Or singing o’er the lea. Then can you wonder if I sigh And sadly thus deplore, To wish for days, alas! gone by, And be a girl once more. I gayly trod the mountain side, Knew naught of care or gloom, Its purple bells brought home with pride, To deck my mother’s room, Then can you wonder if I sigh, &c. 36 The Farmer’s Boy.ow,ow, &c. One favor yet I ask, If you can not me employ, That is to shelter me this one night From the cold winter’s blast; At the break of day, I will trudge away, Elsewhere to seek employ, For to plow, &c. The farmer says, “We will try the lad, No further let him seek.” Oh, yes, dear father, his daughter cried, While the tears rolled down her cheek; For him that can labor it is hard to want, Or elsewhere to seek employ For to plow, &c.. 37 Song of the Farmer. I have cattle that feed in the valley, And herds that graze on the hill, And I pride in the fruits of my labor, For I’m lord of the land that I till, I have plow’d the rough hill and the meadow Till feeble with age and with toil, And I know before long that another Shall reap the new fruits of the soil. For the son that hath toil’d for me ever, And faithfully stood by my side, Hath a hand that shall gather the harvest, When his feeble old father hath died. And the daughter so kind to her mother, Shall share with him all I possess, For I feel that they love me as father, And welcome my tender caress. There’s my faithful, my trusting companion, My kind-hearted dear loving wife; I have toil’d for her comfort with pleasure, For such was the pride of my life. And still in my manhood I love her, For her kind and affectionate care, And all that the earth can afford me, With her I most willingly share. 38 They don’t wish Me at Home. They don’t wish me at home, though they miss me, ’Twould be a great assurance, I fear, To think for a moment some soft one Would say, “I wish Toby were here.” Although the poor tom-cat at the fireside May think of poor me as I roam, Oh yes, I’d be green beyond measure To think they do wish me at home. Dark nights were my joy for this reason: Some orchard I’d visit alone; Next morning some farmer would mention My name with some fruit that was gone. But now fruits are safe from all danger, None’s miss’d since poor Toby’s away; And the neighbors all wish I may never Return from the place where I stay. I forgot not my place at the table, When “grub-time” was fast drawing nigh; Then the “vittles” that lay all around me Disappear’d in the wink of an eye. Now, when my poor supper is over, I spread myself out for a snore, Oh! I dream of the fruits in the garden, And think myself happy once more. Oh! I wish I was home, though they quiz me And jaw me from morning till night; I’d finger the peach-trees around me-- The farmers should stare with affright. Although they would give me no welcome, I’d not be less bold than before; Their fruit they shall miss by the bushel. Because I am with them once more. 39 Broken-Hearted Tom, the Lover. I’m lonesome since I cross’d the saes, My mind is never aisy; No mortal sowl can give relaif-- In troth, I’m getting crazy. The burning tears roll down me chakes, In faith, they nearly blind me; I weep and sigh, both night and day, For the Girl I left behind me. The lovely lass I courted long, She lives in Tipperary; Her eyes were like the diamonds bright, And they call’d her black-eyed Mary. In summer’s night I took delight, Her beauty so inclined me, A thousand crowns I’d give to see The Girl I left behind me. In foreign lands compell’d to roam, Yet often think of Mary: The black-eyed lass that won my heart That lives in Tipperary. On distant shores I weep and sigh, Without a friend to mind me; Bad luck unto the ship that sail’d And left the Girl behind me. If e’er I land on Erin’s shore, I’ll haste to Tipperary; Within me arms I will embrace Me lovely black-eyed Mary. With her I’ll dwell while life shall last, For she’d roam the world to find me, From Mary I’ll not wander more, The Girl I left behind me. 40 Terry O’Reilly. Sure, Terry O’Reilly, I’ve waited, you know, And sure you’re not coming like my own thrue beau; I’ve look’d through the windy till each little pane, Is near hid by my tears like a shower of rain. Och! hone! Terry, come soon! Or else I’ll get married some fine afternoon. Sweet Terry O’Reilly, why keep me sighing? If I tarry longer, of grief I’ll be dying; Now, Terry, pray haste, and this heart give relief, Or faith, my dear Terry, I’ll soon die with grief. Och! hone! Terry, come soon, Or else I’ll get married some fine afternoon. Dear Terry O’Reilly, I ne’er was a flirt, Still Terence is handsome, and he’ll gain my heart; Sure some one I must have, whose kindness will prove, He’s devoted to me, and faith him I’ll love. Och! hone! Terry, come soon, Or else I’ll get married some fine afternoon. Now, Terry O’Reilly, I am tired of sighing, I’m wearied to death, sure, with fretting and crying; I’ll marry to spite you, ma cushla, and part, With love for you, Terry, and so break my heart. Och! hone! Terry, come soon, Or else I’ll get married some fine afternoon. 41 Sparking Sunday Night. Sitting in a corner, on a Sunday eve, With a taper finger resting on your sleeve; Starlight eyes are casting on your face their light; Bless me, this is pleasant--sparking Sunday night! CHORUS. Bless me, ain’t it pleasant, Bless me, ain’t it pleasant, Bless me, ain’t it pleasant, Sparking Sunday night? How your heart is thumping ’gainst your Sunday vest, How wickedly ’tis working on this day of rest! Hours seem but minutes, as they take their flight, Bless me, ain’t it pleasant, sparking Sunday night? Dad and Mam are sleeping, on their peaceful bed, Dreaming of the things the folks in meeting said. “Love ye one another,” ministers recite; Bless me, DON’T we do it--sparking Sunday night? One arm with gentle pressure lingers round her waist, You squeeze her dimpled hand, her pouting lips you taste, She freely slaps your face, but more in love than spite; Oh, thunder! ain’t it pleasant--sparking Sunday night? But hark! the clock is striking; it is two o’clock, I snum, As sure as I’m a sinner, the time to go has COME. You ask, with spiteful accents, if “that old clock is right!” And wonder if IT ever--sparked on Sunday night! One, two, three sweet kisses; four, five, six, you hook; But, thinking that you rob her, give back those you took; Then, as for home you hurry, from the fair one’s sight, Don’t you wish EACH DAY was only Sunday night? 42 Answer of Katy Darling. Oh, in heaven you will meet your Katy Darling, There my smiles you may ever more behold. I believed not you were false to Katy Darling. Or that your love had ever grown cold. Oh no, I could not believe That my Dermot was untrue. No love was like the love of Katy Darling, Search the world you will find very few. I’m ever near you, dearest. When all is wrapp’d in slumber, Katy Darling Is watching by her dear Dermot’s side, Your loving and beloved Katy Darling, Her spirit will ever be your guide. When you kneel by the grave of Katy Darling, Katy’s spirit will meet with you there, Dear Dermot, weep no more for Katy Darling, This bright world is free from all care. By my grave I see you weeping In the silent starry light, I long to have you with your Katy Darling, Happy you’d be with her this night. I hear you dear Dermot. And every night by the grave of Katy Darling, She will meet you till you lie by her side, Then in heaven you will meet your Katy Darling, Dear Dermot and his much loved bride. 43 Sprig of Shillelah. Och, love is the soul of a neat Irishman; He loves all that is lovely, loves all that he can; With a sprig of shillelah, and shamrock so green. His heart is good-humor’d, ’tis honest and sound, No malice or hatred is there to be found; He courts and he marries, he drinks and he fights For love--all for love--for in that he delights, With his sprig of shillelah, and shamrock so green. Who has e’er had the luck to see Donnybrook fair? An Irishman all in his glory is there, With his sprig of shillelah and shamrock so green; His clothes spick and span new, without e’er a speck, A neat Barcelona tied round his neck; He goes to his tent, and spends his half-crown, He meets with a friend who for love knocks him down, With his sprig of shillelah and shamrock so green. At evening returning, as homeward he goes, His heart, soft with whiskey, his head soft with blows, From a sprig of shillelah and shamrock so green. He meets with his Shelah, who, blushing a smile, Cries, “Get you gone, Pat!” yet consents all the while. To the priest soon they go, and nine months after that, A fine baby cries, “How d’ye do, Father Pat?” With your sprig of shillelah and shamrock so green? “Bless the country!” says I, “that gave Patrick his birth, Bless the land of the oak, and its neighboring earth, Where grows the shillelah and shamrock so green. May the sons of the Thames, the Tweed, and the Shannon, Thrash the sons that would plant on their confines a cannon. United and happy, at liberty’s shrine, May the rose and the thistle long flourish and twine Round a sprig of shillelah and shamrock so green.” 44 The Low Back’d Car. When first I saw sweet Peggy, ’Twas on a market day; A Low Back’d Car she drove, and sat Upon a truss of hay. But when that hay was blooming grass, And deck’d with flowers of spring, No flowers were there that could compare With the lovely girl I sing, As she sat in the Low Back’d Car, the man at the turnpike bar, Good-natured old soul, never ask’d for his toll, But look’d after the Low Back’d Car. In battle’s wild commotion, The proud and mighty Mars, With hostile scythes, demands his tythes, Of death in warlike scars; But Peggy, peaceful goddess, Has darts in her bright eye, That knock men down in the market-town, As right and left they fly; As she sits in the Low Back’d Car, than battle more dangerous turtle-dove, Well worth the cage, I do engage, Of the blooming God of Love. As she sits in her Low Back’d Car, the lovers come from afar, And envy the chickens that Peggy is picking, As she rides in her Low Back’d Car. I’d rather own that car, sir,, Oh, my heart would beat high at each glance of her eye, As we rode in the Low Back’d Car. 45 Poor Old Maids. Fourscore and four of us, poor old maids, What will become of us, poor old maids? Fourscore and four of us, Without a penny in our purse, What the deuce then can be worse, poor old maids? Dress’d in yellow, pink, and blue, poor old maids, Dress’d in yellow, pink, and blue, poor old maids, Dress’d in yellow, pink, and blue, Nursing cats is all we do, Nursing cats is all we do, poor old maids. All alone we go to bed, poor old maids, All alone we go to bed, poor old maids, All alone we go to bed, And not a word to us is said, And not a word to us is said, poor old maids. We’re all in a willing mind, poor old maids, We’re all in a willing mind, poor old maids, We’re all in a willing mind, If the men would be so kind, As to wed the lame and blind, poor old maids. And if there’s any in this room, poor old maids, And if there’s any in this room, poor old maids, And if there’s any in this room, I hope they’ll marry very soon, And enjoy life’s honeymoon, poor old maids. 46 O God! Preserve the Mariner. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, publishers of the music. O God! preserve the mariner, When o’er the troubled deep The rolling thunder-lightning flash, And howling tempests sweep; When like a reed the tall mast shakes, And human art is vain, O God! restore the mariner To home, dear home again. The sailor’s wife sinks down to rest, But dreams disturb her sleep, She starts to hear the hollow wind, And turns aside to weep; She clasps her baby, and she prays, Through tears, like falling rain, “O God! restore the mariner, To home, dear home again.” The widow for her darling child, Her bosom’s only joy, Invokes the Power that rules the storm, For blessings on her boy. When ruin lurketh in the cloud, And death sweeps o’er the main, O God! restore the mariner, To home, dear home again. 47 A Merry Gipsy Girl again. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. A merry Gipsy girl again, I’m free to rove at will: The woodlands wild, the meadows sweet, The valley and the hill How poor the proudest roof ye boast To that high-arched dome, Whose boundless circle makes me think The whole wide world my home. Here none can bar the free fresh air, Nor mete out heaven’s light, Nor make the glorious day appear Too near akin to night. Amid the beauties of the mead My summer days are spent, And joyfully the stars look down Upon my Gipsy tent; And joyfully the stars look down Upon my Gipsy tent. I wander freely as the fawn Which hath not learnt to fear The death-cry of the hunter’s voice Resounding far and near; And bounding through the woods I feel as if I too could soar, Bird-like, upon the wings of joy, And sing for evermore! Come out, ye pent-up toilers! Come, from city dark and drear, And see what gladness Nature has In all her beauties here; And ere ye seek your homes, ye’ll say, Your time has well been spent, And wish that all the world Could be, one happy Gipsy tent; And wish that all the world Could be, one happy Gipsy tent. 48 Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother. Let me kiss him for his mother, Let me kiss his youthful brow; I will love him for his mother, And seek her blessing now. Kind friends have soothed his pillow, Have watch’d his every care; Beneath the weeping willow, Oh, lay him gently there. CHORUS. Sleep, dearest, sleep; I love you as a brother; Kind friends around you weep, I’ve kiss’d you for your mother, Let me kiss him for his mother, What though left a stranger here? She has loved him as none other, I feel her blessing near. Though cold that form lies sleeping, Sweet angels watch around; Dear friends are near thee weeping; Oh, lay him gently down. Sleep, dearest, sleep, &c. Let me kiss him for his mother, Or perchance a sister dear; If a father or a brother, I know their blessing’s here. Then kiss him for his mother: ’Twill soothe her after-years; Farewell, dear stranger brother, Our requiem, our tears. Sleep, dearest, sleep, &c. 49 My ain Fireside. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, publishers of the music. Oh! I hae seen great anes, and sat in great ha’as, ’Mang Lords and mang Ladies, a’ cover’d wi’ braws, At feasts made for Princes wi’ Princes I’ve been, Whar the grand shine o’ splendor has dazzled my een, CHORUS. But a sight sae delightful I trow, I ne’er spied, As the bonnie blithe blink o’ my ain fireside, My ain fireside, my ain fireside, oh! sweet is the blink o’ my ain fireside. Ance mair, Heaven be praised, round my ain heart-some ingle, Wi’ the friends o’ my youth, I cordially mingle; Nae force now upon me to seem wae or glad, I may laugh when I’m merry, and sigh when I’m sad. _Chorus._--My ain fireside. &c. Nae falsehood to dread, nae malice to fear, But truth to delight me, and kindness to cheer; O’ a’ the roads to pleasure that ever were tried, There’s nane half so sure as ain’s ain fireside. _Chorus._--My ain fireside. &c. 50 The Indian Warrior’s Grave. Green is the grave by the wild dashing river, Where sleeps the brave with his arrows and quiver Where in his pride he roved in his childhood Fought he, and died, in the depths of the wildwood. In the lone dell, while his wigwam defending, Nobly he fell ’neath the hazel-boughs bending; Where the pale foe and he struggled together, Who from his bow tore his swift-arrow’d feather. Ere the next noon the bold warrior was buried; And ere a moon his tribe westward had hurried. But a rude cross, with its rough-chiseled numbers, Half hid in moss, tells the red warrior slumbers. Indian Hunter. Oh, why does the white man follow my path, like the hound on the tiger’s track? Does the flush of my dark cheek waken his wrath? does he covet the bow at my back? He has rivers and seas, where the billows and breeze Bear riches for him alone-- And the sons of the wood, never plunge in the flood, Which the white man calls his own. Yha, yha! Then why should he come to the streams where none but the red skin dare to swim? Why, why should he wrong the hunter? one who never did harm to him! Yha, yha, yha! The Father above thought fit to give to the white man corn and wine-- There are golden fields where he may live, but the forest shades are mine. The eagle hath its place of rest, the wild horse where to dwell, And the spirit that gave the bird its nest, made me a home as well. Yha, yha! Then back! go back! from the red man’s track, for the red man’s eyes are dim, To find that the white man wrongs the one who never did harm to him. Yha, yha, yha! 51 Molly Bawn. Oh, Molly Bawn, why leave me pining, Or lonely waiting here for you-- While the stars above are brightly shining, Because they have nothing else to do. The flowers late were open keeping, To try a rival blush with you, But their mother, Nature, kept them sleeping, With their rosy faces wash’d in dew. Oh, Molly, &c. The pretty flowers were made to bloom, dear, And the pretty stars were made to shine; The pretty girls were made for the boys, dear, And may be you were made for mine. The wicked watch dog here is snarling-- He takes me for a thief, d’ye see? For he knows I’d steal you, Molly, darling, And then transported I should be. Oh, Molly, &c. Norah, the Pride of Kildare. As beauteous as Flora is charming young Norah, The joy of my heart and the Pride of Kildare, I ne’er will deceive her, for sadly ’twould grieve her, To find that I sigh’d for another less fair. CHORUS. Her heart with truth teeming, her eye with smiles beaming, What mortal could injure a blossom so fair. Oh, Norah, dear Norah, the Pride of Kildare. Where e’er I may be, love, I’ll ne’er forget thee, love, Though beauties may smile and try to ensnare, Yet nothing shall ever, my heart from thine sever, Dear Norah, sweet Norah, the Pride of Kildare. 