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"Parallels of latitude" only - of all imaginary lines on the surface of the Earth - are circles, which increase, progressively, from the northern centre to the southern circumference. The mariner's course in the direction of any one of these concentric circles is his longitude, the degrees of which INCREASE to such an extent beyond the equator (going southwards) that hundreds of vessels have been wrecked because of the false idea created by the untruthfulness of the charts and the globular theory together, causing the sailor to be continually getting out of his reckoning. With a map of the Earth in its true form all difficulty is done away with, and ships may be conducted anywhere with perfect safety. This, then, is a very important practical proof that the Earth is not a globe.
33.) If the Earth were a globe, people – except those on the top – would, certainly, have to be "fastened" to its surface by some means or other, whether by the "attraction" of astronomers or by some other undiscovered and undiscoverable process! But, as we know that we simply walk on its surface without any other aid than that which is necessary for locomotion on a plane, it follows that we have, herein, a conclusive proof that Earth is not a globe.
In the past 60 years of space exploration, we’ve launched satellites, probes, and people into space. Some of them got back, some of them still float through the solar system (and almost beyond it), and many transmit amazing images to our receivers on Earth. In all of these photos, the Earth is (wait for it) spherical. The curvature of the Earth is also visible in the many, many, many, many photos snapped by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. You can see a recent example from ISS Commander Scott Kelly's Instagram right here:
81.) Newtonian philosophers teach us that the Moon goes round: the Earth from west to east. But observation – man's most certain mode of gaining knowledge – shows us that the Moon never ceases to move in the opposite direction – from east to west. Since, then, we know that nothing can possibly move in two, opposite directions at the same time, it is a proof that the thing is a big blunder; and, in short, it is a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
105) Aquarius and Libra can be seen from 65 degrees North to 90 degrees South! The constellation Virgo is visible from 80 degrees North down to 80 degrees South, and Orion can be seen from 85 degrees North all the way to 75 degrees South latitude! These are all only possible because the “hemispheres” are not spheres at all but concentric circles of latitude extending outwards from the central North Pole with the stars rotating over and around.
94) From the highland near Portsmouth Harbor in Hampshire, England looking across Spithead to the Isle of Wight, the entire base of the island, where water and land come together composes a perfectly straight line 22 statute miles long. According to the ball-Earth theory, the Isle of Wight should decline 80 feet from the center on each side to account for the necessary curvature. The cross-hairs of a good theodolite directed there, however, have repeatedly shown the land and water line to be perfectly level.
71) It is often possible to see the Chicago skyline from sea-level 60 miles away across Lake Michigan. In 2015 after photographer Joshua Nowicki photographed this phenomenon several news channels quickly claimed his picture to be a “superior mirage,” an atmospheric anomaly caused by temperature inversion. While these certainly do occur, the skyline in question was facing right-side up and clearly seen unlike a hazy illusory mirage, and on a ball-Earth 25,000 miles in circumference should be 2,400 feet below the horizon.
64) Quoting “Earth Not a Globe!” by Samuel Rowbotham, “It is known that the horizon at sea, whatever distance it may extend to the right and left of the observer on land, always appears as a straight line. The following experiment has been tried in various parts of the country. At Brighton, on a rising ground near the race course, two poles were fixed in the earth six yards apart, and directly opposite the sea. Between these poles a line was tightly stretched parallel to the horizon. From the center of the line the view embraced not less than 20 miles on each side making a distance of 40 miles. A vessel was observed sailing directly westwards; the line cut the rigging a little above the bulwarks, which it did for several hours or until the vessel had sailed the whole distance of 40 miles. The ship coming into view from the east would have to ascend an inclined plane for 20 miles until it arrived at the center of the arc, whence it would have to descend for the same distance. The square of 20 miles multiplied by 8 inches gives 266 feet as the amount the vessel would be below the line at the beginning and at the end of the 40 miles.”
This flat Eart thing is just showing how easy it is to malipulate people. I think, that the whole point of this is so that people would not believe blindly in everything so called authorities are trying to sell as "universal truths" and start to think on their own. Many people will believe in anything, as long as it's advocated by someone they see as authority in some field. I see it this way.
In the next photograph (Figure 6), the lettering on the hull is no longer visible. The layer of gray containers is even more visible in the inferior mirage, and the first layer of multi-colored containers is now beginning to appear in the inferior mirage. In the next photograph (Figure 7), the light from the gray layer of containers and its inferior mirage are beginning to merge. The first layer of the multi-colored containers above it is clearly visible in the inferior mirage. The white of the bridge castle is starting to show up in the inferior mirage. In Figure 8, the layer of gray containers no longer is visible. The bottom of the bridge castle and its inferior mirage have merged. None of the hull is visible. In the next photograph (Figure 9), the ship has turned, so we see the back of the bridge castle and containers on the stern. Much of the bottom of what appears to be the ship is an inferior mirage of the upper containers. At any rate, the hull is clearly not visible. Finally, in Figure 10 none of the containers are visible. All that we can see is the back of the bridge castle, merged with the upside-down inferior mirage. Notice the symmetry between the two.
190) Cultures the world over throughout history have all described and purported the existence of a geocentric, stationary flat Earth. Egyptians, Indians, Mayans, Chinese, Native Americans and literally every ancient civilization on Earth had a geocentric flat-Earth cosmology. Before Pythagoras, the idea of a spinning ball-Earth was non-existent and even after Pythagoras it remained an obscure minority view until 2000 years later when Copernicus began reviving the heliocentric theory.
20.) The common sense of man tells him – if nothing else told him – that there is an "up" and a "down" in -nature, even as regards the heavens and the earth; but the theory of modern astronomers necessitates the conclusion that there is not: therefore, 'the theory of the astronomers is opposed to common sense – yes, and to inspiration – and this is a common sense proof that the Earth is not a globe.
We have seen that astronomers - to give us a level surface on which to live - have cut off one-half of the "globe" in a certain picture in their books. [See page 6.] Now, astronomers having done this, one-half of the substance of their "spherical theory" is given up! Since, then, the theory must stand or fall in its entirety, it has really fallen when the half is gone. Nothing remains, then, but a plane Earth, which is, of course, a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
60) Anyone can prove the sea-horizon perfectly straight and the entire Earth perfectly flat using nothing more than a level, tripods and a wooden plank. At any altitude above sea-level, simply fix a 6-12 foot long, smooth, leveled board edgewise upon tripods and observe the skyline from eye-level behind it. The distant horizon will always align perfectly parallel with the upper edge of the board. Furthermore, if you move in a half-circle from one end of the board to the other whilst observing the skyline over the upper edge, you will be able to trace a clear, flat 10-20 miles depending on your altitude. This would be impossible if the Earth were a globe 25,000 miles in circumference; the horizon would align over the center of the board but then gradually, noticeably decline towards the extremities. Just ten miles on each side would necessitate an easily visible curvature of 66.6 feet from each end to the center.
