text:
What is Boron Carbide B4C?
Sweden is in talks with Turkey on joining NATO and looks forward to strengthening cooperation with Turkey in security and counter-terrorism, Swedish Prime Minister Anders Andersson said recently.
Andersson held a joint press conference with visiting European Council President Michel in Stockholm on the same day. Andersson said Sweden is in dialogue with Turkey on joining the TREATY and looks forward to strengthening bilateral relations with Turkey, including cooperation in the areas of security and counter-terrorism. She said Sweden would study a number of issues raised by Turkey.
Speaking at a news conference, Mr. Michel said he believed the Swedish government was taking positive action and taking the necessary steps to reach a solution.
Sweden and Finland formally submitted their applications to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg a few days ago. According to protocol, NATO must admit new members by the "unanimous consent" of 30 members.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said His country would agree to start NATO talks with Sweden and Finland only if they reach written agreements to stop supporting terrorism and lift restrictions on exporting defense equipment to Turkey, Turkish media reported.
Affected by the ever-changing international situation, the supply and prices of international bulk boron carbide powder are still very uncertain.
What is Boron Carbide B4C?
Boron carbide, also known as black diamond, is an inorganic substance with the chemical formula B4C. Hard black lustrous crystal.
It has a Mohs hardness of about 9.5, making it one of the three hardest materials known (after diamond and cubic boron nitride). Less fragile than most pottery. Used in tank armor, bullet-proof vests and many industrial applications. Relative density (D204)2.508 to 2.512. Melting point is 2350 ℃. The boiling point of 3500 ℃.
Boron carbide does not react with acid and alkali solution, has high chemical potential, does not react with acid and alkali solution, has high chemical potential, neutron absorption, wear resistance and semiconductor conductivity. It is one of the most stable to acids and is stable in all concentrated or dilute acid or alkaline solutions. Boron carbide is basically stable under 800℃ in the air environment, due to the higher temperature of the oxidation of boron oxide in the gas phase loss, resulting in its instability, oxidation to form carbon dioxide and boron trioxide.
It was discovered in the 19th century as a by-product of research on metal borides and was not studied scientifically until the 1930s. Boron carbide can be prepared by reducing boron trioxide with carbon in an electric furnace.
Because of its low density, high strength, high temperature stability and good chemical stability. In wear resistant materials, ceramic reinforcement, especially in light armor, reactor neutron absorbent applications. In addition, compared with diamond and cubic boron nitride, boron carbide is easy to manufacture, low cost, so it is more widely used, in some places can replace the expensive diamond, common in grinding, grinding, drilling and other applications.
What is Boron Carbide B4C Used For?
Controlled nuclear fission
Boron carbide can absorb large amounts of neutrons without forming any radioactive isotopes, making it an ideal neutron absorber for nuclear power plants, where neutron absorbers control the rate of nuclear fission. Boron carbide is mainly used in nuclear reactors as a controllable rod, but is sometimes made into a powder to increase surface area.
At the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, Russia finally stopped the chain reaction in the reactor after dropping nearly 2,000 tons of boron carbide and sand.
Boron carbide has been used as a coarse abrasive material for a long time. Because of its high melting point, it is not easy to cast into artifacts, but by melting the powder at high temperatures, it can be machined into simple shapes. Used for grinding, grinding, drilling and polishing of hard materials such as hard alloy and precious stone.
Boron carbide can also be used as a ceramic coating for warships and helicopters. It is lightweight and has the ability to resist armor-piercing bullets penetrating the hot-pressed coating as a whole.
It is used in the arms industry to make gun nozzles. Boron carbide, extremely hard and wear-resistant, does not react with acid and alkali, high/low temperature resistance, high pressure resistance, density ≥2.46g/cm3; Microhardness ≥ 3500kGF /mm2, bending strength ≥400MPa, melting point is 2450℃.
Because boron carbide nozzle has the characteristics of wear resistance and high hardness, boron carbide sandblasting nozzle will gradually replace the known carbide/tungsten steel and silicon carbide, silicon nitride, alumina, zirconia and other materials of the sandblasting nozzle.
Boron carbide is also used in the manufacture of metal borides and smelting of sodium boron, boron alloys and special welding.
Boron Carbide B4C Powder Supplier
RBOSCHCO is a trusted global chemical material supplier&manufacturer with over 12-year-experience in providing super high-quality chemicals and nanomaterials. The company export to many countries including the USA, Canada, Europe, UAE, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Turkey, Mexico, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Brazil, Chile, Dubai, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, etc.
As a leading nanotechnology development manufacturer, RBOSCHCO dominates the market. Our professional work team provides perfect solutions to help improve the efficiency of various industries, create value, and easily cope with various challenges.
If you are looking for B4C powder, please send an email. (firstname.lastname@example.org)
The EU’s draft REPowerEU plan calls for an increase of 15TWh of rooftop PV capacity by 2022. The draft also calls for EU and national governments to take action this year to reduce the time required to obtain permits for rooftop PV installations to three months, and proposes that "all new buildings and existing buildings with an energy grade OF D or above should have rooftop PV installations by 2025".
In addition, the European Commission is likely to set a target for installed PV capacity of 300GW by 2025 and 500GW by 2030. Some members are more aggressive, with Austria, Belgium, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Spain demanding a 1TW target for 2030.
The REPowerEU initiative, worth 195 billion euros, was proposed by the EU on March 8 to phase out member states' dependence on Russian fossil fuels by 2030. In a few days, the European Commission will present a package to implement the RePowerEU strategy.
As an important application scenario of distributed PV, rooftop PV is not limited to land, and the development conditions are relatively convenient.
Since the end of 2021, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and other countries have introduced policies and measures such as government subsidies, tax cuts, fee reductions, and accelerated grid-connection approval to encourage the development of distributed PV. Europe's potential for rooftop PV is huge and will continue to be an important growth pole for the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Luoyang Tongrun Nano Technology is a trusted chemical supplier and manufacturer providing high-quality chemicals and Nanomaterials. If you are looking for the boron carbide powder, please feel free to contact us and send an inquiry.

domain: chemistry


text:
- Aumet Disinfectant Spray - 100 ml
Benzalkonium Chloride, chlorhexidine digluconate, Alcohol
● Suitable for medical equipments
● Excellent dealing with wet septic liquids (blood, mucus and urine)
● For First Aid and Wounds
● Repels mosquitoes and other insects
● A ready to use one step broad spectrum disinfectant
● Gentle on surfaces with no corrosive effect nor staining effect
● No sticky residues or foam.
● Safe for the users with no harmful exhalation.
● Carcinogenic and Aldehyde free.
Country of Origin
Made in Turkey
Aumet has Medical disinfectant solution for you
Are you worried about getting infected with bacteria in the air? The good news is that you do not have to worry about it at all. Aumet is offering disinfectant solutions in bulk. You can get the solution without worrying about getting the product at your doorstep.
Buy Disinfectant solution in bulk
The world is full of germs. And most of the germs are unseen to the naked eye. The only way to deal with those germs is to use a disinfectant solution. If you are smart, you will order the product in bulk quantity.
Just place your order, and you will get it delivered at your home. The most fantastic thing about Aumet is that the product that you will get will be a quality product. You do not have to worry about getting a defective product because every product is screened before it gets shipped.
What do you do if you want the disinfection product in bulk? We are offering the perfect solution for you. And the most fantastic thing is that the product will be delivered in bulk quantity.
Contact disinfectant solution for sale
Are you worried about those beautiful eyes? Surely, you do not want to get your eyes infected. The disinfectant solution that will help you to keep your eyes safe. The most fantastic way to clear your eyes with germs and bacteria.
Disinfectant contact solution manufacturer
If you are looking for a disinfectant contact solution, you search for the solution ends here. Without worrying about the quality of the product, you will get the product delivered at your home. With smart delivery, you can keep track of every package.
Contact eye disinfectant solution wholesale distributor
Aumet takes pride in being the first wholesale distributor of the product. You cannot miss this golden opportunity. Just get your hands on that ‘add to cart’ button, and we will get your product delivered.
Order disinfectant solution in bulk
There is no need to worry about the bulk quantity. We have the product in vast quantities. If you are worried about the quantity and quality, we can get the product delivered in no time. You can easily order the product in massive quantities without feeling worried about the quality of the product.
Buy Natural disinfectant solution online
The most amazing feature about the product is that it is natural. You do not have to worry about the side-effects because the product is all-natural—no need to worry about the chemicals. After all, we do not include any in the product.
Geneon disinfectant solution
The disinfectant solution is developed to make our customer feel ease and get the product right at home. Just order the product, and you will be able to get the product within a week or ten days. If the product does not get delivered, just call at your customer support or leave an email at your customer support address. We will get back to you before the end of the day.