52 The Hazel Dell. Copied by permission of WM. HALL & SON, 543 Broadway, N. Y., Publishers of the music and owners of the copyright. In the Hazel Dell my Nelly’s sleeping, Nelly loved so long, And my lonely, lonely watch I’m keeping, Nelly lost and gone; Here in moon-light often we have wandered, Through the silent shade, Now where leafy branches drooping, Downward little Nelly’s laid. CHORUS. All alone my watch I’m keeping, In the Hazel Dell, For my darling Nelly’s near me sleeping, Nelly dear, farewell. In the Hazel Dell my Nelly’s sleeping, Where the flowers wave, And the silent stars are nightly weeping, O’er poor Nelly’s grave, Hopes that once my bosom fondly cherished, Smile no more for me, Every dream of joy alas has perished, Nelly dear, with thee. All alone my watch, &c. Now I’m weary, friendless and forsaken, Watching here alone, Nelly, thou no more will fondly cheer me, With thy loving tone, Yet forever shall thy gentle image, In my memory dwell, And my tears thy lonely grave shall moisten, Nelly dear, farewell. All alone my watch, &c. 53. I gaze on the moon, as I trace the drear wild, And feel that my parent now thinks of her child; She looks on that moon from our own cottage door, Through woodbines whose fragrance shall cheer me no more. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, There’s no place like home. An exile from home, splendor dazzles in vain, Oh, give me my lowly, thatch’d cottage again; The birds singing gayly, that came at my call, Give me them, with the peace of mind, dearer than all. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, There’s no place like home. My Boyhoods Home. My boyhood’s home! I see thy hills-- I see thy valley’s changeful green, And manhood’s eye a tear-drop fills, Though years have roll’d since thee I’ve seen. I come to thee from war’s dread school, A warrior stern o’er thee to rule; But while I gaze on each loved plain, I feel I am a boy again. To the war-steed adieu--to the trumpet farewell-- To the pomp of the palace--the proud, gilded dome; For the green scenes of childhood, I bid ye farewell! The soldier returns to his boyhood’s loved home. My boyhood’s home, &c. 54 The Old Kirk-Yard. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, publishers of the music. Oh, come with me to the old kirk-yard, I well know the path through the soft, green sward; Friends slumber there we were wont to regard, We’ll trace out their names in the old kirk-yard. Oh, mourn not for them, their grief is o’er, Oh, weep not for them, they weep no more. For deep is their sleep, though cold and hard, Their pillow may be in the old kirk-yard. I know it is vain when friends depart, To breathe kind words to a broken heart; I know that the joy of life seems marr’d; When we follow them home to the old kirk-yard. But were I at rest beneath yon tree, Why should’st thou weep, dear love, for me? I’m way-worn and sad, ah, why then retard, The rest that I seek in the old kirk-yard? 55 I am a Freeman. I am a freeman! ’Tis my boast and my pride, The blue sky is o’er me, the dark soil beneath, And spreading around is the wilderness wide; My bath is the lake, my couch is the heath, My rod and my rifle my larder provide-- I am a freeman! ’Tis my boast and my pride, I am a freeman! _True_ freedom is mine; I slay when I choose, yet spare when I will; For my food use the bullet, or cast out the line, But never, like fools, from wantonness kill. My “roof-tree” is lofty, my dining-hall wide-- I am a freeman! ’Tis my boast and my pride. The eagle above me soars lofty and free, He knows that I’ll speed no bullet at him-- He is game for a tyrant, but _never_ for me, While he sits on his nest on that old pine limb. A life in the woods some men may deride, But _freedom_ is there, my boast and my pride. I roam through the wild wood o’er skim or the lake, My wreaths are of laurel, my plumes never fade; I sleep when the night falls, with the dawn am awake, To hunt the red deer while they feed in the glade. I’m joyous and free as a bird of the air,-- A son of the forest, a stranger to care. 56 Ship A-Hoy! Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, publishers of the music. When o’er the silent seas alone, For days and nights we’ve cheerless gone, Oh! they who’ve felt it, know how sweet, Some sunny morn a sail to meet, Some sunny morn a sail to meet! Sparkling on deck is every eye; “Ship a-hoy! ship a-hoy!” our joyful cry. When answering back we faintly hear, “Ship a-hoy! what cheer! what cheer!’” Now sails aback we nearer come, Kind words are said of friends at home; But soon, too soon, we part in pain, To sail o’er silent seas again, To sail o’er silent seas again. When o’er the ocean’s dreary plain, With toil her destined port to gain, Our gallant ship has near’d the strand, We claim our own, our native land, We claim our own, our native land; Sweet is the seaman’s joyous shout, “Land ahead! land ahead! look out! look out!” Around on deck we gayly fly, “Land ahead! land ahead!” with joy we cry; Yon beacon light directs our way, While grateful vows to Heaven we pay, And soon our long-lost joys renew, And bid the boisterous main adieu, And bid the boisterous main adieu. 57 Song of Blanche Alpen. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. You speak of sunny skies to me-- Of orange grove and bower-- Of winds that wake soft melody From leaf and blooming flower; And you may prize those far-off skies, But tempt not me to roam; In sweet content my days are spent, Then wherefore leave my home? In sweet content my days are spent, Then wherefore leave my home? You tell me oft of rivers bright, Where golden galleys float; But have you seen our lakes by night, Or sail’d in Alpine boat? You speak of lands where hearts and hands Will greet me as I come, But though I find true hearts and kind, They’re kinder still at home. But though I find true hearts and kind, They’re kinder still at home. Had you been rear’d by Alpine hills, Or lived in Alpine dells, You’d prize, like me, our mountain rills, Nor fear the torrent swells; It matters not how drear the spot How proud or poor the dome, Love still retains some deathless chains, That binds the heart to home. Love still retains some deathless chains, That binds the heart to home. 58 By the Sad Sea-Waves. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, publishers of the music. By the sad sea-waves I listen, while they moan A lament o’er graves Of hope and pleasure gone. I am young, I was fair, I had once not a care From the rising of the morn To the setting of the sun. Yet I pine like a slave, By the sad sea-wave. Come again bright days Of hope and pleasure gone; Come again, bright days, Come again, come again. From my care last night, By holy sleep beguiled, In the fair dream-light My home upon me smiled. Oh, how sweet ’mid the dew, Every flower that I knew Breathed a gentle welcome back To the worn and weary child! I wake in my grave By the sad sea-wave; Come again, dear dream, So peacefully that smiled, Come again, dear dream, Come again, come again. 59 Daylight is on the Sea. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. Daylight is on the sea! Love, do not stay; Land is no place for me, I must away! My bark is on the waves, My boat ashore; The surge its broadside laves, While sleeps each oar. CHORUS. Daylight is on the sea, Land is no place for me; Come away, love, come away, love, I dare no longer stay; Come away, love, away, love, I dare no longer stay. Come away, away, away, away, away, I dare no longer stay, Away, away, away, away, away, I dare no longer stay. Daylight plays o’er the deep, Like childhood’s smile; Blue waves and hush’d winds sleep, Enchain’d awhile! My bark is on the waves, My boat ashore, The surge its broadside laves, While sleeps each oar. Daylight is on the sea, &c. 60 Kate was once a Little Girl. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. Kate was once a little girl, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Eyes of blue, and teeth of pearl, Heigh ho! heigh ho! In the spring, when school was done, Full of life and full of fun, O’er the hills away she’d run, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Gentle breezes all the day, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Through her sunny locks would play, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Still on her cheek as brightly plays The sunshine of her youthful days, And still as sweet her girlish ways, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Kate’s a little older now, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Still as fair her radiant brow, Heigh ho! heigh ho! All her thoughts are pure and bright, As the stars we see at night, Shining with a joyous light, Heigh ho! heigh ho! Kate will always be the same, Heigh ho! heigh ho! She’ll never change except in name, Heigh ho! heigh ho! So gently time shall steal away, She’ll always be as bright and gay, As when she laugh’d in girlhood’s day, Heigh ho! heigh ho! 61 Kitty Tyrrell. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND, & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. You’re looking as fresh as the morn, darling, You’re looking as bright as the day; But while on your charms I’m dilating, You’re stealing my poor heart away. But keep it and welcome, mavourneen, Its loss I’m not going to mourn; Yet one heart’s enough for a body, So pray give me yours in return. Mavourneen, mavourneen, Oh! pray give me yours in return. I’ve built me a neat little cot, darling, I’ve pigs and potatoes in store; I’ve twenty good pounds in the bank, love, And may be, a pound or two more. It’s all very well to have riches, But I’m such a covetous elf, I can’t help still sighing for something, And, darling, that something’s yourself. Mavourneen, mavourneen, And that something, you know, is yourself. You’re smiling, and that’s a good sign, darling; Say “Yes,” and you’ll never repent; Or, if you would rather be silent, Your silence I’ll take for consent. That good-natured dimple’s a tell-tale, Now all that I have is your own, This week you may be Kitty Tyrrell, Next week you’ll be Mistress Malone. Mavourneen, mavourneen, You’ll be my own Mistress Malone. 62 Within a mile of Edinboro’ Town. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. ’Twas within a mile of Edinboro’ town, In the rosy time of the year, Sweet flowers bloom’d and the grass was down, And each shepherd woo’d his dear; Bonny Jocky blithe and gay, Kiss’d sweet Jenny makin’ hay, The lassie blush’d and frowning cried, No no, it will not do, I can not, can not, wonnot, wonnot, monnot buckle too. Jocky was a wag that never would wed, Though long he had follow’d the lass, Contented she earn’d and eat her brown bread, And merrily turn’d up the grass. Bonny Jocky blithe and free, Won her heart right merrily; Yet still she blush’d and frowning cried, No no, it will not do, I can not, &c. But when he vow’d he would make her his bride. Though his flocks and herds were not few She gave him her hand and a kiss beside, And vow’d she’d forever be true. Bonny Jocky blithe and free; Won her heart right merrily; At church she no more frowning cried. No, no, it will not do, I can not, &c. 63 Would I Were With Thee. Would I were with thee, ev’ry day and hour Which now I pass so sadly far from thee, Would that my form possess’d the magic power To follow where my heavy heart would be; Whate’er thy lot o’er land or sea, Would I were with thee eternally. Would I were with thee, when the world forgetting Thy weary limbs upon the turf are thrown, While bright and red our evening sun is setting, And all thy thoughts belong to heaven alone; While happy dreams thy thoughts employ, Would I were with thee in thy joy. Would I were with thee, when no longer feigning The hurried laugh, that stifles back a sigh, When thy young lip pours forth its sweet complaining, And tears have quench’d the light within thine eye; When all seems dark and sad below, Would I were with thee in thy woe. Would I were with thee, when the day is breaking, And when the moon has lit the lonely sea, Or when in crowds some careless note awaking, Speaks to thy heart in memory of me: In joy, or pain, by sea, or shore, Would I were with thee evermore. 64 Old Uncle Edward. There formerly might have been seen an aged colored individual, Whose cognomen was Uncle Edward, He departed this life some time since, some time since, And he had no capillary substance on the summit of his cranium, On the place designed by nature for the capillary to vegetate. CHORUS. individuals. Uncle Edward had digits equal in longitude to the Bamboo formation which springs so spontaneously on the bank of the Southern Mississippi, And he had no oculars with which to observe The beauties of nature, And he had no dental formations with which to Masticate the Indian meal cake, Consequently he was forced to permit the Indian meal cake to pass by with impunity. _Chorus._--Then lay down, &c. When Uncle Ned relinquished his hold on vitality, His master was exceedingly grieved, And the lachrymal poured down his cheeks similar to the rain from heaven, For he knew that the old man was laid beneath terra firma, terra firma, He would never have the pleasure of beholding the physiognomy of the aged Edward any more. _Chorus._--Then lay down, &c. 65 Uncle Gabriel. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. I was gwan to Sandy Point de oder arternoon, Dis nigger’s heel cum’b out ob joint a running arter a coon; I thought I see’d him on a log, a lookin’ mighty quar Wen I cum’d up to de log, de coon he wasn’t dar. CHORUS. Oh, come along, my Sandy boy, now come along, oh do; Oh, what will uncle Gabriel say? ya eh eh eh ya eh eh eh; What will Uncle Gabriel say, why Jinny can’t you come along too? I blow’d de horn, I call’d de dog, and tell him for to bark; I hunt all night in de hollow log, but de coon he still keep dark; At last I hear de ole coon sneeze, de dog he fly around, And on to him he den did freeze, and pull him to the ground. _Chorus._--Oh, come along, my Sandy boy, &c. De coon he lay upon de ground, as stiff as any post; I knock him den upon de head, and he gabe up de ghost; I took him to de old log house, as soon as he suspire; He look’d just like a little mouse, and we roast him on de fire. _Chorus._--Oh, come along, my Sandy boy, &c. De niggers dey come all around, and kick up a debil of a splutter. Dey eat de coon and clar de ground, to dance de chicken flutter, Dey dance all night till de broke of day, to a tune on de old banjo, And den dey all did gwan away, before de chicken crow. _Chorus._--Oh, come along, my Sandy boy, &c. 66 He led Her to the Altar. Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, N. Y., publishers of the music. He led her to the altar, But the bride was not his chosen; He led her with a hand as cold As though its pulse had frozen. Flowers were crush’d beneath his tread, A gilded dome was o’er him; But his brow was damp, and his lips were pale, As the marble steps before him. CHORUS. He led her to the altar, But the bride was not his chosen; He led her with a hand as cold As though its pulse had frozen. His soul was sadly dreaming, Of one he had hoped to cherish; Of a name and form that the sacred rites, Beginning, told must perish. He gazed not on the stars and gems Of those who circled round him; But trembled as his lips gave forth The words that falsely bound him. He led her to the altar, &c. Many a heart was praising, Many a hand was proffer’d; But mournfully he turn’d him From the greeting that was offer’d. Despair had fix’d upon his brow Its deepest, saddest token, And the bloodless cheek and stifled sigh Betray’d his heart was broken. He led her to the altar, &c. 67 Where are now the Hopes I Cherished? Copied by permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., 547 Broadway, publishers of the music. Where are now the hopes I cherish’d? Where the joys that once were mine? Gone forever--all have perish’d, And the blighter’s hand was thine! Look upon me, and remember Thy Norma ere she was betray’d; Look again, and look exulting, On the ruin thou hast made; Look again, and look exulting, On the ruin thou hast made. Canst thou think, as thou dost listen To thy children’s artless songs, Of that moment when their fond hearts, First shall feel their mother’s wrongs? Ha! thou shrinkest like the lightning, To thy bosom fell remorse shall dart, And thou yet shall know the anguish Which hath broken my poor heart; And thou yet shall know the anguish Which hath broken my poor heart. 68 Paddy on the Canal. When I landed in sweet Philadelphia, the weather was pleasant and clear, I did not stay long in the city, so quickly I shall let you hear. I did not stay long in the city, for it happen’d to be in the fall, I never reef’d a sail in my rigging, till I anchor’d out on the canal. CHORUS.--So fare you well, father and mother, Likewise to old Ireland too; So fare you well, sister and brother, So kindly I’ll bid you adieu. When I came to this wonderful rampire, it fill’d me with the greatest surprise, To see such a great undertaking, on the like I never open’d my eyes; To see full a thousand brave fellows at work among mountains so tall, To dig through the valleys so level, through rocks for to cut a canal. So fare you well, &c. I enter’d with them for a season, my monthly pay for to draw, And being in very good humor, I often sang Erin Go Bragh. Our provision it was very plenty, to complain we’d no reason at all, I had money in every pocket while working upon the canal. So fare you well, &c. I learnt to be very handy, to use both the shovel and spade, I learnt the whole art of canalling--I think it an excellent trade. I learned to be very handy, although I was not very tall, I could handle the sprig of shillelah, with the best man on the canal. So fare you well, &c. I being an entire stranger, be sure I had not much to say, The boss came round in a hurry, says, “Boys, it is grog-time a-day;” We all marched up in good order, he was father now unto us all, Sure I wish’d myself from that moment to be working upon the canal. So fare you well, &c. When at night we all rest from our labor, be sure but our rent is all paid. We lay down our pick and our shovel, likewise our axe and our spade. We all set a-joking together, there was nothing our minds to enthrall If happiness be in this wide world, I am sure it is on the canal. So fare you well, &c. 69 Jane Monroe. Copied by permission of WM. HALL & SON, 547 Broadway, N. Y., owners of the copyright. It was down in Louisiana, Not many years ago, I fell in lub wid a pretty gal, And her name was Jane Monroe; Her eyes was bright as diamonds, Her teeth was white as snow-- Oh, de prettiest gal I eber saw, Was charming Jane Monroe! CHORUS. But now she is far, far away, And we hear from her ebery day; And if she was here we’d have nothing to fear, For we darkies all lub her so gay. She was like a model, From her head down to her toe, And sprightly as de hopper grass, Was charming Jane Monroe. I’d rather be a slave for life, And hab de corn to hoe, Dan to be free, and lib widout My charming Jane Monroe. But now she is far, far away, &c. A darkey trader came one day, And bought my gal from me, And left me here alone to mourn Beneaf de cypress-tree; It fill’d my heart wid grief an’ pain, To think dey’d treat me so, But I live in hopes to meet again My charming Jane Monroe. But now she far, far away, &c. 70 Tom Brown. The King will take the Queen, And the Queen will take the Jack; And now as we’re together here, We’ll ne’er a one go back: Here’s to you, Tom Brown, And with you I’ll drink a quart; Here’s to you with all my heart, And with you I’ll spend a shilling or two, And thus before we part, Here’s to you, Tom Brown. _Repeat._ The Jack will take the Ten, And the Ten will take the Nine; And now that we’re together here, We’ll take a glass of wine. Here’s to you, Tom Brown, &c. The Nine will take the Eight, And the Eight will take the Seven; And now that we’re together here, We’ll stay ’till after eleven. Here’s to you, Tom Brown, &c. The Seven will take the Six, And the Six will take the Five; And now that we’re together here; We’ll drink while we’re alive. Here’s to you, Tom Brown, &c. The Five will take the Four, And the Four will take the Trey, (three) And now that we’re together here, We’ll stay till the break of day. Here’s to you, Tom Brown, &c. The Trey will take the Deuce, (two) And the Deuce won’t take the One; And now that we’re together here, We’ll quit where we’ve begun. Here’s to you, Tom Brown, &c. 71 Uncle Tim, the Toper. There was an old toper, his name was Uncle Tim, And he lived long ago, long ago; And he spent all his money for whiskey and gin, At the place where he hadn’t ought to go. CHORUS. So, throw away the bottle and the jug! Hang up the dipper and the mug! There’s no more hard drink for old Uncle Tim, For he’s thrown away the bottle and the jug! Uncle Tim had a nose like a red woolen sack, And the pimples on his face not a few; And he had one eye that was very, very black, And the other t’other one was blue! The hair on his head was like a mop on a stick, And he had but one leg for to go; So you see he couldn’t go for to come it very quick, So he had to, and go it very slow. Uncle Tim was a hard one, and he used to take his T, And the way he used to take it wasn’t slow; And the kind he used to take it wasn’t Bohee, If it had a been it wouldn’t have served him so. Oh! he toddled, t’other day, into the William Tell A noted loafer’s cubby-hole, you know; Where they sell for medicine the raw material, And sea-turtles caught in the Ohio. He drank and he spree’d till his money was all gone, And he couldn’t drink and spree it any more; And then they kick’d him out, and he went zigzag home, Just as he’d done many times before. Then the Devil, with the poker, and all the evil ones, Got after him and worried him full sore; Says he, “Old joker, I’m going to join the Sons, So you can’t come it never any more!” Now come, you liquor-sellers, and you liquor-drinkers too: Give up the bad practice, and be men! Come up and join the Sons, and stick to them, too, And never touch the filthy stuff again! Skip Stores,man. 3. 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Woodman, Spare that Tree. Note: Dialect was not changed. Unprinted letters and punctuation were added, as necessary. Quotation marks were adjusted, where necessary. Changes: “evneing’s” to “evening’s”: ... bright as evening’s glow,... “stara” to “star”s: ... Then say ere yonder stars have set,... “brookleth” to “brooklet”: ... Where the brooklet singeth o’er... “permisson” to “permission”: ... permission of FIRTH, POND & CO., (3 occasions) “shsll” to “shall”: ... When shall I be a bride,... “companton” to “companion”: ... my trusting companion, ... “pleaures” to “pleasure”: ... for her comfort with pleasure, “BAEDLE’S” to “BEADLE’S”: ... BEADLE’S DIME MILITARY SONG BOOK,... *** End of this Doctrine Publishing Corporation Digital Book "Beadle's Dime Song Book No.. | e34fc320c807e2f0a160840e66bc0773 | 22,601 |
Gov. Scott Walker of the State of Wisconsin proclaims Human Resources Professionals Day
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WISCONSIN – The State of Wisconsin Office of Governor Scott Walker has issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, October 4, 2012 as Human Resources Professionals Day, stating:
• The State of Wisconsin recognizes the importance of the Human Resources profession in the recruitment, development and retention of a qualified workforce for Wisconsin’s employers; and
• Wisconsin’s Human Resources Professionals are trained and responsible for the strategic planning to put the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right attitude to meet the needs of Wisconsin’s consumers of goods and services; and
• The Human Resources Professional has become a vitally important part of every organization in this country accepting ethical responsibility for promoting and fostering fairness and justice for all employees.. | b541d69fb4c98eaab262c7a674e2352e | 207 |
Amusements @ Summerhall
The set-up for the show is that the audience wear radio-controlled headphones. An actress appears, and we are told we are going on a virtual / internal journey. The narration takes the audience through various scenes and mediations, the connecting theme being the pursuit of pleasure and sensual experience. The actress is skilled and disciplined. The lighting is clever, the music is often lovely, the soundtrack is effective, with cool stereo effects. There's play with the visual versus the aural; the group experience versus the isolation of the headphones.
You have probably guessed by now that there's a 'but.' Unfortunately, despite the repeated claims of the narration, putting on headphones doesn't generate a virtual experience, nor give remote control of consciousness. Time and again the narration tells me what I'm experiencing. And each time what I'm actually experiencing are the words: "No I'm not."
The narration is often distractingly imprecise. I spent my time thinking: Is that description realistic? Would someone really think that? In what way – scientifically? Culturally? Sensually? Is that claim meant? The machine to take you on the journey is terrific: its a shame the road still has so many traffic cones on it.
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So I've been playing for a while and sometimes changing the radio but I noticed today I cannot do that anymore... every car I get into, holding "left" directional stick won't show it... Q on the keyboard won't show it... What's going on? I've been asking/searching around but found nothing. Anyone has somewhat similar experience?
@vnguyen972 What mods do you have installed (if any)?
@vnguyen972 You need a stronger gameconfig. Surprised, really surprised, that you aren't using RDE. Anyhow, go with dilapidated's gameconfig, and it should clear the issue up for you.
Like @krissboo said there's a keybinding to disable HUD, which means no minimap and no radio wheel.
It's "K" in my case.
@vnguyen972 Sorry I got a bit confused with radio wheel and weapon wheel lol. But yeah I know I had trouble selecting one or the other when I'd disabled my minimap/hud in the trainer. Altho I use self radio all the time now so I ain't got to worry about radio stations.
@V4D3R "K" will bring up the Ped Selector in my case but as I mentioned, my mini map HUD is still there....
@vnguyen972 what trainer do you use?
@vnguyen972 this one https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/enhanced-native-trainer-zemanez-and-others or the original?
@krissboo Yep that one.
@krissboo Oh yeah, it does have triggered key settings in an xml and any customization you made in game will save to an ini file as well..
@krissboo Yeah, I'm going to try RDE as one user suggested above. Thanks buddy.
@vnguyen972 no probs dude. Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
@krissboo Ok installed RDE 3.1 and the issue isn't cleared up. Should I try the gameconfig that he mentioned as well?
EDIT: never mind, the gameconfig info says its already in RDE 3.1. Looks like I ran out of option other than taking out mods one by one...
@vnguyen972 Was gonna say that RDE has one built in.
I don't know if this is it, but JulioNIB's flash mod 2.0+ changes "Q" to an ability selector when active.
@Bloodbullet10 Couldn't remember which I have but E will pop up the ability selector and 1,2,3 ...to select it... or Controller Left Shoulder (LB) for Flash Mod. Q does nothing as far as I can tell. Thanks for chiming in. Let me know if you could think of something else Right now, I can play without changing music or turning it off in Setting, but I felt like I broke the game and it's sad ...
I found the one that is causing my issue. I removed one by one and when I removed the Enhanced Trainer, my radio wheel appears!!!
Enhanced Trainer broke it. It binds the DPAD_LEFT to Its Menu Navigation (go left). So even when the menu wasn't displayed, DPAD_LEFT doesn't do anything.
Maybe I should disable the DPADs all together in the Trainer config.
Cannot figure out how to get around it. I set NO_BOUND as the configuration suggested but Enhanced Native Trainer doesn't work at all (menu won't load)...
I ended up going back to Simple Trainer and while it binds the DPAD_LEFT to Menu Nav as well but it doesn't break my Radio Wheel...
EDIT: After checking with the author of Enhanced Native Trainer and it turns out that I accidentally set one Property that caused the "radio wheel" disappears... I have "Radio Always Off" set within the MOD. I guess it was probably when I tried to turn off the Radio but obviously that option didn't work because next time the game starts, the radio is still on but no radio wheel displays. | https://forums.gta5-mods.com/topic/14786/just-realized-today-that-i-cannot-access-my-radio-wheel-anymore | 890 |
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There are щракнете върху тази връзка several types of house cleaners on the market. A housemaid could be a full time employee or even part time staff member. A lot of the permanent caretakers are needed for large associations and also companies.
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If you are trying to find a job and you don’t wish to take a trip quite, you might require a housekeeper for a cause. Somebody that works as a maid typically creates quite a bit of money. Several of the major firms possess caretakers making over one hundred 1000 bucks a year.
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In some cases виж тази страница the greatest method to get a task is actually to begin looking on the web. You never ever know what another person has performed prior to or even what they can. You can easily go on the internet and also locate other individuals’s testimonials.
There are actually many kinds of housekeeping tasks and also there are many times when employing a maid can spare you funds. Choosing a caretaker is commonly easier than appearing for one, as well as choosing a housekeeper can easily often give you a whole lot of additional job to do.
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For some people, the much higher the compensation of the housemaid, the less complicated the search. The income is additionally depending on the place where you reside.
Another significant variable to consider is the instruction needed for the job. There are some firms that require some instruction before they offer you the opening.
It is very important to understand the work you really want prior to mosting likely to the business, so you can identify if the company will certainly need to have training before you begin benefiting all of them. If you know that you will not be needed to undergo any type of training, this may conserve you some funds.
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You may constantly discover a really good quality task that demands no training at all if you don’t prefer to pay for instruction. Given that you can only discover a job, this is actually an excellent way to begin.
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It is consistently important to think about the premium of the maid, that you will certainly be teaming up with, the amount of opportunity they want to put into your hunt, and also what kind of task they are supplying. Think about all these variables prior to you tap the services of a housemaid for your home.
You must always inspect the qualifications as well as expertise of the individual before choosing her when you tap the services of a house cleaner. You may do this through checking out previous resumes, inquiring and also inspecting references for endorsements of previous caretakers.
Adventure is actually a significant aspect. A stranger may have a long list of previous expertise. Adventure is actually not the very same as competence. Know-how is the skill to perform the project without trouble or even aggravation.
Experience is an acquired ability. There are a number of perks of choosing an individual along with ample knowledge.
Knowledge presents that an individual knows what she is actually performing. You will also be sure that your house cleaner understands what she is doing.