If the Earth were a globe, it would, if we take Valentia to be the place of departure, curvate downwards, in the 1665 miles across the Atlantic to Newfoundland, according to the astronomers' own tables, more than three hundred miles; but, as the surface of the Atlantic does not do so - the fact of its levelness having been clearly demonstrated by Telegraph Cable surveyors, - it follows that we have a grand proof that Earth is not a globe.
35) If the Earth were truly a globe, then every line of latitude south of the equator would have to measure a gradually smaller and smaller circumference the farther South travelled. If, however, the Earth is an extended plane, then every line of latitude south of the equator should measure a gradually larger and larger circumference the farther South travelled. The fact that many captains navigating south of the equator assuming the globular theory have found themselves drastically out of reckoning, moreso the farther South travelled, testifies to the fact that the Earth is not a ball.
"Oh, but if the Earth is a plane, we could go to the edge and tumble over!" is a very common assertion. This is a conclusion that is formed too hastily, and facts overthrow it. The Earth certainly is, what man by his observation finds it to be, and what Mr. Proctor himself says it "seems" to be. flat - and we cannot cross the icy barrier which surrounds it. This is a complete answer to the objection, and, of course, a proof that Earth is not a globe.
19) Tycho Brahe famously argued against the heliocentric theory in his time, positing that if the Earth revolved around the Sun, the change in relative position of the stars after 6 months orbital motion could not fail to be seen. He argued that the stars should seem to separate as we approach and come together as we recede. In actual fact, however, after 190,000,000 miles of supposed orbit around the Sun, not a single inch of parallax can be detected in the stars, proving we have not moved at all.
54) At places of comparable latitude North and South, dawn and dusk happen very differently than they would on a spinning ball, but precisely how they should on a flat Earth. In the North dawn and dusk come slowly and last far longer than in the South where they come and go very quickly. Certain places in the North twilight can last for over an hour while at comparable Southern latitudes within a few minutes the sunlight completely disappears. This is inexplicable on a uniformly spinning, wobbling ball Earth but is exactly what is expected on a flat Earth with the Sun traveling faster, wider circles over the South and slower, narrower circles over the North.
In consequence of the fact being so plainly seen, by everyone who visits the seashore, that the line of the horizon is a perfectly straight line, it becomes impossible for astronomers, when they attempt to convey, pictorially, an idea of the Earth's "convexity," to do so with even a shadow of consistency: for they dare not represent this horizon as a curved line, so well known is it that it is a straight one! The greatest astronomer of the age, in page 15 of his "Lessons," gives an illustration of a ship sailing away, "as though she were rounding the top of a great hill of water;" and there - of a truth - is the straight and level line of the horizon clear along the top of the "hill" from one side of the picture to the other! Now, if this picture were true in all its parts - and it is outrageously false in several - it would show that Earth is a cylinder; for the "hill" shown is simply up one side of the level, horizontal line, and, we are led to suppose, down the other! Since, then, we have such high authority as Professor Richard A. Proctor that the Earth is a cylinder, it is, certainly, a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
The best way to see through deception is to search for the Truth! We are going to look at the creation account in the first chapter of Genesis and see what it says about the Earth. Keep in mind that God, who created the Earth, also wrote the Bible through inspired men. God, the author of creation and the Bible, knows true science, because He created it.
On February 24th, YouTubers GlobeBusters (featured in the documentary) uploaded a video entitled "Behind The Curve Documentary Reveals Globe Earth Desperation!" The video explains that the documentary was misleading. It gained 41,000 views in a couple weeks (shown below, left). On February 25th, Jeranism (also featured in the documentary) responded negatively to the film (shown below, right).
Another container ship made its way outward, as shown in Figure 11, a photograph taken through the supports of the pier at Virginia Beach. You can clearly read the name of the shipping company, Maersk Line, on the turquoise hull. What appears to be stains under the letters are the beginnings of an inferior mirage of the letters. Instead of a level of gray containers immediately above the hull, the layer of containers right above the hull on this ship appear a deep red. As with the other ship, in each succeeding photograph this ship is farther away, as evidenced by the decreasing apparent sizes of the containers and the ship.
43) If Earth was a ball there are several flights in the Southern hemisphere which would have their quickest, straightest path over the Antarctic continent such as Santiago, Chile to Sydney, Australia. Instead of taking the shortest, quickest route in a straight line over Antarctica, all such flights detour all manner of directions away from Antarctica instead claiming the temperatures too cold for airplane travel! Considering the fact that there are plenty of flights to/from/over Antarctica, and NASA claims to have technology keeping them in conditions far colder (and far hotter) than any experienced on Earth, such an excuse is clearly just an excuse, and these flights aren’t made because they are impossible.
I have been an advocate for the flat earth for months thanks to your research. I have been debating my family and even got grounded by my parents a couple times when i lost my patience (I was still in high school at the time). I have weakened relationships and even lost friends all together because of my need to show those around me the truth. I completely believe the earth is flat and want to spread the message as much as possible. I have downloaded and printed multiple copies of your 200 proof book and dispersed them to my friends and even their parents. I am letting you know this because i was banned from The International Flat Earth Research Society i believe twice now. I either created a thread when i shouldn't have or an admin took me as a shill. I even messaged you a couple months ago about an introduction, math proof, and index i made to supplement your 200 proof book. This all being said i can not allow myself to be banned from the forum as i need to learn more. Please do not ignore this message and help me someway be able to access the forum again.
50. We read in the inspired book, or collection of books, called THE BIBLE, nothing at all about the Earth being a globe or a planet, from beginning to end, but hundreds of allusions there are in its pages which could not be made if the Earth were a globe, and which are, therefore, said by the astronomer to be absurd and contrary to what he knows to be true! This is the groundwork of modern infidelity. But, since every one of many, many allusions to the Earth and the heavenly bodies in the Scriptures can be demonstrated to be absolutely true to nature, and we read of the Earth being "stretched out" "above the waters," as "standing in the water and out of the water," of its being "established that it cannot be moved," we have a store from which to take all the proofs we need, but we will just put down one proof - the Scriptural proof - that Earth is not a globe.
