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An Overview of the Movie StarEminent celebrity as HGTV character and also known as the face of ‘Property Brother’ and ‘Selling and Buying’ along with best known as the presenters both reveal along with his sister, Drew Scoot; he’s Mr. Jonathan Silver Scott. He is and supervising producer of Scott Brothers Entertainment, making electronic and TV, film content for broadcaster and America. Scott was the presenter for its 2009 ceremony and was a bunch of four consecutive Awards.
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Horse Racing in TorontoTV series host, businessman, and magician, and Jonathan was born in Vancouver, Canada on April 28, 1978, and grew up on a horse Grange at the town of Maple Ridge and climbed up with his identical twin Drew and has an older brother, JD. He retains nationality and ethnicity that is white. His elevation is more than 6 feet 4 inches and well-made up and appealing body.


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There were still 20 days and three more spring starts until the March 31 season opener when Rays ace LHP David Price walked off the mound Tuesday afternoon, but he couldn't look more ready.
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Rays notes: Longoria's swing in midseason form
Rays 3B Evan Longoria hit his first home run of the spring Sunday, a two-run shot that landed on the boardwalk in left field at Charlotte Sports Park.
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Guillermo Mota threw 21/3 scoreless innings in the 2010 World Series. Photo: Ron Vesely, MLB Photos Via Getty Images Guillermo Mota , a key member of the Giants' bullpen during their two title runs, announced he is retiring after 14 seasons in the major leagues.
Longoria Homers, Balfour Perfect, Rays Top Twins
Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and Grant Balfour was perfect in his first appearance in a Tampa Bay uniform since 2010, helping the Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Sunday.
St. Petersburg Times
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LHP from Tennessee Tech. Drafted by Rays in 2010 21st round. Has 2.95 ERA in four minor-league seasons.
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Despite having the worst last name possible for a pitcher, former Twins reliever Grant Balfour now throws for the Tampa Rays.
The Rays Tank: Camaraderie high in Port Charlotte
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[Note: Groom was William Sanford Bailey, born about 1894 Campbell Co., TN to John Bailey and Martha Jane Henegar; groom died 8 Feb 1931 Dawson Springs, KY. Bride was Mary J. Todt born about 1897 to daughter of William C. Todt and Jane Catherine Nunemaker of PA.]
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If you have experience of struggling to manage on a low income, either directly or indirectly, and would like to have an input and discuss ways to help the community, we would like to hear from you.
As part of West Lothian Council's the 'Experts by Experience' Panel has been established to gather the views of those who have experience, or know of someone, who has experienced poverty at some point in their lives. The success of the panel will create a better picture of poverty in West Lothian and inform our planning to tackle the major issues surrounding poverty.
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For orders where a large quantity of an item is purchased and the delivery of that item is scheduled with our production (i.e., not taken directly from inventory), Thorlabs passes on to the customer the cost savings associated with planned production of high volumes of that item. Since the volume and planned production are key to realizing the cost savings, we ask that you contact us to obtain volume pricing.
Additional requests can include custom optic sizes and coatings, specialized tuning, and variable cable options.
These Single-Axis Galvanometers use a cross-flexure pivot design to provide smooth, stable scanning motion. The cross-axis flexure design replaces the traditional ball bearing design, eliminating errors due to rumble and lubrication and reducing wear on the components. These moving-magnet galvos are ideal for raster imaging applications, feedback-stabilized imaging systems, or as tracking scanners for viewing or marking moving objects.
The angular orientation (position) of the mirror is measured using a capacitive sensing system, which is integrated into the interior of the galvanometer housing and allows for the closed-loop operation of the galvo mirror system. The galvo systems can be driven to scan their full ±20° optical range when used in continuous raster scanning applications. Operation in vector or point-and-hold applications should be limited to ±10°. See the green box to the left for details.
Cross-Flexure Galvos vs. Ball Bearing Galvos
The cross-flexure pivot mechanism used in these galvanometers is designed for smoother scanning motion and higher cross-axis stability compared to those with ball bearing pivots. The flexure element is rigidly coupled to a single axis, minimizing movement in the orthogonal direction. In continuous raster and small-angle applications, cross-flexure pivots experience less wear and position error than ball bearings, achieving longer device lifetimes and higher repeatability.
However, cross-flexure pivots are not suitable for applications where the mirror must be rotated by a large angle and held in that position. The flexure element is designed primarily to bend and then return to neutral. Applying continuous bending force to the flexure element will significantly reduce its lifetime.
Our cross-flexure galvos are available with the mirror in a horizontal (X) or vertical (Y) orientation. Additionally, each is available in a housing with a Ø2.00" round profile or a 1.62" square profile, for integration into a variety of subassemblies. The mirrors accept beam diameters up to 30 mm; larger mirrors can be provided upon request.
The included servo driver must be connected to a DC power supply, the galvo motor, and an input voltage source (the monitoring connection is optional). For continuous scanning applications, a function generator with a sine wave output is sufficient for scanning the galvo mirror over its entire range. For more complex scanning patterns, a programmable voltage source such as a DAQ card can be used. Please note that these systems do not include a function generator or a DAQ card.
The compatible power supply (item # GPWR15) and cable set (item # CBLS3F) are sold separately. One power supply unit can power up to two galvanometers. One cable set is required for each galvanometer.
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Members of the European Parliament held a crucial meeting Thursday morning with Jonathan Faull, head of the Commission's task force for strategic issues related to the UK referendum. They were told that discussions over a deal to keep the UK inside the union were "intensive" and an agreement could be announced at the next European Council meeting on February 18/19.
Cameron announced that the UK would have an In/Out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU by the end of 2017. In practice, he is much more likely to call it by the summer of 2016 — to avoid clashing with major elections in France and Germany in 2017.
Cameron himself is arguing to remain within the EU, but has demanded a number of changes to the UK membership status. His demands center on four main areas: protection of the single market for Britain and other non-euro countries; boosting competitiveness by setting a target for the reduction of the "burden" of red tape; exempting Britain from "ever-closer union"; and restricting EU migrants' access to in-work benefits such as tax credits.
Cameron's Conservative Party is deeply divided over Europe. He has said he would allow his cabinet the ability to campaign on their own terms — but only following the final decision over his demands, due to be agreed at the meeting of the European Council in February.
However, ahead of that meeting, one of his cabinet members, Chris Grayling — the Leader of the House of Commons and the Lord President of the Council and former Lord Chancellor — has broken ranks and hinted at his desire for a Brexit.
"I am someone who believes that simply staying in the EU with our current terms of membership unchanged would be disastrous for Britain," he wrote in the London Daily Telegraph.
In saying so, he becomes the first senior party member to express his view openly ahead of the February summit.
Meanwhile, European lawmakers meeting Jonathan Faull were told: "The commission's position is a very simple one: we want to be helpful. We're working very closely with our colleagues in the council secretariat.
"The commission wants to help. The commission is the guardian of the treaties and wants to make sure that the integrity of the union's legal system is maintained," said Faull.
However, he alluded to the sticking point on Cameron's demands — restricting EU migrants' access to in-work benefits such as tax credits — which some member states say is in breach of the freedom of movement of workers.
"There is a debate — there's no point in hiding it — about treaty change. Some think that it is preferable to resolve these issues the current treaties if at all possible. Our hope in the commission is that [the February] European Council meeting proves to be the decisive one," he said.
The so-called Four Freedoms that lie at the heart of the EU treaties are the freedom of movement of workers, goods, services and capital.
George Schöpflin, the Hungarian lawmaker from the European People's Party asked Faull: "I am very much hoping there is no way that the Four Freedoms can be jeopardized". Faull replied bluntly: "Yes, I agree."
Cameron will face tough negotiations at the February Council meeting over the issue. But he faces a bigger battle back home within his party — and within his own cabinet — to convince them that his demands have been met and the Britain can remain inside a reformed EU on its newly agreed terms.


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My 2005 Chevy Tahoe had the mirror glass cracked (and a little more damage also). I took the glass out and the circle came out also with the pins that go into the motors. There is a nipple on the center plastic piece that the circle piece clicks into. That broke also. I got a new mirror glass and went to put ut it back together and realized that I need that new plastic piece the holds the actuator motors. I went to the junk yard and found another broken mirror that had the actuator component intact. I am at a loss on how to replace this piece? There are 2 screws that hold each motor in place, and I pulled the back off the one from the junk yard and it looks like there may be 4 screws holding the actuator housing in place, but have no Idea on how to get to them. Any help on how to do this would be greatly appreciated.