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| http://gulfinvestigations.net/2020/07/01/10-benefits-of-housekeeper-as-well-as-how-you-may-make-complete-use-of-it/ | 1,167 |
Morning sickness is the worst! It can make enjoying your first trimester of pregnancy difficult to enjoy.
If you are suffering from constant nausea and just can’t get a handle on it, there might be some things you are doing (or not doing) that is making it worse.
Here are some all too common mistakes to avoid if you are really struggling with morning sickness.
The first mistake you need to avoid if you are pregnant is not eating enough. This may seem strange because when you are having nausea from your pregnancy, the last thing you want to do is eat.
However, it’s important to get as much nutrition as possible, even when you’re sick. After all, you are growing an entire human.
Try to eat small amounts of bland foods to start with, like crackers or dry toast.
This can help stop the nausea long enough for you to eat actual food.
During the times of the day when you are not experiencing any nausea, get a little more nutrition, focusing on fruits and vegetables and whole grains.
Don’t forget your prenatal vitamins, and remember that avoiding food is only going to make your nausea worse, not better.
Another all too common mistake when you’re pregnant, especially when you have bad morning sickness. If you are getting nauseated frequently and constantly vomiting, you’re losing electrolytes and fluids.
Make sure to replenish the fluids you lose by drinking more water and drinks containing electrolytes, especially if you aren’t eating much due to bad nausea.
Coconut water is a great drink that can help replenish electrolytes.
An easy and tasty way to stay hydrated is making coconut water popsicles with fruit in them. Bonus points if you work in some ginger (a common natural remedy for nausea).
Talk to your doctor if you think you might be dehydrated.
When you feel up to eating, it can be tempting to gorge yourself on your favorite foods, but this might do more harm than good.
Just because your nausea disappeared for a day two doesn’t mean it wont come back with a vengeance.
Take it slow and add a few things at a time. Start with simple carbs and add in easy to digest fruits.
Don’t go straight to your favorite enchiladas. The greasy, heavy foods can cause trouble, and you never know which spices or seasonings are going to upset your stomach.
There are many natural remedies that can help you relieve your morning sickness.
Something as simple as ginger tea can be incredibly soothing to the stomach. They even have premade mixtures of herbal tea made specifically for morning sickness like this tea.
I also liked wearing acupressure bands on my wrists to help prevent morning sickness.
These are small things you can do daily, to help ease the nausea.
There are many levels of morning sickness and pregnancy related nausea, from mild to severe.
If you are not able to hold anything down, including liquids, for 24 hours or longer, you need to get to your doctor right away.
You might have a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, which is when you are vomiting a lot more than usual.
This can cause dehydration and malnutrition, which is bad for both you and your baby. Now on to morning sickness remedies that work. | a562e68ffb9d579d6a7565549f790275 | 694 |
Personally, it's one of my most reliable teams, besides hyperbloom, but I may be a bit biased. It can handle most things well, just not outstandingly well, like the new dendron teams or the national variants. Other than that, she feels like a jack-of-all-trades, although you might need to dodge and use e every now and then, to keep your shield up. XL is still as demanding as ever to battery, though it's nothing that can't be fixed with a favonius weapon. Also, while she doesn't excel at single target or aoe, she can do both reliably.
Although there are new Ganyu Melt variantions, I still find the old one, with ZL and XL, the most comfortable and reliable. | 7e60397445fc4a2c8e11a2c96e9c10e3 | 166 |
Vilitra 40 uses Vardenafil, which is a class 5 PDE inhibitor. It increases the amount of cGMP and nitric oxide within the body by relaxing the muscles and tissues around the pelvic area. As the blood vessels contract and expand easily due to the relaxed tissue, they pump an adequate amount of blood to the p*nis, helping to maintain a firm erection.It is a very powerful and effective drug. You should always consult a doctor before starting Vilitra 40 or Vilitra 60 ED medications and get the correct prescription and dosage according to your health and body.
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According to a prominent Israeli study, the natural immune protection that develops after a SARS-CoV-2 infection provides significantly more security against the Delta variant of the pandemic coronavirus than two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which some scientists wish came with a “Don’t try this at home” label. Moreover, according to newly revealed data, persons who had a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection were substantially less likely than vaccinated people to obtain Delta, develop symptoms from it, or be hospitalized with severe COVID-19.
Although the study highlights the human immune system’s strength, infectious disease experts cautioned that this vaccination and others for COVID-19 remain highly protective against severe sickness and mortality. They also warn that intentionally infecting unvaccinated persons would be exceedingly dangerous. People who had previously had SARS-CoV-2 and subsequently got one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine were found to be more resistant against reinfection than those who had the virus but had not been immunized.The study, which took place in one of the world’s most COVID-19-vaccinated countries, looked at the medical records of tens of thousands of Israelis, tracking their illnesses, symptoms, and hospitalizations between June 1 and August 14, when the Delta variation was most prevalent in Israel.
According to the study’s leaders, it is the most extensive real-world observational study to date comparing the natural and vaccine-induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2.The research has impressed Nussenzweig and other scientists who have read a preprint of the findings that were published on medRxiv yesterday. Nonetheless, Thlin and other researchers warn that intentionally infecting unvaccinated people puts them in danger of severe sickness and death, as well as the lingering symptoms of what has been nicknamed Long Covid. The study indicates the benefits of natural immunity. Still, Marion Pepper, an immunologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, says it doesn’t consider what this virus does to the body to get to that position.
COVID-19 has already claimed the lives of almost 4 million people worldwide, and there are fears that Delta and other SARS-CoV-2 variations will be much more lethal than the original virus. The new study is based on the Maccabi Healthcare Services database, which was around 2.5 million Israelis enrolled. The probability of acquiring symptomatic COVID-19 was 27 times greater among the vaccinated, and the risk of hospitalization was eight times higher, according to one study of over 32,000 patients in the health system.
| https://www.themarketgazette.com/sars-cov-2-confers-the-immunity-more-than-vaccine/1449/ | 557 |
Occasionally, pieces come together, and the whole is greater than its many parts.
Tribeminds are formed by modosophonts or by lower level transapients, sometimes as an experiment and sometimes in an attempt to compete and survive in a universe dominated by the more standard transapient minds. Although their average toposophic level may be far below that of a competitor, their power as a group can be far higher in certain applications. Though they are not strictly comparable to "true" transapients of the same toposophic level, some can reach as high as SI:>3 to SI:>5 as measured on some achievement scales, depending on the kinds of tasks in question. Details vary rather strongly with the composition of the group; tribeminds are in a way something like collective transavants, particularly if they can themselves manage to incorporate true transavants into the tribe (a task even more difficult than integrating more standard intellects).
In some ways tribeminds may seem more flexible than traditional transapients of similar level. With attention to configuration and membership most of their computing power can be concentrated in specific fields of expertise. On the other hand, they may lack some connections to information that would be obvious to "broad based" or "standard" transapient minds, because the specialization of equal level does not exist in the tribemind, or because critical information and viewpoints have not been fully shared between members.
Due to issues of privacy and individuality, and to communication lags over distances, tribeminds are not quite as secure or sound as a normal transapient of similar ability and power. They are much slower than standard transapients, and have a tendency to fission, or to disintegrate entirely. Often there are individual clashes that threaten the protocols of tribehood. A tribe can sometimes solve this problem over time by changing its membership, gaining or shedding individuals as needed as per rules set up by the members. In this way, a tribemind is similar to a club or fraternity/sorority.
Membership in a tribemind is almost always by invitation only. Most tribeminds do not wish to expose their true nature to the public. This can be dangerous if they have developed enemies who might exploit their weaknesses. To that end, the public face of a tribemind is identical to that of a typical higher level "landless" transapient (a transapient of or high power who has no responsibilities, population, sephirotic membership, or political backing).
Because each member maintains full individuality, under the information sharing protocols used for a tribemind, the link between tribemates may not be complete. Depending on the rules of the tribemind, data may not necessarily be fully shared among members. Nor can they have their body or systems taken over by other members without their conscious will. Members can at times if, permitted by the tribal protocols, be allowed "alone time" during which they cut themselves off from the network to do whatever they desire. Often it is during these periods that members travel outside their tribemind's resident system.
Most often, a tribemind stays in a single system for communication purposes or more rarely, to systems connected by the Nexus . Some tribeminds are made up of Moon brains or Jupiter brains, connected by wormhole links, but these are quite rare. It is rumored that some of these wormhole bus linked tribeminds are independent of the Nexus, making it an extremely secure communication system totally separate even from the Godweb and Known Net.
Tribeminds, even those consisting entirely of bionts and vecs , are usually very eclectic in their composition. Members may include the results of failed ascension attempts, or victims of Godshatter , or sabotaged Godseeds , though they are not a necessary element. Some tribeminds are mixed groups of all types: aioid, sybont , biont, and vec. They may have a central, more complete member that acts as a hub, to many satellites, but this is not always the case.
Tribeminds may on occasion even accept some baselines who have transavant capabilities, as that strange tool that gives greater essential functionality. The tribemind often works to elevate the transapient level and ability of its weakest link as to increase the power of the greater whole.
Socially, tribeminds may be able to communicate across a broad range of toposophic levels. Often, however, they limit their contacts with those of higher level than their most powerful "standard" transapient, to prevent discovery.
Many standard transapients seem to consider tribeminds to be annoying aspects of the toposophic ladder, and con artists of the worst sort. They see them as poseurs and impersonators trying to gain more power than they can truly handle and prefer not to deal with them if possible. Others view this as just an interesting twist to the social tapestry that is civilized space, and have devoted much of their existence to their study. Some such students consider tribeminds to be a good illustration of the fact that the toposophic schema is not a ladder at all, but a bush of possibilities.
Software to enable the formation of group intellects. Named for the Nova Terra clade Unity, the first marketers of unityware.
Initially published on 11 December 2004. | https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/4acc8ad5bde20 | 1,133 |
The ‘thigh gap’ refers to the space that may appear between the upper thighs when someone stands straight with their feet together. As Dr Ross Perry explained, may is the operative word here, as a thigh gap is not necessarily a sign of health or beauty.
“Even typically slim people may not have a natural thigh gap.
If they have higher sitting adductors [the group of muscles on the inside of your thigh] and an alternative pelvic bone shape. This is because it’s generally not only down to very little body fat but also the width of the hips compared to the length of the femoral head [a bone at the top of the thigh]. Predominantly, it will be down to genetics, bone structure and amount of body fat on the person.
So for some people, thigh gap is just their natural shape. Trying to achieve a ‘gap’ through diet and exercise could be difficult and indeed dangerous if you’re not genetically predisposed to have one.
Better goals would be to aim to beat a running PB, lifting a heavier weight or doing something new like a pullup, press up or headstand.
| https://www.cosmedics.co.uk/thigh-gaps-health-advice-from-dr-ross-perry/ | 242 |
Screw the new Fantastic Four movie.
As a reader of comic books I’m predisposed to prejudge all upcoming comic book movies as being an affront to the source material, filled with inaccuracies, not good, and so on*. But again: Screw the new Fantastic Four movie.
It comes out on August 7, 2015. It is directed by Josh Trank. He directed Chronicle. I never saw Chronicle but it’s supposed to be good. Sure. He was also at one time linked to direct one of the upcoming Star Wars movies.
Then word came out that Trank was pulled – already – from said Star Wars movie because, in essence, he wasn’t professional. Oh, and those professionalism issues? Yeah, they arose during the filming of Fantastic Four. Le sigh.
No, I don’t care that Johnny Storm is black. I mean, it gets the fundamental theme of the comic wrong: this is a family. But maybe it’s some sort of meta-commentary on how family has changed and all that.
Thing is, we know this can be good. We know this because Marvel made GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY into a really good movie – and even regular comic readers paused when that was announced and said, “Wait, who?” And we’ve seen X-Men movies be good. And Spider-Man (when directed by Sam Raimi) be good. The source material for Fantastic Four is awesome.
A man and his wife, along with her kid brother, and that man’s best friend go on crazy adventures. They aren’t superheroes but rather explorers at heart. They encounter threats that are beyond anything normal characters face. Spider-Man deals with a guy who has metal arms. The X-Men deal with prejudice. The Fantastic Four deal with a guy who eats planets – not for good or evil, but because that’s his raison d’être.
Their general arch enemy is a man filled with unchallenged jealousy at Reed Richards, who he sees as his inferior. Dr. Doom, who believes himself to be the smartest scientist ever, but who resorts to mastering magic so he can go toe-to-toe with Richards. Doom, who is in love with Sue Storm. Doom, who eventually rules his own country and sees himself as a kind – but stern – ruler.
Sigh, but, it’s ok. The producers went DARK with this one. People don’t want fun (ignore all Marvel movies and Jurassic World – those are outliers) they want gritty. And, sure, there’s a place for that. Gritty can work. A gritty Fantastic Four movie could work. It’s not going to. I know this, having never seen it, based on a few minutes of footage.
Booster Gold & Blue Beetle Movie in development – WB’s new brilliant strategy: KILL EM ALL!
Fantastic Four Review: Dazza’s Thoughts on the movie…No spoilers, because that’s been done already.
This is some shitty writing. | https://halfguarded.com/screw-the-new-fantastic-four-movie/ | 664 |
Small Guest Room Despite the fact that mortgage holders invest a considerable amount of energy and cash on front rooms, kitchen and bathrooms rebuilds, a guest room is one of the regularly disregarded spaces in the house.
In case you're anticipating including some medium-term guests inside the following year, kindly consider rebuilding your guest room to make it all the more engaging and inviting.
You should invest heavily in how your guests feel within your home, not simply yourself.
well ordered guide which will incorporate how to liven up your room, how to organize, making enough extra room, bathroom access and your completing contacts.
The principal thing you ought to do is look at the state of the dividers and ground surface inside your room.
Is the paint looking somewhat dull? Is the backdrop obsolete or falling off?
Painting is the simplest and most modest redesigning step, yet it can quickly make a crisp climate that companions or family remaining in your guest room will before long appreciate.
Remember that warm or impartial tones are frequently the most welcoming.
On the off chance that you need to set up new backdrops, pick a pleasant delicate example with a fringe to keep it straightforward, don't go for anything to intricate or strenuous.
What is the present state of your deck? Is your floor covering recolored or worn? Provided that this is true, supplanting it with new covering will change the vibe of the whole room.
On the off chance that the floor covering is fit as a fiddle yet a little tangled down, you ought to consider employing an expert rug more clean.
This decreases the expense of obtaining another rug but livens up the appearance of your room, still.
On the off chance that, similar to me, you have hardwood flooring, essentially including another territory mat will give your guest room a hotter touch and should make the region gentler underneath and increasingly agreeable for the majority of your guests.
After you have chosen a shading plan for your room, attempt to organize sofas, sheets, window treatment, toss cushions and seats to coordinate.
A brought together shading plan looks rich and will make guests feel exceptional. Attempt to dodge, notwithstanding, going for a totally extraordinary subject from the remainder of your home.