30.) If the Earth were a globe, an observer who should ascend above its surface would have to took downwards at the horizon (if it be possible to conceive of a horizon at all under such circumstances) even as astronomical diagrams indicate that angles – varying from ten to nearly fifty degrees below the "horizontal" line of sight! (It is just as absurd as it would be to be taught that when we look at a man full in the face we are looking down at his feet!) But, as no observer in the clouds, or upon any eminence on the earth, has ever had to do so, it follows that the diagrams spoken of are imaginary and false; that the theory which requires such things to prop it up is equally airy and untrue; and that we have a substantial proof that Earth is not a globe.
101) Sigma Octantis is claimed to be a Southern central pole star similar to Polaris, around which the Southern hemisphere stars all rotate around the opposite direction. Unlike Polaris, however, Sigma Octantis can NOT be seen simultaneously from every point along the same latitude, it is NOT central but allegedly 1 degree off-center, it is NOT motionless, and in fact cannot be seen at all using publicly available telescopes! There is legitimate speculation regarding whether Sigma Octantis even exists. Either way, the direction in which stars move overhead is based on perspective and the exact direction you’re facing, not which hemisphere you are in.
There are rivers which flow east, west, north, an south - that is, rivers are flowing in all directions over the Earth's surface, and at the same time. Now, if the Earth were a globe, some of these rivers would be flowing up-hill and others down, taking it for a fact that there really is an "up" and a "down" in nature, whatever form she assumes. But, since rivers do not flow up-hill, and the globular theory requires that they should, it is a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
When astronomers assert that it is "necessary" to make "allowance for curvature" in canal construction, it is, of course, in order that, in their idea, a level cutting may be had, for the water. How flagrantly, then, do they contradict themselves when the curved surface of the Earth is a "true level!" What more can they want for a canal than a true level? Since they contradict themselves in such an elementary point as this, it is an evidence that the whole thing is a delusion, and we have a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
Keep up the good work Eric, you have alot of evidence to back up your claims of Flat Earth. I now can clearly see we have been lied to for over 500 years. Science today is propaganda for manipulation, all these new age science movements are just a another religion. This explains how indigenous tribes around the world knew astrology without the use of telescopes. The planet or plane we live on is the only physical dense place in this universe. NASA has never been in outer space because it doesnt exist. I cant wait until more people see through the lies, seems like everthing we been taught are lies. We call our selves today a so called advanced civilization but in my opinion the ancient civilizations who relied more on spiritual technology were way advanced. I can say the ones in power have played the biggest magic trick on humanity. There alot more mysterious with this flat earth to find.
These photographs clearly reveal that the hulls of these two ships progressively disappeared as the ships moved farther away. This is consistent with what we would expect if the earth is spherical, but this cannot be explained if the earth is flat. Therefore, this is good evidence that the earth is spherical. The results presented here contradict the many photos on the internet of objects beyond the horizon that supposedly prove that the earth is flat. Those alleged proofs are flawed because they failed to take account of atmospheric refraction due to a temperature inversion. By conducting this experiment when there was no possibility of a temperature inversion, I avoided that complication. The fact that inferior mirages consistently showed up in the photographs prove that there was no temperature inversion, indicating instead that there was a slightly warmer layer of air in contact with the water, with slightly cooler air above.
67) The distance across the Irish Sea from the Isle of Man’s Douglas Harbor to Great Orm’s Head in North Wales is 60 miles. If the Earth was a globe then the surface of the water between them would form a 60 mile arc, the center towering 1944 feet higher than the coastlines at either end. It is well-known and easily verifiable, however, that on a clear day, from a modest altitude of 100 feet, the Great Orm’s Head is visible from Douglas Harbor. This would be completely impossible on a globe of 25,000 miles. Assuming the 100 foot altitude causes the horizon to appear approximately 13 miles off, the 47 miles remaining means the Welsh coastline should still fall an impossible 1472 feet below the line of sight!
15) If the Earth were truly a sphere 25,000 miles in circumference, airplane pilots would have to constantly correct their altitudes downwards so as to not fly straight off into “outer space;” a pilot wishing to simply maintain their altitude at a typical cruising speed of 500 mph, would have to constantly dip their nose downwards and descend 2,777 feet (over half a mile) every minute! Otherwise, without compensation, in one hour’s time the pilot would find themselves 31.5 miles higher than expected.
149) Throughout thousands of years the same constellations have remained fixed in their same patterns without moving out of position whatsoever. If the Earth were a big ball spinning around a bigger Sun spinning around a bigger galaxy shooting off from the Biggest Bang as NASA claims, it is impossible that the constellations would remain so fixed. Based on their model, we should, in fact, have an entirely different night sky every single night and never repeat exactly the same star pattern twice.
111) Since the North Pole and Antarctica are covered in ice and guarded “no-fly” zones, no ships or planes have ever been known to circumnavigate the Earth in North/South directions. The only kind of circumnavigation which could not happen on a flat-Earth is North/Southbound, which is likely the very reason for the heavily-enforced flight restrictions. The fact that there has yet to be a single verified North/South circumnavigation of Earth serves as standing proof the world is not a ball.
Day and night cycles are easily explained on a flat earth. The sun moves in circles around the North Pole. When it is over your head, it's day. When it's not, it's night. The light of the sun is confined to a limited area and its light acts like a spotlight upon the earth. The picture below illustrates how the sun moves and also how seasons work on a flat earth. The apparent effect of the sun rising and setting is usually explained as a perspective effect.
188) Over the years NASA has twice changed their story regarding the shape of the Earth. At first they maintained Earth was a perfect sphere, which later changed to an “oblate spheroid” flattened at the poles, and then changed again to being “pear-shaped” as the Southern hemisphere allegedly bulges out as well. Unfortunately for NASA, however, none of their official pictures show an oblate spheroid or pear-shaped Earth! All their pictures, contrary to their words, show a spherical (and clearly CGI fake) Earth.
200) And finally, from Dr. Rowbotham, “Thus we see that this Newtonian philosophy is devoid of consistency; its details are the result of an entire violation of the laws of legitimate reasoning, and all its premises are assumed. It is, in fact, nothing more than assumption upon assumption, and the conclusions derived therefrom are willfully considered as things proved, and to be employed as truths to substantiate the first and fundamental assumptions. Such a ‘juggle and jumble’ of fancies and falsehoods extended and intensified as in theoretical astronomy is calculated to make the unprejudiced inquirer revolt with horror from the terrible conjuration which has been practised upon him; to sternly resolve to resist its further progress; to endeavour to over-throw the entire edifice, and to bury in its ruins the false honours which have been associated with its fabricators, and which still attach to its devotees. For the learning, the patience, the perseverance and devotion for which they have ever been examples, honour and applause need not be withheld; but their false reasoning, the advantages they have taken of the general ignorance of mankind in respect to astronomical subjects, and the unfounded theories they have advanced and defended, cannot be otherwise than regretted, and ought to be by every possible means uprooted.”