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CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - Seven people, including five children, were displaced after a fire broke out at a home in Chesterfield.
The fire broke out at 4:19 p.m. on Saturday in the 7500 block of Hadley Lane, located near Manchester Middle School.
When crews arrived on the scene, they found heavy fire and smoke coming from a window on the second floor of the home. The fire was marked under control about 20 minutes later.
Fire officials say the cause of the fire was due to a child playing with matches and setting the bedding on fire.
The family of seven is displaced by the fire and is being helped by the American Red Cross.
A person was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
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The CW series had enough material it wanted to do that it could've warranted a 10th season.
The legendary comics creator made a guest appearance on this week's episode, along with many, many others.
Although, as this edition of Worst Episode Ever reveals, it absolutely should have been.
The newly rechristened streamer also had announcements for Rick and Morty, True Detective, Gremlins: Secrets of the…
The star hoped to end the ninth and final season of the CW TV series with the speedster's heroic death.
Warner Bros.' new animated take on Superman will hit Adult Swim, of all things, and HBO Max later this year.
J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm's new animated series has already been commissioned for two seasons, after…
The lead of the CW's DC slate of television feels like he's "wasted his time" working for a billion-dollar franchise.
The Colin Farrell-led HBO Max series has found its Salvatore Maroni.
In a new two-part episode, the Titans decide to become action heroes so they can sell more toys.
The long-running cartoon celebrates 10 years with a new special, marathons, and the Slam Dunk Contest, of course.
The time-traveling misfits of the Arrowverse will get one more appearance thanks to the speedster's ninth and final…
Old Flashalums Jessica Parker Kennedy, Matt Letscher, and Rick Cosnett return (again) for its last season.
He'll play himself, not Roy Kent, for the HBO Max animated series' Valentine's Day special.
The DC series that premiered on that one streamer before moving to HBO Max is now gone.
The decision to end both series after season 4 predates James Gunn, said the DC Universe's new head honcho.
Asking for a friend who is totally not Clayface looking to book the role of a lifetime.
The Arrow hero comes back to where it started for Barry Allen on the CW series.
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A. SILBURT ET AL/ARXIV.ORG 2018
In 2018, artificial intelligence took on new tasks, with these smarty-pants algorithms acing everything from disease diagnosis to crater counting.
Coming to a clinic near you
In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the first artificial intelligence that diagnoses health problems at primary care clinics without specialist supervision (SN: 3/31/18, p. 15). The program, which inspects eye images for signs of diabetes-related vision loss, could be a boon for people in remote or low-resource areas where ophthalmologists are scarce. Other eye-inspecting AI programs are learning to recognize everything from age-related vision loss to heart problems.
One artificial intelligence is a celestial cartographer after Galileo’s own heart. The algorithm studied a third of the moon’s surface to learn what craters look like (SN Online: 3/15/18). When playing crater “I Spy” with a different third of the lunar landscape, the AI found 92 percent of previously discovered craters and spotted about 6,000 pockmarks that humans had missed. If focused on rocky planets and icy moons, this program could give new insight into the solar system’s history.
Ear to the ground
Artificial intelligence that predicts where earthquake aftershocks will hit could help people in high-risk areas better prepare for these dangerous seismic shake-ups. A program that studied characteristics of over 130,000 earthquakes and their aftershocks learned to predict aftershock locations much more accurately than traditional techniques (SN Online: 8/29/18).
Seeing is not believing
Of course, smarter artificial intelligence isn’t always good news. One AI that raised eyebrows in 2018 generates realistic fake video footage by making the subject of one video mirror the motions and expressions of someone else in a different clip (SN: 9/15/18, p. 12). In the wrong hands, this AI could be a powerful tool for spreading misinformation (SN: 8/4/18, p. 22).
Automated camera traps, which snap photos of animals in their natural habitats, can help researchers and conservationists track animal behavior. But these wildlife-watching systems take more photos than any human has time to review. Enter a master naturalist artificial intelligence that learned to identify wildlife by studying 1.4 million hand-labeled images collected by the Snapshot Serengeti citizen science project. This algorithm, described in June in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, labels the number, species and activity of animals in each new picture.
Designing artificial intelligence to mimic the activity in specific regions of the brain could help scientists better understand how our minds work. An AI programmed with virtual versions of specialized brain cells called grid cells found shortcuts through a virtual maze better than an AI without the mapping cells (SN: 6/9/18, p. 14). The grid cell–equipped AI’s nimble navigation suggests that grid cells in mammal brains do more than give animals an internal coordinate system. The nerve cells may also help us map the shortest route to our destination.
Competing companies join forces
A new artificial intelligence lets competing drug companies share information without revealing secrets (SN Online: 10/18/18). This secure setup using a novel cryptography system may encourage drug companies to pool their resources, creating larger libraries of training data to beget smarter AI. Programmers have used the system to train an AI that predicts which drugs will interact with which proteins in the human body to develop new medical treatments. AI could also use this system to analyze confidential hospital health records to devise patient treatment plans and make prognoses.
Humans are naturally good at ignoring background babble to focus on what a single person is saying. Computers, not so much. But now, an artificial intelligence analyzes both audio and visual cues, like lip movements, to pick out what individual speakers are saying in noisy videos (SN: 7/7/18, p. 16). Such keen-eared AI could write more accurate captions and power virtual assistants that better understand voice commands in loud settings.
M. Temming. Artificial intelligence crowdsources data to speed up drug discovery. Science News Online, October 18, 2018.
M. Temming. A new computer program generates eerily realistic fake videos. Science News. Vol. 194, September 15, 2018, p. 12.
C. Gramling. Artificial intelligence could improve predictions for where quake aftershocks will hit. Science News Online, August 29, 2018.
M. Temming. People are bad at spotting fake news. Can computer programs do better? Science News. Vol. 194, August 4, 2018, p. 22.
M. Temming. A new AI can focus on one voice in a crowd. Science News. Vol. 194, July 7, 2018, p. 16.
M.S. Norouzzadeh et al. Automatically identifying, counting, and describing wild animals in camera-trap images with deep learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Vol. 115, June 19, 2018, p. 5716. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719367115.
M. Temming. This AI uses the same kind of brain wiring as mammals to navigate. Science News. June 9, 2018, p. 14.
M. Temming. In the future, an AI may diagnose eye problems. Science News. Vol. 193, March 31, 2018, p. 15.
M. Temming. AI bests humans at mapping the moon. Science News Online, March 15, 2018.
M. Temming. ‘Machines That Think’ predicts the future of artificial intelligence. Science News. Vol. 193, February 17, 2018, p. 28.
M. Temming. Anshumali Shrivastava uses AI to wrangle torrents of data. Science News. Vol. 194, October 13, 2018, p. 26.
M. Temming. Ask AI: How not to kill online conversations. Science News. Vol. 193, February 3, 2018, p. 5.