Please enter your details below and your personalised savings will be sent to your email address and any friends or colleagues you would like to share these with.
Hansgrohe Basin Mixer Tap
Very prompt delivery. The mixer tap is fulfilling all my expectations, so 5 stars from my… Read more
Hansgrohe! Always The Best.
Have used Hansgrohe products over the years and have never had a problem, looking forward to… Read more
Delivery was prompt
Very Efficient Tap
We are very impressed with this tap. It is efficient, effective and very substantial. It also… Read more
How To Reduce Water Pressure And Save Mon
The Hansgrohe Cromettamis amazing! It has reduced the flow on our power shower from 17 litres… Read more
Subhash P. Verified Buyer
5 Star Great Product Great
5 star great product great service what more can I say
John R. Verified Buyer
Works great on our gravity fed system, far better shower than the eco camel one it… Read more
Grothe Pencil Head
Kept me informed using the purchase and delivery
Osram Extra Large LED Globe Bulb
Delighted with the product which was delivered very speedily
Superb light quality, delivery and aftersales.
Basket has been replaced


text: About dystonia Types of dystonia Who does it affect? Focal hand dystonia can affect any profession which requires repeated hand movement but is more common among musicians than any other professional group. It is estimated that they affect approximately 1-2% of all professional musicians. Men are more commonly affected by musician’s dystonia than women with estimates of the ratio ranging from 2:1 to 6:1. Research has identified musicians who have intensively practiced their instruments over several years are most affected by this condition. Usually musician’s dystonia is diagnosed when the person is in their 20s-40s. Dystonic writer’s cramp more commonly affects those with whole body dystonia.

domain: medical


The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in various industries has revolutionized the way we approach problems and create solutions. One such industry that has seen the infusion of AI is the video game industry. While AI has been used to enhance gaming experiences and streamline development processes, the question remains: Can AI create a complete video game by itself?
Game creation with AI: Personal experience
As a writer and an enthusiast of both video games and artificial intelligence, I decided to embark on an experiment to create a complete video game using AI tools available to me. The goal was to utilize AI for ideation, programming, asset creation, and testing.
The ideation process was relatively straightforward, with AI generating a unique game concept based on popular trends. However, when it came to programming, I found that while AI could assist in writing code, it required human intervention to ensure that the code was implemented correctly and that the game mechanics worked as intended. Also the AI tends to give you wrong code that might lead to runtime errors.
Asset creation was another area where AI fell short. While AI-generated 2D backgrounds were sufficient, the 3D models, 2D sprites and animations lacked the quality and detail that a human artist could provide. Also the results were not exactly as expected. I had to compromise on the quality and the end product.
Testing and debugging were perhaps the most challenging aspect of the experiment. While AI could identify some bugs and suggest fixes, it was not capable of providing real-time debugging support or comprehensive testing to ensure that the game was free of issues before release.
In the end, my experiment to create a complete video game using AI was unsuccessful. While AI has the potential to assist in various aspects of game development, it is clear that human creativity, skills, and intervention are still crucial to creating a unique and engaging video game.
Limitations of AI in Game Development:
Despite its potential, AI has several limitations that prevent it from creating a complete video game independently.
- Lack of Creativity: While AI can analyze data and generate ideas, it lacks the creativity and originality of human designers. This is crucial in ensuring that the game is unique and engaging.
- Inability to Create High-Quality Assets (as of now): AI struggles with creating high-quality 3D models, animations, and music, which are essential components of modern video games. However, as technology continues to evolve, it is expected that AI will be able to produce game assets that are on par with those created by human artists.
- Limited Debugging and Testing Capabilities: AI can assist in identifying bugs and suggesting fixes, but real-time debugging support and comprehensive testing still require human intervention.
- Inability to Manage Server-Side Functionalities: AI lacks the capability to manage complex server infrastructures and ensure a seamless multiplayer experience for players.
In conclusion, while AI can assist in various aspects of game development, it is not capable of creating a complete video game independently. Human creativity, skills, and intervention are still crucial in the game development process to create a unique and engaging experience for players. As technology continues to evolve, it is possible that AI will play a more significant role in game development in the future. However, for now, the dream of AI creating a complete video game remains just that – a dream.


text:
Shocking find in Woolworths and Coles recycling scandal as watchdog discovers 3,000 TONNES of plastic bags hidden in six warehouses
- EPA uncovered 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics stored in Melbourne warehouses
- Material was kept in storage by one of Australia’s biggest recycling programs
- EPA chief executive Lee Miezis said material appeared to come from interstate
One of Australia’s biggest recycling programs that partnered with Coles and Woolworths secretly stored thousands of tonnes of soft plastics in six warehouses.
The Environment Protection Watchdog has uncovered REDcycle dumped 3,000 tonnes of the material in multiple locations across Melbourne.
EPA chief executive Lee Miezis said a lot of the plastic appeared to have come from interstate.
One of Australia’s biggest recycling programs that partnered with Coles and Woolworths secretly stored thousands of tonnes of soft plastics in six warehouses (pictured, a REDcycle bin in Coles)
‘Our officers are out inspecting sites today and we’ll continue to work hard – using our stronger regulatory powers – until we’re certain we’ve found every site in Victoria,’ he said.
‘We will not allow unacceptable risks to Victoria’s community or environment from pollution or waste.
‘Although the operators of REDcycle did tell us about some of the sites, intelligence from logistics companies and others is assisting EPA’s investigations. If you have any of these soft plastic wastes at your warehouse, we need to know.’
‘For your safety and for the safety of your employees, business and local community, you must make sure that you’re complying with our environmental laws.’
It comes after revelations surfaced in November that REDcycle had been stockpiling millions of soft plastics.
REDcycle, which has donation bins in thousands of Coles and Woolworths stores across Australia, stopped its recycling operations several months ago but continued to collect soft plastics.
REDcycle collected 5million pieces of plastic everyday with bins in Coles, Woolworths and several other major retailers (pictured, a worker at Coles)
The recycling program claims to collect up to five million pieces of plastic everyday from supermarkets and other partners, including Australia Post.
In a previous statement, REDcycle said it was storing the collected plastic in a warehouse and would continue to do so until its operations restart.
‘REDcycle took the decision to hold material in the short term, at great personal expense to the organisation,’.
‘The REDcycle team has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to find other processing solutions and end markets. Potential new opportunities are being presented every day, however they will take time to operationalise.’