When the Sun crosses the equator, in March, and begins to circle round the heavens in north latitude, the inhabitants of high northern latitudes see him slimming round their horizon and forming the break of their long day, in a horizontal course, not disappearing again for six months, as he rises higher and higher in the heavens whilst he makes his twenty-four hour circle until June, when he begins to descend and goes on until he disappears beyond the horizon in September. Thus, in the northern regions, they have that which the traveler calls the "midnight Sun," as he sees that luminary at a time when, in his more southern latitude, it is always midnight. If, for one-half the year, we may see for ourselves the Sun making horizontal circles round the heavens, it is presumptive evidence that, for the other half-year, he is doing the same, although beyond the boundary of our vision. This, being a proof that Earth is a plane, is, therefore, a proof that the Earth is not a globe.


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Pie pans can be recycled in your curbside carts. Make sure to clean and dry them.
These are from chicken pot pies. One came in a paper bakery box and one was shrink wrapped. See Compost: Pie Box for how to process the box.
Trash any plastic film or plastic windows from boxes.
Put the food-soiled paper box in your compost cart or compost system at home.
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The RBA have handed down a record low official cash rate of 1.25%, down 25 basis points from the previous 1.5%.
Following today's news, bcu, the region’s largest locally owned financial services institution has committed to passing on in full the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate cut of 0.25% to their Owner-occupied Home Loans, Investment Home Loans, Commercial Loans, and Personal Loans.
The interest rate cuts will be effective from 1 July, 2019 and available for new and existing customers.
According to bcu, today’s announcement ensures the community-focused organisation could continue its commitment to helping locals get the most out of their personal budgets.
bcu CEO Alan Butler said the news from the RBA was a great step in driving affordability for Australians.
“In a time of increasing pressures on household budgets, this rate cut would save a typical homeowner who has borrowed $300,000 over 30 years more than $500 a year”, said Mr Butler.
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Grammys spread love with 6 top nominees
A varied lot, from Kanye and Jay-Z to new artists Frank Ocean and fun.
NASHVILLE - The Grammy Awards celebrated the diversity of music as six different artists tied for top nominee - Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, and fun., all with six nominations.
Auerbach received five nominations as a member of the Keys and also is up for producer of the year, earning a spot with the others at the top of the list as the Grammys' prime-time television special came to his hometown Wednesday night.
The rockers little resemble any of the other acts at the top of the list. The top nominations for Jay-Z and West, two of hip-hop's most important figures, are a familiar refrain; each has routinely been at or near the top of the nominations list for the last several years.
The indie pop band fun., a featured performer during the show aired live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on CBS, rode the success of its anthemic hit, "We Are Young," featuring Janelle Monae, to a sweep of the major categories, earning nods for best new artist, song and record for "We Are Young," and album of the year for Some Nights. The band's producer, Jeff Bhasker, is up for four awards.
"When you call your band fun. with a period at the end of the sentence, you set a very high standard for yourself and for fun itself," Taylor Swift, the concert's cohost, said in introducing them. "Fortunately this band from New York has lived up to the name in the best possible way."
R&B singer Ocean had major nominations for best new artist, record for "Thinkin Bout You," and album of the year for channel ORANGE.
The British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons, which made an auspicious debut in front of an international audience during the 2011 Grammys, is up for album of the year for Babel, one of 2012's best-selling releases.
Miguel, who helped Ocean shake up the R&B world this year, and jazz great Chick Correa join the Keys with five nominations apiece. Nas and recording engineer Bob Ludwig join Bhasker at four apiece.
There were no major snubs among the top nominees. Most of 2012's inescapable hits are represented in some way - Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" is up for record of the year, and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" garnered a song-of-the-year nod. Drake, Rihanna, and Nashville residents Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Jack White, and best-new-artist nominee Hunter Hayes were among 16 nominees with three nods.
In many ways the nominations reflect a singles-driven year when no album rose to the level of acclaim as did Adele's 21 or West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which dominated the Grammys in February.
The five-year-old nominations show was held outside Los Angeles for the first time and showcased Music City for its growing role in the music industry. The Bridgestone Arena marked the largest venue in which the show has been held, and it also may have been a dress rehearsal for a chance to host the main awards show sometime in the future.
LL Cool J returned as host, sharing duties with Swift, whose hit song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" earned a nod in the jam-packed record-of-the-year category. She was joined by fun., Gotye, Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," the Black Keys' "Lonely Boy," and Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You."
Swift and LL Cool J opened the show by putting together a beat-box version of Swift's hit "Mean." Hayes displayed his versatility while announcing the best pop vocal album by singing snippets of each star's hit song.
Maroon 5 played headliner, singing three songs midshow before finishing off the live broadcast. The group stuck around for an hour-long performance afterward for the crowd in attendance.
The 55th annual Grammy Awards will be Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. Trophies will be handed out in 81 categories.


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The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has a new board of directors following approval by cabinet on Monday.
Mr. Julius Wandera, Director of Corporate and Consumer Affairs at the Electricity Regulatory Authority confirmed Board will be chaired by Dr Sarah Wasagali Kanaabi and also includes Amb Joan Rwabyomwere, Eng Erias Kiyemba and Eng Joseph Oteng Otogo. Former Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof John Ddumba Ssentamu, has also been appointed to the strong Board.
“After the term of the previous board ended yesterday, cabinet approved the reconstitution,” Mr Wandera (pictured up) told theLOCAL on Tuesday.
“Two new members have joined the Board, Eng. Kiyemba and Prof. Ddumba Sentamu. Both are high quality professionals that we are all excited to receive,” he added.
The new appointments come almost a year after the passing on of prominent member Eng. Fabian Rwamwema Tibeita, who chaired the Human Resources Committee of the Authority; and was a Member of the Technical Committee to which he provided invaluable oversight on ERA’s key functional areas. It can be inferred that Rwamwema has been replaced by Eng Kiyemba who left the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) as managing director in 2017. He had worked with the company in different capacities since its inception.
“These are high valibre professionals, Eng. Kiyemba understands our network very well. He is thus a good addition to Eng. Oteng in the engineering supervision,” Mr Wandera explained.
“Our expectations are that this board will take the sector to higher heights, building on the achievements of the previous board. The sector is currently dogged by poor supply reliability. I am sure this is going to be a key focus area for the new board. To make sure power is available at all times,” he said.