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The family stress adaptation theory explains how families adapt to various stressors. Stress comes from many sources. Internal stress, caused by the behaviors of individuals within the family, contributes to family problems through drug or alcohol abuse, mental or physical illness, or as the result of accidents, to name just a few examples. External stressors may arise from economic problems, such as the loss of a job, natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, or violence, including crime and terrorism.
While most people try to avoid stress, no family is immune to it. Psychologists seek to quantify and examine stress by means of a theory, and suggest coping mechanisms families should engage in to remain intact and healthy through a stressful event.
Family Stress Adaptation Theory
The term "family stress adaptation theory" refers to the theories of many psychologists. The major family stress model, called Hill's ABCX model, identifies major contributors to family stress, buffers against stress, and agents that cause family crisis. While many psychologists after Hill added to his theory or proposed new theories of family stress adaptation, Hill's remains the best known example.
Hill's ABCX Model
Reuben Hill studied families who survived the Great Depression, and contrasted these families with those families that did not remain intact after the Depression. He developed his ABCX model of family stress and adaptation. Hill theorized that major stressful events disrupt family equilibrium. Like any organism, the family seeks to re-establish equilibrium by using coping mechanism to handle the stress. Stressors cited by Hill and other researchers since Hill include sudden economic hardship, divorce, physical abuse of children or spouses, illness, substance abuse and relapse, accidents and any other sudden onset events. In Hill's model, the letter "A" refers to the event that disrupts equilibrium.
Hill cited protective factors at work within the family that help buffer it against the negative consequences of sudden stress. Hill called one of the protective factors "B" and the other "C". "B" factors include internal and external family resources and social support through church, community or other resources. Families with strong social ties prove better able to cope with sudden onset stress than families with poor social ties.
Continuing Hill's family stress model, the "C" factor refers to perception. The C factor refers to shared family beliefs and perceptions of the stressor. Hill suggested that if families perceived stressful events positively or constructively, they were better able to copy with the event. Those families that perceived and dwelled on the negative impact of the stressful event had a more difficult time coping with it.
The "X" factor at the end of Hill's theoretical model refers to family crisis. If the family does not adapt to the stressful event and copy with it, they may end up in crisis.
Other theorists have added onto Hill's original model, but Hill's model has withstood the test of time and remains the basis for family stress theory. His findings and suggestions remain relevant today.
Families adapt to stress with either positive coping mechanisms or negative ones.
Examples of positive coping mechanisms include:
- Coping with the illness or injury through directly addressing its impact on the family. This may mean adding wheelchair ramps to the home, for example, to directly deal with a physical condition, or accompanying a family member to the hospital for substance abuse treatment.
- Talking among themselves or with a counselor, therapist, or clergy person about the problem
- Seeking help for substance abuse problems or domestic problems
- Turning to family, neighbors, community or church members for support and encouragement
Families can also adapt in negative ways to stressful events. Stress rarely comes upon families like a clap of thunder, but more like a rainstorm forming puddles; it's not one major event, but the accumulation of hundreds of smaller events that creates the crisis. Because these little events typically do not seem momentous, families sometimes cope with them in negative ways. This is called maladaption.
Examples of maladaption include:
- Denying the problem exists
- Using drugs, alcohol, or other addictive substances to numb the pain or stressful feelings
- Avoiding discussion of the event
- Isolating from family or friends, perhaps out of embarrassment or even exhaustion at coping with the problem
- Hiding the problem (as in the case of addictions or domestic violence)
- Escaping through too much television, movies or other normally harmless entertainment
- Projecting feelings of anger or frustration onto other family members, as in the case of a mother yelling at her children when in fact she is angry with a situation beyond her control, such as loss of a job.
Good Coping Behaviors
You can nurture good coping behaviors within your own family, using many different techniques. Children are particularly vulnerable to stress, so you may also wish to include relaxation techniques for children. For caregivers such as nurses, doctors, teachers, daycare workers, clergy and others, identifying family stress and supporting families with positive coping mechanisms may provide them with the support they need to avoid crisis.

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In a move that could possibly change the entire user experience of the world’s most populated social network, Facebook is planning to mix paid advertising content with user’s daily news feed updates, beginning in early 2012. This could well mark a commercial invasion of a user’s very personal social activity on the network.
Advertisers will be able to step out of the regular ad space on the right side of the page andpay their way into the main user news feed. This will benefit companies since they will be able to reach their potential customers, and in turn help Facebook generate much more revenue. Clearly, Facebook is under pressure to make money right now and although this could annoy users who relied on the free service to keep their social world free of ads, the company seeks to make them “understand the value exchange of what you pay for”, according to Rebecca Lieb, an analyst with the Altimeter Group.
The advertising content will be brought under “Sponsored Stories”, wherein borrowing from a user’s activity on Facebook including the pages he/she likes, there would be an ad box that will be shown to a user’s friends. However, Facebook aims to be cautious with step. “Our goal is to do this thoughtfully and slowly,” it said. “We hope to show people no more than one Sponsored Story in their news feeds per day and the story will be clearly labelled as sponsored.”
While concerns about how the placement of these stories could harm the brand image, the user experience as whole will get infested. The Facebook news feed is the one page where an average user interacts with his social circle and can view all friend activity, and advertisements are the last thing users want.
Since, facebook isn’t giving users the option to opt out of having Sponsored Stories on their feed, privacy advocates have been pointing out to the unfair aspects of this move. For advertisers, ad placement is going to be a huge concern since there is no guarantee from Facebook that their ads won’t be placed next to a big story or a negative comment about their brand, on the feed.
Even if Facebook considers sponsored stories an incredibly powerful tool for advertisers, it needs to be careful about consumer response to it, as pointed out by Ben Wood, UK managing director of iProspect.


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Grazer - Gluten Free
A perfect 'Stay at Home' gift!
Our Gluten Free Grazing Box includes additional vegetarian options. Box comes complete 3 cheeses, cured meats, GF crackers, dips, dried and fresh fruit
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Polish Treasures: Migration through the lens of art
The Hunterian and Archives & Special Collections at the University of Glasgow host an impressive and varied selection of objects created by Polish artists throughout centuries – these items either migrated to Scotland themselves being acquired or gifted to the host collection or were created in Scotland by artists of Polish origin who settled in Scotland. They include paintings, prints, crafted objects and archival materials documenting more ephemeral performances.
The objects in the Hunterian collections reflect the movement and the settlement of people in Scotland. Understanding of this process is of particular importance as over the last few decades the UK foreign born population more than doubled – it increased from 3.8 million in 1993 to 9.5 million in 2019. (1) According to NRS Scotland in 2019 7% of Scotland’s population were non-British nationals. Of them, 64% (237,000) were EU nationals and the biggest national group was Polish. 97,000 Polish citizens were living in Scotland in 2019. (2)
In my project I focus on selected Polish works in The Hunterian and Archives & Special Collections to explore Polish migration to Scotland through the lens of art.
At a museum event on November 2021, I invited audiences to join me, Marta Adamowicz and Monika Smekot in using the creative processes to explore woodcuts created by Janka Malkowska (1912 – 1997), and the Anglo-Polish Ballet performances documented in the programmes of the Alhambra, King's Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre respectively.
This project builds on Shklovsky’s perception that ‘art exists in order to give back the sensation of life’, that ‘art is the means to live through the making of a thing’ (3) and that in the process of experiencing an artwork the viewers are able to gain deeper insights into the experience that led to creating it, build connection with ‘the other’. My aim is to invite museum visitors to participate in what Ingold describes as ‘the creativity of the productive processes that bring the artefacts themselves into being: on the one hand in the generative currents of the materials of which they are made; on the other in the sensory awareness of practitioners’. (4) I hope that it will facilitate new relationships with the artworks in the Hunterian collections and inspires new perspectives from which migration could be approached.
Encouraging Learning Through Art
In sprong 2021 this project joined forces with that of a Museum Studies Applied Dissertation project by Emma Hardy MSc. Working with The Hunterian's Education Manager, Ruth Fletcher, Emma explored ways of using the Collections Management system, EMu, to collate museum objects under different learning themes, using a tool called "Narratives". This project forms the focus of the Malkowska works into an online learning resource, grouped under various headings that would connect with Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence outcomes. The aim is not to teach or impart information, so much as to encourage discussion and debate through the lens of art. The resource is a work in progress which will continue to be developed.
Top left detail and main image: Janka Malkowska, "Petrushka's Ghost", (GLAHA:50824) 1982, woodcut, ink on paper.
Top Right: Joseef Herman, "Two Miners" (GLAHA 17874) 1930 - 1962, print, lithograph , ink on paper
Dobrochna Futro and Collaborators
Dobrochna Futro is an SGSAH AHRC DTP funded doctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow. In her PhD project, she explores multilingual practices of contemporary artists who engage with languaging in migratory contexts and explores their potential for language pedagogy. She is currently employed in the role of research assistant in the RSE funded ‘How to talk about migrations? Current Academic Research in Migration Studies and its Relevance for School Curriculum in Scotland and Further Afield ’project led by Dr Mirna Solic with Dr Elwira Grossman and Dr Lavinia Hirsu. Before she started her PhD Dobrochna completed an MA in Polish Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland and an MA in History of Art at UCL, London, UK. She has a professional background in the visual art sector.
Monika Smekot is an independent video and dance artist based in Glasgow, weaving together her practice in dance and cinematography. Her training in contemporary dance and various other dance styles and techniques gives her an ability to read and understand the movement for the camera. Her strong interest in dance improvisations helps her continuously look for new points of view for the camera. Monika has worked as a performer with various choreographers and has also produced her own work. Together with Iraya Noble she co-created a dance theatre ‘un dó’, which focused mainly on screen dance. She has produced short dance films, experimental films, documentations of creative processes and interviews. She has curated series of dance films screenings, organized by The Work Room and screened at CCA. She is very enthusiastic about supporting independent artists, which led her to create POZAproject - a platform that facilitates focused research in and between the fields of dance/movement/ sound/ video and performance. Monika is also a mother of two little children. For more details please visit: www.monikasmekot.org
Marta Adamowicz is a visual and sound artist and illustrator of a Polish origin, based in Glasgow, dealing mainly with social issues. Her artwork has been a part of an RGI exhibition (2017), Clydeside Annual exhibition 2017 (considered for best in the show), Society of Women Artists Open 2018 in Mall Galleries, London, RSA open 2018 and SSA 2018. Her sound work has been showcased on many platforms around Scotland, including Glasgow International festival 2018, Transmission gallery, Radiophrenia Glasgow, and Radio Borealis festival in Bergen. She has received the An Talla Solais award on the RSA Open exhibition in 2018, which resulted in a residency in the summer of 2019. She's currently focusing on working with recycled materials and raising awareness of environmental issues.For more details please visit: https://martaadamowicz.wordpress.com/
- New research insights into the experiences of migrant populations in the UK talk, University of Liverpool, 21 January 2021, led by Carine van der Boor, Jessica Deol, Ross White.
- Non-UK population of Scotland remains broadly stable over most recent year, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2019/non-uk-population-of-scotland-remains-broadly-stable-over-most-recent-year accessed 15/14/2021
- Viktor Shklovsky, Viktor Shklovsky: A Reader, ed. & trans. by Alexandra Berlina (Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2016), p.80.
- Tim Ingold, Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture, 1st edition (London ; New York: Routledge, 2013).