There shouldn't be such a brutal differentiation from the remainder of the house, if not your guest bedroom will watched secluded and strange.
Nobody preferences living out of a bag. Notwithstanding to what extent your guests are anticipating staying, it is chivalrous to make extra room for their attire and individual things while they are visiting.
You should get out a cabinet or two and make some space in the wardrobe where they can hang their garments.
Make sure to fold some additional toiletries and crisp towels in one of the drawers also.
How is the bathroom access from your guest room? Do your guests need to stroll down a long corridor to get to the bathroom?
Do they need to go upstairs or first floor or even irritate somebody to get to the bathroom?
In the event that there is certainly not a helpful bathroom close to the guest room and space permits it, maybe you ought to consider introducing a small bathroom which is segmented off inside the room.
This would require, obviously, a bigger spending plan yet in the event that it's conceivable, your guests will be thankful.
This will likewise be an unbelievable expansion to your home in the event that you ever hope to sell.
Indeed, even a half bathroom could be included for additional comfort. This is a particularly smart thought whether your family has visit houseguests.
A private bathroom in the extra room is a comfort that your organization will acknowledge, and will likewise eliminate swarming your current bathrooms when guests are finished.
In some cases the little changes can have a significant effect to somebody. Any of the accompanying increments to your guest room will be highly valued by all meeting guests.
Morning timer: People acknowledge not stressing over rising late.
Television: Sometimes it is pleasant to unwind to a show or two preceding resting. It's additionally pleasant to watch while eating in bed.
Radio: Perhaps your guests have a most loved radio demonstrate that they generally tune in to in the nights.
Perusing Lamp: This is a fundamental as it helps with perusing, yet it is decent to have a bedside light.
Crisp Flowers or Plants: This will enable the room to smell decent and makes a more advantageous climate for your guests.
Every guest has their own inclination with regards to resting courses of action. Have duvets, covers and sofas promptly accessible.
Continuously recall that various guests will have various needs, so keep the bed there with hypoallergenic pads for the individuals who may require it.
You need to realize that your guests are getting the greatest night's rest, so keep your significant serenity by acquiring a quality bed and sleeping cushion for them to get the top solace.
With progressively reasonable choices out there, getting to be green has never been simpler.
Introduce wood or bamboo blinds or fuse hardwood ground surface to add that bit of green to your guest's space.
Windows are regularly the reasons that a great deal of vitality is lost in a room. Attempt a protection unit to keep the wind current cool in the late spring and keep the virus out in the winter.
Continuously consider jettisoning the common strands for covered rooms and don't utilize cements or pastes however nail them down.
In the case of working with a small or huge room, the utilization of room is critical to making the most extreme in solace and style.
Make zones for each segment of the room: resting, working and perusing. Choosing the correct furniture for every zone is simple once you have an arrangement for utilizing the space appropriately.
Furniture with extra room (chests, side tables with different drawers, racks, etc…) makes it simpler for guests to store additional things and baggage. | https://www.modern-design-ideas.com/small-guest-room-ideas/ | 1,232 |
Tomas loves stories! Papa Grande tells them to him todas las noches but soon Tomas knows all of them by heart. One day while his family is in Iowa picking crops, Tomas meets the Library Lady and nothing is ever the same again. Based on the true story of Tomas Rivera and the book by Pat Mora, this play is a celebration of reading, imagination and creativity.
| https://www.visitarizona.com/events/tomas-and-the-library-lady/ | 81 |
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Another band that gets it: Banner Pilot. I listened to the record over a bowl of cereal and cleaning both cat litter boxes and I was sto...
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Trimmings By Henry Newbery
A small selection of this seasons new collection, please click on the thumbnails to view.
Image 1 - Tintagel Collection trims. Wellmann Grimaldi fabric
Image 2 - Sofia tieback. Hertex. Elliott fabric
Image 3 - Portobello tieback & Wellmann Balzac fabric
Image 4 - Naomi tiebacks. Hertex Bianca fabric | c32b17c6f31a5a39f6c01f250902110f | 85 |
Yeah, I hardly ever run across other INFPs. I also didn't come out to my parents (as bi) until my 20s. When I told them, they acted as though I had announced I had cancer, or something. Sometimes, I didn't want to tell them because I felt like I was responsible for their comfort or that it was "bad" of me to knowingly make them uncomfortable. (Aka I was a massive people pleaser.) In the end I told them by blowing up when I learned they were against gay marriage. (And I don't regret my anger.)
I'm not the INFP whisperer, but from what I've read and seen, most INFPs (I'm more turbulent and angry than most) see their emotions as semi-negotiable. Like, we think we can kind of "figure out our shit" well enough that we will be able to protect other people from our true emotionality.
I'm a little bit over that. It just takes too much time and energy, IMO, to get to a zen place about every huge, troubling thing so as to never bother other people. I was able to talk to my parents calmly about circumcision and I guess I'm a little proud of that, but I don't like how much it required of me along the way....*so* much emotional processing ahead of time to be able to stay calm enough to talk about the injustice calmly. My entire approach to dealing with people is to evade drama but it's just... a lot of work. I think it's better to just let people experience the pain of their mistakes. I can't cover for everyone. and I wouldn't expect anyone to shield something big from me. | b1609032241548aab8ae0edbda721c99 | 357 |
On the evening it was Davide Scabin's (Combal.Zero) turn at S.Pellegrino Live From Milan, where he took the stage at Superstudio Più Art Garden Temporary Museum for New Design to cook with an exceptional guest: Pierfrancesco Favino. It's not the first time the Italian actor cooks a plate of spaghetti: in fact, Favino is the star of the short film for S.Pellegrino's Practice The Art of Fine Food Every Time You Can campaign, where spaghetti is a world symbol of fine dining made in Italy.
The legendary chef and his new 'intern' (see the Tweet below) prepared Spaghetti pizza margherita, a very special dish with a modern twist. Scabin opted to vacuum-pack spaghetti and tomato sauce and cooked them sous vide before adding other ingredients. Below is the chef's tweet, which in English translates to today I have a new stagier for Combal, right @pfavino?
The recipe prepared live on stage at Live from Milan also included anchovies, basil, mozzarella soup, fried black spaghetti, cheese and olives. Click here to find out all the ingredients and preparation.
Those lucky enough to snag a reservation in the VIP dining area had the pleasure of dining on other delectable dishes prepared by the chef: Duck and Chicken Liver Salad, Sea Beans and Spiced Cream. | 065e45b70c7fc2490177fae7e1ffd684 | 293 |
Do wind turbine farms have an effect on climate?
Quirks and Quarks2:27Do wind turbine farms have an effect on climate?
We went to David Johnson, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
Johnson says studies have found very small increases in temperature (about 0.1-0.5 deg C) near the ground, in the wake of the turbine, at night.
FULL EPISODE: March 16, 2019 — Inside actors' brains, inactive ingredients aren't, Super solar storms and more... | https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/march-16-2019-inside-actors-brains-inactive-ingredients-aren-t-super-solar-storms-and-more-1.5056201/do-wind-turbine-farms-have-an-effect-on-climate-1.5056215 | 113 |
Zed Build Guide by n01sp3rf3ct
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Zed Build zed isnt that easy to play,when you want to have sucess with him. You must be careful when you start a fight,because zed have low magic resist and low armor. And thats the point why i have choosen this runes.
Runes
So the runes are for the JUNGLE and not for laning. For the lane you shouldnt take the armor and magic resist runes. But for the jungle this runes are really good, i tested them.
Items
so the items which i have choosen can be change a little bit.It depends on how your playstyle is when you are very aggressive you should buy like this because there you have a mix of armor and damage, so you dont die that fast. In a fight you should allways activate youmuss, because it gives you a big boost in a fight and can turn a fight very fast. The frozen mallet you should buy, because zed havent that big range with his w and q spell, so its good when the enemies are slowed by your frozen mallet. So you can catch up an easy kill :)
Skilling
You should allways maximize your e skill as fast as possible cause this spell is the most important for jungle and for laning your q and e. The w Spell is just for the sahdow and jumping through the jungle.
Jungle
So in the jungle you will start with the red buff, and then go to the wraiths. Then the wolves after that you should try the golems when you are to low life port back.So ask for a hard pull for the red for a better satrt in the jungle. The BLUE you should do, because of the exp and coins but the buff you should give to the mid laner. Because you dont need that much. You should gank as soon as possible, because zed need kills and thats the main point when you got kills with zed you will be very strong. But one of the best counters against zed is lee sin so be carefull with ganking a lee sin. Fariming is allways good but with zed you dont need that much farm! | a6aa80733dbff37873a945fc068c03fc | 506 |
Site work is underway at 4500 E. Progress Place.
Rendering provided by Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Inc.
SMC Packaging Group intends to add a 250,000-square-foot warehouse.
Construction crews are in the early stages for an estimated $17.9 million expansion to a Partnership Industrial Center plant for SMC Packaging Group.
At 4500 E. Progress Place, the former home of Watts Radiant, Springfield Business Journal on Monday observed site work and unmanned construction vehicles on-site.
A building permit on file with the city estimates the project cost at nearly $18 million.
"We want to get it a little further along,” SMC CEO Kevin Ausburn told SBJ after the company hosted Gov. Mike Parson for a workforce roundtable at its 3131 E. Division St. plant. “We’re pretty low-key as a company and as an industry. We like flying under the radar.
Dan Reed, vice president of construction operations for project general contractor Storee Construction Co., deferred questions to SMC.
With information provided by mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Inc., SBJ previously reported SMC intends to construct a 250,000-square-foot warehouse expansion and a two-story office building, renovate the existing 160,000-square-foot plant, add an indoor railroad spur and update power for machinery and LED lighting. BRP Architects is architect for the multiphase project, according to SBJ archives.
He said the company last year had a 13 percent revenue bump over 2017. That equated to revenue of about $129 million in 2018 from $114 million in 2017, he added.
SMC manufactures corrugated packaging, protective shipping cartons and packaging supplies. | 9a9f0d4c106f96430c53e42501b3a2a3 | 371 |
Soul Choreographer and Music Video Director Lenny Dela Pena “LENNY LEN” founder of the infamous FLAVORSHOP (Toronto), an alumni of the Legendary DODAT DANCERS, is an entertainer, teacher and soul movement enthusiast who’s objective is to spread and elevate the knowledge of like-minded artist’s growth through Film, dance, music and most of all feel.
Credits include: NASRI (MAGIC!), NE-YO, RIHANNA, T-PAIN, LUDACRIS, MELANIE FIONA, KREESHA TURNER, MAJID JORDAN OVO, JUSTINE SKYE, KESHIA CHANTE, JEREMIH, JRDN , ESTHERO, AUGUST RIGO, K-OS, GINETTE CLAUDETTE, INEZ, SARAH FISHER, RON SEXSMITH and was the resident Judge on MUCHMUSIC’s television show NEW MUSIC LIVE BEST DANCE CREW.
Lenny has also taken part in the 2010 OLYMPIC CLOSING CEREMONIES as a performer and choreographer in where the debut of authentic hip hop culture took it’s place in Olympic history and was commissioned by the NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL in choreographing the country’s largest HIP HOP FLASHMOB with music by hip hop icon MAESTRO FRESH WES.
Lenny’s visionary works have been showcased on world stages such as GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, MTV, BET, MUCHMUSIC MMVA’s, CBC, and international networks FOX, NBC and ABC. Lenny has also helped develop Grammy award winning singer/songwriter NASRI (MAGIC!) and AUGUST RIGO, both renowned for writing #1 hit records for the likes of Justin Bieber , Chris Brown, Musiq Soulchild, Usher and One Direction. Lenny is mentor to world class champion dance groups LUCKY ACES, BUCCnFLVR, Illest Vibe, The Tomorrows, and Philippine Allstars. As a music video Director Lenny has brought to screen the beautiful marriage of motion picture and music through the eyes of a seasoned Choreographer. With over 20 year. Lenny has established himself to be an undeniable energy force amongst the best and the elite talent of today….
| http://flavorshopdance.com/lenny-len/ | 518 |
I`m back on sale on eBay and I got a message when I closed my first sale to close the eBay billing agreement. I don`t know where to find this to print the shipping label. Can someone help me? Thank you in advance. Nannette I have to sign the billing aggrement so that I can ship home It is buried in the page "PURCHASE AND PRINT USPS POSTAGE". All you need to do is log in to ebay on your desktop or laptop, go to "SELLING" and click the button to print a shipping label for the item in question. Once you arrive, look under the "PURCHASE POSTAGE" button. pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html?rt=nc The USPS-PayPal billing agreement should be displayed the first time you try to print the label. It authorizes PayPal to deduct the shipping payment and the transfer order to USPS. I have the same problem with one of my accounts, but not with my other account. I`ve been selling on Ebay for years, so I don`t know why I`m having problems with it. I had to go straight to PayPal to send my articles. Fortunately, it is possible to return to the classic website and use eBay shipping.
I hope PayPal stop this ASAP! I have confirmed my billing contract several times and it still does not seem to register. Where can I sign the Ebay billing contract? I can`t find him. I am a community volunteer, not an Ebay employee. He is a member of the members` assistance board. I think PayPal`s tinkering with his lawsuits. I have to "pay" every time I print a label. I have had a settlement agreement that has been valid for years, and it`s just getting started. PayPal performs beta testing with the shipment that doesn`t like "new," which is by default on the USPS priority and has no PFRE or regional rate options. The "new -improved" also does not give the TRS shipping discount.
Have you been paid? Never heard of a billing agreement. You can change your PayPal source of eBay fee financing at any time. To ensure that new information is used for an invoice payment, update the account before the end of the billing cycle (either at the end of the month or the 15th of the month). Just click on the box and you should be fine. (But I recommend reading the details first.) Changing your PayPal source of financing for your selling expenses "You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts." You should contact PayPal because they have you stuck in a loop. There is nothing left to sign, you have accepted if you submit an offer to sell. . I am a volunteer, not an eBay employee. eBay does not read this message.
Looks like you`ve just started the sale. eBay does not allow sellers to update their eBay account to a seller account. In addition, you need to update PayPal to a Premier account so you can accept credit cards. Your credit card is usually charged 5 to 7 days after receiving your bill. Prepaid cards cannot be used to pay your selling fees. Or try here under My Sales Account (forget all the time the site plan) I try to allow a seller to deliver a spare item and keep the original (it is very likely that you throw away old items). I am put on a screen where it says that if you have not chosen a preferred source of funding during this process, PayPal use, regardless of PayPal source of funding that you have indicated. | http://www.breath.org.il/billing-agreements-ebay/ | 751 |
Have you wondered what kind of gadgets soap sellers use to give their merchandise such a professional look? Have you ever accidently opened a plastic wrapped gift you meant to give to someone else? This pack of assorted heat shrinkable wrap pouches is the answer. Compared to polyolefin or cellophane shrink bags, PVC ones are easier to use and do not require a professional heat gun. They will instantly improve the presentation of the merchandise or gift. The bags also increase puncture resistance and prevent dents, nicks, and damage to products.