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The country has made significant progress and, with significant private capital investment, transitioning from a supply deficit before 2005 to a surplus—generation capacity that has tripled to nearly 1,200 megawatts (MW) today and is set to increase to 1,800 MW by the end of 2021 with the addition of the Karuma dam.
Led by Ziria Tibalwa Waako, ERA is mandated by the Electricity Act, 1999, to issue electricittion, transmission, distribution, sale and import incenses, set License conditions and ensure compliance to license conditions by licensees. ERA is also mandated to establish a tariff structure, approve rates of charges among other functions.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, ERA has been steadfast in ensuring a seamless supply of power to homes and serving critical national services, including referral hospitals, water services, security, and telecommunication. The regulator directed all power companies to have staffing plans in place to ensure that operators of power plants, line workers, customer care staff, and other staff continue delivering a reliable service as expected by the consumers of electricity.


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- Google Posts Another Widget Link Warning – A while back, Google posted a not-so-subtle warning about creating widgets with keyword-rich links, because apparently, this is still happening. Google warned that these types of widget links – examples of which you can see in Google’s Post (and below) – can receive manual actions. So if you either made widgets like this or are using them on your site, you better take ’em down like, yesterday.
- AMPed Up Exposure Coming Soon – Google has announced that it’ll be expanding the scope and reach of Accelerated Mobile Pages, covering Ecommerce, entertainment, travel, and other types of sites they weren’t covering before. AMPs will also begin to appear within normal search results as well, rather than be relegated to their own little carousels. I guess they like AMPs…
- Study: Google Wins As Ecommerce Traffic Source – Surprising exactly no and one, but still interesting to look at regardless, the folks at Wolfgang Digital did a study into conversions and traffic sources of leading Ecommerce sites. According to their research, Google drives about 70% of traffic (43% organic, 27% paid) and 66 % of revenue (41% organic, 25% paid). What about the others? Poor Bing and Yahoo! drive around 1-2% apiece. The second biggest source of traffic and revenue behind Google is direct traffic, the report found.
- Mueller: Increased Search Console Crawl Errors Could = Busy Crawlers – In a recent Google Live Hangout – because of course, those are news sources, but whatever, this is interesting – Google’s John Mueller said that if you have a site with a ton of crawl errors in Search Console, and a lot of those URLs are on the old side, then you likely don’t need to worry too much about it. Mueller said basically the crawlers go back to double check the validity and age of the URLs. That’s a relief…right?
- Yup, More Google Update Chatter – Because we’re using chatter as a news source now – because why not? – apparently folks are still gabbing about fluctuations in their SERPs. While Google said some handwavey things about their search engine always going through updates, and that’s likely what this is – hey, it was a slow news week (again) and I wanted to pad this out. 😉

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If the Smart car isn’t dorky enough for your taste, it’ll soon have a worthy competitor.
Developed by researchers from the Changing Places group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the Basque Center for Innovation, the Hiriko is an egg-shaped, 75-mile-per-charge electric vehicle with the unique ability to fold itself up for parking. It doesn’t exactly fold into a briefcase like George Jetson’s space car, but rather collapses horizontally to 60″. The driver enters and exits through the fold-up windshield and can place the car in “compact” mode at any time, as it’s still drivable when compressed, with the two-seat cockpit simply rotating forward and up while the rear wheels remain stationary. There’s no need to worry about crushing any passengers or cargo, though the cup holder situation remains a mystery. The four wheels also rotate independently, giving the car a zero-turn radius and allowing it to sneak into the smallest of parking spaces.
“Our ultimate goal was to change the relationship of cities to automobiles. How can we make our vehicles adapt to our cities as opposed to making our cities adapt to our cars?” says Ryan Chin, a research specialist and Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Media Lab and one of the principal designers of a prototype vehicle, code-named the CityCar. “The global car fleet has ballooned to the point that there’s not enough land to accommodate them all, which makes it hard to find a parking space in the city. Add in the pollution that they produce and it’s clear that cars constitute a collective drag on urban areas.”
With a price tag of about $16,500, the Hiriko isn’t exactly cheap, but several European cities are reportedly interested in using the vehicle in shared pools, such as last-mile commuter vehicles, similar to bike-sharing programs already in place. Whether that’s considered a niche market or not, municipalities and corporations requiring fleets of super-compact electric vehicles are probably where most Hirikos will end up.


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If VIN tags recently posted online prove accurate, the 2014 Buick Verano may be getting a new base engine. Presently the Verano makes use of GM's 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder engine in non-turbo trim; 2014 documentation appears to indicate that GM's entry-level luxury compact will instead feature a 1.6-liter turbocharged mill.
If this is the same engine seen in Europe, GM Inside News suggests it may offer 192 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque - useful improvements over the larger naturally aspirated mill's 180 hp and 171 lb-ft. More importantly, the downsized engine would likely improve on the Verano's current fuel mileage estimates of 21 city and 31 highway.
We like the Verano in both of its current iterations, but the 1.6 turbo engine sounds like a worthwhile upgrade if this reports turns out to be true. Plus, if more performance is your bag, baby, there's always the Verano's optional 2.0 turbo engine with an impressive 250 horsepower and 260 lb-ft from just 2.0 liters of displacement.
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Autoline Detroit recently played host to Bob Lutz, and, as is always the case, the former General Motors vice chairman dished out some great commentary. Lutz was promoting his new book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business, and talk quickly turned to his role as it related to product development and high-level decision making at GM. While on the topic of brand management, Lutz revealed a few rather interesting tidbits about his former employer:
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This study investigated the effect of gamma irradiation of ‘Navel’ oranges. The samples were irradiated at doses of 0, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1 and 1.5 kGy and the radiation absorbed dose was 600 Gy/h. To identify the effects of quality characteristics in gamma-irradiated Navel orange, microbiological, physicochemical and sensory qualities were investigated.
Figure 1 shows that the total aerobic bacterial, yeast and mold counts in non-irradiated oranges were 3.59 and 3.75 log CFU/g, and irradiated oranges of 1.5 kGy were decreased 1.75 and 2.26 log CFU/g, respectively. Those counts were decreased significantly (p<0.05) according to dose-dependent manner after gamma irradiation. The hardness was decreased irradiated sample compared to control sample, but the value revealed no significant difference (Fig. 2). The Hunter color values revealed no significant difference after gamma irradiation (Fig. 3). Figure 4 shows that sensory evaluation testing revealed no significant difference between control sample and irradiated samples, except in 1.5 kGy. Samples irradiated at 1.5 kGy were the lowest one throughout color, sweetness, sourness, flavor, texture and overall acceptability. The results suggest that gamma irradiation was effective to ensure the microbiological safety, but irradiated oranges of 1.5 kGy showed the lowest score on physicochemical and sensory qualities.