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Give the gift of mindfulness
Gift Cards Available
Purchase your gift card to be emailed to you, or, for $5 more, we will send you a handcrafted gift card from Harmony Handmade (see examples of her work in the picture to the left.)
To purchase yours, contact me at Emily@kidsmindfulmovement.com with the amount and your address and I will send you a purchase request. If you would like a handcrafted card, please allow 7-10 days for customization and shipping.
Starting in January 2019, our Kids Mindful Movement Dance and Drama classes will be semester-based sessions that run January-May. You may use your membership or a package. To register for the semester, sign up for the first class, and the teacher will then bulk enroll you in the remaining classes.
* Try our any of our Creative Movement classes: Contact me to try out a class, on us, before Jan. 1. Register >>
* Try out our Pre-K Mindful Play and Drama class on Friday, December 7 at 10:30 (FREE Demo) Register >>
Our Yoga and Mindful Art classes will remain drop-ins.


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Foldable four section lightweight carbon pole designed for Ultra Trail
- Light foam grip , fix strap
- Trekking Widia tip for interchangeable basket
- Serial progressive number
- Lenght: 110-130
- 100% carbon
- Weight in average 120 gr
The Gipron 310 Mont Blanc is an ultra-light pole that, also thanks to the effectiveness of its tungsten tip, gives the user an excellent support and help in balancing.
Four-section pole made of 7075 light aeronautical alloy (TS = 55Kg/mm2)
Weight (per pole): 160 g and up
Grip of light foam, with strapTungsten tip
BasketSizes: cm 105-110-115-120-125-130. Extreme size accuracy for a total of 6 sizes in five cm intervals.
Overall dimensions when folded: cm 32 to cm 36 depending on the pole size.
It is supplied in an elegant customized Lycra® bag for transportation when folded.
Trail racing , precise lightweight, fix length every 5 centimeters

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'Nduja spreadable spicy pork paste 550g
Calabrian ‘Nduja is a particularly spicy, spreadable pork paste from Italy. ‘Nduja is made using pork meat and roasted hot red peppers which give ‘nduja its characteristic fiery taste. Perfect spread on bread. It gives a lot of new flavours to a simple tomato sauce or a soup and for those who like a spicy flavour can be used on its own with pasta, just diluted with some of the pasta cooking water.


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We have an opening for an Orthopedic Surgeon to join our BJC Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Belleville . Belleville is just 20 minutes from Downtown St. Louis . This extremely successful and busy practice is based on the campus of Memorial Hospital in Belleville with 8 orthopedic surgeons with a variety of sub-specialties. Sub-specialty training is welcome and would be an asset to the team.
- 1:8 call rotation
- Join Successful and Growing Practice
- Sub-specialty interests can be accommodated
- Hana tables available
- Opportunity for mentorship
- EMR - EPIC
- Robust and collegial practice
- Established primary care referral patterns already in place
BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with the top-ranked hospitals in the area.
Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to the world’s best medicine through caring people and integrated systems. The providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction and quality health care.
BJC Medical Group physicians are trained and certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients in more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas.
Ensures optimal care and promotes safety of patients admitted to assigned service in cooperation with the private attending staff and nursing staff. Communicates with staff, patients, and families.
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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to http://www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
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7th Pay Commission: Hike in central government employees salary; 7th cpc minimum pay, fitment factor, NPS benefits in Budget 2019?
Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, who will be presenting the interim Budget 19 today in the Lok Sabha, also have a chance to make a big 7th pay commission linked announcement.
7th Pay Commission: The NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing the acid test of general elections 2019 soon. These will be held between April and May, 2019. However, first, the ruling BJP and its allies will have to impress all sectors and sections of of India with its achievements and future intent. While the previous actions are there for all to see, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, who will be presenting the interim Budget FY19 today, will have a another chance to make big announcements, and as far as central government employees are concerned, it should centre around the 7th pay commission!.
Changes are expected to be announced in regards to National Pension Scheme (NPS) as per 7th Pay Commission system and some clarity on it is most likely to be seen in Budget 2019. Also, earlier, an ABP News revealed that the central government may further hike the amount of NPS withdrawals from 40% in Tier 2 cities to 60%. Centre has already given a nod on monthly pension of over 50% of the last drawn salary of central government employees.
Apart from this, there are education expenses, which need huge funds in order to meet the rising demand in this sector. Whereas, marriages and buying a home hits the pocket of a salaried employees at major levels, new benefits are expected here too.
Going forward, there are also many other issues that need to be addressed by Modi government under 7th Pay Commission. A total of 48 lakh central government employees are living in hope for some clarity on their minimum pay scale and fitment factor.
These employees are demanding a 7th CPC based fitment factor hike to 3.68 times with minimum pay scale of Rs 26,000. This is after the Union Cabinet revised their minimum pay to Rs 18,000 from previous Rs 7,000 per month, along with fitment factor of 2.57 times in June 2016 leading to a major hike in all central government employees salaries.
— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) February 1, 2019
This would be Modi government's first interim budget ahead of elections.
In the previous Budget FY18, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley increased the salaries of President of India, Vice-President and also the members of Parliament, without providing any views on central government employees issue.
Thereby, one can hope for some reforms in regards to salaries under 7th CPC recommendations for various employees.
Under 7th CPC, government hiked salaries and allowances for millions of employees and pensioners under its ambit. It was the most awaited development, which improved the lifestyle of government employees significantly. A new 7th pay commission pay matrix was approved under 7th CPC, which is very simple and easily comprehensible and also quite transparent.
An interim budget can also be called a temporary budget and the full Budget presentation is left to the new government, of whichever party wins the election. This is done because both the governments might have different fiscal plans and economic thoughts. So, the old government budget is cut short and a new budget is created. It also helps in the smooth transition between the two governments.
Will 7th pay commission based salaries be hiked? Keep logged in to Zee Business about the latest announcements on Budget 2019.
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Inspired by one of my favorite shows and an upcoming bridal shower for a Whovian-loving friend, I whipped-up a set of Doctor Who themed TARDIS cocktail napkins. They were so simple to make and fun to use, there’s no reason not to make yourself a set to celebrate your favorite fandom. Plus, add a set of martini glasses, cocktail mixers, or silly ice cube trays and you have a geeky gift ready to go!
I’m now curious, what’s the plural of TARDIS? TARDISes? TARDI?
Anyway, are you ready to make your own set? Allons-y!
- six 7″ fabric squares with printed design (I used these by spacefem, or browse spoonflower for more fun fabrics: daleks, weeping angels, Gallifreyan)
- six 7″ fabric squares of backing fabric (I used a black cotton/poly blend from my stash)
- thread to match
- sewing machine
- sonic screwdriver (optional)
1) Take one printed square and one backing square, and place them right sides together. Pin around the outside leaving a 2″-3″ gap on one side. This is where you’ll turn the square right-side out later.
2. Stitch around the outside 1/2″ from the edge, making sure to leave the gap open.
3. Snip the fabric from the corners; approaching, but not cutting through, the seam. This makes your corners lie flat.
4. Fold and press the edge flap of the printed fabric towards the center of square. This creates a smoother seam line.
5. Turn the squares right-side out and iron again. Top stitch 1/4″ from the edge.
That’s it! Pour yourself a drink and watch an episode or five of Doctor Who.
If you make a set, I’d love to see it! Please share a link to your project.
How are you feeling about Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor? I’m still in my wary post-regeneration adjustment phase. It usually takes a few episodes for me to fall in love with a new Doctor, and then I have to re-watch everything to realize they were amazing all along. Does anyone else do that?