domain: news


text:
What's that you say? There's no way an Australian state flag can be a bigger copycat of the Australian national flag than New South Wales? Well then allow me to introduce you to Victoria:
I believe the ratio of Union Jack to Southern Cross may be a bit different than the national, but if it wasn't for that little crown, you would be hard pressed to distinguish the two. Victoria, in case you couldn't guess, is named for Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, and sovereign of Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, and many, many other places at various points during her reign. When the state that would be Victoria was separated from New South Wales by the British government, it is no surprise the named the new colony after their monarch. The crown on the flag, which was adopted later, was meant to symbolize this connection.
The crown specifically depicts St. Edward's Crown, one of the British crown jewels which is used for coronations and appears on a number of flags and shields (such as the British Indian Ocean Territory). Keeping this connection in mind, I feel like the crown should be retained in a new flag, but the basic template can be discarded.
Luckily (for me), Victoria has a great flag from it's past, the Eureka flag, a banner used in a brief rebellion in 1854:
This flag is not without controversy, but as the rebellion is often credited with bringing universal male suffrage to the colony, it provides a great symbol for democracy and for Australian independence. I think with the addition of the crown, it provides historical background in a way unique to the state:
The only thing I wasn't sure of was whether the blue should continue behind the crown (between the top part of the crown and the red cloth, you should be able to see through it), so I've included that version as well:
I'm a little surprised I've gotten this far into Australian state flags without putting a kangaroo on one. Don't worry though, it's coming. Maybe for Queensland since I just did a monarch themed flag...

domain: geography


text:
oliver vocaloid Emotions
oliver in vocaloid 3..... I've browsed oliver vocaloid fan art in this website and can't find anything, and so i drew this, though i'm not good at drawing people..... but it's successful i think...
Created May 12, 2012. Unless noted Copyright 2012 hoo .

domain: artistic


text:
Wireless TV connection, the effective distance is 20 meters to 30 meters. The wire connects 3.5MM audio interface devices such as CD, TV, computers, mobile phones, etc. Tv headphones have built-in FM radio headphones, listening to the radio anytime, anywhere. NdFeB pronunciation unit and high-quality gold-plated pin headphone components, pristine sound quality.
LIMITED STOCK available, so CLICK the "GET YOURS NOW" button now!
Universal compatibility - Wireless headphones for tv support TV, FM Radio, Computer, Tablet, Laptop, Smartphone and more…anything with the digital OPTICAL audio port or 3.5mm audio out or RCA audio output is your friend.
Total privacy - With Bluetooth headphones for tv, you will no longer worry about disturbing others. Late-night sports game? Partial to the evening news? Now you can watch your favorite TV program while your spouse sleeps soundly beside you.
Superior sound quality - These best wireless headphones for tv deliver loud, clear & stereo sound with no static, no audio delay; ideal for watching TV, movies, videos, and sports games... Also, wireless headset for tv supports "ONE TO MANY", order more headphones and all of them can connect to the same RF sender.
Freedom of movement - You’ll also be free to move around since this tv headphone provides robust, wireless audio transmission with minimum latency. And effective work distance is 20-30M.
Maximum comfort - Best tv headphones are comfortable for watching long movies, news and your favorite TV shows.
Ergonomic design - Wireless headphones for watching tv is lightweight, simple & classy - With soft-skin ear pads and leather padded headband. Watching a long movie? No worries, these headphones are the BOSS when it comes to comfort and fit.
We truly believe we carry some of the most innovative products in the world, and we want to make sure we back that up with a risk-free ironclad 30 days guarantee.
If you don't have a positive experience for ANY reason, we will do WHATEVER it takes to make sure you are 100% satisfied with your purchase.
Buying items online can be a daunting task, so we want you to realize that there is absolutely ZERO risk in buying something and trying it out. If you don't like it, no hard feelings we'll make it right.
We have 24/7/365 Email Support. For any questions, click the contact us at the bottom of the page to send our team an email!
Due to OVERWHELMING DEMAND, we only have a Limited Amount In Stock.
GET THEM WHILE STOCKS LAST!

domain: entertainment


Ed Sheeran's Music Video Where He Gets That Misspelled Tattoo Is Here
The music video for "Galway Girl" is here, and it's exactly the foot-stomping, Guinness-swigging, tattoo-giving romp you'd expect to accompany the latest single off Ed Sheeran's new album, Divide.
Sheeran shot the footage for the video, which stars Irish actress Saoirse Ronan (of Brooklyn and Atonement fame) as the Galway girl described in the song. The clip documents a raucous night spent with Ronan, 23, in Galway, Ireland.
The two do everything a good night out in the party city entails: bar hopping, Irish step dancing, taking selfies, playing darts, riding bikes, and at one point, Sheeran even gets his now famously misspelled tattoo. Yes, that one. Ronan's reaction when Sheeran realizes she's tricked him into tattooing "Galway Grill" instead of "Galway Girl" on his right arm is priceless.
"Like, full on, she really took the [rip] out of me with this one," Sheeran later told a crowd in Glasgow, adding that he's still proud of it because Ronan wrote it.
For the full Galway experience, check out the new music video above.


text:
Both Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. say that the iPhone 5 broke sales records.
Apple said it sold more than 2 million of the devices in 24 hours, which doubles the million iPhone 4S sales that previously held the record. It said in a release that "a majority" of the preorders will be delivered Sept. 21 but that some will be delivered in October.
AT&T Inc. said that the iPhone 5 is its fastest-selling iPhone that broke records in both its first day of sale and over the weekend, according to an AT&T release. Sales numbers were not disclosed by AT&T.
The release from Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) matches the experiences reported by users trying to preorder the new phone Friday from Cupertino-based Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) who ran into problems trying to connect to the carriers to process the orders.
All Things Digital reports that AT&T's sale numbers must have been over 200,000 in the first day because that it the number of first-day sales it had for the iPhone 4S.
The phone will go on sale Friday, Sept. 21. Here are more details about the new iPhone.
Written by Lisa Ward. To contact someone about this article, Shana Lynch can be reached at 408.299.1831 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


text:
Flexus Style: NOFERA
Ultra comfortable sling back sandal with hook and loop adjustable fastening featuring four(4) gilly lace up loops with diamond cut out design, all on a contoured soft PU footbed and light weight polyurethane semi wedge sole with a self color wrapped edge.
Heel Height (approximately): 1 3/8"
Platform Height (approximately): 1/2"
- Nubuck Upper.
- Synthetic Lining.
- Micro Fiber Insole.
- PU Outsole.
- Laces, Hook-and-Loop Closure.
- Unit Semi Wedge Sole & Heel Heel.
- Made in Portugal.