The flat bags have slight blueish color but after heat shrinking, they are completely clear and will not add any unwanted hue on the items being bagged. The bags require low heat temperatures around 180 to 220 Fahrenheit for shrinking. They conform nicely when being heated and yield a professional look. The variety of the size options make it fit for different sizes and shapes such cubic, rectangular, round, cylindrical, or odd shapes. For handmade products such as soap and essential oils where fragrance plays an important role in the sale of that item, the top of the sleeve can always leave a small opening so that customers can smell it. The extra-large ones even fit gift baskets with vertical handles. You will never need to scratch your head to figure out how to wrap an Easter basket anymore.
If the size is not too much off, skip this step. The bag can shrink about 40% so it does not need to be 100% accurate as long as the item fits the bag.
If the bag is too long, trim the top and leave a generous length to wrap. Do not just leave barely enough to cover the top. Remember, the bags will shrink when being heated and you do not want to leave a bald spot.
The bottom and sides can be loose as long as it is not way oversized.
Keep some distance when blowing heat. You are not ironing the bag, so do not get too close.
WE HAVE A VIDEO in the IMAGE. Please watch it if you are a rookie at heat wrapping.
1. How do I know whether the size fits?
You do not need to be OCD about the sizes. Always pick a bag with a larger size than the item to be wrapped. The tunnel dimension needs to be large enough. The length of the bag can always be trimmed.
2. Can you use these for shoes?
Absolutely. The bags with larger sizes are perfect for odd-shaped items.
3. Can these be used to seal airtight or made waterproof?
The bags will be fine with a gentle splash on the sides. However, they are not thermal sealed at the top for completely waterproof protection, nor are they airtight. The bags will prevent water damage to certain degree but also allow you to leave an opening so that the contents can be smelled, which is useful for merchandise sold for their smell such as soap, essential oil, bath bombs, or candles.
4. I do not have a professional heat gun. Will a hair dryer work?
For occasional packers, yes. For more professional or large volume packing, a professional heat gun will make a huge difference. A hair dryer cannot reach very high temperatures. A professional heat gun with better heating capacity will yield a more clean look.
5. Will it smell when I heat wrap?
PVC contains chloride and will smell when being heated. It is recommended that you have proper ventilation. | https://mudracrafts.com/products/mandala-crafts-heat-shrink-wrap-bag-with-clear-film-for-soap-bath-bombs-gift-baskets-candles-packaging | 705 |
Stone spiders
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Stone spiders was a transmutation spell unique to clerics who commanded the Spider domain. It turned pebbles into enormous spiders, or gave insectoid vermin carapaces of stone.
EffectEdit
When cast, stone spiders turned up to three pebbles into stone constructs that took the form of monstrous spiders. These constructs could be of any size chosen by the spellcaster, provided they were all of the same size. The constructs were just like natural monstrous spiders, but had enhanced natural armor and were more resistant to damage. They even had a spider's strength-draining poison bite. The stone spiders attacked enemies of the caster as well as they could, unless given other orders while the caster was in earshot.
An alternative use of the stone spiders spell was to grant up to three insectoid vermin of any size or type the effects of a stoneskin spell.
ComponentsEdit
This spell required a cleric to use a divine focus.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 65, 75. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5. | 54c1fb4c2de869076e701065ab30dac8 | 266 |
It’s Artswork’s 30th so we wanted to kick the year off in style by looking back on 2016, sharing our highlights for 2017 and launching a poem written, performed & filmed by young people.
2016 saw Artswork deliver a wide range of programmes. These included our completion of a 3-year Creative Skills Initiative, working in and through partnerships to create work placements for over 1430 young people. This culminated in a review which can be read here. We ran a successful conference looking at Wellbeing, Education, Arts and Culture where we also launched two new films created by young people mentored by Millstream Productions. We saw 8617 Arts Award moderations across the South East from January to November – and 120 new Artsmark schools.
In 2017, Artswork is looking forward to celebrating its 30 years with our Creativity & Life Chances conference in November. We are also going to get stuck into our new programme working with young people in and leaving care in the Portsmouth. And, alongside business as usual, we will be celebrating with our new Artsmark schools this summer.
Going into the new year, we remain enthusiastic and excited for the future of arts and culture amongst children and young people. We want to start the year off the way we know best, with children and young people at the centre, so here is our new film ‘Everyone is an Artist & Everything is Art’ performed by Chukie. | 50fa5fd81c6d583ee41c2cf26bf61630 | 295 |
Algeria’s BP and Equinor-operated In Amenas and In Salah gas projects saw production fall by a combined 12% to 935mn cfd for Q3 2022 (see chart). The reason is partly related to seasonal factors, but it is also true that output remains well below historical highs due to sustained natural decline.
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The Coracle "sermo liber vita ipsa"
Occasional Holy Man and Luthier Who Offers Stray, Provocative, and Insouciant Thoughts About Religion, Archaeology, Human Foible, Surfing, and Interesting People. Thalassophile. Nemesis of all Celebrities [except for Chuck Norris]. He Lives Vicariously Through Himself. He has a Piece of Paper That Proves He's Laird of Glencoe.
Well, it's finally happened. We're moving to a whole new host, address, and service. Once Blogger dumped my side links to the bottom of the page without warning or explanation, I realized that, for the third time, they're trying to encourge me to update my template.
You know, you could just ask me, boys and girls. I'm really rather easy to work with.
Anyway, click here for the new site. Please update your bookmarks and we'll see you in the promised land.
Every day you’re hearing an updated tally of the number of Americans who’ve “died” of COVID-19.
And, it’s time everyone wised up about those daily COVID-19 fatality reports. They don’t represent the number of people it's killed. They represent the number of death certificates listing it as a cause. And those two things are most definitely NOT the same.
We even know that people who aren’t infected with the virus are getting counted as fatalities.
In short, the numbers are as accurate as are the COVID-19 tests for which people are clamoring. [The vaunted Wuhan strain tests have a false positive ratio rivaling the tests for Lyme Disease; I'll let the reader look those stats up themselves].
Also, when a 98-year-old woman with a history of heart disease, including two cardiac events in the last year, dies and is listed as a "potential coronavirus victim", you know it's because the state is getting so much federal $ per victim that it pays to fudge the figures.
College campus tours have also been canceled, though the universities are still in touch with graduating seniors through Zoom calls and virtual tours. Choosing a four-year university might mean picking a school from photographs or taking a full year off before being able to visit colleges.
Through plagues and wars, even through upheaval and revolution, there has never been an Easter like this one. The day marks the single most radical claim of Christian belief—that there is more to life than physical existence, more to existence than ourselves. But on this disorienting Easter, the moral claim of loving our neighbors by slowing the spread of an eager and evil disease takes precedence over the imperative to gather and celebrate. Will we ever be the same on the other side of an Easter when the churches stood empty, wondering where we’d gone?
Meanwhile, Muslim congregations are allowed to worship on their Sabbath without hassle.
These are the folk who have the power in our present social dispensation to tell us what we must do and even what we must think, and they have concluded that the risk presented by the virus is so great that we should close down significant parts of our economy and that fundamental state services such as Courts should forthwith cease to function and that we should isolate ourselves from our friends and neighbours. We must stop playing sport. We must be prohibited from attending church. We must immediately alter our habits of living in a hundred other ways.
It's even a news story. Granted, it's cable news with some very serious soy product guy, but still....
"Deeply authoritarian", perhaps? Maybe, "deeply stupid"?
How is it that all of these politicians and media TV darlings are sporting their usual haircuts and I look like someone just rescued from a desert island? Is this a case of "do as I say and not as I do"?
Computer models aren't reality.
Time will tell if the shutdown orders have been an overreaction, and if church leaders have been too easily convinced to cancel services. There is something missing in the response of local politicians and journalists, however. They emphasize bodily health, but the spiritual costs of ending religious gatherings are left unsaid. It isn't clear that they even recognize that there are such costs.
To be fair, they have a lot of Chinese advertisers. To quote Confucius, "You must always listen to the voice that feeds you."
Look , how he shakes for cold!
I can’t decide which is the more dispiriting element of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic; the fact that so many local authorities in America and Britain are letting their inner authoritarian out for an untrammeled romp while sanctimoniously insisting that it’s all for our own good whether we like it or not (or agree or not), that a large number of ordinary citizens are falling all over themselves in volunteering to inform on neighbors who are doing nothing more than going for more than one walk a day, visiting a park or beach, or exercising in their front garden, and that representatives of our National Media Establishment are as malicious a set of scurvy, biased, panic-sowing incompetents as ever crawled out of a journalism school armed with delusions of adequacy along with the degree. Age 27 and know absolutely nothing, as Ben Rhodes remarked.
Sorry, regular readers, but as you know, once the sun sets on Holy Wednesday, my attentions are diverted. Even in this singular year, I'm doing what I can to keep things as normal as possible, which means a lot of time in front of a computer in video meetings and learning how to serve as both "cast and crew" for the live streamed and recorded broadcasts of our liturgies. New fun can always be found on my parish's Facebook page.
After this week, I'm taking a break. We'll be back after Easter Week with a return of the Friday biographies [new ones!] and even some more Thursday Places.
Interesting note: This story originally appeared on the ABC website. It disappeared later in the day for reasons that seem obtuse. However, ABC neglected to "disappear" the URL, so it's still recoverable.
Piccard on the right with a naval officer, having just done something no one had ever done. ".... And as we were settling this...
Thus far, the Associated Press, Boston Globe, and Chicago Sun-Times have all laid off their religion reporters.
"Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. Y...
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There seems to be a misunderstanding when it comes to hitboxes. To put things into perspective, imagine a male default skin. That male default would be the default hitbox size. A slimmer skin (such as Reaper, Wild Card, pretty much any female skin) would have the same sized hitbox. Changing a hitbox size for a certain skin would be considered Pay-to-win, considering how having a slimmer model would mean your character is physically smaller, making you harder to hit, and that’s just not fair. The Sarah skin idea I’m pitching would have the same hitbox size as every other skin in the game. I hope I cleared things up. | 708e6ff800724e088262368b42498c32 | 141 |
Never in love island has there been a dumping like hers though. Literally no one has been dumped after two days. And it’s different with casa amor people - Shannon was literally part of the og lineup. Imagine how hard she worked to get that position to be booted on the second night? People were usually given a few days to be single before they were dumped. It just doesn’t make sense.
And she was one of the only south Asian rep we had on this show, which is why people were upset when we didn’t get to experience it for long. | 9e3fb57009d142d6bb660552f16cc976 | 124 |
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Measuring Medicine
Several days a week, Dr. Harold Jensen pores through a stack of medical records from Ingalls Memorial Hospital, a 704-bed facility in a working-class Chicago suburb. Review nurses have used guidelines to winnow the patient charts down to those which may present problems. However, as part of the final peer review process by which physicians ultimately judge each other, it is Jensen’s job to decide what are allowable exceptions to the rules and what are medical errors.
Though Jensen is an experienced reviewer, he readily acknowledges the difficulty of monitoring the 340 staff physicians who admit more than 20,000 patients annually. By necessity, only a limited number of medical charts can be reviewed in depth. With too much detail, he says, "you get swamped by the numbers."
That should change soon. Ingalls Memorial is installing a computer system that, for the first time, lets reviewers compare physicians to each other according to objective guidelines that measure just how well their patients are doing. The key to the new system is a method, still controversial, that classifies patients according to the severity of their illness. In doing so, it strips away a standard explanation of physicians for why their patients seem to have higher rates of complication or death than the norm: "My patients are sicker to begin with."
"We are making [quality assurance] an objective process," says Jensen, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the American College of Utilization Review Physicians. "We're just imitating what's been done in industry."
Ingalls Memorial is not alone. From hospitals to health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to medical professional societies, industrial procedures for quality control are increasingly being studied as a model for measuring medicine. Alongside the usual paeans to the "art" of medicine, scientific publications such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have begun directing reader attention to such unlikely sources of guidance as the American Society for Quality Control, a predominantly industrial trade group.
Once virtually God-like in their independence, physicians are now being urged to pay attention to the smokestack definition of quality: "conformance to requirements."
"The single most important thing that American medicine and its societies at this time should do is define quality indicators and follow them," says Dr. George Lundberg, the AMA's vice president for scientific affairs, and JAMA's editor.
Adds Dr. Alan Brewster, president of MediQual Systems Inc., the designer of the computer system being used by Ingalls Memorial, "Individual doctors have to lose autonomy to move to the next level [of quality]."
Such talk represents an extraordinary change in the role of physicians. Less than a century ago, the primary role of doctors was as hand-holder and comforter. Only the spread of such "miracle drugs" as penicillin, after World War II changed the role to that of healer. Now, another major change is brewing. As the American health-care system moves from a regulated one, in which individual physicians and hospitals had near total freedom, to a competitive system, in which those who buy and finance health care have the upper hand, the role of the doctor is changing, too.
As the prime players in an industry on which Americans spend more than $1 billion daily, physicians are going to be responsible for bottom-line results.
"When you get to outcome measurements, it's not going to matter who you are," promises Dr. James Prevost, the director of research and development for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH), a not-for-profit group run by representatives of physician and hospital professional societies. "You're going to have to put up or shut up."
A major shift of policy by the federal government in paying for Medicare is responsible for a great deal of the change. After years of reimbursing hospitals based on whatever their individual costs were, Medicare, in October, 1983, instituted a "prospective payment" system using fees set in advance for each procedure, or diagnosis-related group (DRG). Hospitals that could provide care for less would profit; those which cost more would lose money.
At the same time, the business community increasingly pressured doctors and hospitals to keep their costs down by using middlemen, such as HMOs and utilization review consultants, to "manage" care. Again, "cost-effective" providers would get contracts for care; others wouldn't.
On one level, at least, the tactics seemed to work. The Medicare DRGs are calculated on an "average" length-of-stay for each illness. Hospitals which beat the average make more money. In 1985, hospital inpatient days reached a record low after a 1984 rate that was itself a record bottom. Outpatient visits, meanwhile, increased almost 5 percent from 1984 to 1985 and jumped more than 9 percent for the first quarter of 1986 when compared to the same quarter of 1985, according to the American Hospital Association.
Unfortunately, no one can say for sure whether the changes came from efficiency or from just plain cutting corners in care of the privately-insured and of the 30 million elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries.
Jeffrey Merrill, who helped design the prospective payment system as associate director of policy for the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), puts it this way, "The system is becoming more Outpatient oriented, and there's no way we know of to measure quality on an outpatient basis."
Indeed, notes Merrill, now a vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which specializes in health care policy, "we implemented the most major piece of legislation ever passed in this country, with the exception of Medicare and Social Security, and we knew it could have some effects in terms of quality. We could have looked first [but] nobody cared."