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Ahead of the independent debut Bury Me With Dead Roses, following a timely departure from Warner Records, Phora attends his own funeral in the visual for “The Dream.” Serving as a tribute to Nipsey Hussle, the 6th Element-directed clip takes place in an alternate universe where he didn’t survive his 2015 freeway shooting. This is a reminder to critics as wells as fans alike to celebrate the people you value today. To be honest, tomorrow isn’t promised. The video goes on to reveal the west coast wordsmith winning a Grammy, receiving excessive radio play, topping the Billboard charts, loved ones fighting over personal property, and idols speaking towards the bright future he had all as a result of his death.
Unfortunately, we have been losing many of our musical greats lately. Moreover, Phora used a lifechanging incident in his own life during one of his most vulnerable videos ever. Experience the thought-provoking mini-movie below. Bury Me With Dead Roses hits all official digital retailers July 26th! #RipNipseyHussle

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I have a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan. For the past few weeks, it takes forever to warm up. The temperature gauge stays on C for about 1/2 hour and even once it starts moving, the gauge doesn’t move far. The air coming out of the heater is cold as well. It’s about 10 degrees here today and my family needs to use this vehicle to go to a funeral Monday and would like to be warm after leaving the graveside service. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
A stuck open thermostat will prevent the engine from warming up correctly. Try having the thermostat replaced.
Low coolant level will have the same effect as well.


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This drawing is from the painting series The Large Passion by Albrecht Durer. He was a painter who lived in the middle ages, specifically 1497-1528. He left a mark in the world with his painting Christ on the Mount of Olives.
This artwork depicts a sombre mood. It is a picture of Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives. During this time, Christ was mourning for Jerusalem because people had turned his father's house, the temple, into a market place. Truly, this was a gloomy moment and who better to capture it than Albrecht. This wonderful artwork is currently stored at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C in the U.S.A. Here, art lovers get some eye candy there while they view the work of some great men in history like Albrecht. This particular painting depicts the misery Christ went through during that time, and Albrecht captured every aspect of that moment. The mood set is simply heartbreaking.
Albrecht mainly used engravings for most of his pieces. He was quite fond of this method of drawing. As he progressed, body colour and watercolours became his new favourites. As much as painting techniques were not quite as advanced as today, his paintings always came out superb. He went on to be a pioneer in exploring new and better ways of painting. Albrecht drew this particular piece in the year 1515. He was residing in Vienna, Austria. This drawing rose to fame because of the attention and detail that went into it. It was a masterpiece, and not many artists can do such a great job. Actually, even replicas don’t turn out as good.
There are two more related artworks. These two drawings touch directly on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. They are: Christ taken captive and Christ on the cross with the Virgin and St. John. They are all incorporated into the large passion series. They are all gloomy paintings that depict a desolate mood. During Albrecht’s tour to Italy, he was exposed to the work of Giovanni Bellini. It is said that this is where he drew most of his inspiration. In fact, Albrecht once confessed that his best artist was Giovanni of Italy. Durer found Giovanni’s work to be rather interesting and clever. He got admiration for Giovanni and thus got his inspiration. The large passion series was an exceptional collection of paintings. They represent Christianity. When Christ wept on the mountain of olives, it was a significant moment for Christians. It represented the Church as a holy place that should not be mixed with worldly desires.


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Showing Collections: 1 - 16 of 16
Overview Teacher; Author; Astrologer. Collection includes personal papers and materials pertaining to Howell's career as an astrologer and teacher and practitioner of Jungian cosmology/psychology: a lengthy oral history; teaching materials; diaries; writings; correspondence; publicity materials; subject files; and memorabilia. [NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia Smith Collection if you would like one sent to you.]
Dates of Materials: 1930 - 2011
Overview Born June 19, 1935 to a Southern Baptist family, Carolyn McDade is a feminist, a writer of women's music, and self-described activist. The collection includes personal and professional papers, including correspondence, music, writing, and organizational documents.
Dates of Materials: 1940 - 2014
Overview Elizabeth A. Sackler, the daughter of Arthur M. Sackler, a psychiatrist who made a fortune in the pharmaceutical business and a noted patron of the arts, has been a tireless advocate on behalf of American Indians and the repatriation of their sacred objects as well as a self-described "matron"of feminist art". Her papers include correspondence, reports, fundraising materials, A/V materials, photographs, and publications.
Dates of Materials: 1962 - 2017
Overview The collection contains personal and professional papers reflecting Elizabeth Kennedy's role as one of the pioneers in the field of Women's Studies and LGBTQ Studies as well as her activism, both in Buffalo, NY and in Arizona. Especially well documented is the emergence of Women's Studies as a viable academic field, as well as the opening up of American Studies and cultural anthropology.
Dates of Materials: 1951-2017
Overview The Washington-based Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM), which engaged over 300 organizations worldwide from its founding in 1998 to the present, focused on encouraging the development of HIV/AIDS prevention methods that women could use autonomously, with no active partner participation. The collection contains a wide range of materials from published scientific research to documentation of the GCM's lobbying efforts in Washington, as well as personal correspondence and handwritten...
Dates of Materials: 1990-2011
Overview The Joann Aalfs papers document the New Bedford Women's Center (founded circa 1969), of which Aalfs was a member. She kept complete and highly detailed records that provide excellent documentation of the beginnings of this grassroots women's organization, the personal and political dimensions of the problems its members sought to address and remedy, as well as the economic, social and cultural context in which it existed. Much of the correspondence is family-related, over multiple generations.
Dates of Materials: 1902-2014
Overview Loretta J. Ross is a Reproductive Rights advocate, Civil Rights activist, feminist, women's health activist. Her papers contain speeches, writings, correspondence, organization and conference files, and audiovisual materials. The collection pertains primarily to Ross' activism for reproductive justice rights for women of color, anti-violence, international human rights work, and particularly to issues related black women's health. Other topics include abortion, women's health, teenage...
Dates of Materials: 1956 - 2014
Overview Marianne Robinson's letters, photographs, poetry, correspondence, and even invoices are fantastic primary sources for topics of the labor and women's movement, folk music, single motherhood, and activism. Her correspondence with Woody Guthrie might be of special interest.
Dates of Materials: 1948-2015
Overview Marjorie Nelson was a lesbian activist, therapist and feminist. The Marjory Nelson papers consist of a wide range of materials documenting the progression of her life, from faculty wife in a traditional marriage to graduate student, lesbian activist, radical feminist, hypnotherapist, and pacifist. Her activities in the feminist movement are richly documented, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present. There are also correspondence, photographs and other materials representative of...
Dates of Materials: 1947-2006
Overview Non-profit women's health advocacy organization focusing on the diversity of women's experiences; advocating women's self-determination in all aspects of their reproductive and sexual health; establishing universal health care that meets the needs of diverse women; monitoring the actions of federal regulatory and funding agencies, industry, and health care professions; providing women with objective health information from a feminist viewpoint; and supporting grassroots action. The records...
Dates of Materials: 1963 - 2011
Overview Feminist advocacy and educational program. Collection is a rich source of information about issues of race, class, and gender in higher education, in New Jersey specifically, and the efforts of that State to address them among its college and university students and faculty. Types of materials include administrative files, publications, correspondence and emails, reports, writings, books, photographs, conference packets, audiocassettes, DVDs, videocassettes, grant applications, financial...
Dates of Materials: 1969 - 2006
Overview Political activist; Health reformer; Feminist; Civil rights activist. The papers consist of extensive files pertaining to Nkenge Touré's activism in health reform and civil and political rights for African American women. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective and the D.C. Rape Crisis Center are well-documented, as are many conferences and workshops in which Touré participated. Touré's international work in these fields is also represented, and there is a small amount of...
Dates of Materials: 1968-2014
Overview Old Lesbians Organizing for Change(OLOC) is a national (United States) organization of lesbian activists age 60 and over. This collection includes extensive documentation of all OLOC gatherings since 1987, including photographs of activities, and videotapes of panel discussions and keynote speeches. Administrative files, newsletters and other publications, and educational and public relations materials are also included, as is a history of the organization. The collection also contains a small...
Dates of Materials: 1986 - 2018
Overview The records of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America provide substantial information about the history of the birth control and family planning movement nationally and internationally. They are a significant source of information on all aspects of the history of birth control and family planning, including women's health issues; sex education; women in poverty; international population planning and policy; and the legal, political and social aspects of contraception and abortion. Types...
Dates of Materials: 1912 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
Overview The records of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America provide substantial information about the history of the birth control and family planning movement nationally and internationally. The records contain correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, publicity, publications, and congressional and legal materials. They document many aspects of the work of the PPFA and its predecessor organizations, advocacy, medical work, and the activities of its staff and affiliates. The PPFA Records are...
Dates of Materials: 1918 - 1974
Overview Ambassador; Clergy member; Composer; Feminist; Foundation executive; Marriage counselor; Philanthropist; Political activist; Professor; Photographer; Reproductive health advocate; Rancher. The papers well document Ambassador Hunt's service as the American Ambassador in Austria during a most volatile period and her efforts to provide programming to assist, especially women, in the aftermath of the break up of the Soviet Union and during the Bosnian War. Materials include correspondence,...
Dates of Materials: 1968 - 2015
- articles 11
- Computer media 10
- Electronic records 10
- memorabilia 10
- Notes 9
- Videotapes 9
- Writings 9
- clippings 9
- Brochures 8
- Financial records 8
- Fliers 8
- Resumes 8
- reports 8
- Appointment books 7
- Grant proposals 7 ∧ less
- German 1
- Alan Guttmacher Institute 2
- American Birth Control League 2
- Best, Winfield 2
- Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Birth Control Federation of America 2
- Guttmacher, Alan Frank, 1898- 2
- International Planned Parenthood Federation 2
- McCormick, Katherine Dexter, 1876-1967 2
- National Women's Health Network 2
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America 2
- Planned Parenthood-World Population (U.S.) 2
- Rape Crisis Center (Washington, D.C.) 2
- Rose, D. Kenneth 2
- Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966 2
- Wattleton, Faye 2
- Aalfs, Janet E. 1
- Aalfs, Joann 1
- American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation 1
- American Studies Association 1
- Ansbacher, Charles 1 ∧ less