domain: design


Stylus DJ Awards on Strombo: Drop The Needle [Video]
Toronto, ON – The annual Stylus DJ Awards hit Toronto last week (May 28th) and HipHopCanada associate Alex Narvaez was on hand to produce a special segment for George Stroumboulopoulos’ Strombo.com site: Drop The Needle. The video features Breakthrough DJ of the Year nominees: DJ Rich-A, Dames Nellas, K So, James Redi, 4th QTR, DJ Ohh, DJ Darsh and DJ Snook. Unfortunately DJ Charlie Brown, winner of the category, was unavailable to take part in the segment. Congrats to Charlie Brown and all of the category’s nominees. Be sure to follow Alex on Twitter @TheCanConDon.
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
Thanks to the dedication and hard work of cooperative members, the garden site in Diender has undergone an amazing transformation over the past five years. Currently, Diender cooperative members are growing carrots, tomatoes, mint, and onions in their garden site, while also maintaining pepper and lettuce plants in their vegetable nurseries. The garden’s cashew trees are also thriving. Later this year, the Diender cooperative hopes to expand the size of their garden and increase their vegetable production by fencing an adjacent piece of land.
In addition to their successful garden, women in Diender are also active participants in cookstove training programs, Voluntary Savings and Lending Associations (VSLAs), and soon, poultry production. Cooperative members have increasingly grown in technical capacity since 2010.
During his recent visit to Senegal, CREATE! Board member Ron Taylor remarked on the transformation underway in Diender. Ron noted that cooperative members in Diender have reached a point where “they realize all this effort in the gardens is not so much about the vegetables but more about rising out of poverty.”
The success of the cooperative group in Diender epitomizes CREATE!’s larger goals in Senegal. CREATE! strives to help communities reach a point where they “no longer need help.” With their expanded garden and poultry production shed, the Diender cooperative will soon be able to sustain these programs without CREATE!’s financial and technical assistance. As one Diender cooperative member noted, “peace reigns in our village.” Diender will continue to grow and thrive far into the future.


COVID-19 has presented a new leg of challenges from job losses and bankruptcy, to businesses falling to the ground. People around the world are scrambling to find a new source of income during lockdown with the hopes of putting food on the table for their loved ones. If you’ve turned on the news or gone on social media, you’ve probably seen that the current pandemic is causing chaos across the world.
Not only are loved ones being separated from their families, but parents and adolescents struggle to find a source of income to support their loved ones. In the past few months alone, 65% of respondents have already noticed a decrease in revenue since March, with 38% of respondents getting laid off due to insufficient work. The travel industry is expected to lose 820 billion in revenue.
One of our all-time favorite quotes comes from the notorious Robert H. Schuller, who once said “tough times never last. But tough people do.” During times of hardship, it’s important to look at the bigger picture.
We could either sit around and wait for the pandemic to end, or use it to our advantage. Which one seems like the smarter option? Probably option B, right? So you might be thinking, how can you take advantage of the current pandemic?
We want you to think about how you ended up reading this article. Was it because you randomly bumped into this article? Maybe, but chances are it’s because you were bored at home browsing the web. The beauty of this pandemic is the fact that you have so much free time at your disposal. Almost every bar, club, event, or concert has been postponed until further notice. So what does that mean for you?
Taking Advantage of The Lockdown
It means you have the advantage of learning a new skill. Think about it, wouldn’t it be smart to use your free time on something productive? And what if learning a skill could transform your life altogether and provide a new source of income? How great would that be? And here’s the best part. What if we told you this exact pandemic in the past allowed companies to bloom into fortune 500 giants? Don’t believe us?
Let’s go back in time to the market crash in 2008/2009. Yahoo founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton developed software called Whatsapp in 2009 as a way for people to message around the world. Entrepreneur Andrew Mason founded Groupon in 2008 as a way for consumers to get better deals on their products.
Businessman Travis Kalanick and Garret Camp developed and founded Uber in 2009. Entrepreneur Evan Sharp founded Pinterest in 2009. And the list keeps getting bigger and bigger.
This is the best time ever to build, grow, and create the life you’ve always dreamed of. All of the entrepreneurs and business giants here were able to build an abundant amount of wealth with hard work and passion, but none of this would be possible without a skillset to back them up.
So what let us give you the upper hand and teach you the five most beneficial skills to learn during the lockdown. And if you’re not an entrepreneur, don’t worry, you can use these skills to climb the corporate ladder or come back stronger for the company you work for.
Criteria For Lockdown Skills
We’ve realized there are hundreds of skills readily available online for growth. Due to the nature of COVID-19 and the current lockdown situation, we’ve created a list of four criteria that enables you to learn in today’s uncertain world. The first criteria on our list – learning a skill set that has an immediate impact on your life.
We don’t want you to wait for years or months to see results for your company, we want you to jump into the world and implement your learnings today. The second criteria on our list- duration of learning. You don’t need to spend years trying to master and perfect a skill set. The skills we’ve selected can be mastered within weeks or a few months if consistently learned.
The third criteria – option to learn from the comfort of your home. Attending in-person lectures or classes is difficult during this lockdown, so we’ve selected skills that can easily be learned from your computer.
The last criteria – the ability to learn at your own pace. You have the freedom to binge-watch content and classes, or you can take your time and spread your courses throughout the week. You could even develop a skill set in your spare time if it suits you better. The freedom to learn is up to you.
Based on these criteria, we’ve created 5 skill sets that are ideal for learning during the lockdown. Keep in mind that you don’t have to learn every skill. Choose the one that suits you best and spend your time developing the skill set. If you’re ready, grab a pen and paper, take notes, and let’s get started.
Lockdown Skill #1: Coding
We live in an era where technology is taking over the world. Look around you, how many fast-food jobs have already been replaced by computers? How many robots have taken over the assembly line for workers? As a matter of fact, it’s projected that Generation Z is at the highest risk of being displaced due to automation.
The world is growing rapidly, and careers in the coding sector such as programmers, software engineers, and developers are steadily becoming in high demand.
The COVID-19 situation has created a turning point for companies across the world. CEOs and entrepreneurs are beginning to see a shift in the way people do business and are more focused on an online-based system.
The pandemic accelerated the current transition into a coding era, meaning that people who know languages such as HTML, CSC and PHP will be in high demand for countries and industries across the world. People learn from situations, and the current lockdown dilemma has triggered a new era for the business world.
So you might be thinking, is it hard to learn how to code? Most people get scared when it comes to programming and developing software. And to be fair, it might seem daunting for someone who’s not very familiar with the new era of technology.
So think about coding like building a car. Seems scary right? But when you break it down, it’s basically an engine, transmission, braking system, and steering system. When you combine it all together you have a feasible car. The same analogy applies to coding. You create smaller programs that work in conjunction to form something bigger.
If you break everything down and understand how it works, anything you try to code will seem easy.
Lockdown Skill #2: Digital Marketing
We want you to go on a social media platform of your choice. It could be Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, whichever one you like. Now start scrolling through your feed. Do you notice advertisements popping up on your account? Wonder why? You see, we’ve entered a world surrounded by an online network.
Everyone you think of, whether an uncle, aunt or friend has signed up for some form of social media app. An Oberlo report concluded that there are 3.5 billion social media users, equating to 45% of the world’s population.
COVID-19 has forced people to stay on lockdown inside of their homes. Because of this, social media platforms and online applications have seen a sudden spike in activity. And where do companies target their advertising? Yep, to the areas that have the most attention.
The pandemic has triggered a change in the way companies market their products. Businesses who originally marketed offline are now starting to realize the power of digital marketing. And rather than thinking locally, they’re trying to figure out a method of creating a global impact.
Because of this, companies are looking for individuals who know how to market and sell their products to the world. So what does that mean for you?
If you are capable of building funnels, generating traffic, building websites, or researching demographics, you will be in high demand for companies in all industries. There was already a huge demand for people who possessed digital marketing skills before the pandemic. The ones who are the best will be highly paid and respected for their skill set.The amount of revenue lies in the power of a marketer. Click To Tweet
Lockdown Skill #3: Closing
Most people believe closing a deal involves negotiation or a pushy sales call. Think about the last time someone cold-called your house. How many times have you instantly hung up the phone because you weren’t interested in their offer? Closing a deal is much different compared to traditional sales calls, and removes any form of skepticism from the prospect’s end.
You as the closer are in charge of connecting a product with a prospect who’s shown interest in buying a product or service. You are the middleman responsible for closing the deal. There are no pushy techniques or snake-like strategies used in comparison to traditional sale strategies.
The COVID-19 lockdown has transformed the way companies conduct sales over the phone. Previously, companies would have large call centers with salesmen trained to cold call and negotiate with prospects. The pandemic has created a wave where companies are trying to find remote closers who are capable of closing a deal while minimizing overhead costs as much as possible.
The benefit of a closer is the perk of being paid for the amount you close. Companies see this as a win-win situation and have no issues paying closers a percentage of the product cost.
If you have the ability to close sales or products and services, companies will chase you left right and center. The one trait that enables companies to strive is revenue, and closers are the key resource behind getting the job done. We believe that closing will be one of the highest demanded professions in the world, and now is the best time to learn it.The one trait that enables companies to strive is revenue, and closers are the key resource behind getting the job done. Click To Tweet
Lockdown Skill #4: Project Management
Project management is a broad topic that can cover the basis of applications. Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities with the goal of meeting project requirements. This may include aspects such as scope, time, cost, quality, communications, and risk management, which are decided based on the goal of a project.
Project management has always been practiced informally but began to emerge as a distinct profession in the mid-20th century. With the current trend of working from home and the new adaptability of outsourcing jobs, positions in project management will quickly rise to the top as a career of high-demand.
Think about what might happen if companies decide to minimize overhead costs. Wouldn’t they need an individual to keep track of everyone and look after their projects? It’s not an easy task, and it requires someone with the right skill set to get the job done.
Project management can also be applied to other aspects of your life. While companies are in high demand for this skill set, you can take the applied knowledge and implement it in areas of your life. This could involve staying organized, handing in projects on time, or even planning out a schedule for getting through the day. It’s a lifelong skill that is guaranteed to help and keep you organized in all areas of your life.
Lockdown Skill #5: Copywriting
Think about the last time you read an email from a company. Or the last time you saw an advertisement on Instagram convincing you to buy a product. Do you know who wrote those messages?
Copywriters are one of the most in-demand professions in the world today. Whether it’s a landing page, advertisement, billboard, or email, there’s always a genius copywriter who’s put their magic touch on the message. Companies who use any form of advertising or online marketing are in need of good copywriters, and will always need copywriters to create the next great advertisement.
As we’ve previously mentioned, the COVID-19 lockdown situation has created a lifestyle where everything is centered around an online basis. Because of this, the rate of online marketing has dramatically increased.
Companies are looking for writers who are able to produce results and stand out in the marketplace. Think about how flooded the internet is with advertisements and products. It might seem impossible trying to compete in the market.A good copywriter will be able to differentiate a product from its competition, and has the power to turn a six figure company into a seven-figure empire. Click To Tweet
The beauty of copywriting is its perk of having nothing to do with writing. It’s entirely based on selling and closing a deal using written words. Or as Dan calls it, closing in print. You could have flunked English all throughout high school and still be the best copywriter in today’s market.
It’s the process of using proven strategies to create messages that appeal to every audience. Companies need revenue to grow, and copywriters are the secret ingredient for massive success.
Learning Your First Skill
The COVID-19 lockdown has presented itself as a great time to learn a new skill for starting your own company or climbing the ranks of a corporate ladder. Who knows, maybe you’ll even get the raise that you’ve always wanted.
It all comes down to the value you bring, and what better way to come back than with a powerful skill to grow your company to newer heights. So you might be wondering, how can you start learning a new skill?
We’ve created an on-demand training designed to teach you the ins and out of copywriting. You will get 48 hours of access to the king of high-ticket sales, Dan Lok, who will teach you his mastermind secrets behind creating advertisements and messages to flood new customers into your door.
On this on-demand training, we will teach you the secret global trend that will wipe out 50-90% of jobs with this hidden strategy to profit from trends starting today. You will learn a mindblowing strategy to double your income while minimizing workload from the get-go.
This will also give you an in on a sneaky methodology of creating “windfall income”, which allows you to get paid between 5-10k at a time of one paycheck.
And if you’re not sure yet, we’ve created a secret roadmap to show you how Dan Lok was able to build his YouTube channel up to two million followers from the ground up.
If you’re interested in signing up for our on-demand training and are ready to develop a new skill during the COVID-19 lockdown, click here to sign up for our masterclass.