"Nobody knows how to define, in a reproducible manner. quality," confirms Dr. James Todd, a surgeon and senior deputy executive vice president of the AMA. "Quality is kind of like pornography. I can't define it, but I know it when I see it."
But if quality is not definable, then doctors and physicians are in a poor position to resist those who claim that large portions of the money spent on medical care is wasted on unneeded tests, unnecessary operations and overly-long hospital stays. On the other hand, those who would hold physicians responsible for the results of their care can hardly do so if the final test boils down to a difference of opinion among competing doctors.
There are those, like Todd, who grumble that "you'll do all this documentation and measurement" simply to find what the "average physician" knew all along. Nonetheless, groups ranging from the AMA to the Washington Business Group on Health, a national organization of major corporations, are working feverishly to come up with what will be nothing less than national standards for medical care.
Dr. Dennis O'Leary, who assumed the presidency of the Joint Commission last April, is blunt about his group's aims. Says O'Leary, "We have an ability not only to set standards but to enforce them."
He could be right. The JCAH accredits about five-sixths of the nation's community hospitals. Its stamp of approval allows hospitals to be reimbursed by Medicare without undergoing a separate government certification. Medicare patients account for about 40 percent of an average hospital's revenues.
The JCAH recently announced it will evaluate the outcome of care when it grants its seal of approval to hospitals. It hopes to have the new standards in effect by 1991. The next step is applying the same criteria to nursing homes, HMOs and ambulatory care centers, all of which the JCAH reviews to a lesser degree. It is a formidable task.
The vagueness of today's standards complicates the job. Astonishingly, at least to a layman, there is no accepted "baseline" of medical quality measurements. For instance, a modest program by the Maryland Hospital Association to get seven diverse hospitals to share enough data to agree on what a "normal" rate of infection should be or what rate of Cesarean-section deliveries is worrisome is being hailed as a pioneering effort with national implications.
Similarly, a subject of hot debate among physicians today is whether there is justification for geographical variations in care; that is, treating back pain differently in Maine versus California, or even differently within different parts of, say, Maine, itself.
Still, the movement towards standards derives part of its strength from an increasing amount of research showing that essentially good doctors are doing bad things to good people. For instance, severity-of-illness adjustments are forcing physicians and hospitals to confront an open-secret: hospitals which perform a high volume of a particular surgical procedure generally have a lower mortality rate than low-volume hospitals; that is, even for surgeons, practice makes perfect.
For example, a hospital studied by two University of California, San Francisco, researchers did a relatively small number of cardiac catheterizations, a complex diagnostic procedure for heart disease, possibly because it lay within a half-hour's drive of 12 other hospitals doing the same procedure. Instead of having an expected 6 deaths among its 161 cardiac catheterization patients, 24 people died.
After publicity about similar mortality problems with its cardiac surgery units, the Veterans Administration decided to close a third of them.
Perhaps even more disconcerting is research by Dr. William Knaus of the ICU Research Unit at George Washington University Medical Center. Knaus studied the intensive care units (ICUs) of 13 major hospitals, including some of the most famous names in American medicine. After adjusting the outcome of patient care to reflect the severity of illness, he discovered hospitals with, in one case, a death rate as much as 58 percent higher than expected. At fault was not a lack of high technology or a university affiliation.
Instead, Knaus wrote, in an explanation worthy of "The One-Minute Manager," doctors and nurses in the bottom-ranked hospital worked in an "atmosphere of distrust." At the top-ranked hospital, with results 59 percent better than expected, physicians and ICU nurses worked as a team, and the nurses had authority to act on their own in case problems suddenly arose.
How all this research will be put to use remains to be seen. The federal government claims to be keeping an eye on quality through its contracts with private, not-for-profit groups, called "peer review organizations" (PROs), that it set up along with the prospective payment system. At first the groups were told to make sure hospitals weren't trying to keep patients in the hospital for extra days of care in order to protect profits. But after evidence appeared that some patients were being discharged too early the PROs were ordered to focus on quality, not just cost. That new focus on quality instead of utilization is just being implemented in the current PRO contracts up for their scheduled two-year renewal.
Though Medicare sets its DRG payments based on an "average" case, a hospital is expected to have some cases which cost more and some which cost less. A facility would, of course, make more money if all its patients were discharged more quickly than the "average" case.
Some health-care "buyers" are also eager to serve as quality watchdogs. Honeywell Inc. recently unveiled a set of standards that gives the computer maker the right to evaluate providers based on the outcome of care of employees. That kind of "conformance to specifications" tone is a far cry from the way health-care buyers have usually treated providers.
"I don't want to operate under the guise of giving my people a quality product when I haven't had time to assess it," explains Laird Miller, Honeywell's corporate director of health systems and a former administrator of a physician group practice. "Changes in health status are probably the ultimate measures. Ninety-three percent of your heart transplant patients will live one year or I will not pay you for the services you render."
If all this seems like a Golden Age of Medicine is about to unfold for patients, a closer look shows there is both more and less here than meets the eye. One definition of quality medicine certainly has to include access to it. Unfortunately. no one is sure how to find care that was denied.
For instance, in north suburban Minneapolis, Kathy Tender brought her son Scott Potthoff to an orthopedic surgeon to be treated for the multiple problems resulting from his cerebral-palsy like condition. Dr. Timothy Mjos, the, orthopedist, recommended that Scott, now 8 years old, be referred to a local specialty children's hospital. The hospital, however, had no contract with the HMO to which Tender belonged. Despite a letter from Mjos to the medical plan saying the care was needed, the HMO refused to pay for the referral.
Mjos and Tender both acknowledge they cannot point to any specific way in which Scott was harmed by not going to the specialty hospital. Still, Tender, who has since dropped the HMO, is bitter.
Says Tender: "I wanted the privilege of having him evaluated. They call themselves a health maintenance organization. yet they don't want to pay for an evaluation that might have benefited Scott."
There are other problems darkening the lenses of the optimists. For instance, the Reagan administration continues to squeeze Medicare funding on the assumption, more a matter of faith than information, that there's still plenty of fat left in the system. Though the PROs have added "quality" to their "cost containment" mission, their budget has not been increased in the same way, say, as if they had been deputized to find teen-aged drug users.
Walter McClure, director of the Center for Policy Studies, speculates that Medicare's dilemma over quality just doesn't make big enough headlines.
"The Federal Aviation Agency works because when it fails it kills people a planeload at a time and that's big news. Medicare kills people one at a time," McClure says.
Though review often requires a sophisticated staff, many PROs, pay their freelance physician reviewers much less for the time spent on reviews than the same time would earn in private practice. While some physicians accept the cut as the price of civic responsibility, the bulk of reviewers tend to be doctors just starting out or those in the waning years of active practice.
The job has another drawback: "private" or not, PROs are widely regarded as the outstretched arm (or, perhaps, finger) of an intrusive government; participating physicians can find themselves social outcasts.
Similar problems of physician pay and demographics dog the JCAH, though its survey teams suffer no social stigma. Still, while many hospitals credit JCAH surveyors with sparking real change at their institution, others call the organization a paper tiger. Barry Bader, a Maryland consultant to hospitals on quality assurance, says the JCAH mostly reviews a hospital's own documentation of its quality efforts.
"Hospitals are able to appear to be complying by preparing for the survey rather than actually doing the job," Bader charges. "It's like cramming for an exam. It doesn't mean you've mastered the course."
Responds a JCAH spokesman, "I doubt hospitals could provide evidence they complied with the standards during the whole three-year period prior to the inspection" unless the compliance was real.
Moreover, groups such as the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) argue that oversight of medical care needs to be done by "a neutral, publicly-accountable entity, which the JCAH has never been," in the words of Jack Christy, a senior policy analyst for the AARP.
Meanwhile, the big buyers of health care have yet to earn their stripes as protectors of workers. In Rockford, Ill., for instance, a group of employers hired a consultant in a widely-publicized effort to contract with only "quality" hospitals and physicians. The "quality" providers who won the contract turned out to be those offering the best price, says Marilyn Plomann, an associate in the consulting firm used by the corporations.
"They didn't really end up evaluating the hospitals. They said they were looking for quality but they weren't. They were looking for a discount," Plomann says.
Similarly, Health Data Institute of Lexington, Mass., got the hostile intruder treatment from the U.S. Air Force after finding problems at Air Force hospitals.
"When you find problems, it's explosive," says Dr. Paul Gertman, HDI's founder.
"I see a lot of rhetoric and little results," says Dr. Robert Brook, a Rand Corp. researcher and a professor of medicine and public health at the University of California, Los Angeles. "if you've got competition, you need to have information on quality, [but] there's no money in the public sector to do research in quality, measure quality and present information."
Nevertheless, problems with traditional peer review are helping so-called "objective" measurements, even though the state of the art may be cruder than desired. The process of concerned professionals critiquing their peers remains the cornerstone of medical quality assurance; the commitment of good doctors, in fact, is; undoubtedly the most important factor in the generally high-quality medical care in this country. But the peer review process is an increasingly troubled one.
A growing number of physicians disciplined by their peers have traded the tight smile of one swallowing disagreeable medicine for the loud screams of lawsuits against everyone involved. Peer review has become entangled in litigation about everything from malpractice to antitrust. Small wonder that caution has replaced candor in a growing number of hospitals.
Apart from litigation, there's the problem of referrals. Dr. Donald Hanscom, a gastroenterologist at suburban Chicago's Hinsdale Hospital, discovered that family practitioners did not uniformly appreciate his efforts to reduce overuse of a procedure that employs a special scope to examine the inside of a patient's stomach. While lucrative financially, the procedure is done too frequently, Hanscom says.
"My surveillance has cut off about 30 percent of my referrals from family practitioners," sighs Hanscom, who is president of Hinsdale's medical staff. "Some of them have decided, The next time I need a gastroenterologist, I'll call somebody else.' "
Peer review at its best can produce superb medicine. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has fine-tuned the process on the way to becoming the most famous medical brand name in America.
Dr. W. Eugene Mayberry, chairman of Mayo's board of governors, freely admits that "American medicine is passing from a cottage industry to big business." And with its recent merger with two local hospitals it long controlled, the Mayo Clinic certainly fills the bill. Its army of 850 staff physicians and an equivalent number of medical residents -not to mention 40 students at the Mayo Medical School -is but part of an empire with 14,000 employees, $750 million in annual revenues, a satellite clinic in Florida and another set for Arizona.
Yet for all that, the Mayo Clinic retains a dedication to patients that combines what is often called quality of medical service with quality of medical care. To long-time patients like Ernest and Dorothy Richardson of Mincing, Wisc., who've been coming to the clinic for 45 years, it remains the place where "they make you feel like they're trying to help you," in the words of Ernest Richardson, 80.
"We have a doctor when we go to Mayo," adds Dorothy, 74.
Physicians at Mayo earn a salary; there are no incentives or bonuses for the amount of care given or not given. There is constant review of each other's medical records.
"You have to accept the fact you really do work as a team. There are no prima donnas," says Dr. Fred T. Nobrega, director of the Mayo Clinic's health care studies unit and a 20-year clinic veteran. The esprit de corps includes pride in making an accurate presentation of medical findings to one's peers, even if it means owning up to an error, Nobrega says.
"If you present things in an inaccurate way, it's an intangible mark against your professional pride," he says.
For physicians whose pride is not enough to maintain standards, other pressures are sure to come -and not just from peers.
"Bad medicine is what's costing us a lot of money, not good medicine. If you cut out unnecessary medicine, there would be no cost crisis," says Charles Inlander, head of the People's Medical Society, a consumer group based in Emmaus, Pa. "We as consumers are not going to tolerate second-class care."
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Virat Kohli has taken Indian Test team to a very strong place, says Dinesh Karthik
Virat Kohli recently stepped down from India Test captaincy
Dinesh Karthik is of the opinion that Virat Kohli has led India so well, and the former skipper has taken the Test team to a very strong place. Karthik further added that India head coach Rahul Dravid will encourage the players in the team to speak about how they are feeling mentally and physically.
Virat Kohli shocked the entire cricket fraternity with his decision to quit the Test captaincy, a day after South Africa handed a 2-1 defeat to India in the three-match Test series. Earlier, Kohli had relinquished the T20I captaincy after the T20 World Cup 2021, and later the right-hand batsman was sacked from the ODI leadership as BCCI prefered a single captain for the white-ball format.
Kohli stepped down as India's most successful Test captain, winning 40 out of 68 Test matches. At home, India did not lose or draw a single Test series under the leadership of Kohli, and the national side won 16 away Tests during the right-hand batsman's captaincy stint. Team India won 3-0 in Sri Lanka in 2017, 2-1 in Australia during the 2018-19 tour, and defeated West Indies at their home twice by 2-0. Kohli also led India to a 2-1 lead in England last year before Covid-19 issues resulted in the postponement of the final Test.
Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik has stated that Kohli has led India so well, and the former India skipper has taken the Test team to a very strong place. The India wicket-keeper batsman further added that Kohli has been one of the top captains for India in Test cricket.
"I remember MS Dhoni saying very clearly that India as a cricketing nation is very hard to have split captaincy. It is unfair for me to answer this question because only Virat knows why he took that decision to step down as captain, and I am sure he has a good reason behind it. He has led India so well and taken the Test team to a very strong place. As a person who has been part of the team and has played under him, I know the amount of effort he puts in every time he goes out on the field," Karthik told ANI.
"He gives it everything he has. It has been a great joy for me to have been part of that journey. He has been one of the top captains for India in Test cricket. I hope when he turns back, he looks at all the pleasant memories and the good memories and he has a good time thinking about the success he has had as the captain," added the 36-year-old.
After Ravi Shastri's tenure as India head coach ended, the BCCI appointed Rahul Dravid to the post, and the former Indian cricketer began his coaching stint with a resounding 3-0 victory against New Zealand in the three-match T20I series.
Karthik reckoned that Dravid is the kind of person, who encourages players to speak about how they are feeling mentally and physically.
"We do have a lot of matches but players are given ample opportunity to rest. Rahul Dravid is the kind of person who will encourage players to speak how they are feeling mentally and physically. He will accommodate players' wishes in terms of giving rest, so I think India is in a very safe space right now," Karthik added. | https://www.sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/jan/31/virat-kohli-has-taken-indian-test-team-to-a-very-strong-place-says-dinesh-karthik?utm_medium=rss | 754 |
According to your description, I try to use AlternatingRowStyle in the Edit-Mode to set the interval line style, and use EditRowStyle to set edit line style. Finally I find that the AlternatingRowStyle also works, and the EditRowStyle overrides the same type of style, such as the background color. So I suggest you could clear the background color of the EditRowStyle, or use the ForeColor to distinguish different lines.
Here is my screenshot in Edit-Mode.