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La Galaxy captain, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has criticized the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs.
Unlike Europe, where Ibrahimovic has played for the likes of Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Inter, AC Milan and Juventus, MLS uses a playoff system to crown a champion.
The top seven teams from the Western and Eastern Conferences, which consist of 12 teams in each division, progress to the postseason.
However, a new format will be introduced this year, with the top seed in each conference earning a bye to the second round, while the other six teams in each conference battle for their spots in the conference semifinals.
Also, the playoffs will be completed earlier this season, as the MLS campaign will finish in November, rather than in early December like years past.
“I think the system is s***.
“How can you learn mentality if you only have to reach the playoffs?”
“You just need to win the play-offs, and that’s it. The results in each game are important, but here, if you come in seventh place, you make the playoffs and win, you are champion.
“For me, the mentality is every day, training the way you train is the way you play a game, and with the MLS system, how do you create that mentality to be in your toes 24 hours?It’s very difficult,”
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Georgia High School Basketball - Washington County fells NortheastJanuary 29, 2019: Sandersville, GA 31082
Washington County Golden Hawks (Sandersville, GA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Northeast Raiders (Macon, GA), 84-65 in a league bout.
With the win, Washington County upgrades its record to 18-5 on the season. The Golden Hawks travel to Dublin (Dublin, GA) to clash with the Fighting Irish in a AA Region 3 bout on Friday, February 1. The Fighting Irish go into the bout with a record of 10-10. Dublin won 72-69 in their recent non-league bout against Swainsboro (Swainsboro, GA)
Next up, the Raiders clash with the East Laurens Falcons (East Dublin, GA) in a AA Region 3 bout, on Friday, February 1. Northeast will attempt to upgrade on its 18-5 season record. The Falcons go into the bout with a 3-18 record after their 62-31 league loss to Southwest (Macon, GA).


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Raised on the Mississippi River in rural Lagrange Missouri- growing up without much money, my grandma Wisehart always had big Chief paper pads and pencils available at all times and encouraged me to draw everything in sight or in mind.
I am always expressing my love for life through the end of a paintbrush, using techniques similar to those of Claude Monet. Plein air painting is my passion. Like the impressionists did. But i have learned to make a living using all mediums in the past 30 years, while being married and raising 4 great kids ages 23-30
I also have 4 grandchildren at my young age of 49!
Ive been a resident of Cut Off la for 32 years. Ive painted at many weddings and live events here and all over New Orleans the past 6 years. Live painting helped build my business bigger.
While in France Sept 2018, i had two seizures that put me in the hospital for a week. When i got home i had brain surgery right away Tracy Wisehart~Plaisance
at Ochsner to remove a tumor. Glioblastoma. GBM. Its been two years now. A lot of treatments. Dr appoinments. My “new normal”. A huge thank you goes to my team at Benson Cancer Center in the neuro dept for saving my life.
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This fund helped Tracy Wisehart Plaisance in her time of need.
When I was child, I used to draw the stain glass in church on the Church bulletin. This kept me busy .
As I got older, this love never faded and eventually I took private lessons with my mentor. I have never lost my passion for the thing that defines me. Art is truly my Love . I can express myself through my paintings of the place I call home, LOUISIANA local gifts artist
I use many different mediums, such as acrylic, oil , enamel and pastels. I believe that working in a single medium is restrictive to my artistic process. Each idea manifests in its own individual style.
I am truly inspired by the beauty of my home state, Louisiana.
Louisiana has so much culture from from music to crawfish.
I love color so the flowers of Louisiana are some of my favorite things and then there is the top inspiration, the beautiful birds. Some say I am partial to pelicans.


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Review: I do find some of the reviews on here a bit unfair. I have visited the Warehouse Cafe several times and have only once had a less that perfect experience when my sausages came a bit burnt. Every other time the food has been delicious and perfectly cooked though. I think one of the problems could be their name. 'Cafe' suggests somewhere serving the usual veggie burgers, soup, sandwiches, etc. The Warehouse does do this sort of thing, but also has a variety of main meals more suitable for an evening out and the price reflects this. I think it's better to treat it as a restaurant offering a higher quality of food. It isn't the cheapest place, but I genuinely feel it offers great value for money given the quality of cooking. They have a really creative range of dishes cooked using local ingredients where possible that offer something a bit out of the ordinary. And at the end of the day the prices are still lower than most equivalent omnivorous places. I also find the portion sizes fine and am always stuffed by the time I come to dessert. I think it's perhaps because they normally serve the dishes artfully arranged on massive plates, so it can look less than you're actually getting. It's beautifully flavoured, high quality food though so you don't need enormous portions anyway. Occasionally the desserts can be a bit odd, but I think that is because we often have the vegan version of non-vegan desserts and they sometimes seem to have gone a bit weird in translation. So I would recommend you get specifically vegan desserts rather than these veganified versions!