text:
Composer and Bates music professor Hiroya Miura already had plenty on his plate when a music festival in the Czech Republic made him, as they say, an offer he couldn’t refuse.
In addition to teaching at Bates and directing the college orchestra, Miura was composing an opera — his first — when the International Shakuhachi Festival, in Prague, asked him to write music for a participating ensemble, the BERG Orchestra. But in its particulars, the commission was really asking him to tackle not one, but two more professional firsts.
The commission was for a concerto, a type of orchestral work in which one instrument (rarely, two or three) plays a virtuosic leading role. And the proposed concerto would feature a traditional Japanese flute called the “shakuhachi.”
Miura had never written for shakuhachi nor composed a concerto. “I initially was going to turn down the commission,” says Miura, who’s on sabbatical this academic year.
“But the BERG Orchestra is the only orchestra dedicated to playing contemporary music in the Czech Republic, and is known for adventurous programming and a high quality of music making. I couldn’t say no.” Still, with only six months to write the concerto on top of everything else, “it was a bit like jumping off a cliff.”
As it turned out, it was one big jump that had two happy landings. On Sept. 16, with Miura in attendance, the International Shakuhachi Festival premiered his concerto Galactic Monarchs, performed by the BERG Orchestra with shakuhachi master John Kaizan Neptune as soloist. The performance, which won Miura four curtain calls, concluded the five-day festival.
Then, a few weeks later, in three performances Oct. 5–6 in San Francisco, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble and guest artists premiered the Bates professor’s Sharaku Unframed, a 25-minute, one-act micro-opera featuring Hidejiro Honjoh, an acclaimed innovator on the “shamisen,” a traditional Japanese three-string instrument.
Video: Hidejiro Honjoh and the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble perform “Sharaku Unframed” on Oct. 5 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Courtesy of the Left Coast Chamber Orchestra).
“The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble has a wonderful audience base and the opera was extremely well-received,” says Miura. “The whole experience of working with the Left Coast musicians and Hidejiro was a sheer joy.”
He adds, “It was probably the first time in my career that I produced this much music in such a short period of time.”
The inspiration for Miura’s operatic debut was one of the more mysterious figures in Japanese art history. Tōshusai Sharaku was a woodblock printmaker known for producing some 140 images of Kabuki theater actors during a 10-month period in the 1790s. But few other biographical details survived.
That changed in 2008, when Sharaku was identified as the creator of a fan drawing in a museum on the Greek island of Corfu. This revelation led to additional sleuthing that convinced researchers of Sharaku’s real identity: He was Saitō Jurobei, a samurai in service to the Hachisuka family and an actor who played only insignificant, non-speaking parts in Noh theater performances.
Note the Noh vs. Kabuki distinction: The former was associated with the ruling class of samurai, who regarded Kabuki as common, even vulgar. If Saitō, aligned with the ruling class, was nevertheless drawn to the latter, it would have behooved him to conceal his real identity when frequenting Kabuki playhouses.
Miura based his opera on Ghost of Sharaku, a short play by Arthur Davison Ficke, an American poet and aficionado of Japanese woodblock prints. The play takes place during the opening of an actual Sharaku exhibition in New York in 1940 — and in play and opera alike, all the characters are ghosts, just as many Noh characters are.
The play even includes a brief appearance by Jurobei’s master, Lord Hachisuka (sung by shamisen player Hidejiro Honjoh), and a silent attendant.
The opera is scored for two singers; a flutist who doubles on bass flute and piccolo; violist and bassist; percussionist; and Honjoh, of course. “This was my third piece for Hidejiro,” Miura says.
As a musician, Honjoh belongs to a school of shamisen that, among other attributes, “focuses on the timbral expression and its varieties. He talks of the universe which exists within a single utterance of a sound,” Miura explains. “I strived to create the orchestral backdrop using the lean instrumentation I was given to match the sensuality of the shamisen’s timbre.”
He adds, “The timbre is so important that the player has to string the instrument right before the performance. This unusual practice says so much about the shamisen aesthetics that focus primarily on a timbral quality that can only come from brand-new silk strings.” But it does mean constant attention during the performance to keeping the still-stretchy strings in tune.
As for the concerto for shakuhachi, the bamboo flute? Well, that instrument and the concerto form may have been new to Miura, but he was well-acquainted with the organizer of the shakuhachi festival. That was Czech musician and impresario Marek Kimei Matvija, and Miura had previously written a piece (for shamisen) for one of his projects.
“I was moved by Marek’s dedication to promote Japanese traditional music and his vision for keeping tradition alive by being unafraid to ask composers to write new works for those instruments,” Miura says. “Sometimes the traditional music milieu in Japan tends to be conservative and overprotective of tradition, and I found his attitude refreshing and inspiring.”
The shakuhachi has only five holes for fingering notes, but by partially covering the holes and varying the angle of blowing the flute, a skilled player can produce a nearly infinite variety of pitches.
“What also characterizes the color of shakuhachi is the sound of air — noise — going into the instrument. The tone is almost never ‘pure’ in the sense of Western music,” Miura says. “The gradation of noise to tone is what makes the instrument so attractive to me.”
A star of the shakuhachi, John Kaizan Neptune is a California native who attended the University of Hawaii primarily because of the islands’ surfing opportunities. En route to dropping out of the university, he discovered shakuhachi in an ethnomusicology course — and ultimately moved to Japan and became one of that nation’s best-known players of the instrument.
“I knew about John ever since I was a child,” Miura says. “He’s probably one of the first non-Japanese shakuhachi players who mastered the instrument. He’s been living in Japan since before I was born — in some regards, he’s much more Japanese than I am!”
In the course of writing Galactic Monarchs for the festival, Miura adds, “I went to John’s beautiful dome house, which he built himself. He also makes shakuhachi from the bamboo around his house. I had so much fun getting to know the instrument and who he is as a performer. It was an eye-opening experience.”
Galactic Monarchs is scored for string orchestra, harp, and percussion, as well as shakuhachi. Because of the flute’s origins as a meditation tool for Buddhist monks, “classical shakuhachi music doesn’t have a sense of meter or pulse — which creates a unique sense of temporal experience.”
“It was a bit like jumping off a cliff.”
Wanting to honor that tradition and the corresponding sense of timing that Neptune has developed, Miura wrote the shakuhachi parts in a so-called spatial or proportional notation, which situates groups of tones within specific time intervals but leaves the actual rhythm of the melodic line to the player.
And the title? Miura once “watched footage of a few million butterflies taking flight simultaneously in a forest in Mexico. The piece is inspired by the sound they create.”
He notes that if mathematician-meteorologist Edward Lorenz “was right in saying that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil can set off a tornado in Texas, I thought the flaps of a few million butterflies might stir up the stars in the Milky Way.”