This research was supported by Export Promotion Technology Development Program, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of Korea.

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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how we can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Reconciliation Week aligns with two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey — the successful 1967 referendum in which Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the Constitution to allow the Commonwealth to make laws for Aboriginal people and include them in the census and the High Court Mabo of 1992 that recognised the existence of native title.
The theme Reconciliation Week 2019 is Grounded in Truth: Walk together with Courage. The significance of truth as part of reconciliation reflects that the key to all effective relationships is open and honest truth between partners. This theme promotes fostering positive relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and the broader Australian community.
The five dimensions of reconciliation are; Race Relations, Equality and Equity, Institutional Integrity, Unity and Historical Acceptance. These dimensions should not work in isolation, but integrated to ensure improved outcomes for both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. Reconciliation and truth-telling about Australian history is a critical step in moving forward and healing the wounds of the past.
How you can get involved in National Reconciliation Week:
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Australian colonial history is regarded as a time of devastating loss, violence and racism. The road to reconciliation is an ongoing journey, with continuing progress being made to reduce inequities between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
As part of Reconciliation Week, Connect Health & Community launch our Reconciliation Action.
To view videos of the launch, visit our Facebook page through this link.
For more information about National Reconciliation Week visit: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-reconciliation-week/
The past year at Connect Health & Community has been, like everywhere, most challenging - but surprisingly uplifting, as we worked with our community to meet the challenges of a worldwide pandemic.Read More
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The head of the Army has warned that any gap between military resources and planned capabilities caused by spending cuts "could become quite dangerous, quite quickly".
Chief of the General Staff General Sir Peter Wall said imposing further efficiencies while the impact of previous deep spending cuts on the armed forces were still being absorbed would be "very disruptive".
His comments came with the Ministry of Defence under pressure to deliver its share of the £11.5 billion spending cuts across Government demanded by Chancellor George Osborne in his spending review later this month.
Sir Peter was interviewed as part of the Britain's Last War documentary broadcast on Sky News this evening.
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Australian businessman named as Alan Sugar's newest apprentice and winner of a £250,000 investment in his fledgling company.
The 270 victims of the Lockerbie bombing have been remembered today, 26 years to the day that they lost their lives in the air disaster.
Actress Billie Whitelaw, who starred in films including The Omen, has died aged 82.


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The nursing program opened in 1971 at the six-mile campus of Floyd College. The first class of 28 graduated in June, 1973. Since then, more than 1050 students have graduated from the Nursing Program. Graduates have consistently performed above the state and national average on the licensure examination for Registered Nurses and are currently practicing in a variety of health care settings.
In 1993, an additional class was admitted in the Cartersville campus in response to a community need for additional RN's in the Bartow County and surrounding areas. This program was subsequently discontinued in 1996 when the job market for RNs in the area declined.
A reorganization of the College in 1993 placed the Nursing Department under a newly created Division of Health Sciences along with the Dental Hygiene Program. The Department of Nursing was relocated to Heritage Hall in downtown Rome, Georgia in 1985. Changes in the nursing curriculum are on-going to keep pace with the current changes in health care and to insure a reality-based education for the graduates.
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A British research study followed more than 2,000 women for five years has found that targeting the tumor site, rather than the entire breast, was just as effective for women with early stage ductal breast cancer.
The results (open data) were published in The Lancet.
The participants were aged 50 years or older and had undergone breast-conserving surgery for unifocal invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of grade 1–3: tumor of 3 cm or less (pT1–2), zero-to-three positive axillary nodes (pN0–1), and minimum microscopic margins of non-cancerous tissue of 2 mm or more.
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- 674 patients were analysed in the whole-breast radiotherapy (control) group
- 673 in the reduced-dose group
- 669 in the partial-breast group
The primary outcome measure was local relapse. The study assumed a 2·5% incidence of local relapse at five (5) years with whole-breast radiotherapy.
After a median follow-up of 72·2 months (IQR 61·7–83·2), local relapse had been reported for 18 patients, nine (1%) of whom were in the whole-breast group, three (<1%) in the reduced-dose group, and six (1%) in the partial-breast group… Four regional relapses were reported: one in the whole-breast group, one in the reduced-dose group, and two in the partial-breast group…
Our 5-year results confirm that local relapse was scarce across all trial groups and that non-inferiority was shown for both partial-breast and reduced-dose radiotherapy.
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After you get arrested and find out the bail amount you need, you might instantly think about calling a bail bond agent for help. Paying bail is the only way out of jail at this point, yet it can be expensive to pay the full costs out of your pocket. With a bail bondsman, you have a way out of jail now without paying the full amount, and here are several things you should expect if you decide to hire a bail bond agent to bail you out of jail.
The agency will need to know all the details
The first thing to understand is that when you call a bail bondsman, you must know the details of the situation. This will include explaining the charges that are against you, your criminal record, and the amount of bail the court set for your case. Knowing all this information will help speed up the process of getting bailed out through a bail bondsman.
They will require paying a fee in cash or collateral
Secondly, when you work with a bail bond agency, they will likely be willing to bail you out of jail if you can pay the fee they charge. The fee amount will vary, but will always depend on the bail amount you have in place for the charges against you. You will need to either come up with cash to pay this fee, which in non-refundable, or you can use collateral and get set up on a payment plan to pay the fee over time. In any case, there will be a fee you must pay, and you must have a way to pay this fee if you utilize a bail bondsman's services.
They will ask you to check in and expect you to follow the court's orders
When working with a bail bondsman for jail release, it is also important to know that you may have some rules to follow through the bail bond agency, and one of these is checking in from time to time. They will tell you how often to do this and how to do this, and you must follow through. Additionally, you will need to agree to follow through with every order the court gives you, too.
Working with a bail bond agency is the easiest way to get out of jail when you do not have enough cash to pay your own bail, and most agencies are very easy to work with. If you need assistance with this, contact a local bail bondsman today.


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Preston Muller, on the other hand, is quite pleased of his TripAdviser rating. This is possibly the finest example of his commitment to creating a once-in-a-lifetime experience for each and every customer. In the category of ""Tours in Destin,"" Gulf Angler Fishing Charters is currently ranked in the Top 5. 782 of the 800 customers who left a review gave it a five-star rating, indicating that it was a ""excellent,"" five-star experience. This is an incredible achievement that exemplifies Preston Muller's and his company's high standards. One recent reviewer praised the employees for their ""concern for the environment."" Preston Muller was singled out by another, who described him as professional. But, more significantly, they cleaned up after themselves. The reviewer claims to have caught Red Snapper, Mahi-mahi, and even a five-foot shark when fishing. The delighted customers carried a portion of their catch to a nearby restaurant, where it was cooked for them that evening.