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Dub poet, radio host, and author, Mutabaruka is Jamaica's voice of the people. He's an internationally acclaimed dub poet, social critic, performer and actor. Hailing from Jamaica, he is influenced by Rastafarianism and his work focuses on themes of social justice, human rights and black liberation. As a musician, he has released several outstanding albums of dub poetry, a spoken word art form which grew out of the toasting style of early reggae DJ’s. Mutabaruka also played the lead role of Shango in Haile Gerima’s award-winning film Sankofa.
He's blessed with a deep and booming voice and his intelligent poems reflect a pure and outspoken point of view, flavored with a kind of militancy that is quite unique. To be honest, whether you agree with his opinions or not, you will be captivated by the man's speechmaking abilities.|
Spanning a recording career of 21 years, Muta now releases his first album since 1994, "Life Squared". A true individual, Mutabaruka's lyrics still are insightful, intelligent, and powerful, as he comments on all aspects of human nature. "Life Squared" features the single The Monkey inna ska and mento remix. The song is the Dave Bartholomew poem "The Monkey", marking the first time Muta has recorded another's works. Also featured here is the title track to Life and Debt, the acclaimed Stephanie Black film that documents real life experiences in Jamaica. The song speaks of the plight of Jamaicans under the IMF and World Bank. He uses the riddim from from Marvin Gaye's classic song 'What's Going On' on The Confusion Today as he asks 'Wha A Gwan'? Further highlights on the album include the poem Spirituality on which Mutabaruka uses a speech from Haile Selassie to point out the differences between religion and spirituality and Mother Divine, a song dealing with women's perspectives.
All recordings were done at Mainstreet Studios and Music Works Recording Studio except Dis Poem which was recorded in New York.


Philadelphia counts 600,000 buildings, including homes and businesses, within its borders and many of them are aging and drafty — which means they're using more carbon-generating energy than they may really need.
On Tuesday, the city's Office of Sustainability laid out its Clean Energy Vision strategy to get residents and
business owners to voluntarily become more energy efficient and reduce the amount of electricity they pull from the grid, cutting the city's overall carbon emissions. This plan would help the city meet the criteria of the Paris agreement, though the Trump administration withdrew from the global accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"We're really focused today on the built environment and I think that's important to note," said Christine Knapp, director of the Office of Sustainability.
Knapp said the city reduced emissions of carbon dioxide — the chief greenhouse gas — by 15 percent between 2006 and 2014. However, the city has a much more ambitious goal: reducing the 2006 levels by 80 percent by 2050. The city has already laid out a plan for trimming municipal energy use, which now costs the city $64 million a year in electricity for its buildings.
The city is accepting public comment on the plan, which won't be finalized until January.
It's expected that the bulk of energy savings will come from how the city pulls electricity from the regional grid operated by PJM, a regional transmission organization. About 40 percent of carbon emissions attributable to buildings comes from fossil-fuel generated electricity. Philadelphia is seeking a partnership with a renewable energy provider that would supply electric power through solar or wind.
But city officials are also calling on residents to help since residential neighborhoods make up the bulk of Philadelphia. As part of the effort, the office of sustainability is launching a survey asking residents to evaluate its work and share how they might participate in achieving the goals.
"People are really excited that we're doing this work and there are a lot of Philadelphians that really want to be a part of this process," said Rich Freeh, a senior manager with the Office of Sustainability.
The city already has a program, Solarize Philly, in place to help residents install rooftop solar panels. Officials say more than 2,100 residents have expressed interest, and 186 have signed solar installation agreements. The goal is to sign up 500 residents by next year. About 80 percent of Philadelphia's rooftop space is suitable to generate solar. However, even if half of that space were devoted to solar, the city's needs would not be met.
The EPA estimates that up to 30 percent of energy in the city's buildings is wasted.
So officials urge residents to weatherize their homes by installing programmable thermostats, replacing dirty air filters, sealing windows, using high efficiency light bulbs, and planting trees that provide shade in the summer. Residents should also consider geothermal energy.
Updated energy codes for residential and commercial structures would also go a long way toward cutting carbon use. The city says it can offer developers who prioritize energy efficiency a streamlined permitting process, higher building density than normal, and tax incentives.
"We're recognizing that Philadelphia needs to lead to reduce our carbon footprint when there's a state of inaction at the federal government," Freeh said.


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Tradeing it for legendary pets, but i welcome any offer.
A food frisbee?
Sorry but onely in trade for pets, ad this object is sooo exclusive
Oh the objects i mentioned are exclusive too they cannot be found by oppening gifts or something they are not in game.
Can you send a photo of the garage ball plssss
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Key Georgia staffer reportedly leaving to join Mel Tucker in Colorado
It looks like at least one Georgia staffer will follow former Bulldogs defensive coordinator Mel Tucker to Colorado.
Multiple outlets are reporting that Jay Johnson, who served as an offensive quality control analyst on Kirby Smart’s staff the past two seasons, is leaving UGA to become Colorado’s offensive coordinator. Obviously losing off-field staffers is preferable over having to replace on-field assistants, but Bulldogs beat writer Marc Weiszer describes Johnson as a “key” off-field staffer.
Johnson has recent experience as a Power 5 offensive coordinator. He was Minnesota’s offensive coordinator in 2016, but was let go when Gophers head coach Tracy Claeys was fired for supporting Minnesota players’ protest of the suspension 10 teammates being investigated by the school for sexual assault allegations. P.J. Fleck did not retain Johnson for the 2017 season.
— Marc Weiszer (@marcweiszer) December 10, 2018