text:
Wake and Bake / Staff photo
A new breakfast, lunch, and brunch joint is open in the downtown Fayetteville area.
The new restaurant, called Wake and Bake, is located just off Dickson Street at 339 N. West Ave., in the same building as West End.
The restaurant is owned by the folks behind Nomad’s in south Fayetteville, and the menu focuses on breakfast sandwiches, baked goods, and other items.
Wake and Bake shares the space with West End, which is open late night as a bar, and has access to the indoor area as well as the large rooftop patio.
They had experimented with some pop up events at Nomad’s late last year, and officially opened for business in January.
According to their Facebook page, they are open Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

domain: food


text:
|Friday||7:00 pm||trending_flat||10:00 pm|
Officially? The Envy McKee Show aka Starfolk University (the onliest on air school for modern mystics) is hosted by Envy McKee, DJ Frosty Phenix (on the 1’s and 2’s) and a gorgeous star tribe of “Deans” who show up as life explorers, thought leaders, metaphysicians, visionaries, imagineers, intuitives, psychics, oracles, witches, shamans and idea tinkerers who are here to build and birth The Beloved Community in themselves and on planet Earth School. Bring a journal, a pen and 3 friends. Class is in session Friday nights 7-10pm.
Motto: “In WuWu We Trust.
Hosted by Tonya Hopkins, this show is a flavorful exploration of food marinated in the Black experience, seared with history and braised in culture. Each week the host will fold in conversations with special guests, mix in food-focused discussions about politics, business, health & wellbeing, music, the media, film & television, literature, and the arts — while separating the facts from fiction on the origins of the food & drinks we love most.close


text:
Opioid Epidemic Forum Assembles Nation’s Top Health, Government Leaders – Oct. 16
In response to the urgency of the opioid epidemic and the need to advance discussions around coordinated solutions, the National Academy of Medicine is hosting a forum that will examine the necessary public health, medical practice, policy, regulatory, and legal reforms and strategies needed to combat the epidemic. Moderated by NAM President Victor J. Dzau, the forum will include a discussion among the nation’s top health and government leaders, including:
The forum is part of the National Academy of Medicine’s annual meeting of members. Other portions of the meeting include a keynote on genes, brains, and flexible behaviors by Cori Bargmann, Ph.D., from The Rockefeller University and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – as well as sessions on the autism spectrum and schizophrenias; mood and anxiety disorders; and risk-taking behavior and drivers of addiction.
Recently, the NAM released a special publication – First Do No Harm: Marshaling Clinician Leadership to Counter the Opioid Epidemic – to help health clinicians counter the opioid epidemic. A report released earlier this year by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine called the opioid crisis an urgent public health priority and presented a national strategy to reduce the epidemic.
The opioid panel session will begin at 4:15 p.m. EDT and end at 5:30 p.m. All sessions take place on Monday, Oct. 16, at the National Academy of Sciences building 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Reporters who wish to attend should register in advance with the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail email@example.com. Those who cannot attend the event in person can watch a live webcast here. For more information and the full agenda for the annual meeting, visit here.


text:
ATLANTA (WAOK)-Advance voting began Monday in Georgia for the primary election scheduled for July 31. One crucial question on the ballot will involve the one percent Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax or T-splost.
Georgians will vote on whether to raise taxes to fund 18-billion dollars in transportation projects. There’s been heated debate between opponents and supporters over the tax.
Lawmakers in the General Assembly, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, state utility regulators, prosecutors and judges are also up for election.
You can log onto the Georgia Secretary of State’s website (sos.ga.gov) to check your voter registration status and to find out where you will vote if you choose to vote before election day.