A number of celebrities have also taken note. Preston Muller has established his authority and earned respect among his colleagues by contributing weekly to Coastal Angler Magazine. ""How To Do Florida"" highlighted him and Gulf Angler Fishing Charters. Host Chad Crawford joined ""Home Grown"" to talk about the Gulf Coast's catch-to-table initiative. But it was BlacktipH Fishing that gave the brand the greatest notoriety. The YouTube celebrity enjoys ""pushing the limits,"" depicting extreme angling in high-octane situations. Preston Muller has starred in 18 episodes and has over 20 million views on YouTube. However, one of his personal highlights was when Josh Jorgensen, the presenter, presented Preston Muller to Donald Trump Jr. He was treated to a four-hour journey by the boat skipper. The two stayed friends, with the company owner being amazed by the former President's son's fishing skills.
""Home Grown"" is more than a boat in this sense. Preston Muller's unrelenting goal of bringing high-end angling and exceptional service to individuals in his own area is embodied in it."


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Students are working closely with the team at Hearken, and are gaining valuable insights into how important audience engagement is to our media landscape.
Alexa, Siri, Google Home, Cortana—smart speakers and agents are now used by about 20% of US homes. People use them to ask about weather, set timers, play games, get information, or listen to the news. But are these devices delivering high-quality news and information or could they be misinforming and sharing “junk” news? This project aims to find out. By developing an audit method that defines what queries to audit and systematically collects data on the results over time for those queries from several different smart speakers, the project will allow for an assessment and comparison of news quality from these different devices.
As local news organizations shrink, many civic advocates fear that no one will be monitoring the day-to-day processes that make city governments run. As part of their innovative approach to closing news gaps and promoting civic engagement, Chicago’s City Bureau has developed their “Documenters” program to train citizens to observe and record public meetings. As they develop this team of citizen journalists, they are now considering the complementary question: what is the most effective way to make the work they produce available and useful to Chicagoans?
For this project, the Northwestern student team will conduct design research and prototyping to explore solutions. Students will be expected to be in close contact with City Bureau’s team, with current documenters, and with engaged citizens who want to stay informed about what’s happening at the heart of these civic processes. Students should be prepared to go out into Chicago to meet with these people face to face for interviews, observations, and prototype testing.
Many important news stories are buried amidst huge numbers of documents. And sometimes, those documents are hard for news organizations to process, either because of the sheer number, or the formats in which the documents are published.
Census Reporter is a tool that helps journalists find and understand data from the US Census American Community Survey (ACS), making that data much more easily accessible and digestible. However, it only presents data from the most recent ACS releases.
“Open data" might be a buzzword, but there are still significant obstacles to taking advantage of valuable datasets. They can be hard to find, hard to clean, and hard to manage. Human-centered design and a little coding energy can make it substantially easier for people to find stories and explore data. This team will approach a high-value public data set and aim to make the data more usable.
The podcasting landscape is overcrowded, with larger voices from legacy broadcast media sometimes drowning out new entrants. Browsing for new-to-you, quality podcasts is hard, with shows scattered across distribution platforms. This team will explore how we might provide users a better path to discovering new podcasts.
Students will design, develop, prototype and test one tool for community engagement, with a likely focus on the listening and information gathering stage.
Publishing a story requires a constant balancing act: you have to get to your point, but you don’t always know whether your audience is fully up-to-speed on the content. Or maybe in your research you found some really fascinating information, but you have to admit it’s kind of a distraction from your main point. The web was developed on the promise of linking between documents, but too often a simple link fails -- it doesn’t give the reader much sense of what sort of information is at the end of the link, and it runs the risk of sending your audience off down a rabbit hole, never to return to your work.
How might we better understand how to reach our audience, delivering the right news at the right moment, or for the right mood, or for the right amount of time?


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October 9, 2019
Reality show about yachtsmen!
Four teams – future participants in the 36th draw of the America Cup – one after another, demonstrated their fans their AC75 yachts. And what about the fifth team – Stars + Stripes, representing the yacht club of the city of Long Beach in California? For a long time nothing was heard about her – maybe she was going to leave the game?
The question is not idle – if only because the team from the west coast of the USA entered the fight at the very last moment, literally a day before the deadline, and from the very beginning experienced a severe lack of funds. However, rumors about the imminent death of Stars + Stripes, which repeatedly appeared in the press, were "somewhat exaggerated." Alive, alive – and even builds an AC75 boat. True, unlike four other teams, only one. They didn’t scrape together for two money.
And then the sensational news: in the near future, the financial position of Stars + Stripes may improve – and significantly. There will be no shortage of news about what is happening in the team. For the simple reason that soon a new reality show will appear on American television screens – a purely yacht show dedicated to the preparation and participation of Stars + Stripes in the draw for the 36th America Cup. What the agreement was signed about – between the bosses of the team and one of the largest entertainment companies – Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE).
What attracted this “one of the largest” CNEs to some midnight team? Just the fact that she is midnight. But – young, energetic. It has set itself the most patriotic goal: only US citizens should play for Stars & Stripes. And not just perform, but in the end, after a year and a half to win the Cup. This is what the new reality show will talk about (or rather, show).
P.S. We can only envy about this – black envy. Could it be in Russia that a program regularly appears on one of the central television channels where yachtsmen are the main characters?
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You need to become a Dog Trainer! You owe it to your dog.
So you have decided to add a Puppy to your family!
The first piece of advice you will normally be given is to take it to puppy classes!
Unfortunately not all puppy classes are run well and not all puppies are suited to learning in this environment and you can do your puppy more harm than good.
It has always been the way that you would get your puppy from the breeder at around 8 weeks, get all the vaccinations done and then enrol onto the local puppy class, due to the vaccinations, this is usually not done until they are 12-14 weeks of age if not older and BOOM….. you have missed the crucial learning period before 12 weeks altogether and habits have been formed that are hard to break before you have even got to puppy class!
My advice for any new puppy owner is to take one or two 1-2-1 sessions prior to even picking up your puppy to discuss what your plan is in those crucial first weeks at home will be.
- Do you have everything set up for the first day they will be arriving home.
- How best to settle them.
- You need to know, how you can best deal with toilet training.
- What your ground rules as a family will be, everyone needs to be consistent or the end result can be awful.
- What can you teach your puppy in those first weeks at home before you can get out and about.