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Low-cost Vietnamese carrier Vietjet and Japan Airlines reached a formal agreement on July 25th with the aim of meeting the growing demand for air travel between Japan and Vietnam.
The partnership is intended to improve customer convenience and the quality of operations and services, while also enhancing the corporate value of both airlines, Vietjet said in a press release. Japan Airlines is already operating daily non-stop services between Tokyo (Narita), Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi respectively, as well as between Tokyo (Haneda) and Ho Chi Minh City.
Japan Airlines and Vietjet have agreed to begin code-sharing on all flights between Japan and Vietnam. The cooperation will include the Japanese carrier’s domestic flights and Vietjet’s domestic flights, as well as services between Vietnam and other Asian countries.The two carriers will explore further opportunities to develop their partnership in various areas, including a frequent flyer club, aircraft operations and maintenance as well as ground services and training.
“The launch of this partnership with Vietjet represents a significant milestone for the two airlines to provide customers with better access to destinations between Japan, Vietnam and beyond,” Japan Airlines executive vice president Tadashi Fujita said.
Vietjet managing director Luu Duc Khanh underlined Japan as the carrier’s key market in its plan to expand its flight network in the Asia-Pacific region. | f41c5f26ce367562cbb62c8a19b0d17c | 282 |
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After twenty years cooking in London and on the Continent, Mel Davenport has returned to her roots in Suffolk. Delighted to be among her friends old and new, she’s making her name in Aldeburgh by creating classic dishes from fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
From her Full English Breakfast and Afternoon Teas, to her award-winning homemade pies, Mel will remind you what great homestyle cooking really tastes like. She works with independent Suffolk producers to create original dishes that vary with the season, but never in quality.The Aldeburgh Café Seasonal Menu is displayed on the chalkboard daily, but guests can always find their favorites on her regular menu. We also offer a daily choice of vegetarian and vegan dishes. If you have a food allergy, please call ahead and we’ll try our best to rustle up something delicious that meets your dietary need.
The Aldeburgh Café is dog friendly and outdoor seating is available all year round. High chairs are available on request. We also offer outside catering. Drop in or give Mel a ring, she’d love to chat over menus and prices with you to make sure your special occasion is memorable – and delicious!
The Aldeburgh Café is available for private functions and fundraising events. Want to serve alcohol at your special event? Check with Mel for details. Call 01728 454891 or email |||EMAIL_ADDRESS||| for all details. | https://aldeburghcafe.com/index.php/about-us/ | 301 |
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Restaurant 88 is a fully licensed central Wellington restaurant offering Vietnamese cuisine
The décor is simple allowing the focus to be on the food, which encompasses the many flavours of the county's food. Owned and run by Luke who was born in Saigon before moving to New Zealand with his family, the menu features many of his favourite dishes made with skills honed in his mother's kitchen and lessons with a Malaysian cooking teacher.
Dishes include salt and pepper baby chicken with lotus leaf wrapped rice and beef noodle soup. Desserts are a mixture of classic dishes such as brownies and Vietnamese favourites such as steamed banana leaf wrapped sticky rice pudding.
Opening Hours:
Friday to Sunday: 11.30am - 2.30pm / Tuesday to Sunday: 5.30pm - late. | 8ddb7c9b8e2522e2137575def832dc62 | 222 |
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Telcordia qualification and beyond: reliability of today’s polymer photonic components
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On their first day in a new apartment, a family that fled Afghanistan speaks with Megan Carlton, right, with the Refugee Services of Texas at their new home in Dallas, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021.
The U.S. evacuated more than 76,000 Afghans after the military ended its operation there, but not everyone has moved to permanent housing yet. Curtis Ried, special advisor to the White House on Afghan resettlement, was in North Texas recently and spoke with KERA.
The shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. has not only affected first time homebuyers, it’s also been difficult for resettlement agencies charged with finding homes for newly arrived refugees.
During his visit to Dallas, Curtis Ried, senior director for Multilateral Affairs for the National Security Council, said resettlement agencies have been looking at different housing options. One example? More partnerships with the private sector.
“We heard talk of Airbnb helping on the housing front, partnerships with Amazon, other companies who are helping to get the goods that refugees need to set up their new homes,” Ried said.
More collaboration and better communication with other agencies involved in helping refugees is important, Ried added.
“Resettlement agencies were saying that they now have a much more cohesive kind of shared pool of housing resources because they’ve been pushed to identify the housing resources to meet the needs and they think that will strengthen the system going forward,” he said.
Curtis Ried, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs for the National Security Council, was in North Texas recently to talk about the Afghan resettlement program.
Afghan refugees were initially placed on military bases after arriving in the U.S. last year. Many were later moved to temporary housing like hotels. Ried said agencies have to educate individuals and organizations not familiar with the resettlement process or who’ve never provided assistance to refugees.
“Talking to developers, to landlords, to private leasing companies to explain the needs of this population, explain why they may not have a credit history in the United States and the resources and the benefits that are available to those that are in the program to reassure landlords that they're going to be good tenants,” he said.
So far, about 85% of Afghan refugees have been moved to permanent housing in the U.S. Ried said that’s based on a survey of the government’s resettlement agency partners. Some critics have said the U.S. has treated those fleeing the war in Ukraine better than those who’ve fled Afghanistan or other countries like Syria. Ried said each group has different needs.
Ried was recently in Moldova where he met with Ukrainian refugees, most of them women and children who left behind husbands, brothers and sons. Most of them, he said, told him they want to return to Ukraine after the war has ended.
First bus of migrants who crossed into Texas makes trip to Washington, D.C. | https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2022-05-04/how-more-collaborations-and-outreach-to-the-private-sector-can-improve-afghan-resettlement-program | 612 |
Since it came to the public stage of Malaysian politics the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) of Malaysia has been cast as a troubling phenomenon, but to whom? Predictably the reaction of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and its leadership has been to respond to Hindraf’s demands by stating that it is a troublesome organisation that is bent on dividing (and consequently weakening) the Indian community. Hindraf however has defended its actions on the basis that the MIC has singularly failed to defend the interests of the Hindus of Malaysia, and that the leadership of the MIC is entirely beholden to the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition instead. The vernacular Malay press in turn has attacked Hindraf on the grounds that it was seen and cast as being “anti-Malay;” though Hindraf in turn has proclaimed its loyalty to the concept of Malaysia as a universal idea while rejecting the notion of Malay cultural and ethnic supremacy.
Needless to say, these manifold configurations and postures has made it difficult to locate Hindraf on the Malaysian political landscape; but it has also expanded that very same political landscape to include a new range of disaffected and marginalized political actors. What many critics have failed to recognise is that despite the verbal pyrotechnics employed by Hindraf, it has actually contributed to the pluralization and complexification of the Indian minority, and by doing so has rendered the simplistic mode of race-based politics in Malaysia more and more difficult.
While Hindraf’s appeal to the Indian minority in Malaysia is primarily communal and sectarian it has also introduce a cleavage – both political and ontological – in the Malaysian-Indian community itself. Hindraf’s sustained efforts to highlight the marginalization, alienation and discrimination in all walks of life did not merely challenge the staid rhetoric of the Malaysian state whose brand of multiculturalism dates back to the mode of race-relations first developed during the colonial era, but more importantly rendered hollow the MIC’s claim to be the main representative, patron and protector of the Malaysian-Indian community.
Many of the accusations levelled by the leaders of Hindraf towards the leadership of the MIC and its President Samy Vellu in particular were based on long-held grouses that were nurtured over Samy Vellu’s long stewardship of the party: During the time of Samy Vellu the MIC expanded its patronage machinery and used its educational outreach unit, the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) to sponsor the education of more than 10,000 Tamil schoolchildren. In 1982 Maika Holdings was created by the MIC to help pool together the economic resources of the Indian minority so that they could collectively invest in Malaysia’s economic development. Maika however was criticised by some as a patronage arm of the MIC, despite the fact that it was built from the collected sum of RM 106 million that was raised by many poor Tamil families. Following a succession of mismanagement scandals, Maika faced serious losses and many of the Tamil families could not recover their investments. In the face of growing criticism of his leadership Samy Vellu maintained a strong grip on the MIC: S. Subramaniam, who was brought into the MIC during the time of former MIC President Manickavasagam, was one of the strongest opponents of Samy Vellu, and accused the latter of mismanagement of the party. Nonetheless Subramaniam was defeated at the MIC Annual General Meeting of 2006, shoring up Samy Vellu’s position in the party even further.
When Hindraf began mobilising its supporters in 2006 in defence of the Hindu temples that were being demolished all over the country, much of its criticism was directed towards Samy Vellu and the senior leadership of the MIC who they accused of betraying the Indian minority and not being able to stand up to the demands of the UMNO party that leads the ruling BN coalition. Linked to the Hindu temples issue were other complaints related to the MIC’s finances, its alleged failure to uplift the economic condition of the Hindus; its failure to defend Hindu culture, language and identity, etc.
As a result of these complaints being aired in public, Hindraf had inadvertently exposed the class divisions that now exist within the membership of the MIC and the gulf of power, wealth and influence between the MIC leadership and the rest of the Indian minority community. This is ironic considering the fact that the MIC was originally set up by Indian activists like John Thivy, K. Ramanathan and Budh Singh in 1946 to defend the interests of the Indian working class and to struggle for economic and social equality in the first place. By emphasising the weakness and marginalization of ordinary Malaysian-Indians and contrasting their lot to the opulence and luxury of those who claimed to be their leaders and spokesmen, Hindraf has actually introduced the fault-line of class difference within the Indian community itself, thereby rendering any simplistic attempts to homogenise the Malaysian-Indians as a singular political constituency more problematic.
Here lies the paradox that Hindraf itself has introduced into the equation of Malaysian politics: On the one hand it is a communitarian and sectarian organisation that seeks to mobilise and consolidate the Indian minority in Malaysia on the basis of an exclusive racial and religious identity; but on the other hand it has succeeded in doing so by adopting the rhetoric and discourse of betrayal and neglect of the community by some of its own; namely the leaders of the MIC. Hindraf has therefore contributed to the problematization of the category of “Indian-ness” itself, making it consequently more difficult for both the MIC and the ruling National Front to maintain its divisive form of communal sectarian politics that has always relied upon the instrumental fiction of neatly divided and compartmentalised racial groupings. What Hindraf has done via its street demonstrations and campaigns to discredit the MIC leadership is to demonstrate that the Indian community is not a singular bloc that can be reduced to one essentialized stereotype or compartmentalised within neatly-defined and hermetically sealed borders.
The responsibility, therefore, falls on the shoulders of the parties of the ruling National Front that have for so long maintained the culture and norms of divisive race and religion-based politics in the country. Malaysia is in need of a new politics that transcends racial and ethnic divisions, or at least one that recognises the complexity of the plural communities that reside in this country. One thing however is certain for now: Hindraf’s very presence on the political stage signals that some sections of the Malaysian-Indian community no longer see the MIC as the sole patron and protector of the Malaysian-Indians of Malaysia.
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willjr751 wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:56 pm You all know why I was banned. Free speech and independent thought isn't allowed here. It takes 2 minutes to create another account. Not much time in the grand scheme of things. I'll be back later when this account is banned and I feel the need to say something.
He bragged on the NY Gun Forum about trolling Huck.
This is what winning looks like for a troll? Hours of effort for what? To crow about your “victory” online? Oh yes, winning!
I won’t go look on the other forum to see what was said about me because, well, I’m not 13 years old (except in my book).
I win! I Win! I WIN!!!
"We gonna win so much you may even get tired of winning and you'll say please, please Mr. president, It's too much winning! We can't take it anymore!"
Simplistic minds, sadistic pleasures. Don't waste your time. It's filled with the usual horse manure of photo-shopped images "proving" their superiority, or that Dems are indistinguishable from ISIS.
Oh my, YT! Are you sounding more like me, or am I sounding more like you?
It's either "Great minds run in the same track!"
"Fools think alike!"
Sorry, shin's being playing traffic cop, seems we have some vistors from NY en masse. Fun...
If you want to act like a jackass, stay on the NY forum you came from, they seem to appreciate your humour.
Jesus, its like these guys went to the same school of internet trolling.
INKR? | https://theliberalgunclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=50285&p=684862 | 367 |
Jojoba oil is produced from the seeds of the jojoba plant. Derived from a desert shrub that is found in the dry regions of the Arizona, Mexico, and California. It is extracted as an odorless golden liquid wax.
Simmondsia Chinensis is a shrub that is grows in dry regions of northern Mexico and the southwestern US. The plant grows best in areas with 10–18 in (25–45 cm) of annual rainfall where temperatures seldom fall below 25°F (-4°C) for more than a few hours at night. It can grow on many types of soils, including porous rocks, in slightly acid to alkaline soils, and on mountain slopes or in valleys. Jojoba oil and wax are produced from the seeds and used for medicine.
A lovely fact about the Jojoba nut is that it has been used by the Native American tribes; it's common name coming from ‘Hohowi’, the O’odham (Native American Tribe) name for the nut.
The first commercial cultivation of jojoba was in the Negev Desert & Dead Sea areas in Israel. Jojoba oil became very important to the cosmetic industry in the 1970s. Jojoba oil was considered a suitable replacement for sperm whale oil (once whale hunting became banned) & was used in cosmetic products throughout the United States. In the 2000's, with the popularity of DIY recipes and skin care these days, jojoba oil continues to gain recognition.
"Jojoba "oil" is actually a wax ester."
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Because theyve screwed up a bunch of things and haven’t been well run for a lot of it
—-coaching situation was a laughable debacle before JB with Beilein
—— Kevin love contract showed how delusional they were the moment it was signed
—— Drafted Kevin Porter jr and were then surprised when he again acted wildly immature
——— they really thought they could compete right after LeBron left. Firing ty Lue 6 games into a season lol
——-traded for that dante Exum contract and voluntarily traded to take on Drummond at $27 mil
——they were fortunate the rockets took the wrong player when Mobley had been no 2 in the consensus all year and only flipped right before the draft
——-were willing to give Lauri Markkanen $66 mil and a first to trade for him but when Collin Sexton reportedly asked for a Terry Rozier extension they told him no
They’ve made some good moves. Bickerstaff should win COTY. Garland was a good pick Jarrett Allen they did a good job capitalizing on Houston making another mistake. But this has hardly been some stellar operation | e85dfee62bf7410587f6e079497f6932 | 254 |
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Marriage is by all accounts very hard work. It’s probably a little bit harder when you’re famous, but even so, it’s hard to imagine the patience Isla Fisher must have. While visiting Conan on Tuesday night, the Beach Bum star offered up what had to have been the only TV-friendly stories she has about her marriage. They mostly involve her parents being invited to something fancy and cool, only to bear witness to some extreme mime fellatio or mechanical elephant sex. The latter of which is a great incentive to watch Grimsby if you haven’t yet. | ecc02cfbb43d4c0290906f562f413e3f | 126 |
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