domain: law


testo 535 - CO2 meter for CO2 measurement in ambient air
Special Price 52256.00
The testo 535 CO2 meter comes with a permanently attached sensor and is designed specifically for measurement of CO2 and optimising the ambient air.
- Quick and accurate CO2 measurements
- Long-term measurements using max and average values
- Long-term stable, maintenance-free infrared sensor
- Optional testo turbo printer for print outs on site
The average Indian spends about 90 percent of his time in closed rooms. It is no small wonder then that the room climate often has a considerable effect on the way we feel and also on our health and our wellbeing. There’s a massive difference if the air – in an office for example – is fresh and invigorating or whether it’s heavy and stale. Stale and heavy air causes fatigue and tiredness as well as considerable discomfort. It can also lead to lack of concentration and actually have a detrimental effect on your health. The testo 535 CO2 meter is designed to measure the CO2 concentration in the ambient air because stale air has a much higher CO2 concentration than fresh air.Areas of application and benefits of the testo 535 CO2 meter
The testo 535 CO2 meter is ideal for monitoring and optimising the room climate, i.e. in offices. It can also be used to check if existing air conditioning and ventilation systems are providing the relevant rooms with enough fresh air.
The high-precision, long-term stable, 2-channel infrared sensor measures the CO2 concentration in the ambient air. Because the 2-channel infrared sensor is maintenance-free, it can also be used to carry out long-term measurements. The readings from such measurements can be analysed using the minimum, maximum and average values. All these values can be displayed at the touch of a key.
The optional testo turbo printer can provide you with measuring data print outs that include both the time and date while you are still on site. And the optional TopSafe protective cover protects your meter against impact and dirt and water ingress.
testo 535 CO2 meter with permanently attached sensor, calibration certificate, batteries.
|Measuring range||0 to 9999 ppm 0 to 0.999 Vol.%|
|Accuracy||0 to 5000 ppm: ±(75 ppm + 3 % of mv) 5001 to 9999 ppm: ±(150 ppm + 5 % of mv)|
|Resolution||1 ppm 0.001 Vol.%|
|General technical data|
|Dimensions||190 x 57 x 42 mm|
|Operating temperature||0 to +50 °C|
|Auto-off instrument||10 min|
|Battery type||9V block battery|
|Battery life||6 h|
|Display size||2 lines|
|Storage temperature||-20 to +70 °C|


text:
Comments - Interesting kabuki portrait of a commoner looking over his shoulder as he tucks up the back of his striped kimono, his face partially concealed behind the dotted cloth wrapped about his head. The background is softly shaded from blue gray to green. A handsome design.
Artist - Yoshiiku (1833 - 1904)
Image Size - 14 1/4" x 9 1/2" + left margin as shown
Condition - This print with good detail as shown. Vertical fold at side. A couple small repairs and creases. Please see photos for details.
If you are a new bidder, please read the Rules and Guidelines page before bidding.


text:
A New Day
1840 Holman Drive, North Palm Beach FL, 33408
A New Day (North Palm Beach) located at 1840 Holman Drive, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, United States is an alcohol rehab center providing substance abuse treatment with outpatient care and partial hospitalization or day treatment. Dual diagnosis or persons with co-occuring disorders are supported for this Florida drug treatment center. Private health insurance and self payment is accepted with sliding fee scales.
- Cash or self-payment
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)


text:
Monday, 18 January 2010
New Year's Blog Resolution!
This year I feel really energised and have a feeling that it is going to be a super year.
I am glad that our energies will now be fully on the business and the family (which is where they should be!)...
I'd always meant to blog daily...even if it is only a few lines.
There is always something going on even if it is just trying to catch a picture of the resident heron in our local beck/burn(Cumbrian/Northumbrian for stream).
Today's photo is of the nearby Roman fort to the west of us - a sunny Birdoswald (Banna) taken at the height of Easter 2009. It is looking at some of the granaries and the posts represent where the archaeologists also found the remains of a medieval hall. It was occupied by local tribes once the Romans left and/or were assimilated into the local culture. Tony Willmott (an English Heritage archaeologist) has a theory that the lawless times (up to and including The Reivers) were a continuation from when Roman Rule departed these shores. He could well be right!
I'm currently reading Hunter Davies' book: "A Walk along the Wall: a journey along Hadrian's Wall". I throughly recommend it to all those who are interested in reading about Hadrian's Wall and those who are planning to walk along it some time. (It's also worth pointing out that you don't have to walk the whole length of it...there are some short walks that can be done as well. One of the major broadsheets (The Times) has recently done a review of one walk which I include here.
Happy reading and walking! Here's the walk (beginning at Housesteads Fort) reproduced here from The Times (January 9 - 2010)


The SHow DAte command displays the current date and time.
The SHow HAm command is used for callsign database lookups. Both the US and VE callbooks are supported. AR-Cluster builds its own callsign database from the FCC and Canadian published data. If your callbook information is wrong, contact your sysop and he can run a new callbook for the cluster in about 7 minuutes.
The SHow HEading displays the heading and distance to a position. The heading calculations use the latitude/longitude information that you have set with the Set/Station/LatLon command. A Show/Heading followed by a callsign will use the position of the callsign if one is found on the network; otherwise, the position will be used based on the country of the callsign. The position data used in performing the Show/Heading calculations is also displayed. Long path, LP, headings are also shown.
The SHow SUn command displays the sunrise and sunset. The following sun calculations are displayed: sunrise/sunset, civil twilight, nautical twilight and astronomical twilight. Sunrise/set is considered to occur when the sunís upper limb is 35 arc minutes below the horizon (this accounts for the refraction of the earthís atmosphere). Civil twilight starts/ends when the sunís center is 6 degrees below the horizon. Nautical twilight starts/ends when the sunís center is 12 degrees below the horizon. Astronomical twilight starts/ends when the sunís center is 18 degrees below the horizon.
A Show/Sun without any callsign defaults to sun data for your location if you have valid position information for your station. A Show/Sun followed by a callsign will use the position of the callsign if one is found on the network; otherwise, the position will be used based on the country of the callsign (CTY lookup). The position data used in performing the sun calculations is also displayed.
The Show/Sun command can also be used with an optional date parameter formatted as mm-dd-yyyy.
show/sun v73aq, 1-15-2012
Sunrise/Sunset calculations: Rise Set
Sunrise/Sunset 13:12Z 22:41Z
Civil twilight 12:43Z 23:11Z
Nautical twilight 12:09Z 23:44Z
Astronomical twilight 11:37Z 24:16Z
Calculation based on position of K5AB at lat:38.583 lon:-90.267
The SHow TIme command displays the current date and time.
The SHow UPtime command displays the uptime for the node.
The SHow VErsion command displays the version of the AR-Cluster software
The SHow COnteststation displays information about contest stations from http://www.conteststations.com/
The SHow Qslinfo displays QSL information from the http://www.qslinfo.de database.


text:
Map Of North Georgia
Map of Northern Georgia Regional Map of Northern Georgia.
Image result for detailed map of north georgia towns in mountains North Georgia County Map.
Map North Georgia | Retire in the US | Map, Georgia, Cherokee Map of Georgia Cities Georgia Road Map.
Map Of North Ga GANorth New Maps Counties | d1softball.net WIMS County ID Maps.
1883 map of North Georgia. | Old Georgia Maps | Map, Georgia North Georgia Map with Cities Georgia State Maps Usa Maps Of .