- How can you keep them occupied,
- How will you deal with introducing to any other family pets… and to get it right you need to have a plan right from the beginning or without knowing you can teach your dog bad habits without knowing you are doing it.
Our knowledge of dogs is continually growing and there are many more scientific studies. A lot of classes are run by old fashioned trainers who do not keep up with the new ways of thinking are not always well structured and can turn into a free for all play session. This will result in problems especially if you have a highly excitable pup or a nervous pup.
There are three types of dog trainers out there. What one would you prefer to be?
- Trainer 1 – Old School – Domination over the dog
- Trainer 2 – Reward-based behaviour training
- Trainer 3 – New Games based, positive reward, concept building training for real-life results
THE TRAINER 1
These trainers get their results by using intimidation and sometimes force and punishment. They may use choke chains, prong collars, shock collars, noise bottles, sprays, etc. to force the dog to do what they want. They will raise their voice, use harsh tones and words, and try to dominate the dog.
What happens here is the relationship with the dog is damaged, there is no trust and their behaviour more often than not will be worse and the dog is scared of the owner rather than wanting to be with them.
THE TRAINER 2
These trainers are much nicer, they will use food, and toys for rewarding the dog. They teach dogs behaviours and reward for the result but they are constantly telling the dogs what to do and manage situations all the time rather than encouraging the dog to do things because they want to. It this scenario, in the home the garden, the class the dog does everything they want but as soon as they go for a walk, the dog does not listen. The dog is easily distracted by the environment (dogs, cats, people, squirrels) and can’t disengage from then.
But, the thing about Trainer 2s is that they focus on behaviours. They are constantly telling the dog what to do. They rely on the management of the situation. The dog is not taught to think for themselves.
These trainers are Game Changes they are inspired by games based training. Playing games with your dog that teach concepts rather than just behaviours. The dogs are taught concepts (tools) that they need to be able to deal with real-life situations such as impulse control, focus, optimism, arousal management, and calmness is key! They work with the dog to make good choices, the choices you want them to make, to find you more fun than the environment, they want to be with you, more than the dog across the park, or the squirrel running across the top of a fence.
This can all be done via games, there are lots of them. Developed and taught by Absolute dogs in Devon, founded by Lauren Langman a top agility trainer in the UK and Tom Mitchell a Veterinary Behaviourist. The games are taught by Certified Pro Dog Trainers to spread this new way of thinking and teaching our dogs.
The most important thing to remember is that you are your puppy’s guardian. You should aim to get the best training possible and never allow anyone to get you to do something with your dog that you are not comfortable with.

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This appendix shows the on-vehicle equipment loading plan for TOW carrier
(M966, M966A1, M1036, M1045, M1045A1, M1045A2, M1046, M1046A1, and
M1121), armament carriers w/supplemental armor (M1043, M1043A1, M1043A2,
M1044, and M1044A1), and heavy variants (M1097, M1097A1, M1097A2, and
F-2. TOW CARRIER LOAD PLAN
This is a standard load plan for the TOW carrier (M966, M966A1, M1036, M1045,
M1045A1, M1045A2, M1046, M1046A1, and M1121). It is designed to supplement
the stowage and sign guide contained in Appendix E. It includes selected items of
personnel and unit equipment issued to most units within the Army or Marine
Corps equipped with this vehicle. Vehicles and equipment not shown in either this
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In this free guitar lesson, you learn how to play in the style of Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl.” This song is a great example of using third and sixth intervals on guitar as well as using fragmented chord shapes and inversions drawn from the CAGED system. Techniques involved include arpeggiation and hybrid picking. This guitar instruction is recommended for intermediate level players on up. You can download free guitar tab and a play-along backing track at the links below.
Lesson segment time points:
- Play Thru 00:00
- Introduction 1:12
- Verse Measures 5-12 15:53
- Verse Measures 13-20 27:50
- Verse Measures 21-28 33:54
- Verse Measures 29-30 48:48
- Verse Measures 31-33 50:55
- Guitar music theory 55:40
Brown Eyed Girl Tab
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You can practice the “Brown Eyed Girl” guitar parts by playing along with the slowed down songs and backing tracks below.
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This breathtaking chandelier was handmade in Italy!
It features a frame of polished French gold, adormed with sparkling Bohemian amber crystals. This combination makes the chandelier unique, and creates an impeccable light. The light also features 10 traditional candle lights.
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Andrew Chung, The Toronto Star
May 18, 2008 04:30 AM
For as long as there have been socks, there have been smelly socks, and attempts to try to solve that eternal, noxious problem.
For the last few years, a type of sock has become very popular because it has the solution built right in: infinitesimal particles of silver, naturally anti-bacterial and, thus, anti-odiferous.
The silver, known since ancient times to have disinfectant properties, works so well because particles so small can be vastly more powerful than the same substance at normal size.
It’s hard to overstate just how small. “Nano” means one-billionth of a metre. In many cases, this refers to the scale of atoms, which are the smallest units of all matter.
A human hair, by comparison, is 80,000 nanometres wide.
But what happens to the particles in the socks? In an experiment reported at the American Chemical Society meeting last month, two Arizona State University scientists, Troy Benn and Paul Westerhoff, washed seven brands of nanosilver socks and then tested the wastewater. All but one pair leaked silver.
That silver, of course, ends up in our sewers, rivers and lakes.
The most prevalent nanoparticle product contains nanosilver. Over 60 per cent are “health and fitness” products, according to the project, an initiative of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
You can find nanosilver in products from clothing and shoes to mattresses and pillows to appliances like Samsung’s SilverCare washers, and Conair’s Infiniti Nano Silver hair straighteners. The TTC also intends to paint the stanchions in its new subway cars with antimicrobial silver.
Friends of the Earth found more than 100 nanomaterials in food and food packaging, including Miller beer bottles that have nano clay, making them less likely to shatter.
Titanium dioxide is found in sunscreens. Fullerenes and alumina nanopowders in cosmetics. Zinc oxide in food additives.
These new uses for nanomaterials have some scientists worried.
“The new controversy is, should it be incorporated into sweatshirts and shoes?” wonders Kevin Robbie, a physics professor at Queen’s University in Kingston and the Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Materials. “Generally it’s not a very good idea.”
Last December, in the journal Biointerphases , Robbie and two researchers published a comprehensive review of nanoparticle toxicity, mostly to ensure they understood the risks of the materials they work with every day. As a result, they have tightened their cleaning procedures and now store their nanoparticles in fluid, to prevent them from becoming airborne.
The problem is that little is known about how nano-sized elements will act in living organisms and the environment.