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Author: Abraham L. Newman
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date: 2018-07-05
From credit-card purchases to electronic fingerprints, the amount of personal data available to government and business is growing exponentially. All industrial societies face the problem of how to regulate this vast world of information, but their governments have chosen distinctly different solutions. In Protectors of Privacy, Abraham L. Newman details how and why, in contrast to the United States, the nations of the European Union adopted comprehensive data privacy for both the public and the private sectors, enforceable by independent regulatory agencies known as data privacy authorities. Despite U.S. prominence in data technology, Newman shows, the strict privacy rules of the European Union have been adopted far more broadly across the globe than the self-regulatory approach championed by the United States. This rift has led to a series of trade and security disputes between the United States and the European Union. Based on many interviews with politicians, civil servants, and representatives from business and NGOs, and supplemented with archival sources, statistical analysis, and examples, Protectors of Privacy delineates the two principal types of privacy regimes-comprehensive and limited. The book presents a theory of regulatory development that highlights the role of transgovernmental networks not only in implementing rules but also in actively shaping the political process surrounding policymaking. More broadly, Newman explains how Europe's institutional revolution has created in certain sectors the regulatory capacity that allows it to challenge U.S. dominance in international economic governance.
Author: David Levi-Faur
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date: 2011-01-01
'Political science has leap-frogged law, economics, and sociology to become the dominant discipline contributing to regulatory studies. David Levi-Faur's volume taps the rich veins of regulatory scholarship that have made this the case. It brings together the talented new network of politics scholars intrigued by the importance of the changing nature of state and non-state regulation. Their fresh insights complement important new work by established stars of the field. Definitely a book to have on your shelf when in search of exciting theoretical approaches to politics.' – John Braithwaite, Australian National University '"Regulation", in its manifold forms, is the central process of contemporary governance, as it seeks to blend the dynamism of market economies with responsiveness to political and normative demands for health, safety, environmental protection, and fairness. Understanding regulation's varieties, vulnerabilities, and virtues has become a significant focus of academic research and theory. This volume provides an extraordinary survey of research in that field – a survey remarkable in its comprehensiveness, outstanding in the quality of the contributions by leading regulatory scholars from different nations and academic disciplines.' – Robert A. Kagan, University of California, Berkeley, US 'An authoritative collection by a range of contributors with outstanding reputations in the field.' – Michael Moran, WJM Mackenzie Professor of Government 'This is an extraordinarily useful one-stop-shop for a wide range of traditions and approaches to the political aspects of regulation. David Levi-Faur has assembled a fine collection that by reporting on the state of the art also shows the way ahead for a discipline that has to capture and explain dramatic changes in real-world regulatory philosophies and policies.' – Claudio Radaelli, University of Exeter, UK 'This is an unusually impressive edited volume. Its contributors include the leading academic experts on government regulation from around the world. Its several clearly-written and informative essays address the most important topics, issues, and debates that have engaged students of regulatory politics. I strongly recommend this volume to anyone interested in understanding the breadth and depth of contemporary scholarship on the political dimensions of regulation.' – David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, US This unique Handbook offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive, state-of-the-art reviews of the politics of regulation. It presents and discusses the core theories and concepts of regulation in response to the rise of the regulatory state and regulatory capitalism, and in the context of the 'golden age of regulation'. Its ten sections include forty-nine chapters covering issues as diverse and varied as: theories of regulation; historical perspectives on regulation; regulation of old and new media; risk regulation, enforcement and compliance; better regulation; civil regulation; European regulatory governance; and global regulation. As a whole, it provides an essential point of reference for all those working on the political, social, and economic aspects of regulation. This comprehensive resource will be of immense value to scholars and policymakers in numerous fields and disciplines including political science, public policy and administration, international relations, regulation, international law, business and politics, European studies, regional studies, and development studies.
Author: Henry Farrell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: 2019-04-02
We live in an interconnected world, where security problems like terrorism are spilling across borders, and globalized data networks and e-commerce platforms are reshaping the world economy. This means that states' jurisdictions and rule systems clash. How have they negotiated their differences over freedom and security? Of Privacy and Power investigates how the European Union and United States, the two major regulatory systems in world politics, have regulated privacy and security, and how their agreements and disputes have reshaped the transatlantic relationship. The transatlantic struggle over freedom and security has usually been depicted as a clash between a peace-loving European Union and a belligerent United States. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman demonstrate how this misses the point. The real dispute was between two transnational coalitions--one favoring security, the other liberty--whose struggles have reshaped the politics of surveillance, e-commerce, and privacy rights. Looking at three large security debates in the period since 9/11, involving Passenger Name Record data, the SWIFT financial messaging controversy, and Edward Snowden's revelations, the authors examine how the powers of border-spanning coalitions have waxed and waned. Globalization has enabled new strategies of action, which security agencies, interior ministries, privacy NGOs, bureaucrats, and other actors exploit as circumstances dictate.
Author: David Levi-Faur
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date: 2012-03-29
Genre: Political Science
The Oxford Handbook of Governance presents an authoritative and accessible state-of-the-art analysis of the social science literature on governance. The volume presents the core concepts and knowledge that have evolved in the study of governance in different levels and arenas of politics and policymaking. In doing so it establishes itself as the essential point of reference for all those studying politics, society, and economics from a governance perspective. The volume comprises fifty-two chapters from leaders in the field. The chapters are organized in nine sections dealing with topics that include governance as the reform of the state, democratic governance, European governance, and global governance.
Author: Philipp E. Fischer
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date: 2012-02-08
Intermediate Examination Paper from the year 2010 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, grade: befriedigend, Queen Mary University of London (Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS)), course: International Studies in Intellectual Property Law (LL.M.) - End of first term dissertation, language: English, abstract: Rapidly developing technologies are providing new and very powerful means to sort, combine and analyse data. This data exists in a networked environment, thus personal information can be collected and processed on any computer on the Net and is, at least in theory, accessible by every computer on the Net. The development of the Internet has made it possible to transfer this data "around the globe at the click of a mouse". Fresh business models such as "cloud computing", the newest "driver to illustrate the speed and breadth of the environment", allow this data to be processed across national borders on a routine basis. Individuals and companies are "increasingly immersed in social networking, search technologies, online commerce and many other activities in which information about an individual is sent worldwide from one point to another". These activities became more and more borderless, because the Internet, as an open window to the world, blurs the lines between public and private space, firstly since globalisation and the outsourcing of economic actors entrain an ever growing exchange of personal data, additionally because of the security pressure in the name of the legitimate fight against terrorism opens the access to a significant number of data to an increasing number of public authorities and finally this is due the tools of the digital society accompany everyone at each stage of life by leaving permanently individual and borderless traces in both space and time. Therefore, calls of both the public and private sectors for an international legal framework for privacy and data protection have become louder. Privacy Commissioners appealed to the United Nations "to prepare a binding legal instrument which clearly sets out in detail the rights to data protection and privacy as enforceable human right". This appeal was repeated in 2008 at the 30th International Conference held in Strasbourg , and at the 31th conference 2009 in Madrid through the draft of a global legal instrument on Data Protection with a view to submitting it to the United Nations. But also companies such as Google and Facebook have come under continuous pressure from governments and citizens to reform data use of data. Could these calls possibly be best achieved by an international framework for Data Protection, rather than a collection of national or regional approaches?
Author: Martha Finnemore
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2013-04-11
Genre: Political Science
No scholar better exemplifies the intellectual challenges foisted on the Neorealist school of international relations than prominent scholar Stephen Krasner (Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Studies, the Senior Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, School of Humanities & Sciences, and Director of Policy Planning at the US State Department 2005-2007). Throughout his career he has wrestled with realism's promises and limitations. Krasner has always been a prominent defender of realism and the importance of power understood in material terms, whether military or economic. Yet realist frameworks rarely provided a complete explanation for outcomes, in Krasner's analyses, and much of his work involved understanding power's role in situations not well explained by realism. If states seek power, why do we see cooperation? If hegemony promotes cooperation why does cooperation continue in the face of America's decline? Do states actually pursue their national interests or do domestic structures and values derail the rational pursuit of material objectives? Krasner's explanations were as diverse as were the problems. They pushed, to use his phrase, "the limits of realism." Edited by Martha Finnemore and Judith Goldstein, Back to Basics asks scholars to reflect on the role power plays in contemporary politics and how a power politics approach is influential today. The arguments made by the authors in this volume speak to one of three themes that run through Krasner's work: state power and hegemony; the relationship between states and markets; conceptions of the nation state in international politics. These themes appeared regularly in Krasner's scholarship as he wrestled, over his career, with fundamental questions of inter-state politics. Contributors largely agree on the centrality of power but diverge substantially on the ways power is manifest and should be measured and understood. Many of the contributors confronted the same intellectual dilemmas as Krasner in struggling to define power and its relationship to interests, yet their responses are different. Together, these essays explore new ways of thinking about power's role in contemporary politics and demonstrate the concepts continued relevance for both policy and theory.
Do the traditional tools of governance make sense in the decidedly nontraditional political entity that is the European Union? Or are the realities of the unique EU system generating new, and sometimes eclectic approaches to policymaking? Responding to these questions, Innovative Governance in the European Union explores the emergence and development of governance approaches in a wide range of policy areas.The book¿s strong conceptual framework coupled with extensive empirical studies allows systematic comparison across EU policy areas. It also sheds light on the politics of policymaking in the context of the incentives and constraints set by the EU¿s institutional structure. Taken as a whole, it provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the forms of governance now emerging in the European Union.
Author: Abraham L. Newman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2018-03
From home mortgages to i-phones, basic elements of our daily lives depend on international economic markets. The astonishing complexity of these exchanges may seem ungoverned. Yet the global economy remains deeply bound by rules. Far from the staid world of treaties and state-to-state diplomacy, economic governance increasingly relies on a different class of international market regulation - soft law - comprised of voluntary standards, best practices, and recommended guidance created by a motley assortment of international organizations. Voluntary Disruptions argues that international soft law is deeply political, shaping the winners and losers of globalization. Some observers focus on soft law's potential to solve problems and coordinate market participants. Voluntary Disruptions widens the discussion, shifting attention to the ways soft law provides new political resources to some groups while not to others and alters the sites of contestation and the actors who participate in them. Highlighting two mechanisms - legitimacy claims and arena expansion - the book explains how soft law, typically viewed as limited by its voluntary nature, disrupts and transforms the politics of economic governance. Using financial regulation as its laboratory, Voluntary Disruptions explains the remarkable pre-crisis alignment of US and European approaches to governing markets, the rise and prominence of transnational industry associations in the 1990s and 2000s, and the ambivalence of US reforms towards international market cooperation in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Rethinking scholarly and policy approaches to international soft law, this volume answers enduring and pressing questions about global finance, International Relations, and power. Transformations in Governance is a major new academic book series from Oxford University Press. It is designed to accommodate the impressive growth of research in comparative politics, international relations, public policy, federalism, and environmental and urban studies concerned with the dispersion of authority from central states to supranational institutions, subnational governments, and public-private networks. It brings together work that advances our understanding of the organization, causes, and consequences of multilevel and complex governance. The series is selective, containing annually a small number of books of exceptionally high quality by leading and emerging scholars. The series is edited by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Walter Mattli of the University of Oxford.
We are all 'glass consumers'. Organisations know so much about us, they can almost see through us. This book takes the debate beyond privacy issues, arguing that we are living in a world in which - more than ever before - our personal information defines our opportunities in life.