text:
I actually have 3 incredible experiences worth sharing.
I had the good fortune of being in Chiang Mai for the Loi Krathong festival, their festival of lanterns. For an entire week, there was a build up of people launching burning lanterns into the night sky, with firecrackers occasionally popping off, but the weekend celebration was something I will never forget.
Thousands of people gathered all over in the streets to launch lanterns into the sky, and float flowers down the river to pay tribute to the river for her life-sustaining gifts. To experience that in all its beauty and chaos was amazing.
At one point during the volunteer service, I had some time off, so a couple of volunteers and I opted to travel down to Phuket, an island in Southern Thailand. The beaches were beautiful, the scenery was incredible, and the time I had to spend with the special friends I had made there was truly unforgettable.
Each year, the monks at the university I worked at will do an off-site meditation retreat. This lasts 10 days, and the monks will learn about meditation methods, and have the chance to practice for themselves. As members of the staff, myself and another volunteer were invited to attend, which we were thrilled to do.
For four days, I had the chance to live with monks, chant with monks, learn with monks, and meditate with monks. Most of these monks were my students, so I had the chance to become very close with them, and develop strong friendships while we were essentially camping together.
Several of the monks approached me and said that the two of us were the first lay people (non-monks), he had seen in all his four years attending the University. To be the only non-monk, living and learning meditation with 125 monks from 9 nations, was a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.

domain: travel


text: We celebrated birthday's in Yellowstone. A & C met us in Cody the day before and drove together through the east entrance of Yellowstone. For E and I this was our third trip to Yellowstone in 10 years. We think that it is best experienced in the backcountry, away from the crowds and traffic. But with young kids backcountry hiking is very difficult. So I think the next best thing is a week in the park with 2-3 nights in different campgrounds because driving through the entire park in one day is not recommended. We toured half the park on day 7; seeing the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from three different vantage points, Norris Basin and Old Faithful. That night we tried some real camping style cooking with corn, potatoes and steak on an open fire with marshmallows for dessert. We woke up the next morning, said good bye to A&C (and all the kids our kids played with the two days were were there) and headed home through the north entrance to the park.


text:
Source: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
ATHENS - AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE from Dialog via Individual Inc. : The Greek branch of the Scientology Church on Tuesday lodged an appeal against a ruling by an Athens court ordering it to be shut down, judicial officials said.
The appeal will allow the church -- known here as the Centre for Applied Philosophy (KEPHE) -- to continue its activities in Greece, pending the decision of the appeals court, the sources said.
A lower court announced in Athens on Monday that the church, which has attracted controversy in other European countries, was being dissovled following a complaint by the Athens prefect which accused the church "of becoming a centre of proselytyzing."
The prefect, Dimitris Efstathiadis, backed by the Greek Orthodox Church, ordered an inquiry into the church after receiving a petition of 4,000 signatures, including those of families of young church members.
The court made its decision on December 20 but only made its ruling public on Monday.
The court said the church's "primary objective" was finding members "it could brainwash to create beings with no will of their own."
Hostility to the church has also surfaced in Germany where authorities have been waging a campaign against the Scientologists, accusing them of anti-democratic behaviour and "pretentions at domination."
The president of the Scientology Church, Heber Jentzsch, said in a statement: "The church will presist until we bring Greece out of its Third World status as far as religious freedom is concerned and into complience with international human rights standards."
During a recent press conference, KEPHE chief Kaitie Diamantara claimed that the centre had investigated the petition with help from a graphologist who found that some people had signed the petition several times.
[01-22-97 at 16:07 EST, Copyright 1997, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE]


Page Contents for Plankinton, South Dakota
Statistics & Facts
Statistics & Facts
The South Dakota state capital is Pierre.
The population of Plankinton is approximately 604 (1990), 707 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 306 (1990), 294 (2010).
The amount of land area in Plankinton is 1.69 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Plankinton to Washington DC is 1224 miles.
The distance to the South Dakota state capital is 110 miles. (as the crow flies)
Plankinton is positioned 43.71 degrees north of the equator and 98.48 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Plankinton Historical Events 2000, November 17
Explosion at Plankinton Public School
A disaster of catastrophic proportions touched Plankinton on this date.
There was anexplosion and fire at the local school. Two men died and the school was virtually destroyed. Luckily, the gas lead was detected early enough to evacuate any children at the school before the explosion. A full report of the disaster complete with pictures and interviews may be found at: www.fema.gov/reg-viii/plankntn.htm
The following is based on excerpts from the above webpage.
The fire destroyed the school building, gymnasium and classrooms for grades kindergarten through high school and caused the death of two people.
The school board president, J.P. Studeny said this: "Very, very tough. Thekids have been through a lot. They lost not just their school building, but some people they were really close to."
The explosion may have been caused by a propane leak. At the time the leak was detected, the wrestling team and other children in an after-hours program were evacuated
School leaders were concerned for the emotional impact of the disaster on the students. Wrestling Coach, Charlie Geppert had this to say: "We had a get together at the church. Counselors were present, teachers showed up. We just sat around and talked. Sometimes we talked about what happened. Sometimes we talked about the deer season that was coming up -- just anything. Some kids felt like talking about what happened, and some didn't. We're providing the time to be together, and it's helped a lot."
The community has already received much help from all over the country. Board President, Studeny said this: "If anything positive can come out of this tragedy it's that people do come out and support one another. It has been very heartwarming to see."
1996 State 9A Football Champs
In 1996 the warrriors started their season not knowing what it held in store for them.They ended up the season at 12-1 and their only loss came to their long time rivals the Woonsocket Redmen.
It was a stellar season and in the next season the warriors went 10-1 and their only loss came from the eventual state champions the Freeman Flyers.


text:
- 1 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1 pound unsalted butter - (2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 pounds confectioners' sugar (10X)
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 4 1/2 ounces milk
Cream the shortening and butter together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the lemon juice and salt. Gradually add the sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add the meringue powder - the mixture will appear dry. Add the milk and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 to 8 minutes. Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth or plastic wrap.
This recipe yields frosting and filling for 2 (9-inch) cakes.


text:
About a week ago, I posted about the dope and stylish eye wear boutique located in the Suburban Square section of Ardmore, PA, SEE and their new collection with Project Runway All Stars winner Mondo Guerra. That collection was nothing short of fabulous and abstract in design. But there is more to see at SEE, they have a trendy collection of eye wear and sun glasses for everyone from the trendsetter to the business casual. Their frames are one of a kind, they only cut a few pairs from each mold and once they are sold out, that’s it for that design. That the wonderful part about this boutique, you don’t have to worry about everybody wearing your frames. Most of their frames are cut and designed in Germany to ensure quality to the customers of their brand. Their selection of glasses are more affordable than most high end designer frames, but with SEE there is more variety and style to choose from, from geometric shapes to the classic cut. Take a seat and check them out, I will divide this post into sections so that you can get a better feel for this stylish and quality eye wear that they offer.
It’s never too early to prepare for summer and spring with these dope shades:
Check out the funky eye wear…something trendy for everyday of the week:
Side bar: I Love these “mesh frames”, they are so innovative and definitely an attention-getter pair of frames for the fashion forward!
Another close up of these “mesh frames”, definitely a dope design.
As you can “SEE” from this post, there is plenty of color, color blocking, style, prints, and more at this eye wear boutique! You can have a pair for everyday of the week, which pair is your fave? Please post a comment down below with your response. SEE has so much more in store for every unique individual searching for frames, this was just a glimpse of some of their displays!
Even the staff at this modern and chic eye wear boutique are setting trends with their funky frames, city style, and genuine smiles when assisting customers. These guys were an awesome help when I came to visit and when the customers flooded in, they were on point and nothing short of knowledgeable and helpful to each person based on their individual needs. When visiting SEE, not only are you getting a step ahead on the fashion forward crowd, you’re also going to receive the best customer service when shopping for your eye wear needs.
….As always…thanks for stopping by and be sure to drop a line below describing your fave pair of frames from this post!